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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
|MPER|ALS BREACH R0MNEL'S DEFENSES
i. v. Near Milk Ration

Imperial county faced milk and
butter rationing Monday as San
Diego and Arizona continued to
offer tcp prices for the products
and dairymen continued to sell
prize dairy cattle and go out cf
age.
San Diego, coping with a milk
shortage of 10000 gallons a day
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26


craft kept the Axis positions and
rear communications lines under
constant attack.
The Afrika Korps launched some
counterattacks, desert reports said.
but they were held off and hard
fighting New Zealand, Scots. Brit
iSh and Australian troops pounded
forward in an effort to turn the
present break" into Nazi lines into
a full-scale break through"
Nazi propaganda reports made it
evident that Berlin regarded the
offensive with concern. The Ger
man reports emphasized the heavy
forces which the British had as
sembled and made no predictions as
to the possible outcome of the at
tack, although claiming that initial
attacks had been beaten off with
heavy British losses.
SOLOMONS SILENT
There was no fresh news on
fighting in the Solomons where the
American land forces we're carry
ing on a tocth-and-n battle to
prevent the heavily reinforced Jap
aneSe from overrunning their vital
positions protecting Henderson air.
field. A delayed weekend dis
patch from United Press Staff Cor
respondent Francis Mccarthy esti-
mated that the japanese had H.
600 reinforcements ashore up to
October is. The size of the Amer
lean force on Guadalcanal has not
been revealed.
On the Russian front better
weather enabled the Germans to
attack with new ferocity at Stalin-
grad and they made some gains.
The Russians, however. also step
ped up the tempo of their drive
northwest of the city.
London had two daylight air
alarms, caused by planes which did
not reach the metropolis
AMERICANS ACTIVE
American planes and tanks were
in the desert battle, which may
be the opening phase of a ma jor
effort to Gust the Axis from At
RIGA and win back allied control of
the Mediterranean sea passage.
The Royal Air Force was backing
Up the African offensive with its
heaviest assault against Northern
Italy. For the first time in four
nights the Italian industrial trian-
gle escaped attack. But the dam
age inflicted on three successive
nights-plus a daring daylight raid
on Milan-waS believed by the
RAF to have been Gripping.
Backing up continuous air at
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
GRAND TOTAL

If Ell CentranS work hard they
have a chance to get at the top
of the scrap metal list" George
Whitcher, head OF the Ell Centre
committee said Monday. we are
going to whip up during the coming
weekend and give Hcltville and
Imperial a run for their money"
He scheduled big drive for Sun
day.
Ell Centro won't be alone in the
burst OF speed this week Imperial
will have two trucks collecting Tues
day and more on Sunday Calipatria
and Westmorland also will b busy
this weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
Stud ents to Aid
In Nv. Harvest

Central Union High school students will roll up their
sleeves next week and plunge into the task of helping
Imperial Valley farmers solve the wartime labor shortage
In response to appeal from rancher south of Heber
30 high school boys will spend next Saturday and Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
CitV's Reaction
To Crisis Tested

Ell Centros civilian defense chairman, Corn S. Reed,
waited anxously Monday to if residents will respond
to duty call
Tuesday night at 80 another training block
Wardens scheduled at the fire station Last week. when
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
Rutioners Here
Become 'Exp perts
EI Centro Board Divide d Into Three
Panels to Split Duties, Permit More
Consideration for Separate Cases

Ell Centro's price and ratonng board became a group
of specialists Monday six members took their
places in the government agency and it divided into
three panels.
Hereafter anyone with rationing or price problems will
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
Americans Fight
.An-Out Attack
On CuQduIconoI
News Scant from SoIomons; Nazis Fail
In Counter Attacks Against British
Offensive on African Desert Front
By UNITED PRESS -

The Imperial 9Th army drove deeper into Marshal Err
WIN RommePs Alamen lines Monday, pushing forward in
effort to make contact with the Nazi armored
forces The initial preach the axis lines being widen
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
Henderson Blasts Farm
Senators for Criticism
SOPA Chief Defies Soons, Declares New
Agricultural Price Ceilings Meet Law
By Establishing National Parity

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UP)-Prce Administrator
Leon Henderson today denounced before congressional
committee what he termed attempts to sabotaga' the OF
flee of Price Administration and drive him of his Job
Referring specifically to statement made by Sen
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
D AMslINe
EpoR1ER
= Earthquake Mirthquakes

Policeman Jack Tackett was rid.
ing around with a fellow Officer
during the earthquake last We'd
nesday, supposedly checking up OF
the damage.
"nat's ride around downtown,
Jack suggested. Maybe we can fine
some good looking women who are
crying and need attention" In 6
few momonts they passed Mrs
Tackett. the policemans wife. She
looked bit upset. Jack leaned
out of the car and shouted:
You're not hurt. Run along
hcme."
II thought you were going to look
after those women who were fright
ened,' the fellow officer remarked
"Oh. that's my wife" said Jack.
II can pet her any time"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26

The ScaVenger
Nary a duck was shot the day
Henry Horton and Lee Nuffer went
duck hunting. They didn't have a
feather to their credit. They were
disconsolate as they returned to
town.
The next day Harry heard Lee
discussing the Horton -Nuffer hunt
ing expedition.
How many ducks did you get?"
the friend asked Lee.
Five" Lee said without even a
gulp.
That statement called for in
vestigation. Harry sleuthed around
for a while before he found out
that Lee had borrowed a neighbor's
dog and had it retrieve five ducks
other hunters had shot and lost in
the rice fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
y'itie No. .

Title No. .
District Attorney Elmer Heald
has been called the d.a." for right
smart spell now. But he has new
title now.
Last summer Heald and his wife
took their little granddaughter,
Kathleen Powers -Heald, to the
beach with them.
OF course, the clothes lines at
the Heald cottage showed a large
assortment CT diapers flapping in
the breeze. AS did lots of other
clothes lines in the court.
The day they we're to leave the
court where they had been staying,
Mrs. Heald sent her husband to
Continued on Page 6, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
Probably NOt

Probably NO,
The Guy :Veakley family was
discussing the differences between
various chr-ches and at the mo-
ment was deep in finding out the
difference between the Baptist and
the Christian churches. Esther
Weakley, the daughter of the house,
asked:
does the Christian church be-
lievC in sUbmersion?"
Title No. 2
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
Alibi No. 8 ZilliOn

Alibi No. 8 ZilliOn
Wallace McClelland showed up
at his office Monday with neat
little strip of court plaster deco
rating his left cheek. Naturally
the questions poured over him.
He said a tent fell on him.
That leads to speculation, such
as.
A-What was he doing in a tent?
B-What made the tent fall?
C-Why would tent skin his
face, anyway?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-26
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday I, minimum
Monday so; am. Monday SIS, hu-
midity 20; noon Monday 2, humidi-
ty 26; pm. Sunday rs, humid. Al.
BANK DEBTS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24
Frances Fleet
Still Dangerous

Despite losses suffered at Oran
and in the immobilization agree
ment recently reached by Mar
Unique and the United States. the
French fleet is still formidable.
Based al Toulon are two 5000
ton battleships, the Jean Bart and
the Gascogne; two 26,500-ton bat
tleships. the Dunkerque and the
Strasboure: two p 000-ton air
craft carriers. several heavy and
light cruisers and a number OF
submarines. Other destroyers and
submarines are at Dakar.
simultaneously with the feet
attack against Syria. W HE h
theoretically would be followed by
a thrust through Iran, the Ger
mans would launch a full-scale air
and sea attack against the British
island OF Cyprus in the eastern
There are huge German concen-
trations of ships. planes and men
at Crete and i'm the Dodecanese
Islands for this purpose and the
Cyprus onslaught probably would
be- accompanied by diversionlSt
paratroop attacks on Alexandra
and the SueZ Canal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24
It's HitIer'S Final
Chance in War

This Is Hitler's last chance for
total victory. his final ACE in the
hole" But for many reasons, the
best military minds in this country
believe he faces failure. The Rus
sions. for example. have shown
themselves extraordinarily difficult
10 beat. Sevastopol--the key Red
naval baSe--is still in Soviet hands
and no successes IN southern Rus.
STA can be consolidated until II
goes. Cyprus is believed by many
observers TO be impregnable.
Turkey is an unknown quantity
both from the NaZi and United
Nations point of view. She is still
balanced on a fence Of precarious
neutrality and no promise has beer
given by the government of An
kara that Hitler can expect assist
ance in whatever new ventures he
undertakes.
And above all. British forces anc
American equipment in the Middle
East are large and are growing
steadily. Even IL Hitler uses the
French fleet. blasts Malta, Cyprus
and SueZ. he may still stub his
military toe against determined
United Nations troops who stand
guard today on the treeless deserts
of Asia Minor.
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nsy Going Along
on RiUer VALLEY

but the Russians hold him now
raganrog on the Sea OF Azov
ky threw him out Of Rostov
IL is from Rostov that the
thern arm OF the contemplated
mt pincer movement IS SEIZED
b TO strike.
10 far as terrain is concerned
portion Of the gigantic at
X force should have compare.
kly simple going along the Dor
Ter Valley into the fiat area,
lined by the Volga and on e
Caspian at Astrakhan.
y the reverses at Kharkov car
compensated there is likely tC
an accompanying thrust from
4 battlefront farther north
other German forces in tho
lea strike across the ISthmu,
kerch TO NovorosSosk and ther
10 the east.
assuming that Hitler is able Il
SIS sufficient men and materia
drive the Russians before hin
ng these two lanes Of conquest
still faces the difficult task o.
tanizing the southern arm ir
Mediterranean. which will in
We use Of the French feet. nov
bed for the most part at Toulon
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uSt Get Baku Oil
b Keep Army Going

|ut they believe also Hitler
81 attempt il. For without the
of Baku his war machine can
function indefinitely.
is not fuel for motive power
Hitler needs. This could b.
in Iran and Iraq, which arc
h more accessible, but the
oil OF Baku is especially
fsble for high grade lubri.
Is. And Hitler is desperately
IT OF lubricating oil for his
fhanized forces. The fact that
IS tanks are using olive oil for
rication in Libya and this once
|spensable commodity has vir-
ly disappeared from the Italian
tket demonstrates how deeply
Aids has dipped into its re-
Yes.
he original timetable for con,
ST Of Baku was thrown way
when Hitler'S armies were
bped in Russia last October
high command. but Hitler him.
had figured not only or
ching Moscow on the central
ht before deep winter set in
on driving clear through tho
lcasus 10 Astrakhan on the
plan Sea and then rolling
IN the western coastal plane ol
land-locked body of water &c
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Junction Planned
In Vicinity of Bdku

II the plan worked out perfectly
all the forces landed by the French
feet units, together with the con-
querors OF Cyprus and whatever
reservists could be mustered, would
drive through the heart OF Iran
picking up whatever motor fuel
might be needed en- route and
making a junction with the north
ern arms of the pincerS in the
vicinity Of Baku.
Hitler would then be in a posi-.
ton for the final stroke in grand
AXIS strategy so far as IT excludes
the Western Hemisphere With
unlimited lubricatIng oil al his dis
posal and all the motor fuel he
could ever use, his plan would be
10 strike again through Iran and
Afghanistan into India. 10 meet
there with the advancing japanese
and proceed with dismemberment
of the British Empire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

JEW YORK. May Unless
setbacks suffered at Kharkov
et and invalidate the carefully
plans of the German high
hmand, Adolph Hitler is ex-
led shortly TO embark upon one
he most ambitious ventures in
tary history, success or failure
which might we'll decide the
is objective will be Baku and
rich oil fields. which produce
ktenth of the worlds supply.
or this major conquest. in the
ef of competent military cir
he has drafted a gigantic
|lble development" plan which
the combined use of land
bps. naval forces. airplanes and
|htroops far exceeds in scope
thing yet attempted in the
|easoned military men consider
likely that this offensive may
due partly 10 the many COM
|ated and unknown factors
blved and partly 10 tho mag
cent courage and fighting
|ity of the Russians.
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hGrkOU. Malta Keys
Hitler Needs Baku S Oil
For His Grand Strategy
Double development Plan
of Conquest Seen on Way
BY j. e. OESTREICHER
United Press Foreign Editor

British and Free French occupa-
tional forces to forestall Axis ag-
igression.
If this ruse is successful, Hitler
will Immediately gain an immense
advantage in warship tonnage and
fire power. plus the open assistance
of skilled French naval men
against the British.
II il fails. Hitler can still take
over the feet, aboard whose ships
his men have long been "rehears-
ing" for offensive action and
familiarizing themselves with the
intricate steaming and firing con-
trolls with which the vessels are
equipped.
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service must take a basic course
first. Application blanks can be
obtained this week from scout
masters throughout the city. They
require parental or guardian ap-
prevail and scout leader recon-
mendation. Other requirements are
citizenship. residence in the De-
troit metropolitan area and knowl-
edge of the community in which
they reside, first aid training. gas
and fire defense training and mes
sage procedure.
Along other lines the scouts al
ready have gathered over 100000
pounds of aluminium, many tons of
waste paper, sold bonds and dis
stributed posters.
They really are setting a fine
example for many Of the elders
who have been lax in falling in
line for home defense work.
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Plant Protection

Tuesday evening the second ses-
sion of the Detroit Plant Produc-
ton Institute is 10 be held in the
Horace H. Rackman Memorial
Building, 100 FarnSworth, with the
topic under discussion. Control
Room and Communications" Col
f. M. Stannard. traffic engineer
OF the Bell Telephone Co.; Inspec-
tor Edwin &. Denstaedt of the
police department and B. H.
Brandt. general service engineer
for the telephone company. are the
instructors for the evening.
The first session of this institute
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

fuselage, sub assemblies and parts
but experience may be substituted
They also must be American citi-
zens able to read blue prints and
use precision measuring instru-
ments. All who can qualify are
urged to take advantage of thi.
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Fditd Still Holds;
Teeded in His Plan

The Germans and Italians have
led thus far in the first phase
the campaign. which is the
bjugstion of Malta. That island
post of the British Empire
i standing and still fighting
kpite more than 1890 separate
attacks. must be knocked Out
fore Hitler dares 10 move the
ench navy from its presently
Q anchorage.
III Malta is overcome, militar,
ategists believe. Hitler, through
krre Laval or Admiral Jear
rlan. will first appeal to officers
b men of the feet 10 swing into
lion against British imperial
h" and steam on TO Beirut tc
'berate" Syria, taken over by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24
No Medical
Examination

No medical examination is re-
quired. And all the members of
your immediate family cages ,
to So are covered under a
single policy, on which you pay
a single premium each month.
In the case of the average fam
lily, this premium amounts to
only a few cents a day.
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Up to az Days In
Hospital

According to the liberal provi-
sions of this new plan, you get
the following benefits: (l) Up
TO $500 a day toward your hos
pital room fee, up TO forty-two
days for each member of the
family in the given year; (2)
Cash to pay for the various hos
pital extra charges, such as
operating room fee, X-rays.
anesthetic, medicines, ambulance
service, etc.; o. Cash to pay
the surgeon fees. There are
many other benefits which make
this Michigan Casualty policy
the most liberal hospital protec-
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pany.
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Requested by Richards

The messenger service is being
organized on request Of Glenn c.
Richards. co-ordinator of the met
ropolitan area. and already one
scout corps of 20 boys is working
under direction of Inspector Edwin
C. Denstaedt, head Of the COM
munications contingent located in
police headquarters.
Plans for organization OF the
messenger corps call for the APP
pointment Of two scout leaders in
each of Wayne County's 20 areas
and the assignment Of a troop
averaging 30 boys 10 each. These
scouts will work under orders OF
the warden and also on their own
when the occasion demands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24
0CD Enrolling Boys
For Raid Messengers
BY KEN HALL

Detroit's youth will and is
playing an important part in the
defense OF Americas arsenal OF
democracy through organization OF
the OCD Messenger Service, which
will work in cooperation with air
raid wardens Of this city and
county and through activities
already launched by the Metropoli-
tan Detroit Council.
Enrollments in the OCD Mes
senger Service for boys from II 10
Is years of age will start this
week. according 10 Amos r.
Shields, executive secretary of the
Scouts, and II is expected to have
two-thirds of Detroit's Boy Scout
population of some 1000 on the
alert as soon as the boys have been
given advanced training necessary
TO perfect them for their duties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

under auspices of the Detroit
Industrial Safety Council was held
last Thursday evening, resulting
in a large attendance and many
helpful ideas being passed around.
Its mission is TO prepare all indus
trial plants in this area for any
war pmprQency
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Ais Fair in Lover

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the peace against a. young man
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tires of his rivals automobile.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24
Rally Friday Night

Richard T. Leonard and Melvin
Bishop. UAW-CIO executive board
members, will be the principal
speakers at a rally in McCollester
Hall. Forest and Cass Friday eve-
ming. the purpose of which is to
extoll 'labor's role in the nations
victory" Other speakers are
State Senator Stanley Nowak
Sam Milgrom, of the international
Workers Order, and c. G.. Edelen,
president of the Plymouth local.
Experienced inspectors to work
in Detroit plants engaged in build
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the army air forces are wanted at
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through the United States Civil
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who will receive from $500 TO
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Required Experience
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Messengers' Duties

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train with the wardens, reporting
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Boys outside of the scout troops
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service which is being organized
in two divisions, one for scouts be-
tween IL and Is years to be known
as the junior messengers and an
other of non-Scouts from Is UP
as senior messengers.
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Required Experience

Applicants must have had from
two TO three years experience in
handling precision Inspection of
aircraft engines, tools, guages,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-24

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