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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
Oil Executive
CritiCizes Industry

NEW YORK, Feb. 18. CUPO-
Criticizing the oil industry for it's
failure to act on the manpower-
conservation directive issued last
September Harry F.. Sinclair, pres
ident of Consolidated Oil corpora
ton, has called for prompt pooling
of the industry's facilities, the clos
ing down of all unnecessary service
stations and the elimination of
nom essential task truck hauling.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

posed by the Army, whose spokes-
men asserted that fathers already
are being deferred as long as pos.
sible under the present SelectiW
Service system.
The hard -and-fast language OF
the bill. Army Spokesmen said,
would greatly complicate procure
ment of manpower for the various
services and would force the Army
tc accept "undesirables' before In
Quoting men with dependents.
Chairman Andrew j. May, DEM
ocrat. Kentucky. of the commit
tee, said he believed the bill would
be brought up In the House next
week. II must now go before the
rules committee. which will find "a
place for 1t on the crowded legisia-
tive calendar.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
0PAAdds Year
To Residents Ages

The Office of Price Administra-
ton stepped out Of its usual role
Thursday and added an extra year
on the ages of many Imperial VAL
ley residents.
The OPA ruled, through the San
Diego office via the Ell Centre war
price and rationing board, that any
person who had been listed as IA
years of age at the time war ration
book No. was ISSUED will be con-
sidered Is when war ration book No.
2 becomes useful.
This was in answer to many in
quiries received here in regards to
the use of coffee stamps, Persons
under Is are not entitled to pur-
chase the amount for which ration
coupons are good.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

by Representative Paul
Stewart, Democrat. Oklahoma, that
would have ordered immediate
placement of striking war industry
workers in Class IA, regardless of
their dependency status.
Before approving the measure,
the committee adopted an amend
ment offered by Kilday designed to
protect all present industrial de-
ferments. Also included was a pro-
vision protecting present agricul-
tural deferments.
The bill as approved, however,
would affect War Manpower Chief
Paul V. McNuttS policy of making
employment in essential war occu-
pations the chief basis of future
deferment.
The Kilday bill was vigorously OPP
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

we're late to school in Imperial
Wednesday noon because tn y
wanted to help officers, irrigation
crews and friends of the little
girls parents search for the miss
ing child. Water had been drained
from the canal to expedite the
search. The boys walked along
the canal banks searching for the
body. They found it, Deputy Sher-
iff Frank Rancy said, in the silt
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

hIIUX ucCISIUII Wdo uIoClOoCu UJ
Chairman Carl Vinson, d., Ga, al
ter a closed meeting. Vinson said
that this closes our hearings on
the Winchell matter and as far as
we are concerned settles the whole
controversy"
Winchell, lieutenant commander
of the naval reserve, had been crit
icized recently by Rep. Clare Hoff-
man, r., Mich, and other members
of congress for comments in his
columns and broadcasts on public
figures who were known as isola-
tionistS before Pearl Harbor.
Knox and Rear Admiral Randall
Jacobs, chief of the naval bureau
of personnel, appeared before the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

house group today.
In recent broadcast. he depart
ed from his script to designate as
damned fools" the voters who re-
turned former iSolationist congress-
men to Washington at the Novem-
GER elections. The Blue network
which carries the Winchell broad
casts, notified him that his scripts
would be subject to editing b. net
work officials in the future. and
Winchell apologized for departing
from the script.
Earlier, Winchell commented in
his column that some "Saboteurs had
landed in congress-" instead of on
U. S. coasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

Rommel's armored forces SelzeoS
Feriana, Sbetitla and Kasserlne,
anchoring the United States de-
fpnse triangle, and the Americans
fell back into the hills to the west.
Their casualties were feared heaVy'
With considerable equipment lost.
Relief from the south was oniy
irrespective, however. The BRUSH
Eighth Army of veterans who know
how to play Rommefs own game
and beat him at it, were at tf,e
Mareth line and slashing saVagely
at the Nazi rear guard.
ANOTHER BRIGHT SPOT
Another bright spot in the Iu-
nisian picture was the assertion IN
Cairo of Gen. George Catroux.
who was in Algiers recently. that
T,l1isia will be completely cleared
Of the enemy within two months.
Action on both sides of the Tu-
uisian front overshadowed for the
moment the news from Russia. But
the Red army was slashing into
another Nazi communications net
work and building up grave threats
TO such "hedgehob" bases as Orel,
Bryansk and Poltava.
Stems increased that the battle OF
Tunisia had developed into a race
between Rommel and Gen. Sir Ber-
nard l.. Montgomery, whose armies
already had slugged it out for loO0
miles across Egypt and Libya.
MOVING FAST
Montgomery's Eighth Army was
moving fast, sweeping from Ben
C.ardane to Medenine-a distance
cf so miles by highway-in less
than 48 hours.
| The advanced positions OF the
Eighth Army now were at the out
skirts of the Mareth line, once a
formidable desert barrier across
Southern Tunisia. But now it is
believed to be no great obstacle, de-
spite Nazi efforts to rebuild and
re-cquip it.
The speed of the British advance
ipdicated that Montgomery already
is knocking at the door OF ROM
mel'S defense corridor.
From M d denine the desert
toughened perials had the
chance to develop two possible ma
neuvers, however we're declining
steadily because of the American
retreat in the Feriana- -KasSerine-
Sbeitla area, which greatly increas-
ell the distance the Britons must
cover before joining the Allies to
| the west.
Rommel's offensive against the
American forces still was going on,
but there were indications it may
be slowed down by the strong hill
positions now being taken up, ac-
cording to North American dis
patches.
However, it was apparent that
the Nazis had struck with a pow
erful force, apparently superior
armament and planes. and far more
seasoned troops than the American
outfits.
The general pattern of the Rus
sian front remained unchanged
With the Red army SlaShing into
big communications networks and
fast building UP new threats, par
ticularly against Poltava and Orel,
keystones of the Nazi defenSeS west
and north of Kharkov.
STILL RETREATING
There was no sign whatever that
the Germans were slowing their
retreat, but every indication they
were making fighting withdraw
al to the Dnieper line and possibly
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
MONTGOMERY RUSHES TO HELP AMERICANS
Bows Find Girls Body

Three Boy Scouts of Imperial
found the body of Judy Ann Nc
Even, 2, in the silt of the Dahlia
canal late Wednesday, approXi-
mately four and a half miles from
the point where she fell into the
water shortly after / 80 pm. Tues
day
Boyd Wilson, l3; Gerald Prov
cnce, l3, and Donald Larson, Is,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
Faulty Equipment
Blamed in Death
Of Kenneth Green
Testimony Reveals That
Trailers Pulled Behind
Truck Had No Brakes

Kenneth Wayne Green, 6,
died beneath the wheels of
a truck east of Ell Centre
Wednesday because Of "faul-
ty equipment on the truck, "
coroner's jury found after an
inquest Thursday.
Testimony revealed that the car
rot loaded VesSey trailers pulled by
the truck driven by Clifford AnScl
Patterson. 36, Ell Ccntro. had no
brakes connected with the truck
and the truck had no horn or siren,
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
said. Hughes said also that exami-
nation of the equipment verified
the testimony.
OVER SHOULDER
Patterson testified at the in
quest that he saw the boy was look
ing ever his left shoulder as he
ran i'm front of the truck. Patter-
son said he shouted at the boy but
apparently he did not hear him.
One juror, Harry Cross, said he
wished to criticize the truck driver
for not slowing up.
1t was understood that COM
plant charging Patterson with neg
ligent homicide was to be signed
late Thursda".
The boy. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Malcolm Marvin Green, was struck
and killed at $3.50 am. Wednesday
while waiting for a school bus be-
tween Ell Centre and Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

close to the bank in a narrow place
in the canal.
The little girl is believed to have
fallen from a narrow footbridge
While crossing the Dahlia canal be-
tween the home of her parents and
q relative on the other side of the
water
Funeral services for Judy Ann
were scheduled at the Lemons
Ch2pcl in FL Centre at 2 pm. Fri
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

Gay with the Rev. Dr. II. D. Hell
wig, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Ell Centre, officiating at
the rites. Burial will be at Ever
green cemetery.
Her survivors are her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph McEwen; a
brother, Jerry; her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McCann OF
E. Centre, and her grandfather,
Frank McEWcn of Hayward.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
W,incheII Put on
Inactive List

WASHINGTON Feb. 18. (UP)-Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox told the house naval affairs committee today
that Walter Wnchel, columnst and broadcaster, was
placed inactive status yesterday and g" have nten
ton to call him back to active duty
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
Nine. Chang Appeals to
ConQress for China Aid
Wife Of Chinese Leader Denounces
Prevailing Opinion That Defeat Of
Germany Is Of Greater importance

WASHINGTON, Feb 1S. (UP)-Madame Chang Kai-
shck today denounced the prevailing opinion" that the
defeat of Japan is less important than the defeat of Ger
many and urged congress to lead the in formulating
one corporate body of all nations after the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
Z. G. OPA Office
Will Be Moved
Council Agrees TO Pay Rent for New
Rationins Headquarters Building;
City Made Defendant in Injury Suit

Like the cuckoo which lays it's eggs in the doves nest
and soon has pushed the doves out on limb Ell Centre
price and raOnng board activities have in the city
hall much that the city council took steps Wednes
night other quarters for the ratOning board
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18

Mayor Robert Hatton and PreSi-.
dent Gordon Scriven of the cham
Der of commerce we're authorized to
complete negotiations for the ground
floor front room in the Rehkopf
building at Main and Sixth The
mayor explained that San Diego
district ratiOning authorities had
informed him that four more clerks
are to be added to the price and
rationing staff at Ell Centro. He
said Investigations roug h out
southern California had shown that
no federal funds are available for
office rental and that this devolveS
upon the community. InaSmuch as
rationing touches every citizen in
the community, Hatton said the rem
tai of quarters might properly be
a charge on the general fund How
ever, the chamber of commerce.
having limited its activities yolun-
tarily during the war emergency,
will undcrWrite the rent.
RESERVES COMMENT
The board reserved comment on
bill of $2925 presented by C. j..
Lyons Co for the collection of gar
bage and trash in Ell Centre, save
to saT that ordinarily such collec-
ton has cost from 5000 to $1,000 a
month.
Consideration of the garbage and
trash bill brought about discussion
of the war production boards refus-
al to authorize the purchase of a
truck on which to mount COM
pressor- loader for trash collection
Since then, the city has acquired
four used trucks, one of which. =
big International, was deemed suit
able to carry compressor-loade
1t was, therefore, decided to press
the request for this piece of equip
ment. Public Works Director G. w.
Heinecke was instructed to go to
Los Angeles Thursday to place the
matter before the proper authorities.
A claim for $4,000 damages was
Continued on Page 8, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
British Army,
Speeds Advance
On Africa Front
Nazi Armored Forces Capture Three
Towns in Tunisia to Drive yanks
Into Hills; Russ Advance Continues

LONDON Feb 18. (UP)-Marshal Erwin Rommel has
captured three central Tunsan towns from the Amerl-
cans driving within ID miles of Algeria but the Nazs
hnted today that his had its because OF
british threat from the south.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-18
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday 81, minimum
Thurs. "A; 5 am. Thurs. so, humid
ity SIS: noon Thurs. 10, humidity
10; pm. Wed. 78, humidity 16.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

Yesterdays Answer
a.. Ireland
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side -
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

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' ,.', '',,' 80 Inn ,'V'Vvo'Uoo A"ieii-
''h' were suffering from den
MyNu,t. not to be outdone. upped
ann AMI said that 45.OO0,U00
amer.cHns were lacking foods es-
Srn'iai Tor health and $4,000 900
Americans have impaired health
because hey do not eat the right
Hood.
"i course. did not believe these
n;atvwrNts at the time. based my
hsI'"i> ON observations in u dis
H""~afI clinic III hospital where
'H" ra'l"'',S are III the low income
s'oup, hrraus" IL WAS rare TO lind
NOR" IMAM on" or Nv" cases Of
consistency disease III 10000 pa
"''.'S year. even cases IN the
,SE.E S;a%"S. Furthermore, | I'M
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1000
Estimate of Deficiency Diseases
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food ra.inrInr !, : NOT at III MN ~"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14
Thoughts on the Recent
So-CuIIed Eutinq Binue

! selves. Instinct and taste and ap-
petite told them to 70 to a gro
gerry store and get y variety of
foods Jr to grow variety OF foods
on their farms.
Mr.. Wickard said, after reading
some criticisms of this kind from
Louis Bromfield, the farmer-au-
thor, that Mr.. Bromfield had not
made one constructive suggestion.
Well. Ill make o constructive sug-
gestion for Mr.. Wiclsard:
1t is one that was made by a
friend of mine as long ago as May,
1912: stop worrying about the
prices of food and get producing.
Get away from the Administra-
tons Canute-like imitation pho
bia. The farmer isn't going to
break his back to increase produc-
tion when you weigh him down
with price ceilings, take away his
labor and ladle out extra wages
and favors to industrial labor"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
J. C.:-Would one teaspoonful
of baking soda mixed in a cupful
of water and used on the eyes.
from 5 to 25 drops a day, be
harmful?
Answer: No. Baking soda
makes an alkaline solution which
should be soothing to the eyes.
f. B.:-What cause. an eli
larged heart and what are the
symptoms? Is there n cure or anv
precautions that must be taken,
Answer: An enlarged heart re-
suits from any extra work that
the heart has to do. 1t is a COM
pensation OH the part of nature
and as matter of fact, does no
harm. Because an enlarged heart
means that there has been some
extra work for the heart to do in
the past, the individual should
take some ordinary precautions
IN the way of not doing any extra.
or suddenly increased, activity.
6. Cor what value is Am
phojel for stomach ulcers; how
and when should it be taken?
Answer: Amphojel is a sooth-
ing mixture which quiets the pain
and helps healing. 1t should be
taken by mouth.
J. X. B.:-What are the follow
ing diseases: blood dyscrasia and
infectious mononucleosis? Are
they hereditary and can they be
transmitted from one person to
another?
Answer: Blood dyscrasia is a
general term for any blood dis
ease. Infectious mononucleosis is
q fever in which some rather
striking changes occur in the
blood. but it is probably not .
blood disease. 1t is not hereditary
and probably cannot be trans
nltted from one person to another.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

G. C.:-Of what value is AM
phojel for stomach ulcers; how
and when should it be taken?
Answer: Amphojel is a sooth-
ing mixture which quiets the pain
and helps healing. 1t should be
taken by mouth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

DIR. Clcndenirg will answer
questions OF general interest
-.sS. and then only through
ms column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14
Wife Preservers

TO Keep brown sugar from becoming
hard. see that the sugar is soft when YOU
bring II from the store Take il from the
package and store in a Mason Jar with a
ughi hitting lid Screw il tight In this
way the moisture will be kept In The
sugar and !, will keep noie adsanssiy
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14
by LOGAN CLENDENING. NJ. d.

EATING Binge Must End"
-cads a heading in my daily news
paper and refers to statements
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Rabbi Wise 10 Speak
Al Hadassah Dinner
Here on Sunday
Meeting to CIimox Drive
To Roise $4,000 for
Palestine Youth Aid

The future of more than 5000
children in Palestine and the fate
OF thousands of other innocent,
homeless children will cast specter
over dinner given by Hadassah,
the women's Zionist organization
of America, Sunday at the Mayf1ow-
er Hotel.
Rabbi Stephen Wise will be the
speaker The meeting will climax
drive by the Washington chapter
to raise $50, for Youth Aliyah to
care for approximately so children
for two years in the cooperative
colonies of Palestine.
1t takes approximately $48O to
maintain and educate boy or girl
in the cooperative colonies or train
ing schools of Palestine for two
years. After this time they become
self-supporting, which is part OF a
miracle in pioneering on what for
merly was barren desert lands.
Four hours Of work and four
hours Of study constitute the daily
work schedule for the young people
in the settlements. Already $500
have completed the two-year course
OF which IS per cent chose to stay
on the land. Close to TOO OF the
youths are now serving with the
United Nations forces.
In Washington close to $40 900
has already been contributed by in
diviouals and groups to care for
children in the Holy Land, Mrs.
Raphael Turover. local chairman of
Youth Aliyah. announced. A cam
paign for clothing and supplies for
them will be made in April under
the direction of Mrs Edward Ca
fritz. chairman of the Supplies Com
mittee..
Mrs. Isadore Breslau is president
OF the Washington chapter of Ha-
dassah. For the forthcoming din
ner Mrs. John Safer is general
chairman, with Mrs. Samuel Becker
in charge OF tickets.
Evening star., 1943-03-25

SAFE IN PALESTNE-A Jewish refugee child who among
he youth group from Germany settled In
Youth Ayah Of Zionist Organiza
oh OF america Is shown writing to her mother
10 write about for this child like building
new way of life for herself participating cooperative
agraran training what barren desert lands
Evening star., 1943-03-25


Airmen's Service Medal. Sergt
Evans, engineer and gunner on
Flying Fortress. is credited with
shooting down five Jap Zeros off,
cially and IL more unofficially.
He was a member of the group OF
Army airmen assigned to the Job
of giving air support to the marines
in their attack on Guadalcanal in
August. 1912 Previous to that he
participated in the air battles at
Midway Island Later he saw action
In the skies over New Guinea.
When interviewed yesterday.
Sergt. Evans expressed the view
that our combat airplanes are su-
perior to thosSe of the Japs, and
that with sufficient concentration
of our forces. we could defeat Japan
In another year,
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
n Evans of 1915 Clifton street N w T.,
Sergt. Evans was educated at Nc
Kinley High School and enlisted
In the Army Air Forces in Septem-
Der, l940 Before leaving for the
Pacific, he was stationed at Bangor.
Me for short time
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Three School Children
Hit by Automobiles

Three school-age children were
slightly injured yesterday when
struck by automobiles.
Seven year-old Ida Mae Cross.
SIT Sixth street NV, suffered
minor cuts and bruises. police said.
when she stepped in front of an
automobile near her home. She
went home from Sibley Hospital
after first-aid treatment. Arlie M.
Roberts. -. Of Baltimore was listed
by police as driver of the car.
James REYNOLDS. 9. of 1927 East
Capitol street suffered roadburns
and shock when hit by an automo-
bile As he stepped off loading plat
form at Seventh and F streets NV.
The car was operated by William
r. Cooper, 39, colored, 6O8 O street
NV, police said
Mildred Chambers. II. colored
1882 Eleventh street NV. received
possible fractures of both legs when
struck in front of her home by
an automobile operated by M. Yer
non Smith, 55, of 1923 Columbia
road NV, police reported. She
was treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Duchess Charlotte Meets
American She Decorated

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. March 25.--On July 4.
1919, youthful Maj. Edgar S. Had
ley was decorated in Luxembourg
by the newly ascended Grand Ouch
ess Charlotte.
They met again last night at a
reception for the head OF the Nazi-
overrun little European state-and
the Duchess remembered. On his
chest the Seattle attorney wore the
gold and green decoration. In 1919
he was in Luxembourg to settle
claims against the United States
Army.
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Giraud Appoints
Rapenne Governor
OF French Guiana
AIgiers Sources Soy
Choice Is Acceptable
To Fighting French
By the Associated Press.

BY he Assoc lated Press.
ALGIERS. March 25.-Gen Henri
Giraud, high commissioner for
French North Africa. has appointed
Jean Rapenne, an experienced
French colonial administrator, as
Governor of French Guiana. the
French colony in South America
which severed all ties with Vichy on
March Is and declared its adherence
to the Allied cause.
M. Rapenne. whose appointment
was announced officially last night
was understood here to be acceptable
10 the Fighting French of Gen
Charles De Gaulle.
This understanding did not
appear to coincide with the ap-
pointment last Saturday by the
Fighting French of Maurice
Bertaut as Governor of French
Guiana. NJ Bertaut was reported
en- route to French Guiana. The
colony had informed both Gen.
Giraud and Gen. de Gaulle OF the
severance of ties with Vichy.)
Gen. Giraud also announced the
appointment last night Of Maurice
Couve de Murville to succeed Gen.
Jean Marie Bergeret as secretary
general OF the French command in
North Africa. Gen. Bergeret. former
Vlchy air minister whose activity in
North Africa had been criticized bv
the Fighting French, resigned
March l6.
Couve de Murville. formerly in the
French Ministry of Finance, pre-
sumably will perform the duties re-
by Gen. Bergeret as
deputy in command of civilian
affairs in North Africa.
"A Reuters dispatch last night
said that number OF officials OF
the Vichy French Embassy in
Madrid and the French consuls
with their entire stats at Bar
celona, Bilbao, Valencia and
Malaga had resigned.
tThe Morocco radio reported
today that the Brazilian military
mission headed by Gen. Gomez,
now in North Africa, had arrived
at Algiers and was received yes
terday by Gen. Giraud.)
Evening star., 1943-03-25
Gen. Marshall Gets Turkey
From Army Hunting Crony
"A, The Associated Press

By he Associated Press
FORT BENNING, Ga March
25-Gen. George Marshall, Army
chief of staff, has a favorite hunt
ing companion in Master Sergt.
Thomas Tweed, now Fort Benning
game warden.
The general and Sergt Tweed
have hunted together since 1926
whenever possible and Gen. Mar
shall never fails to ask for Sergt.
Tweed when he visits Fort Benning.
AS Gen. Marshall prepared to
board a plane yesterday after visit
ing here with British Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden. Sergt Tweed
was on hand to present a wild turkey
he had accidentally shot on the
reservation.
While all dignitaries waited, Gen,
Marshall introduced Sergt. Tweed
to Mr.. Eden and told of his hunt
ing proves.