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Evening star., 1942-10-11
Gunner Helps Bring Crippled Bomber Home
By Holding Fuel Line Leak Till Hands Freeze

gunner, Sergt. Richard A. Williams
Unadilla Forks, N. Y, all of the
fortress piloted by Capt. r. E
Coulter, La Grange, Ill.
Love and Sergt. Francisco Re-
bello. TiveTton, R. l., were in the
top turret when they raked another
Nazi plane with bullets. Pieces flew
off the plane, which went into an
uncontrolled spin.
Another German fighter fell out
Of control after it had been hit by
Gunner Sergt. Mel P. Birdsong,
Batesville, Miss. in fortress piloted
by Capt. Cooper M. Schley, Savan-
nah, Ga.
An FW 1870 spun down under fire
from the waist gunner, Sergt. Mel
vim C. Bahnmiller, Ann Arbor,
Mich, whose fortress was piloted by
Capt. Howell P. McCorkle, Houston,
Tex.
Several F-W 1905 pursued a
bomber piloted by Lieut.. Kenneth S.
Bragg, Savannah, Ga, but gave up
| after Sergt. Joe Forces, ST. Peters,
burg, Fla, in the ball turret, sent
one into smoking dive with three
bursts of gunfire,
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Army Deserter Pleads
Guilty in KIDNAPPING
BY the Associated Press,

MAD1SONVILLE, KY, Oct. TO-
Lewis Michael Bosserman, 10. de-
scribed by FBI agents as an Army
deserter, pleaded guilty and waived
preliminary hearing when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
L. B. Weir today on charges of kid
naping and automobile theft. He
was held under $4,000 bond to await
action of the Federal grand jury at
Knoxville, Tenn.
H. K. Moss, special agent in
charge of the FBI office at Louis
vile. said Bosserman, who was ar
rested Sunday at Uniontown, KY,
deserted from the Army at Camp
Thalias, Norfolk, Va, early in Sep
tember. His home is in York, Pa.
Mr.. Moss said Bosserman admit
ted that he kidnapped and robbed
William Chester Allen Of Barbours-
vile, Va, near Lexington, Va, Sep
tember ~. took Mr.. Allen in the
latter's car to Hartman, Tenn, and
there locked him in q tourist cabin
and escaped In the car.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
U. 5. Experts Will Make
Brazil Aluminium Survey
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct 10.-The Rey-
nolds Metals Co., Inc, said today
a survey would be made by a mis-
sion of three American experts to
determine the possibility of estab-
fishing an entire aluminium indus
try in Brazil
Making up the mission are Wal
ter l.. Rice of Minneapolis, vice
president of Reynolds Metals and
head of the group; Basil Horsfield
of Pittsburgh, manager of alumni
mum production for Reynolds. and
Robert Adams of Greenville. S. c.,
vice president of Sirrene 81 Co.,
designers.
The Brazilian government invited
the group to make the survey which
DR.. Oswaldo Aranha, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, characterized as
"of great Importance to the Bra
lillian economy and defense"
The group expects to leave for
South America Monday and esti-
mated it would complete the sur
vey in three weeks.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Speedy Work by Kaiser
Luuded by Admiral Kinq

Speedy construction and testing of
the Kaiser-built S. S. Joseph N. Teal,
which went to sea with full cargo
% days after its keel-laying, has
brought well done" message to
its builders and handlers from
Admiral Ernest j. King, commander
In chief of the United States fleet.
Construction of the 10,500-ton
vessel was begun at the Oregon Ship
building Corp. yards after 1901
am. September 49, The vessel was
launched 10 days later in the pres
ence of President Roosevelt when he
visited Portland. After a speedy and
successful trial run the ship was de-
ivered to her agents, the Hammond
Shipping Co., Ltd, San Francisco.
and less than nine days later she had
put to sea,
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Navy Yard Workers Pledge
II Pct. Of Pay for Bonds

A War bond drive at the Navy
Yard here has resulted in the sign
ing up of more than 95 per cent of
the civilian employees of the yard
and the pledging of more than II
per cent of the gross payroll to the
purchase of bonds.
Rear Admiral F. L. Reichmuth,
commandant of the yard, announced
the success of the campaign yes
terday. He pointed out that the
percentages at the local yard are
above the standards set for naval
shore establishments by Secretary
of the Navy Knox, who set 80 per
cent of employees and 10 per cent
of the payroll as the goal.
If the Navy Yard keeps the bond
purchase record above the 90-10
standard for two months, it will be
entitled to fly special War bond
honor flag.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

detectives took cognizance of this
when he warned:
1--WE will not take chances. Well
talk to Touhy and his pals in the
morgue.''
Five Democratic state legislators
called upon the Republican governor
to appoint an impartial citizens
committee" to investigate the es-
cape. They charged discipline
among guards and inmates was
"scandalous.
Besides Touhy, those who fled
were Basil The OWL Banghart,
machine gun virtuoso of the Touhy
gang; James O'Connor, William
Stewart, Matthew Nelson, Edward
Darlak and st. Clair McInerney.
Touhy and Banghart were serving
90 years each for the 1888 kidnap-
Ing of John Jake the Barber" Fac
tor.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Federal Club to Hear
Sir WiIImott Lewis

Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington
correspondent of the London Times
will address the Federal Club at the
Willard Hotel at pm. Tuesday. A
buffet supper will follow.
Sir Willmott, an authority or
civil service, will discuss Civil Serv-
ice During the War and After"
The membership OF the Federal
Club is composed of administra-
tive and technical officials of the
Government. President Roosevelt!
aided in its organization when he
was Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and is an honorary member.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

said.
Sergt. r. v. Buck" Fetrow of
Lafayette, Ind, Liberty Lass" tail
gunner, got a Focke-Wulf with a
solid 3second burst and Sergt H. H.
Leist of st. Joseph, Mo-. waist gun
ner, knocked down another.
Sergt. Coin Fogleman of Indiana
polls, tail gunner in Liberty Lad
told how two Nazi fighters were
coming IN at me-"
"One of them," he said, peeled
off, but the other kept coming on.
I got him."
This was confirmed by Tech.
Sergt. William Pescosolido of New
ton, Mass, waist gunner, who said
that when the fighter came into
view of his turret it was pouring
smoke.
Gave Him a Burst.
II gave him a burst that hit, but
it didn't matter" he said. "He was
going down anyway"
Others in Keefer's crew were 1t.
Howard Young, Berkeley, Calf: 1t.
Joe E. Walker, Birmingham, Ala. !;
1t. Phil Zeigler, Milwaukee; Tech.
Sergt. A. L. Lee, Little Rock, Ark. =;
Staff Sergt. Ralph Harms, Dubuque,
Iowa; Sergt. John Osborne, Indi-
annapolis; and Sergt. John Bazar,
Arnegaard, N. Oak
Our ship was hit" said 1t. Owen
L. Kunze of Alpena, S. OAK, COM
mander of the bomber Big Dealer. ~
Il think we must have had a rabbit
foot along" al
His crew was credited with a
ME-109 and a Focke-Wulf, one by
Sergt. Jim Anderson, top gunner
of New Jersey (home town unavail-
able) and one by Tail Gunner w. A
Moss of Rocky Mount, N. C.
-Four Focke-Wulf fighters at
tackled a Fortress piloted by 1t
Claude H. Lawrence of Mount Airy
N. c.. from below Sergt. c. E
Cockerell of Polkville, Miss, ball
turret gunner. cut loose at one and
Sergt. Frank Wall of Savannah, Ga.
oe1AA 6dllllCls 90 w ~ ldl SluOhlIlR.
Two more F-W 1905 crossed the
path of the Fortress and got hail
of bullets. Gunner Sergt. Harry
w. Higgins, Greenville, S. c., saw
one of the Nazi pilots bail out.
Six More Beaten Off.
When four F-W 1905 came up be.
hind the Fortress piloted by 1t
Alexander Blair, jr., Henderson, KY.
Sergt. Warren J. Ewing of Wood
Ohio. banged away with his bal,
turret guns and sent the leader
down afire. In 5-minute rum
ming fight he beat off six pursuing
Focke- Wulfs.
Another F-W 100 was seen falling
in flames after burst from the
guns of Sergt. John H. Granoff
Harrisburg, Pa, in a Fortress pi-
loted by Capt. Wayne S. Connors
Virginia. MINI.
A Fortress piloted by 1t. James
N. Sammons, Webb, w. Va, ac-
counted for four of nine ME- 1905
which attacked it. The ball turret
gunner, Sergt. John D. Sullivan, st
Paul, Mimi, sent three spinning
down, one with flaming engine and
two spouting smoke.
The tail gunner, Sergt. Howard
w. Wilbur, Catskill, N. Y, also
bagged one
In another engagement, Sergt
Henry Wojciechowski of Cleveland
Ohio. sent a ME- 100 down smoking
Maj. Paul w. Tibbets, Miami, Fla
who recently won the DFC for hero.
ism in another raid, was at the
controls of his fortress when ar
F-W-l90 passed behind to attack
another bomber. Gunner Sergt
John G. Titworth sent it spinnine
out of control
Two Nazis Bail Out.
Pilots of two ME-109s bailed out
after their planes were riddled with
fire by the tail gunner, Sergt. Ru.
dolph Turansky. New York City: the
waist gunner. Sergt. Chester C. Love
Savannah, Ga, and the ball turret
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Republican Congress
Could Shorten War,
Kel|and Asserts
Says New Deal Majority
Is Merely Rubber Stamp,
Unuble to Force Action
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10-Clarence
Burlington Kelland, writer and ex-
ecutive director of the Republican
National Committee, declared to-
night that this war can be Short
ened and the day of victory brought
nearer by the election of Repub-
lican Congress"
Our war effort can be made
more efficient by the election of a
Republican Congress" he said. "Our
soldiers can be more quickly armed
and equipped by a Republican Con-
grses."
He spoke over the Blue network
on "The Role of the Republican
Party in Time of War"
Saying it was insufficient to criti-
cize plumbers and mistakes and
ineff1ciency" in the conduct of the
war, Mr.. Kelland said that those
suggestions and criticisms can be
made more effective only by power
to compel beneficial things to be
done and by authority to end in
efficiency and confusion. A Repub-
hcan Congress would have that
power and that authority"
He said that "a New Deal Con-
gress would have neither the power
nor the authority, nor would it ex-
ercise them" because "a New Deal
Congress would inevitably be a
rubber stamp Congress"
For Supreme Command.
"A Republican Congress will urge
the appointment of an Allied high
command, supreme and able" he
added.
Stating that Republican Con-
eress would bring order and eff
cheney to those branches of war
which are peculiarly the business of
civilians Mr.. Kelland added that
there has been lack of administra-
tional ability" in those phases of
the war program.
Criticizing the rubber program,
he said:
Chemists throughout the world
have solved the problem of making
rubber by chemical processes. Manu-
facturers in America long have stood
ready to turn those processes into
practical production. BY this date,
had they not been prevented by
bureaucracy, we could have been
making almost enough rubber for
our normal needs. But they have
been prevented and forbidden.
Sees Chance Remaining.
"It is not too late. American gen.
1us and American enterprise can
erect factories; American ability
can create this new industry"
He objected to unnecessary
spending" saying:
I'm the year 194l the money frit-
tered away in wasteful extrava-
gances, in unnecessary projects, in
buying brass horns for village bands,
would have paid for 10000 tanks. A
Republican Congress will para
phrase an old and patriotic declara-
ton. 1t will say, Billions for de-
tense but not one cent for boom
doggling.'" .,....
Mr.. Kelland said that the Nations
farmers must not be permitted to
profit unduly from their labors. nor
to put price upon their products
which can be dangerous to our fin
ancial structure, but they must be
allowed to live; they must be al
lowed to produce; they must be sup
piled with hands to plant and to
reap their crops"
Evening star., 1942-10-11

CHICAGO-FACTOR KEEPS A CLOSE WATCH, TOO-John
ake the Barber Factor for whose kidnapping Roger Touhy
serving 49, year sentence at Joliet Ill., keeping
watch out the window of his hotel special police guard
placed in the building following the Touhy six
others from the prison Friday Factor said hoped
would soon be caught. A. P Wirephoto
Evening star., 1942-10-11


after the severely damaged Lat bomber
Staff cOonu
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Green and Murray
Express Hope For
Unity Talks Success
By Federated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-AFL Pres.
William Green and CIO Pres.
Philip Murray, speaking at a
British War Relief dinner here
Nov. "a, both expressed hope that
the impending unity conferences
between AFL and CIO commit
tees will succeed.
Departing from the text of his
prepared speech, Green said, "If
the AFL and CIO can unite in
such worthy cause as that which
brings us together this evening,
then why cannot we carry this
unity little farther?"
Replying to Green, Murray said,
81 affirm my good friend William
Green's wish and l believe that his
remarks will have an inspiring eff
feet on the peace negotiations"
Green and Murray stressed that
the two U. S. labor groups were
united in their determination to
win the war and in support of such
organizations as British War Re-
lief.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
New Se+up Will
Defer Essential
Workers
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt told his press con-
ference recently that he would
soon announce a new national
manpower setup which would class
ify essential workers and prevent
their being drafted or enlisting.
The new arrangement will pro-
vide for more uniformity than is
now the case with thousands of
local craft boards who have not
been consulting enough with fac
tories, he said.
On the same day he banned en-
listments or commissioning of gov
ernment employees, many of whom
had tried to enlist after a prior
executive order excluding govern
ment employment as a basis for
draft deferment.
Many of them should stay where
they are as they are doing a more
essential service than they could
do elsewhere, he said. No one may
enlist without the consent of the
hea dof his agency
The proposed registration of
women to determine how many are
available for employment may be
compulsory or voluntary. 1t has
not been decided how it will be
head of his agency.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Milk Shortage Growing
Worse, Consumers
Union Finds
By Federated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 3-The milk
shortage is growing worse and un-
less the government acts soon, it
will become definite obstacle to
the whole war effort, Consumers
Union reported in November.
In New Jersey, dairy cows are
being slaughtered for meat, the Gu
says, and milk production there is
falling steadily. The state milk
control director describes the situ-
alton as dangerous. Connecticut
has a definite milk shortage but
hopes to get through the winter
without an actual famine.
One of the 2 largest New York
distributors has cut cream deliver
les by 1870 to the wholesale and
retail trade. San Francisco dairies
announced that bottled cream will
no longer be sold. Half cream and
half milk is offered as a substi-
tute.
For the U. S. as a whole, Gu re-
ports, the civilian demand for but
ter is running 1870 ahead of 194l
while production is 1fo below 1941.
Cheese production is 4fo below last
year while demand is record
breaking.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
NLRB BHOLDSSCALECO.ELECTIO
An Editorial
Todoy's Election

Today's election at the Toledo Scale Co., plant poses
two questions which should be easy enough for its
poyes to
Workers of the Toledo Scale Co., will have their choice
of eIecting remain in company dominated unOn of
becoming part of the greatest dynamic labor movement
in modern times, the democratic UAW-CI0.
On the face of the matter the decision for the Scale
Co. workers should be for if they choose the company
union they will at all times be under the finger of the
company and their grievances will be laughed out of fair
hearing.
On the other hand, should the workers of the Toledo
Scale Co., decide in favor of the UAWCIO they would
discover they have true champion which will not let them
down when they have just for complaint and which
will fight for them through thick and thin.
Scale Co. workers. trust your Judgment. We be-
Iieve your wisdom to through the smoke
which the company union has thrown around itself We
are confident of your proper choice the UAWCIO, and
we await for tomorrow in pleasant anticipation of taking
your hands and calling you our brothers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Benefit Fund Passes
$3.50 Million Mark

Ohio's Unemployment Compen-
sation benefit fund steadily in
creasing in size against the day
when employment slackens, took
an upward squirt in October. In
October the fund available for
benefits in Ohio had reached $780,
1888
Contributions for 1912, Admins
traitor Herschel C. Atkinson esti-
mates, will be more than 342 mil
lion. Steadily decreasing unem-
ployment in the state will drain
only approximately $141z million
in benefits from the fund during
the year 1912.
Benefit payments fell to an all
time low of S472,906 in October.
This was the first month in the
nearly four-year history of the
Bureau, in which payments were
less than a half-million dollars.
The average weekly number or
persons receiving benefits during
October dropped 20 per cent from
September to 10,569. New claims
during the month dropped to 6,49s,
another new all-time low, and 2.5
per cent below September. Weeks
of unemployment compensated
dropped "a per cent below Septem-
Der, numbering 41,312 in October
as compared with 62,174 in the
previous month.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Lickendorf
Employees
Strike
Ask Recognition and
More Wages

Employees of the Lickendorf
Hardware Co., 2726 Monroe st.,
members of Local IA, CIO, have
been on strike since Saturday,
Nov. %.
After repeated attempts to Sc
cure union recognition and salts
factory upward adjustment in
their low rate of wages, the en-
ployes offered to submit their
membership list to the Toledo In
dustrial Peace Board, under Ed
mund Ruffin.
STALLS ELECTION
After agreeing to hold an cleo
ton to determine whether enough
employees belonged to Local ID, the
Lickendorf management then pro-
ceeded to defer the election from
time to time, until the union
handed out its ultimatum to either
vote or strike.
When the company refused to
act, the strike was then called.
WOMEN BUYING SHELLS
Union members on the picket
lines at the Lickendorf Hardware
say that very few men are enter
ing the store, but that number
of women are purchasing shells for
their husbands who are going hunt
ing but do not want to pass the
picket lines, presumably because
many are themselves members of
unions.
Union members whose wives are
buying in the Lickendorf Hard
ware are multiplying to some extent
the effectiveness of the strike, and
officers of the CIO International
have asked that all union members
not only back Lickendorf employees
in their efforts to secure recogni-
tion and a decent wage scale, but
that they do it by cooperating with
the striking union.
Mr.. Lickendorf and his credit
manager are the only ones working
in the store which normally en-
ploys from 18 to 20 people.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
CoIu Chrisfmos
Par+y Planned
Local II To CiUe
Children annual Party
Ry DICK SMITH
BY DICK SMITH

After series of meetings, the
Children's Christmas Party Com
mittee has made its plans for the
annual Local II party for the chill
dren and has set up a program
which promises to put all previous
parties into eclipse.
This years party will be held in
the Civic Auditorium, Sunday, Dec.
20, from 200 to 500 p. m.
Mountains of candy, fruits, nuts,
candy canes and toys will be given
to the children of Local II mem
bers. AS in previous years, Santa
Claus will be on hand to greet the
little ones and thrill them with his
pack of wonders.
Movies, entertainment, dancing
and many other features will be on
tap for the enjoyment of the kid
dies and their parents.
Four thousand children are ex-
pected to be at the party, and
these together with their parents
will constitute one of the largest
parties ever put on by the Local.
Chairman of the Christmas COM
mittee is Edward Courturierc of
the Bingham Stamping Unit, Will
liam Joy, Ft. Pitt Unit, vice chair
man; Richard Smith, Porcelain
Enamel Unit, secretary; George
O'Henry, National Supply, pur-
chasing committee; Walter Au-
gustyniak, Bingha a m Stamping
Unit, entertainment committee;
Walter Tkzaskalski, Acklin Stamp
ing Unit, decorating committee.
Local IL band will play for the
party, as we'll as an orchestra
composed of Local II members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

will take a ballot beating, prin-
cipally because of their inability TO
convince anyone Of their independ-
ence from company domination, and
by major error committed by
their attorney, Chris Webb.
Lets Cat Out of Bag
Attorney Webb unconsciously let
the cat out of the bag, when, dur
ing a recent conference between
Local u, CIO officers and Henry
Bloch, company attorney, he stuck
his head into Bloch's office and
said, 81 don't know if I'm supposed
to be in here or not, but I'm repre-
senting the Scale Co."
Attorney Bloch looked up and
answered his fellow-barrister with,
'No. This is another matter"
When Attorney Webb had de-
parted, one of the Local II Off
cials said to Mr.. Bloch, "Did you
hear what he said ?" YEAH" said
Mr.. Bloch, Il thought l was the
company attorney"
NLRB Orders Election
Today's election comes as a re-
suit of a NLRB order to hold an
election within 80 days, after
hearings where it was shown that
the Scale Workers Of Ohio, Inc,
was a company union and had so
few members that it could not pro-
duce an authenic list Of them dur
ing the sessions of the board.
Others participating in the vote
besides the CIO will be the MESA,
the company union" and the AFL.
Principle interest centers upon
the poll conducted among the pol
ishing and plating department Of
the Scale Company's two plants to
determine if the CI0 or AFL will
represent them.
Results of the election will be
announced within a short time
after the voting is completed.
Walter Murphy, Local II presi-
dent, expressed again his conf
dence "that in the secrecy of the
voting place, the convictions of the
employees will be to give the CIo a
large vote and add another group
of workers to the ever-growing
number of people who know where
their best interests lie"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
FDR Opposes
'Frenchmen Who
Support Hitler
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt recently said that
he thoroughly approved the feel
ing in this and other United Ma
tions that mo permanent arrange
ement should be made with Admiral
Darlan."
The Presidents statement fol-
lowed reports of mounting feeling
against Darlan among the people
of the United Nations, the most
recent expression here being from
a spokesman of the Fighting
French Mission, and Wendell Will
kie.
Willkie, speaking at the New
York Herald Tribune Forum, call
ed Darlan "Hitler's tool" and said
people could not remain silent
about any collaboration with him,
The CIO at its recent convention
passed a resolution on Hitler's
puppet states, the Vichy, Finnish
and Spanish governments, and de-
>clared Vichy France has complete
Div exposed its pro-Axis position by
entering into open warfare with
the U. S.
The present arrangement in
North and West Africa, said the
President, "is only temporary ex-
pedient, justified solely by the
stress of battle" He stressed that
"ws are opposed to Frenchmen who
A rt Hitler and the Axis"
President revealed that he
h16requested the liberation of all
anti-Nazis imprisoned in North
Africa and that he had asked for
"the abrogation of all laws and
DEGREES inspired by Nazi govern
ments or Nazi biologists"