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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE

LONDON. Nov. 25-(UP)-Adolf
Hitler is rushing airplanes from
the Russian front to Sardinia and
Sicily in desperate attempt TO get
supremacy of the air and sea in
the Tunisian zone, it was said au-
thoritatively today
1t was admitted that the rein
forcements were heavy and that
tie Axis air forces were making
big raids on Allied ports and ship
ping.
The informant suggested that the
Italian battle fleet might take to
sea to join in the attack, but said
strong Allied naval covering force
would be waiting for it.
ARMIES CLASH
Dispatches from Africa reported
that Allied and Axis armies had
clashed in widely separated zones
OF Tunisia and that battles on land
and in the air, increasing steadily
in ferocity and size, portended an
early decisive test of strength.
Allied headquarters reported that
all was going well as the main
forces moved steadily eastward to-
ward the Germans masSing along
the east Tunisian coast.
A communique had reported the
throwing back of German advanced
units only "a miles southwest of
Tunis by American troops support
&c b. French detachmentS.
NAZIS FORCED BACK
The British first army, advancing
along the north coast, had forced
back German advanced elements
onlv a little west of Bizerte and
in the south parachute troops, still
active many days after they had
been landed in enemy infested
zones, had broken up German arm
ored columns and captured prison.
erS.
In Libya the British eighth army
was driving hard, still pressing the
retreating German Afrika Korps,
in the 70-mile stretch between
Agedabia and El Agheila, trying to
keep the Germans from organizing
a line for a stand.
Planes in the Middle Eastern COM
mand. including those of heroic
Malta, continued big scale bomb
lnk offensive all the way from Crete
to Sardinia and Libya to the Tuni-
sian coast
NAZIS SEND PLANES
But it was said authoritatiVely
here that the German and Italian
air forces IN Sardinia and Sicily,
1876 and 100 miles respectively from
Tunisia, had been heavily rein
forced and wee making big raids
on Allied pots and shipping in
North Africa.
Informants said The planes had
been withdrawn from Russia, indi-
"a ting that Adolf Hitler was willing
0 take risks there to hold q de-
tense zone in Africa.
German broadcaSts asserted that
kXiS reinforccments including
t3nks. assault guns, motorized un-
its. anti-tanK units, infantry and
engineers were being moved rapidly
toward the Algerian frontier and
ceployed along the coast to defend
the communications between the
BiZerte-Tunis zone and Litya.
GERMAN CLAIMS
A German official news agency
dispatch broadcast by Berlin as
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25

of a ravine traversing the factory
settlement. They dubbed it "the
ravine of death" for there they
faced and fought back constantly
heavy tanks, including some with
flame thrOWers, and German ma
chine gunners who used dumdum
bullets.
The Germans also concentrated
against the Siberians in she ravine
a heavy artillery barrage, and at
tackled them with minethroWers and
SWarms of dive bombers.
"These silent, sober, we'll discip-
lined Siberians withstood it all,
fighting for days without even their
priced hot meals" Grossman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25

serted that along the Algerian
frontier the Germans had am
pushed British Spearhead and
destroyed tanks, scout cars and
transport vehicles, and had taken
prisoners. 1t was said that engl-
neers blew up roads behind ad-
yanced Allied elements.
The Germans continued reports
Of the success of airplane attacks
on Allied shipping. Berlin report
ea seven Allied supply ships dam
aged. four so badly that they prob
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25
'Ruvine Of De ath' Stund
Revealed at StaIinqrod

MOSCOW, Nov. 25-U.P1-How
a division of specially trained ST.
berians held the raYine cf death
at StaIingrad against one of the
greatest onslaughtS in history and
broke the German offensive was
revealed for the first time today.
ua,silj Grossman, special CORE
spondcnt Of Red Star, wrote that
co! v. Courtiev, so, thin, Wiry
\Vcrld War veteran, organized ana
trained the division for the Stain
grad ordeal. The troops came IRON
Omsk, Novosigirsk, Barnaul ana
Krasnoyarsk.
Their leader left classes at 81.
Petersburg Technical Institute IN
1914 to volunteer for the army ana
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25

to fight at Warsaw and Barenevivi
against the Germans.
Before his division went TO Stall
ingrad, he gave it special training
against night attacks. He made
the men lie in foxholes and sent
tanks roaring over them. He made
them go on long forced marches at
night.
When the Siberians were sent to
Stalingrad at a critical moment,
they could go by rail only TO point
l25 miles from the beleaguered
city. They marched the distance
in two days.
At Stalingrad two regiments of
the division took over the defense
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25
ROSSLYN HOTEI.
CHANGES HANDS

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25.-U.P)
The Rosslyn hotel, built in 1914,
and the Rosslyn Annex, erected in
1925, have been. purchased by a
syndicate headed by C. N. Hilton,
head of the Hilton Hotel company
and j. w Brown, owner of the Hol-
lyWood Plaza and Clark hotels, it
was announced today. The deal
involved more than $l,000,000,
Spokesmen said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25
TOO MUCH HOSPITALITY

BUFFALO, Nov 25.-U.PJ-The
Marines stationed at the recruiting
office here did not have the situa-
ton we'll in hand today, Invita-
tions TO Thanksgiving dinner num-
bered 350-the Marine staff num-
beTs seven.
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CURRENT QUOTATIONS

This is your responsibility. know you
will strain your efforts in every dlrec-
tion to help carry through to victorious
conclusion. - Assistant Navy Secretary
RaJnh 4 Bard to CIO convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25
Nv BRYDON c. TAVES

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Somewhere in Austria
liza. Nov. 25. CUP)-American ana
Australian troops today were bat
ting hand-to- hand with japanese
desperately trying to hold the m
ner defense ring of their dWindllng
Buna-Gona beach head in north
east New Guinea.
Enemy casualties were heavy.
The Allied troops were assaulting
an apparently strong defense line
Their progress naturally was SLOW
ed temporarily as they SyStematl-
cally silenced one cleverly concealed
machine gun nest after another,
overpoWered other prepared posi-
tionS and cleaned numerous Japa-
nese snipers from camouflaged nests
in coconut palm trees.
JAPS TAKE BEATING
A communique from Gen. Doug
las MacArthurs headquarters sum-
med up the situation in one Sence
Heavy fighting by land and air
RACES throughout the position
but there was every indication that
the japanese were Waging a losing
battle.
In the vicinity of Coma, a mis-
sion village, anchoring the northern
end of the l5-mile enemy-held coas-
tai strip, fighting again flared up
after Australian jungle veterans
entered it Monday. The Aussies still
were mopping-up enemy nests of
resistance and fighting apparently
was fluid.
Front dispatches said 100 dead
Japanese soldiNs had been found
in positions captured by the Aus
tralianS in the area and many more
not yet counted Uttered the beach
eS, surrounding cocOnut plantations
and forest and swamp lands.
BODIES CARRIED OFF
CThe Chinese Central news agen-
cy reported from Chungking that
two Japanese Red Cross ships car
ried more than 1000 cCrpSeS of
Japanese soldiers killed in New
Guinea and other southwest Pacific
areas from Hong Kong to Chang
ChWen island Nov. 20 for crerla-
tIOnD
Both American forces, battering
| primarily at Buna, and the Aus
tralia1s5 concentrating on Coma
and SGnanander, about five miles
/ northwest Of Buna, now were max
j ing I'll use Of artillery. The heavier
| guns arrived within the past few
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The folloIctno edit
o1ois are presented as interesting opin-
ions Uoiced bu editors eIselchere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinios sf
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25

tiOnS enabled them to counter tle
enemy'S steady mortar and artll-
lery fire.
AIR SUPREMACY
The allies big advantage was air
power. North American Mitchell,
Douglas Boston and Martin B-26
bombers, all medium twin-engined
machines, supported ground oper-
ations continuously by blasting Jap
ane3e huts, anti-aircraft positions,
artillery emplacements and ma
chine gun nests. TWo-motored Brit
ish Bristol Beaufighters and single
engined American Bell Aircobras
Joined in the attacks to Strafe the
enemy with machine guns and au-
tomato cannon.
In all, Allied air forces made more
than 100 SortieS over the small bat
tie area yesterday. In nine separate
raids on the Coma sector alone
hundreds of bombs were dropped
and thousands of rounds of ammu-
milton fired.
NO JAP PLANES
japanese ground defenSes at
tempted to break up the attacks
but no opposition was offered in
the air, apparently the result of
the successful Allied attacks on
enemy airdromes in New Guinea
and New Britain recently. Heavy
Allied bombers smashed the airfield
at Lac, $50 miles north of Buna
/ again in a night raid, dropping
| l,000-pound bombs on runWays and
dispersal areas.
The Japanese for the first time
! in several weeks attacked Darwin
northern Australian port, but caus-
ed no damage, the communique sale
Ground defenses destroyed one ol
the l8 raiders and a Curtis PAT
TomahaWk fighter brought dowr
/ another, the first successful nigh
interception reported in this sector
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-25
Allies Batter at
jap Inner Lines

days and neWly-Won Allied posi-
tions enabled them to counter the
enemys steady mortar and artll-
lery fire.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
BY PRICE HOWARD,
Associated PresS SportS Writer


ATLANTA, Dec. 5.-If you're look
ing for that dream football team,
add a cupful of Georgia's offense
to q quart Of Tennessee's defense,
let Frankie Sinkwich stir 1t we'll
with his pass receivers, mix in
Alabama's great line and you can
cook about the best grid dinner In
the Southeastern Conference.
At least that's the recipe from
the 1912 statistical book. And,
among other things, you could serve
helping from three Of the coun-
try's major post-season classics
the Rose, Sugar and Orange Bowls.
Georgia Best In Ohense.
Georgia's Rose Bowl-bound Bull
dogs led the Southeastern extensively
this year. They rolled up 4,723
yards-about 21a miles-in whipping
everything except Aubrun, averaging
429 yards on land and in the air
in II appearances to lead the Ma
ton. Their 2,l70 aerial yards were
by far the Southeast best and
their 1858 by rushing were comfort
able enough for another top in the
Big II.
Tennessee's Sugar Bowl bound
Vols turned in the best all-round
defensive record. They gave up
1926 yards and eight touchdowns,
most of them by shock troops sport
ing safe leads. in limiting 10 foes to
an average Of 100 yards each. The
Vols, beaten only by Alabama and
tied by South Carolina, also led
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Georgia, Tennessee and Bono
Chowder Would Be Hot Dish
Bulldog Attack, Vol Defense, Crmsons
Great Line Offer TosH Ingredients

the Southeastern in defense against
passing and were second in defend
ing against rushes.
Tennessee, also tops dow in yic!A-
ing only 81 points, set the pace il
pass defense by giving up 4s3 ya-ts
an average of 40 per game-and
their 8o8 yards given up against
rushing were topped only by Ala
bama's 735. Alabama's Orange Bowl
bound rush defense averaged 735
yards, Tennessee's 81.
Engineers Trail Georgia.
Add a pinch of Georgia Techs
Cotton Bowl ofense and maybe tho
flavor will be better. For the En-
gineers, beaten only by Georgia,
totaled 3,305 yards on offense to
average $50 per start and rank
second behind Georgia. The Techs
got 2,138 yards on the ground, rat
ing No. 3 in rushing. where Az
burns 2,433 were a close second to
Georgia.
Alabama was socked for only e"7
yards, averaging 164 per game FIR
ocCOIiu JldCC DcIllliu leIllleSScc dI l
closely pursued by Mississippi State,
whose 1,642 averaged 1872.
Among the freakish turns, take
the case of Auburn's Tigers. who
failed to gain a yard in the air
against Georgia. although rolling up
355 on land. Then, add Auburn's
S yards against Chattanooga and
loss of 3 against Mississippi State.
and you can give the Tigers a net
Of only two aerial yards in the
three games.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Capital Co|ored Pro Title
Al Stake as Grid Lions
Meet Willow Trees

U Street Lions are favorites to win
the District colored pro football
championship today when they face
the Willow Trees in the 10th annual
game between the two teams. They
meet at Griffith Stadium at 2::30,
with the crowd expected to approach
the 10000 mark.
The Lions will start a line that
averages a shade over 200 pounds
and big backfleld that hit around
100. Two Of the outstanding players
are Capt. Bob White, former Howard
University end, and his brother
Sodie White, who originally gained
recognition as a center for Talla-
dega, Fla, Normal.
The Willow Trees, pride of South
west Washington, will bank heavily
on the passing combination Of
Lorenzo Bryan and Jimmy Alex
ander, a team that has the excellent
average of two touchdowns per game
this season.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Court Bears Reinforced
For Clash With Eaoles

Washington Bears. colored pro
basket ball team, meet the Detroit
Eagles today at Turner's Arena at
4;3o. The time is an hour later
than usual and was made to ac-
commodate the Bears fans who
work on Sunday.
The Eagles are coached by Dutch
Dehnert, formerly of the New Yorl,
Celtics. Among the players are such
former college standouts IS Sy
Bcardrlan, N. Y. u: Jim l,augh-
ton, st. Francis: Fr-nS stspleton,
:,I.sc-3; Boz Svnctt, Manhattan,
ana steve Juencer, Temple.
The Bears also will present a
strong lineup. To last years roster
of Cooper, Gates, Issacs, King, Beth
ards and Wright have been added
"Puggy" Bell, Sonny" Woods, zack
Clayton, Charley Isles and "Bruiser'
Plummer.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Ex-7rojon in Army Here Aims
To Get Jap Who FIeeced Him

Sergt. Kenneth Yates, who used
to be one of the top track men for
the University of Southern Califor-
mia and a pal of Pete" Zamperini,
the famed track athlete, wants to
get Jap-a particular Jap. 1t will
be the Nip taxi driver who almost
cost him return journey to Cali
fornia back in 1884, when Yates had
worked his way to Nippon on a
Dollar liner, and resented being
overcharged by the taxi man.
Yates YVES varsity 2-miler on
the U. S. c. track team for three
years. Nope, I never set any
records, but made the team" That
was quite feat around 1884 and
1885, when U. S. c. was setting track
records every time their athletes
entered a meet. He still tres eures
the memory of how his pal Za1n-
perrin grabbed Nazi flag at the
Olympics of 1886. near Berlin, and
kept it despite the efforts of the
Gestapo to find the man who had
insulted the Feuhrer.
Yates now is a three stripe man
in the press relations section of the
Army War College and hopes soon
to 60 to an officers candidate school
That taxi driver plainly was a
thief" he said. First he drove me
to somewhere near my destination
in Kobe and charged me so sen.
I told him I hadn't arrived where
wanted to go, and he drove around
a couple more blocks and charged
me so more sen. Then he tried to
charge me more. That started all
the trouble" and he stopped.
who swung f1rst?" he was asked.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

and N. A. Keithley, was rated
major factor in Tulsa's undefeated
season. The line-pulverizing habits
of Fullback Bob Kennedy were
given credit for the improved show
ing of Washington State. Billy
Hillenbrand and all-around power
in the backfield contributed largely
to Indiana's improvement Coach
Eddie Anderson of Iowa attributed
the better play of his Hawkeyes to
Tommy Farmers passing end the
steady uphill march of the team.
Poor Material Hurt Purdue.
Aside from such general reasons
Of loss of players and coaching
changes. the critics were somewhat
at loss to explain disappointing
showing of different teams.
There were exceptions, naturally.
1t was pointed out, for instance, that
Texas A. and M. failed to get the
proper tackle play until too late in
the season. In addition to player
losses, Northwestern suffered from
lack of running attack to balance
Otto Groham's fine passing.
Minnesota, although winning some
fine games. had terrific letdowns.
California, losing Backs Billy Rein
hard and Russ Messner at the start
of the season, developed a weakness
at the guard positions which never
was corrected. Oregon States COL
lapse was listed as general and in
explicable.
Poor material and a long success
sion Of injuries contributed to Pur-
dues downfall Mississippi State,
apparently having everything, won
its first two major games and then
begged down after Halfback Blondy
Black was injured Princeton.
critic pointed out, seemed to lose
spirit after defeats by Harvard and
Dartmouth.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Touchdowners Make
Fete Sure Success
With Councilman
Mentor Who Delivered
Masterpiece on War
Is Magnet Jonuory 5

Jimmy Councilman, one of the
country's better football coaches, de-
spite his Chicago Cardinals 1912
record, and unquestionably the
sports best and most popular BAN
quet circuit talker, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Touchdown
Clubs annual dinner at the VIII
lard Hotel, January 5.
The silver-voiced grid mentor
never fails to lay 'em in the aisle
and his services are in great de-
mand at functions all over the coun-
try. Long noted for his humorous
quips and Jokes. Councilman was
catapulted into the national spot
light as an orator last spring when
he delivered the commencement ad-
dress at the University Of Dayton,
dwelling on a young mans outlook
on the war.
The address was greeted with uni
versal approval, twice printed in
the Congressional Record and placed
on the required list of reading for
all West Point cadets. The uni
versity heaped fresh recognition of
the speech's value on Conzelman's
head only yesterday when it an
nounced he would be given an hon.
orary degree at its next graduation
exercises.
Sometimes referred to as the Will
Rogers Of football, Councilman never
spares himself in his stories and
delights in telling of humorous in
cidents in which he was the victim.
Only recently he remarked about
the ailments that have afflicted va
rious coaches this season and ended
by admitting that after his team
Topped he rushed right off to a
physician to discover the trouble.
Il was told there was nothing
wrong with me that couldn't be
corrected by loosening my tie and
my halfbacks on the Defense" he
concluded.
Conzelman's presence is a virtual
guarantee of q sellout for the din
ner, which has taken it's place as
the No. midwinter sports show
Of the town.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
School Tutors Are Boosted
By ScanIan and Brown
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 5.-High
schoHl football coaches throughout
the Aountry can point with pride to
"AnSs Seaman, whose Holy Cross
eleven smeared highly touted Boston
College, 55-12.
Scanlan is the second scholastic
grid coach to jump in one year from
the comparative quiet of high school
competition to national prominence
as a successful big-time college
mentor.
Paul Brown did it several years
ago, moving to Ohio State from
Massillon, Ohio. Browns success
with the Buckeyes was so great
Scanlan told friends last spring that
it helped him land the Holy Cross
pest. .
In turn he hopes his success will
provide a springbocrd for other
s~hols site coaches WHO ERE ambitious
O. trying their hand with a college
eleven.
Evening star., 1942-12-06

ings or their steady improvement
during the season. Twenty-one
elevens were on the most disap-
pointing" list.
Various reasons were assigned for
the disappointments. the most COM
mon causes being the loss of play
ers to the armed services, changes
in coaches and injuries. Improve
ment was based largely on the spec
tacular play of one or more indi-
viduals, or the steady development
Of team through added experience
Among widely-known teams in the
most improved class were Wiscon-
sin, Illinois. Georgia Tech, U. g. Il
A.. Washington State. Tennessee,
Baylor, Tulsa, Navy, William and
Mary. Auburn, Iowa and Boston
College.
Georgia Tech Rated Sleeper"
Teams which, according to the
voters, could be termed disappoint-
ments for one reason or another
were Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Ne
braska, Pitt, California. oregon
State. Penn, Princeton and Duke.
A few, such as Minnesota. Cornell,
Texas and Missouri, disappointed
some of their fans, but it was point
ed out that they did as well as might
be expected under the cirmum-
stances.
Coaches were not overlooked in
noting a teams improvement. This
was particularly true in the cases of
Illinois and Wisconsin, where Ray
Eliot and Harry Stuhldreher re-
ceived ample credit.
In the case of Georgia Tech it was
pointed out that Coach Bill Alex
ander had sleeper in addition
to a sensational freshman named
Clint Castleberry.
Improvement in line play, in addi-
ton to the passing of Glenn Dobos
Evening star., 1942-12-06

to his feet: Ladies and gentle
men," he said. Il have made
terrible mistake and / wish to do
my humble best to correct this
horrible error. A few minutes
ago I told you / was in the wrong
stands. now wish to add that
not only am I in the wrong
stands, but at the wrong game in
the wrong town on the wrong
day. And now I bid you adieu-
and I do mean adieu!s
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Proctor Chosen 10 Coach
Basket Ball Squad at
Washington and Lee
By the Associated Press.

LEXINGTON, Va. Dec. s.
George S. (Gummy) Proctor, we'll
known Southern Conference referee
from Richmond, has been named
basket ball coach OF the Washing
ton and Lee Generals, Athletic Di-
rector r. A. (Dick) Smith an
nounced tonight.
Proctor succeeds Harry K. (Cy>
Young, Washington and Lees
alumni secretary, who is on leave
and working with the Office of War
Information in Washington. Young
was appointed head coach to Sue
ceed Harold '(Cookie) Cunningham
when the latter went into the Navy.
Proctor. who began officiating as
Southern Conference gridiron ar
bitter in 1886, was coach at Bene-
dictine High School in Richmond
in 1929 and then moved to John
Marshall High.
He was born at Norfolk and at
tended Maury High.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
North Carolina Five Plays
Maryland in It's Opener

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Dec. s.
North Carolina's White Bantams
will play II college games, but will
pass up the usual intersectional tilts
and stick strictly to their own back
yard.
The card shows 16 games with
Big Five and Southern Conference
foes and the 18th is with Virginia
The White Bantams will open
their collegiate campaign at Mary
land and close with the Conference
tourney March 4-6.
The complete schedule:
January /, Maryland there; .. Virginia
at Lynchbufg; g. Wake Forest II, George
Washington; 15, virginia Tech there: 10.
W. and L. there: 20, N. C. State, there;
cs. Wake Forest there: 2e. Y. N. !. Feb
ruary ., Clemson: g, Duke: g. N. c. State:
IL. Davidson: is, Maryland; Is Richmond
there 30, South Carolina; 26, Duke there.
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Georqiu Tech Rooter Finds He's All Wrono
Humb Apologies Defiant Statements Georgia Come

among you" he shouted, 'lay the
cabbage leaves on the barrelhead
or forever remain silent" There
were no takers and he announced
disappointedly: ut seems I got
into the wrong stands. / bid you
all adieu!"
The kickoff interrupted his in
tended departure and he watched
with diminishing voice as Geor-
gia pushed over two touchdowns.
At the third touchdown he arose
Evening star., 1942-12-06
Plays Just 10 Minutes,
lis Third Best Scorer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCKFORD. ILL.,, Dec. 5.-Pvt
Bob Brandon, 140-pound back from
Manchester College. North Man
chester, Ind, only played about 10
minutes this season for the Camp
Grant football team, but finished
third highest IN team scoring.
He kicked 18 points after touch
down from placement, one field goal
and scored q touchdown on . pass
play for n points total.
Tied for the lead were Stanley
Stasica, formerly of South Carolina
University, and Reno Nori. for
merly of De Kalb College, each with
six touchdoWnS.