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Dunkirk Evening Observer from Dunkirk, New York • Page 10

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PA01TBN EVENING OBSEHVER, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22,1.941 mm SCHOOL IS WORKING OUT DEFENSE PROGRAM and Faculty Ready for Part Work In Industry. rradonia Normal tchoot lity ia working on outlining a by which full of the tihool can tot used for with minimum of Interference with regular work of institution. i One of plwn whU-h ttill ia formative stage In ar-j tht school progrum of ihe feting men (Hat they tioutd en- In defense in local IB to 34 per week! night the pUm In-' lightening their school to that this would le also arranging (or an summer school progrum to it possible (of them to make JP thtif school work in that way, At a meeting of the young men! the school, out of 80 attending, 12 Instantly Mid they would ba (lad to participate in such a program, If It could be arranged with Of the others In the group moit are already working part lime, to Dr. Gregory the response was practically unanimous. At a meeting ot 10 men ot the (acuity, Dr.

Gregory announced "yei' 1 when the men were asked how many would be willing to work in Industrial defense work during the summer and at any other available time, A number of ihe nun have had experience in which would fit them for tlefenie work and all would be available for some needed work of this kind. The, proposed school defense program would alio Include other one ot which would Involve Ihe young women, who would be uvallable for home nursing, first aid and nutrition work. The young women's share in the defense work Is likely to be handled through Red Cross sources, Dr. Gregory said that facilities of the school would be offered for any local defense work for which it would be found fitted. Blue whales may attain a weight exceeding that of any of the giant prehistoric monsters.

AMERICANS MOVE BIG AR1LERY TANKS INTO PLAY ONtODO JAPS (Continued from Page One) of 93 minutes starting at 1:19 p. m. and ending at 2:12 p. m. Even before the transport fleet vyis sighted off the west Luzon coast, conflicting reports were reaching army headquarters ot heavy Japanese reinforcements of the Invasion areas--Vlgan, on the west coast ot Luzon; Aparrl, on the north and Legaspi on- the south, Severed Communication! Communication was 'severed with Mindanao island, to the south ot Luzon, where the Japanese had landed a formidable force In 'the Davao ttrea, long a center of Japanese colonization.

It was known, however, that Jiipancsc planes were active over Mindanao in support of ground (A navy communique- issued at Washington yesterday said slight ciumagB resulted from, a light Japanese raid on Cavlte. A war de- purtrnent communique said 'there had been numerous Japanese rulds In the 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday on Luzon, Cebu and Minadanao Islands, and that land fighting continued at Davao, This communique reported Increased Japanese patrol activity In northern Luzon, and aggressive Japanese attempts at infiltration. It was noted that there were indications that the-Japanese, sought progressively to reinforce their troops.) An urmy communique reyiew- ln? the second week of the wnr noted yesterday that' there was increasing activity on the Invasion, fronts, with the Japanese seeking to consolidate their footholds. It said that there was heavy fighting in the Davao zone. The communique recalled that two Japanese transports had been damaged by American planes during the week, that five Japanese planes had been shot down and that 25 planes had been destroyed aground.

This brought to 70 the total of Japanese planes destroyed in two weeks. The bridge of Vavolius is located in the brain and is a band ot nerve matter connecting the right and left parts of the cerebellum. FIRE WITH STRANGE Lompoc, Dec. 22--(UP)-Army and civilian authorities today investigated a "raid" on the Miguetito reservoir In which more than SO shots were exchanged with armed sentries guarding fhe supply of nearby Camp Cooke, armored division base. in charge of the reservoir sentries, said he was patrolling the area early Sunday when a shot was fired at him.

He returned the fire and, joined by- another guard, established a barricade. For more than an hour the guards and their assailant, hidden in the heavy brush surrounding the reservoir, exchanged' shots before the unidentified gunman escaped. guards were not hit and they said they found no evidence that they had injured the attacker. 0. FLIER AND 12 OMRS ARE OTEDJWRY Jack Dale and Fellow Fliers Awarded Nation's Highest Honor.

LABOR ACCEPTS THREE-POINT PLAN OF SEN. THOMAS Washington. Dee. tl--(UP)-- Labor representatives at the spe- cla labor-Industry conference today accepted a three-point plan for'unlnterrupU4 production of Manila, Dec. 22--(UP)--Second Lieut.

Jack K. D. Dale, Willough- materials proposed by Ben. by, received from Gen. Doug- Elbert D.

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WEDNESDAY NITE DEC BUY NOW PAY NEXT YEAR ON LONG EASY TERMS 8 Distant moderator of the conference, dinary heroism." He and 12 others The labor spokesmen agreed to were cited Saturday for the the plan as goon as Thomas pro- uward which is the highest the, posecl it but management repre- army can give. rti MacArthur personally presented the awards to Dale and Capt. Jesus Villamorc of the Philippine tiir corps at a special ceremony sentativcs withheld comment. Its points: 1. No strikes or lock-outs for the duration of the war.

2. Peaceful settlement of all 3. Establishment by President Roosevelt of an agency to administer a program of uninterrupted two- hours after enemy planes Mi" 1 bombed south of Manila. I labor Ispules Honored posthumously was Capt. Colin P.

Ke'lly who perished in 'his burning plane alter scoring three direct bomb hits that i Production. destroyed the Japanese battleship! Thomas, in his first statement Haruna. since opening of the conference MacArthur expressed "piofound 1st Wednesday, told the 21 man- sorrow" that Kelly could not per- agemcnt and labor representatives sonally receive his cross. Kelly a President Roosevelt and the died "without complaining and country expects a voluntary agreement for fullest production war materials. He was understood to have said that "the country does not want labor, management, or congress, to take advantage of the jjresent situation." i without flinching," he said.

SCHENHlYlAPER SUED BY SWEENY LATEST (Continued from Page One) Washington, Dec. 22 (UP') -The supreme court today granted the petition of the Schenectady Union Publishing publisher of 000 men and said of the Schenectady Union Star, for a miracle Japan cannot raise review of a court decision enough divisions to meet her corn- requiring it to stand trial on a mitments. $250,000 libel suit filed by Rep. Martin L. Sweeney, O.

Akron, The Goodyear Tire Sweeney charged he was dam- ancl Rubber company announced aged by publication of allegations tocia a nad begun producing in a column titled "Washington a. "war tire" of reclaimed rubber to meet the threat to American supplies in the Far East. Merry-Go-Round" that he, a "chief congressional spokesman fov Father Coughlin" opposed the Washington The supreme i appointment of Emerich Burl court today upneld constitutional- i Freed of Cleveland to be a federal judge because he is a foreign- born Jew. ity of the 1935 capital stock tax in an unanimous decision delivered by Justice William. O.

Douglas. SERIAL NUMBERS SHUFFLED i San armv sta- TALKS ALLIED Wi ARE CAR Washington, i4 President RoowveTt i tinued preliminary confer joint planning of unity among the Ailed the Axis, the White nounced. Mr. Roocevet al; separate conferences thii mJ? with Soviet ambassador l2l Litvinov, Chinese amfaaZ? Hu Shih, and Netherlands Mtoi A. Loudon.

Secretary Stephen T. the conferences today and 4, president's meeting yeitofe! with the British Lord Halifax, were in lint White House statement which said liaison beu-etn ftt ish and American mi sions in Washington and "toofe would continue "until the joj. planning for unity of action be extended to Russia, China Netherlands and other ments engaged in the cause of defeating the Ajtii. Brocton Brevities Needlecraft Club The Needlecraft club ft annual Christmas party horn of Mrs. Virgie Warner oa lit Main road, Friday.

A picnic du ner was served one o'cltxi Favors were minaturs candlesticks with small candles. Following the dinar i short business session was hek and the officers reelected. President, Mrs. Grace hill: vise-president. Mabel Lynch; secretary, Mrs.

Virgie Wjrne, assistant secretary, Mrs. Francei Legters; and treasurer, Jainie Balcom. The program waj to charge of Mrs. Warner. The first meeting for Snr year will be held with Mist Jennie Balcom.

on Jan. 2, 1942. to prevent a welders' strike from interfering with ship and arma- TO KEEP TWINS TOGETHER tioned troops and armored'cars i Camp Roberts, Cal. (UP) at four shipbuilding plants today Officers did a little bit of legiti- mate jiggling and Albert and Albert Whitehurst of Heber Springs, ment production. headed for Fort Lewis.

together. FOGS REDUCE SKIN CANCER; The 22-year-old twins complet-' San Francisco, Cal. (UP) i cd their basic training here in! 's city has lots of fog but little Co. 81st Infantry Battalion skin cancer. Iowa has lots of sun- 1 and were scheduled to be sent i and more skin different posts for the remainder i'Scientists have established a of their military service.

i th fog, like the smoke at Pitts- When their plight was discov- burgh--which also has little skin ered shortly before moving time, cancer--block out the ultra-violet- officers did their jiggling ra th sun which contribute! all even their "dog tag" (identiti- causing the cancer. cation) numbers are almost iden- GUAM DEFENDERS SENT LAST MESSAGE ON Washington, Dec. 22--(UP)The last message sent by the garrison to the navy deparaias: was timed at 3:30 p. EST, OK. 9, two days after the Japanese ne on Hawaii, and reported the ll- tackers had machine gunned drS- ians and a hospital in Agana.

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