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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
Americans Blast
Nazis to Give
Point TO Confab
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Correspondent

A few hours after the world
had heard the story of the
historic Casablanca confer
ence between President Roosevelt
end Prime Minister Churchill a
force of American bombers We'd
nesday made their first raid of the
war on German soil
They attacked naval installations
somewhere in Germany and the
crash of their bombs lent emphasis
to the pledge of the Allied states
men to attack the Axis Until it
was forced into unconditional sur
render.
The target of the attack was
secret pending issuance of a COM
munique and there was no hint as
to the loss, if any, suffered by the
American raiders. The attack was
presumed to be a continuation of
the RAF and us. Air Force as
sault against German submarine
bases.
NEWS IN MAKING
Indications increased that there
would be important developments
on the fighting fronts as a result
of the Roosevelt Churchill confer
| ence
In TuniSia, American tanks and
infantry regained domination of a
vital pass and the Axis radios ex-
pressed fears that a United States
offensive was about to start in an
attempt to trap and wipe out the
retreating Afrika Korps.
Russian armies rapidly we're Wip-
ing out the Axis troops trapped
in the Stalingrad area and were
driving the Germans from posi-
tionS to which they still clung inside
the city itself.
Whatever military decisions we're
made at CaSablanca were kept
! secret
STORY INCOMPLETE
But indications grew that the
dramatic announcement of the war
conference on the sun-drenched
African coast left many dramatic
events and important decisions un-
revealed.
Strategic decisions, it was certain
would not be revealed until their
reality is brought home to the
Axis by the crunch of bombs, the
blast of shells and the scramble of
landing troops on the European
continent anywhere from Norway
to Italy or the Balkans.
Finland was limited as one posi-
bic subject on an Allied get-out-of-
the-War while e-gettingis good
drive. italy was another, and
there were rumors as to eye-open-
ing and cardS-On- the table maneu-
vers involving Spain and Sweden.
The ten days session of the
President and Prime Minister, end
ing Sunday, overshadoWed all 9TH
CT news from the far-flung fight
ing fronts of the war.
DRAMATIC BACKGROUND
The news of fresh Russian sue
ceSses, OF deepening gloom in Ger
manyS satellite states. of ever
grimmer warnings by Nazi propa-
gandiSts to the German public of
]
the east provided dramatic back
ground for the Casablanca an
nounCement.
Thus far, these results of the
conference have been made known:
!. Allied strategic plans for 1943.
calling for blows from the west
against Hitler's citadel timed to CO.
incide most effectively with Rus
sian blows from the east have been
started toward execution.
2. Specific details for the liq-
uidation of the Axis foothold in
TrIisia are presumably settled and
should quickly be clarified with
announcements of a new Anglo
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
Berlin Tricked
False Data

LONDON Jan. 81 (UP)-The German radio which had
been trcked into reporting prematurey the Roosevelt
Churchill conference was held in Washington offered fan
taSc explanations today to why the meeting was held
instead at Casabanca Berlin said in an English
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
Motorist FIunks
Rationing ABC's

SALT LAKE CITY Jan. 27 (UP)-The Office of Price
Administration today charged James A. Frsby with three
counts of violating mileage ratiOnng regulations and
qcsted he be held for grand jury action after he alleged
y secured three "A" books, six "B' books and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
Rain Slows Down
Valley Harvests
Autos Backed Up on Highway 80 for Six
Hours While Crews O pen De+our
Around Debris; Downpour General

Rain fell in Imperial Valley Tuesday night and carly
Wednesday in storm which covered the southern sec
tions California and Arizona, slowing up vegetable
harvess and leaving residents contendng with muddy
streets and highways. Heavy in the mountains to
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
Lawyers Row ",
ErroI Flynn Case

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. a. fUP)-Erro Fynns court
fans fidgeed today while legal arguments and tes
mony by minor witnesses consumed the morning they had
thought would be devoted to the movie heros defense
of statutory rape charges His lawyers said they still be
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
Plans for Invasion Laid -
At Conference. Reporters
Believe: Events Awaited
Presiden+s Secretary Admits Vital
News of Rooseve|+-Churchill Parleys
Withheld Until Time for Actual Moves
BY LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, JAN 81. (UP)-Rapidly developing
evidence that the full story of the Casabanca conference
is far from completely told is catching the sensitive inter-
est of this wartime capital today ,.,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27

But They Saved Him
One night last week IL was nee
cssary for Ben Herring to rush his
wife to the hospital to beat the
stork. Ben hustled in frenzy
around the house. oblivious to Mrs
Herring's attempt to calm him
down.
After a hectic 10 minutes of
preparation, they were in the car
and ready to go. Ben made des-
perate efforts to start the Car and
couldn't.
use the key" Mrs. Herring in
Structed calmly.
Il left it in the house, fumcd
Ben. He raced inside.
Mrs. Herring slid behind the
Continued on Page 6, Col %
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
y AMBl|Ne
l\Ep0RTER

The GlOater-
There is one FL Centro made SUI
premely happy by the rain and
mud.
The Rev. Mr.. Thomas c. Cum
ningham, pastor of the Assembly
of Cod church was observed smil-
ing broadly while driving up and
down the streets near his church
The longer he drove the broaded he
smiled. Asked why he drove ano
smiled, the pastor said gleefully:
This is the first time l evel
have been able to get near my
church after a rain without hav-
ing to plow through six inches Of
mu,d and water. These new grave
streets =. J.! s.....
And he continued to drive ant
to smile.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-27
Rock Slide Interrupts s. D. Highway Traffic
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday IS, minimum
Wed. 40; am. Wed. 81, humidity
"a; noon Wed. 60, humidity "a; 5
am. Tuesday 67, humidity As.
BANK DEBTS
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-30
Justice Denies
WOman's Charge
Warren Township Officials
Prison Record is Barred

court, and three times convict
ed of minor traffic violations,
once last March 5 when he paid
SIS assessed by Justice Donald
j. Parent here for driving on
the wrong side of the road.
Munro has been a justice of
the peace since April S, 1910.
He was criticized by state police
in July, 1941, when he failed
to report to the secretary of
state the reckless driving con-
viction of Cyriel DeVriendt,
Van Dyke contractor, whose
car had struck an 11-year-old
girl. A month later DeVriendt's
car struck and lied two chill
dren, and as a result Of this acct
dent the contractor was sem
fenced to a seven-year prison
term. State police contended
that had the earlier conviction
been reported, DeVriendts driv-
ing license would have been re-
voked.
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The council said travel trends
had not been determined but it
believes that the death trends
themselves prompt the conclu-
sion that mileage rationing now
in effect probably has made its
full cut in travel, and that war
time traffic will continue at pres
ent levels
For the first two months this
year, the south Atlantic states
showed the largest drop in traf-
fic fatalities - so per cent -
the council reported, adding that
both the south Atlantic and the
north central states have effect
ed created reductions in their
traffic tolls than the north At
lantic states. despite the ban on
pleasure driving in the latter
area. Moreover, the council re-
ported. fatality decreases in the
north Atlantic states were con-
siderably less throughout 1912
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-30
Jap Warship
Is Sci Attire
Low-FIyins Yonks
Strofs Destroyer

WASHINGTON, March 30 -
(P - American fighter planes
attacking at such low altitude
that one craft lost q three-foot
section of its wing against a
mast, strafed and set afire a
japanese destroyer in the north
western Solomon Islands on
Monday, the navy reported to-
day.
The damaged plane and all
others in the operation returned
safely. They were credited with
setting afire five to seven Japa-
nese planes in addition to the
damage inflicted on the de-
stroyer.
Communique No. 329:
South Pacific Gall dates are
east longitude.)
Il. On March 20:
"(A) During the morning, q
group of Lightning (Lockheed
P-38). Corsair (Vought F 4 W
fighters attacked the japanese
seaplane base at Faisi in the
Shorthand Island area. Five to
seven Japanese pines were set
"(B) Following the attack on
Faisi, this same group of fight
ers carried out low-level STRAIT
ing attack on a japanese de-
stroyer off Alu Island southeast
of Shorthand Island). The attack
was carried out at such low alti-
tude that three feet of the
wing of one plane was sheared
off by the destroyer's mast. The
destroyer was left burning.
"(C) All u S. planes return
ed"
The communique made no
mention of operations in the
Aleutians where according to
navy announcements Sunday an
American task force had discov-
cred and diverted at least tenn
porarily a Japanese force in
tent upon delivering supplies to
the enemy base on Kiska Island.
Naval spokesman said they had
no further information as to
whether the American force had
been successful in pressing an at
tack against the Jap ships.
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Yank Airmen
Are Decorated
$50 Win Recognition
for War Services

LONDON, March 30 F -
Headquarters of the Eighth Air
Force announced yesterday $50
awards for u. S. airmen follow
ing "a ceremony at which an adj
ditional AZ members of the
us. A. A. F. bomber crews
we're formally decorated by
Col. John II. Hayden of Tampa,
Fla.
Among those listed we're IL
posthumous awards of the air
medal, one Of second and third
Oak leaf clusters TO the air
medal, 90 of the first oak leaf
cluster TO the air medal and 4l9
of the air medal for the first
time.
Col. Hayden gave the air
medal to 80 bomber crewmen
for their work on five missions
over enemy-occupied continent
tai Europe.
The air medal is awarded for
exceptionally m er tor / o u S
See PILOTS-Page 2
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Bolt Strikes
Chimney ON
Bankers Home

George A. Hodson, cashier of
the Mount Clemens Savings
Bank, and Mrs. Hodson had q
narrow escape from death or
serious injury at 2:15 am. today
when the chimney on their
home at IL Breitmeyer Place
was struck by . bolt of light
ming.
Hodson, who said little out
ward damage Is apparent, COM
mented today: II jumped two
feet out of bed when u struck"
The cap was knocked from the
chimney of t'e house but neith-
er Hodson n has wife were in
jured.
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WARTIME RESTRICTIONS CURB Wild DRIVERS
Traffic Deaths In February Prove Lowest In II Years

CHICAGO, March 80 - up
- The nations traffic deaths in
February were the lowest in Is
years, the national safety eoun-
Gil said today, but cited figures
which il said indicated a sta
billing of the toll at levels from
40 to so per cent below those
of 1941, the last pre-war year.
Although the 1900 toll last
month was 80 per cent below the
February, 1912, total and 38 per
cent lower than the all-time
February high of 2,579 in 1941,
the council said the figures pro-
vided additional evidences that
the sharp declines in traffic
deaths that starts last year
with wartime restrictions, APP
parently had touched bottom.
The council said that last
months reduction was we'll be-
low the average drop of 4 per
cent recorded in the last six
months of 1912, and cited the 40
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-30

John c. Munro, 38-year-old
Warren township Justice of the
Peace, today was held for trial
next Tuesday on an assault and
battery charge by Recorders
Judge Joseph A. ellis in De-
troit after routine police
check revealed he had served
a prison term for involuntary
manslaughter resulting from a
traffic death in 1929.
The assault charge was
brought by Mrs Leila May
Blanchard, 33, clerk, who APP
peared in court with a discolor-
ed eve and said Munro struck
her the morning Of March 20
when she resisted improper adj
vanceS.
PRINTS CHECKED
When the Warren township
official was arrested on the
charge Monday night, his finger
prints were taken. Police ex-
perts said they identified him as
the Munro who was sentenced to
serve 2i2 TO Is years by a De-
troit recorders court judge in
October, 1929, after Frank James
was struck and fatally injured
by an automobile that sped
through safety zone at Third
and Temple avenues. He was
paroled Nov. 25, 1881.
The Munro police record was
before Judge ellis today as the
Justice was arraigned. Judge
ellis entered plea Of inno-
cent and set bond at 81 600.
EX-CAB DRIVER
Police files showed Munro
was a former taxicaL driver and
that in addition to the man.
slaughter sentence, he was con-
victed of assault and battery
Feb. 2, 1884, and given a sus-
pended sentence in recorders
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-30
County to Have
Two Legislative
Districts in "a

Division of Macomb county in
to two separate legislative dis
tricts as the outgrowth of the
1943 legislatures decision TO re-
apportion representation in the
state capital today confronted
the Board OF Supervisors, with
the politically wise forecasting
that an east to west demarcation
line will result in virtually GER
tain division of power between
Democratic and Republican can
didates.
Under the new law which will
increase from one to two the
county's members of the state
House of Representatives the
supervisors are charged with
See LEGISLATURE-Page 2
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Dire and Ryan roads In Warren
township, by the city Of Detroit
which has long sought the
property as q site for an en-
larged municipal airport.
Warren township residents
have consistently fought the
move and have promised legal
action when the proceedings are
filed.
The fact that hundreds of new
homes have been built in the
section within the past few
years has formed the basis for
the most outspoken opposition
to the Detroit program, Warren
township officials say.
Adjacent property-owners a.
well, however, have termed the
project undesirable and have re.
peatedly advised Detroit Of
ficials to seek q site farther re-
moved from the built up resi-
dental sections.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-30
Russians S|og
Ahead Despite
Mud and Rains
Toke Four More
Villages in Drive
Toword SmoIensk
.3Y EDDY GILMORE

MOSCOW, March 80 - Up
Slogging ahead in bad weather
and through swGmpy country,
he Red Army is contir uing to
move toward Smolensk, while
south of Belly, the Soviet midday
communique said today three
more villages have fallen into
Russian hands.
A strong enemy bastion
attacked in the Belly sector yes
terday and a wedge driven into
the German defenses, with one
detachment swinging around the
position to aid in DISCRIMINATING
large part of the garrison and
hen helping to stave off a Ger
man counterattack, the bulletin
declared.
While the main force of the
Russians northeast of Smolensk
consolidates its newly-w n
points, Scouts have gone out on
accommodating missions, it was
said.
In the latest fighting, about
300 Germans were killed, the
.ommunique said. and the Rus
slams captured two guns, a NOR
ih- ba tery and an ammunition
dump.
HEAVY LOSSES
Heavy losses were reported
dealt a German rapid fire rifle
init that attempted to storm So.
Wet positions on the Northern
Donets river, with the Germans
forced back to their original pc.
sitions.
The action was described Of
ficially as "in the area of the
middle reaches of the northern
Donets river"
These battles currently are
not on a large scale, il was re
ported, but they start usually
with the Germans sporadically
attacking the Soviet troops who
still are entrenched in their DO
sitions.
There we're as yet no indica.
See RUSSIA-Page 2
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Valiant Eighth
Army brushes
Nazi Defenses
Montgomery PIunsss
on in Hot Pursuit
of Desert Fox
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. March 30
R)-Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery's British Eighth Army
has occupied Gabes and FL
HANNA in a swift pursuit Of
Marshal Erwin Rommels Africa
Corps, an Allied headquarters
communique announced today.
The advance was made in
spite of strong rearguard resist
ance, the communique said, and
prisoners taken by the onrush-
ing Allies were said now to
number 5000.
In the north, meanwhile, the
British First Army of Lieut..
Gen. X. A. N. Anderson scored .
further advance from the D1ebel
Abiod area southwest Of b.
zerte.
100 CAPTURED
More than seven hundred
prisoners were captured in that
sector despite strong German
opposition in the difficult noun
famous country.
American columns Of Lieut..
Gen. George S. Patton. Jr..
nudging eastward from the
mountain passes east Of Gafsa
toward Rommels flank also
made progress after tuning hack
some local counterattacks. Tho
Americans captured 200 more
prisoners, the communique said.
The entrance of Allied naval
forces into the picture was dis
closed last night in an announces
ment that warships had slipped
close in shore to lombard the
Axis supply Port of Gabes, 20
miles north of the Mareth posi-.
tons which Rommel has forced
to quit because of the smashing
assaults of the British Eighth
Army.
Rommel was moving out,
however, without interference
from the superior Allied air
See TUNISIA-Page :
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per cent decrease in January and
As per cent in December. 1912.
There is little basis for hope"
the council said, that the ma
ton can expect constantly in
creasing declines to result mere
ly from wartime traffic restric-
tons. Our figures indicate a sta
bilizing of the traffic toll at
levels from 40 to so per cent
below those of l94l. Il. last pre-
war year when $1,000 persons
were killed"
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youths waived examination to
specific charges of breaking and
entering in the nighttime. Meth.
er could furnish $4,000 bond.
Deputy Sheriff Richard De-
Ketelaere, who arrested the pair
early Saturday, said the youths
confessed to entering Rev. He
bert's cottage at $3.50 North Riv-
er road Thursday night where
they destroyed window shados,
threw garbage on the kitchen
floor and spread coffee through.
out the dining room.
Besides the crucifix, which
DeKetelaere said had been the
property Of Rev. Heberfs moth
er, now dead, the boys took .
silver headed cane.
Rev. Hebert now pastor oe9A
Cecclia's parish. Detroit doclln.
ed 10 sign . complaint a0A1n6o
the youths, said 10 b esup1owo
by contractors working g =
fridge field. 4
The chAfuoo yuEo brvuGDt
Deketele@ee - lgoooo4.
youths less thG >npyu
they allesedly j ,cG
tase. The crueie -
cred. ~
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-30
3 Raj Planes
Lost in Deadly
New 0ns|auq hi
BerIiners, Tropped
in Ruins, BIosted
Again by British

LONDON, March 30 - (R -
The Raj attacked Berlin and
war plants in the Ruhr Valley
last night with a loss of 33
bombers, the air ministry an
nounced today.
Sweeping over the Nazi cap
ital for the second time in three
nights, the British filters in
flicted heavy damage and lost
81 bombers, while another
twelve were missing from the
sweep over the Ruhr, the COM
munique said.
6Oth RAID
1t was the sixtieth raid of the
war on Berlin. Saturday night
the Raj unloaded 900 tons of
bombs in the greatest raid of the
war on the Nazi capital, during
which nine bombers were lost.
It was the seventh air attack
on Berlin this year.
Bochum, an important iron,
steel and coal center in the Ruhr
only 10 miles east Of Essen, also
was among the targets hit.
The text of the communique
said:
Berlin was again heavily
bombed last night.
"r-ci.,,inarys reports indicate
that the attack was successful.
"Twenty-one of the bombers
engaged in this operation are
missing.
Another force attacked OBJ
jectives at Bochum and else
where in the Ruhr. From the
attacks on the Ruhr twelve
bombers are missing"
HEAVY ASSAULT
Last night losses were the
highest the Raj has suffered in
a single nights raid since Sept.
1917, 1912, when 80 bombers
failed to return from widespread
raids on the Ruhr.
1t was the second costliest at
tack on Berlin. Twenty-aircraft
were reported missing from the
Jan. 1913 raid.
Observers concluded that last
nights assault either was made
by a much larger force of bomb
See RAF-Page 2
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Seek 10 Break
Woman Will
Sister Claims
Instrument Improper

An attempt to break the will
of Maud E. Scott, of Romeo, was
filed today by her sister, Mrs.
Blanche M. Schneider, of Mar
quette,F who claims undue influ-
ence was used "by a certain per-
son, her agents and confeder-
ates" in order TO be named as
beneficiary.
The will, admitted TO probate
March II, divides the residue of
the estate between Mrs. Schnei-
der and Mrs. Minnie A. McGuin-
cas-, of liberia, Mich. in whose
convalescent home for the aged
Mrs. Scott died Jan. /. One
hundred dollars was bequeathed
to Mrs. Schneider's son, Freder-
lex, also of Marquette.
The action, brought by Hugh
H. Neale, charges that the writ
ing alleged TO be the last will
and testament of Maud E. Scott
was not signed, sealed, attested,
declared and published in ac-
cordance with the statutes of the
State of Michigan"
The bill of particulars asserts
that Mrs. Scott was mentally
incompetent if she did sign the
will" and that "if signed, she did
1t by mistake"
Mrs. Scott was a patient at the
McGuineas home for the two
month period Immediately prior
to her death. Mrs. McGuineas
filed in probate court statements
from DR.. Winston E. Lawrence,
See WILL-Page 2
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Strafe JaIpS

NEW DELHI, March 30-(R)
RAJ bombers and fighters
made two attacks on Japanese
held villages on the Mayu
Peninsula in western Burma
yesterday, while other bomber
squadr0ns swept to the north to
strike detectives in the Katha
area on the upper lrrawaddy,
and British fighters damaged at
least three Japanese planes in a
dogfight over Cox's Bazaar, on
the Arkan coast, q British COM
munique announced today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-03-30
Powerful Blow

LONDON, March 30 (R -
The Allies have thrown power
full armored and infantry forces
into the struggle in Tunisia, in
creasing their pressure, and the
Axis forces have ',occapied new
positions to- avoid the enemy's
attempt at enlightenment" the
Italian communicate rec0rded by
the Associated Press said today.
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than in other sections Of the
country.
A total of 277 of 328 report
ing cities had perfect records for
February. Minneapolis, 492 400
population, was the largest; Ro-
chester, n. Y. $4,000. second
largest, and Dallas, 394 700, was
third.
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Invasion On?

STOCKHOLM, March 30-(R)
The Berlin correspondent of
the newspaper Aftonbladet said
today that the first reaction
among German Spokesman to
last nights British raid on the
German capital was that "pos-
sibly this air offensive marks the
beginning Of the invasion Of the
European continent"
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Raid Wardens 10 View
Films OF FiYe-BIii1

A special meeting Of all air
raid wardens at the Mount
Clemens high school has been
set for Thursday evening at eight
O'Clock Lawrence Oemke. chief
warden, said today.
Films taken during the fire.
blitz of London will be- shown.
Oemke said. The public is like
wise invited 10 attend, he said.