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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-25
SUNDAY Guesta

Sunday Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Day and
family visited Mrs. AFRO Day, who
is visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Harpst, Maybee, SUM-
day evening. De-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-25
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Q. What caused the trouble7

"A. The sugar content of
Fletcher's .Castoria was re-
duced to conserve sugar under
wartime conditions. A year
ago, Castoria was made with
this reduced sugar content
and was up to standard in
every respect. This year, in
March, we again started pro-
duction with reduced sugar.
Evening star., 1943-04-16

What better Dir the best bib and tucker than sparkling
Eoster Sundoy who better time to houseceon young wobs
and prepare for cootess days ahead -.
Cotton ock hot double for school oe ouny coIots universal
their oppeon mony vootons they owoys shining
shoes keep pace with growing feet and without which hod
would be Eoe Clothes for boys and girls large and smo
the Chdren's Floor, the Fourth -
Evening star., 1943-04-16

The Seersueker Scene Sports
pIoids or softer flowers on the all
summer fobric
A. Torso dress Of flower-printed
seersucker has bands of eyelet en-
broidey in the Margaret Rose"
ronner, on backgrounds Of blue,
beige and rose. Sizes 7 to u. Sz.95
B. The suit dress, 'teen-ooe, in blue,
beige or green pIoid with collar Of
white woffle pique. Sizes 10 to
l6 IS .95
GIRLS AND 'TEEN-AcK APPAREL, FOURTH Ftooa.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26

Germans crouching behind their
continental defenses-to build and
accumulate striking force so over
Whelming that its forward surge
can almost be plotted with math-
ematical accuracy.
Correspondents who watched Els
enhower throw his assault forces
against Sicily, where the Germans
had every opportunity for advance
preparation, described him as a
mathematician" And yet, this man
with mind like a fine mechanism,
is one of the most human individ-
uals ever to lead American troops
into battle since "Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson-marshaled his
men at New Orleans against the
Redcoats.
He is tough toward his enemies
and a square shooter" with his
friends. He's rough-and-tumble
fighter if necessary to defeat his
adversary on the battlefield; thor
ough sportsman and gentleman or
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
Germans. Beware
Of This Man

the golf links and reputedly a splen-
did judge of the values of a poker
hand.
His soldiers know him as General
Ike" They never know when he is
going to bob up among them clad
in the "goop suit" of a GIL, close
to the shell fire, or step out into
the light from under the wing of a
Flying Fortress just landed at an
advanced airbaSe to confer with his
Ileld officers.
He maintains the physique of a
professional boxer at SO on six hours
sleep night and gets all the exer-
else his military duties permit. He
eats moderately and has no trouble
keeping his weight at 1870. The
muscles around his jaw are firm and
he has the flat waistline of college
halfback. AS young man he played
baseball and football and was a
good boxer until a knee injury
forced him to give up contact
sports. He became an expert gym
mast.
When he can get away from his
desk, he likes to swim and ride
horseback but there has been little
chance for that during the last two
years. He took a medicine ball to
North Africa with him and toss/l
it back and forth with his aide and
friend, Cmdr. Harry Butcher, until
it was lost during the Sicilian in
vasion.
He applies this desire for physi-
cal perfection to his troops. His
men know that they will not be
sent into battle until they are at
peak form. They know, too, that
he will not send them scrambline
up a hostile shore until they have
been assembled in overwhelming
numbers, until path has beer
blasted out for them by overpower-
ing tons of explosives, until they
cannot help advancing according
to the plans which this methodica
general has drawn with cold calcu.
lation back at his staff headquar,
ters.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
Russians Batter
Close to Key
Rails Junction
Smash German Defenses
Or Rigi-MOscOw Line;
Clear 60 More Villages.

MOSCOW, Dec. 25. CUP) The
Red army drove to within little
more than Is miles of Vitebsk, key
junction on the Moscow-Riga rail-
road, from the north Saturday af-
ter smashing the German defense
bastion of GorOdok.
More than 60 additional towns
and villages were overrun by Gen.
Ivan c. Bagramian's 1st Baltic army
following the deduction yesterday
of Gorodok, on the Lenigrad-
Odessa railroad 10 miles north of
Vitebsk and 40 niles south of Nevel.
The Russians forced the Germans
at Gorodok to divide their strength
by attacking across frozen lake
Kosho and the Gododyanka river
to the northwest anl Palminka river
thankful for his mercies," the king
into the city with heavy frontal
smash
to the northwest and Palminka river
Whelmed SOM. OF the strongest
German defense in White Russia.
In addition to trenches and firing
points commanding the level ter
rain, the Germans had concen-
trated more than 40 artillery and
mortar batteries in the outskirts.
More than $500 German dead
were counted in the streets, while
BOOTY included more than 100 mo-
tor vehicles and large quantities
of ammunition and other war
equipment.
Nearly 200 miles to the south, the
Russians stood firm in the face of
mounting German coEnterattacks
The combined a tacks over
portant White Russian railway
junction.
In one sector, the Germans hurl-
ed nearly 5000 men and 80 tanks
against the Soviet lines in 10 con-
secutiye attacks, but were repulsed
each time with total loss of 200
men and 33 tanks.
Another 1000 Germans were kill
ed in the repulse of an enemy at
tack in a nearby sector.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
Nation S Chief
Enjoys Yu|e

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Dec. 25.
(UP)-Like millions of other Amer
lean homes, President Rooseevlts
house was Uttered with gift wrap
pings and resounded with the de-
lightful squeals of little children.
Franklin D. Roosevelt might be a
powerful figure to the world, but
he was just another grandfather
today-and he liked it. Seven
grandchildren wed for chances to
sit on his knee.
Not in several years has the chief
executive had such a completely
family Christmas. 1t was the first
time since he took office in 1888
that he has spent Christmas in his
own home, and it was the first time
since the war began that he had
around him as many members of
the family.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
kiwanians Give
Children Treat

KiWanis club members had their
annual Christmas party for their
children Friday noon at the Bar
bara Worth hotel, where many
fathers and youngsters, either their
own or borrowed for the day had
luncheon together.
The Rev. Mr.. Hayden S. Sears
of the Methodist church gave a
short Christmas message for the
youngsters, George w. Burt led the
group in carol singing, and the
girls chorus of the State Street
Christian church, introduced by
the Rev. Mr.. f.. l.. Carter, pastor
sang four lovely numbers from
their recent concert. Mrs. Hazel
Bliss is accompanist.
Colorful decorations and attrac-
lively wrapped gifts for the young
sters, distributed later in the pro-
gram, supplied the holiday setting.
E. c. Missildine was chairman for
this part of the program and
George R. Kirk, past president,
presided in the absence of the
president, w. H. Tyler Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
= AMBllNe
~ EpoRTER
We Must Remember

We Must Remember
CThe descriptions in this letter
are SO vivid and SO beautifully writ
ten that we think it is we'll to pass
the letter on 1t was written some
where in the south Pacific this
month, where war continues to take
its deadly toll0
Last Monday my tent-mate,
and I undertook a trip that would
really be too dangerous to tackle
alone, following an entire campaign,
or rather the traces of it, through
some of the densest jungle on the
island. We equipped ourselves for
any emergency, with loaded pistols,
canteens of water, knives, etc, and
set out, resplendent in our baggy
coveralls and sun helmets. We went
by Jeep to the edge of civilization,
such as it is here, and then took
off into the jungle hills, usually
making our own road. Some of
those spots were breath-taking. And
may l now add my humble con-
tribution to the volumes of praise
that have been heaped on Ameri-
cas- greatest contribution to me-
chanized warfare-the Jeep. Those
incredible little rascals can do
everything but fly-and they often
do that for short distance. Il
had it in four wheel drive and COM
pound low gear most of the way,
and with that combination of power,
it churned purposefully through
extensive mud, and swamp and
pulled unhesitatingly up 45-degree
hills, and bounced scornfully over
huge logs, rocks, and anything else
that was offered We went through
the widest imaginable terrain for
about four miles, by which time We
were nearly worn out, and even the
Jeep was beginning to pant. Then
we had to abandon it, and proceed
by foot. Even a Jeep can't push
down or through a solid wall of
trees and brush ,all tangled and
matted by vines and such. We
\ practically hacked Cur way over the
trail, now over-groWn, followed by
heroes a few months ago. AS diff
Continued on page 6, col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26

"a Cairo broadcast heard in Lon
don said Ortona was entirely IN
Allied hands" However, other
sources previously had reported Al
lied capture of the town and in
each case proved prematureo
Elements Of the three German
divisions-the Goth panzer, GOTH
panzer grenadiers and first para
chute-held Canadian forces at bay
for the fourth straight day in the
bitterest street fighting of the en-
tire Italian campaign.
MOVE TANKS TO EASEMENTS
The Germans moved some tanks
into the Easements of ruined stone
houses and swept the approaches
to the northwestern corner of the
town with whitening fire, while pa
trolls claShed in bloody hand to
hand struggles amid the rubble left
by bombs and shells.
Canadian forces broke into Ortona
Tuesday and pushed the stubborn
ly resisting foe back through the
streets in a bitter tank battle until
they. came up against the enemy's
prepared defenses. Ortona is the
main barrier to Pescara, II miles
to the north, eastern terminus of
the lateral road to Rome.
Other Eighth army empire troops
gained new ground to the west,
however and the Fifth army cap
tured several heights in the Ap-
ennines despite heavy rain and
poor visibility, Gen. Dwight D. Els
enhower's communique announced.
Elsewhere on the Fifth army
front, the weather limited activity
to patrolling.
YANK PLANES BUSY
American BIG Marauders severe
ly damaged railway yards and ware
houses and probably destroyed a
railway bridge at Cecina on the
italian west coast 20 miles south
east of Leghorn in the only bomb
ing mission yesterday by the north
west African air force No opposi-
ton was encountered.
The weather limited other aerial
activity to reconnaissance and pa
trolls, during which one enemy plane
was shot down.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
&c. Merchants
Mark Record
YuIe Business

The announcement that Christ
mas mailings were the heaviest in
years, was only barometer to the
merchandising along Ell Centro's
Main street the past two weeks, and
most merchants are looking at de-
nuded shelves that in former years
carried over great deal of gift
items.
A change in the shopping habits
of the customers was noted also in
this area. For although customers
appeared to have plenty of money
and seemed willing to spend it, they
were not as interested in buying
useful gifts this year. Items OF
jeWelry and expensive luxury gifts
seemed to be the most popular in
strictly gift merchandise.
CHILDREN FAVORED
Children were favored this year
as merchants were able to stock a
variety of toys and games. The
toys for the most part were wooden
this reflecting the shortage of es-
sential metals.
Perfumes, toilet items and jeWelry
in the more expensive lines were
not quite as plentiful this year, but
many were new to the local stocks,
especially in regard to prices.
Leather goods which were supposed
to be difficult to obtain were also
quite prominent on the shelves
this season. Costume jeWelry was
a rare item.
Department store report that the
greatest volume of Christmas sales
were in comforters, blankets and
similar lines However there were
shortages in mems wear, woolen
lines and in the Womens ready
to-Wear silk garments.
Replacing the heavier silver
plates in the public fancy this
yuletide season was glassware and
Continued on page 6, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
Wisecrack Gets
JUDGES Ear

CHICAGO, Dec. 25. CUP)-
Andrew Gotshall was charged
with driving while intoxicated.
Il was only driving a horse
he said. HE gets excited when
he's in a tight spot"
An officer testified Gotshall
was riding on the horses back.
although a wagon was attached
in the conventional manner.
1T looks like you were the
one who was tight" remarked
the Judge. "It's Christmas,
though, SO you're dismissed on
that charge"
Gotshall, however, was found
guilty of disorderly conduct.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
County Boards
Study New
Draftee Set.up

The Imperial county war board
has begun wrestling with the prob
lem OF reviewing and recommend
ing draft deferments for all selec-
tive service registrants under 25
years of age now in deferred clas-
Sifications
Local selective service boards
recognize the necessity of contin-
uing the agricultural deferment of
all 18 to 25 year old registrants who
are truly necessary to and regu-
larly engaged in agriculture, but
faced with the growing problem of
drafting ga men, a recent direc-
tive ordered the investigation of all
&c and sc men. The war board
has already begun the problem of
reviewing the cases as investigated
by George Carrigues' farm labor
office, Rudolph Miller, member,
said Friday.
The national plan is to call all
men in this lower age group in the
deferred classification in for a re-
view of their cases. This approach
to the problem of filling increased
draft quotas in view of congress
sional intent to defer pre-Pear
Harbor fathers promises adequate
consideration for the maintenance
of manpower for production on the
agricultural front, Miller said How
ever, the new deferral recommends
tion form calsl for support by the
personal signatures of majority
of the war board members, which in
turn causes the members to be dou-
bly, considerate before signing. Pre-
vious deferment recommendation
were by voice vote.
Charles Small, war board secre-
tary, stated Friday that too many
men seeking agricultural deferment
through recommendation by the
board await the last possible date
before applying for a &c or sc
classification or renewal OF same.
The board must consider all ap-
plicants thoroughly and only after
investigation by Carrigues' office
he said.
If a person in agriculture is noti-
fled that his number is up for draft
and procrastinates until the boarc
cannot make a thorough check OF
his claims and status, the applicant
stands a fair chance of being draft
ed, even if his application Is rea.
sonable and he is entitled to defer
ment. The applicant, who is sim
cere, may be assured, Small said,
that the board is fair and importial.
but is also deliberate and must have
full details Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
Holiday Truce
Keeps British
Planes Grounded
Weeks Raids on Reichh
Brings Bomb Total
Up to 100000 Ton Mark

LONDON, Dec. 25. (UP)-An un-
official Christmas truce" in the
air war over Europe, perhaps en-
forced by unfavorable weather, in
terrIpted a record bombardment
of the French coast Saturday.
An announcement of the air min
instry revealed that the Thursday
night raid on Berlin boosted the
bomb tonnage dropped on Germany
since May % to the 100000 mark.
The first 100000 tons were dropped
between 1910 and the May date.
Officials Stunned comment on
any truce" fore hristmas, but air
ministry records showed there were
no operations on the holiday for
the last three years.
Both night and day bombers re-
mained on the ground as fog
shrouded Dover Straits and the
English channel.
More than 1900 American planes,
including the largest number of
Flying Fortresses and Liberators
ever sent out on single raid, paced
Fridays 3,000-plane attack on the
Pas de Calais area of the French
coast, where neutral sources have
reported the Germans were build
ing rocket guns for a barrage
against London.
Official sources identified the
targets only as military detectives
except in the case of two airdromes,
at Morlais and Brest-Guipavas,
where Raj bombers hit hangers,
dispersal huts, and runways.
Fighter opposition was negligible,
and all 5000 planes returned safely
to their bases.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
Yankee Bombers
Pound laps
On New Britain
300 Tons of Bombs Hit
Gloucester in Raid;
Plaster BOugainville

ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS
New Guinea, Dec. 25 CAPITALIZED
planes heaped another 300 tons of
explosives on Japanese-h held posi-
tions on Cape Gloucester, New
Britain, Thursday, it was announced
Saturday, as the greatest sustained
aerial offensive of the Pacific war
roared into its tenth consecutive
day.
Liberator, Mitchell, and Hudson
bombers hurled fresh destruction
into Cape Gloucester bivouacs, sup
ply dumps, and the once-menacing
enemy airfield, bringing to 1903
tons the total weight of explosives
dropped on the bomb-pitted west
ern tip of the island since Dec. l.
General Douglas MacArthur's s
Christmas day communique said
Allied medium bombers also made
hit and run raids on supply dumps
at Kahili and Shorthand island,
south of Bougainville, and made a
night run against the enemy sea-
plane base at Faisi, off the south
coast of Bougainville.
(Tokyo radio BROADCAST an enemy
communique claiming that their
naval planes shot down from So to
SO out of 1876 Allied raiders that
attacked Rabaul Friday morning.
The communique also said Japanese
naval air formations bombed Al
lied positions on Cape Merkus on
the AraWe peninsula before dawn
Friday, causing fires and explo-
sions.'o
On New Guinea, Australian troops
continued to force northward to-
ward Wandouai, 20 miles north of
Finschhafen, despite enemy resist
ance which appeared to be stiffen-
ing as the fighting approached
more favorable defensive terrain.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
George vi Warns
Of Dark Days

LONDON, Dec. 25. (UP) King
George VI, in his annual Christ
mas day broadcast to the people,
warned Saturday that harder
fighting than ever before lies ahead
before final victory and "the bright
visions of the future" can be
achieved
"As we were not downcast by de-
feat he said, I'VE are not unduly
exalted by victory. While we have
bright visions of the future, we
have no easy dreams of the days
that lie close at hand.
"We know there is much hard
work and hard fighting. perhaps
harder work and harder fighting
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
SEVEN ARRESTS RECORDED

The Christmas Eve roundup by
the police department resulted in
the booking of five drunks, shop
litter and one person for driving
while intoxicated.
Abner B. Kelsey, 43, Ell Centre,
was arrested following an auto
accident at Fifth and Ell Centre
in which the car he was driving
struck a car driven by Fred Meyers,
443 Euclid. Kelsey posted 500 cash
bond and will appear December 27,
to answer charge of driving while
intoxicated.
Jack Statler, SO, itinerant was
caught by the Grassland Office
Supply while shop-lifting and held
for police who assert they found
purses, perfumes and bottle of
rum on Statler. The seven purses
and perfume were taken from the
Clement Drug.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26

bay area butchers would be affected
by next week if the halt in slaught-
ering is continued. but declared in
creased imports of meat from out
side sources would ease the situa-
ton.
Military authorities were concern
ed in the work stoppage by the
threatened loss of 100000 pounds
of meat supplied weekly by two of
ten packing houses affected.
Representatives of ten federal
agencies will meet with Randall M
Dorton, representative of the COM
mittee for congested production
areas, at 10 am. Monday to dis
cuss the work stoppage and seek
means of increasing imports OF
meat into the bay area.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
BY UNITED PRESS

The man to whom President
Roosevelt has entrusted the supreme
command of the forthcoming Allied
invasion of Europe, has an unbroken
record of military success.
In two years of war General
Dwight D. Eisenhower has scared
from colonelcy to the honor
achieved while the armies under his
command have driven the Ger
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
STEEL WORKERS. STRIKE LOOMS
Invasion Aides
Wait Choosing

LONDON, Dec. 25. UP)-
Two British officers probably
will be given the top air and
sea commands for the invasion
of western Europe under the
supreme command of Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, it was
understood today.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur
w. Tedder, commander in chief
of all Allied air forces in the
Mediterranean, was believed the
most likely choice for the over
all air command. He has worked
in close association with Eisen-
hover since the early days of
the American invasion of North
Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
Bay Area Strike
Hits Meat Need

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25. CUP)
"A week-long shutdown of San
Francisco bay area slaughter hous-
es, occasioned by the "prayer-meet-
ing strike" of $50 skilled employees,
cannot be settled before Monday,
all parties concerned agreed Sat-
urday.
Representatives of the idle pack
ers said their plants were virtually
exhausted of red meat supplies and
that the shortage would hit civil
ian markets next week even if the
controversy is promptly settled.
Milton S. Maxwell, spokesman
for the union men seeking an 81a
cent an hour wage increase denied
by the War Labor Board, said 5000
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
FATAL NEW YORK FIRE
BLAMED ON CIGARET

NEW YORK, Dec. 25. (UP)-Po-
lice and fire officials said Saturday
that fire which swept through a
cheap midtown lodging house Fri
day, killing at least II persons, had
been caused by a cigaret dropped
either on a mattress or in a storage
closet.
Charred fragments of bodies
found in the puTned-out interior
of the 30-cent-a-bed Standard hotel
indicated that many more may have
perished in the blaze, which ragged
for three hours.
Authorities, hampered b. the fact
that only fragments of many pages
of the hotels register were salvag-
ed, believed the total death toll
may never be known.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26
wLB Maps Hearing
On Waqe Raises

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. fUP)---
The War Labor Board has ordered
hearings held in Los Angeles next
month on union demands for wage
scale revision in seven southern
California aircraft plants.
The board instructed It's tripar-
tite panel, members Of which were
so far unnamed, to report "0n the
relation of claims in the union
petition to the present wage atablll-
zatlon program
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-26

than ever before, necessary for vic
tory. We shall not rest from our
task until it is nobly ended"
The king said the Allies for
tunes on sea, on land, and in the
air had been frightened by the
generous strength of the United
States of America, the tremendous
deeds of Russia, the endurance of
China under her long ordeal of
fighting, the spirit of France re-
born, and the flower of manhood
and womanhood of many nations" "
Many things have happened un-
der Gods providence to make us
any truce" for Christmas but air
said.