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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-14

h, is the pale green OF the South
Pacific. The Seabee utility uni
forms are green, while their jungle
suits are of contrasting light and
dark green.
Marine Corps and Army detach-
ments here, just over the hill from
Rabaul, also observed the Irish holi-
day. A number Of New Zealand
troops Of Irish ancestry did like
wise.
st. Patrick's Day music was pro-
vided by q New Zealand bagpiper.
For the occasion, his instrument
was regarded as o set Of old Gaelic
pipes.
Most OF the native population OF
this island was placed aboard U. s..
ships today and taken to another
island where they viii be out OF
danger Of Jap bombings.
Many Of tho natives are badly in
need OF medical attention. At their
new temporary home, they will be
given food and medical care and
allotted land and equipment with
which TO work.
The natives had never travelled
on vessels as large as those used
TO take them on their Journey. With
childish curiosity. they inspected
the ships from bow TO stern.
An audience of battle-tricd Ma
rines veterans of such campaigns
as 0uadalcanal, New Georgia and
BougainVille, sat down To enjoy q
movie show several nights ago.
First on the program was an
Army training fllm, Baptism OF
Fire"
As on all United Nationsyheld
islands In the South Pacific, the
mighty Jap propganada broadcast
by Tokyo Rose" Is q big favorite
with American Marines, Seabees
and Army men here.
When It's time for Tokyo Rose"
to come on, Americans gather near
the loudspeakers for the joint pur-
pose OF laughing at her routine
propaganda and enjoying the ex-
cellent American records she plays.
When Rose begins painting her al
Turing pictures OF a soda at the
corner drugstore and an auto ride
with the girl friend back home, the
American, long Wearied Of this
approach, begin loudly shouting for
her to shut up and put Oh the next
record.
A number Of barges used by the
Japs to evacuate some OF their
troops trapped on BougainVille and
Choiseul have been captured and
destroyed by New Zealand and
American forces which occupied
this island.
A key island In the Jap barge
system, this place was used 10 u
hideout by day for the bargeS
bound from the Northern Soloanons
to New Ireland,
Rubber boats and other equip.
ment have been found IN some OF
the sheltered coves which fringe
the island.
The landings here by the New
Zealand American aMphiblnus
force cuts of the last escape route
for the more than 10000 Japs to
the south
Chests, Jewel boxes and nunler.
GUS other articles hand-worked
from mahogany will grace the
homes Of Heahees after the war,
Many members Of the Navy OoN.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-14

Chests, Jewel boxes and nunler.
GUS other articles hand-woFked
from mahogany will grace the
homes Of Heahees after the war,
Many members Of the Navy Con.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Chaplin Cleared
By Blood Tests

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. l6. tUPp--
Decision of three physicians that
Charlie Chaplin could not possibly
have been the father of Joan Bar
rvs baby threw a medical monkey
wrench "Wednesday into plans Tor
prosecution of the multi-milllon-
aire comedian
The doctors ruling halted auto :
matically Miss Barry's projected
paternity suit against the man who
once groomed her to be a movie
star. 1t also halted the Sl00 weekly
payments Chaplin had been giving
her under stipulations OF tenn
porary settlement reached last sum 8
mer.
Chaplin's and Miss Barry's at
torneys agreed after the infants
birth some four months ago that
The comedian and the baby would
submit to the tests to show whether
their blood types matched.
Had they been the same, it would
have been indication that Chaplin
might possibly have been the faith
er. The doctors discovered they Wer1
unlike, which ruled out such a
possibility
The blood tests did not affect
the federal indictments charging
Chaplin with violating the Mann
Act and con5piring to deprive Miss
Barry of her civil liberties.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Knox Sees Japs
Plane Short

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. tUP)-
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
said today that the Japanese APP
pear to be running short of planes
and ammunition in the Marshall
Islands.
He told a news conference that
enemy fighter opposition in the is
lands. where the Americans control
the key atoll Of KWajalein, was
extremely weak and that antiair-
craft fire has been meager.
This indicates shortage OF am
munition and planes" he said.
Knox said that since last Tues
day American carrier and land bas-
ed planes have been operating "prac-
tically at will" in the Marshalls and
the area around 1t.
Only japanese air opposition OF
any consequence, he said, came on
the night of Feb. 1l-l2 when the
enemy made its first counter air
raid on the American held Kwaja-
lein atoll. But the japanese were
there in light force and caused
few casualties, Knox added.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
NEGLECT OF U. S. HISTORY
(Riverside Daily Press)

Eightv-two per cent of college grad
yates of the nation go out into the world
without ever having had to open book
on United States history. That is what
Joseph Scott, we'll known Southland at
torney. told a Pasadena service club the
other day.
"a lot of poison has been abroad in
the world and has infected our own
country to distract mankind, principal
ly the youth, from the lessons OF Lin
coins life," he is quoted as saying:
"ln the field of education we have par
ticular cause to pray for the humble
and contrite heart for which the psalm
ist of Israel prayed.
There will be many to agree, Protest
ant as well as Catholic, with this stall
wart lavman of the Catholic faith, in
his declaration that the country has been
afflicted with two corroding influences
in the field of education in America; one,
a plaring and incomprehensible policy
visited upon the youth in our colleges and
universities, which permits them to grad
nate from these high seats of learning
without having read page of United
States history.
The statistics of a board of experts,
reported by the New York Times after
review of all the colleges and universities
of the country, state and privately en-
dowed institutions, all together, revealed
the startling discovery that only nine
per cent of these higher seats Of learn
ing required compulsory study Of United
States history.
What Mr. Scott termed "the second
and more insduous damage to college
students of the nation was the "audaci-
ty and complacency" of academic philos-
ophers who sit in the rostrums of univer-
sity cassrooms and destroy in the youth
of America the faith of their fathers so
that they come out of these institutions
with vigorous contempt for religion and
religious ideals.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
cap:itaI TaIk
--by-
Peter Edison

.searlv all these other things. by
the way, 60 to Navy Marine Corps
and Coast Guard forces, for the
Navy has no similar setup to the
jArmy's Information Branch.
= It services news, pictures and
features to the Stars and Stripes,
4he overseas service newspaper pub
lished daily in North Africa ana
England. weekly elsewhere. Along
with more than a score of editions
OF the Stars and Stripes, the 1900
camp newspapers in the United
States also get service.
1t telephotos news pictures to all
fits publications, where possible.
, 1t furnishes news for mlmeo-
graphed neWs-letters for troops in
1.-THE. front line 1t has a sports
sfile to Berne. Switzerland, for dis
'.tribution by the Red Cross to
American prisoners Of war.
It is, in short, Cne whale OF an
operation. And the job of keeping
its product fair, impartial, un-
biased, is terrific.
In its news headquarters in New
York there is a desk for every
theater of operation, to feed that
war area Just the type of news it
wants. over the news room is 1t
Col. Frank Forsberg, formerly of
Street and Smith. Under him is
an editorial board Of three which
passes on all news, all features, to
keep the report unbiased factual,
free from editorializiEg and pref
udice.
If President Roosevelt makes a
speech, it must be reported, but
there must be criticism of it from
the opposition before London or
Berlin or Tokyo beats us to the
punch. If Senator Barkley speaks
for something, there must be equal
space to Senator Taft'S reply.
These controversial, political SUBJ
jects can't be ignored. Men and
women in uniform want 10 know
about them and are entitled to
know about them. The Job the
Army Information Branch has cut
out for itself is to keep the people
in service informed about matters
at home, 50 they won't come back
to find it a changed and sad new
world.
But the job requires some expert
ight-ropc walking and it will be
inly a miracle if both political par
lies feel they will have been dealt
With fairly. A better bet is that
Goth sides will raise cries of
prejudice and unfairncsS, and beth
sides will end up mad. That's poll
tics. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
BoWIes Stresses
Cos Black Mart

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6. up
The black market each day is rob-
hing the nation of some 2,5000O0
gallons of gasoline that might 9TH
orWise be used to boost the value
of "A" coupons by 25 per cent,
Price Administrator Chester Bowles
said Tuesday night.
The average driver, he said in
his weekly radio address, is being
deprived of about as miles auto
travel every month by the drain OF
gasoline into the black market.
Bowles said the outlook for civil
ian motorists was far from bright.
Rations cannot be increased be-
cause there is a shortage of crude
oil, he declared, while the needs
of the armed forces grow as the
day of invasion draws near.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
TIE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 354l
In the Matter of the Estate OF
w. w. TISON, also known as WILL
LARD w. TISON. Deceased.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF AP-
PLICATION FOR PROBATE or
WILL AND FOR LETTERS
TESTAMENTARY.
A document purporting to be the
last Will and Testament of w. w.
TYSON, also known as WILLARD
w. TISON, deceased, having on the
7th day of February, 1914, come in
to the possession of the above Su.
perior Court and a Petition for the
Probate thereof and for the issu-
ance of Letters STestamentary to
Hazel G.. Tison having been filed
by said Hazel G.. Tison with me,
he Clerk Of said Court.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
tEat Friday. the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1914, at the hour of two
o'clock t2:0O pm. of said date
at the Court room of said above
Court in the Imperial County
Courthouse in FL Centre, County Of
Imperial, State of California, has
been set as the time and place for
proving the Will Of said w. w. I'll
son, also known as Willard w. III
son, deceased, and for hearing the
applics ton of said Hazel G. Tison
for the issuance to her of Letters
TestanEntary, when and where any
person interested may appear and
contest the same.
Reference is hereby made to said
Petition for further particulars.
Given under my hand and the
seal Of said Superior Court this 7th
day of February, 1914.
W. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk.
tSEAL)
BY G.. o. KENYON,
Deputy.
(No. 45) F7-&-9-10-11-
13-l4-l5-16-17)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Impromptu Shot
Finds Target

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16. tUP)-A SOL
dier. a neatly dressed housewife,
and a rather stout woman entered
a crowded street car WEDNESDAY
The stout woman carried two live
chickens under her arm.
The housewife found a seat. the
stout woman sat beside her. The
soldier stood slightly behind them
One of the chickens got away
The fat woman chased it to the sol
dier's end of the car. She leaned
over to pick it up and a button
popped off her coat.
The button hit the chicken on
the head. The chicken was either
startled or stunned
That's right, lady said the SOL
der. IF you can't catch them,
shoot them"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
BOARDS REBUKED
CLOS Angeles TimeS)

In decision which may have far
reaching consequences, Superior judge
Wilson rebukes the usurpation of judicial
power by administrative agencies, rais
ing the new point that to permit such
agencies to make final findings OF fact,
not renewable in court, deprives citizens
of property without due process of law.
While the decision was made IN case
involving 4 State agency, the California
Employment Commission. the principle
involves Federal question as we'll since
"due process" is required by both United
States and State Constitutions.
In the Judges opinion. apparently, any
statute which attempted to make the fact
findings of an administrative body bind
ing on the courts and not renewable,
would be unconstitutional. To the con-
tention that unless substantial finality
is accorded board findings, all the ben
efits of administrative board procedure
will be lost, the Judge replied:
This is the ultimate of advocacy of
bureaucratic government and the anti
thesis of government by law. 1t amounts
to saying that insofar as facts are con-
cerned, the rights and liabilities of citi-
zens are to be finally concluded by
boards usually composed of laymen with
out training or experience in weighing
evidence"
That administrative boards. particu-
larly those created by Congress in the
past few years, do act to deprive citi-
zens of their day in court is notorious.
A way through which this usurpation
can perhaps be stopped is pointed out
in this decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
MUSSOLINI TAKES BLAME
FOR CIANO EXECUTION

BERN, Feb. 16. CUPD-Benito
Mussolini has assumed full re-
sponsibility for the death of his late
son-in- law, Count Galeazzo Ciano,
according to reports from the Ital :
ian frontier.
In an interview with japanese
correspondent of the Tokyo Main
ichi Shimbun recently, MuSSolini
was asked how he could sacrifice
the life of his son-in-laW"
His reply was, Had Ciano's treas
on been directed only against me
and Fascism, ! would have been
more lenient. But. since it was
directed against the entire Italian
people and our sacred alliance with
Germany and Japan, was forced
by the ineXhorable.'
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1888
ESTATE OF NORBERTO
III MElA nEfrU cr,n


Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, M. d. Zinn, Public
Administrator, as administrator of
the estate OF NORBERTO NJ NIL
MEDIA also known as Norberto N.
Nelmida, deceased, to the creditors
OF and all persons having claim;
against the said deceased, that
within six months after the first
publication of this notice they
either file them with the necessary
vouchers in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of the State
Of California, in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial, or exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers to the
said NJ. ID. Zim, as administrators
of said estate, at the office of d.
B. Roberts. POT Bank of America
Bldg, Ell Centro, California, the
same being the place for the tram
saction of the business of the said
estate in the County of Imperial,
State of California.
Dated at Ell Centre, California,
this "a day of January, 1914.
M. d. ZINN,
Administrator of the Estate OF
NORBERTO N. NILMEDA,
also known as NORBERTO
N. MELINDA.
mo. 4D (J26, F2-9-16)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
IMPERIAL COUNTY STANDS
AMONG THE GIANTS

Imperial County, small as it may be in
comparative population, and remote as
III may bc from more industrial, CONNER
rial ccnterS. nevertheless has been ac-
corded singular recognition within the
portals Of the big time" Chamber OF
Commerce institutions of the state and
country.
. This honored recognition is in the form
of election to two major directorateS of
two outstanding Imperial county cham
Der of commerce figures, Charles Nice,
secretary of the Brawley chamber and
Ben Herring, secretary of the Ell Centre
chamber.
When Nice recently was elected to the
board of directors of the California state
Chamber of Commerce, it was singular
honor being paid this area, a recognition
that Imperial Valley is sufficiently i'm
portant in the affairs of California to
deserve direct voice and expression in
the vast industrial and commercial cir
Ges of this great, growing state.
: And when Ben Herring was elected to
the directorate of the Western Institute
df the United States Chamber of Com
ruerce, it was similar recognition that
mperial Valley is sufficiently import
stlt to the economic life of all the eleven
western states, that it should be given a
direct voice in the affairs of the entire
Eacific coast.
Z With honor, however. also goes respon-
ssbility. We share with these men the
l1onors bestowed upon them. Blu. we
also must share with them the respon-
s5bilities of performing the tasks well,
a91d as communities, making our own
Chamber of Commerce activities out
Standing, progressive and effective.
ITO this responsibility. every chamber
director in Imperial County should give
his closest concern.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Trio Of German
Prisoners Flee

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. l6. tUP)-
Three escaped German prisoners OF
war were at large wednesday fol-
lowing their escape from the Pa
pago Park war internment camp
Two of the internees escaped Tues
day night while third escaped
Sunday and was just reported
missing Wednesday.
The men are Jergen Quaet Saslen
80, five feet eight inches tall,
weighs 1873 pounds, blue eyes, blond
hair, ruddy complexion. Saslen left
the detention camp Sunday. He
speaks good English, Spanish, and
French.
Escaping last night were Hans
Ferdinand Johannessen, 33, five
feet, seven inches tall, blue eyes,
light hair, weight ITS pounds, and
Herman Frederick hoffman, six
feet, one half inch tall, gray eyes,
dark complexion, weight 176.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
From where | sit. .
Joe-Marsh
Eas.ss


Sure's a lot of talk going around
nowadays about postwar plan
ming. folks passing resolutions
;. statesmen holding confer
ences . governments making
promises to each other.
But as Bert Childers says:
"What good is all this drawing
up of plans unless each one of
MS decides to make his corner
of the world a better place 10
live in?"
From where I sit, Bert's put
the problem in a nutshell. Gov
ernments can pass all the reso-
lutions and make all the treaties
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
MILLIONS HERE
EXPECTED ATTACK

It happens every year. There is always
time when it seems like everybody has a
cold attack. At this time be prepared and
remember Penetro. a salvc with modern
medication in a tase containing same
kind of old fashioned mutton suet grand
ma used. Works 2 ways Q) Inside, Pene-
tro's specially medicated vapors soothe
and comfort, help reduce nasal conges-
ton. (2) Outside, Penetro acts like a
helpful plaster as its counter-lrritatlon
warns, stimulates circulation at the spot
where it is applied. 25c. Double supply
35c. Always be sure 10 demand Pcnctro.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOiioiring edit
orials are presented as interesting 0pm'
ions roiced by editors elsewhere. 1hey
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
BOOSTERS

Among those who are giving the fourth
term whole-hearted 1dpport are two gen
tlemen much in the limelight Harry
Bridges, identified with the communists
and Earl Browder, big tops in the COM
n1unist party are out full force demand
i1g that Mr.. Roosevelt be reelected
Bridges, of course, is pledging his CIO
group to that end. Browder. having
been pardoned by Roosevelt after he had
served a short part of his prison term
hardly could be expected not to be a
fourth term booster. Recently he dis
solved the communist party. It's men,
bers now are free agents to go where and
when they please preaching the doctrine
of overthrowing of the U. S. government.
As party members there was some
chance of spotting them, but now they go
as they will and Browder still is their
titular head no matter how he talks of
wiping out the party. As their candidate
for the presidency, he still is their big
boss.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

they can think of-and It's sti1l
up to the people themselves to
see to it that the world is ruled
by tolerance and understanding.
Unless we make up our minds
to respect the other fellows
rights and liberties whether
it's the right to enjoy a glass of
beer occasionally or the right to
vote according to our conscience
all our postwar planning won't
be worth the paper that it's
printed on.
&e M~ux1
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

Consequently" he said, "let me
issue this solemn warning to every
motorist on the home front: If there
is any cutting to be done, it will
have to be your rations."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

Suddenly we saw a ragged edge, nosed
up and then boom the damned cloud
had a rock in it.-Lieut. Roy E. Thomas,
who hit mountain flying mail from India
to China, but finished trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
USS MoyfIower-Three-Wur Veteran

With depth charge astern and her
with anti aircraft guns the trim vessel above seems
far cry from peaceme role as Americas
yacht The ship is Mayfower veteran OF the
and World pictured patrol duty In hef
.' third war manned by Coast Guardsmen
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

They put hot hard-boiled eggs under
your armpits. If that doesn't work they
tear out your ngernais.-Refugec from
Greece on German pcison mctnodS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

This war began long while ago. !
am getting fed up with the thing. think
it's nearly time we finished it.-Gen. Sir
B. l.. Montgomery.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

Coneressmen on Capitol Hill are
having their secretaries phone
across the Potomac to the war de-i
partment in the Pentagon building
a new line of questions:
What we"e the soldiers IN the,
Geld told about the President
last message? Was the opposition
given an equal break? Were both
sides Of the debate on the soldier
vote bill broadcast to the soldiers
and sailors at home and abroad?
What assurance have we that Re-
publican and Democratic political
arguments will be given equal
prominence in army newspapers;
and in army broadcasts to troops.
overseas during the coming cams'
paign?
All such question, which used
to be shot at Owls Elmer Davis.
now end up on the desk and IN the
lap of a 39-year-old Col. Edward l..
Munson. Jr., who used to teach
plebe English at the Academy, but
who now has the title of chief OF
the army information branch OF the
morale services division, under
Brig Gen. F. H. Osborn. From now
until the election Col. Munson will
probably be sitting in one of the
hottest seats in the whole vast war
departments pentagonal setup, and
YOU can darn we'll see why. Politi-
clans fear that this next election
may be decided by the soldier vote,
and each side is scared the other
will gain some small advantage in
spell binding the troops into voting
for their man. To the peanut po-
litical mind, this is of greater mo-
ment than who wins the war.
OPERATES ON BIG SCALE
To do its job, the army intorma-
ton branch-which. it should be
made clear, has nothing to Go with
its public relations branch-has
probably the biggest and most va
ried news, radio. magazine, movie,
educational and research networks
ever put together. 1t operates with
only eight officers in Washington.
the staff of around 800 working
mainly in New York on news. in
New York and San Francisco on
radio in Los Angeles on movies.
It's movie operation, headed by
Frank Capra, is about half the size
of Paramount'S. 1t is responsible ior
the why We Fight series Of films
that play such an important part in
letting American soldiers and sail
orS know what the wars all about
It's radio network, under Lt.-COl
T. Fl. A. Lewis, broadcasts AZ pro-
grams hours week. hits every the
ater of operation by standard or
short wave, and may be rebroad-
cast by some IS Army stations all
over the world Theoretically. there
is one radio receiver for every l25
men going overseas but the num-
Der OF sets in the possession Of
individual soldiers OF acquired by
units in the field may raise this
ration. 1t made 2j0,0c0 transcript
tions for rebroadcast last year, half
decommcrcialized commercial pro-
grams.
It publishes a weekly news map
for world wide distribution to Am
erican armed forces to keep them
posted on progress Of the war.
It has published series of a
score or more pocket guides, with
some editions going into the mil
lions, to acquaint soldiers of the
customs of the countries in which
they are serving. ~
1t publishes Yank, the Army pic
ture weekly in a dozen or more
editions for every theater Of op-
Grafton.
ISSUES NEWSREEL SHORTS
1t issues the Army-Navy screen
t,1aUaziro a t1pmcrepl Of cbpTf cI1b