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The Pomona Progress Bulletin from Pomona, California • 18

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-i Tno Progress-Bulletin, Pomona, Wednesday Evening, February 20, 1 946 Pago 10, Sec. 2 pruiH mm wj --A i 4 Initiation of Veterans Feature of Legion Meet JUNIOR HIGH PLAY WILL BE FRIDAY Junior Chamber Prepares for Red Cross Drive Partial Holiday Here for Washington Birthday; Stores to Remain Open I A partial holiday will be observed in Pomona Friday in recognition of George Washington's birthday, but most places of business will be open as usual. Banks and savings and loan associations, the city hall, public' library, postoffice and various offices, including county offices and public utility offices, will be closed. 5 While stores generally will be open thruout the day, meat departments in food stores will be closed in keeping with an agreement be- Moro Nurses Enrollod r- thorn, sergeant-at-arma, and R. H.

Anderson, team manager. Each Legionnaire was asked to bring as a guest to this meeting a veteran of World War 11 not already a member of the Legion. August Utz, 18th district commander, sent word here today, according to Vander Linden, announcing that a memorial service for Homer L. Chaillaux, state adjutant of the Legion, who died Monday night, will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Veterans Memorial building in Inglewood.

It is expected a group of local veterans will be in attendance inasmuch as Chaillaux was well known here. All veteran who have applied to Charlea P. Rowe post No. 80. American Legion, to become member, and all other veterana desiring to become member, were requested today by Roy Vender Linden, commander, to be at Legion hall, 6th and Gordon etreeta, Thursday night at 8 o'clock for initiation by the outstanding ritual team from Edison post, Los Angeles.

The ritual team ia composed of Paul Head, chaplain; C. lloycroft, commander; Leslie Herrill, first vice-commander; Jack LeZotte, second vice-commander; Paul Boylng-ton, past commander; George Hin- Student at Fremont Junior high school today made final preparation for presentation of "Miss Jimmy." a three-act farce-comedy, at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening In the school auditorium. The cast ia composed of member of the drama class and drama club, under direction of Herbert Tay, a faculty member. Student appearing in the play are Samuel Kaufman, Lou Zetta Grove, Connie Madden. Norman Patrick, Blanche Brazel, Lynne Morris, Joyce Castleberg, Betty Powell and Harold Reed.

Setting of the play is the exclusive Brier Mountain College for Women, where students ar epreoc-cupied with the problem of finding escorts for a coming protn, and where, at the same time, a student from a neighboring men's college Is attempting to steal a dress as part of a fraternity initiation. Tickets for the play are available from students, and will be on sale at the auditorium door. if vC a 7 i 'il tween tnese markets and unions. It was announced. Departments other than meat will be open.

Mayor James Pettit announced that city hall offiues would be closed in recognition of the holiday. Altho NEW AVIATION SCHOOL Three buildings that will house the Northrop Aeronautical Institute are shown in this poBtotrice business window win tect's sketch. First building house administrative office, n1 jni be no u.te i of mail, still there will be gineertng drafting room and classroom, while the second reglllar mail dispatches, according contains modern shops and laboratories. James L. McKinley (insert) is director of new school.

to Postmaster J. Ransom Casey. One state agency here will be Winant to Speak to UC, UCLA Students Feb. 20 (U.R) IT. S.

Ambassador to England John G. Winant will be the principal 'speaker at the University of California's 78th charter day ceremonies next month. President Robert Gor-idon Fproul announced today. I Winant will speak at the Berkeley rampu on March 23 and at the (Los Angeles campus on March 26. Enrollment of 60 graduate nyrsej for service at Los Angeles County General hospital.

In that institution current campaign to add several hundred to its nursing staff, announced today. Recent changes Involving hlghed wages, improved working hours ami housing facilities, and vacation an other benefit have attracted numer) ous nurses returning from war serv ice or coming to Los Angeles coun ty from other states, Supervisor William A. Smith, chairman of the board, announced. Several hundred more nurses are needed, he said, and the campaign is being continued. Applicants for nurse positions at the general hospital personnel of flee are being Interviewed by Ber graduate nurse, wht placed in charge of ths program, I open for limited business on Friday.

The state department of employ, ment, which shares the offices at 145 W. 5th avenue with the U. B. employment service, will be open during the usual hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

for payment of continued benefit claims only, it was 4-H LEADERS TO ATTEND BANQUET HAWTHORNE. Feb. 20. Northrop Aircraft, which has to its credit a score of "firsts In aviation, soon will carry its progressiva tradition into the field of aeronautical education, with the Inauguration of the Northrop Aeronautical institute. Northrop, one of Americas major airframe manufacturers, announced Shipyard Pay Hike Proposed SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.

20 (UPJ Delegates to the Facifie Coast shipyard stabilization conference today awaited clarification of an 18-cent hourly increase proposed for new 'ship construction work. Meanwhile, the conference agenda committee Mill had taken no action toward placing the question of wages before the conference. A resolution adopted yesterday directed lie com-. mittee to seek permission from 1 Washington allowing the conference to discuss the issue. The H-rent increase was approved i Monday at the national shipbuilding 'stabilization conference in Washing-ton, D.

with g' rnment and labor approving and management op-' posing. I'nder the Pacific Coast master contract, the raise carries with it an automatic increase of 11.6 per cent for ship repair work. Stanford to Revive 'Irish Marathon I PALO ALTO. 20 (U.R) Stanford University will revive the old Irish marathon race on March 1 the first time since 1032, Track Coach Jack Welerhauser announced today. The marathon is a competition of 24-man teams representing each class of the school.

Each runner cover 220 yards In the event. white clothes may be washing them In cleauf which a little ammonia has One hundred and seventy-five 4-H that about March 1 it will open leaders representing the San new type of school to train engineers Uabriel valley, Antelope valley and and mechanics for the peacetime an Fernando valley regions will at-era of flight tend the second annual Los Angeles Designed to fill a growing need in lub sponsored a constantly rmwlm? industry tlA by Lank of America livestock loan Northrop Aeronautical Institute win to held Thursday by Arthur Hallam. will aee been, added. op A. ro autl al institute will Glendale YMCA it two motion pictures and will hear a offer both home study and resident i uienuaie uh-a, courses.

was announcfc(l today. Principal speaker will be A. J. nardine Clark, has been recruiting Streaks on removed by The adult school current eventslwater to discussion of Chile and Guatemala at its regular meeting Thursday In preparation for their beginning rext Monday the solicitation of Red Cross contributions among downtown business establishments, member of Pomona Junior Chamber of Commerce at their Tuesday night dinner meeting in St. Charles grill I formed solicitation teams, and then heard an illustrated talk on the dispute between the United Auto Work-era and General Motor.

During the session it was revealed that the junior chamber has added 41 new members during the first half of Its current membership campaign. Talks on plans of the junior chamber for It part in the annual Red Crosa appeal were made by Elsbery Reynolds, IV, president of the Junior chamber, and Ben Unk and Charles Bowen, as co-chairmen of the campaign organization of the junior chamber, wljich Intend to complete its work in two week. Unk outlined activities of the Red Cross at home as well as overseas. Contributions made in this campaign will be needed by the Red Cross In carrying on Its work among the approximately 1,500,000 men who will still be overseas, the thousands who will be in hospitals and the many others who will be needing a I helping hand In readjusting themselves to civilian life, he said. The contributions will also go toward providing relief in disasters in the United States.

REVIEWS PROCEDURE Bowen reviewed procedure to be followed by the solicitation teams, and named the personnel of the four teams which will work in business sections of the city. The teams: Captain Otis Johnson, Bill Bullock, Ed Jackson, Ray Lamb, Merton Stahlman, Lloyd Barrett, Walter Davenport. Elsbery Reynolds; Captain Dick Morrison, Bob Ritter, Jack I Smith, Erskine Lesley, Leonard 'Clancy, Cliff Morris, Dick Carr, O. I A. Wilson, Everett Bronson, Bob 'Middleton; Captain Carroll Wllkln-son, Spike Roth, Frank Ashleigh, Wilkinson, Bill Zeran, Donald Lewis, J.

L. Walbridge, Glenn Bond, George W. Davis; Captain Chuck Anderson, George Stewart, Bill Brice, Bob Johnson, Jack Reynolds, Ray Crowe, Merle Graybill. The Illustrated talk was by V. P.

Whetstone, on "Here Is the Issue, the theme having been points concerning the UAW-CIO strike against General Motors. It was an outline prepared in picture form as well as: manuscript by the corporation to show the various angles of the dispute. Featured as entertainers were Joyce Sullivan, vocal soloist who 'sang several numbers, and Mary High, as her accompanist. George Stewart was program chairman. Albert M.

Brown Discharged as Saratoga Vet Albert Marion Brown, 20-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Brown, 1705 E. Grand avenue, who served for two and one-half years on the U.S.S.

Saratoga, largest of the Navy's aircraft carriers, was home today following his discharge February 8 at Terminal Island. He left the Navy as a coxswain. Young Brown entered the Navy in April, 1942, at Los Angeles, and served from June, 1942, to August, 1943, on the Breton before being transferred to the Saratoga. During the time he was on board the carrier, it ranged the Pacific from Pearl Harbor westward, and operated for a time in the Indian Ocean, participating in air attacks against Japanese fleet units and island bases. Brown wears the European-Afri-can, Asiatic-Pacific and American theater ribbons, Philippine Liberation ribbon and Victory medal.

Before entering the Navy, he was graduated from Chino high school. Its graduates will be qualified to Gock chairman of Bank of Amer. fill a gap in top level aircraft board of directors who wiu dig. technicians, engineers and the ldeaIs of Flrtlt farmer, istrators now needed by all airframe George Washington as applied to manufacturers, airlines and thru- 4H activltieg. out the industry.

The school Is a division of North- Farm Advisor and Mrs. C. V. Castle, and Glenn Marders, assistant evening, it was announced today by J. L.

P.rannan, director of adult education. One of the pictures deals with bird migration between North and South America, white the other is entitled "Virginia. Mother of Presidents. The meeting will be at 1 7 30 p. m.

in Room 221 of Tomona junior college. foamasiK-a SJtoflG I I rop aircraft, and will be operated tate 4-H leader, are to attend. In new, especially-designed build-are George Mendenhall, president of ings at Northrop field in Haw thorne, t)ie gan Gabriel valley council, and Mrs. Mendenhall; F. Parinerlee, adjacent to Los Angeles JUST ARRIVED New Shipment of POPULAR DANCE RECORDS During the war Germans made filter, oil and rubber from acetylene.

Extension courses, based on original new methods of home-study vice-president of Bank of America's livestock loan department, southern presentation, will be offered in Jan- division; C. J. Lumpp, vice-presb uary, while the resident school will dent and general manager of Los Get Your Recordings Of Songs Featured in The Current Picture The Bells of St. Marys Arent You Glad Youre You, In the Land of Beginning Again. The Bells of St.

Marys," hold its first classes in March. Since World War Northrop Aircraft has been credited with nearly a score of aviation "firsts, such as the development of the monocoque fuselage, multicellular wing construction, the streamlining of wings by filleting, Hellarc welding, and pioneering in Flying Wings. In line with the policy which has produced these aviation firsts, Northrop Aeronautical institute will encourage creative, constructive thinking on the part of its students. The curricula will be designed to stimulate them in "trying out their imaginative Ideas, with the hope that many such Ideas can be proven practical. A placement bureau, to be operated in connection ith the Institute, will did graduates in obtaining positions.

Aircraft mechanic and aircraft engine mechanic courses will conform to Civil Aeronautics Admin- COme surplus there, under the plan istration regulations. Curricula will 'discussed at the conference. The be diversified. The institute will program Is intended to eliminiate specialize in aeronautical engineer- shipment of surplus AAF property ing and an Airline maintenance me- t0 disposal centers, with attendant chanics course, covering both air- deay and t0 provl(Je for the AAF craft and engines. Latest develop- rather thfn the War Assets COrpor- ARA 128 "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief, Am I Blue Hoagy Carmichael ARA 129 Let it Snow, Let it Snow, In the Valley Bob Crosby DE 18747 I Wish I Could Tell You, Slowly Dick Haymes DE 23495 McNamara.

Band. Dear Old Donegal' Bing and Jester. And Many More to Choose From Our Large Stock. FORD BROS. MUSIC CO.

Record Dealer, for 23 Years 256 E. Second St. PO. 262 County Butter Supplies Low Los Angeles county Is receiving only a fraction of the amount of butter supplied before the war, and is receiving quotas of oleomargarine and shortening based on 1940 figures, despite tremendous increase in population during the last six years, according to a plan of the county board of supervisors today to federal authorities for action to increase local supplies of those food Items. The plea was In the form of a resolution adopted by the board at its Tuesday session, asking federal action to increase the quotas of butter, oleomargarine and shortening supplied to the county area, and declaring more adequate amounts of these items are essential to the health of the community.

kHEBSRT'S 159 8 Garsy Pomona 224 Vale Claramont USE OUR LISTENING POSTS BOSTON (U.R The weather outside the administration building at Logan International Airport at East Boston may be sunny, but Inside there's always, Snow, Fogg and Hale. Elmer Snow and Philip Fogg are reservation agents for American Airlines and E. B. Hale is operations manager. And even when flying conditions are smooth, their boss I is W.

Nelson Bump. ation to sell items held in small quantities worth $300 or less. The new disposal program Is scheduled to be placed in operatloq next month, conferees said. ments ifi aircraft engineering and design, Including courses In jet propulsion, radar, production sciences and administration, will be added as rapidly as they become established. Director of the institute is James McKinley, formerly an administrative staff assistant at Northrop, who has had wide experience in technical education fields since 1932.

Mr. McKinley has organized and directed some of the largest trade and industrial schools In the U. S. He came to Northrop In June 1942, to organize a training program thru which Army Air force mechan- STATIONERY GIFTS 153 W. SECOND Death of Teacher, Wife Investigated SAN JOSE, Feb.

20 (U.R) County toxicologists today were analyzing food and candy samples in an effort to determine the causeof the deaths of Fred Hogan, 62-year-old mathe- Now Available: PRINTING LETTER HEADS ENVELOPES PERSONAL STATIONERY Come In and Inquire Uruguay produces no crude oil. matlcs teacher, and his wife, Maries were taught maintenance of the garet, who were found dead in their Northrop Black Widow P-61 night home here yesterday, fighter. The deaths were discovered by Under Mr. McKinleys guidance Dr. S.

B. Van Dalsen, a neighbor, rectorate and instruction etaff will Northrop Aeronautical Institute's di-be made up of engineering, production, service and training experts with many years of pre-war experience. Two new buildings and a large field hangar formerly used by the Army will house the Institute, and will include modern classrooms, laboratories and machinery. Practical resident courses in aeronautical and technical subjects will be presented there. Northrop field Is the home of many aeronautical experiments.

Capacity of the Northrop plant may be estimated from the fact that the companys war production record Included 700 Black Widows, 24 N3PB's, 400 Vultee Vengeance dive bombers, 1307 sets of tail surfaces and 1291 sets of cowls for Catalina PBY-5s, 44,832 cowls and 25,068 nacelles for Flying Fortresses, as well as many current projects still covered by Army security regulations. Maple vj Uentlal Clt auk Arm Bed Divan i Jj blossom studs es featured, in VOGUE This is the Classic that will take you any place at any hour So flattering with its sunburst yoke so bright with its colorful blossom studs. Youll wear it all Spring and through Summer. In quality sheer rayon crepe. By Duplex.

FIRE INSURANCE 50c per 100 3 Years On Resldanca, Household Furniture and Personal Effects Ben K. Fenton 1 64 W. 3rd St. PH. 927 District Manager This unusually sttrsetiv bed divan may hsd In a selection of beautiful fabric.

Comfort i turd by th Sgl Spring conitruction of seat and back. The divan converts instantly into a double bed. Hardwood arms ar in attractive Maple finish. There is a large storage compartment underneath. 14.95 EXCLUSIVELY OURS Use Wright Bros.

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