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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
Mother and Son
Beth in Service

Mrs. Aolyn Conkey and her son,
Stanley, hold the mother-son rec
ord for Imperial Valley, being the
first mother and son SO far re-
ported to be in the service.
Stanley is already in the service
and Mrs. Conkey leaves Tuesday for
Des Moines, Iowa, to take her basic
training in the WAACS, having
been accepted in the communica-
tionS division. Mrs. Conkey has
been with the telephone company
for 20 years, and has a splendid
background Of experience in the
communications field.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

the king Who was told that he
would be granted his dearest wish
the speaker pointed out that the
king, in order to choose wisely
first attempted to learn from the
past experiences of his people, then
surveyed his present situation, and
finally appraised himself. and at
the conclusion of his study made
his choice: that he might judge his
people with q clean mind and q
pure heart.
APPLICATIONS
In applying this story to the
graduates, the Rev. Mr.. Brougher
pointed out that in looking ahead
for life, it is necessary to be willing
to learn by past experience, to study
ones present situation, and to be
willing to look at oneself.
A clean mind, or translated into
terms of a conscience, the ability to
know right from wrong, and pure
heart, or the knowledge of what is
good for the individual plus learn
ing to like that which is good for
him are the only sure roads to
happiness, he declared.
Learn to know what is good for
you and like it. You can get out of
life what you want-you are build
ing a life and we have to live the
life we build for ourselves" he de-
clared.
AS each point was made, he il
ftCtt tod y Nn,.t;r
highly amusing story, making his
talk all the more memorable and
vital to his audience.
Guy A. Weakley, district super
intendent of schools and Central
principal, presided, Introducing the
speaker.
PROGRAM
The program opened with the
professional of the graduates to
music by the school orchestra under
direction of George Burt, the pro-
cession being led, as is q tradition,
by two Junior girls, Barbara Cox
in blue and Mary Lou Hunter in
pink, their frocks making an ef-
fectiVe contrast with the blue
gowns and mortarboards worn by
the graduates.
Edward AlarcOn, student body
president, led the pledge of ale
glance to the flag in which the au-
dience participated as well as in
the singing of the national anthem,
after which Dr.. H. D. HelWig of
the First Baptist church, pronounce
ed the invocation.
Music for the commencement in
cluded a number sung beautifully
by the glee club, directed by Mr..
Burt, Just Cottage Small" Han
ley); splendid violin solo by June
Miles, "InternYzzo" PROVOST; a
charming duet, Your Land and My
Land" (Romberg), sung by Janet
Thompson and Margaret Anne Hen
derson, and a fine selection by the
orchestra Poem" (Fibich).
AWARDS DIPLOMAS
Mr.. Weakley presented the class
to Hazel Gallagher, clerk of the
board OF trustees, who, after a brief
speech of congratulations to the
graduates, presented the diplomas,
assisted by H. S. Morgan, vice.
principal, and S. Emmitt Allen.
Three students were gold-star
graduates, receiving life member
ships in the California Scholar
ship Federation: Thelma Lois
Crumrine, Joanne McKim and
Frank Louis Weakley.
Janet Thompson and Frank
Weakley were awarded the Ameri-
can Legion medals for the out
standing girl and boy in the class,
Janet also receiving the OAR
award in American history and cit
izenship.
The Rev. Mr.. Brougher pronounc-
ed the benediction, which closed
the exercises, the graduates ad-
journing to the school gymnasium
for a dance that evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
First Graders
Have Party

Mrs. Evelyn Beatty's first-grade
room at Mckinley school having
the attendance record for parents
at P.-T.A. meetings had its re-
ward this week, the P.-T.A. giving
a party for the youngsters.
Ice cream and cake were served
the mothers in charge being: Mes
danes D. J. Lamont, M. r. Gillett
A. A. Adams, J. N. Hansen, Law
renee Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
CALENDAR
FRIDAY

FRIDAY
City defense mobilization, Z.
Assoc. chambers of commerce, T.
Imperial
Painters, 1890, Labor temple.
Laborers, 1890, Labor temple,
Magnolia Mulberry, 8, Magnolia
School.
Spruce Westmorland, 8, WestmOr-
land school.
Dance, 8, Camp Seeley.
Old time dance, $3.50, Imperial.
SATURDAY
Farm bureau directors, 1880, court
house.
D.U.V., 2, Veterans hall.
SUNDAY
Sunday services, churches.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
BURGLARY REPORTED

Filipinos living on a ranch three
miles south of Seeley on the Cal
eXico cutoff road Friday told
Sheriff Robert w. Ware that their
place had been looted of a $456
check, $27O in cash, clothing and
blankets.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
CLERK ISSUES
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Ensign Graham Tahler, %, naval
officer, and Joan Wolf, %, Jamaica
N. z, clerk, Thursday obtained a
marriage license from County CLERK
w. J. McClelland.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04

Transparent piastics (dcvel-
oped by the dental profess
siOn) in natural tints design
ed for comfort, service aud
good looks. Prices and Terms
quoted in advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-04
RECEPTION

Cpl. p. ID. Darrah acted as best
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Army Opens Inquiry
Into Boiling Crash

A board of Army oficers today is
investigating the crash of a BIS
Mitchell bomber yesterday at Boiling
Field which resulted In the death
Of an Army major and two civilian
officials of the field. The plane
crashed and burned In attempting
a landing.
Maj Robert w. Springer, 26. OF
2lf Portland street Sc, pilot: Mar
cellus +. Stuck, 80, OF 434 Mellon
street Sc. chief of the production
control section. and John F. Scott
81, Of 224 Buchanan street, Alexan-
dria. Va. assistant foreman In the
flight test section, were killed in the
crash.
The body Of Maj. Springer will be
taken to his home at Indianapolis
for services. He is survived by his
widow, who is living at the Portland
street address. He had been sta
toned st Boiling Field since Novem.
Der. 1912.
The body of Mr.. Stuck will be
taken to Smithfield, Pa, for burial
He came here two years ago from
Smithfield. Surviving are his widow
and 3-year-old son.
The body of Mr.. Scott, who had
lived IN Alexandria for three years
Will be taken to New York, his home
He Is survived by his widow.
Omcials said the plane was re-
turning from a test flight when it
crashed.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Mars Sets Records
For Air Transport on
4,375-Mi|e Mission
BY the Associated Presa

By the Associated Press
The Navy's huge cargo flying boat
Mars has completed its first wa,
mission, establishing a record fol-
cargo transportation while on a
4,375-mile nonstop fight from the
Patuxent River, Maryland, to Natal
Brazil, Secretary Of the Navy Knox
said yesterday.
Mr.. Knox said that during the
fight the following records were set
by the huge boat:
Longest over water flight: great
est air cargo, $4,000 pounds; heaviest
load ever lifted by plane, 148,50O
pounds gross at takeoff, and longest
nonstop cargo fight.
Mr. Knox said that the Mars COW
cred 1912 miles in 55 hours and 81
minutes flying time Thus, he said,
a total of $4,000 pounds of priority
war material" as much as 10 stand
ard cargo planes could carry, was
transported at an average hourly
speed of 16l miles.
Returning from South America
the Mars carried a load of steatite,
tantalite, mica and beryllium.
May Order More Planes.
Mr.. Knox was asked at a press
conference if the Navy intended to
order more of the big ships, and he
replied that the matter was being
given very serious consideration"
and that he believed the chances
are that we will"
He said discussions now were be-
ing conducted with the Glenn L.
Martin Co., Baltimore, builder Of
the Mars.
The Mars, on her return trip to
the United States. made stops at
Belem, Brazil Port of Spain, Trini-
dad. and Bermuda.
On her southbound trip her cargo
included $4,000 pounds OF mail for
the armed forces.
Performance Excellent"
The Navy said 1t accepted the
Mars from the Martin firm only
few days before its historic flight"
1T was rushed into war service,
to test its utility as cargo plane,
by Capt. Donald Smith, head Of the
Naval Air Transport Service" the
Navy said
The craft performed excellently
throughout the fight. It's range
and load carrying ability is ex-
pected to contribute heavily to vol
ume transport OF critical cargo to
war fronts"
The plane carried a crew of is,
commanded by 1t. Comdr. William.
E. Coney, Baltimore, 81, for 10 years
a pilot for Eastern Air Lines.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Allied Chiefs Abandoned
Balkan Drive, Nuzis Soy
Rv tho Asxoc;atsd pr..,

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 1.-THE Ber-
lin correspondent Of the Stockholm
newspaper Tidningen reported to-
day that some Nazi military circles
describe American and British
speculation on a Balkan offensive
as "a bluff to screen other proposed
operations.
They were quoted as holding that
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stain at
Teheran dropped the Balkan plan
because Of transport difficulties and
had decided to concentrate on 81
multaneous east-west attacks. The
correspondent said the Red Army
now had fresh troops ready.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
|Moonshine Whisky
Brings $40 a Gallon
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press. ...--
ATLANTA, Dec. 11.-Moonshine
whisky which used to sell for 81 q
gallon is bringing bootleggers as
much as $50 after being cut" two
or three times, Federal alcohol tax
agents said yesterday.
Some persons prefer corn" whisky
to some OF the poorer brands OF
liquor now available, the agents said
and the increased demand for the
moonshine product is responsible for
part OF the price increase.
Increased activity on the part of
bootleggers brought corresponding
increase in the number of stills
seized this year in Alabama, Georgia
South Carolina and Florida. Raleigh
R. Wall, assistant district supervisor
OF the alcohol tax unit, said 327 stills
were seized last month.
Hijackers have reappeared in
some North Georgia mountain Sec
tions, stealing both whisky and sugar
used in the fermenting process, the
agents reported, adding that sugar,
which normally brings SO to $40 per
100 pounds wholesale, is being sold
to liquor makers for as much as $40.
A spokesman for the OPA said
forging OF Government sugar Ger
tificates had been prevalent for some
time and runs into the hundreds
OF thousands pounds of sugar"
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Ginsburg, Ex-0PA Aide,
Now Second Lieutenant

Charles David Ginsburg. former
general counsel for the Office Of
Price Administration, whose at.
tempts last March to obtain a cons
mission in the Army aroused the ire
OF Congress, has received his COM
mission as second lieutenant IN
the Quartermaster Corps following
graduation yesterday from officers
candidate school at Camp Lee, Va,
1t. Ginsburg's draft deferment az
an essential member of the OPA
stan under Leon Henderson, former
OPA chief, and subsequent request
for a commission as captain in the
Services of Supply were investigated
by Congress. He then volunteered
In March through District Board Nd.
10. He was sent for preliminary
training at Camp Lee and later en-
tered ofi1cers' candidate school
Among other new officers. who left
for assignments in various parts Of
the world following yesterdays cere-
monies, was 1t. Burton Pickering
jerks, jr., of 125 Duke street, Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Total Of 129,422
u. ). Casualties in
War Announced
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Casualties in the Nations armed
forces since the beginning OF thu
war total 129,422.
Oficial figures released yesterday
show 97,077 casualties in the Army
and 81, ,346 in the Navy Marine Corp.
and Coast Guard. These comprised
only the casualties whose familie.
have been notified oficially anc
probably do not include all the
losses in the Gilbert Islands or the
recent fighting in other theaters.
The breakdown of the totals:
Killed: Army, 1879; Navy, TO-.
I'll; Marine Corps, 2,24l; Coast
Guard, BIG; total, 28,l87.
Wounded: Army, 34,164; Navy
3,0l2; Marine Corps. 2,720; Coast
Guard, IS; total, 39,974.
Missing: Army, 23,8l4: Navy, g..
337; Marine Corps, 63S; Coast Guard
A; total, 32,S33.
Prisoners: Army, 24,1s0; Navy
1928; Marine Corps, 1854; Coas,
Guard, /; total, 28,428.
The Army added that 1872 pris-
oners have died In enemy prison
camps, mostly japanese, and that
1852 wounded have returned tc
active duty or been discharged from,
hospitals.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Coroner Probes Death
Of 70-Yeur-OId Man

The coroner today was investi.
eating the death Of Robert I. Ander.
son, 10, OF 423 Third street NV.
who died late yesterday after beins
taken to Casualty Hospital in ar
unconscious condition. An autopsy
was ordered to determine the cause
OF death.
Mr.. Anderson, police said, suffered
a sprained back and head injurie.
wednesday when he fell on 4 stair.
way IN a house in the 200 block z
street NV. He received no medica,
attention until Thursday when he
was treated by Health Department
doctor, police said.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
jCol. William P. Hill
dies at Florida Home

Col. William P. Hill, retired, +,
former resident of Rockville, died a,
his home at Coral Gables, Fla.
Thursday, according to information
received by Rockville friends. Flu.
neral services will be held at Cora
Gables today. Burial will be in Ar.
hngton National Cemetery.
Before entering the Army. Col
Hill was veterinarian In Mont.
gomery County. His first wife wa,
formerly Miss Bessie Trail, Rock.
vile, who died several years ago
His second wife. Mrs. Alma Hill, anc
sister, Mrs. Sheila jerks, the latte,
OF England, survive. He was a ma.
tive OF England but had lived in thi,
country most of his life.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Chinese Girl, 8, Missing;
Police Here Begin Search

A city-wide search for Florence J
Soriano, 8-year-old Chinese girl
who has been missing from hel
home at $40 Thirteenth street NE.
since yesterday afternoon. was be.
Ing conducted by police today.
Mrs. Gladys Soriano, the girls
mother, told police the child left
home yesterday afternoon with S4s
to go to a cleaning establishment
In the 600 block of H street NE. She
has not been seen since.
Mrs. Soriano said the child is OF
average size and was wearing blue
slacks, white blouse, brown coat
trimmed in red and black slippers
Precinct Detective Dorothy Doug
las OF the public relations squad has
been assigned to the case.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Georgia Bride Held
In Husbands Murder
By the Associated Press.

FORT VALLEY, Ca. Dec. IL
Mrs. John Jump. 25-year-old bride
OF three weeks, today was held in
an unannounced Jail on a charge OF
murder in the mutilation and slay-
ing Of her 44-year -old husband
Mrs. Jump was removed to an
other county last night by Sheriff
w. H. Deland after she had told a
coroner's inquest she killed her hus-
band with an ak because he had
threatened her with a pistol and
knife.
Coroner G. C. Poole said Mrs
Jump told this story of the Staying
Wednesday night she and her hus-
band quarreled and he drew a pistol
and knife and threatened to kill
her.
Mrs. Jump picked up an ak and
struck Mr.. Jump in the head, floor
ing him. After he had lain on the
floor for some time, she took q
butcher knife and beheaded and BIZ
sected the body, 50 she could move it
more easily.
Then Mrs. Jump took the portions
OF the body half a mile to railroad
tracks to simulate an accident.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
FEC Chairman Forced
Admiral Hooper 10
Retire, Anderson Says
By the Associated Press,

Representative Anderson, Demo-
crat. OF New Mexico declared yester-
day that Rear Admiral Sanford C.
Hooper OF Navy Communications
was compelled to retire because Of a
complaint against policies of Chair
man James L. Fly of the Federal
Communications Commission.
A House committee inquiry two
weeks ago into FEC activities pro-
duced testimony that a high naval
officer was forced to quit because of
differences with Mr.. Fly. The Of
flcer was not identified at the hear
ing.
Mr.. Anderson said in a statement
that Admiral Hooper, So years old
and five years under the automatic
retirement age, was forced to retire
because Of an unfavorable report he
had made of Mr.. Fly's activities and
policies and because his efforts to
discharge personnel he regarded as
subversive had been blocked"
Informed Of Mr.. Anderson's state
ment. Secretary Of Navy Knox said
that Admiral Hooper had retired be-
cause OF physical condition" and
that previous to his retirement he
had been transferred to "a COM
munications job which was unre-
lated" to the FEC.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Finland's S War Defensive,
Parliament Leader Saws
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Dec. 11.-A prolonged
and heated debate In the Finnish
Parliament last night over the ma
tion's foreign policy brought an
assertion from Chairman Vaino
Voionmaa of the Foreign Affairs
Committee that Finland was fight
ing only a defensive war"
He made the statement in reply
to criticism from certain circles
which declared the nation should
try to expand into East Karelia
Voionmaa also discussed peace pos
sibilities and Yrjoe Schildt, Farm
ers Party leader. commented that
mot even the food situation COM
pels us to partake in the war"
Government leaders have argued
that Finland is dependent on Ger
many for food.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page

motored cargo planes of the All
Transport Command, protected by
fighting craft, landed at Tunis. ac-
cordlng to the dispatch to the White
House from Maj. George E. Durno
former Washington newspaperman
The group took up quarters at near
by Carthage in a sparsely- furnished
villa aptly called the White House, ;
which had been used by the Nazis
before their rout by the combined
American and British forces.
It was the third time the presi.
dent had been with Gen. Eisenhove,
in the course Of the epochal trir
which brought about the long-de.
sired meeting with Marshal Stain
Gen. Eisenhower first met Mr.
Roosevelt at Oran, the dispatch said
and accompanied him on an earle,
trip to Tunis. Later, responding tc
a summons from the President he
flew to Cairo to sit in on the con.
ferences with Mr.. Churchill ano
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek. I,
was after the Cairo conference that
the President and Mr.. Churchill met
Marshal Stain at Teheran. Iran
anti mapped plans to strike Ger.
many from the east, west and
sout,.."
1T was upon this background that
Mr.. Roosevelt constructed 4 ana
and complete picture for Eisenhow.
er at Carthage, apprising him of thu
myriad details agreed upon by the
joint staff to make possible execu.
ton Of the new overall strategy. >
the White House dispatch said.
The Presidents party often swept
low for a closer view of the battle.
fleld as they traversed the 1,500.
mile line from Ell Alamein to Tuni.
over which the Nazis had been driy.
en-, Maj. Durno reported. The Pres.
ident, he added, commented particu.
larly on the fortitude of the English
New Zealand and Australian troops
which so long bore the brunt OF
this fighting. The President also
was quoted as remarking about q
litter Of wrecked enemy planes At
Iunis: Somebody seems to have
been doing . rather grand job."
Evening star., 1943-12-11
Returning Clergyman New Demand Seen
Asserts Veterans Will To Boost Discharge
Run i. ). for 50 Years Paw Of Servicemen
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Quick congressional action on leg
islation providing 5000 to $500 mus
tering-out pay for servicemen and
women was promised today after its
approval by the Senate Military Al
fairs Committee, and there were in
dications that some legislators would
try to boost the amount.
Senator Downey, Democrat, Of
California advocated a more liberal
scale of discharge payments ranging
from $3.50 to $3.50, the amounts to
vary according to length of service
and whether or not the discharged
soldier saw overseas service.
Senator Downey's proposal was
turned down by the Military Affairs
Committee yesterday, but some
members expected 1t would be re-
vived when the bill reaches the SEN
ate floor, probably next week.
Proposed Payments Under Bill.
Under the committee approved
bill, bearing the name Of Majority
Leader Barkley, base payments Of
5000 would 60 to veterans of less
than one years service in the United
States The payments would be $500
for those in service over one year
in this country: the same amount
for less than one year Of overseas
duty; $400 for II to 18 months serv-
ice outside the United States, and
the $500 maximum for more than 18
months overseas service.
The graduated pay plan was sub
stituted for an original Barkley bill
which would have made fiat $500
payment regardless OF the length
or place of service, and was lifted
from a bill introduced by Senators
Austin of Vermont and Bridges of
New Hampshire, Republicans. Pay
ments would go to Officers of the
rank Of colonel and below as well as
enlisted men.
Discharge pay after the World
Was was a fiat $50, which later was
deducted from the soldier bonus.
Agree on Tax Exemption.
The committee also agreed yester-
terday that the mastering out pay
should be tax exempt.
While the Senate sped the pro-
gram toward a decision, the House
Military Affairs Committee con-
cluded hearings on its plan and
heard from a wounded veteran that
there will be another march for a
bonus" If adequate sums are not
provided.
Sergt. Lemuel Hendricks, Council
Bluffs, Iowa. who lost a leg in Tu-
nisia, testified that the men on the
battlef1elds are beginning ITO won-
der what they are fighting for" and
he said they were concerned about
their future and what Congress is
doing for them"
The House bill contains a $500
top, with 500 at the time Of dis
charge and s100 a month for the
next two months. Sergt. Hendricks
questioned the adequacy of the first
payment.
Evening star., 1943-12-11
-Four Arrests Follow
Atlanta Gunp|ay in
Strike Of Truckers
By the Associated Press


ATLANTA, Dec. 11.-City Detec.
tive w. S. Acree said today one
striking truck driver and three non-
union workers had been arrested and
that about 10 more strikers" would
be taken into custody resulting from
a midtown shooting yesterday which
grew out Of work stoppage that has
tied up trucking operations in
Atlanta.
The shooting occurred on down.
town street, Mr.. Acree said, after
several automobiles blocked the path
of three trucks operated by nom
union drivers An argument ensued,
the officer added, and occupants OF
the passenger vehicles opened fire.
The men in the trucks did not
return the fire. he asserted. No ono
was reported hit.
Truck Drivers Arrested.
The truck drivers, en- route back
to North Carolina after delivering a
load here, and another man identi-
fed by hte detective as a striker.
we're booked on disorderly conduct
charges and released on bond OF
$50 each.
Scarcely had the echoes of tho
gunflre died out when Paul STYLES,
disputes director of the regional
WLB ofice, asked full committees
representing operators and union to
meet today to discuss settlement
terms.
Five hundred men were out in
protest over failure to receive a
3-cent-an-hour increase for drivers
and a Scent increase for helpers,
retroactive to March /. Operators
said they were ready to grant the
increases but were prohibited until
approval came from the director Of
economic stabilization.
Plan Strike Votes.
AS the strike here entered its 10th
day, other locals of the Interna-
tlonal Union Of Teamsters, Chauf-
feurs, Warehousemen and HELPERS
(AFL) in the Southeast were re.
ported planning strike votes. Over
the-road' drivers at Nashville all
ready have voted to strike. At
Knoxville more than 200 local
drivers and helpers were out in
sympathy with the "over-the-road"
men
Millions OF pounds of Christmas
goods and other materials were
tied up.
Memphis counted more than 500
local drivers and helpers idle, with
"over-the-road" men voting to walk
out.
Failure of the board to act on tho
drivers request early in the year
precipitated walkout that virtually
tied up all motor freight lines IN
the Southeast in November.