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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
Much Danger
Lies Ahead

Williamsburg, Va, April 3-(UP)
British Field Marshal Sir John
Dill said today the days '1mme-
diately ahead" will be filled with
new risks, dangers and disappoint-
ments, but he voiced confidence
that the mighty Allied invasion
force poised in England Is "fit.
trained, confident and ready for
the task before it,
The senior British representative
on the combined chiefs Of staff ap-
pealed for an extension Of Allied
unity into the postwar period at
a convocation Of william and Mary
collefege which conferred upon him
a decorate Of laws in recognition
of his services to Anglo-Amer1can
understanding.
The ceremony was witnessed by
Gen. George G. Marshall, U. 8.
Army chief Of staff. Admiral VII
liam D. Leahy, President Roose-
velt's personal chief Of staff-two
Of the U. s representatives on the
combined staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
FORTRESSES
RAIN BOMBS
ON BUDAPEST
BY PHIL AULT
UNITED Press War Correspondent

UNITED Press War Correspondent
Allied H e a d q u a r t e rs,
Naples, April g. (UP) =
American Flying Fortresses
and Liberators attacked
Budapest rail yards and an
aircraft factory near Buda-
pest today.
Other Fortress and Liber-
ator formations bombed rail-
ways at Knin, in southwest
Jugoslavia 80 miles north of
Split, Brod, the junction of
lines from Zagreb to Bel
grade and Sarajevo; and
Drnis, midway between
Knin and Sibenik.
CA Berlin broadcast heard by the
FEC at 4 a. m. EWT reported that
single enemy aircraft had been
sighted over northwest and central
Germany
German fighters intercepted the
Hungarian bound bombers and their
escort and shot down at least IA
planes over the Budapest area alone,
DNB said. Numerous dogfights were
said to have ragged over Budapest.
Many bombs were dropped by the
raiders and residential areas of the
Hungarian capital were damaged,
DNB said.
The raid, presumably by flying
fortresses or Liberators from the
18th air force in Italy, came as Ger
many was completing firm control
over her Hungarian satellite through
a puppet government.
German troops occupied Hungary
last month and overthrow the gov
eminent under Premier Nicholas
Kallay to forestall reported peace
move and to strengthen Germanys
outer defenses against the advanc-
ing Red army. now within Is miles
of the Hungarian border.
Thus the raid would appear to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
Army Trains Girls, Snubs
Idle Men Pilots--Ran1speck

payers money to train the girls and
leave the large numbers Of trained
pilots unused"
Unless the information Is forth
comii-e from the arm, Ramspeck
said, his committee may hold hear
ings to get it. He said the charges
may be presented when pending
bill to take the NASP'S into the
army comes UP in the House. The
military affairs committee approved
the measure after Gen. H. H. Arnold
commander Of the army air forces,
testified in support Of 1t.
Most Of the complaints, Ram
speck said, came from male pilots
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
Chinese Irk

By M. s. HANDLER

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, April 3-(UP)-Reports
received by the official Tass Agency
from Mongolia charged Chinese
troops today with evoking a border
incident toward the close Of 1913
by pursuing Kazakh refugees across
the frontier from Sinkiang Province
and strafing Monaghan territory
from airplanes.
The reports, said to have been
received at Urga, capital OF the
Mongolian peoples republic, from
informed circles, claimed the in
cident occurred after Sinkiang au-
thorities attempted to move large
number of Kazakhs from the Altal
district to southern Singiang.
A. Q result, the report said that
lBading Monaghan government cir
cles were convinced that Russia,
under a mutual assistance treaty OF
1885, will be forced to intervene
with necessary help and support
should any such indicents accur
in the future.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
BY HELEN ASHBY
United Press Staff Correspondent

UHITtU 7 ICoo OGBHK OWHENoPV1INAOHIV
Washington, April 3-(UP)-Rep.
Robert Ramspeck, D., Ga, declared
blocking inquiries into charges that
the army is training women pilots
for the WASP's at a cost Of up to
$40, 900 each while services of thou
sands Of available male pilots are
being ignored.
He said his house civil service in
vestigating committee had received
numerous such complaints but was
having great difficulty in ascertain
ing from official sources what the
actual situation was.
IF the reports are true he said.
1T is certainly a waste Of the tax
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
BY ID. w. DITTMER

United Press Stah COrrespondenD
washington, April 3-(UP)-Rep:
Adolph j. SABBATH, D., Ill, Dean OF
the House, charged today that 3d.
600 army officers are sitting IN
cocktail lounges throughout the
country because the Army does not
have jobs for them.
SABBATH told reporters that many
men have been commissioned out
of civilian life Ito give them some
kind Of prestige" while Officers,
"West Point graduates with Is and
80 years Of Army experience" arc
being retired.
II realize that many civilians
were commissioned for specialized
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
WIDESPREAD REDS POUR into RUNIANIA
Have No Designs On Country's Lands;
r. A. F. Planes Blast Crippled Tirpitz
No Light in Black
Out Brings Fine

London, April 3.-CUP)-An
18-year-Old invalided British
soldier was fined three pounds
($12) in q London court today
for driving his wheel chair in
the blackOut without a light.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
Enemy To Be Driven To
Rout Or To Surrender
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Moscow, April 3. - (UP) - Russian mobile forces
streamed into Rumana in many border crossings along
mile front today, driving spearhead the
middle threaten Ias and another five miles
the wide open northeast Rumanian plain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

Learn to Typcwrlte Evenings. Enroll
Any Monday Evening. Pest JunAoF
eiaileee og CenhneFce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

The base of an Army Ordnance
steel cartridge case is heat-treated
by induction heating, which sends
the steel from room temperature to
1000 degrees and back again within
three seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15
Farm DeferaIs
Cancelled
Prior TO Rule

Farm workers under the age of 26,
with tie exception of experienced
mixers and a few foremen, already
have had their draft deferments re-
voked in the Imperial Valley and
are being taken into the armed
forces.
This was the statement Thursday
of Rudolph Miller. Ell Centro mana
ger of the Department of Agricul-
ture War Labor Board. and Thomas
Finney, manager of the United
States Employment Service office
here. This program had been in
effect for some time, before the
recent "wCrE- -or-fight" edict of War
ManpoWer Director James F. Byrnes
to selective service, Miller and Fin
ney declared.
Both said that in some cases
where an experienced agricultural
worker could not be replaced, or
where parents were dependent on a
sons work on ranch, deferments
have been extended.
Mixers are being exempted be-
cause there is critical shortage
of this type CT help in the valley
it was pointed out.
Mrs. Charlotte Morse, chief clerk
of the Ell Centre draft board, still
has not received additional instruc-
tions on procedure to be followed
for induction of men between 26
and through 81 who previously had
been given deferments to work in
agriculture.
All officials involved say many
men deferred ircm induction on
their promise to engage in agricul-
ture or other essential work, have
drifted away and into other employ
ment. These aIe the men selective
service aims to get into uniform
under the new program, they
avered.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

The New York State Conservation
Department is using approximately
one ton of seed this year to produce
100000 forest trees for field
planting in 1946 and 1947.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15
Ice Breaker Nubs
German Ship

BOSTON. Dec. Is. CUP)-A. U.
coast guard ice breaker on its
maiden mission captured a camou-
flaged German trawler in the north
west Greenland area in october, il
was disclosed Thursday, and pre-
vented the NaZis from setting up a
weather station.
With its swastika ensign flying
below the American flag, the cap
tured trawler, the Externsteine, was
brought into port here by a prize
crew. Built in Holland, the year-old
trawler is a trim, freighter-type ves-
sci 1873 feet lcng, diSplacing $50 tons
and valued at Sc50,000.
Lieutenant Curtiss Howard, "a
of Cleveland, skipper of the prize
crew, said the ice breaker Eastwind
fired only a few salvos from its
main battery before the lightly
armed enemy ship flashed the sig
nal: I'VE give up"
SIGHTED SHIP
An airplane on an ice-scouting
mission had reported sighting q
small ship and quantities of supplies
on a beach, Lieutenant Howard
said.
Immediately, Captain c. w
Thomas, of Long Beach, California
commander of the task unit whose
function is to prevent Germans
from gaining access to Greenland
ordered an aggressive patrol to get
the ship" Howard recalled.
1T already had started to flee
and we didn't intercept it, but we
sent party to the beach where
they found a German weather sta
ton had been landed but net es-
tablished.
I'VE took the supplies and per-
Sonnel-they were weather techni-
clans who were pretty cold and eX-
hausted and just about ready to be
taken in," Howard said. I'VE recov-
cred their supplies-very fine radio
and weather equipment as well as
enough food to last year"
Later a plane again sighted the
ship, he said. The pilct thought one
iceberg looked peculiar, and when he
investigated, he found ship so eX-
pertly camouflaged that it was i'm
possible TO tell its type.
HARD GOING
The Eastwind was only SO miles
distant, but it took II hours for it
to cut through the ice.
The Extefnsteine, covered with
white bunting, locked like bleak
splotch on the ice, Howard said.
After opening fire and receiving
the surrender signal, we noticed that
some of the Germans, who had been
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15
Agencies Center
G. Aid Plans

Z providing the various benefits to any
one GI.
/ It viii get tougher when the war
ends. and the dribble of returning
/ veterans becomes a flood.
/ CENTRAL CLEARING POINTS
In recent months. a movement
has gained momentum TO provide
central clearing houses for informa-
tion on this vast, sprawling SEEM
ingly disorganized string Of official
and quasi-ofllcial agencies so that
the veteran car have his readjust-
ment curriculum laid before him
quickly and efficiently.
Today, Washington. Nevada, Ore
/ gon and California all have state
veteran committees" or planning
boards, and the movement has now
spread to the municipalities where
veterans information centers" are
being established. An example is
the San Francisco Coordinating
council for veterans services under
the Craftsmanship OF Bruce Jones
himself a veteran of World War I.
Unfortunately. for no other reason
than that the whole movement is
still in a formative stage, the in
formation centers are as a whole
unable TO provide adequate service
as Yet. The San Francisco council.
for instance, has a complete outline
of the various benefits and their
administering bodies for rapid ref
erence by the veteran. But at pres
ent 1t has only one office employe
and a phone number difficult 10
find.
Such problems as these, however
will be remeoied with time and the
efforts of the men administering the
program.
ONE TRAINED STAFF
At the present time only one
agency has a staff sufficiently
trained and organized and with a
sufficient distribution of offices to
give the returning veteran compre-
hensiye and quick service on the
answer TO his question: Where do /
get all these benefits?"
That body is the state selectiye
service, whose local boards in all
four states have been provided with
a complete list OF the benefits due
a returning veteran, and the ad-
dresses Of the agencies concerned.
Until such time as the state and
local veterans councils" are func-
tioning. the answer to the CTS
question is: see your local board"
The local boards. under section
eight of the selective training and
service act of 1910 have the res
possibility of aiding the veteran
in obtaining the benefits and re-
ferring him to the proper agency.
The American Legion, Disabled
Veterans and Veterans of Foreign
Wars will also provide the homing
CT with information, and they en-
phasiZe that the veteran does not
have TO belong to any particular
veterans organization TO get such
referral service. All will get the
same treatment"
Veterans before completing their
discharge should also see their per-
sonal affairs officer who is COM
pletely posted on the benefits and
agencies administering them.
Tomorrow: "Don's for returning
GI'sD
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15
County Prepares
Yule Cheer for
Hospital Folks
By MARGUERITE BROOKS

Somebody cares.
In fact, a great many Imperial
county residents care a great deal
about what kline of Christmas the
servicemen and women have who
are in the hospitals in this region.
To prove that they care they
packed almost 1000 Christmas boxes
which will be distributed to the
patients on Christmas.
MADE BEAUTIFUL
Not just any kind of box but
beautiful boxes, beautifully decor
ated, and beautifully wrapped. The
boxes contain many, many articles
useful and pleasing to the patients
American Legionnaires and Aux
illary members worked with the
Red Cross in getting the boxes
ready. They no sooner announced
their plans than many other groups
and organizations offered to help
And they did help.
Every Legion post and auxiliary
unit in the county had a quota
and in every instance the quota
voluntarily was doubled and in
some cases more than doubled
Some people donated money be-
cause they did not know exactly
what was neeced to make the boxes
useful and attractive.
Each box contained card from
the 6onor to make the gifts more
personal.
GIFTS IN BOXES
Among the gifts were cigarets
playing cards. picture postcards
gum, games, writing paper, pencils
books, soap, toilet water, shaving
soap, talcum powder, and lots and
lots of other attractive things.
And Cont worry about there be-
ing too many boxes for the patients
in the hospitals in this area. Any
surplus will be taken to disabled
men and women in hospitals in
nearby areas. Nothing will be vast
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

REPORTS FUR COAT STOLEN
10 Magnana reported to the police
Friday that a red fox fur coat had
been stolen from her hotel room.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

) has participated in three major
campaigns without injury. HIS
brother. Private First Glass Arman-
do Garcia, has served in Belgium
and Holland and is now somewhere
in France. He also has been awarded
the Combat Infantrymans Badge.
Word was received in FL Centre
that the former commanding officer
at Camp Seeley, army installation
west of FL CenIro, IS now a brigadier
general. When General L. j. Stew
art was at Camp Seeley shortly after
the Pearl Harbor disaster he was
a lieutenant colonel with the sew
enty-fifth field artillery. The outfit
was sent from Imperial Valley TO
the Aleutian islands. General Stew
art later was sent tc Hawaii and
since that time has been in several
engagements in the Pacific area. He
is now with an artillery unit in the
Pacific.
Technical Sergeant Milburn Dunn,
Brawley, is a member OF the engl-
neering department at a sub-depot
at an Eighth Air Force bomber sta
ton in England. At the sub-depot
the flax battered Bit Flying For
tresses are repaired and returned to
active operational flights over Ger
man targets. Sergeant Dunn. rs a
chief clerk in the department. HIS
narents. MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Dunn
live at 696 North Seventh, Brawley'
Before he entered the service IN
August of 1910 he was employed by
the Arena company. He has oeen
overseas l3 months.
Corporal Tom Brents wrote MS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Brents
of FL Centro, that he has a broken
leg and is in a hospital somewhere
in the Pacific area. He said he ar
rived at the hospital on THANKS
giving dav and was thankful 10
be alive" He arrived in time Tor
Thanksgiving dinner. Before ne was
in niured he had been on Moratal
island with an army engineering
unit.
I'm going through my first SUD-
zero weather" Wally Christian, sea-
man second class, wrote his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Christian OF Ell
Centre. Since last October Wally
has heen attending the maritime
service radio training school at
Gallups Island near Boston. Mas
sachusetts. He expects to remain
there until mid-March.
Mrs. Alton WhitloW, who taught
at Rose school last year, wrote
friends in Ell Centro that her hus-
band, Sergeant Alton Whitlow, had
been killed in action in France en-
November 4. He was stationed near
Yuma for army desert training.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

I The promotion of Lewis r. Mich
OILS. 10. from corporal to sergeant
has been announced by the COM
mander at an Eighth Air Force
bomber staten in England. Ser
geant Nichols is a ball tuIret gun
ner on an Eighth Air Force Bit
FLYING Fortress. He is taking pre-
combat training in preparation for
entering the bombing offensive
against Germany. He is a son Of
Mrs. George Stewart Of 494 Olive,
FL Centro. and attended Central
Unicn High school before entering
the army last February. He received
his aerial gunnery wings at Las
Vegas, Nevada. last June.
Ray Costa Jr. was down from
navy training school at Farragut,
Idaho. for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Costa Jr.
Tf5 Jessie w Thomas, son of P.
II. Thomas of 468 Vine, El Centro,
socn will be home on furlough from
the Asiatic-Pacific theater of oper-
ations where he served 80 months
with the army engineers.
Captain Gene Dresher of the
army air forces is enjoying a 30-day
furlough at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie A. Dresher of
Westmorland. Captain Dresher re-
turned to this country December
after "a months of overseas duty in
the South Pacific. He received the
Purple Heart for wounds received
when his plane was shot down off
New Britain in May. 1912, and alto
holds the Distinguished Flying
Cross.
Relatives in e. Centro received
word from Dick Carey Page that he
has been promoted from corporal to
the rank of sergeant. He is with the
army in the European area. Il had
a good Thanksgiving, he wrote. Il
was most thankful for my good
health and safety" Sergeant Page
attended school in Ell Centro.
Corporal Jack Allen, who is sta.
toned at Farmingdale, New York,
is on the west coast on furlough.
His wife went east to see him and
he came west with her He visited
his mother, Mrs Sarah Allen, in Ell
Centro.
Staff Sergeant Gilbert Garcia, sen
of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Garcia of
Holtyille, has been awarded the
Combat Infantrymans Badge. He
has been serving overseas 81
months. His infantry regiment first
went TO Hawaii in 1941 and won
battle acclaim in the Solomons. He
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15
BY WILLIAM f. BEST

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IS. up
Hundreds Of federal. state munich
pal and private agencies IN Califor-
MIA, Washington. Nevada, and Ore
gon are spending thousands Of dol
lars Of government and private mon
ey to help absorb the returning vet
eran into civilian life easily and
quickly.
It is q tough Job Of administration,
mostly because Of the complexity
Of the organization and the number
o. legal technicalities involved in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

Mrs. Alton Whitlow, who taught
at Rose school last year, wrote
friends in Ell Centre that her hus-
band, Sergeant Alton Whitlow, had
been killed in action in France en-
November 4. He was stationed near
Yuma for army desert training.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

providing the various benefits to any
one GI
II viii get tougher when the war
ends. and the dribble of returning
veterans becomes a flood.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15
MISSING" CHILD RETURNS
AFTER TAKING STROLL

Donna Lee Stanley. 7. didn't re-
turn from school at the usual time
Thursday afternoon and her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Stanley,
1853 State street, worried at her alb
sence when they returned from
work at $50, notified FL Centre
police.
About o'clock Donna came home.
Nonchalently she explained she had
gone for a walk with another girl
and we walked almost to Imperial" ="
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

Editors HUte. The following IS
the u1ird ib a series Of four ar
tcles on veterans benefits in the
western states. The first two out
lined the answer 10 one Of the
CTS most important question:
What are <se benefits available
10 me-" Today's article seeks TO
answer his next question: Where
do / 20 10 get fhem?''l
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-15

out on tie ice, were running back to
their ships" he continued.
I'VE Immediately signaled: DO
not scuttle or We will fire and frcm
then on. the crew became fairly co.
operative"
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