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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

other war is one huge mistake.
Yet. i'm the tempests of these
times, are being produced some oil
the historic love stories. Through
every story of importance must run
its love theme. We demand TINS oil
our books our plays and dramas
our motion pictures, our operas, even
our mystery stories. We've got to
have the love motif or any work OF
art is incomplete. 1t is not strange
that the grandeSt and most tragic
of all dramas, the war drama, should
demand and obtain great love
stories, often times hidden away in
the simplest and most unassuming
human lives and environment.
We know of many such. Here is
local one which demonstrates the
case i'm point. A little high school
girl, barely sixteen, meets ffer-
cadet, he is in his twenties, but they
are like a couple of colts or kittens.
They play together and dance to-
gether for three months. Naturally,
they talk love. Then he is ordered
on and she proceeds with her school
studies and i'm time goes to college.
He transfers from the RAF to the
United States Flying Service and
goes all over the earth, largely in
transport work. Finally, he winds
up in India and Burma flying 1.-The
hump" of the Himalayas. One day
he crashes, as any pilot may. his
co-pilot is killed beside him. He,
himself, is thrown through the front
of the plane and though badly in
iured, escapes with his life. He lies
unconscious for many days IN the
hands of jungle tribesmen.
His face and jaws are smashed,
nearly all his teeth knocked out. lie
doesn't look like human being;
hut after weeks the Americans res
cue him, put him in the hospitai
and take care of him. After that ne
has only one thought and that is to
get home to the American continent
and see that school girl in Califor-
MIA. of course, he breads to the
depths of his being, that she may
want nothing to do with such
"wreck." That phase of the thing
seems to have had no weight with
her at all. She told him that his
disfiguration would not in the slight
est degree affect her regard for him
and it has not. He has gone through
his hospitals, and his plastic sur
gerry, so that nobody could tell that
he had ever been smashed to pieces
She has seen him, remember, only
twice in two years and half, once
for five days, once for 1S precious
hours; but that young, nervous and
| excitable child had never changed
and has not changed now. She no"
wears a modest little engagement
ring. He can never fly again be,
cause of the nervous disabilities tha
remain, and he cares only for ava
ton. He will have to go into th'
construction side of the industry
but whatever they get into, they arr
going into it together and with eye
wide open.
Now, how that simple little stor'
may affect others we cannot say
but for us, it is one of the great
epic and historic rOmanccs of al
times.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

To keep life in your curtains
longer, Better Homes & Gardens
editors suggest shifting them from
one side of the house to another if
the windows are the same size, so
that no set of curtains gets all the
sun. Sunlight, heat, humidity and
dust are the biggest fabric weaken
ers. Turning curtains top to bottom
when possible gives more even ex-
posure to sun, too.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
ERIC JOHNSTON AND
ANNUAL WAGE PLAN

Among many suggested methods OF
approach to job stability now and after
the war is one receiving the attention
of employers and workers alike-the an
nual wage plan. The plan suggests its
own type of security. 1t does away with
the in-andout worker and removes the
fear of periodical idleness that honestly
ambitious workers hold.
Eric Johnston, president CT the United
States Chamber of Commerce, and recog-
nized as one of the country's outstand-
ing authority on jobs and industry is out
spoken in favoring this move. In a re-
cent address he put his belief in pithy,
plain and understandable words, and
whether he draws agreement or opposi-
tion he places the proposition in a forth
right manner. Said he: Il am for Steadier
jobs in America :. because that means
high production, high employment, high
wages All of these we must have if we
are to advance our standards of living to
new highs in the postwar period
And then for the employer direct he
declared: "Steadier jobs are the vital
concern of every business man. There is
no universal plan that will fit every bus
mess. Many plans already are in oper-
alton. Many others are under way. Let
every business man explore the possibil-
tiles of steadier jobs and study means of
regulating employment in their indus
tries"
For the person who has a panacea for
all the ills of unemployment, the cham
Der president has one word, Beware.
He argues that since there is no one cause
for unemployment, there can be no one
remedy, which is logical basis for any
program to start off on and follow, too.
iobess as: seasonal unemployment; seas
onal supply; chronological unemploy-
ment; casual employment; cyclical un-
employment and, lastly the ever unem-
ployables.
The fifth mentioned, cyclical, perhaps
has the most wide-sweeping Importance
in the whole employment problem. 1t
refers to the cycle of booms and depres-
sions-eXigencies that upset the best
grounded plans.
Johnston complains that, generally
speaking, steady employment has not had
enough attention from top management.
He believes that this problem has been
pushed aside for finance, purchasing,
sales and production. He would have
the matter of steady employment assign,
ed to some definite official in firm and
made as specific part of the set-up as
all other departments.
And finally an appeal that the en-
ploye be given full assurance of all-year
work in return for faithfulness and 10y
atty. In this connection he quoted lead
ing manufacturer who already has in
stalled the annual wage plan, in explain
ing the origin of the system. Said this
industrialist management expects lit
tie too much in asking that labor be faith
full and loyal when factory workers know
that they are the first to be separated
from their jobs if business clouds begin
to appear on the horizon"
Here is something that merits the close
study and attention of all industries. In
solving the plan for annual wages, m
dustry will have solved one of its tough
est problems-turnover IN man power.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foiioping edit
Oriais are presented as interesting 0plH-
ions Uoiced by editors elSeuhere. Ihey
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
Bv LLOYD LAPHAM

SACRAMENTO Cal, Dec. 81
. up Governor Earl Warren has
announced he will submit to the
California legislature meeting next
month a plan of compulsory health
insurance financed by payroll tax
on both employers and employees.
The governor said the insurance
plan would cover both contributors
and their families and would pro-
vice for payment Of costs OF medl-
cal and hospital care. He SAID ne
believed that expenses for pur-
chases of drugs and perhaps for
basic dental care also should be IN
Cluded.
The plan probably can be financ-
ed by T. per cent payroll tax
on both employees and employers,
Warren said. although he emphaS-
lied that the rate cannot yet be
estimated exactly.
OUTLINES VIEWS
I am not for state medicine,
Warren said. where doctors are
put on the public payrolls and care
is paid for from governmental
fumes. I don't believe in that syS-
tenn I do want to spread the
cost of medical care by compulsory
contribution of workers and indus
try. both of whom would be ben
eficiarieS.'
He pointed out that there have
been attempts to set up health in
surance plans n California for 80
years. eliminating in the establish
ment of the California physicians
service in 1888, but that they had
rot been completely successful be-
cause they do not cover enough
persons.
The payroll tax, the governor said,
probably would be collected by the
state department of employment,
while the department OF public
health would administer details OF
the plan with advice of council
employers, employees
and physicians.
SCALE OF FEES
He emphasized that the plan
would require setting of scale of
fees for different types of medical
services. However, he declared 1t
would mot change the relationship
Of doctor and patient and would
provide for freedom of choice
he said.
10
that the time has arrived when
we must in orGer to fill our obliga-
tionS have such a system. We have
talked about the matter in Califor-
MIA for years But, we never
have gone very far beyond the
study stage and talk stage although
we have known that adequate medi-
cal care and hospital service is be-
yond the reach of the average citi-
zen.
everybody has said for years
that service is available only to the
wealthy and the INDECENT and there
is considerable truth in the state
ment."
Citing figures of the state Selec-
tive service system as showing a
need for an improved health pro-
g~am, Warren said that of every
1CO California men examined for
induction into the armed services
38 have been rejected on account
of physical or mental deficiencies.
DEFECTIVE PERSONS
In all, he said that 374,000 men
betWeen the ages of 18 and SO have
been found defective. If the figure
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

The only sin against love is going
away and leaving it.'-Popular
Novelist.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

Love goes to love like school boys
from their books;
But love from love to school with
heavy looks. shakespeare.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

Another class of the population
which deserves prOfoundest sym
pathy is young girls who are left
without their normal and natural
companions. In all ordinary circum-
stances they would be looking for
ward to marriage and would be oc-
cupied with their associations, one
with another, with this end i'll view
Now they drift about in pairs or IN
punches with a drOop and sadness
that are apparent to any observing
eve. For these causes, if for no
other. war is one huge mistake.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05

KeIlar Hartman HartIe, well
known retired farmer, died unex-
pectedly after a brief illness, on
September %, at his home along
the Leitersburg pike, aged 81.
Born and reared in the Letters
burg district, he was the son of John
C. and Elizabeth (Dalhamer) Hartle,
and was a member of the Letters
burg Lutheran church and Red Men
Surviving are his wife, Catherine;
son, T/Sgt. Keller H, Jr.; broth
er, Ray K, Washington; and a half
brother, Arthur, Hagerstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
Clinic Schedule For
October Announced

The Washington County Health
Department announces the follow
ing Clinic schedule for October:
VenereaI Diseases: Adults, every
Tuesday and Friday evening at 7
o'clock and Thursday mornings at
10 o'clock; children, every Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Prenatal: Tuesday, October 10,
at 9 a. M, and Tuesday, October "a,
at a. m.
tuberculosis: Wednesday morn
ing, October Is, by appointment.
Ear, Nose and Throat: Saturday,
October IA, by appointment.
Child Hygiene: Tuesday morn
ing, October II, at $50 o'clock.
All clinics, except child hygiene,
will be held at the Health Depart
ment next to the hospitaD. The
child hygiene clinic will be held at
the Western Enterprise Fire Hall,
625 Washington Square.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
FREE JOB CHOICE
FOR VETERANS

All manpower controls have been
removed insofar as veterans of the
present war are concerned, the War
Manpower Commission announces.
Veterans do not need statements of
availability in order to change jobs,
they may be hired by any employer
without referral by the United
States Employment Service, they
may be hired without regard to en-
ployment ceilings and in seeking
employment through the USES they
are entitled at a matter of right to
a referral to any jobs of their choice,
without regard to essentially or pri-
GRITTY status of such jobs.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
DANGER SEASON
FOR FOREST FIRES

Dry weather in late summer and
large amounts of debris left in the
woods as a result of wartime log
ging have increased the forest fire
hazard this year, the United States
Forest Service warns. 1t urges spe-
cial care in smoking, handling camp
fires and in using fire arms in the
woods this fall California, for ex-
ample, has been experiencing one
of its worst forest fire seasons in
history, its fires drawing hundreds
of sailors and soldiers from training
camps to fire lines and interrupting
war production in lumber opera
tons.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05

story concerns the life of a Dutch
Portuguese and his wife who attempt
to carve out small empire for
themselves and their descendants.
Three generations enter into the
story and it ends with the death of
the grandson, who paid the penalty
for the destruction of the venerated
"king-tree" of the natives. Care
fully and thoughtfully conceived.
with psychological and social impli-
cations artistically drawn, the book
is interesting. The subtle conclus-
ion is worth the reading.
The Bells of st. VANS, by Robert
Spencer Carr, is deeply moving
story, or fragment of a story, set in
a small Ukrainian village. The
narrator, an American, is revisiting
the small village in which he had
spent some time building bridges
before the war. AS a representa-
tive of the Red Cross, travelling to
Sweden from across Russia, he stops
for day and night in the little
village, renews old acquaintance
and witnesses the dramatic end of
the Bells of st. VANS. The episode
leaves a warm afterglow and a bet
ter understanding of the stole Rus
sian peasants.
Mr.. G Strings Along, by Robert
Wilder, is boon to lovers of Thorne
Smiths books. Not equal TO Mr..
Smiths best, but certainly on a par
with his good, Robert Wilder has
poured a heady concoction in his
very funny and often bawdy book.
The hilarious adventures of Harvey
L. Grafton of Two Forks, Cold
River, North Carolina, who made
his money manufacturing tin frogs,
furnish the nucleus of the story.
What happens to Mr.. Grafton in
Washington with saboteurs, lovely
ladies, lobbyists and priorities is no
joke to him but a sure fire series
of them for the reader.
Archibald Fleming MacLiesh has
done story of an interpretive
young American boy Cone of ST.
lence is the book. Young Michael
travels around Europe, falls in love
with an American girl whose ply
chic forebodings give her a definite
mental condition, and in an acct
dent breaks his back. During his
recovery, his past filters through his
mind. The book is profound and
scholarly, very alive and warm in
spots, lacking only the poetry to
make it literally sing. Parts are
pleasing, parts are imageries and
parts are all too real. 1t isn't light
reading, but is most certainly worth
reading.
The Library has a fine variety of
books to offer you in this crisp,
open-fre weather. Come in an find
several to take home with you.
There is no limit on borrowing
books, take as many as you can
carry.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05

Mrs. Gertrude N. Gross, widow of
the late Joseph Gross, died at her
home in Boonsboro Sunday, aged IS.
Daughter of the late Thomas and
Jane Champion Tucker, she is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary
P. Brannon, and one son, David
Reese Grams, both of Martinsburg;
two grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05

Ira Stray, Funkstown, died at his
home September 20, aged 81.
Son of the late Edward and Hat
tie Stray, he was born in Craw-
louisville, Indiana, but lived in
Funkstown for the past four years.
He was member of the Baptist
Church and the Moose Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs Lula
Stray, Funkstown; sisters, Mrs. Yer
non Campbell, Mrs. Frances Lew
ellen, Mrs. Daniel Morris, and one
brother, Irwin, all of Charlottesville,
Indiana.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
TURKEYS FOR SALE

Choice quality, live or dressed.
Martins Turkey Farm MARTINS
Hatchery, along Maugansville
Road. Phone 4O87-F-13
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
STOVES AND REPAIRS

Large stock of Repair Parts for
Ranges, Heaters and Furnaces. Oil
Stove Wicks, Stove Pipe. H. C.
Main, 171S E. Franklin St.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05

CLOSED for the weekend. HuS-
band home on furlOugh."-Sign in
an Indianapolis beauty parlor.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
GOOD READING FOR THE WEEK

William E. Woodward's Way Our
People Lived; An Intimate Ameri-
can History is written in a double
form, partly fiction and partly essay.
Periods in American history from
colonial days to 1908, enlivened
with details of houses, furniture,
costumes and implements, furnish
good lively reading. The book
reads like a story and gives an in
innate glimpse of American life
Attention is fixed for the most part
on the middle and lower classes
and has the additional merit of
emphasizing the importance of wo-
men in our way of life. The chap
tiers on the Gold Rush and the Ex-
pansion of Chicago are quite lusty,
while the chapter on the authors
South Carolina hometown is charm
ing and rich in color Errors in
fact appear, but since it is neither
text nor reference, this does not de-
tract from the interest in the book.
And God Was There, by Eben-
ezer Cobb Brink, is largely based
on his experiences in the African
Tunisian campaign. It lacks the
thrilling intensity of some of the
escape and rescue stories, but the
chaplain's story is quiet evidence
that mans personal religion has
wide variety and character, but is
there firmly entrenched in his soul.
One of the most entertaining, far
cical mystery stories of the year IS
Richard Shattuck's Said the Spider
To the Fly. The plot is highly hui
morous, with an engaging hero, &C.
centric relatives and fine set of
complications. Gay and foolish
with conversation handled in
extroversive style, the book
ranks high on the list of escape.
reading.
The Ghost Talks, by Charles Mi
chelson, is an intimate story of the
news behind the news in Washing
ton. Mr.. Nicholson has been the
unofficial "ghost" of the Democratic
party for many years AS publicity
director for the Democratic Nation
al Committee in 1929 he has been
in position to know what is be-
hind the political setup. His book
is the result of his knowledge There
is nothing of the confess all, scan
dalous," or ''now-I-can-reveaP' ma
terial. 1t is a sincere, journalistic
account of American political life,
written as no historian would dare,
jumping from date to date, pool to
dam, with force and clarity. 1t is
the kind of book that will grow in
value with age, since at present it
is too close to the situation for the
public to judge without prejudice.
Louella Parsons book, The Gay
IIliterate, is an autobiography.
Aside from her "basking in the sun"
side of life, she tells, not too freely,
of her methods of assembling and
her gossip columns.
for her friends in the ia
nous "Louellian" manner and talk
ing care of herself in physical or
verbal fisticuffs, Miss Parsons book
is tangy, not too high spiced and
If you don't like her
chatty style, this gay ditty will not
change your mind. However if you
like cheese with your after dinner
coffee, then this will fit into your
mental frame at that time.
The King Tree, by Marie Therese
Colette Boecop-Malye, is one of the
seasons provocative books. It fits
no f1ctional classification, is both
serious and silly, broad and prig-
gish in the same breath-in fact it is
a reviewers headache. The scene
is laid mainly in Sumatra and the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05

ut is neither an important nor
valuable paper Supt. of Mails
j. w. Bambrough, Salt Lake City,
refusing to register love letter TO
CT. abroad.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
DEATHS

Lawrence w. MCGOWAN died at
his home IN Fiddlersburg on Sun
day, aged Al years. He was mem
Der of the. Pentecostal Holiness
Church. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Pearl R. MCGOWAN; sons, Paul,
Lawrence; daughters, Wilma, Vim
dean, at home; Mildred, Letters
burg; stepstons, Odell, U. S. Army;
Bernard, at home; stepdaughter, Luz
ellie; brother, William NJ, Chestnut
Grove; sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Plume,
Security; Mrs. Roy Corder, this city.
Mrs. Annie Brewer Charlton, wild
ow of Charles S. Charlton, died on
Monday at her home in Williams
port, aged 70. She was born and
reared in the Clear Spring district,
but resided in Williamsport for
number of years. She was the
daughter of the Rev. Josiah H. and
Nancy (Roth) Brewer.
Surviving are daughter, Mrs. Jo-
mas Eshelman, Williamsport; son,
Roger, and foster son. Michael Sar-
co, Hagerstown, and two foster
grandchildren.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05

Donald j. Itnyer, Sharpsburg pike,
died at the state sanitarium, Sabil-
lasville, September %, aged 81.
He was employed at Fairchild
Aircraft and was member of the
Shiloh U. B. Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mary F.
Itnyer; son, Donald; mother, Mrs.
Bessie Itnyer; sister, Mrs. Marguer-
lite Hager; brothers, Carl, U, S. Ma
Wy, WILDER, U. S. Army; Hubert,
Salt Lake City; Gerald, Hagerstown;
Vernon, Jack and Paul, at home;
and a niece.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
ROOFING - TIMING

L. H. Miner, Johns anville and
Carey Approved Roofing contrac-
tors; timing and sheet metal work.
Stag roofing, spouting, furnaces,
skylights, metal cornices. Office at
IS Wayside avenue.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-05
::C 4 s HFEED g:
NEW STORE

Cor Locust and Way Side. Groceries
all kinds; Fresh Meats in season,
Fresh Vegetables, Soft Drinks, etc.
Bruce Huntzberry.
Evening star., 1944-05-25
DC. WOMEN
IN UNIFORM

Miss Adams, who will report to
the Yeoman School at Iowa State
Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa,
is a graduate of Columbus Uni
versity school of law and was for
merly employed as a secretary for
the Lincoln National Bank. Her
brother, Pvt. James R. Adams, is
serving with the Army Air Forces
in Ogden, Utah.
Mrs. Rasmussen and Mrs. Yowell
will report to the Navy Medical
Center, Bethesda, Md, for training
in the Hospital Corps. Mrs. Ras-
mussen, who attended Central High
School and Traphagan Art School
in New York, was formerly employed
as a bookkeeper for the Timber
Engineering Co. Her husband, S.
John Rasmussen, machinist's mate,
Evening star., 1944-05-25

first class, is serving with the Navy
overseas.
Mrs. Yowell, a graduate of St
Anthony High School, was employed
by the Acacia Life Insurance Co. as
clerk before enlisting in the
WAVES. Her husband, Russell B
Vowel, is chief petty officer aboard
the Imperial.
GREENvILLE, Pa.-Lt. Madeleine
r. Laboflsh, Army Nurse Corps,
daughter of John Paul Labofish,
1000 Seventeenth street NV, has
been assigned to the station hos
pital here at Camp Reynolds. A
graduate of woodrow Wilson High
School and Gallinger Hospital, 1t.
Laboflsh entered the service in April,
1914.
BALTIMORE-Pvt. Mary Eugenia
Wise, Brentwood, Md, daughter of
the late A. w. Hepburn, former
superintendent of Prince Georges
County police, has been promoted
to private, first class, in the Wom-
ems Army Corps here, where she is
Ia member of the WAC section of
the Service Command Headquarters
Evening star., 1944-05-25

Miss Naomi Blanche Taylor
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H
Taylor, 1912 Sixty-fourth avenue
Cheverly, Md, has enlisted in the
WAVES and will report next Thurs
day to the Naval Training School,
Hunter College, New York City, for
her basic indoctrination.
BRONX. N. Y.-Three Washington
women have completed their basic
training here at the Naval Train
ing School with the rating of sea-
men, second class, in the WAVES
They are Miss Dorothy Regina
Adams, Is, daughter of Mrs. Mary
E Adams, l437 Somerset place NV;
Mrs. Gertrude C. Rasmussen. 81
1853 Belmont street NV, and Mrs
Barbara Sheehy Yowell, 81, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Helen Sheehy, 1743
p street NV.