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the high school football teams to
the annual bust in Ann Arbor.
At the Legion home. room has
been arranged for headquarters of
the Red Cross, Navy recruiting and
the Motor Corps. Blood donors have
assembled there and it has been
the meeting place for the MONS
Club. auxiliary police and firemeu.
Not overlooking younger boys of
the city. the Legion arranged a
course in signal training. \ group of
IS boys have studied radio, tele-
phone and flag codes, and on the
third floor a. we'll .equ pped room
offers opportunity for Sea Scouts as
well as their Scout troops to carry
on their regular work.
Such extensive programs are not
without worries. and while the
Legion has met many problems sue
cessfully, Their is now a major prob
lem money When proceeds from
the Fourth OF July celebration had
been recorded, il was found that
$500 could be made available for
public service work. approximately
q 400 OF that appropriation has al
ready been used. How to get more
money to continue their program is
an immediate problem. but Legion
Commander Harold Augustus re-
fleets the spirit OF the Legion when
he predicts way will be found 10
keep the excellent program at
high level
Carl Johnson, the preceding com
mander, Mr.. Augustus said estab-
lished unusually high standards
which will be hard to maintain, but
he is confident that ways will be
found TO meet the essential needs
and possibly some extras that viii
contribute to the happiness OF the
boys in service, and also round out
a year for the Legion as successful
as any that have gone before.
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Christ Bilakos Plans
Hotel Opening Shortly

Ann Arbor, Jan. Christ Bila-
kos today announced that the sec
ond floor OF the former Chamber
Of Commerce building at the corner
OF z. Ann St. and n. Fourth Ave i.
will be opened shortly as hotel
The hotel will be named Peters
Botel' for the owners 1l-year-old
son. II will have 10 rooms, each
with running water. Three bath
rooms will be provided ONCE and
lobby will be on the second floor
Of the building and entrance will
be on +. Ann ST.
The building was sold TO Mr.
Bilakos last July after having been
occupied by the Chamber Of Com
merce for 90 years. 1t has a prev
ious history as a hosiery. It was
built IS years ago and was for
many years known as Catalpa Inn
because OF the catalpa trees planted
around It. Later it became Park
ers Inn.
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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
HELD AT CHURCH

Stony Greek, Mich, Jan. The
Christmas program at the church
Tuesday evening was put on by
Mrs. Robert Hollowell, Miss Jean
Clark and Mrs: Doris Day.
The primary program consisted OF
songs aud recitations by the chill
dren.
Betty Stuart and Gust Nastos
sang White Christmas. Evelyn
Austin played the violin, accompan-
led by Mrs. Robert VANITY.
Mrs. Days choir members acted
the play from the adaptation OF
The Other Wise Man by Henry
Van Dyke. 1t was a very inspiring
message. The choir sang "Bethle-
hem star with Jean Clark and
Evelyn Austin singing a duet and
silent Night with Names Beal,
Ruth Hollowell and Evelyn Austin
singing a very effective trio. Rozina
Splitter read a beautiful prayer
while the choir, in their blue robes,
hummed. The choir presented Mrs.
Day with a lovely Christmas box.
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Theater Era Ends as
Old Majestic Closes

Ann Arbor, Jan. IA theater era
was at an end today with the clos
ing OF the old Majestic building
here.
1t had been in operation here Tor
"a years and inability to convert 1t
10 comply with new building regu-
lations caused its closing.
L. f. Null, former manager Of the
theater. representing the Butter
field Theaters, which held the
lease, turned the key over to the
owner, Mrs. Laura Atkinson, Port
Huron, Thursday.
The Majestic was opened in De
cember of 1907 with a performance
Of the famous Girl OF the Golden
West. In 1908, the Butterfeld
theater circuit began to operate
the theater.
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ProWler Busy

Mrs. Max Heesch. 2i5 S. Wallace
Blvd, awoke at $3.50 this morning
TO find siX-foot man. with a cloth
over his face, in her bedroom.
where she and her husband were
sleeping. She called out when she
heard a noise, thinking it was he-
daughter who had been out, where
upon the man arose, apparently
from the floor. He cautioned her
to keep still and she would not be
harmed. and then disappeared.
Later the police found that evident
~ there was more TIN one prowl.
err in action about town, there being
complaints Of window peppers.
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Vegetables

Detroit, Mich. Jan. /
BEETs-Fancy. s1.25 bu.: No. 1,
15csl bu.
CABBAGE-No. I, 1890 bu.
RED CABBAGE-No. /. 9oc-H.2S
bu.
CARROTS-No. /, S1.75-2 Blu.
CELERY ROOTS No. /, sl.75-2 bu;
Michigan squares, fancy, $2.2S.
$50.
ONIONS dry, fancy, sie5 5o-lb
sack. No. /, $1.40.150; No. 2,
s1.10.
PARSNIPS-No. /, s1.75-2 bu.;
No. 2. SIPS.
POTATOES-No. !. s2.15-2.50 100
h. sack: No. .. S130-1.50.
RED RADlSHES, dollhouse, No. 1.
soc doz bchs.
RUTABAGAS-No. I. 75c.s1OO bu.
SPINACH-No. I. $l-1.35 bu.
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA-tFridayl-Th New
Years Day communfque OF Gen.
Douglas Macarthur announced that
90 Japanese planes were destroy
ed in a heavy Allied air assault on
Lac enemy-held base above Buna
on the New Guinea north coast.
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Vile. and Mrs. o. Petrosky. Whit.


taker, Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs Mark Lathers aud
family spent Christmas Day with
her sister and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Kopas. Dearborn.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Collins and
family. Ypsilanti. we're callers OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Cady. Christ
mas night.
Mrs. Henry Collins was a din
ner guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Armstrong and family, Christmas
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Austin and
family had Christmas dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Goodrich. Milan
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Cornwell and
daughter were guests OF Mrs.
Cornwell's parents, Mr.. and MIRA
Clifford Kendall. Grass Lake,
Christmas night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Latin had
as their Christmas dinner guests.
Mr. and Mrs. julius FeIdkamp and
daughter Betty, Ypsilanti, and Mrs
Amy Welch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Roome had
as their Chris tmas dinner guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fisher and chill
dren, Ecorse, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis, Fisher, Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ankany ami
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Richards
and sons were guests of Mrs. Rich
ardson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lentz, Milan. Christmas
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Finch and
son Elmer and daughter, Mrs. Fred
Taft, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Finch and family. York, were
Christmas Day dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Murray ana
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cady, Jr, Ann
Arbor, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Alonzo Cady, Christmas boy.
Barnes English, who has been
staying at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Cady, spent Christmas Day
with his sister, Mrs. Earl Burdette,
Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Smith are
spending the Christmas holidays
with their parents in Middleboro,
Ky
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Dysinger
spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Dysinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dysinger and
children have all been i'll with
Influenza Mr.. Dysinger is still in
bed
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Hodge, Jer.
sey City, y. j., spent Saturday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Book and
family spent Christmas Day with
Mrs. Books father. Henry Clark,
Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Murray
were guests OF Mrs. Henry Collins.
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs o. r. Beal and fam
lily spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. Beal's sister, Miss
Alice Beal, Ypsilanti
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlo Riggs and
son Gene were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall Riggs. Christmas
Eve. Little Loren Douglas Riggs.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Riggs.
is gaining slowly from his recent
illness.
George Fleury and Miss Ruth
Earle, Ypsilanti, were Sunday
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Joseph
Fleury
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Richards aud
family spent Thursday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts. Dear
born.
Lee Fleury and r. n. Eicher De-
troit. were callers of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Fleury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Richards and
daughter took his sister back to
Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bomerito,
Detroit, spent Christmas night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fleury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Button.
Willis. spent Sunday evening at
the Kendall Riggs home.
Bonnie Jean Clark spent Sunday
with Viola Armstrong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arden Bemis spent
Christmas Day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Emery and family, Toledo.
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LAKES OATA

Ann Arbor. Jan. l-SucceediuS
Senator Earl L. Burnhans as a
member OF the University Board OF
Regents. Franklin NJ Cook took his
oath OF Office Thursday. He takes
the place on appointment by Gov.
Van Wagner after the State Su-
preme Court held that Senator
Burnhans election was invalid M.
Cook was first elected in 1885 and
lost reelection TO BMrnhans. The
oath was administered at the Cook
home by Circuit Judge Charles o.
Arch
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Two Ann Arbor City
Candidates Withdraw

Ann Arbor, Jan. The primary
election here had lost some of its
interest today with announcement
by Fred Ulrich, Jr., and Gustav II.
Nowak that they are Withdrawing
as candidates. They had been
nominated. respectively as council
president and second ward alder
man on the Democratic ticket.
Their notices OF withdrawal
leaves unopposed President Glen
l.. Alt and Alderman Herbert Sag
er. Republicans, in the April cleo
ton.
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MESSAGE From pvt. Splitter

telephone message of Christ
mas greetings was received from
Pvt. Robert Splitter, George Field,
H.. by his parents, MI and Mrs.
Guy Splitter and sister Rozena and
friends, Earl Ford and Nellie Ads
ka. Robert said he was spending
a wonderful Christmas and birthday
at a friends home in Vincennes,
Ind. and that he expects to be
home on furlough soon.
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Entertain for Christmas

Mr.. and Mrs. O. r. Beal and fam
lily entertained Mrs. Beal's sister
and family, DR.. and Mrs. Bruce
Carl and children. Richard and
Joan. Detroit. and her mother, Mrs.
James s. O'Rourke and her grand
mother. Mrs. Emma Buffie, Rich
mond. Mrs Dufiie who is "a is
spending a few weeks with Mrs.
Beal
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Christmas day guests at the Mil
ton Frisbie residence we're Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hourtienne, Ypsilanti.
Casual callers were Ray Junior
Frisbie. Milan, and Miss Lucille
Dennison, Ypsilanti. sunday after
noon guests for post-Christma fes-
tivities were Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Frisbie and daughter Joyce, Plym-
outh.
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BERLlN-From German Broad
casts)-AP-Adolf Hitler predict
ed victory Thursday night. how.
ever severe the struggle is and
will be and no matter how often the
scales seemingly tip in favor OF our
war enemies" His statement was
made in an order of the day to the
Army. Navy and Air Force review
ing the achievement of German
arms in 1912
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LONDON-British warships, in
what appeared to be the biggest
naval battle in northern waters in
more than ~ months Thursday
damaged an enemy cruiser and
probably sank a d1stroycr-both
undoubtedly German-and opera
tions still we're continuing into the
night.
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Mack Family Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Mack, Dex-
ter. entertained Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mack. Mrs. Pauline Cobb, Lansing.
Mrs. Alice Fi3hlock and daughter,
Nina, Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Day,
Mr. aud Mrs barry Day and Homer
Mcdonald, Detroit, for Christmas
dinner.
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Harorsyes Family Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hargrayes,
Plat Road, spent Christmas Day
with their son and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Hargrayes, Wayne.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Hargraves and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Kruger and
family. Wayne.
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Ann Arbor NeWs

Only one contest remains, that
OF Mayor Leigh J. Young, Republl-
can, who will be opposed on the
Democratic ticket by John L.
Brumm Of the University of Michl.
gan journalism department.
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Market Reports

A large 4sla-5lAc; medium.
i3-44c. L. S. Standards (grsde
}. large, 47l2-4sc: medium, e..
45c; Browns; L. S. extras (grads
A, large, i9-5Oc; medium, 42c.
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Births

Daughter Born 10 Mr. and Mrs.
Berthel Davis. 1S445 Belleville Rd.,
at Boyer Hospital. Jan. !. Weighing
81 pounds.
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Taken TO Hospital

Thomas Kokinos, 16 s. Wash
ington St was taken TO st. 10
Seph's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Thurs.
day evening about 1890, as result
OF being hit at Washington St.
and W. Michigan Ave. by a car
driven by Jasper Wilson, 6l2 Madi-
son St.
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Family Christmas Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Clark and
daughters had the following guests
at their home for Christmas din
ner Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merritt
and family, Miss Monica We h.,
Milan. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Mats,
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Fruits

Detroit, Mich. Jan. i
No. l, $1.1.25
bu.; Delicious. No. 1. s1.75.2.0o
bu.; No. =. $3.50 bu.; Mcintosh,
fancy $2-225 bu.; No. l, s1.50-1.75
bu.; No. 3 75c-S100; Greetings,
No. l, 90c-s1.25 bu.; SHOWS, fan.
cy s1.35 bu.; No. l. 9Oc-s1.15 bu.;
No. ., 50-75c bu.; Northern Spies.
No. 1. Sl.50-2; No. ?, 75c-s1; JON
athans, No. !, Sl.25-l.75 bu.
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Deaths
MAS. NELIIE sAurrs

Mrs. F. G.. Norce received word
from California that her aunt. Mrs.
Nellie SHUTS died at her home Dec
y. Mrs. Shuts made her home
here for several years.
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YpsiLanf Briefs
Stop Fight

The police we're called 10 24O
Madison Ave. about l. 40 this
morning 10 quell a disturbance
there, involving three women and
two men. who were fighting. The
women. Rosebelle Moore and Doro.
thy Deboyd received facial wounds
and were taken TO Boyer Hospital.
and were taken TO Boyer Hospital.
Arlene Harrison was taken to
County Jail.
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Two In Custody

GEORGE McShaue. 204 \. Huron
St, vas arrested at $3.50 this morn
ing, and Ralph Oliver. S. Hamil-
ton St, on charges OF disorderly
conduct at W. Michigan Ave.
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GRANGE To Meet

The Grange Dance will be held
Saturday night, Jan. ,. The regular
Grange meeting will be Jan. 4.
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Municipal Court

Joseph Dubois. 316 n. Grove ST,
appeared in municipal court Thurs
day. charged with being disorder
~. and paid fine Of SO.
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Stony Creek NeioS

Jr., and daughter Sharon Lee,
Worthwhile, Mr.. aud Mrs. Oscar
Mats, Sr, Mr.. aud Mrs. Patrick
Swope, Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Clark,
Ann Arbor. and Friedrich Heinrich.
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Detroit Cash Grain

Detroit, Mich, Jan. l.
WHEAT-NIo. 1, S1.49.
BBARLEY-Ma Mailing range. 145
moisture, s1-1.Oshc; feeding. CSC.
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LIVESTOCK
livestock

LIVESTOCK
Detroit. Mich. Jan. Fed
steers and yearllngs, $685.;
Shortfed steers, Sl1 "A; COM
mon grassy steers, 50 II down.
Beef cows. sl0.50-12.50: cutter COWS
mainly Ss.75-10.25; sausage bulls,
from $1S-13.50.
Calves good and choice grades,
$3.50 IS; common and medium
grades, s12 1850.
Hogs: Good TO choice butchers
scaling $50 400 lbs. late at
s1435 = 1850; stays, SIZES; SONS.
$1325-l3.50.
Sheep: Choice native lambs
$15.75-16; medium to good lambs
S15-15.50; common throwouts, Sl4
down.
Butter and EGGS
Detroit, Mich, Jan. /
BUTTER-45-46c.
Whites L. S. Extras (Grade
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Mr.. ana MIS-. {. A. Torrey enter
tanned their children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Sweet, Detroit, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Miller, Azalia, and Alfred,
Bad Axe, for Christmas dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chic gave
a farewell dinner in honor OF their
son James Chic, Jr., who will leave
Wednesday for Camp Grant, III.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Chic and family. Detroit,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Dado, Can
ada, Mrs. B. Storemski, Harry Pin.
ter. Willis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Mesteler aud family. Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harwood,
Jacksonville, entertained her moth.
err. Mrs. Henry Collins and her
brothers and families, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Collins and son, Rosedale
Gardens, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Collins. Detroit. Saturday afternoon
and evening, when they had their
Christmas tree and enjoyed a
Christmas dinner.
Leon and Lyle Fuller and Mrs.
Howard Hubbard spent Saturday
evening at the John Richard homo,
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Book AMI
family had as their guests, their
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Riggs
and son, Whitmore Lake. and Mr..
and Mrs. Loren Dicks and children,
Christmas Eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richards had
Christmas dinner at the home of
Mr.. Richards daughter and fam,
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hubbard,
Whitaker.
Miss Esther Colby spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Colby.
Mrs. c. 3. Davis, lpsilsnti, was a
Christmas Day guest of her son
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs Grover Colby and
daughters, Bessie and Esther were
Christmas dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Morrison, Dexter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Collins we're
over night guests of his mother.
Mrs. Henry Collins, Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mack we-e
Sunday evening supper guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong
and family.
Mrs. Alonzo Cady attended the
Christmas program at the Assemb-
ly of God Church Sunday evening
in Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Strickland.
Mooreyille, were Friday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Aus
tin and family.
Mrs. Henry Collins spent Christ
mas Eve with Mr.. and Mrs. Parker
Murray and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oryal Throne and
family were Christmas dinner
guests OF Mr. Thrones father, Mr.
and Mrs. Earnest Throne. Textile
Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chic enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs Buirl Baer and
daughter Agnes. Whitaker, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Waugh Lands, Belle
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chrIstmss Dinner Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Richards were
host and hostess to the following
guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Yape.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Gallagher. Ann
Arbor, Mrs. Leola Murray, Jackson,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Richards aud
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George +.
Richards, Ypsilanti, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Richards. Willow, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Richards aud son Thorn
as, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richards
and family
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
Roosevelt Orders Government To Seize Railroads
In Order To PrevXZx Threatened Strike Dec. 80;
Steel Production I1zids To Lowest Level Since 1910
Americans Push Inland
In Ne1u Britain Drive
Battle Hardened Leathernecks Establish
Beachheads East And West Of Cape Glou-
cester-Japs Offer Little Resistance

AVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Tues
day, Dec. 28.-RHAmerican Ma
rines have pushed inland from
their beachheads established in
the invasion Of Cape Gloucester,
New Britain, Sunday, General
Douglas Macarthur announced to-
day.
The battle hardened leather
necks, veterans of Guadalcanal,
who made the beachheads east and
west of the cape, on the north
west tip Of this vital Japanese de-
tense island, have established the
first Allied hold on the inside of
the gigantic "C'' formed by curv-
ing New Britain and New Ireland
island.
Moving with but little opposition
into the Jungle h1nterland of Cape
Gloucester, the Marines put the
enemy air strip there and Bergen
Bay to the east under artillery
fire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28

Inc Se1eCClOH OI tne L1dH WHO
swept the German air force from
the skies of North Africa and then
directed the air cover for the in
vasion of Sicily and Italy as Els
enhower's right hand in the west
made it clear that a great share
Of the grand assault has been as
signed to Allied air forces and that
coordination of land and air troops
is to be more tightly knit than
ever before.
At the same time, it was an
nounced that Gen Sir Bernard
(Tolly) Paget, vetel an of Brit
aims Inflated Norwegian campaign
in 1910, a seasoned mountain fight
er and the man who trained most
of the British troops who will take
part in the invasion had been ap-
pointed commander-.n-c chief in the
Middle East at Cairo.
The statement from No. 10 Down.
ing Street the Prime Minister'S
official residence, said both ap-
pointments had been made after
conversations between Prime Min
lister Churchill and President Roos-
evelt.
The lineup for the ellcircling as
sault in the west or north and the
south thus was virtually complete
a few hours after Gen Eisenhower
at his headquarters in Algiers had
predicted Allied victory in Europe
in 1914.
Much of the same winning team
of the Mediterranean campaign will
direct the big plunge from the
west Or north. 1t includes Eisen-
hover as cornmander-in-chief; Ted
der, his former ar chief in the
Mediterranean, as his deputy COM
mander; Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery, commander of the Brit.
ish Eighth Army, as the chief OF
British land armies and 1t. Gen.
Carl A. Spaatz, commander Of
Northwest African air forces, as
the chief of all the American stra.
tegic air forces that will hammer
at Germany from both the west
and south.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
former British Middle East com
mander at Cairo, will; be in charge
of the Mediterranean theater. Gen
Sir Harold Alexander, Eisenhow.
er's former deputy commander
will direct Allied armies in Italy
under Wilson, while FACET will
have charge of Allied forces in
the Middle East under Wilson.
Tedder, 53-year-olc pipe-smok.
ing Scot, has beer Eisenhower s
Continued on Page Two; Col. Al
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
By WALTER LIPPMANN

Mr.. Sumner Welles has return
ed to the proposal he made last
October that as a condition OF
it's adherence" 10 the information
al organization, a nation would
have to show that it's citizens are
guaranteed freedom of religion,
of speech and of information by
its national constitution. y Since
then, and undoubtedly as a con-
crete example OF its intentions, the
Moscow conference in the second
article of its declaration regarding
Italy has agreed that freedom OF
speech, Of religious worship, OF po-
litical belief, of the press and OF
public meeting, shall be restored
il full measure to the Italian peo-
PIE" In this country, moreover,
Mr.. Kent Cooper, of The Associat-
ed Press, has started a most use
;ul discussion on the need to in
sure freedom of the press IN OF
der to safeguard peace.
It is not necessary to know the
answers to all the practical ques-
tons which would have to be an
swered before this objective can
be realized completely; this is
still great and necessary object
i've well worth our best thought
and effort.
one opinion and are insulated
and it may be taken as an i'm
mediate ractical minimum.
There can be no confident and ct
fective collaboration among states
which do not permit, and indeed
make possible, the exchange OF IN
formation and Of opinion With