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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
COMES TO FRONT

During the night, headquarters
planned the next mornings attack.
At 7 a. m. marine battalion in
reserve began its march along the
twisting trail to the front. Two
hours later marine artillery began
a preparatory barrage. Heavy guns,
located in sWamps many miles away
where the gun crew padded about
in small boats-blasted repeatedly.
The gun carriage slipped back in
the mud with each recoil, but un-
erring accuracy was maintained.
The machineguns, mortarS and
81 nm. artillery rained death OH
the enemy's main positions which
covered 10000 square yards. Five
minutes later there was a sudden
silence.
1T was as if a switch had been
turned off Van Order said.
The word was passed from man
to man:
"Okay, men, let's GO
Tanks rumbled and crashed
through dense underbrush as small
groups of men, running half
crouched darted into an unknown
fate.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
GI3;!5IHIqEz
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Do YOU feel tired-IistIess? |

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it properly. But what most people don't
know is that Nature must produce about
two pints Of the digestive juice--liver
bile each day to help digest your food.
II Nature fails-your food may remain
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digestive tract.
Thus, it is simple to see that one way
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on the road to feeling better-which is
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Don't depend on artificial aids to coun-
teract indigestion-when Carter's aid
digestion after Natures own order, when
taken as directed. Get Carter's Little
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only 25t. You will be glad you did.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
Fierce Fighting Is
Reported by laps
Rv UNITED PRESS

Tokyo radio Monday reported
fierce fighting" between American
troops and the Japanese defenders
of Maxim and TaraWa islands.
A brief broadcast, recorded by
United Press at San Francisco, said
American surface units. including
aircraft carriers and battleShipS,
had been Smelling the islands for
several days.
Aircraft from carriers have SUB
iected Japanese positions on these
islands 10 terrific bombings,' the
boadcaSt said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
HELP FROM THE HANDICAPPED

So far this year, 149,862 persons have
been placed in jobs by the United States
Employment Service. This is a national
increase of 1895 per cent, and in some
states the percentage of increase is above
1000 More than half of these workers
have taken skilled jobs.
There are not many silver Innings in
the manpower situation, but these fig
ures reflect one of them. 1t has taken
a severe shortage to show most of indus
try and business that there are jobs
which the blind, the deaf and the Grip
pied can do, sometimes better than those
without affliction. Their employment
has been a definite aid in our present
need And best of all, it has given the
handicapped an earning power and
self-respect long denied them.
It is to be hoped that our. postwar
business expansion may be great enough
to let them continue their work when the
emergency has passed
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOHOuing edit
oriois are presented as interesting 0PLn-
IONS Uoiced By editors elsewhere. they
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
FRAUDULENT CLAIMS

SACRAMENTO, Nov. Y. TUPl-
An intensified drive to halt fraudu-
lent claims for unemployment in
surance has resulted in 162 applica-
tions being turned over to investi-
gators in the past three months,
Edgar E. Oampton, vice chairman
of the employment stabilization
commission, announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
DRAFT NEGROES

CHICAGO, Nov. %. CUP) - The
national Negro council urged today
that 100000 single Negroes rejected
for illiteracy be drafted before pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers are called to
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
COL, CLARKE DEAD

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. % (UP'-
Military funeral services will be
held Wednesday at Arlington Ma
tionai cemetery, Washington, D. c,
for Col. Thomas S. Clarke, SO, east
ern division procurement COM
mandcr in the Marine corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

The principal task of the Polish gov
ernment is that of returning to its ma
tionals free. independent and integral
Poland Neuman, Polish min
ister to Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22

Because Of the position of the United
States in the world, the pattern of life
we set here after the war will affect the
rest of the world 1t may determine the
peace of the world generation from
now.-Mai. Gen. Frederick II. Osborn,
Army morale director.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22

This is our first aim, that the peoples
Of Europe must have freedom to choose
their own overnments.-JOsef Stain
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22

= Literally, we are designing guns and
putting wings on them.-Col. Frank G.
Wolfe, Air Force Materiel Command lab
oratorY chief.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE. STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 1882
NOTICE OF GUARDIANSHIP
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
AT PRIVATE SALE
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22

] oss @s as S's%'s @ Cd ] Constitutes
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
Relief At Last
For Your Cough

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen. and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender, jim
famed bronchial mucous MEM
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the un-
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you arc
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds. Bronchitis
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22
JAP POSITION

BY nightfall Ii. Thomas H. Har-
vey, Kingston, N. c., and his pla-
toon found themselves deep inside
japanese positions. They cut
through to the coast and biyouack-
ed for the night, knowing marine
artillery was scheduled to shell
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22

BOMBS
The Iiberators concentrated their
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-22

OF above listed " I'll" O' ~
t be o. II NJ o. 1915
The hereby reject any and all bid"
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Auto Use Tax Check
Begins in Virginia

The drive to apprehend motorists
attempting to evade the IS Federal
auto use tax got under way in
Northern Virginia today as 10 dep
uties attached to the internal rev.
enue Office in Alexandria began a
systematic check on automobiles In
the area.
A. B. Richard. deputy collector OF
Internal revenue for Alexandria and
the counties of Arlington, Fairfax,
Prince william and Loudoun, said
checkers, armed with properly pre-
pared summonses, are patrolling the
streets of cities and towns. He said
notices requesting car owners to ap-
pear at the Alexandria ONCE are
being left on cars not bearing the
yellow stamp, which has been re-
CURED since July l.
License numbers also are being
taken, Mr.. Richard said, and fail
ure of any motoriSt to appear as
instructed will cause further check
ing and a second warning. Those
still failing to appear will be prose-
cuted In Federal court, he said.
N. B. Early, collector of internal
revenue at Richmond. said no fig-
ures are available today as to the
number of stamps sold for the cur
rent fiscal year. He said, however
that the figure is thought to be
considerably under the 100000
stickers sold In the State last year
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Italians Are Advised
Not 10 Take Il Duce's.
Talk Too Literally
BY the Associated Press.


STOCKHOLM, July 13.--Rome
dispatches to Swedish newspapers
said today Italian commentators had
admitted that the Allied invasion
forces in Sicily were driving toward
.Messina, but at great risk"
Stockholm's Tidningen quoted q
spokesman as declaring that the
Allies are playing for very high
stakes" Alessandro Pavolini. Italy's
former propaganda minister, an
swering Italians who are asking
how it was possible that the Allies
could land on Sicily in such force
in view Of Premier Mussolini's re-
cent invasion speech in which he
was quoted as declaring they would
be stopped at the sea. advised
them mot to take Mussolini's words
too literally" the paper said.
While the Italian press and COM
mentators were taking serious
view of developments in Sicily, dis
patches to the Swedish press from
Berlin described German spokes-
men as being Optimistic"
Stockholms Tidningen said Berlin
asserted that practically speak
ing" the. American troops have been
"liquidated," although few Amer
lean attachments are fighting In
hopeless positions"
A Berlin military spokesman re-
fused comment on the Allied COM
munique. mentioned the area
around Syracuse alone as the CEN
ter of fighting and avoided naming
other places.
This would seem to indicate that
the Allies have paralyzed Axis COM
munications. making it difficult for
them to keep abreast Of develop
ments.
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Utah Labor Board Bars
Action by Outsiders
BY the Associated Press.

by lne ASSOCIATED Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 13.-The
Utah State Labor Relations Board
has jurisdiction over any labor dis
pute in Utah, its chairman asserts,
and will resist ANY collusive action
on the part of outside interests"
Neither the National Labor Rela-
tons Board, the War Labor Board,
the Cancellation Service, Nine.
Perkins tSecretary of Labor, the
Army, nor any other Federal agency
can set aside or nullify the decision
of the Utah Labor Relations Board
in the welders' case" the chairman,
Eldred M. Royle, said in 4 state
ment last night. .
The Utah board designated the
United Brotherhood of Welders,
Cutters and Helpers of America as
collective bargaining agency for
welders employed by the Koppers
Co. in construction work at the Co.
lumbia steel plant at Geneva, Utah
Welders who are members of
American Federation of Labor
unions thereupon quit their Jobs
and the walkout spread to 500 work
ers. Virtually all had returned ito
their jobs today, however, pending
negotiation
Mr.. Royle issued his statement
after being informed that Steve
Halligan, member of the Federal
Cancellation Service, had announced
that the dispute was certified to the
National War Labor Board.
The Utah boards decision was
reported to be the first in the Ma
ton recognizing welding as Z sep
arate craft.
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Film Actress Janet Blair
Is Bride Of Sergt. Bush

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calf. July
l3.-Film Actress Janet Blair was
married yesterday to Sergt, Louis
Bush of Louisville. KY, at a quiet
ceremony deep in the Lake Arrow
head woods.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev DR.. Elmer Gunther, Luth-
eran pastor of San Bernardino, IN
the mountain home of Frank VIM
cent, Miss Blair's agent, with only
a few friends attending, Miss Blair
and Sergt. Bush, now band music
arranger at the Santa Ana Army Air
Base, will remain here for a week
tefore Miss Blair returns to her
Gudio and he to his Army duties.
Serst. Bush met the actress four
years ago when he was pianist
arraneer and she was singer with
the late Hal Kemp's band.
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lands in Elk Hills and Teapot Dome
to the Government, there was de-
mand for fresh legislation, defining
more specifically authority to con-
serve and develop the reserves Thus,
in 1888, Congress enacted legisla-
ton returning authority over the
reserves to the Secretary Of the
Navy and giving him power to do
certain things to maintain Elk
Hills.
1t should be emphasized that the
purpose of the naval reserves was
not, primarily. to produce oil for
the Navy Immediately, but to con-
serve 1t in the ground against some
future emergency. Ordinarily. the
Navy buys petroleum products or
the open market under competitive
bids. 1t also should be explained
that the Navy has no means Of re-
fining crude oil and, although 1t
has asked authority to build re-
fineries, Congress has refused.
Elk Hills Holdings Scattered.
The trouble with. the Elk Hills
reserve Is that the Nays lands and
the sections owned by the Standard
Oil Co. of California are not sep
arate entities, grouped according
to ownership, but are scattered in
checkerboard fashion. Thus sec
ton. owned by Navy may adjoin
one Of Standards.
Unfortunately, an Oil well tends
to drain adjacent land 1t usually
taps, to an extent, the common
subterranean reservoir and thus
eventually impairs the value OF 4
nearby claim.
Admiral Stuart pointed out, in
discussing thil problem in the
eastern half of the Elk Hills reserve
that Standard could at any time
drill up these sections and play
havoc with Nays interest" He
added:
However. We did have a gentle
mans agreement not to drill In
large portion of these lands without
six months prior notice and We also
had the threats of condemnation of
Standard lands II they started drill
ing both of these alternatives were,
in the main, mere stop-gaps and
settled nothing"
Cites "Clear Authorization"
He cited a section of the 1888 act
| which authorized the Secretary Of
the Navy Ito contract with owners
and lessees of land within or ad-
joining such reserves for conserva-
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BY IRA WOLFERT.

(Copyrisht,, le4a, by North, American
WICKHAM ANCHORAGE, New
Georgia, July II (By Cable The
jungle battlefield is unlike any other,
particularly when 1t Is involved in
a jungle brawl and this battle i'm
mediately after we made contact
with the enemy became a free-for-
all brawl.
1t was like fight under water
with all the sounds muffied by the
damp air, rotting trees and the
squashy earth. There was a green
colored light in which objects are
first dimmed. and then bloated
There were no signs of humanity
but only of plant life.
Bullets whistled wetly through
the air or buried themselves with
hardly sound in the porridge- like
earth or in wood so rotten that men.
clawing at it to pull themselves
along, found it coming away in
their hands like fungus. Explosions
made plopping noises as the rain
fell, sometimes dripping, sometimes
pelting, with whispery sounds of
water splashing into water. The
red-wattled carton birds remained
within sight of what they could
claim as their harvest.
In this muted inferno it was a
question of rising above oneself or
drowning In the fears in oneself,
and our men rose.
SHIPPER Reveals Position.
To cite typical example of the
kind OF fighting our boys waged,
1t. Earle Holmgrain of Dearborn.
Mich, saw a sergeant hit and took
four men and went to the rescue.
A snlper protecting a machine gun
nest, panicked at the sight of this
small force, shot at it. giving him.
self away and causing the machine
gun to open up to protect him.
1t, Holmgrain killed the sniper.
halted the firing machine gun. and
brought back the wounded man.
Our columns forced their wav to
a small river where the Japs were
supposed to be on the left bank.
instead they were waiting on the
right bank with the patience of
wild animals. Our men waded the
river like, as Capt. William Flake
OF Snowflake. Ariz, said. four legged
balloons, each man supplying his
own cover, shooting his weapon all
around himself like a movie cow
boy shooting up q saloon. But the
Japs concentrated in force and
the fight swirled back and forth
for a long time.
AS night began to settle in the
jungle, our men retreated from the
river and dug in for the night. The
night passed, but 1t passed like an
endless snake inching along its way
Our men were instructed to lay In
their foXholes and not to move
from them or to shoot at any time
Wait until Jap crawls into your
foxhole and then get him there with
your knife or bayonet," was the
order.
Try to Provoke Fire.
The Japs clicked their rife bolts
many times and made crawling
sounds Of their own to try to get
our men to FIRE and reveal their
positions, but not a single man lost
his nerve and fired.
Most foxholes held two men. and
one would sleep while the other
watched. 1t rained steadily all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13
Hull Appoints Matthews
European Division Chief

Harrison Freeman Matthews,
counselor of the American Embassy
in London, is returning to WASH
ington to be chief OF the European
Division of the State Department,
Secretary Hull said today. Mr..
Matthews will be succeeded by
Howard Bucknell, jr.. who has been
assistant chief Of the Division OF
Current Information.
Ray Anterior, Minister to Dem
mark, who recently also was named
Minister to Canad and to the
goyernment-in-exile Of Luxembourg
has been acting chief of the division
Mr.. Matthews, 1 native OF Ralti-
more, is = veteran Of the State De-
partment service.
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Navy Has Bottled for 81 Years to Protect Oil
On Coveted Field in Region Of Elk Hills

| ton In the grohnd Of oil and gas
and for compensation for estinaated
damage in lieu OF drilling or op4rat-
ing Offset wells, and to exchange
Government land In naval Pc
troleum reserve numbered / 0lk
Hills, the right to royalty prodtc-
ton from any OF the naval pc
troleum reserves and the right to
any moneys due to the Government
as 4 result OF the wrongful extrac-
ton Of petroleum products from
lands within naval petroleum re-
serve numbered ~
The act provided further that
If the Navy were unable to make
satisfactory exchanges Of land or
agreements for the conservation OF
its oil, the Secretary was authorized
to take over such privately owned
lands or leases by purchase or con-
demnation.
Here" said Admiral Stuart, was
a clear and definite authorization
from Congress to do something"
An exchange of lands with Stand
ard was proposed, he explained, but
nothing came OF this. Nays pro-
posals were rejected by Standard,
and the company's counterofiers
were not acceptable to Navy. The
possibility Of buying Standards land
thdns was taken up. These nesotia :
tions required extensive data. much
of which could be obtained only by
drilling test wells.
Congress Votes Appropriation.
Congress granted an appropria-
ton sof $io5 900 for test wells. But
the Budget Bureau refused TO allow
the appropriation, on the ground
that IT was not essential during the
war. Secretary Knox appealed to
President Roosevelt TO require the
BUREAU to allow the money,
Mr.. Knox added, In. his letter. that
the effect OF Standards drilling to
date had been to indicate, to an
extent. the scope and productivity
of the field and also had led to dis
covery of three deeper productive
sands. each capable Of flowing oil
from test wells at q rate above 1000
barrels a day, While these dis
coveries. he said. added millions OF
barteA to previous estimates OF re-
coverable oil from both Government
and private lands in the reserve
they had made 1t even more es-
sential, to his mind, for the United
States to acquire all Standard lands
in Elk Hills.
The President replied that he, was
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in hearty agreement With the secre-
tary1 Recommendation that the
lands be acquired at the earliest
possible date. However, he added,
Il question the advisability Of drill
ing the proposed test wells and feel
that the need for acquisition Of these
lands ~ quickly ~ possible Is 50
great that the delay incident to the
drilling Of such wells should not be
permitted.
Wants Permanent Protection.
I'm order to protect the oil within
that reserve, think that not only
privately owned lands lying within
the limits Of the reserve, but also
contiguous lands lying within the
same geologic structure should be
acquired in order to afford perma-
r,ent protection"
Mr.. Roosevelt suggested that 1t
would be advisable to pay for the
lands through the years on q royalty
basis "over and above 4 minimum
price based on their lowest esti-
mated yield" But If q sale could
not be negotiated promptly, the
President said, Mr.. Knox was au-
thorized to start condemnation pro-
ceedings through the Justice De-
partment.
The Navy then asked Standard to
value its land. The company, after
an investigation Of several months,
estimated the value of its holdings
at el46,37s, 1857. This figure. Admiral
Stuart told the House subcommittee.
was considered to be too far out OF
lire In the view of our engineers"
Condemnation. he explained, was
not held the best and cheapest solu-
ton, since 1t would involve long
litigation and eventually large cost
to the Government and would re-
solves itself into q battle OF wits
between experts on evaluation and
'guesswork'." He added: I'm the
meantime, We would rock along
under our old leases and continue
to lose oil by drainage. - >"
Admiral Stuart described. in his
letter. the agreement eventually
reached with Standard as a COM
promise acceptable to both interests
This was a partial development,
partial conservation program under
which Standard would take over all
operations on its land and on Nays,
II Navy 50 ordered, and would repay
Navy in refined products for It's pro-
portionate share of the yield.
This was the pact which went into
effect and. months later. was ordered
Cancelled by Secretary Knox after
the Justice Department declared 1t
Illegal II was the contract which
Is under investigation in Congress.
1.-THE fourth chapter IN this
series irfN appear tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-13
Supply Of NeWsprint
And Price Continues
In Doubt, ANpA Says
~ the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. July lS.--The Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton said yesterday the supply and
price of newsprint continued In
doubt despite the reduction in con-
sumption for the third quarter, re-
Gently ordered
An analysis of the situation sent
to members of the ANPA asserted
Tn the light of what happens In
July and August, both regarding
supply and consumption, the News
paper Industry Advisory Committee
will have to consider 4 recommends
ton about the quota Of newsprint to
be allowed in the fourth quarter be-
ginning October /, 1943."
The reduction in consumption Or
dered earlier this month by the War
Production Board, ranging to S per
cent under basic 1871 usage, was
Tor the present quarter.
Canada May Cut Shipments.
The ANPA, pointing out that Ca
madam mills had agreed to supply
United States newspapers with 49,
900 tons of newsprint monthly dur
ing the third quarter, said: They
do not indicate in any way what
they will do In the fourth quarter.
There have been suggestions that
the Canadians will reduce the ton
mage going to the United States
from 10000 tons regardless of what
price prevails"
Recent Canadian requests for a
higher price ceiling on newsprint
have been asked on reduced opera
tions which In turn result from a
smaller wood cut. Back of the
smaller wood supply is the man.
power shortage.
Canadian production, the ANPA
asserted, will diminish unless Can
ada takes steps to assure a greater
wood cut"
While the cutting of .pulpWood is
classed an essential occupation in
the United States, it is not consid-
cred ground for deferment in
Canada.
May Seek Price Boost.
If the policy is pursued by the
Canadians Of not taking any spe-
cial steps to maintain the volume
of wood cutting because of the man.
power situation and the supply of
newsprint from Canada to the
United States is allowed to dwindle. -
the ANPA said, lit can be seen that
the Canadians will be making fire.
quent and periodical visits to WASH
ington demanding further increase
in newsprint prices.
After all. the volume of pro-
duction in any business as in news
print has an important bearing
upon cost.
IT the price of newsprint is to
be maintained at a level which
will make it possible for American
newspapers to operate without
losses and have some assurance and
security about their supply of news
print, then there must be clariflca-
ton soon about what Canada will
do in assuring a supply OF news
print commensurate with the needs
of American newspapers"