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preamble saying that the PAC
realized the road to victory is
still long; and longer still the
road to an enduring peace. 1t
then turned to the home front
and recounted its awareness that
there are those in our midst
who fear the power of a united
people more than they fear the
axis enemy. Furtively and with
malicious cunning-often backed
by great wealth-they are this
very day obstructing the war
effort and pleading for a nego-
tiated peace. We must fight
these enemies with the same uni
fled determination that we must
show the foe outside our bor-
ders."
The November elections, the
platform said, will determine
whether 1--WE can move forward
with confidence to peace, free
dom and security, or, whether
we will be thrown back into in
security and want, imperialist
conflict, fascism and, inevitably,
into 3rd World War"
Urge FDR Reelection
AS to Pres. Roosevelt, the plat
form said 1--WE urge the nation to
draft and elect Franklin Delano
Roosevelt for another term in
office as the man best qualified
to lead the American people DUR
ing the next 4 crucial years. F.
We further dedicate ourself to
the election of other candidates
for federal office who have given
our President their consistent
support and whose records as
sures us that they will subscribe
to and help realize the follow
ing program" J."
The PAC program on foreign
policy called for total mobiliza-
tion for victory and the conf
plete determination of nazism,
fascism and Japanese imperial
ism and all their evils. 1t in
dorsed the Moscow, Cairo and
Teheran agreements. 1t backed
an international organization of
all peace-loving states for peace
and collective security. 1t called
for support of UNRRA and urged
full labor participation in plan
ming and administrative bodies.
DomeStically, the PAC set out
the economic bill of rights as
stated by Pres. Roosevelt in his
January, 1914 message to con-
gress and asked that the new
congress adopt a resolution set
ting out the new Bill of Rights
as the basic objective of our ma
tional policy.
Full employment was called
for in the postwar period, recog-
nizing that as problem for pri-
vate industry, with adequate par
ticipation and assistance by gov
ernment.
A big concluding section on
war economy and reconversion
called for wage increase to meet
living costs, price control, ration
ing and heavier taxes on high
incomes and profits.
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Vets Fovor Unions

CLEVELAND (FP)-The en-
ployer magazine of the steel in
dustry, Iron Age, reports that a
survey among returned World
War ii veterans back on civilian
jobs shows that 90% favor labor
unions and 10q0 said they were
opposed.
Preference on jobs for war
veterans was expected by 1872
as their right, the magazine
found.
On the question whether Ne
gro veterans should also have
job preference the survey show
ed the following:
Yes 60SO, No 1917, Undecided
30%.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

NEWARK, N. J. (FP)-Final
returns on the national referen-
ium held by the Init. Typograph-
cal Union showed a 29,295 TO
1920 vote in favor of return TO
he AFL. Former Sec. Treas.
Woodruff Randolph was elected
TO the presidency by a vote of
27,723 to 17,449 for incumbent
Claude M. Baker.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

NEW YORK (FP)-Disarming
its critics who whispered of huge
secret funds, the CIO Political
Action Committee released an
itemized financial statement of
its receipts and disbursements
from the date of its organization
to May 81, 1914. The commit
tees total receipts are $685.
764.11, consisting of contribu-
tions from unions. Disbursements
amount to 89,112.12.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
Loan Drive
Continued from Page 1.

anything by buying bonds.
Those who invest can always
get their money back, just as
much as they put in, if they don't
want to wait until the bonds
mature, or more, if they hold
the bonds. Nobody is making a
gift to the government, they are
merely saving their money"
TIUC Backs Drive
Richard Lazette, president of
the Toledo Industrial Union
Council indicated that the entire
CIO in Toledo will give the bond
drive its cooperation. He said,
I'VE have it easy. All we are
asked to give is loan our govern
ment our money. We should con-
slider it an opportunity to help
our country by buying more
bonds during this drive and at
the same time give us an oppor-
tunity to help ourselves with a
safe security"
Reports of the drive will be
furnished by the War Loan Drive
Headquarters as soon as they can
be complied.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
LabOr's NetUs
In Brief

NEW YORK - (FP)-D-Day
we d e d the American labor
movement into a rededicated
home-front army behind the
great Allied army invading
Europe. Throughout the nation
unions greeted the tremendous
news with wires of fullest sup
port to the commanders chief,
Pres. Roosevelt, with cables to
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower, with
pledges to increase war produc-
ton and to keep the no-strike
pledge, placing victory above all
else, In war plants and ship
yards, on street corners and at
public meetings everywhere,
workers rallied in grave celebra-
ton of the long-awaited day of
invasion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

NEW YORK (FP)-Revealing
that Gu t b k S are pending
throughout the aircraft industry,
Sen. James E. Murray I'd. Mont. }
warned mass meeting of work
ers laid off when the navy alb
ruptly cancelled its contract with
Brewster Aeronautical Corp. that
immediate congressional action
is needed to prevent future sud-
den contract cancellations and
mass layoffs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23
:OO Conference Asks
Parties For Social
Security PIanks

NEW YORK FP)-A call for an extended federal So
cial security program to meet and postwar
problems went to the Democratic and Republican parties
from large social security conference sponsored by the
New York CIO Council attended by 300 labor church.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

ST, LOUIS (FP)-Latest cut
back in the st. Louis Ordnance
plant, adding $500 workers to
the $4,000 laid off since Decem-
ber, was met by a joint union
company appeal for standby pay
for those laid-off and incentives
for the remaining workers in
proportion to the increased work
load. Program was drawn up by
Local 825, United Electrical Ra-
dio q Machine Workers (CIO).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-23

CHICAGO (FP)-Union labor
legionnaires from coast to coast
heard AFL, CIO and railroad
brotherhood speakers at their an
nual convention, hailed the great
oppor tunity confronting the
American Legion in taking a pro-
gressive position to assure post
war prosperity and Endorsed a
series of resolutions aimed to see
that World War II vets get eco
nomic justice.
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I)REDNIKOVA PO$TA

Detroit, Mich, drustvo ma
predne Slotenke st. 1877 SNPJ
(dvakrat po deset dolarjev), =,
drustvo "Clevelandski Sloven-
cir st. IA tSDz, Girl Kren il
Detroit, Mich. je daroval $40;
Anton Nosan je daroval II do
larjev.
Pc S5 so darovali: John Ia
vrl, John Tavcar (tajnik SND),
Frank Rich, Xxi ina popravljal-
nico avtov ma 81. cesti, blizu
ST. Clair Ave., Mrs. Mary Spe-
hex, Mrs. Mary Spelich, Frank
Wirant, Louis Judnich, mrs. A.
ma Erbeznik in Mrs. Mary Bra
dae, tajnica najveejega drustva
;Slovenske dobrodelne zveze.
Pc 81 SO darovali: Andy Bas-
kar, Frank Sivee, Frank Suha-
dolnik, Frank Jazbec, Math
Izushar in Anton Supan.
PRAY lepa hvala onlm, Xxi ste
sc potrudi]i in nabrali to vsoto,
seveda najlepsa zahvala v ime-
nu trpecega naroda v domovini
pa gle onim, XII so tako veliko-
dusno prispevali.
lie tako naprej, bratje in Sc
sire, mogoce pa Sc koncn o
vzdramijo Sc drugi, oni, katerih
linen Sc nimamo dosedaj ma
sih knjigah.
2 naroGnim pozdravom yam
klicem: brat in sestra, poma-
gaj!
>. Joseph Okorn,
blagajnik.
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zvrajo po ogromni vecin IL slovenskega sveta vkub
destvu, da ekom desetlet spreje po vecni italian
scino kot obcevani ezk Zato je padel Tst pod Itao
cd najvecjega moderno opremljenega trgovskopomor-
skega emporja Jadranu stopnjo skoro kolonalne
luke. Cd tod stano padanje negove prekomorske rgo-
vine, nJegove industre in paroplovbe Pred prihodom
Itaije je bill Trst enakovreden konkrent Hambmga in
Bremena ter e zavzeal monopolni poozaj kot tzisce
"a kavo in sadkor srednji in jugovzhodni Evrop Po
zneje pa prcee rast Beneke -negova stoletna kon
kurentinja
Pod Ialijo je preneha vazen del trzaske indusrije
kakor ovalna ola zavljah tovarna rastlinskh in rud
ninskih oil pod Kjarbolo cstinica riza tovarna jute
Fordove delavnce prosti luk rafinerija petroeja
SV Sobot Omejil pa svoj obrat cd stirih vi
soko pee pavz pod skednje, svojcas astnina "Kranj
ske industske drzbe. Ohrana in povecala je pa svo
je obratovane adjedenica Trzicu pr Trstu. Brodo-
gradna e bila namrec edna industrska panoga, XII
je vzdrzala neokrnjena Bvse SANDSTONE adjedenice
IS. Marco" Trstu, "S Rocco" Miljah in Cosulich
Trzicu zdruzile enono veko podjetje "Canteri
Runiti deAdratico' (Zdruzene jadranske ladjedeni-
ce) Sodnost in tocnost hovh proizvodov sta ponesa
njh Stoves preko mel Itaie sirom Europe in tenn udi
stoves domace trzaske brodogradteljske tehnike XII e
naSla tun narocnikov in odemalcev Par let pred Sc
danjo svetovno vojno je ba sezdana zdovskim kapi
talon, prinesenm il Nemcije strojh in drugem tvor
niSkem mateiau, Zavah pri Trsu velika modena ci-
snica Ola "Aqula."
Ali niti ladjedehce niti "Aquila" MISC moge nado-
mes znanjsane odnosno ustav]jene aktivnost drugih
ndustrijskih podjeti trzaskem ozemu Cd tod brez
posenost in padec zivenjske ravni taskega prebval
stva namanj 500. zvljenjski standard e tedaj
znza zvljenjsko raven XII o e prinesla seboj
il stare Iaije doseljena mnozica, XII je ba po vecin
utuno, sociano in higijensko zaostala pokoenja
sm domacim prebivalcem Juliske Krajne
Zato izsejevane domacega prebivalsva il T+sta in Pr
morja Jugosavjo, Francijo, Belgijo, Ameriko in Av
srao. Tako e stel Trst 1910 pred vsopom Itae VOL
koma tolko lud kot 1914 vkljub prselitv mad sto
tsoc doseljencev il stare Itaie.
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Lokaini odbor st. 2 JPO-SS

Hitro, mogoce ze hitreje ka-
kor 81 pa mi mislimo, prihaja
cas-, ko bodo Hitlerjeve horde
premagane. Da, takrat bo ma
pocil cas-, da Sc poklice sokriv-
ce te krvave vojne pred sodni
stol, kjer maj dobijo, kar jim po
vsej plaVici tudi spada.
Blizajo Sc casi, ko Sc bodo
zopet osvojeni narodi podali V
mirno zivljenje in med temi DO
tudi mas trpeci narod onkraj
morja.
Teak DO njegov zacetek, po-
morjcne cele druzine, pohablje-
nih na tisoce in tudi oni, XII bo-
do cstali nepohabljeni, bodo sko-
70 strti Cd trpljenja, ker gorje,
katerega bodo prestali, DO tez.
ka posledica "a mas narod.
In mi tukaj, V Ameriki, zdra-
vi, mocni, siti, nobenega po-
manjkanja? Vprasanje nastane
ali boS Il Slovenec in tt pono-
sna Slovenka zadovoljna, ko
vstaneta cd mize sta in ko bo-
sta imela v mislih pred sabo
trpeci sloVenski narod onstran
rlorja? Ako imata " s se bi Sc
pravi slovenski ronos, ne pre-
zrita tega. Priskocita Jim ma po-
moe in to Sc danss. Bodimo pri-
pravljeni "a cas-, ko jim bono
lahko pomagali. Prispevajte in
ne" cakajte, da bi vas moral kdo
k temu Sc nagovarjat. Prinesite
svoj dar v Slovenski narodni
dom, kjer sem vam Ma razpo-
lago vsak petek vecer v sobi st.
8 (staio poslopje, zgoraD. Tu-
di vsi zastopniki vam bodo prav
y veseljem postregli in prav
lahko in brez skrbi jim zaupaj.
te.
Ia danes imam sporoeiti j.
fmena sledecih darovalcev: pc
$40 - drustvo Cleveland" S.
N. P. j., Joseph Antolovich il
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PREDSTAVA MA PROSTEM

Nocoj i'll potem vsak vecer do
in vkljueivsi v soboto vecer sc
DO ma prostenl Cain parku vr-
siIa predstava "Green Grow the
Lilacs". Leta 1881, ko Sc je j.
gro postavilo ma oder, sta v Aiej
inela naslovne vloge znamenit
filmski igralec Franchot Tone
in June Walker. Bila je zelo u
spesna predstava in poten, ko
Sc jo je vec casa prirejalo ma O.
dru 20 rofesijonalnih igralcih,
SO jo Z istim uspehom predvaja.
le manjse igralske skupine.
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"ENAKOPRAVNOSTI"

nemskim kolonam "a hrbet in
'jih napadejo. Oddelki partiza-
nov in tovorne zivali, dostikrat
kamoflazirane zelenimi veja-
mi, Sc zvijajo skozi divjino v
vrsti poedincev, XII je vcasih vec
mill dolga. Vsak moz mora "a
kiicati 'veza," &c izgubi il po-
gleda moza pred seboj ali "a
seboj. Ma nasem prvem "pokre-
tu" smo prepotovali ponoci rs
mill divine v IA urah.
"Soncnega popoldne /. junija
Je anglo-ameriski letalski od-
delek izbral in zaznamoval ma
ravno letalisce, da bi mas ka-
kin 40 transportna letaIa po-
brala in odnesla v Italijo. Toda
sledece jutro je bojevanje pri-
slo tako blizu, da smo izbrali
drugo naravno letalsko polje;
toda predno je bilo zaznamo-
Vano, so Sc ma bliznjem gricu
oglasile strojne puske, in dobili
smo ukaz "a 'pokret." Nemci,
katerim so pot kazali cetniki,
so prodirali ma visino. V mraku
je 60 partizanskih streIcev "a
drzevalo skupino 400 Nemcev
ma nekem robu, da smo Sc mi
posamezno izgubili zapadno v
gozd.
"Tako Sc je pricel moi dru-
gi "pokret," XII sc je vlekel Sc
dem dni preko $500 cevljev vi
soke planine Jadovnika. Po
dveh dneh nam je zmanjkalo
vode, potem soil, kruha in kon-
zerv. Jedli smo lie enkrat ma dan
riz, brez soil, kuhan v vodi il
raztopljenega snega. Ma dan 4.
Junija mas je nenadoma obkro-
Ella mocna nemska ceta. Umak-
Mill smo Sc v gozd in po KRAFT
KEN pregledu' situacije mas je
crnogorski polkovnik vodil do
skoro navpicnega skalovja, 20
katerem smo plezali v dolino
diva tisoe cevljev globoko. Vzelo
mas je stiri ure in cudezno Sc nj
nihce ponesrecil.
"Po nekaj dneh so nam "a
vezniski letalci prinesli hrane in
municije in major Churchill je
signaliziral "a transportna le-
tala "a odpremo clanov zavez-
nlske misije. To pot je nase le-
talisce na gori imelo mir pred
napadalci. Ko je vec velikih
transportnih letal, spremljanih
cd bojnih letal, pristalo ma pro-
vizoricnem letaliscu, da mas od-
nesejo v 1talijo, je- pristopil k
meni komisar 8. partizanskega
kora in dejal zaupno: "Mi smo
ze poslali narocilo zavezniskim
oblastim, toda, prosim, opozo-
rite jih Sc vi: mi nujno potre-
bujemo letala "a odpremo 50
tezko ranjenih MOI, katere ina
mo skrite v votlinah gozdu.
1n," je dostavil obotavljajoce,
"mi zelo nujno potrebujemo de-
set vojaskih oblek." "Zakaj sa-
mo deset?" sem vprasal zacu-
demo. MOI je zardel in odvrnil:
"Vidite, mi imamo med nasimi
bojevniki deset deklet, katerih
obleke so tako raztrgane, da so
skoIo napol mage, in in. -.
to ne izgleda prav." ~~
=. Posmeto IL Nove Dobe, glasila
AneeriSke bTatsEe svese.
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med PART|zANI Y
JUCOSLAV|J|

Nedavno smo ma tenn mestu
priobcili obsirno porocilo anne
riskega reporterja Stojana Pri-
bicevica, katerega so bill, OBJ
enem enim angleskim repor-
terjem in dvema fotografoma,
ujeli Nemci pri Drvarju V Bos-
nj, in kateremu Sc je po KRAFT
KEN ujetnistvu posrecilo uiti
nazaj k partizanom. IL Italije
je potem ameriskemu casopis-
ju porocal svojih neprijetnih
izkusnjah. Kje je Pribicevic
zdaj, ne vemo; po vsej priliki je
" Italiji, ako nj spet nazaj "
Jugoslaviji. Pred kratkim smo
citali, da Sc je major Randolph
Churchill, edini sin oritiske2a
premierja Churchilla, z letalom
vrnil V Titov glavni stan V Ju-
goslavijo, da je pa blizu leta-
lisca pilot izgubil kontrolo in
je letalo pablo ma tia in Sc raz-
bilo. V nezgodi je bilo ubitih
pet moz posadke in diva parti-
zanska potnika; major Church.
i'll, njegov prijatelj major
Waugh, britiski vojni korespon-
dent Philip Jordan, in stirje ru-
ski oficirji so dobili lie majhne
poskodbe. Drugi dan so z leta-
lom odleteli nazaj v Italijo. Ma
jor Randolph Churchill je clan
britiske vojaske misije pri mar
salu Titu " Jugoslaviji, in IL
porocil Sc da sklepati. da mu
tamkajsno burno in nevarno
zivljenje kar ugaja.
V ameriski reviji "Time," da-
tirani 81. julia, smo citali spet
daljsi clanek, XII ga je napisal
correspondent Stojan Pribicevic
O zivljenju partizanov v bal
kanskih gorah. IL clanka maj
bodo V naslednjem navedeni ne
kateri znacilni izcrpki:
"Ob zori je meme in moja diva
partizanska varuha prebudil
mraz v pragozdu Javoruse pla-
nine. Do vrha gore smo kora-
kali po debeli preprogi suhega
listja in vse ma okoli po gozdu
je bilo polno beguncev in COVE
je zivine. Opoldne smo Sc spu-
still po skoro navpicni strmini
navzdol do kmecke koce, kjer
smo bill postrezeni kislim NILE
kom.
"Tisto popoldpe sem neke
visine opazoval gorece mesto
Drvar in sem nastel 80 nem-
skin letal, XII so bombardirala
okolisko skalovje. Ma vecer je
start Srb zakuril ma ilovnatih
tleh svoje koce, obesil mad ogenj
kotef ma verigi in nam skuhal
Duro (nekake koruzne zgance ;,
k vecerji je povabil meme in ka-
kin 20 beguncev, zensk in otrok.
Pri tisti priliki sem videl otro-
ka, XII mu je bill nemski bajonet
prebodel roko, in slisal marsi-
kaj o drugih nemskih grozovi-
tostih.
"Pred zoro drugega dne je
mas straznik naznanil, da je pot
"a nase nadaljno potovanje od-
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estne novice

v Woman's bolnisnici ma E.
1O2 St. in Euclid Ave-, Sc naha-
ia Mrs. Mary Premrov, stanu-
joca ma 1O43 E. 70 st. Podvre-
ci Sc je morala operaciji. Obiski
zacasno MISC dovoljeni. Zelimo
il hitrega okrevanja!
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prta, da pa morda ne bo dolgo.
Ko smo Sc odpravljali, Sc je cd
nekod pojavila revno oblecena
kmetova zena, cudno zareGega
,obraza, in me je povesenimi
ocmi prosila: "Samo enega si-
ma Sc imam. Ako ostane.tuka j,
ga bodo Nemci pref ali slej do
bill in ubili. Prosim, vzemite ga
S seboj in nagovorite ,marsaIa
Tita, da ga vzame med svoie vo-
jake!" Pogledal sem cednega
16-letnega decka, XII je stal "a
materjo. All 81 pripravljen Sc
boriti pod marsalom Titom 2"
sem ga vprasal. 'Da," je odgo-
voril. 'Potem pojdi 2 menoj in
JAZZ bonn govoril zate enim Ii
tovih poveljnikov," sem dejal.
zena je potisnila koscek kruha
" roko svojega zadnjega sina,
mu napravila znamenje kriza
ma celu in .iZginila. Nato smo
korakali gori in doll, najprej
skozi gozd, nato preko ostrega
skalovja. 'Prehiteli smo enega
partizanskega vojaka, XII je bill
ustreljen skozi prsa ter Sc je
tezavo vlekel proti najblizji
gozdni bolnisnici.
! "Mrzel severni veter jc VIE
kel, ko smo z naporom lezli V
strmino, nato smo prisli ma gor-
sko ravnico, katero so pretekali
gorski potoki in jo obkrozalo
zeleno smrecje. Mad gozdom,
1000 cevljev visoko, sem koncno
nasel Stab 8. kora in majorja
Randolpha Churchilla.
"V mali koci, polni dina cd
drv, z dvema leziscema in su-
rovo iztesano mizo, ma kateri je
bila sveea in nekaj raztresenih
papirjev, mi je segel v roko
mladi Churchill, besedami {:
"Pribicevic, tt imas najvecjo
storijo vojne. PRAY "a pray, od-
kar je moi oce usel Burom, nj
incl nihce take storije "a pove-
dati."
"Partizani ne morejo nikoli
razumeti majorja Randolpha
Churchilla. Navadno ga naziva-
jo "nerazumljivega Angleza." :"
Preprost je, korajzen je in raz-
ne muhe ina. Kadar smo poci-
vail, 81 je vedno izmisljal razne:
pikniske aktivnosti, ko smo mi
hoteli lezati v travi. On Sc nj
kdar ne pritozuje zaradi mraza,
lakote, zeje, bolecih nog ali
nemskih krogel, toda glasno je
protestiral, ko ga je partizan-
ski brivec hotel britt brez gor-
ke vode. Pusil je, kar smo mi
drugi pusili, in en- ruski gene
'ral in JAZZ sva mu zvijala ciga-
rete in jih seveda zalepljala z
jezikom oziroma s slino. Mole
Cigarette so vedno razpadle v
IChurchillovih prstih, zato je
j pripomnil: 'sPribicevic, ruska
slina je nnocnejsa kot tvoja."
w kratkem casu sem Sc se-
znanil pomenom besede "po-
ikret," XII je skrivnost partizan-.
Iske vojne strategic. Pokret je
Inarsiranje velikih skupin pre-
ko skalovja in gozdov, navadno
ponoci. Ideja pokreta je, da Sc
partizani izvijejo IL nemskega
lobkrozenja, ali pa da pridejo
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-08-15

Druzna Deering Des PLANES, ILL.,, je pred casom
prcakovala roenice ko e izbruhnia nevihta vsed ka
tere nj bilo zdravrku Henry F. Heller mogoce prti ma
dom porodnice. Njenemu mozu in materi je daja navo
da potom telefona in mlada matt e kmalu srecno poro
dila krepkega fantka
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-24
TRUANT OFFICER CAST
in ROLE OF WILDCAT
CATCHER In KENTUCKY

VANCEBURG. KY, Nov. 23.-tR
B. c. Douglas, attendance offic-
err, found himself in the role of
wildcat catcher today, charged
with eliminating the animals from
the Queens district so that h e
children of Joseph Johnson can re-
turn to school.
Superintendent Thomas w. Row.
land had told the 65-year-old John
son, a farmer, that wildcat or 40
wildcat" there was no law that
allowed parents to keep their chill
dren away from classes.
The superintendent, it seems, was
mistaken.
Douglas said he received a not
ice from D. J. Carly, director of
census and attendance in the state
education's department at Frank
fort, calling his attention to a Sec
ton of the statutes pertaining to
schools.
He told me-" said Dougles, that
"the local attendance officer is to
ascertain the cause Of non-at1erd-
ance and then is charged with
eliminating such cause
Il guess that means me- said
the officer, indicating that he DIDN'T
relish his new assignment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-24

UBACH, Germany, Nov. 23.-LB
The fall Of Metz for the first time
in its 1900 year military history
meant more than a military vic
tory for the pistol-packing Third
Army commander, 1t. Gen. George
S. Patton, Jr., for it meant vindi-
cation of his free press policy as
well.
Last September after conferences
with Generals George c. Marshall
and Dwight D. Eisenhower, Patton
ordered that the name of every di-
vision, every unit and every COM
mander on his front be released
every day for publication.
Conservative commanders were
shocked by the blanket disclosure
of the so called sacred battle or
der" and predicted dire results.
In practice, it meant that if a
certain division took a city, cor
respondents could write that "X''
regiment from 'X' division COM
manded by John Doe'' had done
the job.
Pattons theory was that the men
doing the fighting liked to read
what their division had accom-.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-24
Fall OfMetz indicates
Pdtton;S News Policies

plished and that gains in morale
among American fighting troops
more than offset the fact that the
Germans knew which unit was
where. He maintained they knew
anyway within IL hours after a
battle had started just as the
Americans and British know who
oppose them within few hours
after new division appears.
Withholding of the names of di-
visions doing the fighting is par
ticularly ridiculous in the Amer
lean armies, where every soldier
wears his division patch and every
jeep, half-track and tank carries
it's division number in letters sew
eral inches high.
Yet, except for. Patton's army
other armies are clinging to the
old policy of releasing names two
weeks and some times six weeks
after events have taken place.
Soldiers in the First and Ninth
Misunderstanding in the Army news
paper Stars and Stripes of the
Third Army divisions in the spot
light-feel more keenly than ever
that they are being left out.