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familiar smile.
 "Aw, Butch" Charles mumbled, stumbling down the porch steps to meet the boy Butch, wish this hadn't happened. I don't know what to say" his voice threatened to break, and he stopped.
 Butch looked at the ground for a moment, then raised his eyes. I'm sorry, too, Uncle Charles he said. T forgot I was so close to the house. I didn't want you and Aunt Helen to know"
 Charles brain thumped as if he had received blow between the eyes from the hoof of one of jolly old St. Nick's reindeer "Wh-what's that Butch2"
 Why, didn't want you and Aunt Helen to know about me and Santa Claus Butch went on in serious vein. T was sure you could take it, Unk, but Aunt Helen-aw ,shucks, I've been having a great. time with her, Uncle Charles She gets big kick cut of me acting as ii believe in Santa Claus. so don't tell her the truth. Golly Neds, don't want to spoil her Christmasr'
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tf Turkey and FixiIl' 5
tBy AP Food Editor)

That Christmas dinner can be tailored to fit shortages of money, ration points and time and still be traditionally festive.
 A few dishes that stand out as appetite enticing can add up to a better meal than a hodge -podge of mediocre foods, Two courses are really enough, though you may want to slip in a simple appetizer,
 Your finest china and table linens along with bright cranberry sauce or jelly will give the Yuletide turn to the dinner. If mince meat is difficult to get, most any good Am erican pie, or ice cream or steamed pudding can be your choice.
 Advance Christmas dinner prep aration pays. Stuff the fowl the day or evening before. Store, cov- cred, in refrigerator. Cook and chop giblets and make up creamy flour and water blend for the gravy. Sort out vegetables and select cooking utensils, Prepare salad makings. Cranberry sauce or jelly can be made two days ahead. If commercial is used put it in refrigerator for a two-day chilling to make unmolding easy. Set the table the night before so that the Christmas morning fes- tivities can be enjoyed by the whole family.
 GOOSE requires about 30 min utes roasting time per pound. DUCK from 30 to 32. CHICKEN about 32, and TURKEY about 35 minutes per pound for roasting. A larger turkey requires shorter per pound roasting period. (Allow about 35 minutes for the to 10 pounder)
 Turn goose over every 30 minutes and haste every 20 minutes with boiling water Never use any fat for basting as there is plenty in the goose. When the goose is half done prick it several times under the legs and. wings to let out some of the surplus fat. Remove fat as it collects in pan.
 Because of the great amount of fat in duck, 1t is frequently served unstuffed. To give extra flavor place a sliced onion and apple in the cavity Bake stuffing separately in casserole. Baste duck every 20 minutes with hot orange juice Gar nish with slices of orange with cubes of cranberry, currant or apple jelly on the top A duck will serve or 4, but if wild duck is your selection allow half a duck per person.
 SWEET POTATO PUFF with a topper of crunchy ready-to-serve cereal flakes or shredded salted pea nuts or oceans is a grand side part ner for holiday fowl Baked acorr squash filled with creamed onions
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or escalloped corn is timely vege- table suggestion.
 Az ring of jellied tomato salad centered with relish cabbage or grapefruit or diced beet and olive combination, presents refreshing salad with traditional holiday fla vors and colors. Jellied orange, eel cry and nuts with some shredded pimentos added is another holiday salad tip All are made with un- favored gelatin.
 The fruity. spicy, homemade steamed or baked buildings improve by standing, so make them up in advance and reheat by steaming for |30 minutes in a tightly covered double boiler or greased mold. Com mercial canned puddings should be heated for 40 minutes in boiling water to cover
 Here is a suggestion for Christ mas Day menu:
 Appetizer Roast Fowl
 Mashed Potatoes or Boiled Rice
 Brown Gravy
 Cubed Carrots and Celery Cranberry Sherbet or Jelly, or Fresh Spiced Apple Sauce Biscuits
 Jellied Red Cherry Ring with Mayonnaise Criss-Cross Mince Pie or
 Steamed Fruit Pudding Vanilla-Almond Favored Hard Sauce or AmbroSia Coffee Candied Fruit Slices
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took her place among the fond par ents who watched their children cautiously approach the bearded, red-robed figure seated on a white throne in Kerbinger's top depart ment. She nearly cried when Butch, wide grin on his round face, marched straight up to Santa Claus and engaged him in earnest conver- sation. Did you tell Santa what you wanted?" she asked in a tremul- ous voice when Butch rejoined her
 The boy smiled up at her, and Mrs. Hobson's heart nearly melted from the warmth in his black eyes Sure I did, Aunt Helen" and he recounted the long list.
 These children around here are so sophisticated" she told Charles that evening I'm afraid one of them will talk about Christmas and Santa Claus and ruin everything.
 Charles rubbed his head. "Chil- dren will chatter, Helen" he re- minded her, You can't change Butch into a clam overnight"
 If Randolph doesn't discuss San ta Claus with his friends, he won t learn the truth" Helen explained with jubilant impatience.
 Tt might work, at that" Charles admitted doubtfully.
 It was with misgiving, therefore, that Charles, on Saturday after noon when Helen was downtown, heard Butch and playmate venture few words on the approaching Yuletide Charles was reclining on the couch near the bay window and could plainly hear the words through the glass. Did you see that ma chine gun in Kerbinger's toyland?" Butch's companion asked.
 You mean the one over near Santa Claus?" Butch parried. Sure, I saw it. It was swell!"
 Santa Claus! Charles held his breath as he heard Butch's play mate laugh. That Santa Claus, " the boy giggled What a clown How can they expect a guy to be- lieve in Santa Claus? AS if there could be such thing!'
 Charles scrambled for the front door. Poor Butch-the poor kid and just a few days before Christ mas, too. Charles jerked the door open and bounded to the porch. "Butchl''
 Yes, Uncle Charles" came the slow reply and Butch peered around the corner of the house. His dark eyes were solemn. Gone was his
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Around f|le World
 Christmas
GAP Features)

Christmas is Christmas-but not always at the same time.
 Here are some of the varying dates upon which the Yule season is celebrated among nations and racial groups.
 Nov. II, St. Martins Day, is cele- brated in peacetime Belgium much the same as the U. s. marks Dec. 25, with figure dressed as a bishop travelling from house to house giv- ing children presents.
 Dec. 6, for the Netherlands and Bohemia, is St. Nicholas feast day
 Jan in France and Quebec is far more festive than Dec. 25, with present-giving, visiting and ban quets.
 Jan. 5 on the Hatteras Island of Rcdanthe. N. C.. "Old Christmas or Twelfth Night is the date fol Santa Claus. s
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WAS HAZEL!

The forerunner of today's Christi mas eggnog, Wassail (from Was Hael! !"-"Your Health!") was in herited from the early Saxons of fair Lady Rowena's day. The ann brosial concoction itself, served from a large gold, silver, porcelain or turned-wood c'treen-ware") vessel
 was rich wine, spiced and sweet ened and with roasted apples float ing on its top. Wassail was apple toddy" in our early Colonial homes
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 All minds Virginia whether they chdren are little
 Tn this of insect an ant in his intellect compared with the boundess about him. measured by the intelligence capable grspng whole of truth and knowledge ,S Yes Virginia, there Santa Claus
 He exists certainly love and generosity exs and know that they abound give your it's highest beauty and joy Alas how dreay would be no Santa Claus! It would be deary Virgnas There would be chde faith then poetry tclerabe this existence We should sense and sight The eternal light which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
 Not believe in Santa Clau might as not believe in fairies! ~ Y
 You might get hire watch all chn nys on Christmas Eve catch Santa Claus they see Santa Claus coming down what would Nobody santa Claus but that sign that there things the world those neither children
 Did fairies dancing not but inc all the wonders that uneeabe
 You the babys makes the noise inside but there veil covering the world which that ever lived could tear Only fah fancy poetry love, romance, push aside the curtain and view X I.t beyond I1N "Is it all real?-ah, Virginia in all this (C2 world there is nothing else real abiding. T NfN A No Santa Claus! Thank God-he lives, TI> NJ Xaa<S ana he lives torever-a thousand from Si FS now. Virginia gin nay ten thousand years fronll[ E0 " of childhood" YS
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" and so we'll have to do everything possible to keep little Randolph from learning the truth, |" Mrs Hobson announced with prim vehemence to her husband After all, what's Christmas without Santa ClauS?'
 "Golly Neds!" Charles exclaimed, borrowing Butch's favorite expres- sion. T didn't think any kids be- lieved in the old boy nowadays. And Butch, of all kids! He's so manly"
 Randolph isn't just any kid, he's my nephew" Helen Hobson replied tartly. Her only sister was now in- dulging in prolonged hospital rest. Randolph is our responsibility for the time being and we simply must give him the finest Christmas possi-
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Texas is the leading cotton pro- ducing state in the union.
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Vrs, ntrgtnta

1897 he old Pese l. 1voe newspaper and hnrGp classic reply this childish
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6Z\N Esy indeed. T Virginia your little friends wrong. They have l been affected by the skepcsm of keptcal agethey do o not believe what they they think nothing
 be which comprehensible minds
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

Othrr Judges are Capt Lou +
RidgeWa> Fort WAYNE Dach>-
hunds Charlie, G. Hop'on Brook
Ign Dohormau> German Shcp-
herds bulldogs French bulldog,
and schrpperkcs Nh, a. l. Mac
BAN. IIuckiCy @. Newlouud-
lands old English shcopdog~
Samoycd>. Shetland shccpdogS
ST. Demands. Thomas Iioskug
ScWlCklcy. O, terriers, Stephen
". PaStcuk. Parma. O., toy
breeds Mrs. George A. Allen NJ
agara Falls Boston terriers and
George T. IIarpham Parma
Heights O obedience trial events
William { GuEeNL Auburn
Ind VIII ~uporntond the show
The Oakland County Kennel
Club VIII operate am Office AZ
Webster Han Hotel Aug y arc
2S for the FINAL closing entries
Entry blanks may be- obtained
from Secretary Ray l.. porso
i6ei W Ftrnum, Royal Oak.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
Carriers Will


An elaborate program Of enter
tainmcnt was being rounded out
today for Chicago and Milwaukee
Softball tea m who VIII arrive
here next month 10 engage The
Detroit Times carriers city
championship team IN the quest
for the William Randolph Hearst
MiddlcWeStcrn States $ IF b !
Award newest trophy in the sport
Tho Chicago team VIII represent
tho Chicago lICrald-AmcuCan car
ricrS while the Milwaukee squad
will be tho cream of Milwaukee
Sentinel carriers.
The program arranged by The
Detroit Times for the visiting con-
tenders for he Hearst award VIII
start Thursday evening Sept y,
with a banquet Ar the $ IA 2 lo r
Hotel
Friday. sept % tho teams VIII
visit The Edison Museum, and on
Saturday viii be toured through
the Chry~lor Tank Arsenal a trip
through the Willow Run Bomber
Plant is scheduled for sun d y
morning
The playoffS for the Central
States Championship Of Hearst
Newspaper Carriers will be played
in Mack Park Friday and Satur-
day evenings and Sunday after
noon
The Detroit Times city cham
pion viii visit Chicago with the
Milwaukee Sentinel n m plon
W hilo tho latter team will play
host 10 Chicago and Detroit m
Milwaukee 10 complete the playoh
series.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

tournament. AL will have chance to share in the prizes,
Some Of the leading pros planning to compete along with
football who haven't been able to play golf much
this
The Western is in excellent condition for the
tournament.
Among the late entries received were y golfers who
play in the Aeronautca Products Inc. League They will
to the course directly from work The University Of
Michigan Club Of Detroit and the Nore Dame club both
planning to have teams
During dinner witt be football talks from lead
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
.Bdrthe| Sail
Crews Named
BY GEORGE r. VAN

Eddie WunSch and Bob Kerr.
co-skippers of the Detroit crew
which will represent Lake Erie
in the Barthel Trophy series at
the Crosse Pointc Yacht Club. in
, tho thrcc-dayl SiX-race affair start
. ne ncXt- Thursday. Will be up
against a ink.
No Detroit crow ever has been
able 10 win the trophy put up by
athe- late Commodore Otto Barttrf
and first raced for AT the Royal
Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto
in 1887.
Lake Michigan crews won the
first four years and Bud Doyle Of
Youngstown Yacht Club at YoungS-
town. y. y, has won the last
three years representing Lake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

ing coaches in The Clarence ena e coach Of the
University of Michigan will represent his school
Charley Bachman and Ralph Young will be hand from
Michigan state Gus Doras and Joe Bach win tell Of the
Detroit Lions prospects All of these have had their teams
out for several weeks and will be able TO give better than
average appraisal Of their prospects,
Joe Gcubis and Lloyd Brazil viii be there early play
golf as wen as talk football
The fec for the day including golf and dinner is So For
dinner only if you unable play golf will be So.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
Times Softba|I.
Near

Competition in the major divi-
sion of the Metropolitan Softball
championship tourney sponsored
by The Detroit Times Will reach
me quarterfnalS with this weeks
games and it is expected to de-
eide the finals Sunday and Mon
day e-l-e-n LnES al Mack Park,
weather permitting.
To date eight of the 20 teams
entered m the major series for
men have been eliminated and the
stronger clubs now will be locked
TT combat starting with Mondays
contests.
The only major games scheduled
tonight are tho final two innings
Of The McCh>ky-Amcriean Brass
contest a. Z o'clock. McCluSkey's
We're leading. 10 2, when the
game was called last week. Fol-
lowing that game PepSi-Cola and
Keller major girls meet and
donkcyball double-header makes
up the nights menu, the feature
being a playoff between the Dale
WaNnc wrc>tlerS and the Police,
which ended "A free-for-all and a
Pail tie TWO weeks ago.
Altogether five major men and
three major girls games are
listed al Mack Park during the
next four days. Juniors and class
4 uopn have "A heavy schedule al
city play fields.
Tho schedule:
Sunday p. n McCusky vs. Ameri-
car Brass. fN0-inninE playon 30. Pepsi-
CHA SIS losers Eeilsr-Locsl Cgirls1:
600. AryCy F0remen W Arvey Sub Force
mer and Wrestlsrs VS. Police. donkeyball.
Monday - p. m. Winner Service
DITplH Ground. Us Hudson Motor SIS.
L1ca' % BON berettes - winner Local =
EsUcr,. 500. winner Johnson Briggs All.
stars Vs. loser Local 7-Local 1874
Wednesday Il p. m, winner American
Hrass- McCigsky vs. loser Motor Products
Happy Ter. s.i5 Hudson Motor ~.
winner Local 30 game. Q 30, Manchester
vs. Local 7-Local i5i.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
Royal Oak Dog Officials
Name Judges for Show
Rv Don GILLiES

ROYAL Oak VIII have the dis
-fnrtion of holding the only dog
show m southeastern Michigan
this year
Their show the Oakland County
Kennel Clubs ninth annual all
breed and obedience trials VIII be-
held in the Municipal Market
Building. $40 l.. First street
Sept. 3.
4 L. Jones ofsColumhus VIII
Judge English settlers and SPAN
iels. Dr. George - Blair of Pitts
burg has been engaged 10 Judge
English and short haired pointers
while Mai Matthew r korShu
AIR Service Command Patterson
Field. has been named 10 Judge
rctrovers. hounds. working dogs
except Dobcruan> shepherds.
Ne wfoundlan q Old English
Shccpdogs SamdNc6> Shetland
shccpdogS and ST. BernardS Hc
Will also Judge elbows Dalmauar,,
pOOdiCS ana miscellaneous rtdSSt'S-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

Fun golf and football will be the order Of the day Wednes
day when the Detroit Times Downtown Quarterbacks hold
their annual tournament and dinner the Western Golf and
Country Club The tournament is open to all football fans
and will be kicker affair all will have chance
pete for the prizes The awards will be tickets 10 the big
football games in the this fall
The Western Golf and Country Club is located AZ Knloch
and Beech road To drive there take either Schpocral
Fenkel to about half mile beyond Telegraph Signs then
point the club
There VIII be good bad and Indifferent golfers in The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
PLAY IN CHICAGO

Detroit VIII boz represented in
all three divisions In the super
dupcr golf tournament this week
~ ChIoago.s Tan Q. Shanler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

Sou+he EASTERN Ladies

Southeastern Recreation VIII
form a Ladies Major House bowl
ing league Tuesday al s p. m.
Those unable 10 attend are asked
20 call NU 44S3. or MI 1854
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20
CREWS W.. CREWS

The Bafthei series IS strictly a
crew proposition and boats are
changed for each race. There will
be Two races daily held off the
Crosse Poinle Yacht Club dock,
the first al a. m, the second at
30 D. m
Three S-mctcr boats will be
used for the series Charles
Bccks Conwcgo. Tom Poilold' S
ThiSbc. and Shamrock, owned by
WunSch and Kerr will Toe the
SloopS used Wunsch and Kerr
won the right 10 represent Lake
Eric hv winning tho S.metcr series
a. the recent IntcrIakc regatta
a. put-ln-Bay.
Sailing with them viii ho Jack
Scranton, Ralph Meyer, Tommy
Lott and johnny Polite
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
Foreign Exchange


NEW YORK. Oct. pleading
security exchanges are closed to-
day in observance of Columbus
Day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
Bare Rocket Guns

Rocket guns, attached to the
wings of American fighter planes,
now provide army air forces with
successful aerial heavy artillery,
writes 1t. Col. II. L. Donicht,
chief of special armament projects
of the Air Technical Service Com
mand, in Air Force" official
service journal of the AAF.
United States fighters began
technical use of rockets several
ago, but only recently have
overseas censors allowed public
mention of rocket firing planes.
The Air Force story is one of the
first giving full details of the
weapons development and uses.
Col Donicht explains that. I'M
like the Germans, AAF pilots use
rockets principally for air-to-
ground firing. The Nazis first used
rockets in air-to-air missions,
striving to overcome the firepower
handicap imposed on their planes
by the famous American so cali
Der machine gun.
Rocket singing Mustangs,
Warhawks and Thunderbolts in
the China Burma India and
South Pacific theaters already
have struck decisive blows at
Jap landing barges, locomotives,
ammo trains, island fortresses,
warehouses and other ground
targets" he stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
Priorities

The Detroit regional office Of the war Pro
duetion Board announced today the following
prioritieS actions
P-ss amended. maintenance. Repair and
Operating Supplies" Generally revises termi-
nology OF the order.
Ri. Amendment ! Removes "balata' -
from definitions and removes restrictions on
consumption OF "bslata
M-300. amended Appendices A. B and c."
Revises the appendices TO conform with the
schedules
L-I23 amended. General Industrial Equip
ment" Adds portable conveyorS" 10 juriS
diction Of the order and redennes 'snodilins
equipment"
MIC. Magnesium Removes restrictions
on use OF magnesium from all other orders
except as specified; provides for obtaining
magnesium.
Lac. Int. 4. cisnnes production of boz
springs and spring units.
Revocation Of NAB, Magnesium; M-iss.
"cryolite', LAST, Portable conyeyors. :
superseded by LIS, amended 1oLoL44:
Piss. Professors OF Metal Scrap; Laos,
Aircraft Hardware"
Revocation OF E-5-s. Cages and Precision
Measuring Hand Tools: E-7, Metal Cutting
Hand Saw Blades and Hack Saw Blades:
E-9. Precision Measuring instruments and
Testing Machines". ELL. Foundry Equipment
and Electric Metal Melting Furnaces"
For further details contact WPB. 1910
Woodward Ave. Phone TR 2-4ooo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
u. S. Labor Versatile

Studebaker has just completed
survey on the adaptability of
American labor on. which it con-
cludes that workmen will be ready
for any assignment in the recon-
version and postwar era. The
survey showed that one-third of
the workers employed on the
assembly of Wright Cyclone en-
gines. which Studebaker makes,
are more than so.
Oldest of the assembly line
crew is John A. loyal, IA. who cuts
wires and loosens bolts on cylinder
barrels after the initial test run of
the engines. Three others are
past 70.
This indicates that these men
learned new tasks while we'll be-
yond middle age.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12

Graphs
Pontiac Chief Sees
Few Changes in Cars
BY sILER FREEMAN

Harry .. Klingler, president of
Pontiac, can't see that the post
war car will be much different
than the one which has always
been the public ehoiee-a car that
will start and stop when you want
il 10. give a comfortable and eco
nomical ride and have appealing
looks, neither too conservative nor
too radical.
Innovations will come only as
fast as the public can digest them.
Klingler told a group of Oakland
County clergy who were his
guests at the Pontiac plant yes
terday.
Touching on the reconversion
picture, Klingler refused to esti-
mate how long II would take to
resume automobile production. -
at Is much easier 20 scram-
BILE an egg, than unscramble It,"
he told the clergymen. "The
automobile industry has a tre-
mendous job on Its hands"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
Scores New Deal Secret Diploma,

Soviet spokesman with whom have had contact have made
of the fact that they make purchases Of
equipment machinery the United States The
indication that the only limit Soviet demand here will be
our willingness to extend credit.
If this business much OF il will be mnerpreed by
the theorists For will rather than export
business The Soviet will damaged industrial
modenze plant and equipment that the Soviet again
Hcome largely self sufficient and Independent of large
rom foreign centers.
of New Deal that il should be restored
which President Roosevelt
has with Stain Churchill But from objective and
partisan standpoint this argument doubleedged tool
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
Must Replace 'Ins' TO Get Genuine Audit

light lack of adequate independently
bookkeeping showing the activities of the federal
appears only and effective audit
replace outs Perhaps that situation creates
a periodical public demand for rotation in office
reported industrial circles that
Soviet Russia concerning
United
rehabilitation One ndusast told that prevailing reports
correct possibility hberaity
interfere with the adequacy OF supplies for
needs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYsER

forgotten the United States Woodrow Wilson who
advocated open covenants openly arrived at"
Secret diplomacy in only to military
decisions matters At the
food conference Hot Springs Va the kept bay Even
the Breton Woods conference where much
bayhoo taking the confidence
uded from executive pnary sessions and from all meetings 81
committees and commissions. Tho
official spokesman and from lobby ~. Ar.-- -
strong veil of secrecy has been maintained