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Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Germans Flee
Russian Trap

MOSCOW, Nov. 81. UP)-Three
Russian armies were reported clos
ing in today on a German garrison
routed from Gomel and now flee
ing for it's life toward the 40-mile
bottleneck of a White Russian trap
set by Gen. Konstantin RokoSSov-
sky.
Front dispatches compared the
flight of the Nazis and pursuit by
the Russians TO hare and hounds
chase. Abandoning all prepared
positions, the Germans were hurry
ing northWestward toward Zhlobin
in a race against the closing jaws
of trap.
While the Soviet victors atGomel
pounded on the heels OF the routed
garrison, other Red army forces
rolled up the NaZi flanks in drives
southwestward and northeaStward,
a junction of which would trap any
Germans who had not cleared the
bottleneck. IN
One army took a section OF the
Kalinkoyichi Zhlobin railroad
southwest of Zhlobin. Another
surged down through the Propoisk
gap, swung southwestward along
the Rogachev highway, cut the
Mogilev-Gomel highway, and reach
ed the left bank Of the Dnieper.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Reveals FIeei
Is Hiqh.Powered
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have merchant type hulls and carry
a much smaller complement OF
planes than the combat type. Al
though presently employed largely
for escorting conveys through SUBJ
marine-infested waters, they can
be and have been used for combat
One such carrier played an i'm
portant part in securing bridge
heads for American landing forces
in the reconqueSt of Attu.
Knox pointed out also that the
new, big combat carriers-not the
uper-carriers which soon will be
on the shipWayS-are vastly i'm
proved over their pre-Pearl Harbor
predecessors. Their anti-aircraft
firepower, for instance, is 109 per
cent greater than the earlier types.
81 FIGHTING SHIPS
The number of fighting ships in
the navy today, on the basis of
Knox's statement on construction
SO far this year, is BIT. He predicted
last April that during l943 the
navy would double its number of
fighting ships, His prophecy was
fulfilled on Nov. "a, when the new
carrier Wasp was completed, the
419th combat ship delivered this
year. Since Jan. l, the fleet has
lost 81 Warships.
Knox announced that the building
schedule for next year would be
even larger. He said further that
the navy now contemplates an air
fleet of $1,000 planes. AT present
the number is in the neighborhood
of $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Will Loan Meat
Packers Ration
Points for Beef

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81. CUP)-
The office Of price administration
announced today that meat pack
ers will be loaned ration points so
they can stock their warehouses
with all grades Of beef during the
peak production period.
Previously loan OF points was
made only for the purchase of cut
ter and Gamer grades of beef.
The order followed numerous
predictions that point values of
meats would be lowered when the
December chart is issued early next
week due to surpluses which have
repeatedly caused spoilage in some
localities. Pork points have already
gone down.
In addition TO point loans for
cutter and canner grades of beef,
the OPA also has been lending
points for purchase OF rationed
veal, lamb and mutton.
The OPA also:
Established higher prices at the
packer level for preserves, jams
and jellies made from apples or
frozen grapes. The increase TO the
consumer will average two TO three
cents per pound.
Granted permission TO gelatin
wholesalers to increase their mark
up by five per cent on sales to
manufacturers of food products and
pharmaceutical products who use
gelatin as an ingredient
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Devastate Large
Seument of Berlin

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of the greatest operations under
taken by the Raj bomber COM
mand. Intruder aircraft rounded
out the nights attacks with raids
on enemy airfields over wide
area with a loss of only one plane.
Pathfinder planes swept in over
burning Berlin early last evening
and, flying below the pail OF smoke
that has hung over the capital for
nine days, marked out the target
area with flares.
Hundreds of four-engined Lam
casters. HalifaXes and Strings fol-
lowed with their cargoeS of bombs
ranging UP to four-ton super block
busters. Tens of thousands of in
cendiaries also were rained down
on the terror stricken city.
SEA OF FLAMES
Returning crews told OF hundreds
of new fires Springing up and OF
old blazes taking on new life until
only a sea af flames remained be-
low, dwarfing the big fires that
devastated London during the Ger
man "blitz" Of 19f0-4l.
The German radio again de-
nounced the attack as terror raid"
but withheld any details, presum-
ably for fear of further alarming
Germans already believed aghast
at the spectacle of their capital
gradually vanishing beneath the
Allied tornado of explosives.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
CoIs. Carlson, Roosevelt.
Term Battle for Cilberts
Blood and Cuts Assaults

hand battle to the death. l saw
one young American private, slash
ed by Jap officers sword, grapple
with the officer, wrest his sword
away and kill him with his own
weapon.
The American tanks did good
job cleaning out the Japs. None
of the native Gilbertese was killed.
Some of the natives remembered
me from our 1912 raid and said
they were glad to see us back.
LEARNED A LOT
We learned lot from this OPP
Grafton. Some green troops learned
the hard way and they'll be better
equipped for later fighting. can't
speak too highly of the 9th divi-
sion
Roosevelt said Col. Gardiner Con-
roy, commander of New York's
165th infantry, was instantly killed
with a shot between the eyes as
he directed tank attack three
feet from his side.
I'VE who knew him never will
forget him." Roosevelt said He
said 1t. Col. Gerard w. Kelly of
New York City succeeded to the
command In the battle line.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Butler Charges
FaIse..WaIIace

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committee, believed Butler had 'let
his imagination run away with
him." and criticized the Nebraskan
for issuing the report at a time
when the United States is getting
along SO successfully with our good
neighby policy"
In the house, Rep. Karl Stefan,
R., Neb., asked Chairman Louis c.
Rabaut, D., Mich, of the house sub
committee on state department ap-
preparations, TO schedule a meeting
next Wednesday to discuss the en-
tire incident.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Norris Is Called
To |. A. Theatres

Herb Norris, motion picture the
ater manager in Imperial Valley
for almost l8 years, will leave for
Los Angeles Wednesday where he
will be connected with the Fox
West Coast theaters.
During his long residence in I'M
perial Valley Norris has played a
prominent part in many civic and
community affairs. He IS member
of the Elks, the Masons, and the
American Legion. He and Mrs.
Norris will be greatly missed in Ell
Centre where they have many
friends and acquaintances. Norris
came to Imperial Valley from Bak-
ersfield.
He will - succeeded by Bob
Smith of Tucson. Ariz., who has
been connected with the Fox West
Coast theater there. Smith was
scheduled to arrive in Ell Centre
next Tuesday to take over the duties
Norris has had for SO long.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28

It was the ,.Gghest Job in marine
corps history. 1t was a business
of fire and movement and the
CUTS to do it. There is no question
in my mind we are going to go on
taking even tougher places. The
bows who died didn't die in vain.
WADE 500 YARDS
Our assault battalionS came in
over coral shelf and we had to
wade the last 500 yards which
seemed a million miles, with Jap
mortars, machine guns and snipers
firing point blank into oGr ranks
Despite naval bombardment which
probably was the heaviest on a
small piece of land in history, we
met heavy opposition - snipers IN
trees, machine gun nests, pillboXes
with walls four feet thick.
1t resolved itself into blood and
CUTS proposition. We suffered heavy
casualties in the water. Only
groups and individuals could get
a hold on the beach. We had
about half the troops the JapS had
but when you have tenacious men
they can't be driven off.
Colonel Shoupp CCol. David
Shoupp of Indiana, commander oi
a combat team sent back word tc
Admiral Harry w. Hills flagship
by me: Tell the admiral and the
general we are going to stick and
fight it out"
SUICIDE BATTLE
Roosevelt The Maxim natives
reported that the Japs ran wilo
the night one OF their reconnais-
sance planes reported the invasion
force sighted. We didn't have such
difficulties as the marines en-
countered on Tarawa but the Japs
did put on one suicide attack. The
officers dressed in parade clothes
decked with medals and feathers
in their hats and carrying only
swords, led hundred JapS againS,
the American lines for a hand-to-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
100 Workers
Are Off Job
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would not go through picket
line.
c. D. Downs, business representa-
tive of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, said
Saturday that the strike was called
because the farmers had said in
a Post Press advertisement that
they did not want their farms SER
weed b. union men and asked the
district board to service their farms
by sending non-union men. Downs
said the union men decided to
oblige the farmers and go on strike
so the farmers would not be both
cred by union men Servicing their
farms.
Electrical employees failed to re-
port for the midnight shift Friday
at the districts two hydro-electric
plants on the All-American canal
and at the district diesel plant
in BraWley. Approximately half of
the districts &c shop workers at
Imperial headquarters refused to
pass through the picket lines and
a number of dredge and bulldozcr
operators failed to report for duty
Saturday, district officials said
FARMERS ON GUARD
Sheriff Robert w. Ware had
regular and special deputy sheriffs
guarding all vital district property
Saturday. Farmers of the valley had
been deputized as special deputy
sheriffs, Ware said, and were guard
ing what they declared was their
own property.
The strike threats were made
by power division employees prior
to Nov. 18 and the strike originally
was set for midnight of Nov. 18. The
union representatives called off the
scheduled strike unconditionally at
the request of 1t. Gov. Fred HouSer
who was acting governor at that
time. Everything was called off ap-
parently while awaiting word from
Gov. Earl Warren, who had been
out of California when the strike
agitation started in Imperial VAL
ley. For week valley residents
awaited word from Warren or for
appearance of representative sent
by him. AS far as can be ascertain
ed, no one has appeared represent
ing Warren.
There are 800 employees of the
district.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
River Beaches
BIoodstained

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briefly but we're driven out by the
defending garrison.
Front dispatches said bloody
fighting outside the south gate of
the river city had left the beaches
OF the Yuan Uttered with bodies
of fallen japanese and Chinese.
A Central news agency dispatch
said Chinese inflicted numerous
casualties on the japanese garrison
at Tengyuang, 30 miles east of the
big enemy base-city of Ichang At
ter entering the city. Chinese en-
gagged the Japanese in severe street
fighting and destroyed the enemy'5
depots, warehouses, headquarters
and barracks. Fires ragged in the
city many hours.
HAII BOMBING
Chinese newspapers today feat
ured the Formosa air raid. Sac Tang
Pao said it was a prelude to raids
on Japan itself.
IF Singapore equals Gibraltar,
Formosa is Malta or Crete" the
newspaper said. Before the war
Formosa was Japan's main spring.
Presently it is Japan's transit GEN.
ter in Japan's main artery of the
Pacific. Militarily, the bombing of
E Formosa is more important than
bombing of Tokyo itself"
In the raid on Formosa, the 14th
u S. airforce headquarters said
that 81 Japanese planes were de-
stroyed at the airdrome at Shinchi-
ku, important railroad point on
the islands northwest coast.
Fourteen bon.bers, two transport
planes fighter and a dive bomber
were destroyed on the ground, and
six bombers and seven fighters
were shot down.
The Chinese Central news agency
claimed that AZ japanese planes
were destroyed in the raid and said
this was a record number for Far
Eastern air warfare.
JAPS LOSE 500
The Chinese high command said
the japanese lost more than $500
troops in the week up to Nov. "a
in attacking Changteh, importan.
road point west of Tungting lake.
More than 1000 japanese troops
were annihilated after they broke
into the northern part of Chang
teh Thursday.
Chinese planes strafed enemy
forces on the outskirts of the city
yesterday, and attacked japanese
shipping at Tangchiatu, sinking
three launches and 10 wooden barg-
es and damaging 10 others,
Other Chinese forces surrounded
japanese attempting to retreat at
Sinah after setting fire to the
city, and were reported mopping up
enemy remnants in RanshoW, %
miles southeast of Changteh.
Under cover of artillery fire, Chi
nese troops entered Tangyang, ITO
miles north of Changteh, and were
reported to have recaptured Tzehu-
ahsih, southeast of Tangyang.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Air Service Here
After Dec. 18th

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feet long by $50 feet wide, east
west, 5OO3 feet long by $50 feet
wide"
Western Air Line route l3 is a
triangular route from Los Angeles
via San Bernardino to Ell Centro
thence to San Diego and back to
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Don's Cafe Sold
To Sue Mirab|e

Don Damron, proprietor of Don's
cafe and bar at ACT Main street,
Ell Centre, since 1898, sold his
business to Sue Mirable, formerly
of Brawley, he announced Satur-
day.
He said he had purchased the
Frank Johnson ranch on the San
Diego highway three miles west of
Ell Centro and will fix up the place
and engage in farming henceforth.
Damron first arrived in Imperial
Valley in 1912. Damron said he ap-
preciated the business relations he
had had in Ell Centro but felt he
would like to go back to the soil
and do some farming
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Unwed Mothers
Increase Noted

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 81. CUP) =
The state social welfare department
today disclosed that eight maternity
homes in the state have reported
a marked increase OF children born
out of wedlock in California and
placed for adoption. One home, the
department said, explained that so
per cent of the unwed mothers
cared for are under Il years of age,
with many of them still in high
school, and said that the parents
OF the girls usually insisted they
relinqu.sh their babies.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Berlin Meat Menu
From Bombed Zoo

STOCKHOLM, Nov. o. CUP) -
The Berlin correspondent of the
Stockholm Tidningen said today
that meat from animals killed at
the Berlin zoo during Allied raids
was being distributed from field
kitchens on Unter den Linden. His
first meal after reaching Berlin
Thursday night, he said, was zebra
steak. He didn't say how it tasted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
BY WILLIAM F. TYREE

PEARL HARBOR. Nov. 27. (UP)
"A couple of sunburred, battle
stained marines-one the eldest son
of President Roosevelt-were back
today from the blood and CUTS
battles that won America Maxim
and Tarawa and a toe-hold on the
road to Tokyo.
Like true devil dogs, 1t Col.
James Roosevelt and 1t. Col. Evan
F.. Carlson wore grins on their SUM-
parched lips as they declared:
Dammit. the JapS can't beat us. >
PREVIOUS RAIDERS
Carlson, 47-year-old veteran from
Plymouth, Conn, observed the
bloody battle the marines ecount-
cred when they beat the japanese
imperial marines on Tarawa.
Roosevelt, who had participated
with Carlson in the raid on Maxim
in August, 1912, went to that island
with the American infantry land
ing force.
Here are their stories of the two
raids:
Carlson = The airfield on Betio
island in the Tarawa atoll is being
prepared for use. We learned a
hell of lot from this operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
PAYS FINE IN
POLICE COURT

r. l.. Raper, %, bakery company
employe, was fined $50 in Ell Centre
police court for carrying con-
cealed weapon, and was sentenced
to 80 days in Jail with the sentence
suspended. He was placed on proba-
ton for a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
HUSBAND DIVORCES WIFE

James II. Phillips Friday was
granted a final divorce from Phoebe
Ellen Phillips at a hearing in I'M
perial county superior court in FL
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
The wartime frcfflc peaks have

The wartime frcffc peaks have
produced increases i'm revenue FOR
the railroads. although even to-
day 27 per cent of the total =. S.
railroad mileage is still in rccciv.
crship.
Southern Pacific's financial
position has improved materially.
We are attempting to reduce our
debts, and have made progress.
With the wartime additions to our
plant - larger yards, more loco
motives, more passing tracks and
sidings, and centralized traffic con-
troll = we will be a stronger rail:
road both physically and iinan-
cially when peace comes, and 80
better able to keep step with the
progress of the territory we serve.
We believe Southern Pacific will
be an important factor in the post
war prosperity and progress Of
this western territory by providing
efficient and economical mass
transportation, first essential Of
industry, by turning purchasing
power into trade channels through
the large sums paid in wages to
employees, and by heavy purchases
of materials and supplies.
A. r.. MERCER, President
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
ILLEGAL TO DEAL

u told them that the discussions
at the meeting should deal with
wages. hours, and working condi-
tions but that the discussions should
not deal with the closed shop or
sole bargaining agency phases OF
the question" Houser said. In my
opinion the district is state agen-
c. and it is illegal to have a state
agency such as the district, city,
or a couny deal with the unions
on those propositions.
Houser said that last Saturday
he had asked william T. Sweigert,
executive secretary to Gov. Warren,
to represent him in Imperial Valley.
Houser said he asked Sweigert to
find out the true facts in the case
and use his good offices in trying
to arrange meeting between the
district board and the employees
or their Representatives not on the
basis of a closed shop or bargain
ing agency phase. Before selecting
SWeigert, however, Houser said he
asked the district board to make
no discrimination against the men
for union membership or activities.
He also asked Sheriff Robert w.
Ware to take the guards off district
property because the strike had
been called off unconditionally.
ASKED GOVERNOR
After Gov. Warren returned to
Sacramento. Houser said he tele-
phoned his office twice and urged
that a man be sent to the valley.
Houser quoted Sweigert as saying
that he had explained the situation
to Warren but that Warren had
not made am indication as to what
his attitude was.
HouSer said he wanted the people
of Imperial Valley to understand
his position in the matter and to
realize that he is no longer filling
the office of governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
LICENSE OBTAINED

Arthur Henry Park, %, Los An
geleS truck driver, and Marie Rice,
%, Los Angeles machinist, Saturday
obtained a marriage license in El
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
DECREE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce was
granted in Imperial county superior
court Fridar to Myrtle E. owen in
her suit against Thomas B. Owen.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
LICENSE ISSUED

A marriage license was issued by
County Clerk w. j. McClelland
Friday to Melisio Lopez, %, laborer,
and Ayda Vidle Obese, Is, Heber
residents
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Is ISSUED SATURDAY

County Clerk w J. McClelland
Saturday issued marriage license
TO Carlton O. Schultz, 18, marine Of
Saginaw, Mich, and Joyce Sanford
Marshall, l8, Bay City, Mich.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Houser Says
Unable to Act

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suffering from the mumps for more
than a week.
Houser said that lest Saturday
the union had agreed to call the
strike off Internationally He
said he told union representatives
that he would not take a hand in
the matter unless the strike was
called off unconditionally. After the
union complied to his request, Hous-
er said. he telegraphed the irriga-
ton district board to arrange a
meeting between the board and dis
trict employees, a meeting for any
of the employees or their represent
tatiVeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
NO LINE CHANGES

The communique attested to the
type of static warfare in progress
across Italy with the report that
there were mo changes in the
front lines"
Flying FortreSSeS, back in the
air after a brief weather. enforced
lull, cut the italian west coast rail-
road at new point yesterday in
a bombing attack on Rocco, Is miles
southeast of Genoa.
Staff Sgt. Earl Hunt of Belle,
w. Va, said string of bombs
went right through" the l,430-foot
viaduct at Rocco.
Liberators going out with the
Fortresses to spearhead one of the
most versatile assaults in days
wrecked bridges along the east
coast railroad. Almost every type
of plane took part in yesterdays
attacks, directed not only at the
heavily bombed rail lines but at
industrial and battle line targets.
DOWN NINE HEINKELS
Fighters protecting a convoy de-
stroyed nine enemy aircraft out
of a total of 12 shot down during
the day. Six Allied planes were
missing.
Germany's biggest bomberS, the
four-engined Heinkel 1T, made
their debut in the Mediterranean
war among a formation of 80
planes which attacked an Allied
convoy with negligible" results last
night, a communique announced
today. British and American Beau
fighter and French Spitfire pilots
shot down seven enemy aircraft and
the conveys anti-aircraft guns ac-
counted for an eighth.
On the Adriatic coast the Liber-
ators probably hit the center of a
bridge at Falconara along with
bridges at Fano, Sessano and Sene-
gallia. They failed to meet an enc
my fighter.
Escorted FortresSeS scored direct
hit on railway repair shops at Rimi-
nj. A heavy explosion occurred four
minutes after they went over. Eight
enemy fighters opposed them, An
coma. on the east coast, and Civita-
vecchia, on the west 38 miles above
Rome, were attacked.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28

gency has caused an amazing
industrial growth. Many of
these new industries will con-
tinuc in operation after the
war, aud they will require good
railroad transportation service.
We believe that the railroads
handling of their huge war
load - in the face of serious
manpowcr and equipment
shortages = has won respect
and a new appreciation Of the
essential service railroads per-
form in peace as well as war.
This public attitude should en-
courage fair dealing toward
the railroads and equality OF
treatment with other forms Of
transportation, an important
factor in railroad progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
OBTAINS DIVORCE

Nida Fay Reynolds Friday was
granted an interlocutory divorce
from Evett Meton Reynolds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
26 PERSONS DEAD

LONDON, Nov. 81 (UP) - The
Turkish radio said today that 26
persons were dead and Al injured
as result Of an earthquake that
shook almost ali Turkey last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-28
Prewor progress q clue
to posfwur aims

Our actions in the past can be
taken as a measure of our urge to
20 ahead in the future. During
the dark decade of railroad rev.
cnues, 1880 to 1910, new era in
railroading developed such inn
provements as air conditioning of
trains. streamlining, aud the use
of lighter weight metals.
Southern Pacific then placed in
service such trains as the Day
lights, the City OF San francisco
and the Lark, and was in process
of streamlinins other trains when
the war put stop to construction
of new passenger equipment.