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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-10-27

An Eighth Air Force LiherafOr
Station, England-John A. Morris,
son of Thomas P. Morris. of Green
wood, has been promoted from SER
geant to staff sergeant. as announ-
ced by Colonel Lawrence NJ.
Thomas, of Cooper, Texas, COM
handing officer of a. B-24 Liberator
group in East Anglia. Since ar
irving overseas in June, 1914, it
has been his duty to participate in
high altitude precision bombing at
lacks as a nose gunner. He is a
member of a bomb group which
was cited for outstanding perform
ance of duty in 100 combat mis-
sions. Attacking AZ targets in Ger
many and So targets in enemy Eu-
rope, during a period of five
months, this unit dropped 1000
tons of bombs against vital enemy
installations and contributed ma
terially to the success. of the aer-
ial war. The gunners of this group
have taken a toll of more than 80
enemy fighters. Before securing
employment with the dupont Com
pany of Seaford, he attended the
Greenwood High School from which
he graduated in 1899 He entered
the Army in January, 1914, at Fort
Dix, N. j., and received basic train
ing at Langley Field, Va. Later he
attended gunnery school at Fort
Myers, Fla His wife. Marguerite,
makes her home at Glendale.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
RAMBLING REPORTER
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-ne-point lead over Calexico High
3chool in the last second of play
1t the basketball game Friday
night.
Timekeeper Stewart h a d the
whistle in his mouth and his chest
Inflated ready to blow the final
cotle ending the game.
Suddenly CaleXico staged a quick
3ne. The ball passed to man
standing under the basket. With
orly teensy weensy portion of a
jecond to go, the Calexico player
ossed the ball at the basket.
CaleXico rooters shrieked with
lelight. El Centro rooters howled
n agony. El Centro Coach Sonny
Anderson was in the last throes OF
death from suspense.
The ball rolled around the rim Of
the basket Groans rose skyward.
Silence, tense and gripping, settled
over the whole gymnasium. Every
We was glued to the ball as 1t
.lithered around once again.
Then it dropped outside the bas-
ket and El Centro won the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Americans Down
b41 Nazi Planes

Continued from page i
craft center, also was bombed dur
ing the night, but this was not
confirmed by any allied source.
Fires kindled in Fridays heavy
American daylight attack-one of
five undertaken by probably more
than 1000 Flying Fortresses. Lib
erators and their escorts from
both British and italian bases
guided the night raiding Lancas-
ers and Halifaxes to the Messer-
schmitt assembly and experimental
center at Augsburg.
The main American daylight
assaults Friday, one each by the
9Th air force from Britain and
The 18th from Italy, were directed
against Regensburg, another Mes
serschmitt fighter plane center,
while other formations from Brit
ain attached Stuttgart and Furth,
he latter near Nurnberg.
The clandestine radio Atlantic
reported that allied planes already
have destroyed or rendered useless
35 per cent of all assembly and
spare part factories in the Reich
Adolf Hitler has called an emer-
gency meeting of his Luftwaffe
and armament chiefs to discuss
special measures to protect the
remaining factories the broadcast
said
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
imperial Officer
Dies in Action

Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Green,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Green of
the Imperial area, was killed in
action in the south Pacific Febru-
ary 10, his parents learned Satur-
day.
He entered the army air crops in
1887 and was in Manila at the
time of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Since that time he participated in
many important and dangerous
missions in the various combat
areas. He was decorated for brav-
cry and valcr and received medals
to commemorate his accomplish
mentS.
His career in the army air corps
was marked by rapid advancement
in rank as he eXcelled in the tasks
and duties allotted him by his su-
perior officers.
Imperial Valley friends of the
Green family have watched mis- ac-
complishments with pride and they
now join the family in their sorrow
At this time his parents have not
been given the details CT their sons
death beyond the official statement
that he was killed in action.
Lieutenant Colonel Green is sur
vived by his parents; his wife, Mrs.
Martha Ann Green of Burbank; a
daughter. Patricia, 3; son, Edwin,
Jr.; and two brothers, both in the
service
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Extended Duck
Season Refused

Duck season closed in Imperial
Valley Friday with little hope that
anything more will be done to
counteract the ravages on crops at
this time.
Efforts to extend the season into
March apparently failed, leaving
the farmers of the valley to face
added damages to the half million
dollar loss they already have suf-
fered this year.
Muddy roads and rain cut down
the attendance at a conference in
Brawley Thursday night with A. w.
Elder, federal fish and wildlife
service representative in southern
California.
After the meeting farmers agreed
that the only relief would be fer
the federal government to pay them
for the losses they suffer.
Elder said he realized that the
farmers had suffered the loss they
claimed and knows the damage the
ducks have done. He said, however,
that much of the damage at present
is being done by the birds stopping
off in the valley to feed while
migrating nCrth. He felt that it
would be impossible to extend the
duck season into March as had
been requested and held out no
hope for the opening of the federal
wildlife reserve to duck hunters.
He pointed out that many of the
ducks had been frightened frCm the
reserve instead of being allowed to
stay there when not eating up the
crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Storm Fatalities
Mount to Four

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. CUP)-
Total of victims dead of Suffoca-
ton and exposure in the San Ber-
nardino mountains by a recent
storm which lashed Southern Cali
fornia rose to four Saturday as
rescue parties found two more
bodies buried near Camp Baldy.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
H Bruce. who were found outside
their cabin at Jawbone. The couple
apparently a t te mp e d to break
through mountainous snowdrifts
and were believed to have died of
hunger and exposure.
Friday rescue crews brought out
the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Hess, Indianapolis, Ind, who were
crushed to death when snowslide
smashed their Icehouse canyon
cabin.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Bureau Battles
Water Pact

The Imperial County Farm Bu-
reau Saturday urged the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation TO
do everything within its power to
help defeat the ratification" Of the
federal treaty giving Mexico twice
the amount of Colorado river water
ever used by that nation before.
In a telegram TO c. o. Hoober OF
Calipatria, vice president OF the
California Farm Bureau Federation
in Berkeley, the farm bureau asked
the state federation to start the
ball rolling and pointed out that
the serving of additional water TO
Mexico was made possible by con-
struction of facilities in the United
States which were financed by citi-
zens of the United States.
Farmers of Imperial Valley have
invested millions of dollars in facili-
ties that Will be used 10 deliver
water to farmers in Mexico in di-
rect competition with the farmers
in Imperial Valley in the United
States. without cost to the farmers
in Mexico" the telegram said.
Taxpayers and farmers OF the
entire United States will have TO
pay taxes to finish paying for facil-
tiles now constructed and to be con-
structed TO deliver this water with
out cost to Mexico. Furthermore, "
the telegram SAD, the principle
that is involved in the violation OF
sanctity of the nations obligations
and commitments to its own people
will further undermine and destroy
the faith of the people of the Unit
ed States in its government, and
the morals and honor of our nation
before the world
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Truck Strikes,
Injuries Child

Willie Edward Johnson, 6, was
in a hospital in El Centre Satur-
day with broken leg. cuts, and
bruises suffered when he was struck
by pickup truck on highway 80
east of FL Centre Friday afternoon.
The driver was L. G.. Littrell. 81,
farmer of the El Centre area, High
way Patrolman George E. Shuck,
Jr., said.
Littrell said he was driving west
near the east entrance of the Nice
auto camp between FL Centro and
Holtville when he noticed three
small boys on the north side of the
highway. He said one of the BOYS
left the group and darted across
the highway in front of the truck.
Littrell said he applied the brakes
but not soon enough to avoid strik-
ing the child. Littrell assisted in
taking the boy to the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Minister Talks
To kiWanians

Favorable. and unfavorable in
fluences which affect the postwar
world were balanced one against
the other by DR.. Stanley S. Mckee
in a talk at the Kiwanis club meet
ing Friday noon at the Barbara
Worth hotel
DIR. Mckee is pastor of the River
side Methodist church and has
been conducting special services
this week at the El Centre church.
The prophets of doom. said DR..
Mckee have listed four trenoS
which if continued will bring about
future wars and possibly the end
of the present civilization. These
four trends he listed as: con-
tinuance of racial discrimination;
continuation OF imperialism, OF
strong nationalism and the pos
sibility that Russia may attempt 10
ccmmunize the world
Over against these trends are
four others which carry poSsibili-
ties for a new world civilization ac-
cording to DR.. Mckee: the world Is
fighting different war, one to
overcome evil: Russia has changed
from communism to national So
cialism: Great Britain leading ex-
ponent of imperialism, has the
faculty for muddl;ng through all
situations and her people have
too much good common sense TO
continue a policy inimical to
world peace. and lastly. two in
tangible factors have prevailed in
every crisis in history, the over
all providence of God and the
creative idealism of man, these two
being powerful enough TO over
balance the forces Of doom.
The Rev Mr.. Hayden Sears was
chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
DOCTOR SAYS PENICnLIN
CAN'T BE HOME GROWN

CHICAGO, Feb. 26 CUP)-Peni-
cilln cannot be grown at home
safely because of a poison which
develops except under strict labora-
tory control, according to DR.. w E.
Herrell of the Mayo Foundation CT
the University of Minnesota.
Herrell told the Chicago section
of the American Medical Society
Friday night that ridiculous" re-
ports have been circulated that
penicillin could be grown in the
kitchen fer S5.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
MEYhAX61X1 QMT kEZ..MN YOU?

you've got two whole legs to take you to your
job =. and two strong arms swinging at your
sides
Are you sure you're investing all you can in
Bonds? Chances are you're making more
money today than you ever did. What's more,
goods are scarcer, harder to buy.
So, sit down now and figure it out. Check
the things you and your family must have.
Necessities! Subtract that sum from your earn
ings :. and you'll find that you can afford
an extra $1OO War Bond this month. Maybe
you can even boost it to an extra 5000 or
5000 over your regular payroll buying
So get busy and buy that extro War Bond!
The only thing you "can't afford" to do is to
quit now
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Communist PARTY
Waits Decision,

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26 (UP)-
Secretary of State Frank NJ. Jor-
d a n said he would deter
mine officially next week whether
the Communist party is qualified
for the May l6 California primary
ballot. but indicated it was doubt
full if the party has sufficient
registered voters.
Under a law upheld by the State
Supreme Court yesterday. qualified
parties must have at least l/10 of
one per cent of the total registra-
ton. Preliminary reports of regis
tration are due from county clerks
next Wednesday and it was be-
lieved between 5000 and 1000 regis
trants would be needed to qualify
party.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27

Hitler and Hirohifo huven't quit yet ID. not by
a long shot. Why should they?
They know that few battles lost :. =. half
dozen retreats =. g. don't mean defeat. They
have no more conceded this war than we con-
ceded it after Pearl Harbor or Bataan or
Corregidor!
That's why this is no time for US to sit back
and take it easy. Just because we seem to be
winning is no reason for you to say: "The wars
nearly overland, anyway, I can't afford to
buy an extra War Bond"
This War is a long way from over
And can you really mean you cant afford"
to buy an extra War Bond? You ate last night,
didn't you? And slept in a warm dry bed? And
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Russians DODGE
German Trap

Continued from page i
33 miles northeast, and Gorista. 80
miles east-nort.lelSt.
The Germans were making their
strongest stand or the Pskoy front
Immediately north of the strategic
junction, endeavoring to hold open
the railway and highway from the
east at least until their forces re-
treating from Dno have reached
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Throng Attends
Scout Ceremony
Continued from page L

Merit Badge in Poultry Keeping,
l year Service Star, c. S. S. 10
hour, 100 per cent attendance pin
)ne year; Richard Small l year
Service Star, C.S.S. 10 hours; Nor
man Second Glass Award, c.
SIS 10 hours; Delos Pickney-2nd
Glass Badge; Den Knutson-1 year
Service Star. C.SS. 10 hours, 100
Der cent attendance pin1; Ralph
0shurn-1 year Service Star, 100
Der cent attendance pin.
TIocp No. II, Kiwanis Club: Kar-
ara Samaro-2nd Glass Award, l
Recruit Badge, l VI. Service Star;
Ernesto ChaveZ-2nd Glass award,
, Recruit Ba1s. year Service State;
Duane Wells-1 Recruit Bar. year
Service Star. 10 year Cnub Service
star: David Weakley-Merit Badges
in Music. Safety, Bugling, Carpen-
try, year service Star; Joe Thomas
First Glass Award.
The following received one-year
service pins:
Jack Magee-l Recruit Bar.
7ear Service Star; Ralph Millikan.
James Moore, Earl Morini, j. T.
Musgrave, Charles Nails, Clarence
Nickel, Bill Riddle, Robt. Sessions.
VIM. Sessions, Joe Stull, Barney
Vinfredo, Bill Zimmerman, Clair
Biggs. Jack Burke, Ernest Corley,
Robt. Daughelty, David de Bow
Clois Earles, Warren Greenwell.
Philip Haas, Bill Hawkins, Henry
Jensen, Glen Jewel, Dave Goddard.
Troop No. 70, Negro University
Club: Homer Broome- First Glass
Award. Merit Badge in First Aid,
CS.S 20 hours: Arthur Prince -
First Glass Award. Merit Badges in
First Aid. Safety and Firemanship;
one Recruit Bar. C.S.S. 90 hour.
Troop No. 73, Erie Department;
Johnnie Groebli- Merit Badge in
Civics. l year Service Star; Dexter
Babcock-Merit Badge in Scholar
ship; Harry Thompson = Merit
Badge in Handicraft and Wood
work: Jcn Duringer-Second Glass
Award, Tenderfoot Air Scout Can
didate, l Recruit Bar, C.S S. 20
hours: Bob Miller Second Glass
Award. Recruit Bar; John Lehotsky.
Jr.-Second Glass Award, C.S.S. 20
hours: Warren Nice-Merit Badge
in Dog Care; JOCK McQuade-One
year Service Star; Marvin Haun-
Merit Badge in Firemanship: Bob
Hatton-Recruit Bar; Lee Pyle -
Merit Badge in woodwork; Carroll
Miller-Merit Badge in Pioneering
Service Star.
Troop No. 76, Methodist Church:
John Kennerson-Merit Badges in
Personal Health and First Aid tc
Animals. l year Service Star;
Charles A. Doffing, C.SIS. so hours;
Pete Shenas-Second Glass Award,
one Recruit Bar. l year Service
Star. C.SS 10 hours, 100 per cent
attendance pin; Quimby Turner
Second Glass Award, l year Service
Star, C.S.S. 10 hou:c; Tommy Bey-
non. l year Service Star, C.S S. 10
hours, 100 per cent attendance pin
Troop No. IS. Imperial American
Legion: Kenneth owen - Second
Glass Award; DON Larsen-Second
Glass Award.
Special Awards-Kartara Samra,
Troop II, Den Chiefs Cord; Ernesto
Chavez. Troop II, Den Chiefs
Cord: David Weakley, Troop II,
Star Scout Award; Jon Duringer,
Troop 73, Den Chiefs Cord; Lee
Pyle. Troop 73, Star Scout Award :;
Warren Nice, Troop 70, Den Chiefs
Cord; Johnnie Groebli, Troop 73,
Den Chiefs Cord Troop No. 10;
Troop No II; Troop No. 73-Boys
Life Banners.
Scoutmaster Robert Eyer, Troop
10, 10 year veteran; Troop Chair
man A. E. Prince. Troop Y, 10 year
veteran.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
HAY ASSOCIATION
SUES A MEMBER

The Imperial Hay Growers asso-
citation Friday filed suit against o.
d. Faulkner, a member Of the
association, alleging that he violated
the bylaws and marketing agree
ment by selling l40 tons Of baled
hay last June instead of letting the
association handle ii. The a8Socia-
tion asked for S420 for alleged
damage TO its business standing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
so WYOMING SCHOOLS CLOSE

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 26. CUP)
Nearly so schools in Wyoming
have had to close because of the
teacher shortage. A survey of Wy
oming schools by the state depart
ment of education indicates that
the number of teachers and admin
istrators has decreased about 10
per cent from the number employ
ed in the school year of 1942-43.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
Oregon Senator
Dies at 81;
Was COP Leader
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Continued from page i
OF the men who have served in
the senate since World war I, Nc
Nary probably was the best liked.
Certainly none was more respected
by his colleagues.
The slight and dapper gentleman
was, furthermore, the angel of the
press. McNary knew what was 60
ing on in Washington. and it was
his habit to confide fully in some
members of the press corps who
thereby obtained for themselves
considerable regulations as we'll
Informed men about town.
Born and reared in oregon and
one-time associate justice of his
states supreme court, McNary came
to the senate in 1918 by appoint
ment to fill an unexpired term. He
never lost an election since.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, Feb.
&c. CUP)-The body of Senator
Charles L. McNary, 90 year old
senate Republican leader who died
Friday, will be sent Saturday night
to his home at Salem, Ore, for
burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
FOOD ITEMS RELEASED

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 tUP)-
The War Food Administration has
authorized packers to release more
than 3,500,009 pounds of dried
apples and nearly 100000 pounds
of currants for sale to civilians
through regular food trade chan
nelS
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
WINS WAR MEDAL
HEADQUARTERS SOUTHWEST

HEADQUARTERS SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC AREA, Feb. &c tUP)-
1t. Gen. George c. Kenney, COM
mander of the Allied air forces in
the southwest Pacific, has awarded
the air medal to Chief Aviation
Pilot Joseph F. Johnson of Holly
dale. Calf, for achievement while
participating in 100 hours of opera
tional flight missions in the Pacific
during which hostile contact was
expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
MRS. HOOVER MADE WILL
IN LETTER TO SONS

SAN JOSE, Calf, Feb. 26 CUP)
A letter written by Mrs Herbert
Hoover 70 her sons, Herbert, Jr.,
and Alan, was filed in superior
court here as the will Of the former
Presidents wife, who died in New
York CT heart attack in January.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
HAN-AND-EGG THIEF

WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 26.
UP)-When Fred Desceteau OPEN
ed his market in the morning he
discovered that one customer
couldn't wait fer his breakfast
Missing were two boneless partly
cooked hams, five dozen eggs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
CITES REQUIREMENTS
DEGREES GRANTED

Three interlocutory divorce de-
crees granted in Imperial county
superior court Friday went to
Joseph A. Willis in the suit against
Ethel Mae Willis: to Aruhur F.
Keeling in the suit against Zelma
Lucille Keeling; and TO r. S.
Dhillon in the suit against Helen
@. Dhillon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
TRAPS 81 FOXES

BRAIDWOOD, III, Feb. 26 up
ALBERT Matthias, a shovel operator
at a strip mine, goes trapping in
his spare time. So far this winter
he has accumulated 81 fox pelts
and one wolf hide.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Thelma Aguilar Friday sued Ray
Aguilar for divorce, according to
records on file in Imperial county
superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
New Rules Pend
FOR Draftees
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ACOIllllucU lIOlIl page l.
actual personnel shortage in the
army has been reduced 10 100000
To-day, as result, we are forced
to emasculate college courses and
trained divisions and other units, -
ne said. The army will not reach
its planned January strength until
some time in April, or even later
if selective service continues to fail
behind on its quotas
The president said that defer
ments for industry include over a
million non-fathers, of whom $780,
600 are under 26 years of age. or
almost a million non-fathers de-
ferred in agriculture, over $4,000
are under 26.
CITES REQUIREMENTS
Agriculture and industry, he said,
should release the younger men
who are physically qualified for
military service.
The present situation is SO grave
that I feel that the time has come
TO review all occupational defer
ments with the view TO speedily
making available the personnel re-
quired by the armed forces" the
president said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
DIVORCE GRANTED

A final divorce was granted in
Imperial county superior court
Friday to William j. Kendall.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27

Robert SchwOb
Bert Edgar
V. II. fZhderian Co.
McNeec e. McNeece
Evap =. Hewes
Fred X. Bright Co.
w. A. Scheniman
Eddie Moore
jolly Rogers
Post script., 1944-09-29

Loyalty, then, would dictate that
each Of the Forts workers cling to
their jobs until they are advised that
their services are no longer essential
"They also serve who only stand
and watt
Post script., 1944-09-29
Ghar1ain,S Gnrner <.

(The following verse was found on the.
body of an American soldier killed In )
action).
Look God, have never spoken to you,
But now I want to say, "How do you do?"
You see God, they told ne you didn't
exist,
And like a fool, believed all this.
Last night from she'll hole l saw your
sky.
Figured right then they had told me a
lie.
Had 7 taken time to see the things you
made, I'd have known they weren't CAL
Ling spade spade.
Funny I had to come to this hel1ish place
before I had time to see your face.
Well, guess there isn't much more to
say, But Tim glad, God, met you today.
I guess zero hour will soon be here
But I'm not afraid since you are near.
The signal! Well, God, I'LL have to go,
Look, now this Will be a horrible fight.
Who knows, may come to your house
tonight, though I wasn't friendly to you
before, wonder, Goo, IL you IL wait at
the door. Look, I'm crying! Ae-Shedding
tears! I wish I'd known you these many
years. Well, I have to 60 now, God,
Goodbye. Strange, since I met you I'm
not afraid to die.
Post script., 1944-09-29

THE TEST OF TRUE DEVOTION
In an editorial in the last issue
Of the APACHE SENTINEL, Colonel E. N.
Hardy, Post Commander, posed the very
provocative question, MS it easier to
go, or harder to stay?"
Being faced with a situation Like
We are, in which our Fort is being in
ectivated, we might all ask ourselves
just that question.
Which is the easier, to advance
forth and meet unknown forces in the
outside world, where fortune is flick
lie and affairs perilous, or to hang on
here laboring with all our industry
until we are told our jobs are done?
Soldiers are not faced with the
perp1gMty Of having to make decision.
ALL Of them from the highest ranking
officer to the lowest private, are uner
orders; and they come and go at the dis
cretion Of their superior officers.
To the civilian workers at Fort
Huachuca however, the question is more
momentoas. Should they give up immed-
lately their important jobs at the Fort
and s9oh security in some civilian en-
torpr-s9, or should they, like the good
soldiers they serve, stick to their
posts until their orders Of release are
given them?
Many factors enter into decisions
about this situation; but this fact is
clear, That if every civilian worker st
the Fort followed the path Of self in
terest ard got out ''while the getting
was good," the Post itself, would be
ruined.
Loyalty, then, would dictate that
each of the Fort is workers cling to
their jobs until they are advised that
their Serui ces are no LONGER aSSenti al
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-01-01

On Monday evening the Omega House gave way 70
the debut Of Conela Bedsoe older daughter OF A''ois
and Mrs Harold Bedsoe See full account OF the parry
elsewhere in this edition Of the Tribune