Evening star., 1943-06-28
Miners F|ocking
Back 10 Pits in
-Four Coal Areas
Workers in Anthracite
Fields and Alabama
Reluctant to Return
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, June 28.-More
men trooped back to the mines
in the Appalachian coal region
today, but the task Of restoring
full shifts in some sections, espe-
eially the great Pennsylvania
producing field, took on the as
pect OF a slow process.
The ''go-to-w work" campaign put
more miners on the job in Ohio,
Kentucky, Illinois and Western
Pennsylvania. but the situation in
the anthracite fields of Eastern
Pennsylvania grew worse with a
majority of the hard-coal miners
idle. Many Alabama miners also
failed to 60 back.
Although the figures could not
be definitely conclusive because of
individual absenteeism and other
factors. today's reports from the
field indicated at least 156, 900
miners Of the country's half million
were idle. Last weeks estimates
placed the number at more than
100000.
10000 Idle in Pennsylvania.
Out OF the 200 900 miners in Penn
sylvania. it was unoficially esti-
mated from union and operator
sources that 10000 were still idle.
This included $1,000 in the hard
coal fields and $4,000 in the Western
Pennsylvania soft coal field.
Although the number of hard
coal miners not working increased
from last week. the bituminous fig
ures for Western Pennsylvania rep
resented an increase of nearly 20,0OO
in the number OF working miners.
Scattered walkouts which had
kept West Virginia's coal production
below normal ended in southern
counties but broke out anew in the
Barbour Taylor County fields in the
north. UNIV leaders said they
would meet with the new strikers in
an effort to return them to work.
Unoficial estimates were that
around 90 per cent were working or
would be when the time for their
shifts arrived during the day.
Big Turnout In illinois.
william Blizzard, UNIV vice presi-
dent of District II. said the walk
outs in West Virginia ARE pretty
well cleaned up"
Fred S. Wilkey, secretary Of the
Illinois Coal Operators Association,
reported all UNIV mines In the
State were working with substantial
ly all $4,000 members back. About
81 900 worked last week. He asserted
most OF the States $4,000 Progressive
miners also were working
William Hynes. president of UNIV
District 4, in Southwest Pennsyl-
vania. said about Is per cent of the
$1,000 miners there were back.
Some of the other 25 per cent
may be cleared up today" he pre-
dicted. "Why they're not back al
ready cannot understand. We're
impressing on them the need of
complying with the rules of the
union and their Government and
doing all they can to carry them
out"
Peaceful Picketing Reported.
Peaceful picketing was reported at
the Maxwell and Bridgeport mines
Of the H. c. Frick Coke Co., United
States Steel Corp. subsidiary which
supplies coking coal and coke for its
steel mills. The l.l50 miners at the
two pits near Uniontown. Pa. gave
Mr.. Hynes assurance yesterday that
they would return to work. he said
but changed their minds overnight
Isabella (PaD mine of Weirton
Steel Co. and Crucible (PaD mine OF
the Crucible Fuel Co., chief supplier
Of coal for Crucible Steel Co. of
America, were idle.