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Narberth PresbyterianChurch.

BaJa"Cynwyd MethodistChurch

Overbrook PresbyterianChurch

The Presbyterian Churchof the Covenant

St. Margaret's ChurchNarberth. Pa.

JAmeo; F. Toner. PaetorC h r i . q t . m R ~ DRY6.30 A. M.. Solemn HI"h MA"'.Ln".. Ma.o;eo; At. R A. M .. 9 A. M.. 1 0 . 1 ~A, M.. A. M.. 12.15 P. M.

C o n f ~ .. lono;-8undA)' A f t ~ r n o o n antieventn" at rell:ular hours,

Baptist Church of theEvangelNarherth & Elmwood

R. G . Middleton. PastorSunda)'9.45 A. M.. Chlll'ch School.II A. M.. Mornlnll: S e r v l c ~ . o;peclAI

Chno;tmAo; n"I'lc by choir: "Thou Hal"Child," Elmore. and o;electlon, from"Thp M ~ " , l a h . " by Hand el . Sp rmon"Th e Bp, t Thlngo; at t .hp Wor. t Tlmeo;."4 P. M., cantatA. " B ~ l h l e h ~ m . ' byM " u n d ~ r .un" by t he choir ,

Wl nd . or an d G ra) ' lt n "Rev. Bryant M. Kirkland, P s ~ t o r

A. M .. 8 1 J n d A ~ ' Schon!.11 A. M .. Fe. t lval of Chrl.tmao. Muslob)' Choir.4 P. M .. Annual W h 1 t ~ Gi ft Sen1 ce8 u n d A ~ ' School,.Chri!'t.mR.c: DA\'10 A. M .. wor,hlp . ermon, "FlndlnlOur to the Manll:er."

Lp\'prlnll: Mill Rd. n ~ a r MOllt"omerJ' Pit.Rp\. Frankl in Duncombp. Mini s terSAturday. D e c e m b ~ r 234 P. M .. Candlellghtlng o;en-Icc rnrlittle children. Bell: lnnen, P r imarYand ,Junior chlldrpn Invlt.ed wlt.h parellt... Jane TRylor, child ftut.lo;t. AndJAm" M, Armo;tronl': Ill . 1 5 - ~ e a r o l doman In , will pIA)'. Mio;o; Dorot.hv Ha?plet .t . wi l l t el l t he st.ory or Chrlstma8with the use of f t a n n e l ~ r a f t . .SundRv, December 2410.30 A. M .. Bible School ancl ChurchSen'lcp t - ' \ ; , \ ; ; : ~ ~ : - - : _ ~ > , < , ~ , : ' - ' - ; : ' . ~ x ~ : , : ~ ~ " X " ' ~ ~ : : . . . : , ~ \ . ..... IHere and' There

Yeoman 2 /C T ed Collins, son:of Mr. a nd Mrs. Ro be rt C o l l i n ~ . 'of Chestnut Ave .. Narbe r th . ha. ' ,been transferred from Washington. D. C.. to Manhattan Beach:and i s s pe nd in g C hr is tmas w it hhis family.T/ Sg i. P au l Goodyear. son ofMI'. and Mrs. C. J, Goodyear. Merion Garden Apartments. is home:for Christmas from Fort Ben-;ninR'. Ga. I PCe. Robert Boxman. son of Mr.1and Mrs. W. H. Boxman. 200Merion Ave .. Narbert.h. is homefrom Cherry Point f or t he hO li - l:days. David Billington: son of Mr. and:Mrs, Nelson Billington. 228 AvonRd. and Graham Michael. of Cynwyd. are h ome for t he h ol id ay from the Hill School., ..Miss Jean SchlipC, daughter ofMI'. and Mrs, Walter Schlipf. 520Merwyn Rd.. is home from StateTeachers Schoo l. West Chester .for the holidays. Miss Charlotte Friehofer. Merion Garden Apart.ments. is home

for Christmas vacation fr o mStratford, Va. ,-

DistrictAbington . . . . . . . .Ambler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '" '"Cheltenham Township . . . . . .Collegevllle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conshohocken . . . . . . . . . . . .Harleysvllle . . . . . . . : .. .fHatboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hatfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntingdon Valley . . . . : ......Jenkintown , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lansdale : , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lower Merion-Narberth . . . . . . . . .Norristown-Bridgeport . . . . . . . . . .North Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pot ts town " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royersford .Schwenksville , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOUderton-Telford . . . . . . . . . . . . .Springfield .Upper Perkiomen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Willow Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Worcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U n a l l o c a ~ e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mr. and Mrs. Alan A. MacDonald. a nd t he ir son . Harold MacDon al d. M il le r' s L an e. Wynne wood, will leave Sunday for Richmond. Va. to spend ChristmasWith their son and brother. Pvl;.;GeorRe MacDonald. at McGuire:General Hospital. pvt. MacDon-,a id was wounded in Holland andrecen tly was 1 lown from Paris toMitchell Field. and is now undergoing treatment at McGuire Gene ra l Hos pi ta l i n H ic hmond. Va. Sgt. Robert M. Tay lo r. s on o fMr. and Mrs. Harry T . T ay lo r.512 Brookhurst Ave.. Narberth,h as e ar ne d t he E xp er t I nf an tr y-

Phlllp Mtnnls. Lower Merionpatrolman. a dd s a bit of originality to his traffic. broadcast forChristmas shoppers., Seated in t he p at ro l c ar infront of the Ardmore Theatre.'he doesn 't just hollar. t h r o u ~ hhis mike amplifier. "Watch yourstep lady." when he sees a shopper try to jay walk.H e a dd s a l it tl e zip. p ut s i na word for fathers in generalr "':1"1"11:' i .... ,. un ." r' "of bloOd donations i n t he bargain.For example, he may say:"Careful you With the red turb ~ l ' (: " p l p ' n' you'IL lose thatpretty fur coat."Once il1 awhile he adds a ~ e n eral ,caution to all pedestrians."Remember. a jay walker today and a dead duck tomorrow"T o t he little tots h e h as beenheard to say:"Heads u p l it tl e o ne or papamay have to spank ."But. Wednesday. PatrohnanMinnis hit a new high when bestarted t o p lu g f or bl oo d donations.Said the patrolman to womanpedestrian Who was w e a v i n ~~ ~ ~ ~ ' X , \ ' ; \ ' ~ ~ : ~ < .. ~ ' . \ ~ \ " , , - : . : . ~ ~ : : , ~ ' : < ~ ; . " ' , : ~ ~ ~ ' J \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' : - ' . . ~ ; ~ . : . S : \ . ~ ~ ~ " ' - :.., ; , ' : - . , ' : ~ ~ ~ , > , , : ~ \ ~ $ : ~ ~ , , , ; , ' : . ? , ~ < / : , : ' : \ . ' : : \ , : : , , : , , ~ across Lancas tel' Ave. during oneCmdr. Joseph Snyder is s pe nd - man Badge f or e xemp la ry dut .i es o f the busiest hours. 39 N. Narberth Ave.in" the Christma..


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SUPPLEE

HOMOGENIZED VITAMIN D MILK

,SUPPLEE bring. T"U the SHOW""or r tW, Tburodays lit 9130 P.M. TUNE INt

* Buy War Bonds and Stamps *next.timeyou see your milkmano rwoman . O r a s k f o r i t a t the neighborhood grocer's.

To thank you f or y ou r c he er fu lpatronage and wish you HolidayJoys.

Supplee Sealtest HomogenizedVitamin D Milk.

If Dad a nd t h e children haven'ttr ied this"improved" milk yet give them a t r ea t .Ge t a bottle , andwa tch them beam when t hey ta st ethecreamy richness.That's becausethere's cream i n every drop. Yousee, when milk is homogenized, thebutter-fat particles a re b ro ke n u pand mixed with the proteins. Thatmakes the m ilk e a si e r to digest,makes every bi t of it equallyhigh in t h e v i tamins , mineralsand proteins that are so essen tia lto health.Remember to say "Supplee Seal

test HomogenizedVitamin DMilk"

A boy. born December 12,Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mellor,257 Merion Rd., Merion.* *

A boy. Born December 12. to Mr.and Mrs. Frederick Crysler. of 311conshohocken Rd.. GladwYne. .. .

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RICE CONSUMPTIONIn the continental UnitedStathe averaRe person consumespounds of r ice annually. whilHawl\.11. the average i81 177 pou

THE SYNTHANE OORPORATIONOaks, Montgomery Co., Pa.BELL TELEPHONE OOMPANY

It'll hurt. Butnotas mucha s t he Jap bayonet i n y ou rneighbor's stomach. You getsomething back-in tenyears- $4 for every $3 invested.Hedoesn't,

buyan extra suit or dress occasionafl:y.Bm fhfswarstill has a long way to go. There are stiR 15JlJillion laps who don't believe insurrendering.So during this 6thWar Loan, how about ptJ1:t ing a l l that luxury money into something alittlemore perManent-an $100Warat least-to helpget this thing

~ e a l l y over and bring thoseboys of ourshome?

CHANCE TO GET AHEAD

45 Anderson Avenue, ArdmoreRoom 315, McClatchy Building89th & Market Sts., Upper Darby57.59 E. Penn St., Norr istown1831 Arch Street, Philadelphia41 0 York Road, Jenkintown

Steadywork Oean, safe work,. Ideal surroundings Good wageswithregular ~ n e r e a s e s Opportunity for advancement Congenial associates No experience necessary Considerate, helpful.upervision while learning.

Bring birth.certificate or other proof of citiZenJhip.

Can ENTERPRISE 10100, or come in and talk itoverwithone of our friendly interviewers. Visit aft)'.f the five Bell Telephone Employment Oflicac

in Vital iWar WorkGIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN

THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Of PEN NSYLYlNfAFriendly Place to Work"

GOOD JOBSa t

GOOD PAY

FROSH TOP FIELDF ir s t- ye ar s t ud en t s r ep re se ntmore than one-third of t h e t ot alcivilian enrollment at the Pennsylvania State College.

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BUY ~ T _ L E A S T ONE EXTRA $IOj) WAR B O ~ ~ J ' Q D A Y I

We're all human.We all like to go dancing or see il show.or

.. LIKE TO SWAP NIGHT CLUBS, PAL?""Sorry.: chum-no ringside seats. You sit inthe mud, see? -

got'a floor showof lizards and I1lQsquitoes crawlingover your face."You got a n ice l it t le 4 -p iece o rchest ra o f]a p mortars, Zeros, machine guns, andyourbestfriendscreaming in the next foxhole., "Come any time, pal. The show goes on a llnight. For a long t ime. There's never a cover. charge. Not evenfor the flag theyput over youwhen theycarryyou out."

Publication of this is made possible throuirh the patriotism of the following sponsors.

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.. Thil 11 an official V.s. TreasUl')' advert isement-prepared under the auspices ot Treasury Department and WAdvertising Councll. it

iHUOH B. EBY, IncorporatedI 18 W., Chelten Ave., PhiladelphiaI

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Barbarians from across theseas WOUld, i f t he y COUld.ban ish Chris tmas foreverf.rom the earth .Bu t there'llalways bea Christmas! Maythe Christmas s ea so n o f1944 find you i n t he m id stof a good old-fashionedYule celebration.

Merry Ck1'istma8 fromall o,f us u, (tll Ot/ you.

REMINDERSl\4eats, Fats-Red Stamps AS through ZS and A5 through S5.goOd indeflnitely. No newstamps un t il December 31.Processed Foods-Blue ~ t a m p s A8 through Z8; A5 through Z5,A2 and B2 remain val id indefinitely. No new blue stamps wil l beval1da.ted until toe f i rs t o f next month.Sugar-8ugar Stamps 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 each good for fivepounds indefinitely. Stamp 40, good for five pounds of cann ingsugarthrough February 28, 1945.Oasoline-A-13 coupons in new ration. book good for foul' gallons through December 21. A-14 coupons good for four gallons beginning December 22.Fuel Oil-East and Far West 1 and 2 coupons good f or t en g al lons pel' uni t . M id -Wes t and South 2 and 3 coupons good for tengallons per un it .Shoes-Airplane Stamps I, 2 a .nd 3 in Book Three, good in-definitely.

[The WAR and you]

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Our Christmas GreetingsTHE Tl 'tADITION Of ' OHB.16TMASwhi ch I Il bt en ed t he heal't4 of MENa ro un d t he WORLD m ay s eem to betrall1cally out at pllLee In a. WORLDravaged by WAR. P 'et t lvl tle . maY bedeferred thla year. but we mw t realizethat t he " S pm I T OF CHRISTMAS" Ianeeded more by "OUR WORLD" toda.ythan It hlUl e ve r bee n bef o re In thehlatol'Y at MANKIND.OffIce closedDecember 23, 24, 25th. 1944.F. E. Caballero & A8sociatesREALTORSMerion, Penna..

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erford Township, Samuel Siegle;New Hanover Township. WilliamH. Wagner; and WhitpRiin Township. James B. Long. BlueBell.

- _. - --11iP''''-'- ,--rr--;--'- ...RECEIVES FIRST GI LOAN

'MAJOR EUGENE A. FISCHER, assistant commander of thePennsylvania Military College at Chester, receiving the first 01loan.in the State, with which h e i nt en ds t o purchase a home inMedia. Delaware. Major Fischer was a member of Troop APennsylvania NationalGuard, for 22 years. In 1940 h ew ent t o thecavalry school at Fort Riley, Kas., where he was assistant chiefof the Depar tment of Horsemanship. Major Fischer is a wellknownpolo player. The check is beiJ1,g presented to Major Fischerby Myel'Feinstein, of the Penn Federal Savings and Loan Association, a s o ne of the .provlsions of the new Soldiers ' Bill of Rights.

Siegle Named AsDisaster Coordinator

SOME CONSUMER NOTESFull employment of civiUans i n t h e first quarter of 1944, according to WPB's Office of C ~ v 1 l i a n Requirements, result in $281,100,000being spent in that three months period by women for street dresses,$167,800,000 p ai d o ut by men for suits and $108.500,000 for men's

shirts. Women bought 23,500,000 house dresses while men invested iT'.4,500,000 suits, 24,500,000 business shirts, 20,500,000 work sh ir ts and4,000,000 f ianne l sh ir ts. Those house dresses average $10.03 each inprice while the men'ssuits cost an average of $37.57 a piece.... Selfrationing of f iy screen has been requested of a l l dea le rs by WPB. . Razorblade production in the cUl'l'ent quarter is estimatedas adequateto meet requirements i n t he opinion o f t h e S af et y R azor and RazorBlade Industry Advisory C ommittee o f WPB. .

WAR'S PACE REFLECTED ON HOMEFRONTThe intensified p ac e o f military operations everywhere is reflected in cont inued firm controls of the civilian economy and fur

ther official steps to concentrate needed manpower and materials intowar produc t ion. Thus Americans, as they celebrate Christmas Daywith apprecia tion of the fact that their fighting men have enab l(dt h em to k ee p l ig ht ed the Christmas spirit, are aware that t he y a reabou t to open a new year of hard, incessant work with victory stilltobe earned.

EUROPEAN NEEDS REPORTEDThe demands on produc t ive resources to keep the world o f the

United Nations going is pointed out by the urgent pleas for everything from horseshoe nails for SicilY and fishing hooks for Greeks to

of 318 Clie . d d Ph D' D tl t S t '. water-pumping mcah lnery fo r the Nether lands and raw cotton for. 0 ge g1 a s an . s. oes 1a 01'01'1 y pm mean anythmg '. . .serIOus? Alex also told us that h is p resent camp si te must have been the mil ls o f France (to be made m to tent duck f01 AllIed fOlces).won by the S e c r ~ ~ a r y of the Navy in a crap g ~ m e . and tJ:re food isn't IThese pleas are being laid qefore the Central Relief Section for Reat a ll l ike tradItIonal Southern Cookmg! Wil l be looking for you Ilief and Rehabilitation of the Combined Production and Resourcesnext month, Alex. IBoard and WPB's Combined Raw Materials Board. ._ LT. HARRY BRIGGS, APO 9. N. Y. Enjoyed your comparison of WAR BONDS ARE SAFE .p a r ~ s of France and Belgium.with parts of the U. S. Hop.e you will have About the safest and t he s ur es t t hi ng i n t hi s world of uncertain-mOle tIme on your next VISIt. We are proud of the im tla l speed you tl'es I'S a War Bond issued by the United States Government Here isfellows have made. ' . .an inves tment worth as much in a depression as a boom. It is backed

P V ~ . CHARLES DEL PIZZO, APO 403. N. Y . Charlie is with a Iby all.the wealth of America. If lost or destroyed i n a ny wa y it canmcchamzed cavalry outfit 10 a team as gunner and assistant radio always be replaced~ : ~ ~ t o l " Here's "Hello" to Vasallo. See sports notes about football', First of all is this matter of safety. A War Bond i sa s sa fe as the___ dollar bill in your pocket. The same security guarantees payment of. .PFC. B ILLHENDRICKS.FPO.San Francisco. Caiif. Yes. our n ews b ot h. A t t he e nd of 10 years you a re c er ta in t o g et 100 good solidmce. and sometimes nasty as you said. Can imagine Pat Fa ir had a IAmerican dollars for every 75 invested.nght t o be pretty salty. Have you had any further word from him? I . t d h d t' 1 f W' B d I___ Next IS the guaran ee cas re emp Ion va ues 0 ar on s. n. LT. A. J. SILVERIO. APO 38. N. Y. Hope the NL will c at ch u p . any emergency the owner can always conver t to cash without l o ~ s .With you. CongratulatIons on your field promotion to 2 nd L t. and! You can look on your bonds now and see what they will be worth Rtyour award.of the Bronze ~ t a r . That's the old L. M'. fight. If you get j any fu tu re da te These valueswill never be infiuenced by the ups andall those pnzes home, you WIll h av e t o p u t t h em on display at L MI" ..' .___ .. downs of the financial market. A farmer With money mvested In t h e ~ ePFC. ALBERT J. VASS.o\LLO. FPO. San Francisco, Calif. Received Ibonds always has financial insurance against the "hazard year."

Y O ~ l I . letter ~ r o m the C ~ n t r a ~ r a ~ i f i c . hope Japs 8:re not diS-I Last, b ut n ot least, there is no danger o f l os in g y ou r mon ey j f~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ e ~ ~ ~ l sleep no\\. Hele s Hello to Cha i lle Del PIZZO and to it's invested in Wa t Bonds. These bonds are rp.gistered i n t he n am e_ _ _ I of the owner or co-owners. If stolen t he y a re n o good to the thief. IfENS. DAVID KLOSS, P. M .. New York. N. Y. Dave reports gOod I stolen, burned or destroyed or lost in any way the Treasury wi ll i ss ue food and plenty of sleep. Hope ~ ' o u and your b rothe r , Bob , wil l soon I duplicate bonds f ree o f charge.meet m Ardmore. Will send N a ~ s a d ~ r e s s . 1-- - - - - - - - - - - - - ; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -__ -LAl!RA BELLE ~ T A L E Y . An interesting !etter came from Nevada INeed Applicants Forfrom MISS Staley. MISS Staley loves everytl1mg pertammg to L. M... and many names of our boys and girls are famil ia r to her. We hope Field DIrector Inyou ge tEas t real soon. Thanks for the newspaper clippings. R d C S .e ross erVIce. PFC? BOB LAIRD, Camp Atterbury. Ind. Here's another Tony. 'With reserve l i st s dep leted forNIce gomg. Bob. Glad to hear from you. Sorry to hear you ai'e in the. the pos ts o f Amer ican Red CrosshC!sPltal. and hope I t WIll. not be for long. You 'l l be ready for that I field director a n d a ss is ta nt fieldtl'lP to help brmg your p1'lsoner brother back from Germany. director at all battlefronts. newcand ida tes a re being interviewedin Philadelphia.Application may be made att he S ou th ea st er n P ennsyl va ni aChapter. American Red Cross.BI'cad and Spring Garden S tree ts .Van Horn Ely. Jr .. chairman ofthe personnel recruitment committee. said tIle duties call for menand women of highce:llber. in goodh ea lt h. w it h p le nt y of initiativeand sound judgement.Pay is $225 a month. plus $50 amonth main tenance . an initialuinform allowance. and all travelling expenses. Field directors andassistants are stationed at all divisional headauarters of the Armyand move with the troops into allfightlnr;: z o n ~ .

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Lower M e r ~ o n High SchoolLETTER

NELSON STRANG. '35. was a visitor at school on Oct. 17th. Backk days he was known as "The Sailor," now he is in chargeon a destroyer.Three members of. the Class of '44 finisped their boot training inand were home f or a few days-So l/C BILL CAMPBELL,Great Lakes. Ill.; A/S JACK LONG, from Camp Peary, Va., andWALLY McLEAN, from Bainbridge, Md.

PVT. BILL ASHWELL was home la st month o n a 2 1- da y f u r ~Bill was fighting before Cassino When he was sent w ith re"enents to the Anzio beachhead. where he was wounded . He washospital in Naples for th ree months and then was sent home.

RICHARD BERRY, who left L. M. in 1941 before graduation, hascommissioned a second lieutenant at the O. C. S. at CampN. C. .

PFC. JOHN BERRY, '42, has heen wounded in France, and ised to a hospital there.MASTER SGT. SAMTEASE, '40, finally got his long-delaYed furin October and drove home from Cal i fo rn ia . He served 18with the Marines i n t he M ar ia na s a nd Marshalls a nd l a stwas assigned t o t he Mar in e base at Sall Diego, Calif. He wasback at San Diego, October 26th.

Theparents of LT. DON WHITE, '38, have received a letter fromfrom his German prison camp posted on August 9th. He sa id hebeen playing trumpet in the camp orchestra since June. and thatrecent concert the orchest ra had plaYed a fugue which he hadsed. His parents hope that by now his ankle is hea led a nd t h ehas been taken off his leg.HENRY A. FRYE .TR.. '43, hasrepor ted to Carlsbad. N . M ., A. A.advanced fiight training in high level bombardiering and naviHe has been in the Air Corpssince August. 1943.

S. llC THOMAS P. THORNTON, .TR. '41. of Bryn Mawr. recentlypleted a course as an A. M. M. at the N. A. T . T . Coo Memphis.and is now at Lakehurst. N. J . , \vhere he wil l con t inue hisELTON C. WILUAMS. '43. is now a fiight officer in the Air Corps,graduated recently from bombardier school a t S an Angelo,PFC. CHARLES EUGENE CLAGHORN. 3RD. '29. spent 10 daystober in Narberth with his mother . h is wife a nd t h ei r t hr e eld son. Charles E. Claghorn. 4th. Eugene is stationed at SanObispo. Calif. His brothel' . CPL. DONALD S. CLAGHORN, '39,an a ir base in the South Pacific and has been overseas almost aAnother brother. PFC. ALLAN CLAGHORN, '28, i s a labo ra toryin the Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C.

From The MailbagM/SGT. T. .T. PARKS. '34. APO 5643. NY. Parks wants the boysto know that they wil l f ind h im i n t he hills of Italy on' theto Berlin. Said he would rather spend the Winter in Ardmore.an Operations Sergeant.

LT. JACK SCHENCK, '38 , a bomber p ilot . was repor ted missinge Southwest Pacific October 3. His Naval aviation t rain ing in d assignments at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and Atlanta , Ga.received his wings at Jacksonville. Fla.. in September. 1942. Jackhomeon short leave before he sailed in September. 1942. for the.Pacific. He h as h ad n o leave since that time. The day beforeNavy Department telegram arrived. his mother received a letterh im in which h e s a id h e was bUSY and happy. He had just beenissioned a f ul l l ie ut en an t i n t he r eg ul ar Navy, "WHICH," he"was the ambition of my life," ife a lso said he h ad m et ENS.SAWYER, '39, of Narberth, now operating a PT boa t in the PaThe two were stationed "a rock a pa rt i n t he Pacific a nd h adged to meet several times.

EDWARD L. MILLER, '42, was graduated as a navigator and reed his commission as second lieutenant at the A. A. F. NaVigationHQt!(\o, New.Mexico, on Oct. 14, 1944.NORMAN CURRY, '41, had a IS -day fur lough in October, andto the U. S. Coast Guard base at Belmar, N. J. on October. '

LT. JOHN BARTLE. '38. McCook. Nebraska. First letter from theK .. Lt. S in ce y ou r w if e i s a L. M. girl. l et h er wri te t o u s f orQuite an itineraJ:3"-for your degree (commission). Florida to Yaleersity. to Sea t tle . to Dem'er. to Nebraska. John i s B -29 FlightInstructor and qui te sold on the B-29.

A/T BOB HEALEY. '44. Greenville. Miss. Glad to hear from you.Bob repor ts being a Yard Bird ,workinR on the fiying line, gasships. parking planes. and s leep ing in p lanes when he g et s aThat discipline will pay you dividends some d a ~ . I'll bet someyou rea lly wil l get in some p lane and fiy it. So keep your chin UP,eyesand ears open, and your mouth shut.

PFC.WALTER LINN. APO 635. N. Y. Glad to hearfrom you. Walt.The APO l 1 u m b ~ r you requested wil l be s en t t o you. Hope you canCADET M . E. HEPPARD. AMC. Philadelphia. Pa. Cadet repol.ts make some of the basketball games.his mother i s a WAC. He i s e nj oy in g his training. We will forthe address to you.

L. G. BLAIR. '40. AMM. 3/c. Ottumwa.Iowa. Grace reports thatis now an Aviation Machinist Mate 3/c. The Blairs surely are wellented in this struggle.

CPL. ANTHONY DI FABIO. APO 503. San Francisco. Calif. Hopeyou and ArchIe Blanco are enJoymg the new scenery and that youLARRY DRURY. S. 3/c. Norfolk. Va. Larry is \\'aitinll for a n a s- ~ ~ ~ i f i g . m e time to have a little fun in that faraway spot i n t he S out hto a D. E. Seems as i f you areno t too fond of Norfolk fromone of ~ ' o u r letter.

SGT. BRUNNER HARDIE. APO 634 . N . Y. Here:s Oae feHow Whohas received all 30 News Letters. Hope you win your furlough, fellOW.-- .. Good luck.ROBERT REDMOND. S. 1/c. FPO. NY. Bob is no longer an En. but is now a yeoman and g lad for the t rain ing receivedMr. Fetter.-NEWS LETTER-FR.OM THE MAILBAG - - - - - ..SGT. J. W. KACY. San Diego. Calif. Jim d ro ps a l in e f r om a n ewHe had hopes of being i n t he S ta te s for Christmas. but nowas if he wil l be on his way again. He has not had a birtho r Christmas In this country since 1939. Jim, the young lady youed is not attending LM.

ROBERT HARTNETT! S. I/C, FPO. San Francisco. Calif. Bob isa Navy Cargo ship m the Pacific Area. Bob reports his brotheris now in France.T. ROBERT H. ELLIOTT, Camp Wheeler. Ga. Here's a fellowfor the f i rs t t ime. He le ft L. M . in '43 and went to Mercersthen to V. M. L and finally to Camp Wheeler. Come again, Bob.JAMES ROBERTS. '41. San Angelo. Texas. Jim Is an instruch igh hopes o f going to a Medium Bombardment School. HeDA\'E l\IAYER, '43, a pilot. stationed at his field.

CAPELp. Brooklyn. N. Y . Here's a fellow reporting thatcOUl;se Is a b ig h el p t o h im. H o P ~ yoU get your liberty,remember, dont startle your family too much.

T. JOE BAKER. '33. APO 633. N. Y. Joe sends a. message' fromHe regrets that his brother is not attending L. M. this year.' --0. G. SIVERTSEN, '32 mutch No.1), APO 332. San Fran Cahf. Dutch No. 1 sends greetings t o h i s '32 Classmates. He hasw o r ~ from his ~ ' o t h e l ' s , both in the service, somewhere. Betterto "BIg Dutch."

B. READING, SC 3/C, FPO. N .Y . Bill writes to tell us that heTrinidad after having been there over two years . His presentput h im on a DE, a n dh e enjoyS it a whole lot.VT. ~ O M I N I C DANIELS, APO 251. N. Y. Dam received the 30 ththmgs were hot a nd he did no thave t ime to read it but ext? get .to it soon. Hewant s t o s a y "Hello," to Lew Oaspa1'l'i andFlOochlO.H. P ~ S T E R , MM S/C, USNR. FPC. San Francisco. Calif. YourmentIoned being back in some place. but t he censor cut thatu.t. Met L t. Lew D o n d ~ e a . who i s a p il ot o n a Daunt le ss D iv eThe News Letters WIll go out to Mrs . Detwi le r fo rmer Loi'36. So long, "Yunker" and good luck. ' S---FC. ROCCO BURDO,APO 706. San Francisco. Calif. Rocco men-thefac t that he has. been ~ u s y "Isli-nd Hopping." quite a gamedays. Rocco is a boxmg tramer and his p ri ze p up il i s T ed De, a Philadelphia boy. -ANGELO COSTENTI'N(),Apo 4. N. Y. Many: of the boyswritten home about Len Jones . He wll l be r e m e m b ~ ' e d by manyites. We surely agree with your roaction. I hope your wish tobasketball team play i n t h e Palestra will soon come true Goodyou and we really appreciated your letter. .. JACK HENESEY, APO 562. N. Y. Your'academic gripe wlll J. J. WHITESIDEon t o t h e English Department. .. VERNON YOUNG, Kelly Field, Texas. In answer to your, school Is progressing nicely, the football teaf is doing well FOOD. MARKETam nursing a bad leg.How are thingS with yoU? Any pet gripes? 237 Haverford Ave. ROHM I HAAS COMPANY

DAVID GOSSER, '43', CochranField. Macon. Ga.Dave checksword from Cochran Field. He is fiying AT-6's a nd i s keepinggers crossed for P-51s. Hope you make it, Dave.EPH W: BECTON. S. l/C, FPO, San Francisco. Calif. Joe isof Juhus, last year's star center on OUr great football team.s a yeoman and is working in a Base Command Office on somec Island.


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Tnanksgivlng and the pre-Christmas shoots this. year.Those who won capons in com-. Oakmon t S choo l b rought the Incidenta lly. Laramy said that tel's to the 1944 football t e am apetition at the traps were; Wi l- a tmosphe re of the football f ield throwing t l ~ e p i ~ t u r e s on t he . t he d rum maj or et te s w ho l ed thl I am Chase of Conshohocken. B y- i nt o t he school aUditorium last screen was a substitute for having band at the gam es B rown an. ard F. Brogan of Green Hill Farms Friday when It awarded nearly 50 the boys scrabIlnr; through the WI't " 0 ' " t t' A d Larand JOhn A. Mil le r. S r. , of Nar- l e tt e rs and flashed larger-than- aUdience a nd c om ing t o the plat- 11 e s wen 0 n yberth. Ml1ler won twice at the life-size picture s of each p la ye r f orm f or a bow. Letters were bee. Phil Bacon. Jim Adams. Jactraps. making perfect scor e o il two Ion a motion pic ture screen. handed out to bOYs at the end of Warnock. Barney Rothple tz. Jistrings of t e n ta rge ts each. William J . L ar am y. p ri nc lp ai t he prOI\Tam. he said. .Those who won th el r C h ri stma s a nd c oa ch o f t he t eam. s ay s he ' "I think we h ad mo re o f a re- McFeeters. T ec h G il ber t. A nc apon s on s ti ll t ar ge ts an d s pi n- .lust " th ough t uP" the Idea of ~ p o n s e fromdthe audience than I f Snively. Chick Currie. David DQkl'1ing boards were: Evelyn Albrecht awardinJ{ l et t er s a s a novel f ea - t he boys ha I!'one UP to receive Bobby Mell lnl! 'er. Car los Te stof Narberth; Gregg' Bowen of Up- ture o f t he prOl!'ram. t he ir l et te rs in th e I l' street Dick Fowle r . George Humphripel' Dli.rby;Ellen A. 'Dietrich of Laramy J{ave a minute' s t a lk clothes." Laramy said. a nd Robe rt Stevens. ManagerUpperDarby; Geore Floyd of Penn about the playinJ{ c ha ra ct er is ti cs A t the ceremony the .School's David Powell. Edd1e Hibbert anValley; Ernest Jenkins of Nar- of each bOy and wltheld hi s name orche st r a. d ir ect ed by MISS Bev- Norman Klenske and Head Druberth; William K ai se r o f B al a- u nt il after the pic ture was shown. erly Stal'1'Y. J{ave the first concer t Ma jor Judy Faulhabe r.Cynwyd; Joel Rublncan'l, Jr., of I The head-and-shoulder s p icture . of i t s s ixth year. Thirty-two boys A s Pe cia l' awa rd t o t h e t eamNarberth; Owen Schmidt. Sr .. Nar. more than twi ce I ts natural size, and girls from the ~ r d . 4th .. 5 th "mo st loyal rooter" was madeberth; Charles E. Spencer. Sr . o f w as projected from postal c ar d a nd 6 th grades. playmg a vanety Mrs. Henrv Gilbert.Upper Darby; Owen Schmidt, Jr . pictures taken b y Wy ce Justis. of stringed. brass and woodWind 1 ..Narberth' Elmer Westmas of Ard- Haverfor9, Township neWs photo- instruments. took part. Special MOON GENDERmore; Robert Whartnaby of Upper I!;lapher. musical numbers were given by I n the English. French, La ti. Darby. .. . . .. . . . . T he f act that the boy was Jan Else. violin: Mary Beth Dean. IGreek .. and I t ~ ! i a n languages. thE r ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ k ~ ~ ~ ' ~ a 1 ; ~ e w ~ ~ m ~ e J ~ ~ ~ ~ : awarded a f oot ba l l l e tt e r a nd. at ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ ' a ~ g d b Y s ~ z ~ ~ f t : o r ~ ~ ~ t : ; ; ~ : I~ ~ O ! } ~ ~ t ~ ~ f ~ ~ ~ g ~ . ~ : : ~ 1 ~ r i s b ~ t aand Joel Rubh'tcain: Sr . of Nar- the s ame time. 'Was reproduced on tel's. Barney Rothpletz and An- culine.berth was iunner-up. the football s cr een in h is f oo tba ll d rew Snive l y. a ll .from the 6th: - - - - -The Club's Trap Comniittee Is togs a nd h e lm e t. added a great Igrade. : EKypt!;tn Theatre Tuesday and Wecontemplat.ing .. !:loldlng another deal of ill;terest t o t h e p rogr am . F o l l o ~ i n J ; ( the music! program. nesday , ~ ~ o w WHITE AND SEVEtrap contes.t.liqm.e t 1 . m e . ~ n January. Laramv said. ' t he p rm cl pa l p re se nt ed t h e l et - I DWARFS .-;-Advertisement.

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- - - - - - ....By ERNIE PYLE(Editor's Note): Pyle retel ls some 0/ /lis e:rperiences w/lile /Ie 1 V a . ~with the D o u g h b o 1 l . ~ during .lIc North A/ r ica campaign. He is now on/Iii way to t i l e Leyle Thea tre 0/ War.A FORWARD AIRDROME IN FRENCH NORTH AF-ICA,-You read the off ic ia l communiques a few days ago'ut a de\' ast at ing raid by our Flying Fort resses .011 ahuge German bomber airdrome near Tripoli. What youread, at l ea st i n any det ai l, iil the story containedt he se nex t two col umns.It was late aftel'l1oon at our ing the Fortresses. stuck by the:Iesert airdrome. T he su n was Thunderb ird and fought as . longazy. t he a ir w as wa rm . a nd a as they could. but finally t hey hadaint haze o f propeller dust hung t o l ea ve or. they wouldn't haveover the field. . had enough f ~ e l .to ~ a k e it home.iving it soft- '-"".. . . . . ..... .ess. .. .' '.. The l as t fighter l ef t t he crip-It. waS' time for. . (reatest book o n t he I 37 N. NARBERTH AVE., NARBERTH. PA. Nar be r t. h 2784 -t o p ul l the plane toward sport of f ishing ever \vr it . ten. ~ l l l t r l l l l l J l t l l t l H l l l l l l I l l I J I I H l l l l l l l l l l r l ; l l l l l l l l l l ; i l r l l ' . : t l l l l 1 I 1 1 1 l l . l l l h l l ' l l I I l l ! 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I ' U l l t l l l l W ' I I I I U l l 1 1 I l I ' l l I l l l l j l 1 I I I I I I I I I l I I I I , l l l l l l l ' l l i T l I I I I I ; I I I I , ' -I suspect a photograph wouldshown u s a ll leaning ~ l i g h t to the left.Not one o f us t hought the planeld ever make the field but oncame - 50 slowly that it wasto watch.It reached the war e nd of thestill holding it.s palittle altitUde. It skimmedthe tops of parked planes,kept on. actually reachingseemed to us-for t he runay. A few hundred ya rds more. Cou ld i t? Wo ul d it ? Wastruly possible.They cleared the last plane. andwere over the runwa.y. Theyslowly. Th e wheels touchSOftly. And as t he p lane rolldown t he runway the thol1of men around that VASteld suddenlY realized that . theyweak and that they coulda l ' t hei r he ar t s pounding .The la st of the sunset. died. andsky turned Into blackness.would help the Germans i{came on schedule with theirBut nobody ca red . Ourd ea d m en were miraculouslyfrom the grave... '" .

HOMEThe 10 men who b rought t he irFortress home from a raidTripoli. after they had beenUP for lost . undoubtedly willdecorations. Nothing quitei t ha shappened before i n th isHere is the fulI storv:The Tripoli airdrome was heavy defended. by both fighters and antia ircraft g U I ~ s . Flyg I nt o that hailstorm. as on es ai d. wa s l ik e a moUse ata dozen cats.Th e Thunderbird-for that wasnam e of this "Fortress- washit just as It dropped itsload. One engine went out.a few moments later theengine on the same sideW ~ e n both engines gO out onsame side it is u sua l ly f a l . A nd t he re in lies the difen ce o f t h is f e at from otherof bringing damagedhome.The Thunderbird was forced tobelow t he o the l' Fortresses.t he moment a Fortress dropswn or lags behind . Ge rmanare on it like VUltures.boys don' t know how many'were' in the air. but theYt her e mus t have been 30.U1' ,LiahtninR fighters. escort-, ,I' ..

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