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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
AFL Rejects And Go
Accepts Conference Bid

NEW ORLEANS (LPA)-The AFL Executive CT
has reamed its refusal to accept the invitation of
British Trade Union Congress to conference of United Ma
tions labor movements Jan. in London.
William Green told reporters of the decision here
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01

The method of issuing the in
vitations also met with AFL dis
approval The AFL belongs to
the init. Federation of Trade
Unions, the predominant world
labor federation before the war.
The British Trades Union Con-
gresS also belonged. The AFL
believes that the British union
lists should have worked through
the IFTU in getting the confer
ence called. This, they point out,
would have excluded the Rus
sian unions and the CIO, neither
of which belonged.
REGINA, Sask.-Tom Doug
las, premier of the new Coopera-
tive Commonwealth Federation
government of Saskatchewan
province, has announced official
plans to acquire and develop
all possible natural resources,
take over these enterprises
which are monopolies, and give
assistance to the cooperatives in
developing new industry"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17
,000 SHE'LL SEWERS HIT
 '. s. SAILOR

9 NEW YORK-When Coastguards- man Charles Giomanna, 20, came back home in time for Christmas, he had a grin on his face and some presents from Adolf Hitler --on his body-1 000 shell fragments from Der Feuhrer
 A German shell struck his in- vasion barge off the beaches of Salerno last September and when Charlie reached proper medical care doctors found that his body had absorbed more than 1900 frag- nents. They removed 300
 Charlie has lest 30 pounds, he walks with a limp and his left arm is in a cast Doctors say it prob ably will take two more years for those fragments to work their way out of his flesh.
 I was hit by one of those darn cd things that didn't whistle" he said at a Coast Guard conducted interview. We used to call the shells whistling death. If you heard the shells whistling the chances were you didn't need to bother ducking"
 My medal and dog chain were blown away from my neck, and my lifebelt, trouser legs and jacket were torn away by the force of the ex- plosion Fortunately, my canteen and Mae West Qifebelt absorbed plenty of the. shrapnel."
 Charlie said sulfa drugs and blood plasma saver his life. He contributed pint of blood before he joined the Coast Guard and he said he wanted to contribute an- other pint when able because doc tors used up two pints in treating him.
 Before the war he lived with his guardians, MT. and Mrs. Vito Mat tera, of Chicago
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

Macdonalds own safety was i'm periled in the invasion" by his wearing a heavy, fleece-lined great coat which wasn't strictly G. T.
 As matter of fact, the general told me I was taking my life in my own hands" Macdonald re- called. Said it was dead ringer for a Jap enlisted mans coat, and he wouldn't be responsible for my safety"
 Macdonald recounted his part in the landing and taking of Kiska, in q letter to his former boss" Frank Crorric, manager of the Seattle off, flee of the Associated Press. The letter was described by the censor passing it as the best account of the Kiska landing"
 The other clothes he wore have been improperly described many times, Macdonald asserted.
 Its like this he explained. "In Alaska, when you savvy, when you understand, you've got the word. When that happens, you know right where to go for the best clothes, the best equipment"
 Macdonald pulled out a cotton beaver lined jacket and overalls, soft shoes witl, heavy SoleS and Ncoly white socks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17
Percent of. War Wounded Recover Today

WASHINGTON-After two years of war an analysis of United States battle casualties by the Office of War Information shows wounded soldiers have double the chance of survival in this war as they had in the First World War More than 96.5 percent of todays wounded re- cover. But the chances of being killed or cracking mentally are twice as great today.
 Six percent of the soldiers wound ed is the First World War died, while 3.5 percent of the wounded in this war have died of their wounds. Improved medical tech niques have raised the survival of wounded ratio in the Second World War, says the OWI.
 While recovery of wounded sol- diers is higher than it was in the First World War, the number killed in action is greater in the present conflict For every six wounded men in this war two are killed, whereas in the 1917-l8 period only one was killed for every six wound ed.
 Mental cases have also taken a large jump in this war. Army fig ures show 5 percent of todsy's hes pital cases overseas are for mental diseases, while the rate was per- cent in the First World War In the Navy 20 percent of the cases in overseas hospitals today are for mental disorders while the rate in the First World War was 12 per cent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

aginary souvenirs. Then he said, sadly:
 But I got too tired to carry them all out. Took a better man than I was to lug the load-guess that's what makes them valuable. V
 One of the "Adaky- -wacky' in fantry men, poked at everything with his bayoneted rifle, slashed into some brush and discovered the opening to a cave.
 The Japs were swell camouflage artists, Macdonald asserted, You'd be walking along on the tundra and suddenly you'd hear hollow sounds under your feet-a building, house or a tunnel. I didn't believe it un- til l did it myself
 The cave, well camouflaged, was dug-out storehouse for Jap navy officers clothes, including dozens of long, navy blue, fur-lined great coats.
 q sent home a coupla mittens, fur lined, in the same material" he said. "Top-notch stuff" Macdonald went also to Nome Fairbanks and many other Alaskan towns, and to bases and outposts seldom mentioned.
 What did I photograph? The same thing, over and over," he said Guys in the mud-building drilling, shooting, getting ready Everything is the same color uI there, the huts, the jeeps, the cats the barracks, even the men-muc colored.
 T tried once to brighten it up-- wanted them to paint the jeep we press guys used cut at Adak, a bright red, and put Press Car or it. Nobody saw the humor in it nobody understood.
 T heard when I left, though that the one lcne guy left at Adak finally had done it, had sign put on the jeep, Press Jeep
 Tt must be lonely for him out there now, that one guy rattling around in that Press Hut.
 Nobody to drink Sneaky Pete with that's pineapple juice with alcohol in it--and those williwaws at night.
 Macdonald sighed, shivered, re- called his own civilian issue" bed and pillows at his home at 7500 24th Ave. N. w., and added,
 Guess I'm just a sad sack, a haffle-head.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

hut, ten hunks, We'd go out from there on jobs, but we always came back to it, our headquarters. That hut-and all Adak-was the busi- est place you ever saw. So much activity it shook all the time"
 Macdonald held up his hands, shaped hut, and shook
 You think I'm kidding?" he asked When the williwaws didn't shake it--and try hitting the sack to take five sleep, you know when the williwaws hit; then the rumble of tractors and bulldozers going by in the mud kept the huts trembling"
 In August, Macdonald went along for ride when the Ameri- can and Canadian troops retook Kiska.
 T muste taken hundreds of pie tures,' he unused, but betcha' l got my best picture there.
 Sight of Flags Impressive
 we were coming ashore just af- ter the first wave of troops, when I noticed how they'd planted the flaes There, on rise. the flags had becn stuck in the ground, the American flag and tho Canadian flag. side by side. It vas the m1st impressive sight I ever saw"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17
HAFFLE- HEADED GUY FROM ADAK TELLS OF
 TURM0IL AND ,vlLLIWAW

Back in Seattle, Macdonald was visiting his former working mates in the A ?. offces, and preparing fer lis n~Ee es gnment-the south vest P4cit. :.
 11ec5onsid " mt north for the Kisla invssicn. and with the other rhotccrarhers cd war correspon- der s. made his headquarters on Adt k
 q got nlv frs impression Of the Alertiars there," llo said. Men, mud, ccnTnsicn. 24 hours day. Big bascs-why brother they're tremendous. On some of them you can drive 8 jeep all day, on good roads and bad ones, and still be going somewhere.
 We had a Press Hut, see. Big
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

BUY WAR BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

There's just no use in trying to dodge this fact:
 Somebody's got to pay for that stuff we lost. Somebody's got to pay for the new stuff that replaced it. Somebody's got to pay for the infinitely larger amount of stuff that's going to De used-and part of it lost-in Italy, in France, in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17
BY ANNE swENssoN

SEATTLE - It takes a "haffle- headed guy in kersey-lined pants to cover Alaska the way Grant Macdonald was correspondent and Associated Press photographer, has in the past five months.
 But Macdonald in his own words, is just the sad pigeon who can do it-and without the kersey, too
 'Haffle- headed" and sad pigeon" Macdonald explained with touch of sympathy for the uninitiated, are his favorite versions of Alaskan G. I. slang.
 "A haffle-head is well, a sad sask, dummy-and sad pigeon, I guess it's about the same thing. Me. I'll do for an example"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

Peel that he said, pulling out the lining of a sleeve in a jacket. That's kersey. Not jersey-all of us guys wrote down we were wear ing kersey-lined pants. and the sad sack editors here in the States never heard of kersey. Thought it was misprint, put it jersey
 And another thing boy, do those kersey Innings scratch. Warm, but warping. Not for mel wore regulation pinks all the time. even out on the chain
 Like getting the word" also, is use of the phrase sad sack Mac donald said A connoisseur of Slang, Macdonald spread this informa- ton proudly.
 And take these soldiers who came on out to Kiska,' he pointed out
 Souvenirs Galore
 They were slap-happy, but we called it Adakywacky. They went around Kiska hunting souvenirs First, I did it myself, got all loaded down with mortar shells, hand grenades, everything you'd want When we first hit the island, gee 1t was a souvenir paradise"
 Macdonalds eyes lit up in re- membrance, and he scooped up i'm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17
WOULD YOU LIKE THIS
 MANS JOB!
Gen. Eisenhower Faces Su- preme Test of
 Career

When Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was named for the job of carrying the fight to Hitlers front yard, United Nations commanders put the job into the hands of soldier who in all history has had the most experience in directing vast com bined land sea and air operations.
 For Eisenhower, the successive amphibious operations against North Africa, Sicily and Italy now have become warm-up" operations for the supreme test.
 He takes on the task at 53 years of age. with record for careful planning which has won success in every major move in the Medi- terranean theater.
 If fellow officers could use only one adjective to describe General Eisenhower it probably would be "tireless.' He works long hours. ex- poets the same of his associates, and has a capacity for thorough ness in grasping every detail of campaign which astonishes others.
 One of the few orders General Marshall has given him since Eisen- hover took command in the Medi- teiranean was not to work so hard. lie told him, so the report goes, that he expected him to take a little time off every day or so for rest and recreation.
 Favorite of Churchill
 Eisenhower sold himself to Chur- chill when, as a major general, he went to England in mid-1942 as commander of United States Army forces in the European theater.
 One of the finest men I ever knew" Churchill called him once he get to know him.
 From Eisenhower's reputation, it seems Q safe assumption that when the day ccmes to invade Europe the Germans will be hit with every force he can throw against them.
 He cnce summed up his philos- cphy of war i'll baseball terms.
 You can't hit a home run by bunting. You have to step up there and take your cut at the ball.
 He has full right to use baseball parlance. Playing as a professional helped pay his schooling before he entered West Point in 1911.
 West Point, incidentally, was sec- ond choice. He wanted to go to the Naval Academy and got an ap- pointment there, but at the last moment it developed that he was over the age-limit of 20. So he switched to West Point, where he became star fullback.
 Trained Tank Forces
 Eisenhower's background before the present conflict came along in- cludes training of American tank forces during World War I Che never got overseas) and a tour of duty as aide to Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur when the latter was military adviser to the Philippine Govern ment.
 In those days he worked out de- tails on the military plans which MacArthur carried out when the Japanese invaded-the retreat into Bataan for the stand to await the help which. it turned out, could not be sent
 Eisenhower was only lieuten- ant colonel in the regular army when Pearl Harbor plunged this country into the war, but has since been advanced to the regular rank of major general. His rank as full general is a temporary, wartime one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

Balkans, in Norway, in India, in a lot of places
 It's kidding ourselves. That Somebody" is Uncle Samand we've got to lend him the money do by buy ing War Bonds. There's cheap way easy way out-theres just nothing do except to keep working and buying and more Bonds till this War is
 And the harder pitch in right no,o-and the Bonds we buy-th quicker that will be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

A single U. S. armored division uses up more than 600 tons of am- munition and 78,oo0 pounds of food every day in action
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17
ONE YEAR FOR NIpp0N5 AFTER
 HITLER LICKED

SAN FRANCISCO-Japan can be defeated in one year after the fall of Germany, in the view of Dr. T. F. Tsiang, Chinese delegate to the Atlantic City Food Conference and former ambassador to the Soviet Union.
 Even if it should take longer, China twill stick it to the eEd.' he said.
 There is no such thing as eco- homie bankruptcy of China" he ex- plained There is inflaton-yes, but it makes no difference to the farm CTS. who make up 80 percent of the population, and use almost no mon- ey, and it doesn't affect the mer- chants. It affects very much the 2 percent of the population that make up the white collar class They write editorials, make all the noise, so that outside China it's importance is perhaps exaggerated"
 When the full power of the Allies is turned into the Pacific, the di- plomat said, bases in the Southern Chinese provinces can be established from which it will be possible to bomb Japanese industry on wide scale
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

In the Scan campaign part of losses in the material employed were follows: . We lost 8% of our medium tanks. We lost nearly half of our 57-mn. guns. . We lost 331sS of 75-mm. gun carriages. . We lost 22% of our lO5-mm howitzer carriages. . We lost 54% of our 37-mm. gun carriages.
 We lost uniscosed number of ships landing barges airplanes.
 We lost quantity of collateral material like food clothing, things like HOO miles of copper telephone wire.
 We lost all this in monlllong minor campaign that every of the word complete victory for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-01-17

Buy War Bonds and hurry the licking of Hitler and then make short work of the Nips.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-07-18

| don't suppose III have much time
to get up even now, and | haven't t
been there once in the last two
years
His mother said, froUning, 81
don't know, it may be a mistake.
We're not getting our money out
Of it, and you and Irene might have
enjoyed weckends there"
Now that we have the car" SAID
Matthew, I'VE can get about, thanks
to you, Lynn" He had dropped the
''uncle' years ago.
He had put Lynn's wedding gift
check into a small, smart car. He
added, But there won't be many
weekends, worse luck. | want to
stick to my job"
THAT s right" SAID Lynn approx
ingly; its amazing how hard it is
to find a doctor on Saturday or sun
day :. that is, any season except
during the dead of winter. They re
all off golting or swimming or some
thing"
He rose. 1--WE got to go. Bye -.
see you Monday, Mary. Ask me to
dinner sometime, viii you, Irene ?"
"You can be sure of dinner" said
Matthew, "now that Nellie's going
to otiiciate,'
Come to the door with me- sug-
gested Lynn, Il want to consult
you"
Good. Quote, nothing trivial. I
hope, unquote," laughed Matthew.
whats wrong7 Shoulder bother
ing you again ?'
Your mother doesn't look well, y
said Lynn gravely.
Il didn't notice . are you sure ?'
asked Matthew, astoniShed.
"Naturally, you didn't notice;
you see her every day, nowadays,
at any rate said Lynn, but if she
We're your patient ...'
"Okay," responded Matthew and
slapped him on the back. ''Thanls
for the tip. I'll have to walk warily,
she's hard to handle and besides,"
he added, "Im not her DOCTOR
When Lynn had gone, Matthew
returned to the living room and
went to stand by his mother. He
asked gently, "What's the matter,
old lady go
He was looking down at her,
not as son regards a parent but
as a doctor sees his patient. Lynn
was right There was white line
around her mouth, she looked
pinched and drawn.
"Nothing, don't be silly. Why
don't you turn on the radio?'
"Headache 80 he asked
"a little" she admitted reluct-
antly.
"Old dcbbil migraine. Why didn't
you tell me? Irene, get her to bed,
will you, and III send Kate out for
some stuff" He produced his new
prescription blanks and pen. Its
good, harmless and very new.
Won't hurt you and may help you.
Stay in bed tomorrow if you know
what's good for you and call Doe
Timmons if it gets any worse
The laughter had gone and the
He was all physician |
now, giving orders which he ex-
pected would be obeyed.
Mary permitted Irene to take her
into the bedroom. She said, allow
ing the pain to take her, csasing t.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-07-18
The REST OF My LIFE WiTH You
:--..:.. W By Faith Baldwin -

, fight it, ceasing 10 deny it, pm
glad | brought You up to be q doe
tor, Matthew
When they reached their apart
ment Matthew said, Good Lord,
it's early -. want to 90 TO a mid
night show?'
"How about the new mystery"
Irene inquired.
Good Anything to eat in the
IccboX? I'm hungry
He was always hungry. Later.
Irene sat opposite him at the kitch-
EN- table and watched HIM maks
himself a colossal sandwich. His
dressing gown was bclted tightly
around his slim waist and MS hair
stood on end lie SAID. "A itamins
for you, Young lady. YOU don't eat
enough. "
"Matthpwo"
"Yes?"
"Your mothers overworking.
She's having these njyralne head
aches more frenuert}l"
"Overworking? Darling. are Won
out of your mind2 The shop practi-
calIv runs itself"
4 natS alt yuu Know about it"
but she ddOrcS 1t, ne insisted,
"she worked i'm Hattie kimberl.v's
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-07-18
SYNOPSIS

Mary Norman, attractive widow,
lived chiefly for her son, DR..
Matthew Norman The income
from her decorating shop had seen
him through college and would aid
in establishing his practice. She
was overjoyed when lovely Judith
Lambert, daughter of an old friend,
dropped III for d visit, en- route to
Maine for the summer. AS Mary
awaited dinner with Lynn Nor
timer, lawyer, she INDUCED in a
little mental matchmaking anent
Judith and her son For years
Lynn has been in love with Mary,
but his wife, a mental patient, was
still living. Mary was stunned when
Matthew announced his marriage
to Irene Murray, nurse. Mary
soon found her daughter-ln-laW
charming. Irene continued at the
hospital until Matthew began prac-
tice and then became his Office
nurse. In the fall, Judith Lambert
calls, and dimes at Mary's with
Irene and Matthew. At dinner,
Mary warned Irene she'd spend
the rest of her life picking up after
Matthew. He leases Judith about
being an "old maid but after her
departure, predicts someone Will
snatch her up soon, especially
when it's discovered she'll inherit
her Aunt Elias wealth." Lynn
calls with some books for Mary.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Matthew was looking at the books
which Lynn had put down on
table. He said, "She can't possibly
read 'em all. Mother, what foul
taste! Romance, mystery he
read from one jacket aloud -" all
the passionate willfulness OF an un-
tanned spirit caught in the tolls OF
love- Angel, you should have your
head examined. Let me take a
couple of the mysteries, will you!
"Of course
Trene," sand Matthew, reads
aloud. | would have sworn | couldn t
stand it. :. hate being read TO as
4 rule"
"Since when ?" asked his mother,
'I used to read to you every night
when you were little boy
"That's So recalled Matthew,
sincerely astonished. We'll, Irene
carries on the old tradition and puts
me to sleep"
"How's the apartment Lynn
asked Irene.
"Love]y. At least, We think SO.
"It's all right" said Matthew,
-lots of leg room and Lord knows
! need it. Of course Irene isn't
much of cook, she keeps remem-
berng her dietctics and dishlng out
\ neat mess of junket. But Nellie
will soon be in the saddle and we'll
be all set"
Lynn turned to Mary who was
lying back against a big char, her
eyes closed.
"The papers are about ready FOR
signature, he said. "Will you come
to the Office Monday, or would you
rather we came here
Mary answered without opening
her eyes. "I'll come down, Lynn,
Monday we'll start packing. I've
flock of people coming IN.
Matthew remarked. I'm glad
she's selling the Connecticut shack.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-07-18

Copyright. lsi3 by Faitn Baldwin CuthreI:
NIX Ib-ted by Nag e.t.Ies syndicate. InA
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-03
Fliers
Continued From Page I

Forces in February, 1913. At a
military ceremony attended by
his family and friends, he re-
ceived his wings June 9th of
this year, and became a combat
pilot.
He had written his family
that he would receive his first
leave this week, and expected
to arrive in Utica Friday.
The body is expected to be
received here at the Schwarz-
koff Funeral Home this week
end and services will be an
nounced later.
Full military services will be
conducted. 1t. Stevens is sur
vived by his parents; a sister,
LaYonne, and the grandfather
and grandmother, Herbert Stew
ems and Mrs. Emma Harmed,
both of Cygnet, Ohio.
Sgt. Fletcher, a bombardier on
Flying Fortress was recently
awarded the Air Medal and the
Purple Heart. He trained at Low
ry Field Colo, and Laredo,
Texas. 49,
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ington." Government seizure, he
agreed, would be such a
break"
Interracial clashes stemming
from the work stoppage caused
disqualification of at least Is per-
sons before yesterdays steady
rain - called "providential" by
one police official - drove wan
dering bands of rioters indoors.
But the downpour also con-
tributed to a transport snarl that
kept 40, 900 of the areas $780,
900 war workers from their jobs,
the War Manpower Commission
reported, and caused a central
city business decline estimated
by q retail trade spokesman at
81, 100000 q day.
Extra trains on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and Reading
Company lines could carry only
q fraction of the 100000 per-
sons who daily ride on PIC troll
leys, buses and subway trains,
while an oil industry spokesman
said motorists granted extra gas
oline in the, emergency were
draining the regions tanks.