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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23

patch from Algiers reported three
air raid alarms during the night
in the Algiers area.
But it was indicated that the Al
lies held firm domination of the
air and that they were pressing
eastward from Algeria masses OF
men and supplies, determined to
crush German resistance in the Iu-
MIS- -Bizerte northeast corner OF TIL
nisia and in the Gabes area of the
Gabes Gulf on the east coast.
dispatches indicated a steady Al
lied advance in overwhelming force.
DEFENDERS ISOLATED
It was apparent that the Allied
forces were moving along all rail-
roads and highways, first to invest
the Axis positions and then to
crush them. at the same time jso-
lating the Germans and Italians in
Tunisia from those in Libya
Reports reached Madrid from Al
gierS that the Allies were maSSing
a powerful force in the Mateur re-
gion. only 20 miles southwest
VI 1DlACA lC Stb lIlI JNllNblOll Vi WIZ
principal railroads leading to BIZ
2erte and Tunis for a decisive clash.
Madrid said Allied forces were
along the important rail-
road leading from the interior to
Sousse, 70 miles down the cast coast
from Tunis, and theid advanced
elements already had contacted
previously isolated French troops
near Sousse after having taken the
town of nairouan, 80 miles inland.
The Madrid dispatches said also
French troops were holding yitally
positions at Cages, 135
miles down the coast from SoUSSc.
Explaining the obscure situation
at GabcS, Madrid said German
parachute troops had landed there
but the French were ccnfming
them to their original positions and
all German attempts to widen them
had been repulsed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
ImperiaIs Smash
Through Agedabia
In Desert Pursuit
BY LEON KAY

CAIRO. 70. 23. (UP)-lhe Brit
ish 9Th army smashed through Age
dabia. 95 mis- south of Benghazi,
today and drove Field Marshal Err
win Rommel's fleeing axis armies
toward the defile at Ell Agheila, rs
miles southeast.
A British communique said Gen.
Sir Bernard L. MontgOmery'S I'm
perials. rounding the bend of the
Gulf of Sirte, had routed the Ger
mans from a village south OF Age
dabia CJdebaya). There were indi-
cations that the British troops were
pounding toward FL Agheila, Ats
miles east of TuniSia. where the
enemy was expected to attempt a
last stand.
Both armies were racing toward
the coastal corridor at FL Agheila,
and it was indicated that Montgom-
cry hoped to prevent ROmmel from
hating his disastrous rout by max
ing a stand there
The FEC recorded a BBC broad
cast sa-ing that the axis forces al
ready were sowing mines in the Ell
h2I.illd al I'd, NIlIlC llIC
might enable Rommel to erect a
hasty scmblancc to the fOrtifica-
tions through which the British
broke at FL Alamcin, starting their
offensive last month";
The communiquc revealed a fero-
cioui Allied offensive against axis
reinforcement planes. airdromes in
Sicily whence the rcinforcementS
come and axis bases as far vest as
2izcrtc, Tunisia. where a grand
scale battle for northeastern Tuni-
sin is in prospect.
Long range fighter planes shot
down at least SiX big German trans
porl planes in repeated attacks on
reinforcement planes over the sea
between Sicily and North Africa,
the cOmmuniquc said.
Saturday night tWO-motored fight
ers bombed and machine gunned
the Dig axis airdrome at Trapani,
Sicily, the communique said, and
fighters and bombers attacked two
Sicilian airdromes by daylight yes
terday. Il was believed that heavy
damage vas done to enemy ground
ed planes, especially at Trapani.
Medium bOmberS attacked the
Bizcrtc airdrOmc Saturday night
and scored hits on hangers and
,thcr buildings
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 473
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING OR
DINANCE NO. SO BY ADDING
THERETO A NEW SECTION TO
pE NIrNRERFD 6O-c

The City Council of the City Of
Ell Centre Goes ordain as follows:
SECTION I: Ordinance No. SO
entitled AN ordinance providing for
the assessment and collection OF
city taxes" is hereby amended by
adding a new section thereto num-
bered 60-c which shall Tead as fol-
lows:
If tax sold property was sold to
the City during or before July,
1912, and is redeemed on or be-
fore April 27, l943, the amount
necessary to redeem the property Is
the amount of sold taxes with in
tereSt thereon at five per cent per
annum computed from the day tho
property was sold to the City TO
the time of redemption, but in no
event computed beyond three years
from the day the property was sold
to the City. provided, however, that
the current taxes. levied in the
year of 1872. shall be paid. No
other interest. costs, delinquent
penalties or redemption penalties
accruing before said April 27, 1943.
need be paid under such redemp-
ton.
SECTION IL The City Council
hereby declares this ordinance to
be an emergency measure neces-
sary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace. health and
safety and this ordinance shall
therefore go into immediate effect.
The facts constituting the ncccS-
Sity are as follows: Due 10 general
adverse conditions many taxpayers
haUr been Unable 10 pay their
taxes. or 10 redeem their property
from sale 10 the city for dclinqucn-
cieS BY further reducing existing
redemption penalties for a limited
time many Taxpayers will be en-
abled to reGeem their property, re-
store the same to the tax rolls and
thereby add revenue for the opera
ton and maintenance of the city
government.
SECTION III: This ordinance
shall be published once in the I'm
perial Valley Press within fifteen
Q5) days.
ROBERT w. HATTON,
Mayor of the City of FL Centre.
ATTEST: NEAL II. VAVIN,
City Clerk.
No 90 10-21-42
ll-23
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
Tunisia Attackers Close I'm

LONDON. Nov. 23.-tU.Pl-Unit-
ed states forces closed in today fol
death grip with Axis troops de-
Tending iast stronghold in Tu-
nisia.
Radio Berlin. quoting Anglo
American sources said fighting
was in progress for a harbor sc
miles from TuniS. Presumably the
barber was that OF Hammamet, on
the gulf of that name on the north
east coast
A French communique reported
that French troops supported by
American and British forces had
defeated the Germans heavily in
a savage fight in the Gafsa region
of Southern Tunisia. 70 miles in
land from the east coast.
German and Italian fcrces, driv-
inc in from the Gulf of Gabes, fill
tered into the area of Gafsa, a key
town on the railroad running from
Algeia to Mahares on the gulf, the
French communique said.
AXIS THROWN BACK
French. American and British
troops met them. The Axis forces
we're halted, the communique said,
and then the Allied launched a
cCunter-attack.
The Germans were thrown out of
the GafSa area, the communique
said. and a number of prisoners
were taken.
Radio Morocco broadcast the
communique. the fourth French
army communique of the Tunisian
campaign. a few hours after an
Allied headquarters communique is
sued here announced that a Brit
ish advance unit had inflicted
heavy damage on German ar
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
Filler Sacrifices
Life for Others

LONDON. Nov. 23-CUPl - Resi-
dents of the suburb of WalthamstoW
today sought the identity of an
American pilot who sacrificed his
life b. crashing his plane, which
had caught fire, in an empty foot
ball field in order to miss row
OF houses.
Persons living in the neighbor-
hood wanted to express their heart
felt gratitude to the flier's family
tor avoiding an accident similar to
one which recently killed more than
q dozen persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23

There is no more sea between us and
the slayer Nor can we truly say there
are nations and peoples left; for there
humanity that is being poured out in
blood and anguish. and habitationS Of
cruelty are multiplying Keller,
blind and deaf philosopher and author.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
BY BRYDON c. TAVES

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. SOMEWHERE IN
AUSTRALIA, Nov. 23-tUF)-Front
dispatches from New Guinea today
said the ring drawn by American
troops around the japanese base at
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
NEWHALL'S JOB

What would happen to WPB's
former rubber co-ordinator, Arthur
S. NeWhall. when the new rubber
director. William Jeffers, took over
was one of Washington riddles
for sCme weeks.
Now it's has been solved. New
hall and his former chief OF branch
and technical adviser, Dr. Henry S.
Rogers. both Of whom had to take
considerable criticism from con-
gressional committees. have turned
up as us. members Of the Amer
lean British Canadian Joint Com
mittee to Investigate and MAXI
recommendations on Distributing
the Production of Military and Civ
ilian Trucks for the United Ma
tiOnS.
Observation-Disclosures +
short.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
Axis Faces New
Strategic Need

through Spain to close the western
Mediterranean. This certainly
would be a bitter fight. Generals
simo Francisco Franco might even
oppose the Axis with an eSti-
mated 100000 soldiers A new
European front. in any event,
would be opened for the Allies.
3. Hitler could concentrate all
available power in an attempt to
strike a death blow against Eng
land with bombers and invasion
forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
COST Or FAILURE

If Hitler Jailed to achieve any of
these goals, his only alternative
would be to concentrate his U-boatS
and air force against the Allied
lines and fight a bitter and eX-
hausting battle for every OUTPOST,
such as Bizerte. His hope then
would be to develop Europe's re-
sources in order to withstand a
siege and force a stalemate. But
there is still a greater obstacle
here-the Allied bomber fleet.
On the other side of the picture,
regardless of the outcome in Tu-
nisia. informed sources here expect
considerable conflict among Allied
viewpoints regarding future action.
Obvious Allied possibilities include
ALLIED PROJECTS
| An invasion of Sicily and Italy
after all-out bombing attacks. This
would make good headlines, but
there are many disadvantages since
it would stretch the Allied supply
line. diSEerse air strength, ana,
even if successful, could yield only
secondary profits For example, we
cannot invade Germany through
Italy because the Brenner Pass is
too big an obstacle Italy also long
has been a liability to Germany
and probably would be the same
for the Allies. Thus, many persons
believe this would not be worth the
cost and certainly would not WIN
the war.
2. The Allies might strike through
Norway in an effort to clear the
supply route to Murmansk and pre-
part RuSSiaS still great manpoWer
reserves for an offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

No peace based on a colonial policy of
exploitation can be a'stable one.-Francis
p. Sayre, former Philippines high COM
missioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

Some of the so-called liberal
bloc" men in Congress have been
looking over the makeup of the
new Congress which will convene
in January and they come up with
the information that this new Con-
gress. in the House Of Representa-
tives at least. will be two-to-one
conservative.
To these liberal congressman the
4 division of the House into the Gus
tomary Republican and Democratic
sides doesn't mean a thing, for it is
their contention that Congress sell
/ dom if ever votes cn straight party
i lines II it did. then this little
/ group of two dozen or so liberals
might hold the balance of power
and be able to control legislation
by swinging over and voting with
the Republicans But it doesn't
work that way at all The real test
is whether the individual congress-
man is fundamentally liberal or
conservative. And the big swing
to the Republicans in the Novem-
Der election made Congress more
conservative than it has been since
the days of Harding to Hoover.
Real reason for poStponement CT
nationwide mileage rationing-
gasoline rationing to you-iS that
the government got all balled up in
its own red tape The job of get
ting over 300 million pieces of print
ed matter prepared in time was of
course no small item. This print
ing job was let to 125 big printing
companies scattered all over the
country. but as it involved not only
ration books on safety paper but
also application forms, instructions,
posters. cards, pamphlets and every
thing else, it took considerable or
ganlZing.
Office of Price Administration
did all this organizing in its usual
commendable manner. but then it
neglected to ask the Office of De-
fenSe Transportation for prefer
ential handling on its freight ship
mentS A couple of carloads of
paper got lost on a siding. The
government didn't have anyone fol-
lowing its shipments. so the print
ing program was delayed and that
made it necessary to delay effec-
tive date for gas-pardon-mileage
rationing to December l.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-23
SCIENTISTS: X. 5. V. =.

Some CT the big shots at War
Production Board had luncheon
the other day at which the entire
menu was made up of dehydrated
foods, right through from soup to
custard. Everything was complete
except for one detail. The govern
ment scientists who perfected the
processes for producing dehydrated
foods weren't invited.
Having been handed a shellack-
ing on his amendment to require a
full years us. training for soldiers
of l8 and 19 before they be sent
overseas, Senator w. Lee ODaniel
CT Texas. is now being urged to
step forward as champion and pro-
tector of youth by sponsoring leg
islation to suppress the sale OF al
coholic beverages in zones near
Army camps. A dry Army, prohibi-
ticn measure has been kicking
around Congress for years Every
january l6. anniversary Of the orig
inal prohibition amendment pas
sage. this Sheppard bill is dragged
out and Represented and the dry
lobby is booming ODaniei for the
homer this next year.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
Pvt. Sackson
StandOut at
7 aIent Night

The magic Of the singing violin
Of Pvt. David Sackson, 5o4th Tech.
Sc. So. led an array of music,
comedy and dance presented at the
Keesler Field talent night last
Thursday Private Sackson, who
has starred on both radio and
stage, played "Ariosa" BY Bach,
Spanish dance by Sarasate. and
Variations by Fritz Kreisler. His
encore, a classic arrangement OF
the popular "Intermezzo." met
most enthusiastic response. The
program, em-ceed by Pvt. John
Gray OF the A. g. r. Office, began
with medley by the band,
under the direction Of Corp.
Richard De Fiiippo OF the 3s4th.
Pvt. Bob Blair, tenor, Of the 3o7th.
Others on the program were Pvt.
Jack Shaw, Of the 3o3rd dramatic
reader; Pvt Robert Kitsis, of the
303rd, pianist; Miss Louise Firth,
dancer; quartet under the di-
rection of Sgt. Raymond Watkins
OF the Chapel staff; Pvt. Walter
Foy. Of the 305th, singer. and Cor
porsi De Fillppo and Pvt. Chaun-
cey Roth, Of the 310th. violin and
piano duo; Pvt Larry Leonard, OF
the 303rd. dancer: Pvt. Bernard
Meyers. OF the 3lOth, mimic, and
Pfc. Ebert MscEwin and Pvt. Dan
Bartaluce, accordian and saxo-
phone duo.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08

Operates for
Men of Field

A FIRE. law clinic has been hnrc-
iioning at keesler Field for more
than q month helping officers ard
enlisted men with legal problems.
Hours are arranged 20 that SOL
disrs may call at the Staff Judge
Advocates office between Air Me-
ehanie training ela.-sx, from II q.
m. 10 IL noon and from 70 s
.. m. Appointments are made only
for such advice as squadron COM
manders can not give. and must bs
arranged through the squadron
commander.
Wills, divorce cases, income tss
returns and occasionally minor
disputes between soldiers are dis
ctissed. Largest number OF cases
come under the soidlers' and Sail
ors' Relief Act OF 1870, pertaining
70 Indebtedness incurred with civ
ilans.
The clinic was organized by
Capt Frederick w. Eley. staff
Judge Advocate. and iss Ii Hugh
r. Couch. Assistant Staff Judge
Advocate, Seven enlisted men, for
mer civilian lawyers. give the bulk
Of advice 10 enlisted men.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
20 Leave
For Training
AS Officers

Twenty Keesler Field enlisted
men. qualified a. Officer candi-
dates, left las; week tor Miami
Beach. Pa. . begin training Tor
commissions a. Second Lieaten-
ans IN the Army Air Corps
In keeping with the new regula-
tons. II OF the men wsrs promot-
ed from grades OF Private and Pri-
vate First Class. 10 Corporal before
leaving for the school Selected
from q group Of 1872 men who qua
lifted themselves before the Of
ficers' Candidate Examining
Board. they viii undergo a e0-day
training course for their gold bars.
Included in the group were:
S. Sgt. Frank J. Hsvhcek. S. Sgt.
Lawrence z. Buttenhoff. SGT. Ken
meth Morgan Powell, Sgt .Lehsn
B. Psulin, Sgt. Edmund R. Har-
ringson, Corp. Sidney Martin
Rosen, Pfc. Donald =. swartling,
Pfc. Nicholas J. Khoury, Pvt. Mar
win B. Norfleet, PVT. Marvin J.
Oldenksmp, Pvt Harry R. Rosen-
bald.
Pvt. Leonard Levine, Pvt Jo-
seph s. McCloskey, Pvt. Jerome
Mittendorf, Pvt. Joe Osborne Heal
ey. Pvt Manuel Peter KatSufrakis.
Pvt Robert John Lee Franey, and
Pvt Milan Richardson.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
CHECKING UP
Soldiers Find
Happy Hours at
Service Club

With the acquisition OF luke
box and = collection of reoord=
ings, purchase Of a radio-phono-
graph combination, installation ef
a loud speaker and public address
system and the opening of the
cafeteria. thc Keeslcr Field enlist
cd mems Service Club is daily be-
coming more popular as place 10
relax and lounge, read or be en-
tertalned
The cafeteria which serves any
Thing from = bar ef candy or =
soft drink 70 : full course dinner,
Is open 90 visitors as well az men
of The FIELD. Il Is located In the
east winF OF the clun
Venetian blinds have been in-
stalled throughout the building
In the Hostess House, dressers.
mirrors and tables have been or
dered for all rooms Here. also
Venetian blinds have been INSTALL
ed.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
Quiz Program
Held at Club

Who Is the Commanding Gen
eral of the Air Forces?
Who plays 1.-The sweetest music
this side OF heaven
What are the insignias Of rank
OF Army officers. all the way up
the line?
II you don't know the answers
10 these questions, and dozens
more like them, drop in some
Tuesday evening, about O'Clock
at the Service Club, where Corp.
Edgar Crawford, 303rd Technical
Sc. So, Is conducting the Quiz
Program.
Questions range from msthe-
matical problems to military stra-
tegy, from baseball TO music.
Prizes may be anything from g
stick Of gum to carton of Gig
arettes. At the first Quiz, held
last Tuesday night, several hum
dred soldiers crowded into the
club lounge, many being called
before the mike"
Music was furnished by the Air
Force Novelty Band. Edward Gro
yer, q visitor to the field, added to
the entertainment by doing ini-
personations.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
Technical
Library
Shifts Hours

Containing the latest aeronaii'
ticai books and trade journals, fhs
Post Technical Library, BUILDING
8. Block 81, is now open from
Q am. 10 10 pm. according TO
isi Ii Ralph r, Bates, officer in
charge. Formerly. the hours were
from 3 am. 10 8 pm. It's telephone
number is $50.
The new office has q set Of
more than so Hirplane and engine
training films. Corp. Leon W. Nc
Donald is the non-eommissi0ned
officer in charge.
In the liorary'a files are field
and technical manuals and num-
erouf aviation pamphlets.
The library contains books Of
interest 70 aviation cadets. arm
orers. radionen and mechanics OF
he Air Forces It also receives
the latest war maps Included In
the volumes are: "Aerosphere' ,
Aviation Year Book !" and Wing
ed Warfare" by 1t Cen u. n hr~
mold and Col Ira Esker. The latter
is one Of the most complete avis
ton books on the market today, se-
cording to seronautical experts.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08

this that Col
Officer and Col Leo Post Exec
Officer called
tons Of more importance to the common effoTt
inspired hs months work with these two
Officers themselves he government Of
the United States avail e unusual talent these days
realized the genius that made kees Field the center Of
training that and again this nation and this
people grded for the effort
posts Field Colonel and Colonel Post
important Already ~ou Air Mechanics taking their
places fighting could better the talent
organizing KeesleT fields first Commanding Officer
Colonel Brock Of his Executive Officer. Colonel Post
Otner-It Col william and 1t X. Taylor
have already left the Field places Of import in the
growing might Of America.
Today with orders already received from the War Department and
with preparations MS Post Colonel
Commanding Field Miss
made this Field His resent duties incredibly import
though they truly Judged the Light Of what
he has already
hands Of Col Robert Gooliek new Commanding
Officer Corps
win be in good hands His vorA too has been by
performance
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
Boy Subs
For AWOL
Brother

Edward Lester Grover, II. Bal
timore. Md. same 10 Keeslef F.eid
last week 10 tHke ne place q his
AWOL brother in the 5ssth Tech.
Sc. Sc. but before he EFF Tor
home he had lasted fully .. ths
Fields hospitality
He revealed tbs remarkable
story o. his attempt 70 impersanaie
his brother . save him from the
severe deserlion penalties ne
thought would be invoked autefna-
ncaily 10 days after his brother
left the Post without leave
Five days before the dcadlne he
was trying % beat Eddie took his
brothers uniform and identfiea-
ton tags and started 70 hiichhlke
south. With the help o. two Chst-
tsnooEa policemen, ne reached
Keesler Field in time Here he
turned himself N ss his brother 70
ist L. Elton Rawson, squadron
Commander of the SS5th, and was
awarded punishment
An experienced amateur imper-
senator, Eddie kept up the show all
during his first morning Of pun
ishment But that afternoon a fel-
low soldier blunily told him he
knew he was not the Grover who
had gone AWOl. Eddie admitted
his identity and sought the advice
OF Chaplain John A Mroczka. The
case was referred 70 Lieutenant
Rswson and then the STAFF Judge
Advocate who checked and dou-
bic checked the youths story, US
ing long distance telephone calls.
service records and pictures. As
last resort, Eddie volunteered
that his brother had scars from a
childhood accident Look he
challenged
With hiz true Identity establish
ed. Eddie found that Keesler
wasn't as cold as Il had been.
Keesler men expressed their en-
joyment OF his impersonstions OF
Glenn Mccarthy, Joe Penner. and
Rochester.
Lieutenant Rawson and And Il
Roy NJ. Glover. ss5th Adiutant,
then took over. showing Eddie the
Fields mess halls, hospital, school
buildings. hangers. theatres and
Service Club. Eddie did imperson-
ations FOR the Fields men in the
club.
The next morning, however. he
headed back for Baltimore, his
greatest attempt at impersonation
a failure.
The Keesler field news., 1942-04-08
DeadIine Nears
For Insurance

Men VINO entered the Army Air
Corps before December 20, 194i,
have until April 10 to obtain sd-
ditional insurance under the Ma
tional Service Life Insurance pro-
gram and all men planning to seek
additional coverage are urged TO
apply to their squadron person.
mel sections as quickly as possible.
Insurance extensions were pre-
viously written by q Central In
sursnce Office on the Field, but
the squadron personnel plan has
been found more practical
Permission for all men in the
Armed forces prior TO December
20, 1871, TO enlarge their holdings
of insurance was given IN an Act
OF Congress approved on that date.
All men entering the service after
that time will have the usual 100
days in which TO apply for insur-
ance up b $4,000.