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Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Coast Soldier Is
Surviving Entry

CHICAGO March 2. tCP)-A
gang of hard-hitting pugilists from
Peoria Ill, battied their way into
a first-place tie with the defending
champion Cleveland team last night
by placing four amateur boxers in
the Golden Gloves semi-final
round.
Cpl. William Gillian decisioned
Robert Charvat, Grand Rapids,
Mich, in the final heavyweight
bout of last nights quarter final
elimination to give Peoria its fourth
survivor. after Cleveland had paced
the field of 80 cities throughout the
32-bout card
Two serious threats loomed for
the deadlocked leaders however, in
the st. Louis and Fort Worth, Tex,
ed States was about to halt lend
each left for the semi-final and
final rounds which will be held
March 10.
A crowd of l4,l50 watched eight
weight divisions punch it out in the
Chicago stadium last night when
five technical knockouts and two
crashing KOS highlighted tn e
scrapping.
Pvt. Ragen Kinney, an Arkansas
boy stationed in California, de-
cisioned the vored Chicago
heavyweight, Luke Baylark, to sur
vive for the first team ever entered
from Los Angeles in the 17-year-old
tournament.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Dodger Purchase
Auair Considered

NEW YORK, March 2. up
Ted McElroy, Boston millionaire
manufacturer, and several asso-
ciates Wednesday opened negotia-
tions for the purchase of the 81
100000 Brooklyn Dodger baseball
team.
McElroy was represented by an
agent who disclosed that his asso-
ciates are wealthy men also in the
communications manufa uring
field.
1t was indicated that if involved
Dodger affairs could be straighten-
ed out, the purchase price wout1
not block the deal. Max Mayer,
wealthy Brooklyn jeweler, gave up
his attempt to buy the club recent
ly because its affairs are so COM
pleX.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
CALIFORNIA ARMY NURSES
REACH NEW CALEDONIA

NEW CALEDONIA, Mar. 2 (UP)-
Eight army nurses from California
have arrived here for duty in hospi-
tails serving the south Pacific the
ater, the war department announc-
ed.
The nurses were Second Lieuten-
ants Charlotte Louise Meir, Placer
vile; Helen Mulvane Reno, San
Bernardino; Lucille Myrtle Witsch.
Los Angeles; Mona Kupplian Ward,
Santa Barbara; Dorothy Aline Bill,
San Francisco; Mary Sherman
Browne, Ventura, Leota Margaret
Gibson, Temple City; Marion Leola
Locke. Dinuba.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
LOCAL BUTTERFAT
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. March = CUP)-FSMNS:
PUNCHED VEGETABLES: Stronger on
mustard greens, PER crt.; Beets 2'-- 3
doz best 25-1.75. small 100; carrots 3
doz. 175-1.95. fair $50; iced crts. I'm
perial Valley doz. 3.95. few 4.25; chard
8 doz. 1.25-1.5o green onions doz. 100
500 fair 5.0O-6.00: Imperial Valley 3
doz. 7.5O-SO0; leeks > doZ. 4.50-4. 70;
mustard doz. l. 1.25-1.75; parsley doz.
3 25 radishes small red doz- 1902 OO:
spinach doz. 1.O0-1.50; turnips 2i+-3
doz. 1.OO-1.25.
CABBAGE: Dull; local cannonball crts.
125-15O, jbos. and ordinary 75c-1.00;
Imperial Valley crts. 1.75-200. $3.50 ID.
SKIS 1.OO-1.25; Savoy local 1o0-1.50 crt.
LETTUCE: Weaker; dry pack Imperial
Valley crts. doz. ?. OO-2. 80. fair 1.75; 5s
l. 175-2 90, fair 1.25-1. so.
PEAS: Weaker Per ID: Imperial Valley
9-11c; bushel tubs 2s-lb. 2.75-3.25, fair
2.O0-2 so. 31A lb. 3 25-3. 70, local and San
Diego county per h. best 9-11c, fair SC,
ordinary &C.
SQUASH: Steady; white summer In
perial Valley crts. 6.O0-7.CO. fair 4.75-
500; Italian Imperial Valley crts. $50
625. San Diego county lugs best 500
$50 fair 500; No. 2s 3.0O-3.50 Table
Queen local lugs !. 1.O0-1.25, banana per
H. &c. some small 2izc; Hubbard 3i5 4c.
TOMATOES: Steady. Imperial Valley
most sales pound basis; 9-12 tops 1sc, 16-
tops 17-1Sc. 20-tops 14-1sc; loose lugs
2.50-3.25 loose crts. 1902. so.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
M AR K ETS
POULTRY & EGGS

This SC, .dule on Wholesale Retail Egg
prices is the maximum and the most that
may be charged and is copied from OPA
Order No. 333. An additional &c may be
charged for cartoned eggs, properly mark,
ed as to size and grade, and cartoned
EGGS. Effective Feb. Is: Large A eggs
Loose 44c, carfoncd acc. Medium A
Eggs-Loose Acc, cartoned 42c. Small A
Eegs-Loose SOC, cartoned BIC.
Large eggs of Grade AA quality, when
certified as such by the USDA, may sell
2c above the price for Large Grade A.
Extra Large &C above. Jumbo SC above.
Assorted eggs of Med. A, or { eggs &c
less than large Assorted eggs OF Small
A. B, or c SC less than large of sa' =
POULTRY PRICES: CAn points Imperial
Valley OPA Maximum set Oct. u, 1943.)
First price-At Ranch to Wholesaler or
Retailer. Second price - Delivered to
Wholesaler or Retailer. Third price-At
ranch to consumer:
Broilers, Leghorns. under 2A lbs, SOC,
2A TO lbs, 29c; fryers Sd lbs. NC
coasters, all weights, 29c; fowl, Legnorn'
all weights 25isc; colored, all WelGnts
25kc; ducks. all sizes sc; rabbits, under
lbs, 22-24c.
LOS ANGELES, March CUP - EGGS:
Wholesale prices consumer grade: Large
Grade A 39-4Oc: Grade 33-35c' medium
Grade 3li2 -32i4c; small. Grade
24-25c.
Candled graded eggs to retailers; Large,
Grade AA 42-44c. Grade A 4l-42c' Grade
35-37c; medium, Grade a 34-S5c. small
Grade A 25-27c.
Retail prices to consumer: Large. Grade
AA 4S-5lc; Grade a 46-45c; Grade 40
I3c. medium. Grade AA 35-4ic. Grade A
ys-4lc: small, Grade a 2s-3lc.
Butter unchanged al ceilings.
Poultry and game at ceilings: IN
changed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Chicagoan Views
Wheat SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON, March l. CUP)
Philip Raymond OBrien, presi-
dent of the Chicago board of trade,
said that unWise government gram
policies were threatening the ma
ton with a shortage of wheat for
bread and feed for livestock.
In testimony before a senate
agriculture subcommittee on food,
O'Brien said that due to an un-
balanced price ratio on feed grains,
the nations finest bread grains
are going into the hog trough and
into alcohol at an alarming rate"
Accusing food and price officials
of disregarding the historically
sound corn-hog (price) ratio" he
urged that the corn ceiling be
raised to S1.45 a bushel Chicago
basis to bring it into balance with
other feed grains
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Shanghnessy Job
DeniaIs Confusing

LOS ANGELES, March 2. CUP
George Preston Marshall, the big
wet wash man from Washington,
D. c., threw second-guessing sports
fans into confusion Thursday by
denying he was trying to hire CLARK
D. Shaughnessy to coach his pro
football Redskins, by admitting
that he was trying to get the low
down on the IT" formation from
the same Shaughnessy, and COM
pleting the muddle by insisting he
would like to have him direct his
squad.
Sure I would like to have
Shaughnessy or Jeff Cravath, coach
of the University of Southern Cali
fornia, even both of them, but I
don't have any part of the U. S.
treasury and that's what it would
take to get them" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
CoIexico Golf
Tourney Is Set

flights and possibly a ladies flight
to qualify for the tournament.
Bonds and awards are to be given
the champion, runner-up and flight
champions.
Match play will begin Saturday,
March IL, with the opening round
and quarter-finals played that day
The finals will be played Sunday,
March -.
The match play rounds will BE
played in foursomes with match
cards in an attempt to complete
the tournament in two days of
play, Robert said.
The club dining room will De
open during the week, he said, to
accommodate the nearly 100 COM
petitors expected to qualify.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. March > UP1-FSMNS;
CATTLE: Salable 500. part OF supply
steadv. medium steers 1925 TO 14.50;
medium to good heifers 13.25-1i. com
mon TO medium COWS mostly 1912 90
Gamers and cutters 6.50-9.50; few bulls
unsold.
CALVES: Salable 25. steady; odd med
ium 10 choice vealers l3.50-l5.
HOGS; Salable 300, holdovers 46, fairly
active. fully steady; top 14.s5 on good to
choice 245 pound truck-ins, other 2oO-2oO
lbs. 14.75; medium ls0-30O lbs. 1914, few
$50 lbs. 1878; medium TO choice sows
10-11.
wooled lambs quoted 1850; good ewes
to 5. 25 or above.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
l.. A. STOCK

LOS ANGELES, March tUP> - Nine
issues slanted upward in mid morning
trading on the Los Angeles Stock EN.
change Thursday, but trading continued
slow with , 265 shares sold.
wo issues were down and four un-
changed.
The list: Central Investment 80 al o4
unchanged: Los Angeles Investment 100 al
l3ss. up q, Transemerica 100 al 9ls, up
u Southern Pacific 100 at 2sss, down = {;
Richfield Oil 100 al Q, up i Republic
Petroleum Pfd. Is at AZ, unchanged
Union Oil 100 at 1sas, up Il; Consolidated
Steel Pfd 100 at 22%, unchanged; Ryan
100 at 3A. down h; Farnsworth 100 at
12A, unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Pronuzis Leader
AQQin in Court

WASHINGTON, March 2. (UP)
Frank K. Ferenz, now serving a
prison sentence in California for
violating that states antisubvers-
i've laws by distributing Nazi prop
aganda films, was arraigned in fed
eral court here On a charge Of
conspiring to undermine the morale
of the armed forces.
He was the last OF 20 persons
to be arraigned under two months
old indictment charging such con-
spiracy as we'll as conspiracy to set
up a Fascist government here. The
trial is scheduled tentatively for
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SHOW
DROP IN FEBRUARY

CHICAGO, March 2. UP)-TEe
slaughter of cattle, calves, and hogs
in federally inspected packing
plants decreased eight per cent last
month from the January total, bit
showed a substantial gain over Feo-
ruary, 1943, the American Meat
Institute reports.
Sheep and lamb slaughter de-
creased % per cent from the jan
uary figure, but was approximately
the same as in February, 1943, the
institute said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
GAS COMPANY'S RATES
UNDER INVESTIGATION

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2. UP)
The California Railroad Commis-
sion has opened an investigation
into rates, charges and rules of the
Southern Counties Gas company,
Richard Sachse, commission presi-
dent, announced.
Commissioner F'ranck r. Haven
ner will conduct public hearings
in connection with the investiga-
ton. Dates for the hearings have
not been set. Southern Counties
Gas Co. serves about one million
clients in the southern California
area
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Nv IISLF SHOEMAKER

LOS ANGELES March ,. tUPl-
Charley Jones. smooth-talking, city,
slicker fight manager from New
York, carefully polished the rock
in his tie pin today and admitted
he couldn't see how Mexico Citys
Juan Zurita could upset his Ma
tional Boxing association light
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Billiard Titles
Are at Stake

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 2.
CUP)-Willie Mosconi of Toledo,
Ohio, today led champion Andrew
Ponzi of Philadelphia, 500 to 486.
after four blocks of their 1,250-point
pocket billiard title match.
Mosconi had a high run of "a,
which was unfinished in the 18th
inning of the night rlock. Ponzi's
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02

The CaleXico International Golf
tournament gets underway this
weekend
Starting Saturday and continuing
through Wednesday, March 8, play
erS will qualify for the tournament
on the International Golf and
Country Club course.
Earl Roberts, CaleXico, and Jack
McLaren. Barbara Worth pro vino
is assisting in arranging and stag
ing the event, anticipate five mems
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
EERRELL OFF ROAD

WASHINGTON, March 2. (UP)
Rick Ferrell, an American league
travelling man for Is years, was
back with Washington as catcher
today, and the ST. Louis Browns had
backstop Angelo Guiliani in his
place in a player swap announced
by President Clark Griffith of the
Senators.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
NINE DIE IN CRASH

TAMPA, Fla, March 2. CUP)-'
Nine men were killed when a Fly
ing Fortress based at MacDill field
here crashed about 25 miles north
east of the field during a combat
training flight, army officials an
nounced. The victims included: Pfc.
Twyman w. Harper, assistant ra-
dio operator, Dinuba, Cal. Details
of the accident were not disclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
SHE She SHOPS
Cash and CARRY
Without Painful Backache

Many sufferers relieve nagging backache
quickly, once they discover that the real
cause Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way OF taxi
ing the excess acids and waste out of the
blood. They help most people pass about
pints day.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood, it
may cause nagging backache, rheumatic pains,
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 burning some-
times shows there is something wrong with
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't waiti Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over
40 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., 1944-03-02
PLAYER LIST

SACRAMENTO, March 2. (UP)-
Earl Sheely, manager of the Sac
ramento Solons of the Pacific Coast
league, boosted his signed players
to nine today with the acquisition
iof three infielders from the st.
Louis Cardinals.
The trio, signed by the Cardinals
and ticketed for eastern clubs, were
released to the SolonS when they
refused to report. They are Frank
and Paul Bowa and George Valine,
all of Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
THOMAS WINS DECISION

OAKLAND, Cal, March 2. IUP)
John Thomas, Los Angeles Negro
piled up a substantial
lead to win a 10-round decision over
Jimmy McAllister of Baltimore at
Oakland Auditorium last night de-
spite a closing rush by the eastern
Negro which made Thomas victory
unpopular with the fans.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, March (UP)-Grain futures
displayed a steady to firm tone in a mar
row range on the Board OF Trade Thurs
day. War developments and favorable
courage trading.
Wheat finished the day up a TO p
cent bushel; oats up A-1A: rye up :.
to X and barley quoted up X to Il
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
Helps You Overcome
FALSE Teeth
LOOseness and Worry

No longer be annoyed or feel Ill at ease
because Of loose, wabbly false teeth.
an improved alkaline mon
acid powder, sprinkled on your plates
holds them frmer so they feel more com
Soothing and cooling TO gums
made sore by excessive acid mouth. Avoid
caused by loose plates.
Get FASTEETII today at any drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
DOERR SIGNS

BOSTON, March 2. CUF l-ocbby
Doerr, who had the best oeIensive
record of any American league
second baseman last season, will
be back at his post this year, Boston
Red Sox officials said today in an
nouncing he had signed his 1914
contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
J.. A. Hay
Los ANGELES. March . U

LOS ANGELES. March . (UP)-
L. s. No. ] extra leafy S34 30 to Sc So
nominal, L. s. No. !. 81. 50-33. so, u s. No
?. leafy or No. green 30. 50-32 so. and
U. S. No. 2, s29. 0O-31 90 per ton.
No. / barley hay 3031, No. 1. oat hay
37-3S.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
INDICATED POWDER
40 YEAR FAv0RlTE

with thousands Of families, as it relieves
itching irritation Of minor skin rashes-
heat rash, baby's diaper rash. Sprinkle
on Mexsana, formerly Mexican Heat Pow
der. The kind of powder many specialists
often use. Costs little. Demand Mexsana.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-02
March 90.

March 20.
Ferenz pleaded not guilty, but
was permitted to withdraw the plea
to enter appropriate motions. Fer
enz is in custody of u. S. marshal.s.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11

In the Yukon gold rush many
years ago, miners paid $40 each
for eggs.
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Calendar ofConn;"g GG"s"h
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II

|
PHLATHEA CLASS of Presbyterian Church with Judge and
NV, m! Mrs Mel! Reid on Lincoln avenue at 8 p M
RUMAGE SALE at "a Broadway sponsored by the Harrison
Circle of the Kings Daughters.
REBEKAH PAST NOBLE GRAND CLUB will with
Mrs Grace Mallast, 38 Madison avenue, at p.
WHO-SOEVER Sunday School Glass of Gilbert Memorial
Baptist Church will hold pot-uck dinner at $50
l. o. O. F. will meet in Barron Hall at p.
GRACE CHURCH CHOIR rehearsal at the parish house at
WHITE SHRINE OF JERUSALEM Macomb County No. 49,
regular meeting at 745 Preceded by pot-luck at
$50 at Masonic Temple.
GAMES PARTY for the benefit of New Baltimore High
School at verniers, New Baltimore at $50 p M spon-
sored by the school association.
RuMAGE SALE 81 Broadway sponsored by the Harrison
Circle of the Kings Daughters.
CADYS SCHOOL Mothers Club card party at 8 p. For
reservations call Mrs E. Houtteman, 66S8, Mrs Winde
F. O. E. LADIES' AUXILIARY will hold games party
Eagle Hall, 70 - North Broadway at p. m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY l3
BUFFET SUPPER FOR SERVICE MEN wives and
of the armed forces at UsO Broadway from until
MONDAY. FEBRUARY ia
X OF P. MEETING at 8 P m
B. T. M. SENIOR SSTERHOOD will the social hall
Of the Synagogue at p. m.
VALENTINE CARD PARTY at ST. Louis hall at 8 p m.
GARDEN CLUB will at the home of Heine
I2s Market street Program, Legends of Flowers
GOLDEN RULE CIRCLE BRIDGE PARTY at the Kings
'''~' TUESDAY, fEBRUARY IS
DICKINSON SCHOOL surgical dressing class will meet from
CLEMENS SCHOOL RED CROSS surgical dressing p
F. O. E. LADIES AUXILIARY will meet in Aere Hall, 1914
CIVIC CHORUS AT 1880 p. M. in the community room Of
the high school,
MACOMB WALTHER LEAGUE roller skating party at the
Mount Clemens Skating Arena
YOUNG WOMEN'S AUXILIARY of Zion Evangelical Church
will hold card party bazaar and bake sale in the church
dining at 8 Public invited.
SAMARITAN CIRCLE will hold potuck at the Kings
Daughters Home at p. M sharp Mrs William Mase
hostess
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Red Cross surgical dressing class
in the church basement at 1890 a
F. e. A. NJ, Clemens No. Second Degree at Masonic
Temple at 1870 p
EVER ONWARD CIRCLE of Kings Daughters, regular meet
ing with Mrs Robert Hail. 100 Clinton street, at l p. m.
CHILD STUDY GROUP will with Mrs. Peter Vadeff
1923 North Gratiot.
CIRCLE DORCAS SOCIETY, Of Zion Evangelical
Church. will hold pot the parish house at
ANNES GUILD of Peters Church will meet with
Mrs. Madou, Riverside Drive at Z p. m.
THURDAY FEBRUARY "
ZION EVANGELICAL BROTHERHOOD games party in
church basement at 8 p. m.
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Russians She'll
Trapped Foe
Construct Grip
on 100000

LONDON, Feb. IL - (P -
Russian guns pounded the rem
nants of some 100000 German
troops trapped in a narrowing
circle near Korsun in the
Dneiper river ben today as con-
verging Red Army columns
drove within seven miles of that
city and other Soviet troops
pressed their assault on the iron
ore center of Krivoi Rog, $50
miles to the southeast.
Disintegration of the beleag-
ured Nazi forces was fastened
yesterday when Soviet spear
heads split off several groups
from the main body, which once
numbered 10 divisions, Rus
sian communique said. These
units were being Systematically
wiped out, the bulletin added,
and the exhausted Germans
were surrendering in steadily
mounting numbers.
Associated Press dispatches
from Moscow indicated the
German Army was facing it's
biggest disaster since the surren-
der of Stalingrad year ago.
In the far north, meanwhile,
the Russians said, troops of Gen.
Leonid A. Govorov's Leningrad
Army captured the town of
Zheltsy, seven miles northeast of
Luga, rail junction on the Len
ingrad-Pskov railway, and a
number of other communities,
including Tolmachovo, rail
road station 13 miles north of
Luga.
Gen. K, A. Meretskov's Volk-
how Army, forming the southern
arm of the pincer drive on Luga,
was moving up from the south
and was last reported within IA
miles of the German-held base.
Luga is 70 miles east of Lake
Peipus, which forms part of the
eastern frontier of Estonia, and
100 miles northeast Of Pskov.
No information as to the prog
ress of Soviet forces inside Es-
tonia, last reported Advancing on
Narva on the Leningrad- Reval
railway, was given DIN the, Mos
cow war bulletin. The COM
tmunique also omitted mention of
the situation inside old Poland,
where the center and right wing
of Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutin's
first Ukrainian Army has been
reported operating in the vicin-
ity. of Rovno and Lutsk.
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Survey Investigator Has
roubIe Getting Answers
interviewer Showers With Coal
Miners to Complete his Survey

back room listen to. OF course,
he has to drink a couple of beers
to be one of the boys.
DOGS COOPERATE
But Doody always curls up
and goes to sleep when he
drinks beer.
Especially since the war start
ed, dog food manufacturers
have asked Doody to find out
what dog food is the most pop
ular. AS man of scientific
spirit, Doody goes to the dogs
themselves. He impa els a
consumers jury" of mongrels.
He praises the simple cooper
alton of his subjects. "They
either like the food or they
don't"
When a dog gets temperament
al in the presence of an invest
igator. and indicates that at that
moment he wouldn't touch a
rare sirloin, Doody imply
crosses the dog off his list.
But there's one thing that
snaps Doody's patience. Some
times, when he's making phone
call surveys some wise guy says,
Hey, how do I get snap Job
like yours?"
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Lester
PARASITIC TWIN TAKEN
FROM BOY THROUGH
SURGERY

ROCHESTER, Mimi, Feb. IL
- (P) - An unusual operation
performed by Mayo Clinic sur
geon for removal of parasitic
twin" today had restored a IL
year-old Winnipeg, Canada, boy
to normal life.
The operation was perform
ed last October by DR.. Henry
w. Meyerding on Ernie Defort
who had been born with a par
tial Siamese twin attached to his
body at his lower chest and up
per abdomen.
In an operation lasting more
than two hours, DR.. Meyerding
disclosed he removed the twin
body and within three or four
weeks" Ernie was back home in
Winnipeg, ready to re = enter
school. Today he is active in
athletics, well up in his studies
and living as normal boy, the
doctor said.
DR.. Meyerding said the par
tial body of the twin had we'll
developed pelvis BIO n S, hip
joints and legs but the abdo-
men, chest, arms and hands had
failed to grow normally.
"When Ernie was brought to
me-" DR.. Meyerding said, Il was
impressed by his intelligence
and good humor. l was happy
to do something for him. 1t was
not an easy operation and l had
to work rapidly, The boy was a
mighty fine patient"
The doctor said Ernie was de-
pressed at the thought of losing
the twin body.
II believe he said he called
the twin Lester" said DR.. Mey-
erding. He added that Ernie Of
ten told his mother if she were
going to spank him, he preferred
she spank the twin because it
didn't hurt so much.
DR.. Meyerding said in many
cases of parasitic twins, they do
not survive beyond birth.