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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
u. s. Bombards
Jap Base
From Sea, Air
Powerful Naval Force
Blasts Enemy-Held
Isle in Mid-Pacific
By UNITED PRESS

Bombing planes and naval guns
of a powerful U. S. battle fleet have
blasted Japanese-held Nauru island
in a thunderous demonstration of
American naval supremacy in the
mid-Pacific, it was revealed Friday,
and radio Tokyo acknowledged
grimly that the war situation is be-
coming increasingly ghastly and
bitter"
Pacific fleet headquarters at Pearl
Harbor announced that a task
force of carriers and warships raced
400 miles west of the captured Gill
bert islands Wednesday to bomb
and shell Nauru, tiny atool flank
ing the ocean highway to Tokyo
and Japans major source CT phos-
phate.
RANGE FAR 80 NORTE
simultaneously, U. S. Army Lib
orators and navy patrol planes
ranged over the Marshall islands,
far to the north, and pounded enc
my installations on Maloelap and
Mill Atools and shipping around
Jaliut Atoll.
The tWo-pronged assault came
only four days after hundreds of
carrier-based planes had smashed
four Japanese bases in the Mar
shall islands, sank two light cruis-
ers, and destroyed at least 70 enemy
planes at a cost of planes and
slight damage to one ship.
No details were available on the
Nauru attack apparently because
of the necessity for radio silence in
the area, but it was indicated that
the Japanese again had refused to
risk their battle fleet against the
spreading American offensive.
From Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
southwest Pacific headquarters
came word that Australian troops
on New Guinea had driven the
japanese from Wareo village in a
continuing drive to oust the enemy
from HuCn Peninsula possible
springboard for the invasion of New
Britain.
JAPS LACK ARMS
Radio Tokyo acknowledged the
increasing intensity of the Allied
attacks and warned the japanese
people that production of planes
and warships must be increased.
"Our officers and men on the
front lines are troubled many
times" the broadcast said frankly
"for, although they have the spirit
it is regretable that they are with
out weapons"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
POPE ANNOUNCES YULE
MESSAGE BY RADIO

ON THE ITALO-SWISS FROM
TIER, Dec. 10 CUP)-Pope Plus XII
will broadcast peace plea to the
world on Christmas Eve, an Of
ficia1 Vatican announcement said
Friday.
No details on the Pontiffs peace
appeal were disclosed, but the
Vatican announcement said he
would deliver his worldwide broad
cast during the celebration of the
traditional midnight mass in the
private chapel adjoining the Papal
apartments.
Pope Plus also is understood to
have instructed Papal Nuncios and
Apostolic delegates in every coun-
try where prisoners of war are
held to visit their camps during the
Christmas holidays and impart a
special apostolic blessing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10

Official records refuted often
heard statement that the storm
of Thursday night and Friday
morning was "the worst in his
tory"
From September 4 to 6 in 1889
the rainfall was 7.O6 inches. In
December of 1910 the total rain
fall was 2.38 inches. The 29-
year average from 1914 to 1912,
inclusive, was 3.35 inches, Inn
perial Irrigation district rec
OrdS showed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10

man defenSeS of the entire northern
sector of the Dnieper river bend
and opened the way to the nearby
stronghold of Kirovograd and the
Bug river line beyond.
Premier Marshal Josef Stain is
sued a special order of the day an
nouncing the capture of znamenka,
hub of four railroads keying the
transport of the Dniepe. pocket.
SWING TIDE BACK aH
The Russian victory was the first
of major score in the Ukraine since
the Germans massed their tanks
and troops for heavy counterattacks
which all but stalled the Red army
offensive.
1t was expected to ease the pres
sure on Gen. Nikolai F.. Vatutin's
first Ukrainian army to the north,
which still was countering blows
which had forced number of
Withdrawals along the rim of the
Soviet salient west of Kiev.
The fall of Znamenka had been
foreshadowed by Moscow advices
that the Russians were closing
against it from three sides and had
virtually enveloped it.
Stain, ordering a salute to the
victors of IL salyoes by Moscow's
124 cannon, described znamenka
as IAN important rail junction Of
the Ukraine and powerful strong
point in the German defenses."
MAKES AWARDS
He awarded the Red Banner to
several divisions and other units
which distinguished themselves for
the second or third time in the
three days of fierce fighting for
Znamenka.
Military observers believed the
fall of Znamenka would result in
the quick disintegration of the
German positions between Krivoi
Continued on page 6, col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10

VALLETTA, Malta, Dec. 10. CUP)
President Roosevelt paid a flying
visit to this most-bombed island in
the world Wednesday and told its
people that he and Prime Minister
Churchill believed that they had
Just struck strong blows for the
future of the human race" it can
be revealed today.
The president presented to Malta,
on behalf of the people of the
United States, an illuminated scroll
containing presidential citation
for valorous service under repeat
ed fire from the skies q. 10. far above
and beyond the call of duty"
Mr.. Roosevelt, accompanied by
an impressive array of high Ameri-
can army and naval officers, arrived
aboard a four-engined Douglas
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
SENATE GROUP OKEHS
MUSTER-OUT PAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. CUP)-
The senate military affairs COM
mittee today unanimously approved
a bill providing mastering out pay
ranging from 5000 to $500 for serv-
icemen returning to civilian life.
Before a house committee con-
sidering the same subject a 81
year-old soldier whose leg was
blown off by a tank mine in Tuni-
sia said the boys in the foxholes
wonder what they're fighting for
and whether it's worth it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
Raj Bombers Hit
Crete Port

CAIRO, Dec. 10. CUP) = Raj
heavy bombers attacked the stra-
tegic German-held port of Herak-
leion on Crete Wednesday, leaving
large fires among harbor buildings
and silencing anti-aircraft batteries
a communique announced today.
The communique disclosed that
intensive operations against enemy
shipping supplying other Aegean
islands, including Lero, have been
carried out with number of small
ships being sunk or damaged.
One Allied plane was missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10

PATERSON, N. j., Dec. 10. (UP)
"A complete production shutdown
threatened the five Wright Aero
nautical corporation plants in this
area Friday as an unauthorized
United Automobile Workers of
America (CIO) strike spread to at
least four plants and made thou
sands of the corporations 10000
workers idle.
A company spokesman estimated
$500 out, affecting all plants but
woodbridge, and said that produc-
tion was hampered in the piston,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
WdIkout PeriIs
) PI une P ants

crankshaft, assembly and cylinder
head departments.
Stephe j. Remsen, international
representative of the UAWA. esti-
mated strikers to number $4,000 to
1900 ana SAID that the shutdown
might become complete today "un-
less drastic action is taken some
where along the line"
The strike started late Wednes-
day when a small group of foundry
workers walked out after criticizing
the management of the assistant
supervisor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
VALLEY SEAMAN LISTED
MISSING BY NAVY

Clyde Bradley jackson, seaman
first class with the United States
naval reserve, is missing in action,
the navy department announced
Friday.
He is son of Mrs. Lou Kaiser
258 D street, Brawley, and brother
of Mrs. Ollie Lee Donaldson OF
Imperial.
The navy included no other de-
tails.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
BUS DRIVER DIES

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 10. (UP)-
Charles Barnicle, 48, a bus driver
brought his bus to a stop in the
center of a main boulevard Friday
turned off the motor and slumped
over the wheel. He was dead from
a heart attack when police found
him, but his 81 passengers were un-
hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
ARMY FLIER KILLED

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 10. CUP)-
One army flyer was killed and two
other men were missing today as
a result of crash of BIS bomber
near La Junta, Colo, while on a
routine training flight from Mather
Field, field officials said Friday.
The plane was last heard from early
Thursday when all six members OF
the crew parachuted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
STARTS LIQUOR PROBE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UP)-A
senate subcommittee launched an
investigation of the liquor shortage
today with members suggesting that
four big distillers are seeking to
corner" all available whiskey and
that the industry is withholding
whiskey from the market to make
bigger profits at the expense Of the
public and government.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
2OGO WORKERS STRIKE

louisville, Pa, Dec. 10 CUP
The two thousand workers of the
Cessona plant of the Aluminium Co.
of America struck today in protest
against working conditions bring
ing to a halt production of airplane
parts. The plant has been in full
operation six months 1t was built
as a Defense Plant Corp. project
and was leased to Alcoa for war
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (UP)-
The White House announced today
that President Roosevelt has signed
legislation which gives sole author
ity over the selective service system
to Director Lewis B. Hershey, TAX
ing from War Manpower Commits
sioner Paul v. McNutt all control
of the system.
The new ~ also prohibits in
duction of so-called administrative
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
BECOMES CITIZEN

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 tUP)--
Renouncing his hereditary title OF
count. Curt Haugwitz Hardcnberg
Reventlow, former husband OF five
and-ten- -cent-store heiress Barbara
Hutton, Friday became a United
States citizen.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
ROBS TWO BANKS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 CUP)-A
bandit held up two banks Friday
within a short time and escaped
with a total of approximately $500.
Police said the same bandit ap-
parently held up the two banks
within a half hour. In both in
stances he asked for $40 after dis
playing a 38 calibre revolver. AT
the Bank of America branch at
Second and Western, the holdup
man obtained $500. At the Citizens
National Trust & Savings bank
branch at 5257 West Adams Boule-
ward he got $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
PARTISANS WIN VICTORY

LONDON, Dec. 10. tUP)-Jugo-
slav partisan troops broke through
German lines along the Adriatic
coast and occupied the port OF
Biograd today, while Radio Berlin
announced that Nazi planes again
were in action in Jugoslavia in an
apparent effort to crush all parti-
san resistance.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
GETS BUILDING PERMIT

Building permits were issued
Thursday to M. o. Best and Ken
meth Bowles. Bests application was
for a $3.50 loading platform at 149
N. End street. BoWles estimated
$3.50 repairs and alterations in
Guiding installation of bath in his
garage at 883 Olive st.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10

DO Unto Others
A certain clergyman was DONG
q bunch of good deeds Friday night
in the midst of the deluge. He was
BUSY picking up people, mostly ser
vice men, stranded by the flooding
gulleys. At the moment concerned
he was parked looking for some
body to help when along came
certain Junior college student IN
a swanky car. Said swanky car
slashed through the water and COW
cred the clergymans clothing and
car with mud and water.
Nov there are proper ways TO
teach young people lessons" unused
the reverend to young lad whom
he was giving a lift. II believe that
young man will profit most by
sampling some of his own medicine.
The j. G. students car, as re-
suit of his wave making, had stop
ped, the motor drowned and gasping.
So the reverend put on steam,
swept past with huge wave and
let the J. c. student catch the brunt
of the attack!
However, the water which covered
the students car also covered the
reverend's motor and his car stop
ped dead, just ahead of the victim.
With some chagrin the reverend
used the starter to get round the
corner and save his blushing SELF
consciousness.
Yes, young man." he philoso-
phied, that's perfect example OF
how fallacious is the revenge
theory
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
SCHENCK TO TESTIFY

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. CUP)-
Joseph M. Schenck will appear next
week as a defense witness in the
movie extortion trial of six Chicago
racketeers and one New Jersey
labor leader. defense attorneys indi-
Gated Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
OKEHs NAVY FUND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (UPp--
The house Friday passed and sent
to the senate bill authorizing the
navy to undertake a s235,000 900
public works program, including
construction and development OF
naval facilities on both coasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
FACES SANITY TEST

MERGED. Cal, Dec. 10. CUP)-
Two alienists from the Stockton
state hospital for the insane Friday
will test the sanity of Vernon Per-
ryman, 10. accused of numbering
Mrs. Henry Reynolds, his 27-year-
old aunt and then raping her.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
victoryU psets
Nuzi Defense,
InnperiIs Armies
Three-Day Battle Routs Germans
From Strong Dnieper Base;
Enemy Hailed in Kiev Sectors

LONDON, Dec. 10. (UP)-Russian assault forces cap
tured the strategic Ukranan railroad junction of Una
menka Friday after violent threeday battle scoring the
Red armys first major victory since the fall of Gome
two weeks ago. The loss of Znamenka unhinged the Ger
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
Valley Surveys
Damage from
Sweeping Storm
Rain. Hail and Lightning Batter
Entire Area. Flooding Stores,
And Impeding General Transport

Imperial Valley residents Friday checked damage iron
the rain, hail, and lightning storm which Thursday night
deluged the south central with than an Incl
precipitation in IL hours. ~
Fields were flooded so that harvest and other field WORK
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
SaIvaged Fats
Bring Cash..
Extra Coupons
Issuing of Two Brown
Points Per Pound
Slated to Begin Monday

Monday December 13, for the
first time, OPA is allowing extra
ration points for used household
fats turned in to meat dealers.
Two meat ration points will be
given each Imperial Valley house
wife in addition to the four and
five cents per pound for salvage
kitchen greases by the butchers,
giving the housewives additional
incentive to participate in supply
ing raw materials necessary to the
war effort.
In Ell Centre neither the butchers
nor the office of price administra-
tion had learned anything regard
ing the new plan except what in
formation has been in the Post
Press. According to the Los An
geles OPA office. retailers will give
one brown point for each half
pound of fats brought to the buch-
er. Restaurants, retailers, hotels
and other large eating establish
ments are not entitled to the
stamps, but everyone will receive
the payment OF four or i've Genus
per pound, depending upon the
quality and n-strained fatS).
MEANS MORE STEAKS
On the basis of one brown stamp
for each half pound of salvaged
fats or fraction thereof, Imperial
county housewives would be 583
luscious one-pound T-bone steaks
richer figuring on the basis of Oc-
tober collections alone. The I'M
perial Valley Rendering Company
at Brawley reports that $500 pounds
of fats were salvaged in October,
which represents 1000 points. In
November the company collected
5000 pounds from county butchers
which in the terms of points would
represent $500 points or $50 steaks.
Company heads set out in a con-
versation with this newspaper that
the butchers were made agents of
the government in this national
Continued on page 8, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
q AMBLINe
4\EpoR1ER
Undoubtedly

Undoubtedly
Central Union High schools play,
"It Never Rains" has been post
Doned until it never rains.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
Apt, We'd Say

Apt, We'd Say
Bill Fox, the drainage expert, was
talking over the radio Friday morn
ing about, of all things, how rapid
ly the water soaks into the ground.
lie Asked For It.
AT the Rotary club in Holtville,
Continued on page 8, col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-10
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 50, minimum
Friday 46; am. Friday 48, humid
ity 10; noon Friday &c, humidity rs;
pm. Thursday So, humidity 88.
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Evening star., 1943-05-03

persistently confused. occasionally
to the private advantage OF those
muddying the waters"
Controls Cited
;. That the press and radio, in
their treatment Of information,
are under the divided influence OF
the Government. the public audi
ence, the advertisers, and the own
ers, with the owners having the
flnal word" This is coupled with
the statement that our Govern
ment does not control the press and
radio as they are controlled in other
countries" and that it (our Gov
ernment) has only a limited in
fluence over what they say and do. ,
There is no explanation as to
whether this is hint that the ex-
ample OF other governments which
control the press might better be
followed but the student is certainly
left with the command that it is
his duty "to support those channels
of information which conform to
the text books concept Of how to win
the war.
4. That Congress should not enact
a sales tax, that spending tax
has some very good features, that
Evening star., 1943-05-03

the Ruml plan and similar forgive
ness plans are wrong. and that the
Presidents top salary ceiling di-
rective Is still the law Of the land.
S. That grade ia belling for canned
goods is definitely to be put into ef-
feet this year by the Government
and that it should be given public
support.
Finally, the text book recommends
for reading the booklet Battle
Stations for AL" issued by the owl
and severely criticized by members
OF Congress. Likewise, student
readers and their parents are told
they will get free from the White
House" copies of the Presidents
speeches which apparently are to
be accepted as gospel in the class
room irrespective Of the section.
dealing with partisan and controver-
slal subjects. Not one reference is
made In the books suggested biblioe-
raphy OF useful materials" to anv
newspaper or radio program which
happens to present the other side
OF these controversial questions. AS
Is customary with such propaganda.
there is only the Government" side.
Reproduction RIGHTS Reserved)
Evening star., 1943-05-03
he Great Game of Politics
Brown Locks RuthIessness Needed to Strip OPA
Down to Rebuild Mess He Inherited

trying to weed out some of the more
unnecessary ones: to lessen the con-
fusion and establish order.
Two Handicaps.
Probably, his efforts to diminish
the unwieldiness Of his organization
and reduce it to manageable size
are responsible for some Of the
present bitterness and demoraliza-
ton with which OPA is seething.
How long 1t will take Mr.. Brown
and Mr.. Herring to get results and
how much they can get in the way
of results, no matter how long they
take, remains to be seen. Two
things handicap them. One is that,
though they are both able and clear
headed, the Messrs. Brown and
Herring are not ruthless men-and
no very great results in the way Of
really reorganizing this monstros-
ity can be obtained without con-
siderable degree of ruthlessness.
Mr.. Brown has achieved an i'm
provement through the removal OF
some Of the more preposterous OF
the young men who posed as in-
dispensables" in his organization,
but there are SO many incompetents
tucked away in so many places that
sweeping them all out is a formi-
dable job.
The other handicap is even
greater. 1t is the handicap imposed
by the sheer weight of a years
growth. Though this vast organiza-
ton wobbles and rolls, twists, turns
and founders, still, in a sense, it is
a going concern" and it seems
impossible now to destroy 1t utterly
and build again from the bottom,
though that is what ought to be
done and probably what Mr.. Brown
would like to do. But, even If he
and Mr.. Herring were ruthless
enough to do that, it could not be
done without full presidential sane
ton and support.
Would Confess Error.
For one thing it would involve
public admission that Mr.. Roose-
velt's whole course from the be-
ginning of OPA had been wrong.
1t would be equal to saying that he
not only failed to lay down a sound
policy at the start but failed to
appoint the right man and that he
had wasted an immense amount of
time and money.
Though the President did discover
very late that Mr.. Henderson's use
fulness was ended, it is certain that
he has not to this day any concep-
ton Of the condition in which he
left the OPA. And it is quite Ger
tain he will not authorize a COM
plete reorganization.
So Mr.. Brown will continue to
sweat over the situation, trying to
do the best he can, knowing that he
can't do very great deal, and that
his machine is shot through with
insubordination and inefficiency, the
existence of which he cannot admit
publicly. His job is neither easy nor
pleasant and it Is not surprising
there are reports of his desire to
relinquish 1t.
Evening star., 1943-05-03

lin has been only slightly i'm
pressed by arguments Of the
American and British govern
ments as to the effect the bitter
dispute and suspension Of POLISH
Russian diplomatic relations are
having on the smaller European
nations. He maintains the point
that the eventual military VIC
tories of the Allies will have a
telling effect on all the people Of
Europe.
But at the same time, Stain is
said to have made 1t clear to the
American and British govern
ments that while he does not
intend to insist on forming a
Polish government = in exile in
Moscow or even to recognize Of
ficially a Polish national council
on Soviet territory, the official
government-in-exile must get rid
of the many reactionary men,
bers said to be pulling the wires
behind Premier Sikorskis back.
Considers Him Able.
From what is known in respon-
sible quarters here, Stain has the
highest opinion of Gen. Sikorski,
whom he met when the latter
visited Moscow. Stain considers
him an able and trustworthy man
who unfortunately has been en-
shared by number of men who
still represent what is described
in Moscow as a "feudal nobility"
The person whose connection
with the Polish government-in-
exile is particularly Objectionable
to Moscow is Ignacy Matuchew-
ski, close friend of Col. Joseph
Beck, Poland's Foreign Minister
in 1899 when Germany invaded
Poland.
Col. Beck has had a reputation
Of playing a somewhat obscure
game. While Foreign Minister in
Warsaw he wavered between Ger
many and Great Britain and
France. Although 1t was during
his tenure Of Office that Ger
many invaded Poland, in previous
years some considered him as the
friend of the Nazis, while others
described him as a shrewd dip
lomat whose heart leaned toward
the western democracies.
Moscow Recalls Stand.
His friends went on to say
that his play with Berlin was
prompted by his desire to ward
of the evil day Of war until
Poland and her western Allies
were ready for war. But it is
recalled in Moscow that while
Col. Beck was Foreign Minister,