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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Genera! Listed
In Bond Armv

The county Secretary's OFFICES. Sum
days rodeo and the sales of the
week previous are to be counted on
the Fifth War Loan goal, according
to Herb Fawcett, county chairman.
A truckload of captured enemy
materiel has arrived in the county
and will be distributed and shown
in stores over the county. The ma :
teriel includes helmets, rifles, parts
Of planes, artillery pieces, motors,
and other pieces from the salvage
cepot at Los Angeles
A booth will be opened at GIT
Main street this week or early next
week, Smith said
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Something New
In Weapons

What probably will 60 down IN
history as the hair curler mystery
occurred in FL Centro Tuesday
night
A friend took Albert Fowler, Ne
gro. TO the county hospital for treat
ment Of a stab wound in his back.
He was painfully but not critically
IN njured
How did it happen?" a nurse
asked Fowler. The injured man.
who gave his address as 1876 Orange
street. grinned sheepishly.
MY girl friend stabbed me with
a pair Of hair curriers' he said
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

Imperial county's Third Army had
its first full, four-star general in
Glen C. Bowers of Imperial Hard
ware who, 48 hours after his en-
listment as a private, sold $1,000 in
bonds to lead other members of the
army" in Ell Centro.
Chairmen in Brawley, Holtville
and Calexico, report the Third
Army statesmen attacking the $3,-
100000 quota with determination as
reports roll in of colonies, captains
and lieutenants by the hundreds,
Ben Herring, county committee sec
retary, said Wednesday morning.
Bowers was the first general re-
ported, according to Bob Smith,
city retail chairman, although
Kings store was momcntarily eX-
pecting a general on their staff.
Meanwhile the 6rive entered its
third day Wednesday morning with
county sales of $285,OOO reported to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
From the Front

From the 'FRONT.'
Not long ago 1t. Robert Seylried
who las been sationed at the FL
Centro marine air station. was
,bipped to the south Pacific. He
wro'e a friend in Fl Cenfro after
ne landed where ever he is:
Il didn't get seasick but several
of the boys did. One of them mace
The crack that he understood now
why marines were so tough
they'd rather die on the beaches
than get back on that - boat"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Time Marches Backward

In the mail delivered to an I'M
perial county official wednesday
was this letter from rcGident Of a
coast city.
Dear Sir-I was a witness in ?
railroad case at Rockwccd in the
year 1922 and I didn't collect M
witness fee. Am I entitled 10 it
noW?"
Like an elephant.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

In l943. the governmen; requl -
toned 26,500,O00 pounds Of canned
ssrdines. or 55 per cent Of total
catch of approximately 47OCJ,0OO
DOunCS
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Special Session
Closes Work

Continued from Page One)
retirement bill increases teacher
pensions with aGded costs to be
financed from increased teacher
contributions and biennial appro-
priations by the legislature from a
$4,000, 900 fund earmarked for that
purpose.
Among other bills finally APPROX
ed was one changing the date OF
the state Democratic convention
from July 20 to Aug. II to prevent
a conflict with the national con-
vention OF the party.
The black market bill sets state
prison penalties for counterfeiting
ration stamps or dealing in bogus
or illegally obtained stamps.
Main measure in the works pro-
gram was earmarking for postwar
spending $4,000 900 in addition to
an accumulating fund expected to
reach So, 100000 in another year.
STATE BUILDING SITES
AISO IIlCluutu III LIlt plOSi dii woo
outright appropriations of more
than s4,500,00O for state institution
and office built ing sites, and new
appropriations for plans and sur
veys for state and University of
California buildings.
Money for surveys of mineral
resources of the state and the state
education system by the state re-
construction and reemployment
commission was included in appro-
priations. Each of the surveys will
cost $4,000.
The assembly late Tuesday night
defeated by vote of s24.36 a reso-
luton which would have urged pas
sage of the omnibus flood control
bill passed by the U. S. house OF
representatives and pending in the
senate. The bill includes 800, 0,750,000
in authorized flood control projects
in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
RAMBLING REPORTER
Continued from Page One

was the word. "wenches."
A waG in the head office cf The
USDA war board wrote Henry Las
sellette, field man for the hAA in
FL Centro. and asked Kim to get in
contact with the truck applicant.
ASK the man." said the letter,
IF he wants blonde or brunette
wencheS?"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

Nest of the population OF Norway
is undernourished and scurvv is
prevalent. Meat and butter rations
were small and often unob ainahie
this winter and potatoes were the
only abundant food. TIE U. S De
partment of Commerce reported
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

Civilian employees in the shipping
department Of he Army Orcnan"e
AIRS email atSan Antonio. Tex. al
wage approximately l,C00 pounds
of corrugated paper cartons a Gay.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

Uncle Sam needs it noWl You'll
need il later. Buy more than be-
fore-5tk War Loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

Men Gle while you make up YOUR
mind! Back the attack-5th War
Loan. Buy more than before!
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Invaders Battle
Suicide Units
In New ONSLAUGHT

Continued from Page II
battle, and would try to bring up
other reserves if possible to seal
off the beachhead he had been
unable to eliminate.
Allied armored forces, driving a
great wedge through the front line
NaZi positions, swarmed through
Caumont and Villers Bocage while
patrols raced on southwark beyonc
LIE Beny-Bocage, % miles inland
fl ON the invasion beaches and far
beyond the outflanked bases of
Caen and st. Lo.
Headquarters sources in revealing
that patrols had touched lie Beny-
Bocage, and at some points pushed
as much as 80 miles inland. said
they were some miles beyond the
main forces in the Caumont-Villers
Bocage sector. -
SENT Keeling BACK
Front dispatches said the Ger
mans were withdrawing hastily but
spasmoC ically where the Sledge-
hammer blow at the center of the
Norman beachhead caught them
. flat-footed and sent them reeling
backward many miles.
Both the Americans and British
were tanning out through the
/ countryside so swiftly that they
were capitaliZing on especially weak
links in the strained German de-
fenSeS the dispatches sale, and
winning positions for fuller exploit
+ tation of the break through.
/ The peril to Caen. toughest nut
+ the allies have tried to crack in
the invasion campaign, mounted
hourly as the allied pincers closed.
A Berlin broadcast acknowledged
the loss of Tilly- Sur -Seulles. u
miles west of Caen, as the allies
battered in that flank of the out
lying tefenses.
FORCES UNITE
The American and British armor
Joined near Balleroy. nine miles
west Of Tflly, and struck southWard
in fluid fighting, driving completely
through the German defenSeS and
emerging into open country.
A dispatch from Richard d. Nc
MILAN, United Press correspondent,
said the entire front south of Caen
now is roaring battlefield, with
chains of fires Spouting geyser-like
from hamlets hit by tank shell fire
OF blown up by the Germans"
At Caumont, American sappers
we're trying TO Subdue raging fires,
even while the explosions of time
bombs ripped the town apart. Nc
MILAN said the streets "looked like
q scrap iron founo ry-shops and
houses gaped wide open. and fun
nelS Of smoke poured from every
few houses"
Evidence of the German disor-
ganization was seen in the fact
that allied patrols could strike so
deep into enemy territory, as we'll
as in front reports that Nazi rae 10
signals. many in open language
instead of code, indicated wide
spread confusion in some sectors.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

Save for your future by inSuring
your future 5th War Loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14

You can't fail them now Buy
more than before !-5th War Loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-14
Army Cloth Pants
Sanfoyized and Tulane Tailored

Sanorizcd and with Tulane tailoring gccd army cc
offer splendid value S349 pair High grade merceyi7c
that will stand the racket.
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Chopioins Meet Opportunity
|UnequoIed in Other Wars

In no other war has the American
Government recognized the need of
protecting the religious faith of its
soldiers and sailors so much as in
this one.
The Army and the Navy included
in its first steps toward prepared
ness the procurement of chaplains
The result has been that thousands
OF clergymen, accredited by the reli-
giouS bodies which they represent
may now be found wherever troops
march, fleets sail and airnien f1y.A
1t Is the Governments unmistak-
able testimony to it's belief in the
preservation of spiritual values. And
there are the 1.400 glistening chapels
that dot the Army posts of the land
and an equally ample provision for
the Navy. Capt. Rowland A. Daven-
port, base chaplain in British Gui-
ana, informs us of censor coming
upon this sentence in a letter home
written while passing through SUBJ
marine infested seas: Our souls
are safer than our bodies this trip;
We have nine chaplains aboard"
The War Department recently
announced that it was tucking away
IN life RATS of the Army Air Forces
waterproof versions of the Scrip
lures, inclosed in inflated containers
that float. Presently, men in fos
holes viii begin to receive K-rations
in wrappers on which are printed, q
dozen familiar hymns and the 23o
Psalm. 1t begins to appear that
home congregations will have tc
hustle to keep up with the innova-
tions of aids to worship now being
introduced among our armed forces
Evening star., 1944-01-16

restless. AS he put 1t:
THAT was getting into my own
backyard, and I didn't like 1t. FL
nally I Just jumped up and said
to my wife, Well, here we. 60
again and there I went again."
Gunner's Mate Maner is a pa
tient at the Naval Hospital in Beth
esda, laid up for several months
with stubborn foot shrapnel wounds
received in the June, 1912, Buna
invasion.
After volunteer enlistment In
March, 1912, Maner was shipped
down to Numea to join a PIT squad
ron. After routine surveys and pa
trolls the squadron was rewarded
with the order to lead the inva-
sions into New Georgia and Buna.
Our job was mostly softening up
prior to marine invasion" he ex-
planned.
Drops Shell on Foot.
Maner got softened up, too, for in
the Buna invasion he was struck
with shrapnel fragments-and to
add insult to injury dropped an g.
inch shell on his wounded foot.
He was hospitalized and because
he could no longer meet the ex-
ceptionally tough standards for PIT
fighting was ordered aboard a heavy
cruiser.
From there on in his narrative it
Evening star., 1944-01-16
D. {. Men al Pacific
AirfieId Base Form
'FoxhoIe Club

A group Of Seabees, soldiers and
marines from the Washington area
who are stationed at a Guadal-
canal air base have formed "The
Foxhole Club" It's members IN
clude the following:
E. D. Powell, r. c. Lee, P. A. Lau-
rent, j. j. Noonan, L. E. Nc
Donough, j. w. Drew, G. c. Sadler,
c. E. Rhodes, H. F. Denton. A. j.
Evans, E. w. Mangold, R. L. Upton,
H. B. Allen. Gordon Hopkins. Earl
Fortney, Dick Streeks and George
F. White, all of the District; Sol
Bass of Brentwood, Md: Reuben
Maxwell of Hyattsville, Md; Lud
Abendschein of Colmar Manor, Md;
Max Farkisfl of Mount Rainier,
Md, and j. w. Urner of Frederick,
Md.
The ratings of the men and their
Evening star., 1944-01-16
With the ChupIuins
By JACOB SIMPSON DAYTON

BY JACOB SIMPSON PAXTON,
For the General Commission OF Army and
Navy Chaplains. 1137 Woodward Bldg.
Into the record of this war and
the sacrifices and support of Ameri-
can churches are being constantly
written. There is no congregation
from whose membership have not
gone young men and women to
serve their country. The service
stars, some turned gold under the
strange alchemy of war, have be-
come the memorials displayed out
of pride and love in countryside
churches and city cathedrals alike.
Among those playing an indis-
pensable part are clergymen by the
thousands who, eager to accompany
American youth through its grim
NEST ordeal, have donned the chap
lain's uniform. Proof that in i'm
pressive numbers they have gone
the last mile may be seen in the
casualty lists of the Army and the
Navy 1t was a young Texan, John
L. Brown, whose village church now
lldS DcCCIllc d ulSldIll AlclilOiy, WIZ
accompanied his application for a
chaplaincy early in the war with
this observation: eff the church does
not respond to the religious needs
of our boys at this time, we may
expect them not to respond to our
appeals afterward."
In his address before the gradu-
ating classes at the Chaplain's S
School at Williamsburg, Va, on
January 3, Robert D. Workman,
chief of Navy chaplains, said to
the newly commissioned officers:
The Navy still is in need of more
chaplains. And that need con-
tinues to grow, for ships are still
coming off the line in tremendous
numbers, great carriers, cruisers,
battleships, transports. tenders
each with it's complement of men
and each commanding officer will
expect to have his chaplain" And
as to the source of supply, Chaplain
Workman said there is but one
"the church back home"
Evening star., 1944-01-16
D. {. Woman Has 5 Sons
In Armed Services

Mrs. E. G. Adcock, 6427 Eighth
street NV, is entitled to wear a
f1ve-star service pin She has son,
two stepsons, nephew whom she
raised as her son and a SOM law
in the Army, Navy and Coast Guard.
Her three sons are overseas now.
1t. B. w. Field 20, with the
Quartermaster Corps, is in Hawaii.
Her step-sons, Ernest G. Adcock, jr.,
q, and Hugh N. Adcock, %, are in
the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets, re-
spectively. Ernest is chief water.
tender in the Navy, and Hugh is a
signalman second class in the Coast
Guard.
Mrs. Adcock's con-in-law, 1t. G..
L. Wannall, "a, graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland, = is stationed
with the Army Air Forces at Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio. Her nephew,
J. M. Jennings jr., 20. coxwain
third class in the Navy Air Corps, is
stationed at the Washington Navy
Yard.
Evening star., 1944-01-16

A little black and white dog named
Shipwreck has become a constant
companion to Washington marine
in the South Pacific.
Pfc. George R. Williams, 1923 Bay
street Sc. acquired Shipwreck
while overseas. and expects to bring
him back to Washington with him
when he returns. Pfc. Williams re-
ceived scare recently when an
order was issued that the marines
destroy all pets, because of the
danger of their carrying diseases.
He wrote home an irate letter, in
which he told of spending consid-
cradle time and money to procure
medicine for keeping the dog we'll
THE only thing that looks like
civilization here is the dog he
wrote. He is well liked by the
marines in the battalion and he
has proved to be a great morale
builder for homesickness.
Later he wrote that he had been
allowed to keep Shipwreck.
"Shipw.eck went on maneuyers
with the outfit, and you would think
he was a colonel or a major the
way he inspected the maneuvers."
Pfc. Williams related. HE was
brave during the firing-more than
some marines.
He can outSwim any dog around
here and is intelligent. Words alone
went e:plcin, but you'll see when I
come home. He guards my personal
belongings like sentry. He is lying
on my bed as write. Shipwreck
gees any place his heart desires. He
is exceptionally clean and minds
nv commands"
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Philippine Attack Too Much
For Navy Veteran World War

becomes dinacult to distinguish Ma
ner from his ship. "She" fought
In eight major engagements, "sha
hasn't been back to the States fer
four years." "she's the flagship CT
the feet as far as I'm concerned
tough as they make 'em-and still
out there throwing Shells"
The cruisers record encompasses
the battles for Midway, the Mar
shalls and the Gilberts, the Coral
Seas.
We've heard radio Toxic several
times saying. We have sunk the
so-and-so and the - and then
after another battle, We have sunk
the whatchmacallit and the
We just listened and went on our
way. She's still afioat."
Aboard at Lunga Point.
Maner was aboard her during the
engagement at Lunga Point, No
vember 80 through December /
1912, when "a dying can sent a
number OF fish into her."
Translated, that means that 8
sinking destroyer, on her way down
managed to release a number o1
torpedoes which struck the cruiser.
She suffered heavy casualties from
the explosions and was afire for d
hours. With another crippled ship
for mutual protection, she tcgar
the ,300-mile trip to Pearl Earbor
To tighten her. everything topside
was knocked of, but still she rode
with her fan tail under water al
the way to Honolulu.
Maner left his ship there and was
ordered to the advanced gunners
school in Anacostia. D. c. The
wounded foot refused to heal prop
erly and he was ordered out te
Bethesda.
They call him Gunner" there ir
the ward, and around him sit the
dry-land sailors who don't know YET
that ''ptg" is submarine, can
destroyer, hatch" a door, Oh
which is topside. He's one mar
indoctrination school for the nava
draftee-Maner, the guy who didn't
have to 60 to war.
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Observation-Disclosures
For YuIe Services

In letter received by Jane May
er, so U street, NV. Pfc. James w.
Laws described Christmas in New
Guinea.
I'VE had first class dinner. with
turkey soup. We used the theater
for a chapel and decorated 1t with
branches. The altar had two large
shells for lower vases, with pretty.
wild flowers in them, and there
were candlesticks made from shells. y
Pfc. Laws was formerly employed
by the War Department. He is with
the Coast Artillery, overseas almost
two years.
Evening star., 1944-01-16

but the news came to them from a
friend.
softball is not the only activity
thriving in the South Pacific thea
ter where Mei. Bishopp is located
as ezecutiTe' officer of his outfit.
For at least one other, the Pearl
Harbor bond drive went over al
most 100 per cent among the fight
ing mon.
Raise s34,700 In Bond Drive.
Several days ago we concluded
the drive. and it was an outstanding
success" he wrote. Especially our
battalion. We lead the regiment
with total purchase of s34,70O. I
don't remember the figure for the
entire outfit.
80 The old man is still do
ing al right in the softball league.
Our officers team is leading now,
with 9 victories in 10 games. A
couple of weeks ago I developed a
sore arm, due to the strain of
throwing before it was in shape, and
was retired to left field for couple
OF day but am now back at short
stop playing my usual stellar base"
The marines enjoyed fine turkey
dinner on the corps birthday. On
thanksgiving Day itself they ate a
beef and canned chicken repast with
potatoes. dressing. orange and fresh
pineapple salad, hot rolls and cake.
Fine Turnout at Service.
There was fine turnout for
church" he said in describing the
holiday, "and Chaplain Franz in
his usual man-to-man style GER
tainly made the boys realize that we
have a great deal to be thankful
! for"
Maj. Bishopp has been overseas
for about 18 months. He has an IL
month-old son he has never seen.
Mrs. Bishopp and Fred, jr., are liv-
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fletcher H. Rawls. at
kensington. Maj. Bishopp's two sis
ters are Mrs. Albert M. Berkson.
whose husband is a staff sergeant
and instructor in the Photographic
division at Lowry Field, near Dem
yer. and Mrs. Jordan Bentley, ir.
of Baltimore.
Maj. Bishopp was graduated from
the University of Maryland in the
class OF 1889. He was colonel of the
ROTC and went into training at
| Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1944-01-16

r. Deal, post chaplain. has evolved
plan for combining portions of
the Scriptures, an invitation to wor-
ship and for supplying one of a
soldiers warts. This three in -one
is match folder. The cover bears
a white cross against blue field,
and on the back the inscription,
The chaplains of Fort Jackson in
vite you to attend chapel services" "
On the inside flap are printed the
Lords Prayer and the Ten Com
mandments
For at least one lad this contriv-
ance lighted the way home He had
fallen victim to a serious attack
OF nostalgia, but in striking a match
he noticed the inscription on the
folder, THE chaplain is your friend. -
He put the claim to the test and
the chaplain got him a furlough.
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Griffin, Winner Of DIE,
Promoted 10 Staff SERGEANT

Edward w. Grif1in, "a, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Griffin, 2l1 First
street NE. and holder OF the Air
Medal, three Oak Leaves and the
Distinguished Flying Cross. has been
promoted to staff sergeant.
Sergt. Griffin. q gunner In the
Army Air Forces, was a member
of the crew which crashed in the
English Channel last summer. He
received one Oak Leaf for destroy
ing an enemy plane and the other
two for air raids over enemy coun-
try. 1t. Gen. Ira G. Eaker, Allied
air commander In the Mediter-
ranean, pinned the Distinguished
Flying Cross on Sergt. Grimm De-
cember 8.
He has been overseas nine months,
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Ii. Col. H. H. Rice Returning
To Federal Post as Civilian

1t. Col. Heber H. Rice, 5 Taylor
street, Chevy Chase, Md, former
staff judge advocate at Huntsville
Arsenal, Ala, recently reverted to
inactive reserve status, and is re-
turning to the Government as a
civilian worker. Col. Rice left Hunts
vile Arsenal in October with the
high commendation of his COM
manding of1cer for his excellent
service. He will deliver the COM
mencement address March before
the graduating class OF Athens Col
lege in Alabama. at the invitation of
its president, DR.. E. r. Naylor.
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Mai. Robert Walker Heads
Communications Unit

BOUGAINVILLE. - Maj. Robert
C. Walker, Marine Corps, 3009 Rod
man street NV, Washington, COM
mands the communications unit
which is the "eyes and ears" of the
marine group here. The section was
called upon to establish contact
with all units in the recent marine
landing under fire.
Communications personnel must
r. establish contact with the foremost
outpost and report their position as
we'll as the enemy's to the COM
manding officer of the operation.
Reports of front line changes must
be made known constantly so that
he will know what is needed at the
front.
Landings on Cape Todokina and
other sections of this island with the
first wave of Leathernecks to string
wire and establish contact with the
various units engaged in the land
ing operation, these communica-
tions men while under fire had each
unit linked to the maze of telephone
wire communications in less than
As minutes.
Maj. Walker modestly gives all
the credit for the job to his men.
They did marvellous job, and
are still doing one. in keeping COM
municationS through this jungled,
swampy area" Maj. Walker said.
Many of the boys went without
sleep for several days and nights
to keep the lines open. They de-
serve all the credit in the world"
Technical Sergt. Warren H. Jones
of Sanderm, Tex, senior enlisted
man in charge of communications,
said. When first landing, linesmen
and operators were under constant
fire from the enemy. At times their
work was slowed down because of
sniper activity, but they managed
to get the lines through"
When the men come ashore they
carry on their backs, in addition to
their packs. rifle and ammunition,
communications equipment weigh
ing approximately As pounds, bring
their total pack weight to about 80
pounds. Besides setting up their
regular telephone communications
these men also establish telegraphic
and radio contact with units so that
one system might replace the other
in the event one is out.
Sergt. Jones recalled that two of
the men, while laying a line on
Cape Torokina on the first day of
the landing, were called on to drop
their work and shoulder weapons to
help stop Japs when the going was
tough"
One Of the most dangerous mis-
sions on the first day of the landing
was carried out by Corpl. Charles L.
Messineo of Rome, N. Y, who led
seven men through almost mile of
heavy jungle swampland stringing
wire under constant enemy fire. 1t
took The party almost five hours to
negotiate mile, so bitter was sniper
and machine gun fire.