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Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
PEP ASSEMBLY HELD

b. T. Shelton, chairman of the
Athletic Committee, and Coach F.
w. Carter presided at a pep as
sembly held Tuesday, Sept, %,
"han the texan and pep squad
We're presented to the student
body. Iap talks and yells we're
c'ief features Of the meeting,
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

Brisco, st. M &c, Preston Toombs,
Sea. &c, Horace Spencer, Sea. 2
c, Ebert Wilson, St. M. &c, May
field Terrell, Sea. &c, Alfred
Jackson, F &c, Martin Rivers,
Mus. &c.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

chieoeo The youthful and beautiful Courtney Smith
wed to Edwod Petey Jones' J here lost week.
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Jones' ST.. and Mrs. Joeorsene Smith the
couples porents The quiet ceremony with only members Of the
fomiy attending elmoxed by nshtey celebration The
former Courtney Smith Eneewood High School soduoe
while young spent severo at the exclusive Vermont
College in Montpelier Vermont The Jones Brothers. Inc, Of
which Edword P Jones' ST.. president operoes number OF
businesses here oone which Ben Fronkn Store Hawthorne
Melody Doiy Depo Vienna Both House and Grove HotePs
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08
In Memorian

In loving memory of our dear
father, James f. Davis, who was
killed Sept, is, 1918, in the en-
ploy OF the Missouri-Pacific Rail
road Co.. working with AZ years
seniority as a brakeman, near
Redfield:
1--WE will not fear to launch our
bark
Upon the darkly rolling
flood
'Tis but to pierce the mist
and them ~
How beautiful to be with
God
Signed. Mrs. Alberta Hamil-
ton, 4201 W. 18th st.
James f, Davis Jr, 1915 w
Gath ST.
Mrs. Catherine Collins,
Mobile Ala.
Arkansas State press., 1943-10-08

"a lNholCy AolhtAlAy
VS.. No. e7438
Rosena Rhone, Defendant.
The Defendant, Rosena Rhone,
is warned to appear in this court
within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, J
A. Rhone.
Dated September End, 1913.
Booker & Booker,
Solicitors for Plaintiff.
John l.. Sullivan,
Attorney ad Litem.
II. S. Nixon, Chancery Clerk.
By Arleen p. Turner. ID. G
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Mexican Teachers
Lost as | aborers
Due TO Red Tape
Tw0-Thirds of 80 Men
Gathered in Mexicali
Discouraged, Leave

MEXICALI, July IT,
Nearly two thirds of the 80
school teachers of rural sec
tions of Baja California who
gathered here two weeks ago
hoping to obtain summer work on
farms in the United States have
left the border for the interior of
Mexico, having become discouraged
at the delay in finding employment.
The teachers, both women and
men, had heard of the great need
of agriculture labor in the United
States and obtained permission from
the Mexican government to move
to that country and work in fields
until the fall school term started.
These people had been led to
believe that they would be doing a
patriotic act in accepting this en-
ployment and truly expeced to find
work Immediately after their arrival
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Mexican Industry
TO Be DeveIoped

WASHINGTON, July II CUP) =
An agreement for increased Ameri-
can assistance in developing Mexi-
can industry and agriculture as
part of "the noble task of world
reconstruction" was announced to-
day by the state department.
The announcement was in con-
nection with the report of the
Mexican-American commission for
economic cooperation. formed as a
result of the meetings in April in
which President Roosevelt and
President Avila Camacho, head of
Mexican government agreed to the
principles of increased economic
collaboration and to continue to
provide strategic war materials for
the United Nations.
In its conclusions the commits
sion, which met in both Washing
ton and Mexico City, declared that
"the days of exploitation or eco
nomic imperialism, whether by ma
tons or by powerful private groups,
are past" 1t asserted that mo
future Mexican or United States
government will condone or permit
their temperance.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

WASHINGTON, July 17.-(UP)-
American fighters and bOmbers
have blasted Japanese-held Kiska
four more times and started fires
among anti-aircraft batteries, the
navy announced today.
These aerial assaults occurred on
Thursday. Naval surface craft also
have been bombarding Japanese
positions around Kiska in recent
days. The operations may pOrtend
an early start of promised Offen-
sive to drive the enemy out of the
A.eutians.
Kiska now has been bombed Is
times ard shelled by Warships five
times this month in the campaign
to soften the enemy for the coming
landing of U. S. troops.
Secretary of the navy Frank Knox
said yesterday that the United
States proposes to drive the Jap
aneSe out of the AleItians."
Just how and when we are going
to do it, can't talk about" he said.
Military observers pointed out
that the almost constant bombing
and shelling of the enemy on the
last remaining Japanese-held Aleu-
tian island must have softened them
enough to be vulnerable to am
phibious attack
Also, the weather will be just
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

ported the British less than six
miles from Catania)
Gains of up to 10 miles were
made by the Allies generally in the
last "a hours as the invasion army
occupied one-fifth of Sicily's 10000
square miles and seized key road
functions, including Caltagirone, in
hard fighting against an estimated
$4,000 Germans and 264,OO0 Italians
on the island.
Although the Catania plain,
which was opened to the Allies
after hard battle in which Lentini
was seized, generally was easier
terrain, the Gornalunga, Ditvai,
and Simeto rivers cut through the
plain to points within 10 miles of
Catania port. The enemy has been
making strong stands in front of
these rivers in an effort to slow up
the British armor which Gen. Sir
Bernard l.. Montgomery sent north
ward from the Augusta sector.
CUTS DEEPLY
The Allied advances. however,
cut deeply into the. entire network
Of railroad and highway communi-
cations on which the Axis must
depend in the eastern part of
Sicily. guarding the route to Mes
sina and the toe of the italian
boot.
Can Exchange Telegraph report
said that the Allies were threaten
ing the Axis network of airfields
around Gerbini. Is miles west o.
Catania, indicating that the 9Th
Army and the Canadians in the
Militello sector were pressing
across the plain at a point deep
inland as we'll as along the coast
road)
The capture of Lentini IL miles
northwest of Augusta, after
bloody battle with Italo German
troops supported by Cotton German
Tiger and other tanks, brought the
British Eighth Army to the rim OF
the Catanian plain and within Is
miles CT the big east coast port of
Catania itself.
Caltagirone. some G5 miles west
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Officer Gets DFC:
Refuses Promotion

WITH THE AMERICAN 7TH
ARMY, Southern Sicily, July is
CUP Delayed Lieut.. Col. Will
liam o. Darby, leader of the Ameri-
can Rangers, accepted a Distin-
guished Service Cross from Lieut..
Gen. George S. Patton but refused
full colonelcy and command of an
infantry combat team.
For the third time, Darby, from
Fort Smith, Ark, turned down such
an offer yesterday because it
might take him from the Rangers
who idolize him.
The DISC was awarded for his
work at Celia. His men captured
500 prisoners. Darby and 18 Ran
gers cornered So Italian officers in
one hotel and went in after them
with hand grenades and automatics.
The surviving Italians came out
with their hands up.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

IilCy WcIc tdhCll VII q OOuI vi Jllt
recently completed station and as
signed to quarters.
The airmen were the first to ar
rive at the new $3,0OO0OO base
after its commissioning on July d.
Most of the station officers who will
have charge of the operation of the
station arrived several weeks ago
to make ready for initiating a rigid
training program. Many hours of
night flying over the sandy terrain
which surrounds the station are
planned for the men.
Soon after the last plane ZoOmed
over the field, headed into the wind,
and touched its wheels to the wide
ribbon of concrete, the serious busi-
ness of preparing Uncle Sans fliers
for war missions began.
The new arrivals will make their
home on the station for the next
few weeks, according to the time
their commanding officers think is
needed to put the finishing touches
on their long period of training.
Among the officers in the squad
rons which arrived at Holtville
were: It. Comdr. S. Mandarich, 1t.
Ccmdr. w. r. Bartlett, 1t. COmdr,
r. L. Flint and 1t. j. M. Allen.
For many of the aviators it will
she the first time that they have
seen the valley, which is rapidly be-
coming one of the better-kn
aerial training grounds in the coun-
try due to advantageous weather
cor -..tiCrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
County Officers Capture Escapee From
Folsom Prison Camp in BrawIey Hotel

prison camp in Butte county. After
he committed the robbery and theft
in Oroville, Foster said, he made
his way to Los Angeles, He spent
several days there before he start
ed to Imperial Valley. He did not
reveal what plans he intended to
carry out in the Valley.
The fugitive had been sentenced
to Folsom penitentiary for eight
years for committing burglary.
The Imperial county officers i'm
mediately teletyped Folsom peni-
tentiary officials of the arrest of
Foster, who had been hunted by
peace officers throughout Cali
fornia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
$4,000 Americans
Landed in Sici|y

WASHINGTON, July II (UP)-
The new American Seventh Army,
fighting in Sicily under command
of Lieut.. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.,
includes five divisions, the war de-
partment revealed today. 1t pre-
sumably totals around $4,000 men,
perhaps more.
The divisions and their COM
manderS follow:
First Infantry Division, Maj.
Gen. Terry Allen.
Third Infantry Division, Maj.
Gen. Lucian K. Tuscott.
45th Infantry Division, Maj. Gen.
Troy H. Middleton.
82nd Air Borne Division, Maj.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway.
Second Armored Division, Maj.
Gen. Hugh j. Gaffey.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
klunda in Ruins as
Largest Forces Of
u. 5. Bombers Raid
80 Tons of Explosives
Fall on Jap-Held Base
From YankS BOmbers

A L L | E D HEADOUAR-
TIERS, Southwest Pacific,
July II OUP) = Large new
areas of the Japanese base of
Munda in the central Solo.
mons lav in smouldering ruins to-
day following an attack by more
than 100 American Avenger and
Dauntless bombers, the largest
force ever. sent against a target in
that area.
= The huge formations dropped 50
tons OF explosives on the Munda
airdrome and LAMBETH, two miles
to the east, yesterday in close sup
port of ground forces gradually
closing in on the Jungle base from
the west and north.
Field dispatches acknowledged
that the pace of advance had
slowed as the American soldiers
and marines came up against
Munda's pre- pared defenses similar
to those which long held up an
other American force in New
Guinea's Papua last December.
INDIVIDUAL ASSAULT
Pillboxes and machine-gun posts
must be assaulted individually and
reduced one by one before Munda
can be captured.
At the opposite end of the 75O-
mile south-southwest Pacific front,
American and Australian forces
pushed closer from the east, west
and south to Komiatum, Japanese
strong point guarding the big New
Guinea base of Salamaua, six miles
10 the northeast.
Supporting Douglas attack planes
made four raids on enemy positions
near Bobdubi about half way be-
tween Komiatum and Salamaua,
starting fires, and other planes
touched off three large fires on
Salamaua ISthmuS.
Four Japanese planes raided La
sanga island 25 miles southeast of
Continued on Page 6. Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
'Amgot', Govt Of
Allies in Sicily.
Controls Axis Isle
Alexander in Charge
OF Military Govt
Of Occupied Land

ALLIE D HEADQUAR-
TERS, North Africa, July
IT. (UP)-An Allied mill
tary government. known as
".Amgot," already has been
established in occupied sections OF
Sicily, it was announced today.
Gen. Sir Harold R. L. G.. Alexan-
der, commander of ground forces
has been appointed military COVER
nor of occupied Sicily b. supreme
Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover.
The immediate heads of "Amgot'
were announced as Mai. Gen. Lore
Rennell of Rodd of the British army
and Brig. Gen. Frank j. McSherry
of the U. S. army.
Officers attached to "Amgot" will
be charged with seeing that the
Sicilian population obeyS orders and
proclamations of Alexander.
BE BENEVOLENT
The new government has an
Irounced it will be benevolent TO-
ward the Sicilian population out
that Fascist rineleaders will be re-
moved from office.
Other tenets of the Allied military
government are:
l. The Fascist militia and So
called Fascist youth organizations
will be abolished.
2. There will be no negotiations
with exiles or refugees.
3. No local politicians vii. be
given preferential treatment.
4. The administration of affairs
will be carried out as far as possible
through Italian officials in Sicily
WHO have not been active members
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

SOl C1e largest OpeTdClOIlS III WHICH
Flying Fortresses ever engaged.
One large formation returned
home without reaching the target
due to clouds which hid the ground.
Some pombecs which penetrated
Germany were unable to reach their
target but found a cloud opening
above large industrial targets. and
scored hits there.
CLEAR BOMBS
The Amsterdam raiders were fa-
yored by cloud opening and clear
ed their bombs, but could not see
the results.
The Amsterdam raiders were es-
corted by U. S. Thunderbolt fight
ers which frightened off timid Ger
man opposition.
Two other formations were heavi-
ly attacked, however. Seventy-five
fighters attacked formation over
northwest Germany, indicating the
terocity with which the LuftWaffe
is attempting to defend German
soil.
About 100 fighters jumped an
other formation which failed to
d"op bombs.
The Fortress gunners had good
day and early reports indicated
they had shot down about half of
continued on Page 6, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

A fugitive from a Folsom peni-
tentiary camp was behind the bars
of the Imperial county Jail in Ell
Ccntro Saturday after committing
highway robbery and grand theft in
Oroville since his escape from
custody of prison officials
William Foster, "a, was arrested
in a Brawley hotel Saturday morn
ing by Under sheriff Rodney Clarke
aid Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney
a short time after he arrived in the
city aboard bus. He made no re-
sistance, the officers said, when
they told him he was under arrest.
He readily admitted his identity
and told the officers of his exploits
sice he ran away from a Folsom
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Reds
Drive
Ahead
Soviet Tanks in
City Suburbs.
Report Dec
BULLETIN

LONDON, July II (UP- Red
army forces driving into the Orel
front advanced from six to seven
miles, a cpecial cOmmunique
broadcast by Radio Moscow said
tonight, and recovered positions
they had held at the beginning
of the current hard fighting in
the Orel-Kursk sector.
MOSCOW, July 17-(UP)
Red armies, cutting their
way piecemeal into the core
IF Axis defenses, captured
a tactical y-impOrtant village
on a river bank and stormed closer
TO the key German Bastion of Orel
from three sides today.
British Warships have blasted a
path into the suburbs of Catania
for rmored units of the British
eighth army, the NBC correspond
ent aboard British Cruiser off
Sicily reported Saturday.
He said the Germans were at
tempting to rally at the foot of Mt.
E.na and that the main Axis de-
fenSes have been withdrawn to a
short distance from Catania.
Allied Warship guns pparently
hit the main enemy supply center
north of Catania, causing great
blast, the broadcast said.
l. ~ i
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Eight Die When
Army Plane Falls

LAS VEGAS, New, July II CUP)
Eight men fom the Las Vegas
army air field were killed late yes
terday when their advanced two
egine training plane crashed Is
miles northwest of the field, army
officers announced toda,'.
The crash occurred while the
plane was on a routine training
flight to the Indian Springs gum
merry range. A board of officers
was appointed to determine cause
of the crackup.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
italians, Germans
Are Nearing Break

LONDON, July 17.-(UP)-Con-
slant pickering over lack of Nazi
aid for Sicily has strained relations
between Italian and German Of
ficers, Madrid dispatches said today
as the Italians were reported hast
lily withdrawing troops from France,
presumably for home defense.
Madrid said the Roosevelt
Churchill message had made deep
impression in Italy
In the first reaction from Rome,
a Stefani news agency dispatch said
the Italians would resist to the end
but then complained bitterly of lack
of weapons. A Berlin broadcast
said the message was merely an
other note in the nerve war.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

agencies that only 20 such units
were to be constructed. The report
prompted chamber officers, who had
petitioned the National Housing
Agency for 90-unit project, to con-
tact government authorities who
explained that the 20 houses were
to be built with private capital but
that the MIA itself would stand
the cost of constructing 40 addi-
tional units.
One Ell Centre business man has
become interested in constructing
the 20-house section, Chamber Sec
retary Ben Herring said. Herring
was advised that II private capital
could be obtained locally building
contractors from Los Angeles would
be asked to do the job.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

Herring said he had been advised
that since the project had beer
approved by the MIA, the entire
setup had been transferred to the
Federal Projects Agency, which Or
ganiation would have charge OF ac-
tual construction. The secretary
said he expected officials OF the
FPA to visit Ell Centre in the near
future to map plans for starting
the building project.
Herring has not been advised
whether the houses will be built in
the city of FL Centre or near the
marine air station. The project will
relieve a housing shortage here con-
siderably, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
CHINESE SURPRISE JAPS;
lNfllCT HEAVY LOSSES

CHUNGKING. July II CUP)-A
"ommunioue todav reported severe
fighting in the Taiheng mountain
range, where both Chinese and
japanese forces suffered casual
ties.
A Chinese surprise attack north
west of Kaoping inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy. whose coun-
ter-attackS were checked.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
BROTHER OF lENlN DIES
IN RUSSIA AFTER ILLNESS

MOSCOW, July II CUP)-Dmitri
Ilyitch Oulianov, brother of Niko-
lai Lenin, father of the Russian
revolution. died yesterday at Gorky
near Moscow, after a protracted
illness, the Communist party CEN
peoples commisSars announced to-
day.
A state funeral was ordered for
Oulianov, who had teen a life
long revolutionary member Of the
Communist party.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

reached them They were driving
Miss Hartzells car and II was de
molished. Two cars had head
on collision ahead OF the Hartzell
car and Hartzell was unable TO
avoid becoming involved In the
tangle.
Eight years ago Mrs. Hartzell was
in another traffic accident and new
er has completely recovered from
injuries suffered at that time,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18

The accident happened when they
were returning from Los Angeles
after having said goodbye to their
daughter. Miss Orl%nn Hartzell.
when she left for Los ANGELES to
begin training with the WAVES.
Mrs. Hartzell was believed to have
been most critically injured, suf-
fering chest injuries and the loss
of a tooth. Hartzell suffered head
injury and was badly cut and
bruised. He was thrown from the
car and was unconscious when help
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
.ANBlINe
~ EpORTER
OLEANDER BUREAU

The women who work in the Ell
Centre free canteen for servicemer
are as grateful as they can be to
the Ell Centro marines and the
Camp Seeley soldiers for a con-
tribution of $606O to the canteen
fund The servicemen played
against each other in softball
game Friday night and turned the
proceeds over to the canteen
You boys didn't need to do this, :"
said Mrs. Percie Thacker when they
gave her the money.
I'VE know it," the boys said, but
We want to do something to show
how much we appreciate the cam
teen. We feel like the canteen is
our home in Ell Centre. We ap-
preciate the hospitality and the
kindness of the women who work in
the canteen and those who supply
us with food and drinks. 1t means
a lot to us to have a place to go
where we know We are welcome"
And SO oleanders to the soldiers
and marines and many oleanders to
the canteen crews.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
AL LIES REPORTED SIX MILES FROM CATAN|A
Russians Threaten Orel
What's the Delay,
Prisoner Queries

ALLIED FORCE COMMAND
Post, July IL tUP)-The captain
of one prison camp tells this one:
A train load of Italian prison.
ers arrived at his camp and,
noticing each had sizeable
bundle of personal belongings, he
asked one of them about it.
"What was holding you up?"
replied an English speaking
prisoner. "We've been packed up
almost two weeks"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
.ALEUTIAN JAPS
.HIT41IMES

about as good as it ever is in the
fogbound Aleutians for another two
months.
They predicted that the Kiska
battle would be somewhat similar
to the recent one for Attu island
in that it would eventually develop
into hunt for small parties of the
enemy who had been driven back
into the mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
BASEBALL.
Bv UNITED PRESS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

1St game:
Detroit .......-...-....100 100 90
Chicago ..........-.....000 003 90
NewhouSer and Parsons: Dietrich,
Dana and fresh.
Philadelphia 200 0l0 90
New York POI 900 90
Black and Swift; Borowy and
Dukey.
Cleveland ....................000 90
ST. Louis ..................0 900 90
REYNOLDS and Rosar; Galehouse
and Hayes:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
lst game:
New York ......0l0 600 0O0-1 2 0
Philadelphia 900 900 002-2 10 0
Wittig, Adams and lombard;
Conger and Livingston.
Brooklyn ...-....010 021 201-7 Is 3
Boston .............0O2 POI 000-5 IL 3
Davis. Head and Owen; Salvo,
MacFayden, Odom and Kluttz.
1St game:
st. Louis ..........030 900 0OO-3 8 0
Pittsburgh ...010 01230x-7 9 0
Breechen. Krist Munger and
Odea; Butcher and Lopez.
Chicago ........-.--..... .003 600 0
Cincinnati .. 0Ol 900 5
Derringer, Prim. Warneke. Hany-
ZewSki and Mccullough; Starr,
Beggs and Mueller, DePhillipS.
2nd game:
New York ..........-...................0
Philadelphia ,.....-.........--....-0
Melton and Mancuso; Rowe and
Finley.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Loc al Couple In
Auto Accid ent

Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hartzell of Ell Centre expected to
released from the Coachella hospital within the next
few days after being confined there since Monday for
treatment of injuries suffered in traffic accident it
alad
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Forts Down Fiftv
German Fighters

LONDON, July II. (UP)-Amercan Flying Fortresses
today attacked industrial targets at Amsterdam and in
northwest Germany, shooting down SO enemy fighters,
communque said Two of the bombers failed to return.
The weather nterfered with what have been
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
40 More Housing
Units Scheduled

Sixty defense houses for civilian workers at the Ell Cen
to Marine Air Training stations will be constructed il
Saturday.
Reports had previously released by governmental
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
IT'S NOT FAIR

IT'S NOT FAIR
Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney and
Fritz Voight of the immigration
service were Up all night looking
for two dead Mexicans who were
said to have thrown off the mortal
coils in an isolated spot in the des-
ert.
But those dead" MexicanS got
up and walked away around day
light, They enjoyed good nights
sleep while Frank and Fritz were
plowing around in the sand.
Don't say anything to them
about it, though. One mention of
a dead Mexican and they go for
their shootin' irons.
WAR NOTE ..
We can't help wondering what
Bert Fawcett is doing these days.
We understand that Bert wears a
Continued on Page 6, Col 50
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-18
Axis Resistance
To British Grows
Near to SEQ Port
I0-Mi|e Gains Made by Allies in Last
d Hours. Fifth Of Sicily Is Taken
By Ground Forces; Rail Junctures Fall

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS North Africa July II
(UP)The British 9Th Army, fighting toward Catania
met fierce Axis resistance today river banks that
the Catania plain and provide natural defense lines before
the enemy key communications ceners east coast