Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-08
Gifts TO Servicemen'S Santa

The international UAW-CIO to-
day gave its strong support 10 the
Santa for Servicemen drive which
will provide Christmas boxes for
wounded soldiers in nearby gov
ernment hospitals and enlisted
personnel in army posts and navy
stations.
Joseph C. VeloSky. director OF
veterans department. UAW-ClO
War Policy Division. today sent
the following message TO local
union presidents:
THE International Union Ia
urging all local unions TO CO.
operate with and support the
Santa for Servicemen drive
sponsored by The Detroit Times.
II Ia a worthy cause 10 see that
all seryicemen In hospitals and
In camps in the Michigan area
receive a Christmas box.
"Time Is short so we are
urging that all officers, COM
mitteemen and stewards back
this campaign and that your
local use Its veterans and serv-
icemen's committee 10 obtain as
large a donation as possible.
lowing To limited time we
urge your local TO make q cash
collection so that boxes can be
purchased. However, II any OF
your members wish to make up
a box IL must not contain any
food, candy or liquor.
I'VE believe this Is an excel
lent means of showing the mon
In service that the UAW-CIO
wants them to have as good q
Christmas as they can"
If you haven't yet contributed
do so today. For each 81 received
the Santa for Servicemen COM
mittee will pack a box, enclose q
gift card bearing your name anc
address, and deliver IL Christmas
week. A handy contribution blank
is included in todays paper.
YOUR NAME, CONTENTS
II you wish to pack a box, en-
close a card bearing your name
and address, list the contents on
the outside Of the box and deposit
IL at any of the following receiv-
ing depots:
The Detroit Times lobby, any
American Legion post, the office
of the Highland Parker, any de-
partment of parks and recreation
center, basement of the Ernst
Kern Co.. Pennsylvania Central
Airlines office.
Boxes and donations may also
be left at the American Legior
40 and 8" locomotive and DO,
car at the Lanyon Coal and Dock
Co., 15045 Hamilton.
For a daily report Of the drives
progress, listen to the Santa FOL
Servicemen broadcast over Station
CKLW, Monday through Friday
at 2:15 p. m. Scheduled on today''
program are Pvt. Joe Finke o.
Percy Jones General Hospital
THlllD jain a. lCpiCoChldGNG- vi
the Detroit Junior Defense
League, and Nino Ripepi, radio
and operate tenor, who Is cur
rently appearing at Mickey
Chiade's Club Gay Haven.
A list of recent contributions t
the fund follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. =. Andrews. 1898 Grayton 20. OF
Marc Hahn. c. d D. Cigar Co.. 1898 =,
Beaconsfield 1000
ParE 1000
Bernice Palmer SOTO Woodlawn 1000
sigma Phi Gamma Sorority. so4s Central -
Mrs. sarah weaver, l1lo Calvert 1000
Mrs II. J. Marshall. so Edison 10. ot
Shirley Weingarden, zoos Elmhurt 9 o(
y L. Hudson Main Switchboard OF
Mr. and Mrs. o. KurtE. 1882 Stoepel OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Craig, 1oo03 Steel 6.0t
LetitiA Adams, 252e Twelfth 6.0t
Helen SoltesI, 1888 Dearborn 6.Ol
Mrs Sophie Bagnowkki ll7S3 Klinger OF
Betty Childs, $3.50 Maryland 3 OF
Charles l. Kozar $3.50 Concord 5.O(
Patrick PavlAt-1oo26 Morley sol
Betty. Tom and Frank Young. so Cali
Mr., and md Mrs. Robert A. Clement. aleli
Masonic Blvd, ST. Clafr shores 4.ot
Henry Green. DDS, l543e Harper 4OC