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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15
October Traffic
Accidents Highest
in Year In County

Traffic accidents In the Wayne
out-county area increased again in
October over the previous months
of the current year according to the
report of the Trrafic Division of
the Sheriff's Road Patrol Just made
public by Sheriff Andrew @. Baird.
The August accident record shows
179o increase over the average for
the previous seven months of the
year. September accidents increased
to $50 over the average for the pre-
vious months and the October record
of accidents, totaling ia, shows that
they increased 41%o over the pre-
vieus months average.
In October there were three fatal
accidents In the Wayne out-eounty
area. There were al accidents in
which personal injury was suffered
by passengers and in n of the ae-
cidentS property damage resulted.
In the fatal accidents one pedes-
TRAN was killed and two persons
were killed at railroad crossings.
Of the persons injured 16 we're
seriously manned.
According to the report made by
IL. Norman Bleau, head of the
Traffic Division, to Sheriff Baird,
there was marked increase of
accidents caused by cars running
of the road, the total number of
accidents of this nature compriS-
ing 20 per cent Of the total. Acct
dents of this kind on investigation
proved TO be caused by bad tries,
excessive speed and drivers falling
asleep at the wheel. Invariably, &C.
cording to 1t. Bleau's report, acct
dents of all kinds are caused by
driving over the safe speed limits
with decrepit cars and wornout
tires. lack of courtesy at road in
tersections and inattention. Again
the report shows that the peak
hours for accidents is from pm.
IT, 7 pm. when 80 per cent of the
total number occurred. The dan
gerous days are Saturday, Sunday
and Monday. during which time
SO per cent of all accidents hap
pened.
An analysis Of the report shows
that "A per cent of the accidents
occurred at road intersections, 80
per cent occurred during the day.
light hours, SIS per cent at night
and per cent at dawn or dusk.
In 40 per cent of the accidents
the drivers had been drinking. This
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15
Mail Christmas Parcels
Early, Postmaster Urges

Urging Wyandotters to mail their
Christmas parcels early, Postmaster
Adam PrzybylSki today offered adj
vice and mailing information to the
SenderS.
All articles should be packed in
strong durable containers and frag-
lie parcels should be packed in wood
or double corrugated boxes and well
cushioned for insurance Of their not
being broken in transit, the Post
master advised.
Parcels should be insured and
may not exceed 100 inches in length
and girth. The limit of weight on
Fourth class or parcel post matter
is 70 pounds for all zones in the
United States.
Parcels may be marked do Not
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15
Redeployment Schedule

the 1st Gen. Hospital; l02nd Evac-
uation hospital; 216th AAA Bat
talon; 448th Ordnance HAM Co.;
2S32nd Engineer Q Battalion, and
4O67th ON.
The Madawaska Victory carried
1870 troops. including 2829th En-
glneer c Battalion; 526th' Army
Postal Unit; 558th AAA Battalion,
and miscellaneous troops.
The Mexico Victory carried 1887
troops, including 118th and 494th
AAA gun battalions; 445th and
446th Medical Collection Compa-
MES; 32a2nd GIN Service Co.; A
USO group and some miscellaneous
troops.
The Jchnathan Worth, Thomas
H Benton, Henry w. Longfellow,
Alfred Moore, William Graham and
Winfield Scott carried 2,8S2 miscel-
laneous troops.
Troops from the Madawaska will
be processed at Camp Shanks, NY.
Those on the Scott will go to FIT.
Hamilton, N. Y, and those from
the other ships arriving in New
York will be processed at Camp
Kilmer, N. j.
PARIS, Nov Is. U.p - Today's
redeployment timetable of u. s..
Army divisions:
18th Infantry: Now shipping out
OF Marseille.
9th Armored: On high seas.
Goth Infantry: At home.
26th Infantry: At Camp Pitts
burgh in Disc section.
89th Infantry: In LIE Havre stag
ing area, to sail about Nov. %.
29th, Tooth, 36th, 10th, Goth In
fantry, 18th Armored, 101st Air
borne and 18th Corps: Alerted for
movement.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15
By United Press

Sixteen ships were scheduled to
dock Tuesday in Newport, News,
Va, and New York.
The West Point arrives at New
port News with 7,730 troops, in
Guiding the following units of the
9th Armored Div; Headquarters
and Headquarters companies of ar
tillery and trains and an Mp pla-
toon.
Other units aboard were the
l48th Armored Signal Co.; 8ath
Calvary Squadron; 5Oath GIG Det.;
26ath ON Bakery Co.; s068th ON
Service Co.; 4185th ON Service
c.; Booth Ordnance Maintenance
(AA) Co.; 229th, 974th, 461st, 472nd
and 482nd Ordance Evacuation
companies; the Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachments of the
10th, 177th, 178th and 183rd Med
ical Battalions, the 448th, 458th
and 392nd Medical Companies; the
l03rd, 45th, 44th, Goth, and 105th
Evacuation Hospitals; 18th Field
Hospital Co.; Headquarters and
Headquarters Diet. Sand Med. I'm.
Co.
56th MP Battalion; Detachment
Of the 10th Gen. Hospital: 77th
Evacuation hospital; Detachment
of the 23rd Gen. Hospital; Detach-
ment of the l08th Gen. Hospital;
937th Engineer Aviation CAM Bat
talon; 395th Signal Co. Aviation;
1449 Miscellaneous personnel, and
512 Army nurses.
The Sommelsdyjk was scheduled
to dock at Newport News with 1893,
including the 654th I'd Bn.; a25Oth
ON Service Co.; 3262nd ON Serv-
ice Co.; and the 220th and 858th
Ordance HAM companies.
No unit designations were avail
able for the other ships due at
Newport NewS-the James Barbour,
the j. w. McAndrew, Joseph Meek,
Richard Calling, and John Trum-
bull-with a total of 3Ol3 troops.
The Sea Porpoise was due in New
York with 2,7O5 troops, including
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15
MENTAL HYGIENE SOCIETY,
WELFARE LEAGUE TO MEET

DETROIT -tUP)- The Michigan
Welfare League and the Society for
Mental Hygiene prepared for a
joint annual conference here Nov.
Is. 16 and II.
Social workers and civic leaders
from Michigan and the nation will
preside at discussions.
Sessions on the opening day will
discuss Citizenship and Social
Action The Veteran and the
Community" "Psychiatric Services
for Veterans" and The Impact Of
Peace on Family Life.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15

Open Until Christmas" and may in
clude written greetings such as
Merry Christmas, With Best
Wishes, Happy New Year etc
but must not include letters or mes
Sages, for fourth class mailing. Let
tiers or similar messages may be
sent at first class rate and attached
to parcels mailed fourth class or
third CLASS, however, the postmaster
pointed out.
Christmas seals or stickers should
not be placed on the address SIDE
of the package.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15

Is an increase of go per cent over
the September report. A study of
the October traffic report shows
that "a per cent were caused by
excessive speed, Is per cent because
drivers failed to yield the right af
way, Q per cent because cars were
following too closely together and
8 per cent by driving on the wrong
side of the road.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15
APPOINTED DIRECTOR

appointment by the Board Of Re-
gents Of Arthur L. Brandon as
Director Of University Information
at the University of Michigan has
been announced.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15
DETROIT FEDERATION TO
SPONSOR CANCER CLINIC

DETROIT = UP) - The Detroit
Federation of Womans clubs will
sponsor free permanent cancer
detection clinic at the Hancock
school starting Nov. 10. DR.. Mary
Id. Frazer has been appointed med
zeal director.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15

The first mail from New York
to Boston was established on
monthly basis between 1868 and
1872.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-15

e Buy Victory Bends -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
CAN SUCH DEPLORABLE
CONDITIONS EXIST?

On the word of the county probation
officer, after Investigations on COM
plants registered by outraged citizens,
there appears to exist in this community
condition almost unbelievable. Refer
ence is made to the accusation against
wives of servicemen for most wilful and
dsgraceful conduct toward their own
children.
And let it be understood that the indict-
ment is not specifically against this group
of women alone. If the recent cases that
figured in the news do and can exist, 1t
is altogether likely that mothers whose
husbands are civilians equally are as
guilty, but have not been brought into the
limelight.
But the cases of the servicemen's wives
are the more subject to contempt for the
simple reason that they are just the
mothers who never should be brought to
account on any such Indictment They
are misusing funds provided by most
generous government in special recog-
milton for their husbands services in the
military. These mothers come first in
every consideration. They are permit
ted to follow their husbands from home
to training centers and are helped by the
public in many ways in finding lodge
ment and in other ways. They receive
allotments from the government, for the
first time in history. That any mother OF
a small child could elect to spend this
money in dissipation while their children
want for food and comforts seems i'm
possible.
Yet there is the word of the investigat-
ing probation officer-a woman who has
a broad understanding of family life and
all attending conditions and who is char
liable in her deductions as we'll as stern
in her conclusions as she must be If she is
efficient and helpful. In two cases, this
probation officer has announced she
found most amazing filthy conditions,
and that each of these mothers is receiv-
ing an allotment of $140 from the gov
ernment. And what was even worse, she
said practically no food in the homes for
the children who were left alone days
and nights.
The excuse that "this is war" will not
stand.
Something radically is wrong with our
entire social fabric when and if such con-
ditions are permitted to exist.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Eight-Year Fire
Loss Record Set,
School Major Item

Property loss of over 100000 from
! fire in the city of Ell Centro during
1914 was revealed in the annual re-
port compiled by c. S. Reed, Ell
Centro fire department chief.
The fire loss reached an all time
high of $113630, the greatest loss
, since the department started keep
ing accurate records eight years ago
and based on the estimated popula-
ton of $4,000 for the city, the per
capita loss was set at $9.46.
y. The Wilson school fire was the
greatest single contributing factor
and accounted for rs per cent of the
loss. Barring the school fire, the
fire loss for the year would have
been exceptionally low.
Also revealed in the report were
the following statistics: There were
a total of 1876 alarms, so of which
were residence fires and Al business
establishment fires. Seventeen were
false alarms. The remaining alarms
were of general nature such as car,
truck, grass and trash fires.
There were 1914 gallons of gaso-
line used in department equipment,
call mems salary totaled S25G2; the
value of property involved in fires
was set at $685, ,482 there were g.
permits issued, and the department
conducted 2,213 inspections.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Billion Dollar
silk Industry
Seen for State

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. 20,
UP)-The state of California is
capable of establishing a $1,200,000,-
900 postwar silk industry which
would provide employment for $780,
600 persons, a state assembly in
terim committee reported today.
Witnesses testifying before the
committee yesterday said that Cali
fornia's climate is more ideal for
the production and manufacture of
silk than any other place in the
world, including Japan.
With California soil capable of
yielding $1,000 to $1,000 an acre from
the production of silk, the state
could produce three crops of null
berry leaves annually to Japan's
one, witnesses said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
AIR POWER AND The
NAzl BREAKTHROUGH

1t is no time for war observers or 9TH
ers to pass final judgment on the air
force in the war in connection with the
breakthrough of the Nazis in Belgium
and Luxembourg. Some commentators
are inclined to say that the air power has
failed to perform and that it was due to
this failure that General Won Runstedt
was able to make the stab back across the
border.
Such conclusion is ill-advised and does
not bear the stamp of actual knowledge.
However, there is room for wonder that
the Germans have been able to maintain
a flow of war supplies throughout the
terrific bombings and Berlin's admitted
heavy damage to war plants. But further
than that observation, no one at this
time has the right to conclude that the
Allied air power has failed.
Whether we like it or not, it must be
admitted that German ingenuity and
doggedness, coupled with the fact that it
is a nation of military geniuses, had
something to do with the comeback
Rather, it seems, Allied commentators
should consider how much more devas-
tating the German breakthrough could
have been but for the air force and its
bombings.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Hatch Wounded,
Enjoys Rest

Sleeping on a good mattress,
having good care, and enjoying my
stay in the hospital" Staff Sergeant
Howard Hatch wrote his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hatch of Ell Gen.
tro.
He was wounded in the arm
while serving as an army sharp
shooter in mopping up Leyte. He
said a japanese sniper got him. "
Sergeant Hatch assured his par
ents that his wound was slight and
that he expected to be out of the
hospital before long. Sergeant
Hatch was awarded the Purple
Heart.
Sergeant Hatch has been over
seas almost two years and has par
ticipated in three campaigns. He
was in the Aleutians and Kwajelein.
In the latter place he was awarded
the Silver Star.
On Christmas Day he was pro-
NOTED to staff sergeant and thought
that was a pretty good Christmas
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Ii. Main Said
Wounded Again

First Lieutenant Roy Main of FL
Centro was critically wounded in
action in Europe, his wife was in
formed in = telegram received
Thursday.
He was disnisse;, from a hospital
December. 8 afte.' having recovered
fro ma minor wound received before
that. He was sent back into action
Christmas Day. Mrs. Main be-
lieVeS her husband is in France.
At any rate he is serving with the
Seventh army. He has been
awarded the Purple Heart and two
stars.
The official war department tele-
gram gave her no further informa-
ton but saiG a letter will be sent
her.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
LLOYD GEORGE BOWS OUT
(Christian Science Monitor)

Londoners knee-deep in rubble be-
queathed by a Nazi rocket, British wom-
en- spurring their energies in munitions
factories. fliers of the RAF spending
precious rest periods between sorties will
all find time, along with Britain's war
busted statesmen, to discuss David Lloyd
Georges decision to retire from active
politics.
For Mr.. Lloyd George could not have
picked a moment when his announce
ment would not create stir throughout
his homeland and the free world. The
roar of these times is not loud enough to
drown out the quiet statement that his
54-year career in Parliament is drawing
to a close.
In one sense Lloyd George was the
Churchill of his day. When munitions
muddle was damaging British hopes of
victory in World War One, when German
submarines were all but severing the At
lantic life line, his drive and acumen, his
insistence on the convoy system, saved
the day But he earned not only his
country's faith in him as war leader,
but the underdog's faith in him as
champion of social reform.
His services to Britain might have
saddled a peerage on him at almost any
time he chose to carry one. He has not,
so far, chosen any other honors than
those implicit in his countrymen's con-
tinuing confidence. Now it is said a peer
age may again be offered to him, but
whether he will want to hide the light Of
the name Lloyd George under bushel of
a less lusterful title is still a question
his friends in all countries will debate.
All that to one side, for Englishmen,
Scotsmen, or fellow Welshmen, the tight
little island surely will not seem to be
quite itself without Lloyd George in Par
lament.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 1862
Notice of Time and Place Appointed
for Proving Will and Hearing APP
plicati0n for Letters Testament
ary.
IN the Matter of the Estate of
LEROY HASKELL, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that a
petition for probate of the Will of
Leroy Haskell, deceased, and for the
issuance to Vivian Boone of letters
testamentary, has been filed in this
Court, and that Friday the 26th day
Of January, 1945. at 2 o'clock pm.
of SAID day, at the courthouse CT
said Court, in the City Of Ell Centro,
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, has been set for the hearing
of said petition, when and where any
person interested may appear and
contest the same, and show cause,
ii any they have, why said petition
should not be granted.
Dated January 5, 1915.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
Deputy Clerk.
By Betty Lewellen,
mo. ~ (J15-25 Incl)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Parisians Face
Growing Shortages

PARIS, Jan. 20. (UP)-Already
short of food supplies, Parisians suf-
fered increasing hardships today as
severe cold wave gripped the Paris
area.
Snowbound roads and railroads
crippled the flow. of supplies. Coal
is virtually unobtainable and elec-
tricity and gas supplies had been
cut by the government. Long queues
formed outside bakeries. which were
without flour or fuel to make bread.
All foods were becoming increasing
ly scarce and even black markets
were running low.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
ChiIdren's S Clinic
To Examine m

A total of SO children will be ex-
amined at the crippled children's
clinic at the health department in
the court house in Ell Centro Mon
day. DR.. Miriam Hubbell, county
health officer, said Thursday.
Clinic hours are from 8 am. un-
Ill 3 pm. aF g :"
Appointments may be mace by
contracting the public health and
school nurses or the health depart
ment. Private physicians may take
their patients to the clinic and con-
fer with physicians sent by the
state.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Home From India
Duty Of Is Months

Major r. F. Bolenbaker arrived at
his home in Ell Centre Thursday
night after serving in Burma and
India with the army veterinary
corps for l6 months.
He will be home about 10 days
before having to report for further
assignment. 3
Thursday night Mrs. Bolenbaker
went to Riverside to meet her hus-
band and bring him home. He is
feeling well after his long tour of
duty in a trying climate.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Reinstatement
Of Names Asked
By ScheiberIing

HOOD RIVER, Ore, Jan. 20. (UP)
The Hood River American Legion
post Friday was urged by Edward N
Scheiberling, national commander
of the American Legion, to put
back en- its honor roll names of
Japanese Americans which were e
erased from the roll last Novem-
ber 90.
The national commander an
nounced in Chicago that he was rec
ommending restoration of all of the
Is names erased except one, that of
a soldier who received a dishonor-
able discharge from the army.
Scheiberling also urged the addi-
ton of the names Of other Hood
River Japanese-Americans now in
the armed forces, and declared:
There is no room in the Ameri-
can Legion fer racial hatreds or
animosities.
Scheiberling released a statement
covering the American Legion atti-
tude toward the japanese question.
1t read.
THE American Legion has gone
on record concerning the japanese
removal from coastal areas because
of military necessity. 1t opposed the
return of these Japanese until the
war with Japan was finished, but,
like every other law-abiding organ
ization, the American Legion is
pledged to serve both God and
country and see that under our Con-
stitution the rights of every indi-
vidual citizen are preserved. When a
post CT the American Legion takes
misguided or i'll advised action, 1t
shouldn't reflect upon the more
than 10000 posts in the United
States"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Confessions May
Be 0utIawed

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20. (UP)-
Sen. Jack B. Tenney (RD, Los An
geles, today introduced a bill to
amend the penal code outlawing
confessions" obtained by police
third degree" methods, unless it
was first shown Ito the satisfaction
of the court" that it was made in
the presence of the defendants at
torney.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
FOXHOLE RESEARCH

GARRETT, Ind, Jan. 20. CUP)-
Just ask S/Sgt. Judson Witherspoon,
a Marine veteran of the South Pa
cific, how many strands of silk it
takes to weave Hawaiian grass
skirt. He'll tell you-many more
than 5000, cause that's when he got
tired of counting. While spending
4 period cf solitaire in a foXhole
Wither9poon made grass skirt out
)f strands Of silk taken from par
achute.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Forgotten Front
Truce Observed

PARIS, Jan. 90 UP)-A one
week truce was being observed to-
day on the forgotten front" of st.
Nazaire to permit evacuation of
5000 French civilians from the sea-
port on the west coast of Frence
held by $4,000. Germans.
A trainload of $50 civilians ar
rived yesterday behind lines of
American and FIJI forces besieging
the city. They were the first group
evacuated through arrangements
made by the American Red Cross
and French military authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
EAST is WEST

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Jan. 90
CUP) P)-Passengers often get on the
wrong streetcars and go the wrong
way, but seldom do we hear Of the
streetcars going in the wrong way.
However, it happened here recently
when a female Wrong Way Cor
rigan'-and right in the rush hour
went west instead of east, and had
to go clear to the car barn and be-
gin over again. On her next run, the
male passengers were heard to chor-
us, mo, no, don't turn here"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOiloWing edit
oriais are presented as interesting Opin-
ions Uoiced by editors eiseIchere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
DEGREES GRANTED

Interlccutory divorce DEGREES were
granted in Ell Centre Thursday to
Misha Burnett from Jack Burnett
and to Julian Santos from Juana
Moiica Santos.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-21
RAPIDO SAID WORST

Of all his combat experience
Boone describes the crossing of the
Rapido river as the worst, and that
includes comparison with D-Day
in southern France, August 25
when the Allies invaded the south
ern coast. Boone was in on that
too, and saw IL days of action be-
fore he was wounded August q
near Lyons. ~
The Californian was eating
rations about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing when he was hit, the same shell.
wount cling an officer and another
enlisted man standing nearby.
Boone attended Central Unior
High school and was employed ir
his home town prior to entering
the service in December, 1912. Be-
sides the Bronze Star medal, he i;
entitled to wear the Oroer of the
Purple Heart, Good Conduct medal
and European campaign ribbon.