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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-20
Nip Balloon Far
From Homeland
Is Real PuZz e

miles was established in Germany in
1914. The distance from Tokyo to
Kalispell, Montana, where the bal
loon was found, is well over 52O0
miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-20
<. a. IA

Los Angeles, Dec 20. up
u. s. No. l. without a certificate, was
quoted at 5000 to $500; L s No. ,,
green, or L s. No. ,. leafy. mostly S26 90
to 90; some $3.50. and L. s. No. >
mostly at $500 TO S24.oo. some at SD 90
per ton. Grain hay unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-20

From incubator and operating
table TO health champion
that's the story Of bright-eyed
Elizabeth Ann Laughner, 18, of
Leetonia, o., above. Chosen as
one of four national health
champs at National All Club
Congress, Chicago, she was
born so frail she was an incu-
bator baby, was i'll during much
Of her childhood, with a Sc
rious operation at 8, but today
she's fit as fiddle, is five feet,
3h inches tall, and weighs 112
pounds. Miss Laughner is
freshman at Wittenberg College.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-20

Gen. Chu Teh. above. is the
leader of the Chinese Commu-
mist armies which. for seven
years, have been harassing jap
anese and their satellites in
northeast China. His regular
forces, composed of the Eighth
Route Army and the New
Fourth Army, are estimated
at nearly $4,000 men, plus some
100000 in the peoples militia.
trained as guerrilla fighters. i
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-20

2-personals, Special Notices
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

But what a surprise he would be in
for If he ever decided TO pack up and
head for the land north of the Arctic
Circle. He'd find that the Eskimos
have TO wTcstle with tax blanks and
shell it out just like everyone else.
Some of these natives especially
those who 90 in for fur hunting
make pretty good money. And the
Canadian government secs TO il that
they fork over a tax on their earnings
It's part Of the Job of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police in making
TIER rounds of the Far North, TO see
that such assessments are paid.
In most cases, the police have 10
complete the forms because the abor-
iC.nes, just like their cousins farther
south, are baffled by all the questions
printed on the blank.
But, according TO n recent report
from Ottawa, the Dominion's capital,
the slant.eyed citizens pay up cheer
fully enough-although they don't
quite understand why they are forced
10 part with their money.
Living off on some icecap, hundreds
of miles away from the nearest settle
ment, it's a little hard for them TO
grasp the idea that the tax money
goes to pay for the operation of the
government.
There is one advantage, however, in
being an Eskimo, and that is when
you sit down TO work on your tax, you
can figure IL out in a single evening
what with the nights six months long.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01
WhatLibra
Means+oou

\ IBRA, THE Scales" is your
astrological sign if you we're
r born from September 23rd 10
October 22nd OF any year VENUS
is your ruling planet. Enthusiasm is
one of your outstanding qualities, but
you can be unreasonable.
Ordinarily you have an even tenn
per, but you are apt TO flare up vio-
lently If you are aroused.
You are fond OF the artistic am
resent anything bordering on lin
crude and booriSh.
Romantic subjects are much in
your thoughts and you set a high
value on understanding companion
ships.
You should try 10 avoid yielding TO
sudden emotions, and passing influ-
ences that do not reflect your high
standards.
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

get this across 10 his cronies.
you know" he told them, what
good life / have. Strong TO work.
hungry TO cat, thirsty TO drink. And
so many friends TO make the heart
glad one day this will not be so.
We have to say good.by. For that
day, Rafael is ready IL will be like
this picture, many little copies Of
which have been make by the camera.
Put in envelopes. The names of my
friends written on them. Ready TO
mail. You will be proud that Rafael
says good by so quiet and so fine. And
Rafael will be happy then, like now"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01
Taxes Hit The Eskinos

4 A ANY distraught citizen.
" driven nuts by income tax
W. forms, has fervently wished he
was an Eskimo living in some remote
igloo without a tax worry in the
world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01


Il Senior Rafael de Longo-and the
] symbol of his contentment is pic
ture that gives his friends the creepS.
It's a portrait of him dead in his
coffin.
There are those who call Senior de
Longo loco. He's worked too long in
mind is trying to escape from the
glare and the heat to the dank black
ness of the grave.
People who talk like that don't
know Senior de Longo.
He gets a big kick out Of being
alive He hopes and expects TO be
around for long time. He eats
hearty and sleeps well. He laughs
easy and often.
Mexican and Italian blood mingle
in his well.upholstered body. He likes
TO sing and drink wine And he never
drinks alone. His friends are many.
They haven't quite got used to the
picture yet. and it makes them think
of the sad day when their lusty,
laughing amigo Will be gone. But
they know why he had it painted.
And his reasoning makes sense TO
them.
Longo's friends tells il:
Rafael work with the hands not
the brain. He dig in the ground and
cut down the tree. The white collar
and the big pay is not for him. But
Re has not the envy for those with
the big house and the fine car.
only one thing he want-to work
until he die, and to go out with, how
60 you say it, the dignity. Everything
quiet and fine for him and his friends
at the end"
1t was to have everything quiet
and fine at the end" that Senior de
Longo saved enough money to do
business with one of Mexico City'S
best undertakers and one of the coun-
try'S ablest portrait painters.
First he went TO the undertaken.
lie picked out-and paid fora simple
coffin.
Smiling and twirling the ends of
his bristling mustache, he explained
10 the undertaken just how he wanted
his funeral TO be. And he paid for
that, too Then he and the artist went
away with the coffin.
For the next few monthS-when-
ever there was time for them to get
together for an hour or so-Rafael
and the painter met at the artists
studio.
The happy laborer would get into
his best Suit-and into the coffin. The
artist would put some flowers and
couple of candlesticks beside the box
and 90 TO work. Time and again
Rafael would forget and smile too
broadly. Remember" the artist
would say, you're supposed to be
dead"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01
All Ready 70
His Dying De
BY HAL WARD

-HE happiest man in all Mexico is
Senior Rafael de LOngo-and the
symbol of his contentment is pic
ture that gives his friends the creepS.
It's a portrait of him dead in his
coffin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-01

When the portrait was fin VA
ished, Senior de Longo was
like a child with a new toy.
He hung it in the narrow
living room of his little house
and set the wine bottle on
the table and waited for his friends
to come.
Some of them recoiled as from a
blow. Others gaped in open-mouthed
horror A few of the more high.strung
ones screamed and made for the door
Senior de Longo thought these antics
Evening star., 1944-04-06
Highest Honor Given
WiIkinsP PosthumousIy

The Congressional Medal of Honor
has been awarded posthumously to
Maj. Raymond H. wilkins of Ports
mouth, Va, leader of BIS medium
bomber bombardment squadron, who
lost his life attacking Japanese ship
ping near Rabaul, the War Depart
ment announced today.
Maj. Wilkins led the attack No
vember 2, 1943. over Simpson Har-
Dor, and personally sank a japanese
destroyer and 9,000-ton transport.
He next attacked a heavy enemy
cruiser at low level after his own
plane was badly damaged. His
bomber, out of control, crashed into
the sea.
In % months of overseas service
as a pilot, Maj. Wilkins had amassed
a record 284 hours of operational
combat flying on 81 combat missions.
For his flying exploits in the South
Pacific, he previously had been
awarded the Air Medal, the Distin-
Flying Cross with two Oak
Leaf Clusters and the Silver Star.
In the attack which cost his life,
the citation said he deliberately took
a position over enemy vessels. ex-
posing his plane to violent anti
aircraft fire.
Evening star., 1944-04-06
Japs Fail 10 Fire Shot
In Defense Of Wewak
Hit in 2O6-Ton Raid

BY the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Southwest Pacific, April 6.-Jap-
aneSe antiaircraft gunners at
Wewak, who heretofore have put
up heavy fax screens, failed to
fire a shot as 5th Air Force
bomberS hit that Northeast New
Guinea base with 206 tons of
explosives Tuesday, Gen. Doug
las Macarthur announced today.
The big bombers which two days
before had wiped out 288 Japanese
planes at Hollandia, $50 miles to
the west, roared over Wewak's air.
field and revetment areas in a day
light raid and reported back that
the enemy not only failed to send
up interceptors, but also offered no
antiaircraft resistance.
Thirteen japanese aircraft were
destroyed on the ground and large
fires were started. One returning
unit reported observing only two
planes left at Wewak after the as
|sault.
To the southeast down the New
Guinea coast, an Australian ground
force moving toward the enemy's
Madang base was reported only 8
miles from Bogadjim, which is 20
miles south of Madang. An Amer
ican column last was reported 13
miles from Bogadjim.
Daily pulverization Of Rabaul on
New Britain continued as $50 me-
dium and light bombers sprayed
ITO tons Of explosives on airdromes
and other installations in a day.
long attack Monday.
More complete accounts of the
5th Air Forces Sunday raid or
Truk in the Carolines credited the
American bombers with an addi-
tional IS Japanese fighters in their
Evening star., 1944-04-06
Film Stars Implicated
In WPB Violation
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 6.-Charged
with installing equipment in auto
mobiles to permit use of unrationed
butane gas instead of gasoline as
fuel, Lawrence w. Zonker yester-
day was named in a 10-count Fed
eral criminal information charging
violation of War Production Board
regulations.
James E. Harrington, chief of the
war frauds unit of the Justice
Department here, said zonkers sold
the equipment for as high as 81 900
per automobile to more than 40 mo-
ton picture actors and other
wealthy Los Angeles citizens.
These included, Mr.. Harrington
said, Gary Cooper, Bob Hope, Eddie
Cantor, L. B. Mayer, Producer VIII
liam Goetz, Barbara Hutton, Cary
Grant and Director Henry Hath
away and to several studios and
other business concerns.
He is charged specifically with
selling butane tanks, regulators and
mixers, made of strategic materials,
without permission of the War Pro-
duction Board and without keeping
required records.
Butane is an inf1ammable and
gaseous hydrocarbon of the methane
series, used as common CONNER
cial fuel
Grants studio publicity depart
ment last night issued the following
statement.
Mrs. Grant and I have never
heard of Zonkers and his carburetor
concern"
Evening star., 1944-04-06
FOUND.

COCKER, tan. about months old; found
hurt on oregon ave. near Nebraska being
Watched over by a sood-size black dog Call
poo, short hair, tan with whit. marking.
{emale; vicinity OF Wilson lane. Bethesda.
Evening star., 1944-04-06
LOST RATION COUPONS.

BOOK NO. 4, issued to Kathleen Z. Bon
GAS RATION BOOKS a. and nd p" b. issued ;Hsti
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issued TO Richard E., Isabel w, Richard E,
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and Mrs. stanley G. Matthews, Eleanor
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10Th st; nv DI. 1880, Ext. 7O2.
RATION BOOKS Nos. 3 and 4, issued TO
Sam B.. Sam B.. 3D.: Almyrta Ann Iseman,
1913 garland ave. Takoma Park, Md.
RATION BOOK No. 3, issued to David p.
JeffTeys, 1910 18th ST. NV.
RATION BOOKS 3 and 4, issued TO John
J, Emily v, Ella Mae D, Patricia Joyce
Harold. 37l5 40th ave, Cottage City. Md
RATION BOOK NO. 4, issued to Marion z
Thomas. Sandy SPRINGS Nd. Return 10
silver Spring Ration Board.
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Evening star., 1944-04-06

on missions of their own, shooting
up airfields at Bourges, Tours, Laval
and Chartres.
Meanwhile from the Berlin radio
came an indication that the steady
Allied pounding of German railways
has become serious handicap to
the Nazi war effort.
Requirements Of the soldier in
the field and war production must
come first" the broadcast said, hint
ing that all civilian traffic might be
suspended. There have been in
stances in the recent fighting where
the timely arrival of reinforcements
and supplies to our front saved the
situation only at the last moment" :"
Evening star., 1944-04-06
Liberators Hammer
Pas-de-Ca|ais Area
For Second Day
BY the Associated Press.

6s INC hsSUIldlCQ fEeSS.
LONDON. April 6.-United States
Liberators today bombed the "inva-
sion coast" of France, striking the
Pas-de- Calais area for the second
consecutive day. under escort of
Thunderbolt fighter planes.
Air headquarters said no aircraft
were lost on the operation, which
encountered only meager fax and
no aerial opposition. A few hours
earlier RAF bombers, flying for the
first time in a week, returned from
blasting German aircraft repair
plants at Toulouse, France, less than
so miles from Spain.
THE targets were clearly seen in
the moonlight and first reports in
dicate that the bombing was effec-
tive" the announcement said.
The raid represented a round
trip flight of at least 1000 miles,
but despite the length of the journey
all but one of the big bombers re-
turned, the Air Ministry said. Mines
also were laid in enemy waters.
The assault capped a day in
which the American forces sent
fighters against the Berlin and
Munich areas and heavy bombers
to Rumania's Ploseti oil field region
in a two-way strike from bases in
Britain and the Mediterranean.
New u. S. Raid Indicated.
The Germans Frankfurt radio
warned today that enemy bombers
are flying toward Southeast Ger
many" possibly foretelling a pene-
tration of the Reich by Italy-based
bombers of the American 18th Air
Force.
Eight fighters of the United
States 9th Air Force failed to re-
turn from yesterdays operations
over Germany a United States COM
munique said last night, but all
Liberators which hit the Pas-de-
Calais coast returned.
The Berlin and Munich sweeps
were another first for the long
range Psi Mustangs. They have
gone deep into Germany on many
occasions as bomber escorts, but
never before on their own.
Employing tactics they first used
recently in a foray into Southwest
ern France, the Mustangs swooped|
out of the clouds and shot up Ger
man airflelds. The communique
said several dozen Nazi planes were
destroyed on the ground. Five 9TH
ers were shot down.
AirfieIds Attacked.
Thunderbolts and Lightnings ex-
ecuted offensive raids elsewhere inl
Germany, but the communique said|
clouds made operations difficult.
Fighters of the United States 9th|
Air Force also ranged over FranceI
Evening star., 1944-04-06
45-minute air battle, bringing tn
total to at least IS.
Ponope Blasted Again.;
jap Ship Sunk at Wake

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, April s Pr
Coming in at low levels, Mitchell
medium bombers of the 7th Army
Air Force Monday gave Ponape, JAP
held outpost in the Eastern Caro-
lines, its 9th plastering since Feb
|ruary H.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz said
two Navy search Liberators bombed
Wake, sinking small cargo vessel
Sixty tons Of bombs we're dropped
on four enemy positions in the Mar
ShallS.
Evening star., 1944-04-06
DeroiIment in Maryland
Delays Pennsy Truins

Trains to Washington from New
York and Philadelphia on the Penn
sylvania Railroad were delayed for
several hours early today by minor
accident on the line at Charlestown,
Md, about 40 miles north of Balti-
more. according to Pennsylvania
Railroad officials.
An express and mail train blocked
the line at 2:55 am. when a truck
of one of the cars left the track.
The route was cleared by 6:59 am.
The train carried no passengers, it
was announced, and none of the
crew was injured.
Evening star., 1944-04-06
PIoesti
Continued From First Page J

attacked Tuesday, offered "the best
bomber target in the world" Slessor
said, since they, too, were choked
with tank cars carrying oil from
Ploestic to the Danube for transfer
to river barges.
In addition, he said, all the re-
cent Balkan raids, including those
against Sofia and Budapest, were
seriously disrupting German COM
munications leading to the eastern
front.
Liberators, which were the first
to go over Ploesti yesterday, en-
countered intense fax and more
than 125 German planes. The
Fortresses arriving later met fewer
Germans.
AS the big bombers left, the flyers
said, the rail yards were In flame
and tank cars exploding.
Italian Areas Bombed.
While unfavorable weather did
not permit full-scale air operations
in Italy yesterday, attacks were
made nevertheless on Colliferro.
northeast of the Anzio beachhead:
at Terracina and Formia, on the
west coast above the main 5th Army
front; at Frosinone, beyond Cas-
sino, and along the coastal rail-
way beyond Rome.
Air Marshal Slesson announced
that the total number of enemy
planes shot down in SUNDAYS big
raid on Steyr, Austria, now has been
found to total 157-by far the big
gest bag ever scored by planes from
the Mediterranean theater in a sim
gle raid.
Allied flyers say one reason for
the large number of enemy planes
destroyed in recent raids is the
reduced quality of the German air.
men.
1t. Gen. Ira c. Eaker, Allied air
commander in the Mediterranean
says he believes the Allied air forces
can knock the German air force
out completely. The time may not
be far off, he added, when there
will be little effective opposition.
Then he declared. 1T will be-
come practically a transport service
merely carrying bombs"
Evening star., 1944-04-06
$500 Besiege Store
At Alarm Clock Sole

CHICAGO.-Fifteen hundred alarm
clocks went on sale in a loop de-
partment store and $500 customers
stormed the counters. One clerk
stood on chair taking money and
others tossed packaged clocks to
buyers. Ten policemen struggled
to maintain order.
In three hours f1at-by the clock
they were all sold.
Evening star., 1944-04-06

Bracelet,
GOLD MESH, FLEXIBLE,
Diamond and Ruby Buckle
REWARD
PHONE MA. 1902, Mr. HOWARD
Evening star., 1944-04-06
ADVERTISEMENT,
Gas on Stomach
R>t:~I.g
Relieved in 3 y~inutss Or
do,iblo v0,ar vno~.v h..k

when sreess stomach acid causes painfui sv1~st.
Int sas sour stomach and heartburn doctors usually
prescribe the fastsst- acting medicines known Ia
ymptomatic relisf-medeines like those in Bel,-sns
.anlsts No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort IN
liny or double pour money back on return 81 hofls
o us- 2sc - ail drusgisss ''Ns's
Evening star., 1944-04-06

war job for housewives. Helm
make explosives by saving every drop
of waste kitchen fats. Take them to
your meat dealer.
Evening star., 1944-04-06
Col. c. H. Strono Dies

QUITO, Ecuador, April 6 tP).-Col.
Carl H. Strong, so, United States
Army officer attached to the Carib-
bean command headquarters in the
Panama Canal Zone, died Tuesday
night of heart attack while at
tending party at the Union Club.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
AUCTIONEER'S SONG
FADES BEFORE OPA

NEW ALBANY, 1nd.-tU'D-
The chant Of the tobacco auc-
tioneer is unintelligible to most
people, but this year hrs sing
song gibberish didn't mean any
thing to tobacco buyers at the
New Albany markets because of
price control.
At this years hurley auctions,
the auctioneer, as usual, prior to
offering each lot for sale. an
nounced the grade Of the tobac-
co and the OPA prescribed cell
ing price. The buyers immedi-
ately bid the ceiling price and
the auction was over.
The only problem left to the
automatically a matter OF
diplomacy, not salesmanship-
was to see 10 a fair distribution
of the tobacco.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
Plans
Graduation
Will Honor "a
This Evening

EAST DETROIT - Twenty
four pupils of East Detroit high
school will participate in COM
mencement exercises for the
January graduating class at 8
o'clock TOMS ht in the high
school auditorium, where DR..
John Lee, of Wayne University,
will be guest speaker.
Rev. Charles Binning of the
East Detroit Tabernacle Will
give the benediction, and Paul
G. Hopping, president of the
East Detroit Board of Education
is to present the diplomas.
Delivering the valedictory adj
dress will be Leola Aftermath.
of 1854 Camden, while Bea-
trice Schultz, of 21752 Pleasant
was named salutatorian.
GRADUATING CLASS
Leola Aftermath, Lalah Bach
ellor, Barbara Burnett, Marion
Deadly, Jean Denton. Marie Dilts,
William Dover, Mary Durda,
Mary Jane Felber, Charlotte
Forster, Wayne Hall, Marjorie
He'll, Vernon Hess, Clair Huey,
Ruby Humbert.
Pauline Koppin, Valrene Legt
eret, Agnes MacQuarrie, Jean
Mitchell, Phyllis Paterson, Elsie
Peterson, Edward Scheller. Bca-
trice Schultz and Horace Teller.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-27
HELP CRIPPLE THE GRIPPING VIRUS
Doctor Describes Nations Polio Battle

lacks knowledge of the route
generally taken or the usual
means of infection.
The disease has plagued man
kind for centuries, but only
since 1910 has poliomyelitis
been recognized as a separate
entity or disease condition.
While much progress was made
in ensuing years, it was not UNI
til the establishment of the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, Jan. 3, 1898, under
the sponsorship of President
Roosevelt, that there came into
being an organization which
could bring. to bear against the
disease a nationwide program of
research, education and treat
ment.
FUND AIDS ALL
Half the money raised each
year is left in the local area to
finance the services of the coun-
ty chapter, which reaches into
every farm, township, village
and city home where it renders
immediate aid to all polio vic
Tins regardless of age, race,
creed or color.
FURTHER RESEARCH
The other so per cent of the
contributed funds is used by the
Foundation to further its ma
tional program Of scientific re-
search, education and epidemic
aid.
Editors Note: Michigan has
received larger grants in this re-
spect than the states own con-
tribution to the national fund.
Much Of the state and national
research work has been done at
the University of Michigan)
Early in 1913 the National
Foundation medical men
warned that the year might see
America attacked in epidemic
force by the Great Crippler.
While no one can foretell ex-
actly when or where the dis
ease may strike, its character
istic is a swift onset.
The first few months Of 1943
showed but slight increase in
national cases, but the national
foundation nevertheless went
ahead with preparations. Polio
wards were enlarged, personnel
lists were revised upwards re-
spirators were taken from stor-
age and placed at strategic
points, and the work Of training
doctors, nurses and physical
therapy technicians in the Ken
ny method of treatment was
rushed.
POLIO STRUCK
The stage was set for the cpl