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NEW YORK—(Soundphoto)—Paced by the greatest concentration
of air power used on the front since the break-through at St. Lo in
Normandy, Allies are smashing into Germany’s rich Saar and Ruhr
areas. The sprawling Metz fortifications (1) were partly by-passed.
At southeastern end of new drive (2) a flanking movement beyonc
Nancy put the German forces there in a dangerous position. Bole
the Third Army zone, Gen. Patch’s Seventh Army (3) moved into C:
”"'v through the Belfort gap sector.
VETERANS’
EMPLOYMENT
ASSURED
A war veteran returning to
his job is to be ‘‘reemnloyed at
the level to which he would have
^ been entitled if there had been
^ no break in his service with the
company,” according to the Na
tional War Labor Board’s, inter
pretation of the Selective Train
ing and Service Act of 1940,
Chairman George Bernard Noble
of the Twelfth Regional War
Labor Board points out.
T5je National War Labor
Board’s interpretation was made
known by its general counsel,
Jesse Freidin, in reply to an in
quiry.
An employer inquired wheth
er a returned vettran re-em
ployed by his original employer
should be moved forward to the
I point in an automatic length-of
| service schedule of rates to which
he would be entitled if he had
been continually employed dur
ing the period of his service with
; the armed forces.
The Act
“The Selective Training and
Service Act of 1940 guarantees
reemployment to a veteran in a
1 position of like seniority, stat
us, and pay” Mr. Freidin replied.
‘‘This has been interpreted as
requiris ,t such a veteran to be
remployed at the level to which
he would have been entitled if
there had been no break in his
service with the company. The
returned veteran is therefore en- j
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titled to any length-of-service in'
crease which the job would have
carried with it during his ab
sence in the armed service.”
NIPS FIRE
ERRATICALY
AT YANKS
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GEN. MtcARTHUR’S HEAD-'
! QUARTERS IN THE PHILIP
PINES, Dec. 19.—< API—1The
American liberation forces on
Mindoro Island today ascertain
ed that the Japanese had not
used the Tuesday night naval at
tack on Yank positions to
screen ltndings of troops on oth
er portions of the island.
The Nipponese task force fir
ed erratically at the U. S. beach
I head area, then disappeared in
the direction of the China coast,
pursued by American planes.
The enemy ground aid tir ac
tivity on the island was slacken
ing Wednesday, and General
MacArthur reported today that
he thought at first the Japtnese
task force had taken great risk
to draw the Americans’ atten
tion while putting troops ashore
at other points.
Afterwards the attacking force
was driven off with the loss of
three destroyers sunk, and bomb
hits made on a battleship and
; cruiser.
Cub planes made reconnais
sance missions on the west coast
of the isltnd and found no evi
I dence that the enemy had land
ed.
The mopping-up of isolated
Japanese on L^yte Island went
on along the Walencia-Palompon
highway.
The Yanks who landed behind
the Japanese troops tt Palompon
continued to meet only slight re
sistance, while the main Ameri
can force, pushing to the west
coast through the mountains,
ran into tough localized fight
ing.
STAN BARTLETT'S
HAVE BABY SON
Mrs. Stanley Bartlett became
the mother of a six pound 13
ounce son Monday, December
19th, at 9:24 a. m. at St. Joseph’s
Hospital in Fairbanks. The fa
ther is employed by Ptn Amer
ican Airways, and formerly was
stationed in Nomje.
ON FURLOUGH
IN NOME
Wilbur C. Stephanson, who serv
ed with the Army in the Aleu
tian campaign, is now with the
ACS, and on furlough in Nome.
Before his induction he worked
with the Lee Dredging Co. at
Solomon.
MONROEVILLE, IND.—Seth F.
Fainter, shown above, professional
ly associated with last rites, was
> .-rtainly in on the beginning this
t me. Weekdays he’s an under
aker here. On Sundays he
, reaches in nearby rural churches
.,t Pleasant Mills and Salem.
Learning that the Methodist
Church was soon to launch a “Cru
sade for Christ,” raising $25,000,
000 for post-war relief and recon
struction, he and his farmer-par
ishoners jumped the gun.
Bishop J. Ralph Magee, crusade
chairman, reports a check for $916,
their full share, landed in Chicago
headquarters ten weeks before the
official starting date, Dec. 1. Of
41,000 congregations, Mr. Painter’s
two country churches were first.
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The sign painter really “hit the
jackpot” on this display painted on
the front-end of a Frqehauf Trail
er operated by Motor' Cargo, Inc.,
of Akron, Ohio. The big truck
trailers which are transporting war
material over our highways have
been used effectively for displays
selling bonds and inspiring patriot
ism. Motorists and truck operators
on the highways around Akron,
however, who have seen this big
eagle approaching claim that it
really qualifies for at least ono of
the top prizes for such display.
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