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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17

PARIS Nov 16 UP)-The American Ninth and First armies
today Joined Esenhowers grand offensive which
the final full dress battle of the European and six
armies attacking along 40Om front from Anthem
in Holland frontier Eisenhower has armies
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
FRIEND WIFE wRATHY

According to the district at
torneys office. where Shurin has
made a complaint, the dice game
took place at a gay party on
March "a in the New York apart
ment of Leo Uippy) Durocher,
m anager of the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
The dice, according to the in
formation given by Shurin to
District Attorney Hogan, were
furnished by one of two Broadway
characters" who were present.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17

Shurin's complaint was made
when the wife of one of the
Broadway characters" furious
after finding her husband in the
embraces of a beautiful blonde,
allegedly told the aircraft mag
nate that he had been the victim
of loaded" dice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
BYRNES CONFIRMED AS MOBILIZATION CHIEF

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is (INS)-The Senate today
speedily confirmed the nomination of former Justice
James F. Byrnes to be director of the Office of War
Mobilization post which he holds under executive
order.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
18TH AIR FORCE BOMBS HONG KONG DOCKS

CHUNGKING, Nov. 16 (UP)-Liberators of the
14th Air Force bombed the koIoon docks at Hong Kong
last night scoring hits the target area communique
announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
HOST WAS ABSENT

A long distance telephone call
to Rats home in Hollywood
failed to connect with the movie
star himself. but his bodyguard,
Gray. volunteered the following
comment:
"Shurin's story Is all wet.
There was q dice game, but IL
was his idea and Raft didn't
make any Is passes rs Shurin
says. Raft won about $4,000.
II I remember right, Shurin
won some money himself"
Durocher himself was not pres
ent at the party. having permitted
one of his friends to use his apart
ment for the evening. MY,
There were 10 men and three
women at the party. according 10
Shurin. When the dice game be-
gan, Raft was the first to throw
the dice. Shurin said, and he
asserts the movie star made Is
passes" in a row,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
THE WAR FRONTS

FRANCESx Allied armies join coordnated offensive along
400-mile front. page IL
PACIFIC-Gen Macarthur American invasion Of
Mapa Islands off New Guinea. Page L.
RUSSIA-Reds capture Jaszbereny and plunge toward
Budapest. tPage2D
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
Welded IN 1884

lie said he associated with ar
older attorney in representing
Mrs. Boone and did nothing with
out his supervision.
The wedding OF the Lightnef
heiress and the descendant of the
fabulous frontier fighter, Daniel
Boone created a Juror in Detroit
society circles in 1884
More than 800 of the coun-
try's top drawer society including
many from Detroit. attended the
wedding in North Carolina.
Mrs. Boone is a Vassar gradu-
ate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17
Yanks Make
New Invasion
AboveGuiined

ALLIED HQ, PHILIP
PINES, Nov. 16 (UP) -
American invasion troops
have landed on the Mapia
Islands, lis miles above the
northwest coast of New
Guinea, to knock out an
enemy warning station on the
American bombing route to
the Philippines, it was an
nounced today.
The new landing was revealed
by Gen. Macarthur as his troops
on Leyte, 900 miles to the north
west, sprang a trap on perhaps
5000 japanese near Limon, prob
ably completing their encirclement
in double development drive.
Only slight resistance was en-
countered in the Mapias, las miles
northwest of American held Biak
and 135 miles north of Noemfoor
in New Guinea's Geelvink Bay,
Macarthur said in a supplement
to his daily communique.
BOMBS PAVE WAY
A naval and air bombardment
preceded the landing by a COM
paratively small force Wednesday.
The landing was designed to de-
prive the enemy of observation
posts from which he could warn
Halmahera and Japanese occupied
islands in the Philippines of the
approach of American heavy
bombers and transport planes
from New Guinea.
ROAD NEARLY CUT
Front dispatches indicated that
two thanking columns from Gen.
Irving's oath Division in northwest
Leyte already had effected a juno
ton about two miles south of
Limon after sweeping down either
side of a reinforced enemy regi-
ment on the Ormoc-Limon road.
MacArthur's communique said the
division practically severed" the
road between Limon and Ormoc,
20 miles to the south, behind the
enemy from both east and west
yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17

NOT ONLY HOLD But PROTECT YouR
Mar Bonds BY taking them 20 the INDUSTRIAL
National Bank for safekeepine, loN-cost
service ADV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-17

Mrs. Boone, tho former Marina
Feree Lightner, was named in her
husbands accusation in a SIS, 900
libel suit against McCown. whom
he charged with writing the army
adjutant general accusing Mai.
Boone. Of Rpisappropriating and un-
Lawfully apeculating with the
trust fund Of his two children.
Boone. who previously had won
custody OF the children. charged
the letters were written 10 force
his discharge from the service.
"CAREss" IN A CAR
In his argument. Maj. Boone
said he saw his wife and McCown
enter a house in Winston-Salem,
n. C.. where they stayed for an
hour and a half.
Later, he alleges. he saw them
"caress" in a car.
On another occasion. Mai
Boone charges, he saw Mrs. Boone
sitting on McCown's lap after
they had driven toe a wooded
area"
A district court jury was told
today that Maj. Boone is under
indictment in a North Carolina
court for enlightenment in con-
nection with the trust funds set
up by the estate of Mrs. Boones
parents.
CHARGE DELETED
The charge of adultery, origi-
hally included in the libel suit.
was deleted by the court in a
pre-trial decision on the grounds
the statue of limitations has
expired.
One of the letters, read TO the
Jury, reported Boone's indictment
and an appeal by him from an
adverse North Carolina supreme
court decision pending in the
court of appeals.
McCown denied any intimacy
with Mrs. Boone and told the jury
he was careful never TO be alone
with her, after he heard Mai
Boone had threatened to sue any
one having anything TO do with
her.
.u.----~ -. ,no.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-02

weeks ahead of this astronomical event. they
could see II in the reverse direction. They would
see the earth eclipse the sun.
journey 10 the moon in a rocket involves
intricate astronomical calculations, for the rocket
would leave the earth and be pointed far ahead
OF the moon in the sky.
As the rocket travels through space the moon
would be moving, and the success Of the eXr
petition would hinge on the proper calculations
of the point in space where the moon and the
rocket would meet.
Many people may worry how a rocket could
be slowed down and brought 20 gentle stop on
some transoceanic flight or on a trip through
space 10 the moon. Rocket experts have already
worked out how brakes might be- applied
The method involves placing additional rockets
in the nose of the space ship As the rocket
passes beyond the gravitational pull OF the earth
and into the gravtational attraction of the moon,
these forward rockets would be fired gradually
and slow up the forward motion BY proper
controls they should be able to bring it softly
TO rest
One Of the worries of people who haven't
anything better to worry about IS what folks
earth will do when the earth becomes too cold
for human civilization know it.
II is a long way ahead but certainly the suns
heat is gradually diving EXentuallX-saX
about billion years from now-the earth may
we'll become a cold, dead planet unable TO sup
port life. But long before that time, may
have solved tho way 10 Gnt-ntf- the eafth-
BY the year 5000 perhaps, Venturesome piO-
ncers from the earth will be colonizing a planet
like Venus Just as the early pioneers moved
from New England into the Wild West during
the 10Th century
Some day Venus probably will have its own
Plymouth Rock, the exact landing spot where
And the Blue Book of Mars will not bee measured
by ancestors who came over on the MayfloWer,
but by Foreigners who came from the earth
the Old Worlt-in space rocket X4iZl2.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-02

and on the same theory as rocket planes.
Squds the same idea Ordinarily they
swim, but when they want TO go places in hurry
they shoot a stream OF water out of their mouths
and the jet gives them extra burst OF speed
This IS almost the exact parallel of fighter pilot
IN plane with rocket attachments who uses
them TO get the extra burst of speed.
Rocket propulsion for airplanes will be ideal
in the shakespeare. At such high attitudes an
airplane engine not only has difficulty in getting
enough oxygen TO explode its gasoline, but the
propeilers cannot bite into the rarefed air
Yet jet propulsion In a rocket plane works
best under just such conditions. The reaction
kick from the flaming jet drives the rocket plane
on its way and in the near vacuum there is no
drag on the body from any air. Moreover the
fuel Of rocket plane is selfsulficient for it is
a mixture Of liquid oxygen and gasoline.
An added benefit of rocket propulsion is that
the kick of the flaming jet increases with the
speed of the rocket This is just the opposite
10 propeller driven machines 49, airplanes
face veSSels-where every gain of speed comes
only with enormous increases in power.
1t Is probable that after the the first
rocket planes will be huge standard craft with
rocket attachments.
With their propellers; internal combustion en-.
gineS and orthodox wings they would climb as
f+f they cotfd gU-3J600, 10000 or - OOU feet.
At these attitudes. where the engines and pro
pellcrs are becoming useless, they would switch
over TO rocket propulsion and they could climb
higher u -4LSl1ed-aHd- increase their speed
- 20 years the real rocket plane would be de-
veoped dispensing with wings and propellers
and simply soaring to great heights
With rocket aerial torpedoes already being
used by the Germans il is possible TO picture
future wars more horrible than anything now ia
reach Of man.
The day might come when two nations sepa.
rated by an ocean like Germany and the United
States, would never bother to send troops to
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-02

each others territory. They would simply dis
patch rocket bombs and blast each other off
the map
Such rocket raids would equal any terror
probably land over a wide and could hardly
be pin-pointed on given target. They might
be aimed, but what would happen 10 them in
flight would be something else.
PROFESSOR ROBERT GODDARD. American
rocket scientist has long since discovered that
rocket AT high speed, tends to veer off and on its
course and take up kind of weaving. Snake-like
trajectory Such tendencies might be corrected
with gyroscopic devices but the accuracy of long.
distance rocket bombs would remain slight.
In contrast TO such fearful possibilities for
one great peacetime use of rockets might be for
high-altitude weather analysis. At present sound
ing balloons, bearing tiny radio tranSmitters,
sent aloft record their data and transmit il back
to scientists earth.
But rockets could do the same Job better
and at far greater heights if need be-
Rocket enthusiasts the day when rockets
would be used TO carry weather instruments aloft
to the super-stra tosphere and obtain information
which perhaps would bring that dream of every
one-the unerTing weather forecast
For the future, too probably some venturesome
scientist may actually take off into space, leave
the earth and travel either TO the moon or some
neghbOrng planet.
Two years AGO skeptcal scientists would have
they not sure. At the rate of current
progress in rocket propulsion, interplanetary flight
should almost certainly come.
In fact astronomers at the Fels Planetarium
In Philadelphia have prepared for The American
Weekly the plans for rocket trip 10 the moon
on April II IN the gear 1888.
On this particular date the earth will eclipse
the moon, block out the suns rays which strike
and illuminate the earth's satellite
II astronomers could reach the moon few
Evening star., 1944-09-02

especially II they are wealthy or
occupy places OF power, to depart
from the humble observance Of re-
ligion and to put themselves above
its teachings and requirements.
Like Saul, they assume 4 superior
and patronizing attitude toward
faith and are inclined patroniz-
ingly to pat the Lord on the head.
This sacrilege u 50 common among
public men that 1t merits the stern
est condemnation on the part of
men of God.
Even ones manner toward the
preacher is involved, for Saul, after
his offending, uttered benediction
upon Samuel, as II 1t were his to
bless.
Saul had been ordered to destroy
Israels old foes. the Amalekites, root
and branch. He had disobeyed. He
kept the best Of the booty. and. when
reproved by the prophet, declared he
had reserved 1t for sacrifice. and
that, after all, II there was any
wrong done, it had been done by the
people.
In sentence. religion had lost its
priority In saul's life. The clear
commands of the Lord meant less to
him than his own vanity and de-
sires. When reproved by the prophet
Evening star., 1944-09-02
District Bible Class
Officers 10 Attend
Annual Conference

Twenty-seven OF the 30 officers OF
the Org1nized Bible Glass Associa-
ton Of the District are expected to
be present at the opening session OF
the 0rganization's conference at 8
pm. today ut Western Maryland
College. Westminster, Md. DR.. Fred
G. Holloway, president of the COL
lege, will welcome the guests ut the
first meeting. DR.. Page NICK. Etchi-
son. president of the associat ton, will
preside.
Dr,Allen +. Claxton, pastor of the
Broadway Temple Methodist
Church, New York City, will be the
main speaker of the conference, ad-
dressing four of the five meetings
He will talk on Removing Noun
tains," Through the Adult Bible
Glass Session" "Trifling," The Uni
versal Need" and Marching Or
ders." Arthur r. Bodmer, of Har-
risburg. Pa, will lead the three for
ums, whose theme will be Guiding
Spiritual Growth"
Elections OF officers for 1944-45
will take place at the Sunday after
noon session. Howard NJ Stack
house, a vice president of the asso-
ciation, will preside. The nominat-
ing committee consists of John G
Minor, chairman; Mrs. Claire Cols
stem, and Mrs. J. e. Huddleston.
Conference activities, and those
Leading them, include the song serv-
ice, William r. Schmucker, leader
and Mrs. Lucille s. Etchison, piano
accompanist; conference prayer, DR.
Clifton p. Cark; Bible class hour
Charles H. Cooke; Young Peoples
Glass, the Rev. Kenneth c. Buker
and 4 "Fireside Hour" arranged by
Mrs. Etchison and presided over by
Harold 8. King. Mr.. Stackhouse
heads the committee preparing ar
rangements for the social hour Sat-
urday evening following the flrst
meeting.
Those heading meetings and serv-
ices, beside DR.. Etchison and Mr.
Stackhouse are George Z. Harris
William E. Harvard and Alden w
Hoage, all vice presidents Of the
associat ton.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Calvary Methodist

DR.. Chesteen Smith, morning
guest minister during the vacation
Of DR.. Orris Gravenor Robinson, viii
have for his sermon topic at II an.
'The Power Of Christian Ideas"
The 8:l5 pm. service will be Q
musical program with the young
people in charge. Hugh Dryden, jr..
and Mildred vanderbeek are ar
ranging the service and Miss Blenn
Graham will preside.
The drama department will open
its program for 1944-5 September
8, at 8:l5 pm, when Miss Marjorie
Webster will be presented in drama
lecture and reading Of the one-act
play, The Terrible Meek" Mem
bers and friends of the church are
invited.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
he insisted he meant the loct Tor

he insisted he meant the loct {or
sacrifice.
Thereupon emerged one Of the
greatest declarations OF the Old
Testament, q gem Of literature and
a profound principle of life. Forth
from the lips Of Samuel, God
mouthpiece, thundered the words
that are basic to all religious thought
and action, Behold. to obey Is
better than sacrifice, and to hearken
than the fat Of rams"
Saul had disobeyed, therefore he
had been rejected. His crown was
forfeited by his conceit. That Is the
doom which awaits every one who
spurns the clear will Of God.
The Sunday School lesson for
September ; Is saul Rejected
/ Samuel xv.lO-z3.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Civilian Service Emblem
Awarded Dr.. ba!derston

The War Departments Emblem OF
Exceptional Civilian Service was
awarded yesterday to DR.. c. Candy
Balderston for establishment of
equitable and uniform wage rates
affecting approximately SOC, 900 un-
graded civilian employees of the
Army.
DR.. Balderston. dean Of the Whar-
ton School of Finance and Com.
merce, Pennsylvania University, has
served as chief Of the Salary and
Wage Adjustment Section In the
Army Service Forces since May
1912.
The emblem he received was the
highest civilian award Of the Wal
Department and was accompanied
by citation from Secretary Slim.
son.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Rev. |. {. Bates Accept,
ministry in ARLINGTON

The Rev. Lewis Z. Bates, for
merly Of Columbus, Ohio, has ac-
cepted the ministry at the Ballston
Baptist Church Of Arlington. He Is
q graduate Of Columbia Bible COL
lege Of Columbia, 8. G.
He did his theological work at
the Faith Theological Seminary,
Wilmington. Del. where he got his
B. D. degree. His last ministerial
student work was with the Aber-
deem Baptist Church, Aberdeen, Nd.
He lives In Falls Church, Va.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
First Conqrsq qotionoI

DR.. Howard Stone Anderson haa
returned from his vacation and
will preach tomorrow at II an
on "Why Are We Here7"
Red Cross sewing will be resumed
Thursday at 10 am.
On Friday from 1880 to / O'Clock
viii be the shoppers luncheon.
scooby Club activities begin at $50
pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
On the Other Hand
Fast Conversion Job Held Indication That
Reconversion Will Be Just as Speedy

war seven weeks after the war wa
over.
Having done 4 good job Of indus
trial conversion. despite resistance
isn't 1t reasonable to expect the ad-
ministration to do the same with re-
conversion-to which there will be
broadly speaking, no resistance?
Evening star., 1944-09-02

Israel. He began
we'll, under the
tutelage of the
Prophet Samuel,
but his success
went to his head.
He could not
stand greatness.
He came to think
OF himself As
above the proph-
ct and above the
divine law.
One Of the un.
pleasant aspects
of life Is the
tendency among
m nv Oldnr man
Evening star., 1944-09-02
To Exchanae PuIpits

DR.. Gaye L. McGlothlen, pastor,
Brookland Baptist Church, and the
Rev. Luther J. Holcomb, pastor.
Luther Rice Memorial Baptist
Church, will exchange pulpits at
the evening service Sunday. The
former will speak on "A Faith to
Live BY" and the latter on Gods
Challenge to Young People"
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Alesson
For the Week
By WILLIAM r. ELLIS.

All Of us are familiar with men
who 90 part way to greatness and
then stop.
Our story today-often paralleled
by contemporary events is the
tragedy Of Saul, the first King Of
Evening star., 1944-09-02

goods back into
plants to make
civilian goods.
1t is q very big
pro b ! m and
m u c h ard
thought is being
devoted to 1t in
Washington rs
elsewhere. This,
despite hysteri-
cal quito es
from those who
spend their time
. r o e / q inning
that nothing Is
b elm on {
about ANYTHING.
Evening star., 1944-09-02
Reformation Lutheran

The church will welcome its new
co-pastor, the Rev. Luther Sloop,
and his wife tomorrow. He will
preach at $50 on christian
Growth" and speak to the joint Lu-
ther League at 7 pm.
MONDAY services are held Friday
from 1910 to 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1944-09-02

in some Of Londons bomb craters?
N. c. E.
A. No conclusive explanation has
been advanced of the rare plants,
unknown to modern British bota-
nists. which appeared in some OF the
craters enriched with the nitrate
Of a bomb.
Q. Who was the youngest man
to be elected President of the United
States?-M. L.
A. Theodore Roosevelt was ~
years old when inaugurated In 1901.
He was the youngest man to assume
the ONCE.
Q. What has been the total in
crease in population since the last
census?-G. s. w.
A. The population OF the United
States has increased from l3l ,699.-
275 in 1910 to an estimated 1884,
40 in l943. The estimate includes
armed forces abroad.
Q. What is the largest rattle
snake--M. D. M.
A. The dtamond-back rattlesnake,
which averages Just over feet in
length. is the largest OF the rattlers
and the heaviest poisonous snake
known.
G. Who conceived the idea Of the
Purple Heart as a military decora-
tion?-J. G. M.
A. Who originated the idea is un-
known, but Inspector General Baron
Won Steuben of the Continental
Army Is believed to have had some
thing to do with it.
@. What three patriarchs have
their residence In Jerusalem?-A.
B. G.
A. The Orthodox, Latin and Ar
menian. In addition there are an
Anglican, q Jacobite and a Coptic
bishop, and an apostolic delegate
from the Vatican. The Moslems
have Mufti Of Jerusalem and the
Jews two joint chief rabbis.
Q. How far can one see from the
top Of the Eiffel Tower In Paris?-
s. s.
A. On clear days 1t Is possible to
see for a distance Of IS miles.
q. What Is the Hexateuch.-T.
IL. 6.
A. This is the name given to the
first six books of the Bible which
cover the period historically from
the creation to the conquest Of Pal
estine.
@. How many kinds Of coal are
there?-W. N.
A. There are three general kinds
Of coal: Anthracite, bituminous
and Ignite.
@. Who was the last living vet
eran OF the Revolutionary WARP
G. E. G.
A. Daniel c. Dakeman was the
last pensioner Of the Revolutionary
War. He died IS years after the
close of the war At the age Of 100
years, 8 months and 8 days on April
S, 1859.
@. What causes the color Of
hair?-L. T.
A. The color Of hair Is due to the
pigment melanin which exists in a
number of chemical forms. White
hair results from the absence of
melanin.
@. What are the qualifications for
a good conduct ribbon or medal?-
M. c. K.
A. The Good Conduct Medal IS
awarded enlisted men Of the Army
Of the United States. in all its COM
ponents, who on or after June %,
1941, honorably completed three
years Of active Federal military
service and who are recommended
for the award by their commanding
omcers for exemplary behavior,
emciency and fidelity.