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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

nOfS representatives lIOiil NcUl do
ka, Iowa and South Dakota, sug-
Qested the use of two simplified
forms covering farm vehicles used
for production and those used for
hire.
The need for Gimplification arose
because, under present rules, farm
vehicles fall under the jurisdiction
of the Office of Defense Transpor-
tation and are subject to interstate
commerce commission and state
railway commission regulations the
same as commercial vehicles.
The first step to take farm vchi-
Giles out from under ODT came when
the great Detroit office of that Or
ganization, where ali ;arm applica-
tionS had been handled by upwards
Of 1000 clerks, was ordered abolish
cd.
Under the proposed system, p"
LETTERS said, the truck for hire
would be taken from the jurisdic-
ton of the Office Of Defense Trans
portation ard regulated by the farm
committee"
The two forms under COnSidera =
ton. he said. would be less COM
picated than present ratioring pro
cedureS. and local committees would
ave wider authority in detcrmin-
ing sale of existing tires to those
actually in need CT them and pro-
ducing for the war effort. The local
committees, Jeffers said. would have
wider authority in determining sale
of existing tires to those actually
in need of them and producing for
the war effort. The local commit
tees, letters said, would be in a
position to determine farmers in
/ dividual needs.
He opposed suggestion that one
form be used to cover farm vehicles.
Jeffers said the plan was impracti-
cal because city drivers might feel
/ Continued on Page 8, Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
Wife Learns Of
Hmsbdnd's De 9th

Sgt. Ro&anbalm, n Marine, had
tren stationed IN the Samoa is
lands since last January. News
of his death came in a cablcgram
from the War Department.
He leaves his wife and a D.
months-old daughter whom he new
Cr saw.
Mrs. RoSanbalm is the former
Marylea Waldrop, graduate Of I'M
perial Union High school. She
and her baby have been living with
Ter parents, Mi and MIS-. j. I.
Waldrop of Imperial. Rosan-
bplms parents live in Pleasant Hill
Mo. and hisn uncle and aunt, MI.
and Mrs. Charles ROsanbalm. live
in FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
Russian General
Says Trapped Nazi
Divisions Doomed
Enemy Cannot Escape
From Stalingrad Area,
Declares Commander
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
h.,
BY HENRY SHAPIRO


w i IL L III NED "A II N
ON T H E STALINGRAD
FRONT. Dec. %. Via Mos
cow - Delayed-tU.PD - Maj.
Gen. I. N. Chistiaov, commander
in-chief of the Red army on the
northwest talingrad front, said to-
day that the % German divisions
trapped in the Don river bend are
doomed.
His voice rising above the blast
of the white painted camouflaged
guns outside his dugout-cave in
the side of a raVine, ChiStiakov
pointed toward the German lines
a mile and a half away, and said:
They are trapped. They cannot
escape. Our immediate objective is
to destroy them.
We have the better positions.
We have adequate troops. We have
more favorable communications,
and the enemy are enclrcled. The
enemy are on short rationS, rely
ing on dubious reinforcementS by
transport plane. Our aviatorS are
shooting down their planes like
clay pigeons.
NAH MORALE LOW
The Germans have lost the mi
tiative on all fronts. They are
worse prepared for the winter cam
paign on this front than they were
last winter, despite Hitler's boasts
perhaps because they never ex-
pected to spend the winter on the
open steppes; perhaps simply be-
cause of a shortage of material.
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

SJ9nQlIlS TOOTH Only.
Would-be passengers were turned
away in several cities, but railroad
and bus companies insisted their
number was small in proportions to
the great wartime holiday travel
load.
A nationwide United Press sur
vey revealed that at least some
civilians respected a plea from De-
Tense Transportation Director JOS
eph T. Eastman to refrain from
Christmas holiday travel. But many
more civilians could not resist the
holiday weekend opportunity pro-
.idcd by the Friday Christmas, ard
they were augmented by a tremend-
Gus flow of soldiers, sailors, and
marines returning home on fur
Tough or relatives Of service men
going to visit at camps and bar
racks.
The main TranSconJinental Trunk
Railroad lines from Kansas City to
the Pacific coast and railroad and
bus terminals in the vicinity OF
army camps and SeapOrts were be-
hind schedule and refusing some
passenger tickets.
The large terminals in Chicago,
New York, Detroit. Cleveland, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia were taxed to
capacity and every available piece
of equipment was pressed into SER
vice to handle record crowds.
The major airlines all over the
nation were turning down hundreds
of applicants for reservations. BuSS-
es in the worst crowded areas were
adding extra sections and leaving
some passengers to wait for later
Continued on Page 8, Col. So
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
s. Claus Gets x Card
To Speed Up Deliveries

KALISPEIL, Mont. Dec 81
The Flathead county rationing
board TODAY issued an *" card
calling for an unlimited supply OF
gasoline, sufficient to allow one
S. Claus to tour the entire United
States in one night"
The board received all applica-
tion from Claus yesterday. filled
out on the regular form provided
for such purposes, along with a
communication from the North Pole
stating the emergency nature of
the request.
Santa said he planned to take
advantage of the new Alaskan
highway this year to speed de-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

The most significant gain appar-
entity was capture of the town of
Suliensky, 20 miles north of the
Stalingrad-Khakov railroad. This
meant the Red army virtually had
cut the northern half of the Don
valley in two and strengthened fur
Their the enlightenment of % Axis
divisions trapped on the Stalingrad
front.
This Russian spearhead also was
steadily approaching the import
ant railroad junction of Kamensk
on the Rostov- Voronezh-M Moscow
railway and was a potential threat
to Rostov, gateway to the Cau-
casus.
London also provided two reports
favorable to the United Nations.
The Daily Telegraph in a dispatch
from Bathurst, British Gambia,
said American air and army per-
sonnet at Dakar are being strength
ened daily" Civilian experts also
have been summoned to exploit
the port and air facilities of Dakar
made available to the Allies, the
newspaper said.
The Air Ministry, detailing for
the first time the results of the
aerial pounding the Raj recently
gave Northern Italy, reported that
at least 70 important industrial fac
tories and workshops were DAM
aged seriously at Turin in four
raids between November % and
December o. Aerial Photographic
reconnaissance showed that 10
units of the huge Fiat airplane and
armament works, the military ar
senal and the state railway were
among war-important objective
damaged
/ NAZI GENERAL TAKEN
! Evidence of the sWiftneSS of the
Russian advance was accented by
the announcement that a German
divisional general and 1000 of his
men were captured at one point and
that at another, II German planes
were taken intact on an abandon
ed airfield.
The famous Russian tankS-kllm
VorCShilovs t..ty are called-led the
way in battering the demoralized
| Germans who have the remnants
of % divisions trapped in front OF
Stalingrad. The Russians apparent
/ " were ready to lay Sieze to Mil
lerovo after cutting all important
highways leading to the city.
COMMUNICATES and special front
dispatches left little doubt that the
German retreat was approaching
rorst. A mounting number of rifles
were reported by the Russians as
having been captured, indicating
the Germans we're throwing away
their guns as they fled.
COUNTERATTACK FAILS
The Germans renewed their at
tempts to break out of the trap
southwest of Stalingrad by throw
ing tanks and motorized infantry
against the Russians. The attack
was repulsed and in one sector
alone the Germans lost 1000 men
! Then the Russians swung into
counteroffenSive and captured
fortified point. Sixteen German
tanks. IL field guns and four
grounded planes fell to the RED
army men.
There were indications that the
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
RUSSIANS CUT BIC GERMAN FORCE IN two
Secret Weapon
Rolls Off Line

DETROIT, Dec. 2i.-U.PD-
Officials of the Army's tank
automotive center gathered in
plant of the Cadillac Motor Co.
today to watch the first unit of
a new and secret mobile weap-
on roll off the production line.
The weapon was praised by
ordnance department generals
who had supervised exhaustive
tests before approving the new
piece of fighting equipment
for mass production in Cadil-
las plants.
Ordnance officials predicted
the new weapon would prove
equally important in combat as
the MI tank destroyer which
surprised Rommel in Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

luSiOuS
Il don't quite understand why
Santa sholrld want to exchange his
reindeer and sleigh for a gas-burn-
inc buggy in these times" Ripley
said, but that's his business. Ger
tainly this board has no intention
of standing in his way"
Tho board chairman said after a
special meeting this morning, no
provision had been found in ra-
tioning regulations for any such
quantities of gasoline as Santa
would need for his excursion, so
the board invented the x card.
The x stands for Xmas" Ripley
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
\ sad Time

\ sad Time
This Is the time Of year that RI
starts TO sympathi2c with those un-
fortunate individuals who have
birthdays in close proximity to
Christmas. Ihot very neatly dee
them out Of birthday present and
4 birthday pat, too. Their birth
da.'S are submerged under a Walter
Ct Christmas parties and people
lave a haiti Ct making one gift
serve as both Christmas and BIZ TIL
day gifts.
Among the sufferers from this
CllriStmaG-blrthday combine arc
MS. Margaret Ann Christian, MIS-.
Betty linn. ana Lura' Mouse.
Mrs. Christian, however, made
slCrt work of the combination. She
never celebrates here birthday dur
ing the Christmas season. At in
terValS during the year she checks
10 on the financial situation, the
mood of the family, and her own
Inclination toward birthday an
njvor3 ry. # ell rs well she ann
ounces that her birthday will be
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24


he stipulation that Pilibos must
present his expense account was
included.
Plans COR moving a 40-ioot fire
tower and changing 1t into a watch
tower were discarded The council
was told by Public Works Director
C. w. Heineckc that an additional
l0-foot room placed at the top OF
the tower would make 1t unsafe.
Granting of small strip OF
ground on Eel Centre Heights" To
the Fourth Interceptor Command
for the site OF construction OF u
small building to be used as a spot
ter station was approved.
"El Centre Heights" is the name
given a large mound of silt taken
from the water supply al the city
water works.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

liVeries III the United STATES and
would stop off in Kalispall long
enough to comply with wartime
reprlatiCnS.
Kalispell is the first city in the
us. to be reached by Southbound
travellers of the Alcan highway. The
possibility that Santos applica-
ton may have been filed here to
publicizc that fact was discounted
by the members of the rationine
board
1T appeared to be a bona -fidc
application" said G.. r, Ripley
chairman of the rationing board, a
credulous soul who admits having
retained many of his childhood il
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

ton and a half truck for the pur-
pose. The request made once be-
fore to purchase a three-ton truck
had been denied by the government.
The price of the second truck is
to be approximately $4,000 and is to
be bought from the Leslie A. Rogers
company if War Production approx
al is forthcoming.
The bid of 1854 month made by
Yep PilibOS, agent for the C. L..
Lyons company. for disposal of
waste matter for three months until
the cit"-owned vehicle arrives was
not approved.
Instead, it was voted to extend the
present contract the Lyons COM
pany holds for three months with
a payment of cost plus 10 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

Christmas and the DAYS to come
will b. sad times for Mrs, Icon-
ard RCScnbalm who received word
Wednesday that her husband was
killed in action in the Samoa is
lands
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
VaIieyites Buy
Bonds for HOLIDAY

Imperial county residents rcmrm-
hcred the war during the Christ
mas holidays by purchasing $107,457
worth OF war bonds or Az per cent
CT their December quota of $s2G,O90
The $l07, 1877 worth of bonds rep
resented the first Is days pur-
chescS. During tho IS DAYS III Cen
trans purchased $f3,G5O worth of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
Nozjs Abandon
Arms i'm Retreat
Thru Don Valley
American Personnel Takes Over at
Dakar While Raj Reveals 70 Italian
Factory Centers Blasted by Raj
BY UNITED PRESS

The powerful Russian offensive along the middle Don
was driving southwark and westward Thursday with such
speed that Soviet front dispatches said the retreatng Ger
mans were unable their intermediate defense lines
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
Tire Chief Says Farmer
Ra&ioning to be Revised
letters Describes SimpIified Program
To Keep Agricultural Vehicles Going
After ODT Closes Big Detroit Office

OMAHA, Dec. "a (UP) = William LETTERS, national
rubber administrator last night described stneamned
tire ratonng system tailored to farmers needs and de-
signed to eliminate the complications of the present rules
JcfferS. discussing farmers tire prObemS with COVER
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
IS Drafted Men
AT e. Moc Arthur

Thrty-fivc Imperial Valley mon shook touSed heads
to the tune Of revee in CaoiaS Fort Macarthur Thurs
day morning as they aWoke soldiers Of Uncle Sam.
They began their first day under Army orders after
leaving their homes in FL Centre and surrounding
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
Trash Collection
Program Revived

Trash and airplanc spoilers wachtOWer we're con
rasng subjects to which Ell Centro city council devoted
most Of its time Wednesday night.
The council for the second time voted to into the bust
of collecting and authorized the purchase Of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

the wire The lights came on again,
the party was reorganized and the
crowd started over:
I'm dreaming of white Christ
mas
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
transportation
Lines damned oV
Holiday Thron9s
Trains. AirInes Iurn Away Passengers
In Nation IS Worst Travel Crisis as
Public gnores Stay at Home Advice
. BY UNITED PRESS =

The American transportation system succeeded Thurs
day handling its greatest passenger load in history de-
spite late schedules trains crowded with passengers stand
ing in the ases and of the big terminals ammed with
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
y AMBllne
~ EPORTER
Christmas Greetings

Christmas Greetings
Best wishes to all the readers Of
this column and especially nice ones
TIC all the secret operatives who
make it possible.
May this Christmas be a happy
one for wartime and may next
Christmas be as il should be-With-
out a war to cast shadows on the
Ecart
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24

Nuff Said
n soldier sat in The FL Centre
canteen happil. muncning cake ahd
cookies.
There arc good cookies in this
town" he said between bites.
"Oh, yes" said nc of the women
on duty at the coffee and cookie
counter. And there arc good
cooks in the ether towns in Im-
erial VALLEY, too
There can't moody cook as good
as the women CT FL Centre" de-
cared the soldier solemnIy as he
bit into another cookie.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-24
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday rs, minimum
Thurs. "A; 5 am. Thurs. SIS, humid
ity IS; noon Thurs. ~, humidity as;
5 pm. Wednesday -, humidity AZ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15

On duty when the army air
corps flew mail in 1884. he was
rescued from an icy death at sea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15
7 Detroiters Qualify
As Air Cadet Officers

Two Detroiters have qualified
for appointments as cadet officers
and members of the cadet colonels
staff al the army air forces navi-
cation school at Hondo, Tex. They
are Cadet Capt. Paul S. Warner of
'13247 Wark avenue and Cadet 1t.
Steve A. Zdandewicz, 3S49 Martin
avenue. Both. upon successful
completion of their navigation.
training at the school will be
graduated September 20, awarded
silver navigation wings and COM
missioned as second heutenantS IN
the AAF.
Second 1t. Robert K. Miller,
1914 Birchcrest drive, is post
safety officer, headquarters prop
lerty officer and officer in charge
of reproduction. publications and
distribution at the Oklahoma City
airport.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15
Service Notes:
Service Notes:
Clerks, TYpists
Urged TO Join
Navy Women

Enlistment Of women for the
navy WAVES is under way
throughout the ninth naval district
with pay equivalent to the scale
for navy men after qualification
for navy jobs. During training the
women will receive $50 per month
plus maintenance.
Women who have knowledge as
general clerks, secretaries, stenog-
raphers. duplicating machine oper-
ators. typists. file clerks. book
keepers, warehouse and stock
clerks. radio. teletype, simplex and
multiplex operators are needed.
Candidates must be high school
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15

graduates between 20 and 35 years
of age. inclusive. They may be
married, but no wives of men in
the armed forces will be accepted,
and no mothers with children
under Is years of age.
For APPLICATION blanks and fur
Their information contact the local
navy recruiting office. ninth floor,
Book Tower Building.
Mai. William S. Pocock, 17141
Monica avenue, who holds a senior
pilot rating and is commanding
officer at the observation airdrome,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15
By Gene Ahern

He was decorated with the Distin-
guished Flying Cross for heroism
during a pioneer flight TO Scotland
in 1871.
Promotions - To be technical
sergeant: Cpl. William +. Price,
Detroit, at Oklahoma City Airport.
To be staff sergeants: Thomas G..
Darling, Ills Seward avenue, at
Harlingen army gunnery school.
To be sergeants: Cpl. Nick Di-
nelko, 5109 Eugene street. Dear
born. at Davis Monthan Field; Cpl.
Meyer NJ. Wiss. Detroit. at Salt
Lake City; Charles A. Spencer, 543
West Grand boulevard; Robert l..
Swayze. 22S1 West Grand boule-
ward; Joseph i. Summer, 17l52
Santa Rosa avenue. and Jacob T.
Armaly, 14l20 Auburn avenue, at
Harlingen Gunnery School.
To technician, fifth class: Pvt.
Albert Oliver, S01 Clai1nount ave-
nue., at Camp Polk, La; Pvt. Err
nest Hubert. Garden City. in Aus
tralia.
To corporals: Bernard A. Plush
max, East Lake, at Enid Flying
School, Okla; Norman +. Wrobel.
1888 Stair avenue, at Randolph
Field, Tex: Pfc. Edward a. Stock,
S233. Marion avenue, and . Tech.
Theodore w. Walters. 15440 Pine
hurst avenue, at Selfridge Field.
Sam Roska, Detroit, at Camp
Livingston. La; Pfc. Robert w.
Schemanske. 1887 West Grand
boulevard; Pfc. Ivan f. McHenry.
SAB Lemay avenue; Pfc Norbert
p. Neumann, S116, Kercheval
avenue.
Pvt. Ezra p. Brown, 1929
Hazelridge avenue; Pfc. Edward
c. Ososkie, $50 Cherry street,
Wyandotte: Pfc. Gregory L. Koel-
ger. 1895 Delaware avenue, Rose
vile; Pvt. Lee Z. Segal, 1855
Mendoza avenue.
Pvt. Gustav O. Holmberg, 1920
Linwood avenue; Pfc. Albert o.
Carlitz. 1863 East Humphrey ave-
nue., Birmingham, and Pfc. Walter
f. Miller. Alb Fourth avenue, at
Harrington Gunnery School.
To privates, first class: Pvt.
Coleman d. Carroll, 1865 Chalmers
avenue, and Pvt. Harper +. Ed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15
Insignia Stamps
Ideal for Soldiers

Want to send welcome gift TO
some boy in the service? If so,
it's suggested you send a collec-
ton of the $50 Full Color United
States War Insignia Stamps. Of
fered TO Detroit Times readers.
The supply on hand is going
soon II will be exhausted, so you
ara urged TO send for these
stamps, ordering a set for a boy
in the service and set for your
self. -----
Available are Series Nos. I, ?
and 3. each comprising 80 stamps.
The price is 25 cents for each
series of so stamps wanted, or IS
cents for all $50 stamps.
Also available are three War
Insignia Stamp Albums Ca differ
.ent album for each of the three
series of so poster stampS). AL
buns sell for Is cents each. or as
cents for the three albums.
These poster stamps are all
s tally numbered, beautifully
printed in full color on fine grade
paper. perforated, and LIMITED
as to number that may be issued.
The stamps bear insignia of vari-
Gus units of Uncle Sans intrepid
fighting forces and will grow in
value from year TO year.
You can order both stamps and
albums with the handy order
blank on this page, or you can
come TO Room BOB. The Detroit
Times Building. 1870 CaSS avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15

Ontario, Cal.
has been pro-
NOTED 10 be a
lieutenant colo
mel.
He is a gradu-
ate of Northern
High School and
the University
Of Michigan and
r &c We d his
wings al Kelly
Field, Tex, in
1888.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15

mond, 449 Mo-
ran road, Crosse
Pointe. at Self
ridge Field.
o
Pvt. John NJ.
O'Connell. 610
Blaine avenue.
formerly of the
Proctor e. Gam
bic Distributing
Company. now
is ia king a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-15

PVT. oCoNNELL course in army
finance at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son, Ind.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-12

" |nnlno. Bond Today,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-09-12

-HO\n SAFES ~rnr>"rr:i Nv INIEEIt " !i,,!pN
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Evening star., 1942-05-08
Cathedral Group Limits
Farley Delegates 10 so

Only so delegates have been in
vited to attend the annual meet
ing OF the National Cathedral AS
ISOLATION here on May 1914, it was
announced today
The decision to limit the meet
ing to members of the Executive
Committee, State regents and local
chairmen was reached because of
crowded conditions in the city
Usually. thousands of delegates at
tend the meeting.
Among representatives of the Ex-
ecutive Committee attending the
conference will be Miss Mary E.
Johnston, president, Glendale,
Ohio; Mrs Irenee du Pont. Ora
nogue, Della; Mrs. Allan Forbes,
Boston, Mass; Mrs. William N. Bull
lard, Lenox, Mass; Mrs. Arthur Nc
Graw, Crosse Pointe. Mich; Mrs.
Aldrich Matthews, Mount Kisco,
N. Y; Mrs. Charles Warren. Wash
ington; Mrs. William Schofield,
Peterborough, N H; Mrs. Schuyler
l.. Black, Syracuse, N. Y, and Mrs.
Shaun Kelly. Richmond. Mass.
Among those representing local
chairmen will be Mrs. Louis D. ST.
monds. Charleston, S. c.; Mrs. c.
Stanley Thompson, New York
chairman of Junior Committee of
New York City, and Miss Winifred
Bonnell. secretary of New York
Committee, New York.
Evening star., 1942-05-08
Labor Groups Back Move
To Restore HOUSING Funds

Labor has thrown its support be-
hind a move to restore $4,000 900
for 1000 family units. eliminated by
the House from a bill allotting S50,-
000,000 for housing war workers in
and around Washington.
The American Federation OF Labor,
through Harry c. Bates, and the
United Federal Workers, a C. I. o.
affiliate, have presented petitions to
a Senate Appropriation Subcommit-
tee, headed by Senator McKellar Of
Tennessee, asking for the restoration
of the funds.
The subcommittee has asked Fed
eral Housing officials to present more
detailed figures on the number of
new workers who have brought their
families with them, and, therefore,
would not be benefited by dormi-
tory construction.
AS the bill passed the House, with
its total cut to $29, 500, 600, 1t pro-
vided only for $4,000 900 for dormi-
tories to accommodate $4,000 single
persons, and $17,5OO,000 for sewer,
water, hospital and other public
works.
Mr. Bates, of the A. F. L., told the
subcommittee there ARE practically
no family housing accommoda tions
in Washington and vicinity for
rent"
Speaking for the United Federal
Workers. Richard Feise asserted the
House elimination of funds had hurt
the war effort. He recommended
that the Senate, in addition to re-
storing the cut, plan q broader pro-
gram.