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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Pay PLANS
Given FDR

WASHINGTON Dec, 25- UP4-
President Rooscveli-had two
recommendations for annual wage
studies on his desk today which
called for q decision on creating
another Independent agency deal
ing with a labor matter or giving
the task 10 his labor department.
A War Labor Board recon-
mendation advocated establish
mentLof an Independent commits
sion 10 undertake an investiga-
ton and make the report on the
possibilities of an annual wage
for all American workers, but the
recommendation Of the 1914 ma
tional labor conference urged that
the survey be delegated to the
labor department.
Both groups emphasized that
the regulariZation of employment
and earnings annually would be
a desirable economic goal. The
WLB denied a demand by the
United Steel Workers tClO) on
Sc basic steel companies for a
guaranteed annual wage because
the WLB lacked sufficient infor-
nation on the operation of such
plans and felt that TO grant the
demand now might result in
bankruptcy of the steel industry.
The President may announce
his decision in his annual budget
message or shortly thereafter
since an independent commission
for the labor department would
require a special appropriation to
conduct a survey of the scope
suggested.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
| Dead, 80 Hurt
In Train Wreck

~BELVIDERE, H., Dec. 25
GNS)-Railroad crews cleared
the wreckage today Of the Chicago
e. Northwestern Railways Viking,
three of whose coaches jumped
the track near Poplar Grove, H.,
killing at least n person and
inturinC 80, five or six Of them
critically.
Sheriff Fred Smith OF Boone
County said several were so seri-
ously hurt they probably would
die. Many soldiers on their way
home for Christmas were on the
train. but II was said none was
seriously injured
Members of the train crew and
railroad spokesman said A broken
rail apparently was the cause OF
the wreck.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Army PostCuts
Cigdref Rdtions

FORT MEADE, Md, Dec. %.
QNS) - Post headquarters OF
Fort Meade announced today that
sale of cigarets TO its soldiers and
civilian workers has been clamped
under rationing controls which
limit purchases 10 one pack a day.
The ration card system de-
signed TO provide one packard
only M pack-of cigarets a day
went into effect az all sales out
let's, including post exchanges,
service clubs and recreation halls,
it was reported.
The program was set up as the
result Of a Third Service Com
mand directive, which established
the one pack limit after@thc
shortage Of cigarets reached Ia
tional proportions. Previously,
soldiers at Fort Meade were per
mitted to buy two packs per day
under an informal rationing con
troll by post exchange officers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
M'Arfhur Closing i'm
ON .BapS' Last BaStiOn

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ.
Philippines, Dec. IS QNS)-
American ground forces smashed
forward today against japanese
troops in the northwestern sector
OF Leyte Island with the enemy's
last remaining. stronghold threat
ened with encirclement from land
and sea.
Gen. MacArthur's Christmas
Day communique revealed that
the nth Division was closing on
the port of Palompon, the enemys
last stronghold on the island.
The communique reported that
.2640 enemy dead were counted IN
one day and Is taken prisoner
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Air BHfzS Stops
German Drive
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troops, under command of 1t. Gen
Hodges, had managed to hold the
tips of the Nazis' westward drive.
The Yanks halted the enemy drive
at Tylibrimont, st. Hubert and
Marche.
fThe German high command
claimed in a communique that
Won Runstedt's westward drive
still is in stride and has out
thanked the Allied base at Liege.)
=tGermany'S offensive is not
only being held at the moment.
as reported, but has been held
since Thursday night" Radio
London reported, adding, cor
respondents also say that an
American counterattack against
the southern flank of the Ger
man salient has made good
progress. gaining from two 10
four miles on a front of %
miles -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Holds Allied
Victory Sure
President Sends YuIe
Greeting 70 Nation

WASHINGTON Dec - GNS)
President Roosevelt IN a Christ
mas Eve broadcast 10 America
ind her armed forces on blazing
rorld battlefronts, declared
EVENTUAL victory is certain, but
hat no one can predict the day
II final triumph against fanatic
lily fighting enemies,
"Thc tide of battle has turned,
slowly hut ~ineNorabiy, against
those who sought 20 destroy
ciViIiSatiaR,". A--PrrSfdent told
tho nation and millions OF Nanks
around the embattled globe
ION this Christmas Day, we
cannot vet say when our VIC
tory will come.
FOES EVIL WORKS DOOMED
sour enemies still fight
fanatically. They still have re-
serves OF men and military
power. But, they themselves
know that they and their evil
works are doomed"
The President, spending a quiet
'ourth wartime Christmas with
ais family-uttered a prayer for
speedy victory and "a new day OF
peace on earth.
1--WE pray that that day may
come sOon," Mr.. Roosevelt said.
INVOKES GODS AID
"We pray that until then, God
will protect our gallant men
and women I'm the uniforms of
the United Nations that He
will receive into His infinite
grace those who make their
supreme sacrifice In the cause
of righteousness and love OF
Him and his teachings"
In his prayer for peace after
Ectory. the President expressed
The hope that this peace would be
one in which all the nations Of
the earth will join together for
all time"
MAY the spirit of Christmas
live and grow throughout the
world in all the years To come"
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while Jap resistance was described
as weak and sporadic"
Another heavy aerial strike at
the Manila area was disclosed in
the cOmmunIque. After the raid,
reported Saturday. in which more
than 100 Jap planes were de-
Stroycd- q - Clark Field, the big
American bombers with fighter
escort, attacked Grace Park air
drome AZ Manila and destroyed an
estimated IS enemy aircraft.
Patrol planes again attacked
Jap oil installations on Borneo and
other planes dropped a total OF
$50 tons of bombs on enemy air.
drOmcS, supply and communica-
ton facilities and defense positions
north Of Halmahera.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
JANUARY STAMPS

Bowles announced that five new
red stamps-T5. Us, VS., We and
X5-and five new hlueLstamps-
CT Do, E2.-F2 and CIVIL be
made good for January. effective
New Years Day. A new sugar
coupon will be made valid Feb. /.
Bowles also announced that
point values were being reduced
for most canned fruits, tomato
catSup and chilli sauce.
There was mo alternative" TO
cancellation Of the stamps, Bowles
said, because supplies are just not
large enough TO permit spending
of both 1915 ration stamps and
all of those carried over from
1914.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
MEATS BACK ON LIST

Meats returning to the ration
list include utility beef. bacon,
pork shoulders. spareribs, beef
and veal liver, the better grades
and cuts of veal, some sausage
items and meats in tin or glass
containers.
In addition. point values for
presently rationed pork, hams and
loin cuts will be increased one TO
two points per pound.
Point values for now rationed
steaks and roasts VIII be reduced,
however, two to three points per
pound,-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Ship Serves TO Years

NEW YORK. Dec - tUP)-
The oldest ship still serving in the
United States Navy today IS the
famous coast guard cutter Bear,
which celebrated Its 10th birthday
This year
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
BATTLE OVER SNOW

In addition to clawing their way
into MartelanGe-eR- southern
flank of Won Rundstedt'S salient,
the doughboys showed over snow
clad hills two miles north OF
Grousbows, on the Arlo-VianGcn
highway, seven miles southwest Of
Echternacht. The advance of Gen.
Patton's troops continued tonight,
pressing some 10 miles into the
NaZi flank.
THE Nazi DNB agency re-
ported that the American 106th
and 2Sth divisions have suf-
fered most in the German
counter offensive
Comparative quiet reigned on
northernmost sectors of the
Western Front, but, 10 the south,
the American Seventh Army
smashed a series of NaZi counter
attacks at Bitche.
Sporadic artillery fire contin-
ued near Wisenbourg Gap and
Berg.
The French First Army gained
hard-won ground northwest of
Colmar, regardless of mine fields.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Air Bazooka in Use

Designed for easier carrying
through jungle terrain or for
dropping with paratroops is the
newest version of the bazooka-
it can be easily and quickly as
sembled for firing.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
S~unfIowers Profitable

DECATUR, ILL.,, Dec. IS CUP)
-Sunflowers may become an i'm
portant food crop, according to
tests. They are said 10 have dis
closed a higher protein than other
corn-belt crops.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
OPA Issues New
RatiOninS Table

WASHINGTON. Dec. % (UP)-Following are changes in
ration point values announced today by the OPA:
CProcessed foods and butter point values are effective at
1901 a. m. Tuesday. Dec. 26 all others are effective at 1901
a. n. Sunday, Dec. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Defined

To army ordnance, tight is
tight" when a bolt has been
stretched 3.000th of an inch or
about the thickness of a sheet of
nanpr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Death
In Air Crash

Fifteen passengers and three
members of the crew of an Ameri-
can Airlines flagship escaped
death yesterday when a small
training plane dove into their ship
from above, eight miles southwest
Of Ypsilanti.
The training ship, owned by the
Ypsilanti Airport Flying School.
was demolished. The instructor,
Donald Gridley of 1872 Oak. Ypsi-
lanti, and his student, Miss
Eleanor Cramer, IS, of 204 Oak,
Ypsilanti "bailed OUT and were
unhurt.
CHICAGo-BOUND
1--WE were flying at nm alti-
tude Of $500 feet on the air
lane" said the flagship pilot,
Capt Victor r. Evans. I'VE
yer Chicago bound out OF New
York. First officer j. X. Lyons
was at the control.
Something yellow coming
from above the left wing flashed
past and the ship veered 10 that
side. l took over the controls,
and landed In a farmers field.
~ kept the landing wheels
retracted but they extended
enough from below the fuselags
50 that they protected the
bottom Of the plane from dam
F. age fhc only harm To the ship
IA a bent propeller and a cash
In the left wing where we found
the ski from the training plane"
PASSENGERS CALM
Stewardess M. L. Brauer said
there was no panic among the
passengers.
II warned them all to tighten
their safety belts and they
ObeXed."
The passengers at first at
tempted 70 complete their flight
10 Chicago I'm a special plane
brought by the airlinesL 10 Willow
Run. The snow. however. forced
them back 10 Detroit where they
were TO so 10 Chicago today on
trains.
IL wasn't frightened" said
Mrs. A. w. -Colett of 9205 King
Richard. Detroit, who was maxi
ing the trip with her husband
and 2-year-old daughter, Can
dice.
Other passengers were +. J..
Johnson, Portland, Ore. DIR. K. c..
Ahfans. =RnWpg=.M Mich. a.. J..
Tucker, Milwaukee, Ore; Robert
/. Benson, Glenwood, Mimi. Paul
F. Walker. New Haven, Conn:
Ensign r. +. Sehmanski. MtiWau-
kec. Wis: b. .Korn,- Alameda,
Cal; It Gg) d Armour. Duluth,
MINI; Ensign j. f. Garcia. Hay
wood, Cal; Mr.. and Mrs. George
KaSpor Of 1871 Schoenherr. De-
troit. and Robert d. Looney Of
Oklahoma City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
.RatiOnS
frightened
Continued from Page One)

ICUHtIHutu IIUHI ; OHVJ
institutional users will be cut, ef-
fective with the two-month allot-
ment period beginning Jan, /. The
reduction will be 10 per cent for
institutional users which do their
own baking and Is per cent for
the others.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Time Lost!

w. j. Weiser is planning TO
leave town. lie is a watch re-
pair man, and a burglar has
stolen nine alarm clocks from his
shop.
How a I ACE those
people" moaned WeiSer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Truckers Hit
Rail Threat

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 QNS)
American trucking associations
charged today that American
railroads are engaged in a mo
nopoIiStic scheme" 10 dominate
transportation, and declared the
drive a threat TO the future well
fare of the nation.
Ted V. Rodgers, Alta president,
leveled the blast at the railroad
proposal for transportation inte-
grafton in a year-end report
which stated that the trucking
industry is geared 10 cope with
1945 problems despite the drive
made by the roads and the critical
shortages of equipment and man
power.
YEAR OF TRIUMPH
Rodgers said 1914 had been a
year of triumph for motor car
riers throughout the country who
stuck il out in the face of odds
which at times appeared over
whelming," adding:
at Is ironical that the same
year should see the launching of
a bold and determined campaign
TO reward the trucking industry
by robbing IL OF its independence
and Identity, and sacrificing IL
on the altar of monopoly.
RAILROADS LIMITED
1.-The railroads have been try
ing to get their fingers on com
peting modes OF transportation"
the report asserted, but until
now they have been limited by
the anti = monopoly safeguards
written into our transportation
laws by Congress To restrict
ownership on m type of trans
port by another"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
PASSENGERS CALM

Stewardess M. l.. Brauer said
there was no panic among the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Other Pork Cuts

SparerlbS
.Bacon-Slab or piece, rind on
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man shall walk the earth an
equal Of the other
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MEMS DAY

MEMS DAY
Sunday, April 2. will be
Mems Day at Wayman. Bish-
op Noah Williams, a great
pulpit orator, will preach at
1915. Former Dagtonian
John Morning, will be the
guest speaker ut 3 p. M. sun
day evening Bishop Williams
will lecture and show moving
pictures Of the Holy Land
Wayman Brotherhood ex
tends Il cordial invitation to
all to spend April 2 at War
man church,
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Southernaires, Minute Mem
For Defense Presented By
Delta Sigma Theta Sororiay

slavery, they said. That's
where We find the songs we
sing We do not get them
from books We hunt up the
old white haired citizens in
the South who remember the
days Of yore. Sometimes all
we get IS q scrap OF melody,
d single line Of the lyric. From
another source. we will get a
little more, perhaps from an
old resident. Eventually we
piece together one more song
that otherwise would be for
gotten :
The search for these old
tunes is ceaseless, that's one
reason THE SOUTHERN
AIRES have nearly 1000 on
their list, and are adding
more every month.
Hear their renditions, Jones
Auditorium, March 21, eight
O'Clock, Wherefore univer-
sity, Tickets on sale, Xenia,
Dayton, Yellow Springs On
Campus by members Of Delta
Segyo Theta Sorority
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Wilberforce Hundreth
Anniversary Celebration
OF Its Origin Is Success

under the administration Of
President Charles n. Wesley
and prophesied more dynamic
progress in the years to come
President Charles Fl. Wes-
ley of Wilberforce University
reported that $4,000 had been
raised from interested alumni,
organizations, churches, and
Friends of Wilberforce' as
Founders Day contribution
and that this amount had been
paid same day on the mort
gage, thus reducing it from
S119, 900 to S114, 900. The Uni
verslty was seeking 10000
contributors who would give
ten dollars each and 100 con-
tributors who would give one
hundred dollars each. Unlike
other campaigns, the funds
are being paid Immediately on
| the debt, and contributions
may be sent directly to Mr..
NJ. l.. Wolf, president of the
CitizensNational Bank, xenia,
| Ohio, who is serving as treas
urer of this fund. President
| Wesley also announced that
This campaign will continue
| throughout the year and
workers would soon be in var
ious localities all over the
country seeking contributions
| for the liberation Of this great
institution from the burden of
I debt which has hampered it's
] progress for the past twenty
| years.
A recital by Todd Duncan,
he DISTINGUISHED baritone and
star of "Porgy and Bess," eli
rlaxed the days celebration.
1 his recital was attended by a
capacity audience of both
"5i'ite and colored who greeted
tn star with enthusiasm and
remained to demand encore
the close of the recital. Miss
Charlotte Wesley, youthful
soprano and graduate student
al Columbia University, sang
! duets with Mr.. Duncan from
| the GershWin's Porgy AND
Ross score. Her voice blended
tremendously with that ot
Duncan and their interpreta
a ton was superb.
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Bishop Reverdy G. Ransom,
who has been associated with
Wilberforce University as a
student, alumnus, trustee, and
Chairman of the board Of
trustees for sixty-tWo years,
spoke on the Wilberforce Ira
dition,' which he described as
one Of Negro leadership, CO.
operation, ard self-help. Will
berforce University has kept
its independence of teaching
and instruction largely be-
cause its supporters come
from the Negro people. Even
this latter part of the bill
would be to the disadvantage
of the Negro and urged each
veteran to fight that clause
and insist on a period OF four
years Of government educa-
ton. He concluded his speech
| with this ringing sentence
Keep up the fight until ever.
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PRESIDENT WESLEY
SPEAKS OVER STA
TION WLW

Wilberforce, Ohio On Sun
day, February 27, President
Charles Fl. Wesley of Wilber-
force University spoke on sta
tion WLW at 8::45 AM. on the
Church by the Side Of the
Road program on Freedom
through the Truth. On the
same day between 800 and
$50 p. NJ. and at the same
station, Wilberforce Univer-
sity celebrated the Mack
Green Of the famous Wilber-
force Players on the "Wilber-
force Centenary Hour Presi-
dent Wesley and the Wilbcr-
force Singers participated in
this program.
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(By M. f. Valentine.

tBy NJ. +. Valentine.
Can you name an American
Negro song?
Ask the average man that
question and he'll probably
mention "Old Black Joe OF
"SWanee River but he'll be
wrong.
That is the opinion of THE
SOUTHERNAIRE famous
eolored quartet, which is
scheduled to make an appear
ance at Shorter Hall, Wilber-
force University. on March Il,
at 3 o'clock.
These well known tunes
are merely popular concep-
tons of American Negro mel
odies,' this famed radio trope
told reporters today. They
are no more the REAL.
THING than chop suey is a
dish for the Chinese.
Tic you want to hear au-
thentic American Negro
music you have to find the
people who worked in the cot
ton fields, the corn fields anc
the levee in days of Southern
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Rayford Logan Speaks on the
Unfinished Business of Eman-
ciDation


cipation
Wilberforce, Ohio. The
eighty-eighth annual celebra-
ton of the Founders Day at
Wilberforce University was
highlighted by the address Of
DR.. Rayford Logan, professor
Of history and head Of the de-
partmert Of history at How
ard University, and active in
making government surveys
in Haiti, Cuba, and Santo Do
mingo. His address centered
around the nucles of "unfin-
ished business not only in
the u. S., but also in the Car
ribean countries. He directed
attention to the beginning Of
the degradation of Negroes
when Europeans first started
the slave trade nearly five
hundred years ago and point
ed out that although literal
slavery had been abolished
long ago, there still remained
the unfinished business" of
correcting poverty, segrega-
ton, and exploitation Of the
colored peoples Of the world
DR.. Logan told the audi
ence about the bill for the ed
| ucation of discharged soldiers
which is now before the Con
gress. This bill specifies that
| every person who has served
| for not less than ninety days
shall receive education at the
expense Of the government
| for one year and that each
state shall determine whether
or not this period of govern
ment education shall be ex-
| tended to more than one year
He pointed out the fact that
when funds are appropriated
by the State Of Ohio, they arr
handled and controlle 1
through a Nero board a
trusteeS. Iia I'll these respects
declared Bishop Ransom, VIII.
berforce University is uriqut
and has q tradition to main
tain-a tradition Of continued
confidence in the capacity o
Negro leaders. Bishop Ran
som cited with pride the pro
gress which has been mad
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DEL LTAS PRESENT S0UTnERNAIRS MAR p
WILRERFORCE DELTAS
PRESENT SOUTHERN
AIRES

Wilberforce, Ohio Instead
Of the usual annual Jabber-
wock, the Wilberforce Deltas
will present this year the ia
nous Southernaires on Tues
day March 21. at 500 P. M.
in Jones Auditorium. Last
yeai vas Lie inst time when
the neltas deviated from their
usual annual JabberWock and
presented The charming So
prano, Miss Charlotte Wesley,
daughter Of President and
Mrs. CHI. Wesley, in a vocal
recital.
The Deltas are arranging
this program as a part of their
annual scholarshipbenefit per-
formance. Like other organi-
cations on the campus, they
are also interested in the
$4,000 mortgage drive spon-
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OPA Official
Guest Speaker

When the baby contest
committee meets on Sunday,
March 18th, at 5 pm. Mrs.
Edna Harris Of the OPA Of
flee, will be the guest speaker.
The meeting will be held at
the West Side Y.W.C.A., 2o6
S. Summit St. This gathering
will afford an opportunity for
Dayton housewives to hear
Mrs. Harris, who will talk on
Spending and Buying.
Members Of the Delta Pat
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who during Finer
.anhood week made a
ID will" tour speaking for
.ar1bda Zota and Nu Aloha
chapters on Wednesday even
ing, Feb. % at Houston col
lege In Houston, Texas, her
home, for Beta Alpha chapter
OF Friday, Feb. 25, at South
ern university in Scotland,
r.; and for Alpha Gamma
Tcta, Chi Alpha, and Alpha
Beta chapters in New Orleans
on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 27
at st. Marks Baptist church;
and continuing her tour
among the nearby chapters in
Texas the first week in March.
In her talks MrsxH Harrison
stressed the need of Zeta
women uniting in prayer, in
purchasing war bonds, and in
service in an effort to do their
full bit in helping to win the
war. She paid tribute to
nationally known sorors
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roness Board, who are spon-
soring a baby contest, will
make their first report at this
meeting. The young citizens
in the contest are Horace
Coleman, Jr., Kay Ann lies,
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whose contributions and work
have placed them on the Zeta
Honor Roll of Service during
this crisis, and also to all 9TH
er Greek letter organizations
for their splendid programs.
Mrs. Harrison lives in Hous-
ton where she is a teacher of
English at the Jack Yates
High school.
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Sylvia Mcneil, Cora Janice
Reese, Beverly Ann Ross, and
Joseph Shaw, Jr. ~
Further information con-
corning the contest may be OBJ
tained from Mrs. B. A. Rose,
Call AID 5S1a, or Mrs. Robert
McGregor, president FU 1913.