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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Rabid Doc
Gives Up
At Pound
Times Photo

A tiny, white Spitz, that by its
very act of voluntary surrender
may have unconsciously saved the
life of a human, lay whimpering
near death at the dog pound to-
day. a victim of dread rabies.
Meanwhile. A search continued
for persons who might have been
bitten by the dog as it roamed
the city
On Monday it appeared at the
pound and refused TO leave.
Finally the dog was taken in for
examination and the rabies was
discovered. Attendants said the
dog was doomed in at least 10
days after the infection started.
Never do they live longer.
City authorities urged today
that persons who have been bitten
by a white Spitz female report at
once to Herman Kiefer Hospital
for Pasteur treatment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Pistol Woman
Waits Sentence

Mrs. Ruth pistol Packin'
Mama) Smith today faced a maxi
mum prison sentence of four years
after being convicted of felonious
assault resulting from what was
termed a love and auto-bumper
mixup.'
Circuit Judge Neuenfelt post
poned sentencing pending a pro-
baton report after jury of 10
women and two men convicted
Mrs. Smith. who is AZ. of shoot
ing Mrs. Willene Bundtzen, Al. of
756 Savage. Van Buren, Township.
The shooting occurred az Sump-
ter and Beiievilie on June II, after
collision between the two wom-
ems cars and brought 10 a head
earlier charges of Mrs. Smith that
the complainant was trying to
steal her common-law husband
through the share-the-ride plan.
Mrs. Smith lives at 1852 Hag-
gerty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04

didn't know much about and
fOreign-language programs are
ticklish propositions"
Asked by Assistant District
Atty. Louis NJ. Hopping if mem
bership in the bund had been one
of the main reasons for Guenther' 5
discharge. Hopkins answered in
the affirmative.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Boarding Baby
Dies in HisCrib

PONTIAC. Nov. 4-Pontiac po-
lice are investigating the circum-
stances leading TO the death of Z
month-old Larry Hickey found
dead today in the home OF Mrs.
Aurora FREDERICK. employed by
the child's mother 10 care for him.
When Mrs. FREDERICK left her
home at 2 a. m. 10 drive her hus-
band homo from the war plant IN
which he is employed the Hickey
boy and her own children were
sleeping soundly
AT 100 she discovered Larry
Hickey dead in his crib, apparently
from strangulation. The child had
been i'll during the night.
Assistant Prosecutor Donald c.
Noggle said there was no sus-
picion OF foul play,
Mrs. Hickey. estranged from
her husband. works on night
shift at Pontiac Motors
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04

If you sometimes neglect to get
that letter off to your favorits
serviceman, consider the case Of
Miss Mary V. MCGEE, former
protege of the late Nine. Schu.
mann-Heink.
Miss MCGEE, who lives at $40
w. Vernon. has sent 1900 letters
TO men in service and used up two
pounds of letter paper and S4a
worth of stamps in the last two
years.
BIRTHDAY CARDS
at Is a labor of love for me-"
she said. They're the boys of
the church were 1 sing, the
Campbell Avenue Methodist
Church. 1t all started when our
boys were first indicted into
the army before Pearl Harbor.
i made an effort to keep a
record of their birthdays so
they'd have a card and TO get
letters off to them regularly.
II never write a snippy letter;
II must be long and full of news
about people we both know.
OFFICIAL WRITER
They like to know the most
trivial things about us back
home here. Our pastor, the Rev.
Merton l.. Stevens, got inter-
ested. Now, I'm official letter
writer for our church.
"My mail now is terrific be-
cause most of them answer my
letters. If sometimes, I get tired,
the days mail bucks me up and
1 have more enthusiasm than
ever. They're so grateful and
amazed that i remembered their
birthdays"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Bow or Picard
To Head Council

Federal Judge Picard and DR.
Warren +. Bow, superintendent
OF Detroit public schools. are
nominees today for permanent
chairman Of the city's Victory
Council, the initial goal of which
Is to aid in relieving the man
power shortage and keep essential
functions in operation.
They were named yesterday al
an organiZational meeting al
Rackham Memorial. when heads
of various standing committees
were also appointed.
Robert McRae is temporary
chairman. pending acceptance by
either DR.. Bow or Judge Picard
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
PrO.HitIer Remarks
Charged I'D Musician

Almost a dozen government wit
nesses took the stand in Federal
Judge Moinets court in the de-
naturalization proceedings against
seven alleged former German
American Bund members and
testified 10 their acquaintance
with Herman Guenther. one of the
accused.
The testimony related in the
most part, 10 alleged un-American
remarks made by Guenther and
his opinions as expressed on Hitler
and the German government
Prior 10 this testimony, govern
r7cnt attorneys concluded presen-
tation of their evidence to support
their charges that the bund was
American and subversiVe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Strikers Return
To Nash Plants

LANSING. Nov. f-Production
in the two Observation-Disclosures Cor
poration' two aircraft propeller
plants here was nearing its nor
NAL peak today, as more than SO
per cent Of the employees returned
to their jobs after a two-day
strike
Plant officials and union rep
resentatives have notified the
WLB that production has been
resumed in compliance with the
boards order. WLB has assumed
jurisdiction over the dispute,
which halted production in the
plants here twice in the past 10
days.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Don't We'd:
Anyhow, Pick Again, Says
Governor to Soldier

LANSING, Nov. 4 (UP)-Gov
Kelly, whose mail always contains
refreshing surprises. had 10 pause
yesterday 10 dictate a reply to
this one ~
II would like 10 know II I
could marry a woman what
used To he my stepmother ."
The governor replied that the
statutes specifically prohibit such
a marriage The request came in
a letter from a former Traverse
City man now in the army at
Shreveport, La.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered TO your door from your
Detroit Times carrier-salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
FIRED BY wJBK

James r. Hopkins. manager of
Radio Station WJBK. testified
that he discharged Guenther. who
was con du c ting the German
American Hour on the station,
because Of his membership IN the
bund He said:
He was an individual inter
ested I'm organizations which we
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Thief Steals Fur Coat
From Store Window

While scores Of workers waited
al nearby bus and streetcar stops
a burglar broke window in the
Rubin fur store AT l456 Broadway
shortly before 7 A, m today and
escaped with $500 fur coat
which had been on display.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
LITTLE EXPLANATION
Urges Reading of Papers

PENNINGTON. n. j.. Nov. 4
GNS)-Careful reading of news
papers TO get a proper slant on
the war was urged upon students
of the Pennington School at the
opening of the schools 106th year
by DR.. Joseph w. Seay, head
master.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Harry
Linked TO Head
Of Baby Farm

A new character was introduced
into the mystery surrounding OPP
erations Of an alleged baby home
conducted by Mrs. Leota Lees,
1912 Helen, today when police
charged that Mrs. Lees had been
making frantic pleas to witnesses
not TO mention Harry when
they testified in court.
Police say Mrs. Lees contacted
several states witnesses after she
was released from Jail on $1,000
bond. asking them TO testify that
they lived at the Helen address
with their children.
HARRY GOT AWAY
In a conversation with Mrs.
Vivien Remission, 5762 Sheridan
whose baby daughter lived in the
Lees home. Mrs. Lees. according
10 police, made the following plea:
Tell Lillian. II she IL called
to testify, for heavens sake not
TO mention Harry. He got away
before the police came
As result of Mrs. Lees &C.
tivitieS. Ii. Nell Coolidge, Of the
women's division. asked that Mrs
Lees again be taken into custody
and her bond raised.
Despite the various accusations
made against Mrs. Lees, the only
charge upon which prosecution
can he based is that Of operating
a children's boarding home with
out a license. William c. Flanni-
gan, assistant prosecutor. an
nounced. The charge is a mis-
demeanor. Flanagan said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
I,425 Study War

CHICAGO. Nov. 4 CINS) 49, A
total of LAPS persons have en-
rolled for the new 15-week series
of IS free war courses given by
the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-04
Police Berdted
For Failure 70
LIST Riot Charge

Two detectives who appeared
against George Ferguson, 3l-year-
old former race riot suspect who
was sentenced 10 one to four years
for larceny from store by Re-
corders Judge ellis, were sum-
moned before the judge today to
explain why they failed 10 men,
ton Ferguson's alleged riot activi-
ties at the time of his larceny
trial.
Meanwhile Judge ellis issued a
sharp reprimand to 1t. George
Odgers, in charge of the police
record bureau. and his assistant,
Sgt. James Berg for their failure
TO list an assault and battery
charge against Ferguson growing
out of the riot in their informa-
ton TO the probation department,
HE CAN LAUGH
This fellow Ferguson can
laugh at the whole law enforce
ment setup," ellis said. 'In
the first place. he was not
picked up while the race riot
was going on but was only ar
rested when he was identified
through newspaper pictures.
Then, a charge of felonlous
assault against him was reduced
10 assault and battery and, sub
sequently, this lesser charge was
dropped entirely. When he was
again arrested, this time for
breaking and entering, once
more the charge was reduced,
because OF a technical error, to
larceny from a store"
He isn't paroled yet from the
sentence 1 gave him, Is he?"
the judge inquired sarcastically.
LITTLE EXPLANATION
The two officers had little ex-
PLANTATION on the reason Fergu-
sons riot record failed to appear
on the probation report.
ut should have been there"
/ Berg said. 81 can't understand
why IL wasn't"
Recorders Judge Maher. who
presided at the dismissal of as
sault and battery charges, said he
had no knowledge of Ferguson's
alleged rot activities and acted
only upon the recommendation OF
the prosecutors office.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
u. s. Marines Victorious

ST. New York City. entered 4 shat
tered pillbox with fullblooded Picte
Indian Pvt. William tChien Nelson,
Riverside, Cal, and killed the Jap
anese survivors With knives.
Warmers patrols alone accounted
for eight pillboXes and Warner
leaped atop the structures to plant
the American flag under fire.
Three hours after the landing
only two pillboXes still held out.
The infantry was unable to reach
them because of their commanding
position,
Communications officer 1t. Will
liam A. Sullivan, Shelbiana, KY,
messaged the ships, forget every
thing else and send us halftracks.' >
Two came ashore within an hour.
LAUNDERING toward the surviving
pillboXeS on the tip. of the cape,
they were escorted by riflemen lal
der Warner and Capt. Philip C.
Roettinger, Wyoming, Ohio.
The vehicles cruched to within 25
yards Of the helpless pillboXes and
poured three rs millimeter shells
into each Logs, guns and bodies
billoWed up in clouds of dust.
That ended jor resistance on
the cape. In the afternoon some
Japanese survivors reoccupied pill
boxes and the marines were forced
to repeat the mornings perform
ance.
Some Japanese swan ashore from
nearby Purllata and Torokina ISL
and, infiltrating our lines during
the night Today there was only
sniper activity.
Less than half the japanese gar
rison escaped to the hills. Twenty
five marines are buried in the new
ly constructed cemetery. Forty
others are missing, mostly from the
shattered boats, and Salt-encrusted
bodies are still washing ashore.
There were no prisoners in this
battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
an Ultinaturn

Back in the days when he was
going to high school in Fl Centre
John Theuer, Is, first was intro
duced TO horses. AS soon as he saw
Harry Woodbury's hosses, he. asked
if he could pull grass for them.
Harry said ne could. Next he ask
ed if he could brush the horses.
Harry said he could. Next he asked
if he could ride them. Harry said
he could. Next he asked if he
could take the horses home with
him SO they could eat the grass
off the lawn for him. thus giving
him time to study. Harry said he
could. Thereafter the horses moved
the lawn while John studied on the
porch nearly
Then JohI. slA leet two inches
tail and weighing 185 oounds. went
70 the navy. He finished boot camp
and was given 36 hours leave. He
telephoned his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. William Theuer, at their
home in Los Angeles.
Hey. Nom John said. I've
got 36 hours leave and I'm going
to E! Centre to see the horses and
Harry Woodbury.. If you want to
see me drive to El Centre" John
slammed up the receiver before
she could protest.
During last weekend, John left
the horses and Harry long enough
to spend a little time with his
parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
Bride Survives
PeriIous Crossing

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smoke and lanes poured up the
stairway.
He quickly gave the alarm and
passengers in their night clothes
fled to the decks. donning life belts
Miss Leighton picked up a child
that vas in her cabin. rushed
through smoke and flames to her
assigned life boat Women and chill
dren we're placed in the boat which
was lowered but suffered an aeei-
dent in SO doing. and a number of
the passengers including Miss
Leighton were plunged into the
water.
Rats were lowered and eventual
y the passengers rescued. Miss
Leighton suffered 4 head injury
and still has as evidence OF the
tragedy. a number Of rope burns
on her wrist
FIGHT FIRE
The crew fought the fire bravely
and after seven hours it was put
out and the passengers and crew
we're on their. way again. Miss
Leighton lest all the clothes she
had in her cabin, but fortunately
her wedding dress was in trunk
in the hold and saved. The womens
flimsy night attire had been torn
to shreds and members of the crew
outfitted them in pants and shirts,
Miss Leighton getting pair of
size II shoes.
The ship landed in Honolulu for
repairs and the American Red
Cross met them and outfitted the
women in clothes. Seven were pei
mitted to continue to the United
States on the ship after it was made
seaworthy again and the bride was
one Of the seven.
To the Red Cross. the captain C
the ship and to the engineers In
particular as well as the crew, Miss
Leighton gave high praise. saying
that the fact that the engineers
remained at their posts, saved the
ship from utter destruction.
Food was not burned SO the PAS
sengerS had plenty but bandages
and medicines were ruined by the
water and the many burned ard
injured passengers had little relief,
a woman physician on board doing
what she could to help them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
Group Changes Its
Mind Again on Bill

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. fUP) =
The house ways and means COM
mittee changed its mind again to-
day and voted to increase the fed
eral excise tax ON liquor from IS
TO $40 per gallon. 1t previously
had recommended this increase, but
then had cut it back to So.
The change in the liquor tax pro-
posal was estimated to increase the
total yield of its tax bill by approXi-
mately s2OO,000,0O0 This would
bring the total recommended by
the committee TO about S2,235, ,000,-
600. The administration had
sought S10.50O. 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
BuIIdozer Driver
Hero of Pacific

ADMIRAL HALSEY'S ADVANCE
HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 8. CUP -
An intrepid American bulldozer
driver, moving forward against q
hail Of enemy machine gun fire,
drove his ungainly machine ashore
at Treasury island and crushed a
japanese pillboX. burying the oc-
cupantS alive. Lit Cjg) Robert l..
Mclaughlin. Pittsburgh, Pa, re-
Yealed today.
Returning later. the driver push
ed dirt ever the pulverized pillbox
to make a quick grave for the
japanese machine gunners.
1t. Mclaughlin said the driver
had not been identified. But this
unknown hero accomplished his
feat at crucial moment, when the
japanese defenders ashore had
threatened TO delay the American
invasion of the strategic island on
the southern flank of Bougain-
vile.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08

ments, Mason told Warner, get the
hell III there and fight
Small parties of marines began
to advance through the tall dry
grass and shattered cocoanut palms.
Behind them a thin line of machine
guns and rifles poured a continuous
stream CT fire into the pillboxes
The marines jumped into the slit
trenches, killing japanese outposts,
then ran to the pillbox entrances,
heaying grenades inside and finally
jumping in to finish off any sur
yiVorS.
The JapaneSe-as many as 20 10
each pillboX-Were firing wildly and
screaming, marines withdrawn
But the marines worked coolly.
There were no cases of hySteria
despite the uproar of Japanese
mortars, machine guns and gren-
AIDES. Bodies both yellow and
white lay exposed to the sun as the
fight continued.
Sgt. Leonard L. Brooks, War;
wick, N. Y, took command OF a
platoon when his officer became
missing, and personally led an as
5ault on five enemy pillboxes under
intense fire. Brooks ran the pla-
toon like a football team. He was
recommended for field promotion
for his action.
KILLS IS .JAPS
Corp. James Gurley, Shqulak,
Miss, killed 13 japanese. Assigned
to a beach working party, he was
called into combat and jumped into
q slit trench near a pillbox, shoot
ing an enemy rifleman. Then he
hurled his grenades through the
Pillbox entrance.
'"ThcSe we're my last grenades,
Gtuley said later, SO I yelled. Boy
A man behind Gurley threw him
three more grenades and with those
he finished off IL japanese in the
pillboX. A twelfth dying Japanese
feebly hulled a grenade at Gurley
but it exploded harmlessly.
Capt John r. Mayer, West Point
NJ Y, led demolition squad that
blew I'D pillboxes with three pound
charges CT INT.
1t. Elmer MoskoWitz, 1920 w. 87th
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
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other beaches. Then Japanese dive
bombers roreed the transports 10
sea. holding p rsinforcements for
nearly two hcgrs.
The living mingled WITH the dead
on the beach Marines were killed
as they stumbled ashore. The sur
Yiying men dashed into the brush
and established a defense line.
DISPATCHES SQUAD
Mai Charles j. Bailey. Augusta
Ga, operations officer, first dis
patched a demolition squad which
blew up the enemy's n millimeter
gun. Then he sent Capt. Gordon
Warner, Long Beach, Cal, former
University of Southern California
star swimmer and onetime water
polo coach in Japan. on a recon-
naissance mission across the neck
of the cape.
Tall, brawney Warner holds a
japanese degree in craftsmanship
and owns a sword presented by
Prince TokugaWa for defeating the
japanese navy champion in duel.
He took 20 riflemen, four Brown
ing automatic gunners and two
Seabees, one of whom carried only
an axe. Approaching suspected
pillboX. Warner yelled in japanese:
Where are you?'
The japanese answered: Hi"
The marines have landed, Come
and get it, Warner shouted.
The Nips chartered defiantly.
Warner sneered, "Tojo is a soma
fabitch.'
Screams, imprecations and gren-
AIDES. ShoWered from the foliage
covered ieloo shaped pillboxes
thereby giving away the position OF
the pillboX entrances.
The reconnaissance completed
Warmers party returned through
machine sun and rifle fire to bat
taliCn commander Mai. Leonard
Spike Mason, Portsmouth. N. H.
MASON INJURED
While the group conferred under
the blazing sun, burst of machine
gIn fire and grenades injured Ma
son, net seriously. Instead OF wait
ing for naval gunfire or reinforce
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
Farmers Blast at
Bureaus Control
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sumers subsidy was oac3eo ty - 1c-
tically every chamber of CONNER ce
in the county and by the Associated
chambers Of commerce, President
Baxter Loyeland said.
I'VE had better telegraph our con-
gressional representatives not to be
fooled b. this production bonus
hooey,' Director j. E. Harshman
said. Consumers subsidies and pro-
duction bonuses are the same thing.
The different names are used just
to mix people up
PASS RESOLUTION
Directors passed a resolution ask
ing the OPA to maintain the price
ceiling on eggs which was set at
90 cents a dozen paid by the retailer
Don Cruickshank, poultryman. said
that the OPA intends to lower this
price TO the retailer in the face of
rising costs IN chicken feed and
lack Of some Of the ingredients
needed in the feed for high produe-
ton.
ATTEND CONVENTION
I. y. HOODer, state 1arfn bureau
vice. president, and Mrs. Hoober;
j. E. Harshman, state delegate from
the Imperial County Farm Bueau,
and Mrs. Earshman: Baxter Love-
land, president Of the Imperial
county group; and Alex Meyer, di-
rector, will attend the state farm
bureau convention in Santa Cruz on
Nov. l6, II, and 18.
Plans were laid for the regional
farm bureau meeting in Imperial
county Jan. % and committees ap-
pointed to make arrangements. At
ter arguing for several hours, direc-
tors decided to keep the annual
farm bureau dues at SIS instead of
increasing them TO $3.50 as propos-
ed by the budget committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
Fheafer MANAGER
Comes to Valley

Kenneth Howe, formerly manager
Of the Spreckles theater in San
Eiego, Sunday took over the man
agemcnt of the Valley theater in
El Centro.
He said he planned to improve
the lighting eystem i'll the theatel
and improve the programs by
showing two class A pictures OF
the same biz. Howe also plans tc
reoYganize the tl7eater staff ano
change the policies of the place.
His wife ana two children will
come to Ell Centre as soon as Howe
finds a house. Before being in San
Diego, Howe was manager of the
Wardman thcater in Whittier.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
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duce Fas soV tic IAN out toward
zhitomir and Verdichev
The onrushing Soviets gave the
Germans no chance to dig in and
fortify themselves. and observers
regarded the Red army sweep as
SO swift and paralyzing that the
Germans probably would not be
able to check it short of the old
Polish border.
The newspaper Pravda quotea
Nazi prisoners as saying of The
German retreat:
The swiftest of events defies &C.
scrirtion Every German is fleeing
for his life. Automobiles, trucks
With and without guns, panzers, ard
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
The Poor Men

We've got to do something,
Evan Hewes told the Farm Bureau
directors. the women are taking
charge OF everything. We told the
women they could sit in on our
budget meeting. I arrived at the
meeting in the nick Of time. The
women were in charge and the men
were hanging on the ropes gasp
ing. Anything the women want,
give them. Otherwise they may
get even with Us in cur weakened
state. If any more men go away,
the women will take the country so
we'd better learn TO get along
with them if it kills US
The directors. looking worried,
agreed with HeWes.
This is a great day for the wom-
en-. Make the most of it, gals.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-08
0PA Surveys I.v.
For Rent Control
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Continued from page Il
"stage was SET for serious trouh!e
to develop. The OPA has suffer ed
budget cut in operational ex-
penses for the rent control division,
he said, and only absolutely neces-
sary new expenses would be in
CURED.
The three rental agents who teS-
titled were general in their agree
ment that houses under their con-
troll had been subject TO no step
boots IN rent recently.
James c. Toothaker. chief rent
attorney for the San Diego area,
which includes Imperial county,
was PRESENT to answer questions on
technical aspects Of the program.