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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31
Our Men in the Service

navy. also was home from the hos
pital where he is recuperating, Olin,
first class cook in the navy. has been
aboard a cruiser which put in at San
Francisco in time fer him to call
home. He hopes to get permission to
come home for a visit
Checker Smith was advanced to
tic rank of corporal last week. He
is attending army radar school at
Boca Ration, Florida.
Private Charles Smoot, who has
been in the army engineers for two
years. recently landed in England
for duty overseas.
At Columbus army air field near
Columbus, Mississippi on December
23 Oscar Kenneth Lambeth, %, sen
If Mr and Mrs. P. A. Lambeth, re-
eeived the silver wings of a flying
officer and was commissioned as a
second lieutenant in the army air
orce. He entered pilot training last
lay and attended flying schools at
arcadia. Florida, and Montgomery,
Alabama.
Philip w. knights Jr son CT Mr.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

Lyle r. Bentz Jr. former Central
Union High school student and en-
plOye of the Valley theater in Ell
Centre. is in training with the Unit
ed States maritime service en- Santa
Catalina Island. He entered train
ing December 9 and has been chosen
subsection leader with 80 men un-
der his command. He was a lieu
tenant in the Central Union High
school cadet corps last year.
One of the Servicemen enjoying
visit in FL Centre is Private For
rest Damron. He came from Camp
Lowry. Colorado. and must report
back there January 4.
Lieutenant Frank OSwalt Jr.. his
wife and baby are visiting in Il
Centre from Tacoma.
There was great happiness at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Scrog-
gins in Ell Centre Christmas because
two of their sons were home and
third telephoned them from Sar
Francisco. James, bm in tn,
navy. was down from Arrowhead
hospital where he is recuperatino
and Orville. a gunner's mate in The
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

and Mrs. p. w. Knights Sr., of El
Centre, has been advanced from the
rank of lieutenant Gunior grade) to
lieutenant, the eleventh naval dis
trict announced. He is serving with
a squadron of navy Liberator bomb
erS operating somewhere in the
Marianas and is patrol plane COM
mander of one of the big planes.
He serves as parachute officer of his
squadron in addition to his regular
duties. He attended the schools in
El Centro and enlisted in the navy
in November. 1941, and has been a
member of the naval air force since
that time.
Eutrcpio c.. Singh. son of Mrs
Delphina Gil Singh of El Centre,
has been promoted from private
first class to sergeant with the Fifth
army in Italy. He recently was
awarded the Bronze Star for heroic
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

round ano Sharpened to needle
point. However, the Germans use a
short. flat, knite-type oayonet and
Japanese retain a flat, razor-sharp
item on their rifle.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

The British bayonet IS now a Z
inch triangular blade. The Russians
use a triangular blade issue without
a scabbard and seldom taken from
the rifle. French bayonets are long,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

peatedly commended. In a constant
battle against the ravages of ma
laria and dysentery the Americans
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

Wherever Am meri C a n soldiers
land" Captain Fred Heald wrote,
they make a Little America out of
their surroundings" He is with a
medical unit of the army air corps
in Andahl, Punjab, India, in a big
American camp which has been re-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

Iven Lewis, son of Mr., and Mrs.
William Lewis CT 166 He'll avenue,
Ell Centre, was promoted from SER
geant to staff sergeant, it was an
nounced by his commanding officer
in India. He has been in the army
since February 81. 1941, and is a
truck driver, the same work he did
in civilian life. Sergeant Lewis has
been in the China -Burma-India
theater since December 81, 1943,
with a unit which has led military
installations throughout the world
in the handling of vitality needed
materials of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

achievement in action in Italy last
September %. He is an assistant
squad leader with the 85th Custer"
division.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-31

Philip w. Knights Jr., son CT Mr.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
HO,U Not to Create Jobs

One of the issues of the presidential campaign is the ques
ion of whether the Roosevelt administration will provide
many jobs that promised by Governor Dewey
recent before the War Labor Board involving the Acme
Rubber Manufacturing Company of Trenton, New Jersey
offers interesting study to how not to create jobs In
this the board ordered the company to grant reroac
that its finances inadequate do this The board ruled
81" has been the policy of this board to ignore the fnan
cial position of the employer in settling labor disputes over
wage The wage sterilization act does not make the
financial position of the employer factor to be taken into
consideration in determining the wage rates to be paid in
war time"
This reasoning makes it clear that employer unable
such wage orders had better close shop and to
work for 1t the sort of reasoning which ignores
fundamental law in all economics namely that wages must
only be based production but also ability of the
employer pay them Private enterprise involves risk capt.
tai but it also involves risks the part of those who want
to share the gains of capital
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
IS YEARS AGO
IN WYANDOTTE

Between $1,10o and $1,000 worth
of jewelry was stolen from the store
Of A. p. Crongeyer. The jewelry store
adjoined the Majestic theatre, and
while the performance was going
ON at the threatre, and hundreds of
people were passing the store, rob-
bers did their work.
Sixteen diamond rings and two
wrist watches were taken. Police
had no clue to the identity of the
thieves.
Veterans of World War I planned
to organize post Of the American
Legion. In a letter to veterans, A.
L Schubert wrote: 1.-THE purpose of
this meeting is to bring together
enough men to perfect a prelimin-
airy organization of the American
Legion for post to be established
in this district" The first meeting
was held at the Marx theatre, Sun
day, October IL, at 10 am.
Eight hundred thirty person S
turned out to vote for the new Wy
andotte high school site. The count
showed 757 in favor of the Eureka
avenue site and only II in favor
Of the Amiot site Probably a large
factor in rendering a more than
ten to one majority for the Eureka
land was the fact that the board
had already purchased that property
and would not have to lay out more
money for it.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
Var Until 1915?

Perhaps Prime Minister Churchill is right in his predic
ton that the European will carry into 1915 for it
will be far different from 1918 when the end in Ger
many For thing there is little likelihood that the Naz
forces will quit unit The Nazs like the French the
Poles take to the underground and will be necessary
to continue fighting until Germany has been conquered mile
fixed battle line may crumble and the bulk of Gemanys
armies destroyed
unconditional surrender has found public opinion in Ger
many strong enough to support if the rank and file
Of Germans whez to end the Instead Goebbels has
told the German people that unconditional surrender
the doom of Germany, and has used this means of
Strengthening the hold Of the Nazs and Gestapo the
masses
War until l945 in Europe? It appears likely and though
s feel tat the Germans will collapse this year. the
canning by n. Churchill cannot be ignored
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
PYLE RECALLS EVENTS
DURING RESCUE OF Filler

As he lay on his stomach on the
stretcher they tied a metal splint
around his wounded leg. While they
were doing this / bathed his head
again In water from canteen.
A soldier lit another cigaret and
gave 1t to him. 1t dropped through
his fingers onto the wet grass, and
became soaked. I Lit another one
and put it in his fingers.
He took a long. deep drag, and
put his head down on the litter and
closed his eyes. The morphine final
ly was making his groggy, but it
never did put him out.
The cigaret burned up almost to
his fingers. An officer said, "It's go
Ing to burn him." and started to
pull it from between his fingers. But
the pilot heard and lazily opened his
eyes, took another puff, and with
his thumb pushed the cigaret.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

In democracy every has right to choose his friends
and associates he likes feel superior to those he doesn't
associate with that feeling right wrong his inaenabe
privilege This all there the question of social equal
% which always dragged in when the subject of equal
opportunity for all racial groups is brought up.
Equal opportunity has nothing whatever to do with
social equality" whatever those words mean Equal OPP
pertuny just what it chance for every
according his character and abilities plus equal pay for
equal work This, and is what the Fair Employ
Practices Committee has stood for and does stand for
Yet FEPC barely squeezed through the House last spring
when the War Agencies Bill up and 1t had Il votes
against it in the Senate to 38 in favor.
Now strong fight is ahead if permanent FEPC is not
be blocked The need for it is desperate Hearings in the
House and Senate committee show that the Negro
still being Disseminated against He still doesn't get the
pay the white gets for the work He is still
the first 60 when there cuback And the Philadelphia
transit strike showed that the blame isn't entirely manage
men 1t goes deep into the ranks of union and women
who ought to know better
! There new arguments against discrimination.
There the old 1t is unfair undemocratlc
It unAmerican Or if such appeal falls on deaf ears
add that breaks down levels by creating
submargnal class 1t creates racial strife in which the white
suffers just much the Negro-aybe more 1t hurts
us among friends abroad Wise civilized and patriotic
Americans will take their stand against it they took their
stand against the Germans and the Japs.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
BrOwder's Forecasts

Earl Browder president of the Communist Political
Association why do these Communists always ape the PAC
Governor Dewey elected president dire things will happen
For instance, Mr. Browder says DeweyS election would
plunge Europe into civil would serve notice on Russia
that America would cooperate peace treaty etc.
t AS forecaser Mr. Browder predicted four years ago
that President Roosevelt dragging the United States into
an mperiaiSic" We have way of telling just what
bis prediction after Russia entered the and the Com
npnist party line underwent drastic change since Mr..
Browder was in jail for many months and people don't
around predicting future events while their future is
regrnented by such annoyanceS prison bars
Mr. Browder might undertake include in his current
speaking explanation of how presidential pardon
made him available for this campaign and further expana
pn of how his wife permitted to step the Canadian
border and the next day order to qualify
under American immigration regulations and thus avoid
Wpusly-ordered deportation.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
ItaIy's Status

UNRRA the United Nations agency which provides relief
liberated lands has given Italy new status at least that
part of Italy wreSed from Axis control Coupled with
pledge that relief will be forthcoming is the promise by the
Allies of wider home rule that the Italian people have
shown their willingness fight by the side of the Allies
Relief must be given for without it Italy would certainly
to something vastly different than that role she must
play if she is to aid the Allied Hunger sickness and
worry make people many things besides sefgovenmen
Roosevelt and Churchill now have hopes that Italians
will acquire greater measure of sefrue and have
suggested that free elections may again become reality be-
fore the remains for Italy to show that
she avail herself of the liberal treatment offered by
the Allies she must end forever the dsgraceu mob action
characteristic of the Fascs and put law and order first
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

Nazi leaders doubtless know tina
the moose is drawing tighter daily
about their necks. They may have
many of their people deceived as TO
IL true situation but the leaders
must know. Hitler stiIl has a great
army behind his defense lines but
its situation is becoming daily more
critical as the Allies close in and
as the daily bomb raids destroy war
plants and communication lines.
Once the debacle starts it will move
swiftly.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
Book
Lovers

How can Germany and Japan be
kept from embarking on future
wars Of conquest2 The Brookings
Institution has just issued o re-
search study on this subject called
1.-THE Control Of ermany and
Japan" prepared by DR.. Harold G.
Moulton, President of the InStitu-
ton, and DR.. Louis Mario, French
economist and industrialist. The
five judges Of the Book of-the-
Month Club thought so highly OF
this work that they have arranged
to send copies to the clubs en-
tire membership.
Writes Harry Scherman, presi-
dent Of the Book-of-the-Mon
Club: Our Editorial Committee re-
CARDS the Brookings study as the
most entghtening document on the
peace, from the point of view Of
practically, that has yet been pub
lished The study reveals that there
are certain few economic controls
which, if supported by available
military force, can be fully effec-
tual in all the forseeable cmcum-
stances. These conclusions are so
well buttresSed with fact and SEN
sible reasoning. and they ara so
likely to appeal to sober opinion
over the world, that they can hardly
be ignored by the peacemakers.
In Tall Talk from Texas b,
Boyce House, we found this one
about Jake Lyerla, who was a can
didate for county office out in Cen
trail West Texas good many years
ago. One day Lyderla was making
a speech, when somebody inter-
rupted: "Are you for or against or
ganized labor2" Lyerla promptly
replied: I'm opposed to labor, or
ganiZed or unorganized; that's why
I'm a-runnin' for public office"
Commander Kenneth D. Nc
Cracker, in Baby Flat-Top," tells
of paying a call to the navigator OF
another ship for some local data.
The man, with whom he had pre-
viously been on good terms. scowled
when he came In, paced back and
forth, and spoke in angry mono
syllables. McCracken was about 10
give up and leave, when a sailor
rushed in, "Air mail letter for you.
sir" he said. The navigator grabbed
it, studied the handwriting a mo-
ment, then he face relaxed. Sud
denly he became gracious. charm
ing and laxative. "Sit down while
1 read this letter from my wife"
he said. "When I don't get letters
from her, I'm irritable. However"
he added earnestly, IT never show
my feelings"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

To get waste paper into the hands
Of paper mills as rapidly as pos
Sible, tie or bundle all material.
Newspapers should be folded flat
and tied in bundles about II inches
high; magazines should be bundled
about 10 inches high. Corrugated
and cardboard boxes and cartons
should be flattened out and tied in
bundles II inches hight. Waste
basket paper should be packed down
into a bag for easy handling.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
POETRY, TOO.

4
Remember Joyce Kilmer's poem,
TREES? I'm afraid no one would
have a chance to forget it. A few
years ago 1t was the rage almost
to the point where it had the popu-
lace at large Cor at least certain
members of IT'D in a rage!
I first read the poem at q very
impressionable age, right after I
just heard Joyce Kilmer's own story.
Probably you know that he was a
member of the famous Rainbow di-
vision in the First World War and
died in France, with q bullet
through his brain, while scouting
for a machine-gun nest. He was
awarded the Croix de Guerre pos
thumously. In the Second World
War, Camp Kilmer, an embarka-
ton station in New Jersey. was
| dedicated in 1912, In his honor.
In defense Of Joyce Kilmer, let
me say that he has written many
other things with greater poetic
value and less sentimentality. Last
Christmas I was startled but de-
lighted by this Christmas card:
You say there Amt no poem like
q tree.
But you're gonna take this poem
and LIKE it-See?
Cause amt gonna send no tree!"
Since then I have found many and
sundry facetious reactions to this
overworked bit Of poetry. Perhaps
you win enjoy some Of the poetic
CD comments on TREES. which
were in recent issues Of the SATUR-
DAY REVIEW OF LITERATURE.
Jan Struther, author Of MRS. MIN
IvER, gives . very expressive title
Ohere unquoted for judicial reasons)
to this ditty:
'I1l never See where e'er I roam,
A tree as lovely as . poem,
A tree Is Just q thing that growed
But only man can make an ODE"
Betty Smith, author Of the best
seller A TREE GROWS IN BROOK
LYN, retaliates with this:
"I'd rather say hated fleas
Than be like youse what runs down
trees
Where'd I be, I'd Ike to know
II DER in Brooklyn no freed grow?
James Hilton OOST HORIZON.
RANDOM HARVEST. etc. adds
this:
"A world Of trees and poems only
Amt worth Bean when you feel
lonely,
Especially 4 the Bean Jon mean
q some partickler Human Bean.
Vera Jones. . BrooklyD friend Of
Jan and Fred st.uthers. adds her
bit:
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

A local man who notes that the
national debt limit has been raised
again is interested to know how IL
is done. He says that for sometime
he has been trying unsuccessfully
to induce his banker to raise his
debt limit. His banker. he says, is
more difficult to handle than Con.
gress.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
kesslePS

"Of course a tree can't make a
poem,
But trees it took to make my home;
And since I built that frame abode,
Gawsh! What I've ode and ode and
ode!"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

gan tracing the
pilots where
abouts. 1t took
almost a week to
find him. Finally
I 10 C e d his
hospital, and !
Travelled halfway
across England
to see him. My
I r 1 e n d, Bill
Strand of the
Chicago Tribune,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

wounded while he was still in the
/ air. But he told me 1t didn't hap
pen until about three hours after
he had crashed, when there was
Smelling and shooting all around
him. He said that whatever kind
Of shell 1t was made q terrific
racket when 1t came through the
plane and struck him.
The little hole in the side of the
plane through which he had thrust
his hand-we thought that had been
torn when the plane crashed. But
actually the pilot had made it him
self during those eight days, trying
to tear a hole big enough to get out.
He worked at it off and on with
a little crowbar he had in the cock
pit. He asked me II I thought he
could ever have made the hole big
enough by himself. told him there
wasn't a chance.
He said tht worst thing In those
eight days was the thirst. After the
first couple of days he wasn't hun
CRY at all, but the thirst was tor
turing. He said that for hours and
days he visualized creeks full of
water, and all the pubs where he
had left little beer in the bottom
Of glasses.
He had seen the columns I wrote
about his rescue, and he was mod
estly pleased about them. He laughed
at one thing I had said-that his
eyes, as he rolled them there In his
imprisonment, were like big brown
tennis balls"
Actually his eyes did seem like
that. But in the hospital that effect
had gone, and his eyes seemed of
normal size. His face had filled out
and his color was fine He smoked
and laughed, and his discomfort was
only because the hospital wouldn't
let him out on leave Immediately.
The lieutenant has strong lean
ings toward America. He didn't
tell us on that day of the rescue
but he had his flight training In
the States. He trained at Clewis-
ton, Fla, and was I'm America
from October of 1s41 till April of
AZ
He had been flying in combat for
two years, and although his plane
had often been hit, this was the
first time he had been shot down.
He remarked over and over again
how lucky he was to be alive.
He was regretful hat his wound
would take so long to heal that the
war would undoubtedly be over be-
fore he was well again. AS he said,
he would like one more crack at
those ferries"
The lieutenant was smoking Lucky
Strikes when we visited him, and
he said, "You can see I've been in
an American hospital" I took him
Hippo lighter as gift, and he was
very proud of it. AS soon as he can
use pen he is going to write notes
Of thanks to the two American SOL
diers who discovered him.
During those eight days Of an
guished Imprisonment he never
gave mp hope that he would get
out. 1t was even stronger than
hope, for he said he was positive
all the way through that he would
get out.
He is Flight 1t. Robert Gordon
Fallis Lee, Of Selbourne, Orchard
road, Stafford, Surrey.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

With Ernie Pyle at the Front:
British Filler Hero Wins
Hard Fight Against Death
Rescued by Americans, He Finally
Ends in Army Hospital in England
EDITORS NOTE: While his way back 70 the United
needed Ernie Pyle interrupted his
ton bring readers this special from London Ensandl
BY Ernie Pyle
8 LONDON = The story about the Raj pilot who was
trapped his wrecked plane for eight days had happy
ending He is alive, and doing nicely And though he
has long hospital ordeal ahead he is happy and grateful
and the shines for him again.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
WARTIME MUSTS'

WARTIME MUSTS'
The Council on Books in Wartime
has named Edgar SHOWS PEOPLE
OF OUR TINE their sixth 'impera-
tive" selection. The last choice (and
only fiction on the list) was John
Hersey's A BELL FOR ADANO.
The other four, none of which you
can afford to miss are Get me re-
peat: William l. Whites THEY
WE'RE EXPENDABLE, John Her
sey's INTO THE VALLEY, Wendell
WILKES ONE WORLD. and Walter
Lippman's q. s. FOREIGN POLICY.
Mr.. Shows book (soon to be avail
able at the library, has been chosen
as the November-D December divi-
dend of the Book of-the- Month
club.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12

,Wnen j returned 10 LOnoon 1rOm
France on my way to America I be-
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-12
Notes from
Bacon Memorial
Library
BY Helen M. Boothe

to Casablanca. Eric, now q citizen
Of the United States, was IN the
uniform of his adopted country,
fighting the war.
September I. 1914: william Do
zier, former employee of the Verg-
Allenberg Agency In Hollywood at
the time of the original sale was
made to Earl Carroll. persuaded
RKO for which studio he is now
executive producer. to get those
screen rights back again. RKO
bought them. The price was $4,000,
including various treatments and
screenplays already made. Barry
Fitzgerald, the Father Fftzgibbon
of Going My Way win play the
Flying Yorkshireman.
For Eric's sake, let's hope it's a
good picture"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-01
Shakespeare

Going to the movies in one of our
colossal movie houses, a customer
showed his balcony ticket to the ush-
er. The usher led him up steps and
steps until finally he stopped and
pointed to the darkness above and
said, "Your seat is up there. My
nose bleeds if l 60 any higher than
this"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-01
Reason and Conscience

What can be more honorable
than to have courage enough to
execute the commands of reason
and conscience-to maintain the
dignity of our nature, and the STAG
ton assigned us?-Jeremy Colliefs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-01
No BAD Habits?

Boss-You say you'd like a job.
Well, what can you do?
Prospect-N Nothing. .
Boss You're hired. We won't
have to break you inl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-01
Cute Colt!

Rancher-You know that mare !
showed you yesterday?
Dude-Yes.
Rancher-She had Charlie horse
this morning.
Dude-How much did 1t weigh
when it was born?