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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16

According to one company, the
order placed agriculture in second
airy Importance to industrial users
in distribution of the supply.
The consensus was that the order,
retroactive to Nov. /, which will
cut motorists gasoline supplies
without reducing the value of their
coupons, was announced so late
that many concerns would sell their
quotas before the end of the month
If they had not oversold already.
One large company said it was
cut to 25 per cent of the August
September average and predicted
that the decrease would be made
general because government de-
mands would be raised from As to
90 per cent of the output.
The petroleum administration for
war announcement said the order
was based on an inventory of exist
ing supplies on the West coast.
Most distributors said they we're
trying to make their supplies last
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16

idiilldi 10 VI LNdLl GulOpC ulu llOC
permit the identification of the OBJ
jectives. The Berlin radio reported
that Oslo had an hour-long air
alarm around noon, and gunfire
from far distant" was heard in
the capital.
Flying the hundreds of miles from
British bases, the American air.
men found conditions good over the
target areas and visibility ideal.
They met comparatively light anti
-aircraft and fighter opposition.
DIFFICULT FEAT
The Eighth air forces most pow
erful blow at Norway sent one for
nation of Flying Fortresses seek
ing out a target of prime import
ance. Even to locate the target
from the air represented a consid-
cradle feat of navigation, and OBJ
servers believed it would have been
impossible by night or in poor Wis
ibility.
The crewmen said they were pos
tive they dumped their explosives
right on the nose"
A second rorL-ess formation con-
centrated on another target some
miles distant, while the Liberators
bombed military installations at
still another point. The heavy
weight bombers flew unescorted.
Men aboard the Fortresses at
tacking the prime target agreed
that five bombs from the lead plane
plunkeo squarely in the middle of
the target area and did so much
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Giraud's Offer to
Resiun Revealed

ALGIERS, Nov. l6. (UP)-Gen.
Henri Honore Giraud has offered
his resignation as commander OF
the French armed forces twice
within the last month, in apparent
protest against his subordination to
Gen. Charles de Gaulle on the ma
tional committee of liberation, but
informed sources said today that
he has agreed to retain his mill
tary command.
The conflict was understood to
have been settled after de Gaulle
and his supporters on the COM
mittee agreed to a number OF con-
ditions assuring Giraud a relatively
free hand in his command of French
armed forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
SO Do We
Red Cross Local
Budget Is Told

Setting the budget of S9,l45 for
the coming year was the chief busi-
ness transacted by Red Cross direc-
tors at the Ell Centre chapter s
monthly meeting Monday night at
headquarters
AL Missildine chairman, present.
ed the proposed budget worked out
by a committee assisted by Mrs.
Marie Deal Schies, general field
representative for Southern Cali
fornia.
After discussion, a local budget
of $9,145 was adopted the increase
over last year being due to the
great increase in Red Cross work,
particularly in the some service
field.
To this local budget will be added
the chapters quota in the national
campaign, the Red Cross drive
coming in March.
Ken Thornton chairman an
nounced plans for the annual meet
ing Dec. 6 at which time officers
of the chapter will be elected.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Soviet Lend.Lease
Totals ; Billion

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. CUP)-
Foreign Economic Administrator
Leo T. Crowley today disclosed that
lend-lease shipments to Russia to
the end of September, l943, amount
ed to S3,287O47,0OO and included
6,500 airplanes.
The shipments also included more
than 5000 tanks, 125,OOO sub-ma-
chine guns, l45,000 trucks, $4,000
jeeps, 10000 field telephones, and
100000 miles of field telephone
wire.
OF the total assistance given to
the USSR by the United States.
Crowley revealed, 1888, $50 900 was
in military items, $884, 1863 900 in
industrial materials, and S549 .O22 900
in foodstuffs and agricultural prod
uctS.
More than half of this aid was
sent during the first nine months
OF l943 and the remainder was pro-
vided in the preceding Is months,
Crowley said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Farm Bureau TO
Consider Strike

Directors of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau will meet in special
session at the court house in El
Centro at 2 pm. Wednesday to
discuss the strike of irrigation dis .
trict power employees scheduled form
midnight Wednesday.
The meeting was called by Presi-
dent Baxter Loveland and will be
attended by farm bureau members
as we'll as the directors.
Committees appointed by farmers
laid plans Tuesday to handle what
ever emergencies may arise Incl
dent to the proposed strike. They
were said to be particularly CON.
cerned because they feared the
delivery of water may be interfered
with if the irrigation district should
become a closed shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
vandergrift Dead.
japanese Claim
By UNITED PRESS

The japanese Domei news
agency said in a broadcast to China
Tuesday that Gen. Alexander A.
Vandegrift, of the U. S. Marine
corps, was killed in action during
an air-sea battle in the southwest
Pacific.
The enemy broadcast, recorded by
U. S. government monitors, said
news of Vandegrift's death" was
obtained in IAN intelligence report
from New York"
Two hours earlier however, a
Domei English Language broadcast
had reported that Vandegrift ar
rived in San Francisco Monday.
Vandegrift took personal COM
mand of the marines during the
early stages of the landing on Bou-
gainville island.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16

by delivering the minimum amount
to each area but agreed they had
no present solution for areas whose
November demands were higher
than the average of the two month
period.
One company said 1t had been
ordered by PAW to give first pref
erence under its restricted quota
to industrial users. Secondary con-
sideration was to be given TO CONF
mercial users, such as the dairy
industry, agriculture, contractors
and state, city and county govern
ments. Third preference was 10 go
to resellers, jobbers and post ex-
changes.
Shortages already were reported
in several agricultural areas where
August and September demands
were slight but where the navel
orange harvest now was in fun
swing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Allies Yield Some
Ground in Fight
On Italian Front
Clark's Men Forced to
Fall Back Bit Before
Repeated Nazi Attacks

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TERS, Algiers, Nov. 16.
(UP)-Strong German coun-
terattacks aimed at stalling
an Allied threat to the west
ern end of the trans-Italy Nazi
winter defense line have forced
American troops to yield a small
area of Mount Croce near Venafro.
it was disclosed today.
While the remainder of the Ital-
ian battlefront remained quiet,
American forces of Lieut.. Gen.
Mark w. Clark's Fifth army, fight
ing in severe weather, were forced
to yield ground before two Nazi
thrusts in the rugged terrain.
HOLD HEIGHTS
They lost only one feature of the
hill and firmly held other heights
above Venafro. The action showed
clearly the Importance the enemy
attached to the area, where an
Allied break-t through might collapse
the anchorages laid in high ground
to the west above the Garigliano
river.
The Allied commentator in an
nouncing the action did rot reveal
the exact extent o. the German
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
New
Crop
Grows
licorice Root
Exp pertinent Crop
On ~. Farms

LlcOrlce root, an import
ant crop since the war cut
off the usual sources of sup
ply, is growing in Imperial
Valley as an experiment and
at Hanford farmers have shipped
their first carload east.
Licorice, some varieties of which
are pernicious in growth and might
become a serious weed pest, is be-
ing grown in the BraWley area,
County Agricultural Commissioner
B. A. Harrigan said Tuesday. The
varieties being grown there, how
ever, are not of the pernicious var
iety. Some is growing on the A. w.
Nelson ranch about six miles south
west of BraWley and some on the
Joe Wicker ranch on New River
north of BraWley. Harrigan said
that peace-time prices paid for lic-
orice are SO low that it is not a
money making crop. 1t is produced
some places with low cost labor and
under conditions which make it
possible to charge small prices for
it.
USES FOR LICORICE
Among the uses to which licorice
is put are medicine, paint for bat
tleships, candy, cough drops, and
oil. Licorice became more import :
ant lately as the principle ingred-
lent of foamite used to extinguish
oil fires and now standard equip
ment for battleships, oil tanks, pipe
lines, and fire trucks.
Harrigan said the licorice roots
are planted, they grow rapidly
and spread quickly. Once they
have started, he said, they are diff
ficult to eradicate.
Before the war between 60,0O0,000
to l00,000,000 pounds of licorice were
imported into the United States
annually from Bagdad, Iraq, Tur-
key, Russia, and Spain by one east
ern processing plant alone.
The Kings county licorice, now
Continued on page 6, col. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
WesfmorIand First
To Reach Quota

More than doubling the quota,
Westmorland is the first city in
Imperial Valley to complete its
Community War Chest campaign.
Assigned a quota of $2,775, West
morland Monday night had raised
over $4,000 and completed its drive,
H. r. Andre, chairman for the
Westmorland campaign, announced
Tuesday.
First reports on the progress of
Ell Centro's campaign to raise S29,-
400, will be made luncheon meet
ing Wednesday at which time work.
ers in the drive will report results
to date. The luncheon is set for
II noon at the California hotel
with Roy II. Womack, chairman, in
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
9TH AIR FORCE POUNDS NORWAY TARGETS
Tanker.Savinu
Device Disclosed

LONDON, Nov. 16 CUP)-British
tankers now are fitted with new
compressed air device for use
when tOrpedOed, and tanker
after tanker has been brought to
port after receiving torpedo dam
age which one time would have
been fatal" the ministry of war
transport revealed today.
The ministry, in announcing
the new device, said il had proved
TO he one of the most important
and successful innovations of the
war.
Tens of thousands of tons of
invaluable cargOes have been
saved TO add to the United Ma
tiOns' huge petrol and oil sup
plies" the announcement said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Explosion Takes &
Lives, Iniures 80

YORKTOWN, Va, Nov. 16. CUP)
An explosion at the naval mine
depot early today resulted in at
least six deaths and injuries to 20
to 80 others but caused a suIpris-
ingly small amount of damage to
the rest of this historic James river
town.
The explosives warehouse which
blew up at 1855 a. m, in a blast
that was heS I'd 60 miles away, is
isolated from the main section of
the town made famous by Corn
wallis surrender to American revo-
lutionary forces in 1871. Damage
outside the depot area was re-
ported to have been confined to
broken windows.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Japanese Listen
TO US. Radios TO
Learn War News
Majority of Enemy Is
Under DelusiOn They're
Winning Struggle Easily

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov.
16. (UP)-Many Japanese
listen to American broad
casts to find out how the war
really is going for their
country, former internees return
ing home aboard the exchange lin
er Gripsholm, said today.
The vast majority of the people,
however, live under deluSion that
Japan has won nothing but VICTOR
les since the surprise assault upon
Pearl Harbor.
The japanese propagandiSts have
even found victory in such crush
ing American triumphs as the bat
tie of the Coral Sea and the recap
ture of Attu.
DESCRIBES STAND
The Domei Japanese official
news agency account of the loss
of Attu described the heroic stand
of the Japanese units and how mo
prisoners were taken" The acco3nt,
the repatriates said, gave the i'm
preston that the Nipponese had
won an outstanding success.
Stories of the battle of the Coral
Sea first listed all the American
vessels claimed sunk and then
CLOSED over Japanese losses. This
technique also is used in describing
the air fighting in the South Paci-
fic. The japanese newspapers and
radio announcers invariably claim
huge numbers of U. S. planes shot
down.
END LIKE THIS
Almost always these accounts
wind up with line like this:
And on our side one plane failed
to return to its base, having crash
dived on its objective"
Repatriates said considerable
skepticism has been generated by
this type of propaganda. japanese
officials connected with concentra-
ton camps frequently asserted their
own disbelief in the japanese ra-
dio. A number of japanese officials
were officials were quoted as saying,
II listened to the San Francisco
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Conferees Agree
On Draft DeIav

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. CUP) -
House and senate conferees today
agreed on legislation to place pre-
war fathers at the bottom of the
national draft pool
The measure, outgrowth of the
atempt by Sen. Burton K. Wheeler
D., Mont, to forbid the drafting
OF pre-war fathers before 1914 now
goes back to both houses for vote
on the confereees' revisions.
The conferees also agreed to out
law war manpower commissioner
Paul v. McNutts regulations max
ing men in certain non -deferrable
occupations subject to immediate
draft regardless of family status.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
HolsviIIe Navy
Addition Approved

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 16.
Especial to the Post-Press)-Sec-
retary of Navy Frank Knox has
approved a project for construction
of additional bachelors quarters at
the navy auxiliary air station at
HoltVille
The additions will cost 100000.
Two additions were to be con-
structed. The request for the i'm
provements were sent to Washing
ton two months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16

plete disregard for his own safety
Then, during the heaviest part
of the attack, he carried a more
critically injured man down the
ladder from the bridge to the near
est battle dressing station" the
citation read. This prompt and
courageous action, in the face OF
great danger to himself, in all
probability saved the life OF the
wounded man."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16

Dor, where he also received the
Purple Heart for having been
wounded in the Sicilian action.
Lit. (J.G) Donald E. Craggs, Nor
walk, Cal, also was awarded a
Silver Star.
His citation disclosed that Roose-
velt was serving aboard an Ameri-
car destroyer in Palermo harbor
during an enemy air raid and gave
first aid to two wounded men
quickly, effectively, and with COM
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Honqkollq Raided
BY UNITED PRESS

BY UNITED PRESS
The japanese Domei agency, IN
a wireless transmission reported to
the OWL, said Tuesday that Allied
planes raided Hongkong last night.
The agency said the raid was
frustrated" by anti-aircraft fire
and that no damage was sustain
ed by our side"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
D AMBllNe
~ Ep0RrER


We always like to get the latest
dope from the front and here is a
little late dirt sent by Staff Ser
geant Jimmy Clark, who used to
work on the PoSt-PresS. We can't
print all of it because you know
how men are. But here is some
of it.
Viewed the Rock of Gibraltar
and find that it looks just as the
Prudential Insurance Co. pictures
it There are some nice
looking women around and they
are certainly friendly . AS to
foods I'm always thinking of my
stomach they raise some very good
apples, WalnutS, onions, peppers,
and other such foods SO am gorg
ing myself from dawn to dark E. :.
/ have to get the Press to keep
up with the class ads. Am waiting
for a good job to show up in them
and then intend to apply for it . g.
Am now learning how to climb
under my helmet and bring slit
trench up around me in an awful
short time"
SO Do We
Billy Creed, 5, always has liked
fires, even as you and l. The eX-
citement and hurry always fasci-
mated him.
Monday afternoon there was a
fire at the home of Elmer Greed,
Billy's father. Billy was distressed
- and went around with a most un-
happy expression on his face.
II don't like fires at my place"
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
BULLETINS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. (UP)
Economic stabiliZatiOn director
Fred Nj. VinsOn warned congress
today that approval of pend
ing joint resolution endorsing an
eights- -cents-per-hOur wage in
crease for all nom operating rail-
way employees will break the lit
tie steel formula.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. tUP)
The senate today by voice vote
cut in half a proposal that the
government spend S5O,OOO,OO a
year on newspaper advertising to
promote war bond sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
West Cos Supply
Down IL Per Cent

FRESNO Cal. Nov. 16. (UP)-Major West Coast
gasoline distributors said today that the petroleum
administration for order cutting deliveries to dealers
to 83 cent of the gustSepember averages put the
industry back its heels"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Two New Women
Officials s Named
Supervisors Appoint Health Officer,
County Auditor; Mrs. Ma++ox Deputy
For Is Years, VIII Replace Carey

Imperial county had new county auditor and new
county health officer Tuesday, both of them
Mrs. Irene MattoX late Monday in county
auditor to succeed Walter D. Carey, who resigned after
serving as Imperial county auditor since 1911
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
Presidents Son
Gets Silver Stor

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Algiers, Nov. 16. (UP)-
1t Franklin Roosevelt r today was awarded the Silver
Star for conspicuous galantry and lnrepldty during
the Sicilian campaign last August
Roosevelt was decorated at ceremony in Algers har
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
REDS BESIEGE
CITY OF GOMEL.
Russian Drive in White Russia Area
Threatens 70 Unhinse Nazis' Defense
Line on Central and Southern Fronts

MOSCOW, Nov. 16 (UP)-Red armies rolled westward
today 200 mile line laying siege Gome and Rechit
in White Russian drive which threatened split the
German forces by unhnging the central and southern
fronts on both sides of the Prpet marshes
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
derAGtdck
ByHeovyweishts
OfU.S. Air Force
Two Formations Of Flying Fortresses.
Libera+ors Hit Vital Military Areas
In Northern Country under Nazi Rule

LONDON Nov. l6-tUP(-Amercan heavy bomber striking
at station and mines which produce vital ore
tackled Nazhed Norway today in raid that brought exce
ent results"
LONDON, Nov 16. (UP)-Two formations of American
Flying Fortresses and third of berators smashed today
at vital military targets Norway and returning
reported that the results excellent"
First reports of the assault in force the Norwegian
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-16
WEATHER

Maximum Monday &c, minimum
Tuesday as; am. Tuesday SIS, hu-
midity Al; noon Tuesday 78, humid
ity 20; pm. Mon. IS, humidity 81.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

The official version Of the abrupt
action taken by the police depart
ment is that the army had request
ed such action because some social
ly infected enlisted men had said
that they had traced the source Of
infection to acquaintances made at
the Lenox avenue dance hall.
There Is also the totally unsub-
stantiated charge Of knowledge and
collision on the part Of the man.
agement in prostitution activities
there.
It Is highly pertinent to point out
that a fact NOT mentioned in the
official version OF the case Is that
the Savoy management had been
advised NOT to advertise in white
papers because It would draw white
patrons to Harlem. There Is the
added odd situation that various
officials have repeatedly posed the
question to the management OF
whether or not whites and Negroes
DANCE TOGETHER at the Savoy.
There have also been Suggestions"
that the Savoy management refuse
admittance to white patrons.
No, these things did not happen
in Dixon's Mississippi or Alabama
or Georgia. They happened here
in what is looked upon as the most
cosmopolitan city in the world
the New York Of that arch liberal"
Fiorello LaGusrdia.
Many leaders, who have consid-
cred the mayor a friend Of the
city's Negro citizens and believer
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08

blames his stars, the perhdy OF
women or the confusion Of times
for his failures
the fault Is far more like
~ 10 be his own than that Of the
woman II Is obvious that
merely being married Is no certi-
hcste OF proficiency in love.
There are many husbands whose
lives are made unhappy by their
ignorance of the soul Of woman
and the fine art Of being a lover.
Women are no. essentially diff
ferenH from men. Women are hui
man beings The man who
would know and understand wom-
Ell must have basic understand
ing Of the fundamental psychology
OF ell women The distance
between the sexes must be abridg ed
by the symbolic acts OF social CO.
operation and mutual esteem.
You Cmen) mus. make q SYM
bolic show Of pursuit and a fur.
Their symbolic show OF surrender
10 her beauty and charm. This
double process keeps love alive
and interesting.
"You (men) must understand
what every woman wants in q man
The love instinct in q woman Is
not simple thing Every
woman wants her man 70 be a
combination OF father. brother. low
er and child. And the man must
play these four strings that are
stretched across Ter heart
The result of the well.enacted
and oft-repeated drama OF love Is
the true comradeship and sharing
OF mature human relation. Thus
IL you (men) want to be loved by
women. you must understand
them"
Unable to understand the secret
cravings OF his wife, the cause OF
her apparent frisidity and nervous
ness, the marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Getslong was headed for the di-
vorce courts Luckily tie husband
sought the advice Of his doctor
friend and was able TO rekindle
the flame Of love within his wife's
heart and their marriage was
saved.
For Mrs Villa Mae Getalong
became a happy and eontented. de-
voted and beloved wife. There was
peace and quiet in her heart now.
where there had been turmoil and
confusion.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
BY JOE BOSTIC

New York's virile and voluble
army OF worshippers at the shrine
OF race hatred-the Northern echoes
of the cult Of Southernism, whose
basic tenet is the separation OF the
races and who violently abhor the
thought Of interracial socializing
scored what TO them was a signal
victory last week. They saw the
worlds most famous bsllroom-the
Savoy-closed by a stratagem of the
license commissioner in revoking
the license OF tie New York land
mark! No wonder they were pleased
and viewed the action with such
satisfied contemplation. For four
years they have been sniping at
the fun spot and only for the reason
that people in search OF harmless
relaxation and diversion had failed
to make social jimcrow a prerequi-
site for their pattern Of entertain.
ment.
Perhaps the commission and TIE
Appellate Division was not influ.
enced by the social attitudes and
insistent demands Of these self
styled arbiters. who had the gall
to attempt to dictate the social
patterns OF citizens whose privilege
it was TO determine their own
method Of diversion but II is
strangely coincident that no other
similar recreation hall had been
subjected TO the exasperating sur
veillance and rounding that fell
to the lot OF the Savoy.