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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23

Detroit. which concentrates its
accident cases in congeSted down.
town Receiving Hospital, has one
of the worst systems for the
emergency injured in any big city
in the country, according to Guy
j. Clark.
Clark is head OF Cleveland'S ia
nous hospital council. Here 10
talk 10 the Detroit district hos
pital council. Clark said:
The only efficient way 20
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
FPHA Asked 10 Give
Jobs 10 Detroit Firms

The Detroit Housing Commits
sion sent copies of a resolution
today to the Federal Public Hous-
ing Authority asking that con-
tracts for Detroit pre-fabricated
houses be awarded wherever pos
sible 10 local producers rather
than out-of-state firms.
The commission ask the grant
when prices. specifications and
delivery dates are equal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
Million in City Bonds
Left by DR.. Miner

The $1,O00,0O0 estate left by DR..
Stanley G. Miner. eye. ear, nose
and throat specialist who died
June %. consists principally OF
municipal bonds. an inventory on
file today in probate court re-
vealed.
The estate lists 1851, 500 in per-
sonal property, mostly municipal
bonds, and S44,170 n real estate.
Included in the inventory are
100000 in cash and numerous
shares of stock in Detroit firms.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23

the sick will still receive proper
medical care.
THAT In the last word Is
what the hospital strives for.
I believe the public will CO.
operate and help us. 1 hope
they will take kindly to short
ened visiting hours. 1 hope they
will accept rules cheerfully. 1
think few people realize for In
stance the amount OF time IL
takes to care for flowers sent
into a hospital each day.
big baskets and punches
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
Rita Hayworth Penalized

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. % (UP).-
Because Rita Hayworth refused
the lead in My Client Curley'
Columbia Studios suspended her
today. Miss Hayworth said the
role would not help her screen
career. The picture was post
DOned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
BY VERA BROWN

War time Detroit with its muSh-
rooming population today is fight
ing q hospital shortage.
For weeks the Wayne County
Medical Society and the Detroit
District Hospital Council with
every health agency in the city
have been trying 10 find out how
we stand and what can be done 10
improve the situation.
Here are some things the gen.
ersl survey learned
We have 1881 hospital beds.
We have 3,S15 nurses, including
the $50 women we lost 10 jobs
here In idustrial nursing and the
100 women In private nursing
practice.
We have lost 333 nurses TO the
army and navy.
LACK HOSPITAL BEDS
We have $50 practical nurses
licensed by the board of health.
Biggest lack of hospital beds is
In the obstetrical wards. Detroit's
babies for 1912 were 1900. The
year before we had $4,000. This
years crop Is running much higher
than last years 1900.
Because of the lack Of hospital
facilities In the west side OF the
county. the society and the coun-
ell with the board of supervisors
plan a general hospital in three
story wing Of the Seymour Hospi-
tal at Eloise. This will provide an
additional 100 beds.
Willis Gray. president OF the
hospital council. and administrator
Of Jennings Hospital. says:
~Our biggest problem IL hos
pltal personnel Many Of our
hsspttals could add wards and
beds n they could get help
WOMEN CAN HELP
What can the public do TO help ?
"Te the women Of Detroit 1
want 10 say this. II you desire
% help, enlist ~ q nurses aide.
Give . few hours . week 90 the
WORK. We need you.
IF you are willing TO work
fun time, apply for O Job. We
CO. give You one. mean q pay
I'D. We need every Kind of help
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
Hospitals Here
damned. Crisis
COnfrOntS City

(The Times Is surveying De-
troit's pOor time medical situa-
tioH. Today 10 presents the
hospital picture. A surrey Of
public health piH appear IN an
early issue.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
u. 5. Steel Requests WLB
To Deny Retroactive Pay
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-The United
States Steel Corp. has asked the
War Labor Board to deny the petit
ton of the United Steel Workers of
America (CIO) for a retroactive
clause in any wage adjustments re-
sulting from current negotiations
between the union and the steel
manufacturing subsidiaries of the
corporation.
This was disclosed yesterday with
the release by the corporation of a
letter sent by its president, Benja-
min J. Fairless, to William H. Davis,
chairman of the Labor Board.
Mr.. Fairless said the corporation
was willing to extend existing labor
contracts beyond their present date
of expiration January 3, 1944)
during the wage negotiations. as
requested by the steel workers
union.
Regarding the unions petition for
a retroactive clause, Mr.. Fairless
said that fundamental factors
beyond the power of the corpora
ton to control or change to any
appreciable extent, make it impos-
sible for the subsidiary companies
voluntarily to consent to the retro
active provision"
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Point Breeze Strikers
Hold 10 Demands
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.-Charles
H. Dorm, Point Breeze Employees
Association attorney said yesterday
that striking workers would "sit
tight until the Government ordered
separation of toilet facilities for
whites and Negroes at the five Bal
timore Western Electric Co. plants.
He said that the employees, who
are participating in work stoppage
that marks its fifth day today, have
stated that they absolutely will
not return to work unless the Gov
ernment orders the separation"
Meanwhile, James F. Byrnes, di-
rector of war mobilization, was ex-
pected to act on the strike.
The case was referred to Mr.
Byrnes by President Roosevelt, after
it had been turned over to the
Chief Executive by the War Labor
Board.
The strike was called when the
union failed to get favorable action
on their request to the War Labor
Board to order the company to pro-
vide separate facilities.
Michael l.. Enright, president of
the Point Breeze Salaried Employees
Association, Inc, said that union
would take immediate steps to file a
strike vote petition with the War
Labor Board.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Hope Fades for 43
On Unreported Ship
By the Associated Press,

NASSSNAoeSN
BOSTON, Dec. 18.-Thirty-seven
merchantmen and a Navy gun crew
of six were believed lost today as
the Boston collier Suffolk remained
unreported after sending out two
radio distress calls during last Sat-
urday'S gale off Montauk Point
Long Island.
Sole hope lay in the possibility
that the men may have been picked
up by a ship moving with her radio
silenced.
Returning searchers reported they
found no trace of survivors or
debris in the area and her owners
c. H. Sprague & Sons of Boston,
listed her as overdue"
First indication that the Suffolk
was in trouble came about 11:3O
am. last Saturday. A second radio
call 30 minutes later reported she
was in a bad gale, had been blown
SO miles off her course and was
sinking. That was the last heard
from the Boston-bound vessel
The owners said most of the mer-
chantmen aboard were New Eng
landers, but withheld identification
pending notification of their fam
lilies.
They identified the skipper as
Capt. Charles Thistle, 35, of East
Boston, father of four girls, and said
that among the men were five Mar
thine Service trainees, who had
boarded her recently.
Capt. Thistle took command of
the Suffolk last February and had
been employed by the Sprague Co.
for Is years.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
"When an industry breaks down

when an industry breaks down
and the Government takes over
under its war powers, it Is the man.
agement and not the union which Il
removed. This is because 1t is man.
agement which is responsible fol-
results. This being so, the manage
ment should be free to manage.
To permit compulsory arbitration
in matters affecting business policy
and the selection of men to direct
the execution of these policies would
in effect, force upon management
persons chosen as arbitrators who
may know little or nothing about
the business and plant problems in
volved and who bear no persona
responsibility for the consequences
of their awards.
Should Not Be Forced.
IF management voluntarily
chooses to submit to arbitration
questions which affect management
that is management privilege and
responsibility. But arbitration In
such matters should not be forced
on them"
Dean Smith was named arbitrator
after both sides to a bor-manage-
ment dispute agreed last Friday tc
settle an unauthorized 48-houl
Walkout Of thousands of workers al
five Wright plants in this vicinity
Union members charged A. L
Knowles, the assistant supervisor
with arrogance, and this original
complaint was supplemented by
others as the walkout spread.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Wright Arbitrator
Rules Employer Sole
Judge Of Executives
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 10
Dean Young B. Smith of Columbia
University law school, arbitrating
a Wright Aeronautical Corp labor
dispute as the War Labor Board S
designee, has ruled that a company
should not be forced to remove a
supervisory employe.
Management should be free to
manage" he said in a 1000 word,
l3-page decision submitted yester-
day. He held, therefore, that CIO
unions demand for removal OF an
assistant supervisor in an airplane
engine foundry was not arbitrable
THE fears of the company of the
consequences of yielding to the de-
mands Of the union in this case are
understandable" his opinion said.
Might Impair Management.
IF supervisory employees may be
removed through arbitration forced
by the union, the independence of
management in directing the affairs
of the company, for which they are
responsible, may be greatly i'm
paired.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
|Army-Navy Register
Expects Eisenhower
Ito Direct Invasion

BY the Associated Press.
In story credited to "well-in-
formed sources" the Army and Navy
Register said today that Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower will direct an
invasion from Britain and Gen
George c. Marshall will be retained
here as Chief of Staf1.
The Register, unofficial, but
usually authoritative, service weekly
observed that this is reversal of
the previous intention to send him
(Gen. MarshalD to London, some
time this winter, to take command
of Allied forces to invade the con-
tinent Of Europe from the British
Isles"
(Similar reports have been
circulating in Washington. How
ever, careful check has failed
thus far to disclose any substan-
tial basis.)
The Register said its sources re-
port that Gen. Eisenhower will go to
London to assume command of the
invasion forces, and "it is indicated
that Gen. Sir Harold Alexander of
the British Army will succeed to
Evening star., 1943-12-18

lington Ridge road, Arlington, Va,
are in the Navy Viz unit here.
TUSKEGEE FIELD, Ala.-Avia-
ton Cadet Theodore j. Nickens,
1888 T street NV, recently COM
pleted prefight training here and
has been assigned to a flying
training detachment at Tuskegee
Institute, where he will begin actual
flying. He formerly attended Miner
Teachers College.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Ensign
Jerome j. Dowsley, son of Mrs.
Katherine Downey, 4470 Dexter
street, has reported to the Naval
Armed Guard Center here to await
assignment as commander of the
naval gun crew aboard an Amer
lean merchant vessel. He attended
Georgetown University.
STEWART FIELD, N. Y.-Avia-
zion Cadets Robert w. Lebling.
1904 Edgemoor lane, Bethesda, Md,
and Robert K De Lawder, 722 In
graham street NV, recently ar
rived here for a nine-week ad-
vanced training course in twin-en-
gine flying.
SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y.-Ap-
prentice Seamen William H. Fill
lingame, Burke, Va, and Franklin
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Mark Thrash, Ex-SIove, Dies
At 722; Oldest u. S. Pensioner
Would Have Been
123 Had He Lived
Until Christmas Doy

Mark Thrash, colored, 122 year.
old and the oldest annuitant on the
retirement rolls of the Civil Service
Commission, died yesterday in his
log cabin home on the Chicka
mauga-Chattanooga National Park
reservation, in Tennessee, after an
attack of influenza.
He would have been 1913 years old
had he lived until Christmas Day
He was born in slavery at Rich
mond, Va, in 1920, and often said
he could recall John Quincy Adams
as sixth President of the United
States.
He was featured in Ripley's car
Itoon on April %, 1943, as the oldest
person, oldest voter and oldest pen
sioner in the United States" Soon
after he spoke on a national radio
program. The News. bulletin of the
Civil Service Commission. had the
following to say about him in its
September, 13, issue:
He is a very Interesting indi-
viGual, not only because of his age.
which marks him as one of the
oldest men alive, but because of his
vivid recollections of historic hap
penings.
He was born in the administra-
ton of President Monroe, before the
Monroe Doctrine was announced.
He has lived in the administrations
of all but four of the Presidents of
the United States Nevertheless, he
has a hearty laugh, tells stories in
an interesting manner and has a
smooth, musical voice that is charm
ing to hear.
There is no electricity in his log
cabin home and he is not bothered
by such modern disturbances as the
telephone or the radio The result
is that he lives a calm and peaceful
Evening star., 1943-12-18

Cltadel before entering the Army
last July.
CAMP MURPHY, Fla. Pfc. Robert
E. Hoover, son of Charles K. Hoover,
I608 South Carolina avenue Sc, has
been enrolled in a special course
here at the Signal Corps school.
CAMP SUTTON, N. C-Pvt. Jo-
seph Widman of 1922 Hanna place
Sc, recently was granted six-day
KEESLER FIELD, Miss.-Pvt.
Henry Thomas Weeks, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 7. Weeks, 5114
Eighth street NV, recently entered
the B-24 Liberator bomber me-
chanics school here.
LUKE FIELD, Ariz.-Joseph H.
Bilbrey, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H. Bilbrey, Takoma Park, Nd, has
been commissioned second lieu
tenant upon completing flight train
ing at the pilot school here. He at.
tended the University Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
laps Report Allied Raid
On RobouI by 40 Planes

LONDON, Dec 18 iP).-The Toxic
radio said today that 40 Allied planes
had attacked the big japanese base
of Rabaul, on New Britain, yester-
day morning and that 18 had been
shot down for a Japanese loss of Q
CA Toxic broadcast recorded by
United States Government mon
itors quoted an imperial head
quarters communique as saying
that "one large transport, three
small transports and more than
80 landing barges" approaching
New Britain were sunk by Jap
anese navy planes Wednesday
morning.
On second attack Thursday
morning, the broadcast said one
large landging barge and more
than 20 landing barges were sunk,
while in another attack, early
yesterday small transport, an
amphibian truck, four large land
ing barges and several other
landing barges were also sent to
the bottomD
The japanese claims were wholly
without Allied confirmation.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
90 -

command Of the Allied forces in the
mid Mediterranean" Gen. Alexan-
der has been Gen. Eisenhower's
deputy.
Previous stories that Gen. Mar
shall will assume command of the
invasion forces, says the Register
had quite definite and authentic
unof1cial basis both in Washington
and London and while they
lacked official confirmation, were not
denied.
1T now appears, however, that
some decision must have been
reached during the recent meetings
of Churchill and Roosevelt that
makes it more desirable for Gen.
Marshall to stay in Washington
where his administrative abilities
istrategical talents and wise counsel
will be available to others of the
top-side at home concerned with
prosecution of the war" the Register
said.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
0PA Order Is SOUGHT
For Further Curb on
Steuart Oil Firm

Carl w. Bereuffy, assistant Dis
trict OPA enforcement attorney, to-
day asked Talbot Smith, OPA hear
ing administrator, for an order re-
straining L. P. Steuart g. Bro, Inc.
Washington oil dealers, from serv-
ing any new customers it obtained
during the fuel oil shortage last
winter.
The request was made before Mr.
Smith on appeals by the Steuart
company and the District OPA
from an order handed down a
month ago by Clifford R. Snyder
OPA hearing commissioner.
Although Mr.. Snyder found the
Steuart company not guilty on most
O. the charges brought by the District
OPA, he issued an order barring the
company from expanding its busi-
ness for 13 months, beginning De-
cember l. This had the effect OF
permitting the company to retain
the customers it obtained during the
period of alleged violations of OPA
rationing regulations last winter.
The order sought today by the
CPA would permit the Steuart COM
pany to transport fuel oil only to
consumers to whom it made deliveries
during the period from October %,
1941, to October 81, 1912.
The order also would require the
Steuart company to deliver to John
L. Laskey, District OPA enforcement
attorney. a verified list of the names
and addresses of all consumers to
whom it delivered fuel oil during
that period
The recommendation was admit
ted over the objections of Renah F..
Camalier, attorney for the Steuart
company and Mr. Camalier was given
until noon Wednesday to prepare a
brief report of his objections.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Jury Finds Nash Guilty
Of Rent Ceiling Violation

A Municipal Court jury yester-
day found Charles M. Nash of the
$500 block of Wriley road, West
haven, Md, guilty of violating the
rent ceiling act at 2443 Shows court
NV. Judge Nathan D. Margold
will impose sentence on January 7.
Nash, who testified that he owned
30 pieces of property, was charged
with getting $33 a month for ar
apartment on which the rent CELL
ing, according to the District Rent
Control Office, was $3.50.
In cross-examination by Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Edward A
Beard. Nash said that he was OF
the opinion that he had the right
to demand any rental up to $34 q
month, because he had information
that one room in the premises was
sublet by a tenant to third party
for $34 a month on January l, 1941
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Bethesda Meeting Planned
On Editors RESIGNATION

A group Of Bethesda CMd.) busi-
nessmen today pushed plans to ar
range a meeting next week between
Mrs. j. Reed Bradley, editor and
publisher of the weekly Bethesda
Journal and its owner, j. M. Hick-
erson of New York, in an effort to
settle a controversy between the two
Mrs. Bradley, who has been con-
nected with the newspaper since its
inception in April, 1889, announced
today that she will resign January
l. She explained that while she has
"labored under the belief" for the
last 18 months that she was a part
ner with Mr. Hickerson in the Jour-
nal Publishing Co., she has Just
learned that she does not own any
part of the Journal and that he1
chances of ever owning any part o1
1t are remote"
Evening star., 1943-12-18

life, undisturbed by modern civil
ization. Perhaps this is one of the
reasons why he has lived to be the
commissions oldest annuitant."
During the Civil War Mark
Thrash was captured by Federal
troops, escaped from a Federal de-
tention camp and returned home to
become a celebrity in Tennessee
His claims to great longevity had
been substantiated by Government
investigators. He was employed in
the reservation from 1892 to 1922
when he retired.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Argentino's S Exports
I21% Above Lost Year
BY the Associated Press.

| Z u.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 18.-The
government announced yesterday
that Argentina's exports for the
first ii months of 1943 totaled
,97S, 1000 pesos (about $494 $780,
00O, representing 21.7 per cent
increase over the same period in
1912.
The total is the highest for any
like period for the last 10 years ex-
cept 1887 and was attained despite
% per cent drop in tonnage.
Figures showed decreased ship
ments of wheat, meat, hides, wool
and forest products, but an in
creased tonnage of fax, -four, dairy
products and livestock.
Evening star., 1943-12-18

Thomas Smith,
5436 Thirty-sec-
ond street NV,
has arrived here
at the Univer-
sity of Florida
for a course in
engineering un-
der the A S T
pr o G r a m. Pvt.
Smith, an honor
6 r a d u a t e of
Woodward High
School for Boys,
who a SO at
tended Friends
School, was a
student at The
Evening star., 1943-12-18

E. Ernst, Riverdale, Md, have COM
pleted preliminary training at the
Maritime Service Training Station
here and have been assigned to ad-
vance instruction courses. Seaman
Fillingame is taking a course in
engine training, and Seaman Ernst
a course in stewards mate training.
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-Pvt. Thomas
w. Smith, 20, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1943-12-18

a t Lo d W i C k
School of Aero
nautics for pri-
m airy fiji g h t
t r a / n / n G. He
was a student
at Clemson Col
lege when he
joined the Air
Forces.
BATES COL
L E G E, Me-
Sidney c. Cous-
i S, jr., 4301
Fores t Ian e
NV, and Bev-
erly L. Camp
bell. 1907 Ar
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Ezksz5WlTH ID o*G@%
FIGHTING MEN~ !

LAKELAND, Fla-Aviation Ca
Diet Ulphian c. Loftin, jr, son of Mr.
and Mrs. U. G. Loftin, 1896 Lough-
boro road NV, is stationed here
Evening star., 1943-12-18

Housewives - Save your bacon
drippings and grease the skids to
launch the Axis on the sea of
oblivion.
Evening star., 1943-12-18
Pacific

Continued From First Page.)
to the Marshalls, extended over ar
ocean arc of roughly 1000 miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
3-Hour Guard Duty
and Canned Stew

September f7-All was quiet last
night with the exception Of little
machine gun Are and few rife
shots IN the distance
Stood Il three-hour guard and
slept six. Ate canned stew again
this morning.
The order was passed for us 10
move from this position down n
the beach again Another bat
talon OF marines will relieve US
here.
It's hist what we've been wait
ing for a. today is the day we are
scheduled 10 leave the island and
be relieved by other forces
II its true, and ! pray ~ God
~ is. vel probably he here few
more days preparing TO board
ship
Another battalion Just gave us
tho word that The patrol they
were on last night showed indios-
tions that the Jsps took for the
hills again as all their heavy
weapons were shot 10 hell by our
mortars.
Dead Japs were piled UP all
around their positions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
laps DiscoUered
In Coconut GroUe

September ia very thrilling
and exciting night last night Fir
Ing started about 8 and continued
throughout tho evening. At Q 70
a few Japs were Seen in the COCO
nut groves across the river, 80 We
all opened fire with rifles Il got
seven shots I'M until more were
seen and l got the word 70 com
mence firing with my machine
gun.
We continued firing for about
half an hour with all machine gun
fire aimed along the final protec.
tive lines.
feel a lot better now that
have opened fire on them Very
little fire was returned 10 my gun
bur other platoons got plenty.
Only few flares were sent VT
last night as one Of the fares So,
fire 10 the field in front of the
grove across the river, II was IN
our advantage as We could soc
them plainly as they popped I'D.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01

I had a bead on one across
the river when suddenly the
fare went out.
The whole gun crew stayed
awake last night hoping We
could spot some one, in the
roconut grove and get in a
couple of shots.
All I was waiting for was word
from the lieutenant TO commence
firing with my gun, which ! am
anxious 10 open up on a bunch OF
Japs. Just about all commotion
was stopped AT 5 a. m. No word
on any casualties yet.
Hill's gun platoon IL attached 20
X company on our right flank,
where most o. the firing Is coming
from.
Hope he's okay. Haven't seen
him IN about TWO weeks.
Canned rations were eaten by
all this afternoon.