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Evening star., 1942-12-04
Union Discrimination
On CoIored Workers
Opposed by Agencies
Monpower Unit Orders
AFL and Firm to Allow
Union Pact With Them
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Lawrence Cramer, secretary of the
War Manpower Commissions Fair
Employment Practice Committee
said today the Army, Navy and Mar
itime Commission had agreed to
help keep unions as well as en-
ployers from discriminating against
workers for racial or color reasons.
In addition Mr.. Cramer said, they
have assured the committee that
recruitment (of war plant work.
ers) shall not be confined to any
source" which results in discrimina-
tion.
This point was made as the COM
mittee announced it had ordered the
American Federation of Labor and
the McAvoy Shipbuilding Corp,
Savannah, Ga, to permit Savan-
nah colored local of the AFL-Car-
penters Union to sign, and become
a party to-" closed-shop agree
ment between the AFL, its aff1liates
and the McAvoy firm.
The order followed oral directions
SlFCA SCOi &c n. 1OO6C, oOuVllCAi
representative of the AFL, after a
hearing in Birmingham, Ala, last
June, to admit the colored union as
a co-signer. Mr.. Cramer said these
directions had not been observed and
the Army and Navy had been asked
to help enforce the order.
The Birmingham hearing was held
on charge that the McAvoy Corp,
which builds concrete barges for the
Government, Disseminated against
colored carpenters.
The committee found the company
employed all its carpenters through
the AFL-Savannah Building Trades
Council under q closed shop agree
ment, and that "the councils policy
was to refer white members only"
It absolved the company Of the
discrimination charge after COM
pany ofncers had said that 40 per
cent Of its total working force were
colored persons and that the COM
pany was willing to have the colored
local made co-signer of the closed
shop agreement,
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Baltimore Boy Tells
How Ship Was Sunk
Off African Coast
Says Force Of Torpedo
Blost Stopped Watches
Of Men Aboard Croft
Star Staff Photo.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. Am 18-
year-old Baltimore youth who was
aboard one of the five United States
Navy transport which the Navy
Department announced yesterday
had been sunk in the North African
campaign, said his ship was tor
pedoed twice after it had landed
American troops at Fedala, French
Morocco.
Hubert Kirchner, a seaman second
class. said friendly Moroccans had
helped unload the ship. After they
had taken food and supplies off
the vessel anchored three miles off,
shore
A torpedo struck the ship at 5 :43
am. on November IL, Kirchner said
adding that the force of the ex-
plosion had stopped the watches
Of number of men aboard.
Running out of the mess hall, he
heard a friend shout that he
couldn't swim. The boy refused to
jump, so Kirchner helped pitch him
overheard.
He knew how to swim by the
time he hit the water" the seaman
said. He got away from there fast
enough to set a record"
When a second torpedo struck a
few minutes later, Kirchner jumped.
Things happened so fast you
didn't have time to get scared he
continued. Our guns went into
action at once. No one got excited.
But most of the crew were In the
water when they were still ordering
abandon ship"
Kirchner said he had a choice of
about so RATS floating around the
sinking ship. With three other men,
he climbed aboard one and saw the
sun set before a small amphibian
craft picked them up.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
John R. Crown Heads
Vienna Phone Office

John r. Crown has been ap-
pointed manager of the Vienna office
of the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. OF Virginia, S. A. Kedy,
area manager. announced today.
Mr. Crown succeeds William Tayloe,
who has joined the Army.
Mr.. Crown, native of Washing
ton, is a graduate of the University
of Virginia. He entered the tele-
phone company at Lynchburg in
July, 1899. Prior to his appoint
ment to Vienna, Mr.. Crown was
manager of the st. Paul exchange.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Six Nearby Boards
Complete Plans 10
Youths Of 18
Remaining Four Units
Expected to Announce
Procedure Soon

Plans for the registration of 49,
year-old youths for military serv-
ice have been completed in six OF
the 10 selective service boards in
nearby Maryland and Virginia, a
survey revealed today.
The procedure to be used by the
four other draft boards is expect
ed to be announced either tomor-
row or early next week.
Approximately $500 youths in
nearby areas are affected by the
Presidents recent proclamation
calling for the registration of young
men who have become 18 since the
last registration, June 80.
While the Presidents proclama-
ton provided for three week-long
registration periods beginning next
Friday, 18-year-olds In the area
covered by Montgomery County
Draft Board No. 2, in Silver Spring
may register at the boards Office
on any day beginning December IT.
Procedure Is Explained.
At Montgomery County Draft
Boards No. l, in Rockville, and No.
3, in Bethesda; Prince Georges
County Draft Board No /, in Hy-
attsville, and No. 3, in Upper Marl-
boro, and IN the Alexandria Draft
Board, the registration procedure
will follow that outlined in the
Presidents proclamation.
Those born on or after July l..
1924, but not after August 81, 1924,
will register on any day during the
week beginning next Friday.
Those born on or after September
/, 1924, but not after October 81,
1924, will register on any day dur
ing the week beginning December
49,
Those born on or after Novem-
ber l., 1924, but not after December
81, 1924, will register on any day
during the week beginning Decem-
Der 26.
Centers Are Listed.
AS the war continues, those who
were born on or after January /,
1925, will register on their birth
anniversary, unless that date comes
on Sunday or legal holiday. In
such cases, they will register the
following day
In all except the Alexandria Draft
Board, 18-year- -olds will register at
their local board Offices. Alexan-
dria youths will register in Room
304 of the City Post Office Building
Plans have not yet been COM
pleted by Arlington Draft Boards
No. and 2. Prince Georges County
Draft Board No. 2, in Upper Marl-
boro, and the Fairfax County Draft
Board
officials in the two Arlington
boards said youths in their areas
probably will register at their re-
spective draft board offices. but
added that no definite arrangements
have been made yet.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Gen. HoIcomb's Wife
To Sponsor New Carrier

The Navy announced yesterday
that Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, wife of
the Commandant of the Marine
Corps, will sponsor the new aircraft
carrier Belleau Wood at its launch
ing from the ways Of the New York
Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, N. j.,
Sunday.
The carrier is the third to be
launched by the corporation in the
last Is weeks. 1t. Gen. Thomas Hol-
comb Is hero of the World War
battle fought at the French spot for
which the craft Is named.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
u Detectives Detailed
To Protect Shoppers

= A special Christmas shoppers de-
tail of % detectives, including two
policemen, was named yesterday by
Inspector Richard H. Mansfield,
chief of detectives.
Picked from all precincts for abil-
ity to spot shoplifters and pick
pockets, the % detectives will be
under direction of 1t. Tubrey M.
Tolson, chief of the general as
signment squad.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Washington News
VIginiq's Health
Head Chilly in
65-Degree Room
Ey the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 4.-It's all
right with DR.. I. c. Riggin, State
health commission, if Surg. Gen.
Thomas Parran wants to sit around
in 55-degree temperature, but per-
sonally DR.. Riggin would be chilly.
In letter to War Production
Board officials here, DR.. Parran
said that the 65-degree temperature
which Government war agencies
have asked Americans to maintain
is we'll within both the health and
comfort zones and that, in his opin-
ion, a room temperature of 55 de-
srees would not result in any mate
rial impairment of public health.
DR., Riggin said he feels chilly
at IS. He said it might be injurious
to health to keep home and office
at SIS, but that this is only a per-
sonal opinion. because there's no
scientific data on the subject.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Joyriders Suspected
Of Borrowing 'Jeep'

A "jeep" parked near the corner
of Seventeenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. by two military
policemen disappeared late last
night, but was found early today
near the Navy Department on Con-
stitution avenue, according to police
The car was not damaged. 1t was
believed to have been taken by
curiosity seekers for joyride and
left at the curb.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
President Limits Workers
Too Day at Christmas

Christmas holiday for Govern
ment employees will be limited to
Christmas Day only, President
Roosevelt told his press conference
today.
The President said he and Budget
Director Harold Smith had agreed
that this should be the plan for
Federal workers during the war
year ...
In the past it had been customary
to allow at least half a day on
Christmas eve, and sometimes more
time off after the holiday, especially
when the next day was Saturday, a
half day.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Family Men
In Government
Eligible for 3-B
List includes Men
In War Production
Or Health Duties
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

With few exceptions, any man
with dependents who is employed in
a Government department is eligible
to the double deferment" of classi-
flcation in 3-B for being engaged in
war production or in the national
health, safety or interest, local Sc
lective service headquarters said
today.
Those classed in 3-B are not called
until the draft boards have finished
reclassifying men with the same
claims to dependency who are not
IN an essential activity.
The Presidents order last month
calling a halt to occupational de-
ferments of Federal employees with
out specific permission from him
1t was said, did not affect the 3-B
classification.
Those Affected.
Under 3-B classification" a draft
official explained, come the men
engaged In war production or in the
national health, safety or interest
who have dependents. We assume
any governmental setup must be
there for some public purpose and is
therefore essential to the national
health, safety or interest"
The official pointed out that a
man does not have to be 'neces-
sary man on his job to be placed
In 3-B, but only has to be in an es-
sentlal activity. 1t would be impos-
slble. IN any case, he said, to break
down every Federal agency, section
or division to find out which are es-
sentisl activities.
Actually, he said, if dependency
WeFe Iemoved as a cause for defer
ment, 30 per cent or more of the
Federal employees classified in 3-B
would go into Ia as available for
service, but as long as they have a
dependency claim they should be
put in 3-B.
The Official said he could not
name specific exceptions but he as
sumed that some did exist.
Governmental services" was list
ed among the 81 activities which the
War Manpower Commission consid-
ers essential. Local and appeal
boards, however, were uncertain
what procedure to adopt in connec-
ton with 3-B classification after
the Presidents order eliminated
Federal employment per Sc as a
cause for deferment.
Registration Proclamation.
District draft headquarters also
announced that the District Com
missioners had issued their procla-
nation for the coming registration
of youths who have become 18 years
old since June 80.
The Commissioners proclamation
follows the presidential proclama-
ton as to the three-week-long reg
istrations, but in turning the regis
tration over to the schools in col
laboration with selective service,
they give approval to the registra-
ton dates chosen locally. These are
December IA for youths who became
l8 in July and August, December 81
for youths who became 18 in Sep
tember and October, and any time
between December 26 and December
81 for youths who became 18 in the
last two months of 1912.
For the December IA and Decem-
ber 21 registrations, IS senior and
Junior high schools will be used.
Youths in the last age group were
also urged to register on either of
these two registration days, but
they also can register from Decem-
ber 26 to December 81 at the local
board in their residential area.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Mortin Worker Held
In Sabotage Inquiry

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 4.-Wallace
Stanley Arnold, 3l-year-old Glenn
L. Martin aircraft worker arrested
by the Federal Bureau Of Investi-
CATION, today was held under $2,500
bail for grand jury action on a
charge Of violating the Federal
sabotage statute.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Rudios Wanted

The District needs radio
equipment at once to develop
an emergency communications
service. This equipment is
critical material and cannot be
purchased. If you have an un-
used or even "junked" radio.
leave 1t at your nearest fire
station. The parts will be re-
built into two-way radio sets.
This program is essential to the
civilian defense of the Metro
politan Area.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Group Sets Meeting

The National Association of Re-
tired Federal Employees will hold its
regular monthly meeting at pm.
tomorrow in room 43 of the Natural
History Building, National Museum,
Constitution avenue and Tenth
street, John B. Dickman, president,
announced.
Evening star., 1942-12-04
Victory Bali Tonight

The Virginia State Society will
hold Victory Ball. in the large
ballroom of the Willard Hotel at
$50 o'clock tonight. The entertain
ment highlight will be The Victory
Dance" given by Marion venable
and group.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
Granddaughter of Libby
Woman WEEDS in Hollywood

The Butte Standard of recent
date tells Of the wedding at
Hollywood. Calf, of Miss RATHER
inc Jane Beattie, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Simon K. Beattie of Los
Angeles, and c. Bruce Lindeke. The
wedding was a lovely one with the
Rev. Glenn Randall Phillips, D. D,
officiating.
i After the ceremony a reception
was given at the home of the brides
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
nard H. Langsdorf, in Burbank.
The bride is graduate of Whit
man College, Walla Walla, Wash,
where she was prominent in sorori-
| ty circles. The groom is graduate
of Minnesota university. He is con-
nected with an advertising agency
in Los Angeles where the couple
will reside.
The Standard item said, among
other things: The bride is the great
granddaughter of the late Mrs.
Adele B. Rogers and granddaughter
Of Nj Mrs $. A I L. Hamel both of Libby
who came to Montana by an OK
! team =
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
Three Libby Couples
Principals in
Triple Wedding

An unusual wedding ceremony
was solemnized Saturday in the
PRESBYTERIAN manse by the Rev.
Russell J. Prentice in that three
Young couples took their wedding
yovos at the same time The three
couples were James Bowen and
Miss Ruth Pondelick. Chester Lar
sen and Miss Verna Clough and
Roberi Mccain and Miss Laurie
Vaughn. The latter couple were at
tsrde 4 = NTiss .....e anderson
~ Der Sleizer.
Nj = Il ick is tie daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pondeliek; Mr.
Bowen the grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Bitterman. Miss Clough is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ell
mer Clough and Mr.. Larson the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor A. Lar
son. Miss Vaughn is the daughter
of Vim. Vaughn and Mr.. Mccain
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael D.
MCCAIN. all OF Libby.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the young people drove to
Kalispell for a honeymoon pleasure
trip. later returning to Libby where
they will make their homes and
where the young men all have en-
plovment.
The many friends of the three
young couples join in wishing them
every happiness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
Urged to
Cooperate in
Fire Prevention

AS Commander of Civilian De
Tense for Lincoln County | would
not only like TO urge but earnestly
request that every man, woman
and child enter whole heartedly into
Fire Prevention Week" To do this
it will be necessary that you COM
ply with every request made on
you by your local fire chief and 10
cal air raid warden. In Libby our
Chief Air Raid Warden is H. K.
Richards and Fire Chief is George
Wood In Troy and Eureka other
men have been named to fill these
positions.
If the fire chief and air raid war
den tell you that your back alley
needs cleaning up or that your
basement or attic needs the same
thing, do it and do not ask any
questions. II is all for your own
safety and we'll being and in the in
terest Of National Defense.
Let's give our fire chiefs and air
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
SCOUTS WILL HELP IN SCRAP
DRIVE

The first fall meeting of the Boy
Scouts was held Monday evening
at the school. Plans for enlistine
new members were discussed. De-
spite a great deal of Encouragement
in regard to the dispensation of
waste paper collected, the Scouts
willingly agreed to take assigned
parts of the city and call regularly
upon customers for drippings of fat
and oil, as we'll as for any other
scrap available. Scouts will serve as
look-outs for scrap materials missed
or overlooked in the collection. Wis
ting Scout committeeman was MI.
A. A. Wood. Scouts have vital job
to do for national defense, and par
ents are urged to get their boys IN
to the Scout program.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC

Last Friday the teachers and OF
ficers of the Presbyterian Sunday
School had a picnic supper together
at Kootenai falls The supper was
followed by a business meeting OF
teachers training and fall planning
The Sunday school boasts a faith
full staff consisting of Miss Gloria
Mortenson, Miss Ruby MacLain
Mrs. Russell Prentice. Mr. James
Woodwork. Mrs. Joe Talsma, Miss
Barbara Peterson. Rev. r. Prentice
is the director Miss Joyce McRelli
the secretary. and Mrs. E. (. ia
oueth. treasurer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
AGED MATRON PASSES

Mrs. Imogene Taylor Petit
passed away at the Libby General
Hospital on September "a, aged II
years 2 months and 10 days hav-
ing been born in Winona county,
Mimi, on July 5, 1871.
She came to Libby in 1928 from
Spokane. She leaves one son. Yer
non Fairbanks, San Diego, Calf. a
daughter-in- law Mrs. Leotta Fair
banks, Sioux City, Ia; three grand
children and a brother, Herbert w
Taylor of Pepin, Wis.
Funeral services were held from
the Gompf Funeral Home Sunday al
! A o. M, the Rev. Mr.. Apologize Of
floating. Burial was in the Green
wood cemetery, Spokane, beside her
husband who passed away in 1918
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
October New Car
Quotas Are Announced

The number of new automobiles
available for rationing in the Rocky
Mountain states during October has
been set by OPA at the following
figures. Colorado, 372, reserve, 30;
Idaho, 1T, reserve, 27; Montana,
1872. reserve 2T. New Mexico, lie,
reserve IT. Utah, 289, reserve 43.
Wyoming. l04, reserve 10.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01

raid wardens 100 per cent co-opera-
tion-they are working hard for us
and let us work for them.
j. A. KRALL,
Commander Civilian Defense, Lin
coin County.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-01
SELLS QUOTA AGAIN

Again the ]. G. Penney Company
sells its quota Of Defense. Stamps
and War Bonds. Thanks to you
Mr.. and Mrs. Citizen and Junior
stamp buyers.
E. ]. BARKEE. Mgr
Evening star., 1942-05-08

unit inside and out. Evaporated
odors from food have tendency
to cling to the surface of this even
after ice melts.
Wash the outside of the cabinet
with warm, mild suds. Never use
harsh securing powders. Wipe with
a cloth wrung from clear water,
and dry. A good wax-base polish,
put on every two or three months,
will clean and help preserve lacquer
If yours is an electric refrigerator,
clean the grids or fins of the mech
anism in the motor compartment
two or three times a year. Use a
brush or the suction hose of a
vacuum cleaner. 1t is best to dis
connect the refrigerator before you
clean the grids.
If you 60 away for a few days,
turn the temperature control down
to the warmest position. That will
be cool enough to keep the food If
the door isn't opened while you
are away. If you go on long vaca-
tion, empty ice trays, defrost and
clean the refrigerator thoroughly.
Leave the door open. If yours is
an electric refrigerator with an open
type unit, have a service man shut
off the valves. If it is sealed-type
unit, simply disconnect the current.
If it's a gas refrigerator, turn of
the gas.
If you have an open-type unit,
oil it as often as the manufacturers
directions recommend Use a light
oil, such as automobile oil. Keep
the motor belt free from dust and
grease by wiping with a dry cloth.
Evening star., 1942-05-08

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Evening star., 1942-05-08

| the refrigerator. Cover all foods eX-
cept those that have thick skins
Moisture from foods left uncovered
evaporates and collects on the freez-
ing unit That makes it necessary
to defrost the refrigerator more
often.
Storing foods without covers also
lets the f1avors escape into the cir
culating air Then delicate foods
such as butter and custards, take
on the flavor of other foods in the
cabinet.
Don't Cool All Foods.
Remember that it takes energy to
cool everything you put in the re-
frigerator. Never store foods that
do not require refrigerator tempera-
lures to keep them. Never put into
the cabinet paper bags, pasteboard
cartons, tops or hulls of vegetables
you won't use, or containers larger
than you need.
Don't overcrowd the refrigerator
There needs to be free circulation
of air in the cabinet if the re-
frigerator is to work efficiently.
Be sure only clean food and clean
containers 60 into the refrigerator
If food spills, wipe it up immediate
ly, Some foods contain acid that
may injure the glaze on the cabinet
lining, make 1t harder to keep clean
Now that there's a rubber short
age, be especially careful of the rub
ber gaSket around the door. Wipe
off any food or grease immediate
! ly and try not to grasp it with
greasy hands. Grease is natural
enemy of rubber
Defrost the refrigerator before the
ice on the freezing unit gets 4 inch
thick. This is usually once week
more often in summer or in humid
climates.
Regular defrosting helps keep the
right refrigerator temperatures, for
ice around the freezing unit acts
as a blanket, raises the temperature
in the whole cabinet. To keep nor
NAL temperatures with this blanket,
you need to lower the temperature
control. That takes more energy.
Defrosting time is the best time to
clean the refrigerator thoroughly.
Take out all food. ice trays and
vegetables. Wash the inside Of the
cabinet and pans with a solution
Of about one tablespoon baking soda
to three quarts Of water. Wipe with
q cloth wrung from clear water. and
dry. Be sure to wash the freezing