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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
IL Was Fate

You should have seen Glen Nil
lingsworth when Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Ostrander drove into Hipass Health
Camp with the nurse delegated TO
have charge of the camp hospltai
for a while.
Glen looked at Miss Loretta
Bechtle with a CLEAN OF apprecla-
ton.
I'm going to get in the hospital
if I have to Jump off a Cliff to get
there" Glen confided to Mrs. OS-
trander.
Wednesday Glen showed up in FL
Centre with two black eyes and a
great scar between his eyes. When
Ostrander could stop laughing. he
demanded an explanation.
Glen's story, ted som e W h
sheepishly, was that as he was
walking from camp hall to his cabin
in the dark, he ran into a curtain
rod on his cabin and 1t Smacked
him between the eyes, drawing a
lot of blood.
Maybe that IS easier than Jump
ing off a cliff.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
US0 Operating
Committee
Assumes Charge
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Mrs. Earle G.. Davis, Mrs. Emily
Kaford, Shields. Charlton, and
Father Edward Hutchinson. For this
committee I thank all these women
who have made so many sacrifices
anG worked willingly so long to
make our town a pleasant place for
the men and women in the service.
We know they will work as cheer
fully and as faithfully under the
new committee as they did during
the many months before the USO
entered the picture.
wv also wish to express our APP
probation to the official USO group
for faithful work in getting the
USO started. in FL Centre. They
have had a long struggle and de-
serve great credit for their actiyi-
ties
1t was announced during the eve
ming that the USO hopes to open
the snack bar next Monday and. will
do so if a painter can be found to
do the necessary painting. All alter
ationS at the new USO at Sixth and
Main streets are completed except
the painting The furniture is ex-
pected soon, Burns said.
The operating committee will
meet the last TUESDAY of each
month to transact business and
make plans.
Members of the committee present
Tuesday night were Mrs. Kaford.
Mrs. Harold Shelby, Mrs. Paul
Blenkiron, Tondro, Roberts, Lieu
tenant Colonel Karl Voelter, COM
handing officer at the FL Centre
marine air station, Lieutenant Com
mander DAVID Parker, acting COM
handing officer at the Holtville
naval air station; Lieutenant Carl
Noeacher of the Holtville station,
and Paul jenkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from Page One)
he had to identify a flock of FEM
mime unmenticnables at a court
hearing in Calexicol
Blushing furiously. he identified
ladies slips which were evidence IN
a theft case.
With sigh of relief he picked up
a pair of scantie panties and said,
And these are the babies panties
we found in the loot. There were
lots of babies panties.
Tony couldn't understand why
everybody howled, court or no court.
The unmenticnables he displayed
are worn by babies mamas.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
CROPS FOR ALCOHOL

Such crops as milo maize, Sor-
ghumS, cantaloupeS, Sgra beetS.
wheat, barley. citrus fruits and so
on yield heavily in alcohol and all
are available in increased quanti-
ties here as well as offering season.
al advantages to keep a liant going
the year around.
A round timetable talk brought
out the present and pressing needs
III the various communities of the
county. Topping the list was the
call for better housing facilities.
more new homes, clearing OF Stun"
areas, new and improved schools.
recreational installations, churches
and roads. AnC as the chairman
pointed out, you only are scratch
ing the surface"
Scheduled for an early date is a
meeting between members of the
committee and leading authorities
on the manufacture of alcohol in
Guiding DR.. Leo Christensen. of the
university OF Nebraska faculty anC.
III. A. j. Hale, with Dow Chemical
company.
AT that conference it is expect
eu the committee will undertake to
take active steps in assisting in
approval of the plant.
HERRING SPEAKS
Z. Ben Herring, secretary Of the
original committee CT five briefly
outlined general postwar problems
as being set up in other western
areas and told the assembled COM
mltteemer that the fundamental
heed Is to prepare very definite pro-
grams, costs, anC. the like and get
them before proper authorities at
the mead Of the state organization
and those in charge Of allocating
funds.
Present at the meeting were: Roy
Womack, E Centre CITY: Lawrence
Niles, Imperial; Earle E. Cayanah
CaleX.co; E. H. Cain, Westmorland.
Dr.. w. d. CHATTER Calioatria En-.
gene Anderson Jr., Brawley. Will
nam L. Odette. HoltYille CITY. Felix
l lehman, American Legion; Hugh
CSLI-n supervisors; G. G.. Ben
nett, supervisors; Clarence Walker
supervlsorial district. Wegtmorl1nd
area; the Rev Charles H. Bnrill
ministerial association.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
NICE NAME. ANYWAY

GUILDHALL, Vt. July 10. CUP)
Long research has been unable to
discover the reason for calling this
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
BRAWLEY MAN CHOSEN

riouS kincS requiring expenditure OF
$500 600.
BRAWLEY MAN CHOSEN
Eugene Anderson Jr. OF BraWley
heads the committee With Earle E.
Cavanah, CaleXico as co-chairman
and w G. Outlook, Ell Centre, Sec
retary- clerk. Organization plans call
for naming an executive committee
at the next meeting, set for an
early date. This Subcommittee will
consist of three members in addi
ton to the chairman and co-chair-
man, under expressed sentiment at
TUESDAY nights meeting.
Roy Womack who headed the
committee of five from the ASSoci-
ated Chambers of Commerce preSid-
ed at the meeting and in vigorous
and timely words reviewed the call
anC procedure III setting up the
countrywide committee. Members
OF the committee unanimously ac-
claimed Womack'S declaration that
Imperial Valley is at the threshold
Of great things; that the people,
business, civic bodieS-all are unified
in the cal. 10 go ahead"
In keeping with the consensus
that agriculture must form the
foundation for material progress,
the meeting heard in cetail the
moves under way to establish a
huge power alcohol manufacturing
plant in the valley as described by
Supervisor Hugh Osborne and B.
A. Harrigan, county agricultural
commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
Pyle Smothered
With Fan Mail
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them ant feels its waste OF ship
ping space.
Pyle isn't superstitious, but he
hates TO throw anything away and
hence his kit is confusion of eV-
cry trinket imaginable including
rabbits feet, lockets containing four
leaf clovers, and st. Christophers
crosses.
I'm net sure whether they kring
good luck he said. but l don't
want TO tempt fate by throwing
them away"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
Blast Deaths
Reach 377

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bers of the armed guards of the two
ships are believed missing, and the
war shipping administration listed
20 merchant seamen as missing.
All of the missing are presumed
dead. their bodies blown to bits in
ahe terrific blast that flashed thou
sands of feet above the demolished
ships anC dock area.
! Hundreds of civilians in nearby
towns were treated for injuries, es-
Inmates reaching as high as 1000,
with 100 naval personnel reported
IN military hospitals. The seriously
injured were estimated at So
The two million dollar Victory
ship Quinault Victory, on its maid
en- voyage. and the $4,000 Liiber-
~ ship E A. Bryan, whose frag-
fhents were blown for two miles,
were LISTED as officially sunk" by
abe navy. Two small coast guard
craft were also destroyed and sew
eral ether ships damaged
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
Clark Captures
Livorno to Cut
Germans Anchor

Continued from Page One
been destroyed by tie Germans to
prevent their use by the Allies as
a gateway of supplies and reinforce
ments
The city's many big bridges, the
only contact with the mainland,
also were wrecked by the nazis in
an extreme application OF tn e
scorched earth policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
Roosevelt Gives
Truman 0keh

Continued from Page One
suade the delegates to renominate
him for the ,000-a-year vice
presidency.
Byrnes was forced out under fire
from the left-the congress OF m
duStrial organizations and the fears
of big industrial state leacers that
Negroes would bolt the new deal
Democratic coalition if he were ON
the ticket.
Sparks were flying in the last
minute vice presidential deals. This
was the second time that ByrneS
reached for the vice presidency and
pulled, back in Difference TO the
Presidents wishes.
There was faint but audible
murmur Of suspicion that Hanne-
gan, a Missourian himself, did some
masterminding in the development
of Mr.. Roosevelt's acceptance OF
Truman. The Missouri senator was
one of the men who helped boost
the party chairman from the OBJ
security of local politics TO the big
top.
PEPPER IRKED
Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida, a
mighty new cealer in his own right
with vice presidential ambitions if
Wallace should be cast aside, more
than murmured his unhappineSS
and doubts.
The effort" he said, 10 displace
Wallace and to refuse 10 recognize
the strength of the sole bloc of
votes that are behind him and are
loyal to him opens up in a very
definite way the question as to
whether this is to be an open and
Embossed convention or not.
When We see the curious sight
OF panty leaders whose official posi-
ton preSumeS to make them i'm
partial and objective lending them
selves and the power of their Off
cial position in the work of cistrib-
uting stories that the President has
repudiated his letter of endorsement
to Wallace and now has laid the
finger on another man, I begin per-
sonally to feel that it is time the
entire situation he brought right out
into the sunlight. propose to make
fight that it be done"
Peppers statement did not men,
ton Hannegan anc his fellow Mis-
sourian. Truman but there was no
niStaking whom it meant.
Mayor Edward j. Kelly Of Chi
cago, the Illinois democratic leader.
also was repeatedly pondering the
circumstances c. the Presidents nod
ID Truman and to &c attempting
urgently to establish telephone con-
tact with Mr.. Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19

town Guildhall. 1t is the only COM
munity in the world so named.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
NEEDS BACKING

lnaSmuch as government approval
IS necessary to construction opera
ton OF such an industry at this
time, the committees backing is
considered highly essential. At the
close of the talks on the plant. Os-
born was asked if it were his desire
that the committee take official
action. That isn't necessary. You
all are ready to go to the bat"
Osborne and HaIrigan stressed
two pressing factS-the need to
grow other than set crops" and the
rush OF imported farm crops after
the war. In the matter of imports.
it was pointed out that great sur
pluseS OF crops similar to those
grown in the valley will be coming
into the country and that this
necessarily will affect valley pro-
ouctlCn. Facing such a situation it
then will be up to the valley to in
uoduce new crops or increase out
put OF those not affected by i'm
portatlonS. An alcohol plant. it is
contended Woulo help solve this APP
preaching problem. both officials
pointed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
County Postwar
Group Speeds
Widespread Plan

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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
PATRIOTIC RIVER

vi D s 7 Q n F STATION VI
July 10. CUPD-The Connecticut
river makes an unusual double
horseshoe bend near this eastern
Vermont township, which residents
FAY spells the word UNION
when viewed from a nearby noun
taintCp.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
LITTLE PUSH HELPS

BOSTON, July 49, (UP)-Radio
star Arlene Francis tells about a
paratroop hero who was asked by a
feminine admirer at a dinner party
how many times he had jumped.
TO tell the truth" said the hero,
Il amt jumped at all. But I was
pushed 449 times"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19
BAN MILITARY TITLES

AUSTIN, Tex, July 10. up
Military titles of candidates for Of
flee in Texas may not be used on
the ballot of the Democratic pri-
mary election July %, the Demo-
cratic state executive committee
has ruled.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-19

War Manpower Commission es-
Inmates that about 10000 workers
will be needed in the coal mines
in 1914 to replace those indicted
into military service.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

NrhlIlV SoliblblOiIS
The Oak Leaf Cluster to the Dis
tinguished FLYING Cross was pre-
sented Staff Sergt. Arthur L. VAR
nau, 20, of 1909 North Oakland
street, Arlington, ball turret gunner
on the BIZ FLYING Fortress "Picca-
dilly Ann" for his outstanding
contribution to the success of 9th
Air Force attacks on German tar
gets
Capt. Rankin Honored.
Capt. Robert j. Rankin, 1902 S
street Sc, recently received the
second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Dis
tinguished Flying Gross for heroism
in aerial combat He has credit for
10 enemy planes destroyed. one
probable and three more damaged
Two Oak Leaf Clusters recently
were added to the six already held
by 25-year-old 1t Philip A. Sager
jr, 8l3 TeWkesbury place NV, at
parade and review ceremony in
his honor at Lemoore Field, Calf.
The veterans flying career ended
last year in North Africa when he
was forced to bail out of his flaming
P-3S after downing two enemy fight
ers, bringing his total to four kills
and three probables. He sustained
knee injuries and burns and spent
two months as prisoner in an
Italian hospital
The Air Medal has been awarded
the following flyers:
Tech. Sergt. Hike H. Bagdasian
l406 Harvard street NV, in
Evening star., 1944-08-13

In 1884, shortly after he enlisted
in the Marine Corps, Sergt. Cline
stopped here briefly on his way to
the Philippines. Now he is back a
an artilleryman with q unit that has
successfully repelled many Japanese
counterattacks.
1T sure looks different now
Sergt. Cline commented.
Knocked Into = Foxhole.
Being knocked by q mortar blast
into a foxhole on top of q fellow
Washingtonian was one Of the most
vivid impressions Sergt. Alvin M
Josephy, jr., Marine Corps CORE
spondent, experienced during the
fighting on Guam.
Sergt. Josephy. who lived at 280C
Woodley road NV, said the blast
practically made him q next-door
neighbor to Sergt. Joseph w. Welch
4O21 Kansas avenue NV.
One Of the strangest sights of the
Pacific war, Japanese dress parade
complete with flags and banners,
was witnessed by marines fighting
for beachhead on Guam.
The parade, with troops drawn up
in close formation, was held at q
Catholic cemetery. Marines man.
ming observation posts ordered NOR
tar and artillery fire Immediately
The Japanese tried to hold Their
ranks as the first shells landed, but
soon broke, and the parade was dis.
lpersed under . rain Of explosives.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Il. StrobeII Makes Kill
Attacking German Plane

First 1t. Robert c. Strobell Of
Washington scored his first victory
recently with the timely destruc-
ton of an ME-l0o, according to an
9Th AAF dispatch.
Il dropped out Of 4 cloud and
discovered a Jerry busily engaged
in shooting up PAT flying mate u
1t. Strobell said. He saw me COM
ing and headed for the nearest
clouds. chased him from cloud
to cloud and finally got him-he
nosed over and dived straight down.
trailing long streamers Of smoke
and fame"
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. p
Strobell. 2016 Fort Davis street Sc.
1t. Strobell holds the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal with
three Oak Leaf Clusters.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Small Craft Bats
NoziGuns toGive
Range to Cruisers

wherever they send US after that
trip will be q vacation cruise" de-
clared Miles 8. Blackwell, sound
man, third class, 1739 D street Sc,
after an interference" assignment
on D-day plus three.
Running interference for destroy
ers and cruisers is not the usual
function Of tiny yard minesweeper.
but Soundman Blackwell,s sweeping
craft performed such 4 task during
the invasion OF France.
1T was our biggest job" the l9-
year-old sailor said at . British port.
"A British cruiser and some other
men-o-war were trying to smash
shore batteries. So they sent us
close ashore to draw fire."
Her 3-inch gun popping, the little
sweep zigxagged shoreward through
German shells. And did we draw
it," Soundman Blackwell continued.
"The air was full of sudden death.
One shell hit the water 50 feet to
starboard, ricochetted over the fiy-
ing bridge and plopped into the sea
lv0 feet to port"
Meantime, the larger vessels de-
termined the range Of the enemy
guns and wiped them out,
Evening star., 1944-08-13

second Bronze Cluster to his Air
Medal aat 9th Air Force fighter
station.
Technician Fourth Grade A. Mi
chael Buta, whose wife lives at 4la
Great Falls street. Falls Church, has
been awarded the Good Conduct
Medal at 9Th Air Force fighter
mand in India.
Psi Unit Citations.
A Presidential Unit Citation was
awarded the Pioneer Psi Mustang
Group, emitting five Washington
men to wear the blue ribbon. They
are Capt Thomas r. Davis, 3l3;
Connecticut avenue NV; First 1t
Albert G. Redfern, AIT Eighteenth
street Sc. Master Sergt. William
R. Wakefield. 1853 Massachusetts
avenue Sc; Staff Sergt. James J
Chumas, 1919 Otis place NV. and
Staff Sergt. Claude R. Colklesser
2l39 r street NV.
Recipients of the Army's Combat
Infantryman Badge are:
Pfc. Clarence A. Glover. 1921 M
street NV: Pfc. Joseph w. Fers
2548 Seventeenth street NV;
Sergt Louis Sean. GIT Princeton
street NV; Pfc. Ollie R. Absher
225 T street NE, all in the South
west Pacific.
First 1t. Frank E. Hardie, 1926
Rhode Island avenue NV; Second
1t. Paul H. Frederick, GAL Massa
chusetts avenue NE, and Pvt. Sol
Amanuel, 1906 Kansas avenue NV.
in Italy.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
|O1eory Goes Along to Guam,
Takes Shovel This Time

GUAM Delayed Tech. Sergt
jeremiah OI,eary, former Star staff
member, was given 4 special assign
ment with an OUTFIT other than the
one to which he Is usually attached
"a little matter of landing. on
Guam.
Draw all necessary equipment
from the property sergeant" he was
told.
serst. oLeary, veteran Of Cape
Gloucester, New Britain. where he
received 4 commendation for con-
duct In action, has 4 good memory.
He listed al additional equipment
needed-one foxhole shovel.
Last time I only had 4 helmet to
dig with and I never did get my fox
hole deep enough" he explained.
Seheoldays on Guam.
In the shattered remains of q
schoolhouse on the Guam beach
head, Sergt. OLeary said, invading
marines found Japanese Chamorro
school ooks-evidence that the en-
mey had been endeavoring to teach
the natives of Guam the Jap Ian
guage and culture.
In one copybook q child had writ
ten In Japanese several score times
II have been scolded. I have been
scolded. ="
Marine Gunnery Sergt. Horace q
Cline, 1102 Linden avenue, Takoma
Park, Nd. \ paying q return VISIT.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
German Paper Used
To Tell Of Capture

On pink German form paper. 1t
Col. Douglas A. White. sr., wrote
Emmett L. Sheehan, 1924 Seventh
street NV, of the recent capture OF
German command post in Nor
mandy.
Col. White, who practiced dentis-
try at 7l0 Fourteenth street NV.
wrote: Apparently they left in q
hurry and didn't take anything with
them, In fact, a partly eaten meal
was on the table.
Officers were billeted in the ad-
jacent house. and we found a most
wonderful military wardrobe in each
room.
The 29th Infantry Division has
lived up to its good name and made
A bit more history"
Col. White, veteran of the Worlc
War, was active in the District
National Guard.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
US. Advance Agents
In Pacific Return

-Four Washington flyers have re-
turned to this country after q seven-
month duty tour in the Pacific As
the Nays reconnaissance advance
men" for the invasion forces.
The members of Squadron VB 106
are: 1t. Malcolm 8. McConihe. SO,
of 1921 Connecticut avenue NV:
1t. Henry c. Surface, 2s, Of 1lS
Aspen street, Chevy Chase, Md;
Ensign Kenyon w. Coleman, Is. of
1880 Sixteenth street NV, and En-
sign Edward r. Gallagher, 10, OF
730 Somerset place NV.
Operating In 1,0O0-mile stretches
ahead Of the task forces, the squad
ron searched approximately 125, 900
square miles 4 day and totaled 1e,00C
hours of flight on 1862 sorties.
Besides the search flights, photo
graphs and escort missions, the
advance man" squadron piled up q
record of 43 Jap ships sunk, 81
damaged, 10 Jap planes destroyed
and 20 'probables" dduring its
searches
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Staff Sergt. T. serst. Basdasian.
John D. Fitzgerald 307 Seventh
street NE, in the European the
ater; First 1t. Paul L. Tisdale, 28l6
P street NV, in the European the
ater; Staff Sergt. John B. Oyster,
1430 Rhode Island avenue NV, in
England; Sergt. Richard B. Kitt-
redge, 4208 Kennedy street, Hyatts-
vile, Md, in England; Sergt. John
E. Wolf of Midland, Va. in England,
and 1t. James H. Bowen of Silver
Spring, Md. in England.
The Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air
Medal was received by:
Second 1t. John F. Noonan, 3l8
Cedar avenue, Takoma Park, Md,
in England; Second 1t Graham P.
Kesler, 1882 Old Bladensburg road,
Silver Spring, in England; First 1t.
Charles H. Rosenberg, 1925 Holly
street NV, in Italy; Staff Sergt.
William E. Rowland. Bill West Full
ton avenue, Falls Church, Va, in
England, and First 1t Arthur D.
Horner, 5508 Ninth street NV, in
the South Pacific.
Second 1t. Robert L. Duffy, jr..
aoo6 Webster street NV, added the
Evening star., 1944-08-13

small Sits l inch wide and 6 inches
long give the only light. 1t was a
brief experience, but one never
will forget.
When I reached the ground ]
had another privilege that thou
sands wish for was in audience
with the Pope and stood about 80
feet from him. He is truly a great
man. I was fortunate to have him
personally bless some rosaries, which
shall personally send to some
Catholic friends.
This will be in my memories
as the perfect day in my life over
seas"
Corpl. Cooper is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur F. Cooper and be-
fore becoming a member of the
Army engineers, in May, 1912, was
employed by the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing He went over
seas in January. l943, and travelled
with the Army through Africa. Sic
lily and Italy. He was graduated
from Eastern High School in 1898
and was active in the Waugh Meth
odist Church, Third and A streets
NE.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Seret. Sanders Finishes
30-Yeor Career in Armv

After 30 years of Army service
Stad Sergt. william H. Sanders,
1900 S street NV. received his hon.
orable discharge At Holabird sigma
Depot IN Baltimore. and was pre-
sented watch and War Bond by
members of his unit.
During his Army career, Sergt
Sanders was attached to the in
fantry, cavalry, Hospital Corps and
Quartermaster Corps, including
service in the Philippine Island,
and Mexico.
Unsatisned to stop working while
the war Is on. Sergt. Sanders ex.
poets to get a civil service position
in Washington,
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Beuchert on Cruise

Ensign George H. Beuchert, jr.
U. S. N. R., 20, son of George H
Beuchert, sr., of All Piney Branch
road NV, and now on a practice
cruise, has been selected to &c
aboard newly commissioned ship
Formerly in the Marine Corps, he
transferred to the Navy while at.
tending Villanova. Last month he
was graduated from the Midship-
mems School at Northwestern
University.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

Katherine S. Willis, 2023 Park road
Mildred " Westcott, Falls Church;
Martha M. Shropshire, 1000 Connec-
ticut avenue NV; Eleanor Rath-
bone, 1445 Otis place NV: Mary
R, Nicely, Garrett Park, Md: Ruth
c. Morehouse, 270l Fourteenth street
NV; Violette NJ Mercer, TOT
Twenty second street NV; Dorothy
M. Little, 8 East Research road
Greenbelt. Md. Stephanie C. Lau-
ritzen, 8605 Mayfair place, Silver
Spring, Md; Elizabeth L. Brown
1883 Columbia road NV; Sarah M
Guy, Louisiana Hall, Arlington