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I Colder Tuesday TriineMiret Occasional rain and Mii-uhat warmer tonight and 'ji)diiy, fallowed by coldtr central and west portions Tuesday after noon and night. Temperature HUli 41 Low S3 River (falling 17.6 Rain A .45 v. Tennessee's Oldest Newspaper Establish fa 1C3 VOL CXXXVIIINO. 72 CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 24, 1945. SIX PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS I I I i t-J Pope Urges Statesmen 1 Pallon Buried -V: SILENT Thousands Battle Traffic To Get Home Through Yuletide To Banish Vengeance Hab; 32 Cardinals Are Named Archbishop Strit'ch -k, 'c V' Rainy Christmas By GEORGE BRIA VATICAN CITY, Deo.

24 Pope Pius XII In a world broadcast today etatesmen to banish 'hate, and from the political and economic confereixes re-storing. Mrorld peace. ThA nnntlff unnlrA a. rtnv oftr hi named 32 new Cardinals Including from Latin America and one each from Canada, China and Australia. The membership of the Sacred Col- lege of Cardinals after the secret consistory on Feb.

18 will reduce the traditionally overwhelming Italian majority to 40 per cent. New United States Cardinals will be Archbishop Francis J. Spell-man of New York, who Is prominently mentioned as a possible ap pointee as Secretary of State of the Holy See, Archbishop Samuel A. Strltch of Chicago, Archbishop Edward Mponey of Detroit and Arch bishop John J. Glennon of St.

Louis. The appointed raised the United States total -to five for the first time. Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia already is a member of the college. The Pope spoke- to the Cardinals. replying to their traditional Christ-, mas greetings.

He said sadly that the hatred and devastation of the war would Jong remain impressed upon the world. He said statesmen probably never before faced such a gigantic task "to restore to humanity after 30 years of global war, economic catastrophe and boundless- impov erishmentorder, peace and prosperity." Commenting on the creation of the new Cardinals, the Pope said that the" many nationalities included illustrated the universality of the Catholic Church. i Totalitarianism Condemned The Pope condemned totalitarianism as a source of war. and appealed to the world to return to the principles of that he declared were practicable, even in relations between states. Noting that many prisoners of war still were not repatriated, despite the end of the war, the Pontiff declared that repatriation was being held up in some cases without just cause.

Detroit and St. Louis will be rep resented in the college for th first time. St. Louis will be the western most U. S.

city ever to receive 4 cardinalate. 4 ARE ITALIANS The new appointments broke with the tradition that the majority of the college be Italians. Only four of the 32 new Cardinals are ItaJ; ians; thus bringing the total mem' beTshio of the 70-man i college to only 28. (Please turn to page 6) Mrs, Hicks Dies In Marion, Rites Incomplete Mrs. Nannie Hicks, 83 years old, died this morning at the home of her sister.

Mrs. G. L. Baggett, Marion Community, with whom she had made her, home the past four years. Funeral arrangements have jiot been made pending thejirrlval of relatives.

Mrs. Hicks was the daughter of the late Samuel and Seletia Ga-ines Bethel and was a native of She moved to Clarksville after her marriage to the late Hay-den Hlcks- a supervisor on the Si Railroad, who died. 23 years ago. Surviving are the sister, two granddaughters, Mrs. Frances May berry, Mrs.

Georgie Mae Cotcllo both of Houston, and four great granchlldren, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Nazarene Church. in Santa Will Distribute: GiftsToSoldiersAtUSG Beside Private By RELMAN MORIN UXEMBOURO, 24-r-(h Gen. George S. Patton, was burled today beside one of the pri vates of his beloved Third Army ho helped the famous command er forge one of the greatest victories of his brilliant career in stamping out the Ardennes Bulge, The gTave was near this capital of the little Duchy of Luxembourg among the resting places of 6,000 other American troops who died a year ago in driving back Germany's last bid for victory.

Patton died Friday of lung and heart complications which develop ed alter a motor accident Dec. 9, in which the general was paraly zed from the shoulders down. His neck waa broken. The troops among whom he was lain were burled last December on lust such a day as this fog and lowering clouds, in biting and while a wind moaned a requleum in the forest, Armored columns like the ones Patton dispatched last Christmas Eve to compress the German bulge wound through the hills and forest trom Utxembourg city again today. Patton's body arrived on a spe cial train from Heidelberg before dawn.

A second special train fol lowed, bringing Patton find the 10 generals and two colonels who acted as pallbearers. The picturesque old city already was bedecked with flags spread from windows, hanging at half staff from the flagpoles, drooping in the rain. CASKET. REMOVED Promptly at 9:15 a. the doors of -the funeral -car were opened, and ten soldiers lifted the casket onto' the platform.

They were all privates of the Third Army. One was a Negro. They passed through the station and placed the casket on a half track. Mrs. Patton and her brother followed.

She looked tired and was pale. She walked behind the casket with her face tilted Her chin was firm. She kept her eM on the soldiers. Behind her were the generals. Following them came the military and diplomatic representatives of Russia-, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Italy, Generals represented the Soviet Union, Great.

Britain, and When the cortege was formed in the square fronting the station, the Clear swelling strains of the Star Spangled Banner rang out in the silence. An artillery salute boomed somewhere in? the gloomy distance. The column moved on. It Was a grey-black day. The many flags, the Stars and Stripes and the brilliant colors of the emblems of American armies ftnd reg iments were like living flames in the haze.

For more than four miles through the winding, cobbled streets of Lux embourg, across the Petrusse river and Into the forested hills, the (Please Turn to Page 4) Cold Moderates OverMosf -OrCSunfry By The Associated Press Extreme cold had moderated over most of the country today, but sleet and freezing rain threatened to make holiday travel treacherous for midwest and eastern motorists. Missouri highways already were "glazed" and the Chicago Weather Bureau forecast ley surfaces for Illinois and Indiana roads by the nightfall, with the condition spreading Into southern New York on Christmas Day. Slippery roads were blamed' for eight traffic deaths in Missoui-. A "White Christmas" was assured for the northern United States, Fresh snow was falling to the upper- Mississippi Valley and New England. V- The coldest spot In the country early today was Fhilipsburg, Pa.t where the Mercury dropped to 13 below.

It was II below -in Brook-ville, and Binghampton, had a low of -9. Mild temperatures prevailed in the midwest, locale of last week's frigid wave, but the cold lingered in some places. At Golva, N. a -S was reported. Rain drenched the southeast, from' Tennessee to Georgia and the Carolinas.

Richardson Child Paid Tribute Attended by many friends, fun eral services for little-Elizabeth Jane Richardson, 2 years old, daughter of Mr- and Mrs. Lawrence Richardson. Port Royal community, were held Sunday afternoon at Sango Church. The Rev. R.

-O. Moore officiated and read from 2 Samuel, and John 14. the church the choir sang "Asleep in Jesus" and "It Is Well With My Soul." John Halliburton and Miss ouise Halliburton sang "Dear to the Heart of God." At the grave ihey sng'Ga Will Take Care of "fern." Pallbearers were Joe Rlchariison, Hilly Richardson, Ray Vord, Jr. and George Atkins. There was -an unusually large floral offering.

The child died 13 days after suffering severe burns when she fell into a kettle of boiling water while at play. Of Third Army By The Associated Press "Merry Christmas folks-we made It." Those were the words that echoed across the nation today as thousands of Americans joined their families and friends for the Yuletide after battling through the greatest travel Jam In the country's history. Countless other' thousands still were fighting the odds of greatly over-taxed train, plane and bus facilities and only time could determine the outcome. Many were almost certain to be stranded but it appeared that most of the travelers would reach their destination in time. Transportation companies added extra equipment wherever possible but that took care of only a trickle of the added demand for accomodations.

In rnost cases the travelers didn't bother about seals they were satisfied just to get on. Aisles of New York central trains were so jammed the railroad suspended sales of tickets at some Doints over the weeicena. Most oi the passengers on United Air Lines planes Friday and Saturday had had had their reservations three months. In Chicago a spokesman lor Gov. Dwteht H.

Green of Illinois said 500 militiamen and 110 trucks and Jeeps would be pressed into ser vice to transport stranded service men between the city's veven rall- roaa stations. CAPITAL NORMAL The railroad crush settled down to a normal holiday rush in Washington, D. after an earlier tieup due chiefly to government workers leaving the city. Most passeng ers were able to get out of the capital after delays of only four or five hours. i At Richmond, rail officials said holiday crowds were leveling off after some passengers had wait ed up to 14 hours to get aboard.

Portland, union station of ficials said all train passengers got aboard yesterday as the holiday Jam eased. Air lines still had watt ing, lists and huses north and south were East-bound overland stages were idle because of -a strike, With- waat yoadao alter the recent storms, many persons turned to automobiles to escape the An auto travel company in Chicago reported renting out 50 cars' a day, most of them for trips to the West Coast. Indianapolis got 1,000 cots ready for veterans who might be strand ed there over Christmas. In Chattanooga, many servicemen turned to hitchhiking to get home and In Memphis more than 800 persons, most of them in service, were held uo when weather grounded airplanes. Navaj Officer, Student Killed In Car Wrecks The body of Ensign Claud N.

Adams, of the U. 8. Navy, fatally hurt in an automobile collision on Highway 41-W pear Camp Campbell Saturday afternoon, was. returned to his home at Joliette, 111., Sunday night. The body of Norbert Robblns, 23.

student, driver of the other car, who was killed in the accident, will be shipped today to his home in NewTTork. His Mrs. Marion Robbins, who arrived here Sunday, has returned home. The two cars collided on tne Kentucky side on Highway 41-W near Camp Campbell shortly after noon Saturday. Four other sailors in the car with Englsn Adams were painfully injured and were conveyed to Camp Campbell Hospital.

Dinsmore Rites Held Saturday Funeral services for G- W. Dins-more, former resident of Montgomery County, who died in 1 Lake-worth, Thursday, were held Saturday afternoon at the Central Chapel Church. The Rev. A. W.

Beasley officiated. A quartet composed of Foard Harris, the Rev. Frank Hawkins, Mrs. Batson Harris and Mrs; W. J.

Pollard at the church sang "When The Golden Bells Ring for You and Me" and "Asleep in Jesus." Mrs. Johnson accompanied at the piano At the church cemetery Ulr. Beasley gave the committal and dismissal prayer and the quartet sang "Gathering Home," Many friends attended and a large floral offer-lng was made. Moose To Give -Christmas Party A gala Christmas party is being planned for the Clarksville Moose Lodge Friday night at their club room on Legion and First Streets. Governor- F.

J. Malone said that the entertainment committee had worked out details for the best party in the lodge's history. Th Governor stated that the party was for the Loyal Order members and their Food and punch will be served from 7:30 until 9 after which a dance by Harlan Dame-ron's Orchestra will be held from 9 until 12. Governor Malone said that he hoped many members and their Wives would be present wde Cardinal By Pope Pius CHICAOO, Dec. 24 When, Archblshon Samuel Alphonsus stritch, whose spiritual domain Is "the vast und wealthv Catholic arch- Miocese of Chicago, learned Pope Pius XII had elevated him to the college of Cardinals, he voiced a prayer: "May.

God help me to be the Worthy pastor of go great-a ilockJJ Archbishop Stritch, 58, was born in Nashville, the sventh of eight children of a businessman, Garrett Stritch, native of County Kerry, Ireland. A prodigy, the future prince of the church finished grammar school at the age or 10, was graduated from high school at 14, and from St. Oregory's College in Cincinnati, at 17. Al the North American College in he met a young priest, Eugenlo Pacelli, later to become Pope Pius XII. Father Stritch was but 22 when he was ordained a prlest--by special dispensation be-cause the required age was 23.

His first major post was chan cellor of the Nashville, diocese. At 34 he became the youngest American bishop when he was consecreated bishop of Toledo, in 1921. Nine years later he be came archbishop of Milwaukeej Early in 1940, Archbishop Stritch assumed spiritual leader ship of 1,500,000 Catholics in one of the world's wealthiest sees, filling the archiespicopal chair In Chica go left empty by George Cardinal Mundelehvs death in October, 1939. As chairman of the Board of the National Catholic Welfare Confer ence, Archbishop Stritch directed-! the recent nationwide drive for canned goods for the people of Europe and Asia. The silver-haired Car? dinal-deslgnate wears rimless glasses and speaks in a soft voice which hints faintly of his southern background.

Cab Calloway, To Face Hearing KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24. ffl CaB Negro "Hi-De-Ho' bandleader, will appear in munici pal court Wednesday to face charges of Intoxication and resisting an officer as the result of what police said was an argument over his entering a public ballroom here Saturday night. Calloway's hearing originally had been set for today, but Donald Lyons, acting judge or the municipal court, granted a continuance until afternoon. The orchestra leader, who was treated at General Hospital here for cute on the face, is in Chicago today, Carl R.

Johnson, Kansas City lawyer, said. Johnson explained that Calloway planned to bring his attorney Kansas City Wednesday for the hearing. Calloway earlier had been quoted as saying he wanted "only compensation" for his denial of admission to the allroom. Mail Service Christmas Day There will be no Rural Route or City Route Delivery of mail on Christmas Day. The Stamp Window and C.

O. D. and Money Order Windows.will be closed all day. Incoming mail will be dwrributed and Special Delivery packages and letters Mail will be dispatched as usuaL symbol of the drabneas of Christmas in Germany. By contrast, liberated Burssels turned a publio square into a forest of Christmas trees with bright flowers, while in Coenhagen great torches will flare tonight over the graves, of patriots killed by the i In Paris, children whose parents still can't buy new shoes for them, pressed their noses against show windows displaying toy Jeep3 costing $175 each and expensive dells.

Rome stores, blacked out by power shortage, still displayed an abundance -of'-cheesesr-nuta and 'Con-fections, at which the average working an making SI -a day could only look. Nuernberg's toy market, once the world center, for lndusry. has shrunk to a handful of shabby shops. Even in Portugal, neutral during the war, poultry prices stood at five times the peacetime level. However, a glass of red wine or an attractive toy could be bought for half a ent.

But somehow people who had been through the war were getting along thankful the soldiers were home and the -bombers grounded this Christmas Eve. Christmas packages In cold, dis-aese-rldden Poland! Socks came from the United Stales fur nearly every Hollander, and British children donated 67 cases of toys to Danish youngsters. Is Expected For Tennessee WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-( Here is your Christmas present from the Weather Bureau a spe cial forecast for Christmas Day: Cloudy and unpleasant weather will prevail over most of the east and middlewest on Christmas Dny as rain now occuring over the south central states and snow over north central states continues to spread eastward and northward. On Christmas morning rain will be general from extreme tiorthern Florida northward through Georgia ana Caroimas, Alabama, Teiv nessee, Kentucky and southern Virginia and a rather extensive area of freezing rain and sleet will cause highways to be dangerous from Illinois eastward through Indiana.

northern Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and portions of Virginia and-worth Carolina. Snow will be falling over the northern states, spreading to southern New York Christmas morning and over the remainder the northeast except Maine during the forenoon. Rather strong winds will add to the unpleasantness over mosf of the Great Lakes region. Fair weather is expected over the eastern RockyMountaln states except for snow flurries in the mountains, but over the remainder of the farwest cloudiness will continue with snow over higher elevations and rain in lower elevations except clearing conditions in northern California in the morning and in the afternoon in southern California and southern Arizona. Clearing and colder conditions are also due to move in over Texas, Arkansas Louisiana, Temperatures Will be moderately cold over the north central and north eastern states and near normal over most of the -remainder of the country.

Chines Paper Wants Marshall To Set Deadline By SPENCER MOOS A CHUNGKING, Dec. 24 (AP) The Communist New China Dally News urged General Marshall today to set a time limit on the disarmament of Japanese troops in China and the withdrawal of American forces. The newspaper asserted that any American-help to Chungking military, political, financial or technicalbefore a coalition government was established would aggravate "the current civil war." After conferring with Chiang Kai-Shek. -Premier T. V.

Soong and three Communist leaders of the peace delegation assigned here. Marshall had admitted "it will be some time before I can hope to get a picture of China." statement by President Truman's special envoy to China, coupled with government suspicion of a Communist truce proposal, strengthened doubt that thai civil war would be halted The Commwlsts had suggested imme-dlateessationt of hostilities and fiwrnnn rrmn it nrMtttir rut- sltions. This would mean government forces would halt their movement into Manchuria. Marshall said it was unnecessary to restate America's policy toward China, as President Truman had made that clear. He had conferred with Soong Just before meeting newspapermen, and earlier with Chiang.

Yesterday he had a "friendly exchange of with Oen. Chdti En-Lai, deputy chief of the Communist party and leader of the Communist delegation to the political council; Gen. Yeh Chien-Ying, chief of Tung PI-Wu, Communist member of the Chinese delegation at the San Francisco UNO conference. "I'm in the business of informing myself and not making announcements," he stated. Marshall said both he and America were "very much interested" in the forthcoming political council at which China's multiple problems will be up for settlement.

Frank Broome Dies At Age 16 Frank Broome, 16, con of Mr. and Mrs. L-. E. Broome.

Washington, D. and grandson of Mrs. F. E. Broome of this city, died Friday Dec.

21, at the home in Washington. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon. The youth had been in impaired health for many months. He was born in Florida' but moved with his parents to Washington several years ago. His father is senior attorney In the War Fraud unit of the Department of Justice.

Surviying are his parents, 1,. E. and Lillie Brown Gist Broome, formerly of Elkton, a brother. John Broome, and his maternal and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Gist, Elkton, and Mrs.

F. E. Broom nf thl ttu f- He was a member cf the Eoiscn. pal Church, lA, Pilotless Plane Cttishes After Phantom Flight CHILLICOTHE, Dec. 24.

1 (JV) A crewless, twin-engine Army transport plane crashed in an open field 12 miles west of hera last night soaring haphazardly for some 900 on a four-hour phantom flight, ungulded through the wintry night. The plane, a C-47 type, was abandoned about 5:30 p.m. (CST) over Dwight after its crew lost control because of heavy icing conditions, and flew for four tens hours while Air Force officials at the Lincoln (Nebr.J Army afr field pondered where it was and where Sheriff Sam Marks of Ross County found the wreckage a short time after residents of the vicinity" reported the crash at about 9:30 p.m. (cst). Unaware tnat the ship had flown across five states, the sheriff started a searching for possible survivors after discovering only one parachute in the unburned wreckage and finding an escape hatch open Residents reported the plane circled as if in trouble and looking for a place to land before it clipped a tree skidded across an open field and nosed into a bank.

Apprised of the crash U. W. Aderhold officer of the day at Lincoln Field ldiUIled-the- plane-by numbers on the fuselage and tall assembly. Col. J.

T- Posey commanding officer bf Lincoln Field said he first learned the plane was on the loose through a telephone call reporting that its six, crewmen had parachuted to safety. Ma j. -Gen. Short Critically lit; I WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.

-fa) Walter Reed Hospital authorities reported today that Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short, USA retired, who is awaiting his turn to testify on Capitol Hill in" the Peart Harbor investigation. Is suffering from "an acute respiratory" ailment It 'has not yet been diagnosed as pneumonia, the hospital's Public Relations office reported.

The 65-year-old retired, officer went to the hospital Saturday and was described as resting much better today. dhort was in command of- the Army's Hawaiian Department at the time the Japanese struck Dec. 7, 1941.. He was relieved of command and placed' on the retired list soon -thereafter. Short has beenuntil 'recently.

regular attendant at Senate-House Committee hearings inquiring into responsibility for the disaster at Pearl Harbor. Mrs. Short Is In town with him. Their son. Major Walter D.

Short, is with the U. 8. Army in Germany. wu. oy uiura reaiure byndicate, Inc Santa: Ckiuuwill distribute gifts to all the Gls, good or wolves, this evening at the Clarksville USO as a gala program of holiday affairs gets underway.

Regular Sunday features will be held and on Tuesday the USO will have open house- all day long -lor the hrlstmas "holiday. utt cake and coffee will be served. In the evening servicemen and USO girls are Invited to dance by records. A giant Christmas tree is the center of attraction in the auditorium while green and white streamers 'adorned with large red balls are fastened to the ceiling, with a blazing log fire in place. 4 The lounge has a homey effect two small trees, mistletoe and other decorations In green and red.

The stage of the auditorium has a scene depicting the Magi following the star of Bethlehem. Out or doors ft large crib has been erected and on Christmas eve day and Christmas day carols will be played over a public address system. The War Mothers of Clarksville volunteered to wrap Christmas packages for the men every evening each Wednesday and Saturday afternoon; A "special booth was set up for that purpose and hun-d eds of packages have been wrapped. A mailing service was also provided, the olfice and packages were weighed and mailed oh the following day. Women of Clarksville donated cookies' to the USOr-These-eookies were sent to the service clubs at Camp Campbell to be criven to the soldiers.

Deputy Income Tax Collector Here Jan. 7-8 A deputy" collcretor of internal revenue, will be located at the First National Bank, Clarksville, on January 7 and 8 1946 for the purpose of assisting especially farmers," and others who are re- iuired- tQj file an' amended estimat ed income tax return, or final re-, turn not later than January 15, 1946. No charge will.be made for this service. Any person whose total income in 1945 or more, is required under' federal Internal rev enue law to, file an income tax return. Undcr.the.

internal revenue, law, farmers are permitted to postpone filing a declaration of their estimated income tax return. Certain other taxpayers who have filed an estimated income return and ate required to amend same on or before January 15. 1946 may also file their final returns by January 15, 1946, if they have the necessary records ane information available. If. noU -then an amended estimate must be filed not later than January 15, 1946.

Leaax5ahtaJoCarrrhm Of Will Black Dies, Funeral Held Today Funerai -servU'Pf--for- Will Black, farmer, who tllrd at W8 home in Soulhslde community at a heart ottack Saturday, morning about 9 o'clock, were held this afternoon nt Lone Oak Church. The Rev. A C. Parker officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. McRcy-nolds had charge.

Black was born Dec. to. 1870 and was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County He is survived toy his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Amstrongr Black, l5C sons. W.

Mr T. Black, Ner Orleans; Dillard, Ray Hatton and Donnie Black, Southside; Charles Black, Nashville; daughters, J. D. Hepgie, Mrs. Normair Weak ley, Mrs.

Dewey MrsrXige Miss Gladys 3earc Black, all of Soutliside; Mrs. Albert Bryant, of this city, and Mrs. Gene Harris, Nashville, tie. also travel o- brother, Dan Black, Cunninghaan Little Nubbins Is Impatient About Christinas CHiEYKNNE, Wyo 1X247) H'ti been more than 13 months since Santa 'Clans palda heralded visit to Fom.t' NubbliisJ" Hoffman, so the asks Impatiently, "How many more- days to Christ-mas?" Nubbins talked to Santa Claus as Nov. 19 lust year because a bladder ailment seemed likely to take his life before Dec.

25, He underwent an operation later and now he is "just feeling swetty says' his mother, Marshall Hoffman. Nubbins talkel to 'Santa Claus as part of his special Christmas and anted another chat this year but learned from mother that Saint Nichols "only stops tfl talk to sick little boys." Santa1 has--ar ranged to leave Nubbins a hobby- "horsertoy car and -trailer set, toy dial telephone, desk set, airplane and decorated tree. Also a dozen packages' as yet unopened have arrived from persons who remembered the child's plight last year, when he received 50,000 of cheer. another trent for Nubbins tomorrow one he couldn't en joy a year ago a turkey, dinner. Vbis time, his mother may "have every bite he wants." Chapel To Give Christmas Program 1 BaptCt Chapel at Bogard's Alley and Spring Street Is giving a program tonight.

The IMtblio is cordially lnvitel. The title a "Gift to Silver," By ED CREAGH LONDON, Dec. 24 OP A lean Santa totes a thin pack for most of the world on this first peacetime Christmas in six years. In conquering and liberated countries, as well as in the shattered remnants of the third Reich, there is not food enough for a hearty Yuletide feast, andthe children's Christmas stockings' literally gape at toes and heels. American servicemen, separated from their families on another Christmas, are filling their now familiar role of Foster Santa wherever they can for instance, they are entertaining 20,000 youngeters in Vienna-tomorrow -with food- Jv ducted from their own rations.

War orphans In Belgrade and Cairo and the children of released internees in Singapore also will share the Yanks' bounty turkey and sweets, movies and laughter. Some sort of treat is in store for the soldiers themselves, such as canned turkey in Chungking or bere (weakbeerr on the edge of New Guinea's steaming Jungles. MANY GI's IN ENGLAND Hundreds of English families will share their meager Christmas fare with GI's "seating long wait for passage home. German housewives have begged a few luxuries from Allied soldiers to supplement families hand-to-mouth existence. In a Frankfurt railroad station, one large tree, devoid of ornament, stands as a.

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