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Evening star., 1943-09-16

Minister to Colombia, Venezuela,
the Dominican Republic and Thia-
land. He lives in Rockville and
Washington.
The Valley settler., 1943-09-24

EosPITAL* Cont. from pp. 5 room. Two showers and two toilets have also been installed on the second floor. Dormer windows were put on the west side of the hospi- ta1 on either end, thus giving more light to the upstairs.
 Approximat ely one half the interior o' of the bui ldin ng has been painted. Material is on hand to complete the job and to furnish 1t more attract lively with drapes. New linoleum has been laid on the working surfaces in the kitchen and utility rooms mak- ing 1t easier to keep clean and more anitery. An extra partition put in the doctor's office, giving an added treatment room.
 The outside of the bu1 1dine has been given a coat of paint and 1t is hoped to put on another coat before winter sets in. And 1t will be poss sible to keep the exterior of the bui fdi ng much cleaner and thus more attractive now that the hospital is burning oil instead of coal, whi oh will eliminate a bad source of soot and dirt. New front steps were installed.
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In The Local 7'heate1cS

music in the films action. They
sing "Glory Be" as a duet. Patsy
O'Connor sings Sunbeam Seren-
ade" and "Old Timer while the
pictures musical finale features the
presentation Of Hang Your Trout
bles on a Rainbow"
All In all 1T Amt Hay Is one
picture that should be right at the
top Of your must" list so be sure
to attend the opening perform
ances at the State starting tomor-
row.
And for your further enjoyment
the management presents Madame
Spy featuring Constance Bennett
with John Litel and other favorites
Don't forget the States early bird
show which takes place Thursday
morning at 8 o'clock. The show is
being held for the convenience OF
defense workers and will start
promptly at o'clock with doors Of
the theater being opened at 1855
a. m.
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government labor officials insisted
that mo promises whatever were
made to Lewis" They said an agree
ment, nj effect by-passing the WLB,
might include:
/. Guaranteed six-day operation
to the miners with time and a half
! for the extra day. The UNIV had
! charged that the mine operators
have not lived up to the old six-day
agreement made at 1ckeS' sugges-
ton
2. An increase in the work-day
to eight hours, with one hour al
lowed as travel time for entering
and leaving the pits. The miners
now work a seven-hour day but re-
ceive no pay for an average OF
nearly two hours a day spent in
travel on mine property to and
from their work.
Such an agreement, it was believed
would not require War Labor Board
approval since it does not involve a
| change in hourly wage rates. Board
officials said, however, that they
were not prepared to accept" that
Interpretation now.
Acceptance of the six-day week
and an extra hour of pay time daily
would increase the weekly base wage
of miners who have been working a
| five-day, seven-hour shift from $35
to about $3.50.
Coal operators were granted price
increases to compensate for pay at
the rate of $1,000 for the sixth day
of work, but UNIV officials have
charged that many of them have
found excuses" to lay off the men
one day a week and thus escape
time and-a-half pay.
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins proposed the six-day week for
mula during the bituminous coal
negotiations In New York. Lewis &C
cepted but the operators did not.
Ickes, as operator of the mines,
might be expected to accept 1t on
behalf of the government.
Informed government labor Off
Gals said there is strong possible
ity that the government may con-
tinue to operate the mines for the
duration of the war. There is prece-
dent for that in operation of ship
ping by u. S. Maritime Commission
er Emory S. Land.
"One thing is certain one official
said, 1.-The government will continue
to operate the mines until all doubt
that private operation would result
in uninterrupted production is re-
moved"
Whatever agreement that is made
between Ickes and the mine union
will become retroactive to April fol
about 45OO 900 bituminous miners anc
to May for 10000 anthracite work
ers, the dates on which the old con-
tracts expired.
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| Tunis. One moved along rutty lit
tie road leading almost due south
toward Tebourba, II miles from Ma
teur, and the other took the main
road toward Djdeida, five miles east
of Tebourba and IL miles west Of
Tunis.
The capture of either Tebourba or
Djedeida would cut off German
forces in the Medjerda valley from
all escape except across mountains
to the southeast.
The Germans pulled out of Mateur,
a collection OF white plaster houses
on dirt streets and important be-
cause it is a railroad junction, Sat-
urday night after holding off under
relentless American pressure for 10
days.
Rapid Withdrawal
The withdrawal was so rapid that
the Americans at times lost con-
tact with the enemy, front reports
said However, several hundred
prisoners already have been cap
tured.
Todays communique said the
Americans had forced the Germans
to evacuate all their forward posi-
lions in the northern sector and had
advanced many miles"
Front dispatches reported that the
Americans had occupied Hill 558 on
the edge of the plain south of Ma
teur and had driven around the
north side of the "mousetrap'
mountain formation in the same
area and occupied Borj Bou Samra,
on a crossroads eight miles south
and slightly west of Mateur.
The text of the communique:
After ten days of relentless pres
sure and much heavy fighting, the
American troops have forced the
enemy in the northern sector to
evacuate all his forward positions.
1.-THE End U. s. corps, in coopera-
ton with French troops in the
coastal sector, have advanced many
miles. Mateur was captured on
the morning of May and the adj
vance continues. Several hundred
prisoners have already been cap
tured.
Further slight advances were
made in the central sector, where
the First Army continue their pres
sure on the enemy.
"On the Eighth Army front, there
was considerable Smelling and patrol
activity.
"Air-Flying fortresses of the
strategic air force, escorted by P-38
Lightnings. bombed the docks at
Bizererte yesterday. Direct hits
were scored on port installations.
Medium bombers attacked an enemy
airfield in Tunisia, bombs being seen
to burst among aircraft on the
ground.
"Jetties on the coast of Tunisia
were attacked by fighter-bombers
of the tactical air force and fires
were started. Fighters carried out
offensive sweeps and patrols over
the battle area during the day.
From all these operations eight
of our aircraft are missing"
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Performances tonight at Warmers
State theater conclude the engage
ments of Enrol Flynn and Ann
Sheridan in Edge Of Darkness;
also Bert Gordon and Jinx Falken-
burg in Laugh Your Blues Away
Tomorrow the State ushers In
another outstanding screen treat
with the presentation of Bud Alb
bolt and Lou Costello in their new
est fun riot TT Amt Hay" with
Grace Mcdonald, Eugene Palette
and other favorites in support.
ut Amt Hay" is a tremendously
funny movie. probably the most
comical in the screen careers OF
Bud and Lou who recently were
crowned the nations number one
box office champions. A poll dis
closed that Abbott and Costello
movies attract larger crowds than
any other screen attractions.
In their new hit the comedians
have cast which features In addi-
ton to Grace Mcdonald and Eu-
gene Palette such favorites as
Cecil Kellaway, Patsy O'Connor and
Richard Lane. Leighton Noble and
his orchestra are also headlined.
The Runyon story in which such
picturesque Broadway characters as
Umbrella Sam, Harry the Horse.
Chauncey the Eye. and Big Hearted
ar1i I,i1 81 4
deals mainly with the adventures Of
Bud and Lou after they buy a cab
horse. Through curious circum-
stances, however, they are discov-
cred to have the handicap favorite.
Troubles and excitement rise to a
high pitch before the transaction is
finally adjusted.
Miss Mcdonald and Noble provide
good measure of romance and
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Ickes Puts Mines
On ebay Week
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basic $35 for a flve-day week.
The directive issued today said
you are to afford miners an oppor-
tunity to work six days each week
and are to operate your mines on
that basis and to pay time and one
half or rate and one-half for the
sixth day of work" as heretofore
agreed upon "by collective bargain
ing and previously cleared by the
War Labor Board"
An informed official had said ear
lier that new contract negotiations
between mine operators and the
UNIV were expected to eliminate in
substantially higher pay for John L.
Lewis miners either through the
six-day week or through some form
of portal-to-portal pay.
The official also said that Lewis
would negotiate with Ickes or with
Ickes' representatives The latter
might be the coal operators in their
new roles as managers for the gov
eminent.
1t was generally agreed here that
some sort of understanding exists
between Ickes and Lewis as a basis
for future negotiations, but the pic
ture as yet is far from clear, espe-
cially the role the War Labor Board
will play.
Lewis has implied that now his
miners have new employers" the
old dispute-which was certified to
the War Labor Board - has been
wiped off the slate, and that new
negotiations should start from
scratch. Thus if he and Ickes can
reach an agreement for a wage con-
tract, Lewis would consider the WLB
without Jurisdiction in the case.
The War Labor Board doesn't look
at 1t that way and the United Press
informant conceded that the board S
insistence on jurisdiction now might
wreck the truce arranged by Ickes
last Sunday.
War Labor Board members ap-
peared to be banking strongly on a
portion of President RooSevelt's
Sunday back to-work appeal to the
miners. Although he did not pre-
clude an agreement reached outside
the board. he asserted that new
one would have to have the board S
approval.
Meanwhile the WLB prepared a
statement to be issued when the
men have returned to work." Board
officials said they had not relin-
pushed formal jurisdiction in the
case and it is expected that its
panel will resume consideration of
the case once the mines are operat-
ing.
But Lewis has not withdrawn his
assertion that he would not submit
to WLB jurisdiction and informed
sources here declared that he must
have been assured by Ickes of
reaching agreement and of bypass
ing the WLB to have called off his
strike.
After meeting Of his policy COM
mittee in New York yesterday, Lew
is reiterated his demand for a So
a-day wage increase and announced
that the UNIV committee would
stand by ready to begin negotiations
with the new employer"
Agreement Seen
BY declaring also that the UNIV
was not bound by any "no-strike
pledge" Lewis left the implication
that the miners will walk out again
at the end of Is days if he and
Ickes are unable to agree. But gov
eminent officials close to both Ickes
and Lewis were confident an agree
ment vii be reached
Ickes and Lewis may have reached
an understanding on procedure, but
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Bros. soap interest. the United States
expanded its hold on the area for
the first time since the invasion OF
the SolomonS last Aug. 7.
Besides the Russells and Guadal-
canal, the u S. is now also in con-
troll of Tulagi, Florida, Malaita,
Tanambogo and Gavutu islands in
the Solomons.
The Russells are 100 miles from
Munda, chief japanese air base in
the central Solomons. But they are
only 80 miles from Viru harbor and
95 miles from Rekata bay, where the
japanese have subsidiary bases.
While the Navy did not say to
what use the Russels are being put,
it was understood they could be use
full for both offensive and defensive
operations.
Text of Navy communique No. 1854:
South Pacific Gall dates east
longitude:
81. U. S. forces are established on
the Russell islands, northwest of
Guadalcanal island. These islands
were occupied without opposition in
February some time after enemy re-
sistance had ceased on Guadalcanal.
20. On May 2, in the afternoon,
Avenger (Grumman TBF) torpedo
bombers, escorted by Wildcat
(Grumman F4FD fighters, bombed
Japanese installations at Munda, in
the Central Solomons.
3. On May 3, force of Avengers
and Dauntless douglas SBD) dive
bombers, escorted by Wildcat, War
hawk (Curtiss P-4O and Lightning
Oockheed P-38) fighters, bombed
and strafed Japanese installations
at Rekata bay, on Santa Isabel is
land. Defense positions were hit
and large fire was started. All u.
S. planes returned.
North Pacific:
a. On May 2, formations of Army
planes carried out eight attacks
against Japanese positions at Kiska.
Mitchell North American B-25) me-
dunn bombers and Warhawk and
Lightning fighters participated in
these raids. Hits were scored on
North and South Heads. At Ger
trude cove fires were started and one
building was destroyed"
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POLLS

Current attractions concluding
their engagement this evening at
the Loew Poll theater are Cabin In
The Sky" and Desert Victory"
Cabin In The Sky" presents
Ethel Waters and Rochester Ed
die Anderson) in the leading roles.
Ethel Waters sings many of your
favorite songs and Rochester does
duet with lovely temptress, Lena
Horne called Consequences" This
proves to be one Of Metro Goldwyn.
Mayors best Milmusicals to date.
Coming to Loew Poll theate;
Wednesday and Thursday for two
days only, Is another double smash
hit stage show presenting Van Alex.
ander and his band eject s-onl the
Capitol Theater in New York City
Van Is well-known as one of Amer
ica's leading composers and ar
rangers. You'll thrill to your favor
lite toe-tapping tunes played in his
own inimitable style. Featured with
the band Is the very lovely Emily
Nobel charming songstress. Other
top-notch acts on the program are
Cleo and Fleurette with their mag
ical puppets, these artists are
known worldwide for their difficult
performances and achievements;
next comes those two funsters Har-
ris and Howell, who will have you
rolling In the aisles," with their
mirth and melody. AS an extra add
ed attraction. through the efforts of
the management. we are proud 20
present for your approval and en-
tertainment the Five Marshalls,
coming direct from the NBC en-
gagement. These great singers have
been heard weekly on Wrigley's Ben
Bernie Radio Show. Don't miss
them. There are four complete
stage and screen shows presented
daily, at 100, 400, $3.50 and 900 p.
m. Make your plans to attend now.
The great surrounding screen
program consists Of the first Water
bury showing of Young and Will
ing with william Holden and Su-
san Hayward in the leading roles.
This Is the story Of six young stage
aspirantS. who scheme by hook or
crook TO have their talent recognized
by a great stage producer. Involved
IN the hilarious proceedings are
three young girls played by Susan
Hayward, Martha ODriscoll and
Barbara Britton and three boy:
played by William Holden. Eddie
Bracken and jim Brown. The first
screen show starts at 1900 noon
with the doors Of the theater OPEN
ing at HAS.
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VIEW VICTORY
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He said the Ruml forces would
move to return the entire pay-as-
you-go question to the House Ways
and Means committee if the fight
for the skip-a-year proposal fails.
This is the same procedure followed
in March when the House adopted
the Carlson bill 1879 to 1873 as a sab
stitute for the first Doughton bill
"a plain 20 per cent withholding at
the source DEVICE and rejected it
on final passage a few minutes lat
err
The opposing groups fired their
"big guns" in general debate yes
terday. They hope to conclude the
argument and begin voting late to-
day. House Speaker Sam Rayburn,
D., Tex, announced he would make
every effort to have the pay-as-you
go fight ended before the day is out
Doughton has asked the House
to kill the Ruml plan so dead that
it will never again be resurrected."
Carlson urged its passage so 1.-The
will of the overwhelming majority
of the sovereign people will this
time triumph
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Anthraciters Exempt?

New York, May 4.--(UP)-Maj
william w. Inglis, chairman OF the
anthracite negotiating committee said
today he did not believe Secretary
of Interior Ickes' order on the six
day work week for miners was APP
plicable to the anthracite fields, be-
cause I'VE already are offering the
miners a six day work week"
Ipglis said that it may apply to
other parts of the coal producing
region but certainly not" TO the
anthracite area of northern Penn
sylvania.
His statement was made as the
anthracite operators prepared to
meet again with John l.. Lewis, pres
ident of the United Mine Workers,
and other UNIV officials to continue
their wage discussions.
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q ton allowed by the once Of Price
Administration as compensation fol-
payment of time and a half on the
sixth day of work.
He said he had no figures to show
how many had been violating the
agreement but estimated that 81
per cent of coal mined in recent
months was produced under the six
day week.
IckeS emphasized that his order is
intended only to see to 1t that the
mines are operated six days week
and that it is not necessarily a
guarantee of increased incomes fol
miners. He added, however, that
mines operating six days a week
but laying off men so that they
work only five days a week viii
not be allowed the OPA price in
crease.
Ickes declined to answer questions
on who asked for the conference be-
tween himself and Lewis last Sunday
leading to the 15-day truce.
II did not, and that is all am 60
ing to say" he said.
ANhCo o1AO GAlC WAL DC wi LlCO
back to the operators just as soon
as possible. They will not, however
be turned back until the government
is assured of uninterrupted coal pro-
duction, he said.
'All negotiations for a contract
will be between the operators and
miners, subject to any jurisdiction
which the War Labor board may
have" Ickes said. II am operating as
custodian Of the mines, not as an
owner"
Ickes said that he would volunteer
no recommendations to the War
Labor board.
They are capable of running their
own affairs" he asserted.
The administrator said there was
no guarantee implied in his six-day
order that the government will sup
ply a market for all coal mined. Mine
opcl ,ors cannot be expected to pro-
duce more coal than they have a
market for, he said.
Nor does the order assure any
miner So weeks of employment a
year, or any guaranteed income
IckeS added. He estimated, however
that with the present demand for
coal, miners might expect employ
ment Of about 300 days a year.
The order applied to all mines
being operated by the Government
both bituminous and anthracite
which have been authorized to in
crease prices to cover costs of the
six-day week. Ickes formally
ascribed the order to the necessity
for assuring adequate supplies OF
coal.
Ickes also said he intends to
recommend that the Office of Price
Administration rescind, for any
mines that fail to comply with the
six-day week directive, the price
increase it recently granted to
cover extra costs brought on by
the longer work week.
The directive provided that ap-
pications for exemption may be
filed in instances where, for any
justtfiable physical or operating rea-
sons, operations on a six-day week
are not practical. Such applications
must be supported, Ickes said, by
statements of underlying reasons.
Higher Earnings
IokeS' order will assure miners OF
higher weekly earnings, although
many mines already have gone on
the longer work-week. With the
sixth day paid at time and one-haf,
1t would assure the miners at least
$3.50 a week as compared with the
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SO TAKE OATHS,
lOl MORE READY
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D'Amico, Andrea Jamele, Rosa Luzzi
John Pilla, Lucia Mollica Cipriano,
Franceco Paolo Del Principe, Giu-
ditta Liberatore, Giovanni Maria
Canu, Luigia Colucci, Filomena Bot
tachieri, Mario Lionello, Sidonia
Amelia Benedict, Carmela Cata-
pano, Lucia WHALE, Anna Rodrigues,
Mary lombard. Rocco Palladino,
Florinda Famiglietti. Angela Maria
Rosato, Lucia Gallicchio. Teresa
Pavan, Filomena Eterginioso. Louisa
Canapari. Ermanda Nardozzi, Cen
evieve Mary Daddona.
Also: Anna Mary D'Angelo, Maria
Grace Pope. Charles Joseph Jules
Berberat. Josephine Conlan, Paul
Joseph Rosselot, John James Vim
isko, Stella Carpuk, Ida Parker, Err
nest Cadotte, John PHILIPPE Bernier,
Marceline Cook. Rose zarillo, Edith
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Continued RON age j.
the large forces stationed on Cyprus,
but this never has been confirmed.
The report that the Allies have
massed enormous" reserves in
Morocco and Algeria was included
in a war commentary by Capt. Lud-
wig Sertorius broadcast by the Ger
man Transocean News Agency.
1.-THE Allied high command per-
haps this far has refrained from
throwing mass reserves into action
on the Tunisian front because 1t is
planning large-scale landing &C
ton" Sertorius said.
THE enemy may be planning a
landing action on the Tunisian
coast, since he realizes that a
frontal attack on Axis positions
would be extremely difficult and
bound to result in extremely heavy
losses, or he may be planning land
ing action on the Sicilian or Sar-
dinian coasts"
A Moroccan broadcast said that
Giuseppe Bastianini of the italian
foreign Office has sent message TO
Adolf Hitler on behalf of Premier
Mussolini requesting that the evac-
uation of Italian troops from
Tunisia be carried out simultane-
ously and under the same condi-
lions" as that OF German troops.
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enemy troops were killed and four
artillery batteries were silenced,
the Monday night communique said.
A single Soviet formation in the
Kuban area was credited with kill
ing 100 Germans and destroying
four tanks and nine dugouts.
On the Sevsk front northwest Of
Kursk, Red Army troops crossed
a water barrier and wiped out the
garrisons of five enemy blockhouses
in a surprise attack, after which
they returned to their own lines
In another sector, the Russians in
filtrated enemy trenches, killed
occupying troops and returned to
their base without loss.
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Johanna Larson, Assunta Primano,
Antonio Fernandes Tavares. Maria
Grazia Biffarella, Anna Ciminera,
Concetta Semprini, Angelina Maria
Torelli, Rocco Ciriello Filomena
Margherita Lauro, Frank Brierley,
John Colucci, Mary Montery, Rose
Daddona. Giovanni Perugini. Helen
Gautreau Cool and Charles Edward
Negaro.
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Croydon. England, will close a
golf course and build 600 houses on
the land.
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ALLIES MAY LAND
in SARDINIA SOON

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RUSSELL ISLANDS

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REDS SHOOT DOWN
81 NAZI PLANES

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