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Evening star., 1944-04-24

Ten-year-old Joseph Powers
campaign for playground near the
Union Station Plaza stirred District
recreational authorities to action
today, but whether he would gain
his point was conjectural.
Joey said he left letters outlining
his case at the Offices Of Vice Presi-
dent wallace and Representative
D,Alesandro, Democrat, of Mary
land last week and was to see Mr..
Wallace tomorrow and Mr.. Dale
sandro Thursday. He also appeared
before the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission to plead
for a playground near the Plaza
Hotel, where he lives with his moth
er, Mrs. Anna Powers, Labor De-
partment attorney.
Tomorrow, the boy said, Recrea.
ton Department officials will taks
him out to inspect 10 hardball dia.
monds being constructed behind the
new National Guard Armory at East
Capitol and Nineteenth streets
joey didn't know exactly why tht
inspection was rs9essary, although
Director Milo c. ;t.ansen of tht
Recreation Depars .~1t suggested
that the Plaza boys might use
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Young Playground Compoigner
Will Go on Recreation Tour

Sherwood Playground at Tenth and
G streets NE, during the week and
the armory grounds on Saturdays
and Sundays.
But putting 10 diamonds in one
spot doesn't appeal to joey, he said
today.
"It is like putting all your pepper
on one part of steak instead OF
spreading 1t. over the whole" he
Evening star., 1944-04-24
S. Believed Drowned
As New Liberty Ship
Cracks Up Off Alaska
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, April 24.-Only the
faintest hope remained today for
at least 55 men presumed lost In
the unexplained sinking of the
munitions-carrying Liberty ship
John Straub which broke in two on
its third voyage in Alaskan waters
last Wednesday.
E. M. Murphy, superintendent OF
the Alaska Steamship Co., an
nounced yesterday that the forward
portion sank Immediately. The after
section remained afloat for IA hours
long enough for Coast Guard cut
ter to reach the scene and for Coast
Guardsmen to board the derelict
and determine there was none
aboard.
Earlier a small Army vessel had
reached the scene, near the western
tip of the Alaska Peninsula and
picked up Is survivors.
The survivors included Third
Mate Bruce S. Spang, Tacoma
Wash; Kenneth o. Baker, A. B..
and 13 Navy gun crewmen, whose
names were withheld.
Although the report of the wreck
furnished the Alaska Steamship Co
by the War Shipping Administra-
ton said Is survived of 80 aboard
company lists totaled only 10, In
Guiding AZ merchant seamen, a
Navy men and an Army cargo Sc
curity officer.
All lifeboats and RATS but one
have been accounted for, Mr.. Muir.
phy said. A Russian vessel travel
ing with silenced radio was in the
vicinity about the time of the wreck
and may have taken aboard mem
bers of the missing lifeboat.
Two explosions were mentioned
in connection with reports of the
sinking, but, Mr.. Murphy added. the
Coast Guardsmen who boarded ths
wreck found no traces of fire ir
the after section.
Licensed officers missing include
Third Assistant William j. Secunds
of Butler, Pa. Names Of the Nav,
men missing and the security Office
were not announced.
Evening star., 1944-04-24

Planning small postwar home? Take tip from Timken
and build it for your permanent satisfaction
d. Allen Wright, widely known American architect, sug
gests a utility.hobby Write for FREE
booklet describing this and other recreation by
outstanding architects. Plan have the finest,
economical heating And remember shortly after Victory
Iimken will be ready not only with and improved
heating and air conditioning equipment but with other
products for the home Each will be built to Tmken
standards of quality and economy. See your Timken
Dealer today. Let him make a reservation for you
Evening star., 1944-04-24
R. Mclean Stewart
Leaves CAA Post Muy Is

The Commerce Department today
announced the resignation, effective
May Is, of r. Mclean Stewart, ex-
ecutive director of civil aeronautics
training, to return to private busi-
ness.
Mr.. Stewart has completed the
training program he undertook when
he joined the department in Janu-
ary, 1943, the announcement said
During his service he has supervised
the training of over 100000.
Evening star., 1944-04-24

commented. Those diamonds won't
help the boys In the Northwest sec
ton of the city. only those in South
east and Northeast. They should
put one diamond here and there
throughout the city to do the most
good"
joey Is the leader Of the Victory
Eagles, q club whose membership
comprises youngsters between and
is. They have q baseball team, but
no practice grounds. His campaign
for permission to use corner Of
one of the spacious parks near his
home was begun about two weeks
ago.
Evening star., 1944-04-24

Slotkin, international representative
of the union in Chicago, expressed
belief the members would comply.
Company officials were not available
for comment.
The strike started April II when
the company refused to comply with
WLB directive ordering resump-
ton of contractual relations pend
ing an election. The union, in ac-
cCrdance with the directive, filed a
petition for an election, but the
company contended it could not
sign any contract until the issue was
decided.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Ingenious Thieves

A gang operating on boats be-
tween Corral and Valdivia. in Chile
lstole 80 tons of iron Ore in three
months by throwing it from the
travelling ship and fishing it from
| the water later.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
Pork Rutioned

Virtually all pork in New Zea-
land is alloeated to the armed forces
in the South Pacific, but bacon,
ham and other pork products are
available to civilian consumers.
Evening star., 1944-04-24
More Coupons Sought

Because sheep growers of Aus
tralia must supply sheets and
towels to members of shearing
squads who travel from ranch to
ranch, they want the. government
to supply more ration coupons.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31
SEJA SANsA IN JPO-ss

Detroit, Mich. - Seja podruz-
nice st. 1 SANSa in postoianke
st. 81 JPO-SS "a Detroit in oko-
leo DO v soboto 3: junija oh 7:30
zvecer v Slovenskem narodnem
domu ma 17154 John r.
Vazno je, da Sc udelezi seize
kdor lie more. Ma dnevnem redu
bodo volitve delegatov ma kon-
vencijo Slovenskega ameriSkega
narodnega sveta. Komur je bla-
gor naroda pri srcu, ne DO zamu-
dill prilike in DO pomagal, da po-
Size nasa podruznica delegate, XII
pravilno razumejo tezko delo
SANSa in vedo, da DO uspeh 1e.
&c DO incl podporo vseh zaved-
nib Slovencev in Slovenk, XII ia
sno mislijo in ne nasedajo lazni
propaganda oseb, katerim je
predvsem "a lastno korist. Dol
znost mas vseh je, da delamo ne
ustraseno "a velik cilj, XII smo 81
ga izbrali in pomagamo narodu,
XII ie vreden vse nase podpore.
zalostno je dejstvo, da je Sc
mnogo rojakov, XII Sc smatrajo
"a napredne, pokazalo tako malo
zanimanja "a A N Dosegli bi
lahko veliko, &c bi bill vsi tako
deIavni, kot SO nekateri "a to ma
SO prepotrebno akcijo. Ne poza-
bimo, da SO naSe neumorne nabi-
ralke vedno pozrtvovalno ma de-
lu. Prispevajmo kolikor nam ie
pac mogoce v lepi zavesti, da
smo doprinesli svoi del k resitvi
lastnega naroda.
Svet Sc s%preminja, ne DO vec
tax kot je bill. Prilagoditi Sc je
treba sedanjosti in gledati mora
mo, da jeonase misljenje v skla-
du S tempom casa, &c hocemo
boljSo bodocnost narodu, sebi in
nasim potomcem.
Majska izdaja buletina je bila
razposlana. Kdor ga nj prejel,
ga dobi ma sell.
Ia podruznico st. | SANSa,
Liza Mention.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31
JOsKO OVEN o MEHlKI

Chicago. - NasproSli sell klu3
ba st. ] JSZ je S. Josko Oven po-
dial zanimivo sliko svojih vtisov,
XII Jill je dobil med naSimi roia-
XII in drugimi Jugoslovani v Me
hiki, o socialnih razmerah v Mi.
o narascanju inflacije tam in o
fasisticnem gibanju, XII Sc opira
v svoji propaganda ma cerkev in
hujska prot ''gringom'' (severo-
Americanom). Predaval ie mad
emo uro.
Ma sell je bill oporocano, da so
Sc clanice Save zavzele usta-
noviti zenski pevski zbor. Bio
je sklenjeno, da jim je v ia ma
men ma razpolago YES arhiv not
sedaj pasivnega zbora "Sava", ).
in da DO klub z mimi sodeloval.
Govorilo Sc je tudi o nacrtu
"a zbiranje prispevkov v tiskov-
nj sklad Proletarca, o cemer DO
porocano vec ma prihodnji sell.
Klubova delegate ma prihod-
MO milwaukee, konferenco Pro
svetne matice in JSZ sta Louis
Zorko in Angela Zaitz.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31
S!ovenci Sc Y osvobodilni
ffrfoc,nnti delol,bro postoyiIi

ne manjvrednosti, logika razvo-
ia pritirala v tabor, XII je ma
,sprotnik slovenstva in vsega clo-
vecanStva.f
Slovenske mase SO pred trent
lett do kraja izprevidele, kan
vodi pot politicne in moralne
servilnosti, XII SO 10 p%ropovedo-
vail lazni vodniki naroda, ter ia
sno spoznali, da je mogoce gra-
dit slovensko narodno Stavbo in
jugoslovansko drzavno zajedni-
co samo ma osnoVah, XII Jill je po-
lozila OF. Zator SO Sc zdruzile v
OF in v NOV "a brezkompromi-
sno borbo proti nacifasistienemu
okupatorju, in proti vsem, XII mu
duhovno ali materialno pomaga-
10. Mar nasi n~otranji pomagaci
okupatorja Sc vedno ne uvideva-
10, da SO Sc svojim ~poeetjem po-
stavili izven naroda, mar ne spo7
znajo, ola tecejo poslednji ire
nutki, ko Sc Sc morejo vkljuciti
V vsenarodno gibanje OF in Sc
uvrstiti v slavno borbo "a do
koncno, moralno in materialno
osVoboditev slovenskega naro-
da? Maj Sc ~otresejo in sprostijo
spon in predsodkov preteklosti,
in spoznali bodo zadovoljstvo
duhovne svobode, in radost, XII
jo dale borba "a memo ostvarje-
ME.
Pc zaslugi OF Sc je slovenski
narod zedinil. Skupno z vsemi
narodi Ju~goslavije vodi v NOV,
pod vodstvom marSala Tita, Dor
DO "a slovensko drzavnost v no
vi, resnicno demokratski in fe-
derativni Jugoslaviji. V njej Sc
DO, pc mnogih sto letih necuve-
mega trpljenja, zmot in zablod,
dokoncno izpolnila nasa skupna
usoda. Davno pred prihodnjo
obletnicof OF BIO vse 'ozemlje Ju-
g~oslovanov osvobojeno cd So
vraznika in prvic v nasi zgodo-
VIM bono zaziveli resnicno svo-
bodno, duhovno in materialno,
sebi in cloVestvu v dobro. v mu-
kah in trpljenju s~edanjosti vidi-
mo re carlo neslutene velicine
bodocnosti, carlo novega Glove
silva in move clovecnosti. Ostvar-
jamie tega ideala "a slovenski
narod, to je smisel in historicna
sinteza borbe, XII jo vodi OF:
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31
Isuski relif
William Green in
sIogo med uniiomi

Predsednik AFL VIM. Green
rad OBJ vsaki priliki apelira ma
unije Go, Ola mai Sc vrnejo "v
dom organiziranega delavstva",
kar pomeni v, Amerisko delav-
sko federacijo.
Posebno Jill je vabil S takim
apelom v govoru 80. aprila. De-
jail je med drugim: "Gradili smo
dom "a delavstvo skozi mnogo
let. Tistim, XII so Sc locili cd
zdruzenega delavstva in 81 usta-
novili novo, gibanje, klicem, mai
Sc vrnejo domov, da Sc delavske
vrste znova strnejo skupai.
"Predstavite ST, kako mocan
bi bill glas zdruzenega delavstva
v dvoranah zveznega kongresa!
Ne predstavljajte 81 niti "a mi
nuto, da delavstvo ne trpi Skode
vsled razdruzenosti. Zapostavlja
Sc ga, ker nasprotniki izrabliajo
njegovo razdruzenje."
Ako bi mani apeliral, pa raise
deloval, da Sc AFh sprijazni z
nacelom industrialnega unioni-
Una, bi slogi med unijami veliko
vec koristil.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31

Y radiu Sc posebno v takozva-
Nib svetovnih oddajah, bodisi v
omrezju Columbia, ali pa Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., kaj po-
gosto slisi porocevalce izgovar-
jati slovenske kraje,na primer
nedavno o bitkah pr zuzember-
ku, smarju, Grosuplju, Novem
mestu, Zagorju it'd. a
Maj DO re kakor hoce, dejstvo
je, da SO Sc nasprotniki hitleri-
Una v Sloveniji in v ostali Jugo-
slaviji prav zares postavili.
Professor Boris Furlan je pre-
daval o tenn pc radiu liz Londona
Erojakom v start domovini dine
II. aprila med drugim:
Dne 81. aprila Sc je dopolnilo
tretje leto, kar SO Sc najboljsi
sinovi slovenskega naroda zdru-
zili v Osvobodilni 'front.' in zace-
Ii borbo "a koncno os~vobcditev
vsega slovenskega ozemlja in
vseh slovenskih ljudi. S pono-
som in samozavestjo 'smejo "a
pocetniki OF gledati nazaj ma
to triletno herojsko razdobje slo-
venske zgodovihe: ponos je ute
meljen v dosezenih uspehih in v
ponizevalnih porazih, zadanih
dan "a dnem oholemu nacifaSi-
sticnemu okupatorju, samoza-
vest pa je opravicena pc zavesti,
ola je prvie v naSi 1400-letni Ego
DOWN. velika doba nasla velike
Judi, do kraja sveste velike hi
storicne misije in odlocena, da
to misijo do kraja tudi izpolnijo.
Odslej in "a dobo, XII pride, Boz
sta ponoS in samozavest, utrjena
in u~cvrscena pc OF, trajna INA
ka slovenskega narodnega INA
GAIA, odlikujoca in oblikujoca
bodoco zgodovino Sloveniie.
Ponos in samozavest sta sku-
Pho S cutom in smislom "a nero
odlikujoca znaka samozavestne-
ga eloveka in svobodnega naro-
da. In nj slucaj, da SO zakleti So
vrazniki slovenstva pc sill histo-
ricnega razvoja morali v skraj-
most, to je, do k~olaboracije z ma
cifaSisticnimi sovrazniki. Min
antislovenstvo, XII Sc izraza da-
mes " sovraznostf napram OF, lie
star pojav nase politicne zgodo-
vine. Nasi domaci nasprotniki so
prot OF zaradi tega, ker hocejo
servilnost, poniznost in udanost
ohraniti kot osnovni narodni
znacaj. Odtod vsi klaverni po-
skusi V nasi politiki preteklosti,
XII SO mas hoteli prepricati, da nj
smo zmozni lastne drzavnosti,
in da je "a mas primerna in "a
dostna municipalna avtonomija.
A to avtonomijo nam "a ceno
kolaboracije vsak okupator rade
wolfe zajamci. In tako je one
Slovence, k sreci malostevilne,
Xxi SO v preteklosti sistematicno
gojili custvo znacajne in polite
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31
Ang|eski voioki dobro
hronieni

Angleska armada 81 je v tel
vojni vzgojila $4,000 kuharjev
in $4,000 kuharic, XII SO mojstri
v svojem poslu. Maj.-gen. Tho
mas S. Riddell-W Webster pravi,
da je S pomocjo teh kuharskih
mojstrov anglesko vojastvo de
lezno tako dobre hrane kot kate
rakoli druga armada ma svetu.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31
Nevarnost ~inflacije

Gene zivljenjskih potrebscin
SO v zadnjem letu silno narastle.
Trgovci, katerih nj dosedai Sc
nikdo kontroliral, imajo zlato
Izetev. Sele zadnje mesece Sc je
vlada ma pritisk organiziranega
delavstva zacela brigati "a to ne
varnost. Gotove reakcionarne in
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31
JOSKO OVEN: -.
RAZGOVORI

fasisticne organizacije izrabljajo
ia po1ozaj v svojo korist. Vladni
politiki Sc fzgovarjajo, da je te-
mu kriva vojna ter sosed ma Sc
veru to je severna Amerika.
Y gotovi meri je to resnica.
Ameriski agentje 50 pokupili ne
samo vso rudo, kar jo morejo IL
kopati V Mehiki, ampak tudi III
villa ter govejo zivino. Ne Same
to, pristeti je treba tudi usnie,
lesne izdelke, steklo, bombaz,
sadie it'd. Use to je izcrpalo ze
ltako malo ekonomijo dezele, ka-
terra je Sele " razvoju in. S TEN
poyecalo nevarnost inflacije. Ia
sluzek delavcev Sc je l., Y mali
meri poyeeal, tako da etisto 60
vorjenje 0 delavski prosperiteti
v Mehiki lie govorica. v drugi
meri SO pa narasli profit politi
kov, trgoycev in podjetnikoy do
ogromne visine. Maj DO tn kriY-
da popustljivost Wade ali pa
vojna in korumpiranje politi-
kov, ~nevarnost je tn, katera DO
sal JAZZ Sc bojim, prinesla sla-
be posledice. '(Dalje v prihodnii
stevilki.)
POdrobnoSti
Martin Dies ne DO vec kandi-
diral. Ia izgovor je navedel, da
ga boil grlo. Predno pa gre S po-
zoriSca, BIO razkrinkal new
deal'. Tudi predsedniku ne DO
prizanesel. Pc njegovih besedah
DO to nekai senzacionalnega, kar
BIO eksplodiralo ravno pred kon-
vencijo demokratske stranke.
Martin je bill vedno hud clovek,
kateri je verjel v senzacionalne
stvari katere SO pa navadno
bile = klobase. Kajpada drage
klobase. Mislim, da razen came
RIGA firsterjev" ne DO nobeden
jokal "a MIN.
Ruski relif
Q MENU nimam nicesar poro-
cati. Mogoce SO sodrugi zgubili
moi naslov: JOS. Oven, 211 So.
Prospect ave, Clarendon Hills,
Ill. VEN, da je sto in sto presto
row "a darovanje - ali verjemi-
te mi, da je vsak dar, katerega
darujete "a ruski relif, dobro ma
lozen. Oglasite Sc vendar!
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31

KakO je z vaSim znaneem, sose-
dom, prijateljem? Ste mu kdaj pri-
porocili, da mai 81 naroci ProIetar-
ca? Poskusite, morda ga pridobitel
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31

republikansko formo Wade "a bistvo napredka, je pozabil dodati,
da SO ljudske mnozice v primitivnih dezelah v Ignorance pc zaslugi
kronanih CLAW in drugih izkoriscevalcev. Ako Sc Jill ignorantna
masa hoce otresti, il e to mogoce samo ma en- nacin. In sicer s tenn,
da jh odpravi in 81 ustvari temelj, ma katerem Sc DO moglo zares
razviti IL Ignorance " demokraticne, kulturne narode.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-05-31

Priporocite prijatelju, mai
ST naroGi Proletarca.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12

BY stotiOnsi subject chang. Without notice
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
Your Carrier
A YOUNG BUSINESSMAN
Introducing Another Busy, Better
Boy Detroit Times Carrier
BY I'm SLOWER
Today We
Present
BERNARD
REILLY
By Fran Striker

Although a car
rier for only nine
m onths he has
already increased
business on his
route in Eastlawn
from SO TO y Gus
TONERS and sold
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12

more than 1000 War Stamps. His prof
IT'S average IS week. He has S22J in
the bank and owns four War Bonds. He
has never had a service complaint.
Reilly, a B student in the ninth grade
of De La Sale High School, rates re-
llgion as has fsvorite subject. His smbi-
ton is to become professional baseball
player. lie plans to attend college at
Notre Dame.
Bernard plays softball and basketball
on seams IN The. Detroit Times carrier
leagues and is member Of the St. Johns
Social Club. His hobby is reading good
books.
Reilly is ~, lives at 1888 E. Warren
and attends church at ST. John Bereh-
mans where he 10 an altar boy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-12
You Still Can Send
Postcards to.F France

Mail, limited to personal post
cards, can now be sent to all but
Ia of Frances SO departments,
Postmaster Huston announced to-
day.
The cards, unillustrated and
written in either French or Eng
lish. will reach all departments
except certain designated places.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-06
A Nurses Reward
international Photl

A young patient of Sister
Elizabeth Kenny pinning an orchid
on his benefactOr following
demonstration of her miraculous
powers of healing infantile paraly-
sis i'm a San Francisco hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Drivers

Times Photo

Traffic Judges arc going 10 dole
out stiff sentences as Christmas
presents for drunk drivers. &C
cording 10 indications today from
Judge George T. Murphy.
Philip Barak. 90, of 1888 Ar
lington. and Ralph h. Macdonald.
53. OF 325 S. Connecticut. Royal
Oak. received sentences of $50 OF
20 days IN Jail plus $50 for the
Red Cross for causing property
damage while driving drunk.
Both employed the same excuse
OF taking fcw shots 10 cure "a
cold Barak was arrested Nov. 10,
Macdonald Nov. II.
Farren Evans. At OF 34ii3 Rich
ard Wayne. a machiniSt, was fined
500 or 80 days and placed Oh
one years prohibatlon. after il re-
qulre' five scout cars 10 stop his
SD-mi1e-an-hour race carly today
on Michigan from Cecil TO Wy
oming.
Patrolman Donald Kruger Of
McGraw station said his car wen;
through six red lights during the
chase. and that Evans was
stopped only when two other scout
cars got in front OF him
Evans admitted 10 TWO other
tickets for going through a red
light and speeding
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Urges Fast, Fair
Settlements

Fast and fair contract settle
ments will not only clear the way
to postwar Jobs but increase the
flow Of vitally needed munitions
in the war plants. the Economic
Club was told BY Robert IL
Hincklcy. director, Office Of Con-
tract Settlement. Washington.
llincklcy revealed that up "a
Oct. 30 there were 10, los army
navy and maritime commission
contract examinations awaiting
settlement and no claims had
been filed on $3.50.
THE economic effects 81 this
backlog are bad" he warned.
land will ultimately retard both
our war production and recon
version To peacetime production.
"Unsettled contracts mean
uncertainty for management
and worker alike"
Hincklcy outlined the broad
policies laid down for contract
settlement and emphasized that
speed and fairness 10 both sides
were the primary principles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Kelly TO Name
Detroit Judge
Times stan Correspondent,

LANSING. Dec. Gov. Kelly
plans 10 name a successor this
week 10 the late Detroit Record
er's Judge Thomas NJ. Cotter, he
said today, adding that mo one
has the inside track on the job.
Asserting that he was endcaV-
orlng TO pick The best man Az AL
able. Kelly aid:
There will he TO appointment
on the basis of political prestige
or personal friendship. IL is
very important job and ! AIN
trying 10 find the best man"
The governor said he will make
no decision in tn impending com
mon pleas court vacancy until
Judge Frank Ferguson resigns.
Elected circuit Judge in No
rcmber, Ferguson is still MEM
ber Of the common pleas bench
until Jan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
WLB Defines
VefJobRights

The rights Of scrvicemen with
respect 10 their civilian jobs were
defined today by the Regional
War Labor Board in decisions
covering three labor disputes.
In a controversy involving the
n. a. Woodwork Co., Ferndale.
and an independent aircraft work.
ers' union. it was stipulated that
the seniority Of an employee with
the firm at least six months before
entering the service shall continue
while he is in uniform.
The unions request for payment
OF vacation pay 10 persons for the
period they are i'm the armed
forces was denied.
In the same dispute tho board
ruled that returning servicemeu
must pass a physical test 10 show
him qualified for the Job he left.
If he is unable to pass such test
the company must give him the
best Job for which he is physically
qualified.
In dispute between the Victor
PcnnSular division of Allied Prod
ucts Corp. Detroit. and Go local
269, il was held that the vacation
allowance of an employee with
more than one year seniority en-
tering the service shall be COM
puted on the basis of 10 hours
straight time for three months.
If he has more than three years
seniority the basis will be Is hours
for each three months, and for five
years. 20 hours for each three
months.
The board ruled that any ems
ploye Of Gar Wood Industries en-
tering the service shall receive
full vacation. pay.
Returning employees reporting
within 90 days of discharge shall
be entitled 10 vacation pay for the
year of his return providing he has
not been given the allowance for
that year previously.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-06
Army Releases
Colonial Laundry

The Colonial Laundry has come
back from war. honorably dis
charged from the service of It's
country.
Uncle Sam today turned the
laundry back 10 rs owner, Nathan
DalitZ. Announcement Of the
change WAS made by w II. Balk-
will. president of the Detroit
Laundry Association.
For almost TWO years the Co
lonial Laundry has washed clothes
exclusively for military personnel
of this area Because Fort Gus
ter'S population is smaller and its
laundry is able 10 operate at
capacity the army said there was
no longer need for the civilian
plant.
Release Of the big plant for
civilian needs. Balkwill said.
should relieve the Detroit laundry
situation considerably.