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Published Dally Except Sunday, entered Second Clan Matter at Um Poat Oftkw in York. uadar act March MTSl The Gazette and Daily, York, Monday Morning, February 12, 1945 Nine More Local Casualties Are Reported. Soldier, Sailor Missing General Patton's Third Army in Germany, was slightly injured in action Jan. 29, according to the War Department telegram received by his mother Saturday morning. He entered the service Dec.

7, received training at Camp Phillips, Kansas, and Camp McCain, and arrived overseas Aug. 13. He attended William Penn Senior High school and before entering the service was employed by the Motor Freight Express. Fighter Squadron Uses $1,000 To Better Interracial Goodwill Detroit, Feb. 11 UP) A War Department spokesman reported yesterday that the nation's first all-Negro fighter squadron, now in action in Italy, has returned a $1,000 gift from a Detroit union local with the request that it be used to better "inter-racial good-will." Truman K.

Gibson, civilian aide to Secretary of War Stimson, said Ford Local 600, United Auto Workers, CIO, has agreed to contribute the money to a national fund which will provide an annual award for "the person or group contributing the most towards racial goodwill." Gibson said Major George S. Roberts, former commander of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, told him his fliers made the decision because of their desire for "understanding and advancement of the Negro." Superfort Raid Hits Plane Plant-In Tokyo Area Twenty-First Bomber Command Headquarters, Guam, Feb. 11 (IP)- One of Japan's most important aircraft factories was struck by B-29 Superfortresses in yesterday's raid on the Tokyo area and results were "good," the twenty-First. Bomber Command announced today. The command disclosed that the raid, made by a large force of bombers, probably cost the Americans four B-29s.

The Nakajima aircraft plant at Ota, about 40 miles northwest of Tokyo, was the new target and one of its main assembly buildings was demolished. Fires were blazing in the well "defined square of assembly structures before the strike was half completed, headquarters reported after a careful study of photographs. Although fighter opposition was "light" 20 Japanese interceptors were announced as destroyed, 19 probably destroyed and 27 damaged. Two Superforts collided over the target and exploded, breaking in half. No parachutes were seen to drop from the planes.

Two other bombers possibly were lost to enemy fire. The B-29s swept over the target in. waves for a half hour, contrasting with four and a half hours similar forces have taken to pass over similar target areas. An official of the Twenty-First Bomber Command said one main assembly building had been demolished; a sub-assembly building to the east badly damaged; one-third of the roof area of another large building damaged; another building inside the main factory-area damaged by bombs and fire, and the main assembly unit southwest of the power plant damaged. At least five additional bomb bursts were obscured by smoke in the south section and many others in the east portion.

The heavy damage to the Nakajima plant does not cover reports from all the bombers but only the descriptions from the earliest to attack. The plant, which covers 5,000,000 square feet, has never before been hit by Allied bombers. have succeeded in inducing OPA to hold off on final textile ceilings until the wage matter is determined." lie described alleged conversations with Judge Fred E. Vinson, director of economic stabilization, OPA Administrator Chester Bowles, and War Mobiliz-er James F. Byrnes, and voiced confidence that "OPA higher officials are at last responding to our activity and pressure." Jacobs said he found that Bowles "speaks the same language that we do" but added mournfully: "The only trouble is that -too much of the language of OPA is quite clearly not his own." The lobbyist asserted that he had been assured the support of at least three influential Southern Senators George, Maybank and Russell as well as Office of War Mobilization Director Byrnes in resisting elimination of the North-South wage-differential.

The chief villain of the OPA piece, Jacobs indicated, is Richard Gilbert, OPA economist, whom he accused of "liberalism." But the most explosive fact in the memorandum the fact which may stir major repercussions on Capital Hill is the clear threat that the textile manufacturers will join forces to drive OPA out of business if their demands are rejected. Lobbyists rarely put that kind of languege down on paper, even in secret reports. 1 fc -J- -i -Qt Lit. The Gazette and Daily's latest casualty list includes a soldier and a sailor missing, five men wounded in action, of them for the second time, and two York staff sergeants injured in action. They are: MISSING IN ACTION: Cpl.

Kenneth Eberly, hits', band of Mrs. Mary Grove Eberly, Red Lbn R. D. 2. MISSING AH SEA: Kenneth Eugene Brenne-man AMM Sc, husband of Mrs.

Betty Jane Baublitz Brenneman, 390 West avenue. WOUNDED IN ACTION: Melvin R. Baker, TJ. S. Army, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John S. Baker, East Berlin R. D. 2.

Pvt. George W. Dosch, son of G. W. Dosth, 115 East Market street.

Pfc. Stanley G. Eberly, husband of Mrs. E. S.

Dougherty, 110 South Sumner street. Pfc. Stanley G. Eberly, band of Gladys Sevis Eberly, Springdale, Red Lion R. D.

1. Pvt. Charles E. Laughman, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Maurice E. Laughman, Hanover R. D. 3. INJURED IN SSgt.

Roland K. Gemmill, son of Mrs. Verna Gemmill, 665 West Philadelphia street. SSgt. Joseph A.

Kahley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Kahley, 26 South Lee street. CPL.

KENNETH EBERLY Mrs. Eberly received a War Department telegram Wednesday stating that her husband has been missing in action in Germany since Jan. 21. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Milton Eberly, Dal-lastown R. D. 1, and the father of a small son. He received his basic, training at Camp Phillips, Kansas, and in Mississippi, and was sent overseas in July, 1944. K.

E. BRENNEMAN, AAM AAM 3c Brenneman is missingv "following a plan'e crash at sea, according to the telegram received by his wife. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brenneman, 1027 West Poplar street, and has been serving in the Pacific area.

Mr. and Mrs. Baker received a War Department telegram informing them that their eldest son was wounded in Germany in December. His condition is believed to be not serious. A brother, Edgar, is also in the Army and has been overseas for a year.

NO TRACE OF MAN (Continued from First Page) 201 East Springettsbury avenue, was located, but she said she had not seen her father since Jan. 31. A search of Mr. Hershey's room revealed no clues as to his whereabouts. Despite his age, Mr.

Hershey was known as an ice skating enthusiast. rz ix f. umw Text Of Jacobs' Report PVT. GEORGE W. DOSCH, JR.

Now confined to a hospital in Belgium, Pvt. Dosch has been awarded an Oak Leaf cluster for his Purple Heart for recent wounds received in action. He won the original decoration for wounds received in France on Oct. 9. He was inducted March 28, 1942, and trained at Camp Chaffee, Ark.

He has been overseas since January of this year. Prior to serving with the Army he was employed by the A. B. Farquhar company. He attended Middle-town High schooL Pfc.

Dougherty, wounded in action in Italy is making normal improvement, according to word received by his wife. He left for overseas duty Nov. 7, 1944. Prior to his induction he was employed by the York corporation at the Grantley plant. PFC.

STANLEY G. EBERLY Pfc. Eberly was seriously wounded in action in Germany Dec. 18, according to a telegram received by Mrs. Eberly.

Since receiving the telegram, word has been received that the injured soldier is making normal improvement. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S.

Eberly, 16 North Pleasant avenue, Dallastown. Pfc. Eberly was inducted into the armed forces Oct. 18, 1943. and received his training at Fort Riley, and Camp Campbell, Ky.

He was a member of the armored infantry and has been overseas since October, 1944. Before his induction he was employed in the office of the Red Lion Table company. Pvt. Laughman, 21, and a member of an Airborne division, was slightly wounded in Belgium Jan. 8, his parents have been informed.

He entered the service in April, 1943, and trained at Camp Forrest, before going overseas in September, 1944. He had served in England, France and Belgium before being wounded. In civilian life he was employed by the Steacy and Wilton company. S.SGT. ROLAND K.

GEMMILL S.Sgt. Gemmill, fighting with pp I Ni i i jt M-t -rnrw S.SGT. JOSEPH A. KAHLEY S.Sgt. Kahley was seriously injured in action Jan.

16 in Belgium, according to a telegram received by his parents. He served 25 months in Trinidad, British West Indies, then returned to the United States for a year before being sent overseas again on Oct. 10, 1944, to serve with the Infantry. He has three brothers and a brother-in-law in service. A fourth brother was recently discharged after being wounded in Italy.

Capt. Joseph Reaser, Gettysburg officer who is a company commander with the 30 Division in the European Theater, was wounded in action in Belgium Jan. 19, and is now confined to a hospital. He has figured prominently in several Associated Press dispatches, in one of which he was termed "one of the best" officers with the 30th Division. His father, the late Clayton Reaser, founded the Reaser Furniture company, Gettysburg.

OPA To Aid Vets Start Businesses Washington, Feb. 11 iJP) Price Administer Chester Bowles tonight announced a program intended to give returning veterans special aid in starting new businesses. He said that OPA was "well along in the process of amending price and rationing regulations" which affect veterans as businessmen or potential businessmen. The revisions, Bowles said, are of price regulations restricting the field "to those who were in it before a certain date." The changes also include "sev eral of our rationing regulations, especially in the case of sugar, fats and oils," Bowles said. "In formulating these revisions of our regulations we are keeping in close touch with other federal agencies exercising allocation powers so that all the business needs of a veteran entering a new business may be considered under a uniform government policy," the OPA chief said.

Bowles' announcement follows by a few days a request by the American Legion that OPA remove obstacles in the way of servicemen entering business. The Legion contended that in a number of Instances veterans had been unable to obtain rationed food supplies and other allocated com- modifies to stock stores they propose to open. Bowles also announced that OPA will provide "a special advisory service to veterans in our national, regional and district offices." TEXTILE LOBBYISTS (Continued from Page 2) tacked by Jacobs in his report to the manufacturers, is one of the methods devised by OPA to curb inflationary sprees. It restricts prices to the "net worth" of a product as indicated by prices charged in a base year. Jacobs' letter reveals the manufacturers are not only seeking to bar wage-increases, but are pressing for abolition of the "net worth" rule in an effort to push xprofits even 'higher.

Expressing hope that moves to "roll back" some tetxile prices will be thwarted, the report in which the word "confidential" is underlined declares "Actually, if the net worth formula is abandoned, it may avoid a roll-back entirely or even justify an increase." The lobbyist boasted that "we B. Grosset, I conferred with Judge Vinson, having previously conferred with Justice Byrnes. He arranged the conference with Judge Vinson for us. Judge Vinson was sympathetic but non-committal. On the price ceilings he wanted me to talk with Administrator Bowles; he said the matter had not reached him.

It seemed imperative that we work to get the matter to him somehow. Out of the conference came the conclusion that relief can only come from an appeal to the Emergency Cowrt of Appeals or through a threat to amend the law which shortly must be passed to extend OPA another year. -This is undoubtedly their point of greatest vulnerability. On wages, the Judge seemed better informed and more interested though still non-committal. This matter is now in his hands and from the pressure that we know has now reached him it is possible that for political reasons he may be forced to indefinitely hold the matter, or he may recommend a basic somewhat lower than the WLB would authorize.

From conferences which I held, I know that Justice Byrnes. Sens. George, Maybank, Russell, and Gov. Gardner and perhaps others have insisted that he do nothing which will wipe out the tradition-'al North-South differential. The attached letter which I left with the Judge after our interview presents, it seems to me, the major dilemma.

It is impossible to correct imaginary industrywide sub-standards or real inequities by mandatory wage increases in 23 mills. Such a step will hinder, the war effort rather than help it. The blast in the press by Emil Rieve (president of the Textile Workers Union, CIO) does not alter my report. He knows how to use publicity to make things appear as "they are not. When he howls you can depend on it the shoe pinches.

He will be satisfied with much less than 55. The fact that he publicly claims there is no attack on the North-South differential is strong indication that he has had a part in (Continued on Page Twefitf-Elff See Text Of Report Washington? Feb. 11. Following is the secret report by William P. Jacobs, lobbyist for Southern textile manufacturers, describing his efforts to boost textile prices and hold down textile wages.

It should be remembered in reading this report that lobbyists frequently exaggerate their effectiveness and that some Government officials whom they picture as co-conspirators merely may have listened patiently to the story. But we present the report as a dramatic exhibit of the undercover tactics used by special interests behind the scenes in Washington. It is on stationery of the Print Cloth Group of Cotton Manufacturers, Office of the Director, Clinton, S. and is addressed to the manufacturers of print cloths, narrow sheetings, drills, twills, jeans and Osnaburgs. The report, titled "Another Progress Report," follows: After spending another week in Washington I give you another confidential report on price ceilings and wages.

Basically for this report, remember that in December at a meeting of the e'xecutive committee of the Textile Advisory Committees of the OPA, Mr. Brown-lee in answering my direct inquiry said that the net worth formula would definitely be used in determining all final ceilings in textiles. Also remember that the tariff commission cost study, when measured in the light of the effect of the net worth formula on print cloths, indicates the danger of a rollback on prints of between 2 3-4 and 3 cents. Subsequent cost data which we have supplied may reduce this rollback figure to 1 cent. Actually if the net worth formula is abandoned it may avoid a'rollback entirely or even justify an increase.

Also remember that on wages the labor and public members of WLB were repeatedly said to agree on a minimum wage of 55 cents, 5 cents across the board, third shift differential, a week's vacation with pay, and peg points above 55 cents, ranging as high as 90 cents for fixers. On this trip, accompanied by B..