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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Pilots Seek Job
OF Duck-herdinq

If and when airplane herding of
ducks goes on a large scale in I'm
perial county, the county board ot
supervisors was informed Tuesday,
Frank Gonzales and Herb Crumrine
want the job.
They filed a letter with the board
in which they explained that they
have four light planes and one four
place cabin ship available at $40 an
hour
Gonzales said his home had been
in Imperial Valley since 1927, that
he holds a commercial license, and
an army instructors rating. Crum-
rine said he has a commercial lic-
ense, an army instructors rating,
and a C.AA. rating.
At present another group is en-
gagged in herding ducks by airplane,
driving them from the fields to Sal
ton sea.
The county wildlife depredationS
committee, which arranged the ex-
pertinent, is expected to meet soon
to decide whether the experiment
was success or not and whether it
will be wise to continue with it. The
peak of the duck infestation of I'M
perial Valley comes in January and
February II was Understood.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
SchIatter Named
As Chairman
Of County Board

I. Schlatter OF CaleXlco IS new
chairman Of the Imperial county
board of supervisors.
He was elected at the annual re-
organization meeting at the court
house in Ell Centro Tuesday. Schlat-
ter succeeds A. Y. Preble, who was
chairman last year.
Schlatter, rancher, has been boarc
chairman several times before, in
cluding 1886, 1887 and again in 194l.
At the reorganization meeting the
supervisors agreed to ask the heads
of all county departments to meet
and determine minimum and max
!mum salaries for each department,
discuss their own salaries, and pre-
sent their recommendation to the
board for official action. This, the
board members said, will help pre-
vent departmental controversy and
jealousy over salaries and lead to
more efficient handling of the sal
ary situation.
NAMED TO POSTS
Harry Horton anc Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Don Bitler were re-
appointed to represent the 1mpe-
rial County Bar association on the
county law library board. They
again will serve with the superior
court judges and the chairman CT
the board of supervisors on the
board delegated to be responsible
for the law library in the court
house.
Once again Supervisor Hugh T.
Osborne was delegated to look after
the interests of the county hospital.
a duty he has had for several years.
GAME WARDEN
During the afternoon session Bob
Womack of Ell Centre again was
appointed county game warden. He
accepted the position.
Details in connection with the Ell
Centro Future Farmers of America
operation of the county farm were
discussed with Guy Weakley, Ell
Centro school superintendent, anc
G. E. Spencer, agricultural depart
ment instructor and director of the
FLA. The board sold old farm equip
ment to the FLA for $50 50 the
group will have an opportunity to
sell it and get back the $3.50 spent
on repairs. The FLA boys under
the direction of Spencer are oper-
ating the county farm south of Ell
Centro as a school project, working
under a contract with the board
OF supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Capital Talk
-by-
Peter E. son

supplies of meat, sugar, butter and
processed foods far below demand.
And you have to be sold all over
again on the idea that raticning
does not take things away from the
people but is instead the only known
way to make available supplies go
around, giving everyone an equal
share.
Besides, you're eating too much.
The figures show annual per capita
consumption of 33 quarts more milk,
q pounds more meat than in pre-
war years. Only reason the average
citizen is eating 20 cans less store
bought processed foods, six pounds
less butter, 16 pounds less sugar
than in prewar years is that the
supplies aren't there.
Hence, more rationing and you
might be thinking about adding
another Victory Garden to your
New Years resolutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Wartime Change
Draws Study

War time apparently will be in
effect in 1915.
Imperial county supervisors Tues
day read a letter from Governor
Earl Warren in which he said that
President Roosevelt urged that war
time be adhered to in 1945. Cover
nor Warren also saio that the mat
ter of returning to standard time
IN California will be given consider
alton at the 1945 general session of
the California legislature.
A group of Imperial Valley farm
ers asked the supervisors to find
cut if 1t would be possible to return
to standard time in Imperial VAL
ley because wartime was said to
cause confusion in the farming in
custry. The board contacted Cover
nor Warren to see what could be
done.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
CaIexican Gets
First Car Plate

N. c. Petersen of the Calexico
area obtained the first motor We.
hicle license plate issued in Imperial
county in four years.
He took plate number IV2ool,
Captain Mark Hebblethwaite OF the
California highway patrol In I'M
perial county said Wednesday.
Issuance of the plates began at
California highway patrol heao-
quarters in Ell Centre Tuesday morn
ing. Total collections for the first
day reached $453l which was said 70
be in excess of the first days col-
lection last year. i
Since the war motorists have been
issued various markers instead OF
the usual two license plates. This
year one license plate only Will be
issued fer each vehicle. z
Motorists must take all their old
plates off their vehicles and afffx
the new 1945 plate on the rear OF
the machine. No plates will be on
the front of the vehicles this year, II
was explained. I
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Millions SlUitch To
Mutton Suet Idea
For Chest Colds
Quickly Relieves ChiIdren's Colds
Coughs, loosens PhIegm

Many mothers all over America
are switching to this idea of get
ting fast relief for these chest cold
miseries. They are simply follow
ing Grandma. For years she count
ed on mutton suet to help carry her
home medication to do it's pain-eas-
ing work on nerve ends in the skin.
No wonder so many more now well
come Grandma's idea as improved
by science-Penetro, with it's multi
medicated formula in a base con-
tanning mutton suet-that acts both
as counter-irritant and pain-reliev-
er when you spread it on, and as
a soothing aromatic when breathed
in. And so today Penetro hurries
along newer help in the old reliable
way-help that eases painful mis-
cry, lessons coughing, loosens
phlegm, soothes chest rawness-so
that you can rest more comfortably
and give nature chance to restore
vitality. That's why millions ere
switching to Penetro today-why
druggists are recommending it. 25c,
double supply 35c. For all your fam
ily's chest cid miseries, be sure
you get white, easy-to-use Penetro.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Government Acts
10 Induct Men
From u. 5. Farms

Continued from Page One)
Marvin Jones had advised him
That although we still need all of
the food we can raise, the loss of
production through the induction
into the armed services of the phys
ically qualified men in this Is
through Is year age group who do
not fall clearly within the scope
'ci the Tydings amendment should
not result in critical condition"
BY the way of contrast with the
364,000 agricultural deferments for
young men, a White House Spokes-
man said that only $4,000 to 10000
men in the 1926 age bracket are
deferred in inoustry and medicine.
An undetermined number of other
deferments cover men in the mer-
chant marine.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
If you
can handle
a hammer
and saw

Here Is a job which might have
you working with us soon-if you
don't put off coming in to see us.
It's something unusual: Doing Car
penter work cut on the Southern
Pacific line . building bridges and
stations and culverts, etc. No. You
don't need to be highly skilled.
We provide the accommodation: ::
RR. outfit cars fitted up. Meals, too,
at reasonable prices. Maybe you'll
be up in the mountains, out in the
vaileys-but brother, you'll be out
In the big country with a good gang
and you'll have a chance TO knock
q nice stake together. RR. pass
privileges. Fine pension plan. Medi-
cal and hospital services. Plenty Of
work ahead. A fine job with a big,
sound company. Many other jobs
open. too.
Apply 10 local s.P. Agent. or s.P.
Employment Office. Reofn SIS. Pac-
~ Electric Building, 9th g. Main
~ Ane'sN
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Supers Blast Jap
Homeland City
fContinued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
and coordinating Superfort attacks.
Construction of his air control room
is now being completed. Correspond
ents inspecting it found a huge
store room whose walls are lined
with charts and maps. Modern
communications put Hansell in di-
rect touch with air force headquar-
ters in Washington, as well as with
his ether units in the Marianas.
Units of the 2lst bomber command
arrived at Guam December 5 and
construction of necessary installa-
tions proceeded quickly. Officers
and men trained for desk and cleri-
cal positions teamed up to build
their own living quarters and other
buildings.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Crop Movements
Faces Danger
In Housing Lack

Full effect of labor shortage which
is being created by lack of hous-
ing in Imperial county has not been
felt yet, but it will be within an
other week. it was stated at the Of
flee of B. A. Harrigan, agricultural
commissioner, Wednesday.
Within a week it will be difficult
to move crops out of the county
because of the shortage of process
ing labor. If the situation doesn't
change, the county will be ''in a
bad way" it was stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
TINY BABY DIES

MARYSVILLE, Cal, Jan. 3. CUP)
"A BABY girl weighing only one
pound and six ounces at birth died
late Tuesday after about II hours
of life. Physicians said the child,
born prematurely to Mrs. Floyd
Stockton, a ranch worker, had not
been expected to live. They said
cases were rare of babies of that
weight living for more than an hour
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
B.AWLEY 1IOME LOOTED

BRAWLEY, Jan. 8. 3.-The fifth
burglary in Brawley over the Christi
mas and New Years holiday was
reported to police Wednesday morn-
ing when Fred Hauser, Third and
I streets, revealed jewelry losses Of
1925. The Hausers returned from
a holiday trip to find their house
had been entered and a pocket
watch with diamond lodge charm.
two alarm clocks and box of Gig
ars had been taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
YOU CAN'T BUY ASPIRIN

faster or more dependable than genu-
inc, pure st. Joseph Aspirin. Judged clin-
ically, as your doctor judges it, no aspirin
can do more for you. Yes, you get quality
plus economy too. Get genuine st. Joseph
Aspirin, worlds largest seller at lOc. The
biz 100 tablet bottle costs only $50. Al
ways ask for genuine 81. Joseph Aspirin.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
By PETER EDSON

Price a q m II s u Suto-
ter Bowles wants little help in his
ether capacity of Rationing Admin
istrator. He isn't saying that an ac-
| tual crisis exists on the civilian food
front, but in a letter sent to every
newspaper editor in the country he
has frankly asked for support in
putting over the idea that food sup
plies for next year will not be as big
as anticipated and that the cnly way
to get anything like an equal dis
tribution is through more rationing
The implication is clear that Bowles
thinks the alternative-less ration
ing-means a food crisis in 1945.
Happy New Year.
Again all the authorities have
been proved wrong.
First. the military authorities who
thought the war would by now be
over.
Second, the food supply authori-
ties who likewise thought the war
would soon be over and therefore
discontinued the building up of re-
serves through the summer harvest
season for the leaner months ahead.
Third, the distributors who also
thought the war was going to end,
feared that accumulated surpluses
of any kind would knock the bot
tom out of the market, and there
fore exerted full pressure to let cur
rent supplies be consumed as fast as
produced, without restraint.
Fourth, the top drawer officials
who also thought the war was going
to end soon and so ordered the re-
straints taken off.
PUBLIC GOT WRONG IDEA
You may have forgotten it, but
last September War Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes ordered
OPA to take II processed food items
off the ration list, with tribute TO
the War Food Administration for
having done such a marvellous pro-
duction job. Blue ration tokens were
made useless by this far-reachlng
order and the consuming public got
the idea that part OF its wartime
nuisance troubles were over Tor
Keeps. OF course there couldn't have
been any political significance CT
this easing of rationng restrictions,
two months before election. Nobody
thought of that.
In full justice to everyone IL
should be made clear that net all the
rationing curbs were lowered or re-
moved. The sugar lobby did its best
to put over the idea that there were
big surpluses being built up and that
sugar rationing could be eased or
would be eased just before the elec-
ton.
But OPA sat tight, relaxing only
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03

Will Wright-Will claims the big
gest pair of ears in radio. When
he played a role In a Clark Gable
picture, Gable jokingly remarked
that they were running "ear to ear
for the acting honors.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03

BICYCLE LICENSES ON SALE
Bicycle licenses for l945 are on
sale at the police station in E
Centre. Last year, the license
charge was 25 cents. This year ii
will be so cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
RAMBLING REPORTER
Continued from Page One

CONTINUED from Page One
MAG 43 will return to the love and
affection shoWered on him.
Coed luck, MAG 43, and may you
live the life of Riley from here on
out.
P.S.-Should Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs
have a service star?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
Help Wanted

Does anyone have some extra sta
tionery portfolios.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. z. Green of the
Imperial area collect continued
magazine stories, assemble them,
and bind them for servicemen. They
always have bought the portfolios
to use as bindings but can't find any
more.
If you have any of the kind in
which stationery often comes, please
take them to Red Cross headquar-
ters in El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
IT oUBdI tut IIOIfIC
SUPPLY OUT OF KILTER

Point values on butter were IN
creased in October. But with only
about a third of the meat supplies
rationed during the latter part OF
the year, supply got all out of kilter
in three-fourths of the country and
therefore has to be readjusted.
So here you are again, right where
you came in three years ago, with
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03
GETS JOB AT 95

GETS JOB AT s5
NORTH WILDWOOD. N. J., Jan.
3. tUP)-Daniel c. Godfrey, 95, was
named building inspector by the
city council, which claimed he was
the Oldest public appointee in New
Jersey.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-03

I. Schlatter OF CaleXico IS new
chairman Of the Imperial county
board of supervisors.
He was elected at the annual re-
.,,oa,,;,o+;o,, ,,,aafipo of tho court
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07

High Toll

Ninety-four thousand people killed,
9,750,000 injured and material losses
of $4,850, 600, 000-that was the ma
TONS accident toll in 1914, the Ma
tional Safety council revealed.
AS a result of mishaps, lost time
equalled one years production of
1000, 600 workers, it was pointed out,
or the manufacture of 29, 1000 heavy
bombers.
Although the death toll showed a
drop of 5000 over the previous year,
with the greatest reduction shown in
home accidents, authorities were
alarmed by the increasing fatalities
among children. More than 1000
toddlers under five were killed, more
than in 1941, the Safety council said,
while accidental deaths of young
sters from 5 to IA in the home were
high.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07
GRAIN MARKETS:
Get Boost

With brokers interpreting the sem
ate banking committees approval of
a bill increasing the Commodity
Credit corporations borrowing pow
er from 3 to Az billion dollars as a
means of maintaining major farm
prices at go per cent of parity for
two years after the war. grain prices
firmed.
Also adding to the markets
strength was the expectation of an
increase in the government subsidy
to- wheat millers, and reports of CCC
purchases in Minneapolis, Mimi,
with CCC Acknowledgements it had
given large quantities of high pro-
tein wheat to millers in exchange
for inferior grades.
In approving the increase in the
Gees borrowing power, the senate
banking committee limited food SUBJ
sidy expenditures to $845, 600, 900 for
the year beginning next July l, and
also permitted sale of more than
1900, 900 bales of cotton a year from
CCC stocks.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07
CONGRESS-:
Busy Session

With publication of President
R~oosevelt's agreement to the sepa-
ration of the Reconstruction Finance
corporation with its vast loaning
powers from the U. S. department
of commerce, the senate passed the
George bill authorizing the action
by a IA to IL vote and thereby paved
the way for the confirmation of
Henry A. Wallace as the department
secretary.
Although Wallace's confirmation
was postponed to March l, it was
considered likely at that time, since
principal objection to his appoint
ment had been based on the fact
that he would have controlled the
vast of the RFC in the
postwar period, with fear of their
use on government projects to pro-
vide full employment. House ap-
proval of the bill to separate the
RFC from the commerce depart
ment was expected to meet speedy
approval.
At the same time, the house
passed, and then sent to a none too
sympathetic senate, a work or fight
bill, under which all men between
10 and 45 would be frozen in essen
tial occupations or asked to take
jobs designated by their local draft
boards under penalty of induction or
fine and imprisonment in case of re.
fIIca1
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07

General Macarthur (right) studies maps
with aides on Luzon.
ing Yank stepped ashore below
the Philippine capital itself, threat
ening any enemy effort to bring
up reenforcements from the south.
AS long as Macarthur still appeared
to be holding back some of his
strength, Jap commanders were re-
luctant to commit sizeable forces
into the battle in the Manila region.
In one of the most dramatic cpl
sodes of the Philippine invasion,
picked men of the 9th Ranger bat
talon and Filipino %guerrillas made
a surprise attack on a Japanese pris-
on compound behind enemy lines on
Luzon, freeing 486 Americans, %
British, three Dutchmen and a Nor
wegian. Although over 100 were so
weak from malnutrition, disease and
old battlewounds that they had to
be carried off on husky Ranger
backs or in carabao carts, only two
failed to survive the 25-mile jour
ney to safety.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07
EUROPE:
Berlin Coal

Berlin was their goal as the
First White Russian and the First
Ukranian armies plunged to the
winding ice-packed Oder river on a
wide front, with German resistance
growing stronger as columns of re-
endorsements rushed to the front
and took up their positions in the
flaming battle line.
With the two Russian armies
drawing up to the Oder on an al
most solid front from above Berlin
clear down to the Czechoslovakian
border, Berlin was imperilled by a
powerful ~outflanking maneuver by
Marshal Zhukov from the north and
Marshal Konev from the south.
The great thrust on Berlin prom
lsed to put the Germans Wanted
Oder river defense line, over two
years in the making, to the test,
and further strain Nazi strength,
already outnumbered by about three
10 four in the east. In early assaults
on the Oder in the Silesian area,
German regulars, reinforced by
fanatical 16 to 65-year-old home front
troops, stubbornly held their ground
against the powerhouse attacks of
the First Ukranian army, which
had been the first to reach the de-
tense line from central Poland.
Finish Fight
Long the hallowed center of Prus-
sianism, Berlin, it appeared, was not
to be spared the fate of other great
European capitals as the Nazis
made strong points of its public
buildings and institutions for a des-
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07
HAPPENINGS


Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Hiner were
in attendance last Sunday at the
celebration of the fifty-sixth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. liners
parents, MI. and Mrs. John Hiner.
The event was held at the John
Hiner home in Reed Point. Other
guests included Sam Hiner of Hell
ena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Coombs
entertained at dinner Sunday when
their guests were Harry Dull and
sons, Paul Dull, seaman first class
in the navy, who is on leave from
Seattle and Jerry Dull of Glasgow;
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Waddell and
Miss Adelpha Vaught.
Mrs. Christine Gunter returned
Sunday from Fargo, N. D., where
she spent two weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Will Sitton and her sor,
Ned Tweeden, both of whom were
ill.
The birth anniversary of Mrs. M.
D. Hartley was observed Jan. 20.
when a group of friends met for a
social afternoon at the home of
and Mrs. j. A. Hartley and
a nohostess lunch.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Easton had
as guests Sunday Mr.. Easton's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Easton of Gardiner and
Mrs. C. A. Olson, sister of R. w.
and Ray Easton, of Billings. Mrs.
Olson was returning to her home
from a visit with her brother and
family in Gardiner.
Mrs. H. M. Larson returned We'd
nesday from Livingston where she
visited her daughter, Mrs. Grant
Miller.
Mrs. D. H. McCauley left Monday
morning for Los Angeles to visit
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. DUNCAN
McCauley and infant son.
w. V. D. Chapman, who recently
disposed of his drug store at Wolf
left Monday morning for
Arizona after spending a few days
here with his son and daughter-in-
Mr.. and Mrs. O. K. Chapman.
Mrs. Chapman will remain here
until Mr.. Chapman is located.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Roysdon en-
tertained at dinner Monday evening
when their guests were Harry Dull;
Paul H. Dull, S &c; Jerry Dull;
Mrs. Helen M. Shearer; Miss Helen
Shearer, and Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Calvert.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07
On Nations Honor Roll

To Pvt. John Hartman of Exeter,
Calf, went the Silver Star for gallantry
in action. During a fierce enemy coun-
terattack in Italy, seeing that two ma
chine guns 200 yards to the front and
right front were causing considerable
trouble, he moved forward into the face
of these firing machine guns on his own
initiative. Edging his way forward with
enemy bullets landing within inches of
him, and in spite of the fact that he had
received a serious wound in his arm, he
fired till he had silenced both machine
guns.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07
The Outlook Says:

A card received this week from
Lieutenant Burton Caruso who is a
prisoner of war in Germany says
he would like to be remembered to
all his friends in Laurel. The card
was dated Sept. %. He wrote, I
continue to keep more or less sane,
but not nearly busy enough, and I
take a very dim view of this pen
ned-up life"
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Green and fam
lily were guests Sunday at the ranch
home of MI. and Mrs. Neal Gun
nels.
Laurel outlook., 1945-02-07
PICTURES SHOW HOW
~CANAOA.AlASKA ROAD
WAS CONSTRUCTED

A dramatic motion picture of an
unusual and highly difficult feat in
engineering and construction-the
building of the famous highway
through western Canada into Alaska
was shown here Tuesday at the
meeting of the Rotary club by Earl
C. Paris and Melvin Seitz of the
Paris & Seitz Machinery company.
Billings. The pictures were in color.
Nature placed many obstacles in
the way of the builders, who in a
surprisingly short time built a mill
tary road thousands of miles long.
The way was across flat lands,
through valleys, across mountains
and over rushing streams and
swamp areas that were partially
frozen even in summer.
In addition to showing great ma
chimes knocking down timber, ex-
cavating, filling and grading, the
pictures contained many Shots of
the extraordinarily beautiful val
legs and majestic mountains. Some
of the footage included the towns
and cities at the point of beginning
in Canada and the terminus in
Alaska.
An additional reel, not related to
the pictures of the highway, show
ed interesting front line episodes
American forces are figuring in on
and and sea.
Program committeeman for Feb
,uary are Rev. M. j. Wilcox and
VI. o. Roysdon. Paris and Seitz
Uere introduced nv Rev. WiIcox.