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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Asks Bill Passed
Before Invasion
By DAVID CAMELoN
Detroit Time. Washington hursau

WASHINGTON. MAY 5-The
fmminence Of the INVASION OF
Europe has made IL vitally i'm
portant that the A m erie a n
tegion's CT bill Of rights for the
care Of returning veterans he
passed Immediately national Conn
mander Warren H. Atherton tod
a nationwide radio audience.
In a speech that was in the ma
ture of report 70 the people OF
America who have given the Gl
bill their overwhelming support,
Commander Anterior declared the
legislation is Of such vast im-
portance that II will effect every
home displaying a service flag,
adding
1T will also affect and shape
the future destiny OF our ma
ton"
The care Of the veterans Of this
war. he said, is not a postwar
problem-for already more than
q million men and women have
been discharged from the armed
forces. He continued:
For them the postwar period
Of readJustment already is here.
Their need for adequate hospi-
taliZation, speedy settlement Of
disability claims, assistance In
completing their schooling, for
vocational training and In find
ing jobs II pressing and Inn
mediate"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Senate Hears
Postwar Bill

WASHINGTON. May , GNSl
The Senate today considers the
George Murray contract settle
ments bill, the first major piece
of postwar legislation to be pre-
Sented 10 il.
Passage was ieopardlzed, how
ever. by a fight OF labor organi-
cations 10 expand the bills
provisions by establishing a. COM
prehensive plan for the transition
from war 10 civilian production.
The contracts settlement meas
ure was pushed ahead both by
the postwar and military affairs
committees on the ground that,
without legislation, chaos would
result If the war against Germany
should end suddenly.
The measure was strongly urged
by business and many govern
mental officials Strong backing
was given il by the automobile in
dustry on the ground that legisla-
ton IS necessary so a quick shift
can be made 10 producing
passenger cars again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Rankin Blocks
GI Bill Again
sn,c-.L b THI nITRoII TlNrs

WASHINGTON May 3-Wilh
veterans and legislators alike
poised for ITS appearance and
speedy action IN the House Rep
John + Rankin and his House
committee on Veterans legislation
delayed again the reporting Of the
"GI Bill Of Rights
The Rankin committee met
yesterday in execution SESSION for
an hour and a half bur abruptly
recessed with some members pre-
dieting that the House floor would
moi sec the measure before Friday
g. the earliest.
Rankin and committee members,
backing and filling on the vet
Grams rehabilitation bill now Tor
weeks. had previously stated they
expected 10 report the measure
out surely for House action.
Meanwhile, the Am er "A n
Legion executive committees ma
tieHal meeting iff-the capital 7s
due 10 adjourn shortly and when
word came Of further delay, mem
berS Immediately began moving
toward getting The bill out before
leaving the capital
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
SOViefS
Attack

LONDON MAY 3 Strong
Russian tank and infantry forces
were reported by the German high
command today 10 have opened a
new offensive on both sides Of the
Middle Sirct River in northwestern
Romanis.
Lacking confirmation by non
ANS sources, the report of the at
tack Indicated that Marshal
Koncvs Second Army Of the Tx
r8ine was striking southwark to-
ward The 50-mlle Galati Gap, Tho
bottlcncck of the Romanian de-
lenses before Bucharest and the
PloeSti OIL fields.
A German communicate claimed
that an attempted hreak-through
by msSScd Russian troops and
tanks. supported by numerous
battle planes. was thwarted.
The German communique also
reported that the Red army had
moved up achievements south
west Of koWel Polish rail huh 40
miles from The German-OCcupled
part OF Poland, and was attacking
in some force
Moscow dispatches SAID the
Soviets were eXerting intensified
pressure on beleaguered SeVasto-
pol whore 20 German transports
we're sunk and another score dam
aged last week,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Penn-OhiO Buses
Still Halted by Strike

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May g.
No indications of possible set
Element appeared today in a strike
Of Penn-Ohio Coach Line drivers.
A meeting of more than 200
drivers and ticket agents this
morning ended without action be-
ing taken 10 end the wslkout.
Meanw commuters in
Youngstown, Canton, A kron,
Cleveland. Marietta and Warren
were without regular transporta-
ton.
Army buses were provided in
the emergency 10 take approx
mately 500 workers from Youngs-
town and Akron 10 their Jobs at
the Ravenna ordnance plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
END WILDCAT STRIKE

NEWARK, May 3 tINS)-A "a
hour wildcat strike which had
halted PRODUCTION Of aeronautical
equipment az nine New Jersey
plants of the Breeze Corp. was at
an end today foff0wTng a unani-
nous back-to-work vote by en-
ployes.
Some 1,4OO members Of the
UAW-CIO voted al Newark
meeting 10 end the unauthorized
walkout after receiving pleas
from the WLB. WPB and army
air corps. The company employs
$500 workers in six plants in
Newark and three in Elizabeth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
laps Face
Slaughter

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ. N
NEW GUINEA, May 3 HNS)--A
co-ordinated air and sea drive 10
decimate Jap forces pocketed by
Allied fighting units in the Wewak
area of northern New Guinea was
reported under way today with
announcement that Allied airmen
and navy PIT boats had sunk or
damaged 25 japanese barges laden
with troops and supplies.
The blows 10 white down Jap
strength and completely cut the
sea and land communica-
tons were loosed along the coast
between Wewak and Aitape
where thousands of Japs have been
isolated as a result Of American
landings in the Aitape and Hol-
landia sectors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
7,14 on Strike
In13WarPIants
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men their president, Robert II.
Keys, said the WLB had failed 10
answer satisfactorily a query as
TO whether II would assume juris-
diction in the disputes with Briggs
and Hudson.
The foremen are seeking chiefly,
recognition either from the WLB
or the companies.
"All we want to do" the 81
year-old Keys told the foremen.
Els TO clarity the situation. II
WLB has jurisdiction, we want
To know IL I'm black and white.
III IL hasn't then WLB has no
authority 10 order us 20 do any
thing"
When Keys queried WLB Chair
man William II. Davis on the
jurisdiction question the reply
simply was a duplicate of the
Monday night back 10 work order.
Strikers at the Republic Air
crafts two plants also continued
TO defy a WLB back 10 work
However international
representatives of the UAW-CIO
were called into conference yester-
day afternoon with Regional WLB
Chairman Louis Miriam and told
emphaitcally that they must have
the LOO workers back by 2 p. m.
Thursday.
The Republic dispute. which
has been simmering for months,
boiled over more than a week ago.
1t involves alleged unfair dis
eipiiinary action against union
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
PEACE PROPOSALS

These proposals provided for a
return ID work under the old
agreement with the exception of
grievance procedure clauses. The
new clauses were TO be sent 10
Windsor for acceptance by mail.
Union leaders contended that
the clauses they received IN the
mail Monday night were not
what they expected. They claimed
they were double crossed" and
had An entirely different Under
standing of what the new clauses
were 10 be when they left Ottawa.
Meanwhile back-to-wofk
movement. following the vote last
Saturday had been started and
full production was to have been
resumed this morning
AS in the recent shutdown no
violence or disorder accompanied
the new lkout.
Bernard Rose OF Montreal,
named by Justice G.. b. O'Connor,
chairman OF the WLRB as AN
interim. impartial umpire in the
dispute was 10 arrive in Windsor
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
SIX PLANES LOST

Allied medium bembefs ranged
over central Italy yesterday, at
lacking railway bridges and along
the main Rome-Florence line.
while American heavies swung
out over northern and northeast
ern Italy TO pound the Castel
Maggiore, Parma and Fan o
freight yards and Spezia Harbor.
Raj heavy and medium bomb
erS followed -up+with night at
tacks on Genoa and Piacenza.
Six Allied planes were lost and
one enemy plane was DESTROYED.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Underground Leader
10 Speak Tonight

Louie Dolivet. who has been
active in the French underground
movement, VIII speak at $50 to-
night in the Detroit Institute of
Arts at a meeting sponsored by
the Detroit Free World AsSoci-
alton and the Michigan chapter
Of France Forever.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
SMASH SATAwAN

simultaneously. a cruiser force
OF the main fleet struck Satawan
in the Nomoi group. los miles
southeast Of Truk and on Mon
day. battleshipS hurled tons Of
steel against enemy facilities on
Ponape In the eastern 6arofines.
The attacking armada passed
through enemy waters in the
CarolineS on a return trip from
the southwest Pacific, where il
had supported Gen. MacArthur's
victorious operation at Hollandia
on the northern coast OF Dutch
New Guinea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03

machine shops employing an esti-
mated $500 workers.
The union had banned over
time ard Sunday work in sup
port of its demands that the ma
chine division of the California
Metal Trades Association, San
Francisco, extend master con-
tract covering l04 shops pending
negotiations for a new agree
ment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
STRIKERS DEFY ORDER

CHESTER, Pa. May 3 uNS)-
An estimated 10000 of the $4,000
employees AT the Sun Shipbuilding
and Drydock Co.'S Chester plant
continued on strike today despite
a WLB order 10 return 10 work.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Postal Receipts Up Here

Due TO the increased rates. De-
troit's postal receipts for April
totaled Sl,4l2,035, or S1Sl .57S
over the same month last year,
Assistant Postmaster William A.
Corbett announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
NAILS REFUSED

The raiders withdrew without
toSS,Latthough I've tanks and a
tank-retrieVer were damaged in
an enemy minefield.
Sharp patrol fighting also was
reported from the main 5th Army
front, where Allied troops and
gunners beat off several Nazi
thrusts around San Biagio and in
the upper Garigliano River val
ley lust south of San Andrea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03

You Only Think You Know
What Spook Looks Like. At
Least, That Is What Oscar
Goldberg, NJ. d., Pm. d., Says In
Telling Their Real Appearance,
In The American Weekly,
Fascinating Magazine Dis
tributed With This Sundays
Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
LIFTS RESTRICTIONS

WASHINGTON. May 3 ONSl
The VILE today ordered the
ALL MachiniSt Union 20 Tiff it's
restrictions on overtime work in
approximately 164 San Francisco
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
"a Fathers Enter Navy

BATTLE CREEK. May s.
Thirty Battle Creek men left for
Detroit yesterday to enter the
navy. Twenty-four of them were
fathers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
DAKOTA FOR DEWEY

In South Dakota's primary, a
Republican delegation unofficially
pledged TO support Gov. Dewey OF
New York at the national COP
presidential nominating conven-
ton, held a 5000 vote lead over
delegates pledged 10 1t. Cmdr.
Harold f. Stassen, former GOV
ernor OF Minnesota.
L. S. Senator Quincy held a
comfortable lead over 1t, Gov. A.
c. Miller in his bid for Republican
nomination for senator. With
about two-thirds of the states pre-
cinctS reporting. Quincy had
-3 30 .i.5121,--A#liieF-T2zit5 /, f 9sts7
In Indiana. incumbent congress-
mon who faced contests led their
opponents without exception in
the lGhteSi primary voting til the
states recent history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
CUTS OFF ARMIES

This paralyzeds enemy efforts
to supply reinforcements to
evacuate the seventeenth and
eighteenth enemy armies cut oft
In New Guinea, New Britain.
New Ireland and the Soiomons.
Eastward in northeast New
Guinea Australian jungle fighters
advanced steadily west from cap
tured Alexishafen, passing Rempi
village five miles beyond without
encounterlnG opposition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
ASK SYMPATHY STRIKE

Speakers at the largest union
meeting in Windsors history re-
peatedly advocated a city-wide
strike OF tAW-Gf0 UnIontSts. This
would mean sympathy walkout
of members of LEGAL 1875. employees
OF Windsor area auto plants,
other than Ford,
The Ford plants manufacture
gun carriages and several other
types of military vehicles, vital to
the war effort.
England also told the me ting
that an order in council" forcing
compliance with the labor board S
decision. is ready for presentation
TO the Dominion cabinet If other
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Strike is Renewed
At Ford of Canada
CONTINUED from Page oneJ

strike vote was made by the exec
utive and negotiating committee
OF the local. One of the last
speakers TO address the meeting
before the vote was taken, Roy G.,
president of Local 200
advised against il, although he
told the membership the majority
must rule. He said:
I'VE are forgetting few
things, IL seems TO me. This
decision we make tonight, II II IL
in support Of this recommends
ton, will weigh heavy on our
heads, II invasion starts within
few days.
III we, continue 10 remain out
7 believe 1t will he very, very
bad for our union throughout
Canada"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
STRIKE AT NIGHT

A night strike by PIT boats sent
II enemy barges crowded with
Jap troops TO the bottom of Night
ingsle Bay. a communique from
Gen. MacArthurs headquarters
said.
Fourteen more Jap barges were
sunk or damaged in aerial action,
Attack bombers simultaneously
hammered Jap supply areas
throughout the Wewak, Boram
and Kairiru areas where numer-
Gus fires were started. Mitchell
bombers blasted the inland trails
used by the Japanese.
Gen. Macarthur today issued
the following special statement:
PLANES and PIT boats sank
1,727 Japanese small coastal
vessels, barges, sch0Oners and
sailboats in the southwest and
south Pacific In addition 10 3,548
damaged, since April 8, 1912, In
the southwest Pacific and since
June 3, l9iS, In the south Pa
cific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
.RailinS
At AnZiO

Allied HQ, NAPLES. May 3
CAPITALIZED ground troops and
artillery smashed three small
scale German attacks on the
Anzio beacbhead, a communique
disclosed tcSay as American and
Britis| air forces again hammered
Nazi road and rail lines north OF
the fighting fronts.
ermsn skirmisherS broke
through the Allied beschhead de-
tPuses west OF Littoria, three
miles inland from the coast, but
were driven back after a brief
battle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03

methods fail TO settle the dispute.
In the extreme this could mean
government seizure of the plants,
it was explained.
The strike was believed settled
last Saturday when the workers
voted TO accept proposals reached
at meeting of company and union
officials with labor board mem
hers in Ottawa last Thursday and
FRIDAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
Fleet Blasts
Tfuk 3=Ddys

PEARL HARBOR. May 3
ms - Americas vast naval
power in the Pacific remained un-
by the japanese inn
perial fleet today following the
second explosive visit 20 the heart
Of the enemys Caroline islands
by a huge armada OF ships and
planes
Great carrier task forces, II
MAS announced by Adm Atfffttz,
carried out a triple-pronged as
Sault ON Truk, Sstawan and Pom
ape islands last Saturday. Sunday
and Monday, encountering no re-
siStance from the still hiding
NipponeSc feet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
1915 PLANES DESTROYED

Al least 126 Jap planes we're
destroyed and ground installations
were pounded into wreckage dur
ing the assaults against Japans
once proud ocean fortress of Truk
and IT'S protective bases of Sata-
wan and Ponape.
Clouds Of carrier bomberS
hammered Truk Saturday and
Sunday April % and 80. in the
face OF strong Jap aerial resist
ance in contrast TO the weak
enemy air opposition during the
initial navy blows that fell on
Truk Feb IS and II. when 40
Jap ships and more than 200 air
craft were DESTROYED.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
PATROLS HURLED BACK

Other Nazi combat patrols
were hurled back on the left flank
Of the beachhead three miles
southwest OF Aprilla, and a third
enemy attack in the same area
was broken up by heavy shellfire
before it reached the Allied lines.
Anglo-American raiding parties
attacked half dozen points
around the beachhead perimeter.
Strong patrols knitted into the
enemy lines three miles southeast
of Aprilia and two miles south
west of Cisterna.
Other tank-led Fifth Army
skirmisherS seized a blockhouse
on the right flank or The beach
head, near the coast, and pene-
trated the village of Cerreto Alto.
which the Nazis apparently had
abandoned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-03
New Dealers
Win I Tests
by United Pres.

Senators Pepper of Florida and
Hill of Alabama, staunch support
ers of the New Deal. appeared
certain of denomination today on
the basis of incomplete and un-
official returns from yesterdays
primary elections.
A clear majority was necessary
for nomination in both states, and
nomination is tantamount to cleo
ton.
In Florida, returns from $40 OF
the states 1897 precincts gavei
Pepper. 105,11s; Judge Ollie Ed
munds of Jacksonville, 71,622;
Millard Conklin OF Daytona Beach,
1877, Aston Cockrell OF Jack
sonville, 6i431; Finley Moore OF
Lake City. 5.692.
ALABAMA RETURNS
In Alabama. returns from 2,248
of the states $500 precincts gave,
Hill, 82,16s; State Senator
James A. Simpson, 68,719.
In the Florida primary-first in
the state in which Negroes cast
ballotS-Pepper campaigned on a
platform Of solid support for the
national administration and con-
tended his enemies were attacking
him only as a means OF stabbing
President Roosevelt. His four OPP
ponents challenged the down.the-
line support Pepper had given the
President.
Hill. Democratic whip In the
Senate who nomlpated President
Roosevelt for a third term in 1910.
also campaigned entirely on his
record OF support for virtually all
administration measures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
20 Grandmothers
In War Plant
They Work TO Hell p
Relatives at Front

While their husbands, sons and
grandSons are smashing the AXIS
on all fronts. 40 grandmothers are
working daily al the Eureka Vac
uum Cleaner Co. $3.50 Hamilton.
turning out wsr-J91ateFialS tG ED
their male relatives in their ire
mhndouS task
So enthusiastic about their work
arc the grandmotherS that they
organized this week under the
name "Graidmothers IN War
Work"
A few Of the grandmothcrs arc
in their mid or late "thIrtieS.
But they show no more vEor in
their work than those who are in
their late fiftieS and sixties.
The grandnotherS AZ the plant
include Mrs. Trudy Webb Of 1858
ForSythe, whose son was killed
Mrs Tena Peterson Of 1923 Four
teenth, two sons in the service and
a grandson who was wounded in
overseas fighting Mrs Marie
Hess of 2065 Twenty-third. a hus-
band in the army air forces and a
son recovering I'm Hawaii from
wounds suffered in the MarShalls.
and Mrs Sara Rubenach Of 17l36
WeStbrook, four nephews in the
service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
Labor Disputes Hi
High Mark Here
Majority Of Cases
Before WLB Over Pay

Disputes certified 70 the regional
WLB have increased 80 per cent
since June !. Louis G. Miriam
regional board chairman. revealed
Saturdayt.
"Most Of the disputes are
over wages or working condi-
tions." Mariani said. land could
be handled much better by man
agement and the unions than we
could handle them II they would
only get down To business and
arbitrate," he asserted.
Despite the sharp increase in
cases. which run from 50 10 "a
a month. the local board is fast
decreasing its backlog of cases,
the chairman revealed
"Feb. Is. 1913, the board had
a total of liz dispute cases"
Mariani revealed To-day this
has been reduced to $50. or this
number only - cases are more
than four months old and Of the
II eight will have been cleared
In week" Miriam said
He deplored criticism by certain
union officials for failure 10 act
promptly az cases
THE unions evidently forget
that we can not act on the
case until IL Is certified 10 us
and that they usually blame us
for the time they consumed in
collective bargaining. That has
happened In several cases." he
said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
Pennsylvania Fighters
Gel $4,000 Ballots

HARRISBURG. Sept > GNS)
The second phase Of Pennsyl-
vaniaS liberal soldier vote plan
was completed today as county
election bureaus completed mail
inc approximately $4,000 ballots
TO service men and women eligible
to vote IN the general election
Nov Z
Indicative Of interest in tho
election. state election bureau Of
fcialS reported. about 10000 ap-
plicationS were received for fed
eral ballots compared with 4,}O0
requests four years AGO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-03
KENNY TREATMENT

The Kenny treatment consists
in the application OF hot packs.
Six to eight not packs, ranging in
temperature from 1875 10 80 de-
grees, are wrapped around the
affected parts of the patients
body in a l2-hour period
The packs consist Of three lay
erS. one Of 100 per cent wool, an
other of water-ropcllCnt material
and an outer layer of 60 per cent
wool material 10 retain the heat.
Application of the packs not
only relieves the intense pain but
helps bring back normal elasticity
10 the affected muscles which
must be re-educated through slim
ulation by the trained phySlo-
therapists.
The Kenny method differs radl-
cally from the old method inyolv.
ing rigid casts and the nonuSe Of
affected muscles.
Said DR.. Franklin II Topp medi-
cal director of Herman kIetCr
"Since We began using the
Kenny method two wears ago,
many mothers have come IN To
help us apply the packs 10 their
own children. and today "A ma
jority of the volunteers are
women who have n child i'll
here"
DR.. Topp declared there is little
chance of adults contracting infan-
tile paralysis from the young
patients