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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
Churchill Tells
Of N NeW Lead der

Continued From Page One
him with the job. Gen. Sir Harold
r. L. G.. Alaxender, British COM
mander for the Middle East, be-
comes deputy commander in chief
Under Eisenhower: Air Marshal Sir
Arthur w. Tedder takes charge of
the Allied air fleets; Admiral Sir
Andrew B. Cunningham is to be SUI
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
Scanningl.V. |.
News Horizon
RECOVER AUTO

Ell Centre police recovered an au-
tomobile belonging TO Wilkinson
Bros. at Calipatria at $40 Thurs
Gay morning following report of its
theft a few hours earlier from the
Calipatria police. The vehicle was
parked on Main street.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
KENNETH KENYON
ENTERS AIR CORPS

Kenneth Kenyon. son of Mrs.
Fred Kenyon. has received his Or
ders to report to the Santa Ana
Army air base. He and his mother
have been spending the past few
months at Balboa, awaiting his call
to the service. Mrs. Kenyon's plans
for the present are uncertain.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
Now She Shops
"Cash and Carry"
Without Painful Backache

When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood. it
may cause nagging backachc, rheumatic. pains.
leg pains, loss of pep and energy, getting up
headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty
passages with smarting and burning some
times shows there is something wrong with
your kidneys OF bladder.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist Tor Doans
Pills. used successfully by millions for over
40 years. They give happy relief and will help
the 8 miles Of kidney tubes flush out poison
GUS waste from your blood. Get Doans Pills.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
ARRESTED ON
BAD CHECK CHARGE

J. H Van Dorm. 32-year-old
electrician, was arrested by Ell
Centro police early Thursday on
charge of issuing bad checks. He
is on parole from San Quentin
penitentiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11

Married men would be placed in
group 4 regardless of when their
children were born. Present regu-
conceived after December 8, l94l,
or when induction seemed immi-
nent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
.0PASets Ceilinu
Prices on Butter
Continued From Page One

q pound respectively.
Retailers will continue to COM
pute their maximum prices to the
housewife by adding specified mark
ups over their net cost. these mark
ups ranging from eight to 10 per
cent, depending on the type of
store. Specific knowledge of whole
sale ceilings for any area will make
possible q closer check on retail
prices in the same area than for
merly was possible. OPA said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
BRAWLEY MEXICAN
LaBORER ARRESTED

Santos Viganco, 26, Mexican la
borer, was held in the county Jail
Thursday on a charge of con-
tributing to the delinquency of
minor. Judge H. B. Griffin set
bail at $780,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
RELEASED ON BAIL

Bill Clifford, 80, farmer brought
to Imperial county from Arizona
to face trial on a charge of bur-
glarizing the Troy root beer stand
in El Centro, was released from the
county Jail on $1,000 cash bail We'd
neSday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
Eisenhower Nav
Become 3rd U.S..
Full General

Continued From Page One)
pointment as a full general His
present permanent army rank is
still that of a lieutenant colonel in
the infantry.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
Rambling Reporter

Continued From Page One)
up a suitable revenge to wreak on
those dastardly policemen, she is
going to take a first aid course.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
WAR PLANS FIXED

Anglo American war plans are
fixed for the next nine months
for good or i'll we know exactly
what it is we wish to do" is the
way Churchill put it-but he SAID
he might meet Mr.. Roosevelt be-
fore the nine months expire for a
check-up on the progress of the
Casablanca plans.
The gui ing principle of the
United Nations strategy, Churchill
said, is to engage the enemy's
forces on land, at sea and in the
air on the largest possible scale and
at the earliest possible moment"
His speech temporarily over
shadowed activity on the fighting
fronts.
The Russians rolled on, drawing
closer to the two key cities in the
German defense line-Kharkov and
RoStov. Attacking in great arc,
the Red army was less than %
miles from Kharkov Stockholm
dispatches said the Russians were
from six to 10 miles from Khar-
kov, but there was no confirmation
Of that from any Allied sources.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
STIMSON COMMENTS

Stimson described Eisenhower
promotion and new command as a
''well-deserved recognition for his
accomplishments in North Africa. :"
He has done fine piece of work
thus far in which he has apparent
ly won the confidence of all with
whome he has come in contact"
Stimson said. Il don't think he
would wish me to say more until
the campaign is completed"
Eisenhower, 50. is known as a
soldiers soldier and the army's
favorite general He was grad
uated from West Point in 1915, and
commanded tank corps as a cap
tain during the World War. Later
he moved to the Panama Canal
defense zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
AIDE

He was an aide and protege of
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, with
whom he went to the Philippines
in 1895. and helped establish the
Filipino army.
Eisenhower rose from colonel to
lieutenant general in less than a
year and is believed to have been
the first American staff officer to
advocate a second front in Eu-
rope.
He was named commander in
chief Of American forces in the Eu-
ropean theater of operations, June
rs, 1912. He led the operations in
North Africa as Allied commander
in-chief when they began last No.
vember 8. Last Saturday, he was
appointed commander in-chief of
the newly created North African
theater of operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-11
NEW RED THREAT

A new threat to Rostov appeared
from the northeast. A Russian COL
lmn cut the Novocharkassk- -Rostov
railroad. South of the city a Ger
man army was penned into the Ia
man peninsula
The British Eighth Army, well in
side Tunisia and apparently in con-
siderable force, hammered the
Axis forces with artillery and ar
mored equipment. A Middle East
ern Command communique said the
Eighth Army was in contact with
the German-Italian forces at Bern
gardane, 20 miles inside Tunisia
and so miles east of the Mareth
line where Marshal Erwin Rommel
may try to make a stand. The Af-
rlka korpS was resisting along the
coastal sector where artillery duels
were in progress.
American Billy Mitchell bombers
swept across the straits of Sicily
and sank a small enemy troopship
which was believed to be carving
about $50 fully equipped men. An
other troopShip of about the same
size was damaged and believed to
be sinking.
Germany announced the forma-
tlon of special guards to aid in the
policing of the home front and
Stockhalm reported that SIS divis-
ions were being withdrawn from
Russia TO aid in police work in Ger
many and the occupied countries.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Most Stocks Retreat;
Traders Unload 10
Await War News
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Mriter


NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Thoughts
of possible major military develop
ments over the week end caused the
general Tightening of commitments
in today's stock market and, while
gold mines and scattered specialties
negotiated modest advances, leaders
generally suffered losses of fractions
to or more points.
Dealings were slow most of the
time, but activity broadened on SELL
ing periods and transfers for the full
proceedings were around 100000
shares. Modest improvement at the
start soon was succeeded by waver-
ing trends. Timid bidding lifted
prices above the worst in some cases
near the close.
A smattering of pleasing divi-
dends and earnings statements
aided individual stocks although
most of these failed to register out
standing progress.
Prominent on the offside were
U. S. Steel, Chrysler, Santa Fe,
Louisville & Nashville, Du Pont,
American Telephone, Goodrich, U.
S. Rubber, Sears Roebuck, Deere,
Douglas Aircraft, Sperry, Air Re
duction, Westinghouse, Pan Ameri-
can Airways, Allied Chemical, East
man Kodak, Standard Oil IN. j.
and Pepsi-Cola.
Occasional resistance was shown
by Kennecott, Southern Pacific, In
ternational Harvester and Johns
Manville. Retaining plus signs were
Homestake, Dome Mines, Mcintyre
Porcupine and Alaska Juneau.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Retail Trade Shows q
Seasonal Decline; ssl
Deliveries Improve, SO

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Retail
sales we're at reduced pace this
week with slowed-up sales attrib-
uted to summer dullness, Dun a.
Bradstreet, Inc, reported today. ~
Sales for the country were estt-
mated at to 8 per cent above last
year, with regional increases as fol-
lows: Middle West, s to 9: North
west, to 10; South, 10 to IA; South
west, 20 to "a, and Pacific Coast
9 to 13. New England volume de-
clined 5 to 10 while sales in The
East we're of to per cent. .isa
There were few promotions to
offset the seasonal slack" the biisi-
ness research organization said,
land these tended to concentrates
on merchandise for the lower IN
come group. Smaller stores, as wen
as larger establishments, are now
beginning to receive goods ordered
couple of months ago." 19'7
Infants and children's wear con-
tinued strong in apparel lines while
shoe business Jagged and me1's
clothing activity was described dis
dull compared with other depart
ments. t0ia
House furnishings sales failed to
match usual August volume. Food
products were in a favorable posi-.
ton comparatively as supplies be-
came more plentiful. One line.
which held I'm WAS lt1ooaoe uhAra
demand continued extremely heavy,
Wholesale activity also slackened
this week. sI'o
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Imports Exceed Exports
To Latin America
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
United States merchandise imports
from Latin American republics ex-
ceeded exports by 5000 900 900 dur
ing the first six months of this year,
a % per cent increase over the same
period of 1912, the Commerce De-
partment reported today.
Both exports and imports have
increased from the 1912 level, but for
security reasons no breakdown as to
totals can be made public, officials
said.
The Department pointed particu-
larly to what it termed significant
increases in our merchandise import
balance" with four of the 20 coun-
tries: Mexico, where an export bal
ance of $1,000, 900 for the first half
of last year shifted to an import
balance of $16,341 900; Cuba, where
the import balance jumped from
$26, 100000 to SAT, ,487, 900; Chile,
where the increase was from $751;
266, 900 to $50, 2,596, 900, and Uruguay,
where the gain was from 81 ,240 900
to s14,339 900.
At the same time, however, this
country's import balance with Brazil
fell from $51 1.076,0 to SIS ,994,00
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Smaller July Gain
Recorded by Store
Sales in Capital
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Indicating some leveling off in re-
tail trade, department store sales in
Washington in July recorded a
per cent gain over the like period
year ago and were up per cent
in the first seven months of the
year, compared with 1912, the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ported today. The advance for II
stores in the fifth district was Is per
cent in July and the same for the
longer period.
Other cities revealed some very
sharp advances in July. Greenville
S. c., topped the list with 63 per
cent rise, and as per cent advance
in the seven months. A group of 25
cities had a July advance of "a per
cent.
Washington's July upturn was the
smallest of any city in the district,
but followed a 10 per cent advance
last year over July. 194l The per-
centage comparisons with last year
show thriving business conditions
in leading cities throughout the fifth
district:
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Cotton Mill Rate
In July Reduced
To 12O Per Cent
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported to-
day that the cotton-spinning indus
try operated during July at 1900
per cent OF capacity, on two-shift,
8o-hour week basis, compared with
1897 per cent during June this year
and 1902 per cent during July last
year,
Spinning spindles in place July 81
totaled 23,405, 1884, of which 22.654,-
790 were active at some time dur
ing the month, compared with 22.-
777,328 active during June this
year and 23,lo9,576 during July last
year.
Active spindle hours for July to-
tailed 1886 5,059, ,104, or an average of
422 hours Der spindle in place.
Evening star., 1943-08-20


ranged the meeting and will preside.
He will also outline the most press
ing matters now facing the building
and loan associations under wartime
limitations.
The conference will be the most
important hello among building and
loan leaders here in many months.
Lending policies, reserves, interest,
dividend rates, and the purchase of
investmen. securities head the pro-
gram as announced in advance.
Insurance Sales up Sharply.
In the first seven months of this
year Washington life insurance sales
registered the most remarkable turn
about on record. After a January
tumble of SO per cent from the same
month in the preceding year, July
sales scored IS per cent advance
and brought sales for the year to
date within 2 per cent of the previ-
Gus year.
The complete change in the in
surance sales outlook is pictured in
the following monthly comparisons
with last year, the figures being
based on reports from the Sales
Research Bureau at Hartford:
Evening star., 1943-08-20
BONDS.
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 R.-Late foreisn
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain IN
dollars, others in cents): 7f~
Canada: Ofiicial Canadian Control Board
rates for United States dollars: BUYING, i b
per cent premium. Selling, ii per cent
premium. Equivalent to discounts on
Canadian dollars in New York Of buying,
9.a1 per cent. Selling, LOO per cent T6fs
Canadian dollar in New York open msf-
ket, Dis per cent discount or 9oS1L
United States cents =
Europe Great Britain official tBankers,
Foreign Exchange Committee rates.; Buy
ing, 4.02: selling. 4.O4
Latin America: Argentina Official. 20 ~.
free, 25.0s; Brazil official. 6.O5n; fred
5.20n; Mexico, 20.65n
Rates in spot cables unless otherwiss
indicated. Nominal trTt-'
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Treasury to Pay OFF
Note Issue in Cash

BY .he Associated Press.
The Treasury will pay off In cash
September IS a s279,473, 300 issue of
l per cent notes which mature on
that date, Acting Secretary Daniel
w. Bell announced today. The notes
were issued June IS, 1910.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
2efunding Awarded

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 tP.-The
city Of Sarasota, Fla, has awarded
q refunding contract on S5,275 900
general obligation callable bonds to
Shields g. Co. and associates. The
plan provides for $4,000, 900 in serial
bonds maturing in to 80 years and
e3.275 900 of bonds to mature in 1890
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Production of Knit
Underwear Increases
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Increased production of knit un-
derwear, particularly for infants
was reported today to the War Pro-
duction Board by the industry's Ad-
yisory Committee.
The gain was attributed to an in.
creased allotment of yarn granted
recently by WPB.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aug. 90 R.-Interest in
grain pits was light today and the market
1uttuated within narrow limits, showing
no tendency to make q strong move in
either direction
Kansas City report said the Com
modify Credit Corp. had made loans on
22,300,000 bushels Of 1943 wheat up to
August Is, compared with $4,000, 900
bushels on the same date last year. The
comparatively small amount of wheat
going into the loan was attributed to at
tractive open market prices.
At the close wheat was Nm lower. Sep
tember, .44H; December, 1 461 .457s.
oats were unchanged to u lower, Septem-
Evening star., 1943-08-20

Will gather at
the Statler Hotel
this evening for
a. family dis
cussion" of mu-
tual " ar t / m e
problems. T h e
forum discus
sions will be pre-
ceded by a din
ner, starting at
$50.
o. K. La
Rogue, president
of the Federal
H ON e Loa n
Bank of Wins
Evening star., 1943-08-20
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 OP.-Cotton futures
nuctuated narrowly as traders found little
incentive in todays developments.
Light hedge selling and liquidation was
absorbed through price fixing demand
against textile contracts with fair amount
OF switching from near to distant months
Late afternoon prices were, to Is cents
z bale lower. October, 1920; December,
Hedge selling in the hnal hour OF trad
levels Of the day
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Approxfmate Bales Today.
l1:OO AN l01.1 12:u0 Noon 232. SO
100 Pm. 349.330 200 PM. 4l2,351
Total 543.559

+Unit of trading 10 shares; sales printed
IN fun In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act.
Rates Of dividends in the foregoing table
or securities assumed by such companies
are annual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
denes are not included. FIX dividend
or stock. e Paid last year. Payable in
stock. 3 Declared or paid SO far this year
h Payable in Canadian funds. Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Curb Bonds

NYSE&Gp5.1 O 1904 ICauca v rs As 16
Wat S pf--- 5lA Den NIB 5s72ix- 541s
Mag Hud Pw PA RUSS las19mat 4ze
Rates OF dividends IN the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
s 9 nnsd speca M sx9r dn
idends are not included, Also extra or
extras d Cash or stock e Paid last year
Payable in stock Declared or paid SO
far this year h Payable IN Canadian funds
Z Accumulated dividends paid or declared
varrant8.
Evening star., 1943-08-20

Loan Experts Meet Tonight.
More than 125 officers and direc-
tors of the building and loan asso-
Citations of Washington, Alexandria,
Arlington and East Falls Church.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Chicago Cash Market.

Cash wheat, No. ; red. tough, 7OI5;
oats, No. / mixed. 74-74H; No. white,
7424: No. 3 white, 72a4; sample grade
white, IL: No. 2 special red "A Barley.
mailing. 1.17-1.25, nominal; feed, 90
l.os, nominal: No. 3, 1.24; No. 4 tough,
Evening star., 1943-08-20

March ----- 5018,000 4,722,000
April ------- 100000 4,513000
May ------ 5,774,000 4,548,0 900
June -------- 5,954,000 4,3660
July ------ 6,14O,O00 4,407 900
Against Washingtons IS per cent
July gain, the advance for the whole
country was 81 per cent. National
sales were off per cent from last
year in the seven months.
July sales in the South Atlantic
district amounted to SGT 1921 900, up
43 per cent and 4 per cent in the
seven months. With the present
change in trend, the full year is
likely to see substantial gains over
the 1912 results.
Passenger Revenues Soar.
Seventeen Glass I railroads, repre-
senting $40 per cent of total oper-
ating revenues in the Southern
region, had estimated operating
revenues in July of s66,602 ,906 COM
pared with S60,207. 1876 in July, 1912
or an increase of 10.6 per cent.
Freight revenues amount to S48,-
5l7,639 compared with S48,435,9 ,945 a
year ago, or an increase of 2 per
cent.
Passenger revenues totaled $14,-
562,434 compared with 1884, ,124 in
July, 1912, or an increase of 63.7 per
cent.
Financial District Comment.
Woodward & Lothrop common
again sold at 39l2. the high for the
year, on the Washington Stock Ex-
change today. The final bid was
$685., with 40 asked.
Columbia Title Insurance appeared
on the board today, in a 20-share
sale at 10A. Bonds were neglected
prices remaining far above par or
all issues.
Mrs. M H. Buckingham, cashier
of the City Bank, is taking hel
vacation and is now in Connecticut
Peoples Drug Store common sole
at 241. on the New York Exchange
yesterday, close to the high for th'
year. The stock has advanced from
171a.
United Corp. common was tn
most active stock on the New Yori
Exchange three different days thi
week. In one session nearly $1,000
shares changed hands.
Evening star., 1943-08-20
N>- n.v>. n

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20 LP.-Hedge
Seiins depressed cotton futures here today
me market closed steady. 20 to 35 cents
Evening star., 1943-08-20
Washington Exchange

SALES.
woodward a .Lothrop com.-5 at 1914.
Columbia Title Ins.-gO at lOk.
Evening star., 1943-08-20

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Detroit evening times., 1943-02-07
Made His Will BY Telephone

superintendent said:
This is Novor Balloon speak
ing. 1 wish to identify Alcast
Novice, a leprous patient, who is
about to dictate his last will and
testament. Nurse Anesce Cahuch
is a witness that the speaker is
the said Alcast Novice
Proceed, ! ovieo," commanded
the judge.
This is Alcast Novice" an
other voice said. 1t was thin
and high-pitched. II am of sound
mind and disposing disposition.
This is my last will and testa-
ment. l leave my entire estate,
everything / possess, to my be-
loved aunt. Maliel Novice Rasur.
Is that enough, Judge? I'm
very weak"
"It is, indeed, enough, young
man." said the judge, land don't
worry. This will is as sound as
any made anywhere. I'll file 1t
in a vault and it will bear the
signature of every man and wo-
man in this court today III
sign it as your agent and at
torney. We have a record of
YOUR voice, and this will be just
that much more proof that your
wishes are your own, even If l
fail to outlive you"
mot much chance of that,
Judge" Novice answered, Il
haven't long"
"Your will, at any rate, is
safe" said the Judge.
Thank God" said Novice.
Now 1 don't think death can
come quickly enough. I'm will
ing to die now-and it will be
in peace"
Half Of the audience was in
tears. And when young Novice
died few days later, the temper
of the population was such that
no attempt was made TO divert
the estate from Novlee's aunt.
Judge Vacru himself probated
the will, which disposed of a
large farm and substantial
coast-wise shipping company.
The kindly aunt accepted the
estate, knowing that she had
helped make Novlee's last hours
happy
This is one time" she said,
when the plague of paradise
came to take another victim, but
found him happy"
Detroit evening times., 1943-02-07

sunk so far that only his nose
was above the sticky mass when
firemen yanked him out.
The tar pits are not perma-
nent. They change as new tar
springs open and old ones dry
up. 1t is in the old pits that
the paleontologists do their dig
ging, and, to date, more than
100000 bones have been eX-
cavated.
Due to the action of the gas
that is in the tar and which
comes up from subterranean res
ervoirs, no skeleton has been
found complete thus giving
scientists one of the worlds
toughest jig-saw puzzles to fig
ure out.
These scientists, working with
a detective-like patience, have
had to carefully clean the tar
from the bones, and then work
out where each part belongs. The
hardest Of all creatures to re-
assemble are the birds, owing to
the fragile nature Of their tiny
hollow bones.
The photographs on this page,