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field itself. One bomb hit an enemy
plane taking off, causing it to crash
into another plane on the ground,
destroying both.
This formation failed to encoun-
ter any enemy ali opposition.
Mills Airfield Blasted.
At the same time a Marauder
formation with a P-38 escort blast
ed at Mills Airfield, reporting that
good bomb patterns covered the tar
get. Lightnings shot down 5 out of
Is to 80 enemy interceptors.
The creWmen's report of very &C
curate bombing in the RAF Well
ingtons' raid on San Giovanni the
preceding night was confirmed by
photographs. With the aid of flares
the bomb aimers easily found the
three main objectives-a ferry ter
minus, railway station and siding
all conveniently clustered along the
water front.
One squadron commander report
ed defending searchlights and guns
on both sides of the straits striving
unsuccessfully to pick up the Well
ingtons, which went in to bomb by
the light of flares as we'll as fires left
by the first planes to reach the tar
gets. Many bursts were seen on and
around the ferry terminus, and
many blazes were growing as the
bcmbers left.
Only two Allied planes were re-
ported missing from the days op-
erationS.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Niagara Hudson Plan
To Be Weighed al
Hearing October 19
Company Proposal Calls
For Merger of All
Operating Units
BY the Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA, June 29.-The
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion yesterday set Oceober 19 for a
hearing on a proposed reorganiza-
ton plan filed by Niagara Hudson
Power Corp. calling for consolida-
ton of its principal subsidiaries into
a single operating electric and gas
utility company
Upon consummation of the con-
solidation the company's authorized
capital stock would be 1925, ,O0O, 900
and would consist of 1,25000O shares
of preferred stock of 500 par value
and 100000 shares of common
stock with par value of $40.
Holding companies of the system
would be eliminated and preferred
and common stockholders of the
various companies would receive
cash, preferred or common shares
and securities at various rates of
exchange.
Earle j. Machold, president of
Niagara, said under the plan the
corporate structure of the system
will be greatly simplified by reducing
the number of publicly held classes
OF stock, the number of Gala BILE bond
issues and the number of system
companies"
Substantial economies" he added,
can be expected from the reduced
interest charges resulting from the
refunding program and from the re-
duction of taxes and operating ex-
penses.'
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Births Reported

Ralph and Bernadine Ackerman, boy.
CHARLES and Mary Barrick, jr., boy.
Robert and Elena Benson. girl.
=; ,s. =: and and Josephine BRYANT, girl.
James and Helen Cochrun. 3d. boy
Warren and Blanche Dameron, boz.
George end June Dietz, girl.
John and Irene Finnegan. boy.
Frank and Mary Jelinek, bow
Everret and Leola Johnson, girl.
Perry and Betty Lindeman, boy.
Gilbert and Lois Porsch. boy.
Dirk and Kathryn Van Dongen, boy.
Russell and Frances Anderson, girl.
Charles and Ora Braxton, boy.
Anderson and Helen Carter, boy.
William and Lottie Cooper, boy
Maceo and Roberta Cunningham, bon.
Cecil and Ethel Diggs, girl.
Leonardo and Vivian Fields, bov.
Raymon and Dorothy Frazier, girl.
John and Mary Giles, girl
Jesse and Naomi Greene, girl.
Paul and Daisy Griffin, boy
Arther and Usikia Hall. boy.
James and Sally Harris. boy.
Walter and Erma Harris, boy.
Moses and Carrie Henley, boy;
Fred and Lille Jones, girl
Richard and Mary Jones, girl.
Ray and Olive Lindsay, girl.
Arthur and Mable Luckett, girl.
David and Hazel Marsh, girl.
Nathaniel and Loumanda Moore, boy.
Joseph and Magol Morgan, girl
George and Dorothy Nelson, boy
Carlos and K. Mildred Pinkney hoy.
William and Estella Proctor. boy.
Thomas and Jean Raney. boy.
Ellsworth and Fannie Rhone, boy.
Lee and Emma Scott, jr., girl.
James and Lucy Sharpe, girl.
Jesse and Sarah Small girl
Harry and Olethia Smith, girl.
Harry and Ethel Thomas, girl
julius and Emma Turner, girl.
Maurice and Adell Wade, boy.
Owne and Emma Walker, boy
George and Dorothy Walker. girl
Lewis and Mary Whitner, girl
Charles and Helen Wilson. boy.
James and Mary Young, girl.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Workers Struggling Back
In Western PENNSYLVANIA

PITTSBURGH, June % (P.-All
of Kentucky's miners were back at
their jobs today and more struggled
back in Western Pennsylvania, but
there were a few sporadic walkouts
in other sections and thousands were
still holding out for increased wages
in some Pennsylvania regions and
in Alabama.
Around $1,000 had worked in Ken
lucky yesterday, but all $4,000 there
were back today except for usual
absentees.
Half of Pennsylvania 1000
miners were working.
About $500 more men left their
jobs in the anthracite fields of East
ern Pennsylvania, but this was large
ly offset by back-to-work move
which appeared to be gaining mo-
mentum in other sections of the
same area.
The return of miners in Western
Pennsylvanias soft coal fields re-
duced the number of idle there to
around $4,000 out of 117,0O0 en-
ployed.
Only 1,40O men held out in Ohio
out of $4,000. Six mines were idle
there yesterday and only two today.
The number still idle in the Ma
ton, based on estimates from the
field, amounted to $4,000. More
than 100000 were working.
At Wilkes-Barre, Pa, UNIV lead
ers conferred on means of getting
more mines into production.
About 1900 more men returned to
work in the captive-mine area of
southwest Pennsylvania, and the
steel production outlook was i'm
proved at Pittsburgh.
United States Steel-owned mines,
1t was figured, would put out an es-
timated 5000 tons Of coal in four
States today, compared with $4,000
tons yesterday. This is about two
thirds Of normal. Only two United
States Steel mines In Pennsylvania
were not operating. The corpora
tion's mines at Gary, w. Va; Lynch,
KY. and in Illinois were in produc-
ton.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
New Peaks Reported
In April PayroIIs
And Earnings
Hours Average Up.
Employment Shows
Slight Decline
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, June 29.-Earnings
and payrolls rose to new peak levels
in April, average number of hours
worked weekly increased and en-
ployment declined slightly, the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board
reported.
The boards monthly survey of
labor statistics in 25 manufacturing
industries showed hourly earnings of
workers averaged 1897 cents and were
10 per cent higher than in March.
They were 1896 cents in April, 1912.
Average number of hours worked
weekly rose o. per cent in April to
44!9, against 42.8 in April last year.
Wage-rate increases granted in
April averaged 0.04 per cent for all
workers.
Weekly earnings rose 1.6 per cent
in April to a new peak with the April
average of $44.99, up 1853 per cent
from a year earlier and 40 per cent
higher than in January, 1941. The
conference boards calculation of
"reap weekly earnings, or dollar
weekly income in terms of commodi-
ties and services it will purchase,
increased or per cent in April.
Employment declined O5 per cent
in April for the first time in l6
months. Total man-hours, rejecting
changes in employment and average
hours a week, remained unchanged
at the March level.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Raids
Continued From First PageD

have spread in new strength along
western European coastal areas were
very little in evidence at st. Nazaire.
The Yanks reported some misdirect-
ed flax and counted only 25 fighters.
They agreed it was the easiest of
any OF their nine jabs there.
The cloudless sky afforded a clear
view OF the submarine pens and Sec
ond 1t. Arthur Price of Portland,
Oreg., said he could see nothing
but smoke and bomb bursts"
Heavy smoke was visible for 100
miles as the Fortress formation
swept away from Beaumont-le-
Roger, where gasoline and ammu-
milton dumps were said to have been
fired.
1t. Robert Langloid of Appleton,
Wis, saw a blanket of smoke" bill
low up, and 1t. Clyde Carlson of
Minneapolis declared: "The burst
of flame covered an area of a big
city block. Hangers and barracks
must have been wiped out because
they were bracketed with bombs"
Maj. Theodore Milton, Washing
ton, D. c., a group operations officer
who piloted Amt 1t Gruesome, said:
Fighters, mostly the yellow nose
boys, hit us. However, I'm sure we
got what we were going after"
Two Axis Ships Sunk.
Earlier in the day British aircraft
attacked an enemy convoy off the
Dutch coast, sinking two ships, caus-
ing third to be beached and Sc
riously damaging three others. In
the afternoon Raj Typhoons shot
up railway targets in Belgium and
an air field at Morlaix, France.
Two American brigadier generals
Newton Longfellow of Minneapolis
and Frank o. D. Hunter Of Savan-
nah, Ga.-were decorated with the
Silver Star yesterday for their part
in developing the increasingly sue
cessful American share in the air
offensive agahlst Europe.
The award was given to Gen.
Longfellow, commander of the 9th
Bomber Command, for his efforts in
demonstrating the value of daylight
bombing. Gen Hunter. who heads
the 9Th Fighter Command, was re-
warded for increasing the effective
ness of fighter protection for the big
bombefs.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Bank Loans Reduced
$60,00O,000 More
In Latest Week
Totol in Big Cities
Now Sl,290, ,000, 900
Below Year AGO

Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans totaled $5,565, 900 900
on June q, decline of $50 O,OO0, 900
from wek earlier, and a drop of
81, ,290, ,0O0,000 from a year ago in
banks of 101 leading cities. the
Federal Reserve Board reported.
Holdings Of direct and guaranteed
Government obligations on June %
totaled S33, ,631 ,000, 900, a decline of
$500, ,000, 900 from week earlier, but
a jump of $16,270, 100000 from a
year ago.
Holding Treasury bills in the latest
week declined $374,OOo,O 900 in New
York City, $117,O00,O0O in the Chi
cago district and $500, ,00O, 900 at all
reporting member banks. Holdings
OF Treasury certificates of indebteo-
ness increased $4,000, 900 and hold
ings OF Treasury notes declined
s48,00o,O0.
The boards statement gave the
following summary Of principal as
sets and liabilities on June %, to-
gether with the increase or decrease
since the previous week and the
corresponding week year ago tin
millions of dollars.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Machine Tool Boom
JUST About Over,
Survey Shows
Chicago Reserve Bank
Reports Drop Likely
By End of 1943
BY The Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 29.-Boom times
in the machine tool business are just
about over, the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago reported in a sur
yey of the industry.
with most of the Nations war
industries fooled up and operating
at peak capacity" the banks report
stated, builders of machine tools
now anticipate a marked de-
cline in present lines of production
by the end of l943 Or early
in 1914.
Some estimates indicate that the
machine tool industry has satiated
its principal markets for perhaps a
quarter of century, or at least
until 1850"
Machine tools and accessories, the
report explained, are indispensable
prerequisites to modern industrial
production. The industry embraces
establishments engaged primarily in
the manufacture of power-driven
machines for working on or bending
metal.
Machine tool shipments this year
are expected to fall off about 10 per
cent from the record year of 1912,
when total shipments were valued at
81, 800, 100000, the bank stated.
While great deal of the future
demand for machine tools is unques-
tionably satisfied, some members of
the industry foresee important fu-
ture outlets" it continued. Listed
among these were some replace
ments of machines now engaged in
war work, orders for new machines
necessitated by changing require
ments of war, postwar retooling of
industries converting to civilian
production, tooling of new peace
time industries and improved ma
Chinery designs.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Darwin RepeIs Attack
BY 78 Jap Planes

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, June % (P.-Nine
twin-engined Japanese bombers,
escorted by nine Zeros, raided the
Darwin area at noon yesterday, but
were turned back by Spitfires with
possible loss of six planes.
The raid caused slight damage
and no casualties, the noon commu-
nique said.
The Spitf1res, flown by British and
Australian pilots, shot down two
Zeros and probably destroyed two
more and two bombers. One Spit
fire was missing.
Consolidated Liberators fought
their way through extremely heavy
weather over the Banda Sea and
bombed enemy airdromes on AM
boina and Boeroe Islands, some 600
miles northwest Of Darwin. Effects
Of the bombing were not observed.
A Flying Fortress on reconnais-
sance bombed the Cape Gloucester
(New Britain) Airdrome and an
other heavy reconnaissance plane
bombed Rapopo Airdrome at Ra-
baul.
Evening star., 1943-06-29

address in the House on this phase
OF war costs at an early date.
The Michigan representative, a
dynamo OF energy, placed the blame
for extravaganza largely on the
Roosevelt administration, which he
said had adopted a policy of mea-
surlng the progress in war produc-
ton by the sums of money ex-
pended
This said Mr.. Engel, mot only
discourages economy but actually
encourages waste. 1t is this fact,
believe, more than any other that is
responsible for the tremendous
costs. 1t should be stopped"
Mr.. Engel said, however, that no
one could 60 through the war plants
as he had done without coming to
the following conclusions:
First, that on the whole we are
doing magnificent job of produc-
ton
Second. that labor, AS whole
has worked faithfully and well and
that labor is entitled to a full share
of the credit for such production.
Third, that the conversion of
peacetime plants into war produc-
ton has been the most amazing
chapter in the industrial history Of
the world, and to both management
and labor must 60 the credit"
Hits Excessive Profits.
Mr.. Engel said he believed that
all labor should be fairly and ade-
quately paid. He believed, too, in
the profit system. But he insisted
that the payrolls in the war plants,
under existing conditions are really
Government payrolls, since the tax
payers must in the end pay for this
outlay. For the same reason, he
said, corporations engaged in this
war production should not be al
lowed to make excessive gains.
He does not believe, he said, in
paying a worker who operates a
simple machine that he or she can
learn to manage in a few weeks as
much as is paid skilled craftsman
who has served years as an appren-
tice before becoming a master work
man.
In a plant Mr.. Engle visited, he
was told by the superintendent of
girl employe, former 10-cent
store ribbon clerk with an $18-a-
week wage, who now was earning
S65.
Factory payrolls of the plants
visited, excluding Government ar
senals, Mr.. Engel said, aggregated
$2,316,041,747 The total number of
employees was 850,522, and the aver
age earning was $2,725. These fig
ures are for the year 1912. The
average paid for each hour worked
was $1.35. While the factories were
on a 4S-hour week basis, layoffs,
absenteeism, sickness and vacations
brought the actual number of hours
worked down to an average of 1876
hours a week.
Evening star., 1943-06-29

terness, therefore, I have confidence
that in the national interest the
mine workers and the mine owners
will give me their cooperation
Mr.. Newton's active railroad ca
reer started only last December IS,
when he was elected to succeed
George D. Brooke as president of
the c. & o. In announcing the
election, the roads directors said
they had in mind "the fact that the
major problems affecting the inter-
ests OF railroads and their security
holders today arise in the fields of
law and legislation, governmental
relations, public relations, taxation,
railway consolidation and many
others in addition to operations.
The c. & o. noted that Mr.. New
ton had been actively connected
with railroad matters since 1898
through his membership In the New
York and Washington law firm of
Donovan, Leisure, Newton and
Lumbard"
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Pacific
Continued From First Page

Kiska Island are hard hit by new
type of attack, designed to counter
act difficulties of bombing through
the Aleutian overcast.
The plan, described by Army Air
Force officers as not entirely new
except as a mass proposition,
makes use of the high speed and
maneuverability of Lightning fight
ers, each of which is capable of
carrying a sizable bomb load.
The converted fighters, able to
make sleeper dives than regular dive
bombers, 60 down through the fog at
high speed onto the heads of the
Japanese, drop bombs and get away
before the Jap gunners have a
chance to do any effective repelling
work.
Aerial observers reported the sys-
tenn heaped havoc on Kiska place.
ments in the last couple of raids an
nounced in the Navy Department
communique and that several gun
positions were hit and a number of
fires started in the Kiska camp area.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Conudiun Markets
To Observe HoIidov

TORONTO, June % ,Csna dian
Press Canadian stock and COM
modify markets will remain closed
on Thursday. July l, in observance
Of Dominion Day.
The larger markets which will
take the holiday are the Toronto
and Montreal Stock Exchanges, the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange and the
Toronto and Montreal livestock
markets. The smaller Toronto mar
kets, including poultry, produce and
fruit markets, also will close.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
London Market Hiqher

LONDON, June 20 R.-The stock
market was more active and held q
generally higher position at the close
today.
Industrials, home rails and oils
were on the move up. Kaffirs turned
firmer after some hesitancy and
diamonds rallied. British funds did
better.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Produce

From the War Food Administration
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
STEADY Prices PAID for
grading stations (June 29): Whites. u
S. grade A, large, 42-43; average, 43: y. s.
grade rsde A 4 medium, 1sea 37.Ss average' 3s; T.
grade B, medium, SO. Browns. q. S. grade
A. large. 4l-43; average. 42h: q: 9.
grade B, large, 38-4o; average, 20; q. S.
grade B, medium, SO: U. s. grade c, "a.
Current receipts, nearby ungraded eggs,
Government graded eggs, 1853 cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Some
broilers and fryers, 2Sk
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Coal
Continued From First Page.

rector of mine operations represents
the selection of an individual with
a vital public interest in and knowl-
edge of coal, free of any partisan
connection with either operators or
mine workers organizations.
He will be a full-time Govern
ment worker, whose services are
loaned by his railroad as a contri-
button to the war effort. I am de-
lighted to have been able to draft
him for this unprecedented and ex-
tremely difficult task"
Mr.. Ickes at the same time named
an eight-member committee COM
posed of chiefs of mine owning COM
panies to advise in development of
a program to be applied to the soft
coal industry. A similar setup has
been projected for the anthracite
industry later.
Independent of Fuel Office.
Mr.. Newton will have a status in
dependent of the Solid Fuels Admin
istration, but will have the services
of the solid fuels Office at his COM
mand. He will be responsible directly
TO Mr.. Ickes for mine operations.
In Cleveland, Mr.. Newton said,
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. June 20 R.-Late foreign
exchange rates follow (0reat Britain in
dollars. Others in cents.l:
rates for u S. dollars, buying. 10 per
cent premium; selling. IL pre- cent pre-
MUM. Equivalent to discounts on Ca
madam dollars in New York Of buying, 0.91
per cent: selling, zoe per cent.
Canadian dollar In New York open
market ga per cent discount or 9O-25
Europe-Great Britain ofdcial Bankers
Foreign Exchange Committee rates., buy
Ing $4.O2; selling, 4.O4.
Latin America-Argentina ofacial, 20 ~:
free, 25.17; Brazil onncia1, 6.Obn; free,
5.2On; Mexico. 20 .66n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated.
u-NOminal
Evening star., 1943-06-29
House Will Receive
Bill 10 Expand D. {.
Housing After Recess
Congress Must Assume
Responsibility, Provide
Funds, Randolph Says

Construction of more Iow-reni
housing here will be asked in a
bill to be introduced in the House
after the summer recess, Chair
man Randolph of the House District
Committee predicted today.
Meanwhile, officials in charge OF
housing and rent control programs
here agreed that introduction of
such legislation is step that must
he taken in order to clean up the
widespread sanitation in the Dis
trict'S slum areas.
Mr.. Randolph said his committee
would meet within the next few
days and that members probably
would make plans to draft legisla-
ton during the summer recess.
Mr.. Randolph did not indicate
what form the bill would take, or
who would introduce it.
He said, however, that he was Gin
favor of a more adequate housing
program to alleviate the unwhole-
some conditions which prevail in
the District"
How this can best be brought
about is a matter for careful con-
Sioeration, but Congress must as
sumo the responsibility toward pro-
viding the needed funds" he added.
The report, issued Saturday by the
subcommittee headed by Represent
stive D'Alesandro, recommended
that Congress appropriate housing
funds for the National Capital
Housing Authority or other agency"
Mr.. Randolph said he did not
wish to commit himself as to
whether the National Capital Hous-
ing Authority should receive the
appropriation
In a letter 10 Mr.. D'AleSandro
Yesterday. however, John Ihlder, ex-
ecutive officer of the National Capt.
tai Housing Authority, announced
that agency lis prepared to start the
recommended housing program the
day funds are provided and to carry
IT. forward to the extent that Con-
eress determines
The authority already has sites
selected and preliminary plans
made, Mr.. Ihlder said. Houses would
have been constructed on these
sites, he pointed out, but for the
fact that funds for slum clearance
were withdrawn at the beginning of
the defense era, on the grounds
that all effort at that time should
be concentrated upon provision of
additional dwellings for defense
workers"
Meanwhile, in a statement today
commenting on the D'Alesandro
committees findings, j. Bernard
Wycoff, president of the Washing
ton Housing Association, declared
that Congress should make it DOS
sible for the National Capital Hous-
ing Authority to build low-rent
housing for families of low income"
Since we cannot wait for these
new dwellings to be completed, all
evicted families, evicted from
overcrowded insanitary dwellings
through no fault of their own.
should be allowed to move into war
housing regardless of whether or
not they are war workers and no
matter how long they have lived in
the city"
Mr.. Wyckoff pointed cut that war
workers who have come into the
community since July /, 1941, now
are given priority on rental of all
war housing.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June % (P,.-Cotlon fu-
lures declined today on fears that a
shake-up in the War Food Administra-
tion might mean more rigid price control
and brought about nervous liquidation
Selling also was reflected in the Issuance
OF four, July notices. which was accom-
panied by active switching from that posi-
tion to later months.
Selling was absorbed through scale down
price hiking against textile contracts.
bale, July. 2O.41: October, 1894, and
December 1875
Futures closed 40 TO so cents a bale
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Collins & Aikmun
Reports $366.447 Net
3y the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 29.-Collins 81
Aikman Corp. and subsidiary lex
Guiding Canadian subsidiary manu-
facturer of upholstery fabrics, re-
ported net profit of $366,447, or 56
cents common share, for the three
months ended May 20, compared
with net loss of s24O,8s9 for the like
1912 period.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Deaths Reported

Lenor Groesbeck. 73, 1850 Mintwood pl.
sa Ayshar N l. 'snhas sabbs g. g. esS ss7 sih St. st.
Joshua F. Salyer. so, 1855 Peabody st. NV.
Jack M. Arandes. "a, 925 Virginia ave. s.W.
Henry H. Glass, 10, Arlington, Va.
Infant Agar, I'LL 46th st. Sc.
Carrie Herbert, 83, 1884 Kenyon st. NV.
Edward Snyder. 72, 718 55th st. ne.
Joseph p Blockson. SO. Soldiers. Home.
Infant Brenda Redd, sos 2nd st. sw.
Infant Minor. 1916 Kendall st. ne
Infant Sharpe, Washington.