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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14

Ihe Royal air force sent nunQredS
of planes over western Germany
last night, principally to attack Es-
sen, where steel for much of the
Nazi armament is made. The raid
left acres of industrial plants shat
tered and the Krupp arms works was
still in flames this afternoon.
AMERICANS ACTIVE
American heavy bomoers headed
across the English channel by day.
light to continue the nonstop air
war of destruction.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Allied commander-in- chief for North
Africa, gave a broad hint that the
allies were about ready to strike
heavily against the Germans and
Italians in TuniSia when, in an
order of the day, he promised to
push the enemy back into the sea
and to destruction Allied planes
hammered at Axis supply lines to
give added force to his words.
Early reports on last nights
crushing raid indicated that it may
we'll have been the heaviest of the
war which, of course, would be the
heaviest in history
NUMBER UNKNOWN
| Although there was no indication
I that the total of RAF planes parti-
cipating in the attack exceeded the
1,000-plane figures set last spring
there was every indication that the
Lancasters and Strings carried a
greater tonnage of high explosives
than had rocked the land of the
NaZis heretofore.
1t also was indicated that the AL
lied air offensive had by no means
reached its peak. Instead, the air
attacks of the USAAF and the RAF
were regarded as finally having
started upward to the point where
astronomical bomb tonnages will have
softened the erich until invasion
forces can crack it's hollow shell.
The RATS admitted losses in the
attack on Essen were % planes
more than one-third again as many
as the Nazis claimed in their ini
tial reports. But informed sources
insisted that the raid was economi
cal from a percentage standpoint
indicating the large number o
planes and crews involved.
HAVE EFFECTS
Such attacks as last nights ar
certain to have direct effects OF
Nazi military power on all fronts
1t was estimated that more thai
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Florist Demands
New Trial Site

Mrs. Media Frost, florist accused
of attempted theft in connection
with supplying flowers ordered for
a funeral in CaleXico, Saturday
declared she could not get fair
trial in Calexico justice court and
asked to have the case transferred
to Ell Centre justice court.
Her request was granted. The
case will bet set down for hearing
when she appears in Ell Centro
next week.
In a complaint signed by Mrs. W..
H. Lorenz of Calexico, Mrs. Frost
was accused of putting several
cards on floral displays when in
dividual displays had been ordered.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
WARS GREATEST RAID SKATERS ESSEN
EtCosts ToPay,
Citizen Learns

SIOUX CITY, iowa, March
I3.-Up9-RObert l.. Beck has
paid his state income tax but
he thinks the cost of paying
ii was slightly out of proper
tiOn.
Beck, 81, a trouble shooter
with the Sioux City police ra-
diO department, figured his tax
carefully.
He had to buy a money order
six cents and postage
stamp-three cents--fOr a total
of nine cents to send the re-
turn.
Beck's tax came to one cent.
1t would have amounted to
two cents, but the Iowa legis-
lature lowered the tax by 50
per cent during the current
session.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14

a declaration of processed 1000
stocks on hand, and the number oil
pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables
which will be available to the appli-
cants.
Institutional applicants must make
make it clear that the place where
they feed employees Is so situated
that it is impossible TO get a sup
ply of fresh foods and that the In
stitutions have no facilities for pre-
serving fresh foods long enough
and in sufficient amounts 10 meet
their needs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
I.V. Growers Await
Wlb Information

Lettuce and carrot growers of
Imperial Valley Saturday awaited
information from the War Labor
Board regarding the price ceilings
on lettuce and carrots.
Charles Freedman and A. T.
Arena represented Imperial Valley
at recent hearings in Los Angeles
to provide officials with informa-
ton so the price ceiling may be
considered in Washingt ION.
The whole area of California was
included in one price category so
the price would be fair to all,
Freedman said. Representatives OF
the various areas presented a pro-
posed price ceiling of S4.87 for
lettuce. 81 for carrots, and S2.52
for a Salt Lake crate t52 pounds
nett for topped carrots.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14

much heavier than in the past.
MANY new taxpayers were includ-
ed because of lower exemptions
this year,
The office will remain open from
8 am. to 10 pm. Monday.
simultaneously j. r. Scott. in
come tax examiner for the state
CT California, urged local residents
to expedite their filing of state
returns. He said only 300 persons
had filed with him at the chamber
OF commerce during the week he
has been in Ell Centre. He will
leave the valley after next Tues
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Fish Bill Would
HeIp Housewives

ed to each net. The nets shall be
so fathoms by two fathoms. No
other type of fishing gear may be
used or be in any boat while fish
ing under commercial license. No
net may be used in such manner as
to impound fish in any way.
IN RIVERS
When in sloughs or rivers, the
bill provides. no net shall be plac-
ed so that any portion of it is in
within ten feet of the point where
the surface Of the water meets the
land. All fish must be removed
from each net within "a hours
after the net has been set or after
the previous removal of fish from
tn net. No permit holder shall set
more than one such net and no
person shall receive more than one
net.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Accessory Thefts
Continue In &c.
Despite Roundup
Parts from Automobiles
Still Disappear After
Youths Put on Probation

Police Chief Ronnie Voyles
reported Saturday that the
theft of small automobile ac-
cessories in Ell Centro was
continuing despite the recent
rounding up of score of young
sters many of whom admitted steal
ing such items as gear shift knobs,
fender skirts and rearview mirrors.
INVESTIGATE THEFTS
Voyles said he had no evidence
that youths were responsible for
the latest acts but added that his
officers were investigating closely
several recent theft reports.
ut might be that adults are re
Continued on Page 6, Col. 2)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
A StOrk Story

Harry Horton hadn't a word to
say.
He sat on the witnesses stand
i'm Imperial county superior court
and weakly let the staid members
of the bar association and various
court attaches and officers let
down their hair in the greatest
hoax ever played on an attorney
He was speechless for once.
Harry had filed a perfectly legal
petition to establish his birth. The
minute his attorney, Reggie Knox,
arose to speak for Harry, Ross
Hickcox jumped to his feet and en-
tered an objection that was dilly
The objection was written by a
Mexican official whose alias was
Jimmy Greene, prank playing op-
ponent of Harry for years without
number. The petition set forth
that Harry never was born at all
but sprang full grown from a cac-
tus in Mexico and had been a
pOnentS ever since. The objection
couched in flowery legal phraeol-
ogy, asked the court to make Harry
prove he was born and if so, why
Next came Don Bitter with a
whale of an objection from the
common people, who wanted Harry
born in Mexico and not in the
United States and pointed out that
Mexican Officials" were on the
way to court to keep him from be-
ing born in Mexico. Neither coun-
try wanted him.
Since Harry admittedly was born
on February 20, 1892, the petition
said, he had had only u birthdays
and therefore, was a minor and
had no right to file petition at
all except through guardian. Bit
Ter called Sheriff Robert w. Ware
to report on an inteisive investiga-
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14

Thomas, of 1912 Perger Ave. Fresno,
Calf, closed range.
When the two ships were about
two miles apart, they opened fire
on each other.
The American craftsmanship was
good. Shell after shell from the deck
gun ripped into the enemy's hull.
The patrol vessels machine guns
and light cannon sprayed the sub
marines deck but caused no mate
rial damage to the craft itself. CAL
caterra, busy manning the gun at
an exposed station, was hit by a
machine gun bullet.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Accident Found To
Be Unavoidable

A coroner's jury Saturday found
that Louis Knieper, 75-year-old
Calexican, died as a result of an
unavoidable accident
He walked into a car driven by
Chief of Police Guy Echols of Ca
lexico last Monday as the officer
was backing out of the police sta
ton. Knieper was knocked to the
pavement, witnesses said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Stephen '. Benet
Dies Of Illness

NEW YORK, March l3.-tUP)--
Stephen Vincent Benet, "a, poet
and author. died at his home here
last night of heart attack after
an illness of two days. Private
funeral services will be held Mon
day at St James Episcopal church.
Benet. whose John Browns
Body" won the Pulitzer verse prize
in 1923, had stopped writing dur
ing the last year to devote all his
time to war work.
He is survived by a brother, Will
liam Rose, and a sister, Laura,
both noted critics and poets: his
wife. Rosemary Carr Benet, and
three children, Thomas carr, Ste
phanie and Rachel.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14

intervals.
Certain logging camps and SINH
lar institutional users also will get
additional processed foods II no
other sources of food can be made
available. it was said.
Applicants must give reasons why
they cannot obtain enough fruits
and vegetables to meet nutritional
needs with the present ration allow
ance; an estimate of the total num-
Der of pounds of processed food that
will be needed; the length of time
for which the application is made;
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Brown Orders All
To Share Cars

WASHINGTON, March 13.-CUP)
Motorists today faced loss OF sup
Elemental "B" and &C" gasoline
rationing books issued for occupa-
tional uses If they refuse to par
ticipate in ride-sharing clubs.
Price Administrator Prentiss NJ
Brown has ordered local rationing
boards to insist that applicants for
supplemental ration books belong
to full ride-sharing clubs when the
books become renewable, beginning
March %.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14

troll, was OF slightly less than l'oo0
tons. Date cf the attack was not re-
vealed. 1t has not been reported
previously in navy communicates.
The American casualty was Motor
Machinist's Mate First Glass Herbert
A. Calcaterra, %, of Stoneyford,
Calf, who was awarded the silver
Star medal.
The submarine was running on
the surface early one morning, when
the patrol vessel was sighted six
miles off the port beam. The crew
went to battle stations as the subs
skipper, Lieut.. Cmdr. Willis M.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Johnson Set

Funeral services for Mrs Mallie
J. johnson, mother of Mrs. A, G.
Johnston of Ell Centre, were sched-
uled at the chapel at the Evergreen
cemetery in Los Angeles at l pm.
Monday.
Mrs. Johnson has been in Ill
health and died at her daughters
home in El Centre Friday morning
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
y AMBllNe
4\Ep0RTER
Distress Note

Distress Note
Pvt. Robert l. Schmidt of the Ell
Centre Marine air training sta
ton is trying to find the kind
woman who agreed to have her
husband make a leather holder for
a priced knife presented him by
his family when he entered the
service. H thought there was no
hurry when he gave her the knife
at the Ell Centre free canteen. He
wants to know if she will please
leave it there for him Immediately
He thinks he may be transferred
and wants the knife before he
leaves
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Eden Asks u. N.
Collaboration
British Foreign Secretary Arrives In
Washington For Postwar Conference;
Declares War Victory Long Way Off

WASHINGTON, March l3. (UP) - British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden here to begin historic confer
with President Roosevelt tonight said today that the
United Nations must cOaborate to the fullest the
sumption that they still have long to to defeat
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
/. Sub OutdueIs
. ia ponese Shi p

WASHINGTON March 13. (UP)-A small Japanese
vessel was sunk in midPacfic by American submarine
in 81 minute gun duel that cost the life of one OF the sub
gunners, the navy announced today
The vessel, apparently engaged in anti-submarine pa
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
OPA Allows Few
Extra Cans Now

WASHINGTON March 13. (UP)-The Office OF Price
Administration today authorized supplemental ratons Oh
canned and other foods for sheepherdes u
beriacks missionaries and other whose remote
places of employment make impossible for them to get
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
Nozi Pittsburgh
Becomes inferno
From Raj Bombs
Reports Indicate Largest Amount Of
Explosives Ever Dropped During One
Attack Hits City; Bri+ish h Loss Small

LONDON, March 13. (UP)-One of the greatest Allied
air ofensves of the delivered crushing blows to Ger
many's production machinery today while in North
Africa the allies believed ready for the big campaign
to drive the Axis out of Tunsa.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14

BUTTERFLIES Angeles extra 48c; grade A cream
zoe; manufacturing milk 65c; route gathered cream
53lac.
L. A. HAY-U. S. No l S39-dO; U. s. No. 2 Ieafy
S3150; July flax $780,.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-14
WEATHER

1aximum Friday IS, minimum Saturday 40; am.
Sc, humidity II; noon Saturday 83, hu-
nidity AZ; pm. Saturday 81 humidity "a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-29

NOV again, know that | am rank
~ outsider and can only give you my
point of view for what it is worth. But
it does seem to me that great many in
surance agents should be re-educated to
talk business to a woman in her own
terms.
Take my own case, for instance. For
many years, | was pursued by phone and
letter by various insurance agents.
threw the letters in the scrap basket and
rarely let. an insurance man stay IN my
office for more than few minutes.
And then, one day, l was lunching
with a woman friend who casually men,
toned the fact that she was going to take
her daughter to Europe to study music
they were planning a wonderful year and
all on an insurance policy she had taken
out years ago.
l began to think of my own three
little girls. The next morning, | sent for
an insurance agent and asked him to tell
me the best type policy for my needs.
Today, am putting every penny of my
savings into my policy.
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Russian-PoIish Row Cited
AS Typical Peril TO Peace
BY PAUL MALL0N

4 Ii the while, We harbored
the exile Polish government
which had been crushed by the
Nazis and invad Q d by the
SovictS.
But this week when that Po-
liSh government demanded a
Red Cross investigation of Po-
liSh murders. our Soviet ally
practically declared itself about
these people i'm our midst by
withdrawing diplomatic recog-
milton. The X nj n acted
quickly, without consultation.
This act seemed a shock 10 us.
but in view of the above history.
it was logical and natural. The
only reason II appeared 10 us as
a shock was because we had
nationally deluded ourselves into
false assumptions.
Every one with an eye clearly
focused could see from the start
that Russia was in this war be-
cause the double-dealing Hitler
had invaded her homeland. and
that this homeland was what
she was fighting for-not prima-
rily TO defend democracy or a
new world democratic fedora
ton, or a quart of milk a day,
not for the Four Freedoms, GER
tainly not our conception of
them as far as Finland and Po-
land are concerned.
OUR swiftly changing pub
" licity promoters, however,
have tried 10 make some propa-
Ganda mesh out of the necessi-
ties which brough us and
Britain into the war on the same
side and to dovetail our ideals
and our purposes.
They did il so enthusiastically
that they got us 10 believing
that every one on our side
looked at this war as the aver
age American man in the street.
Perhaps they even convinced
themselves until Moscow put
them right.
Indeed, Moscow dispatches
say she might have acted earlier
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Entered at Detroit. Mich. as Second Glass
Mail Matter
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WASHINGTON. April 29-This
w is one world all right-but

WASHINGTON, April 29-ThiS
w is one world all right-but
take another look at it behind
the newS-o the dag.
This war started when Ger
many attacked Poland, Sept. l,
1889, and IS days later, Russian
troops crossed Poland's border,
canceling Soviet-PoliSh treaties.
Indignation in-thiS- country
ran high against both Germany
and Russia.
Three months later. on Nov.
2S, the Soviet government re-
nounccd its nonaggreSSion pact
1892 with Finland. and. two
days later. invaded that country.
Popular Amer lean opinion
against Russia hit such heights
that we collected millions of dol
lars of our good money 10 aid
the Firms against the Russians.
Any one in our country who
did not contribute was an enemy
of democracy.
THESE almost unanimous pub
Il lie beliefs Of ours prevailed
for nearly two years when Hitler
suddenly June p, 194l) turned
on Russia. All our thinking
switched Numerically.
Little Finland began 10 fight
back against Russia. but we no
longer considered her as a vail
ant democratic nation fighting
against aggression. Her fight
was the same, but, this time, we
looked on her as a tool of the
NaziS.
Indeed. events drew us the
whole way around and soon we
found ourselves also fighting on
the side of Russia, contributing
billions TO her cause.
Only last week. we withdrew
most of our embassy from Fin
land. presumably because she
would not make peace with Rus
STA. We could not afford 10 be
aiding an enemy of our new
ally.
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against the Poles in connection
with other matters. Molotoff s
note says straight out that Rus
STA wants Polish territory.
And is Molotoff wrong in thus
preparing to demand Polish ter
ritory?
Poland was Russian, Austrian
and PruSsian before the last
world war. The Treaty of YER
SaifieS restored her ancient indi-
viduahty. but thereafter she al
ways had trouble with Russia.
STALIN no doubt will contend
~ eventually her eastern prov
inces are rightly his. 1t all de-
ponds fi-hew- far-yot go back
into history which answer you
get Both sides get the one they
want.
Any one who can settle the
boundaries satisfactorily TO Rus
STA and Poland has sufficient
astuteness TO be the leader of
the world, but no one Will ever
fulfill that mission.
Now the Russians say the
Poles are making Nazi capital
by bringing up the atrocity mat
ter That may or may not be.
The far more important thing
10 us is that these facts regard
ing Poland and Finland show
how mercurial has been our
public opinion and how
whether high or low-it has sell
dom looked at the other fellows
side of the matter or understood
his position.
We too make up our opinions
on a basis Of our own self in
terest. Every nation has, al
ways will.
CERTAINLY here is the pro-
~ found eternal truth Of inter-
national relationships. Here is
the basis upon which the post
war world must be built
II is a basis Of conflicting in
tercSts. ancient territorial argu-
mentS. racial and religious COM
petitions.
The solution Of our hopes 70
live in peace hereafter must be
founded upon these human
equations, these realities. II
cannot c found in the stars of
idealiSm or in the skies of self
deceptive hopes, or by throwing
away of money and food 20 get
temporary conformance.
1t is one world, but il is an
earthly world.
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knowledge Test
BY DIR. sABINA II. CONNOLLY


What king ca had a stable
that had not been cleaned in 30
years? (b) was renowned for
his fabulous wealth? (c)
begged for the body of his dead
son?
What word means (a) self
rule? (b) compulsory training
Of mon for military service?
tc) unsklllcd manual labor OF
the Far East
3-AuStralia ca Is IL greater east
10 west or north 10 south? tbl
What are the three important
occupations (c) What sections
arc most heavily populated?
What is II made from? ta) dry
ice tb) haShiSh fcl morphine.
5--What hero do YOU connect with
ta) Yorktown? tb) Thcrmopy-
lac? (c) Manila Bay?
6-In a book who killed ca Mcr-
Quito? tb) He ctor? (ci
OthellO?
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Quick Que stiors

What sport do you identify
with the names of Greg Rict|
and Gunder Hsag?
What was the name Of Robert
Fulton'S first steamship?
famous sailor had water
all around him, and not a drop
10 drink
fans! What position
did tho famous Chief Bender
play?
Within 90 what is the ratio OF
army doctors to soldiers?
Where is Pretoria ?
By what body Of men is tho
Pope elected?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
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LEPHONE--CHERRY $500
Subscription rates On advsnce) by mali
10 any place in the United states. Canada
or Mexico con Canadian subscriptions add
1850 10 cover war import taxi.
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'BookfuI BIockheads'
A LEXANDER POPE, in his famous "E
Il Criticism wrote scathingly of:

A LEXANDER POPE, in his famous Essay on
Il Criticism, wrote scathingly of.
"The boOkful bOckhead, gnOrantIy read. 81
With loads of learned lumber i'm his head. ~
Since Pope has been dead for 200 years he could not
have known about the New Deal
But what he wrote suggests that he must have been
familiar with of the ancestors of the New Deal
brain trusters
No phrase certainly has since been written better
describe the professors than "bookfu blockheads
with loads Of learned lumber in their heads"
They have misunderstood the American system of
tree enterprise and have msmanaged industry and have
misled labor, and have misiudged history
90 Ne science only will genius fit said Pope
~ Whatever the genius Of New Deal "bookful
hockheads has been has rot been for government or
Tor the improvement OF the economic situation of the
American people
It has only been a genius, and evil one for the
squanderng Of the peoples wealth and the dissipation Of
their resources
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BAERLNG -0OWN ON THE NEWS.
Play JIE,S' Game
By ARTHUR oBUGS" RAkR

There is only way to fight foe ike the Japs and
it was told to me by detective. ,.,. .
He fought giant maniac for hours on roof and
finally threw him overheard lie fooshorte and fifty
pounds lighter and asked him how he managed TO
Bugs" he said, when the screwbaI grabbed saw
there only way TO my life had get crarier
than he And did"
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