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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Sale of Foremost
Equipment Co.
Of Valley Told

Continued from Page One)
operate the establishment under the
same policy it has been managed
during the past.
Although born in Los Angeles,
Faure resided in Imperial Valley
during most of his childhood.
Witnessing the transfer was D.
a. Robson of Peoria, H., vice presi-
cent of the Caterpillar Tractor conf
pany.
HAVE EASIER TIME
During an interview Robson pre-
dic,ed farmers would find it consi-
derably easier to obtain vital farm
equipment in the future than they
have since the nation went to war.
Several factors will contribute to
this, he said, one being that the
distribution and transportation of
such machinery IS being handled on
G more systematic basis than here
tofore. Robson pointed out that a
great drive for utilization OF used
farm machinery is under way, dir
ectsd from Washington. He also
said that the War Production Board
was making available to implement
manufacturers all material needed in
making machines for military and
farm use.
GET ONLY Is PER CENT
Eighty five Fer cent of the pres
ent production of track type trac-
tors IS being utilized in military
operations and the remaining Is
per cent is being allotted to mining,
logging and farming, Robson stated.
While the needs of the farmer
have not in the past been told in
Washington with sufficient emphasis
to warrant special attention by the
WPB and other agencies charged
with the allotment of heavy ma
chinery, congressman and other rep
resentatives of farm states are now
gaining great headWay in their cam
paign TO aid agriculturists, he said.
The Importance of the nations
foodproduction program is more
and more being realized by govern
ment agencies. he added
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01

lease aid programs has been strug-
Cling for more than a year with
the problem of developing new
routes from India into China. Now
more planes are being made avail
able and air-borne shipments into
China are increasing.
Nevertheless. until more planes
are available, us. supplies to Chi
ma will continue to be restricted" ."
he added.
IN REVERSE
The "lend-lease in reverse" pro-
gram has resulted in total dollar
purchases by the Army dwindling
to less than $4,000 a month, Set
tinius said, pointing out that
American troops in the last war
spent $2,500,000,000 in a year and
a half.
British goods transferred to the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Legislators Back
For HEARINGS
SACRAMENT

SACRAMENTO. March up
Many California legislators re-
turned to the capitol today for
various committee hearings or to
use the remaining week before the
legislature reconveneS to locate
housing in war-crowded Sacramen-
to
Assemblyman Albert Wollen berg.
San Francisco. called his ways and
means committee into session to-
cay to check Governor Earl War
ren's S465, 100000 budget. The SEN
ate finance committee, which hand
les the budget in the upper house
will meet later this week and then
the joint budget committee will
coordinate findings on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Farmer Kills
Parents, Family

killed all four of them and started
to throw their bodies in the well,
taking his wifes first Silva said.
1T looks as if he had been pulled
in With her. There is no curbing
around the we'll"
Sheriff Silva said the we'll would
be pumped ory in an effort to To-
cate the gun. He said Latshaw
was known to have a .38-caliber
automatic pistol and that he be-
lieved a .38 had been used to kill
the others.
SHOT IN CHEST
LatshaW father, Charles Clar-
ence LatShaW, 81, was shot in the
right upper chest and elbow. His
mother, Bertha Bell LatShaw, 55,
was shot through the right temple.
The boy Charles. was shot twice,
one bullet entering his head and
the other piercing his lower jaw.
The bodies of the elder LatShaWs
and the boy ware found in the
ranch houSe. Sheriff Silva said he
estimated the deaths had occurred
two weeks ago.
A report that there doesn't seem
to be any life around the Latshaw
place" led to the discovery of the
bodies, Silva said. Deputy Sheriff
Charles Dolce investigated. He
found dead and starving livestock
in the barn.
Silva said he had learned that
LatshaW and his wife quarreled
frequently and that he occasionally
had mistreated her when he was
drinking AS faS as he knew, Lat
shaw had not had trouble with
neighborS
OF course he added, somebody
could have killed all five of them
but it's the belief around here that
Amos did it."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01

AUBURN, Calf, March l.-(UP)
Sheriff Charles H. Silva said to-
day he believed Amos Latshaw, 38,
shot and killed his mother and fa-
ther, his wife and their young son,
then died of a broken neck when
he fell in we'll while trying to dis
pose of the bodies.
The bodies of LatshaW and his
wife, Olive, 80, were found in the
we'll. Mrs. LatShaW had been Shot
through the head, an autopsy re-
vealed. Latshaw had no marks on
his body. no water in his lungs,
but his neck was broken, Sheriff
Silva said.
KILLED ALL FOUR
The conclusion is that Amos
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01

US. during seven months ending
December 81, 1912, totaled l.l2l,-
FOG ship tons, l,595,375 tons of
construction m terials, several
hundred Spitfire planes, 100000
blankets. 100000 sets of under
wear, 100000 pairs of wool socks
and new hospitals with bed ca
pacity of $4,000. &
Despite their own shortage of
food, he said, the British have
made available to the United States
more than 100000 pounds of flour,
50,0O0,00O pounds of butter; over
25,000,000 pounds of fruits and
vegetables and more than 55,000,0 900
pounds of sugar. 4
New Zealand's contributions Of
food have resulted in that country
suffering from scarcities, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
COMMON COLDS
SPREADING IN
GREAT WAVE
With snifles, coughing,
clogged nasal breathing, and
muscle aches

Don't let this public menace rob you of
relaxation, rest, time on the iob-with
its siege of such discomforts. First, use
common sense precautions against this
common enemy. Don I overeat. Don't
oyerdo. Dress warmly. Avoid crowds
as much as possible.
Second, if a cold does strike you, get
Penetro, because Penetro is a great
standby for colds miseries affecting
upper breathing passages.
Penetro is the powerful modern medi-
cation with base of the same old fash
ioned mutton suet Grandma used. II
works two ways. Outside, counter lrri-
tation eases tghtness of cold-tortured
chest muscles. Inside, Penetros spe-
cially medicated vapors help reduce
nasal congestion, and relieve coughing.
Stainless, clean, pleasant 10 use. Get
A lar now. Generous SIZE, 25c. Double
supply Sse. Always demand Penetro-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
fBI Holds Ex-Army
Officer as Agent
OF Spanish Govt

Continued from Page One
country of the Franco regime. He
held a U. S. army reserve commits
sion at one time. but it lapsed in
l94l
Biddle said the indictment was
in line with the justice department
policy of enforcing the foreign
agents registration act without re-
spect to the nationality OF the
principals involved and that even
agents of neutral and friendly coun-
tries are under obligation to COM
ply"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
'Round-the-CIock
Bombing Goes on

lantic shipping lanes despite the
utmost German efforts to MAIN
tain the U-bOat packs at sea.
The air offensive opened up
against a background Of a grow
ing diplomatic struggle between
Germany and the Allies. The
moves were cloaked in considerable
secrecy. constantly obscured by
screens and trial balloons.
However. it was obvious that a
major effort was under way to
take Finland out of the war. It
was believed the effort might be
climaXed this week, possibly with
4 German order to reduce defensive
commitments to enable the concen-
tration of forces against any Allied
attack on Europe
BRIEF LULL
After a brief lull in Africa. Ger
mans began new offensive thrustS
in Northern TuniSia without man.
aging TO duplicate their initial
success to the south.
4 AA1 4Nhooi04AS apSCdiOQ " Ot COll-
fronted with a major Nazi counter
attack in the Donets region which
had halted the Soviet advance and
possibly forced the Red army back
at some points.
The battle was believed to be
still in progress, with the outcome
uncertain.
The Russians were silent con-
cerning the northern front, but
reports from Berlin and
Stockholm indicated the Red army
either is engaged in a major effort
in that region or about to open up.
a German move to mobilize the
nations OF the occupied Baltic
states was seen as possible confir-
nation of other indications that the
Nazis are preparing for a quick get
away from the Battles if their po-
sition there becomes untenable.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Scanning !. Y.
News Horizon
DISCARD TO SPEAK

1t. AL Bisgard will talk on his
experiences at Guadalcanal for the
FL Centro Eagles lodge at its meet
ing Tuesday night. o'clock, at the
hall. 500 Broadway. In addition to
1t. Bisgard, the Rev. Mr.. E. l..
Carter. pastor of the Christian
church, will be a special guest OF
the lodge head. Tweed Jolly.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Diplomatic Try
To Remove Italy
From War Now on
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instead of the Axis.
TIE German counteroffensive is
taking a familiar form. The Nazis
are trying to foster suspicion among
the AEle leans, British and Rus
slams. The maximum objective
doubtless is to try to call off the
war between Germany on the one
Size and the United States and Brit
ain on the other with all three ma
tiers then joining what propaganda
Minister Joseph Goebbels calls the
holy crusade against Bolshevism.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Movie Morals Code.
Not TO Be Relaxed

CHICAGO, March /. CUP)-Will
H Has. morals umpire for the
movies, believes there will be no
relaxation of the morals code in
motion pictures after this war such
as there was after the last war
He delivered this opinion while
here yesterday en- route, with his
wife f'om Hollywood to New York.
Hays is president of the Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors
of America.
So far, he said. he has not OBJ
served any tendency among pro-
ducers to get around the morals
code. After the war, he said self
regulation will continue to operate
in the industry"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Gable, Davis Top
Movie Selections

NEW YORK. March l-UPD =
Clark Gable and Bette Davis top
ped the box office magazine selec-
ton of "Al.-America Favorite
Screen Stars of 1912" the Trade
publication reported today.
The selection was based on a poll
OF exhibitors, film critics and wo-
mems clubs
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
JAP DRIVE DIES

CHUNGKING, March l-(UP) =
The Central news agency reported
today that the japanese offensive
ir northern Kiangsi province had
collapsed. The japanese were said
t. have lost $500 men, including
80 officers, in fierce fighting in that
a,ea during the last two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Hilda Rosenbalm Monday sued
Albert Rosenbalm for divorce, al
leging extreme cruelty. She SAID
they were married in Yuma, IN
January. 9l94l. and separated the
next August They have a son
wear old.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
GETS PROMOTION

Cpl. Lawrence E. Gibbens. son of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles G. Gibbens
of the El Centre area, recently was
promoted to the rank of sergeant az
Key Field, Miss. He has been in
the army since october, 194l.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01

The concentration of Allied
bombs on Nazi submarine facilities
bases from Northern Germany to
the French Atlantic coast and in
land construction centerS-waS ex-
pected to be reflected in the At
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
SENT TO JAIL

John Reynolds was sentenced to
the Imperial county jail Monday
for a six months term. He plead
ed guilty to robbing a soldier. In
addition to the Jail sentence he
was ordered TO repay the soldier
SllO which the soldier said was
taken from him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
DIVORCE GANTED

A final divorce was granted in
Imperial county superior court
Monday to Lowell V. Fletcher in his
suit against lola c. Fletcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
REPORT ON LEND-LEASE

WASHINGTON, March l.-(UP)'
-Lend-Lease Administrator Ed
ward r. Stettinius Jr., told the
Senate foreign relations committee
today that under the lend-lease
program the United States and
Great Britain have sent 5000
planes, $500 tanks and $4,000 other
military motor vehicles to Soviet
Russia.
Testifying on behalf of bill to
extend for one year the life OF the
lend-lease program, he said that it
had resulted in "a genuine pooling
of the available services of all of
the United Nations. He revealed
that the United States is supplying
A countries with lend-lease food
and materials and said that lend
lease in reverse" has resulted in
contributions and food, equipment
and resources of incalcc!able pro-
portions to maintain American ar
mics on foreign soil.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
Nazi Field Marshal
Thought Murdered

LONDON, March 1.-lUP)-The
Moscow radio said today that Field
Marshal Walther Won Brauchitsch,
from whom Adolf Hitler took over
command of the German armies
last year, has disappeared while
on a health tour" of Southern
Germany.
There is stubborn rumor that
he has been done away with by the
Gestapo' the broadcast said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
TOTAL SHIPMENTS

Shipments to the Middle and Far
East aggregated Sl,650,, 100000, in
cluding those to Australia and New
Zealand. Among the chief imple-
ments of war which were shipped
to Egypt were more than 1000
planes, many hundreds of tanks
and 10000 trucks.
"Lend-lease aid to China has not
been nearly as great as the sit
uation requires" he admitted.
Everyone concerned with lend
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
BOMB CONCENTRATION

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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-01
APPROVES BILL

The House foreign affairs COM
mittee approved a companion bill
Saturday. and it is scheduled to
come up for House debate late this
week. Stettinius was the first wit
ness before the Senate committee,
Up to January /, ,943. Stettinius
said. the United Kingdom received
S., ,44O, 100000 of lend-lease supplies,
including 10 per cent of all the
food it consumes. The Soviet Un-
ion received ,300,000,00O of aid,
including planes, tanks. trucks,
10000 sub-machine guns. more
than 98,0O0,90 pounds of INT
and toluol, l74,000,000 pounds of
copper and brass and large amounts
of food. munitions and raw ma
terials.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-08-13

saw ghetto before it was Destroy
ed.
NEW YORK TIMES WRONG
The New York Times this week
carried a story from the Middle
East declaring that the Jews OF
Palestine propose to meet the is
sue raised by the Arabs with the
use of force. In brief, the Jews
were prepared to fight it out with
the Arabs. Manifestiy, this story
aroused considerable excitement
in Jewish circles. MOShe ShertOk,
chief of the political department
of the Jewish Agency, declared
in Cairo that: Nothing is further
from the thoughts of the Jews
than to try to force the isuue at
all so long as the war lasts-prO-
vided no adverse commitments
are taken in the meantime-Or of
ever leaving on their own initia-
tive the path of political negOtia-
tiOns in exchange for direct &C
ton. At the same time, realism
cOmpels the conclusion that it
would be wrong to consider the
Jews incapable of deeds of de-
spair if driven to extremes of ex-
ASPIRATION by a decision to perse-
we're in what to them is cruelty
unjust policy" In other words,
Mr.. ShertOk seems to be saying,
1--WE don't want to fight, but if
necessary, we will"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-08-13
1T HAPPENED
THIS WEEK
BY MILTON BROWN, JTA

FRANCE AND WASHINGTON
Secretary of State COrdell Hull
this week, in a letter to the jew
iSh Labor Committee, declared
that the question of the reStOra-
ton of the Cremieux decree is
now receiving careful study" by
the French Committee of National
Liberation. Mr. Hull put the
blame for the abrOgatiOn of the
decree on the French command
ers. When they told the Ameri-
can military commanders, he said,
that there would be trouble with
the Arabs unless the decree was
abrOgated, the American military
officers were forced to be guided
by their judgment, particularly in
view of the fact that the military
situation itself was acute at the
time. The situation, however,
says the Secretary, is now chang
ed and Mr.. Hull is confident that
the French Committee of Liberia
ton fully understands the Ameri-
can attitude in the matter.
THE T. U. A. OF PALESTINE
In a statement in Jerusalem
newspaper this week, David Ben
Gurion of the Jewish Agency in
Jerusalem, wrote that "tremend-
Gus quantities of water sufficient
to irrigate hundreds of thousands
of dunams which could support
100000 people would be made
available if the plan of the Amer
lean engineers were carried out"
The plan he referred to provides
for the digging of channel be-
tween the Dead Sea and the Jor-
dan River and utilizing the
falls" between these two posi-
tons for electric power and for
irrigation.
In brief, the plan might be COM
pared to the T. v. A. in America.
Such plan, if feasible, might in
deed be the deciding point in the
future of Palestine. 1t might con-
ceivably strongly affect the fate
of Palestine at the peace table.
If the nations can be convinced
that this plan would in fact en-
able Palestine to absorb a pOpuIa-
ton of five million, the Jews
would have a strong talking point
and the force of the Arab argu-
ment-whatever it may be-wOuld
be greatly diminished.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-08-13
POLES AND JEWS

Evil too has it's beneficient side
even if that is only to be found
in the reaction to it. According
to accounts in the Swedish press,
the antagonism between Poles
and Jews in Poland has been vir-
tually eliminated as a result of
the Nazi persecution of both ele-
ments. Poles, it is reported,
struggled food, clothing and I'M
foreground papers into the War
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Axis Forces Nav
Join, SAYS Siimscn

WASHINGTON, April l.-CUP)-
The bulk of Marshal Erwin Rom
mels army apparently is heading
for union with Axis forces i'm
Northern Tunisia under Col. Gen.
Jurgen Won Arnin, Secretary OF
War Henry L. Stimson declared to-
day
Union of Rommel's and Won Ar
nin's troops would give the Axis a
strong army in good defensive po-
sitions, Stimson said.
Before the final phase of the
campaign is over there will in all
probability be a great deal of heavy
fighting.
Several American divisions are
on this front and will participate
in the expulsion of the Axis from
North Africa"
Most of the fighting on the north
ern front so far has been by the
British First Army.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Walker Proposes
Short "A Campaign

WASHINGTON. April 1.-CUP)-
Democratic National Chairman
Prank c. Walker said today on his
return from tour of 10 western
states that he intends TO seek an
agreement with the Republican par
~ for short campaign in 1914,
starting either in September or Oc-
toher.
Walker. who is also postmaster
general, said he had mixed political
conferences and administrative bus
mess in each city and town where
he stopped.
He was asked whether he wanted
President Roosevelt TO run for a
fourth term.
"rd rather not discuss candidates
al this time" he replied Its too
early Il would distract attention
from the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Douglas Profits
Only Two Per Cent

SANTA MONICA. Calf. April |.
-UP) P)-Cost-p plus fixed fee con-
tracts with the Army and Navy are
proving an effective guarantee
against war profiteering, Donald w.
Douglas, the nations largest air.
craft manufacturer, said today.
Douglas, in an exclusive inter-
view explaining the annual finan-
cial report of Douglas Aircraft
company, said -plus-a-f fixed
fec contracts with their rigid, self
limiting margins of profit, in addi-
ton to marked increases in taxes,
reduced Douglas profits nearly 40
per cent during 1912.
Anyone who thinks war indus
tries are profiteering from this
war should study our financial re-
port" Douglas commented. Our
margin of net profits was only 90
per cent of cur total sales last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Allies PI Idster
Jup-HeId Bases

foot gap in new enemy bridge
above the east coast port of Ma
dang.
Big fires that the fliers could see
90 miles away were set at Babo,
which is on McCluer Gulf at the
western end of New Guinea, $50
miles above Australia and 100
miles from the Allied New Guinea
base at Port Moresby.
The bombers smacked the town
and airdrome and shot down an
intercepting plane. All planes re-
turned safely Medium units bomb
ed and strafed the airdrome and
supply base at Timika. also in
Dutch New Guinea, and the village
of Keauka nearby.
Besides knocking the big gap in
the bridge across the Timper riv-
er 30 miles northwest of Madang,
a heavy unit plastered the enemy
coastal road between Madang and
Wewak, on the north coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
You Guessed II:
This Is the Day

LONDON. April up - The
Stars and Stripes. soldiers news
paper. today published lead edi-
torial announcing that plans had
been completed to give 3O-day fur
loughs at home to all officers and
men who have served in this
theater a year
The editorial said they will be
transported back to the United
States on the Normandie, which
bad been salvaged and newly out
fitted and will be manned by a
crew of WAACS. Entertainers, in
Guiding Gypsy Rose Lee and Betty
Cradle. will be aboard. Plenty of
food has been promised By various
governors and the key TO the city
by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of
New York.
That's right: II is April Fools
Day.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Rommel Tries Delaying Fight

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. North
Africa, April tUP)-The German
Atrika Korps, safely through the
Gabes bottleneck, desperately tried
another delaying stand at its north
ern entrance today while American
and British columns bit deeper into
the Axis flank.
An Allied commanique said British
Eighth army patrols had pushed
forward to the "enemy'S prepared
positions" north of Oudref. coastal
town at the mouth Of the gap. nine
miles northwest of Gates.
YANKS ADVANCE
American armored forces. driving
SOutheaStward beyond FL Guettar
toward the GabeS bottleneck for a
junction with the Eighth army
some 40 miles away, made another
fighting advance, but were hindered
by mine fields.
Radio Berlin broadcast that the
Americans and the Eighth army al
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01

Some German forces were re-
ported falling back to the north
cast from the GafSa- Gabes road.
an indication that they soon may
abandon the sector altogether.
Meantime, British and American
fighters and bomber5 kept UP their
nonstop attacks on German COM
munications and troop concentra-
tons.
Nearly 100 heavy bombers - the
largest bombing force yet massed
tor n single attack in North Africa
smashed at Cagliari harbor, Sar-
dinia. one of the principal Axis
supply ports for Tunisia. and air
fields elsewhere in Sardinia yes
terday. Several ships were hit at
Cagliari and many aircraft were
destroyed or damaged on The air
fields. Fourteen enemy fighters
were shot down by the bombers.
Mitchell bombers twice attacked
an enemy convoy heading for
Tunis, sinking one ship and setting
several others afire.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-01
Russians Menace German
Novorossisk Garrison

MOSCOW. April 1.-UP)-Red
armies smashed two strong Ger
man attacks on the Kharkov front
today and inched deeper into the
Smolensk defense belt on the sod
den central front.
The shrinking German bridge
head in the Northwest Caucasus
was in grave danger of being cut
in two as result of the Soviet cap
ture yesterday OF AnastaSevskaya
50 miles north of Novorossisk and
only IL miles northeast of Vereni-
kovskaya on the last highway link
between German forces north and
south of the Kuban river.
EMILE ADVANCE
The Wednesday midnight COM
munique referred to AnastaSev-
skaya as a base of the utmost i'm
portance to the German defense"
The town fell TO the Russians after