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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
27 Meet Death
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morphine and blood piasma to the
more seriously hurt on the spot
READY WITH BLOOD
Long lines Of soldiers. many OF
them buddieS of the dead and
wounded, stood by silently, ready
to offer their blood for transfu-
sions.
As soon as doctors said a man
could be moved. he was placed in
an ambulance and taken to the
base hospital. Other ambulances
shuttled back and forth between
the wreck and the Van Marter NOR
tuary in Kngman with the dead.
A military board of investigation
was appointed to seek cause of the
wreck. Army officials limited that
possibly the brakes on the bus had
slipped.
The dead:
Second Lieutenant Altemont R.
Britton, Hamilton. Ala.
A-C Robert L. johnson, Pots
down, Pa.
Seymour Hahn. Bronx, N. Y.
Donald B. Keller Minot. N. D.
Kenenth L. Kirk, Sioux Falls.
S. D.
Alfred NJ. Kite, Waynesboro, Va.
Robert j. Knapp, Davenport, Ia.
Robert w. Knapp, st. Louis, Mo.
Chester S. Cupla, Chicago, Ill.
Donald L. Kusnerek, Little Falls,
MINI.
Norman F. Leap, Riverside. Calf
Herbert A. Lewis, Schnectady
N. p.
Arlo @. Leavitt, Bunkerville. New
Norman Levine, Flushing, N. Y.
John P. Lindell, Lackawana. Pa.
Miles E. Long. Bethlehem, Pa.
Private Frank E. Smith, West
point, Iowa.
John H. Stiltz, Jr., Williamsburg,
Pa.
George T. Slime, Aliquippa, Pa.
William NJ. Stoll, Jr., st. Louis,
Mo.
William F. Swadener, Indianapo-
lis, Ind.
Alfred H. Tees. Philadelphia, Pa.
Lewis NJ. Thompson, Jr., Holly
wood, Calf.
William Thornall Metuchen. New
Jersey.
Frederick c. Vogley, Canton, o.
John H Kihiak, Orlean, N. Y.
Joseph c. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga.
Critically injured were:
Francis j. Kennedy, 20, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
John B. King, q, Sacramento,
Calf.
James J. Malone, 81, New York,
N. Y.
Joe V. McLain, 20, st. Louis, Mo.
Melvin j. Tabbert, 20, Detroit,
Mich.
Robert L. Tarnblyn, 81, Nevada
City, Calf.
Robert K. Tingley, 81, Marshall,
III.
William c. Tucker, 10, Waxahac-
HE, Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

Hold on minute, brother -.
Did we "miss it" in the early "thrties?" Did we
"miss it, when fifteen million men walked the
street-camped out-lived in huts and shacks and
lean tos? Did we "miss it" while brave women
scrubbed and secured and patched and mended until
their finger tips raw, their hands rough-and
their hearts dull with the pain of abandoned hopes?
Hold
This time chances are we won't bounce back again!
Many people realize what close shave it was
the last time how desperately near we were to
chaos and national ruin.
MUST we come with another crash? MUST
ignore, one, two three-but the dozens of
lessons taught by history? MUST head straight
along the road-to-ruin took last time?
It's what's beginning to happen, right here-now-
in country.
People are making more money than they did
before and spending it. Spending it faster than they
did before.
The old "short- life but merry one story is back
with us. But how merry is it?
Where's the money coming from-"prosperty?".
No :. From the Business of Death we've
been forced into. From things made to kill people.
From things made kill other people they won't
kill us.
Win, lose, or draw, the will end day No
has lasted forever
Then what?
Those same war-factory wheels will again slow down
and stop. Men will walk out of factories and hear
the gates grind closed behind them-many of them
to stay closed.
And maybe the green grass will grow between the
of factory courtyards before the will
back to work again slowly a few at time
The same the last time? And the time before
that?
Well it shouldn't be, but it will be
unless common sense now!
There's special Providence watching this
country, in spite of all our songs and slogans.
We're people-just like any other people
Luckier, yes. Our land is fairer-endowed with
riches than any other lands. And we've worked
hard-or used to, anyway. Nobody knows how much
left of American spirit and gut3-yet We think it's
greater than before. The Japs and the Germans will
find that out.
But listen, Mister
Don't fool YOURSELF The times going to when
you'll need those dollars you throwing around
If hard times catch up with you, it isn't that night
club proprietor who's going to return the money you
spent in his place-no, not any part of it,
And all the unnecessary gimmicks and gadgets you
dollar then.
And when your pockets empty it won't be
because you'll be taking money out of them-but
because money will be going into them.
How about those bright kids of yours? Will they
have work instead of going to high college?
And those beautiful rings you bought your wife?
Supposng you lose your job how long you
last before pawning those baubes, for fraction of
what they cost you?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
Marines Slash
Japs Down

Continued from page Il
other ground installations. while
other bombers and fighters launch
ed day and night attacks on the
main enemy base at Rabaul, New
Britain, downing 10 to IS japanese
planes.
In New Guinea, Allied medium
and heavy bombers dumped 243
tons of explosives on the enemy
base at Madang in one OF the big
gest attacks of the southwest Pacific
campaign, silencing japanese guns
and touching off fires in supply
dumps and bivouac areas.
CLOSE IN ON JAPS
Far down the coast from Mad
ang, American and Australian
troops closed in from the north
and south ON a cornered Japanese
force of several thousand men.
American 9th army troops who
landed last week in the Saidor sec
tor reported that their advanced
patrols had made contact with the
enemy from the north, while Aus
tralian units pressed up from the
south to close the trap.
Radio Tokyo said japanese naval
planes carried out devastating
raids on American-held Tarawa and
Maxim atolls in the Gilbert islands
Wednesday, but there was no con-
firmation from allied sources.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 CUP)-
Selective Service Headquarters Fri
day revised its induction procedure,
effective Feb. l, by eliminating
post-induction furloughs and sub
stituting pre- induction physical
examinations for registrants at
least 81 days before induction.
The new plan also abolishes the
present local board screening test
except for registrants who desire
them because they have obviously
disqualifying physical defects.
After Feb. all men subject to
induction will get 81 days between
physical examination and induc-
ton Selective Service said that
as soon as a pool of physically ac-
ceptable men is established, that
period will be extended.
Present procedure calls for local
board screening test before man
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
District Legion
Delegates Wait
HoIiViIIe Meet

Elmer See. commander of the
Holtville American Legion Post.
estimates that 100 Legionnaires and
members of the Auxiliary will at
tend the 22nd District Convention
10 be held there sunday.
Reservations for nearly 80 already
have been reported to his office
for the meeting which will start
shortly after 1000 a. m. and con-
tinIe until late afternoon.
The 22nd district comprised San
Diego and Imperial counties.
AT the meeting which will be
held in the Holtville high school,
the main order of business will be
the rehabilitation, adjusted COM
pensation and disqualification OF
Veterans of World War II.
Committee reports will be made
at the opening session which will
adjourn at 1920 for a luncheon in
the high school cafeteria.
Distinguished guests to be pres
ent are present Department Com
mander William P. Haughton and
wife of FL Monte, Calf, Depart
ment Adjutant James K. Fisk of
San Francisco. National Rehabili-
tation Committeeman K. M. Nc
Curdy, Veterans representative
with the War Manpower Commits
sion Victor E. Harris. Distinguished
Guest Chairman Verne Monte, 4th
Area Commander John J. Macgill-
way, and Fifth Area Commander
Max Brents.
The opening of the East Mesa
lands which was discussed at the
national executive meeting in In
dianapolis, Dec. Is, also will be con-
sidered at this meeting.
Arrangements for the district
meeting are being made by Com
mander See, and Mike Zavala, First
Vice Commander of the district.
Lester Nichols, San Diego, Dis
trict Commander, will preside.
About 40 LegionnaireS from san
Diego will attend and Imperial
county members are expected to be
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
District Reviews
.'43 Activities

Continued from page u
ed to a record high of 92.65 per
cent.
The annual tax levy was set that
month at $3.50 per s100 of assessed
valuation for the 1854 tax year
a drop of 25 cents under the
proceeding year.
September 16 electors of the dis
trict voted by 65 per cent major
ity to authorize a s6,00O,000 power
revenue bond issue which provided
for the purchase by the district of
certain properties of the California
Electric Power Company in the I'M
perial and Coachella valleys and
for improvements in the present
system. They became owners on
October 18th.
H. E. Aiken, electrical operating
engineer of the district announced
installation of new equipment in
Imperial to be used to test rubber
gloves and other protective devices
used by operating crews.
STRIKE THREATS
In November, following weeks of
threats to strike unless the board
of directors recognized Local Union
B 447, International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers as bargaining
agent, a group of electrical en-
ployes of the district walked out at
midnight November 26. More than
200 farmers volunteered for duty
and manned the districts installa-
tions and patrolled the power lines.
The districts chief counsel Harry
w Horton previously had advised
the board that the district was a
political subdivision of the state
and was not subject TO Jurisdiction
of the NLRB. The strike was term
ed a strike against the govern
ment" by Gov. Earl Warren. EN-
ployes who stayed off the job were
released by the district. A lone
picket at Imperial is the only evi-
dence of the strike today.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
Groups Complete
Phosphate Study

Arrangements, have been made
for a complete factual survey of
Imperial Valleys requirements for
superphosphate fertilizer at meet
ing of the county War Board, men,
bers of various county agricultural
and growers associations and repre-
sentatives of the fertilizer trade
from the coast.
The thirty men in attendance
discussed the problem and learned
that there was seen to be in sight
plenty of phosphate in the country
TO take care OF all of California ;
fertiliZing problems, if it could be
made available.
That if, is the big word Char
les Small, secretary of the War
Board said. Most of it is going to
be produced in the east putting US
up against a transportation prob
lem both as to facilities and 10
shipping. And, there isn't enough
produced in the west to take care
of us here"
The survey will be undertaken in
lIlt IltdI lulult Will lAl tyN " bAAt
needs later in the year. Ground
work and a foundation was laid
TO secure the cooperation of the
local farmers and the fertilizer trade
TO present the picture TO the War
Food Administration. The WA
through this information may be
able to straighten out the supply
situation and the transportation
problems in time to get it here
when it is needed, according to Mr..
Small.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

The last remember?
Silk shirts!
Pink ones, green ones, blue with white stripes
millions of them
And silk stockings for the women-on legs that had
felt anything but cotton before.
Wrist watches rings bracelets hand
tailored suits ten-dolar felt hats better,
larger, sweler apartments.
Then it happened.
1918 and the Armistice. The boom petered out.
In factory after factory the wheels turned slower
slower-then stopped.
The cuffs on the silk shirts were frayed, and the
coors faded and the silk stockings were gone, and
the rings and the watches were in pawn shops and
people moved back where they'd come from. But
Don't let it get you down, Bud You can't hold
this country back Gods country! Don't sell Amer
ica short-why, with natural resources-and the
way work -
So we started the second lap the circular
track.
1923-1o2o. Prosperity. Nothing ever like it before
in the world
Stocks-up so points in week-thousands mil
ions-bilons of dollars of profts-on paper.
Bootleggers parties automobiles
silk shirts new suits radios, refrigerators,
real estate, furniture diamond rings, boats, shoes,
Then-1o2o and crash agani
Sorry, Mr.. Jones more margin, or we'll have
to sell you out Dear Mr.. Jones unless you
send a check to two unpaid installments
your furniture Dear Sir in the hands of our
attorneys unless mortgages unpaid worry
worry sorry, JONES' better look around for
new job no help wanted :"
Remember?
Bread lines the Bonus Army ex-sodiers
selling apples on street corners brother, you
spare dime2" stocks going down-down-busi-
failures suicides relief N r. A.
w. P. A. c. c. c. and no jobs yet, and
shoes down at the heels And the kds-under-
notwithstanding lot-and the lost generation -. :"
How come? How did get that way-again2
Why did it happen here when it couldn't happen here2
Well, let's look back-let's see how it did happen.
Bonds weren't good enough for Saving. banks
weren't exciting brokers' offices.
We trying to compress lives-to squeeze the
juice of three years and into decade. We
wanted for next to nothing the things fathers had
worked and sweated and saved for.
My wifes clothes had to be better, smarter-more
expensive than your wife's-and her jewelry, too.
You spend thousand dollars for your carp So
what2 I'm spending thirteen hundred for mine.
(On time)
And say-looka my radio! twenty-five tubes,
three loud speakers record changer home recorder and
three short-wave bands!
The old one? Oh, traded it in when bought the
one-and the refrigerator, and the dining
room furniture-slick, eh?-"modern," they call it.
How much? What's the difference?-Twenty-fo four
payments of eighty dollars instead of sixtyfve I'll
miss it
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

So look
When you want to spend money or buy something
new, just imagine you spending your next-to-
the-last dollar.
Don't ask how happy you'd be with what you get
for your money-but whether you'd be miserable
without it.
That's the only Otherwise you're just kidding
yourself Lighting matches to ten dollar bills you're
going to need-sure day.
What? Oh you're making money? Then
more-don't spend more!
Because the money we all save now will play a
tremendous part in the after-war economy of
country. The money we save will be cushion of
buying power-those sorely needed dollars to "start
things up again" in civilian economy-to keep
from national bankruptcy until the wheels start
moving again. The dollars you waste may be the
dollars you'll need then-yeo, perhaps even for such
matter -offact things bread and milk and
Why do you suppose your Government urges you to
save? It's perfectly simple-to ward off disaster To
make that the crash that Couldn't happen here"
doesn't happen again. So that possible (f proba
ble) aftcrwar depression doesn't find you the tail
end of br lad line fifteen million people long SO that
win by fighting won't be lost by waste.
Remember we're at wari Dollars needed just
much mer-to back up those men-to give your
boy your brother, or your pal the stuff he needs to
beat the Axis, and come back alive.
Money wasted foolish luxuries won't do this.
Once spent, it's gone, and neither you the boys
But the dollars you in War Bonds your
saving account will help Uncle Sam buy the guns the
tanks, the ships and the planes have survive
and win
And those savings will guarantee your future-the
financial future of you your family, and the boys who
fighting for lie all.
Nobody tell you what's going to happen after
the war, of its soaring effect on the Nation.
But somebody tell you what will happen to you.
You
Make plan and Gticl, to it. Guarantee your own
future. So many dollars every payday into War
Bonds and into your savings account.
Then, come hell high water, follow your plan.
Protect your family. Build up Create
stock of money and make it grow. Your money.
Your Bonds. Your protection.
And the bigger the stock of savings you create the
better off you'll be-to buy the good things you will
want when the is over-that car, that
frgerator and radio you can't get now-things that
make American life the best in the world.
Meanwhile, helping YOURSELF your savings money
will go work helping your country, to provide fight
ing equipment for your boys to lick the Axishomes
for workers-roads railroad equipment and ships
to transport materials from the factory to ths
front. Your dollars working for Victory and Peace!
So, when you wisely, you're helping your
try and yourself at the same time.
Honest
Could you ask for anything better3
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

also saw the Oberli boy in the Aleu-
tians. 1t Henry House, a marine,
is with an amphibian tractor de-
tachment in Florida. James House
was in the Seabees but transferred
TO the marines. He is at Camp
Pendleton near OceanSide.
Milton Console. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Console of FL Centre,
passed all his tests and is ready
for his basic training in the army
air corps.
Sergeant Hans Merklein, station
ed on the desert east of El Centre,
Noel Smith, a navy chief petty Off
Ger, and Warren Washburn, PhM
&C. who is at the navy air hospital
at Terminal Island, San Pedro.
Private Thomas E. walker, son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Walker of
Seeley, has returned to Camp Hood,
Texas, after spending the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. He
completed 10 months of automotive
schooling at Camp Hood just be-
fore he came home.
w. T. (BilD Livingston, chief
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
State Undertakes
Postwar Study

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7 CUPl-A
state senate interim committee on
postwar construction decided Fri
day to hold regional meetings with
officers of local governments in an
attempt to promote public works
programs to absorb expected post
war unemployment.
The nine-man committee will be
split into three subcommittee under
the plan and meetings with city,
county and special district eXecu-
tives are planned for each of the
So counties in the state.
1--WE are going to try to sell each
community the idea it should work
out to some extent its own saliva
ton" Jesse Mayo, committee
chairman, said.
The committee also will attempt
TO obtain information on federal
plans for aiding local governments
in construction programs, Mayo
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
Induction Set-up
Ordered CHANGED

is classified la. If he passes that,
he is ordered to report for induc-
ton at later date when he takes
the military physical examination
If he passes he is Immediately in
Quoted and then given a 2l-day
furlough in the army, but only
seven days in the navy. The inter-
val will be uniform and at least 81
days in all services after Feb. /.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
Racketeer Sextet
Pays Up Fines

NEW YORK, Jan. 7. UP)-SiX
Chicago racketeers, sentenced TO 10
years each for conspiring to extort
more than $1,O0O000 from the mo-
ton picture industry, paid fines of
$4,000 each rather than submit to
federal inquiry of their assets.
The men, convicted in federal
court last week after an 1l-Week
trial, and Louis Campagna. Phil
d'Andrea, Charles Gioe, Francis
Maritoto, Paul de Lucia and John
RoSSelli.
Louis kaufman, leader of the
motion picture operators union at
Newark, an the seventh man con-
victed at the trial, is free on bail
pending a motion for stay of judg-
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
RECOVER 5 BODIES

WENDOVER, Utah Jan. Z IUPJ
The bodies OF five unidentified
army airmen were recovered from
the wreckage of a heavy bomber
that crashed in the mountains near
Lucin, Utah. west of Great Salt
Lake, Lieutenant Colonel Willis G.
Carter, commander OF the Wend-
over air base, said. Three or four
other bodies were believed still in
the wreckage
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
APPEARS IN COURT

Lloyd Andrews appeared in El
Ce tro justice court Friday on A
charge of drunk driving with a
previous conviction for a similar
offense. He was ordered to trial
in Imperial county superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
GETS NEW POST

LONDON, Jan. 7. CUP)-Gen. Sir
Harold Franklyn, former COM
mander of British troops in north
ern Ireland since 194l, has been
appointed commander-in-chief OF
British home forces, succeeding
Gen. Sir Bernard Paget, new Al
lied commander-in-ch in the
miodle east.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

carpenters mate of the Seabees, is
home on leave. He has been in
north Africa for several months.
He expects to be sent to a different
territory as soon as he reports back
to the east coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
NAMED ON BoAID

J IT EoRar, Of Edgar BIOS
Hardware, has been named TO the
city library commission TO succeed
s y. Moores reslgped..
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
INS-GROUPS-4l Aaron
RELEASED ON BAIL

LeRo? Norman on a complaint
Of battery filed by Levi Gentry,
both Negroes, was released on a
S25 bail Friday morning after an
alteration.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

Mote NJ. Dizney
Les BIackman, Plumbing
Mrs. Florence Denham
Martin Wahl
Charles Freedman
Marsh Dry Cleaners
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

McNeece e. McNeece
Evan T. Hewes
Fred X. Bright Co.
w. A. Scheniman
Robert SchwOb
Bert Edgar
V. II. Azhderian Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07
us Aduertis en1ent In Behalf Of the War Effc

J. ID. Horton
Clarence Walker
Mark Washburn
Ben Hulse
Herb Fawcett
X. X. Sharp
Arden Farms
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

nj. o. King
Milton linn
John Drummer
Senator George Luckey
w. l.. Townsend
w, A. TOndrO
Roy WOmack
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

:. CBilD Livingston, chief
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

This article written by Ralph
York State help
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

Nick Carter, produce grower, is
now navy cook. He joined the
Seabees. then drilled marines for
a while. and later was given the
duty of cooking for the navy. He
was at Guadalcanal. He was trans
ferred to some other island in the
Pacific after that. "Guadalcanal
was paradise compared to this"
he wrote his wife in El Centre.
Julius Slovak is on a navy tor
pedo boat in the south Pacific, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Slovak,
learned this week. He told them
where he was in a letter which was
the first they had received from
him in month. Thomas Slovak,
the navyman's brother. passed his
examination for cadet in the army
air corps. He is in Tennessee.
Here's a Christmas present for
YOU shouted Roy Gillett as he left
Shirley Jack Miner at the home
of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Miner, December 28 Shirley Jack
Miner is in the navy with a land
ing craft division. He was on
l5-day furlough from the Aleutians.
In the first letter they had re-
ceived from him since November,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mullen this
week learned that their son. Harold,
was on a navy landing craft in the
south Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

Just two days before Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Duff former
El Centrans, received word that
their son, Jack, had participated
in the fighting in the Gilbert Is
lands sector.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

Private James F. Boyer has ar
rived at the Eastern Oregon College
of Education at La Grande, Ore,
for course of army air corps in
struction lasting five months prior
to his appointment as an aviation
cadet.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-07

In the Aleutians Islands Sgt.
Elmer House, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. G. House, and Joe Smith found
each other They aren't able TO
get together now as one of them
was transferred. Sergeant House