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Funds
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poration, and Mr.. Goodwin said:
IT'S whatever it says it is"
Senator Ball noted items of $1OO
each from the r. B. Walker Co., Mo.
bile. Ala, and the Advance Alumi-
mum Casting Co., Chicago, and asked
whether they were in the form OF
checks from corporations.
II would say So" the witness re-
piled.
Asked whether he realized that
that was in violation of the Corrupt
Practices Act, Mr.. Goodwin said he
was not aware of it.
Two Primary Purposes.
The witness said the committee
had two primary purposes:
ITO try to prevent the fourth term
and the grave possibility of Com
munist dictatorship in this country;
to keep together the constructive
elements in the Democratic party so
that, in the event of defeat in the
November elections, we could take
over"
The American Democratic Ma
tional Committee is headed by
Gleason l.. Archer of Boston. It's
counsel is John J. O'Connor, New
York, former member of Congress.
A House committee previously ques-
toned Mr.. Archer about the organi-
zation's funds and expenditures.
Mr.. Goodwin was the first of four
officers Of the American Democratic
National Committee called to testify
today.
A separate hearing is scheduled
before the committee tomorrow on
the sources of revenue of the w
Lee O'Daniel News, an anti-Roose-
velt political weekly which Senator
O'Daniel, Democrat, of Texas, has
said was supported by more than
100000 in subscription sales.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Formoso Attack
Poor Strategy
Tokyo Thinks
y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18.-Still
claiming a great sea-air victory in
the Western Pacific, Tokyo radio
asserted today in a broadcast re-
corded by the Blue Network that
American naval forces used poor
strategy in attacking Formosa.
"The attacks were made al
President Roosevelt's direction over
the objection of his staff officers fol
purely political reasons" Tokyo said
Good strategy would dictate that
the American Fleet not go within
range of land-based bombers."
Nearly "a hours after Admira!
Chester w. Nimitz denied all OF
Tokyo's claims, Japanese propa-
gandists asserted the United States
task force was "still fleeing away
from Formosa, towing a number OF
crippled ships through an OIL
covered sea-"
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Discharged Blind Hero
REGISTERS For Draft
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18.-Ma-
rine Sergt. Albert Schmid, who
killed 200 Japs before he was blinded
on Guadalcanal. put on his uni
form, his Purple Heart and his Navy
Cross and Congressional Medal of
Honor and registered for the draft
yesterday.
Sergt. Schmid, who received his
honorable discharge from the Ma
rine Corps last week, explained the
registration was necessary because,
as an enlisted man, he was never
processed by his local draft board.
They asked me a lot of routine
questions" he said. Then they
told me to return home and they
would advise me later of my draft
classification"
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Is U. S. Divisions
Listed In France

BY the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Paris, Oct. ia recapitu-
lation of official announcements
shows the following Is American
divisions have been identified as
operating on the western front since
D day:
Armored-Second, Sd, 4th, 5th, 9Th
and 7th.
Air-boTne-101st and 82d.
Infantry-First, I'd. Sd, 4th, 5th,
9th. 9th. 28th, 18th, 30th, 35th, Seth,
45th, 10th, Both, 83d and Goth.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Nozi Hungarian Regime
Repudiuted By Envoy

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 1S.-Dr. Josef
Kristoffy, Hungarian Minister to
denmark, arrived in Sweden today
with his legation staff after declin-
ing to recognize the new puppet re-
gime set up in Budapest by the
Nazis.
DR.. Kristoffy said he would take
orders only from the government of
Admiral Nicholas Horthy, the Hun
garian regent.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Florida City to Give
Veterans Building Lots
BY the Associated Press,

by tlle ASspCldCeu FreSS,
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Oct
18.-City Council yesterday voted
to give free lots to returning wa,
veterans who guarantee to build
homes on them as soon as materials
are available.
The city has 900 lots which II
seized in foreclosure actions and
which will go to the veterans, it
was decided
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
Splendid Program Hish|ishts
Wilson Commencement

salute to Our Allies" was the
theme for Wilson schools COM
mencement program, conducted
Tuesday night in the school audi
torium and highlighted by unusually
beautiful music and fine essays by
the students, and an inSpirational
address by The Rev. Mr. Dwight Ball,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Wilson'S school band is outstand-
ing, numbering around so instru-
ments, the students producing real
music remarkable fer such young
performers with such varied
amount OF training. George Burt
has developed an organization that
would be credit to any community
and has, in the few months that
he has had the youngsters under
his tutelage, harmonized and unified
diversified talents and abilities into
splendid ensemble.
Equally fine are the choruses un-
der the direction of Laura McFar-
land who has taught the children
the fundamentals of singing tech
nique so that it is a pleasure to
listen to them, their sweet true
voices blending toge ther in beautiful
musical effects. Moreover their die
ton is excellent and they sing with
a great deal OF roise and maturity.
-Four essays were read by their
composers, and were splendid ex-
amples of composition and nice Sc
lecticn of words, reflecting much
study and thought on the part of
the writer's.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
Douglass Holds
NOmmenC eme enf
Friday Night

Douglass high school will hold
It's graduation program Friday
night, 8 o'clock, in the school audi
torium with DR.. Harold L. Prince,
Los Angeles YMCA secretary, as the
speaker.
The graduates will participate in
the program, their selections being
under the heading. Pillars of De-
mCcracy" with Guy A. Weakley, dis
trlct superintendent of schools,
speaking on Responsibility" the
sixth pillar.
Music will be furnished by the
mixed glee club and by Miss Lucille
Culberson, violinist. w. A Payne,
principal will present the class to
j. d. Ncsbitt of tne BOARD Of trus-
tees who will award diplomas.
Girl Reserves will give a recep-
'iicn fcr the graduates after the
commencement the reception taking
place in Washington school.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
Registration for Church
Vocation School Starts

tist church; primary, first, second
and third graders, in the Salvation
Army headquarters if they live north
of Main street, and in the Metho-
dist church if they live south of
Main
These in the junior group, fourth,
fifth and sixth graders, will have
their sessions in the State Street
Christian church, with the seventh
and eighth grades meeting in the
Presbyterian church.
All east FL Centro children will
meet in the Second Baptist church.
The Rev. Mr. R. C. Rogers Of the
Church of the Nazarene is dean of
the school, and the Rev. Mr.. Dwight
H. Ball of the Presbyterian church
is chairman of the education COM
mittee of the ministerial aSSocia-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
Washington Has
Fine Graduation
Program

I'm the spirit of Democracy we
build for the future" is the motto
Of Washington elementary schools
graduating class and that motto
formed the theme for the COM
mencement progr m presented
Wednesday afternoon in the Broad
way theater.
The program was an excellent
cne, the graduates themselves pre-
setting a well-acted and Well-staged
play, THE Spirit of Democracy,
during which appropriate musical
numbers were presented. America
The Beautiful" Hail Columbia,
onward Chris ian Soldiers ANY
Bonds Today?", and THE Heavens
Resound.' A special dance num-
Der was featured also in connection
with the play.
Music by the well trained violir
choir under the direction of Mrs
Lucille Culberson with accompani-
ments by Miss Helen Nelson, opened
the program, the choir playing the
proce SSional march. Lille Mae Bar
Der led the flag salute and Mamie
B. Miller offered a prayer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
oap+is+ Chapel
For Weddino

Eleanu. FRANCES Reao of Okla
homa, and William Floyd Rogers,
U. S. Marine corps, were united in
marriage Wednesday night in the
First Baptist chapel, the Rev. Mr..
Charles H. Burrill reading the SER
vice.
Robert C. Russell gave the bride
in marriage and she was most at
tractive in her wedding dress, a
powder blue linen frock. street
length, which she wore white acces-
sories, a shoulder-length veil and a
corSage of red roses and white baby
thrysanthemumS.
Mrs. Russell was her only attend
ant and she wore a blue street
length frock with the white acceS-
series, her corSage being of pink
carnations and blue bachelors but
tons.
Robert T. Rosser acted as best
man.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
ESSAYS READ

These four essays were salutes tC
he various allied nations, Lorraine
S affords essay being on the Czech
oslovakian guerillas; Ralph OSborn'S
on Poland; Patsy McNeeces, on the
Chinese soldiers of the soil, anC
Peter Shenas's on the English civil
ianS.
Miss Opal Lee Deem and Miss
Gladys Claypocl of the faculty aided
the students in their study ano
delivery.
Musical tributes were offered tc
two allies, China and Mexico, the
boys chorus with the three Wong
sisters, singing the Chinese war an
them, "Chee Lai" (Arice) in English
and Chinese and the boys glee club
presenting two of Mexico's best
folk songs.
Other musical numbers included
the traditional graduation process
sional march, Cigars Land OF
pope and Glcry" by the band which
also played Organ Melody" Jew
elD; saxophone quartet, Nadine
Moore, Lorraine S afford, Darold
Horton and Olin Gresham, Fin
landia" (Sibelius); a piano solo
"Coasting" (Burleigh) by Lorraine
Sims, both these last two numbers
being of the same high musical STAN
dard as the work of glee clubs and
land; song, When Day is Done
(KatScher) by the eighth grade girls
group; the stirring Hymn OF
Youth" (Sequelra) py the combined
boys and girls glee clubs; and the
lovely "Gcd of All Nature" from
the Tschaikowsky Fifth Sym.
phony,' sl..g by the girls glee club
with excellent incidental solo by
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
Churches
Scl.,p0ls
Central Assembly
Of Awards Held
Wednesday

Central Union high school had
its assembly CT awards Wednesday
morning, with the various awards
as follows
Ira Kimsey presented tie Cali
fornia Banker award for the ou.
standing student in agriculture tc
Hugh Lyons; Max Sones, for the
20-30 club. that organiZatiCn'S
award to the all-around student
who has played an active part in
student affairs and who has coco
scholarship, this award going to
Johnny Barron.
James Rankin, for the OAR.
presented Dorothy Greenwood witt,
the award as an outstanding stu
dent in American history arc
civics; f. C. Missildine, presiden'
of KiWanis club, with Roy Mahan
chairman of the committee or
awards, gave the Kiwanis charac
ter AWARDS to Bettv Jean Pollard
md Erl Wesley Griffin.
For the American Legion. Judge
Vaughn N. Thompeon gave Wini-
fred Anderson and Archie Dessert
the Legion's awards to tie out
standing girl and hoy graduate. tho
selection being made by students
and faculty.
Miss Dorothy Wilson, advieor
presented the life memberships ir
The California Scholarship Fedora
ion to Johnny Barron. Don Cooley
Jeanne Delp, Phyllis Justman
Beverly Meyer, Bonnie Holland.
Boys state delegates. previously
announced are: Carroll Childer'
who will be sent by the Eagles
lodge; Ckarl2s Shaller, new stu
dent body president, and Prarl'
Soft, sent by the American Legion
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
Win Legion
Awards

Patsy McNeece, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. j. B. McNeece, and Paul
Eyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. j. P. Eyer,
ST., received the American Legion
awards this year for the outstand-
ing girl and boy in the graduating
class of Wilson school.
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson for
the Legion, presented the awards
at Wilson's assembly this week, the
selection being made by vote of
students and faculty.
The various students who have
earned lip lip reading certificates
were awarded their certificates at
this assembly also.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
FINE ADDRESS
Dorothy Hatch.


Guy A. Weakley, district superin-
tendent CT schools, introduced the
Rev. Mr.. Ball who addressed his
splendid message directly to the
graduates, speaking simply and in
spirationally to them. Pointing out
that with graduation they face a
distinct parting of the ways, and
that their choice of the path they
take will have decided effect on
their future lives, the Rev. Mr.. Ball
urged them to choose a life of SER
vice in which they will be givers,
rather than takers, emphasizing the
fact that true happiness lies in this
way of life.
Leo DeCelles, principal, presented
the class to George r. Kirk who
awarded diplomas after which the
Rev. Mr.. Edwin L. Garter of the
State Street Christian church pro-
nounced the benediction. the grad
yates then filing out to the music
OF the orchestra.
The auditorium was filled to over
flowing by relatives and friends who
enjoyed the splendid program.
After the exercises the graduates
were entertained at a delightful
party in the Ten Thousand club, ar
ranged by a group of the mothers.
Beautiful decorations, refreshments
OF punch, sandwiches and cookies,
made the dance real climax 10 the
festivities of commencement.
Some 5000 mothers got UP the
party with Mrs. John r. Hunter as
chairman, Mrs. l. A. Holmes chair
man OF the committee on deco
rations and music; Mrs. Jack Bar
ker, refreshments, Mrs. C. V. Mum
son, punch Ted Bolin, music. The
Ten Thousand club gave the group
the use Of the club house facilities
as the clubs share in the gradua-
tiCn.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
To Be Married
In Florida

Esther Bovee of FL Centre Is to
be married to Floyd Piper. United
States navy, upon her arrival in
Key West, Florida, having left
recently for that city.
The wedding was to have been
Solemnized in the Ell Centre First
Baptist church but as the bride
groom-elect could not obtain long
enough furlough to come west, Miss
Bovee cancelled all arrangements
and left to be married in Key West
where Mr. Piper is stationed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08

Registration for the vacation
church school, sponsored by the city
ministerial association, is being COM
pleted in the schools this week and
IN the churches on Sunday
The school itself opens on Monday
and will run for two weeks. Mon
days through Fridays, from 8:30-
IL 80 a. m. each day
headquarters for the school are
as follows: the beginners, ages four
and five will meet in the First Bap-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
CRASH PROVES FATAL

DALHART, Tex. June 8. CUP) =
Although thrown clear of his plane
which crashed and burned 35 miles
north of here Tues Gay, Maj. Lauren
D. Drie5bach, Jr., 25, of Phoenix,
Ariz., suffered Injuries which prov
ed fatal, the Dalhart army air field
announced Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
SUGAR
GASOLINE

Coupon IL, A beck, good through
tune 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
FRIDAY
DEGREES GRANTED

Interlocutory divorce decrees were
granted in Imperial county superior
court to Norman E. Harrington
against Mary Jane Harrington anS
to Paul Andrew Wilabee in the suit
against Emma Nell Wilabee.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
RA..'T''l!!o!!,'l,l|!! ] | !! |,
SHOES

Ration book 3, oirplane stamps
l and 2, good i-.definitely for one
pair rationed shoes each.
MEAT, BUTTER, CHEESE
Book 4, Red stamps A8, B8, CO
D8, E8,. F8, G8, H3, J8. K8, LIB. M8
N8, P8, Q8, R8, SO, T8, U3 V8. W8
each good for 10 points, valid in
definitely.
CANNED GOODS
Book 4, blue stamps. A8, B8, CO,
D8, F8, F8, Co. H9, J8, K8, L9, M9
N8, P8, Q8, R8, SO. T8, U8. V8,
each good for 10 points, valid in
definitely.
SUGAR
Book d, stamps No. 30 and 81
marked sugar. good indefinitely for
five pounds each. Special stamp
No. 40 (marked sugar. good through
February %, I945, good for i've
pounds
Send spare stamp No. 81 with
application for additional canning
sugar certificate to your local ra-
ton board.
GASOLINE
Coupon IL, A beck, good through
tune 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
OF Interest to Women
Edited BY Anne Hardy Davis
Society
Clubs
CALENDAR
THURSDAY

Troop II, 7, Scout hut.
Official board, 1880, Methodist
church.
Troop rs, 1880, Methodist church.
Troop 72, 7:30. Washington school.
RAM. No. 109, 1880, Masonic tenn
pie.
Electricians, 1880, Labor temple.
Motor corps, 8, headquarters.
Building trades, 8, Labor temple.
B.P.O.E. No. 1925, 8, Elks club.
USWV-Auxiliary, g, Veterans hall.
Central commencement, 8, Spar
tan field.
FRIDAY
Kiwanis club, IL, Barbara Worth.
Signal chapter No. 276, O.E.S.. $50
Masonic. temple.
Painters. 1870, Labor temple.
Douglass commencement, 8, Doug
lass high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-08
GIVES TALK

Guy A. Weakley district superin-
tendent of schools spoke briefly af-
ter which A E. Prince presented the
class to Roy H. Womack of the
board of trustees who awarded di-
plomaS George r. Kirk of the
school board was present also.
Following his generous custom,
Frank Ullman, manager of the the
ater, entertained the class at a
party, a show, after the exercises.
Washington graduates are: Rob-
ert Buggs, Joo Galinda, Milton
Gentry, Alexander Gomez, Willie
Henry, Manuel Lopez, Joseph Ma
cias, Looster Miller, Arthur William
Prince, Vincento Quiroz, William
Valenzuela. Rudolfo Valenzuelo,
Charles Roberts, Mary Louise CO.
mez Arellano, Lille Mae Barber,
Dolores Bracamonte, Mildred June
Davis, Mamie Miller, Pauline, Mon
tague, Beatrice F.. Quiroz, Barbara
Rainey, Josephine Rontoria, Rosie
RojaS, Blanch Station, Anna Jean
Willis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
16 CAROLINlANS
AMONG MISSING

WASHINGTON, June 20 Up =
rho War department made public
todav list of U. S. soldiers miss
.ng i, action, including these from
North Carolina:
(ASIATIC AREA)
T-Sgt. Alfred j. Conlon; wife,
Mrs Margaret J. Con1on, Colds
boro.
EUROPEAN AREA
9nd 1t. Haywood E. Brantley;
Mother, Ms. Dona Brantley,
RI /. Spring Hope.
Ind. 1t. William H. Clark, Jr.;
father. william H. Clark, Hope
Mills.
Mrs. Annie M. Corbin, Asheville.
2nd It. William L. Covington;
amt, Mrs. White c. Cottingham,
Rockingham.
SGT. George F. Guy, Jr.; mother,
Mrs Alma B. Guy, Asheville.
SGT. Quintan R. Hayden; wife,
Mrs, Mildren E. Hayden, Clinch-
field Station rural, Marion.
s-sgt. Carlee G. Hunt; Sister,
Miss Fannie Hunt, Rt. 3, Fair
mont.
s-sgt william w. Isenhour;
mother, Mrs. Hattie P. Isenhour,
Claremont.
End 1t. Walter W. Mallard:
father, Wade w. Mallard, Tren-
ton.
s-sgt. Carlos J. Mccall; wife,
MIS-. John Mccall, Brevard.
SGT. Uriel Robertson; mother, |
Mrs. Myrtle I. Robertson, Ora
ham.
End 1t. Grover L. seamon, Jr.;
father, Grover L. Seamon, Sails
bury.
s.sgt. James W. Settlemyre;
wife. Mrs. Lucille E. Settlemyre,
RI. 6. Statesville.
s. Sgt. Franklin l.. Travis;
Ri. 2, Newton.
MEDITERRANEAN AREA)
s-sgt. Dwight T. Morgan; moth
er, Mrs. Cora A. Morgan, Rt. 2,
Nashville. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
Americas
Lnuasion
Weapons
MI GENERATOR
APP Feaf1,ree

Entire cities can be sbIotted
OUT by smoke screens produce
ed by grouped MI mechani.
can smoke generators. They
look like Cay Nineties'' fire
engines, but are considered
vital weapons of offense de-
Tense warfare.
operated by two men, pro-
ouolng an oil stream of secret
composition, one generator
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30

can cover a square mile with
dense white smoke within 10
Notwithstanding, for exam
pie, target from air attack
or troop movements. Chemical
warfare service troops deploy
the generators according to
wind directions and speed
Tomorrow: Mine Detector)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-31
Wounded Marines Cup
of CelIophane Wrapping

OLYMPIA. Wash Up Scant
heed Is paid by the average person
10 the cellophane wrapping on n
package OF cigarettes. But 10 PFC.
Robert V. McNamara, 20-year-old
Marine who was wounded on TIA
rawa, II VIII always have an espe.
clal significance.
Mcnamara relates that he was
wounded In both legs during the
early hours OF the Tarawa assault.
He crawled beneath a damaged
Japanese FIRE truck and lay for
hours, unable 10 move and mad.
dened by thirst that was agra.
waited by the slow dripping OF wat.
er from an unroachable spigot on
the truck.
Remembering finally. a pack OF
cigarettes he carried. Mcnamara
removed tho cellophane wrapper,
and, stretching TO a point beneath
the spigot he cupped the cello.
phane in his hands to catch the
tepid water.
1T was the beat drink I ever had
In my life" Mcnamara said
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-31
Postwar Washington to
be Extremely Beautiful

WASHINGTON-UP - Postwar
Washington will get a new face"
when the decentralization plans
OF the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission are put into
effect.
Envisioning the razlng OF all tenn
porary buildings along the Mall.
Including the Navy Department and
Munitions Buildings. and the con-
struction OF permanent new FEEDER
al and Semi-public buildings along
East Capitol St. from the Library
OF Congress annex TO the Anacos-
tia River, the project will help
solve some OF the eity's major prob
lens, including trafic.
1t IS not a project TO be accom-,
p1shed in five or Is yearA, COM
mission chairman Mai. Gen. L. 8.
Grant III, points out ..
The Mall west OF l4th ST. wAl
be restored 20 parkHke area con-
tanning only the Washington Monu.
ment. Lincoln Memorial. the Re-
Meeting Pool and other memorials.
Sites 10 be gradually acquired
along East Capitol St. will be
HANDICAPPED into . unified develop
ment. -Four new bridges will be
constructed 70 facilitate the re-
arranged trafic and Constitution
and Independence AYES. will be-
extended from Second ST. NE, 10
10Th, St., NE.
Only 100000 federal workers OF
the total OF 100000 In Washington
now work In permanent buildings.
The shifting OF the remainder 70
new permanent buildings from the
temporaries will be n long. slow
task which Will require much plan.
ming, Gen. Grant believes
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-31
Former Teacher
Describes Dewey

HENRIETTA. N. Y.--UP--Char.
acterlLing her former pupil. Gov.
ernor Thom@- r. Dewey, as "A
real scrapper--a lad who usually
knew what he wanted" Mrs. G.
w. Moore thinks he'd made a very
good President.
When she taught history TO the
presidential candidate In Owosso,
Mich. he was the outstanding pu.
pill she said. Others too. had All
"A's" on their report cards. but
they lacked what Tom hsd-an
aggressive personality.
AS Is her custom when new
honors came his way. Mrs. Moors
sent the COP Presidential candi.
date a letter Of congratulation on
his nomination.