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Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
COrdOVa Fire Hits Packing Company; Loss $4O,OOO

Cordova (SpeciaD-Nre Tues day afternoon destroyed the Gulf Packing company with a loss of $4O,000 to plant and equipment and with a loss upward of $50, 900 annually to thls community through dpscontinuance of cpeE- ation of a crab packing plant which operated with local help in off fishing periods,
 The fire is believed to have started from sparks from a retost burner, shortly after the shut down of the days shift, which set fuel oil afre, crea ting 8 nasty fire to fight.
 B A. Haltness is superintend- ent for the Oceanic Sales O., Seattle, and the W. R Gilbert Co.,, who have been operating the plant since the death of Ed P6ster, former owner.
 Local boats came to help the fire department, pumping four streams from the bay, which pre- vented extensive loss to the city pier on which the cannery was located,
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
World News HighIights

 Dnieper river. Germans drew re- Inducements from other parts of the long Dnieper line to offer hastily improvised actions at 1st one point & then another in an effort to halt the growth of the Soviet bulge. Swiss radio report ed that Russian troops complete ly encircled Dniepropetrovsk < threatened entrapment of two German armies, one in the Mel itopol area < the other in the Crimea.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Works On Line

Charles Hopp finished work this week on the Kodiak Water Company dam, cleaning it to in- crease the flow of water, and in- stalling new chlorination set up. Hopp said the first installa- tion had proved unsatisfactory and did not provide protection for the chlorinating unit in freez- ing weather.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Shooting Accident IniureS Foot

F. Hargo, a dismounted mill. tary patrol, suffered an acciden- tai gunshot wound in the right foot Tuesday in the Erskine hill district in town. The patient IS being treated at a military hos pital and is convalescing satis- factori y, officials report.
 Although trained in proper handling of firearms. the acci dent occurred when Hargo stum- bled and fell over leg. The in- jury is not serious, hospital off, ficials said.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Diseases Reported

The following diseases were re- ported to the Territorial Depart ment of Health for the month of September:
 Kodiak: Tuberculosis, l.
 Entire Territory, Army and Navy: epidemic meningitis, 1 Army; scarlet fever, l Army, 5 Navy; gonorrhea, 12 Army, l Navy; syphilis, 5 Army; lnfuen- ga, 8 Army; German measles, Army 3, Navy !; chicken pox, Army l /; humps, Army 5.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Pacific Front

Japanese troops advanced by infiltration moves in the iungles northwest of Finschafen, New Guinea Intended to save trapped Jap forces by reaching the coast, the enemy drive is not presently aimed at the recapture of Fins chafen Elements of Australia s 9th division bar the way to the coast & control areas on both sides of the enemy positions. Several thousand troops locked in combat at the mouth of the Song river, where the Japs sought to achieve a solid line, In the heaviest enemy raid of recent weeks 30 Jap planes harrassed Australian positions at Finschaf- en; bombs caused minor damage j&. casualties. A small force of Navy Liberators attacked Tara wa, major Jap base in the Gill bert islands, met no enemy air craft. Navy announced that the bombers encountered Consider able anti-aircraft opposition but suffered no damage" Striking in the midst of thunderstorm, Allied airmen destroyed 60 Jap planes & at least 8 vessels at Rabaul, New Britain, which brought the toll of Jap planes to 237 destroyed in the last two assaults on Rabaul.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Fly To Anchorage

MT. and Mrs. Jack DeIane, Mrs. Merrill Coon. E. G. John son, Axel Carlson and August Peterson were outgoing Star Air line passengers yesterday.
 Incoming passengers on the same plane were Mrs. Ray Dell, R. R. Reynolds, Chas. Golden and Capt. John Erwin.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23

shot down 59 German planes for a high bag record in a recent raid on Muenster. An RAF off cial disclosed that 8O,72O tons of bombs have been air express ed from British bases to half of Germany's major cities in the last 100 days.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
New Draft Rule Affects Outside Registrants Here

Men registered outside the Territory who enter Alaska and stay more than 30 days must re- port to a local draft board and receive 8 certificate of transfer, which he must carry while in the Territory and surrender on leaving, John L. Mccormick, Territorial Director of Selective Service announced today. The regulations, which follow in de- tail, are effective Nov. 1 this year.
 Alt shall be the duty of every person between the ages of IS and 45 registered with a local board outside the Territory of Alaska, who is in or hereafter enters the Territory of Alaska and has renamed or does remain in Alaska for period of 30 days, to present himself at the Selective Service board in Alas ka having jurisdiction over his present employment, and com ,plete the Report to Board of Transfer, (Form 65)
 Bit shall be the duty of every person who has completed or who is obligated to complete the Report to Board of Transfer to:
 l. Receive and thereafter re- tain in his personal possession as long as he remains in the Ter ntory, except as provided in sub-paragraph (4), the portion of such Report to Board of Transfer (Form 65) entitled Certificate of Board of Trans fer"
 2. Keep his Board of Trans fer advised at all times of the
 (continued on page 4)
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Russian Front

Soviets smashed a Smile wide breach into Nazi defenses north west of Kiev. Further south Red Army columns hammered a deep wedge into the crumbling Ger. lines along the great bend of the
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Asia Front

Admiral Lord Mountbatten, supreme Allied commander of Southeast Asia, completed a 5 day conference with Generalissi- mo Chiang Kai Shek < It. Gen. Stilwell at Chungking. Chinese held positions agaInst an 8-day Japanese drive in Western Yun- nan province to force the Chin csc back across the Salween riv- CT.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Married AtFort

George L. Moebius and Bar bara Smith, both of Fort Gree ly, were married at the post Oct. 20 by Chaplain Francis Bailey.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Labor Supply Improved

A crew of city prisoners. 4 vagrants, is employed on the city roads and garbage dump this week.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23

The Bank Of Kodiak will dis continue opening on Saturday evenings, beginning November l, o. A. Torgerson, president, announced this week.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-10-23
Is Operated On

Arthur Daigen underwent a major operation at the Griffin Memorial hospital Thursday.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Food Dumping Continues

Extensive food dumping, which was re-
ported exclusively in the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL two weeks ago, still
continues on large scale.
Not content to merely dump spoiled
vegetables, the wholesalers, in order to
avoid detection, are throwing their garbage
behind the Toledo Terminal Warehouse,
adding menace to the public health along
with their other crimes of food destruc-
ton in critical period.
OPA officials say that they have no
power to prevent food dumping due to
wholesalers refusal to meet the price cell
ings, and claim they cannot force the deal
ers TO place their commodities upon the
market. However, the Toledo Health De-
partment can and will prevent these COM
mercial anarchists from Haunting all laws,
particularly those which relate to the pub
lie health.
Continuation of the food dumping i'm
Toledo and elsewhere, and failure of any
government agency to step in and take
matters in hand presumably because they
have no such power, will lead TO "A serious
impairment of public confidence and affect
public morale.
As long as the wholesalers are per-
mitted TO continue their unecOnomic and
selfish practices, there will continue to be
a serious food shortage throughout the
country.
When the war is over, it will he dscov.
cred that the food situation is going to be,
in fact, already is, one of the greatest
scandals growing out OF the war.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

With all due repect for the Board Of
Health, which we believe is doing good
job for the city health department. we dis
agree with the contention of those who
believe that the City Council should forfeit
all control over this department.
Our Council must appropriate the
money to run the health department from
the tax funds extracted from the citizens
of Toledo. Moreover, the Council is sup
posed to watch over and protect the citi-
Zens' interests. In view of this fact. il is
only logical that control over the health de-
partment be vested in Council, which is an
elected body, rather than in the Board of
Health. which is appointed.
One of the worries which some of those
who advocate full control of the health de-
partment be placed in the Board of Health
exclusively, is that the health department
will be controlled by politics.
This is silly reasoning, for if there are
any who believe politics doesn't enter into
the Board of Health, they have another
guess coming. We agree that the Board
may not be political in its activities as
board, but the appointments were not
made entirely on non-polticaI basis.
Let's be realistic about the Board of
Health, the same as We try to be about
Council, and put the control over that de-
partment in the hands of the citizens of
Toledo. Let's keep the Board of Health
staffed by competent people, but not try
to take control away from the voters, who
can remove councilmen easier than they
can appOintees.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Burke For Council

Tom Burke, one of the builders of the
CIO in Toledo and still active in ClO lead
ership. has been certified by the Board OF
Elections as a candidate for City Council.
Mr.. Burke needs no introduction to
very large number of the citizens of Toledo
who are members of the ClO. He has
served his city and state with distinction
and has qualifications far above average
for the position which he seeks.
As a member of the State Legislature,
Mr.. Burke served the cause of labor with
fidelity and devotion, and won the respect
and admiration of his fellow members, in
Guiding those of opposing political faith.
With more than 10000 members of the
CIO. 10000 of whom are members of his
own Local Il, UAW-CIO, it is quite evil
dent that Mr.. Burke'S election rests en-
tireIy in the hands of the people for whom
he has worked long and earnestly for many
years.
Mr.. Burke should he elected on the first
ballot. He should be elected so emphatically
that there would be no question in the
mind of any person in the city of Toledo
about the feelings of his own people. He
should receive one of the largest votes
ever cast for any candidate for Council
under the p. X. system.
Toledo is an industrial city and CIO
dominated If THE CIO VOTES. Ii is up
to the CIO members of Toledo to register
now and TO vote in November in demon
stratiOn of CIO political might. To do less
is to invite public ridicule and a loss of
prestige in the public eye.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
WHAT CHANGED IT!

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possible that there may have been other behind the change
and that these economic and of particular benefit to
certain group of people?
Let's not kid ourselves There very deass in public
group calling the City Manager League or Good
Government Association Municipal League or some ote heh
sounding make reforms fingers
and start looking for their economic interests
major scandals in town
the style city government came INTO beng doesn't neces
sary indicate that all public officials including Councilman
Addison Thache all political purss snguery devoted TO
the public welfare and forgetful Of SELF
ISSUES AGAIN
And what suspicion more that there might be
real city government is the studied and careful
repetition ues-a lovely dear TOLEDO
would that this dug issue last week in the
abseneesm councmen from meetings they
getting paid We believe that nine councmen are
getting pay parme job and that several of them
by their partme employment merit
being which they apparently take
of by neglectng the peoples business
Is that issue? We very definitely think So
1t surprise discover that Of the worst Of
tenders neglectng strongly condemned work
phony absentee campaign against the war
workers Maybe worker more important than public Of
fa at seemed think last fall when they
stayed the job and neglected to vote
The people been kept in the dark about their
city government ever since and city
picture AS evidence of this why has the a6senem
councmen been reported in the free press Certainly the re-
porcs covering the city hall must have known that Councilman
Addison @ Thacher missing.
if relatively matter such absenteesm gets the
silent treatment from the people of Toledo
public information isn't there ra to believe that other
things might also be overlooked?
MOTIVES
political motives behind the things which
fail to in city government but ,n onV h
emphasized is that Mr. Thache would IKE 10 throw
political appointees out on their partisan ears
political maakey much smoke calculated
take the of the from the real issues ana
them relatively minor detail We even suspect that the
about the local gambling situation smoke screen to put
DeAngo and take off somebody else
quite evident judging from the reaction to the abb
story that the citizens of Toledo are inter
their and want to know more about IT, we
believe this information should be given to them for their oma
ton and guidance in making their choe IN ns year mumpsl nun
this information to them as the cam
pagn gets into full swing
of Toledo TO know what has
the 9 months and
what the really We know they
sensible choice and eectng to office
their Toledo vast business whh
should not be trusted with.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

energy. Keep up the good
spirit.
Edwin A. Lopacki.
p. S.-Thank you and all the
friends and brothers who are
helping to make the sending of
gift packages possible. 1t is inn
possible to express the sincere
gratitude which is within me
and therefore | will say just
Thanks a Million to all the
boys.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

gun to whirl dizzily with all the
problems and deficiencies he has
to work against.
| forgot that despite OPA
Chief Prentiss Browns vacilla-
tions and promises, despite con-
gressional sabotage, despite be-
hind-the-scenes maneuvering of
his government officials against
the Presidents vital subsidy pro-
gram and rollback of prices, de-
spite all this, there is sharp
fight, perhaps sharper than ever,
going on between profiteer and
defeatist forces on the one hand.
and on the other, plenty of good
people within and without OPA.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

Congress has done Job on labor not only IN
the way of an act to prevent them from eXercis-
ing their right to strike which labor has already
voluntarily given up but they have mpeded all
beneficial legislation which would aid the people
OF the country.
ON THE WAY
According to the best political authorities the
reaction against labor is going to continue next
fall, and predictions being made that the
swing to reaction is going to be more
marked that it was last fall when labor neglected
to exercise it's right to vote.
If predictions hold true, it means that the
political observers are basing their predictions
on two main points /. That labor will divide its
vote. ?. That the workers will not turn out in
large enough number to do themselves good pol
iticay.
1t is my belief that both predictions will be
proven wrong, because political tags and blind
party loyalty mean less to the workers than the
record of those who seek public office. So far as
the workers voting is concerned, it looks to me
like 1914 will be of our biggest labor votes.
REGISTER NOW
The really important thing at this time is for
the workers to register and vote in the local mu-
nicipal elections The administration of our cities
is Just as important to the state and na-
tional administrations and it is a commentary on
our indifference when we brag about the mum
ical strength and militancy of the great CO.
realize that with all our strength we have
had one of our CIO members represent in -
city council.
1t is my sincere hope and wish that every
eligible member of Local IL register and
take an interest in the municipal campaign and
give back the lie to those who believe we are
strong but do not realize our strength because
do not exercise it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

everyone pitching with all his
effort should lead us to victory.
| want all my friends and
brothers to know that they are
building the greatest team every
undertaken and the best trained
and equipped. The training is
strenuous and exhausting, but
we realize it is a mere drop of
what is to come in the future
and therefore plunge forward
with greater enthusiasm and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

was his statement that news
papers had been unfair in attack
ing OPA for its professors. He
pointed out that industry hires
economists, plenty of them. |
don't guarantee how Mr.. Bowles
will turn out, but those remarks
made me feel kindly toward him.
For every time | go nosing
around in that unimpressive
building which houses thousands
of OPA workers, | find plenty
of impressive proof of people
who are working and fighting to
do a good job. Such one is
Harry A. Jones, young food en-
fOrcement chief.
INVESTIGATOR SHORTAGE
When | last saw him a few
days ago he had just returned
from meeting Of all regional
enforcement chiefs and attorneys
in Chicago to plan on how to get
along without the 500 investi-
gators congress cut from OPA's
program. With the pleasure drlv-
ing ban on he has only S25 food
investigators out of the local
force of 2,400. That's for the
whole country.
Then he had a few minor prob
lens such as OPA's knocking
out of grade labelling, which
makes the prospects of enforcing
meat ceilings something Jones
doesn't want to think of, SO he
doesn't--he concentrates on try
ing to get War Food Administra-
tion to order grades on beef car
casses under its wartime allocat-
ing orders.
As we talked the phone rang.
He gave instructions to some in
vestigator in another state on
a black market outfit he was
after. "Give it to 'em," he said,
with a ring in his voice. He
turned back, apologized for his
hoarseness. He had to talk so
much, and he hadn't slept much
lately, he said smilingly.
HOUSEWIVES WARY
OF course, he went on. there
was no surety he will keep the
investigators he has. OPA has to
spend at rate of five million
dollars less than before, and one
third of its total ALLEGATION was
earmarked by congress for di-
rect services to local boards.
But with so many dollars
and-cents ceilings, the house,
wives must be helping you en-
force the law" | said brightly.
No" he said apologetically,
consumer cooperation in holding
prices is not available just now
lin periods of short supply, we
have found, housewives are
afraid to antagonize their butch
ers or grocers. Complaints from
housewives have dropped Off"
but that's the last straw,
after all congress has done. That
is terrible" l began-and then,
in his hoarse voice, with his boy
ish smile. Harry Jones began to
talk. He didn't really have to
sell me, | think he knew he did
not, but for a moment had be-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

Once in a great while, we would get an extra
treat, ride around the Maumee- Perrysburg belt
line. That was real thriller. We would brag to
our pals for days about our trip and how they
envied u.s.
Today with the automobile, radio and airplane
making distance a trife and brlnglnng US
new horizons we find that our pleasures have
undergone a change We have made progress.
Science and invention have increased our pro-
ductivity many times, and we find ourselves lvlng
in greatly changed world
PROGRESS BRINGS PROBLEMS
Progress brings its problems the same as the
old days. With science and invention making
possible many things which we never knew be-
fore our entire outlook has been forced to under
90 a change. We must deal with our problems
arising out of this progress much more realistic
ally than we did when life simpler and the
pace slower.
Out of modern mass production and a speed
ing up of all lines of human activity there have
arisen social and economic problems which have
been crying for solution for years. Even the
problems of medicine have been increased by
the speed of modern industrial life.
From past experience of labor know -
the problems which have given rise to our pre-
day conflicts, yes even to the present war, mn
be solved and that the solution must be a correct
one if we really desire to avoid more wars and
internal strife.
SOLVING THE PROBLEM
If produce sufficient goods and COM
modities to support the people of this country,
and it requires but 80 hours of work per week
per man to do it, then l opposed to working
men 40 or 48 hours per week to accumulate an
excessive inventory which will mean that the
workers cannot afford to buy back the things
they make. This then must be our fight
believe that in order to accomplish the pre-
ceeding point, it will be necessary that labor have
representation and participation in all postwar
planning and peace conferences, and that we
organize economy of plenty.
With the resources of America, we should be
able to fight total war against unemployment,
poverty, sickness and insecurity and do it with
the same determination with which now
carrying on the against enemies, the
Axis nations
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

IC SeeInS scarcely necessary
for me to point out the rea-
sons why our people should do
their duty and vote. All that
need be done by the workers
to convince themselves of the
necessity of registering and
voting is to observe the Smith
Connally Act, the strict OBJ
servance of the formula by
the War Labor Board limiting
the workers wages, and the lib
eral Interpretation of price
ceilings by the OPA.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

not because they we're III ItaI-
ity better days than we now
know; but because life wasn't
so complex, and our pleasures
were simple.
l can remember taking
street car rides around the
Long Belt line in the warm
summer evenings as a special
treat. That was an event that
gave us kids bigger kick than
we get nowadays ri idi g
across the country in a COM
Portable Pullman.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Servicemens S
Letters

Dear Mr.. Gosser:
received your encouraging
letter and was very happy TO
hear from you. 1t is most in
spring to ali Of us who are in
the service OF our country TO
hear how well and rapidly the
work on the home front is be-
ing accomplished. We have a
tremendous job before us and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

strings. A rid
er attached to
the bill pro-
viding appro-
priations for
OPA specified
that the per-
sonnel select
ed f or t h C
price control
$ Us t e m be
qualified by
experience in
business, in
duStrN or COM
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

new note when
in a press con-
f e r e n C g he
said he hoped
t h a t t h o s c
many people
in OPA who
had been do
ing a good JOB
will stay on.
This wasn't
calculated to
make h e a d.
lipac Noithar
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

toners, lis
tens to their
t r o u b | e s,
la u g h 5 at
their 5 t a | e
jokes, toler-
ates brainless
horseplay, is
the t a r G g t
for scads Of
uncalled f o r
abuse of the
m 0 S t vitup-
pratiyp VaFl-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
On The
Beam
By Clayton W. Fountain

CONGRESS SHOWS HAND
In its last spasm of legislative
horseplay, before adjourning for
the summer, Congress finally
showed the hand that jerks the