davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The union times., 1944-07-15
Labor Man, Made Mayor, Starts In
 At A Smart Clip
Richmond (Calif.) Hod Carrier Shows Results Of
 Union Training

RICHMOND, Calif.-The same day Robert D. Lee became mayor of this city he pushed two labor resolu- tions through the city council.
 Business representative of the Intl. HOd Carriers Building & Com mon Iaborers Union (AFL) and B. time president of the Contra Costa Building Trades Council, Lee was chosen by fellow city councilmen to succeed Frank E. Filler, Stand ard Oil Co. executive. He has been member of the city Council for three years. Mayors of Richmond are not elected but appointed by the council.
 On his first day as mayor Lee per suaded the council to pass one reso- lution condemning the reactionary right-to-work amendment on which Californians will vote in November and another criticizing inadequate transportation service provided for the city'S thousands of war workers.
 POSTWAR PLANNING: "The Allied group (of war prisoners on the diplomatic exchange ships at BarcelOna) was laughing and jok- ing, in distinct contrast to the Ger mans, few of whom appeared cheerful" news dispatch said.
The union times., 1944-07-15

In our giant aircraft industry, four-ffths of the plants are gov ernment-Owned and threefOurths of it's capital has been provided by the government. Now is the time for labor to work out a program to save all of this great wealth for the public welfare-and not the prOfiteer's plunder.
The union times., 1944-07-15
Lone AF H. Moder Battles To Fnal Victory For UnoniSr
Stockholders At
 Chase Doing We'll

NEW YORK.-With total deposits at $4,677, ,872,688 and total resources at $4,9o0,182,843, the Chase Natl. Bank in its midyear report set a record for any commercial bank in the world
 Net earnings were SIPS per share of stock, compared with o8c a share for the same period last year, after expenses and taxes are deducted. Doesn't sound like much, but SIPS share runs up to $o, o,134000 net earn ings for six months.
The union times., 1944-07-15

Mention THE UNION TIMES when shopping and help LabOr's Own Paper grow.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
DaIyvavo 402 DeIegatai. Isrinktas vyriau
sias komitetas is II visuomenes Atstovu
VIENLNCOS VEIKLOS REL
KALU REZOLIUCIJA

Vasario 6, New Yorke Anerikos Lietuviu Seine
priinta sekanti rezouca uzgirianti bendra Ameriko
Iiet,lviu veikla Lietuvos vadavimo darbe:
Sis Seimas pilnai supranta il ivertina vieningu-
reiksme Amerikos Letuviu visuomeneje Lietuvos
Nepriklausomybes atstatymo darbe, bet taipgi stp-
rial pareiskia kad Amerikos Letuviai laukia is mu-
su vekeju ne vien k vienybes bet r veiklos j trok
Sta kad butu askus teigiamas veiklos programs If
kad darbas Lietuvos Neprikausomybes atgavimo at
zvilgiu butu vedamas aktingai il gyvai.
Sis Seimas pareiskia nepasitenkinima tokia orga-
nizuota popierine vienyhe kur nieko nevekia r kar
tais net negia tk paca aktinga vekla bet net da
ro uzpualimus ant Neprikausomos Lietuvos valdzios
likuciu ir veda polemika spaudoe, kur skaldo musu
jegas If kenkia Letuvos nepriklausomybes vadavi-
darbu.
s@Taigi sis Seinas rimtai apsvarstes Letuvos ne
priklalsomybes reikala sudare aisku programa Lie
tuvos Nepriklausomybes atstatymo tikslui, ir savo
sesijose srinko Semo nutarimams igyvendinti Vyk-
domaji Komiteta ir speciales komsijas.
Semas ipareigoia savo Vykdomaji Komiteta ir
speciaes kosiias aktingai vykdyti Seimo nutarimus
il det vsas pastangas kad musu visuomene susitar-
tu vienngam darbui Letuvos Neprklausomybei at
statyti,
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
Rirnta nuotaika. Svarbus kalbesojai

Semo egoe vaovaujamas kalbas pasake: Letuvos Pre-
zdeno nasle, Sofia Smeonene Lietuvos Generans Konsu
las Jonas Budrys; Seimo pnninkas Adv. A. A. Os Julius
Snetona Plus j. 2irs Hypata siupatezurene, Juozas
Tvsiava ir Lietuvos Minstras P. zadekis.
Nors semas rengtas ddiooje Americas Lietuviu kooni
oe rytuose kr gyvena daugiausa Letuvu semo
oko banketo tai butu tk Letuvu pnigu
akvomas metymas nereikalngam dalykui kai
Letuvoe pusbadia skursta Pastenknta daugisku
vakareu prmos enos vakare oje pacoje saee
rejo dalyvauti
protokolas r aukotou tlps sekancuose Dir
numeriuOse.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
SEINE AUKU SUDETA VIRs Sc, 500, LIETU-
VAI VADUOTI SAJUNGA PRIZE TO PRI-
DEDA VISUS SAVO IzDE TURIMUS
VIRs $500 VISUOMENEs AUKU

NEW YORK, N. Y - Americas Lietuviu Semas,
susauktas Letuvos neprikausomybes gebejmui dabar-
tiname momene kada Lietuva gresia didziausias pa
vojus, atliko uzduots gerausa kokias dabartno
momento saygos reikalauja:
l. Nutare rinkti miljona parasu ant prasymu kad
Anierikos vyriausybe apgntu Lieuvos neprikausomy-
be- kad nelestu Lietuvai patekti sovietu vergijon.
2. seinas pasisake Lietuviu tautos nuomone prizes
tai ka paskebe soyetu komisaras Molotov is Maskvos,
kuris Skelbe pasauiui "autonOmijas Savo numa-
tytoms pavergt tautoms, kartu ir Letuvai. Semas
isnese paleskma jog An,erikOs pieciai Letuviai
nesutinkam su tokiu Sovietu planu pavergf Letuva
rekalauam kad butu ispildyta Atlantic Cartero pa
zadai uz k? Amerika pasiskebe kariaujanti. Seimas
stoja uz visiska, pilna Lietuvos Nepriklausomybe.
8. Seimas nutare pravest S5OOO000 Karo Bonu va
iu Vasaro 16 Xxi Kovo 81 dar didesniam paremi-
mui Amerikos karo pastangu priesa nugaleti.
Seimo metu parduota gauta pazadejmu pirkti
u. S. War Bonds net uz $164,OOO!
4. Seimas isrinko is visuomenes atstovu Vyriausi
Vykdoma Komiteta is II asmenu ,Seimo nutarimams
vykdyti sarysyje su Lietuvos vadavimu.
5. Semas gavo zinias ir pazadejimus kad symet sa-
rysyje Vasario 16tos mnejimu Letuvos Neprikau-
somybes proklamacjas seis keleo valstiu gubernato
ria kas reiSkia jog e pripazysta Lietuva neprkauso
ma ir savistove vastybe
6. vienas is paciu svarbiujp seimo tksu supa-
zindinimas Americas visuomenes su Letuvos laisves
klausimu - pravestas triumfaliskai:
a. zinios apie Selma ir Lietuviu tautos troSki-
pat pirrnos Seimo dienos paskeistos Ame-
IIhoS SpduuoJe, VlSOJe SdlyJe II per raulo
b. Semo atidarymas ir Angliskos kalbos ape
Letuva r Americas Lietuviu pilieciu veika trans
uota per New Yorko miesto oficiae radio stot.
T. Seimas, nors TRIUMPH aiku susauktas, turejo
4O2 deegatus (nepriskatoma Lietuvos Atstovas Gene
ranis Konsulas If kit zymps atstovai nei Letuviai
siap atsilanke j Selma kaip sveciaD.
Nuo organizaciju dayvavo 1876 atstovai; pavieniu
atvykusu ir uzsrasusu delegatas is vairiu kolonijQ
- 207
8. Semas uzgyre steigima Lietuvos Prezidento A.
Snletonos Pamnklo Fonda r uztvrtino tam komiteta.
Ia kosja issidirbs tasykes r auku gavimo bll-
dus veliau.
9. Sein1ui auku susiusta ir Seimo metu sudeta vrs
$500 ir aukos Wis dar Dauka Prize sos sumos Letu-
val vaduoti sajunga prideda visus turimus vrs
$500 ankscau visuomenes sudet auku Lietuvos vada
Vino darbu vykdyti r paveda tam is II asmenu isrnk-
tam visuomenes atstovu Vyriausam Vykdomam Komi-
tetui.
TO- Nutarta pasusti parama Letuvos atstovybems
esancioms neku1iose sayse kurioms reikanga parama
II. Seimas parode didziausi nora visq Americas
Lietuviu bendr0 veimO ir priem6 tue tksu rezoiuci
Daugau ant 3-cio puslapio)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
Bus renkama Mi|ijonas ParasQ pra$ant Amer-
kos va|dzios Cinti uetuvOs Neprik|ausOmybe
VYKDOMASlS
KOMITETAS


Americas Lietuviu Seimas,
ivykes New Yorke Vasario 5
ir G. DID,, isrinko sekan:ius vel
kejus j Vykdomaji Komiteta
Seimo nutarimams vykdyti:
Adv. Antanas A. Oils
JuOZas ]. Rachunas
Vytautas Abraitis,
p. j. Ziuris, Nt
Adv. VIM. F. Laukaitis
DIR. J.. Jonikaitise
Adv. j. J. Grislfa
DR.. M. ]. COiney W
Adv. M. M. Slikes
Adv. Nadas Rastenis
Juozas Tysliava
X. S. Karpius
DIR. S. T. TamOSaitis
DR.. B. X. Veneius
Adv. A. c. Stokna
VIM. Paschall (Poska)
Adv. T. J. Cabelus
Jie is savo tarpo issirinks
valdyba ir kooptuos daugiau
veikeju is kitQ koloniju, kaip
Seimas juos igaliojo.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
Per SausiO menesi

Per Sausio menesi Ali
jantai sunaikino uaugiau
submarinu negu buvo SUI
naikinta Gruodzio menesi.
Skandinimas Amerikos ir
Alijantu laivu dar labiau
sumaSejo.
Prize to per Sausio meme
81 nuskandinta IA Japonu
laivu Pacifike.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Americas karo nuostoliai
Xxi Vasario 8, kaip prane-
Sa, pasieke iau 150,478, is
ju 34,179 uzmusta, 81, 1,292
suzeista. kit paimti nelai-
sven arba dinge be zinios.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Ir zydai nesusitaria. zy-
du tarpe eina nesutarimai
del Palestinos, kur vieni
nori tureti zydu tevyne, XII
ii visai nenori. Britai pa
siryze sulaikyti zydu emf
gravima Palestinon.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Kinijoj, Kwangtung SRI
tyie, nuo bado ir choleros
pastaru laiku mire milijo-
mas zmoniu. Nekuriuose
kaimuose retas kas like.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
KARO ZlNIOS

Rusai ateme is Vokieciu
Nikopol ir apgula gelezies
centra Krivoj Rog, pietu
Ukrainoje.
Siaures fronte, kur boil
sevikai verziasi prie Luga,
ant Varsavos Leningrado
gelezinkelio linijos, Rusai
sumuse nazius Orodeze, Is
myliu nuo Luga.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
E
~. NR~JeAs
~ A u
Mirgu Marga
Raso kugis Mugis.

oVdl OoS udfDa LloCuVOS la1SVel,
susaukiant Amerikos Lietuviu
selma New Yorke. Seimas ivy
ko mieste kurio spauda seka-
ma Washingtone, Londone ir
Maskvoje. Tai ne Pittsburgho
ar Chicagos uzkampis.
Americas spauda graziai sci
ma aprase ir jo nutarimus pa
sauliui paskelbe siuo ypatin-
gal svarbiu momentu.
Maskva daro naujas pinkles
Lietuvai, savo darba apvilk-
DANA viliojanciu rubu. New
Yorko seimas pasauliui pareis-
ke Wilt kad Lietuvai bus pri-
taikyta ne Maskvos planas bet
Atlantic Carteris.
Amerikos Lietuviu vardu,
New Yorko seimas pareiske
energinga pazada remit Ame-
rikos Ketvirta Karo Paskola
ir ispirkti maziausia uz 5 mi
lijonus dolariu bonu.
siauraprociai musu sroviu
vadukai, kurie Siam seimui
salto vandens pyle, pasirodo,
ta vandeni tik sau ant nuga-
ros pyle.
MASKVA paskelbe suteik-
sianti "Tarybu" Lietuvai teise
tureti savo kariuomene ir sa-
vo diplomatus svetur. 81 zinia
Lietuviq nedziugina, mes jie
atsimena Vilniaus ''dovana",
pagal kuria "Vilnius buvo mu-
su, Lietuva Rusu".
Maskva koki tai painu kazo-
keli eme sokti. Tikslas, ta-
ciau, aiskus: padaryti Maskva
stipresne, ar gaunant 16-ta
"nepriklausomu'' balsu bust
NOSE taikos derybose ir tarp-
tautinese organizacijose, ar vi
liojant kitas Rytu Europos ir
Balkanu tautas prie Sovietu
Sajungos detis, kuri, buk tai
leidzia tureti savo atskira ka-
riuomene ir uzsienio politika.
Butu idomu jei Washingtone
isdygtu, greta Atstovo zadei-
kio, Paleckinis komisaras.
KO RUSAI SIEKIA? Boil
seviku organas Pravda Mask
vote skelbia is pirsto islauzta
ganda buk Anglai su Vokie-
ciais, Ispanisku bully mieste,
taresi atskira taika pasirasy-
ii. Dabar Sovietu organas L.
vestia randa kitu "buliQ": sv.
Tevas esas fasistas, mes tyle-
jes kada Mussolini smoge pei
liu pakirstos Prancuziios nu-
garon. Ilgadante Izvestia pa
mirsta kad j patti tada taip
pat tylejo, mes jos bosas SUI
Hitleriu broliavosi.
Prasimanytus gandus ir pix
tus Smeiztus skelbdami Rusai,
be abejojimo, ko nors siekia.
Bene ruosia dirva naujam Sta
lino-Hitlerio buckiui? Du ma
zu tautu laisves plesikai dva-
sia juk artimesni negu dori
Atlantic Carterio ir tikros de-
mokratijos principu gerbejai.
TAIP VADINAMA Demo-
kratiniu Americas Lietuviu
Taryba nera nei Americas (ji
Maskvos), nei Lietuviu Gi Ru-
SUI, nei demokratine Gi ko-
munistu). Taciau, j dirba ir
dirba ir planuoja lygiai kaip
kataliku socialism, Americas
Lietuviu Taryba, kuri taip pat
nera nei Americas nei Lietu-
viu, bet tarptautiniu socialistQ
ir klerikalu. Pirmiausia, abb
Tarybos sutvarke savo proto-
kolus ir suskaite kick suvilio-
ia visuomene auku prisiunte.
Tas aukas padejo banke ir nei
vieno cento nevartoja Lietuvos
vadavimo reikalams. Pc to,
abb tos Tarybos nutare (tik
nutare) leisti Angliska kalba
leidini.
Bolseviku Taryba zada dau-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Del stokos kietos ang-
lies, valdzia kreipiasi j ka-
syklas kad dirbtu septynias
dienas savaiteje per Vasa-
rio menesi.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
Gavimui j ukes darbinin'

GaVImul likes darDlnln-
ku siu metu pavasarl val
dzia kreipesi j Sonata pa
skirt 35 milijonus dolariu.
-Placiu mastu bus varoma
vaius israginti zmones eiti
dirbti j ukes.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11
: .''':lalAl|E
D A r B Al
IR DARBJNINKU ZINIOS

Fall River, Mass. - Su-
streikavo keliu audinyciu
unijistai darbininkai, atsi-
sakydami eiti dirbti neziu-
rint net kad valdzia paeme
Hrbtuves savo kontrole.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Nuo 1888 metu Ameri-
kon ileista 100000 pabege-
liu, kurie tureio is savo
gimtu saliu isvykti del per-
sekiojimu. Jie yra dau-
giausia zydu kilmes.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Columbus, o. = Sustrei-
kavo apie 1700 stiklo dirb-
tuves darbininku Federal
Glass CO. dirbtuveje.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Suomija vel gavo Ameri-
kos vyriausybes paragini-
ma issitraukti is karo prizes
Sovietus. Suomiu vyriau-
syb6, kaip pranesa, svarar
to t4 Nausinl4.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Senate priimta bilius SUI
teikias teise Americas kar-
eiviams esantiems tarny-
bo.je. balsuoti prezidento ir
kitais rinkimais.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Pacifike, Marshall salu
vandenuose, kaip dabar pa
leista zinios, vienas U. S.
lengvas karo laivas nuvare
j juru dugna keturis Japo-
nu konvoiaus laivus.
Marshall salose Japonai
atsidure sunkioje padety-
je, Amerikieciams pradejus
j tas salas ve1ztis.
u. S. kareiviai uzeme ia
pony svarbu punkta Kwa-
jalein, Marshall salose, is
musta 1922 Japonu; Ame-
rikieciu zuvo 286.
Italijoje, Vokieciai pra-
dejo smarku spaudima is
lipusiu arti Romos Ameri-
kos kareiviu, taciau atsilai-
ke Amerikieciai stumiasi
j Casino kalna.
Naziu tvirtove Cisterna,
Ttalijoje, Cisterna, irengta
atlaikyti Alijantu verzima-
81, smarkiai sugadinta. ii.
Vokietijos miestai smar-
kiai bombarduoti pastaro-
mis- dienomis.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Pagal zinia is Stockhol-
mo, Vokieciai pravede Lat
WHO'S il Estijos vyru mobi-
lizaciia karo tarnybai. vi
sos isimtys kurios anksciau
buvo duotos nuo karo tar
nybos, panaikintos.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-02-11

Apie 10000 MESA uni
iistu buvo sustreikave Al
dirbtuvese Didziuju Ezeru
srityje. Streikas baigesi.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Congressional Inquiry Into Cost
Of Pentuqon Asked by Knutson

esty in answering questions about
the building on the part Of high
ranking officials" H said that COM
pletion of the Engel report awaited
check on two or three" small
items.
Mr.. Taber Is a member of the
House Appropriations Committee,
which has scheduled hearings for
later In the year on the 1945 War
Department supply bill.
During the hearings the commit
tell will have, an opportunity to
question 1t. Gen. Brehon B. Somer-
veil, commanding general, Army
Service Forces, who supervised the
Pentagon project.
Mr.. Engel was in Detroit today
and could not be reached for COM
ment. He has made investigations
into expenditures on Camp Bland
ing, Fla; Camp Devens, Mass, and
number of war factories in Mich
igan and Pittsburgh.
Congress appropriated $35, 900 900
for the building after the Army re-
ported in October, ls41, that 1t
would cost $31,110,00O. It was dis
closed in The Star last January %
that the cost came to $75, 1000 900.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Finland
Continued From First PAGE J

said the Estonian capital of Reval
(Tallinn also had been bombed,
adding to the growing uneasiness
In Sweden.
This morning Swedish aircraft
roared over Stockholm in extensive
maneuvers, despite generally poor
weather.
Helsinki traffic was reported dis
rupted as the Russians dropped
many high explosives and incen-
diaries, starting fires which were
difficult to control. The sky above
the Finnish. capital was red with
the glow.
The first eyewitness details Of the
raids-which ended a long lull in
the war on the Finnish front-came
in dispatch from the Helsinki cor
respondent of the Stockholm Alton
bladet, who said residents of the
capital had been kept huddled In
air-raid shelters for seven hours
during the night.
The first raid was the worst the
capital had experienced since 1941
Swedish press accounts said the
first assault caused heavy damage
to the Central Railway Station, the
Finnish National Bank, the Techni-
cal University, the Toeloe residential
district and the Brunnsparken Dip
lomatic quarter.
Anti-aircraft guns went into ac-
ton Immediately after the sirens
heralded the first attack and shot
almost continuously for two hours
Thousands OF windows were shat
tered.
Thirty windows in the American
Legation were broken by q bomb
exploding nearby.
Evening star., 1944-02-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. Tin an unprece-
dented move, Coventry's famous
bomb wrecked cathedral will be re-
placed by a peoples cathedral in
which Free churches will join the
Anglican congregation and the cen
trail altar of the early Christian era
will be restored, it was announced
today.
The new structure, to be erected
Immediately after the war, will in
clude a Christian service center "for
the whole community, in full part
nership with the Free churches" the
announcement said. The center will
be connected with the Anglican ca
thedral proper by special chapel
of unity" belonging to both.
An endowment fund is planned to
staff both the cathedral and the
center.
DR.. N. v. Gorton, Bishop of Gov
entry, said it was aimed to make
place for the flood of strangers
which the war has brought to Gov
entry, 80 per cent of whom are with
out church membership"
The building has been designed by
Sir Giles Scotia Roman Catholic
who planned the Anglican Cathe-
dral of Liverpool-to utilize the ex-
Evening star., 1944-02-07
Russia
Continued From First Page.

Rovno, the capture of which was
announced Saturday by the Rus
slams. Mlinov is 20 miles southeast
Of Lutsk, also announced Saturday
as captured, and 50 miles from the
German stronghold Of Lwow, near
the Polish Bug River.
Gen. Vatutin's spearheads at an
other point were in Mizoch, only SIS
miles from the Odessa Warsaw
railway, principal supply artery fol-
the German Dnieper bend armies
More than l 200 Germans were killed
in this drive, the Russians said.
Govorov Forces Advance.
Far to the north Gen. Lenonid A
Govorov's Leningrad Army surgeo
forward into Estonia, the Moscow
bulletin said, clearing the Germans
from the eastern bank Of the Narova
River above and below Narva, {
miles inside the prewar frontier
Large numbers of prisoners were
taken and the German dead totaled
more than 400, the communique re-
ported.
CRussian troops have penetrated
the eastern suburbs of Narva,
Reuters dispatch from Moscow to
London said today)
Berlin broadcasts recorded here
said the Russians actually had
crossed the Narova and Stockholm
dispatches reported German ma
tionals were fleeing from the Es-
tonian capital Of Reval (Tallinn)
100 miles to the west Previous
dispatches had reported German
colonists leaving Narva for Ger
many.
Evening star., 1944-02-07

plOye, WAS III L'' "eS.
formed last Monday after two weeks
Of anxious waiting. Still missing is
Second 1t. Fremont H. Jewell, Is, OF
204 East Underwood street, Chevy
Chase.
Also listed as missing in Army Air
Force action in Europe Is Staff SergJ.
John w. Sinquefield, %, of Spark
man, Ark, brother Of Mrs. Zelma
Puchee, Navy Department employe,
who lives at Alcott Hall, West Po-
tomac Park.
A day after fire in her home on
January IL Mrs. Wells first received
word her son was missing. During
the fire, which burned out the entire
downstairs Of her home, Mrs. Wells
suffered injuries when she fell down
flight of stairs. Three Of her ROOM
ers were rescued from the upper
stories by fremen, who used ladders.
The War Department informed
her that 1t. Wells was lost in raid
on December 81. She had received
letter from him dated December 27,
in which he promised to relate a
great story" when he came home.
Mrs. Wells said she never gave up
nope and kept praying for her son
until the good news arrived last
week.
1t. Wells was born In Atlantic
City, N. j., and moved to the District
three years ago with his parents. He
enlisted In the Air Forces IN May,
Evening star., 1944-02-07
President Denounces
Acts Of Bigotry

AS President Roosevelt, in state
ment to the Federal Council OF
Churches in New York, denounced
"acts of violence, prejudice, bigotry
and division, the Councils Wash
ington branch today made plans for
an inter-racial religious service next
Sunday at the Asbury Methodist
Church, Eleventh and K streets NV
The Presidents statement. made
IN connection with the councils plan
for observance of Race Relations
Sunday on February 13, criticized
those who foster dissension between
races as missing "the meaning of
America, as they are incapable of
understanding the brotherhood of
men in terms of divine teaching and
democratic living"
Such men, Mr.. Roosevelt said
deserve our censure. Some are
entitled to our contempt. All require
the never-ceasing reiteration of the
Christian and American faith in the
dignity of all peoples and right OF
all men to equal treatment in this
land and on earth"
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches, said that the serv-
ice at the Asbury Methodist Church
opening at 4 pm, would feature ar
inter-racial choir of between 100 anc
$50 voices, including white, coloreo
and Chinese singers The group will
be directed jointly by Prof. Warner
Lawson of Howard University ano
Prof. James McLain of American
University.
The District observance of Race
Relations Sunday, DR.. Reissig said
goes back for 20 years. It is always
held on the Sunday nearest Lincoln's
birthday. The service this year, he
added, will be the first to be held in
a cOlOred church
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to complain to higher authorities
are told not to report for induction
until they have been before the
medical examiners.
Induction stations occasionally are
dubious about draft boards second
guessing" the Army and at some
induction stations, the servicemen
promptly are rejected. In other
cases, the men are reinducted only
to be discharged again soon after
they report for duty.
Generally, If a mans health i'm
proves, If he RECEIVERS from his in
juries or If the physical standards
change, he may be redrafted. Men
discharged late in 1912, particu-
larly, are finding themselves in uni
forms again because the standards
changed considerably early in 1913.
Youths of II who volunteer for
service and are discharged for some
disability have to register for the
draft just rs If they had no service
behind them. Their 18th birthday
may fnd them on their way back
into uniform. ~
Evening star., 1944-02-07

The Military Affairs Commit
tee of the House or Senate should
investigate the SIS, 100000 cost of
the War Departments Pentagon
Building, Representative Knut-
son, Republican, OF Minnesota
said today.
Il would like to know what be-
came Of that SIS, 900, ,O0o," Mr.. Knut-
son said. That's lot of money"
The House is expected to receive
full report on the expenditure
within three weeks from Represen-
tative Engel, Republican, of Michi-
gan, who has been conducting his
own inquiry.
Neither Chairman May of the
House Military Affairs Committee
nor Chairman Reynolds of the SEN
ate Military Affairs Committee could
be reached for comment on the
knutson statement. Clerks for both
committees said they had received
no formal request for any inquiry
Representative Taber, Republican
of New York, said that information
already collected by Mr.. Engel re-
veals that there has been "dishon-