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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
4 Bombs Strike in
Vatican: No Allied
Raid Announced

LONDON, Nov. 6. (UP)-
The Nazi-controlled Rome
radio said today that uni
IDENTIFIED pl anes S dropped
four heavy bombs last night
on Vatican City, causing consider
able damage"
There was no immediate conflr-
nation of any Allied raid on Rome
and Allied sources inclined to the
belief that if bombs actually fell
on Vatican City. they were dropped
by German planes in carefully
laid plot to discredit the United
States and Britain in the Catholic
countries, particularly Spain, Por-
tugal and Latin America.
NO MENTION
Allied headquarters at Alglers,
which announced both previous Al
lied raids on Rome, made no men,
ton of any attack on the capital
in today's communique. The near
est Allied raids to Rome were those
on highways between Rome and
Terni, so miles to the north, and
an airfield at Nettuno, 81 miles
to the southeast, and they occurred
Thursday night.
Bearing out the theory that the
raid was a German trick to try and
put the blame on the allies, the
Nazi propaganda broadcast said:
"A thorough and conscientious
inquiry will not fail to denounce to
the whole world the authors of the
criminal attack. 1t will show in
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Marketing Order
Considered in I.v.

Imperial Valley grapefruit grow
- crs and shippers Saturday con-
sidered marketing order for desert
grapefruit which regulated sizes
and grades of grapefruit marketed,
the state department of agricul-
ture announced Saturday.
The order, which includes Coach
ella Valley also, contains minor
procedural amendments. 1t went
into effect in 194l originally and is
administered jointly with'a federal
order on interstate movement of
grapefruit.
Sixty-five per cent of the handlers
or shippers and IS per cent of the
growers by volume or 81 per cent
by number must approve the
amendments before it lcconcS ef-
fcctive.
The department said the war
food administration has urged pro-
cessing into juice and other pro-
ducts of at least 40 per cent of the
desert grapefruit crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Commando Raid
Tests Defenses

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. up
Three vital military installations in
northern California were attacked"
early today by American commando
troops in surprise raid designed
to test defense precautions.
The commandos accompanied by
newspapermen, for the first time
on the Pacific coast, landed at
lonely spot on the Marin county
shoreline and proceeded to a rem
devious ~ miles inland. The four
squads, comprising 100 men, were
dressed in fatigue uniforms dyed
deep red and carried light carbines,
machine guns and the famous
"Bacooka.'
Fifth columnistS" provided the
invaders with four moving vans
and later a passenger bus was
"commandeered" en- route to one
of the objectives.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
CU!HS Will Have
Military Course

years of age may take the course
if they wish.
The FL Centre cadet course has
more than 1875 boys who have VOL
unteered for the course which will
be conducted under the supervision
of officers from the FL Centre ma
rine air station, Captain John KEEP
ley of the California State Guard,
and E. H. Henderson, expert marks
man and member of the national
rifle association.
Boys will be given credit for the
course which will be conducted
every week from Monday through
Thursday from 1l:20 to 1905 p. m.
BY shaving off few minutes from
other courses, the time for the
military course was arranged by
adding only 20 minutes to the daily
schedule, Schsol superintendent
Guy Weakley said Saturday.
School districts will provide the
uniforms and the arms and ammu-
nitinon to be used by the cadets.
General orders for the course come
from the adjutant general.
With the cadet course all ar
ranged, school officials then had
to provide war activities for ap-
proximately 100 boys who did not
take the military course and for
the girls in the school. 1t is ex-
pected that the girls will take some
phase of physical education or club
work helpful in the war effort.
Suggestions were being taken to
provide interesting and helpful ac-
tivities, Weakley said.
High school henceforth will take
up at $3.50 a. m. and dismiss at
$3.50 p. m. to accommodate the new
courses.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Mitchell Bombers
Make Albania Raid

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Nov. CUP)-American BPS
Mitchell bombers fought through 10
German fighters and strong flax
yesterday to raid Albania while
Allied aircraft ranged the Italian
battle lines and northWard to
within 81 miles of Rome against
little or no opposition.
The Mitchells attacked the Berat-
Kucove air field, in central Albania
AZ miles south of Tirana, shower
ing hundreds of augmentation
bombs among 20 parked fighters
and dive bombers. Allied fighters
escorted them.
In second raid in support OF
Jugoslav guerillas, U. S. Warhawks
attacked the harbor of Split on the
Adriatic, hitting q 200 foot mer-
chant vessel several times.
Only one Allied plane was lost
from all operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Imperial County
Health Officer
Resigns Position
DIR. E. B. Godfrey to
Take Civil Service
Post in Louisiana

DR.. f. B. Godfrey, 1mpe-
rial county health officer for
the last three years, Satur-
day resigned from the posi-
ton.
The resignation will become ei-
fective Nov. IL, Godfrey said in
his official notice 20 the Imperial
county board of supervisors. Last
Monday he asked the supervisors for
a $50 month raise in salary. Super
visor I. Schlatter of CaleXico moved
that the raise be granted Godfrey
but the motion lost for want of a
second. Friday Godfrey told the
board at a special meeting that if
he did not get the increase in sal
ary he would accept another posi-
ton. Saturday he told several MEM
bers of the board that his resig-
nation was final.
He will accept d position with the
state department of health in Louis
lana. The position, Dr. Godfrey said
is full time, civil service position
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fTeuller- -MdTSIldl JOSEF oIdfll dll-
nounced the capture in special
order of the day, few hours after
Berlin had acknowledged the loss
of the city in one of Adolf Hitler
gravest reverses of his war in the
east.
The resouding Soviet triumph
came one the even of the 26th ami
versary of the Red revolution. 1t
laid open the German defenses for
Red army squirt to Poland and in
effect split the Nazis in two parts
separated by the Pripet marshes.
AWARDED ORDER
Soon after the Moscow radio an
nounced that Stain had been
awarded the Order of Suvorov for
his successful military leadership,
he announced that Gen. Nikolai F..
Vatutin'S army, as result of a
oc!d oC'tflanting maneuver, "at
dawn took by storm the capital of
the Soviet Ukraine, the town of
Kiev."
Stains order contradicted the
Nazi claim that the German garri-
son, estimated at IA divisions of
perhaps 100000 men, had with
drawn from the city yesterday to
escape the threatened encirclement
In the fighting for Kiev, Stain
said, the first Czechoslovak bri-
gade, IA infantry divisions, and
three tank corys as well as many
other units particularly distinguish
ed themselves. All of them were
awarded the name of Kiev to be
added to their units.
With Kiev, the Red Army con-
solidated it's hold on the west bank
of the Dnieper and apparently
doomed the last German hopes of
holding the Soviets at that river
line, probably the most formidable
barrier east of Germany itself.
SPLITS ARMIES
In effect, the Soviet capture of
Kiev split the German armies in
Russia in two except for two
minor railway lineS--aS far west as
the Bug river.
The Pripet marshes, virtually i'm
paSsable for 1arge-scale troop
movements, extend from the Bug to
the Dnieper from as far north as
Gomel to as far south as Kiev
The fall OF Kiev, city of 350,000
on a steep bluff on the west bank
of the Dnieper, was foreshadoWed
by Russian thruSts into the north
ern and western suburbs yesterday
cutting all but a single escape rail-
way to the southwest.
DNB said the Russians lost 43
tanks in fighting for Kiey.
One of the oldest cities in Rus
sia, Kiev is the junction of rail-
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

iibooiOli dioSooA dSCso CIilployClo
issuing their own availability certi-
ficates. When a worker applies di-
rectly to his employer for release,
there is apt to be certain amount
of friction generated with the result
that the worker and the employer
decide to sever relations regardless
of the injury caused to essential
production, Finney said.
VINO INTERVIEWS
Now when worker wishes to
change employment, he is asked to
apply to the War Manpower Com
mission and there the objective
third party tries to work out differ
ences to the best interests of the
war effort. If a man is not con-
sidered essential in necessary in
dustry, he is issued an availability
certificate. If, however, he is en-
gagged in essential war work every
effort is made to show him the i'm
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
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Finn
Peace
Near
Stain DiscIoses
Victory on Hand;
Lauds Allied Hell p

LONDON, Nov. 6. (UP)-
Premier Josef Stain pro
claimed jubilantly tonight
that the allies have driven
Germany to ''the verge of
catastrophe" and assured his peo-
pie that victory now is near, but
to win it great exertions still are
necessary"
Adolf Hitler has dragged his sat
elites with him to the pink OF
disaster, and Finland is on the
point of abandoning her Inflated
alliance with the Nazis, Stain said
in giving the first official sanction
to reports that the Firms were try
ing to get out of the war.
The Moscow radio broadcast Stall
ms supremely confident speech to
workers in the capital on the 26th
anniversary of the Red revolution.
PREDICTS TRIUMPHS
Reviewing the scintillatins vic
tories of the Red army since tie
last anniversary celebration, Stain
predicted imminent new triumphs.
He said the time is not far ahead"
when all of the Ukraine and White
Russia will be freed, and I'VE will
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Witness Story
Denied by Officer

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 6. (UP)
"A defense witness at the murder
trial of Alfred De Marigny SWore
that Harold G.. Christie, business
associate and intimate friend of
the multi-millionaire Sir Harry
Oakes and his house guest the night
Sir Harry was slain, had been
driving around Nassau in a station
wagon a short while before the
crime.
Capt. Edward Sears of the Mas
sau police, directly contradicted
Christies testimony that he had
told Sir Harry good night before
midnight, then retired to his room
and slept until the following morn
ing when he went to his friends
room to summon him to break
fast and found him dead in his
charred bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Yanks Take Nazi
Defense Hub on
Italian Mainland
Fall of VenafrO Bares
Flanks, of Foes Lines
rs Miles from Rome
ED HEADQUAR-

ALI ED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Algiers, Nov. 6. (UP)
American troops have cap
tured the Nazi defense hub
at Venafro, beating back a
division of German reinforcements,
and British patrols have crossed
the Garigliano river to test the
new enemy defense line in a gen.
eral advance toward Rome, it was
announced today.
The Germans threw in fresh
division, the 305th infantry, in
futile effort to stop the American
troops of Lieut.. Gen. Mark w.
Clark's Fifth army. After taking
Venafro, they drove to the hills
to the north.
In major threat to the German
left flank on the Adriatic side OF
the Italian front, the British Eighth
army advanced five miles to seize
VaSto, coastal strongpoint on
road leading northward to Pescara.
Addition of the German division
brought to eight the number now
facing the Allied armies, including
tie 18th and 10th panzers, the first
paratroops, the Hermann Goering
division, the third panZer grenad-
iers and the 26th and 29th motor
LED divisions.
British patrols crossed the Carl
gliano from plains flooded by the
Nazis and probed the German posi-
tions emplaced in the rising ~lopcs
of the Aurunci mountains on the
north bank.
Official reports said the Germans
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

The supreme Allied commander
in North Africa addressed his orig
inal message to American troops
but sent copies to the officers under
him requesting it be given to all
other Allied soldiers and taken as
a personal message to them, too.
You came here to take part in
a crusade to eliminate ruthless ag-
gression from the earth and to
guarantee to yourselves and your
children security against the threat
of domination by arrogant despot-
ism," Eisenhower said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

ing forces already nave joined pat
tie, said there appeared no doubt
that the japanese were making an
all-out effort to halt the Allied
drive aimed at Rabaul, key enemy
stronghold on New Britain island.
They said it was possible that
the various japanese naval elements
spotted enroute from the enemy
naval base at Truk may be the
forward or screening forces for a
bigger battle force.
NO COMMENT
There was no comment in the
navy department on Japanese
claims that their naval torpedo
planes sank two American cruisers
and four other warships Friday
night in the vicinity of Bougain-
vile island in the northwestern
Sol0mons. The japanese frequently
put out such reports in order to
fish" for information.
1t was believed here that Ameri-
can naval forces in the general area
are in sufficient strength to cope
with almost anything the enemy
can throw into the fight.
Both sides have land bases from
which aircraft can be operated,
although the enemy's bases are
closer to the scene of action.
Since it is known that American
task forces have been operating in
the central Pacific, it was suggest
ed that they might be used to REIN
force the larger naval forces now
under command of Admiral Will
liam F.. alsey, jr., navy commander
in chief of the South Pacific area.
FOR MIDGET SUBS
The reported presence of a whal-
ing ship in one of the Japanese
forces moving toward Rabaul arous-
ed the curiOuSity of naval experts
here. One suggestion was that it
was being used to transport midget
submarines to aid in the defense
of Rabaul.
That the Japanese would make a
determined effort to hold Rabaul
has been expected because it is
the mainstay of the enemy's south
west Pacific defense line. If they
lost Rabaul, the Japanese would be
forced to pull completely out of
New Guinea, New Britain, New Ire
land and other islands in the vicin-
ity and expose one of the flanks of
the naval base at Truk.
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox said yesterday that if Amer
ican forces can succeed in wrestling
airbases from the enemy on Bou-
gainville island, it was possible that
the japanese would be forced to
evacuatc Rabaul, because its posi-
ton then might become untenable.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Problem Bureau

Problem Bureau
RR has problem.
To date we have been unable to
figure out what is going on between
the county and the city of Ell
Centre in regard to the alleged
park north of the county court
house.
Not only was the grass burned
off but it looks to us as though the
trees also were burned, burned
enough to damage them. And that
is shame.
The two governmental agencies
may have some kind of a legitimate
fight going on but we wish they
would not take it out on the park
II everybody would stop fighting
everybody else and put some energy
on the park, VIC wish to suggest, it
would be more to the point
Now, mind you, we don't know
who started the fight or who is
right in whatever issue is at stake.
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
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S0v|ETS TAKE k|Ev, UKRAINE CAPITAL
Plot to Murder
Churchill Told

MONTREAL, Nov. 6 (UP)-U. S.
secret service officers uncovered
plot TO assassinate Winston
Churchill when he was lecturing
in the United States in 1892,
Louis J. Alber, American author
who acted as Churchill's manager,
said today.
Albcr said lhc secret service
wanted Churchill to cancel the
rest OF the tour but that Churchill
refused. Thereafter, he added, a
secret service man sat beside
every known member of the as
saseinatiOn ring durinC Churchill's
lectures.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

ing 30-fOot test holes, Setting OF
dynamite, and recording the vibra-
tions on delicate instruments de-
signed to locate the "oil domes"
over pools of oil.
Arthur A. Cohn, jr., surveyor and
permit agent for the Texas COM
pany. appeared before the super
visors at a special meeting Friday
afternoon said he could give no
information as to the intentions
of his company in regard to drilling
for oil but explained the process
to be followed in attempting to
locate oil in Imperial county. The
crews map the results of their tests
and make decisions as to the ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

At l1:20 a. m. Monday Central
Union High schools first military
cadet corps will meet for it's first
session.
The military cadet corps was
formed in compliance with state
law making it compulsory for high
schools of certain classes to offer
military drill SO that boys over IA
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

eating committees planned TO hold
hearings in the town of Tule Lake,
outside the army controlled camp,
inquiring into the series of demon
strations and disorders which was
climaxed Thursday night when the
War Relocation Authority relin-
quished control to the military.
INVESTIGATORS COMING
Dies committee investigators also
are enroute to the center, Clark
w. Fensler, chairman of the Tule
Lake civilian defense council, an
nounced.
A construction worker and other
civilians permitted inside the camp
yesterday reported seeing troops
utilizing tear gas to diSperSe
gathering of several hundred Japa-
nese internees. Army authorities
declined comment on the reports.
Earlier it was learned that the
$4,000 Japanese residents had been
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

"Our allies march forward with
u.s." he said. THE God of justice
fights on our side. Let us then
strengthen ourselves for the tasks
yet lying ahead.
with high courage let us re-
double our efforts and multiply our
blows so that we may more quickly
recross the seas to our own home
land with the glorious word that
the last of the enemy strongholdS
has fallen and with the proud
knowledge of having done in our
,time our duty to our beloved coun-
try"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Most Stores Will
Close on Nov. II

Virtually all the stores in Ell
Centro will be closed all day next
Thursday in recognition of Armis-
tice day, it was announced Satur-
day by the Ell Centre chamber of
commerce.
Merchants suggested that resi-
dents do their shopping the day
before SO they will have sufficient
supplies on hand to carry them
through until Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07

visibility of drilling for oil.
The surveyor said that the crews
would not interfere with the roads
in any way and the company will
be responsible for any damages
which might result. II is expected.
Cohn said, that the tests will be
made throughout the county
Similar tests we're made IN 1892
by the Pure oil company. supcrvis-
ors recalled, but as far as Is known
nothing came OF their tests.
The county has been surveyed
many times for oil. the first tests
being made early In the history
of the area.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
FOOT BALL
BY UNITED PRESS

BY UNITED PRESS
Holy Cross 2, Temple 6.
Notre Dame 26, Army 0.
Worcester Tech 10, Coast Guard
IL.
Navy "a, Penn 7.
Willow Grove Naval 81, Mullen
berg 7.
Rutgers l3, Lafayette 0.
Duke rs, N. Carolina State 0.
Dartmouth AT, Columbia l3.
Clemson 26, Davidson 6.
Michigan %, Indiana 6.
Northwestern Al, Wisconsin 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Search for Oil
To Be Made Here

Possibility that oil drilling will begin in Imperial coun
ty indicated Friday when the county board OF
supervisors granted the Texas oil company permission to
make geographical along county roads and high
ways crew of 25 will begin work Immediately, drill
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Labor Turnover
Cut SO Per Cent

Labor turnover in Imperial county decreased so per
cent since the availability certificate plan put into
effect July 1943 War ManpOwer Commission Represen-
tatve Tom Finney, announced Saturday
Fnney attributes this record the fact that
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Victory Nearer.
Suvs Eisenhower

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Algiers, Nov 6. (UP)-
Victory Germany, while not yet in sight. is certain
the reaches daily the vals of the enemy
Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower said today in to his
troops the of the first anniversary of u S. Land
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Army Clamps Tight Rein
On TuIe Lake Japanese
Tear Gas Reported Used on Group Of
Demonstrators Inside Camp Of Nips
DisIovaI TO u. S.; Probes TO Beqin

TULE LAKE, Cal, Nov. g. (UP)-Army troops impos
ing strict discipline disloyal japanese nerned at the
Tue Lake segregation center today held the camp in firm
control reinforcements arrived to augment the mill
ary guard Meanwhile two California legislative investi-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Middle Dnieper
Line coIIopses
AS City Seized
Third Largest City in All Russia Is
Once Again in Hands Of Reds; Capture
DiscI in Special Order by Stain

LONDON, Nov. 6. (UP)-Russan assault forces storm
ed into Kev at dawn today and captured the city,
Russias third in size and the capital of the Ukraine
ing of their greatest victories of the collapse
Germanys middle Dnieper defense line
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
y AMBL'Ne
~ EpoR1ER

Does Like Like Lixe.-
They tell us that Dave Roberts
resembles Harold Ickes.
Does he, do you think?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Great SEQ Battle
May Be on Now
Japanese Believed Rushing in Most
Of Southern Fleet for Deciding
Fight; Our Navy Maintains Silence

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. (UP)-An air-sea battle which
may be the biggest since the Midway engagement be-
eved in progress today between American and Japanese
forces in the southwest Pacific
Military and naval experts, who believe that the oppos
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
Miners Will Work
Without Complete
Coal Settlement
WLB Approves Contract
Except for 2 Clauses;
Coal to Be Mined

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.
.(UP)-A spokesman for the
United Mine Workers said
today that the union was
going all-out for full re-
sumption of coal mining without
waiting for settlement OF final
clauses in its new contract with
the government.
After the War Labor Board ap-
proved major provisions of the con-
tract b.; IL to last night, 200 mem-
bers of the UNIV policy committee
voted to lead an immediate back-to-
work movement to end the fourth
work stoppage this year. The COM
mittee members started for their
homes to take command of the
movement and hoped the mines
would resume full productic-, Mon
day.
TWO OTHER MATTERS
The committee did not act on
the two matters which the board
Sdlu uluSI Dt Cldll ltu III Illt COll-
tract agreed upon by John L. Lewis,
UNIV president, and Coal Admins
TRAITOR Harold l.. IckeS, acting as
custodian of the mines for the gov
ernment.
Union officials said that the poll
cy committee, which had been in
session here for several days while
negotiations were being conducted
on the strike, would be called back
by union officers when portions of
the contract not approved by the
board are ready for resubmission.
The WLB approved the agree
ment late last night after two full
days of deliberation. The lone dis
senting vote was cast by Public
Member Wayne L. Morse who OBJ
jected to contract negotiated
under dureSS of strike"
The Principal re9ervation re-
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-07
WEATHER

Maximum Friday 30, minimum Saturday As; am.
Saturday SO, humidity Al; noon. Saturday IS, hu-
midity Is; pm. Friday SO, humidity 21.
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