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Evening star., 1944-05-22

appropriations to the War and Navy
Departments and the Maritime
Commission totaling S35 ,970, ,000,0 900
for the procurement of items which
are in the main common to the uses
of our armed forces and those of our
Allies" and are to be used wherever
military strategy dictates.
4 Billions in 5 Months.
In the first three months of this
year, the report said, the United
States provided its Allies with the
record-breaking total of more than
$4,000, O,OOO,0 900 lease-lend aid. In the
first go days alone, more than 2,10C
tSee LEASE-LEND, Page Ala
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British Using 1,400
Ships of u: S. Navy
Under Leuse-Lend
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States-now the
owner of the worlds largest
navy-has leased almost 1,400
naval craft to the British under
lease-lend.
They include more than 30
convoy-es escort aircraft carriers,
destroyer-escorts and merchant
ships. today's report showed, and
are in addition to 5000, 900, 900
worth of landing barges, PIT
boats and other smaller craft
sent to the United Kingdom.
The bigger vessels, which sail
from American docks under
their own power, are leased to
the Allies for the duration.
Title remains with the United
States.
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President Gets Checkup
At Bethesda This Week

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt will visit the
Bethesda Naval Medical Center some
time this week for formal physical
check-up to make certain he has
thrown off the effects of last win
ter's flu and bronchial trouble.
Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire, the
Presidents personal physician, an
nounced after Mr. Roosevelt's month
OF rest in the South recently that he
would give the President a final
check-up even though he appeared
to be in excellent shape.
Mr.. Roosevelt said last week that
the examination would take place
some time this week.
Evening star., 1944-05-22
Four Brothers Die in Fire
After Stove ExpIodes

BY The AsSoclaten Press.
DETROIT. May 22.-Four broth
ers burned to death and another
was in a critical condition from
burns suffered this morning when
flames swept their Taylor Township
home after a kerosene stove eX-
ploded
The dead, sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frany Perry, were: Charles, g. Mel
vim, 7; Edward, IA, and Leo, 18.
Laverne, 10, severely burned on the
hands, face and body, escaped by
sliding down a drain pipe. The
father also suffered severe burns in
an attempt to rescue the boys from
their attic bedroom.
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during the Allied attacks on Marcus
Island"
1t described the island as an out
post of the Bonin group of islands
which are inside the inner defenses
Of the japanese"
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(See HEARING, Page A-2D
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(see sEDITION, Page A-5J
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(See MONTGOMERY WARD, A,
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CSee STEUART, Page A-5.J
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(See MILLER, Page A-l4D
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-07-10
Sure glad we We
got FORDS!"

saws N. JARfMA, Uo,ks Manager,
Lane Liteboat 8 Dapn Corporations,
Flushing, Neu' lo,k
LetterSfrom Ford Truck owners
tell how reliable their trucks are
on all kinds of obs-how sell
dom they need repairs how
little they cost to run and keep
up. Limited production of new
Ford Trucks has recently been
authorized. If your needs are
urgent and you can qualify, see
your Ford dealer. 1t will be
necessary, Of course, to provide
ODI CertihCatlon.
Evening star., 1944-07-09
The seven seas resOund with
jive. And the gobs love it =.
US. NAVY

ExPERrs estimate that our Navy has
IL some $1,000 musicians, 10000 singers
and 100000 music critics. Luckily the
critics accept anything from harmonica
version of The Sidewalks of New York" to
a polished Navy band concert and pro-
nounce both the best they've ever heard.
Practically every Navy ship in the cruis-
er, carrier and battleship classes carries
full complement of musicians organized as
bands. Large submarine and destroyer
tenders are now toting along complete
instrumental sets for undersea and
''tin-can" sailors who come aboard in
mid-ocean for relaxation.
The bands come from the nine-year old
Navy School of Music, which is designed
to turn out complete 20-man units for ships
and stations of the fleet Six bands are grad
uating every six months and almost SO units
have been sent to sea- But musicians are
fighting sailors first The entire band of the
Arizona at Pearl Harbor proved they are
important cogs in fighting ship.
WE An Join In''
Much Navy music is vocal One unique
alumni organization, for instance, is COM
posed of Is, 900 bluejackets, veterans OF the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station choir.
On lonely Pacific atolls and on board big
battlewagons, these men are leaders in
community sings As one man wrote to the
Great Lakes chaplain: During one period
of relaxation somebody started to sing and
we all joined in. All of the songs weren't
nice ones, but there was at least one
hymn between every other song.
Artie Shaw's Navy band took the South
Pacific circuit by storm Every mosquito
stop in the battle-area was covered by the
hep bluejackets, who swung Begin the
Beguine" between jam sessions IN foxholes
while waiting for the all clear
Disc 1--WE is popular feature. Far below
the waterline Benny Goodman's recorded
clarinet is piped to the engine-room boys
while in the crews quarters the inevitable
card game is backed by music on wax
Music is making solid contribution TO
victory - it's bringing home to blue]acKets'
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Macarthur Would
Accept Draft
On COP. Ticket

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tended as criticism of any political
philosophy or of any personages
in high office" he said. They
were written merely as amiable
acknowledgements to member OF
our highest law-making body of
letters containing flattering and
friendly remarks to me personally.
ITO construe them otherwise is
to misrepresent my intent
Miller's second letter suggested
that Macarthur remain silent on
his possible candidacy for the nomi-
nation, but to accept if offered. In
a third letter, which Macarthur
said he had not received, Miller
asked him to announce definitely
whether he is candidate.
Some quarters here believed that
MacArthur's disavowal of blanket
approval of Miller's political views
could be discounted to some de-
gree. Certainly, these sources said,
if Macarthur had not approved at
least by far the greater part OF
the letter. he would not have replied
that it was scholarly" or that he
did "unreServedly agree with the
complete wisdom and craftsmanship
of your comments
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Valley Moves
Spring Crops

Spring harvest in Imperial VAL
lev rocked along during March with
nine major crops included in the
outgoing shipments listed by County
Agricultural Commissioner B. A.
Harrigan.
The l943-l944 lettuce oeal closed
with shipments for March totaling
2,230 carloads. Prices were steady,
the report said, but at lower levels
than anticipated. Total rail ship
ments for the season were l0,846
carloads. an increase over last sea-
sons movement Markets through
out the deal averaged far below last
year.
CARROT SHIPMENTS
During March 1865 cars of car
rots were shipped by rail Markets
were weak with growers enGeavor-
ing. to find buyers for dehydrating
a. portion of the crop yet to be
harvested.
Heavy shipments of cabbage
moved by truck in dehydrating
a portion of the crop yet to be har-
vested
Heavy shipments of cabbage
moved by truck in dehydrating
plants during March. Good yields
We're the rule from an increased
acreage. A total of 265 carloads
moved by freight to fresh veget-
able markets. Prices were fair but
much lower than last season.
shipments of peas continued
throughout March with a total of
2l2 carloads rolling to market.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

Prices were Steaey with a normal
yield
Squash shipments were steady
during the month with markets
generally good. The movement will
increase in April.
TOMATOES LIGHT
Tomato loadings from the early
districts were lighter with markets
remaining firm. Harvest in the
Holtville-El Centro area started in
mid-April.
The grapefruit market was slight
ly stronger in March. A total of
80 cars were shipped by rail. Con-
siderable tonnage remains to De
harvested.
In March. Harrigan's reports said
Al cars Of Imperial Valleys Valencia
orange crop left the valley by rail
The valley alfalfa harvest was
we'll under way in March and was
steadily increasing. Prices remain
ed steady at the ceiling price FOL
graCed hay, Harrigan said
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Museum Fund
Unsettled
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lawyer to get a legal opinion as
TO what he should do henceforth.
Members of the association asked
Mccall to turn the money over to
the directors at their meeting April
26 at which time they will wind
up all business of last year and
turn affairs over TO the group in
charge for 1914.
Saturdays annual picnic at the
Ira Aten grove was one of the best
ever held by the valley pioneers
and their families. There were
more than $50 persons in attendance
from the start of the annual busi-
ness meeting to the last talk-feSt.
The old time musical program was
delightful from The Lop Eared
Mule" to Aud Lang Syne."
The only sad note of the entire
day was the annual observation of
the Gone West" ceremonies which
are held as a memorial TO pioneers
who died during the period between
annual picnics.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Russians Close in
On Sevasfopol

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tom fully laden with hundred OF
troops. Piers and harbor installa-
tions were ablaZe.
Red air force planes sank 5000
ton enemy transport and touched
off strong explosions among ships
in the southern bay Saturday night,
while Black sea fleet units sank four
propelled barges and severely
damaged several other vessels yes
teroay.
SevaStopol's main airfields in the
northern suburbs already were in
Russian hands and Soviet planes
destroyed % enemy aircraft parked
on one of the few air bases still
held by the Germans. Ten other
enemy planes, some of them pre-
sumably attempting to evacuate key
personnel by air, were shot down.
Forty more towns and villages east
and southeast of Scvastopol, includ-
ing Yalta, only other Crimean port
held by the Axis, fell TO Gen. AM
drei Yeremenko's independent coaS-
tai army yesterday as il surged for
ward to Join in the siege Of the ma
val base.
FAMOUS LIGHT BRIGADE
Yeremenko's southern column
cleared another 30 miles of the
south coast and emerged from the
coastal mountains into the Baic al
valley on the road 70 the seven
mile-wide Balakava-I -Inkerman gate
way to Sevastopol, the gap through
which the famous light brigade
made its charge into the valley OF
death" in the Crimean war of 1854
The Soviets overran the coasta
town OF KekenieZ. seven miles be-
yond Yalta and % miles southeast
of Sevastopol, and Kokkozy. Is miles
/ TO the north, to narrow the peri
meter of the shrinking German
beachheac around the naval base Il
38 miles.
! Overcoming mine fields. roac
/ blocks and other enemy defenses
/ Yeremenko's forces forced the Ger.
mans from mountain hideouts anc
rounded up 1000 more prisoners
boosting the total bag for the nine
day Crimean campaign to more thar
4l,OO0. Some 10000 other German
/ and Romanians have been killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
New Official
Sets Valley
Soil Survey

John S. Barnes, who took over
his duties last week as new head
of the soil conservation service in
California with headquarters in
Berkeley, will be in Ell Centro April
l0 and l9, accompanied by conser-
vation leaders to study the prog
ress OF the Imperial Valley Drain
age district
William Fox. Ell Centro conser-
vation association engineer, said
Monday that Barnes will be joined
here by w. w Mclaughlin, Berke-
ley, chairman of the soil conserva-
ton service, and Walter w. Weir
University OF California. The COM
mittee, which controls the activities
Of the Imperial Valley Soil Conser-
vation district, will check the work
and progress of the drainage study
in the valley and make plans for
the next Six months of operation
NJ. j. Dowd, Imperial Irrigation
district engineer, who also is a
member of the committee, is in
Washington in regard to the Mex
lean Colorado River treaty and will
mott attend the Ell Centro meeting
Barnes, state conservationist, who
has been assistant chief of opera
tions nearly 10 years in Washing
ton, succeeds Harry E. Reddick
He vii administer the program of
assistance to the 81 soil districts in
the state. He is graduate of the
University of Michigan school of
forestry and in 1924 received his
masters degree from the University
of California. From 1923 to 1882
he was in Sumatra, Dutch East
Indies, making rubber plantation
inspections. Until 1884 he was en-
gagged in conservation work in Cali
fornia and South Carolina. He
served in the navy in the first
World War.
The committee meets in Impe-
rial Valley every six months.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Scouts Executive
Assumes Duties

Elwocd C. Greist officially took
over his duties as Boy Scout eX-
ecutive of the Impefial-Yuma
Council Monday morning. He sue
ceeds Hugh Wilcox who LETT two
months ago for Orange county.
GreiSt comes tc Ell Centre head
quarters from the Ventura county
council where he served in a SIM
liar capacity Is years.
His career in scouting covers
nearly 20 years during which time
he has been active in regional and
national scouting affairs. The FAM
lily will move to FL Centre next fall,
Mr.. GreiSt said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Negro Minister
Injured by Car

INLAND, April II - Rev. J. B.
jackson. 62-year-cid Negro preach
er, was injured slightly Sunday
night on Pea canal road in INLAND
when he walked into the side of
a car driven by Elvin Marvin Dunn,
"a, of 223 Church street. inland.
Officers said the minister is hard
of hearing and did not hear the
car approaching as he started TO
walk across the road. Friends tried
to warn him but he failed to un-
derstand their signals. His injuries
were said to be slight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Grain Growers
Of County
Reflect Heads
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salaries and those coming under
the newly ordered alfalfa hay har-
vest and flax straw bailing pro-
gram.
Violations of the wage freeze or
der and alfalfa ceiling orders call
for severe penalties" Frye warned
grain growers. The penalty is ST.
900 fine or one year in Jail, or both,
but the most severe penalty is that
growers may not deduct salaries paid
employees if they pay them more
than the. freeze or ceiling orders
specify
And, I advise you" Frye said,
that the internal revenue office
will check your income tax returns
pretty close in this regard. because
these orders are the law of the land
now. Furthermore We will be in a
position to follow through and
prosecute.
One of the important effects OF
this wage program is that it will
stabilize labor conditions. Laborers
more wages elsewhere in the valley
and farmers will be unable to pirate
labor from each other. 1t is also
true that if difficulty is caused by
lack Of control in flax and barley
crops, ceilings likely will be placed
on the harvesting of those crops,
Frye asserted.
POINTS TO YEARS WORK
Roy Bellwood, Brawley office
manger of the association pointed
out that the group now has ST.
members. having added 80 in a year
He told OF the work of last year
which included the sale of $4,000
tons OF grain at price of close
to 50 100000" the assistance in gain
ing a 25c premium in flax to local
growers; the assistance in warning
on blackoirds and depredating cucks
with other associations.
j. r. Garvey, Los Angeles Grain
Exchange representative, explained
those market conditions which have
affected prices of grain sorghums
barley, flax, and other valley-grown
grains. He stated that he believed
ceiling OPA price will be estab-
lLshed on barley in the next 80 days
He warned the growers also that
since only 70 per cent of the hatch
cry chicks were sold this year, and
that strage space is filled with eggs
now, that these conditions will af.
feet grain prices. He said eggs hao
sold as low as 25 cents per dozer
in the Los Angeles area the past
week
All We can hope for is that regi.
mentation will fall off and that tht
law of supply and demand will agar
be effective" Garvey declared.
Taecker, presented a gift II
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Jones Jone.
is a charter member and has beer
director of the association for 2:
years. The Jones are moving Il
near ESconcido.
President Buffers outlined a bi
of history Of the associations or
ganization % years ago, April 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Scouts Camporee
Battles Wind:
Successful Event

A severe wind and SandStorm
drove Central distrsct Boy Scouts
and scCuters from the annual
Camporee from Five Rocks Sunday
noon. Nevertheless the event was
hailed as the most successful in
the council in several years.
Attended by ia Boy Scouts rep
resenting 20 patrols from all but
the Mt. Signal troop. the four dis
trict towns of Hcltville, Calexico
Imperial and Ell Centro were we'll
represented.
Com Reed, Fl Centro, who direct
ed the camping event, said that
36 men responded to the call for
volunteer leaders which included
every scoutmaster in the district
GAVE ASSISTANCE
Reed was assisted by E. c. Dau,
assistant camping and activities
chairman of the district. Others
attending were George Raine,
Holtville, council commissioner:
Fred Sterling, FL Centre, district
commissioner, and Ike Stratton,
CaleXico. assistant district conf
missioner.
Officials from El Centro who at
tended included: H. S. Cha1lton
council clubbing fieldman; Spencer
Scott, district training chairman
and Ole Nordland, council organi-
zation and extension chairman
William Van Baggen, recently ell
! r.
man and D. E. Sharp, Holtville
organization and extension men,
Der also assisted.
Troops and leaders represented
we're: Troop 76-George Connors
Paul Conroe and Ben Blakeley o.
El Centre: Troop 35-Hans Larsen
Wallace Kent, and Jack Murphy O
Imperial Sea Scout Ship $50
Harry Free, Ell Centro. skipper
Troop 74-Leo Brinnon, Fred Bled'
soc and Rev. Edwin Carter, E
Centro Troop 5-Hank Webster ant
E. c. Dau of Calexico; Sea Scout
Ship 24O-Arthur Cartee, skipper
Holtville: Troop 44-Sam Webb, jr.
and Dave Stewart, Holtville; Trool
. ! fU-oCU Eyer, nth iiiOi AiIoAi, oOAAA
McNeece, Ell Centre; Troop II :
Lave Goddard, Ell Centre; TrooI
PA. E. Prince, John Merrill an(
Rev. w. H. Potts, El Centre; Trool
73-Clyde Lott, Riley Mcbride ant
Corn Reed, Ell Centro.
TESTS CARRIED OUT
Saturday afternoon the ability o
the patrols to function was checket
by nature identification, signalling
fire building, first aid, and othe
activities. The evening camp fir,
was in charge of Dave Goddard ant
all patrols competed with songs ant
stunts.
| Sunday morning the Rev. Fl
/ Dennis Barry officiated at Catholic
mass at 60 a. m. and Rev. Edwin
Carter conducted Protestant serv,
ices at S:30
Personal inspection of the pa
trolls for cleanliness, equipment anc
uniform was held Sunday mornin!
| followed by physical fitness pro
| gram which was the running of
commando course under the direc
ton of Sternzing, Blakely ant
, Cartee.
The citations and awards won b,
5 the patrols will be awarded at tn
: next courts of honor.
, The kookaburra bird likes to rid
+ about on a kangarOO'S back
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
OFFICERS SEEK THREE MEN
FOR ROBBERY QUIZ

Imperial county peace officers
searched Monday for three Negroes
accused Of robbing Luis Vasquez
Of Sl8 and his car keys after he
had given them ride in his car
from Phoenix TO the highway four
miles east Of Holtyille where Vas
queZ'S car broke down.
The Negroes caught a ride into
Holtville, leaving VaSquez stranded
beside his car. Vasquez later was
taken to Holtvlle by a passing
motorlst and there reported the
robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
HEBER MAN LOSES
GAS RATEONS

The FL Centro war price and ra-
tioning board gas panel called in
the gas ration books of Juan B.
Gotta. Heber, fieldman for produce
company, following a hearing Sat-
urday The panel found Gotta had
two speeding tickets charged against
him in the past eight months and
both speeding tickets indicated he
had driven in excess of GA miles per
hour. His rations were suspended
for Il period of 60 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Free Dinner

There was a lot of puzzlement
caused by the appearance of the
Rev. Mr.. Hayden Sears, Methodist
preacher of El Centro, at the grain
growers meeting in Brawley Satur-
day night.
Maybe he came to see if he could
keep people from sowing wild oats,
Larry Derrick hazarCed.
Maybe he came to reap some
wild oats and glut the market
someone else guessed.
RR thinks he was trying to find
out if it really is true "aS We SOW
so shall We reap"
Our secret operative thinks he
went to the meeting for the free
dinner. That's that.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
POLICE SEEK HiT-RUN
DRIVER: STRUCK CHILD

Ell Centro police are seeking a
hit-and-run driver who struck and
injured Julia Chaco, Mexican child,
on East Mai nstreet about 7 a. m.
Sunday morning. The car bore an
Arizona license. Treatment was
given for minor injuries at the
county hospital, according to the
police
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
RAMBLING REPORTER

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grand bit of square dance calling
off.
Many oldsters wagged knowing
heads as the music and dance calls
reminded them of the days when
they were fleet of foot and gay of
heart.
We would have given a pretty to
see the pioneers dance reel or
something. "
Remember when the pioneers had a
cance in the upper ma; OF the court
house? They should do it again.
Why not?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
Storms Death
Toll Hits 80
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funnel-like cloud semed 10 come out
of nowhere. I had the baby in my
arms. The next thing l knew, the
baby, my husband, my three-year-
old girl, and I were lying under a
piece of roof My husband and two
sons, Homer, 6. and Thomas, 5, were
found 300 yards from the house,
dead"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17
DEATH FUNERAL
NOTICES

GREER, MRS. MYRTLE MAE, SO,
dice Friday night. Funeral serv-
ices will be in charge of Lemons
chapel Survivors include her
husband; three daughters, four
sons; a brother and 13 grand
children. Al
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

Cur famous Sperry gunsight cal
culates the amount OF lead on a
target, the effect of gravity arc
tie wind, points the guns, and tells
the gunner The precise moment to
open fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

Among the army'c anti-aircrait
gun directors is one which not only
directs the angle of fire, but also
sets fuses so that the shells will
explode in the path of an enemy
plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

U. S. airline planes are now
flown about l12 times as many
miles daily as prior to June
l943. average load carried per mile
has increased 40 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

Our famous Speuy bomb sight,
called tie sight that takes the
guesswork out of bombing, is cred
tied with helping to knock down
SAL German fighters in one month.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

To transmit dittres5 signals over
greater range, the army and
navy now send aerials aloft by
means Of kites launched by rocket
pistol.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

The giant rocket guns set up by
the Nazis along the coast of France
are said TO have barrels 100 feet
long and a range Of l25 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

U. S. airlines are operating in
commercial service only about 55
per cent of the number of planes
uled before the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-17

The kookaburra bird likes to ride
about on a kangaroos back.