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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-14
News Items About
VaIiey Residents

Mrs. Viola Peterson and her
daughter, Miss Enola Peterson, for
mer valley residents now living in
San Diego, were recent visitors in
the valley.
Another former resident who is
visiting in Ell Centre is Mrs. r. F..
Schwartz, the former Minnie Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartz are here
from San Diego Mr.. Schwartz is
connected with the bureau of inter-
nal revenue, income tax division and
is in the city on business connected
with that office.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Holt OF
Los Angeles spent several days re-
ceitly in Ell Centre.
The week also brought another
former Ell Centran, Mrs. Bert Bird
sell (Vivian iMoffatt) who with her
son, William, is visiting friends and
relatives. Mrs. Birdsell'S home is
in Lakeside. Mr.. Birdsell, who is
with the Seabees, is somewhere in
the South Pacific.
Pvt. Alma Hume, Women Marine
Reserves, is home on furlough from
Camp Pendleton, visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. c. Orville Wahlgren of Mo-
desto the former Dorothy Farms
worth of Ell Centro, has been visit
ing her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard FarnsWorth.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-14

Imperial Valleys Eastern Star
chapters have been conducting their
annual election of officers, all with
the exception of BraWley having
chosen their line officers for the
year to come. Brawley's election
will be on Dec. 9.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-30
ARRANGES FOR
PICTURE SHOWS

Ensign F. C. Pierson, training
and recreation officer for the
Coast Guard here made a big hit
with enlisted men of the Coast
Guard bases at Pigeon Key and
Marathon this week when he ar
ranged for the showing of several
motion pictures which are part of
the training of the Coast Guard.
Ensign Pierson and two enlist
ed men showed the pictures at
both bases so that all of the men
of the Road Patrol might have the
privilege Of learning more about
the Coast Guard.
The pictures included: "Men Of
the Coast Guard "The Coast
Guard Academy When Bombs
Fall and the chemical warfare
picture Use of the Gas Mask. .
Other pictures will be shown for
the benefit of the men from time
to time, Pierson said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-30
OLD RANK IN NAVY
HAS BEEN REVIVED

Dispatches IN the daily press
tell of the recreation recently
by Congress of the rank of com
modore of the u. S. Navy. The
rank had been held in allegiance
since 1899.
Commodores, according TO IN
official reports, viii wear one
two-ineh gold stripe on the sleeve
of blue coats, and their shirs
viii fly flag with one star ON
a blue field.
Commodores VIII be placed in
charge of small task forces where
rank higher than captain Is
needed, but where the COM
mands are not of sufficient mag
nitude to warrant the assign
ment of a rear admiral Il Is
equivalent to brigadier gen
eral in the Army.
President Roosevelt nominated
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-30
Art Inspires Soldiers
On Alaska Highway
tRy Assocsatea pressl

SEATTLE, April 3O.-Now it's
art or the Army.
Artists, great and small, are
painting pictures to hang in the
barracks and headquarters of the
men who maintain the 1890
mile international highway to
Alaska.
Lieut.. Richard L. Neuberger.
aide to the Northwest Service
Command commander, Brig. Gen.
James A. O'Connor, said the
paintings were being received at
the Northland posts from profess
SIGNALS and amateurs. "The pic
lures he said, will help 10
brighten the living places and
working headquarters for the
men assigned to one of the most
lonely wildernesses on the con-
tinent."
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BY RUSSELL KAY

could have produced registration
certificate or given any evidence
Of having voted in the last cleo
ton. Some of those testifying
even admitted that they were not
residents of this state.
In questioning witnesses or re-
plying to those who send count
less kilograms and letters, law
makers might well inquire wheth-
er or not these folks are registered
voters. If it developed they were
so unconcerned and indifferent
that they failed to vote on election
/ day, one might well ask the basis
on which they demand special
consideration when the legisla:
ture is in session.
Considering the indifference or
the part of the average citizen to-
day, the remarkable thing is thai
the men and women we have in
office are as conscientious, able
and trustworthy as they are.
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Can't Fire the Cook

Woman-'.Does your husband
kick about the meals?"
Other Bridge Player (smiling)
No, what he kicks about is hav-
ing to get them"
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and I have BEEN
Then, as if to back up her ar
guments, she went on to explain:
Since we've come over here,
| felt very slack after the things
I've done back home - even
though my husband has an i'm
portant position in one of your air
plane factories. So looked around
for some kind of war work.
wanted to make every minute
count. When you have seen bombs.
drop and have been close to the
destruction they create in lives
and property, you know what
time really means. You know that
every minute lost makes for dam
gerous delays which put the win
ming of the, war that much farth-
| er off
"Of course / have a position to-
day, which makes me feel some
better. The position prepares me
to become an instructor to the
soldiers in the ground crew of the
air corps. But let me tell you about
| the delays had to encounter
first.
After answering an advertise
ment, which stressed the great
/ need for trainee instructors, it
took me one whole week to get to
the personnel manager. And even
though I had definite appoint
| ment with him in advance, was
pushed around from one person
| TO another, Each day thought
would be the last one which would
! give me an interview. And while
!. / was doing all this foolish wait
ling. met other people who were
as much disturbed as was to wait
around. Only was disturbed be.
cause / was losing so much valu.
able time, and not as.those Other
people, because they merely dis.
liked being pushed around.
Certainly an organization a:
] large as this one should be more
efficient than to keep prospective
trainees delayed a week in begin
, ming their course of instruction
, Finally when the personnel man
! ager did interview me, 1t took an
other spell of waiting for me t.
get to work. know if bombs were
dropping all around us as they die
over there. all this red tape woulc
have been done away with at once
but that situation isn't tht
only one we've encountered. Time
seems to mean so little to SO many
over here. Just let me tell vol
what happened to my husband
the other day.
He works from seven in thu
morning till four in the Afternoon
and often he remains after
hours to assist in getting some i'm
portant work out. But to keeI
well--you know he's been injured
he has to take medical treat
ments every week and he chose
the dav when he could oct away
t on time And because bis doctor
; leaves his office before nv hrs.
) band can reach there in the nftcr
noon. the nurse takes care Of hin
|, But he was a little late nne dnv
Just as he arrived. the nrrce wa'
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locking up and refused to 60 back
Time lost in war work didn't seem
to mean anything to her. for she
told my husband the best she
could do was to see him the fol
lowing afternoon.
This incident meant great
deal more than il, may appear tc
be. The next day was a heavy
one for my husband, and if he left
at four o'clock, much important
work would be delayed. And tc
put off his medical treatment for
the following week MIGHT Law him
up. So in either case, that nurses
indifference to time meant valu-
able moments lost toward helping
win the war"
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LEGALS
MOTION OF INTENTION TO
APPLY FOR PASSAGE OF
LOCAL OR SPECIAL. RTTf.

Notice is hereby given that
pursuant to the requirement Of
Section 81 of Article III of the
Constitution of the State Of
Florida, as amended at the gen.
eral election in 1888, application
will be made by the undersigned
to the Legislature of the State 81
Florida now in session for the
passage of local or special bill
Authorizing Monroe County,
State of Florida, to Pay to
the City of Key West, Coun-
ty of Monroe, State of Flor
ida, certain moneys hereto
fore provided to be credited
to the Account of Monroe
County. Florida, Under the
Gasoline Tax. Authorizing
the State Board of Admins
tration BY and With the
Consent of the Board of
County Commissioners of
Monroe County. to Pay Such
Moneys, and Setting Forth
the Purposes for Which Such
Sums May be Used; and Re-
Enacting Chapter 1887,
Laws Of Florida, 1897.
This Both day of April, A. D.
1913.
]. G. swEETING.
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IF YOU and EVERYONE ELSE BUY
FOUR Sl.OO STAMPS TODAY
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY

Speaking before the Jackson
vile Exchange Club last week, for
mer congressman Milard Caldwell
scored citizens for their lack of in
terest in civic affairs and de-
nounced the "srnugly complacent
people who have no time for poll
tics.
His remarks were occasioned
by the small vote in the recent
municipal election. Good can
didates will run for office if
they can count on good people
supporting them at the polls,
he said Small groups, organiz-s
ed minorities and selfish blocks
have possession of our govern
ment. We are threatened no
greater by Germany or Japan
than from crack-pots and re-
formers within our own coun-
try
While Caldwell used local
municipal election as his ''hor-
rible example, the same evil
prevails in every election. While
the people pirate about their
rights as citizens, they continu-
Tally jeopardize their precious
heritage through lack of inter-
est and failure to assume the re-
sponsibilities which alone can
safeguard sand preserve those
rights.
During the three weeks / have
been observing the 1913 legisla-
tative session, I have seen group
after group rush to Tallahassee
and dog the heels of senators
and representatives, urging the
passage or rejection of certain
legislation. Organized minorities
keep capable and experienced
men and women here through
the entire session to@insure the
protection of their special inter
est.
On occasions these organized
groups will ATTEMPT t put the
pressure on and then you see the
wires and letters pour in, while
| petitions signed by so-called tax
/ PAYERS are gathered from hither
and yon to be read to committee
in the hope it will influence their
action.
When I see a stack Oh several
hundred kilograms and letters on
legislators desk / always Won
der whether or not the people who
signed them had any right to do
so.
! It is my guess that If the truth
were known it would reveal that
/ only small percentage of these
indignant citizens took the trouble
to VOTE in the last election.
You hear people condemning
X Inconsistencies vi IOili pletitilliS ooOAe
/ ohei5s followed by office-hold-
fers, but ask them to show a regis
tration certificate and not one out
of ten can do so. On election day
most of them were too busy" or
too Indifferent to go to the
polls and vote, but let something
develop that in some way affects
their personal interest and you
will find them bowling their heads
off and wiring or writing THEIR
senator or representative What
do you mean. THEIR?
During the recent closed
shop" hearing before the joint
Senate committees, a large dele
! cation of men representing labor,
! industry and farm groups APP
i peared to testify for or against the
legislation under consideration. I
wonder how many in the crowd
in the packed Senate chamber
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TITS beautifully typed, joe"
said Ruby. IF it's half as good
as its tipping, it's a masterpiece.
She looked around at the others.
'All right. you folks, get settled.
! don't want any Interruptions.
yes, teacher" said Daisy.
Maybe you missed your calling,
Ruby" Maybe / did" said RUBY.
: Anyway, it would be nice to be-
a school teacher for awhile--iust
long enough to chastise some of
my particularly offensive pupils"
Meaning mel" said Daisy.
IF the cap fits wear it." Ruby
retorted.
Go on with the reading" said
Fred. Before you and Daisy
come to blowsI"
Ruby opened the manuscript.
and, began to read.
1t was 3 light play--almost too
Light, Uncle Frank began to think
and il concerned people like
those in Linville, the leading
character being lovely girl who
gets religion" at a tabernacle re-
vival- In the play, Joe had tried
to show how the girl had been
moved by emotionalism rather
than real sincerity. and how, as
result. she found herself badly
confused. She kept trying to inn
prove on the lives Of others,
while not understanding just
what was wrong with her own.
Yet, out of the chaos, she emerged
a much better person, with
clearer understanding 81 people
as whole.
Ruby turned the last page.
"Curtain!" she said, finally.
Paul's Letter
TOR moment no one spoke.
4 They just sat in complete 81
lence. Kathleen thought it was
like when the curtain falls on
play that has been so moving that
the audience, spellbound, forgets
to applaud.
well" said Fred DeMille, do
you think you could do it. Ruby?"
Yes" said Ruby, Il think !
Lots Of REWRITING needed.
though" said Paul.
Naturally" said Ruby. She
looked at Joe, and smiled. But
Kaufman I and Ferber have to do
Joe studied her face. Thanks a
lot for reading it, Ruby" he said
simply. Its pretty bad in places,
/ know lot of cliches and dull
stretches where tried to bridge
over between more important
scenes"
Don't let that bother you,
joe" Ruby said.
NO" said Uncle Frank 81
heard somewhere that plays are
not written, but rewritten"
Ruby patted the manuscript.
"I'm going to hold on to it for a
while, joe" she said ut needs a
lot Of thought Later we'll discuss
lit in private"
Il thought it sounded pretty
good--in spots" said Daisy "Only
/ think the character Dolly ought
to be built up. There's too much
of the lead, and not enough of
Dolly"
Meaning, of course" said Paul,
that you want to play Dolly"
II visualized myself in the role,
yes" said Daisy. She moved even
closer to Joe. "And I've got some
ideas about the part. I'm going to
talk them over with Joe-in
private"
Fred shrugged. WELL" he said,
with Ruby working on her part
and you working on the part you
want--and both of you working
on Joe, something ought to ma
terialize."
Il thought it was adorable!"
said Mrs. Buxton. 1T would be
wonderful. Ruby, if you got the
play produced on Broadway"
yes" said Paul. "All you Lin
vile people could charter train
and come up for the opening
like when Marion Talley made
her debut at the Met"
Lets talk about something
else" said Joe.
Paul looked at his watch.
You'll have to excuse me now"
he said. II must run into town."
To be continued
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Farm Expert Produces
New Sorghum Variety

MANHATTAN, Kas., April 80.
-Waxy Club, sorghum variety
produced at the Fort Hays
Branch Agricultural Experiment
Station, is one of the many ex-
amples of the part agricultural
research is taking in the v.- ~
fort, L. E. Call, Director of the
Kansas Agricultural Experiment
Station, says in announcing the
release or commercial produc-
ton of Waxy Club, a cross be-
tween Leoti Red and Club Kafir.
This sorghum produces grain
with the highly desirable ''waxys
type of endosperm used by food
manufacturers as replacement
for starch obtained from tropical
plant roots. Tapioca, probably
the best known food product
made from tropical roots, is shut
off because of the war. t1'
t4&t&Ee
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Expires September 80
HAD NO NAVY THEN

WASHINGTON.-When George
Washington became President Of
the United States, the nation had
no navy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-30
GIVEN TRANSFER

Miguel Bazo, private in the
United States Army, who left
Key West some time ago to join
the fighting forces. has been
transferred to Indiantown Gap,
Pa.
Pvt. BOA is attached to Co. d.
49l, Port Bn. 1890
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-30
ON LOFTY PLATEAU

NEW YORK. -San'a. capital
Of Yemen. Arabia. has a popula.
ton Of about $4,000. and is on
a lofty plateau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-30
CALLING
DRAFTED MOTHERS
By
ERAINE TURIN
Copyrighted, 1912
Copyrighted, 1912

Possibly you realize. drafted
mothers of our nation, that time
is the major factor in winning
this grim conflict. To know how
to use it not to lose one valuable
moments the, fundamental up
ON which all our military sue
cesses depend
Time is the most essential
thing we have to use today an
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-30
Chapter %
Just Thank You

--~~~~~~~ - - -
KATHLEEN made herself relax.
She made herself smile. But
she began to experience hard
to-explain sense Of uneasiness
even fear. She didn't want to
have Paul kiss her again. nor did
she want to kiss him. All she
wanted now was a chance 10
prove to Joe and Uncle Frank
that she had real ability.
Yet she had sense enough TO
know that she was more or less
committed to Paul; that she
would have to accept his romantic
attentions from now on, anyway
until she had rehearsed and
played the part she had been
wanting so long.
Say something. loneliness"
Paul said.
What shall / say, Paul? Unless
it's Just the two words thank
you"
Paul leaned forward and ca
ressed her cheek. How wonder
full life would be-" he said, eff we
could just 60 on like this--drift-
ing in the moonlight"
Again words failed Kathleen.
The only thing she could possibly
say was that she thought drifting
in the moonlight forever would
be decidedly dull. But saying
c.,rs4, a @h;,,e. xr,r,.1<s .--.,<.- a, NJ
when Paul Pennell was in such d
romantic mood--and was, so to
speak. holding her future in the
very palm Of his hand.
Play Reading
TSHE next day Lizzie served
what Paul chose to call
"bruncheon.D
''Whuts THAR" Lizzie asked,
cycling him suspiciously.
"A combination breakfast and
luncheon, my dear Ethiopian
maiden" smiled Paul.
"Effer you-all had got up
earlier" Lizzie said, not caring
whether she offended the man or
not, wed have had lunch sepa-
rate"
THAT will do, Lizzie" said
Kathleen.
Lizzie went out, slowing up as
she passed Joe, and giving him q
look that was full of pleading.
ffee-eggs-cou sausages
hot biscuits - homemade pre-
serves.
..And me thinking I'd never
want another bite to eat" said
Daisy, accepting a second helping
of sausages.
eIt's the country air, my child"
said Uncle Frank.
Don't you eat too much. Kath-
leen," Paul said. 'sNow that
you're to join our company, you
mustn't lose your slirnness.1
Us it all settled?" asked Joe.
'sAll settled" said Paul,
@Of course" said Ruby. "Run
get the script of your play, Joe.
I'd better start reading before
Daisy and Paul come to blows"
Then when Joe had gone into the
house, she spoke to Kathleen.
Don't forget you're to read aloud
the part Paul's going to give you"
Il haven't forgotten" said
Kathleen, "only-well, Paul said
he'd rather wouldn't"
why not, for Pete's sake?"
said Daisy.
"I'll answer that" said Paul.
'Kathleen's a find of mine, and
/ don't want her reading the part
until I've heard her do 1t. and"
''You mean you've promised
her the part without first hearing
her read it?" said Uncle Frank.
Eyes said Paul. I'm trusting
my instinct. I've been with Kath-
leen enough to realize she's jus,
the type the play requires for that
part"
Then why not LET us share
your discovery" said Ruby.
"You can share it when re-
hearsal starts" said Paul. II want
to direct her in it, and then"
Il thought was the director, =
Fred cut in.
Very well, I mean / want to
coach her in it," said Paul.
Joe returned with the manu-
script of his own play, and hand
ed it to Ruby.
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Irish woman re-
Gently told me.
But somehow
you, Americans,
don't seem to
realize w h a I
time means in
this terrible war
lat least those
of you who
aren't near the
battle fronts, as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-20
NAzI5 LOSE
 100000 MEN,
 RUSS FRONT
Tremendous Supplies of Material Captured, De-
 sfroyed by Soviets
(By Associated Press)

The Russians of the First Baltic Front Army cracked German posi- tions along a 50-mile front to a depth of nearly 20 miles, killi,g 10000 Germans in a powerful five day surge onward toward Polotsk, key rail junction near the old Po- lish-Latvian frontier, Moscow has announced.
 Red Army troops are believed within 40 miles of Polotsk. Five hundred villages and hamlets fell to the Russians, who inflicted stag gering losses on the enemy man. power and equipment, the commun- ique said.
 The German controlled Paris ra- dio said, "The German command proceeded to withdraw it's forces and take new positions in order to neutralize the gaps" An Axis broad cast from Berlin and Rome showed the German concern over the new dsvslppment.
 The Russians announced the toll of enemy equipment destroyed as 69 tanks, 164 guns, l23 motrars, 586 machine guns, and 76 trucks. They captured 194 guns, 75 nor tars, 735 machine guns, more than 5000 rifles, 37 tanks and 110 trucks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-20
ALASKA COASTAL TRIPS ARE MADE
 TO MANY POINTS

Today an Alaska Coastal Airlines plane flew to Ketchikan with Charles Wilde, George K. Allen, c. J. Baker, and George Mather. Flying to Sitka were Roy Lyn Craig and w J, Anderson.
 Sunday on trip to Excursion Inlet the passengers were Serge Evans, Miss c. Greenwald and Otis Armstrong, the plane returning with Sofus Torkelson, Ernest H. Plohn. G. R. Isaak, Theodore A. Damke and Lawrence Dick.
 Jose Padaco and Jack Dennard flew to Sitka, and returning were B. J. Pyce, Dr. Evelyn Butler, Fran cis Riendeau and James H. Ferry.
 A Sunday flight was made to Gustavus with Mrs. Robert Brem- mer and three children. On the return flight the passengers were MT. and Mrs w. B. Hewett, MT. and Mrs. Harold w. Taylor, Martin Sorte, and William E. Wagner
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-12-20
Vew Gains Hammered Out on Halian From
Allies e'Gaining Air Supremacy, So. Pacific;
 Fighters Make Sweep
ADVANCE ALLIED HEADQUAR

ADVANCE ALLIED HEADQUAR- TIERS IN NEW GUINEA. Dec. 20--- The Allied bid for air supremacy in New Britain has brought reports of new successes, including the wars first Fighter plane sweep over Ra- baul from the new American air field, 250 miles southeast, on Bou- gainville, Solomons.
 The Fighters went out last Fri day morning and tangled with 70 enemy planes. downed six and lost two.
 The Japanese still meet no success in trying to break through the screen of Thunderbolts guarding the Arawe area last Thursday night and Friday. Two enemy craft were downed and Fighters drove off the others of numerically superior numbers.
 The communique confirms the announcement of the capture of the Umtingalu settlement at Cape Mer- kus
 Two airfields, possible menace to Arawe, took heavy poundings when nearly 200 bombers flew northeast of Arawe to Cape Gloucester on Saturday and pounded one airfield with 120 tons of explosives and de- stroyed grounded bomber
 The bombers also went to Cape Hoskins airdrome, refueling base for the enemy midway between Ra- baul and Cape Gloucester, and a parked plane was set afire and the entire airbase area was given a good coverage."
 After the Cape Gloucester bomb- ing, a formation of Lightnings ran into 40 zeroes, and though out numbered to 1, gave battle Three Zeroes were shot down against two Lightnings, one whose pilot was saved.