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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
BY VERA BROWN

Il tried 10 make my way
through the jungle. But the
brush cracked and l could hear
REiHgr Finally II began tn rain
and I could move without maxi
ing sound. kept going for
three days. Then nne evening
1 looked through the brush. l
was 500 yards from where
started.
II almost gave myself up
then. But knew what they
would dn-tu me- followed n
stream for three days and met
some natives.
In the native barrlo the major
rested. fttS arm mad been badly
injured IN the fight with the
guards The natives got some
Sulfa and treated H. There was
another l7-day trek before hC
met 1t Clarence Watson Of North
Carolina. who had made the
break with him That was al
guerilla headquarters
II got a uniform and n gun.
And We went 10 work. Our job
was ambushing scouting parties,
supply lines and such. This went
on all summer. Then We heard
the wonderful news. Macarthur
had landed on Leyte."
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
.Ex-Poster Girl
Dies in Leap

A 23-year-old former WAC who
had posed for hundreds of recruit
ing posters throughout the coun-
try was killed today in a fall from
the sixth floor of a New York
apartment.
She was Mary Patricia Ho1-
brook Of 15O96 Appoline. who New
York police said left a note for
her mother, Mrs Hazel Holbrook
of the Appoline address.IThe note
read:
Forgive me for what I am
going to do. I have been ILL"
Mrs. Holbrook said her daugh-
ter had received a medical dis
charge last August after suffering
a nervous breakdown. Mary had
posed for the posters, she said, at
various times after she enlisted
two years ago.
After her discharge Mary en-
tered New York University as
student of social sciences and was
taking semester examinations. her
mother said.
Mary's father. Welt A. Hol-
brook, is a government employe.
She has a brother. Storekeeper
&c Mark, now stationed in Bos-
ton after serving in the Pacific
theater.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14

First they want the executive
board 10 call thc conference A.
which each local president will
report the problems of his local
Secondly the presidents want the
executives 10 confer with govern
ment officials and management
R1th reference 10 obtaining I'M
edlaie reConNeTSion
Among suggestions = lrea d y
made hy the presidents are:
Induce the government 20
take all war contracts out Of
plants that normally produce
civilian goods and place them IN
factories designed exclusively
for war production
Reduce the work week from
as hours 20 30 hours weekly
without a reduction in take
home pay
Abolish manpo"er restrlc-
tions.
Start rec6nyerSion immedl-
ately
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Bandit S Bullet
Fatal 10 Cashier

Joseph Ross, SO, of 1876 Pine
hurst, night cashier at the Vernon
Ginger Ale Co. plant. died today
in Receiving Hospital as a result
of bullet wound in the abdomen
inflicted yesterday in an attempted
helduP.
Police are searching for the
voting bandit who shot Ross when
the cashier refused 10 surrender
bag containing $500 as he was
sccosted entering the plant at 239
Woodward. The gunman fed in a
car driven by a companion.
Ross. who thought the robbery
was a joke, did not know he was
wounded at first and ran into the
building TO warn other employees
before he collapsed
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Sees
Initiation Threat

Patrick V MeNsmsra, acting
director of the Deirol, district
OPA office predicted today that
=ti7e- need for 0PA IN tfTe=ITI7TT4Htfi-
ate postwar era viii be greater
than ever before.
lie DECLARED thst the threat of
initiation Will become .mallgnant.
during the reconyersion period
and will result in increased work
in the OPA Offices
After the war, he said, Volun-
tecr employees IN the various war
prIce and rationlng boards wih
decrease greatly. neCeSSItatIng the
hiring nl perAnnHel, 4 Il the- -4I2 A
Is continued.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14

Through two years Of blood and
suffering In lap nEisnn camps and
eight months Of guerilla fighting.
MAJ Mark Wohlfeld reached Gen.
Macarthur s-headqusrterS 10 be-
come the first Bstaan hero 20
battle his way back from Leyte
70 Manila.
The 32-year-old foSner Mich
igan State College and Central
High graduate, in ms unCle's home
Al 49l DreXel. explained:
81 had to fight back 10 Manila.
Just had to. II had II 70 do
over again ] would never have
surrendered. Saw thousands ef
our boys die like dogs in prison
camps. clubbed To death, StarN-
ing. sick. without food or medi-
cine. We might better have shot
II out 90 the finish.
Our clothes were in shredS.
We were without shoes. A. We
worked in the fields. Escape
That was our one thought. But
we were told We were in inn
penetrable jungle and We be-
lieVed IT,"
On Monday March y. 1914
the ma ior with four other officers
were taken out 10 repair fences
1T happened suddenly" he
said a guard hit one Of the
boys. We, had only ShONels.
The second guard fred one
shot before ! jumped him. That
set the ammunition nying from
= working unit n quarter Of
mile away. There WAS nothing
10 do but break for II.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
SESSION Is HEATED

The first a. minutes Of The
vheetlng. which was attended hy a
15-man steering committee APP
pointed by the presidents Thurs.
day night. was devoted 70 2 heated
SESSION. punctusied by loud talk
ing and desk pounding
Thomas EaNe The committee a
verbal spanking for crIticiZing IN.
ternatforaf officers pubtIc. and
told them nt NAM plans the board
had made IN forCStHil tayoffS
The committee IN turn shell.
lacked Thomas -laH-thA- heard :
failure 10 infeFm local presidents
OF what action was being taken.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
REPLIES TO THOMAS

Hss important wr knUw thrSr
things" ono iocai president was
heard shouting After all when
our members come IN us with
these problems we have 10 know
the answers
"ReconNersiou now il the an
suer 10 our problems. SAID VII
ham G Grant. president of Ford
Local 500 after the meeting.
according 10 scheduled cut
backs We will have NJ least 80
600 people laid of by Septem-
her. At the present time there
are hundreds of persons with
enough money 10 buy automo-
biles. radios. refrigerators and
other commodities II they keep
working n they are laid off for
sin months their buying power
will be gone"
The committee demands were
simple and n the point
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Ignores Doctors,
Paints Home, Dies

Although physicians had warned
him against overexertion. Frank
Navetta, Sc, of 15749 Littlefield.
insisted on painting his house
yesterday.
He mounted ladder and
climbed to the second floor level.
While reaching TO paint a window
sill he is believed to have suf-
fered a stroke. falling TO the roof
of a sun porch. He was dead
when rescueFs reached him.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Miss Queen Beaubien
SuccumlIDS Inn EcOrSe

Miss Queen Victoria Beauben.
daughter of the wealthy pioneer,
David Beaubien, who donated the
site on which stands the city hall
and after whom Beaubien street
is named. died in her modest
EcorSe apartment last night from
effects Of a fire al the residence
Feb. 2
At the bedside Of the 93-year-
old woman were her two sisters,
Josephine. So. who shared the
dwelling at Alp w. Jefferson. and
Mrs Anna Durocher, 16 w. West
field, Ecorse.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Strikes End
In 4 Plants

Strike settlements were re-
ported AZ four war plants today,
involving 1925 workers. while
S.400 others remained on strike
in two other factories. The main
plant of Continental Motors Corp
remained al standstlll, with
1000 workers idle.
A mass meeting Of Local $50.
UAW-CIO, was scheduled today
at Local 212- headquarters -la94o
Mack. in an effort 10 end the dis
pute that closed Continental yes
terday after late shift workers
refused 10 cross picket lines. Pro-
duction Of aircraft engine and
tank parts was suspended.
~ DISCHARGED
10 the company and
U. s. Cancellation Service some
workers were fired when they re-
fused 10 accept Job feelassifiea-
tions and went home. Union strik-
ers said az, including several
minor union officers, had been
discharged
Another issue. union Spokes-
man said, was the layoff yester-
day of 800 workers due To cut
backs. Many of those affected, it
was said, were war veterans.
A union proposal favoring adop-
tion of a five-day work week 10
pected AT the meeting. Many
employees. it was said, are now on
a seven-day week
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
ACTION DEMANDED

The meeting with Thomas came
less than "a hours after the local
presidents held a special meeting
sn local hall at Fourteenth and
McGraw Thursday night where
they adopted a resolution demand
ing that the international exec
utive board call an emergency
conference before June Is
While making no definite com
mitmentS on the outcome both
Thomas and Walter =. Reuther,
UAW-CIO vice president. who sat
in on the meeting, promised 10
recommend the conference al the
next meeting of=the executive
board IN Land O. Lakes, Wis,
June 4
While the meeting VAIN pro-
gress how ever. A run1or was cir
culsted AZ the unions hpadquar-
tiers that tho date Of the board
meeting would he Stepped-up and
the location changed 10 Washing
ton.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Monty in Copenhagen

NEW YORK. May l. INS D.
Field Marshal Montgomery ar
rived in Copenhagen today. the
American broadcasting station in
Enrnne rcDnTlNd
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Mrs. Churchill Home

LONDON May L (UP) Mrs.
Winston Churchill returned TO
London today after tour OF sew
eral weeks inspecting damaged
Russian cities
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Edyoff Fear
Hits Unions
Resolution Requests
Emergency Action
BY ED BRAND

A feeling of unrest prompted
by fear OF mass layoffs and a
collapse of wartime prosperity is
fast reaching critical stage
among rank and file groups Of
the tAWvtf6- IN Detroit, X. j.
Thomas. international president of
the union. was told last night.
Thomas alSe was presented with
a demand for immediate action 10
halt layolfs by representatives of
36 local union presidents who met
with the international president
behind closed doors Al his office.
f11 Milwaukee, for more than
two and a half hours.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
Times sroio

The Besubien sisters, who saw
an Ss,0O0,OO0 fortune vanish, re-
turned recently 10 the redecorated
residence. Queen, however, never
completely recovered from shock
of the fire.
Funeral arrangements were not
announced, pending notification of
relatives.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
MESA SETTLES

strike of 400 Fruehatf
Trailer Co. employees. members of
local 99, tAW-GfO, remained un-
settled.
The 12-day strike by 100
MESA employees of the Michigan
Tool and Tap and Detroit Tap and
Tool companies was settled yes
terday at WLB meeting. The
workers agreed to return TO their
jobs Monday.
Also expected 10 resume work
Monday were 800 employees of the
Riley Stoker Co. members of
local 1907. USW -CIO. They ended
a Today strike at a mass meeting
yesterday.
A Riley Stoker spokesman said
full production would not be pos
sible until Tuesday in the core
room and foundry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Francis Drake. IL one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
PACKARD ROW ENDS

TWO hundred unSkilled mainte-
nance workers ~ Packard Motor
Car Co voted yesterday IN return
10 their Jobs Immediately. They
walked out Thursday. protesting
denial OF fVe-cent hourly wage
boost bv WLR.
A dispute last night halted pro-
duction temporarily at the De-
troit Outboard Motor Co, SIS
LycaSte when 125 members of
Local I'll. UAW-CIO. walked out
over grievances. including dis
charge OF an Inspector, The COM
pany said negotiarons would be
started on the grievances and the
men returned
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14
DEMAND SPEED

The committee 8 demands ~
simple and 70 the point
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-14

Including hlst Fra4s. massive.
beautifully uphoisiered caSket.
nI'gd- case. smhsimng hea-ss.
Limousine -heAuiihl draNins pine
crgan music. acknow ledginent
cafus, candles snd DandelahHA
When NEEDED procuring cerIh-
ctfe. securIug rermIf. and over
st tens ~ personal ssrtirr. M
additional chsfrA f1f use o,
either funeral home.
0thsF tBnsals also ~ sSfsrDonaI
IUsaiue frem 500 n ti.ffn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
AMERICANS RETIRE IN
 ITALY WAR
Germans Blow Up Flood Banks of Senio River
 10 Stall Tanks

ROME, Feb. 12.-American Fifth Army troops who drove to within two and one-half miles of Massa on the Italian West Coast. have with drawn slightly in the face of re- peated enemy counter attacks.
 The counter attacking Germans threw heavy artillery and mortar fire into the American ranks.
 Allied headquarters said Amer ican forces have consolidated posi- tions about a half mile south of Strettoia, which is about three miles southeast of Massa.
 Reports from the Eighth Army front said the Germans are continu ing the dynamiting of the Senio River flood banks A wide area ad- joining the river became inundated when spring floods began
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
BIG DRIVE
 ON SILE5IA
 CONTINUES
Red Forces Moving on Ber- lin from Two Directions
 Many Towns Fall

LONDON, Feb. 12.--The Russians, encircling Breslau, except for Is mile gap, drove on unchecked to- day across Silesia
 The Germans said Marshal Ko- news tanks have broken into Bunz- lay, only "A miles from Bresden. Capital City of the one time King dom of Saxony.
 The smash took the first Ukrain- ian Army forward almost to the Bober River, three fourth of the way across lower Silesia and within g miles of the C2echoslovak frontier
 On Berlin Front
 On the Berlin front, Moscow dis patches said some recent units have been rushed up to battle over the new communication systems and fresh bridge building outfits. It is clear that this indicates that Mar shal zhukov might be ready at al- most any time to open the battle for Berlins two kingpins on the Berlin defense along the Oder. The Kus- trim Frankfurt line is beginning to wear away under the incessant day and night artillery pounding.
 Moscow said the fire from Frank furt forts is dominishing while So- viet units crowded close to the rail- way bridge supplying the Kustrin Nazis The supplies ran the block ade last night to the stronghold, and these may be the last.
 Northeast Of Berlin
 Northeast of Berlin the Soviets have captured the strong point of Deutsch Krone and overran 30 other places in the offensive to- ward Stettin, Berlin's Baltic port. The Germans are still uncertain of the positions of many Soviet spear heads. Moscow said 'it is safe to say all connections between Danzig and Stettin are interrupted
 Tank units are close on the Oder near Stettin
 The fdli of Deutsch Krone, 63 miles from the Baltic, has virtually settled the fate of the encircled German garrison and the railroad town of Schneidenmuehl, 12 miles southeast has been broken into. ac- cording to the Germans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
More Houses for Juneau; . EsyioYities Available for
 Material, Coplen Reports

F SEATTLE, Feb 12.-Relief from the present housing shortage in Ju- neau, Alaska, area has just been made possible. George w Coplen Regional Representative of the Ma tional Housing Agency, announced today that this locality has been de- termined eligible for an unlimited number of residential conversion priorities. This action is in ac- cordance with the recent announce ment of the War Production Board and the National Housing Agency that such priorities would be made available in areas where MIA de- termines that housing shortages are causing extreme hardship.
 Apartment houses and other ex- isting dwelling units may now be re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12

modeled or converted to provide smaller housing units. Applica- tions for permission to convert or remodel such structures should be filed with the Federal Housing Ad- ministration, a constituent unit of MIA, in Portland, Oregon. The applicant will be permitted use of materials contained in the War Housing Critical List and the rents charged will be under OPA regula tions. Occupancy will not be limit ed to war workers.
 Need for providing additional liv- ing units for general occupancy in congested areas has long been re- cognized but little could be done about it until materials needed to construct housing for war workers could be released.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
Whether ifs Patriotism Or Laziness, Cordova Is
 Taking Holiday. 1 ofMany

CORDOVA Alaska, Feb. 12.-An of Cordova is closed today, Lincoln's birthday
 This in itself is not so unusual, even though in the States usually only banks close.
 This mountain-snuggled Alaska fishing town really believes in cele- brating holidays.
 Outsiders have never been able to figure this out, whether it is patriot ism or laziness that makes every thing close on a holiday.
 Flag Day, even Alaska Day and Columbus Day are celebrated re- verently here and funerals also mean a day off for Cordovans.
 One day last summer, after the business men, tired from rushing business, the whole town closed down for full day and had community picnic.
 On the first day of the deer season, school closed to allow the boys to go hunting.
 But the most ambiguous holiday of all came last week when the boys and girls traipsed to school only to be sent home again. There was no real excuse for the holiday but the sun was shining and it was such a nice day the principal did not have the heart to keep them in school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
 ExpL0 0DES
 ATE EDITOR
Attacks Writer in Talk to Labor
 Convention

Gov. Ernest Gruening, addressing delegates to the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor Convention al a luncheon this noon, apparently departed from his prepared text for l5 minutes to deliver an attack against William R. Carter, Editor and Manager of The Daily Alaska Em- pire, who was also guest at the luncheon
 The Governor accused Carter of comparing him to man living in a shack and desiring the "extraya- gance" of moving to house with "50 rooms and 57 bathrooms" in dis cussing the Governors proposed tax program and program for spending during the next biennium.
 A copy of the text of the speech was net available to The Empire in time for publication today.
 The Governor commended the delegates in the formation of the ATFL as an "act of statesmanship in the field of labor" as being in line with the desire for more self government in Alaska. He con demned excessive amounts of un- controlled absenteeism' in the field of industry, labor and government.
 Urges Pressure
 He urged that organized labor acting as a group make it's demands heard by the Territorial Legislature now in session not only in the field of proposals primarily of interest to labor, but ill all fields.
 Labor he said. should take an active interest in politics and find out who its friends are and who are not it's friends"
 Approximately 50 delegates and guests attended the luncheon as the first day of the convention got underway in the LOOP. Hall. The Third Annual Convention was called to order at 10 a. m. by Dick Harris, President of the Juneau Central Labor Council. Several resolutions were introduced but none were acted upon.
 This afternoons session was to be short and the rest of the day de- voted to work by the Credentials and Resolutions committees and or ganizational business.
 Sharpe to Speak
 Scheduled to speak to the meeting tomorrow is Territorial Commissions CT of Labor Walter Sharpe at i:30 pm.
 On Wednesday, Rep. Amer J. Pet erson and Dr. Charles Battin of the VILE will speak, and Rep Stanley
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
US. Merchant Fleet AiIeY War io Present
 Complicated Problem
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.--Even in this day when lack cf shipping facil- ities are marrying cur fighting men and the starved jeoples of liberated nations, the specter of what to do with our vast merchant fleet after the war is causing plenty of worry among government officials and shipping men who can see a few leagues beyond their bows.
 A few days ago, trial balloon was tossed out in high government circles suggesting that, through lend-lease or some other means, a portion of our merchant fleet might re transferred to other nations. The souawk that went Up is an indica- ton of the political row that is certain to come over this contro- versy.
 It might be well now to ex- anime a few of the facts.
 We went into this war with about one-seventh of the worlds shipping, approximately 100000 tons. We stood second then to Great Britain.
 It is estimated now that when this war is over we will own 50 to 60 per cent of the worlds shipping, with something around 5500o,o0o tons and that England will have considerably less than the tonnage with which that maritime nation started the war.
 With certain great demand for shipping immediately after the var.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
YANkGU pUlvERIzE
 NIP FORCE
Slow Clearing of Manila
 Goes F0rWard-D Bombers Join
By C. YATES MCDANIEL CAP War Correspondent

MANILA. Feh. 12 = American troops and armor have poured across the Pasig River in ipcreas- ing numbers.
 Marine dive bombers added to the weight of artillery blasting Manila's Japanese trapped in a wedge between the Pasig River and the shores of Manila Bay
 Tanks of the First Cavalry Di- vision. crossing the Pasig River, again thrust deep into South Ma nila from the east and swept over Nelson Airstrip to turn northward through the Santa Ana district and fashion a wise on the Nip forces.
 On the west side, 75 Marine dive bombeis ripped Japanese po- sitions near Fort William McKm- ley near Nelson Field.
 Block to- Block Fight
 Thirty Seventh Infantry Divl- sion men were fighting block-to- block, house-to- through the Ermita District, along the bay shore in the face of whitening fire from heavy guns and mortars mounted behind 10-foot-thick walls of the medieval city of Intra- muros.
 To the north. Associated Press Correspondent Fred Hampson, fly ing above flame -blackened Manila said American artillery and rocket guns are hitting enemy positions with devastating accuracy.
 Other A m eric an guns are trained on isolated enemy positions in Little Tokyo" the pre-war Japanese district.
 Troops of the Eleventh Airborne
 T
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
General Calls Dog 'sAir Ride
 Serious Error
Air Transport Chief Says Mrs. Boefiiger Asked
 No Priorities

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 - Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelts dog, Blaze, got his celebrated high-priority ride across country just as a sort of favor" to the Generals sister, Mrs. Anna Boettger, Senator Maybank reported, after Maj. Gen. H. l.. George had testified before Sem ate Military subcommittee.
 Gen. George, chief of the Air Transport Command, said the whole business was serious mis- take"
 Mrs. Boettiger asked that the dog be transported to Hollywood, but did not say anything about pri- critics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-12
THANKS

The members of the bomber crew who leave Juneau today wish to extend their thanks to the citizens of Juneau and the personnel of the Baranof, including Ray. Jimmie and Cliff. and also Zach Gordon, of the USO. for the courtesy extended during the To-day stay in Juneau.