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Evening star., 1943-09-26
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Volunteer Farm
Workers Sought
For Fall Season

In preparation for the fall farm
ing season, George Garrigues, as
Sistant manager of the farm labor
placement bureau in Imperial coun-
ty, Thursday planned to organize
volunteer harveSters to work on the
ranches.
AT this season there is nothing
for the volunteers from the towns
OF the county to do on the ranches, -
Garrigues said Thursday. 1--WE know
that there undoubtedly will be a
great shortage of labor during the
coming tomato and pea harvestS.
For that reason we are laying plans
to recruit residents of the towns to
help harvest the tomatoes and peas
and save these crops for the war
efforts"
In other sections of California
thousands of volunteers are being
sought to help with the harvests
during the three-day Labor day
weekend. Men, women, and child
rem will be sought to give the far
mers start on the harvest of their
crops. Seasonal farm laborerS will
be taxed beyond their capacity to
gather the crops.
County Farm Advisor Frank Bey-
schlag is manager for the farm
labor placement service for the agri-
cultural extension division.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
BY UNITED PRESS

Shattering blows by Allied sea and
air forces against the Japanese on
3,200-mile South Pacific front
were announced today. They in
cluded
l. A japanese aerial disaster in
New Guinea, with 2l5 planes de-
stroyed from an enemy fleet of 225
gathered at WeWak
2. Sinking or wrecking of a major
portion of Japanese convoy am
pushed by American warships while
trying to run troops to Vella
Lavella for an effort to retake that
island which was seized by Amer
ican jungle troops last Sunday and
relieves threat to enemy strong
holds throughout the Solomons.
3. The third rail. "a; less than a
week on Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo,
captured oil port and refinery CEN
ter used by the Japanese to fuel
their war machine In the South
Pacific zone.
Two days of ceaseless bomb and
machine gun attacks by Allied air.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
County Quota Big
I'm New Bond Drive

Imperial county's quota in the
third war loan drive was set at
three and third million dollars, H.
W. FaWcett, chairman of the coun-
ty war finance committee, an
nounced Thursday.
County and city defense councils
will cooperate with the United
States treasury department in SELL
ing $4,000, 100000 worth of bonds
in the nation in September. This
announcement was made jointly by
Fawcett and Supervisor Hugh T.
Osborne, chairman of the Imperial
County Defense committee.
Ell Centro's quota was set at a
million and a third dollars. The
Brawley quota was 100000, Cal
exico's $387000, Holtville's $65,O00,
Westmorland's $4,000 and the un-
allocated quota COLLECTED from
corporations with branches in vari-
Gus places $226,OOO. The quota for
corporations in the county was ST.
175,O0O. Fawcett said that corpora
tions which have to pay third and
fourth income tax installments
should buy tax payment bonds
which will count in their quota.
Heads of the bond drive in the
county plan a house-to-house cam
vass in order that the quota may
be reached early In September and
the bulk of the work completed be-
fore the last minute.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
'ConfereeS Select
General Who Will
Direct Campaign
Name Of Director Kept Secret AS FIR.
And Churchill Continue History-Makins
Conference on Strategy in Canada

: QUEBEC, Aug. 19-UP)
Military decisions for the
early y invasion of western
Europe have been completed,
including the naming of the
Allied General who will direct the
decisive campaign, it appeared to-
day as President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
took up related political strategy.
Naturally, the name of the Al
lied command for the momsnt is
closely guarded military secret, but
Churchill is known to favor Gen.
Harold Alexander, at present chief
of land operations under Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Medi-
terranean theater Eisenhower also
would be a contender but, in the
even of simultaneous smash from
the South, his services probably
would be requested there.
DARK HORSE"
There has been some speculation
here that a Dark Horse" or rela-
lively unknown military man might
get the important post, such as
Maj. Gen. Alexander Gatehouse,
commander of armored forces at Ell
Alamein.
The Allies also must name a COM
mander for the East Asia theater.
which was created by separation
from the India command. Gen. Sir
Claude ACchinleck succeeded field
Marshal Viscount Wavell as COM
mander in chief in India when the
latter was appointed viceroy 1t
was believed that the East Asia
command would go to an American.
The Allies also must name a new
commander for the far eastern
theater, vacated when Gen. Sir
Archibald Wavell was elevated to
the Post of Viceroy of India. 1t is
thought generally that an American
will get the job.
EDEN ARRIVES
Anthony Eden, Britain's foreign
secretary, arrived yesterday and
secretary of state Cordell Hull was
expected momentarily to join the
conferees.
IL was dppdIellU MI. roosevelt
and Churchill are dealing with the
highest phases of both the military
and political campaigns when it was
revealed they had no scheduled
callers at the historic citadel where
they are living in complete in
formality under one roof
The only word from the confer
ence came in warmly -worded mea-
sage of praise from Mr.. Roosevelt
to Gen. Dwight o. Eisenhower,
commander-in-ch of the Medi-
terranean forces, for his success
full campaign against the 4O5,0OO
Axis troops in Sicily.
That campaign, which he said
had been concluded "in accordance
with the timing and planning of
the Allies" is typical of what can
! be done by team work" similar to
that he. and Churchill are plan
ming now.
1t was apparent to observers here
Continued on page 6. col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Urges Prisoners
Be Used For
Wood Cuttinq

KENOGAMI, Que, Aug.
19-(UP)-If only 10 per
cent of the prisoners taken
in North Africa were sent to
the forests to increase the
production of Pulpwood, the United
States would have more than the
10000 additional cutters estimated
to be necessary to avert the expect
ed shortage of pulpwood, Rep. Rich
ard F.. Hairless, D., Ariz., said today
Hairless, member of the House
committee investigating the news.
print shortage, urged that war pris-
oners be used for cutting wood.
He also recommended that con-
gress act to prevent government
agencies from sending out printed
material except upon request OF
the recipient.
I'm my state" he said, IF the
Federal Bureaus would quit send.
ing out all the unnecessary pamph-
lets and handouts, the saving in
paper would equal the shortage OF
newsprint for the whole state
Citing Phoenix, Ariz., as an ex-
ample, Hairless said that while
newspapers there have suffered a
10 per cent cut in newsprint, the
population has jumped 25 per cent
AS result, MANY persons have to
go without newspapers in Phoenix, "
he said. by sending out all those
news releases and other stuff, the
government is trying to do by
propaganda what is the legitimate
function of the newspapers"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Soldier Injured
In Accident
On Highway

Pvt. Wesley Miller, 20, OF
the army test command at
Camp Seeley, was in the hos
pital at the Ell Centre Marine
air training station Thurs
day for treatment of injuries Suf-
fered in a traffic accident 10 miles
northwest of Westmorland early
Thursday.
He suffered a compound fracture
of the left arm and other injuries
Witnesses told Highway Patrol
man Walter Walsh that Miller ap-
parently went to sleep while driv-
ing a test truck as he was travelling
on the wrong side of the road
Frank Anthony Grazide, jr., of El
Centre was driving a truck loaded
with root beer. Grazide said he
started to pull off the highway tc
miss the on-coming truck but Mil
Ter suddenly swerved back into the
correct lane of travel. He missed
Cradles truck but clipped trailer
he was pulling. Miller drove 20s
feet before crashing into an en-
bankment along the highway, Walsh
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Max Brents Is
Elected Head
0fFifth Area
Ell Centran Wins High
Post At American
Legion Pariey

Max Brents of Ell Centre
Thursday was elected COM
mander of the fifth area of
the American Legion at the
a t e convention in San
Francisco.
The California department of the
Legion Thursday had a new COM
mander, William Haughton, Ell
Monte city attorney and Los
Angeles lawyer Haughton, a mar
inc corporal in World war No. / de-
feated Dee Holder of Los Angeles
by a vote of 1877 to 807 to sue
ceed Leon Happell of Stockton.
Delegates adopted series of
resolutions during the final day of
the convention, one of which favor
ed repeal of the Chinese exclu-
sicn act, and another congratulated
the Russian people and Russian
army on their victories, but con-
demned American com nun {
groups.
ASK DEPORTATION
Other resolutions called for the
deportation of Harry Bridges, Long
Shoreman leader and criticized de
lays. in proceedings against him;
urged early completion of the
Friant Dam project; endorsed bills
pending in congress for eXpendi-
ture of S1,00O,0O0,0OO annually for
a postwar three-year highway con-
Struction program, and recommend
ed the war department should be
left free to decide the number of
men needed in the armed forces.
Other officers elected included
Mrs. Cleo Vreeling, Burlingame,
vice commander-at-large; area
vice commanders, No. /, William
NJ Sisson, Redding; No. 2, w. G..
Wagner, Livermore; No. 3, Verne
Hoffman, Acampo; No. 4, John j.
McGillvray, Los Angeles; No. 5,
M. R. Brents, Ell Centre: Chaplain,
Rev. Leland Cook, San Diego Ser
geant-atArmS, George r. Ferrell,
San Diego.
Officers elected by the Legion
Auxiliary included:
Mrs. K. Harold Hahan, Santa
Monica, president; Mrs. Frederick
Heartt, Pasadena, vice-president;
Mrs. Ethel M. Flynn, San Francisco,
executive secretary; Mrs. Clarke
Cunningham, Van NCys, junior
member finance committee; Mrs.
Harry Owen Holt, San Francisco,
and Mrs. B. Ray Elsey, Long Beach,
delegates to national convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Robuul
.Attuc
Looms
yank Advance in
SoIomons Affords
Chance for Move
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN

WASHINGTON, Aug. ~
-(UP)-Informed officials
today predicted an aerial at
tack against Rabaul, Japan's
key defense bastion in the
Southwest Pacific, as the result of
the American advance in the Solo
mons.
The newly acquired bases in the
Solomons will permit two-day air
assault on Rabaul, they said.
The only raids made on Rabaul
so far have been carried out by
planes based in New Guinea. Those
planes were necessary for variety
of operations and could be used
only occasionally against Rabaul.
American occupation of Munda in
the Solomons provides an airfield
within bomber range of Rabaul.
Vella Lavella, aother of the Solo,
mon islands recently seized by
Americas, is within even closer
rage. Although it has no airfield
as yet, it has ideal terrain for one.
NEW POTENCY
Acquisition of those bases great
ly increases the potency of the AM
erican air might which is necessary
to neutralize Rabaul before an at
tempt can be made to seize it.
> Rabaul is an important supply
center and the distribution point for
plane requirements for Japanese
airfOrceS in the Southwest Pacific.
According to Col. Laurence G. Sher-
man, assistant chief of staff to 1t.
Gen. Millard F. Harmon, Southwest
Pacific air chief, Rabaul 'is the key
to the japanese strategic defense
line now established from Northern
New Guinea to New Britain and
New Ireland and to the Solomons. 4"
Sherman who is now on visit to
Washington, said that both Munda
and Vella Lavella are within bomb
ing range of Rabaul.
At the present time, Munda has
only a fighter strip. 1t was built
by the Japanese who never were
given chance to use it. That strip
will be heightened to accommodate
heavy bombers. And when that is
accomplished, Rabaul is due for a
heavy aerial pasting.
NEW BASES
Apparetly in an effort to offset
the possible loss of Rabaul, the jap
aneSe have and are developing
powerful new bases in the Northern
SOlomons and in Northwestern New
Guinea.
One of the most formidable of
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Military Objects
Only Hit Says FDR

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 19.-(UP)-
Only military objectives were hit in
the American bombings of Rome but
the Axis failed to demonstrate any
such concern for religious institu-
tions in it's aerial attacks, Presi-
dent Roosevelt told Archbishop Luis
NJ. Martinez of Mexico in a letter
made public today.
The letter was delivered to the
Archbishop by U. S. Ambassador
George S. Messersmith. 1t replied
to Martinez letter deploring the at
tack against the Italian capital. Ex-
planning the precautions taken to
protect religious institutions, the
President said reconnaissance show
ed the bombs hit military targets
"All of them far from the Vatican
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
AMERICAN
Allies Blast Japs
On Wide Front

craft completed destruction of the
four Wewak airdromes, inflicting
one of the wars greatest blows to
the Japanese air arm.
In a half hour battle under a
bright moon early Tuesday of
Vella Lavella, American warships
damaged three enemy destroyers,
one so badly it probably sank, and
blasted many barges. Some enemy
troops got ashore, but dispatches in
dicated most of them were drowned.
American forces were set for a
further move by the Japanese to
retrieve their Solomons losses. Cap
ture of Vella Lavella set up threat
to their entire position in the is
lands.
At Balikpapan, 5000 miles West
of the Solomons, Liberators in some
force rekindled fires set in two
previous raids and blasted six cargo
vessels, including some tankers, in
the harbor, setting four ablaze.
These major blows were combined
with other air attacks that left 10
to IA enemy ships sunk or damaged
and many barges destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Army Identifies
Victim, 0fCrash

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10 CUP) -
Army officials today identified the
pilot who gave his life in a vain
attempt to avoid crashing his plane
into a group of homes yesterday as
1st 1t. John o. Damron, %, Will
hanson, w. Va.
Three children were killed as the
swift P-38 tore through a home
after a collision at 5000 feet in
combat maneuvers. The pilot of
the second plane, identified only as
1t. Harry L. Upchurch, parachuted
to safety. His plane crashed in a
canyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
BULLETINS

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Aug. 19
(-UP)-A fishing boat with two
dead men for lis crew was adrift
today i'm the 23-mile- wide Santa
Catalina channel midway between
San Pedro and Santa Catalina
island, pre-war summer resort,
police reported.
LONDON, Aug. 19 tUP)-Rus-
sian troops captured more than
20 inhabited localities on the
Bryansk front today, a special
communique broadcast from Mos
COW reported.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10 tUP -
Mrs. Constance Curtis, Beverly
Hills, Calf, who claims to be the
daughter of the late James w.
(Sunny JIM Coffroth, old time
sports promoter, today filed a
contest of will against the COf-
frOth estate, claiming the pro-
mOter was mot Of sound mind
and was inflicted with an in
sane delusiOn" when the will was
drawn.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
D AMsl'Ne
u EpoRTER
WORRY BUREAU

We are still worrying about Red
Mitchell and Clifford w. Macarthur
and their trip to Mexico City. They
have become so entangled In red
tape and negotiations that they
probably couldn't get loose even If
they could get seat on plane for
the Mexican capital.
Macarthur. at last reports, was
still quaking for fear clearance
papers would not arrive in time for
him to leave 9. In case they can
leave. He was born In Canada and
must have clearance papers from
immigration officers In Los Angeles
We'd just forget the whole thing
and sail down Bullhead Slough for
a fishing trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Smush
Nozii
Line
Russ Troops Crack
Main German Line
Alonq Donets
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Aug. 19-(UP)
Russian troops have smash
ed and occupied the main
German defense line along
the right bank of the DOnets
river 10 miles South of Kharkov,
front dispatches said today.
The Russians, resuming their gen.
eral advance on the Kharkov front
after breaking Axis counterattacks
in some of the fiercest fighting of
the summer campaign, also swept
across the Vorskla river, a tribu-
tary of the Dnieper, captured
Cposhnaya and pressed on to a
point only 81 miles North of the big
German base of POltava.
The Russian advance South of
Kharkov engulfed the town of
Zmiev and tightened the Soviet
stranglehold on Kharkov, Russia's
fourth largest city. Only nine miles
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19

I'm contrast with the attitude OF
the United States government that
laments the accidental and incl
dental destruction of religious and
cultural buildings which occur at
times during the course of aerial
bombardments," Mr.. Roosevelt said.
1T should be observed that the
Axis forces have not demonstrated
any respect toward Catholic or 9TH
er religious institutions In Poland.
the low countries. Belgium, France
or England"
The President said the United Ma
tions feel IL will be recognized that
no exception of military detectives
can be made because it would delay
the return OF peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
May Sue County
For Car Accident

Imperial county authorities Thurs
day were threatened with a damage
suit because a washed out bridge
allegedly was left without signs to
show there was not bridge there.
Bart Jones of Brawley drove into
the ditch where the bridge was out
on a road two miles west and six
miles north of Seeley Tuesday
night. His brother, c. M. Jones,
also of Brawley, said Bart Jones
was under the car all night He
was rescued by a duck hunter,
Sheriff Robert w. Ware was in
formed,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Ships
Join In
Attack
American Vessels
Participating In
l+aIy Bombardment
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

ALLIED HEADQU.ART-
ERS, North Africa, Aug. 19
= (UP) - American war
ships joined the cresending
air and sea bombardment OF
Southern Italy, to touch off violent
explosions at two key points on the
costal railway, a communique an
nounced today.
The big guns of an American
naval squadron sent torrent OF
steel and explosives into Palmi
and Gioia Tauro on the North
coast of the Italian toe Is and 20
miles Northeast of Messina yester-
day in their first attack on the
Italian mainland.
Bridges and power installations
were believed to have been wrecked.
Highways and railroads over
which the enemy must either REIN
force or evacuate his forces in
Southern italy also were hammer
ed by relays of bombers and fighter
bombers throughout yesterday and
the previous night.
RIP TRACKS
Bombs were seen to rip UP rail-
road tracks and destroy cars and
trucks. Medium .bomberss4 sank a
supply ship in the Gulf of Eugemia,
just Northeast of the Gulf of Gioia.
Fighter bombers ranged as far
North as Sardinia, where they at
tackled a small naval vessel and left
it sinking
A special announcement reported
that the Italians lost their sixth
army in Sicily following the destruc-
ton of the first, fifth and tenth
Continued on page 3, col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
SHOULD BE KNIGHTED

Ell Centre has an unsung hero.
When the water backed up on the
streets after the rain Monday, there
was a great puddle on the sidewalk
on the south side of Main street.
Louis McManus saw pedestrians
wading through the puddle and then
struggling to get their shoes and
hose on over their wet feet. So
Louis took a chair and package
Continued on page g. col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Soldier Finally
Is sNafuralized

Special naturalization hearings
were held in Ell Centre Wednesday
so that Sgt. William Manson, Scot,
and Zoltan Erdosi, Hungarian,
might become naturalized citizens
of the United States.
Sgt. Manson said he had been
trying to get his naturalization
papers for 20 years but everytime
proceedings reached critical
point. his army unit would be order
ed to move to a new locality and
he would have to start all over
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
GIobaI Conflict
Al Glance
BY UNITED PRESS

RUSSIA i Red army smashes
main German defense line along
DOnets river, l8 miles South Of
KharkOv, Russians capture city
only FL miles North of POltava
as German defenses weaken in
KharkOv area.
Observation-Disclosures war
ships shell Italian coast for first
time; planes raid Southern Italy.
EurOpe-Allied bOmbers resume
assault on Western Europe after
night of inactivity due to poor
visibility.
South Pacific - Japanese lose
2l5 of 225 planes i'm two days Of
Allied attacks on Wewak air.
drOmes; American warships Am
. bush japanese convoy in Solo
mons.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
EADERS COMPLETE PLANS FOR INVASION
Axis Forces In
Sicily 4O5,0O0

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa, Aug. 10 tUP)-
President Roosevelt revealed i'm a
cOngratulatOry message to Gen.
Dwight ID. Eisenhower, made
public today, that Axis forces i'm
Sicily tOtaled 5000 men.
"All of us are thrilled over the
Sicilian campaign, now success
fully concluded in accordance
with the planning of the Allies"
Mr.. ROOsevelt's message said.
THAT is especially true when
we realize that the enemy forces
in Sicily mounted to 405,0O9 men,"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
u. s. PRISONER
GETS PACKAGE

Thanks for the package" was
the note received Thursday by Ed
wilma Branson, teacher at Seeley
Union Grammar school, for Red
Cross package s:le sent to a Ger
man prison camp where Americans
are interned.
The note was signed by 1t. d. N.
M. Fisher, who is in Prison Camp
Oflag, in Germany. There were no
other words from the American
but he had signed his name to the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
Instruction Tank
For Camp Dunlap

Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox this week approved the ex-
penditure of $4,000 of construt-
ton of an instruction tank for
training purpises at Camp Dunlap
in northern Imperial county.
Details concerning the type of
tank and other matters were not
revealed in dispatches carrying
news of approval of the expendi-
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19

note of appreciation.
The note was sent to the Seeley
teacher through the Ell Centro Red
Cross chapter. She helped pack
prisOner-of-War boxes which the
Red Cross sent to imprisoned AM
ericanS all over the world. She
placed her name in the box and
the prisoner who received it want
ed her to know he appreciated her
gift and her efforts in trying to
make things easier for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-19
BASEBALL.

NATIONAL
Pittsburgh ....................--lOO 3
New York .....-......-- 600 @
Herbert and Lopez; Fischer,
Mungo and Mancuso.
Cincinnati ...................--......0O,
Boston ................--....-..........
Starr and Mueller; Barrett and
Poland.
AMERICAN
First game:
Boston ..--....-... 700 Ol0 2l0-4 6 l
Detroit ................ 100 OOl O0l-3 IL
H. NewSome, Brown, Hughson
and Partee; Newhouser, Trout and
Richards, UnSer.