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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Army Puts Curb
On Overseas Mail

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-fUPo-
The large volume of mail and
packages sent to troops overseas
will make new Army postal restric-
tions necessary Secretary of War
Henry l.. Stimson announced to-
dar.
Effective January Is. no package
may be sent to soldier overseas
unless it contains an article re-
quested by the soldier, and the re-
quest yhss been approved by his
commander. The package will not
be accepted by the postoffice unless
the written request bearing the
commanders approval is presented,
Stimsop said. ..t.
The only exception will be in the
case of soldiers sent broad while
packages addressed to them were
in transit. Magazines and news
papers may be mailed only by the
publishers.
V-mail will continue to be vel
coined. Stimson continued, but ordi-
nary letters bearing air mail stamps
will be handled like regular mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Now II Will Be
Slow Instead of
Stop at Corners
City Council Rules
I'm Favor Of Changing
Wording of Signs

Fourteen boulevard stop
ei~ns on FL Centre streets
will soon he chanoed to read
"Slow" instead of "StOp.'
The city council decided
wednesday nigh TO ch"ngc the
wording of the sipns on man. cor
rcrs il crdcr to avoid no"d'"ss
etope and starts for automobiles
which cause them TO ueC more COS
cline end burn moe rubber than
1T ordinary SpcetS.
The action c7me after reading
of p psge-lono telegram from Paul
Blrksdale DOT. state Cs;ice Of
Price Administrat ton hcGd, urging
that Siens be removed in coopera-
ton with the rationing PROGRAM.
The council answered the lengthy
wire by a short letter stating that
such action had already been con-
temrl9ted but that signs would not
be removed if public safety were
to be endangered which he and
Police Chief Ronnic Voyles had
decided could be removed with
small loss of safety value.
The council voted TO leave the
signs at their proper places hut to
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BLOWS FROM AIR
Curvoceous Star
I'm Marital Mess

Crane, -year-old tobacco heir,
said in a statement issued stimuli
taneously with Miss Turner's &C
ton:
Il deeply regret the unhappiness
which this misunderstanding has
brought about. 1t is exceedingly
unfortunate that Miss Turner
should be the innocent sufferer
through a legal circumstance of
which she had no knowledge.
Naturally, I feel Miss Turner
should do everything legally neces-
Sary for the protection of the child
soon to be born as well as for her
own protection
Crane and Miss Turner, %, were
married in Las Vegas, New, last
Jul" IT. A month ago the blond
movie star announced that she was
expecting a child in June.
The actress only recently dis
covered, the suit said. that Crane
had not been granted his interlocu-
tory decree from his former wife,
Carol Kurtz, until January, 1912,
which would not become final until
a year later.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Manpower Board
Here Opposes Clio
Contract in Sheds

The Imperial valley War Man
power Committee Thursday morn
ing went OH record as opposing the
signing of a CIO contract being
presented to vegetable shippers here
The resolution adopted by the
VINO declared that the contract
being circulated by the United Can
merry, Agricultural, Packing and Al
lied Workers of America local No
l78 would include all employees of
companies except managerial and
fire help under closed shop con-
ditions.
Such conditions are clearly in
inicable to the best interest of the
farming industry" the resolution
read, since they are designed for
union control OF agricultural Ia
Dor"
Control of agricultural labor UNI
der closed shop and union rule will
affect detrimentally efforts of the
War Manpower Committee to Sc
cure sufficient labor to grow and
harvest our crops the group re-
solved.
1t was reported to the VINO that
four shippers in the north-end of
the valley and two in the FL Centre
area have already signed the con-
tract with the UCAPAWA.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Ceiling liked On
egg Prices Here

3. Kenneth Goodman, chief price
attorney for the San Diego-Impe-
rial county area of the Office of
Price Administration, Thursday an
nounccd a permitted two-and-one-
fourth-cent increase nj the retail
price ceiling for eggs.
He said the increase could not
raise the price of eggs above the
following absolute maximum set by
the OPA, however. Maximum
prices per dozen are: AA or Jumbo,
So cents loose and 60 cents in car
tons; A large. 81 cents looose and
80 cents in cartons; d large (Stand-
ards), so cents loose and 81 cents
in cartons; A medium, 81 cents
loose, and So cents in cartons; B
medium, 46 cents loose and AZ cents
in cartons: A small, IL cents loose
and AZ cents n cartons; B small,
80 cents loose and 40 cents in car
tons.
The former ceiling price was the
amount charged per dozen during
the period from September % to
October 2, 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Jap Bases Blasted
For Twelfth Day

GEN MacARTHUR'S n E A d :
QUARTERS. Australia, Jan. l.
tUPD-Allied planes in their 18th
straight day Of heavy attacks on
japanese bases in the New Guinea
area bombed the airdromes at Lac,
on the Huon gulf of the North New
Guinea coast, and Gasmata on New
Britain island, a communique an
nounced today.
North American BIS Mitchell
medium bombers and Douglas A-20
Havoc attack bombers made a noon
raid on the Lac airdrome, striking
at grounded planes and anti-air-
craft batteries. The Havocs made
six runs over the field, cannonading
and machine cunning planes and
troops.
A two motored enemy bomber,
caught aground, was set Attire. four
anti-aircraft gun positions were de-
Stroyed by direct bomb hits and
severe damage was done to air
drome installations.
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to drive toward RostOv CT to move
against the important town of Salsk
where the Stalingrad- Caucasus and
Salsk -Rostov railroads meet.
The Red army gained on four
fronts, using infantry, cavalry.
mechanized equipment, and ski
troops to seize German-held villag-
es. TWenty-three towns fell to the
Red army on the Caucasus and Don
fronts alono.
ANOTHER OFFENSIVE
Neutral sources in Stockholm re-
ported that the Germans were eX-
pecting another Russian offensive
on the Black Sea coast and a Ber-
lin radio report said fighting al
ready had broken out in the Tuapse
-Novorossisk area.
The Black Sea offensive would be
a combined land and sea operation
with the Russians employing their
Black Sea fleet. Radio Rome ad-
mitted that the German high COM
mand, in an attempt to avoid ser
ious losses, had ordered evacuation
of a number of advanced positions
in the Caucasus and also in the
Middle Don section.
TUNISIA SHAKEUP
Berlin admitted a change in COM
mand in Tunisia. Col. Gen. Walther
Nehring, who had been entrusted
with the defense of the Axis toehold
on the North African coast was
supplanted by Col Gen. Hans Helm
rich Won Arnim. There was no indi-
cation what Nehring's future duties
would be. Won Arniin was said to
have been wounded in Russia some
time ago, but there was a scarcity
of information in Allied sources
about his record. Presumably Mar
shall Erwin Rommel will be supreme
commander of Axis forces in North
Africa if and when he effects q
junction of his retrcating Afriia
korps and the Tunisian army.
The Allies appeared to be in
Creasing their all strength in Tuni-
STA. Five Axis planes were doWned
with the loss of only one Allied ship
after British units captured high
ground Is miles west of Matcur.
BRITISH WITHDRAW
A dispatch from Allied headquar-
ters said a strong German counter
attack forced the British to with
draw Wednesday from the high
ground they had captured and that
they were now back in the foot
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Tin Can Drive
Slows Down Here

Contributions to the tin can COL
lection in Ell Centre came in slowly
this week without the after-the-
holidays rise expected by heads of
the tin can collection committee.
MANY housewives neglected to
put their tin cans in separate con-
tainers in the alley behind their
houses. They must be kept from
other trash if they are to be SAL
vaged for the war effort A. l..
Herzog, Ell Centre chairman of the
tin can collection committee, said
Thursday. THE cans also must
be rinsed out or the chemical &C
ton of fermenting food makes the
tin useless"
City collection crews collect tin
can contributions twice each week,
Thursdays and Fridays.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

. Promising that the United Ma
tons are going to strike = and
strike hard" against the Axis in
Europe, Mr. Roosevelt described the
year 1913 as holding out the posi-
bility of tremendous advances to-
ward a peace which he emphasized
must encompass the humanitarian
detectives endorsed by the United
Nations.
Mr.. Roosevelt cited figures which
he said showed that American pro-
duction in 1912 gave cause for
genuine PRIDE and he criticized
those whose criticism of war pro-
duction was based on "gueSS-Work
and even on malicious Justification
of fact
Mr.. Roosevelt questioned bluntly
the wisdom of those who say this
is not the time to speak of a better
postwar America.
TASK AHEAD
Personally delivering his annual
state of the union message to a
Jcint session of the new congress
1T is who'll; possible that freedom
from Want-the right of employ
ment and the right of assurance
against life's hazards-Will loom very
large as a task of America during
the coming two years.
Mr.. Roosevelt devoted a large
portion of his message to review
ing the progress of the war in the
past year and forecasts of more
progress this year.
THE Nazis and the Fascists have
asked for it-and they are going tc
get it," he said.
Il cannot prophesy, I cannot tell
you when or where the United Ma
tions are going to strike next in
Europe. But we're going to strike
and strike hard.
BLOWS FROM AIR
Il cannot ten yud whether were
going to hit them in Norway, OF
through the Low Countries, OF II
France, or through Sardinia or Sici-
ly CT through the Balkans Oh
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

including judiciary and railroad
commissions.
Il wish to cast no reflections on
these people (Clson appointees)
but it is done for the purpose of
permitting me to have something
to say about the administration
I'm to be responsible for Warren
told newspapermen.
FAVORS LEGISLATION
Warren added that he favored
legislation to prevent any retiring
governor from making last-minute
appointments which "hamString"
the incoming executive.
if I don't do this, I will
be denied the opportunity to have
anything to say abou'. the state
BOARD CT education. state personnel
board and other commissions rep
resented for long period OF
time" Wqrrcn said.
1T may be that I will resubmit
some of the names for Senate con-
firmation) but if 1 do SO, it will
be my own decision
OLSON SET PRECEDENT
Warren pointed out that Olson
himself Withdrew some Of former
Governor Frank Merriam's final
appointments and there was prece-
dent for his action.
Among the major positions af-
fected we're Julian Alec and DR..
w. Earle Smith, state board OF prls-
en- directors; c. J. Haggerty. presi-
dent of the California Federation
of Labor, state personnel board:
Harry See, San Francisco board of
harbor commissioners, and four
members of the state board of edu-
cation, Curtis E. Warren, Clyde
Doyle, Eugene Broderick and A. j.
Sutherland.
Lesser jobs included: Cyrus w.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

driving still permitted would in
clude: driving to work when no
other convenient means of trans
portation is available; driving to
the nearest shops to make neces-
sary purchases; driving to church,
school and the doctor; driving on
essential business If there is no
other means of transportation
The new % per cent cut in fuel
oil rations for non-residential build
lngs, also effective today. was eX-
pected by OPA officials to add more
than 100000 gallons. or about
100000 barrels, daily to amounts
available for heating homes in the
east.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
He'll Know Later

QUINCY. MASS. Jan. 7-CUp'-
An unidentified man called rclicc
headquarters tod"Y and asked Lieut..
+. Mcintyre if he would be stopped
for driving his automobile after
the noon curfcW ON noneeeential
driving.
Mcintyre said he had received
nc orders on the matter and asked
whether the man was going on a
business or E;eaSure "Trip.
We'll" came the reply. Il don't
exactly know LIN going on my
HONEYMOON
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
FDR PROMISES new BLOWS AGAINST AXIS
Stimson Denies
Hiuh.Handedness

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7-UP)
Secretary OF War Henry l..
Simpson explained tOd3y that
the evacuation of white Ameri
can citizens from some west
coast areas was a safety meas
ure taken TO protest certain mil
itary installations.
In answer to a criticism of
"army high handcdness," he said
that the action was not n my
sense general evacuation or in
ternment."
However" he added, "when
there is particular spot or de-.
Tense inst llation with which we
can't take chances, we can move
everybody away.
81 understand that such is the
case in several instances on The
west coast"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

Is per cent, bringing rations for
such consumers down to about As
per cent of normal consumption.
The OPA expects to issue a de-
tailed definition of pleasure driv-
ing" and "non-esSential driving"
but, in general. after this noon it
will be illegal to use private auto
mobiles to travel to race tracks
athletic events, theatres, concerts,
movies or even 20 friends houses
for social visits.
Drivers caught using their cars
for such purposes are liable to hive
all their gasoline coupons confis-
Gated for the duration.
OPA officials said the type of
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
fasteners Take Last
Pleasure Drives of War

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7--UP)-'
Millions of easterners took their
last legal pleasure ride in automo-
bileS today and prepared for par
tial closing of some theatres, ,es-
taurants, department stores and
schools because of serious fuel
oil shortage in II eastern states
and the District of Columbia.
In two moves 20 meet the eastern
petroleum crisis, Price Administra-
tor Leon Henderson.
/. Outlawed after noon today
at least for the duration of the
shortage-all pleasure and non-es-
sential driving.
2. Slashed fuel oil rations for
non residential buildings further
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

mn and management, and added.
THAT such men should be hamp-
cred, interfered with and penalized
by jurisdictional dispute is just
plain criminal-no lesser word Will
suffice"
Three Kaiser West Coast Yards
have been affected by jurisdictions
al dispute between AFL and Clio
unions. and the NLRB has ordered
a hearing ON Clio complaints that
the Kaiser company favored ALL
unions which have closed shop con-
tracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

upon cOngfeSS-WnlCn ne termed
the sole agent competent to act
for a modification which will make
it an equitable and effective instru-
ment for the settlement, and not for
the engendering, of industrial con-
flict."
He declared the law fostered jur-
isdictional labor disputes that had
become THE most serious obstacle
in the way of war production.
Praising his thousands of en-
ployes as "a heroic army" entering
fully into the race to build arms
faster than the Axis" Kaiser said
he experienced no trouble between
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
GERMANS CONCEDE
TROOPS RETREATING

LONDON, Jan. 7. (UP)-The Ger
man Transocean news agency con-
coded in a broadcast todaT that axis
troops in the eastern Caucasus were
on the retreat. So far as is known
here, this is the first time the Ger
mans have admitted that they were
reterating from the Russian winter
offensive
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Strike Settled
But Issue Remains

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. L
CUP)-An eight-day stoppage OF
Go shipyard machinists ended at
the General Engineering and Dry
dock Company in Alameda today
when "a workers returned to their
Jobs. but the fundamental issues of
the dispute-week-en pay and mi
grafton of employees-remained un-
settled
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
L. A. UNDERGOES
DRIEST WINTER

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. tUP)-
The driest winter in 20 years was
proving a headache to ranchers and
farmers of Los Angeles county to-
day. Citrus growers and truck gard
ners have had to continue expensive
irrigating far beyond normal, M. j.
Wolfe, assistant county farm ad-
visor, said. Rainfall of 2.06 inches
to date lags far behind the normal
of COG.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 7. (UP)-
Lana Turner. curvesome screen
beauty, today filed suit for annul-
ment of her marriage to Stephen
Crane on grounds that his divorce
from a previous marriage was not
final at the time of their wedding.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

MdIlllc dlI oIdGlOll IltdI OctIcy, DIP
Feared before the council with the
request that a prophylactic station
be established in the city for service
men.
While there is no indication tina.
Venereal diseases are more wide
spread in Ell Centre than in other
cities Of comparable size, it is be-
cause the ever increasing number
Of service men of this area regard
the city as their home base that
the station should be established,
Levy said.
CENTRALIZED ACTIVITY
The council took advantage of
the request to propose centraliza- :,
ton of all military activities in Ell
Centre to a single building.
Councilmen voted to pay upkeep
expenses for suitable housing space
for a military police headquarters
and other uses. Charles Bratton
was designated to try to secure a
vacant building at the corner of
Seventh ard State to be used for
those purposes.
VERBAL EXCHANGE
Councilren were witnesses at a
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

Cole. San Diego pilot commission
err; Floyd Klinger, Barry G. Nc
Dermott, Earle E. Erwin, L. A.
Mills and S. Travvaille, Stockton
hospital trustees; j. P. jacobson,
Nofwalk state hospital; Philip So
Ion, Mitchell Tyson, San Francisco
Bay pilot commissioner; Lee o.
Toor, Jr., Sonoma state home; l..
G.. Taggart, Leon Happel. John
Despol, state council of defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

columnists will be on the program
in each CITY. These drills and tests
will be under the regulation of the
army.
Arrangements for the tests we're
being made Thursda" by William
vCunt of the state defense council
and George Pickett of the Califor-
mia attorney generals office. They
were contracting civilian defense
officials in the three cities as well
rs county defense officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Warren WithdroWs II Of
oIson's New Appointments

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7.-(UP)-
Governor Earl Warren today with
drew from TIC STATE Senate the
names of 81 lame duck" appoint
ments by Ex-Governor gilbert l..
Olson and said he would fill the
commission vacancies with FER
sons responsible TO him.
The appointments were awaiting
Senate confirmation but did not
represent all Olsons last choices,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

Fl CCIICTU FED. TO, HIIu CIt tHITu TIT
Cslexico Feb. II. These tests will
be held under the joint sponsor
ship of the California Council of
Defense and the Office of Civilian
Defense.
Major Leon II. Camy was expect
ed to be in the county when the
mobilization tests take place.
Incidents and training drills de-
clarcd to be of inestimable value
in event of invasion, bombing by
the enemy, or sabotage by fifth
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
D AMBL|Ne
~ EpORIER

We Hope
The war, the necessity for saw
ing things, coffee rationing, sugar
shortage, and many other wartime
subjects are familier to the house
hold of Mr. and Mrs. Al Seims-
glu5z in Ell Centre.
One of the most recent conversa-
tons had to do with the sugar
shortage. Not long after that, jim
my. g. was watching his mother
getting his breakfast cereal ready
for him. She spooned some cereal
into his dish, poured cream over
it, and added a teaspoonful of sug-
ar Jimmy's ewes opened wide when
he saw the sugar.
Say, Mama" he squeaked ex-
citedly, lis war over?'
More Hosiery
The ladies, bless their hearts,
have come forward with a wealth
o. suggestions for handling rayon
hosiery. Here are some of the Sug-
cestions shoWered on RR after the
Lament on Rayon Hose, which APP
peared in this cC.rtnn Wednesday:
(a)-Rayon hose must be washed
carefully every day in warm, not
hot. water
DIFF you use soap to wash
them, use a mild one.
(c)-Let them dry for 48 hours
after each washing SO they will go
back into shape.
(dD-Grin and bear them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
SoIons Urged to
Revise Labor Act

NEW YORK, Jan. 7. (UP)-The New York World
Telegram in copyrighted interview with Henry j. Kaiser
today quoted the West Coast shpbulder urging thor
ough-going congressional review of the Wagner act
Kaiser did recommend repeal of the act but called
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
resident Sees
Road to Victory
Ahead for 1913
Year Will Bring Advances Toward Firm
Peace for World, Roosevelt Declares in
Message TO Newly Convened Congress
- By LYLE c. WILSON -

WASHINGTON Jan. Z. (UP)-Presdent Roosevelt to-
day called congress to set aside political and economic
differences in order to concentrate achieving victory
and "a decent durable peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Bottle EnIivenS
Council Session
City Trustees Pass on Many Items in
3-Hour Session; Centralized Military
Activities Headquarters Proposed

El Conros city council parleyed for three hours We'd
nosday night during which time they pledged their
alton with the military authorities Of this area almost
spectators at free battle heard reports and conducted
other general business 1t Louis Levy the Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Defense Outfits
To Undergo Test

Imperial cOunys civilian defense setnp will be given
renewed life early next month when three test mobiza
tions will be held under the supervision of the United
States
The first will be held in Brawey Feb g. the second in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Russians in IS
Miles Of RoStov
In Power Drive
Reds Capture Strategic Town TO Gain
Sprinsboard for Two-Way Advance as
Germans Fear New Black Sea Attacks
BY UNITED PRESS =

The Red army drove to within rs miles of Rosov gate
way city the Caucasus offensive that moved down
from the north and engufed the town of Boshayaorovka
This victory put the Russian army under command OF
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

Still Firing
In spite of being in the Army
and stationed some distance away
from FL Centre, Pvt. Ted Reynolds
is still firing broadsidcs of sar-
cssm at friends in Ell Centre, es-
pecially the ElkS.
Just to make the things a little
tougher on the boys, Ted wrote re-
Gently:
Il hope yor boys are eating as
we'll as I am up here at Camp
Bealc. For lunch today we had
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WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday 60, minimum
Thurs. 40; 5 am. Thurs. 81, humid
ity 80; noon Thurs. Ga, humidity 20;
5 FIN. Wednesday "a, humidity %.
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