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Evening star., 1944-11-26

off their sidearms to stage their slugging
match. and all DAN can do ID wait.
You are 20 kind, Pig Fellow" says the I
Heinie. Last night cannot find my way
to dis place So shleep in de haystack. Und
now you bring me here - to my old friend
Herr Muller"
Herr Muller" says DAN, stalling for time
and trying to think, is Swiss"
Swiss, bahP' says the old boy. waving his
Tommy gun.
The Heine prisoner chuckles happily.
Herr Muller tells me your Gestapo il vait-
ing outside So We win wait before We escape.
Ven it is goot und dark We viii try it in Herr
Muller's car. But first We take you two poys
tosthe cellar we're We do vot We got TO do ufd
it won't make % much noise.
Dan gets to his feet groggy but firm.
Look. you mugs! You better not try
Get movingT says the old boy with the
gun. But first put up your hands. /"
So DAN puts up his hands and then
brings them down again. His nuckles crack
as they hit against the Tommy gum. The gum
clatters to the floor, and the last Dan hears
as he makes dive for the open window i q
couple of angry screams that sound like 4
Hitler speech. with echo.
He LANDS on his stomach in petmia bed
He'd like to stay right there for the next ten
hours, but knows he'd better get going
and quick. So he gets up somehow and runs.
The gun starts sputte1ing behind him. His
head is spinning. but be keeps on going
until the ground jumps up and hits him IN the
face and puts him to deep. i.
When he comes out Of it his head is resting
on something much softer than a haystack.
He opens his eyes and sees Kitty smiling down
at him.
I'm little dizzy" he says.
'tOf course you arer' says Kitty. stroking
his brow. Isn't it wonderful? II You had run
straight he would have got you for sure.
But you were weaving and staggering and
falling all over the place. It would have taken
Dead Eye Dick to nail YOU
Where's the Heinie prisoner?'
The FBI men have him. Also they have
the innkeeper and his wife. They're the enemy
agents the FBI has been, after There was a
small arsenal in the cellar. and a short wave
set in the attic. Socker slipped under the table
in the strict performance of his duty. Uncle
Dennis never woke up - he's still asleep in
the hammock. And the Captain says you can
have an extra days leave for what you've
done. Shall we find another haystack? I'll
read you more Omar Khayyam. "A loaf Of
h~oaA :,,n ~
''Piease! says DAN, holding his head.
Just some black coffee!'' Ths End
Evening star., 1944-11-26

was born in these parts and lived here when
he was boy. His father was German agent
in the last war We thought if he escaped he
might head for the party we're after. Six FBI
men were hiding in that field waiting to tail
him when he left the haystack."
II sure am sorry, sir. Lots of times I put
my foot into heap of trouble, but this is the
first time ever sat down into it.
There's only one thing we can do" says
the Captain We'll have to let him escape
again. You and Socowowitz will be detailed
to bring him in. See that he gets away from
you and make it look good. don't care
how you do it, but do it. That's an order"
Sir" says Dan, Il am only too glad to
let that kraut escape, because he is cutting
Evening star., 1944-11-26

"W,osdershonr' he shouts. dot leetle fellow
iss goot. too! Chust vun more round YETI
DAN slumps down in chair. II need a
drink," he says
Several" says Socker.
"IIl see if Uncle Dennis has any private
stock in his ropm," says Dan.
Uncle Dennis is asleep in hammock under
the trees; 80 Dan has plenty of time to look
through his bags. He finds two bottles -
and not beer, either - and takes them down
stairs. where Kitty is waiting for him by the
front door. The FBI men are hiding in
the bushes around the house" she says.
They want to know why the prisoner does
mt escape. /. What happened to your eye?"
Il should get the Purple Heart for tins
eye" says Dan. TEL those guys the Heinie
is not in an escaping mood"
They're getting little impatient" Kitty
tells him. will it be much longer?"
mo" says Dan, as he moves away. Just
about one bottle from now. He'll have plenty
of chance to escape then"
He marches back to the bedroom with tie
two bottles and glasses and sets them down
on the table. He beckons to Socker. The
prisoner is still stretched out in his chair,
smoking one of Seekers cigarettes and enjoy
ing himself fine. Dan fills the two glasses to
the brim and leans over to Socker. ITS the
only way" he whispers. when we are both
under the table he viii escape"
Socker is good soldier I'm line Of duty"
he says, and drains the glass.
He finishes second before Dan has his
first downed. Then he mops his brow. Il
think I'll lie down. he says:
mot YETI says Dan, filing the glass
again. He's still here, isn't he?"
Seeker looks in the direction Of the Heinie
prisoner. There's two of him here now,"
he says. Fill 'er up again. Dush an MP ever
duty his flinch?"
DAN pours again and steals look at the
prisoner. And then he looks second time.
and rubs his eyes. The Heime is still there
but not alone now. Sitting on the bed next
to him is the old boy who runs the Swiss
Chalet, and standing between them is the old
dame who does the cooking. And that's not
all: the old innkeeper has Tommy gun across
his knees, and it's pointing in the general
direction of DAN and Socker.
"Sockerw whispers Dan.
Socker now has his head on the table I'm
sleepy" he says.
Il know why that Heinie didn't bust out
to find his pal He didn't have to. We found
him for him"
The Heinie prisoner now laughs loudly. and
he and the old boy with the Tommy gun
come forward. Dan and Socker have taken
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something terrible. But there's guy in there
with shotgun who won't even let the poor
mug scratch his ear"
Then take him away from here and let
him escape from somewhere else! These men
will follow and shadow him from the moment
he leaves you Take over. McGarry!'
HE party in front of the house breaks up.
Six of the FBI men disperse themselves
around the farmhouse. and a car with others
parks out of sight down the road. The Cap
tain leaves in the second car, and Dan and
Socker (nickname for Socowowitz) areleft alone
with the jeep. What won't this army think
of next?" signs Dan. This is the cock-eyedest
detail ever drew. How are we going to let
him escape? I am used to arresting guys.
and not unanesting them
WELL" says Socker, Il got an idea that
is little oorny. but maybe this dumb Heinie
will fall for it. Wen take him some place and
you and will pretend to get in an argument.
Wen wrestle around bit and the Heinie
will escape while we are busy - if he has the
brains he was born with"
Mot bad. Wen take him to the Swiss
Chalet. When we get rid of him, well crack
a bottle of beer and life will begin again.
Dan draws Kitty aside and tips her of,
and then he and Socker march the prisoner
out of the house.
They ride in the jeep to the Chalet, and
the owner and his wife look them over as
Dan and Socker lead the Heinie back to
Dams ground floor bedroom
ian opens all the windows wide 50 the
prisoner can escape easy. Then he starts the
argument. Il was watching you in the jeep."
he says to Socker. 'You were making pass
at my mouse Kitty"
so what?" says Socker.
You're a heelr' says Dan.
That does it! Put up your mitts."
He and Socker start circling, making few
quick. But he sits there watching the goings-
on with interest, and doesn't move So there's
nothing for them to do but close in on each
other.
Just to make it look real, Dan puts sting
behind his punches, and Socker warns up
and replies in kind. They slug it out for two
minutes; Seekers lip is cut little and Dams
right eye begins to close
They give the prisoner time to do at least
ahundred yards at a slow trot; then they turn,
expecting to see his empty chair and nothing
more.
But the Heinie is still there, with the win
dow wide open behind him, and he's grinning
and clapping his hands,
DE pig fellow iss goot, he says. Like
Max Schmelling even! Gift him once more dot
oopercut!
Dan and Socker look at each other sadly
Then Dan leads the little guy aside Hes
slow at catching on" he whispers. Maybe
it don't look like real scrap.'
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS
BROUGHT TO HOMES
Continued from Page One)

CONTINUED from Page One)
ange streets and Third and Grace
streets, led respectively by Miss
Ann Showbaker and Miss Cherry
Ogilvie, serenaded the purlieus of
New Hanover high school anc Fifth
and Orange streets. Through their
own neighborhoods paraded the
Lake Forest Ieen-Age recreati n
club, led by Mrs. Elizabeth May,
the Nesbitt Court singers and song
ster students of Cornelius Harnett
school.
The Harbor Island troop, Girl
Scouts of America serenaded the
baby hospital.
Several community building
groups sang the length and bread
of Maffitt Village.
Carolling began at different hours
in different vicinities, but most !
the groups joined first on the carol
ling groups, chat of the Third ano
Grace street USO club, was motor
lied for the occasion, having sue
ceeded IN borrowing truck. {
others walked.
The Christmas eve city-wide u
steal effort served as finale to thu
weeks program, arranged by ;
committee headed by Miss Sh'
baker which nae featured half
hour concerts on the postoffic'
steps nightly since Monday.
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Continued from Page One)

punch from positions he has won
20 miles from the Meuse and %
miles from the Sedan gate to
France He has been marshaling
strength for this blow for day or
two.
The focus Of the fighting swung
abruptly yesterday to the enemy S
southern flank below Bastogne,
where the strength Of an Ameri-
can assault forced the Germans to
let up their siege of that strategic
highway center and rush forces
south to meet It.
The Supreme Headquarters Sc.
curity blackout-noW shortened tc
"a hours-barred reports of pro.
gress since then and masked i
nature of the Allied countermeas.
ures being taken.
1t was not clear, in the absence
of an official announcement. wheth
er Gen. Eisenhower forces still
were in the stage of stiffening de-
tense or had begun the phase
counterattack to carry out his or
ders to destroy the enemy on this
new field of battle.
There was 40 official elaboration
of disclosure last night that Alice
forces had moved up several m !!
from the vicinity of Arlon and the
city Of Luxe mpourg, 10 miles east
But field dispatches today sale
there was nard fighting in ,'.t
Grosbous area, seven miles farth
err north than Mersch, the are;
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lates. The acolytes and choirboys
came first, followed by high digni-
taries of the church and last the
patriarch himself, carrying the
presentation of the Son of God.
They went down a short flight
of stone steps towards the grotto
where Mary had been and upon
which the light of the guiding star
had fallen.
Candles flickered there just as
they might have done on that night
in the past. Beneath there is sill
yer star and there the patriarch
placed the babe.
Then the final scene of this dra-
ma, Joseph's movement was reen.
acted and the child was lifted and
placed gently where the manager
once stood.
The story was ended.
Outside it was cold and occas
ional spatters of rain hissec
against the worn walls of Beth1s.
hem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
|WHITEVILLE CT
| KILLED BY CAR

WHITEVILLE, Dec. 24-Robert
White, 30-year-old soldier home on
furlough, was killed by hit-and-
run automobile driver in an acct
dent on Highway 100, nine miles
from Whiteville early today, Sheriff
H. D. Stanley reported.
Sheriff Stanley disclosed that the
soldier was found on the hard sur
face about $3.50 a. m. by truck
driver named Bright, who, with his
brother, summoned help White
was taken to the Columbus county
hospital where he died shortly af-
ter.
1t was determined by Investigate
ing officers that the soldier was
walking on the side of the road at
the time he was struck. Sheriff
Stanley said the body was dragged
about 81 yards. No clues were
found, and coroner's inquest
will be held, it was reported. In.
vestigation by sheriff's deputies
and State Highway patrolmen is
underway.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25

tv of all nations and the family
{of peoples.
While acknowledging that nations
responsible for war must be pun
ished. he asserted the peace set
Element SHOULD not impose any
perpetual burden on the losers
if new war is to be avoided.
To deny them the hope of be-
ing accepted into the family OF
nations, the Pontiff said would
be the reverse of far-seeing Wis
dom. 1t would be to assume the
grave responsibility of barring the
way to a general liberation from
all the disastrous consequences
ST this gigantic cataclysm.
He declared that while the uni
ty of mankind is essential for
world reform and peace guaran-
tees, each nation must retain an
equal right to its own sovereignty
within the international society.
"Only thus will the spirit OF
sane democracy be able to per
wade the vast and thorny ground
of foreign relations the Pontiff
said, asserting that wars will con-
tinue to be waged until the great
er part of humanity cries out for
a war against war.
Insisting that men should not
be obliged to obey government
if they are not to criticize it, he
said the masses are an easy
playth ling in the hands of anyone
who exploits their instincts and
impressions, ready to follow in
turn, today this flag, tomorrow an
other" Such men, ne added, ARE
the capital enemy of true democ-
racy and of its ideal of liberty
and eouality.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
BENJAMIN F. SIMMONS

Benjamin Franklin Simr -ons, r.
year old fisherman of Holly Ridge,
died yesterday afternoon at his
home in Onslow county.
Funeral services will be held -
2 pm. Tuesday at the Yopp funeral
home by the Rev. Ransom Cur
ganous. Burial will be in the Oak
Grove cemetery.
Surviving is one daughter, Mrs.
Ruth Edwards Of Wilmington; three
sons Otto Simmons now in the
Philippine Islands; George T. Sim
mons and Edward c. Simmons,
both of New York City; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Henrietta Harrell and
Mrs. B. H. King, ST., both of Will
mington, and y grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Woodrow Everett; Wilbur Taylor;
Henry Dixon, Augustus Horne, AL
gustus Harrel, and V. H. King, Sr.
Active pallbearers will be Cecil
Everett, V. H. King. Jr., Edgar
Tyner. Guy Everett, Henry Har-
rell, and Kirby King.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
Bethlehem, Carrying The Stamp OfWar;
Re-EnQcts The Birth OfThe Christ Child

I Palace and the tomb of Rachel.
At Rachels tomb the process.
sion halted and the mayor of Beth
lehem extended the ancient greet
! ing to the Latin patriarch Then
it continued to Manger Square. The
enclosure was lineo with hundreds
of priests and acolytes in white
stoles. The strains of a Latin
Hymn rose toward the sky and his
beatitude wearing the beautiful
purple robe of his office, entered
the Latin church of st. Catherine
which adjoins the Church of the
Nativity, and the ceremony of cell
ebrating the Christ child's birth
had begun.
1t continued throughout the af-
ternoon and early evening in sue
tessive rituals.
The high Pontificial Mass began
at 10 o'clock, leading gradually to-
ward its climax at midnight. Sa-
cred music flowed through the
candle-filled church with the ALTA
ablaZe With light.
At the midnight hour, the silver
voices of the great bells of Bethle
hem rang out. This was the mo
ment all Christendom waited.
On the altar babe lay revealed
, shining simulcrun of the Christ
, child. The miracle was reenacted
The ancient stone wall of thf
church seemed to CULVER with the
mighty "hallelujahs'' and waves Of
thrilling music broke against #,
, heavy columns-"Glory be to Coo
in the highest
The patriarch took the svmbo
OF the child in his arms and the
worshlppers knelt in joy and hu
nility.e
The majestic procession woune
!, through the church with the flames
/ of the candles glinting and Shin
5 mering on the robes of the pre.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
Courtesy N. 7. Public Library
Prot. Mooss's Home In the Chelsea
Section >: New York City.

He had no thought of publishing
the jingles, or indeed, Of the poem
ever going beyond his family
hearthside. But it so happened that
a young relative, Sarah Harriet
Butler, visiting the Moores that
Christmas, delightedly put a copy
in her diary, and read it to her
father, the Rev. David Butler, when
she returned to her home in Troy,
N. Y.
The minister sent it next year
to a newspaper, where it appeared
among the miscellany, Dec. %,
1928. The authors name was not
given. Other newspapers printed
the jingles. They were placed On
Christmas giveaways of merchants.
they quickly became known all
over the country, to the embarrass-
ment Of DR.. Moore, who feared to
have it known he was the author.
He considered it undignified for
man Of his scholastic standing to
be the author Of children's jingles
Also, at that time, Christmas mer-
riment of any kind was frowned
upon by religious zealots; and the
professor had to be mindful Of his
position in the church.
Twenty-Five years later, when he
had finally acknowledged author
ship publicly, and "A Visit From st
Nichols" was brought out in bool
form under his name for the frs
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25

ouished nations II peace is 10 Gil
dure.
While governments and peoples
responsible for this war must De
punished, the Pontiff declared
they eventually must be allowed
to become members of the So
ciety of Nations.
In his Sixth War Christmas ad-
dress broadcast to the world, Pope
Plus praised as the best form OF
government democracy found
ed on the obligations as well as
rights of individuals, declared that
democracy can exist in a mon
archy as well as republic, and
denounced state absolutism.
Earlier in an address to the
College of Cardinals, the Pope
spoke specifically against the
enemy of Christi who, he said,
was trying to ''transform himself
into an angel of light" using the
words liberty, independence, and
democracy to "ch,oroform the
vigilance of the faithful.
He did not, however, identify
this enemy of Christ
Cautioning the Cardinals that
turmoil may be widespread after
the war, the Pope declared the
conflict has brought restless agi-
tation" and frenzy for novelty"
to many of the masses, but that it
also has brought the world a
powerful desire for reform.
Men as we'll as frontiers will
have changed as a result Of war,
he declared
His broadcast message stressed
that future peace hangs on recog-
milton of the principle of the uni
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
CTS CELEBRATE
IN FREE FRANCE
Continued from Page One)

the Olympia troop theater on the
Boulevard DIES Capucines, Follow
ing the Christmas night perform
ance there, a special patriotic and
religious program will be broad
cast to America.
American Wact stationed in Pa
ris began their holiday celebration
this afternoon. They gathered in
their barracks at 4 pm. to sing
carols An nour later a Rae choir
escorted by the French Gardes @e-
publicians sang carols at the tomb
of the unknown soldier under the
Arc de Triomphe.
Doughboys stationed at Chantilly
ushered in the holiday for more
than 1000 children who were their
guests at a party December q.
Some of the soldiers dressed up as
Donald Duck and the Marx Broth
ers to entertain the youngsters II.
til CT Santa Claus distributed
candy which the Yanks had been
saving from t,>eir Army rations
and packages sent from home.
Near Versailles the troops play.
ed host to $50 orphans and children
of French war prisoners. The CTS
treated their ycurg guests to can
dy, toys and a movie. then topped
off the party by taking each young
ster for a ieep-ride.
Tonight in Paris troops under
the command of Brig. Gen. B. P.
Rogers, the Seine base section COM
mander, will give a show for the
city's orphans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
By RELMAN NORM

BETHLEHEM, Dec. 24.-CP-
The miracle Of the ages was re-
enacted in Bethlehem tonight and
synbolically babe was born
again in the very grotto where
nearly 1000 years ago Christ was
born.
Just as then, men knelt in ado
ration, with their heads turned to-
ward the spot where the manger
once was.
The stamp of war lay heavily to-
night. Manager Square was packed
tight with men in uniform - some
flown here from the battlefields OF
France and Italy only yesterday.
For niles the road from Jerusalem
was lined with military cars and
trucks. And at first glance it was
like passing convoy moving uI
to battle.
Once within Bethlehe EN-, the grim
illusion vanished, for Bethlehem
glowed with a soft light like gold
en- crown on the dark hills of Jul
dea. Overhead the sky was heav,
with clouds, but for a time they
broke and clear starlight shon'
through.
Here and there among the kha
khi-clad soldiers were the whit
burnooses and red-tarbooshes o
Moslems and the brocaded cos
tunes of Palestinian women.
The pilgrims waited patiently i
the Square fronting the Church o
the Nativity. Rain fell during tn
late afternoon but still they wait
ed. Most of them had been Their
since 2 p. M. when his beatitude
the Latin patriarch, came from Je
rusalem. ,-
His Procession passed throug
the historic Jaffa gate and alon
the Roman road past the hill c
lTantur and the remains Of Herod'
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
German Drive Is Stopped;
American Attack Gaining

where reinforcements were hitting
the German flank the day before.
Mersch is eight miles north of Lux
embourg.
The American wall on both flanks
was firm and it was regarded S
likely that thanking blows rom one
side or the other had strong bear
ing on the slackened impetus of
the westward push which at one
point was II miles from the French
border.
(The German communique said
that its units ranged far hey d
the Ourthe river on the Western
Front yesterday. which runs from
20 to 80 miles east of the Meuse,
and acknowledged "strong but vain
attacks" against the flanks by
fresh Allied forces.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-25
A. d. VESSEL

August D. VESSEL, 81, died yes
terday at his home in Hallsboro
after brief illness.
Mr.. VESSEL was office manager
of the North Carolina Lumber Co.
for more than Is years, and has
been postmaster Of Hallsboro for
more than II years.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 p. m. Tuesday, at Mckenzie S
mortuary in Whiteville. Burial
will be in Lake Waccamaw ceme-
terry.
Mr.. VESSEL was born in Whining
ton, the son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. VESSEL. He was a life
time member of St. Paul's Luth-
eran church, but active in church
work in the Methodist church in
Hallsboro.
Surviving are his widow, Ruby
Thompson VESSEL, two daughters,
Mrs. John A. Norgen of Water
bury, Conn, Jane of Hallsboro, and
a son, John C. VESSEL of Halls
boro; four brothers, DR.. J. C. Wes-
sell, L. w. VESSEL, C. B. VESSEL,
all of Wilmington and Commander
L. P. VESSEL of San Diego, Cal,
and two sisters, Mrs. H. j. Plum
of Allentown. Pa, and Miss Mabel
VESSEL of Wilmington
Honorary pallbearers are F. B.
Gault, w. A. Gooch, H. A. Childer.
son, J. N. Coburn, DR.. c. B. Whita-
ker, Clyde Council, J. B. Wynche,
Penn Averitt, ]. w. Hall, Reno
Frink, c. F. Gore, G. F. Ellis,
D. N. Council, G. G.. Formy Du'
val, Roy Barefoot, Mr.. Gillary,
and ]. A. Wyche.
Active pallbearers will be W. W
Hoose, Clifford Gooch, Earl Har-
mon, Claude Pierce, G. G. Floyd
and Edward Adams.