El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 2

Friday Jan 7 101-1 2 EL PASO HERALD-POST Private Salazar i Wounded in Italy Units Okay Legislation for Members of Armed Forces to Vote In Italy More Scout Troops Are Organized Further expansion in Scouting was announced today with chartering of Troop 2 at Morehead School Tr-op 16 Immanuel Baptist Church and Troop 170 Central Grade School near Canutillo Leadership for these units include the following: Morehead School Troop William Cook scoutmaster Jesse Payne Hollis Smith Sgt Marvin Mansell and Roland Parker committeemen Immanuel Baptist Church Joe English scoutmaster A Hodges assistant committeemen George McXeal Miser Bient Moore and Osborne Jr Central School Johnny Eddy scoutmaster: Carlos Alba assistant Bicklev Mandell and Florencio Hernandez These troops bring the total Council Troops to 134 a total registered membership of men and boys to 4224 BUY WAR BONDS Telephone M-1G0 DR HUGH HALL Optometrist Suite 822-23 Mills Bidr Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed FEW THINGS CAN HELP When tragedy strikes few things can help those who are left be-hind to rreef the new day However a perfect last tribute handled with understanding and quiet dignity helps to soften the blow of a loved one's departure At all times the competent staff at Barry Hagedon's is on duty to answer your call I Job Paso Plan' Endorsed by Units In Principle The Paso Plan" sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and intended to mobilize the citizens of El Paso County in a concerted program of community growth was approved in principle yesterday by the City Council and the Court A resolution endorsing the plan and recommending that the Chamber assume responsibility for placing it in operation at once was adopted at a luncheon held in the Hotel Cortez by the executive committee Mayor Anderson County Judge Scarborough and members of the Court and City Council were guests Will president of the Chamber said that the Paso is a "program to complete the job of building El and its surrounding trade areas He said that the task is too big for any one organization to accomplish that the enthusiastic support of the City and County Governments and all civic and public spirited agencies and of the people generally will be needed Chris Fox vice-president and manager of the Chamber outlined In general terms the scope of the plan but said that the many details Involved will not be whipped into written form for another two or three weeks Both speakers stressed industrial growth as one feature of the program Mayor Anderson pledged "I think the City is willing to assume its share of responsibility in any plan for the betterment of El Paso "If we are to have a City we will have to work and spend some money So far as I am personally concerned the City government will co-operate and carry its part of the County Judge Scarborough warned that "somebody will object to anything you try to put over" and explained that the City and County governments are under many legal limitations regarding the expenditure of public funds for causes however worthy If all organizations will come in Pfc Gabriel Salazar son of Mr and Mrs Gabriel Salazar of 811 North El Paso street was slightly wounded on Dec 15 in Italy according to advices received from the War Department He serving with Company 141st Infantry 3bth Division in Italy fie enlisted in November 1940 He attended Morehead School from El Paso High School He was employed by the Plaza Theater His brother Sgt Jose Juan Salazar is serving with the Army Persia Lulac Installs New Officers New officers of the League of United Latin American Citizens were installed at a meeting of Council 132 Antonio A Alvarez began his year as president with Ernesto Valdez vice president Romualdo Caballero secretary Ygnacio Por-ras treasurer Frank Bertolli guard Manuel Cabellro chaplain Machuca Gilberto Maese and William Flores directors A Carlton was featured speaker at the meeting William Flores outgoing president was in charge of the installation ceremonies President-general of the league Modesto Gomez acted as toastmaster He was also in charge of the initiation ceremonies for seven new members The new members initiated were Ricardo Apodaca Jose A Franco Angel Ortega Ramon Gomez Carlos Vasquez Felix De Hoyos and Victor Ochoa tli ere be any question put it he added Alderman Charles Graham said the program as outlined by the two speakers sounded a bunch of or a "resolution for the sanctity of the but voted his endorsement along with the other Council members The movement for a special session of the Texas Legislature to clear the hurdles standing in the way of absentee voting by Texans serving in the armed forces over the world was strengthened today by a strong indorsement from El Paso The Court City Council and Executive Committee of the Chamber of Com- merce at a joint meeting yesterday at Hotel Cortez unanimously approved a resolution urging Governor Stevenson to call an immediate special session to streamline absentee voting machinery and do away with the poll tax requirement applying to members of the armed forces The Governor is studying similar requests from other Texas pop ulation centers and awaiting a di gest which he has asked the Attor ney General to prepare covering all legal and constitutional issues Involved in the proposal Legislature has met in special session to perform a similar the first State out of many which are scheduled to act soon The joint resolution: "WHEREAS In joint session of the Com-misnioners Court the City Council end the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce there came before said bod lea the question of the rtcht of all pet sons in the Armed Forces of the United States of legal voting age to vote in the coming primary and general election in the Stale of Texas: and "WHEREAS The foundation of our form of government rests upon a free and full exercise of the right of ballot It is the unanimous opinion of all present that of all persons who should be permitted to exercise such right are those who are so heroically defending this form of government: "That therefore all action necessary to assure this privilege to the members of the Armed Forces should be taken immediately by the proper authorities of the State of Texas and "WHEREAS It appears that it will be necessary for the Legislature of the State of Texas to amend certain statutes governing the absentee voting and payment of poll taxes in order to effectively guarantee this right to the members of tbe Armed Forces: and It is the unanimous opinion of said joint bodies that all action necessary should be taken Including the calling of a special session of the Legislature by our Governor Coke Stevenson for such purpose and such action should be taken Immediately In order to assure the right to vote to those in the Armed Forces: Therefore Be It Resolved by the Commissioners' Court of El Paso County Texas the City Council of the City of Fl Paso Texas and the Chamber of Commerce of El Paso Texas that the Governor of the State of Texas be and he hereby Is respectfully requested and urged to immediately call a special session of the Legislature for the purpose of recommending passage of appropriate legislation to grant to all persons of legal voting age in the Armed Forces the right to vote for the duration of the war in all primary and general elections and to further provide for abolition for the duration of the war of the payment of a poll tax as a requisite for voting by members of the Armed Forces and to get up the simplest and most effective means possible for permitting said persons wherever located to vote In the primary and gneral Dr Rawlings Joins El Paso Agency Dr Mott Rawlings El Paso physician who joined the staff of the Public Health Service last summer has been assigned to the regional office of the Fan American Sanitary Bureau as assistant to Dr Spoto bureau chief Dr Rawlings has been stationed in Washington Philadelphia and Atlanta in recent months His assignment to El Paso brings to three the staff of physicians in tiie office the other two being Dr Spoto and Dr Harold Wood The bureau has been in existence 40 years as a co-ordinated agency of the United States and Latin American nations engaged in the prevention of disease and the raising of health and sanitary standards BUY WAR BONDS To a Machinist in this area Ever see a locomotive driving rod or piston close up? Best steel there is Same goes for other railroad equipment And the men who keep going are machinists who know their work's vital in this man's war Now Southern Pacific has some swell openings for machinists at the shops Top railroad jobs and as interesting as any you can name that way It gets in your blood) Pay is good Fine medical services A real pension plan If you want not any job but a good job with a permanent company look into this We think you'll like working for Liberal age limits Other good jobs open too: Helpers Helpers in other Boilermakers Carpenters Mechanics Plumbers etc See or write ff Ford Room 511 Bldg Stanton Franklin Sts El Paso Or Any Agent I art 20-30 Club to Install Officers Jack Watson will be installed as president of the 20-30 Club with the seven other officers at a dinner-dance Saturday in the Victory room of the Chamber of Commerce Building Other officers to be installed are Sammy Abdou first vice president Bob Finney second vice president Lloyd Saltzman secretary-treasurer and members of the board of directors including Merlin Pierce Etheridge Hairy Shain and Jimmy Dabbs A former vice president Mr Watkins has been in El Paso eight years He came here from Texarkana Ark He will succeed Bill Eidson as president An employe of the Fire Insurance Adjustment Bureau Mr Watson lives at 2309 North Mesa avenue He has two sons Thirty guests from the newly organized Juarez 20-30 Club will be guests at the installation dinner Tom Mason district governor will preside at a meeting Saturday and Sunday in Hotel Cortez Club members from Clovis Hobbs Albuquerque Santa Fe and Juarez will attend College Girls Sought As Wave Officers A special program for senior girls at the College of Mines has been started by Ensign Doris Thomas recruiting officer of the Waves January graduates of Mines have been issued invitations to make appointments with Ensign Thomas at the Navy Recruiting Station in the Federal Building The seniors will be interviewed as to their qualifications to become officers in the Waves El Paso girls between the ages of 20 and 36 who have had at least two years of high school work are eligible to enlist and take advantage of the specialized training given by the Navy branch Ensign Thomas said Ensign Thomas may be reached by telephoning Main 3455 Epidemic Meningitis Causes Child's Death One child died of epidemic meningitis last and there are five cases now in the isolation ward of City-County Hospital The dead child was Francisco Manriquez 13 son of Mr and Mrs Salvador Manriquez of 110 North Hammett boulevard Two sisters are among the hospitalized cases Hospital officials said that the germ when inhaled by children with colds and in a weak condition goes into the spinal column and meningitis develops Epidemic meningitis is much lighter and more easily handled than other types of meningitis officials said New Post Adjutant Is Named at Bliss Capt George Dodge Jr assumed duties of Post Adjutant at Fort Bliss Captain Dodge who has been serving as Chief of the Administrative Section Administrative Branch also continues in that position as an additional duty A resident of Denver before entering the Army Captain Dodge has served with the Army Service Forces at Fort Bliss since he was called to active duty under a Re serve Officer's commission on April 25 1942 He makes his home with his wife and four-months-old daughter at 3125 Pershing drive INJURY JUDGMENT REVERSED Decision of the Eighth Court of Appeals in affairming a judgment in favor of Sturgeon for $20000 damages against the Texas New Orleans Railroad in the 41st District Court was reversed by the State Supreme Court which set aside the judgment and gives Sturgeon nothing Sturgeon a switchman in the employ of the defendant railway company lost his left foot as the result of injuries received while at work Sgt Jesus Lucio of El Paso poses for a picture in an Italian city He was awarded the Silver Star for advancing on tanks with scant protection He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jesus Lucio of 3815 Alamogordo street Brownell Rodriguez Pfc David Brownell husband of Mrs Luz Rodriguez Brownell- of 502 South Kansas street is serving with the Army in an Atlantic post He has been in the Army three years His brother-in-law Juan Rodriguez is with the Marines in Alaska Pfc Juan Gildardo Rodriguez is serving with the Marines in Alaska He is the son of Mrs Antonio Salas de Rodriguez of 502 South Kansas street He attended Alamo and Bowie High Schools He has been with the Marines for a year PFC KAREN LOVRET NOW IN OKLAHOMA Pfc Karen Lovret of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve is stationed at the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Norman Okla She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lovret of 809 Arizona street Private Lovret worked for the Telephone Company and Lockheed Aircraft Corp where she was a general installer on the P-38 assembly line She is a graduate of El Paso High School Her brothers are Pfc John Lovret of the Army and Lieut I Lovret of the Army Air Corps Soldier Recreation At tli USO Clubs today: Stanton and Mills streets 8 slnr-inr with Mrs Davidson playins the piano MO San Franeiseo street 7 basketball and sinvinr with Mrs Carl Hertsox slaying the piano square danee 110 North Stanton street 8 talent nisht Santa Ft and West Franklin streets 8 discussion sroap Nesro Club at 3170 Texas street 7 irso-Ft Bliss ChersI Club: ft free movie INM) North Oregon street 7:30 beginners' Russian class: 8 Jewish religions services at Chapel 1 at Logan Heights with sermon by Chaplain Ephraim Bennett 9 social hour and refreshments: to 19 informal reereation at the elnb USO-Travelers' Aid Sevlee: Information on fnrlongh rates and overnight accommodations: appointments to meet friends and relatives of servicemen Telephone Main 9017 WATCHES STOLEN Mrs Margaret George of 2701 Montana street reported to police today the theft from her home of three wrist watches and a diamond ring Georgia Passes Soldier Vote Bill Special to Herald-Pott ATLANTA Ga Jan 7 The Georgia state Senate passed by unanimous vote today a House-approved bill legalizing absentee voting by Georgia men and women in the armed services The measure was immediately dispatched to the office Governor Ellis Arnall indicated he will sign the act Ft Bliss Men Study To Improve Selves Increased emphasis is being laid on education of men in the armed forces as a part of the Army Ser- vice Forces program for improving the opportunities of enlisted men according to a report from Captain Merrill Stephan Education Officer Ft Bliss During recent weeks many facilities on the Post of Fort Bliss have been expanded for the benefit of the enlisted men Wide interest has been shown in the study of languages At the present time classes in Spanish German and Italian are in progress Enrollment is over 175 ITALIAN PRISONER CAPTURED Pasquale Maculli Italian prisoner who escaped from a prison camp five miles from Albuquerque has been captured A Bryce agent in charge of the El Paso Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Chest Colds To Relieve Misery Rub on Tested MOCKS WapoRub Colonel Who Saw Jap Attack Is at Bliss Lieut Col Martin Ackerson who saw the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor four major campaigns In World War I and holder of the French Croix de Guerre is serving with the Army Service Forces at Ft Bliss Colonel Ackerson has been assigned to duty as Administrative Officer It was while on his second tour of duty in Hawaii that Colonel-Ackerson witnessed the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941 He participated in defense measures that were instituted at that time An infantry officer Colonel Ackerson served with the 32nd Division during the first World War He makes his home at Ft Bliss with his wife A son Fderedic is a student at the University of Iowa Will Divides Reuben Fessinger who died Dec 31 disposed of his estate valued at more than $10000 to his widow and children in his will filed for probate To his sister-in-law Jennie Sandfelder he left $1000 to another sister-in-law Gussie Schoen-fleld he left $1000 and a like sum to his mother Hannah Jennie Fessinger The dry goods business on South El Paso street was left to his three children Louise Elias Harry and Louis Lester The residue of the estate goes to the wife TWO HURT IN CRASH Alvin Atwood 36 and Miss Carmen Jamison 31 both of 808 Mundy avenue received treatment at the City-County Hospital for head and face lacerations they received when the automobile they were riding in was in a collision with an Army truck on Highway 54 near the Ft Bliss Reception Center of her job is to let you know when the Long Distance circuit you want is busy Then you can help by not tying up a circuit for a long period When von must make a call over a crowded line the operator will say limit your call to 5 minutes War traffic will get through heller with your help Check Hugo Stocks For CORDIALS BRANDIES and BEER Harry PKEiiDDy Rfil fc? 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