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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-01-15

Knocking over two top CarIss-
burg. w. Va, teams with ease,
Local 1874 tenpinners extended
their title OF "kingpinners Of the
tenpinners' beyond the limits Of
Western Maryland, Sunday.
The Celanese unionists led by
pin blasting Doug Breedlove and
Glenn smashed through the Clarks-
burg Ebonites and Clarlksburg
Club Kings at Grants silver Lanes
in Cresaptown. Local 1874 dropped
one Of three games to the Eb-
onitrs and won all three against
the Club Kings In return matches
after q sojourn 10 ClarlSsburg q
few weeks ago.
The unionists raclSed up 2s22
pins in their games against the
Ebonites and 2749 against the
Club Kings.
TRAVELLERS WIN "a LEAGUE
FIRST HALF CHAMPIONSHIP
With Captain "Fibber" Mccain
slapping the naples for an aver
age Of 1855. the Travellers. in a
six-game winning squirt. beat out
the Balloon Guides for the first
half championship honors of the
Local 1874 "A League on the
Roxy Center Alleys.
Mccain. besides coping high
average, also led in individual
single game score with 2l2 and
high set OF 532. The Balloon
Guides took high team score for
single game with 1883 while the
Travellers COPIED set score with
2e59.
The Balloon Guides. who took
a one game lead late in the sea.
son. only to be nosed out are cap
tanned by Paul Martin. Finishing
third and fourth in that order
were the Spindles under Lester
Jay and the Looper Bars captain
ed by Roy Craze who is also pres.
ident OF the circuit.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-01-15

DIES MONIES. Iowa. - FTP -
The Natl. Farmers Union. one OF
the country's most important ag-
ricultural organizations. has come
out squarcly against the Smith
bill or other forms OF anti-labor
legislation.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-01-15
Midland Mine Workers
Buy S222 Defense Bond
Adopt New SLOGAN
nv HARRY ROBERTSON


MIDLAND. - The purchase OF
1927 Of defense bonds last week
was concrete evidence Of the all
out support to Americas war eff
fort recorded by Local 60i2, UNIV.
The miners local pledged TO buy
more bonds in the future.
Plans for a social event and
other entertainment will be made
at the next meeting Of Local 60l2
when all members should be pres
ent.
A sub committee Of the Georges
Creek Miners Relief Committee
inspected light work project In
Baltimore, Dec. %. The committee
was favorably impressed with the
work and moral Of the workers
on the WA project and would
like TO see the 96 incapacitated
people In Allcgany county be
placed on a similar project. UNIV
District Representative William
Morgan, and Committeeman e. j.
Williams. John Byrnes and Harry
Robertson inspected the Baltimore
project.
Members Of the Relief Commit
tee are also pushing plans for a
hospital in Homecoming.
Brother Robert Barclay. injured
recently in an accident in No. !
mine. is much improved.
Local 60i2 members. paraphras-
ing the slogan Remember Pearl
Harbor." tells all its members:
Remember your Meeting Hall,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
Orphans of War
Raj F|iers, Who Joined Now Disbanded AVG.
Not Permitted to Enter U. S. Army Air Force
BY GEORGE WANG
United Press star Correspondent

CHUNGKING. July Twenty
nine former members of the Royal
Air Force ground crews who
joined the American Volunteer
Group during the battle for Burma
technically were orphans today.
Britons are not eligible for en-
listment in the United States army
air corps, which last week sue
ceeded the AVG in the China area.
But they want to remain with the
American forces.
Many of the men joined the
AVG when the Raj was forced TO
'exacuate Burma temporarily dur
ing the battle of Rangoon. Others,
trapped later by the japanese adj
vance, escaped into China and
jointed the AVG at Running.
The Raj repeatedly told them
TO remain with the AVG, leaving
United States army officials in a
quandary over enrolling nonna-
tionals. II was believed. however,
they would be accepted, for all are
expert mechanics.
The Britons told the United
Press they were willing to remain
in China with the United States
forces IF the same democratic
spirit we saw in the American Vol
unteer Group is in the army"
One groundman recalled that
many times he ate with officers
and slept in the same quarters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07

Arden, New, TO the top of Table
Mountain, the pass over the
Spring mountain range from Las
Vegas to Los Angeles.
TAN order was issued sug-
gesting or requiring that pilots
flying from Las Vegas to Palm
dale, Cal, along what Is known
As Amber Airway No. 2 'confine
their flight movements TO the
actual on-course signal Of the
radio ranges serving this air
way for all operations, day or
night, contact or instrument
This order was posted on pilot
bulletin boards at Kansas City,
Mo-; Albuquerque, n. NJ, Bur
bank and San Francisco, Cal.
S-"FrOm testimony received,
both on and off the record, your
committee finds that Captain
Williams was skillful pilot with
over 1000 hours of flight time
to his credit. Your committee
further finds that from the time
of his reinstatement i'm 1888
Captain Williams had estab-
lished himself In the confidence
of his superiors as having an
average regard for rules and
regulations. Your committee also
finds that even among Captain
Williams closest friends he was
not regarded as a cautious pilot.
We believe that he had so much
confidence In his ability that he
failed to take those precautions
which more prudent or less skill
full pilots would not dare to neg
lect. We therefore find that the
accident of Jan. Is, 1912, was due
TO the negligence of Captain VIII
liams In failing to fly his plane
on the On-cOurse signal of AM
Der Airway No. 2, and In flying
his plane of of the established
course at such a low altitude
that 1t collided with PotOsi Peak.
9-"Captain Williams failed
to obey the order or suggestion
issued July Is, 1941. His failure
to obey this order or suggestion
was inexcusable. He knew there
were high mountains between
Las Vegas and PalmdaIe. He car
ried chart of the Spring noun
tain range and should have
known the elevation OF its high
est peaks. He owed the Same
duty to his company and his
passengers to avoid mountain
peaks that q ship captain does
to keep away from charted
shoals.
1O-"There was no evidence
Of sabotage. There was evidence
that TWA had taken many pre-
cautions to prevent the pos
sibility of sabotage.
1.-THE airplane was rela-
lively new.
12-"An examination of So
flight plans filed by TWA pilots
over the Albuquerque-Burbank
routes, and the review of other
testimony, leads your committee
to make the following findings
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07

"Once a British air vice
marshal called on the AVG and
asked to see squadron leader"
he said. He was told the squad
ron leader was playing poker
with a ground crew.
He then asked to see the
vice-squadrOn leader. and was
taken TO a fighter plane where
the vice-squadron leader was
helping mechanics dismantIe an
engine. These things are un-
heard of I'm the RAF-and we
rather like IT,"
The Britons described the AVG
hiers as most courageous and re-
sourceful-the luckiest airmen in
the world"
They told of an AVG attack on &
Japanese airdrome near Noun
mein where the Flying Tigers
strewed incendiary bombs in flare
chutes and carried several bags o.
hand grenades in their cockpits.
"They dropped the bombs on
planes on the ground" one Brit
isher said. "Then, they circled
over the field, throwing out hand
grenades. On the return trip,
two pilots encountered a flock Of
japanese and shot several Of
them down In flames. When they
returned to the field, one pilot
had only four rounds Of ammu-
milton left for all his guns
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07

as merely a suggestion which,
under the circumstances, he was
free To disregard.
Had the notice been cOuched 4.
In terms of an order TWA
would clearly be responsible and
should be- disciplined for Captain
Williams deviation from the
on-course signal Of Amber Air
way No. 2. Under the circum-
stances. we believe that the
civil aerOnautics administration
erred in failing to be explicit.
1--WE. therefore, recommend
that the civil aeronautics ad-
ministratiOn shall, hereafter, I'm
all emergencies, issue explicit
orders governing the procedure
TO be followed by pilots and air
carriers.
ENFORCE LOADING LAW
"Your committee also recon-
mends that the civil aero
nautics administration take such
steps as are necessary to en-
force its regulations relating to
maximum loads"
The committees report wa
signed by Representative Nichols
as chairman and by Representa-
tives Richard M. Kleberg o
Texas. Heron Pearson Of Ten
nessee, Everett M. DirkseD o
and Carl Hinshaw Of Cali
fornia, associate members.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07

such as at Salt Lake City. Utah.
II should be the duty of the
civil aerOnautics administration
To establish safe minimums, In
strument approaches, and flight
procedures for landings and
takeOffs.
"We appreciate the fact that
the aviation industry had a
rapid growth and that no hard
and fast rule, no fixed standard,
could be adopted for all air
ports. We do favor, however,
"A standa rdlzati0n of procedures,
applicable to all air lines using
airports where hazards are
known to exist.
MIGHT AVERT CRASHES
ION several occasions your
committee has found that, had
the company which suffered
serious accident been operating
under the same minimums or
procedures as some other COM
pany using the same airport,
there would have been no
accident.
This accident would not have
occurred had TWA adopted the
same procedures as Western
Airlines for night flights from
Las Vegas to Los Angeles, and
required all of its pilots TO fly
over the Spring Mountain range
at 10000 feet.
Furthermore, had TWA been
unequivOcally ordered by the
civil aerOnautics administration
to enforce its suggestion that
all pilots stay on the On-course
signal. the accident OF Jan.
Is, 1912, probably would not
have happened.
EXPLICIT ORDERS
"TWA carried out instructions
by posting the notice received
from the civil aeronautics ad-
ministratiOn. This notice was
ambiguous. Mr.. Cassidy con-
strued IL TO be an order.
Captain Williams may, with
equal sincerity. have regarded IL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
LABOR BOARD ABOLISHED

Examination Of the order OF re-
instatement. however, disclosed
today that the labor angle had an
important bearing upon a tragedy
which few years hence would
take fearful toll of life.
The National Labor Board.
which issued the order, was one
of the early New Deal setups, es-
tablished in 1893 under the old
National Recovery Act. 1t went
out of existence in 1885.
Senator Robert +. Wagner of
New York was chairman of the
old board. and DR.. William NJ.
Leiserson, at present member of
.NLRB, was the secretary. The
board had as associate members
three representatives of industry,
three of labor and three for the
public.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
On the Air Today and Tomorrow

This program has been
given The Detroit Times by
the stations herein listed.
III the presentations as
scheduled are not on the
air. the fault lies with the
stations and not The De-
trOit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
New Citizenship Class

A free citizenship class is now
meeting at 1 p m. Tuesdays and
in Room 206 of the
Condor intermediate School, Blu
Ichanan and West Grand boulevard.
The class is part of the WPA
Adult Education Project.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
Board
Ordered IVA TO
Reinstdte Him
BY GEO. ROCKWELL BROWN
Special 70 THE DETROIT TINES

WASHINGTON. July Con
gress was stirred today by the re-
port of special House committee
that investigated the airplane acct
dent which cost the life of Carole
Lombard and % others, including
IA soldiers, in the crash of Janu-
airy 16, near Las Vegas, New. plac-
ing the main responsibility on
Capt. Wayne Williams, pilot of the
Inflated transport of Transconti-
mental and Western Air, Inc.
The report of the committee
found that Captain William was
discharged on Aug. 10, 1888, by
Lawrence G.. Fritz. vice president
in charge Of operations of TWA.
The reasons assigned for discharg-
ing him included damaging equip
ment, grandstanding. carelessness,
violations of department of COM
merce, TWA and airport regula-
tons, and INSTRUMENTATION.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
Lombard Pilot Once Fired as Reckless

concerning the operations of
TWA over its western division:
A-"These flight plans were,
with only one exception, pre-
pared by the cO-pilot.
B-"Most of the flight papers
were initiated and some were
signed by captains.
C-"They indicate that there
was little or no supervision of
flight plans by management.
The composition OF the forms
suggests that co-pilots are sup
posed TO make the flight plans
after consultation with some
one, whose identity IN not given,
and the captains are supposed
to check and sign the flight
plans prepared by the cO-piIots.
Nine of the 10 flight plans ini-
tailed by Captain Williams were
apparently prepared by the CO.
pilot without consulting any one.
THE flight plan of Jan. l6, 1912,
was prepared by the cO-pilOt
without consultation and was
not initiated by Captain Will
liams.) Twelve of 48 flight plans
initiated by IL other captains
show no consultation by their
co-pil0ts.
D-"The evidence shows that
TWA had failed, prior to Jan. Is,
1912, to establish a safe flight
operation from Las Vegas to
Burbank by requiring all night
flights to be made at an altitude
over the Spring Mountain range
(which would insure a safe pas
sage over the highest peaks I'm
this range.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
APPEAL NOT DEFENDED

The order of reinstatement
shows that Williams claimed that
he had been discharged for his
union membership in the Airline
Pilots Association. of which Will
liams was chairman of the pilots
executive council. He claimed TO
have been discharged without a
hearing on Aug. is. 1893.
Williams also claimed that his
discharge violated an agreement
between the transport company
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
QUOTES FRITZ

The report then quotes Fritz
reporting at the time to Jack
Frye. then vice president in charge
OF operations, and now president
of TWA. as saying:
1T has been felt for some
time that further remOnstraDce
with him was useless, as one vio-
lation was sooner or later fol-
lowed by another, and sooner or
later would result In q crash
with n plane load OF passengers.
do not care to be responsible
for his flying with passengers"
The report of the special com.
of which Rep. Jack Nichols
of Oklahoma is chairman, then
says:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
CONCLUSION

After setting forth the foregoing
of fact, the committee
drew the following conclusions;
"YOur committee Is OF. the
opinion that where there are
recognized hazards on, about, or
near any airport, or where
there IN seasonal bad weather,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
WILLIAMS REINsTATED

Thereafter. on Oct. I, 1888.
the National Labor Board ruled
that Pilot Williams should be
reinstated. Pursuant TO said rul-
Ing, and upon the assurance of
group Of pilots that they
would take II upon themselves
to see that Williams did his job
I'm a way that would be satisfac-
tory Captain Williams was re-
instated by TWA. as a mail
pilot only, effective Dec. I,
1885,
The Nichols committee does not
disclose that Williams was rein.
stated by the National Labor
Board on the grounds that really
he had been discharged because OF
his union activities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07

and the TWA pilots council. under
which the pilots council was to be
consulted on all questions of in
competency. Slayoff or change of
status of pilots.
Williams appeal TO the National
Labor Board was followed by a
hearing on Sept. II. 1888. The
company did not present any testi-
mOnV
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
SEPTEMBER 8TH
SET AS PRIMARY
ELECTION DATE
Walsh's Ruling NulIifies Plans
To Hold Election on
September IA

A ruling made last Friday by At
torney General William C. Walsh
setting Tuesday, September 8 as the
date for the primaries in the fall cleo
ton, nullified plans Of the state
chairmen of the Democratic and Re
publican parties to stage the primar-
les Monday, September IA.
Walsh's ruling gave assurance tc
Maryland voters in military service
that their mailed vote would be re-
ceived and counted in time to figure
in nominations for the general cleo
ton in November.
In his opinion, which was given to
John J. Nowakowski, Chief Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors of Elections
of Baltimore City, Judge Walsh
quoted Chapter 1913 of the Acts OF
1941, title ELECTIONS, Subtitle "Vot-
ing by Mall, which provides as fol
lows:
"Whenever, in time of peace or war
the Maryland National Guard, or any
Of the units thereof, the Maryland
Naval Militia, or any of the units
thereof, or any units of the armed
forces of the United States, shall be
called into active service, or citizens
of this State shall be indicted into
the armed forces of the United States
under any Federal Consumption laws
and by reason of such circumstances
duly qualified voters of the State are
absent from the ward or election dis
trict in which they reside on the day
set for any general, primary OF
special election, whether Presidential
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
Ten Dollar Bill
Lost-Returned
By Honest Finder
Advertisement Brings Results
For Mary LipscOmb, of
Route Two

Proof that there arc still honest
people in this world was clearly dem
onstrated the past week, as well as
showing that it pays to advertise.
Last Thursday morning Mary Lips
comb advertised in The Republican
the fact that she had lost a ten-dollar
bill in Oakland, and offered a reward
On Saturday Noah D. Schrock, route
2, Oakland, phoned to say he had
found the bill and would be in on
Monday. In the meantime it was
learned that as soon as Mr. Schrock
had found the money he had gone tC
the bank to determine what course
would be best in an effort to find the
owner
Mr.. Schrock arrived Monday and
wouldn't even accept the reward, say
ing that he wanted the girl "to have
the full amount"
The successful conclusion was
reached yesterday when the girl APP
peared to claim the bill and declared
she would surely "sec the man per-
sonally and thank him before l return
home"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
Swallow Falls CCC Camp
Made Exit Just in Time

Action of the House of Represen-
tatives in voting to abolish the Civil
ian Conservation Corps after July 1,
came just shortly after the eleventh
and final camp passed out of exist
ence in Western Maryland
Eleven camps were established and
disbanded in Garrett and Allegany
counties from the time CCC was in
augurated in 1888 until the camp at
Swallow Falls passed out of the pic
ture last month.
During the nine-year period there
were eight camps in this county To-
Gated at Tasker's Corners, near Deer
Park; Piney, near Sang Run; Bloom
ington, Bond, Sand Spring, New Ger
many, Swallow Falls, and at a point
above Homecoming.
There is possibility that the Swal-
low Falls camp site will be used as a
camp for conscientious DIRECTORS, the
object being for them to fight forest
fires and do conservation work, the
same as the CCC enrolees did. Moth
ing definite was known about the de-
.cision, however.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
Remember zho4e TIT Se4uice

Remembering those in the service of country respon-
siblity of those who remain at home
An especially nice gesture suggested the past week by
Emec Dusc to members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
and they going to carry through with the cooperation of
the drug stores and the am Stationery store in Oakland
They going to select the of person each week
from the fifty who have entered the service from
Oakland During the week they asking that citizens at
leisure moment while they of the three drug
at Hamls that they write this person letter. short long,
depending the time they have pads that will be provided
for that purpose that they also purchase they feel inclined
small item gift such blades toilet articles
magazines ETC.
These letters and items will be collected each week and sent
to the who named for that period and will be
selected for the following week.
Senator Tydngs will draw the Of the first boy to be
honored Tuesday, and he will write the first letter.
following his address here that night
AS the list Of those in the from Oakland not
pee from available records people urged to send either
Emerc Dusc c. L. Brner Jr other member of the
Jaycees the and addresses of relatives and friends serving
country.
There way the satisfaction that would
to person army camp who would get weeks supply
of greetings and gifts from his friends at home.
Other towns the county would do well to adopt this sug
gestion Let's make it worthwhile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
FIFTH REGISTRATION TO
Be HELD In HIGH SCHOOLS
Six Centers Designated by Rath'
bun for Signing Up Youths
June 30 for Possible
Military Service

The six high schools of the county
will serve as registration centers for
the fifth registration which is to be
held on Tuesday, June 30, it was an
nounced this morning by the local
draft board.
At that time all men born on or
after January /, 1922, and on or be-
fore June 80, 1924, will be registered
at the high school most convenient
for them or even at some high school
in an adjoining county, if that is most
convenient. The hours of registration
will be 7 a. m, to 9 p. m. Registration
cards will be gray in color.
The centers have been designated
by F. E. Rathbun, county superintend-
cnt, who has been nataed by the local
draft board as chief registrar:
Oakland High, F. D. Bittle, Regis
trar.
GrantsvilIe High, F. J. Getty,
Registrar.
Friendsville High, W. j. Glenn,
Registrar.
Accident High, B. 0. Aiken, Regis
trar.
Kitzmiller High, 0. P. Jones, Regis
trar.
Kempton, Asa Lewis, Registrar.
Instructions have already been
mailed to these registrars with orders
to obtain as many assistants from
among the teachers as they believe
might be necessary.
Praised by Governor
ut is most gratifying that the
schoolteachers of the State and of
Baltimore city, who have given SC
generously of their time and services
in previous registrations, again have
made themselves available for this
new registration of our young man
hood, Governor O'Conor said.
81 am sure the people of the State
appreciate as fully as | the patriotic
contribution that has been made by
the teachers, a contribution that will
be enhanced greatly by their work ir
connection with the coming registra-
ton of the young men of l8 and Is
and those who have become 20 since
January L."