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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29
November List of
Draftees to be Made Up

The list of November draftees who
are being called for service is being
made up this evening, according to
local draft board officials. While no
official announcement has been made
it is commonly known that the group
will include more than rs names and
that the group will leave for final ex-
animation in Baltimore around the
Goth of next month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29
Miss Grace Jones to
Work in Two Counties
AS Physio- Therapist

Miss Grace Jones. physio-therapist
of this county, will spend two or three
days a week in Allegany County, as
successor to Miss Elma Lee Georg,
with the county league for crippled
children. Miss Georg recently joined
the Duke Medical unit at Fort Bragg
N. c.
Miss Jones will take over her addi-
tional duties in this county about No
vember Is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29
Band Auxiliary To Meet

The Oakland Band auxiliary will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ira J. Bos-
ley on Thursday, November 5. Moth
ers of the beginners and advanced
band members are requested to be
present, according to Mrs. Harry
Friend, secretary and treasurer of
the organization.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29
Thermometer Drops to IA

The temperature took drop this
week, the low reading at the govern
ment station at Weber's being ID de-
grees above zero on Wednesday morn
ing The reading was 20 degrees on
Tuesday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29
Story Tells of Two
Forgotten Men, AS
War Front Mechanics
Foreign Correspondent Says Bill
Spiker, Oakland, Lucky to
Get % Hours of Sleep
Each Week

A Chicago Daily News foreign
Service correspondent, George Weller,
has sent to this country an interest
ing story of two men serving with the
armed forces in New Guinea, and one
of them is William E. Spiker, of Oak
! land, war front mechanic"
The story is from Somewhere in
Australia" under date of October "a,
and is as follows:
'In the withered brown grass
around the sun-drenched New Guinea
airdrome from which American BIG
Marauder bombers take off from
Japanese fields, sit two grimy-handed,
greasy-haired men, cross-legged like
Buddhas. This is their two or three
hours of repose. They have learned to
sleep sitting up and can practically
eat at the same time.
at is two forgotten men, Sgt. Will
liam H. Spiker, Oakland; and Sgt.
Charles Fugua, Lafayette, Ind. 1t is
big day for Spiker and Fuqua when
they can have four whole hours sleep.
During the intensive raids upon Sala-
maua and Lac recently, Spiker aver
aged % hours sleep weekly, mostly
right there in the grass.
Fatigue Slant Eyes
"They sit there as the last B26
whirls around into position for the
takeoff, fans her propellers and covers
them once more with the umpteenth
layer of brown, New Guinea dust, and
finally sets off down the runway.
"For as long as the raid lasts, no.
body will be asking them to inspect
any more B-26's, thank God. Their
eyes are so slanted by fatigue and the
effort to keep them open that they
look almost oriental.
"They eat bread covered with jam
and Jam covered with dust. Nobody
ever speaks to them unless something
goes wrong, then everybody bowls. If
machine guns jam, if a tire blows out,
if a propeller pitch won't sharpen,
somebody yells for Spiker and Fuqua
Run for Jeep
"When Jap bombers come over
Spikcr and Fuqua run and grab their
own battered ieep before anybody else
can get it, Hardly have they dived
into the front seat when the rear
metal panels are covered with
colored boys originally from every
where from Harlem to Mobile, who
have prudently forsaken their big
bomb carriages and are aiming to
make safety the fustest with the
mostest men. Their jeep starts off
with their swaying colored comrades
holding each other together with arms
over shoulders.
"Oncc upon the safety of the re-
mote hills, the passengers unload,
pccring skyward. The dark soldiers
watch the raiders come over. Spiker
and Fuqua are likelier to find the new
period of rcstful raiding too good to
be missed They are the only people
who welcome equally raids by either
side. For it gives them another chance
to lie down in the sunbaked, dusty
grassland sleep.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29
Firemen Answer Alarm

The Oakland firemen were called to
the Ralph Pritts garage on Liberty
street Monday evening to eXtinguish
a fire in an automobile The damage
resulting from the blaze was slight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29

Flood damage to state and county
roads during the recent flood totaled
SCI $50, according to State Roads
commission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29

The well dressed man this fall can
be outfitted for $53.63, minus topcoat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29

"Bill Spiker was % years old on
October "a. He enlisted in May, 194l
in the army air corps and trained at
Langley Field, Va, and later at
Bangor, Maine. He was graduated
from a Mechanics school in New York
and left the United States January 8
1912. He arrived May 2, in Australia
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dice
Spiker, two miles south of town, and
after graduating from Oakland High
school in 1882, was employed in the
Ray Teets garage for seven years as
mechanic.
"He was recently promoted to the
rank Of staff sergeant"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-29

Among those cnlisting yesterday at
the Cumberland army recruiting sta
ton was William J. Martin, of Grants
vile. He was assigned to the air corps
at Sacramento, Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Twin Offensives
Goinins on Fury

road. The Germans Had down
heavy shell-fire in the vicinity of
Fort Capuzzo. farther inland.
Richard d Mcmillan, United
FreSs war correspondent with the
British forces at the Egyptian
frontier. said there was not much
room for optimism
SHIP TOLL GROWS
Sinking of Is more ships l3
in the Caribbean and two off the
United States Atlantic Seaboard-
was revealed. raising to 3l9 the toll
of vessels sunk by Axis submarines
and mines in west hemisphere wat
erS.
The German radio claimed that
Nazi- U-boats had sunk 90 more
ships totalling 100000 tons and one
fscort vessel off the north and
central American coasts.
Argentina. which has refused to
join the Pan American front
against the Axis, was angered b.
the torpedoing of the steamer Dio
Tercero by the German submarine
Innsbruck without warning. 1t was
the third Argentine ship attacked
by Axis submarines and the second
sunk
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
District Boosts
All Water Rates,
Increases Wages

Continued from Page One
went into effect August l, l94l, when
employees on monthly salaries were
increased approximately SIS and
hour employees were given proper
tionate raises.
BUY WAR BONDS
At the directors meeting. Mrs An
ma T. McManus. treasurer, was au-
thorized to invest S50,000 of district
funds into war bonds. making the
total of war bond investment $780,
coo. The first $4,000 investment was
made in April.
Before the district could sink any
of its money into bonds, it first had
to obtain written permission from
the Bank of America National Trust
and Savings association, owner of
the sixth and seventh public works
electric revenue bond
issues. The money for the purchase
will be taken from the contract
fund of the issues.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Senators Uphold
Bill TO End CCC

WASHINGTON, June "a CUP) -
A member. of the senate appropri-
ations committee said today the
group had voted Is to to uphold
the action of the house to end the
civilian conservation corps July l
President Roosevelt requested
S80,8l8,000 for 1843 operations OF
the CCC. The house eliminated the
fund from the labor security ap-
preparation bill, but Sen. Pat Nc
Carran, D., New, is leading a SEN
ate fight to restore it.
The action on the CCC occurred
midway during a committee meet
ing after which the appropriation
for the national youth administra-
ton was considered. For this agency
President Roosevelt requested a
total of $53,047.000 for l943. The
NYA item, which was retained by
the house, was still under consider
alton in the senate committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Senate Rushing
Huge War Bills

Sen. Ralph O. Brewster, H., me-,
a member of the committee SAID
after the hearing that the battle
ship has been 'sun.. without
trace"
He doubted that the navy in the
future would build any new battle
ships except, perhaps, to replace
those that become over age.
NO CHANGE MADE
The committee approved the ex-
pansion bill without change. 1t au-
thorizes construction of more than
400 fighting ships-5000 900 tons OF
carriers, 100000 tons of cruisers,
100000 tons of destroyers and es-
corts-and would increase the navy'3
authorized combat tonnage to 5,649,..
480 tons.
Thomas said his subcommittee has
asked Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson to advise it whether the
war department wants any changes
made in the 5000 100000 army
supply bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24

Dynamite Lays
Waste to Tobruk

ALEXANDRIA. Egypt, June "a
(UP) - Demolition squads of the
Royal Navy and engineers of the
eighth army ignored Axis tank ana
artillery fire to destroy valuable
stores of food, fuel and munitions
before the surrender of Tobruk, it
was revealed today.
These who escaped before the
Axis forces overran the coastal fort
reSS told how Gsey blew up dock
facilities. repair works and vast
quantities OF supplies.
One Royal engineer was assigned
the dynamiting of a food dump.
You can't do it, pal a COM
panion warned him.
But it's got to be DONE he re-
piled
Within a short while there was
terrific explosion and the engi-
neer disappeared along with the
food dump.
A naval rating was assigned to
blow up a dock.
The enemy was laying down
terrific charge" he said. Finally
we got tired of ducking, so l ven-
tured out on top of the jetty and
wired up four depth charges. I
lighted the fuse, then swan for it.
| was a safe distance away when
the jetty went up with a tremend-
Gus roar. 1t won't be any use to
Jerry for a long time
He said there was no panic IN
Tobruk. even during the heavy en-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
avyCasuaIties
Now Total 10000

WASHINGTON, June "a CUP)-
The Navy announced last night
the loss of 2.2O7 men "in direct ac-
ton with the enemy'-98 killed,
eight wounded, and 2,01 missing
bringing its official casualty toll to
more than 10000.
Added to previous casualty lists,
the announcement brought the
Navy's losses to 3,153 dead, 6,795
missing and 969 wounded, a total
of l0,9l7.
A Navy spokesman said, however
that this figure is not accurate
since names often have been moved
from one casualty category to an
other, or removed from the list en-
tirely as further information was
obtained But he added that the
total probably is not much more
than 100 off"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Supervised Play
Surprise Planned

Supervisors of the Ell Centre su-
perviSed playground program are
Planning a surprise party which
viii take place late this week or
early next week.
Games for all ages are being ar
ranged for the evenings entertain
ment. Refreshments will be served
Attendance at the nightly play
ground programs is increasing ra-
pidl;. The crowd at the Eastside
programs averages between rs and
30 persons every night.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24

Continued from Page One
Roosevelt.
1t appeared doubtful that Chure-
hill would be ousted by a vote of
no confidence in his conduct of the
war but there was strong possibility
that he might be stripped of some
OF his powers-he is minister of
defense as well as Prime Minister
--and that a new ministry of de-
fense might be created.
SEyASTOPOL TOPPLING
Advices from Turkey quoted mill
tary observers there as saying that
Sevastopol is nearing the end of its
resistance; that its fate may be
settled within a few days
On the Karhkov front 400 miles
ENTHUSIASTICALLY more import
ant that Sevastopol because it leads
to the broad northern gateway to
the Caucasus-the Russians with
drew from several sectors when
German infantry and a fleet of 200
tanks drove a sharp wedge in the
Soviet ines and slightly pushed
back" the Russians at other points.
Although latest adviceS from Mos
COW said the Russians, after their
Withdrawals. were holding rugged
~, any German advance on the two
fronts is serious matter. mas
much as the Germans have beer
close to the Donets river on the
Kharkov front and virtually in the
northern suburbs of Sevastopol
ROMMEL STRIKES
On the Libyan- Egyptian battle
front it appeared that Marshal Err
win Rommel might strike on to-
ward Egypt and the Suez canal af-
ter his Tobruk conquest, hoping tc
smash the British forces before
they can reorgan!ze and strengthen
their new Egyptian frontier line
Rommel's long-range guns ham,
mered the British as they strength
ened their line ana columns CT
Rommel's main army roared east
ward up to the Egyptian border
The Germans and Italians made
'feeler" thrudts at the northern
sector of the line toward the Medi-
teTanean coast west of Sollum
and heavy Axis troop movements
were repo sed south of Gambut
along the Tobruk- -Bardia coastal
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Revenue Measure
Ready for Action

Continued from Page One
fund voted will accumulate at the
rate of s940.0O0,00O a year and will
5e credited TO some $4,000 corpora
tlorS.
1t is designed to provide indus
try with the capital necessary to
turn back from the production of
planes, guns and tanks to the man
ufacture of such goods as automo-
biles, typewriters and refrigerators.
The bulk of the cost of convert
ing the great American industria,
machine to war production has
been paid by the federal treasury,
3, the taxpayer. That cost and
others OF the tremendous war pro-
duction effort have swelled to S228,-
coo 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Man Tears Up His
Home for Rubber

ATLANTA, G., June "a CUP) -
Agnew Field, veteran of the first
World War, showed his gratitude
to America today by tearing up his
home to contribute 1000 used auto
mobile tires to the scrap rubber COL
lection program.
Fields country home, built in the
days when used tires were cheap,
contains staircases. flower beds and
fences made with discarded tires.
This week he dismantled his home
and %ard and showed up with be-
tween eight and ten tons of scrap
rubber.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Waterfront Fire
Races Warehouses

SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, June "a
CUP) Fire of unknown origin swept
square block of warehouses on
the water front last night, men
acng the main sidings of the
American Railroad.
TT blaze was brought under
control at one am, but firemen
continued pouring streams of wat
er on smoldering wreckage.
Damage was estimated at $780,
900.
San Juan is an important United
States Caribbean defense area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Militia Meetings
Scheduled Here

Imperial county's state militia
was shaping up rapidly this week
with a heavy schedule of enlist
ment and olganizat on meetings
planned for the next four days.
Two meetings were planned for
Thursday at $50 pm. at Eastside
school. and at pm. at the Verde
school. There will be two meetings
Friday. at 1890 at the Hans Heu-
berger home in the Alamo district,
and at the Mulberry school at $3.50
pm. An organization will be held
at pm. Sunday at the Alfred
Schai home southeast of Holtville
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Conference In
CaIexico Slated

CAIEXICC, June "a Calexico
merchants Friday prepared to con-
fer with representatives of the Of
flee of Price Administration at a
meeting scheduled at the chamber
OF commerce at pm. Wednesday
Addison Housh, district OPA di-
rector. J. A. Donelly and c. A
Wright, attorneys, were to explain
the governments price ceiling plans
to the merchants.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Orange Go. Man
Runs for Congress

Everett A. White arrived in I'm
perial Valley Wednesday to further
the campaign of N. E. West, Orange
county supervisor and candidatc
for congressman from the new dis
.rict composed of Imperial, River
side. and Orange counties.
White said he will be at the Bar
oara Worth hotel in Ell Cent-o for
several weeks to confer with I'M
perial county residents interested
in Vests compaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
New AirChief

HONOLULU, June "a CUP) -
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale today be-
came commanding general of the
seventh United States Army air
force in charge of all Army air
units in the Hawaiian area.
He replaces Maj. Gen. Clarence
L. Tinker who was lost in the bat
tie of MidWar Island. Hale arrived
here shortly before the Pearl Har-
Dor attack and commanded Army
air units under Tinker during the
Midway battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Deferment Proviso
For Married Men
Written Into Law

Continued from Page One
quarters.
The benefit payments to depend
ents will be payable as of June /
when the new $50 minimum pay
scale for servicemen went into eff
fect-but because of administrative
difficulties payments will rot ac-
tually begin until Nov. l. In some
cases, payment may be made Nov.
l for five months.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Committee Charues
Communists in U.S..
LibeIing Congress

Continued from Page One)
erS Order; League of American
Writers; National Committee for
Peoples Rights; National Fedora
ton for Constitutional Liberties:
National Negro Congress-; North
American committee to Aid Spanish
Democracy; Friends of the Abraham
Lincoln Brigade; Washington Com
mittee for Democratic Action; and
Workers Alliance.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24

emy bombardment.
when the German tanks and
armored cars were approaching the
harbor. our naval and merchant
vessels managed to evacuate ma
jorit" of the naval personnel" he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24
Bowel WORMS
CAN'T HURT MEl

That's what you think But ugly round
worms may be inside you right now, caus-
ing trouble without your knowing 1t. Warm
ing signs are: uneasy stomach, nervous
ness, itching parts. Get Jayne's Vermifuge
right away JAYNE'S is Americas leading
proprietary worm medicine scientifically
tested. and used by millions. Acts gently:
BE sure you get JAYNE'S VERMIFUGEI
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24

WASHINGTON, June "a. CUP)-
The senate prepared today for quick
action on two huge war bills-the
$43, ,000,000000 appropriation bill for
the army and an authorization to
expand the navy by 100000 tons
of warships at a cost of $500, ,00000C.
Chairman Elmer Thomas, D.
Okla, of the senate military appro-
priationS subcommittee predicted
that the army supply bill-the big
geSt in history for a 4,500,000 man
army within the next II months
would be enacted into law by July
/. 1t was approved unanimously,
325 to o, yesterday by the house.
The fleet expansion bill, already
approved by the house, also was
approved unanimously by the SEN
ate naval affairs committee yester-
day. Senate action will come be-
fore the end of this week The bill
will put the emphasis on aircraft
carriers 1t ignores battleships.
SECRET TESTIMONY
The naval committees action came
after hearing secret testimony by
Admiral Frederick J. Horne, vice
chief of naval operations. Chairman
David l. Walsh, d.. Mass, said Horne
gave the committee considerable
information about the actions in
the Coral sea, at Midway and in the
Aleutians in connection with the
aircraft carrier-our naval vessel
that proved the most serviceable.'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-24

Includes ten i'm
portont First Aid
needs get q kit
now, al this Low
Price and have it
on hand if the oc-
cosion demands.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-09-17

kitchens must shower down old
tin cans by the million so that
we can reach our goal of 5000
tons of household tin year re-
covered.
That's why we must save waste
fats and greases and turn in the
half billion pounds we have been
asked to salvage. These fats
would help make enough bombs
to cripple the German war mach
inc or enough explosives to fire
1,250,000 anti-aircraft shells.
BUY U. S. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Fibber McGee and Molly, Hal
(Great Gildersleeve) Peary, AL
Pearce and Edgar Bergen are to
spend their vacations making
films in Hollywood.
BUY U. S. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
A healthy and alert man is as
good at sixty as he was when he
was half the age-and perhaps
better.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-09-17
More Scrap Or
Steel Mills Will Close

Barely two weeks supply on
hand-and yet enough steel must
be piled up to last through the
winter.
The need is as urgent as the
materials are scarce. Our enc
mics don't wait, and so we must
have war goods in greater vol
ume than overland in a shorter
time.
The steel mills, eating up al
most 100000 tons of scrap me-
tai a month, are running on al
most day-to-day basis. We are
dangerously short of copper, tin,
and other non-ferrous metals.
That's why our school children
-30,000,00O of them-are being
enlisted to comb our homes, back
yards for scrap. That's why our
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-09-17
Y Travel CluD
Elects Officers

The YMCA Travel club held it's
annual Fall Roundup at the
YMCA Monday night. Approx
mately 35 members met in the
club rooms and enjoyed a pro-
gram of surprises, movies, and
refreshments. Ed Frame, presi-
dent of the club, opened the pro-
gram with a short business meet
ing.
The nomination committee,
headed by Mrs. Towers, reported
the nominations of Miss Dorothy
Braden for president, Mr.. Stew
ems for vice president, and Miss
Naomi Beeney for secretary
treasurer.
The foregoing officers were
elected for the year 1942-43.
A beautifully decorated birth
day cake was presented to Mrs.
Towers. Champe Stoakes, form
er general secretary of the local
YMCA was the special guest of
Mr.. Frame and Naomi Beeney.
Following a motion picture trit
around Ohio the meeting came to
a close with the serving of re-
freshments.
DIV ~ c ,us1 pok0c ANt1 cr...oe
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-09-17

your name inserted in any of the advertise
ments, call at the Newark Leader office and you
will be given two theater tickets-FREE-wit
the compliments of the advertiser in whose ad
your name appeared. Patronize the business
men and firms represented in the Guide Page
and be assured of quality merchandise and the
hest of service
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-09-17

THERE'S a do-it-yourself drive
i on for home owners wishing
% make repairs or improvements
On their homes. In the FIRST place,
much of the man power in the
building industries is needed for
vital war construction. In the
second place, the home owner
who cuts down on labor costs can
do a lot more with the $500 per-
mitted him by the War Production
Board for new construction in any
one year.
This comfortable little house
serves as a model for what you can
do yourself and is full of good sug-
gestions for home owners. The
old fiammable roof Of the house,
which may be worn and weather
beaten to boot, can be covered
over with the same fire-and-
weather-resistant asphalt shingles
that adorn this roof. The appli-
cation of the new roof can be made
right over the old one, and the
ambitious householder can do the
job himself. This gives extra IN
sulating thickness as we'll as
needed fire protection. New roofs
may be applied without cost re-
strictions, according to the WPB,
even if they are of different ma
terial from the original roof.
# you want to take another tip
from this do-it-yourself house,
you can even lay your own broken
flag walk from the front door
down to the sidewalk. Such walks
are cheaper than plain concrete
and more attractive.
Wise home owners will also
start learning now how to fix their
own leaky faucets, broken sash
cords and sagging steps. They
can repaint their own awnings to