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Evening star., 1943-02-07
Difference in Ideal,

Also there was a difference In
Ideal. When World War 1 was
fought, beauty, as the prime element
In art, had not been thrown into the
discard, nor had technical skill
ceased to be required as essential to
adequate expression. The artists
and lovers of art in those days had
high hopes for after-war achieve
ment, but art reflects life: war
brings out the worst as well as the
pest. 1t is not curative process, the
destruction wrought is spiritual as
well as material.
This world in which we now live is.
We are told again and again, mech
anlzed. The war we are now waging
Is slaughter ON a large scale. No
wonder art suffers. On the ground
Hoor OF the National Gallery Of Art
was placed on view last month a
large collection of war posters in
color, gotten together through the
medium OF a national competition.
That they were forceful cannot be
denied. The observer was literally
bowled over by the first look, so
blatant was the color employed, so
daring the subject in treatment, but
was not this merely superficial?
How many stirred the heart and
carried home a meaning? The in
tent OF poster is obviously to In
siantly convey a message, to hit
hard and be convincing-certainl
these purposes are not achieved by
offense to good taste. Those who look
once should wish to look again. It is
here that art comes in and wins the
QaV.
Evening star., 1943-02-07

In order to comply with fuel oil
rationing the Southwestern Branch
OF the Public Library. Seventh and
H streets S.W., will hold no victrola
concerts until further notice, Clara
w. Herbert, chief librarian, an
nounced.
Evening star., 1943-02-07

La Vergne Fairchild Jeffries, di-
rector Of the Sligo Music Club and
Of the Evangeline Choral Club, will
present the two clubs In a program
on Wednesday at $50 pm. at the
Evangeline Hotel. Friends of both
clubs are invited.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-30
HENRY

untactful. Beside him, the real
Lorraine had heard, the converse
ton in her own ear phones.
She reached over and nipped
both sets Off the air, then snapped
at Jimmy direct: What do you
mean?"
Jimmy turned to her. HUMP"
"Jim Carr, If you don't stop
making love to That grill! Lorraine
was biting mad and Jimmy saw 1t.
IT wasn't making Lowell"
"You certainly were and 7 don't
like it. She's a contemplate little
sneak, and II you intend to marry
me you might as we'll understand
I won't put up with 1t. DO you
hear?"
She sad it so Vehemently, so
harshly, so wilfully. that Jimmy
only stared. Then ne concentrated
on handling his uplane. A frown
had darkened him and his lips
were tight. So this was his Lo-
raine! The girl he was to marry
tomorrow noon! Shen danced
well. looked pretty, but - as a
wife? Apprehension began to
assail Jimmy. And yet-"I'Ve obli-
gated myself: I'll go through with
I'll" he told himself flying there.
Thus matters rested for 10 min
utes.
It was just time enough for Lo-
raIne to come TO her senses again.
In a nervous strain herself, OF
course, she had done thew rong
thing. And now she realized IT,.
Contritely, and a bit desperately,
she smiled at him and began talk
ing In q melting tone.
Jimmy darling, ] didn't mean
It. Not that way. ] - you do love
me. and ] do love you"
Jimnee darling apparently didn't
want TO answer. He Tipped back to
the radio. began speaking TO his
pilots In strictly technical language,
all-for-busines now. Even Pat, far
behind him. caught the odd change
In his manner and tone.
But neither Pat nor Jimmy nor
any Of the others really had time
10 conjecture on personal details.
Each OF the 10 pilots. plus jim
my towing them. had seen that
Superstition cloud. 1t wasn't a
nero cloud now. II was q black,
boiling monster, stretching around
the campass from north to south.
And as q harblnger It was al
ready attacking the sky train with
driving. pelting, hailstones and
sand.
(TO be C0ntinuedl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-30

Like some gigantic kite tail, this
sky train lifted gracefully of the
ground. It was spectacular
Breath-taking! Here indeed was
beautiful maneuver, and here in
deed was q harbinger Of things to
come.
Back in the tag end plane. Pat
Friday felt sensation Of achieve
ment and power. She was in the
big company and yet she was all
alone! Many yards ahead of her
was the ninth plane, flying prettily
as its notch in the kite tail.
Phoenix was streaming under
them now, for Jimmy was circling
far far ahead. AS If she didn't
know how many, Pat began count
ing - I. 2. 3, 4. S. 6. z. 8, 0, and
then her own plane. Beautiful
craft all. In varied colors against
the Arizona sky.
Suddenly Pat was aware of that
sky. She looked around the horizon.
It was steel Observation-Disclosures
until 1t neared Superstition lGoun-
tain; there on Its horizon lay an
ominous black This gave Pat a. little
shuddery feeling. for she remem-
bered the warnings of death up
there. Then of course she laughed.
Superstition was just legend a
name.
Jimmy was making a great arc
now, leading back toward the east
and that same mountain. To DEM
onstrate what could be done, he
made the train form as deep a
curve as possible. II brought him
almost half way around, or so II
appeared, and when he began TO
tstrainghten again ne actually man
aged to stick out handkerchief
and drop II.
"Yoo hoo. Number l0l' he called
via radio, devilment in his tone.
"OhI Pat saw the white dot.
Then she promptly dipped her
plane In return salute.
The maneuVer sent a wave up
the entire line! 1t could have been
scary, and 1t was to people who
just looked on. Playing crack-the-
whip this way In thes ky was dis
tinctly unconventional! Radios be-
gan to have their fun about the
hero and the heroine playing
games along the sky train.
"Okay. back there in Number
I0l" Jimmy now radioed. you're
doing swell. Pat" He quite for
got to call her Lorraine.
mot doing so bad yourself,
Jimmy"
"Arey on scared?"
sNo."
you're tops. ladyl You have
what 1t takes TO hy these thingsl"
That +? was deserved praise, but
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-03-30

SUPERSTITION CLOUD
CHAPTER XVI

''Lorryl For Pete's sake keep
mum now. This Is the big moment"
Jimmy Carr was pleading in hushed
but desperate tone.
The reporter had run to get his
staff photographer who was a few
yards up the train Of sailplanes.
In the interim, four people held
strange conference.
Keep mum, Jimmy?" Lorraine
asked lofitly. But whe? I thought
we had an understanding"
I'VE didl But - my lord, we -"
Pat spoke up. Lorraine, please!
You mustn't spoil the show now.
For Jimmy'S sake. Your ownl ANY
hint Of personal trouble or scam
dial that might involve Jimmy"
that's q fact, ladyl" Big Ed
Bryan added. you better let
Miss Pat keep right on using your
name"
The reporter was back. That's
the one. The tall girl. Rusty. In
the flying toys" He was speaking
rapidly to his photographer. and
he called louder to Jimmy now
"Okay. Captain? Is she on?"
Ed Bryan stepped in once more
to help a friend. and save face
here all around.
Sure she's going" Ed doomed.
genially. Names Lo-uh, names
Mary Smith. SMITH. Smith.
More woman interest for this sky
train. see? She's gonna rid with
Captain Carr in the towing plane q"
SWELL Can ] talk to her now?"
Jimmy. suddenly understanding
N. Grabbed Loraines arm. mot
IL we get back! Come on, Lo-
sainel"
Nobody noticed that heu sed her
real name. grabbing her and rush.
ing away toward a ieep. In a mo-
nent they were riding up to the
tow plane, far ahead. And the
officials assumed this was a signal
for everybody else to get going,
They saw all pilots sent to their
ships, but most interest centeIed
on Pat Friday - alias Lorraine
Stuart. Captain carr's ancefie' J
as she got in the last sailplane OF
all And then. before anybady
quite realized It. the hour was 4
o'clock. A signal was given and
far ahead Jimmy started rolling.
A great cheer rose from the
70. 900 spectators.
Bands blared out. People were
IN q frenzy OF excitement. and
Justly so. Slowly. slowly. the
glider train began TO snake along
the runway. Then all at once 1t
was gathering incredible speed.
plIots waved. The cheering in
aeased.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
Winged Artillery
Is Tearing He'll

airborne cannon already had
achieved excellent results in combat,
and while reports from pilots were
not available, United Press Staff
Correspondent William c. Payette
was permitted to take trip on one
of the planes on the west coast
Payette dubbed it the tight pack
age of tearing, crushing hell
It's a comfortable feeling to
know you can sink a ship from two
miles away, Payette wrote of his
experiences. Sitting directly over
the 75' the pilot draws bead
through a pair of rifle sights, then
pushes a button. A great orange
flame blossoms over the nose and
the rugged BIS jerks about as
hard as your car does when it
misses fire on a cold morning.
When the shells hit the water,
Payette said, they send up a column
of water like a small depth
charge" The cannon's range per-
mits the bomber crews to attack
shipping we'll outside the range OF
anti-aircraft fire that torpedo
planes and dive bombers must face.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
Ed Achstetter Is
Arraiqned Monday

Ed AchStetter, secretary treasurer
of the Transfers union in Imperial
county, was arraigned in Ell Centre
justice court late Monday on a
charge of assault and battery
brought against him by Paul I'M
hoff said to be a paid up member
in Achstetter'S own union.
In response to a request sent him
by Sheriff Robert w. Ware. Ach-
Stetter appeared at the county Jail
at 4:3O D. m Monday and surrend-
cred to Ware. Achstetter was
booked, giving his age as 80 years,
his weight as 1853 pounds, and his
height as five feet and 10 inches.
He said he had been in Imperial
county for year and half. After
that he Was fingerprinted and
taken before Judge John E. Simp-
son. Simpson released Achstetter
on $3.50 bail. Achstetter said his
attorney would reach Ell Centro
from Los Angeles Thursday to take
charge of further legal proceedings
for him.
Meanwhile Imhoff is a patient
at the Ell Centro hospital where he
is said to be suffering from a
broken jaw and other injuries he
said he suffered at Achstetter S
hands. Imhoff was quoted as say
ing that the argument and fight
Continued on page 6, col y
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LIlt
Officials of the district were in
formed that the San Bernardino
office of the A. F.. of L. Teamsters
union had issued instructions to
the Cotton Concrete Conduit Co.,
and its truck drivers not to deliver
any more pipe, or other merchan-
disc manufactured by the company,
to the district. The district officials
were informed that the TeamSterS
said If the company or its drivers
did deliver materials to the district,
the union would blackball the driv-
ers and fine them $50 or $100 every
time they went through the picket
line in Imperial. 1t also was un-
derstood that the union in San
Bernardino threatened to blackball
the company and it's trucks if the
order was ignored.
Such action is undoubtedly a
violation of the California "hot
cargo and secondary boycott" act
which was passed in 1941," Harry
Horton, chief counsel of the dis
trict said Tuesday. Any union
members participating in such a
deal undoubtedly: will be held re-
sponsible for violation of the hot
cargo and secondary boycott law"
Horton pointed out that the
purpose of the anti hot cargo and
secondary boycott bill as set forth
in the bill is "Lne preservation of
tranquility among citizens of this
commonwealth and to insure during
this present critical period of ma
tional emergency and intensive ar
mament, the unobstructed produc-
ton and distribution of our factor
les and fields for the continued
protection and preservation of our
democratic way of life and for the
general welfare of the people of
this state"
The TeamSters stopped the prac-
tice of unloading merchandise from
one truck at the district gates in
Imperial and loading it on A dis
trict truck for the trip through the
picket line, district officials aid.
A driver for the Sweet Truck COM
pany arrived at the district head
CONTINUED on page 6, col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
Many Russian
Ferry Pilots
Are in Alaska
Air Route One of Greatest
Military Secrets Kept
In Alaska Area

SEATTLE, Nov. 30. (UP)
The delivery of American
combat planes to Russia has
brought many Soviet pilots to
Fairbanks, Alaska, a focal
point on the northern ferry route,
according to the Anchorage, Alaska,
Times received here today.
The disclosure of the new air
route before the Truman COM
mittee in Washington Nov. % by
Undersecretary of War Robert Pat
terson was the first announcement
of zone of the greatest military
secrets kept in Alaska, - the Times
said
THE plane movements and the
presence of Russian pilots in Fair
banks to take delivery of the ships
were widely known among Alas
kans," the newspaper said.
Residents of Fairbanks have
found it common occurrence to see
large numbers of Warplanes in the
air over the city, carrying the Red
Star of Russia as the insignia. They
have made the acquaintance OF
many Russian pilots who come
there from Siberia
The article said the Russians in
Fairbanks created hot demand for
Continued on page 6, col. i
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
vandegrift Is
Named Marines
New Commander
Succeeds Gen. HOlc0mb
Effective on Jan. |;
Led SOlOmOns Attacks

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80.
(UP)-Lieut. Gen. AleXan-
der A. Vandegrift, who led
the marine inVasions Of
Guadalcanal and Bougain-
vile, today was named commandant
of the Marine Corps.
Vandegrift succeeds Lieut.. Gen.
Thomas Holcomb, commandant since
December, 1886, who reached the
statutory retirement age of Cd last
August. Vandegrift will assume his
new post on Jan. |.
The appointment was announced
in Holcomb's office by Secretary
of the Navy Frank Knox. Knox
said that Holcomb would not stay
in retirement long, but would be
recalled to active duty.
Knox said Vandegrift had earned
his appointment ION the battle
field"
Knox told Holcomb that the navy
and the country owed him a trem-
endous debt for expanding the corps
from a force of only $4,000 men to
nearly 100000 in his seven years as
commandant.
Holcomb putting on pipe, turn
ed to Knox and commented that
one of the first things he did upon
becoming commandant was to have
Vandegrift transferred from the
embassy guard at Pieping, China,
to his staff.
Vandegrift remarked:
Il have relieved many officers in
my life and this is the hardest
not only in the job I've got to do
but because of the man am re-
lieving.'
Vandegrift revealed that he would
have been back in Washington
earlier to take over his new post
but that when he reached Honolulu,
after travelling from the southwest
Pacific, he received orders to re-
turn to handle the Bougainville
operation because of the accidental
death of Major-Gen. Charles d,
Barrett, later succeeded by Major
Gen. Roy Geiger.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30

open the roads TO Rome.
Crashing through up TO four miles
past the Sangro river bridgehead
on a 12-mile front, British, Indian
and New Zealand veterans Stormed
a high ridge deep within the de-
fenses of the bitterly-fighting Nazis.
Our advance the communique
said, "is continuing
SMALL u. S. GAIN
While there were no signs Of a
general attack on 1t. Gen. Mark
w. Clark's Fifth army sector IN
western Italy, American troops
made a one-mile gain, capturing
CastelnuoVo. northwest of Monta-
quila, and heavy fighting was in
progres.
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's
troops swept through the town OF
Mozzagrogna, three miles north OF
the Sangro and western hinge OF
the contested ridge which extends
five miles northwest near Fcsa-
cesia and through Aramagnoli.
Capture of the heightS-first be-
yond the broad Sangro valley
would complete the rupture of the
German line, placing Montgomerys
men firmly past their first obstacle.
Continued on Page 6, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
Police Identify
Beaten Woman,
Suspect Is Held
Nude Body Found in San
Francisco Hotel After
Fatal Drunken Quarrel

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 80. (UP)
Police today identified as Mrs.
Louise Ann Meyerick the nude body
of a woman found fatally beaten
in San Francisco hotel room yes
terday and held Lester Oliver, 40,
in connection with her death.
i Oliver told police that he and
Mrs. Meyerick had registered at the
hotel as Mr.. and Mrs. George
White, Redwood City," Police said
he confessed that he beat Mrs.
Meyerick, whom he met a year ago
in Los Angeles while sitting at a
bar
Mrs. Meyerick's body, discovered
on the bed of the hotel room, bore
signs of severe beating, the cor
oner's office said. Death was at
tributed to internal injuries.
In a confession to police, Oliver
said he and Mrs. Meyerick had
taken several drinks early Sunday
evening. He said he left her for a
short time and when he returned
she had black eye. He said her
explanation for the black eye was
unsatisfactory and he knocked her
down and beat her with one of
her shoes"
The quarrel was settled later and
more drinks followed police quoted
Oliver Another dispute arose, he
Continued on page 6, col. 3
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30

FRONT ulSpdtCIleS lfOHl WlllIe nus =.
sia reported steady Soviet advances
which threatened Zhlobin, eros
roads of the Leningrad-Ode and
Gomel- -Minsk trunk railways; Bob
ruisk to the northwest, and Mozyr
on the lower reaches of the Pripet
marshes
MOP UP REMNANTS
Moscow reports relayed by the
British radio said the Russians
were within seven miles of Zhlobin
and had virtually completed the
mopping up of German remnants
fleeing toward that base from Go
nell
Gen. Konstantin Rokossovsky' )
forces were entrenched firmly on
both banks of the upper Dnieper,
the Sozh and the Berezina rivers,
of which Zhlobin, Bobruisk and Co.
mel were the primary defense baS-
tionS.
Usually fierce fighting was rag
ing in the area below Zhlobin be-
tween the Dnieper and Berezina,
where the Russians were edging
forward through newly fallen snow
in the trackless sWamplands.
DOOMED NAZI UNITS
Field reports said the advance
had enveloped a number of German
units which clung stubbornly to
their posts and were doomed in
evitably to annihilation.
Despite uncertain footing the re-
ports said, tanks and self-propelled
artillery were WalloWing ahead
while ski units took advantage OF
the snow to rush ahead and spread
disorder in the German ranks.
To the south, battles of unabated
intensity ragged on the sweeping arc
beyond Kiey. Dispatches indicated
Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutin was mas
tering the situation and taking a
mounting toll of the eight German
armored divisions maSSed on the
rim of the arc for a do or die ef-
fort TO reverse the Red army Often
SiVe.
Soviet reinforcementS were re-
ported pouring into the Ukrainian
Continued on page 6, col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
Pilot Killed in
Mid-Air Crash

First Lieutenant John E. Nc
Crary, "a, fighter pilot of the ma
rine corps reserve, was killed last
Saturday afternoon in mid-air
collision a mile north of the FL
Centro marine air station, 1t was
announced Tuesday.
The pilot of the other plane
parachuted to safety.
McCrary was son of First 1t. j.
w. McCrary, Jr., and Mrs. Nc
Crary of Commerce, Texas. His
wife, Mrs. Gussie Lee McCrary,
lives in Ell Centro. He had been
stationed at the Ell Centre station
since last August.
Before entering the service, Lit.
McCrary was a chemist at ShreVe-
port, La. He took his masters de-
gree in chemistry at Texas A & M.
He has two brothers, both army
air cadets.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
DEMAND ADJUSTMENT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. CUP -
Leaders of two of the nations large
farm organizations today demanded
adjustment of price ceilings to Off
set increased production costs and
elimination of consumer subsidies
on food items.
They called the administration
rollback subsidies "inflationary and
unnecessary" and said they were
an attempt to relieve the public
of its grocery bill at a time when
the people are most able to pay.
Testifying before the senate
banking committee, President Ed
ward A. O'Neal of the American
farm bureau federation and Albert
GoSs, master of the national grange,
recommended senate passage of a
use-approved measure that would
prohibit consumer subsidy pay
ments after Dec. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30

WASHINGTON, Nov 80 CUP) =
Artillery has taken wings with in
stallation of rs NM. cannon, simila"
to the famous French 75's of the
last war, in the nose of the BIS
Billy Mitchell medium bomber -
and take the word of one who's
seen it, the result is tight pack
age of tearing, crushing hell.
The war department officially re-
vealed this latest thing in the way
of aerial armament yesterday ana
a more detailed disclosure came TO-
day from North American Aviation,
Inc, manufacturers of the Bill"
Mitchell.
It's installation on plane was
made possible by North American 5
development of special type OF
recoil mechanism utilizing a secret
type hydro-spring device.
Pilots say the sensation when the
gun is fired is similar to the vibra-
ton of an automobile when the
motor misses fire on cold morn
ing. Shells are 26 inches long and
weigh 90 pounds.
The war department said the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30
u AMBL|Ne
~ EpORTER

Para's Pets
Mrs. Horace Shaw has been very
calm about this business of adopt
ing twin babies. Such cannot be
said for Shaw, however.
Before the twins. Louis and
Louise, were dr,e to be turned over
to the Shaw family, Shaw decided
to clean and renovate the bedroom
to be given the twins. He scrubbed
the ceiling. He scrubbed the walls
He scrubbed the floor The next
day he was downright i'll. He was
suffering from dishpan hands,
housemaid's knee, scrubber's back
ache, and was so tired he was ready
for a sanitorium.
Since someone had donated bed
for the twins, Mrs Shaw decided
not to provide them with BASIN
cites. That wouldn't get by with
Shaw.
"Those twins are going to have
basinettes,' he said firmly, "a pink
one for the girl and a blue one for
the boy
So the twins are lolling at ease
in fancy basinettes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30

Holland. the air ministry announe-
ed. All planes returned safely
FIRES STILL BURN
The Royal air forces four-engin-
ed bomhers remained grounded,
presumably because OF weather, Tor
the third straight night, but travel.
ers reaching Sweden said some
fires still we're burning IN Berlin
Monday from tn record nine-day,
1000 ton assault on the capital
that ended Friday night,
The travellers reported that COM
munications and utilities slowly
were being restored In Berlin. AM
Continued ON page 0, col ID
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-30

With plans for the opening of a
second front and the defeat of
Germany presumably well advanc-
ed, the Roosevelt Churchill Stain
meeting was expected to deal pri-
marily with the post-surrender
treatments of the Reich and its sat-
elites, postwar collaboration among
the allies and the campaign in the
Far East.
BASES FOR ATTACK
Military, air and naval experts
agreed that bases for Allied air
forces will be a decisive factor in
determining the duration of Japa-
nese resistance. Bases at Vladivos-
took would bring Japan within 900
miles and enable Allied bombers tc
mount an around -the-clock aeri l.,
offensive against Japan.
Britain and the United States
presumably have avoided pressing
Stain for any promises SO long as
the European war remained critical,
but with the campaign reaching a
climax, unofficial observers believed
the time has come for Roosevelt
and Churchill to seek some sort
of assurance of eventual Soviet help
in the Far East.
REACTION QUESTION
Stains reaction to such a re-
quest is problematical, but it was
presumed he would at least want
strong assurances that Soviet forces,
because of their probable exhaus-
ton, need not participate in the
Continued on page 6, col. i