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Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
FATHER OF GIRL

Myers, married and the father
Of a three-month-old baby girl. is
accused OF defacing the posters
and breaking three pressure
guages at the East jefferson ave-
nue. plant Of the ChrySler Corpora
tion, where he has worked as a
sweeper for six months.
II was just mad at the com
pany." Myers said. II wasn't
mad at the people of the United
States"
lie contends that he only broke
the glass and bent the hands on
two gauges.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15
Youth Ashamed
For Hoping Jdps
Will Win War
Charged With Sabotage,
ChrysIer Plant Worker
Blames Fit OF Temper

Sometimes, a man writes faster
than his heart can dictate.
George Myers. 20-year-old youth,
is charged by his government with
sabotage because he scrawled
across the face OF patriotic posters
in the Chrysler plant;
Hope the Japs win the war"
Today, he explained his action:
"Your temperature rises and
then suddenly you shoot off your
mouth. You say something, but
your heart don't mean It,"
There II nothing like that
stuff In my heart. I'm full
American. I'm willing to die for
my country" he continued.
"And now I'm ashamed" he
confessed.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-15

He read some Of his poems
which were (as he had adj
mittted) wonderful. The only
one we can remember, though, is
the one he wrote 10 show how
he feels about his three teen
age sons. This isn't exactly
right. but it's roughly il, as near
ras can remember IL:
Gentlemen, I lore and Ike yOu
Regardless Of ysur 1. 9.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-15
new REGULATIONS
ON R. R. TICKETS
All Reservations Limited
to Month in Advance;
Effective Today

Chair car seats, Pullman berths,
and all other reserved accomoda-
tons on all railroads will not be
sold. or reserved, more than q month
in advance after this Friday, Ocs
tober 10, IL was announced In q
Joint statement last night by the
New Haven Railroad, Boston g. Al
bany Railroad, Boston and Maine
Railroad, and Maine Central Rail-
road.
The new policy, It was stated, has
been established after q series Of
conferences with governmental Off
cials, and Is intended after q series
as much reserved space as possible
be made available for necessary
military and other emer el1cy travel.
Under the new regulations, the
joint statement Of the four railroads
reads: mo tickets can be Sold nor
reservations made, for any reserved
space, Of any Sort more than one
month in advance Of the leaving
date Of any train.
The railroads cannot accept any
advance bookings; that Is, no adj
vance lists can be made prior to
the one-month period. Ticket Of
fees will sell advance reservations
one month in advance or will take
reservations one month In advance,
subject to the time limits for actual
purchasing that are in effect on
each railroad"
The roads pointed out that reser-
vations already made are not affect
ed by the new regulations.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-15
NEW CLUB HOUSE
TO Be ERECTED

Speaking before over 100 men,
bers and friends Of the scovili Rod
and Gun club at the Copper Ket-
tie on Meriden Rd., last night, Alan
@. Curtiss, head Of the employees re.
lations department, outlined plans
for q new clubhouse on Woodtick
Rd.
On behalf Of the management Of
tho Scovill Co., Mr.. Curtiss explain
ed that 1t had been necessary for
the company to confiscate the form
er clubhouse at Reidville for war
production purposes. Now the COM
pany plans to erect . new clubhouse
for the use Of the Rod and Gun
club at the Woodtick fishing
grounds, Mr.. Curtiss said.
Earl Odell, president Of the Sco-
vile Foremen's association, and
Joseph Graveline, president Of
the Scovill Employees Recreation
al ASSN, promised full support to
the club.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-15
CODIANNI ENDS
SUB TRAINING
Carmen Street RadiOman
Completes Course at New
London Base

Alberto Cordianni, "a. radioman,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Codianni, q
Carmen street, has completed basic
training at the Submarine school,
Submarine Base, New London,
Conn.,, for duty with out growing
feet Of underseas fighters.
The new submariner will be en-
titled to wear the twin dolphin In
sigma Of the submarine service
after further experience aboard O
submarine during which he must
demonstrate to his commanding
oflcer that he is fully qualified to
carry out the duties Of his rate. The
insignia Is regarded as mark Of
distinction throughout the Navy.
A graduate Of Wildly High school
in June, l94l, Codianni entered the
naval service two months later,
went to Newport, r. l., for recruit
training and had duty aboard bat
tleship.
The Submarine School, the only
one Of Its kind inn the Navy, Is at
tended by q picked group Of men
who must pass special physical,
mental, and psychological tests.
The school work takes place not
only In classrooms and laboratories,
but also in numerous training sub
marines In which students master
the actual techniques Of operating
the powerful fighting craft.
Many students Of Submarine
School already have seen battle Is
members Of surface ship crews be.
fore volunteering for submarine
duty. Others are fresh from train
ing stations, but all graduates are
sure Of action once they are as
signed to q submarine due for Of
fenSive patrol. Large numbers Of
recent students now are serving In
submarines which have sunk enemy
naval or merchant vessels,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-15
MOTOR MECHANICS
COURSE PLANNED

Mrs. James Darcy. new chairman
OF the local Red Cross motor corps,
has announced that q motor me-
chanics course win start here as
soon as sufficient enrolment Is
made. Registration vii Ibe received
at the chapter house at i05 Grove
street. where the course will be con-
Quoted. or ct the chapter headquart-
ers on Field street.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-15
w o RI D w A r
A YEAR AGO
OCT. Is, 1912
(By United Pressl

Japanese naval force drives
within cannon shot Of Guadal-
canal Island in the fifth day Of
the Battle Of the SOlomOns.
Henry L. StimsOn, Secretary Of
War, reveals landing OF u. s.
troops in the New Hebrides and
Fiji Islands, New Zealand, New
Caledonia as well rs on the Qua
dalcanal Islands.
Russians admit being pushed
back Somewhat" BY Germans In
new, heavy offensives around Stall
ingrad.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-15

For the cost Of one destroyer
thirty or more torpedo planes cen
Be built.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Nails Pierce Box,
Hit RI Torpedoes;
Blast Kills Five

RICHMOND, Calf, Feb. Cup
A nail driven accidentally
through a box of railroad torpe-
does caGsed an explosion which
killed five persons and injured nine
others at the Chemurgic Chemical
company it was believed today.
Lieut.. Ivor De Kirby of the US.
Army ordnance district said he be-
lieved packer had pierced a tor
pedo with a nail while boxing a
shipment yesterday when the ex-
plosion occurred. The torpedoes
arc used by the railroad for sig
nails.
Three women and a man we're
killed instantly. and another wom-
an died shortly after reaching a
hospital The dead were identified
as:
Samuel Cizmich. Ann Sertich and
Miss Johnnie Rake of Richmond,
and Edith Haas and Ella O. john
son of San Pablo, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Airmon Reveals
Trip Thru Lines

erS and undershirt were looted;
he Gid not explain how. He man
aged to save his wedding ring and
crucifix which his wife had CIV
en- him.
Il found I couldn't walk on my
bare feet so I cut off my trousers
below the knees and wrapped the
cloth around my feet" he con-
tinued.
Il walked over the mountains,
knowing by the sun that I was
travelling toward American lines.
found a narrow dirt road and start
ed making better time, SO I took off
my trousers, and with a rock man
aged to cit off more cloth about
the knees.
BED OF GRASS
Il tied this around my feet to
add to the strips l already had tied
on Turning off the trail I went
over to a creek bed and fixed a
crude bed in a hole with some
grass.
l got warm and rested After a
while, the moon came up and I
got up and started down the creek
bed. About 10 o'clock I passed
what believed to be some Italian
tents. l sneaked silently along and
finally got into the open and ran
along the dirt read.
Il was hiding in a ditch when a
motorcyclist came along I iden-
titled him as an Italian.
Il decided it would be safer to
keep off the road My feet were
SO sore I could scarcely stand, so l
made a sort of fox hole about 100
yards from the road.
MAKES BREAK
When daylight came, I crossed
the road, crept along and finally
reached three Italian road blocks.
l took eff my white cotton under
shirt SO l wouldn't be SO conspic-
uouS.
l was getting desperate. I de-
clded on a break I got into the
raVines and at times saw Italian
sentrieS on both sides.
After l had Sneaked along for
about five miles. I didn't see anv
more Italians. About 5 pm, | ap-
preached a British camp. They rec
ognlzed me as a Yankee and fed
and clothed me-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

ALLIED NOR T II A FIR | c A N
HEADQUARTERS, Jan. 5.-CDelay-
d)-tUPl-Lieut Mark K. Ship
man, %. of Fresno. Calf, told to-
day how he had escaped to an
American outpost. bare-footed, cold
and hungry. after crash landing
his P-38 Lightning behind Axis
lines.
He was shot down on the morn
ing of January %. when he left for
nation to help a comrade fighting
alone against a cluster of MeSSer-
schmitt 109's.
The ship was practically un-
damaged" he said Il ran about
10 yards away, because I knew the
Messerschmitts would strafe me.
Three of them dived three times
and riddled the plane.
Then l went back to the plane,
took ort my helmet, canteen and
pistol and started hiking for the
mountains
All his clothes except ms trous-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
SDotter Tower to
Be Dedicated Here

Special dedication ceremonies
will be held in FL Centro next week
when the new tower for the Ground
Observation corps will be completed
and ready for occupancy.
The new tower is being construct
ed at Eighth street and Ross ave-
rue, and will contain all the new
devices and conVeniences for air.
plane spottlng
Calexico and Bonds borner OBJ
serVation POSTS already have tow
ers for observers and Westmorland
is building one. Earl V. c. Northrop,
director of the Ground ObServa-
tion corps in Imperial county, said
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Sudden Death Goes
To Sea in Big New
U.S.. BattIewagon

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cd very good indeed.
Later, when l described my reac-
tlonS to an officer, he remarked; !;
Why, that was a mild blast; We
didn't fire a full charge"
Be that as it may. it was quite
an eruption and this ship Is quite
some ship. Originally publicized as
a 35,000- -tonner, one of six vessels
of the North Carolina class, this
battleWagon fully loaded comes clos
cr to being 41,000 tons. She is un-
qneStionably more powerful fight
ing craft than any of her sisters.
Because she is one of the last of
her class. it has been possible to
incorporate in her design and con-
structiOn many improvements baseu
on modern naval warfare of the
last year. This accounts for her in
creased tonnage.
For more than a week her l6-
inchers and her unprecedently large
number of fiye-inch all-purposc
cannon have been engaged in day
and night target tests.
The experts aboard have told me
that this ship can hurl more steel
at one time tllo.. any known vessel
now in service. Her main battery
is composed of three turretS, each
mounting three 16-inch rifles. Her
secondary armament includes 10
armored gun mounts, each holding
two five-inch guns that are equally
effective against air and surface
craft
Supplementary antiaircraft arma-
ment includes potent 0-mm Bofors
guns and rapid firing 20-mm Oerli-
kon weapons. Mounts are available
for additional OerlikonS.
Any aircraft that might try to
attack her will run into a lattice
work of hot steel that no ship ever
before has been able to throw up.
Officers said that in an emergency,
even the l6-inch guns could be en-
ployed to repel large formations Of
enemy aircraft.
1t is not permitted to reveal
whether this battleship will fight
in the Atlantic or Pacific, but her
officers and men are confident that
wherever and whenever she meets
the enemy, he is destined for an
unpleasant surprise.
This new dreadnaught is fast
ship despite her expansive beam
and therefore offers a difficult tar
get for submarines. Just what her
top-speed Is cannot be revealed
Steam turbine driven, her four en-
gineS can produce an estimated
$4,000 horsepower Each engine is
independently installed in its own
compartment and any one of them
can drive the ship if the others are
put out or action. me s5eeI-lg can
be controlled from several stations
located in various PARTS Of the ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Churchill Lauds
9Th Army in Visit
To TripoIi Area

TRIPOLT. Feb. 5. - tUPl-6De-
layed1 - Prime Minister winston
Churchill has visited Tripoli. which
three weeks ago was the Jewel
city" of Italys African empire. to
eulogize the Eighth Army and
British and American air forces
fighting with it. it may be revealed
today.
His Liberator bomber landed on
Castle Benito airdrome. 10 miles
south of Tripoli. on Wednesday. A
crowd swarmed about the main
door. forcing him to leave by the
pilots trap door. in the planes
nose He wore the uniform of air
commodore
Churchill. Gen. Sir Alan Brooke
chief of the Imperial general staff.
and Lieut.. Gen. Bernard L. Mont
gomery. commander of the Eighth
Army, drove to a grassy slope. from
which 2000 army and air force Of
ficerS heard him praise the Eighth
Army He said it had acted in
complete unison
Quoting from the Book of
Hymns. Ancient and Modern" he
said: Nightly We pitch our mov-
ing tents. days march nearer
home"
He referred to Marshal Erwin
Rommers nonstop race of 400
miles" and said he tChurchiln had
come to thank the Eighth Army
and the Allied air force in behalf
of the king, the British govern
ment, and the British people.
Thursday morning. Churchill
drove to rripoli itself. for a day of
and reviews.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Tom Allen Dies
In BorderCity

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Monterey instead of stopping at
Riverside as it has in past years.
He believed this horseback ride par
ticipattd in By horsemen in Cali
folnia was a great means of pro-
noting understanding and friend
ship.
Pallbearers at the funeral Sunda%
will be Chief of Police Guy Echols,
Frank Kumberg, Lee Little, Leslie
DOVE. D. r. Kincaid, and Harold
H Mason, all of Calexico.
Allen Is survived by two daugh-
ters. Mrs. Jeanne KWid of Los
Angeles. and Mrs. Virginia Harper
OF Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

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for military defeats off onto other
shoulders.
ZERO HOUR NEAR
1t was learned in London that
word had been sent out to the oc-
cupled countries from Norway to
the Balkans thai the hour was
fast approaching when patriots
would te able to give tangible as
sStance to the allies. Instructions
have been given to increase sabo
tage and guerilla warfare. The
French were asked to concentrate
on sabotaging communications. and
there were reports that attempts
had been made to unite all fac
tions in the Balkans under the
leadership Of Gen. Draja Mikhail-
ovich.
Allied planes, including a new
Dutch squadron, sank or damaged
six japanese ships in a series of
heavy air raids in the Australian
zone, Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounced. The Netherlands Indies
naval base of Ambon was among
the points raided, and Flying Fort
resses blasted away at Rabaul, one
of the largest Japanese bases in
the area.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Captain Assumes
Spotter Command

Captain Evan S Pillsbury this
week assumed his duties as head of
the Ground Observation corps of
the Fourth Fighter Command in
Imperial and San Diego counties.
He took the place left vacant
when Captain j. E. Droege was
transferred to the Westside filter
center in Los Angeles. Captain
Pillsbury visited Imperial county
this week
Still another newcomer in the
Ground Observation corps person.
nel in Imperial county is Staff
Sgt B. w, Rockwell, who is as
Sisting Sgt. Gordon Forester in in
specting observation posts and look
ing after other duties in connection
with the air raid warning service.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Hotel Manager to
Leave March 1st

Robert Carr. manager. of the Bar
bara Worth hotel in Ell Centro since
last March, will leave March ! for
San Francisco to become auditor TO-
the Pacific States Savings and Loan
company, the concern which owns
hotel. business and home property
throughout California and Arizona.
He will be auditor for all of the
business transacted by the COM
pany.
Al Bevans, at present manager Of
the Robinson hotel in Long Beach
and formerly manager of the Al
exandria Hamilton hotel in San
Francisco. will take Cars place
During their residence in El Cen
tro. Mr.. and Mrs. Carr have made
many friends and we're affiliated
with many community projects
Carr was a director of the Ell Cen
tro Chamber of Commerce
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07

FRANCOIS DarIan. and set I'D a war
committee in its place He Speci-
Led that he would appoint new
members TO the war committee as
he wished. opening the way for De
Gaulle's Fighting Frenchmen to
enter the government.
Giraud had assumed the title.
French civil and military COM
mander-in-ehicf" radio Morocco
said.
Policy Set Forth
The policy Of the commander
in-chief and his eollaborators is.
first. 10 unite all and then settle
political quarrels,' it was said.
This necessary cohesion of thought
must be expressed b. strengthen
ing the ties which link the govern
ment to the population of impris-
oned France and to the fighting
population Of overseas France
The commander-in-ch will be
assisted in a consultative capacity
By the war committee. which will
replace the imperial council, and
Wl.ich will be composed essentially
Of the chiefs of territories and of
personalities and their attaches.
whom the commander-in~c chief may
designate at his will" radio Nor
occo said.
Nichyite Named
Giraud announced that he had
made Gen. Jean Marie Bergeret
former minister for air in the
Vichy cabinet, who had been deputy
high commissioner. his secretary
general.
"Giraud will command military
moves through the general staff
and civil affairs through the Sec
retar- general, who assumes the
duties of the present deputy high
commissioner" radio Morocco said.
He was said TO have made other
moves considered concessions to
the Fighting French Radio Nor
occo said the release of political
prisoners, especially all those wish
ing to volunteer in the army is
under consideration
Moreover. Giraud indicated at
least partial repeal of anti-Jewish
laws. Radio Morocco said Jers'
property would be restored; they
would be admitted to the army,
and their children would enter
state school.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Deciduous Fruits
Need Pruning Soon

In a note TO owners of victory
orchards. County Farm Advisor
Frank Beyschlag suggested that all
pruning of deciduous fruits be COM
pleted before leaf growth starts.
THE pruning of all deciduous
fruits such as peaches, apricots,
plums. apples, figs and berries
should be completed before leaf
growth starts, Beyschlag said, so
that there will be no hindering or
interference with the natural
growth of the trees and plants.
A circular, The Home Orchard =
may be obtained from his office in
the court house SO that owners of
small home orchards will have hints
at hand when they get ready to
prunc.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Kiwanis Program
Features Ersatz
Materials Talk

Synthetic materials. including the
plastics. the synthetic resins, the
rubber synthetics formed the sub
Iect for discussion by Eugene
Waterman Central science and
ma thematics teacher. who gave the
program for the Kiwanis club at
It's lncheon meeting Friday noon
in the Barbara Worth hotel.
Waterman pointed out the great
increase in the manufacture Of
synthetics over a 10 year period,
sc 000 900 tons having been pro-
duced in 1880 against 280,0C0000 in
1910.
The speaker discussed the bottle
neck which has resulted in the
butadiene synthetic rubber program
and stated that over Sc per cent OF
the patents on s.nthetics are held
b. the Germans, a fact which ex-
plains that nations ability to main
tain its war machine.
DR.. Goble Hurst was chairma n
OF the dav and W. H. Tyler, Jr.,
president, presided over the busi-
ness meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Silver Senators
ForeSee Defeat

Gn claims that silver is needed to
replace scarce copper in manu-
fGcture of war materials.
Plans Fight
Wheeler said he would be willing
10. support an amendment to the
Silver Purchase Act to authorize
use of the metal where the gov.
eminent feels it is necessary in
the manufacture of war materials" ;"
He added however. that he would
fight to the end any attempt to-
make the treasurys silver stocks
available 10 jewelers. and luxury
manufacturers or lower the statu-
tory purchase price from its pres.
ent peg at I'LL cents an ounce.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
American Officer
Rescued from Sub

ALLIED NORTH A RIChN
HEADQUARTERS, Feb. Cup
Second Lieutenant Bernard Gil
lespia %. ella Bend. Ariz., was
back at this base today, the last
of five Allied officers rescued from
an Italian submarine when it was
sunk BY British deStroyerS in the
Mediterranean recently.
Gillespie was taken prisoner
when he parachuted behind the
enemy lines after his Martin bomb
er was hit by fighter planes and
blew up over GabeS.
He was taken TO Tripoli where
he said a head wound was treated
by enemy doctors. He missed a
small Italian ship and finally was
put aboard the submarine.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Scanning I.V.
News Horizon
LEGION DISTRICT
MEETING SUNDAY

The twenty-second district of the
American Legion will meet in Vet
Grams Memorial hall in FL Centre
At II am. Sunday. r. P. Ostrander
OF Westmorland tWenty-second
district commander will be in
charge. James Fisk. department
adiutant from San Francisco, will
be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
LEGION WILL SHOW
MOTION PICTURES

Boyce Aten posi- Of the American
Legion will show official pictures
of the battle of Midway at Vet
Grams hall in Fl Centre at $3.50 pm.
Tuesdag night. All Legionnaires
and their families are invited as
are the men in the armed forces
who are stationed in the FL Centro
area.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
OFFICER Will
LEAVE COUNTY

DEPUTY Sheriff Park Burrltt,
connected with the Imperial county
sheriff's department since 1854. will
leave next Friday for Las Vegas,
New. where he has accepted a
position in the identification and
fingerprinting department m in
tanned by manganese mining
company.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
TOWN DEPRIVED
OF ONLY BARBER

Roy, NM, Feb. - tUP)-The
little town of Roy is scraping along
without barber. It's the war.
The one remaining barber in Roy
closed his shop today and got a
Job on a farm after the War Man.
power Commission classified bar
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
Ciroud. DeGouIIe
Near Agreement

LONDON. Feb. 6-fUP1-RadiC
Morocco indicated today that Gen.
Henri Honore Giraud and Gen
Charles De Gaulle were near an
agreement over the government of
French Africa
Giraud. radio Morocco said. has
abolished the Imperial Council es-
tablished BY the late Admiral jean
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
IMPERIAL MAN CHANGES
TRAINING HEADQUARTERS

Staff Sergeant Oscar j. r. DAN
iels. former pupil at Imperial Un-
ion High school in Imperial, and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Daniels
of Burbank, is a recent arrival at
the Army Air Force bombardment
base at Oklahoma City, Okla, and
is receiving combat training with
an observation squadron.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-07
GETS PROMOTION

Bert BaSkins of Ell Centre, who
is with the United States navy and
stationed at the anti aircraft
training center at Pacific Beach,
recently was promoted to gunner's
mate. He and Mrs. Baskins were
over from the coast to spend the
weekend with relatives and friends
in Imperial Valley.