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Evening star., 1943-12-24

ative Disney, Democrat, of Okla
homa as host.
Returning to Washington with
Sergt. Lucas were First 1t. Earl
Wilson, Marine Corps press rela-
tions; Sergt. Samuel Shaffer. ma
rine combat correspondent and a
former reporter on the Washing
ton mes-Herald, and Staff Sergt.
Norman Hatch, Marine Corps pho
tographer also of Washington, and
Sergt. Pete Zurlinden, combat COR
respondent who was formerly As
sociated Press correspondent at An
napolis, Md.
Kissed Corporal.
Sergt. Lucas, whose story about
the unprecedented fighting on the
little island in the Gilberts made
front pages throughout the Nation,
said he was so happy when his plane
from Pearl Harbor landed at San
Francisco that he kissed the first
corporal he saW-a woman marine.
Reported dead for three days dur
ing the battle, Sergt. Lucas had the
pleasure of tearing up his own death
notice before he left the island
Sergt. Lucas has written book
on his experiences as combat cor
respondent who has seen action on
Guadalcanal, the Russels, New
Guinea and the Gilberts, and who
has been on submarines and on
bombing raids over BougainVille and
New Guinea.
Sergt. Lucas admitted he was
frightened during the Tarawa en-
gagement while marines were drop
ping on all sides of him and shells
were screaming overhead.
Pinned in Foxhole.
But you always have feeling
that you won't get it-that you're
just witnessing the thing" he said.
But I almost gave up couple of
times. Once was when the kid was
killed in the foxhole next to mine.
I was pinned there for several
hours"
Sergt. Lucas story Of Tarawa's
capture was written in a wrecked
Japanese hangar which had been
converted into a hospital. AS he
started to write a marine set fire
to debris piled up outside Several
bullets on the rubbish started pop
ping
That held up my story for 80
minutes" said Sergt. Lucas.
Evening star., 1943-12-24

icemen dominated the scene. A SOL
dier, accompanied by his wife, en-
route to his home in another State
said he never saw the trains sc
crowded. In some stations, he said
soldiers were pulling their COM
rades through windows in order to
get them aboard.
Persons were lined three and four
deep at phone booths at the station
Employees of the Federal Govern
ment were to be released two hours
earlier this afternoon and looked
forward to tomorrow as their only
holiday in 1943. In bureaus and
agencies thousands of employees held
brief carol ceremonies, exchanged
gifts and traditional greetings. The
District government and private in
dustry likewise slated a holiday to-
morrow.
Judge Plays Santa.
Municipal Court judges and en-
ployes held their Christmas party
yesterday afternoon in the Civil Di-
vision building of the court. Judge
Ellen K. Raedy, essaying the role
Iof Santa Claus, distributed gifts
S. j. Denny, guard, and William
McAdams, clerk, entertained with
songs.
Christmas greetings from Chief
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder to
the Allied Nations stressed the unity
achieved by all arms during the
past IL months.
The great command, to which we
all belong" he said, was created
as an expression of unity among
the Allies and of unity in air power
Unity is strength in war and peace
National and personal feelings have
been set aside to achieve thai
unity"
Many Officials Stay Here.
Some high-ranking Government
officials have left Washington TO
visits to their home States Thi
group included Secretary Of tn,
Treasury Morgenthau, Secretary o
Commerce Jones and Price Admin
istrator Chester Bowles. Chief JUS
tice and Mrs. Har-an F. Stone an
ticipated a quiet Christmas at thei
home here with their son, Col. Lau.
son H. Stone.
War Mobilization Director Byrnes
who usually goes to his native Soutf
Carolina for the holidays, wa
spending his second consecutiv,
Christmas in this city Likewis
War Production Chief Nelson, Wa
Manpower Commissioner McNutt
Secretary Of State Hull, Secretar
of War Stimson, Postmaster Gen
eral Walker and Secretary Of tn
Interior Ickes remained here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker were antici
pating a visit from their son, Ensigl
Thomas ]. Walker, and his wife. Il
line with his suggestion to the civil
ian populace not to travel durin
the Yuletide season, Transportation
Director Joseph B. Eastman Is re
naming here.
/ Enough gifts have been sent b
churches, lodges and other organi
cations and individual so that ever
child and patient at Gallinger Hos
pital will receive a present. Wit
the shortage Of turkeys, chickel
will be served instead.
Sixty-five Christmas trees, wit,
colorful trimmings. have been do
mated to the hospital and SAINT
Claus was to make a visit betwee
2 and 4 pm. this afternoon.
Evening star., 1943-12-24
4 Bomber Crewmen Die,
6 Hurt in Take-oH Crash

BY the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex. Dec. pa B-24
bomber crashed on the take-of and
burned today at Biggs Field, killing
four Army airmen and injuring six
others.
The dead included: Sergt. A. J.
Logan, Atlanta. Ga; Sergt. George
Kalinyak, Pittsburgh. and Sergt. c.
L. Nelson, Elmore, MINI.
The injured included: Second 1t.
R. A. Numbers, Springfield, Ohio;
Setgt. v. p Conrad, Moretown, Vt;
Sergt. D. K Wilmer, Elkhart. Ind,
and Sergt. C. H. Burns, Mobile, Ala.
Evening star., 1943-12-24
Hershey and McNutt
Working Out Details
OF New Draft Setup
Officiols Take Action
After President Orders
Agency Consultations

Selective service and the War
Manpower Commission today
were working out details of their
new relationship, ordered by
President Roosevelt, under which
VINO Chief Paul v. McNutt loses
control OF the draft machinery,
but still has a voice in its opera
ton.
Although carrying out the con-
greSsional mandate to fix RESPONSE
bility for the draft directly on Mai.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, the Presi-
dent in an executive order yesterday
instructed Gen. Hershey to consult
with Mr.. McNutt on "all matters
arising in the administra ton" of
Selective service.
Meanwhile, VINO interpreted in
structions issued earlier yesterday by
the President on treatment Of
fathers in the Government service
to mean that Government agency
committees will be able to ask for
occupational deferments of fathers
in their employ without going
through the VINO review committee,
which previously has had to approve
all occupa tional deferment requests.
Committee Powers Broadened.
I'VE are going to let the Agency
Committees function just as if they
were employers in private industry =
said a Review Committee member.
Just how many deferments are
sought will depend on the judgment
OF each Agency Committee"
The Agency Committees will not
have to follow their "key lists" in
asking deferments for fathers. The
key lists" previously put strict
limits on the number of deferments
an agency could request.
Under the new liberal treatment
directed by the President, fathers
who hold relatively responsible
jobs in war agencies now have a
good chance of being deferred, VINO
said.
officials said the new relationship
between Selective Service and VINO,
discussed at meeting yesterday,
would be similar to the relationship
before the President ordered Selec-
tive Service put under VINO.
Pledges Cooperation.
Mr.. McNutt commented last night
that the Presidents order was "a
very satisfactory one under the law"
and said that "the closest co-opera-
ton" between the two agencies will
be maintained with an internal ad-
ministration that will coordinate
military and civilian mobilization.
The President soon after his re-
turn voiced dissatisfaction with the
removal Of the draft from VINO and
promised a remedy through execu-
tive order.
The only matter remaining to
carry out the new draft measure is
the appointment by the President
of a f1ve-man commission to study
Army and Navy physical standards
and recommend, if possible, methods
Of lowering the standards to admit
more men now rejected as unfit.
Congressional spokesmen have said
they were relying heavily on the
prospective commission to salvage"
at least 100000 men now classed in
4-F.
Evening star., 1943-12-24

Charlie said sulfa drugs and blood
plaSma saved his life. He contrib
uted a pint Of blood before he joined
the Coast Guard and he said he
wanted to contribute another pint
when able because doctors used up
two pints In treating him.
Before the war he lived with his
guardians, Mr.. and Mrs. Vito Mat
terra of Chicago.
Evening star., 1943-12-24
George VI to Broadcast
At 10 AN. Tomorrow
Eva +hn Aeeor;et.d prn..

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-The quiet
voice of Britain's King will be heard
around the world again tomorrow
delivering his sixth Christmas
broadcast to the empire and the
fifth of the war.
The address will be relayed to the
United States and will be beamed
toward friends and foe alike in every
continent beginning at pm. 90
am, Eastern war time).
Evening star., 1943-12-24

" i'll e a t his
Christmas din
ner in Washing
ton.
Sergt. L u C as
W i'll be the
Christmas guest
of David Law
renee, columnist
and publisher of
t he U n / t e d
S t a t e S News,
ana was 10 meet
newsmen from
his native Okla
homa at a party
for him today,
with Represent
Evening star., 1943-12-24
Mahogany Supply Depleted

War has caused such an increased
demand for mahogany lumber in
Nicaragua that the government has
called attention to the need of re-
forestation to insure future supplies.
Evening star., 1943-12-24
Seret. Lucas, Marine
Correspondent, Here
For Yu|e Holiday

Master Sergt. Jim Lucas, the 29-
year -old marine combat correspond
ent who gave the first eyewitness
description of the Tarawa fighting,
Evening star., 1943-12-24

Housewives - Save your bacon
drippings and grease the skids to
launch the Axis on the sea of
oblivion.
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1943-04-04

MAYOR KELLY has given voice in Chlcago's edu-
AVA cationaI system Some of specific accomplish
ments
Since 1892 the Board of Education has constructed
fourteen elementary and high school buildings and
additions in the Side at cost of $685.,
495 co. as follows:
Dunbar Addition
New DuSable High school building
Ross Elementary school addition
Farren Elementary School addition
New Dunbar Vocational School building
Phillips High school addition
New Ryder Branch Elementary School building (Ciil-
lespie)
New Phillips Elementary School building
ForestvIe Elementary School addition
CoIman Elementary School addition
New Fuller Elementary School building
McCOsh Elementary School addition
Douglas Elementary School addition
Hayes School (Gymnasium).
The 1913 Board Oh Education budget provides for
very substantial school building construction program OF
buildings additions for the nearSouth Side
as follows:
New Vocational school, 5Oth and State streets.
Raymond Elementary school addition, 1888 S. Wabash
willard Elementary addition, 1901 ST. Lawrence
FelsenthaI Elementary school additon-44O1 Cau
met
New Elementary school, 57th and Lafayette avenue.
DoOlitte Elementary school addition, SIS East 35th
street.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-08
Drive TO Defedf
Axis Main Goal
Of CIO Unions

A One-way, nO-mit ticket to heaven written
on the Naz bomb that blasted the munitions hatch of
the S. S. -. CIObuili. CIO-manned and carving
CIO-made planes, tanks. guns and bullets needed by
American soldiers to defeat the Axis
Grew. ships. planes. tanks, guns and huiiets-all
were smashed into nothing by the tremendous eNplo-
brought smile the face of the Naz pilot
who chalked up the hit for credit with Der Fuehrer
"Decaden democrats" he muttered through his teeth re-
nemberng Holland France and what Herr Hitler had
sneeringy the United States of Germany Those
stupid fools could be split by playing Protean against
Catholics and Catholics against Jews and all of the white people
against the Negroes and the Negroes against the white the
Nazi pilot paraphrased Hiers philosophy.
the Naz pilot forgotten perhaps he had heard
abou-the hard of the United States as tenn
pered dangerous the steel that day would pierce
his heart. forgotten didn't know-about CIO and its
million members dedicated to the preservation OF de-
mOcracy and ready to fight for it.
challenge he dumped that Go deck killed hundred
million of them the fighting fronts and hve
million the deaths OF their
brohers-pledged the leadership OF President Philip
Murray fight death Axis slavery off the earth
CLOS millions have major goalto outproducs
Axis slave fighting will arrive at battle
fields "fusest the mostest" crush the enemy.
CIO's this goal calls for the kind Of all
out continuous production that will make Hitler chew
(ConfinSsd on P0ss b. -
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

basic military training for further
technical training will be detailed
for such instruction under the Ar
my Specialized Training program.
First and second-year advanced
ROTC students, juniors and SEN
iors, who are members of the re-
serve, will be called to active duty
upon the initiation of the Army
Specialized Training program in the
institution which they are attend
ing.
Seniors, or second-year advanced
ROTC students, will continue in
school until graduation, provided
graduation occurs prior to June 80,
1913. Commencement at Montana
State University will be he'd on
May 81 They will be detailed 10
their respective branch service
schools and will be commissioned
in the Officers Reserve corps on
the completion of an appropriate
basic course of instruction of three
months duration.
First-year advanced ROTC stu
dents, Juniors, in the Enlisted Re-
serve will remain in school until
the end of the present quarter, af-
ter which they will receive military
training in replacement center in
lieu of that normally given during
the second-year advanced course.
Those selected after the successful
completion of this training for fur
Their technical training will be de-
tailed for instruction under the Ar
my Specialized Training program,
while others will be sent to 20
propriate officer candidate schools.
First and second-year ROTC med
ical. dental and veterinary students
in the reserve will be called to -
tive duty upon the initiation of the
Army Specialized Training. pro
gram in the institution which they
are attending If they maintain
satisfactory academic standards,
they will remain in school until the
completion of their course.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Commercial Club meets every 3rd
Thursday
Directors: A. A. Wood, Walter Neils,
K. A. Klehm, ]. A. Krall.
American Legion Auxiliary Lodge
No. 81 meets lst and 3rd Thurs
days. Mrs, Sadie Kaeding, presi-
ident, Mrs. Bessie Clowers, sec'y.
Lions Club meets every End and
18th Mondays. Jack Swarens, pres
ident, Paul X. Church, secretary.
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at 2.30 p. m. in community
room of court house Mrs. Harold
Thomson, president, Mrs. Fl. W..
Redfield, secretary
American Legion Post No. 81
meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays at the
Legion hall. Fl. r. Richards, COM
mander, Irwin Fischer, adjutant.
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
1st Wednesday. Mrs. Lee Nixon,
president, Mrs. Margaret Shawl,
secretary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at 8 p. m. in the
community room Of the court house
Mrs. Leonard Sleizer, president and
Mrs. Bradley Phillips, recretary.
Libby Townsend club No. ! meets
on the first and third Fridays of
each month in the community hall,
at 800 p. m. VIM. Kammeyer, pres
ident; Mrs. Geo. Stout. secretary.
Kootenai Valley Grange meets LIST
and 3rd Fridays of month at Ameri-
can Legion Hall. Glen Oneal, mas
ter; Louis Ohlerich, secretary.
Regular meetings of International
Hold Carriers, Building and Com
mon Laborers' Union of America.
A. f. L., Libby Sub. No 1892, held
End and 4th Wednesdays at Ameri-
can Legion Hall, Libby.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881. Meets End and 4th
Tuesdays of each month at 7:30.
L. B. Midyett, president; Harry
Moe, recording secretary
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Save Fuel-and Money, Too!

Well planned improvements Gin
your home may save as much as 40
or SO per cent of the heat that other
wise would be lost. Study your
home to see where insulation, storm
windows, and weather stripping can
save you money as well as fuel.
Wisely spent, the cost of such i'm
provements will return to you in
fuel savings within three to six
years.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
LODGES

LODGES
I. 0. O. F. Cabinet chapter No. 68,
meets every Wednesday evening.
E. L. Kemp N. G., Ernest Davidson,
recording secretary.
A. F. & A. M. Libby Lodge No. IS
meets End and 4th Thursdays at
Masonic Temple. Lyoyd Burpee,
W. M; Glen Nolop, secretary.
Royal Arch Masons Libby lodge
No. 80 meets third Wednesdays at
Masonic Temple. w. G.. Seims, high
priest, D. 0. Mount, secretary.
Order OF the Eastern Star. Libby
Chapter No. SO meets 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays at Masonic Temple. Mrs.
Esther Oertel, worthy matron, Mrs.
E. E. Jaqueth. secretary.
Libby Moose Lodge No. 1899 meets
End and 4th Mondays at Moose hall.
Dick Butt, Governor, Melvin P.
Paulson, secretary.
Royal Neighbors, Mountain View
Camp No. 1883 meets End and 4th
Wednesdays at the Moose hall.
Mrs. Lydia Christianson, oracle;
Mrs Agnes Larsen, recorder
Medora Rebekah Lodge No. So
meets LIST and 3rd Mondays at /. O.
O. F. hall. Mrs. v. f. Paddock,
Noble Grand and Mrs. Harold
Gompf, secretary.
A. 0. U. w. meets the End Fri
day of each month at the Legion
hall. Harry Hartle, M. w., Ver-
non Crotteau, secretary.
A. o. u. w. Junior Club meets
4th Friday of each month at Legion
Hall. Janet Johnston, M. W., Rosella
Barr, secretary and Delina Carlson,
supervisor.
Libby Chapter lie Molay meets
LIST and Bird Mondays. Masonic Tenn
pie, at 7 p. m.
Rainbow Girls meet second and
fourth Mondays at Masonic Temple.
Betty Johannson, worthy adviser,
Jewell Stokes, recorder, Mrs. r. c.
Rice, mother adviser.
Women of the Moose, Libby
Chapter No. 695 meets on the first
and third Tuesdays at the Moose
hall. Mrs. Harold Burse, Senior Re-
gent and Mrs. r. FL Brennan, Jun
ior Regent.
Theta Rho Club No. n meets LIST
and 3rd Tuesdays in /. o. O. F. hall
at tbs p. m. Frankleen Warner,
president; Daisy Hunter, recording
secretary Mrs. Chris Ramlo, adj
wiser officer.
Libby Rod and Gun Club. L. j.
Brown, president; Don Orr, secre-
tary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
Winter Brooding

In winter brooding, each chick
should have one-half foot OF floor
space. A 10 foot by 10 foot pen is
large enough for 200 fall chicks.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Commercial Club meets every 3rd
Thursday
Directors. A. A. Wood, Walter Neils,
K. A. Klehm, ]. A. Krall.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Washington jewelers. are selling
platinum containers with a pad
lock- which hold two Jumps of sugar
for those dining out The word
jeep was born this way: When they
first came out, the mechanical Utter
bugs had the letters G. p. painted
on them--meaning for General Pur-
poses. (Oh, just take off my long
pants and call me Quiz KdD
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

The sound made by twenty seven
singers is only twice that of one
singer Joyce kilmer received
only Sc for his immortal poem.
Trees. Poetry is the best pow
erty.) Unrestrained giggling is
illegal on the streets of Helena,
Mont. Cts okay, however. to laugh
up your sleeve.l
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Soldiers have discovered that Wor-
cestershire sauce makes the best in
gredlent for polishing brass buttons
When an aide brings MacAr-
thur huge pile Of mail, he says.
Leave the ones that are going to
help win the war and throw the 9TH
ers away" The custom of kiss
ing the bride after the marriage
ceremony was born in the 9th Cen
fury. 1t was supposed to cure her OF
talking too much.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Women of the Moose, Libby
Chapter No. sos meets on the first
and third Tuesdays at the Moose
hall. Mrs. Harold Burse, Senior Re-
gent and Mrs. r. f. Brennan, Jun
ior Regent.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Senators tbut not Renresenta-
tivesl can get haircuts gratis at the
Capitol. ct shows you what inf1u-
ence will do for a Senator) ).
S. @. S. doesn't mean Save Our
Ships It's merely a distress sig
nal that is used because it's a sim
pie combination of dots and-dashes
and can be sent over the air quickly
by amateurs as we'll as experts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Diet experts claim that careful
eating, not exercise, is the best way
to reduce Gen. Billy Mitchell
is also responsible for the paratroop
idea Paris thieves hold the
record for oddities in larceny. They
once stole a complete house, leaving
only the foundation One large
American food concern employs
eight cooks to originate and sample
new recipes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Chow mcin has vitamins in it. 1--WE
always knew there was something in
it'd Years ago all dance rou-
tines ended with a kiss The
Chinese are the best patrons of taxi
drivers and give the biggest tips
The only public kissing legal
in Italy is at railroad stations. III
Donald Duce was the only one who
was able to throw himself kisses in
public from a balcony.)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

British railroads classify typewrit-
ers as musical instruments Ma.
poleon originated the system of num-
boring houses A silent violin
has been perfected. (How about a
silent swing band?) When milk
turns sour, il still retains all of its
nutritive value Julius Caesar
invented one-way streets H. G.
Wells gives all his guests keys to
his wine cellar (He figures drunk
is better than a bore.)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Theta Rho Club No. n meets LIST
and 3rd Tuesdays in /. o. 0. F. hall
at tbs p. m. Frankleen Warner,
president; Daisy Hunter, recording
secretary. Mrs. Chris Ramlo, adj
wiser officer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

The Arabs idea Of a delicacy is
boiled camel. Ton toast?) Sci
entific experiments have proved that
women are cooler than men
The funniest divorce case on record
concerns the hubby who Renovated
his bride because she took his false
teeth and held them for two dollars
ransom.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

II = bulldogs eyes are two diff
ferent colors, 1t means he's deaf in
one ear. III you strike up a con-
versation with bulldog with as
sorted orbs, remember to raise your
voice. The Bronx was once
suggested for the capital Of the II. S.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

II cost $1,000 to discover America
That's how much money Queen Isa-
bella gave Columbus for the journey
Here's twist: During the past
hve population census-takings, more
men than women refused to report
their ages.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Libby Rod and Gun Club. L. j
Brown, president; Don Orr, secre-
tary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-03-11

Don't ask me why, but men with
boards can't ride in MoscoW's sub
way Benito got the idea for the
Fascist salute from an old Roman
painting. But the dope didn't know
that old Roman citizens greeted each
ether by shaking hands-and only
slaves used the raised-arm salute.