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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Driver Indicted
For MansIaughter

STOCKTON, CALF, Oct, 23.--
CUP)-Walter Manning, 43, driver
of the bus hit Oct. Is by train
at a Tracy crossing when seven
people were killed, 80 injured, was
indicted for manslaughter today by
the San Joaquin county grand jury.
He will be arraigned Monday in
Superior Court.
Bail has been set at $4,000, the
same amount Manning paid for
freedom after a previous complaint,
also charging manslaughter, was
signed by highway patrol sergeant
George Barron.
Assistant District Attorney Max
Willens said he will ask for dismis-
sal of the original complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
MeIitopoI Falls
To Soviet Arms

Stalingrad were awarded the Red
banner for distinguishing them
selves a second time.
Meanwhile, ineXorable Russian
pressure was squeezing the Ger
mans out of the Dnieper Bend and
the fall of Dnepropetrovsk, key
stone city of the UHrainian defenses,
appeared near.
Red army blows we're expanding
the breaches in the vital German
line and knocking new ones in it
from end to end. London military
observers said the Germans might
be forced to fall back to the Bug
Dniester line, 300 miles west of the
Dnieper-half way across old Poland
and on the Rumanian border.
While staggering under the i'm
pact of the Soviet assault, the
ermans lost domination high
ground before their new defense
line across Italy to Fifth army
forces who were exploiting their
gains. and at home suffered the
jolt of a great weight of bombs
dropped on Kassel by the Royal
Air Force in one of the heaviest
raids in weeks.
Relative inactivity on the Italian
front made it evident that the Al
lied Fifth and Eighth Armies were
masSing their forces for the climatic
push on Rome after they have re-
covered their full strength following
the triumph on the Volturno.
LIMITED GAINS
Limited gains" all along the
front were reported by Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower's headquarters. but
supplementary reports made it plain
that the activity was on small
scale.
American torpedo boats ranging
Italian waters torpedoed at least
three German ships in the Leghorn
area of the Ligurian sea. $50 miles
north of the fighting front British
destroyers sank a tanker off the
east coast of Italy.
The plight of the German forces
in the Dnieper bend and in the
Crimea became more desperate by
the hour as the Russian armies
sliced deeper into their defenses,
Inside the river loop a. Soviet
spreadhead approached the last
rail route of escape in German
hands.
Already more than half across
the base of the bulge, the Russians
cut the Dnepropetrovsk-Kri Rog
railroad and drove to within Is
miles of the Dnepropetroysk- Niko-
laev line, the only German held
route from the nose Of the pocket.
Jugoslav partisans reported they
had captured several fortified towns
west of Ljubljana, communications
hub from which railroads radiate to
Italy, Hungary and Austria. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Moral Watchman'
0kays Varqa Girl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-UP)-
Boston's watch and ward society
watching over New England's NOR
ais for 65 years"-finds nothing
obscene, lewd or lascivious in the
lush contours of the Varga girl SO
why should the post office depart
ment, an expert on obscenity' ask
ed today.
Louis j. Croteau, secretary of the
strait-laced New England morals
outfit. is the current witness for
esquire magazine at a post office
hearing on whether the publication
should lose its second-class mailing
privileges.
I'VE have never received single
bona fide complaint to esquire" he
asserted at yesterdays session. In
reply to direct questions he said he
personally approved every varga
girl drawing after profound con-
sideration."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Hull Has Cold but
Meetings Continue
(Continued from page L

Continued from page ID
Stain to meet within two months
to consider the decisions reached by
the foreign ministers. ..-- 3
Hull. British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign
Commissar Vyacheslav M. Molotov
convened with their staffs yester-
day at 3 pm, one hour earlier
than usual. and remained in ses-
sion for four and one-half hours.
TWO MEET PRIVATELY
Eden and Molotov met privately
lust before the session opened, pre-
sumably to amplify a talk the Brit
ish foreign secretary held with
Stain in the Kremlin Thursday
Members of the American delegation
were informed fully on both meet
ings. and 1t was believed that Stain
would receive Hull and Ambassador
William Averell Hartman in the
next day or SO. ......
Gondon press reports said Eden
delivered a letter from Churchlll
to Stain during his interview with
the Soviet premiero
Hull ruled out all social activities
for the duration of the conference
in an effort to speed up the nego-
tiations and conserve his health
and strength. The 72-year-old Sec
retary appeared fit, but every effort
was being made to safeguard him
from the colds which usually are
unavoidable here because OF the
sharp variations in climate.
During the first business meeting
Tuesday Hull sat bundled in a
heavy ovescoat, although wood
burning Dutch stoves were kept
going in the room.
PAY CALLS
Several Allied ambassadors and
ministers paid courtesy calls oil the
American secretary and he met
briefly with the British and Amer
ican press to emphasize the i'm
portance of the press in promoting
better relations among the three
Allied powers.
Allied diplomatic sources indicat-
ed that military and political ques-
tionS were inter-linked closely in
the current meeting. They pointed
out that the war has reached a
stage where joint political action
by the three allies ma: often help
precipitate military successes, and
vice-verSa.
While it was emphasized that pol
itical action cannot be substituted
for military blows, these sources
suggested that complete identity of
political aims might, if translated
into practical policy, rob the Ger
mans of an important propaganda
weapon in the Balkans, Finland
and elsewhere. 80
tThe London Daily Telegraph's IS
diplomatic correspondent reported
that the Soviet government has
agreed in principle to resume rela-
tions with the Polish government in
London. The dispatch which was
regarded with considerable skepti-
cism by London observers, said the
American and British ambassadors
in Moscow had requested Stain to
end the RuSso-Polish breach.)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Police Official
Gives Testimony
CONTINUED from page

Continued from page -
anyhow" Douglas quoted De Marig-
ny. $685..
He said De Marigny then asked
suddenly: ,'-~-
I'm British court, could man be
convicted if the murder weapon is
not found?"
Douglas said he told him: Don't
worry about it, Freddie"
Later, the witness said, De Mar
igny asked if a person could be
convicted on circumstantial evi-
dence.
Il said a person could" the Off
Ger testified. .- ,.- -
Douglas said he saw De Marigny
go upstairs in the Oakes home "be-
tween noon and one o'clock with
Capt. Edward Nelchen of the Miami
police department, who had been
called in on the investigation by
the Nassau police.
Might it not have been before
noon when you saw the accused go
upstairs?" Associate defense at
torney Renest Calender asked
Il might have been,' Douglas
replied. 1855
ALSO TESTIFIED
1 Another witness, Mrs. Jean Aims
lie, testified Yesterday that she saw
the count ascend the stairs be-
tween IL and 80 a. m.
De Marigny picked his teeth
while his attorney tried to mini
mize the question regarding cir
cumstantial evidence.
Weren't you and the accused
discussing an arson case at the
/ time he asked If man could be
/ convicted on circumstantial evi-
dence?" Calender inquired.
The witness said he could not re-
call.
Calender pointed out that De
Marigny was French and that
French laws differed from British
/ statues.
"Was it something unusual,
therefore to the accused TO in
quire if conviction were possible if
the weapon were not focnd?"
Nothing unusual" Douglas re-
piled.
He confirmed under questioning
that De Marigny had asked him
earlier what the murder weapon
was and If it had been discovered.
SPECTATORS LAUGH
Laughter followed Callender's
question to Douglas:
Didn't you say to De Marigny,
Freddie, you are causing me all
sorts of trouble. Last night was my
night off and had to watch you"
The witnesses blUshed and nodd-
ed his head in the affirmative.
The attorney then wanted TO
know whether Douglas did not use
the expression which he said De
Marigny used in describing Oakes.
Douglas denied the lawyers
charge.
Douglas said that De Marigny
blamed Ruth Rahnnestock. Boston
society woman, for his trouble with
Oakes. She was De Marigny's Sec
ond wife. He married 10 year old
Nancy Oakes after they we're di-
vorced at Miami In 1910.
The witness said De Marigny told
him his former wife had been tell
ing tales to Nancy's father.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Jams, JelIies to
Make Comeback

WASHINGTON, Oc:. % CUPD-
Jam and jellies are expected TO
make a comeback, even though
they are going to be rationed
Oct. 81.
A pre-rationing freeze on all jelly,
jam, preserves and fruit spreads
began at 1901 a. m. today. 1t will
permit grocers 10 stock their
shelves-long bare OF those items
from the new fruit pack.
The Office of Price Administra-
ton, announcing the latest addi-
tion to the ration family last night,
said supplies have been drained to
new low level, and a threatened
exhaustion of the market compels
controls.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24

Continued from Page IL
ments, one artillery regiment, one
Howitzer regiment. two mortar reg
iments. one tank regiment, one en-
gineering brigade. one fortification
group and ore long-range aerial
reconnaissance regiment. He ordered
that the name "Melitopol' be added
to their units.
Two rifle divisions, and one air
division comprising veterans of
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Ground Forces TO
Be Reorqanized

WASHINGTON, Oct. % UP)-A
war department circular revealed
today that a streamlining reorgani-
zation of the army ground forces
has been ordered to improve their
combat efficiency, in line with
actual battle lessons.
The circular, dated Oct. l6, said
the general purpose of the re-or-
ganization is to secure the maxi
mum use of available manpower.
permit transport overseas of a
maximum of fighting power, pro-
vide greater flexibility in organiza-
tion. and provide commanders with
the greatest possible amount of Of
fensive power. through reduction
in passive defensive elements"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Mine Officials
'Dep|ore' Strikes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90 CUP)-
Thomas j. Kennedy, secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Work.
ers. told the War Labor Board to-
day that UNIV officials deplored
the wildcat mine strikes that have
spread from Alabama to other
states, and would do everything in
their power to get the mines re-
opened.
Kennedy appeared for UNIV
President John l.. Lewis, who is i'll
at a WLB hearing at which the
union was asked to show cause why
$4,000 striking Alabama miners had
failed to comply with WLB back
to-work order.
Kennedy termed the strike a
wildcat walkout and reported that
both international and Alabama
union officers had urged the men
to return to their Jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Russell Rites at
Daughters Home

Funeral services for William Rus
sell, SO, who dieo in his sleep early
Monday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Peter Vargo, in Ell Centre,
were scheduled in Ell Centre at 2
p. m. Saturday.
The Rev. Mr.. Thomas c. Cuning-
ham, pastor of the Assembly of God
church, will officiate at the rites.
Burial will be at Evergreen ceme-
terry. Russell had been in i'll health
for some time before his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
7.Year.0Id Girl
Dies in Blizzard

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Oct. %.
-CUP)-A coroners jury was being
selected today for an inquest which
is TO be held tomorrow into the
death of seven year old Frances
Archuleta. who apparently chose
to face the rigors of the seasons
first raging blizzard rather than a
threatened whipping at home.
The slight, huddled body OF the
child. for whom an organized
search by a sheriff's posse of more
than 100 men had been pressed. was
found lying face down between two
small clumps of sagebrush a hall
mile east of her home, at IT'D
%. M. wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Desert Hunter
Seeks Minerals

Continued from page II
wood. and desert relics of all kinds
He has cut and polished some OF
the most beautiful specimen of des-
ert gems ever collected.
But I've stopped all the rest OF
my work. he said, land devote all
my time to hunting calcite. Help
ing win the war comes first"
Wallace is 81 years of age, he
said, but his outdoor life on the
desert keeps him healthy. Il look
younger than I am, too" he said
Il stay outdoors and stay away
from whisky"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Mistredtment of
Child Is CHARGED

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 23.-(UP)-
Belton Coursey, Mcclellan field de-
tense worker, was in the Sacra-
mento county Jail today charged
with contributing to the delinquency
Of his eight-year1old son.
District attorney John Quincy
Brown said.
The conduct of this parent con-
stitutes neglect and failure to pro.
vide home fit for a minor child
The parents have left this boy
alone in the house to obtain his
own meals"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Scanning L.v.
News Horizon
LICENSE ISSUED

County Clerk W. ]. McCIeIIand
Friday issued a marriage license to
Arthur William Speck, 81, of Hous-
ton. Tex, stationed in Imperial
county as q marine ordnance man,
and Carolyn Deane, II, Greggton,
Tex.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
ACTRESS TO WED

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. %. UP)..
Screen actress Joan Marsh Will
marry Capt. John d. w. Morrill, Of
the air transport command In Santa
Monica tomorrow. She obtained q
Las Vegas divorce from writer
Charles Spencer Belden yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
CLINIC MONDAY

A clinic for crippled children Of
Imperial county will be held Mon
day from a. m. to p. m. in the
health department of the court
house in Ell Centro Well-known
physicians will be present to ex-
anime the children.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
SUSPEND RESTRICTIONS

WASHINCION,N NOct. Zj,-fUPJ-
Suspension Of all the remaining
restrictions ON wool for civilians to-
day appeared likely, following a
meeting of industry representatives
with war production board officials
in which it was brought out that
production rather than raw mate
rials is impeding output.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
COURT ANNULS
MARRIAGE FRIDAY

In superior court Friday the
marriage of Fred Kempton and
Pearl Hill Kempton was annulled.
They were married in Lordsburg,
N. M. Sept. l6, 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
DIVORCE GRANTED

Christine S. Follendore Friday
was granted a divorce from Hue
Follendore.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
WPB Man Here on
WiIdf0Wl Survey
Continued from page

a survey completed Oct. l6, last,
indicated they now number approxi-
mately 150000,00O.
The announcement that the al
lotment of extra ammunition to this
area would be confined solely to
farmers. brought more than a
score of comments on the advisable
ty of also making an allotment to
hunters to aid in the drive.
If the governments interest is
in the slaughter of the birds, and
not merely gesture to drive them
away, an all-out campaign should
be organized, was the gist of the
combined statements.
HUNTERS PARTICIPATE
There is no question about the
many thousands of dollars being
lost to the valley through the raw
ages of birds of all kinds, Ben Her.
ring. secretary of the chamber of
commerce, said. 1T has been sug-
geSted by many residents that hunt
ers be allowed to participate in the
drive as a means of alleviating the
meat shortage.
1T certainly would be an aid to
county hospitals and other insti-
tutions as all surplus birds could be
directed into those channels, the
official said.
w. w. Cox, rancher in the
northern part of the valley, told
officials that in another 20 days his
milo maize, crop would be devastated
by birds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

The marriage of Joe Sandoval
and Tiva Medina Sandoval was
annulled in Imperial county Su-
perior court Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
I01 YEARS OLD

Ell MONTE, Calf, Oct. 90 eUP)
"A local ration board today issued
ration book four to Aniseto Campos,
101, and his wife, Martina Campos.
90. Campos stopped by the office
to pick them up.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
DECREE GRANTED

Oma l.. Pinner Saturday obtained
divorce from Theodore A. Pinner
in Imperial county superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
BRITISH WIZARD" DIES

LONDON, Oct. 90 CUP)- Adm.
Sir Reginald Hall, 70, who was
known as "The Wizard of White
hail." for his work as the head of
the British naval intelligence in
the last war, died last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-24
Rice Growers TO
See Results of
/ Y. Experiments

PROF. w. w. Mackie. agronomist
emeritus from the University of
California, next Thursday will
dfmonstrate and discuss the results
Of rice paintings made in order to
answer some of the questions in
connection with the growing of rice
in Imperial Valley.
the meeting. The group will as
semble at the Imperial Rice Mills
10 Imperial at a. m. next Thurs
day and make a tour of the 120
tenth acre plots which were plant
ed by the Imperial Rice Growers
Cooperative association under Prof.
Mackie's direction.
READY FOR INSPECTION
sT'he plots now are ready for in
spection previous to harvest The
tests are listed under the follow
ing heads: fertilizers. rate of seed
ing, dates of planting. varieties,
cattail control, control of scum
fresh water algea), and resistance
to lodging.
The qualities, both good and bad.
9 each variety tested can best be
shown in the plots before harvest
The small plots permit several
Varieties to be shown side by side
SO that their contrasting qualities
may be compared These observa-
tons may be valuable to future rice
gfowers in Imperial Valley.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
1000 Auxiliary Firemen
Needed in District Area

The District needs 1000 auxiliary
firemen. the Police and Fire Protec-
ticn Committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations was told last
night by its chairman, Percival J.
Ableman.
Mr.. Ableman said he had been in
formed that At present the city has
only $50 auxiliary fremen. He said
he also was told by local civilian
defense officials that couplings for
trailer pumps have been obtained
and that the War Production Board
has allowed reducer units released
for use On As of the 50 pumps now
on hand.
Mr.. Ableman had been authorized
to confer with Capt. H. C. White
hurst. director of civilian defense,
and other defense officials. He re-
ported that he and two other mem
bers of the committee, Mrs. Ernest
w. Howard and Clifford H. NeWall,
had conferred with officials recently
The committee was informed that
Capt. Whltehurst was cooperative
in correcting problems outlined in
the committees report of February.
Mr.. Newall said he had been told
by Capt. Whitehurst that in the
future ne will lean heavily on area
defense committees. which Mr.
NeWall would boost civilian defense
morale
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Grocer Is Fined $500
In Potato Price Hike
Court Calls OPA forget
Of Unfair Criticism

George Maier. operator of a gro
Gerry store at 1900 Minnesota avenue
NE, was fined $500 in Municipal
Court today after pleading guilty to
a charge of selling potatoes above
ceiling prices.
The defendant was the second
grocer in the District to be fined for
violating Section of the Emergency
Price Control Act Yesterday, Louis
Grossman of TOO f street NE. was
fined slO0 on similar charge.
The complexities of OPA reeu-
lations was criticized by ATTORNEY
David Hornstein, representing the
defendant
1T is virtually impossible for an
independent retail grocer to keep
up with the constant changes in
OPA ceiling prices of perishable
goods, Mr., Hornstein told the court.
He said that his client. who has
been IN business for. more than 30
years, old not Intentionally violate
the law.
Judge George D. Nelson replied
that the OPA has often been the
target of loose, unfair criticism" He
said that merchants must learn to
cooperate with the OPA.
Meanwhile, another grocer, Jack
Smotrick, Ills Eighth street NV.
pleaded not guilty to similar
charge and demanded a jury trial,
which was set for June 10.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Pentogon Shop
Service to Open
On Wednesday

The Pentagon Shopping Service,
an independent organization for
employees Of the Pentagon Building,
has been organized at the request
of the War Department and will
begin service Wednesday. Edward
d. Shaw. secretary of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, announced today.
Created to aid War Department
employees who have difficulties in
shopping in local stores. the Service
Will be open six days a week from
approximately $50 am. to s pm.
Employees may place their orders bv
telephone or by directly calling at
the Service and purchased articles
will be delivered directly to the
Service to be picked up by the en-
ployes.
Newspaper advertisements for the
various local stores will be avail
able at the Shopping Service, from
which orders may be placed. Too,
small items such as hosiery will be
available at the Shopping Service
Tor direct purchase by the employees.
The organization was created
through the aid of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association and
the local retail stores.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Spies Operate in D. c. Brothe|s,
Assistant Prosecutor Believes

The possibility that spies are oper-
ating in some District houses of
prostitution was advanced today by
Assistant United States Attorney
John W. Fihelly when he appeared
before Justice Matthew F. Mcclure
to urge an early trial of persons in
dlcted on vice charges.
MIR. Fihelly said he believed serv-
icemen who visit brothels may be
inadvertently disclosing military in
formation to women inmates and
that such data may then be turned
over to the enemy. He revealed that
in one expensive" house, women
were observed making telephone
calls Immediately after entertaining
men in uniform.
Mr.. Ffhelly stressed the impor-
tance of closing houses of prostitu-
ton in the campaign against ve-
nereal disease. He pointed out that
many service men have become in
fected as result of visiting these
places.
After Mr.. Fihelly's general re-
marks, Justice Mcclure set June IA
Evening star., 1943-05-27

as inc date for trial of Anna M.
Swift, SO, who is charged in seven
indictments with violations of the
White Slave Traffic Act.
The woman, who calls herself
Doctor" was indicted in February
for allegedly transporting girls into
the District Trial has been delayed
on her plea that she has been i'll.
Meanwhile. a District Court jury
sitting before Justice Bolitha j. Laws
today returned guilty verdict
against Lewis Grigsby, 80, taxi
cab driver, on two charges of vio-
lating the White Slave Traffic Act.
He was convicted of transporting
girls to the District from West Vir-
ginia.
A leading Government witness at
Grigsby's trial was Mrs. John Gam
BILE, formerly of the 700 block of
New Jersey avenue NV, who is
serving an eight-month to two-year
sentence on similar charges She
had pleaded guilty The. Grigsby
case was prosecuted by Assistant
United States Attorney Bernard
Margolius.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Lutheran Synod 0rdains
Pastors for Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GETTYSBURG. Pa, May 81
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod Of
Maryland closed its l24th annual
convention with the ordination of
Joseph K PeasleS. Washington.
paStor-elect of Bethany Church.
Baltimore, and Wilbur V. Newly.
pastor ELECT of the Easton- -Cordova
Md charge.
The delegates also named DR..
J. C. Bowers. Catonsville. Md. and
Frederick J. Singley, Baltimore, di-
rectors of the Gettysburg Lutheran
Theological Seminary, and named
the Rev c. J. Jines. Baltimore. and
B. A. Winesbrenner. Frederick, Md.
trustees of the TreSsler Orphan
Home. Loysville. Pa.
The synod elected these commit
tee members: Executive, the Rev.
Donald P. Drake, Middletown, Md.
and w. E. Zschiesche, Baltimore:
Christian education. the Rev. l. w.
Kepner. the Rev H. F. Refs and
the Rev. Augustus Hackmann. all
of Baltimore, and Carl Schaeffer.
Westminster. Md: ministerial stu
dents, the Rev. J. Harold Mumper
Washington; examining, Dr. Henry
Manken, jr. Washington, and
synodical missions, the Rev. Howard
E. Snyder. Washington. and J. Hen
ry Frick, Baltimore.