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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14
ASsAILs .HYsTERIA'

The results of the conference, II
was said. will be presented to the
House military ;.ffairs committee
Tuesday by Go president Muir
ray. who has already denounced
labor draft proposals as "hys-
terra" and the May-Bailey work
or fight bill as "urworkable."
Murray declared that no ade-
quate survey of the manpower
problem had been made. The
VINO. he said "is not even al
lowed in some plants"
Isolated inquiries. he added,
have shown cases of manpower
boarding and waste.
Rep. May Cd Of Kentucky,
chairman of the House military
affairs committee and co-author
of the work-or-fight bill. said the
committee hearings would end
Tuesday However, Rep. Kilday
CD of Texas declared today that
he would favor extension of the
hearings.
WANTS BUSINESS VIEW
II think we should hear from
the National Association of
Manufacturers and the u. S.
Chamber of Commerce" he eX-
planned.
Rep. Sparkman Id of Alabama
presented a compromise plan in
tended 10 get around the argu-
ment that workers assigned to
war plants under the bill should
not be forced to join labor unions.
He suggested that, if men were
assigned TO plants having closed
shop, they should be required to
meet the conditions in force along
with other workers. But, if they
objected, he said. they should be
assigned TO open shop plants.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

Pictured above is the front page
of the V. Ebay edition of the
Daily News" mimeographed
tabloid daily, published in New
Caledonia, in the South Pacific. The
" EBAY edition GA pages) was
on the streets five hours after the
first radio announcement from San
Francisco.
We received the paper from Pfc.
Regis c. Allen, only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Allen, Pangborn boule-
ward, who before entering the Serv-
ice was assistant manager and pro-
jectionist at Henry's Theater here
He is now attached to one of the
largest P. x. bases in the South Pa
cific Theater of Operations, where
the Daily News is published.
Here is Pfc. Aliens letter:
Dear Sir,
I was very pleased to receive a
copy of an article about myself in
the Gloge-Independent. l have
been with the Special Service
branch since entering the Army and
our Company holds the finest record
of any morale team in the South
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
BY H. S. Douglas

A news story in the June 10 is
sue of The Baltimore Sun, read in
part, as follows:
Annapolis, June IL (Special)-
The property site of the Washington
County Home for the Poor has been
presented to the State by the city
of Hagerstown as location for the
Western Maryland Chronic Disease
Hospital, Governor O'Conor an
nounced today.
'The title to the property, which
includes approximately rs acres,
was cleared this week and given
free of charge to the State, the
Governor said. ="
When I read this story / at once
suspected that, apart from the fact
that the property belongs to Wash
ington County and not to the City
of Hagerstown, there were other
errors, probably of omission, and so,
since the question of state hospi-
tai in Washington County is of vital
interest to the voters of Washing
ton County, I decided to see what
l could find out for myself (The
Globe-Independent was not advised
that the way had been cleared for
the transfer of title to the State,
and SO, in common with all other
citizens of our community, 1 had
to read this vitality important news
in an out-of-town newspaper.
My own investigation however,
leads me to believe that the facts
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

the paper, that is about the most
complete we have read-it certain
ly put to shame the chronology pub
lished in The acknowledgements.
The VE-Day edition was naturally
mostly about the war, but space was
found for plenty of interesting TENS
about happenings in the U. S. A,
with page Is being given over en-
tirely to sports, including thu re-
suits of all double-header games in
the American and National leagues
on Sunday, May 6 (There were no
games played on May y.
Finally, several of the articles
were dressed up with clever
sketches and the whole layout re-
fleets a great deal of credit on the
entire staff of the News, with spec
ial plug for whoever cut the IA
stencils.
Congratulations to everyone of
you-keep up the good work.
ED. note: Believing that many of
our readers would like to include
Dan Valentines Chronology of the
War in their scrapbooks, we are re-
printing it on page ~
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
Contract Doubled For C-S2 Packet
Ship Now Built On Fixed Price Basis

According to R. S. Boutelle, Fair
child General Manager here, the
company's C-82 contract with the
Army Air Forces has been doubled
and changed to a fixed price basis
In his announcement, made last
Thursday, Boutelle said, 1--WE have
very recently received a supplement
to our original contract for C-82
Packets which doubles the initial
production quantity and which as
sures continued production until,
and perhaps for some months fol-
lowing, the end of the war with
Japan. Coincident with this in
crease in the quantity of Packets
which we are to build, is a change
in the type of contract from cost
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
Bodies of Drowning
Victims Recovered

The bodies of all six victims of
the tragic boat accident that took
place on the Potomac River, Sun
day evening, have been recovered
by Navy divers. The bodies Of Les
lie S. Michael, 40, East Washington
street, extended, Mrs. June (Fahr-
ney) Barnes, 30, of North Mulberry
street, and Paul r. Ernde, 35, of
Jefferson street, were recovered
Monday night, while those of Will
bur O. Byers of Waynesboro, Pa,
Constance Lou Brashears, 9, North
Mulberry street, and Frances NOEL
roy, "a, of Williamsport, were re-
covered early Tuesday morning.
Of the eight passengers who were
cruising on the 18-foot boat when
it capsized, only two Mrs.
Genevieve Brashears, mother Of
Constance Brashears, and Lloyd
Bowers, of Williamsport, were
rescued
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
u. L. burst Endorsed
For Veterans Post

U. L. burst, a former commander
of the William D. Byron Post No.
1886, Hagerstown, and a Spanish
American War veteran with four
sons and a son-in-law in World
War 2, was Endorsed for the post
of commander of District 8, of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars of Mary
land, at a meeting held in Cumber-
land on Sunday of posts in Hagers-
town, Frederick, Frostburg and
Cumberland.
burst became the choice of the
meeting after James Beacham, of
Cumberland, declined in favor of
the Hagerstown man.
Recommendations made at the
meeting Sunday must be approved
by the council of administration at
the 25th annual Maryland depart
ment encampment of the VIEW to
be held the last of this week in
Baltimore.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

plus-fxed fee to a fixed price basis"
Explaining that in the fixed price
type of contract, the government
pays only specified price for each
airplane, Boutelle stated, 1T is to
our best interests as manufacturer
to keep our costs down as low as
possible and at the same time in
crease the quality of our workman
ship and the rate of production to
the highest degree. To meet this in
creased demand, we are faced with
the necessity of obtaining hundreds
of additional workers within the
next few months to man the as
sembly lines which are now getting
under way"
Boutelle concluded his announce
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
re something like the following:

are something like the following:
The heirs at law of John Nico-
demus, who decided the Bellevue
farm to the county, are reported to
have agreed to clear the title to
the property, in order that it can
be presented to the State, for
consideration of $4,000 and that
the Board of County Commissioners
have agreed to the terms.
According to my information, the
title is now in process of being
cleared, some time being necessary
due to one of the heirs residing at
a considerable distance from Mary
land
l am also informed that the Board
of County Commissioners have
dropped their option on the Half
way Inn property.
If my information is correct, then
the Board of County Commissioners
are to be congratulated on finally
getting the State Hospital for Wash
ington County and the payment of
$4,000 to clear a title that was
clouded by the action of a Demo-
cratic Board of Commissioners, was
a small matter.
But what they should have done,
when they notified Governor
O'Conor (before his deadline of
June 15) that the title was being
cleared, was to have issued a state
ment for the benefit of the people
of Washington County, by whom
they were elected to Office, giving
them the full facts of the case.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
DURE ELY
i Official
By BALLOT BOX

While State OPA Director Leo
H. McCormick's radio address over
the Mutual Broadcasting System on
Friday afternoon, on the Griffin
Reporting" national program, dur
ing which he was supposed to tell
why he dismissed H L. Mills, was
disappointing in that it dealt en-
tirely in generalties, the address of
Mr.. Mills on the same program on
Monday afternoon was not only an
able defense of his own position,
but was also a scathing indictment
of the manner in which the OPA is
being operated.
Now that all the fanfare has died
down, it is possible to weigh the
case in the light of all the evidence
produced and, as I see it, Mr.. Mills
was dismissed from the Washing
ton County OPA Price Panel be-
cause he dared to criticize the man
ner in which the OPA was being
operated.
But here's something 1 just can
not understand.
For several years Mr.. Mills has
openly criticised the New Deal Adj
ministration. Those of us who have
heard him on the public platform
and at various Republican rallies
and meetings, knew full we'll where
he stood and, for that matter so did
the Democratic Party and the official
OPA family.
But, despite Mr.. Mills antagon-
istic attitude and open criticism of
not only the OPA, but of practic-
ally every other New Deal alpha
betical agency, the State OPA de-
liberately appointed him to MEM
bership on the Washington County
Price Panel.
One must assume that he was so
appointed because of his intimate
knowledge of the grocery business
and because of his standing in the
community, because no one, knowing
Mr.. Mills, would be foolish enough
to appoint him to any position, in
the hope of influencing his opinion.
On the other hand, one must as
sumo that Mr.. Mills accepted the
appointment, not because he was in
agreement with everything the OPA
was doing, but because he felt, that
in accepting the appointment, he
could be of public service to the
fellow members of his community.
The incident is closed now, with
l think, clear-cut victory for Mr..
Mills.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

Pacific. We have recently been
awarded commentator by the
Commanding General of this theatre
for our work on the Russells Islands
and New Caledonia.
I am enclosing a copy of our local
paper. 1t is the We day edition
and was on the streets five hours
after the first radio announcement
from San Francisco. The paper
covers New Caledonia and surround
ing Islands daily with the very latest
news possible. l hope it will be
of interest to you.
Sincerely,
REGIS C. ALLEN
If the Daily News" is any criter-
ion, then Pfc. Allen and his buddies
of the 18th Special Service Company
are certainly doing a bangup job
out there. The IA pages of the
News are crammed full of news
news just as up-to-t he-m minute and
just as well written as could be
found in any daily In addition to
the full story of VE-Day, there is
a chronology of the war, written by
Dan Valentine, a staff writer on
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

May 25, of wounds received in ac-
ton on Mindanao Island the previ-
Gus day.
Sergeant Williams, who had won
four battle stars, enlisted in the
Army on October 6, 1910 and ar
rived in Hawaii three months later,
where he became a member of the
21st Infantry. He had spent a 35-day
furlough with his family last year.
Prior to entering the Army he had
been employed with a construction
company at Security.
Surviving besides his parents,
are: Three brothers, Richard, Ha-
gerstown, Rt. S; Albert, Frederick,
Hagerstown; sisters, Mrs. Helen
johnson, Mrs. Mary Thumma ana
Mrs. Anna NJ. Grove, all of Hagers-
town, Rt. 5.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
Dies of Wounds


Pfc. Lester b. Gearhart, husband
of Mrs. Martha /. Gearhart, Big
Spring, died on May 18, Of wounds
received in action on Mindanao Is
land the previous day.
Pfc. Gearhart, who wore the
Good Conduct medal, entered the
Armed Forces on May 4, 1913, and
trained at Fort Riley, Kansas, and
Fort Sill, Okla, before being NOV
ed to New Guinea on February 5,
1945. He was former employee of
Fairchild's.
Pfc. Harvey L. Curly JamisOn,
son of Mr.. Harry Janison, Sharps-
burg, Route l, died on April IA, of
wounds received in action on Luzon
Island on April 8.
Pfc. Jamison entered the Army
on March 2, 1912 and took his basic
training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia.
Thirty-fve months ago he left for
overseas service and had never been
home since he left to enter the Serv-
ice
Mr. Jamison received a letter
from Gen. Douglas Macarthur, tell
ing of his 'loss of gallant COM
rade-in-arms. Cen Macarthur said
his service under him in the Pa
cific was characterized by his
complete devotion to our country. :"
He sent his deepest sympathy.
Besides his father, Pfc. Jamison,
former employee of Fairchild
Plant 2, is survived by: Sisters,
Minnie, Ethel, Reva and Louise, at
home; brothers, Charles and Har-
old Jamison, also at home.
Sgt. Rudolph l.. Keplinger, hus-
band of Mrs. Dolores Marker Keep
linger, 225 East Franklin street, and
son of Mr. and Mrs Howard C.
Keplinger, 118 West Wilson boule-
ward, died on May "a, of wounds re-
ceived in action on Luzon. His
brother, Pfc Howard d. Keplinger,
was killed in action in Germany on
March 9, 1915.
Sergeant Keplinger, in the Serv-
ice for two and half years, had
been overseas for ten months, and
was member of the 18th Calvary
Division. An employee of Fairchild
Aircraft, he had received training
at Fort Benning and Fort Nc
Clellan, and had been awarded the
Purple Heart for previous wounds.
He was a member of st. Johns
Lutheran Church.
Surviving, besides the widow and
parents, are: Brothers, John and
Paul, Hagerstown; Pvt Albert,
Camp Blanding, Fla; AIS Herschel,
with the Coast Guard at Curtis
Bay; sisters, Mrs Charles Huff,
Washington, and Mrs. Rodger
Geaslen, this city.
T/Sgt. Clarence b. Williams, 28
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A.
Williams, Hagerstown, Route S, died
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

Governor O'Conor's appointment
of Mr.. Curran to the State Attorney
Generals Office, plus the emphasis
ed statement that Mr.. Curran would
definitely not be a candidate for
the Office in next years elections,
is, to me, pretty definite proof that
Governor O'Conor has made up his
mind to run for reelection.
There are all kinds of jockeying
going on in the State Democratic
Party right now and every move
that the Governor makes seems to
be planned to keep control of af-
fairs in his hands and away from
those who might loom as competi-
tors in 1916.
1t is well known that several
leading Democrats are opposed to
Governor O'Conor running for an
other term and the nearer we get
to the. 1916 Primaries (they will be
held much earlier than in previous
years. the hotter the inter-party
fight will become.
In the meantime the Republican
Party is quietly going about its
business of mending its own fences,
preparing, at long last, to present a
united front, for they sense VIC
tory in the State in 1916 and are
hoping that they won't gum up their
chances this time.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

ment by stating that production of
the Fairchild Packet has already
begun here and that the huge car
go planes would soon be delivered
to the Army in increasing
quantities. The peak production
rate, he said, would be reached in
several months if the required num-
Der of new workers are obtained
as they are needed.
The new contract pertains only
to the C-82 Packets.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
1900, 900 FRENCH
HOMES ARE DAMAGED

At least 100000 French homes,
$4,000 of them in Paris, were dam
aged during the war.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
PLEASE COOPERATE

1t is important, that when
you receive your subscription
expiration card that you mo-
tify US at once about renewal
or cancellation. Thanks.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

Big Fire Bill
The nations annual fire bill ex-
ceeds $5O0,O00,00
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
Gains Members

Party Gains Members
The Communist Party now has
a membership of 100000, the
highest figure in history, according
to an editorial appearing in PRAY
da, the party's organ.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
Injured AT Home

Approximately 100000 per-
sons have been injured in hone
front accidents since the war start
ed, the National Safety Council
says.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21

Plenty Politicians
There are more than 100000
municipal council seats in French
communities.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
County Home Title Reported Being
Cleared For Consideration Of $4,000

Heirs of John Nicodemus Said To Have Agreed To TERMS
Option On Gateway Inn Property Reported Dropped By Board
OF County Commissioners.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
Local and County
War Casualties

During the past week the follow
ing local and county war casualties
have been reported
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-06-21
Official Confirmation Egu@1gd Soon

from heads Of tie three rea5
aaose powerful ersai es hid broug
to the Nazis five years, eight
and six days after gitler pll1
world into YER by sending his Il
the Polish border.
The surrender report cone
months after American and 3rlti
invaded lloraandy.
In those IL months they reed
Fol land. Be1giSrl, Luxembourg,
aal3 parts Of austria end gzocllo
Is we'll as driving across Sc
neot their Russian allies In bh
.of' the once proud Reich.
Turn to top Of Psge
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19
Held
InChe(k Theft

Robert {. Skidmore, 25, Of 1913
Cass, was in jail today because
he walked into the wrong bank.
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cram Skidmore was arrested yes.
terday on charges Of stealing mail
and caShing two checks which did
not belong TO him.
SNdmore allegedly caShed a
stolen check for Sl37 at tavern
AT 3342 w. Fort. ON Oct 4 the
manager Of the tavern caShed the
check AZ the Michig an and
Eighteenth street branch of the
National Bank
When the person who should
have received the check notified
Postal Inspector Donald School
that the letter had not arrived.
School warned banks 10 be on the
lookout.
Skidmore attempted 10 cash
another check for $50 AZ the Ma
tional Bank branch where the
tavern owner had taken the first.
Because he did not have an &C
count, the check was brought 10
the attention Of the manager who
was then inspecting the Sl37
check.
The owner Of the tavern was
called IN 10 identify him Before
T. y Commissioner ! Stanley
liurd, Skldmore pleaded guilty and
was held FOR action by the federal
grand Jury.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19
(sE Sends
Pet Home

When Mary Redian. II ~ 1881
Henry NclNindale. got a telegram
from San Francisco week ago
she thought the end OF nearly
three years of separation from her
husband, T Sgt Arthur Bediah,
%, had come.
- -l1t-ltett--+rt.-rrr tt1r-trtr-ram
she found that not her husband
but his dog had dlSembarkcd IN
Manila a brown Pomcranian.
arrived IN Detroit Included were
instructions on how much beer ne
IS allowed each day and a set of
military commands 10 which ne
responds with precision
Bedlar got the dog IN a swap
with New Guinea natives and sent
him StateSido in care Of cousin.
He also sent a message 10 his wife
that he now had SO points and
hoped 10 see her and Manila by
Christmas.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19
Air Cadets 10 Gel
Army Discharges

MADISON. Wis. oct Is CUP)
All air force personnel who vol
unteered as air cadets before IN
duction can obtain honorable dis
charges If they have not been
commissioned or eliminated from
air crew training. II was disclosed
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19
4. -. Orders Firm
To Refund. Rents

Federal Judge Edward J. Monet
today ordered the Slater Con.
struction Co. of Pontiac. which
controls various rental properties
there. 10 return S5.276 10 tenants
on the ground they were over
ged-ttfaaef-9ptA-rcrt-r-rItaz
tlOuS
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19

\ $4,000 Accident Insurance
policy for only soc payable each
8 months, protection available
ONLY To new or old regular
daily home delivered Detroit
Times subscribers. Dial Cherry
1900 for additional information.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19

Mems Ski Sweaters -. 500 wool. 5Ocs cot
ton. Crew neck pullover with attractive
Deer design. Blue, tan and brown combine
tons. Sizes So to 46 S6.ss
Wool, rayon and cotton Sweaters -. Coat
styles. Plain shades or two-tones. Light
and dark shades of gray and tans. Sizes 50
10 20 '''''''.'......................S3.s4 $500
Mems Coat Sweaters Heavy cotton.
plain shades. Two pockets Navy. gray.
sizes 80 TO b..................,... S2Ss
Mems Cape Leather Jackets Aviator
style, quilted lining. Fancy back Three
convenient pockets. Upper fronts Tan.
sizes so TO H.. ......... Sass
Mems Cape Leather Surcoats Button
closures Rayon lined. four pockets and
3-piece belts. Well tailored. Sizes 36 to 10
Stsss
Mems Jackets corded allwooI cossack
style. cape leather trim on front and
sleeves. Cotton flannel lined Brown, navy
blue sizes 50 70 ......... .......... .Ss.ss
Boys Cape Leather Jackets Upper or
button closures; fancy belted backs and
three pockets Cotton flannel or rayon
lined. Tab adjustments. Light and dark
tan. Some irregulars. 5 70 iS..... .Sto.ss
Boys Mackinaws All-wool fabric in
fancy bold plads OF maroon. blue or brown
Double-breasted style Warmly lined Con-
veruble collar. Sizes 8 to ls....... -Ss.s4
Boys Jackets -. Cotton gabardine: cotton
or rayon lined. Plain shades or fancy two
tones Button fly fronts. Sizes 5 TO 10. Sass
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19

like fine chocolate. It's effective,
yet very gentle! Not too strong,
not too mild, Ex-Lax is the Happy
Medium" laxative. AS a precau-
tion, use only as directed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19

There's nothing like Ex-Iax 10
give you that Observation-Disclosures
world feeling. Ex-Lax is so salts
factory in so many ways! It's
pleasant TO take because il tastes
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-19
PILES Hurt Like
Sin! But Now ! Grin

Thousands change grosRsIo grins. Uses
real doctors formula for distress ot piles.
tent druggists by noted Thornton A
Minor Cline, Surprising QUICK patt1a-
tive relief Of pain. itch, soreness. Helps
soften hard parts tends 10 shrink SWELL
Ing. Use doctors way today. Get tune
Thornton e. Minor Rectal Suppositorles.
X not delighted. low cost - refunded.
At all good drug stores everywhere
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klpseIs, Sans Cut Rate aud Malgreen
stores.