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Evening star., 1943-11-28

In London, where he Is known as,
an astute political observer and an
eloquent spokesman for, the rights
Of small nations as well as having
useful knowledge Of Central Euro
pean affairs and postwar hopes.
The latest Bern reports that two
Of the big three" leaders OF Allied
governments engaged in the Euro
pean war might already have con-
ferred in advance Of any larger
meeting were heard with interest
in London. f
Bern heard that Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden also would ac-
company Churchill to any full con-
ference of United Nations leaders.
The Vichy radio commented this
week that Churchill was absent from
the opening session of the House
of Commons and the Swedish news
paper Aftontidningen took this as
evidence the Prime Minister already
was on his way to see President
Roosevelt and Premier Stain.
Nazis Fish for Clue.
If the meeting is held Premier
Stain. President Roosevelt and
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek-if
he attends+also are expected to be
accompanied by assistants ap-
preaching Foreign Minister Eden's
rank.
The Nazis have been fishing fever
ishly for a clue to the conference
and the German Overseas News
agency. heard by the Ministry OF
Information, tonight said "the de-
cision of SHUTS (Field Marshal Jan
Christian Smuts, prime minister
of the Union of South Africa to
postpone once more his return jour-
ney is taken as another sign the
imminence of the meeting between
Churchill, Stain and Roosevelt"
The Germans said that although
there are no indications as to the
time or place of this meeting in
direct signs lead to belief that it
will not take place in London"
The Nazi broadcast said that Mr..
Churchill had shown lately that he
relies on Gen. Smuts when impor-
tant decisions have to be taken,
more especially about postwar re-
construction"
Evening star., 1943-11-28
BY FLIGHT OFFICER
RI TAYLOR!

!. 81. distributed By the Associated PressJ
e,1, LONDON, Nov. 27.-I visited
smouldering Berlin last night as a
passenger aboard the "Ruhr Ex-
press first Canadian-built heavy
bomber, which rolled of the as
. sembly lines at Nation, Ontario, q
few months ago.
Although the bomber was 10th
on the takeoff. 1t was the first Of its
Pathfinder Squadron to return te
home base after dropping its load
of explosives precisely on the target
1T the appointed time.
Berlin was marked by the white
pillars OF searchlights, balls of anti.
aircraft fire and the dim glow from
old fires which were smouldering ir
the wreckage left by raiders during
the previous two nights.
Behind us, after the squadron's
bombs had started scores OF new
fires, was a ruddy glow visible from
Hanover more than 100 miles on the
homeward journey.
Pathfinder Flares Stand Out.
From over 10000 feet, one received
the impression of buildings, fires
and destruction, but the entire pic
ture was dominated by numerous
white flares off to one side of the
target area. The colored flare Of
the Pathfinders stood out in SHARP
contrast and the new fires neatly
-.ringed the carefully placed flares
The attack caught the defenders by
surprise.
AS soon as the bomber -aimer
Flight Officer John Astbury of Port.
age La Prairie, Manitoba, reported
bombs away" over the intercom
the rear gunner. Flight Sergt. Nick
Leone Of Toronto cut in with, bet
ter get her weaving, skipper. There.
a Jerry fighter below
AS the heavy plane left its bomb.
ing run number of searchlight.
caught a Fockewulf below and tt
the left of our bomber.
So eagerly did the searchlight
batteries concentrate on their owr
plane, the pilot fired off a recogni.
ton flare. BY the time the light.
took up their probing again. w
were some distance away and Wire.
less Operator Flight Ofhcer Jerr,
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Conference
Continued From Eirst

Continued From First Page.)
Benes would be present when and
If the big three"-or big four
meet to map the last phase of the
war and the first moves OF peace.
His presence would be no surprise
Evening star., 1943-11-28
81 Former Editor Rides
:: !: : 'Ruhr Express on
Raid Over Berlin

sra (The writer OF this dispatch, a
former weekly newspaper editor
7etrom The Pas, Manitoba. ,Dho is
! aoW d Royal Canadian Air Force
public relations officer, tells iDhdt
it is like to be a passenger o., a
bombing raid oper Berlin.)
Evening star., 1943-11-28

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Evening star., 1943-11-21
Prince Georges Group
To Study Court Question

More than 20 representatives of
welfare, civic and fraternal organ
izations in Prince Georges County
last night appointed a five man
committee to investigate the need
for a juvenile court in the county.
The meeting, held in the Profess
slonal Building in Hyattsville. was
called by Louis Granados, chairman
Of the County Affairs Committee of
the Prince Georges County FEEDER
alton of Citizens Associations, after
the county commissioners an
nounced public hearing for l pm.
Tuesday in Upper Marlboro to de-
termine whether a juvenile court
shall be established.
The group, calling itself the VOL
unteer Juvenile Welfare Association
of the county, decided that an in
vestigation should be made of the
matter before appearing at the
hearing Tuesday and voted to ask
the commissioners to postpone the
hearing until January 18.
Named to investigate the need for
juvenile court were Daniel M.
Greene, chairman; Miss Mildred
Alexander, DR.. Peter Lejins, an in
structor in criminology and juvenile
delinquency at the University of
Maryland; Mrs. R. S. Allen and
Mrs. Betty Tayman.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Continued From First Page.)

ing lies 13 miles inland from the
Adriatic.
Allied headquarters also an
nounced many casualties had been
inflicted on the Germans by 9th
Army patrols which crossed the
Sangro River near its mouth. The
communique aid patrol clashes far
ther south near Rionero cost the
enemy many casualties.
Air Operations Limited.
Air operations again were held to
a minimum by bad weather. but
there were few good periods which
gave fighters the opportunity to
attack communications in Italy and
Yugoslavia.
Near Casino north of the Mig
nano front American A-36 Invaders
bombed bridge. German troops
quartered in Barrea, northeast of
Isernia, were strafed by Warhawks
and Kittyhawks.
American Warhawks DESTROYED
four German vehicles near the Adri-
attic port of Split and in the same
area Spitf1res damaged a locomotive
and rolling stock.
On Thursday night Royal Air
Force Bostons bombed Lanciano, 20
miles south of Pescara on the Adri-
attic.
Three Allied planes failed to re-
turn and two enemy planes were
destroyed
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Harvest Dance Scheduled

st. Michaels Mems Club at Silver
Spring will hold its first annual
harvest dance at pm. Wednesday
at the Indian Spring Country Club
Paul Salmon is chairman of the
committee in charge.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Father Swanstrom Urges
Catholic Maritime Club

Establishment of a Catholic Mari
time Club for men in the American
Merchant Marine was urged yester-
day by the Rev. Edward e. Swan
strom OF the National Catholic We'll
fare Conference. His statement was
made at the annual meeting of the
board of the National Council OF
Catholic Women which opened for
four days at 1872 Massachusetts
avenue NV.
Father Swanstrom said he looked
for the day when there shall be
established in each important port
"a really worthwhile program for
men of the Merchant Marine" The
speaker also hailed the work of the
United Nations Relief and Rehabili-
tatlon Administration. commenting
We have to frankly realize that
freedom from want is basic COM
ponent of any enduring peace and
that If America is to have any hope
OF lasting peace and stable world
economy, it must help to see that
the liberated peoples of the world
are restored as soon as possible to a
self sustaining basis"
Sessions of the organization will
continue through Monday.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
S25O,000 Suit Charges
Alienation Of Affections

Mrs. Oma c. Brown, 1914 Porter
street NV. yesterday filed suit in
District Court against Mrs. Marjory
D. lavish Brown, 3701 Porter street
NV, charging alienation of affec-
tions and asking for $250,000 dam
ages.
The suit charges the defendant
with alternating the affections of
Halbert P. Brown, Washington pat
ent attorney to whom it was said
Mrs. Marjory D. lavish Brown was
married in Nevada October 13. the
same day Mr.. Brown obtained a
divorce from Mrs Oma c. Brown.
Mrs. Marjory Brown is the widow
OF Henry K. lavish, prominent real
estate operator who died in 1941
it was said. Mrs. Oma Brown and
Mr.. Brown were married in 1916
the suit says.
The plaintiff is represented by At
torneys Frank J. Kelly and Joseph
H. Bait,
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Cathedral 10 Broadcast
Christmas Carols Dec. 7

Six hundred students of st. Al
bans School for Boys and the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Girls
will participate in worldwide
broadcast of Christmas carols to
servicemen overseas from the Nave
of Washington Cathedral on De-
cember at 3:45 pm.
Old, familiar Christmas music and
readings of the Christmas story from
the Bible will be carried to men,
bers OF the service all over the
world by NBC shortwave and on a
limited network in this country. An
organ recital will be given by Ellis
Varley, Cathedral organist and
choirmaster. Transcriptions of the
program will be rebroadcast on
Christmas Day by shortwave.
High-ranking officials of the
Army, Navy and Government serv-
ice are expected to be present, as
we'll as members of the National
Cathedral Association and the pub
lie.
The group is being trained by
Mr.. Varley and Dexter DAWSON
music master of st. AlbanS School.
They will be assisted by the full
Junior and Senior Boys Choir.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Production
Continued From First Page.)

tions groups-combat and motor
vehicles-showed a decline, which
Mr.. Nelson said was according to
plan. War construction, another
declining program, was off 9 per
cent from September.
WPB's munitions production index
rose 20 points in the month, to 648,
or nearly 6la times the index at the
time of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Ships Up Percent.
Construction of cargo and supply
ships increased per cent last
month, while the output of combat
and auxiliary craft was up per
cent. The Nations yards turned
out we'll over a billion dollars in
ships in the month. Delivery of
ships totaled 1850 900
deadweight tons, bringing the to-
tai so far this year to Is, 1872 900 tons
or 80 per cent of the 1943 schedule
of 100000 A total of SO Liberty
ships were delivered, eight less than
al OSCISHlDCl- UuI llNC dDOFc SCIlCu-
ule. The Liberty ship program is
being trimmed to make way for
greater production of the Victory
ship, a better type craft. Tanker
production jumped to 35, l3 more
than September.
A large increase in Army shells
was largely responsible for the IL
per cent gain in ammunition output.
Small arms output moved up per
cent, while Army artillery dropped
9, about on schedule. Combat We
hicles, according to plan, declined
II per cent, with tanks showing the
largest drop. The automotive We
hicle and tractor program, which
once more is being pushed, moved
up 6 per cent, exceeding schedule.
Mr.. Nelson said one of the months
brightest spots was in production of
and electronic equip
ment, which was up per cent and
within close range "of a very high
schedule" Production of electronics
is near the top of the Government
must" programs.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
|nterned Latin Americans
Receive 1000 Packages

More than 1000 American Red
Cross food parcels have been re-
ceived through September Is by 46O
Latin Americans interned by the
Germans in France and Germany,
it was announced today.
The internees, each of whom re-
ceives one package weekly, are
separated in France, with the women
being held at Vittel and the men
at Compiegne. Diplomats are located
at Baden-Baden in Germany, from
which place the American Red Cross
has received letters acknowledging
receipt of packages.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
London Raided Lightly.

Give him crisp War bond for a
Christmas present to be remembered.
Keep on backing the attack.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Congressional Medal Awarded
MISSING Hero of PIoesti Raid

Department as missing In action.
A citation, signed by Secretary Of
War Stimson, which the father re-
ceived, said:
Although he had completed more
than his share of missions and no
longer was connected with this
group, so high was Maj. Jerstad's
conception of duty that he volun-
teered to lead the formation in the
correct belief that his part would
contribute materially to the success
in this attack. 80 Three miles from
the target his plane was hit, badly
damaged and set in fire. 49, He kept
on the course. After his bombs were
released on the target, the fire in
his ship became SO intense as to
make further progress impossible
and he crashed into the target area"
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Glass to Get Training
In Art of Square Dance

A square dance training class will
be held at $50 pm. Tuesday at 819
Sixteenth street NV. under auspices
of the Potomac Area of American
Youth Hostels. Registration should
be made with Justin Cline, director
by telephoning Executive $500.
A special rally and square dance
will be held November 30 at 7::30 p m
at Pierce Hall, All Souls Church
Sixteenth and Harvard streets NV.
in honor of Monroe Smith, the ma
tional director of American Youth
HoStelS.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Yuqoslays and Nazis
Struggle Over Islands
Commanding Fiume
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Nov. 20.-Yugoslav Par
tisans under Gen. Josip Broz (Tito)
grappled desperately with the Ger
mans tonight for the islands OF
Kirk and Crew, which command the
approaches to Fiume through which
Hitler has been pouring reinforce
ments in the long, costly effort to
beat down the ever-increasing men,
ace to his Southeastern European
flank.
Nazi seaborne troops gained initial
Judgements on both islands. and
heavy but as yet indecisive fighting
broke out.
This was the most important OF
half a dozen Yugoslav fighting
fronts. In Central Bosnia the Par
tisans were pushed back slightly
but in the Croatian coastal area
they threw back all Nazi attacks.
Germans Fear Invasion.
The Germans fear of an Allied
invasion to complement the Russian
offensive appeared to be rising hour
ly, and reports from Ankara told OF
Nazi troop and supply trains NOV
Ing down the Belgrade-Nis rail-
road at the rate of IL day. A re-
port from Cairo said the Nazis al
ready had begun attempts to invade
Allied-held Samos. less than a week
after reconquest of the companion
Aegean island of Leros.
AlIoI f0 fha ,,,1er;n~ ,,,o r.
the growing might of the Allied air
power in the south of Europe.
A Middle East communique issued
in Cairo said RAF heavy bombers
had attacked KhalkiS, an island port
off the Greek coast through which
the Germans were believed to have
been supplying their Dodecanese
garrisons. Allied planes also at
tackled enemy transportation near
Metkovic, Yugoslavia, in support Of
Gen. Titos ground operations.
Gen. Draja Mihailovich, Minister
of War in the YugoSlav-g government =
in-exile cabinet, appealed to forces
of pro-Nazi DR.. Ante Pavelic to de-
sert and to wait as friends for the
arrival of our great Allies who will
soon be coming to our country"
. Partisans Wrecked Train.
In the fighting in Central Bosnia
a bulletin from Tito's headquarters
said the Germans lost heavily in
manpoWer while Partisan forces
wrecked railway train and cut the
line.
In the Tuzla- Brcko sector, Gen
Tito reported, the Germans so far
had lost 800 dead and several hun
dred injured in bitter fighting.
Eleven enemy tanks were destroyed
and two damaged, the Partisan
communique said.
A Cairo dispatch said the Yugo-
slavia Information Bureau reported
tonight that a Mihailovic brigade in
Serbia had surprised the Bulgarian
occupying garrison in the town of
Pozega, disarmed it and made off
with prisoners and much booty.
The brigade, known as the 1st
Pozega Brigade. under the command
of 1t. Lule Srdjanovich, carried out
the raid without losing a man, it
was said.
Pozega, about 70 miles from Bel
grade, is Is miles behind strong
German and Bulgarian forces, and
the Yugoslav bureau said the sur
prise dawn assault cut the railway
from Belgrade to the Adriatic coast.
In Eastern Serbia, it was said,
the whole district of Boljevac has
been cleared of occupation forces
and the railway between Belgrade
and Zajecar, 100 miles southeast
of Belgrade, had been cut.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Raids
Continued From First Page

RAF force involved was something
less than half of that record ar
mada which was sent out the pre-
vious night in double e-pronged
assault on Berlin and Ludwigshafen
Unfavorable weather kept the
crews Of the big bombers from ap-
praising the damage they caused,
but the red glow they saw on the
clouds told a story of fires and
havoc below.
AS was the case in the crushing
blows at Berlin and Ludwigshafen.
the bombers last night encountered
comparatively little fighter opposi-
ton, although fax was heavy. Five
planes were lost, of which three
were manned by the Royal Canad-
Evening star., 1943-11-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RACINE, Wis, Nov. 20.-Despite
the fact that his plane was hit and
burning three miles from the target,
Maj. Arthur H. Jerstad, rs, kept
on his course, released his bombs
on the Ploesti oil refineries and then
crashed into the target area, the
War Department has notified his
family.
Maj. Jerstad, pilot of the lead
plane in his formation in the raid
on Rumania August l, has been
awarded the Congressional Medal
of Honor. 1t will be given to his
father. Arthur H. Jerstad, at cere-
monies at Holy Communion Lu-
theran Church tomorrow by Brig.
Gen. U. G. Ent, who also took part
in the raid. 90.
Maj. Jerstad is listed by the War
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Actress Bunny Waters
Weds Johnny Green

Ry the Associated Press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf. ;, Nov 90
Actress Bunny Waters, q, and Com
poser-conductor Johnny Green, 35
were married today.
She formerly was on the Broad
way stage and now is under contract
to MGM Studio, as is Mr.. Green.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
ian Air Force, which apparently had
a big role in the operation.
Raid 14th of Month,

The RAF raid was the 14th of
the month by Allied planes based
in Britain, underscoring again the
Allies efforts to paralyze Germanys
nerve centers before attempting an
invasion.
Without listing specific targets,
British Air Ministry communique
describing today's daylight attacks
said:
Fighter bombers escorted by
fighters bombed military objectives
in Northern France. An armed
tanker also was attacked off Grave
lines France) and blown up - -"
Mosquito bombers ranging the
channel shot down a JU-29O off
Brittany, and Beaufighters shot
down an FW-2OO over the Bay of
Biscay.
The daylight operations were
made without loss.
Hours later the Paris radio said
in broadcast recorded by the AS
SOclated Press that the RAF also
was over Germany during the after
noon.
London Raided Lightly.
A small number of German planes
struck at Britain tonight and
few reached London in nuisance
raids which caused slight damage
and cost the German Air Force two
planes. A few casualties were re-
ported
The Nazi planes dropped high ex-
plosive bombs in one London dis
trict. in two other places in the
home counties and in Southeast
England.
Later it was learned that several
houses were damaged in the London
area and it was feared there might
be number of casualties as some
people may be trapped in the de-
molished buildings
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
IN DIR CHURCHES

The Rev. Miss Helen Munson viii
preach her farewell sermon on Sun
day evening at the Assembly Of
God. The two new pastors (young
LADIES' will be present at the serv-
ices.
The Rev. w. M. Rosenthal will
give a report of the Diocesan con-
vention being held at Helena this
week following Evening Prayer al
st. Michael and All Angels.
The Rev. j. T. Hall will continue
his series of sermons on the Beati-
tudes Sunday morning at the Bap-
fist church with a talk on Blessed
Mourners. Last Sunday Mr. Hall
gave in his sermon on the Marks
of Christian Home. |. A conscious
and definite effort to cultivate a
Christian life by exercising Chris
tan principles and recognition and
cooperation with the church O. A
conscious effort to solve family
problems in a Christ-like way. g..
Out of homes in touch with God
will come national and world peace
All of which rests largely with the
mothers, including cooperation of
other members of the family. Bap-
fist Aid will be at the church par
Tors Thursday with Mrs. Ed. Hen
erickson as hostess.
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diana was recently announced. The
wedding took place in March. The
bride is an airline hostess.
Mrs. Ivan Ingram, who left re-
Gently for California, will spend a
month visiting relatives in Hunt
ington Park.
! Wallace Butts accompanied his
father, E. w. Butts, to Spokane last
week. E. w Butts underwent an
operation at Sacred Heart Hospital
and is reported to be getting along
nicely.
Hazel Ackrill of Kahspell visit
ed friends here for few days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ross of Tooley
lake were Sunday callers here.
Mrs. Ralph Birmingham of Libby
is spending few days at the home
of her mother. Mrs. E. W. Butts.
Ed. Staples was business caller
in Libby Monday.
Mrs. Lucy Gibson of Kalispell
and Mrs. Harry Owens of Plains
were callers here the latter part of
the week. They were accompanied
by their brother, Dell Douglas, who
spent short furlough in Eureka
with relatives and friends. Dell is
training at the Great Lakes Naval
Station at Chicago.
Leo O'Brien spent few days in
Libby this week, visiting relatives.
Mrs. Ross La Dyer of Essex and
Mrs Charlie Kfr1s of Whitefish were
Rexford callers Monday.
Ham Leib is on the sick list this
week.
Mrs. Thomas Handley visited her
daughter, Winifred, at Billings last
week Winifred works for the Ana
conda company. She accompanied
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13

CLARENCE eLenarz has rented the
McMurdo home in East Eureka.
Mr and Mrs Rudy Peck went to
Bolton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Broderick and
family went to Spokane for the
weekend where they visited with
Dale from Farragut for day. Dale
went through here Monday evening
on troop train enroute to Ten
nessee.
For Sale-Chest of drawers. floor
lamps, tables, fruit jars, water
heater, garden tools, hose, linoleum
ana other articles.-C. L. Weber. 1t
Mrs. John Whit and Mrs. CLYDE
Clark and daughter, Ora. end two
sons, Virgil and Raymond. spent
Mothers Day at the home of Mrs
Clark's daughter, Mrs. Walter
Sweet, at NeWgate B c
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-05-13
GAS FOR VICTORY GARDENS

Victory Gardeners Planning to
cultivate plots away from their
homes will be eligible for extra ra-
tions of gasoline this summer, if
they can show need for extra mile
age, the OPA announces. Mileage
rationing regulations are amended
to provide up to 300 miles for six
months for Victory garden travel
If the car owner: ID is regularly
cultivating tract of vegetables of
1000 square feet or more; (2) can
not get to his garden any other
way and shows his labor is neces-
sary to it: CD arranges, if possible,
to share his car with other gar
deners.
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES

Little Miss Janet Sicily, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sicily,
celebrated her second birthday
Thursday with a party at which
Aunt Mary, Anne, Tommy, Mrs.
Geo. Shea and Sharon attended at
the home of Aunt Mary Campbell.
Aunt Mary brought ice cream and
cake and after singing Happy
Birthday" to the bright eyed little
Miss, all sat down to enjoy its con-
sumption Janet received many
pretty and useful gifts.
Mrs. Ethel Long was rendered a
surprise party on Monday evening
in honor of her birthday by Mes
danes Marie Mosby, L. w. Fet-
terly, Anna Teel, M. A. Hunsinger,
Cora Waller, Dode Beman and L.
A. Riley. Both travelling and high
prizes won by Mrs. Beman and
Mrs. Hunsinger were given Mrs.
Long as birthday gifts. A delicious
lunch of cake, ice cream and cof-
fee were served by the guests.