Evening star., 1943-09-12

lunClQR knives, OIle-tWO.GlACC vi
has list. An old-timer in his service
antedates the war by several years
he rated candy fourth, not fol
filling a personal sweet tooth, but a
suref1re key to the hearts of the
Arabs.
The fifth item on Sergt. Marsden's
list, matches, the post office will not
accept for mailing.
Wants Cigarettes First.
A Pittsburgh soldier, Pvt. Peter
A. Miller, concurs with Sergt. Mars
den in rating cigarette lighters
watches and hunting knives most
acceptable of all possible Christmas
gifts, but Staff sergt. Edward P
Sweeney OF Southbridge, Mass.
puts cigarettes just ahead Of the
mechanical means Of lighting them
and books and good magazines
third.
Another vote for cigarette lighters
was cast by Pvt. Norman Turner o1
Chicago, but a Bostonian, Pvt
Henry j. McGahey gave first pref
erence to shaving outfits especially
blades"
A shift of the spotlight to the
next bed disclosed another hacker
of cigarettes for first place. He was
Pfc. Thomas w. Ratteree, Dallas
Ga. His neighbor, Pfc. Theodore
B. Acton, Fort Washington, also
backed smokes, placing cigarette
lighters in runnerup position.
But if Washington home folks
face a difficult task in securing
cigarette lighters for their fighters
those who attempt to I'LL the stock
ing of Pvt. Jack Z. Rosenberg
another Pennsylvania, have the
biggest job of all.
Your average soldier in the field
would like a pipe, or cigarettes OF
a good book well enough, he as
serted, but there is one thing III
wants more than all of these pu,
together. That, Pvt. Rosenberg
opined, Is =. frrlough.
Frem Sept. is to Oct. Is. Il
In preparation for the Christina,
rush the. Army has lifted the earlier
regulation limiting shipments tt
items specifically requested by sol
diers. During the September Is.
October Is period, the only time gifts
will be accepted for shipment, any
present may be sent which is Sc
curely wrapped, properly addressed
not over five pounds in weight, not
more than Is inches long nor more
than SO inches in combined length
and girth.
Postage must be fully prepaid
Perishable goods are barred-the
temperature of the hold of the aver
age ship reaches 100 degrees. Shoot
ing irons, unguarded knives, in
toxicantS, Objectionable pictures
narcotics and poisons will not be
accepted
Also ON the prohibited list are
infiammable materials, including
certain types of film. Liquids ir
glass containers must be shipped
in wood or metal cases and must
be surrounded by absorbent ma
terial sufficient to absorb their con-
tents.
The Navy requests that those
sending gifts to its personnel mark
them clearly Christmas parcel
and asserts they should be packed
in metal, wooden or solid fiber board
or strong double-faced corrugated
fiber board or strong fully telescop-
ing cardboard boxes"
Both services urge the public not
to send food or clothing.
One Store Supplies List.
Mes while, one Washington de-
partment store, desiring to aid
Christmas shopping for men and
women in the services, has provided
its entire personnel with lists of sug-
gested items.
The suggested list for men includes
soap, shaving equipment, small fold
ing picture frames, pocket knives
personal photographs, books, bill.
folds, cigarette lighters, stationery
wrist watches, foot powder, sun and
windburn lotions, fishing equipment
hard candy, cards, automatic pen
ellis. drugs, sun glasses, shoe shining
outfits, cigarettes and cigars, foun-
tain pens, dried fruits, notebooks
tobacco, tobacco pouches, toilet kits
saddle soap, handkerchiefs and
money.
Many of these items also are sug-
gested for the WACS and WAVES
their list including sleeping clothes
tailored costume slips, cologne, foo,
powder, lotions shoe strings, puz.
zles. photographs, cosmetics, games
stationery, folding photograph hold.
ers, sewing kits, books, especially
dictionaries; hard candy, sun glasses
dried fruit. handkerchiefs, nail pol.
ish outfits, shoe-shining gear, nail.
polish remover, whiskbrooms, hal,
pins, safety pins, perfumes, scissors
onicers' dark ties and shirts, mag.
azines, girdles, hair brushes, luggage
blllfolds with transparent windows
makeup kits, fountain pens, ciga.
rettes, flashlights, shampoo and way,
sets, bathing suits and caps, bedroom
slippers, hosiery, drugs, underwa,
which can be laundered withou
ironing. towels, wash cloths, shove,
supplies snd-plastic clothes pins.
Meanwhile. the Army Exchang,
Service, following out the old adag.
that 1t Is better to give than to re.
ceive. has announced that this yeal
It Will again take orders for Christ.
mas presents from soldiers oversee.
and mail the gifts to their farnilie
and friends at home.
A catalogue listing several hundre,
gifts for men, women and children
prepared by the Exchange Service
has been sent to overseas units, to
gether with Instructions on hoy
gifts may be ordered.