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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12
CORINTHIAN LODGE OFFICERS

Tuesday evening Corinthian lodge
No. Ill, F. & A. M, elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: K. M. Riley, W. NJ; Arthur
Maier, S. W.; J. Dwight Miller, j.
W.; S. A. Finley, treasurer; c. A.
Gaylord, secretary; c. o. James, S.
d.; H. l.. McClenathan, J. D.; T. J.
Masterson, tyler, and Raymond
Durbin, trustee for three years.
Kenneth G. Fields was first elected
Master, but declined the office, ow-
ing to the fact that he is moving to
Columbus. Following the election
the M. M. degree was conferred
and later refreshments were serv-
pd
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12
CHRISTMAS MAILING

The Post Office Department now
is starting the most gigantic task
in it's history-the movement of
deluge of Christmas parcels, cards,
and letters while maintaining the
regular flow of millions of pieces Of
mail daily to and from our armed
forces all over the world.
Indications are that the volume of
Christmas mail will be the largest
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

Some may be wondering why George Ross
was placed first the plaque. The committee Sc
lected his name because Ross at Pearl Harbor
when the Japs made their sneak attack Dec. THE
first battle of the war; He gunner's mate on the
batteship Oklahoma, and it is stated that the first
bomb the Japs dropped at Pearl Harbor struck the
Oklahoma, and in that battle Ross wounded.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

are to be continuous for the dura-
ton.
Under the hosiery collection rlan,
collection centers will BE- set up in
all retail stores having women's and
misses hosiery departments. At
these stores boxes vii, be provided
for the collection of old hosiery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12
Keep Draft Board Informed

Persons who registered in the draft should at all
times keep their local draft board informed of their
changes OF address. Many thoughtlessly the
suit OF ignorance of the rules and regulations put
ting their freedom in jeopardy and laying themselves
open to severe penalties when they do report that
they have moved elsewhere. Much patience has been
shown in the matter of trying locate registrants
who have changed address, and then the fact
known to the local draft board
The law requires registrants notify their draft
boards not only when they change addresses but also
when there is change in their occupations their
physical condition changes concerning their de-
pendents.
1t is not enough to carry registration cards-that
Is necessary but every other the law must
be observed otherwise trouble for the offender is
to follow later
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12
Big Woods

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carpenter
and daughter Jeany of Arkansas
are spending two weeks with rela-
tives at Chesterhill. Mrs. Arthur
Teeters went to Bedford Thursday
TO visit her brother, Earl Smith,
and family; also her mother Mrs.
Carrie Ray, who has ben at the
Smith home the last three months.
Mr.. and Mrs Fletche' Davis and
two children visited recently with.
relatives at Sand Rock.--M. and
Mrs. Clifford Calendine and family
were callers at Milton Walface's,.
Sunday evening.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

Above are few Of the many little things you can
do in your home to save gas without interfering
with its regular use. They are seemingly inseoifi-
cant in themselves, but all together they add up
to quite savings over period Of months. Ii
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

REFRIGERATOR UNITS should be kept
free from heavy coatines Of frost and ice
by regular defrostine, at least once week.
Also, keep cold control set consistent with
the load OF food which is in the refrigerator.
With an average food load, the control
pointer should be midway between coolest
and least cold position.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

so Christmas cards with your
name on for 81. Order now
Stanbery Pharmacy.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

LEAKING HOT WATER FAUCETS are
both bothersome and wastefu. Sixty drops
per minute from hot water faucet in one
months time will waste five days hot water
supply for the average family. Keep hot
water faucets tightly shut. II they leak,
have them repaired.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

peacetime, gas has often been used wastefuIy in
the home, perhaps because It costs SO little. Now,
when Americans must conserve every important
resource - now, when gas is vital to our war
industries - use It wisely in your home. -
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

IN TOP BURNER COOKING therei waste
in haste. While gas is the speediest modern
kitchen fuel, you can't hurry" top burner
cooking. Set the flame to fit the utensiI
and food to be cooked. Once the boiling
point is reached, turn the flame low or to
simmer until food has finished cooking.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12
Soldier Plaque Contributions

Word has been going the rounds that before SOL
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

HEAT IS WASTED IN YOUR HOME
when doors are left open to bedrooms with
open windows. These rooms should always
be shut off at night. Also, make sure that
all windows and doors fit tightly Install
storm windows and doors in the more ex-
posed areas. InsvIate ceilings and walls as
much as possible. Shut of rooms not in use.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

Sgt. Donald Martin left last eve
ming for Alamo Field, near San
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-11-12

TURN TOP BURNERS OFF when not
in use. Gas is wasted when the flame is
left burning after cooking is finished. The
modern gas ranges have automatic top
burner lighting so that the burners can be
conveniently turned on and off.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
ARE WAGES
STABILIZED?
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The man responsible for administering
price control in the United States is OBJ
viously in close touch with information
as to what it will take to make price con-
troll work. Therefore, when Leon Hender-
son. price administrator. goes step
ahead of President Roosevelt to tell the
House Ways and Means committee that
4 general freezing of wages may be naceS-
sary in support of other measures against
initiation, his opinion is significant.
1t is widely conceded that Mr.. Roosevelt,
after calling upon labor to stabilize
wages and cease to expect increases, gave
strong evidence of his earnestness ON the
point by asking the unions in the Ship
building Sterilization Conference to re-
cede from the full amount of coSt-of-liv-
ing adjustments due them under their
contracts.
Nevertheless, reports persist of wage
demands made by local groups in various
industries throughout the country 1t is
true, the President left leeway for adj
justments to remedy Inequalities" and
bring up sub-standard groups. Whatever
the sincerity of pledges by national labor
leaders, there is apparently a considera-
bic disposition among local union offic-
ials to continue to make demands as
usual, under this cloak of leveling up in
CAPABILITIES though the groups they repre-
sent are by no means sub-standard.
If this nibbling around the edges of
the wage sterilization effort should con-
tinue, good ground will be given for Con-
gress to conclude that wages, like prices,
must be limited by law After all, why
should not the wage levels of a month
or two ago be taken as standard and the
burden of proof to be placed, as in the
case of price control, on any who believe
adjustments to be necessary?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
Nazis Reported Cracking

MOSCOW. May %. CUP)-T'he
Red army has broken into a German
held town outside Kharkov after
crushing q Nazi counterattack, and
now is nearing its immediate goal
on the 18th day of Marshal Semyon
Timoshenko'S offensive, official adj
vices said today.
Adyices from the l00-mile front
indicated the Germans were begin
ming to crack as result of their
enormous losses in men and mater
ialS. There also were indications
that the Nazis were near the eX-
haustion point on tank reserves on
tn Kharkoy front.
The German high command in
its communicate today said that all
Soviet attacks had been repulsed
and that the German forces of
Marshal Fedor Won Book have re
gained the initiative" around Khar-
kov-the first time that the Ger
mans have claimed the initiativeD
TRAP TIGHTENS
A Red army communique at noon
reported Timoshenko's forces were
steadily tightening their ring around
Kharkov overwhelming one Nazi
stronghold after another.
In one sector the Germans coun-
terattacked but were halted and
driven into retreat. Then the Rus
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
aIyCIairns U.S..
BattIeship Sunk
Off AfricaCoa

LONDON, May % CUP) = The
italian high command claimed to-
day that United States battle
ship of the Maryland class was
sunk by Italian submarine torpe-
does May 20, while en- route to the
Cape of Good Hope.
A special communique, broadcast
by Radio Rome, said the battle
ship was en- route apparently to
reinforce American naval forces in
the Indian Ocean"
The ship sank within a short
time, the communique claimed, and
escorting vessels did not intervene
when the submarine attack occur
red.
italian high command commune
ques are usually even less accurate
than German oneSD
CThere are three ships in the
Maryland class. The Maryland, of
81 500 tons, the Colorado of $4,000
tons and the West Virginia of 81
300 tons. They were built under
the 192O-2l program and each has
a normal complement of ,d07 men.
They arc armed with eight 10 inch
guns, II five inch guns, eight five
inch anti-airCraft guns and other
smaller WeapnS.D
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
WHY NOT FREEZE
THE LABOR STATUS

The unions, of course, believe that they
will be making a disproportionate sacri-
flee if they fail to insist upon fulfill
ment of the terms of contracts which the
administration has dictated. Possibly
they are right. At any rate, this is no
time to continue, as such, the old battle
between union and non-union forces. This
is a time, rather, for a moratorium.
We do not mean the kind of mora
forum suggested by both the admins
tration and the labor unions, which
would give the unions a free hand to
take advantage of administration coer-
cion of non-union labor. Nor do we
mean the kind of a moratorium the anti
unionists would have, which would use
the emergency as an excuse to deprive
the unions of the advantages they have
won to date.
We mean, instead, the kind of mora
torium which would freeze the whole
situation right where it is now, SO that
those who want to continue the union
VS. non-union battle can take it up again
when the war is over without prejudice
to either side.
Such a moratorium as we propose
would roll back" the status of all labor
to Dec. THE day war began-and in
clude rigid provisions that, when the
emergency is over, employers and en-
ployees alike automatically return to
their status as of that date. It would,
necessarily, include provision that any
man who is qualified can work in any
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
LABOR SHORTAGE OR
MEMBERSHIP SHORTAGE?
Third of q Series

In an about war production effort,
Uncle Sam Is tapping less than half of
the nations manpower while his highest
executives stick their heads in the sand
and moan about labor shortage among
skilled workmen
One Of the greatest contributing fac
tors to any so-called skilled labor short
age this country may be facing is the
administration policy which insists that
there is no labor" except union labor.
The administration issues grave warn
ings that the country has not enough
labor to go around without some form
of draft, and all the while refuses to
allow any man to work in war industry
unless he is a member of some labor
union.
You don't have to go far from home
to find the proof. In Imperial Valley
there are several gigantic war projects.
Two of them are the Seeley airport and
the INLAND marine camp. On those prof.
ects, skilled operators are needed for
heavy mechanical equipment. The oper-
ators are available, along with the equip
ment. Both can be furnished from among
employees of the Imperial county govern
ment.
But the operators cannot go to work
on the war projects unless they join
labor union because the administration
insists that war contractors must hire
only union labor The operators are not
union members. Therefore, in the admins
tration's view, they are non-eXistent as
far as war construction or production
goes. They're not the kind who can fill
the shortage, even though they possess
the required skill; they are not union
members
1t doesn't make sense to us. If produc
ton is our big goal, our one vital neces
sity, why should it be made subservient
to labor union organization? If we need
skilled men to build things and make
things so that our nation can come
through this war intact, why not use
ALL of the men who can do the things
we need done?
In need as great as ours. the admin
istrations policy is like nothing so much
as a drowning man, going down for the
third time, who refuses to grasp a life
preserver because it has no union label
on it.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22

chine guns and bayonets OF the
Russian infantry, and the guns OF
the great masses of Russian tanks
which Marhal Semyon Ttmoshenko
had thrown into the battle.
The Russian tanks and infantry
men are driving mile by mile through
terrain, woods and open fields,
bristling with German defense
points, dispatches said, and, fight
ing now in the enemys inner de-
Tense ring, are taking increasingly
big number of prisoners and guam
titles of war spoils.
Red Star said the Germans had
resorted again to their oft-tried
tactics of throwing in small units
in certain sectors, trying to distract
the Russians and draw all their
fire, while considerably larger forces
attacked neighboring sectors, hitting
the TANKS.
All counterattackS have been re-
pulsed, however, Red Star said, and
the Russian westward march con-
tinueS unchecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
Reds Say German
JUDGES Arrested

MOSCOW May %. (UP)-A lass
news agency dispatch today report
ed the arrest of number of German
court officials by the Gestapo in
what may have been the first i'm
portant move by Hitler to clamp
down on officialdom. under the
powers recently granted him by the
Reichstag,
The dispatch said court officials
had been arrested in Berlin, Col
ogne. Hanover, Frankfurt, Dresden
and other German cities, but it did
not disclose the source Of this in
formation.
at is reported" the dispatch said,
that they were accused of having
passed light sentences on persons
disconnected with the war and the
Hitherto regime"
In his speech before the Reich
stag Hitler asked for and re-
ceived complete power to take what
ever steps seemed necessary to him
to get the fullest German war eff
fort and to punish any persons,
regardless of station, who hindered
that effort.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
Sub Braves Fire,
Defies Plane In
Attack on Vessel
By UNITED PRESS

The survivors of Small-Slzed
Norwegian merchantmen believed
Friday that their ship had been
sunk by one of the boldeSt submar-
inc attacks on record
1t was noon. May II, off the north
ern New England coast. A Royal
Canadian air force patrol plane had
circled the ship 3 minutes before.
The merchantman'S gun crew had
lust finished target practice when
two. perhaps three, torpedoes crash
ed into her port side. She sank so
rapidly that the gunners had to
cling to the platform to keep from
being swept into the sea.
An hour later, the same patrol
plane returned, spotted the % sur
vivors in a lifeboat and called a
rescue vessel. The torpedoes' explo-
sions killed a Swedish fireman and
injured six men.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
Chinese Contest
Jup 40 vance

lie the Chinese had killed 1000
Japanese.
The battle was fought Tuesday
west of Chunghein, the agency said.
Chinese casualties also were heavy.
A military spokesman said the
Chinese had heavily counter-at-
tackled and driven back the Jap
anese who landed from warShips
Thursday at the mouth of the Min
river.
The japanese shelled Foochow,
which is 25 miles from the mouth
of the river, but they did not land
in 'Foochow and it still was in
Chinese hands, the spokesman en-
phaSized
JAPS HIT BASES
At least 10000 japanese were
believed massed in Chekiang Prov
ince and 10000 more at the Kiang
81 province capital of Nanchang
for a supreme effort to knock out
Allied air and supply bases in
eastern China.
BRIG. Gen. Claire L. Chcnnault,
leader of the American Volunteer
group, said in Running that the
japanese couldn't occupy al the
Allied air bases from which Japan
could be bombed, because there
were too many baSeS)
The Japanese were said TO be
making at least six thruStS.
The newspaper Taking Pao said
the headquarters of the Chinese
expeditionary forces commanded by
United States Lieut.. Gen. Joseph
Stilwell, will be established some
where near the boundary of the
inner section between Burma, In
dia and China"
It said the necessary personnel
was proceeding to the headquarters
by plane from China and India
and that all Chinese technical and
transportation Staffs which pre-
viously have operated in Burma
will be withdrawn TO India.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
French Admiralty
Admits Sub Loss

VICHY, France, May % up
the admiralty announced today
that the 1.379-ton submarine lie
Heros had been missing since May
5, when the British attacked NADIA
gascar, and that with "a men of
its crew it must be considered lost
Most of the crew NORMALLY GU
were saved b. a British ship, "A
communique said.
lie Heros was one of q subma-
rines of the Redoubltable class. II
was built under the 1928 program
With it sister ship GlorieuX it
cruiSed unescorted from the Medi-
terranean TOulon naval base to
Saigon, French Indo-China, and
return, a distance of 1880 miles,
in 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
YonkunzocS Sink
More Jop Ships

MELBOURNE, May %. CUP)-
Allied naval forces. in their first
action since the battle of the Coral
Sea, have sunk 7,l00 ton 8-inch
japanese cruiser and two supply
ships totaling $4,000 tons, Gen.
DOUGLAS Macarthur announced to-
day.
indicating that American sub
marines did the job, Macarthur said
the enemy ships, a cruiser OF the
Kako class, with GOA officers and
men, a 5000 ton cargo vessel and
5000 ton cargo vessel, were sunk
in an underwater action"
Macarthur announced also that
United States and Australian planes,
flying through almost impossible
weather, had destroyed or damaged
eight Japanese planes in one OF their
most ferociouS raids on the Japa-
nese invasion base at Lac, New Gui-
nea.
SUB SAFE
He revealed. too, that in their
raid Wednesday on Koepang, in
Timor island. the Allied planes had
destroyed. three enemy planes and
damaged three.
Though no details were given of
the Allied naval success, it was I'M
derstood that a submarine had re-
turned to base after sinking the
three enemy ships.
A headquarters spokesman refused
to say whether the action had any
connection with the Coral Sea bat
tie of two weeks ago or with new
enemy concentration of war and
supply ships for major invasion
offensive in the Australian area.
However, all the extensive Allied
reconnaissance flights in the last
two weeks, made despite unfavor-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
Fifth Colun,nists
Blamed in SINKING
OF Merchant Shin

NEW ORLEANS, La, May %
OUP) Fifth columniStS probably
supplied sailing information to a
submarine which torpedoed and
sank a medium sized United States
merchant vessel in the Gulf of
Mexico May 18, with q men miss
ing, Capt. A. Henry Rowe said to-
day.
The ship sank in 80 seconds.
Capt. Rowe, whose home is at
Alden Pa, based his conclusion that
fifth columnists tipped the U-boat
on the fact that after the sinking
the sub did not rise to the sur
face and follow the usual practice
of questioning survivors about the
vessels identity, cargo and desti-
nation.
HAD INFORMATION
The sub never did appear" he
said in the Marine hospital at Gal
weston, Tex, according to an
nouncement by the eighth naval
district. THAT leads me to be-
lieve that someone tipped them eff
as to our sailing date. They knew
the name of the ship, came after
us and got US
Rowe was one of five injured
survivors taken to Galveston hos
pital. He was still on the bridge,
shouting rescue orders, when the
ship went under. Third mate John
T. Chalmers, 25, Of Cheltenham,
Pa, seized him when he popped
up out of the water and hauled
him aboard a life raft.
The ship, carrying a crew of 60
including a four-man gun crew,
was hit by two torpedoes almost
simultaneously at 10:41 pm. Most
of the missing were believed killed
b. explosions, but some were suck
ed under with the ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22

slams took up pursuit and drove INTO
a town which the enemy had held,
the communique said.
Red army tanks. locked with the
Germans in one of the greatest tank
battles in history are driving ahead
with undiminished ferocity with
tens of thousands of eager infantry
men close behind them, dispatches
related.
They said the last German strong
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY Or
IMPERIAL.
No. 1922
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF EARL c. HANCOCK,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned executor of the Last
Will and Testament of Earle C. Han
cock, Deceased, to the creditors of
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to file
their claims with the necessary
vouchers within six months after
the first publication of this notice,
in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of the State OF
California, in and for the County
of Imperial, in the City of Ell
Centre, County of Imperial, State
of California, or to present said
claims with the necessary vouchers
within said six months to the said
Executor of the Last VIII and Tesla
ment of said deceased at its place
of business, to-wit, Northeast Cor
ner of Fifth Avenue and Broad
way, in the City of San Diego,
County of San Diego, State of
California, which is hereby desig-
mated as it's place of business in
all matters connected with the Es-
tate of Earle c. Hancock, Deceased.
Dated: April IT, 1912.
THE FIRST NATIONAL TRUST
AND SAVINGS BANK OF SAN
DIEGO, a Corporation,
BY B. VIM. Jeffrey,
Assistant Trust Officer
as Executor of the Last VIII
and Testament of Earle G..
Hancock, Deceased.
VIM. l.. Morrison,
Attorney for said Executor,
926 Bank of America Building,
San Diego, California.
mo. l5) (A24-Ml-8-15-22)