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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
U.S.. Bombers Rdid
East Indies Island

houses and oil tanks with 25 tons
of explosives.
Great fires leaping through the
port we're visible to the bomber
crews 80 miles away on the home
ward flight. All Liberators return
ed safely from the raid which was
their fourth on Macassar.
RAID ISLANDS 49,.
Other Allied bombers raided the
Japanese held Kai and Tanimbar
islands north of Australia the fol-
lowing night, a communique from
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head
quarters said. IA
Australian ground troops NOV
ing northward through the Ramu
river valley in northeastern New
Guinea toward the Japanese coastal
base at Madang were reported ad-
vancing slowly through light en-
emy resistance. ia
The Australians were believed to
have penetrated to within about 20
miles of the coast, less than 40
miles below Madang.
MacArthur's bombers continued
to batter japanese shore positions
and shipping in the New Britain
New Ireland sector east of New
Guinea. A 16,000-ton Japanese
freighter-transport was attacked
and set afire off the southern tip
of New Ireland and 2,000-tori,
cargo ship was sunk or seriously
damaged in the same area, while
other raiders bombed the Cape
Gloucester airdrome of New Brit
ain and destroyed six enemy barges
off Lolobau island. Il
Japanese planes countered inef-'
fectually with light raids against
Allied positions at Buna and on
Kiriwina island, off the east coast
of New Guinea, losing one planes
Other enemy raiders bombed AM
erican-held New Georgia island in
the central Solomons, but the raids
were described as ineffective" Il
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
DARK DAYS AHEAD

Warnings against over optimism, from
high military and naval sources, have
been intensified of late. They do not
seem to have much influence upon the
lay public, but they should. The gener-
ais and the admirals are not building up
alibis for themselves, nor do they enjoy
being Cassandras. They are doing what
most insiders think is only their solemn
duty.
Fortunately, the brass hats are per-
mitted to be bit more specific now than
formerly. They do not have to stop with
pointing out the number of statute miles
that separate our advance troops from
Tokyo and Berlin, but are allowed to
give US some idea of the perils that pock-
mark those statute miles.
Hitler has replaced and equipped the
20 divisions lost at Stalingrad. The Nazi
army is bigger than ever The Luftwaffe
is stronger than it was in 1889. The
number of workers in German factories
has risen by II millions, or slightly more
than so per cent.
Sixty-ton Tiger tanks are appearing in
ever-increasing numbers against both
Anglo Americans and Russians. They
aren't the invincible weapons the NaZis
expected or our laymen feared, but nei-
ther can we scott at them. The Germans
have new rocket gun that is giving us
plenty of trouble. The rocket bombs are
going to require our vaunted ingenuity
to offset.
The German food ration is better now
than at the outbreak of the war.
In the Far East we are 5000 miles from
Tokyo and have not yet reached the real
strongholds of Japanese resistance.
The japanese still have some 100000
men Of military age whom they have felt
no need to call up, and as many more in
the II to 20 age group available when
needed. Their air strength is increasing
both numerically and qualitatively. Pilot
training has been stepped up. They are
developing the economic and military
resources tkev took from us, the British
and the Dutch in 1912.
Are these just the nightmares of an
armchair strategist? Not at ALL They
are facts collected by Allied military and
naval intelligence, made public by the
chief of American Military Intelligence,
Maj.-Gen. George V. Strong.
Some of the things he didn't tell the
public made strong men go home and
toss in their beds.
Don't fall for this war-over-befOre-
Christmas talk It's the mullarkey
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Nazis Advise Pope
To Leave Vatican

LONDON, Oct. 12.-CUP)-Gre-
many has warned Pope Plus XIII
that the safety of the Vatican can-
not be guaranteed if Rome be-.
comes a battlefield and has advised
him to take refuge in Liechten-.
stein, roundabout Swedish reports
said today.
The Stockholm social Demokra- :
ten, in a dispatch dated Algiers,
said the warning was delivered by
the German envoy in Rome.
Pope Plus rejected the Nazi sug-
gestion and reiterated his intention
of remaining in the Vatican, the
dispatch said
There was no confirmation of the
report from any other source.
Earlier reports had indicated that
Vatican authorities were taking
steps to insure an adequate water
supply inside the Papal State in
the event that the Germans should
attempt stand in Rome against
the advancing Allied armies.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
CURRAN IS IA

A Selective Service appeal board has
decided that National Maritime Union
President Joseph Curran, who consider
ed himself superior to draft regulations
and shipped as seaman for what the
union publication called vacation, shall
be in IA.
1t could be embarrassing for Mr.. Cur
ran, who left the country without even
asking for the permission that others
must have, should he be called for induc-
tion while his ship is thousands of miles
away At least, it could if there is one
draft law for everybody.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
British Sub Raid
On Tirpitz Termed
Success by Knox

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-(UP)-
Secretary of the navy Frank Knox
said the raid by British midget
undersea craft against the super
battleship Tirpitz was successful
and evidently immobiliZed the ship,
at least temporarily.
Following his return from a 25,
600 mile tour Of the European
African war fronts, Knox said the
attack was carried out while he
was in England and that it in
volved a spirit of daring and caur-
age which took the lives OF several
British navy men who participated.
Knox disclosed that the British
midget submarine was handled by
a two-man crew. the size OF the
operating force of the japanese
midget submarines.
NONE IN U. S. NAVY
Knox said he knew the British
had been experimenting for some
time with the small craft but that
there was nothing comparable to
the midget sub in the U. S. navy.
I've known about it for a year,
he said. I'VE have been completely
informed of the progress OF these
experiments"
Knox told reporters:
THAT he had not received any
request from Rear Admiral Hus-
band E. Kimmel or his lawyer for
an immediate trial on charges
growing out of the japanese at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
2-That the surrender OF the
italian fleet would lead to the
rational assumption" that it would
release a portion of the British
surface fleet in tn Mediterranean
for action in the far east.
3-That there is complete cooper
alton between British and Amer
ican forces operating out of Britain
and in the Mediterranean theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Guerilla
Cain

LONDON, Oct. u (UP)- The
free JugoSlav radio said today that
Gen. Josip (Tito) Brozovich's par
tisanS have captured the western
part of zagreb, capital of Croatia
and seat of the Nazi puppet gov
ernment headed by Aante Pavelic
A communique broadcast by the
radio reported without elaboration
that units of the Croat partiSanS
18th corps had occupied western
Zagreb and the last fortified posi-
tionS held by Pavelic's Ustachi
troops. the town of Zumbrak.
RAILROADS CUT
The railway from zagreb to Bel
grade, erStwhile capital of Jugo-
slavia. was cut near Pljesivica, the
communique said Other railroads
radiating from zagreb were cut
earlier in the fighting leading up
to the partisans' successful thrust
into the city
The communique also reported
the capture of Slankamen on the
Danube. only 25 miles northwest of
Belgrade. The German garrison
was disarmed.
Complete occupation of Zagreb, a
city of 185,000, would give the
Partisans their biggest victory of
the war and climax an offensive
begun last month shortly after the
surrender of Italy to the Allies. Re-
fore the war, Zagreb was the Sec
ond city in the Jugcslav kingdom
and its commercial and financial
center.
Only yesterday, the German DNB
agency reported that Pavelic's
cabinet had resigned, but gave no
reason. 1t now appears, however,
that the cabinet crisis may have
touched off by the PartisanS'
march on the capital.
SEND REINFORCEMENTS -. ...-
The Partisans' successes were re-
ported by Jugoslav quarters here to
have forced the German command
to divert additional reinforcements
to the Balkan state, including Il
large proportion from the Russian
front.
The Partisans' communique said
the Germans were bombing unpro-
tected Jugoslav towns and villages
in retaliation for the patriot Of
fensive. Novo Mesto, 40 miles west
of zagreb, was reported to have
been raZed.
There is now no one left in the
town, which had a peacetime
population of 10000 to 10000 per-
sons" the communique said. Ger
man planes dropped leaflets threat :
ening the destruction of towns and
villages and the shooting of hos
tages"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Woman Attacked,
Killed in NY.

NEW YORK, Oct. IL. tUP)-Po-
lice searched the toughest neigh
borhood of Queens Borough today
for the killer who bludgeoned, rap
ed, robbed, and strangled Mrs. Marie
Pearson, So, mother Of four chill
dren, as she walked through va
cant lot to her home.
Her battered body, the clothes
torn from it and one ear almost
ripped off, was seen by workmen
OH a nearby roof yesterday in the
tai, tangled weeds of the lot, less
than 40 feet from a busy street.
Contents Of Mrs. Pearson's purse
were scattered near the path she
used as short cut from the bakery
where she had worked for the first
time since her husband, Arthur, left
to work in a Portland, Ore, ship
yard one year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Allied Air Forces
Regroup for Xiii

end to end in 10 days and nights
OF the wars most intensive bomb
ing, the Allied attack tapered off
abruptly Sunday night, following
the big American Flying Fortress
raid on Poland and eastern Ger
many.
There were strong indications,
however, that the respite enjoyed
by Germany over the past sc hours
would be short.
CHURCHILL CONGRATULATES
That the latest series of heavy
aerial bombardment was only a
foretaste of grand-scale pound
ing, was suggested by Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill last night
IN messages of congratulation to
The American and British air forces
m their recent magnificent
achievements"
Il am confident that, with the
eVer-growing power of the eighth
air force striking alternate blows
with the Royal air force bomber
command, we shall together mex
orably beat the life from industrial
Germany and thus hasten the day
OF final victory" Churchill said.
IN broad daylight" his message
20 the American command said,
crews of your bombers have fought
their way through the strongest
defense which the enemy could
bring against them and have rang
ed over the length and breadth of
Germany, striking with deadly ac-
curacy many of the most import
ant hostile industrial installations
and ports.
Your bombers, and the fighters
which support them in these fierce
engagements, have inflicted serious
losses on the German air force and,
by forcing the enemy to weaken
other fronts, have contributed
notably to the successes of Allied
arms everywhere
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Personnel Changes
AT Newspaper

Don"Smith, sports editor and news
reporter for the Post-Press since
last February, will report for army
duty Oct. % and his place on the
newspaper is being taken by James
M. Kendrick, formerly employed on
the Los Angeles Times, Examiner,
and Daily News.
The changes on the newspaper
editorial went into effect this week.
Smith was well known news
paperman in Arizona, having been
employed in Nogales, Phoenix, and
Tucson. He also was secretary of
the chamber of commerce in Nogal-
es and later in Calexico, Calf.
Kendrick attended the University
of Kansas and has been on various
newspapers in California since 1922.
He was part owner of the San
Francisco City and County Record,
from 1899 until earlier this year
when it was sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
MR. HINSHAW'S SPEECH
Pasadena Star-NeWs)

pasadena Star-NeWS)
Rep. Carl Hinshaw of Pasadena made
one of the best and most thoughtful
speeches he has yet made in congress
when he addressed himself to the sub
ject: "The Peace We Hope For" He
bade listeners awaken from dreams of
Utopian world and asked the question:
"Why did we lose the peace at the end
of the last war;"
Mr. Hinshaw let Robert Lansing, secre-
tary of state in President Wilson's cabi-
net, bear testimony for him out Of the
past. We lost the peace, insofar as Japan
was concerned, Mr.. Hinshaw charged,
because Woodrow Wilson, clothed with
supreme power at Versailles, traded
Japan's greedy claims on China to Japan
for the latter's signature to the League
of Nations covenant.
The League of Nations, therefore, Mr.
Hinshaw charged actually was founded
on appeasement of Japan, and paved the
way for that nations first act of the very
type of aggression the League of Nations
was supposed to have prevented
Mr. Hinshaw has asked for careful
discussion of "The Peace We Hope For"
With his professional engineers realism,
he proposes that "The Peace We Hope
For" be built upon firm foundation of
facts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Senators Attacks
Bitterly Received

LONDON, Oct. II - CUP)-At-
tacks made by five United States
senators on British war policy have
had an acrimonious reception here
that is causing major concern in
British and American quarters.
1t is. believed likely that ques-
tions concerning the charges will
be raised IN the house of commons,
but it would appear that no Amer
lean interest in this part of the
world is in a position to offer re-
buttal in the matter.
However, Prime Minister Church
i'll, if he feels it would clarity the
situation rather than add fuel to
what is basically a domestic Amer
ican controversy, might issue a
statement regarding some of the
questions raised by the senators.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Rood Best Speaker
AT Toastmasters

"Marry England?" was the talk
by Frank Rood which won for him
the vote of the best, and also the
most improved, speaker at the meet
ing of the Cactus Gavel Toastmast-
er's club Monday night in the Cali
fornia hotel.
Chet Irving, new president, con-
Quoted the business meeting: Carl
SchooSs was toastmaster; Carroll
Smith chief critic; Don Young,
Foster Mcclure, Vernon Heibert,
Bill Outlook, Frank Rood speakers;
Bert Wood, Hayden Sears, Malcolm
Macurda, Ken Thornton, Lee Miller,
critics.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
INVESTIGATION CLOSED

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II (UP)-
Official investigation of the wreck
of the Congressional Limited here
Labor Day was closed today by a
coroner's jury which said no GRIM
inal negligence was involved and
that the wreck in which 8 persons
were killed had been caused by a
burned-out journal box.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Allied Transport
Enemy Saws Sunk
BY UNITED PRESS

The Tokyo radio said Tuesday
that Japanese bombing planes sank
medium sized Allied transport off
the northeast coast of New Guinea
Sunday night
The enemy claim said the trans
port was part of an Allied convoy
attacked off Finschchafen.
Tokyo also claimed that JAP
anese planes destroyed port facil-
tiles and other military instalIa-
tions at Lac, New Guinea, in two
attacks Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12

LIED HEADQUARTERS
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Oct. 12.-
CUP)-American Liberato. bombers
have struck deep into the Jap
anese- held East Indies to again
bomb and burn the big enemy oil
port at Macassar in the Celebes,
a communique announced today.
Ranging 1000 miles over the jap
anese network of island bases
northwest of Australia, the Liber-
ators hit Macassar just after dusk
Saturday and blasted docks, ware
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12
Asks Sales Tax

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. CUP)-
Ellsworth c. Alvord, chairman OF
the federal finance committee of
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce,
today urged congress to adopt a
federal sales tax, with no exemp
tions in place of the administra-
tons $10,5OO,OO0O0 revenue pro-
gram, which he described as poll
tical expedient which will support
neither a fiscal program nor u
bomber"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12

LONDON, Oct. 12.-(UP)-The
lull in the Anglo-American bomb
ing offensive entered its second day
today as heavyweights of the RAF
and the AAF were regrouping and
recognizing for new and greater
blows at Germany's industrial cities.
After pounding the Reich from
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-12

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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Hearn Scholarships
Announced Today
RuthGnn Tease Harold A. Wilson, James B. Glenn
ents, Eidred Beebe, Lucy RHmpstich, Adele War
ren, Dorothy Watson, Margaret Williams And
Frances E. PettyjOhn Are Selected

Dleting his freshman year at the
University of Delaware. will con-
tinue his training to become a chem
ical engineer.
James B. Clements. who is COM
pleting his freshman year at the
University of Delaware. will con-
tinue his training to become a
chemical engineer.
Six new scholarships were award
ed to:
Eldred Beebe of the class of 1943
of the Milford High School. in
which he ranked first among the
boys of his class. Mr.. Beebe will
take the pre-medical course at the
University of Delaware.
Lucy Rumpstich of the class of
1913 of the Milford High School.
in which she ranked second in the
class Miss Rumpstich will enter
the University of Delaware major
ing in home economics.
Adele Warren of the class of
l943 of the Milford High School. in
which she ranked first in her class.
Miss Warren will enter college in
the Liberal Arts Course majoring
in English.
Dorothy Watson of the class of
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Newly. Named
ScOutExecutiVe
For District
Harry Yarger Will AS
sumo Duties On Or
About April %; Is
Pennsylvania.

The appointment of Harry A.
Yarger, of Hollidaysburg, Pa, as
field scout executive of the Del
Mar-Va Council, Inc, Boy Scouts of
America. to replace George c. Har-
din, whose resignation took effect
yesterday, is announced by Fred
eric Wellington, scout executive.
Mr. Yarger is 36 years of age, a
native of Sunbury. Pa, and grad
uate of the Sunbury Schools and
John B. Stetson University at De-
Land, Florida, with a year and a
half of graduate work at Penn State
Coifege He is a recent graduate
of the National Training School for
scout executives, and this is his
first professional scouting assign
ment. He is member of the Lamb
da Chi Alpha, National Collegiate
Fraternity. and a member of the
Zion Luthern Church of Holidays
burg. He was a scout for five years,
Serving as patrol leader and at
tanning the rank of Life Scout. He
comes into scouting from a posi-
tion as supervisor with the Hershey
Creamery Company, at Harrisburg.
Pa. He is married to Anna Gilbert
Yarger. formerly of Sunbury. and
has two children, Barbara Ann and
Shepard Alvin, age five and two
years. respectively. Mr.. Yarger is
a Round Table of Dover
District scout leaders with Mr..
this evening. He will as
sumo his new duties on or about
April %.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Crystal Fount
Will Install
On April l9
Edmund. Paquette, Act
ing Noble Grand, To
Become Chief Officer
Of Local Lodge.

Next Monday night. April 19
will mark another change of ad-
ministration in Crystal FOunt
Lodge. No. 10. l. o. o. F.. when the
ofticers-elect are installed for the
customary half-year term.
Edmund PaQuette. acting noble
grand. will become noble grand. an
Office he has filed for the past term
following the induction of William
V. Sipple, Jr.. noble grand. into the
L. S. Forces. Mr.. Paquette is one
of the younger men of this section
who was called for service in the
armed forces and physically dis
qualified. He is a resident of Mil
ford. and is associated with the
l.. d. Caulk Company, and is ac-
lively engaged in civilian defense
work. He has filled the Office of
noble grand with credit to himself
as well as the fraternity.
Morris Lafferty is another of the
younger generation who will be in
stalled in the office of vice grand
He expects to he called to the col
ors soon.
Henry w Wilkins. elected record
ing secretary, who recently resign
ed the financial secretaryship. is
well known Milford citi-
zen. who enters this office with
many years of excellent training
behind him. He is associated with
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Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
Commander Kessler
Passed Away Sunday
Retired Naval Officer Was 4 Com
munity Leader For Years

Commander Robert W. Kessler
L. S. ". retired. 90 years old. died
last Sunday. April IL, 1913, in the
Milford Memorial Hospital. Enlist
ing in the Navy when only l3 years
old. he saw service in two wars.
the Spanish-American and World
War | and watched the Navy grow
from a small fleet to its present
size. He retired in 1922 after 50
years of active service. commander
Kessler worked his way up from
the ranks while serving on some of
the nations most famous fighting
vessels.
Following his retirement. he came
to Milford where he took an active
part in civic affairs and was in de-
mand as an after dinner speaker.
He spent his summers at RehObOth
Beach where he was leading
member of the cottage colony.
Commander kessler is survived
by his wife. Mrs. Mary Smith kess-
Ter. and a daughter. Mrs. Robert +.
Baynum of Milford Funeral serv-
ices were held from the home on
South Walnut street Tuesday eve
ming at s O'Clock in charge of the
Rev. John Jackson Brown, Jr.. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church. A military funeral was held
at Arlington National Cemetery,
Washington. d. G.. on Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16

it was announced today by the
directors of the Milford Trust Com
pany, as trustees of the Hearn Edu-
cational Fund. established under
the will of the late Louder n.
Hearn for the assistance of the
boys and girls 'of this vicinity in
obtaining an education that the fol-
lowing named students have been
chosen for scholarship aid in the
fifth annual competition just clos
ed.
A special announcement was also
issued by the trustees. namely that
the Hearn Educational Fund has
built up substantial reserves and at
the end of the war the fund will be
in condition to help a larger num-
ber of young men who have served
their country.
Three students who received
scholarship last year were granted
aid for an additional year:
Ruthann Tease, who is now COM
pleting her pre-medical course at
the University of Delaware. will
enter the Medical School of Cornell
or Columbia University, and con-
tinue her studies to become a doc
tor.
Harold A. Wilson. who is COM
Milford chronicle., 1943-04-16
WAAC Recruiting
Corps Here May 8
VIII Set Up Recruiting Office Al
Bridge, Weather Permitting

On Saturday, May s, at eleven
o'clock Lieutenant Ida May Hayes,
Corporal Elvira Mcmillan and Cor
poral Anna Jean Horn. of the Della
ware recruiting office in Whining
ton. will arrive in town for the pur-
pose of recruiting local people for
the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.
They will be on duty in the lobby
of the Plaza Theatre, or on the
bridge if pleasant weather condi-
tions exist Any girl may receive
personal information without max
ing a commitment. The two corpor-
ais will be able to tell those who
are interested of the exact expert
ence of an auxiliary and of the nom
commissioned officers. Lieutenant
Hayes will give those interested the
viewpoint of an officer and the pres
ent and future work of the WOmen's
Army Auxiliary Corps. A number
of applications have gone in. hav-
ing been sent by the local recruit
ing officer. Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send. Inquiries are being made
most every day. May s will give
girls an opportunity to learn more
about the service from those who
actually have had their basic train
ing and already been placed for
definite work.
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