The Millville Daily from Millville, New Jersey • 1

I 22, and United States and leant THE emerge, as the only vital, will donations -NICHOLAS ROOSEVELT, Established 1864 'Haleyville Man Reported Killed While In Action Henry Michalowski Is First War Victim Of Cumberland County first war fatality of CumThe County Class occured recently when First Seaman Henry Michalowski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Michalowski of Haleyville, killed in action. was word was. received by Michalowski's parents by telefrom the Naval Department gram Wednesday.

The telegram on sent to the Port Norris State was who took the word to the Police, seaman's parents. According to neighbors and friends of the young man's parthey are not giving up hope ents, that he might still be alive and well: and have already requested Red Cross Chapter of Millthe ville to make a further investigation. Richard Zimmerman 1 hopes have some definite word to through in a few days. Michalowski has been serving the U. S.

Navy for almost two years and had been located cific Ocean, spending much "time in Pearl Habor. Whether or not it was at this base where he was killed was not known. If there has been no mistake, Michalowski will be the first native of Cumberland County to die in action in the present conflict. Vernon Minkwitz, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Minkwitz of Cedarville Road, was wounded in the attack on Pearl Harbor but according. to the latest word he suffered only shrapnel wounds in the legs and will be back in action soon. Mrs. Mabel Booz Expires At Home Husband Confined To Phila. Hospital Death of Mrs.

Mabel Booz, 423 East Oak street, occured yesterday following a lengthy illness. She was 55 years old. The deceased's husband, Clarence Booz, is in Women's College Hospital, Philadelphia, where he is waiting to undergo an operation after he had been suddenly stricken last Saturday night. Mrs. Booz has been bedfast for many weeks.

She -is survived by her husband, a son, Belford Booz; four brothers, Henry Tomlinson of Portland, Oregon; Arthur linson of Chicago; Eugene Tomlinson of Bridgeton, and Edwin Tomlinson of Millville and two sisters, Mrs. Eva Marsh of Bridgeton and Mrs. E. R. Smith of Pitman.

Funeral services will be conducted from the Zimmerman Funeral Home, 127 East Main street, Sunday afternoon. Interment will be made in Shiloh cemetery. Cantata To Be Given In Church Sunday Night A Christmas cantata "The Promised Child" will be presented in the Central Baptist Church at service Sunday night. The program will include the organ prelude followed by a song by the chorus with Mrs. Raymond Farwell as soloist; tenor solo and chorus by Raymond Farwell; and soprano number by L.

and Mrs: Farwell; number by the chorus and selection by the women's chorus; soprano solo by Miss Elsie Finch; male and mixed chorus with George Hankins, a as soloist; contralto number by the chorus with Mrs. George Blizzard as soloist and a tenor solo by Mr. Hankins. Charles S. Jacquet Dies At Newport Charles S.

Jacquet, expired at his after home, in Newport, Wednesday, being ill a very long time. He. was 69. years old. wife three Henrietta.

Webb The deceased is survived by his sons Joseph and Adrian of Newport, and Charles of Millville; two daughters Mrs. Louise Ferretta of Millville and Mrs. Esther Hann of Newport. Funeral services will be private from his late residence on Saturday afternoon. Interment will be made in Newport Baptist Cemetery.

Hospital Notes Britain strong. Hong Kong Falls To Japs. Water Is Gone London, Dee. 26. -The last-ditch defense of Hong Kong has broken under relentless assault by land, sea and air and the Crown Colony which for a century has been a British bastion off the southeast China coast has fallen to the Japanese.

"So ends a great fight against overwhelming odds," the British, Colonial Office declared last night, sadly announcing the surrender. No further resistance, it said, was McComsey Writes Article On Course Story Appears In Educational Booklet MILLVILLE -NO. 304 Without estimating the figures the Foreign Office asserted that "military and civilian casualties were The announcement said the lack of water was one of the great handicaps of the British Tommies, the Canadians and the Indian Sikhs who tought step by step back across the mainland section of the colony and then held out desperately, and with. mountain little fastness- hope. es of the island.

Rabbi Krueger Addresses Club Speaks To Kiwanis On Red Cross Drive congressional authority." Explains Use Of Money The Reverend N. B. Krueger, Rabbi of Bridgeton, presented stirring address appealing for the support the Red Cross drive before the local Kiwanis Club Wednesday. Reviewing the beginning of present war and explaining the important part the Red Cross will take in it, Rabbi Krueger declared, he knew Millville would raise. its quota of $10,000.

Richard N. Chubb, chairman of the Millville Chapter Red Cross, introduced the speaker saying that he felt members of the Kiwanis Club should be informed of the things the speaker would say. The speaker said it was odd that a rabbi should be the speaker before a club anade up mostly of Christians on the eve of. the Christian's most important holiday. "But this is indicative of American tolerance," he stated.

"The war has 'shown where one religion is attacked, all are attacked; where one religion is suppressed, all are suppressed," he said. Rabbi Krueger declared that the war had its beginnings many years ago and the "sneak attack" at Pearl Harbor was an incident of war but not the cause. "For a decade and more we have seen the totalitarian states' growth. We have seen totalitarism oppose democracy. We have seen its attack on innocent peopleexploiting one minority and then turning on: to another minority, even reaching out into new areas of the world." Cites Disunity The disunity of the nation prior to the U.

S. declaration of war was referred to by the speaker. He spoke of the opponents of the Administration's foreign policy, of. the bitter fights of the isolationists, the coal and steel strikes and other affairs which illustrated the people were not united. "But then it happened that Sunday a short time ago and the American people for the first time found their souls that day," he emphasized.

"Don't let anybody tell you this is going to. be an easy war. Don't think Russia has beaten Germany. Don't think we can beat Japan with one hand," Rabbi Krueger warned. "What is your task?" he asked.

Uncle Sarh speaks to you through the Red Cross. The Red Cross is as much a part of the government as the Army and Navy. It has a definite function outlined under The speaker explained what the $50,000,000 to be raised throughout the country was to be usedfor. He said one half of it was for war service, which included among other things the accumulation blood plasma. The Red Cross now has 1 10 stations in Hawaii.

It is conducting experiments for. the prevention of typhus. Already $2,500,000 has been spent on recreational centers for service men! Ten million dollars will be expended civilian disaster, $5,000,000 for civilian defense, and $7,000,000 for activities in unlisted emergencies. Prior to the address, the club presented the ladies of the Trinity Church who serve the weekly dinner each with a box of candy. Special Gifts To Red Cross The special gifts committee of the Millville Red Cross today announced additional special contributions to the drive to raise 000 here.

The gifts were: Robert C. Ewan $25 Frank Lutz. 25 Reiner 25 David Skedgell 25 Cash 20 Joseph Smith 15 Millville Bottling Co. 10 R. Slade 10.

DAILY FRIDAY, DECEMBER Disarm British Men In Hong Kong Remnants Of Army Agrees To Terms MILLVILLE, N. Tokyo, Dec. 26. -(AP) The remnants. of the British imperial garrison at Hong Kong, estimated 6,000 men, was reported to have been ordered to: Stack arms by noon today in conformity with yesterday's surrender to Japanese seige assault.

The disarming got under way quickly at various points of the now occupied British crown colony: following the British command's formal, acceptance early this morning of demands presented by the representatives of the Japanese army and navy. Japanese army and navy representatives found part of the consular. staff at the consulate general and other Japanese living in a tent. camp on Stanley Peninsula all unharmed. Sees Effort To Reverse Jap Spurt -Canberra, Australia, Dec.

26. (AP) Prime Minister John Curtin, broadcasting today, that Britain and the United States and Australia have launched an effort to reverse Japan's present ive advantage. Speaking only in general terms, Curtin said he could state a precise form of the movement but he added that he was greatly encouraged by growing reenforcements. for the allies. Defense Councils Are Very Active Declaration Of War Stirs Activity Trenton, Dec.

26. Reviewing State and municipal defense activities during 1941, Major. adley H. F. Stephan, chairman of the State Defense Council, said a lag in operation in certain localities had been displaced by energetic planning since war was declared.

Many local units, Stephan said. "functioned enthusiastically and effectively from the moment of inception." There were others, he admitted, which were "to a large degree defense councils in name only." The active couneils: have recruited police and fire reserves, mobilized air. raid wardens, first aid squads and other facilities to prepare for war conditions. The State Council. he added, had perfected system of 219.

observation posts to give 24 hour protection for air raid alarms. A consumer interests committee has planned, for, food conservation and maintenance of living standards against excessive inflation. Civilair defense units have been organized. States. and are More used than as 150 model in private planes have been volunteered and 600 pilots listed.

Vocational training for defense industries is being conducted by the educational group in the council through the State Education Department with more than 000 persons receiving training, The council endeavored to correct industrial maladjustments due to priorities by opening at Newark a contract distribution office. for small manufacturers. These were some of the State's defense activities and Stephan, said others -would make 1942 "a year of super accomplishment." Wed At Elkton Marriage of Carlton H. Parent, 22, and Vera Samchuk, 18, Mill: ville, is listed today among the Elkton, licenses. FOREIGN MINISTER China moves toward even closer -operation with the United States with elevation of T.

V. Soong, above, to foreign ministry. Soong is a long-time good friend of America. REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED Army Deserter Apprehended Police Pick Up Man At Relative's Home and Harry who Hand, native of Millville has been serving in the U. S.

Army, was being held by Millville City Police today on a charge of desertion from the Army. Local police have been looking for Hand for about -two weeks, since they received' word that he had deserted his camp and was believed to enroute here to visit relatives. Last night police received a tip that Hand had arrived in Millville and he was soon picked up by police at the home of a relative on North High street. He is being held in the City Hall jail until Army officials arrive to take over the case. According to local police, Hand has deserted at least once before, Japs Claim 1400 Taken At Wake Island Berlin, Dec.

26. (Official Broadcast Recorded by A. Japanese forces, completing occupation of Wake Island have taken 1400 prisoners, the Tokio radio said yesterday. broadcast sought to correct the Imperial Headquarters announcement of Wednesday by saying that the attackers found 3000 U. S.

Marines- -not 300-had been defending the tiny UnitedStates outpost and air station in the Pacific. (Washington said Wednesday that -there were fewer. than 400 men in the Marine garrison. at Wake Island.) Legion Band Is Ready For Concert Red Cross Drive To Start Then Too Millville High School auditorium will be filled with music. lovers Sunday afternoon when the Malvern Nabb Post, American Legion band presents a special goodwill concert.

The concert will be the signal for the start of the emergency Red Cross drive for $10,000. A speaker, who has not yet been selected, will deliver a brief address to start the Red Cross drive off with a bang: Monday morning workers will start out in a house to house canvas to raise the necessary money. The special gifts committee is already in operation. The local legion band, State champions in American Legion ranks, has been coached and instructed for this concert by Arthur Leschke, director of the musical organization. A guest conductor.

will direct the band Sunday. Christmas Services Were Well Attended "Christmas programs held in the Fourth Methodist Church Wednesday I night and early Christmas morning were well attended. The annual Church School gram was Wednesday night under the direction of John Mulford. A "Christmas at Jollyville Junction, was. sented.

At the sunrise service yesterday morning, Herbert W. Neale, Jr. of the Yale Divinity School, delivered a special message. Air Raid Wardens To Meet Monday. Night All air raid wardens in the city will attend a meeting Monday, evening in the high school auditorium.

Mayor Raymond Goodwin will speak as will Lewis R. chairman of the -defense council: Air. Raid Warden Raymond Barker will outline the duties of the wardens at the meeting. Commissioner Carew Called To Conference City- Commissioner Russell Carew, local milk dealer, has been summoned to a conference in Washington by the OPM, it was learned- today; The conference will be held on January 6. Commissioner Carew will represent the milk fluid industry at.

the conference. Admit Occupation Rome, Dec. Italian high command today. ac? knowledged the British occupation of. Bengasi, Cirenaica, to saying it fell only after Axis forces had destroyed and abandoned it.

Prairie Rose Butter, lb. 36c, Fresh Pork Roast, shoulder end, lb. 19c. Bond Stores and Green Super Market ad page 2. SpitE 12-26-1t 1 WEATHER FORECAST Occasional' rain this afternoon and early tonight.

Moderate temperature. Weather Details on Page! VOL. An interesting article on the new cooperative education course at Millville High School, written by Superintendent G. Edward McComsey, appears in the November edition of Business Education Observer. The article "Almost everyone will agree with me that in recent years we have observed a tendency in our secondary schools to develop a kind of program that among other things strongly.

indicates a "practical aspect." Up until now in most of our smaller community high schools, we have had to be content with those. vocational courses best described within our existing curriculums as either Commercial or Agricultural. Few of us in the State, outside of the regular, vocational schools, could offer any kind of program that would immediately function in the occupational life of the students except in the two ies just named. We were deeply concerned in Millville about the problem of expanding vocational opportunities to our students and as we thought over this shatter in projecting our general school policy, it occurred to us that somewhere and somehow there must be a plan or organization that could readily adapt itself to our high school and that would add materially to our anticipated vocational requirements. "In a rather rapid resume ofthe development in Millville, 1 might say that we secured our first stimulation by reading about the Jacksonville, Florida, plan of cooperative training in a current periodical.

This led us to conduct a personal visit and thorough investigation of their plan: of organization. We followed this up by discussing our. needs with the Vocational Division of the State Department of Public Instruction and with the valuable 'aid of that division and terest particularly and help with of the Mr. personal John Carthy and Mr. Arthur Wrigley, we were able to conduct a vocational survey: in the City of Millville.

This survey very definitely pointed out the need for enlarged vocational opportunity for the students of Millville High School and heartily endorsed a cooperative plan of education. "It was our original expecttion that we could include trade and industrial training in the coplan but further invesseemed to point to operative tigation a number of restrictions imposed by recent social legislation that, in a measure, seemed to. make this phase of the program im-. time. practical This at consequence was that least for the present e.

the State Department recom: mended strongly that the probe confined entirely to the gram field- of distributive education. "Following the approval of the State Department, we were next concerned with the appointment of a Coordinator whose responit was to teach classes in sibility distributive education and to supervise the work of the students on the job. This was accomplish(Continued on Page 8) Son Born Christmas Day To Mr. And Mrs. Lewis A son was born on Christmas Day at the Millville Hospital to Mr.

and Mrs. Davis D. Lewis of 1001. The proud Columbia, father Avenue. is employed in the office of the Millville Manufacturing Both mother.

and the arrival are doing nicely. Announce Engagement Charlesworth, 520. West Main street, was admitted to the Mrs. George Wonesko Millville Hospital yesterday forces the engagement of her surgical treatment. Eva, to Corporal Joseph Ruth Houser of New Almond nett, son of Mr.

and Mrs. street, Vineland, is a surgical pa- Bennett of New York. tient in the hospital, admitted No date has been set for Christmas Day, wedding. 26. 1941 ATLANTIC CHIEF.

Pictured at his desk in Washington after promotion to new job as commander of the U. S. Atlantic fleet Rear Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll. Take Heavy Toll Of Axis In 1 Libya 13,000 Prisoners Already Sent To Rear Cairo, Dee, 26 -(AP) The British with the ruins of Bangasi in its possession, hammered home its advantage today and was reported by the Middle East command to -be taking a heavy toll of German forces seeking to retreat farther west after loss of Libya's second largest city.

The British communique said 13.000 Axis prisoners already had been shipped to the rear. The bulk 'of the Axis troops, said today's communique, was engaged by the British in "confused fighting" north of Agedabia, 60 miles south of Bengasi Ion the coast road to Tripoli, capital of Italy's north African empire. Bengasi Falls To British Once Again Cairo, Egypt, Dec. British troops have taken over the ruins of Bengast, capital of Cirenaica and second largest town in the Fascist. North African empire, and air and land forces are hammering on in relentless pursuit of Axis forces fleeing westward into Tripolitania, a commumique announced officially yes; terday.

Capture of the seaport, with its: strategic control of the military road and short railway lines into Libya, gave the British control off all of exeept for some pockets of enemy resistance still being cleaned up. Plan To Enforce New Dog Law Department Of Health Supervision Of Rule Dec. 26. Rigid enforcement of the new dog licensring law, purposely intended 10 eradicate the menace of rabies, was promised today by' the State Department of Health, which is charged with supervision of the new licensing law, Beginning, January 2, licenses will be issued by local authorities for dogs for the ensuing calendar year. Any dog, seven months old, or which possesses a set of permanent teeth, is required to have a municipal license.

The Legislature of 1941, by Chapter 151, in revising previous licensing statutes, specified that municipalities, by ordinance, may have a maximum fee of $2, or a minimum fee of $1, for dog licensed. A fee of twenty five cents. will be added to the local license, which will be turned over to the State Treasurer for control of rabies. The statute requires that licenses are to be issued during the month of January for the initial registration. The police in each municipality will conduct a dog census beginning February 1.

Those neglecting to obtain licenses for their dogs will be subject: to a penalty of $5 to $50 for each offense. In addition, the law also calls for the. licensing of kennels at. $10 for those accommodating ten or less dogs, and $25 license fee for those accommodating more than ten dogs. Pet shops are required to $10 annual license.

No fee will be charged for dog shel: ters or: pounds. Father Dies William Straub, father of Mrs. Margaret Elliott of 111 East Broad Street. died at his home in Camden, Christmas morning following a lengthy illness, Mr. Straub at one time was employed as a foreman on the old trolley line in this city.

THE PRESS. PRICE TWO CENTS DECLARE MANILA AN OPEN CITY TO SPARE RESIDENTS FURTHER BOMBARDMENT WAKE ISLAND 'V' Kuku PL Toki Pt. WILKES I. PEALE I. Well Pacific Clipper Base Ocean Wells WAKE ISLAND Miles To Manila To Hawail 3000 miles Peacock 2400 miles After a historic stand of 16 days and nights, the little band 01 U.

S. Marines holding Wake Island went down fighting, so the island's shape more than ever now stands for Victory, U.S. Seeks Return Of French Isles Opposed To Free French Occupation Washington, Dec, 26. (AP.) The United States Government, obviously embarrassed by the Free French seizure of the French, Islands of St. Pieree and ton, is pressing Canada to restore the islands to Vichy control.

A few hours after it was learned here, that naval under orders General Charles De Gaulle had occupied the two. islands, just south of Newfoundland, the State Department brand- led the move as "an arbitrary 'action contrary to the agreement of parties concerned." Seizure of the islands was announced at De Gaulle's headquarters in London just one week after American and Vichy authorities in Martinque had reached alt accord under which the neutral' status of French possessions in the Western Hemisphere were to remain unchanged. VFW Host At Kiddies Party 125 Children Attend Annual Affair At Post Bush Kerrick Post, No. 2169, Veterans of Foreign Wars, held its annual Christmas party last night with 125 children present. Commander Clinton S.

Howell, who was master of ceremonies, led the group in singing Christmas Carols while other numbers on the program included a solo by Miss Peggy Dougherty; solo by Miss Eileen Vanaman; duet by J. Dougherty and daughter Peggy and a poem by Mrs. Helen Flickinger. All the children joined in playing games and special music was furnished by George Radcliffe. Santa then arrived and led the children in' singing "Jingle Bells" and then gave each child present a box of candy and wished them all a Happy New Year, AIR CORPS SLOGAN TAPS for THE JAPS! Chalked slogan on tail of big bomber just beneath rear gunner's compartment tells world how U.

S. airmen feel about it. Picture made at Sacramento, air depot. Heavy Casualties Reported In Fighting Southwest Of City Washington, Dec. 26.

(AP) The War Department reported today repulse of repeated enemy assaults on the main fighting line near Lingayen Gulf in northern Luzon in the Philippines. A communique said General Douglas MacArthur had advised that he had reorganized and strengthened the positions held by AmericanFilipino defending forces in this area, about 120 air miles horth of Manila, Meanwhile indications were the invaders were heavily reenforced troops, the communique said. and brisk fighting was reported from, other fronts on the island off Luzon. Manila, Dec. 26.

-(AP) Macro nila was officially proclaimed an open city today to spare its residents further bombardment and Japanese raiders which kept the capital under alarm most of the morning were striking apparently at military bases nearby. The Philippine and United States troops which General Douglas MacArthur welded into a steadily stiffening defense force met the onslaught of Japanese invasion troops 110 miles northwest and 55 to 75 miles southeast of Manila in a fight for. possession of the capital and control of Luzon. The army reported an artillery battle on the front north, of the capital and increased Japanese pressure in the supporting unset from the south. Fighting Goes Well Despite the strength of the Japanese attacks the army declared the fighting, was "going well" in all, sectors and Francis E.

Sayre, United States nigh pledged that "we will fight to the last man." Japanese bombers concentrated on a government pier the harbor, but most of their bombs fell in the water. One killed at least two workers. Some oil stores were set afire. in another raid near the eity. Heavy Casualties Manila, 26.

-(AP)- An army headquarters communique late today declared Japanese attacks were bringing "very heavy pressure" on the Luzon front southeast of Manila where both American and Japanese forces suffered heavy casualties in tank battles. Navy Sinks Jap Ships In Pacific Asiatic Fleet Sinks Two Vessels Washington, Dec. 26. -(AP) The navy announced the Asiatic fleet had sunk one enemy transport and a mine sweeper and probably an additional transport and seaplane tender. The information, the navy department, said in a communique came in a dispatch from Admiral Thomas C.

Hart, commander of the Asiatic fleet. "Press reports of United States submarine activity in the Far East on Christmas Day are confirmed," the communique said. Naval operations against enemy submarines are being vigorously prosecuted in the eastern Pacific, it added. Escaped Convicts Hope For Talk With Judge Bridgeton, Dec. 26- -James R.

Felmey, Millville R. and Henry Riker of Port Morris, North Jersey, who escaped from the Annandale Reformatory and conducted a series of crimes through this region, refused to make pleas in court this, morning stating that "they would not make any plea until they talked with the judge." Judge W. Howard Sharp was too busy this morning to speak to the boys in. private. Bridgeton Woman Shot Bridgeton, Dec.

26- Mrs. Morton DuBois of Bowentown, road, Bridgeton, was the Bridgeton Hospital this morning suffering from gunshot wounds. State Police of the Woodstown barracks refused to make a statement until they complete their investigation: BenMilton the Named To Post Washington, Dec. 26 (AP)The Senate confirmed today Ethel Light as postmaster for South Vineland..