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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

.armies.
The preliminary success of the
Russian attack with large troop
carrying tanks appeared to be de-
veloping rapidly into a huge scale
operation that surged close to Khar-
kov. But, despite unconfirmed Lon
don reports of fighting in the Khar-
kov suburbs, there still was no off,
cial report on specific positions and
there were mounting indications that
the Red army might bypass Khar-
kovs strong Notifications to get at
the communications lines, some of
which already were reported seized.
Two railroad lines south of Khar-
kov were said to be in the hands
of Russian forces which hurled back
counterattack, drove the enemy from
afortified line to which he had re-
treated and inflicted heavy casual
ties, including around 800 tanks
knocked out or damaged as well as
more than 1000 men killed in two
engagements.
BATTLE GROWS
Both sides appeared to be throw
ing increasing strength, including
new type tanks and large numbers
of airplanes, into the battling on
a front of so to rs miles in the
Kharkov area, with engagements
also intensifying on other sectors.
On the Kerch peninsula, the Ger
man communique claimed that Axis
forces had taken the town of Kerch
and that the Russians were fleeing
from the eastern Crimea to the
mainland but the latest Soviet re-
ports said that fighting continued
there Friday night.
The German position in the Cri-
mea would be endangered gravely by
success of the Kharkov offensive
under Soviet Marshal Semyon limo
shenko if the Russians are able
to crash through to the railroad
line running southwark to Gent
chesk and the Crimean peninsula.
On other world fronts:
LONDON-Prime Minister Chur-
chill, speaking at Leeds, says United
Nations are now in sight of the
ridge" from which they will have
the chance of beating down and
subduing those evil forces which
have let ruin and havoc on the
world" Raj attacks enemy ship
ping off German coast; eight planes
reported lost.
FRANCE - Chief of Government
Pierre Laval tells United States
Vichy will not surrender any sover-
eign rights in Martinique negotia-
tons, but again says warships won't
be turned over to Germany.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. re-
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

the Central Union High school
board and Mrs Carrie Hanson was
elected to the Ell Centre elementary
board.
In Calexico v. v. Williams and
J. D. Womack were elected to the
high school board and Williams to
the elementary board. In Calipatria
L. l.. Lyerly and G. Roy Thompson
were reelected to the high school
board and Earl Holmquist to the
elementary.
Clarence Walker and l.. c. House
man were elected to the BraWley
High school board and Lester Sever
to the elementary board. Holtville
High school elected E. H. Ferguson
and w. J. Gregg and the Holtville
elementary district elected Sam
Webb, il. The ballots at Imperial
had not been canvassed at noon
Saturday.
While not all rural districts had
filed results with County School
Superintendent Saturday, the fol-
loving were the unofficial results:
Harold Brockman was elected at
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
2women, Girls
Hurt in Accident
East of ho|tvi||e
Sedan Out of Control
Jumps Fallen Tree,
Hits Fence, Stops

Two mothers and their two
daughters. all Los Angeles
residents, were recovering in
the county hospital at Ell
Centre Saturday from injur-
les suffered Friday afternoon when
their sedan went out of control a
mile and quarter east of Holtville.
Mrs. Alma Alice Connolly, "a
driver of the sedan, suffered brok-
en- arm and decorations on her head;
her daughter, Joyce Louise, Is, suf-
fered from shock; Mrs. Ethel Lam
drum, "a, has a possible skull frac-
ture; and her daughter, Barbara, Is
suffered abroken rib.
The sedan was travelling on high
way 80 when it swerved to the
wrong side of the road, struck a
private road embankment, jumped
a fallen tree, struck a fence, and
stopped in borrow pit. Mrs. Con-
molly told highway patrol officers
that she did not know what hap
pened. She said all the other occu-
pants of the car were asleep and
she may have fallen asleep also.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Farm Thief Gets
Stiff Sentence

On his last day as justice of the
peace in Westmorland Judge j. B
Miller declared that something dras-
tic must be done to curb theft OF
equipment from farms and there
upon took the lead in the drive by
filming a 19-year-old thief 500 and
sending him to Jail for six months.
Frank Montez, 10, arrested by
Brawley police with portable radio
stolen from a truck in the West
morland area, will have to serve an
additional SO days if he fails to pay
the 500, fine. Also he will have to
serve four day Jail sentence in
Brawley for failure to pay fine
imposed en- a drunk charge. Mon
tez' companion in the radio theft,
l7-year-old Candida Ponce, was GER
titled to juvenile court by Miller.
The Westmorland justice resigned
to become police judge in Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

have to serve time in the guard
house.
WAACs are going to be assigned
to 81 different kinds of jobs; salute
like soldiers, and go wherever
they're sent--in this country or
abroad-she said
Only officers will be trained at
the outset. The first officers train
ing class, composed of $50 care
fully selected candidates, will begin
at a newly established school at
Fort Des Moines, Ia. On Sept. Is,
training will start at the same post
for the auxiliaries or "privates.'
Commandant of the Fort Des
Moines school will be Col. Don c.
Faith, who was present at the press
conference. He said that new con-
struction at Fort Des MoineS
eventually will make it possible to
accommodate as many as $500 wo-
men.
No WAAC uniform yet has been
selected, Mrs. Hobby said, adding
that a committee had been work.
ing on the matter four weeks and
that choice will be made soon.
How about girdles?" queried one
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Man Sought for
Morals 0ffense

Peace officers throughout Impe-
rial county searched Saturday for
an as yet unidentified man who
committed a morals offense against
an 1l-year-old Brawley boy late Fri
day afternoon.
The boy told Brawley police that
the man threatened to kill him If
he ever told what happned. He said
he first met the man downtown and
he offered to give him SO cents for
helping stack boxes in the railroad
yards. The boy told his mother and
size summoned police.
Officers searched for a heavyset
man about 80 years of age, basing
their search on the meagre descrip-
ton provided by the child.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

EDITORS NOTE: Here is
the first dispatch from Eleanor
Packard, United Press cores
pendent, since she was interned
by the Axis i'm Europe at the
start of the war.
BY ELEANOR PACKARD
ABOARD DIPLOMATIC TRAIN,
AT THE PORTUGUESE FROM
TIER, May 16 CUP) - American
newspaper correspondents came
out of Axis-held Europe today with
the words of friendly, grim-faced
Frenchmen still echoing in their
ears:
when will you come back? When
you come back it means the war
is over. Come back soon!"
Those cries greeted us at almost
every French station through which
our train passed en- route from
Italy to Portugal where American
and Axis diplomats are being eX-
changed after five months of war.
"a train bearing IA American dip
lomats and reporters from Germany
also arrived in Portugal today
Our train carried the last OF the
official United States party from
Italy under an international agree
ment. We were accompanied by half
dozen Italian detectives wearing
Fascist badges, who kept us under
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

WASHINGTON, May 16-CUP)-
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, attractive
commander of the nations first
"petticoat army - the WAAC =
said today that its members will
be allowed to don makeup and nail
polish but she sideStepped the ques-
ton of dates with army men.
Holding a press conference I'M
mediately after being sworn in by
Secretary of War Henry l.. Slim
sen, she told reporters that WAC
members will be punished for in
fractions of regulations but won't
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Publicity to Spotlight
Gas Rationing ChiseIers

WASHINGTON, May 16-UP)-
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son today threw the spotlight of
publicity on gasoline ration "chis-
elers" suspected of obtaining high
allowance cards by misrepresenta-
ton.
Taking his cue from President
Roosevelt'S remarks in favor of
publicity on holders of TX" cards
permitting unlimited purchases,
Henderson announced he will issue
a directive today ordering all ra-
tioning boards to open their records
to public inspection as seen as
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
High Winds Harm
V.Grain Fields

Seventy days of almost continu-
Gus wind damaged some Imperial
Valley wheat as high as 20 per
cent while some barley fields SUI
fered 10 per cent damage, Assist
ant Farm Advisor H. Lee Lander
man estimated Saturday.
Wheat shattered in the wind and
barley heads snapped off while the
grain was in the ripening stages
Landerman said that if growers
had windrowed the fields the loss
from wind would have been cut
down appreciably.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
RED DRIVE |mPER|LS WHOLE NAz| front
GALS FOLLOW CUSTOM

of the feminine interviewers.
IF you mean will they be issued
again I can't tell you" she replied.
"Will they be allowed to us,
makeup?"
Vest, if il is inconspicuOus."
What do you consider that to
be-"
II look TO their own good
taste"
Mail pOlish?"
IF incOnspicuOus, yes"
How will infractiOns be pun
ished?"
According to regulations"
"Will they be put in guard
hOuses?"
mo, no guardhOuse."
"Will they be permitted TO
Continued on Page 6; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

agency"
OPA officials said there has been
trend among motorists holding
az" and "B-3" cards - the latter
good for 81 gallons Of gasoline dur
ing the initial seven-week ration
periodic turn in their pasteboards
for cards of lower allowances. They
predicted that If the trend con-
tinues and grows, there will be
practically no need for changing the
present three gallon value OF the
basic rationing unit as was at first
contemplated TO nullify "chisclling.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

tional bank. Seventy eight per cent
of the persons in representative
cross-section" of the local popula-
ton would like to know how to get
one of the supposedly high pay war
jobs they hear about.
THE majorlu, o. Los Angeles
families, according to our survey,
feel that no financial benefit has
accrued to them because of the war
effort" said Allan Herrick, adver-
Using manager of the bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

bIUNIIV IItIIIICNt IVIII U OIetI NJ Oar
las, Tex, as head Of the war frauds
unit of the justice department, and
said Clark would conduct jury in
vestigations involving these COM
plants:
l. Charges that faulty materials,
supplies and workmanship have re-
suited in defective products being
delivered to the government
2. Alleged conspiracies to increase
the cost of plants and factories
built to manufacture war materials
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

3. Alleged practices to increase
the cost of food and supplies for the
Army and Navy.
Biddle gave no indication on how
many grand juries would meet, or
where they would hold hearings.
Other justice department officials
said there was no exact figure on
the amounts of money involved in
the alleged swindles, but said 1t
would run into millions.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Banker Chances
Staggered Hours

MIDDLETCWN, Conn, May l6
CUP Rufus w. Bailey, vice-presi-
dent of the Farmers Mechanics
Savings Bank, henceforth will 90
to work each day on his western
COW pony.
Bailey stables the horse near his
home, and the round trip is three
miles. The horse is tied in park
ing stall at the rear of the bank
while Bailey is at work. The horse
Of course, replaces an automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

practicable"
His action will make it possible
to determine the type of ration
cards issued to congressman and
other government officials involv-
ed in a teapot explosion" on CAPT.
tol hill
The price administrator earlier
this week ruled that members of
congress and officials of govern
ment departments are entitled to
TX" cards for official business, "
including transportation ito con-
duct business With q government
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
FORCED LANDING
MADE IN SURF

VENICE, Cal, May 16 CUP) =
1t William K. Long, Jr, brought
his fast P-38 interceptor plane
down in a forced landing in the
surf 100 Yards off shore today.
Long, uninjured, swan and wad-
ed Efforts were begun to salvage
the plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

MANY have received no part of
the greater wage-funds being dis
bursed here, and others have had
their increased wages nullified by
higher living costs. Thirty per cent
say they definitely are worse off
because of the war.
mo one needs to inform Los An
geles families of the dangers of in
flation, the possibility of difficult
postwar conditions, or the likeli
hood that financial reserves will be
needed when hostilities cease"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
u. s. Probes War
Contract Frauds

WASHINGTON May 16. (UP)-Federal grand jures
will investigate charges of nationwide contract
frauds which aegedy robbed the government of millions
of dollars such items food for the Army and Navy,
Attorney General Francis Bidde announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Most l.. A. Folk
UnheI ped by War

LOS ANGELES, May 16. (UP)-Majority of Los An
gees residents feel that the industry boom has done
them good and 80 per cent feel they economically
worse off because of the war; survey showed today
The survey made by the Western Institute of Public
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
School Districts
Elect Trustees
Partial Unofficial Returns Show w.
Ba|Io+ins Lish+estin History with
Hurst, Womack, Hanson Named in &C
Z-Z-Z-Z-Z

The 1912 school election thing of the past Satur-
day as election boards submitted reports after Friday
voting which was declared to be the gheSt in the history
of Imperial county.
DR. Goble Hurst and Roy Womack reelected to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Attacks Aim at
German Lifeline
On BQttI G Front
Ukraine Offensive Smashes Past City
To Straddle Railroads; Enemy Keeps Up
Assault on Kerch Peninsula Positions
= BY UNITED PRESS :

The Red armys growing Ukraine offensive cut tank
Uttered path through German mechanical the
Kharkov front Saturday in battle designed smash the
communications network behind Hitlers summer offensive
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Demolition Squad
Out9uesses Jdps
Commander Reveals Heroism Humor
OfNavaI Warfare in Far East; Tells Own
Crews First Brush with Enemy Planes

WASHINGTON, May 16. (UP)-Cndr Henry E. Ec-
cles A. of Flushing N Y, who was in command of an
American destroyer during the Java Sea BATTLE told today
how resourcefu American demolition squad outwtted
the japanese on Java to escape death or capture.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
Dead Eye Dicks

Dead Eye Dicks
Two little Imperial boys were
sinking through neighbors yard,
stopping at intervals to peer at
the earth and search the under
brush.
What are you doing?" the neigh
Dor inquired.
Someone stole our dog" they
said in burst of imaginative SER
iousness. I'VE found a big iron
rod with big black fingerprint on
it, We're going to find the man."
All the time they were talking,
their pup was whining and yelping
because they wouldn't let him out
of the Woodshed where they had
locked him to make the game real.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
D AMBLINe
u EpoR7ER

Least Resistance .s....-
Not only is Frank Bcwles a BIZ
cycle enthusiast but he also is one
of the most dyed-in- 1.-The wool BIZ
cyclists in these parts.
The other day he thought he
would ride down Main street to
call ON a customer. The wind was
at his back. BoWles discovered
with delight that he did not need
to pedal at all The wind provided
the motive power.
IRA la la la! Humm Humm
Humm" Bowles sang to himself as
he whizzed along. He passed his
customers office. He passed the
railroad tracks He passed the city
limits. He passed the Barbara
Worth Country club.
"Oh, heck" he said to himself
IN go on to Holtville.''
He started out to go two blocks
and went IL miles.
And how did he get home with
his bicycle against the strong wind
blowing from the west? 1t was easy
for a man of BoWles' calibre.
He went out on the highway bent
over his bicycle, began plodding
along. He gave touching charac-
terizaticn of a poor. travel weary
creature almost too exhausted to
take another step.
Bowles took only about four steps
before kind hearted truck driver
stopped, loaded Bowles and his BIZ
cycle ON his truck, and brought
them to FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17
WEATHER

Maximum Friday &c. minimum Saturday 56; pm.
Friday 82 humidity &c; 5 am. Saturday &c. humid
lily So; noon Saturday 81, humidity Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

BUTTER--Los Angeles extra doc; grade cream
See; manufacturing milk 5le route gathered cream
42c
l.. A. HAY-U. s. No. | $24-25; IT, s. No 2
leafy l. v. $22 $780, No. 2 SI8-i9; September
Flax $258h.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-17

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two Ell Centre Banks)
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by the postoffice. In addition,
there is also the problem of
delay in delivery or failure to
get the paper. The best plan
is to send the change of ad-
dress in before moving.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23

rents are stabilized or frozen there should be concomitant freezing of the costs of operation, including state and local taxes as well as ma terials and wages.
 The National Association of Real Estate Boards in action taken by, its realtors Washington committee has pledged the cooperation of the real estate boards of the country to the federal government in work ing out the plan recently announc- ed for governmental leasing and purchase of available structures, residential or otherwise, and for re- modelling these into homes for war workers in areas where housing is critically needed.
 The committee is in conference with officials of the new Homes Use Service organized by the National Housing Administration as to means through which real estate boards, real estate owners and the whole real estate industry may help in making the plan effective. The as sociation, which has urged the max imum utilization of existing struc- lures both to speed the war effort and conserve materials and to mini mize postwar economic disruption, supported the governmental leasing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
LUTHERAN CHURCH
 ARRANGING RALLY
Rev. Richard Bruce Pear. son of West Haven Guest
 Speaker November 1

Rev, Richard Bruce Pearson, pas tor of the First Lutheran church of West Haven, will be the speaker at Reformation Rally at the Zion Lutheran church on Cherry street on the evening of November 1. This year it is 425 years since the begin- ming of the Reformation, and it is only fitting that this anniversary be observed. Lutheran churches of Waterbury, Naugatuck, Thomas ton and surrounding communities have been invited to attend this special event.
 The Rev. MT. Pearson is a native of Connecticut as he halls from Nor wich, where he was born and edu- cated. He was a member of Salem Lutheran church of Norwich, of which Rev. E. Einar Kron, pastor of Zion church, was pastor for almost eight years. In addition to serv- ing the West Haven church MT. Pearson is the treasurer of the New England Conference of the AugLs- tana Synod, a position which in- wolves a good deal of work and tray- cling. He has chosen as his sub- feet for the address on November i the thought-provoking theme "The Disadvantage of Being Luth- cram, There will be special mu- sical offerings in addition to the message by the guest speaker. The service will begin at 7:3O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
METAL CAMPAIGN
 CLOSES TOMORROW
Volunteers Needed to As=
 sist in Collecting DOna= tiOns of Scrap

The cleanup of the scrap metal campaign will come tomorrow when the last of the metal piled up on the sidewalks and in the front yards will be collected. It is believed there is only about 75 tons of metal remaining to be picked up. In order to insure the success of the final phase of the drive, volun- teers are necessary to aid in gath ering the scrap.
 J. Warren Upson, chairman of the local salvage committee, has asked that anyone having a truck to offer for the collection, or any, one wishing to volunteer his Serv- ices, should call the Cilivian De- fense office, 4-0909. Even though there are under 100 tons of metal yet to be collected, it is vital that quite a few volunteers aid with the final collection so that the side walks can be left clean, and no homes be missed.
 Those who volunteer will report at the railroad yards on Freight street at 8 a. m. tomorrow in order to be assigned to a collection truck. The entire city has been divided into routes and will be canvassed in the same manner as last Saturday. This final one. day collection will bring the drive sponsored by the three local newspapers to a close with a total of about 2,200 tons of vital war metal collected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
RIVAL NOMINEES| CONTINUE TOUR
Governor Hurley Swings Into New Haven County;
 Baldwin Into LitChfield

Congressman Joseph E. Talbot opened his campaign for reelection yesterday with tour of Litchfield county that included many confer ences with party leaders and work CTS and major addresses at Torring- ton and Winsted. Ex- Gov. Ray mond E. Baldwin was also a speaker at Torrington, along with other members of the state ticket.
 Gov. Robert A. Hurley, mean time, brought his campaign to New Haven county, with talk at Sey- mour in which he denounced the Republican state platform as "a platform without program"
 At Torrington, MT. Baldwin call ed for an end to partisan politics. He said that if elected he would rid the state payrolls of unneces- sary political employees.
 Gov. Hurley cited accomplish ments of his administration, includ- ing a reduction in the states bond ed debt from $22,500,000 to $7000,- 900 within the last two years.