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Evening star., 1944-08-24
Police Band Fund Drive
Far Short OF lis Goal

A total Of $1.401 in donations has
been collected by the Metropolitan
Police Band Citizens Committee
for the bands upkeep during the
next year, it was announced yes
terday by John F. Hillyard, chair
man. at meeting of the group In
the District Building.
The committee seeks to raise $11.-
500 for expenses of the band until
June 80. Organized one year ago,
the band now is composed OF 50
members. The leader is Capt
Charles Benter, for 80 years leader
OF the Navy Band.
Committee members expressed
hope that Congress in its next ap-
preparations for the District will in
clude some money for the band.
Until then, individual contributions
will be needed.
The bands next performance will
be given at 8 pm. tomorrow at
Meridian Hill Park, Sixteenth and
Euclid streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-08-24
After Dark
News and Comment Of the Night Clubs.
Trade Asgissersl o. q pssnt omse

From Rumbas to Republicans.
just shows what a versatile guy this
Hal Lansberry is. If you don't be-
heve us here's a novel slant on the
coming elections picked up in the
Congo Room. Halls all for teaming
up Truman with Dewey. Yep, on
the same ticket
Sure I'm Republican, Hal said.
I'm tired of Roosevelt. But I want
to vote for Truman"
Well. that's a problem. We
couldn't give him any advice on
solving it. But If anybody has any
suggestions, Hal will be grateful"
X y X
Flash from the Willard Room: On
Evening star., 1944-08-24

Join the attack make vour
dollars hght buy extra War
Bonds,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
Mr.. GANDHI'S NEW MOVE
(Christian Science Monitor)

(Christian Science Monitor)
Wheather or not the new feelers sent
out by Mr.. Gandhi and the Hindu mod
crates for settlement Of midas long
standing political problems involve all
the concessions they appear to, the re-
opening of the discussion undoubtedly
come from the right garter.
The impossibility of expecting con-
cessions from Britain at the moment
was self-evident. The Hindu leaders,
who are anything but infleXible, today
find themselves pitted against pecuE-
arly infleXible Britisht Government. Mr..
Churchill is in process of winning Brl-
tian'S war on his maxim of never yield
TO force" When Gandhi two years ago
pursued his policy of giving Britain no
tice to quit and backed up his warning
by allowing sabotage crews to operate
at strategic railroad points in northern
India. meanwhile calling for civil dis
obedience. he brought down upon him
self the full resentment of the adamant
Mr.. Churchill.
Hindu moderateS are presumably
deeply sensitive to the hopelessness of
their countrys situation during the war
and possibly for some time afterWard-
recede from his so-far consistent stand
of complete separation from Britain.
The only encouragement for them in the
existing situation of the affable Lord
Wavell for the coldly fomal Marquis
of LinlithgoW as Vceroy.
The moderate Rajagopalachiars and
Saprus appear to have constrained Mr..
Gandhi to consent to partition for the
nd 70 nj 81 Dt
military and Foreign Affairs. The Bri-
ish government has received news of the
offer cautiously. At the moment it APP
pears reluctant to enter upon further
discussions But the Hindus, including
the Masabha, can agree to make the
concession to Landon which the pres
ent offers would indicate, in the eXpec-
tations of some form of Dominion sta
tus after the war, there are no doubt
possibilities of settlement between Mr.
Gandhi and Mr. Churchill.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
Group Finishes
Plans for
AH-WorId Bank
By FINER c. Waller

BRETON WOODS, N. H., July
"a. CUP)-Delegates to the United
Nations monetary and financial
conference have completed all de-
tails of momentous postwar trade
and rehabilitation program involv-
ing a total capital of $l7,600, 000,0 900
of which the United States will
subscribe So 1925, 100000 or nearly 80
per cent.
The last VeStige of disagreement
was eliminated when RuSsia's quota
was set at $900000,000 for the in
ternational bank for reconstruction
and development. That was what
the Russians had asked. 1t COM
pareG. with quota of 81 100000
600 fer the Soviet in the interna-
tional monetary fund.
Under the setup in the bank plan,
the United States subscribed So
IT'S 100000, against $2,750, 600 900 for
the fund. United Kingdom kept
the same subscription of 81 300, Coo
900. Chinas was raised by $50
000000, and CanaCa's by $25 100000.
Smaller nations were given subStan-
tial reductions in several instances
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
POPOSAL FOR BIDS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF TAX DECIDED
PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that bids
for the purchase from the City of
FL Centric of the tax decided property
hereinafter described will be re-
ceived at the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Ell Centre at
the City Hall in said City up to
and until 500 o'clock P. NJ of the
Enc day of August, 1914 and SAID
bids will be open and consid-
cred by the City Council of
the City of FL Centre at the next
succeeding meeting or at such SUBJ
sequent meeting to which such con-
sideration may be continued. The
City reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Said property is described as
follows:
Lots 20 & 81, Block 46, Town
site City OF Ell Centre.
DATED: July "a. 1914.
NEAL H, GAVIN,
City Clerk of the
City of Ell Centre.
mo. 20) J24
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
WANTON WASTE
(San Diego Union)

Whatever the policy behind it, Ameri-
can taxpayers will not relish the de-
struction of large quantities of goods dis
patched from this country to Canada for
use in construction of the Alaskan high
way. A Vancouver, B. c., newspaper re-
ports that at various points along this
highway great dumps are Uttered with
merchandise; that fires burn night and
day consuming new as we'll as slightly
used articles; that large quantities of
stoves, ranges, and crockery are smashed
to rubbish, and mattresses, sleeping bags,
blankets, groceries and camp equipment
burned.
At time when our armed forces are
calling for all sorts of equipment, when
consumers are unable to obtain many
necessary articles owing to priority regu-
latiOns, it would seem to be poor bust
ness to subject thousands Of dollars
worth Of useful property to wanton de-
struction
1t is explained that under an agree
ment with Canada, United States prop
erty brought in for use on the highway
project cannot be sold or given away in
Canada. But there is nothing to prevent
its return to this counry, where it would
supply legitimate demand.
The taxpayers dollar seems to have
lost all meaning in some departments of
our government.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of JOAQUIN RAGAZA
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, M. d. linn, Public Ad-
minlstrator, as administrator of the
estate of Joaquin RagaZa, deceased
TO the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, that within six months after
the first publication of this notice
they either file them with the neces-
sary vouchers in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of the
State of California, in and for the
County of Imperial, or exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers to the
said M. d linn, as administrator
of said estate, at POT Bank of
America Bldg. in Ell Centre, Cali
fornia, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business
of the Said estate in the County of
Imperial, State of California.
Dated at FL Centre, California,
this 22nd day of July, 1914.
NJ. d. ZINN,
Administrators of the Estate of
JOAQUIN RAGAZA,
Deceased.
mo. l9D J24-3l, ALA
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
BY TED MORELLO

TACOMA, Wash, July %. tUP)-.
A dramatic picture of the psyche
logical upheaval that batters men
whose world suddenly clatterS down
about their ears is portrayed in a
letter by an American sergeant in
Normandy who interviews German
prisoners.
Sgt. Samson KnCll. AUSTRIAN born
soldier serving in the U. S. Army
intelligence division, reveals his
findings in a letter to DR.. Warren
E. Tomlinson, professor of history
and political science at the College
of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
The account depicts the Devil
derment and Illustration of Officers
and men who realize that they have
been betrayed by their Nazi leaders.
SHOW RESENTMENT
Never before have I seen thou
sands and thousands of people SO
completely broken in spirit-people
so disguised with the way they
have been left holding the bag, "
Knoll writes.
From a 26-year-old veteran of the
eastern trent war, Knoll learned
of the hopeless feeling that impreg-
mates Nazi prisoners taken in Nor
mandy. This German-a former
Hamburg garage repairman-told
Knoll:
Russia was awful, but this is
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF SALE OF STOCK
IN BULK
No. 1886

NO. OOOOO
Notice is hereby given pursuant to
the provisions of Section 344O of the
Civil Code of the State of California,
that G. C. Coffman and Mildred
Coffman, intend to sell to Leo
Edward Elmore all that certain per-
sonal property consisting generally
Of stock in trade, fixtures, equip
ment and good will of a Service
Station and Restaurant business,
known as Side-Winder Service Sta
ton belonging to said c. G. Coff-
man and Mildred Coffman and To-
Gated at ~ miles West of Winter
haven on Highway 80, County of
Imperial, State of California, and
that the purchase price thereof will
be paid on Friday, the 28th day of
July, 1914. at Pioneer Title Insur-
ance * Trust Co., 628 Main Street,
City of e. Centre, County of I'm
perial, State OF California, at 10
o'clock A. M. That the address of
said vendor is Box 447, City of
Winterhaven, California, County of
Imperial, State of California, and
the address of said vendee is P. O.
Box II, City of Winterhaven, County
of Imperial, State of California.
Dated July 20, 1914.
LEO E. ELMORE, Vendee.
mo 49, J24
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
Nineteen Minutes
Cut From Plane
Trip Over Ocean

NEW YORK, July 24-IulD -
An American Export Airlines Fly
ing Ace, piloted by Capt. Edward A.
Stewart. 81, and aided by strong
tail winds along its great circle
route, Topped 10 minutes off the
trans Atlantic crossing record to-
day, arriving at La Guardia field
II hours and 81 minutes after TAX
ing off from Foynes, Ireland.
The previous record for the Foy-
neS- Botwood-NeW York route was
set on July by Capt. Charles A.
Thompson of the same airline.
The plane carried 4,624 pounds
of trans Atlantic mail and 10 pas
SengerS from Foynes, as well as a
Seven-week-old cocker spaniel,
Wacker, a gift to the planes Sec
ond officer, Kenneth Klose. Wacker,
the first dog to make the trans
Atlantic crossing, will affiX his
paW-print to Klose's short -snorter
bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate Of REUBEN CISTERNOS,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, M. d. ZINN as admin
lStrator of the estate of Reuben
CisternoS deceased, to the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, that
within six months after the first
publication of this notice they either
file them with the necessary vouch-
erS in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of the State of Cali
fornia, in and for the County of
Imperial, or exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers to the said
M. d. linn. as Administrator of said
estate, at the office of D. B. Rob-
erts, POT Bank of America Bldg,
Ell Centre, California, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction of
the business of the said estate in
the County of Imperial, State of
California
Dated at Ell Centre, California,
this 9th day Of July, 1914.
M. d. ZINN, Administrator
OF the Estate of Reuben
CiSternOs, Deceased.
mo. D J10-17-24-31
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
NQzi Prisoners
Hit Own Leaders

worse"
He did not mean the violence Of
the fighting or the conditions undtr
which they lived" Knoll pointed
out, but this awful mess into which
they had been led. this betrayal and
the terrible way in which they have
been forsaken."
Knoll talked with a 3l-year-old
Sudeten German doctor. who had
formerly been a social democrat
and private chauffeur of Prince
Libkowitz. Although not OF the
Nazi party and admittedly not anti
Semitic, he arrogantly defended
Hitler's ircn-fisted policy as "birth
pangS of something new-some-
thing that must inevitably accom-
pany a social revolution Yet he
was at a loss for an answer when
Knoll asked how he--a doctor
pledged to saving lives-could stand
aloof and condemn thousands of
human beings to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
Ernie Pyle
Catches Up on Description
OF Invasion Crossing;
LIST Skipper Is Well Liked
q brow things at them.
Pit Colonel Out.

q brow things al them.
Put Colonel Out.
Cae day I was eating next to the
captain. and an army colonel was
a. the same table Peewee wanted
The colonel 10 get up ane make
room Tor somebody else, SO he just
reached over the colone's shoulder
ana started hopping the table with
a We cloth. sort OF pushing the
colonel out of The way as he did 50.
The colonel took the hint and got
up anC left. The captain saw it,
and Was a little embarrassed. So he
slid % PeeWee. in a very kindly
voice
"Peewee, You kind of bruised the
colonel, didn't you?'
An6 Peewee, not getting the subtle
hint, and taking the captain lit
orally. replied:
No, sir, I didn't push him hard
enough to hurt him
The captain just shook his head
~ despair and went on eating.
Amony the army personnel aboard
our snip was Capt. Warren PerShing,
son OF General Pershing. The cap
ain. who Is not a professional SOL
der at all, started out a private
in this war. He is in the engineers.
He IS tall, blond regular fellow
and everybody likes him He leans
over backwards net to trade on his
iather's name. He doesn't speak of
the general unless you ask him.
I asked if the general was still
at Walker Reed hospital. He said
yes. and that his father was very
excited because they had just built
him a penthouse ON the hospital
IoCf.
l have been told that despite his
age and poor health General PERISH
ing IS very close TO this war, and
that some CT our general staff call
on him almost daily for advice and
counsel.
On the way across the channel
Captain PerShing'S commanding CT
ticer gave him a mission to per-
form the moment we hit Che beach
HIS mission was to steal bull
do2er at certain spot, right away.
1 checked up a couple of days
later to see if he had succeeded.
He not only showed up with the
bulldozer but with a hundred men
as well. He even get the bulldozer
without stealing it Just talked some
Eody out of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
c.-apitoL T oIk
--by-
Peter Edison

battle with the vigor of a fresh one?
Whatever else you say about
Franklin D. Roosevelt, it cannot be
said that he is a gutter. He has
never admitted feat, never given
up on a single one CT his detectives
YOU CAN'T SAY HE'S
QUITTING NOW
When he has met With reverSeS
from Congress or from the voters
who have repudiated his favoriteS,
he has biddeG his time, renewed
his attacks at other angles, fire.
quently turning his temporary set
backs into victories. In that same
sense. it cannot be said that the
President is quitting now.
He has taken criticisms and beat
ings as no figure in American pub
lie life has taken. He has not Whim-
pered as other men might, but
fought back. Twelve years of that,
however, will leave their mark on
any man. If the President is now
tired it is no small wonder. He
has earned retirement, yet he is
willing to serve on-"if 1 am SO
ordered by the sovereign peo-
pie of the United States"
Is this volunteering for service
or is it waiting for the draft?
AS a message to rally the Demo-
Gratis to his support for another
fighting campaign, this letter of
the Presidents is anything but an
inspiring document.
Il would accept and serve" he
says, but I would not run, in the
usual partisan, political sense"
That is listleSs and dispirited
The old fight is missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24

SOMEWHERE N FRANCE-tB
WireleSSl-Tn5 art4cse contains a
few odds ard ends which I cidn';
get down be.yre a0out Our invasion
voyage across the channel 70
France.
l came on a navy LST which was
a veteran CT 5iciiy ana Italy. She
Wen; up to England during the win
ter ana had Just been lying arounc
since then.
She has a very fine crew. from
the captain on down. Most of the
crew have been through other am
rhi5ious campaigns. but there is a
new batch of gunnerS WHO have
been in the navy only since De
cemoer and MO nave never been
shot at BEFORE our crossing.
Is Well Liked.
The skipper is Lieut.. John d.
Walker. Jr.. of Houlton, Me. He is
a ger.le. courteous bachelor of IS.
fine-lcoking. Iine-minded and be-
loved by his whole crew. Morale Is
high on this ship 4 sailor will
&c; you asice and tell you what a
fine ship it has been since Walker
took command
Walker ran a Chevrolet and Cadi-
lac agency in his home town, but
he is not the high-powered-SaleS-
man type at all A3card ship his
discipline is the kindly rather than
the Simon Legree variety.
For example. there was a little
exchange that l witnessed between
him and the table waiter in the
WartroOm.
We had SO many army officers
aboard that they practically crowd
ed the navy staff cut Of its own
ship. At mealtime the few navy ne
gro boys We're hard put to keep the
tables waited on.
One of these was a little sailor
niCknamed PeeWee, who hasn't been
Oh. in the big world very much
Al first you think he is sullen, but
later you learn it is Just a facial
expression and he means all right.
One Cay he went to Captain Wal
kel and said
Captain, I guess you think I'm
grouchy, but it amt that. It's just
that I'm worrying all the time
Captain Walker had been trying
TO teach PeeWee some nice dining
room manners. Trying to teach him
20 put things before his guests deli
cately, and not to jostle the guests
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
TOLD TO LEAVE CITY

Arrested Saturday evening and
charged with vagrancy, Walter
Richard Mulder appeared in police
court Monday morning and Jude
Lee Nuffer released him with the
understanding that he leave Ell
Centric. He told Judge Nuffer that
he was discharged from the navy
on bad conduct" did not receive
travel pay and was trying Ito work
his way to Michigan in order to see
his father and mother"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
POst-Press Washington Cores
DOndeut


pendent
Tha. letter the President wrote to
Democratic National Chairman Rob-
ert E Hannegan becomes the most
important document of the cam
paign, and it will be argued about
from now until November
The important part of the letter
from the Republican point of view
is not the paragraph that says:
IF the convention nominate
me shall accept. If the peo-
pie elect me, I will serve"
There was no particular news
in that, for everyone had been
counting on Roosevelt running.
The real kicker in the letter, and
the point the Republicans will make
the most Of, is this:
After many years of public SER
vice, therefore, my personal thoughts
have turned to the day when l
could return % covil life. All that
is W thin me cries out to go back
TO my home on the Hudson river,
to avoid public responsibilities, and
to avoid also the publicity which
in cur democracy follows every
step of the Nations Chief Execu-
tive.
Such would be my choice -"
In the curious way that Americans
have OF trying TO read between the
lines and read hidden meanings in
words which are otherwise plain as
day, there will no doubt be an eff
tort on the part Of the Republican
spellbinders TO say that this is the
important part of the Presidents
letter
For myself. the President wrote
a few paragraphs earlier Il do not
want 10 run
Happy Warrior Spirit Lacking
Can that he taken as a confession
Of tiredncSS, a lack % zest for Of
flee? Republicans and Democrats
alike who do not want to see Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt continue in
office can and undoubtedly will read
such an Interpretation in those
words, with the argument that there
is none of the happy warrior
stuff about thiS-that this is the
tired warrior, worn by the fray
longing 10 return to the comfort
and quite Of the fireside, not to
chat, but 10 sit.
II this be the correct interpreta-
ton of the Presidents letter, if
this be the part TO emphasize, then
the question IS raised as TO the psy-
Geological fitness of such a man tC
continue as chief
Regardless of his patriotism or his
loyalty or his willingness to fight
on, does a tired general force the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOIloring edit
0riGis are presented as interesting 0pin-
ions uoired by editors elsewhere. Ihey
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24
BRUSH FIRE DOUSED

A brush fire Sunday at AGO D. m
next to the Union Oil company WI
eXtinguished before any serious
damage occurred, according to Fire
Chief Corn Reed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24

We are going to have great deal of
tpostwar) promising around October,
from both sides. One will try to out
promise the other, but nothing will hap
pen, and that has me worried.-Mayor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia of New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-24


After all, Mr. Roosevelt, why not be
plain fair and admit that you are seeking
a public office in the good old-fashioned
way, come hell or highwater?
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06

church. Sunday afternoon, at ?. >,
o'clock, honoring deceased ro 10Y
ans of both World wars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06

DOROTHY MARION BUM, left, daughter of Mr. Mrs J..
Wilbur of Raleigh, will be married Ensign Albert
Stuart USNR Albert Stuart of Monross
VT, February 10.
MRS FREDERICK MAHAN right who before her marriage
3d. Miss Frances LaVerne Campbell daughter Of
Andrew Wilson Campbell Lieut. Nahan is stationed at
General hospital Ell Paso, Texas
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs: Dan James =,
nounce the birth of dan1,t an'
Libetha Ann, February ! AZ S nT'
ion Sprunt annex. Ma::-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
Miss Helen Gmytruk
Marries Sgt. Wirth

st. Stanislaus Catholic church at
Castle Hayne was the scene oil
the wedding Of Miss Helen Gmy.
truk of Castle Hayne and S-Sgt.
Robert Wirth of Camp Davis and
Scranton, Pa, on Wednesday eve
ming, February 2, at o'clock.
The vows were spoken before
the Rev. Roman Ondecks, assist
ant pastor of the church, VIII 0
used the double ring ceremony.
Miss Isabelle Lorek, organist,
used the traditional marches and
during the service she pl a y d
Liebestraum. The bride was CIV
en- in marriage by her father, John
Gmytruk, and wore a pale yellow
wool dress with matching access
sories and corsage of orchids.
Her only ornament was a strand
of pearls, gift of the bridegroom.
Miss Frances Gmytruk, sister of
the bride, was the only attendant
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-06
Miss Ruth Grafflin Davis Weds
PVT. Benjamin Joseph Med

In a ceremony marked with
simplicity Miss Ruth Grafflir
: Davis became the bride OF Pvt
Benjamin Joseph Mcdonald, on
Saturday, February 5, at o'clock
in the afternoon, in Trinity Me.
thodist church.
The altar was banked with palms
and was conferred with an ar
rangement Of white flowers. Prior
to the ceremony a program Of
nuptial music was rendered by
Miss Frances Hayes, organist.
DR.. Fred W. Paschall, pastor
OF Trinity, officiated at the cere-
mony.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
costume suit of sea mist blue wool
crepe, with which she wore a
white orchid. Her matching fea-
Their toque was trimmed with
brown illusion yelling and she
used brown accessories.
Mrs. Mcdonald is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clearance w.
Davis of this city. She is gradu-
ate of Greensboro college and for
the past several years has been
a teacher of English in the high
school here.
The bridegroom had as his best
man, S/Sgt. W. r. Gridland. He
is the son of Mrs. Jennie E. Nc
Donald of Watertown, Mass, and
is now attached to Headquarters
company, Post Headquarters. He
is a graduate of Tufts college ana
before entering the army was on
the staff of the Boston Herald.
Immediately after the ceremony
the couple left for a short we'd
ding trip. For the present they
will make their home in Whining
ton.