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Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
Braw|ey Shelter
Camp to Reopen:
Water Bill Paid

BRAWLEY, Sept. 7. = Arrange
ments were under way here Thurs
Gay to reopen the BraWley War
Food Administration work supply
center following a telephone COM
munication from Washington that
details which have held up payment
of the delinquent water bill have
oeen ironec out.
General C. R. Bruton, WAF head
in Washington, told Mayor Elmer
Sears that satisfactory conclusions
have been reached with the general
accounting office to pay the bal
ance of the bill that accrued against
the camp from November 1912 to
June l943 and had remained un-
paid until last month.
In August the comptroller gener-
ais office forwarded a payment of
s2405 to the city. which payment
the city has held, refusing to ac-
cept it as final
General Bruton told Sears that
the balance of $329007 was being
forwarded at an early moment.
The city engineers office We'd
nesday afternoon turned on the
water for the four buildings used
by the personnel and again will in
sure fire protection at the camp.
thus indicating the city's willingness
TO reopen negotiations with the
WA. The camp can house 500 peo-
pie.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
E. T.. School Board
Studies Loss Of
Wilson BuiIdinq

Although no figure can be set as
yet on the amount of damage
wrought by flames that burned the
Wilson High school last week, in
surance firm adjusters declared the
fire resulted in 100 per cent loss.
This statement was made by G..
A. Weakley. superintendent of Ell
Centro's schools, followed a meeting
of the school board in Central I'm
ion High school offices wednesday
evening.
Mr.. Weakley reported that insur-
ance men now in Ell Centre from
San Diego will make an appraisal
of damage cost and present it to
the board.
I'VE anticipate that we will be
disappointed by the figure they will
be forced to set." the school head
observed, for the simple reason
that the age of the building and
various other factors will of neces-
sity lower the appraisal"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
Guom Natives Tell Story
Of Aiding yonk SoiIor

Jones, Warrington, Fla, and Chief
Machinist Michael L. Krtump. Rox-
obel, N. Z.
Pedro Camacho, 80. former taxi
operator and rancher; Joaquin Linn
taco. ~, garage owner and auto
mobile dealer and other natives
formed an underground railroad
with stations consisting of native
homes. caves, woods, and other
hideoutS.
Camacho and Limtiaco said one
man who hid Tweed was jailed
Tweed was sent to the home of an
other who later was beaten to death
by the japanese. Father Jesus Due
mas, a Catholic priest who knew the
whereabouts of the Americans and
gave them a radio he had hidden
from the japanese. has not been
seen since July II of this year He
is believed to have been beheaded.
Camacho said the japanese ar
rested him frequently, beating him
with wire. barrel slaves, and fiber
whips. and half-drowning him by
the water treatment" in attempts
TO make him talk.
Limtiaco. who also knew Tweed's
whereabouts and helped TO hide
him, was imprisoned from August
to october, 1912. He said he was
beaten, kicked. hung by his hands
and treated like a punching bag
half-drowned, and fed only rice and
salt in va[ effort to make him
talk.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
Dewey Declares
New Deal Has
Failed Country
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administration. Dewey replied:
Il believe the people will change
their administration next January
In response to a question on
whether he had any recent reas-
Surances regarding the large Penn
Sylvania vote in November Dewey
said that he had lin the last half
hour"
He referred to his ride from a
railroad station to the hotel with
Governor Edward Martin of Penn
sylvania.
AMAZING COINCIDENCE
Dewey said that a visit to this
country by British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill for a conference
with President Roosevelt. his op-
ponent, "reportedly scheduled in
the near future. would be an amaz-
ing coincidence.
He did net elaborate. however, on
the question. prompted by the fact
that the fourth term campaign has
been pitched largely on a COM
mander-in- chief" theme.
When asked for his attitude on
postwar military training, as sug-
gested recently by President Roose-
velt with little emphasis on the
military phase of youth training,
Dewey said II am for another CCC
(Civilian Conservation CcrpS) as a
substitute for jobs. I would not put
anybody in the army unless they are
needed for the defense of the Unit
ed States"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
US0 Distributes
Dancing Awards

Ell Centro's USO Wednesday eve
ming heralded four young people
ace hooters, when they copped hon.
ors in a duo of canoe contests, de-
signed to tickle the toes of Utter
bugs and waltz addicts alike.
Takers of the jitterbug contest
were Corporal Mickey Davis and
Corporal Chris Christensen, mar
ines. Juana Jean Riggs, Junior hos
tess, and her partner Sergeant
Thomas Centanni won the waltz
prize.
The mid-Week dance centered a
state motif, honored Alabama and
couples from that portion of the
country were the guests of honor
during the evening.
Carrying out the general theme
were decorations done in the state
color5, res. and white, and attrac-
ton provoking was a large map of
Alabama, cartooned by Sergeant E.
H. Weber of the Marine Air Corps
station and other servicemen.
Private Jim Nutter, Meas, acted
as master of ceremonies.
Mrs. Rita Noah, acting director
observec that ITS persons went to
the clubhouse Wednesday and that
more than 800 of that number at
tended the dance later in the eve
ming.
G.I. Jivers,' an orchestra compos-
ed of servicemen and women, pro-
vided the music for the affair.
Mrs. Florence Lankarc Miss
Betty Henderson, Miss Lenna Arm
old; Miss Louise Winginton; and
Miss Donna Johnson, junior hostess
es, were in charge of arrangements
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS GET
ADDITIONAL GASOLINE

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. tUP) -
Campaign managers working WIN
out pay for candidates for state ana
federal offices Thursday were made
eligible for special gas rations by
the OPA.
Heretofore, only paid campaign
managers were eligible under "oc-
cupational mileage" regulations
OPA officials said.
In either case, the announcement
continued, only the principal cam
paign manager for each candidate
is eligible, and he must show that
public transportation facilities are
not available.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
Yankees Start
Pincers Move

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man First Army. relatively small
force formerly stationed in the Bay
of Biscay area. had been mauled
after being withdrawn to the Paris
area and eastward. This made a
total of four German armies defeat
ed III northern France-the Seventh
Fifteenth, First, and Fifth Panzer
army.
Thursdays early reports at head
quarters disclosed that the British
had captured Gent tGhenO. Cour-
trai and the French border town of
Armentieres. immortalized by its
Mademoiselle song of the first World
War.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
BY CHARLES ARNoT

q GUAM, Aug. i3. Delayed
sUP)-The natives of Guam. known
s Chamorros. underwent flogging.
torture and even death to set up
: rude underground railroad" to
Shelter Radioman George Ray
Tweed and five other U. S. sailors
rho went into hiding when the
Japanese invaded and captured the
Island.
/ The story behind Tweed's pig year
Game of deadly hide-and-seek with
The japanese was told TODAY at
Third Amphibious Corps headquar-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07

WHEN you need quick relief from
w pain, do you hesitate to take aspirin
because il leaves you with an upset
stomach2 If so, this new medical dis
coyery, SUPERIN, is Just what the
doctor ordered" for you.
svpsrIn Is aspirin pIvs-oontains the
same pure, safe aspirin you have long
known-but developed by doctors in
special way for those upset by aspirin
in its ordinary form.
This new kind of aspirin tablet dissolves
more quickly, lets the aspirin get right
at the Job of relieving pain, reduces the
acidity of ordinary aspirin, and does
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
2O-3O Members
Hear About
Hog Shortage

A shortage of 100000 hogs
threatens the United States in the
year 1945, Lee Landerman, assist
ant farm advisor. told members of
the 20-30 Club meeting at the Cali
fornia hotel Wednesday night.
Landerman laid blame for the
market crop upon the fact that
breeding costs equal sales prices.
His talk also centered around post
war All programs.
Ray Higginbotham, president of
the club, presided
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
RETURNS FROM TRIP

Rudolph Miller, secretary OF the
Agricultural Conservation associa-
ton returned to his desk Thursday
morning, after spend ing a few days
in Los Angeles. Although business
engulfed a major portion of the
trip, Miller took time out to move
Mrs. Miller, daughter, Elizabeth, and
son, Bobby, to El Centre from the
Miller's summer home at Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07

tiers by two of the natives who did
most TO aid him.
They helped to hide the five
other navy men too. But those five
did not have Tweeo's good fortune.
According to the Chamorros. two
were shot to death from ambush
The other three were forced to dig
their own graves, then were bayonet-
ed to death and pitched in. They
we're:
Raoioman 1c Alfred J. Tyson, San
Diego. Calf: Machinists Mate 1c
johnson: Yeoman lc Jablonsky;
Chief Aerograpner Arthur w.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
PARKED AUTOS HAMPER
STREET SWEEPERS

Ell Centrans were requested Thurs
day by E. Paul Ford. city engineer
and director of public works, tc
keep automobiles out of the streets
in the early morning hours. Ths
city's power street sweepers are
forced many times to skirt about
parked cars and are unable, as a
result, to clean roads properly, Ford
said
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring
SIeepIess Nights

When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain In your blood. it
may cause nagging backache, rheumauc
nains. leg pains, loss Of pep and energy.
getting up nights, swelling. puffiness under
the eyes, headaches and dizziness. Frequent
or scanty passages with smarting and burn
ing sometimes shows there is something
wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
pill. used successfully by millions for over
10 years. They give happy relief and will help
the is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poison
ous waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
We Don't Care

WE DOU L AdEt
If Herb Norris, excl Centroite,
thinks we care about the cool
weather in his present habitat in
Bakersfield, he is mistaken. We've
got a fall nip in the air, too.
Just to make us sad he sent a
clipping from his paper. 1t goes
on at great length about the nor
NAL temperature one day being 106
degrees with slowly decreasing tenn
peratures to come. 1t predicts an
early drop of 1C2 degrees and later
on plump to SO degrees. The
humidity range was low and the fire
hazard great. The day before tenn
perature was 109 degrees, one of
the severe days of the year for the
growth of crops where water was in
sufficient"
Anyway, Herb, we've plenty OF
water.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
S12, ,539.319 IN EXCISE TAXES
ON DISTILLED SPIRITS

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. UP)-
Representing decrease of 8 per
cent from the all-time record. Cal
ifornia in fircal 1943-44 collected
s12,5393l9 in excise taxes on dis
titled spirits, the liquor control di-
vision of the board of equalization
reports.
Beard officials attributed the de-
cline to scarcity of wkiskey dur
ing the recent fiscal period.
In 1928. the excise tax pro-
duced S13.43t,485 and total collec-
tons by the state since the 80-cent
per gallon levy was adopted in 1895
have been s35,920,984, the division
said
The Navy renovates an average of
10000 pounds of issue clothing
each month in Navy plants, accord
ing to the Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
RAMBLING REPORTER
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Sf65 in Los Angeles.
Pete says they are a cross between
n honeyball and a cantaloupe. We
insist there must have been one of
those banana squashes on the fam
lily tree somewhere, the vegetable
counterpart of an iceman.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
We're Jealous

We're Jealous
Bob Parrish, ex-deputy sheriff of
Imperial county. is Dragging about
his present living quarters. He is
the new superintendent of the Colo
RADIO River Power division of the
irrigation district and was allotted
house high on hill on the Cali
fornia side of the Colorado river.
The house is so feet above the
river His back porch is about 80
feet from the top of the bank.
If I can get enough fishing line" ;"
he boasted, Il can sit on my back
porch and throw the line down the
bank into the water. I can snag
fish, pull up the line, and throw
the fish in the frying pam
Pool You know very we'll Mrs.
Parrish will have to clean the fish
first.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07

The air force medical service
evacuated 1882 American SICK,
wounded and injured personnel IN
1o43 with cnly IL deaths reported
in flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
MASONS TO MEET

MASONS TO MEET
No. 1884, F. g. A. M, will meet at
the Masonic Temple. MONDAY, at
7:30 pm. for a stated meeting,
Chas. H. knights, secretary, has
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07
new kind of
ASPIRIN tablet
doesn't upset stomach

not irritate or upset stomach even
after repeated doses.
Ysar This out to remind you to get
Superin today, so you can have it on
hand when headaches, colds, ETC., strike
See how quickly it
relieves pain-how IDsAYsN
fine you feel after taxi 6gsIaai.ss y
ing. At your druggists. .:s.-x
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E25&1
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07

Your dealer has it or can quickly
get it from Nash & Kinsella Lab
oratoeS, Inc, 1918 Olive ST., ST
Louis 3, Mo.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-07

Safeway Located Ell Bravlev Hoy Caexico
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17
Es OLUTION

WHEREAS. The economic and in- dustrial structure of the Territory of Alaska appears to be in serious jeopardy by reason of the move ment afoot to set aside huge res ervations of lands, shorelines, and waterways for the exclusive use and benefit of small groups of native Indians, which areas include a large portion of Southeastern Alaska, in cluding the worlds largest fishing grounds, valuable developed and undeyeloped mining rights, forest areas, lumber mills, water power developments and sites. and in- cluding whole villages and cities within the district; and
 WHEREAS, Such discriminatory reservations and rights as pro posed are particularly pertinent to Wrangell and adjacent district by reason that Wrangell is located in the geographical center of South eastern Alaska and it's existence is dependent entirely upon the fish ing, timber, and other resources proposed to be set aside and re- served to the exclusive use a | benefit of the native Indians; and
 WHEREAS, This representative body of Wrangell's business inter ests does not deem it necessary or advisable to stress the question of legality of such proposed discrim- inatory reservations for the reason that this has already been ably done by other cities within the dis trict and is of record, however the following pertinent fac ts as applying to and affecting Wran- gell are herein set forth:
 First, That when the Townsite of Wrangel, Alaska, as approved by the General Land Office. September l2, 1917, was laid out as a town site, all the native Indian inhabi- tants residing within the area were
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17

other defendants were indicted in Sitka last December for theft of a trunk owned by Mrs. Ruby Hazel wood and said to contain $1O,0O0 in currency and silver. Gemmill said Miss Wilkins gave him the s1.5O0 to return to. Mrs. HazelwOod as res titution. Successful prosecution of charges against two soldiers and another woman indicted with Miss Wilkins probably would have been impossible without testimony of the two women, Gemmill said, and they were from the first told a suspend ed sentence would be requested for them. Federal agents in Alaska knew of the arrangements, he said.
 There was nothing she could bribe me to do that I hadn't already promised he said "I had repeat edly said l would recommend a sus- pended sentence" He also said he had suggested to Miss Wilkins that restitution of part of the money would have a favorable effect upon her chance for clemeney from the court
 Gemmill practiced law in Yaki- ma, Wash, before coming to Alaska few years ago as assistant to then District Attorney William A. Holz- heimer after George Folta left to become Solicitor for the Interior Department. Gemmill and Holz- heimer didn't hit it off and Gem mill returned to the states. When OPA started up he was brought back to Alaska as OPA attorney and on the retirement of Judge Holz- heimer he was appointed to that position.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17
Hearing Held Mon. On
 Gemnill Case

SEATTLE - At a final hearing before U. S. Commissioner Westfau on Monday afternoon, the. commits sioner found probable cause to bind Lynn James Gemmill. U. s. attor- hey for the Juneau division. over to Ia federal grand jury for action. Gemmill was charged in a com plaint filed on November of soli- citing and accepting a bribe for ar ranging a suspended sentence for a Sitka woman who was being prose cuted on conspiracy charge Gem mill was freed on $500O bond after the hearing.
 The complaint against Gemmill alleges that he asked Cleo Patricia Wilkins, 24, for S3,O00 on the pro- mise that he would ask a suspend ed sentence for her on a larceny count pending against her in Sitka. Miss Wilkins is alleged ito have gone to Gemmill's room in the Bowman hotel in Seattle where she rendered $1,500 and left He is said to have taken the money and im- mediately after the woman left federal agents moved in and made the arrest.
 Gemmill told reporters in Seattle he had gone there in connection with an admiralty case. Next day after his arrival he contacted Miss Wilkins in connection with the lar ceny case in which she with thret
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17

contacted and asserted their claims. all such land and areas within the townsite were recognized and set apart as Indian Possessions Lands and have ever since and are at the present time exempt from taxation and assessment of any kind (such Indian Possessions Lands are also Isat out in detail in U s. Survey Number 1915 of Indian Posses sions Lands. approved by the Gen eral Land office February [, 1931D
 Second, That the owners of all such Indian Possessions Lands with in the incorporated limits of Wran- geH, Alaska, as well as all resi- dents upon such lands, have always been recognized as citizens and resi- dents of Wrangel1. and have indis- criminately entered into civic, so- cial, and religious activities, includ- ing our public school and our city administration,
 Third, That no city in South eastern Alaska has a larger propor- tionate population of Native Indians than Wrangell, all of whom enjoy equal opportunities in the promo tion of free enterprise,
 Fourth, That many of the native Indians are uninformed as to the reservations proposed in their be- half and have questioned if they might not lose their citizenship and become wards of the Government under such a program,
 Fifth. That such proposed reser- vations and special privileges would be destructive to the development of Alaska and destroy free enter prise and the future of the Terri tory,
 Sixth, That it would be destruc- tive to the welfare Of the native In dians thens selves, and would obvi- ously create class hatred and un- friendly relations,
 Seventh, That the true and cor rect status of the native Indians should be definitely settled, and they should not be encouraged to claim the benefits of both citizens and wards,
 Eighth, That the white popula- tion welcomes the native Indians on a parity with all other resi- dents of the Territory and does not want or expect any advantages that the native Indians do not have, and in the same token the white pOpu- lation expects the native Indians to assume their full responsibility as citizens, and objects to t h I having any rights or advantages exclusive to themselves; therefore,
 RESOLVED, That the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce join with other Chambers of Commerce and Cities in Alaska in opposing this wholly backward, reactionary and destructive movement which would have the effect of changing t h c status of Alaska Indians from thai of equal American citizens c wards of the Indian Bureau, whicf would upset the entire present econ omy of Alaska. block proposed state hood, and deter, if not actually pre-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17
ELDERLY NEGRO WOMAN
 SUBJECT OF SEARCH

Norah White elderly negress, is the subject of a search being made by authorities here. following re- ports from neighbors that she had not been seen for several days. See ing no smoke from the chimney of her house, the neighbors investigat- ed, and conducted search but failing to find the missing woman. notified the U. s. MarshaTs office on Monday. Norah White was ex- amined at a sanity hearing before U. s. Commissioner Richard J. su- ratt about three weeks ago. but was released as sane by a jury of six.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17
CRAIG HUNTERS FINED
 FOR GAME VIOLATION

As a result of a mass" game yio- lation by four Craig hunters. who ere apprehended by Wildlife Agent Dan Ralston. Wrangell Insti- ute is in possession of the carcass es of IF deer and Bishop Rowe Gen eral hospital has received two. The game yiolaters. Henry Roberts. James Charles. George James, and William H. Thiemeyer had 19 deer carcasses in the boat II of them probably does Thiemeyer had no hunting license. All were fined $100 each by Ethylyn Brown, act ing U. s. commissioner at Craig. and the deer confiscated. Thiemeyer also got a suspended jail sentence.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17
XMAS BONUS FOR
 EMPLOYEES 0KAY

Employers! Here's good news for you and your employees! You may give your employees a bonus this Christmas, even though they did not receive a bonus last year. The national War Labor Board has an nounced that an employer may pay a Christmas or year-end bonus not exceeding $25 in cash value with out War Labor Board approval.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17

vent. the development of this great Territory.
 Passed and approved by the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, November 9. 1944, Wrangell. AL aska. adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-11-17

Published every Friday at Wran- gell, Alaska, by Lew M. Williams and Winifred E. Williams; Spencer c. DeLong and Ann L. DeLong, editors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Obituaries
MRS. IDA LYON SOLOMON

Funeral rites for Mrs. Ida Lyon
Solomon, who died at lis o'clock
yesterday afternoon at her resid-
ence on 701 Market St., after a
long illness, will be held this af-
ternoon at 4;3O o'clock at the resi-
den &c, with Rabbi M. M. Thurman
officiating.
Mrs. Solomon was born in Phila-
delphia on July Is, 1865, the daugh-
ter of Jacob and Julia Lyon. She
was married to the late Sigmond
Solomon on January ID, 1888.
She is survived by two daugh
tiers, Mrs. S. N. Greenberg of Dies
Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Alfred B..
Sternberge- of Wilmington; one
son, Harry M. Solomon of Whining
ton; two step-sons, I. w. Solomon
of Wilmington and Lee Solomon of
Philadelphia, and nine grandchil-
dren.
Active pallbearers will be W. T..
Brown, A. A. Lewis, W. T. Spra-
gems, D: H. Williams, W. w. King,
Jr., and R. H. Gierchen.