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Evening star., 1943-03-13
Stephen Y. Benet, "A,
Noted Author, Dies
After Brief Illness
Pulitzer Prize Winner
Best Known for Story
Devil and Daniel Webster
9y the Associated Press.

| b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Author
Stephen Vincent Benet. "A, died a,
his home at 5 o'clock this morning
after an illness of several days.
Farrar & Reinhart, his publish
ers, reported that Mr.. Benet suffered
heart attack last night.
American poet and story writer,
Mr. Benet was born July %, 1898
in Bethlehem, Pa.
He won the Pulitzer Prize for
poetry in 1929 with his John
Browns Body"
One of the last of his writings was
sketch to accompany Norman
Rockwell's illustration, Freedom
from Fear" in this weeks issue of
the Saturday Evening Post.
Among his best known works was
the prose story The Devil and
Daniel Webster" which was turned
into an opera. He also wrote an
operetta based on Washington
Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow,
which was performed over the radio
in national broadcast in 1887.
The authors wife, Mrs. Rosemary
Carr Benet, and two daughters
Stephanie and Rachael, were at his
bedside when he died at his home
215 East Sixty-eighth street. A son
| Thomas Carr Benpt is a student at
Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H.
He is also survived by a brother
William Rose Benet. also an author
and a sister, Laura Benet, both OF
New York City, and an uncle
Laurence Vincent Benet of Wash
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 pm Monday at St. James Epis-
copal Church, Seventy-first street
and Madison avenue. Interment
will be private,
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Allied Bombers Blast Sousse,
Tunis and Axis TRANSPORTATION
Ground Fighting Again DwindIes
To PotroIIing on Tunision Front

desperate efforts" the order said,
but I know that the troops of our
field armies will, with the continued
effective support of our naval and air
forces, inexorably push him back to
the sea and to destruction"
The 9th Army's lines in the Ma
reth Line sector. having thrown off
probing thrusts by Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel with violence that
cost him heavy casualties, remained
unchanged. a communique said.
Our bombers made heavy attacks
on the docks and railway yards at
Sousse yesterday" the bulletin re-
ported. Many hits were seen on
both targets and large fires were
left burning.
"Objectives at Enfidaville were
bombed by a formation of medium
Evening star., 1943-03-13
BY the Associated Press.


ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. March 13.-
Allied bombers blasted military
objectives of Sousse and Tunis
with f1re-setting raids yesterday
and attacked both land and sea
transport of the Axis as ground
fighting on the Tunisian front
dwindling again to patrolling.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower point
ed to ultimate victory in an order
OF the day, dated March 9, in which
he said his command had suffered
losses in recent bitter fighting, but
the enemy has been once frustrated
and twice defeated in his attempts
to break the Allied ring encircling
him"
Possibly he will make further and
Evening star., 1943-03-13
3RAF Bombers
LOST Attacking
KruppWorks
American Flyers
Follow Up With
Assault on Frunce
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, March l3.-The
Royal Air Forces r-mounting
pressure on Germany reached q
new peak of destructiveness last
night when large force of four
engined planes attacked Essen
in a raid exceeding that which
burned and shattered $50 acres
Of that city March 5.
As followup to the assault on
the home Of the Krupp munitions
works, fleet of United States Army
Air Force heavy bombers thundercd
across the English Channel toward
Occupied France early this after.
noon.
Their target was the important
French rail junction Of Amiens, so
miles northeast of Rouen which was
itself bombed in daylight yesterday
1t Is through these two key juno
tions that the Germans must pour
most of their supplies for troops as
signed along 100 miles of French
coastline between the Somme and
the Seine.
Fires Burning in Krupp Plant.
Raj reconnaissance officers re-
ported that large fires were burning
in the center of the Krupp arms
works at Essen in midafternoon to-
day.
The Air Ministry had described
last weeks raid on Essen as prob
ably the heaviest blow of the aerial
war, more than 1000 tons of bombs
running dozens of Krupp buildings
and leaving 10000 homeless, but 1t
said last nights raid was better still.
The pilots of the great force over
the city last night said smoke from
the carpet Of fire set by the block
buster bombs and incendiaries
reached height Of $1,000 feet.
OF the ground defenses strength.
ened so much since the raid last
week, one pilot said the Germans
seemed determined we shouldn't
get through" and % bombers did not
return.
The Air Ministry's description Of
the attack indicated that much more
than 1000 tons of bombs were
tumbled on the munitions center,
but details Of the destruction will
have to await reconnaissance.
Compared to Cologne Raids.
After the raid on March 5, the
Air Ministry said that only the
thousand-bomber raids on Cologne
could be compared with it and indi-
Gated Essen had been hit harder,
even though fewer planes took part,
because each bomber now carries q
greater load and the destructivenesy'
| OF the explosives has increased.
The crews reported two big ex-
plosions within 10 minutes after the
raid began last night. They said a
sheet of fire from one blast reached
the height of 1000 feet and they
could see the glow of flames when
they crossed the Dutch coast on the,
way home" about 125 miles from
the target.
The Air Ministry News Services.
said the defenses of Essen had been
notably strengthened since the last
attack and heavy fax (anti-aircraft'
fire. was intense and accurate"
There also were numerous
searchlights," the news service said
"Twenty-three of our bombers
were lost, but this did not prevent
the attack from being pressed home
with the greatest determination"
the service added.
Bomber Crews Enthusiastic.
Powerful as the defenses were
the fax became more spasmodic as
the weight of the concentrated at
(Saa pATDC Dooo Ao0
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Comdr. keifer Of Yorktown
Gets DSC, Navy Cross

Outstanding service while execu-
tive officer of the aircraft carrier
Yorktown in the battles of the Coral
Sea and Midway have won for
Comdr. Dixie Keifer both the Dis
tinguished Service Medal and Navy
Cross, the Navy Department an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Ex- Boxing Champ in IA

K1TTANNING, Pa, March 13 lP.
Jackie Wilson, former feather
weight boxing champion, has been
reclasslfled IA and will be ordered
up for induction in April, his draft
board said today.
Evening star., 1943-03-13

less serious nature Twice he rallied
after he was put to bed in a large
cottage on the grounds of the exclu-
sive Gasparilla Inn, but the improve
ment each time was shortlived.
A sign that the end was approach
ing came Thursday when associates
at famed % Wall street, New York,
the hub of Mr. Morgan's vast circle
of business enterprises. announced
that his condition had "deteriorated"
during the day
At the bedside Of the friend of
Evening star., 1943-03-13

(See RED CROSS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1943-03-13

Continued on Page AS. Column lD
Evening star., 1943-03-13
Weather Report

Somewhat colder. with temperature near freez
ing tonight. Temperatures today-Highes
46 at 1901 am; lowest, 36, at pm. Full re
port on page Az.
Fuel oil consumption should be - per cent
OF allotment for the current heating season.
Evening star., 1943-03-13

(See AFRICA, Page ABB
Evening star., 1943-03-13

(See EDEN, Page A-lo.)
Evening star., 1943-03-13

(See RAIDS, Page A-20
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
DeadIine Given
On 4. H Club
All Star Plans

All senior All club records OF
careers and achievements must be
ON file in the farm advisors office
in the court house in Ell Centre by
pm. December 90 if the seniors
are to be candidates for All Star
selections.
The All Stars each year are select
ed from the senior All club men,
bers who are more than Is years OF
age. have completed four or more
wears of club work, who are still
active in club work, and who sub
nit detailed records of their achieve
ments and club careers for scoring
and evaluation.
An All Star selection committee
of neutral All club leaders studies
the individual records, scores them
according to their "All Star Score
Card" interviews all candidates,
and on the basis of total scores
announces the selection of All All
Star girl and boy for the year 1943.
Delegates selected will represent
Imperial county club work at the
fifth annual All Star convention in
Berkeley next April if tentative
plans carry, Miss Florence Glenn,
home demonstration agent, and H.
Lee Landerman, assistant farm ad-
visor, announced Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Shooting Ends
Gaming Row

Willie Traylor, Negro, was near
death Saturday from a bullet wound
over the heart and Mckinley Hud-
son, 46, Negro, was held in the
county Jail for investigation.
Ell Centre police and county
deputy Sheriffs said that Traylor
was shot during an argument in a
gambling game at 1876 State street,
Ell Centre, at p. m. Friday.
Hudson, who is also known as
"Liberator,' said, according to
police, Traylor was armed with an
ice pick and bottle. Traylor was
quoted as saying he had been re-
lieved OF $40 in The game in room
in the Hudson house. Laura Bell
Hudson, Hudson's wife, was held as
a material witness.
The wounded man was taken to
the county hospital where his con-
dition was said to be critical.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Kiwanis Club
Hears Talk
On Income Tax

Changes in the income tax law
were explained to members of the
Ell Centre Kiwanis club by James
E. Marable, deputy, at the clubs
luncheon meeting Friday in the
Barbara Worth hotel.
The greater part of the session
was devoted to questions, Marable
explaining a number of problems
to the individuals. j. d. Foss was
chairman of the day, introducing
the speaker.
Next Friday noon is to be ladies
day with a special program ar
ranged by George w. Burt, head
of Central's music department.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Farm Defermenf
Set.up Altered

Investigation of deferments for
agricultural workers registered with
selective service will be made by the
Agricultural Extension service ac-
cording TO a letter from the Col
lege of Agriculture at Berkeley.
Heretofore the War Board has
made such Investigations at head
quarters and made final recon-
mendations to the selectiye service
board as to whether the registrant
was eligible to agricultural defer
ment &c or &c
Under the new arrangement the
letter points out that the task has
been transferred to the extension
service of collecting and trans
mitting to the County War Boards
such factual information as Selec-
tive Service Boards may request
from county war boards regarding
the deferment of individual farm
operators and agricultural workers"
Rudolph Miller, AAA secretary,
said that the war board will con-
tinue to make recommendation
based on this information from the
extension service.
George Winright, assistant coun-
ty farm advisor said that his office
has received no definite procedure
instructions but that c.. w. Garri-
CUES. of the Farm Labor office,
would handle the investigations.
GarIigues said he plans to confer
with the Selective Service board as
to what the Investigations will re-
quire, but they will probably consist
of checking men who have defer
ments and those asking for defer
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
PRIORITY REGULATION
DELAYS EXECUTION

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. II. CUP)-
Wartime priorities forced a delay
Saturday in the execution of a con-
yicted slayer.
Because the war production board
refused to release $500 worth of
materials needed to rebuild an old
electric chair, officials announced
that the execution of Joseph Mac
Avoy. "a, Brooklyn, N. Y, cannot
be held as scheduled December 30.
MacAvoT, former sergeant at
the Harvard, Neb., air base, was
sentenced to die for the rape-slay-
ing OF Anna Milroy, a high school
girl
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12

two men, one single and one a
father, are working at the same jot
in a factory the single man will be
taken first"
Hershey said fathers will be taken
only in case quotas cannot be filled
any other way.
May asked Hershey why he had
said Selective Service would have to
call 100000 more men by next
June when the latest figures issued
by the army showed that they need
ed only 100000 aside from replace
ments. Hershey explained that the
navy requires twice as many as the
army for that period. He said that
there are now 100000 in the army
and 2,700,000 in the navy.
The law strips War Manpower
Chief Paul V. McNutt of all au-
thority over Selective Service and
transfers final control to Hershey
It's enactment raised the prospect
that McNutt might resign in pro-
test, but he declined comment on
that possibility.
McNUTT CLOSES SHOP
Immediately after the White
House announced Mr.. Roosevelt
had signed the bill:
1-McNptt abolished the WINGS
list of non deferrable activities
which was instituted as a means of
channeling labor into essential
fields. The regulations, wiped out
by the statute, provided that per-
sons failing to switch to essential
jobs faced immediate induction re-
gardless of dependency.
2-Hershey instructed draft boards
to abolish the ga classification for
fathers and to reclassify all regis
trants in that category. The order
has no affect on the &c classifica-
ton in which are men with depen-
dents and who are regularly en-
gagged in agricultural occupation or
endeavor. Men now in 3-A will be
placed in one of the following
classes: IA for immediate induc-
ton; LAO as conscientious objec-
tors willing to accept non-com-
batant service; "a as essential
civilian deferment; 2-B as neces-
sary to war production program; 2
C as essential agricultural workers;
Sd as dependency hardship cases;
4-E as conscientious objector avail
able for work of national impor-
tance. The only classification au-
tomatically abolished is ga.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Women Marines,
SO Strong
To Arrive Soon

Next Wednesday the personnel
at the Ell Centre marine air station
will be increased by the arrival of
83 women marines from Cherry
Point, N C., marine officers an
nounced Saturday.
They are the first enlisted group
to arrive and will be stationed at
base headquarters. These members
of the marine Women's reserve will
take over such activities as teletype
operation, power control operations,
clerical work, radio operations, par
achute rigging, and motor transpor-
tation.
Still more members of the reserve
are expected to arrive at the sta
ton soon. They will be housed in
the recently completed women's
quarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
November Dairv
Places Awarded

The Meadowsweet dairy at Ca
lexico took the three-high places
ON the list of 10 highest producing
cows in Imperial county for the
month of November and the H. G
Farnsworth dairy of Ell Centro took
fourth. fifth, and sixth places.
Seventh place went to the Rus
sell dairy of Brawley, eighth place
to the A. Odermatt dairy of Imper-
ial, and ninth and tenth to the
Russell Dairy of Brawley.
Meadowsweet COW No. 102 had a
record of 1850 pounds of milk and
85.7 pounds of butterfat; the
dairy's No. SO had 1865 pounds of
milk and 766 pounds of butterfat;
and that dairy's No. SO had 1865
pounds of milk and ISL pounds of
butterfat.
FainsWorth's Little Wonder" had
l,155 pounds of milk and 68.1
pounds of butterfat; his Poppy
had 1899 pounds of milk and 68.1
pounds of butterfat; and his Dolly
May had 1,767 pounds of milk and
GIL pounds of butterfat. The Rus
sell COW "zezebell" had a record of
1922 pounds Of milk and 66.9
pounds of butterfat. The Odermatt
COW No. 81 had a record of 1,515
pounds of milk and 666 pounds of
butterfat. The Russell COW In
come" had 1924 pounds of milk
and 66.5 pounds of butterfat, and
tho Russell cow "TWirp'' had 624
pounds of milk and 66.5 pounds of
butterfat.
Record of the best five cows in
one herd was as fololwS:
Butterfat
/. Meadowsweet, Calexico ......... 1540
2. H. G.. Farnsworth, Ell Centre. 1860
g. Russell Dairy, Brawley ..........312.1
4. A. Odermatt, Imperial zoos
5. A. Stehli, Ell Centro ,229.1
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Yankees Tighten
Air Pincers
On RabauI Base
Continued from page II

Continued from page II
the southwest and south Pacific
areas, keeping most allied aircraft
on the ground and giving the Japa-
nese a chance to work on their torn
up airdromes on Bougainville.
Bombing and strafing planes raid
ed coastal and inland targets on
New Guinea, attacking ahead of
Australian troops driving along the
Huon peninsula. Two bargeS were
sunk near Reiss Point, on the pen
insula, by PIT boats.
LITTLE OPPOSITION
The relentless American assaults
on the Marshall islands were con-
tinuing with little or no enemy
opposition, Pacific fleet headquar-
terS at Pearl Harbor announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
PHONE 300
u. s. Fathers Wait
Age Categories

Continued from page j
sible' TO see If many of them can
not be taken into service May said
Hershey referred to 4-F's as the
fertile pool of additional man.
power" If physical standards are
relaxed. The recent amendment to
the Selective Service Act called for
a commission of five physicians
appointed by the President to de-
termine whether military physical
standards are too high.
illumination of group occupa-
tional deferments Hereafter each
defement must be treated as an in
dividual case regardless of occupa-
ton.
SINGLE MIN FIRST
This means" May said, that if
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
MOToRIST FINED

E. c. Hall, %, who tried to CLIMB
a telephone pole with his car at
Main and Imperial early Friday
evening, was fined SIS and costs
in police court Saturday morning.
When arrested he carried no draft
card nor drivers license. The charge
was driving while intoxicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
German Forces
Face COLLAPSE
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es of infantry. Several German
panzers broke through the Soviet.
line, but were ambushed by Russian
tanks and destroyed. Altogether,
the Red army burned or disabled
IS tanks, IA self propelled guns
and AZ armored transports.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
CASES CONTINUED

Herman SateI, II, and Raymond
Ruby, II, who were arrested Friday
evening and placed in the county
Jail overnight, were released Satur-
day morning and their case contin-
ued in police court until next Thurs
day. Jack Tackett picked UP the
boys for fighting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
CARS COLLIDE

Cars driven by Judy Boyd Rogers,
II, 478 Sandalwood and Ola Oren
Aaron, $50 Vine, collided at the in
tersection of 9th and Hamilton Fri
day. No one was injured. Damages
to cars were reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Could Sing "Jail House Blues"?-

The lady in the north part of the
county who was worried about her
husband being confined TO the
bastile was relieved to hear the
county sheriff's office report: No,
the only Brooks we have is a re-
porter, we'd be glad to lock her up
(The RR makes her own column
without knowing it . this is news
to her, too)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce was
granted in Imperial county superior
court Saturday to Lilly Aline Sey-
bert in her suit against Charles
WeSlev Seybert.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
MEMORIAL RITES

Salton Sea Elks lodge announced
Saturday that the memorial serv-
ices will be conducted this Sunday,
g p. m, at the Second Baptist
church
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from page ID
all the ice cream and popsicles had
melted He didn't know it was con-
nected with the refrigeration sys-
tenn.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Good Deeds Again

OOOu DcCuS h6ah
One El Centran met another FL
Centran on the street.
do you know really poor FAM
ily that can provide with a good
Christmas?" one man asked the
other.
The other man knew of some one
who needed help.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
KELLAND SPEAKS

Earlier, Clarence Buddington Kel-
land, author and Re publican leader,
told the meeting he believes the ma
ton needs "A good man rather than
a great man" as president.
He condemned as "unforgiveable'
the administration obstruction of
the self respect of the American
people"
Gov. John C. Vivian of Colorado
said government bureaucracy was
illegal, unlawful, uneconomic and
American"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-12
Western States
COP Leaders
Map 1914 Plans
Continued from page Il

continued from page II
the western states pow-wow here
should be to outline a progressive,
fighting" policy regarding agricul-
ture, public lands, bureaucracy, min
ing and the livestock industries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-21
He's Right Guy

Lloyd Brazils appointment as
director OF athletics at the Uni
NerSity OF Detroit shows a right
guy gets a break once in a
while
Braz shows up best under
close scrutiny. He is genuine in
his fricndlincsS. his fairness and
his real concern for the welfare
OF the youngsters who play
under his guidance at L.. of y.
For good number of years
he has discharged the triple bur
den Of backfield coach. head
basketball coach and graduate
manager of athletics. You would
have a difficult time finding a
understanding collegiate coach
anywhere in the land. He is
never too busy, however. 10 OK
change a pleasant word with
you when you drop around.
That goes when his cagers
have Just dropped a heart
breaker as surely as when they
have scored a brilliant upset.
When a guy like the erstwhile
Flint sensation gets what's COM
ing to him. it's bound TO be good.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-21
MihaIo Fleming
On 'AN-Ameri(a'

NEW YORK. Jan. 20 HNS) -
For the twelfth time. 1t. Joe Nc
Of the New York A. G.
and the North Carolina pre-hight
school. has been named on the
All-America track and field team,
the A. A. US track and field
guide revealed.
Picked by Daniel Ferris, score
tary-treasurer of the A. A. L..
the team takes in all branches of
track and field competition, with
a liberal sprinkling Of stars who
now are in the services.
BY winning the 10,O00-meter
and the 15,000-meter champion
ships last year. McCluskey in
creased 10 % the number of ma
tional titles he has captured and
easily qualified for a place on the
select squad.
The great distance star of the
MillroSe A. A. Lou Gregory, is
ranked just behind McCluskey
while the sensational pole vaulter
Cornelius Warmerdam. and hur-
dlini ace Fred Wolcott, the latter
an ensign at Georgia pre-flight,
are on the dream squad for the
fifth straight year.
Greg Rice of the New York A.
c. and the late John Borican. who
died last month, were selected for
the fourth straight year.
On the team for the third con-
secutive time are chief specialist
Billy Brown. the jumper; Harold
Davis. the sprint star, and Al
Blozis. the shot puttcr.
Pvt. Barney Ewell, Pvt. Johnny
Kelly. Pvt John Connolly. Walter
Fleming of Hamtramck Mich
Boys Club, Frank Berst and Boyd
Brown are repeaters. y,
Bill Mihalo, Detroit's national
20 and 50-kilometer walking cham
pion. was selected for both those
places.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-21
Wonderful Feud

What a pure JOY II will be 10
see him stalking out of the dug
out once more. breathing flame
as he tracks down those poor
blind men who call EN- as they
guess they were.
Tipof 10 Dykes serious illness
Jasi year came when he passed
up so many beautiful opportu-
mites 10 tell the umpires of.
When James Joseph doesn't feel
like fighting with an umpire,
hes sick.
His fedd with tho umpires
down through the years has been
wonderful 10 watch.
I'm through trying to talk
with those guys" James once
said. with a tone Of weary dis
illusionment. "AlI try to do II
20 talk things over, and they
won't listen"
He never really quit trying
however. 10 find one umpire who
would listen. lie often claimed
the umpires were in league
against him and IL may be he
had something there. There
often seems TO be sort OF COM
mon understanding among the
arbiterS. A sort OF mutual pro-
lection society.