iiu' M 4 :J Efr 43'wrn A& tiatt WEATHER Considerable Cloudiness with Light Snow. A VOL. LV, No. 40 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, DEC. 17, 1944 Yanks Gain Five Miles on Mindoro Is PRICE FIVE CENTS land * * * * * * * * * * * * * Goodfellow Nazis Open Offensives On 70-Mile Yank Front Salesmen To Sell Canvass t u I San Jose Occupied As Volunteers Dailies To To I uI III UUVtILI morrow Ardennes Forest Is Scene of Big Fight By The Associated Press SHAEF Paris, Dec. 16.-German counterattacks were opened today at a dozen points on the 70-mile First U.S. Army front between Duren and Trier, the heaviest fighting occur- ring in the Ardennes forest. The counterthrusts were an appar- ent effort to draw off pressure against the Duren sector. Undetermined Extent Although the full extent of the assault cannot yet be determined, it included attacks at widely separated points including the area of Mon- schau, the neighborhood of Kre- winkel, eight miles north of Prum, at Peterskirche, 14 miles southwest of Prum, and Echternach, ten miles northwest of Trier. The drive was pointed at the Ar- dennes region or mountain forests through which the German army passed in 1940. The Germans drew an armored division from another front and hurled it today at the U.S. Seventh Army, ivhich poured more troops into the Reich's palatinate after smashing the enemy stand in the French fron- tier city of Lauterbourg. Artillery Loosed All along a front of more than 200 miles, where four American armies have invaded Germany, the enemy loosed artillery barrages which reach- ed an intensity of 100 shells an hour on some U.S. First Army sectors, and up to 250 an hour on the U.S. Third Army front in the Saar basin. Explosions set off by the Germans to destroy the last bridges across the Roer River indicated they had given up hope of holding back the First Army on the west bank of that stream. Nazis Counterattack The Germans counterattacked for the first time in two weeks against the U.S. Ninth Army north of Lin- dern, but were thrown back. (A German broadcast said the U.S. Ninth Army had turned on giant loudspeakers which blared out "ad- vertising" of an impending offen- sive.) The U.S. Third Army bored 300 yards deeper into the Siegfried Line in the Western Saarland, and infan- try crossed the southern border of the Asin at a new point nine miles east of Sarreguemines. -Be a Goodfellow- WLB 1C-hairman Hits at Avery 'Under-Paid Workers Wait for Justice'-DaVis WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-()- Chairman William H. Davis of the War Labor Board said tonight the "under-paid workers" of Sewell Av- ery, board chairman of Montgom- ery Ward, are "still waiting for jus- tice to be done them." Davisbsaid Avery "draws a veil" over the company's "refusal to in- crease its sub-standard wages" by "deliberately repeating all of his familiar misstatements regarding maintenance of membership." The WLB chairman said Avery had published in newspaper advertise- ments a statement to his employes ." in which he gives the impression that maintenance of membership is the only issue involved in the Detroit strike." CAMPUS EVENTS Today University Musical So- ciety presents Handel's "Messiah" at 3 p. m. in Hill Auditorium. mA . A...,. Al fl,,.,..-,.- inr Just One of Those Things! Fletcher Henderson, "King of Arrangers," lost his title A far as Michigan is concerned when he failed to appear at the IFC Formal last night. Bo Bowman, IFC president said, "It was just one of those things," as a juke box' supplied the music. Although details were not im- mediately available last night, it is expected that some equitable arrangement will be made with respect to tickets. All-Campus Carol Sing To Be Held Today SRA To Sponsor Annual Song Fest The annual All-Campus Carol Sing sponsored by the Student Religious. Association will take place at 8 p. in. today on the front steps of the Gen- eral Library. Robert Fries, soprano, will be guest soloist while Nathan Anderson, '49SM: Donald Schultz, '48M; and William Penn will play the trumpet, Prof. David Mattern of the School of Music announced Friday. Glee Club - A chorus from the Men's Glee Club under the direction of Prof. Mattern will lead the general group singing. Informal singing of all the best- known Christmas carols, "A Little Town in Bethlehem," "Silent Night" and "The First Noel" will continue at Lane Hall after the caroling on the library steps. Sheets containing the words will be furnished to those who have forgotten them. Refreshments Hot spied cider and Christmas cookies served around the Christmas tree in the Lane Hall lobby will add to the festivity of the occasion. If the weather should be prohibit- ive, the Carol Sing will begin di- rectly at Lane Hall. --Be 4 Goodfellow- Soviets Advance In Hungary LONDON, Sunday, Dec. 17-()- The Red Army salient 100 miles northeast of Budapest was extended virtually to the Slovak border at a new point yesterday while other Rus- sian tanks and infantry smashed westward towards Vienna from the newly-won bridgeheads at Ipolysag in western Slovakia northwest of the Hungarian capital. Moscow's broadcast communique last night restricted itself to report- ing gains some 27 to 30 miles north and northeast of Miskolc, which is 85 miles northeast of Budapest, but the Germans announced with- drawals to new positions north and west of Ipolysag in the face of con- tinual Russian assaults. $1,500 Special Issue Sales Goal To Benefit Three Organizationis Tomorrow is your day to be a goodfellow. A student army, largely made up of co-eds will man posts at key points on campus and in other main parts of the city from 8 a. m. until 4 p. m., selling special Goodfellow editions of the Daily. Contributions in any amount will be accepted, with proceeds going to three charitable organizations. The Family and Children's Service, The Student Goodwill Fund, and the Textbook Lending Library will benefit from the drive. 0 t00 STATUTE MILES South China Sea T L ° Aparri ISlLANrDS Vigan ISLAND >: A UZON Tarlac UPacific -:A Ocean 75 MINDORO= CALAMIAN SAM GROUP r.' SAA ,., :PANAY *C B oo 7EYTE NEGROS oiO indnaoSea Sulu Sea e MINDANAO - Zamboanga ,Davao - * .4 d r r Little Resistance Japs Face Crisis By Sixth Spirit of Yule WilHglCampus Party 1 4 1 Christmas Get-Together' Begins Holiday Recess Old - fashioned, country school Christmas spirit will be brought to the University by the all-campus stu- dent, faculty party to be held at 8 p. m. Thursday in Hill Auditorium. Members of the Union Executive Council will sponsor the affair which is intended to promote student, fac- ulty friendship and to begin the vacation period with enthusiasticf holiday spirit. Appeal Paul John, publicity chairman for the Christmas Party, urged everyone on campus to come and help make the affair a success. "We are hop- ing the memories of grade school days will remind everyone of the pleasures of a Christmas party with singing and a Santa Claus. This is the kind of party the Union is going to sponsor," he said. The Women's Glee Club, directed by Miss Marguerite Hood of the School of Music, will sing Christmas selections prepared for its appearance at the USO. Glee Club The Glee Club will also lead thej audience in singing all-time favorite Christmas carols. According to Jean Gilman, president, the Glee Club will be prepared to sing request num- bers of traditional Michigan songs. The Navy Choir, directed by Prof. Leonard Meretta,, of the School of Music, will also appear on the pro- gram. Featured soloist of The Choir is Eugene Malitz, A/S USNR, Eric Beu, A/S USNR is the accompanist. The Choir made its first appearance See PARTY, Page 7 --Be a Goodfellow- Dean Edmonson To Broadcast Dean J. B. Edmonson of the School of Education, will participate in the Round Table of the University of Chicago to be broadcast at 1:30 p.m. today from the Mitchell Tower Studio{ over the NBC network. The topic under discussion will be "Veteran's Education." It is anti- cipated that the article entitled. "An Ex-Marine Looks at High School" which was published in the Dec. 9 issue of the Saturday Evening Post will come up for discussion. The other men appearing on the broadcast will be H. V. Stirling, Re- habilitation Director of the Veteran Administration, and Joseph Schwab, of the University of Chicago Depart- ment of Education. > Setting its goal at $1,500, the Goodfellow committee hopes that the money gained from the sale of Dailies will be supplemented by donations from campus organizations. Proceeds The Family and Children's Bureau, a family counselling agency, is to re- ceive the bulk of the proceeds from the drive. A confidential service, the bureau attempts to help individuals solve problems arising through either social or financial difficulties. Last year a total of 365 Ann Ar- bor families took advantage of the Service according to Miss Mary Hes- ter, executive secretary. Restlessness and temper tantrums in children, a wife's frazzled nerves, a family bud- get which doesn't come out right are all common enough troubles, but may develop to a point where they de- stroy the individual's peace of mind Instructions for Goodfellow Daily salesmen and a list of the posts they are to cover appears on page eight. and make him inefficient, Miss Hes- ter stated. The Family and Chil- dren's Bureau has only two sources of support, the Community Fund and student contributions to the Good- fellow Drive. 'U' Library The University Textbook Lending Library, located in the Angell Hall Study hall, provides books for stu- dents who would otherwise be un- able to obtain them. A recommen- dation from one of the deans or aca- demic counselors is all that is neces- sary to enable students to use the text collection. -Be a Goodfellow- PA LA WA _o o~1 %NORTH BORNEO. _45 sULU ARCHIPELAGO .1 Celebes Sea - - YANKS INVADE MINDORO-U. S. Sixth Army invasion forces (heavy arrow) have pushed five miles inland from their beachhead on the southwest coast of Mindoro, Gen. Douglas MacArthur has announced. A navy announcement said carrier-based planes (thin arrow) destroy- ed 224 Jap planes in a two day smash at Luzon, concentrating in the Manila area. Manila is 75 miles north of Mindoro. Black area is controlled by U. S. on Leyte and Samar. ARMY SPECIAL REQUEST: Play Production To Present 'Junior Miss' at Romulus Base WPB1 Freezes Civilian Goods Production Cost WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-(/P)-The War Production Board today threw its weight into the drive to keep workers on the munitions lines by freezing its programs for civilian goods production at current levels. The ceiling will stand until further} notice-which probably means until German collapse is at hand or immi- nent-and its designed, an official announcement said, "to prevent re- conversion from interfering with pro- duction for military needs." The order, a policy guide to the WPB's staff signed Dec. 7 but only now made public, blocks earlier plans for expansion in 1945 in a number of durable goods programs. It applies less to clothing, textiles, and other "soft" goods, and to parts and raw materials, WPB said, than to hard goods. The ruling is expected to exert a stabilizing influence on manpower for several reasons. Fulfilling the request of army au- thorities, the cast of "Junior Miss" will present a special performance of the comedy tomorrow at the Romulus Air Base. Transportation to and from the Base will be provided by the army which will also serve as host to the Play Production cast at a dinner at the Base mess halls. Play's Cast Sponsored by the Department of Speech, the play was given last Wed- nesday through Saturday at the Ly- dia Mendelssohn Theatre. The title role was played by Ethel Isenberg with Mae Chosed, Lucille Genuit, Lo- is Graves, Mary Acton, Orris Mills and Robert Acton in the other lead- ing parts. "Junior Miss," which jumped from one successful ru nto another, scored a smash hit in London during the blitz of 1942-43. A London newspaper, commenting one successful run to another, scored is excellent entertainment, directed and acted with skill. However well it is done, it cannot hope to have as long a run here as in America. In America "In America, Judy Graves is an appealing figure, in whom parents can see a picture of their own grow- ing daughters. To English parents, Judy can have no such appeal since she is something altogether outside their experience. "In England a girl of thirteen is not encouraged either by her elders or by her contemporaries to think herself grown up. Not for another two years will she find among her presents, the high-heeled slippers, silk stockings and cosmetics which send Miss Graves into such ecsta- cies." "English parents are breathless see- ing a child behave with the precocity astonishing to them and being treat- ed, with a forebearance still more astounding." ---Be a Goodfelow--- Lt.-Gen. Scobie Rejects EAM Peace Proposal ATHENS, Dec. 16-(P--Lt. Gen. Ronald M. Scobie rejected peace pro- posals of the EAM (left-wing Na- tional Liberation Front Party) today because the Leftists' offer failed to provide immediate cessation of re- sistance and fighting continued in the capital. A British headquarters statement said, "GeneralScobie must continue to insist upon satisfactory fulfill- ment of this condition." Scobie, the British Commander in Greece, has demanded that all ELAS (fighting branch of the EAM) sup- porters in Athens and its port, Pi- raeus, stop fighting against British and Greek government troops and surrender their arms. The tone of his reply to the EAM peace offer today, however, was re- garded as hopeful. The headquarters statement said Scobie "does not believe there will be any difficulty in Field Marshal Sir. Harold Alexander's being able to ini- tiate necessary steps to bring the turmoil to an end and restore to all Greeks, whatever their opinions, the enjoyment of their democratic liber- ties." WAR-AT A GLANCE By The Associated Press WESTERN FRONT-Germans open counterattacks at a dozen points on 70-mile First Army front. Heavy fighting in Arden- nes Forest. PACIFIC FRONT-U. S. forces take San Jose on Mindoro Island, moving five miles inland from beachhead. RUSSIAN FRONT-Reds extend salient to Slovak border, while other tanks and infantry smash toward Vienna. 4 . 4 GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEAD- QUARTERS, Philippines, Sunday, Dec. 17-(M)-Yank invaders of Mi doro on the China sea' side of the Philippines captured the town of San Jose, seized "adjacent airfields" and pushed seven to nine miles in- land, headquarters reported today Engineers quickly began getting the airfields, within easy range of Man- ila 155 miles to the north, in opers- tion as the inland-pushing Yanks still encountered only negligible re- sistance. 24 Jap Planes Downed Twenty-four Japanese planes were shot down over the beachhead a j the protecting American warships, today's communique said.. An enemy destroyer, crippled and seeking refuge in Pandarochan Bay, was destroyed by U. S. naval units. The invaders, put ashore on south- west Mindoro by a convoy which mov- ed 600 miles by a circuitous route from Leyte, advanced on "a broad front." Airfields Advantageous The communique said the seized airfields were "on excellent sites with favorable terrain." On embattled west Leyte, the 77th Division which captured Ormoc town a week ago pushed north and seized the town of Cogon as well as the road junction to the 'north, thus securing commanding ground for a further advance. Last Stand on Leyte In the corridor extending north from the 77th position to the posi- tions of the 32nd Infantry Division and the First Cavalry Division crunching south from Carigara Bay trapped Japanese are making their last stand on Leyte. -Be a Goodfellow- County Quota. Topped in Sixth War Loan Drive The Sixth War Loan Drive closed officially yesterday with both the University and Washtenaw County over their respective quotas. Total University sales yesterday were $103,312, more than $3,000 above quota. County sales were at $9,121,958-the county quota, $8,164,- 000. Although the County exceeded the bond quota, E-Bond sales, re- stricted to individuals, still lagged, at about 85 per cent toward fulfill- ment of quota. Sales made until the end of the month,Chowever, will be accredited to the County total, Warren F. Cook, director of the County drive, said. Because salesmust clear through the Detroit branch of the Federal Re- serve Bank by Dec. 31, Cook added, all purchases must be completed by Dec. 26 or- 27 to be added to the total, "I feel confident that if people con..1 tinued buying bonds at the pace they set during the last week and if solicitors continue selling bonds at the same rate, there is no question that we will go over our bond quota," Cook said. The high over-all county total was reached through large bond sales to corporations and sales of bonds other than Series E, he added. --Be a Goodfellow-s ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Handel's The 64th annual Christmas per- formance of Handel's monumental oratorio, "Messiah," which has be- come traditional in Ann Arbor, will be presented by the University Musi- cal Society at 3 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium.- At frequent intervals, since the Oratorio 'Messiah' To Be Given Today Gean Greenwell, bass, began his singing career with high school oper- ettas, and continued as soloist of the University of Utah Glee Club, with which he toured the west. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, where he was awarded a four year's scholarship. He has since made opera anearances with the tive of Boston who has studied both in Europe and in the United States. In addition to these soloists Frieda Op't Holt Vogan, instructor in organ at the University, will assist; and the University Symphony Orchestra, un- der the direction of Professor Gilbert