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Evening star., 1944-05-28

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22
BRIG. GEN. Don r. PRATT
KILLED IN GLIDER CRASH

with the L. 5. Ninth Troop Carrier
Command June eli DcIavcd) -
tAPl- Brig. Gen. Don +. Pratt. "a
commander Of borne troops. was
Killed IN France on D-Dav whcu ri.
glId"r-unc OF the first dowr-nradc
a cra-h-idudIng. pilots returning to
tins base reported
LInncuS, Mo. June 2l.-lAP) ..
Brig. Gen. Don. +. Pratt, Il. wa,
kliicd IN action on June Is. the day
Allied forces invaded France. his pa
rents. Judge and Mrs. y. l.. Pratt.
were notified today.
His widow and brother. It, Col
Fabian l.. Pratt. live IN San Fran
"I>C0.
General Pra,, was born at Brook
Held. only tow miles from tho
birthplace OF Gen. John j. rCrshiur
He attended the Universities q! Min
n"sota and Wisconsin, And he en-
tered the Army Aug. .. 1917.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22
NOTICE.

! have this day qualified before
the Clerk Of the Superior Court of
Vance County. North Carolina a.
Administrative of the estate of nv
mother the late Mollic Brown. and
'nI~ is 10 notify all persons holding
claims agauus, said estate to present
thC same 10 tho undersigned ON or
before tho 2Oth day Of May. 1915.
or this notice viii be pleaded in bar
OF any recovery. Persons indebted
Z" sad estate arc requested 90 make
prompt settlement.
This the 10Th day Of May. 1914.
HELEN WILLIAMS.
Administrators of the Estate Of
MOllie Brown.
J. i. q J. H. LOilIcoffer,
attorneys.
5-l-s. l5-.1-2j
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22
NOTICE.
In The Superior Court.
North Carolina:
NanC" County:
fioFd Eugene Goodman. Plaintiff.
vs..
Margaret Brown Goodman. DcTcu-
dant.
NOTICE.

The defendant. Margaret Brown
Goodman. will take notice:
That dn action entitled as above
mas been commenced IN the Superior
Court Of Vance County. North Car
oIina. 90 secure 4 divorce absolute
on Tho grounds Of twu years yCDara-
ton. And the said defendant win
further take notice that she is re-
uuircd 70 appear a' 'hc Offcc Of tho
Clerk Of Superior Cour, Of said
County. at the courthouse i'm Hen
dcrs"n. y. &. on the 10th dav Of
July. loii. and answer or dcmu~ 'e
The complaint in said action or 'nr
plaintiff will apply 20 'hc court for
the relief demanded in said COM
plant.
This 9Th day Of June. 1851.
+. O. FNLKNER.
c. 5. {. Vance County.
Arthur A. Bum.
p!a:...!!. A't5rney.
5-l5-22-2j
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

Scientists calculate the dates o!
many OF the worlds prehistoric oc.
currcnccS by studying the fossils OF
each era.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

GROCERIES, FRESH MEATS AVN
vegetables. Everything Tor VIM,
table. We deliver and save yIn
gas and time. Phone i3g. Alyy,vs
ready 10 serve you. iicrUcrys VII
low Front. -,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

TIRE IIEADQuAHTERS--WE HAVE
the latest official information rc-
gardlng tire inspection and arpl,-
cstlou Tor new tires and tube. Ic,
us hc!T YOU with yours. Henderson
NulCdN!AinC Go. gg-tl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

tI.ECrRlG F't@,Iu CcNvrDrr
c:S >9.95 10 Sl&95. We a,s, '.''
~ "a. :cncc accessories. Weston,
Auto Associate Store. %.r.Sya.t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

|hiCkS - SPECIAL RrDI.Cr,,'
prices for juno delivery on H'' ',D
red Rocks, Reds. Bun. ..'",, .'
On ENS and two week, old Roc
o'a'r quick. BIcarus Ua,run",,.
Petersburg. va. y. .1..y'I, ,....
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

WANT ADS
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HENDERSON BUSINESS COT,
'sr' September ;. Gc, ,r., N'L-
ness training NOW ,, .,'. ""''-
war competition WILL un, ,',',, post
training too little ana 10" ," ,S.TT ,S.UT
LET'S TALK OVER your VIZ
winters supply OF coal no,,' N ~
nave the Coal-Stukcr, We "G
NW', New River Egg. Vcs.," "SnSI pS
ASH and high grade sp..n,. u "Ea
f"lNher Y Son, phone 260. l7.I
FOR SALE -- NICE PRE- w..
o'oy carriage Cal. &ao-W aSS,, "'t
CHICKS - SPECIAL. Frn-.c,.,,
prices for juno delivery "r I'D Ed
red Rocks, Reds. Bum. . ''"'-
CnvNS and Two week, .rG 10y
Order quick. Bgrauu's U....o,n'.,,'
Petersburg. va. o.',.t..
MEcrRlG Fr@,yu coyTro,r
c:S $993 10 Sl&95. We ais. ,,r-
~ al. .cncc accessories, W,..o',.
.N",o Associate Store. &.c.a.#,
GROCERIES. FRESH MEATS A~r,
vegetables. Everything Tor yI",
table. We deliver and save y|', @
gas and time plpup 400 a ~
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

LET'S TALK OVER YOUR ypy.r
winter supply OF coal noa' u ~
nave the Coal-S,okcr, W. VIC
NW'' New River Egg. Vcs., 'St,Si wSi
ASH ana high grade sp,n, u "Sa
fdINner N Son, phone 2f1 T. T. y; =;
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22
CHICKS

FOR SALE -- NICE PRE- ~,
odpN carriage. Call &3U-W -, ',. VIA
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22
WANT ADS
Get Results

HENDERSON BUSINESS 60
i'sr. September ;. Gc, lin, ~
ness framing NOW 81, ,r', '"'.-
wa. competition WILL no, ,"S Post
framing too little ana ,o" " lS..,; lI.OE
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-22

WANTED - CLEAN. SOFT RAGS
, IL Gents pound at Dispatch Ot.
tCc.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Masons Receive
High honors

Confer1'ing of the third degree
of Masonry upon Malcolm MacCrda
and presentation of the 50-year
membership pin TO l. w. McGreW
made Mondays meeting of FL
Centre lodge No. 384, F.. and A. M
an unusual one.
Past masters of the lodge oc-
cupied the chairs during the de-
gree work, and upon its completion
Judge Elmer w. Heald, master OF
the lodge. for Mrs. Macurda, pre-
sented Macurda with a Masonic
ring. and for the employees of the
telephone company, a Masonic pin
Charles H. knights, secretary OF
the lodge and inspector for the
iOSth Masonic district. presented
McGrew with his pin, McGrew hav-
ing become a Mason when he lived
in Durango, Colorado.
r. E. Couch, who received his
5O-year pin four years ago, was
introduced as were a number ol
visiting members, men in the navy
and marine corps now stationed
in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Valley Housing Shortage
Hampers Valley Harvest

ect near Indio to Imperial county
rapidly is taking shape. This prof.
ect would care for up to 1000 work.
erS, according to the number of
buildings purchased and moved
here.
CarloadingS out of the county
went over the 5000 mark Tuesday
Brawley hit the thousand mark
Saturday and El Centro's loadings
was nearly $500 Tuesday.
According to Garrigues' report
60J workers were hoeing carrots.
This is 80 per cent complete, while
the harvesting of carrots which
employs 900, but which will have
a peak labor requirement of $500,
is only three per cent complete.
Picking winter tomatoes has start
ed, while pea picking is nearly SO
per cent complete using 1000 labor
ers. Pea picking was delayed due
to the frost. Hoeing of sugar beets
and covering cantaloupes are near
ly completed and workers are be-
ing absorbed into lettuce and car
rot harvesting.
Nine cars of mixed vegetables,
eight cars of carrots, four of cab
bage, two of grapefruit and one of
chicory left the valley Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
New Air Blows
Strike Japs

(Cortin led from page II
destroyed Co enemy planes, a COM
munique announced Tuesday.
Only 13 Allied planes were lost
in three attacks Sunday on the
Wewak airdrome, main center for
enemy air power in New Guinea
and on Rabaul Japan's much-bat-
tered Little Pearl Harbor" on the
northern tip of New Britain Island.
JAP LOSSES MOUNT
A navy spokesman at Guadalcanal
said that japanese air losses in
the south Pcific from Dec. %, 1943,
to Jan. 20, totalled 349 as COM
pared with 10 Allied planes lost,
nearly a 5 to / ratio of superiority
Heavy bombers and their fighte4
escort raided Wewak, dumped los
tons of bombs on the airdrome and
shot down 33 enemy fighters and
probably II others in the first rain
on that area since Jan. 19 when
1873 tons of bombs we're dropped on
the Boram airfield.
Five American planes were lost
in the attack.
Over Rabaul, medium bombers
and fighters ran into 10 enemy in
terceptors as the Japanese vainly
tried to prevent the heaviest at
tack in the past week on that
base.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
u. 5. Grand Jury
Endicts Briggs

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. CUP)-
A federal grand jury investigating
the letter published in book "One
Man - Wendell Willkie' Tuesday
returned indie TIM ent sagainst
George N. Briggs, suspended as
sistant in Secretary Ickes office.
The book was authored by c.
Nelson Sparks of Akron, Ohio The
letter. purported to have been writ
ten by Harry L. Hopkins to a
Texas college president, was a
boost fer Willkie for the 1914 Re-
publican nomination. Hopkins de-
clared it a forgery and the jury so
found. Ickes also was cleared OF
any part in the matter.
Total penalties under the indict-
ments, which included IL counts,
are SO years imprisonment and
$4,000 fine. The first indictment
carries a one-to-l0 years prison
penalty, the second a one-to-three
years prison penalty and each
court in the third indictment up
to five years imprisonment and
$1,000 fine.
Briggs was not in the room when
the indictments were present, U. s..
district attorney Edward M. Cur
ran was in the courtroom brt took
no part in the proceedings.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Court Assesses
Drunk Fines

Vern Rose, 80, lettuce packer and
Jessie Bryant, "a, lettuce trimmer,
both giving their address as the
Ell Centro Hotel were fined $35 or
l7ls days in jail in Judge Lee
Nuffers police court Tuesday
morning. Rose paid his fine after
pleading guilty to charges OF be-
ing drunk and disturbing the
peace. The woman pleaded guilty
to disturbing the peace and is serV-
ing her sentence pending the fine
being paid. In police court Rose
claimed she is his wife, but she
denied it. They were picked up
duraing a quarrel at the Victory
Cafe Monday evening.
G. L. Gleason, IA, laborer, was
found guilty of being intoxicated
and he paid a $40 fine. w. c.
Nichols, Al, turkey killer, is serv-
ing a five-day sentence on a SINH
lar charge. Neither claimed any
permanent or temporary address in
the city.
Lena Coyle, who was picked up
Sunday evening for being drunk
and disturbing the peace and who
gave the officers chase in the
nude, was fined S25. She is sery-
ing out the sentence of 1212 days
in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Bond Drive Aids
Urge Small
Buyers to Act

Plans to reach small bond pur-
chaSers and to spur sales of e
Series War Bonds were being made
this week by County War Finance
committee chairman Herb Fawcett
and El Centre campaign chairman
John MeNeeSe of Ell Centre.
With a quota of S1950,000 in
individual purchases to be reached,
Imprial county may all down on
the job unless every community
organizes for a personal solicitation
of every citizen" Fewcett said.
Large purchasers are being con-
tacted to speed reaching their
quota of s1.GG0,000, according to
Arno Yaeckel. city war finance
chairman for El Centre.
Members of the six rail unions
in Imperial county who will share
in the estimated S205.0000o0 in
back pay recently won by the
workers will be asked to put this
money into war bond purchases,
FL Centre drive chairman John
McNeeSe announced Tuesday. The
retroactive awards to the rail en-
ployeS would boost the county's in
dividual purchases considerably, he
said, and he will appoint brother
hood member to head up this con-
tact-drive among the local work.
erS.
Additional impetus to the indi-
vidual purchase stimulus has been
promised by the United Artists
theater, manager Bob Smith an
nouHced Tuesday. The United
Artists will have a War Bond pre-
miere February l at $3.50. Admis-
sion will be by bond purchases
only. Tickets are now at the banks
and the theater and a bond will
get a ticket, he said. The show
scheduled for the premiere is Gin
ger Rogers in Tender Comrades. "
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Group Studies
Draft Easinq

Continued from page u
hearings could be concluded in the
very near future, perhaps even
before congress completes action
on the mastering out pay bill House
senate conferees agreed on a pay
bill Monday and it will be present.
ed to the house for concurrence to :
morrow.
The measure provides Sl00 for
less than 60 days domestic service,
5000 for 80 or more days domestic
service and $500 for all who serve
overseas. The benefits apply to all
personnel up to the rank of army
captain or the equivalent in other
/ branches of the armed forces.
RAPS SET-UP
One member of the military af-
fairs committee said the entire
student training program "stinks
to heaven"
These students generally are
fine, e-bodied, young men who
are just the type needed for COM
bat duty he said. I'VE found that
in some cases there are four diff
ferent army programs teaching
these boys foreign languages and
tying them up where they are do
ing no good.
Just why should we be drafting
pre-war fathers and leaving these
boys in school is beyond me-"
Representative Charles H. Elstou,
(RO, Ohio. said he felt personally
that all but medicine, dentistry and
possibly few other technical
classes could be abolished.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Leaders Speed
Macarthur Boom

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25. tUP)-
Plans TO draft Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur for the presidency will con-
tinue in California despite the Re-
publican coalition plan sponsored
by Gov. Earl Warren, Allen Wor-
cester, chairman of the draft Mac
Arthur for president committee
said Tuesday.
1--WE already have selected more
than half of the delegates for the
May election" Worcester said, land
the coalition plan sponsored by
Gov Warren does not have any
effect whatsoever upon our cam
paign."
Worcester said the Los Angeles
group had bec:> greatly encouraged
by the interest shown in the or
ganization, and he did not believe
the coalition plan would interfere
in any way with the movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Motorists Rush
For Licenses

Collections of 1914 motor vehicle
license fees entered the last
phases Tuesday when the total
collections to date reached s6l 285
or $4,000 ahead of the total a
year ago.
when motorists apply for their
license plates" said Captain M. P.
Hebblethwaite, they must bring
the cash with them. We cannot
accept checks They also must
bring their white slips. In cases of
change of legal ownership of a
vehicle or in case Of lost license
plate, it is necessary to bring the
pink slip. In case one license plate
is lost, it is necessary to bring the
other one to the office
He suggested that it will save
time if anyone in doubt about regis
tration will take all records with
them when applying for 1914
license plates.
The crowds at the California
Highway patrol office in Ell Ccntro
are beginning TO be larger as the
annual renewal period nearS its
end. IT is necessary TO wait some
now before the staff can get to the
applicants. The deadline is Febru-
ary 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Yankees Tighten
Line to Rome

Continued from page II
French units on each side scored
slight gains.
Racing against the Allied drive
eastward from the Nettuno beach
head, the Germans were pulling
back from the Garigliano front in
the strength of several battle
groups to defend Rome against the
wedging of its southern defenses.
The draining of Marshal Albert
Kesselring's units from the SOUTH
ern front. together with the broad
side of Allied counterattacks, broke
the backbone Of the wide offensive
N the Garigliano-Casino sectors.
United States and British veter
ans spearheading the fanout from
The Nettuno foothold were driving
rapidly against the network of
communications stretching south
eastward from Rome. The Appian
Way, roughly paralleled by the
coastal railroad, was the first OBJ
jective. Beyond it lay the Via Cast
Tina, second of the trunk highways
linking the German defenders of
Rome and the Garigliano front.
Although the Allied beachhead
still had not been delineatei specif-
ically, it was believed to extend far
north of captured Nettuno and
neighboring AnZio, and certainly
miles below those points.
Despite the arrival of German
reinforcements on the Rome front
the invaders have not yet encoun-
tered formidable" opposition, an
Allied headquarters communique
reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Indiana Senator
Dies Suddenly

Continued from page II
urged that the government with
draw from competition with private
business and advocated during pre-
Pearl Harbor days a balanced bud
get.
His major break with the presi-
dent and liberal elements of the
party came on the supreme court
issue. Van Nuys' standing as a
lawyer made him key figure in
the fight against revamping the
supreme court. With defeat of the
presidents proposal, Van Nuys
found himself marked TO be
'purged" in the 1888 elections
Floyd J. Mattice, counsel for the
liquor investigating committee and
a close friend of the senator, said
that Van Nuys was found dead in
bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Lawmakers Await
Special Session

SACRAMENTO, Jan. % fUP) -
Gov. Earl Warren Tuesday was
completing preparations for pre-
Sentation of his prison reform
plans to the legislature Thursday
as the lawmakers began gathering
here for the special session.
The only preseason meeting of a
legislative group expected as a
meeting scheduled Wednesday by
the assembly governmental ef-
ficiency and economy committee, to
study Warrens plans for centarliza-
ton of state prison administration
and law enforcement in new de-
partments of corrections and
justice.
The governor was planning to ex-
plain his program 10 joint meet
ing of the senate and assembly soon
after the session gets under way.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
Regional { Of c
Meet Slated

Imperial Valley cities will be
represented at this years first
southern council of the California
State Chamber of Commerce in Los
Angeles at GAS a. m. Thursday.
Committee sessions will begin in
the Ambassador hotel in the morn
ing and a luncheon will be held
there at noon. Reports and recon-
mendations will be the order OF
business at The luz. keen.
There is great neeo Cor develop
ing a sound plan Of action to be
followed in solution of problems
relating to agriculture, industry
transportation and highways, ma
tural resources, and taxation" said
Hal G.. Hotchkiss of San Diego,
regional vice president of the
chamber. Projects of the region
and the state will come up Tor
discussion. Leaders of all areas in
the 10 southern counties will attend
the meeting with plans and sug-
geStionS."
Among the leaders in business
and agriculture who are invited to
attend from Imperial county are
George w. CutShaw. Supervisor B.
M. Graham. J. E. Harshman, and
Ralph w. Stilgenbaur, all of Braw-
ley. The CaleXico representative
will be Supervisor I. Schlatter.
From FL Centro the group includes
B. A. Harrigan, Leo Hetzel, Super
visor Hugh T. Osborne, and Jasper
Trayers. c. F. Kamm, E. E. Lott,
and Supervisor Dave Vencill were
in the Holtville group. The I'M
perial group includes Supervisor A.
Y. Preble, and Sam Robinson.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
TOASTMASTERS DEBATE
CENTRAL VALLEY &C

With the negative side declared
the victor in the debate on Re
solved that Imperial Valley should
have one central chamber of COM
n1erce," Toastmasters varied their
program Monday night, the debate
replacing the usual evening OF
speeches.
Everett Shaw was toastmaster OF
the evening. Foster Mcclure vice.
president. presided in the absence
of the president, c. A. Irving.
Speaking for the affirmative were
Red Mitchell, Frank Rood, Foster
Mcclure, and for the negative, Al
Shaller. Bill Duflock and Carl
SchooSs.
Glenn Bowers was chief critic
with Viggo Hansen, Don Young,
Cliff Reed, Bert Wood, DR.. Gray,
Vladimir Aronovici, critics.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25

Imperial valleys big lettuce har-
vest was termed slightly more than
ten per cent complete Tuesday rs
housing shortage grew more acute.
More than 1000 lettuce workers
were in the fields as the season
neared its peak, and total OF
1850 workers were estimated IN
the valley on the various seasonal
crops. G.. w. Garrigues, of the
Farm Labor office reported.
The problem of help is becom-
ing more apparent daily. Inexperi-
enced labor is plentiful, accordinG
to Garrigues, but there is a short
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
GAMERS. GROWERS TO MEET

BERKELEY, Jan. 25. (UP)-
California producers and professors
of tomatoes, lima beans, snap beans
and green peas for canning and
freezing have been invited to meet
here Jan. % to consider 1914 mini
mum grower prices, the state U. S.
Department of Agriculture war
board announced Tuesday. Repre-
sentativeS at the meeting will re-
view prices proposed tentatively
by the War Food Administration
and will maxi recommendations to
VIA "rece2sHry to bring the rates
into il WIN California condi-
tions ard requirements" it was
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
CONTINUED from page y

'ORAAAAAAaNN A@CAAA 4'NaHN -
service in Holtville until IL am.
Tuesday. At that time the telephone
company made its first connection
hooking up the fire hall, j. F. Teel,
manager of the Imperial Valley
district, said. Normal service was
expected by pm. Tuesday. The
telephone exchange was wiped out
in the fire. chair. a desk, and a
safe being all the equipment saved
A mobile emergency equipment ar
rived from Los Angeles at mid
night Monday and was installed
at 1873 West Fifth street. This
building is being used as tele-
phone office at oreSen,
HOTEL GUESTS
One of the most tragic after
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
SEES LONG PROGRAM

toronto, Ont. Jan. Is OUP)-
Viscount Halifax, British ambas-
sador TO the United States, said
Tuesday it would take at least 20
years to evolve the equality of
fuction' among members of the
British commonwealth. such as he
proposed in an address before the
Toronto Board of trade Monday
night. 1t took 20 years TO evolve
the final draft of the statute of
Westminster" he said at press
conference, indicating he believed
similar period would be neces-
sary for the British empire to
formulate a unified foreign policy
with the dominionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
PAY FRAUD FINES

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Jan. 25 fUP)
The Anaconda Wire 81 Gable Co.,
and four of its former officials
have abandoned their right to sp-
peal sentences imposed for con-
spring to defraud the government
through the manufacture of in
ferior products. Shortly after eX-
piration of the five-day appeal
period Monday, Laurence j. Hogan,
counsel for the company, delivered
TO the clerk of Federal Court a
check for $4,000, the company'S
fine. None of the former officials
appealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
WANTS PAY HIKE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. up
The state and local government
workers "subsist, they do not live"
on their present salaries, Abram
Flaxer, president of the State,
County and Municipal Workers of
America, said Tuesday in urging a
25 per cent raise in pay standards
for public employees other than fed
eral workers. There are hospital
workers in the United States earn
ing as little as 16l4 cents an hour, "
Fqaxer declared in testimony be-
fore a senate subcommittee on war
time health and education. He esti.
mated the average income of the
local government employe at sl25
a month. Theirs is no bargain
counter in a way of life he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
bombers Hammer
Coast Of France

Continued from page -
ported assault and omitted the
customary reference to British
terror" tactics which usually fol-
low major RAF blows against the
Reich.
The American heayies, accom-
panied by strong formations Of
long-range Thunderbolts, Light
nings and tangs, struck
through adverse weather to hit
their targets.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-25
GETS STATE POST

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. tUP)
Everett c. McKeage, former San
Francisco superior court judge, has
been appointed chief counsel OF
the California railroad commission,
succeeding Ira. H. RoWell, who re-
signed several months ago to enter
private practice. McKeage will
take over his new duties as soon
as practicable, Frank Sullivan,
railroad commission public rela-
tionS officer announced.