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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
2Years in S. Pacific,
Marine Tells Thrills
BY VERA BROWN

The Witewich home at 522l
Military avenue looks like an ar
senal these days with swords,
guns, bugles and battle flags all
over the living room although
three of the family's fighting sons
are still away.
But the marine has landed. He
is Sgt. Michael, %, home after
two years in the South Pacific
with the assault troops OF the Sec
ond Marine Division.
He has two Purple Hearts, two
Presidential citations and the ar
senal he brought home is all Jap,
including a Nip rain coat.
WAVE ON LIBERTY
Home 10 see her brother is
WAVE Sic Nancy, Il, by special
permission of the navy department
in Washington.
"See this swOrd?" said Mi
chael as he unsheathed an
officers handsome weapon.
THE Jap general l got this
from shot my lieutenant
WOUNDED TWICE
"a sniper got me In the hand
on Tarawa. IL got infected. At
Tinlan machine gun bullets
caught me up on the cliffs
where we were digging them
out. I'm minus part of n rib
but I'm In the pink otherwise"
Mike is a former Golden Gloves
fighter and Northwestern High
School boy. He was champ of his
\ division out in the South Pacific
too and when the wars over he
wants to keep on fighting-but in
a ring.
Were careful about collect
ing souvenirs. The Nips BOBBY
trap their dead. I get my SOU
venirs only from the Nips i saw
die. I came back TO find the
folks in San Francisco celebrat-
ing the coming peace! i was
shocked.
SOUR ON CIVILIAN IDEAS
Every man from the Pacific
knows what that deal out there
will be. You can't blame us for
feeling sour when we see how
civilians take the war.
I'VE know how our buddies
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Mail Early,
Says
Zone Schedules
Listed for Gifts

Postmaster Roscoe B. Huston
issued an urgent appeal today,
asking that Christmas gifts and
be mailed as early as
possible, foreseeing the greatest
holiday rush in history.
In a zone schedule, final mail
ing dates were listed as follows:
Zone 8LCalifornia. Washing
ton and Oregon as well as
Canada-Nov. %.
Zone 7-Arizona. Idaho, Utah
and part of Montana-Nov. "a.
Zone 6-M tana, Utah,
Colorado, New Mexico and all
of Texas-Nov. 26.
Zone 5-North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia.
Florida and South Carolina
Nov. %.
Zone 4-Minnesota. Iowa,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Tennessee. North Carolina,
Virginia. West Virginia, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, New York,
New Jersey. Connecticut, Yer
mont, Rhode Island, Delaware,
Maine, New Hampshire-Dec. l.
Zone S-Ohio and Indiana
Dec. 3.
Zone 2--Michigan and parts
of Indiana and Ohio-Dec. s.
Zone Central Michigan
Dec. 8.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
A. L. Kaufman

Funeral services for A. l.
Kaufman. 20, carriage operator
in Detroit for more than 80 years
will be held this Sunday in Co.
l0mbia. Pa. He died Thursday in
Lancaster, Pa, after a two weeks
ILLNESS.
A resident OF Detroit for many
years. he made his home until
two years ago at 294 S. Lake
wood.
Survivors include the wife. Lii.
Ian, and one daughter, Mrs. c
L. Laude, Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
STUDY APPLICANTS

Or. Lane, a psychologist, will
examine applicants 10 the force
who have been discharged from
The armed service with a view 10
detecting any nervous allment
which might make them unfit for
duty. He also will assist police
doctors with the examination OF
Rll anDllcantS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Democrat Leads Idaho;
COP Seeking Recount

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. Is
CUP)-Complete official election
returns showed today that Gov.
Herbert b. Nav Cd Of Idaho was
1850 votes ahead of his rival,
Mayor ]. Bracken Lee of Price.
Lee charged voting officials had
permitted irregularities and Re-
publican officials announced for
nation of a recount committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
SUGAR WAGE Talks Due

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is (INS)
The War Labor Board an
nounced today appointment of a
three-man panel to begin hearings
Monday in Denver on wage de-
mands of 1000 beet sugar COM
pany workers in Nebraska, Wy
oming, Utah, Colorado and Idaho.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
Obituaries
Harry G. CoIburn

Services will be held at the
Lewis Bros. Funeral Home, 7739
John r., at 2 p. m. this Sunday
for Harry c. Colburn, former
chief investigator for ex-prosecu-
tor Duncan c. McCrea. Burial
will be in Clover Hill Cemetery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19
More Voting Machines

ROYAL OAK. Nov. 1S-Claim-
ing that election machines are
quicker and more accurate, City
Clerk Holmes OF Royal Oak said
today that more machines will be
purchased to add 10 the 10 already
owned hV the CITY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

lie VIII conduct retaining
school which will be attended by
each member of the department
every Is months. Fifty members
Will be required 10 attend classes
five days a week.
DR. Lane VIII meet with the
board of examiners on all promo
tons in the department.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-19

The Detroit Times has far more
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Phyllis Purdy's
Engagement
Revealed

At the Alpha Delta ri sorority
house at U.CL.A., the engagement
of Phyllis Purdy, daughter of Hazel
Purdy of New York City and B. r.
Purdy of Fl Centre. to Ensign Ray
mond B. Slaney. u. S. N. r. was
announced, Miss Purdy passing the
candy in the traditional manner.
Ensign Slaney is the son of Mrs.
Mayhclle SlanCy of Santa Monica,
a graduate CT UCL.A. and a mem
Der of Delta Sigma ri fraternity.
He is stationed in Maryland at
present.
Miss Purdy is a graduate of Cen
trail union high school and will be
graduated from U.CL.A. in Novcm-
ber.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
This last week end. Miss Purdy.
accompanied by Alice May Palmer,
a sorority sister, and by her couSi'-
Conrad HALEY of Los Angeles,
visited MIR. and Mrs. B. r. Purdy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Churches
Schools
High School
Thursday

"A Program for Young Man:
1914" is the topic of the cCm-
menCement address to be delivered
Thursday night by DR.. Frank c..
Baxter of the University of Cali
fornia for the high school grad
yates
Exercises will start at O'Clock
on the Spartan field. Tickets will
be required for the reserved seat
section but other seats will be
available for the general public, the
reserved seats being allotted to the
graduates fer their relatives ard
friends.
DR.. Baxter is one of the out
standing speakers of Southern
California and school authorities
feel fortunate in being able to have
him for the exercises.
The program will open with
numbers by TIE school orchestra,
with the usual patriotic ceremonies
after which Major Thomas w. Pipes
of the Salvation Army will deliver
the invocation.
A song by the glee club Will iolloW
after which the orchestra will be
heard in a second selection, this
in turn to be followed by DR., BaX-
ter's talk. Howard Pipes will play
trombone solo, and Ann Mitchell,
who like Howard Pipes, is one of
the graduates, will be heard in
vocal solo after which Guy A.
Weakley, superintendent of schools
and Central principal will present
the class to j. E. Brock, who, fcr
the board of trustees, will award
the diplomas.
The benediction of tie Rev. Mr.
r. c. Rogers of the Church of the
Nazarene and the recessional of
the graduates will close the eXer-
ciseS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Methodist Women
Hold Final
ee+in9

Invasion days Solemnity pervaded
the meeting of the Methodist Wom-
ems society Eeld en- Tuesday in the
social hall, special devotional serv-
ices and music in keeping with the
day being featured. with decora-
tionS all in red, white and blue,
many flags adding their note of
color.
Mrs. j. L. Dubois, Sr.. used as
her theme for tie devotional serv-
ice, "ChriStianS in 1944'
Mrs. William Walters sang three
songs beautifully, My Own Amer
ica,' Say a Prayer for the Boys
Over There" and in answer to
many requests, The Lords Prayer"
At the business meeting the wom
EN- voted to be responsible for three
evenings at the USO canteen each
five weeks during the summer
months and will supply cookies tEis
weekend for the canteen.
Luncheon was served at noon by
Mrs. B. o. Mi;chells committee,
composed Of Mesdamcs A. R. Tagg,
Harry MadduX, Ted Bolin, Don
Blair, Fred Veliquette, w. w. Nc
Euen, Cora Maxwell, John w. Cook
The society will net meet again
during the summer months.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY

Troop 70, 7:l5, sco;. hut,
Student skating pay, 1880, rink.
City council, 1880, city hall.
Butchers, 1880, Labor temple.
State guard, 1880, stadium.
CAP, 1880, California hotel.
20-3O club, 1880, California hotel.
Wil-On graduation, 8, Wilson au-
ditiOrium.
Serviccmens dance, $3.50, Veter-
ans hall.
THURSDAY
Rotary club, IL, Barbara Worth.
Troop II. I. Scout hut.
Official board, 1880, Methodist
church.
Troop 76, 1880. Methodist church.
Troop 72, 1880. Washington school,
RAM. No. 100, 7:30, Masonic
temple.
Electricians, 1880. Labor temple.
Motor corps, 8, headquarters.
Building trades, 8, Labor temple.
B.R.O.E. No. 1925, 8, Elks club.
.S.W.V.-Aux:'iary. 8. Veterans
hail.
Central high rchoOl graduation, 8,
Spartan field.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Engagement Of
Miss Herring
Announced

Friends of Shirley Jean Herring,
daughter CT Mrs. Vivian Herring of
San Diego and C. Benjamin Her
ring of Ell Centre will be interested
in news of her engagement to 1t
Harry S. Graves, USNR, son of
Mrs. N. T. Thayer of Harper's Ferry,
West Virginia.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding which will take place when
1t. Graves returns from duty in
the South Pacific. He has already
had one year of overseas duty on
a submarine patrol over the CariS-
bean. He returned tc the United
States for training with a new
squadron and is now pilot Of a
Navy Liberator bomber.
Miss Herring is a graduate of San
DIEGO high school and is employed
by the United States Navy at North
Island.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07

lIlS.
A combined report by Jack East
lick, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, and Ira Kinsey, council
treasurer, disclosed that council
operations had been kept within
the allotted budget and recommend
ed that, because of increased de-
mand and expansion of the pro-
gram in this area, the budget be
increased approximately ten per
cent, establishing an over all budget
limit of $4,000 for 1945. This budget
is to provide the necessary execu-
tive, administration, and supervi-
sion of the entire program OF the
Boy Scouts of America in Imperial
and Yuma counties which includes
Clubbing, Scouting, Air Scouting,
Sea Scouting, and Explorer Scout
ing. The necessary finances, in or
der to carry on this work, are in
cluded as a part of the War Chest
budget campaign which is to be
conducted some time this fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Sheriff Gives
Commencement
Address

CALIPATRIA, June 7. = The
Place of Youth in the World of To-
morrow" was the subject of the in
spring address given by Sheriff
Robert w. Ware for Calipatria high
schools commencement exercises
Tuesday night.
Music for the commencement was
furnished by the girls chorus, the
group singing appropriate songs
for the occasion.
The Rev. Mr.. L. L. Steadman pro-
nounced the invocation, and c. w.
Chamberlain, district superintend-
ent, presented the graduates to c..
o. Hoober, who, for the board of
trustees presented diplomas to:
Vada Allen, Catherine Dayton,
Ora Mae Clevenger, Jack Edmias-
ton, Coy Mae Hayes, Mildred Kerr,
Bernice MacKay, Clyde Powell, Beth
Severe, Evelyn Thomas, Richard
Vawter, June Williams, Jack Burch-
field, Byron Webb.
Special awards made include the
following: the Cox Memorial trophy,
Richard Vawter; Readers Digest
certificate, Richard VaWter; life
memberships, California Scholar
ship Federation, Catherine Dayton,
Beth Severe, Richard VaWter whose
names are inscribed on the schol-
arship plaques; science aware, Beth
Severe; service point cup and
plaque, Catherine Dayton, Richard
Vawter; service point pins, Gather
inc Dayton, Richard VaWter, June
Williams, Beth Severe.
Clyde Powell presented the class
gift, a check to be used for new
radio, Wiley Corn accepting for
the school.
Calipatria high school and ele-
mentary school closed for the year
Wee nesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07

SHOES

SHOES
Ration book 3, airplane stamps
l and 2, good indefinitely for one
pair rationed shoes each.
MEAT, BUTTER, CHEESE
Book 4. Red stamps A8, B8, CO,
D3, E8, F8, G8, H8, J8, K8, LIB. M8,
N8, P3, Q8, R3, So, T8, U8, V8. W8,
each good for 10 points, valid in
definitely.
CANNED GOODS
Book 4, blue stamps, A8, B8, CO,
D8, E8, F8, G8, H8, J8, K6, LIB, M8,
N8, P8, Q8, R8, So, T8, U8, V8,
each good for 10 points, valid in
definitely.
SUGAR
Book 4, stamps No. 80 and 81
tmarked sugar. good indefinitely for
five pounds each. Special stamp
No 40 (marked sugar. good through
February %. 1o45, good for i've
pounds
Send spare stamp No. 81 with
Application for additional canning
sugar certificate to your local ra-
ton board.
GASOLINE
Coupon II, A book, good through
.Iune 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Station Owner
Routs HoId-up

COYOTE WELLS. June Am
attempted hold-up failed at the
filling station here early Wednes-
day when John Stevens, service
station owner, drove the would-be
robbers away with a gun.
Stevens was awakened at 5 am.
Wednesday by someone pounding
on his door, he told deputy sher-
ifs. He opened the door and asked
what was wanted.
This is hold-up," said the man
who stood at the door Stevens said
he noticed four men in a sedan
which stood nearby with its motor
running.
Stevens snatched up a gun. The
man ran from the door as soon as
he saw the gun, jumped into the
car, and it sped westward, Stevens
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Judy Garland
Wins Divorce

HOLLYWOOD. June 7. CUP, -
Judy Garland the onctimc knock
knecd kid Of amateur night who be-
came one OF the screens biggest
singing stars, today divorced Sgt.
Dave Rose on grounds of general
cruelty.
Rose, new attached to the army
air forces film unit here. is one of
the county's most popular compos-
erS. whose recent numbers include
'Poinciana' and Holiday for
Strings"
Rose did not contest the divorce.
The charges by Miss Garland, who
used TO be known as Frances
Gumm, were not specified.
Miss Garland announced she
would seek a divorce last January,
a year after they had taken
matrimonial vacation
They eloped to Las Vegas three
Years ago, when she was 10 and
Rose 20. and announced they we're
ideally mated. Friends said their
careers soon began to clash.
The court approved property
settlement.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Society
Clubs
Betty Jane Hosue
Married SUNDAY
To Cpl. Priest

Yuma's Wedding Bell chapel was
the scene Sunday afternoon of a
wedding which will be of special
interest to the residents of Holt
Ville-that at which Betty Jane
Hogue of Holtville became the bride
of Cpl. H. L. Priest, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. L. Priest of San Diego.
The Rev. Mr.. L. L. Roberts read
the service in the presence of a
group OF frienCS and relatives who
accompanied the couple to Yuma.
For her wedding dress the pretty
bride selected frock in black eye
let material with which she wore
white accessories and a corsage of
red roSebudS.
Mrs. R. l.. NieCenfuehr of Ell
Centro was matron of honor and
was goWned in blue with white ac-
ceSsories and a corsage Of yellow
carnations.
Richard Plummer served the
bridegroom as his best man.
After the ceremony the party
returned to the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Plum
mcr OF Holtville, for an informal
reception.
After a brief wedding trip, Cpl.
Priest returned to his post at Van
Nuys, Mrs. Priest remaining in the
valley for a week or so before 60
ing to the Los Angeles area where
she hopes to make her home to be
near her husband Mrs. Priest is a
graduate of Holtville high school,,
Mr.. Priest receiving his education
in the San Diego schools. He is
in the United States Army.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
New Sugar
Stamp Due

Sugr stamp 80 in ration book 4
will become good indefinitely June
16 for five pounds of sugar, the
office of price administration an
nounccd today.
This is a continuation of the al
lowancc Cf five pounds per person
for each 2H months. Stamps No
80 and 81 still will be valid.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Announcements

Signal chapter will meet Friday
at $50 o'clock in the Masonic tenn
PIE for a pot luck dinner and a
irhday party for this Eastern
Star chapter. Grandmothers who
arc members of the chapter will oc-
cupy the various stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
'sa".".' s"".''. OF Interest to Women
Rv AnneHa Hardy Davis
Edited Rv Anne Hardy Davis
DR.. Anderson Delivers Fine
Address for Graduates

The real issue for the world of
tomorrow is whether we Americans
are going to be willing to discipline
ourselves to pay the price for peace"
declared DR.. Elam j. Anderson
president of the University of Red
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Hudspe+h Home
Purchaser

Due to misinformation received
bv the Post Press, it was announced
that the weldon HudSpeth house
had been purchased by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Williams. Ray C. Will
liams is the purchaser.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
IS RECOVERING
AFTER OPERATION

E. w. Fry of The Fry apartments
at Sixth and Holt streets, Ell Centre,
is in the Ell Centro hospital re-
covering afte. an operation. 1t is
reported he is improving rapidly.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
RAGS CAUSE BLAZE

Paint rags starting burning by
combustion in a trashpile in an
alley between Main and State streets
Tuesday afternoon were quickly ex-
tinguished by the Ell Centre fire
department.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
Scout Activity
Shows Gains

Warren Currier, president OF the
Boy Scout organization for the two
counties of Imperial and Yuma,
declared that at an executive board
meeting of the organization held in
El Centro this week it was announc-
ed that 37l Scouts were registered
for camp this summer, covering an
eleven weeks season which is more
than double the number at the
camp last year.
Since the first of January this
year eight new Scout units have
been formed. Fourteen different
training courses have been con-
ducteo by the council for adult
leaders thus far Thirty-one courts
of honor, achievement councils, and
bridges of honor have been held to
present boys with honorS earned.
Steps were taken to increase the
budget allotment of the council ap-
proximately ten per cent in order
to take care of the increased &C.
mand for service in this area.
CAMP PLANS READY
George Cutshaw, chairman of
camping and activities for the
council, announced that plans are
now complete for the opening of
Camp Hual- -Cuish near Cuya-
maca lake on June 20. The camp
will operate for eleven weeks this
year instead of eight as was the
case in 1943. Arrangements have
been completed to assure the Scouts
from this area of transportation
to and from camp through the as
sistance of the Marine Air station
of Ell Centro. The camp is to be
under the general supervision of
ElWood c. Greist, newly appointed
Scout executive for the local coun-
Gil, serving as chief camp director.
Earle Moore, Scout executive of the
San Diego area council, will serve
as business manager. Other leaders
in camp from this area include
John w. Collins, assistant executive,
program director: Clarence Hibbard
of BraWley, camp chef; Charles
gineer, and Arthur Cartee of Holt
Vile, security officer. This staff
will be supplemented by men from
San Diego county. The first troops
to go to camp from this area in
clude No. A of Holtville and No.
73 of Ell Centro. These Scouts will
report and leave for camp on Tues
day morning, June 90
Ole Nordland, chairman of the
organization and extension COM
mittee, announced the formation
since January 1st of two Air Scout
squadrons, one in Brawley and one
in Holtville; one Sea Scout Ship
also in Holtville; three Cub Packs,
one in Ell Centro, one in the Crane
district at Yuma, and one at Win
terhaven, in addition to two Scout
troops, one at Hinterhaven and one
at the Yuma Army Air field housing
unit
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
AWARD

The glee club, directed by George
Burt, as was the orchestra, sang the
lovely There is Lark in My
Heart" A. j. Smaller, for the Amer
ican Legion, presented that groups
award to Dorothy Guidotti, selected
as the outstanding graduate.
Dean Eugene Waterman present.
ed the class to j. D. Nesbitt CT the
board of trustees who presented the
diplomas, Neoma Morris graduating
with distinction and Dorothy Gui-
dotti, with honorable mention. The
ceremonies closed with the bene-
diction by the Rev. Mr.. Charles H.
Burrill of the First Baptist church.
The stage setting, the work of
TIE freshmen, was unusually ef-
fective, many potted plants franz
ing the stage.
Following the exercises the grad
yates we're guests of honor at a
dance given by the Junior college
alumni association with mufic by
the Spartan orchestra and re-
freShments of punch and cookies.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
MAKES REPORT

Guy, Weakley, chairman of the
Leadership Training committee, an
nounced that courses had been con-
Quoted attenCe by lot adult lead
ers. These courses included train
ing in health and safety, fundamen-
tails of the Boy Scout movement,
Den Mothers training, Scoutmas-
ters' training, and pre-ranger train
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07
FUTURE WORLD

peace comes, we need, 1Or sue
cessful peace, a great America, and
a great America must be made up
of great Americans. We can all
of us be great Americans if we are
willing to accept discipline
Defining discipline as doing what
you dent want to 90 because you
think you ought to-" DR.. Anderson
used the letters in the word, gre >
to exemplify the requirements for
great Americans: good will, respon-
sibility, energy, appreciation of the
privileges of American citizenship
and a triumphant faith in Amer
ica's place in the world
america has been called to take
the lead, to show the world that
people of different origins can
work together for a common goal.
We can all be great Americans II
we say, I am ready to discipline
myself for tomorroW's world"
An unusual solemnity character
lied this commencement on lnVa-
sion day - the usual patriotic ex-
ercises took on more vital import.
leaving the audience in a reverent
mood heightened by the prayer by
the Rev. Mr. Hayden S. Sears of
the Methodist church, the playing
of the Handel Largo" by the or
chestra and the singing of Say a
Prayer fer the Boys Over There
by Lois Martin. accompanied by
Mrs. Eugene Waterman, the audi
ence being tov deeply moved for
applause.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-07

lands. in lis challenging commence
ment address delivered at the junior
college graduation exercises Tues
day night in the school auditorium.
Using as his theme, disciplined
Americans for Tcmorrow's World" :"
DR.. Anderson pointed out that
Americans as a nation, prior TO
Pearl Harbor, were undisciplined
and proud of it," glorying in their
freedom and lack of restraint.
These very qualities which
worked out wen IN pioneer civili-
zation were beginning to result in
a lack of any sense of responsibility.
but with Dec. 7, l94l, all that
changed.
I'VE realized that there was
something more important than
our comfort, our pleasure. Our peo-
pie became overnight naticn
ready to accept discipline, unwill-
ingly perhaps, but as something
that had to be done"