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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Imperial Co. Has
HIGHEST T.B. Rate

Continued from Page Il
money has to be spent if tubercu-
loSis in the county is to be brought
under control.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
SENT TO JAIL

Six months in the Imperial coun-
ty Jail was the sentence imposed on
Cirilo Avedes for aSsaulting Henry
Washburn at a cafe in BraWley ear
~ in March
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Rambling Reporter

Continued from Page i
cett, 1T would have been terrible
if much equipment had been
missing"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Continued from Page l

tOOnJlnued IrOm Page II
George S. Patton, Jr'S American
armored forces driving for a juno
tion with the Eighth army edged
through treacherous minefields be-
low El Guettar. In the north the
British First army narrowed the
28-mile gap between it and the Biz
erte naval base.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Raj GROUNDED

The Royal air force was grounded
ON the eve of its 25th anniversary
b. bad weather after FLYING Fort
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
CAN'T BE DRAFTED

Fathers, excepting those with
children born after Pearl Harbor
and those in non-deferrable jobs,
cannot be drafted until a ban
against inducing them is lifted, q
step that Maj Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey is expected to take in the
rear future. When such action is
taken they, too. would be reclassi-
fed.
The new schedule would call for
reclassification of dependecy classes
as follows:
Married men not entitled to oc-
cupational deferment (noW 3-A)-
IA.
Married men who are necessary
CT essential in their civilian job
tnoW ga or 3-B)-2-A.
NECESSARY MEN
Married men who are necessary
OF essential to the war production
program Now 3-B)-2-B.
Married men who are necessary
or essential in agriculture (NoW
3-C)-2-C.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
SeIective Service
To Do Away with
Dependency Class

WASHINGTON, April l CUP)-
Selective Service officials today are
working on plans to wipe out the
depedency GA, 3-B and &C.
draft classifications.
National Selective service head
quarters is expected to order local
draft boards within three weeks to
reclassify all ga, 3-B and sc
registrants with the possible ex-
ception of those with children born
prior to Pearl Harbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
X-RAY SPECIAL

In addition 10 our regular
examination we will give a
large 8" X 10" X-ray picture
of part indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

High heel D.ess Sandal in lus-
trous black patent {. Clever Tie
Bow Pump :. ToeleSS and heel
ess Also in white baby calf
with medium Boulevard heels.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Black Market
Cattle RUSHING
Gang Smashed
special to rmr DETROIT TIMES

CHEBOYGAN, oct ConScr-
walton officers and state police be-
hevcd today that. they had broken
up a gang which, after finding IT
profitable 20 Kill deer and elk out
of season for me black market,
tuncG to stealing and butcherlng
cattle
Archie Reno. A, of Alton al
legged leader of the band, was be-
ing held for trial on charges Of
violating game laws and resisting
arrest
Reno turned a gun on a con-
servation officer who tried TO take
him into custody, escaping INTO
the woods. Later he was captured
by the police.
Three other men, described as
friends of Reno, were arrested but
obtained release after making
statements. All are residents OF
the Pigeon River district where
the disappearance of cattle and
illegal killing of deer had been
common.
During their search for Reno
officers came upon evidence that
at least one steer had been Slaugh-
tered I'M the woods.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02

IN the WOODS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Proposals Made
To Defer Fathers

WASHINGTON. oct. | QNS)-
Fresh steps were taken in Con-
greSs today to slash deferments
for single men and childleSS mar
ricd men as oct | arrived with
local service boards now being
fully empowered 10 draft fathers.
Three proposals were advanced
during S en- at G debate on the
Wheeler bill for deferment of
fathers, as a final vote on the bill
was delayed until next week.
The proposals are:
Senator Brooks tR) Of IL
linois introduced resolution for
Senate investigation of man.
power i'm the hope of minimlz-
ing the proposed draft of AS
900 fathers by Jan. /.
= Senators Revercomb CR)
Of West Virginia and Robertson
(R) Of Wyoming introduced an
amendment prohibiting oCCupa-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
30 Million Plan
Mapped forCitY
Postwar Housing

Plans for a S30,000,O00 postwar
housing program yesterday were
laid before the Detroit Housing
Commission by Charles F. Edge
comb, Secretary-director, with
the request that this sum be ear
marked as the city's share when
funds are made available in ma
tional Slum clearance program,
costing S257 100000.
To be submitted 10 the mayor
capital Improvement program
committee by the commission IS
a request for 100000. to be used
10 repair and remodel present
public dwelling units.
Renting of units in the Emer-
son federal housing project, Mt.
Elliott and Dawson. to members
of the Detroit Lions football
team brought a warning from
Mrs. HARRIET D. Kelly, member
Of the housing commission.
At the time, a number OF pro-
tests were lodged with the COM
mission. which later established
that all the players were en-
pIoyed in war plants in that Vi
cinity, Mrs. Kelly told Edge
comb
when there il any question
Of occupancy Of this kind IL
should he referred 10 the COM
mission. II puts the commits
sion in a bad light to hear Of
these things for the first time
through the newspapers"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Jeffries' Claims
OF Economic
Rule Attacked

Claim, of Manor fe"r., fHt
his administration h., been ene
OF economy Wen attacked m aH
address by Circuit court CONF
missioner Frank FIzl.u.d
candidate lor MAYOR who char
scterized hs regime as ore %.
chaos
The gross appropriations Of
the city Of Detroit for the
present fiscal wear are almost
S50. 600. 900 higher than four
years ago. Just before the war
boom. he said
with S50,O0o,O0o moro Ga
work with. who couldn't paN
of debts and make public ~
pansi0ns that were forced upon
as nv wartime necessities" And
vet, the present MAYOR tells H.
what a financial genius he has
turned out O. ne
There's half-truth in ms
claims because hc carefully
omitted 10 make that fact clear
10 Xnu-
"He claims the credit for high
tax collections. With virtually
every able-bodied person at
work. they've got the money Ia
pay the taxes, and no hand need
he turned i'm the mayors Office
20 make them pay
FiUGerald criticized the mayor
for his conduct during The June
riots. blaming The executive S
order 10 handle the situation
with kid gloves. for the spread
OF riotlng which resulted m loss
of "a lives and destruction oI
property which ran into the hum
dreds OF thousands Of dollars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Farmer Faces Trial
In Melon Raid Killing

MARLETTE, Mich, oct. l
OUP)-Lovcll Cotter, 80, farmer
viii he examined in Justice Court
next Friday on charges of man
slaughter in the fatal shooting
Wednesday night of Dick Mccain,
l7-year-old cO-captain OF the
Marlette football team.
The youth was shot when he
and II companions went to the
Cotter farm in search of a nom
existent melon patch, police said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02

tional defermentS for men 80
and under and limiting their
deferments to physical, mental,
moral or dependency reasons.
3-Senator Taft (R) of Ohio
pressed his proposal 10 revise
selective service acts TO tighten
up rules affecting deferment of
100000 in industry, and Great
ing a national draft pool instead
of the presen mt state quota
system.
Meantime, selective service Of
ficials said some local dra [
boards almost certainly will begin
drafting fathers, al
the heavy draft will not
come for several weeks.
Because a steady flow OF men
must go to induction centers, OF
ficials said. it is probable tn a I
many fathers will be drafted be-
fore the single-man pool Is en-
tirely exhausted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Priest Again Asks
RIGHT 10 Visit Carol

The Rev. FIR. GliCheric Moraru,
priest, awaiting trial in
federal court for alleged failure
to register as The agent OF a
foreign power. filed a pew appeal
today for permission 70 visit the
fugitive King Carol in Mexico.
Fr Moraru denies that he and
two other defendants in the case
were the kings agents in this
country Hearing on the petition
has hnnn set for Oct. 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Allies Seal I'm laps
Af E1innSa.EnERsafem Base

flank 10 seal off tho southern ap-
proacheS TO the port.
With the main assault force
closing in from positions about
700 yards north of the town and
another column less than - miles
away in an advance up the coast
from Lac. the fall of FinSchhafen
and the 7000-Square mile Huon
Peninsula which 1t commands APP
pcarCd imminent
Japanese troops based in the
nclghborhood of Satclberg 10 miles
west of t'inSchhafcn, launched
three desperate COuntCr-atttacks
against the Australian rear posi-
tionS m the northern sector, but
were beaten back each time
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Liberty Ship Record Set

PORTLAND, Ore, oct. ! INS)
A record was set by the Oregon
Shipbuilding Corp. yeSterd a V
when it iaunrtrd ITS oath liberty
frcighter in September.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Judge Merriam Bars
Divorce Injunttions

Circuit Judge Merriam an
nounced today that he would issue
no more injunctions in connection
with divorce cases filed.
Many times, he pointed out,
couples entered suit for divorce,
then changed their minds. In
cases where injunctions are issued
preventing one party from APP
preaching the other, this means
Of patching up marital matters Is
thwarted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Iceland Chief Shifted

FIT. BENNING, Ga, oct /
'QNS)-Maj. Gen Charles Hart
well BoneSteel formerly COM
mander of United Nations forces
in Iceland today assumed COM
mand OF the Fl. BennlnC infantry
school. He succeeds Mai. Gen.
Lepen Allen, who has -t1crn
given a new assignment.
Evening star., 1943-10-27
$103, ,485, ,392 Postage Value
Set on AGENCIES Free Mail

Chairman Burch of the House Post
Office Committee
Mr.. Walker told Chairman Byrd
the figures were estimates and en-
phasized they represented the post
age revenue that would have been
collected if the departments paid
for their mail, and not the cost of
handling it. For 1912, for instance,
Mr.. Walker said the cost of handling
the Government penalty mail was
$19 1888 900, whereas the postal reve-
nue. would have been $71,924,122.
Senator Byrd suggested that if
each department had to obtain from
Congress an annual allowance for
mailing matter, it would provide a
method of checking unnecessary
mail.
The Postmaster General offered
to furnish data the committee needs
but said he does not believe it is
the province of the Post Office De-
(see POSTAGE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1943-10-27
Roosevelt 10 Meet
Business Advisers
Councils First Meeting
Scheduled Today
BY the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt has set up q
War Advisory Council of Business
men, similar to agriculture and la.
Dor groups which see him period
lcally on war problems. and its first
meeting was scheduled for today.
Members of the business council are:
F. c. Crawford. president of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, New York; K. T. Norris,
president of the Norris Stamping
Co., Los Angeles: Eric Johnston,
president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce; Benjamin
F. Fairless, president of the United
States Steel Corp; Richard r. Deu-
pree, president of Proctor 6S Gam
BILE, Cincinnati; George H. Mead,
president of the Mead Corp. Day.
ton, Ohio: David Sarnoff, presi.
dent of the Radio Corp. of Amer
ica, New York, and Cason Gallo
way, cotton textile manufacturer,
Hamilton, Ga.
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early said Mr.. Roosevelt had sent
out kilograms five days ago invit-
ing those men to the White House
with the idea of improving the
participation of business and indus
try in the national interest. The
President said he was asking the
group to meet with him from time
to time ION all matters concerning
the participation of business and
industry in the war"
Evening star., 1943-10-27

Suddenly 10 japanese planes. ap-
preached overhead. The light was
poor for shooting and it was feared
that the enemy, rendered desperate
by the loss of their own carriers
might make a suicide attack upon
the Lexington and inflict serious
damage by crashing their planes
1t. Baker was ordered via radio tc
turn off his landing lights and un-
der no conditions to attempt a land
ing
He sized up the situation in
stantly. During the radio exchange
the Japs had located his position
and were closing in. Without hest
tation he turned his plane away
from the carrier and headed for the
open sea, Turing the Japs after him
The men aboard the Lexington saw
his plane disappear into the night
deliberately facing certain death at
the hands of the enemy or the oceen
to make certain that his carrier was
safe"
1t. Baker, incidentally, said Ad-
miral Woodward, few the plane
which 1t. Comdr. Edward H
(Butch) OHare had piloted earlier
shooting down five Japanese bomb
ers and driving of four others
which attacked his carrier.
Evening star., 1943-10-27
|Three-DoyR Rain
|Neur 3-Month
Summer Total

The weather apparently is trying
to make up for the summers drought
now that the Victory gardening sea-
son is over. The rainfall which be-
gan Sunday and continued inter-
mittently until last night totaled
3.06 inches, the Weather Bureau re-
ported today.
The total rain for the last half of
June and all of July and August put
together was only 3.08 inches.
The Weather Bureau at Baltimore
reported that 4.46 inches had fallen
there since Sunday night.
Whether there would be more was
a question:. the forecaster here said.
The rain started here at $40 pm.
Sunday and continued steadily until
it eased OF in a drizzle at 5 pm. yes
terday. 1t was a steady rain and no
serious damage was reported despite
the big total fall.
Evening star., 1943-10-27
Insurance PoIieyLed
Police 10 Solution
OF Woman 5 Murder
Confession by Merener
CIimuxes One of D. C.'s
Fostest-Breokine Coses
pictures on Pace BID

An address found on an insur-
ance policy was the clue that led
police to the home of Fred C.
Mergner, confessed slayer of Mrs.
Charlotte w. Robinson, less than
two hours after her body was
identified, police revealed today.
Mergner. 44-year-old father of
five children, is awaiting ar
raignment on a first-degree
murder charge.
The street-corner Staying of the
German-born, 30-year -old Recrea-
ton Services, Inc, employe was one
of the fastest breaking cases in Dis
trict police history.
While police were telling reporters
the case against Mergner was closed
with his confession and evidence
found in his car, Mergner late yes
terday appeared before United
States Commissioner Needham C.
Turnage to deny the crime and to
protest that Il didn't kill her.
don't even know her"
Commissioner Turnage told the
defendant, whose wife is dead, That
he was in no condition to be ar
raigned as he swayed sobbing before
the magistrate The case was con-
tinued until 10 am. next Tuesday,
with bail refused Police said
Mergner was drunk when he was
brought before the magistrate.
Chief of Detectives Robert Bar
rett, in commencing his entire force,
said detective work rather than hot
tips" solved the murder of the 30
year-old woman who was left to die
at the corner of Seventh and A
streets NE. with four bullet wounds
in her head and one in her hand
Police, it developed, were on their
way to make check of the
Mergner home at the moment
Inspector Barrett was informed by
the slain woman's roommate that
Margner had called her constantly
all day Sunday in an effort to see
her.
The check. Inspector Barrett said,
Continued on Page As Column /
Evening star., 1943-10-27
Loss Of Submarine
Announced by Navy
Croft Presumably Wos
Operating in Pacific
By the Associated Press.

6S lHe AsSOClhIeC HreSS.
The submarine Runner has been
lost, the Navy announced today.
The submarine presumably was
operating in the Pacific area where
submersibles have been taking a
heavy toll of japanese shipping and
cutting into enemy supply lines to
their scattered bases.
Next of kin of all personnel on the
Runner, listed officially as overdue
and presumed to be lost" have been
notified, the Navy said.
Loss of the Runner, a 1,525-to
ship, brought to IA the number of
submarines lost since the wal
started.
The Runner was under command
of Lieut.. Comdr. Joseph H. Bour-
land, 33, listed as missing in action
His wife is Mrs. Gertrude P. Bour-
land of New York City.
A submarine of the size of the
Runner, which was built at the
Portsmouth IN. H. Navy Yard, car.
ries a crew of approximately 81
men
Evening star., 1943-10-27
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Figures showing that free penalty
mail sent out by Government de-
partments has increased in postage
value from $9,547, sos in 1880 to $lO3,-
485, 1892 this year we're called star
ting" by Senator McKellar. Demo-
crat, of Tennessee before the Byrd
Committee today.
The committee was told that
franked mail, which is sent out by
the legislative branch, as distin-
guished from penalty mail in Gov
ernment departments, amounts to
less than $1,000, 900 a year.
The committee was instructed by
Congress recently to consider means
of reducing the volume of Govern
ment mail, and began it's study by
calling in Postmaster General
Walker.
The figures commented on by
Senator McKellar were furnished
by the Post once Department to
Evening star., 1943-10-27
Bombers Knock Out
Three Jap Airfie|ds
Defending Rabau|
Kohili and Kuru on
BougoinviIIe and BoIIoIe
In ShortIonds Useless
By the Associated Press.

p3 inc AssocldleG Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Oct. 27.-Three vital airfelds on
which Japan had depended to
block the American march up
the Solomons to Rabaul have
been bombed into uselessness
and enemy planes have aban-
doned them.
Whether the japanese ever will
try to restore them remains to be
determined, but headquarters dis
closed today that for the time being
United States bombs have knocked
out the big enemy airdrome of
Kahili and the Kara strip, both on
Southern Bougainville, and the
Ballale fighter strip in the Short
lands Immediately south.
Methodically last Saturday a
mighty force of 230 American bomb
ers and fighters tore up Kahili and
Kara with 100 tons of bombs with
out so much as seeing an enemy
plane in the sky.
Kahili has been the core of jap
anese air resistance in the Solomons
since the big American push, which
now has driven the enemy from
all except the Northern Solomons,
opened June 30.
400 Jap Planes Destroyed.
Since that date, Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's communiques have
listed almost daily raids against
Southern Bougainville's air defenses
during which more than 400 Jap
'anese planes are known to have
been destroyed, the bulk of them at
kahlli. The exact total must in
evitably be much higher because
many uncounted planes we're blown
up parked on the runways or in
revetments.
Last Thursday, during an Ameri-
can fighter sweep, 20 japanese
planes made their last real effort at
interception over Kahili. Friday,
while scores of raiders wrecked
Kahili with 172 tons of bombs and
wiped out 20 planes on the ground,
a Japanese formation of 20 was in
the air, but made no effort to inter-
fere.
The knockout punch was delivered
Saturday by four raiding parties of
flghter-escorted Liberator heavy
bombers, Avenger torpedo bombers
and Dauntless dive bombers. Great
holes were torn in already unusable
runways and the revetment and sup
ply areas were blackened by great
fires. Moderate antiaircraft fire con-
stituted the opposition.
Ballale Field Abandoned.
Since then, the japanese have not
attempted to use the fields. Ballale,
also abandoned, never had lived up
to japanese hopes of effectively
throwing an air blockade of fighters
across the route of American raid
ing parties before they could reach
Bougainville.
Such stripping of air power
poses new problems for the Japanese
armies on Bougainville, which last
semioflcial estimates have placed at
10000 Bougainville must be held by
the japanese or the front-door ap-
proach to the Rabaul, New Britain,
stronghold will be laid open.
Evening star., 1943-10-27

Ry the Associated Press.
A young Navy pilot-his gasoline
tanks nearly empty-flew into the
darkness to lure away Japanese
pilots and save the aircraft carrier
Lexington from attack early in the
war
The sacrifice of 1t. q. g. Paul
Baker of San Diego, Calf, now
listed as missing, was told today by
Admiral c. H. Woodward in a Navy
Day address at the monument OF
John Paul Jones here.
"On the eve of the Coral Sea en-
gagement," Admiral Woodward said
IAN American task force, of which
the Lexington was part, caught up
with the tail end of the main jap
anese invasion force near Tulagi and
accounted for three enemy carriers
In the savage air fighting that day
1t. Baker had brought down five
Jap aircraft. Toward nightfall he
was lowering over the Lexington
awaiting the signal to land, with
only q few gallons Of gasoline left
in his tank.
Evening star., 1943-10-27
Roosevelt Is Well ENOUGH
To Make Appointments

President Roosevelt had nearly
recovered from grippe today and
for the first time since last Thurs
day made formal appointments.
He remained in his quarters at
the White House instead of going
to the executive offices, however.
Engagements today were with a
group Of business leaders at noon
and with Acting Secretary Of State
Edward r. Stettinius, jr, for lunch.
Evening star., 1943-10-27
House Tax Chiefs FeaI
They Acted Too Fast
In Voting Increases
Some Members to Ask
Reconsideration of Boost
On Liquor and Postage
BY the Associated Press.


| A fear that they had acted
hastily in approving higher
postal rates and new excises on
liquor, beer and wines was
voiced by several members of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee today.
AS a move developed to recon-
slider the action. which would yield
only about 81, ,439, 500 900 of the s10,-
500 100000 in new revenues sought
by the administration. Representa-
tive Robertson. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia told fellow committee men,
bers that he would call for show
down on Federal retail sales tax
probably tomorrow.
! One committee member said pri-
vately that several members felt
that jumping the liquor tax from
S6 to $40 a gallon. as proposed by
the group. would result in bootleg
ging. The raise would approxi-
mate s600,00O,0O0 annually.
/ Representative Carlson. Republic
| an, OF Kansas, a Ways and Means
member, said he would ask the
committee to reconsider its vote
raising postal rates, especially as
they affect newspapers.
Sees Press Freedom Involved.
He interpreted the committee &C
tion as doubling publishers second
class rates on newspapers and mag
azines and said:
Il consider the action ill-advised
especially at time when people
need information through the press
and when many newspapers have
suffered revenue losses due to less
advertising in wartime. I believe
the freedom of the press is in
volved"
The postage change would not af-
feet ree-in-county mailing of news
papers.
Representative Disney, Democrat
of Oklahoma said he would seek re-
consideration of the vote to raise
the airmail rate from to 10 cents
an ounce
The postal revision, if approved
(See TAXES. Page A-6.)