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pudding, candy and coffee which
were decorated very appropriately
Mrs. Walter Gale was hostess for
circle six meeting, attended by 10
members and two children. Twenty
eight sick and two social calls were
reported. Announcement was made
OF Every body's college which starts
in January and continues for six
weeks. The next W.S.C.s. meeting
viii be Jan. 7. The circle voted 10
do Red Cross sewing.
The meeting was opened with de
youons led by Mrs. Robert Steere.
who read the Christmas story from
the Scriptures.
After the meeting a lovely Christ,
mas reading was given by Mrs.
Lowell Lee. and Christmas gifts
weer exchanged. Refreshments were
served by the committee, Mrs. Lee,
Mrs. Robert Lambie and Mrs. Gale
Mrs. Guy Davis and Mrs Z. b. Kel
logz poured.
Mrs. Charles Olmstead, leader
opened the meeting OF circle seven
at the home OF Mrs. Mark Rust. The
nine members present joined In
singing Joy to the World after
which deyotions we're led by Mrs
George Lockwood. Twenty-one calls
we're reported. II was voted to give
IS TO the leper fund, and to send
cards to shut,ins. Eighty-three
Red Cross hours we're reported.
Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess. The Januay meeting
will be with Mrs Chester Alban.
Mrs. Raymond Orr and Mrs, Den
ton Glass were hostesses for the
luncheon and meeting OF circle eight
at their home. The brief business
meeting was conducted by the lead
er. Mrs. J. F.. Quackenbush with
especially effective and inspiring
deyotions led by Mrs. j. Lynn
Houck. Mrs. Houck used a candle
service interspersed with Christ
mas songs and silent prayer.
The Identity OF the mystery sis
ters was revealed and Christmas
gifts were exchanged.
Circle nine had IS present at the
home OF Mrs. Maude Huston, A CO
operative luncheon was served at
l o'clock. The business meeting was
opened by repeating the Lords
prayer In unison. Mrs. George Carr,
leader. presided. and announced
Everybody's College at the church,
the first OF the year. Mrs. Fred
Carly gave a report OF the last w S.
c. s. meeting.
Christmas gifts were exchanged
and beautiful pictures in techni-
color were shown by Mrs. Louis
Hubbard. Some were scenes at
PORTAGE Lake, Christmas at the
Hubbard home last year, views OF
a hunting trip at Crawling and a
very beautiful sunset on the water.
The next meeting will be Jan. II
with a box luncheon at the home
of Mrs. Hubbard
A cooperative luncheon at the
church preceded the meeting OF
Circle ten, which was opened by the
president, Mrs. Clifford Schreiner.
Mrs. Media Fulford led the deyo-
tons. II was voted to provide
Christmas baskets for needy fam.
lies at Christmas time Eighteen
members were present.
For the program, Mrs. Fultord
read from the Scriptures, then each
one wrote an original Christmas
poem entitled How the Great
Guest Came" by Edwin Markham.
The meeting was closed with
prayer by Mrs. Fulford.
In January the circle will meet In
the evening with Mrs. Lawrence
Darling
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~ o.' sa1x'

Mrs. Elizabeth Quigley, 1912 Con-
gress St, has three sons in the
service-James F., In the Signal
Corps and at present located in
Toledo, O., where he is studying;
Vance NJ, in the military police in
Wilmington, Calf, and Fred j.,
second petty officer stationed at
the Naval Air Base in Crosse lie,
Mich.
Mrs. Quigley's daughter, Miss
Inez c. Qulgley, received a medical
discharge from the WAAC's about a
month ago and Is now at home.
She attended the officer training
school in Des Moines, Iowa. and
left there only few days before
graduating.
Mail Christmas Parcels Early
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Entertalns Board

Mrs. J. T. MacAllister entertained
the Executive Board OF the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution fof
luncheon followed by the regular
business meeting. Mrs. Pliny Skin
ner was assisting hostess. on De-
cember IS the D. A. X. will have
their Christmas program at the
Ladies' Literary Club House in the
evening.
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Attends Meeting

Mrs. Bert Banta attended the
meeting Of the United Spanish War
Veterans In GAR. Hall, Ann Ar
Dor. Thursday evening. Nomination
OF officers took place. The next
meeting will be Dec. 81.
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National RroadeastIna Company

National Broadeastina Company
RED NETWORK -WLW 700, WWJ
$50, wHAM 1850, WMAQ $40;
BLUE NETWORK-WXYZ 1Zio'
WLW 700, WG-N 720.
Columbia Broadcsstln9 Company
WJR $50. WBBM $50, WCkY 1880,
WFBN 1860. VICAR 1850, WBNS
1850, WOOD 1910.
BLUE NETWORK-WOWO llsO.
Mutual Broadesstinp Company
RED NETWORK WLW 700.
BLUE NETWORK 49, WLW 7oO'
CKLW 500, WJBK 1890.
Tonight
NBC-s:00 Lucille Manners Con-
cert.
$40 information Please. VIM. l..
Shirer;
900 waltz Time;
$50 Plantation Party:
10000 People are Funny Quiz:
1890 Rountable on Small Bust
ness.
cBs-7:l5 Rex Stout, Our Secret
Weapon;
S.OO-Kate Smith Hour:
800 Peter LORE in Crime and
Punishment;
$3.50 Brewster Boy;
1000 Carvan Hour;
11:15 Gov. Frank VI. Dixon OF
Ala. on Crossroads Democra-
cy'.
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Buy Bonds
FRENCH TAKE RAP

Detroit, Mich, Dec. Tins -
Rather than fire upon the invading
Americans. French forces In North
Africa shot themselves in the arms
and legs to make themselves unfit
for military duty while others who
refused to fire against the invaders
we're shot by Germans, Seaman
Harold Scheneyar. q, related today
upon his return from Easablanca.
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Gilbert House to
Open December 20

Interior painting, floor cleaning
and alterations are progressing so
rapidly at Gilbert House that d.
rector Rudolf W. Jordan expects
to be ready to open the lower floor
for community use Sunday, Dec. 20.
Hardwood floors throughout are
being refnished, woodwork is be-
ing painted and living quarters are
being arranged for the director and
his family on the second floor and
the keeper on the first floor.
Porches. which had deteriorated
to a point OF being unsafe, have been
removed and the building is taking
on a pleasing as well as practical
appearance.
Mail Christmas Parcels Early
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Hostess To Club

Mrs. William Fleming was host
ess for the meeting of the B. B.
Bunco Club at her home, Thursday
evening. Prize winners for bunco
were Mrs. Margie Blosse, Mrs. John
Simon and Mrs. Ray Smith. The
special prize went to Mrs. Mildred
Stinedurf Refreshments were
served at the close OF the evening.
Next week the club will meet with
Mrs. Hedge Johlnson.
Mail Christmas Parcels Early
Buy Bonds
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A. Fun Mint

A large group OF employed young
people gathered for the weekly fun
night at the First Methodist Church
Thursday evening. The next session
will be the last one before
Christmas. The parties will be re-
sumed on New Years Eve when the
festivities will begin at 9 o'clock
and close with a watch-night serv-
ice.
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Earl Hall, Cleveland, was a guest
of his niece, Mrs W. L. Aldrich,
and Mr.. Aldrich, Wednesday night,
Mrs. ". W. Springsted, Mrs Otis
Stephens. Mrs Victoria Clawson
and Mrs. Edward Scheppner at
tended supper given at the Meth
odist Church at Belleyille Wednes-
daY evening.
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Pick Of The. Air Today

BLU-7:3O Lone Ranger;
Sis Dinah Shore Sings;
900 Gangbusters;
1000 Meet Your Navy, Typical
Navy Mother;
1O:45 Men, Machines, Victory.
MBS-7:30 Halls of Montezuma;
$3.50 Drama, Cisco KID;
$3.50 Double or Nothing:
1000 Heavyweight Bout Lou Nova
VS.. Tami Mauriello.
Saturday
NBC-if a. m. The Creightons;
100 p. m. Pan-American Holi-
day;
1880 Sir Ernest Simon on Great
Britains Housing.
CBS-12 noon Theater OF Today,
Stuart Erwin;
$3.50 p. m. Spirit OF '43;
500 Cleveland Orchestra.
BLU-12.20 American Farm Blu
reau:
1900 metropolitan Opera, Grace
Moore in La Boheme'
500 Dinner Concert.
MBS-11:15 a. m. Dedication Mer-
chant Marine School Sleeps
head Bay. ~ Y;
400 D. m. Drake Choir, Christ
mas Carols:
500 Salvation Army Christmas
Show.
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Of Social Events


Colony Extension club Christmas party with Mrs Rus
sell Brandes 705 Stanley St
The Bahaf Study Discussion Group m, the Fay
home. 1O5 n. Normal.
SATURDAY
AAUW. lecture Michigan League, Arbor Dr. Otto
X. Engeke, speaker.
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ATTENTION
CITY SUBSCRIBERS

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wishes all subscribers 10 re-
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and promptly. In case Of poor
or non delivery Of the Daily
Press phone the Press Office
at 40 before 8 p. m. or 2 p. m.
Saturday.
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Mali Christmas ParcsIs Early
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Schools. Al. c. Johnson, superinten-
dent Of; Chelsea Public Schools: E.
W. Mackey. superintendent of MI
Ian Public Schools. Ben Vanden
Belt. principal, Lincoln Cons 3lidat-
ed School; A. d. Van AIKEN. sup
erintendent Of Dexter Public
Schools
This committee met In the Court
House Saturday afternoon with Mr..
Haab and Mrs Smith for the pur-
pose Of formulating plans and poll.
cies in determining the number OF
sugar booklets required. and In
training the teachers as registrars
of the sugar consumers. The sup
erintendents OF schools will train
the teachers in their respect, e
districts as registrars. while the
training of the rural teachers will
be conducted by Mr. Haab.
Sugar booklets for the home con.
sumers will be distributed through
the elementary schools and to COM
mercial users through the high
schools. Registration is e pected
to begin about March II. but the
public is advised to watch the
newspapers for the announcement
Sf the definite dates OF registra.
tion.
The County Rationing Board will
be in charge OF the mechanics OF
distributing the booklets to the
schools where the public will regis
ter.
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Many Investigations Made
as Residents See Providers

A number of Investigations were
made by city police this week end
as Ypsilanti residents reported
loiterers and suspicious looking
persons in automobiles.
Early today, Gus Markva, 707
Virginia Place, told police man
ran from the porch OF his house.
The prowler was frightened away
when Mrs. Markya arose to answer
the telephone.
Two men riding in an automo-
bile near the United Stove Co. to-
day were found to be men employ.
ed at local industry in search OF
a friend.
a negro, described as about five
feet five inches tall, wearing a
brown suit and trousers. and a light
grey hat, was seen by Miss Gladys
Roberts, 314 S. Washington ST
peeTing into the window OF a near
by house Sunday night. Police
did not locate a man answering to
the description in the vicinity.
George Veins. 1lO4 Sherman ST.
told police Saturday that earlier
in the week someone had tried to
open the door at his residence.
Police called to a house in the
1900 block on Westmoorland Rd.
Saturday night. when nearby resi-
dents noticed window shades drawn
and a light on, found that the oc-
eupants were away and had left the
light on.
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LICENSES

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egrsphed to Lansing for special
permission to sell the licenses.
OF the 1856 total. CTS were half
year passenger plates; 504 full
year passenger; SO half year com
mercial; As full year commercial;
IA farm vehicles; and % trailers.
During IN st of the day, the line
Of waiting people extended as far
as the alley on South Adams st.
POLICE officers were on hand to
give assistance.
This morning there was a wait.
ing line at the office. but pur
chasers were able to get insid ,
the building.
Saturdays sales came on the
heels of a big day Friday when
900 plates were sold. Because the
Ann Arbor office was closed at
5 o'clock, Saturday. many from
that city came to Ypsilanu to Sc
cure their licenses.
One motorist who was sorry he
had purchased 1912 plates before
the deadline was William Kline.
3l5 Pearl St. who told city police
Sunday that tags had been taken
from his Vehicle.
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Necessity Will
Make Decision

San Francisco, Mar. 2-AP-Mil-
itary necessity, and not public
clamor, will decide what is to be
done about eva uating the Yves
Coasts 100000 enemy aliens. Lieut.,
General ]. L. Dewitt, commanding
general OF the western defense
command and the Fourth Army,
said last night
II will make no difference
whether the civilian population of
non-strategic areas wants TO ge
rid Of alien colonies. or whether
other localities object to reset
Element of aliens in their midst
the Army VII decide. General De-
Wits statement said.
THE completed preparations
will include measures des gned to
safeguard as far as possible prop.
erty and property rights. and to
avoid the depressing effect OF
forced sales. and generally to min
imize resulting economic disloca-
tons"
Mike NJ. Masaoka OF San Fran
cisco, national secretary of the
Japanese-American Citizens Leag-
ue, said the league had circular
lied West Coast Jananese. alien
and natiye.born, telling them to
be prepared for eventual removal
from the coast.
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Myrna Irene Owen, Saline,
III But Short Time, Dies

Especial TO The Daily Press)
Saline, Mich, Mar. 2 Myrna
Irene Owen. three. passed away
early Sunday morning after a
brief illness. She succumbed
while en- route to an Ann Arbor
hospital
The child was the daughter Of
Ellwood and Ethel McNutt Owen,
III f. Michigan Ave. and she
was born April l. 1888 in Saline
Surviving are her parents. and
two sisters, Marcella June and
Ramona.
Funeral services will be Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock in the
Federated Church with Rev. Will
liam Bach. pastor. off ciating.
Burial will be in Oakwood Gene
terry. Friends may call until noon
Tuesday at the Lockwood Funeral
Home"
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Cuerrillas Aid
l.. S. i'm Islands

Washington. Mar. 2-UP-A scat.
tered army OF thousands OF guerrilla
warriors. probably twice as large
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur's valiant
forces on the Bataan battlefront,
is playing havoc with japanese
hopes OF a swift conquest OF the
Philippines, military authorities
said today.
President Manuel Quezon. In a
stirring proclamation to Filipinos
over the weekend, urged them to
battle the invader behind his lines
In fight until death. and expel
him from our land"
One military observer estimated
the strength of the guerrillas, in
Guiding isolated bands of American
and Filipino troops, at between 49,.
600 and 10000 But War Department
spokesman said this figure "un-
doubtedly is too high, although We
know there are thousands OF them d"
Other estimates range between
$4,000 and $4,000 men. scattered
from mountainous northern Luzon
down to the southern island OF Min
danao where 10000 bolo-wieldins
Mohammedan Moros under a native
chieftain are resisting fiercely.
small band of American and
Filipino troops-a lost detach.
ment' cut off from Macarthur 5
main army of Bataan 200 miles
southward-has achieved an i'm
portant victory in northern Luzon.
a War Department communique re
vealed Sunday.
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WAR W

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ed their way early today to Soc
bang, less than 80 miles northeast
OF Bandoeng.
The Japanese established three
landing bases and the movement (
their columns indicated they were
aiming primarily at Selling the
Java capital, Batavia; the Neither.
lands East Indies military head
quarters. Bandoeng; and the allied
naval base, Soerabaia.
There was relative quiet on the
Bataan Peninsula, the only other
major front still held by the Unit
ed Nations in the South Pacific
above Australia but in northern
Luzon Island a 'lost battalion" of
United States and Filipino troops
attacked the Japanese and drove
them out of river valley.
The Japanese maintained their
pressure on Burma but were driven
off when they crossed the Sittsng
River at night and approached the
main Burma-China roadway north
Oh ECU.
Germans Trapped
Wrecked houses of the resort
city of Staraya Russia, where 3d.
600 trapped Germans were said TO
be running out of food, lay within
sight of the Red army today Rus
sian frontline dispatches reported,
as the Russians frightened then
Gordon around the German 10Th
army.
The dispatches quoted a German
prisoner as saying that Nazi morale
in Staraya Russia, center of Ger.
man communications on the north.
western front, had cracked during
the past few days.
Staraya is $50 miles northwest
Of Moscow and 40 miles south
of Leningrad. It's fall to the Rus.
SLAMS would be heavy blow TO
the Germans besieging Leningrad.
and to their fighting on the entire
northwestern front.
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In The Sick Room =

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lyle, 13O4
Washtenaw Ave, were treated and
released at Boyer Hospital Sunday
night for injuries sustained in an
accident.
e.Jack Miller. 300 Brewer St, Is re
ceiving treatment at Boyer Hospital
for chest injuries received when he
fell from a scaffold at the bomber
plant Saturday afternoon.
Alphonso Lopez, Ann Arhor, en-.
tered Boyer Hospital this morning
for treatment OF ankle and back in
o'ries sustained when he slipped
and fell while carrying steel at the
bomber plant.
Kenneth Merindorf. 707 Virginia
Place, Is confined to Boyer Hospital
for treatment OF head injuries sus.
tanned in an argument on S. Adams
81. Saturday night.
Eva May Baird. who underwent a
gland operation in University Hos
pital. Ann Arbor, Friday. is recov-
ing.
Mrs. Cora Mclaughlin, who has
been seriously III with bronchial
pneumonia, is somewhat improved.
rs. Mclaughlin is Mrs. w. r
Shaw's mother.
Lyman Post, brother-in-law OF A.
Z. Rumberger, this city, is seriously
I'll at Monroe where he suffered a
stroke.
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FARM BLOC
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conferences with Senate leaders.
declared that the Administration s
policy is a necessary war measure
The farm bloc. 1t was indi-
Gated, may abandon proposals to
add riders" to the S32.000000 900
war appropriation bill to prohibit
sale of government-held surplus
products at less than parity The
sales. it is charged. would depress
all agricultural prices.
In return, however, they asked
Administration leaders 10 assure a
vote in the House on the Senate
approved Bankhead bill, which re-
stricts sale Of governmcnt-held pro
ducts.
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Teek End InfraCtions
Give Justice Busy Day

Justice A. NJ Vandersall had a
busy morning in municipal court
today as he heard cases against
persons arrested in Ypsilanti this
week end.
= Thomas Il. Thomson, 1898
HOLMES Rd., paid $50 after pleading
guilty to driving recklessly on
Michigan Ave. Sunday morning.
Twice, once late Saturday night
and another time early Sunday
morning. city police had attempted
TO halt the driver of the vehicle
speeding on Michigan Ave. lie
gas apprehended by police at Park
". and Michigan Ave. intersection.
Jack A. Prayer, address I'M
known, and Howard Prayer. 10, N.
Adams St, brothers, were each
assessed $40 for being disorderly
Sunday morning on n. Huron St.
Shep Faircloth, 312 w. Michigan
Ave, was also assessed SO for be-
Sg disorderly Saturday night on
W. Michigan Ave.
Other assessments in municipal
court Saturday and today were
against Mike Gaurilawicz. Hazel
Park, 81 passing on hill; Frank
Bower. Ann Arbor, $40, disorderly:
Norman ellis. this city, $40, speed.
Zg, julius Hubscher. Bernard
Nnith, this city. 81 each. overtime
parking; Freeman S. Tate. this
city. William r. Colts, Rawson.
Vile, $50 each, driving while in
toxicated. William Johnson, this
city, 81. double parking: Cecil
Brock this city, SO, NJ operators
license on person.
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Daily Market Report
LIVESTOCK

Detroit Mich. Mar . Good TO
medium steers Noqll5O; common
50; fat beef COWS. SS65Q9, good
we.ghty sausage bulls. 5000;
thin dairy offerings down to S9.75q
$40; Gamers and cutters, S6qS.2,.
Calves Good to choice grades
$t5.50G 16. common and medium.
$ll.00Qli50.
Sheep and lambs - Few choice
$l2 medium. $ll25 q HIS;
slaughter ewes. 81 a S; common
light. 50 q II; lisht culls dowa
to sSmll
Hog lS0-260 lbs. S12.s5 a 1315;
$50 $50 lbs. Sl2.65 a l2S5. $50 $50
lbs. $l245U1255. l40-17O ID lights,
Sll.7Jql2; bulk sows, Sll.25 a
HIS.
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LANCER

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able doubt" that throughout his
career LANCER had little use for law
and order and that he had been the
recipient OF "briberies.
The minority report however. con-
tended, the petitioners have evi.
IDENTITY adopted the view that II you
say enough things about an individ-
ual and extend the period OF time
sufficiently long. and use suf-
ficiently abusive phraseology. those
who try the case will finally lose
patience in tracking down one false
trail after another and give up in
sheer exhaustion"
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MILWAUKEE, ms - Henry
olkwitz. IS. a tool and die maker.
today confessed to police that he
fatally beat his wife. Rose A.. be-
cause she nagged him for failure
TO take medicine prescribed for
him at the county hospital W = %
he was under mental observation
last week.
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Sunday afternoon collided at Wash.
ington and Ferris SITS. intersection.
Sideswiped
Ann Bergmosher. 507 Pearl ST.
told city police Saturday afternoon
that Friday night her car parked in
front OF the house had been side
swiped BY another vehicle.
lowed Away
4 car blocking a safety zone IN
front Of the Wuerth Theater Sunday
afternoon was ordered towed 10 a
local garage by city police.
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SEEKING FREEDOM

Detroit, Mar. .2-INS-Accused
of shooting her husband who has
indicated he does not wish to prose
cute, Mrs Wilma Alderman was TO
appear In court today in second
effort to gain freedom from the
county Jail where she has spent
two weeks on a felonious assault
charge.
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AN EASTERN CANADIAN
PORT-lNS-Belief that German
C.boats shared seven vessels from
a North Atlantic CONVOY was ex.
pressed today as Ill survivors from
four United Nations ships were re-
covering from their experience to-
day..