The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 3

flTY SECTIOM Monday, August 7, 1944 Page 3 GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty IJ We .1 I "Let's try a novel vacation idea this year Let's give evsry employe two weeks' Local Red Cross Completes Quota of Kit Bags on Schedule Chairman of the local Red Cross production unit, Mrs. C. R. Pfunder, has announced the completion of San Bernardino's quota of filled apron kit bags on schedule. A total of 1440 of these bags was shipped last week.

They will go to ports of embarkation, where one bag will be donated to each member of the military as he leaves the United States. Mrs. Pfunder said, "I wish to thank all of the persons and organizations who made the prompt completion of this quota possible. The residents of San Bernardino county have given unstintingly of their time in order that our fighting men may have the benefit of these Red Cross-sponsored packets. Each contains a sewing kit, soap, cards, a book, and many other useful and morale-building items." With completion of these filled apron kit bags, the production unit has started work on a new quota of unfilled apron bags.

The war department has sent an urgent request to the American Red Cross for completion of a large number of these items for immediate shipment overseas. Three thousand were cut last vuppU- anH are ready to be dis tributed for sewing. POSTCARDS AVAILABLE New postal card forms for prisoner of war mail to the far east, printed by the American Red Cross, have been received by the San Bernardino chapter, according to S. E. Bagley, chairman, and are now available for relatives and friends of Japanese-held Americans.

Since Japan has refused to accept letters of more than 24 words for prisoners, the Elks to Conduct Next Session August 28 Next meeting of the San Bernardino Elks lodge will not be held until Aug. 28, it was announced yesterday by Secretary Jack Hosfield. The lodge is holding a limited number of meetings during the summer months and the Aug. 28 session will include dinner, balloting, regular business and reports of delegates to the grand lodge convention. William A.

Leaky is a roofing contractor in Williamsburg, Va. What's Doing Today 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Red Cross Surgical Dressing unit, 972 street. 10 a.m.

Board of Supervisors, courthouse. 7:30 p.m. General Welfare legion card party, 566 Court street. 7:30 p.m. Carpenters local, Labor temple.

7:30 p.m. Elks lodge, Elks clubhouse. 7:30 p.m. City council, city hall. 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix lodge, F. A. Masonic temple. 7:30 D.m. Damascus lodge, F.

A. Odd Fellows temple. 8 p.m. Chi Rho Alpha, St. Ber nardlne's hall.

8 p.m. Orange Empire council of Royal Arcanum, Eagles hall. work with pay! postal card is designed to hold a message of that length. The card, which requires no postage, will facilitate censorship and save weight and space in transportation, Mr. Bagley pointed out.

Its use is optional, but it is hoped that it will speed delivery. One million of the card forms have been printed, and 300,000 sent thus far to local chapters of the Red Cross to be given to rel atives of American prisoners of war and civilians held in the far east. More kin are of ficially listed, the chairman said. MANY DRESSINGS NEEDED The war department has asked the American Red Cross for 000,000 surgical dressings a month, it was announced by Mrs. J.

D. McWhinnie, local surgical dressings chairman. To help meet this tremendous demand, volun teers in San Bernardino complet ed 97,078 dressings in July and cut 26,000 yards of gauze to be folded into 4" by 4" dressings. Ninty thousand dressings were shipped last week to the American Red Cross medical warehouse in Colorado. Mr Robert Mullen, Victor Valley Red Cross swim campaign chairman, has announced that swimming instructions will be given in Victorville from August 21 to September 2.

Fontana's Red Cross swim campagin will be in progress from August 7 to August 21. THREE BUSINESS HOUSES ROBBED Editor LETTER FROM HOME Kit Stearns Phone 264-37 487 21st St. Hello Again: This line 'about writing letters every day applies to you fellows as well as those of us at home who have brothers, husbands sons and friends overseas. I've had so many phone calls from worried mothers and wives who haven't gotten letters often enough to keep them at ease. So, if you've been feeling neglected lately remember that Jetter writing is a two-way proposition.

And now for the week's news. Around the Town Surprise! The little girl in the blue' dress who was dashing madly around town with Seaman George Upton last week is now Mrs. George Upton. She's the former Evelyn Sponseller. They were married a week ago last Wednesday.

I saw Bob Clavio and Dick Praother, U. S. Coast Guard, last week up at a drivein on Highland avenue. They're both looking swell. Dick left last Tuesday to visit his aunt in Santa Barbara, then to a Pacific coast port and his ship.

Staff Sgt Bill J. Thomas, U.S.M.C., was home on furlough last week. He is a member of the fleet Marine force and his ship has hit many ports on both the Atlantic and Pacific frpnts. He married a Boston girl last November and she came to San Bernardino last week to meet his folks and see him before he shoved off again. Naval Aviation Cadet Ralph Waugh was home on a six-day leave which was spent mostly in Laguna and Crestline (don't they He returned to his base County Ranks Eighth in State In Population Statistics Reflect Astounding Increase During Past 24 Years San Bernardino county now ranks eighth among California counties and third among South ern California counties in population, according to an estimate of the state resources commission which appears in the August edi tion of the California Real Estate magazine.

The estimate places San Bernardino county's current popu lation at 197,000. Los Angeles county is far out in front in the state with an estimated population of 3,362,000 and San Francisco county is in second place with an estimated 727,000, Alameda county, with an esti mated population of 662,000 took third place over San Diego county, whose total was estimated at 420,000. LARGE GAINS SHOWN In Southern California, San Diego is in second place, Orange is in fourth with 163,000. California's total population is estimated at 8,450,000. San Bernardino county's estimated total represents a gain of 35,892 over the 1940 census of 161,108, an increase of 63,100 over the 1930 census of 133,900, and a gain of 123,599 over the 1920 census of 73,401.

RIVERSIDE THIRTEENTH Riverside county is ranked thirteenth among California counties, according to the commission's estimate, and also has done considerable growing since 1920. The 1920 census placed Riverside county's population at 50,297. In 193.0 the population was 81,024 and in 1940 it was 105,524. Los Angeles county was very proud of a population of 936,455 in 1920, and expanded its chest over 2,208,492 in 1930 and 2,785,643 in 1940. That county's gain since 1940 has been 576,357, according to the commission's estimate.

Powerful Explosive. Utilized in Rockets WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 UP) A super explosive called pentolite 20 per cent more powerful than TNT is being used in rocket projectiles. Major Gen. L.

Campbell chief of Army ordnance, announc- ing this today, said that a "small quantity of this explosive" will penetrate five feet of reinforced concrete. Giant Searchlights Turned Upon Robots LONDON, Aug. 6 UP Giant searchlights formerly used against German bombers over England how are being turned on flying bombs so that the man in the street can follow their course and take cover accordingly. The American Legion was or ganized in Paris in 1919. San Bernardino, California August 6, 1944 at Livermore, and then on to Cor-j pus Christi where he is at present.

Second Lt. Kenneth Standish dropped into town last week for a half-day visit "between trains" on his way to his new station at Seattle. Sgt. Dan Thomas and his wife (formerly Beverly Jones of Redlands) were in town recently. Dan, who has been stationed at Fort Worden, has been transferred to the Western Signal Corps Training center, Camp Koh-ler, near Sacramento.

Bill Le Grande, Naval Air corps, was home for 15 days last week from his base in Texas. Addresses Wanted Can anyone supply these addresses for me: Bill Beltz, Navy, and Glen Sandburg? Here, There and Everywhere Seaman 1c Ray Whelchel is stationed at the Navy receiving station personnel office in Hawaii. Ray will be a third class petty officer in September. Staff Sgt. Neil A.

Moyer has just returned to his outfit after a 30-day leave spent in McKay, Australia, He has been overseas 14 months. Submariner Jack L. Rose (the one on Genevieve) is seeing action in the Pacific theater. His mother says they know of 11 enemy ships sunk by this submarine prior to his last mission which probably netted a lot more. Jack is based in Australia.

Received a swell letter from Sgt. Robert Morgan in a station hospital in New Britain where he is receiving treatment. He says the medical care the boys are getting out there' is rf VI WRITES 'LETTERS FROM writes the weekly Letter from Home column in The Sun and Eve ning Telegram to San Bernardino's servicemen. She is Kathryn Stearns, wife of Cpl. Jack Stearns, who is with the Marines In the south Pacific.

Hey Servicemen! Here's Kit, Who Writes 'Letter From Home' (The following article was written to more adequately introduce Kit Stearns, the author of the "Letter from Home" column to servicemen, thousands of whom receive it through the mail from their parents and friends. The Sun suggests the article be forwarded to servicemen along with this week's "Letter from Home." The weekly column, "Letter from Home," is sponsored by the Argonaut club with the cooperation of The Sun and Evening Telegram.) Hey, you fellows out there and over here. Here's that gal, Kit (oh yes, Kit's a gal, not a boy as her name would suggest) who writes your "Letter from Home" each week through the columns of The Sun and the Evening Telegram. Attractive, too, isn't she? (See photo above.) Kit knows what you fellows want to read, the news about G. I.

Joe, his pals and where he is and what he's doing. She knows the pilots, the tank drivers, the Vrl2 kids and the leathernecks. She knows their girls at home, their moms and friends. And every week Kit bats out a letter from home; newsy letters to you fellows that give you the old lift-up. 'It's a swell job done by a swell gal.

For Kit knows what a letter from home means. Her letters are as personal as if she SPONSORED BY THE ARGONAUT CLUB WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE DAILY SUN AND EVENING TELEGRAM. "the best." He writes that his outfit's slogan is: "Miracles we do right now. The impossible takes a bit longer!" According to Bob, this slogan should apply to the medical corps, too. Bob asked me for a word picture of San Bernardino "not that we could ever forget it, but rather as a refresher course for our memories." I'm a little crowded for space this week, Bob, but you'll get your pic ture as soon as I find more room.

I got a long letter from Sgt. K. W. Morgan, U.S.M.C. some where in the Pacific.

He says, "I think the Japs took these islands just for spite so we'd have to take them away from them and then live here awhile." "Lots of un invited cuests in your sack at night." He hasn't seen any San Bernardino boys except Ed Wyner who's in his same outfit. Staff Sgt. William (Bill) Hindebrand sent me a nice letter last week from the European fr0nt(?) No Bill, I'm not Jack's sister, I'm his wife. Artistic Pvt. Robert (Bob) Seaback sent me a very clever note from New Guinea Drawn across the bottom of the page was a little native lassie, complete with bare torso, grass skirt and woolly hair.

Bob wrote "the home town gals don't have to worry about their honeys in New Guinea!" Bob would like to have the addresses of the follow ing fellows: Bill Allen (Navy), Melvin Small (Navy), Dick Adair Jim Murphy (U.S.M.C.) and Mon roe Goforth. First Lt. Lloyd (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) HOME' It's Kit Stearns who were writing to each one ot you fellows individually not to all of you. Kit is the girl back home to many of you fellows. She is thrilled when she receives letters letters fr.om out there in the Pacific, from fellows who take time out from chasing the Japs to say, "thanks, Kit, for your letter," and from Yanks in France and Italy pushing the Nazis back, from homesick boys in the training camps, at sea and from everywhere that you fellows may be.

I thought you fellows might want to know more about Kit. Let me tell you why she knows what kind of letters to write and how much letters from, home mean to you fellows. Kit's husband, Cpl. Jack Stearns of the Marines, is out there somewhere, too. She thinks he is now on Guam helping to kick, so sorry, the stuffing out of the Japs.

HUSBAND IN PACIFIC Kit and Jack were kids together. She was Kathryn Gentry, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam A. Gentry, 487 Twenty-first street; Jack is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Stearns, 855 Nineteenth street. In high school, Kit was nnf of the class sneakers at the commencement exercises in 1940 Jack was student body president in the same year. Kit went on to junior college and then to the University of California at Berke ley, leaving her classes in 1943 to marry Jack, who was enlisting in the Marines. So you see Kit knows what it means to write letters to men in the service.

Every night she writes Jack. And every day she collects those little items of news from home that go into your let ters. It's a job to keep girl busy, what with her work at the San Bernardino Army Air field. where, she feels, she's helping you fellows. And this, fellows, is Kit, the girl who writes your letters from home.

The City Editor. W.F.A.Will Purchase Clingstone Peaches SACRAMENTO, Aug. 6 UP) Governor Warren telegraphed State Director of Agriculture A. A. Brock today that he has been informed by the war food administration that the agency plans a program to purchase a "limited quantity" of No.

1 California clingstone peaches. Warren asked W.F.A. assistance, at Brock's suggestion, several days ago on the ground an excess tonnage of No. 1 clingstones could not be handled because of a can ning labor shortage and lack of canning facilities. Former Honor Student Arrested as Burglar OAKLAND.

Aue. 6 (IP) A former University of California honor student who admitted committing 47 burglaries because he "liked to live well" was held by Oakland police today. The 20-year-old youth, whose library contained an extensive collection of crime detection, told police he specialized in looting shipyard workers' homes "because they are careless wth their money." Italian Service Units Support American Cause Former Prisoners Do Valuable War Work in Community Four companies of Italian service units, operating under the Mira Loma sub-depot of the Army Quartermaster corps, are now doing volunteer war work through out the San Bernardino district. Comprised of 213 men, all former Italian war prisoners; li Italian officers, and one American Army captain, each company is making a substantial contribution to the American war effort, said William M. Vance, com manding officer of the Italian service unit in this district.

Colonel Vance said one company of Italians is assisting dismantling of Camp Young, near Indio, formerly headauarters of the Cali fornia-Arizona maneuver area. SERVE AS FIREMEN Two companies of Italians are on loan to San Bernardino Army Engineer depot and part of their work with this group consists of serving as fire department for the Ono sub-depot of the Engineer depot. The Ono sub-depot formerly was Base General depot. Another Italian company is en gaged in salvage and repair oper ations at Mira Loma sub-depot adjacent to the Ono sub-depot. At present there are 184 Italian service units operating at 60 sta tions throughout the country.

They are similar to units serving in the European and African theaters of war. VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY The work is essential war work such as loading or unloading trucks and railroad cars, handling equipment and salvage, and crat ing, repairing or processing vehicles and other military equip ment. Where members of the units possess skills, these skills are utilized. The only reward received by members of the service units, aside from wages at the regular rate provided for all prisoners of war, is additional freedom. Italians volunteer for duty in these units.

They are carefully investigated to make sure they are not pro-Nazi or pro-Fascist. If thev pass this screening test, they are classified according to skill or aptitude, given such training as may be necessaray, and assigned to duty in essential war worK. Many of the Italians have re quested combat duty, but this is not possible under terms ot tne Geneva conference. Pilot Dies in Crash of Plane Four Crew Members Parachute to Safety The pilot of an Army bomber died yesterday when he remained at the ship's controls to permit four crew members to bail out safely and then was unable to leave the ship in time to save himself. Name of the pilot, a technical sergeant, was withheld by the Army until next of kin could be notified of his death.

The plane, a B-26 medium bomber from the Daggett Army Air field, crashed five miles east and three miles north of Yermo: according to a report to the office of Coroner R. E. Williams It. was on a routine technical flight, the report stated. The Dilot's body was taken to the O'Donnell mortuary in Bar stnw.

where an inquest will be held today. Deputy Coroner E. P. Doyle will be in charge of the investigation for the coroner's office. Former Coast League Head Taken by Death LOS GATOS, Aug.

6 UP Hi-land L. Baeeerly. 73, northern California newspaper publisher and former president of the Pacific' Coast Baseball league, died at his home here yesterday. Tire Recapping Hr. Service We'll Loan You Tires So You Can Keep Going No Ration Cert.

Required Big, Inside. Conveniently Located Store and Service Dept B. F. GOODRICH DIST. San Bernardino Tire Appliance Co.

S63 Su Phone 303-79 1 HOME Glenn C. spending a leave in who Is Bernar dino following 18 months' service with the Navy at Pearl Harbpr. Glenn C. Bell Home on Leave Makes Acquaintance Of Infant Son After 18 months spent at Pearl Harbor, Glenn C. (Jasper) Bell, ship's painter 2c, returned to San Bernardino on a leave to visit his parents, the Rev.

and Mrs. R. B. Beals of 1040 East Fifth street. Also greeting him were his wife and son, Dewey Glenn Bell, who was born while Mr.

Bell was serving overseas. Mr. Bell was graduated from San Bernardino Senior High school in 1940 and while there he majored in painting. Airport Group Meets Tuesday C.A.A. Officials to Attend Conference Robert Schmitt, regional airport director for the civil aeronautics authority, representing the western states, will be present at a meeting of the Argonauts club airport committee at 2 p.m.

tomorrow in the directors room of the San Bernardino chamber of commerce offices. Invited to the meeting are representatives from Redlands, Col- toh, Rialto and Fontana, who are cooperating with the Argonauts committee, acting for San Bernar dino. The meeting is an outgrowth of several conferences in which the merits of several possible sites for a San Bernardino valley airport have been discussed. A steering committee, appointed several weeks ago, has conducted correspondence with federal agencies in an effort to obtain answers to questions brought up in previous sessions. Mr.

Schmitt is expected to bring other members of the civil aeronautics authority staff with him to answer technical questions. It is anticipated the committeemen will complete arrangements at the meeting for preliminary surveys of proposed sites, the results of which may be used as a basis for final selection of a San Bernardino valley airport, according to Stephen P. Rehwald, chairman of the Argonauts committee and act ing chairman of the entire group. Argentine Corn Due In California Soon BERKELEY, Aug. 6 (iP) About 18,000 tons of Argentine corn, ordered when California livestock feeders were critically short, will arrive Sept.

1 and will be allocated by the state A.A.At committee at a shipside price of $1.25 a bushel. Orders for 50-ton carlots may be filed with the state committee through Aug. 10. One cargo will arrive at San Francisco, and another at Los Angeles. FOR SALE 3 Bedroom Stucco House First class shape.

All tile roof. Newly painted. A bargain. Inquire Owner, 2S54 Arrowhead Phone 445-03 EXPERT BODY REPAIRING AND PAINTING COMPETITIVE PRICES WITHERSP00N MOTORS BUICK AGENCY 944 Street Phone 5849 ACCURATE WHEEL ALIGNMENT ZULCH AUTO WORKS Third and I Sts. Phone 401-62 'I I 1 I fc sv i 1 Bell San Safes Opened, $850 in Loot Taken by Thief Police Believe Lone Burglar Responsible; Few Clues Found Three San Bernardino business institutions were burglarized over, the week-end, their safes broken into and loot valued at approximately $850 taken, accord- ng to reports filed yesterday with the San Bernardino police department.

Victimized were the Mid-Valley Chevrolet 295 Third street, the Hammond Lumber 196 Third street, and the Suverkrup Lumber 237 street. TOOLS STOLEN Police said yesterday they believed all three burglaries were committed by the same person, apparently one man alone, late Saturday night or early Sunday. They admitted, however, they had little information that will help them identify the burglar. The burglar first entered the Mid-Valley lot by scaling' a fence at the rear of the building, according to the police report. He then broke into a locked tool cabinet and obtained tools with which he jimmied a window and gained entrance to the garage office.

Inside the office, the burglar punched out the combination of the safe and took approximately 5500 in cash. Using the tools taken from the garage, the burglar then broke into the Hammond Lumber Co. office at 196 Third street, according to a police reconstruction of the burglar's activities. GAS RATIONS TAKEN In the lumber company's office also the combination was punched out of the safe and a variety of articles taken, including cash estimated at $150, a number of articles of jewelry valued at $225, and between 50 and 60 T-ration gasoline coupons representing from 250 to 300 gallons. The jewelry was the property of Mrs.

A. J. Haggerty, wife of the lumber company manager who had placed it there for safekeeping over the week-end. Mr. Haggerty reported that the items stolen were articles of heirloom jewelry, including several rings, a watch and several gold pins.

The nearby Suverkrup Lumber Co. at 237 street was the third place broken into. The safe in the Suverkrup office received the same treatment as did the other two, but in this case the burglar was unable to open the safe door after breaking out the combination. As far as could be determined yesterday, nothing was taken. Investigating officers said there were indications an inree Durg-laries were committed by the same person, someone wun a.

knowledge of safe construction. Rotary to Hear Editor's Convention Impressions Impressions of the Republican and Democratic conventions will be given to the San Bernardino Rotary club at its luncheon tomorrow by James A. Guthrie, editor of The Sun. Mr. Guthrie will be introduced by Forest E.

Page. The meeting will be conducted by Dr. John L. Lounsbury, president, at the Y. W.

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