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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
kiwanis Speaker
Reviews Attack
On Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor and the fateful day
of December 7 we're described for
Ell Centre Kiwanis club members by
M. L. McPougal of the Farm
Security Administration who was in
the Islands before and s.Iting the
Japanese attack.
As a preliminary to his discussion
of the bombing, Mr.. McDougal told
something of the characteristics of
the Hawaiian people, their super
stitions and their way of life, and
then launched into an account of
his own experiences during the at
tack
The speaker emphasized the COM
plete unexpectedness of the attack,
nearly everyone believing the planes
to be those of the United States on
maneuyers. The devastation which
resulted and the following days of
reconstruction were described, the
speaker concluding the talk with,
I'VE haven't won the war yet-not
until we have fought the last fight =
urging his audience to avoid letting
down in the war effort just because
victory seems imminent.
r. D. Hoy, chairman of the day,
introduced the speaker w. H.
Tyler, Jr., president, conducting the
business meeting. =
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
Do you know what General Arnold said?

7Nhe other day, Gen Arnold lifted us right
L out of our seats cheering.
He soid: "One day lost month over 160t
planes were in the air going from the United
Sfotes overseas 10 some war fheofer."
OF course, that was just one particular
day, and a big one. But even so, that's
good. In fact, that's swe7H
Then Gen. Arnold went on:
He told how the Army Air Force and the
RAF saved our men at Salerno. And how,
in doing it, we had to scrape the bottom of
the barrel. How we had to use every plane
in North Africa-how we had to gather
planes from every training center, depot and
modification center to do the trick.
He said the Italian invasion "would have
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
RAMBLING REPORTER
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as we'll brush up since playing darts
was to be the game of the evening.
At quarter after nine, Mrs.
Quisenberry arrived. Her husband,
who was supposed TO see that she
attended the party and was sur
prised, forgot all about it.
Then they began to play darts.
Mrs. Quisenberry had the highest
score. She didn't want to take the
prize for high score because she
already W eaded down with
shower gifts.
You have next Ign score" Mrs.
Quisenberry said to Josephine Eady,
lets play again and YOU can take
the prize But Mrs. Quisenberry
won again and had to take the
prize.
And do you know what? Mrs
Quisenberry's mother, Mrs. Homer
Spear, took the bobbie prize.
A clean sweep, we'd say.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
Officer Spikes
Violence Talk
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stationed at irrigation district in
stallations and have been there
since before the strike went into
effect a week ago.
Il told Gov. Warren that there
was no union violence in Imperial
Valley at all except the violence
which occurred when the secretary
treasurer of the Teamsters union
had been accused of beating up a
teamsters Union member Ware
said. Il assured the governor that
the alleged victim in the case had
filed a suit against the secretary
treasurer in Ell Centre justice court
and the case was being investigated
in the usual manner"
He said that Gov. Warren ap-
peared to be satisfied that every
thing was under control.
c. d. Downs, business manager of
the striking union, said Saturday
that things are just as usual and
the strike still or and that pickets
still are on duty"
Motorists passing the district
headquarters in Imperial Saturday
morning, however, said they could
spot no pickets.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
County Group
Of Officials
Scan Problems

Il don't want to be on the re-
/ ception committee if our boys come
back from the war and find out
they have to pay tribute to a labor
union for the privilege of working
for the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict," Chairman Evan T. Hewes of
the district board told Attorney
General Robert Kenny and SOUTH
ern California district attorneys at
conference in El Centre which
closed Friday night.
At the same meeting District At
torney Charles G.. Halliday and
Sheriff Robert w. Ware of I'M
perial county assured the attorney
general and others at the meeting
that everything was in or6er in the
county and there was no violence
as far as the strike vas concerned.
CITES LEGAL PHASE
HeweS spoke of the district
boards stand on the matters of the
closed shop and explained that
since the irrigation district is a
political subdivision it would be
illegal to enter into union con-
tract.
We as a board and as individ-
uals always have felt We could talk
to our employees and We feel they
can talk to U.S." HeweS said. Our
employees can still talk to us and
we can talk to them without the
interference of outside organizers.
There was no trouble until these
outsiders came in and stirred up
discomfort. There is one issue in
this strike, the closed shop and
union control of the district"
STRESSES DANGERS
He also discussed what would
happen if the Germans or Japanese
should bomb Boulder dam. He said
that in such an event the water
would go down the Colorado river
channel, into the New and Alamo
river channels, and spread out
thinly. He declared that in his
opinion such thing would not oc-
cur and if it did Imperial Valley
would not be harmed much. He
also described construction of the
dam and plans taken to protect it
from damage.
The Imperial County Bar asso-
citation Friday night entertained
the southern zone members at a
dinner in Mexicali as the last ses-
sion of the zone conference held in
Imperial Valley.
At the dinner meeting Jess Hes
sion, assistant attorney general,
told of his experiences as district
attorney of Inyo county when the
farmers of that area were wrought
up about the construction of the
Los Angeles aqueduct. He de-
scribed the litigation that followed
the now historic aqueduct bombing
incident and the legal points in
yolved.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
Russian Thrust
PeriIs Nazi
Line TO Minsk
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from the flanks and killed 700 Off
GERS and men, wrecked eight tanks
and Is guns.
Latest reports also placed the
Russians IL miles south and about
90 miles southwest of Zhlobin.
Soviet guerillas operating behind
the enemy lines in White Russia
actively assisted the Red army by
wrecking supply trains and shoot
ing up troop columns.
In one sector alone, four trains
were derailed and IL others at
tackled from ambush.
Some $50 miles TO the south.
the Russians repelled a series OF
desperate German counter-attacks
designed to blunt the Soviet bridge
head across the Dnieper near Cher
kasi. Nine counter-attacks were
thrown back in one sector and 1000
Germans killed.
radio Berlin said the Germans
reinforcements had regained con-
troll of Cherkasi after the Soyiets
had encircled the city and pene-
trated it,
The Red army increased its hold
on communications lines in the
Dnieper bend with the capture OF
Koristovka, q miles southwest OF
Kremenchug and junction of dou-
ble-tru railroads running to Zna-
menka, Kremenchug, Krivoi Rog
and Dnepropetrovsk.
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been easier with more planes could
not have been done with less"
He talked about the American raids on
Germany. On one, "a big Fortresses didn't
come home. On another, IS. On another,
27. On another, 2l. And since he talked,
90 bombers-and their gallant crews-went
down in single raid No one can attempt
to evaluate their loss in dollars or the loss
to the enemy in destruction of war materials
needed by him to carry on the war. But
planes cost dollars to produce millions of
dollars. -.-...,.
Then he pointed again to the obvious fact
that the Italian fight "is small engagement
compared to the gigantic expedition which
one day, and we hope not too many months
hence, will be set against continental Europe"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
PoIgamy CuItists
Draw Sentences
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Zenz admitted that the church lad
repudiated the doctrine of polyga-
my.
However, he addeu mo one can
be an apostle in the Ids church
without living it-all presidents OF
the church have lived it."
Later, Johnson asked the two
principal defendants if they had
not acted as missionaries to get
this girl into polygamv?"
Yes, in a way" zenz replied
KEEPS LAW OF GOD
She is keeping the law of God, >
Mrs. zenz added.
The polygamy issue was kept be-
fore the court when Assistant Dis
triet Attorney John Borden told
the Judge that the family's two
younger children were in Short
Creek. Ariz., where the cult is in
full swing"
Testimony at last weeks trial
revealed that the Wilson girl and
the elder Zenz, more than twice
her age, were married last June
in a secret wedding ceremony
here and proceeded to live together
with Mrs. Zenz No. |.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05

In short, if a fact was ever made crystal
clear, Gen. Arnold made this one: What
we're doing now is 9ood-BUT STILL
NOT NEARLY ENOUGH!
And that goes for our building, for our
fghting-and for the War Bond buying that
makes the building and fighting possible
Coming soon is a day when, with one
mighty effort, we're going to smash into
Hitler's Europe and bury Germany under
an overwhelming mass of men, equipment
and all the materials that money can buy.
And to do it we've got to boost our
War Bond buying. We've got to buy
more Bonds and more Bonds and more
Bonds right up to the final minute when the
Nazi and Jap flags go down into the dust
for good!
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
WL.B Refuses
Closed Shop

WASHINGTON. Dee. tUP1 =
The War Labor Eoard Shipbuilding
Commission, refusing 10 grant a
closed shop demand, ordered the
standard WLB maintenance of
membership provision today in a
contract between the Los Angeles
Metal Trades Council tAFL) and
the Peyton Shipbuilding Company,
Newport, Calf. -
The union had asked the COM
pany to sign the AF'L master agree
ment providing for closed shop
which covers most of the west coast
shipyards. The company accepted
all the provisions except the closed
shop clause.
The commissions decision follow
ed WLB policy in refusing to order
a closed shop except in cases in
which the provision had been made
in previous contracts between the
parties. Labor members of the
commission dissented.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
Allies Rout lazis
From Strategic
Barrier TO Rome

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tions from position to position, the
troops drove forward into the GEN.
ter of the line as torrential rains
drenched them.
The Americans and British start
ed climbing toward the high ground
before dawn this morning and oc-
cupied most of their objectives be-
fore nightfall although the rain
turned the sides Of the mountains
into slippery patches of mud.
Some walking knee-deep in the
mire, they went ahead. up heights
5000 feet in the air I climbed the
slopes of one hill to watch Ameri-
cans take over a main barrier on
the wa" to Rome while shells went
over my head by the hundreds,
sounding like the roar of great ex-
press trains.
German defenders sent mortar
fire on all the hillsides but when
our forces reached them, they were
huddled down in their gun pits,
caves and foxholeS ready to give up.
Yesterdays artillery barrage pick
ed out spots as mall as 300 yards
square to turn into hells of de-
struction. Some German sectors
were combed four and five times.
I saw four batteries alone fire two
tons of explosives in FIVE minutes
Antiaircraft guns we're turned on
the mountain peaks and their red
tracer bullets made luminous dots
and dashes through the night.
Backed by probably 500 guns
Clark's men advanced up slippery
mountain sides for a two-mile gain
across the 2,800-foot Canine peaks
just south of the key town of Cas-
sino, which aircraft were reducing
to ruins.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
British Planes
Rip Leipzig;
Hammer Berlin

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half of that of the previous night,
when Al were lost in raid of
equal weight on Berlin.
Pathfinder planes went in over
Leipzig first to mark out the tar
get area of Germany's fifth city
with flares. Then came a literal
rain of demolition and fire bombs
which kindled spreading conflagra-
tions among Leipzig's sprawling in
dustries, many of which had been
evacuated from the devastated Ruhr
and Rhineland in an attempt to es-
cape Allied air raids.
First reports indicate the bomb
ing was concentrated and effective"
the air ministry announced.
LONDON, Dec. 4. (UP)-British
and German long-range guns en-
gagged in heavy firing across Dover
straits early today in what reports
said was an attack on enemy ship
ping replied to by German coastal
batteries.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
Power of Press
Yields TO ARMY
RY UNITED PRESS

Correspondents sought in vain
TO arrange meeting with
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
during the Cairo conference,
James Fleming of the Columbia
Broadcasting System reported
from Cairo today.
When Lieutenant General Jo-
seph w. Stilwell heard of it,
Fleming reported, he said:
"Tarnation, boys, l could have
arranged ii in no time"
But, Fleming added, "unfor-
tunately, Vinegar joe wasn't
running the press conference
at this China conference"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
War ParIey Ends
At Tehran;;
Seals Nazi Doom,

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barbed wire and mine fields, Berlin
said.
London sources believed military
discussions were confined largely
to formal approval of Anglo-Amer-
lean plans for an invasion of west
ern Europe at the earliest possible
moment in conjunction with an
intensified Red army drive from
the east and possibly a thrust into
the Balkans to speed their collapse
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
JUGO TENSION TIGHTENs

LONDON, Dec. 4. fUPl-The Tree
Jugoslav radio announced today
that a provisional national govern
ment had ben formed by partisan
followers of Gen. Josip Brozovich,
prompting speculation here that re-
lations between the Jugoslay fac
tions were moving toward a show
down. Sources close to the exiled
Jugoslav government charged that
the move was a deliberate scheme
to prevent the Allies from carrying
OFT their plan of allowing the lib
Grated peoples to choose their own
form of government.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
Annual Meeting
OF Red Cross
Lists Speakers

Lamonte Kreider, Red Gross assis-
fant field director from the Sar
Diego naval repair base, will speak
on the bombing of London at the
annual meeting of the El Centre
chapter. American Red Cross, Mon-
day night. 8 o'clock in the Junior
college auditorium.
Mr.. Kreider was in London during
the six months that the blitz was
at its height and assisted British
home defense agencies in caring foI
the wounded and in evacuating
Iondoners to other parts of Eng
land. He will review the highlights
of his experiences at this meeting.
VARIED PROGRAM
In addition to Mr.. Kreider's talk
an excellent program of music has
been arranged which will include
three numbers by Central's high
school and junior college glee club
of 43 voices. under the direction Of
George Burt. Margaret Ann Hen
aerson will give a soprano solo in
the last number. a Negro spiritual.
Accompanies for the glee club will
be Lois Martin, Helen Womack,
Connie Maggie.
Since the El Centre chapter in
cludes the Imperial and Holtville
branches, those two communities
will be represented On the pro-
gram also. Holtville is sending the
high school dance band under the
direction of Miss Charlotte Brejcha
Members of the band include James
Lloyd. Merle Blair. Curley Rogers,
Alan Denton. Dutch Edwards, Ray
mond Gill. Susie Schaffner.
Imperial will be represented by
Wayne Hodgson, impersonator.
REPORTS SLATED
Al Missildine. chairman of the El
Centre chapter. will give l5-
minute report of chapter activities
during the year. and representa-
tives of Imperial and Holtville.
three-minute reports each, the busi-
ness being cut to minimum to
give opportunity for the program.
Officers for the coming year will
be elected during the business
meeting.
Preceding the meeting at $50 p.
m. Junior Red Cross members
under the supervision of the Home
economics department will serve a
supper to all who have made reser-
vations, in the high school cafeteria.
All citizens who contributed one
dollar or more to Red Cross in its
last drive automatically are men,
bers of the Red Cross and privileged
to attend the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
FLOOD WREaKS HAVOC

SEATTLE. Dec. CUP = Rain
swollen rivers of wesern Washing
ton, reaching the worst flocd stage
since 1888, were being battled by all
available volunteers today after
suddenly overflowing their banks
as the result of torrential rains in
the Cascade mountains. The thou
sands of acres of farm land flood
ed and city streets inundated, and
reports of extensive damage were
widespread
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
NAZIS WARN SWEDEN

LONDON, Dec. tUP) = The
Berlin radio said today that Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop
had informed the Swedish charge
d'affairs that Sweden was being
asked not to interfere in the future
with German actions in Norway.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Is ISSuFD FRIDAY

County Clerk w. J. McClelland
Friday issued a marriage license to
James Philip Santomier. 81, ma
rine of Bloomfield. N. j., who is
stationed in Imperial Valley, and
Gladys Marie Davidson. 10. secre-
tary, Bloomfield. N. j.. resident.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
SEEK RUSS TRADE

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 4 CUP)-The
Axis-controlled Scandinavian Tele-
graph Bureau, in dispatch quoting
the Basle newspaper, National
1eitung, said today that Switzer-
land was trying to establish diplo-
matte relations With the Soviet
Union and that many Swiss firms
were preparing for extensive trade
with Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
Scanning Y.
News Horizon
DIVORCE GRANTED

A final divorce was granted IN
Imperial county superior court
Friday to Avis arp in her suit
against Grady Arp.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
FUNERAL RITES SET

Funeral services for Jagat Singh,
SO, Hindustani of the Holtyille area
who died in El Centre Thursday
are announced at the Lemons NOR
tuary in Ell Centre for p. m. Mon
day.
Cremation is to be in San Diego
at ] p. m. Tuesday.
He was born in India and had
lived in Imperial Valley for 25 year.
His wife. Mrs. Cornelia Singh, sur
wives him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
LICENSE ISSUED

A marriage license was issued IN
El Centre Friday to Eugene Ar
thur Adair, 81. soldier stationed at
Camp Lockett, and Johnnie Fay
Blasingame, 81, F. Centre waitress.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05

Les BIackman, Plumbing
Ira Aten
Mrs. Florence Denham
George Willoughby
Martin Wabl
Charles Freedman
Marsh Dry Cleaners
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
COURT GRANTS
DIVORCE FRIDAY

Borene Bentley Rowland Friday
obtained an Introductory divorce
from Robert Richard Rowland.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
OBTAINS DIVORCE

Hector N Gracia Friday obtalneo
an Introductory divorce from VIC
toria Gracia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05

j. ID. Horton
Clarence Walker
Desert Grain q Milling Go.
Mark Washburn
Ben HulSe
Herb Fawcctt
X. X. Sharp
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05
The Following Citizens Are Sponsoring

McNeecc & McNeece
Evan T. Uewes
Fred X. Bright Co.
w. A. Scheniman
Robert SchwOb
Bert Edgar
v. II. Azhderian Co.
A. J. KaIin
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-05

y. X. Reed
Faure Tractor and Eqpt. Co.
J. S. Jones
+. II. Mitchell
Eddie Moore
Jolly Rogers
Arthur H0fmann
Arden Farms
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
Controversy
On ak Bill

Washington, Dec. 22.-(UP)-The
controversy between the admins
tration and congress over tax legis-
lation was further enlivened today
when Chairman Walter F. George,
D., Ga, rebuked Secretary of Treas
ury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., for criti-
Ching tax bill actions of the senate
finance committee.
Three other prominent Demo-
cratic senators, however, Joined
Morgenthau in attacking the COM
mittee's tax program as inadequate.
George sharply criticized Morgen-
thau for charging that contract re-
negotiation law amendments in the
bill would open the way to truly
extortionate profits" The changes
would exempt from the law various
contracts now covered.
"Morgenthau knows nothing about
the contract renegotiation act and
less about how it Is administered"
George said at a press conference,
adding that the Secretary Of Treas
ury's criticism comes with poor
grace
Morgenthau Monday had also de-
scribed the $2,275, 100000 tax bill
as entirely inadequate in view of the
Treasury's request for 10000, 900, 900.
Answering Morgenthau on this is
sue, George said:
1.-THE Treasury proposed to raise
a large part of the revenue by re-
lieving from taxation 100000 tax
PAYERS and reducing the tax burden
on some million or two others by
shifting the load to individuals with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
No Change Anticipated
In u. S. Policy In Spain

Washington, Dec. %. UP)-Dip-
lomatic quarters today foresaw no
great change in U. S. policy toward
Spain as result Of representations
to the Spanish government against
the attack on the American con-
sulate in Valencia by two members
of Generalissimo Francisco Frances
Falange party.
The American ambassador in
Madrid, Carlton J. H. Hayes, was
officially reported taking "appro-
pirate steps and it was believed
the United States would press for
strict action against the two ex-
tremists who broke into the con-
sulate last Saturday, tore down press
photographs from the wall and har-
angued visitors.
The American consul at Valencia
reported that the two men, veterans
of the Spanish Blue division which
aided the Nazi fight against Rus
STA, were seized Immediately and
Jailed by Spanish police outside the
consulate. The Blue division report
eddy has been withdrawn from the
Russian front, at least in part large
ly through Anglo-American insis-
tence.
A state department spokesman
said it would be unfair to assume
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22

Washington, Dec. 22-(UP)-PreS-
ident Roosevelt, already intervening
personally in the wage dispute Of
$50, 900 operating railway employees,
today faced the necessity of also
stopping into the pay controversy
of 100000 incorporating workers
to avert a general railroad strike
scheduled for Dec. 30.
Mr.. Roosevelt has met for three
consecutive days with officials OF
the 'big five" operating brother
hoods in an attempt to reach set
tlemen. in their dispute within linn
its of the wage sterilization pro-
gram. But new complications were
added last night when the IS nom
operating unions announced strike
for Dec. 80, the same date fixed
earlier by the five operating groups.
Since the President already has
interviewed In the case CT the big
five, 1t was believed he would take
similar steps in response to the non
operating STRIKE call. Up to this time
the two cases have been handled
separately under procedure set up
by the railway labor act. but Off
cials now assumed a final settle
ment would be based on single
formula.
Mr.. Roosevelt disclosed yesterday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-22
By M. S. HANDLER

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, Dec. 22-CUP)-The trial
at Kharkov of three Nazi mass muir
derers and a Russian traitor was
believed today to have set pat
tern for the treatment of Adolf
Hitler and his fellow Axis criminals
Most observers were convinced
that the Russians, regarding last
weeks trial as sound legal prece-
dent, intended to reenact its proceed
ure no matter how highly placed
the defendants.
When and if Hitler, Heinrich
Himmler and Herman Goering are
brought to justice, it was believed,
they will be tried and hanged just
as were their lesser accomplices-
Nazi officers Reinhardt Rezlav
Hans Ritz and William laughed
and the Russian Mikhal Bulanov-
last Sunday.
Observers argued that such treat
ment would fall strictly within the
framework of the Allies Moscow
declaration regarding Axis war
criminals.
Contending that the Kharkov
trial was conducted in accordance
with rigid legal procedure, they
aid the presence of 13 foreign cor
respondents precluded any doubt
as to its fairness.
There can be no question but that
the Russians surrounded the trial
with an air of highest solemnity.
To this correspondent at least, the
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