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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
ORANGES OBSERVE
RURAL LIFE SUNDAY

Rural Life Sunday was observed
by Union county GrangerS at the
Raymond Methodist church, June
3. After a "Self-SerVe" dinner in the
basement at noon the group of a
bout 100 met in the auditorium for
a program fitting for the occasion.
Speaker was the Rev. Edwin
Brewster, of Redwood. Using a
well-tOld Japanese folk story, he
showed how many people failed in
life because when they went to
kill the dragon" they just stopped
to "slay the monster" and thus did
not keep their eyes on their main
objective in life.
Rural life he said although lacking
many of the Iuxuries of city life,
has, in the words of the old New
England farmer who with his sons
was hoeing corn on the poor hill
farm, built men,
Program was as follows:
Opening song, America, the
Beautiful, by all; invocation, Rev.
Walter Martin, Magnetic Springs
Methodist church; vocal solo, Mrs.
Hugh Liggett, Milford Center
grange; Scripture reading, Rev
Hugh Liggett, Milford Center
Methodist church; double quartet,
jackson grange; solo, Rose Marie
Cowgirl, Claiborne Juvenile grange;
sermon, Rev Edward Brewster,
Redwood First Methodist Church;
vocal solo, Teddy Disbennett, Lees
burg grange; chorus, MillCreek
grange; song, BLESS Be the Tie
That Binds, by all; benediction,
Rev Clyde Parish, Essex.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
SGT. BUMP HOME;
WAS GERMAN PRISONER

Sgt. Gearld Bump is spending a
60 day furlough with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Bump, w.
Fifth st.
He was taken a prisoner of the
Germans, Sept. 13, 1914, and was
liberated April % at Moosburg. He
was an engineer and gunner on a
BIZ Flying Fortress.
During the time Sgt. Bump was
a prisoner he didn't receive any
mail.
A brother, Cpl. Winters Bump, is
serving in Germany.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
ATTEND COMMENCEMENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Carr Liggett at
tended commencement exercises at
the Port Clinton high school, their
daughter, Joan, being one of the
graduates. Miss Liggett was honor
student of her class, receiving a
membership to the National Honor
Society. She also won the Ameri-
can Legion essay award and the
OAR. award.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
1885 BOND SALES
MADE
TOTAL $244,185
Milford one Leads All
With IS Percent Of Goal;
Ask Workers To Bear Down

trirty-five bond sales have been
made in the Mighty 7th. The fig
ures above represent 54 per cent of
Union countys quota. The score by
zones is as follows:
MarySville zone, 60 per cent;
Redwood zone, 81 per cent; Mil
ford Center zone, rs per cent.
OF the total number of sales
! made, 1776 of the 1885 have been
e" bonds, aggregating $197 1877.
This means the unit average of
S115.
Next in popularity have been
series G with SO purchases for a
total of $52.500 In the sales of the
next few days will be recorded
sales to two different individuals
of $4,000 in &c" bonds to win
ownership of the gold stars of Gen.
Robert S. Beightler
The larger unit buyers of bonds
have been the early birds. If pre-
vious figures are maintained 1000
persons will buy bond in this
drive. The remaining 46 per cent
therefore may maintain a slightly
smaller unit average and still put
the county over.
Drive chairman, L. j. Wall, has
just notified all workers by letter
that it is time to bear down. Many
people have reported that no one
has called upon them. They are
ready and willing to buy and feel
that if a salesman is assigned the
territory he would like to find
active prospects awaiting him.
Don't forget the V-Mail facsimile
7 Bonds n you are buying a veteran
either with your own money or his.
These can be obtained at any is
suing agency. Also remember the
big premiere at the Avalon, June
IL. All bonds bought between now
and the II entitle the buyers to
a free ticket. If you have put off
buying in the 7th War Loan get
busy. Treat yourself to the worlds
safest investment. Make your own
dollars go further by helping to
prevent initiation.
The purchase of G Tax notes
totaling $4,000 by the Ohio Fuel
Gas Company has been announced.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
MONTGOMERYS GET WORD
SON HURT ON OKINAWA

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Montgomery
of Magnetic Springs, received a
V-Mail from their son, Pvt. Charles
r. Montgomery that he had been
wounded May Is on Okinawa. He
was struck with hand grenade
fragments, wounding his hip,
shoulder and legs.
Pvt. Montgomery went into the
service in September, 1914 and
went overseas in January, 1945.
His wife, the former Helen Hama
walt, and two children, reside near
Byahlia. A brother, Pvt. Herbert
Montgomery, died in England, May
%, 1914.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07

Some of the improvements
made by the Board of Directors
at the Union county Fair
grounds since Harry A. Taylor
became secretary in 1887 are
shown above. The pictures are:
TOp-new race horse barn.
Center-left, Mr.. Taylor, VINO
resigned as secretary after an
alterations with State Depart
ment of Agriculture officials o.
yer matters of politics; right,
the new 4-H club exhibit build
ing.
BOttOm-New All club live
stock sheds.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
TO SPEAK IN RAYMOND

Rev. and Mrs. Edward Bruerd,
who are awaiting passage, as mis-
sionaries to India, will have charge
of the missionary service at the
Raymond Christian Union church,
at $50 pm. Sunday.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07

All three men rendered their re-
signationS at a meeting of the
Board of Directors a week ago.
which was attended by B. P.
Sandles of the State Department OF
Agriculture. No action was taken
at that time, but the designations
were reluctantly accepted at sec
ond meeting Monday night
New Directors Named
Pearl Mcmahon, agent for the
New York Central railroad and
a former race driver, was appoint
ed to succeed Mr.. Coleman. He
will also take charge of the speed
program.
Paul Herd, wldely-known Liber-
ty township resident, will succeed
Mr.. Farley.
No successor has been named for
Mr. Taylor, although several per-
LSans--haxa-hea ~Eaentianeda-aS.-p -paSs.
sible secretary.
Differences arose between the
local Fair officials and the State
Department of Agriculture when
the state Representatives said
there was too much stress being
put on the racing program and the
remainder of the Fair was being
allowed to dwindle in Importance.
Board In Complete Harmony
At no time was there any dis
agreement between Mr.. Taylor and
(Continned on page 2. col. -
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
IL. h. Courts

Emery l.. and BernlCe M. Seely
III acres in Jerome township,
$500.
Service Discharges
The following service men have
filed their discharges with Record.
er Lawrence B. Rhoads:
Myron J. Fields, Warren l.. Nor
ris, Harold f. Thompson, Dana R.
Griffin and William II. SimonS, all
from the Army.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
SCHEARER DISCHARGED

Among the soldiers to be dis
charged under the Army's S5-point
syetem is Sgt. Samuel G. Shearer,
Marysville Rt.'3 Mr.. Shearer was
discharged May 81 at the Camp
Atterbury, Ind, separation center,
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
AMBULANCE TRIPS

The following ambulance trips
have been made by William Fl.
Faulkner;
Mrs. Charles Nowlin and infant
from their home on w. Eighth st.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
PROBATE COURT
Licensed To Wed

Harold Squirting, "a, tool appren-
tice, of Marysville, son of A. w.
Squirting, and Vivian Mahaffey, p,
of Marysville, daughter of Elmer
Mahaffey. The Rev. Elisha Kneis-
ley was expected to solemnize the
marriage.
Account Filed
First and final account of Elise
Scott and Irene Rowling, executors
of the estate of Mrs. A. Lee Seely,
late of jerome township, has been
CONTINUED on page 2, col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07
MM BOu
in the
Armed Forces

NoWS Ag0lARS ADuMb Ohoh
COunty's boys in the armed SER
vices of the United States, for
publication In this column, are
invited by the Journal. Contri-
buttons should be mailed to the
Service Editor OF the Journal,
or telephone to Mrs. w. "
Behrens. Phone 4-267I.
Robert c. Kinkade A. r. M. DC
has been transferred to the Naval
! Air Technical Training Center
Memphis, Tennessee.
Mrs. John Bland, of 1430 Indian
ola ave-, Columbus, received word
from her son and daughter-in-law
that they had arrived safely in
Florida, after spending a three
weeks furlough with friends and
relatives in Marysville and Colum-
bus. They also visited the brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. D..
H. Wood, at Springfield, and Mr..
and Mrs. NJ H. Wood, at Mansfield.
Upon arriving in Florida, Sgt.
Wood was surprised to find that
he had been promoted to technical
sergeant while he was on his fur
Tough.
Sgt Wood joined the air corps
in 1910 and spent two and one-half
years in Panama and the South
Pacific.
He is now stationed at st. Pet
] ersburg, Fla. His friends can reach
him at the following address:
T/Sgt. Warren G. Wood 15015010,
7036 Pass-a-grille Way st. Peters
burg. Fla.
Mrs. Homer Belville has re-
ceiving a letter from one of her
brothers, S/Sgt. Martin E. Raines,
now on Paleu Island, in the Mari
anaS. He wrote that he had been
out fishing several times while off
duty and caught a lot of fish. He
and one of his friends, T/Sgt.
, Gratham, of PENNSYLVANIA, caught
two Barracuda, one weighed 80
pounds and one 65 pounds. He said
he caught one Sting Rey that
weighed 100 pounds and took over
40 minutes to land it with a rod
and reel. He has also caught sew
eral other kinds of fish, including
Tuna that weighed 10 to II pounds
each He stated that the weather
| is hot there. but they get~cold
drinks and ic cream occasionally
and the food is good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Richardson
of near Allen Center, received the
following V-Mail, written May 18
from their son, S/Sgt. Thomas
Richardson:
Hello Folks,
How is everyone? | would feel
pertty good if l knew everyone
was alright.
1 am enjoying the comforts OF
civilization immensely. AS long as
| live l do not believe 1 will forget
my first meal l had here and my
first night sleep in a comfortable
bed, between clean white sheets
One thing l can't get used 10 is
white bread. l had forgotten il
could be so white. My only trouble
is that / can't hold much food. My
stomach shrank l guess. But don't
worry, it will be in shape by the
time get to your cooking, so don't
think you will have an easy job OF
feeding me.
Continued on page 2. col. 81
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07

CHANGE OF ADDRESS:
Charles w. Squirting, S &c, E. A,
Bks. Is, U.S.N.T.C., Jacksonville,
Fla.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-06-07

FIRST IN NEWS
FIRST IN ADVERTISING
RESPONSE
THE MOST WIDELY AND
THOROUGHLY READ
NEWSPAPER IN JNTON
COUNTY
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
Governor Refuses
To Sign Bill
On JobIess Bans

SACRAMENTO, July 10. UPl-
Gov. Earl Warren announced he is
not approving a bill which would
have excluded an estimated l05 900
packing house workers from unem-
NlOyment insurance.
Warren said there are prospects
Of many people being out of work
following the end of the war and
that 1T would be a mistake to take
the protection Of unemployment in
surance from this group He added
the national tendency is to extend
Social Security coveragc rather
than restricting it.
Agricultural leaders pleaded for
approval Of the measure in order
to remove a competitive handicap"
on California farmers in relation
to states which have adopted a
federal definition" excluding all
persons handling agricultural prod
uctS from unemployment insurance.
Labor spokesmen opposed the bill
and members Of the state unem-
plOyment stabilization commission
said its adoption would confuse"
administration of unemployment
insurance and result in litigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
House Committee
Lists Officers,
Men Among Reds

WASHINGTON, July 10. CUP)-
Sixteen army officers and enlisted
men were singled out by a congress
Sional committee Wednesday as per
sons whose background reflects
Communism in some form"
Reporting on its investigation Of
alleged commissioning of COmmun-
iSts, a house military affairs sub
committee said the army had grant
ed commissions to some applicants
who had been given unfayorable re-
ports by war department person.
mel board.
The l6 men whose background was
alleged to reflect Communism" in
cluded Sgt. Samuel DaShiell Ham
NETT. we!l-knoWn fiction writer: 1t.
Joseph Lash, one time head Of the
American Students Union and pro-
teee of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and
four lieutenants assigned to the Of
flee Of strategic services.
A report prepared by Committee
Investigator H. Ralph Burton said
personnel board had recommend
I'd withholding commissions from 80
Of 40 men whose applications had
been sent up for special study.
On 4 final review by the office
Of the deputy chief Of staff, Burton
said, the personnel board was sus-
tanned in 25 cases. one person was
discharged but the other ii were
returned to officer candidate schools
or commissioned.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
No. 1920
n o T &c E.

NO. 3620
n o T / C E
In the Matter OF the Estate of
TOBIAS JANTZ, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that LE-
ROY SMITH. administrator of the
Estate of TOBIAS JANTZ. deceas-
ed, has filed in this Court Petition
for Authority to Execute Convey
ance in Accordance with Contract
the hearing of which has been fixed
by said Court for Friday, the 9th
day of July. 1945. at 2 o'clock pm.
at the court room thereof. at the
court house in said County Of I'm
perial, and all persons interested in
said estate are notified then and
there to appear and show cause. II
any there cr. VIII the said petition
should not be granted.
Dated July nth. 1945.
W j. McCLELLAND
County Clerk
BY M a. Christian.
Deputy
NO. "a ,Jyl7-26 incl
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
!! !I!2!I!. !;\!',W,!
Ry ERSKINE JOHNSON

A young fellow named Don De-
Fore clicked so we'll with movie fans
as one of Joan Fontaine's lovers in
The Affairs of Susan" that his
movie boss, Hal Wallis, Immediately
elevated him to stardom.
1t took just one picture to accom-
pliSh what Don has been trying to
accomplish for the last II years,
proving again that moviemakers
don't know a good thing when they
see it.
Overnight sensation? Hell, no"
you of Enrol Flynn. I've been try
ing to get somewhere in this town
since 1884. I've played everything
except a potted palm"
Movie fans who discovered" Don
DeFore, a Cedar Rapids, Ia, boy in
THE Affairs Of Susan" have been
seeing him in scores of pictures. He
would play a minor role or two, get
discouraged and then go to New
York for a play,
Warner Bros fired him once be-
cause the casting office said people
couldn't understand him when he
talked because he had a double chin.
After that rebuff. he hied himself
hack to New York and was a mild
hit in The Male Animal"
GETS ANOTHER CHANCE
On the strength of the play, War
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19

Chicagoans like to eat. The city
has 2,493 confectionery stores. 765
fruit and vegetable markets, 9,457
groceries and delicatessens, 2,225
meat and sea food markets, an,
2646 restaurants and lunch rooms
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19

Counting its oil production NV
among the biggest in the world MA
Texas is the nations leading state
in value CT minerals produced.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
Board Refuses
Parole Plea

SACRAMENTO, July 10. up
The parole application Of Floyd
Hail. 40, member Of the Tanko-Hall
toldup gang has been denied by
the state adult authority and the
plea Of Lloyd Sampsell, a., Oakland
Yacht Club" bandit. taken under
consideration.
Hall has served q years Of a life
sentence for murder Sampsell has
served Is years Of his latest robbery
conviction sentence. Officials at Fol-
som prison gave no indication as to
when a decision would be reached
en- the SampSell case.
The Oakland convictS escapes
from a prison harvest camp near
Davis two years ago started a state
wide penal investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
Butter Thief Fails
To Melt Judqe

SAN FRANCISCO. July 49, UP
Thomas j. Mcdonald, 32-year-
old longshoreman, stole two pounds
of butter from a ship at pier so, was
caught, fined S5C-and then didn't
get to keep the butter
Asked by Federal Judge A. f. st.
Sure why he had taken the butter.
he replied:
Judge. every morning when I cat
breakfast I have sausage and eggs
and toast-no butter l have ham
and eggs and toast-no butter. l
have bacon and eggs and toast-no
butter I seen that butter on the
ship and I thought. Oh, butter for
my toast!' I got the butter, but the
guard got me-"
Said Judge ST Sure: i love butter
most people in this court like but
ter Fifty dollars or 30 days"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
warren's S Signature
Releases Is
Million War Fund

SACRAMENTO. July 10. OUPl-
With more than 90 legislative bills
On his desk calling for special ap-
preparations, Gov Earl Warren
Thursday signed a measure releas-
ing 100000 which was reserved
by the 1943 legislature as a war
catas trcphe fund
Tie governor announced he is
pOcket-vctolng a bill repeating the
three per cent tax Oh gross receipts
OF trucking companies. which would
| have reduced state revenues by So
0O0.00O.
He approved a $15.O00.000 appro-
priatiOn fer acquisition of new
state parks and beaches and a bill
ectting aside 1851 400 for retiring
all outstanding state bonds.
Warren pointed out that if he
oigned all spending bills sent to
him by the legislature. a $4,000
COO treasury fund deficit would re-
suit, and said he was vetoing the
truck tax repeal measure for this
and other reasons"
"ApprOpriatiCn bills that I sign
will be within our estimated reve-
nu2S Tor the next two years and we
will have a small surplus in addi-
tion to approximately $250,0OO 900
tnat is set aside for postwar con-
Struction purposes, the governor
said
The S25,OOO.00O war catastrophe
reserve made available for general
spending and a $16,400,000 excess
Of revenues during the past two
years over estimates will finance
appropriation measures signed by
Warren. which Included:
Predatory animal control, $780,
000
Establishing GChColS Of industrial
relations at the University Of Cali
fornia, Berkeley and Los Angeles,
100000.
Licensing and supervision of pub
lie and private hospitals by the
tate health department, $4,000.
Experimental reforestation, S4O,-
OO0.
In signing tho bond retirement
bill, Warren said it completes a
program inaugurated in 1943 to free
the state Cf debt"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
Imperial Valley Press

Established April -. 1901
Published evenings exert Saturday
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19

ner Bros. re-hired him. But again
nothing important happened to
him at Warmers and he moved over
to goth Century Fox. Fox changed
his name to Don De Forrest, gave
him a crew haircut and cast him as
a big, dumb policeman opposite
Lynn Bari in I'VE Go Fast
The picture" Don remembers
grimly, was so bad they gave it
a sneak-release. Three Of my friends
who happened to see it didn't even
recognize me"
So back to Broadway he went
There were no jobs on Broadway
this time so Don and some pals
got together and staged their own
play, Where Do We Go From
Here?" The run was short But from
there he went into Sailor Beware. y
which ran for nine months. This
time an M-G-M talent scout saw
Don and said:
you're sensational. Where have
you been all my life?'
In Hollywood sneered Don.
disappearing in pictures.
BACK TO HOLLYWOOD
So back to Hollywood came Don
with a nice M-G-M contract and
a bride, Marion Holmes, a young
lady who had been singing in the
Bismarck Hotel in Chicago.
But Don's life at Metro was much
the same as it had been at Warner
Bros. and Fox
Finally, M-G-M fired him.
That settled it," Don told us.
Il made up my mind I was through
with Hollywood for good I started
packing again and my agent called
up and said Hal Wallis wanted to
test me for a role in The Affairs OF
Susan I said okay, but I'm still
going to New York. made the test
and the next day I left town. l was
all set to do The Hasty Heart on
Broadway when my agent called up
and said. Don, you've got the part
You're in l didn't believe it until
Wallis got on the phone"
The role was the break he had
been waiting IL years for. The fan
mail started pouring in and now
he'll be starred in Wallis new movie,
You Came Along"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
Council Studies
Pump Purchase

Plans for adding an additional
1875 horsepower pump at the Ell Cen
tro water department we're discuss
ed by city councilmen at the meet
ing Wednesday night. E. Paul Ford,
city engineer, recommended the eX-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19

A total Of 9,255 persons are liv
ing in tie 10 housing projects ad
ministered by the King County
Warrington, housing authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19

In the 10 years of existence,
United Air Lines has flown 3OO,-
000,000 passenger miles which is
equivalent to 10000 trips around
the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19

Railroad track in and about
London were the special targets of
German bombing. one section run
ming cut Of Waterloo Station was
hit 92 times but was nevertheless
kept practically III continuous op-
Grafton.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-19
By MauIdjn

ira pump 10 increase water u'.
and to meet requirements .'
proposed additional water tl..
Over 78,CO0,CoO long toms
cargo left United States port
1914. an all-time record A.,
kali was for the army. 10 per o..
fcr the navy 30 pcr cent for Iu
Lease ana the remainder vu-
sential to civilian cargo