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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Eighth Army Pounds
Trapped Axis Force

CAIRO. Dec. Is CUP).-Thc
remnants Of Field Marshal Erwin
RommcrS Axis rear guard con-
tinue to retreat in Libya under
strong pursuit by the British
Eighth Army and there has been
fighting southwest Of Noflia. 90
miles west OF FL Agheila, a Mid
die Eastern command communIquc
said today.
The extent OF damage In
ficted on the enemy in the area
between the Marble Arch and
Wadi Matratin i not yet known"
the communique said.
Allied fighter planes, on cXten-
sive patrols, entirely prevented
the enemy arr forces from inter
fering with the advancing Eighth
Army. the communique said
Five large enemy aircraft. flying
southwark toward Africa, were
destroyed by Allied fighters off
Sicily.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

desperately. 10 escape hut late
dispatches Indicated that their
situation was increasingly hope
less and il was even suggested
that the AfrIka Korps command
might have TO divert men from
their general retreat toward tn.
niSia in, an attempt 10 save them
Germany trying 10 minimize
the extent of the threatening AXIS
CONTINUED on Next Page, Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

Henderson
.Scalped by
Farm Bloc

President Roosevelt commends
Leon Henderson for perform
ing IAN exceedingly difficult
and thanklesS task with "un-
exampled courage" page ~
Senator Brewster of Maine calls
Henderson a "sacrificial offer
ing the first casualty OF the
election" page 81
House small business committee
denounces OPA policies. as
sorting that three crucial Sit
uations threaten destruction
of independent small business
and with II, the middle
class" page 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Record Snow
For ! Years
Jams Traffic
More Due Today;
1900 Spend Night
Clearing Streets

The heaviest snowfall in two
years blanketcd Detroit today.
requiring the efforts Of 800
shovelers 20 clean streets and in
terSectionS.
The storm The first test Of win
ter gasoline rationing began yes
terday al 1915 a m and was
expected 10 continue through 70.
day with more SNOW. strong winds
and colder weather predicted
Weather bureau officials said
that the fan was the deepest since
1910 and would reach eight or
nine inches today Traffic was
SuaTird ~ many points and gas
conscious motorists found Skidding
wheels and long waits an added
worry
With approximately two inches
Of snow on the ground since De
cember 10. temperatures on the
average have been more than Z
degrees below normal during the
entire month
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Santa SkipS Custer
Not Gift Arrives From Detroit or Grand Rapids
for Soldiers Christmas Parties
Times star Correspondent

FORT CUSTER, Dec. 1S.-Un-
less Detroiters show considerable
generosity within the next few
days, soldiers stationed at Fort
Custer are not going "a get
Christmas presents this year.
Capt George KribbS. special
service officer. said company
parties had been arranged on the
basis of last years response by
the public. SO few presents are
now on hand for the parties. only
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Report Churchill
On Way toU.S.

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Dec Is
OUP)-A Lisbon Portugal dis
patch Of the newspaper Allehanda
said today that Prime Minister
Winston Churchill had left for
Washington TO confer with PreSi-
dent Roosevelt on French colonies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Plus 10 Broadcast
Christmas Message

ROME. Dec. IL italian radio
recorded by UP in New York; A
Stcfani Agency dispatch said TO-
day that Pope Plus would broad
cast 10 the world on Christmas an
important message concerning the
present moment and the prob
i,t,,p -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Mails Normal, Women, All

KANSAS CITY, Mo- Dec. is
tUP). Postmaster Alexander w
Graham said today that post office
operations were normal on the
FIRST day of work for 200 women
mail carriers. And ! do mean
normal" he added One Of the
women even got nipped BY a dog. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

one-fourth Of tho men will get one
Captain Kribbs said.
while surrounding cities have
donated inexpensive presents,
not one has heen received from
either Detroit or Grand Rapids"
said Captain Kribbs.
He explained presents sent 4
the Fort Custer Christmas poo
would be shared with soldiers al
the nearby Kellogg airport. Percy
Jones Hospital and the coast
guard station.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

rationing' dinner for Henderson.
But Henderson himself angril,
turned away from reporters after
wards and told them:
I've gotten To the place now
where ] don't have 10 he nice 10
people any more. ! can go out
! NOW and when people ask,
'DOn't yoH remember meP' I
can tell them, NO. and don't
give damn. l am a private
citizen and there Is no reason
why I should tai ktO YOU j
Although henderson seemed 70
lieved 10 beNon the way out oI
OPA, It. was apparent that the
way i'm which he was edged oft
through an administration dea
with the congressional farm bloC
irked him.
KEYKO MARGARINE topr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Fire Sets Of Own Alarm

ELIZABETH. n. J., Dec. Is
(UP).-A fire in Anthony Martin,
home turned in its own alarm, II
Short-circuited the door bell anC
started it ringing. Martin. finding
no one at the door. went 10 the
basement and discovered the fire
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Red Army
B. Mi.frOHll
Sn1OIenSk

MOSCOW. Dec. lS (UP).-The
Russian army revealed today that
II had driven on the central front
to within IS miles OF Smolensk,
pivot point of the whole German
in Russia.
A special communique said the
Red army was fighting in the
vicinity Of Belly, IS miles north
and slightly east of Smolensk, and
sc miles west OF the Rzhev-
wanna railway line.
The noon communique reported
that Soviet forces fighting In the
area Of the Rzhev-Vyazma rail-
road had captured a village, the
mint hthey had taken in this area
in the last three days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
RESERVES DRAINED

This. led TO a serious, depletion
OF big East Coast reserves and the
draining of supplies from nearby
cities 10 prevent complete auto
mobile traffic stoppage in such
centers as New York.
A similar sudden depletion Of
stocks occurred in October be-
cause of navy demands for the
opening Of the second front in
North Africa. One immediate
result was cut i'm the Eastern
Seaboard basic "a" ration from
four TO three gallons a week on
November %.
Some local OPA field officers.
apparently unaware of the last
moment delay, put the "a" card
suspension order Into immediate
effect. OPA is making efforts TO
contact them and counternand
the order until issuance Of a gen.
eral official announcement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

LONDON, Dec. IS CUPJ-CCn.
Sir Bernard l.. Montgomery
poured reinforcementS into his
Wadi Matratin trap in western
Lihya today, hoping 10 destroy the
scores of German tanks and thou.
sands Of mon the pick At the
vauntcd Afrika KorpS whom he
had boxed into a 30-square-lrile
area of tho desert
Tanks, armored cars, artillery
and infantry OF The British Eighth
Army and hundreds of Allied
planes, including those Of The
NINTH United States Army Air
Force. attacked the Germans
mercIleSsly.
The Germans were fighting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
LINK TO GERMANY

A main railway runs from Smo-
lcnsk back through Warsaw into
Germany. From Smolensk, Ger
man supply lines stretch north
and south.
The capture of Smoieuxk would
remove the heart OF this chain
The only place in Russia COM
parable 40 IL in importance to yihe
Germans is Kiev. far down the
Dneiper and If they lost Smolensk
the Germans would have the
greatest difficulty supplying their
forces in the north.
The special communiqne reveal
lT.nNsunaI ~, Da0A Col <
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
BOUGHT OFF CONGRESS

With Brown acting as GO
between with Secretary Of Agri-
culture Claude r. Wickard and the
farm bloc. the administration
bought off Congress. In return for
Continued on Page Eight
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
Expect Order
Today in New
Gas Crisis
Large Scale Demands
Cause Ickes to Act;
Fuel Oil Short, Too

WASHINGTON. Dec. 18 (UP).
Five million private automobiles
were expected to be ordered on
the roads today in II Eastern
states and the District of Column
bia under an Office OF Price
Adminisfrat ton order suspending
until further notice all "A"
gasoline rationing books in that
area.
1t will mean elimination of
pleasure driving and if the order
is extended more than a week
viii prevent a lot OF Christmas
driving.
The order. originally scheduled
for release last midnight, was
delayed at the last minute but was
expected to be made public today.
SUDDEN GAS CRISIS
1t was prepared after Petroleum
Administrator Harold l.. Ickes
conferred yesterday in New York
on the sudden critical gasoline
situation in Eastern states. When
the order goes into effect it will
mean that approximately 70 per
cent of all private automobile
owners in these states will be
barred temporarily from driving.
international News Service
said that millions of motorists
from Maine 10 Florida were
|, tanning filling stations in a
mad rush TO fill their tanks
before the issuance of the order.)
Drastic action 10 meet a fuel
oil famine in New York, Washing
ton. Baltimore and other Eastern
cities was believed imminent.
Officials said, however, that il was
not likely TO take the form of
immediate cuts in present fuel oil
rations.
The acute gasoline crisis in the
East developed in the last two
days. following reported large
scale demands which rationing
authorities had been unable to
foreSee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
TRAINING HALTED

At Fort Custer. the hoaVN snow
fall put halt 10 outside training
Snow and recovered roads
made driving hazardous through
out the state
Fatally injured when the car in
which she was riding hit tree
after Skidding on the icy pave
ment, Mrs Edith r Carter Of
10530 BaraCa avenue died al
EloiSe Hospital.
Mrs. Ilah G.. Burns of 1851
Baraga avenue the driver Of the
car IS also confined there with
minor injuries. She said that the
car went out Of control as she was
passing a truck IN Ecorsc road
near Haggerty road II hit the
tree. overturned and burst into
flames. The women were taken
from the car BY members of the
Wayne County Road Patrol, De
putty Sheriff Leonard Tarczynskla
and Sgt Max MakSymetZ Neither
Of the victims were burned.
Three persons were killed out
state As a result Of the weather.
John Ham, so. Of CheSaning.
was killed near Waterford when
his car collided with another
driven by Marion White IT. 10. Of
Hazel Park, on the icy pavement
Joseph SchepSul. Q, NDf Kalama-
700. was killed near his home
when his toboggan struck a tree.
crushing his head
Monty Monroe, 10, Of 1865 Air
port road Pontiac. was crushed
10 death beneath his truck at a
White Lake gravel pit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
BY A. SHIRLEY BROWN

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. - An
administration deal with the con-
lgressional farm bloc, which had
Threatened otherwise 10 wreck the
tanti-infiation program, forced
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son to resign, congressional sources
said today.
The four-play deal, in which
Congress held all the high cards
climaxed a long, bitter feud be-
tween President Roosevelt and the
farm bloc. The farm bloc won a
substantial victory.
Senator PrentiSs NJ. Brown Cd
of Michigan, defeated for re-elec-
'tion last month, is expected TO
succeed Henderson.
STEERED PRICE BILL
He is a strong administration
supporter, and steered the anti
initiation bill through the Senate,
but he will be far more acceptable
TO Congress than Henderson.
Congressional sources said the
farm bloc had been ready and
had the votes in the new Congress
to jam through a bill that would
have forced the administration TO
include all of the costs of farm
labor, including that Of the farmer
and his family, in the computation
of farm parity prices That would
have sent food prices Skyrocketing
and wrecked the Presidents anti
initiation program.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

c. VI. MACARTHUR. DENTIST
iii GriSwoid. over KinselS
Hours: SO. Sundays 10-12.-Ady
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18
BUSES, CARS DELAYED

DSR users were Inconvenience
nv delayed buses and street cars
A. one bus stop more than 100
people waited for buses that were
tied up by The heavy snow last
night one motorist reported that
traffic SnarlS increased the time
Of his homcward trip normally =
minutes. TO A.
Surprised DPW officials said that
they had no trouble hiring shovel
ers 10 remove the snow They had
expected that many who were
formerly used for this work would
have other Jobs this year. but
recruited 1900 without difficulty
Thomas Clarity assistant super
intendent Of municipal works said
"Nost Of the Shovcters come
from charity missions, or from
cheap hotels. although some Of
them have other jobs and work
at the 15-Cent an hour rate to-
get extra money for Christmas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

CONTINUED on Next Page. Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-18

older tonight
with SNOW
NuTTIcS
moderate
winds
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
Three Great Stars Amuse
You in "The Male Animal"

One of the most charming COM
edies of the season, Warner Bros.
THE Male Animal" which opens
at the Kootenai theatre Sunday, is
a sparkling film that brings to-
gether three grand performers
Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland
and Joan Leslie. 1t has delightful
story that will take you out Of the
realm of worry and trouble, with
comedy that is both riotous and
plausible.
The setting for "The Male Ami
mal' is MidWestern. University, a
college typical as its name, with its
usual enthusiastic scholars and
equally enthusiastic alumni, who use
every anniversary as an excuse to
reminisce about the days when
they attended the university.
Among the more genial of profes-
sors, is one Tommy Turner, played
| by Henry Fonda, whose sense OF
right and wrong gets him into trou-
BILE with the college authorities
His wife. portrayed by lively OLIVE
de Havilland, is sympathetic with
him, and realizes the Importance 0.
his work, but she likes to have hel
fun.
The fun is provided when an ole
classmate (ar1d ex-football hero,
portrayed by Jack Carson, come:
| back for the big game. He ant
| Olivia become bit more friendl,
than old acquaintanceship warrant
Cat least from Fonda's point o
view and another trouble is pilet
upon the professors back. But tina
isn't the end of his worries. Hi
sister-in-laW, played by Joan Les
lie, has a quarrel with her boy
friend and they involve the un
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
OBITUARY

The body of Lester Harrison
Fletcher was brought to Libby Sun
day from Seattle where he passed
away on July 2lst. Mr.. Fletcher
had been working in the naval yard
wear preceding his death, but had
been a resident of Libby since 1882.
He enlisted in the navy IN Yaki-
ma in 1918. He was a member OF
the Austin Reedy Post No. 81 OF
the American Legion, the Kootenal
Valley Grange, and the Lincoln
County Pomona Grange.
Lester H. Fletcher was born IN
Omaro, Wis, May rs, 1897. He was
the only son of ME-. and Mrs. F. H
Fletcher who proceed him in death
He is survived by his wife, Daisy
and three sons-Harold. Eugene anc
Robert who is in Alaska.
Funeral services were held at the
Gompf Chapel Tuesday evening
July %, with Rev Fort of the Meth
odist church in charge.
Pail bearers were E. A. Rice
LIoyd Maize, Chas Martensen
/ Floyd Bowen, P. G. VanderWood
and Harry Waylett.
The members of the Kootena
Valley Grange attended in a body
Mr.. Fletcher was buried will
military honors in the Libby Gem
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TAX DEED

Notice is, hereby given that the
undersigned will on the 22nd day
of September, 1912, apply to the
County Treasurer of Lincoln Coun-
ty. Montana, for a tax deed to the
following described property, to-
wit:
All of Sl2 of Lot 2, Block |, How
ard Acres, according to plat on file
and of record in office of Clerk
and Recorder of Lincoln County,
Montana, excepting the following,
commencing at corner common to
sections 10, II. IA and Is, Township
80 N. Range 81 west, thence south
944 #. to place of beginning; thence
west 1851 it., thence south "a so,
east BIAS it.. thence north 259.2 it.,
to place of beginning
Amount due $3573.
Date July goth, 1912.
JOHANNES E. SIEFKE,
jy30-ag6-2t. Applicant.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
New Methods to Locate
Zinc, Lead For War

Thousands Of tons of zinc and
lead, vitality needed for increased
manufacture of war materials, will
be brought into production with the
aid Of sensitive instruments de-
veloped by the Bureau of Mines, it
was announced last week.
These instruments, by simplifying
and recording sub-audible sounds
that indicate pressure zones in rock
and warn of impending falls OF
ground in workings, make it posi-
Bile to recover with relative safety
zinc and lead ores now tied up in
old mine pillars which have been
left standing to support the root
during earlier mining operations.
! An average house contains TOO
feet of electric wiring, a four-mo.
tored bomber needs $4,000 feet, OF
about 2l5 miles, and battleshiI
requires 845, 900 feet, or more thar
100 miles, of copper wire.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
Gives Dates and
Rules of Duck
Shooting Season

Following is a synopsis OF reg,
ulations covering the shooting OF
waterfowl during the 1912 season.
issued bv the fish and wildlife serv-
ice of the Department of the lnte'
rior:
The open shooting season Tor
ducks, geese, brant.. coot lexcept
that Beaverhead, Gallatin and Mad
ison counties are closed to snow
goose shooting, and Ross geese, and
swans are closed in the entire state)
will commence on September 2bth
and continue for 70 days, closing on
December 4th. both dates inclusive
Shooting hours. Starting at sun
rise and closing at sunset, daily
during the open shooting season.
Bag limits Daily bag limits, len
l10) ducks, in the aggregate OF all
kinds: included in such daily unit
not more than one Cd woodduck
or more than three 90 singly or IN
the aggregate of Redheads and But
fleheads.
Daily bag limit, geese and brant,
two (2) in the aggregate.
Dd1IY DuE lliiiiAs wv NiiieA1 $1,000
twenty-five (25).
Possession limits: Two days bag
limit, and any person at any one
time may possess not more thar
twenty (20) ducks in the aggregate
of all kinds. but not more than one
ID Woodduck, nor more than sls
(6) of either or both Redheads OF
Buffleheads.
ANY person at any one time may
possess not more than four "a
geese and brant in the aggregate.
Final possession limit date. Wa
terfowl may be possessed for a pc
riod of thirty 900 days after the
close of the open shooting season
Final date limit for possession If
any manner or place in Montana is
January 8, 1943.
All persons Is years Of age OF
Older, when hunting migratory wa
terfoWl, are required to have or
their person an unexpired Fedora
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp
Commonly called Duck Stamp
This stamp shall have written acros
the face in ink the signature Q
the person in possession of tn
stamp.
Migratory birds may be takel
with a shotgun not larger than
10-gauge, fired from the shoulder
or bow and arrow. Rifles and re
volvers are prohibited
Repeating shotguns, either hand
operated pump or automatic, shal
have the magazine plugged with
one-piece filler incapable of remov
al from the loading end Of the mag
azine. so as to reduce the capacit
of said gun to three {3) shells, ths
is, 2 shells in the magazine and
shell in the barrel.
The use of power boats (outboar
or inboard), sail boats, automobile
or aircraft, to rally, drive, or col
centrate migratory birds, tor to sho
or hunt migratory birds, therefor
is prohibited. Power boats may
used only for the purpose of trave
ing to or from place of huntin
The use of live decoys, or bait,
lure migratory birds is prohibite
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
SoIvoge Work
VitoI to Success
Of War Effort

War production during the crit
ical months Immediately ahead will
be hampered seriously unless scrap
and Junk can be kept freely flow
ing, in increasing quantities, to war
plants producing materials for our
fighting forces, Denver regional Of
ficials Of WPB's Bureau of Indus
trial Conservation warned last week
The warning came as defense
councils and salvage committees
throughout the Rocky Mountain
West completed organization for
the National Salvage program,
which opened July Is, and for the
National Scrap Harvest of junk
from farms.
Facts and figures of the war pro-
duction situation show clearly, 1t
was pointed out. that the supply OF
raw materials is now the most i'm
portant limiting factor IN the pro-
auction Of planes, tanks, guns and
ships.
WPB officials appealed to all To-
calities to organize for the SCRAP
campaigns and to all citizens to dc
their patriotic share IN the collec-
ton of Junk now in order that wal
plants will not have to slow doWr
this winter.
A reserve scrap pile Of 10 mil
lion tons Of scrap iron and steel, fol
example is needed to keep mills
running this winter, when weather
hampers the movement of junk from
homes and farms, through dealers
to the production line.
Needed in the National Salvage
program are metals, particularly
iron and steel. rags, burlap, rubbe
and household fats.
Meat dealers in the West ant
throughout the nation-more THAI
100000 of them-are cooperating II
the fats collection campaign.
Housewives are asked to strall
| off their waste fats and greases int
shortening or coffee can and +
| keep the can in their refrigerator
until they have pound or more
| This is sold to the nearest mea
dealer, who passes it on to a rem
| derer. Eventually the waste fat
become glycerine for explosives.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
| LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Rummage Sale on Aug. 10, by Jr.
w. S. c. 5. Ito
Miss Joyce Daggett and Miss Mar
garet Helwek spent the weekend
in Poison.
Food Sale: Saturday. Aug. /, 10
a. m. Variety Grocery. First Lu-
theran Aid. 80
Mrs. II. w. Bessey recently re-
moved TO Kalispell where she is
now residing.
Dance at Swamp Greek scheduled
for Aug. | has been postponed in
definitely. 1t
There will be no services at the
First Presbyterian church until the
last Sunday in August.
Circle B. First Presbyterian
Church. will meet on August 5 at
the home of Mrs. Clowers.
Food Sale on Saturday, Aug. |, at
10 a. m. at Variety Grocery, by
First Lutheran Aid. 1t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-07-30
Special Notice

|. Special attention may be called
TO the extension of the time limit
from 20 to 80 days, for possession OF
migratory birds in cold storage, or
other storage, after the close OF the
shooting season. Final cold storage
possession date limit. January s,
l943.
2. Referring to Duck Stamps-A
migratory bird hunting stamp is IN
reality similar to state hunting
license and, as required by law,
shall have the name of the person
in possession of the stamp written
across the face of the stamp IN ink.
Since the duck stamp has been re-
ouired. every effort has been made
to-esllcate sportsmen regarding the
signing of these stamps, but many
hunters do not sign their stamps
as required, and therefore are Nlo-
lating the law just as much as If
they did not have stamp. Hunters
are therefore advised that this year
# stamps are not signed properly
the violations will be filed for pros
ecution.
3. In order to give more protec-
ton especially to Trumpeter Swans,
Beaverhead, Gallatin, and Madison
counties have been closed to shoot
ing Snow Geese Therefore there Is
no further reason for the old ex-
cuse when shooting at swan to say
they were shooting brant or white
geese. If it is a white bird, don'l