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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
Nazis Imprison
Moxine Weysand

Petain repeatedly told Weygand
his duty was to remain in France
to give moral strength to the
French army, but failed to shake
Weygands determination.
Weygand, it was said, then shook
hands with Petain, and joined his
son and daughter in-laW to motor
to the airfield When he was "a
bout halfway to the field, large
German military car passed his
automobile and abruptly halted
sideways, blocking the road some
20 yards ahead.
Another military car filled with
Nazi soldiers closed in from the
rear. A german officer jumped
fl.m the first car, caluted Waygand
and invited MIN 10 follow him, the
reports said.
When Weygand asked the reason
the officer said: we cent want
another Giraud.'
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

prevailing wage of per diem wages
in this locality applicable to the
said work to be as follows
Classification Rate Per Day
Laborer, skilled observation-disclosures. $500
Laborer, common .................. 500
Truck Driver. $500 or less. 600
Truck Driver, over $500 100
Any classification omitted
here not less than .......... 700
than acknowledgements. ......... 700 e.
Time is based upon eight hours
for each calendar day, except
ing Sundays and legal holidays.
The general prevailing rate for
legal holidays and overtime
work shall be one and one-half
timCc the above rates.
Said bids will be opened and
considered by the City Council OF
the City of Fl Centre at its regu-
lar meeting to be held on said 23rd
day of December, 1912, at 7:3O pm.
of said day at said City Hall, Or
at such subsequent time to which
said meeting may be regularly adj
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder, provided said City Council
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. The bidder whose proposal
is accepted shall be required to
enter into said contract with the
City of Ell Centre within ten days
from and after the time of the ac-
ceptance of his bid and to furnish
the City with bond or bonds as
provided by law and in said con-
tract to be entered into as afore-
said.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
q certified check equal TO ten per
cent of the total amount of such
bid payable to the City of Ell Gen.
tro, or by bond for like amount
with sureties acceptable to said
City Council. as a guarantee that if
such bid be accepted the maker
thereof will enter into the proposed
contract with said City and give
the bond or bonds required by such
contract, provided that such check
or bond will be returned to each
unsuccessful bidder upon the re-
lection of his bid and to the sue
cessful bidder upon his execution
of said contract and delivery of
said bonds.
Dated this 10th day of December,
1912.
NEAL II. GAVIN,
City Clerk of the City of FL Centre.
No. Al. Dec. 1928.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23

age tractors. the communique salo
At another point, Russian TANKS
Stormed an inhabited LOCALITY, de-
stroyed four field guns and captured
ITO prisoners.
GERMANS STRENGTHENING
Other tanks attacked German
troops holding an entrenched grove
They crushed the defenSeS and KILL
ed about 800 Germans, the COM
munique said.
Earlier communicates had revealed
that the Germans in some sectors
were now surrendering in mass, Civ
ing up with all their arms and UNI
der their commanding officers, as
the Russians reached them.
One of two powerful armies in
this middle Don offensive was
thruSting SouthweStward in the vic
unity of RoSsosh, $50 miles east Of
Kharkov, while another drove south
ward toward Millerovo. 100 miles
north of RostoV- on-Don, gateway
10 the Caucasus.
The first force at last report had
gained about 10 miles in the last
"a hours over q wide front; the
second had made 10.
TRENCHES CAPTURED
The Russians continued on the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
SUGGESTION TO PEDESTRIANS

(Santa Ana Register)
Auto experts disagree on Just exactly
how much more gasoline is consumed
when a car is constantly starting and
stopping but all agree that start-stop
driving takes more fuel than when the
car is permitted to move steadily.
With this thought in mind, pedestrians
would be doing motorists decided favor
to WELD the right of way afforded them
in crosswalks so that the motorlst could
continue on his way without numerous
stops. In driving the length of Main
street here for instance, during the busy
time of the day, motorlst may be obllg-
ed to stop a dozen or more times TO per
nit pedestrian to cross the street. Each
time he stops and starts additional gaso-
line is required to get the car back to ITS
original momentum and the driving OF
the motorist is curtailed just that much
more.
You may not like gasoline ratloning
either in actual practice or in theory, but
there is no escaping the fact that the gov
eminent has taken it upon itself to ration
the vital fluid. Every drop of gasoline
that is used unnecessarily is bound TO
affect all of us, whether we are walkers
or drivers.
It is to the interest of all of US that
everything that can be done to keep the
community on wheels be done One way
that would help would be for pedestrians
to Weld the right of way to motorists so
that stopping and starting IS reduced TO
4 minimum.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23

MADRID, Dec 90 UP'-Re-
ports from France revealed today
that Gen. Maxine Weygand now
il a prisoner of the Germans, pro-
....,y IN east Prussia, after Being
arrested by the Nazis in Vichy
vile On route to an airport to fly
- fl9icrs.
Weygand we8 said to be feceiv-
inc fair treatment rom his cop
tors but the German guard was
rcDc.ted to be most Viailant to
n,event his duplicating the escape
Of Gen. Honorc Giraud. no'P one
oi the leaders Of Allied forces in
North Africa. -
According TO the French reports.
Gen. Weygand Wos arrested NOV
II. after he conferred with Vlcny
Chief of State Marshal Henri phil
ippe Petain Gen Weygand was
said to have informed Marshal Pc
tain of his decision TO go TO Algiers'
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
Axis Ships Sunk
On Way to Africa

Off Sardinia. another submarine
attacked an escorted convoy. It
scored two torpedo hits on an c.
corting destroyer and two each on
two supply ships. It could not OBJ
serve the result but it seemed prob
able that all three sank.
TROOPS ADVANCE
Light naval forces. patroling close
to the enemy occupied TuniSian
coast, intercepted II small enemy
supply vessel on It's way 10 TlipOli.
taking supplies to Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel's fleeing Afriia
Korps. The ship ran for shelter
into the Gulf of Gabes off the east
Tunisian coast, and ii was sunk
there off Capt Tourgueness.
French troops, advancinc from
the Pom dC Fahs area 80 miles
south of Tunis, we're deported less
than 30 miles from the East TIL
nissan coast port of Bun Fichu.
taking prisoners, armored vehicles
and guns in their path.
Fifty miles to the south, the
French had repulsed a series of
German Commentaries in the Kai-
roCan area and were believed lit
lie more than 30 miles from the big
east coast port of Sousse.
PATROLS SKIRMlSH
Allied forces started vigorous and
apparently powerful patrol activi-
ties in the area west of Tunis and
south of BiZerte.
AdviceS from the front said COM
bat patrols had gone within 20
miles west of Tunis to take prison.
ers whom intelligence officers might
question on enemy dispositions.
The Allied command appeared
preparing both for big offensive
operations in Northern TuniSia, in
the Trnis-Bizerte corner, and for
junction with the British Eighth
Army of Gen. Sir Bernard Mont
gomery in the south.
MontgOmerv's advanced elements
were no believed to be far past
Sirte, only 300 miles from Tunisia,
harasSing the German-Italian rear
guard.
Todays Cairo communicate re-
ported that the work of clearing
mine fields for the advance OF the
main army and it supply train was
proceeding satisfactorily.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
THE GOOD THINGS
LIVE FOREVER

Sometimes the world seems like a
pretty evil place. Wars and greed and
lusts run rampant sometimes. and people
pet TO wondering what kind of ciViliza-
ton this is that we've built up, anyway
It's pretty hard in times like these to
see values in their true Importance.
Take Christmas, for instance. Nobody
has suggested calling off ChrlstmaseS Tor
the duration. Nobody would dare. Christ
mas is a good thing-the embodiment OF
all we hope for out of civilization. 1t
means brOtherly love and tolerance,
and neighborlneSs. Some places around
this old world of ours, Christmas Will be
a pretty bitter day. Some places there
won't be any presents, nor even any
meals. But it will still be Christmas.
for there's a spirit in the day that guns
and bombs and starvation and poverty
cannot kill Christmas Is good thing
1t will live i0ng after the evil things DIE.
Maybe that's the biggest lesson this
Christmas can teach Us. That the good
things outlive the evil. That greed and
jealousy and war are only transient,
burning themselves out by the very rot
tenness of their own flames, While things
like Christmas go on forever.
It's a lesson we can apply to our lives
as individuals, as we'll as to our nations.
There is no happier season of the year
than Christmas. Why? Because It IS
season of giving, a season of good Will,
season of being friendly. Those are
things we can carry with US all year, II
only we will. And why not? The dlVl-
dends come in happiness.
Don't underrate Christmas. It's the
most important thing there is.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
Allies C oSe In
On jap Position

the isolated coastal toe-holdS and
tenacious japanese resistance in
the frequent efforts to land new
forces indicated an enemy intention
to stretch The New Guinea cam
paign out as long as possible, 10
prevent occupation which must pre-
cede an ultimate allied attack on
Rabaul, on New Britain island, the
key base upon which the entire
japanese position in the north Aus t.
rralian area depends Occupa
Jlon of New Gt.-lea and Guadal-
canal by The Allies, plus freedom OF
an operation, would open Rabaul
To heavy attaC;;.
In the New Guinea fighting, the
Inland Allied force, which is led
BY tanks. crossed Sinemi creek and
the main Japanese air strip in the
Buna area. A smaller air strip was
occupied Sunday.
A coastal force was attacking
from the Buna beach. This group
had to contend with the natural
obstacles OF a creek at the mouth
CT which were several islands on
which were sniperS.
The inland force reported that
il was still encountering strong
pillboxes and log emplacements
similar to those overrun last FIJI
Gay and Sunday.
Air activity was somewhat re-
duced, but Allied planes ranged 1ar
backing up patrol activity in the
Amboga river area, nine miles up
tIe coast from Buna Mission anu
three and one fourth miles west OF
The captured village of Coma. Heavy
hombers ATTACHED AraWe, near Gas
malta on New Britain island, hlttlnG
& medium sized cargo vessel anc
starting fires which Quilted Tie snip
The Japanese Buna beach mead
which stretched about three miles
from the Buna Mission to cape En-
daiadere. had been almost ellmln-
ated in the four days OF Whlrllne
campaign which began last FIJI
dav. The l3-ton General Stuar'
tanks placed in action then were
able to batter down strong en-
placements against which the -
! fant,y had been ineffective.
When the area is occupied, Wac
hrthur's forces can concentrate OF
the next japanese beach head a
Sanananda, two and one-fouftf
miles up the coast. The Sananah'
"a area has not figured in groun'
cnerations because a mixed Aus
tralian and American force app
reaching it along the Soputa San
amanda truck road has been mex
pp BY a japanese outpost aoou
two miles inland
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
Genera! Praises
God for VICTORY

CAIRO Dc. % - CUPJ->+e17.
Sir Bernard 7 Mootcomerv caile'
upon his yailan' Rri'ish Fiahth
Amy to give 'hante 70 cod Gov sc
victory over the AXIS forces. now
in hcadlong liQht through Tripoli-
taria toward the Tunisian border.
1T is wonderful what haT beHn
achieved since October % when we
started the battle Of EgVpt Mont
gonerY said in q special messa9e
10 his trooDS.
"Pofcre the bettio he"7~ ! sent
you message saving. Let US pray
that the Lord Almighty in this
battle give us victory He has done
so and I know that you'll agree
with me when ] say that we must
not forget TO thank Him Tor HIS
mercies."
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
British Reinforce
Malta Garrison,

LONDON, Dec. 70. - ~ =
British naval forces have taken
,.rge reinforcements, war materials
and supplies to the Mediterranean
island fortress of Malta, the admir-
alty announced today.
The communique said the opera
ton had been completed Wi'iiouC
major interference from the ehe-
nv" and that the Greek ship
Queen Olga and the British de-
sfroyer Petard had destroyed one
U-boat.
Reinforcement of Malta, which
lies athWart Axis communications
with Libya and Tunisia is OF vital
importance to the Allied opera
tons in both those North African
battle zones because of the Stpp~
port they receive from planes based
on the island.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
NO NEED
FOR SLAUGHTER
(ChriStian Science Monitor)

christian Science MonitOr)
Professional c0nservatiOniSts and lay
citizens interested in wildlife will do we'll
to oppose vigorously proposals for mass
hunting expeditions in the United States.
The current meat shortage has given
rise to various suggestions IN regard to
the killing of wild animals. Whatever
the motives behind these ideas, the gen
eral plans proposed are both impractical
and harmful. Deer, raccoOnS, moose.
bears, muskrats, and other animals play
4 vital part in Natures scheme of life
which cannot be disturbed without bring
ing harmful results.
ConSerVatiCnists and farmers know
that occasionally species grows too
numerous in a given area. Sometimes
one kind decreases to point which cauS-
es alarm. Both conditions are now con-
troled by orderly process of law under
supervision.
Wild animals played a necessary part
in providing food as the Nation was
settled; in certain rural areas today, the
winters meat supply comes partly from
this source But this is far different
from pseudo-holiday mass slaughter eX-
petitions.
There is no good reason for such de-
grading spectacle. Meat substitutes and
cheaper cuts are plentiful. But even a
meat shortage is not valid argument for
indiscriminate killing of wild animals.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR
THE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE
WASTE MATTER, RUBBISH
AND DEAD ANIMALS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that sealed bids will be received
by the City Clerk of the City of
Ell Centre at his office in the City
Hall in said City of Ell Centre up
to and until 7:30 pm. of the 23rd
day of December, 1912, for the dis
posal of material from within the
City as follows:
/. Bids for the disposal of gar
bage only for the period of one
year.
2. Alternate bids for the dis
posal Of garbage only for two
years,
3. Alternate bids for the disposal
of garbage only for three years;
A. Alternate bids for the disposal
Of waste mater and rubbish,
including dead animals, for
the period of one year;
s. Alternate bids for the disposal
of waste matter and rubbish,
including dead animals, for the
period of two years:
6. Alternate bids for the disposal
of waste matter and rubbish,
including dead animals, for the
period of three years;
7. Bids for the disposal Of both
garbage, waste matter and
rubbish, including dead ami
mails, for the period of one
year;
8. Alternate bids for the disposal
of both garbage, rubbish and
waste matter, including dead
animals, for the period of two
years;
0. Alternate bids for the disposal
of both garbage, rubbish and
waste matter, including dead
animals, for the period OF
three years.
Said bids shall be based upon
the form of contract and the speci-
fications therein contained to
which the bidders attention is
called for further particulars. Said
contract form is on file and may
be inspected at The office of the
CITY Clerk and also in the Office
of the Director Of Public Works,
and the same is by this reference
made a part of this proposal inVit-
ing bids. ..
In accordance with the provisions
of the Labor Code and of Sections
ITO to TIT inclusive, the City
Council has ascertained the general
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE

LONDON, Dec 90. - U.PD-Al-
lied naval and air forces, in Sc
ries of ferociouS attacks on the
Axis Tunisia- Sicily supply line
have sunk at least six and probably
10 supply vessels and Warships, il
was announced today
The news came as Allied grount
activity approached a major scale
in TuniSia and the British Eighth
Army, now well under 300 miles
from the TGniSia border, continued
its drive westward through Libya
British submarines torpedoed and
sank three supply ships in the
Sicily Africa reinforcement lane
the admiralty announced
Two more supply ships and a de-
stroyer were torpedoed and probably
sank, it was said.
SHIPS BLOWN UP
Middle Eastern command planes
based on Malta blew up two sup
ply ships in the TuniS harbor basin
A small escort WarShip blew up
after q direct hit by a Malta based
plane bomb and medium sized
supply ship with it was left ablaze
in an attack off the west cast OF
Sicily.
The Sicily attack was made on q
convoy of fully laden supply ships
escorted by motor torpedo boats
other escort craft, and night fight
ers.
The Allied planes attacked in
face of heavy ground gun fire ant
the fire Of the enemy planes,
COMBINED OPERATION
A torpedo from one of the planes
was going toward one supply ship
when an escort ship sWerved direct
in its path and was blown up. A
second torpedo got the supply shir
and left a 70-foot column of smoke
rising from it.
An admiralty communique re.
vcaled that the naval attacks hat
been made possible by combined
operation in which light surface
craft and airplanes cooperated will
submarines.
Lurking off the Tunis- Bizertt
area, one submarine torpedoed two
enemy supply vessels. One sank a
once; the other was believed sunk
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23

Because religious values are at stake
in this war, it is worth fighting. Inc re-
ligious values at stake are the freedom
Of the individual conscience, the dlgnlty
of the individual man and the uhlvefs sd
ity Of the moral law.-Rabpi lSraei "oi'-
stein of New York.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23

There will be host of gigantic prob,
lens to be solved CATER the war;. And
they must be so solved that the dynamic
forces in tn world which always make
foc war are eXtinguished and the forces
OF peace given strength.-Herbert Hoov-
er.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

We must have smashing superiority
and keep it that way until the END. Inc
grimmest fighting and the hardest WORK
lie ahead of us.-WPB Chief Donald M.
Nelson.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The following edit
oriois are presented as interesting 0pin
;ons Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
10 not necessarily reflect the opinios OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-12-23

I NCNVIITS VhT I q NEO
The Russians continued on the
Evening star., 1942-09-21
60-Hour Week Found
Limit for Efficiency

Sickness, injury and absenteeism
increased in British factories when
work hours were advanced beyond
so week, according to figures made
public in London by the Industrial
Health Research Board.
Hours generally should not exceed
so to IS hours for men and SIS to so
hours for women, the board finds
Workers were stimulated to in
creased output after the fall of
France, and although it was physio-
logically impossible to maintain the
maximum level reached, output in
nearly every case has since re-
manned above the previous level
Reduction in working hours and
staggered holidays were reflected in
an increase in the rate OF working
afterward. A high rate of labor
Wastage is ascribed to women un-
accustomed to factory work or mar
ried women with other responsible
ties
Evening star., 1942-09-21
Legislation 10 AI|ot
Manpower Resources
Demanded by To|an
Senute to Get Plan Todoy;
Hershey Sees 10 Millions
Under Arms by 1914
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman Tolan of the House
Committee on Defense Migra-
tion, citing ".the absence of a
final authority to allocate our
manpower resources" declared
today that "the time has come
when some clear decision be-
tween Army and industrial needs
must be made"
with projected Army of 10000
900 to $4,000, 900, 1t is apparent that
many additional millions must re-
place the men taken from war in
dustry," he said. "Our manpower is
limited"
His statement was issued after
Selective Service Director Lewis B.
Hershey had indicated that more
than 100000 Americans would be
In the armed forces by the end of
next year.
Calls for childless married men
will start going out generally in De-
cember or January, Gen. Hershey
said. as the supply of single men, in
cluding those with dependents, be-
comes exhausted.
Fathers Face Call in 1943.
Married men with children will be
called beginning around October l.
1943 unless Congress authorizes the
drafting of 18 and 10 year olds Ap-
proximately 2,25O,000 of the latter
age group registered this year for
service after they reach TO- but so
many of them have enlisted that
perhaps no more than 100000 are
left.
Senator Hill, Democrat, of Alabama
planned to introduce today an
amend to the Selective Service Act
that would give the President broad
powers to coordinate manpower and
industry for maximum efficiency.
Asserting that I'VE have got to
come to something of this kind"
Senator Hill said the resolution
would establish the policy that
there shall be universal service of
all citizens" and total mobiliza-
ton" of industry.
Mr.. Tolan, whose committee con-
Quoted series of hearings last week
on the need for budgeting the Ma
tions labor resources, questioning
Manpower Commissioner Paul Nc
Mutt, among others, said the COM
mittee's findings and recommenda-
tions would be made in about two
weeks.
McNutt's Job Difficult.
In preliminary statement, he
declared that "the fact that there
is no final authority to decide be-
tween military and industrial man
power needs makes Mr.. McNutt's
job Of planning industrial man
power without the benefit of a de-
tailed production schedule doubly
difficult"
I'VE cannot afford to wait until
our skilled workers have been taken
indiscriminately into the Army and
have been scattered to the four
corners of the globe" he said. I'VE
cannot afford the time to bring
them back from the frontiers of
global war
I'VE need them now to perform
essential tasks and to train up our
Evening star., 1942-09-21

new industrial army. A plan for
orderly transfer and training must
provide the replacement potential
as the size Of Army increases. The
recruiting and training OF women
and others should be meshed with
the withdrawal OF workers from
industry"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-05-21

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