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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
HazeIbaker Candidate for Congress,
First District, Soys:

speech before the National ASSOcia-
ton at Denver, he said
"The sugar and rubber ratonng programs
twin mistakes-inexcusable if we had looked
little way ahead" He blamed the absentee plan
tation for influencing decisions against
western beet growers.
| disagree with Vice President Henry A. Wallace,
top administration spokesman who recently advocated
dutyTee importation OF rubber from tropical
tries after the Experts say synthetic rubber
from plants-to cost hundreds of millions of dollars
will be superior to the imported product when
factories will amply for domestic needs The Wallace
statement shows the way the free-trade wind is blowing
and will blow when peacetme comes.
agree with the declaration of the Republican congress
when they said: "The United States has an obligation
to work with other nations bring about world under
standing but in SO doing must not endanger
independence, weaken American way OF life
system Of government Mistakes bunders and ncom
petence fall all alike Added and unnecessary
taxes are the wages of waste and nefficiency.
We have many dealistic dreamers in Congress now
In war days and peace days need more independent
minded men in Congress; practical with their feet
planted on the ground. Hazebaker will agree with the
President when he thinks he's right and disagree when he
thinks he's wrong unmndu of patronage or party pun
ishment.
HAZELBAkER is journeyman printer, member of the
MlsSOua Typographical Union, former weekly newspaper
publisher member of the Montana State Senate spent many
years the stock ranch of his uncle the late Frank Hazel
baker at Dillon He earned his way through school after
his fathers death, when he 16 years of age.
He believes Montana should have its fair share Of
tal production He believes should have pro-
lection from cheap foreign labor But first of all let's give
thought and every energy and every
spare to speedily ending the war.
He says Millions Tor munitions, for guns tanks and
planes and ships Tor s0ldersbut not penny for
pensions for congressman!
Pad political AdvIazebaker for Congress Montana
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-10-29
Writes Regarding
Our Soldier Boys
In oIifornio

The following letter from Nor
man Risley will be read with much
interest by Libby people as il speaks
of number of young men from
this district who are now in the
armed forces. in one branch or an
other.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
A Good Soldier Obeys

Douglas MacArthurs Hundred Days" in the
Philippines are history
The Battle of Bataan goes on but the soldier
whose genius and daring enshrined his name in the
heart of every American, has gone to another task
The good soldier always obeys President Roose-
vels order for General Macarthur to leave his gal
liant band of Filpnos and Americans on Bataan must
have teen hard indeed, for him to obey.
1t is not for the good soldier however to question
orders-particularly his commander-in-chiefis And
the commander-in-chief regarded it as considerably
more important, right that the genius of Mae
Arthur be used in Australia
What scene his leave-taking must have been
The scene is, in way, even more poignant than
Washington's farewell For then the war was over;
hey had fought the good fight together and had won
Macarthur leaves his in the thick of battle it is
hard for them and for him to swallow. But the good
soldier always obeys
Whatever he does in Australia, his "Hundred
Days" already have taken their place with the Alamo
Thermorylae and the other immortal stands of hope
less but undaunted men.
Whatever is accomplished by the men he left be-
mind will give them greater glory than ever before
for their task is douby hard that they have lost
their leader.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
Woman S Work

With agriculture and industry facing a severe
shortage Of manpower, women's part in our war ef-
fort is tecomng a role of increasing Importance
Already the Department Of Labor is surveying the
possibility of laroescale recruiting of women workers
to forestall the threatening showdown.
In many vital War production plants the goal Of
rOund-the-clock machine operation is not being met
because of lack of skilled workmen At the same
time the countrys farmers are seriously concerned
with the continuing shift of farm labor to war indus
tries.
The abor Department finds potential force Of
SIX million women workers available by the end Of
1912 1t suggests first source those now unein-
ployed or temporarily idle because of priorities or
factory conversions. Many other workers might be
found among the young women who will complete
their schooling this year Not until these sources arc
utilized does the department advise calling the
estimated two million housewives between the ages
of Is and "A who could be spared from homes where
there are no small children
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
Beware OF Rumors!
Beware Of rumorsi

Beware Of rumors!
If you hear rumor first verify it before telling
the other fellow.
The other day report circulated here that the
army authorities at Fort Huachuca had burned big
pile of old rubber What they actually burned was a
pile of discarded lumber
Recently someone kicked to Senator Mcfarland
in Washington about the burning of pile of lumber
couple of miles from Florence where the govern
ment has just completed construction Of concentra-
ton camp. True, some lumber Of various sizes was
burned there but until after the construction
had gotten tired of waiting for Florence people to
come out and get it. They had been told they could
have all they wanted Only two persons drove out to
the camp and loaded up
Chewing gum costs Americans $5O,O00,00O an
nually-whch is lot of money to stick under chairs
and tables
Only a great state would own up to its faults.
Texas admits she leads in producing spinach
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

how about having Sherman,
Mitchell, Bert Cumming, Bill Mac
Gregor, Al Camerlin and other new
bicyclists lead the next parade
which will probably be on Memorial
Day or at the time Of the Elks' an
nual celebration in June we
remember a bicycle-built-fo two in
an Elks fiesta parade here a few
years ago ridden by Former
Mayor c. C. Cheshire and Mary
Margaret Powell who later became
Mrs. Cheshire.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
Brownsville, Texas
March IT, 1912

March IT, 1912
Mr.. Craig Pottinger,
NCceles. Arizona.
Dear Craig:
A few lines to let you know that
we are receiving and enjoying the
International each week, and an en-
closure of So so so as to be sure that
we will continue to receive the news
from there We have been here
since last August and though we
like Brownsville fine, the people Of
Nogales are mighty hard to beat
and the climate here does not be-
gin to compare with that good old
Southern Arizona climate.
Among other former No2alIanS
here are: Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Latti-
more, Tom White, and Raymond
Dalton. Mr.. baltimore is Inspector
in Charge CT the Bureau of Entom-
olcgy and Plant Quarantine here
and White and Dalton are employed
by the Pan American AirWays. The
lis time T saw Ttt.n I was inspect
ing the afternoon plane 1rc.n the
Canal Zone and he was the Co
Pilot who helped bring the pl"ne IN.
I was ve~y pleased to note your
name as one # the Officers CT the
Elks Ledge for this year. Though
now inactive I am always interested
in the Lodge and count as the most
pleasant associations Of my life the
ones made in the Lodge work there.
! You all have very able leader and
I for one wish you great success and
/ feel that the Icdse will crow and
prosper during this year as never
before. Please. extend my regards
! to all
Thanking you for your prompt
ness in mailing the paper and with
kindest personal regards to you and
your family I am,
Yours very truly,
E. c. HARRISON, JR..
Brownsville, Texas.
Phoenix, Arizona
March q, 1912
Dear Craig:
I am trying to get little data
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

Manuel Aguilar, Panama.
C8ndelario Anaya, Panama.
Solomon A. Acevedo.
TeodoSa EScouar Alday.
Edward Arzate.
Alex B. Arvizu, Panama.
Mike Ahumada, Jr., Abilene, Tex
as.
Albert Alvarez, youngest son of E.
Alvarez. army air corps at Shep-
pard Field, Wichita Falls. Texas.
Armando Arias, machine gun
troop CT 9th Cavalry, Fort Bliss. E.
Paso.
Joe Amino, Panama.
Pierre Baffert, interceptor con
troll of air corps at Boston, Mass.
Henry Bazurto, cavalry at Ft.
Bliss, FL Paso.
Raymond G. Bazurto. Arkansas.
Alfredo S. Bejarano, Panama.
Eddie Bejarano, Paine Field,
Washington.
Marvel Bennett, Panama.
Armando M. Bejarano. Panama.
Manuel Bejarano. Balboa, Pana-
ma, Canal Zone.
Frank Bennett MoSon, Fort Bliss
Texas.
Josiah Bond, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Captain w. L. Bristol, Caml
Chorrera, Balboa, Panama Cana
Zone.
Harold j. Brown, Jr., first lieu
tenant 7th Cavalry, Ft. Bliss, f
Paso.
Harold j. Brown, Sr., Marines
San Diego.
Lloyd Brown, Camp Roberts
Calf.
Nelson Brown, air base, Tucson
Richmond Bailey
Louis Burke Barkley.
Roberto U. Barron.
Oscar Richmond Bridges.
Sylvester Butler.
Franklin Carter, Abilene, Texas.
Edward Carrillo, Panama.
Louis D. CasteIIano, Kelly Field
t Texas.
Manuel c. Castillo, FIT. Bliss
( Texas.
Roberto Castillo, Fort Bliss, Tex
Daniel Castro, Navy, San Diego.
Cesar Francisco Cagigas.
Edmundo F. Cagigas.
Juan CaneZ.
Raymond Lockney Cannon.
Enrique Cardenas.
Alfonso Ruiz Gotta
Edward l.. Contrares, Panama.
Capt. Norris Cummings, on Ba-
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

Someone dfsconnecting lights
twice during second dance for sol
diers at Wcman'S Club Saturday
night and putting the place cCm-
pletely in darkness person who
did it denounced by local woman
as a hoodlum "the purpose OF
these dances is to provide the SOL
diers with clean. wholesome enter
tainment, she said no cne
should interfere with such dances
or ether events in honor Of the
soldiers.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
THE FIRST STARS AND STRIPES

This is the first Stars and
STRIPES. The Continental Con-
eress on June Ia, 1777, resolved:
"That the thirteen United States
be thirteen stripes, red and white;
that the Union be thirteen stars,
white in blue field, representing
a new constellation" According
to legend the fve-pointed stars
were designed by Mrs. Betsy Ross.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

With the admission of Vermont
and Kentucky to the Union two
stars and two stripes were added
to the flag following an Act of
Congress in 1894. It was a flag
of Is stars and Is stripes over Ft.
McHenry that inspired Francis
Scott Key to write "The Star
Spangled Banner" Congress in
1918 restored the original number
Of stripes.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
Maly Karam economhing.

Local man saying NOgales,
Arizona, should take lesson
from Nogales, Sonora, and make
every business house sweep side
walk and gutter each morning
if they don't do it across the
line the police are after EN-
RIGHT NOW, he said No
gales, Arizona's sidewalks, espe-
cially on Grand avenue, are
usually anything but clean.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
SEEM and HEARD
--oRA -
THE MAIN DRAG

One Of our younger readers saying
he believes flies are a better sign
that spring is just around the cor
ner than some other such as robins
he said he had seen two in the
last few days F.. hope there are no
priorities on fly spray
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

o. A. Sherman riding to work on
a bicycle ditto for Superinten-
dent Of SchccIs A. J. Mitchell
whose new bike with special shift
for hills came in the other day
according to Bob Holler, Mitchell S
big pipe counter balances his bike
together Sc that I can get a birth
certificate. Since I was born sew
eral years too soon Or something our
tate records don't show such good
men being born F.. Ehl
Anyway, if my memory serves me
light, the Oasis took over my ia
theirs paper the Daily Nogales and
you took over the Oasis. If this is
true you no doubt could furnish me
With the data I need.
My birth, Jan. II, 1890. Father S
death notice, May 3, 1894. Mother s
death notice. Jan. 24-either 1904 or
1905. If clippings of newspaper are
used the dates must be attached
witt OF a part of the clipping or an
affidavit: Regarding dates-if you
have these old sheets, if you will
send them I will present them and
return them to you forthwith or
,7luy pronto.
l hope you and yours are in top
shape. Has the Army made a bid
fer thet big boy CT yours yet? Stan
ley is in the Army, volunteered in
1910, put in a year in Hawaii, then
recal!cd as reserve in Jan. this
year. Owen is married and has a
wonder month old son of which
the grandma and grandpa are very
,2-'Nud.
Respectfully,
IN. B. MERCER,
Ais No. 17th ST.,
Phoenix, Ariz.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

New members of bicycle club: Bill
Shane and Joe 'Sorrells. Stanley
Bryant to become member soon.
Charter members Able Mitchell,
Bert Cumming, Bill Macgregor,
Harry Wilson, Walter Hudgin, Vir-
gil Walker, Max Keyte, Bob Fleisch-
er and Paul Arend.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
l2M1f1lfRS box
Naco. Arizona
March %, 1912

NOgaleS International
NcgaleS, Arizona
Gentlemen:
Enclosed find check for $3.50 for
one year subscription to your paper,
and the American Flag. Think this
is fine gesture on your part. And
we appreciate the opportunity CT
receiving the Paper and Flag at the
reduced rate
Very truly yours,
W. F.. MANER.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

Opinion by National Draft Board
OF Review 1aises likelihood Of gen.
eraI deferment for men whose wives
are expecting child opinion
given in case of 9 man placed by
his local board in Glass IA subject
10 duty, although he had married
since his registration and his wife
had become pregnant >. National
Board Of Review ruled that the
man appeared to have married to
escape the draft, but as Congress
thus far failed to make provision for
dependency of draftees, he should
be deferred for the time being be-
cause Of the prospective additional
dependent.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

These days who'd be so little as to
hide behind a womans skirts?
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
Picture Story of U. S. Flag

PRE-INDEPENDENCE FLAGS-Depicted above are banners
carried bv American patriots when they first took IT'D
the left blue flag with it's white crescent which was nailed
o n. staff at Fort Moure by Sergeant Jasper In the center is
the the Virginia minute at Cupeper AT
the right is one of the New England pine tree flags.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

Eddie Holler losing a mighty pret-
ty NoGales auto license plate from
his big Buick.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27
PAGE FOUR

Gene Macdonald. San Francisco.
Paul Macgregor, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Lieut. Harrison Mangun, Aus
tralia
Alec Meadows, Pearl Harbor,
Honolulu.
Clarence Nuttall, Navy submarine
school, Chicago.
Joseph D. Noell
Gilbert Ohnesorgen, Fort Bliss.
Raul Ohnesorgen, Camp Wallace,
Texas.
Wilfido Ohnesorgen, Panama.
Angel Robles Ochoa.
Luis Robles Ochoa.
Filiberto Olivas.
Manuel S. Orozco.
Tony de la Ossa, Fort Bliss, Ell
Paso.
Carlos de la Ossa, air corps, New
Orleans.
Hubert Merryweather, signal corps
of air base at Tucson.
Manuel Portillo, Fort Bliss.
Hector Paez, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Amanda Parada, Panama
George Parker, Jr., Fort Bliss, Ell
PaSo.
Alexander Panas.
Carl B. Phillips.
Joe Pyeatt, Camp Roberts, Calf.
Ernest Patton, Panama
John O. Patton, Panama.
Steven o. Patton, Panama.
Robert A. Pesqueira, Panama.
Carlos O. Peters. Panama.
Lewis Price, Panama.
Lewis Price, Jr., believed to be in
Australia
Gorzalo Puchi, Jr., Fort Bliss,
Texas.
Col. Marshall Quesenberry. Phil
ippines.
Raymond Rada, Fort Bliss. Texas.
Alex Ramirez, Panama
Walter Ramirez, air corps, Fort
Bliss, Texas
Henry Ramirez, air corps, New
York.
Frank Arthur Reed.
YSmael c. Renteria.
Woodrow Wilson Richards.
Fred Ritter, Jr.
Oscar Roberts, Washington, DC.
Jose S. Rivera, Jr
Frank Reed, Camp Roberts, Calf.
Robert R. Riley. Polk, Louisiana.
Arturo l.. Robles, Panama
Enrique RobleS, Panama.
Raul L. Rodriguez. Panama.
Manuel Romero Sinohui, Fort
Bliss, Texas.
Louie Smith, air corps, Fort
Bliss.
Pablo Portelo, Fort Bliss Texas.
Seigfred Swanson. reported to be
in Iceland
Edwin Swanson, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Johnston Elliott, Seattle
Carlos Villa SaIcido
Eligio Valdez Sa1cido
Eugene Siddell
William Proctor
Jose H. Sil1ohui.
Ramon Salazar
Luis Smith.
Algene Saxon, Navy, San Diego.
Jesus Sotomayor, army ONO.
California
Francisco Saenz, Panama
Dick Serino, Panama
Stephen Simpson, medical detach-
ment 25th Infantry, Helena, Mont.
Ernest c. Soto, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Oscar Soto, Denver Radio man
on air corps bomber.
Gilbert Soto, Marines at San
Diego.
Charles S. Slough, Panama.
Ramon SaenZ, Panama
1st Lieut.. l. H. Shannon, Fort
Monroe, Va
Pedro Silva, Panama.
Antonio D. S1nohui, Panama.
Angel D. Soto, Fort Bliss, Texas.
James Sproule, Panama.
Manuel Tapia, Fort Bliss, Texas
Daniel Thornton.
Edward Thompson.
Javier Alvarez ToStado, Army.
Jose M Trujlllo,
Mateo M Tapia. Panama.
Ralph Telles. brother of Mrs.
Benny Lowe. now in field ar
tillery at Camp Lewis, Washington.
Lieut. Rodolfo Teyechea, Balbos.
Canal Zone.
Jaime Teyechea, Panama.
Rodolfo Teyechea. Panama.
Jack Tidwell, 14th Cavalry at
Sasabe. AriZ.
William TidWell, Ft. Knox, Ky.
Jack Titcomb, air corps, Dallas,
Texas
William H. Todd, Panama.
Miguel Trujillo, Panama.
Cadet John T. Underwood. air
corps, Chickasha. Okla.
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Nogales international., 1942-03-27

Nm I'M nm nm nm m m mn ina m
taan Peninsula, Philippine Islands.
woodrow Wilson Dalton, air corps,
Las Vegas. Nevada.
William F. Chenoweth, ground
crew of air corps, Sheppard Field,
Texas.
Don Damn, Camp Polk, Louisiana.
Frank E. Dojaquez.
Fred Davidson, Lowry Field, Den
yer.
Oscar Delgado, Panama.
Edward Diorio, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Wilbur Stanford Duggie.
Douglas M. Edgell, Fort Sill,
Okla.
Willis D. Edgell, air corps, Hamil-
ton Field, California
Eddie Edwards, Panama.
Roscoe Egan Camp Roberts, Cali
fornia.
Manuel Escalada, Denver, Colo.
Alexandra Molina Espinoza.
Jack Chapman Everhart.
Rhoul Severe Eames.
Comelio Espinosa Gortarez, Fort
Bliss, Texas.
Ventura Estrella, Fort Bliss, Tex.
Charles Fain, Hamilton Field,
California.
Davis Farrior, US. Navy, some
where at sea.
Hector Fernandez, Panama.
Jose L. Figueroa.
Walter Figueras, son of City AL
derman Joe Figueras, at Fort Ray
mond, Seward, Alaska
Alexandra G. Figueroa.
Dolores Feliz F'iguerca.
; Daniel Gurrol Fimbres.
Valatine Grijalva Flores
Manuel Felix, Panama.
Luis Fleischer Tucson.
! Frank F. Flores, Panama
Jose Flores, Panama.
Fqorentino Fontes, Panama.
Lieut.. Robert T. Frazier, instruc-
tor in aviation corps, Brady. Texas
Ernest Fsranzen, coast guard
Alaska.
Victor Franzen, jefferson Bar
racks, Mo.
! Roy Gardner, Fort Bliss. Texas.
Alfredo Garcia, Panama.
Francisco Garcia. Panama
Manuel Garcia, Panama.
CIate A. GatIin.
Ignacio Hernandez Gomez.
John Lopez Gonzales.
| A. Bernardo Granillo.
Reyes N. Gonzalez, Panama.
Vicente Gonzalez, Panama.
Gilbert Gonzales, Panama
Jay j. Goodman, Panama.
Rafael Gourdin, Fort Bliss, Texas
Armando Guerrero, staff sergeant
Iceland.
Rudy Guerrero. Fort Worth, Tex
Lieut.. Thomas F.. Griffin, Coron-
ado, California.
Carlos B. Gutierrez, Fort Bliss.
Frank Son Hall, air corps, Scott
Field, Illinois.
: Louis Hall, Fort Bliss.
! Harry Hamb1eton, RAF', Egypt.
Charles w. Harmon.
Robert Holbrook
Lieut.. Gaynor Hathaway, tank
corps. Louisiana.
Captain Howard Hathaway. in
veterinary corps of cavalry, Phoe-
nix, Arizona.
| Jose L. Hernandez, Panama.
Jose G. Hernandez, Panama.
Jose r. Herman ndez. Panama.
Manuel G. Hernandez. Panama.
Richard Ellis Howard.
Jose Castillo Heredia
Dick Hoover. Camp Roberts,
Calf.
Herbert D. Hoover, Panama.
Manuel Humberto Ramirez, air
corps, New York.
Charles Edward Hunter.
! Eddie Itu1e. Midland, Texas.
Jimmy Itule, Camp Roberts.
Calf.
I James Buchanan JelkeS.
Willie Joffroy, Alaska.
Carlos A. Jury, Panama.
Thomas J. Kearney.
Russell Leatherman, RCAF, Scot
land.
Roberto r. Leyva, Panama.
Robert Logan, Panama.
Manuel T. Lopez, Panama.
Roberto Lopez, Camp Callan, San
Diego.
Juan Joe Lopez.
Timoteo Lopez Leon.
Frank NJ. Lopez.
Richard J. Lowe.
Francisco Lucero:
Hector Larriva Hawaiian Islands.
Charles I,ODeZ. Paine Field, wash
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

Wildlife in the Owl Drug Store
two sparroWs flew in there Mon
day.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

n N M n n N "a N "a N N ~ N N N ~ III N
IN OUR COUNTRY'S SERVICE
Following partial list of Santa Cruz County
in active branch the military of
United States. of others similarly
to he week)
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

First straw hat of the season.
Nogales international., 1942-03-27

Phoenix, Arizona
March 81 1912
Dear Craig:
1 am trying to get a little data
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-28
Junior Club
Formal Dance
Smart Event

One of the prettiest parties of
the holiday season was that Sat
urday night when the Junior Ten
Thousand club had its annual for
NAL dance in the clubhouse
A beautifully decorated Christ
mas tree, a fireplace from which
hung the stockings ready fer San
ia Claus. with a profusion of green
cry made a colorful setting which
was enhanced by the smart evening
gowns of the girls, a sprinkling of
uniforms worn by the men, lending
q military note to the party.
Billy Myers orchestra provided
the music for the dancing and one
Of the highlights of the evening was
the blackout tag dance-lights
were turned out. flashlights dis
tributed, the small circles of light
making a very effective picture.
Members of the social commit
tee responsible for the success OF
this party We're: Treola Mills, Ann
Dessert. Doris Gibson, Mrs. Marlin
Lovelady.
A number Of cocktail parties took
place prior to the dance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-28
Betty Lou B|ake|y Married To
James Garland Nichols

ty young bride chose a stunning
frock of ice blue with which she
wore contrasting navy accessories
and a corsage of gardenias and
talisman roses, carrying out the
bridal tradition of something old,
something new" as well.
Bonnie Ann Stephens was her
only attendant and was charming
in a dress of dusty rose, her cor
sage being of talisman rosebuds
wove nWith yiolets.
Lewis Nichols, brother of the
bridegroom. attended him as best
man.
After the service the reception
took place at the new home of the
bride and bridegroom, $50 Adams
avenue, where the two received
their guests, assisted by the brides
mother Mrs. Blakely who was
Rowned in a brown silk frock, and
Mrs. Nichols, mother of the bride
groom who wore a chic black Velve-
teen suit. Both had corsages of
yellow rosebuds.
Mrs. Nichols is a popular stu
dent at Central and plans to COM
plete her studies. Mr.. Blakely is
employed with an Ell Centre firm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-28
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
SANTA CLAUS

This Christmas. in addition to all
the other activities, the Ell Centre
chapter of the American Red Cross
took over some of Santa Claus's
duties on behalf of men in service.
One Ell Centre boy overseas want
ed to send flowers to his mother
Tor Christmas so he interviewed the
nearest Red Cross field director,
gave him the money and inStruc-
lions. The director in turn no.
titled the washington office and
before Christmas the FL Centre
chapter received an airmail letter
with the message, the money and
the instructions.
A local staff assistant was de-
tailed TO make the purchase and on
Christmas Day an FL Centre moth
CT receive a beautiful Towering
plGnt from her son.
Sunday the Red Cross again act
ed as Santa, this time to deliver a
cable to an Ell Centre mother. For
military reasons the son, on over
seas duty also, could not cable his
mother who naturally, he knew,
was anxious to hear from him. He
consulted the field director who ca
bled the FL Centre office. which
in turn took the cable to the happy
mother.