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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
Statues of Pin.up Girls
for CT JOe's Morale,
One Helpful Soul
Suggested.
Suggested.

laboratories, by the Office Of Sci
entific Research and Develop
ment, and the National Academy
of Sciences. Enough, however,
has been made public TO demon
strate that the Idea campaign"
is yielding rich returns.
For instance, il was Govern
ment worker in New Bedford.
Mass, who devised the method
Of Strengthening dented canteens
= by blowing them into shape with
Y air pressure. And in Pitman,
II N. j., Dayton r. Ludwig showed
how TO save the taxpayers 81 .0O0.-
900 annually by an improved
method OF loading freight cars.
= one device which has saved
many lives ~ a-sigpaling mirror
with hole in the center. Men
adrift in life-raftS or boats havan
succeeded in attracting the attention
of friendly aiFplanes by refleeting the
sun III bright flashes. The Cdstaways
can bring the rescuing plane into
focus through the hole i'm the mirror
From a civilian came the plan for
a contraption of discs which rolls
along in front Of a tank, exploding
land mines harmleSSly over a wide
path. This contraption has proved
exceedingly valuable.
Two Government mechanics shared
$1,000 prize for device which
straightens bent airplane propellers.
Patents have been granted upon
many inventions flowing from the
armys idea mill" These include:
A day and night" sight for fire.
arms, employing a radioactive solu-
ton for the coating OF the rear sights
of rifles. This greatly improves
night sharpshooting
An aerial fence" similar TO the
present barrage balloons, but consist
ing of great number OF small bal
looms enclosed within a huge, pear
shaped envelope.
A special "warplane" carrying sus-
pended from its fuselage a row OF
great shark-like saw teeth, capable of
ripping through almost any obstacle
In this war scores, il not hun.
dreds, OF suggestions volunteered by
John q. Public have proved their
worth. Yet Uncle Sam, still awaits,
enthusiastically, SUPERFICIAL weapon
or invention that will bring victory
quickly TO the United Nations. Per
haps such stupendous development
ir nj s.efv- -iv,er
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06

is already stirring
about in the mind OF
some unsung New
ton or Watt or Edi-
son. Versatile peo-
pie, these Americans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06
BY JOHN X. WINKLER

EVERYBODY wants to win the
~ war Almost everybody has an
- idea how.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-06

(AbOve) - Seat.Sticks and
Snake-C harme Flutes
Were Two Bright Ideas for
Helping Joe Win the War.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
Lift Ban on Sale
OF Dogs at Pound

Dog lovers can once again buy
dogs at the city pound, DR.. Bruce
II. Douglas. city health commits
sioner announced today The ban
on sales in effect for As days was
ordered when rabid dogs were re-
ported.
The dog quarantine, covering II
counties in southeastern Michigan,
recurring all owners to keep their
dogs from running loose, remains
in effect.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
Detroiters Sued
By Kaiser Firm

Suit against two Detroit engi-
neers 10 restrain them from dis
closing war production secrets
was filed in federal court by the
Henry J. Kaiser Co, a Nevada
corporation.
Kaiser asks the court TO re-
strain the engineers, Karl h
Probst and Rollin ~ Harger from
vi olatin~ confidential relations
with the company in accordance
with an agreement entered into
in March, 1913.
The suit charges that the enel-
neers, employed TO develop the
Kaiser car and the Jeep Jr., have
filed applications for three pat
ents. the details of which were
not disclosed. Kaiser says he paid
the filing fees and asks the court
10 give him the title and exclu-
sive rights 10 the patents.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
26 Seized
HIM Raids

Sixteen men and 10 women are
held by police today on various
charges resulting from raids on
saven mutuel houses yesterday.
The vice squad. assisted by
three cleanup squads from pre-
cinct stations seized $l.967 and
more than 1000 mutual slips in
private houses and apartments.
Among those arrested was
Claude Roxborough. so, of 300
+. Frederick, brother Of John
Roxborough. convicted after In
Vestigation by the Ferguson Grand
Jury of gambling and manager of
Joe Louis and also a brother Of
Charles Roxborough. attorney.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-20
Harvest Labor
Sought for State
international Photo

Warnings came from both the
War Manpower Commission and
the Emergency Farm Labor Of
flee today that much Of Michi-
gan's fruit and vegetable crops
will go To waste unless labor can
be recruited for the harvest
The EFLO today appealed for
more women volunteers 10 work
with the Women's Land Army for
the next two weeks in the harvest
Of the Traverse City cherry crop.
All applicants should Immediately
report TO Room 3l6 Of the Nc
Kerchey Building, 1881 Woodward.
1.-THE United States Employ
ment Service will make avail
able extra gasoline for those
who agree to drive to the fields
To aid in crop harvesting"
VINO Director Edward l.. CuSh-
man promised today.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
Pick Toy That Will
Help Develop Youngster

Safety features, durability, educa.
tional and recreational values, at
tractiveness-these are the factors
to consider in selecting a toy, &C
cording to Phyllis B. Davis, assist.
ant extension specialist in child de-
velopment and family relations al
the New Jersey college of agricul.
ture, Rutgers university. 1t is also
essential to consider whether the
toy is sufficiently advanced for the
child, or so far beyond him that he
will tire of it before he is old enough
to appreciate it.
"a healthy, normal youngster
ought to have a year-round diet of
play ~things-it's a definite mistake
to confuse and spoil him with a
shower of toys at Christmas, when
the stress should be on giving rather
than on receiving" Mrs. Davis adj
vises parents. "The wiser idea is to
give him his toys gradually through
out the year, as he is ready for them
and needs them. A young child
should have a variety of play things.
However, he'll only become distract
ed, destructive, and d~isorderly if
too many toys are always within his
reach. All he needs are a few at a
time"
Just as there are different types
of toys for each age level, so there
are toys that serve different pur-
poses in each age group, Mrs. Da-
Wis points out. There are manipu-
lative toys, toys for physical devel-
opment, balance and skill, toys for
dramatic, imaginative play, toys to
teach arts and handicrafts, and toys.
to encourage an interest in nature,
science, hobbies and pets. A child
needs some of each in the form best
adapted to his age level.
Toys for babies should be selected
primarily from the standpoint of
safety. They should have no sharp
edges, no loose parts small enough
to be swallowed. Animals with eyes
glued OF pinned on, toys covered
with poisonous paint or made of
glass OF china are also taboo. The
best choice is something that can
be washed when it becomes soiled.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM, CHURCH
OF THE NAZARENE

Saturday evening 8 p. m. at thu
church auditorium. The public i!
invited. The offering will go tt
the retired and disabled ministers
of the Church of the Nazarene.
Opening Chorus, The Promise Re.
vealed-The junior choir.
Invocation-Pastor.
Motion Exercise, Christmas Time
Experience-Six primary children.
Song, Bethlehem's Lullaby-Ju-
Nor choir.
Recitation, Christmas 1944-Edith
Belle.
Offertory - Miss Winifred Will
Dialog, A Son In Service, by Ger
trude Taylor-The young people.
Characters = Grandmother Drake.
Lorene Morrison; Marie, Mrs. John
Drake, Mary Ellen Haueter.
The children-Bobbie, Sam Scam
mon; Mary, Joan DeWald.
Three teen age girls-Ruth Fos-
ter, Ethel Scammon; Mary Davis,
Charlotte Ward; Katherine Dill,
Donna 10 Bradley.
Radio announcer, Station XYZ,
Junior Sanders.
Fred Austin, news commentator,
Burt Ward.
Announcements
Song, The Bells Are Ringing
Junior choir.
Cantata, While Shepherds Watch
ed, by Halder Lillenas and Viola
Wagner-Choir.
Choir director-Rev. James H.
Haueter.
Pianist-Miss Winifred Wilson.
Reader-Mrs. Charles Ward.
Choir members-Octava Bondur-
ant, Doris Bradley, Marie Dawson.
Mary Ellen Haueter, Mary Jane
Killebrew, Ralph Lumsdon, Lorene
Morrison, Mancil Morrison, Berta
Jean Wilson, Georgia Weber.
Benediction-The pastor.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
Proper Signing of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cards

A perplexing etiquette problem in
this season of sending greetings is
that of how to sign husband-and-
wife Christmas cards.
There are two types of cards, for
NAL and informal. Formal ones are
usually engraved as a visiting card
would be-with Mr.. and Mrs. In
formal cards, printed or signed by
hand, ordinarily follow this rule: It's
best to have the husbands name
first, the wife's second and the chill
dren's, if any, afterwards. For ex-
ample, John and Martha Jones
and John Jr." If there are just hus-
band and wife, the person signing
the card writes his or her name sec
ond.
Never send a card without a Mr.,
Mrs. or Miss Prefixed to the name of
the person addressed; never use an
initial for the first name.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
Xmas Tree Selling Grows
Into Million Dollar Industry

The Christmas tree trade has r
crossed from the stage when the
householder cut his own tree to a
well-organized million-dollar indus
try.
The most popular species of tree
for Christmas use is the Balsam fir
which ordinarily accounts for about
60 per cent of the total Yuletide de-
mand; spruce accounts for about 25
per cent and Douglas fir 10 per cent.
New England and New York State
shippers market their trees in New
York city, Boston, Philadelphia,
Washington and other important
eastern cities. Trees cut in Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are
sold in Chicago, Detroit, st. Louis
and other large cities OF the Middle
West. Oregon, Washington and Cal
ifornia ship their trees douglas fr)
to points on the Pacific coast and as
far south as Tucson, Ariz., and Aus
tin, Texas. In recent years appre-
ciable numbers Of Douglas fir trees
have been sold in Chicago and ever
in eastern markets.
Most Important Market.
New York city, which is by far
the most important market for
Christmas trees requires about $50
carloads annually. About two-thirds
of the New York demand has nor
mally been supplied by Canadian
shippers who also send large num-
bers of trees to Boston, Philadel-
phia, Detroit and Chicago.
The carload lot Christmas tree
business in the principal cities is
generally handled by two or three
jobbers or wholesalers who in turn
sell to retailers. However, in many
instances small growers of trees
such as farmers, market their own
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20

trees and largely supplement the To-
cal supply. In recent years there
has been a definite trend toward
tree Standardization. Tags attached
to the trees identify the distributor
and show height class.
Foresters recognize the Christmas
season is a boom to the economic
practice of forestry, provided the
trees r cut without excessive
waste and in such a manner as to
keep the land continuously produc-
tive. Properly done, the harvesting
Of Christmas trees is sustained tim
Der yield on a miniature scale. The
cutting of Christmas trees on many
forest areas allows for necessary
thinning or wedding which growth
would otherwise be wasted. In 9TH
er instances the use of some mar
ginal land for the growing of a
Christmas tree crop yields a prof
liable income, especially as a side
line for farmers in many parts of
the country.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
Early Christmas

There is no mention of a Chris
tan observance of December Is as
Christmas before the fifth century.
There is, in fact, nc record to indi-
cate what date Jesus was born. Va
rious researchers have set the day
as January 6, March rs, May 20,
April 10 and November II. In or
der to win Christian converts away
from their observance Of the pagan
mid-winter festival, early church
men induced them to observe the
birth of Christ Jesus at that time in
stead. Thus in time December Is
came to be established as Christ
mas.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
Christ's Christmas Tree
Concealed HOLY Family

Mary, forced to rest during the
Flight into Egypt, sought refuge
within the hollow trunk of a huge
pine tree.
Towards evening when the SOL
diers of Herod approached, the
tree lowered its branches and
concealed the Holy Family.
The Infant Jesus blessed the old
pine and, according to legend,
by cutting a pine cone length
wise, we may still SCI the i'm
print of His hand.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
laurel Happenings

Mrs. H. J. Bottger and daughter
Myrna spent several days in Liv-
ingston the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gerling.
Miss Virginia Durham arrived
Friday from the Colorado Woman's
College at Denver to spend the hol-
idays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. c.. Durham.
Laurel outlook., 1944-12-20
PlcturebOOK Land

Rural Ireland is a picturebook
l~and--clean, quiet, green glimmer-
ing with CLASSY lakes and streams,
bright with scarlet fuchsias, ram.
bling roses, golden gorse, and purple
heather. Above its white, stone cot
tages swirls the blue smoke of peat
fires. White stone bitches" wall its
twisting lanes leading to stored hills
and dales.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
lsNRshoniinq
&Remiindery@a

Canned Goods, Etc.-Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through z-8; AS
through Us and Az and b.
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
January l.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps AS
through z-8 and AS through SIS
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. Next stamps to be validated
December 81
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4 stamps 80 through
"a valid for pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Gasoline-A-13 coupons good for 4
gallons each through December
81. ALA coupons valid for 4
gallons each on December a.
B-4, ca, BIS and C-5 coupons
good for gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps /, and 8
IN Book No. good indefinitely for
one pair of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods No. and 5 cou-
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through August 81, 1945. Period l,
1s44-5 ration, also good for 10
gallons unit. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than 81 per cent Of their ration as
of December 4.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Zoo Gets Lion-KiIing Antelope,
Weird Spiny- allied Lizards

New arrivals at the Zoo yesterday
included several weird, spiny-tailed
lizards from North Africa and a pair
of rare antelope, the orax beatrix,
gifts of the government and ruling
house of Saudi Arabia.
The small antelope are the first
of their kind ever seen in WASH
ington and are seldom found in
geological collections.
They were presented to James M.
Lands, foreign economic admins
traitor in Egypt, by Sheikh Hamid
Suleiman in behalf of the govern
ment and ruling family.
The antelope we're brought to
Baltimore in a freighter and held in
quarantine there before being re-
leased for shipment to Washington,
Although small, they are one of the
few species of antelope known to
have killed lions in fair fight.
They can use their long, pointed
horns like rapiers.
The little animals inhabit arid
desert regions and have wide
bottomed feet, like those of the
camel. to enable them to run over
loose sand.
The spiny-tailed lizards, known to
the Arabs as "dabs," also inhabit
the desert They develop brilliant
colors and are vegetarians. The
lizards were presented to the Zoo by
the Baltimore Zoo.
Evening star., 1944-12-05

Il thought about that train last
Christmas aboard ship" Jack said,
when all we fellows were talking
about past Christmases at home. I
could remember Day saying, Watch
out now, look what you're doing
The fellows kidded the dickens
out Of me about my train, but I
didn't care I knew some of them
had EN-, too"
Sure they do" said Mrs. Reed,
looking at her son. And since
you've been overseas fighting your
father decided you were old enough
10 run that train without any help
from him this Christmas"
Jack gave presents, too. the ones
he brought home from all parts of
the world. Among them was a box
of Brazilian cigars for his father
which he half smoked" before he
finally arrived. Neighbors brought
in all kinds of homemade food and
with the suitcase he received from
his mother and father. Jack is going
to carry off some of that food
when he leaves"
Mrs. Reed gave her son little
wooden dog whom Jack named
Doug" after his ship, the Douglas
l.. Howard. Jack is going to take
Doug" with him on his next trip
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Postponement Is Granted
In Child Cruelty Case

The trial of Mrs. Rosa Webber.
Annandale Acres, on charges of
malicious cruelty" to her 5-year-
old daughter, was continued today
by Judge Paul E. Brown In Fairfax
County Circuit Court. Judge Brown
set the case for January 10, after
Mrs. Webber's attorney, State SEN
ator Andrew w. Clarke, presented a
letter from his clients physician
stating she was physically unable to
attend the trial.
Mrs. Weber was released on $500
bond after pleading not guilty to
the charge following her indictment
by county grand jury at the OPEN
ing of the November term of court.
At that time her case was scheduled
to be tried today.
The mother was first tried in the
County Trial Justice Court on a pc
tition by the County Welfare De-
partment. Her child was placed in
the ctustody of the Welfare Depart
ment pending the outsome of the
trial.
The child, Rosalee Ann, sat quiet
ly in the rear of the courtroom with
attendants of the Welfare Depart
ment.
In addition to Senator Clarke,
Mrs. Weber, wife of Maj. Frank R..
Webber, Army Signal Corps officer,
is represented by George B. Robey.
Commonwealth's Attorney Hugh B.
Marsh is prosecuting.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Christmas Comes Weeks Early
To Rockville Sailor on Leave

Christmas came early this year
for one sailor out Rockville way.
He's expecting to be overseas on the
regular Christmas, so this year
Christmas had to come on Decem-
ber 3.
He is Seaman (First Class Jack
w. Reed, 20, just back from over
seas and ready to 60 again after
a short furlough. Yesterday when
a reporter visited his home. the
Yuletide celebration that began SUM-
day was still in full swing.
The lighted cedar tree was still
in the corner choked with presents,
the fire was blazing behind the
empty red stocking which Mrs. Reed
said had been "bumpy with filling"
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reed said
they were playing White Christ
mas" on the Victrola and were
waiting for their son to return from
a date" His surprise Christmas
was all ready.
When Jack got home at 80 am.
Sunday friends from Maryland and
Virginia were there to help cele-
brate, Mr.. Reed said.
Even his electric train, given to
him when he was IA, was racing
around the track" the father con-
tinued
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Fort Be|voir Band 10 Play
Al Alexandra Loan Rally

A public war loan luncheon rally
will be held at the George Mason
Hotel Saturday, VILLAIN T. Coe,
chairman of the Alexandria Sixth
War Loan drive, announced today
A Fort Belvoir band will play and
there will be guest speakers and a
program Of entertainment. A bond
booth will be set up outside the din
ing room.
Mr.. Coe said that Alexandria is
tagging in purchases, although late
reports from Richmond have not
been received Reports dated No
vember % show total purchases Of
$378, 8,06675, or II per cent Of the
81, ,158, 900 quota, and E Bond pur-
chases of $181 ,271.25, or u per cent
of the $833, 900 quota.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Fourth Suspect Held
For Grand Jury Action
In Liquor Burglary

George Smith. colored, Baltimore,
was ordered held for grand jury
action under 81, 900 bond in Hyatts-
vile Police Court yesterday on a
charge of breaking and entering a
storeroom.
Smith, arrested by Maryland State
Policeman I. P Armstrong, is alleged
to have been one of five men who
broke into Katz' Liquor Store,
Berwyn, last July and stole liquor
valued at approximately $500.
Three Of the men already have been
tried in Prince Georges County Cir
cult Court. Two were convicted and
a third was placed on probation.
Ruben Faust, colored, Baltimore,
who had been placed on probation,
identified Smith as one of the five
at the hearing yesterday before
Trial Magistrate Henry H O'Neill
Smith denied being involved.
William R. Sans, Arlington, was
acquitted of charges of man
slaughter and reckless driving in
connection with the traffic death
last September of his wife, Mrs.
Helen Sans.
Sans testified that a tire blow
out caused him to lose control of
his car, which swerved off the road
and crashed into telephone pole
on the Marlboro pike, just outside
the Maryland Club Gardens.
Mrs. Lucille Roebuck, colored, of
near Laurel, was released under
5000 bond on each of two charges
of cruelty to animals after she re-
quested a jury trial. She is charged
with failing to feed a horse and
failing to have a horse shod The
warrants were sworn out by John
E. Brown on behalf of the Prince
Georges County Animal Rescue
i League.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Alexandra Grocers Act
In Anti-Inf|ation Drive

The first step in Alexandria's anti
imitation campaign, was taken last
night when approximately rs of the
city's grocers met at the Ration
Board to discuss plans for the cam
paign with Berwyn Babson, area
board operations officer of the Office
of Price Administration.
Mrs. R. Leon Eddington, chairman
of the price panel. and Mrs. Mary
Guellow, price clerk, conducted the
meeting, which will be followed next
Monday night by a meeting of con-
sumers. City officials and repre-
sentatives of civic groups have been
asked to attend the meeting.
The grocers formed a permanent
organization and will hold regular
meetings on the first Monday night
of each month, at which commodity
specialist speakers will be provided
by the OPA.
A permanent Grocers' Committee
was formed to serve as contact men
in clearing problems with the local
Ration Board and the OPA and to
handle the promotion of consumer
education in the anti-inflation
campaign.
Evening star., 1944-12-05
Arlington Electoral
Board Secretary
Defends Registrar

Denying charges made by the Or
ganized Women Voters Club of Ar
lington, Claude Thomas. secretary
of the County Electoral Board, said
today in a statement that the CEN
trail registrar has rendered "courte-
Gus and efficient service"
Let me say further" Mr.. Thomas
continued, that the result of my
observation is that all of the regis
trars, precinct as well as general,
have rendered service far beyond
that for which they are COM
pensated"
Continually at Her Post"
Pointing out that the 1912 acts
of the Assembly do not provide for
any assistant or substitute central
registrar, Mr.. Thomas asserted, ''I
have daily observed the central reg
istrar in her duties, and she has
been continually at her post. except
during such time as she was i'll or
was necessarily away from her post
in order to get her lunch, or to re-
lieve the operator on the switch
board.
There is posted at the informa-
ton desk notice of the hours dur
ing which persons may register, and
this, 1t seems to me, completely con-
forms with the requirement that the
registrar shall keep open during the
regular Office hours of the county
Offices where any voter of
the county may register - I
have likewise observed the conduct
of the central registrar and feel that
she has rendered courteous and ef-
ficie- service.
Made Prompt Investigation.
"In each instance where a COM
plant has been made to the Elec-
toral Board of any alleged discour-
tesy, investigation has been made
promptly, and it has been ascer-
tanned that it was the applicant
for registration who was discour-
teous and not the central registrar.
Practically nine out of ten of these
complaints were because the cen
trail registrar had refused an appli-
can't registration. I personally made
investigation of each case which
came to my knowledge, and in each
case I found that the central reg
istrar was correct.
'I know of at least one instance
where interference with the central
registrar by an outsider who was
not an applicant for registration de-
layed the orderly conduct Of the
Office"