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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

of power properties in this area.
belonging to the California COM
pany.
Hewes said Wednesday that he
and Dermody would sign the agree
ment along with A. B. West, presi-
dent of the Calif/nia concern, and
some other high official of his Or
ganization, after other necessary
steps are taken.
The district president was conf
dent his directors would authorize
such action at meeting scheduled
for Wednesday afternoon.
The agreement which calls for
purchase of the properties for S4,-
100000, will be executed subject to
the approval by district voters of
the issuance of bonds valued at
S6,000,000. Funds not used In the
actual purchase would be used for
tying the districts power system
in with that of the California
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Rep. Accused of
Gift Intentions

WASHINGTON. Aug. IL UP)-
Secretary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes today accused Rep. Albert E.
Carter, r., Calf, of trying to make
"a virtual gift" to a privately own
ed utility company of federal in
vestment costing taxpayers millions
of dollars.
He said the interior department
is proceeding with construction of
the Shasta Oroville transmission
line to provide power outlet from
the Central Valley project in Cali
fornia regardless of Carter's charges
that the action is betrayal of
congressional intention.
In a telegram to first Assistant
Secretary of Interior Michael w.
Strauss on Aug. 2, Carter threaten
ed a rude awakening" for interior
department officials If they con-
tinued construction of the line in
stead of putting the line in pri-
vate hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Downey Asks 9TH
Term for FDR

LOS ANGELES, Aug. II OUP) =
Sen. Sheridan Downey, D., Calf.
today expressed the hope that
President Roosevelt would be nomi-
mated and reelected as the coun-
try's first !fourth-term. President.
Speaking at conclave of Los
Angeles county Democrats, Downey
called for complete harmony"
within the party ranks and asked
that all units of the Democratic
party back Mr.. Roosevelt for a
fourth term in 1914.
The Democrats passed a resolu-
ton asking for federal communi-
cations commission investigation of
radio commentator Fulton Lewis,
Jr., who, the committee alleges, re-
Gently broadcast malicious lies"
about the national Democratic ad-
ministration.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Aldermen Ponder
Over Cut in City
Tax Rate for Year
Ell CentrO Valuations
Down SO, 1865 Due to War
Conditions; Delay Act

Ell Centre city councilmen
pored over proposed budget
figures Tuesday night but
delayed adopting a 1943-44
budget or setting a new tax
until they could learn whether
legal means could be found to in
crease tax appropriations for mu-
nicipal improvements.
Following the retirement of a
considerable amount of bonds dur-
ing the past fiscal year City Clerk
Neal Gavin estimated cut in the
tax rate from sl.73 to Sl.65 could
be made.
Anticipated expenditures for i'm
provement of the city's water and
sewer systems caused the aldermen
to hesitate in dropping the rate.
however. and Gavin was instructed
to contact municipal league of
ficials in Sacramento to learn II a
method could be found to use more
than the customary sl.00 per si00
of assessed valuation for city oper-
ating expenses and improvements.
In report from the state board
of equalization the councilmen we're
informed that property valuations
in the city were only s9.865 under
last years valuation. Because of
war conditions in even greater de-
probation had been expected.
The aldermen agreed to cooper
ate on plan for the establishment
of farmers market for the city
after William Costello. official of
the Farm Security Administration
advanced plan for such an enter
prise, stating that many small food
producers had no outlet for their
products.
Plans were furthered at the meet
ing for the construction I'm FL Cen
tro of a government housing pro-
ject. A representative of the Ma
tional Housing Agency conferred
with the councilmen on details per-
tanning to the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

The Soviet command also an
nounced the capture of Akhtyrka, So
miles Northwest of Kharkov, rough
ly midway between the big Poltava
and Sunny bases guarding the ap-
proaches to the Dnieper river.
MOSCOW, Aug. 11.-UP)-Rus-
sian armies drove ahead over the
near approaches of Kharkov and
stepped up pressure on broad
Southern front in an effort to turn
a disorderly German retreat into a
complete rout, Soviet front dis
patches reported today
The Red army clamped an assault
Arc close against KharkOv's outly-
ing defenses to the East, North and
Northwest, and the German garri-
son of the Ukrainian stronghold ap-
peared doomed to entrapment un-
less the main forces already had be-
gun to pull out.
(The British radio said German
troops and war material were pour
ing out of Kharkov in a steady
stream "in an attempt to escape
before the last way OFT to safety
is cut.')
Premier Josef Stain appeared to
have returned to MoscoW-a krelin
decree was signed by him-after
more than months absence on
the Orel-Belgorod front, where he
personally supervised operations
which crushed the German often
sive and launched the great coun-
terdrive against Kharkov and Bry-
ansk.
SWIFT PURSUIT
Field reports said the Red Army
campaign in many sectors from
Bryansk to Kharkov had become
a swift pursuit of partially routed
German troops.
The Russians lightning pace
since the decisive break -throughs
Continued on page 6, col -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
British Warships
Shell Naples, Yard
y AMBl|Ne
~ EpoRTER
The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed
Tom Finney went to Calexico the
other night for quiet and calm
evening.
t. Everything went fine. He had
dinner with a friend and then play
ed bridge until IL p. m. when he
decided to come back home.
It was still calm and uneventful
until he got about halfway home.
Then he met a car.
Tom, being a courteous driver,
flickered his lights when he met
an approaching car. Everything
was still calm. Then he flickered
his lights again to put them back
on bright.
The lights went out altogether
Keeping his temper well in hand
he pulled over to the side of the
road, got out and started to tinker
with the fuse.
=. Before he got through tinkering
he had burned out four other fuses
and started small fire under the
hood of his car. 1t was now IL
o'clock.
After sitting in the dark for
awhile. he was finally able to stop
a passing car and it was decided
that he would follow closely behind
the car to take advantage of the
light thrown out by its tail-light.
Reasonable calmness had again
descended upon Tom. The other
car started its motor and the driver
turned on his lights. Nothing hap
pened. His fuse had also burned
out.
After more time "a little gentle
language, and thoroughly ransack-
ing Tom found another fuse and
luckily he was able to get his lights
going.
He arrived in Ell Centre at a. M.
closely followed by the driver of
the other car who was creeping
along in the light from Toms tail
light.
Tom still had his temper under
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Japanese Start
Anii-Sub Patrol
OF China's S Coast

CHUNGKlNG, Aug. IL =
(UP) = The japanese have
inaugurated a constant anti
submarine patrol along the
entire Indo-China coastline
following the sinking of five large
Japanese vessels by Allied submar-
ines during the past six months, it
was reported reliably today.
An informant who escaped re-
Gently from Indo-China recently
said the japanese were developing
the Camranh Bay deep-water anch-
orage. once a base for the French
ASiatic Fleet.
Thousands of natives were press
ed into service by the japanese to
build a new highway to Camhanh
Bay. the informant said. 1t was be-
lieved likely here the japanese
planned to construct repair shops,
Notifications and a major air base
there.
Camranh LAY is strategically To-
Gated for a Fleet assembly point be-
cause n is sheltered from all di-
Continued on Page 6. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

!. .pcrndpS IN a ulfect thrust against
| the continent.
Accompanying the Prime Minister
was the lord president of the Brit
ish War Council Sir John Anderson.
Parallel talks, meanwhile, were
proceeding between the Canadian
and British chiefs of staff and were
scheduled to continue all day, ac-
cording to official announcement.
Since Dunkirk the Canadians
have been building up huge force
in England, the bulk of which has
not yet seen action. Their COM
mander. Lieut.. Gen. A. G.. l.. Nc
Naughton, has referred to his forces
as "A dagger pointed at the heart
OF Berlin" and the unofficial spec
ulation was that now, at last, plans
were being completed to plunge the
dagger home.
Today's announcement made no
mention of the United States Gen.
eral Staff, although the Americans
had been in on early conferences
yesterday.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Churchill arrived yesterday from
an East Coast Port where he reach
ed Canadian soil after a journey
from London.
The Roosevelt Churchill meeting
will be British American affair
it was revealed. Mr.. Roosevelt said
in Washington yesterday afternoon
soon after Prime Minister VIM. L.
Mackenzie King announced that
Churchill was in Canada, that no
representative of Soviet Russia
would be present. Mr.. Roosevelt in
dicated his disappointment. Nor
will there be Chinese representa-
tive.
Observers here and in Washing
ton and London agreed that the
two leaders would discuss strategy
on the worldwide war front and
believed their discussions and de-
cisions would be conveyed to the
two other big members of the Unit
ed Nations and China. The
fall of Benito Mussolini, the ex-
Continued on page 8, col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
yonks Strike at
Last Jap Troops

ward Bairoko. the Japanese garri-
son either must face destruction or
try to escape across Kula Gulf
northward Some of the japanese
may be troops who wriggled out of
the Munday trap, IT was reported
The enemy still tried to reinforce
his position in the Solomons and
struck back vainly In Vella Cult,
above Kolombangara. light u. S.
naval craft. probably torpedo boats.
sunk Two of four barges attacked
Monday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
1,R1 Axis Planes
Taken in Sicily

A l. l. f. ID HEADQUARTERS
NORTH AFRICA. Arg. ll.-tUPl-
The Allies have destroyed on cap
tured 1,24l Axis planes during the
Sicilian campaign. authorities re-
vealed today.
Captured on Sicilian air fields
we're 900 enemy aircraft. including
234 German Messerschmitt 1895, an
official announcement disclosed
"A surprisingly large number still
were serviceable." the announce
ment said
Aside from Axis planes wrecked
or damaged aground. 422 were de-
stroyed as against Allied losses of
18l in the Sicilian campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

Electric company and making nee
essary repairs.
Following the signing of the con-
tract, officials of both concerns will
ask approval of the transaction
from the California Railroad Com
mission and the California Districts
Securities Commission. NJ. j. Dowd.
districts chief consulting engineer,
was scheduled TO appear before the
securities commission in Sacra-
mento Friday at which time he
will ask approval of the deal from
that agency.
Officials OF the power firm must
then obtain the sanction OF the
Federal Power Commission. When
the deal has cleared those agencies.
Hewes said. an election on the bond
issue will be called Petitions are
now being signed by district voters
asking for such an election.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
AXIS RUSSIAN Retreat BECOMES R0U
holtvilIe Filler
Killed in Crash

Ensign Charles L. Rogers, Cabot,
Arkansas, was killed Sunday eve
ming as the result Of plane
crash near Fishcreek Mountain,
the Eleventh Naval district an
nOunced Wednesday,.
He was attached to a squadron
at the HOltville Naval Auxiliary
air station, HOltville.
Cabots wife resides at the Las
Palmas court in Ell Centre.
The body will be sent to Cabot
for interment.
1t was the first announced fat
ality at the air station, recently
commissioned in Imperial Valley.
Rogers parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Rogers. He attended
the University of Arkansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Is Lose Lives in
Z Bomber Crashes

WALIA WALLA, Wash, Aug. II
tupl-The Walla Walla army air
field announced today that Is
flyers were killed in two separate
crashes of four motored bombers
YESTERDAY. and that three others
paraehuted 10 safety.
All eight occuantS of one plane
we're killed when the bomber crash
ed and burned near Cecil, Ore,
north OF Heppner.
The other plane crashed near
Paterson. Wash. on the Columbia
river I'm Benton county. Seven
members of the l0-man crew lost
their lives and the others bailed
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Judge uphoIds Decision
I'm Flower Fraud Trial

ing the names of several persons -
one floral piece which was sent - =
funeral in the border city. Bills tor
the flowers were sent % all sisnses
Mrs. Frost was represented during
her appeal by attornys Clarence
Smith of FL Centre and Ward SUI
livan of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Boys Ask for pr
Boat for Practice

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL up
John and Billy Kabeisimar of
Yankton, S. D., asked President
Roosevelt to send them one full
sized but unarmed motor torpedo
boat on which they could practice
until they were old enough To
join the navy.
The navy department rerret-
fully advised the two lads today
that there were not PIT boats to
spare but 1t commended them on
their purchase of war bonds.
The pencil l-scrawled letter was
topped with small Nazi swastika
and Japanese rising sun under
which the youngsters had written
I'VE hate it" and I'VE damn it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

Roosevelt did not have much to
talk to them about today, but would
have more to tell them after the
conference with Churchill.
Recent and forthcoming events
in the Pacific are expected to loom
large on the list of strategic sub
jects the two leaders will discuss.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

Superior Court Judge v. N.
Thompson upheld decision of
Justice J. E. Simpson Wednesday
in which Mrs. Media Frost. Ell Gen.
tro florist. was fined $40 on a charge
of attempted petty theft.
Mrs. Frost appealed the case after
the fine was levied by Justice Simp-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

son last April Is.
The case opened in Calexico,
where the theft attempt took place,
but a change of venue to Ell Centre
was granted on request of Mrs,
Frost's attorneys.
The complaint charged the de-
fendant with attaching cards bear
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Allies
Gain on
Ground
Sicily Conquest
Nearly Complete
As Axis Retreats

A LIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS. North Africa, Aug.
II lUP)-British warships,
steaming one third of the
way up the Italian west
coast. bombarded a naval yard in
the Gulf of Naples while Allied
ground forces pounded along the
Sieilian coast to within sight of
the Italian mainland and increased
their bag of prisoners to 125,000,
1t was announced today.
One British Eighth army column
captured Guardia in a two to three
mile advance along the east coast
road bordering Mt. Etna and came
within sight of the toe of the Ital-
ian boot for the first time. Only
Il miles 10 the north lay the Axis
base of Taor1nina.
CONSOLIDATE JUNCTION
Other Eighth army forces con-
solidated their junction with the
American Seventh army north and
west of Bronte. % miles to the
northwest. In a general advance to-
ward Randazzo Pass, controlling
the last good road between the
Sicilian east and north coasts.
"A British broadcast heard By
CHS placed the Americans within
two miles of Randazzo. but en-
rhasized that the report had not
been confirmedD
"Tfogress continues 10 be made
whilst our troops overcome enemy
resistance and deal with obstacles
he Is leaving" Gen Dwight ID.
Eisenhower's eommuniuue said.
OF the 10000 prisoners ANNOUNCE
ed yesterday as in Allied hands.
the American 7th army captured
G2.00 and the British 9th army. o.
900 n has not been specified who
took the 5000 prisoners who since
have been taken
A strong force of British cruisers
CONTINUED on page 8. col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

spokesman for members of the coun-'
Gil, told reporters that the White
House meeting was very short
for obvious reasons and that there
was little that could be said about
1t except that future strategy was
discussed.
Presumably Loudon meant that
the session was short because Mr..
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Nurmberq, Shrine
OF Nazi Party, Is
Bombed by British
More Than 1,5OO Tons of
Explosives Set Fires in
Major Armament Center

LONDON, Aug. 11-(UP)
The Royal Air Force an
nounced today that its heavy
bombers flew deep into south
Germany last night and drop
ped more than 1,500 tons of ex-
plosives on Nurnberg, one of the
major armament, engineering and
railroad centers of the Reich.
Taking advantage of the length
ening hours of darkness. a power
full fleet of four-motored bombers
plastered Nurnberg, second only to
Munich as Shrine of the Nazi
part, so effectively that leaping
fires and a steady series of ex-
plosions lighted the broken clouds.
The swing of the resumed Allied
air offensive to South Germany ap-
parently caught the Nazis off guard
Raj creWmen said the anti-aircraft
fire was relatively light, though
German night fighters plagued the
flanks of the bomber train as it
went into The Reich.
DOWN 3 FIGHTERS
Two of the great Halifax bombers
on the mission shot down three
German night fighters, then con-
tinued to the target and dropped
their bombs.
The four -engined bombers blazed
a trail of fiery destruction through
city crowded with submarine and
airplane works, tank factories and
other arms plants.
The attack probably was the
heaviest of seven on Nurnberg,
since the start of the war.
Sixteen bombers were lost in the
raid, the second on Germany in as
many nights.
In addition to being the site of at
least IT arms plants. Nurnberg is
lone of the most important rail-
way and industrial centerS in
Continued on page 6, col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Power Purchase
Agreement Due

Evan T. Hewes, Imperial Irrigation district president
and Jerry Dermody secretary of the organization We'd
nesday made plans with officials of the California
Electric Power company Riverside Thursday to execute
the preliminary agreement for the purchase by the district
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
FDR Discusses
Pacific Stroteqy

WASHINGTON Aug. 11-(UP) )-Presdent Roosevelt
discussed future strategy with the Pacific War Council
day in preparation for his and important conference
with Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the future
Netherlands Ambassador A. Loudon, who acted as
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Reds TukevituI
Railroad Town
Close to khorkov
Nazis Abandon Great Amounts of
Equipment in Flight Before Soviets;
Many Small Garisons Wiped out

LONDON Aug. 11.-(UP)-A special Russian COM
munque tonight announced that the Red Army had cap
tured Kovag "a miles west of Kharov on the trunk rail
way to Poava the last line but by which he Germans
eVacuate the big Ukrainian base
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
Churchill Confers
Canadians
Greater Use of Dominion Forces Now
In Europe Believed Topic Of Talks;
No Details Of FDR Meeting Revealed

QUEBEC, Aug. II (UP)-Presdent Roosevelt .viU uisu
Quebec it disclosed t0day
QUEBEC, Aug 11.-(UP)-Prime Minister Winston
Churchill met with the Canadian War Cabinet today and
it Immediately assumed-prelminary to his broader
conference with President Rooseve-tat their talks
voved around greater of Canadian England
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11

ALI led HEADQUARTERS. South
west Pacific. Aug II fUP1-Ameri-
can conquerors of Munda con-
verged on the last nest Of japanese
suicidal resistance on New Georgia
island at Bairoko harhor today and
a communique said a clash already
had occurred on one flank.
Official reports did not indicate
the size Of the garrison but II
presumably vas dug IN with hacks
10 the sea 10 fight 70 the death
The Yanks moving up from Munda.
10 miles TO the south. pushed IN
from three directions northwest.
southwest and south
The japanese resistance was met
on the left or north, flank while
troops on the right reached Baifa-
ko river two miles southeast of the
harbor and joined patrols - make
an unbroken line hemming in the
enemy.
MIXED TROOPS
A dispatch from south Pacific
headquarters said part Of the troops
were soldiers and marines under
Marine Col Harry II LiVersedef
who had cleaned out Enogai inlet.
north of the haTbor, early IN the
New Georgia campaign
This dispatch said that whils
the Americans had hcavy going
through jungles and swamps 10
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-11
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The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1943-04-16

l
The local Grange held meeting er
last THURSDAY evening to celebrate St
the anniversary Of it's foundati on. ye
Master Chas. wilson presided.
Mrs. ND. Snoegrass read q copy Of
the aims enc purpose Of the Granga
were thot the Grange is nom ctar-|
ian, non-politi cal and that women ~ ~
have the same ri ghts and privileges" W.
that the men have, In It. -organi-
cation. 4 short list Of tits a.
chievements was given by Master
Wilson, and the women's part In the ~
movement wes explained by Mrs. Lie.
Stock. Don. Irwin geve q short H.
actress and MIR. Stock stated some =
interesting facts In regard to farm q,
production In this area. In 1917,
ACCORDING to inf ormatton given by ~
Mr.. Stock, over 3 500 tons Of po- ~
tatoes were raised In the MataAuskd11
witty along this line this spring
It IS eonbtfu1 If more than half ~
as much can be pro6ucee this year. le
It mieht be int eresting to our -
new ree6ers to know that the Morth-l-
land Pioneer Grange Of Palmer, is 81
the most northernly unit in exist -
ence. IT,
The local organization has It's ~.
own hall, equipped with electric r.
lights, sooe heating facilities and y,
kit en-, come cted wi tn the main "
auoi torium where many delici Gus
6inners have been prepared for It
members. It Is USED by other or
carnations at vari Gus times end r.
ksri cultural Extensi on meetings
have been held here too. MISS H.
Stephans on, Home Demons tration r.
Agent, showed special mott on l.,
talking picture, entitled "The Iwvi
Lan6", which wss very interesting. lM;
another special meeting Of the ~
Grange wi IL be hello on Thurs day, L.
April 90, and program Of speakersi
Will give INF orma ion on sub jects -
Of peciol interest.
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