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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Fine Handling
0fU. 5. Troops in
Africa Praised
Gen. Alexander Stresses
Efficiency Of Secret.
! Swift Movements

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
North Africa April "a tUP)-
Gen. Alexander, deputy com.
mander Of Allied forces IN North
Africa. today praised American
efficiency in moving large mum.
hers" Of troops along the entire
length OF the front and into action
in northern nniSia
The troops were moved secretly
and with great speed across Sev.
eral mountain ranges and over bac
roads from FL Guettar 10 the
northern sector for the next SteT
toward the final phase Of the
North African campaign, AleNan'
der said.
L. =. TROOPS USED
when the FL Guettar battle
was finished" a statement from
his headquarters said, sit was
decided 90 employ some of the
4. =. Army troops In another
sector OF the front for the next
step toward the final phase that
would see the humiliation of the
Afrika korpS, Won Arnim's
army and their Italian allies In
TunisiR.
1.-THE terrain chosen was the
. northern area In which contacts
were first made with the enemy
In this campaign and where
some of the fiercest fighting has
taken place.
1.-The decision involved the
moving Of large numbers of
troops, great quantities Of stores
and equipment along the whole
length Of the front and senior
British officers have the fullest
admiral ton for the excellent
stsff work, particularly for the
speed and secrecy I'm which the
move was carried out.
DISCIPLINE PRAISED
''They equally praise the ex-
ceilent march discipline Of the
u. s. Army troops on roads
Which were constantly dissolv-
Ing into seas of mud n few
weeks ago and are now dis
migrating into clouds Of pow
dcry dust which cover drivers
and passengers alike with a
gray. fioury coating.
THE roads were kept open
by the incessant work Of the
engineers equipped with some
OF the most modern ad-making
equipment In the world
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Prisoners Given Leave
ny Unlted Press

The Berlin radio said today
that the first $4,000 French wal
prisoners granted a leave OF alb.
sence" under an agreement with
Vichy arrived in Compiegne today.
The broadcast was recorded by
the United Press in New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Describes Direct Hit
On Factory in Toxic
Thrill Of Bombing Toxic
Was critic, Gunner Says
-ByLT JOSEPH W. MANSKE-


NEW YORK-BombS away!
This was the moment we had worked and
strained for all those months at training field
Below was enemy territory-the very heart of the
land Of the rising sun. We were over the heart of
Toxic.
There was our objective a sprawling industrial
plant Smoke WAS rising from the staeks.-I had a
grandstsnd seat in the upper gun turret, my battle
station as engneer-gunner.
Bombs away!
can't describe the sensation except 10 say that the
thrill terrific direct hit.
We at 1900 feet so low that you could feel that
you could almost reach out and slap the side of of the
factorys smokestacks.
This first actual combat fight. Actually it no
hundreds of mock bombngs during
ing bomber we'll trained that when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

superintendent OF public inStruc-
ton, said Saturday.
Cranwill resigned verbally We'd
neSdaY after Supt. III arley T..
Wooden had refused to discharge
him in compliance with an order
from the state board OF education.
Elliott said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

we dropped our eggs it seemed
like routine. But the feeling was
different. This was the real
business and we were deliver
ing the mail-right at Toio's
doorstep.
PLANT CRACKS OPEN
We were past the target when
the plant cracked open, but | con-
tinued TO keep the factory in sight
from my turret
The bombs burst into huge
flowers OF smoke and flame. Death
and destruction for the monkey
men who made Pearl Harbor a
symbol of the worlds most bar
barrie act of treacherY.
TOTO and his crowd killed our
comrades because they
said we bombed non-military
targets. When we flew over the
imperial palace we could have
blasted il 10 fragments. Our bomb
racks were still plenty full and |
don't say we weren't tempted to
let 60 with everything we had.
But we had our orders not 10
bomb non-military detectives, so
we few on TO the factory that
WAS our real target
We killed no defenseless Japa-
nese civilians.
We were told 10 obey the rules
of decency laid down by interna-
tional law. And we obeyed these
rules TO the very letter.
peaceful citizen when the war
came along.
ONE OF LUCKY ONES
I've already told how Gen. Doo-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

"YOur Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, l. one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

the SO officers and p enlisted men
picked for the Job.
] was just a private at the time.
with my heart and thoughts
largely back in Gowanda. where l
graduated from the high school
three years ago
When / went into the army /
picked Job | figured | could serve
best at-that OF aviation mechanic.
j received my first training at
Chanute Field. H.. and then came
more training at March Field, Cal,
and at Pendleten, Ore.
After the first few weeks of our
special training, got TO know the
members Of my particular crew as
we'll as / ever knew my neighbors,
my school ChumS and my teachers
back in Gowanda.
You know by now who these
men are. There was our pilot,
Maj. David NJ. Jones, now q pris-
'oner of war after crashing behind
the enemy front in North Africa.
ENGINEER GUNNER
The co-pilot was 1t. Rodney r.
Wilder, who is now q major and
on duty with Gen. Doolittle in
North Africa. The navigator was
1t. McGurl: the bombardier was
1t. d. V. Truelove. sort of
doubled as engineer-gunner.
After months of training with
these fine officers. / felt like a
cog in a well-oiled and perfectly
functioning machine That's ex-
actly what we were. when we left
the carrier Hornet at $40 a. m.
tho day of our flight to Toxic.
We were the fourth plane TO
take off the flattop IT was no
easy job 10 get our rubber off
that tossing deck. Mitchell BIS
medium bombers are not made for
carrier work. We had TO wait
until the bow nosed toward the
Skv before making our run.
The first attempt nearly spelled
disaster when big wave broke
over the nose of the Hornet. But
Maj. Jones is sort Of hair trig-
ger on his reflexes and got us out
of trouble lust in time Only the
best of pilots could have done
that
On the second run we got into
the air and in a few minutes we
were streakinG for the land of the
rising sun.
FLYING VERY LOW
II was about 2 o'clock in the aft
ernoon when we picked up the
mainland Of Japan. We went in
flying verv low.
We had about 20 minutes over
tho mainland before reaching the
ridce under which the bay neS-
tied. We couldn't sec the bay until
we passed over that ridge. which
will give YOU some idea Of how
low the Davy Jones was Swimming.
There was the bav with clus-
ter Of cargo boats and navy craft
at anchor. Because Of our low
altitude / had no chance 10 count
the number OF craft, but did have
a chance To sec tho SCurrNing on
the decks when the crews spotted
our Dlanes.
We dipped little low. making
a pass AZ the ShipS and then went
on 10 our real objective the fac
tory.
Seven harragc balloons foated
like fat Sausages over the plant
We paid no attention to them and
tore on 10 drop our bombs II
seems like an anriclimaN to tell
il now. The real drama kind
that no words can properly de-
scribe-was the moment we loosed
our bombs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
THEY REVEAL RAID

Those who did reported they
seemed to he in good spirits, happy
10 see other American faces.
They pantomimed their raid
upon Japan. making signs with
their hands 10 indicate bombings
and forming the word Toxic" with
their lips, when the attention OF
their guards was focused else
where.
The Japanese army spokesman
who first had promised q public
appearance" Of the Americans in
Shanghai served notice that any
fliers forced down in Japanese
territory wouli be shot.
All Of us believed. however. that
the worst punishment melted out
would be long confinement IN
wooden cages. followed by court
martial and sentence depriving
them Of military status and more
or less comfortable imprisonment
in ShanChai'S international citys
Ward road Jail for 10 years or
more.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Vicious Abuse
OF Heroic FIiers
Told by Writer
Toxic Raiders Bound
and Gagged by Jops.
Ex-Prisoner Reveals
BY VI. c. FORD

Written Especially for Int1 News Service
SAN FRANCISCO, April "a
On that historic Saturday. April
Is. a year ago, when Maj. Gen.
James II. Doolittle's f1iers attacked
Toxic and four other japanese
of them TO be bar
barously executed in exchange for
their courage-this writer was an
internee at Shanghai's notorious
Bridge House concentration center.
l learned from other prisoners
and various contacts that three
days later, in the course of regu-
lar Tuesday press conference in
Shanghai, a japanese army spokes-
man promised Axis and neutral
correspondents that the captured
Americans would be produced the
following Friday for an interview.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
ONE or LUCKY ONES

I've already told how Gen. Doo-
little visited our training base and
asked for volunteers for a dan
cerouS mission" ] was one of the
lucky ones chosen TO go along with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
SKIPPER TELLS STORY

That, however. did not occur.
The eight Americans who had
the grieVouS misfortune to land
on JapaneSe-occupied Chinese soil
were brought to Shanghai aboard
the Japanese steamer Shanghai
Maru, whose Norwegian skipper
told me some OF the details.
Bound hand and foot, they were
consigned TO the hold of the ship
on the trip from Nagasaki. On
reaching Shanghai. they were
split up and lodged separately in
wooden cages in Bridge House.
where with many other CORE
spondents and American residents
l had lived in custody for many
months.
They were cut off from outside
food or assistance. Their daily fare
was fish heads, rice and a little
bread.
One week after their arrival, all
other foreigners in the Jail were
released Some of us had a chance
TO see these American airmen of
limltless courage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Gas on Stomach

ApvERTIsEMENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

NEW YORK-BombS away
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05

Sed Penane, road junction II miles
south of Cape Serrat, only to be
driven out in brisk street fighting.
AS the French troops pushed along
the edge of the Chott Djerid in
lower Tunisia, the British Eighth
Army probed at the Mareth line in
preparation for a full-scale assault.
POUND POSITIONS
Allied planes pounded ceaselessly
at Axis positions in Tunisia. Strik-
ing at the communication lines from
the north, they sank four ships and
damaged others.
The Red Army, capitalizing on
the capture of Rzhev, was driving
swiftly westward. The occupation
of SO more towns and villages west
and southwest of the stronghold
| 100 miles northwest of Moscow was
reported, along with gains in all
key sectors of the 900-mile front.
The Germans reported heavy So
Wet attacks in the area of Staraya
Russa, key fortress below Lake H.
men, indicating that Marshal Sem
yon Timoshenko was hitting hard
in that area.
Raj ACTIVE AGAIN
For the ninth successive night
the Royal air force battered Ger
many itself, following up another
hard hitting American Flying Fort
ress daylight attack on objectives
at Hamm and Rotterdam.
A possible indication that the un-
precedented air offensive is really
beginning to hurt was seen in a
Stockholm report quoting a Nazi
spokesman as limiting at reprisals
with new weapons-possibly gas.
Repeated Raj reports of laying
mines along the Nazi coast were
regarded as important in view of
the German dependence on coastal
shipping for supplying many points
in western Europe because of the
gradual deterioration of the rail
transport system.
TEST ATTACK?
There we're indications in North
Africa that Marshal Erwin Rommel
may be opening another test attack
in northern Tunisia, where Nazi
concentrations in the area of Beja
and Medj -El-Bab again are on the
move.
The Allied forces still were push
ing forward in central Tunisia, while
to the south the British Eighth
Army was concentrating. moving up
Continued on Page 6, Col. IL
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05
ud S
Hit
Strikes
Ne letting Brought
About By|ce Co.
Strike in &c

A group of men with sons
in the armed forces banded
together in Ell Centre Thurs
day night and asked all ia
theirs of servicemen in the
United States to help them pre-
vent labor strikes in vital war in
dustries and gec a work or fight
bill, through congress.
God neip tie unions if they stand
in the way of one carrot which our
boys need to help them carry on
the fight" said P. H. Judd, whose
son, 1t. Danny Judd is missing in
action in the air battles of the
Pacific.
SON AT FRONT
NY boy is fighting at the front
and III fight here to see that he
and all the other boys get what they
need to fight" said P. l.. Moore,
whose son, Lit. Leonard Moore, was
decorated for bravery in the air
battles in the Pacific war zone.
Il would die before l would walk
out of a war plant and leave my
boys and all the other boys to fioht
this war alone,' said r. E. Couch,
who had two sens in the first World
war and two SONS and three grand
sons in this one"
MEETING MUSHROOMS
This movement of the fathers of
men in the armed forces mushroom
ed out of small meeting held in
FL Centre Thursday night to dis
cuss a Walk-out of men employed
in the Imperial Ice plant in Ell
Centre, a strike which the group
of fathers feared menaced the pro-
duction of food needed by Ameri-
can fighters on battlefronts all over
the world
The men at the ice plant went
back to work late Friday morning
for the first time since they walked
out without giving notice to theil
employers or telling them the reason
for the strike. They returned tC
work by order of Earl G.. Ruddy
federal Cancellation commissioner
who arrived in Ell Centre Thursday
night to try to get the men bach
to work SO lettuce, carrots, anc
cabbage will not be held up be-
cause of a lack OF ice.
GO ON WITH PLAN
These fathers of Servicemen, how
ever decided to go on with Ihei
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05

handed her the coveted statuette,
made this year of plastic and paint
ed gold-colored.
FOR MRS. MINIVER"
Miss Carson Won The prize, while
1900 movie makers bumped elbows
in their applause for her role in
Mrs. Minnver," a picture which
won most of the other Oscars
standing on the table in the Am
bassador hotels Cocoanut Grove.
The film itself was judged best
of 1912. William Wyler, now with
the American Air Force in Europe,
received the prize for directing it,
while Teresa Wright, who played
in support of Miss Carson, took
the best secondary actress plum.
The photographer and the writer's
of Mrs. Miniver' also won awards.
CAGNEY WINS
Only non-Miniver prize winners
among the top-notchers were James
Cagney, named best actor for his
work in Yankee Doodle Dandy .
and Van Heflin, who got the statue
as best supporting actor for his
role in Johnny Eager
Miss Carson, who worked all day
before Metro GoldWyn Mayers
cameras. arrived late at the BAN
quet in a low-cut black evening
gown. When Miss Fontaine, wear
ing the same pink gown in which
she won the prize last year, an
nounced the winner, Miss Carson
planted a kiss on her lips, wept
silently for a moment and cried:
This is the most wonderful thing
that ever happened to me. If /
ever win another Oscar, it will not
be the same"
DIDN'T WEEP
The Cagney, who won his statue
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05
ALLIES SCORE TWO VICTORIES N
A.E.F.TOCHINA

NEW YORK, March Sup
Nine. Chang Kai-Shek, wife of the
Chinese Generalissimo, called upon
the United States today to send
an expeditionary force to China to
snow that America means business.
Nine. Chang answered any and
all questions al a press conference
IL the Waldorf Astoria hotel but
requested no direct quotation.
She said she had come to the
United States for medical treat
ment and not on a mission and had
promised her husband faithfully
that she would be back in three
months.
Two factors must be considered
in an AEF for China, she said
The first she said, is military, the
second is morale. If you send planes
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05

Casiano Ouevedo. noted Argen-
tine agricultural expert, may be one
nf the featured speakers at
meeting here next Tuesdav night
to be held as 4 part of the local
program in connection with actlV-
tiles of California Conservation
week.
William Fox. conservationist Tor
the United States Department OF
Agriculture said Friday he hao
received notice OF aa Impending
visit to this district by QueVado
and that after his arrival he would
be urged to talk at the session
which is to be held in the county,
court house here. Quevado VIII
arrive in Ell Centre on March o,
day before the meeting, and local
agriculture and drainage experts
are highly nopelul that he VIII
consent to participate in the con-
servation program.
ARRANGE MEETING
The meeting is being arrangea
under the direction OF the oSDA
war board. of which Fox Is an
official, and the office OF the 1arhl
advisor. A..
One of the main purposes OF the
session will be to stress the I'M,
portance of soil conservation ana
methods of effecting this Will be
barred by several speakers.
On the speaking program Will pe
Willis Barrett who is in charge o'
valley-wide drainage investiga-
ton; l.. c. Goar director OF the
Meloland experimental station
George Winright, Imperial valley
assistant farm advisor, and Fox.
HEWES TO SPEAK
The meeting will be opened by
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05
Transient Found
Dead in CaIexic0

The body of Art Morrison, itin-
Grant sheet metal worker about
SO years of age, was found late
Thursday lying on the ground be-
side the Hunter Packing shed in
CaleXico.
AS far as can be ascertained, Dep
uty Coroner Peter Klyne said, the
last time Morrison was seen alive
was on Monday. At that time he
told James Barnes, Salexico sheet
metal shop owner he was i'll and
not long ago lost 5000 stake and
all his personal belongings in New
ada. Morrison was said to be new
to Imperial Valley and to have
come from Pocatello, Ida.
An autopsy was to be performed
Friday to ascertain the cause of
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05


To-day, ten years after Roose-
velt's first inaugural" he said in
speech extolling the chief exec
utive's record, there are countless
Americans, rich and poor, of every
race, creed and color, bankers in
cluded, who say: THANK God for
Roosevelt"
FITS SPEECH
The Pennsylvanian's speech fit
ted in with the belief of some OBJ
servers who see fourth-term posi-
bilities in the Forthcoming pulse
feeling swing around the country
planned by Postmaster General
Frank c. Walker, who also is Chair
man of the Democratic National
committee.
Americans. Guffey told the Sen
ate. Judge our Presidents by what
they do and what they are"
Of the countless" Roosevelt sup
porters, Guffey said:
Their impatience with the tricks
and trades. with the sneers and
jibes of partisan opposition to the
President is growing every day.
"They respect the Congress of
the United States but they do not
love it, exccut as it serves the pub
lie welfare and promotes the COM
mon defense.
BUSINESS AS USUAL
They neither respect nor love
the majority of the newspapers
which lend themselves to the
bought-and- -paid-for sniping of the
ultra rich, playing the same old
game of business as usual, profits
as usual, tax-exemption as usual
down with labor and let's get that
man out of the White House so we
can make some money"
The United States faces a great
crisis now, just as it did when Mr.
Roosevelt took his inaugural oath
for the first time, said Guffey
whose sister, Mrs. Emma Guffey
Miller, committeewoman from
Pennsylvania, was among those at
a White House meeting Wednes-
day at which some Democratic
leaders suggested the President run
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05
Argentine Soil
Expert Due Here

Fan Hewes who will speak on an
unannounced subject. Hewes is
chairman of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district board. Goar will talk
on drainage installations at the
experimental station and Fox will
address the attendants on conServa-
ton farming.
The public has been invited, es-
pecially persons interested in con-
servation methods and drainage
problems.
Quevedo will remain in the valley
for more than a week studying
various agricultural methods and
problems.
He holds a position with "
Argentine government corresponds
ing to assistant chief of the div
ision of soils of the department of
agriculture.
He has spent considerable time in
other sections of the United States
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05
Meat Ceilings to
Assure Public of
Fair Share, Price
DcIlar-Cert Lids to
BE Placed on Meat;
Pork First on Program

WASHINGTON, March 5.
UP)-Secretary of Agricul-
turc Claude r. Wickard, NOV
ing to stamp out meat black
markets, today established a
permit system for livestock slaught-
erers effective April l.
The new program was expected
to implement Price Administrator
Prentiss M. Browns effort to assure
every meat-eating American "a fair
share at fair price Browns pro-
gram, also aimed at driving black
markets out of existence, calls for
uniform cents-pe pound ceilings on
all meat prices, beginning with pork
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05

still survive" said General Mac
Arthur's letter to Chairman V. H.
Spenley of the relief organization.
It can only hope that merciful
providence will give you all divine
patience to wait with such serene
ness as may be possible the unfold
ing of the bloody drama which is
now being enacted in the Pacific
"If I live, I shall return to save
them"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05
Another Trip
For Mrs. FDR?.

WASHINGTON, March sup
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is start
ing a course in Spanish lessons and
now the question isis the first
lady preparing for another Roose-
welt jaunt abroad?
Mrs. Roosevelt walked into the
Berlitz School of Languages the
other day and signed up for 200
hours of Spanish. Later she ar
ranged a conference with Vice
president Henry A. Wallace, who
is quite a Spanish speaker and who
is going to make a tour of Latin
America next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05

tend school. The school nurse VIII
visit every child who Is absent. II
recovery is not immediate, the nurse
will recommend caIing the family
physician at once"
He declared that the policy OF
keeping children out OF school when
they have colds had cut down cpl
denies remarkably. As a result. he
said. less than half dozen cases
of scarlet fever had occurred during
this school year.
Weakley said he will continue 70
inform parents of what Is going on
in the way Of illness and epidernics.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-05

at Harding SCIlOOI. IHt CIlIIu Is $50
lated and every precaution being
taken in an effort to prevent spread
of the disease.
Il make this announcement" :"
Weakley said, lin line with our poll
cy of keeping the public informed
of every case of this disease that
occurs in our schools. We believe
that the parents of children in our
schools and the public in general
have right to know about such
matters.
"All children who have colds or
sore throats must remain at home
and stay in bed. They must not at