Pacific Greyhound
Strike Threatened
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3—(/P>
—A strike of twenty-seven hun
dred drivers and station employes
of the Pacific Greyhound Lines in
seven western and southwestern
states was threatened at midnight
unless the company agrees to ‘‘a
satisfactory contract action” by 4
p.m. Thursday the Union spokes
man said today.
KING ISLAND VILLAGE
TWIN DIES
Sebastian Aalik, son of Mr. Ig
nasius Aalik, of King Island Vil
lage, died on Sept. 29. The twin
of this child, Fabian, died a few
days before on Sept. 22. The chil
dren were nine months old.
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Regional War Labor Board
Warns Wages May Not
Be Decreased
Dr. George Bernard Noble,
chairman of the 12th Regional
War Labor Board today warned
that no wage decreases may be
made without War Labor Board
approval.
“It has come to the Board’s at-;
j tention that some employers evi-1
dently are not aware that any
wage decreases must have prior j
approval of the War Labor Board,” i
i Dr. Noble said. “The new wage
; policy as contained in General Or-1
j der 40 applies only to increases j
! and not to wage decreases which
sitll must come to the Board for
approval as in the past.”
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disciplinary action, the Provost
Marshal General warned.
The inspectroscope is recovering
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BABY TOWNER DIED
THIS MORNING
Robert Lincoln Towner, age 2Vfc
months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Towner, died this morning shortly
before noon. The cause of death
is unknown. The child was born I
July 15th.
CHUCKLES
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His wife was a WAVE and he
waved at a WAC.
The WAC was in front but his
WAVE was in back.
Instead of a wave from the WAC,
it is said.
What he got was a whack from
the WAVE he had wed.
Mrs. Smith—How on earth did
Mrs. Jones get that black eye?
Mrs. Brown—Well, her husband
came out of prison on his birth
day.
Mrs. Smith—I don’t see how
that could result in a black eye?
Mrs. Brown—No? Well, she
wished him many happy returns!
PAN S—Striking a pretty pose
with her fans, Nora Martin
(above), singing star, expects to
pick up more “fans”.
Navy Says Veterans Shall
Have Preference In
Federal Employment
The Navy Department has re
affirmed its intention to preserve
the rights of World War II veter
ans seeking federal employment.
Since it was clearly the inten
tion of Congress in Public Law
359, 78th Congress, approved June
27, 1944, that veterans have pre
ference in federal employment,
the Navy Department considers
that it has the responsibility to see
that veterans’ rights are not de
nied.
Under he new policy the Navy
will make sure.that the rights and
privileges accorded veterans by
law will be extended without dis
crimination. Veterans will get
every practical consideration
when seeking federal employment
and all reasonable requests will
be granted if administratively
possible.
The Navy Department’s declar
ation of this policy followed scat
tered reports that in certain cases
veterans’ rights were being ex
tended improperly. This situation,
however, was conceded to have
resulted entirely from ignorance
of facts regarding laws and regu
lations.
In 1943, the industrial plant fire
loss in the United States was es
timated a $145,000,000.
GERALDINE TORGENSON
LEAVES FOR FAIRBANKS
Geraldine Torgenson, who has
been employed at the Nome Drug
Store, left last Monday night for
Fairbanks where she will make
! her home.
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