Times, The (Newspaper) - December 23, 1941, San Mateo, California F D R SUMMONS WAR COUNCIL MEETING NO WEATHER REPORT bureau today again discontinued ance of forecasts TO THi DIRECT WIRE AND FEATURES Early Darkness and rainy evenings mako your carrier dally delivery mora difficult II you miss your paper phone BEFORE P M VOL No 30 20TH TEAR SAN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY 23 ISil Bo PEB MONTH W Forces Winning At Luzon Joint Council and Historic Session in While House fo Guide War Effort WASHINGTON Dec today called a meeting of tlie United Britain war the White House cabinet room late this afternoon The meoting will mark the first formal gathering of the joint described by the White the di- rection mid British Minister Winston Churchill who at the executive Eion last Was There at the conference For United ot War Henry L Stimson of Navy Frank Knox Gen Arnold deputy chief of staff for air Gen C shall array chief of staff Admiral Harold H Stark of op- Admiral Ernest King commander in chief the United Slates fleet and Harry L Hopkins aide to For Great hrook minister of supply Admiral Sir Dudley round Air Marshal Sir Portal and Gen Sir John Hill former British chief of staff Council Cull The council call IVHS by Stephen J Early presidential press secretary who That group you the United war council Groundwork for the initial dress was framed by Mr Roosevelt and Churchill in an mal conference that hegan after the arrival hole last night nnc continued until 1 a m today in the president's study The conference began auspicious ly enough with reports from th Far Enst giving honors ran and forces in fierce fighting with Japanese in the Phil and Hong Kong respective ly Canada On the production front the White House made public an agree between the and Canada which has the effect o pooling the gigantic war production machine of country with th munitions factories of our neighbor for the output of ever in creasing numbers of tanks planes ships and guns The agreement wipes out tariff and tax harriers on inter change of vital war materials mak ing it easier for the two neighbor Turn to Page 2 Column 2 Couple Keep F razier Girl Joanne wi probably remain on Christmas da with the elderly San Bruno coupl she has known as father arn mother for almost her entire life but her real father will not be ex eluded from visiting her Center of a bitter fight betwee Mrs August elderly San Bruno couple Joanne into their home when sb was two weeks old and her father R San butcher the youngster sobbed I h rough tbc custody I at yesterday in Superior Judge Me court Thn court he and indicated he woul nil alter the present status no Turn o 2 Column -I They Hold Fate of World Japs Gain Foothold On Wake Island Says Navy Winston Churchill prime minister of England and Delano president of the United Stales met in Washington East night when Churchill from f n war M Jih I Opening of the first meeting of the war council in Washington was announced for this and P R See Press WASHINGTON 23 Winston Churchill President Roosevelt in a press conference today told Great Britain and he United States together with oilier opposing the Axis expect to wipe from the earth Churchill saul there was terrible over the situation around Singapore tint promised that British forces working in ation with the forces of the United do their utmost to defend that vital base until the becomes so favorable tbat a general offensive can against the enemy throughout the Pacific area Mr Churchill turned aside it ions that his current ences with President Roosevelt might lead to the establishment of a supreme high command to be governed by military leaders of ih e nations i i n the con He said such a command would be difficult to arrange and that the S resent need now was he 1 I of -n main plan of strategy by principal persons in charge of tlie nations involved the war against the Axis Then this broad plan the prime minister said should be to the military experts of the anti- Axia nations to be into tion Asked About reports that many faced internal collapse the prime minister said sternly that the Allies must count on having to deliver an external NO STRIKES FOR DURATION LABOR PACT try conference today agreed upon -i program for production for the duration of the war Three Points The proposed by Associate Sen Thomas D Utah 1 There shall be no strikes or lockouts All disputes shall be settled by peaceful means 3 The President shall pet up a Turn to Page 2 Column KAID Dec ipb last night attacked the naval and submarine nt Wil All planer returned Fire Auxiliary Asks More Aid A call for volunteers for file departments in Han lfo and Fill 13 ough us Defense chairman K P charged tbat column activi ties to tSio of civilians fo defense service The fifth columnists an si tread the report tbat if any one signs up for civilian can for sucl stated in a councils of course hut i shows what mirst Civilia tu 2 Column 1 Hawaii ProWs Reach Islands HONOLULU to investigate tlie Pearl attack arrived Justice J Roberts chair man of the said owing to the of Die inquiry no statement will lie issued to be press at time Roberts said after completing the lie re the will return to and re- port to the president King George on Air Hero on Christmas NEW i ORK Dec Kinp VI win day nt a in KiST n m Pacific oven the H was announced 1 for 50 Feel On Avc Sale of fifty feet on avenue for was by Co The is occupied by Kit n a shop and saTon Sale was made b Mrs Helen Johnston of San cisco to Buston Investment com pany of Sari Francisco Capital Claims initial Gains At Mac Arthur Reports Japs Stopped Cold in Invasion NEWSMAN AT LINGAYEN LAUDS U.S FIGHTERS By FRANZ WEISBLATT United Press Staff OX telephone to m a in planes tanks nre blasting of n mile from tlic British embassy reported 01 light Dutch aircraft ng off Borneo scored a direct lit on a Japanese cruiser and a ship believed to be an craft tender WASHINGTON Dec forces have a landing at Wake island n the mid-Pacific but can defending forces have won successes in the big lo of tlie Philippines official advices said today The navy disclosed the Wake and ing in communique No said that several enemy lanes were shot down when the off n strong air ack tlic afternoon of December Tlic was December 23 ratu Not Tula The communique contained reference to tbc fate of the heroic nf tlic stepping-stone or whether were successful in preventing tbc invaders from running the land The navy communique followed by only a few bourn one from tlie war department which told of a grail biittle raging about 150 miles of operations at Lux on land on which Manila is located arc supported hy in- numbers of bombing and attack The marine garrison's oj against repeated bombing been object of praise Observers predict be of the hundreds of mile from any U S base and apparently beyond Ilie of po down in history Th P ga rr f son wa s t c d wit h Turn ID 2 5 telephoning this irst from tlie front to Manila Jap Overhead I can the of trying to he strong forces which Gen as lins assembled on he fii Kl big land front of the The Americans are defending a ne in tlie vicinity of Santo Tomas attack of Japanese Landing between ami Sun slightly to the north Storm Brings Rain and Hail STORM X King Winter over ten for half nn at noon n display of ning and hail before and without warning the pulled down to drive to nnd slow mo Precipitation was tlic exception nf which reported 52 of an Vo bring the seasonal mark there to 8.52 inches compared to 7.82 last season City Kf of an tlie total there to compared to last year Mills field had 21 of n 1 ain patch I hear the toar of battle from the nearby fields where the fighting is under ivay Morale High inve tanks here and tough anny ctm and morale is hiph Jiml they aru the en- emy The Japanese In shore in barges from their transports of this area 1 2 Column 7 BRITAIN LOOKS FOR BIG HITLER GAMBLE IN WAR Oec Unlay Mini Hitler may be on n desperate in nn fn for his in At the moment there canio us over strike an front n defiance of the best brains of the command Kvery of progress co-ordination of was matched by signs of serious division in the German ll was reported in private ana reliable reports from Europe France bad refused bat it enter fully the axis front it was reported that three times in tiie la si month refused Cerman for passage of across Sweden to dispatches reported in ad- ait ion to the nf Kiold Marshal von in chief of the Germai finny Hitler has dismissed Field lials Von Rorh com- manding the central front Turn to Page 2 Column 6 CHRISTMAS TRADING REACHING NEW HIGH Union Oil Ship Sunk 36 Men On Board Safe Second Vessel Attacked Off California Coast But Escapes SAN FRANCISCO Dec Japanese sank the Union Oil tanker find shelled tlie field tanker Larry in new attacks on United States shipping off the California coast during the night Twelfth naval headquarters announced today They Ihc fifth and at- lacks in California wafers since last boatloads of have lieen on the the said The Doheny attacked y Ihc same submarine that sank able to reach rent The navy said the was attacked only by cunfire Loud detonations were ed this morning off Santa Cruz An unverified report said ard Oil tanker JI M Storey shelled yesterday morning boon attacked n second linici while to its destination Gunfire Heard In Washington ho navy nenl announced two no chant bad lieen attacked by submarines off the Pacific but did not identify the ships Tlie attacks were ful the announcement said Heavy gunfire and louft Uons were heard off he California coast between 3 a m and Turn to j 2 Tlie local residents come rain llin Post offices in the two cities port volume of incoming anil out- going mail was the est in the history of their In he butcher shops tlic passing from the books to the scales to mark ft baskets in n steady stream And the customers arc for the big ones and he licja just as in years one In merrily ider wiis in San Ma the year's toln I i relics compared to 6 Axis Transports Sunk hy British tonight that Fix more trail sports and supply have been by submarines En the The said one British submarine pank two or transports by Ann HUT a shiji nut of a bad an nf several The and liquor dealer a in sales In si Thursday con Hafc of ity items is holding up re port merchandise stores ar a lift which gives Mir Turn o face 4 Column 500 Civilians Dead In Indies Raids official new? eil there approximately 500 civilian in Japanese air raids on Dutch Kast Indies thus far Reports from in the Inlands the nf in air hero 17 had reached IPO persons nrc In killed in the attack on in which JOO were injured Greetings of the Season The directors officers and staff of this wish all in this community a joyous Christmas Peninsula Federal Savings and Loan Jna
