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The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
OLD TIMER COMMITTED

Wesley Sylvester Helman, 69, old time Alaskan, was declared insane by a jury in U. S. Commissioners court this week and will be com mitted to Morningside hospital in Portland. Helman lived at McHen- ry's Inlet for many years hut more recently has been making his home in Wrangell His only known reIa- tive is a brother Andrew in Okla homa.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
NoRTHBoUND THIS WEEK

Leaving on the Canadian boat for the north first of the week were John Maxand, c. H. Lloyd, Bill Lloyd, Jerry Nelson, Al Rinehart, Walter Johnson and James Berkley for Skagway; Hubert Wellons, Louis F. Paul, Mrs. William Tamaree, Louise Joseph and A. Van Mavern for Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
FRENCH TAKE GADAMES

LONDON - French forces of Gen. Giraud and de Gaullists from the Lake Chad area were reported in a French communique to have joined in the conquest and occupa- tion of Gadames a strong point 300 miles southwest of Tripoli.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
WrangeIl And All
 Southeast Alaska Areas
 Must Dim Out By Feb. 1

A new proclamation establishing Zone 5I Restricted Lighting to begin next month along the costal section of Alaska has just been is- sued by Major General Simon Boli- var Buckner. Jr, Commanding Gen eral, Alaska Defense Command.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 MEETING ON MONDAY

Regular monthly meeting of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce will be held next Monday noon in the Civic Center, it is announced by President E. R. Sharnbroich. This is the only meeting planned for February and a full attendance is hoped for.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
MAIL BOAT PASSENGERS
 MUST HAVE TRAVEL PERMITS

All persons travelling to Ketchi- kan or Petersburg via the mail boats are required to have travel permits it was announced this week by the Military Police travel control unit. This does not affect travel to the west coast of Prince of Wales points.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
Attack
 Jap Positions
 In So. Pacific
tBy Associated #Press1

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Aus tralia = Allied headquarters in Aus tralia reported widespread raids by Allied long range bombers on Ja- panese bases, installations and build ings on Japanese held territory in the Solomons, New Guinea, New Britain and Portuguese Timor yes terday. Two Japanese ships were sunk and two Jap planes destroyed. Australian government quarters. for the second time in recent weeks. eX- pressed the feeling that Japan is preparing for a major military op- eration against the north coast of Australia. The government spokes- man said that information reaching Australia said the Japs were in- ereasing their concentration of troops and supplies in areas from which northern Australia would be threatened
 A Navy bulletin yesterday report ed that two Japanese bombers had failed to infliet any damage on Am erican ships operating in the west ward of our positions in the Aleu- tians. The American ships presum- ably were on patrol scouting mis- siOns in a search for enemy sub marines or supply routes 10 Kiska.
 On Guadaleanal American troops were gaining ground west of Hen derson Field where the fighting was reported as bitter.
 Akyab Bombed
 In the meantime, British head quarters in China reported the RAF had carried out bombing raids on Akyab and along the Malayan pen insula Akyab is an important port of Burma across the Bay of Regal from India and it's waterfront was reported left in flames. No British bOmbers were lost.
 Chinese headquarters said Chi nese troops had penetrated tae southwest Shan province of Yunnan around Talo inflicting heavy losses on the Japs and had captured some booty.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
Reds Keep
 Advancing
 On All Fronts
By Associated #Press1

LONDON-A special Russian eommunique recorded by the So- Viet monitor here, announced the capture of Kastornoye, a large town and railway june tion, 75 miles east of Kursk. The capture of the town marks a fortY-fiVe miles advance dir eetly west of Voronezh. It is at the intersection of the Voronezh Kursk and the Valuiki Yelts railways. War materials and prisoners were taken. the com munique said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
AUXILIARY MEETING MONDAY

Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will meet next Monday, February l at the home of Mrs. Lew Williams. All members are urged to be present
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
COUNTER ATTACKS

California Progress Review
Ihe sorry little news item last Weel
TO the effect that an Indiana grocer haC
shot-and killed-a customer who want
ed some butter. is sign of the times
But definitely this is buyers market
The customer no longer is always
right But he is being subjected to
what you might call counter attacks in
ways that would be humorous if they
didn't end in shootings.
Clerks and customers alike arc har-
assed now. The clerk sees the dozens
waiting TO be served. and grows hot and
bothered. His former inhibitions have
gone because he knows Jobs are plentiful
and his services in demand. The custom
ers on the other side of the counter come
IN hungry, tired from long day S work i'll
some war plant, and then stand waiting
endlessly for service and food.
Everyone will be better served if no
one takes advantage Of this sudden re-
versal of old standpoints. In some me-
tropolitan shops, d lecture from the clerk
on the wickedneSS of your purpose now
accompanies every purchase you make
You get to feeling that only criminal
impulse could have led you TO want to
buy new toothbrush,
Yes, jobs are plentiful and clerks hard
10 get, and the customer can afford to
forego cheerfully many an old preroga-
tive. But clerks need not make war nee
essities the subject for penny lectures
frowns. nor rude rebuffs. War is here
Our cause Is common one-common to
both seller and buyer-and everyone car
ries more burdens than he has ever
known before.
One day. the war will be over and life
will resume some semblance of its nor
NAL standards of courtesy on both sides
of the counter Then the customer will
remember where he received sympathetic
and courteous service and he will return
there with his patronage. The buyer isn't
a criminal for trying to get something he
needs. The seller isn't criminal be-
cause he's human and enjoying his op-
portunity. So what's all the shooting
ahOut2
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
British Bombers
Pound Duisburq

LONDON, March 81 (UP)-British
four -engined bombers smashed at
the river port and steel city of
Duisburg in Germany's Ruhr Val
ley last night
Swinging back into action after
being grounded for three nights by
fog, the British bombers cascaded
two and perhaps four-ton block
buster demolition bombs and hun
dreds of incendiaries on Duisburg
1t was the 57tb raid of the war
on Duisburg. Germany5 biggest
inland port. but the first since
Dec. 20.
Other planes made subsidiary
raids elsewhere in the Ruhr Valley
the arsenal for Hitler's war ma
chine. Four bombers were lost out
Of the strong force" participat ling
III the nights raids, communique
announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
The KING IS DEAD

(Riverside Daily Press
Time was, not long since, when the
death of J. y Morgan would have crowd
ed any war out of the top headlines, and
might have shaken the nations financial
structure to its depths. The great bank
Ell. lived SO long that his passing, when it
came, was just a good news story.
In the old days, Wall street was the
money capital of the richest nation in the
world, and the House of Morgan was the
hub of Wall Street The Morgan firm
virtually financed the allies in World War
| until this nation entered, and acted as
their purchasing agent.
Now Wall Street is Just a dingy can
yon in downtown New York, where a lot
of struggling firms have office space.
Washington is the financial, commercial,
industrial capital Of the world.
The King of Wall Street is dead. But
even before he died. he had become little
more than a very rich relic of other days.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
THE BEST TIME
OF YEAR

This is just about the incest time @
year in Imperial County. Every montl
from mid-October to June can easily b,
considered the most choice climatic NOR
sci, but with the coming of this period OF
the year, we'd vote for the stretch be-
tween the cool period and the hot period
as something akin to heaven itself
The days are infiltrated with inviting
warmth. They grow longer, dawn comes
at a reasonable hour cool and refresh
ing with the crispness Of morning sum
rise against crimson skies. What a Joy
not to climb out of bed in complete and
total darkness to dress all a'shiver,
BY midday the invitation to leave desks
and inside Jobs becomes pretty tempting.
BY mid-afternoon fellow begins to
think of cool swim with a considerable
yen. And the lingering evenings arc
delight to the tired worker who not so
long since, arrived home only TO have
darkness settle down soon after
Even now in March, we are virtually
"knee-deep in June, since our calendar
runs ahead of the national schedule. Sap
may not start running in the trees be-
cause here it runs year-round, but it
speeds up perceptihly as eucalyptus,
tamarisk and palo verde expand their
branches and greenery overnight.
Flowers IN El Centro and CaleXlco
and Holtville splash a profusion of col
ors across the lawns. We suppose they
do likewise in Imperial. Brawley and
Caipatria the former home of the flow
er festival. Flower gardeners thrill to the
crop-taking of their patient effort of long
wintry months.
Wanderlust stirs in the heart of youth
and not few of the oldsters. Kids sneak
off to camp and fish off the ditch banks;
and more than handful of adults pool
their boarded gallons of gasoline for
stretch of fishing on more remote stretch
es of lake and river.
School boys and girls gaze distracted
ly out of school rooms which somehow
resemble iails or prisons in these dog
days. Their high school elders of the
high and mighty teens learn for them
selves that in the spring young mans
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Yes, these are lovely beautiful days
and we should all drink deeply of their
fragrance and richness. Even though the
world is sad at heart. surely there is no
harm in partaking freely of this rich
libation which comes to us ahead of the
hotter summer days. and is not rationed
or limited to any one.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
China Important;
Eden Indicates

WASHINGTON, March 27.-tUP)
British Foreign Minister An
thony Eden. indicating American
British agreement on war objectiVes
and postwar plans, appeared today
to be trying to dispel Chinese fears
that Great Britain considers the
Pacific war unimportant
After an address by Eden to the
Maryland Legislature at Annapolis
last night in which he declared
that there has been meeting of
minds during his talks here, Brit
ish sources said that Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill's speech
last Sunday-in which he failed to
mention China was miSunder-
stood; that Churchill was speaking
for domestic consumption.
Churchill was criticized by Nine.
Chang Kai-Shek, among others,
for emitting China in his call for
immediate conferences of American
British and Russian representatives
to plan a postwar world organi-
zation" to maintain peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
Musicians Refuse
To Settle Dispute

NEW YORK, March '27 OUPp =
The American Federation of Music
ians was accused today of refusing
TO accept an offer of settling the
dispute between the union and the
companies making recordings.
Paul Puner, president OF M1si-
craft Corp, said he offered the
union a graduated scale of ono TO
two cents on 81 records, but that
the offer had been refused by
James C. Petrillo, president of the
musicians.
Puner estimated that the annual
yield to the union would approxi-
mate $1,500,000.
Puner proposed fee of one cent
on records selling for SO cents, u
cents on those for rs cents, and two
,entS on 81 records.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
A REAL CHANCE TO
BEAUTIFY FL CENTRIC

People like to play and enjoy life at
this time of year This accounts for
restricted restlessness which seems pre-
valent because of the limited room allow
ed by war conditions for the expansion of
outdoor activities. This pentup urge for
doing things can be put to a very pleas
ant and interesting activity if we only
will do it.
One thing not rationed is paint. And
Ell Centre needs one thing above all
others to make her look her part of
Queen of the valley and that is paint.
Fully half, maybe two-thirds of Ell
Centro's homes are none too attractive
In exterior appearance which could be
completely changed by the application
of paint. Wouldn't it be fine if all the
people i'll each city block We'd with their
neighbors of that other city block to see
who could paint up the most and the
prettiest?
1t would call for no extra gasoline. no
extra tires; 1t would give the children
chance to be useful. 1t would give every
one home pride, something new to do.
sense OF community interest and accom-
pllshment. 1t would be using these war
times for permanent improvement here at
home. And it would be a real step for
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
BY UNITED PRESS

Air attacks continue to haraSS
Japanese efforts to get set and eX-
pand their military gains through
the Pacific war area, reports from
the Pacific theater said Saturday
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head
quarters in Australia, reporting on
the continual bomber and fighter
raids by Allied planes, said yeSter-
days main foray was agaist the
Japanese base at WeWak, almost
SEQ miles by air UP the north coast
of New Guinea from Allied-held
Buna.
HURTLE BOMBS
Nineteen tons of bombs went
hurting down on the japanese lay
out at WeWak and us Flying Fort
resses, disregarding heavy anti
aircraft fire, roared over only IS
feet from the ground to score hits
that caused serious damage to the
harbor and big cargo ship.
This was only one of yesterdays
actions north of New Guinea. 9th
ers took place at four points on the
north coast, including Lac and Sa-
/ lamaua. Only deSultOry Japanese
opposition was encountered at some
places and none at others.
/ SHIPS FIRED
The Australian communique. re-
ported that two ships we're set afire
by the Thursday raid on Ambon,
west of the Duth end of New Gui-
! nea.
The Royal Air Force kept up its
attacks on the Japanese bases and
installations in Burma. scoring hits
yesterday on the railroad station at
MonyWa. east of Mandalay, and
raiding on the Mapu peninsula and
at Toungoo in the south. One
plane was missing The japanese
tried a retaliatory raid on Maung-
daw, India, and one raider was
knocked down and second dam
aged. Some fires and casualties
resulted.
SET UP FIELD
From the other end of the Pacific
came a new report on Wednesdays
foray on Kiska. in the Aleutian
chain off Alaska. The Alaskan de-
tense command said that a fighter
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
British Drive
Ahead at Mureth

try. in a cold-steel bayonct attack
had gained ground III the Mareth
area
Todays Allied communique in
! dicated that the northern front
where the Allies apparently have
j been content to conduct holding
operation. was coming to life. Pa
trolls from the British First Army
conducted large reconnaissance ac-
tons, inflicting casualties and tax
ing prisoners.
IN ALLIES FAVOR
The tide of battle in the air con-
tinued TO run heavily in favor of
the Allies. Eight enemy planes
we're destroyed yesterday against
an Allied loss of one. Axis pilots
made a weak raid against the AL
giers area and dropped few
bombs Two of the raiding planes
were destroyed.
Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgom-
ery's Eighth Army, supported by
tremendous aerial power. appeared
to be slowly wearing down the
German-Italian forces in the Ma
reth line. The communique re-
ported that prisoners were falling
into the hands of the Eighth Army
men, indicating a slow but steady
advance.
USE BIG BOMBERS
Two-ton block-buSters were used
by the western desert air force to
help reduce the Mareth fortifica-
tions and TO make raids far behind
Avis lines One squadron leader
said enemy camps "just ceased to
exist" under the impact of the big
bombs.
"The earth swallows up every
thing around" he added THE
whole countryside is lighted up"
There was nothing more than To-
cal activity in South-Central Tu-
niSia, where two American COL
umnS are edging toward the sea in
an attempt to cut off Axis forces
in the Mareth line.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
N NeW
"
Russ /.
~~ 1
Attack

MOSCOW, March 27. GUP)-
Russian troops. swinging over To
the attack, broke into German
trenches in the Belgorod area to-
day, killed 200 of the enemy in
hand-to hand fighting and captur-
cd the positions.
The Soviet midday communique
also reported new Russian gains
south of Lake linen on the north
western front and in the northwest
Caucasus, but said Red armies on
the central front had paused to
consolidate their positions deep in
the outer defenses of Smolensk be-
fore lunging forward in a new at
tack.
BREAK INTO CITY
"a Stockholm report published
in London said Russian tanks had
broken into Dorogobuzh, German
stronghold ~ miles east northeast
of SmolenskD
THE Rome radio quoted a Ger
man propaganda ministry spokes-
man as announcing that The Rus
slams lost 100000 men killed, H.
600 tanks destroyed or disabled and
3,763 planes shot down during their
winter offenSives between Nov. 20
and March 20)
The sudden Russian attack Oh
the Belgorod front, as miles north
northeast of Kharkov, resulted in
the capture of six machine guns,
two antitank guns, radio trans
mitter and much other booty, the
communique said. Prisoners we're
taken.
THROW IN TROOPS
The Germans threw 1000 troops
and force of tanks against the
terday, but fell back after losing 4
100 officers and men, two tanks,
three mortars and other equipment.
A tank-supported German infan-
try battalion attacked neWly-Won
Soviet positions on The Smolensk
front, only to withdraw when 100
OF their number had been killed
and tank wrecked.
''pTURE TWO CITIES
The Friday midnight commlniauc
said Russian forces captured two
enemy Strongholds and several ham
lets ON the Smolensk front, but field
acknowledged that stiff
cning German resistance and coun-
terattacks, as we'll as spring floods,
were slowing the pace of the ad-
vance toward the great central front
bastion. Many rivers we're said to
be already clear of ice.
However, the communique report
ed that the Russians thrust across
a river at one point northeast of
and outflanked strongly
fortified village.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
Aerial Attacks
Hamper Japanese

pilot saw the Japanese efforts to
ly set to clear off the sparse grass,
we're seen as our bombers created
new bomb craters in the pock-
marked camp area. There have been
25 raids against the japanese bases
in the Aleutians this month.
build an airfield on the islands
rocky surface. Grass fires, evident
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

It would be fun some time it, 70
an experiment. all the members q
Congress could be relieved of thei
duties and assigned to run the tol
government alphabet agencies an(
bureaus in the executive depart
ment while at the same time al
the head burcaucrats in Washing.
ten could be relieved of their adj
ministratiye duties and elected OF
assigned to Congress to take oyel
the lawmaking functions of gov
crnment.
\ humble guess whispered from
this obscure corner of the paper
is that the net result of such "A
colossal joh-swap would be like a
weather prediction of: mo
change: continued unsettled con-
ditions with frequent thunder
storms
Picture II YOU can &c kind of
| turmoil you MIGHT have if Senator
Cotton Ed Smith of Lynchburg
s. c., were Secretary of Agrioul-
ture, demanding farm price in
creases: if Senator John H. Bank
head II of Jasper. Ala were Secre-
tary of War. reducing the size of
the Army and complaining about
lack of materiel and bad material
OH the African front. If RepreSen-
tative Paul j. kilday of San All
tonic. Tex. were War ManpoWer
Commissioner, drafting every skill
ed mechanic in the country who
was not married. On the other
hand. think what Congress would
be like with the Hon. Harold L.
1ckes. the Hon. Paul Y. McNutt i
and Harry Hopkins all talking al |
once.
COUSINS AND KINSFOLK
The point is that Congressman
and hureaucrat are D brothers
under tho skin and % only hum"n |
after all. So when one species tries
tc blame its ills on the other. it is
largely waste CT breath.
Consider The case of ex-Ju3tice
James E. Byrnes, the Director of
Economic Stabilization. Mr.. Byrnes
was a Senator before he stepped
icWn from the Supreme Court
bench TO become a bureaucrat. At
he time he was made Stabilization
director, great to-do was made
If the fact that here was an eX-
senator who would smooth the way
If the bureaucrats with Congress
because he would know how to
iandle Congressman.
Justice Byrnes has been
bureaucrat for less than six
months, yet i'm a recent speech to S
newspaper editors gathered in s
Washington. he took occasion to
ask the editors TO 20 easy OIL the {
brass hats and the bureaucrats. tI
The speech was at first put "off
the record" but, on second |
thought, it WAS considered such
good medicine that it was put on s
the record. The ex-senator hav- I
ing become one of these bureau S
Gratis himself, he is put in
position to make a speech i'm de-
fense of bureaucrats-- something
a live and kicking Congressman I
today would rather be caught +
dead than. y
AS for handling Congress. per- v
APPS Justice Byrnes is learning, if \
{ did not know it already, that c
obody can handle Congress. I
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28

ALLIED II FARO U A r I E r S
North Africa, March 27. = oUP)-
The British Eighth Army has car
ried out q successful attack against
one secto. of the Marcth line and
is inching farther into Axis posi-
tions iii the face of stern, deter
mined opposition.
CRadi3 Algiers said British infan-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
Editorials and Comment

ward in beautifying this city the way it
should be beautifiedl
If the Ell Centre chamber of commerce
will get up a good stimulating paint-up
campaign this newspaper will contribute
$2500 toward the prizes of such an eff
fort
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
THAT'S IRONY

CLEVELAND, March up
Eugene Beedle, manager of the
Guardian Burglar-Proof Equipment
company. reported to police today
the burglars had stolen a typeWrit-
er and tools from his office last
night
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

The preservation of our system Of lib
eral education during the war will make
an enormous difference III the moral and
human tone of our society in the future,
of the very atmosphere in which the peace
is made and of all civilization after the
War.-Wendell Willkie
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28

Justice is that instinct that derives
from the immutable laws which God has
placed in the hearts of mankind to form
the basis of society.-Bishop of Berlin
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
Nazis Clear Dutch
From CoastIand in
Fear of Invasion

LONDON. March 27-CUP)-The
Germans have evacuated at least
100000 persons from Dutch coastal
towns in 4 campaign to strengthen
all Western Europe against an Al
lied invasion. European reports said
today.
EvNh as the Nazis intensified
their anti-nvasion measures. Dutch,
French and Norwegian patriots
were reported to have launched
new wave OF sabotage and terror
ism.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-28
ROUNDUP CITIZENS

Al Trondheim, site of u large
Axis naval base, the Germans
rounded up a large batch of Nor
Wegians suspected of sympathizing
with the Allies However, the
Nazi-sympathizing Swedish bureau
denied that there had been any
new executions in the Trondheim
area.
The Dutch coast was being COM
pletely cleared of civilians TO make
way for anti-inVaSion Notifications,
including. in one section, huge
sea wall of concrete and steel.
Whole villages were being dyna-
mited to facilitate construction of
the Qualifications.