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REGISTER

FEDERAL
1934

VOLUME 9

Washington T h e P r e s id e n t
EXECUTIVE ORDER 9478
A utho rizing the S ecretary o f the I n t e
rior to T ake P ossession of and O per
ate the M in e s , C ollier ies , and P repa
ration F acilities of C ertain C oal C om panies
WHEREAS after investigation I find and proclaim that there are interrup tions of the operations of the mines, col lieries, and facilities of the companies named ih the list attached hereto and made a part hereof, located in the States of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, as a result of existing and threatened strikes and other labor disturbances; that the effective prosecution of the war will be unduly impeded or delayed by such in terruptions; and that the exercise, as herein specified, of the powers vested in me is necessary to insure, in the interests of the war effort, the operation of these mines, collieries, and facilities:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 9 of the Selec tive Training and Service Act of 1940 54
Stat. 892 as amended by the War Labor Disputes Act 57 Stat. 163, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. The Secretary of the Interior is au thorized and directed to take possession of the mines, collieries, and preparation facilities o the companies named in the list attached hereto and made a part hereof, and of any real or personal prop erty, and other assets, used in connec tion with the operation thereof; to op erate or arrange for the operation of such mines, collieries, and facilities in such manner as he deems necessary for the successful prosecution of the war;
and to do all things necessary for, or incidental to, the production, sale and distribution of the coal produced, pre pared, or handled by the said mines, col lieries, and facilities.
2. The Secretary of the Interior shall operate the said mines, oellieries, and facilities in accordance with the terms and conditions of employment which are

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in effect at the time possession thereof is taken, subject to the provisions of sec tion 5 of the W ar Labor Disputes Act.
He shall provide such protection of the employees as may be necessary to main tain production, and shall take such ap propriate disciplinary action, not incon sistent with law, as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this order.
3. In carrying out this order, the Sec retary of the Interior shall act through or with the aid of such public or private instrumentalities or persons as he may designate. All Federal agencies, includ ing but not limited to the War Manpower Commission, the National Selective Serv ice System, the War Department, and the Department of Justice, are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent possible in carrying out the purposes of this order.
4. The Secretary of the Interior shall permit the managements of the mines, collieries, and facilities taken under the provisions of this order to continue with their managerial functions to the maxi mum degree possible, consistent with the aims of this order.
5. Possession of the mines, collieries, and facilities taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior within sixty days after he de termines that the productive efficiency of the mines, collieries, and facilities has been restored to that prevailing prior to the interruption of production referred to in the recitals of this order.
F r a n k l in D R oosevelt T h e W h it e H ouse ,
September 6, 1944.
L is t of N ames and L ocations of Co m pa n ie s
Glendale Gas Coal Co., Moundsville, W. Va.
Hitchman Coal and Coke Co., Benwood, W. Va.
Kelleys Creek Colliery Co., Elm Grove, W. Va.
Valley Camp Coal Co., Elm Grove, W. Va.
Northwestern Mining Exchange Co., Du Bis, Fa.
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Co., Ehrenfeld, Pa.
Hillman Coal and Coke Co., Barking, Pa.
Consolidation Coal Co., Benton, Pa.
Republic Iron and Steel Corporation Russellton M in e, Russellton, Pa.
P. R. Doc. 44-13738; Piled, Sept. 7, 1944;
10:49 a. m.

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
E x e c u iv e O rders :

Pa8e
Glendale Gas Coal Co., et al., authorization of Secretary of the Interior to take pos session of and operate-----11045
Operation by Panama Railroad Co. of Panama Canal piers, amendment of Executive Order 7021_________________ 11046
REGULATIONS AND NOTICES
A l ie n P r o p e r ty C u s t o d ia n :

Vesting orders:
Asami, Shoichi and Shizu__ 11082
Hikechi, Yoichi_______________11085
Okuno, Tsuru________________ 11083
Shutoku, Teru_______ _______ 11083
Takemoto, Jutaro____________ 11084
Tanabe, Tadao and Hisako___11085
Visible Index Corp., hearing___11086
F arm C redit A d m in is t r a t io n :

Loan interest rates and security;
cotton loans secured by Commodity Credit Corpora tio n ______________________ 11046
F arm S e c u r it y A d m in is t r a t io n :

Designation of localities f o r loans----------------------11092
F ederal C o m m u n ic a t io n s C o m m is
s io n :

Hearings, etc.:
Albany Broadcasting Co_____11079
Centennial Broadcasting Co_ 11079
Chatham Broadcasting Co___11078
Georgia Broadcasting Co_____11077
Neff, A. C____________________ 11078
Northeastern Radio and Tele vision Corp_____ v_______11080
I nte r nal R evenue B u r e a u :

Income tax; taxable years be ginning after December 31, 1941:
Penalties in connection with estimated tax___________ 11053
Reorganization of insolvent corporations_______ _____11048
I nterstate C ommerce C o m m issio n :

Loading orders:
Cheese in glass containers___11081
Freeport, 111______________ 11081
Empty beer containers, Chi cago, 111., to St. Paul, M in n ______________ ___11082
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