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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14
By Roy Crane
BY JIM SLOWER

This busy, young neighborhood mer-
chant has more than double business on
his ros,e in Burgess, Chapel and Bentler
m the SIX months he has been DetroH
Times carrier, having boosted his number
OF customers from so 70 81 in that time.
knights route profits average 50 a
week, which he use, for ovingS clothes
and War Bonds lie has $50 in the
bank. owns four bonds.
he attend, school a, Houshton Read
ing and spelling arc has favoritc SUBJECTS
lie Is member of the Bows Club Of
Detroit, Troor ,f5 Of the Boy scouts.
and Buehtmoor Church. fli, hobby j.,
collecting match book covers. tln am.
biton Is TO become Mechanic.
Eddie h II, live, at 1916 Grsydsls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14
81 WISHING WELL q
Registered u. S. Patent Office.
BY MacLean
By Wall Disney
She isn't a very good
By Jimmy Halo

pleasant little game give you a message
day 1t numerical puzzle designed to spell
letters first the
Of letters II the number less than
your key number Start at the upper
rectangle
numbers right read the message the letters
the checked figures give you. 'I-I4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-14
ADVERTISEMENT
Put
Chapped Skin
Out of Misery

It's such a wonderful feeling-the minute
you apply cooling. soothing Ice-Mint. The
first touch Of this magic balm eases the
sting Of chapped hands and weather-cracked
skin. lce-Mint is not a beauty lotion - it's
medicated with soothing oils that help 20
relieve raw. chapped skin and restore
cracked, rough surfaces to their natural
smoothness. Just the thing for chapped lips.
too. So don't wait. Get a jar OF Iee-Mint
today. At all druggists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
.Naziis Ciirded
In Budapest

MOSCOW, Dec. 25 GNS) -
Russian forces swarmed about
Budapest this Christmas Day
sealing eff the last German es-
cape routes.
Doom of the Nazi defense
forces in Hungary's capital ap-
peared inevitable with the Soviet
disclosure that the communica-
tons centers of Szekesfehervaf
and Bicske are occupied by Red
army troops.
SZekesfeheryar is SO miles
southwest of Budapest and Bicske
about Is miles due west.
THE German DNB agency,
heard in London. said Sexes
fehervar was evacuated during
the night after Russian forces
succeeded in breaking into the
German = Hungarian defense
Zone.')
The Russian communique also
disclosed capture of Matra-Novak
and Matra-Szele. north of Gyno-
engyoes. More than 1,400 NaZi
prisoners were taken by the Reos
in that vicinity.
Southwest of Budapest. the
Third Ukranian Army lunged for
ward % miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
9Th Rams Ahead
Toward Bologna

ROME. Dec. p QNSl-British
Eighth Army units battering their
way toward the key city Of
Bologna along the Bologna-Rimini
highway drove beyond captured
Faena today 10 pierce the NaZi
Senio River line.
Polish units of the Eighth Army
slammed combat patrols across
the water barrier three and a
half miles southwest Of CaStel
BologneSe. next German road
block on the vital highway. Other
Polish assault units battled Ger
man defenders in the river hamlet
of Cuffano on the road TO castel
BologneSe
Other elements of the Eighth
Army cleaned out NaZi positions
remaining east OF the Senio River
while Canadian forces farther
north pressed forward along a
lateral road leading towards the
Valli dc Camacchio lagoon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Volcano
Air Base


no L.. -21ST BOMBER COM
MAND, SAIPAN. Dec. IS CUP)-
The big japanese air base on Two
Jima in the Volcano Islands on
the B-29 road 10 Tokyo was be-
lieved 10 have been knocked out
Of action, al least temporarily, to-
day. following a crushing Super
fortress raid on the island strong
hold.
A medium force Of B-29s from
Saipan dropped hundreds of tons
OF high explosives on two enemy
airfelds on Two yesterday in a
bold daylight attack TO eliminate
the island as a potential threat TO
the American bombardment Of
The Japanese. already battered
more than two weeks of daily
bombardment by L. S. Army Lib
orators, offered only feeble resist
ance TO the giant raiders. None
Of the B-29S was lost in yester-
days attack and there were no
casualties.
There was no fighter opposition
over the once-fOrmidable enemy
base and crewmen reported that
only one Japanese flax gun fired
at them.
The Japanese bomberS based in
the volcanoes have not raided
Saipan since Dec. Z. the day before
Two Jima was blasted by a force
Of B-29S and by army and navy
warplaneS and was bombarded By
a naval cruiser.
Earlier. Adm. Nimitz' Pacific
fleet headquarters reported that
American Liberators bombed Two
on Friday for the sixteenth
successive day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
City Observes
Yu|etide

Detroit today celebrated its
fourth wartime Christmas.
Crowds Of the faithful swarmed
10 its churches.
Other throngS celebrated in
their homes.
Today churches opened their
doors 10 greet both their regular
congregations and lonely service
many miles from home.
AZ EloiSe Hospital the Detroit
Council of Churches gave presents
10 more than 600 patients. Gifts
were distributed under the super
vision Of the Rev. w. r. BoSt-
wick. EloiSe chaplain.
At 10 o'clock. i'm the RomuluS
Air Base alert room canteen. Red
Cross workers began serving spe-
cial holiday menus to-traRsieHt
personnel, pilots and crew mem
berS who were on Christmas duty.
Police reported that many fami-
lies turned down gifts Of Good
fellow packages and proudly. for
the first time in many years,
asked that the. gifts be given in
stead 10 more needy families.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Sees NaZi


WASHINGTON. Dec. 25 CINS)
Col. Warner. chief of the war in
telligence division of the war de-
partment's bureau of public rela-
tons. said today in a radio ad-
dress that the Germans may
lose their shirts and more" as a
result of their Western Front Of
fenSive.
Every n knows this has
been a serious week. but we will
not be stampeded," he declared.
THE NaZis have left their fixed
positions.
Our counter measures are in
operation. Our progress has i'm
creased on the enemy TANKS"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Santa Gifts Cheer
Thousands liza Uniform

Your generosity long wifi be re-
rendered by the thousands of
1ervicen9n and Servicewomen
Who are pending Christmas miles
from hor,e. in Michigan military
hospitals and in army and navy
stations.
BY your cash donations and in
iividual boxes. YOU have told
hem that you really appreciate
What thoy have done. and are
ioing, for you.
This morning when those men
md women opened your beauti-
ully wrapped gifts. a touch Of
home was brought into that gov
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Jewish Oils Give Up
Leaves for Buddies

FORT MEADE. Md. Dec. .
tlNS)- Post headquarters of Fort
Meade disclosed today that many
soldiers volunteered 10
give up passes and assume extra
duties on Christmas TO enable
Christian els to celebrate the
holiday.
Chaplain Simon II Shoop as
serted that during the last three
years many Jews sacrificed leaves
az The Christmas season TO permit
their Christian buddieS 10 spend
the holiday with their families. %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Trapped For Days.
YankS Escape NaZiS

of them-SgtS. Warren Haynes of
Taconite. Mimi; William II. Alter
of ST Paul. Ind. and Pvt. al
Guriel of New Goshen. Ind.
For seven horrible DAYS. the
men fought beside four of their
buddieS who had been killed the
first day and slept in the same
rooms with seven wounded.
After their one days rations
were finished. the men ate raw
potatoes and drank water from a
sewer which ran underneath the
houses.
When the time came TO make a
break. our artillery laid down
1000 rounds Of fire and all the
Yank infantrymen headed for
their comrades. helping the
wounded able 10 walk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Pope Pledges
Postwar Aids

VATICAN CITY Dee 25-fNSr
Pope Plus XII. in a Christmas
broadcast TO the world over the
atican radio and IN an address
10 the College of Cardinals TO-DAY.
pledged the active participation
Of the Catholic Church In the sell
Element Of the worlds postwar
problems.
The Pontin called for a war
against war. and intimated that
the postwar activities Of the
Church would go beyond words Dy
saying:
"All Of the Church'S minis
tiers and children will he sum
mOned into an spostolate Of
word and action"
The Pope foreSaw The danger
of world revolution and wide
spread civil war IN which the
Church would be a Rock Of
Gibraltar, "a rock OF right and
truth" He attacked communism
bitterly as IAN enemy Of Christ
and the Church which is seeking
quick change into an angel o.
light"
Pope Plus then pleaded for an
Early end TO the war. and re-em.
ohasiZed the fact that the Church
would have 10 lend a helping hand
IN the solution Of Worldwide
problems. especially in mission
Iands.'
Roman citizens and Rllied troops
surged through the9great circle Of
Bernini columns and swept uP
'oward the massive facade Of ST
Peters Cathedral today as Pope
Plus XII celebrated midnight
mass in the cathedral 10 break
4 eenturieS-old tradition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26

WITH THE u. s. SEVENTH
ARMY. Dec. p GNS)-Haggard
and dazed after seven nightmarish
days of being cut off in the Sieg-
fried Line town of Bundenthal. rs
A merican infantrymen fought
their way through a wall Of steel
and blazing artillery today to
spend Christmas with their bud
dies
Completely surrounded and with
no communications. the valiant 78
held out in three houses. con-
stantly battling the Germans all
around them. They were under
almost ceaseless artillery, mortar,
machine gun and grenade fire.
All of the rs are alive probably
because Of battle savvy" Of three
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26

eminent hospital OF army bar
racks.
During the past few days,
trucks have brought your remem-
branceS to virtually every mill
tary post and hospital in Michi-
gan where enlisted personnel
serve. Cheer and friendship went
with them.
The Santa for Scrvicemen
drive, under the sponsorship Of
The Detroit Times with the CO.
operation of the American Legion.
closes at midnight tonight.
Any contributions in the mail
will he used 10 purchase gifts for
distribution Christmas week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
5 Vegetables,
Meats
Put on Points
(Scc Table on Page y

fCcc IuOtt on Idgf -
Dec. IS
GNS)-The American public
sat down to Christmas dinner
today facing a sweeping food
program under which five
vegetables and 50 per cent of
all meats again will be
rationed.
Effective az emidnight tonight,
canned peas. corn, green and wax
beans. asparagus and spinach go
back on the list. the red point
value Of butter is raised from 20
10 "a points "A pound. all red and
blue stamps which became good
before the first of December are
Cancelled and sugar coupons. with
the exception of'one, n invali-
dated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Maxi PW Escapes

BOSTON. Dec. p GNS)-The
FBI announced today that Fred
Kammerdiner, %, a German priS-
oner Of war, escaped Saturday
from the compound at Fort Dew
ems, Mass.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
HAMMER AT ID

Medium and light bombers
hammered other communications.
Some 400 planes concentrated on
vital railway bridges at Konz and
Kathaus, just below Trier. Road
functions were turned into
craters.
The tactical Air Force flew 52S
medium and fighter bomber mis-
SionS. hitting railway cars. auto
motive vehicles. as well as the
communications centers.
The Ninth Air Force knocked
out 77S German motor vehicles
and pulverized lie enemy tanks
and armored cars in its 1572
sorties.
Raj LancaSters attacked rail-
way yards at Cologne. No. / sup
ply base for Won Pundstedt's Of
tensive, in an after dark assault.
The Raj also bombed the Ger.
man airfeld at Bonn, south OF
Cologne.
The British also blasted huff
waite bases at Essen and Dussel-
dorf.
Allied headquarters revealed
that the American First Army
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26

to them personally
GoebbelS insisted %frantically
that Hitler was never healthier"
and said that the German leader
was filled with the most in
tense intellectual and psychology
cal strength
GoebbelS message was a curious
mixture of vaingloriouS boasting
and implied admissions Of German
defeat.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26

of the Wehrmacht onslaught.
Field Marshal Won Rundstedt's
daring and costly counter
attack neared its conclusion
after 10 days of continued sue
cess.
German losses mounted heavily
under the SCATTERING aerial at
tacks and a drive through their
southern flank that reached the
are of Martelange, 10 miles south
of Bastogne.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Tighten Ration List
YankS Smash
--
NaZi NankS

PARIS, Dec IS by the most potent
Allied air blows since D-Day in France, the German counter
offensive came to a sudden halt in eastern Belgium today as
American ground forces stabbed death blows into the TANKS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
BODY IN BASEMENT

Kinney's charred body was
found in the basement near a
length Of garden hose. Firemen
said that he apparently had at
tempted TO extinguiSh the fire.
Mute evidence of Christmas
preparations was strewn among
the debris in the house. On the
fireplace screen in the front up
stairs apartment hung two limp
Christmas stockings; nearby was
a charred candy box, unopened.
Fire Marshal Edward w. Hall
said that a delayed alarm was one
cause of the inferno which took
three hours 10 quench. He said
when hremen from three diff
ferent companies got to the house,
neighborS were running up and
down the street.
A second fire Sunday afternoon
routed the occupants of a four
fiat at $40 BeaconSfeld.
Crosse Pointe. No one was in
iured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
A BIG HARVEST

lie said that the Germans had
fought with faith. sacrifices and
honor and promised that they
should have a big harvest. He
boosted that the Wehrmacht was
marching in the enemy'S land,
believing in the Immortality
of their nation
But he Characterized this
Christmas as a season OF Sundered
families. He Sympathized with
and conveyed Hitler'S sympathy TO
German families torn apart by
war. families which were driven
from their homes. and families
which did not know where their
dear ones we're.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
Gives
Mule Message

LONDON, Dec. % GNSl-Naz- propaganda minister
iocbbels addressed the German people in a Christmas Eve
message. apologizing for the fact that the fuehrer did not speak
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
VAGUE PROMISES

As the speech SeeSawed from
optimistic military hoasting TO
commiSeration for German CT
villains, GoebbelS injected vague
promises of a newer and better
world, run by and for the NaziS.
which he promised would emerge
from the war.
But, the Nazi mouthpie G
marshaled all the good news and
wishful thinking that he could find
and then said:
What other proofs are
necessary Ia show that
u people are not doomed Co
destruction %"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
FAIRER DISTRIBUTION

Most of the meats now ration
free will 90 under rationing once
more at midnight Dec. 81.
OPA Administrator Chester
BOwleS. in announcing the greatly
expanded program. said our de-
ciSion was a difficult one to
reach but added that the step
was necessary 20 assure fairer dis
tribution of small supplies.
The red stamps Cancelled num-
'ber AS through rs. and AS
through P5 in War Ration Book
-Four The blue stamps cancelled
r. AS through ZS and AS through
VS. in the same book.
STAMPS STILL GOOD
This Will retire all red stamps
except Q5 RS and So which be-
came good Dec. 3. and all blue
stamps except KS. vs., Is, AZ and
B2. which became effective Dec. l..
The only sugar stamp remaining
valid is No. "a. which was made
good Nov. Is for five pounds. The
Cancelled sugar stamps are 30. 81,
30 and 33. along with all outstand-
ing home canning coupons issued
by local rationing boards and
home canning stamp 40 in Book
Four.
Use Of sugar by restaurants. no.
tells. boarding houses and other
Continued on Page ,, Col. 6)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
4 Suffo(ate
RooninQ
House Fire

Failure Of neighbors 10 turn in
an alarm Immediately was blamed
today for a fire that caused the
deaths Of four persons in a room
ing house Al SOL Cass early yes
terday. Two sisters were among
the four Suffocated by smoke tina.
beloved up from the basement
where the fire started. Although
death was ascribed TO Suffocation.
the bodies were severely burned
The dead are:
MISS LA VERNE CRITTEN-
DEN. 10.
MISS JEWELL WALLS. "a.
MRS. JOYCE SHELDON, II,
Miss Walls sister.
JOHN KINNEY, 65. the janitor.
JUMPS THROUGH WINDOW
Treated at Receiving Hospital
were Dorothy OlcZak. Is: Melbe
Gibson. 81; Gloria Gibson. 10; Ilta
Hautmak, %, and Nancy Broder-
sen, 7, the daughter of Mrs. An
nette Brodersen, owner OF tn
Broom house, who aroused the
other IL occupants when smoke
awakened her at 7 a. m.
Gloria Gibson was cut by glass
when she jumped through a
kitchen window.
The bodies OF the three dead
girls we're found in adjoining
bedrooms at the top of the rear
stairway where the girls had been
trapped by flames from the base
ment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
KEEP SALIENTs A

The Yanks held firmly west of
st. With, preventing the enemy
from joining the two salients.
and, on the northern flank of the
Nazi drive, first Army troops
maintained their foothold in NAL
medy and Stavelot and advanced
at Maubach, east of Aachen.
Spokesman at supreme Allied
headquarters described the land
battle as developing favorably."
and called the aerial blows "one
of the most devastating" ever de-
livered against the Nazis.
While 1t. Gen. Patton's Third
Army hammered the left flank OF
the German salient on a 25-mile
front south of Bastogne. Ameri-
can heavy bombers unleashed
1019 million pounds of explosives
upon the enemy. Medium and
fighter bombers joined in the alb
out sky assault.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
$500 ALLIED PLANES

More than $500 American and
British bombers and fighters par
ticipated in the attacks.
Germany's luftwaffe tried, but
failed TO counter the tremendous
Allied air assault.
Incomplete reports indicated
that lie German planes were
shot out Of the skies. Allied losses
totaled 80 bombers and six fighters
missing.
Flying Fortresses of the Ameri-
can Eighth Air Force along with
Liberators blasted the enemy sup
ply lines, hitting highway and
rail communications behind the
NaZi lines at Euskirchen and
Trier. Nearly 1000 planes COM
prised the Eighth.s- assault
most heavy bombers any air force
has ever launched on a single
mission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-26
In the Times TODAY

a. Latin Quarter win
Special Dinner 81 so W ADV.
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STAMPS STILL o o

Continued on Page ,. Col. g.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

There seem to be three outstanding ways in
which people err in living lopsded lives.
THE socialite, the playboy and the debutante are
likely to put too much emphasis on play and
love and forget almost completely about work
and worship. Play in such cases may even be of
the dissipation type and love merry goround OF
emotions shifted from one person to another in
stead of the stable home and family affection
recommended by DR.. Kepler.
Some tired businessmen probably get that way
by working too much and having too many ro
mantle attachments while they imagine they have
no time for play and perhaps have little inclina-
ton for worship Everyone Is used to the jokes
and cartoons about weary executives and tn y
favorite blondes, but might 1t not also be pC.9i-
BILE that an overly exacting wife and children to
whom Woodworking business man was devoted
would make too great demands on his affection?
Then there is the class Of people whose whole
existence is made up largely of work and worship
with very little love and play Some old maids
fall in this class few school teachers and a
number of missionaries.
In general, DR.. Kepler says, Chronic fatigue
November 10, 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

name of play should give definite feeling OF
freedom and release from the regular job you
hold, or ii won't be relaxing.
Love, the third important factor, implies
happy married lfe home and children.
While everyone will agree that this normal
life situation imposes self-sacrifces and loyaltes
on the wife, the husband and the family, it also
furnishes the stabilizing conception of comrade-
ship and sense of belonging.
Close friendships and the whole feeling of hui
man brotherhood are included in the love category
by some experts, but according to DR.. Kepler's
thesis a normal family life comes first.
Worship, he suggests, does not necessarily Inn
ply church.gong but does in every instance call
for sincere and deep devotion to something that
is bigger and finer than oneself.
The philanthropist who gives his money be-
cause he is overwhelmed with a desire to help
others, and not merely to be ostentatious the
social worker who gives unstinted time to the
welfare of little children; the researcher seeking
aids for manknd-all might be said to be on
the border of worship
One Of the great examples Of devotion to some
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

thing bigger than self I'M
doubtedly is that OF the three
wise men in the Bible. They
saw the prophetic star which
to them announced the birth
of the Messiah and set out on
the long journey that led TO
Bethlehem and the Christ
child. Their faith in some
thing they revered but didn't
altogether understand re-
suited in real worship.
Unbalanced living with too
much of some of the essential
elements, and too little OF
others, DR.. Kepler explains,
causes chronic unhappiness
and motional conflicts
which in turn cause chronic
fatigue. Just what happens
inside the body to bring this
about isn't yet understood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

how they should reorganze their way OF living
along sensiby ordered lines.
According to a report by Or. f. ]. Kepler in
the Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo
Clinic, at Rochester, Mimi, the ideal life, which
would be virtually immune to chronic fatigue,
might be represented by diagram of a cross with
the four arms reasonably equally divided. One
arm stands for work, one for play, one for love
and one for worship.
Gus drudgery but should satisfy the instinct of
good workmanship For most people 1t also Is
important that the results be easily seen and do
not take too much time to attain.
Yet you undoubtedly know persons to whom
work is completely satisfying merely because they
have future goal in view.
This may be anything from buying home,
to sending son through college.
Psychologists tell us that work keeps people
from becoming too self-centered, and that the ee-
ments of sociabty exciting variety and fun all
should enter into the ideal job
The difficulties many old people have when
they retire show how work that is satisfying
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

You Need fhe Right Kind-ond Proportion-of
Work. Play. Love and Worship in Everyday Living.
Mayo Clinics DR.. KepIer Exploins. TO Prevent Thof
Chronic Physical and Mental Exhaustion That
Makes Life Miserable for Your Family. Your
Friends-and Particularly Yourself