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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
WaNace's Postwar
Plan Draws Fire as
Political Trial Balloon
Proposal for World
Council Seen by Critics
As Premature
(Tert OF Wallace Address ON
Page A-12.J
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Vice President Wallace's pro-
posal for a World Council after
the war to direct planned glo-
bal economy was viewed in some
congressional quarters today as
possibly trial balloon" for
President Roosevelt's address to
Congress January 7.
Mr.. Wallace, who was known to
have consulted with the President
while preparing his speech, said in
a broadcast concentrating the
birthday of Woodrow Wilson last
night that the new freedom for
which Wilson fought was "the fore
runner of the Roosevelt New Deal
of 1888 and of the worldwide new
democracy which is the goal Of the
United Nations in this present
struggle
The task OF our generation-the
generation which President Roose-
welt once said has a rendezvous
with destiny" Mr.. Wallace de.
clared, lis so to organize human af.
fairs that no Adolf Hitler, no power
hungry war mongers, whatever
their nationality, can ever again
plunge the whole world into wal
and bloodshed."
Plan Seen as Premature.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, oil
Montana promptly commented that
the people of this country must put
a stop to bureaucracy and regi-
mentation' or face the prospect OF
losing their democracy.
Some Senators declared postwar
program makers should be chary
about drafting detailed blueprint
for the peace until they know what
kind of governments and men they
will have to deal with at the con-
ference tables
Mr.. Wallace said that OBVIOUSLY
the United Nations must first have
machinery which can disarm ano
keep disarmed those parts of the
world which would break the peace.
Denouncing "isolationist policies
! he added that I'VE in the United
States must remember this: If we
are to expect guarantees against
military or economic aggression
from other nations we must be
willing to give guarantees that we
will not be guilty of such aggression
ourselves"
"A special problem that will face
the United Nations Immediately
upon the attainment of victory over
either Germany or Japan will be
what to do with the defeated ma
tions," he said.
Must Prevent Rearming.
Revenge for the sake of revenge
would be a sign of barbarism, but
fCoo yHyATJ Dorn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

traitor Ickes, Price Administrator
Henderson and Defense Transpor-
tation Director Eastman, along with
NJ w. Clement, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; F. E. Will
Hanson, president of the New York
Central; E. E. Norris, president of
the Southern Railroad; j. l.. Beven,
president of the Illinois Central:
j. M. Kurn, president of the St.
Louis-San Francisco Railroad; L.
w. Baldwin, president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, and John j. Pelley.
president of the Association of
American Railroads.
Mr.. Byrnes arranged to present
the railroad officials to President
Roosevelt in the White House execu-
tive Offices at 2;30 pm. preliminary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 90 Gen.
Charles de Gaulle's headquarters
announced today that French
Somaliland in East Africa had
aligned itself officially with the
Fighting French.
The Croix De Lorraine flag Of the
Fighting French has been flying at
Djibuti since last night, headquar-
tiers said.
The number of French troops
there was not disclosed, but a
spokesman said the majority pre-
viously had gone across the border
to Join the Allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Japs Fail 10 Smash
Allies Buna Trap With
Long Naval Smelling
Counterottock Also Futile;
Direct Hits Scored on
Enemy Cruiser at Robuul
by The Associated Press.

Dy The Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, Dec. 20. Allied
troops have deepened their
wedge in the japanese lines in
the Buna area of New Guinea
despite desperate enemy at
tempts to smash the Allied trap
with long naval Smelling and a
futile counterattack, Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's headquarters
announced today.
japanese warcraft, probably sub
marines, sent shells into the Allied
lines at Buna Village for five hours
yesterday, an Allied communique re-
ported, in the first naval Smelling by
the enemy in the New Guinea war.
; The communique said the Smelling
caused no damage.
The bombardment began at mid
night, and at the same time, in the
Buna airstrip sector to the right,
japanese troops launched counter
attack, but were beaten back by
American and Australian forces in
a fierce engagement, headquarters
reported.
Wedge Driven Deeper.
Then Allied troops smashed for
ward and drove a wedge deep into
the japanese defensive line along
the narrowing coastal strip.
To the left, in the Sanananda and
Soputa Track area, some japanese
snipers and listening post were
reported wiped cut while Allied
troops kept up relentless pressure
against strong enemy resistance.
Aircraft and artillery joined In
hammering at the Japanese forth
| fications.
Heavy B-24 bombers, ranging of
to attack at New Britain, scored
three direct hits with 5O0-pound
bombs on large cruiser at Rabaul.
| The ship burst into names ana was
probably destroyed. the communique
said. Hazy weather prevented &C
curate observation of damage in a
| low-level attack on the harbor.
Gasmata Airdrome Bombed.
Allied bombers also struck at the
| airdrome at GaSmata in New
Britain.
One intercepting enemy fighter
was shot down during bombing
attack on Laval and Guiloro In
Timor, the communique said.
B-24s also strafed and bombed
the Finschhafen airdrome.
One japanese float plane raided
the harbor area at Merauke, in
Dutch New Guinea, causing slight
damage, the communicate added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Quuke Near Britain

LONDON, Dec. 20 R.-J. j. Shaw,
West Bromwich seismologist, re-
corded early today a slight earth
quake shock which he said appar-
emily had its center quite close" to
the British Isles.
1T occurred not more than 500
or 600 miles away-possibly between
Scotland and Iceland" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
New Delay Seen
|nCan Rationinq
Until March |
OPA Forms Tie-up
Also to Postpone
Quotes on Meats
BY ALFRED TOOMBS

The possibility that the ra-
tioning program for canned and
other processed foods may be
delayed until March-and meat
rationing until even later-was
foreseen today as the result OF
delay in preparation of the nee
essary Office of Price Admins
tration forms.
Meanwhile OPA officials were set
to announce that the coffee allot-
ment for the new rationing period
beginning next month would be the
same as at present. pound per
person.
The canned goods rationing
which the OPA had hopes of start
ing some time between January 20
and February l, may not actually
get under way until much later, it
was learned.
Is Forms Involved.
1t will be necessary to print at
least Is separate forms for the use
Of those involved in the rationing
program. Only three of these forms
have gone to the printer so far.
Millions OF these forms will have
to be printed before consumers and
sellers of canned goods can be reg
istered. The largest printing jot
will be the declaration blank, or
which consumers will have to list all
the canned goods and processed
foods-except home-canned items
in their possession.
Other forms include registration
blanks for wholesalers and retail
ers, registrations for professors, etc
Most of these have not even been
prepared by the OPA.
1t is estimated that it will take
several weeks to print and distribute
all the necessary forms-after they
are written. The delay of another
week or two in preparation may
push the start of rationing back into
another month.
lOV,VVV,UUU DOCKS fT1NIeO.
The situation with Ration Book
No. (which will be used in the
processed food and meat rationine
programmes said to be more IA
vorable. Almost all of the 100000.
600 new books have been printed
The job will be cleaned up in two
weeks.
1t will take some time to dis.
tribute the new books, but it is be-
lieved they will be in the hands Of
local boards before January 20. Al
ready the distribution has beer
completed in IS States.
Grocers here reported that con-
sumers were taking the prospect Of
food rationing with comparative
calm. Most grocers were limiting
purchases-thus thwarting the few
who sought to hoard.
Shelves of local groceries were moi
exactly groaning under the load Of
canned goods, and the merchants
were quite ready to limit sales so a.
to protect their stocks.
Some Heavy Buying Attempts.
Some instances of attempts tt
buy up canned goods in heavy
quantities were reported, but the
merchants refused to sell. In othel
parts of the country the grocers
reported general indifference tt
buying.
If any boarding is attempted thu
OPA was quite prepared to step ir
and freeze sales. Such action woulc
penalize those guilty of panic equal.
ly with the innocent-and officials
were anxious to avoid the step.
The supply of canned goods or
grocers' shelves probably will in.
crease after the first part of the
(See RATIONING, Page A-1O0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

mand the whole southern European
theater with Rommel in Libya and
Maj. Gen. Walther Nehring in Tu-
nisia as commanders on the two
North African fronts.
Because Of italian demands that
their home defenses be strength
ened, this source said, the Germans
are expected to send back at least
part of the Italian troops on the
Russian front, weakening the Axis
in the East, but building strength
to face the new Allied threat from
the South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
-Four Ships Slide Down
WAYS in 43 Minutes

BY the Associated Press.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, Dec. 20. -
Los Angeles Harbor shipyards gave
the Axis 1.-The old one-two-three'
yesterday-and then added a -four
for good measure.
In 43 minutes four spanking new
ships, including a cocky little sub.
chaser, were sent splashing into the
water at multiple launching cere-
monies. The schedule:
1902 p. m.-The Coast Guard ice
breaker North Wind, at Western
Pipe 81 Steel Co. yard.
=, 1920 pms. S. Cape Perpetua
9.600-ton cargo-passenger vessel, at
Consolidated Steel Corp. yard.
1890 pm-A wooden submarine
chaser at Fellows e. Stewart yard.
12:45 pms. S. William L. Marcy
l0,50-ton Liberty freighter, 18th
built by California Shipbuilding
Corp.
CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 20 (P).-The
100000 tanker Guilford, built for
the United States Maritime Com
mission and assigned to the Socony-
Vacuum Oil Co. of New York, was
launched yesterday at the Sun
'Shipbuilding e. Drydock Co.
The keel was laid September 10
and construction is 80 per cent COM
plete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

(See WALLACE, Page A-16D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

(See FUEL OIL, Page A-10D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29

(See TOUHY, Page lA-4J
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(See PAY, Page A-16.)
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
Searchlights of Army
Always Ready in Field

Mobile 6O-inch searchlights of 800,-
600 600 candle power, developed by
the corps of engineers, U.S.A., and
operated by the coast artillery, play
a vital role in the nations aircraft
defense, the war department points
out. These searchlights are the re-
suit of experiments conducted by
the corps of engineers over Pc
riod of about 20 years. The great
lamps and refiectOrs throw beam
far up into the skies, and of such
brilliance that on fairly clear
night, a newspaper can be read by
its light FIVE miles away.
The searchlights are carried,
ready for instant use, on balloon
tired trailers, capable of transport
ing them over the toughest terrain
without damage, while gasoline mo-
tor-driven electrical generators &C.
company them on separate trailers.
The light is equipped with high in
tensity carbons mechanically held
and adjusted as they burn. The
lights require five men each to
operate. They are also used for
general anti-aircraft defense.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
Soldiers, Identification Tags

The two identification tags which
every American soldier carries to-
day contain more information than
those used in the World war, much
of it medical data which might save
the soldiers life in the event he
was wounded and unconscious, the
war department revealed today.
Instead of the aluminium disc of
the World war, which sometimes
deteriorated under the action Of
chemicals and acids encountered on
the battlefield, the new tag is made
of stainless and rustproof monel
metal. 1t is two inches long, one
and one-eighth inches wide, and
0.025 inch thick, with rounded cor
ners and smooth edges.
The tag carries, besides the sol
dier's name and serial number
the only data of the World war disc
the name and address Of the per-
son to be notified in case of an emer-
gency, his religion and medical data
concerning his record Of tetanus inn
munization, the date on which it was
completed, and his blood-type.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
NAVAL RESERVE LOWERS
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Drastic reductions in physical re-
qulremelts for vision and teeth i'm the
I. =. Naval Reserve are announced by
Lieut. Byron f. Flechtner. officer i'm
charge of Navy recruiting for This area.
Now, men btween IL and 30 years
VINO have at least go vision i'm the
weaker eye and 15-20 bimocular vision
In both, without glasses. can meet the
Naval Reserves vision standards.
heretofore. minimum Of 15-aO was
set for a single eye.
Word received by Lieut.. FIechtner
from the recruiting inspector of the
Navy central division stated that
natural teeth or suitable prostbetic
requirements for biting and eating
would meet the new requirements.
Lieut.. Flechtner urges men who
who have been rejected i'm the past for
enlistment III the Naval Reserve be-
cause OF vision or teeth To reapply at
rhelr nearest Navy recruiting station.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
RUBBER CONSERVATION
ORDERED AT FORT CUSTER

Conservation of rubber is being in
creasingly emphasized at Fort Custer
under directions received from the War
Department and headquarters Of the
Sixth corps area in Chicago. Officers
are being instructed TO make every
practicable effort TO conserve rubber
10y obtaining maximum service from
fires.
Pooling Of vehicles was ordered yes
terday by Sixth corps area headQuar-
tiers in Chicago. Instructions for this
included elimination of all unnecessary
trips. elimination Of two vehicles when
one will do. and strict accountability
for loading 10 the maximum OF disable
payloads,
Use Of bicycles and motorcycles for
errand and messenger service was one
order from the War Department. Also
one spare tire 10 each car will no long
er be the rule at Fort Custer. One or
two spares Of each size will be car
ried in the maintenance trucks and
will be used when and where needed.
Outer dual tires on trucks will be re-
moved when load and mobility do not
require them.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
Army to Take
1900 State Doctors

Fort Custer, Mich.--Civilians must
expect TO put up with some incOnven-
lnce II we are to win this war;" said
Lieut.. Col. John G.. Slevin. representa-
tive of the surgeon general for COM
misSiOning Michigan doctors in the
Army. while discussing the need of the
Army for LOO of Michigan's 5000
doctors.
The Army wants 10 see that the.
public has essential medical care" the
colonel continued. land it will NOT
commission any doctor until his appIi-
cation is approved by the procurement
ana assignment service"
Essential medical care can be given
10 civilians, the colonel stated. by one
doctor for every 1000 CIVILIANS. but in
The upper peninsula and some less pop-
ulated sections of lower Michigan this
ratio Will drop 10 one doctor for LOO
civilians. Because of the front line
conditions. however. the Army must
have ratio of 6l doctors 10 each
900 soldiers.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
Chemical Books
at Public Library

This Chemical Age" 10y William
Haynes This book tells OF the mirac-
ulcu> accomplishments of modern
chemistry. NylOn. rayOn. ctllophane.
synthetic rubber bright dyes from
black coal, perfumes out of test tubes
The sulfauildmides which cure once
dreaded di~c,>t such are the things
that have been created by man and
introduced INTO our daily lives. You
viii read simple explanations Of the
chemical principles involved ana what
difficulties had 10 be conquered. AT
traciive Illustrations in color
chemistry. by Gerald Wendt
Some chemical knowledge i needed III
nearly all aspects of modern civilized
life: Ia that end tliis book embodie>
selection Of the principles that are
most important and far-reaching.
Inorganic Chemical Technology. q"
by W. l.. Badger and f. NJ. Baker.
This book j. Il distinct contribution to
the field of chemical engineering and
industrial chemistry.
Ses and Applications of Chemicals
and Related Materials" by Thomas {.
Gregory Concise information concern
ing Inorganic chemicals, organic chem
icals. mineral acids. organic acids.
drugs and pharmaceutical products
and related materials rs metals. pc
trOleum products, greaseS. minerals.
ores, animal and, vegt table oils, wakes.
etc.
industrial ElectrO-Chemistry, by
&. l.. Mantell. This book gives its
readers Il good conception Of the i'm
prOvements and development Of the
electrOchemical industry during the
hast decade.
Manufacture of Soda by Te-Pang
HOu. Because of the rapid develop
ment of knowledge in the field Of
chemistry. the American Chemical So
Getty has sponsored the publication Of
this book in order To assist those in
terested in the manufacture of soda,
with special reference 10 the ammonia
process. Second edition, thoroughly
revised and enlarged.
reference Book Of Inorganic Chem
istry." by Wendell Latimer and Joel
Hildebrand. This revised edition brings
up-tO-date such topics as thermOdy-
namics. developments in atomic. mole
Cular and crystal structure. atomic
sizes, bond distances and bond energies
and chemical industries.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
Inland Cities Helping Navy

Sixteen western Pennsylvania cit
les are doing their share in helping
build a two-ocean navy. Enough
steel and iron scrap, in the form of
abandoned street car rails, to pro-
duce a dozen destroyers or two
cruisers is being dug out Of streets
in the Is cities for use by Pitts
burgh district steel plants working
on defense orders.
The scrap is under salvage in con-
formity with a suggestion by the
Office of Production Management
that old rails be used to augment
dwindling supplies of scrap for the
mills. Rail removal projects now
under way or planned in the 10 cit
les will recover an estimated $500
tons Of iron and steel scrap-enough
to produce 1900 tons of open hearth
steel. Largest project will be under
taken in Pittsburgh, where the
Pittsburgh Railway company has
arranged with the WPA to remove
1900 tons of track.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
COMMITTEES REPORT
ON DEANERY AFFAIRS

At the Southwestern Deanery meet
ing held recently in st. JOsephs audi
tOrium, 100 women and the following
seven priests were present: Rev. ]. l.
Linsenmeyer, Rev. Lawrence Craven
Rev Dean Tobias NORM, Rev. Law
renee Deslonchamps, Rev. Leonard
Thomas Jobs.
Reports Of various committees and
their work were given by:
Miss Laura DOlan, shrineS and day
Of recollection and retreat.
Mrs. Stanley Tiefer. Trenton, library
and literature.
Mrs Charles Heide, national CathO-
lie school Of social service, who said
that in a recent rattle Of 81 900 in
war bonds by the council. the Ladies
Civic League Of Mt. Carmel parish and
Mrs q. RutkOwski, of Thirteenth
street. were winners Of So bonds.
Mrs George Moore, youth chairman,
reported on work in connection with
the national Catholic community ser
vice for USO service clubs.
Mrs. Edward MCGEE reported on her
success in organizing st. Patrick's and
st. Elizabeth's CYC, and said she hop
ed soon TO have CYC groups organized
in all down river parishes.
Mrs. George. Keilbury reported on
discussion clubs. and Mrs. Francis
Powers reported OH the Red Cross pro-
gram.
After adjOurnme Mrs. Bertha
EickendOrf and her social chairman.
Mrs Gerald GasS and her committee
served lunch 10 the members
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19
Archeologist Completes Job

What Psychologists might be do
ing some day-if Hitler should be
allowed to win-in the ashes of War
saw, Belgrade, Athens, London, per-
haps even Chicago, has just been
done by an archeologist in the ruins
of l,000-year old culture in Ecua-
dor which was shattered by the con-
quering Incas about A. D. 1850. The
1ncas used methods which are al
most identical with those Hitler en-
ploys today.
Donald Collier, a museum curator
of South American ethnology and
archaeology, returned to his post after
five months of rummaging in the
ruins Of people known as the Ca
mari. They were conquered by the
1ncas, who slew thousands of them,
looted the rest of their property,
and shifted the population from its
lands and over the mountains to b.
hvia more than 1000 miles to the
south. The Incas then moved their
own people into the evacuated coun-
try.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-06-19

Official Proceedings
June Ii, 1912.

June Ii, 1912. =
A regular meeting Of the Board hi
Education Of the School District OF the
City Of WyandOtte, Michigan, was held
III the Roosevelt High School on Thurs
day, June IL, 1912. The meeting was
called to order at 4 40 Pm. by the
president, Charles Ii. Block. There
were present: Trustees Altman, Block
HarriOtt, HOmeister, Jacobson and
Steele. Absent: Trustee McInerney.
The secretary reported the follow
ing tabulatiOn Of votes cast at the An
nual School Election OH June 5, 1912:
Chas Ii. Block, Pr. /, 124; III, l46
III, SO; ", 1U9; Total Az.
Conrad Kreger, Pr. l, /: III, ,; To
tai g.
Frank Armstrong, Pr III, /; Total
Paul Turski, Pr. ", /; Total 1.
Paul Rzeppa, pr. w. i; Total /.
Trustee Altman moved that Charles
II. Block, having received the largest
number Of votes cast al the annual
school election held Oh June 5, 1912
that he be declared elected 10 the Of
flee of school trustee for term Of
four years beginning July l. 1912.
Trustee HOmeister seconded the mo-
ton.
Ayes: Trustees Altman, Block, Har-
riOtt. HOmeiSter. jacobson and Steele.
Nays: None
The motion was carried.
The Election Board Pay Roll in the
amount of $4,000 was submitted.
Trustee Harriott moved that the
Election Board Pay Roll he approved.
and that the treasurer be authorized
la draw warrants on the proper funds
for the payment of same.
Trustee Steele seconded the motion.
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Block Ilar-
riOtt, HOmeister. jacobson and Steele.
Nays: None
The motion was carried.
Trustee Altman moved Ia adjourn.
Trustee HUmeister seconded the mo
ton.
Ayes: Trustees Altman. Block. Har-
riot. HOmeister, jacobson and Steele.
Nays: None.
The meeting was adjourned.
MILDRED f. MIELKIE.
Secretary.