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Evening star., 1943-05-16

iced up 50 badly that it went into an uncop-
trollable spin, and the pilot had to bail out.
Unfortunately, they were over large arm OF
the ocean, in the winter. He managed to spill
his chute over an ice foe but he didn't notice,
till later that the foe wasn't part of the main
ice pack. This became increasingly obvious
during the night - it had been too late to get
him that afternoon - as the foe was slowly
breaking up. BY morning the foe was so small
that the ordinary plane couldn't land on 1t;
all the surface boats were icebound, and there
was too much loose ice in the water for
seaplane.
Fortunately, back at the base, they had
new plane with very low landing speed 1t
was decided to attempt landing on the foe
with this plane, on wheels. There was about
a 2O-mile wind and the plane landed, rolled
few feet and stopped. One of the pilots was
left there to be picked up later, while the
peashooter pilot was taken off Immediately.
Today the Air Corps has planes like these
covering most of Alaska.
OUR rescue ship is almost at our point of
interception now, and still we haven't sighted
the rest of the squadron. Abruptly the inter-
phone crackles:
''Ships coming in low from the six o'clock
position, SIR
We head for the nearest clouds. After all,
enemy ships had been reported all over the
area. Watching that group of black dots
approaching US, fast, we wish the clouds were
little closer together.
After what seems to be an endless moment.
we make out the familiar outlines Of our ships,
and we grin at each other little weakly. Our
throttles are bent all the way, but still they
walk by us - sleek medium bombers pulling
by first They are close enough now so that
we can see them Tipping hand in greeting.
Impudently, one of them flies between our
wing and the water. Then the heavies. pom
derous but fast, bore past on the left. The
peashooters are all around, like swarm of
hornets. We are infected by the same mount
ing excitement that they feel, the same
determination. We're all heading for the
target together. This is our show. too.
A rescue ship is the first out and the last in.
It's long day on one of these raids. But
we're amply repaid by knowing how good we
look to the rest of our gang, flying over the
cold and deep ocean on their way to Kiska,
The End
Evening star., 1943-05-16
DOWN OFF K|SkA )"

fire and the crew hits the silk and lands on
deserted island, we must land amid the
treacherous and uncharted reefs, and get
ashore somehow to pick up the survivors.
Nor are these our only jobs: there are many
other problems peculiar to this lonely front,
and in Alaska rescue ship must learn to cope
with all of them For example, an officer in an
experimental transport plane was lost on
fight out of Fairbanks last winter. His
approximate position was determined, and
1O0-mile circle around this point was searched
in vain The circle was increased to 200 and
still there was no sign. On their return to the
field late one afternoon, after trutless
search, the searchers found him - in the
pilots lounge. He had seen them, but ne
couldn't signal them because there was moth
ing to burn, his plane was camoufiaged white
in order to blend with the snow, and he was
too small to be seen. A trapper had picked
him up, took him to the railroad, and
brought him back to Fairbanks.
From that incident, the Air Corps learned
to camouf1age white only the top half OF the
plane. The underside of the plane and the
wings are painted bright Chinese red 50 that
if a uack-up occurs, part of the ship will
stand out clearly. Tools are provided to turn
the wings over should the pilot be able to
bring the ship down intact. Besides that,
chemicals are now provided to create heavy.
black smoke.
! HEN. of course, all pilots are equipped with
emergency rations, fishing gear, a good knife,
a 45-caliber pistol, small combination shot
gun and rifle for game, compass and water
proof case of matches. All pilots learn methods
of living off the country by classroom dis
cussions led by grizzled old sourdoughs. men
who have lived in the uncharted parts of
Alaska for years.
To solve some of the problems of Alaskan
rescues, special planes are needed. For in
stance, in routine, late-afternoon fight out
of Anchorage, three peashooters ran into
trouble: weather, as usual. One of the ships
Evening star., 1943-05-16

When that call comes, it's job for the
rescue ship and its heroic crew-nYing
~ alone into enemy areas TO save lives.
- Here is pilots thrilling action story
bV Lieutenant Knute Flint
s. Army
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
The Sunl,szxst
Badger SuYs

Did you hear about the two rab-
bits who went away In the woods
and had hare-raising experience?
A bunch of the boys were having
a spot of poker In the dispensary.
Came knock on the door.
Who comes there?" yelled one
of the pillrollers.
A quiet voice answered: "This is
Rigor Mortis. May set in?"
AT LONG LAST
It happened during the rush for
gasoline ration coupons, and the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

/" Thompson. thompson If you
dig two inches deeper, ! am going
to charge you with desertionF
There once was an oil man, named
Morning,
Who refused to heed any warning,
He drove on the track
Without looking back
And they're mourning this morn
ing for Morning.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
High-Octone Need
Still Is Urgent

A shortage of 100-octane gaso-
line that would hobble combat OPP
erations of United States and Allied
air forces has been a constant threat
since Pearl Harbor
Even though new 100-octane
plants are now beginning to go
into operation, the race to increase
production as fast as the demand
grows has not yet been won.
The 1OO-octane program went
through a crucial period when few
new plants were coming into pro-
duction and means had to be found
to meet the mounting demand by
squeezing additional production
out of existing facilities
Had it not been for the ability
Of the petroleum technologists to
do things which amazed even them,
the air forces would have been
definitely limited in the power and
scope of their attack in 1912 and
for the first eight months of 1943.
How serious a shortage we faced
is indicated by the fact that at the
end of 1912, year after Pearl Har-
Dor, new plants were contributing
only IA per cent of our daily pro-
duction of 100-octane.
Thirty-nine per cent of our pro-
duction then was the result of con-
versions and irnprovising or what
was called the Quick 100-Octane
Program" This had accounted for
90 per cent of our increase in pro
duction. Without this it is easy to
see that we would have experienced
a serious shortage. About Is per
cent of our production gain was at
tributable to an increase in the
amount of tetraethyl lead added to
the product.
BY July of this year the Quick"
program was producing A per cent
of our total production. Fifty-nine
per cent of our total increase had
been achieved through the Quick"
program.
BY the fall of 1913 this situation
had begun to change as new facili-
ties in the 1928 100-octane plant
construction program were COM
pleted. When this program is COM
pleted early in 1914, production
from new plants viii greatly over
shadow the production of the
Quick" program, though that pro-
gram viii continue in full force.
Some minor expansions were still
being made in this program late in
1913
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
NEVER MIND THE WEATHER

You'll really marry me, dar-
ingg" exclaimed the enraptured
young man. He proceeded: "And
when we are married, the dark
clouds viii roll away, the sky
will"
Don't make it a weather fore
cast-kiss me-"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25

scene was an American high school.
The white-haired teacher at the
table looked up and grinned at the
man standing before her, applica-
ton In hand.
WELL" she said, after all these
years, I'm finally able TO give you
an ARP
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
ALMOST A. W. o. L.

ALMOST A. w. 0. Il.
A group of soldiers were relat-
ing their experience on Guadal-
canal, each trying to Guido the
others in expressing his early fears
THE way / dug my foxhole,"
said one, was something TO see.
Each time a shell burst, / dug
deeper and deeper into that hole.
Finally, l heard a voice above me-
1t was my lieutenant yelling down:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-12-25
mttlrn1tt Trpntnr TT Hntrp,
Nnr Trar III Eur

Soon the children in the schools dnd churches will
be singing the fcuniiT Christmas ccnols-"Pedce on
ecTfh good will towCrd men There will be mdny sad
faces md hedvY hedrs in the audience thdt will heU
those messages of hope Throughout the ldnd there will
be mCnY vacant chairs in homes whose glow filters out
upon the still night Mothers cnd fdhers sisters, ond
brothers will move with restrained steps, hushed voices
dd thoughts dissenting to loved ones on ldnd, on seq,
dnd in the cir in the four quarters of the globe The
fdnniY pdhcuchs. rufing their h0ir in the warming
light Of the fire will dpse into meditdons of rdionng
tdxes dnd the course of things to come Perhaps only
the children-the 100000 youngsters who will be our
citizens of tooTrow-w be dble to chose entirely the
Gremin thoughts from their minds end live the Christ
mos Of l943 with spontdneiY ond ubdndon
To us men ond women who 0reddy have used q
substantial port OF dllOted Spm OF life it is cOnfuS
ing thd the mdteTdl security dnd the peace Of mind SO
long anticipated tor enjoyment in advancing yems
seem fdrher in the distance hm before In this bewild
errnent there ore few weak souls who would throw
out the Christmas tree. thdt symbol of hope ond erect
in its place Wding wdl where they could spill their
tears end lamentations. But they Gre outnumbered by
Others strong in spirit und firm in purpose who hold
tight to the tdtered cord of hope, dith. md chuitY
thd will lead them out of the ddk labyrinth in which
the whole human race hos been thrown.
There is cause for rejoicing this YeU not the
boiserous cdTeTee celebrations OF post Yulehdes but
for solemn fervent spiritual jubdion over the prog
mode during the post Ye by the forces OF Good
over the forces of Evil The tide of time rolls fdst ugdnst
those who SOW hate Cnd discOTd Perhdps before the
ecnth hos couIsed its way space to nother Chrstmds
the tYTonts will have been swept from their shdkY
thrones Then with full joy urresuuined CON we sing
Christmas ccUos without emor IN voice nor tecT
in eYe.9ChTstmus greeting note received by Ldnd-
owners Royalties Co. from Grover c. Stevenson secTe-
tory. Montdnd Petroleum Industries Committee
AGO. u 49, 1<s1o G~~~
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
LIMITED COPIES OF SONG
MADE AVAILABLE BY NAVY

Washington, d. c. ULNS). - A
limited number of copies of Soldiers
of Production" song dedicated to
free American labor, are available for
the use of war production workers and
labor unions
Copies of the song may be obtained
by writing to the Industrial Incentive
Division, Navy Department, 211S
Massachusetts Avenue, n. w., Wash
inSton, ID. {.
Words and music are by Ensign
Robert Mallett, USNR, with piano ar
rangement by Thad Jones, Mus. /2c,
USN.
The song was first played by the
United States Navy Band at the Navy
Labor Relations Conference dinner in
Washington, last FAN. Secretary of the
Navy, Frank Knox, high Navy officials,
John l.. Frey, president of the AFL
Metal Trades Department, Philip Muir
ray, president of the CIO and the la
Dor and management representatives of
navy yards, ordnance plants, and other
naval shore establishments throughout
the country attended the dinner.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
ELIMINATING FEAR AND WANT
THE PROPOSALS on social security adv

|THE PROPOSALS on social security advanced
recently in Great Britain, Canada and other
LANDS have been heartening occurrences
The Beveridge Report, Prime Minister Mac.
kenzie Kings assertion that social insurance is
the foundation of reality for the Atlantic Charter
and reports Of plans in the making for Australia
are all evidence that nations are today sincerely
determined to Danish fear and want from the lives
|of wage-earners
That the first concrete legislative proposal
was made in the United States at the request OF
the A. F. of l.. is matter of special qualification
Our bill is being revised for introduction in the
new Congress.
Unemployment has been temporarily banished
not by private industry or the captains OF fin
ance but by the grim necessity of war. When the
war is ended we shall not forget that unemploy-
ment disappeared when we geared production to
needs. Meanwhile we must plan for
the transition period.
Wage-earners want to depend upon jobs for a
livelihood and for savings. Wage-earning is inter
rupted by loss of job or by physical ncapacity
IA self-supporting worker can provide against
either emergency by investing in social security
provided society sets up the necessary mechan-
ism.
Such a system is the Federation's first pro-
posal in postwar planning-an insurance system
that will pay incomes to those who lose their jobs
or are unemployed because of temporary or per
manent disability and extension of these bene-
fits to enlisted persons whose normal earning
period is interrupted by national service.
The premiums which workers and employers
will pay into this insurance will be from the earn
ings of workers, paid at the source.
Social insurance is not welfare or any form OF
public patronage but deferred payment for work
done, administered by public agency and plan
ned to maintain the self-dependence of workers.
Because of the risks only the national govern
ment can provide wide enough pooling to meet
the needs.
We hope also to propose better program of
public assistance for the underprivileged and the
handicapped - assistance as matter of human
rights.
This program looks to the elimination of fear
and want in the postwar transition to peacetime
production.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
CIVIL SERVICE ANNIVERSARY

Ill
month celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of
the National Civil Service Act.
AS the principles and practices of civil service
develop, political appointments to public offices
diminish. 1t is hard for us today to visualize the
spolls system which used to sweep federal offices
clean IN order that the newly elected official might
reward his followers. Continuity of operation of
policies and procedures was completely lost in
these periodic upheavals
With the progressive establishment of civil
service, the development of a professional service
became possible. This tendency was strengthened
by the independent organization of civil service
workers into unions affiliated with the organized
labor movement.
Union organization has been necessary to pro-
tect government employees against the bureauc-
racy inherent in government and to assure i'm
partial operation of the merit system, for it is
only when those concerned are strong enough to
receive consideration for their interests that JUS
tice can be expected.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
LABOR REPRESENTATION

| MON FUNCTIONS as well as the functions
~ of industrial management are changing under
wartime conditions. Workers and management
can no longer negotiate agreements which deter
mine employment and wages; such agreements
are subject to modification by any OF all the war
agencies making decisions on war production,
manpOWer and curtailment of less essential indus
tries. Both labor and management must seek the
right to designate representatives to participate
in OF at least follow conferences and decisions
made in Washington affecting their industries.
While the war administrator must make all deci-
slOnS to promote war needs, such decisions should
be accompanied by provisions for both the human
and material interests involved. The representa-
tives of these interests should have right to sub
NIT and urge proposals.
Where collective judgment is of advantage
IN pOcy-maklng, some war agencies establish ad-
vlsory committees and some establish policy COM
mttees. The policy committee has real power and
status. 1t can be dsregarded only if it's members
accept such treatment. Members of such COM
mttees must be designated by the organizations
represented so as to insure that they continuous
ly check with their organizations and correctly
represent them.
Policy or advisory committees can become the
channel through which the experience Of vOlun-
tary organizations and private industry may be
made available to public administrators. 1t is an
indispensable agency when the government is
undertaking administration in new fields.
Local as well as international unions must
study and plan for the best service from their
representatives assigned to work with regional
and local war production and war manpower
agencies the regional offices of the National War
Labor Board and the rationing boards. These
agencies are making decisions vitality affecting
workers interests, and workers need the support
OF unions IN order to get consideration for those
interests.
1t requires forethought and intelligent service
to keep the unions from being submerged by the
compeXlty OF government machinery.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
LABOR KNOWS

ty James Y. ForrcSaI, Under Secretary Of the Navy
| ABOR IN THIS country knows that its rights
- and freedoms are at stake in this war; it
knows that the cause Of the United Nations is
right and just; and it knows the role it must play
IN this crusade TO preserve our freedom.
Labor knows that for every right it now en-
joys it has a corresponding duty. Increasing the
production Of Warshps, aircraft, guns and ammu-
nton, food and clothing for our Navy is one of
labor's duties. That is the primary obligation Of
the workers in our factories and shipyards
throughout the United States who are doing work
for the Navy.
Labor knows that it must keep faith with the
soldiers and sailors who are daily meeting the fire
Of the enemy in the battle areas. Labor knows
that in order to do this it must do without things
so that the men in the armed services may have
them; it knows that it must keep physically fit
and be ready for each days work on the produc-
ton line, and it knows that past production
records must be bcttcrcd.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
WHAT PRICE STANDARD OF
LIVING?
(From the Electrical Workers
.jOurnaD


Americans know they have a high
standard of living. For rank and file
it is still the highest in the world TO
most Americans, the American way of
life means just that: the right to earn
Il good living and to advance, without
bar of caste of class, to a higher eco
nomic level. This, of course, means
more than economies or materialiSm.
1t means chance for Self-develop-
ment for man, woman and child; leiS-
ure, education and recreation.
What is it, then, that makes citizens
of other nations willing to die on
battlefrontS for their country? One
may answer-loot, plumber, glory, self
eXultation. Perhaps it is a search by
robbery, for a higher standard of
living.
The issue, of course, is plain. Will
Americans give their all as willingly
as citizen-Soldiers who have much less?
The Nazis say NO" Americans have
proved already that they will
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
BOOKBINDERS NAME LYNCH
TO WPB ADVISORY POST

Washington, ID. c. ULNS).-Thomas
+. Lynch, of Boston, for the last 10
years international representative in
the New York Office of the Internation-
al Brotherhood of Bookbinders, has
been named assistant to w. G.. Chand-
Ter, director of the War Production
Boards Division of Printing and Pub
fishing, to advise him on all labor
matters within the jurisdiction of the
division.
Lynchs appointment was recon-
mended by Labor Production Division
Director Wendell Lund after consulta-
ton with President William Green of
the American Federation of Labor and
other labor union officials.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
RENT CONTROL WORKING

GOOD NEWS for wage carners. Rent control
" really is working, judging by official state
ments issued recently by the Rent Section of the
Office Of Price Administration, Washington.
a survey in 81 large cities reveals the fact
that rentals are back to the December, l941
level, which means that there has been a sharp
drop since the sudden increases.
In fact the national index, the first five months
of legal rent control, dropped from approximately
105 per cent above the September 1889 levels to
about 1913 per cent. Although this does not seem
Ike a very sudden drop, rents had been rising
very rapidly until March, 1912.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
THE URGENT NEED FOR A LABOR OWNED
DAILY NEWSPAPER


'EHE LABOR MOVEMENT on this continent is
sufficiently unanimous IN It's basic aims and
objects to support at least one daily newspaper
which would bring labors side OF every contro-
versy before the public
The time to get one going is now - lmme-
dately.
The best way to finance it is for the whole
labor movement to provide funds to assure its
publication regardless of advertising. Then, If ad-
vertisng is accepted, the profit therefrOm can be
used to start other such labOrOWned daeS.
Labor does not get fair treatment from any cur
rent news service or medium of publicity except
labor journals and the weekly labor press, neither
of which reach any great portion Of the general
public
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-01-28
WLB APPROVES MORE PAY
FOR FISH MARKET MEN

Washington, ID. G. ILNS). - The
War Labor Board has approved
an agreement between the
Fulton Wholesale Fish Market En-
ployees Association of New York City
and the AFL United Seafood Workers
Union, Local 1915, providing 50
a week increase in contract rates paid
to statesmen and journeymen and a 81
Il day increase for day journeymen,
retroactive to Oct. 81. The agreement
covers 44O employees of 10 dealers.