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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
TRAILER STOLEN

A 500-pound trailer was stolen
from the place it was parked be-
side the highway between Ell Gen.
tro and Calexico while the owners
attempted to get tire in FL Cen
tro. Sheriff Robert w. Ware was
informed Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
Scanning I.V.
News Horizon
SEEKS DIVORCE

Hartwell n. Greed Thursday sued
Grace M Greed for divorce, alleg-
ing extreme cruelty. They were
married in Santa Ana Aug. 2S,
1924 and separated in El Centre
in Nov. 1910. The couple arranged
a property settlement.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
SIZES For DIVORCE

Suit for divorce was filed IN
Imperial county superior court
Thursday by Ila Olivia Whitten
against Commodore Decatur Whit
ten. She accused him of extreme
cruelty
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
HOLTVILLE MAN
DIES IN SAN DIEGO

Carson Chapel, Holtville resident
who died in a naval hospital in San
Diego Thursday, will be buried in
Imperial Valley He was a veteran
of World War No /.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
SEELEY WOMAN'S FATHER
AN AMNESIA VICTIM

Mrs. Pearl Low of the Seeley area
received word late Thursday that
her father, George Reid, II. was
an amnesia victim and was being
cared for in Las Vegas, New.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
OBTAIN LICENSE

A marriage license was issued in
the Imperial county clerks office
in El Centre Thursday to James
Hale Woodburn, 81, marine station
at Ell Centre. and Beverly Jean
Wright, 81, Marysville, Mo.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
LICENSE ISSUED

Wallace Reed Shelton, 10, farmer
of the Seeiey area, and Juanita
Maxine RAIDER, II, FL Centre,
Thursday obtained a marriage Ii
cense in El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17

ture "Wintertime" topped all past
records in enthusiasm. Her show
will be the attraction at the war
bond show. This show is hailed as
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
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was made in the vicinity of Vallo
Della Lucania. Is miles southeast
of Agropolis, which is the southern
end of the IS mile Salerno bay
front but the speed of Montgom-
ery's ADVANCE recently indicated
that his main forces would soon be
on the battle line.
PREPAR FOR ATTACK E
The Germans obviously were pre-
pairing for attack from the south.
They have been forced out of the
area around Albanella and between
the rivers Sele and Colore, which
left their southern flank weak to
meet Montgomery's attack. If the
Fifth army, strongly reinforced, is
able to exploit this situation, the
Germans may decide to swing their
southern forces northward toward
the hills to form straight line
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
CRITICIZES CONTRACTS

1t was particularly critical of
"the prevailing cost plus fixed fee
contracts"
Release of the report came as
some senators, arguing for the de-
ferment of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers
until Jan. l, asserted that by adding
lend-lease production to our mill
tary force the United States is
contributing more to the war than
any of its allies.
Comparisons were made with the
war effort of Great Britain and
Canada after Col. LEWIS Sanders,
manpower expert for Selective Ser
vice, asserted before the senate
military affairs committee that the
lend-lease program does not in
crease the drain on manpower.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
Conflicting Govt
AGENCIES Blamed

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regard to the drafting of pre-Pearl
Harbor fathers. Military leaders
have been testifying before the
senate military affairs committee
for several days in an effort TO
head off enactment of legislation
to delay drafting of fathers.
Proper handling of manpower
has been made impossible by the
failure of government agencies to
work as a team with clearly de-
fined program" the report said
Measures undertaken by one agen-
CIV have been undone by the con-
flicting actions or inactions OF
other agencies"
The report specifically recon-
mended national service legislation,
as many persons have indicated the
administration might do. However,
it contained this statement.
"A breakdown can be avoided
only by the concerted action of all
agencies behind plan that goes
to the root of the trouble"
The report recommended a re-
duction in the alarming turnover
of workers; enlistment of every
possible source of new labor: cur
tailment of less essential activities;
better labor utilization; draft de-
ferment for key workers; measures
to prevent the boarding or waste
of labor; better management, and
a reduction in demands on the labor
supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
EXHAUST ENEMY

The other two came in the Mon
tecorino sector where the Allies
strong fire power turned back
thrust from high ground and ap-
parently exhausted the enemy. The
Allies gave no ground at Monte
corvino, an important airdrome
which is about 10 miles southeast of
Salerno on the central sector of the
front.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17
Patrols ofAIIied
Italy Armies Join

front instead of the present arc
which the Allies can attack both
from the Salerno bridgehead and
from the south.
The enemy having lost heavily in
men arr prestige in failing to
smash the Allied bridgehead. prob
ably has already started or COM
pleted the main part of this opera
ton and the line may be straighten-
ed out at any time.
The Nazis got much more than
they expected when they made
three counterattacks yesterday, pre-
sumably to protect their with
drawal maneuver. One counter
thrust was in the Salerno area
where British troops and American
picked units repulsed the Germans
and held their grip on the town,
which was under fire from German
88 guns in the hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17

QB,
+" for outstanding
production of war
Materials.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-17

Cross, A.W.V.S. and O.C.D.
activities; those who enlist
in our armed forces; and
those who, in their own
homes, contribute nightly
to the war effort by doing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
COLLAPSE BLAMED
FAMILY FIGHT
Wife Nabs Hubby With
Gal Friend, DisapprOves,
Then Caves In

Neither the heat nor the humidity
were completely to blame for Wa
terburys first heat prostration case
Yesterday. This became apparent
when the victim, Mrs. Hattie Will
liams, 40, % Hopkins street, APP
peared in Municipal court this morn
ing to charge her husband and a
female companion with breach OF
the peace. An additional charge OF
non-support was entered against her
husband.
Mrs. williams declared on the
stand that her husband, Hobert
Williams, As, and Dora Brown, 81,
Ga Bishop street, were in the habit
of spending weekendS together IN
New York. When she couldn't hnd
either one in town on Sunday, she
decided to meet all the trains from
New York on Monday.
Finally her husband and Miss
Brown got off the 1875, Mrs. Will
liams caught up with Miss Brown
as the latter was about to board
bus to Torrington and indicated her
disapproval by ripping Miss Browns
blouse completely off. Mr.. Williams
managed to escape uninjured, Mrs.
williams then proceeded on down
West Main street and collapsed from
heat prostration"
Judge Gaffney suspended the
breach of peace charges, and ordered
Mr.. Williams to contribute $25 per
week towards support of his wife. A
5000 bond was posted to insure pay
.nents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
10000 New Workers
Needed By Next May
7 1000 Desired Here Within Next Six Months; Major
War Plants Support Proposed Recruiting Cam
paign; Shifting Activity Subsiding

Close to 10000 new workers will
be needed in the Waterbury area by
next May, 1000 of them within the
next six months, MTs Mary M.
Dewey, area director Of the War
ManpoWer Commission, stated today,
announcing that details of an extern
sive recruiting campaign to start
here shortly are nearly complete.
Forty-five industrial officials, rep
resenting 80 local firms, met with
the VINO director and USES Of
ficials last night to formulate plans
for the undertaking. Nine of the
major manufacturing concerns OF
the area will promote the drive and
aid the publicity work, and the
other war plants are backing it.
Working committees will be select
ed within few days and the pub
licity, management, policy and pro-
curement tasks in connection with
the undertaking will be delegated,
the VINO director said. Each of
the nine manufacturing concerns
conducting the drive will be repre-
scented on the committees.
The first phase of the campaign
will be to make the public aware Of
the need of more workers, and this
will be done through newspaper and
radio publicity and advertising. APP
peals will be made to housewives,
elderly persons, and the physically
handicapped who are still hesitating
to take war jobs. Part time help
likewise will be sought as a means
of keeping production at steady
high pace.
Members of the local labor-man-
agement committee will meet at
the WING office tonight to review
the recruiting plans. All will par
ticipate in the drive.
Mrs. Dewey said the VINO COM
mittee tonight also will conduct an
other hearing on appeals for state
ments Of availability. Four petit
tons made by employees for job
transfer statements and denied by
the USES review unit have been
forwarded to the VINO. The num-
Der represents an accumulation over
two weeks time, and is the smallest
scheduled for any hearing, Mrs
Dewey stated, adding that shifting
activity seems to be subsidlng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
AUSTRALIAN AIR
FORCE AUGMENTED
Roosevelt Approves Re-
lease of Enough Planes
for 500 Increase

Canberra, June 22-CUP)-Pres-
ident Roosevelt has approved re-
lease of enough aircraft to increase
the Australian 4-ir Force by 60 per
cent, Prime Minister John Curtin
revealed to parliament today.
eve are grateful to the president
Tor his generous action in approving
the additional aircraft and to Prime
Minister Churchill for his support
of Australia's case in Washington, ="
Curtin said.
Curtin defended his government
against a no confidence motion pre-
Sented by the opposition.
Curtin revealed t It the Royal
Australian air force would be Aug
mented
The U. S. fleet based on H ali
had played the defensive role in the
Pacific expected of the British fleet
based on fallen Singapore, he said.
His statements were in reply to
opposition leader A. w. Fadden, who
introduced a no confidence motion
after criticizing the governments
war record.
Curtin said it was most extraor-
binary and perhaps sinister" that
the motion had been introduced
only IL days after he announced
that the threat of japanese In
vasion of Australia had passed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
FAULTY CRENADES
LEAD TO ARRESTS
FBI Nab Seven at ROChes=
ter Factory for Illegally
Loading Bombs

Washington, June 22-(UP)-Di-
rector J. Edgar Hoover Of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation today
announced the arrest of seven per-
sons at Rochester, N. Y, under the
wartime sabotage laws in connec-
ton with faulty manufacture of in
cendiary bombs and hand grenadeS.
He said the seven persons - all
officials or employees of the Anton
Eli Fireworks Co., Inc, Spencer
port, N. Y.-had been charged with
willfully failing to load properly the
powder charge in the bombs and
grenades being manufactured for
the armed forces and for export to
other United Nations.
In some cases, Hoover said, an
insufficient amount of powder was
used. In other instances the powder
was defective. He also said there
were attempts to pass material pre-
viously rejected by army inspectors,
Hoover said army officials charged
that these practices altered the
burning time of bombs, lowered the
heat produced and increased the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
EUROPEAN FRONT
PLANS PROGRESS
Plenty of Planes for New
Carriers Promised By
Frank Knox

Washington, June 22.-(UP)-
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox said
today that preparations for OPEN
ing a European front have been
going forward right along"
Asked at his press conference for
comment on renewed Russian pleas
for second front in Europe, Knox
said he would not comment Specifi-
cally on the Soviet plea but he add
ed:
preparations for an attack on
Europe have been going forward
right along. There has been no ces-
sation in these activities"
He said he was not at liberty to
discuss details about second front
plans in specific terms, particularly
as to time and place.
Knox said that so far as he knew
there has been no interference with
Russian supply ship movements
from the United States across the
Pacific to Vladivostok.
whether the japanese are hold
ing up the ships and examining
them l don't know" he said. But
nothing has developed on that route
which would provide an interna-
tional incident.
Both sides apparently are keep
ing very carefully away from any
thing that would precipitate an in
cident while the Russians are &C.
cupied with Germany on the west,
and Japan doesn't want to take on
Russia"
Asker whether he knew of any
Russian ships being seized in the
Pacific, had been rumored in re-
cent days, Knox answered:
81 don't know of any"
Asked about progress of the U.
S. aircraft carrier building program,
Knox said that was that the num-
Der built at the end of this year
would be several times the number
in existence at the end of 1912.
Knox also said that there would
be plenty" of planes for these new
carriers.
In the North Pacific, Knox said,
bad weather was interfering with
the bombing of Kiska. He said the
Japanese might be able to sneak
a few supplies through the Amer
can blockade to supply the KiSka
garrison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
AMERICANS SHELL
JAPANESE BASES
Major Enemy Air Centers
in S0lOmOns Targets OF
Latest Attacks
BY SANDOR KLEIN
UNITED Press Correspondent

Washington, June 22-The Navy
announced today that American
syers hammered at three Japanese
lir bases in the South Pacific, con-
snuing an aerial drive that is be-
leved to presage full dress often
ENe by the United States fleet.
The latest attacks were delivered
lgainst major enemy air centers in
he Solomons.
Army liberator heavy bombers hit
kieta and Kahili on Bougainville
bland on Sunday, but resurlts were
10 observed.
The following day, navy dive and
brpedo bombcrs, escorted by fight
rs. blasted Munda on New George
Bland, scoring hits and silencing
hveral anti aircraft positions.
Navy fighter planes on Sunday
Intercepted and shot down a Mitsu-
lishi bomber north of Florida Is
Ind, which is in American hands.
he enemy plane was presumed to
bye been on reconnaissance
hght. Such missions usually have
Eeceded Japanese aerial attempts
kainst American positions in the
kutheastern SolomonS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
e JAP PLANES
D0WNED ATLAE
Allied Flyers Score Major
Victory in New Guinea
DOgfight
-NEA Telephoto
BY DON CASWELL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

(Unlted Press STAIR correspondent
Allied Headquarters, Australia
June 22-CUP)-Allied interceptors
shot down at least IA and probably
% japanese planes yesterday in a
dogfight over Lac, New Guinea, for
their second major victory in as
many days over enemy air power in
this theater, communique said
today.
The victory, in which the Japan
ese lost nearly three-fourths of a
fleet of SO aircraft, brought the
tWo-day toll of enemy planes to At
most of them were destroyed.
Fourteen of the craft in the Lac
fight crashed or exploded in the
air and the communique said de-
struction of the other nine was
most probable. Despite odds of
two ozone, not a single American
Lightning of the force in the fight
was lost.
A spokesman raised enemy loss
es in a battle over Darwin, Australia,
the previous day to "A with the ad-
dition of two bombers shot down.
The record of that fight was II de-
stroyed, two probably destroyed and
10 damaged.
After the Lightnings withdrew in
triumph from Lac with only slight
damage, AGO attack planes swept
through the area on the New Guinea
northeast coast, starting fires with
bombs and machine gun fires on
Malahang and Lac airdromes.
The communique reported two
and one-half hour raid by Aus
tralian and Dutch pilots in Hud-
sons, Catalina flying boats and Nit
chells on Koepang, Timor, where
big fires were started. The bar
racks at Penfoei airdrome we're hit.
Not a plane was lost.
Most of the action centered in
the northeast New Guinea sector,
where the communique reported
sharp ground clashes for the first
time in a month.
Sharp patrol clashes occurred
with considerable enemy casualties
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
IKS CONFERENCE.
TO START JULY 2

|SVampscott, Mass, June % - (U.
h - The Elks National War con-
renee which opens in Boston July
will be asked to adopt a resolu-
.r calling for a campaign to halt
lease of Japanese from United
ates relocation centerS.
krhe resolution was received at
le Massachusetts Elks convention
re yesterday from the Coalinga
kdge of California, Grand Exalted
I,ler E. Marx Sullivan said the
Solution would be presented for
InroyaI at the war conference.
IThe resolution declared that no
Eestigator could tell a loyal Jap
Iese from a disloyal one and thai
the best interests of all, it was
ser to keep the enemy aliens IN
tened for the duration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
Race Riot QueHed
In Massachusetts

Springfield, Mass. June 81
(UP) - Two soldiers were
slightly hurt and two Negroes
we're arrested early today after
three street brawls which
caused police to issue a warn
ing that no race riots would be
tolerated here.
Edward Harris, IS, a Negro,
was arrested on an assault and
battery charge when police
broke up a fight between eight
Negroes and two white soldiers
at a Main-street bus stop.
The other Negro, Robert
O'NeiI, was arrested on peace
disturbance charge after he al
legedIy attacked a white man
with a lantern.
One of the soldiers who were
hurt sustained an eye injury
and the other cut lip. Police
said several other combatants
were bruised in the fights, one
of which occurred when a gang
of Negroes allegedly assaulted
three soIliers in a Broadway
restaurant.
Later, police were ordered to
round up all Negro youths
found wandering the streets in
gangs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
|CKES, LEWIS
CONFER AGAIN
Lack of Coal May Shut
Down Furnace of Pitts
burgh Steel Plant
BY RAYMOND LAIR
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, June % - Coal Ad-
ministrator Harold L. IckeS and
John L. Lewis today resumed dis
cussionS from which, it was believed,
may emerge plan for reopening
the nations coal mines under con-
tinued government management.
With $4,000 hard and soft coal
miners on strike for the third time
since May land with fuel supplies
running dangerously low in Penn
sylvania and Alabama steel centers
and elseWhere-the United Mine
Workers chieftain went to Ickes'
office to carry on conference
started yesterday.
Lewis smiled when reporters ques-
toned him but said nothing. He was
accompanied by UNIV Vice Pres
ident John OLeary, Percy Tetlow,
union technical adviser and John
Owen, president OF the UMW's Ohio
district.
The latest report of the effect of
the strike on war production came
from Pittsburgh where officials of
the U. S. Steel Corporation said
more than half of its 81 blast fur
naces in that area will be banked by
Thursday. The result will be loss
of thousands of toAs of steel, it was
said. Six furnaces will go down to-
morrow and the total will reach 10
by Thursday, a spokesman said.
Virtually all of the nations btu
minous and anthracite miners stay
ed home from work for the second
day. Their strike already has af-
fected war production, officials of
the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corpora
ton in Pittsburgh announcing that
some of their blast furnaces would
be shut down To-Day because OF lack
of coal.
Ickes and Lewis began their talks
yesterday after the UNIV rejected
the War Labor Boards proposed
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
FRENCH POSTPONE
ANOTHER FARLEY
Formula Sought to End
Split Between Generals
Giraud, De Gaulle

Algiers, June % - CUP The
French Committee for National Lib
Grafton, needed by a firm Allied
suggestion that its differences be
settled quickly, called off one meet
ing today, scheduled another and
searched for a formula that would
end the split between generals Henri
Giraud and Charles De Gaulle.
Some members of the committee
participated in informal converse
tons lasting until a. M, and 1t
was reported that they had agreed
upon a compromise plan whereby
de Gaulle would be permitted to
carry out limited reforms of the
French army without affecting Cir
aud's position as commander-in-
chief of the armed forces.
Giraud, rather than Re Gale, was
to have objected to the
latest compromise proposal. 1t was
said that Giraud felt that any COM
promise was unacceptable.
Seven committee members, not
Giraud and de Gaulle, the
arrived at the Fro
mentin villa for this mornings an
nounced melting but Gen. Georges
Catroux said that no session would
be held until p. m.
CatrouX. who has been the chief
peace-maker between the two fac
lions, called upon both leaders dur
ing the noon hour.
De Gaulle was said to be suffering
from liver pains last night but 1t
was not believed that this had any
connection with postponement of
this mornings meeting. His attitude
toward Allied intervention in the
French dispute was reported to have
bene one of the reasons for the post
ponement.
The villa at the edge of town
where the meetings are being held
was guarded by platoons of Algerian
soldiers, including some with sub
machine guns. The public was
barred from the courtyard but hum
dreds lined the road leading to the
fCo,,tinnod m paOe A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-22
NAz| TARGETS
IN RUHR HARD
HIT BY BOMBS
BY WALTER CRONKITE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

London, June %. - CUP
A big force of four-engined
American bon.bers heavily
attacked targets in Ger
many's Ruhr and in occu-
pied Belgium today only a
few hours after British bomb
ers hammered the Nazi war
production center of Krefeld
with possibly 1000 tons OF
bombs in one of the heaviest
raids of the war.
More than TOO British bombers
were engaged in the nights opera
tions centered mainly in the heavy
raid on Krefeld.
The daylight attack on the Ruhr,
main arsenal for Hitler's armies, was
the second by the 9Th U. S. Air
Force. On March 4, the Americans
attacked the communications CEN
ter of Hamm.
Official sources said that today S
attack was one of the two deepest
generations of Germany made SO
far by the Americans. The Ruhr
district had been attacked by the
( American bombers who hit Hamm,
but today's mission was the first by
the fortresses into the real heart of
the Ruhr valley.
Warnings Given
Only yesterday the British radio
broadcast warning to the population
of Belgium to leave the vicinity OF
4 military detectives in anticipation OF
heavy Allied raids.
(American heavy bombers from
the Middle East command attacked
Reggie Calabria and San Giovanni,
Italian mainland Termini of the
ferry to Sicily, in daylight yesterday
Cairo dispatch reported.
American British Dominion and
Allied fighters supported the twin
American raids, the first by the 9th
Air Force since it sustained a record
loss Of rs aircraft in attacks on Kiel
and Bremen on June 10.
A German communique, broadcast
Dy CI1e beIlln IdQlO, Sdlu Ille bIlI-
ish night raiders caused heavy
damage in Krefeld, particularly in
residential quarters Numerous
blocks of buildings and two hospi-
cals were reported destroyed.
GA communique from Allied head
quarters in North Africa said Amer
can and British planes bombed
railway, industrial and airfield ia
:ilities in heavy night and day raids
on Naples, Italy's main supply port
Tor Sicily and Sardinia)
Forty-tWo members we're lost in
What the air ministry called very
heavy and concentrated" assault on
q Irefeld, on the western rim of
Iermany's bomb-scarred Ruhr VAL
ey. The exact size of the raiding
leet was not disclosed, but the av-
erage per cent loss ratio indicated
hat it may have totalled 300
>ombers.
The loss equalled that suffered in
he 1,000-plane raid on Cologne last
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