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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
From WirStnn-SaIrm

Miss Rum Dcn"is returned last
night from Winsi"n-SaiCm after Wis
ting her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. y. j. Strum. and Miss Evelyn
Patterson. for 4 week. Miss Pat
ierson returned with her TO visit for
several days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
Daughter BUrn.

Mr.. and Mr.. .Jurious Faulkner an
nouncc the birth oi a daughter. Mary
Alice, on Tuesday. August 3. al
Maria ParhHm hospital. Air.. Fauik-
ncr before hcr marriage was Ah&s
Cliffic Ellington.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
From l:aStpn. Pa

Mrs. John Matthews and little son,
john Edward. Jr.. of EaSton. Pa.
are visiting Mrs. Matthews parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. lluughtaling. on
Route 3. Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
Return from Norfolk

Mrs. Roy Pcgram and daughter.
Daisy Mac. have returned home from
Norfolk, Virginia after spending the
weekend with MIR. PcgIa,u.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
Visits ellis

Lt.-COmdr, {. J. McGcrgor. of
iceland. and Mrs. McGrcgor Az Wis
ting Mrs. MCGrccor's pa.'c"t5. Mr.
nd Mrs. I. {. Gill. at Rpbpit,.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
(N6RkNlATDS
'f&tM&!1i
Birth of Il son

Mr.. and Mrs Luther &. Boyd 81
Pittsbug h. Pa. announce III birth
of a son, Bruce March, no Juiy -.
1913.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
Comes From GDldsbOro

Mrs. W. l.. Scoggins has just rc-
turned from GoldSburo where She
vsiltcd her son for some time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
I'm Sp\y Nnrl.

Stanley +. IciScr is in Ncw York
on buying trip Tor Tcisr;'s De
partment Store.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
Jimmy Jackson Is
Host on Birthday

Little Jane. David Jimmy" jack
son. S"n al Mr.. and AIR. luI,g",
Jackson. celebrated his rnh hi.fI-
day August / with u party ii his
home Oh Lamb street. North lien
ijrSam
R"irc hmcI OF cundy. yl!,...
peanuts and punch were sr.N.,. ~,
III" young hosts mother. Mrs. Jack
son, and his aunt. Mrs. Iva Lee lack
Sor The children played many
games.
Those present Were the host. ana
Roy Austin rcgram. Charlie, Lem
AID rCgyam, Johnnie N,w;"!.. s,".u-
ur! JaCk@un. Cecil King. Nancy curn.
Acrcy. Shirley Ann AcgCy. -. Il
S'aitmge. Lucy Anne :S,alings.
Violet Rose Sial!iug~. blanche S;an-
mos. i'H,',rid lr%iaIu. Priscilla Peg
ram. Bet" L.c rcsrm.. Macy Fran
ccS i'cg:.m, barbara jean E-S>. ana
Janice King. Ii tie l.. T.. Jackson.
b"otGCr O! the hn.t. WAS m.-Cut ui
Inc party. An ,"javnblc time VA
a;G ny All.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
AROUND
CAPITOL SQUARE
Isy LYNN NISBET
Daily Dispatch Bureau
In The Sir Walter liutrI-I,l.irb

ENrERTAlNAlENT-Cuun'v c,m.
m'Sii'nc"S and members OF the Md
nic!p"l L"a"tt" attcndin. their -
SEcci!vr convention in Ralcinh ,ni,
week have arranged Il little bit @,
SIDE cn;c.ia: .rn,ni alcn1 with the
more ScrlGus business Ol the meet
l:gS. Arrangement, have been mad,
by Raleigh City folk 10 yi.c The
visiting town officials hl,bctrIc
Wednesday night. and also !, furnish
free cold drinks al local drug sror"
10 dcl"g;., 5 wcarin" badges. When
one early arrival for thu municipal
meeting was apprizcd of tee ar
rGnGcmcn'S. he vuiccd aDprCc.atioY
bui :ald: I'D rather 30 t. tie county
meetings. Tho Cuunty cammiSSiun-
CTS !un the liquor StaivS-;hcyT
nave something better than Coca
C"idS 80 drink hope" He was
reminded that N thcS" day, of short
ages md ra,inn:ne samples arr
not readily avuilnblc aid the c,n
m'>Si"n"rS c.uld I do anything tor
him.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11

Filty-two North Carolina and Viz
gin!a counties, the remaining areas
operating under the potato Shipping
permit plan. were removed frUu,
these shipping restrictions on July
II by The WEN.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11

SPENklNG-(m dda'cS and OIL
Gals az" vic.u% with each other in
yddr' M corrections his wccl;
GCNcInEr ErruGhicn On Tue ,dav
SPOKE I" :h2 Fcc;c.at ON OF I.rbo.
al Wns'' II S.lcm. where Candidate
Mcdonald had appeared III the pro-
gram Monday: State Treasurer john
So, as director of local government
addressed h";h the county and city
commissioner groups in Raleigh:
SAFE Auditor P1u was hnbrobbing
with tn Shcriff> al Charlotte. while
Candidates Cherry and Mcdonald
D2'n spike - Il big f.amyr rally at
Smithicld Wednesday and gel in
pop-ca!lS IL The o.hcr conventions
sometime du. ing their session.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11

pOlSON-Tollow!ng up recent cir
cUlarS on poiSO ous snake. the ST t.
museum = now putting gu; warn
Ing circular agar; poison Ky. pei
son oak and poison sumac--;hrc,
Cth'r han"" 10 the ni"nic Scasn". r..
poisonous yellow oil is generally 'hc
S2me ii these three plans and Inc
effects of Redeemed. bill tired skin
with pro umccd itching is the srq...
Most common home trca:mCn; i Il
c"mnrCSS made of two teaspoon %:
b>iiir2 soda pr EPSON salts in cun
- warm water. o: IA coat o: warm
paTa:in 20 >cai out air. IL severe
eases ihc wUScum authorities roc
CmnE2nd seeing Il doctor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Rail Hubs
Fall Near

MOSCOW. Dec. 10 CUP)--Ger-
man abandonment of the railway
junction Of Znamenka, in the
Dnieper bend, was believed i'm
minent today as Russian troops
closed in from three sides and
Russian long range artillery and
planes ralned steel and explosives
on the Germans sole escape rail-
road.
Nazi defcnscS south of Una
menka fell apart yesterday under
heavy Russian blows The Ger
mans abandoned large quantities
of arms and ammunition as they
evacuated Mederovo. 10 miles
south of Znamenka.
Some Russian forces 10 the
north and northeast We're only
two miles from the center Of Una
menka whose capture would COM
plete the Russians hold on a net
work Of railwaySajn the northern
portion Of the Dnicper bend The
only one Of the four railways radi-
ating from Znamenka left In Ger
man hands runs southwest.
AZ least IS villages were over
run inside the Dnieper bend in
Guiding Petrovo, - miles north
Of KriNoi Rog More than 1000
German. were killed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Veteran Shoots
Wife, Kills Self
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
his wife was dated Nov Is, IN
which he expressed his desire to
return to Detroit and be reunited
with her
Ferry. an expert in Diesel
engines. had been in the army
since May 81. 1912. He had seen
active service in North Africa, the
European theater and the Middle
East. on Dec. 2 he was retired
from active duty at Camp Patrick
Henry. Newport News. Va.
Just when he arrived in Detroit
police were not able TO determine
definitely. but il was thought he
had been here less than "a hours
when the tragedy occurred. .
Mrs. Ferry, who was employed
al the Dunn Blueprint Co, 1922
Second. moved 10 the apartment
IA months ago and had recently
been sharing it with another
Young woman,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Vote Rail
Pay Boost

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10 GNS)
-- Overwhelming House support
was predicted today for the Sen
atc'S humping approval of an
cicht-Cent-an-hour wage increase
for 100000 incorporating rail
road workers.
The Senate, bucking President
RooSevelt's sterilization machin-
cry, passed the Truman railway
wage resolution late yesterday by
vote of "A 10 The four may
votes were cast by Senators Fer
guson and Vandenberg .(R) Of
Michigan and Bailey Cd of North
Carolina and Ellender CD) Of
Louisiana
Rep Lea CD) of California.
chairman of the House interstate
commerce committee. said his
group would take up companion
House bill within a few days.
Rep. CroSser CD Of Ohio said an
overwhelming m jority' of
House members favor the legis-
latlOn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Ydnks Shdtter
huk Gateway
Continued from Page one)

((Ontlnued from rage Onel
sance base would deprive the Jap
aneSe Of an important outpost
from which they have been fol-
lowing the movement Of America s
Pacific fleet and shipping destined
for the southwest Pacific.
/. Importance of bases in the
central Pacific was indicated by
another report from Admiral
Nlnitz which stated that navy
search planes on w Q d n e d V
struck again az japanese bases IN
the MarShallS.
The fact that twin-cngined
Ventura bomberS were used in the
assault minated strongly that
they came from the airfelds on
Betio Island. IN the GilbertS, which
was seized by Y. s. marines in a
fierce three-day struggle just
before Thanksgiving.
s<Dther L. S. bombers raided the
Taroa airdrome and Mile atoll IN
Ahe Marshalls and destroyed a
patrol boat az the important
enemy base AT Jalut.
ePEARL HARBOR. Dec. 10
dNS)--Navy losses IN operations
against the Marshall Islands Sat
urday totalcd only FIVE planes.
according 10 1t Cmdr William
Guest. operations officer and
spokesman for Adm. Charles A.
Pownall
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

pro-Russian guerilla army of Gen.
JoSip tTito) Brozovitch's Yugoslav
partisanS.
Secretary Of State Hull, in an
nouncing our governments posi-
ton, pointed out that it does not
mean the United States is taking
sides in Yugoslavia's internal poll
tical strife.
He stressed that il is the policy
OF the Allies 70 provide supplies
TO any group in Yugoslavia which
IS fighting the Germans effectively.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
DEFEND DRIVE

Union leaders asserted that they
were within their rights in polio
ING our contract with the COM
pany.
The contract provides for main
tenance of membership requiring
'paid-up' standing for all MEM
berS of the union al the time il
went into effect and for all who
Joined since
Three others technically ar
rested with Macy made state
mentS to Bannigan. who said
charges against them would be
dropped They are Joseph Vega,
vice president Of the local, Henry
Truiillo, shop committeeman and
Eugene Morasco union members.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
PART OF WAR COST

As 10 the cost. which ad
mlttedly Will be high, the Senator
says
I'VE must consider Il as part
Of the war cost. That's running
into hundreds Of billions of
dollars. And the few billions
that il Will take to make GER
tain that every discharged
veteran is given a chance will
be a small part of the whole.
TranSlating that into terms O
legislation, the senator said:
There's no doubt that we
have To give the soldier some
money right away. II needn't
he too large, but IL must be ade-
quate to his needs.
Then we must continue 30
pay him for six or nine or even
~ months, depending on need,
length of service and other
factors.
"A years pay may seem like
lot-but actually II is not
excessive.
There Is evidence that In
thousands of cases there il
gap Of seven months or more
between the time that a disabled
veteran is discharged from the
army and the time the Veterans
Administration takes him up.
That Is gap OF human
misery that we must fill.
"And we must realize. as well.
that millions Of our soldiers will
he demobilized at the end. of the
war, when war industry is being
converted to peace, and jobs
will he difficult to find.
at that time. IL may well
take men a year TO find EN-
plOyment."
For that reason, he said, il IS
essential not only that some
legislation be passed Immediately,
but that il he adequate and com
prehensive when it is adopted
He said:
Tf we don't do II. well he
turning our veterans out onto
the street. to beg for a living.
And we must not do that"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Marcy Again Halls
Workers at BRIGGS
Continued from Page One)

Miss Ethel Murphy 90 Of 11170
Glenfield.
Company officials asserted that
the union was attempting 10
"coerce workers to join" and that
the drive had resulted in twice as
many absentees at the Mack plant
as there had been normally dur
ing the worst days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

sought 10 keep her from entering
the plant
As an. outgrovth Of the Incl
dent yesterday morning. Assistant
Prosecutor Joseph Bannigan said
he would recommend the warrant
tomorrow naming Macy either
for assault and battery or inter-
fering with a laborcr in the law
full pursuit Of vocation.
The row started when 30 dues
checkers allegedly refused TO
allow workers TO 90 into the
plant unless they paid their dues
in full
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Repair Trains Restore
Power in Freed Areas

PITTSBURGH. Dec. 10 GNS)
The Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Co disclosed to-
day that rowing power trains viii
follow United Nations armies in
liberated areas TO restore electric
service swiftly
The company announced il is
building 10 mobile 5000-kiloWatt
plants for use IN reocCupied areas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Ger Ferries Reduced

LANSING, Dec. 10 OUP)-B Be
cause Of greatly reduced traffic
a. the straits. Highway Commis-
sloner Charles NJ Ziegler today
announced that only one car ferry
IS being used 10 make scheduled
crossings every three hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Lansing Park Renamed

LANSING. Dec. 10-The board
of park and cemetery commits
Sioners today announced that
Central Park. block square beauty
spot near the downtown district
has been renamed in honor Of J.
Gottlieb Reuter-, former mayor
and active Lansing civic leader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
WOMAN COMPLAINS

Other compliments expected to
be witnesses against Macy are
Miss Jennie Haley. 29-year-old
twin sister of Mrs. Rice, who lives
al the same address: Mrs. Rose
Glossy, Is, Of 1873 Delaware, and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

Clare +. Hoffman, ith.
Bartel J Jonkman, 5th.
William w Blackney, 9th,
Jesse Paine Wolcott. 18th.
Fred l.. Crawford. Sth.
Albert j. EnCel 9th.
Rov Orchard Woodruff. 10th.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Hull Backs Aid
To Tito S Army

WASHINGTON. Dec 10 GNS)
The United States government
today endorsed BritalnS decision
10 grant all possible aid 10 the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

Fred Bradley 18th.
John b. Bennett. 18th.
George d. O'Brien, 18th.
Louis Charles Rahaut, 18th.
John D. Dingell. 18th.
John Lesinski, 10th.
George Anthony Dondero, 18th
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Aussies Pursue
japanese After
Taking Wdreo

ALLIED No. s. w. Pacific,
Dec. 10 uNS) Australian Jungle
fighters, supported by light naval
units and Beaufighier planes, have
captured the trail junction Of
Wareo, 10 miles northwest OF
Finscnhafcn. New Guinea and
are pursuing the beaten japanese.
Gen. MacArthur'S communique
disclosed that the warShipS had
sunk four enemy bargcs AT Signor
while tho planes bombed and
Strafcd coastal blvouac and supply
areas along the Euon Peninsula.
BLAST SIN BARGES
Japanese patrol activity has in
cluded in the Ramu Valley OF New
Guinea, northeast of kcsaWai,
Gen Macarthur said.
Adverse weather limited air
operations, but reconnaissance
b o m bcrs carried out patrol
missions over New Ireland and
New Britain. One squadron
sighted six loaded bargcs north
of New Irelands Cape Siemens.
sank three and probably sank the
remaining three.
TORPEDO BOAT SUNK
There was less action than
usual by Allied bombers over the
Cape Gloucester sector of New
Britain, which has been plastcred
with more than 500 tons Of ex-
ploSiveS in the last 10 days.
Patrol bombers, however,
dropped high explosives on the
coastal sector Of Cape Gloucester
and light naval craft az night
sank an enemy torpedo boat of
the southwestern tip OF New
Britain
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

l.. y. SENATORS
Arthur II. Vandenberg.
Homer Ferguson.
l.. =. CONGRESSMEN
George G. SadowSkL LIST.
Earl Cory Kitchener I'd
Paul w. Shafer. 3rd.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

Ma by
A map showing how Chinese recapture of the rice
bowl" city of Changeh arrOw) with the help of L. y.
18th Air Force bOmbers nulifies the immediate threat
of Jap drive from occupied territory (wthin Jagged
arc) toward Changsha capital of Human province 40
miles southeast and Chungkng. 300 miles to the west.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Cabinet Shift
In Bulgaria Hints
Split With Ndzis

~ loNItlN Dec t' i'.'
czria has ordered general Uohlli-
tsatioy and is shaking mo her cqhi
go. 81, am, tp. AXIS
sarhi, dosni,e a German threat o.
s.cmntermrasures European ais.
tnafchcs sand TODAY and one report
- .-.,..3,y., u.tbi- Is
sJourS
r. Balkan sources m CaIo ~a"
tshc closing of the Tuker-Eul-
f~,yay,a, ho,ssr Mas acroupar.cd
-..-.--..-. .,-.. ...,,,,c,
tsny an 'N'..'''~' '' SHUTS " w. -
shTN.>h ana ocfn IN troops. os'
snuded without elaboration that
feetherc was no confirmation of
shumbCT of casualties on both
SidcS
= e"eo'''. - 49, w.,
Chakmak Turkish Cn.cL Of staff,
who accompanied President lnonu
Ie The conference AT Cairo with
President Roosevelt ard Prime
Minister ChurchiH. had offered 10
resign because ot his opposition 10
Turkeys entry into the war on
the side Of the Allies.
,,,,,p,, u,pNrn
~ ~" ''"'.N " ~ 80
A Nazl warning 20 Bulgaria
not 10 change her course was re-
pnrfed hV The Stockholm news
paper TidnlnCen IN Bern dis
patch which SAID Herbert Won
Rlchtoien German minister ar
Sofa. presented a note 10 Pre-
rnier Dobri BouloV at two-hour
meeting yesterday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

ALLIED HQ, Alciers. Dec. 10
up -- 1t Gen. Clarks Fifth
Army. stepping up its offensive
has captured heights north ~ tho
tsfosd 70 Rome. establishing con
trol over Mignano and clearing
the Germans from the south bank
Of the Garigliano River, t Was
announced today
t Canadian troops of The British
Eighth Army near the Adu7ur
beat back the Germans sftlr e.
two-dsy battle and secured mm
crossings over the Moro River ar
a seven-mile front.
COMMAND ROAD
\Cisrks Amerc4n\troobs eight
ing on 3oOO-foot Mount san
Mucio. JUST northeast of p0ekefed
MiFnano. TOOK important heights
giyirC 'heW commanding position.
overlook ac thc rast rIrv n-
toward Casino through f-c Lu
River valley
Front line reports said 'rt Gar.
mans appeared 'o he pulling or .r
central Italy after the bsttef ne
assaults on TIE extreme ends O!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
MINIMUM BENEFITS

That. Senator Ferguson says, Is
the very least Americans can do
for the men who have risked their
lives 10 protect them.
Senator Ferguson, Detroi rs
former one-man grand jury, isn't
the type TO be prodigal with
money Nor would he be Mig
gardly in this case, and he says:
ct is better 10 err, IL we
must, on the side of liberality.
II is better to play safe than
not TO do enough for these
men"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10

Member of Congress- Capitol Building
Washington ID. c.
call you to support legislation that will provide muster
pay clothing and disqualification facilities for discharged
servcemen Immediately upon their return to civilian life
Let's have any bemedaed apple pdders after this
wish register my protest the neglect of wounded dis
aed and mentally the armed forces who have been dis
charged without any provision for their and treatment
petition my representative Congress- do all
who and bed preserve the American
way life will of life upon their discharge
from the armed forces
This is urgent please act
Sincerely
Address
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-10
Ferguson Maps
Program toAid
Wounded Vets
(Other Stories on Page 81
Detroit Times Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10 What
should America do for the heroes
of her vast "unwanted battalion
the sick and wounded from the
battleficlds left pcnnilesS by Of
fetal red tape, neglect and delay?
Senator Homer Ferguson thinks
the answer 10 that question rs a
simple one. He says
Put some money into their
pockets when YOU discharge
them.
See that they've got suit
Of clothes. shirts, socks, shoes
and an ONercOat.
"And provide for them until
they are rehabilitated. or until
the veterans administration il
able 10 take care of them"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-08
HONEYMOON IN STATES

MT. and Mrs. Emmett B Connor sailed Saturday. first for Vancouver and then to Seattle and the States, where they will be on their wedding trip. Until her marriage recently Mrs. Connor was Miss Doris Swap.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-08
TURNING POINT IN WAR HISTORY
 E NOW REACHED
Sta|in Says Capture of Kiev Signifieant-P
 Military Pdlt
tBy Associated Pressl

Joseph Stalin, indicating the sig nificance attached to the capture of kiev by the Russian forces, ordered cannons to boom out 24 salvos in Moscow Saturday as the greatest salute to the Russian offensive . Stalin also announced Saturday night that the capture of Kiev meant the real Second Front is now behind the hills" Russian idoim meaning mot far off"
 Speaking in Moscow in celebration of the 18th anniversary of the Soviet revolution, Stalin indicated Russian satisfaction at the military program of the United States and Britain and declared the Moscow conference laid down plans that must lead to victory.
 Reviewing the victories of the summer, Stalin declared the Soviet armies during the past four months "liberated two-thirds of the territory captured by the enemy in the prev ious two years" and further said this year has brought the turning point in the history of this war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-08
FLAMES RACE OVER SECTION
 IN CALIFORNIA
Fire Hits Over 100, 900 Acres = Is Believed
 Under Control

SANTA MONICA, Nov. 3.-Aided by more favorable weather condi- tions, fire fighters today believed they are gaining the upper hand over flames which swept an esti- mated 100000 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains and held out tentative hope they might get the conflagration under control before nightfall
 Clem Peoples. of the Sheriffs Criminal Division, leading the bat tie in one sector, estimated that close to 150 dwellings, ranging from cabins to pretentious residences, were destroyed.
 He said the damage to improve ments might well pass $1,000,000 in addition to incalculable harm done to the watershed.
 The flames at one time approach ed to within one quarter of a mile to the exclusive film colony at Malibu Beach, but turned back be- fore crossing the highway.
 Although thousands of men, ip- cluding many troops, are engaged in the battle, no casualties were reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-11-08
MINERS BACK IN PITS ON
 SMALL RAISE
WLB to Study Charge thal Increase Not in Propor-
 lion to Cost of Living

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8--Most Of the nations coal miners today began returning to their jobs of producing war vital fuel, under the new wage agreement, as President Roosevelt's special industry labor public board opened a general inquiry on wartime living costs.
 The miners pay is raised from ' to 8Ia cents an hour, but they will be required to work an hour longer. However, steel toilers were reported to be ready to seek l5-cent an hour boost, in pay
 Roosevelt backed consistently members and instructed them to re- port within 50 days on an inquiry followed by complaints from the workers that wages had not risen in the same ratio as living costs.
 Chairman Davis, of the War Labor Board. supported the labor leaders in that contention and told Congress that the present wage controls are forcing the workers to bear a greater share in the anti-inflation struggle than any other segment of society