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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-10-14

Brooklyn, N. Y, and Pfc. William
Hargris of Huntington, w. w., are
averaging 300 miles of driving each
day.
But like CTS the world over,
these men want, more than any,
thing for the war to be won quick
ly so they can drive right back
home. The officers are no execp-
ton, because of 1t. Leon Dickens
preoccupation with the place he
left behind, cheers were won from
the French for place they prob
ably never heard of before. Il al
ways carry sign that says Law
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-10-14

Headquarters, Advance Section,
Communications Zone, France -
It's common for GIs to wish they
were offers. But when officers en-
wy the enlisted soldiers-that's man
bites dog stuff. And it happens in
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-10-14

Cpl. Willis Sperry, driver, Crys-
tai Springs; Cpl. Ellis Granson, dri-
yer, Eden; Cpl. Alonzo ] Young,
Fannin; Cpl. Roosevelt S. Coleman,
squad leaders, Greenwood; Cpl.
Roosevelt M. Buchanan, driver,
Jamestown; Pvt. Willie James, driv-
er, Magnolia; Pvt. James McAbee,
Jr., driver, Morehead; Pvt. Reads
Blackwell, driver, Oakvale; Cpl.
Charles White, driver, Robinson
vile; Pfc. Prentiss Joiner, driver,
Tunica.
Buy War Bonds and Stamps
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-10-14
Negro Enlisted Chauffeurs
Envied By White Officers
"They Go Everywhere, While
We Can't Even Go to Paris"

a quartermaster car company of
negro drivers and white officers
now in France under the command
of Capt. Irving Blum, Baltimore,
Maryland.
''They go everywhere and I've
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Two Fighters Win
Special Medals

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 CUP) -
President Roosevelt Tuesday pre-
sented congressional medals of honor
to two husky American fighting
men, one of whom thereby became
the first soldier in this war to win
both the congressional medal and
the distinguished service cross.
Tne soldier thus honored was
Second Lieutenant Gerry H. Kis-
ters, 24-year-old ex furrier of
Bloomington, Ind, who went to the
White House from the war depart
ment where General George c..
Marshall, army chief of staff, had
just presented him with the DISC.
Sharing the White. House cere-
monies with Kisters was First
Lieutenant Kenneth A. Walsh of
the Marine Corps, 29-year-old ma
tive of Brooklyn, n. Y, officially
credited with shooting down 20
japanese planes in the south
Pacific. Walsh previously had been
awarded the distinguished flying
cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Bill Would Aid
Labor For Farm

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. (UP)-
The House has approved and sent
to the Senate a conference report
on bill to appropriate 100000, 900
to provide more farm labor to meet
wartime production requirements.
approximately half the amount
will be used for recruiting inter-
state and foreign labor for farms.
The Senate originally passed
measure providing $4,000, 900,
while the House figure was S27,-
100000.
Chairman Clarence cannon, CD,
Mo. of the Appropriations Com
mittee told the House the money
was necessary because the nation
faced an increased food produc-
ton schedule with "a growing scar
city of farm labor and a reduced
supply of farm machinery
In addition to the $30,000,000 ap-
preparation to the War Food Ad-
miniStration, the proposal permits
the VIA to use previously ap-
propriated unexpended balances
totaling S6,5OO,OOO, Cannon said.
Stricken from the House proposal
was a continuation of funds to the
War Manpower Commission for
importation of Mexican and Cana
dian nationals for industrial and
railroad purposes, but $3.50 900
was granted to the VINO for tenn
porary migration of workers from
western hemisphere countries for
U. S. employment in industries
connected with the production Of
essential foods.
1t also authorizes the War De-
partent to direct the VIA and
State Extension services of Land
Grant colleges to make surveys
with respect to the use of war
prisoners and soldiers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Taxpayers Draw
New Answer

WASHINGTON. Feb. s. up
Many taxpayers struggling with
their returns are wondering why
they can't deduct the Federal tax
es they have paid on liquor, furS.
and gaSoline-when they can de-
duct taxes for theatre admissions,
club dues, and safe deposit boxes.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
has the answer: Theoretically and
legally, you didn't pay any gas tax
the oil company paid it, and
merely hiked the price"
The gas tax, however. may be
included in the cost of gasoline as
a business eXpense-if used strict
ly for business purposes.
If you paid $3.50 for a $500 fur
coat. you can't deduct the $50 tax
which was included in the price
because it was levied on the store
and the store paid it even though
you supplied the cash.
The only Federal taxes which
the individual can deduct are on
admissions, telephone, and tele-
graph services, the automobile use
tax, transportation, club dues, safe
deposit boxes. and the taxes on use
of boats and on documents.
Ard this is the last time that
even these may be deducted If the
NV tax bill, which wipes out such
deductions, becomes law.
In l943. the Government collect
ed 1889 ,461 800 80 in tobacco taxes
alone-and considerable amounts
on perfume, jewelry, playing cards,
automobiles, tires, electrical ener-
gy, radios, phonograph records,
luggage, sporting goods, firearms,
toilet goods, musical instruments,
playing cards, electric light bulbs,
/ and host of other items as well as
on liquor. furs, and gasoline.
The consumer knows he paid
but he can't deduct.
Many State taxes can also be de-
Quoted in computing Federal re-
/ turns, of course. For example,
state gasoline taxes-unlike Fed
eral gasoline levies-may be de-
Quoted in many states, along with
state income, property and poll
/ taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Fighters Seek
Primary Ballots

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8. CUPD-
Applications of servicemen for bal
lots for the May 16 Primary Elec-
ton are being received at the rate
of more than $50 a day, Secretary
of State Frank M. Jordan said.
He added that assurances had
been received from the War Dep
artment thai soldiers would receive
instructions Immediately that they
must state their party preference
in applying for ballots to be able
to vote for chief candidates in the
election.
Applications cf servicemen for
ballots have been coming in stead
lily for nearly :. year. Jordan said,
and about 1900 so far have been
Received The number received has
jumped recently.
The applications are referred to
County Clerks and Jordan said he
believed the work of mailing
ballots to servicemen could be
started about March o. The
deadline for return of the ballots
will be June 10, but the ballots
must have been marked on or be-
fore election day.
John H. Tolan, Oakland Con-
greeman, telegraphed Jordan that
Col. Robert Cutler, Military Aide
to the Secretary Of War, assured
him that voting instructions under
CALIFORNIA; revised Eelection Law
would be disseminated to troops.
Tolan said he understood that
the Navy was making similar plans.
Unregistered servicemen who
fail to state their party prefer
ence would receive ballots only for
such non-partisan offices as judge
ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Gearhart Wants
Strict Jan Test

= WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. CUP)-
Representative Bertrand w.
Gearhart, CR), California. has pro-
posed a bill to determine loyalty
of Japanese Americans that U. S.
citizens of japanese descent be re-
quired to "repudiate and deny" any
belief in the divinity of the En-
peror and "denounce and decry
such pretentions and assertions
as absurd and ridiculous"
II am quite convinced" Gear
hart said, that the ordinary Jap
anese would be willing to go into
court with his tongue in his check
and take an oath to support and
defend our constitution-But no
one but a convinced American
would subject himself 10 an oath
denying belief in divinity of the
japanese Emperor"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Company Reopens
HoItviIIe Store

Imperial Hardware company will
have a retail store in operation in
Holtville this week to take the
place of the store and stocks de-
stroyed by fire two weeks ago, it
was announced Tuesday by Howard
P. Meyer, company president and
general manager.
I'VE have leased the Harrid
building occupied by the United
Dry Goods company, until this
week." Meyer said. I'VE also pur-
chased that stores fixtures" The
dry goods company is moving it's
stock to the Yuma store.
I'VE hope to render, at least par
TALLY, the same type of service we
have given Holtville residents in
the past" he said.
The hardware company also has
leased an adjoining 25-foot store
building to use as a furniture de-
partment, the two sections to have
a connecting entrance. .
Meyer said new building will
be constructed as soon as priority
materials are made available.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Officers Trail
Suspect In
Black Marketing

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 8. CUP)-
Authorities investigating an exten-
sive black market ring which sold
100000 food ration points to Hol-
lywood cafes and night clubs, Tues
day spread a statewide search for
Arthur Wallace, former operator OF
a catering service.
Wallace, a well-known civic GEN.
ter figure and former manager Of
the Million Dollar theater in down.
town Los Angeles. was sought on
a complaint charging him with il
legal sale of ration points.
Deputy u. S. Marshal John
Brooke unsuccessfully sought Wal
lace at his home, then put broad
cast on the statewide police tele-
type.
Brooke said Wallace had given
up the catering service but had
continued to draw a monthly quota
of ration points from the Office
of Price Administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
County Studies
tuberculosis
Confro! Program

There are 800 men, women, and
children in Imperial county who
have active tuberculosis and are
endangering residents as yet free
of the disease" Keith Nets. presi-
dent of the Imperial County Anti
tuberculosis committee. told the
county board of supervisors Mon-
| day.
He appeared before the board
to discuss the problem of prevent
ing spread of the disease and to ask
I board members advice as to the
best and most effective method of
spending the money donated by the
public through the purchase of
Christmas seals. He said that it
was recommended that $1,000 of
the fund to be spent this year for
purchase of Horoscope for use
in the county hospital in the wing
devoted TO treatment of tubercu-
losis sufferers.
After Nets announcement about
the 300 persons suffering from
tuberculosis, supervisors declared
that they plan to be on the look
out for federal buildings which
might be used to house patients.
Supervisor Hugh Osborne, coordina-
tor for the county food and fiber
committee, said he would make a
special effort to locate some of
these buildings while on his regu-
lar work and see if the county can
get them.
Nets told the board that it prob
ably would take 10 years of con-
centrated, scientific work to bring
the disease under control.
He said there is a plan afoot to
get two nurses to devote their time
to checking up on tuberculosis and
looking after general health prob-
lens. This plan, however, is not
complete at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
STASSEN'S NAME GOES
ON WISCONSIN BALLOT

MADISON. Wis, Feb. 8 CUP) -
The name of Lieutenant Com
mander Harold E. StaSsen, former
governor of Minnesota on duty with
tho navy, was entered in the Wis
ccnsin presidential preferential pri-
n.ary electica April 4.
August Smith, secretary of the
state StaSsen-F or-President COM
mittee, said he had filed the petit
ton with the secretary of state. He
said delegates candidates pledged to
Stassen would be announced We'd
nesday when headquarters for the
StaSsen camp is Spened.
States of delegates for Wendell
Willkie and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
already have been filed for the
primary.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
California Gets
Army Depot

FIT. DOUGLAS, UTAH. Feb 8.
(UP>- The Pittsburgh, Cal, Army
Repls cement Depot will be moved
to Camp Bealc at Marysville, Cal,
effective midnight. Feb. 30, it was
announced by Major General David
McCoach, Jr, commanding general
of the Ninth Service Command.
In its Ft. Beale location, the estab-
lishment will be known as the
Army Service Forces Replacement
Depot, McCoach said. Facilities at
the old Pittsburgh site will be
used for other purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
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pass him by. So Tommy will lead
his admirers to the bond booth and
stand expectantly watching.
They can't disappoint Tommy.
They buy and buy and buy.
It's Sportsmanship-
Toastmasters club members have
a terribly stupid looking little wood
en- horror that they award the
member making the biggest boner
on meeting nights. 1t is named
oscar" after the motion picture
award.
Shields Chrlton won Oscar last
Shields Charlton won Oscar last
week he had the honor of award
ing it to another boner maker.
He pointed out several boners
that had been made during the
meeting Monday night.
The worst boner of the evening"
he said, twirling Oscr, was made
by the man who had week to pre-
pare his speech, didn't do 1t, and
had to get someone else to speak
for him."
He then put the Oscar around
his own neck again.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
GRAND JURY STUDIES
GOAT HERDS CASE

AUBURN, Calf, Feb. 8 UP>-
The Placer county grand jury met
here Tuesday to consider evidence
of perjury against a prosecution
witness in the murder trial o.
Glennard Brown, 10, which resulted
in a death sentence for Brown.
The youthful goatherd, convicted
of Staying Mrs. Ada Belle Turner,
78, was brought from San quentin
prisons death row to appear before
the grand jury. He escaped death
by less than "a hours last month
when granted reprieve by actin
Gov. Frederick Houser in the abb
sence of Gov. Earl Warren. How
ever, Warren has indicated he be-
lievos the sentence should be car
ried out.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
FACES MURDER COUNT

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Feb. 8 (UP)
Allen B. Lembke, 22-year old
merchant seaman, stood composed
and sullen Tuesday as Justice of
the Peace Lucien Fulwider charged
him with the murder of 3A year
old LAM Maurine Summers. Fulwider
set Feb. Is as the date for Lambke' S
preliminary hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Novikoff Plans
On Cubs Spot

LOS ANGELES. Feb. (UP) -
Lou Novikoff. Chicago Cubs out
fielder and former Pacific Coast
League batting champion, was re-
ported to have signed up for an
other year with the Cubs.
The Russian slugger agreed to
terms listed by Jimmy Gallagher,
business manager for the Cubs, in
long distance telephone confab.
Salary details of the contract
were not announced and Novikoff
said all further information would
have to come from Gallagher in
Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
! Russian Forces
Split .Nazis
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quilted Bovgolevka, two miles to
the east, Novopavlovka, three miles
northeast, and a number of other
villages on the outskirts.
Five German divisions totalling
$4,000 to $4,000 men, their escap,
to the west already cut off and all
but encircled, fought desperately 20
hold Nikopol and its rich mangan-
ese mines, which in peacetime pro-
duced 100000 tons annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
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of Administration Leader Senator
Alben w Barkley. Cd, Kentucky.
Barkley's motion carried after
the senate rejected, as to Al, re-
strictionS on federal ballot use pro-
posed by Senator Robert A. Taft,
CRO, Ohio, and the Republican 9.
Democratic coalition. The Taft
amendment would have authorized
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
LICENSE ISSUED

County Clerk w. J. McClelland
Monday Issued a marriage license
to Bruce L. Cornelius Jr., 81, ma
rine, and Mary Alice Cowle, 10. sec
retary. They gave their home as
Lansing. Michigan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
PAYS SIS FINE

Thomas O'Connell. who gave Los
Angeles as his address paid fine
OF -75 in Police Judge Lee Nuffer's
court Tuesday, he was arrested OH
drunk driving charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
I v SCANNINGS
THIEVES GET SAL

Mrs. William Riyer 562 Olive, re-
ported to police Tuesday that
thieves had entered her home and
made away with two small coin
banks. The banks held SAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
FACES HOUSE FIGHT

With the defeat of this motion
by Taft. senate action on the fed
eral ballot plan-in the form of
an amendment to the varying state
ballot plans passed by both senate
and house-was automatically COM
pleted without further votes. 1t was
an unusual thing for the senate to
amend a bill it previously had pass
ed. but the parliamentarian ruled l.
could be done.
The house now must act on the
senate federal ballot provisions. In
view of last weeks overwhelming
vote for state ballots, it presumably
will reject the senate plan and
throw the matter into conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
Soldier Ballot
Bill Passes

/ a federal ballot only for absentee
voters whose home states failed to
make available. upon application,
a lightweight state ballot.
After the adoption of Barkley's
motion, Taft made another at
tempt to keep his amendment alive
by moving that it be taken to con-
ference between the house and SEN
ate. He lost again, by the same vote
of rs to fl.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-08
SUES FOR DIVORCE

SUES FOR DIVORCE
Suit for divorce was filed in I'm
perial county superior court Mon
day by Sadie I. MirabaI against
Fred Mirabal. She alleged wilful
neglect.
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CREAM SHAMPOO

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hair a beautiful lustrous sheen with
out using an after rinse Leaves hair
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Convenient pouch that fits so nicely
in your pocket Space for tobacco
and pipe all in one. Handy for the
pipe smokers.
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DU BARRY
FACE POWDER

Exquisitely soft: f1atterlng-
among the most widely used
of the better powders.
Superfine texture for a long,
cllnging, suede like finish. BY
Hudnut.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13

Nearly million servicemen have already
been returned to civilian life, demonstrate
ing the wisdom of the Unions insistence
more than two years ago that contracts
protect their seniority while in the service.
These discharged servicemen have returned
to the mills-all the time spent in the serv-
ice helping to pile up their seniority.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13
Go Steel PIon
Jobs Bonus Aid to Servicemen

Current wage negotiations OF the United
Steelworkers are aimed Mt protecting
standards. On this point, Chairman VIII
liam III. Davis Of the War Labor Board
holds the view that: mot to protect
those standards would justly give rise 30
o sense Of insecurity and frustratioa
among the workers who remain ut home;
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13
Send Go News Servcemen Peo of Sergeant

ard L. Hurwtz from the 1st Air Force.
Mitchell Field, N. Y.
Noting that there are more than 100000
union men in the armed forces Sgt Hur-
they will lose their union consciousness un-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13

less contact with the union on the home
front is maintained"
"iou can help maintain the union spir-
It, ne advises. by urging each local to
compile a list of CLIO men with their cur
rent addresses and send direct to them \
copy Of the Servicemen's Edition.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13
BY WIN SWEENEY

BOUNDING out program for its
~ members in the Armed Forces
which not only guarantees them their
jobs when they return but seeks to give
them a special "bonus" upon discharge,
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13

and it Is only fair -
the workers who arc
drawn into the
fighting services that
their stand arr do
should be protected
while they arc
away"
Also on the home
front, virtually ev-
cry local union In
steel has Joined with
other CIO unions in
the campaign 10
give those in the
armed forces the
right 10 vote BY
Federal ballot.
Out of the forna-
ton of hundreds Of
Local Union com
mittees set up to
guard the interests
of those in the
armed forces has
developed the tenta-
tive program to set
up a special depart
ment, perhaps on a
national scale, 30
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13

"It is TO be hoped that the Servicemen's
Edition (of The CLIO News will act an
antidote to the poison which is being spread
by the commercial press against labor's eff
fort to win the war" writes S/Sgt How
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13
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help the returning veterans. 1t is expected
that this suggestion will receive primary
consideration at the forthcoming convention
of the Union. to be held in Cleveland.
1.-THE Steelworkers are not seeking any
particular credit for turning out more steel
than the Nation could use. for buying
bonds at the rate of some 200 million dol
lars a year. for blood banks. for millions
poured into charities said President
Murray.
at is duty to do these things An
we desire is that our sons and brothers
in the fighting forces know that wherever
they serve they can do so with the assur-
ance that the soldiers of production In
the mills have never failed them"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-03-13

lea Is arranging to
set up q special de-
partment within the
Union for World
War III veterans.
Upwards of 200, 900
men an d women
from steel are in the
Services, backed up
on the home-front
by the soldiers Of
prod u C { / o n" who
have broken more
than 5000 records to
give the Nation and
those in the fight
ing forces m ore
steel than could be
used last year.
This production
cord brought
from Lieut.. Gen.
Brehon Somervell,
commanding gen.
eral of the Army
Service Forces,
this cOmmendation
in a letter to Phil
lip Murray. presi-
dent of the Union:
1.-THE War Depart
for the almost un
record attained in
this record to have
button to the SUI
forces of the United
Nationwide intere'
those in the Armet
the Unions propose
wage proposals bel
Board each steel wo
be matched by the
on a pro-rata basis I
Armed services whe
dicharged, or to der
may die while in Sc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-27
JOHNNY RICHARDS
 AT RITZ SUNDAY
Tenor SaxOphOnist Brings Radio Orchestra to Park
 City Ballroom

He deserted Hollywood. after six years of success in motion pictures, and the Take It Or Leave II" and the Jack Carson Campbell Soup air shows, to come east to win new tri- umphS this Johnny Richards who makes his debut at the Ritz Ballroom in Bridgeport on Sunday October 29th, A tenor saXophonist. Johnny has embellished his orches- tra with several radio stars includ. ing Reathia Stevens and Chet Le Roy. There is dancing every Satur- day at the Ritz with the Casa Ritz orchestra, Peggy Durham singing. Tonight, Farmer and Farmerette night will be held with cash and other prizes awarded for costumes 1t will be Q masquerade mardi gras dance with Irv Hintz Farmers playing Square Sets, polkas and modern tunes. Beautiful souvenirs, free cider and doughnuts are other features of this happy annual party.
 Teenagers dance at the Ritz on Thursday November End. Polka fans have their night on Wednesday No- vember lst with the Polka Jacks orchestra playing here,
 Years biggest fun party takes place at the Ritz on Tuesday Octo- Der 3lst when the annual Hallowe en Masquerade and Mardi Gras will be held, One hundred in cash and one hundred other prizes will be award- ed and there will be continuous dancing with the Casa Ritz orches- tra, souvenirs and of course, the tra- dltional elder and doughnuts will be given away. Johnny Long comes to the Ritz Sunday, November 5th.