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Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28
PoIyganist Wives
Defend Faith;
Awaiting Trials

SAIL LAKE CITY, April 70.
tUP) = Three anonymous plural
wives Friday declared our husbands
are more faithful to several wives
than most husbands are to one"
and our love for him and each
other expands in proportion to the
number we share it with
Interviews with the three women,
all of whom prefer to share their
husbands with others, we're obtain
ed by DR.. Rulon C. Alfred, tall,
blond and handsome husband of
SIX wives 'tin a desire to get the
true reactions of the women inyolv-
ed Alfred has been charged with
conspiracy by the state an6 federal
/ governments and with unlawful
Capitalization in the current drive
against Utah polygamy.
My husband has as many wives
as you can count on the fingers of
your hand and a score of children"
sad one of the women.
CITES LEGAL PHASE
There was nothing improper
about our marriage; We were pro-
nounced legally and lawfully man
anc wife, for time and for all eter-
nifty in the presence of God, angels
and these witnesses
No woman ever lived who had
a more loving husband she added.
He is a scholar in every line and
neither crinks, smokes, nor uses
profane language.
Il have often observed how many
little things 1 have learned from
my sister wives that have added
to the joys and comforts I can
administer to my husband. 1 am
convinced he loves any one of us
Tar better than the monogamist
knows how to. For myself, my cap
acity to love my husband, increased
a thousand-fold when I gave him
another wife.
"Marriagable women exceed mar
riagable men and no generation
ever passed, when monogamy was
enforced, where hundreds of thous-
ands of fine, love-hungry women cid
net go unmarried and disillusioned
to their graves, or consigned to
prostitution because they could not
marry man possessing the ideals
they desnanCe ed.
is REAL LIFE
II love polygamy because with all
my heart I believe it is necessary to
my eternal salvation. Marriage was
instituted to multiply and replenish
the earth. In all nations where
monogamy is enforced, the birth
rate declines, divorces increase, and
there is one standard of concuct
for men and another for women.
THE United States, the state of
Utah and the Mormon church
have united to stamp out our way
Of living. But, truly, if they do
stamp out polygamy, it will be be-
cause they have stamped out our
lives"
Another woman, plural wife for
more than ten years, suggested that
the nation, full of abortion anc
child desertion stories, could bet
ter borrow the example of purity
and virtue of their polygamous sis
ters. The fact that known prosti-
tuition remains unchallenged shows
that our prosecutors care nothing
for the purity for which they
shout
A third plural wife who has been
! living the law of celestial marriage
/ according to my religious beliefs
for nearly six years." said that
jealousy within the family is a
rare thing.
I'VE are proud of our beautiful,
Intelligent children and of our low
ing, faithful husband and proud
of our associate sisters in this gos-
pei" she added.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28
EMcEE FAY IN CLOVER
SkINE JOHNSON

Iaere IS 10 truth. Frank -
said today. that he IS a nasty. nasty
fellow who goes oul Of hz HaF -
make life miserable f5r rival CON-
edians b. belHllIna their routInes
and never. never laughing at their
jokes.
Americas smartest Comedian
sale ne enjoyed being outKa1ted by
fellow comedians. I Ak Tor i. h
said. 4 even play straight man for
'em.
But don't misunderstood ne.
Frank added When they get We
ious I get n little tough. IN fact. I
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28
NOT WORTH 1T. MAYBE

LONDON. April %. up 1-Regi-
nald William Saunders, 81, certified
accountant. hired a secretary, Lila
Buckingham. II. Two weeks later
he kissed her.
Lila sued and i'm court Friday
he said he was suffering from the
strain under which people here
have been living for a long time"
The Judge awarded Lila $50 dam
aaff
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28
LIQUOR DISAPPEARS

Norman Fossum, driver for the
Bard distributor claims sabotage
He reported to Ell Centre police
Thursday evening that case of
f:fths of Calverts special bourbon
whisky was stole.z from his truck
while making deliveries. The theft
occurred between Andy's Place and
the FL Captain, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

Among the graduates from the
aviation ordnance school at the
naval air training center at Nor
man, Okla, was Bobby q. Gay
whose home address is 624 Bina
street, Brawley. Upon graduation
he was promoted to seaman flrst
class and will be assigned to active
duty. Clay attended BraWley high
school before he enlisted in the
navy at San Diego last November
He was assigned to the Oklahoma
school in January.
Cpl. Paul V. Hernandez left Ell
Centre Friday after visit with his
mother, Mrs. Inez Hernandez at
462' Brighton. He is in the army
air corps and is stationed at Ell
PaSo, Texas.
J. E. Burns, Jr., son of j. E.
Burns, Sr, of Ell Centre, was ad-
vanced from lieutenant to Captain
recently. He is with the army air
corps and is stationed at Sioux City
Iowa.
Ray Bohannan, chief pharmacists
mate with the navy in the south
Pacific who has been in the service
13 years, was commended by his
superior officers recently for the
manner in which he has performed
his assigned CutieS since occupa-
ton of a Pacific island four months
ago. He was praised for the cheer
ful manner in which he put up with
disagreeable living conditions and
to frightful devastation wrought by
the assault and almost continuous
nightly bombing raids by the enemy
planes for 10 weeks. A copy of the
official commend alton was enclos-
ed in a personal letter his wife re-
ceived from Captain Erl c. B. Gould
of the headquarters of the island
command of Betio, TaraWa Atoll,
and the Gilbert Islands. The cap
tain said living conditions were
much better now and that Bohan-
nan was in good health and in eX-
cellent spirits. He is taking things
easier now. They go to the movies
almost every night and chew the
rag and play cards afterward.' The
officer said they all found the bet
ter conditions great relief from
what they found when they first
arrived there. Bohannan attended
school in Holtville and BraWley.
Away down in the New Britain
Islands 1t. Joseph B. Goff, United
States marine corps reserve, must
have been thinking of Imperial Val
ley. with a lonesome heart. He COM
posed and sent the following poem
to his wife in Ell Centre. 1t is called,
Two Little Memories
TWO LITTLE MEMORIES
There are times when l think of
the buffeting wind
That whips through the athol hedge,
And the quivering stalks of the
struggling reeds
That grow in the waters edge.
Anc I long for the taste of the
alkal QuSU,
And the feel of the singing sand.
And I long for the sight of the silt
laden streams
That water our desert land.
There's a crescent moon in the
pale blue sky.
From the west a soft, baby breeze
Is breathing now through the ripen-
ing wheat,
And stirring the cottonwood trees.
It's been many years since the night
in spring
When together we watched this
sight,
But time can never obliterate
TIE magic of that April night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

1t. Col. Lewis w. Chick, son
OF owen Chick of Ell Centre, is back
IN the United States after break
ing in a new fighter group on the
Italian front. He is "Thunderbolt''
pilot leader of the BLACK Cat
squadron. He has been awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross and air
Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters.
He has shot Gown six Nazi planes.
Col. Chick has been flying fighters
for six years. Before going to Italy
he spent a year in England escort
ing heavy bombers in attacks on
the continent. In his opinion Nazi
planes and fighters are good but
American fighters and bombers are
better. His squadron had 10 victor
les to five losses, one due to the
weather. Col. Chick Is due for a
new assignment in this country,
possibly the training of a new
squadron. He was graduated from
Central Union High school in Ell
Centre and later from the UNIVERSE
a two-months flying course at Long
a two-months flying cohrse at Long
Beach, spent a year at Pensacola
and another at Corpus Christi. Still
later he was on the coast patrol
and engaged in transporting planes.
His brother. Charles, is in the mer-
chant marine and has been for sew
eral years.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28
TO GIVE DEGREE

Ell Centre ledge No. 38i. r and
A. NJ, will confer a degree at the
meeting Monday night, 7.30 O'Clock.
Masonic temple
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28
HOLLYWOOD
BY ERSkINE JOHNSON

eat en- ~ Bal don't mlsunf erstand
ne. J eniE rHs IN ~ when tdey get
vicious. BuI / seldom have trouble.
/ danH invite u
Is really an understatement
when Prank Fay merely says. L
euf en- upa
Tne Rrra1esf I'd ID comedian in
ihe business. Pa has murdered
s1me Of the besl comics Who ever
fhnmbad through a Joe Miller Joke
book IL has insaltef en- 50 thor
oughly they practically erawled.
DOING AL RIGHT
Is been a great winter for Fay.
Personal appearances on Broadway.
long engagements At some of the
smartes. night clubs In the country
and n1a a seft Of triumphant home
coming Il HollYwood's Clover Club.
The Glover Clubs press agent
thought i would Be \ good idea TO
send out a hundred telegrams in
yiting people 70 Franks opening.
I don't know 100 people" pro-
tested Fay. But don't worry," he
added. Wen pack the plaee-with
people vino want y see me flop.
III Be al alone-just up there
leanin' on the piano and takin Il"
Prank Fay has been leanin' on
piano ane takin' 1t Just about all
his life He made his stage debut
81 7 N Babes in Toyland" and has
been giving out with smart patter
and breaking up songs Ike Tea
FJr Two ever since.
He Is very particular about that
piano. 1t has to be impressive. The
one I've get nov Is terrific. It's SO
big 1t takes a midget and the
Hollywood American Legion Post
about 25 minutes to get II out on
ne floor"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

Among the non-commlssianet af-
ficers graduated a. he chemical
warfare center, EdseWood Arena
Md. was Technical Sergeant polph
L. Green OF Holivllle studles H
the course he iust finished ransea
from offensive and offensive taE-
ties OF gas warfare % prevention
and treatment OF gas casualties. b
fore entering The army nn Ras
student At Central JunleT ealaese
in FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

At Myrtle Beach army AZ lleia
in South Carolina staff effsetal
Jesse ". Clay. has been aNafafa
the army air forces gooa eonal.el
medal. He was assignee 70 aus -
the personnel office Of Base hsaa.
quarters al the fieid he ehaffra
the service last January
william Francis Parker =. son
of Mr.. and Mrs u " Pgfkef 81
Brawley and former siHlifuk HHa
Brawley Union ugh echeei ana
Junior college. is enrolled N ne
navy's via unit At Para Crl'ese
Parkville. Mo He Is asmine a. q
commission In the naval O. eFts
upon the successful completion q
the course. He enlisted In the navy
i'm November, l94l, and served
aboard a destroyer Ia raciflc aud
Alaskan waters before he enfplied
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

David Hand. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. Hanc of Imperial recent
ly was given the rating of radio
technician first class He has been
in Australia for some time and
lately has been on kangaroo hunt.
He wrote his parents that he ex-
reets to marry an Australian girl
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

Private Bill Byrl Gray. son of
Mr. and Mrs william II 0ray oi
HollVille. has been transferred -
the ERIC A. p. Leonard Wood.
Mo. from the i548th service unil
of the army specialized training
program at the University Of Ken
lucky. Lexington. X
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

Il tJGl Victor Hetzel. son of Mr..
ana Mrs. Leo Hetzel of RI Centro
Is taking a navy communications
training course a. Harvard uniYer-
sity. He has been In the service Two
years. lie wrote that ne works 10
hours on week days. elgh. hours on
Saturday and has Sunday Off 10
visit places Of historic interest
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-28

Cpl. Paul V. Hernandez left Ell
Centre Friday after a visit with his
mother, Mrs. Inez Hernandez at
462' Brighton. He is in the army
air corps and is stationed at Ell
Paso, Texas.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-25
TRIAL OF THREE
men IS SLATED

GREENSBORO, April "a Up
Three young men will go on trial
for their lives a second time in
Superior court h ere tomorrow
charged with the fatal shooting of
e. J. Swanson, elderly Jamestown
merchant, in a hold-up Of his store
the night of February 10, 1943.
The defendants = william Dalton
Biggs and Elmer Hardie Biggs, Jr.,
brothers, and John Edgar Messer-
were arraigned today, and Judge
F. Donald Phillips ordered spe-
cial venire of 200 from Randolph
county to report in court here at
II pm. tomorrow for the trial.
The new trial was granted by
the State Supreme Court after they
were convicted last May and Judge
w. H. S. Burgwyn sentenced them
to die in the gas chamber.
The state contends that the Biggs
brothers and Messer drove to the
Swanson store, and William Dalton
Biggs and Messer went inside,
leaving the other Biggs brother
parked in the car outside. When
the merchant was told to "stick
'em up and instead leaned be
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-25
STATE U.C.C. FUND
AT HIGH LEVEL

RALEIGH, April 24-tR-W. R.
Curtis acting chairman of til e
State Unemployment Compensa-
ton Commission, said today the
unemployment trust funds net bal
ance of $75,000,000 represented
protection of approximately mil
lion and a quarter North CAROLYN
ians against post -swar unem-
ployment.
Since the first payment was
made to the fund seven years ago.
gross receipts have totaled $780,
100000 and insurance payments
for unemployment have amounted
to $25, 100000 leaving the present
balance of SIS, 100000. Curtis said
he believed this amount placed
North Carolina Sin a relatively
favorable position" to meet "its
first real test in the postwar
period"
More than 100000 North Caro-
lima men and women, Curtis said,
had already benefited from the
fund when they were temporarily
without work. The number Of
claims decreased steadily as war
production increased until in
November last year, said Curtis,
less than 500 weekly benefit checks
were paid throughout the state
About half the local employment
officers had been reporting no new
claims.
Curtis explained that since
November claims had been in
creasing due to seasonal lay-offs
in certain industries and that the
current average number of weekly
benefit checks is about 1900. This
still places the level of unemploy-
ment, he said, at slightly more
than half of what it was a year
ago.
Benefit payments from the fund
began in January, 1888 At one
time as many as 100000 jobless
workers were drawing benefit
checks,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-25
Trucks Used To Move
Wartime Farm Crop
Need Reconditioninq

Motor trucks used in moving the
vast wartime farm crop of the Ma
ton are vitality in need of recon
ditioning, George T. Musselman,
District Manager of the Whining
ton Office of Defense Transports
ton, said yesterday.
About SIS per cent of farmer
owned trucks are more than seven
years old, Mr.. Musselman said.
The inauguration by the ODT OF
truck rehabilitation program to
recondition worn trucks by the ex-
change of larger conponant units
usch as engines, transmissions and
differentials for rebuilt units with
minimum truck lay-over in the
shop is particularly applicable to
old age farm vehicles, said Mr..
Musselman.
These units will be available al
original manufacturers p l a Mt S,
engine rebuilders, and dealers ga
RACES. Exchange of engines, trans
missions and rear-end assemblies
will not be made however, where
necessary repairs can be made by
use of smaller replacement parts
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-25
TRIBUNAL RULES
AGAINST PAPERS

WASHINGTON, April "a R -
The Supreme Court ruled today
that the determination of whether
worker is an employee within
the meaning of the Wagner Labor
Act should be based on Federal
rather than state law and that the
National Labor Relations Board has
broad powers, in doubtful cases, to
make that determination.
The eight to one decision upheld
the labor board ruling that full
time newsboys selling for Los An
geles newspapers are employees,
not independent contractors, and
therefore are guaranteed the right
of bargaining collectively with the
newspapers.
Involved were newsboys, who sell
newspapers at fixed places, and
so-called "checkmen" who issue
the newspapers to newsboys. The
Los Angeles Evening Herald and
Express, Examiner, News and
Times had refused to bargain with
the workers union, the Los Angeles
Newsboys Local Industrial Union
No. IS, CLIO.
The majority opinion by Justice
Rutledge held that determination
of the Newsboys' status could not
be settled under state law because
that would mean that persons who
might be employees in one state
would be independent contractors
in another"
In another five to four opinion,
the court ruled til t the first
amendment bars jury from con-
sidering the truth or falsity of a
persons religious doctrines or be-
liefs.
The decision involved Edna W.
Ballard and her son, Donald Bal
lard, leaders of the II Am" move
ment who were convicted of mail
fraud.
The opinion, by Justice Douglas
said:
THE religious views espoused by
the respondents (the Ballards)
might seem incredible, if not pre-
posterous, to most people. But il
these doctrines are subject to trial
before a jury charged with finding
their truths Or falsity, then the
same can be done with the re.
ligious beliefs of any sect. The
first amendment does not select
any one type of religion for pre-,
ferred treatment. 1t puts them al
in that position"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-25

seafood handling establishment
in New Hanover County will soor
be operating under the nlghes
standards in the county's history
with the construction of four state
approved seafood houses in the i'm
mediate offing, Sanitarian W. c
Haas revealed yesterday.
Mr.. Haas asserted that Adell Ev'
erett, Thomas Franks, j. E. Small
and Albert Franks have all De
clared their intention to build es
Establishments for the handling Of
seafood that will meet all state
specifications, and guarantee tt
buyers and consumers the safest
most sanitary products possible
All four of the operators are To-
Gated on GreenviIle sound.
Haas said the four men would
meet with him Wednesday to dis
cuss methods of obtaining the nee
essary priorities.
The new plants will be built in
accordance with the state regula'
tons governing construction Of
houses for the gathering and han
ding of crab meat, shrimp clans,
oysters, and other seat 'us.
: An operator plans to build a re-
tail sales room in his place OF
business, equipped with adequate
refrigeration and other processing
facilities.
Haas said the operators h v {
been complying with state regula'
tions for handling seafood to a
minimum degree, but that the new
plants will guarantee maximum
compliance.
He said that all of them. how.
ever, have consistently given full
cooperation to the program of i'm
proving seafood handling establish
ments. In the beginning, five
years ago, the operators started
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-25

WASHINGTON, April 24.-tRNA
sober, swarthy Oklahoma Indian
and smiling Irish lad from Pitts
burgh were put on the spot today
by the army to tell how they won
the Congressional Medal of Honor.
But heroes don't talk about their
valor, and 1t. Ernest Childers and
Tech. Sgt. Charles E. Commando"
Kelly were no exceptions. They
spoke their pieces, haltingly, and
the drama of their recitals was
in their reticence.
Childers, a Creek Indian and a
big 1876 pound man who looked the
part of warrior, was completely
dead-pan in his terse account of
how he earned the nations highest
decoration, and battle field promo
ton from first sergeant to second
lieutenant. at Oliveto in Italy, nine
days after Salerno.
Methodically he told about it
how he led squad of eight men
up a hill against machine gun
nests, killed two snipers, wiped out
one machine gun crew single-hand-
ed and another with the help of
one of his men, and captured an
or,nyoU mortar nhcnrx,or
There was nothing in his story
to give the slightest hint of how
he actually felt while performing
the deeds which merIad citation
for Exceptional leadership" mia
tive, calmness under fire, and con-
spicuous gallantry'
There were no heroics in Kellys
story, either; but the 5 foot 7 inch
soldier was less stolid than Child
ers, and kept referring to how
much fun he had in situations that
were anything but amusing.
He was in the original assault
at Salerno, and his exploits were
even more fantastic than Childers'
but he looks more like an eager
Boy Scout than a killer with 40
dead Nazis officially credited tc
him. Aside from an occasional hui
morous touch, however, his story
was as strictly confined to bare
chronology as the lieutenant's.
Both of them were applauded-
by about $50 reporters, photog-
raphers and army officers-as they
entered the room, and again as
they completed their brief ac-
counts. Congressional delegation
from both Pennsylvania and Okla
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-25
GOVERNOR LAUDS
CLOTHING DRIVE

RALEIGH, April 24.-R-Gov-
ernor Broughton said today the
"share. your clothes with the Rus
sians'' campaign, set for the first
two weeks in May, would "constl,
tute the most direct and personal
gift yet made by the American peo-
pie to the Russians"
Former Governor ]. c. B. Ehr-
inghaus is state chairman OF the
Russian War Relief Organization
which is sponsoring the share
your clothes with the Russians
campaign. June H. Rose of Green
vile is chairman Of the campaign
in North Carolina. Rose has asked
local organizations to assist in the
undertaking.
The governor said the Russians
Give in rigorous climate anc
clothing is one of their chief needs
Even if money were available, il
is impossible to get clothing manu-
featured because of the pressure
on all clothing establishments
throughout the world for the manu-.
facture of war goods.
Accordingly, the only means by
which reasonably necessary cloth
ing can be provided for the men
women, and children of Russia i.
through the generosity of the Amer
lean people.
81 wish to call upon the people
of the State to give the fullest CO
operation to this highly meritoriou!
campaign, which has the govern
mental and military authorities.
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Public Employment
Group To Meet Soon

WINSTON-SALEM. April "a -
R-The annual convention of the
North Carolina Chapter of the In
ternational Association of Public
Employment Services will be held
here Saturday.
Changes in the constitution, re-
ports of officers and COMMITTEES
and election of officers are on the
agenda of a business session. R..
c. Goodwin, state veterans employ
ment representative, will conduct
panel on "our responsibility for
returning service men,
Rep. John H. Folger Of the fifth
district will speak at a banquet.
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Observation-Disclosures
TellHow They WonDecorations

homa were on hand to make
speeches to them about how proud
the home folk here.
Both Childers and Kelly were OBJ
viously relieved when the press
conference ended. This afternoon
they left Washington, heading home
on 21-day leaves, Kelly to Pitts
burgh, and Childers to Tulsa and
then to his home at Broken Ar
row, Okla.
The medals they won are rare
honors. Only 40 men have been
awarded them by the Army in this
war, and of the 40 only IS are
living.
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Standards For Handling
Seaf0Od To Be Raised

their work with no facilities, and
little money. They converted the
only buildings they had available.
One operator converted stable in
to a building for the proper han
ding of the seafood products.
within 30 days, if all goes in
our favor, we will have one or
more of the new plants complet-
ed" Haas said. He reported that
the inferior Establishments were
being condemned. Two or more
operators are expected to fall in
line with the new trend, he de-
clared.