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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
COFFEE BOILS OVER
(Grass Valley Union)

Brazil spends important millions of
dollars every year for destruction of its
surplus coffee crop-and rationing of
coffee in the United States is imminent.
The coffee bean, be it known, cannot
be sunk in the ocean without killing fish
life and defiling the coasts; it cannot be
buried without running the soil it is non
burnable unless heavily saturated with
some inflammable, such as gasoline. SO
the government of Brazil buys gasoline
from the United States to burn the coffee
of which this country stands in need.
But the present difficulty is, of course,
due directly to war conditions-the lack
of shipping to bring Brazil's principal
crop to the United States which has long
been BraZi's best coffee customer.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
MacArfhur's Air.
Warriors Damage
Japanese Cruiser
BY DON CASWELL

GEN. MacARIHURS ii Il u
QUARTERS, Oct. 16.-U.Po-Al-
lied planes of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's command have bombed
and machine gunned a Japanese
light cruiser from low altitude off
Faisi islet, south of Bougainvllle
island in the Solomons, it was an
nounced today.
Crews of the offensive reconnais-
sance Unit which made the attack
showered 5OO-pound bombs on the
enemy cruiser and saw it lose speed,
turn an dcome about dead in the
water
Evidently it was seriously dam
aged a communique said.
North American B-25S, engaged
in the tirelesS aerial offensive
against enemy bases in the north
western zone where the Japanese
are concentrating against the Ma
rines and Army in the Solomons,
attacked enemy positions at Sala-
maua on the north New Guinea
coast.
NtLIAOE bOhbED
A third force of planes, support
ing the Australian troops advanc-
ING through the Owen Stanley
mountains fNeW Guinea, bombed
enemy installations near Wairopi
village. between Kokoda, on the
north side of the mountains, ana
Buna, the base on the north coast.
In the northwestern zone, Lock-
heed Hudsons did great damage to
a Japanese village base at ALEU-,
in Portuguese-Dut Timor, a for
mer Portuguese troop base and pro-
vincial government headquarters 10
miles south of Dill,
CONTACT MAINTAINED
Fighting dwindled in the noun
tains. apparently as much because
of the extremely difficult terrain
as because of japanese resistance
to the Australians.
A headquarters spokesman said
the Australians maintained con-
tact with the enemy and continued
pressure.
Crack Douglas A-2O attack bomb
ers and Curtiss Kittyhawks ma
chine gunned japanese positions
around Templeton's Crossing, just
over the gap on the north side,
and continued to sweep the trail
leading to the north coast.
1t was made known that planes
were now encountering some enc
nv anti-aircraft fire in the noun
tains, apparently on the north
side.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Malta Loses Is TO
Bag 81 Bombers

VALLETTA, Malta, Oct. 16.-
U.PD-The Royal Air Force, with
a loss of only 16 planes, has shot
down 81 bombers and fighters in
five days of an Axis blitz designed
to knock out the British Mediter-
ranean stronghold, official figures
revealed today.
Exact statistics on enemy planes
damaged were not available but
they were believed to at least equal
ed the number destroyed.
The attacks, carried out by Ger
man bombers with heavy German
and italian fighter escorts, have
proceeded on a regular schedule.
The raiders seem to strike the is
land particularly during breakfast,
lunch, tea and dinner periods, but
have rarely disrupted the meals be-
fore the SpiJiires usually turn them
back over the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

NOTICE BY TAX COLLECTOR COUNTY OF IMPERIAL.
IMPERIAL HAS ENTERED INTO WRITTEN
AGREEMENT WITH The CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ell
CENTRIC PROVISIONS OF WHICH AGREEMENT SAID
CRY OF Ell PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY
HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY HAS BEEN
DECIDED STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR DELINQUENT
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provision Part Division of the Revenue
under which Agreements
purchase behalf of said City OF Ell Ceno
and said Supervisors herein
decided
Collector of said County OF Imperial
for delinquent taxes and that
thereof were assessed for year delinquent
be paid by said City of Ell Centro for
v ~ I942 directed the undersigned
writing the making OF salo W NC given d" pi0
Notice further given that if the delinquent County
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ode the Undersigned Tax Collector make
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Description of property
Block of Fairfield Addition to City of Ell Centre
Years. Deino
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Description of Property
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Delinquent Assessed to
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Nimifz Praises
United Press

WITH THE U. S. FORCES ON
GUADALCANAL, Sept. 80 - de
layed) -UP)-Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz, commander in chief Of the
Pacific fleet, took time off from
his inspection of the u. S. marine
forces today to praise the United
Press for its coverage Of the Solo
mons campaign.
Nimitz said that the United
Press dispatches were highly ac-
curate and added, i've heard many
people at Pearl Harbor comment
favorably on them"
He singled out Robert c. Miller,
United Press staff correspondent
who landed with the marines and
spent the first siX weeks Of the
campaign with them, for particular
mention.
Col. Omar r. Pfeifer of the U.
6 marines" he said, used to look
through Miller's dispatches every
dag even though he had access to
the official reports. He liked their
detail. They were very accurate
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
COUNT YOUR
MANY BLESSINGS
California Feature Service)

California Feature Service)
To prevent possible interference with
the transmission of vital war communi-
cations, the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies have elimiaated for
the duration several kinds of special-rate
greeting wires and other customary but
unnecessary services.
No longer may Christmas, New Years
Thanksgiving. Easter, Mothers day, Fa-
theirs day birthday and Jewish New Year
messages be sent as Special-rate messages
Elimination of these and some other can
ned" specialties is regrettable.
Also banned, however, are pep" tele-
grams to school football teams and all
forms of singing kilograms. To any
sports fan who has suffered through the
radio broadcasting of sheaves of stereo-
typed wires from old grads to the Po-
dunk team, waiting the while for dope on
the game itself, the elimination of pep
kilograms will be most welcome. Any
one who has ever witnessed the agony of
a scene where a half-grown messenger
boy, his face red while his changing voice
slips, sings Happy Birthday to You to
a sensitive bald-headed man before a
grinning audience, will know that the
passing of the "singogram' will be wide
ly and gleefully welcomed.
As the old hymn advises, count your
many blessings The breaks are never
all bad,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
British Subs Sink
Axis Supply Ships

LONDON, Oct 16-(UPD-The
Admiralty reported today that two
British submarines have sunk three
Axis supply ships and damaged four
others in attacks against Axis sup
ply lines across the Mediterran-
can.
The Admiralty said one subma-
rine torpedoed and damaged small
supply ship near the Libyan coast
and that later The 5dbm2iine made
a second attack, sinking the ship
and a schooner which was was
standing by to aid the first YES
sci.
A second submarine, torpedoed
and damaged an enemy supply ship
which had an escort and later tor
pedoed and sunk a supply ship es-
sorted by a destroyer. This sub
reported two hits on a large enc
my supply ship but was unable to
observe the results.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Japs Advance on Island

WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.-lU.PO
Hard-pressed American soldiers
sailcrs. Marines and airmen in the
Solomon islands fought stubborn
lv today to stem an all-out Jap
anese offensive to recapture Quad
alcanal and its vital airfield.
Reports of the progress of the
battle-cn land, on sea and in the
air-are lacking. Local command
ers probably are too busy to write
detailed reports.
The scanty ones received here
during the last 48 hours presented
a grim, even gloomy, picture of the
Americans position.
But the confidence of American
naval chiefs was undeterred, They
have claimed that American forces
will hold their positions.
laps CONTROL WATER
The Japanese-in the words OF
q naval officer here-have thrown
a sunday punch at the Solo
mons.
one of the enemy's mightiest ar
madas of the war l:lay have con-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO
No. 30738


IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF JOSEPH CARITY, De-
ceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned eXecutriX of the last
will and testament Of JOSEPH
CARITY, deceased, will sell at pri-
vate sale to the highest bidder upon
the terms and conditions herein
after mentioned and subject to
confirmation by said Superior
Court, on October 81, 1912, at the
hour of 1000 o'clock AM, or
thereafter within the time allowed
by law. at the office of HARRY P.
SWEET and JOSEPH BRAND
COTTON, all right, title, interest
and estate of said JOSEPH CAR
ITY, deceased, at the time of his
death and all right, title and inter-
est that said estate has acquired,
by operation of law or otherwise.
other than or in addition to that
of said JOSEPH CARITY, at the
time of his death in and to the
real property described as fol-
lows:
The Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter and the
East Half of the Northwest
Quarter of the Northeast Quar-
ter of Tract One Hundred Eigh-
ty-five and one-half 185H) in
Township Thirteen South.
Ranges Thirteen 03) and
Fourteen 14) East. S.B.M.,
according to United States
Government Supplemental plat
of resurvey approved May 2,
1913, Imperial County, Cali
fornia.
Bids or offers are invited for said
property and must be in writing
and will be received at the office
of HARRY P. SWEET and JO-
SEPH BRAND COTTON, attorneys
for said eXecutrix, or may be filed
with the Clerk of said Superior
Court of delivered to the said exc
cutrix personally at any time after
first publication of this notice and
before making said sale. Terms
and conditions of sale: Cash, ten
per cent of the purchase price to
be paid at the day of sale and the
balance on confirmation of sale
by the Court.
Dated October 18th. 1912.
FLORENCE EUBANKS,
EXecutrix cf the last will Of JO-
SEPH CARITY, Deceased.
HARRY P. SWEET and
JOSEPH BRAND COTTON,
Attorneys for said EXecutriX.
Suite 1l1O-530 Broadway, San Die
&c, California.
NO "a Oct. 16, 20, inc. Daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16

weather these attacks on land, sea
and in the air will determine the
fate of the Solomons and may de-
termine the future role of Austria
liza and New Zealand in the war of
the Pacific.
1t is a struggle now only for
Guadalcanal-an island about the
size of Long Island, N. Y. - but
American officials have made plain
that it is q major step in the Unit
United Nations first step toward
Japanese back home. 1t is the
United Nationsfirs t step toward
Tokyo.
JAPS RISK MUCH
The japanese apparently consid-
er that island of comparable i'm
portance to their strategy They
have indicated willingness to pay
high price to regain control of it
and of the airfield they built but
never had a chance to Use.
Since last weekend the enemy
has suffered six ships sunk, one
probably sunk and seven damaged,
including a battleship. That does
not include an unknown number of
destroyers on which shore batteries
scored three hits. One us. de-
stroyer was sunk and other Amer
ican ships damaged.
In that same period at least %
enemy planes have been shot down
and 10 others destroyed or dam
aged. American aircraft losses were
announced as only two.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Cologne Again Hit
Bv British Bombs
In Big Night Raid

LONDON, Oct. 16. CUP)-Hun-
dreds of British bomberS attacked
the German Rhineland during the
night and showered bombs among
the ruins of Cologne, on which the
historic night of May 30, 1000 planes
had dropped 5000 tons of death and
ruin.
The loss of Is planes in the nights
raids was announced by the air
ministry. Germany claimed at least
q doWned in raids which, it said,
bombs we're dropped at random far
between various places
Germany said that damage was
small because of concentrated de-
fenSe.'
But early reports indicated that
Cologne and other German war in
dustry centers, all hard hit in pre-
vious raids, would spend more days
now in digging dead out of the
ruins of key factories.
Germany opened the daylight
show by sending two low-flying
raiders which flew in from the sea
over the coast, skimming the water
and rising over the roofs of the
waterfront of a town to drop bombs
and gun the streets.
The Berlin, Paris and Zurich,
Switzerland, radios had gone sud-
denly off the air during the eve
ming. Berlin resumed at 1926 to
continue service until midnight, as
usual.
Last nights was the 10th raid
Of the war on Cologne. The city
had not been bombed since the 1000
plane raid May 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Tokyo Bores Own
! 'rl'reachery Plan

Konoyes dismissal and implied
strongly that on Oct. 16 Japan be-
gan preparing for the sneak at
tack on Pearl Harbor which open
ed the war.
The broadcasts disclosed, in con-
nection with the annual fall festi-
val at the Yasukini Shrine, the
death in action of a vice admiral
two rear admirals and two major
generals.
The admirals were among 908
navy men killed up to Feb. 20. Thus
none of these casualties was among
those in the real Pacific fighting
which includes the battles of the
Coral sea, Midway and the Solo
mons islands in addition to many
United States submarine and air
plane sinkings of japanese warcraft
in isolated actions.
Posthumous awards were made
to the navy men, to 3,096 army men
killed in the Pacific war and in
China, and to 3,031 army men killed
in China.
This was the first posthumous
honors list for the Pacific war but
the 42nd for the Chinese war, and
al the Yasukuni Shrine the emperor
worshiped today for the peaceful
repose of 15.021 newly deified war
heroes
The high officers killed were
Vice Adm. Yukichi YaShiro, Rear
Adm. Toshio Otake, Rear Adm. Yu-
kio Kato, Maj. Gen. Tateo Kato and
Maj Gen. Shigeki Ushi.
Among navy men posthumouSly
honored were SIS naval aviators ana
nine men of the special attack flo-
tilla attack killed at Pearl Harpor'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
FIR Mum on Result
Of Wi|Ikie Trip

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-CU.P.)
President Roosevelt declined to say
today whether Wendell L. Wilkes
tour of important war theaters
would result in any change in Amer
ican military strategy.
He said he found WILKES report
exceedingly successful and very in
teresting, but that he could not
disclose military secrets.
The President added he was
afraid a controversy could not be
developed for anybody.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF CITY TAXES DUE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
all taxes for the fiscal year OF July
l, 1912 to June 30, 1943 in the city
of Ell Centro are now due and pay
able.
That all taxes upon personal prop
erty and one-half of all taxes upon
real estate, mortgage, deeds OF trust,
contracts or other obligations by
which debt is secured upon real eS-
tate will become delinquent upon
the last Monday in November next
thereafter at five o'clock pm, and
that unless such taxes are paid
prior thereto ten per cent Will pc
added to the amount thereof.
That the remaining half of the
taxes supon real estate, mortgages,
deeds of trust contracts or other
obligations By which debt is secured
upon real estate, will become delln
ouent upon the last Monday IN
April next thereafter at five o'clock
pm, and that unless such taXeS are
paid prior thereto five per cent VIII
be added to the amount thereof.
That all taxes may be paid at the
time of the payment of the first
installment as herein provided.
That taxes may be paid at the
City Hall to the Deputy Tax Col
lector. in the City Clerks Office,
between hours of nine O'Clock am,
and five o'clock pm, with the ex-
ception of Saturday and on which
day the hours shall be from nine
o'clock am, to twelve O'Clock noon.
Dated this Goth day of Septem-
ber, 1912.
r. r. VOYLES, City Tax
and License Collector.
BY Neal H. Gavin, Deputy.
mo, 2O) (Oct. 9-11-12-13-14-15
-l6-l8-19-2O-21-22
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Mexicans Uncover
Axis Spy Nest

MEXICO CITY. OCT. I6. 1UPJ-
Eleven axis subjects including a
Japanese naval lieutenant and a
Japanese radio technician have been
arrested in a spy nest" discovered
in the mountains in the northern
border state of Chihuahua, the news
paper La Prensa reported today.
Soldiers and agents of the minis
try of interior made the arrests af-
ter they had discovered partly
constructed secret airfield in a val
ley. the newspaper said. The IL men
were brought to Mexico City last
Saturday, and three other enemy
aliens escaped, according to La
Prensa.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Americans Occupy
Another Island In
Andreanoff Group

HEADQUARTERS, ALASKA DE-
FENSE COMMAND, Oct. 10
armed forces to-
day stepped up their drive to ouSt
the Japanese from their last re-
naming toehc.d in the Western
Aleutians by occupying another OF
the Andreanof islands.
The Army announced that ground
forces had taken over third is
land of the Andreanof group
smoothly and with utmsot secrecy
with no ground or sea opposition. y
There was air opposition, how
ever, by a small single-motored,
two-float seaplane which dropped
two bombs harmlessly and fled in
n hail of anti-aircraft fire.
The Navy announced in Wash
ington. October 3, that ground
forces had occupied two of the An
dreanofs and established an air
base on one cf them. Soon after
ward it became apparent from Of
ficial communicates that this base
was being used for almost daily
"shuttle" bombings of the Jap
anese toeholds at the extreme west
ern end of the Aleutian chain OF
which the Andreanofs are a part
These bombings resulted in the ene-
my's abandoning two of the three
islands he had occupied, concen-
trating his efforts to hold in Kiska
island.
Like the Navy's communique, the
Army's announcement did not state
which of the Andreanofs had been
occupied. The Westernmcst of the
Andreanofs is only 125 miles east
of Kiska.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16

trcl of the waters around Guadal-
canal.
Thousands of enemy troops have
landed along the north shore oil
Guadalcanal and probably already
are locked in battle with Ameri-
can Marines-reinforced by Army
troops.
Enemy planes are bombing the
Guadalcanal airfield and other
American shore installations, and
there have been few references for
two days to American resistance in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
voIso
Fury
Returns

MOSCOW Oct. 16.-CUPl-So-
Wet troops today fell back in the
battered streets of a north Stalin-
grad industrial section under crush
ing Nazi pressure applied in the
third day of what the Red army
organ, Red Star. called the de
cisive battle of Stalingrad."
tThe German high command
claimed a Nazi tank division broke
through to the Volga on a two
mile front in a smashing night at
tack on the Dzerzhinsky tractor
factory
Reports from Stalingrad said
that several streets" in the north
ern industrial secticn had been
yielded to the NaziS and that the
Germans were rapidly sending more
men and armored machines Into
the gap"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
HALF WAY THERE

A lot of us who heralded U. S. occupa-
ton of the Solomon islands as the first
"aggressive' move by the United Nations
against Japan received rude shock when
recent official announcements revealed
that the occupation was in reality de-
fensive measure.
We can still derive a great deal of salts
faction, however, out of the fact that 1t
was, at least, what might be called an
aggressive defense. We were not sitting
somewhere waiting for the enemy to hit
us we went out to keep him from hitting
us.
We had to take the Solomons, or see
our supply lines cut to ribbons. We've
got to hold them now, for the same reason.
Evidently the first phase Of war by the
allies is over-the phase Of passive de-
fense. Now our defense is aggressive.
Next-and soon, we hope-we will aban-
don the defense entirely, and strike at
the enemy everywhere-not to protect
our supply or bases, but to destroy his.
We will be truly on the aggressive
when we send bombers blasting over To-
kyo in continuous stream and troops
smashing into the Germans on the Europ-
can continent. Until then, our moves will
partake of the defensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
BY UNITED PRESS

Japan all but admitted Friday
that it dated the start of the Pa
cific war from Oct 16. l94l, when
Premier Fumimaro Konoye, a civil
liam, was dismissed in favor if his
war minister, Gen. Hideki TOTO.
A series of long propaganda
broadcasts reviewed the gear since
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16

The function of the rear area is to
make and maintain a powerful firing
line. Young officers and enlisted men
have seen their buddies manned and kill
ed. They say their turn may come next.
Strikes make them see red.-Adm. Thom-
as c. Hart former Allied naval COM
mander in Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16

Can we wisely accept the idea that all
the important social services, including
education, are destined to become purely
governmental functions? The issue is
one of great social import for all liberty
loving peoples - Dr. Edmund E. Day,
president Cornell University.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16

The purpose of education is not escape
from doubt 1t is to learn how to meet
doubt head on, and again and again to
grapple with it-Dr. John M. Potter,
president Hobart College.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16

The Germans took all the good food and
what was left was thrown to the Poles
They took all the supplies, all the medi-
cine. They simply pillaged everything.
Refugee from Poland
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

The main problem at present is the out
come of the war, not the maintenance of
civilian morale and civilian comforts and
cOnveniences.-Und Secretary of War
Robert P. Patterson.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16

There can be no dispute between any
branch of this government, particularly
the Army and Navy, that will impede the
war effort-Rep. Harry r. Sheppard.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The folIoIotn0 edit.
oriais are presented as interesting 0pin-
ions UOiced by editors eiseUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion Of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
BOMBERS AT WORK


The German Luftwaffe was said
to be supporting the Nazi attack
with a block-by- block lombard
ment described by Soviet reports
as even heavier than the famous
Nazi dive bombing attack which
obliterated the heart cf Rotterdam
during the campaign in the west.
Russian fighter planes, heavily
outnumbered. shot down IA Ger
man planes in an attempt to pro-
tect Red army ground forces.
The German attacks were COM
ing in waves about every two
hours, front dispatches said. Be-
tween sunrise and sunet yesterday
seven major land thrusts were re-
pulsed but the Russian troops were
forced to fail back under the pres
sure of admittedly superior enemy
forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-16
IS. BASE SHELLED

the air.
us. BASE SHELLED
Even the nearest supporting
American base-on Espirtu Santo
island in the New Herides group,
$50 miles southeast of Guadalca-
nal-has been shelled by an enc
my ship, probably a submarine.
That island was the headquarters
for the American air striking and
scouting forces operating in the
Solomons area.
The ability of the Americans to