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Evening star., 1944-12-08

FIRST RACE-Purse. 5000: 2-year-olds
claiming: 61a furlongs.
Colored Boy fTammaro) 1040 4.20 2.6G
Gino Gold kelly $50 2.20
Builder fDentonp $50
Time, 12S25
=. Also ran-Jene Slam, Billy Bitz, Pilgrim
Maid, Mid Knight
SECOND RACE-Purse, S100: 3-year-
olds and up. claiming: about 4ls furlongs
Navigation tCarrillo) 500 $50
Glorious Sec (Rosel q AZ
Time, 0.52
Also ran--Ecomint, ysnderhelIe, GRAY
Moose, Wood Put. Grand Fana-
DAILY Double paid slG4 2n.)
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Yank Troops, Landed
Behind Leyte laps,
Advance on 0rmoc
American Flyers Destroy
l3-Ship Convoy Carrying
1000 Enemy Soldiers
BY the Associated Press.


GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. Philippines, Dec. 8.
Veteran 77th Division Yanks
from Guam, daringly put ashore
by the Navy to the rear of more
than $4,000 trapped japanese,
today rolled rapidly northWard
toward the enemy's West Leyte
reinforcement port of Ormoc,
less than 3 miles away.
The surprise landing yesterday in
Ormac Harbor, under the guns of
fighter planes. cut in half the heavi-
ly defended Yamashita defense line.
This bold penetration of the Phil
ippines inland seas to West Leyte,
made while Yanks on East Leyte
were hunting down and killing the
bulk of 200 japanese paratroopers
bent on sabotage, caught the enemy
strategists unaware. At the hour
iof landing, l3-ship enemy REIN
forcement convoy bound for Ormoc
was spotted and it was wiped out.
together with the 1000 troops and
equipment aboard, during the day
by fighter planes.
Offensive Renewed.
The Leyte campaign. stalemated
for more than month by storms
and japanese reinforcemNlts after
swift conquest of its eastern side
roared into high gear on the third
anniversary of Pearl Harbor day.
| In all. 10 enemy ships, including 7
destroyers, were sunk yesterday of
Leyte in troop-carrying operations
while planes elsewhere in the Philip
pines areas blasted 9 cargo vessels
Sixty-two Jap planes were shot
down over and around Leyte at a
cost of planes whose pilots were
rescued.
The Army's 49th Fighter Plane
Group pushed its record toll of en-
emy aircraft above 600 by down.
ing Is.
Jap Chutists Killed.
The bulk of 200 japanese para
chute troops, dropped Wednesday
night behind the Yank lines on East
Leyte to sabotage air bases near
San Pablo, 10 miles southwest of
Tacloban, were killed in a daylight
hunt.
But the days outstanding develop
ment was supplied by the Navy and
the 77th troops of Maj. Gen Andrew
D. Bruce, Temple, Tex, and st.
| Louis.
Covered by guns of Rear Admiral
A. D. Strubles destroyers after
bold negotiation of narrow Surigao
Strait, the troops landed with 'prac-
tically no ground losses today's
commmique reported They thus
sprang two traps on the reinforce
ments 1t. Gen. Tomoyuki YAM
ashita has been pouring on Leyte
under orers to hold or die while at
grips with five other Yank divisions
converging from north, south and
east.
Enemy Force Trapped.
One enemy force south of Ormoc
is caught in a emile area between
the 77th and 7th Divisions infantry
men who earlier in the week broke
through the Palanas River line of
Japan's veteran 26th Division.
In between those two positions,
dismounted cavalrymen of 1t. Col.
o Neil Kane landed Tuesday at
Tabgas after a trip of more than
l25 miles around Southern Leyte
aboard amphibious tanks.
(Al Dopking, Associated Press
lSee PHILIPPINES Page ALL
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Merchant Ship Losses
To Subs Fall Below 10
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Rear Ad-
miral Albert B. Randall, Maritime
Service commandant, said yesterday
that merchant ship losses due to
enemy submarine action had been
reduced to one-half of l per cent,
which he said compared with S per
cent early in the war.
Evening star., 1944-12-08
BY the Associated Press.

AS5OCIdUeU IIESS.
LONDON, Dec. 8. Winston
Churchill obviously enjoyed himself
today in his foreign policy speech.
heckling his hecklers, swapping oral
punches and spicing solemn declara-
tions with touches of humor.
Only once did he seem angry
and the butt of his retort was Com
munist William GALLAGHER, who had
interrupted him.
You are treated with extraordi-
nary tolerance and great considera-
ton In this House and you should
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Spunish Reservations Denied

PARIS, Dec. 8 (P).-The Spanish
envoy today categorically denied re-
ports published in the Paris news
paper Liberation that all or some
members Of the government of
Generalissimo Franco had resigned
Evening star., 1944-12-08

Four additional men from the
District area hare been re-
ported killed in this 1Ddr. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
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See WESTERN FRONT, Page A-5o
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Charles Town Results

(See CHURCHILL, Page Al }
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See PHILIPPINES, Page A-2J
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ISee HALIFAX, Page A-4D
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Mrs. Laura Snyder Dies;
Lived Here IS Years

Mrs. Laura Artz Snyder, %, resi-
dent Of Washington since shortly
after the close Of the Civil War, died
yesterday at Suburban Hospital in
Bethesda following a short illness.
A native Of Williamsport. Nd,
Mrs. Snyder had lived here for more
than IS years. She was the oldest
member of the Petworth Methodist
Church, joining the church IS
years ago.
Her husband, Benjamin r. Snyder,
a Patent Once employe, died in
1924. She made her home at 3s09
New Hampshire avenue NV.
She Is survived by sister, Miss
Sally Artz of Washington; tw,
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Mrs. }. K. Toussie Heads
District Red Cross Unit

Mrs. j. K. Taussig, wife Of Vice
Admiral Taussig, Is the new chair
man Of the Army and Navy Com
mittee OF the District Chapter of
the American Red Gross, it was an
nounced today bY Mrs. Levin C.
Allen, chairman.
Mrs. Chase Donaldson and Mrs,
!. Blaise de Sibour were named vice
cnalrmen OF the Volunteer Special
Services.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
French Radioman Gets
10 Years for Aiding Nazis
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. 8.--Francois de vi
braye, 80, former announcer for the
Paris radio, was sentenced yesterday
to 10 years in prison for having
directed messages in English to
Britain and the United States dur
ing the German occupation.
The prosecutor in the French
court said the announcer received
1900 francs t$144) monthly from
the German Embassy as a propa-
gandist. A blond girl member OF
the French resistance movement
Evening star., 1944-11-08
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grandchildren, Mrs. Dorothy Trimble
Matthews, Richmond, and 1t. Col.
r. 8. Trimble, Monrovia, Nd, and
three great-grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at her home.
Burial will be at Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
British Editor Dies

LONDON, Nov. 8 (R.-Geoffrey
Dawson, 10. editor Of the London
Evening star., 1944-11-08

Times for two periods, 1o12-1o and
1s23-41, died yesterday.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-07
j. D. Keenan Asks Aid For Europe:
Urges Postwar Building Help

Chicago Federation of Labor, said
that there was general agreement
that a huge growth in construction
activity was necessary if full employ
ment were to be maintained in the
postwar period.
Construction activity, according to
keenan,, should be high enough to in
crease employment in the industry
from its present all-time low of 600,-
900 to 100000 on-site workers and
4,5O0,000 off-site workers.
While he opposed government re-
sponsibility for maintaining construc-
tion projects, he proposed that the
government aid in temporary con-
struction programs while the industry
is expanding to necessary levels.
By planning their projects now, he
felt that local, state and federal gov
ernments could sponsor enough need
ed construction projects "to take up
the slack until the construction indus
try is ready to carry the major part
of the load"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-07
No-Strike Pledge
Re-Affirned By
Unanimous Vote
Convention Backs Job
Plan Of President

New Orleans GLNS).-By a rising,
cheering vote, the Gath annual con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor reaffirmed its no-strike
pledge for the duration of the war,
as the meeting went into its final
sessions.
Delegates rose to their feet, ap-
plauding and whistling, as President
William Green called for a rising
expression of approval.
81 want the world to know how
we're voting" he exclaimed.
The convention endorsed the no
strike pledge with the proviso that:
"We also insist upon the govern
ment and upon industry, to respect
our rights, preserve our agreements
and apply them in good faith, and
hat our 'no-strike' pledge must not
De used as a subterfuge to deprive us
Of long established rights and privi-
leges."
General Sends Greetings
Cablegrams were at once sent to
Cen. Dwight ID. Eisenhower and Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, informing them
Of the delegates action.
In a message to the convention,
Gen. Eisenhower expressed his ap-
probation of labor's declaration of
support to the fighting forces and
aid "all Of us have complete conf
lence in American workers." Gen.
Macarthur had sent his greetings
previously.
LIN connection with the question of
an enduring peace, the convention
adopted declaration which, while
favoring organization to deal with
aggression, said that power to deal
With aggression must respect the
lights of nations which, in turn, must
assure individuals those rights which
guarantee personal freedom.
"The United Nations must not set
lp new agencies through which the
powerful can dictate to other ma
ions"
Postwar job Plan Endorsed
The convention backed President
Roosevelt's goal of 60 million jobs for
the postwar period, with the added
objective of creating an annual ma
tional income of 173 billion dollars.
Delegates approved the AFL Post
war Planning Committees plans for
in reconversion and re-
employment programs in this coun-
Try and in labor cooperation through.
out the world to promote peace and
unity.
The convention also approved a
campaign for $1,O00,000 beginning in
January, to aid liberated countries in
Europe and Asia and distressed
peoples of Latin America. A commit
tee of the Labor League for Human
Rights, AFL relief organization, will
be in charge of the drive.
Appointment of committee to call
on President Roosevelt at once, to
urge him to lift the ceiling on wages
10 meet increased living costs, was
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New Orleans ILNS). - American
labor aid for European reconstruction
and government help for the building
industry while it is expanding to pro-
duce large-scale employment after
the war, were urged here by Joseph
ID. keenan,, labor executive and vice
president of the War Production
Board.
keenan, told the American Fedora
tion of Labor in convention that 1t
could not be expected that European
nations devastated by war and Fas-
cist rule would be able to establish
democratic institutions unless a sound
basis for progress were laid "by the
reestatbishment of vigorous and
stable labor movements"
Proposes Sending Americans
If order and stability were to be
brought about in Europe, keenan,
said, experienced friends" outside of
Europe must aid in helping European
peoples "now subject to extreme con-
ditions Of suffering and want"
Therefore, he added, he was sug
gesting that to every country released
from the invaders American labor
must send spokesmen capable of as
sisting the reconstruction Of the lib
Grated nations "as a measure of inn
portance to American as well as to
European labor"
keenan,, former. secretary of the
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Ruling Refused
In Miners Case

Washington, ID. C. OLNS). - A
federal district court refused to issue
an order here putting the name OF
Ray Edmundson, Illinois miner, on
the United Mine Workers election
ballot as candidate for president. Ed
mundson asked the court to enJoln
the UNIV from conducting the cleo
ton withou his name on the ballot.
Edmundson, former president OF
UNIV District No. II of Illinois
sought to run for president against
John l.. Lewis.
Edmundson instituted court action
after the UMW's international con
vention last September ruled that he
was not a member in good standing
and consequently was not eligible to
serve as a delegate to the convention.
After listening to several hours OF
argument, Justice T. Alan Colds
borough ruled that the court had no
jurisdiction over the dispute.
The court remarked there would oe
cutter chaos" in labor if courts under
took to manage the unions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-07
AFL GROUP GAINS
$4,000 RENT CUTS

San Diego, Calf. - Action by the
AFL-OPA committee of the Central
Labor Council has saved tenants in
this crowded war center some $50,0O0
monthly in rents.
There have been 2,529 reductions in
rent here from Aug. to Oct. TO-,
according to Acting Rent Director
James r. Moore. The reductions aver
aged S25 monthly during August and
$22.2l during September, resulting in
a monthly saving of more than $780,
600. Credit goes to the AFL-OPA
committee, which has been conducting
an intensive campaign for rental roll
backs here for the past war years.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-07
Florida Upholds
Licensing Agents
Court Rules Organizers
Be Regulated By Law

Tallahassee, Fla. ILNS). - The
Florida Supreme Court has ruled
unanimously that labor organizations
" so vitally affect the public they may
be regulated by law like other or
ganizations, and labor union business
agents may be regulated in their con-
duct like insurance agents, real estate
brokers and Others"
The decision upheld law requiring
union business agents to obtain Ii
censes from the state and requiring
unions to make reports showing their
name, location and names and ad-
dresses of their officers.
Leo H. Hill of Jacksonville, presi-
dent Of the Florida Federation of
Labor attacked the law on the ground
that it was an unconstitutional re-
striction of freedom of speech and
assembly. He also contended the la
Dor organizations should be treated
like religious, charitable and educa-
tional organizations, and should be
free Of licensing regulations.
The act upheld by the court was
one of several labor regulations en-
acted by the 1943 Legislature, which
also submitted to the people a con-
stitutional amendment out tlawi in Z
closed shop employment contracts.
The amendment was ratified in the
recent election.
Justice Glenn Terrell, who wrote
the courts opinion, said the licensing
of labor union business agents re-
quires nothing more than showing
of Americanism, good moral charsc-
ter and freedom from felony"
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will not lay brick and members of
the other trades will lay down their
tools rather than work with scabs."
AFL Suits Filed
Padway announced that AFL law
yers have filed suits with the U. S.
Supreme Court questioning the con-
stitutionality of what he repeatedly
referred to as "anti-union laws adopt
ed by number of states" adding
that the high court previously had
upheld the "union members constitu-
tional right not to work with nom
union men,"
Assuring convention delegates that
closed shop contracts in Arkansas and
Florida war plants "are entirely safe
because "the moment there is dis
pute the War Labor Board will take
jurisdiction and tell the states to keep
hands off," Padway warned that the
situation might become SERIOUS" in
peacetime if states attempted to en-
force laws prohibiting closed shops.
Colorado Act "Most Vicious"
Other states named by Padway as
having in effect laws opposed by
the AFL" were Colorado-which he
branded "the most vicious of alp
South Dakota and Idaho.
He added that California recently
defeated overwhelmingly" pro-
posed open-shop amendment.
Padway reported that laws "un-
friendly to labor" have been passed
"in some form in IL states"
Lists Restrictive Provisions
He. said that these laws generally
take the form of required registration
of unions, their officials and their or
ganizers; publication of detailed
union financial reports; state regula-
tion of unions international affairs,
sometimes including the fixing OF
Dues" and restrictions against picket
ing and strikes.
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father or brother dead in ac-
ton - these are commonplace
here.
The one sure good thing which
has happened in practically
every home is the accumulation
of stock of War Bonds. Every
penny of your War Bonds fights
to repay the slaughter of 5000
Americans at Pearl Harbor on
that always to o-be remembered
day, fights to destroy the Jap war
machine so that never again will
it go into action against an Amer
lean or dare to aspire to seize
American soil
Take a good look at that extra
War Bond you're going to buy in
the Sixth War Loan. 1t is a piece
OF you, your sweat, your anxiety
for loved ones still at war; it is
positive way Of taking part in
the Pacific war; it is your hope
for a bright future.
THE EDITOR.
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; NOTICE LOCAL UNION 1872

: Sebring, Ohio. - Local Union .
< 1872 will vote at their meeting on !.
! December IL, asking the Execu- :
! tive Board for a referendum vote 4
+ of the trade in reference to !
+ National officers salaries. A :
: vote will also be taken on en- :
: dorsing petition for rewording !
( Section IS of the constitution. !
i: Harvey Austin, President :
: Hugh Daley, Rec. Sec. !
: Harold Hyronimus, Fin. Sec. !
: William Berry, Def. Sec. !
= 4 \ \ !. ]. 4. 1. J. \ j. i 4 4 \ = 4
Ask for Union Labeled merchandise
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Local | Union Notices
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! LOCAL UNION NO. AZ

! All members are requested to !;
! be present at our next regular :
! meeting on December Is, at 1900 !
! p. m, to vote on asking the :
< Executive Board for a referen- !:
( dunn vote of the trade in refer !
( ence to National Officers sal !:
! aries. A vote will also be taken.s
< on indorsing a petition for re- !:
! wording Section Is of the Con- ::
\ stitutiOn. !
+ p. X. Laughlin, President I
+ Daniel Karp, Vice Pres. !
+ John Ehrhart, Fin. Sec. !
! Nellie Jackson, Rec. Sec. \
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NOTICE KILNMEN !

Nomination and election of
officers will be held at our next !
meeting on December s. There !
will also be a discussion and
vote taken on the question per-
tanning to salaries of National :
officials.
Dever Dewell, President !
John Potts, Vice President :
Roy Broadbent, Fin. Sec. :
Laurence Brown, Rec. Sec. :
Harry Allison, Guard
Lewis Snyder, Inspector :
Frank Brown, Trustee :
Matthew Curran, Trustee :
Ben Jones, Trustee :
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Leave Job When
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to the tuberculosis fund.
We regret to announce the suspen-
sion of Sisters Helen Morrow and
Betty Stockwall for non-payment of
dues.
Following a visit by Vice Presi-
dents Jordan and Turner, the decal
controversy will be entered before
the Standing Commttee-O. C. AZ.
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NOTICE FINISHERS .

X Local Union No. So at their <
\ next meeting on December IA :
X will vote on the endorsement of >
< resolution to reinstate Section !
x Is in the Constitution, by vote !
< of the trade. Officers for the \
< coming term will be elected at =
< this meeting. =
\ Matte Magill, President \
= Elizabeth Howell, V. Pres. \
:. Gladys Hartzell, Rec. Sec. !
\ Ella Duffy, Fin. Sec. \
Z Martha Newland, Treas. :
< Grace Kelly, Guard =
! Pauline Bowles, Inspector !
!. 4 !. i j. < !. !. !. !. \ 4 !. X \ \ !
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Workers Return
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pay should be distributed by Janu-
AIRY /, l945, they will pay this on or
before December %, 1914 If, on the
other hand, the Conference decides
that the payment is tot be made by
April /, 1915, then the firm agrees to
make distributor by January 30,
1945.
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Locdl LAG Buys
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pital for observation.
Brothers Charles Virden and Law
renee Rolf are leading the race for
hunting honors with Rex Nutter, a
close third. Rex Atmits he will have
a hard time catching up to his two
rivals, for since November 7, he is
classed as tired old man.-O. C. LAG.
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the Chinese call
t h e ii t t | e
dwarfs. VIII a t
has happened to
you and your
family, the fam
lilies of your rel
a tiV S a n d
friend S in ce
Dec. z, 1941?
Disloca a tion,
separation from
loved ones, per-
hans "A son or Il
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OC 4 Cites Need
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AT our next meeting on December
IL, a vote will be taken on asking the
Executive Board for referendum
vote Of the trade in regards to Sec
tion rs of the constitution.
The two apprentices at the T. S.
& 7. plant in Chester were given the
o. X. by the shop committee.-O.C. a.
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TO the People
Of This Community

This is an appropriate day to
think about the Sixth War Loan
in terms Of the personal score
you have to settle with the enemy
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-07
Pudwdy Assures Convention
Federation To Press Wdr
On Anti-Union Lows
FLORIDA. ARKANSAS FACING BOYCOTT;
SUITS FILED WITH SUPREME COURT
QUESTIONING CONSTITUTIONALITY
BY N. B. of O. p. DELEGATES

Orleans LNS)Pedging aggressive legal against
state Joseph Padway general counsel of the
Federation of Labor warned here that Florida and
Arkansas which adopted antcosed shop legislation at the Nov
election, face labor boycotts.
similar warning sounded earlier by President William
Green of the federation
Speaking at the annual AFL convention, Padway said:
and Florida attempt enforce openshop laws
the will the brickayers
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Demand the Union Label.
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L. u. l24 Cancels

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entertainment.
Two new members were obligated
and their names added to the roll
0. C. 124.
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Ask for Union Labeled merchandise.