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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
Milk Rationing
Still Necessary?

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 25 (UP)
Point ratiOning of milk may be
necessary i'm the Los Angeles
area despite federal plan to
ccntrOl distributors a1iOcatiOns of
milk and by-prOducts, William J.
Cecil, state director of agricul-
ture, said today.
He said ut remains to be seen"
whether the plan, restricting dis
tritutOrs' sales of milk to 100 per
cent of their June sales and by
products to IS per cent of the
June base, would remove the
necessity for point ratiOning
throughout the state.
AS far as Los Angeles is con-
cerned," he said, 81 think it won't
prevent point rationing."
Cecil also criticized the "cOm-
plete refusal" of federal agencies
to allow milk price rises and the
rather elaborate" subsidy system
Offered as substitute.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
D AMBL|Ne
1\EpORTER
Come On Donations

Come On Donations
Hurry up with your donations OF
sports goods for the marines soon
to leave for overseas.
Here's an idea. r. B. Dessert Sr.,
said he had looked all around for
some sports goods to donate TO
them and couldn't find thing. So
he gave Red Mitchell SIS and told
him to get something for the boys.
Anyone with sports goods to
donate many telephone the Red
Cross at Ell Centro 224 or Red
Mitchell of the Victory league at
Ell Centre 1106 and someone will
pick them up. Better still, take
the donations to the Chevrolet gar
age at 800 Main street. A special
place has been prepared there,
Mitchell said.
Come on, now, don't be so lazy.
Dig up that sports goods, balls, bats,
gloves, and ali that sort of thing
Another Army Letter.
Dear Girl Fiend: Get this and
get it straight. 1 am not one of those
lousy Signal Corps cripples. I am in
the air corps studying CD radio. AL
though I was stabbed out of two
striper, I managed to get to be a
PFC (Praying for CorporaD. I
guess that is enough Dragging for
while. 1 have been to New York
thee times SO far, and what fun!
The first two times I just rented a
hotel room and slept until / woke
up. 1t was the first time that some
mad bugler didn't blow his tin horn
to arouse me from my /. beauty
sleep; well, from my sleep, anyway.
Have seen about all there is TO
see in New York. after. l learned
little about the place, 1 went
stepping out. l met Reynolds last
week and we found a couple of
members of the fair and dainty op-
posite sex. We saw couple of
shows and took them home. Well,
at 3:30 we couldn't find "a hotel for
less than $3.50, and since Reynolds
said he knew a swell place for
servicemen to sleep free. follow
eel without question, although I
should have remembered I had
been out with him before. About
4:30 he stopped and proudly said:
my friend, this is your accom-
modation for the night" I raised
my weary eyes and gazed at a
bench in Central park. ! shall skip
what I called him for at least fiji
teen minutes straight. have seen
some hard benches, but I swear
that one was the hardest of all. To
help me sleep Mother Mature de-
cided to rock my cradle with cool
refreshing breeze that almost froze
me to death. Aha! there is no life
like a soldiers. I finally gave up
and made Reynolds pull the leaves
and newspapers that were keeping
me from death, off me- We stag
gered around and froze together
until the sun came up. We were
going to eat breakfast but we
couldn't catch any of the sparrows.
Anyway, Wa wound up at Coney Is
land and I went on everything I
saw. l am glad I saved my dough
because I had a swell time and
Eagle Day is long time off One
Continued on page 6, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
RUSSIANS SCORE GREAT DOUBLE VICTORY
YanIks Advance } Miles
RIOTS LEAD TO
INVESTIGATION

AS the results of a miniature riot
Saturday and Sunday nights be-
tween El Centre high school foot
ball players and group of Mexican
youths, school officials late Mon
day called a meeting of all involved
in an effort to forestall another
threatened outbreak
According to high school Of
ficials, the ill-feeling began at the
dance Friday night which followed
Ell Centre high school football
teams victory over Yuma. and cul-
minated in the two pitched battles,
one on Broadway Saturday night
and another Sunday night at
Fourth and Main streets.
Two youths were slightly injured
during the melees which were mark
ed by the swinging of automobiles
wrenchces and liquor bottles, wit
neSses said.
Climaxing the two-days of bitter
feeling, one school official declared
that he had been informed some
students at the high school intend
ed to invade the Mexican quar-
ter again Monday night for re
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
Fourth Of |. A.
Sfreetcars Idle

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25.-(UP)-
Service on the Los Angeles railway,
which transports 100000 daily
street car and bus riders, dropped
70 per cent today after the war
labor board cut in half a requested
10 cent an hour wage increase.
L. H. Perkins, executive board
vice-president of the Amalgamated
street electric railway and motor
coach employees (AFL) said 121 out
of sos street cars failed to leave
the barns today.
workers are refusing to return
to work after hearing the WASH
ington decision" Perkins said.
Many workers showed today be-
cause it is payday just to get their
checks, and more are sure to leave
before tomorrow morning."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

There is opposition to Presiden.
Roosevelt within the party among
"Jeffersonian Democrats Spanglei
claimed, but he said he did not
knGw whether the opposition would
result In anti i-Rooseyelt delegates
to the Democratic national con-
vention.
Spangler said he believed for
eign affairs should be kept out OF
partisan politics in the coming
campaign. unless "the administra-
ton makes some move the people
can't endorse"
Republican chances look good
from the outside" In California.
Spangler declared. He said also
that reports from Republican or
ganizations Indicated victories for
party nominees in New York's eiec-
ton Nov. 2 OF a lieutenant COVER
nor and in the New Jersey guber-
material election.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
RCAF Cadet Held
After Wife Killed
In NJ Apartment
SOcialite Heiress Is
Slain After Battle
Royal on Stairway

NEW YORK, Oct. 25. (UP)
-RCAF Cadet Wayne Lon
ergan, 26, was being held in
Toronto, Canada, today as
detectives who investigated
the murder of his socialite wife
said she had fought desperately
against her assailant in a battle
royal that left blood smeared In
the richly-carpeted stairway of her
luxurious Beekmore Place apart
ment.
Police instituted a search for
Lonergan's uniform after they we're
informed he was wearing civilian
clothes when he was taken into
custody in Toronto. Lonergan told
Toronto police his uniform was
stolen while he was in New York
on weekend leave.
SCRATCHES ON FACE
Police sought to return Lonergan
to New York for questioning in the
cafe society murder. Asked about
reports that Lonergan had scratch
es on his face when he was taken
into custody in Toronto, Assistant
Acting Deputy Chief Inspector Pat
rick Kenny of the New York police
said, Il understand that is so'
Lonergan will be questioned as
to his movements during the week.
end which ended last night with
the finding of Mrs. Lonergan's nude,
beaten body, sprawled across q big
Second Empire bed. Earlier, police
had questioned Jeanne Murphy, 81,
ans actress, who, they said spent
Saturday night and most of yester-
CONTINUED on page 6, col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

Venge', and that the meeting at the
school had been called to frustrate
the proposed foray.
WANT TO ARBITRATE
"All Mexicans involved in the
affair have indicated they want to
be friends and are willing to arbi-
trate the matter" the same official
stated.
Chief of Police Ronnie Voyles said
Monday that he had been called to
the scene of the Fourth and Main
street fight, but that the battlers
had disappeared before his arrival.
On Saturday night, he said, he
had advised several youths who are
on Broadway to return to Main
street and that they had done So
Later he was informed they return
ed to the Broadway section where
the fight took place. No police re-
port was made of the matter.
One of the Ell Centre football
players, who assertedly was men,
ber of the ''raiding" party, was
clipped with a bottle, but was able
to be back in school Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

Nassau estate.
The witness, Dr. William j. Sayad,
testified that De Marigny made the
threat against Oakes at Palm
Beach hospital where throat oper.
alton was performed Feb. 10 on De
Marigny's wife-Sir Harry's eldest
daughter.
He said the outburst occurred in
Mrs. De Marigny's room after a
conversation between Oakes and his
son-in-law during which Sir Harry
had threatened to kick De Marigny
out of the hospital.
DOCTOR QUESTIONED
did you say anything to the
accused when he threatened to
harm Sir Harry?" Attorney General
Eric Hallinan asked.
Il admonished him."
From the remark, did you think
it was made in fun or anger?"
Il thought it was made in anger
Attorney Godfrey w. Higgs, de-
Tending De Marigny on the charge
that he murdered Oakes on July 8,
asked the doctor:
did you know that Sir Harry
had threatened to kick the accused
out of the room adjoining Mrs. De
Continued on page b, col -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
0PA Shoe Ruling
For Border Told

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-UP)-
The Office of Price Administration
today ruled that Mexican residents
living near the American border
must renew their applications for
special shoe stamps for use in this
country, each new shoe ration per-
iod
Heretofore these residents have
been entitled to American ration
currency for shoe purchase. A sin
gle application was made by the
head of family for all members Of
the family, and stamps could be OBJ
tanned for later periods without
making another application.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25


nounced the double victory in an
order of the day following Moscow
dispatches revealing that Soviet
mobile forces had raced half way
down the 100-mile route from Leito-
pol to the Perekop neck of the
Crimea, and that Cossack outriders
already were ranging the approach
es to the Black sea peninsula.
Russian assault forces drove
across the Dnieper to storm and
capture Dnepropetrovsk, second city
of the Ukraine with normal popu-
lation of 100000, and Dneprodzher-
zhinsk, l8 miles to the west on
the trunk railway.
(?) ALSO CAPTURED
In announcing the victory Mos
COW bracketed with it the capture
of Dneprodzherzhinsk, steel city
of 10000, it's old name of Kamens-
kaTa, which was abandoned in the
course of the quadrupling of it's
population in recent years.
These are the most important
industrial centers of the southern
districts of our country and import
ant centers of German resistance
on the Dnieper bend" Stain said
in hailing the capture of the twin
strongholds.
CA short time before the Berlin
radio admitted that German troops
had been forced to withdraw their
lines several kilometers" in the
Melitopol sector of the southern
UkraineD
The Nazi command began Shift
ing its Crimean forces several weeks
ago and hurled them into the cat
astrophic battle of Melitopol, leaving
the diamond-shaped peninsula vir-
tually denuded of troops, military
quarters revealed.
The entire German position in
the southern Ukraine and the
Crimea was tottering, the Russians
indicated, and the battle there ap-
peared to be going into its decisive
phase.
While the northern jaw of the
Russian pincers on the Dnieper
bend cracked down on Krivoi Rog
in a frontal assault, the southern
one Joined the Melitopol army be-
low zaporozhe.
REACH SEMENOVKA
Slicing down across the barren
plains southwest of Zaporozhe.
speedy mobile detachments reached
Semenovka, midway between Meli-
topol and the Perekop isthmus in a
gain of about so miles since Nell
Copol fell Saturday.
Hard riding Cossack cavalry
swinging on ahead of the main
Russian forces sweeping down the
Nokaisk corridor to Perekop. were
reported before the gates of the
Crlmea. BY blocking the Perekop
exit the Russians could trap what
ever German forces remained in
the Crimea.
Pravda said unprecedented tank
battles were raging all along the
west bank of the Dnieper between
Gomel and Kremenchug, with the
Russians crushing the German de-
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
Agreement Near
On Big Issues at
Moscow Meetinq
Relations Continue to
Be Friendly; Another
Week of Talks Planned

MOSCOW, Oct. 25. (UP)
Signs that agreement in
principle already has been
reached on some of the key
subjects under discussion
were reported today as the Ameri-
can, British and Russian foreign
ministers rounded out their first
week of conferences.
Anglo sources said the
atmosphere continued friendly and
estimated that the tripartite ses-
sions would continue at least for
another week.
Subsidiary meetings among the
experts accompanying u. S. Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull, British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
and Soviet Foreign Commissar Via
cheslav M. Molotov indicated that
agreement in principle had been
reached on some subjects and the
main points were being incorpor-
ated in drafts. tt
SECOND FRONT ISSUE
Though secrecy continued to OBJ
scure the topics discussed, the semi
official publication war and the
working class in the first Soviet
pronouncement on the meetings,
defined the principal task as the
urgent unification of all forces
of the anti-Hitler coalition in order
to shorten the war"-Obviously a
plea for the opening of second
front.
The publication also said the con-
ference would undertake the solu-
Continued on page 6, col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

entered the OPA office last July
to take the new post of general
manager.
Brown gave Bowles "all the au-
thority the term implies" and the
new general manager Immediately
launched into a reorganization pro-
gram to make the price control
agency more acceptable to congress,
business and the people.
Bowles promotion brings up the
question OF whether there will be
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

another OPA general manager or
whether the position will become
non-exiStent.
Bowles as general manager weed
ed out of the OPA many theorists
and in their place brought to
Washington experienced business
men. AS further appeasement to
business and congress he has
created numerous industry ad-
vistory committees to rewrite and
simplify regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
FDR Nominotes e.. BowIes
To Be Price Administrator

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is (UP) -
President Roosevelt today sent to
the senate the nomination of Ches-
ter Bowles, general manager of the
Office of Price Administration, to
succeed Prentiss M. Brown as OPA
administrator.
Browns resignation as admins
tratcr was announced last Thurs
day.
Bowles is AZ years old, former
New York advertising executive who
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
'Squondering to
Be COP P'44Issue

SACRAMENTO, Oct 25. (UP)-Harrison Spanger,
chairman OF the Republican National committee indicated
today the Republican party will attempt make the fourth
term, squanderng and regimentaon the chief
next years presidential campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
Tells Of
Threat by Count
De Marsiny Said He WouIdiCrack Sir
Harry Oakes Head. Witness DiscIoses
In Bahamas Court ;Ar9umen+ Related

NASSAU, Bahamas Oct 25. (UP)-A Palm Beach
surgeoncalled surprise witness by the prosecution
testified today that Alfred De Margny threatened
crack Sir Harry Cakes head five months before his
fathern-law found dubbed to death in sumptuous
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

were not made public until after
the next of kin of the victims had
been informed of the deaths.
Investigations as to the causes
of plane crashes made while the
men are on training flights are
made by military officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
MAJOR IMPORTANCE

or major Importance to the state,
officials of the league told the con-
ventlon, are preparations now for
the unemployment situation when
all this surplus labor is dumped
back into unproductive channels.
Under the postwar federal plan,
which the league tentatively has
approved, the government plans
park, sewage, street and other
projects to maintain a normal en-
ployment level until private indus
try, now geared exclusively for the
war effort, can change over and
absorb these people, speakers at
the convention said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
Two Great Cities
Fall to Sow cts
In DnieperAreu
Dnepropetrovsk. Other Big Industrial
City in Red Hands Once Again After
Great Victory; Cossacks on Black Sea

LONDON, Oct 25 (UP)-The Red army captured the
great industrial cities of Dneproperovsk and Dneprodzher
Zhnsk today crushing German resistance in the nose
the Dneper river bulge and decsvey crumbng the entire
lower end of the Naz defense line.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
Great Congestion
Faces California
l. V. City Officials Hear Military
Men Tell Of Problems to Be Expected
In State When Germany Is Defeated

When the war in Europe ends and the United Nations
throw their might at Japan California will the worst
congestion in its history and which will the states
resources to the limit.
This the consensus Of military EXPERTS who adj
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

uIeSSeQ LIE convention OF UIle
League of California Cities which
ended Friday in Sacramento, and
which was attended by Mayor Rob-
ert Hatton and City Clerk Neal
Gavin, of Ell Centre, and Richard
Emerson, Calexico city clerk.
California's immediate future in
the war program was presented to
the league as it considered federal
and state plans for a concerted
program of public works projects
to aid in alleviating unem ployment
at hoStilitieS end.
MANY IN STATE
At this time, the league was told,
100000 men and women, newly
arrived in the state, are engaged in
shipyard and aircraft work in Cali
fornia, and this number may dou-
BILE before the war is over. On the
basis of census authorities average
of four to family, it means that
the states population has increased
approximately 100000 since hos
tilities began.
With several million soldiers
scheduled to be stationed here prior
to their departure for the south
Pacific when an all-out campaign
is launched, officials said the con-
gestion outlook is staggering to the
imagination.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
; Marines Killed
Near SuIton SEQ

Three stationed at the Ell Centre marine air station
lost their lives in plane crash Saturday. officials of the
station announced Monday.
The dead Sgt Thomas Thompson of St. Petersburg,
Fla Cpl William o. King r of Watertown, Mass, and
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25

Penn.
Officers said the tragic accident
occurred in the Salton sea area
while the men were engaged in a
routine training flight. AS is Gus
tomar% details of the fatal crash
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-25
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday 80, minimum
Monday 81; 5 am. Monday So, hu-
midity 46; noon Monday &c, humid
ity 81; pm. Sun. 66, humidity 20.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
Bare GM' S New
Combat VeF1i(|e

FLINT. Jan. IS. Production Of
a new type land combat vehicle at
Fisher Body tank plants in Flint
and Grand Blanc was revealed to-
day by Brig. Gen. A. b. Quinton
Jr.. chief of the Detroit ordnance
district
The disclosure was made as the
general presented Army-Navy r
awards to the two plants for their
work in pioneering in America :
medium Nd tanks.
OF the secret new weapon being
produced here, General Quinton
said.
'It teams with your tanks 10
form combination that has
smashed everything set before
it,"
The general presented Fisher
and management with
tAe-AFH4y-Aarss+- flag for eX-
cellence in production
Commander A. F.. Duernberger,
executive officer Of the Detroit
Naval Armory. made token
of IF" pins TO be
worn by management and en-
ployeS.
f. F.. Fisher. general manager Of
the Fisher Body division. in refer
ring ~ the problems of armament
manufacture which normally do
not exist in peacetime production,
said:
Frequently, vital engineering
changes are required 10 meet
the continually changing condi-
tions on the fighting front.
Frequently schedules must he
chang d, sometimes In the
middle of days production. To
meet an emergency require
ment."
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
Chr.ysler
Engine
Prices Up

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-To
cover additional costs in producing
marine engines for the navy, in
expansion and conversion
of its auto production facilities
and increases in labor and over
head costs, Chrysler Corporation
today was permitted by OPA 10
raise ceiling prices on 20 models.
Boosts range from 3 10 20 per
cent.
OPA reported that published
financial report of the company
indicated that current profits both
in dollar amount and expressed as
a percentage of sales arc below
the profits earned during 1868.
The company applied also for
relief on prices of eight other
models. but OPA denied this on
the ground that a reasonable
profit was being obtained on these
models.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
Stocks Hit New
High Despite
Profit Taking

NEW YORK. Jan. * GNS).-
The stock market today climbed
to new 1928 peak in an extern
sion Of its recent advance, despite
moderate profit taking through
midday. Gains ran 10 a point or
more in several representative is
sues, and scores of key stocks
reached new tops. Trading was
moderately active.
J. I. Case was outstanding. on a
squirt of 2l2 points 10 a new 1912
AZ top of 81 Oliver Farm, up
Ia to "a, also reached new high
ground. as did General Electric.
American Radiator. Macy. Allied
Stores, Reynolds Tobacco "B" and
BarnSdal.
A m eri ca n Telephone, Allied
Chemical, Lima Locomotive, Amer
lean Car and Foundry and Ameri-
can AlrllnCS were among issues
to show extreme gains Of a point
or more.
Changes elsewhere were OF nom
inal proportions, with plus signs in
the majority.
Bonds were featured by contin-
lued demand for the new Canadian
government liens, which improved
their premiums over yesterday S
I Offering price.
Lower grade rails enjoyed good
demand. Treasures continued
STEADY, while foreign bonds were
dull The curb market generally
was higher in fairly active trading
The session was featured by a rise
of almost a point and a half in
United Shoe and heavy sales in
Niagara Hudson Power.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
Grains
Recovery

CHICAGO, Jan. Is GNS) -
Wheat and corn continued their
recovery movement today in fairly
active dealings. Other grains also
were higher
Wheat advanced as much as
! &c TO S1.39&. for the May future
before feeling the weight of Of
ferings Last prices were &C 10
sc higher.
Corn closed 7sc 10 1c ,up and
around the high with May at
9S where it was within 1%c of
the temporary ceiling.
Oats finished sc 70 1isc higher
and established new seasonal tops,
May reaching 5S5sc.
Rye closed sc TO l2c higher and
soy beans unchanged TO sc ur.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
Tribve to Kahn

Picked up the Martin Star
house organ for Glenn L. Martin
Aircraft-and in il found a
grand tribute 10 the late Albert
Kahn.
Kahn designed many OF the
Martin plants and the item told
how in 1889. on receiving a big
contract from the French gov
eminent. Martin executives got
hold of Kahn by phone.
He flew TO Baltimore with a
small staff, surveyed the field,
drew plans, purchased materials
and equipment. Just II days
later production started in one
end of the building before the
other end was completely en-
closed.
From that time on. when Mar
tin wanted buildings il relied on
Albert Kahn.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-16
BertCh Given
WPB Promotion

J. Widman Bcrtch former chief
OF the special projects salvage
branch, has been promoted TO the
post of deputy director of salvage
for the War Production Board, IT
was announced today.
A former Detroter. Bcrtch
came 10 WIPE from the Lee An
dcrSon Advertising Agency where
he was a vice president IN charge
Of automotlVc accounts
Arden HinkCY Jr, his former
assistant was promoted to
Bcrtch's old post Yinkcy was
formerly with the Crowcll-Collicr
Publishing Company in New York
and Detroit.