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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-07
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RELIGIOUS QUESTION BOX

Readers OF The Democrat invited to questions
gardng the Protestant Catholic Jewish faiths
answered promptly possible They
National Conference
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a personal reply be if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-07

@: What is the exact relation
Of the Protestant Episcopal church
in the U. S. to the Church Of Eng
land?
A: The Episcopal church is the
literal descendant of the Church
Of England and dates, as sep,
arate American church body, from
1889. The Episcopal Prayer Book
states: This church is far from
intending to depart from the
Church of England in any essential
point of doctrine, discipline or wor-
ship"
@: What are Roman Catholic
"Confraternities"?
A: A confraternity Contra
ternity of Christian Doctrine, Con-
fraternity of the Blessed Sacra-
ment) Is an association of Cath
Ollie laymen set up under ecclesias-
tical direction for the exercise OF
some work of piety or charity and
for the advancem of public
worship" When the confratern-
ity's observance is liturgical wo-
men members only receive
spiritual benefits and indulgences.
But both men and women may
participate as members in other
on-liturgical activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-07
GODS GIFT

God gave to us prosperous land
With people fine and true
Who lent hand to all in need
Yes, gave 1t too to you whose treacherous hearts.
And shriveled souls are dyed in crimson hue.
AnC now the world Is waiting
Waiting for the day
When Toxic and great Berlin
Will crumble and decay.
It's liberty we fighting for
And this we know full we'll
Well not give up until the day
You're blasted all to He'll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-07
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Axis, JugosIav
Reports Conflict

LONDON, May 25. (UP)-AXis
dispatches claimed today that a
crushing blow had been dealt Jugo-
slav guerilla forces in Croatia, but
Greek refugee reports t54t CT the
formation of a new anti-Nazi army
of $4,000 men to aid any Allied in
vasion of southeastern Europe.
The Turkish Anatolia news agen-
cy carried a report from Berlin that
German and Croat troops had
broken the guerilla resistance in
Croatia except for one small region.
The German reports said a large
number of guerillas were killed and
much booty captured.
Greek government SpokeSmen here
said $4,000 men had been brought
into q unified central command in
Greece in preparation for an up
rising in support of an Allied in
vasion
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

Cadet Midshipman C. w. Simp-
son OF the merchant marine visited
a. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Simpson in Ell Centre while on leave
from duty. He took a three months
officers training course and later
was at sea for six months. He is
scheduled for officers training
course at Long Island, N. Y. He was
graduated from Central Union High
school and attended Central Junior
college. He and jess Simpson are
brothers.
Bill Christian. sen of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Christian. was graduated
from the University of California
at Los Angeles and Immediately
left for Ft. Macarthur to report for
army duty. He then was scheduled
TO leave for TT. Benning, Ga, for
officers candidate school. Bill has
had four years in the Reserve Of
ficcrS Training Corps.
BY dint of great deal of maneu-
vcring. Staff Sergeant Lee zinn
and Corporal Rex Zinn managed
10 meet in Ell Centre to spend
leave with their relatives. Sgt.
zinn is stationed at Alamogordo, N.
M, with a medical division of the
ali corps. He is in the dental Sec
ton. Cpl. zinn is with the army
tank corps and is Ell route from TT.
Knox, KY, to Camp Beal, Calf
Sgt. F.. r.. CheSer, formerly of
Beber, is a weather forecaSter with
The u. S. Army air force some
where in North Africa. He wrote
his relatives that the weather
where he is stationed is much like
That i'll Imperial Valley with the
same type of crops, trees, and even
the mud. Sgt. CheSer is among the
Central Union High school gradu-
atcS now in the service.
Among those to report for duty
at the San Francisco port of en-
barkation at Ft. Mason is Second
Lieutenant William B. Poindexter,
whose life lives at SOL Holt avenue,
FL Centro. His parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Poindexter, live in
ontario.
r. j. Mack of Ell Centro recent
ly received an honorable discharge
from the United States army. He
had been in the army for approxi-
mately two years. He returned to
FL Centro to help his mother look
after his father, E. j. Mack, who
is i'll.
Harry NJ. Laney of Ell Centro be-
came a second lieutenant in the. u.
S. cavalry upon successfully COM
pleting a three-month course at
the cavalry officers candidate
school at Fort Riley, Kansas. He
received his commission from Brig.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Action on 0PA
Home Front Today

WASHINGTON. May rs. UF)-
The Office of Price Administration
today fixed the maximum retail
price of popular brands of sanitary
napkins in the most widely sold
package, IL to the box, at % cents
Allowed artificial casing left on
frankfurters until they reach the
ultimate consumer, provided in
struction for their removal before
use of the meat is printed on the
casing of each link or piece.
Fixed a maximum price on smoked
pork or breakfast sausage in artifi-
cial castings at the same level as
sausage in hog casing and gave
fresh sausage in cloth bags the
same ceiling as fresh sausage in
artificial castings
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Imperial Valley Press

Established April 20, 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday, in combination with the
Sunday POST-PRESS. by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
ST.. Ell Centre. Calf.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher
and President.
A. c. Johnston, Vice-President ant Ad-
vertising Manager; Catherine M. Jen-
kins, Secretary.
Member United Press, California News
paper Publishers Assn, West-Holliday
Co. Inc, national representatives.
Rates. (including Sunday Post-Press):
Single copy, SC; carrier paid-in-ad-
vance; l month, 81 90; months.
50. rs: q months, s5.25; l year, $1,000.
BY Mail: / month, S1,o0. 3 months
81. so; 6 r1onths, $3.50: ! year. $500.
Outside of California, $1.00 per month
flat.
Entered at Ell Centro, Calf, post
office as 2nd class rna3
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
BY UNITED PRESS

The greatest flood to sweep the
midwest in quarter of a century
has inundated 2,756,2O0 acres of
land in five states with an enor-
nous loss of wartime crops mount
ing steadily into the millions of
dollars, the Red Cross reported
Tuesday.
In its first official flood report
since the turbulent waters of the
Illinois, Missouri Arkansas. Wa
bash and Mississippi rivers began
their steady rise early this month,
the Red Cross headquarters at st.
Louis estimated that 154.Gl3 persons
had been driven from their homes.
COVERS FIVE STATES
The report covered Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Kansas It did not include Indiana,
where unofficial sources estimated
an additional 10000 persons had
been forced 10 flee high waters
which flooded about $4,000 acres.
The crop loss in Indiana alone was
estimated conservaticely at $5,000,-
900.
In its five-State report, the Red
Cross said 1,392,600 acres of valua-
BILE crops were under water. In IL
linois and Missouri, the two states
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
GREATEST FLOOD RACES
ERECTS SHELTERS

homcs, and in Missouri, 24,200 have
fled, II Ec Cross said.
ERECTS SHELTERS
In the five-state area, the Red
Cross has erected 107 shelters to
house f4,70l destitute and is feed
ing 25,482 persons.
More than 10000 soldiers were on
flood duty in Illinois alone, and cf
planes of the Illinois Militia Air
Corps reserve were patrolling the
Illinois river from Peoria, Ill, to
the Mississippi.
The flood threat centered Tues
day at Beardstown, Ill, on the IL
linois river, and in Southern IL
linois and Missouri, where the Mis-
sissippi, swollen by billions of GAL
Ions of water pouring in from its
tributaries. burst several more le-
wees and spilled over farmlands.
At st. Louis, the Mississippi rose
to its highest crest since 1874 as
thousands Of workers fought to boil
ster straining levees north of the
city, where the danger was greatest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

Fron mt
Pa! &c 9:

WASHINGTON, May 25,
(UP) = Price Administrator
Prentiss M. Brown, in the
midst of a crisis within OPA
which some officials say is
cracking at the seams" today visit
full" admitted that he would like
less front page publicity.
\ Denying that his organization
was "riddled with designations" over
policy, Brown said
I'VE would like to get off the front
pages for a while and get on with
our job, but that is impossible where
We so intimately influence the lives
of everyone"
UNDER FIRE
OPA is under fire from nearly all
directions-for alleged failure to
control prices, for running" bust
ness, for sponsoring policies con-
trary to the wishes of congress.
A senate agricultural subcommit-
tee currently is investigating OPA'S
plan to roll back the prices of
meat, coffee and butter on June
through the use of subsidies to pro-
cessors. Congress is opposed to sub
sides.
Brown discussed the plan with
the subcommittee yesterday and
today Chairman Jesse Jones Of the
Reconstruction Finance corporation
will explain how his organization
plans to finance the subsidies.
NO RESERVATIONS
Brown insisted that there have
been no mass designations from
OPA-that there are some reSigna-
tions all the time, many of them
Not altogether undesirable" He con-
firmed that Charles H. Fleischer,
price executive of the distribution
branch, and Edward H. Phelps, jr.,
acting head of the distribution price
section, had resigned because of
OPA policy, and that several others
had left recently but not because
of any disagreement.
Fleisher and Phelps resigned. il
was said, because of the imposition
OF dollars and cents ceiling prices
which they contended were clamped
on without any practical proceed
ure."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
1F|ier Survives
Crash of Bomber

GREAT FALLS, Mont, May IS
(UP)-Second Lieutenant William
F.. Mcdonald, "a, Buffalo, NY, a
bombardier, was the only survivor
out of a crew of II men on a
heavy bomber that crashed into a
Yellowstone National park NOUN
tainside Sunday. the Great Falls
army air base announced today.
Mcdonald bailed out on orders
from the pilot, landed a half mile
fom the wreckage and walked to a
hotel in West Yellowstone. The
other 10 men we're killed when the
plane hit rugged mpuntainside six
miles southeast of West Yellow
stone, just inside the park border
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
HOLLYWOOD

Hitchcock and crew CT writer's. i'm
Guiding John Steinbeck, have been
working on the story for three
months. And they're still working
on it, refusing to divulge any de-
tails, such as how they are keeping
it from being a talkie to end all
talkies. After all, there isn't room
for anything besides talk in life
boat. Or is there?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
945 Marines Held
In Philippines

WASHINGTON, May IS Up)-
The navy today released the names
Of 945 additional members of the
marine corps who are prisoners of
the Japanese, most of them in the
Philippines.
The list, second issued bN the
navy, includes 50 officers and 393
enlisted men, and names seven
marines known to have died in a
prison camp, making a total of 952
names.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

hardest hit, the Red Cross reported
1,0Go,C00 acres inundated in Illinois,
half of them devoted to crops, and
$4,000 acres under water in Mis-
souri,, of which all but 5000 acres
consisted of farm land.
In Illinois, 10000 persons have
been forced to abandon their
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
AVIATION CADET

DEL MONTE, Calf, May IS
(UP)-,Ioe Ruetz, former All-Amer-
ica guard at Notre Dame, has re-
signed his ensign's ommission and
reported to the navy pre-flight
school here as an aviation cadet, it
was announced today Ruetz was
an instructor at the ST. Mary's pre-
flight school for eight months and
was named on the All-Scryicc hlls
AmeIican. football lean. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
700 WASHINGTON
MOTORISTS CITED

WASHINGTON, May 25.-UpD-
Under the shadow of Capitol Hill
and the black cloud of a pleasure
drivlng ban, 700 motorists have been
cited here this week by police and
Office of Price Administration
agents as seekers after pleasure
via automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
NO ROOM FOR ACTION

Director Alfred Hitchcock has
solved the $4,000 ceiling on film
sets but brought himself colossal
headache with an idea for film
titled, Life Boat" All the action,
from start to finish, will take place
in a 26-foot lifeboat adrift on the
Atlantic. The cast will be five men
and two women--a not too attrac-
tive Canadian nurse and a middle
aged American newspaper reporter.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
RIGHT NEXT DOOR

CHICAGO. May 25.-UP)-Bur-
glars took three cases of Whiskey
valued at $10O from a saloon store
room, and the proprietor reported
the theft to the police station next
door.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

There's more off-stage plot than
story to Lana Turner's dark hair
in the first two reels of her cur
rent film, Slightly Dangerous. y
For the last year Lana has been
trying unsuccessfully to talk the
studio into letting her hair go dark.
The studio compromised with the
half dark, half blond routine In
Slightly Dangerous" BY the time
she returns to the cameras after
having her baby this summer,
Hollywood's most famous blond
hopes the studio will be reconciled
to dark hair throughout her future
movies.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
BY ERSKTNE JOHNSON

Stage star by night-Hollywood
standin by day. A new Cinderella
story, or perhaps an up-to-date bit
OF feminine Jekyll and Hyde. Los
Angeles theater audiences know
Dorothy Crider as the languorous,
saronged star of the two year
stage hit. "She Lost 1t in Cam
peche." But by day Miss Crider as
sumes the wholly menial chore of
standing in for Carmen Miranda in
her co-starring musical with Alice
Faye, THE Girls He Left Behind" "
Certainly it seems silly says
Dorothy Crider. But have a per-
fectly sane reason for being a
standin. I'm learning about pic
tures-how they are made. I'm
studying Carmen Miranda whom !
consider one of the most fascinat-
ing personalities of the theater
When I've learned about pictures as
a standin, l hope to take fling at
acting in them"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25

homcs, and in Missouri, 24,2O0 hav
fled, II Er Cross said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Two Honored
At Shower

Women Of the Seeley and West
side districts Tuesday gave show
er for Victoria Rich and her broth
er, Judson Paine, who lost all their
possessions in a fire about a week
ago.
The gathering took place in the
Seeley Communi y church where
the two guests OF honor were pre-
sented with many attractive gifts to
replace some of the articles which
they lost
Mrs. Rich and Mr. Paine plan to
leave shortly for their former home
in New York.
Those at the shower, in addition
TO the guests of honor, were: Mes
danes Nellie Low, Louise Robin
sen, Olive Cannon. Rhoda Howard
Ada Gallagher, Effie Boone, Emma
Robertson, Veva Green, Oleta
Diehl, Lois Kramar, Ada Waegele
Mana Green, Alta Cobleigh, Aleen
Roe Juanita Binns, Elsie Dyer
Rosalie Oftelie, Jessie Lytle, Nan
Sheldon, Edna Kirkpatrick, Ruth
Bowman and Pauline Westmor-
land. ~'.i-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Offer Program
Material! TO
Valley Clubs

Mrs. P. E. HixSon, executive
secretary for the Imperial County
Health and tuberculosis associa-
ton, has announced that the asso-
citation will welcome requests for
the showing OF films.
Programs, including speeches and
films, have been offered to churches,
PIT. A. groups, farm bureau and
farm home department centerG,
schools and to all organizations.
Anyone wishing one of these pro-
grams should communicate with
the county health department,
these programs being a part of the
national program for tuberculosis
education.
At the recent clinic conducted by
DR.. E. w. Hayes of Monrovia, spe-
cialist, al patients came for advice,
81 Xrays were read, 10 active cases,
II suspicious cases and five active
arrested cases were found at this
one-day clinic. Several physicians
appeared to consult with DR.. Hayes.
DR.. E. B.. Godfrey, county health
officer, stated that the interest
shown by people in coming to these
clinics is evidence that the public
wishes to make Imperial county as
free of tuberculosis as far as pos
sible. However there are not nearly
enough beds at the county hospital
tc take care of all the cases that
need hospitaliza' ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Phone 800
Juvenile Delinquency Report
Made to County Ministers

Problems of juvenile delinquency
and how they might be met with
the cooperation of legal authorities
in Imperial Valley and Mexico,
constitute the chief subject for dis
cussion at the meeting of the
County Ministerial association, a
breakfast Wednesday at the Cali
fornia hotel.
DR.. H. d. HelWig read the report
of the committee, which pointed out
that the ministerial groups in Los
Angeles, in Bakersfield and other
places in Southern California, are
to adopt an active program to meet
the increasing problems of juvenile
delinquency in their areas.
These various groups will consult
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
HoItville-Ce Students
In Speech Meet Wedne sday

Federation of States should be ES-
tablished" Fayola Roach and Doro-
thy Gallagher represented the af-
firmative and Dorothy Guidotti and
Frank Weakley, the negative, the
decision going to the affirmative.
Pauline Hoy and Betty House, ju-
nior college students who have had
considerable experience in speech
work, served as judges.
The declamations, both humorous
md dramatic, followed with NAL
:olm Macurda as general critic, Of
'ering excellent suggestions HClt-
lille was represented by Betty
.Iogue, Clara Caldwell, and Mar
guerite Ming, and Ell Centre, by
Peggy Cox and Jean Kenny.
In the eXtemporaneous division
Willis johnson made an excellent
critic, Holtville being repre- -ented
Jy the three girls named above, and
central by Dick Car, Ann Mitchell
nd favola Roach.
Miss Beatrice Floyd, Holtville in
jtructor, accompanied her group
nd Miss Helen Dowd, Central in
.tructor, presided at the extempor-
neouS division, Kathleen Ki9ffel
presiding Tor the defamation divi-
ion
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Camp Fire Has
First Council
Session

First meeting of the newly chosen
Camp Fire council members took
place when four committees met
with the executive board at the
april meeting Monday, a luncheon
at the Barbara Worth hotel. Other
committees will meet with the
board in May.
Mrs. j. B. McNeece, council presi-
dent, explained something of the
duties of council members and of
he work of he organization, Mrs.
Willis Johnston, executive secre-
tary, talking on the objectives and
goals of Camp Fire, on it's program
and plans; chairmen then intro
duced their committees.
Mrs. Donald L. Young is chair
man of the extension committee on
which are Mrs. Nora Cooley, Mrs
Estelle Reid, Mrs. Clarence Nc
Faddin, Warren Brock.
Members of the publicity COM
mittee are Ken Thornton, Jean
Jordan, E. A. Fitzhugh, Mrs. Gladys
Clements and Mrs. Earl G. Davis,
chairman.
Mrs. John Tyler is chairman for
the social committee with Mrs. r.
w. Ware and Mrs. j. D. Nesbitt as
her members.
Mrs. Harvey Chairman is head of
the committee on civic service
with Mrs. Elton b. Christian, w. A.
Scheniman and r. w. Hatton as
members.
Mrs. Mark McMah han chairman
Aof the committee on awards and
Rurssell Hoy, chairman OF the
camping committee explained their
work, Mr.. Hoy pointing out that
girls this year will share Camp
Wolahi at Lake Guyana, with the
San Diego girls, six valley girls
being given reservations each week.
The board voted SIS for each new
Camp Fire group to use as work.
ing fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Girl Scouts Plan
w ekend Trip TO
Camp jenkins

Girl Scouts of Troop l, are to
camp overnight this weekend,
Arril II and 10. at Comp Jenkins
and hone to have one of these
camping trips once a month.
Plans for the affair were made
IT the meeting this week along with
plans for a pot-luck dinner AMI
oourt IF honor at the Scout hut,
April 30
Virginia Lee Pinkney was ap-
pointed TO take charge of the girls
v'ho Will 90 TO c"mp by bicycle:
l-i,lev Gillette, of those who plan
~ hike and Corp Pat McQuade, of
those who will go in cars.
New members present Tuesday
we're: Betty Davis. Lorraine Staf-
ford. Neatho Ashbrook. Fay Eta
Kops. PATSY Brown II. and others
n~esent including the above. were ::
Bobby Price, Elizabeth Cash, Bob
bic Deem, Doris Hall. Arlene Jones,
Donnella Quinn, Dolores Wake,
Elva Wake. Ouida FITZGERALD, Alice
vi"ieovre katherine Stems, Helen
Wucgrovn Jeanne Roberds, Lor-
"a'no D'.tmo" M"rv 7 on Rav June
Lewis, Jean Key. Betty Hunter, Pa
tricia Brown. Jackie King, Joan
RIGGS Pauline Robinson, Pat Blake
". Billie Pharr. 10 Ann Dilbeck,
Patsy Armstrong, Lois Morales,
ois Riggs Beverly Hill, Dolores
KnutSon. Lcreth Smith, Carlcne
Cook, Cart Betty Stull.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Society
Clubs
Methodist Choir
To Give Sacred
Can+ata

John Stainer's great cantata on
the Sacred Passion of Christ, THE
Crucifixion," will be presented by
the Methodist church choir in two
performances. on Palm Sunday
night, April 10, and on Good Friday
night, April %.
Bob performances will be in the
church auditorium and will start at
7:30 p. m.
The vested choir of 40 voices will
be heard in this beautiful cantata,
throughout the evening the congre-
ton Joining the choir in singing
the great Passion hymns.
SoloistS include DR.. r. c. Clemons,
PFC Clarence Tainer, Jr., Eugene
Moore. Don Trimble. S. P. Holli-
DAY, Sr. In the male chorus and
the mixed choruses will be heard
many of the valleys favorite
singers
The Rev Mr.. Hayden S. Sears,
pastor. will lead in prayer and give
the benediction. Mrs. Eugene
Waterman is the choir director and
Mrs. Warren Brock. organist,
The offering will go to the
church building fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Former Residents
Stationed al
Maine Post

With the war, Imperial Valley
residents are scattered all over the
country as 1t. and Mrs. George M
Houser found out on their trip
east to 1t. Houser'S new post in
Houlton, Maine. Mrs. HouSer is the
former Rosalie LaBrucherie of Ell
Centre.
They stopped in washington, D.
c., where they spent a few days
visiting 1t. and Mrs. It. J. Parker
ard seeing all the sights of the ma
tional capitol. In New York City
they .warc the guests of Dr.. and
Mrs. Edward s. Cowles-Dr. Cowles
is the noted psychiatrist and au-
thor They also visited Mrs. H. j.
Rosenberg formerly of Ell Centro,
whose husband, Major Rosenberg
was formerly S sationed at Camp
SeeleV and is now overseas.
In Orangeburg, New York, they
called on 1t. Carl jacobson. form
carly manager of Brawley Security
First National bank.
Boston was their next stop and
here they enjoyed few days with
It. end Mrs. j. w. Beshears, former
El Centrans, seeing all the places
Of interest.
Maine is their present post OF
duty and at the time letter to
relatives in The valley was written
the country was still covered with
snow. with all the lakes and rivers
frozen over.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-14
Madame Chiane
lr. New York

@CMFWHERF ON THF HUD-
eON, NY April 14.-(UP)-Mme.
Chiane Kai-shek completed her
nonstop transcontinerta trip from
r rs Anpe.es today and retired to a
hideawav on the Hu'ison river for
few weeks Of rest from the strain
CT her seven-W weeks tour of the
United States.
TIE wife OF the Chinese general
jssimo, who almost collapsed four
times On the long stretch of public
appea RANGES, went into secl'ision in
a plivate home, from which the
family had moved to a nearby ho-
tel. 1t was believed that if she
could reg2in sufficient rest she
might be able TO accent invitations
to visit Canada and England.
Nine. Chang will stay here until
about May l when she is expected
TO go TO Washington to confer with
President Roosevelt.