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Evening star., 1944-08-06

net, brother Carmen leads the saxes.
and sister Rosemarie sings.
Guy has come only one musical
cropper in his career. Recently, three
boys came around and sang a ZOO
logical ditty about goats and lambs.
Lombardo advised them to tear up
the manuscript. The tune turned out
to be Marry Doats." Nobody" "
says Lombardo in self-defense, will
ever fall in love while dancing to
'Malrzy Doats'," - JOE BO0kMAk
Evening star., 1944-08-06

Thought I'd drop you line and send
you clipping from our paper. | wish you
would note particularly the underlined
section. The idea that should be thank
full for not being in this war when Joe
and Bill are both in the thick of it!
I'm here because some guy in Wash
ington decided it, like to rationallze and
convince myself that I'm a necessary part
of the war effort. Maybe | am, but you
won't catch me giving prayers of thanks
because I'm out of the big show. What IS
this. haven for the privileged? My idea
has been that this war was one in which
teamwork was the big thing, but this
thankful business seems to shoot that
idea full of holes Makes the war look like
get -yourself-a soft spot affair. and let
the suckers do the fighting.
HERE'S lot of guys not coming back
from this mess. Suckers? :. No! | think
that their idea is the same as mine They're
fighting for the same things I'm fighting
for - to get back home to what they've
always been used to. to live again. and to
make it possible for all to live again
Those who don't get back most Ger
tainly didn't fight for those who are
thankful to be out of it. | doubt if the
Army ever was or will be free ticket for
the culturally inclined to travel around the
world on.
The only thing can do is to say
prayer for Joe and Bill, same as lots of
people are doing for fighting soldiers close
to them. don't want to dramatize or play
hero But little as envy what they're go
ing through, Id trade places in minute.
Sorry blew, but had to let off steam
and l didn't want to do it in letter to
Mother. She must be worried SICK and the
worst part of it all is don't know how to
write to her . Well, I'll write again when
I'm in little better mood"
80 WRITES my third nephew. Maybe
you'd better read his letter over again;
over and over and over, the way did.
In it you II find the real spirit of our Ameri-
can fighting men. They don't want to let
George do it; they want to be in there
swinging. That's the spirit that led them
to Rome and Cherbourg and New Guinea.
It's the spirit that will lead them on to
Toxic and Berlin It's the good old Ameri
can fighting spirit
God bless all eleven million of them -
soldiers, sailors. Marines Men like nv
nephew. and like that desperate First Ser
geant he misunderstood. They want to
fight 49,. and with that spirit, they'll win
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Do the boys like to have
''sOft berths" in the war?
Read this letter from a
CT who has One-and see


r HAVE just received letter from my
i nephew. who is staff sergeant over
seas This letter tells more about the
American soldier than any letter | have
ever read Especially when you realize
that my nephew IS a very easygolng lad.
All his normal reactions are distinctly
noncombatve
Now have two other nepheWs IN the
armed services. and both are in the thick
of things Joe who is IN the Medical Corps,
is in France by now, lodging snipers Bill
is on a destroyer escort. and has seen
plenty of action The third nephew, the
one I'm writing about, has soft assign
ment 1t might be in Australia or Egypt
or Panama or Iceland ats in one of them
and he has been there for months and
months 1t has been nice. Dances every
week end Things like that.
| THOUGHT he'd like it. Then comes this
lelleI. w llIl IL Ilc SSlll dloilS plSSS iioll
his outfits weekly newspaper, The piece is
by first sergeant. whose name | wont
give The First Sergeant writes: While
some of you new men may not be COM
pletely happy about your assignments, it
is hoped that you will all do your Jobs to
the best of your ability. -.
Now 25 years or so ago was first ser
geant myself, so | understand this first
sergeant's problem. His outfit apparently
is none too popular with the men assigned
to it - and it S up to him to build up their
morale in any way he can. | guess the
difficulty of that Job must have made the
First Sergeant pretty desperate. can pic
ture him. writing that little piece for the
post newspaper, cropping for clinchlng
argument to follow up that opening sent
enCe. And being a better soldier than
psychologist, a better fighter than writ
er. when this thought flashed through his
mind, he set it down:
We should try to be thankful that we
are where we are and not doing the Job
that 50 many others are doing all over the
world at the risk of life and limb.
Just that You or | or anybody. under
similar circumstances, might have had the
same thought; but probably we'd have
thought twice before putting it in words.
Now my nephew. mad for the first time
in his life, wades in:
Evening star., 1944-08-06

HIM: You turn your lamb chops over
on the stove and I'll run the Army"
SNAP. The war is setting new stand
ards for terseneSs. Latest example is
the communique of New Guinea
native who was asked to describe an
American bombing attack on Jap
encampment. His report: Plenty
dead. plenty wounded, plenty good"
Evening star., 1944-08-06

Names and descriptions of all characters IN
fiction stories and semi-hction articles III uis
magazine wholly imaginary ANY n.mo
which happens to be the same as that OF ny
person. living or dead. is entirely eoincidental'
Evening star., 1944-08-06
This Week Magazine

This Week Magazine
YOUR KIDS ARE THE VICTIMS. ....... 4
BY Dorothy DVeos
STORM SIGNAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
by toroid Chonnino Wire
JUST A MOVIE - ................... '
BY Frozief Hunt
by Nat w. Mekslvey
MOT IN CODe". NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -
BY viii +. Jenkins
HAVE A SAOkE7. E7.................... 10
by Emily Post
PICK A WlrlNERi. i..................... "
by Cjementioe Poddlekord
SOLDIERS DARLING. G................. "
BY Major Foirfox Oowney
Cover BY Povl Hesse
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Continued from Page u
Department are scheduled to ap-
pear during the week of April 3,
according 20 local information.
To represent Imperial county
Judge Elmer Heald and Super
visor B. w. Graham have been
named and Graham already has
visor b. w. Graham already has
announced his intention of attend
ing the Washington hearings and
Heald seeks information as to his
being permitted TO attend.
Governor Earl Warren will be
the lead-off witness for the state,
HeWes said.
At a meeting Of the river board
in Los Angeles, Judge Hea d
told the group that this countrys
entire future is in jeopardy be-
cause OF this treaty. He pointed
out the productivity OF the soil
and referred 70 the future plans
for reclamation through water fed
from the l-American canal.
Other officials declared that
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Fires Premier
Defies u. 5.
Continued from Page ID


speculation that the Allies might
impose economic sanctions on Elre
by refusing to ship needed goods
to that country.
CITES REASONS
Hull's note argued that, by geo.
graphical reasons, the AXIS is apie
to obtain information on United
Nations military movements while
the maintenance of Allied agents
in Fire is of no value since there
is nothing to be observed there OF
Axis activities.
The note also asserted that the
German minister to Dublin -had
maintained a radio sending set ana
that two German parachutists had
been captured with radio equip
ment in Fire.
De Valera's answer flatly reject
ed the American request, in child
ing tune which asserted that Brit
aian-long disliked by Eire-had
improved her standing in that
country by not interfering in in
ternal politics.
The note asserted that the Ger
man minister's radio transmitting
apparatus had been in the custody
of the Irish government for a
long time and that the two
Nazi parachutists dropped in Ire
land last December were soon ap-
pretended. Similarly, it said, two
other agents dropped in Fire since
the war began have also been
captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Groups Girded
To Fight Pact

should the treaty be ratified, thou
sands of acres of land now re-
claimed would lose their productive
value and be destroyed through the
lack of sufficient irrigation water.
The opportunities exist within the
United States to use all of the
water impounded by the Boulder
Dam, which was originally built
with the purpose of this country's
use and paid for by this nations
taxpayers and power users, they
declared.
The new treaty would grant Mex
leo more than twice the amount of
waite rshe has normally used, the
Colorado board argues. Guarantee
of l,5C0, 900 feet when that country
has used no more than 100000 acre
feet, would deprive Americans of
their rights, they declared.
The American Legion which has
fought for the opening of arid
lands for reclamation is behind the
California group.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
CaIexico Leads
Red Cross
Funds CAMPAIGN

with a tctal Of Sal. 900 to raise in
tue Red Cross war fund drive in
Imperial county, Calexico chapter
leads and is nearing its goal. The
Brawley chapter is tagging.
Earl caVanah. chairman of the
drive for the Calexico chapter. with
q total quota OF s4.l00. announces
that he expects TO wind up the
drive shortly as contributions have
been coming in splendidly. and al
ready calexico has made rs per
cent Of its total Everyone has
been more than generous and if the
gifts continue, CaleXico will be the
first chapter in the valley to go
over the top. leaders proclaim.
REPORTS sI0.09l
The Fl Centre area Saturday
morning reported a total of sl0.0el,
leaving s. 400 10 be collected to
reach its Si750o quota.
Hcltville has raised a little more
than one fourth of its quota of
5000. having collected s825. I'm
perial branch, with quota of $500,
was little later than El Centre
and Holtville in beginning the drive
and as yet has no report to make.
Brawley. according to John Fox,
chairman, has been slow in making
returns with only a small percent
age Of its $4,000 quota collected
to-date. Donations in Brawley
have not only been slow. but dis
appoiniingly small. he said. Braw-
ley chapter includes the Calipatria
branch which has assumed $1,000
of the $4,000 tctal leaving $4,000
10 be raised in the Brawley area.
All contributions may be mailed
TO the Red Cross headquarters in
Brawley, Calexico and in El Gen.
tro. at l20 North Fifth street.
For e Centro's drive Tuesday
night, workers in the campaign and
everyone willing TO help cut in
the drive. are TO meet at 7:30
O'Clock with w. A. Tondro, chair
man. at the Valley Auto supply
headquarters on State street. Teams
will be organized and workers will
start personal solicitations so that
the drive may be completed as
rapidly as possible
Anyone able to give some time TO
the drive. If only a few hours is
asked TO attend the meeting or TO
call Jack Tackett who is assisting
In organizing the teams.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

lei Centre, commercial aviation
center
There is much ahead to warrant
this boast. First eff. TO back any
such claim, is the completed plans
of Western Air Lines TO make this
city a pivotal point in its loop
route frcm Los Angeles, via San
Diego with El Centro as a main
office for the line. Palm Springs
is to be a stop.
Western Air is only waiting the
green light from the army from
which equipment must be released.
SPEED AND COMFORT
Speed and comfort mark the
planes to be used on this loop. The
company, in making this announce
ment makes known details OF the
Douglas Bc-4 which will be placed
on its long flights, all Of which
will be tied in with the El Centro
flights. The Douglas is a four
motor plane--4400 horse power in
the four motors. Passenger capac-
ity will be fifty with all appoint
mente specially fitted 10 passenger
comfort.
When the route opens FL Centre
will be an integral part of the lines
more than 10000 miles of trunk
routes.
Another big progressive move has
10 Go with the already granted
rights 10 the erican Air
Lines in a route via El Centre to
Phoenix and thence southwark 10
Gulf of Mexico ports and on TO the
Atlantic seaboard.
A still further factor in making
FL Centre an outstanding aviation
center is seen in expansion of
United Air Lines in the purchase
and operation of lines from the
border to Mexico City with plans
rapidly developing to establish
route northwest from the Mexico
capital which has Ell Centre in mind
for the border center. These plans
call fer direct tie-ups which means
Mexico City to Alaska and trans-
Pacific connection.
COMMANDING POSITION
El CentrO occupies q strategic
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Triple Bombings
Strike Germans
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
Rritish-based Sth air force heavy
bombers in their forays over Ger
MANY and the Pas De Calais coastal
area of northern France TODAY.
Later, formations OF twin-tallea
Lightning fighters roared oat
across the Straits of Dover for ad-
oitional raids.
WAS FULL MOON
Raj Lancasters utilized full
moon last night to pinpoint their
targets at three aircraft factories
and a small bearings plant in cen
trail and southern France, While
twin-engined Mosquitoes attacke1
at western Germany. Only one
plane was lost in the nights opera
tions, which marked the fourtn
time in five nights that the RATS
heavyweights have hit France.
The daylight assaults were the
first by American heavy bomoers
since their third raid in four days
Thurscay on Berlin, which a Swed-
ish report said had been bombed so
severely that Adolf Hitler has or
dered immediate preparations Tor
the total evacuation" of the CAPT.
tai.
A Stockholm dispatch to the Lon
don Daily Mail quoted reliable re-
ports that Hitler had ordered i'm
mediate preparations for the evac-
uation of all remaining factories,
government ministry and civilians
from Berlin because of the intensi-
ty of American daylight air raids
and British night assaults.
DESERTED CITY
The capital is to be made an
utterly deserted city except for q
small number Of police troops 70
protect property, few caretakerS
and those sick and wounoed who
cannot be moved" the dispatch
said
After receiving Hitler's orders,
the Daily Mail said, Propaganda
Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels, in
his capacity of gauleiter of Berlin,
told an emergency meeting Of all
undergraduates. IS Leaders and
police chiefs Wednesday that the
evacuation must begin within three
to four days if the Americans con-
tinued their daylight raids.
The entire evacuation would be
completed in l6 days, it was sal;
The dispatch reported that all Dut
100000 of Berlin's 4.50O00O popu-
lation already have left the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Army to Assist

WASHINGTON, March II. (UP)
The war department Saturday
directed that in cases of future
domestic disasters or emergencies
involving military personnel, al
army public relations officer shGll
be dispatched to the scene to as
sist the legitimate activities of -
representatives of news agencies
who are present"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Germans Morale
Cracks at Anzio
Continued from Page II

Continued from rage -
among German troops facing the
beachhead below Rome as a result
of their failure to drive the Fifth
army forces into the sea in three
heavy and costly attacks.
FOUGHT ON PROMISES
German morale was reported
high when the enemy troops first
went into action. They had been
told that they would have terrific
air support and that more than 300
tanks-half of them Tigers-wou,d
spearhead the drive to push the
Anglo-American forces off the
beaches.
But morale cropped again as a
result of Hitler'S special order say
ing that the beachhead would be
eliminated within three days after
the attacks first started
Prisoners described the beach,
head fighting as "hellish," with the
allied artillery fire sale to be worse
than that hurled at the Germans
on the Russian front. NaZi morale
also slipped because of the Luft-
waffe's failure over the beachhead
where allied planes dominate the
sky.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Future Promises
Air Services

position in the development of
commercial aviation in the south
part CT the United States and there
is nc question of the outcome.
Not only cooperation Oh the part
of the Valley, but some initiative is
necessary to see that these posi-
bilities become realities.
In the meantime announcement
by Western Air Lines of the initial
flight on the circuit route is due
any day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
TWO PAY FINES

was arrested for striking a Mexi-
can National at the Victory Gaze
Friday night, paid a SIG fine and
was released 10 the FBI for investi-
CATION Saturday morning. He had
no draft card. The National, Eli
cero c. Arreola. paid $40 fine for
intoxication in police court. Satur-
day morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
New Farm and Home Needs

When new merchandise is released by manufaC
turers, Imperial Hardware Stores will have their
share as quickly any store in the West Our
widespread contacts in all the markets and manu-
featuring centers are maintained for the benefit
of our customers. SO, you may rest assured that
any release of pre-war types of home needs will
be offered by us in Imperial Valley Just as soon
as they are in the coast cities elsewhere
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
ELKS CHANGE DATE
To GREET LEADER

Salton Sea Elks lodge has an
nounced a change in the date for
the reception for DR.. j. c. Austin.
This reception will take place
Tuesday night, March IA, instead of
Monday. March l3.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
AGAIN

William L. Johnson, 81, El Centro
Negro cook. who was given a sus-
pended sentence of six months Fri
day morning, was arrested again
Friday night on an intoXcation
charge and will serve out his SEN
tence.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

In order to supply student bom-
bardiers with added incentive
while practicing bombing, one
Texas Army airfield has built a
replica of the Nazi battleship Won
Terpitz as a target.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

er Court were ransacked Friday
evening between 6 and 8 o'clock
according to reports made to the
Ell Centro Police. The cars were
parked at the Ralph Myers shed.
Property valued at $50 was taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
PURSE STOLEN

PURSE STOLEN
Patsy Counts, Buckeye, Ariz., re-
ported to police Friday night that
her purse was stolen from the ladies
rest room at the bus depot. The
purse contained $l2 in currency,
ration books and cards.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Simple design Of American air.
plane engines Is attested by the
fact that one embodies but 700
parts. as compared with 2300 in
a widely known European engine
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
CARS RANSACKED

Cars belonging to Mrs. lila Smith,
East Ell Centro Auto Court, and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Snyder, Nice's Trail
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

When mechanical equipment farms fails to
operate at their usual efficiency, the farmer has
only to call the nearest Imperial Hardware Store
to get a technically trained serviceman. At first
glance this looks like simple and easy way out
of his troubles. Usually this is true. However.
there are difficulties which may arise that call
forth the movement Of materials from many
sources. During times this may cause un-
avoidable delays but service staff has never
failed to make repairs or replace worn out parts
so that Dairying or Food saving, and countless
other essential functions could be carried
cessfully.
In the homes of this community are thousands
of Norge refrgerators, electric ranges, and other
mechanical equipment which we take great pride
in their most efficient operation. Although tho
Armed Services have taken many OF our skilled
scrvicemen we have been able to maintain
UNPARALLELED record of sustained service.
We admit it has not been easy task. We may
find harder problems to solve in the future, but
customers of Imperial Hardware Stores are assur-
ed that whatever the service problem we are asked
to face, will do our best
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

Women comprise over 13 per
cent of the wartime employees in
the nations intercity bus industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

In the first ten months of 1913.
the OPA issued raticn certificates
for about 4.6O0. 900 truck tires.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

El Centre occupies a strategic
Evening star., 1944-02-01
HELP WOMEN.
YOUNG WOMEN

Capital Transit Company needs several
young women to assist with general office
work, six-day, 43-hour week, with Satur-
dav, afternoons free; automatic increases,
paid vacation, free transportation, pleas
ant working conditions and excellent op-
portunity for advancement.
Clerk, high school graduate, under 25
years OF age, for general office work no
experience necessary; about S105 per
Typist-High school graduate, under 30
years OF age, must be neat and accurate;
extreme speed nonessential; S1O5-S13O per
f1cations
Statistical Clerk-Collese graduate. un-
der 30 years of age, with mathematics
training, for statistical work of nom
accounting nature; about S145 per nth
to start
Information Clerk-c5-4o years of age,
70 answer telephone inquiries; must be a
hleh school graduate. patient, tactful and
possess pleasant telephone voice: Sl20
per month to start
stenographer-Under 35 years of age;
Sl oO-Sl65 per month to start, depending
upon qualifications
Comptometer Operators - Experienced,
Tor work in payroll department; S13O-S145
to start
Apply in person to Miss Helm, Personnel
Department, Room 300. Capital Transit
Co, Seth and Prospect ave. NV, George
town Take Route No. 20, Cabin John
Evening star., 1944-02-01
ROOMS Observation-Disclosures,

1888 NEWTON ST. NE.-Desirable room
LOT parent and child; day care for child.
209 ASCOT PL. N.E.-Room for two. use
OF Laundry and phone conveniently To-
Gated HO. 463S.
BOG eth ST. N.E.-Nice warm room, COM
pletely furnished. Ink, with sink; $3.50
week
rooms, next bath. with home privileges;
cony: transp. Child accented. FIR. T744.
MASTER BEDROOM, private bath, in new
leges; Z block from bus line WA 5a71.
1911 QUEENS ST. N.E.-Single rm.. furn,
1909 ST. N.E.-Gorgeous front room 3
windows. in refined Jewish home; beauti-
fully LOCATED, right on bus stop. Tel.
C0LoRED-42Os Benning rd. ne-New-
y furniShed; : refined ladies. Ii 7e42.
SoLoRtD tD-slngle room. employed woman:
81 week. Call AT. 22Sa.
Evening star., 1944-02-01
ROOMS FURNISHED.
MoyyIond and Viyoinio

1893 NO UPTON. ArlingtQn-Furnished
double room in new private home; kitchen
and laundry privileges; unlimited phone;
evos olkS: 3, IRON Tgno bus; young woman. Cali
ARLINGTON, 1928 18th st. no.. Apt Q
Double room near Pentagon and new
Navy Bldg:. GIL. $500
BETHESDA double rooms for couples or
, women: 1i2 bIks.. from bus on Wilson
isapei sPf me re1epeNncesa TGN GL. 5l54
vate home; no smoking or drinking; conv.
transp. GIL. 245S.
CHI. CHI, MD.-Large attractive room; 8
exposures; private bath; telephone extern
sion: garase; gentleman: $50, WI 1867.
BETHESDA-Single room for young girl;
near Wis. ave. and Bradley blvd; S25;
references required. OIL O67O.
NEARBY ARLINGTON-Large, nicely fur
nished room for : girls or couple twin
beds. Transp. to 18th and New York ave.
NV. each morning Cooking privileges.
Reasonable. Call Glebe O265 after p m.
WEST0VER-Brickh home. with small child.
Near l SC Arnold bus; breakfast; gentleman.
CHI. S614.
TWO GIRLS to share suburban home SIS
mo each, or S25 single. Meals options al,
reas.: 1Oc bus, 90 min. D. c. 2053 No.
Fairfax Dr., Arlington; yellow house above
Courthouse rd; on Lee blvd Arnold bus
from | tn and E