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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
CaIexico Scouts
Receive Awards

CALEXICO-At a campfire Court
of Honor held at the Interna-
tional Country club Tuesday night
33 Boy Scouts received awards and
advancements from the members of
the Rotary club who supervised the
event.
The evenings program started
with Boy Scouts and Cubs march
ing from the city hall to the coun-
try club where the Rotary club had
a big camp fire and fire pit. The
ninety boys attending, leaders and
interested citizens, were fed hot
dogs, beans, potato chips, coughnuts
and ice cream.
Following the feed w. P. van
Baggen. district ice-chairman, pre-
sided and Troop l opened the
ceremony. All troops presented a
stunt in the program which closed
with Troop five in charge.
Awards were made as follows:
Troop No. /, sponsored by the
American Legion. David King
scoutmaster: Andrew AhlquiSt-star,
j. B. Stages, First class; Charles
Chavez-FirSt class, 10 hours serv-
ice, badges in carpentry, handicraft
and electricity: Warren Johnston
First class. 20 hours service; Travis
Calvin-First class; Wallace ManSir
star
Troop No. ., sponsored by a group
of Mt. Signal citizens, Charles Mon
tague, scoutmaSter: Service stars to
Jesus Zadumic, Eugene Sanchez
Carroll Middleton, Raul Hernandez
Octavio Garcia, Bobby Feaster, Ju-
bencio Esparsa. Francisco Esparsa
Manuel Fsparsa, Edward Barnes
Dean Burchett, Manuel Barrows
Other awards were-Jack Gray
second class scout and recruit bar;
Manuel Esparsa, second class scout.
Dean Burchett, recruit bar; Manuel
BarroWs, second class scout.
Troop No. 5, sponsored by the
Methodist church, Henry Webster
scoutmaster: Second class scouts
Merrill Ruge, William Clark, Tony
Harrer, Jerry Zimmerman and Ter
ry Zimmerman. First class scout
Harry de Castro, Jerry Reed and
Jim Forcher who also received a re-
cruit bar anC service star. Other
awards were: Oce DotSon, recruit
bar; Arthur Dau, badge in chemis-
try; Melvin Cherno, star scout, SER
vice star. badges in pathfinding
stamp collecting. scholarship and
reading; JIMMY Dove, star scout,
badges in pathfinding, woodwork
anc animal husbandry; Robert
Press, badge in athletics Gene
Vremsak, life scout ard badge in
athletics; Terry Zimmerman. re-
/ Cruit bar.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

None the worse for his brush
with death while lest on the desert
in Arizona for four days, First
Lieutenant Edwin w. Zolnier, %, of
Brooklyn, New York, Wednesday
was back on duty at the Ell Centro
marine air station.
This marine fighter pilot was
rescued two days ago and has spent
some time in the station hospital.
Lieutenant Zolnier became lest
after he parachuted from his fight
er plane which had developed en-
gine trouble Surviving on water
he obtained from cactus plants, and
eating only a small lizard and a
large fly he caught, he walked an
estimated 140 miles across the sun
baked desert.
SPOTTED By PILOT
The object of the land and air
search, covering more than 500
square miles of Arizona, Lieutenant
Zolnier was first spotted by Second
Lieutenant Billy l.. Williams, a ma
rine pilct stationed here.
Landing at nearby camp, Lieu
tenant Williams formed a rescue
party which he erected from the
air. Lieutenant Zolnier was taken
to the hospital at Datelan Field,
Arizona, and later returned to the
hospital at his station.
While on a routine flight with
Nf Id Il l..
plane developed engine trouble and
he was ordered to bail cut by his
division leader. Spreading out his
parachute so that it could be seen
from the air, he walked to the
plane to salvage what he could that
might help him TO return to civili-
zation. A map was dropped by one
of the planes, but it was caught in
a tree and torn, making it practi-
cally unuSable.
After waiting many hours, and
thinking nc help would arrive, 1t.
Zolnier placed his initials, four feet
wide and 25 feet long, in the sand.
After writing a note saying he was
going west" he started his trek
across the desert which ended four
days later. He traveiec only in the
morning and evening to escape hC
intense heat.
FOLLOWED BY VULTUREs
Every day he was followed Y
vultureS which flew above ar
never seemed to leave him. Going
through his Rosary ever 400 times,
he kept himself occupied. Above
nm every day he saw the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Democrats Split
In Texas Meet
Over Fourth Term
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the states 4S votes for any Demo-
Gratis holding views in accord WIN
those here expressed.
The pro-Roosevelt faction oolteo
the meeting and held rival con-
venticn. naming a full slate OF oeie-
rates with Mrs. Clara DriScoll' Cor
nus Christi, chairman.
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson was IN
v;ted to head the main convention 5
delegation to Chicago and lorinel
coy Dan Moody was named l1S
chairman. George A. Butler, Hous-
ton. Democratic state chairman
was named vice chairman OF the
delegation.
FIGHT GOES T. CHICAGO
RepercussionS of the rupture un-
doubtedlv will be felt at the ma
tional convention when the riVai
ractions present their credentials
ior seats at the Chicago stadium
Tho ouestion OF which delegation
lhoII win the right to cast Texas
AZ votes for the nomination VI
nresident and vice president Will
rest with the conventions creden-
tials committee. -...
The convention was the stormiest
ever held in Texas and showdown
FIGHT between the two factions was
evident after former Gov. Moody
had been elected temporary chalr-
man over former Gov. James "
Alfred. former federal district judge
anpointed by President Roosevelt.
Moody received $40 votes to TIA lor
Alfred. Alfred, however, refused to
Join the bolt.
The convention reelected Col
Mvron Blalcck of Marshall as ma
tional committeeman but selected
Mrs. H. H. Weinert OF Sequln 10
succeed Mrs. DriScoll, who had been
national committeewoman Tor lo
years.
WALKED OUT
The Roosevelt group first left
the convention after losing cut IN
naming the temporary chairman
and also in getting the convention
pledged to support the partyS
nominees.
A group of 300 supporters OF
Pres ident Roosevelt marched from
the hall singing The Eyes OF Texas
Are Upon You" but they returned
later in a futile attempt to zeal
the breach.
The pro-Roosevelt group denied
he walkout was break for time
and insisted il was merely a eau
Gus. but admitted the split wher
Mayor Tom Miller of Austin was
named chairman.
Wirtz, who presided as temporary
chairman, said 10 of the states q
congressional districts were repre-
sented at the rump sesion.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
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ever. it is permissible for him to
have a laugh at his own expense.
He was about all in from hunger
and thirst one of the four days
while he was lest. Something NOV
ed not far away from him. Some
thing in the sand moved. 1t was a
snake. The lieutenant blinked
What a snake, he muttered to him.
self. Was he getting out of his
mind from heat and hunger and
thirst? 1t looked to him to be about
eight feet long and fat, exception
ally fat tor a snake.
Snake STEAKS are considered a
delicacy in some parts, the lieut.
enant said TO himself with a glance
at the buzzards overhead. He start
ed after the snake with every in
tention of slicing him up and en-
joying a snake tenderloin.
He chased the snake for q few
minutes, apparently until the snake
realized that the officer was a bit
weak.
Then the snake turned and chas-
ed Zolner.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Special Session
Called June )
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urged be abolished; legislation on
the times for meetings of state and
county central committees anC con-
ventions.
Appropriation to the postwar en-
ployment reserve; appropriation
from the postwar employment re-
serve to the University of Califor-
MIA for surveys and other prelimin-
ary work for a university conStruc-
ton rogram; providing for acquis-
ition of building sites for the states
postwar program.
Additional appropriations for the
California farm production council,
the Colorado river board and the
state reconstruction and reemploy-
ment commission; appropriation for
discovery, control and eradication
of Oriental fruit moth.
Keappropriations of unexpended
balance appropriated to the depart
ment of employment anc the Uni
versity of California in l94l; appro-
priation Of funds deposited in the
state beach fund.
Valuation of motor vehicles un-
der the license fee law and exten-
sion of time for renewals Of motor
vehicle registration; amending laws
on taxation of gifts to relieve over
seas servicemen from penalties for
failure TO comply with its provisions
and extension of time for compli-
ance.
Legislation Ito provide for anc
. regulate the sale of grain without
change of possession; investigation
of legislative rules and procedure.
Providing for employment by the
U. S. government Of persons COM
mitted to the youth authority; leg
i5lation relating TO the amount of
TAX that may be levied under the
Los Angeles county flood control
act; suspension during the war
emergency of an article Of the
state constitution prohibiting in
/ creases in the compensation OF
municipal and county officers cur
ing their terms OF office.
Establishment of a flood control
district in Ventura county "to con-
troll, conserve and povide for the
utilization of water" legislation
relating to drainage in sanitary
districts and the issuance OF bonds
by such districts" forfeiture OF We
iicles used in the transportation OF
narcotics; and approval or rejection
Of local charter amendments.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

ing planes of the marine corps
and army air force but was unable
to attract their attention.
On the fourth day he saw small
plane circling above and closing IN
toward him. So he waited and
finally attracted the pilots atten-
ton. who dropped him a partially
filled canteen of water. He sat
down and waiteG, knowing the
plane would bring back help. Some
time later the p-ane returned ana
circled above till a ieep with a
doctor arrived. The doctor admin
istered first aid.
FOLLOW TRAIL
When it was first learned that
his plane went down, searching
parties were formed. They con-
sisted of army air force and marine
corps planes, flying low over the
des ert in hopes that they might
see him, and group of marine
corps and army personnel and In
dian trackers, who followed the
trail he left behind.
AT the end of the search these
trackers were only about two miles
behind him and would have rescued
him in a short time had he not
been seen by the plane. After be-
ing radioed by the plane. that he
had been found, they overlook him
in Is minutes, and aided in ad-
ministering the flyer medical
treatment.
Lieutenant Zolnier, an eX-art
clerk for the New York Daily News
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
zolnier of Brooklyn, New York
He and his wife, Gloria, reside at
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Jr. POSTMASTER
Club Organizes

Organization of the Cactus Gavel
Junior Toastmaster's club was af-
fected Tuesday night at a joint
meeting of the charter members
and the officers of the Senior club
in the California hotel.
Jim Hess was elected president of
the new organization; Charles Shall
Ter, vice president Don Cooley,
secretary treasurer; Nolan Harvey,
sergeant-at-arms; and Elroy Marth,
Cliff Reed, Jr., Carroll Miller, Lee
Pyle, Jack Reed, Melvin M. Wom-
ack, Neal Macurda, Bill Marsh.
Frank Jones charter members.
The initiation will be on June
| when Frank Jones will be toast
master, Neal Macuda, chief critic.
and Elroy Marth, Jim Hess, Bill
Marsh, Charles Smaller, Melvin
M. Womack, Clits Reed, Jr,, speakers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Indians Finish
4-h Projects

FT. YUMA, May 24-The so men,
bers of the 4-H club at the Ft.
Yuma Indian school have complet-
ed all their annual projects bring
ing TO a close one of the most sue
ceSsful years in the history of the
organization.
Twenty club members plan to at
tend the All club summer camp in
Los Angeles this year and already
have their arrangements complete
and their transportation arranged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
SEEK ANNILME\T
OF MARRIAGES

Three suits for annulment were
filed in Imperial county superior
court In each case the plaintiff is
the husband and each alleged he
was intoxicated at the time Of the
marriage. Douglas Shockey filed
suit against Virginia Beebe Mailing
ly Shockey. George p. Herlichy filed
suit against Nicky Booth Herlichy.
Francis J. Singer filed suit against
Geraldine Larue Singer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
FACES BATTERY COUNT

Julio Meraz posted $500 bail in
police court Wednesday morning
when he appeared on a battery
charge filed by josephine Abina.
Trial was set for Thursday at
pm. Meraz was charged with strik-
ing Francisco Abina on the head
Sunday Abina is in an El Centre
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
FARM CENTER MEETS

The Jasper farm center will meet
at the Jasper school at 8 pm.
Friday. Miss Florence Glenn, home
demonstration agent, will discuss
food preservation, spoilage, and
dangers. The young people of the
community will be in charge of the
social events of the evening. Women
Of the center will serve refresh
ments. A motion picture will be
shown and an old fashioned cane
ing party will conclude the pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
RETURN TO JOBS

Fourteen crane operators at the
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp. Gary
nc. returned to work after Off
Gals of the CIO local pursuaded the
nen to let a grievance over wages
axe It's natural course through
arbitration.
Production at the Western
Road Machinery Co, Aurora, H.,
was tied up when 900 AFL workers
walked out after a protest over a
long probationary period served by
beginners. The plant makes gun
carriages for the army.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Strikers Tie-up
Lumber Mills

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Peabody, Mass. area remained
closed as 269 firemen and operating
engineers continued their strike
More than 5000 workers were af-
,ected by the wage dispute
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
TIRES, TUBES STOLEN

Don Kisich. of the Conn Service
Station, reported to the police that
thieves had taken three 32X6-l0 ply
tires and tubes mounted on wheels
from his truck parked at the sta
ton Tuesc ay night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Filler Receivers From Trek
Of Four DAYS on Desert

GOA Adams street, FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24

DON'T those precious of fat into the garbage
pa They lives fighting menl Every drop
of that CONCEALED plates and paer all those bits
of trimmeo fat urgently needed for ammunition and
medicines.
Too little bother with? One tablespoon alone makes
machnegun bues Or enough sulfadazine ointment
35 wounded meni
So them all in small bowl and week melt them
down add them When the full take
your butcher and get free red points we'll 4e for
every pound. Get busy. Start today!
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ing fostered by such organizational
groups as the local theater owners,
under the Craftsmanship Of Miss
Julia Smith
This latter group will open their
phase of the campaign January 26
with the big war bond auction at
the Strand theater and will be fol-
lowed on other nights during the
tenure of the Fourth War Loan
Drive in other local theaters.
Members Of the American Legion
and Lieutenant Shea Auxiliary will
sell bonds in booths to be set up
In the State theater. This sale will
begin tomorrow night and con-
tinued throughout the entire drive
until February IS. Theaters par
ticipatinng in the about efforts are
Capitol, Alhambra, Carroll, Plaza
Lido, Loew's Poll, State and Strand
The local campaign will officially
open tomorrow at a giant banquet
at the Elton dining room Mayor
John S. Monagan will address the
gathering together with other drive
officials. Among some Of the listed
speakers are: James E. Moran
general chairman OF the Fourth
War Loan Drive; william v. Hawkes.
Of the payroll savings division; c.
Horace Baldwin; Austin l.. Adams
co-chairman Of the finance commit
tee; and j. Francis Smith CON-
mander in chief OF the campaign.
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Boston Jewel
Thief Killed

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. l7-(UP)
KILLERS who lured him from the
cocktail lounge OF Cambridge
hotel to death in a waiting auto
mobile Saturday night were sought
today by police in connection with
the Staying Of Arthur Robert Duffy,
40, notorious jewel thief on Boston
and Miami, Fla.
Duffy's bullet-riddled body was
found in ditch near hera.
Tracing the victims movements
since his arrival from Miami last
week, police discovered he sent
Identical kilograms to two Miami
men, revealing that person named
Schwartz was demanding $1,000
from him. Boston police held a
warrant for Duffy's arrest as a
fugitive from justice in Cincinnati,
O., where he was wanted in con-
nection with a $4,000 jewel rob-
berry.
Police said the shooting was the
work of an expert and any one Of
the five bullets, revealed by an
autopsy. The gun was held tight
against Duff's body as evidenced
by powder burns on the skin, police
said.
A search of his clothing revealed
$50 in cash. an expensive wrist
watch, airplane tickets and receipt
for $500 from a Miami lawyer. The
lawyer was believed to have repre-
Sented Duffy Dec. II when he was
charged with larceny OF a tray OF
diamonds. He had been freed In
$1,000 bail.
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Nazi Plane Plants
In Alps Devastated
ARMY Az Forces Radio-TelephoIo from NEA.
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erS ranged over the battlefield area
of central italy, pounding German
gun positions and communications
centers at Atina and Formia on the
Allied 5th Army front and Arielli
on the British 9Th Army's Adriatic
sector.
Allied fighter bombers also struck
across the Adriatic at enemy ship
ping, hitting two merchant vessels
Off the Dalmatian coast.
Eighteen German planes were shot
down in the days operations at a
cost of five Allied aircraft.
In the mountains of central Italy,
American and French units of 1t.
Gen. Mark w. Clark's 5th Army
smashed deep into the center and
northern flank of the German line
guarding Casino and the Liri val
ley invasion road to Rome.
Front reports indicated that the
5th Army's bloody struggle to break
open the Nazis' mountain line had
reached its climax.
American infantrymen swept
down the northern slopes Of cap
tured Mount Trocchio and drove on
two miles to the east bank Of the
narrow Rapido river, directly oppo-
site Casino.
The exact position Of the forward
American elements was not di-
vulged, bunt it was indicated that
they had reached a point only about
a mile from the town, at the heart
Of the enemy defense line.
On the American right flank,
French poilus and savage Moroccan
troops advanced a mile through the
mountains north Of Casino TO
within 1000 yards of the enemy
stronghold at San Ella.
The advance carried Gen. Al
phonse Juin's touch mountain
troops to within three miles Of Cas-
sino and little more than mile
from the vital Atina-Cassino high
way over which the Germans had
been moving supplies and rein
forcements TO their forward units
astride the Rome road.
A4ASA6SaAA oASSS SUM hCAS NAVAiAAi
easy range of the main enemy de-
Tense inside Casino, and a frontal
assault on the town, coupled with
q flanking attack by Juin's forces,
appeared imminent.
There was no new report Of action
on the 9th Army front or of the
progress of British units OH the left
wing of the 5th Army offensive.
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II do not rule out the possibility
OF operations against southern
France"
Wilson said he was VERY optlmis-
tic" about the Allied chances OF cap
turing Rome this spring, adding that
occupation Of the Italian capital is
the prime objective OF this cam
paign.
The tall, heavy-set general, known
through the British army as "Jum-
boz, recalled that he had had four
and one-half years of ups and
downs" In the desert campaign and
the fighting In Greece and the Aeg-
can.
1T Is different now he said. I'VE
have the material in order TO wage
war. II we had had lin the early
campaign q fraction of what we
now have history might have been
different
Wilson said ne intended to retain
the Allied staff organization built
up In the Mediterranean by EiSen-
hover and that the American head
quarters system would be continued.
He indicated that no new opera
tons are In progress in the Balkans,
where, he said, bad weather has
made most Of the mountainous ter
rain impossible.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-17

and would ho the opposite number
q Gen. str Bernard L. Montgomery,
commander Of British gorund forces
Tor the western front.
The highest sources, however, em-
phnslDed that his ranking as q sem
lor commander did not mean nee
eesarily that he would be the chief
pe the American forces aground.
Bradley distinguished himself as
The commander OF the United States
Army Second Corps In the final
stages Of the TIinlsian campaign. He
took over that command from Let.
Gen. George s. Patton when the
corps was shifted from the central
rnnasian front TO north Tunisia,
and led the Americans In the final
drive which crushed Axis resistance
IN the Bizerte area,
subsequently Bradley commanded
m American Army corps under
Patton's Seventh Army In Sicily. He
Is said to be one Of the Army's
best infantry commanders.
Eisenhower press conference
was the first here since he left Lon
don nearly Is months ago to lead
the invasion OF North Africa. He
was in hts usual spick and span
uniform. gaudy with rows Of medals
and ribbons.
He shook hands with dozen corr
respondents who had been with his
armies in the Mediterranean the
alter, then stood behind big glass
topped desk. Behind him were off,
GERS who comprise part Of the Allied
supreme command.
Covering an entire wall was q map
showing England and a radiating
,erieS Of conccntric arcs covering
northern France, the Low countries,
and looping deep into Germany-the
circle of air attacks whichc already
are preparing the way for the In
vaSion.
The far right side of the map
showed a winding red line marking
the advance Of the Red Army from
the east, with Gen. Nikolai Vatutin'S
drive going deep into old Poland,
The London Daily Sketch said Ell
scIulOWcT, AoIulcT supreme COIilIlldIl-
Ter In the Mediterranean, may lay
his invasion plan before his LADDERS
Today at their first meeting In Brit
ain.
Gen. Sin Bernard l.. Montgomery,
commander Of British forces for the
western front, already has begun
conferences with his staff and was
expected to give Eisenhower q fair
ly complete report on his plans,
Others who preceded Eisenhower to
Britain included Air chief Marshal
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-17
Croft To Hub
Cops Alleged

Boston, Jan. 17.-CUP)-A possible
strike Of 300 unionized taxicab driv-
ers doomed today following a mass
meeting last night in protest against
alleged ABUSES and shakedowns
by Boston police.
Representatives OF the Taxicab,
Bus g. Funeral Drivers Union (AFL)
and the Transport Workers (CIO)
charged various policemen with I'M
fairness and physical cruelty"
John v. jenkins, president and
business manager OF the drivers
union said that unless Boston Police
Commissioner Thomas F. Sullivan
investigates the charges there won't
be single taxi in operation within
the city's limits
Witnesses OF other drivers union
alleged that they were forced to
pay of" to avoid police prosecu-
ton on trumpet up charges Of
speeding and over charging.
The drivers said they paid graft
to the police for stopping at limited
stands. operating without a light
on the meters and other trivial Of
lenses which otherwise might cause
their suspension. All evidence will
be turned over to Commissioner Sui
Ivan.
Sullivan made no immediate COM
ment.