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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
Teathers Are Stranded by
 !te in Yukon n

Four teachers for Office of Indian Affairs schools on the Yukon River are stranded at St. Michael and don't know how soon they may be able to reach their posts, it was learned here today.
 They are MT, and Mrs Robert Kyllingstad, bound for the Mountain Village school, and MT. and Mrs. James B. Garner, slated to teach at Pilot Station.
 Left at St. Michael when they came north on the Baranof, the teachers today wired Claude Hirst, Alaska Superintendent of the Office of Indian Affairs, that they cannot proceed to their destinations because an early frecze-up on the river has stopped ali boat service up the Yukon. Higst said they might be able to get the teachers ln by plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
N0RTHLAND IS
 TO TAKE NAH

The Northland will carry mail for the south, according to statement issued this afternoon by Postmaster Albert Vile. he Northland is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morn ing but the mail to be dispatched aboard the motorship will close at midnight tonight
 With the exception of air mail, there will be no other dispatches of mail for the south until next Friday, said Vile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
Taxi Driver
 In Siflkd Jail

Clifford R. Martin, former Juneau taxi driver, was in the Sitka jail today, arrested on a telegraphic war rant from Haines, which charged him with desertion and non-support of a wife and two children at Haines.
 Martin left here Saturday under an assumed name. according to the Marshals office here, and was ar rested in Sitka yesterday. The war rant for his arrest was issued by U. s. Commissioner o. E. Schombel, at Haines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
EASTERN STAR PLAN
 FEATURE FOR TONIGHT

Brothers Night" will be the fea- ture tonight at the regular meeting of the Order of Eastern Star being held in the Scottish Temple at s o'clock Walter Scott is in charge of arrangements.
 Entertainment is planned for the evening and refreshments will be served.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
LONG RANCE
 SIEGE GUNS
 IN POSITION
Reds Declare Their Resist. anee Is Sill Growing
 Stronger However
Continued from Page onel

the German offensive began Octo- Der 2.
 Rolling Onward
 In Berlin, a spokesman indicated also that Nazi columns have en- circled Kaluga, 100 miles south of Moscow, and rolled onward, leaving Soviet forces there to be mopped up by German rearguards. If true, this means the Germans already have advanced more than half the dis tance from Bryansk, scene of much of the heaviest fighting on the road to Moscow.
 The Germans asserted that still another Nazi column, moving down
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
ARNOLD GOING SOUTH

c. B. Arnold of Station K1NY, who has been here for several weeks, Is leaving for the south aboard tne North Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
GooDIE SALE

The Martha society will sponsor a Goodie Sale, Saturday, Oct. IS, in former location Sears, Roebuck.
 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
EInnunizaii0n Clinic
 Is Sci for Tomorrow

The monthly clinic for immuniza- tion against diphtheria and vaccina- tion against smallpox will be held at the Juneau Public Health Center in the Territorial Building tomorrow afternoon between the hours of 2 and o'clock.
 Parents are again urged to take advantage of the protection offered by immunization against these two serious diseases. Young children between the ages of six months and five years are most susceptible to smallpox and diphtheria.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
CAUBLEs ARE LEAVING

The Rev. John L. Cauble, of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, wife and children are leaving aboard the North Coast for Longview, Wash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14

on Moscow from the Valdai Hills to the northwest, was nearing the Moscow-L Leningrad railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14

of the death of 10000 Nazis ir three actions.
 Warplanes in Action
 Dispatches to the IZvestia, So viet government newspaper, ind;- cated Russian warplanes now are gaining superiority above the vast, chaotic battlefield after the Ger mans for a time seemed to be get ting control of the skies The situ- ation has changed in the past few days, the reports said
 Massed German air attacks 50 far have failed to disrupt the raii- road network feeding. reserves ami supplies to the front, Izestia said, adding:
 Germans Functioning
 Our transport system is func- tioning without a hitch.'
 German front line reports said Red forces trapped in the vyazma sector were nearly snnihilated and more than 350,0O0 prisoners taken in the Vyazma and Bryansk bat ties.
 It was claimed that Russians fleeing from the Bryansk region have taken to forests and fields to dodge persistent attacks by Nazi dive bombers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14

HOW NOT TO DEMONSTRATED BY OLIVIA DE AUTHORITY BY PLAflNG sCHOoLMARN1 | N DAWN"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14

FORECASTS: &
 Juneau vicinity: and not much change tonight degrees high Wednesday moderate fresh soueaster winds tonight miles nel early Wednesday morning
 Southeast Alaska: much change tonight and Wednesday, 50 miles per hour straits and sounds tonight becomg southery s~s 1se tA
 "nd ana weather along Gulf of Alaska tonight and Wed
 Aon Entrance to Cape oitheasey reaching 50 to 40 miles shifting westerly 4o to 90 miles with Sitka,
 pener to Cape Hnchnbroo easterly northeaey 10 40 miles per hour souhweser tcish rom cape Spencer esurfeon Bay: increasing thease winds reaching 4o mics per hour mostly cloudy surrecon Kodiak; noery winds tonight mostly souheasterly winds Wednesday partly cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14

Empire Classifieds Pay!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
REDS ADMIT WANNA LOST
 10 GERMANS
No AmpIieaiion of Report of Siege Guns Near
 ing Moscow

tContlnueo rom rage one)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
WADE ON ALASKA

WADE ON ALASKA
 Hugh J. Wade. Territorial Director of Social Security, b returning to Juneau on the Alaska, which leaves Seattle today, alter Six months trip to Washington, D. C. on official business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14

of the death of 10000 Nazis in three actions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-10-14
THE WEATHER

(By the U S. Weather Bureau) S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Missing
As NiJritz Takes
Over in Pacific
I Shall Do My Utmost
To Discharge Duty
Declares Admiral

HONOLULU, Dec. 81 (UP)
Il have Just assumed a
great responsibility and obli-
CATION which | shall do my
utmost to discharge" Admir-
al Chester w. Nimitz said today as
he took command of the Pacific
fleet.
Admiral Nimitz relieved Vice Ad-
miral William S. Pye, who had sue
ceeded Admiral H. E. Kimmel after
the japanese surprise attack Dec.
7.
The change-over lacked the usual
peace time formality and color
Attending officers wore white SER
vice uniforms and the ceremony
was confined to the reading Of Or
ders.
NimitZ returned to sea duty after
o. years as chief of the bureau
of navigation in Washington. While
commanding a submarine division
here in 1914. he started the devel-
opment of the Pearl Harbor Submar-
inc base His only son, Lieut.. CheS-
ter, jr., is now serving in Submar-
Continued on Page &; Col. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

CHUNGKING. Dec. 81 (UP) =
President Roosevelt's pledge that
tie entire resources of the United
States would be used to maintain
and protect the independence of
the Philippines made a profound
impression today in China.
Chinese and American political
observers here considered it the
strongest blow yet struck by the al
lied forces for victory over the axis
power in the Far East.
The impact in China was i'm
mense, especially since the Presi-
dents pledge was followed up yes
terday by reinauguration Of Manue,
Quezon as president Of the Philip
pines commonwealth.
The United States had shown by
solemn promise and by actual dem
onstration one important aspect OF
what she is fighting for in The Far
East in the opinion of the observer
here.
They considered it demonstrated
that the United States was fighting
not only to maintain her trade
routes. commercial interests, ant
imperial" possessions in the Far
East but was throwing her entire
resources into a fight to establish
a new order in Asia.
Not a Japanese style "neW order
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Army Promotes SIS
In Merit System

WASHINGTON Dec. 81. CUP
The war department today prcmot-
cd SIS specially selected regular
army lieutenant colone5 TO n e
temporary grade of colonel as the
initial step in war time system
of adya acemen. based on merit
rather than seniority,
The new system, which will per-
nit commanding field officers TO
recommend up to so per cent OF
the officers to be promoted under
their jurisdiction, will apply to all
classes-regular, reserve and ma
tional guard officers.
The remaining 40 per cent OF the
vacancies will be filled by the war
department by calling up reserve
Officers and transferring officers
now holding administrative duties
to the field
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Lettuce Shippers
Plan Sterilization

Imperial Valley lettuce shippers
met Tuesday afternoon at the 3
A. Gerard shed, BraWloy, to dis
cuss plans for sterilization CT prices
for the l94l-i2 lettuce crop which
is now being harvested III lncreaS-
ing amounts.
B. A. Harrigan, county agricul-
tural commissioner said the tenta-
tive arrangement is threefold.
l. There will not be ice pack
shipments from the valley on New
Years day.
2. Shippers agreed to discontinue
Sunday shipments in refrigerator
cars fer the season. This is sub
ject to change.
3 An 800 pm. deadlinc for work
ing hours on valley sheds was set
up. Work will stop at that hour
and will not start again until the
next morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

The tOrpedOeS were ldullCllee'
without warning and the first
struck, Captain Fred Evans said,
about 7:2O pm, just after he ha
taken over the bridge of the Saga
daho. The ship was en- route to
South America, with Amrican flags
in full view.
II looked around and saw the ex-
treme starboard wing blown away
he said. The next minute anothe"
torpedo struck the ship either in
or near the engine room.
There was no panic. The crew
made for lifeboat stations. l ordered
the boats lowered at once
Evans, who reached safety yester-
day with is other survivors OF the
attack, said that some OF the sea-
men were in the boats as they drop
ped to the waters and that others
scrambled down ladders and ropes
and clambered aboard.
II returned to the bridge TO see
if there was anything 1 could 90
Chere and to satisfy myself that
the crew was all in the boats, he
said.
II then slid down rope and Or
dered the boats e safe distance from
the ship which then had moderate
starboard list. l was AFRAID shc
would capsize. This was about 7:3o
"As the boats drew away a thlrd
torpedo struck the ship which SANK
in 20 minutes.
"A few moments later supmar-
inc broke the surface in the last
gathering dusk and an officer asked
the identity of our ship. Apparently
he did not catch the name and
ordered us closer, and asked whether
we were British.
II replied American which sur
prised the officer who asked why
didn't you show your flag?"
Evans said he explained that the
flag on the ships stern was illuml-
na;ed and that the one painted on
the side likewise was illuminated
and all deck lights were on.
The Germans asked whether any
one was lost and Evans said no.
He said he did not know then that
an oiler was missing.
The survivors then were told: you
NAV go-you are safe"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Sheriff Warns of
Stiff Penalty on
BLackout DRIVING
Only Authorized Autos
Can Be Operated When
Lights-Out Alarm Comes

Unauthorized individuals
have no right to equip their
automobiles with blackoul
lights and have no right to
drive them during blackouts,
Sheriff Robert W. Ware said We'd
ncSday.
"Blackout lights may be used only
by cmergenC" vehicles and motO:
vehicles may be driven during black
outs by authorized individuals on!}
while they are on emergency buSi-
ness" Ware said.
Section No. 8 of the blackout ordi-
nance passed by Imperial county
and by every city within its borders
provides a $500 fine. a three months
Jail sentence, or both, Ware pointed
out, for persons convicted OF violat-
ing the ordinance.
The ordinance provides that
blackout emergency vehicles shall
include the following: Army and
Navy vehicles, vehicles with United
States government cfcdenIlalS III
dicating the necessity of emergency
movement; vehicles authorized by
the California vehicle code as en-
ergency vehicles, such as ambu-
lances, and fire equipment; vehicles
operated by state guardsmcn while
actually on duty; volunteer person.
mel engaged in the aircraft WarN-
ing service of the fourth inter
ccptor command while actually go
ing TO or from posts of duty; ana
all vehicles certified by the sheriff,
district attorney, highway patrol
police chiefs, and fire chiefs tor
employees in their own jurisdiction
who are engaged in business neces-
sary to peace, safety, or nationa.
defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Flying
+.
School
Ready
Classes Open Here
Monday, President
Of Firm Reports

The Aeronautical Training
Center, Inc, formerly Of Bak-
ersfield, will begin training
26 flying students at the I'm
perial county airport next
Monday.
Final arrangements for establish
ment of the school in Imperial
county were completed wednesday
by J. B. Plosser, president of the
corporation, at conferences VII
members of the Imperial county,
board of supervisors.
A total of IA planes, 26 students
40 flying and ground instructors
and office personnel will arrive al
the county airport at Imperial dur
ing the coming weekend. School,
offices will be maintained at the
airport at present. Supervisors plac-
cd the present offices at the air.
port at the disposal of school Off
cialS.
Chad Sproule, we'll known aviator
In charge of the county airport for
several years, was employed by the
school officials as airport superin-
tendent and Gene Robertson, also al
the airport, was retained as air.
plane mechanic.
I'VE just graduated one class OF
students" Prosser said Wednesday,
and have 26 now in training. We
will add % to the school by Jan
IL, and by March l will have at
least 60 students" The planes to
be brought to the airport this week.
end weather permitting) will in
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

major crimp in New Years Day
festivities.
Lodges, hotels and private citi-
ms planned their usual celebra-
tons in the valley, but everywhere
was an undertOne of Watchfulness
against the possibility of blackouts
Or a japanese surprise attack.
Elsewhere on the Pacific slope
most citizens planned TO greet the
new year at their own homes or
III dimly lighted night clubs and
save their confetti, voices. horns
and psychopathic conduct for a
-grs'ad bloWoff Wnen victory comes.
They couldn't LOOK forward to
the Rose Bowl football game ano
Tournament of Roses at Pasadena
to the annual Shrine East West
game in San Francisco, or to the
ponies at Santa Anita park. The
army has cancelled them all.
But there was ample liquor anc
the prices were low, so they adopted
the old slogan: let the World
Slide. Let thn World Go; Fig for
Trouble and Fig for Woe"
CROWDS BANNED
The army has frOWncd upoE l.
gatherings in excess of 10000 per-
sons because the traffic clogs I'M
portant defense highways.
Monday night the army and the
Glh U. s. office of civilian defense
further restricted gathering to 5000
persons as a military precaution
for the duration Of the present
military situation.
So under the army'S order. p0-
lice heads in the principal cities
of the Pacific coast-in Seattle
Portland. San Francisco, Los Al
geles and san Dicgo-forbade out
door reVclry.
Civil authorities decrecd no auto
mobile paradcs in the downtown
districts, no blaring Of horns, drums
Of tympanic nCiSmakerS Ca the un-
disputed theory that come an air
raid warning it would 60 unhcard
in the mcrrymaking.
Air raid Wardens will mingle with
the throngs in New York'S Times
Square. whore the New Year ira
djtionally rccoivrs its mcSt uproar-
icus greeting at the stroke of mid
light.
LID OFF IN n. Y.
Mayor Ficrello LaGuardia of New
York, national civilian defense di-
rector, set the keynote for most
cities when he announced there
would be no restrictions in New YORK
because 1T may oe the last big
New Years for some time In
addition to the air raid WardonS,
a police detail of 2,400. the largest
in history, was assigned to Times
Square
Night club and theater operators
at Chicago, Denver and other rep
reSentative centerS were expecting
Continued on Page 8, eel. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
China Reacts to
American PIedQe

but a democratic new order ir
which peoples of Asia would share
the full privileges and response
biliities of Individual nationhood.
AS interpreted here the United
States said in effect to the Fill
pinoS and other Asian peoples who
may join the fight: we are here
to help you fight for your oV,,
freedom, liberty and indepent,
ence."
Chinese observers agree that un-
less the millions Of people of south
east Asia are inspired tc fight lr
defense of their own homes and
lands, the plight of the allied de
tenders of these lands will be at the
best difficult
1t is felt here that the ASi2tic
peoples can be SO inspired if the
allies pursue as enlightened, as bol(
and as positive a political program
as that outlined in President Roose-
yelt's pledge to the people Of the
Philippines.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
GuiItyPIea Ends
Long Hearing

II want to plead guilty. I was
intoxicated
Everyone in Ell Centro justice
court stared at Casey AShby. the
defendant in a traffic case. That
is all Ashby said but it was suf-
ficicnt to end a preliminary hear
ing which had been gcing on for
two hours while the state piled
up evidence against him.
Ashby, 30-year-old El Centre resi-
dent, WaS the driver of the car
which cOllided with a car driven
by Mrs Lydia Lang, 81, also of Ei
Centro, IL miles south of El Cca-
tro, Dec. 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Autos Demolished

Two cars were demolished but
their occupants escaped with only
minor injuries in an accident neal
the north city limits of CaleXicc
shortly after 7 pm. Tuesday.
The injured included Mrs. OTIS
TiaS Pippin, %, Hebcr; Ray Pippin,
Is, Heber; Z. l.. Sharp, 80, Holt
vile; and Gene Forshey San Diego
Witnesses told highway patrol
men that the two cars CRASHED
together and the car driven by Mrs
Sarah Evelyn Sharp, Barbara Wortl,
country club, bounced into a telc-
phone pole.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

forces outside the gates Of the Phil
ippine capital continued fur1ouSly
as the darkness of New Years eve
settled over Luzon Island, but COM
munications to Washington showed
the defenders still were holding out
as midnight struck.
The end of the year brought con-
tinued allied advances in sub-zero
weather on the Russian front and
the British still we're hammering at
cornered Axis forces south of Ben
ghazi in the Libyan desert, while IN
Malaga British Imperials took the
offensive against columns pushing
into the rich tin, rubber and coal
centerS.
HITLER BOASTS AGAIN
Adolf Hitler-his armies pressed
by the Soviets in the East and by
the British in the Mediterranean
repeated in his annual New Years
message to Germans his promise OF
victory within q year.
The Nazi fuehrer changed the date
in his message of one year ago
when he had promised that "the
lear OF 194l will bring consummG-
ton of the greatest victory Of oEr
history" He toned down his predic-
tions this time and that that the
year 1912 will bring a decision for
the salvation of our people and those
nations allied with u.s."
Most Of the remainder of his mes
sage was invective against Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
In allied capitals and on the bat
only increased determination to
fight on until the Axis is crushed.
The British marked that determine
ton with a communique from the
admiralty saying that submarines
had sunk five enemy schooners in
the Mediterranean and torpedoed
an Italian destroyer.
In the Philippines, the American
defense forces fought a bitter-end
battle against overwhelming odds.
MANILA SILENT
American and Philippine troops
continued to offer strong resistance,
inflicting heavy losses on the ene-
my war communique said follow
ing the interruption. at least tenn
porarily, of all except military COM
munications with Manila.
The enemy continues to exert
heavy pressure on all fronts with
extensive use of dive bombers and
armored units" the communique
said.
The communique said that the
defense lines had been readjusted
in orderly fashion but gave no def
mite positions, although the last
dispatches from Manila said that
valiant New Years Eve battle
was in progress close to the capitol.
Axis reports broadcast By Berlin
and Vichy claimed the Japanese
were within four or six miles of
Manila.
| The interruption of normal conf
municationS with the Philippines
was due apparently to rigorous mill
tary control as the battle surged
along the highways toward the cap
ital The Navy still was in touch
with Manila by radio, however. at
10 am. EST, and the Army was In
touch with the headquarters OF Gen
Douglas Macarthur near the city.
NAVY IN TOUCH
The Navy'S message at 10 am.
midnight in the Philippines-made
it clear that Manila still was hold
ing out as the year ended and 1912
began west of the international
dateline.
But commercial communications
CONTINUED on Page d; Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Federal Highway
Furds Apportioned

WASHINGTON, Dec, 81. up
The federal works agency today APP
propriated to the states $l37 1900
900 to be used for highway im-
provements during the fiscal year
start.ng July /, 1912.
Assistant Administrator B i 7 q
Snyder III said $lOO,OOO00O was to
be used on the federal-aid highway
system, $l75OO,OOO for secondary
roads, and $2O,OOO,00O for climina-
ton CT grade crossings.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
DEFENDERS FIGHTING TO LAST FOR manila
Billiards Sweep
Southeast Europe

ANKARA, Turkey Via tele-
phone from Bucharest Dec. 81.
up BliZa- -.rds accompanied
by sub temperatures swept
across southeastern Europe to-
day as the Balkans shivered
in the coolest winter in 20
years.
Dwellings already short Of ra-
TONED fuel wt:e reported un-
heated and civilian deaths from
freezing were increasing.
Military patrols roamed the
streets of Bucharest, stripping
all fur coats and other warm
apparel from the backs of men
End women to forwad the
clothing to troops at the front.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
NAME TIRE RATIONERS

mated jess L. Bishop, Margaret E.
Ansell, Van M. Savidge, Mrs. Alta
j. Roben and w. j. Webb.
Officials of Brawley, Holtville anG
Calexico said local boards for
those communities probably would
be completed not later than Thurs
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Overturned Tanker
DELAYS Traffic

East west traffice at the inter-
section of U. S. highways 80 and SO
Imperial and Adams avenues in E.
Centro. was tied up for more than
an hour Wednesday morning by an
overturned oil transport truck.
The big machine, driven by Bob
Kurtze of Los Angeles, flipped over
on its side as Kurtze attempted a
left turn at the four corners. Kutrze
said the brakes on the rear wheels
locked. No one was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

Imperial Valley fell in line QUICK
ly Wednesday with the govern
ments determined effort to conserve
rubber, with three valley cities an
nouncing the appointment OF local
boards to administer the rationlng
of tires and tubes. beginning Jan. 3.
First city in the valley to COM
plete its local rationing board was
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

board composed of w. C. Wilkerson,
C. A. Sperry, Clifton Purdy, Frances
Fowler, Helen Holmquist, Martin
Hurrle and Roy HightoWer
Next to complete its rationing
board was Imperial. Mayor w. l.
Townsend announced he had nomi-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

Ell Ccntro, whose Mayor Bob Hatton
made the following appointments:
Mrs. Olga Costello, Will S, Ffw-
cett, John M. Kepley Mrs. Anna
w. Stricken, Allen P. Nuffer anc
Adelbert H. Keller.
Calipatria followed suit immedi-
ately with the appointment OF