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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Senate Confirms
Naval Promotions

WASHINGTON. Sept. 90 up
The senate late yesterday con-
firmed the nomination of Capt.
Thomas L. Catch, USN, 10 be rear
admiral
Catch was commander of the
navy's newest battleships - never
identified except as "Battleship
Kin the battle of Santa Cruz on
Oct. 26. 1912. The ships anti
aircraft guns shot down 80 Japa-
nese planes.
Other naval nominations con.
firmed call temporary
Can't. Roscoe L. Shuirmann to be
rear admiral.
CommodoreS: Capt. Edward u
Moran; Capt Henry S. Kendall;
Can't. Giles E. Short; Capt. Leslie
f. Genres; Capt. Thomas S. Combs
Capt. Edward J. Foy; Capt. Fred
erick G.. Renicke; Capt. William A.
sullivan and Capt. Andrew L.
Carter.
In the marines: (both temporary
BRIG. Gen. william H. Rupertus
to be maior general.
Col Lemucl C. Shepherd, TO be
brigadier general.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Peter Arrives in
Cairo for Attack

LONDON, Sept. 29 up King
Feter of Jugoslavia arrived in Egypt
from Britain today to help prepare
for the eventual Allied offensive to
liberate his homeland.
Peters war minister. Gen. Ora ia
Mikailovitch, commands a we'll
organized army in the mountains
of Jugoslavia which is reported
awaiting only the Allied signal to
open an offensive in conjunction
with landing operations.
A rival patriot army of partisans
under Gen. Josip Tito Brozovich
was reported by London sources to
be locked in fierce fighting with
German troops around the Dalma-
tian port of Split, which Berlin yes
terday claimed had been captured
by Nazi forces.
A communique issued by the
Jugoslav army of liberation said the
fighting was severe at SIM, IS
miles east of Split, and Drnis, 25
miles north of the port.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Fiqhter-B0mbers
Now Operate from
Bases within Italy
IHTER-

AMERICAN FIGHTER-B BOMBER
BASE IN ITALY, Sept. 29 UUP-
The United States army air force
has gone into action from this
italian base. sending its raiders out
on daily forays against German
targets within 30 miles of Rome. 1t
can be revealed today.
Despite the muggy weather of
the last few days. fighters and
fighter bombers of the United
States tactical air force have been
rising from makeshift fields to
challenge the Nazis i'm the skies
over the Rome area, and rake their
units and facilities aground
One squadron OF the hottest"
planes in the USAA.F.-The swift
and deadly A36 Invader assault
planes-have gc-sc out each day 10
take a crack at the German air
dromes lust south of Rome.
BOMB FIELDS
The Invaders bomb and gun the
German fields, and attack railroads
and conveys of enemy armor and
supplies moving southwark. ap-
parenUy to defensive point
slightly north of Naples.
when we get onto those good
fields at Foggia, there will be no
stopping u.s." said Captain Arthur
Hilmo of Everett. Wash. who
piloted a Warhawk in Tunisia last
winter when the going was tough
"The Invader is the most de
structive weapon in the air force.
Certainly 1t is the best fighter
bomber we have ever produced,
considering that we can fly along
at an altitude of say 10000 or 12,-
900 feet and then a few seconds
later hit the target right on the
button and scoot away from 1,500
feet while pumping al kinds of
lead into the ground troops who
are trying TO shoot us down.
We pilots nicknamed this plane
the Invader. and mister, that's
what she really is"
The fighter and fighter-bomber
pilots report that they seldom
meet opposition. They believe the
Germans either don't have the
planes TO spare or are holding them
back until the start of the battle
Of Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
German Control Of
Italy Made Tighter

LONDON, Sept. o.-UP)-Mad-
rid dispatches reported today that
the Germans were tightening their
control over all phases of Italian
life and hastily erecting fortifica-
tions along the shores of the Iigur-
ian sea to forestall an Allied in
vasion of northern Italy
Anti-aircraft batteries and heavy
coastal guns were being rushed to
the western beaches of the top of
the Italian boot along 2OO-mile
arc from Leghorn through the
Spezia naval base and the big port
of Genoa to the French border, the
dispatches said.
Leghorn is only go miles from
Corsica where French invasion
forces are mopping up the last rem
nants of the Nazi garrison.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Lower Grade Gas
For West Coast

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.-UP)
Lower grade gasoline for civilians
or smaller gas rations were pre-
dicted for west coast drivers today
by Standish l.. Mitchell, southern
California automobile club presi-
dent.
Demands of the armed forces
and lend-iease for military grade
gasoline and high-gravity fuel oil
are increasing with consumption of
these grades already exceeding pro-
duction," he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
FDR Fails to Confirm, DENY
Rumor of Morshdll Chunoe

WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-(UP)
President Roosevelt today for the
time being left further reports re-
garding the future of General
George G. Marshall to the 10 per
cent of government personnel whom
he believes talk too much.
He did not confirm or deny at
yesterdays news conference reports
that the chief of staff would have
a new command. But he said no.
thing to foreclose such a develop
ment which, if it comes, will be re-
vealed at time determined to be
appropriate in its relation to war
strategy.
The President said he would not
be stampeded by press reports into
making announcements abou
transfers of General Officers. But
he conceded that information some
times gains premature currency be-
cause about 10 per cent of govern
ment personnel constitute news
leaks.
FIRST REPORT
First report that Marshall would
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29

be transferred to London to COM
mand the European theater appear
ed here on September 6. 1t has
been current since, accompanied by
implications that pressure of some
kind was being exerted to oust him.
The chief of staff. himself, is on
record now with an indirect plea
TO the congress and the press for
fairness in dealing with reports
that the personal ambitions of
other officers or pressure from
British or other sources have any
bearing on his own future. Marshall
denounced suggestions of dlsunity
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Hitler Reaffirms
Belief in Victory

LONDON. Sept. 20 CUPl-Adolf
Hitler marked the third anniversary
Of the Axis pact last Monday with
messages to Benito Mussolini and
Emperor Hirohito Of Japan reaf-
firming his belief in Axis victory
however great the resistance may
be-" Berlin broadcasts said today.
He expressed his most ardent
wishes for the happiness" of Italy
under its "regained honorable free
dom"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Raj Planes Raid
Nazi Greek Fields

CAIRO, Sept % up British
bombers attacked German air
dromes in Greece and the Aegean
islands Monday right, and yester-
day raided shipping in the Aegean,
a Royal Air Force communique re-
vealed today.
German bombers and fighters at
tackled the island of Cos (Kos) in
the Dodecanese, which the Allies
recently occupied. Spitfire fighters
rose to the defense and forced
some of the bombers to jettison
heir loads,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Medium Bombers
Blast Jap Tanker

CHUNGKING, Sept. 29.-UP)-I
Mitchell medium bombers of the
14th United States air forces at
tackled a 200-foot Japanese tanker
in the gulf of Tonkin off Indo-
China. communique reported to-
day.
The American airmen scored
three near misses before a bomb
burst against the tanker. The
crew was seen abandoning the sink
ing ship.
One plane was missing from the
long range raid.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
War May Lost TIL
q. Says Churchill

LONDON, Sept 29.-UP)-Prime
Minister Churchill said in a speech
yesterday that huge Allied armies
and more powerful air forces will be
hurled against the enemy in the
next 10 months, but warned that
the war may continue into Septem-
ber l945
He spoke at Royal Albert hall at
closed meeting of 6,0o0 women
delegates representing several mil
lion British women engaged in the
war effort. The text of the speech
was not released until early today.
Apparently referring to the promis-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
Nazi Labor Chief
In France Killed

LONDON. Sept. 29.-CUP)-Julius
Ritter. chief of the German man
mower commission in France, was
shot to death by "terrorists IN
Paris yesterday, a German oIoau. '',,
cast reported by the London Dahy
Telegraph said today.
Polish circles IN London also re-
norted that a quisling police IN
spector named Padaba had peen a' as-
sassinated by the Polish unoer-
ground in Wilma, and that the Ger
man occupation authorities hao
executed 10 hostages in reprisal.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
STEAMERS SUNK

NEW DELHI. Sept. 20 tUP)-At
least $50 river craft. including two
steamers, were sunk or damaged
Yesterday by Royal Air Force
Beaufighters on offensive patrol
along the Chindwin and Irrawaddy
rivers in Occupied Burma, a com
munioue announced today. Railway
and oil storage facilities also were
Ittacked
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29

alton, Plaintiff
VS..
MARY LAND, CHESTER lRV-
ING. RUTH IRVING, CHARLIE
RJRKHAUSER, JOHN DOE, JANE
DOE. and BLACK AND WHILE
COMPANY, a Corporation, DEFEND
ants. .,ou
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale and decree OF foreclosure
issued out of the Superior Court
of the State of California III ana
for the County of Imperial, on ire
18th day of September, 1943, III the
above-entitled action, ~Jhereln the
above-named plaintiff obtained
Judgment and decree OF foreclosure
against the said defendant on the
thirteenth day of September. l943,
which said Judgment and decree
was. on the 14th day of September,
1o43. recorded in Judgment book
q of said Court, at page 28b.
to which judgment and decree REL
erence is hereby made for the terms.
conditions. and manner of sale, and
the amounts due, l am commanded
to sell all that certain lot, piece or
oarcel of land situate, lying, and
being in the City of Ell Centre,
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia. and that certain personal
property, which Real and Personal
property are more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Lots Eight 49, and Nine 90 in
Block Five 81, of Ell Centre Addi-
tion No. 3, as per Amended Map
of Blocks /, 5, and 7, No. 86,
filed in the office of the County
Recorder of Imperial County.
California.
Personal PROPERTY-l4 bed
springs, ID mattresses, Ia day
beds and mattresses; Ia beds,
Id linoleum rugs, Ia spark gas
cookers; ID Rockers. So dining
chairs; Ia combination Tables
and ID Electrolux Refrigerators,
all located in houses situated
on Lots 3 and 9, In Block OF
FL Centre Addition No. 3, as per
amended Map of Blocks /, >,
and 7. No 86, filed in the
office of the County Recorder
of Imperial County, together
with all additions thereto and
all requirements.
And public notice is hereby given
that on wednesday. the goth day
Of October, 1943, at 300 o'clock pm.
of that day, at 325 Commercial
Street In the City OF FL Centre,
California, County of Imperial, be-
ing on the real property above de-
scribed, State of California, / will,
in obedience to said order of sale
and decree of foreclosure, sell the
above described property, or 80
much thereof as may be necessary
to raise sufficient money TO satisfy
said judgment, with interest and
costs, TO the highest and best bid
der, for lawful money Of the United
States.
Dated September "a. 1943.
w. w McEUEN,
Commissioner appointed by
said Court.
LUCE, FORWARD, LEE
& KUNZEL, Attorneys
for Plaintiff.
CNo, 81 (s29; o6-lS)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
2O8,296 DISCHARGED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 OUP)-
The war department has announc-
ed that 208,296 men were dis
charged from the army for physical
disabilities from Dec. z, l04l,
through July 81, l943,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29

su opening OF lrOnJ Ill WESTERN
Europe. Churchill said:
I'm he Forthcoming year. you
will see larger armies fighting and
you will see more powerful air
forces striking at the heart of the
enemy country"
BEyIN SPEAKS
Labor Minister Ernest Bevin, in
a companion speech also made a
cautious reference to the coming
offensives, asserting that the wars
"most intense period" is being
reached.
1T will be touch and go this
winter and early spring." he said.
we cannot reveal to you all that
lies in store during that period, but
1t does represent possibly the
greatest task Britain has ever had
to face
Though Churchill did not elab-
crate ON the Allied plans, he said
they must be supported by continu-
ed total effort on the home front.
I'VE are fully extended now and
what we have to do is to hold it,"
Churchill said. What we have to
do is to maintain this effort
through the fifth year of the war,
or the sixth year of the war, If
need be, for we will never stop un-
til we have achieved our purpose.
Churchills speculation that the
war might continue through sixth
year-through Sept. 3, l945 was
believed to include the campaign in
the far east as well as that in
Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29

Jet black liquid osphoIt cement
with asbestos fibre expands
and contracts with temperature
changes. M76OS, M7ol5
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY Of
IMPERIAL.
No, 20654
NOTICE OF SALE BY
COMMISSIONER ON

FONENIOttHtH
JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corpor-
alton, Plaintiff
y-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-29

Here's where q small
investment will poy
you Big Dividends, os
it will sove you mony
times its cost in eos
alone plus renewed
motor pep and smooth
ness. Anybody con in
stall it in O few min
utes. a, l63ol -oS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-IR-Slight-
ly larger receipts of hogs today
brought prices down 10 cents on
all weights and classes. The top
of S15.35 was paid for 1870 to $50
pound weights. Grass fed stock
comprised most of the cattle run
and sold fully Is cents lower.
Spring lambs were weak and
mostly Is cents lower.
Hog receipts totaled $4,000, with
outside packers taking 1000 on
direct billing. Shippers took $500
here. The market was moderately
active at the lower prices. The
average price paid still held above
$500 however, and the demand
was strongest for heavier weights.
With some bids dropping as
much as so cents. sellers took a
large supply of the grassy stock
off the market. A few loads good
and choice steers sold at the top
of $1,000. Receipts were 1900 with
another 1900 shipped direct.
No strictly good and choice
Western lambs were here and the
ms, ium to good kind sold at
$3.50. Good to choice natives sold
at S1325 to S14.00.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
Selected Stocks Regain PoiM

NEW YORK, Sept. 24-o
lected stocks got back ON '1Se
feet in today's market sj,oo cnst
stunblers still were plentif tpGosa
Continued optimistic war ~.
was was a mild stimulant. Mapv u e,'y
neutral neutral territory pending ny-Sp nj, il
Il foreign deveIooromaSo' moe
Some bidding was attribL,taesA
the belief the list was in a stsa. 10
er technical position as a re sroas,
the three-session decline result OF
The Associated Press eo.,.,,
average was unchanged at s 81 ge
market o1s <. again lacked breadth ne n,
were up, 1872 down and 49, ~, ~
changed. Transfers Of a., a IN,
81 shares compared with S Ss5 40 10
Thursday. O''''5O
foz Among fayoritss, Allegheny u,,.
ferreds and Engineers pn PIv,
Service common edged into u0lc
nigh ground for l943. Senior a. nsN
in front also were those Of '1 FTa.
trio Power & Light and 11 r.ss,
corp. Modest Improvement WV.
retained by U. S. Stee] B0+ ""
hem, General Motors. Santa D ~
N. Y. Central, Southern Pscifs
Goodrich, International Hawes+.yY
American Telephone. dupn".
Eastman Kodak, westinghouse y
S. Lines and General EIect,; ~
R-K-O was up 3-8 on plessr,
earnings compilation.
Montgomery Ward and Scar.
Roebuck dropped another ooint
so each in reflection of tbp IA,
mer's disappointing first 5.r
profits showing. Others OIL tbe MI
side were Chrysler, Anlerics,
Can, U, S, Rubber, American Ar'
lines, Allied Chemical, Dow Chem.
ical, Anaconda, Kennecott and
Standard Oil NJ).
A special 14,000-share block NJ,
fering of Dome Mines at a "a
was quickly oversubscribed,
Reorganization rail bonds be,i
their own. At Chicago wheat va,
up 1-8 to ga of cent busdeI
and hogs off 10 cents. Cotton va,
down Is cents to up IS cents ,
bale.
In the curb the new common Of
Puget Sound Power & Light va,
up IL on heavy volume in the
wake of an initial dividend on The
issue. Other advances were Elec.
trio Bond & Share, Creole Pc.
troleum, Aluminium Ltd and
Aluminium of America. Turnoye,
here was 172,775 shares versus
PIG, 700 Yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
SAlERN0 HAS HIT
GERMANS MORALE
Continued From Page One)
they added.

they added.
The battle of Salerno had an i'm
mediate and obvious reaction in
German war production, with
many factories dropping off sharp
~ in the last week, one traveller
said.
The travellers said that a story
now current in Berlin is that the
official account of Mussolini's spec
tacular rescue by parachute troops
was pure propaganda, and that he
actually was released through
briber".
His Italian guards in the Abruz-
Ii mountains were guaranteed
their personal security by Nazi
go-betweens, according to the
story.
Rising morale in occupied
France also is giving Nazi party
and army leaders much trouble,
frontier reports said. Desperate
measures were reported being
taken to halt sabotage and exc
cutions have increased.
They told of a Paris announce
ment Of the execution of 10 French
men recently for acts of terror, .
and said that German forces
guarding the Riviera road and
rail bottlenecks into Italy had al
ready shot an estimated 30 per-
sons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
BAILEY PLANNING
new DRAFT BILL
CONTINUED From Page One)

closed the abandonment OF efforts
in the House to forbid the draft
ing of fathers. He came out IN
stead for a plan to cushion the
impact on family life by driving
what he called IAN army OF fed
eral employees into the service.
May disclosed that draft director
Lewis B. Hershey would be call
ed next week to explain why non
fathers of draft age 1880 are still
on the government payroll when
their departments have not re-
uuested their deferment. A SUBJ
committee has reported there are
some 100000 such men.
Bailey said he does not know
how many draft-age non-fathers
have been deferred on the request
of superiors. but that he hopes to
drive most of that group into
the service, too"
my proposition is to make the
Jobs of those non-fathers avail
able to fathers he said.
Chairman Costello D-Calif) OF
reported the 100000 figure said
that with allowance for physical
defects and the like "at least half
of them, it seems. could be put in
to uniform, and that would mean
$50, 900 pre-War fathers would not
have to be drafted now.
Wheeler asserted in speech
prepared for radio delivery CNBC)
tonight that the Selective Service
in it's search for men coulc turn
| to chat multitude of government
employees who. like swarms OF To-
Gusts. infest Washington and every
CITY in the land where govern
ment bureaus have been establish
ed"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
Continued From Page One)

ing into Naples, second largest
Italian port of $4,000. German
demolitions have wrecked the wa
terfront and blocked the docks with
the hulks of at least 80 Italian
ships. Industrial and rail centers
also have been put to the torch.
Clark's men encountered heavy
artillery and mortar fire and ex-
tensive minefields in their forward
drive. They struck at dawn 10
open a new phase in the battle
for Italy after firmly CONSOLIDATE
ing their hard-won hold on the Sa-
lerno sector, 20 to 40 miles below
their current objective.
A military spokesman said:
The enemy obviously intends to
hold on as long as possible. Pro-
gress is slow north of Salerno, but
the fighting is bitter and severe.
The enemy has reconstructed his
whole line and put strength where
it is needed. The Eighth Army
has been able to advance 80 miles
northward because of Gen. Clark S
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
MINISTER HEADS
EXCHANGE GROUP
The Rev. c. D. Barclift
Named President OF
Civic Club

Members of the Exchange club,
voting at their luncheon meeting
Friday, unanimously elected the
Rev. C. D. Barclift, pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Methodist church,
president of the club for 1884.
The new president has been a
member of the club for several
years.
Other officers elected during the
meeting were Sam Berger, first
vicepresident; Tyson Pope, second
vice-president; and members of the
board of control: R. A. Dunlea, re-
firing president, w. D. Jones, E. T.
Jones, J. L. Allegood, C. S. Lowrl-
more, ]. Arthur Brown and all
the newly-elected officers.
Jack Trogdon, secretary, and
Leo Sykes, treasurer, will continu
in their respective office until
January 1, 1914. After that time,
due to consolidation and changes,
this office will consolidated and
operated by paid member OF the
club.
President Dunlea, who conducted
the meeting, announced that the
board of control had approved
plan whereby the president and
secretary will represent the club
at the joint monthly meeting OF
civic clubs proposed by the Great
err Wilmington chamber OF COM
merce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
u. S. Fifth Army Lunging
Toward Nazi-Held Naples
operations. "

operations.
Reinforcements and supple.
were being landed constantly or
the Salerno beaches to increase
the power of Clark's smash. Gen
Eisenhower communique g v e
few details of the offensive, stat
ing merely that "the Fifth Army
is exerting increased pressure.
The Germans were ensconced in
strong mountain positions, but be-
yond this final range lay the plat
plains of Naples on which tanks
and self-propelled artillery could
maneuver easily.
The conquest of Corsica, t h e
French island just 100 miles south
of France itself, was near its end.
Besides Bonifacio and Porto Vec-
chic, the hardy Corsican patriots,
French and U. S. troops seized
Murato and Santo Stefano. The es-
cape port of Bastia, to which the
survivors of the estimated 10000
man German force were in flight,
was rendered virtually useless by
air attacks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-25
BOND DRIVE GETS
SPUR FOR SALES
CONTINUED From Page One)

The campaign leaders rather as
sumed a grimmer air, and at a
meeting with a group Of local bust
ness men Friday morning made
plans to put the steam behind the
drive in it's last week in attempt
to overcome the poor results so
far.
With the investment by the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company ex-
pected to act as stimulus to
other industrialists, officials de-
clared lit will take the coopera-
ton of every business man in New
Hanover county for us to reach
our assigned quota of Sc, O53, 900. !"
Asserting that the Third War
Loan drive now requires large
subscriptions officials explained
that the advantages of purchases
of Series c Treasury Savings notes
and one-year 7-8 per cent Treasury
Certificates are short term in
vestments."
The war bond campaign will be
intensified in its remaining six
DAYS and will include a canvass
of all business houses in Whining
ton, where officials expressed the
hope that the response will be suf-
ficient to meet the quota.
Issuing challenge to every citi-
zen, War Finance committee OIL
ficials said lit is hoped that news
of victories abroad will not be
clouded by the defeat of the Third
War Loan campaign in New Han
over county"