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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
PoIos Ordered
To Trial on
Double CHARGE

Trial in Imperial county superior
court is ahead of George Polos
naturalized Greek of Calexico. OH
two counts of buying and receiving
property allegedly stolen from the
Pacific Freight Lines warehouse in
Ell Centre.
This decision was reached by
Judge T. E. Anderson at the close
of preliminary hearing in Calex-
leo justice court Thursday
In the same court Thursday, Or
vii Rice. soldier, formerly a truck
driver for the Pacific Fruit Lines
company. was ordered held for trial
in superior court on a charge of
burglarizing the warehouse and two
counts of soliciting another person
TO receive stolen property.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Japanese Scout
Ike cution Count

broadcast which he quoted as say.
ing in effect that the raiding B-29
bombers, by being shot down out of
the skies of Japan, had thus come
with a one-way ticket to hell
Domei said Iguchi also pointed
out that FEC monitors had report
ed that reception was not good on
that day land only a few excerpts
in English were ineligible"
THE spokesman concluded that
this fact also may have contributed
to the erroneous Interpretation &C
the broadcast Domei said
The Japanese have acknowledged
that they executed several of the
eight American fliers whom they
captured after Lieutenant General
James II. Doolittle'S raid on Tokyo
in April, l942.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Ruling Closes
Divorce Mecca

MEXICO CITY, July %. up
In a decision that virtually closes
the door ON a mail order quick
divorce racket that had attracted
clients from all parts of the United
States and Latin America, the
Mexican supreme court ruled that
divorces obtained in Morelos state
are valid only for established resi-
dents of that state.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
COAST PLANT CLOSED
ON OVERTIME DISPUTE

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81 oUP)
The Federal Mogul corporation
whose officials described the COM
pany'S output as essential wal
work" was closed Friday because
business agents of the AFL Ma
chinists' Union refused to permit
the day shift to report for work.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Robot Bombs Hit
Heart of London

British capital and in other dis
tricts during the night. Rescuers in
one area worked by flares in an eff
fort to tunnel through debris to
reach trapped persons.
Censorship authorities permitted
disclosure that bombs recently fell
along the banks OF the Regent Park
canal in the center of London and
in the park ZOO. damaging an un-
used aYiarY
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28

ballots already had been received
at his office despite the law de-
c,eeing they should not be de-
liverec to servicemen before Octo-
Der |.
"On the basis of the facts avail
able, it is, of course, too early to
conclude how much is fraud and
how much is stupidity. In any event,
cur armed forces are the victims, y
Haight said.
OBVIOUSLY, this could not be
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
COP Leader Seeks Probe
On Soldier Ballot Fraud

wholly a blunder, as the affidavit
swear to says in so many Woros:
I have prior to September l applied
fer state ballot and as of october
| have not received one
Whatever the explanation, this
shocking misuse of new deal power
is illustrative of the dangers pointed
out in congress when the whole
subject of federal ballots was I'M
Ger discussion" the committeeman
stated.
AT that time, the public and our
men in the army and navy were
warned of these possibilities. AT
first the president and new deal
ers laughed it off. then viciously
attacked those who suggested such
possibilities"
SACRAMENTO, July 28.-(UP)-
Col. Robert Cutler executive officer
of the federal war ballot commits
sion, Fricay told Secretary of State
Frank NJ. Jordan that individual
navy post or ship commanders were
responsible for premature return of
war ballots.
Cutler, telephoning Jordan from
Washington. said that an investiga-
ton showed that all the premature
ballots cast in other states as well
as California came from naval per-
sonnet. He suggested that they
might have come from submarine
crews about to leave port on long
missions.
However, Jordan said ballots were
received with both Atlantic and Pa
c;fic fleet post office actresses, and
that some came from construction
battalion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28

LONDON, July %. (UP)-Robot
bombs Strewed more death and de-
struction through London an
southern England Friday and the
authoritative magazine. The Aero
plane" warned that Nazi produc-
ton of jet-prCpelled aircraft may
be sufficiently far advanced ito
constitute a threat to Allied air
supremacy over Europe"
Several fires were started in the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
SLIGHTLY HANDICAPPED

I'D be glad to pass cigars bab
bled Ernest Lovesee, trying to cele-
brate the birth of a Daughter in
spite of the handioaps the war puts
on such things, but I can't get
any. But I'd like to buy you cold
drink"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
LOS ANGELES, idly %

LOS ANGELES, idly %.
-(UP) - Raymond Haight,
Republican National c o M
mitteeman Friday demanded a
congressional investigation of the
circulation of federal war ballots to
servicemen two months before the
legal date.
His Cemand followed the re-
violation by Secretary of State Frank
M Jordan that hundreds of war
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
A STRANGE SIGHT

AS you may have realized from
his conversation, Bert Edgar is
satisfied with the new deal and
insists it has done a lot for him
anG everyone else.
That is why we laughed fit to
Continued on Page 6, Col =
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
MINERS TRAPPED

RATION, NJ M, uly %. up
Officials of a mine near here said
Friday that five men might possibly
be trapped. following an explosion
at noon in a small section of the
mine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Bombers Hammer
Germany. Oil
Area at PIoeSti
Yankees Garry on Through Heaviest
Flax, But Luf+waffe Stays Off;
Swinq North TO Give Berlin Taste

LONDON, July 28.-(UP)-Amost 5000 American
heavy bombers and fighters from Britain and Italy rocked
axis Europe by daylight Friday smashing at the vitas of
the machine in central Germany and the Ploesti
oil fields in southern ROmania.
The mighty two-way blow set in motion by fleet
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Watch 0don1eter,
Herr Hitler
It Keeps Going

BY UNITED PRESS
The rhOrtest distanc y to Ber-
lin from advanced Allied lines
today:
Russia--345 miles.
Italy--607 miles.
France--623 miles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
WEATHER

Friday 81; 5 am. Friday 70, hu-
nudity 81; noon Friday 100, hui
Nudity rs. 5 pm. Thursday 1O3,
humidity 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
Pay Tax War
Nedrs Crisis

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6 tINSl
The dying 18th 4 Congress
headed fol conflict WITH President
Roosevelt, over proposal, TO
strecze' soc.al security pay rol,
taxes for another year.
Senate approval of tho House
action, perhaps by Friday night
was forecast, with an almost GER
tain presidential veto awaiting
congressional action The House
passed the bill by % 10 -
Senator George DD1 Of Georgia.
chairman of tho Senate finance
committee said his group would
consider the House bin tomorrow
ard may seek action on the Sen
ate floor Friday
Both Senator George and Van
denbere RI Of Michigan, who
spearheaded the drive 10 prevent
an automatic increase Of ! per
cent each on employer and en-
ploye on Jan shunted aside sug-
gestonS that the freeze" be sp-
piled 10 a bill the President would
NOS veto
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
Greeks Here
Blame British

Charles Diamond. executive Sec
rotary of Ahepa, American Helle-
mic Educational Society, declared
today that he and most of the
local Greek community thought
the Greek rioters justified.
Greece was promised free
elections and there have been
none" he said. "And il looks as
though England il doing its best
10 force the king back onto the
throne again.
I'VE Greeks were bitterly
disappointed that America did
not occupy Greece instead of
England. We'd have gotten a
better deal then"
With a few exceptions, men
who thought the riots might have
been Communist inspired" other
Greeks concurred with Diamond.
James Papandreau, a member
OF the Greek community of De-
troit, declared that the hackers
of Premier Papandreous were
FascistS, members Of the former
MetaXaS regime.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07

SlIo PAUL Il. CRONIN, "a,
sometime in October, in the south
Pacific. Cronin, who enlisted IN
April, 1912, was the only son Of
Mrs. Louise Cronin, formerly Of
400 Emerson. now of 5455 Har-
per, Chicago.
PVT. JOHN r. GRUBER, 10,
died Nov. 10, in Italy. A former
Cadillac employe, he entered serv-
ice in July 1943. and went over
seas last April. His parents arc
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gruber, 94S
Virginia Park.
COMDR. JOHN L. MATHEWS,
as, of the merchant marine, died
al sea, Nov. %, off the coast of
South America. He sailed the
Great Lakes for Is years and left
for the coast eight months ago.
Comdr. Mathews was buried IN
Rio de Janeiro last Monday with
all military honors. Surviving are
his wife. Catherine, 1913 Richter,
River Rouge; two sons, S/Sgt.
John and Cpl. Joseph, both over
seas, and one daughter, Mrs. Joyce
c. Benton.
PVT. JOHN l.. PARNHAM, 19,
died Sept. IA of wounds received
the same day in Germany. A
DENLY graduate, he entered serv-
ice in March, 1913, and went over
seas the following October. He
leaves his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George +. Parnham, 14445 Lappin,
and four sisters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
DEAD
1T. NELSON CLoTHIER, .

1T. NELSON CLOTHIER, "a
NOV Is. IN France. a former en-
ployc OF the BecChcr. Peck &
Lewis Co. he entered service IN
September 1912. and went over
seas last August. Memorial SerN-
ices viii Toe held for 1t. Clothier
az l0.45 a. m Sunday Dec, L.
IN the Trinity Evangelical and
Reformed Church, W. Seven Mile
and Charleston He leaves his
wife. Charlotte of Loveland, Col;
his parents Mr. and Mrs W. r..
Clothlcr 932 Fernhlll; three Sis
tiers. and three brothers in service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
WOUNDED
PVT. THEODORE BACALIs,

PVT. THEODORE BACALIS,
20, Sept Is. in Germany Now
hoSpitahzed in South Carolina, he
wears the Purple Heart. Pvt.
BacaliS attended Albion College,
entered service N August. 1913,
and went overseas last March.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Basil Bacals. @246 Beniteau. One
brother is in the AAF.
S/SGT. MANLIO BENEDETTI.
80, Sept Il. in France. He entered
service in April, 1912, went over
seas the following October, and
has now been awarded the Purple
Heart. His parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerome Benedetu. 1921
Santa Rosa.
PFC. HAROLD l.. BRICK, y,
Sept II, in France. In service
since April, 1871. he went over
seas in January, 1912. Pfc. Brick
made his home with his sister,
Mrs Gladis RoSSberg, 960S +.
Garfield.
PVT. JOHN J. CYLKOWSKI
JR., 10, Nov. 20, in France. A
graduate OF ST. Anthony'S, he
worked at the Gratiot Market,
entered the army in September,
1943. and went overseas last June.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John J. Cylkowski, 5408 Canton.
PFC. LOUIS III. ELLIS, 20,
Sept. l6, in Germany. Back in
action now. he wears the Purple
Heart. Pfc. Ellis graduated from
Annunciation High, entered serv-
ice in June, 1913, and went over
seas last May. He is the son OF
Mrs. Rose Ellis, 3449 Seminole.
PVT. VERNON l.. HOEL, 33.
sometime in August, in France.
In service since August, 1913. he
went overseas last February, and
has been awarded the Purple
Heart. His wife, Ileen. and son
live at 233 Avalon, Highland Park.
CPL. -ANNIS SEPH. q,
sometime in October, in France.
A ST. James graduate, he entered
service IN January, 1913, and went
overseas last February. According
TO his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Joseph, l DevonShire,
Pleasant Ridge. he has received
the Purple Heart.
PFC. DOUGLAS b. LUTZ, 10,
Sept. Is, in Germany A South
western High graduate. he en-
tered the army in May 1913. and
went overseas last October. He
is the grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Lutz, 762 Casgrain, and son
of Mr.. Alfred Lutz of Detroit.
PVT. EDWARD A. McCOR-
MICK, 20, Sept II, in France.
Previously wounded last May in
Italy. he has been awarded the
Purple Heart. Pvt. Mccormick
graduated from ST. Regis High,
worked for Ex-Cell-O, entered
service in October. 1913. and went
overseas last March. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Cormick, 12411 Greenlawn.
SGT. JOHN Il. POLANCE, %,
Nov. %, in Germany. A former
Budd Wheel employee, he entered
service in November, 1912. and
went overseas last September.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
w. Polancc, live at 9642 Z.
Warren.
PVT. JOSEPH J. SROKA, 81
Sept. II, in France. Now back in
action, he wears the Purple Heart.
Pvt. Sroka graduated from Cass
Tech, worked for Monarch Gov
ernor, entered service in August.
1913, and went overseas one year
later He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent Sroka, 371l Concord.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
Lakes Skipper
Dies i'm Atlantic

awarded the Purple Heart. Pfc.
Wyie attended Central, worked
for the Cadillac Stamp Co, en-
tered service IN February. 1913,
and went overseas the following
May Surviving arc his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wyhe. 1858
Puritan. and two brothers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
Club TO Attend Mass

The Wayne University Newman
Club will attend mass in a body
AT Holy Rosary Church at 9 a. m.
Sunday. A breakfast at the
Wayne University cafeteria will
follow. Rev. Charles Eddy will
sneak
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07

The death Of a merchant marine
commander who served for is
years on the Great Lakes is re-
ported IN today's biographical
sketches Of Detroit war casualties
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
MISSING

1sT 1T. ROGER b. CATER,
%, since Nov. 10, over Hungary.
In service since March, 1913. he
went overseas last July as a
fighter pilot His wife, Doris, lives
at Gil Trowbridge. He is the son
of Mrs. Ernestine Cater of Sea-
side Heights. New Jersey.
ACHINIST MATE &c
HENRY r. WEDDLE, 20, since
the Philippine battle In service
since Decembek 1871, he went
overseas in February, 1912 His
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John We'd
die, 1898 Newberry. have three
other sons overseas.
PVT. PALMER j. WERNER,
33, since Nov. 13, in France. For
merly employed at the RanSier
photo studio, he entered service
in February. 1914 and went over
seas last August His mother,
Mrs. Margaret McKechnie, and
daughter, Claudia Joan, live at
5027 Wabash.
For Sale - One OlcanO,
Cheap. Here Is the Story of
Dionisio Pulido. Owner of the
Corn Field From Which He
Saw the Worlds Latest Volcano
--Paricutin- Use at His Feet.
Read II in -he A american
Weekly, Great Magazine Dis
tributed With This Sundays
Issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-07
Whof 70 do for
MUSCULAR
ACHES-PAINS

II you're suffering agonizing tortures OF
muscular aches and pains. caused by
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drugs or using sticky. messy plasters.
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suffer one unnecessary moment Get
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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
Mental Hygiene
Holds Open House

The Mental Hygiene Clinic held
open house Wednesday after noon
to give some of the professional
workers of the community an op-
portunity to meet DR.. Mabel Will
kin who began her new duties as
psychiatrist in the clinic this week
with regular office hours from
to IL Monday throught Friday in
the Clinic offices on the second
floor of the Farmers Bank Build
ing.
A graduate of the University of
Maryland Medical School, DR.. Will
kin was formerly Assistant Psy-
chiatrist at the Harriet Lane
(children's) Psychiatric Clinic of
the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and,
more recently, Psychiatrist for the
Mental Hygiene Society of Mary.
land in Baltimore.
DR.. WilEin was reared in Texas
and has spent the last IA years
in this vicinity. Her warm interest
in people and keen understanding
of community life will make her a
valuable asset to the community
and to the Clinic.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
Republican Workers
To Hold Dinner Meet

Montgomery County Republicans
are holding a workers rally and
dinner at the Indian Spring Club
in Silver Spring next Tuesday eve
ming, Sept. 10, at 1880 p. M. The
dinner, sponsored by the RepubIi-
can State Central Committee and
the Dewey-Bricker Randall -Beall
Clubs, is for precinct chairmen and
precinct workers and is in charge
of Claud A. Cook and Leslie G.
Aries.
Blanchard Randall, Republican
candidate for the United States
Senate; J. Glenn BeaIl, up for re-
election in Congress; Jacob France,
Republican National committee
man, and Galen TAFT, chairman OF
the Republican State Central Com
mittee will be the speakers.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
POOlesville Girl
Goes On A Jaunt

"We know Maryland girls can
really travel, writes our Pooles-
vile correspondent, but it took
Miss Harriet Davis, daughter of
Mrs. Frank R. Davis, now living
in Detroit, to do things up right.
Coming for the weekend, she
brought with her Miss Ellen Rus
sci of Dallas, Tex, and Miss Peg
Pommerening of Jerusalem, Mich.
The girls got off to a fine start
by spending the first evening with
Capt. Frank Davis, at Aberdeen,
where he entertained them beauti-
fully at the Officers Club. The
next day Mr.. C. Trott, Vice-pres-
ident of the Thomas Edison Com
pany, had cocktail party for
them at the Company apartment
house. Sunday was spent at Miss
Davis home, Poolesville with a
steak roast in the evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Viers
in Rockville. Monday was sight
seeing day in Washington, with
dinner at the Washington Roof
Garden Tuesday at the Shore
ham and back to Detroit. Tired
Sure, but what fun!
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
Com misSiOners S
official
Proceedings
HighIights Of Meeting
On Tuesday, Sept. IL

The Board accepted the resigna-
ton submitted by Francis 0. Day,
Chief Inspector in the Engineer
ing Department, effective as of
September 9th. Mr.. Day is enter
ing business for himself.
The Board was in receipt of a
communication from Judge Frank
B. Proctor of the Juvenile Court,
permanently appointing, Mary s,
Gross of Gaithersburg as assistant
clerk in the Office of the Juvenile
Court at salary of Twelve Hun
dred Dollars annually.
John S. Wilton of Bethesda, was
appointed an Emergency Police
man" on the Montgomery County
Police Force at salary of One
Hundred Seventy-five Dollars (175.
O0) month.
A Bingo Party Permit was grant
ed to the Safeway Employees As
sociation to hold a Bingo Party at
Indian Spring Club on Oct. 20.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, County Health
Officer in company with DR.. A. L.
Brueckner, Acting Director, Live
Stock Sanitary Commission, ap-
peared before the Board relative
to the "Dog Quarantine" situation
in the County. DIR. Brueckner ad-
vising that at recent Conference
it was decided not to make any
move at the present time to put
any quarantine into effect at the
present time within the County.
He pointed out that if in the future
more rabies developed, the quaran-
tine could be put on, and that the
State still had ample vaccine for
the vaccination of dogs that were
not vaccinated in the recent vac
cination program.
The Board received s. bids on the
grading, concrete curb and gutter,
paving and work incidental thereto
on FENTON STREET; the Cont
ract was awarded to BRIGHT
SHEPHERD COMPANY for $14,-
$50 being the lowest bid submitted.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
'Olney Horse
Show Draws
Large Crowd
Red Cross To Get Profits
Of Annual Show Held On
Saturday

The Montgomery County Horse
Show held Saturday at the farm of
I. A. Barnsley, near Olney, was the
usual colorful affair. The weather
was perfect and the folks of the
countryside and others from ad-
joining counties and from nearby
cities numbering about 100 came
to see the exhibition of farm hors-
es in the morning, the parade at
noon and the ponies and sporting
horses that filled the afternoon
classes.
A tiny, ten day old pony belong
ing to Calvin Howes, Jr. attract
ed much attention.
Dick Janney, at the microphone,
kept things from getting dull
during the judging periods there
was the usual friendly competition
between the Cashells and the Leis-
hears. Oliver Cashell's driving of
his fathers six horse team, as he
guided without rein and with only
low spoken word, is something to
write about. A heart attack pre-
vented the attendance of Eli Leis-
hear he sent word that it took
three men on his chest to keep him
home. A charter member, he has
contributed greatly to the success
of the affair for fifteen years.
During the afternoon Mrs. Lee
Counselman's steady performer,
Kristie, won the Junior Hunter,
Ladies Hunter and the Handy
Hunter classes. DR.. Rosenberg's
Gee Ray Bee won first in the Open
Saddle and the Hunter Hack
Glasses. Stabler Bros Mannikin
won the Local Hunter class, open
only to Howard and Montgomery
County owned horses, and placed
second to Gee Ray Bee IN two of
the classes. Mrs. Hudson's Cody
won the Knock Down and Out and
was second in the Handy Hunter
class.
A. G. Hargreaves won the con-
servation class with Gayety Rose
and also won the added five gated
Continued on PGge 81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-14
Rockville P-TA
To Meet Tuesday

The Rockville P.T.A. will hold
its first meeting on September 10
in the Gymnasium, when the men,
bers will be asked to help plan the
program for the year. The COM
mittee has selected as a theme for
the 1944-45 school year "Educa-
tion as a Means of Meeting War
Problems and of Maintaining
Peace"
During the meeting, Rockville
teachers will be given an
opportunity to suggest what they
believe are the greatest problems
that they are facing now and will
be facing in the future. From the
suggestions made, the problem
committee will develop series of
meetings designed to give as much
guidance as possible in the soiu-
tion of these problems.