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Searing of labor
dispute planned
f-rolina Power Case Goes
before WLB Panel In
" Raleigh Tomorrow
.piGH. June 19-—Argu
SALj ■ a labor dispute involv
Ses*s,„ employes of the Carolina
Inf ^ ancj Light company will
P»"’®r j here Monday by a tri
be . n9I1el of the fourth regional
(iriteTabor board, Mrs. Pauline
^r„ ,tnn North Carolina agenl
said today.
(o' „ -md working conditions
cb;ef issues in the case,
l,f I!' was certified to the War
w board by the Secretary oi
. ,[ter negotiations and con
L*. uad failed to effect a set
ciliaW"ntlu
w employe® are represeptec
•j328 Amalagamated As
bv:;,ip, of Street: Electric Rail
j Motor Coach Employes
Series <AFL).
o A. Shinn, of the Umver
■'^Georgia. will act as chair
!::r public member of the
*an, Industry will be represent
Pf t £ Millis of High Point,
J,/labor bv H. D. Apple, Sr., of
Greensboro. ^
m men survive
sinking of cutter
(Continued from Page One!
,P f„ot lea used to keep lifeboats
;offl bumping against the ship’s
SIlr saw their skipper, Lieu
t,mn*' Commander Carl U. Peter
‘‘of Newton, Mass., near them
" the water and later he joined
them on the log.
Baldwin and O’Malley lost con
Eciousness as they clung to the
",;wAack and revived after they
;.ere taken onto the deck of the
Co,Qt Guard vessel Raritan.
Ber never knew' what happened
I,, commander or to Ensign
nirel C. Davis and Seaman First
fius George W. Gmeiner, who
were clinging to the same strong
back. .
Neither of the survivors knew
what had happened to the ship.
They remembered only the violent
explosion amidships and brief
flashes of their escape from the
raoidly sinking vessel.
O'Malley said “everything hap
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pened very fast. I had just time
tc tie two strings on my life
jacket before I hit the water.
The suction was terrific I
went down twice. While I was
under water the- boilers of the
ship exploded. It was going down
aiready and 1 thought first the
ash-cans were exploding.
O Malley said that Commander
Peterson had come out from his
emergency cabin and was in the
wheelhouse iust before the explo
sion.
“When I came up in the water
the second time the skipper was
a couple of feet away. He seemed
okey. He told me to get to the
strongback and for us to stick to
gether.
“We swam about 30 feet and he
hung onto one end. Baldwin and
I were at the other end. I remem
ber holding on and then the cold
hit me fast. I didn’t remember
anything until I came to on the
deck of the Raritan. I don’t know
what happened to the skipper.”
Baldwin said that both he and
O’Malley saw the Coast Guard
cutter Storis about 2,000 yards
away before they lost conscious
ness.
“We started yelling, and then
everything went blank. Later we
; heard from friends aboard the
Storis and they said we were
shouting like hell and they could
hear us plainly.”
HOUSE NEAR VOTE
ON WAR FUND BILL
(Continued From Page One)
selves to privations, and pull to
gether.”
Rep. O’Hara (R-Minn) said the
Army is using some soldiers in
fighting after 13 weeks training as
replacements, suggested “a little
more seasoning would do no
harm.” But as a “former dough
boy,” he told the house, soldiers
no wreceive as much training,
packed in a shorter period under
battle conditions, as those of World
war No. 1 did in a year.
Rep. Robinson (R-Ky) declared
this country has spent five times
as much in this war as Great
Britain. Referring to the debt, he
observed: “I wonder what our
boys are coming back to?”
“One of the purposes of this
bill,,” retorted Rep. Mahon (D
Tex), “is to insure that those boys
will come back.”
Rep. Robertson (D-Va) protested
against the appropriations commit
! tees’ elimination of funds for a
special Army project to provide
battlefront paintings of American
fighting men in action.
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SAMPSON DRIVERS
LOSE GAS RATIONS
Receive Penalties As Re
sult Of Violation Of
Speed Law
CLINTON, June 19.—Nine Samp
son county men rectnly convicted
in Recorder’s court of violation of
the state maximum speed law of
35 miles per hour were handed the
additional penalty of having to
surrender their A ration books I
for periods ranging from two to
eight months and eight of them
will have to park their cars for
periods of seven to 28 days.
These penalties were handed
down last night by the gasoline
hearing panel of the Sampson War
Price and Rationing board at its
initial meeting. One second offen
der had to give his A book for
eight months and park his car for
28 days while all those who must
park their cars must also surren
der any coupons they may have
for supplementary gasoline.
In order that the penalties may
be enforced as to car parking,
copies of the names of those con
victed and the penalties thereon
will be turned over each week to
state highway ■■atrolmen, city po
lice. sheriff's deputies and county
costables.
Members of the hearing panel
are Howard Hubbard, city attor
ney. chairman; George R. Parker,
Clinton, and L. R. Patterson, Rose
boro.
PATTERS ON^WPB
URGE ACCELERATED
WAR PRODUCTION
(Continued From Page One)
backs” in production were order
ed.
As a whole, production for May,
on the basis of tentative figures,
appears to be up about two per
cent over the previous month, he
asserted. This includes not only
weapons and supplies for the
ground forces, but also the Navy,
the Air forces. Maritime commis
sion, and Lend-Lease. The spokes
man noted that in some cases
production had been cut back so
that many production schedules
were deliberately held beneath the
actual output in April.
Harder To Gain
Recent WPB production reports
have emphasized that the program
s reaching the point where sue
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Dale Pollard Injured
In Highway Accident
Dale Pollard, 19, was treated
at James Walker Memorial hos
pital Saturday night for abrasions
and contusions of the left leg re
ceived when the motorcycle he
was riding and an automobile col
lided near the shipyard.
Pollard was admitted to the hos
pital for observation.
The accident was investigated
by state highway patrolmen but
a detailed report was not avail
able early this morning.
SELECTION OF EAST
ASIA MILITARY AREA
CHIEF CONSIDERED
(Continued from Page One)
present British general staff,
where changes might be necessi
tated by withdrawals to fill posts
in the new command.
An 'announcement from No. 10
Downing Street said that, as the
first step in the plan to create an
East Asia command, “It is pro
posed to relieve the commander in
chief in India of responsibility for
the conduct of operations against
Japan.”
A note of surprise appeared to
dominate world press comments
on the Wavell and Auchinleck ap
pointments.
While some Indian papers de
plored the appointments as mean
ing no change in the present Bri
tish policy in India, others stress
ed Wavell’s knowledge of the
country and the need for settling
the Japanese menace before all
else.
The British press was virtually
solid in its praise and was quick
to tell readers that the appoint
ments were received warmly by
Americans. Several papers carried
editorial comment of leading Uni
ted States papers.
Axis comment generally feat
ured the military character c"
the appointments and immediate
ly started the propaganda machine
rolling on the theme of “dark days
ahead for India.”
The Berlin radio, in a broad
cast recorded here by Reuters,
said “careful observers must come
to the conclusion that Britain is
making a final resort to the mili
tary whip—considering the situa
tion so serious that only the most
brutal and stern measures can
do.”
RUSSIAN^ATTACK
GERMAN AIRFIELDS
(Continued from Page One)
midnight bulletin, recorded by the
Soviet monitor.
The midday bulletin also said
Soviet troops had attacked near
Leningrad, killing 50 Germans,
while Russian aerial blows against
German bases destroyed “a large
number of German planes” on the
ground, and downed 11 others in
combat.
The Berlin radio said some fight
ing developed Friday northeast of
Orel as the result of "‘intensified
Soviet reconnoitering activity.”
cessive increases are harder and
harder to achieve. Manufacture of
artillery, WPB said, hit a greater
volume in April than is scheduled
for any month this year or next.
Patterson declared:
“Management and labor must
deliver the supplies on schedule
and as planned, or the opportunity
to exploit military successes will
be lost.”
He asserted production of all
materials, except aircraft and
radio equipment for ground forces,
declined 3 1-2 per cent in May.
Schedules called for an increase
of two per cent in dollar volume
to a total of $1,582,000,000 for the
ground forces as compared with
April production, he said.
Patterson remarked, however,
that aircraft manufacture increas
ed 40 per cent in May compared
with January, to a total of 7,000
Army and Navy planes.
He said production lapses mean
that men in training camps will
be denied needed equipment so
that shipments may be maintained
to men overseas or about to move
to fighting fronts.
“If the situation continues,” he
added, “even our overseas troops
will suffer from shortages of cri
tical equipment . . . the Army
will not even have its basic equip
ment by the end of the year if
this condition continues.”
To permit a shortage to develop
even temporarly into a “too little
and too late” situation, Patterson
declared, “will cost thousands of
lives tomorrow.
“The Army supply schedule, to
which all our military plans for
defeating the axis are geared,
calls for a continued increase
throughout all of 1943. This rate
must be maintained if we are to
reach our goal.”
Patterson blamed over confi
dence inspired by the Tunisian
victory and successful bombing
raids over Europe..
B' RXEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH By Billy DeBeck
SEVEN SOLDIERS
KILLED BY TRUCK
Fifteen Others Injured
When Struck By Vehicle
At Camp Hood, Tex.
CAMP HOOD, Tex., June 19.—UP)
—A six-wheel kitchen truck, its
driver blinded by dust, struck and
killed seven enlisted men and in
jured 15 others yesterday, the
Camp Hood public relations of
fice said today.
The officials gave this account
of the accident:
A group of men was walking
down a road inside the reserva
tion. Tank destroyers and other
vehicles were moving down a dus
ty, parallel road. So much dust
was raised that the driver of a
kitchen truck coming in from the
field was blinded and had not seen
the men.
The injured are expected to re
cover.
Officials gave this list of dead
with the next of kin who were no
tified:
John H. Hoffman, wife, Kath
erine, 716 E. Maryland, Evansville,
Ind.
Richard Nebulung, wife, Pauline,
509 I street, La Porte, Ind.
Donald H. Voorhis, wife, Melab,
1906 Henry street, Middletown, O.
Harold R. Aldringer, sister, Miss
Ester Smith, 303 E. Ohio St., Ver
million, O.
Frederick P. Ubic, wife, 4445 E.
156th St., Cleveland, O.
T. D. Anderzejewski, mother,
Mary, Cleveland, O.
Arthur J. Schmeiler, mother,
Mrs. Nettie S. Schmeiler, Cleve
land, O.
ALL-CLEAR VSIGNAL
IS ADOPTED HERE
(Continued from Page One)
fense Council; Franklin Bell, co
ordinator of defense corps; Fire
Chief Ludie Croom; A. E. Jones,
chief emergency utilities; A. J,
Harris, assistant chief emergency
utilities; and M’Kean Maffitt,
OCD technical officer.
Sheriff Jones announced that the
following code of signals will be
the only signals under which the
defense corps of OCD will oper
ate; Yellow, Blue, Red, Blue.
White.
Ordinarily a Yellow signal shall
precede a Blue signal and a Blue
signal shall precede a Red signal;
however, this continuity of signals
depends upon time available, anc
may not be followed. If time does
not permit, either or both the
Yellow or Blue signals may be
omitted and the Red signal the
first signal given.
ihe significance ot each signal
is: Yellow, an alert; Blue, a
blackout; Red, air raid; Blue,
blackout; White, all-clear.
Upon receipt ol a Yellow signal
the numbers listed in the tele
phone directory of the Control
room shall be called immediately,
but the signal is confidential and
shall not be given to the public
through the siren alarm system.
The Blue signal, the blackout,
calls for a siren alarm, and after
a Blue signal and before a Red
signal pedestrians and traffic may
move as provided in the city ordi
nance covering blackouts and un
der OCD regulations. Vehicles
shall not be allowed to move dur
ing a blackout except with dim
med light, with ordinary tail
lights and license number lights.
The Red signal calls for air
raid alarm on sirens, and changes
the blackout to air raid, and pe
destrians and traffic, except
emergency vehicles, shall lose the
right of way to proceed upon the
streets and shall be regulated by
the city ordinance covering black
outs and OCD regulations.
A Blue signal will always fol
low a Red signal, and shall be
given upon the siren system. Upon
the sounding of the Blue signal
the air raid is over and a black
out is re-established and pedes
trians and vehicles may then pro
ceed upon the public thorough
fares under the blackout regula
tions of the OCD and as provided
in the city ordinance covering
blackouts.
The yeuow signal win noi ut
given to the public and, therefore,
no audible signal on the siren
system shall be given. In the
event the all-clear signal should
follow the Yellow signal there will
be no audible signal on the siren
system. The OCD officials will be
notified of the all-clear by tele
phone. The explanation for this is
that the Yellow signal is a confi
dential signal and is not intended
for the public.
The Blue signal shall be given
to the public by audible signals
on the siren system, and shall
consist of one continuous blast for
two minutes.
The Red signal shall be given
to the public by audible signals
on the siren system, and shall
consist of intermittent blasts, five
seconds on and three seconds off
for a period of two minutes.
The Blue signal following the
Red signal shall be given to the
public by audible signals cn the
siren system, and shall consist
of one continuous blast for two
minutes.
H. E. COOFUFOUND
BEATEN TO DEATH
(Continued from Page One)
varied his story from time to time
and contradicted himself on im
portant points.
Cole was being held Saturday
night on a technical charge of
vagrancy for further investiga
tion.
Four Soldiers Struck 1
By Bolt Of Lightning
Four soldiers, all members of
a unit stationed at Fort Fisher,
suffered severe shock when they
were struck by a bolt of lightnig
Friday afternoon, the public rela
tions office at Camp Davis report
ed yesterday.
All are being treated at the
Davis post hospital and are ex
pected to be released Monday, it
was said.
They are Corporal Robert E.
Forbes and Privates John Altoe,
John F. Ferguson and Joseph E.
Gallagher.
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BY FORTRESSES
American Planes Drop 33
Tons Of Bombs On Im
portant Jap Base
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
AUSTRALIA, Sunday, June 20.—Uf)
—Allied Flying Fortresses and Lib
erators dropped 33 tons of bombs
on Rabaul, New Britain, yesterday,
the high command announced in
the noon communique.
Attacking Vunakanau airdrome
just before dawn the raiders struck
at ground aircraft, setting them
, afire and started a fuel dump
I blaze which could be seen for 100
miles.
This brought to 145 tons the
weight of bombs to fall on Rabaul
airdromes in five raids, starting
June 10.
Rabaul, second only to Truk as
a mighty enemy air and shipping
base in the southwest Pacific, is
on the extreme northern tip of
New Britain, 500 miles northeast
of the Allied New Guinea base of
Port Moresby.
The Japanese, meanwhile, struck
for the fourth time in five days
at the Bena Bena area of New
Guinea, 90 miles northwest of Lae.
They sent over only eight planes,
however, in contrast with 57 em
ployed in the first raid.
These enemy raids have brought
into prominence a battle sector
which hitherto has not figured in
the communiques. It is known
only that before the war there
were emergency landing fields in
the area. The Bena Bena sec
tor is more than 100 miles north
west of the only ground front in
New Guinea mentioned in commu
niques, that at Mubo, 12 miles be
low Salamaua.
First democratically chosen leg
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Scary Named President
Of Electrical Union
John M. Geary was elected
president of local No. 495, Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, at its meeting in the La.
oor Tempie Friday night, officials
pf the organization announced Sat
urday.
Other officers selected were J.
VV. Johnson, vice president; A. L.
Wrench, recording secretary; R.
B. Webb, financial secretary,
treasurer and business manager.
Mr. Webb and Mr. Wrench wer«
re-elected by acclamation.
Principal speaker at the meet
ing was H. F. Adair, an Interna
tional representative, who declar
ed that “this war cannot be won
by the efforts of any one man
or group of men but by the united
efforts of each and every red
blooded American, with his or her
shoulder to the wheel, pushing and
fighting every inch of the way.”
Mr. Adair plans to preside at the
installation of officers at the next
meeting.
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