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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-01
Nurse Brings Tray

Al Walter Reed we were taken
up 70 Ward FIVE and INTO Wat
sons room. His arm was still IN
a heavy cast They had operated
on him when he arrived a week
before. 10 get the shoulder back
IN place. and he was coming along
tine.
We ate dinner off trays in Wat
sons room that evening, and
bulled a nice nurse brought Nc
Clure and me another full tray
after we finished the first one.
Colonel Peterson OF the medical
corps came in and roared laugh
ING at the way We ate.
While we were still eating Doc
little came in He didn't have 10
go 10 that trouble He had TO
leave his effiee and his work, tut
III shows you what kind of guy
ne Is.
He said ne was sorry he wasn't
al Boiling Field when the plane
came in-he hadn't been told-and
that he'd see 10 il that we col
the best possible care4 Hes kind
of like a father, l guess.
i tried 10 tand-l4p When he-
came in. but ne put his hands on
my shoulders and wouldn't let me.
] don't think he knew for sure
that my leg was off until Doc told
nim at the war department.
We talked awhile about the raid
and the trip home, then he asked
me If there was anything bother
inc me. ! said that if could get
d good nights sleep l believe /
could think better.
"How about the family situa-
iion:"
! said Id like a good nights
sleep before | did anything about
that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-01
80 Seconds
Over Tokyo
BY CAPT. TED w. LAWSON
CHATTER a.

thought Ellen WdS Stlll az
Myrtle Beach with tine other
wives We were scheduled 90 r.
Ger me beach. so We asked Ms
wander 10 buzz them on thc way
north that daN He made three
big circles over the little settle
ment and went on I didn't know
then thst Etien had gone back TO
Los Angeles 70 be near her people
ana my mother. hut the other
wives saw the plane
We reached Boiling Field on The
afternoon of June l6-the end
Of a TIP nearly an the WY around
me world 10y plane ship >treichcr-
tlat-boat Junk Strotchcr again.
sedan char, truck bus, station
wagon tr-1rrT 1r17U 0i7T11 7E7IT
NiSWandCr had rldiocd ahead
for Walter Reed ambulance Nc
CWrc and ! waited for 10 az the
blame. and finally 10 came.
You think 90 some funny things.
irrelevant things, when your HE
is suddenly filled with the UNI
reality OF being badly hurt
On the way 10 the hospital my
main thought, aside from the feel
ING Of relief that Ellen hadn Z been
tipped of was the wonderful
springs of tho ambulance Who
ever designed them did a great
Jon guess I'm tbc back OF my
head ] was trying % lind some
usefulness Tor myself and my
mind was gong back inStiuctively
20 the thing / always wanted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-01
Not Much to Tell

you'll never know how re-
LSved ] am Ia know you're
tscIS," Ellen wrote IN one part
81 The letter. I'm coming 10
Washington just a. soon as |
can. At least I can see YOU
every day.
They wouldn't tell me what
happened 20 you. yet. hat /
can't imagine YOU being sick
very long There isn't much
90 tell about your Nom Just
now.
After she had the stroke ON
MAY 2lst ,that va, the day /
finally got 80 ChOo Grow LisHui
~ thought 40 MYSELF she lost
hg speech. She il gradually
gaining IL back, bat IL viii take
a long time.
"IH tell her I'm going to
washington 10 be- with you. butt
Al would be better right now "
she didn't know where you were
in Washington I'd love 90
talk TO. you on the phone. bat
since I am going 90 see you I'll
try and wait can start pTac-
ticsng my patience now ON Won,
and then III make better
mommie."
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Copyright. 1889 tr Farf.u Mouse IurI
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-01
Has Written Wife

"Do YOU know about your
MOTHER" Doolittle asked
/ was afraid 10 ask him what
about her.
ashes had stroke. She's
pretty bad of. I'm sorry"
/ didn't say anything.
What do YOU want To do
about your wife ."
Doolittle knew the baby was
coming. So / told him that !
wanted 10 stay at Walter Reed
until ! was all right, and | asked
him If he could fix IT so Ellen
would think / was still abroad.
That would he a good idea,
except that I've already writ
ten your wife and told her YOU
were injured and on the way
back" Doollttle said but that
! didn't know the extent Of your
injuries. That's all I told her.
You'd better do something
about IT,"
Doolittie called Ellen in Los
Angeles the next morning. lie
told her where ! was and that !
was safe. When he came out "a
the hospital 20 see uS later that
day ] asked him if he had told
her about the leg
40, l didn't" he said II
told her that there was some
thing else I couldn't talk about
over the phone, and that I'd air
mail her a letter"
The following day the 18th !
GOT my FIRST letter from Ellen In
a long time She wrote 10 as soon
aS Doolittle hung up l guess.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-01

U HE FINEST FOR THE FAIREST
-. Where that certain person is
concerned you want only the
finest and when il comes TO
diamond rings there are none
finer than Meyer Treasure Chest
Insured Diamonds. You may be
sure that your Lady Fair" will be
forever grateful Of your choice
and proud Of her example Of the
finest diamonds that money can
buy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Masons Choose
Years Leaders

Judge Elmer w Heald, who has
been serving as acting master of
El Centro lodge No. 384, F. and
A. NJ, was elected as master of
ceremonies at the meeting Monday
night in the Masonic temple. DR..
R. C. Clemons, master during the
year, left the valley this fall and
Judge Heald has been acting in his
stead.
Other officers elected are: John
L. House, senior warden; Raymond
C. Reeder, Junior warden. DIR. w.
S. SYLVESTER, reelected treasurer
for the 18th consecutive term, and
Charles H Knights, secretary for
the 18th year. d. B. Roberts was
chosen trustee.
Appointive officers will be an
nounced prior to the installation
set for the evening of January 3
with Knights, inspector for the
1C8th Masonic district, as installing
officer and c. E. Sones, master OF
ceremonies.
This is to be an open installation
with a program of music arranged
by Mrs Eugene Waterman. Mrs
Reeder, wife of the new junior
warden. will be one of the soloists
for the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
WE
the Women
BY RUTH MILLETT


Her soldier husband has been out
Of the country for almost two years,
and more than one person has
wondered how she has managed not
to let down" in any way.
Her children are we'll cared for
and happy. Her home is as we'll
run as it was when a man came
home every night. She dresses with
as much concern about her looks
as always-thougl1 the man in her
life is thousands Of miles away.
She is gay and cheerful and fun
to be with. She laughs a lot, and
doesn't make anyone spend time
cheering her up.
She has found time to complete
business course, just in case she
should some day have to go to work
to care for her children. She
managed that by going TO school at
night when a neighbor's high
school-age daughter could sit in the
house with the children.
KEEPS HOME GOING
Her success at living alone" is
based on one idea. In her own
words it is this: When John comes
home I want him to come back to
a home that is still a happy, going
concern. I want him 10 come back
| 10 a wife who won't be disappoint-
ing him, and to children who
weren't turned into problem chill
dren just because they had to get
by with one parent for while. If
he shouldn't come back "a thing
rarely let myself think about,
don't want to have my life in such
a hopeless muddle I won't know
where to turn or how to earn a
living for my children"
That is the philosophy of one
wife and mother whose husband has
been away from her for a long
time. But it is one that any such
wife might find helpful.
II isn't just men who have a
war record" Their wives have 4
record too. And it is worth while
/ making il one their men will be
proud to read when they come back
to take up family life again.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Flu Takes Form
OF Epidemic;
East Hard Hit
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schedules on one picture were post
poned until the first of the year.
IN NEW YORK CITY
New York City's industrial plants,
department stores and utilities re-
ported 10 per cent increase in
absenteeism during the last week.
Upstate, Rochester, Albany, Syra-
cuSe, Jamestown, Kingston, Pough-
keepsie and Ithaca were hardest
hit.
Some cities reported shortage
of medical facilities and hospitals
were barring visitors to protect
patients from infection.
Fifty per cent of the 5000 pupils
of the schools at Teaneck, N. j.,
were absent and other cities report
ed heavy toll among SCHOOLGIRL
dren and teachers
Columbus, o., health authorities
said three or four thousand cases
of grippe" had been reported in
that area, but the infection was
now leyeling off. War production
was hardly affected One Columbus
restaurant reported 81 of its AZ en-
ployes absent in a single day be-
cause of la grippe. i
DIR. Trucan B. Rice, Indiana
health commissioner, said the flu
was letting up except in the south
ern part of the state. The disease
was on the wane also in Minnesota.
In Des Moines, Ia, 5,784 of the
city's $4,000 pupils were absent from
school Monday.
MILD IN WEST
Health department officials said
the disease was very mild in Neb-
raska. wisconsin authorities said
the peak of the contagion had pass
ed and fewer cases were being
reported.
The disease was spreading west
and southwest Oklahoma City re-
ported % per cent of it's school
children absent and absenteeism
was growing in war plants.
Dallas, Tex, authorities said the
number of new cases was increas-
ing dali; An estimated Is per cent
of school children were affected.
There were II cases of pneumonia
in Dallas hospitals.
Flu was widespread but of mild
variety in Utah. School absences
ranged from 10 to rs per cent, with
10 per cent of the teachers out in
some communities.
o egon authorities said the ex-
tent of the disease was only nor
NAL for this season of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
RULING ORDERS REVIEW
OF DEFERRED CASES
WASHINGTON. ]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 CUP -
Selective Service headquarters Tues
day ordered review of the occupa-
tional deferment of each registrant
whose principal place of employ
ment is in different appeal board
areas than his local board
The file of each registrant who
was occupationally deferred in class
IA or 2-B on or before Dec. 10,
must be forwarded Jan. 9 to the
appeal board having Jurisdiction
ever his principal place of employ
nent. In the case of deferment
after Dec. 10. the r7sistrant's file
must be forwarded within 10 days
after the local boards action.
No review will be required when
the registrants principal place of
employment and local board are in
the same appeal board area or when
the principal place of employment
IS located where no appeal board
exists, such as outside the United
States.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
0PA Announces
Watch Ceiiinu

Drastic reductions on the average
retail selling prices on three types
of imported Swiss watches have
been ordered by the Office of Price
Administration due to cases found
where consumers were being asked
to pay as high as $3.50 for watches
which will now be given a ceiling
price of sl700, the Los Angeles OPA
office announced Tuesday.
In some instances the new reduc-
tions will not be reflected until
January 10. The less expensive Swiss
watches mainly were considered, in
Guiding pin-lever, cylinder and Ros-
kopf types which have been i'm
ported in great quantities due to
American factories being converted
10 war work causing a shortage of
inexpensive models, the OPA re-
ported.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Mind dYour
Manners

Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the
following questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
!. Is it Letter to use your plate
for ashes than to ask your hostess
for an ash tsay.
.. Should a hostess have enough
cigarette boxes and matches around
so that guests needn't get up for
a cigarette or a light?
8. At a party where the guests
are married couples should the men
get together to talk and leave the
women to themselves?
l. Should a man who has taken a
girl to his club to dance leave her
alone while he plays cards or goes
off to talk to another man?
5. II you and your date have gone
to a dance in the car of another
couple should you protest when
they suggest going home?
What would you do if
You dislike a person who is
member of your social group
Ia Go around running him down
and making fun of him?
tb) Keep your opinion to your
self. realizing that some men,
bers of the group must like
him or he wouldn't belong?
Answers
l. No. Ask for am ash tray.
,. Yes.
3. No.
4 No. -
5. No. Let them set the time for
arriving and leaving.
Better What Would You Do"
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
EEATn CLAIMS Ell CENTRIC
RESIDENT AT 81

TraVes CT. eozell, 81, brother Of
Mrs. J. T. Certer Of Ell Centre, died
in FL Centre -ronday after a brief
illness.
The bodg viii lie in state at the
Lemons funeral chapel Wednesday
from 9 am. to 1890 pm. Burial
will be in Los Angeles.
Rozell was born in Missouri and
had lived in Ell Centro nine years.
He WIS a member of the Elks lodge
and the American Legion.
His mother. living in Los Angeles,
and his wife survive him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Eden Declares
ParIeys Map
Speedy Victory
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defeat of Germany
2. Plans for the prosecution OF
war against both Germany and
Japan have been brought to COM
pleteness."
3. The Roosevelt-Churchill talks
with President Ismet Inonu OF
Turkey were encouraging.
1. Britain has sent a military
mission to the Jugoslav partisans
and is doing all we can" to supply
and support them.
5. There is some hope of uniting
patriot forces in Greece and
the Allies are doing their utmost
to unite the Jlgoslav parIisans and
Gen. Draja Mikhailovitch's parti-
sans.
6. The big three" seek only to
liberate the occupied countries of
Europe and have no intention of
imposing their will upon them.
Japan is just as great a menace
to the security of the British COM
monwealth as to the security of
either the United States or China, "
he said. ITO destroy Germany and
then make a compromise peace with
Japan would only SOW the seeds of
a third world war
Apparently referring TO the jap
anese threat to Australia and IN
dia, he said it would be utterly
unworthy of our heritage and ira
ditions if we did not at the earliest
possible moment deploy all our re-
sources for the purpose of estab-
fishing the security of our domin-
ions on a firm basis"
STRESSES PARLEYS
Eden said the Importance and
value of the Roosevelt-C
Stain meeting at Tehran and the
Roosevelt Churchill conferences
with Generalissimo Chang Kai-
Shek and Turkish President Ismet
Inonu at Turkey can hardly be
exaggerated"
Plans for both the prosecution of
the war against Germany and that
Japan were brought to complete
ness" he said.
AS result of the Teheran confer
ence, he said, he was many times
more confident about the future
collaboration between the Soviet
Union, the United States and Great
Britain
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Flying Cadets
Tests Set

Major H. E. Mcmillan and other
members of the San Diego ayia
ton cadet examining board will be
at Central Junior college Wednes-
day night to conduct mental exam
nations for candidates for avia-
ton cadet training
Several candidates who already
have passed their mental eXamina-
tions for admission to the army air
force will be sworn into the enlisted
reserve on the same night, Lieuten-
ant Peter j. Schartz, commander of
the Imperial Valley squadron of
the Civil Air Patrol. said Tuesday
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
DETH Clans RNCHER
OF TAMARACK DISTRICT

George Stassis, 63-year-old Greek
rancher of the Tamarack district,
died Monday.
The body will be sent to San
Diego by B. E. Lemons, El Centre
mortician, for funeral services and
burial.
Stassis had lived in Imperial
Valley 18 years. His brother, E.
Stassis of the Tamarack district,
survives him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
SEEK SLAYER SUSPECT

FRESNO. Cal, Dec. a. (UP) =
Emerson Rhodes, SO, automobile re-
pairman, was still at large today
while deputy sheriffs sought him
for questioning in connection with
the murder of his 30-year- wife,
Therese.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Scanning Y.
News Horizon
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Is ISSUED

County Clerk w. j. McClelland
MondaT issued a marriage license
to Simon Willard Shutters, 25, SOL
dier of Weedville, Pa, stationed in
Imperial Valley, and Jimmie Nell
Gray, 18, clerk in Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Knox Says Drive
Increases Tempo
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bling was carried on with the pur-
pose cf progressively decimating
the enemy's air and surface
strength. The enemy has contribut-
ed to that by sending out small
task forces which are regularly over
whelmed. This has enabled US to nip
off very important elements CT the
japanese fleet piecemeal.'
One of the striking developments
in recent months, Knox said, is
that I'VE very seldom encounter
japanese transports or cargo carry
ing ships in outlying ports
Because of his losses, the enemy
has resorted to small, self propelled
barges to carry both supplies and
men," he added. Fortunately we
have the weapons to meet them.
The" are the particular prey of the
PIT boat. Hundreds of barges have
been sunk and thousands of troops
lost in attempts to reinforce be-
leaguered garriSonS."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
ALLIED WAR LOSSES
LISTED FOR ITALY

LONDON, Dec. Ia. CUP)-FOr-
eign Secretary Anothony Eden
announced in commons Tuesday
that Allied forces in Italy have
suffered 26,723 casualties and
captured more than 6,G00 German
prisoners.
Allied casualties from the start
of the Italian campaign through
November %, he said, were as
United States Britain
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
SUPERIORITY HOLDS

Knox said American air superior
ity in the Pacific continued unchal-
lenged. Actual figures on air losses,
he added, continue to run between
six and eight to one in favor of our
air forces. This, he suggested, was
due to the steady attrition of enemy
pilots over period of months.
Knox again derided japanese
claims of losses inflilted on Ameri-
can sea forces. He cited the latest
one that the u. S. carrier fleet in
the Marshall islands area had been
completely wiped out"
This is all being done for purely
propaganda and psychological pur-
poses," he said. las a matter of
fact, there hasn't been a fight of
any significance for a month ex-
cept for hit-and-run affairs-With
the japanese doing the running"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
SEVERE CRITICISM

work of the classification commit
tee at the prison, which determined
the amount of supervision individual
convicts required. In a number of
cases, it said. the warden overruled
the committee.
"A direct result of the failure of
this board to properly classify pris-
onerS and to have its classifications
upheld is exemplified by the trou-
BILE and the deplorable conditions
existing at some of the prison
camps" the committee said.
For example. at the Straloch
farms camp at Davis several pris-
oners were released for work at
the camp whose sterm of sentence
had not been fixed b. the board of
prison terms and paroles, and others
show minimum terms had not been
served, which is the most flagrant
form of classification
The committee cited the case of
Lloyd Sampsell. Berkeley bank rob-
Der, who took leave from the Stral-
och farms camp on three occasions
to visit a woman friend in San
Francisco as an example of lack of
regulations and discipline in harvest
camps.
OUT As TIMES
1t also said that another prisoner
testified that during a two and
half month period he left the camp
45 times.
Drinking and gambling in the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
Warren Decides
On Extro Meet

camp and association of women
with prisoners was reported to the
committee.
A facsimile of a baseball betting
sheet. printed in the prison shop,
was submitted with the committee
report as evidence of one type of
gambling that went on within the
prison itself.
Warren declared there is no
reason why we can't have an up
to-date prison system in announc-
ing he would call a legislative ses-
sion on penal problems
OUTLINES VIEWS
The governor said he believed
the legislature also should consider
problems over overlapping jurisdic-
ton among the California Youth
Authority, the prison board and
the board of terms and paroles.
Warren also revealed he expected
to meet with "a group of persons
who have had their minds on pris-
on problems" TO draw up a long
range program. The group, he said,
would include Julian Alec, prison
board member and chairman of the
priS n investigating committee:
Pacht; Walter Gordon, parole board
member; Karl olton, director of the
youth authority; Prof. Samuel C.
May. head of the Bureau of Public
administration at the University of
California; Burdette Daniels, guber-
Material ecretar%: Legislative
Counsel Fred Wood. Attorney Gen.
eral Robert w Kenney. and chair
men of the appropriate senate and
assembly committees.
WANTS S2,00O,OOO
Pacht said he believed the COVER.
nor was very favorable" to his
proposal that S2,000,000 worth of
buildings be constructed at Folsom,
including a chapel. library and edu-
cational building, industrial build
ing, kitchen. warehouse, and sep
arate hospital for criminal psyche
paths and homoseXuals.
Warren indicated the special ses-
sion, limited TO discussion of prison
problems, might be as early as
January. but said he didn't want
to be pinned down to a date.
He said he believed the resigna-
ton of Clyde Plummer as Folsom
warden was only by-product of
his committees investigation.
What I'm interested in is bring
ing our penal system up to date.
There are many things that SAVIOR
Of the dark ages in our prison set
up"
PRESTON SCHOOL
The governor also said that a
very deplorable situation existed
at Preston State School of Industry
at lone, Cal. The youth authority
has accepted too many commitments
- the school, causing overcrowd-
ing, and many youths there are
incorrigibles who don't belong" at
a school with few security facilities.
Pacht and Karl Holton, director
of the CYA, will meet next week
Warren said, to work out a plan
for commitment of youths in the
17-19 year age group convicted of
violent crimes TO Chino prison.
Warren's investigating committee
was drafting a preliminary report
on its STUDY of Folsom prison and
the governor said it might be made
public today.
Senator E. George Luckey and
Assemblyman Harvey E. Hastain
could not be reached Tuesday for
comments on the extra session.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
COLDS GAIN
Everywhere

Thousands are suffering but you don't
have TO endure chest muscle tightness,
aches. and coughs due to a cold without
doing something about il. Get Penetro
and rub it on chest, throat, and back.
Penetro is modern medication in base
containing old fashioned mutton suet.
Inside it soothes and comforts nose and
throat passages. Outside it acts like
warming plaster on the spot where APP
piled. Thousands OF families from coast
TO coast rely on Penetro's two way action.
And it's so clean. white and stainless TO
use. 25c. Double supply 35e. Get relief
from these colds miseIies With PeneLfo.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14
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more guards are needed now to
supervise 1875 inmates than were
needed four years ago for 1850.
The inmate secretary to the
warden, the committee declared
could Influence the obtaining" of
good behavior credits for other in
mates. resulting in earlier release
from prison. Also. the group said
that key inmates we're able to dis
obey guards and curse them with
impunity.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14

Senator E George Luckey and
Assemblyman Harvey E. Hastain
could not be reached Tuesday for
comments on the extra session.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-14


arriving and leaving.
Better What Would You Do
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