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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
PIONEER HOME
 INNATE DIES

Ben Morrone, II, died Satur- day evening at St. Ann's Hospital. He had been a resident of the Pioneers Home at Sitka for the past eight years.
 The deceased was born in Italy, and is survived, as far as is known here, by one brother, Joe, in De- troit, Michigan.
 r. The remains are at the Charles w. Carter Mortuary pending fun eral arrangements.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
FRANCIS SNYDER VISITS HERE

FRANCIS SNYDER VISITS HERE
 Having served seven months in the USED. and the past ten months with the Alaska Transport Service on Aleutian Islands duty, Francis Snyder has just completed his first leave of absence for the 17-month period Beginning his va cation July 31, he visited with his parents, MT. and Mrs w. F. Snyder of Ocean Park, Wash. Enroute to his duties as chief engineer, he stopped over briefly in Douglas Saturday to visit friends and rela- tives here.
 Brother of Mrs. Albert E. Goetz, he has resided on the Channel since 1925 and has many friends in this community.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
Washinaion Merry 6o-Round
Continued from Page OneJ

to the family where Harry Hopkins has remarked to the President, Look what your wife has said now" or similar disparaging state ments.
 The First Lady has confessed to friends that she has been upset and worried over the fact that her husband has deviated sharply from his previous liberal policy and has been unwilling to adopt her pro- gressive suggestions as he once did.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
LOOK and LEARN asy. c. GORDON

cities of the United States that are largest in 9 Why did adopt the smaller size currency? turgite? Is the police dog product of breeding? What music the popular in Russia?
 ANSWERS Los Angeles York, Chicago Orleans Detroit, and Philadelphia. 9 Fore economy convenience.
  No; it is pure shepherd. The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
DR. SIMPSON SOUTH
 0pUR(HASE STOCK

Dr. Robert Simpson of the Nugget Shop, sailed for the South Saturday enroute to Los Angeles and possibly New York
 He expects to be away for the next few weeks purchasing new stock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
TONSILECTOMY

Shirley Marie Edwards visited St. Ann's Hospital Saturday morning and had her tonsils removed.
 Daughter of MT. and Mrs. Orrin Edwards, Shirley is reported as feeling well for her late experi- ence
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
WUUEkN ClluU[llL ROBERTA LEE

O. Is it correct protesting when her guests they must leave?
 No to leave rests with the guests O Is t o to letters of coincidence? a of thanks everyone who has sent flowers personal letters
 O. bridegroom to hand the clergyman his fee?
 the clergyman though IS to groom
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
ATTENTION MASONS

Called Communication of Mt Juneau Lodge this evening at 7:30 with work in the E. A. Degree.
 J. w. LEVERS, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16

St. Ann's Hospital.
 Anxiously awaiting the baby's arrival home were LeRoy, who is six years old, and LaReece who is four.
 Mrs. Williamson is resting com- fortably in their Kilburn apart ment and is looking real well.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
HOME WITH BABY

Mrs. Floyd Williamson an d young daughter Vernita Gale, re- turned home Sunday evening from
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

Have a portrait artist take your picture. Hamersley Studio. Opposite federal Building. Phone 294. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16

praisal. The diamonds were of an old-style cut and worth about S4,000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
PERFUME MIxER

One way to help preserve your perfumes is to use sachets for handkerchiefs and stocking cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16
DON NEAL HOME

Having spent some time out of town on business for the Army Signal Corps, Don Neal returned home on Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-08-16

Empire Classifieds Pay!
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-03

F. Buy. Sell or Excn4a&e try ,airyor Classifiete
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-03
broadway"
 rssday Show

byested with a liberal roster brilliant talent, an unusual
 v as exceptional in treatment
 IS in exciting content, and ertly made, Broadway, the
 streamIined version of the
 pIay, opens Sunday, for one
 at the Orpheum theatre. Eeorge Raft and Pat O'Brien co-starred and staunchly sup led by Janet Blair, Brod lyford, Anne Gwynn, Mar e Rambeau, s. K. Sakall and ers.
 kaft is a hoorer who. starring
 Ditery lorded over by 8 boot king, becomes involved Tn 2 Engs. It gives him opportunity bisplay his dancing talents in hnobers, Charleston aad a tan lat OrBrien gives a standout Formances as the tenacious, (-spoken and unexcitable cop won't stand for homocides bis beat.
 Eaft's romantic lead-also his porous dancing partner-is ably played by Janet Blair, Ie Anne Gwynne, as a chlorine b revenge in her heart and 8
 tucked in her robe, contrib B vital dramatic punctuation he plot.
 Broadway" carries 8 strong lad of exciting conviction D it's novel opening to it's nting close. Vitally intensity its effect is the interpolation Iughout of songs and melo-
 which amplify it's excite t and arouse nostalgia mem- s of the days that are re- ed as "the roaring '20s."
Kodiak mirror., 1943-04-03

o4lowing are additional con tutors to the Red Cross War
 d drive, as reported by Mrs. Till Coon, chairman:
 huck Turner $3; E. N. Doll Mr & and Mrs. Herbert Pope
 l.. Nellie MeIin $5; MT. & !. s Alvine $5; Mir. 6 Mrs. H 2 $5, MT. & Mrs. F. Erbe" Mir. & Mrs. H. Slayton $5;
 & Mrs. o. A. Torgerson $25; ; ! Poole $5; Al Chouinard $5; na Smith $5; Doris Graham l ; Mary $3; Greenhouse $20; shhouse $1O; Whitehouse $3; 3 Martin s 10; Lee Jones $5; lys Jones $5; IKEA $5; Mrs. g $5; Elmes Bakke $5; Hell 'hoto $l0; Jack Johnson $1; y Myers $2; B, ThorSheim Mr. Looney $1; Bill Ander- sl Ted Wiley $1;J. E. Blanc
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

Ilotel, ana look over the scratches
and the jockeys listed 10 ride.
Then he will buy the Racing Guide.
which claims TO publish the past
performances of all horses listed 10
run that day. Then Mr.. Race Phan
will digest this guide for the next
hour or SO.
About l o'clock he will get in
cab with several other followers of
the bangtails and proceed to the
track. The average boss fan will
take along about $50 for the days
play.
At the track the first thought
is of playing the Daily Double,
which is packing the winner of the
first and the winner of the second
race. and coupling both for one
two-dollar bet. This is not par
lay. but Mr.. Phan must do his pick
ing by consulting the Racing Guide.
or by consulting a 'ouiia board. or
by employing or dcploying some
system of choosing winners. and
then bet the two horses to win.
Each horse is listed by number
and the bettor must couple what
he thinks will be the winning COM
bination. c. G.. 6 in the first race
and in the second. He will thus
go to the Daily Double window and
ask for ticket on 6 and 2.
There are great many systems
for arriving at the lucky numbers
and lunches. telephone numbers.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

to sign union application cards in
May. the plant. which was making
ammunition boxes for the Kelly.
suddenly went slack. The union
agitation died down. Then pro-
duction picked up. So much SO that
an extra shift was put on.
Tho union applications reap
peared: half the plant signed up on
July l alone. The same day. the
company applied 20 the War Labor
Board for permission to increase
wages. The amount OF the increase
was announced TO the employees as
10 cents per hour all round.
The men organized local of the
United Furniture Workers of
America and got charter. They
asked for recognition. The conf
pany. after very insistent effort
to see the application cards. finally
agreed TO a consent election. 1t
also began laying off its employees
until third of them were gone.
The Smiths held series of inter-
views with selected employees.
Shortly after. one of the workers
interviewed. who had agitated ac-
lively for the union. began receiv-
ing lot of overtime. His wife
worked overtime too. They lost
interest in the union. They even
worked actively against it.
Some Of the employees inter
viewed were told that Of course
they could join u union il they
wanted to. but why did they join
the CLIO: the ALL was much bet
Continued on Page %
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
KeIIyFurIoughs
End; Many
Reemployed

Cumberland. Sept. with
1856 workers furloughed and work
available for less than the 1900
still nominally on the payroll. the
Kelly Co. was due to start Oct. l
making tires out of synthetic rubber
The State War Manpower Commits
sion reported that 1880 of those
laid off had found employment or
Joined some Federal service.
President Roy Davy of Local &c.
which holds the contract for the
reconverted plant, is on the look
out for added employment oppor-
tunities in the factory space still
vacant In Cumberland. He con-
tacted representative of the WPB
In Toronto on the subject at the
time of the URWA Convention
Meanwhile. contracts are due to be
let by the Kelly Co. for three one
story additions to the Kelly plant.
80 by 1856 feet in area. Priorities
are assured for the materials.
Former rubber workers must be
hired back according to seniority In
the rec0nverted Kelly plant, Davy
explained. Ordnance workers with
out experience In rubber manu-
facture will have first call on the
rubber-making Jobs but seniority
does not apply to the order OF
their hiring.
The reconverted plant is ex-
pected to concentrate on passenger
tires for essential civilian needs.
but will also be capable of making
tires for trucks. Not many of the
jobs will be available for women.
There is expected to be an unused
reservoir of available woman labor
I in the Cumberland area for some
time TO come.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

the collective bargaining guaran-
tees contained in that Act. con-
spiracy which still continues.
II remains TO be seen whether the
Messrs. Smith are bigger than the
United States Government.
The Smiths operate little box
factory i'm South Cumberland.
Within its walls Mr.. Smiths word
has been law for l6 years, and in
the company for longer still.
When the employees. who had I'M
til recently been receiving wages
down to 35 cents per hour. began
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

kept up against nearly all government departments
Republican State Chairman Galen L. TAFT, echoing
John l.. Lewis Mt the meeting referred to- attacked
all civilians in government jobs members Of "a
swollen, arrogant, ignorant bureaucracy"
Pause minute on that Ignorant" brother.
Congress at Its last session passed law that only
business to be allowed on the staff OF the
O.P.A. The purpose avOwedly was to get rid Of the
"inteliectuas" and college professors"
Continued on Page ~
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

passes alonG fite 1info that there's
a sleeper in the race.
Well. anyway. after picking what
will be the winners of the first
two races. the average fan will be
talked off the selections by some
one he hadn't seen before and for
no good reason. That is the reason
there are so many alibiS after the
races are run. One hears from all
sides that I Shudda had that one.
but was talked off it by so and So
The same goes for betting on
horses In the next several races.
While Mr. Phan wanders aimlessly
around under the grandstand he is
easy prey for the professional fol-
lowers OF the track. and there are
hundreds of them. Some OF them
will give you a sure thing if you
will place win bet for them.
They claim TO be connected with
the stable. and some show trainers
badges. mostly phoney. as proof OF
their connections.
The tOuts will give q gullibie
public every horse In q race. and.
will consequently. have a winning
ticket on each horse In the race.
The tout will collect on the win
ner. and the fan who was lucky
enough to have had this winner
will look up the tout for the next
hot one. and In many cases will
bring along several other people
and introduce them to the bene-
factor.
So the cycle continues. and the
tout continues to pick winners. but
Continued on Page ~
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
An Editorial

The general pattern Of the Republican Partys
activities In the coming session OF Congress ought
to be toleraby clear following the meeting In Cum
berland recently Of Republican leaders from the
State of Maryland. The pattern Is one Of nominal
cooperation with the war effort coupled with sabO-
tage and obstruction on particular issues.
The chief attack Is on the men who are actually
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
The Conspiracy In Congress

running the war In Washington. The COP. does
not to tackle the Army, the Navy, and the
Marines, but any civilian, matter how valuable
to the war effort, Is apparently fair game.
The plan Of the reactionaries including most,
though not ALL of the Republicans and most, though
not ALL Of the pOlltax Southern Democrats Is to
hamstring the government departments on one pre-
text or another and then charge them with not
having done their job.
At the same time, q constant barrage Il to be
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
CeIonese Declares
Dividends

New York. Sept. SO-Holders OF
common stock of the Celanese
Corp. OF America today were due
to receive a dividend of so cents
per share. the same amount that
was paid June 30. Dividends were
due to he paid on the several
classes of preferred stock at the
same time.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

house numbers. etc. receive O good
play every day. But the queer
part of this story is that many Sc
lectionS are tossed aside. because
some tout gives Mr.. Phan tip on
a hot one. or because some jockey
surely cannot win two races in
row, or because a friend knows a
friend of the exercise boy, who
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
Fargo Races Thrill
Western MARYLAND
BY HAMANEGER

CumberlandS tenday known all followers
as the Little Saratoga of America off good
week and despite smaller attendance the wagering been
ABOUT average for previous meets in this city One thing
certain people visit the sellers windows
cashiers windows under the grandstand.
typical day for the fan may be summarized
as follows He will start IL o'clock get ready
day First he will program the Fort
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04
FuIcherP. SmithIsLuw
VioIotor> Soys Go

CUMBERLAND, Sept. 29-Mr Fucher P Smith gets pain
fully excited violations of the Fish and Game Laws of the
State of Maryland but he does mind violating the National
Labor Relations For the last four months he and his
F. Perry Smith, G have been engaged in conspiracy defeat
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-10-04

Br. James A. Anderson from the
Warp Knit Is second class gun
ner In the Infantry. He entered
Sicily about the middle of July
and was in some of the hardest
battles. He was wounded in the
shoulder but was not disabled from
duty.
On June 80 he wrote. 81 am in
the best outfit in the whole Army
and proud to he u member of it,.
i hope can live up to It's high
standards. Our motto is. Can Do"
On Sept. 5 he wrote that he had
received the Purple Heart Mrial.
Brother AndersOn's home is at
l3l Race ST.. Cumberland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-27
LABOR
MAY GET RAISE
8 Cents An Hour Increase
Recommended To Pres
ident Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, May 26-R-
An eight-cents an hour increase in
wages for the more than 1,000,0
incorporating" ailro d en-
ployes, which would add about
$2O4, 100000 to annual payrolls,
was recommended to President
Roosevelt today by an emergency
board of the National Railway La
Dor Panel.
The board also proposed that the
increase be retroactive to Feb
uary 1. back pay of $S5, 900, 900,
computed from that date to July
/, when the payroll changes would
probably be complete, would be
granted in war bonds to prevent
strongly inflationary' influences
The recommendations, to be-
come effective within 30 days un'
less vetoed or modified by Stabi
lization Director James F. Byrnes.
represented a partial compliance
with requests hv- the Is non-operat
ing unions which had sought a *
cents an hour raise and the unior
shop. .,t...
Bert Jewell. chairman of com
mittee representing the unions
said:
1--WE are disappointed"
In turning down the union shop
(Continued on Pare Two: Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-27
OPTIMISM RISING
Allies Great North African
Aerial Circus Settles
Into Routine
LOSSES RUNNING LIGHT
American And British Cas-
ualties Low Compared
With Enemy

A LIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN NORTH AFRICA,
March 26.-(P-Italy soon
will be struck by aerial blows
of such magnitude as to
dwarf yesterdays terrific
hammering in which nearly
400 planes blasted and burned
the island outposts of Sicily,
Sardinia and Pantelleria, au-
thoritative sources declared
today.
AS the Allies great North
African aerial circus settled
into it's day and night routine
of bombing and strafing Italy
out of the war, optimism ran
high. Yesterdays loss of II
planes was described as re-
markably small in view Of the
large attacking forces and
proof of the superior tactics,
equipment and leadership"
Messina Paralyzed
The two-way pounding of the ST.
Gillian ferry terminus of Messina
by American four-engined Flying
Fortresses and Liberators was be-
lieved virtually to have paralyzed
the city's port facilities. The For
tress raid in particular was called
lone Of the most successful at
tacks of the North African cam
paign." The Liberator fleet alone
dropped ITS tons Of bombs on Mes
sina.
After having taken a heavy beat
ing on Sardinia the previous day
without offering much opposition,
the enemy threw up an intense
anti-aircraft and fighter d f me
over Messina yesterday. One group
of 10 Fortresses was jumped by
40 German fighters before it reach
ed Messina and shot down IL Of
the Nazis without losing bomber.
One American pilot, stressing
the futility of the Axis defenses,
declared ''If they had thousand
fighters we would still have got
through" The anti-aircraft fire
gave another crewman what he
described as the toughest show
of my entire so missions" but it
did not prevent the big planes
from smashing Messina's ferry
slipways, railroad yards, supply
dumps, railway shops and mill
tary stores.
The daily italian communique ac-
knowledged that Messina twas re-
! (Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-27
EAST COAST GAS
SITUATION GRAVE
ODT Predicts Lack OF Oil
AS Flood Damage I'm
pact Is Felt

WASHINGTON, May &c. A
prediction that the East Coast gas
oline situation will become pro
gressively tighter" as the full inn
pact of Midwestern floods strikes
Eastern deliveries came o d a y
from the Office of Defense Trans
portation.
First impact of the floods, ODI
said, was reflected in a sharp re.
duction in tank car deliveries dur
ing the 24-hour period ending al
1901 am. yesterday.
Arrivals at 25 Eastern termi
nails which receive about 80 pei
cent of the total rail movement O.
petroleum products numbered g.,
229 cars (700,693 barrels) during
the 24-hour period, a decline o.
1865 per cent from last week.
daily average deliveries.
ODT said an earlier prediction
that the flood temporarily will
reduce Eastern deliveries of oil a
least one-fifth and possibly as much
as one-half "still appears to be
reasonable estimate"
Rail transportation, according IL
ODT, remains disrupted in t h {
flooded areas of the Midwest anc
Southwest, with a threat that flood
(ContYnued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-27
TORNADO KILLS
| in COLUMBUS
County Experiences Sec
ond High Wind In Six
Months Period. ..
WHrTEVIT,J,E

WHTTEVILLE, May 26.-Colum-
bus county's second tornado in six
months demolished a Negro home
in Welches Creek township around
1:20 am. today. killing one per-
son and injuring four others.
The twister apparently left the
remainder OF the county undam-
aged.
Frannir Jones, 58-year-old Negro
woman, was killed as the high
wind ripped the house from its
pillars.
The four other occupants Of the
house, John White, his wife, and
two small children, lay in a nearby
field with the dead woman until
daylight when they were discovered
by neighbors and brought to the
hospital here.
The full extent of their injuries
has not been determined yet.
The local Red Cross chapter i'm
mediately took charge of disaster
relief to the family.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-27
Uontinued nm Page Eight y CONTINUED
Tension Easing In Flood
Zone AS Waters Dropping

cultural land back in the food-for.
victory program.
During May muddy waters have
submerged 3,926,0OO acres of Illi-
nois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklaho-
ma, Kansas and Indiana, routed
100000 persons and caused q
deaths in the worst floods in the
midlands since 1887, when the Ohio
and Mississippi valley disaster
made more than 1,00O,O 900 home.
less and took 466 lives.
But conditions took a turn for
the better as the Mississippi fell
at St. Louis and farther south and
the Illinois crested at Beardstown
without invading the city.
A drop in the Mississippi cheer
ed the force struggling to save the
Central Illinois Public Service gen
Continued ON Page, Eight; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-27
Chinese Retake Point
From Foe Near Ichan9

CHUNGKING, May 26.-REChi-
nese troops have recaptured an i'm
portant strategic point and killed
900 japanese in a battle on the
outer ring of Ichang in central
China, a high command communl-
que reported tonight.
Ichang is the center Of menaclng
Japanese thrusts along the Yangt-
province in the direction of Chung,
king. Earlier the Chinese Central
bunting of three enemy drives IAN
ming out of the Ichang area.
considerable casualties" in the
Chinese forces also suffered
latest battle, which was west OF
Lungchuanpu, northeast OF lchang'
but they seized big stores OF mill
tary booty, the communique de-
clared.
Across the Yangtze from lchang
to the south, enemy troops were
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-27
JapaneseLose
Vital Sector
In Attu Fight
Resistance On Island Ap-
pears To Be Crumblinq
Rapidly
AIR FORCES ACTIVE
Army Airmen Team With
Ground Troops To
Strike Invader

WASHINGTON, May 26.-
P)-Japanese resistance on
Attu island appeared today to
be crumbling fast with one
of the enemy's last three
main positions in American
hands and a second under vio-
lent assault.
Army air striking power in
the western Aleutian islands
was supporting the assault by
ground forces. A Navy COM
munique said that Liberator
heavy bombers, Mitchell med
ium bomber and Lightning
fighters all Joined the attacks
on Monday.
Maneuver Was Needed
Such heavy use of planes was
the maneuver which authorities
here had been hoping for. 1t un-
doubtedly resulted from a break
in the weather. Tacticians h d
predicted that when planes could
be brought into play in such force,
the enemy would be done for in
hurry.
Chichagof valley was the first
OF the enemy positions to fall since
the Japanese forces were split last
week into three groups. 1t W a S
cleared of the enemy last Monday.
Immediately, combined units. OF
the original American northern
and southern landing groups turn
ed to an attack along the ridge
north Of the valley and this, the
Navy cornmunique said, was re-
ported as continuing"
The ridge stands as bulwark
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.