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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
Prisoners Aid
4. -. AT w ar


bFH'hf nc JOSH al sense oi
"''h- .i a. prison
We walked through BURNING
cotton U-I.s. whore bu-, work
cts nodded q, their Dr.. and
smiled
y ,---r,r4 t-7--r-.--7--- ,,---,-,-.,
MON uc,e ioarr,rr aye~,,r.or
r7--77 rFe-r- ARC n e-,5,1,--r,. 4
trades
49,, nm, = ror,a &c, v.3uI NJ bl
- own and ,brouc, p,i,
,,e, where men gathered
,..,. ,u.r ,raa al av4 .c.or5
- ,r4y ,1c ~ mpo,c r,,o.
49,, bsd 5,.,,or
~-.-,.,-r
E>fh once vas 'n''' Z
>'-i' reminder mat We
NcL' 'h~''' il' son "al>
-i4'4' 10
Trey a'an turn 'heir hc'aS
lh'E looked YOU IN ''' eye
.''i' were n9 l.n'> 90 1at.''-
'-
I."E "H.N.d about .r A-
Go0.sn0 q campus
Inside me prison pro. 'ho
guards are Comp.c'r.' HrHN7d.
INor' is NOT >0C'c D acE-
'7"F. a single billy OF e gun
In .a-' tho only W.' Who had
Instruments that could h' used
for violence Wcrn 'he prisoners
'rr~ selves.
Ttrv welded va'fcts BIG
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

fni ou' any journalistic or MILF
taFF secrets.
Come on, Give!
60 FROM now on Dorothy XII
y callcn is doing the talking
and the Old Man tho reporting
Trick 30 !. pappy, in writ
irC q Broadway column IS 70
steer clear Of Libel.
Try not 10 hurt any ones
feelings. But don't take any
back talk when YOU really have
the facts.
I've discovered that people
no read Broadway columns
liie 10 read about NAMES-big
names and lots Of them.
But they also like TO read
about the little girl who went
on and sang for the crowd In a
gaudy bistro just after the word
came that her sweetheart had
died at sea.
Most Broadway Columnl>tS
VI tel interVieWerS that they
breakfast when most citizens
dine, and 70 10 bed At dawn
when the rest Of the city j.
Weakening.
I'm almost always in bed ny
2 n m. and don't think miss
ANYTHING nv retiring that 'earlN.'
I've never seen Broadway
story Or even an itcm-hreak
after 3 a. m. Nor do sleep
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
The OnIooker
BN Henry McLcnOre

no men IN this one prison have
purchased r-ore trau $50 600 y
War Bonds our az their >ean'y
pas
Tu.p rafo donated nearly s.
ono 20 'ns Red Cross. and 'hcy
have gwen more frsn 80 pn'y
blood or good 10 pCr cont
a. TIC blood donated In this
U.s. l''lc more than 2 year tho
p. urer> have stepped Up JhCr
production an even 400 pcr Crrt.
I0oy arc building many vital
things tcr The ARMY and the
ra.E.
oar of tto.r shops come AVA.
fr- Elt bags dZlUUth cases. CAM
hampers. canvas water
tanks clothing, cotton duck for
military purposes mail bags.
mattresses sea bags shell COW
Co. .rA----cEz- iarllA--L-cs- --.-,.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07

1t. Com. Walter Winchell
rs temporarily on leave out
{ the country Meanwhile,
ION Broadway will be writ
ten by guest columnists. To-
days guest is James L. Kill
gallen, veteran New York
reporter.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
On the Side
by L. v. Durling

Distributed BY KING Features s,oa Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
Trade Mark Registered. Copyright isi2

find OUT any journalistic or milf
taFF secrets.
Come on, Give,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Maximum Pay
For Tool and Die
Workers Fixed
so 900 in Michigan
Affected by Order
TO Abolish Pirating

Maximum rates for 10000 tool
and die workers IN the major in
duslrial ccnrers Of Detroit and
Michigan were established today
by the War Labor Board in a far
reaching order designed 20 halt
labor pIratnE.
The board : order covers iObbinC
and manufacturing plants in
Wayne Oakland Macomb Monroe
WaShtcnaw and GcncSce counties
The rate schedule which was
made effective AS Of October %
covers every tool and die worker
in these areas. The schedule is
based on a Sis an hour maximum
for tool and die makers employed
in iobbing shops. and Sl6O in tho
manufacturing shops
The board warned that no rate,
are 70 be raised or lowered be.
cause Of the order. Thus. II a
worker is now receiving moro than
the maximum, his employer car
continue 10 pay him that rate
But If he leaves his present Job
ne cannot be employed by another
shop for more than the maximum
rate established by the board
At the same time the WLB
established A special commission
headed by Benjamin Aaron which
will enforce the decision and rule
on disputes over minimum rates
IN individual plant cases.
Other members OF the commits.
sion viii include labor and in.
du~try representatives.
. Extension Of the order 10 Ing
ham. Bay Saginaw, Jackson anC
Kent counties was forcSeen in
WLB request 10 employers il
these areas 10 appear az a public
hearing shortly 10 show cause VIII.
they should not be covered by tn
decision
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Gov. He'll 10 Ask Pay
For LOOMS Widow

MADISON, Wis. Dec. IA (INSl.
Gov. julius p. He'll tR) of Wis
consin, who was defeated for re-
election last November by Orland
:. LOOMS, Progressive said today
he would propose 10 the incoming
legislature that It give TO LOOMS
widow all the salary LOOMS would
have received in his two-year term
had ne lived.
LOOMS died December Z. less
than a month before he was TO be
inaugurated The governor sal
airy is $4,000 a year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
HouSingProjects
To Raise Rents
To S45 Monthly
Increase in Incomes
Of Tenants Cited as
Reason for Boost

A boost i'm rent, 10 S45 month
for $500 families living in De-
troit'S low-income housing prof.
ects, effective January !, was an
nounced today by Charles +. Edge
comb, dircctor-secretary Of the
Detroit Housing Commission.
lie said that the hike in rents
was necesSitated by the increased
incomes Of the tenants. the ma
iority Of whom are engaged in war
work.
Ceiling rates are going to be
asked" Edgecomb said. rather
than force the tenants to vacate
the restricted premises In the
face of Detroit's acute housing
shortage"
Rents in the projects heretofore
have averaged between $40
and SGT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Oil Users Find
They Cdn' tGet
Fuel Delivered
Supply Firms Insist
They Haven't Received
Permission 10 Sell

Detroiler, who depend on fuel
.ol for their heat were cheered
little today by the news an eX-
tension Of the credit system" Of
ordering on had been granted.
They sull had very little or no
on.
With The mercury on the SkidS
last night. and the ratIonlng syS-
tenn apparently almost hopelessiy
begged down, OIL users huddled
closer 10 their fireplace CRATES and
wrapped themselves IN extra
sweaters 10 await some Succor.
Under INC credit system. oil
Users may have the fuel delivered
on tucH promise 10 rollnqush cou-
-p7r whea-thcy receive them. OIL
.rauon.ng board, had promised
that all the applications would be
rroCcSScd by today bu, the OIL
panic, were fearful that. even
4 they could get coupons from
every customer they still would
nave difficulty making deliveries
10 all their stop,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
HARD TO COOL

said Mrs Roddy.
only difficulty il getting the
place cooled off enough 10 sleep.
The stove pipe warns the
kitchen even though il is par
titiOned off. We just have to
let the fire 70 out 10 get it~Cool.
But il j. fine Ia have place Of
our own. We hunted 80 long
we were desperate"
The big shop windows arc par
tally covered with white paint
curtanod The rest Of the way foi
privacy
Mrs Roddv laughed
II find II il difficult 10 keep
the front door open. ENerNbodN
looks in. They are curious.
don't blame them. hut IL II dis
concerning 10 III here and have
somebody stick his head in the
door.
when summer comes ] don't
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
ROUTINE CALL

In ono case an oil company APP
pCarcd al a customers door on the
routine call and began pumping oil
into tho tanks Told by the house
holder that he had no coupons 10
offer tho delivery man said:
Never mind. Just lean on
us" and continued filing the
tanks
This procedure. however. was
The exception. rather than the
rule.
Or Bruce II. Douglas. commits
~JonCr OF health warned of a pos
>ihlo pneumonia epidemic. eSpeci-
ally among children. If something
is not done Immediately TO relieve
the situation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

Seaman Suech pictured in
one Of the lead roles in All
Hands on Deck the Ford
Naval Bases own version of
This Is the Army and
which an all.male cast will
present Wednesday at the base.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
EASIER TO HEAT

1T il easier 10 heat this way.
The carpet makes il coy and
were quite comfortable. We
have a gas stove for cooking.
Only thing | miss j. not having
a place to do the laundry.
But we're very glad 10 get
place To live. When We first
came up here We lived with
brothcr-in-laW. We were packed
IN together. They were very
kind to take us in. but IL was
unfair for W. 10 stay any longer.
We Just had 10 move. ! jumped
AZ the chance Of getting this
store.
Ail~ Asa Roddy her husband
and grown daughter live mex
door.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Personalities and Letters

VI VI. Ferguson. the man who
l. allcrgiC TO adhesive tape, j. at
Fort Custer and "am .. Is. A.
long ~ the little fellows don't
come al me with adhesive tape.
Another direct descendant OF
John Aldcn-Orrin \. DcNla>>,
who writes poetry, and adds that
his initial stands for Nldcu OR
did YOU guess
From Flint; What in H. j.
the matter with people? I'm q
grocery store heard man
kiCking-and he really kicked
because they didn't have the
kind of crackers he wanted. |
went back there and counted II
kinds Of crackers And still he
complained. ! don't know his
name hut | will call him Adolf"
An interesting hui anonymous
improviSer. \ soldier telling
about breaking a fan belt ON an
army truck. and discovering that
his G.. ]. ncckiIe worked just as
well.
This years Hollywood girl
photographed on SnowShoc> and
wearing a bathing sun Holly
wood sends this pose out every
year. bui nobody puntS u for
tunatcly Is Adele Mara who
was born Adelaide Dclgado of
Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Jack Pickering
Here
and
Now
A READER writes:

Il wonder if you know what
effect the sirens have on little
children here in Detroit. My
baby girl of 8 months is terrified
during a test blackout. The
sirens brighten her. ! Try 10 help
her by holding her tight and
talking 10 her. hnl still She is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

so afraid. II
IN a k eS me
think Of the
m OF n @ 7 5 IN
England . .
l wondered If
you had ever
I hou & h I or
X n G W just
how our little
children ! e.
act
Yes, ma am
I had Won
dercd. Cslp-
cIally after
we moved 70
the n gu - q
" N ere " q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
PROMISED ACTION

IIc sand be- had been unable 70
FGT any ~ company 20 deliver on
'he credit system and that finally
last night ho got an oil company S
,lo-s'aton and was promised ac-
'.a0 possibly Monday
Recorder Judge Donald Van
/.Io found himself and has family
,t..orUg also
We have taken 10 having our
meals before the CRATE Of the
fireplace IN the living room TIE
IgGD said w 9 have all the up
stairs bedrooms closed Oft. too.
bu the dining room l. like
refrigerator.
II have my coupons, hut they
Just don't give me enough oil 10
keep the house comfortable NN
supply has been cut about
third
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
NOT NOTIFIED

Although The order extending
The credit system had been an
auurcod by " = NicrlInG, state
r5tIonnZ officer the on companies
had received no notice officially
last night and ~eUc were reported
unwilling 10 deliver oil on the
credit plan
A spot check of on users in The
city disclosed much discomfort
duo 20 INC shortage
Slt George Cowlos n tho police
accident bureau SAID tho tanks AZ
-, home ~ 20l53 S'oepel avenue
dry SUNDAY and that ms TWO
daughters Joan q and Mary Jane
: aud Their 69-ycar-pld goyerne>-
were forced 10 take 10 Their bed,
80 CsCap, tho chill
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

1--we u Is about - yards from q
fire house with n siren on top OF
il. We were afraid that Kitten
(our daughter W~t past Z years
old now would be frightened 70
death.
She isn't She think. us Won
dcrf.l
In fact. she tells IL when the
siren will start on friday moons
when the sirens are tested. Ap-
parently some Of the sirens, Way
across Detroit, start few see
onds before ours do IN Highland
Park.
Kitty and can't hear them.
hut Kitten can. She pipes ny:
There's the blackout."
In a fcw seconds. Wc hear NcN-
eraI more start up In the dis
tance, and then the one right
across from our block cuts
loose.
Our dog Loppo used 10 cover
I'm corner AZ nrst. but now j.
taking IL calmly
have read that ~ England
the children become adjusted 10
sirens, blackouts and hombingN
more quickly than the adults do,
and even have had "A letter from
All English NoungNter who tells
about her young cousin jumping
into fresh bomb crater to get
bomb fragments for souvenirs.
I'm the case of your baby, why
don't YOU try pretending that
the siren il Just big Joke
Maybe the baby viii begin 10
think ~. too. However. I don't
know what other people do about
IL, or how other babies behave
when the sirens start up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

know how II will work out. But,
for the winter, il has been
gOd>end to US"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
STOVE HEAT

in 9th or cases hpUSchoidCrs
Wo'o found 10 bc depending en-
rrr.N on frc boat they could got
from their kitchen stoves and
hrrp.ecc> Some had only electric
haa'crs 20 help chase the chill.
George higgins q member Of
The fuel oil ratloninC board in
Frrnd3lC who operates an auto
mobile agency there expressed
hIm>clt ~ burned up AZ the
I4Ionin- system
II won't quit, A. some papers
have reported" ne said. but I'm
sill burned up about II. Every
one here hlameS me personally
for tho delay and il isn't my
fault I'll sec IL through, though.
MACHINERY GUMMED
The chief trouble out here il
that my board has batch az
Detroit applications and they
h y gum up the machinery
They come from people just
across the line in Detroit who
think they can send their appli-
cation To- III because we are the
closest board. We just can't
work fast enough.
There isn't enough co-opera-
tiou either from the oil compa-
MES.
Even with emergency orders for
fuel issued by-local boards many
DctroltcrS found II impossible "a
Get deliveries because OF trans
pOriation difficulties
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
RMliOning Dates
COFFEE

COFFEE
Stamp p good until January 3 for one pound
person over Is years of age.
SUGAR
Stamp good for three pounds through tomorrow
for each member Of the family. Stamp 10 good for
three pounds from December 16 through January Il.
GASOLINE
4 Book Coupons
No. =. good November p through January p.
No. -. good January p through March y.
No. =. good March p through May FL
No. E. e. good May p through July p.
OPA officials warned that tomorrow is the last day
Detroters may register and receive War Ration Book
No. l. Any not holding this book will be ineligible
for Book No. 3
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

Here YOU will find the largest and beautiful varic-
Of Blue suits be under one roof -. , new
shades, Is individual models and size, fit men Of any
proportion. Equally important it matter Of rec
cord that Harry Suhrn offers only the finest possible
quality at the lowest possible price,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
SEE LANDLORD

Tho landlord Wa, George Sar-
who owns a grocery store ola-p
najlN across from The corner o.
1880 Woodrow Wilson avenue
Fifteen minutes later. We had
n place To live for $40 n month. 80
Mrs Sterling SAID 1T il large,
there is running water. toilet
and furnace which We run
which takes care Of the fats
over H.. II -, adequate. VI least
"A roof over our heads. And we're
glad To get it,
SAID Saieg
II bought the property this
summer. ! had no idea ui rent
ing the stores for fats until
people kept asking for the stores
TO live I'm. SO | said all right. !
wanted 10 fN them mp better
hut. with priorities, il is hard 10
get materials"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
BN VERA BROWN

I'VE curtain tho windows and
the stove keeps IL warm. II II
adequate for ourselves and our
son. no il five. I've always live
in the country before 80 1 don't
mind the stove"
Mrs Davidson has no partition
n tho BIC store She calls homo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

II you had oieh' children just
where would you 60 20 look lor a
house IN Dctrolt2
This Is The poser Mhich faced
ar and Mrs. Frank Sterling after
Sterling got a Job u q war plant
here
They found q home however.
Sand Mrs Sterling
"Me- ,peEe- alktRg HP Hlg hand
avenue answering ads in the
paper and We saw cleaning and
dNeing establishment with a
moving van backed up To it, !
asked the man If the place were
going out Of business, He said
they were moving Then, wc
asked the name Of the landlord.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
OPA Credit Fails to Warm Detroit Homes
Store jewellers Satisfied

Occupants Of Former Commercial Establishments Are Glad Find Pac
TO Live; They re Too Warm One Housewife Complains
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14

Paul Draper and Larry Ndlcr
live up To their reputation of
being happ, go-luckN Vt their
Fisher Town Hal appearance,
their pianist, John Coleman.
oversight and missed the first
three numbers. Instead at being
upset. Draper and hdlcr kiddcd
him throughout the show, after
he finallN arrived.
Besides that, he arrived with
his trousers ripped. and either
his underwear or paiamaN show
ing through-Drapcr insisted u
was pa iamaN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-14
Photo ~ Times stsr Photograrh

madeoVer stOrerOOm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Allies Bomb
Tunisid Railroad

CAIRO. Dec. S GNS).-The
AXiS-hcld railway between the
TuniSian naval base of Bizerte
and La Goulette, outside TuniS,
has been heavily bombed by Allied
planes, the Middle East high COM
mand reported today.
An ANS snip caught I'm the Bay
OF SfaX off Tunisia was raked
with cannon fire.
The communicate said that,
apart from patrol activity, there
WAS nothing 10 report from British
Eighth Army land forces in Libya,
An increase i'm air activity over
the Libyan battle area was re-
Vealed however
ON Monday, IL was said, Allied
planes successfully attacked AXIS
gun positions i'm the Mersa Brega
area. 80 miles northeast Of r.
Agheila, and strafcd enemy
vehicles on tho coastal road near
SirtC Targets near MiSurata in
Tripolitania also were bombed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
IN NOT \ HERO
LOSES FVFRYTHING

They had 70 do some quick shop
ping after his arrival bore bocau-l
nc lost everything when the shiI
went down.
Fred wanted 10 get some
cards to send 10 relatives OF his
friends who went down with the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

at $4,000 tons. and unofficially by
The British AZ $1,000 tons, heavy
cruiser Miami probably $4,000
tons.
AZ Camden y. aircraft car
ricr Bcilcau Wood, rated at $4,000
tons and probably larger.
At Quincy Mass Aircraft car
rior Bunker Hill n sister ship of
thc now Lexington. with a dis
placement OF AZ least 25,OO0 tons
At Kcarry n. j - Destroyer
SigShcc, probably about 1000 tons.
At Bath. Me. Destroy c 7
Thatcher Same as SiESbcc.
~ Tampa Fla y cS troy = r
tender Piedmont probably 10000
tons six WinCSWccpCrS Alarm.
Apex. Alchemy Arcade, Arch and
Armada
At Seattle. Wash. - Destroyer
Franks.
At CharlcSfown Mass Two es-
cort vessels, one special ship, type
unidentified
At Portland ore 49, one sub
chaser one tank carrier. mine
sweeper Caution
At Orange. Tex, Three small
combat boats, type unrcvcaled,
ono mincSwecpcr.
Also three coastal transports
two big tankcrS. which probably
Will serve tho fleet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

Is pLNNIS noMNEn

a. least Is rmm, planes v0ro
doVnsa intense ar activity
Aia4-al tAa- L4na-Gnna-ale4-
Two others Wrto destroyed on iho
ground rs nrd4m huwh,r~ and
feh,.r- s'.l.i ,ho runway md
dispersal orc1v ~ tho Lao air.
drouc. ard rTui WIS shot down
by Allied heavy fombors on Ne"
Britain
Tho Japanese thus had lost 6S
aircraft SINCE December and an
estimated 1oT since tho drive
against Runa hcg7n 20 days ago
The enemy Yesterday sent in
its strongest AIR force since the
campaign opened IN nm attempt
10 relieve pressure on The hard
dressed ground forces hui of is
medium japanese hoWbcrS SIN
wcrc shot down NJ eight dive
hombcrs fNc were DESTROYED and
only five OF a dozen Zero fighters
escaped
N7CAr'hur's planes pounded the
Japanese =tfdtonr m. t1r. to-
miles northwest Of Euna ON tho
Huon GUlf sunday night and yes
ierday. hoping 10 pat out of action
tho source Of most of the cnerN
aerial strength in the New Guinc7
nyca
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
q IS. % aVy
"a Ships
Nv International Sew, service

A. least y warships for the
United states Navy-led by the
worlds largest hattleShip have
been launched during tho last two
days ON the Atlantic Pacific and
gulf coasts as an emphatic demon
>lratjW Of tho nations pledge 10
build ihe greatest fleet of all time
to whip the AXIS.
The total OF new ships exceeded
i'm number. If not In tonnage. the
number of United States WarshipS
sunk or damaged In tho japanese
Pearl Harhor attack a year ago.
All Warship construction is not
revealed 10y the navy department
Tor security reasons, but a coast
to-coast survey permits the listing
of tho now launchings rs follows
, Al Philadelphia BattleShip New
Jersey, officially rated by the navy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
Russian Drive
Rocks Germans
AT Std|ingrdd
Red Troops Inside City
Smash 40 Nazi Forts;
Reinforce New Positions

MOSCOW. Dec. s GNS) The
German grip on Stalingrad fall
tered today when reSmgent Rus
sian forces unlcashed attacks
which destroyed 40 field fortifica-
ItiOnS.
Both north and south Of the
city and on tho central front, west
Iof Moscow, tho Russian armies
scored successes in offensive oper-
Iatlons in the face of strengthened
Nali opposition.
>he- fectt army r00U- COU70UWVUo
said that during tho night Russian
troops inside Stalingrad smashed
l40 NaZi field forts IN the northern
factory area and consolidated ro-
lsitionS rctakcu from tho enemy
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08

and screws were removed from
various parts of the boat for
fast the patch.
NtIffs htrf tft -tifteehify ability te
remain under water, Callahan
said. Both he and Mills said the
greatest difficulty was in pushing
the nails into position with water
destroying accuracy OF the ham,
MGR, and in keeping the numer-
Gus victims from climbing into
the boat before the patch was
put on.
The lifcboat had lost its ruddcr
and the steering was done by oar,
Bills said. lie navigated without
compass, using his watch, and on
the seventh day noted a change
in the waters color that indicated
they had reach 1G0-fathom depth
meaning they were near land.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-08
I'D DRIVE REPORTED

Berlin reported p third So
viot, offensive on The Noronc1h
sector of tho upper Don. accord
ing 10 Stockholm reports. Rod
army forces here Threaten 70
drive southwest and cut Cor
man communications into the
Caucasus J
Russian units pushed ahead
west ~ Rzhev. German strong
point 100 miles northwest Of Mos
COW, and drove the Germans from
two ccntcrs of resistance. AT
least 500 NaZiS were killed
Northwest az Stalingrad The
Germans launched fierce counter
attacks in an effort 10 crush
Soviet wedges within tho Dor
bond Russian defenders crushed
all attacks and dug IN az the CON
Qucred positions
In ono countcr-attaCk on this
sector the Germans lost 500 dead