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Evening star., 1944-07-23

lied soldier to hit the soil Of France.
He touched it at 1915 am. D-day. A
British parachutist, first Of many,
dropped at l:02. south of there.
There were the heroic chaplains and
medics, wearing the Red Cross brassard.
Many of the medics were killed in the
darkness of D-day morning. Possibly
the Germans couldn't see the brassard
as they piled out of gliders and pulled
themselves free of parachutes, but they
died just the same.
The chaplains were wonderful. My
notes say interview Chaplain Maloney."
I saw him get the Distinguished Service
Cross later for bravery in battle. Chap
lain Tilden MCGEE of Philadelphia,
Miss, a fresh-faced young man of God,
was with the parachute infantry in the
battle OF the Carentan causeway. Our
own planes came over and through
mixup in Identification, dropped some
bombs along the American positions.
Chaplain MCGEE grabbed a colored rag
and stood on the bullet-swept causeway
as the planes came back for another
bomb run, preventing them from drop
ping their charges on American troops.
There were others, such as Father
Sampson, Catholic chaplain. But all
were brave, as were all the men of
the 10lst.
The Men in the Ranks.
Danahy was disturbed when told him
I was writing a yarn about him-hero
stuff. Hell" said THIS hard-bitten SOL
dier. Il wasn't any damned hero. I
was just doing my duty. How about
those other guys, the men in the ranks,
and the men who won't come back?
They're the heroes, not me-" So he
got the medals anyhow and became a
hero, but you wouldn't know 1t, talking
to him. He became Ga Of the division
later in the action, after the incumbent
was transferred to another outfit. He
was right when he said one guy, even a
hero, shouldn't stand out above other
heroes.
There was 1t. Dick Winters of Lam
caster, Pa, former college wrestling
ClldlIlplOIls llOW WCoA AA6 tAAC A0A, WAlO
led q platoon to wipe out battery Of
Bss, and did it, who gle-handed fought
OF 4 small German counterattack at
grenade range Of IS yards, and who, by
his leadership and cool courage, held
the position against the fanatical young
Nan SIS and parachute troops.
There were so many others could
go on indefinitely. My notebook is full
of namse of heroes, of the hedgerows
and the open fields, Of the causeways
and the marshes, Of the artillery and
the patrols. The 101st was made of
hero stun. Strange, too. for en- outfit
never before tried in battle.
The Air Force didn't drop all the
parachutists on their proper drop zones
The boys who piloted the C-47s hadn't
had much experience with flax so thick
you could walk on 1t As 1t was over
France the early morning Of D-day
They didn't fail. but they have
Evening star., 1944-07-23

-SHHhi SOEpS Nduio- 1cicpuoto
even there, camoufaged in mottled
green uniforms and capes, sniping at
men who crossed the court yard in front
of the French farmhouse in which head
quarters located.
Through it all Gen. Taylor and the
other ranking officers of the division
moved, in jeeps, their body guards riding
on the hoods and in the rear seats. The
body guards got their share of ferries.
Two with colonel got a dozen ferries
with their tommyguns.
At the end, another Yankee division
came in to take over the old command
post near Carentan, and the division
moved northwest to St. Sauceur lie
Vicomte to guard the flank of other
American divisions, just as it had been
holding the southern flank of an Amer
lean corps for many days. 1t stayed
Evening star., 1944-07-23


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the presidential
them individual medals,
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-14
kazis FIeeinq
In Normandy
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CONTINUED from Page II
suf-ay, 2ia miles northwest OF Les
say. posing a new threat to that
key town against which other forces
were pushing down the road from
La Haye-du Puts.
In the area above Periers, where
the Americans were less than three
miles from this stronghold, Brad
ley's troops Strengthened out their
line for a frontal assault on the
town by capturing a number of
strong points.
VILLAGES SEIZED
The hamlets of Es Autris and
La Vincenterie, about four miles
south of Sainteny and thanking Pc
riers TO the northeast. fell to the
advancing GougnSoys, along with
Auxais. three miles southeast of
Sainteny.
The Americans pushed forward
500 yards along the road from Sam
teny TO the village of Raids, four
miles above Periers.
Late Thursday the Germans tried
tn mount a counterattack toward
Auxais. but were turned back hand
lily without slowing down the Amer
lean advance.
The road center of Les Champs
dc LoSque, 7i2 miles northwest of
st. 10, fell to L. S. troops who
probed southwark beyond it. From
Les Champs valuable lateral road
runs ncrthwaro through ST. Andre
dc Bohon TO Carentan. Its entire
length now was open to the Ameri-
cans.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-14
SEES 81 ORDINATIONS

SOUTH BYFIEID, Mass, July -.
CUP)-For the past 81 years, George
w. Adams, 88. hasn't missed a single
graduation exercise at Governor
Drummer Academy. The first so
were the hardest" he conceded.
Since I became deaf, l don't mind
those metaphors about the ship OF
state climbing over the mountain
peak of trouble into the dawn Of
a bright tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-14
Johnston Urges
Trade With Russ
Continued from Page u

OUIIILIutts lTOln Page II
OF trade with Russia he was not
forgetting the other friendly ma
tons of the world.
Johnston said that in his CONVEX
sations with Stain and other Soviet
officials, he had said frankly that
there should be no outside effort to
foster the Soviet system in this
country and that on the other hand
Russia was entitled to follow any
system she desired without outside
interference.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-14
Magee Appointed
On { of T. Board

Announcement is made by the
board of directors of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce of the ap-
pointment of Mark E Magee as a
board member. Magee fills the place
of Willard D. Keller, resigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-14
WREN NESTS ON AXLE

MT. VERNON, Ind, July l. CUP)
Bob Travers OF Mt. Vernon drove
his Model A Ford coupe very care
FULLY for some time. He discovered
that a wren built its nest on the
rear spring, near the axle. The wren
laid several eggs upon which she
sat even when the car was in mo-
ton. Mother and family were last
reported to be doing nicely.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-14
CORRECTION,

A caption in Thursdays edition
SAID 'Deaton Acquires Indio Bust
ness. 1t should have read Denton
as the article indicated.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22

partments and local unions on
matters specifically affecting
minority groups within the
union.
George F. Adde's, secretary
treasurer, has been named as
chairman of the Fair Practices
Committee. Other members of
the Committee include interna-
tional executive board members
Joseph Mattson, Carl Swanson,
Arnold Atwood, and Richard T.
Leonard.
George w. Crockett, Jr., for
merly associated with the Presi-
dents Committee on Fair En-
ployment Practices, will act as
executive director.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Veterans Group
Asks Jobs For All

KANSAS CITY (LPA)-Or-
ganization of a new national
veterans organization composed
of men and women of the pres
ent war was undertaken here
last week by 80 veterans from
eight states and the District of
Columbia. Brig. Gen. ]. c.
Holdbridge, retired, of Wash
ington, was named secretary.
A 14-point program included
a pledge by the new organiza-
ton to work for development
of the highest living standards
for all citizens and a guarantee
of jobs for all Americans, men
and women, able and willing to
work.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Unemployment
Up In Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 18-
Scattered cut-backS, coupled
with seasonal lay-offs accounted
largely for an increase of more
than 35 per cent in unemploy-
ment compensation payments III
Ohio during November, Admin
istrator Charles H. Jones of the
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation reported today.
Benefit payments in the state
increased to $57,592, compared
with October's all-time monthly
low of $42,386, and reversed for
the first time this year down
ward trend in unemployment
compensation. Tvventy-seven of
the 81 local offices of the Ohio
Bureau reported increases in
benefit payments. Approx
mately 40 per cent of the COM
pensable unemployment in Ohio
was concentrated in Cleveland,
Toledo, Youngstown, Ironton
and Marion.
Despite these increases, five
Ohio cities-EaSt Liverpool, Pi-
qua, Ravenna, Troy and Woo
ster-had no compensate un-
employment during the month,
Mr.. Jones said, while Ashland,
Findlay, Washington c. H. and
Wooster had no new claims for
benefits filed, indicating either
that there were no new layoffS
by covered employers in these
areas, or that if there were lay
offs workers were being rapidly
absorbed by other employers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Consumers Counsel
Asked By Women

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Con-
vinced that a major test of the
success of the administration S
reconversion program will be
its effect on the people of the
United States as consumers, a
group of labor, Women's and
consumer groups last week
wrote to Assistant President"
James Byrnes urging the in
clusion of a consumer counsel in
the government reconversion
machinery.
Both AFL and CIO Women's S
Auxiliaries signed the letter, as
did the national councils of
Negro and Jewish women, the
Natl. Education Assn, the Farm
ers Union, the Women's Trade
Union League, and several other
large groups.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Mather Unit
Mutterings
BY Jim Foltz

Sorry to have left you boys
down for the past few weeks,
but it takes material to fill this
space and you fellows are my
source of material?
Christmas is rapidly ap-
preaching and people have the
seasons spirit at this time. The
employees at MATHER always
have that spirit when it comes
to aiding less fortunate
brother of his family. Our wei
fare committee has been doing
magnificent job and our boys
have came thru once more. In
the past four months there has
been total of $458.27 collected
at the time clock. These con-
ributions have aided our sick
and injured people.
Some one said: write some
thing about hunting. How about
asking Tommy K. Young if his
services in the army improved
his hitting ability? When he
starts to tell you of all his hits
/ will tell you of some of the
misses over beautiful points. l
have actual facts, eh Tom?
Have you noticed the neat
sign on the time clock telling of
the loss of one Winchester 22
rifle? Lost in the shop? Strange,
the mite the rifle became lost
there were five wooden guns
carried past the Watchman.
Those wooden guns have caused
lot f comment and curiosity.
Would be nice if the gun were
returned to inspector Ed Bob
Zean.
Have you brought in your
contribution for the Xmas
boxes? That pile of groceries
already in the factory keeps
rising and sure looks great.
Sinfelt wants to know who
Cne craDDleSt foreman In the
factory is and how come you
can't act like a human being
once in a While-Irish?
Bringing in the morning news
paper is one of the more inn
portant duties of a timekeeper
according to Hank Mayo and
Ora Rittenour is slipping up on
that duty once in while. Come
come Ora, bring forth to be
seen.
Tony Konekowski has a new
bowling ball, new shoes and
even a new stance at the start
ing lanes. L. Wingert says the
only thing lacking now is a
good score once in a while.
Stockeeper Frank is quite
clever with his speak driving in
traffic though some people are
afraid one of these slippery
mornings he may miscalculate
and learn the tenders of his car
are also made of tin.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Carey Condemns
Roce Seniority

w ASHIN TON, Dec. 18
(LPA)-The first labor speaker
to appear before the Capitol
Press Club in its ten months of
existence, CIO secretary-treas-
urer James B. Carey, last week
told the club of Negro news
writers in the nations capital
that the CIO has record of
practicing what we preach"
The club, made up of Negro
newspapermen here, heard
Carey sail into those people in
the labor movement who would
relax the seniority rule in order
to retain gains for Negro work
ers.
Carey said that, while "we
don't contend the CIO is free
from prejudice" it is true that
the CIO is consistent and does
not have one policy for the
north and another for the
south"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Subwoys A
Postwar Project

WASHINGTON (LPA) Fl
nations capital, whichN
zoomed in population NJ
100000 before the defense pfoS
gram in 1899 to more than l.
100000 in the metropolitan area
today, may have subway sys-
tenn after the war.
Pre-War plans or subWays
have been stalled time and
again because much of Wash
ington is built on marshy ground
and small streams still roll un-
derground beneath some of the
largest government buildings.
Engineers who have worked on
the problem for Is years point
out that the construction of the
Washington Monument had to
be halted because the original
foundations started to sink into
the unstable ground. Potomac
River floods in springtime still
endanger government buildings.
Sandbag barriers were placed
around ramps at the Justice
Dept and other buildings last
spring when a Potomac River
flood churned water within so
yards of the Washington Monu-
ment.
Construction of subway
system would employ at least
$4,000 workers in a city, unique
in the nation, that has no heavy
industry and only a small am
cunt of light industry which
grew out of sudden wartime
needs. Only two labor organiza-
tions have substantial member
ship in Washington: government
employees and construction men.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
About Food
Control
by Eleanor Fowler,
Secretary Treasurer

"A Dig DaIJle is IN progress
over whether to remove almost
all food rationing controls or to
return the major portion of the
meat and canned vegetable sup
ply to rationing.
The War Food Administra-
ton, which decides what food
shall be rationed, has wanted TO
remove controls. They forced
the original meat holiday last
spring and the August removal
of canned vegetables from the
ration list.
Consumers have been afraid
that the food professors were
the real power behind the scenes
there. They want to sell this
years poor quality canned vege-
tables at present high prices as
quickly as possible for fear they
might have to lower prices in
case of an early victory and re-
lease of some army stores.
They don't seem to be too con-
cerned about the fact that this
years civilian supply of canned
vegetables is considerably under
last years. Maybe they even
look forward to the time when
shortages develop, as they will
if the present reckless policy of
no rationing continues, because
shortages build pressure for in
creased prices.
ANOTHER SERIOUS EFFECT
The blue point holiday on
canned vegetables has had an
other serious effect. 1t has re-
duced the amount of processed
foods being rationed to such a
small fraction of the total SUP
ply that the system doesn't
work. So few things are being
rationed that rationing does not
achieve its goal of fair distribu-
ton of short supply.
For those two reasons OPA
has been pleading for authority
to restore at least peas, beans,
corn and tomatoes to the ration
list So far VIA has refused to
give that authority.
At present only some 28qo of
tie meat supply is rationed.
Every housewife knows what
that has done to distribution and
she wants more meats back on
the ration list so that she will be
able to buy what she wants.
That's another thing OPA has
been fighting for. Officials there
want 20 or 500 of the meat
supply back under rationing, in
utility beef. They
could then make rationing work
to give us fair distribution. VIA
has suggested lifting rationing
from meats entirely-a step
which would create enormous
pressure for price increases be-
cause supplies are short.
There's n OF h er point we
Americans should keep in mind
when we think about rationing.
Millions of people in Europe are
starving. In Italy almost half of
he infants born die before they
are one year old. Yugoslavia and
Greece are in just as desperate
blight.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Steel Products
BANQUET

Biggest surprise of the year
was the presentation of a bonus
check to the company employees
at the banquet sponsored by
Mr.. Reeves.
1t was explained to us that
it was because of the Cleveland
plant that the employees were
presented with the check. Of
course, some of us, like myself,
might be a trifle inclined to
look deeper for the motive. This
being the week before Christ
mas, l will try and let the
Christmas spirit overcome me,
and skip it-at least, tempo
rarily.
Personally, / was bored by
the question and answer period
which was conducted following
the banquet. Some of the an
swers were dull and a long way
from winning the $64 question.
One of the questions in which
l was particularly interested
was the one why did they stop
the selling of coffee in the
shop?" Mr.. Snyder handled this
question with all the finesse of
a football player who lugs the
ball for a gain to the goal and
then fumbles just as he is to
cross pay dirt. And the egg
business? Well! Maybe the
company doesn't want us to de-
velop coffee nerves. 1t might
be for another reason also, al
though as far as I'm concerned
it seems to me, that a little caf-
feline now and then is relished
by the best of men, and the
same is true of women" Oh,
well. Anyhow, how didja like
the banquet?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22

"that the trade union move
ment in America cannot hope
to grow to its full stature as
long as any segment of its mem
bership is subjected to treatment
different from that accorded all
other members" and "tbat dis
elimination gainst minority
groups exists in our movement,
Notwithstanding our vigorous
educational efforts and the ac-
L iged leadership of our
Uu-~- in the fight to stamp out
discrimination from American
life
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
Will Formulate Policies

In addition to receiving and
investigating complaints of al
legged violations of the unions
anti discrimination policy,
Thomas stated that the Commit
tee will formulate and recon-
mend policies aimed at effectu-
ating the principle of fair prac-
tice and will act in an advisory
capacity to all international de-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
.UAW Contract Is
Endorsed By Lesion

DETROIT Dec 49, The Detroit District Association of
the American Legion has adopted resolution endorsing the
model contract clause of the UAWCIO which extends
veterans not protected by the unemployment provisions
the Selecve Service Act seniority credit for the time they
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
MEETING

Were you at the last meeting
of the Unit? If not, why not?
After all, you are a member of
tn union and as such should at
tend your Unit meetings. If
you want a strong union, you
are the ones who will make it
thai way. And so, l close with
best wishes to you all for a
Merry Christmas, and hopes for
a bigger and better bonus in
1945.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22

IIlS OSISCblNS Del VICE ACI Sci
spent in service, Victor G..
Reuther, assistant director of
the UAW-CIO War Policy
Division, has been informed by
District Commander Walter
Scott.
The District Legion Associa-
ton represents 76 American
Legion posts, with membership
of more than 10000 World Wor
l veterans.
Veterans not employed at the
time they entered service and
those employd in temporary
positions are not protected by
the Act, Reuther said. Accord
ing to Selective Service esti-
mates, these groups constitute
more than 80 per cent of the
men now in service.
Presented by Commander
The resolution commencing
the UAW-CIO and approving
the principle set forth in its
model contract clause was pre-
sented to the Detroit District
Association of the Legion by
Geo. P. Buckley, a member of
the staff of the Veterans Depart
ment of the UAW-CIO War Pol
icy Division and commander of
the Lohman-Lincoln post of the
American Legion, most of whose
members are also members of
Lincoln Local 900 of the UAW-
CIO.
In informing Reuther of the
action, Commander Scott said:
In adopting this resolution,
we endorse the policy of afford
ing seniority rights to honor
ably discharged veterans who
do not now have such senior
ity rights because they either
had no employment before en-
tering service or because such
employment was temporary.
THE Districts Association of
the American Legion, Depart
ment of Michigan, feels they are
entitled to that consideration by
both labor and management"
To Cooperate With Veterans
Reuther explained that the
UAW-CIO's policy is to cooper
ate with all veterans organiza-
tions, all of whom are being
canvassed for reactions to the
UAW-CIO proposal.
"The War Policy Division
welcomes this action by Le-
gion District Association as one
result of the UAW- -CIO policy
of cooperating with all existing,
bona fide veterans organiza-
tions," he said. "The same ac-
ton was taken several weeks
ago by the Indiana Department
of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars"
The UAW-CIO model con-
tract clause provides that vet
Grams not employed on enter
ing service but who obtain en-
after their discharge
in plant covered by UAW-
CIO contract shall receive sem
ority credit equal to the length
IF time they spent in service. 1t
also stipulates that the employer
and the union agree that there
ire no temporary" employees in
he industry within the meaning
If that term as used in the Sc
ectiVe Service Act, but that |
my employe entering service
hall accumulate his seniority |
Turing his period of service and |
hall be entitled to reinstate-
nent in his job in accordance
With his accumulated seniority. |
The model clause has been
presented to all employers with |
whom the UAW-CIO has con-
racts. First ma employer TO
lgree to it was the Packard Mo-
or Car Company, whose agree
rent last week prevented the
ayoff of 500 World War II vet
,rans.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
OUR RESPONSIBILITY

It's our responsibility to help.
We've escaped the horror and
devastation of war in our own
countryside. The least we can
do is to keep our suffering allies
from dying of starvation.
If we're going to do that we
can't be wasteful with our food
supplies. We should distribute
them carefully, according to
need and build up some sur
pluses. And the best way we
know to do the job of distribu-
ton according to need is ration
ing.
It's up to the consumers to
convince government that they
approve of rationing and want
it retained and extended as long
as shortages exist. Marvin Jones,
Director of the War Food Ad-
ministration, should hear from
us and Judge Fred VinSon, Di-
rector of Economic Sterilization
And let's let Chester BoWles,
Administrator of OPA, know
that we think OPA is fighting
for consumer interests in its
stand on rationing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-22
JAW Creates Fair
Practices Committee
To Deal With Minority Questions
And Discrimination
And Discrimination

DETROIT Dec. 18-R. ]. Thomas, president of the
AWCIO has announced the creation by the union of
Fair Practices Committee to deal with problems of discrm
ination among its membership In taking this action
the UAWCO international Executive Board has recognized