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Russia
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ton Bureau said, "can be re-
garded with full justification as
a town in the Soviet rear where
even the salvos of heavy guns
cannot be heard"
The move gave promise of a
new pincers action developing
on the central front. The first
by-passed Rzhev on the north
and came down the railway to-
ward wanna on the southwest.
The Toropets CO u m n had
reached the. area of Belly and
was even now conducting an Of
fensive which already has tut
terly routed" the 33rd German
Tank Regiment, the 216th In
fantry Regiment and the 18th
Chasseurs Battalion, the Infor-
nation Bureau said.
'In these engagements the
Germans lost more than 1000
officers and men killed, no
tanks, about 81 guns and 100
machine-guns, $50 trucks and 10
cart trains with supplies"
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Gasoline
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office of price administration,
sent the following notice to all
filling stations:
Until further notice, as OF
1901 pm. today (noon) all re-
tail sellers of gasoline at filling
stations in the Distorict OF CO.
lumbia and the seventeen east
ern states of district l are for
hidden to honor gasoline ration
coupons except T coupons for
commercial vehicles, or one cou-
pom of any class for emergency
use"
The first announcement was
limited TO these few words and
further explanations were not
available Immediately.
However, it appeared that any
motorist who hold an A, B or
c gasoline book in the area will
be temporarily prohibited from
buying any gasoline except with
one coupon, and that only ::for
emergency"
The order applied to the en-
tire territory of the District OF
Columbia and the following
states:
Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, New York. Pennsylvania
New Jersey. Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia
North Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, South Carolina and Con
necticut.
The measure was explained
by an OPA spokesman as ar
emergency, stop-gap action, by
which all but essential gasoline
sales would be halted pending
delivery by Harold l.. Ickes, pc
troleum administrator, of &
statement defining the exac'
shortage.
The critical situation in the
east caused Ickes yesterday te
urge motorists not to start a rur
on filling stations.
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Ritkenbatker
Back in j. :.
Charmed Filler
A-rovin' to Go

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10
(P-Eddie Rickenbacker, the
man who always comes back, is
back in America today-sun-
tanned, grinning and a-rarin' to
60 again.
He arrived yesterday wear
ing a set of clothes picked up
all across the Pacific a Mar
inc sun helmet, and army shirt
and a pair of Navy trousers.
Some deep, new lines in his
face and a noticeable loss of
weight gave evidence of the or
deal Rickenbackc- survived aft
or his plane, on a special mis-
sion, was forced down in the
Pacific. Rickcnbacker was lost
for "a days. One member of the
party of seven died from the
hardships.
At the hotel he was the same
old Rick, laughing and joking.
But there was one difference
he wouldn't talk of his exper-
fences.
He was under army orders to
give out no statement until he
made his official report first to
Washington.
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day urged all Old Newsboys to
report promptly at 1890 p. m.
tomorrow in the lobby of the
John r. Murphy Hotel. The pa
rade must start on time, Dubay
said. so that the musicians can
return to their jobs at 1870 Dm.
The Newsies will march from
the hotel down Gratiot to the
post office, then return on Ora
tiot to Walnut and back to the
hotel.
Some of the city's leading
citizens will hawk the attractive
Monitor-Leader special edition
tomorrow. Many of them al
ready have sold papers in ad-
vance.
Goodfellow expenses nave
been heavy this year because
the association sent a carton OF
cigarettes to each Mount Glenn
ems man in service.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-18
Civil Service
Leak to Bring
Summary Action

LANSING, Dec. ID - up -
Thomas j. Wilson, state civil
service director, said today
three or four" state employees
would be fired or suspended
from their jobs because of a
leak" which he said tipped off
to a select few a question To be
asked them in a civil service
examination.
Wilson said "a state police in
vestigation has established there
was a leak. The leak was not IN
my department. l will recon-
mend to the civil service COM
mission that the three or four
persons involved be dismissed
or suspended without pay as a
penalty"
He declined to d iscl o S e
names of those involved until
Robert H. Dunn, legal adviser
to the commission, has COM
pleted the report which VIII be
presented to the commission.
He said some persons who
two weeks ago took a civil serv-
ice examination for classified
ton as Executive W., which is
the civil service term for a di-
visional head who would earn a
salary of $4,000 a year, had been
given advance information con-
corning question which was
asked them in the test. The leak,
he said, came from a person who,
as head of an agency which
would employ such an executive,
had been consulted concerning
conduct of the examination.
Some of the contestants for
the jobs said they were astonish-
ed when a few candidates COM
pleted in about an hour the wri-
ting of an examination which
took others about three hours,
and the inquiry started from
these complaints.
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Forty-nine per cent of the TO-
100000 children in u. s. ele-
.entary schools are girls.
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Michigan Daily
Editor RESIGNS

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. Ia
-&R-Homer d. Swander. q
senior from Kalamazoo. Mich,
said today that he had submitted
his resignation as managing edi-
tor of the University of Michi-
gan student newspaper, h e
Michigan Daily" effective Feb.
8, 1943.
A crush of academic work
and q desire to give junior edi-
tors an opportunity TO serve be-
fore they are drafted we're cited
by Swander as reasons for re-
signing before the normal re-
tirement date In May.
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Heavy Shows
Blanket STATE
Michigan Diss-Out
After Heovy Fall
BY the Associated Press

Michigan residents dug out
from one of the Winters heav-
lest snowfalls today as the state,
from Benton Harbor to Mar
quette, lay under blanket
ranging to more than six inches
at some points.
Highways, though hazardous
in some areas because of ice,
were reported open in most sec
tons of the state and the State
Highway Department announced
at Lansing that no main roads
were blocked.
At least six counties reported
more than six inches of snow,
with the heaviest-hit including
Arenac. Montgomery, Clinton,
ST. Clair, Eaton and Van Buren,.
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ManpOWer(Issue
is Acute i'm
Coal Fields

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-(P
The bituminous coal division
reported today that 6O,549 min
ers had quit their jobs this year,
and that the manpower situation
was particularly acute in some
regions.
The net loss was held to 49,
765 men as of last April ! by re-
cruitment of new workers and
by unemployment, but later in
formation indicated the net loss
had grown much larger, the di-
vision said.
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Continued from rage Ohe
japanese prisoner, dispatches
from the front said.
Allied planes strafed another
group of japanese on the Man.
grove Isle and the communlque
said that enemy refugees in the
Kumusi Delta were bombed.
A recapitulation of the air
arms activity against the force
of Japanese that attempted 10
land Monday in the Kumusi-
Mambare rivers area disclosed
that an assortment of bombers
and fighters was thrown 23O
times into that battle, dropping
a total of 81 tons of bombs on
the landing party and firing
$4,000 rounds into RATS OF oil
drums alone.
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Three Men, Woman
Face Court Charge
Male Offenders
Lodged in Joil

Three men and a woman
charged with disorderly conduct
appeared before Justice Donald
j. Parent yesterday.
Thomas Weldon, 10, 1880
Clark, New Haven, was sent to
the county Jail for five days
when he lacked the alternative
$40 fine.
Michael Rastigue, %, 70 Mo.
ross, was jailed for 10 days and
Edward Miller, Richmond, was
given the same sentence wher
he lacked a $40 fine.
Alice Hilda Johns, AZ, SO East
Broadway, pleaded innocent anc
trial was set for Dec. "a at 9:3(
a. m.
Evening star., 1942-10-21

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weight, weakness, loss Of ap-
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digestive juices in the stomach
2-Enersize your body with
nIEu hEn RInnnI
Evening star., 1942-10-21
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that the Doctors may better serve
our Fighting Forces

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Evening star., 1942-10-21
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER o
BY Lillian Cox Athey

These prizes are not consumed on
the spot, but are stored in cheek
pouches until liberal meal is pro-
cured; then the hunter takes time
out for lunch. The adults do not
possess teeth; they grind their food
up on horny plates. The younger
generation have teeth, however.
The platypus does not appear as
Intelligent as is the case because
the eyes are so small. There are
no external ears, and the males
have a hollow horny spur on the
inner side of their hind leg. 1t is
claimed that this spur is connected
with a poison gland, making the
Evening star., 1942-10-21
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tReleesed by the Bell Syndicate, lne.)

The Four Aces Will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers II q stamped
t3-cenD, self-addressed envelope is in
closed with each communication ad-
Evening Star. II you desire tbs pocket
outline of the Four Aces system of
contract bridge. send with your request
to the -Four Aces care Of The Evening
large-size envelope and you will receive
an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1942-10-21

spur a dangerous weapon for foes.
Others insist it is used to chastise
the triplets.
The platypus is an expert in bur
rowing into the banks of q pool
or stream. The bill Is not attached
to the skull, but only to the skin; at
its base is fold of skin which acts
as a guard when burrowing activi-
ties are in progress. The feet are
webbed; the webs on the front feet
extend beyond the powerful claws
and are folded back during burrow-
ing.
There are two entrances to the
home, one above the water line, one
below. The upper one is screened
by overhanging leaves. The hall
leading to the living room, or bed
chamber, may be so feet long.
There are series Of false passages
which lead from the main tunnel
foe gets so puzzled meeting 30
many dead ends that he Is glad to
get out and away. The platypus
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word of the Week

An IGNORAMUs is an ignorant
person. but a person who Is igno-
rant Of the pronunciation of the
word is not necessarily an ignoramus,
for the word is almost universally
misprounced "IG-nuh-RAMiss."
1t should be noted that there is
no ram in ig-no-ra-mus. The
third syllable is exactly like the
name Ray Be sure to say:
IG-noe- -Ray'muss
Other words from the Latin in
which the "ay" sound is best usage
are: data CDAY-tuh), status
(STAY-tuss), ultimatum (ULL-ti-
MAY'tun), and verbatim (ver-
BAY TIM.
Evening star., 1942-10-21

West opened the king of diamonds,
East dropping the ten. West de-
cided that it would be . bad play
to set up dummys queen of dia-
monds, so shifted to the jack of
hearts. South won with the heart
ace, drew trumps and discarded the
remaining diamond loser on a high
heart. Then he spread the hand for
his contract and an overtrick.
1t shouldn't take more than q
second or two to spot the bridge
crime. Look for it now before you
read on.
West was the criminal, of course,
for not continuing the diamonds.
Three rounds Of diamonds would
have allowed East to make a trump
trick with the club queen after West
had already cashed the two high
diamonds. South would have been
set one trick.
The trouble with West was that
he paid no attention to his partners
signal. east urged a continuation
by dropping the diamond ten on the
| first trick) Obviously, East had no
more than two diamonds-perhaps
only singleton ten 1t could do no
harm to lead three rounds of the
suit, because if South wanted to set
up dummy's diamond queen, West
could not prevent it anyhow.
From the bidding, it was practi-
cally impossible for East to have
either maj jor-suit ace. SO West should
have foreseen that South would dis
card his diamond loser on a high
heart unless the diamond were
taken at once.
Yesterday you were Theodore
Lightner's partner and, with both
sides vulnerable. you held:
AJ752
. K43
&KJ2
The bidding:
Sehenken Lightner Jacoby You
IA 10 Pass 10
Pass 20 Pass CO
Answer-Bid two no-trump. You
have no stopper in spades, but the
enemy may be unable to run through
enough spade tricks or your partner
may be able to contribute a spade
stopper Game at diamonds seems
hopeless, but game at no-trump
should be fair shot if your partner
can cooperate.
Score 100 per cent for two no.
trump, so per cent for three dia-
monds. g
Question No. 1909.
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Schenken Lightner Jacoby You
IA 10 Pass 10
Pass 20 Pass 2NT
Pass 80 Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
released by the Bell syndicate, lns)
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an outline without any charge.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
NATURES CHILDREN
DUCKBILL OR PLATYPUS.

Some of our boys are going to see
few Of the strange animals in
their native habitats, the beasts
they have seen pictures of and read
about. For example, take the duck
bill, or the platypus, whose home is
In ,Australia-a country that has
some very strange and fascinating
animals that do not occur anywhere
else In the world.
The duckbill is an animal with a
body IA inches long and a tail
inches. The creature is covered with
brown fur, with long curly hairs and
q thick, soft woody underfur that
Is damp-proof
The bill is about AZ inches
long and 2 inches wide. This
important member is used for
stirring up the sleepy or hidden
worms, insects and shellfish at the
bottom of rivers and under soil.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
It's Hard to Believe

Newark: Why is BONFIRE so
called? Is it a shortening OF barn
yard fire"?-W. w.
Answer: Prepare to s-shudder-r-r,
for this word has a decidedly grisly
origin. In the Middle Ages. ravaging
plaques occurred frequently in
Europe. Bodies of the victims were
burned in huge funeral pyres called
bone fires" Also, in later years
when heretics were burned at the
stake. the pyres were called bone
fires" since no trace of the bodies
remained save a few bits OF charred
bones.
It's hard to believe that your
simple and fragrant backyard bon
fire of autumn leaves is funeral
pyre of human bones" but it's true
Just out this week, my newest
points out many amazing peculiarities
found in our laneuage. Send 4
stamped l3-cent. self addressed en-
yelope to Frank Colby, in care Of The
Evening Star; Ask for oddities pamph-
released by the Bell Syndicate, rnc)
Evening star., 1942-10-21
MUTT AND JEFF
has been known to plaster up the
entrance to the bedroom,

has been known to plaster up the
entrance to the bedroom.
The chamber at the end of the
long passage is furnished with
grass, weeds and leaves. Three eggs
are placed on this mattress. The
young are naked when Matched;
the mother holds them close to
her abdomen, supporting them with
her tail so that they may obtain
milk from her mammary glands.
The infants soon are covered with
a soft, molelike fur, and they grow
quite fast.
In a short time they are as expert
swimmers and divers as their
parents. They are rather helpless
creatures away from the water, but
they are most clever In hiding from
Evening star., 1942-10-21

to keep a check on shoplifting, as
unwrapped parcels at once drew
suspicion. Now shoplifters are tax
ing all kinds of goods, confident they
will not be challenged.
Managers of stores point out that
the government will lose more in
profit taxes than the country gains
by economies in wrapping paper.
1t Is suggested that the country's
libel laws be relaxed so that shop
keepers would have the right, with
out fearing a suit for damages. to
ask customers whether they have
paid for articles they are carrying.
Evening star., 1942-10-21

their enemies. There are still some
important facts to clear up about
the platypus-especially their mode
OF communication, how long they
live and the courtship of young
duckbills. So far. everything we
have learned is full Of surprises.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
Ban on Wrapping Paper
Is Touch on Merchants

Since a government ban was
placed on the wrappings Of parcels
in South Africa shoplifting in Jo-
hannesburg has increased between
400 and 300 per cent.
Before the ban stores vere abba
Evening star., 1942-10-21
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Evening star., 1942-10-21

Turn the trash into cash and use
II to smash-the Axis. Collect that
Junk metal nsw.
Evening star., 1942-10-21
LETTER-OUT

Remove
called for In the last Print opposite
the word from which
Answer Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
Letter-Out
90 DEPOSE-DEEPS
SE1DOM-MODES fashons).
RESEAT-TERSE
(R) STRIPED-sPIIED (avenged).
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-03
Bradley News
BY A. f. Brown

THEY ARE BACK Mosdam-
es Callie Davis and Viola Powell
have just returned from a pleas
ant visit to Texarkana, as guests
of their brother. Joe Martin and a
cousin, Mrs. Rosie Merylo. Among
the many ccurtesies extended them
was a luncheon at the home of a
sister, Mrs. Malinda Martin.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY On last
Sunday, Andrew Pace and family
celebrated his 62nd brit day.
Friends are wishing him many
more happy birthdays,
st Paul Baptist Church
Lafayette and Miller District
Singing Convention met with the
st. Paul Baptist Church, seven
miles southwest of Bradley on
Sunday, March %. There was
plenty Of good singing and dinner
was served on the ground. Tnera
were four choirs contesting, with
Mt. Olive winning the banner, be-
ing tops in the contest. Much
credit is due L. w. Thomas, who
is choristcr Of this great group.
Total amount Of money raised for
the day was $3.50, which is to
be distributed among the sick in
the conveu ion. The Convention is
doing a great work in this sec
ton. Everyone present enjoyed
the day.
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EGxarkanians
~ IN THE
N Z w S

Addie Welch ,(2l two daughters
Miss Alya Welch, teacher in the
city sehool system, and Me- Char
l0tie Welch, senior student in Will
ey College, Marshall, Tex, and CD
one son. Wendell Welch Of Oak
land, Calf % enc sister, Mrs,
Annie Weaver, and % one broth
er. Mr.. ]. d. Weleh, both of Bolcy
Oklahoma.
Oat-of-town friends attending
the funeral Of Mr. W. S, Welch
were: Mrs. J. B, Mathews of Port
Author. Texas; Mr.. c. M. Cord
Of Marshall, Tex, DR., W. Dogan
Marshall, Tex, Mr.. W, M. Allen
Shreveport, La; Mr., and Mrs, Geo.
McNary Of Longview, Tex; Mr.
Bernard Adams, Longview, Tex
Prof. K. II. Jacques, lDocAsburg
Misses Clariee Pearson, Ollie
Mae Carter, Dorothy Towles, Rit'
chic Blunt, Mr.. Elber, Allen al
Of Wiley College, Marshall, Tex.
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Mr. W. S. Meleh

Mr. w. S. Wolch. outstanding
citizen Of tits city, passed at his
home, 62l Ash St, Wednesday af-
ternoon, March %, after a hnger-
ing illness Of more than a year.
He was one Of the oldest Railway
Mail Clerks in the point Of service
running out Of TeXarkana on the
Southern division of the Kansas
City Southern Railroad, having
spent (35) thirty-fivc years in the
railway mail sery ice. He came to
Tsxarkana (3O) hirty years ago,
shortly after coming here, he mar
ried Miss Addie Johnson, and has
resided in TexarEana ever since.
He was a man Of wonderful
character and high ideals aud was
loved ty everyone who knew him
and respected by all. He was a
memh-r Of the Methodist Church,
the Postal Alliance, the Woodmen
and the Negro Chamber Of Com
mcrce.
Funeral services were held at
300 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
March %, from the st, Paul M.
f. Church, 10th and Wood ST., with
the Rev G. /. Lister, pastor, and
Dr. NJ w. Docan, president OF
Wiley College. N7rshall Tex, Of
ficiating. Burial in stato.Iine
Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
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raised and a beautiful bid spread
was given the winner by Eyangel-
list Thomas, Mrs. Thomas is well
known throughout many sat in
religious circles and is especially
trained in 4 angeiistic work. We
are looking forward to her cont
ing to US again.
A BROTHER PASSES The
community mourns lie death Of
Rev T. S. Doris, of Norriltol,
VINO was vice. president eff the
Middle Western District Associa-
ton and pastor of Mt Carmel
Baptist Church, Plumerville. The
funeral services, under the diroc-
ton Of the Jarrett and ThrowJr
Burial Association were held On
Wednesday, April 1 from Union
Baptist Church, Morriltcn,
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| wonder will Douglass Maddix
and Bessie Johnson get along all
right | hope they will, for love
is in B. --J.'s eye. Why don't
someone hip Rita Darlington, in
spite of her knowledge she does
not know the score, B. T. Gar
rett and Gloria Young are very
much in love it seems. | think
the lihle pair has what il takes.
| wonder what happened to Oscar
Roses spill the chicks don't fall
for it so much. girls get tired of
lot Of stale iiv2 try something
else, "buddy.' Helen Johnson is
mourning for Phillip Ga cat in
hrownl. Don't worry, darling. he
viii be back Easter. wonder
will Edyth Hunter and Fordyce
make the Grade, | hope so. Can
YOU tell ME what has happened to
Rosetta. since the 92nd Engineers
have gone? She seems to be very
much in love with Sgt +. Perry.
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FUNERALS, JNO. J. JONES
FUNERAL, DIRECTOR

MIR. VIM. TH0MPSON--Marct
q, from Red Springs baptisI
Church. Texarkana.
MRS. JULIA b. LEWlS-Mar
%. Garland.
MRS. JULIA BUTLER-Marcf
q. from Country Line Baptist
Church, Stamps.
MRS. ANNIE T. MILLS--Wed
from Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Texarkana.
MRS. ROBERTA HATTEN Mai
%, st. Luke Church, Ashdown.
EVA J. MACK-Mar. rs, Trinity
c. M. l.. Church, Magnolia.
W. S. WELCH--Mar. 20. st
Paul NJ L. Church, Texarkana.
sIMMIE SMITH--Mar. 26, Red
water Cemetery.
MRS. PARTHENA baker,
NOBLE CLYDE FORT Qnfant)
Magnolia.
NOBLE CLYDE FORT (Iifant
Hooks. Texas.
CLEO RHoNE (Infant)-TeX-
arkana.