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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
10000 Miners Stay
Away from Pits
By UNITED PRESS

The War Labor Board gave union
officials additional time Tuesday
to end the coal mine strike. and in
Alabama almost 10000 miners re-
manned away from the pits.
While slight back-to-work
movement developed at Alabama's
commercial mines, the walkout at
the steel industry's captive pits
was aggravated. All but one of the
captive mines closed again when
several hundred miners at two pits
of the Republic Steel Corp. report
ed for work, milled about the en-
trance and then decided to go
home.
An estimated $1,000 miners were
on strike in six states.
Meanwhile, the strike spread in
Pennsylvania when walkout OF
1,40O miners closed the Jones &
Laughlin Steel Corporations big
VeSta No. mine near California,
Pa.
All Ohio mines resrmed produc-
ton when the morning shift re-
ported for work at the Hanna Coal
Company's Piney Fork No. mine at
Bellaire. Previously, 1000 men had
resumed digging at the Powhatan
mine, Ohio's largest
In West Virginia, however, the
strike spread when 5000 miners
struck at eight Monongalia county
pits.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
British Also Go
Ahead on East

such that time would be required
for reducing it. The line was re-
garded as particularly strong on
the Adriatic end at Vasto, where
three hills must be crossed.
Easy to defend, the line can be
cut only in hard. costly fighting
against determined resistance, a
commentator said.
Fifth army patrols are being
pushed forward with vigor and
positions were generally advanced
all along the 'front.'" Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower's communique said.
Anglo-Canadian forces also seized
Spinete, six miles northwest of Vim
chiaturo, and Petrella, eight miles
north of Campobasso on important
high ground.
The Eighth army's advance was
being hampered by rugged terrain,
which made the movement of troops
and supplies difficult.
Medium bombers and long-range
fighters from the northwest African
air forces attacked the Podgorica
airfield in southern Jugoslav>o- yes
terday in support of patriot units
resisting, and in some sectors at
tacking, the Germans.
Medium. light and fighter-bomb-
ers blasted and strafed road and
railway targets north of the Ital-
ian battle area and along the east
and west coasts. The Tarquinia
airfield north of Rome also was
attacked.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
New Commander
In 5. Pacific Area
Continued from page /

eeS, but l don't KNOW he ADDED.
Asked the number of enemy SUBJ
marines destroyed, Kinkaid only
said:
We got quite a few-enough to
make it hurt
He said that the Japanese used
big submarines for the evacuation
each probably able to carry 100 men
Kinkaid said that he was not toe
disappointed that the Japanese had
fled before the Americans landed
on KiSka Aug. II.
DEFENSE STRONG
He said that the Japanese de-
fenses were stronger than we ever
dreamed and there would have been
heavy casualties" The defense in
Stallations were so we'll camouflag-
ed that they could not be discerned
in photographs.
Kiska, he emphasized, was ideal
for defense.
IF the Japanese had left only
1000 or 5000 men there" he con-
tinued, they would have made it
yer: difficult. AS it turned out, we
accom- pliShed our mission with a
minimum loss of life, which after
all was our objective. In prepara-
tion for the landing we had envi-
stoned heavy losses"
A reporter said that on a recent
visit to the west coast he found
many people there still worried
over the possibility of a Japanese
attack and inquired whether the
reconquest of the Aleutians didn't
alleviate such a threat.
DON'T FEAR ATTACKS
Il don't see how anybody can
get gray hairs over an attack on
the west coast" Kinkaid replied.
Secretary Knox was asked if he
had any comment on reports of in
creased japanese submarine activity
between the Hawaiian islands and
the west coast. He said that all he
knew about it was that shippers of
some ships had reported the pres
ence of the enemy raiders.
I'VE haven't yet found any sub
marines" Knox said. They may
be there"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
ToastmaSters Here
Fefe Anniversary

Cactus Gavel Toastmaster's club
celebrated the 10Th anniversary of
the founding of Toastmasters IN
ternational at the local clubs
meeting Monday night, those men,
bers of long standing in the club
being in charge of the dinner pro-
gram at the California hotel.
All speeches dealt with a specific
phase of club work and were on
subjects assigned by Bill Outlook,
POSTMASTER for the evening.
What Toastmastering Has Done
for Me" was the subject on which
Foster Mcclure spoke, receiving the
award of best and also, most i'm
proved speaker.
Other spekers were: Ken Thorn
ton. Don Young, Viggo Hansen,
Willis Johnson. Cliff Reed. Hayden
Sears was chief critic and the
other critics were: Everett Shaw,
Vernon Heibert, Carl Schooss, Dor
sey Whitelaw, Gene HeisS.
A. j. Smaller was taken in as q
new member. Thirty-one members
and guests were present.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Slaughter Of II
Italians Disclosed

SPARANISE, Italy. Oct. 25.-
tUP)-The Germans slaughter II
civilians in a last burst of Vengeful
anger against this town where
escaping American war prisoners
were hidden ,an American
resident told me today.
Mrs. Nicolina Frisi, who has an
American passport listing her home
address as Millbury, Mass, said the
killings occurred when British pa
trolls entered the town.
The populace went crazy" rush.
ing to meet the British soldiers
whom they hugged and kissed" she
said
During this excitement Ger
man patrol which was still in
Spjaranise let loose with machine
gun fire that killed II italian peo-
pie
She said that on another occa-
sion seven were killed by the Ger
mans who ordered a group of 20
ops of an air raid shelter They
were shot down as they came out
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Crowley Ties 3
Agencies into One

Continued from page II
various agencies abroad as well as
in this country.
Crowley also announced appoint
ment of two deputy administrators
of his foreign economic admlnlstra-
tion-Lauchlin Currie, special as
sistant to President Roosevelt, and
Henry w. Riley. heretofore an Off
cial of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp, which Crowley also
heads.
Oscar Cox, assistant solicitor-gen-
eral in the justice department, was
named general counsel for the for
eign economic administration, and
John Carter Vincent, assistant chief
of the far eastern division of the
state department, was named spe-
cial assistant TO Crowley in his
capacity of FEA administrator.
NAMES ADVISORS
Crowley also named four part
time advisers-Joseph D. McGold-
rick, New York City comptroller;
Joseph M. Cunningham, an assist
ant to McGoldrick in New York;
and Samuel Zemurray and Arthur
Pollan, both of the United Fruit
Co. Bernard Knollenberg, hereto
fore with lend-lease, was named
executive adviser.
Crowley said the consolidation
was worked out in cooperation with
the budget bureau, and that orders
defining responsibilities of various
officials will be issued soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
New Nazi Chief
In Italy Reported

LONDON, Oct. 26.-UP)-Adolf
Hitler was reported reliably today
to have named a new German
field commander for Italy, Gen.
Heinrich Won Vietinghof, to sue
ceed Marshal Albert Kesselring
after the Latter had clashed with
Marshal Erwin Rommel, supreme
commander in Italy and the Balk-
ans.
Wellington, 55, native of Mainz,
was educated in the Prussian mill
tary tradition and has as. his motto
Il Lead From the Van," reports
of the shakeup in the Nazi COM
mand said.
He has seen service on the major
fronts, the reports said. and has
held his present rank since July l,
1910. -#-...-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Father Of Mrs.
Maitland Dies

Funeral services will be conducted
in San Diego Thursday for Ira S.
Trey, 78, former city councilman of
the coast city, and father of Mrs.
Gertrude I. Maitland of Ell Gen.
tro. .
Trey died Sunday He had lived
in San Diego 80 years, serving as
councilman from 1926 to 1880. He
engaged in the real estate and in
surance business until the time of
his last illness.
In addition to his daughter, he
is survived by two sons, Earl Trey,
former Ell Centran, and George
Trey of Chula Vista; and seven
grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Enemy Loses 131
Planes in Pacific
(Continued from page l.

closed to have been pased at Rabaul.
Liberators led off the attack,
dropping los tons of explosives
and destroying 20 and probably 81
parked Japanese aircraft. and set
ting big fires throughout the area.
Fifty enemy fighters intercepted the
raiders, and 15 were shot down
while 13 more were listed as prob
ables"-
FOLLOW UP RAID
Mitchell bombers followed up that
raid with an attack from tree-top
level that ripped and burned ground
positions and smashed as and prob
ably 55 planes on the ground. Dur
ing an hour-long running air bat
tie with 10 enemy fighters, the
raiders and their escort shot down
43 and probably SO Japanese planes.
Only four Allied planes were miss
ing from sthese attacks, although
many others were damaged.
1t was the heaviest raid on Rabaul
since Oct. IL, when MacArthur's
bombers dropped $50 tons OF explo-
sives on the base and destroyed or
probably destroyed 1T japanese
aircraft and 1923 ships.
A lone Allied patrol bomber at
tackled a japanese destroyer off
Cape Orford, 80 miles southwest OF
Rabaul, scoring direct hits that left
the Warship in flames and a total
loss. Fighter planes in the same
area shot down a Japanese float
plane and sank five coastal vessels.
Another destroyer was attacked
with undisclosed results off Cape
Gloucester, at the western end of
New Britain.
MAIN ATTACK
The main attack in the Solomons
fell upon the Kahili airdrome on
Bougainville island Friday, when
army and navy bombers dropped l20
tons of bombs on the airfield in
three separate attacks. Twenty
parked aircraft probably were de-
stroyed and others damaged, and
the base itself was rendered tenn
porarily useless.
The japanese put up only weak
fighter opposition, and one OF their
planes was shot down. All Allied
planes returned safely.
In a subsidiary attack on nearby
Choiseul island, ground installa-
tions were damaged and one of 81
attacking fighters was shot down
One Allied fighter was lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

Continued from page II
shelling, particularly on the Adri-
attic. where the Eighth army, hav-
ing pushed across the Trigno river,
was closing against Vasto. on the
Adriatic 1S miles beyond Termoli.
Spokesman emphasized that
strength of the line behind which
the Germans we're retreating was
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Only Few Govt
Workers Deferred

Continued from page Il
affairs subcommittee for an inves-
tigation of deferments in the war,
navy and six other goveenment de-
partments on grounds that they
have used replacement schedules
to protect civilian employees from
the draft. 1t also came as the house
began debate on a bill to defer
fathers until all eligible non-fathers
in the country have been called.
The chief executive reported 84,-
900 occupational defermentS among
the l,952.700 civilian employees of
the war and navy departments, in
cluding workers in government ar
senals and shipyards. Mr.. RooSe-
welt, however, did not say how
many of the 1852, 700 employees of
the military and naval depart
mentS were women.
HARMFUL TALK
There has recently been much
loose and harmful talk about the
employees of the federal govern
ment," Mr.. Roosevelt said in his
letters. In an effort to discredit
those in public service, groundleSs
charges are being made and ire
sponsible rumors circulated that the
federal government is a haven for
draft dodgers and slackers.'
In simple justice to the many
fine, public-Spirited and devoted
persons in the government employ,
these unfair accusations must be
emphatically denied"
Some members of congress, seek
ing to delay the draft of fathers,
have accused the federal govern
ment of harboring thousands of men
who should be in the armed forces.
Sen. w. Lee O'Daniel, D., Tex, last
night said in a radio address that
Washington was overrun by people
seeking to perpetuate their federal
jobs
Mr. Roosevelt said that of the
2,825,9O4 persons employed by the
government full-time in the United
States. less than nine per cent
worked in Washington. This COM
pilation excluded the l54, 800 addi-
tional employees who work outside
the continental United States. Mr..
Roosevelt's totals also did not in
clude 397,471 persons employed in
part-time jobs or without compen-
sation such a draft and ration board
members.
Offering figures to silence the
mud-slingers, the president said as
of Jan. /, 1943, there were 238,154
federal employees in the armed SER
vices. He estimated the total today
at about a half million.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Men of MercV..

1<HEsE great Americans. They gonebut through
you their power still great You have some of these por-
traits in your purse your blfod They hold the power
to spread compassion and comfort throughout the world
There children to be clothed IN Russiabroken spirits
to be mended prisoners to be cheered and COM
forted in barbed-wire enclosures
There are needy neghbors right here at home to be
helpedrnany of them indirect casualties of this
There torpedoed seamen to be warmed and fed on
the docks
There wounded lying the plains Of China who
need medical supplies.
Take some of these bills from your pocket now Then
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

send as many of them you afford on an errand
of great mercy.or relief through the National War
Fund.
When you give this month, to communtys war fund,
you also give the National War Fund You give ONCE
for ALL these agencies listed below Your gift divided
in many waysn proportion to the need Some will go to
the needy here in your Some will to relieve
distress and sustain the morale of allies Some will go
provide the comforts and pleasures of home for
troops, through the USO.
Look the Of the agencies below You have given
many of them before small gifts perhaps when your
heart touched Add up what you gave before. Then
double it You give much The need is great
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
SUIT IS FILED

Matte Sharp Monday sued Earl
Sharp for divorce, alleging extreme
cruelty. They were married in
Yuma Sept. 81, l942 and separated
Oct. 2, 1943.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
THOROUGHLY WRECKED

The petrovsky Steel Works, one
of the most important in Russia
was wrecked thoroughly.
Gen. Ridion Y Malinovsky and
Gen. Ivan Koniev, with the aid of
Col. Gen. VASTLY 1. Chuikov, hero
of Stalingrad, worked out the fore
ing of the Dnieper that crushed the
enemy.
The problem was to force cross
ings above, below, and between the
cities while a big German army
under Lieut.. Col RaucI held Ear
orozhe, on their southern flank.
The Russian generals depended on
Chuikov to take care of aporozhe.
1t worked
Men of the Third and Fourth
Ukrainian armies made the cross
ings. Koniev's group went over
first north of Dneprodzerzhinsk.
The second was commanded by
Malinovsky, % miles south of
Dnepropetrovsk, where the river
turns in a great bend and is cx-
tremely wide
German fire rained on the shock
forces but when landing craft were
smashed they plunged into the icy
water and swan across. German
artillery leveled direct fire at cut
ters and barges concentrated in
everglades on the left bank, but
they went out, carrying ladders
with which to scale the steep
western bank.
ATTACK UNSUCCESSFUL
After the landing south of
Dneproperovsk the Germans tried
unsuccessfully to dislodge the Rus
slams with tanks.
Meanwhile, Rauch lost his chance
by failing to attack from Zopor-
ozhe. Chuikov threw his forces at
the Germans there, enabling NAL
inovsky and Koniev to expand their
crossings on a massive scale. With
two landings secure, third began
Just north of Dnepropetrovsk and
this force captured Dievka, on the
city's outskirts. A fourth landing
party went across just south of the
city. The Pincers was complete.
The assaults on the cities were
brief. German defenses gave way,
then collapsed entirely. At Dnepro-
petroysk the Nazis made a feeble
stand at the rail station in the
center of the city, then fled. The
same thing occurred at Dnepro-
i dzerZhinsk.
Russian planes crushed 200
trucks. 80 to 40 tanks and Is self
propelled guns apparently gathered
for cocnter-blow.
After they wrecked the cities, the
Germans herded the population
westward.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
LICENSE ISSUED

LICENSE ISSUED
County Clerk w. j. McClelland
Tuesday issued a marriage license
to Edward Robert Mattersbach.
ir., of the naval air facility, and
Doris Carolyn Paquette, 10, Braw-
ley telephone operator.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

USO
United Seamen's Service
War Prisoners Aid
Belgian War Relief Society
British War Relief Society
French Relief Fund
Friends of Luxembourg
Greek War Relief Association
Norwegian Relief
Polish War Relief
Queen Wilhelmina Fund
Russian War Relief
United China Relief
United Czechoslovak Relief
United Yugoslsv Relief Fund
Refugee Relief Trustees
United States Committee for d
Care of European Children
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
OBTAIN LICENSE

James A. Smith, 80, marine sta
toned in Imperial county, and
Margaret Agnes Ericsson, 20, New
York clerk, Monday obtained mar
riage license in Ell Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26
Reds May Drive
To Polish Border

Continued from page II
throw the Germans back at least
to the borders of old Poland and
perhaps to the upper reaches of the
Bug river.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-26

MOSCOW, Oct. 26. CUP) The
Nazis leveled Dnepropetrovsk and
Dneprodzerzhinsk while Russian
forces were engaged in the daring
operations across the Dnieper river
that enveloped the twin cities, front
dispatches said today.
The advancing Red army heard
tremendous blasts and saw great
billows of smoke and flame as the
Germans Systematically demolish-
ed all important factories, apart
ment houses and office buildings
and one opera house.
Evening star., 1943-08-22
Here is some new
footwear for you.
No coupon needed!
- A YoODEN shoes are back
NV in style. At least that
" is the opinion of Gerrit

~" III oty yiN. <AN iSdSs ehoS
w is the opinion of Gerrit
Tenbrink, ofHolland. Michigan.
He has been making wooden
footgear for over 60 years, but
for the first time since he can
remember he has more orders
than he can keep pace with.
Back in his native Neither
lands, in the town of Enter,
there was always a big demand.
But out of the total popula-
ton of 5000 there were 500
shoemakers, so it was easy to
keep up with the orders.
Formerly a Fad
OVER here, wooden shoes have
always been more of a novelty
than useful. Tenbrink's prin-
cipal customers we're visitors
who came to see Hollands
famous tulip carnival and
wanted to take home a souve-
mir of the Dutch community.
This spring Tenbrink no
ticed an upward trend in his
orders. The floor Of his
small workshop was thick
with shavings. He discov-
cred that, since shoe rationing
started, people were using
wooden shoes to work around
the farm or in Victory gardens.
They are cool. dry. light and
practically never wear out. A
coating Of paint or an oil mas
sage" will keep them from
drying out and cracking -
also makes them waterproof.
Now q Necessity
WIrH a production capacity
of about SO pairs weekly, the
demand far exceeded the sup
ply, until Tenbrink and his old
friend Hans Van Tongeren
worked out a plan for a ma
chine that could manufacture
about $50 pairs weekly. This
will keep the customers happy,
but not Gerrit. He isn't going
to stop making them by hand,
slowly and carefully.
"I'll just keep on here at my
BENCH" he says. land let some
one else handle the machine.
ROBERT ARTHUR JONES
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-11-23
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

BETH HAD BEEN correct in
guessing that the single pcalinc OF
the doorbcll meant that Dennis
Archer had arrived. lie was stand
in,: IN the hall. probably not daring
To- venture into the living room
winch was full of chattcring Girls
Beth. taking in his appearance.
ne WAS wearing L dark suit and
had in one hand Il gray hombt,ry,
in the other a square florists box -
thought he was the most Gistin-
rui;hcd male to appear in her time
al the boarding house.
He glanced up when she an
pcarrd ut the top of the stairs and
us Inexperienced as Beth Kinunn
was. she read the appreciation L.,
Ills eyes M once. Her smart clothes
ami Il new hair-lo hal quite trans
fnrmcd her and. in the transfotua.
tiun. anticipation hai also played a
Part. Beth was not aware of il Int
her attractions were more than
equal 10 Andrca's.
lie said, 80 prompt. DO you have
all the virtues ?"
He gave her the box AMI. omen.
ing II. Rcth saw II contained a flaw
less orchid, n single one. II WIS su
perfect. So fragile. so touching lee.
cause il was tn" first one she eye;
had been given. she couldn't sneak
for u moment.
She said, IT'S beautiful, Mr.
Aryh"r. and I've never had one he
fore" She pinned it to her shoulder
rs she stood before the mirror
never noticing that the bloom in
her cheeks did not come out of y
rouge pot. because she vas think
ing that Andrea would never have
admitted it was her first orchid
She wondered how she could yet
through the evening without iii.
NulSinS To hCr escort that she vns
thoroughly mousC-lil;c creature
They got into taxi and Dennis
gave an address on " STREET .o III.
1rIver. ITS the Sale du Hois. I'll,
food is rather good. hope You'll
Ike II. The place is quiet, but YOU
may choose Il gaycr spot whcrcyc,
you'd like to go later"
There were thick carpets at tho
sale dll BoiS, which was done in ,
pale modern decor. It was Meas.
antiy lighted and marked with m
ar OF luxurious. obscGuicus service
inns famous restaurant, and Beth
thought it was the most bcautIc,I,
place she had ever been in. She
"iunt fail TO note the special attcn.
lions paid to her host. the selection
OF their table, the almost tender
so!icitudc of their walters. Shr
thanked her lucky stars that She
had bought h@rsclf Il new. outfit
Dennis ordered DubOnnct cock
la!iS. vichySois.SG-An experience in
cpicurian dcliGht--brcast of chick.
Ell under glass. cndivc salad and =
sweet compounded OF unknown
connections.
And, even as he had ordered dir
her. consulting and choosing for
her, lie led her along the conycrsa-
iiona' path she had rather dreaded
what one talked about with the
Dennis Archcrs was something shc
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-11-23

best friend. John rI;oc,r,n, w.
took care of lilo. scnt mo ia col
lcge. was he hes, father hat
could have Hc dill Co.,
sophomore at Harvard lief, c,.
lcgc ana went into the mills"
Ecth's memory niclrd b;ck o,.or
something she'd rrnt -, r..,,,
'BcatriCc !iigran,ur Archer,
Things that Dennis was no, ,.r,,p..
her BEGAN to piece iC.ciE,- -,
tiice Archer was In" ,!.u",ii.r nr
Dennis guardian. the o,.r, p ,,t 81,
mills. and the vo,,r. D,.rri,. rn',
married her. '''''
You nl;Nr:cd his dnu"iI;cr
i'cth's mouth made i rrri.,.i u,,i.
"O' whcn she realized what ,.h,
had said, speaking her rhnu"i,t.;
aloud.
yes" he said. ''Thc mills r,aI!y
belonged to Beatrice when Lln
died. They We're r"in. lander, she
had Hide in,"r"@t in Them. hut ~.
both wanted them Gavrd. We re-
| organized AMI cave linen, nv
maine.
Il Sec" she said.
Il Was i scared Lid III tnnnc Iaye.
only ~ ami head rf 4 H., hI,i-
hess
Are You ever scared now"
"pii"n. lie admitted. "hv .hir~i
'hal y"u are t"r your" L. Euuy.
IN scared Of tim" that VINES pa"i
me. When y"iI'r" AS y"un" as yuu
are, Your" 20 .iu.iy with tie pre-.
rht That You can't realize that one
dty IN" future looms MP rs "D,n"-
'hin& "nl;n"..E. lonely"
can't IT, she "aid quietly. y
'hliii l can"
Perhaps" II" S1id. watching tho
shadows come into kcr face. maxi
ing II seem still ami wir'fuI. And
aSaih' i'rhap&. am not 'I:rr.ard
lhat r.rh streams of u",!"r'ianI:n%
low through you Th,r' N" rare
"oman VII" know ir',inr'ivvly
what they HAY" not "%p"r:-r""d.
HOW UhIiN" Andrea you orr. How
"l" S"i Two ever get 80 ~ such
clos" ir!"ndS?"
When YOU know Andrea" she
replied. That WOULD not be- hard 10