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Evening star., 1943-12-28
Canadian Steel Men
Stage Work Holiday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Dec. 2s.-
More than 10000 Nova Scotian
workers were away from their jobs
today responding to call for a one
day work holiday in protest
against the closing of some depart
ments of the Trenton (Nova Scotia
Steel Works, Ltd.
The rolling mills and the nut and
bolt department of the Trenton
plant were shut down recently in q
move the management said was
dictated by financial conditions
About 1000 workmen were displaced
although a number subsequently
were re-employed. The plant is
operated by a subsidiary of the
Dominion Steel & Coal Corp.
The largest single group of work
ers taking today as work holi-
day" was the United Mine Workers
of America, with 10000 members ir
the Cape Breton and Stellarton
areas.
An estimated $500 steel workers
at various plants of the Dominion
Steel & Coal Corp. and suhsidi-
aries in Sydney and Trenton were
idle and approximately $500 ship
yard workers at Halifax and nearby
Dartmouth remained out.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Rupertus Credits Marine Luck
In Cape Gloucester Landing

We had neared the shore at 8:25
am. The huge doors of our LIST
(tank landing ship swung open.
ready to discharge a cargo of tanks,
alligators, jeeps and other mechan-
lied equipment.
Moving through dense smoke "a
protective curtain provided by low
flying planes) in reef waters is risky
going and the big numbering ship
took every precaution.
We hit the beach with a light
thud. A caterpillar with a road
grader was first of the ship. It
went to work Immediately clearing
trail inland. Two alligator tanks
followed and finally heavily armed
men.
Told to Make Shots Count.
No reason was given for selection
Of the Sunday after Christmas as
the landing date. Some observers
surmised the Japanese might be
taken by surprise, knowing the
Americans reverent feelings about
Christmas and all that it stands for.
den. HupeTtuS SellC his troops lnto
action with a word of advice and a
prayer.
The general advised his officers:
Don't permit the men to fire pro-
miscuously to create noise and build
up sense of false security. Make
every shot count Be sure of your
target and give 'em hell"
The general added:
Our folks back home and other
marines will watch anxiously the
report OF progress of this force.
You have once scored an ac-
knowledged, unparalleled victory
over the Japs. Another such VIC
tory Is in the making. Any man in
this force is better fighter than
any Jap in any force God be with
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Blade Serves as Razor

CAMP LIVINGSTON, La lP,.-
Pvt. Joe Thomas, whose CoCopah
Indian name Shashwas means On
Hand never uses razor. He simp-
ly fathers his face, grips bare
safety razor blade between his
thumb and two fingers and clips
the Stubble away.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Knox
Continued From First Page.)

ship" Twice as many pilots were
trained as in 1912 Plane production
increased two and one-half times
and three times as many combat
planes went to the fight fronts.
Production of naval armament
brought spectacular successes in
battle During the past year de-
struction by enemy submarines has
reached a new low, and our de-
struction of enemy submarines has
reached a new high"
I'm the air the enemy's most de-
termined mass attacks have been
driven of, often with heavy losses
to his forces and with only minor
damage to our own. These results
have been achieved largely by a
superiority in weapons, of which we
may justly be proud"
1000 Merchant Ships Armed.
Aiming of merchant ships went
ahead faster than ever. More than
1000 now have been equipped with
weapons.
Inc numDer OF cOmDatant ships
was increased materially, giving our
Navy the largest fleet in the world
"On all seas, our men and our
ships have carried the battle to the
enemy with such success that there
can be no doubt as to the ultimate
outcome.
We have every reason not only
to feel proud of what has been &C
complished, but we also offer oul
humble thanks as a nation in deer
appreciation, in retrospect of the
past year. However, we must also
appreciate what faces us all in the
sacrifices and increased efforts that
lie ahead, If We are to carry through
to victorious end"
Evening star., 1943-12-28
u. 5. Fighters Down
81 Jap Planes During
Gloucester Landinq
p The Associated Press


AT AN ADVANCED ALLIED
FIGHTER BASE, New Guinea, Dec.
26 Delayed American fighter
p aneS covering the marine landing
at Cape Gloucester today downed
81 enemy aircraft in a double
headed Comaat which came close
to matching the most furious aerial
scramble of the war in the South
west Pacific.
Every type of fighter-Thunder-
bolts, Lightnings, Warhawks-
shared the days achievements
They patrolled the landing area in
relays from dawn to dusk but the
actual combat was concentrated in
two brief sessions of 20 to 80 min
uteS each.
Enemy aircraft were first sighted
at 2::35 pm, heading toward Glouc-
ester from the northeast. Within
a few minutes they were sweeping
in from all directions, fighters, dive
bombers and torpedo bombers-per-
haps hundred planes in all.
Then. in the words of Mai. "Cy-
clone Davis of Compton, Calf, be-
gan "one of the damndest dogfghts
1 ever saw
For 80 minutes every fighter In
the air was whirling in circles from
5000 to $4,000 feet high and burning
Nips were falling out of that souir-
rel cage like sparks from a pin
Wheel he said.
Maj. Davis is member of a War;
hawk outfit that accounted for at
least IA japanese fighters and dive
bombers. He knocked down three
himself.
Il was right on two more" he
said, when after ID passes 1 ran out
of ammunition and had no choice
but to 60 home
The midafternoon show was fol-
lowed by second japanese foray at
5 o'clock, which. after another 30
minute melee over Rookie Island,
west Of Gloucester, likewise ended
disastrously for the enemy.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Thousands Join
In Invasion Drill
By the Associated press

WITH UNITED STATES TROOPS
IN ENGLAND, Dec. 28.-In the big
gest war maneuvers ever held, thou
sands OF rough, tough and battle
eager young American soldiers are
getting practical training day and
night for the forthcoming invasion
OF Western Europe under Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Naval forces and all kinds OF Army
units, including amphibious infantry,
artillery. armored and air forces, en-
gineers and supply outfits, are par
ticipating in this massive dress
rehearsal for assault.
This first all-American invasion
practice Of its size in Britain-a
stepping stone for actual INVASION
may be the last
The operations extend over desc
late stretch Of coast and for miles
inland.
The exercises are much more
advanced than the war games COM
monty seen in the United States. AS
in actual invasion, troops and tanks
stream ashore under live gunfire
from defending ground troops and
planes. Stimulating conditions under
which the Americans one day will
meet the Germans.
Casualties naturally result from
these operations, and the troops are
hardened to take them as part of the
war.
ALGIERS. Dec. % (P)-The size
and types of French forces which
will be available to the Allies for the
main invasion of Europe were de-
cided upon today by the French
Committee of National Liberation.
The numbers remained secret, but
the committee announced an agree
ment with the Allies for participa-
ton OF French troops had been
approved.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Representative Smith
Demands Antistrike
Law With Teeth
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Accusing labor unions of having
"repudiated" their no-strike agree
ment, Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, co-author OF the
Antistrike Act, called today for re-
vision Of the law and demanded
that the War Labor Board cease
issuing union maintenance orders.
Mr.. Smith, chairman of the spe-
cial House committee investigating
acts Of executive agencies, declared
in an interview the Antistrike Act
needs some teeth in 1t to punish
those who strike without notice"
The teeth" he proposed would
deprive unions of their bargaining
rights under the National Labor
Relations Act for one year If they
strike without giving the 30-day
notice required by the Antistrike
Act.
Failed to Provide Punishment.
A provision to that effect was
included in the bill when the House
passed it, but was removed in con-
ference.
What we did, in effect, was to
outlaw strikes called without the
required notice, but failed to provide
punishment for Violations" Mr.
Smith declared.
He said he was ready to put in mo-
ton the necessary legislative ma
chinery whenever the President
wants it," but added he did not
intend to take the initiative.
There would be no use trying
to amend the law without admins
tration backing" he explained. Il
believe, though, the President will
have to ask for legislation soon. He
just can't keep on running the thing
by executive order"
Report to Be Filed Soon.
Mr.. Smith said his committee
soon would file report on its recent
investigation of War Labor Board
actions. Speaking for himself only,
he declared he believes the WLB has
exceeded its powers in issuing orders
requiring union maintenance.
Testimony given our committee
showed that the board agreed to is
sue these orders in exchange for or
ganized labor's no-strike agree
ment," he said. The unions have
repudiated that agreement, and the
WLB should discontinue carrying
out its part of the agreement"
Evening star., 1943-12-28
BY MURLIN SPENCER,


WITH THE UNITED STATES
MARINES AT CAPE GLOUCES-
TER, Dec. 26 Delayed Even as
the folks at home were eating
Christmas dinner-although it was
the day after Christmas on this
island Of New Britain-veterans OF
the bloody Guadalcanal campaign
hit the beach with old Marine luck
today and pushed forward into the
jungle.
Several hours after the early
morning landing, I heard that the
assault units which went ashore
virtually unopposed had met some
opposition farther inland near Tar
get Hill.
Since I landed, I have seen only
one Japanese. He was wounded and
had been left behind to die by his
comrades.
Maj. Gen. William H. Rupertus
commander Of the marines, told cor
respondents, "All I can say is I have
grin on my face. We had old
Marine luck-perfect weather for
our bombers and naval gunfire, a
calm sea. I guess we must live
right.
Beautifully Co-ordinated Attack.
THE landing was made in a beau
tifully co-ordinated attack from the
sea, following devastating bombing
and naval fire."
Gen. Rupertus would not COM
ment on whether the Japanese had
pulled out most of their force, leav-
ing only skeleton crew, or whether
they had withdrawn to fight back
in the hills.
There is every evidence they were
not prepared to fight it out on the
beaches with the marines. There
were none of the pillboxes and their
other usual defenses.
The landing at Cape Gloucester
was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's show
and he gave it the works-cruisers
destroyers, heavy and medium
bombers and murderous attack
planes plus the marines From then
on the landing was easy.
Scores of small craft carried wave
after wave of marines ashore from
larger transport boats. Some barely
got their feet wet, although I jumped
IN water up to my waist.
Accompanying the landing party
was 1t. Col. Phil La Toilette, thrice
Governor of Wisconsin, who was in
charge of the press party.
Just a year after they left Quad
alcanal, these marines were ready to
oppose another force of japanese
troops. After We reached shore, we
found the bombing and shelling had
knocked down the trees, leaving the
jungles devastated as I ever saw it
in the Buna New Guinea) cam
paign.
Only blow-by-blow account can
tell Of the thoroughness and COM
pletenesS of the attack.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
John M. Nichols.
New Deal Foe,
'Buries' Bank
= the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Dec. 28-John M. (l00
Per Cent Nichols, former Chicago
bank president who gained promi-
nence when he fought Government
controls over banking, is giving the
building which housed his bank an
honorable burial"
Mr.. Nichols, who closed the First
National Bank of Englewood in l94l
after returning approximately ST.
100000 to depositors, said he de-
.clined offers to sell the building
He decreed it be torn down and
its site covered with black soil.
Mr.. Nichols won his nickname
when for many years the bank kept
liquid assets to at least 100 per cent
of deposits. He Joined the Fed
.eral Deposit Insurance Corp. after
lengthy controversy with Govern
ment officials, valued the Federal
Reserve Bank stock on the books
at 81 and finally refused to continue
as banker.
In announcing the banks closing
Mr.. Nichols urged Withdrawals Ito
enable us to close our books on So
years of successful banking, at least
for the duration of the Roosevelt
cOncOcted emergencV"
Evening star., 1943-12-28
FOUND.

BROWN FEMALE PUPPY, part cocker
found on Christmas day. Trinidad 1881
probably part terrier and Pekinese, Phone
John White, NO. 1858.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
Landing al SaIerno
Made by Only Three
Allied Divisions
BY IVES GALLAGHER,
Associated Press War Correspondent

hSSOCldteQ PreSS war correspondent
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Dec. 28.-Allicd headquarters
revealed today that the 5th Army
at the time of the original Salerno
landings was composed Of just one
American division and two British
divisions and that the whole Italian
operation was a gamble the success
Of which hung by thread for a
while
- A detailed review of the Italian
campaign and the lessons it had
provided was given at press con-
ference by Capt. Vincent Ruwet of
Torrington, Conn, and was sup
ported by British colonel from
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's per-
sonal operations staff. They gave
this account:
Because the campaign in Sicily
did not end until August II and
weeks are required to prepare a
division for an amphibious opera
ton, only three divisions were avail
able to 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark
for his 5th Army at its initial land
ing.
Small Landing on Toe.
Previously the 9th Army with lit
tie more than a corps of British
and Canadian troops had landed
on the toe of Italy September 3
and by September had advanced
SIS miles
Not all the personnel of the three
divisions could be landed at once.
Two days after the initial landings
the 5th Army still had less than
three full divisions, although Gen.
Clark built up his forces as rapidly
as possible and was pushing ahead
In the meantime the Germans
brought up reinforcements and
launched full-scale armored at
tack down the north side of the
Sele River.
Conclusions drawn from the cam
paign by special American and Brit
ish observers at the front were:
/. Soundness of basic training as
given American and British soldiers
has been proved.
Infantry Still Queen of Battle"
z. Infantry still is the queen OF
the battle" but men must be in
top physical condition and display
initiative.
3. Air bursts by American artillery
have been particularly effective.
4. American tanks and tank de-
stroyers have been more effective
than German models.
5. Use of small cub airplanes
for artillery observation has proved
a big aid.
6. Service units must display great
initiative not found in handbooks
when operating on foreign soil or
terrain like Italy.
7. Complete coordination must
be maintained among land, sea and
air elements for successful mill
tarv campaign, none can operate
separately,
Evening star., 1943-12-28
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Evening star., 1943-12-28
Burns Prove Fatal
To Spanish War Veteran

William r. Atkins, 66, veteran
Of the Spanish-American War, died
today in Mount Alto Hospital from
burns received in a fire on a boat
on which he lived at Wynn, Md.
District police said details of the
tragedy were lacking, pending re-
ceipt Of information from Maryland
police authorities. Local police said
their information would be turned
over to the coroner's Office. Hospital
of1cials said the man, badly burned
was brought in last night, and they
advanced the opinion that the boat
fire occurred yesterday.
Evening star., 1943-12-28
w. B. Galloway Retires
As B. & O. Traffic Head
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 2s.-The Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad yesterday
announced the retirement, effective
December 81, of Walter B. Galloway,
mead OF the passenger traffic de-
partment for rs years.
Mr.. Galloway will be succeeded as
general passenger traffic manager bv
Howard E. Simpson, now assistant
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impeachment to perfect perform.
ance on t h e part of industry
when the peace comes, is the
Renegotiation Law enacted n
1912. Those responsible for the
enactment of this law had a most
worthy objective-to take t h e
profit out of war. But as h a 8
been the case with so many other
laws passed at Washington in re-
cent years, despite their nobility
of concept and theoretical prom
Use of benefcence, the Renego-
tiation Law has failed in prac.
tice and is creating a perilous OBJ
stacle f or industry o hurdle
when war production stops. In
conjunction with normal and ex-
cess.profits taxes. renegotiation
is prohibiting reserves our corpor
atoms must have with which to
carry on. Many industries will
have to suspend operations with.
in a few weeks of the cessation
of hostilities, many others will be
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thsr STRENGTHENED as we read
the remarks Of the forty govern
ors in attendance at the annual
Governors Convention held a
Columbus, Ohio, in mid-June.
The governors were in almost
complete agreement that while
federal. state and local govern
ments should n d could make
considerable contributions t o.
wards giving employment dur
ing the postwar period. in the
final analysis, most of the bur-
den must fall on private industry.
Governor after governor stated
that every impeachment should be
removed which would preclude
industry fro m doing what it
should and can do in the transit
ton period of converting back
from war to peacetime produc-
ton.
In our opinion, the most serious
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bar krupt and out If business if
drastic changes are GOT made in
the Renegotiation Law.
AS case in point, on June
22ud. officials of the Consolidated
Vultee Aircraft Corporation. tes-
tifying at the House Naval A.
fairs Committee hearings on re.
negotiation. stated t h a t their
company's payroll is SIT 800. 900
per month; that if the war con-
tracts were cancelled as of that
date, it would have SO. 5000 in
working capital and postwar Re
serves. One does not have to be
a master mathematician to fig
ure that this company would be
able to run but two weeks and
then would be forced to close
down.
Let's hope that as a result of
these hearings being held by the
Naval Affairs Committee, the re.
negotiation Laws will be amended
As DR.. Jordan 20 aptly put it,
our blueprints for the postwar
period must match n clarity
and courage those our soldiers
are drawing on the battlefieIds." "
The Renegotiation Laws as they
now stand are a murky blot On
those bIueprints-we must not
let our soldier heroes down-we
must remove that blot.
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gives the following Sure-nre rule lot
successful homecoming:
l. Use jars intended for home
canning. Every one of them has a
name lettered on the side.
2. Examine every jar to make
sure that it is in good condition.
Give special attention to the top
edges Of Mason jars. Most OF them
must be sealed with glass top seal
seals, because the zinc that used to
20 into the one-piece Mason caps
has gone to the battle front. The
glass top and vacuum seals can take
the zinc caps place on the home
front only when used on jars with
perfect top edges.
3. Do not stretch rubbers to test.
4. Wash and rinse jars, lids and
rubberS. Then cover jars, zinc caps,
and glass lids with lukewarm water,
heat to boiling, and keep hot. Jars
and lids to be used for old-fashioned
open-kettle canning must be boiled
20 to 30 minutes. Wash rubbers
and vacuum-seal lids, drop into boil
ing water, and keep hot until needed
if to be used for processing Cooking
food in jarS). They must be boiled to
sterilize for open-kettle canning.
S. Get Gamers and jars ready be-
fore starting to prepare vegetables.
s. Use vegetables that are fresh
from the garden. The alien enemies.
mould, yeast and bacteria, stand
ready to sabotage any and all vege-
tables left standing over night or
all through a long, hot morning:
7. Be sure that everything to be
canned is at the right stage for
canning. Shelled beans and peas
should be young and tender-a few
oversize or over-mature ones can
cause the loss of the whole batch.
The pods of string beans should be
crisp and meaty-corn in full milk
stage-and tomatoes red-ripe, firm,
and sound. Wash all fruits and vege-
tables before breaking the skins.
8. Hot pack all vegetables except
tomatoes. Hot pack means to cook
the food a few minutes, then pour it
into hot jars for processing. This is
also the best way to can most fruits.
9. Fill no more jars at time than
your Gamer will hold.
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10. Leave ample head space and
plenty of room for liquid to circulate
between pieces of food when filling
jars for processing.
II. Tighten metal bands on two
piece metal vacuum seal caps be-
fore processing. Do not tighten
again.
IL. Partly seal for processing, ali
jars on which jar rubber is used.
ID. Place jars in the Gamer imme-
diately after packing and process
the time called for in the recipe.
Remember, time guessing has no
place in canning.
ID. Take jars out of Gamer as
promptly as possible after the proc
essing time is up and complete the
seal on all that are partly sealed
for processing (see Rule l2).
Is. Set hot jars as far apart as
possible so they will cool quickly,
but do not place in draft.
16. Be sure every jar of canned
food is sealed before it is put away.
a. Take the bands off glass top
seals after the jars have stood over
night and test the seal by pulling
gently on lid with finger tips. Don't
put the bands back on the jars.
b. Remove bands from vacuum
seals IL or IS hours after canning
and test the seal by pressing on the
lid with the finger. If tightly sealed,
there will be no "give" to the lid.
Don't put the bands back on the
jars.
c. One-piece zinc caps are drawn
down flat when sealed. Do not turn
Mason jars upside down-this rule
applies when using glass top seals,
vacuum seals, and zinc caps.
d. Test lightning" jars after they
are cold by holding them upside
down and examining for leaks.
IT. Be finicky when it comes to
cleanliness. Get rid of house flies.
Remember, they prefer food to foot
tub for foot washing.
18. Don't ask your neighbor how
to can. She may not be as up-to-
date as she thinks she is. 1t is far
better to get a good recipe book
and follow directions to the letter.
AS good a one as can be bought
costs only dime.