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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

FL Centre is the last community
in the state to receive funds for
,e.rchasing beds and bedding for
the Servicemen's housing project
w. A. Tondro, chairman of the El
Centre War Recreation committee
learned Tuesday in a telephone con-
versation with Truman Johnson OF
Los Angeles, one of the two officials
whose signatures on the check are
required.
Johnson informed Tondro that
the check for El Centro's fund had
been signed and that DR.. T. j.
Tormey, of the servicemen's over
night housing fund committee is
doing everything to expedite the
sending of supplies to the valley.
Through DR.. Tormey El Centro's
application was approved and it is
the last to be granted as funds are
exhausted.
Boyce Aten post of the American
Legion, with George Whitcher as
chairman, is in charge of the project
and through the generosity of the
Seventh Day Adventist church has
been able to use the tabernacle on
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Red Cross Drive
Leader Names

w. A. Tondro, prominent Ell Gen.
tro businessman, has accepted the
chairmanship for the FL Centre Red
Cross chapters war fund campaign
which opens March with a quota
of 800 COO for the FL Centre chap
ter, which includes the Imperial
and Holtville branches.
The Red Gross was the Only
agency not included in the Com
munity War Chest drive last fall.
the national Red Cross each year
having its own campaign in March.
OF the quota, $ll 500, or 52.3 per
cent goes to the American Red
Cross for its services for American
saryicemen overseas and Tor the
prisoners of war as we'll as for
other national services. The re-
manning S10,5OO is spent locally for
Red Cross services for servicemen
and their families primarily, the FL
Centre, Holtville and Imperial
groups each having submitted
budgets for their work. With so
many military installations, the
work in the valley has grown tre-
mendously and increased local
budgets were necessary.
Imperial branch has accepted a
tentative quota of sl,500 and Holt
vile, Sl,875, leaving El Centro the
balance of S18625 to raise.
Tondro will meet with the chap
ter officers and drive workers Fri
day night, in the chapter head
quarters, to map out preliminary
plans for the campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Yanks Complete
Occupation Of
Solomon Islands
Continued from page II

ASOiitAioNA AAOAi Pa6b -
and caught the defending. forces
completely by surprise.
There has been no report of
any casualties so far" he said. al
though adding that one landing
craft, loaded with infantry in the
northern flank. was attacked by
enemy machine-gunners.
American Seabees spearheaded
the attack, commanded by Rear Ad-
miral Theodore S. Wilkinson, USN,
United Press War Correspondent
Frank Tremaine reported from Ad-
miral William F. Halseys advance
headquarters. The strong force of
New Zealand troops was under
command of Gen. Harold E. Bar
rowclough.
Seizure of the Green islands, also
known as the Nissan group, at the
northern end of the Solomons
archipelago, gave the Allies an air
base only l20 miles east of Rabaul,
big japanese stronghold at the tip
of New Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Camp Lockett May
Cut Activities

Abandonment CT Camp Lockett
as a military installation still is a
possibility, it was revealed We'd
nesday by officers from the camp,
The officers just returned to
California from the ninth army
service command at FIT. Douglas,
Utah, where they inquired about
the rumored abandonment of the
army camp in the mountains west
CT Ell Centre. There is a possibility,
however, that the section occupied
by one cavalry regiment may be de-
activated, leaving the way clear for
another unit to move in.
Residents of Imperial Valley pro-
tested the abandonment of Camp
Lockett as it was built as a perma-
nent army installation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Green Opposes
Service Act
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extent of more than SO per cent,
he added. This country's 'produc-
ton miracle" he said. was accom-
plished through the efforts OF the
great army of free American work
ers."
STRIKES AND CAUSE
However, strikes have occurred
Green said, land they will continue
SO long as the war economy OF our
country is out of line and out OF
balance"
The major cause of strikes is
that the government Is attempting
to enforce wage stabilization while
it has failed to stabilize the cost ol
living" he declared. "The way te
prevent strikes is to readjust the
stabilization program so that the
purchasing power of the dollar is
restored"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Bond Drive Aims
At Finish;
Scouts TO Aid

Imperial countys fourth war loan
drive is approaching its quota and
directors of the campaign an
nounce plans for the rest of this
week. when they feel confident the
s2.950.000 will be subscribed.
Leading in the wind-up activity
will be the Boy Scouts who are
poised for an intensive house-to-
house campaign wherever troops
are organized. In El Centro the
Scouts were equipped at a We'd
nesday meeting and reports assure
a spirited drive The Scouts have
met with their own leaders and
directors of the bond drive and are
keyed to high pitch to have share
in reaching the goal.
Three communities whose sub
scriptions have been noted in gen.
eral totals went over the top Wed
-Westmorland. Imperial and
inland. Chairman Herb Fawcett
announced.
The Third War Bond army again
is in the field and will be in quick
step action for the finish.
Fawcett addressed a mass meet
ing at Calexico Wednesday night
at a theater preview TO give a VIC
tory talk on the occasion of that
city celebrating going over the top.
Mr.. Fawcett received an ovation
when he asked that the bond SELL
ing keep going there inasmuch as
the quota is countrywide.
Official announcement is made
that the drive has been extended
to February 26 on sale of E, F and
G bends and tax c certificates. Any
of this type may be purchased from
now on until that date.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
j. 5. Infantry
Closes in
Upon Casino

ALLIED HEADQUAR TER S,
Naples, Feb. l6. (UPD-American in
fantrymen were reported closing in
on the ruined Benedictine abbey ON
the crest of Mount Casino Wednes-
day behind storm Of shellfire that
heaped new wreckage around Nazi
gunners holding Out behind the
blackened monastery walls.
Allied headquarters Spokesmen
said the American bombing and
shelling yesterday had completely
destroyed" the l,4l5-year-old shrine,
tumbling its ancient buildings into
twisted, smoldering mass of rub
BILE.
German troops swarmed back
into the ruins during the night
however, and prepared for a death
battle against the American rifle
men moving slowly up the noun
tain slopes.
(The German high command
commented in it's communique that
the ruins of Casino monastery are
now incorporated in the German
defensive 'front.'
ANZIO BEACHHEAD, Italy, Feb
a. Delayed dD-tUP)-Gen. Sir Har-
old r. L. G.. Alexander said Wednes-
day that the Allies won the first
round in the battle of this beach,
head below Rome, are about to win
the second round and will go into
the third when they have gathered
their forces.
Pronouncing the beachhead solid
after a tour of inspection, the COM
mander of Allied forces in Italy
scoffed at pessimistic reports he
had been reading about it and said
bluntly that this is no Dunkirk.
I'VE had the cement OF surprise
in the first round" Alexander told
correspondents. I'VE won it. The
second round now is on, with the
Germans having gathered theil
forces in an effort to drive us off
the beachhead.
THAT round is more than hall
over. Rather, I should say nearly
over, and we are winning it."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
BoneIli Scores
Parents
On Delinquency

Careless and indifferent parents
who do not know the whereabouts
or companions of their children at
night. are the weak spot in pre-
venting sale of liquor to minors,
William G.. Bonelli, Fourth district
member of the state board of equal
ization, charged Wednesday.
He made the statement after five
cases involving sales to 10 minors
appeared on the boards Los An
geles docket last week.
"One of these minors is 10
year-old girl" Bonelli said. "Of the
others, four are Il, four are l8 and
one is %.
Recently schools in my district
were informed of the law forbid
ding purchase or consumption OF
alcoholic beverages by minors and
The information passed on to STU
dents. Signs quoting the law are
conspicuous in all licensed premises
There is no excuse for ignorance
of its provisions.
LIQUOR officers and local
police keep close watch and the
great ma jority of licensees do their
utmost to avoid violation of the
law.
The weak spot in reducing this
heavy contributor to juvenile de-
linquency appears in the evidence
of lack of parental supervision.
Some don't know and others don't
care where their children are at
night or who accompanies them.
Juvenile drinking is the firs'
step leading to family sorrow and
disgrace. I earnestly ask parents
to help protect their children BY
informing them no one under q
can legally purchase or drink liquor
and warning them of the penalties
for doing So"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Death Summons
&c. Woman, 78

Mrs. Tennie B. Aaron, 78. mother
of Mrs. Jack Glen and Miss Bessie
Aaron, 644 Commercial street, FL
Centro. died early Wednesday
morning.
Funeral services will be held at
the Hens funeral chapel in Ell
Centre p. m. Thursday with the
Rev. Charles H. Burrill, pastor of
the First Baptist church of El
Centre. officiating. Burial will be
at Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Aaron was born December
%, 1865 and arrived in FL Centre
with her two daughters l8 years
ago. She affiliated with the Bap-
tist church early in life and re-
manned a faithful member until her
death. She was past matron OF
the Order of Eastern Star. Her
husband died 20 years ago.
Survivors are her two daughters,
two grandchildren, Patsy Ruth and
Billie Jack Glen, all OF FL Centre;
and a sister, Mrs. Mollie Price OF
Kingman, Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
ORDERS ELECTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6 up
The National Labor Relations board
Tuesday ordered a collective bar
gaining election among under
ground, mechanical and surface en-
ployes of the Bisbee (ArizD Copper
Queen mines not included in eight
craft units, who already have certi-
fled representatives. Unions partici-
pating in the election will be the
CLOS International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers, the
AFL's Bisbee Miners Union, and
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
County Farmers
To Meet With
lawmakers Unit
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dustry a year ago and attracted
nation wide attention when their
findings were made public.
1--WE hope to get recommenda-
tions from the farmers themselves
and to gather ideas for legislation
which will be a help to farmers
throughout the state" Assembly,
man Hastain said Wednesday.
"One of the main things we want
TO find out is whether the farmers
favor the proposed controlled acre
age program. If they oppose it, we
want to know why We believe there
must be a balance between the
euuipment and materials accorded
farmers and the amount they are
expected to produce. In this con-
nection we will take up the prob
lem of shook supplies. If the farm
ers produce the crops that need to
be packed in shook" Hastain said,
then the farmers should get the
shook they need. We don't want any
more crops rotting in the fields. II
they need tractors and raw mate
rails to do a good job of farming,
then they should have their needs
Supplied. All these matters will be
taken up with the farmers them
selves. We want to get their ideas
as we are a fact-finding commit
tee
The joint committee invited the
farmers of the valley to meet with
them and bring facts and figures
to back up their statements.
The committee will go 10 San
Diego Friday to take up the plan
for a silk production industry in
California and to Los Angeles Mon
day and Tuesday for agricultural
meetings The committee members
will go to Salinas later.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Kouser Enters
Senate Race

ALHAMBRA, Calf, Feb. l6. CUP)
Lieutenant Governor Frederick
Houser Wednesday announced he
will enter the Republican primary
Nav is seeking the post of United
States senator from California now
held by Senator Sheridan Downey
(Republican).
Houser was the fourth Republic
an to formally enter the race, be-
ing preceded by Philip Bancroft,
Republican nominee in 1888; Justus
Craemer, Orange newspaper pub
Usher. and State Treasurer Charles
G.. Johnson. johnson will seek the
nomination on both Republican and
Democratic tickets.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
&. Will Receive
Bedding Funds

Fifth and Olive as the dormitory.
Legionnaires, said Tondro, nave
done a grand job in getting the
building ready, putting in lot
of hard work in gravelling, and in
installing extra plumbing and lava
tory facilities to meet sanitation
requirements.
Ell Centro's application calls for
l25 double decker beds with suffi-
cient bedding to sleep $50 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
It's an Ill
Wind, Etc.. Etc..

AURORA, Ill, Feb. l6. CUP)
Leap Year Day" Auroras
gift to bachelor women. has
been called off this year because
of the shortage of bachelor men.
February % has been the Spin
ster's day here for u years
almost anything goes-but the
women decided Tuesday that all
the men left are either too
young or too old" and gave them
a wartime rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
HONOR FOR MITCHELL

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6. (UP)-
The senate today approved unani-
mously a resolution authorizing the
president to award posthumously
a Congressional Medal of Honor
to the late Col. William L. (Billy)
Mitchell, pioneer in military avia-
ton. The resolution, sponsored by
Sen. Styles Bridges, R., N. H., pro-
vides that the medal be presented
to Mrs. Martin Fladoes, Milwaukee,
Wis, sister of the former army
flier.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
MT. SIGNAL CENTER
TO MEET FRIDAY

Another Step Forward for Flax
Growers" is the title of a talk to
be made by Argyle McIachlan,
manager of the Southwest Flax
Seed association, at the Mount
Signal farm center meeting at the
Mount Signal school at 8 p. m.
Friday. This talk will be OF interest
to all types of farmers, irectDor
John Kubler said. A motion picture
and refreshments will conclude the
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
Scanning w.
News Horizon
LICENSES ISSUED

Two marriage licenses were issued
Tuesday by County Clerk w. J.
McClelland in El Centre. They were
issued to William Riegel Barter, 23'
and Margaret Mary Gebbard. Il,
and to William Oscar Wood, Jr.,
and Katherine Maclock, 81, all mar
ines.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
CAN PAY BILLS AT l,LANT

SEATTLE, Feb. l6. (UP) - Busy
Boeing Aircraft workers don't have
much time to do their household
business downtown, so the "busi-
ness" has come 10 them. Bank and
postal substations have been estab-
lished in the aircraft plant, plus
utility branches which allow en-
ployees to pay their water, light,
gas nd telephone bills during
lunch periods.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
VISITOR DIES

Dominick Culatta, Al. became i'll
and died in Holtville while en- route
from Burbank to Fort Worth, Tex,
Deputy County Coroner A T. Lyons
said Wednesday. He was taken to a
hospital Tuesday and died there
early Wednesday morning. Cause of
death was not determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16

los ANGELES, Feb. 10. CUP)-
H. A. loren, 85. retired printer,
drew his life savings totaling $754
from a bank Tuesday and stuffed
them in the lining of his overcoat. A
pickpocket took it all while he
waited for a streetcar.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
CRIMELESS TOWN

TEANECK, n. J., Feb. l6. fUP)
This town of 280o0 population
has added another crimeless year
to its record in l943, the police
bureau of records has revealed
Only one robbery has marred the
peace of Teaneck's six and one-hali
square miles since 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
US. ENJOYS Dig
Into Own Cash

CONTINUED from page u
Washington expenses elsewhere had
Jumped by the following percent
ages;
Middle East. 26i. India and
China, 22S. North Africa and
Egypt 1874: Canada and Mexico
3. British Ireland, 40. Spain
Portugal. Switzerland and Sweden
2ol.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
FIRE EXTINGUISFED
WITHOUT LOSS

An overheated stove in the Man.
uel Ortiz poolhall, 437 Broadway
El Centre. cauSced occupants of the
building to put in fire alarm
Tuesday night. The fire was
brought under control before dam
age resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
DECREE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted in superior court Tues
day to Bud Landlord in his suit
against Myrtle Lankford.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
FINAL DIVORCE
Is GRANTED

A final divorce was granted in
Imperial county superior court
Tuesday to Fay Gladys Clements
and William j. Clements of Ell
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
House Unit Trims.
Hu|l's Budget
fContinued from page !


prisoner exchange and Japan's re-
fusal to permit shipment OF food
clothing and medican supplies to
Americans held by Japan.
(The broadcast, quoting Sadac
Iguchi, board of information spokes-
man, said the Japanese answer tc
American relief proposals was post
poned in view of maltreatment OF
a,panese at Tule Lake and tht
American bombing attack on. TIT
japanese hospital ship Buenos Aire'
Maru'D
The state departments share o.
the appropriations was s44,234, 500
or S3.2l8,0O0 less than requested
by the president. For the justic'
department, the committee votet
Sll6477 200, a cut of S1,429 900 from
requests, and for the commercl
department. $7o,593 900 or a slasi
OF 81 900.
SEE JAUNTS
State department plans for i'm
portant international conferences
POocAbiS aAtN4N4PdA2OAA va NoA 4.
end of the war, were reflected in ,
request for $2,50o,O00 for emergency
conferences in the fiscal year begin.
ming July /.
The committee cut the reques
down to 1.500,0o0-still enough Il
finance American participation il
almost two dozen conferences lik,
the recent Moscow meeting of for.
eign ministers That conference
involving thousands of miles oi
travel for Secretary of State Cordel
Hull and large staff of experts
cost only $4,000.
IN trimming the S5,987,000 from
the funds asked by the president
tor the three departments, the COM
mittee recommended that all could
achieve greater economy by reduc-
Ing personnel and with more effec-
tive budgetary and financial con-
irols.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
American Comedy

American Comedy
The other night Colonel Karl
Voelter, station commanding officer
at the FL Centre marine air station,
started for Fl Centre. He loaded
up the car with ali the marines the
car would hold and took them
along.
Downtown he stopped TO let the
men out. Each man as he left the
car thanked Colonel Voelter in true
military manner. He acknowledged
their gratitude in the same military
manner.
Thank you, sir" said the last
marine as he stepped from the
car and slammed the door behind
him.
The door glass fell outl
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-16
RAMBLING REPORTER

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park will the county maintain 1t so
it is a thing of beauty?
b-Will the city give the county
that mysterious reversionary deed 10
half the park site if the county lets
the city maintain the whole park?
c-If the county maintains the
park will the city provide the water
free of charge?
d-Will the city agree to main
tain the park lease or no lease?
e-Will it pay the city and its
residents TO take over mainten-
ance of the park if that should be
possible?
f-Will the park look like any,
thing before 1000 AID?
g-And who started this anyway?
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The Nome nugget., 1944-08-04
Miss keatOn
 Visits In Nome

Miss Mildred Keaton, well known and loved government nurse, has returned to Nome from St. Lawrence Island, where she has been caring for the island people for the past few years.
 Miss Keatou has served the people of Alaska's out-of- the way places for great many years, and is now making a hur- ried trip to Pt. Barrow. on de- partmeataI business. and then will leave for Juneau headquar- ters for the Health Department, for re~assignment.
 ! Miss Keaton is tentatively planning to go outside before gs- ing to her new now-unknown as- signmeflt.
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-04
Germans Trapped In Latvia Area

MOSCOW, Aug. 4.-tAP)Thous- ands of Germans are trapped in Latvia and Estonia by the swift Russian plunge to the Baltic Sea, 30 miles west of Riga, while other Nazis were defending the besieg- ed city of Warsaw, it was report ed today.
 A German 'communiuue report ed Nazi planes had sunk 20 troop barges on the Vistula, as thous- ands of Russian troops made the crossing south of Warsaw.
 Russian coruuniques claim upward of 300.O0O German sol- diers trapped in the Baltic states, in an area equal to the state of Carolina.
The Nome nugget., 1944-08-04
Frances Ross In Service With
 WAC's In England

AN AIR SERVICE COMMAND STATION IN ENGLAND - An expert on the Arctic and CO., worker of the famous explorer, pr. Vilhjalmur Stefanson, is WAC Sgt. Frances Ross, who un- til l940 was a resident of Nome, Alaska, and IS now on duty with the air forces in this war 'hea- ire of operations. After attending high school in Nome, Sgt. Ross attended the University of Wash ing.on in Seattle where her fam ily had moved to be with her fa- ther. who is a member of the Coast Guard. When Dr. Stefan son started compiling a manual on the Arctic regions for the use of the Army Air Forces he asked Sgt. Ross to write the section de- voted to Alaska and it is now in use by thousands of Uncle Sans northern birdmen on duty in the Territory. More recently she held a position as secrtary to Anthony J. Dimond, who serves as delegate from Alaska in the House of Rep resentatives at Washington.
 Sgt. Ross enlisted in the WAC in June 1943, and received her basic training at Fort Oglethorpe Ga. She has one brother, John J Ross in the maritime service. Her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas A Ross, reside at 1866 Alki Ave, in Seattle.