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Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20

and the car owners lose the gaso-
line used by the thieves or bor-
roWers."
He said that car borrowers usual
ly are servicemen or youngsters who
take cars left unlocked for ride
to another town or SO they may
enjoy a ride around town.
"These servicemen have no right
to borrow cars Sgt Reed said.
Neither do the youngsters have
such a right. However, persons
who leave their keys in their cars
or leave them unlocked are asking
for trouble"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20

ing some grandmothers and wal
widows.
They disembarked at the station
just like any other troops. Except
for occasional girlish squeals and
some loud kissing between newly
arrived officers and the reception
committee.
Auxiliary 1st class Hally Thomp-
son, of Beverly Hills, Cal, asked:
why didn't they tell us England
was so beautiful, And gee, that
train was cute"
Their arrival created stil
among the male soldiers, who have
seen precious few American girls
in England. They lined the road
and hung a round the WAAC mess
hall, where they managed to strike
up a few long distance Sonversa-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20

War nlgnWay constructor projects.
The money will be available Aug. 4,
l943, the Imperial county board of
supervisors was informed. Gov.
Earl Warren approved the legisla-
tive bill for expenditure of $780,
900 for this highway program. Each
county in the state will receive S.
900 and the rest was apportioned in
relation to motor vehicle registra-
tions. Los Angeles county will re-
ceive approximately S509,654. Three
counties which are comparable to
Imperial county in population will
receive sums as follows:
Vetura, $l6,296: Riverside, $22,-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Americans Reach
Outskirts Of Jan
Munda Air Field
Japs Trapped as U. S.
Jungle Troops Move
In from Three Sides
SOUTH PACIFIC HEAD

SOUTH PACIFIC HEAD
QUARTERS, July 20-(UP)
- American soldiers and
marines are inching forward
through heavy jungle AGAINST
the last Japanese strongpoints at
Munda and have reached the out
skirts of the airfield, reports from
the New Georgia front said today.
The Japanese troops were believed
trapped by the U. S. jungle fighters
moving in from two sides and the
American troops holding Rendova
island, which controls the sea ap-
proach.
Observers said their only change
of escape was the slender one of
pulling out to the north, but doubt
ed that the Japanese Munda Gar
riSon would be able to do so.
OVERCOME PROBLEMS
Operating with the aid of artillery
and aerial bombardment, the AM
orleans have overcome the tough
est kind of terrain and supply prob
lens ana now are entering the final
phase of the drive on the airfield,
it was reported.
Seizure of the Munda field, orig
inally the strongest enemy base in
the central Solomons, was expected
to neutralize the japanese Garrison
OF 5000 men on Kolombangara is
land to the northeast.
Reports from New Georgia said
the japanese were dug in so deep
ly around Munda that their de-
fenses refused to yield to lombard
ment alone and were being wiped
out one by one. The American COM
manders repeatedly moved their
Continued on Page 6, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Supervisors End
Annual Sessions

Imperial county supervisors at S
p. m. Monday closed their annual
period as board of equalization.
At the same session Monday they
fixed 2 p. m. Aug. 16 for the public
hearing on the preliminary budget
of Imperial county for 1943-1944.
Copies of the preliminary budget
will be available to the public Aug.
16. The copies may be obtained at
the Imperial county clerks office
on and after that date.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20

Peace officers throughout the
county spend entirely too much
time and effort listening to reports
of missing cars, hunting for them,
or reporting cars found abandoned
by borrowers or actual car thieves"
Sgt. Reed said. Nine out of 10 of all
the cars stolen and borrowed in
Imperial county were left unlocked
by the owners or with the keys in
the car This carelessness on the
part of the car owners costs coun-
ties and cities thousands of dol
lars every year. This carelessness
also results In wear and tear on tires
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20

991 and San Luis Obispo. $l2,666
Copies of forms for submission
of proposed reconstruction and new
improvements surveys, including
highways of major Importance In
cities, will be provided by the state
No surveys are TO be made at pres
ent, state officials said, but lists
of projects to be surveyed and sent
to the state district engineer. After
approval by the state director OF
public works, actual surveys may
start
Imperial county supervisors began
preparing their lists OF proposed
improvements Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20

WASHINGTON, July 20 up
FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover an
nounced today that Harold Ebury
45-year-old British subject, who
allegedly heads ring which has
been smuggling platinum from
Colombia to Buenos Aires dealers
representing Axis interests, has
been arrested at Monterrey, CALI,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Duce, Hit!erin
Italian Meetings
BY UNITED PRESS

The Berlin radio said Tuesday
that Alof Hitler and Benito Mus
solini had met in a city of northern
italy.
They discussed questions of mill
tary cnacter," the Berlin radio said.
The meeting was held yesterday,
the Nazis reported, coinciding with
tie American raid on Rome. 1t ap-
pGrenuy accounted for the other
wise unexplained absence of Mus
solini's name from all Axis radio
mention of the bombing.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20

ALLIED HEADQUART-
ERS, North Africa, July 20
-UP)-The see-saW battle
for Catania. ragged more bit
terlv than ever today, with
the British 9th army tightening a
strangle- hold on the east coast port,
while an Allied communique re-
ported signs of Mutiny among
Italian troops elsewhere in Sicily.
The U. S. 7th army surged north
ward through the middle of Socily.
closing in on Enna and seeking to
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Japanese Switch
Air Commanders
BY UNITED PRESS

The japanese high command has
switched commanders of its air
force ousting Lieut.. Gen. Kumaichi
Teramoto, appointed to the post
only three months ago, and replac-
ing him with Lieut.. Gen. Prince Gin
Ii, Tokyo radio said Tuesday.
The Domei (Japanese) agency
dispatch reporting the shift did not
give any reason for the change
The broadcast was recorded by
the United Press in New York
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
ITALIAN EDITOR KILLED
IN AIR RAID ON ROME

LONDON, July 20.-(UP)-The
Italian Stefani news agency report
ed from Rome today that Mario
Buzzichini, editor of the newspaper
Popolo DItalia, had been killed in
Mondays air raid The Popolo
DItalia, published at Milan, was
founded by Premier Benito Mus
Solini.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Growing Menace TO
Health in E. els
SpotIighted Here
1900 Containers for
Garbage Needed; WPB
Appealed to by Herring

Chamber OF commerce Of
ficial, took steps to check a
growing health menace in Ell
Centre Tuesday by appealing
to the War Production Board
for an allotment of. metal garbage
cans to replace hundreds of such
containers that have rusted and
rotted to the point that they are no
longer sanitary.
Ben Herring, chamber secretary,
said he appealed to WPB officials in
San Diego by telephone and was
promised their help in the matter.
They did not promise definite ap-
proval of priorities applications but
indicated an allotment could be
made if the need was great enough.
They said hardware stores should
apply for containers through the
WPB.
Grant Bristol, city health officer,
estimated 1900 covered metal con-
tanners would be needed to re-
place all the worn out ones in the
city.
Military authorities in the vicin-
ity complained that many con-
tainers currently in use, some with
out lids and others with bottoms
nearly rusted away, served to breed
flies and were generally unhealthy.
Some residents purchased wood
en- containers but these proved un-
satisfactory, health authorities
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
SEVENTH ARMY
SPLITTING ISLE
u AMBLlNe
EpoR1ER
The Mas Keller

The Mas Keller
Margaret Keller Foster, the Ell
Centre ration board Margaret
Keller Foster, is busily explaining
that RR was taken in when told
that Calexico school friends used to
call Margaret Keller Ma Keller"
She says that CaleXicans used to
call her mother Ma Keller.
RR knows that, Margaret, but it
still goes Absolutely reliable
sources report that you were known
as Ma Keller among your school
mates. Maybe you didn't know it
but "
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
EISENHOWER SAID TO BE
READY TO INVADE ITALY

LONDON, July ~ (UP)-AIgiers
radio reported tonight that Am
erican military experts have said
that Gen. Dwight ID. Eisenhower,
Allied commander in-chief, is
ready to invade Italy "as soon as
it is cOr-idered advisable"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Red EncircIement
Of OreI Is Near
New S+aIinsrad Looms for Germans as
Russians Close ePincersAround Great
Army; Attackers Nearing Last Rails

LONDON July 2o-(UPl-A special Russian communque to-
night reported the
Mtsensk is 81 miles northeast
MOSCOW, July 20.-(UP)-The Red Army Pincers
closing around the Ore Salient within 25 80 miles
OF cutting off the great Germanheld base the Russians
reported today.
Soviet DISPATCHES said that New Russian advances into
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Number of Autos
'BorrowedGroWs

Lock your cars and prevent them being borrowed
bv serviceman stolen by who make business
of car hefts" Sgt Cliff Reed of the California Highway
patrol in Imperial county advised Tuesday as the missing
continued increase in city in the county
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Postwar Rood
Allotment Told

Imperial county's quota of the postwar highway sur
vey and construction program will be approximately s4
461, it announced by state officials Tuesday.
This money allocaed to the county to pay the
of and preparing plans and specifications for post
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Cutun nio
Bottle
Raq.es
yanks Drive on
As British Reach
Suburbs Of City

LONDON, July 20.-(UP)-The
Aleiers radio reported tonight
fighting is going on in the suburbs
of Catania.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
Liberutors Blast
fdr-North Horbor
Of Or entail Foe
Japan's Pearl Harbor' in KuriIes
Pounded by Big Army Bombers Thought
10 Be Operating from AIeu+ian Base

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UP) Army airmen in
lou Lberator bombers Monday morning blasted
the important Japanese naval base at Paramushru on
Jap2ns home sde of the North Pacific and started "a
number of fires" :
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
EXPIRATION DATES

Coffee stamp No. 2l-July 21.
Sugar stamp No. 13-August 10.
Shoe stamp No. Is Oct 81.
Gasoline "A" coupon 6-July u.
Canned goods, stamps X. L. M In Book
2-July Z; N, P and Q August 2.
Meat, Butte etc, Red stamp p July 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-20
WEATHER

Maximum Monday 110, minimum
Tuesday 10; S am. Tuesday 10. hu-
nlidity 61; noon Tue. 1903, humidity
22; 5 pm. Mon. 1917, humidity Il.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
10 Orphans al ST. Joseph S
Plan Victory Garden

st. Joseph's Home and School has
added another outdoor sport to its
program-this war year the 10 or
phaned or dependent boys at the
school have started Victory garden.
The boys already have picked an
all-star lineup, including tomatoes.
three kinds of beans. cabbages, let
tuce, endive, broccoli and peas.
Most of the gardening is being
done on hitherto unused plot about
$50 by 300 feet at the side of the
home, which is located at Eastern
avenue and Bunker Hill road NE.
To help them. the boys have
Grandpa" Meyhew, engineer at St.
Josephs and formerly a farmer. In
previous years. the boys have helped
Grandpa with the flower gardens.
but this year tomatoes and beans are
growing where phlox and zinnias
used to grow.
When the project was first con-
sidered, Sister Leila, in charge of
the Community Chest agency, told
the boys, You'll have to get up
early and water the plants"
From the results, the boys didn't
seem to mind getting up early-so
it appears gardening is in no danger
of becoming a minor sport" at st.
Joseph's.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Two District Officers
Promoted by Marine Corps

The promotion of 1t. Col. John M.
Tildsley, 1911 r street NV, to COL
onel and Maj Frederick M. Book,
jr., 1342 Longfellow street NV, to
lieutenant colonel was announced
yesterday by the United States Ma
rine Corps. The promotions be-
came effective March 8.
Col. Tildsley, so, husband of Mrs.
Dorothy R. Tildsley of the R street
address, is native of Natchez,
Miss
A former member of the Naval
Examining Board, he is at present
officer in charge of headquarters,
Southern Recruiting Division, At
lanta, Ga.
He holds the Victory Medal with
aviation class for service in France
from 1918; the Expeditionary
Medal for service in China, 1929-31,
and the Yangtze Service Medal,
Shanghai, 1901.
Col. Book, At. a native of Wash
ington, saw service during the World
War with the 9Th Marines and is
the holder of the Victory Medal.
Col. Book has served in Cuba and
several points in the United States.
His wife, Mrs. Margaret S. Book,
resides In Greenwich, Conn.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
National 0PA Gets
Police Plea for Fuel
Precinct Is Denied Oil
As Commercial BuiIdino

National OPA officials today we're
asked to decide whether q police sta
ton should be classed as a CONNER
cial establishment or as resi-
dence."
Out of this issue may come the
answer as to whether additional fuel
may be supplied the District for
police station No. 2, Fifth street and
New York avenue NV, now about
out of oil.
Rationing officials pointed out
that the fuel oil rationing regula-
tions provided for only two cate
gories Of buildings-commercial and
residential. Although none of the
members of Ration Board No. II
who decided on the case at the time
are still on the board, it was believed
the members classified the police
station as a commercial establish
ment" only because the alternative
classification was scarcely more ap-
propriate.
A lot of heat has been generated
over the lack of heat, or the threat
ened lack of heat, at this police sta
ton, with Commissioner Guy Mason
declaring the OPA lis drunk with
power and ignorance"
After round Of official debate
over the question yesterday morn
ing, Col, Joseph D. Arthur, jr., AS
sistant Engineer Commissioner, met
with H. c. Norman, acting OPA
director for the District, and two
representatives of the Federal OPA
staff.
At that conference it was decided
the question should be submitted
this morning to the National OrA.
A prompt answer was anticipated.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Senate Unit Hearino
On Women's 5 Hours
Set for Tomorrow
Virginia Area Jurisdiction
Bill to Be Token Up
In District Committee
IN District Committee

A Senate District subcommittee
headed by Senator Bushf1eld, Re-
publican, of South Dakota, will hold
a public hearing Of 10 am. tomorrow
on the proposed suspension of the
48-hour law for women in industry
in Washington during the war.
Later, at pm. tomorrow the en-
tire Senate District Committee will
open hearings on the McCarran bill
to extend the jurisdiction of the
District to areas in Arlington Coun-
ty, Va, now occupied by Federal
activities. These hearings are ex-
pected to last several days.
The House already has passed the
bill relating to hours of work by
women. A similar bill was con-
sidered in the last Congress but died.
1t vests in the Minimum Wage and
Industrial Safety Board the power
to suspend the hourly limitations
when 1t deems such action in the
interest of the war effort. The law
prohibits women from working more
than 8 hours in a day, or more than
6 days or 48 hours in a week.
Senator McCarran is proposing
the change in jurisdiction over por-
tions of Arlington County to elimi-
nate boundary disputes that have
grown out Of the expansion of Fed
eral buildings into that area.
One of his objectives is to bring
about uniform rates on various bus
lines serving Government buildings
across the Potomac. Boundary dis
putes also have occurred in the ap-
plication of District and Virginia
laws to the new National Airport,
part of which is on made land,
dredged out of the river.
Evening star., 1943-04-06

He looked like business execu-
tive or perhaps corporation law
yer as he received his visitors in a
mezzanine parlor at the Raleigh
Hotel today.
Instead, however, he was the man
who has written some of the most
popular melodies in American music
history. He was Sigmund Romberg,
born in Hungary and received most
OF his education in Vienna. He
wanted to be a bridge builder and
this ambition persisted until, at
the age of %. his songs were becom-
ing so famous he reluctantly con-
cluded that he'd have to make music
his career.
He spoke affably, with philo-
sophie tinge, of his musical years.
He has written such tuneful oper-
ettas as The Desert Song" The
Student Prince" and Blossom
Time" Tonight at Constitution
Hall, Mr.. Romberg and his 5O-piece
orchestra will present an evening
of the composers music.
Blossom Time" as every one
knows, is about the composer Schu-
bert, and Mr.. Romberg, who has a
Schubertian gift for melody, refused,
with considerable emphasis, to
identify himself with what used to
be called the Viennese tradition,
which stems from the waltz kings.
the Strausses.
I'm too American for that" he
explained. MY music is Ameri-
can
And New York. he insisted, is the
musical capital of the world.
He is deeply interested, at the
moment, in the work which the
Songwriters' Protective Association,
of which he is president, is doing at
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Confusion Clearing Up
On Petworth Bus Chance

Capital Transit officials today
looked for a smoother flow of traffic
over revamped bus routes between
the Petworth and downtown areas
after some confusion yesterday when
the new system was inaugurated.
Few complaints were received al
though Robert A. Dougan, an exec
utive assistant who made a survey
of the situation, said quite lot of
people don't understand the
changes" despite the company's ef-
forts to explain and publicize them.
He added it was "just one of those
situations that arise every time we
make change in routes"
The northbound movement in
traffic in the evening created the
biggest problem. A crowd of people,
'habitual patrons of the Pa bus
line, congregated on the east side of
the old Post Office building, un-
aware that the terminal had been
moved to Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Size Of Average Family
Drops 10 Isl in D. T..

The median size of families in the
District declined from 2.86 to 2.67
persons between 1880 and 1910, the
Census Bureau reported today.
During the decade the median size
of families in the United States
dropped from $40 to 3.l5 persons.
The report showed more two-per-
son families in the United States
than those of any other size. OF
the 170,640 families in the District,
more than $4,000 consisted of two
persons.
The District had 2,12O families of
eight persons, and 3,100 Of nine per-
sons or more.
approximately $4,000 District fam
lilies were listed as migrant. by rea-
son of the fact that their 1885 resi-
dence was in another city, or rural
area. More than II 900 of the Dis
trict migrants came here from cities
with populations Of 100000 or more.
According to the Census report.
81, 200 District families had one or
more dodgers.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Red Cross Workers
Expect Final Tally
To Top $1,700,000
Victory Luncheon Planned
For 1890 PM. Tomorrow;
Nurses Aides SOUGHT

District Red Cross campaign
workers will hold their victory
luncheon tomorrow at 1890 pm.
at the United States Chamber of
Commerce, when final reports are
expected to swell the war fund
total above $l,7OO,0O0.
The $1,555 400 quota was reached
and exceeded on April l, but mean
while, booth and theater collections,
Junior Red Cross fund raising in
District schools and additional sub
scriptions from District government
employees are counted on by Cam
paign Chairman A. G.. Neal to build
up sizable surplus which will aid
the national campaign.
Mrs. Oliver Echols, wife of Mai.
Gen. Echols and booth division
chairman, today related an instance
of the Red Cross fund appeal that
has characterized the District area
drive. A man who subsequently
gave SIS to booth worker first was
asked if he would like to read Red
Gross literature outlining the or
ganization's activities.
Il don't need to read how the
Red Cross spends its money" he
replied. Il have two sons fighting
in the South Pacific and I know
how the Red Cross spends its
money"
Should the District government
division achieve its quota, total cam
paign pledges would exceed all ex-
pectations. Through April l the
District unit had raised As per cent
of its quota.
With reports received from only
88 OF 1872 District schools, the Junior
Red Cross has raised more than IS
per cent of its $4,000 quota, it was
reported by Campaign Director
Randolph G. Bishop
Nurses aides are urgently needed
in the hospitals in the Southeast
and in order to accommodate women
living in that area the District Red
Cross is offering regular nurses aide
courses at the Chamberlain Voca-
tional School. the next to begin
April II and to last six weeks.
Meanwhile, the District Chapter
announced today that Mrs. Roy
Friedberg, 2l5 Thirty third street
NE, has given her automobile to
the chapter In memory of her
father. The car will be used in work
for servicemen and their families.
Evening star., 1943-04-06
Ii. Harris Of Marines
Is Wounded in Action

First 1t. Elmer Harris, 26, Marine
Corps Reserve, husband of Mrs.
Betty Kinney Harris of Washing
ton. has been wounded in action, the
Navy Department announced yes
terday.
1t. Harris, who recently served
here in the office of Strategic Serv-
ices, was serving as liaison cfflcer on
temporary shore duty when he was
wounded.
Commissioned at Quantico, Va,
March, 1912, he was prompted to
first lieutenant December 81, 1912.
The Nays announcement yester-
day named 13 additional casualties
as well as II changes in status pre-
viously announced.