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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-22

Ans: A condition involving such
vital organs as your lungs should
not be neglected. If you are doubt
full about this Doctors diagnosis of
your case, why not visit the city
clinic and ask them to recommend
a lung specialist or refer you to
some institution specializing in
treatments of this nature. Appeal
to your city clinic for help.
B. NJ: l am in love with a girl.
She is my age and I do love her but
on Saturday and Sunday 1 don't see
her because she is out with soldiers.
Do you think I should let her go
her way and me go mine?
Ans: You can't compete with the
army, Bud. It's the uniform that
gets them. Just be thankful that
you live in an inland town where
there are no sailors .. they're the
boys that really sweep the girls of
their feet. Don't sit home and NOPE
about it. There are lots of nice girls
in town who would appreciate your
attentions.
E. M: A friend of mine and I
went together for seven years and
a strange woman came in town and
got room at the same house where
ne was rooming and got between US
then l left town and they got mar
rled. He is not happy. We still 90
together but she has him somewhat
tied down. I want him to give me
money and love me often and lust
care a lot for me. He says he loves
me and 1 believe him but she i,
working to keep him from me. 1,
she?
Ans: She certainly is, and sh,
has every right to. She's his wife
You had him for seven years as ,
friend and fell asleep on the Job Of
winning him as your husband
There is no happiness for any o.
you under the present set-up. Pu
the matter up to him fairly ant
squarely let him come to a de
cIslon one way or the other ana
choose between you or his wife. L
ne loves you, he will take the neces
sary steps to prove it. If he doe.
nothing, you can put it down il
your book that he's stringing yol
along.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-22
BY HELEN NJ. SCOTT


Holiday seasons always add a bit
of color to the everyday mOnOtony
of life. With Halloween next on
the holiday program, a number of
parties and get tOgethers have been
planned for that evening.
Chit Chat Hot OF the Griddle:
Quite a few Twin City football
fans were seen at the Memorial
Stadium last week witnessing the
University of Minnesota VS.. Camp
Grant game. Among some of the
SHARP cats" seen at the game were:
''TUBBY" GRAHAM, CHRIS
DURAND, BOBBY GRAHAM and
HAROLD RIPPER of St. Paul.
Did you know that one of our home
town boys, CPL. JIMMIE BROWN
of Ogden, Utah, is in Minneapolis
on furlough? SGT. FRED
Citizen" KANE of Oscoda Air
Base, Oscoda, Michigan, dropped
Sal a very interesting letter today.
Fred sends regards to everyone and
says he believes he'll be going
across seas very soon. He says he
sees LIEUT.. HENRY BOWMAN
often and he looks mighty fine. Fred
also remarked that CPL FELIX
CLARDY is having a grand time
meeting the lovely ladies in Detroit.
Did you know that SGT. LAW
RENEE "BUBBA" BROWN is
dropping mail from Sicily these
days? Another very interest
ing letter in this weeks mailbox
is from PVT. LEONARD PITT
MAN of Denver, who recently grad
uated from the Government Signal
Corps School here in Minneapolis,
before being indicted into the army.
Leonard is now attending A. & 7.
College at Greensboro, n. c., taking
Refresher Courses in Signal Corps
Training. He says he thinks he
may be sent to another University
soon which he hopes will be located
in the North.
The Sumner Field Stage Door
Canteen HOstesses gave a party
last week in the Sumner Field Rec
reatiOn Room in honor of MERGE
DES BROWN, former MinneapO-
lis lass who is now working for
Uncle Sam in Newark, n. J. Merce-
des is also still continuing with
her singing and recently sang with
Cab Galloway at the Savoy in New
York. The Hostesses who gave the
party were: MRS. LILLIAN
GOODHUE PENN, MRS. MARY
CRUMP, MRS. LOUISE QUAR-
TERMAN, MRS. HELEN LEWIS,
MRS. ESTHER DILLON, MRS.
ETHEL LEWIS and MRS. VIRGIE
PARKER. That recent BRIDE
groom, JAMES ''NOOkie" PATTER-
SON, is walking on air these days.
He says he's never been so happy
before in his whole life. You know
James recently married a young
Omaha lass. SGT. MORRIS
GIBBS, JR., formerly of st. Paul,
is also in the Twin Cities on army
furlOugh. JOHN CYRUS of the
U. S. Navy (who is really SEEM
some active duty in the Pacific)
may get a leave soon at which time
he'll pay the Twin Cities a visit.
It's said BARBARA MALLORY is
what makes Minneapolis so fasci-
mating to Johnnie. Those recent
newlyweds, LIEUT.. and MRS. BOB
GARDNER pauline Alexander
are in st. Paul visiting BOb's par,
ents. Heard that SGT. and
MRS. ASHMORE STOKES were
in st. Paul visiting Ashmore's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stokes
Twin Town Novelette,:
Our story this week revolyes
round a Twin City woman in her
late forties who never married.
Everyone thinks of her as a person
Evening star., 1943-05-22
o take over gasoline rationing from

to take over gasoline rationing from
OPA-and did not want it-but
might be given authority to lay
down conditions to prevent OPA
from rationing out more gasoline
than was available This official
contended OPA has no way of know
ing how many ration coupons it has
issued to consumers.
An OPA spokesman said it might
be true that this agency did not
know how many T-ration books are
in the hands of users and acknowl-
edged that a very large number"
are out, but said a much closer
check is maintained on A. B, c ra-
tlons. T-rations are worked out In
conjunction with the ODT.
Few Services Interrupted.
Utilities and commercial vehicles
in the District are feeling the pinch
of low gasoline supplies, but only in
few cases have services been in
terrupted because of lack of fuel
Capital Transit has enough gas to
supply Its buses day and half to
two days, Robert Dougan. executive
assistant. estimated. The company
had $4,000 gallons in storage and is
relying on the arrival from Rich
mond tomorrow Of two Standard Oil
Co. barges with additional supplies
The bus lines consume about $4,000
gallons of gasoline daily and have
been existing on a handto- o-mouth
basis since rationing has been in
effect.
The Fire Department reported
some 5000 gallons on hand. and
I. J. Dalstrom. in office of the
superintendent of machinery. said
it anticipated no difficulty getting
more. The department. trucks and
engines use approximately 5000 gall
Ions month
All Police Equipment in Action.
Pvt. James H. Cox of the Police
Departments Office of supplies and
accounts said all equipment was in
service. although No. 13 precinct
had failed to receive gas it had
ordered Delivery was promised
late today. He said that precincts
unable to supply their own cars
would send them to stations where
gas still was available.
Police storage facilities are small,
especially at the third and fourth
precincts, so that if any cars are
removed from service 1t will hap
pen so suddenly and to so many
cars" the entire system will stop.
Pepco, the Washington Gas Light
Co. and the telephone company all
reported no interruption in service.
although the telephone company
was without gasoline one day and
had to shift some cars to meet the
emergency.
Merchants Transfer & Storage Of
f1cials said they are alternating the
use Of their trucks to meet the threat
Of completely empty tanks.
Evening star., 1943-05-22

dropped heavy loads of bombs near
the ferry berths at the Messina rail
way terminal and in the railway
yards south of the harbor.
Fires Left by Bombers.
The RAF left fires burning at
Reggie Calabria, on the toe of the
Italian boot across the strait from
Messina.
In quick daytime followup the
African-based American four-en.
gined bombers raided Reggie Gala
bria again as we'll as San Giovanni
Immediately to the north. Direct
hits were reported scored on ferry
berths and railway yards in both
objectives.
British light bombers also roarec
across the Mediterranean during
daylight, the announcement said
and attacked the harbor in Melos
Island in the Aegean Sea off Greece
Bombs were seen to burst near fueI
tanks and jetties.
All Allied aircraft returned from
the night and day operat tions, the
Cairo communique said
The Italian communique. re-
corded by the Associated Press
from Rome broadcast, said
considerable damage was done
to houses at Messina and Reggie
Calabria, and admitted that the
Allies also had attacked in Sar-
DINA and Pantelleria. 1t said
that 100 were killed and 102 in
jured in Reggie Calabria and San
Giovanni. and that 10 were in
jured in Messina.
The communique also said
that a tanker and a freighter
were sunk in torpedo attack on
an Allied convoy off Tunisia.)
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Goa
Continued From First Page.)

NSolllAluC0 HlOHl T IA 81 EdkC.'
under the boards Little Steel FORM
ula. However, the panel cited the
miners arguments that the 81 a day
($l.40 in the South raise they re-
ceived in April 194l, was not cost
of-living increase and therefore
should not be charged against the
formula
The miners contend. and the op-
orators deny. that the l94l raise
was based on increases in mine pro-
ductivity since 1887, when they re-
ceived their last preceding wage
hike. The miners also contend their
two-year contract barred them from
increases which many unions OBJ
tanned in 1912
Persons intimate with board pol
icy said these circumstances fire.
quently were present in other cases,
and it would be an entirely new doc
trine for the board to give them
substantial weight in this case. The
miners present basic wage Is ST.
Six-Day Week Order Possible.
Besides the little steel formula.
the board may adjust wages to cor
rect gross inequities and for the ef-
fective prosecution of the war"
which gives it authority to consider
the miners demands for portal-to-
portal and increased vacation pay.
necessary equipment without charge
and other items. Better assurances
OF the benefits of six-day week.
with me-and-a half after 35 hours,
could be ordered.
The report cited the higher wages
IN other industries. such as ship
building. and said the average in
manufacturing was ll2 per cent
higher than soft coal wages in
March. However. the industry men,
Der in separate report on several
points said. Wage rates in the coal
mining industry have never been
related to the wage rates of other
large industries" Including extra
working time and overtime rates, he
said miners average hourly earnings
in March were up n per cent over
January. l94l, and weekly earnings
were up IS per cent. Average
weekly earnings in March were given
as 3 cents short OF $43.
The discussion of portal-to-p portal
pay pointedly suggested that the
operators at least should make a
record Of what the time amounts to
in order that it may be controlled
and kept within determined bounds"
Travel Time Estimates.
The miners had estimated average
travel time as 90 minutes a miner a
day. The operators estimated IS
minutes. The panel said the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics estimated the
time as 4e minutes.
The panel said the coal miners IN
Evening star., 1943-05-22
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, May % by Wire
less).-Seven victories in aerial COM
bat are credited to Second 1t. Will
litm j. Sloan, who was a Richmond
'VaD high school boy before the
war and now is one of the ace pilots
OF the North African fighter wing
The youthful ace was officially
credited with his seventh fighter
victory yesterday as leader of a
group OF Lightnings which escorted
bombers in an attack on the Villa
Cridro airdrome In Southern Sar-
dinia. He was the high scorer in
a dog fight with IL enemy fighter
planes.
"As We were getting close to the
airdrome two ME-200s jumped us
from behind" 1t. Sloan said in de-
scribing the air battle. "One came
down at me and pulled up without
firing as turned into him. I put
my nose right upat him. He stalled
and fell off and l went down after
him.
Catches Fire.
He leveled of then, and I pep
pered him from behind at 100 yards
He did nice slow roll and then
caught on fire and rolled off.
AS We crossed the Sardinian
Coast headed for home, eight other
Lightnings and myself formed a
protective circle against attacking
Messerschmitts. I got one of those
babies head on and saw a few hits
on him, but got literally plastered
myself with one cannon shell and
two armor- piercing and two explo-
sive bullets in my tail
MY plane kept going at that time
I did not know how badly it was sho,
up.
Next I saw a couple Of Messer-
SChmitts after the bombers anc
went out to help The bombers were
chasing JU-83 into land and he
was outdistancing them I inter
cepted him from the side and sal
on his tail and emptied my guns
When my guns stopped firing. I went
Evening star., 1943-05-22
| Bell Won't Desert
His Voters to
Use New Home
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, May 22.-Repre-
sentative Bells latest real estate
deal is an investment, not re-
placement for the home he just sold
he hurriedly advised constituents
today.
Mr.. Bell, routine real estate no.
tice disclosed, purchased a home in
Kansas City's South Side-right in
the middle OF the district repre-
sented by Representative Slaughter
Politicians started specializing Mr.
Bell might be in line for a new Fed
eral judgeship. They figured he
wouldn't move out OF his district
absent-mindedly.
Mr.. Bells secretary heard of the
speculation and telegraphed back it
was all an investment-the Repre-
sentative Is building another house
safely within his district.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Plans fastened Here
To Establish Audible
'An-CIear' Signal
Action Taken to Dispel
Confusion at End of
Air-Roid Tests

Plans for an audible "All Clear"
air-raid signal for Washington are
expected to be completed today.
civilian defense officials disclosed.
If arrangements with the military
authorities are completed, OCD Of
fcials said the new signal probably
would be tried out next week
Action to dspel the confusion
arising from the absence of an
audible signal at the end of an air.
raid test was taken after an an
nouncement late yesterday afternoon
that Army authorities had granted
New York permission to experiment,
with a 10-second blast.
An OCD spokesman said that the
"All-Clear' signal if approved by
the Army, would be 10 or 20 Sec,
ond blast similar TO the signal at
noon each day. 1t was recalled that
the other raid signals-the steady
blue warnings and the fluctuating
red blast-are about two min
utes each.
At present the "All-Clear' is an
nounced by radio, by word of mouth
and by the turning on of street
lights during the night blackout
tests. The OCD spokesman said
confusion on the "All-Clear" had
wrought havoc He pointed out
that street lights do not go on until
after the radio announcement of
the "All-Clear" with the result that
lights may be turned on in homes
and apartments before the wardens
realize it is proper.
Capt H. C. Whitehurst director
of civilian defense here, has ex-
pressed confidence that the all
clear" can be made short enough to
avoid confusion with any other
signal
When the public hears the sig
nal start and finish, they will know
what it is. providing we get the right
amount of publicity. just as thew,
now recognize the noon blast" he
said.
Capt Whitehurst said he sought
quick solution to the all-clear
problem because 100000 handbills
describing the new Army signals are
ready for the printers and the
changes should be included The
cards will be distributed to school
children, who will be asked to take
them home. and by utility COM
panies, which have been asked 70
distribute them with monthly bill
ings
Concerning the present confusion,
Capt. Whitehurst said there was
not only difficulty in the daytime
in getting word to the Wardens when
the all clear comes, but that many
lights are turned on during black
outs on the long steady blast which
precedes the all clear
Under actual raid conditions this
, practice would be fatal, since this
signal means simply that planes
have gone away but may return
soon
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Africa
CONTINUED From First Page

in Western Sicily. The bombers
found the field fairly we'll covered
with Axis planes and dropped a
string of bombs across the dispersal
areas and on buildings.
Three six-engined Merseburg- 1923
transport planes were set aire and
a gun battery received direct hit
American Planes Bombed.
The Fortresses and P-38 Lightning
fighters were attacked just when
they were leaving the target by
about 25 Focke -Wulf 1905 and Mes
serschmitt-l09s which flew out of
the sun. Some of the attackers
dropped aerial bombs among the
formation of American planes. 1t
was the first time the Germans were
reported to have employed aerial
bombs dropped from fighters to ex-
plode among Allied planes In the
air in the North African theater.
1t has been a familiar tactic re-
Gently against Allied bombers over
1Sl llldIiN anu dlSO HAS Detll uStu
by the japanese in the Pacific.
The fortresses also hit the Sciacca
Airdrome on the southwest coast of
Sicily for the first time.
Meanwhile. Maj. Gen. James H
Doolittle's medium bomberS. both
BIS Mitchells and B-26 Marauders
ralded Villacidro and Decimomannu
Airdromes in Sardinia and P-4O
Warhawks and Lightnings attacked
gun positions and harbor installa- :
tions on Pantelleria Island
Mexican Observer in Fortress.
1t Col. A. Cardenas Rodriguez
of Mexico City. commanding officer
of a Mexican Air Force unit, was
an observer in one of the Fortresses
over Castelvetrano.
Il was particularly impressed by
the numerous dogfights." Col. Rod
riquez said. the bombing itself
seemed very good and proved what
wonderful equipment the American
Air Force has I was impressed by
the precision bombing 1 believe l
will be able to take back to Mexico
some highly educational ideas"
Planes from Malta joined the
general assault. bombing railways
and communications in Western
Sicily. hitting stations and train
Torpedo bombers strafed schooner
southeast of Sicily.
Targets Well Covered.
In addition to the planes shot out
of the air in Yesterdays attacks
aircraft on the ground were de-
stroyed in the attacks on the Sicil-
ian airdrones Both targets were
we'll covered by bomb bursts and
fires were started the communique
said.
In the raids on the Sardinian air.
fields large fires and extensive
damage to airdrome buildings and
to aircraft, on the ground resulted. .
it added
The Cairo communique said
heavy fighter opposition was en-
countered in the attack on Reggie
Calabria Medium anti-aircraft fire
was experienced over San Giovanni.
Besides the 10 enemy fighters
downed others were declared to
have been damaged.
The assaults on the two Italian
objectives followed night attacks by
Raj heavy bombers at Messina, in
Sicily, and on Reggie Calabria
In the night attacks, the Raj
Evening star., 1943-05-22
House Hoists Red FIaq
Against Subsidies as
Il Extends Lease-Lend
Writes in Stipulation
Barring Such Pay in
Buying Food Stocks

By the Associated Press.
A red-hag warning against the
administrations food subsidy pro-
gram was hoisted in the House to-
day as it turned over to the Senate
a se,273629 900 lease-lend appro-
priation measure to finance this
Nations share in the Allied mutual
aid program.
BY rollcall vote of 2l4 to 96. the
House wrote into the leaSe-lend bill
an amendment to prevent use of
any of the funds as subsidies in
purchasing food to ship to other
United Nations
Just what effect the amendment
might have on the lease-lend pro-
gram remained uncertain. but the
House left no doubt that any SUBJ
sldy program sent up to Capitol
Hill in the future will likely run
into rough treatment.
The action came as the House
Banking Committee considered War
Food Administrator Chester Davis
request that the borrowing authority
Of the Commodity Credit Corp. be
boosted by another 000,0O0,000.
There already have been strong
committee indications that an
amendment will be hung onto that
bill preventing use of the money for
subsidies-a move aimed at the
administrations recently announced
plan to roll back some food costs 10
per cent by subsidy payments to pro-
Cessors.
The leaselend measure itself,
boosting the total mutual-aid out
lay to approximately s24 500 600. .OO0
swept through the House late yester.
day by an overwhelming roll call
vote of 300 to 4.
The action came after four hours
Of discussion, interspersed by de-
mands, prayers and pleas of dozens
of members that increased aid be
sent to Chlna-and responding as
sertions the lease-lend administra-
ton was concentrating in that d.
rection.
The House received the bill only
yesterday morning, with the assur-
ance that it would shorten mate
rally the march of the United Ma
tons ito complete victory
Evening star., 1943-05-22
; Awarded Air Medals
For Sub Patrol F|iqhts

Army air medals have been
awarded to three men in this area
each OF whom has engaged in more
than 200 hours of anti-submarine
patrol flights over the Atlantic
Ocean. the War Department an
nounced last night
They are Master Sergt James II.
Daddysman, radio operator, OF 537
Seventh street Sc; Corpl Henry
S. Herr. bombardler, Route 2. Alex
andrla. Va, and Capt. Rodney Free
man, pilot. of Fredericksburg. Va.
Evening star., 1943-05-22
Stain May Reply 5ooI
To Roosevelt Letter
Delivered by Davies
No indication Offered
On Contents Of Note
Taken to KremIin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. May o. - Premie,
Stains answer to President Roose-
velt's personal letter may be in the
hands of former Ambassador Joseph
E. Davies for delivery to Washing
ton in a few days
At a press conference yesterday
at which he described his meeting
with the Soviet Premier at the
Kremlin. Mr.. Davies said Premier
Stain smiled after the long trans
lation was completed, and said he
would take it up with Mr.. Davies
in day or two.
Mr.. Davies also indicated he was
prepared to do nothing more than
act as messenger between the heads
of the American and Russian gov
ernmentS. Il am not here to con-
duct any negotiations. he said in
answer to a question.
There was still no definite indi-
cation of what the letter contained
Speculation in Washington,
based on Prime Minister Church
Ills recent statement before Con-
gress that he and Mr. Roosevelt
hoped in the not far-distant
future" to achieve a meeting with
the Russian leader, was that the
letter was designed to bring
about such a meetingD
Mr. Davies told newsmen he
talked with Premier Stain for more
than two hours. The Premier was
described as a smiling host who
doesn't look like a man who was
worried
Admiral William H. Standley. the
American Ambassador, and Foreign
Commlssar Vyacheslav Molotov alsl
were present. The Premier listened
attentively and once stopped the in
terpreter to ask him to repeat a
phrase.
He looks better than when 7 saw
him last in 1888 Mr. Davies said
Stain was interested in conditions
IN the United States and asked abou,
the route l took
President Roosevelt's special envoy
had visited Stalingrad. scene of one
OF Russla's greatest victories of the
war, and told the Premier he hao
laid flowers on the common grave OF
Russian dead as a token of Amer
lcas respect.
Il thank you very much" said the
Soviet leader.
Thanks are not due US. but to the
Russian soldiers" Mr.. Dawes re-
piled.
Mr.. Davies arrived here at a mo-
ment Of keen speculation on the
opening of second front.
The people welcomed Prime Mn
lister Churchill's statement that the
Allies would try to bomb GERMANY
and Italy out of the war. but the
first reaction was that this might
mean postponement of the second
land front.
The full story of the current
bomblngs of Italy and Germany has
been given the people. and while il
has made an impression the attitude
is that no amount of bombings will
replace second front.
Mr.. Davies said he is also planning
meetings with other Soviet leaders
including Marshal Klementl Voro-
shuov, Marshal Semeon NJ Bud
yenny and President Michael Ka-
linin, all old acquaintances
MI. Davies is quartered at the
luxurious foreign guest house.