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Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
PickefS Circle
TllOnRlpSOnAel

board members said they were
stunned by the report eSpe-
-CTatty--TU v1Cw Of-rTe international 5
efforts m settling the recent
strikes AZ ThompSeR-S
Formal setton was held up by
The board pending the return Of
r. j Thomas. who was in Wash
inEton for 4 day.
Two meetings have been SChed-
uled in efforts 10 end the strike
invoking $4,000 workers at Briggs
Manufacturing Co plants and A
Walkout affecting 5000 employees
of Graham-Paiee Motors Corp
Graham Paige strikers, mem
hers Of I'AW-ClO Local l42 are
meeting today 10 decide whether
the grievance on "WaSh.up' time
for 100 welderS is sufficient rea-
son 10 prolong the strike.
Members Of the striking Briggs
tAW-ClO Local 2I2 viii meet
-tomorrow-at-fp. y. m IN GaSs Tech
Auditorium and a back to work
vote IS expected
Richard T. .FrankenSteen and
Walter Reu,hcr. vice presidents Of
the International union, and Mel
vim Bishop, JAW Briggs director.
will leave for Detroit hy plane
tonight from New York where
they have been attending an eX-
ecutIve board session They will
address the meeting and each said
ttr'- tvottrt rrTEC Tt7C strikers 10 60
back TO work.
John !. Murphy president, and
other officers OF Local 2l2, pro-
missed TO urge baCk-to-work
vote at the conclusion of A three
hour ShoW-cause hearing yester-
day before the regional War La
Dor Board.
Their commitment followed an
announcement by regional WLB
Director Louis Mlriani that the
company had agreed IN reinstate
eight Of the IS workers dis
charged for melting strikes.
He SAID evidence at the hear
ing showed these eight had been
fred while the current strike was
In progress, A violation Of WLB
rules. To get the other seven re-
inStated, the union must use its
regular grievance machinery, he
ruled.
Graham-Palge strikers met yes
terday with Leo Grogan. presi-
dent Of Local l42. GroGan said
he did not urge the strikers 10
return - The walkout began yes
terday morning because 100 weld
erS were suspended in the last
10 days for washing up - minutes
before quitting time.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09

About 800 gathered in the ehurchyard, and an
officer satisfied by patrol reports that all civilians
together. instructed the people to go into the
church to escape air attack which he said was
imminent
Inside the church, officer sat at the altar and
the other at the only door The officer al the altar
told the people three American soldiers the
island and asked for information concerning them,
Nobody knew anything of the American soldiers.
Nothing else was asked. The officer made no
mention of any feeling against the Ponson islanders.
At Filipino asked permission for the people
to go home for lunch, and the officer said it all
right if the people went in family groups
In Leyte hospitals survivors told simple tales of
horror
One young woman said she was in the first family
group TO leave the church
-Four Japanese soldiers with bayOnets fixed tied
hands and took to the woods the church, v
she said II stabbed i'm the back and tainted When
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09

WITH FIFTH MARINE d.
VISION, TWO JIMA. Feb. u de
layedl tUP)-- Marine Gunnery
Sgt. John Baslone. who won the
Congressional Medal of Honor for
heroiSm on Guadalcanal was
killed early on the first day Of
the assault or Two Jlma.
Rasilone. A handsome, dark
haired boy from Haritan, n. j.
was IN one Of the first waves 10
land He was one of the handful
of living holders of the Congress
Slonal Medal.
Sergeant of a maChinegun pla.
tOon, Basilone led his men on 10
Two Jima's deadly beach. He
was directing the platoons prog
reSs inland when a Japanese artll-
lery burst killed him instantly
He had been leading his men
toward spot where they could
set up their guns. His last words
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Hero of eGuadalcanaH
Killed ON Two .DiHna

before the shell burst were, All
right, you guys. let's 90 on in
there and Sc up these guns for
firing
Basilone. 28. won the Congress
sional Medal on Oct 24-25, 1912
when the Japanese made a savage
and determined assault on the
marines defensive positions on
Guadalcanal
With all but two of his men
out of action. firing A machine
gun anu A pistol, Basilone piled
up 3S Japanese bodies IN front Of
his emplacement, He was cred
tied with major part in the near
annihilation of an enemy regi-
ment.
Then. with his ammunition
critically low. BaSilone fought his
way through enemy lines 10 get
and bring back bullets for his
gunnerS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09

I recovered lying among the bodies of everyone
else i'm my family stayed there without moving for
many hours until dark enough to leave"
When about 100 civilians were left in the church,
the officer at the altar commanded his soldiers to turn
their guns and bayonets on the people before him.
Machine gun bullets ripped through the flesh OF
the people huddled the floor before the altar fol-
lowed by the rip of bayonets in horrible blood orgy
Decomposition in three weeks made an acctrats
count of the corpses impossible.
After studying all available evidence, Blanche said
the massacre failed to make sense.
First thought maybe the reason was reprisaI," he
said There were rumors that the Panson people killed
survivors of Jap ships sunk off OrmOc on Leyte. But
the Japs did not mention such and certainly
that the reason they would have told the people:
In any event bayoneting and shooting of women and
children could not be justified from any standpoint save
reprisal doctrines adopted by all Axis nations In an
effort to frghteR people into obedience"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Fear RedGriip
On R0nndnid

WASHINGTON, March s 4NS4
Official circles indicated con-
Germ Today over the predomlnantly
Communist government lis t
handed 10 King Michael of Ro-
mania by Peter Groza, who has
been named to form a new cabi-
net in Bucharest
Groza, a lefust member of the
Radescu government which re-
signed in February, was invited
by the King to head the new
regime.
1t was reliably stated that the
United States views with sharp
dlSapproval undue Soviet influ-
ence in the formation of the new
Romanian government, and holds
that Russia has submitted the
Yalta agreement on liberated ter
ritoriCS 10 a severe test.
Averell Hartman. L. s. ambas-
sador in Moscow. it was reliably
learned, has been directed 10
make representations 10 Soviet
Foreign Commissar Molotov on
the claimed Russian inspired list
of candidates for the new govern
menr presented by Groza.
Officials in Washington pointed
out To International News Service
that the key posts in the contem-
plated cabinet were TO be given
10 the Communists or their ac-
knoWIedged followers.
These important posts were
listed AS those Of foreign affairs.
propaganda, labor. interior, JUS
tiCe, education, defense, agriCul-
ture, public works and the under
secretaryships 10 administer the
internal security police and ap-
pointmentS to government offices.
Groza himself is Il member OF
the Communist controlled Plow-
mans front.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
5OCdsuaItieS
On Transport
Ship Ripped at -Luzon
Now Back in Action

WASHIN TON March
GNS)-The navy disclosed today
that the USS Galloway 4 coast
guard manned assault Transport
was bombed by japanese plane
during the Llngsyen Gulf lnva-
Sion. with nearly so men killed OF
wounded
Less than a month after this
encounter, the navy said the Cal
laway, repaired in the shelter Of
a Pacific base. IS whole again
and ready for further action
Under skipper Capt. +. y Mg.
Mcneil OF West Newton, Mass.
the Galloway sent through five
previous anphibious operations
without losing a man and was
credited u4th shooting -doWn- -tAn
enemy planes.
The morning of Ian g the Cab
laway. acting as flagship for the
commodore of the transport dlNl-
sion. led the column OF attack
ships through narrow straits dl-
viding Jap held portions Of the
Philippines. IS miles from the
nearest shore and so miles from
Manila.
She had repulsed several at
tackinG planes but her luck did
not hold out. The Callaways
ganners got their third plane but
not until il had dropped bomb
on the supersuucture of the
transport.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
All Set
Survivor Of PaIawsn
Massacre TO Wed

LOS ANGELES. March S ms
Marine Sgt Douglas w Bogue,
one Of FIVE men 70 survive a Jap
massacre Of $50 American prison
ers of war al Puerta PrnceSsa,
Palawan. Will be married Satur-
day 10 the girl he left behind
when ne went 10 war
The hrlde-tO-he is Betty Wear
lng pretty 2i-year-old brunei
The marine veteran returned 10
the United States a few days ago
with stark account Of how the
JapS threw gasoline on the Ameri-
can prisoners. set fire to it and
then machine gunned those who
tried 10 escape the flames.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Rental Cheat GETS
M-DaY Jail Term

Roosevelt Turner. S3, OF 1903
Dubois. today began a 6o-day
sentence in the house Of correc-
tion after he was convicted yester-
day before Recorders Judge Ger
aid w. Groat OF larceny BY trick.
Turner was accused by suthori-
ties Of collecting rental deposits
on several Of his properties and
then failed 70 get them ready for
the tenants. He was ordered n
make restitution OF all deposits.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Breton Pact
Vote DELAYED

WASHINGTON March s INSl
Little chance was seen today for
congressional approval of the
BRETON Woods monetary agree
mentS before the world security
-convenes At San Fran
cisco April 25.
A suggestion by Secretary Of
the Treasury NorGenthau that
speedy action would strengthen
the hands Of the President and
the American delegation appag-
emily went unhocdod
Members of the House banking
and currency committee. which
opened public hearings on ratifN-
ing legislation. demanded that no
attempt he made 70 lam the meas
ure through. and Rep. Spence cD)
of Kentucky, committee chairman.
agreed
-.- Spcncc would nor fTdZ7rd II
guess as 10 the length of the
hearings. but said Representatives
of all important groups would be
heard.
Rep. Wolcott fRl Of Michigan,
ranking minority member pre-
dICted that the hearings would
laSt-at- least three weeks
Congress is also tentatively
planning an Easter recess from
March - 10 April 10 which w0Uld
Further delay enaCtWenf OF me
legislation sponsored IN the Senate
by Senators Wagner d. Of New
York and Tobev tRt of New
Hampshire and by Spence in The
House.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
YankS
nIuZOn

MANILA. March s tUPl--U. S.
troops virtually cleared Batangas
Peninsula i'm southwestern Luzon
today ~ American waFpianes in
creased the offensive against For.
mosa and Japanese shipping in the
China Sea.
Seventeen enemy vessels, in
cludlng two warships, we're sunk
ar damaged in the mounting aerial
campaign from the Philippines.
The heavy aerial blows 10 the
west came as elements of the
Eleventh Airborne Division and
the l5Sth Infantry Regiment
pushed through Batangas Penin-
Sula 10 the southwest coast OF
I.HKOn.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Death Takes
.Unsung Hero
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
been commended for gallantry in
the Battle of Midway the Battle
of the Solomons. the raids on
Tarawa and the Ma ianas, at
Apama, Savo Island and Vera
Cruz.
They learned, from his papers,
that the Five Fighting Finne-
eaaS2 all meee-farna-laGS reared
near Frazee. MINI, where the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs B. F. Finne-
gan. still reside
Cecil Finnegan joined the navy
in October, 1871 and was dis
charged last December
The other fighting brothers are
1t Russell. with the army over
seas: Cpl. Glenn also overseas:
Seaman Maurice, now IN the south
Pacific. and Pvt Gerald Finnegan
still in fbIS COUOfTN
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09

Ono of tho mon who followed
him across. 5 Sgt. Thomas j. Def
haugh of Cumberland, Md, re-
ported the story -whlle on tour
OF war plants here.
Dehbaugh, m m her of the
Fourth Infantry Division said the
incident took place in January
when elements of PattoHs Third
Army reached the hanks of the
Sure opposite Bettendorf. They
were told % lose no time in TAX
ing the town But the Germans
opened up with murderous artil-
lery and machine gun fire.
Just before dawn we started
going across in three-man
boats," the sergeant said. After
While, though, Gen. Patton
decided the men were sitting
pigeons for the Germans. He
called the hoats hack and
ordered the men 10 swim across
with rifles, bazookas and every
thing they could carry.
ITO show rs II could bP done
and to inSpira the troops. Gen.
Patton jumped into the water
and swan tc the opposite bank.
Then he swan back.
Thousands of troops followed
him and fought like madmen
for Bettendorf.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Sentence Suspended

Judge w. Mckay Skillman 20.
day suspended sentence in a dis
orderly conduct case against Mrs.
Mary ZucCaro, 81, of 357q r.
Forest whom nelghhors accused
OF trying 10 chop down a door IN
an alteration with hcr divorced
husband
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Chinese Vice Premier
0pefated en-in N Y

NEW YORK, March s GNS)--
Or. II. II. KunG, vice premier of
China. underwent an operation
for a kidney and bladder ailment
of long standing at the Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center and
today was reported as doing well
Or. Kung arrived in the United
States eight months ago on spe-
cial mission for the Chungking
government.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Father Asks Court
For Riqht 10 See Son

4 petition to modify a divorce
decree 50 that he might see his
child was fled today BY AlphonSo
Au7to World War veteran
Tho wife. Virginia. of 2728
IncliSS has their son. Raymond. 4.
a hearing viii be held tomorrow.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Bao Million Germans

WASHINGTON, March 8 tUP)
"A 444---Ai n f-taff4+e=-e,r-the- Western
Front have captured more than
100000 German troops since
D-Day but the Nazis can still offer
formidable resistance AT the
RhInc Secretary of War Stimson
said TODAY
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
Ask More Sugar Baets

LANSING. March S -- Gov.
Kelly today urged Michigan farm
erS 10 increase 1945 sugar beet
production plans 70 meet the
national demand for sugar.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09

Production of war material wa IS
curtailcd A. the Thompson Prod
-1-S frr--- Guuar7t avCuuc plant
was pickctcd today IN protest over
The disciplinary discharge of 26
UuionSts including The local s
president vice president and Soc
rctary, and the suspension of l33
atAers for engaging in strike
activity.
A company spokesman said so
10 so per cent oi the workers.
engaged in making parts for mill
tary trucks, leeps and shell fuses.
entered the plant on The first shift
despite The pIcKeI tines.
Joe Ferris. international GAW-
Go representative, denied that
its membership went through the
picket lines and said only 10i
supervisors and "A few members Of
a rival union were in the plant,
totalng possibly $50 men.
FERNS charged the company
was attempting to destroy the
JAW local in diScharGing its
officers IN lockout of approXi-
mately loo men prior TO the
NLRB election set for March 10
IN which an indepedent group. the
Society Of Tool and Die Crafts
men was conteSting for bargain
ing rights. JAW won the last
election, March II, 1943, by a two
TO one vote.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
PatfOn,S Icy Plunge
Costs NaZiS n Town

BALTIMORE, March s (UP)-A daring exploit was
reported today cooru of 1t Cen Patton that of
twice swimming ICY 5Ooot Sure River Germany despite
heavy enemy FIRE, show his il could be done.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
STUNNED" BY FIRINGs

In New York. the board heard
that $50 Thompson workers had
been locked out and branded the
alleged action together With
wholesale diSmissal of union Of
ticers as a staggering. blow 10
labor relations lr Detroit. Some
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
ASKS U. S. MEDIATION

vention Of the l.. 6. Cancellation
Service and anticipated an appeal
or order from WLB 10 end the
Stoppage.
Among those discharged were
Dan ChaJron. president Of UAW-
CIO Local PAT, wee president
Ralph Kennel and secretary
treasurer Netue Nelson Char
ron signed the WLB directive.
the company stated, which was
intended 10 stop unauthorized
valkoutS
A Thompson spokesman said
the union refused 10 use normal
channels for arbitration of
grievances and stated that one of
the grievances had already been
cleared up through payment of
retroactive pay on rate changes.
Twenty-SlX of the suspensions
were for three days and 1O7 for
one week The company SAID all
of those fired and suspended had
participated in the + brusry
picket lines
The company employs 1900 on
three shifts.
The company denied there was
any lockout as reported 10 the
UAW-CIO executive board meet.
ing IN New York and added that
operations wcrc nominal through
out Yesterday and last night after
The lIrInEs were announced
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09
VOTE To -sTtFotF

I'm firing the locals officers
the company deprived the work
ers of bargaining right" Ferris
said.
Ferris revealed the unioniStS
voted 10 remain out until the dis
charged and suspended employees
had been reinStated or until the
government takes over the plant
to guarantee bargaining rights.
The management stated the
penalties were invoked in line
with a War Labor Board directive
signed by both company and union
which provided for discharge for
engaging illegal picket lines.
This directive was formulated
after last summers walkout and
the action followed two walkouts
in February, one on the fifteenth
and the other on the twentieth.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-09

1T I'm thlS country.
Evening star., 1945-05-24
HELP MEN and WOMEN

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state good Box s79 ssf
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sS
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Apply Room 602, I10l Vermont ave.
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COOK AND BUTLER. must be experienced
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Will train you for essential work on our
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FOUNTAIN GIRLS. white. fully exp; full
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OPERATORS, experienced on electric sew
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TELEPHONE Contact new
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STORES
Evening star., 1945-05-24
HELP MEN.

HAVE openings for . more fikrl! who can
earn good salary. plus excellent COM
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NATIONAL CONCERN, 50 years old. rated
AAA-1. has an immediate opening Tor
aggressive man under 80, draft exempt,
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Must furnish good references. Write Box
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ness with a well-esJablished General Mo-
tors dealer organization; must have D. C.
or Nd drivers permit; good salary, plus
time and a half for all over 40 hours
Apply in person to 7725 Wisconsin ave,
Bethesda.
HELP WANTED for bottling plant inside
work. Apply $50 10th st. Sc.
Evening star., 1945-05-24

CONTINUED on Next pags)
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Pennunt-Bound Bruins Favored
By Schedule in Homestretch

incidentally, don't come to grips
with the Cubs until August "A, when
they invade Wrigley Field for a
three-game series. Whatever the
pennant scramble may resemble
then, the Cubs will have an excel
lent chance to make championship
hay in the season closing month OF
September.
In the final month, the Cubs play
Is of their 80 scheduled contests at
home, including four games with
the Dodgers, September Is through
II, and pair with the Cardinals,
September 25 and rs.
On the basis of Cub pennant his
tory, Manager Charley Grimm's
current club seems destined to grab
the championship. When the
Bruins last won the bunting in 1888
they were eight full games out OF
first place at this stage.
Stage Two Garrison Finishes.
In 1885, when the Cubs previously
copped, they were 21a games Of the
pace at the corresponding juncture
and in 1882, another championship
year, they were 81 games behind.
In their current home stand, the
Cubs won Is and lost 4, while a
game with Brooklyn was suspended
in the eighth with the, Dodgers
ahead, 1914. None of the five visit
ing clubs won more than one game
from Grimm's men and the hapless
Redlegs were trimmed in five
straight contests.
The Cubs took three out Of four
from Boston, New York and Phila-
delphia. and two Of three from the
Dodgers.
Evening star., 1945-08-01
Lewis May Bring Flag to Griffs,
Connie Declares in Tribute

1941 season was Maj. Gen. Elwood
Quesada. Washingtonian, who was
in command of air forces of the
United States Army through the
European campaign. Gen. Quesada
hoped that Buddy would carry on
as efiiciently in his return to base
ball as he did in his service with
the air corps.
Then Senator A. B. Happy"
Chandler took over to say that
Buddy had the best wishes of every
body in the game in his comeback
and Clark Griffith, president of the
Mats, after extending hearty
greeting to the player, presented
him with a $500 War Bond, the gift
of the Washington club.
Added starters to the Lewis
Night" party we're a couple of Jakes
Gen. "Jakey" Devers, commander OF
the 9Th Army, in commencing Lewis
told how glad he was to be present
at big league game after missing
one for so long. Too bad 1t rained
general. Come again.
And then there was Pfc. Jake
Early, former star catcher with the
Mats, just returned from plenty OF
service in the cannon company OF
the 347th infantry in the s7th DiW-
sion in Europe. He was with Gen
George Patton's Sd Army and
started in at Metz to wind up near
the Czechoslovakian border. Jake
got a great hand, too.
The briefest speech Of all came
from Lewis. Thanks very much
everybody" Buddy said. Glad to
be back. y. B. K.