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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Plan Invasion
Prayers by Fans

NEW YORK, May "a. oUP) -
America sports fans will pause in
their diversions to pray fer the
success Of the Allied military inva-
sion when news is flashed from
General Dwight d. Eisenhower
headquarters, a United Press sur
vev revealed Wednesday.
At the baseball parks, the race
tracks. in the prize rings ana al
other sporting events arrangements
have been maze 10 stop proceed
ings as quickly as possible and tc
unite the spectators in silent pray
er. Catholic, Jew and Protestant
will Join in supplication fer the
success of the United Nations
armies.
Both major league presidents
Ford F'rick of the national circuit
and Will Harridge of the American
said that all teams had been in
structed to suspend play momen-
tarily. if the news of the invasion
comes while games are IN prog
ress.
Clarence PANTS Rowland, new
head of the Pacific Coast league,
said the teams would play as
scheduled and that there had been
no suggestions to do otherwise on
D-day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
". Y. STOCKS

New York May "a OUPl Railroad
shares. tire issues. and a few selected
indusirialS featured a further rise on the
stock market Wednesday. Trading IN
creased 10 above a million shares for the
first time in more than two months.
liquors lost their Glamor when PreSl-
dent Seton Porter OF National DlSulleiS
stated that his company will not dlSUlo-
ute a whiskcy dividend The issue most
active on the board had touched new
high at 377 II fell to 36 on Porter
statement where II was Of IN from
The previouS close. Schcnlcy lost frat
tionailv and Park & Tlford was off nearly
New York Central featured Inc rails
in turnover and made a small net gam.
New York and Harlem scared Is points
10 new high since 1887. Colorado \
Southern issues and New York. LaCka-
wanna and Western made new highs for
the year. Rail equipments joined the
carriers with Lima Locomotive up more
than a point
r. H. Macy madea new high on one
point rise when Its directors declared a
cash dividend Of SO cents a share and a
dividend of I share of class A preferred
stock for each 10 shares of common held.
Preliminary closing Dow-JoneS aver
ages: Industrial, 1404S up 0.6l; rail 40. Il
up 023: utility 22.S1 off 009; and %
stocks soap up o20.
Sales rose to 1890 100 shares. the most
since April Is and compared with I65, 30
Tuesday. on the curb stocks sales were
195, sos shares against ISL 1875 Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
L. A. PRODUCE

Los Angeles. May -. (UP1--
Asparagus Steady. Per ID local cN fey
and select 13-I5C colossal 16-l6c. fey L.
lSc. small land crooks 6-7c.
Beans. Steady Per ID local and san
Diego Co kyS and Valentines 12.Sc. Faha
beans local and Arroyo Grande 3-ac.
BunChed vegetables: Stronger on spin
ach steady on others. Per crtS: bcetS
local 2i-3 iced crtS Is doz Imperial Wy
3.OO-3.25. chard local 3doz 75c-lN;
green onions 5 doz :. 252.5o. fair 1.50-
-: kale 2l- doz 1.25-15o; lccks >
doz 3 S75-4oO: mustard i doz 1.oo-1.25,
fair 75c: parSlc doz 1.25-1.5o fair 1oc.
turnips 2I.-3 doz 1.O0-1.25, fair T5c.
radisheS small red Is doz 1.5o-1.So. spinach
4 doz / Isl 80, fair 100.
Cabbage. Steady; local Cannorhall crtS
10000. jbos and ordinary 75c-l 90. To-
cal 80 To SKIS rs; red cabbage local per
c,vt 3. 1885 90; Save local crtS 1.1o-l25.
Celery: Steady: local Pascal A-I2 IN
crts $4,000, fair iO0-5.o0. ordinary
=. 2.5O-275. Sturdcc ertS 3-l doz fair 2.5o-
$50.
Eggplant. Steady. Per 10 Imperial Wy
crtS and luES 10 To.
Lettuce: Weake": dry pack Santa Bar
bara Co doz 1.25-I.75, best $50. local
3 doz 25-S0c
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

The Holtville Navy Flyers won
their second game of the summer
softball season Tuesday night at
the expense of the Dessert Seed
company 1875.
The speedy Flyers led off in TIE
first inning with three scores after
the Seed team had given up two
errors and two walks. Paul Fer
nasero. regular pitcher failed tc
show and Wagner started for the
Seed team, he was later relieved by
Ehmke who was also unable tn hold
the Flyers to the ground.
The Seed company team had one
lone run to their credit when they
went into the seventh inning. Lee
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
BOUT NEARS RIOT

LOS ANGELES, May "a. (UP)-
Turkey Thompson, Los Angeles.
after absorbing bad head beating
in the first three rounds, uncorked
a spirited rally in the final two
heats Tuesday night to grab a ten
round split decision over Perk Dan
iels, Chicago. before $500 Shrek
ing fans at Olympic Auditorium.
The bout almost ended in a riot
in the final round when Daniels
seconds jumped into the ring to
protest to Referee Johnny IndriSa-
no that the Chicago boxers left eye
wasn't badly enough cut to warrant
hating the fight. Indrisano, after
once stopping the bout, threw his
arms up in confusion and allowed
it to continue.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
l.. A. STOCKS

Ios Angeles. MAY "a. UPl - Stocks
on the Los Angeles exchange made d
sharp increase Wednesday with Is issues
UP. five down and seven unchanged.
Trading was moderately active with T.
500 shares moved in midday trading.
The list: Pacific finance 100 at 15'=
m J.; Sontag 100 at unchanged; Trans
america ieJ al 9Is up ~; Pacific Gas
and Electric 1C 0at 33 unchanged: South
ern Pacific 100 at 81 up y; Sinclair 1Oc
at 49,. unchanged; Standard Of Califor-
ma 20 al 81 up - Sunray 2UO at down
J.. Union Oil 100 at Is unchanged
Consolidated steel com 100 Al H. down
J. General Motors 100 at So up =
Goodyear leo at - up b.. Hudson Mo
tors 100 at 107i up =, Solar 300 at 3i
up .: Yosemite 2o0 al o. up . Farms
worth 100 al 10, unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
TO REVIEW SEC CASE

WASHINGTON, May a. 'UF p
The supreme court agreed to review
a securities and exchange commits
sion order designating Pacific Gas
and Electric Co. California utility,
as a subsidiary Of the North Ameri-
can Co. huge public utility holding
company. p. G. and E. admitted
that North American was its largest
single stockholders but contcnded
that North American had no say
in the management of its business
and that no financial or other
business connections had ever cX-
listed between the two firms
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
SPORTS PAGE
Navy Out
Seed = 7 eom 7b-5

the first man up nit three bagger
cut against the left-field fence, La
Boucherie drew a walk, and on a
fielder's choice Lee scored and
Ehmke was safe at first on an er-
ror. Trorrs and walks gave the
Dessert team three more scores be-
fore Flores drove a lly out to left
for the last out.
Dessert Seed 900 010 4 5 2 8
Holtville Navy 314 051 2-16 10
Thursday night Sandy Beach will
play the BaptistS and Friday night
Troy's Drive-Inns will tangle with
MAG 43.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles. May "a. UP1-Livestock:
Cattle Salable 1900. generally steady;
few head good to choice fed steers 1880.
medium to good steers 14-15. common
Mexican steers 11-11.25 common to me-
dium heifers 11-13; common to medium
cows 9.05-11 50. cutter to common S-9.25;
common and cutters 6-775 bulls $50
1850. common to medium packers and
feeders S-12
Calves salable $50. steady; odd choice
vealers 10: bulk medium to good range
~at'N- nd yealerS 12.50-15, common down
to 1850.
hogs salable 800. generally steady; good
to choice 19O-25O 10. 14.75, practical top;
bulk medium 1SO-275 10 13-14 few head
1850; some 40 10 and lower at 1O-l1 30
medium TO good SONS SO. odd ight VT
9. 81.
Sheep salable 325. steady; load medium
To good 50 ID old crop woocd lambs Il;
good to choice sprlngers quoted to
around Is: medium ewes No. l and
DCltS So.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

There's a poster on the wall
of Sam Abernathy's store that
doesn't say much. 1t just shows
a cross, with Yankee helmet
on it-and the caption: Light
words are grave words"
II isn't hard TO figure out what
that sign means. Loose talk has
dug a lot of graves 80. and done
a LOT of harm here at home, too.
And still you hear ii.
You hear, for instance, talk
about our soldiers drinking and
carousing around Army Camps.
OF course, when you get the
facts there's not an atom OF
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
FARMER RIDES WINNER

SAN MAIEO, Cal, May q. TUP)
Jockey Dean Robinson, 16-year-
old son OF Utah farmer who had
ridden at Utah and Nevada county
fairs for the past four years, Tues
day brought home his first winner
on recognized race track in the
fourth race at Bay Meadows. The
mount WeeSon, was the longest
priced in a field Of eight, paying
s397O on 50 win tickets. Robson
bagan riding at Bay Meadows a
week af9, after recovering from a
broken foot.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Spartans Valley Champs
Gents Single
End Ginning
Pitching Duel

Carl Gents long single into left
field broke up six innings of score
less baseball to start a rally that
saw Ell Cen;ro cop the Imperial Val
ley championship baseball title Sc
over CaleXico Tuesday afternoon at
the stadium.
For five long innings Samaha CT
CaleXico and Womack of El Centre
pitched faultless ball. Samaha Civ
ing up only two hits in the five
frames and Womack none when
the last half of the sixth came up.
TWO HITS, THREE RUNS
The score was still 90 when
Henry, lead-off man for the Spar
tanS went to the plate in that hec-
tic last half of the sixth. He drew
a walk. went down to second on a
sacrifice by Harvey. stole third and
Gent, Spartan catcher. drove a
long single bringing in Henry for
The first score of the game. Jerry
Womack. who had collected one
of the previous two hits given up
by Calexico, drove the second
pitched ball over the left-field
fence for a home run scoring Gent
in front of him.
Womack'S homer came as an
anti-climax to cinch the game for
the SpartanS who had gone un-
defeated in the prep school league
but need a victory to take the
championship crown untarnished
n lor
out second to first and struck out
respectively to complete the inning.
CALEXICO THREATENED
The first half of the seventh and
final inning saw Calexico get two
hits off Womack. the only hits they
were able to score in the game.
Roberts, first man up was hit by
the first pitched ball and became
the fourth man to reach base fer
the Bulldogs. Samaha hit single
into centerfield advancing Roberts
to second. FimbreS and Arce both
struck out bringing up Bennetts
who raped out a single to fill the
bases. RubidouX popped a grounder
out to Womack who tossed it to
Gent to force Roberts for the third
out at home.
PITCHERS DUEL
Until the sixth and seventh inn
ings it was a pitchers duel that
thrilled the crowd of nearly 500
who thrilled the crowd of nearly
500 who filled the sands. Each
picher was credited with 13 strike
outs. Womack hit two batters and
allowed one walk. Ralph Samaha
allowed two walks. Both teams
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago. May -. JP,-Wheat futures
broke TO the lowest point since last De-
cember and other grains weakend on the
board of trade Tuesday.
Wheat finished the day off = to 3
cent sa bushel; oats off l. to s. rye off
IA to three cents, and barley off l.
Trading started today in May futures
1915. one day after trading had closed
in the current May delivery.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

New YORK, May "a. CUP)--Leo
Durocher Of the Brooklyn Dodgers
was a player-manager again Wed
nesdav and said that he would in
ject himself into the lineup within
the next few days, possibly against
the St. Louis Cardinals. Durocher,
who originally was signed as a
bench manager. signed a player
contract Tuesday and said he was
going to return to active play in
an effort to strengthen the Dodger
infield.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
POULTRY DE- EGGS

POULTRY PRICES: (An points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. u, 1943)
First price-At Ranch TO Wholesaler or
Retailer. Second price - Delivered TO
Wholesaler or Retailer. Third price-At
ranch TO consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns, under "a lbs, 3oc,
2A to 3 lbs, 2ec; fryers 3-4 lbs. 29c;
coasters, all weights, 29c; fowl. Leghorn,
all weights 25l4c; colored, all weights
2514c; ducks, all sizes 25c; rabbits under
S lbs, 22-24c.
Los Angeles. May %. CUPl - Eggs:
Wholesale prices conaumer grade: Large.
grade > Ssh -36la. grade B 2S-29; mediu
grade A 30-31: small. grade a 22-23.
Retail prices to consumer: Large AA
46-4s, grade A As. grade 3o-3I; me
dium. grade AA 39-41, grade 3I-3S;
small. grade A 29-31.
Candled graded eggs to retailers ceases
Large, grade AA 40-42. grade 3I-3S
grade 1894; medium, grade A 31-3Si
small A 1926.
Butter unchanged at OPA ceilings.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
FIELDS GETS MARITAL TKO

LOS ANGELES, May "a. UP)-
Former worlds welterweight boxing
champion Jackie Fields Wednesday
was counted out in the marital
ring. Mrs. Martha Fields, awarded
a divorce in default, said he con-
stantly stayed out until or 6
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Fight Results
PEP WINS 72ND

BUFFALO, May "a. (UP)-Willie
Pep, world featherweight champion
New York version) of Hartford,
Conn. won his 72nd fight in 10
starts as a professional Tuesday
night with a second round Knockout
of joey Bagnato of Montreal.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
HEADS UTAH CLASSES

LOGAN, Utah, May "a. CUP) -
Director of athletics Dick Domney
announced Wednesday that Clark
Shaughnessy, head football coach
at Pittsburgh University, will head
the grid instruction classes at the
18th annual Utah State college
coaching school here June So.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Hard Luck Title
To Giant Rookie

before, played the ball too and
crashed into Rucker, causing him
to drop the bail and allowing the
Dodgers on the~bases to count the
tying and winning runs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
l.. A. GRAIN

Los Angeles May "a. CUP
Grain market: No . hard or soft wheat
sacked, > 295-3.0O. grading barley, Is lbs
sacked. 272 =. I'll; No. oats lbs.
sacked, 3.1O-3.15; No. yellow corn. bulk,
no offers; No. > milo corn, sacked, ne
offers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
From where | sit =. by Joe Marsh
Light Words Gre
tGYove' Words

truth in il. A Z. S. Government
survey found our soldiers were
the soberest, the best behaved
in history-with most of them
drinking nothing stronger than
a moderate glass of beer.
From where ] sit, that kind OF
sloose talk" can do just as much
to undermine morale as any
rumor that the Axis could in
vent. And it's up TO every one Of
us TO spike that kind of sabotage
before ii spreads.
@s M~4<
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
NJ 4 r K ETS
L. A.. HAY

Los Angeles. May -. UP1-=
L. $. No. l extra ieafy S54 5o-36.5O; u.
s. No. I S31 SO sc; L. s. No. S3l.5o-
33 50: L. $. No. : ieafy or No : green
$40 5o-3o. 80: L. s. NJ. y S2a-31 per ton.
No. / barley hay S30-31; No. l oat hay
S3T-3S.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE

-OdIIIto UtIIIIIU IGdUtI
Tuesdays Results
Brooklyn, 3; New York, 2 (night
game.
Only game scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
To a Carpenter
who wants an
unusual job

Gut on the Southern Pacific line 49,.
out where thle grass SkitterS when
the train whisks by where there
is room to breathe yes. and TO
swing a hammer, the railroad has a
Job for you. Building bridges, cul-
verts, doing railroad construction
work with men who figure a carpen-
ter too can hammer OF. a victory
tune. CThis, believe us, is real war
work, because your work speeds the
war trainsJ Now down TO brass
tacks: You'll live with good gang
in Outfit Cars fitted up. No
housing problem herel Board at
very reasonable prices. Railroad
pass privileges. Medical services. A
fine pension plan. Liberal age limits.
Above all, a job with permanent
company If this sounds good, come
in and see us. We think you'll go
for this job.
Apply 10 local SP. Agent, or to
S.P. Employment Office, Room SIS,
Pacific Electric Building, 9th and
Main, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Coast

By UNITED PRESS

The Seattle Rainiers made a bid
for the top rung of the Pacific
Coast league ladder, swamping San
Francisco 1912 Tuesday night to go
into virtual Second-place tie with
the Seals, 2i2 games behind the
league-leading Portland Beavers.
Hollywood tripped the Beavers,
5-4. moving into fifth place ahead
of Los Angeles as the Angels re-
ceipted for a l2-1 walloping at San
Diego. Oakland outlaSted Sacra-
mento, 6-5, in IA innings.
Forty-seyen year old Byron
Specie hurled Seattle to its win
over the Seals, putting the RainierS
.0O3 percentage points from Sec
ond-place tie. Bob Joyce and Joe
Piercey We're pounded for l3 hits,
with Connie Creeden getting three
of them and batting in three runs.
Frank Kelleher's ninth inning
Texas Lacquer brought in Brooks
Holder with the deciding run that
gave Hollywood a 5-4 win over Port
land. Earl EScalante pitched eight
hit ball for the Stars while sgd
Cohen was being touched for II.
Pete Mallory, Los Angeles hurler
slated for army induction Thursday,
was heartlessly lambasted by the
San Diego Padres in a seven-run
second inning uprising that clinch-
ed a l2-1 win Hal Patchett led the
batting parade with three, while
frankie Dasso was cutting the An
gels off with four hits.
Outfielder Jack Devincenzi broke
up an overtime Oakland-Sacramen-
to game with a homer over the left
field fence in the fourteenth in
ming as the Oaks won 6-5. Al Raj
mondi was the winner of four
Acorn hurlers. coming in after Out
fielder Les Scarsella had made
mound appearance in the ninth to
retire the SolonS. John Pintar was
the loser.
LineScores:
Portland .......... 002 200 000-4- 8-3
HOLLYWOOD .......... O3O 0O1 OO1-5-12-1
Cohen and Campbell; EScalante
and Hill.
Oakland 010 900 O40 900 01-6-11-2
Sacmto. Oil OO1 oil 900 OO-5-13-3
Stromme, Phillips 90, Scarsella
90, A. Raimondi 10) and B. Raj
mondi; Fletcher, Pintar Q0) and
Rossi.
Los Angeles w 100 900 600 / 4-2
San Diego ....... ITO 010 12X-l2-15-2
Mallory, Adams f2) and Fernan-
Ces; DaSso and Ballinger.
Seattle ............ 301 201 l20-10-13-0
San Francisco 200 900 600 q "a
Specie, Piercey (8) and Sueme;
Joyce and Sprinz
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Markets at a
Glance
nv UNITED PRESS

Stocks higher In moderately acIiNc Ind
ing
oBnds higher. L. s. governments quiet
Curb stocks irregular.
Cotton up as much as 40 cents odle
Wheat off "a cent 10 up y cent
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

No. IS ETA Series
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

Copyright, 1914, BreS0iDg iHaasiry Foundation
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

Oakland O10 900 O40 900 01-6-11-2
Sacmto. Oil OO1 oil 900 OO-5-13-3
Stromme, Phillips 90, Scarsella
80, A. Raimondi 10O and B. Raj
mondi; Fletcher, Pintar Q0) and
RoSSi.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

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The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
FIGHTING IN ARAWA LUNCHES

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA, Jan. 19.-Today, United States troops, driving into the jungle above the neck of the AraWa Peninsula on New Britain. made substantial gains and killed many Japanese.
 The high command announced the drive was headed by concen- trated aerial blasting, followed by tanks in a regiment known as the "Bushmasters" former Arizona New Mexico National Guardsmen, which were the first troops train ed especially for jungle fighting.
 Heavy aerial attacks continued in the New Guinea and New Brit ain enemy positions
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
SON REPORTED AS MISSING

Hilkey Robinson received word from the War Department that his son, Marvin Bud" Robinson, Ia lieutenant in the Air Corps, was missing in action somewhere in the south Pacific.
 Robinson states that Marvin wrote several times that he was the first pilot, of the bomber crew and that he had made many bombing mission over enemy ter ritory.
 MT. Robinson says he will leave for the Outside as soon as wea- ther permits to be with his wife, and he feels that Marvin will turn up safe. just as many other pilots have after many days reported missing.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
RARAUL AGAIN ATTACKED

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Jan. 19.- (AP)-"Rabaul and Kavieng are next on our list of Japanese strongholds yet to be smashed" Admiral Robert Carney, Admiral Halsey's chief of staff. asserted in an interview, but added:
 Tt won't be done in the usual way. just hope we will do it, and it will be some way the enemy least expects. It won't be in ac- cordance with the familiar pat tern. Both bases have been daily targets of the south Pacific air forces since airfields have been available on Bougainville Island"
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
FAIRBANKS
 OVER THE TOP

On the opening of the Fourth Loan Drive in Fairbanks yester- day morning, that city exceeded it's Series "E" quota of $165, ,000 by margin of $5,OO0, Leslie Ner- land, in charge of the drive, an- nounced today.
 Fairbanks is believed to be the first community under the Amer ican flag to have exceeded it's quota so soon.
 Information this morning indi- cated that the people of Fair banks, after exceeding their ori- ginal quota by $5,o00 yesterday. stretched their drive and bought over $50,00O additional in bonds during the rest of the day.
 According to Nerland, director for Fairbanks drive, For all class es of the Fourth Loan Drive bonds, the total quota was $400,000. Only Series "E" bonds will be sold in order to make up the difference between those already sold and the total quota for the commu- ity.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
BATTLES 30 PLANES ALONE

LONDON, Jan. 19.-(AP)-Ma- jor James Howard, 30. of St. Louis, former Flying Tiger, who outfought 30 Nazi fighters, in a flaming half-hour over Oscherle- ben Tuesday to protect a forrna- ton of fortresses, was hailed by his mates as "a one-man airforce". But, he said, II just seen my duty and I done it"
 His mates insisted he shot down six, although he was officially credited with two destroyed, two probables, and one damaged.
 Total damage remained uncer- tain this week as pilots were re. luctant to claim victories.
 Major Howard is credited with having shot down 13 enemy planes, six of which were Japan csc.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
Red Army
 Establishes New Front

MOSCOW, Jan. 19.-Red Army forces on the Leningrad- -Volkhov- fronts in northern Russia, spran> forward on a new offensive which is calculated to end the German threat to Leningrad.
 Two neighboring army groups launched simultaneous assaults several days ago, developing drives on a large scale.
 Previous German broadcasts in- dicated that attacks began Friday, but no specific objectives were as yet announced, as captured. The fact that the launching of the drive was announced, was Suffi- cient reason to take it for granted that the drive was proceeding satisfactorily.
 The Leningrad blockade was broken a year ago by terrific thrust through the fortress town of Schlesselburg, opening the cor ridor to the east, but the Germans had dug themselves in, close to the western and southern sides of the city
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
BOB BARTLETT RESIGNS AS SECRETARY

Alaska for the past five years. announced his intentions 10 re- sign from his office February lst.
 He also made if known that he had filed as a candidate for the position of Delegate 10 Con- gress from Alaska and will run on the Democratic ticket in the coming primaries.
 His announcement followed the publication of an Associat- ed Press dispatch from Wash ington 10 the effect that Dele gate Dimond would not seek the renomination tor that office in the primaries in April.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-19
LOCAL MEN
 ON ICE FLOES PAST 48 HOURS

Morris Thompson and Johnnie Beltz, both of Nome, have been out in the ice foes southwest of here, for the past 48 hours.
 They were attempting to dis mantle instruments from the Fer guson Airways plane, which cracked up on the ice earlier this winter, and was carried out by northerly winds, which broke the ice from the inshore side of the wrecked plane.
 Yesterday afternoon Pilot Frank Whaley, with Coast Guardsman Ray Miller and Bert Beltz, brother of one of the men. flew over the scene and discover ed them in the small boat, mak- ing little headway breaking new ice, in an attempt to regain shore.
 The searching party dropped food and dry clothing and sleep ing bags at the nearest point of contact, which they are expected to make some time this afternoon.
 Both of the men were wet to the waist and with the strong wind blowing blizzard, it is expected taey win suffer considerably from the exposure.
 They are expected to arrive in town late this afternoon or eve hing, by dogteam, which Is wait ing for them.