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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
Defroifer Risks Life
To Rescue Wounded

How Detroit medical officer
made four TIPS through heavy
Shellilre 10 rescue wounded sol
dlcrS was told today IN wire dis
patches describing the last phases
of Alfred fright on the Salerno
bCachhead.
The officer was It. Leon Fill
Of 275f Glendale OF the four he
rescued, three men survived and
ono died on the way, dispatches
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
More Soap Promised
For Civilian Use

WASHINGTON, Sept. % GNS)
The War Food Administration
today announced that civilians
soon will get about % per cent
more soap with the ALLEGATION Of
more fats and oils for soap manu-
facture.
The new program viii provide
about D pounds person OF house,
hold packaged and bar soaps COM
pared to the present II pounds a
person, WA said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
u. 5. May Take Over
Los Angeles Cars

Los ANGELES. Sept q GNS)
A possibility that the federal
government may take over the
Pacific Electric Transit system
was seen today in the event the
trainmen. who seek p pay raise
20 through with their strike
scheduled 10 start at 2 a. m. 10,
morrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
COP Convention
Sought for City

GRAND RAPIDS. Sept %
CUP)-Frank n. Mckay Repub-
hcan committeeman for Michigan.
today promised ~ On rms utmost
10 have the national COP conven-
tion brought 10 Detroit next year.
Detroit would he most
appropriate citt In which Tn
hold the 1914 convention" Nc
kaY said
Although the Republican Party
was born az Jackson. there never
has been national convention
held in the state.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23

N3lne County with only 20 per
cent subscribed 10 date, and that
this small bond situation d, also
general throuchoUt Michigan
SACK or BILLS
Pcssinussn is 10y no means tho
prevailing atmmde among De
jrofcrs A typical reaction rs
that OF Crlzlcd war worker
who showed mp az downtown
bond booth today with = brown
paper sack crawWcd full 90 dollar
bills.
lie counted thcm out 750 Of
them and purchased a $1,000
bond I've saved II IN the last
-SiA- months. - 44e----+4s l"I'Nr been
working seven days week and
never had chance 10 get 90
bank "
Today pupils 81 tho cil'S 700
schools viii dig I'M Tor the cnnr-
NOUS ioh a. raising Se.50u0rU "a
total Sct log Supt Warren r Bow
above regular purchases Of stamps
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-23
ALL-OUT Effort

Bow served stern warning 10
teachers and pupils 20 drop every
thing that might conflict so that
The utmost effort may bc put
forth IN ms high purpose
At PerShinC High School the
pupils Who have brothers and sis
tors in the armed services To-
ceved special e Bond tags Two
or the pupils Mariana lialapSki
and Walter Czcrkai each have
five brothers in the service or tho
schools 1900 pupils 500 went eut
-ta-Sell -AAAA-- --,-
Mrs Rhoda tcChlcr. principal
81 Hampton School notified par
cntS that she would send older
students Ia the homes i the-par-
entS were afraid 10 give their
bond money to the younger chill
dren.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

HollyWoods "old man" is finding
il difficult making love to Holly
woods youngest feminine star
Deanna Durbin. Not that Joe Cot
ten minds making love to Deanna,
of course, but he has played so
many creaky characters on the
screen that he's afraid people will
think Il really am an OLD man and
by some trick of makeup shown as
a young man Joe Gotten, for the
record, is 80. And looks younger.
Eut in Orson Welles Citizen
Kane" he played man of 30. In
lydia" with Merle Oberon, he was
70. IN THE Magnificent Andersons"
he was So In Shadow Of Doubt
he was the young but sinister Uncle
Of Teresa Wright.
With Deanna in Hers to Hold ="
Gotten gets his first chance. after
three years in Hollywood, to really
be himself Yes, it's a typical
Hollywood story. Before coming to
movietown, Gotten was a Broadway
leading man in such plays as
philadelphia Story, opposite Kath-
arine Hepburn, "Jezebel," and. most
ironically of all, Accent on Youth a."
Night club business is booming
in Hollywood but the actors are re-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
Strength through Strain

When your house is burning, you pour
all the you get 1t is emergency and you
it with everything you have-all your energy and
all your resources.
So il is with the railroads now.
Southern Pacific is carrying the biggest traffic load in
its history. This traffic is trafc-emergency traffic.
1t be given emergency handling, which does not
economical handling Our first consideration is
TO keep the trains rolling.
Where additions plant and facilities would help
handle our emergency load quicker or more eff
GENTLY in countrys need we have gone ahead and
made the improvements limited only by the shortage
of manpower, materials and quipment.
Last year Southern Pacific spent 4Os for equip
ment additions and improvements. We made these ex-
pendures not through government subsidy, but with
our own resources and our own credit.
These improvements have helped materially meet
wartime responsibility.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

geles.
Capt. Robert H. Shannon, Wash
ington, Ia.
Capt. James E. Gott, Berea, KY.
Master Sgt. Lloyd c. Wier, Nc
Rea, Ark.
Tech. Sgt. Kenneth A. Jeffers
Oriskany Falls, N. Y.
Staff Sgt. Paul H. Mcqueen
EndWen, N. Y.
Andrews home was in Walter
MINI. Barth's was Leavenworth
| KaS.
Capts. Shannon and Gott anC
Sgts Wier, Jeffers and Mcqueen
were identified as crew members.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
Imperial alley Press

Established April 90, 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday, in combination with the
Sunday POST-PRESS, by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
ST., FL Centro, Calf.
Paul jenkins, Publisher
and President.
A. c. Johnston, Vice-President and Nd
vertising Manager; Catherine NJ. Jen-
kins, Secretary.
Member United Press, California News
paper Publishers Assn, est-Holliday
Co. Inc, national representatives.
Rates 0ncluding Sunday Post-Press):
Single copy, SC; carrier paid-in-.ad-
vance: l month, S100; 3 months,
81. rs; months, S5.25; ! year, $1,000.
BY Mail: ! month. Sl.00. 3 months
So. so; 6 rlonths. $3.50; year, $500.
Outside Of California, $1.OO per month
flat.
Entered ut FL Centro. Calf. post
office nc 2rd clnSe rna..
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
Two Navy Pilots
Killed in Crash

VERO BEACH, Fla, May g.
tUP)-Naval air station officials
announced here today that Ensign
Leo j. Atkisson, USNR, 81, of Q87
9th Way Long Beach, Calf, and
Darrell Myron Mann. USNR, 10, of
Vail, Iowa, were killed Tuesday
when their training plane crashed.
Atkisson was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Atkisson of Long
Beach, and the brother of R. R. At
kisson 3l7 Prospect Ave, La Gre
Scenta, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06

In many this increased capacity is far than
we would need for peacetme traffic.
But first things first and of first importance is
the goal of 100 per accomplishment for Uncle Sam.
While main thought must be concentrated on the
effort we, like everyone else cannot help but cast
an inquring eye the future after the is
All industry will have great responsibilities then too.
We feel that the human testing and strain
going through will give all greater strength
for successful performance after the
And the additions and improvements to physical
plant, strengthened for purposes, will in
ability to give improved railroad service to
our country in peacetime.
The than IL 900 S.P in the armed
forces will stronger, efficient railroad
So, while devong all energies the wartime job,
with confidence in victory we look forward peace
and the opportunity then play vigorous and con-
structve part in improved postwar economy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
Yanks May Be
Operating from
New Aleut Bases

WASHINGTON, May 6. CUP)-
The frequency of air attacks on
Kiska today suggested the possibili-
ty that American airmen are oper-
ating from secret bases in the
AleutianS.
Because of the treacherous ma
ture of weather in the Aleutians,
experts said it would be difficult,
if not almost impossible, to carry
on the kind of daily shuttle attacks
that are being made on KiSka un-
less bases were very close.
STRIKE 81 TIMES
In the first three days this month,
army fliers struck Kiska 81 times
with heavy and medium bombers
and fighters At that rate, the rec
ord of l45 attacks made during
April will be broken soon.
The japanese appear to be con-
cerned over the possibility of q
large-scale American effort to re-
capture Kiska and Attu. Radio Ber-
lin broadcast a report, supposedly
based on japanese reconnaissance
that a huge American base in Alas
ka has been completed and that
American forces are ready to at
tack the two enemy positions.
There are numerous islands close
to Kiska which could be converted
to use for air operations. The near
est is Rat island, 35 miles away
but it would not be as suitable as
Amchitka island, 60 miles south
east Another possible island is
Semisopchnoi, 70 miles eastward.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
FWA Chief Asks
Is Billion Works
Construction Plan

CHICAGO, May 6. = UP)-Maj.
Gen. Phillip B. Fleming, Federal
Works Agency administrator, said
today that 100000 men will be
released from the armed forces and
war industries after the war, and
$l5,000,0CC construction pro-
gram will be needed to employ
them.
Fleming, addressing the postwar
conference of the American Road
Builders association, said the ma
ton needs a planned program of
! public works, which would prevent
wasteful spending on improvised re-
lief.
PRESENT TASK
Our primary present task is to
attend to the preliminaries-the le-
gal and financial phases of public
construction, the acquisition of sites
and the advance engineering so
that employment will be Immediate
! ly available when the war ends"
| he said
Many municipalities and states
are accumulating funds for public
works construction after the war,
he said.
"On the other hand" he said, 1T
is discouraging to note how little
is being done in the direction of
actual plan preparation, advance
engineering and site acquisition"
He said New York City, which is
designing $500. 100000 worth of post
war highways, is an exception.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
LOADTNGS DECLINE

WASHINGTON, May 6. (UP)-
Loadings of revenue freight declin-
ed in the week ended May l and
volume was substantially below the
level of year ago and l94l, the
Assc citation Of American Railroads
reported today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
YOUNGEST GENERAL DIES

WASHINGTON, May 6. up
The complete casualty list of the
Iceland airplane crash in which
Lieut.. Gen. Frank M. Andrews died
revealed that one of the youngest
general officers in the army-Brig.
Gen. Charles II. Barth-was among
the IA victims. The 39-year-old Barth
was Andrews chieI-oI-s staff.
Ten of those who perished were
officers ranking from lieutenant
general to captain, three were en-
listed men, and one a civilian
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard, resi-
dent Methodist bishop of Washing
ton. The only survivor of the crash
was Staff Sgt George A. Eisel, in
jured.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
RECENTLY PROMOTED

Barth had been promoted to the
star rank only last month. His
death and that of Andrews, COM
mander Of American forces in Eur
ope, raised to nine the number of
American generals who, through
airplanes, have either lost their
lives or are missing since the out
break of war.
The dead in the Iceland crash be-
sides Andrews, Barth and Bishop
Leonard were:
Col. Morrow Krum, press rela-
tions officer, Lake Forest, Ill.
Chaplain CColJ Frank L. Miller
Washington.
Lieut.. Col. Fred A. Chapman
Grove Hill Ala.
Maj. Theodore C. Totman, James
town, N. Y.
Chaplain CMajJ Robert H. Hum
phre% Lynchburg, Va.
Capt. Joseph T. Johnson, Los An
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
HOLLYWOOD
RY ERSKINE JOHNSON

naming home. Too many near
fights with servicemen, who in
variably ask, And why aren't YOU
in the Army?" Things are al
ways out of kilter in Hollywood.
Several weeks ago Carole Lands
was voted the st-dressed girl in
films by a jury of famous New
York stylists. Her entire wardrobe
for her new picture, "Wintertirne, .
consists of only slacks and ski
pants. Dolores Del Rio is burn
ing over the censor scissoring OF
Journey Into Fear" Most OF her
scenes landed on the cutting room
floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-06
SECRETARY DONS SARONG

Patti McCarty, former secretary
to Dorothy Lamour turned actress,
will don Il sarong herself Tor
Pres isle Of Forgotten Men"
Nancy Coleman is slated for the
next big star build-up at Warner
Brothers. She's terrific in Edge
Of Darkness.
Paul Whiteman on jazz" SYM
phony orchestras don't always show
a profit but jazz bands do. 1t may
not convince you that jazz is music,
but at least it proves that the great
American public enjoys-and pays
fol- it," Sight Of the week
Evening star., 1943-11-21

that I'd rather we didn't talk about Sam
too much"
"Oh," he said you poor kid! can under
stand how that isl"
They wandered back to the sofa, and Bill
finished his drink. IF you weren't already
spoken for, Katie" he said at last, I'D ask
if could take you home. I'd ask if could see
you tomorrow night, and the night after that,
and the night after that -"
Spoken for! Katie took a deep breath.
Maybe it would be all right" she said hope
fully. II mean, l don't think Sam would
mind ="
But Bill shook his head. He said, There's
a code about things like that. made up my
own, but lots of US have it. If Sam were a
civilian, he could look out for his own inter-
ests and take his own chances. But since he's
in the Army and gets ordered around like
the rest of us, that makes it very different
matter. And that's not all, Katie" he said
seriously ''You see, I'm not at all sure
could keep up this big-brother act indef-
nitely" He held out his hand. so l guess
we'd better make it good-by," he said. "And
good luck to both of you"
6orH of you! That meant herself and her
neat little invention! She watched Bill say
good-by to Polly and locate his hat, and wave
'cheerfully from the door. She watched him
vanish out of her life. There was cold. aching
Evening star., 1943-11-21

And so they danced. Bill was very tall. 50
that Katie's ribbon brushed against his chin.
Half way through the dance she pulled it off
and stuck it in her pocketbook
Bill grinned his approval. Your hair is
lovely. 1t has lights in it, he said. And he
added on tangent, when you write Sam
tonight tell him we did our very best - tried
to cheer you up will you? Tell him we didn't
want you crying into pillowsr'
''All right" Katie said. And. quite unin-
Evening star., 1943-11-21

would leave again for parts unknown.
He helped Polly with the drinks and sand
wiches; he laughed lot, they were all very
gay But sometimes, when he thought no one
was looking. Katie could see him watching
Polly. He would be watching her, and there
would be somberness in his nice blue eyes,
kind of longing :. . and no gaiety at all.
AFTER while Katie went home alone. She
tried not to remember how Bill had said, IF
you weren't already spoken for. I'd ask if
could take you home" She took bus, and
when she arrived at the apartment the lights
were still on, and Beth was curled up on the
sofa, writing goodnight letter to her best
beloved - down in Texas, training for the
Air Force.
And tonight that looked different to Katie
too. She slipped out of her jacket, and offered
Beth cigarette and glass of water. She
said, Il guess it's kind of hard knowing what
to write"
Beth smiled, though she looked rather
tired. That's the truth right enough" she
said For one thing, you mustn't ever let 'em
know you're worried. But the hardest part
is the indefniteness. You can't say, III be
seeing you in two months, because the Army
keeps changing its mind"
'Of course" Katie said humbly. She want
ed to cry, and in curious way she wanted to
apologize too. She wanted to say, II didn't
Evening star., 1943-11-21

and understanding about him that made her
feel quite unlike herself.
She smiled. She said, How about yourself
Where from, where going and 50 forth?"
He shrugged. about the usual, guess.
At the moment I'm in an armored division;
before the war was with an engineering firm
out West The job is waiting for me though.
and there's going to be even more to it after
wards" He added haphazardly, Il sure wish
I'd gone to that kindergarten too, Katie"
Kindergarten" For a moment Katie
couldn't place the connection, and then she
remembered it was Sam he was talking about.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

tentionally, her voice shook.
She didn't know quite why,
except that she had never felt
this way before. Bill Weaver
had such broad shoulders, and
he made her feel so safe some
how - safe and looked out
for and beloved.
What kind of engineer
ing?" she asked.
Electrical. BY rights l
should have gone into the
Signal Corps, but there was
something about those tanks
they're making nowadays -"
Tanks. When he said that
Katie felt cold inside - cold
and lost and curiously help
less. She refused to think
about Bill inside a tank. She
simply refused to think about
it. But for the first time she
began to wonder if this war
was really so wonderful after
all.
lHE Signal Corps" she
said tentatively, sounds a
lot safer somehow"
That's where you're
wrong" Bill said at once.
The Signal Corps goes first,
then the artillery and the in
fantry. The tanks follow safe
ly in the rear"
Safely! I'm sure" she said
shakily, that that's the rea-
son you chose them!"
Nov, nowp!' he chided her
sternly. you're thinking
about Sam again! What
branch of the service is he in
And she didn't even know
matter, did she care! But he '
was a silly little fool if she
The infantry" she picked at
Just starting, you know"
The infantry" Bill said,
voice of his, ''is the backbon
and don't let anyone tell you
Katie began to wish that
talking about Sam. 1t seeme'
kept coming up in the con'
other minute. Il think" sht
Evening star., 1943-11-21

"Sure thing" Sam said, and planted a
brotherly peck right in the middle of her
smooth young cheek.
The voice of the trainmaster doomed
through the loudspeaker, the crowd moved
forward silently, and somewhere girl was
crying.
Katie felt the tears ache in her throat. She
watched Sam turn and stride jauntily down
the ramp, and thought, "Ive known him all
my life, and now he's being sent away, per-
haps forever" Once more she almost forgot
it was Sam Once more she felt identified with
the great incredible drama that had caught
up all the country all of the world even.
Evening star., 1943-11-21

She remembered that she had
promised Polly Adams to stop in at
her apartment for little party -
Polly's fiance was leaving too in a
few days. And she thought, ITS bet
ter not to go home and NOPE" So
she GOT out her compact and bright
Evening star., 1943-11-21

But it s hard to look bereft when your
heart is humping this strange,
breathless way. ''Oh, that" she said
inadequately.
Eyes, that" Bill said, not very
happily. And then he grinned. Shall
we dance. Katie?"
Evening star., 1943-11-21

few days And she thought, Its bet
ter not to go home and NOPE" So
she got out her compact and bright
ened her lips again and smoothed her soft
blonde hair, and made her way rather sadly
to the subway.
The party was in full swing when she ar
rived The radio was on. one or two couples
were dancing, and the rest were sitting hap
hazardly on the arms of chairs, talking and
laughing together Polly ensconced her on
the sofa with a tall drink of some sort. II was
afraid you wouldn't get here" she said.
I've had an eye out for you!"
II almost didn't" Katie said wistfully.
"You see. boy from home stopped over.
He had only few hours before his train left
Polly nodded. 1T S hard isn't it, when they
have such a short time" she said gently.
Yes, almost harder than if you didn't see
them at ALL Katie admitted. Her voice
shook little. At the moment she almost be-
lieved that her heart was broken because Sam
had had to leave.
lHE young lieutenant on the other side of
Polly grinned encouragement IF the powers
that be could only be primed on this matter
of leaves" he said, 1T would be easier all
around"
Katie sighed. That's true" she agreed
IF Sam could have had three days, for in
stance instead of three hours"
Polly nodded and smiled at them both.
DO you two know each other?" she asked.
Lieutenant Bill Weaver, Katie Abbott. my
co-partner in the matter of advertising copy"
Some more guests were arriving and she
hoped up to greet them. Lieutenant Weaver
moved over next to Katie Tell me about
this Sam of yours, he said. He must be
some guy"
His nice hazel-brown eyes we're openly
sympathetic, 50 that for the first time in her
life Katie felt the way she wanted to feel -
as though she were member of that vast
army of women who cheerfully send their men
off to battle Not for the world would she
have admitted that Sam was moon-faced and
pudgy and that she was even less important
in his life than he was in hers
IF you'd rather not talk about him -"
Bill Weaver said gently.
She looked up, then. Her blue eyes were
bright with memories but she managed
brave smile But like to talk about him."
she protested "You see, I've known Sam all
my life =" Her gay little laugh was only
slightly tremulous I'VE can't even remember
when we met - IN kindergarten probably"
80 that's the way of it," Bill Weaver said.
Some guys have all the luck"
He had nice deep voice, and the way he
said that made something skip and jump in
side Katie's heart She looked at him, and
she saw that he was burned very brown, and
that his hair was brown too In fact, he was
about the incest looking boy she'd ever seen
Evening star., 1943-11-21

Katie remarked casually.
That's right. A bunch of them are over
at the Hotel Starting"
So now she knew.
But there wasn't anything she could do
about it. She couldn't 60 up to boy she'd
just met and say, Actually invented all
that the other night was putting on an act
50 you'd all think was brave and fine like
the Others. didn't understand at all.
thought that this thing that is happening was
a sort of play, and wanted to be on the
Coa1innod - noat p01o
Evening star., 1943-11-21

understand at all. enV1eQ
you and Mandy and Polly
and all the others. / thought
all this was desirable and ex-
citing. =. l just didn't know"
She wanted to say, The way
you are facing it - Pm be-
ginning to understand why
the whole country is proud of
the way you are facing it,"
After a while she went to
bed.
But she lay awake for a
long time thinking about
Bill Weaver. And when she
got to the Office the next
morning she saw that Polly
was looking tired too. Her
gray eyes were shadowed,
though her manner was as
crisp and cheerful as ever.
Il had an awfully good time
last night" Katie said. But
l was wondering i mean
about that Bill Weaver you
introduced me to. Where do
you suppose he is stationed
and how long he'll be in the
city, and all -"
Polly smiled impishly.
That boy took a tumble
for you all right. l think his
leave is up in three days,
though l don't know where
he's being sent next"
Three days! But of course
that was the way you mea-
sured time when there was a
war on. In days and hours.
in minutes even. Il suppose
he's staying in a hotel"
! casually.
t. A bunch of them are over
tarling."