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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
Marines Battle
TO Soipon Peak

Garapan side of the mountain.
I'VE killed about 20 of them and
drove off the rest" he said. Then
we spent all afternoon picking them
off and ducking their rifle and ma
chine gun fire.
EAYONETS ON POLES
The Japc came armed with bay
onetS securely tied to the end of
eight-fo bamboo poles and tree
branches. They'd try to sneak up
near a marine foX-hole and then
jab into TIE hole. attempting to
kill or wound the leathernecks.
It was explained that the Japa-
nese by this method could silently
kill marines without giving away
their po5ition. BY using a pistol CT
rifle. the enemy would have been
detected with the first shot and an
initiated by marine rifle and ma
chine-gun fire.
1 saw enc of the bayonet poles
which the marines took from the
hands of a Jap who was shot at the
edge Cf a foXhole. 1t was a mur-
looking weapon.
Before the Japs on the lower for
ward ridge pinned us down WitlC
machine-gun and rifle fire which
Clipped the rocks around the hole
I shared with five marines, l was
able to view the northern end of
Saipan with the naked eye.
FINAL BATTLE
That's where the final battle fer
Saipan will be fought. The terrain
looks favorable fer American tanks
and the whole mountain crest gives
us 1hperb Spotting for artillery or
other types of observation.
Capture of the Mount Tapotchau
summit will greatly help the final
phases of the Saipan fighting. Be
fore it5 capture, the Japs could OBJ
eerve all American activities. Now
we can observe theirs and the
toughest, most rugged section of
Saipan terrain is in our hands, al
though the northern and eastern
slopes are net yet secured at this
writing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
Trailer Looted
OF VaIuables

r. c. Gaudy, transient, reported
to police that he parked his trailer
and car on Main street near the
CIVIL Cafe, had breakfast, and re-
turned to his mobile home to find
the following missing:
One black leather purse, two ra-
ton books. one mans ring, one
gold-plated watch, one lady's wrist
watch, one boys wrist watch. one
camera and one camera made of
Mexican 20-cent pieces.
Gaudy suspects a 25-to-28year-
old man in soilcd clothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02

quest from safe employees to pro-
claim July holiday.
Houser said that in normal times
he certainly would favor the Up,
but feared new it might encourage
war plants to close or to encourage
absenteeism in war plants that re-
main open.
He said ne was informed that it
was no part of Gov Warren'S plan
to proclaim such a holiday had he
been in the state
For the employees of the two air
craft plants, it will be the biggest
weekend holiday since Pearl Har-
Dor.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
nv MAC Il. JOHNSON

WITH u. S. MARINES, Saipan,
June 27 Delayed EAST Longitude
Time CUP)-I spent three hours
on the high. cragey crest of Mount
Tapotchau Monday.
During 10 minutes of that time |
was pinned flat on my stomach in a
shallow hole gouged from rock,
while Japanese snipers wounded
two nearby marines and killed one.
1 wanted to see what breed CT
men had captured that peak, which
serves as an observation post and
commands the entire island.
I found on the top assault ma
rines of unsurpassed courage, fear
leSsnecs and tenacity
FOUGHT WAY UP
They had fought their way from
the bloody beachhead OF Charan-
Kanca to the summit of 1554-foot
Tapotchau in IL days. capturing the
peak at II a. m. June 25.
These leatherneck assault forces
had only one day of respite from
fighting during that fierce 1l-day
campaign.
hiked through sniper country to
the crest June 26 with a group OF
eight stretcher bearers. We trudged
over rocks that cut through the
composition soles of my marine
combat shoes. Dirty, bearded and
sweaty marines holding this pre-
carious, exposed peak had dug in
as we'll as possible on the stony
crest.
A marine first lieutenant Said
his outfit assaulted the crest from
the east. As the men reached the
summit they spotted many Japa-
neSp moving TO the tCD from the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
THE POST-PRESS

Established 1896
Published Sundays as combined issue
of Imperial Valley Press and The
Morning Post by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company, 625 State St, FL
Centro California
Paul Jenkins, Publisher
and President.
A. C. Johnston, President and Nd
vertising Manager; Mrs. Logan II.
Jenkins. Secretary.
Member United Press. California News
paper Publishers Assn, West Holiday
Co, Inc, national representatives.
Rates in combination with either The
Morning Post or Imperial Valley Press:
Single copy sc; carrier paid-inad
vance: / month 81 90; , months,
50. rs; 6 months. s.. 25; / year, $1,000.
BY Mail: / month, S1CO; 3 months,
50. 50: 6 months, 81 50; 1 year, $500.
Outside of California $10O per month
flat.
Entered at FL Centre. Calf. post
office as 2nd class mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
Country's Truck
Dearth Holds

Although the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration probably
has 100000 applications for heavy
duty trucks according to Rudolph
Miller, secretary of the Triple A,
only 10000 will be released this
year"
Miller believes that farmers cam
not buy new trucks unless their
equipment is destroyed beyond re-
pair by either fire or collision.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
Houser Refuses
Extra HoIiddV

LOS ANGELES, July l. up
simultaneously with announcement
that employees of the North Ameri-
can Aviation Inglewocd plant and
the Lockheed plant in Burbank
would be off from Saturday mid
night until "wednesday, acting Gov.
Frederick F. Houser refused a re-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02

Editors note-United Press war
correspondent Mac r. Johnson was
the first correspondent to reach
the summit of Mount Tapotchau,
one of the most important cbjec-
tives of the American troops on
Saipan. and scene of some of the
most bitter fighting
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
Editorials and Comment

to withstand the Russians so the Firms
might celebrate victory in Berlin. 1t de
veops as anyone might have told the
Firms, that Hitler didn't have the men or
means TO send.
However. many mistakes must be for
given and Finland still may find the
door open.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02

EDITORS NOTE: The folio1ring edit
OridIs are presented as interesting Opln-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
E. T.. Police Chief
Cites Growing
Theft Of Vehicles

Chief Ronnie Voyles cays that 25
cars and trucks disappear from Ell
Centro every month. Voyles said
that Chief Lon Cramer from BraW-
ley is cooperating with him to the
fullest extent to recover the We
hicles
Voyles says that two-thirds of
the cars are recovered.
Another problem" according to
Chief Voylef, "is the theft CT BIZ
cycles in Ell Centre" and, he added
approximately 20 automobiles
are stolen every month"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SITTING AS A BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION.

G3CFhhtf4fh 49,
Notice is hereby given as required,
that the City Council of the City
of Ell Centro will convene on July
5th, 1914 at 7:30 pm. at the City
Hall of the City of Ell Centro, to
sit as Board of Equalization for
the purpose of Equalizing the tax
roll, and will continue to sit as a
Board of Equalization from day to
day until the equalization of the
tax roll is completed
Dated this 30th day of June, 1914.
p. L. MOORE,
(SEAL Mayor of the City of
Ell Centre.
ATTEST:
NEAL H. GAVIN,
City Clerk of the
City of FL Centre.
(No. 108) (J3-10 InClO 1
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02

Shanghai prohibits walking arm
in-arm ty engaged couples, while
Canton prohibits women riding
bicycles
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-02

We can only wait.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
1904

You do not need to read the daily
press today for accounts of accidents
on the highway. Today, automobile
drivers are concerned, but news
item Of 40 years ago tells of COLI
sion back in those days, with no
automobile involved. 1t seems that
two young men were driving toward
Waynesboro in a team which col
lided with another team near the
tollgate on the Leitersburg pike. In
giving the story of the accident, the
news writer said the charge of in
toxication or road hoggishness was
denied by the young men who ex-
planned they met two teams racing
on the road. They drew to the side
of the road to avoid them and the
first team passed safely, but the sec
ond struck them and caused the
wreck. They also said that they
rendered all possible aid to the gen
tleman and two ladies who were in
the buggy, and that they were the
last to leave the scene of the .nishap.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
Fairchild Official Makes Thirty Third
Anniversary Flight From Local Airport

captain in the U. S. Army Air Serv-
ice at McCook Field, Ohio, forerun-
ner of the present Wright Field.
At the conclusion of World War
|, Depew returned to the Curtiss
company as an instructor and test
pilot and in 1922 went to Argentina
where he spent year managing
all Curtiss sales and operational ac-
tivities in that country.
Upon his return from South
America in 1928, Depew became as
scciated with the Fairchild Aerial
Camera Corporation as Chief Pilot
and manager of the Flying Division.
For 18 of the past 81 years, he has
been connected directly or indirectly
with Fairchild activities. In 1926,
when the first Fairchild airplane
was built, Dick Depew put the ship
through its initial test flights. This
airplane, specially built for aerial
Photographic work, was of revolu-
tionary design for that day. 1t was
the first cabin monoplane with the
pilot and controls inside the cabin,
the first plane with folding wings,
and the first to use slots and flaps.
In his SO years as pilot, Rich
ard H. Depew, Jr.. has flown 1876
types of airplanes. He has flown
in the U. S.. Canada. Mexico,
France, and Argentina as an exper-
mental test pilot, instructor, exhibit
ton fiier, and Army pilot. He holds
four flying ratings and is also Ii
censed aifplane and engine mechan-
ic and an amateur radio operator.
In addition, his contributions to av-
iation have taken many other forms.
He holds several patents on fiap-op-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24

Indians kept up d continuous war.
fare. A writer says: "This war upor
the settlers of this county was sc
ferocious that for a time scarcely &
white person was left west of South
Mountain" George Washington
wrote of it in 1856, as follows: THE
whole settlement of Conococheague
in Maryland is fed and there re-
mains only two families from thence
to Fredericktown."
The following is of special local
interest: Some time in the 170G's
the observation-disclosures of the
late John S. Kausler were massacred
by the Indians in Lancaster county
Pa. The remainder of the family
moved to York county, Pa. While
living there, John Kausler, a lad OF
8 years, and subsequently great
grandfather of John S. Kausler, was
playing along the road with his sis
tC13 q u JCol > OlNl. 4tiOi1iS CcI leu
her off and no trace was ever found
of her, although a most diligen;
search was made. Later in life the
brother moved to Washington coun-
ty and married His wife was scalped
by Indians, somewhere between
Hagerstown and Williamsport, but
she survived.
Capt Robert Elliott, a settler OF
Hagerstown, was killed by party
of Indians while on his way to join
General Wayne's army.
Governor Sharpe, of Maryland
raised the bounty on Indian scalps
and soon the power of the savage
was forever broken in the East.
There were houses strongly built
which served as forts for the people
who sought shelter from the Indians.
One was the house of Moses Chap
lin, in the neighborhood of Keedys-
vile; another that of Thomas Crae-
sap, at Long Meadows, north of Ha-
gerstown, and Fort Frederick.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24

Ting of this part Of the county hangs
story In this section lived the
Favorites. These people desired to
possess more land. But the land
was held by the Indians so the Fa-
vorites began negotiations to pos
sess it. An offer was made to the
Indians of IS gallons of liquor and
IS pounds of tobacco for quite a
large tract of land. The offer was
accepted and the Indians left for
other hunting grounds to the north,
never to return again. This does
not seem much of price at all to
pay for so much land but perhaps
there were reasons for it. No doubt
the encroachments of civilization
were becoming a problem to the In
dians and they thought best to
leave and surrender to the White
Man Also values were not the
same in those days that they are
today.
This tribe of Indians, most likely,
were members of one or the other
of the two tribes which fought to
such deadly and decided finish at
the point where the Conococheague
Creek empties into the Potomac
river at Williamsport. 1t is history
that a deadly battle was fought here
by the Delawares and the Catawbas
about 1876. One tribe was COM
pletely anninilated with the excep-
ton of one brave who sought and
secured shelter in the home of jacob
Friend, in the neighborhood.
Incidentally, it is near where these
two tribes of Indians had such a de-
cided battle, that Charles Friend, the
founder of Williar1sport, lies buried.
The Washington County Historical
Society is now making arrangements
to secure title to the land on which
the grave is located, Tor the purpose
of preserving it 10 rosterity. The
grave is just across the Conoco-
cheague creek.
Remains of Indian settlements are
found in various parts of Washing
ton county. Arrowheads, stone pipes
and tomahawks have been unearthed
at Fountain Rock, ST James, on the
land of James Marker, three miles
east of Sharpsburg, Indian relics
have been found; N Ctdar Grove,
near Rohrersville, are several
mounds; when the c. & o. Canal
was constructed, many Indian relics
were found; at Eakle's Mill, near
Keedysville, interesting articles Of
this vanquished race have also been
found
After the fatal battle in which
General Braddock lost his life, the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
THURSDAY, AUGUST "a. 1914

Grating controls and breaking de-
vices; he perfected methods of tax
ing photographs from the air; and
he helped establish on Long IslanI,
the nations first aviation country
club.
Depew is member of the early
Birds, an organization of pioneer
airmen who earned their licenses
before the last war, and in January
OF this year was elected president
of the group at the annual meeting
in New York. He is also founder
member and Associate Fellow of the
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences;
former Governor of the Aeronauti-
cal Chamber of Commerce of Amer
lea, Inc; member of the quiet
Birdmen and the Caterpillar Club:
ana captain in the Maryland
wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
Now acting as production coordi-
nator for one of Air Forces best
known training aircraft-the Fair
child AT-21 "Gunner"-Dick Depew
has ample reason to look back over
the passing years and view his ac-
complishments with pride. And to-
day, he stands on the threshold of
realizing a long amibition-to be,
not the best pilot in the world, but
the oldest.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
o4e&9O
Hopper:
Looking at
HOLLYWOOD

As ONE of the first, possibly the
first, young couple to return
from active service on the fighting
fronts, Hollywood's Director Leslie
FentOn and his actress wife, Ann
DvOrak, are providing pattern for
thousands of other couples who will
shortly be returning to pick up the
threads of their personal and profess
sional lives which they dropped
when they heard the call to duty.
Fenton and his wife departed for
England early in 1899. He served as
commander of a British PIT boat
patrolling the English channel and
waters off the coast of Scotland,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS
WE'RE ALL PUFFED UPl
By THE OLD LAMPLIGHTEF

Another poem from the pen of B. A. Beard entitled "Jim
issue of the RELIGIOUS TELE
SCOPE "Unce Benny, Familiarity known 'The Old Lamp
lighter his wideyread column under that
the Hagerstown has written poems all
having Whcomb Riley flavor sings of the familiar
things of life The following the titles
of them Washington Monument That Radio Mine "a
Sled" my Ragged Old Doll" "Do Him."
Empty Pes" "Fishin Time Here Our Orphanage" Folks
Der the Way "Hep Santa Help the Poor when Visit Grand
ma Lessons the Flowers Bridgeport Bridge Fifty
Years Ago. he Y Drive "True Worship Not in Vain" 'The
Hobby Horse Says" Farm Th Forest
Trees main Street. I'm Memorys Lane" and LET Pray
hope Unce Benny the poet Hagerstown
and of ST. Paul Church. will live and write
poems to gladden. the hearts of his readers.
The above is from last Sundays bulletin
of ST. United Church.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
A Promise Is TO Be Kept

G. B. De Miles next, which is
'Rurales," started 80 years ago. In
1915, Pancho Villa, who loved Mexi-
CO, and wanted us to do likewise,
tried to get c. B. to tell the story
on the screen. He offered to meet
G. B. at the border and remain his
personal bodyguard, C. B. to name
his own salary. Thanks for the
promise Of safety" wrote C. B.
Dead / can do you no good; alive
| can make you a good picture. I"
But Villa lost out.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
From where | sit by Joe Marsh
How Different Will be
Postwar Homes?

Matt Doorly, our local carpen-
ter, has been showing us archi-
tect's drawings of the kind of
postwar houses that we're go
ing to live in. Some of them look
like squared-off dominoes; some
are streamlined like they were
going to fly. And they're all
filled with fancy things like air.
conditioning and what-not.
"Sure change our home life!"
Matt says Importantly.
"Shucks," says Dan Mason,
@it isn't the shape of a house, or
the gadgets in it, that make up
your home life"
What is it them" says Matt.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24

Ccpmght. 1914, Brewing Industry Foundation
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24

About six miles south of Will
Transport is section of the county
known as ''The Neck" 1t gets it's
name from a decided curve in the
course of the Potomac river, which
leaves a portion of land in the con-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24

cave part of a
r a t h er peculiar
shape. In the early
of the forma-
ton of the earth
the river, in seek
ing its outlet to
the sea, made this
big bend. Herein
is located fertile
lands. In the early
of the set
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
Legume Hay.

LcSuIHe may.
Legume hay is especially valuable
for brood sows in winter, for fall
narrowed pigs or for dry-lot feed
ing at any time, says the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
Enriched Flour.

EnIIcheu FIOuF.
Since only about 70 per cent of
the family flour on the market to-
day is enriched, the housewife who
wants such flour should make sure
that she asks for it, the Department
of Agriculture uggests.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24

ats the little things" says
Dan. Like a well-WOrn chair
before the fire-and good book
land friendly glass of beer
after hard days work. Little
things, that are a part of living"
From where sit, Dams abso-
lutely right. And I think the
men who dream of home from
overseas agree that it's the
small, familiar pleasures, that
add up to home.
9Is M.'<
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24

Ann DvOrak and Leslie FentOn.
was wounded in the now historic
commando raid on the port of St.
Nazaire. He holds the distinguished
service cross, presented to him by
King George personally at Buck
ingham palace.
When Fenton departed for Eng
land he was directing at M-G-M. He
had just finished production on
AROUSE and Beware" starring Wal
lace Berry. His wife was playing in
Warmers picture. She could not ac-
company him, but followed on the
next boat. She made arrangements
for relatives to take over the run
ming and management of their pros
porous 40-acre San Fernando valley
walnut ranch, which they purchased
shortly after their marriage in 1881.
On arriving in England she enlisted
in the M. 7. c., Britain's mechanical
transport corps, and drove an ambu-
lance under bomb fire during the
Nazi blitz.
Good Job Well Done
When Fenton was invalided out of
the service and ordered home, Ann,
her patriotic duty in that phase of
the war effort ended, accompanied
him as nurse.
Producer Lester COWan was about
to film the Broadway stage success
Tomorrow the World" with Fred
ric March and Betty Field. A story
Fenton understood and warmed to.
Fenton signed to direct this produc-
ton.
Ann, her home in order and her
garden growing, signed with Repub-
lie and is currently doing starring
role in ELAINE of the Barbary
Coast"
Full Appreciation
It's almost like the wars over,
coming back here" they say, "after
living in England, and we don't
mean this as any criticism, merely
observation. The war is so close in
England. For long time it was
right overhead and at your front
door. No one knew what would hap
pen next"
When Fenton first came to the
screen from the legitimate stage, he
played the neurotic young soldier
who went berserk in "What Price
Glory" From this he gravitated
into sinister roles through the gang
ster era, which began with "Pub-
lie Enemy No. l." with James Gag
ney; 1.-THE Hatchet Man." with Ed
ward G. Robinson, and similar
underworld films.
He was given a part in ''The
Strange Case of Molly Louvain," OPP
posite Ann Dvorak, whom he'd
never met. They fell in love, and in
1881 they were married.
Change of Character
He and Ann went to Europe on
their honeymoon. There he played
romantic roles for a year in Euro
pean productions in London and Ber-
lin.
When Fenton returned from this
trip he decided to forSake acting
and try directing. Ann meanwhile
went back to Warmers and resumed
her contract.
Fenton retired to the obscurity of
shorts director at M-G-M and after
two-year apprenticeship was given
contract to direct features.
Stronger Than Desire" with Wal
ter PidgeOn, and ''The Golden Fleece
ing" with Lew Ayres, were among
the productions he made.
He'll continue directing and Ann
will continue acting.
''If any of the pictures we make
cheer up the troops or provide enter
tainment for the people actually in
the war effort we feel we're doing
something
A Promise Is TO Be Kept
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-08-24
Farm Machinery.

Production of farm machinery for
the year ended June 80 was lib per
cent behind the program, the War
Production Board reports.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-05
Three Given Death
Sentences in ALLEGED Rape

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Sept. s.
(ANP)-Three hundred white spec
tators outside the courtroom joined
those on the inside in applause when
Col. E. D. Vestal, militia comman-
der, announced via loudspeaker that
the three alleged Florida Negro rap
lists of 22-year-old white wife of
an army sergeant, twill be electro
cuted."
Mob violence had threatened, and
it was with much difficulty that the
trial went on. There apparently was
a carefully laid plan" to seize the
Negroes at that time, Gov. Spessard
Holland commented.
The men were taken by state
guards to the state prison at Raj
ford, Fla, following court proceed
ings. They will stay at Raiford until
the governor sets the date Of execu-
tion.