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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
u. S. To Help Transport
Chinese Into Manchuria
Secret American Naval
Base On Tiny Islands
Returning To Oblivion

PEARL HARBOR, Dec. 80
R-Ulithi Atoll, a cluster of
tiny coral islands $50 miles
southwest of Guam which was
built into a tremendous secret
repair and supply base for the
U. S. Pacific fleet, Is returning
to oblivion.
The atoIl command was de-
commissioned two days ago,
the Navy said today, and all
that is left to mark one of the
largest Naval operations of the
war is a weather observation
station.
Few ever heard of Ulithi
Atoll except the men of the
Navy who labored there. 1t was
an answer to the Japanese
question of how the United
States Navy could operate so
effectively over long supply
lines.
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Hitler Married Mistress And Dictated
Private Will On Foe OF Berlin;s Fall

Gernan-Polish dispute, which he
said was rejected by the British
partly driven by propaganda ar
ranged by international Jewry."
The private will directed that he
and his 35-year-old bride, with
whom he said he had "enjoyed
many years of true friendship" be
cremated together. This document
seemed to eliminate doubts that
Hitler persisted with his third Reich.
simultaneously, British counter
intelligence officers announced the
arrest of the man to whom the
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war-all dated April 20, 1945-were
discovered in a suitcase by Third
army intelligence agents.
To the very last, the political
testament disclosed, Hitler blamed
international Jewry and its assist
ants" the hatred of the German
international Jewry'' and its assis-
tnats"' the hatred of the German
people for centuries.
The testament, dated three days
before Russian troops overran the
Reichschancellery, declared that
Hitler himself never wanted war.
He claimed he tried to induce the
British to accept a solution to the
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Officials of Wilmington 1Amerl-
ran Legion post No. 10, are await
ing a reply to a telegram sent to
General Omar Bradley, director
If the Veterans administration,
requesting that Wilmington be used
&C ..trial community" under the
Blue Cross plan which is being
tried out in Michigan for hospital
and medical care for veterans
Raw Galloway, executive director,
forwarded the wire Friday night
&c follow-up to General Bradley's
proposed plan and the announce
ment on Thursday that the VA is
going to mobilize facilities OF Army
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Byrnes Makes
Farley Report
Will Explain Ministers
Meet Over Radio AT 10
O'Clock Tonight
CONFER ON YACHT
Next Gathering OF Big
Three Ministers To Be
Held In Capital
Nv DOUGLAS B. CORNELL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.- aP-
Secretary Of State Byrnes flew
,,cl, from Moscow today and a
chart time later he was closeted
with President Truman, aboard the
Presidential yacht, giving him a
e,,1 renort on the Foreign Minis
+ers' conference.
Bvrnes also will explain the
Moscow communique to the peo-
ME " the White House said. IN a
froadcast at 10 p. M, Eastern
Standard time Sunday night over
me National Broadcasting Com
pany network.
The two leaders discussed the
broadcast in the two hours they
spent alone on the yacht Williams
bpro on which Mr.. Truman is
cruising and preparing two
sneeches of his own.
Flies To Quantico
Bvrnes flew down from Wash
ingfon to Quantico, Va, where the
Yacht was anchored. He arrived
about 5 p. M, and remained Tor
dinner with the President and his
party. Adrimal Leahy, the Presl-
dents chief of staff, and other
members of the Presidents party
COX part in discussions, the White
House said.
1915 pm, Byrnes stepped into
motor launch for Quantico and
the return flight to Washington. He
was invited to remain overnight.
Earlier, the secretary had IN
dicated he would defer seeing the
Chief Executive until tomorrow.
State Department officials were
unable to say whether he had
changed his plans or whether the
President, eager for first-hand IN
formation on what went on in Mos
cow. had summoned him.
Before taking off for Quantlco,
Byrnes authorized announcement
that the next meeting of the Big
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BOARD APPOINTED
FOR A-B0MB TESTS
Officers Will Determine
Future Role OF Bomb As
Weapon OF War

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29--W.D -
Ten high-ranking Army and Navy
officers have been assigned the
task of determining the future role
of the atomic bomb as a war wea.
pom and directing joint planning
for the 1916 bomb tests on ships,
it was learned tonight.
The joint board already has been
created and is serving in an adj
visory capacity to Maj. Gen. Les
lie r. Groves, the Army's atomic
bomb director. s~..- ....,-
While the board is charged by
the Army and Navy with overall
atomic bomb planning, it's imme-
date problem concerns details of
next years tests. on the effect the
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BY holland NORGAARD

NUREMBERG, Dec. 70 P) =
Adolph Hitler married his mistress
Eva Braun on April 20 as Russian
shells rained on their Reichschan-
celery bunker, and dictated a
private will declaring that my
self and my wife choose death TO
escape the disgrace Of being forced
to resign or surrender" U. S. Third
army headquarters disclosed to-
night.
The original copies of the mar
riage contract, the private will and
political testament designat-
ing a new cabinet to carry on the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
AUTO UNION AYERS GIN MUST
NEGOTIATE SALARY INCREASE
OR FACE MDUS7RLAL BATTLE
UnionPlans Walkout
At Western Electric

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-P)-
The Western Electric Employees
association, an independent
union, today set Jan. 3 at IL
a. m. as the definite hour when
about $4,000 workers in New
Jersey and New York City
would walk off their joi
Joseph E. Beirne, president
of the Independent National
Federation of Telephone Work.
ers, with which the Western
Electric union is affiliated, i'm
mediately called on President
Truman to intervene, declaring
that sympathy strike by
100000 telephone worker
throughout the nation was a
possibility.
Beirne said he had tele-
graphed the President:
"Western Electric Employees
Association and Western Elec-
trio Company have broken off
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negotiations on wages. Strike
vote by members taken last
month. Date for strike action
set for January 3rd.
Situation serious because
National Federation of Tele-
phone Workers may call on
nations telephone workers to
support issue. Disastrous dis
ruption of service could result.
Suggest immediate action to
avert trouble"
The Western Electric group
earlier had set Jan. 3 as the
strike date but had agreed to
withhold action pending union
management meeting.
Henry Mayer, counsel for
the Western Electric union,
said the meeting, held at
Kearny, N. j., resulted in
company offer only "slightly
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WEATHER

FORECAST
south Carolina and North Carolina
rarty cloudy and warmer Sunday 1oi-
lowed by rain and colder Monday VIII
ram beginning in mountains SUNDAY
night. $
by U. s. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
,.5I:;3o am. A.; 7:30 am. A; 1870 pm. 49,
1890 pm. As.
N Maximum 40: Minimum AZ; Mean 46;
Normal AZ.
o., l;5o am. 100; 1880 am. 100; 80 pm
~ 7;3O p m. 96.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
- inches.
Total since the first of the month
- inches.
Tides For Today
7, rom the Tide Tables published by
y D. Coast and Geodetic Survey
wilmington ---- $751; am. 1923 am
Mac. 7:04 pm. 1:58 pm
'4eSohnoro Inlet 4 :54 am. II :09 am
G.. 500 pm. 11:14 pm
Mn"uhfise 7:17 am; Sunset SIP pm.
pjllSe 3:44 am; Moonset 2:33 pm
. ooi'er Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
'''i' Saturday. Dec. 20. 26.2 feet.
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SIX ARE MISSING
IN OREGON FLOODS
Forecast OF Clearing Skies
Offer Hope That The
Worst Is Passed

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 29-(R-
Six persons were missing and
feared drowned as flooding rivers
swept through western Oregon
valleys Saturday.
Levels began to fall in the most
critical danger areas late in the
day. and a forecast of clearing
skies held hope that the worst was
past. ~
Coast Guardsmen patrolled the
willamette river between Corval-
lis. Albany and Salem, where the
flood crest is expected Sunday,
tr.,,+;oued nm Page Two; Col. 81
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PUBLICATION DELAYED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. -P)-
The State department said today
that as the result of a protest by
Reuters, British news agency, it is
postponing for week the publica-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-03
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR LETTERS
 OF ADMINISTRATION

In the Matter of the Estate of
 JACK MARSHALL, Deceased.
 NOTICE is hereby given that $. A. STEVENS, SR., has filed in this court his petition for LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION upon the Es- cate of JACK MARSHALL deceased, praying that said estate be ad- ministered as SOLVENT estate, and that the same be heard on the 1lth day of July, 1945, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom of said court at Room 513 Federal and Territorial Bldg, Juneau, Alaska, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 29th day of June, 1945.
 Probate SeaD FELIX GRAY,
 U. s. Commissioner and ex-officio
 Probate Judge of above-entitled
 court.
 First publication, June 30, l945. Last publication, July 10 ,l945.
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C0ASTAl klRLINES
 FLIGHTS MONDAY

The following passengers were flown out of Juneau by Alaska Coas- tai Airlines, yesterday
 To Sitka. Joe Keller, Joe Barnas Mrs. Joe Barnas and Floyd Ruck- ert.
 To Skagway; Louise Olsen.
 To Hoonah: l.. R. Durkee, E. Me Ginty, Harold Floss, Mary Winters and J. w. DeChamplain.
 To Excursion Inlet: c. T. Wag- ner and w. w. Day.
 To Pencan City: Ernie Aukho Louis Jacobsen, J. K. Hageman ano Joyce Anderson.
 Incoming passengers were as fol lows:
 Sitka to Juneau: Mrs. G. Kellogg Mrs. Edith A. Ryan, Danold Miner Donald Westfall, Kelly Westfall and Dick Klingbeil.
 From Skagway: Tom Dyer.
 From Haines c. H. Meyers, $ Sheldon, Ralph Dagg and William Jorgenson.
 From Excursion Inlet: John Marvin.
 Frcm Hoonah: Irene Marvin, Sara Shactcne, l.. R. Durkee, E. D. Mc- Ginty Harold Floss, Albert Smitf and T. E. Strom.
 From Pelican: H. Blyberg.
 From Tulsequah. H. c. Bracken.
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MAJOR LEAGUE
 BALI LEADERS
cBr The Associated Pressl

Mir. Holmes of the Boston Braves is man worthy of consideration in National League ball circles these days. MT. Holmes is a man of many parts-all of them good when he gets a bat in his hands. Cast a peeper on the individual offensive records of National Lea que players this season for evil dence.
 In individual hitting averages and in runs scored, MT. Holmes leads the pack. In the matter of runs batted in and in smashing fcur-ply clouts, MT Holmes stands a close second. Given two bats, MT Holmes likely could kindle fire.
 Individual records for the season to date, compiled by the Associated Press, show:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-03
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION


 No. 5381-h
 In the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau. | MARTINA WICKERSHAM, Plain tiff, vs. FRED o. WICKERSHANG, Defendant.
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT
 ED STATES OF AMERICA To the above named Defendant, Greeting:
 You are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, First Division, at Juneau, Alaska within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this summons, in case this summons is published, or within forty (40) days after the date Of it's service upon you, in case this summons is served upon you personally, and an- swer the plaintiffs complaint on file in the said court and in the above entitled cause.
 The plaintiff in said action de- mands the following relief: Dissolution of the marriage now existing between plaintiff and de- sfendant on the grounds of incom- patability of temperament; and for any other or further relief merited.
 Tn event you fail so to appear and answer, the plaintiff will take judg- ment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint, and as herein states.
 Witness the Honorable Geo. F Alexander, judge of said Court, and the seal of said court hereunto af- fixed this 11th day of June, 1945. (SEAL) J. H. WALMER, Clerk of the above entitled court
 By: P. D. E. McIVER,
 Deputy Clerk. First publication, June 12, 1945. Last publication, July 3, 1945.
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SEAlS NEARING MAKE OR BREAK
 POINT OF DRIVE
California Lots Busy as PCL Clubs Open Eighf-Game
 Series This Evening
tBy The Associated Press)

Fresh from a 6-l series victory over the Los Angeles Angels, the San Francisco Seals clash with Sac ram ento this evening in the start oi a thrse-week road trip that may make or break their upward drive The climax of their jaunt will be reached in the following two weeks when they tangle with both North west Pacific Coast league leaders.
 All other tilts this week, in the eight-game series that will include July doubleheaders, will be played under California skies. The Beav- CTS move to Oakland, Seattle shifts to Los Angeles and Hollywood goes to San Diego.
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THUNDERBlRDs
 TO COME HOME

PARIS, July 3.-The veteran 18th (Thunderbird) Infantry Division re- ceived orders today from Supreme Allied Headquarters for redepioy- ment home to the United States.
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GAMES MONDAY American League)

Chicago Ill, New York 6-6. St. Louis 7-3, Boston l-2. COnly games playedD
 National League) (No games played yesterday)
 Pacific Coast League) (No games scheduledD
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'Sefont1 pIale Yankees Snap
 loss Stretch
Chisox Move Up On Split with Bombers as
 Brownies Win
CBy The Associated Pressl

The Yanks were happy yesterday, fer despite leaving IT stranded, they snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the White Sox, to 1, to gain split for the afternoon. The Tanks rapped three Chicago twirl- CTS for 12 hits and were aided by Il walks, ore hit batsman and two errors. The Sox moved into third place by taking the opener behind Ed Lopat, as the Tanks made five errors.
 Chicago, althought losing the sec end game, retained third place when Mike Kreevich, virtually singlehanded, rocked the Boston Red sox from third to fourth as he sparked the St. Louis Browns to double win. All the other clubs had an open date.
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American League

BATTING - Cuccinello, Chicago, 344; Case, Washington, 332.
 RUNS -Stirnweiss, New York, 52; Stephens, St. Louis, 42.
 RUNS BATTED IN-Etten, New York, A; R. Johnson, Boston, AZ. f HOME RUNS-St tephens, St. Louis, 13; R. Johnson, Boston 8. PITCHING FerriSs, Boston, l2-2, 857; Benton, Detroit, 5-l, .833.
 National League
 BATTING-Ho Holmes, Boston, .397i Rosen, Brooklyn, 538.
 RUNS = Hol mes, Boston, GA, Galan, Brooklyn, 56.
 RUNS BATTED IN Olmo, Brooklyn, 61; Holmes, Boston, 59. HOME RUNS = Lombardi, New York, l3; DiMaggio, Philadelphia, and Holmes, Boston, 12.
 PITCHING-Coo Boston, 7-1, 875; Mungo, New York, 9-3, .75o.
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NOTICE


 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a hearing will be held before the undersigned Probate Judge on Saturday, July IA, 1945, at 10:00 o'clock A. M, in the office of the United States Commissioner and -Officio Probate Court for the Juneau, Alaska, Commissioners Pre- cinct. upon the petition of SANTE DEGAN for his appointment as ad- ministrator of the estate of JOHN BATISTA MARIN. deceased, and for the issuance of Letters of Admin istration to him. All persons in interest are herby required at said time and place to appear or show cause, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted as prayed for.
 WITNESS my hand and Official Seal at Juneau, Alaska, this 30th day of June, 1945
 (SeaD FELIX GRAY, United States Commissioner and Ex- Officio Probate Judge for Juneau, Alaska, Commissioner Precinct. First publication, June 30. 1945. Last publication, July l2, l945.
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INCOME VIEW HOME = Three blocks from Federal Building. Two large apartments, each with two bedrooms, one bachelor apart ment. $40 a month income. $11 1900 total price, $6,000 cash my equity, rest FILA. Will consider good boat or car for portion of cash consideration. Call Bob Henning, Blue 370, for appoint ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-03
E" BOND SALES HERE
 NEAR S09o OF QUOTA

Another $9,000 has been added to the Juneau-D Douglas Seventh War Loan "E'' Bond sales total, with figures compiled through July 2. The local total now stands at S1790s2, 7e.6 percent of the $225 0o0 quota, according to the War Finance Com mittee office here.
 Only two more days remain to reach the goal, local bond officials pointed cut, as Friday night marks the close of sales reporting for the current campaign.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-03
ENJOY ROUND TRIP
 OVER ANCHORAGE TO
 FAIRBANKS HIGHWAY

Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. G. A. Lingo and Mrs. M E. Troy, mother of Mrs. Lingo, who is spending the summer in Anchorage, returned on June 24 from a round trip to Fair banks over the Glenn and Richard son highways. They found the roads in excellent condition and made excellent time both ways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-03
WANT ADS
FOR SALE

FOR SALE = 800 shares Pelican Geld Storage stock. Phone Green 309.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-03
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-ear-ring; immature sterling silver horses head. Clip-on type. Tel. Vi Klassen, Green 460 Re- ward.
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. . . - . . . [
 TIDES TOMORROW
MRS. HERMANN LEAVES

Mrs. Mildred Hermann, director of OPA, left on the Princess Louise on official business in Ketchikan. She will return to Juneau some time within the next two weeks.
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VETERANS WILL WALK
INTO BERLIN TODAY

PARIS, July 2.-(P)-Advadce
units of American occupation fol-
ces have entered Berlin to set sup
communication facilities and ar
range billeting for the veterans
Of World War Two scheduled to
march into the German capital
tomorrow, it was disclosed to-
night.
Supreme headquarters revealed
that a mobile radio transmitter
was sent ahead with an advance
party of troops, and Press Wire
less, Inc, announced in New YORK
that the station had been set up i'll
Berlin. SHAEF said the advance
party had been sent ahead to ar
range billeting for the main body
Of troops.
The mobile transmitter will
handle the file of some 200 Allied
correspondents who are due to en-
ter the city with main American,
British, Canadian and French for
ces tomorrow and Wednesday.
The main occupation forces of
the Western Allies already were
either trekking toward the capital
or we're awaiting the signal 10
leave their positions.
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IL YANKS KILLED
IN TRAIN WRECK

HEADQUARTERS, U. S. 18th
Army, Germany, July 2.-MD-
At least IL American soldiers were
killed and several score injured
yesterday when a Germany-bound
leave" train from the Riviera
crashed into a parked freight train
of Nancy,
About 1000 soldiers, returning
from vacations on the famed
French holiday coast, were err
route to. Aachen, Germany. The
train was French operated. Cause
of the accident was not known.
It. Francis Halas, Chicago, son
of George Halas,. owner of the
Chicago Bears football team, said
he helped pull three bodies from
the wreckage.
1.-The crash occurred at 1880 a.
m. I was sleeping in about the
eighteenth car when l was thrown
down by the shock" He said.
Twenty Of the more seriously in
jured were fospitalized. Most OF
the victims were inside the first
two cars, one Of which Halas said
had been sheared off until it look
ed like flat car"
Army medical officers and
nurses, also returning from the
resort. attended to the injured.
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DEVERS WELCOMED
AT FAYETTEVILLE
Former Fort Bragg Chief
Will Command u. S.
Ground Forces

FAYETTEVILLE, July 2 -R -
Fayetteville was in festive mood
today as thousands welcomed Gen.
eral Jacob L. Devers back to the
city and to Fort Bragg, his former
command.
The distinguished fourstar gen.
eral. who is making a flying trip
to Fayetteville and Fort Bragg be-
fore going to WASHINGTON to as
sumo command of the Army's
Ground Forces, was accorded one
of the greatest ovations in the his
tory of Fayetteville.
Gen. and Mrs. Devers arrived
at Fort Bragg this afternoon &C
companied by the Generals aide,
lst. Ii. mon as +. Drum.
They were met by local well
coming committee and group OF
high ranking officers of Fort
Bragg. including Major Gen. Don
aid T. Cubbinston, commanding
officer of the field artillery re-
placement training center, and
Brig. Gems. Henry Coburn, Ellerbe
Carter and Robert Cannon.
A great home coming parade eor
the general and his wife was
staged in Fayetteville, followed by
an official welcome.
At the speakers stand where the
parade ended, Mayor J. Scott Mac
Hayden officially welcomed Gener:
al Devers, who then introduced
former Governor J. M. Broughton
who spoke briefly, and 1t. Gov.
L. Y. Ballentine who introduced
Gen. Devers. -
Gen. Devers spoke feelingly and
expressed his deep appreciation
for the cordial welcome accorded
to him and Mrs Devers.
Tonight the General and Mrs.
Devers were guests at banquet
arranged by Fayetteville citizens
Gen. and Mrs. Devers will leave
tomorrow morning for Washington,
where he will assume command
of the Army Ground Forces, sue
ceeding Gen. Jospeh W. Stilwel.
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In Simple Words, President Truman
Urges Senator'S To Ratify Charter

WASHINGTON, July 2.-tR-
Harry S. Truman came back
to the Senate today to hand his
old associates the United Ma
tions Charter and ask them to
ratify it pvomntlv.
The President spoke with the
simple, easy air of man who felt
pretty sure of getting just what he
asked for ,..s
''The choice before the Senate is
now clear" he said, spacing his
words carefully.
THE choice is not between this
Charter and something else. It is
between tn i S Charter and nc
Charter at all"
Then, just before ending his
seven-minute speech, he re-em.
phasiZed that conclusion to the men
who have the final say-so on ratifi.
cation.
This charter points down the
only road to enduring peace" he
said.
There is no other"
Let us not hesitate to join hands
with the peace-loving peoples of the
earth and start down that road
with Gods help and with firm re.
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
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WLB Rescinds Rubber
" Strike Directive

WASHINGTON, July 2-R)-The
War Labor Board in an unpre-
cedented action today suspended
the shift premium and vacation pro-
visions of its April 3 directive Or
der for 16, 700 striking CLIO rubber
workers at Akron, O..
The Board, with Labor Board
members dissenting, acted after
Chairman George w. Taylor had
warned the strikers at the Good
wear Tire and Rubber Co., that
it would consider modification OF
it's directive orders as dlsclplln-
ary move. Repeated efforts by the
Board and by the international Of
ficers of, the union to get the strik-
ing members of local back on
the job thus far have proved fruit
less. The strike began June 16.
At the same time, the WLB call
ed on officials of local seven of
the Rubber Works union to end
a walkout at the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company. The WLB
said the strike at Firestone, which
began yesterday, involved $1,000
workers.