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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
Coal Strike Halls
Steel Mill Output

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. oct. Is
UNS)-The Republic steel Corp.
announced 1t will bank its two
blast furnaces In Birmingham to-
day because the coal supply has
been cut off by strike of 10000
miners who refuse 10 work under
private ownership Of the pits.
Closing OF the furnaces, 10 was
said will virtually halt all Re-
public opera tons in the area.
COPPER MILLS SHUT
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Oct.
Is tUP)-AlmoSt the entire out
put of the nations largest copper
producer was halted today by a
handful OF railroad shop workers
who struck despite the armys re-
quest 10 keep the vital flow Of
metal moving.
One-hundred employees Of the
railroad which carries copper orc
from the huge open cut mine al
Bingham, Utah, 10 the Utah Cop
per Co.'S Magma and Arthur mills
halted work late yesterday and
formed picket lines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
Vital German Plant
I'm Ruins After Raid

LONDON, Oct. - tUP) 49,
American headquarters announced
today that at least so per cent OF
the Schwcinfurt ball and roller
bearing plant was knocked out by
United States bomberS yesterday.
a feat more than, offSetting the
loss Of 60 Flying FortresSeS and
593 alrmen
cat least half Of the 593 fliers
are believed 10 be alive as priS-
oncrS of war, Gen. Henry III.
Arnold. chief Of the army air
forces. said in Washington.
president Roosevelt told
news conference that the loss of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
The War Fronts

TALYGermans for siege of Rome after losing Vourno
battle, British say. Page l.
AIR WARYanks lost 60 Fortresses 593 armen in parayz-
ing attack key German factories. Page L.
RUSSIA-Russians pound at Kievs gates Nazis rush
evacuation. Page D.
S W, PACIFIC-More L. planes raid Kahi air
drome, in northern Soomons. Page p
IUGOSLAVAP leader Brozovch with Brit
ish in Cairo; Romme shifted to Yugosavia. Page %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
4,500StrikerS
Ignore Threat
Of i. ). Action

Ignoring a warning that the
government Will make IN is
strike It's business If YOU don't
make IL yours, $500 angry ma
chinegun makers OF The Kelsey
Hayes Co plant at Plymouth per
sisted IN their refusal 10 return
10 their Jobs today until two dis
charged employees are reinSiated.
Smarting under bitter verbal
assaults by an lrate army cap
tain. JAW officials and a federal
conciliatoT. at a stormy session
in Western High School last
night. the strikers planned an
other meeting today IN an effort
10 end the dispute.
THREATENS l.. =. ACTION
81 have hard time con
trolling myself when sec
Americans refuse 60 think for
themselves and refuse 10 make
machineguns we need 90 win
this war" Capt. ! Z FOris OF
the army ordnance department
told the workers.
IL am not here 10 ask YOU 90
20 back TO work. That II your
business--but II you don't the
government will make IL its
bust The government
moves slowly hut surely in
things like this. IL il up TO YOU
60 do your jobs here on the
home front"
The men struck yesterday when
the two workers were fired for
I, 80 - -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
u. 5. General Named
Aide 10 MOuntbatfen

WASHINGTON, oct. - GNS)
The war department announced
today that Mai. Gen. Albert c.
Wedemeyer has been nanfed dep
uty chief OF staff to Lord Louis
Mountbatten, Allied commander
OF the southeast Asia command
A British officer, 1t. Gen. Sir
Henry RoydS Pownall has been
named chief OF staff 10 Mount
batten.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
Ndziis Mass
.Defenses for
Rome Siege
COMPLETE MARKETS,
PAGE 20

LONDON, Oct. Is (INS)--
The Cairo radio reported to-
night that the American Fifth
Army virtually has won the
battle of the Volturno," with
the Germans already prepar-
ing for a siege of Rome.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16

so Flying FortreSseS in the raid
was balanced by the havoc to
the plant. Arnold later issued
a statement saying the raid
struck a heart damaging blow
10 the entire German war pro-
duction and machinery mainte-
nance program.
Aerial reconnaissance pictures
revealed that the plant was al
least half incapacitated by the
United States heavy bombing feet
which suffered Americas greatest
single loss of the war.
Bucking the stouteSt resistance
Continued on Next Page, Col. 50
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
YuqosIav QuisIinq Killed

NEW YORK. Oct. 10 GNS)-
The QuiSling Nazi police chief Of
Belgrade Yugoslavia. has been
shot dead, the British radio said
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
Nelson Feted by Reds

MOSCOW. Oct. IS up
WIPE Chairman Donald Nelson
was guest of honor last night al
a reception and dinner attended
by high officials of the Soviet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
TERMINAL BLASTED

The amphibious landing was
made under protection OF naval
guns against stiff opposition from
troops firmly emplaced on high
ground, rising at some points 10
1000 feet some four miles inland
on the north bank of the river.
Flying Fortresses and Liberator
bombers ranged north Of Rome TO
blast the vital railway terminal Of
Termi through which NaZis have
been pouring reinforcements into
the battle area.
Planes Of the Northwest Aneri-
can Air Force blasted railroads
south Of Giulinova and north Of
Pescara on the east coast.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
In the Times TO-DAY

DIR. J. G. ToOLE. DENTIST, 10
w. Lafayette at Mich. Opp. City
hall. Hours 90 Tel. CA. 66S9
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-16
Pope Receives U. S. Envoy

LONDON. Oct. Is GNS)-Ths
Vatican radio announced that
Pope Plus received Harold Tit
man. President Rooseyelt's envoy,
in private audience yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
CONFER WITH CHANG

The ministry of information dis.
closed. meanwhile, that Field
Marshal Sir John Dill and Ii. Gen.
Henry H. Arnold. commander OF
the United States Army Air
Forces, had concluded a confer
ence in Chungking with General
iSSimo Chang Kai-shek.
The leaders of the three powers
presumably made plans for action
against the japanese. and Dill and
Arnold left for India. joining Field
Marshal Sir Archibald p. Wavell.
commander Of the British Indian
forces, who now are battling the
Japanese in Burma.
Churchill also disclosed that he
and President Roosevelt, following
their CaSablanca conference. last
month, had offered 10 60 TO Khar-
toum, in the upper Sudan. TO con-
fer with Premier Josef Stain of
Russia.
The conference. however. was
not held because of Stains duties
m directing the Soviet campaign
against the Germans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
4. =. Charges IA Here
With Tire Bookkeeping
BY HENRY CANTIN

Fourteen persons were charged
today in federal court with tire
bootlegging in the Detroit area
the local OPA Offices first major
blow at tire racketeering.
The defendants were named in
four separate OPA criminal COM
plants, filed by Assistant District
Attorney Joseph c. Murphy be-
fore Federal Judge Frank a. Pic.
ard.
Specifically. tho OPA informa-
tion charged four dealers with
selling tires without obtaining ra-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
British Pushinq
Deeper in Tunisid

LONDON, Feb. II (UP).-Thc
British Eighth Army, apparently in
force, was well inside Tunisia to-
day. hammering the Afrika Korps
with artillery and the guns of
armored cars.
The Middle Eastern command
announced that the British Eighth
Army yesterday was in contact
with the Afrika KorpS east of Ben
Gardane. which is 20 miles inside
Tunisia and 80 miles east of the
Mareth Line. ~
Medium bombers attacked Axis
Continued on Next Page. Col. y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Dies Probe Extended
For Two More Years

WASHINGTON. Feb. II 1NS)
After a debate in which temper,
harcd up at one point, the house
by vote Of 302 to 81, gave tho
Dies committee investigating un-
American activities a new two
year lease or life.
The 81 votes cast against con-
tinuance OF the committee was the
largest in the four and n half
years that the investigating body
has been in existence.
One Of the high points Of the
debate was the announcement by
Rep. Jerry NoorhiS CD) of Cali
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Girls War Over Men
Reveals 2-Year Battle Among Loyalty Isles Maidens
for Affection Of Few Remaining Males

NOUMEA, New Caledonia. Jan
3 tUP) Delayed).-The man
power shortage on the Loyalty Is
lands has resulted in pitched
battles among the dusky maidcn>
Tor the few men who have not
gone TO war. an American medical
officer reported today
Mai. John NJ. Cotton member
ot The New York College of Phyr
lcianS. returned from n goodwill
Slt TO the islands and reported
1T most OF the male population
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11

tlonlng certificates and accused &c
consumers of buying above ceiling
prices and without having OPA
authorization.
AS the government sought 10
bring the Ia TO trial District At
torney John c. Lehr disclosed that
approximately 30 other Detroit
area cases involving $50 persons
are under investigation.
If convicted. the dealers face
maximum penalty of one year in
prison and $1,000 fine. and the con-
sumerS one years Imprisonment
and $4,000 fine.
In the most involved case
George Bobbish. a representative
of a Cleveland oil firm, living at
9o5l Strathmoor avenue. was
charged with selling five new tires
TO three Cleveland employees Of his
firm.
BobbiSh induced J. Russell
Winch, Thomas James and Arthur
Wiley all OF Cleveland. to drive
their cars TO Detroit on the prom
Use that new tires could be pur-
at S1S.75 each. Murphy
alleged.
In each instance. Murphy said
the buyers met BobbiSh AT desig-
mated places. took their cars and
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11

has Joined the Fighting French
forces.
As a result. the women Of the
island have manned each other
seriously in fighting for male com
panionShip. Many have suffered
broken bones and have been with
out medical attention for two
years because of war conditions.
Cotton said.
Ordinarily violence among the
islanders is rare. he said. and
aScribcd the trouble 10 man
trouble.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Demands U. S. Own Bases

WASHINGTON. Feb. II CUP).
r Senator Willard f.. TydlngS Cd
Of Maryland is expected to demand
fn a speech in the Senate today
that the United States obtain alb
Solute ownership of the air and
naval bases leased from Great
Britain in the observation-disclosures
deal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPFRATIRFs

The sun viii SET a. .. m. today. ana
rise tomorrow A. s:32 A m
Inc moon Will rise A. 1913 o. m
To-Day and set tomorrow at i.3s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Please Help

The federal government is restricting the
amount of newsprint newspapers may use and
urges publishers to avoid waste. You can help
by purchasing your Detroit Times from the same
dealer or newspaper boy every day. This will
enable him to regulate his order, thus to supply
all regular customers and yet avoid the waste of
unsold copies. The war effort demands full
cooperation.
THE DETROIT TIMES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
Nazi Sub Menace
Being Conquered

( LONDON. Feb. IL (UP)
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
revealed in House of Commons
speech today that the Allies were
scoring encouraging successes in
the war against submarines and
planned to throw their full weight
this year against Germany on a
mass scale under plan of action
already detailed.
Churchill also revealed that the
Allies had 100000 men in North
Africa and estimated Axis strength
at 100000.
Declaring that the plan he and
President Roosevelt had forrnu.
lated at their Casablanca CON-
terence called for action during
the next nine months. Churchill
said:
The dominating aim is to en-
gage the enemy's forces on land,
sea and air on the largest pos
sibie. scale, and at the earliest
possible moment We have
to make the enemy burn and
bleed In every way physically
and reasonably possible I'm the
same way he IL being made to
bleed and burn on the vast Rus
sian front For good or M
we know exactly what IL IA we
wish to do"
BEATING SUB MENACE
Churchill said that Allied shin.
in the last six months exc
ceeded losses by 1,250.0OO tons.
that in the last three the rate at
which the Allies sank submarines
had exceeded the rate of the pre-
Vious 10 months by 50 per cent.
and that the number of subns.
rines sunk in those previous
months had been the highest OF
the war.
He said ship losses by submarine
action had been the lowest for
more than year and there had
been hardly any losses in heavily
escorted troop conveys.
He said the destructive power
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
New Bureau Set
For 48-Hr. Week

WASHINGTON. Feb. II GNS)
The War Manpowcr Commission
prepared today TO send "manpowcl
utilization conSultantS" into fac
tories and offices and onto farms
to learn whether manpower is be
ing utilized effectively.
1t appeared TO he tho first step
IN setting up administrative ma
chinery for carrying out President
RooSevelts Executive order which
declared a 4S-hour work week 10
pc the national policy. The order
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
BEATING SUB MENACE

Continued on Next Page. Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
About Campaign
Soon as Possible
Eisenhower Gets
Africa Command

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
NORTH AFRICA, Feb IL (UP).-
Ii. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
formally assumed supreme COM
mand of Allied forces from the
Atlantic to the Red Sea today and
welcomed three of Great Britain's
outstanding Mediterranean war
leaders as 1.-THE stars l wanted for
the job
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11

fornia Of his resignation from the
committee Voorhis made il clear
that he did not wish 10 be re.
named.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11

LONDON, Feb. II CUP).-
Prime Minister Churchill dis
closed today that 1t. Gen. Dwight
ID. Eisenhower, American COM
mander of Allied troops in French
North Africa, had been named to
command Allied forces in the
e tire African Mediterranean
.theater.
Eisenhower will assume overall
command Of the Allied forces as
soon as the British Eighth Army
passes Into the American sphere"
in TuniSia, Churchill said.
Gen. Sir Harold r. l.. c.. Alex
ander, British commander in the
Middle East will be deputy COM
mander in chief.
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CONTINUED on Next Page, Col. 6
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
UNDER EISENHOWER

British officers will take com.
mand OF the Allied land, sea and
air arms under Eisenhower
The American general com.
'manded the Allied troops in their
first landings in North Africa and
last Saturday was named COM
mander in chief of the newly
created North African theater OF
operations. He relinquished his
post as commander in chief of
American forces in the European
theater of operations to 1t. Gen.
Frank NJ Andrews.
Admiral Sir Andrew Browne
Cunningham becomes commander
OF all British and American raval
forces in the Mediterranean. in
the Red Sea, Churchill
disclosed Air Marshal A. w.
redder was named Mediterranean
air commander in chief.
Arkansas State press., 1943-12-31
down our way

Christian men and women, II, only
they would In concerted action as
was exhibited the other evening
before We observed the birth of
Christ, give one hour per week
for one month to pooling their
brain power toward the demolition
OF the evils which all OF us COM
plain about, We would have a bet
ter place In which to spend our
leisure time indulging In card
games. YES. I'M MAD-for my
heart burns when the daily exper-
fences suggest a new trend of
thought and action. May all of
us who enjoyed the Turkey din
ner and the bridge tournament.
hope for each OF us a NEWER
COURSE OF SOCIAL ACTION
A HERO RETURNs-and a ban
quet was given in his honor. I
should like to have been invited
but I wasn't. A limited number
of persons attended the affair at
A. M, e. N. College. don't know
the sponsorship plan or what
about 1t, but I DO KNOW THAT
EVERY NEGRO IN JINE BLUFF
should have been there to hear
something OF the experiences
which Negro fighter pilot had
in carrying this fight for democ-
racy to Salerno, Rome, Sicily,
Pantalleria, and North Africa
Lieutenant Herbert Clark belongs
to Negro history, and his home
folks might have been glad to
have shown him how they admired
him for what he had done, in the
fight for freedom. as we'll as for
Negroes in America. Why hold
the good things away from the
PEOPLE. Do we want to be
swank in all of our thinking or
do we want to help our people?
The sponsors, We are sure, have an
explanation Of this party in honor
of the HERO of all the people.
TO THE TUG-O-WAR, those
fellows YOU were talking about
when you were here soliciting ads
for our paper-you remember you
said that they had placed all of
their advertising for the year.
Well, a local daily came out with
their ads after you were here.
Now, don't say a word about 1t,
but next Christmas, If we are still
having freedom OF press. and the
only danger. is the Negro adver-
tisers, who have placed their
copy for the "year."
CHRISTMAS this year was just
not what 1t has been in the years
Arkansas State press., 1943-12-31

gone by. Most families have sons
or brothers In the armed forces.
and how We do miss our loved ones
when they are away, maybe on
some cold battle-ground in a fox
hole or lodging the bullets of the
enemy. Yet, we do carry ON mag
Efficiently. don't we? We have
our Christmas dinners. and
the vogue here seems to be
BREAKFAST. This town has
some pioneers and natives who eat
only with one another, and there
Is a group that breakfasts with
each other on each Christmas day
This has been going on for some
time. Now, newcomers and non
natives may not expect to be in
vited. That makes us have some
society here and there In our
city. So. the prohibition brings
on the formation of another
group, and they have just con-
cluded their first annual break
fast, and what I'm sore about, I
didn't get invited. The new
group had breakfast at the Clyde
Lawlahs, in their palatial resi-
dence on Georgia Street Now,
they bid to out do the oldsters
with the twelve o'clock breakfast
running too near turkey time.
THE RANDALL r. JOHNSONS
HAD TURKEY FUNERAL AND
TWELVE MOURNERS-the Flow
ers, the Johnsons, the Youngs
(AM&N), the Kirbys, Father
Johnson, and Mrs. Ina Allen, of
Texarkana.
THE DAVE DAVIsES of West
Pullen (Elora Maxwell and Dave
Davis) had dinner from Wabba-
seka brought to them on Christ
mas day. The flu kept Dave in
in bed during the Yuletide sea
son, and he may be there for a
good while yet, il the intoxicat-
ing spirits remain in the whole.
salers' warehouse. Among the
guests received by the Davises
We're the Vinson brothers of Chi
cage, formerly of Wabbaseka; the
Fred Altheimers, the Harold Flow
ers, the Hence Perrys, the John
sons (Rose Lee), the Owens
(Cleo). They were we'll received
and feted in the traditional man
ner.
ON THE BEAM-after a brief
sojournat United Links with an
aggravated breathing ailment,
produced maybe by too much
cold, is Dorothy White. She's
making up for lost time in and
about the City of Roses-Little
Arkansas State press., 1943-12-31
Rock papers. don't copy.
POST PEAR HARBOR FAITH

ieosh pdpuibp uou SoPy.
POST PEAR HARBOR FAITH
Err will be already indueted,-
Claud Wright, now serving with
the United States Marines at New
River, North Carolina. REUN-
IONIZING with his family in De
troit. Michigan. is A. A. MAIL
QUE. who Is reported to be up
for final examination prior to in
duction into the United States
Army.
LIT. DAN YOUNG was ordered
to leave home-He's used to or
ders by this time. when his cute
little daughter. Danette. fell down
a stairway of about twenty flights
He's back now after seeing Lit
tie Rock and maybe Arkansas.
Incidentally 1t. Young has been
placed on the inactive list and
will be with us until 1t is too hot
in Burma for the Burmese.
EARL EVANS is on X. P. duty
at Camp Robinson. and the report
Is that his lips are touching his
chin. That's the army!
Marion B. Smith, former coach,
school teacher, businessman and
ct cetera, now a private in the
U. s. Army was visiting with the
wife and the children here on
Christmas Day.
Mrs. Sallie L. Young has re-
turned from Birmingham where
she witnessed the marriage of
her son, John II. III. Papa John
the Second sent him a telegraphic
money order for nice neat sum
for the cocktail party which must
have followed. Aside from that
Arkansas State press., 1943-12-31

Two hundred Australian girls re.
Gently attended the first meeting In
Melbourne OF club whose mem.
bership Is limited 10 Australian girls
either married TO or engaged to
American servicemen. The object Is
TO enable girls who may later be.
come neighhors In America to be.
come acquainted In Australia. They
feel they can be Of mutual assist.
ance In solving new problems.
Arkansas State press., 1943-12-31
Attention Agents

Time otter time we hove eolIed your attention to the
importance Of getting your into the office later
thon Monday and quite few Of you have ignored the
notice but effective this week going to rigid
rules and ony from agents reaching this office later
thon Monday night will not be published during the nsuns
week. unless post mok shows it was Delayed the mails
And any agent who fails to moke his report in full TO this
office by Wednesday will not receive any popers. II you
pect to cooperate with you in publishing your ond
getting the popes you time it is Necessary thot yos
cooperate with US.
Arkansas State press., 1943-12-31

Best seller in Britain today Is a
booklet on how to stretch a clothes
coupon. Called make Do and
Mend" the booklet offers the Brit.
ish housewife a wealth Of informa-
tion on how to utilize her old clothes
and household linen to the last
thread---by methods which would
have made her shudder In peace
time. The booklet is one Of the most
popular publications.