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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Kiwanians Hosts
To 50 Children

Thirty children. Is from Harding
and Is from Mckinley schools,
shared Christmas Friday noon with
the FL Centre Kiwanis club.
Cars were sent to pick up the
Youngsters from the two schools
who we're the luncheon guests of
the club. Christmas SONGS, and spe-
cial numbers by the children con-
stituted the program. Santa Claus,
played by the Rev. Mr.. E. L. Car
ter. arriving with his pack which
contained a gift for each child.
Since the club meetings fall on
both Christmas and New Years
the club will have a two weeks re-
cess.
On January Is. w. H. Tyler. Jr,
will be installed as president of the
club. the installation being pre-
ceded by a dinner at pm. in the
hotel with the ladies as guests.
Myron Insco of San Diego, lieuten-
ant governor for the llth district,
will install the new officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Commission 0k's
Olson Appointment

SACRAMENTO. Dec. l9.--OU.P.1
Secretary of State Paul Peck today
announced the unanimous approv-
al Of the qualifications commission
for Gov. Culbert OlSon's appoint
mcnt Of Appellate Justice B. Ray
Schauer Of Los Angeles 10 the State
supreme court.
Schaucr will succeed the late
Frederick w. Houser, father of
Lieutenant Govcrnor-elect F'reder-
lex F.. HouSer. He was appointed
superior court judge in 1927 and
was elevated to the appellate court,
second district, third division, in
1911. He is 81
Attorney General Earl Warren
forwarded the approval to Peek on
behalf of himself. Presiding Justice
Phil Gibson of the supreme court
and Presiding Justice John T.
NourSe Of the appellate court, dis
trict /.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Slot Machines TO
Fill USACoffers

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 -UPD-
USO funds and local gambling con-
ditiOns both will behcfitsfrom q
new method of SIot machine dis
poeal ordered by Municipal Judge
Arthur S. Gucrin toda..
In setting aside the previous sen
tencc of E. Fritz Godfrey. bartcnd-
or in the SWsnk Jonathan club, con-
Iictcd last week of possession OF five
slot machines in the clubs bar
Judge Guerin ordered Fritz To sell
the machines out Of state for not
less than sl,lO0 apiece and turn
the money over to the USO. Each
machine contained 5000.
He also sentenced Fritz to 81
days in Jail suspended and 6
months probation. and fined him
$3.50 Slot machines heretofore
have been smashed or dumped into
the ocean.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
BY ROBERT c. MILLER

copyright, 1912, by United Press
ABOARD RI OK BACK ER
PLANE OVER THE SOUTH Pa
CIFTC, Dec. 11.-Delayed)-U.PD
Eddie Rickenbacker gazed at the
Pacific wastes stretching below,
turned to me and said, ITS Won
derful to be flying again
That Captain Rickenbacker was
indeed flying again must have
seemed to him little short of a
miracle. If it was a miracle, he
had an explanation for it as he un-
folded to me the story of his cX-
pcriences.
II am certain there is God" he
said. "or why would I have been
saved again"
Four times i'm his career as auto
mobile racer. flying acc of World
War l. aviatio 3 executive and aero
nauticS adviser TO the War Depart
ment in World War II, Rikenbacker
had been given up for dead.
CLOSEST CALL
II am anxious" he said. ito see
how my fourth obituary will look "
The fourth encounter with death
had been the closest of all. On
October 81. the Army bomber in
which he was flving on secret
mission for the War Department
was forced down in the vast Pacific.
For % days Rickenbacker floated
in little yellow life raft while
Army and Navy planes and surface
craft looked for him and his COM
panions. One of the party of eight
died and was buried at sea.
But I never gave up once" Rick
enbacker told me. II knew all the
time we would be saved"
After his rescue. RickenbacF,er
was taken to tropical para disc
where doctors of an American base
hospital were waiting to receive
him. After two weeks of GONZALES
cence. NAVY doctors pronounced him
fit. The War Department granted
his urgent request that he be per-
mitted to complete the mission on
which he had started. A special
r'are was diSpa tched for his use.
PERFECTLY FIT
When he took to the air again.
Rickenbacker was almost as healthv
looking as a man could be. He had
regained all but II of the 35 pounds
lost during the davs and nights in
the lift raft. EXcent for few
small sores. the result of cramped
conditions on the raft, he was COM
pletely recuperated.
Thoroughly dehvdrated at the
time of his rescue. Rickenbacker
had consumed great quantities of
fruit juices and water in the hos
pital. But it was nearly an hour
after taking to the air again before
he touched the thermos jugs of
voter and iced orangcadc at his
side
This is the LONGEST period I've
gone without drink since I was
picked No." he chuckled.
AVVATOR'S EYE
Glad in Marine toqs and black
shoes. Rickcnbecker was the only
person aboard the plane wearing a
necktie. It was a perfect day for
flying. AS Rickenbacker took a
seat up front and looked abor,. him.
one of the pilots remarked to nc
tllat he has an aviators eye. He
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Kaiser Invited to
Debate Theories

CLEVELAND, Dec. 10. (UP)-
Henry j. Kaiser, The west coast ship
builder, and Joseph w. Fraser of
Toledo, president of the WHY'S
overland Motor Co. today were
invited by the Cleveland Advertis-
ing club to debate post war plan
ming.
In a recent speech before the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
Kaiser urged industry to prepare
for post war production now. even
to the extent of taking orders and
down payments on goods to be man
ufactured later.
Fraser repeatedly remarked. IT'S
the craziest thing ever heard Of
Kaiser retorted with a challenge to
debate.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Jan. IS DeadIine
For Checkup on
Commercial Tires

Continued from Page Il
given for commercial inspection was
25 cents per vehicle, the same as
for passenger car inspection. when
dismounting tires is not required.
CHARGE AUTHORIZED
When dismounting of passenger
tires is necessar.'. i charge OF &c
cents per wheel may be made by
inspectors. In case a commercial
tire has to be taken off. charge
varying with the size of the tire
may be made.
The picture was further compli-
Gated. however, by the manuals
statement that tire inspection re-
suits for commercial vehicles must
be listed on the certificates of war
necessity. Many commercial vchi
Gle owners as yet have not received
their certificates from Detroit.
Deadline for inspection Of payscn-
ger car tires is .1ar"orv 81. l943.
STATIONS
Here's the list Ut inspection sta
tions for both commercial and pas
Senger vehicles under the juriSdic-
ton of the Ell Centre board: Fire
stone Service, 4th and Main. E.
Centre: Friedley's Service. sos State
street, FL Centre; 3. F. Goodrich
TIT Main. El Centre: Hatton's Ser
vice. 600 Broadway. Ell Centre; Nc
Neecc and McNeece Service. 60l
Broadway. Ell Centre; Simpson
Service, 1897 Adams. FL Centre.
Turner Wakefield Service, f01 State
FL Centre; Womack-M Mitchell. 500
Main. FL Centre.
Stations where passenger tires arc
inspected onl.: English Village Ser
vice. 200 n. Imperial, FL Centre,
BradshaW's Service. 769 Main. Fl
Centre: Mills and Slocum Service.
492 State. FL Centre; Standard Ser
vice, 800 Main FL Centre: Imperial
Valley motors, 7C9 Main. FL Centre:
Rodgers Service. 81 S. Imperial
Imperial; w. w. Grassland Service,
9th and Broadway, FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Thugs Get $500 Under
Threat to Torture Pair
SAN FRAN

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. l9-oUPD
Two men today broke into the
apartment Of Jack Kaync, hcaC
cashier OF Ba" Meadows race track
bound Kayne and his wife witt
neckties after threatening to kid
rap and torture them then escape"
with $500 hidden under Kayne's
pillow
Kayno and his wife, Hanna. were
helpless face down on the bed. The
robbers fled as MIS- Kayne scream
cd for help.
kayne is the brother of Bill
kaNne San Francisco betting COM
missioner and owner of the Bay
Meadows race track.
Police reported the two men en-
tered the Haynes ground floor
apartment by climbing through d
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Phoenix Again In
Bounds for Army

PHOENIX, Dec. l9.-(U.P0-Ef- !
fective at noon Monday. December
81, the out-or-bounds order affect4
ing the city of Phoenix is revoked,
Col. Ross G. Hcyt announced to5
day.
The Revelation order affects an
military personnel at Williams,
Thunderbird l and 2. the American
personnel at Falcon and Luke
fields.
Col. Hovt is assigned and charg-
cd with the handling of discipline
between the community and various
airforcc commands Surrounding
Phoenix by tic west coast training
center hcadouar'crS. but to his be-
ing senior Air Corps officer in this
district.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20

BoycScn, ncighbor. who called
police.
Kaync, during the Bay Meadows
race meeting carries the pari-mu-
tuel take" from the track 10 bank
in San Francisco each day
y think someone saw me carry
ihg that money around" Kayno
told police
when these guys came in they
first asked for $1,000 You couldn't
iCentify them because the light
weren't turned on and they orly
had flashlights.
They Swore and cursed and
threatened to beat US up and tor
ture and kidnap US. I had TO let
them have the money l was going
to take to the bank today"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Amazed
AtFDR's Award

WASHINGTON. Lee. l9-tUP)-
!ohn CDonncll Washington news
awarded German iron
ross by President Roosevelt as a
ebUke for a column written for
he New York Dali News. said
oday hc was "at comnletc los
=" understand tho action"
Mr. Roosevelt gave tho media,
to Radio COmmentatoc Earl God
win at tho conclusion of yeSter-
days press conference and tolt
him to give it TO CDonnell.
He explained the award was for
a column O'Donnell wrote uuotinr
letter about George F. Durno
former White Hotpe correspondent
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Rick Convinced
There Is dGod

watched the takeoff operations
closely and then settled back in his
seat as the plane Swoopcd into the
air.
Once overflow from a gasoline
tank filled the cabin with fumes.
Smoking was prohibited until the
air was cleared. Rickenbacked
didn't mind. His % days in the
life raft had affected his attitude
toward tobacco.
II can take it or leave it alone, =
he laughed
FAR BETWEEN
As the plane droncd over the Pa
cific. Rickcnbackcr spotted an atoll
below
When you're looking for Them
I he said wryly, they're few and far
between"
Rickenbackcr showed me bill
fold which he had carried through
out his experience. Some of the
bills were half eaten away by the
corrosive effect of sea water.
He also showed me a silver dol
lar which, he said. the daughter OF
friend had given him as good
luck charm when he starred his
mission. He accepted the charm on
the condition that he give it back
to her when the mission was COM
plctcd.
I'm looking forward to RETURN
ing it," he said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Warren Retains
Democrat Official

SACRAMENTO. DEC. - -CUPJ-
State Corporation Commissioner
Edwin M. Daughcrty Of Los An
GcleS a registered Democrat. viii
retain his cffice under Tho ncv
administration. Governor Elect Earl
Warren declared today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
STRAIN TREMENDOUS

He warned that - book holders
divcrting their coupons to illegal
use will be punished by immediate
revocation of privileges.
OPA officials conceded that the
strain on transportation facilities,
already -burdened by the war,
vii! be tremendous. But they eX-
pressed hoDc that the emergency
traffic can be borne until the new
plan swings into operation.
Congressional sources expressed
grave doubt" that systems can
hold up and suggested three cxpe-
dents.
l. A public information program
to convince tho people that they
will have 10 take il tor the time
being and begin walking to work,
even if it involves distances Of sev-
Cral miles.
2. Relax rationing of bicycles,
now restricted to war workers. to
permit their use by the general pub
lie in event of an emergency.
3. A definite program for stag
gcred hours Of stores, office build
ings and war plants TO eqr3lizc the
strain on conYeyanccs over a 81
hour period.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20

'indow five feet off tho ground
The carried flsshlightS.
They searched Kaync's clothes.
dking $50 Then they aWokc Kaync
nd his wife. demanding moro
mone3 KaYne said he told the mer
Eere was more money under the
pillow.
SCREAMS SOUND ALARM
Wen torture and kill you if it
isn't there, Kayne quoted the mcr
IS saying. We're going to use
YOUR OWL necktieS to tie up both Of
you until we see"
After binding the Haynes, the
robbers took the $2500 from under
the pillow and escaped. Mrs. Kaync
tell off the bed TO the floor. Her
screams aroused Miss Dorothy
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Continued IRON Page i

which We lived on for eight days.
DELICATE CARVING
Il carved these up into eight
pieces and rationcd them out
If you ever had seven pairs of
hungry eyes watching the carver.
you'll carve prett- well even if you
haven't the facilities
Rickcnbacker said that three rub
ber liieraftS were used Rickenback-
er Col Adamson and Pvt John
Bartek got in one raft. Sgt AleXan-
der Kaczmarcyk. who subsequently
died during the ordeal at sea. and
Capt William T. Cherry were in
another Tho third raft was oc-
eupied by It. James c. Whitaker.
1t. John D. DeanGclS. and Staff
Sgt. James Reynolds
The small tWo-man boat over
turned. and tho young man We later
lost swallowed salt water. which
didn't help his thirst Rickcnbacker
continued IN hi, account of the
events Immediately following the
forced landing
BOATS TIED TOGETHER
The water was rough. And the
boy tKaczmarcyk) got to drinking
salt water during the night. AS a
result he later died Of salt water
poisoning and starvation.
We tied the boats together. After
We got going, naturally we thought
about our food and water but We
didn't dare 90 back to the ship for
fera it would sink and suck us down.
There followed five days Of
calm. 1t was beastly hot. Some of
the boys threw their shoes and socks
into the water. 1t was unfortunate
because they had their feet and
legs burnt badly. Three of four
had jumpers on, but no hats. I
was more fortunate. I had ali
old felt hat that Mrs. Rickenbacker
had wanted me to discard for the
last 10 years. I also wore high
topped boots
SEVEN DRY DAYS
Then he told how he gathered to-
eether all tie handkerchiefs th>
men had with them, wet them and
had them place them over their
faces to protect them from the
burning sun.
There VS. no rain until the
eighth night We saw nothing in
the way of searching planes or
ships. The little boy CBartek) in
my boat had an issl'e Bible in the
pocket of his jumper and on the
second day out we organized prayer
meetings in the morning and in
the evening.
Frankly and humbly We PRAYED
for our doliverance.
And after the oranges were
gone. there showed up terrific pangs
of hunger. Then we PRAYED for
food . We happened to have
two little fishlines but no bait.
SFAGULL COMES
If il wasn't for the fact that
had seven witnesses, I wouldn't
dare tell this fs ltaStic story.
Ore hour after the prayer meet
ing, seagull landed on my should
er You can imagine my nervous
ness AS ! reached around to get
it. But I caught it and we wruno
its neck. We feathered it and
stripped its innards, which we used
for bait.
Capt. Cherry caught a little
mackerel and I caught speckled
seabass which we divided Up
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Woman Describes
Murder Struggle

BISBEE. Ariz.. Dec. l9.-CU.Pl-
Pretty Margaret Herlihy. an eX-
pectant mother testified at her
murder trial today that she shot
her Secretly-wed husband. Capt. Da-
vid Carr, when she saw him lung
ing toward ne" during a wild scuf-
file in her boudoir.
Il don't know whether my first
shot hit him or not. the red-haired
daughter of an Army colonel, said.
And I don't remember the sec
ond shot. Nv next clear picture
was of his lunging toward me-"
The defense rested shortly be-
fore II am. MWT.
Then the jury was sent from the
room while attorneys argued over
admitting as evidence a death bed
statement from Capt. Carr taken
by Lieut.. Col Walter c. Rathbonc,
provost marshal at Fort Huachuca,
where Carr was stationed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20

/ President APPARENT felt that
Durno, an old friend, was treated
in an unfair light.
: WHAT LETTER SAID
O'DonncllS column quoted let
tor from lack Turcott of the New
/ York Daily News which said IN
part:
/ "Durno pulled in Il couple of
nights ago. supposedly to inspect
something somewhere. Larry Lehr-
/ baS Gormer Associated Press cor
respondent now press officer fol
/ Cen. Douglas Macarthur in Aus
tralia' figured out that the
best way TO get rid of Durno Wac
| tc send him out to the house where
several war correspondents, includ-
ing me. live Out came Durno snr
VIC haven't been able to get riG
of him since. He drank all oul
scotch I've had two bottles and
we're saving it TO celebrate the
armisticc some da.D and nov
threatens to start on sterno be-
cause it rhymes with his name"
NEWS MAN MYSTIFTED
O'DonnellS statement said:
Il am at a complete loss TO un-
derStand the action Of tho Prcsi-
cont
Il have not yet received the Ger
man decoration which he handed
MI. Goodwin after I and the ma
jority of correspondents had left
hi, presence at the conclusion OF
his press conference. 1 am told
that the President handed it to Mr..
Goodwin for delivery TO me because
Of paragraphs had reprinted from
letters sent to me by two of my
former Washington newspaper col
leagues now in Australia.
These letters came TO me thru
army censorship.
They came from close friends.
WAS CO-WORKER
George Durno, former White
House correspondent and now q
captain in the army, was a Co
worker with me before Mr.. RoOSc-
yelt entered the White House.
The Presidnt in giving the Ger
nan decoration to Mr. Goodwin af-
ter ] had left the room said 1t was
for delivery to me because Of what
/ had written about Durno.' IT II
true that Captain Durno Is friend
of the Presidents. Mr.. Dunno for
years has been. and trust still is,
friend of mine
These paragraphs we're obvious
~ facetiouS. They were fantaSti-
cally exaggerated pictures of army
life overseas, humorousl.' present.
ed by newSpapermen for the enter
tainment of colleague who in turn
thought that they would enter
tain others.
Il regret that they have been
misinterpreted and misunderstood
at the White House.
Il am amazed and bewildered at
the lengths to which such misun-
derstandiag has gone"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
STORY OF ROMANCE"

Before completing her story of
her romance with Capt. Carr. their
secret marriage in Aqua Prieta cay
Mexican border resort, last June
end their violent quarrel that fol-
lowed another visit to Aqua Prieta
inst before she fatally shot Carr.
Miss Herlihy admitted she was
pregnant.
She said her condition was
brouoht about BIZ Carr on the night
Of their wedding in June
But I was not conscious of ~
act leading TO pregnancy because I
was so intoxicated, she added.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Miracle Follows
Prayer Meeting

equally.
1T was delicious. Everybody got
an equal share.
The next day another Seagull
landed on my shoulder But l
didn't have the heart to wiring its
neck and I let him go
On the 18th night. this boy that
died was getting very low In spite
of the fact that the temperature
was rs to so and the wind was high.
il was freezing. The waves were
constantly breaking over us and
it was like being douSed with ice
water I moved the BOY into my
boat and cuddled him like moth
er. 7 tried to give him the warmth
of my body.
MEN TELL SINS
The night that young Kaczmar-
cyk died he wanted to 60 back to
his own boat. Rickcnbeckcr COM
piled with the request
About am. We heard his last
gasp"
In the morning our minds be-
gan to crack. I tell YOU know
things about these mems lives that
no one else in the world knows.
They confessed all their commits
SiorS and ommiSsions - all their
sins. Its a good thing that I didn't
have time to get started on mine,
or I'd be talking yet.
On the 18th day we saw the
first sign of life This was little
plane that went BY about five
miles awav We waved granticallv
and yelled. but he went on by. 1t
was heartbreaking.
The next day two planes came
out and again they missed us. The
next day four came oCt and again
passed us up. Although our boats
were painted yellow and we were
tied together. it was difficult to see
such small objects when the break
ers were in action
On the night of the goth dav.
he resumed we broke up under
protest and everyone went his own
wav. Capt. Cherry was alone now
in the little boat. Whitaker, Dean
CELLS and REYNOLDS were in another
and I was with Col. AdamSon and
| Bartek.
MY opinion was We couldn't have
lasted another As hours.
Cherry was found by a nava,
flier a machinist's mate. The
other boys drifted to an unoccupiec'
island where thev stayed for a day
and half. Natives of another is
land found them.
The next day We sighted two
planes. One came down low and
we could sec the pilot smiling"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
ScanningI.V. |.
News Horizon
DECREE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce was
granted in Imperial county superior
court to Margie Jackson in her suit
against A. V. Jackson. The decree
was granted on the grounds of will
ful neglect and wilful desertion.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
DRUNKEN WEDDING

Che had testified earlier that
Carr had forced large amounts Of
liquor upon her before they went
to a Mexican civil Judge and were
married The defense has con-
tended the wedding was null and
void because of Carr's three other
wives that he had not divorced at
the time Of the Aqua Prieta cere-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
DIVORCE GRANTED

Elodea Cruz de Escalante wa
granted a final divorce from Fer.
nando r. EScalantc.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Gas Crackdown TO
Last for Duration
Continued from Page Il

involve war workers in plants
where their transportation depends
upon emergency ratiOns
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20

OBTAINS DIVORCE
Merle Irene Wells Friday obtained
final divorce from Thomas j.
Wells.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20

and now ia army captain. TIL"
President apparent felt thai
Durno, an old friend, was treated
in an unfair light.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20

Continued from Page Il
given for commercial inspection was
25 cents per vehicle, the same as
for passenger car inspection. when
dismounting tires is not required.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
BENJAMIN MOVER
 SUCCEEDS CREEM

Benjamn Mover was elected presi- dent of the East End Community club at a meeting in Anderson grammar school gymnasium last evening. He succeeds James Green.
 Others named to office include: Vice president, Eugene Sullivan; secretary, Mrs. Michael German; financial secretary, Clifford Aspi- nall; treasurer, Paul Kunkel; as- sistant secretary, Mrs. Peter Kelly; board of directors, Frank Crowley, Mrs. William Keaveney, William Foley; auditing committee, Dennis Mccarthy, Edmund White, Joseph Dunn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
GRACE METHODIST

The Women's Society for Chris tian Service of Grace Methodist church will meet this evening at the church parlors to sew for Brit ain. Mrs. Arthur Twelves will be in charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09
POnteLdndOIfo
 Dedicates FTags


 The Pontelandolfo wonnkns Atxs Hilary met last night at Moos Hall Plans were completed for the dedi. cation of the new flags, which MiI take place C, Sunday, September is The Rt. Rev. Joseph valdambrin will bless the flags, and Mayor Yin. cent A. Scully will be guest speak. CT. Mrs. Maria. Fisher and Umbertc Santopietro will be the sponsors.
 Among the invited guests will be William T. Harrington, Snado Bo- logna and pr. R. !. Damiani.
 Mrs Concetta Tacinelli, chairman of the arrangements committee, is being assisted by Mrs. Enrichetta Longo, Mrs. Giovannino Nave, Mrs. Filomena Nido, Mrs. Grace Barrelli. Mrs. Rose Rubbo, Mrs. Enrinchetta DeBellis, and Mrs. Nicoiina Cam milletti.
 The committee for the sale of bonds and stamps at Liberty House on Saturday included Mrs. Maria Fisher, chairman: Mrs. Rose Car riero, Rosalie Longo, Lena Rinaldi. Flora Ciarlo, Phil Parlapiano, Julia K. Santopietro, Mathilda Tacinells and Mary Toilette.
 The organization voted to pur- chase another 5000 defense bond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

adventures in the Far East, Regi- nald Owen and Lee Patrick, as denizens of Greenwihc Village in New York, Tamara Shayne, Charles Dingle, Leonid Kinskey, Diana Lewis and Sara Haden.