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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-09

Columbia, 8. c. (UP)--Although they are both grown men, Sgt. Roy E. Bevel can order his son and son. in-law around and not get talked back to. All three are members of the same company of the 9th divis- ion, regular army.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-09

The neighborhood is very sadden- ed by the death of John M. O'Con- nor, who has lived in this vicinity all his life and the sympathy of all the residents of the Hill is ex- tended to his aged parents, of whom he was the sole support.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-09
I&p>4Mvya~H ESTABLISHED 1888
esrAsLIsE4ED tsss

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 A glorious sand ton sobordine suit, with the smart, new style godsets you'll oppreeiote-ot price we can't duplicate again this season, $27.75. Sports jackets, with e leisure ot- mosphere-fine for pIoy days, pIoy hours, end scrambled suit mixers $14.75-SIocks, eoverts and sob- ardines $7.O0.
 "choote" khaki green felt hots with pussoree bond $3.50.
 Granite Cloth shirts with matching ties $l.o5-others, $l.00 10 $l.65. Neckweor-siIk, wool and silk and wooI-bright, eheery eoIorfuI spring effects SO cents to $1.00. Sports shoes-erepe soIes, eomPo soIes, plain toes, wing tips and soddles $3.o5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-09

President
 Common Pleas court James E. Mcknight as Treasurer.
 A rising vote of appreciation was extended by members to VII. liam M. Gillette, clerk of the court of Common Pleas, and to the outgoing president of the, or- ganization, Atty. Michael V. Blansfield. MT. Gillette retires
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
Utility Strike
Is Averted

Lansing Mich, March 6-(AP4-
Governor Murray ID. Van Wag mex
announced today that management
and union officials have agreed 10
urbJtra1e differences which led Amer
lean Federation of Labor ~unIonlsts
TO threaten a strike against the Con
sinners Power Company, utility scrN-
ICING gas and electricity TO 2,0OO,OoO
Michigan customers.
The governor made this announces
ment after he had called spokesmen
for the company and the Internal
tIunal Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers before him and warned
them he would use the full power
OF his this office to see t. it that The
public service is not interrupted,
N8n Wagner said both sides agreed
today that if their spokesmen reach
ed no agreement before the new
deadline tomorrow the dispute WOULD
be submitted to Il special board OF
arbitration empowered to settle The
dispute.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06

Is Dead
Gutzon Borglum, Gre
ator of "Colossal'
Memorials, Dies After
Short Illness.

Chicago, March 6--(AP)-Gutzon
Borglun, 50, internationally famous
sculptor, died today after a bret
illness.
Borgltm ouccuanbed al a hospital
here where he had been elnce Feb
ruary Is. on March 3, Mrs, Borg
lum said her husband had been work
ing too hard recently and had en-
tered the hospital for a rest HIS
wife and a son. Lincoln + rglum,
and a daughter were at his bedside,
BorgIum. whose best known work
was the nearly completed Mount
RushmOrc Memorial IN the Black
Hills Of South Dakota, was II ARTIST
whose work could be described as
''coloSsol' without fear of over
statement.
The Mount Rushmorc Memorial,
hcWn into the side Of a mountain,
consists of gigantic faces OF WASH
ingtun, Jefferson, Lincoln and 1hc"-
core Roosevelt. Borglum expected
to complete the heads this year.
An earlier undertaking of similar
scope was a Confederate Memorial
on the side Of Stone Mountain near
Atlanta.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
British Raid
Successful

London. March 6.-fAp)-Brit1sh
and allied Norwegian forces sank
eleven ships under German cor
mand and captured 225 prisoners II,
q surprise rad Tuesday on the
Lototen islands off the coast of Nor,
way, an official announcement SAID
today.
a JOINT communique Of the Brit
iNh admiralty and the Norwegian
government in exile said the raid
hao three objects-destruction of a
flSh oil plant, sinking of German
controlled vessels and capture Of
prisoners.
All obiectives of the raid were
carried out with considerable sue.
cess, the cOmmunique reported.
Nine German merchant vessels
ana n Norwegian ship under Ger
man control We're sunk and also a
German armed traWler. Losses in.
lilcted upon enemy shipping totaled
approximately $4,000 tons"
The Lofoten islands stretch for
ABOUT $50 miles along the Norwe-
Slah coast and guard the approaches
If Narvik ford.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
Roosevelt Approves
\. G.. Marine Base
Turk Reply
Expected

AnNara, Turkey, March G-(AP>
A cautiously Worded answer 10
Adolf IIitltr's assurances that Ger
many has no aggressive aims against
The Turks may be delivered in BCr-
lin cVcr the Weekend by the Turk
ish ambassador.
The answer, it is expected, prob
ably VIII moi commit Turkey 10 any
definite line of policy.
Turkey is quietly Strengthening
her G"teuse preparations now that
GcIm2ny il her nclghbor in Bulgaria.
but most observers agreed tonight
that The prospect Of Turkeys bc.n@
Immediately invoked in the war are
remote.
Government leaders al AnEara are
waiting to see whether Tugo>laNla
j ms 'll2 axis, Hhcther Germany can
force Greece INTO an arinlstlc" ana
if and hoN the British would e f"
Greece, AID against the Germans
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
British DENY
Axis Claims
Admiralty Statement
Declares Axis Claims
Sinking Of More Ships
Than Exist.

London, March g., (AI) An I'D
miralty statement asserted today
that Germany and Italy had claimed
TO have sunk on seriously damaged
"a British empire battIoships or
battle cruisers whereas Britain had
only Is such War5hips at the out
break OF war.
AmplityinG the statement OF y Y.
Alexander, first lord of the admin
atty, befor" common, Yesterday
that the axis had claimed 10 have
sunk or seriously damaged more
than twice the number of capital
ships, aircraft carriers and cruiser"
Britain possessed at the start of The
war, the admiralty said in sem" cases
units of the fleet had been claimed
sunk 'sCNcral times over"
Todav's statement sad britain
possessed sever aircraft carriers,
while her enemies claimed 10 were
sent to the bottom,
Britain had So submarines at the
start of the war and German and
Italian high command communicates,
the admiralty said, had listed Il ac-
counted for.
Only in the case of destrovcrs-
according to German and Italian
claims-did Britain have any war
ships left. The admiralty said 1875
were on hand in 1889 and la have
been claimed by the axis powers.
Specializing on the reason for what
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
Britain's African
Losses Are Light

London, March 6 (AP) - The
government told parliament today
that the British army had lost only
a25 men in the entire campaign
against Italy in Africa and the mid
die cast.
Captain II. ID. Il. MargcSSon, war
secretary, said of these 438 were kill
ed and 81 listed as missing, An adj
dltlonal (,249 ere wounded.
MargesSon gave the figures IN pre-
Senting the army budget, the exact
figures of which are kept secret.
The war secretary said the Brit
lSh losses covered the period from
November 80 to February II.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
nv HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh, March 6.-Certainly after
comforting with Governor }, M,
Broughton. presumably with Cover
FOR Broughton's full approval ano
quite possibly at Governor broueh-
tons express direction, Representa-
tive John Kerr, il, has TERED a
bill ~''directing'' Governor BrouShton
to appoint The Governors Commits
sion on Education"
1t goes to the House committee ON
higher education. headed b. Repre-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
Plane Crash
Investigated

Washington, March 6.-(AP)- A
Naval board OF inquiry met today to
Scot the cause Of the plane CRASH
winch killed Lieutenant Seymour A.
johnson. ~37-year-old test pilot near
Norbcck, Md, yesterday. Its findings
were not expected to be made public
ior several days.
Other 1ilers cited two probable
causes for the plunge of the plane
nom a high altitude into d clump Of
Wooded ground not far from Wash
lngton.
Most probable cause, they sad,
was d "blacking out of the pilot as
ne pulled out of a power dive during
olV tests OF a speedy single scatter
lighter.
The other cause they cited was
uat something may have gone
wrong with oxygen equipment caus-
II Continued on Page TWO)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
SCRAP TOBACCO
BILL APPROVED

Raleigh, March 6.-(AP)- The
Senate finance committee amended
and reported favorably today a bill
10 regulate sale of scrap tobacco,
The new version Of the measure
pNtmIts scrap dealers to buy tobacco
at warehouses without paying a spe-
cIal license fee but leVieS a $3.50 tax,
on those buying scrap elsewhere. The
original bill repealed the present law
NMtlrClY.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
Kerr Offers Bill To Create
Commission On Education

sentative Libby Ward of Craven,
calling for a commission to study the
educational Sctup of North Carolina
with a particular view to finding
out lust what North Carolina is get
ting for the more than $4,000, 600
Nncludine colleges and higher in
s%titutions) it is spending each year.
Nobody has said so, but it is APP
rarent that the governor does no,
think Wards proposal is quite as
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
ipte 81 NI!ON

Manila, Narvr G.~-(AFJ--An
unlicensed sending and receiving
rad;o set WAS c~onti>cated. one
Japanese arrested and several
held for questioning in a sudden
raid tonight in the Japanc,
compound by secret agents OF
the Philippine ronStahulary and
Manila police.
MANY raprrS were r%OufiSCat-
ed, some at.cgfdiN in code.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
CONFERENCE.

Belgrade, March 6.-tAP)-
Regent Prince Paul conferred to-
day with government and army
leaders on Yus0Slavia'S intcrna-
tional position as GERMANY in
creased pressure for her sigma
ture to the three-p0Wcr axis al
lance.
Britain at the same ton" was
striving to keep YHgo,laNia n%u-
trail.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06
The

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy. rain in west
and central portions tonight;
slightly warmer tonight followed
by snow flurrieS and colder in
mOunta;Ns Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-06

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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Vote of Praise.
Accorded Choir
For Concert

To Stan Atkin, director of the
choir, to the choir and to Mrs
Emily Kaford, organist, the session
of the Presbyterian church Tuesday
night at its meeting, gave a vote
Of appreciation for the splendid
concert given Sunday afternoon at
/. the veSper hour.
Members of the church, visiting
musicians and guests who comprised
the large congregation assembled for
this service, were enthusiastic in
their comments on the music by the
choir, the soloists and the organist,
with praise for the work of the
director.
Four splendid anthems were sung
by the choir, and the soloists were
exceptionally fine. Stewart A. Clark
sang Just for Today" with power
and feeling and Mrs. Raymond c.
Reeder's lovely soprano voice was
never heard to better advantage
than in her two numbers. Zona
Patterson North was presented in
a brilliant violin solo, playing duet
with Mrs. Kaford, the two instru-
ments blending beautifully. William
j. North accompanied by Mrs.
. North, was heard in a stirring solo.
Mrs. Robert Raybrun, Mrs. A. v.
Francisco, Ruth Riddle and Joeanne
Rothwell acted as ushers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07

cences to the work of music teach
ers, citing many instances in which
teachers had started these artists
on their journey to fame.
New Course
In conclusion, Mr.. Behymer sug-
gested a course for next season
which, if adopted, would include
Tuminia, young San Francisco So
prano who made her debut with the
San Francisco opera Co. and who
received tremendous ovations; Sal
zedo and Madame Salzedo, world
famous harpists; the Trapp family
of singers from Dalmatia who are
rapidly making an enviable repu-
tation in this country.
Music for the evening was pro-
vided by Betty Forsberg, talented
young piano student of aEstelle
Livingston who was heard in pia-
no solo, and as an encore, in an
interesting composition of her own;
and by the Desert String trio COM
posed of Malcolm Macurda, cello;
Wendell Waterman, violin; James
B. Fisher, piano. This group OF ac-
complished musicians played pro-
gram selections and during the din
ner hour provided a lovely back
ground of incidental music.
Gift Presented
Mrs. Arno C. Yaeckel, who has
served as ticket sales secretary for
this years concert series, was pre-
sented with a gift in appreciation
of her services.
Julia Bracket, president of the
association, presided and welcomed
the guests.
For the dinner, the table appoint
ment was one of the loveliest and
most original of this year: May
pole centered the table and its
streamers radiated out to tiny COL
onial figurines carrying colorful
nosegays of flowers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Couple Honored at
Shower and Dance
Saturday Night

Complimenting Miss Minnie Gas
ser of Lakeside and Paul Fornas-
ero of Ell Centre whose marriage
will take place on May II, a
shower and dance were given in
their honor Saturday night.
Friends gathered at the Fornas-
ero home where Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard l.. Whitmer were hosts for the
party, assisted by Pauline Niboli
and Violet Niboli.
A buffet supper was served to-
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Baker, MI.
and Mrs Joe Procsal, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Menvielle, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Cruce, Mr.. and Mrs. John Studer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Binggelli, Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Derriochoa, Mrs.
Twain, Mrs. Lucy Fornasero, Mrs
Frank GaSser; the Misses Mary La
brucherie, Rena Niboli, Elsie Corda,
Wilma Corda, Gertrude Kathriner,
Ida Kathriner, Viola Hacker, Edna
Whittell; Messrs, Ed Menvielle
Frank Claverie, Jean Claverie, Bob
Labrucherie, Joe Fornasero, Charl-
es Nilsson, Carol Nilsson, Ernest
Corda, Arthur Corda, Mario Va
noni, Peter Chimits, Lewis Ander-
holt. Tony Vanoni, Jordan Mora
Otto Eberli,, Bob Parsons, Jimmy
Phillips, Tommy Laspina, Tony De-
Vita, Harry Kemp, Leon Reynard,
Jimmy Mora, Tommy Gasser, the
guests of honor and the hosts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Ten Valley Students Among
u. C.'s Graduating Class

Ten students from Imperial Val
ley are numbered among the 5000
University of California seniors
who will shake hands with President
Robert E. Sproul at the rate of 10
per minute, and then walk out of
college life, receiving their diplomas
this May.
Among these 10, all of whom have
been prominent in extra-c -curricular
activities are:
Helen Dowd, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. j. DoWd of El Centre, who
is public speaking major, senior
manager of Treble Clef, women's
choral club, a member of Alpha
Gamma Delta sorority and serving
also on the A. S. U. c. store board.
Philip Van Slyck, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. N. Van Slyck of Ell Centre,
who transferred to the university
after attending San Diego State and
who is outgoing president and Berk-
eley representative to the California
club, collegiate organization unit
ing branches of the state university
and a member of the radio COM
mission;
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Trustees, Session
Choose Officers

R. P. Moore was reelected presi.
dent of the board of trustees o.
the Presbyterian church both the
trustees and session of the church
having held organization meetings
this week.
The trustees also selected ]. r
F'ahs, vice-president and chairman
of finance; Robert R. Main, secre-
tary; George G. Adams, chairman
of the building committee; Mrs
c. B. Collins, welcoming commit
tee; Mrs, Stephen B. Tier, coordi-
mating committee.
w. T. Livingston was elected by
the session as counsellor of youne
people; E. l.. Hiteman. as chair
man of the education committee
C. R. McCaslin, delegate, and w
T. Livingston, alternate to Presby.
tery meeting at Highland Park mex
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Circle Members
Enjoy Talks
By Visitors

The Rev. Mr.. William j. Baker,
and Mrs. Baker of Hangkow China
and London, England, were guests
of honor and speakers of the day
at the meeting of the World Friend
ship Circle of the Presbyterian
church Tuesday in the church.
Mrs. Baker gave most interest
ing account of her life in China
and the part she played in build
ing good will, the Rev. Mr.. Baker
outlining the work of the Bible So
ciety and showing by means of
graphs the enormous increase in
the numbers of Bibles purchased
in China.
A pot luck luncheon was served
at noon after which the program
opened with an inspirational de-
votional service led by Mrs. Clyde
w. Dyer.
The Rev. Mr.. Baker and Mrs.
Baker, who have been guests at
the manse, left Wednesday for
Glendale.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
PIT. A. Discusses
Pending Bills at
State Convention

OAKLAND, Cal, May Z. CUP)-
The California Congress OF Parents
and Teachers today was to hear Dr.
Gertrude Laws, director OF educa-
ton for women in the Pasadena
nublic schools, and the first read
ing of resolutions which come UP
for action later in the week.
Mrs. A. M. Drury, chairman OF
the legislative committee, told a
conference group the P.-T.A. will
continue it's efforts to outlaw PIN
bal. games and other gambling
devices which take lunch money of
school children.
Efforts also will be made to get
out of committee an assembly meas
ure providing for the education OF
mentally handicapped children, Mrs
Drury said. She reported that a
local option bill had been killed by
the legislative public morals COM
mittee.
The group was told yesterday that
membership gains in the last yeal
have boosted membership in the
state to 261,118, a growth of 13,941
DR.. Walter Dexter, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, deliv-
cred the keynote address yesterday
pointing out that education must
play substantial role in develop
ing moral and social qualities as
we'll as intellectually if the demo-
cratic way of life is to survive.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Coed Dance Event
Of Near Future

A spring coed dance on June 6 is
one of the events which Delta Sig
ma Chi sorority members planned
to sponsor when they met last week
for pot luck supper at the high
school cafeteria.
The committee in charge includes.
Helen Bishop, Catherine Coray.
Geraldine Johns, Lucille Temple
ton and Eleanor Kline.
Another future event included is
joint swimming party with the
ANS. but no definite date has
been set.
Miss Dorothy Collett, advisor,
talked on the importance of record
keeping for sorority activities, the
girls voting to keep scrapbooks and
appointing Claire Cooper, Connie
OConnor, Lucille Templeton and
Eleanor Kline in charge of this
work.
Present at the meeting were:
Catherine Coray, Helen Bishop, Gen.
evieve Moody, Jane Allinder, Ber-
nice Russell, Claire Cooper, Mar
garet Small, Lucille Templeton,
Georgia Robson, Eleanor Kline,
Elsie Corda, Evelyn McGrew, Con-
stance OConnor, Wilma Corda, Lor-
ma McCleneghan, Geraldine Johns,
and Miss Collett. .s#
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Contest Winners
Read Essays for
County Council

Susoma Okawa of Verde, Rosie
Singh of Mulberry and Sorocco Mar
tinez of Jasper, winners Of first.
second, and third places respectively
in the American Legion Auxiliary's
county council essay contest, read
their essays at the meeting of the
county council Monday night in
lockwood hall, Calexico.
These winners will be sent their
medals as soon as they are lsoperly
engraved
Mrs. Edward O'Conner for the
county tuberculosis and health a5-
ISOLATION, spoke on that organiza-
TONS proposed health program for
Imperial Valley and asked support
of the council.
Routine business occupied the re-
mainder of the meeting, Ell Centre
being represented by Mrs. Edna
Morrison, Mrs. r, w Ware, Mrs
N. Nye, and Mrs. Viola Nails anc
Mrs. Olive Carleton.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Methodist Society's May Day
Breakfast Popular Event

of the city's outstanding musicians
were presented In solos. duets. and
trio numbers: Mrs Jack Brcm,
harpist: Mrs. Eugene Waterman.
dramatic contralto; Wendell Water
man, violinist and Mrs. Warren
Brock, pianist.
A program of semi-sacred and
secular music. including many OF
the beautiful. melodious favorites.
was presented to the great pleasure
of the audience.
Mrs. w. S. Heating and her COM
mittee were in charge of this af-
fair, the decorations being under
the direction of Mrs. II. L. Bush
and Mrs. P. B. Schoonmaker, and
to them credit is due for the sue
cess of this annual spring party
which is always one of the high
lights of the spring season.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07

May baskets filled with flowers
N soft pinks, orchids. and yellows
and ornamented with pale pink
streamers, centered the tables for
the Methodist Women's society's
annual May breakfast which took
place Tuesday noon in the social
hall.
The stage was decorated to re-
semble a lovely garden, a white
picket fence, garlanded with green
cry and flowers, crossing the stage
in the foreground, with baskets of
flowers and ferns adding to the
setting whose beauty was enhanced
by the graceful gold harp in the
background.
Some 100 men and women en-
joyed the tempting breakfast menu
and the slightful program of mus
is which followed, in which four
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07

an official delegate.
Mrs. j. P. Hansen and her COM
mittee carried out the bon voyage
theme in their table decoration
miniature suitcases filled with salt
ed nuts. Mrs. Kuhn was presented
with hat box filled with beautiful
gifts, the majority to be used on
her trip Even the dessert, white
angel food cake with scarlet straw
berries, contributed to the decor
ative setting.
In the chapter room many beau
tiful roses from the gardens of Mrs.
L. H. Dunn, Calexico, were used
for decorations, one large basket
being sent to Mrs. A. N. Buckiin
who is recuperating from a serious
illness.
Three members of Bethlehem
Shrine, San Diego, were visitors
at the meeting, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mech and Mrs. r. L. Palmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Bridge Luncheon
Smart Affair

One of the most attractive OF re-
cent parties was the bridge lunch
con Monday at which Mrs. Rodney
Jenkins entertained friends at her
home, Sixth and Olive streets.
Pretty floral arrangements for
the tables and the house contributed
color to the setting, providing a
springlike atmosphere in keeping
with the pleasant weather.
In the bridge game, Mrs. Hugh
T. Osborne was presented with the
high score prize; Mrs. w. E. Hart
zog, with the second, and Mrs. w. E
Smith with the consolation award,
a guest prize going to Mrs. Judson
Million of Senecaviile. Ohio who
with Mr.. Million, is leaving this
month for their home after spend
ing the winter and spring months
in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Mrs. G. Durinser
New President Of
Women's Council

Mrs. Clyde Duringer was elected
as president of Women's Council of
the State Street Christian church
when that group met Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. John
w. Tyler. 1893 Olive avenue.
Mrs. Norman C. Deaton is the
new president: Mrs. H. T.
Frost, treasurer; Mrs. L. o. Villa
bee, secretary.
For the program of the day Mrs.
R. c. Rogers, wife of the pastor of
the Ell Centre church of the Naz-
srene, conducted the devotional
service; Geraldine Ordonez gave a
reading, "Nocturne" and the Rev
Mr.. E. l.. Carter. church pastor
discussed the Mothers day program
which will include pageant, and
special musical numbers by Elton
M. Roth, Los Angeles lyric tenor
and director of the nationally IA
NOUS Ecclesia choir.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing and program tea was served.