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Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Red Cross Benefit
Play At High
School Tonight

A Red Cross Benefit Play, MA
mas Baby Boy will be presented
by the members of the Nogales Pub
lie Schools faculty at the high
school gymnasium tonight. In ad-
dition to the play, quartette from
Fort Huachuca will entertain before
the curtain and between acts.
The total proceeds of the evening
performance will be given to the
current Red Cross drive. Students
are canvassing the city to sell tick
cts. Tickets may also be secured
at the door. The admission price
fer adults will be fifty cents.
The cast will include faculty mem
:sers from each of the public schools.
--eachers taking part in the play
re Miss Katherine Boone, M
,ichard E1glemann, Miss Alice
7oxwell, Mis- Georgia Penn, Mis-
lucille Hill, Miss Vida Price, Mrs
Lena Martin, Miss Louise Howard
and Mr.. Rudy Cooper. Two hig-9
.chool students, Robert Flaische!
md Francisco Rios, have volunteer
ed their services IL the rl1y.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Philip Gardner
Promoted To
lSt. Lieutenant

WITH A 18TH AAF BIS GROUP
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEA
TER. March 15-Phihp K Gardner
of Patagonia, Ariz., has been pro-
NOTED to 1St 1t. at BIS Mitchell
bomber base in the Mediterranean
theater where he is flying as bonn
bardier, it was announced by the
18th Air Force.
Lieutenant Gardner, son of Mrs.
L. E. Larson of Woodruff, Ariz., has
been flying with a veteran B-25
Mitchell bomber group that has seen
ou standing service throughout the
Mediterranean theater. It set a
record for bombing accuracy recent
ly by dropping an average of better
than nine of every ten bombs in the
,arget area for more than three
months.
The Mitchell group is now blast
ing key communications links along
the Brenner Pass line in support of
the Allied ground forces.
Lieutenant Gardner enlisted in
the Air Forces in September, 1912,
at Flagstaff. Ariz. His wife, Mar
garet, lives at Patagonia.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Henry Hudgin
Reports To
.AAF Pilot School

CCURTLAND, Ala, March 15-Lt.
Henry B. Hudgin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Hudgin, SOL Crawford
street, Nogales, Ariz., has reported
to the AAF Pilot School at Court
land for his specialized four-engine
pilot training.
The B-24 Liberator bomber which
the student officer learns to handle
at CORTLAND is the same four
engine craft that has been blasting
the innermost defenses of the enemy
on all fronts. The student officers
varied training course includes bonn
bardier, navigation, and engineering
study.
The Army Air Forces Pilot School
(Spec. 4E) at Courtland, Alabama,
is a part of the Army Air Forces
Training Command. Night and day
they keep 'em Flying for victory.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Mayor Hudgin
Endorsed By
Citizens Ticket

Mayor Louis Hudgin, seeking a
fourth term as mayor, and group
IF liz candidates for aldermen, were
endorsed st a meeting in the Bow
man Hotel q week ago last night of
group of citizens backing what is
known as "Thc Citizens Ticket
Endorsed for lderv1en were Harry
3. Chernin, Dawes E1aram, Walter
'Iccn. Charles T. FRAZIER, Joe FL
ouoraG and J. w. Faubian. All ex-
capt Karam. are members of the
present board of aldermen. The
other member of the present board
Paul Bughman-is not candidate
for reelection.
ice Figueras presided as chairman
Of the meeting.
Four of the aldermanic nominees
Noon, Frazier. Chernin and Kar-
am-also have the endorsement of
the Robins For Mayor Progressive
Citizens Ticket.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Frank Flores
To Get.
Silver Star

1st 1t Frank Flores. infantryman,
is to receive the Silver Star for gal
lantry and meritorious service in
Germany, it became known this
week.
A communication received in No
gales conveyed the information that
he killed IL ferries, wounded 10, and
captured 26
1t. Flores is son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Flores of Tucson,
formerly Of Nogales, and a brother
of Mrs. Monroe HOLMAN (Consuelo
Flores) of this city.
He left Nogales with the National
Guard in the fall of 1910 and went
overseas in September of last year
after being an instructor at Camp
Roberts, Calf. He was born and
reared in Nogales.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16

The names of two candidates
for mayor and seven for aldermen
will be on the ballot for the BIZ
ennial city election April 3rd.
Nominating petitions for Louis
Hudgin, incumbent; and James v.
Robins, for mayor; and Harry B.
Chernin, j. B. Page, Charles T.
Frazier, Joe Figueras, j. w. Faubi-
an, Dawes Karam and Walter Noon,
for the six aldermanic seats, had
been filed by 5 pm, Wednesday
deadline for such petitions.
A petition for Leonilo Larriva, to-
mato man, was declared null mas
much as Larriva was not here to
sign authorization papers. Larriva
was one of the six endorsed for al
dermen by the Robins Progressive
Citizens Ticket.
The Robins ticket endorsed, in
addition to Larriva, the following
for aldermen: Chernin, Page, Fraiz.
er, Noon and Karam.
The Hudgin Citizens Ticket is
also backing Chernin, Karam, Moor
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Registration Continues Brisk For
Election April 3rd; 625 Registered
To Yesterday; Mar. "A Final Day

of 300 at the same time a week ago.
Increase is due to both the Robins
For Mayor Progressive Citizens
Ticket and the Hudgin For Mayor
Citizens Ticket making a drive for
a large registration.
The total may become much larg-
er but is expected to be far under
that for the hotly contested election
of 10 years ago when 1700 voted.
That was the year when Andrew
Bettwy defeated j. E. Wise for may
or by about As votes.
Registration closes Saturday, Mar.
oath. In order to vote at city
election it is necessary to register
every two years, such a registration
having no connection with that for
county, state and national elections.
There is but one place to register
and that is the city hall.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Night Softbau
May Be
Revived Here

Nogales may have a night softball
league this spring and summer, &C
cording to Joe Gupito) Vasquez
who, this week, launched move
ment for revival of the popular
sport here.
Lupito says he talked to number
of business men and they are very
much interested and that meeting
will probably be called for sometime
next week to decide on how many
teams will be entered. and to form
a commission to handle the arrang-
ing of a schedule.
The opening game is tentatively
set for the middle of April.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Kendall Cumming
Released From
English Hospital

ENGLAND-The 1O6th General
Hospital, March 15-Private Ken
dali Cumming, aged 10, of Box 121
Star Route, Nogales, Arizona, has
recovered at this United States
Army hospital from wounds receive
at Bastogne in December 1914
While at this hospital, he received
expert medical care, followed by a
period of convalescence. He has
now been released for a return to
duty.
He is a member of a Parachute
Infantry Unit and joined the Army
on November IL, 1943. His parents
Mr.. and Mrs. David j. Cumming
live at Box 121 Star Route, Nogales,
Arizona.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Capt. Howard Smith
Awarded Fourth
Oak Leaf Cluster

ENGLAND-An Eighth Air Force
Fighter Station, March 15-Capt.
Howard G. Smith, Psi Mustang
fighter pilot of Nogales, Arizona,
has been awarded fourth Oak Leaf
Cluster to his Air Medal for eXcep-
tionally meritorious acl ievement in
aerial flight over enc ny occupied
continental Europe.
Capt. Smith flies With Col. Kyle
L. Riddles 479th Fighter Group Of
the End Air Division, and is credited
with the destruction of four enemy
planes during a strafing attack on
Z German air field.
Capt. Smiths home address is $50
Bankard street, Nogales Arizona. He
is a brother of Mrs. j. B. Page OF
that city.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Member Famous
To
Wed Here Today

1t. John Mathis of Columbus,
Ohio, Marine Air Corps pilot and
member of the famous Ace Of Spades
Squadron in the South Pacific for
the past IS months, arrived here
Wednesday and will be married at
$50 pm, today at Sacred Heart
Church to Miss Jayne Tyrrell who
arrived here Saturday from her
home in Chicago.
Mrs. Harold j. Wilson of Chicago,
the bride-elect's aunt, will be mat
ron of honor and Mrs. Dan Hopkins
and Mrs. Charles Venable, both OF
Nogales, bridesmaids. Homer Ryan
will be best man and Marty Lough-
man and Philip GARNER, ushers
Immediately following the cere-
mony there will be a reception at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Corcoran, 846 Grand avenue.
Miss Tyrrell's mother, Mrs. Cor
don F.. Tyrrell of Chicago, arrived
here Saturday for the wedding and
to join their father and husband,
Mr.. Tyrrell, well known tomato
man, who represents La Mantia
Bros. Arrigo Co., of Chicago whole
sale fruit and vegetable dealers, and
who annually winters in Nogales.
The bride-to-be, a very attractive
girl, was born and reared in Chica-
go and met her husband-to-be when
le was in training at Great Lakes
Naval Station, Chicago.
1t. Mathis came to Nogales from
San Diego where he is awaiting re-
assignment as pilot Of q Cors2iT
fighter bomber.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16

Amos A. Belts of Phoenix, chair
man of the Arizona Corporation
Commission, is critically ill in the
Queens of the Angels Hospital in
Los Angeles.
He entered the hospital last week
after suffering a minor stroke. He
is paralyzed on one side and is said
to be near death. Mr.. Belts, who
will be 72 in May, has been in poor
health for more than a year.
The well known, pioneer Demo-
cratic leader, settled in Phoenix
about 81 years ago and was presi-
dent of the first Rotary Club in
Arizona, the club formed at Phoenix
in about 1914
Nogales international., 1945-03-16

Press dispatches this week told OF
B-29 Superfortress, piloted by 1t.
Bill Underwood of Nogales, arriving
at Guam on three engines Sunday
after bombing Tokyo.
The bomber left the Japanese
capital with only two engines work.
ing and made it okay to Two Jima,
$50 miles away although Underwood
said it was thought Superfortress
would not operate on two engines.
The ship collected nine flax holes
in the operation and the japanese
added another puncture with rifle
or a machinegun bullet as the craft
left Two Jima.
Underwood was forced to take off
at Two Jima over the japanese lines
to which they are clinging on the
north end, which is dismal lava
rubbish heap. The ship had about
15O feet altitude as it passed over
the japanese lines and everybody
knew the huge target was going to
draw fire.
Sure enough, just as Underwood
was swinging toward the sea, came
the sharp crack and a slug passed
through the fuselage, missing 1t.
Godfrey Caroline, of Rockford, Ill,
and Cpl. George Lewis, of Jackson
vile. Fla, the gunner, by two or
three feet.
Underwood had set the ship down,
making a perfect landing on TWO
despite the lack of two engines. AT
Two the two ailing engines were re-
yived. However, about 100 miles
out one of the faulty engines quit
again and the remaining trip to
Guam was finished on three but the
big ship handled perfectly.
Bill Underwood is a son OF MIS-
Ellen Underwood of Nogales and a
brother of Captain John Under
wood, Warrensburg, Mo-, 1t. Robert
Underwood, BIS pilot in New
Guinea; Gerald Underwood, NO
gales High School student; and the
late 1t. Alan Underwood, who was
killed in flight over Europe.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16

Captain King, nduced into the Army Sept 2 1912
and is Michigan and is the
He educated at Ca Tech
the time of entering the
and is radar officer in the
University for radar training
Nogae High School marching unit
which became famo his jurisdiction.
SIG the 49, 1943,
and is now at Nacozar
Sonora of Mrs temia Bartlett and
employed the SP roundhouse
received his initial training at Camp
Idaho.
sac William Ronqulo inducted into the Navy in 943
Calf born at Calabasas
is Ronqulo employed
at Trench leave twice
and expects to be back May.
It. George Frank Ubna left here
with served with the Busasters
born at Nogales Dec A. 1919 While
home on a recent furough he Delfina Vidal
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Recreational
Facilities Needed
Here Says Coach

"The need cf racrea tiol1aI facili-
ties is definitely the No. l problem
Of NoGales," said Nogales High
School Coach Howard Beazley, pro-
gram speaker at Fridays Rotary
Club meeting.
He told of a physical fitness pro-
gram now under way throughout the
nation and declared that what the
proposed war memorial building
here should contain should be left
up to the boys now in the armed
forces.
He told of a lack of recreational
facilities in Nogales for both chill
dren and adults alike.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
"Bucho" Flores
In Hospital,
Says Telegram

j. T. "Bucho" Flores of the 4th
Marines is in a hospital, he wired
his mother Friday, and added:
Don't worry, am all right"
Flores took part in the fighting at
Two Jima, and it is presumed he
was wounded.
Before joining the Marines he was
a driver for Harry T. Conner's Key
City Tailors.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Annual Tomatero
Ball Set
For April 4th

Wednesday, April 4th-the first
Wednesday after Easter-has been
set as the date for the annual To-
matero Ball, it was announced this
week by Marty Loughman, well
known tomatero.
The affair will be held at the
Montezuma Ballroom and will be
called 1.-The Easter Parade" Mr.
Loughman said.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
NAMES OF z CANDIDATES FOR
MAYOR, 7 FOR ALDERMEN, TO
BE ON BALLOT FOR ELECTION
Leonilo Larriva Out OF Aldermanic Contest Due To
Absence From City; March IA Deadline
For Filing Nominating Petitions

and Frazier. Their other two can
didates are Figueras and F'aubian.
One of these two is likely to receive
the endorsement of the Robins Or
ganization, since Larriva is out OF
the race and that group now has
but five aldermanic candidates, and.
six are to be elected.
Nogales international., 1945-03-16

Registration continued brisk this
week for the biennial city election
April 3rd, approximately 625 vOt-
ers having registered up to noon
yesterday.
This is more than double the total
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
MANY HAPPY
RETURNS

James Kerson, 36 on March :.
Celebrated the occasion with a dim
ner party at Cavern Cafe.
Dora Soto, March 8.
The Valley settler., 1945-08-31
AUGUST 3l, le45
SCHOOL NEWS Cont. from pp. l

SCHOOL NEWS Cont. from pp. l Mrs..'N. Miller will have charge of the school lunch and will start serving on Wednes day, September 5th Chi ldren can purchase tickets by tn meal, the week or by the month. It 7eems' ne ce ssary to make 0 charge of Twenty-Five (.25) cents per meal. A news letter explaining more about the school and program will lbe sent home by the student on the lopening of school.
 E.E. Harri ss Supt.
 
 SCHOOL FACULTY ARRIVING DAILY
 nr. and Mrs. E.E. Harriss arrive last week. tAr. Harriss new Supt. lof the Palmer School came here from Seattle. During the past year Mir. lHarriss was with the Boeing Aircraf Corporation. Previous to this he has been Superintendent Of Schools in the States for 25 years. He Is Ia graduate of the Illinois State ITeache CTS College where he received his E.S. degree. He has ia Master of Science degree from Northwe stern in Evans on, Illinois. i. Since then he has taken work at Colorado Univers ity, Washington University in St. Louis. and also in Northwes tern.
 
 ITS. Lee Whalin of Douglas and Mrs yrtle Bryant of Sitka are in Pa 1me Miss Ethel Lyons i 8 expected Satur- Iday.Miss Virginia Wear has returned
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-04-07
Colored Farmers
ToGrow More
Tobacco

Because of the heavy demands
now being made on cigarette to-
bacco, the colored farmers of six
tobacco growing counties of south
ern Maryland pledged in a recent
war time farm production meeting
to increase their tobacco crops
this year by 10 per cent, according
to report received last week by
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture.
Meeting at an Upper Marlboro,
Md, high school for conference
on farm production goals called by
colored county agent Martin B.
Bailey, the farmers were addressed
by DR.. T. B. Symons, Maryland
state director of extension service,
DR.. Symons pointed out the need
for larger tobacco crops in view
Of the current tobacco shortage; he
stressed also the. importance of far
mers growing more Of their own
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-04-07
Southern Negro
Conference Here,
Successful

Jackson - At the call Of the Sou
thern and Western regions of the
Negro Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation, one day conference of
educators, newspaper publishers
and other interested leaders was
held in Jackson college here Sat-
urday.
The purpose of the meeting, at
tended by 81 delegates from Is
states-many of them local--was to
study and set forth conditions I'M
der which educational opportuni-
ties can be equalized within the
various Southern states. The ses-
sion followed up resolutions adopt
ed at regional meeting of editors
and publishers in New Orleans last
month, pursuant to aims and OBJ
jectives reached nthe recent Sou
thern governors conference in BIZ
loxL fse s
The Southern Negro Conference
for the equalization Of educational
opportunities was adopted as the
official name of the group.
The conference voted to work to-
ward full equalization of educa-
tionaI opportunities within the
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-04-07

framework of the decision render
ed by the u. S. Supreme Court in
the Lloyd Gaines case-at all edu-
cational levels.
In the augmentation of the
Gaines case, the conference adopt
ed a proposal stating that it docs
not endorse the principles of dual
school systems; however, realizing
that, until such a time as this pol
icy in the affected states is chang
ed, those responsible for public
education should effect the pro-
gress and improvements possible
within the existing pattern
The body emphasized, that dual
schools are more expensive than
integrated schools, and also stress
ed that the states which continue
to foster dual systems should sup
ply funds to effect full equaliza-
ton of educational opportunities
for all people, and should not OPP
crate schools at the expense of
minority groups.
The permanent organization
formed by the body was Carter w.
Wesley of Houston, Tex, president;
c. A. Scott of Atlanta, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Lucy Harth Smith of
Lexington, KY, vice president; DR..
r. E. Jackson, of Southern Univer-
sity, Scotlandville, La, secretary;
President Horace Mann Bond of
Fort Valley State College, Fort
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-04-07
Phyllis NJ. Daley
First Negro
Navy Nurse

Il hope l am only the first of
large number of members of my
race to join the navy nurse corps"
said Miss Phyllis Mae Daley, R.N.,
as she was commissioned an ensign,
along with four other young wo-
men, Thursday morning, March s,
at the Office of Naval Officer Pro-
curement, 33 Pine street, New
York, by Commander T. A. Gay
lord, U.SN., (retireD, director of
the office She is the first Negro
to become a member of the navy
nurse corps.
A pleasant faced young woman,
25 years of age, in a blac kcrepe
dress, Miss Daley bore the lime
light modestly, but confessed she
was proud and excited"
She was born in New York and
was graduated from the Lincoln
hospital school for nurses in 1941.
After her graduation, she worked
at the Lincoln hospital and home,
and at the New York department
of health as a public hath nurse
Immediately prior to her induction,
she was taking a course in public
nursing at Teachers college, Col
umbia university.
The new ensigns will be assign
ed to duty within a few days at
one of the two naval hospitals in
the vicinity of New York-at ST.
Adams, Queens, or the New York
Navy Yard, Brooklyn. They will
receive six months training in ma
! Wy hospital procedure before as
signment elsewhere.
Miss Daley said, in answer to a
question after the commissioning
ceremony, that one did not ask for
a specific assignment in the navy,
but that she would not mind going
overseas.
The Navy Nurse Corps is in ur-
gent need of $500 additional nurses
by June 80, Commander Gaylord
announced. At present there are
5000 Navy nurses. Arrangements
have been made, the commander
said to speed up recruiting by re-
ceiving applications for commits
sions through the Pine street office
| in New York, instead of in Wash
ingon. Nurses have been assured
they will be notified of the navy's
decision approximately 80 days
after final papers have been filed.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-04-07
West jackson
News

Mrs. Matte Mae Solid of Hat
tiesburg was a guest in the home
of Mrs. Luella Gray, 1925 Cox
street. Everything was done to
make her visit an enjoyable one.
Mrs. Angie Lee Strong of Ed
wards spent two days in the city
on business she was ag uest of MIR.
and Mrs Rayford Stubblefield
Mrs. Lillian Magee and Edna Ed
wards were in the city on business
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Beulah Carter of Belzoni is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. @.
White of Lincoln street. We hope
for her a most pleasant visit.
Mr.. George Williams Ford of 254-
18th Ave, &c., Minneapolis, Mimi,
and his lovely wife, Mrs. Lurline
Ford and their three sons, William,
John Henry and Melvin D. Ford
are visiting in the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ford,
1417 Cox street.
Mr.. Isacc Vaughns of Detroit was
called to the city because of the
death of his sister, Mrs. Jennie
Bracey.
Mrs. Mary Redmond, Everette
street, received word that her son,
CPL Frank Redmond is back in
the States. He will be home on fur
Tough soon.
Sgt. William Bennett who is
stationed in Hattiesburg is home
on furlough. Sgt. Bennett reports
a most enjoyable visit with rela-
tives and friends. He is a cousin
to the Surveys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buie of Georgia
were recent visitors in the city.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-04-07
ADD TATTLING TESS

A number of the cats and chicks
were 'jumpin' and we do mean
'jumpin' at the Rankin auditorium,
Tuesday night-well Fletcher Hen
derson simply put out some Jump
in music and at one time the whole
house was arocking-the Jumpin
Chick is back in town and she was
really on the beam, she had all the
other chicks beat a country block
didn't see the Smith Sisters, but
Rosa Ann and her new beau were
there, as we'll as plenty of the
other of the younger jitterbugs.
1t seems that Beatrice Mosely
doesn't like it because Julia Lees
name is linked with George Man
ming, well its isn't what you like
these days, its what you can get,
says Julia Lee.
Curtis and Florine are doing very
well for themselves these days.
Keep the good work up kids.
Gladys Walker and James Wills
have much fun at school, wonder
if Arthur Jones knows about this,
however Willie Mae Davis seems
to be able to console Arthur.
It's Gladys Ward and Homer Lee
S. again, they don't seem to be
able to stay apart.
Seems that Willie Lendsey and
Walter Patton have decided to try
their love again.
Helen Thomas is trying to pick a
girl friend for Jessie Williams, but
Barbara Gray is there Helen, so
you need not try any more.
Wake up Mary Trip, Gertrude
Ford is about to take James Rus
sell way from you.
A certain chick says says that
Genola McClain and w. G. Hughes
are really in the groove.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-04-07

They left for Georgia Monday.
While here they lived on Eestview
Street
Miss Rosia Bell Williams was
honoree at surprise birthday par
ty Tuesday night, April 3, given by
her mother, Mrs. Catherine Will
liams of Morehouse street. Miss
Williams is student of Jackson
college. The spacious home of Mrs.
Williams was decorated with lovely
cut spring flowers. Guests were
greeted at the door by the honoree's
aunt, Mrs. Carrie Mae Downing.
Delicious refreshments were SER
ved The honoree received many
lovely gifts. Mrs. Carrie Mae Down
ing and Miss Naomi Terrell were
co-hostesses.