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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-17


daughter Of Mrs. lillian Bouriand
Of the U. S. district attorneys Of
flee here. will return 10 whitworth
college. Spokane. in January. after
working as an asssyer in the DIN
Corp. taluminum) plant for sew
eral months. She has accepted =
position as laboratory assistant
at the college. a post given only
to outstanding students that they
might earn a portion Of their ex-
penSes. She Is majoring in chem
istry and is a sophomore.
Charlotte Kane. Tacoma. has
been accepted for membership N
Crimson W. women's letter organ
ization at Washington state col
lege at Pullman. Charlotte IL
junior in physical education and is
a member OF Fl Beta Phi sorority.
Judge Ernest r. Freeman spent
Tuesday In Montesano where he
was called 10 serve a. visiting
Judge in a Grays Harbor superior
court case.
Johnny cDonaId. former
deputy county clerk but now at the
shipyards. paid a visit 10 old
friends at the courthouse Tues
day. advising those who didn't
know II that he recently was
married.
William II. (Billy) keeland.
clerk in Judge r. G. Remnants de-
partment of superior court. is get
ting all set TO make q fast trip
back to Indianapolis where he VIII
join Mrs. keeland for the holidays
and return with her to Tacoma
about the first Of the year.
4. W. OAR. 81, Of RI. s. Box
III, was treated at Bridge clinic
Wednesday morning for burns
around his face. He was released
10 his home.
Ionic Marchesini. Fl. son Of J.
G. Marcbeslni, 56O7 So. Clement
st. has been advanced to the rat
ing OF aviation machinist's mate,
second class at the naval air train
ing center. Pensacola. Fla. Mar
chesini enlisted in the navy at
Tacoma, in January, 1871, and was
sent TO the naval training station
at San Diego. where he entered
aviation maehinist's mate school
Upon reporting to Pensacola. the
Annapolis of the Air" in Aug
ust. 1871, he was assigned 10 duty
with ground crew OF one of
the navy's flying squadrons.
Pvt. Abraham L. Yosf. son of
Mrs. Elizabeth Yost, 1928 So. X
st, has graduated from an in
tensive course in glider mechanics
at Sheppard Field. Tex, and is
now prepared 10 blast the axis
as one Of Americas Commands
in coveralls."
Among a class OF ~ aviation
cadets completing an intensive
pre-flight school course at San
Antonio Aviation Cadet Center in
Texas were three Tscomans. The
trio includes Aviation Cadet Jesse
G. Coles, 1909 No. Fife st. Ayia-
ton Cadet Franklin c. Kendziera.
10 Ia. Saith st. and Aviation
Cadet Herbert L. Olseon. 1918 SO.
Fife st. The three have now en-
tered primary flying schools TO
become combat aircrew pilots.
Three Tacoma students at
Washington State college at Pull
man. Robert Hayward. William
Gustafson and Richard Beckman.
have been appointed 10 serve on
the committee in charge OF ar
rangements for the Junior prom
10 be held after Christmas vaca-
ton.
Among Tacoma Rotary club
members who recently attended
club meetings In outside cities In
clude Lyle Abrahamson AZ Olyrn-
pia. Bill Mcdonald Al San Fran I
cisco. CIiff Haley AZ Cleveland. /
Lock Mclean At Sumner. George
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SGT. DENNIS SULLIVAN

Sgt. Dennis Sullivan, 81. died
Tuesday night In a local hospital
He was q native q Cork. ireland.
and resided In Tacoma the past
30 years. He was attached 70
the quartermaster corps and a
member Of Catholic church Sur
wing Is his wife. Emma Y. suili-
van. Bucklsy-King yiIl make fu-
neral announcement.
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FUNERAL sERyiCEs

Philip Anderson 49, Services VIII
be held Thursday a. I p. m. N
Tusli chapel: Rev. n. o. Perry Of
floating, burial In Tacoma Gene
terry. PslIb<arera wiil b. Oscay
Holt. Aron Larson. g. FrAnzen.
c. J. oberg. Carl Haliin and VII
bgr calbOon-
Thomas Gray Services VIII b
held thursday - p. n. IN Buck
ley-klnR efapeis Rev. J. kenNiek
Mccullough officiating. burial IN
Tacoma csnsstsry.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Passenger Coach Hit


stopped at the LAkeview station
with the regular passenger coach
halted directly over the intersec-
ton Of the Fort Lewis line with
the prairie line 10 Tenino. The
Portland train. which was ten
minutes late. hit the Grays Harbor
train before it's brakes could bring
the heavy passenger coaches TO .
halt.
Both trains were delayed
about ain hours. Several hun
dred soldiers, riding In psssen-
ger cosche. behind the struck
car In the Grays Harbor train.
were taken by army Trucks 10
Auburn where they made oon-
nection with the North Coast
limited.
The passenger coach was tipped
over and tho q. ~. engine. one
Of its big $500 series. suffered
damage which caused II 10 lose It's
steam. The track was not torn up.
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Mrs Ellen watkins. ~. died
Tuesday evening In = local hos
pitAi. She was a native Of Pitts
burgh. Kans.. and married In tina;
city So years ago. The home was
made a. oszf No. 45th II. survtv-
ing are her husband. James NJ. a
the home. one daughter. Ars-
Carrie Hazeiton. Tacoma. one son,
Clarence. one sister. Mrs Olsayss
Morris. and two brothers. Fred
and George Sellers. all Of whom
are ~ Peoria. III: three grand
children and one great grand
daughter. Funeral services viii
% held Thursday At , p. m In
Garden chapel. Mountain View
memorial park: Rev. Carl johnson
officiating. burial In Mountain
View memorial park.
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GLORIA DAY

Gloria Day. IS, died Tuesday In
a local hospital She was a native
Of Port Gamble. Wash. ana u sur
yiysd by her father. Garfield Day.
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and mother. Mrs. Russell Fulton
Paul Meliinger and Sons Lake
wood mortuary will make funeral
announcements.
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MRS. WILLIAM ID. GEERTz

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Geertz.
~. died Tuesday night in a local
hospital. She was a native Of
Tacoma and had lived at Rt Q.
Box 395, Tacoma. She WAS q
member Of Holy Rosary church
Surviving are her husband, Will
lam Dewey Geertz, OF the home;
one daughter. Mrs. Frances r.
Beckman, Tacoma. her mother,
Mrs. Lizzie ]. Mahon. Tacoma.
and one brother. John Mahon. TIA
coma c. o. Lynn Co. will make
funeral announcements.
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MRS. ELIZABETH WALTON

Mrs. Elizabeth Walton. widow Of
William Walton. died Tuesday In
a local hospital at the age Of 81.
She was a native OF Yorkshire.
England. and had been in Tacoma
rs years. She left England A. a
young girl and lived at 3oii No.
9th ST. Mrs. Walton was a mem
Der OF Cedar chapter. order East
ern Star. Surviving II one nephew
in Massachusetts,. Buckley-King
will make funeral announcements.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
British Hold Two
Positions Outside
City Of Singapore
CONTINUED From Page One

Continued From Page Oncl
of aircraft. the COnmunlque SaiG.
Fighting is nos taking place
about Ang No Kio village CMacut-
chie reservoir and Pasir Panjang. 4"
Both points arc several miles
vest Of Singapore citE, indicatina
hat the British stall we're holdirs
heir main position outside tn"
SOwn and on line that extends
from the south central coast through
the center Of the island to the area
Of the naval base. This was in con-
.raSt to japanese claims in the
last 43 hours that tncir troops had
entered Singapore city.
RADIO STILL ACTIVE
The Singapore radio resumed
transmission this afternoon. broad
casting news bulletins and a brief
cOmmcntarX--m al it lnaudibl .
10 London listeners because Of static
The Singapore announcer read
a summary Of the days news
throughout the world and quoted
the statement Of the Tokyo radio
in which the Japanese admitted
that the British are determined
to die in order to live up to tho
ideals Of British prestige" "
Later, the announcer referred to
TokyO'S statement concerning the
"inhuman sense of duty of the Brit
ish leaders Of the battle force
at Singapore.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Demo Whip Favors
Pension Repeater

WASHINGTON. Feb. l3 up.
Senate Democratic LEADER Albcn w
Barklcy Of Kentucky today con-
dcmncd the pcnSiCno-for- congress-
men feature Of the recent retire
mcnt bill as "unWise, untimely and
unfortunate He said nc Wouic
vote 10 repeal it.
Barley also saIo the measure
"undoubtedly has been mlSrcpre-
scntcd 10 the country and has
caused congress to be held up 70
public ridiculc unfairly,
The congressional PENSIONS, he
pointed out, were part OF broaC
civil service retirement program.
Barklcr said IN the senate that
he hoped the senate civil service
committee will take quick action on
a repeater introduced by Sen Harry
F. Byrd, D., Va, and said that il
it did not. he would seek TO attach
the repeater TO any appropriate bih
that came up.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Jops Strdfe Own
Army in Botoon

WASHINGTON, Feb l3 up
japanese dive bombers have aidcd
Gen. Douglas MaCArthurs beleagu-
cred forres on Bataan peninsula
by mistakenly bombing and ma
chine cunning their own infantry
the war department revealed TODAY
This attack BY their own plane
caused heavy casualties" to tr5
Japanese forces.
This twist in the Philippine fight
ing occurred as japanese forces
stepped up the tempo OF their pa
t'cl actions against MacArthur'S
defenders Of Bataan. apparently il
an effort TO feel out the spots fol
the contemplated all-out effort to
force them off the peninsula. There
was aggressive enemy patrol ac-
ton"
Japan dive bonbcIS mistakcnl}
bombed and machine gmncd then
own infantry, with heavy casual
ties the war department III It's
communique nc los. outhnlnc tn,
situation up TO $40 a m. EWT.
TWO SHOT DOWN
Victims # the erroneous Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
New Deal Offers
New TaxProgram

WASHINGTON. Feb. l3. (UP)
The administration, search
ing for annual war revenue
of S27 200, ,0OO. 900. today. offer
cd plan for increasing the
taxes of everyone except the
very poor whose earnings "arc
no more than enough TO main
tain health and morale"
The financing program, out
lined by Chairman Mariner s.
EccleS of the federal reserve
board of governors, called for:
l. Reduction of personal ex-
cmptionS, and great increases"
in individual income tax rates.
,. steep increases i'll corpor-
alton taxes, especially excess
profits levieS.
3. Addition of a Withholding
tax to collect part of individual
income taxes at the source, or
from pay envelopes.
1. Extension of excise taxes
10 Ian increasing number Of
articles"
S. Closing of "glaring loop
holes" in tax laws.
Is. Government borrowing
from current incomes of in
diyiduals and corporations"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Resort Purchase
Plan Probe Asked

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. up
Rep. Paul w Shafer. R, Mich, To-
day asked for an investigation Of
published reports Of plan to use
lend-lease funds TO purchase Furn-
acc Creek Inn. Death Valley. Ca
winter resort, from the Pacific Coasl
Borax Co, a British concern.
Shafer said in a statement that
the reported plan apparently is %
bold attempt to bail out the British
owners
If the report OF this deal :,
based on fact. the people of Amer
ica should know about it." he sale
Il am informed that the properties
involved in this fashionable resort
are said TO be worth about $500.
900.
Nov, that amount Of none!
would buy plenty OF guns and am
muniiion and food that is so badlJ
needed by MacArthurS Gen. Doug
las MacArthuD gallant men. The
American people have right TO Dc
concerned by any attempt TO ne@o-
tiate deals of this kind 10 create
additional credits under the iease-
lend program"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
HoItyii'e LODGE
Masonic Host

Holtvillc lodge No. 425, +. and A.
VI will be host this wear TO the
Masons Of Imperial Valley at tho
annual gct-together, held each year
on Washington birthday.
This year the celebration IS on
Monday, Fcb %, and will be he
3lst Of these annual affairs, and
the 2l0th anniversary Of the birth
ii Gc0rGc Washington.
Plans call for registration at 2
p IN. at HoltYIlle high school. a
program at ; y. m III the school,
dinner al 6 O'clDck IN the Veterans
ha.I and the address Of the ev-
nius with William Rhodes Hcrycy
as the speaker at . p m IN tho
His. SeHODl auditorium
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Woman Zoo Chief
Addresses Rotary

Many OF the glamorous and little
known facts about San Diego's fa-
nous 700 were described Thursday
:or Fl Ccntro rotarians by Mrs.
Belle Benchley. executive head of
the institution. at the weekly Ro-
tary club meeting at the Barbara
Worth hotel
The 200 MIS-. Bcnchlcy said. IS
one Of san Diegos best advertise
mcnts L is annually attended By
approximatclY a half million paid
Nsitors. and produces publicity
stories throughout the entire couN-
~ She narrated many stories
about tho difficulties Of supplying
psopcr diet and medical care for
,.c many inhabitants
Hazel Gallagher Was program
..allnan Of tho day President w
i Schcnman presided
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Folsom Conyicts
Manufacture Fire
Fighting Weapons

FOLSOM PRISON. Cal, Feb. Is
,UPl-ConvictS at Folsom priSol
VIII begin work shortly on fire
fighting equipment for the state
department of forestry as a con-
tribution to defense. Warden Clyde
|. Plummer revealed today
Deputy State Forester c.
Strickland accepted Plummer'S Of
fer to Use prison labor on defense
materials. He asked for the build
ING of several hundred 200-gallon
galvanized water tanks for fire
trucks. several thousand five-gal-
lon tanks for fire fighters, and as
many large tents as there is cam
vas available
Strickland said the materia
would begin arriving in about 1C
days. The prison is well supplieo
With expert metal workers, weld
erS and tailorS to rush the work
Plummer said.
The warden said the immense
bomb shelter at the prison was fin
iahed 1t was carved out Of near
BY hillside and is for use of prison
2uardS. staff and families,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
By JOIN X. MORRIS

BATAVIA. Mel, Feb. 13. tUP)
A three -pronged japanese lanu
thrust grayely impcrilcd Macassar,
the Cclebes island capital. today an1
its fall seemed imminent in view o.:
the enemy's numerical superiority.
Macassar's harbor district was Ia
flames as the Dutch defenders APP
piled their scorchcd-earth policy.
The enemy will not find any
thing of use to him" Dutch high
command communique said.
Semiofficial quarters said the be-
leaguered south Celebes port would
fall soon" because the outnumbercd
Dutch garrison was not strong en-
ough to resist a concentrated al
tack. Official telcgraphic reports
contradicted earlier adylccs that
the japanese had made landln2
at Balangnipa neal MacaSSar, ac-
cording to the Netherlands Indies
news agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Big Ships Free
To Stalk Allies

ably not mere than 150 miles to
go.
Now the sole hope Of catching
them lay in the possibility that
some had been so badly damaged
by the ferocious and costly attack
Of British planes. Warships and
coastal guns that their speed mac
been materially reduced.
CLAIMS PROBABLE
Tho British attacked with every
thing they had including Canadian
air force planes which flew into
the dcadlieSt area of the battle
But the ccmmuniquc CT the ad
miralty and air ministry claimed
only probable and possible hits b..
gun fire. torpcdOeS and acrla
bombs and the British lost - plane
against l8 which, it was said, the
Germans lost.
The Independent ConSc!Nati"
Evening News opened the attack
Churchill The most vigorous pres;
criticism of his prime ministry.
There is no use in MI. Churchill
Standing mp, half defiantlY aad hall
in a white sheet borrowed iron
Lord Baldwin ca former 'muddl'
through PREMIER and saving. !
am the man to blame and Goi"c
nothing TO improve machinery O.
methods.
Reviewing bitterly an "cudlc,:
chain" cf British disasters, tho
Evening News attacked 'he .oT.
crnmcnt and the chiefs # thc
fighting services.
NO doubt We shall gct tic usual
soothing explanation it said, IT
n.ill be urged on us that although
We arc taking it We shall Go a io'
better in 1913 and reallr ma9nifl
Gently in 1914, But miScalcGiatiOas
have piled up too mGuntain0uSly tC
be dismissed with flourish Of
words
We'll informed quarters reported
today that the Scharnhorat G"ni-
Senau and Prinz Eugen left BrcSt.
where they had sheltered. WedneS-
day night and reached thr south
cast English coast. approximately
at Plymouth at 9 a. m. yesterday.
Naval experts were divided III
opinion whether the German feet
chose its course past the English
coast because the three BIZ Ships
had been damaged by bombs at
Brc;>t or in sheer audaclty
1T might just have been German
check. which has worked - vel
IN the past one cDmmeH'a'Hr
s9ld.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
New Draft Signup
Calls 2 Million
Men TO Readiness

WASHINGTON. Feb. l3 up
HE sclcetiyc service system, taking
every precauuou to avoid disruption
e. Wi production. this weekend be-
ans registering 100000 additional
&cN .oy military service.
The undertaking must be COM
plc;cd by Monday night. but state
governors were authorized TO star,
the machinery turning earlier, al
loving men working at key defense
]obS to register during time off.
Selectlyc service officials said ii
major portion Of the 48 states woulG
opCn registration places either to-
morrow or Sunday, or both. in ad ,
dltIon to Monday a few already
have thc Job well underWay-Utah
started Feb Q
The reglStratn VIII be the third
since SCleCtlye service became law
during the summer Of 1910. 1t en-
braces all men who were 20 years
cid before Dec. 81, l94l. who will
not be Is or over on Monday.
Bu; 100000 within these age
limits Viii net register. These arc
tie men p through "a who gave
volunteer workers their names. ages
telephone numbers, home and busi-
ness addresses and the names O:
persons who always will know theil
whereabouts in registrations hel7
OF. Ii. 1910. and last July /.
a large number OF these-the ex-
act number is a military secret
since have been inducted into the
army.
Still another registration, which
officials expect TO be held next
spring or early summer" Will affect
additional millions of men now be-
tween rs ana 20 and 45 and "a
wears old
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13

csc attack were clements %. IA,
l22nd Japauesr reAiHeut o.: Gea
Akra Nata'~ 65th G.tI>Ioa
Two Japanese dive hombC.s Wer,
shot down hy M3eArthU.> aat.a.s-
craft craS
TodaNS cCmmUaiqUe followed Re
ccip's O! rcY@rtS that JapaNS ccG-
mander-In-cl1ci IL ,Ac Philippine.
has Ic>orfcU Il ii ueW strategy G.
attacks II relays on Bataan dlte.
having failed 10 cNerWhelm Mac
Ar;hug.s mon by frontal assaults
MIn,aIy officials saJi The i9-
yadcrs bv sheer numerical super
io'ity and relays o. fresh troop>
evidently hosc to soften UP thr
weary ana o0'uWmbcscd defenders
preparatory L final grand -.
NaMt aimed - knocking them 81
the isiud O. IUren
STRATEGY CHANGED
The Japanese commander. Llt0
Gen. MaSaharu H1n!nla. was sax
to have abandoned a. least tenn
pcsrlly ILL.,, costly tactics Of hur.ms
his cG.l weight aeain>. the Amer
lCdU AID Filipino troops a. lie w.
Golug 10 days age
Instead oontnEeutS Of JapaNcS'
'roaNS are kCp; III t"e :iGht.N- line
~H.y about IS hours. and then ar
withdrawn t. the rear before the
ale exhausted W!..ic other combd.
troops move up to take their places
MacArthurs forces. estimated a,
no more than 10000 against mogt
than 20O.No0 japanese. must fac.
these constantly fresh troops frcn
the fox holes and jungle grCwtt
ncrth Of Ba;aan where they have
fought dog4oG.y 10" 67 days know
in. all the time thai there was only
the taln,eSt hop1 o. reinforccmcn,>
OF evacuation
The new Japanese tactics, Whici.
military observers said may haft
been impcllcd by ,hc hCau loSse.
suffered b. Homma'S crack SNych
troops at The haua> Of the Amcg-
leans and FlIpln7, probably cN-
plain why tie Japanese cOntinHs
to pour relnlorccmel,. into Lu21!
although they already Cu,numOey
the defenders y TO one or more.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Macarthur S Army
CIamoring 10 Take
Offensive on Isle
-lCOntinucd From Pad One

Continued From Page One
the japanese dug-Ia lines. protect
ed by snipers in trees and machine
guns in trenches dug through dee
forests
They weren't The japanese los
three times as many men as die
the United States and could no.
hold ont until reinlorccments ar
rived.
American ana Filipino patrol ac-
tiv!ty has been stepped up. Patrol.
are most important in this jungle
and mountain type of war Our me.
are worried no longer by japanese
snipers. The boys want action. anC
the rank and file wants 10 tai
the offensive desplge their lack o,
air support.
Tac biggest worry TO the Japa-
nese command anpears 20 be tHe
notwithstanding IOn9-rau-e AUc:
lcan artI.cr".
Heavy damage has been Intllc,"a
on the japanese b tic American
barraIes.
MacArthur's scrappy jungle fight
ers naturally can't be expected L
hold out forever. The rightfuh'
believe they are entitled to rein
forcements-especially in the plane
which they had been promised
A few days ago our handful OF
Curtlss P-40's took tie air anG
with the odds 2 to aga!ns: then
attacked the Japanese.
The Americans and FIhpinos II
the front lines halted fEc!. aat!0,
to cheer the U. s. pilo.s a. III
tackled the japanese and ,ho, dorl
five and possibly SIX Of their plant
The pa off came VIXEN 4 Japa.
ncse plane was forced down IL IA
mans land. American ar,il.c:t
speedily blasted the plane . D..s.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Plan Would Kill
Many High Schools

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. Feb l3
,UP'-A proposal to abolish half
II the nations $4,000 senior high
schools was made today to the ma
.lonal conference Of the eastern
section OF the Progressive Educa-
tion Association.
Dr.. John ". Studebakcr, U.
Commissioner Of Education. urged
tia: senior high school with fewer
than 100 students be abolished and
hat consolidated schools of tech
nologr be opened il all sections
Of the country
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
SRA Aljquidator
Dismissed March |
SACRAMENTO. z

SACRAMENTO, Feb. l.. Up ~
Ralph J Wakefield vii bc al.-
missed OF March a. ac'n.l asaI
Cf the now defUact s,ate reI"l
administration and Finance D.c-t-
or George Killion VIII assume G2cc-
tlcn Of the SRA liquidation, G9'
Culbcrt Olson announced tCday.
KLlhon viii receive no par
SRA administrator Wakefield u.-
been receiving $4,000 yearlr. tnc
same salary ne rocciycd as noaG CT
the SRA camp program and late
as acting administrators
The SPA Wa> Killed b. to .csi,-
laturc during The 1911 session. Z
large amount # property va
storcd and Is beng parcc1nd o.
10 tho state e1ard and ctLcr sta''
agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Draft Board Hunts
Dozen DeIinquenis

e Centre draft board officials
are hunting fer a dozen men who
failed to report as required by the
,clcctIyc service act,
ANYONE knowing the Whereabou s
II tics" mcn were asked 70 give
lie information 10 draft board Of
ficials immediately
Tic list Of missing men included
Rafael CordOva Francisco Rodri
2uez ogden Leon Long, Braulio M
Lopez. Samuel Lewis. Francisco
Flores, DCn Kermit Ahern. Philip
Chavez. Walter Richard Gibson.
Hector Edmundo Flores, Albert
Elias Martinez, and Gonzola Quin-
taDa
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
MEN APP Y At NAVY
RECRUITING STATION

Five men. antlc.patlne t1c NoN
selcctive service Amy enlistment
call. applied for Nay enlistment
this week. ". P Maupin, recruit
i:G officer q. Z Centre. said FIJI
day. The mc9 told him thcy wanted
10 get inlo some phase OF the
service which they selected them
selves Their applications were sent
TO headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
AWAITS FEDERAL
COURT ACTION

lyman NJ Bush. 26-year-old
Negro frim San Diego, was in tbs
county jail Friday awaiting actor
by the federal court on a CharG,
OF SmugglinE mariJuana int CaleX-
ic0 from Nc icali He was accused
Of smuggling 8. ounces Of loose
rlarihuaaa which he told Unite,
States Commissioner Dorsey White
law rc had planned 10 9~c hIm-
self He was arrested ~ = &
customs Officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-13
SIN HURT WHEN
TRAIN JUMPS TRACKS

BRAINTREE, Mass. Feb. l3.
CUP)-Locomotive No 1913 of the
New Haven railroad, pulling a pas
senger train. jumped the tracks
and crashed head-on into another
train, injuring six persons, today
Friday the 18th