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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
Knox Announces
Two Ships Lost
Ar New Britain

WASHINGTON. Dec. %. CUP)-
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
announced today that the U. S.
navy lost a destroyer and a small
coastal transport in the landings
on Cape Gloucester, New Britain
island.
These losses, which increased to
l35 the total of American naval
vessels lost in this war, were sus-
tanned during the big japanese air
attack which followed the initial
landings.
Knox told his news conference
that the navy department has not
received any information on casual
ties in these sinkings. He did not
disclose the names of the craft.
The coastal transport, he said,
was a minor craft and v1s5 cnly
about 100 feet long.
ONLY u. S. LOSSES
These were the only American
losses in the attack on Cape Glou-
cester." Knox said after calling at
tention to usually extravagant"
japanese claims that they had
sunk two American heavy cruisers.
two large transports and heavily
damaged three other large trans
ports in the latest New Britain oper-
alton last weekend
Rear Admiral Harry w. Hill, who
commanded one of the naval task
forces in the Gilberts operation,
ufn OF
ference and said that if the Ameri-
can people had had an opportunity
to witness the battle for Tarawa,
started the day before Thanksgiv-
ing, they would have had a very
thankful Thanksgiving"
He said he meant that American
forces had succeeded in seizing a
powerfully defended and tremend-
ously important defense point in
three days.
BUILT TO STAY
THE Japs had built that place
to stay" Hill said. There is no
question about that. 1t was a key
point of the whole southwestern
Pacific defense corner and they
knew it was vulnerable. And they
had prepared for tremendous de-
fepse of it."
1.-The thing that impressed him.
Hill continued, was that his naval
force sat" in the area for four days
without being bothered by Japa-
nese naval or air forces.
THE army and navy and all the
forces in that area coordinated in
covering millions of square miles
OF ocean," Hill said. There were
three japanese air bases only about
300 miles away and yet they could
Mt hit US, SO thoroughly were they
smothered"
Knox observed that today was
the second anniversary of the Sea-
bees and that wherever they have
gone they've made { perfectly
marvellous record"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
War Writer Dies
In Plane Crash

ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, New Guinea, Dec. % up
Brydon Taves, United Press south
west Pacific manager and war COR
respondent, and Pendil Rayner, of
the Brisbane Telegraph. died yes
terday from injuries received Sum-
day in the crash of combat plane
on New Guineo. It was announced
today.
Two air corps enlisted men also
were killed in the crash which oc-
Cured as the plane took off on n
combat reconnaissance mission to
observe marine landings at Cape
Gloucester.
Ian Morrison, of the London
Times. and Hayden Lennard, of the
Australian Broadcasting Commits
sion, we're injured in the crash and
taken to hospitals. Their injuries
were not serious.
Taves, %, received a fractured
Skull dill StNtlt "lllNii IohNi
ed more than half his body. He
was conscious for about an hour
after the crash, but lapsed into a
coma and did not regain conscious
ness.
Taves was buried in a war ceme-
terry somewhere in New Guinea to-
day with Protestant Chaplain
James C. Crowson, of Los Angeles,
Calf, officiating.
Taves. the first American cor
respondent to reach Australia and
establish headquarters there after
the Japanese attack on Pearl har-
Dor had been United Press manager
for that country and New Zealand
since early in 1912 He organized
and supervised United Press cover
age in the war zone commanded by
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
Taves was a veteran of the Lon
don blitz in 1910 and helped handle
United Press coverage of the war
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
U. S. Army Takes
Over Railroads

terday / Mr.. Roosevelt for action.
Wage issues unsettled in the rail
and steel controversies now are
subject to further consideration
and possible adjustment under
terms of the seizure and War Labor
Board orders, but only within the
limits of the economic stabilization
(Little SteeD formula.
The roads were seized at 7 pm,
(EWTD, Monday by Secretary of
War Henry L. Stimson at Mr.
Roosevelt's direction. Stimson des-
ignated 1t. Gen. Brehon Somervell,
commanding general of army serv-
ice forces, TO take over the roads,
aided b. Major General C. P. Gross,
service forces chief of transport.
Both are West Pointers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
Eisenhower Picks
Invasion Aides

ham himself will be named sea
commander
Cunningham. as former COM
mander in chief of the British
Mediterranean fleet and sea COM
mander under Eisenhower in North
Africa, directed the landing of
forces in Morocco. Algeria, Sicily
and Italy. so far the largest am
phibious operations ever attempted
but due to be dwarfed by the in
vasion of western Europe.
With Eisenhower about to estab-
lish his headquarters in England,
Cunningham would be able to CO.
operate fully with him and still
maintain his office at the ad-
miralty.
Earlier reports have indicated
that 1t. Gen. Jacob L. Devers,
present commander of American
forces in the European theater, may
be given the command of all Ameri-
can ground troops for the invasion,
lust as Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery has been placed at the head
of British ground forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
Outlook Scores
AT Toasfmasfers

Bill Outlook was voted best speak
er of the evening at the Cactus
Gavel Toastmaster's club dinner
meeting Monday night at the Cali
fornia hotel.
Cliff Reed and Al Bevan tied Tor
the award of most improved speak
er, otners on the program being:
A. j. Skaller, Glenn Bowers, NAL
coln Macurda with Foster Nc
Clure as toastmaster.
Viggo Eer.sen was general critic
and Shields Charlton, Mark Hebel-
thWaite, F.. H. Mitchell, Frank Rood,
Carl Schooss as the critics, c. A.
Irving, president, conducting the
business meeting at which the
group voted to accept the invita-
ton of the Toastmistress club to
meet with that group Jan. 18. With
this meeting on the 18th, the club
will have no regular meeting on
the 18th. Jerry Bennett was guest
of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
Texas Caravans
Face OPA Count

known of such transactions for
some time and had been working to
catch those in charge of the opera
tions. Evans warned all gasoline
station operators to observe the
rules and regulations and reminded
them that the penalty for violation
of the orders is suspension of IL
censes or criminal prosecution.
Before the caravan with its load
of sailors was sent on its way to
Fort Worth. Evans said, he obtained
all the information necessary for
the handling of the case in Texas.
THE OPA also is interested in
the speed travelled by the caravan" !"
Evans said. THE drivers would
make fast time for while and
then slow up to see that all seven
sedans were in line and not stop
ped because of car trouble" He
said they made record speeds on
several occasions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28

LONDON. Dee. % tUPl-Further
appointments to Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower's second front command
were revealed today to be impend-
ing. but censorship prevented
speculation over specific nominees.
The naming Of Air Chief Marshal
Sir Arthur William Tedder. 53-yeaf
old Allied air commander in the
Mediterranean. to the post of deputy
supreme commander for the in
vasion of western Europe left vacant
only two top commands on Eisen-
hower's staff-the overall sea conf
mand and the command of the
American invasion forces.
While censorship forbade cor
respondents to cable the name OF
the most likely appointee TO the
sea command. they We're permitted
to write that Admiral Sir Andrew
Browne Cunningham. first sea lord.
probably would have the most im-
portant voice in arranging and
supervising the landing of the vast
second front armies.
This may indicate that Cunning
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28

Czechoslovakia's proposal is ex-
pected to be considered by the Unit
ed Nations War Crimes commission
at it's next meeting Jan. 4.
Members of the commission are
reported increasingly in favor of
patterning the war guilt trials after
those held by the Russians. in
Kharkov, where three Germans
were convicted and executed de-
spite their plea that they COM
mitted atrocities only upon orders
from their superiors.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28

Continued from Page Il
Ripy's address is 100 Seventh ave-
nue, Forth Worth. A sailor driving
the car said Ripy rented it to him
with sufficient gasoline to make the
round trip between Fort Worth
and Los Angeles.
These cars were all operated
without ration stickers on their
windshields," Evans declar
"Juanquenot told me that he used
&C" coupons exclusively which had
been obtained somewhere in Texas.
On two different occasions while
we were following the cars I saw
them stop at gasoline stations and
get gasoline on CO. coupons with
no &C" stickers on their wind
shields. We have the names and
addresses of the stations where
gasoline was obtained in this man
ner and these wait further action"
TRAIL THEM DOWN
He declared that the OPA has
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28

lCODtlnOeQ from rage Il
service forces and interrupt the
movement of troops overseas.
Someryell said army officers and
men with railroad experience were
being assembled at key points so
they could be used if necessary in
operation of the railroads. He said
it was the intention TO use them
as necessary to supplement railroad
men who chose to stay on the JOB.
Those who want &c work would n2t
be replaced.
Somervel said security arrange
ments were under the authority of
the nine service commands. He said
no move was being made to aug
ment the military police now as
signed to railway property. but
this would be done if necessary.
The railroads as of 7 pm. last
night became federal property to
which federal law applies. Somer-
veil said the Smith -Connally anti
strike act and conspiracy acts Spec
ifically would apply to strikers. He
said there were other laws that
could be applied, but did not enum-
crate them.
The three holdout rail unions, who
alone of 20 operating and non-oper-
ating brotherhoods refused Presi-
dent Roosevelt's offer of arbitra-
ton, were summoned to a meeting
at the war department with General
Someryell but the conference sub
sequently was postponed. There was
a possibility that it might be held
later today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
czechs Propose
Wor Penalties

LONDON, Dec. %. CUP) - The
first official proposal that Adolf
Hitler and other Nazi war criminals
be brought to trial as soon as the
war ends has been submitted to
the United Nations by the Czecho-
sloyak government-in-ex it was
learned today.
The official proposal followed
closely upon the disclosure that
detailed plan for the establishment
of an Allied war guilt court has
been drafted by Belgian Judge Mar
eel De Baer.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
WINTERHAVEN RATIONS
BOARD WILL MOVE

The Winterhaven ration board
will move into new quarters the
first of January. Since it's incep-
ton the board has met in the Of
fices of j. T. Worthington, but the
new location will be at the rear of
the Winteraaven postoffice build
ing. The citizens are asked for con-
tributions to furnish the new quar-
tiers. j. T. Worthington has re-
signed as chairman of the board
effective February l. Miss Evangel-
inc Thompson, now assistant, will
have charge. Other members of the
Winterhaven board are: Will Quick,
Stephen Flood, H. A. Morley, w. L.
Wallace, James Wagner and Arch
York.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
Marine Aviator
Falls into Sea

SANTA BARBARA, Calf. Dec
e tUP) - Second 1t. Kenneth
Cameron Wilson. marine flyer from
klamath Falls. Ore, was reported
missing and presumed dead today
~ officials OF the marine corps air
station.
wilson's torpedo bomber collided
in midair with another while on a
routine training flight Sunday 80
niIaes at sea over the Santa Barbara
channel The pilot of the other
plane parachuted to the ocean and
was picked up by fishermen.
Wilson lived al Klamath Fails
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
Mo-. Nelson Wins
Hiqher Rank

Major Carl w Nelson, command
ing officer and personnel officer of
the El Centro marine air station
headquarters squadron, was ad
vanced in rank from major to lieut.
enant colonel, officials announced
Tuesday.
He has been at the Ell Centro air
station since last June, coming
from Oakland where he was COM
manding officer of the Marine
detachment at the Oakland air.
port. Col. Nelson has been a flyer
for the last IA years and possesses
a wide knowledge of aeronautics.
In Portland, oregon, he was grad
uated from jefferson High school.
He was president of the class of
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
LANCER Pushes
willkie Quiz

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. up
Senator William LANCER, Repubn-
can. North Dakota, today said he
would insist upon a congressional
investigation Of the 1910 Republi-
can nomination of Wendell Willkie
regardless of whether it is proven
dr disproyen that Harry Hopkins
wrote a letter last summer pre-
dieting WILKES nomination as the
COP nominee for 1914.
LANCER is author of resolution
for investigation of the 1910 Repub-
lican convention. c. Nelson Sparks,
former mayor of Akron, O., in a
book entitled "One Man-Wendell
Willkie" charged that Willkie had
bought convention votes.
Sparks alleged in the book that
Hopkins, one of President Roose-
velt's closest associates, had written
a letter TO DR.. Umphrey Lee, presi-
dent of Southern Methodist univer-
sity, Dallas, Tex, indicating belief
that Willkie would be nominated
again next year. Sparks circulated
photoStatic copies of the alleged
letter last week.
Yesterday, Hopkins issued a de-
NAL of any connection with the
letter and described both the letter
and the signature as "forgeries."
Two FBI agents asked Sparks to
.oan" the letter to Attorney Gen.
eral Francis Biddle, but Sparks
refused, adding that he was willing
to bring the letter here and show
it to Biddle if requested to do so.
"A senate elections subcommittee,
headed by Senator Harley Kilgore,
Wemocrat. West Virginia, will open
an investigation after the congress
sional recess. LANCER, Willkie and
Sparks will be the first witnesses
called, and LANCER said he would
ask that Hopkins be added to the
list.
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. %. CUP)-
d.. Umphrey Lee, president of
Southern Methodist university, re-
iterated today that he had never
received letter from Harry Hop
kins and said he had mo COM
nent" to make on Hopkins charges
hat his Hopkins name had been
forged to the purported letter.
DR.. Lee repeated what he had
said when the matter of the letter
was first made public several weeks
ago:
Il don't know Mr.. Hopkins; lever
saw him III my life, and l don't
suppose he's ever even heard of
me"
II have never received a letter
of any kind from Mr.. Hopkins"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28

1890 at the University of Oregon at
Eugene. Oregon, where he received
a Bachelor of Science degree.
Following his graduation, Col.
Nelson was one of the three men
scheduled to attend naval flight
school at Pensacola, Florida, where
he received his wings and was COM
missioned second lieutenant in
1881.
The years following were spent
in various flying and administra-
tive capacities. =.ze
Col. Nelson is married and has
one child, Garth, who is 14-monthS-
old. The Nelson's live at 466 Len
Rey, El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
MacArthur's S Men
Close in on
Jungle AirfieId
Continued from Page u

lC0ntlnueQ lTOHl rage Il
famed out through the thick,
matted jungle from steadily-ex-
panding beachheads near Point
Silimati, five miles southeast of the
tip of Cape Gloucester, and on the
southwest coast of the cape.
The main force, which captured
target hill, 300 yards inland near
Silimati point, passed through the
enemy's bivouac area, smashed by
Allied bombs and deserted by the
Japanese, and ran into two REIN
forced pillboxes and snipers barring
the road to the airfields. A hurry
call was sent in for artillery sup
port and barrage cleared the
path.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
AUTHORITY LIMITED

The implication seemed TO be that
reform of labor practices might
not thus be brought about by use
of authority sought for other pur-
poses. But there was no official
statement on that.
The refusal of IA southeastern
carriers and seven railway unions
TO adopt FEPC recommendations
was certified by that agency yes
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
FACES VAGRANCY CHARGE

Mary Miller, %, who gave her
address as Balboa hotel, was ar
rested and charged with vagrancy
in a local hotel room at 100 am.
Tuesday at the request of the local
military police. She appeared in
police court Tuesday morning and
on a plea of not guilty was held
over for trial Dec. 80 at 4 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
ALL CARRIER SYSTEMS

The rail seizure applied to all OF
the nations carrier systems.
President Roosevelt said the seiz-
ure was temporary" Last time goy-
ernment operation continued for
26 months during and after World
War l.
Executive committees of the three
recalcitrant operating unions which
rejected Mr.. RooseVelts arbitration
offer meet here at 10 am, and are
expected to rescind their strike or
der. They represent about 100000
employees.
Present management of the roads
can continue under government
control. You will buy your tickets
as usual No troops moved into the
terminals or to rights of way when
the government took over. It was
a paper seizure effected with a pen
scratch. But troops could come
later to break strike.
Under the full powers of the seiz-
ure executive order, it probably
would now be possible for the gov
ernment to order southeastern car
riers to comply at once with direc-
tions of the fair employment prac-
tices committee TO cease certain
determinations against Negro en-
ployes. But inquiry here obtained
only the suggestive reply that I'VE
seized the roads to prevent a
strike"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
DIVORCES GRANTED

Two divorces were granted in I'M
perial county superior court Mon-
day. They were granted Joseph A.
Blanco from Priscilla S. Blanco, ex-
treme cruelty and habitual intem-
perance and to Shallie M. Mayes
from Lacy MayeS. L
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28
BICYCLE STOLEN

Lloyd Miller, 662 He'll ST., report
ed that his black and red bicyle
was stolen Monday evening from
in front of the Ell Centro library.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28

Taves' news stories of the Pacific
war have been appearing daily in
the Post Press under the New
Guinea heading.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-28

from that city.
La gaceta., 1943-02-27

ST senior
Compre Ia pintura B.
L. P. Solamente Sc VEN
de en- King-G Greco Hard
ware Co., ga. avenida y
Gale Is.
La gaceta., 1943-02-27
BERNARD SHAW CALIFTCA
DE ESTUPIDO ERROR Ell
ARRESTOA DE GANDHI

Londres, Feb. 27.-Mohan-
das K. Gandhi, ell lider hindu,
declare hoy en- Poona, India
que evidentemente la voluntad
de Dios es que el siga wien
do. La condici6n de Gandhi no
ha cambiado y Sc muestra a
legre.
Comentando aver ell inter
namiento de Gandhi en- ell pa
lacio de Aga Khan, en- la In
dia, ell famoso eScritor George
Bernard Shaw declare que es
uno de los mas estupidos erro-
res del actual gobierno. 'ESto
ha barrido nuestro case mo-
raj contra Hitler. Ell rey de-
birea ponerlo en- libertad co
mo I'm acto de gracia y darle
una satisfaction por la def
ciencia mental de su gabine-
te.' :
La gaceta., 1943-02-27
MATRfMoNIo AcuSADo
DE F~AISIFICAcIQN- Y
| coNTRABANDEAR CON
LA CARNE

Los detectives de la ciudad
arrestaron aver a los esposos
Harold y Maria Hunt, vecinos
de un hotel de la iona conner
cial, luego de que lie habfan
vendido a la botica y drogue-
ria de Walgreen, de la Gale
Franklin, jamones, carne de
buey Y carne de puerco con un
valor de $1.29.
Clyde Davis, administrator
de la botica, recibi6 la carne
y despues lie dijo a la pareja
que volviese a cobrar mas
tarde, por cuanto no tenfa a
mano TODD ell dinero. La carne
habia sido comprada de Ar
mour Co. a la orden de Ralph
Gateway, agente de compras
para ell club de oficiales de la
base de Avon Park. ....
Cuandoi la mujer regres6 a
buscar ell dinero, los detecti-
yes la detuvieron. Ella les lie
v6 al hotel dondo su marido la
aguardaba.
La pareja hizo aver una or
den de carne, en- la companfa
Armour, por $225 y 6l firm6
con ell nombre de Ralph Cat
taway.
En- ell coche de Hunt Sc en-
contr6 carne que fue devuelta
a esa compahia.
Ell case esta siendo minucio-
samente invetigado.
Marido y mujer residen en-
la Florida, procedentes de Ca
lifornia, desde ell mes de sep
tiembre.
La gaceta., 1943-02-27
DISTINGUf-
DOS EN- YBOR CITY

En- los ultimoS dias visitaron
a Ybor City y ell restaurant Co
lumbia estas distinguidas per-
s~onalidades: ell senador Pepper
de la Florida; ell ex-senator Pat
Whitaker; ell abogado general
Tom Watson; ell presidente de
la Junta de Carreteras del Els
tado, Mr.. johnson, y ell alcalde
Chancey en- companfa de los al
caldes de Fort Myers, Kissimee
Y otras poblaciones.
Tn banquete Sc verified en- e.
Columbia, anteayer, organi-
zado por ell comisionado Nuccio
y ell concejal D'Arpa en- honor
del senador Pepper. -
Asistieron unas go personals.
'por tratarse de un acto pri-
vado.
La gaceta., 1943-02-27
WATSON DICE QUE LEE LIE
USURPA SUS PODERES

Tallahassee, Feb. PEI a
bogado general Watson lie pidit
aver a la corte del circuito de-
condado de Leon restrinja al
Intervention Lee por estar uti-
lizando abogados especiales pa
ra cobrar las cotnribuciones in
tangibles que Sc adeudan az Es
tado. Ataca Ell Abogado Gene
raj, en- su escrito de queja, un
contrato entire Lee y la firma
de Casey. Walton Y Spain, de
Miami. FL gobernader Holland
tambien aparece fernando e.
documento.
No discute Watson los mott
vos o razones de Lee para ha
Ger ell ~contrato.
La gaceta., 1943-02-27

far ell concuistndor de mundos a que
Hitler aspira llegar a ser. Y decia
asf:
eel conquistador de mundos de
nuestros tiempos tendra que educar
a su pueblo a pr~acticar, fra y deli
beradamente, toda clase de pira-
terias. No tendra que castigar la
~extorsi6n, sine mas bien estimu-
larla, Aun mas, la verguenza que
naturalmente sienten los seres civil
lizados despues de haber cometido
tales actos, debera e eliminada y
Sc clasificara como honorable pro-
p6sito toda usurpaci6n de 10 ajeno.
Todas estas practicas tendran que
ser considerable como grandes ha-
zanas, m~erecedoras de altos honorcs
" dignidades."
La gaceta., 1943-02-27
ATRAPADos PoR I'M HUN
.-nNITNTO. DE TERRA
MURIFRoN DOS NINOS

iPoco antes de las ocho de la
noohe de aver Ia terra de un
hoyo que unos ninos haf5ian a.
biarto en- Ia Gale de Seward, en-
Sulphur Springs, hubo de hun
dirse y precieron Jimmy Euge-
ne Moates, de 8 amos, hijo de
los esposos H. w. Moates, del
8515 de la calle IL, y Lawrence
Lane, de 10, hijo de los esposos
Vernon Lane, del 1902 de la ca
lie donde ocurriera la desgra.
Cia.
Hubert Moates, hermano de
Jimmy, de IA amos, logr6 esca-
par, pero tue que reclbir asis-
tencia medica.
Bertram Thompson, de IL a.
nos, Sc hallaba fuera del hoyo
cuando dl terrible accidente Sc
produjo.
Habfa ayudado Bertram a ha
Ger la exca aci6n; pero no en-
tr6 en- eMa, aver, porque sus pa
dres Sc 10 habian prohibido.
Cuando vic que sus amigui-
tos Sc hundian, corri6 y avis6 a
los vecinos y la policia.