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Evening star., 1944-07-12
American Party Impressed
BY Tour Of Soviet Interior
~ the Associated Press.

., the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. July IA two-week
hying tour of the vast Russian in
terior beyond the Urals has given a
group Of Americans . first-hand
view OF the Red Army's Central Asia
arsenal and all said they were i'm
pressed by the tremendous energies
mleashed in the Soviet war effort.
The group included Eric Johnston,
president Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce, who is now
en- route back to America: Bland
Calder, first secretary of the United
States Embassy. and four corre-
spondents.
The tour covered more than 5000
miles. The group inspected factories
ana farms and talked with leaders
OF many enterprises. A slogan,
Everything for the 'front.'" was dis
played widely.
Evening star., 1944-07-12
Reed Appeals 10 Army
For Prisoners Of War
To Help Handle Wheai
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, july 12.-Tne
harvest. almost unbelievably boun-
tiful, is rolling In.
Granaries, elevators and mills are
gorged with the wheat. Railroads
already overburdened and weighted
down, roll along with load after load
Of the grain.
And still the wheat piles up, in
bright, golden mounds-by the tracks
and In the fields.
Representative of railroads, mills,
elevators, Government agencies and
the Army met here today with SEN
ator Reed, Republican, OF Kansas
to decide how to solve the problem
Of plenty.
Senator Reed said the chief wor-
ries were: Cd Too few boxcars, 90
too few helpers to get the cars un-
loaded quickly and back into service.
One possible source of labor, he
said, was the Army's 7th Service
Command at Omaha. He has tele-
graphed the command to ask how
many prisoners OF war would be
available to help unload wheat. He
said he had heard there may be as
many as 5000.
I'VE always have regarded the
normal loading capacity at Kansas
City to be approximately 1900 cars
day." Senator Reed continued.
Il am informed only about half that
number actually are being unloaded.
II that's true, we intend to learn
why 1t Is true"
He said that instead of finishing
the wheat movement in go to 90
days, the usual time in q normal
year. 1t may take six months or
longer to handle this years whopper
crop. estimated at 3S2 900, 900 bushels
for the four state area of Kansas.
Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20
DRIB B BLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
European Area
Dear Dribbles:
by

Dear Dribbles:
After leaving where we were be-
fore we left for here, not knowing
we were coming here, we could not
tell if we would arrive here or not.
Nevertheless, we are now here and
not there. The weather here is
Just as it is at this season of the
year, but of course, quite unlike
the weather where we were before
we came here. After leaving by
what we came here by, we had a
good trip. This whole thing is
quite a new experience here, be-
cause it isn't like what it is like
where we We're before we left for
here. 1t is now time to stop this
somewhat newsy letter before
give away too much military in
formation, as the censor is likely
to be a spy.
Yours sincerely,
Earl
Pvt. Earl B. Ely
A. S. N. 32751801
A. p. o. 1877, Postmaster
New York City, New York
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

pected. However, think I have
discovered a few friends also, and
these friends make up for
E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.
Right now, 1 would not trade
places with anyone. Even though
1 am only able to bring a few of
Our Boys and Girls odd moments
of happiness, by trying to keep
them in touch with each other dur
ing this war, it completely satisfies
one like myself who has had very
little.
AS to letters dropping off a bit,
I am glad to report quite the re-
verse. At the moment this goes to
press the backlog of letters will ex-
tend over three-week period, with
additional mail coming in most
every day. So please don't feel
that your own letter was delayed
in any way.
Dribbles hopes that you will find
the opportunity to drop your col
umn a line from time to time and
give all your friends the interest
ing particulars of your Army life.
We all like to know how the local
Boys and Girls are making out.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

Mrs. Howard c. Deakyne, Sr., work
ed as a clerk in civilian life. He
began his Air Forces career in
1941, taking his primary flight
training at Sikeston, Missouri in
September of that year. He grad
uated from Kelly Field, Texas, in
February 1912, a second lieutenant
and pilot.
After serving as flight instruc-
tor at Perrin Field, Texas, and
Kelly Field, Captain Deakyne was
called to Ranloph Fields 'War Col
lege of the Air" in April, 1943. to
assist in a vast teachers program
of supplying top notch instructors
for schools in the A.A.A. Training
Command.
At Randolph Field, Captain Dea-
kyne trains pilots to become basic
flight instructors. Many of his
former students to-day are passing
on their flying lore to cadets in
basic Army flying schols through
out the nation. Captain Howard
C. Deakyne, Jr., is now living at
No. 1886 Almos Drive, San An
tonic, Texas. His station address
can be found by referring to the
Change of Address column of this
present issue of Dribbles.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

to stifie expression of opinion. That
is the very last intention of Drib-
bles. AS so often written in this
very column, 1 welcome any COM
ments that may be made. At the
same time, 1 do reserve the right
to express my own. And just as
long as l attempt to edit this col
umn, that will remain the policy.
Everyone who wants to cut loose
and express themselves can do so.
The only time I would make any
changes would be as to information
that should not be published be-
cause it might be of assistance to
our enemies. And this is not car
rying out a personal thought in
any way. Our national interests in
time of war certainly should be
placed ahead of anything else as
number one objective. No one
would object to my taking this
privilege of self-imposed censor, I
am sure.
Soldier, I appreciate your per-
sonal opinion, as you have express
ed it, in regard to the late Harvey
Gardner. Frankly, do not agree
with the point you made about not
listing his name on the Legion
Honor Roll. However, that does
not indicate that you do not have
the same right to express yourself
freely in this column. The same
would be true of any of Dribbles
readers. Regardless of certain ex-
isting views to the contrary, this
is true-so very true. In this in
stance, 1 think it only fair to fol-
low your example, and drop the
subject right here. You know, I
am perfectly capable of getting
really wrought up also-so that
makes two of a kind in that re-
spect.
think you should be quite proud
of the fact that you were selected
to act as Instructor to Aerial Gun
merry Students down at Kingman
Army Air Field. This is respon-
sible assignment and speaks well of
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

your personal qualifications. The
u. S. Army did good job, both
for you and themselves, when they
picked out the line of work for you
that appealed to your interest.
ANY man can do much better job
if he has his heart in his work.
Here's wishing that you have the
same good fortune throughout
your service career.
1t is pleasing to note that you do
gain some diversion from reading
Dribbles. You no doubt realize
that the editor has never claimed
any orchids for the personal effort
expended in this direction. In the
first place, the time / have at my
disposal is rather limited. Unfor-
tunately, 1 have been working on a
six-day week shift, with a number
of nights thrown in for good mea-
sure. This only leaves me Sunday
to do my bit for my friends in the
Service. This, coupled with my
limited ability, makes the going
rather tough.
In the beginning, 1 was promised
plenty of help from certain connec-
tions, but this never materialized.
No doubt, those who promised this
assistance were busy also. The re-
suit was. was left holding the bag
as it were. Strangely, in this kind
of work, one has a hundred critics
for every helper-this is to be ex-
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

Word has bene received from
Randolph Field, Texas that How
ard %. Deakyne, formerly of Smyr-
ma, has been promoted from first
lieutenant to captain in the Army
IAir Forces.
Captain Deakyne, son of Mr.. and
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20
Camden, New Jersey
Dear Dribbles,

Dear Dribbles:
offer you my sincere thanks in
stating your opinion publicly con-
cerning my son, Harvey Gardner,
Jr.
When I wrote, had no intention
of starting a controversy. 1t is of
small concern to me if Harv's name
is included on the Honor Roll or
not. My humble opinion was that
it belongs there. However, who am
1 to judge?
To date, have received a Gold
Medal of Honor, Certificate of
Honor, a campaign bar with a sill
yer star. The bar denotes Har-
vey's ship was in direct action, and
the star signifies the ship was
sunk.
Letters from the Government tell
me 1 will receive five or six more
bars, if and when Harvey is official
ly declared dead.
I write this to let you know the
Navy Department considers the u.
S. Merchant Marine of some SER
vice to them.
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

Glad to hear from you Sergeant.
Your 2 cents worth is always well
come whenever you have time to
write in and express it. That is
what this column is for. Someone
brought up the subject last week
as to the possibility of my trying
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20
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Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

derhead. lhe open Pralrle; the calm blue
days; the wildness of the plains" of the
Wyoming ranch where her stories are set,
are pretty hard to resist. These two novels,
illustrated by John Steuart Curry, will
soon reach several hundred thousand new
readers as dividend" book of the Book
of-the-Month Club.
"My Friend Flicka" and "Thunderhead
form one continuous story. Essentially, it
might be called love story. 1t is not
story of family love, although Miss OHara
has portrayed beautifully the warm and
purposeful life shared by Rob and Nell
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

L say, FATHER IL WOulu
seem that, unless Dribbles has mis-
construed the news giving portion
of your V-Mail letter soldier, that
the thought you wished to convey
was somewhat to the point, that in
stead of now being where you were
before you left here, you are now
stationed over there. Your minute
description of the new part of the
world in which you are now sta
toned was certainly complete in
every detail.
AS Dribbles reads your letter
over, before offering it for public
consumption, he could vividly pic
ture your new surroundings. 1t
would seem, that over where you
now are, the country life is quite a
bit different from what it was in
that portion of this new world be-
fore you shipped out. Even the
swine and numerous stock animals
are cared for a bit differently. And
the community life in your station
area-how changed it must be
from what you formerly were ac-
customed. Then again, transporta-
tion conditions are strange to you.
Last, but not least by any means,
comes to food - the manner in
which it is cooked, how it is dealt
out. and the odd way they have of
serving breakfast.
No doubt you must feel that
your life ha sundergone a complete
change us hope for the better.
Had you remained where you were
before you started for over there,
think of the many strange and ex-
citing experiences you would have
missed. Now that you are there,
those of us who have remained
here will certainly expect you to
keep us we'll informed of what goes
on there. Course, we too realize
the difficulty you face in sending
through information that might be
considered of a military nature.
The best way we know to avoid
suspicion would be to confine your
writing to a review of grand opera
the latest method of learning to
play sancho, or how to induce 9
Guernsey cow to give milk The
first two are not at all impossible
but according to modern science
the third has never been accom-
plished No matter how much you
attempt to bribe or coax a Guern-
sey COW to give milk, you will al.
ways find yourself stumped. The
only thing then left to do would be
take it. Assuming that you like
milk.
Earl, here's wishing you the very
best of everything in your venture
overthere, with the assurance that
we over here will always be most
interested in your future. Coco
going soldier, and more of the same
to follow after.
Word has bene received from
Randolph Field, Texas that How
ard %. Deakyne, formerly of Smyr-
ma. has been promoted from first
lieutenant to captain in the Army
Air Forces.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20
The Desert
Dear Dribbles.

Dear Dribbles:
Time for me to write you again,
and get in my 2 cents worth about
my friend Harvey Gardner. He al
ways sat either in back, or in front
of me in school, and I think knew
him fairly well.
read the anonymous letter from
the weaker sex," and can almost
guess who wrote it. I do agree
with her, that the Merchant Ma
rines are doing marvellous work,
and they are helping the Allied
countries immensely. So I do
agree that Harvey's name deserves
a place on the Honor Roll on Mar
ket Street. But, I know the Le-
gion quite well, and well enough to
say that if it was possible, Har-
vey's name would be entered. So I
say we can't argue one way or the
other. Certainly the Legion knows
what it's principles are, and the
rules governing the ones who
should be listed on the Honor Roll.
1 am very sorry for Harvey and
Mrs. Jones that his name cannot be
put there with his two brothers. 1
don't believe person can be draft
ed into the Merchant Marine, so it
is not considered part of the
Armed Forces, and cannot be listed
as such. I'd better drop the SUBJ
ject there, before I get really
wrought up. It's very lengthy
subject.
In case anyone who doeshn't
know is interested, you can tell
them I am now acting as Instruct
or to Aerial Gunnery Students. I
went through the school in Octo-
ber and November, then Central
Instructors School in Florida. Then
1 was lucky, and spent 6 glorious
days at home-short but more
than some of the fellows got.
Now, I'm back at Desert Heaven
(UghD and taught the Lower Ball
Turret for 2 months, then got a
transfer to teach Malfunctions on
cal. so machine guns. 1t is very
interesting work. like it a lot.
I enjoy reading your column a
lot, but I guess most of the boys
are busy cause the letters are
dropping off little. But, it's still
first rate.
Gotta close now-guess I've said
enough anyway, so "Adios" til next
time.
AS ever,
Clarence
Sgt. Clarence E. Garis
A. S. N. 324S787O
328th F.G.T.G.-Hq. & Hq. Sgd.
Kingman Army Air Field
Kingman, Arizona
Glad to hear from you Sergeant
Your 2 cents worth is always well
come whenever you have time tc
write in and express it. That is
what this column is for. Someone
brought up the subject last week
as to the possibility of my trying
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

act as open windows to both our
hearts and our souls. However, we
must always remember that other
opinions may exist. Throughout
your entire life you will find your
self different from others in many
respects. This difference should
never alarm you because Dribbles
has the feeling that you will often
say to yourself-'Thank God, am
what I am" 1t is not egotism
that makes one hold views such as
this. Let us call it clear thinking
the happy faculty of being able
to judge the other fellows prob
lems-the wish to live, and as
strong a wish that others might
live also. Whomever shall think
along these lones, will be sure to
find that others do not agree with
them-a difference which should be
most pleasing, without forgetting
for a single instant that here in
America everyone is entitled to
their own opinions.
To answer your question "do we
select certain ones of our dead
heroes to honor?" All Dribbles
can answer is that if public opinion
is strong enough, this will never
happen again. Part of Americas
greatness was built on the fact
that we recognized the mistakes of
the old world. Based on this
knowledge, our forefathers determ-
med that the United States would
be different. We, as nation, were
willing to profit by the faults we
knew existed in other Govern
ments. Let us hope that this same
thought is still alive in the hearts
of our people. If, in times past,
they burned people as witches to
free community from their cures,
it is no reason why we should con-
tinue such practices. All of us
must certainly agree that such
overt acts were wrong.
Well, sailor, it's about time we
were both showing off. We've had
our little visit, and a good breeze
is blowing off shore. So here's
wishing the skipper of the smart
little craft the best of sailing
weather, with clear skys and star
ry nights to aid in navigation. May
you ever carry a cargo of happy
thoughts wherever you go.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

Random items from John Gunther's
"D-Day": General Montgomery gave the
author letter for Wendell Willkie, and
made record by misspelling both Wilkes
first and last names. f. The best-selling
book in Hungary, believe it or not, is John
Steinbeck's "The Moon Is Down" j.. In
the deep Malta tunnels, where so many of
the citizens have spent good part of their
lives the last two years, Gunther ran into
Well" said Lord Mountbatten to the corra-
1, "a ;,,es1e M,1t,
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

two sons Ken and Howard This the love story of boy and horse
boy and horse but particularly boy capable
an enduring love- and his own, his very own, colt
Miss OFiara has the tee gift Perhaps this why the
motion picture version of y Friend Fcka of the
successful films of its kind and "Thundehead" promises be
worthy successor in its Forthcoming screen version.
Mary Oara the daughter of Episcopal clergyman, born
Brooklyn Heights Her first love violin
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20

IN london and IN Italy. Later, she inter-
rupted a successful writing career in Hol-
lywood, to run dairy-ranch singlehanded.
She now lives on a ranch in Wyoming.
When the world famous singer, Marian
Anderson, was child, she once sang be-
fore well-to-do fraternal group, and
asked for, and got, $40 fee, instead of
the customary IS. Afterwards, the chair
man of the committee said to her mother,
to make money out of singing. l wouldn
she made $50 a concert" "Of course" he,
he was crazy."-From Thirteen Agains,
En,hree
Smyrna times., 1944-04-20
| READING & WRITING
BY 6zMu Sawu AND RMmM5Eu
by Mat
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4VAost Americans have nostalgia for the frontier for
elbow and Perhaps that's for the
popularity of Mary Oaras novels My Friend Ficka and "Thun
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-14
johnson, Edmunds
Win Net Tits

Sunday en- the Mexicali Tennis
Club courts. Johnson and Elmunds
defeated Cruz and Efren Romero
in the finals of the International
Valley Handicap Doubles. The CAL
exico boys won two out of three
sets: 6-3; 4-6 and 6-2. The games
we're even closer than the score
indicates. Because CT the handicap
almost every game went to deuce.
It was anybody's match up to
the final point, and while the
Romero boys fought hard and play
ed good tennis, the steadiness and
shot-making ability of Johnson
and Edmunds finally won cut. In
an exceptionally good presentation
speech, Dorsey WhitelaW gave the
winners and runner-up their tro-
phies; large silver loving cups to
the champions. and bronze statutes
of tennis players for the Romero's.
Tom Finney refereed and Sunny
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-14
M A r K ETS
~. Y STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb. i CUP -A A few
rejected issues registered net change,
feyond point in an otherwise duh ant
narrowly irregular stock market session
Monday.
Volume dropped Off sharply when
traders returned to their places today
after the iwo-day shutdown Of the mar
ket Railroad issues were relatively the
most active as a group and few special
stocks had a fair sized turnover
However, interest was lacking in the
main list. Steel shares were dun and
they failed to develop definite trend.
Motors were firm with General Motors at
q new high for the year and Hudson ac-
i've. Atlantic Coast Line made a new
Jia1 high and Santa Fe equaled its top IN
a mixed rail group where Union Faclilc
tnst a point Phelps Dodge made new
1874 low in a mixed copper section
New highs for the year were made by
Braniff AirzxayS Engineers Public Service
preferreds. Bridgeport Brass Kansas City
Southern preferred. Masonic. Thatcher
and L. 6. Leather A. New lows Tor 1914
were made by Columbian Carbon. Ameri-
can Distllling stamped, Montgomery
Ward. and Scrvcl General Electric.
Packard and Nash-Kelvinator equaled
their lows.
Park a. ilford gained more than point
and Bethlehem Steel preferred was Up l.
II. /. Green lost more than a point TO
its 1914 low southern Pacific featured
the list in turnover
Preliminary closing Dow-Iones averages:
Industrial 135 80. of Ou2 rail 3T.5a. up
0oa. utility - 65 up 0.u2 and 65 stocks
-. ~. up 0.U3.
Final stock sales were 54S. 30 shares
compared with S44. 700 last Friday Curb
turnover tolalcd 1SO.S15 shares against
l36 500 last Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-14
HUSKIES SEE SEASONS
VICTORY IN GRASP

SEATTLE, Feb. IA. CUP)-The
Pacific Coast Conference northern
division basketball crown was prac-
tically within the grasp of the Uni
versity Of Washington Huskies Mon
day, after they had won their tenth
conference game by defeating the
Washington State College Cougars,
6l-4l, Saturday night.
The victory put Washington five
games ahead Of Oregon and six
ahead Of Idaho, with six to play,
while the Cougars dropped into the
cellar behind oregon State.
1t was the last game OF the sea-
son for Washington navy and ma
rine regulars, who will be unable
TO continue because Of new navy
regulations. Perry Nelson led the
scoring with l8 points.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-14
Connie Rules
0Idsters Out

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ID. 'UP)--
Connie Mack, 8l-year-old manager
of the Philadelphia Athletics, op-
Grating on the theory that they
don't come back" said Monday that
there's no place in his ball park for
the 'oldSterS.'
I'VE don't need them or want
them,' he said, and l doubt If
any of them want to come back.
I'd rather work with IA or 15-yeaf-'
old boys"
Mack argued that once a man
gets by 35 or 40, he can't come
back, especially if he has been out
of the game for a few years. There
may be exceptions, he said-but
not enough to do baseball any
good
Don't worry about the game this
year." he said, and don't worry
about the brand of ball. The teams
will be as good as they were last
year and the competition will be
pretty even"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-14
SPORTS PARADE

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-tUP)-
To absorb some of the shock that
will result from his financial plunge
into professional sports, we here
with introduce Ted McElroy, the
magnificent screwball' to all con-
cerned with warnings to be sur
prised at nothing he may do or
say.
In few short weeks, .McElroy
and another millionaire pal, will
crash into the sports picture-or
at least try to in a fashion that
will command sports headlines
throughout the nation. Just how
and where we cannot disclose
now because of a pledge OF secrecy.
This incredible individual from
Boston is head of "McElroys magic