The Desert Sun from Palm Springs, California • 7

The Desert 7 Ml PALM SPRINGS CALIF Friday June 16 1944 TORNEY GENERAL HOSPITAL EVENTS News of the Enlisted Men of this Medical and Quartermaster Detachment! at Toney Army General Hospital Palm Springs By Pfc RotferD Price George Oliver 1 Now Lieutenant In Transport Service Air Base Officer Loses Life When Airplane Crashes Twenty-Nine Palms Leader Loses Life William (Bill) Campbell leading citizen of Twentynine Pakna and well known here to many lost his life in a boating accident at Lake Tahoe June 8 according to word reaching the desert this week Mr and Mrs Campbell have been exceedingly active in civic affairs at Twentynine Palms They had left but recently for Tahoe for the summer New Sugar Stamp Is Now In Effect Another sugar stamp became effective today Sugar stamp No 32 in Book Four joined stamps -No 30 and 31 in being good for five pounds of sugar No expiration date has been set on any of the stamps Release of Stamp 32 follows the OPA poicy of pounds per person every two and one-half ISLANDER IS TGH PATIENT Torney Gensral Hospital bin In the past months aeon the hospital-isation of several Gls of Japanaa extraction who have aarvad with distinction in the Armed Foroaa of the United Staten 400 Autoists Are Stopped In County Check On Drivers Two spots in Riverside county figured in the southland-wide automobile Blitz last Saturday night and Sunday morning when more than 500 motor patrolmen military police and shore patrol squads stopped and checked automobiles at 20 strategic points In Riverside county control stations were established on highway 99 just outside of Indio where 312 cars were stopped 26 arrested and 65 warned and in Riverside where 313 cars were checked 21 arrested and 87 warned The check started at 9 a Saturday and lasted until 2 a Sunday Most of the citations were for illegal lights insufficient lights and faulty brakes but only two were arrested for driving while intoxicated Military police and shore patrol squads checked the validity of passes of soldiers and sailors io automobiles Thfe OPA- did not participate in the county blitz Meet and Eat at Cafe and Coektail Lounge Michigan Will Do Something About Wounded Veleraiis one reliable native of the state of Michigan to act as contact man for the governor of the Wolverine state and any Michigan boys who might be at Torney General Hospital Lt Col Phil Pack of the Office of Veterans Affairs of Michigan wrote to Chamber of Commerce here asking that they suggest some good Michigafi native to assume the task of calling on Michigan boys in the hospital bearing the greetings of the governor of Michigan and the desires of that state to be of aid to future plans and Jobs Col Thompson of the Hospital staff expressed himself as heartily in accord with the idea and will cooperate with the Chamber in the plan and Sea Feed DINNERS AT POPULAR PRICES SUNDAYS 1 pm to 12 WEEKDAYS 5 pa to 12 ut Topi Iii Erilerlalnnienl Music By the GI Jive Trio 394 Palm Canyon Drive i rVou George Oliver hai been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Transport corps and now at Camp Gordon Johnson for final training His wife and son Douglas Ray aged 2 visited with him at New Orleans for six weeks while he was based there as a deck officer in the Maritime Service before the Army took over and organised the transport service Lt Oliver was the highest In a class of 55 whfn he graduated from school Donald Geggie Wins Commission Donald Geggie former Villager and well known here is now a second lieutenant according to word received here He was commissioned at Training school at the army air field at Miami Florida Officer Stricken Here Is Summoned Capt James Bracey 26 Army succumbed In Palm Springs Saturday after a brief Capt Bracey was stricken hen while enroute east to StautsviHe Ohio with his wife and child and Mrs mother Mrs Crites Pay your telephone MU before a Palm Springy Veterinary Hospital Telephone T514 D1L ORVILLE ACcROBY HENRY A SEMSARIAN Plumbing 50 Palm Canyon Dr Phone 7414 lini CZECSIEG tfj xxsr Expert Service Phone 4781 DESERT REFRIGERATION CO HUTCHENS WALLACE Res Mgr 766 North Palin jCanyon Drtvs Flight Officer Walter Mc-Latchy 26 member of the 72nd squadron at the 21st Ferrying Group base at the army air field here was killed when bis airplane crashed near Mansville New Jersey last week according to announcement by Col Richard Morgan fcommanding officer The accident occured a week ago yesterday while the pilot was on a routine flight He is survived by one child and his parents Mr juid Mrs Walter McLatchy of Ashland Mont where he wasin the ranching and livestock business before joining the service Sgt Goodale Wins Praise Staff Sergenat George Goodale well known here who has been at the Ferrying Division headquarters at Cincinnati for the past few weeks on special duty in connection with Wac recruiting was the proud possessor of a letter from the commanding officer of the Ferrying Division ATC commending him highly on his successful work Word of the honor going to Sgt Goodale was received at the 21st Ferrying Group base this week Palm Springs Girl Among Redlands ll Among the graduates of Redlands University to receive their degrees next Sunday will be Miss Mary Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs Stuart Allen of Palm Springs A graduate of Palm Springs high school where die was prominent in dramatics Miss Allen is member of Beta lambda Mu sorority at Redlands and a member of Webs senior honorary service organization She majored in education at the university Commencement week started at Redlands last Saturday Commencement speaker next Sunday will "Dr Dwayne Orton director of education for the International Business Machines corporation and an alumnus of Redlands University Change Hours For Building Permits Starting June 26 Starting on Monday June 26 building permits will be issued daily except Saturdays and Sundays between the hours of 1 and 3 Ray Sorum city manager said today At present Arthur Wright deputy building inspector issues permits between 9 and 11 a Pay Telephone Bills before the 30th and receive your discount It's American To SUPPORT 5th WAR LOAN DRIVKI A group of these Japanese -p Americans was inducted into the service in the Hawaiian Islands before the declaration of war by the United States on Japan and Germany WOUNDED IN ACTION Such a person is SSgt James Tani of Honolulu Born iii Kahulul Maul of the Hawaiian Islands Tani with three years in the service behind hini is twenty-five years of age He acted as platoon sergeant during the North African and Italian campaigns While making a strategic retreat with his platoon Tani came across two Army officers who had been wounded in the engagement at Cassino While helping these officers to the rear the sergeant was wounded by a direct hit from machine gun fire BACK TO SCHOOL A former student of the tJni-venity of Honolulu Tani is single and expects to complete his education after the war His mother Mrs Sumi Tani is at the present time a resident of Honolulu Tani is an expert swimmer usd diming his student days was a member of the varsity swimming team of the university Sgt Tani has a ready smile and is a good example of morale for patients of his ward Interested in many things he longs for the war to be over so that he may go back to his native islands and resume his educational work TRUTH XN THE NEWS The weekly meeting of -the TGH Forum was held at 1000 on June 2 in the Orientation Center Bldg 7 The subject discussed was vs Fallacy in the News" Cpl Edna Livaudias a member of our WAC Detachment presided as chairman and Pvt Jack Spear medical student' (EENT Dept) was the summarlzer JOLSON STAGES SHOW The old Mammy singer himself the king of all A1 Jolson gave and gave and gave in the Recreation Hall Thursday Positively thrilling the audience of patients and duty personnel Mr Jolson who today is one of the most vital men in show business Joked and sang his way with such fervor into hearts that he would still be there singing all his old hits if we had our way and "April tbansferred the Red Cross Building for just a short while Into the ZJegfeld Roof and those first-Nighters loved Mr Jolson really wowed CIVIE GIRLS GUESTS The enlisted men of SCU 1976 played host to feminine civilian employees at the June dance held Tuesday night June 13 Novelty dances nyislc by the Torney Generals and refreshments helped to highlight the evening activities The hop was held at the Ten- War Bonds are a double-barrelled investment They buy the stuff that helps us win the Victories And they pay you back $4 for every $3 when they mature So dig deep pall Buy double during the 5th War Loan And don't forgot War Stamps Have you a partly fUlod album Remember that you eon exchange when fillod for an In tereit-bearing War Bond Just bring it to Bank of America 5th War Loan Drive Jane 12 to July 8 Total Goal 16 Billion Dollars "Bey deefcle what you bought No Points Needed For Odd Lot Shoes Between July 16 29 The OPA is going into the Bargain Day business on a nation-wide scale It's latest ruling frees about 7000000 pairs of shoes from ration points between July 10 and July 29 The shoes must cost 25 per cent less than their price oh June 1 the OPA decreed So if you can find any odd lot shoes your chance It is estimated the odd-lot shoes comprise about 1 percent of the shoe supply THE (Breen HIGHWAY 99 Between Banning and Baeumoni Closed Mondays SERVES YOV FRIED CHICKEN STEAKS C0CKTAII5 Only 25 Miles Drive from Palm Springs and Worth It! America world who fighting too xeceire FREE nis Court adjacent to the Recreation Hall AT BREAKFAST CLUB Metropolitan Los Angeles newspapers of Thursday June 6 carried a pictorial and written spread featuring the Wednesday meeting pf the Los Angeles Breakfast Club This is of particular interest to Tomeyites as Lt Col Thompson executive and Public Relations Officer and six EMs patients of Torney were featured on the program and in the news stories At the breakfast meeting Col Thompson introduced Pvt Paul Jackson Pvt Robert Silk SSgt Larry Hirokawa Pfc Charles Galyean Sgt Frank Leal and Cpl Kenneth Murochige all patients of Torney General Hospital SCREEN DIRECTORS COMING Two Hollywood motion picture directors visited Torney General Hospital Monday June 12 to make final arrangements concerning the new Shows Stock project and to schedule the first of a-series of theatrical productions to be undertaken by the personnel of this post Mr Jules Dassin of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Mr Arthur Lubin of Universal Studios met with the Special Services staff and those interested in Tomey's dramatic activities the problems Involved in the proposed theatrical project were ironed out at that time Miss Milne Leaves For San Francisco Miss Frances Milne of the Desmonds Palm Springs staff will leave July 7 for San Francisco where she will visit with her sister Mrs A Nichols of the Weinstock-N i 1 Automobile company Mrs Nichols spent the season here with Miss Milne it her home in The Plaza Miss Milne plana to return to the Village Sept 15 Ride Fixer In Fix He Has to Thumb Way to Village For the past 11 months Fred Abet meat cuttsr at Toney General HospilaL and a rad-dm! of Banning has baen mak-laff tha trip daily except Sunday between this city sad Banning Ha waa alsctad transportation commit! chairman aupng civilian workara at Tor-nay to arrange a "hare-tbe ride" program and figures he has fixsd up the rid problems for more than B00 civilian workers in that time This week he asked his ration board to fix him up with some extra good walking shoes His our broke down and he couldn't contact any of hie ahaie-the-ride groups He hitch-hiked from Banning to Palm Springs oa eetewetor Bank of America Member Federal Depoeit Innuucc Corpondoe ''I Member Federal Keierve System 4m 4 UtWfNO Bernardino Calif show must go out" eeeUlme the valient trouper of the entertainment are bringing a laugh a song and Ma bit of home" to our men No camp too large no lonely outpost too distant dangerous or too amalleeno hospital too inaccessible to cheering visits from these ENTERPRISE winning Hit PRODUCTION WAR i -f Malt Shop Now Open Under Personal Management of GEORGE OLIVER Featuring Deluxe Hamburgers and the beer with the (It Quenches I) Giant Malls Open 5 to 1 A Daily Closed All Day Thursday 282 Palm Canyon Drive ftweedblMAaplMMCMf 101 South Street Baa.