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Evening star., 1944-12-24
ChiIdren's Shoes Join
Critical Products List
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In an attempt to boost output, the
War Production Board has placed
certain sizes of infants and chill
dren's shoes on the critical products
list.
The action covers infants sizes
Al to 8 and children's sizes, 8 to
IL. Taken because of manpower
shortages in the industry, the meas
ure provides that local production
urgency committees will consider
the labor needs OF these producers
when the requirements of the most
critical war programs have beer
met.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Point-Free Meats, Vegetables
Slated for Return to Ration List
oPA Reported Planning to Announce
Drastic Move Effective December 81

foods have been ration-free since
last May.
Because Of continuing need for
freezer space in warehouses for
military commodities, frozen fruits
and vegetables probably will stay
point-free. Jams, jellies and pre-
serves are not expected to be re-
turned to the list.
Restoration of points to the wide
variety of meat cuts and vegetables
will be a major victory for OPA over
the War Food Administration. For
the last five months, OPA has
recommended that point-free meats
and vegetables be put back under
(See RATIONINC. Page A-5l
Evening star., 1944-12-24

gnnoUrag3ng news also came
tran fas northern flank, where
Gts1c.zted Press Correspondent
Wes CaIaazher sa!d Field Mar
sazg Ezgl Yoa EUn6stedt had
3eea 9oycee 70 paIi back one Of
lis egaex ~ (g5ltsg divisions BE-
cz1@s 4 gzs 10 sadly ra&a!ed by
nzs< -SasIag co1gaooJz ii tns
Lzlmscy ssStog,
szzas lease iysSa Dead.
TIE Ce-n.zns VT mare than 1900
DEAF n skle sggo8s s<jlg Aairnedy.
VI. Gzllzgner ss.1. anG a hard
freeze setting in rad the Yanks
grouped around small oonfires across
the battle-ridden fields and cross
ROADS. Hundreds Of Hitlers youthful
troops are snow-coyered Jumps, dead
In the no-man's land between the
lines in that area, the dispatch said.
The Americans, however, have
lost Stavelot, miles southwest OF
Malmedy, headquarters disclosed
and also confirmed the German
announcement that St. With, IL miles
southeast of Stavelot, had beer
taken by the Germans.
Masses of German armor were re-
ported pushing the Americans back
slowly from st. With toward Well
salm, 8 miles to the west and I
miles south of Stavelot. Su-
preme Allied headquarters described
this action, where the Americans
were trying to prevent link-up o1
major German columns, as one o1
the epic stands of the war. The
Americans slugged it out toe to toe
and are still fighting with great
courage, but are slowly being pressed
back by superior forces.
In the Malmedy sector the Ger
mans still were trying to gather
enough strength to break through
and widen their penetration, head
quarters said.
In their western penetration one
German spearhead in 10-mile ad-
vance has reached Marche, % miles
(see WESTERN FRONT. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1944-12-24
100 Jap Planes
|At Manila Field
Raided by Yanks
Americans Finish
Destruction OF
Jops Ncur Ormoe
ny The Associated rtsas.


dEN. MaoARTHuRp HEAD.
QUARTERS. Philippines. Sunday
Dec. "a Headquarters today re.
ported a smashing daylight all
raid on Clark Field. near Manila
In which the majority OF i0t
grounded Japanese planes vert
destroyed. and alAo aaid Amer.
lean troops had completed de,
strnetlon OF the laps Ia The
bloody Ofn,oc corridor Of Leytt
Island.
tibefator bombefs. operating ffom
bette made the Clark field raid
Friday. Philippines time,
1t was the flrst daylight Llbefator
operation against that main Jap
annse air center IN the Philippines,
and All Army spokesman said II WA
q flfsisclaAH surpriAe To the Japa
who not only nine Of their fighters
IN The air to meet the assault.
4 Planes DawBed,
Eiaht Of The nine intefeeptafs
were shot down by 1hundefhollA.
The disnetsal and taxi areas be-
tween two of The nitattins were loft
snveloped In fire and smoke. tib-
orator oraws reported one tfsmena
dous explosion from which smoke
column rose 1000 feet,
Yanks cleaning up Leyte's ormoc
corridor and poeketed Japanese 10
the sast counted another a.Ts8
enemy dead in one day. bringing
the eight-day total TO i6.88i.
The United States 77th Division
the communtquc said. is continuing
TO work its way westward from the
corridor TO the port OF Palompon,
last base OF the remnants OF enemy
forces In that area.
Participation OF the tlth Air
borne Division In the West Leyte
fighting was disclosed for the first
time. 1t is commanded by Maj.
Gen. Joseph M. Swing. 1t did much
Of the heavy fighting In the rugged
mountainous terrain southeast OF
Ormoc and east of the battlefront
where the 77th Division and the 7th
Division closed a trap on the ene-
my's Yamashita line and turned the
Leyte campaign toward a victorious
end.
Planes Garry Guns.
A single CAT transport dropped
all the 18th Division paratroopers
and equipment used in the opera
ton. Special parachute racks were
built under the planes body to carry
the weight of mountain guns. The
plane was piloted alternately by Maj
William Martin of Chicamauga, Ga.
and Its. John w. Patterson of DAN
vile, ILL.,, and Alvin r. johnson OF
Des Moines, Iowa.
1t took a neat bit of flying to do
the job. The transport had to poke
its way through cloud -shrouded val
leys and dip down to 600 feet to
drop its loads, then pull up sharply
to clear hill ahead.
1t took 10 missions to do the job
Only once did chute hang up In
(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Allies Plan Robot Raids
On japan, Berlin Hears
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. Dec. %. - The
Swedish newspapers Aftontidningen
and Express today said reports were
circulating in Berlin suggesting that
the japanese mainland soon would
be hit by clouds of robot bombs.
The reports said the bombs would
be delivered within two or three
weeks" from an armada of Allied
merchant ships especially designed
to shoot the bombs.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Servicemen Pocket
Their Train Tickets
And Take to Road

A motorist driving toward
Pennsylvania yesterday picked
up two servicemen near the
District line. They were going
to a point in Pennsylvania.
Settling down in the car, they
showed the driver two railroad
tickets for their destination.
I'VE couldn't get on the
train" they explained. 1--WE
couldn't get through the jam at
Union Station. We gave up and
decided we might as well hitch
hike. We didn't want to spend
our whole leave waiting for a
train"
Evening star., 1944-12-24
BY MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH,

asspSAasSo Ilces ctau WEtctr
Virtually all point-free meats
and canned vegetables will be
back on the ration list by the
start of the new year. it was
learned last night.
The OPA, reliable sources said,
is prepared to announce the drastic
move Wednesday.
New point values, now being dis
cussed, probably will be effective
December 81.
The decision is understood to af-
feet practically all cuts of beef, veal,
lamb and pork as well as all major
canned vegetables. The affected
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Holiday Crowds Jam
Station, Delay Trains;
Many Are Left Behind
Civilian Travellers
Soid TO Make Up Hall
OF ESQ, 900 In Throno
THOUSANDS TxfECTmI, al Com.
mupiiY Christmas tree ceremony
this Afternoon rnHe AsH.

Union Station surged yesterday
with Christmas = ioufneyinA
throng estimated at more than
100000. the greatest crowd In It's
history, a Jam that choked con-
course. and waiting room
throughout the day and pre-
vented many from catching their
trains.
While the station seethed with
Its mass of pushing, briisine thous-
ands, the rest Of the Capital COM
pleted preparations for the fourth
wartime Christmas. a holiday made
more solemn by the crucial battle
OF Western Europe, where millions
Of American boys are fighting.
Determined Christmas travellers,
apparently half of them civilians,
Evening star., 1944-12-24
One Killed, AZ Injured
In Coast Bus Crash
Hy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SALINAS, Calf, Dec. 23.-One
soldier was killed, five others may
die, and 81 other persons were in
Jured when a bus skidded and
plowed over an embankment at Fort
Ord.
First Sergt. Sylvester L. Kidd of
Dallas, Tex, lost his life. Seventeen
others injured as the bus was leav-
ing the Army camp last night, were
treated for skull fractures, pune
tured lungs or broken limbs.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
No Roto Section
Todoy's Sunday Star

Lhe Stor regrets that the short
ooe Of poper makes it neces-
sorry to omit the Rotoorovose
Section os q feoture in todoy's
Sunday Stor. News and all
other features ore consolidated
in the A and B sections.
Evening star., 1944-12-24
No Night Final Edition
Tomorrow

The Stor will observe Christ
mos Day os usuoi tomorrow by
eliminating the Night Final
Edition. Subscribers will re-
ceive the regular Home Edition.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

(See RACES, Page Aid
Evening star., 1944-12-24

(See CHRISTMAS, Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1944-12-24
Weather Forecast

Cloudy. siightiy warmer, with brief lisht
rain today. Fair, cold tomorrow,
Temperatures yesterday Highest. 80, al
s.b6 pm: lowest. a.. at 4i0s am.
United states weather Bureau Report.
Evening star., 1944-12-24

(see REPREsENTATION, Pr. Al
Evening star., 1944-12-24

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-4O
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15
Newman Soldier
Promoted Sergeant

CAMP LEE, Va. 49, April, 1914
William H. Bowens of rs Lovelace
Street. Newman, Georgia, has been
promoted from Corporal to Ser
geant in Camp Lees Quartefmas-
ter Replacement Training Center.
Sergeant Bowens is chief clerk
and is assigned to Company G, 9th
Regiment. He was formerly stu
dent at Morehouse College, Allan
ia, Ga. Sergeant Bowens, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. K. G. Bowens, Sr, OF
Newman, Ga, married the former
Miss Vivian Afford of Newman, Ga,
He was indicted into the U. S.
Army on April S, 1943 and arrived
at Camp Lee on April IT, l943.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15
BY PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: I wasn't surprised when
/ made it around to my favorite
spots when I found that all the
boys, with that proverbial Dimes
Worth OF Sense were talking
about the decision of the United
States Supreme Court giving Ne
groeS the right to vote in the
Democratic White Primary. Most
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15


o. Overstreet.
Luke Helm, Bill Turner, Jack
Flemings, of the Pullman Service,
Andrew and "Tater" Breakfield,
from Chicago, were back at nome
for Easter Elsie's back in
town that pretty lady out at the
Tip Top Sunday Night was Miss
George Lee, whose been living
in the Windy City for sometime
and that rumor out at the Tip Top
about Ebert and Gladys Topp
retiring" the knot Joe Catch
ing starting a light Bender Tues
day before leaving Thursday for
his next address. Fort Benning,
Ca. E. Prof Chas. Wilson telling
the folks at the Ritz Sunday that
one about that z Hour speech he
made in Chicago =. and DR.: Nc
Coy, getting out of his own theatre
just before it came time to speak
Orchids to Walter H. "Duke"
Williams, President Of the Jackson
Negro Chamber of Commerce, who
is paying his own expense to the
meeting of the National NEGRO
Business League in st. Louis this
week in order to get information
to better enable him to serve as
the Chamber President.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15
GRAY HAIR STAYS
DYED FOR EVER
WHERE DYED TIE LADY LENNON way

WHERE DYED THE LADY lEhh0x WAY
And your gray, faded, streaked, old
looking hair Is dyed INSTANTLY
glistening lovely Jet black on con-
tact with Lady Lennox Hair Dye.
No waiting! Can't rub off. come off
on pillows, or wash off. Only new
hair that grows out has to be
touched up. Hair looks naturally
younger, more beautiful. Inexperi-
enced person can do perfect job.
Lady Lennox DOES NOT hurt mar
GELS or Strengthened hair. CAUTION:
Use only as directed on label Mrs.
w. C. writes, II have been using
Lady Lennox for years. It gives
perfect results" ALI. writes, To-day
is my 58th year and do feel good
with my Jet black Lady Lennox Hair"
DOUBLE BOTTLE treatment Lady
Lennox at druggists or sent postpaid
for $1.2G tincl. taxi or COZ plus
postage. Satisfaction guaranteed or
money back. Lady Lennox Co..
Dept. $. G. r.. Memphis, Tenn.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15

Friends and well-wishers have
been going by for the last several
days shaking hands and congratu-
lating Curtiss Minis, who has re-
opened his pressing shop which had
been Quilted by fire. The building
has been repaired and remodeled,
and Mr.. Mimms says that every
garment sent to the shop now will
be fully insured against fire, theft
and loss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15
UP AND DOWN Parish STREET

I of them thought it funny that
the word Supreme" was attached
to the Court which made the rul-
ing, but, folks who heard it was
saying that they wasn't gonna do
it. But that part didn't seem TO
amount to as much to them rs the
question which came up about
what the Colored Republicans in
Mississippi were going to do now.
Most of them say that hidden be-
hind the Colored Republican cur
tain up to now had been the desire
not to have too many of the broth
ers and sisters get themselves
registered and qualified as voters
on account of that offered too
much of a threat to the organiza-
ton which seemed to be all the
better, the fewer the members are
to some of the head Republican
brothers. What the fellows talking
to me sees most in the Supreme
Court Decision Is that somebody
now Is gonna start something that
may kick over that old proposition
of the Colored Republicans that
a lot of folks say is the less Re-
publicans there is, the more there
is for us who are Republicans.
SOMETHING THAT MADE ME-
LAFF: The rain that had turned
into a torrent just about the time
the Easter Parade usually begins
Up and Down the Ole Stroll, and
lasted for most Of the day, made
it almost impossible for the boys
and girls to get out and show their
new lister things. Monday I
asked our Secretary to name some
Of the girls that she saw, among
the few who did get out. who look
ed the prettiest and best, and
she said, why, Mr.. Greene, you
know it was Lola, and Laura and
me.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "a
strong defense requires a strong
conviction. We cannot have a
strong conviction if at the same
time we compromise the values in
which we believe. Our democractic
way of life is way of respect for
all human beings. This respect
calls for more than verbal accep-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN RETIREs

ST. LOUIS-(ANP)- DR.. W. Il.
Mansifee, retired this week from
the health and hygiene division OF
the board of education Of st Louis
after serving for 35 years.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-04-15

lance. To defend democracy we
must act out democracy. DR.. Harry
O. OverStreet.
Evening star., 1944-07-30

thing were possible, and they loved it all the
more.
always worked in CT clothes, but on
reaching Calcutta went haywire, bought fancy
British pants, bush jacket, and suede shoes.
Tried to work in this outfit failed miserably.
Was no longer someone that got wet or muddy
or needed bath. was someone who didn't
know what was cooking. had to take off that
Jacket and suede shoes and kid about them
and throw them off the stage before the fel-
lows would have any of me.
As long as you share their living conditions,
you can understand their point of view. AS
soon as you get away, you fail to know what
they like or what they laugh at - something
for US at home to remember.
March z8. First mail from home, and
devoured it down to the return address on the
envelope If mail can mean so much to me in
two months, imagine its significance to men
out here for two years! I've seen soldiers
trade letters, read letters to each other, 60 to
any lengths to engineer the conversation
around to the point where they can read their
letters to the room at large.
March 81 Did good show at Dunn DUN and
bad one at Belvedere. Too much brass again.
think shows around Calcutta or Delhi waste
of time. Should be at front So to bed.
April 2. Palm Sunday in Calcutta Had not
been to Mass since the death of my mother
four years ago. However, few weeks over
here and you find yourself returning to the
religious teachings you had as child.
April S. Ranchi. Had crazy pilot. Awful
take-off, cut engine and at last minute dropped
wing. Coming in, ballooned rs feet. Heat is
terrific Took off and flew into worst storm
yet Really sweated this one out. Was lost
with no radio contact The storm like the one
in which Wingate was killed. BY following
only visible road. we finally found landing
strip. got off and kissed ground
April E. Ondal. Paulette on verge of
mysteries from fatigue.
April 9. Each flight gets tougher Left IN B-24
for Delhi. Put Pops name on bomb: From
Ed Wynn. Just for laughs
Our tour is Just about over. After II per
formances in AZ playing days, after flying
10000 miles. we're on our way home.
April II. Arrive Newfoundland, $50. Arrive
La Guardia. n Y - U.S.A. - 2:30 am!
April l8. New York. Glad brought back
so many addresses and phone numbers to call.
Of course the first thing that hits you when
you're back is that no one knows what goes
on You think you've left the war behind.
| was wrong. though. You can't leave the war
behind made the first phone call. The boy
is a bombardier He had failed to mention
several decorations to his family. Me with my
big mouth He thought his family would
Evening star., 1944-07-30

roast with bamboo SHOOTS or Manhattan
clam chowder with shark fins . or shrimp
creole with sea slugs extremely good eat
ing just the same. Left for Hengyang with
escort of four Mustangs as We are near Japs.
Back that night to kweilin for dinner with
all the boys. Everyone is major, lieuten-
ant colonel or full colonel - and they're
only kids. Had swell jeep ride home.
March II. Chan-yi Played show in wonderful
old walled town. Before take-off at Running
our unit was presented with Presidential
Citation Boarded another plane for Yurnani.
a real dump After show, left for over Hump
and weather pushed us way south. Flew into
Jap patrol area and stayed there As minutes!
Overcast saved US. think. Could hear Japs
March IL. Chabua, India. again.
A word about the Short Snorters' Society.
An autographed dollar bill is the usual sign of
membership, but money is so unimportant
here, most of the boys begin their snorters
with hundred dollar bill! had great diff
Guilty signing these, because actors so rarely
see them. Tomorrow we 60 to Burma.
March l3. Surprise! Get off plane to find
myself in Maingkwan. How we got in don't
know. CAT twists between trees coming in.
The real front Field was in Jap hands four
days ago. Gave show on truck. Wonderful
guys up here putting in lines and cleaning
I'D remaining Japs There was a magnetic
mine near the stage here. Saw. my first dead
.Japs Had my picture taken with one Hope
| get the picture Met Gen, Stwell. Wonder
full guy Saw more dead Japs - one six feet,
two. Had arm cut off Told that arm is carried
in retreat, cremated, and later the ashes sent
home, instead of the body Fighting is about
IS miles down road Most thrilling day yet.
March Is Arrive Loglai. This is hellhole. In
swamp by river Andy Arcari says worse
than Pacific These engineers tough crew.
Much fighting among themselves Had miser-
able tent Rained all night. Good show though.
So to bed Visited hospital in Tincha in morn
ing eft Ioglal. arrived Hairy Ears at pm.
All Negro personnel Show big flop. Think
men here too exhausted to laugh.
March II. Ledo. A short time overseas
makes you realize many things. This was our
first day with sheets and pllowcases for some
time How simple thing like this, which we
take for granted. can become luxury is only
seen when YOU live under these conditions.
If this seemed luxury to us, it is easily
IMAGINABLE what it must have meant to
Paulette She gave performances daily under
conditions which seemed difficult to us men,
vet she was able to walk on that truck or
platform or bamboo stage looking like she
had lust stepped out of bandbox. We
men quite often went without shave or clean
clothes. But Paulette made it a point
aIxays To look her best and thus able
Evening star., 1944-03-21
Practitioners in Review

Practitioners in Review:
Until the Statler and the Ohm
sted Night Club wrapped contracts
around Hildegarde, Nancy Noland
Nan Blackstone and such like, the
night life of the town had been
pretty bare of feminine entertain
ers whose speciality tends toward
u"orous. And inasmuch as
it may be midsummer before Hide
g return, and Olmsted's, as
a night club, has ceased to exist,
yno Ike their feminine
entertainers funny had best visit
the Latin Quarter Room and view
Helen OHara while they may.
This particular commodity in the
midnight mart is scarce. Ones
|credulity must be dangerously
stretched to include Hildegarde in
the category, the search for such
representatives is that desperate.
The fact that the so-called init
mate" clubs, where condolences
mostly prevail, are relatively few
in Washington, has little to do with
the shortage. Travellers returning
from large urban centers like New
York report a similar dearth there,
where "clubs intime" are anything
but nonexistent.
The girls who try by various
means to get laugh out of audi
ences aggreSsively laughter-bent
are simply hard to find.
Thus. the Quarter gives you it's
comic impressionist with prideful
fanfare and an added little toot to
the effect that Miss O'Hara is one
of the very, very few condolences
who does impersonations of male
personalities.
Evening star., 1944-03-21

| (Oregon excluded for some reason
and Australia have enjoyed during
the past several years.
The appearance in Australia es-
pecially was gratifying to Miss
o Hara except for one thing. On
the trip home her steamer encoun-
tered a storm The coincidence
was virtually the only passenger
aboard who did not get seasick
She was, however, positively the
Ionly one to be jolted out of her
berth when the vessel absorbed a
particularly heavy sea. That broke
her collarbone and subsequently a
throat infection set in.
rne,neIess she has kept laugh
ing in and out of her act. And also
kept away from the sea.
X X
Oracle Pearson, who does just
about everything but remove beer
bottle caps in the 400, took a two
Evening star., 1944-03-21

day furlough last week, the first
vacation-as-such that she has had
Miss Pearson spent it getting mar
ried, the first time she has had that
pleasure too.
The lad was a corporal in the
Marines, you jealous jerks.
\ X
Bernice Byres, who has sung over
the radio and with other bands
since the last time you saw her at
Evening star., 1944-03-21

/ the Mayaower Lounge. is currently
taking pleasure flashing a trophy
of an entirely different sort in the
same place.
The incest thing that ever hap
pened to mel" says Miss Byres for
publication.
1t is certificate of merit pre-
sented to the chanteuSe by an ad-
Evening star., 1944-03-21

HELEW " HAhA,
Comedienne appearing in the
Latin Quarter Room.
promptuly one night when appar-
emily she became bored imperson-
ating the Bea Lilies, Oracle
Fieldses and Bette Davises. Miss
OHara abruptly launched into a
take-off on Charlie Chaplin. Since
then, Lionel Barrymore, Charles
Boyer and Jimmy Durante have
been added to her repertory, one
which the patrons of Al States
Evening star., 1944-03-21

miral for ''untiring" efforts in sing
ing songs having to do with the
SeaBeeS
Evening star., 1944-03-21
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs.
BY the Spectator.
Mark Rerst 4 Blatant Nnca

BY way of ampliflcation, the man.
agement reveals that Miss O'Hara
joined her select set quite i'm