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Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
AfL Considers
Boycott on
Closed Shop

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. "a.
oUP)-A proposal to boycott the in
duStries of Florida and Arkansas
was studied by delegates to the
Gath annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, in protest
of what it termed the anti-labor at
titude of these states.
Submitted to q relomtionS ccm-
mittee while the convention ad-
journed fer Thanksgiving holiday,
the proposal cited the outlaWing of
closed shop in Florida and Arkansas,
as adopted in constitutional amend
mentS in the November 7 elections,
and characterized the action as a
hostile and unfair attitude towards
organized labor
Also under consideration was tie
inter-union charge, aired by Rich
aid w. Smith representing the joint
council of Dining Car Employees,
that some AFL unions Disseminated
against Negi oes and drove them
into rival CIO groups. He said some
established unions had been wiped
cut by unfair treatment of Negroes
and asked for more liberal stand
ON the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
Lone Sky Raider
Puts in Busy
Day Among Japs

A LEYTE AIRPORT, Nov. 81
Delayed four-engined
navy search plane had a hectic day
on q recent lone bombing raid on
japanese shipping near Palawan is
land.
1t blew up an enemy cargo ship;
shot down five japanese zeroe, and
then flew four and one-half hours
through a storm with one motor
shot cut and the electrical system
wrecked
In addition one tire had been
shot out by a Zero which the navy
gunners later sent flaming into a
bay after it tried TO ram them. But
the navy pilot, Lieutenant Thad
Williams. Monroe, Utah, did mas
terful job of landing and the crew
emerged unhurt.
Williams explained that he dived
down to 100 feet to get a direct hit
on the cargo ship with a 250-pound
bomb. Seaman 1/C G. C. Owen.
Washington, D. c., said the ship
split right in the middle and the
last l saw of it nothing but two
triangles were sticking out of the
water"
AS they left the scene, Williams
said five japanese planes jumped
them.
"One, which we shot down, had
knocked out our electrical system
and one motor" he explained. Il
didn't know until We landed he also
had shot out cur tire.
I'VE dived into clouds and the
other four Japs chased us half
hour but we did some fancy cloud
hiding"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
PAC Outlines
~ Campaign

CHICAGO, Nov. "a. CUP)-Thc
CIO Political Action Committee
locked forward to the 1916 congress
sional elections for a real test of
its strength after winning unani-
nous approval for its extension and
expansion at the unions seventh
annual convention.
There are whispers that in the
oif-year we will get what is COM
ing to US Sidney I1illman, chair
man CT the PAC, said following the
vote of the delegates.
I'VE now must prepare for par
ticipation in important local cleo
tionS in 1915 and in the congressional
elections Of lc46 We will make sure
that in 1916 eve, more people will
cast their ballet.
The extent of the PAC's activities
was left to the executive committee
Of the union.
Hillman promised that the PAC
will participate actively in the pri-
mary elections in 1916 so that I'VE
no longer will have tC make a choice
between the lesser of two evils
The committee, he added, will
steer clear Of third parties and will
neither capture nor be captured by
any of the major political parties
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
BY Il. ii. SEACKFORD

WASHINGTON. Nov "a. up
Sources friendly to China expressed
hope that Generalissimo Chang
Kai-sheE would show that his cabi-
net shakeup was mere than ges-
ture to placate criticism by taking
action soon to unite China in the
war against Japan.
These sources indicated that
major step for Chang and his new
cabinet to take in that direction
would be to reopen negotiations
with the Chinese Communists.
The cabinet shakeup was said to
have made prospects better than in
many years for a cCmpromiie be-
tween the two groups, in keeping
with demands both from Chinese
and American sources.
Three factors which would make
the present time q propitious one
for reopening negotiations were:
l. Ciang'S removal as war minis
ter CT the man the Communists
considered their implacable foe
General Ho Ying-chin. Although he
will remain as army chief of staff,
he will lose all responsibilities for
army organization.
2. appointment of Dir. Wang Shih
Chieh to be minister Of informa-
ton. Wang was one of Chiang'S rep
reSentatives in the last negotiations
with the Communists which begged
down on October 2.
3. The unexpected return to
Chungking CT General Chou En-lai,
former Communist representative
at the central governments capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
Boon, Predicted
On Building
Costly Homes

SACRAMENTO, Nov. "a. (UP)-
State Real Estate Commissioner
Hubert B. Scudder Friday predicted
there would be a boom in high cost
housing construction Immediately
after the war.
He pointed out that practically no
high-ccst residences have been built
for three years while, thousands
upon thoucands Of families now liv-
ing in modest quarters are we'll able
to afford luxurious homes
A number of real estate concerns
are seeking approval of plans for
subdivisions in which no houses
costing less than $4,000 could be
built, he added.
Scudder also forecast a boom i's
loW-cCst housing construction, say
ing that throughout the nation
there are 10000 more families than
there are permanent dwelling units.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
Famine Threatens
Two Million
People in China

CHUNGKING, Nov. pa. tUP)-
More than two million Chinese in
Tsien and Hupeh provinces in
northern and central China were
reported near death from starvation
as the result Of d.Cughts, floods and
locust swarms.
Harvest losses in the area were
estimated at four million piculs
Approximately 532,000,000 pounds)
of rice. The national resources
commission RENTED ten million
Chinese dollars TO Hupeh for relief
work and the Hupeh provincial as
iociation estimated one hundred
million will be required.
The food ministry has exempted
the people of the affected areas
from payment of rice, which nor
mally would have been turned over
to te government as tax payment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
Chiang Backed
By Opinion

= arrived fr,m Yean on November
shortly after hitting to CORE
spondsnts in the north that there
would be 10 use in returning to
ChUngking.
The fight between Chang and the
Communists dates back to the 1920s.
Past negotiations have been aimed
at a compromise which would give
the Communists representation in
the China government, remove the
blockade around the Communist
areas III north China, and make
possible united frCnt Of all Chi
nese elements against the japanese,
It remains to be seen whether re-
organization of Chiang's govern
ment without provision for g Com
munist representative will be salts
factory. or even the basis for fur
ther negotiations.
The removal Of General Ho will
bring only cheers frcm the Gem
munists who have accused him,
among other things, Of being head
of the "rro-Japanese clique Ho
had been war minister for IA years.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
NARCOTICS COUNT FACES
HOLLYWOOD BAND LEADER
(NE1 TeIeDhOlOJ
f'NssAyi ssesStf>

HOLLYWOOD, Eor. "a. CUP)-
Milo Menendez, leader of the rhum-
ha band at the swank clover club,
was jailed Friday when police found,
they said, enough marihuana seed
to plant three ae:es' anl is reef
erS" in his car.
Hollywood police sale they had
been watching the 42-year-o old lccal
Latin rhythm expert for quite a
while. After he left the Clover club
this morning, his auto was stopped
on Beverly Boulevard and the mar
coticS found.
He was booked for violation of
the health and safety code.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
a Job with a
locomotive to
help you
Wcrk for q company UhOse
Biggest job is still ahead

This job pays exceptionally fine
wages after a couple of weeks of
training. It's a job for an active
man, who doesn't like dull routine
and who does like to see thirgs
move The Job OF switching railroad
cars, trains . coupling EN- up.
shunting 'em on 10 sidings
freights from all over the country.
loaded with guns, tanks, war mate
rails. You'll work an engine crew
good guys if ever there were any
have a locomotive to do the heavy
work. Remember, Southern Pacific's
biggest job is still ahead hand
ling the ever-increasing war loaG
for the drive in the Pacific Your
work will be vital. Railroad pass
privileges. Fine pension plan. Medi-
cal services. The kind of job you
can be proud of. Look into this to-
day (Student brakemen needed
also. Really good wages after short
training.
Apply to Local S. P. Agent or
S. p. Employment Office
Room SIS, Pacific Electric Building,
9th g. Main, Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
MAKES OWN BATTLE SKETCHES
INDIANAPOLIS, md, Nov.

INDIANAPOLIS, md, Nov. "a.
GUP)-Coast C.,ar6Sman Jack B.
Gildersleeve will have an unusual,
but very treasured record of the
battles of Guam, Saipan and the
Philippines, for he records the bat
ties on his sketch pad with pen
and ink. When he sent home the
sketches Of the Philippine fight, he
wrote, THE sketches are the most
work I've ever done.
When you see the real thing, first
hand, it's tough to put it Gown on
paper-honeStly."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
State Aid Costs
Show increase

SACRAMENTO, Nov. "a. up
Assistance payments to the aged
needy increased slightly in October,
but aiG to needy chilGTen and the
needy blind showed decreases, Charl-
es M. Wollenberg, director of social
welfare, reported today.
Wollenberg said a total of ST.
1892 was disbursed to 1884 aged
persons, Id more than in Septem-
her; $573,559 to 18.708 needy chill
dren, a decrease of 147; and $2Gl,-
GIL to 5,505 blind persons, 40 fewer
than last month.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
YOUNG KILLE-: SLAIN

PIKEVILIE. nm, Nov "a. CUP)
A youtful Negro trusty who at
tackled and killed Mrs. Glen Nc
kinney, daugter of the superintend-
ent Of the state training and agri-
culture school for colored boys, early
Thursday morning, was sot to death
shortly before noon by an irate mob
OF citizens, school officials dis
closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
SIX DIE IN AUTO CRASH

LANCASTER, Cal. Nov. "a. (UP)
-Four u. S. marines and civilian
were killed instantly and fifth
marine died Thursday as result CT
a head-on two-car collision late
Wednesday, five miles north of here.
Marine officials at the scene, lit
tered with Wreckage and twisted
bodies, withheld names of the serv-
ictmen. The civilian victim was
Frank I. Jones, Al, Gardena
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
RARE PERCH CAUGHT

DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. "a. CUP
"A sport petc:l, one of natures
rare oddities was caught recently
IN Iowa's Great Lakes. The fish,
l2la inches long, was a bright blue
color. Perch cgo.> arily are a yellow
ish orange, barred or ringed by sew
eral dark banCS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
McBride's Herd
Offers Winner

She produced 2O33 pounds of milk
and 772 pounds OF butterfat, the
record showed.
The list Of other dairymen, their
COWS, and the amounts of milk and
buttCrfat produced follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24

Richard McBrides cow No. 33
topped the list of the 10 highest
producing class A COWS in Imperial
county during October, it was an
nounced Tuesday by the imperial
county COW testing association.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24
OIL FIRMS OFFICE LOOTED

The Valens oil company. Third
and Broadway. FL Centre. reported
to the police that ration stamps
worth $500 gallons of gas and about
SAG in cash had been stolen from
lis place of business.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-24

From Pearl Harbor to January /,
1914, industrial accidents killed ST.
6UD, or 1900 more than tie military
dead, according to the War Produc-
ton Board.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
''QUIET DAY"
OBSERVANCE
Kent County Woman's Auxil-
iary Will Meet in st.
Peters Church Here
BISHOP TO ATTEND

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the fall meeting and
Quiet Day observance of the Kent
County Woman's Auxiliary of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware on Monday at st. Peters
Church. Smyrna. Holy commun-
ion will be celebrated by the Rt.
Rev. Arthur R. McKinstry, bishop
of the diocese, assisted by the rec
tor the Rev. Frederick Marx Bar
ton. Meditations will be in charge
of the Rev. j. c. Settle of George
town and will be followed by box
luncheon. The afternoon program
will include talks by Mrs. Francis
D. Buck. of New Castle, on the
united thank offering, Miss Mary
Morris Littell, Wilmington, presi-
dent of the diocesan auxiliary, and
Mrs. Joseph Tatnall, Bridgeville.
Plans for the session have been
made by Mrs. Herman Davis John
son of Milford, county president,
and members of the Smyrna branch
of the auxiliary of which Mrs. Hen
ry c. Webb is chairman.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
CHIEFS
TO HOLD DANCE
Second Annual Affair To Be
Preceded by Dinner; Mad
denis Orchestra to Play
FRIDAY NIGHT DEC. Is

The Delaware Association of
Chiefs of Police will hold its Sec
ond annual dance in the Dover
High School Friday night, Dec. 10,
from 9 p. m. to a. m. with George
Madden's Orchestra providing the
music. The dance will be preced-
ed by a dinner at Pleasant Inn,
Dover. General chairman for the
dance is Maj. Arthur E. Flood, in
telligence officer, Fort DUPONT, as
sisted by Commander Hudson
bravo, U. S. NJ, Wilmington. The
association was organized Oct. l.,
1910, and is headed by Capt. Roger
P. Elderkin, Delaware State Police.
Lieut.. Walter Squires, Wilmington
Bureau of Police, is vice-president,
and Chief Henry Hill, Rehoboth
Beach, is treasurer. Lieut.. Carl
Schnetter of the state police is Sec
retary. The first president of the
organization was Norman R. Pur-
nell former superintendent, Della
ware State Police, while Capt.
Clarence Jones of the Wilmington
police was president in 1912, and
Chief Charles F. McCloskey, Mid
dletown, was president last year.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
Annual Christmas Program
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services For Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton rec.
mentstor, announces the full choir
practice this evening at p. m.
Important practice for the Sunday
service and the Auxiliary service
on Monday at IL a. m. The Sum
day services will be: 8 a. M, cele-
bration of the Holy Communion;
10 a. m., Church School; IL a. M,
morning prayer and sermon. 1t is
hoped good congregation of the
Women's Auxiliary will be present
on Monday at IL a. M, at which
time the Bishop of the Diocese
will be the celebrant. The Rev. j.
G. Settle, Rector of st. Paul's
Church, Georgetown, will follow
with the meditations. The First
Presbyterian Church will kindly al
low us to use their church school
room for the box luncheon.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
RABBIT FEVER VICTIM
Ralph w. Larrimore of Rehoboth
Beach, First to Contract Disease

DtdcI1, uSU 10 SOlltTdCI DistdSt
Ralph w. Larrimore of Lake
Shore Drive, Rehoboth Beach, is
believed to have the first case of
rabbit fever" reported in lower
Delaware during the present hunt
ing season. Blood tests are still
being made of his illness while the
man is suffering from all the symp-
toms of the ailment. Mr.. Larri-
more went hunting on Nov. 15, his
family says and brought home
some rabbits which he proceeded
to skin and clean. He had a small
cut on one hand at the time. Three
days later he developed a fever,
accompanied by chills and sweats,
and the appearance of an ulcer on
his arm. He has been in bed ever
since Nov. Is. AS rabbit fever has
a run of several weeks, with slow
recovery, he is expected to be con-
filmed a while longer. His condi-
tion at this time is showing i'm
provement.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
FROM
HARTLY HIT
Had Just Carried Wounded
Man To Aid Station
When Injured
HOME FOR A REST

T-Sgt. Joseph S. Vodvarka, near
Hartly, who surprised his entire
family by arriving home at 2 am.
Sunday, was struck in the arm by
scrapnel a few seconds after car
rying wounded man into first
aid station in a French town which
was under German artillery fire.
Sgt. Vodvarka is home for a rest
and furlough. A litter-bearer, Ser
geant Vodvarka said Another
Medical Corps man and myself had
just picked up a seriously wounded
soldier in a small French town and
carried him to the emergency first
aid station when another shell
exploded and sent shrapnel
crashing through the walls of the
I wasn't hurt very bad
so while the doctor was working
on the man that we had carried in
a technician started to dress my
arm. They sent me to a station
back from the fighting zone for
more treatment and now my arm
is as good as ever" The visit home
by Sergeant Vodvarka is the first
since he went into the Army on
Nov. S, 1912. "This place looks
good to me and just about the
same-Hartly don't change much I
guess" he said. He was sent to
North Africa in April, 1943, where
II loafed around for five months
getting ready for the big job"
When American troops landed in
Italy Sergeant Vodvarka was with
them, and later he was with the
invasion forces that struck south
ern France. The son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Vodvarka, he formerly
assisted his father in farming at
Hartly. A brother, Staff Sergt.
Charles Vodvarka, is with the
Army Air Forces in France.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
OF
XMAS HOLLY
Holly in Fine Condition But
Few Workers Available
To Handle 1t
CERTIFIED HOLLY SOLD

Only a very small portion of the
holly crop in Delaware is expected
to be harvested for the coming
Christmas season, according to es-
Inmates made by w. S. Taber, di-
rector of the State Forestry De-
partment. Mr.. Taber reports that
the holly crop in lower Delaware
this year is better than it has been
for several seasons but because of
the manpower shortage it is ex-
pected that very little of it will be
made ready for Christmas use. In
Mr.. Taber's opinion the shortage
will be mostly noted in the matter
of wreaths since in normal times
more than 5000 persons are en-
gagged in making these wreaths but
most of them are now engaged in
other activities in connection with
war work. The State Forester ex-
poets that some holly will be gath
cred and shipped but that it will be
mostly in sprays with very few
being completed for ship
ment. Mr.. Taber also announced
that the State Forestry Depart
ment is prepared to sell some GER
titled holly taken from the State
forest plat at Redden. The ship
ments will be made in boxes rang
ing in price of one, two and three
dollars.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
NIGHT
AT ROTARY
Rev. Imre Kovacs Gives Fine
Address to Members and
Guests Thursday Night
LADIES RECEIVE GIFTS

The Smyrna Rotary Club enter
tanned wives and guests of the
members at a turkey dinner at the
annual Ladies Night celebration
held at The Wayside Inn on
Thursday, November 80. Gifts of
Fostoria glass were presented the
guests. The guest speaker was the
Rev. Imre Kovacs, pastor of the
Reformed Evangelical Church, of
Phoenixville, Pa. In a stirring ad-
dress on the subject "The Free
doms of Democracy" he said that
Americans can preserve their de-
mocracy by sharing it. ''The world
is waiting for a nation with cour-
age and vision to share democ-
racy." Not only should this be
done for the sake of other nations
but to save ourselves. He envi-
stoned a United States of the
World and said that it was the
duty and obligation of each indi-
vidual to shape and mold our in
ternational relations. A native of
Hungary, he contrasted our educa-
tional freedom, and said that here
we are taught to think and in
Europe they are taught to remem-
ber. On the phase of social free
dom, he described European ma
tionalities and said that our streng-
the lies in our equality; that the
enemy knows that and hopes to
divide us to destroy us. In po-
litical democracy the people are
the rulers; our freedom is a priv
ilege, but he deplored our indif-
ference and said that our greatest
danger is in our attitude of Let
George do it. Our religious free
dom makes us free from hatred
and intolerance. Our basic right
to disagree impressed him as
youth in college. We can be max
ers of history, he stated, but said
that the seeds of third and per-
haps fourth world war are being
sown in racial intolerance. The
nations of the world are looking
into "this glory which is America"
and it is our duty to help other
peoples to have their chance for
democracy. The speaker was in
troduced by the Rev. Robert E.
Green, vice-president, and response
was made by Nelson Everhart. The
president, Harry o. Bostick, pre-
sided. Program was arranged by
Mr.. Bostick, assisted by William
E. Matthews, Jr., and Mr.. Green.
Visitors included onald Lawrie, of
Toronto, Canada; Gus Faix, Mil
ford, and William Richter, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
WHOLE NO. 47O5
SCHOOL HELPS
WAR LOAN
Clayton School Conducts War
Loan Drive by Having
Contest Between Grades
GOAL SET AT S5,OOO.O0

As a contribution toward the 9th
War Loan Campaign the Clayton
School is conducting a contest be-
tween the grades for the month of
December to promote the purchase
of bonds. The class, selling the
most bonds has been promised a
trip to the movies. In the first
week of the drive So, ,225 worth Of
bonds were sold and competition is
still running strong. The pupils
have canvassed their families,
friends, relatives and neighbors,
bringing in pledge cards and in
some cases, cash for the bonds. At
the present time the eighth grade
holds top place with total sale of
1915 in bonds. Stamps and bonds
are sold at the school each Tuesday
morning before school. Mrs. W.
Seville Keys has sold them for Oc-
tober, November and December
and reports a total sale of 81, ,290.-
so for the first two months. With
the drive during December the
sale will far surpass the first two
months total. Members of the
Clayton Century Club will volun-
teer to sell the stamps and bonds
each week after January 1st. The
contest was opened with a school
assembly,. Mr.. Mick, principal,
stated the rules of the contest and
suggested that the boys and girls
work with the idea of making their
work a Christmas gift to Uncle
Sam and the boys who are fighting
for America. The boys and girls
have met their challenge whole
heartedly and have set their goal
at a minimum of S5,000.00. The
drive will close December 22nd,
the last school day before Christ
mas holidays. The winning class
will be announced on that day.
Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Delaware Day Theme of Assembly
Presented by Sophomore Class

AiOoOhtSu ny fooPioLuoio SinoS
Delaware Day is the theme for
the high school assembly to be
presented this week by members
of the Sophomore Class, and the
Fifth Grade respectively. The
Home Economics Department has
undertaken a project of hemming
sheets for the Kent General Hos
pital. The sale of War Bonds and
Stamps in the school each Wednes-
day, under the direction of Miss
Virginia Smith was huge success
when approximately $4,000 in
War Bonds and Stamps were sold
in one day. Mrs. DAMS home
room section of the 10th Grade
were the leaders with S120.25 sold
in the one room. The Second
marking period ends on Tuesday,
December 5, with report cards due
in the hands of the pupils $3.50
p. M, Friday, December 8. The
Officers of the General Organiza-
tion are planning Christmas
party for all the members of the
General Organization and their
guests on Friday evening, Decem-
Der %. The Christmas recess be-
gins on Friday, December %, at
$3.50 p. M, with school re-opening
on Tuesday, January 2, 1945 at
$3.50 a. m.