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Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Postwar Valley
Is Described
To Sorcp+omists

Postwar imperial Valley was
the subject of the talk by Hugh o.
borne to members of the Soropto-
mist club Wednesday night at the
Barbara Worth hotel. Describing the
growth of business and industry
here. Mr.. Osborne also discussed the
possibility of a power alcohol plant
here after the war.
Irene Mattox presided at the
business meeting in the absence OF
the president, Florence Glenn. Plans
were made for a show, victory
Vanities," to be given next week.
Proceeds will go to the clubs vari-
Gus projects, including the Red
Cross.
Three new members initiated were
Hazel High, Zona North and Esther
Cav.
Thee present, i'll addition to the
new members, were Irene MattoX
Genevieve Kenyon, Oria Kenah
Bertha Judd, Marie Jenkins, julia
Curtis. Sylvia Harris, M. and Mrs
Hugh Osborne and Mrs. William
Osborne.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

My Way; Max Steiner for his
musical scoring of Since You Went
Away"
OTHER WEsNERS
Morris Stoloff and Carmen Drag
on for their scoring of the musical
Cover Girl, Edwin L. Willis and
Paul Huldschinsky fo interior dec
Grafton in "Gaslight", and Wizard
linen for LIS cl-Ji ART direction
in wilson.
Cedric Gibbons anI William Fer
rari for their art direction in the
black-and-White "Gaslight"; MGM
for their special effects in Thirty
Seconds Over Tokyo. E. H. Hansen
for his sound reC5rGing of Wilson,
The Fighting Lady" and With
The Marines at Tarawa" took top
honors as documentary films. Best
one-reeler was who's Who in Ami
NAL Land; best two-reeler, Il
Won't Play" lest Ca: :oon Mouse
Trouble"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Wednesday Night
Bridge Club Held
At Hammer Home

Members of the Wednesday night
bridge ciub met this week at the
home CT Mrs. Dick Hammer with
Mrs. Robert T'ylie as co-hostess.
Fries were won by Mrs. Colin
Barrett. high, and Mrs. Lee Black
man, second and travelling prize.
Refreshments were served by the
hostasses at the close of the evening.
Members and guests present were
Mesdames Aaron Afford Colin Bar
rett. Les Blackman, Albert DeVore,
Dee Percival, George Conner, Park
man Moore, William Schofield, Will
lam Donnan. Donald EiC.is and the
two hostesses, Mrs. Hammer and
Mrs. Wylie.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Me+hodis+s Hear
Lenten Program
After Dinner

A LehHen program followed the
monthly potluck supper of the
Methodist church Thursday night III
the social nall with Rev. Hayden
Sears speaking on the program o.
the church in the holy season.
A musical program opened with
Hymns of the Cross sung by the
group with Mrs. Eugene Waterman
as song leader and Mrs. Warren
Brock accompanist. Solos were sung
by Mrs. Russell Davis and Mrs.
William Walters, The latter joining
with Sgt. Walters for a duet.
Dinner was served by Mrs. Edwin
Aiken and her committee of Mrs.
Warren Brock, Paul Hansen, Zoel
Turner. George Conner, Palmer Bar
rett and Leslie Conn.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

! dragged down seven aWardS-in-
Guiding four of the six top honors.
Wilson" Goth Century Fox studio S
story of the World War / president,
followed with six-all technical CT
tationS.
Miss Bergman, who just missed
getting an Oscar for her role in
For Whom the Bell Tolls" last year,
took top honors for her work in
"Gaslight'', opposite harles Boyer.
Crosby's award was : his role in
Going My Way
DOUBLE AWARD
/ Leo McCarCy. who produced, di-
rected. and wrote Going My Way ,
was high point nan for the even
ing Twice he dashed down the aisle
/ to grab one of tie plastic gold
sprayed statues-one for the best
direction and another for the best
original story.
Barry Fitzgerald, be-spectacled
priest of Going My Way" who also
was nominated for the best actor
award, picked up his Oscar for
the best supporting role. Ethel
Barrymore, first lady of the AM
erican stage, topped the list as the
best supporting actress. She wasn't
+ there. so Charles Koerner, RKO
Chief, accepted the award for her.
Bob Hope kept the presentations
hopping along at a merry clip and
even got an award for himself-a
life membership on the board of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences,
Every year they slip me a con-
ISOLATION prize he said sadly. Il
wondered what excuse they'd think
up this time"
CHILD STAR
Tiny Margaret O'Brien, 8year-old
actress, won a miniature oscar"
as the outstanding child star. She
said she couldn't think of anything
to say so she kissed Hope instead.
Lamar Trotti took top honors for
the best original screen play with
Wilson" and Frank Butler and
Frank Cavett for the best written
/ screen play with Going My Way.
Other winners were: Leon Sham
roy for his color cinematography in
wilson, Joseph Lashelle for his
j black -and-White Timing of Laura :;
James Van Heusen and Johnny
Burke for their original song
Swinging on a Star" from Going
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Victory Vanities
Issues Call for
Chorus Girls

A call for chorus girls Tor The
Victory Vanities,' variety show 20
be presented bv the SOroptomiStS
Friday March 23 in the high schoo
auditorium, has been made by Irene
MattoX, chairman.
Anyone interested in taking par,
in the show has been asked by Mrs.
Mattox to meet at s o'clock Friday
night, March l6, at the California
Hotel.
Mildred Warner, who is experience
ed in theatrical productions, will be
the director. Proceeds from the show
will go to the clubs service fund,
including the Red Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
CALENDAR
Friday

Friday
Painters, 1880, Labor Temple.
Concert club board of directors, 3
Concert, 1880, ZOna North studio.
Old Time Dance, 9, Veterans Hall.
Victory Vanities, 8, California
Hotel.
SATURDAY
Chapter CIV, p. Z. o., 1890, 1903
Hamilton.
Fashion show, I:30, CaleXico
WOman's Club.
HoltviIle WOman's Club bridge
party, 1890, HOltville civic cen
ter.
Camp Fire banquet, 60, Veterans
Hall.
Eagles dance, 8, Eagles Hall.
Entire Nos dance, $50, Ten Thou
sand Club.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Chapter Az
To Me ct Monday
At Ku+z Home

Mrs. Forrest Kutz will be hostess
to members of Chapter AV, P. E. o.
at her home, 500 Len Rey, at !
o'clock Monday afternoon.
After luncheon, a program will be
presented by Mrs. Chancellor Liv-
ingSton.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
DR.. A. E. Sanner
To Visit Church
OF Nazarene

DR.. A. E. Sanner, district superin-
tendent of the Southern California
district, Church of the Nazarene
will visit valley churches over the
week end and speak at the Ell Cen
tro church Sunday night.
He will be heard at the Holtvill;
Church of the Nazarene at II
o'clock Sunday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Iss'sa. snsa. OF Interest to Women
Edited Marjorie Hovey Kinder
Churches
Schools
OF PERSONAL
INTEREST

Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews CT La
Jolla, former valley residents, are
visiting Mrs Estelle Trude of Braw-
ley. Their son Peter is attending the
Army and Navy academy at Carls-
bad.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Second Baptist
Church Plans
Special Service

Sunday will be Mems Day at tx
Second Baptist church, with mem
of the congregation having charg-
of services during the day.
Rev Matthew Merritt will preach
both morning and evening services.
Special music will feature solos b,
Sergeant James Robinson, the Gra-
ham quartet and the mems chorus,
accompanied by Frank Mccoy.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

Mere than 87269,46l track ties
stabilize the 3O55l miles of rail line,
siding and yard tracks maintained
by the Canadian National Railways
in Canada and the United States
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
ELECTION POSTPONED

Closing the program - The
American Prayer" sung by the whole
group with Eleanor Roberts as SOL
DIST and Ida Ruth Robertson as
accompanist.
Mrs. w. A. Tondro presided at
the business meeting before the
program. Since a slate of officers
was not selected by the nominat-
ing committee, election of officers
for the next year was postponed
until the April meeting, when the
committee will present a complete
list of candidates.
A complete financial report on
the surgical dressing center showed
the club spent $3l786 to maintain
the tearoom the 2i2 years it was
occupied by the center and lost all
ihe rental for those years.
TEA SERVED
After the program refreshments
were served by the parliamentary
law section. The tea table was dec
grated with white gladioli and
sweetpeas. and greenery, carrying
out the st. Patrick's Day theme
Other green and white floral ar.
rangemen,s were placed about the
room. Mrs. P. NJ. Mercer, instructor
for the section, and Mrs w. A..
TOndro poured.
Mrs II. c. Diller, chairman, was
assisted by Mesdames Dan Scott,
Elmer w. Healc, Willard Keller. P.
NJ. Mercer, Zoel Turner, w. A. Ton
dro, w. J. Tho.nburg, T. j. Nc
Quade, Don c. Paulus and Rodney
Jenkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
|nsid Bergman, Bins Crosby
Win Years Movie Honors
Edited By Marjorie HOvey

HOLLYWOOD, March 16. UPIngrd Bergman all choked
Crosby gns powerful today walked
the makers 18th
presentation at Graumans Chinese Theatre.
ParamounS about Catholic priests
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

Mrs Robert Schwob returned to
her hcme at Tamarack ranch last
week after spending several weeks
in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

Mrs. Sam Foster and children,
Cammie and Suzanne, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w
Going of CaleXico. The Fosters ex-
pect tc return to their home III Los
Angeles next week
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
10 900 Club Hears Music
Program by Wilson Students

program glee clubs of Won school
the Mcfarland, presented Thursday
meeting club
house.
Virginia Pnkney younger group
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Music Teachers Assn. OF California
IMPERIAL VALLEY BRf


TEACHERS
Voice --.- Phone 1Oi2-R
instrumental Phone 1042-R
j.. Piano
Phone 189-W
Piano Phone 2362-W
Garter McCampbe. Phone CaeXcO $40
Mcfarland Voice Piano Phone 81
Phone 10
J. Tackett Phone 1866
Some burn
Wendell Wa Violin
EIizabe
TEACHERS
Anne Hend
al 437-W
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
CHURCH on cHRIsT-Mccts in south room

CHURCH OF CHRIST-Mccts in south room
of Veterans Memorial Building. James O.
Wilburn. minister, Systematic Bible
study. 2:;C-3:3O p. m. You will he held
accountable 10 God tor not encouraging
your children tn study The Bible. We
have classes for Zach age; worship
3:3O-d 20 !. m. Evangelist Floyd Thomp-
son Of Santa Ana, nov assisting the
church in Holtvilc in = gospel meeting.
will speak; Bible study class, Friday
40 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
q c. CHURCH SERVICES -

Brighton avenue. Rev. Matthew Merritt,
pastor-intcrim. Church school, 10 a. m,
Mrs. W. A. Payne. superintendent;
morning worship, II; mems day Scrv-
ices, morning and evening: sermon,
Rev. Matthew Merritt; special music.
mems chorus: vocal solo, Sergeant
James Robinson; selections. the Graham
male quartet: evening worship. 1850,
dcacons devotional period sermon,
Rev. Matthew Merritt: special music.
the Graham male quartet, mems chorus.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

CHURCH OF CHRIST-Seventh and Brigh-
ton. Morning worship. 1O:45; commun-
ion. l.; sermon topic, First chapter Of
II Corinthians; evening worship, 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
Ell cEnrRo METHODIST Eighth and

Ell cENTRo METHODIST Eighth and
Olive. Rev. Hayden s. Sears. pastor;
Rev. David h. Houghton. associate
Church school, 9:i5 a. m, Mrs. Guy
Weaklcy. superintendent: morning wor-
ship. II: sermon topic. Three Re
decmng Ideas About the Cross" SpC-
cial music, anthem, Mrs. Eugene Water
man, director: Mrs. Mary lane Neal
nrEanst; Methodist Youth Fellowship,
gro y. m; evening worship. 7:i5; Se"-
mon topic. The Liquor Traffic" Judge
Vaughn Thompson, and The Cost of
REDEMPTION" Rev. Sears; special mu-
sic, trio. Misses Carol Martin. Wilma
,Ienks. and senior cnuir; meditation
solo, Miss Patricia McEucn; organst,
Mrs. Mary Jane Neal; Young Adults,
S:15 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

CHRISTIAN scrE;:.E-Christian Science
subject is Substance. The Golden
Text nf the Sunday LcSSOn-SCrmnn on
Substance" in all branches of The
Mother Church. The First Church Of
Christ. Scientist in Boston. will be
this verso from the Psalms For ever,
o Lord. thy word is settled in heaven
\ Lesson Sermon selection from Mat
thew states that Jesus called his
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

ppehed Lhe Program WlJh a MeAl1ah
folk dance, followed oy The Long
Trail" and Keep ,te Home Fires
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

FoURsQUARE GOSPEL cHURcH-Eighth
street and Orange avenue. Rev. W. R.
Allan. pastor. Church school 9:45 Il. m,
Guy Anderson, superintendent; morn
ing worship, IL: sermon topic, Mis-
sionary Service; Crusaders service, 6:45
p. m; evening worship, 7:15; sermon
topic Who's Mad?"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

disciples unto him. and said. | have
compassion on the multitude. because
they continue with me now three days.
and have nothing In cat: And his
disciples say unto him. Whence should
we have SO much bread in the wilder
ness, as to fill so great a multitude?
And Jesus said unto them. How many
loaVeS have ye? And they said, Seven.
and a few little fishes. And he
took the seven loaves and the fishes,
and gave thanks. and break them, and
gave to his disciples. and the disciples
to the multitude. And they did all eat.
and were filled" Mary Baker Eddy says
in Science and Health with Key to the
Sc"ipt'lre:" "Iesus walked on the waves,
fed the multitude, healed the sick and
raised the dead in direct opposition to
material laws. His acts were the dem
onstration of Science. overcoming the
false claims of material sense or law"
"A miracle fulfills Gods law. but does
not violate that law"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

Hell avenue. Mrs. BESSIE PettiS, pastor.
Fridays, p. M; Sundays, 6 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

FIRST PREsBYTERIAN-Sixth at Orange
avenue, Rev. Dwight II. Ball, pastor.
Church school. 9:15 "A. m; morning
worship, IL Westminster Fellowship:
Junior High, 6 p. M; Senior High. Z
y. II.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
CHURCH OF TIE ma;

CHURCH OF THE NA2ADENE 5Oe SOut
Eighth at Orange avenue. Rev. I.
rnGcr", pastor. Church school, 10 a. m
Mrs. Roy WomaCk superintendent
Tnrning worship, Ii; sermon topic
"WhCn the HOLY Spirit Comes: specie
music. a special song; n. !. p. S. an
Juniors. 6:45 p. m: evening WORSHIP
7:3O; sermon topic, DR.. A. +. Sanncl
district superintendent Southern Cal
fornia district. will be the speaker
special music. special song.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

GRACE LUTHERAN-Eighth street and
Holt avenue. Albert r. NickodcmuS,
JastoY. Sunday school and Adult Bible
class. 10 a. m; morning worship. IL;
Adult Confirmation service; crmon
topic The Early Christian Church ;
Wednesday, p. m, Lcnten service -
sermon topic. The Hammer and Nails
CWhat Held Jesus to the Crosse"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

FIRST BAPTIST CHURcH-Orange avenue
at Seventh street. Rev. Charles H. Bur
r.ll. b. D.. pastor. Church school 9;45
a. m. Luther J. Sharp. superintendent;
morning worship. II; sermon topic. "A
Forward Step; special music. anthem
by the choir, Mrs. ]. Fcetham, direct
ing; Baptist Youth Fellowship, $50
p. M: evening worship, 7;3O: sermon
topic Who Is This special music.
hymn anthem by choir; sing at $50,
9 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

Burning, JEANNE Sibley, Beverly
Garcia and Doris Laird were SOL
oists.
Selection frcm the school operet-
ia "Windmills of Holland" +" which
will be given April in the high
school auditorium, were sung by
the older group, introduced by Jackie
Womack. Soloists were Tommy Bey-
non, Francie Lee Kirk, Virginia
Finkney, Eleanor Roberts, Richard
Irish, Stanley Drye, Robin Lydecker,
and Ida Ruth Robertson.
Irish Lullaby was sung by La
Vonne Snow, accompanied by the
glee clubs. after which the boys
quartet of Richard Irish, Stanley
Dryc, Robin L. decker and Pete
Aranbura sang "Accentuate the
Positive"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

ST. PAUL's EPISCOPAL - South Fifth
street. The Rev. Edward Hutchinson,
pastor. Church school. 10 a. m; morn
ing worship, Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

Wesley Rauenzahn underwent an
operation for a detached rctina
March 13 in st. Vincent's hospital
in Les Angeles and expects to be in
the hospital about three weeks. Mrs.
Rauenzahn is staying in Fullerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Rosenbaum
have sold their home on the San
Diego highway to Alta Van Buski: k
and will be transferred tc San Diego
with the division CT highways. They
have purchased a home at 1853
Goldfield avenue in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS (Mormon)-Vetcrans Hall,
Tenth and State streets. G.. A. Gardner
branch president. Priesthood meeting, 10
Il. m; Relief society. 10 a. m; Sunday
school, 1O45 a m; Sacrament meeting.
! y. m; primary / u. m. Monday;
Il. /. a. association. 40 =. m. Monday
SALVATION ARMY $50 Broadway, Phone
oil. Major and Mrs. Thomas ". Pipes.
commanding officers. Sunday school. 10
a. m; holiness meeting, II q. m:
Young Peoples Legion, ESQ p. M; sal
Vatinn r'"cting. az y. m: public
meetings Tuesday. Thursday and Saiur-
day at 7:@O +. M: Home League meet
ing for ladies. Thursday from to p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16
STATE STREET cHnIsTIAN-corncr Erfn

3TATE STHEET CHHIo oIIHN-NNTHUT FITTT
and State. Iryc l.. Townsend, pastor.
Church school, 10 a. m. Mrs. l. A.
Rogers, superintendent; morn ne wor-
ship. II; sermon topic, What Is
Scriptural BAPTISM" special music. or
gan. EStcllc Livingston: male quartet;
Christian Endcavor Fellowship. $50
p. M; evening worship, 10; sermon
topic. The Closing Conflict With the
Powers of Darkness" special music,
piano-urgan Mrs H. F. Bliss, George
Burt; spiritual sing song, Ed Townsend
TEcoND BAPTIST-Sccond street and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-16

ST. MARY's CATHOLIC 42S South Fifth.
Sunday Mass. S and 10 a. M. daily
Mass, s a. m.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD - Tenth and Park
avenue. Rev. Kenneth II. Schmidt. pas
tor Church school. 9:l5 a. m. Miss
Opal Beaver. superintendent; morning
worship. II; sermon by TastOr; special
music by hurch h orchestra: Christs s
Ambassadors, 6:15 p. M; evening wOr-
ship, 7:?0; cvangelistic service; spe-
cial music by church orchestra.
The Valley settler., 1945-07-13
JUNE E~9rd coIDEsr ON RECORD

Summer was usheped< in the first
 part of July. . Tn Fairbanks 1t
 req ched 77 degrees on the Fourth.
 June was the third sco1dest and the
 third wettest mouth month in the
 records of they ather Bureau in
 Fairbanks. It was also the fossiests
 It Is quite pr robable that the ecords of the Matanuska Valley will be simi lar to those of the Fairbanks area. We will agree that 1t was much colder than usual and we know that we have never had Q much rain for the month of June dur- ing the past ten years. We see very little fog here, but plenty of cloudy weather.
The Valley settler., 1945-07-13

we know that we have never had so much rain for the month of June dur- ing the past ten years. We see very little fog here, but plenty of cloudy weather.
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 INTERIOR DEPT. TO START CLAssIF1s, CATION OF H NJ NEAR HOMER
 Early resumpt ion of land class if cation by the Interior department in, sew eral areas, including the Tanana Valley, will start On Kenat Peninsula, 1t was revealed by Fred Weller, Register and Receiver |of the Us. General Land Office. The work, starting n5 xt week will last all summer. Mir. Weller will leave = early next week for anchorage where he Wi II meet a party of four, most of whom will be engaged wi tn him in |the work.
 In the party he is to meet, will fbe Ali Nelson, chief of the Land Classification and Land Planning |Division; Robert Coote, assis tant chief, who spent last season in the last year; and Ben Kenzte, of the Public Survey Office. The group will go up Kenai Penin- s ula, taking soil tests, mapping studying topography and dRainage and doing other routine land c1assifica- Ition work. After comple ting the work on the Kenai Peninsula, the group Il do the same work in the Matanuska Valle Y. ----------------- DONOVAN LENTz IN SEATTLE HOSPITAL Word has just been receive by Mrs. Joe Lentz that her son, G.M. P/C Donovan Lentz. is confined in the Naval Hospital in Seattle ,Washington where he will undergo an operation. He will not be back into duty for s months. -------------.----- A casual stroll across the street
The Nome nugget., 1945-05-11
FORGIVING THE LAPS
(Anchorage Daily Times)

Newspaper reports of a recent speech by Robert E. Sherwood attribute some rather amazing words to the peacetime playwright and wartime Chief of the Overseas Branch of OWL
 MT. Sherwood, back from the Pacific war theater, told the Urban League of New York that, once Japan is conquered, we must be prepared to extend the hand of fellowship to the remaining Japs and forgive them their atrocities If we are to continue believing in our professed principles of democracy"
 These, we repeat, are amazing words. And they are particularly amazing from the lips of Robert E. Sherwood. Even be- fore the beginning of the European war he had declared personal war on Fas- cism. In two plavs, Idiots Delight and There Shall Be No Night" he had spoken out in eloquent anger against the foes of democracy.
 We do not suggest now that MT. Sher- wood has lost his hatred of totalitarian- ism. But 1t does sound as if his hatred of the men who practice and perpetuate FaSciSm was stronger before the war
The Nome nugget., 1945-05-11
REINDEER MAN PASSES ON

Andrew Bahr, 73 year old Rein deer Man, passed away in Fouls bo, Wash. He is well known for his incredible trek across Arctic Alaska to deliver 5000 reindeer to the starving Eskimos in Canada. He lived with his wife and foster daughter and was very shy of the attention showered upon him after his 1000 mile trip with the deer which took several years.
The Nome nugget., 1945-05-11
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1S45

will automatically become Chief of the Veterans Placement Elm ployment Service.
 Ire bill became law on June P, l944 but it was not until Oc- tober that Perry Faulkner was named as executive secretary. l talked with him in Washington short while ago and found him alertly struggling to grasp the reins so he could start driving
 The Veterans Administration is short handed in many places. Honorably discharged veterans can get some of these jobs, be- cause they receive certain priv ileges not extended to others.
 One of the most important of these privileges is that a veteran is entitled to five extra points on a civil service examination. If we have a ervice-connected disabil- ity, we get ten points instead of five and we automatically go to the top of the list for most jobs. This applies to all civil service jobs as well as those that may be open in the Veterans Administra- ton.
The Nome nugget., 1945-05-11
THE NOME NUGGET

than it is today, when the barbarous cruelty of those men has surpassed any thing that the praywright of 1886 and 1940 could have imagined
 According to the quotations from MT. Sherwood's speech, he seems to feel that the only alternative to the complete ex- termination of the Japanese people is complete forgiveness. This is as illogical as his contention that our sincere profes- sion of democracy depends upon that forgiveness.
 It might seem, rather, that belief in democracy should extend beyond dis approval of faSciSm in the abstract to hatred of the men who have tortured, starved and murdered the defenseless, including our own citizens, in Fascism'S name.
 Yet Mr. Sherwood, if he is quoted cor rectly, does not counsel our forgiving the Japanese civilians, the passive and ignorant and deluded who did not fight He says that we must forgive the Japs their atrocities. He says this to those who have suffered the atrocities, and to the families of those victims That is a pretty large order to fill.
 The American people have no wish to initiate Jap or Nazi barbarism by anni- hilating the Japanese. We must live in the same world with them But we are under no discernible compulsion to like them, let alone forgive them.
 MT. Sherwood has a major role in shaping our official propaganda for for eign consumption. We hope that his ad- vice quoted above is to be understood as his private opinion, and not something which will be mistakenly labeled abroad as the preponderant sentiment of the American people.