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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-11
Fourth Spearhead
Aimed at RommeI
In Tunisia Battle
Continued from Page

would attempt to dig in along a
winter line anchored at Voronezh
and Novorossisk, with the center
of the defense line bast.oneI by ROS-
tov. Their strategy. these reports
said. called for supplying German
divisions encircled at Stalingrad by
air until an offensive to relieve
them can be started in the spring.
On the diplomatic front, the Unit
ed States. Britain and India signed
treaties with China aboliShing extra
territorial rights in Chinese terri
tory. Britain announced that its
dominions would do likewise.
A furry of activity with slight
American advance was reported at
Guadalcanal.
RAIL TOWN MENACED
Russian front reports said Georgi-
eysk was all but surrounded and the
fall of the rail junction appeared
only a matter of time.
Red army men actually were
fighting in the outskirts of Georg-
icvsk and they were in position
to menace Mineralyne Vody and
3udennovsk, both key cities in the
most important railroad system in
the area.
Tanks led the way for the advance
through the north Caucasus, push
ing through icy slush. Seventeen
towns and villages fell to the Rus
slams during the night in addition
to 43 that had been captured in
the previous "a hours.
The Germans we're losing large
amounts of equipment in the Cau-
casuS fighting. The Russians re-
ported the capture of 20 tanks, 10
motor trucks, 10000 artillery shells
and $4,000 grenades.
ROMMEL HALTS
London reported that Marshal
Erwin Rommel was attempting to
two defense lines to halt
the advance of the British Eighth
Army toward Tripoli The first
one was based on the Wadi SOfcg-
gin, a dried up WatcrcOurSe l20
miles east of Tripoli. The other was
at HONS, 80 miles east Of TripOli
1t was believed that big scale ac-
tion was approaching in Libya, chief
" because American bomberS based
in Tunisia raided TripOli by day
light Sunday. B-26 Marauder bomb
erS, escorted by P-38 Lightnings
struck at the Tripoli airdrome, 10
miles south of the city Hits were
made on hangers. barracks and
other buildings and three German
fighter planes which attempted to
intercept were damaged. All Amer
ican planes returned.
AMERICANS SCORE
Headquarters of the U. S. 18th
air force reported that in the week
ending Friday midnight American
pilots shot down 25 enemy planes
and damaged 40 against a loss OF
,. Allied planes were active over
the entire funlsian area yesterday,
chiefly on patrol work.
American and Australian troops,
mopping up in Papua, captured
Tarakena village, mile and hall
from Sanananda point where the
enemy troops were pinned TO
beach head Allied planes, continu-
ing the attack on a japanese con-
yoy which attempted 10 land troops
at Lac. scored direct hits on two
ships as they fled along the south
coast of New Britain island
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. refer
ring TO the attack on the convoy as
"b" far the Biggest and most re-
markable defeat given the enemy
by the Allied air force in the whole
New Guinea campaign" revealed
that 1873 japanese planes had been
downed or damaged in four days.
Eighty-nine were definitely destroy
ed, 80 were probably downed and
l9 were damaged
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-11
New Justice 1st
Promoted Jurisf

Wiley Blount Rutledge, nominated
by President Roosevelt today to
succeed James F.. Byrnes as an as
sociate justice of the Supreme
Court, is the first high justice Mr.
Roosevelt has selected from the
federal judiciary.
He is the eighth candidate for
the Supreme Court that Mr.. Roose-
velt has named And the first one
to replace a RoOSeVelt-appointed
justice ByrneS resigned to become
director of the Office of Economic
Sterilization. Thus there will con-
tinue to be seven Roosevelt ap-
pointees on the nine-man court.
Rutledge, only slightly known
outside of legal circles. is a prod
uct of the Tennessee backWoods
country, like Secretary of State
Cordell Hull Also like Hull, he
came up the hard way.
REARED IN COURTROOM
Born in Cloverport, KY, in 1894,
young Rutledge soon migrated with
his family across the Tennessee
line He learned the fundamentals
of oratory by following his father,
a Baptist preacher, through the re-
mote circuits Of the Appalachians.
He learned the Fundamentals of law
by listening to cases in the Mary
vile, Tenn, courtroom.
That courtroom. says Rutlcdge,
was his movies, football field. and
refuge from the chores of an hum
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-11
PAIR STEALS S2l0

Mrs. Fred Capers, 374 Orange,
reported to FL Centre police Mon
day morning that two men. who she
said were FilipinoS. ransacked her
house Sunday night and escaped
with S2l0. Mrs. Capers said she
met the pair as they ran from her
home about 1890 p m. They had
taken Sl85 from a small box and
S25 in wallet left by her husband
in coat, 44rs. Capers told officers
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-11
TWO PAY FINES

James Hourgin, l8, and Hubert
Kirby, 20, paid sic fines Monday
morning in Fl Centro's police court
when found guilty of drunkenness
and disturbing the peace. Witnesses
said they were breaking bottles in
the middle of the street before be-
ing arrested Sunday night
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-11
Farmers Demand
More for Butter;
Blast Red Tape
Continued from Page u

the afternoon with Warren Hilliard
organization director for southern
California, on hand to help with
the plans. The membership drive
was expected to be rushed to COM
pletion in a week.
CONVENTION REPORT
c. O. Hoober, vice president Of
the California Farm Bureau feder-
alton, gave his impressions of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
convention in Chicago and of the
meeting with Secretary Claude
Wickard in Denver.
L was greatly impressed with
the earnestness and seriousness
with which the American farmer
accepts his responsibility for feed
ing the world" Hoober said. They
all were dedicated to the purpose
OF mass production of food. They
demanded that governmental red
tape be cut down because it is not
iustifiable from the standpoint of
good sense.
The farmers want the duplication
in governmental bureaus eliminated.
They want the manpoWer problem
settled on a common sense basis.
Above all the farmers of America
expressed themselves as favoring a
return of governmental power to
the congress.
The farmers asked congress to
take charge of things and correct
the errors by means of law"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-11
FIGHT CANCELLED

There won't be a fight between
the snake and the scorpion in the
window at Bill Wrights' shop on
Main street FL Centre. The an
tagonists are picked in alcohol.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22

A totaI of 3.5o8.o0a aerss af 1aa.
 - gHi==. were eaHefH- cd 10 military HaIrfBe #rsa. n 19#l=#9.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
Soldiers New Regulations
 On Liquor

No man in the armed services of the United States throughout Alas ka may henceforth buy or be sold drink of intoxicating liquor ex- cept between D. m. and midnight If he wants to buy bottle and take it elsewhere. he will have to do so in the three hours between 5 and D. m.
 This latst policy. announced at Headquarters. Alaska Defense Com mand, is issued by command of Ma jor General simon Bolivar Buckner. Jr., Commanding General of the AL aska Defense Command.
 Alaska thus joins the eight west ern states Washington, Oregon. California, Idaho, Montana. Nevada. Utah and Arizona-in concurripg with the policy recently announced by the Commanding General of the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, and by the Command CTS of the Western Sea and North
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
New Ruling On 5Per Cent
 Victory Tax

More headaches for employers trying to figure out the basis for withholding victory tax from part time workers comes from Tacoma this week. Clark Squire Collector of Internal Revenue at Tacoma. is sued a notice saying that only compensation in excess of $l2 re ceiyed by an employe who is paid daily or for q period of less than one week is subject to victory tax withholding, regardless of the time employed in any one week. .
 This word was sent to Tacoma from Washington by telegraph. It is somewhat in conflict with previous announcements of the Revenue ser vice.
 The new urling, Squire said, means that employers should withhold victory tax from employees hired for few hours, one day, or any other period up to one week, only tax on amounts paid over SIP. If less than SIP is paid to any one employe. no tax should be with
 
 held"
 He said this ruling would be of interest to contractors an others. having a large payroll turnover. on| the basis of earlier instructions, he| said. some of these employers had interpreted the law to mean It. would be necessary to compute the specific annual exemption of S654 on a daily basis ($1.71) in cases. where employees worked less than one week or less than any other established payroll period.
 The new ruling enables employ CTS to use the optional withholding tables. The ruling also specifics that new employees or those quitting are entitled to the full exemption for the regular payroll period even though they are carried on the pay-I roll for only part of such period. That is, if an employer pays every two weeks, the exemption for each worker is $24-even though someI worker may have worked only aI few days of the two weeks.
 Under this ruling, the $1.7lI daily exemption would be used only in the case of a worker paid with out regard to payroll period, and for a period greater than one week, but not weekly, bi-weekly, semi monthly or monthly. It would not apply to workers employed for a day or for less than a week-in which cases the exemption would be $12 or the regular payroll exemp- ton adopted by the employer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
west Sea frontiers.

west Sea frontiers.
 This new policy requested that the civilian public assist in pro tecting all service personnel and and civilian war-industry workers from alcoholic excesses. It reeom- mended to all state and municipal authorities that intoxicating liquol should be sold or served for con sumption on the premises from 10 q. m. 10 midnight only.
 It also recommended that all stores where such liquor is sold for use off the premises be closed not later than D. m. and not open be fore lO d. III.
 There was a hint of further re strictions being possibly required in strategic localities where con ditions are detrimental to the health and welfare Of service per sonnel9
 The public was also asked to protect service personnel by prohib- iting the sale or serving of liquor to any member of the armed forces obviously intoxicated, or to any un- formed minor. Prostitutes are to be prohibited entrance into any pub lie establishment serving liquor OH the premises. Failure to mee these restrictions will place any such pre- misses "out of bounds" for all sold
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22

fhe descendants uf lHu aHa.na Dutch settler. fa sauh Af4ea aH .IIa# =4HiaHaeHs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
Hawaiian Delegate Quits Congress To
 Help Lick JapS
By Associated Press

l WASHINGTON-Many swan songs sung by departing members of the 77Ih congress are worth recording, but none is more interesting than the Aloha" of Samuel Wilder King, the delegate from Hawaii
 Delegate King is native of Hon oluiu. In his viens is some lnot muchJ Hawaiian blood but he could not be half as proud of il il il Were the blue blood of the royal line of Charelmagne.
 lie was easily Washington greatest authority on Hawaiian customs, history and language aHu nothing ever irked him except the colossal ignorance some ol us uls- play of our greatest island posses sion.
 When sam King was 20 years old he was appointed To Annapous. uo graduated Wtth the class of 1910 and for 14 years served with the Navy, rising to the rank of lieu tenant commander
 In 1924, he made a statement that he now looks back on as one of the worst guesses he ever made in his life He resigned from the Navy because he felt that there will never be another major war in my lifetime and that he could best serve his country and his beloved Hawaii in other ways.
 When the yellow men swarmed on Pearl Harbor. there was no ang-I rier man in Congress than the Dele-I gate from Hawaii. But for the obli- gations of his office, he would have resigned then and there to return to the Navy. Only the insistanee of his constituents that he see this year through until they could elect his successor has kept King from bolting into the thick of the Pacific battle.
 When it came time for close of 77tb Congress an Aloha" Rep H. : Carl Anderson of Minnesota said, I 'I am satisfied that our friend Sam King will lead the way to Tokyo"
 King said Nothing would please me more. That's a simple statement, but you should have heard the way he said it.
 In his final words to congress, King paid high tribute to his suc-l cessor, Joseph R. Harrington, who is publisher of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, the largest Englishspeak- ing newspaper in the islands
 Harrington is a former member of the congressional press galleries, having served here as a correspond ent for the Star-Bulletin, and also for the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 A two-fisted scrapper, he un- doubtedly will be heard from often Even before the swearing-in cere- mony, Harrington was cracking away on efforts to have Hawaii rel turned to civilian rule. There is, it appears, considerable resentment a. gainst continued martial law in the Islands. King is a man who can command a sea-going battle wagon Best guess now is that Harrington will prove no less a fighting man.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
Generous Donations
 Given To Pioneers
 For Christmas Fund

Following is detailed report of the Pioneers Christmas Fund sub mitted by Eilerr Hansen Superin- tendent of the Pioneers Home. MT. Hansen says in submitting the re- port:
 'T submit herewith an accounting of the receipts and disbursements of the Pioneers Christmas Fund as of December 25, 1942. The many liberal donations this year is added proof that the men in the Home will not be forgotten at Christmas time. On behalf of the residents of the Alaska Pioneers Home l thank every organization and in dividual that contributed to this worthy purpose"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
DOUGLAS C0RRI6AF
 STILL WRONG WAY

TULSA, Okla Douglas eofrigaa. Nue wrong waved his way 10 fame I= #.##F=l# nla# across country Ia T hurry. ha roftea breathlessly to a waiting plane. showed hI ## eIHbe5 in To be passenger eHraute 10 pick up 8u- #.a#H -#fH
 H.H #rans-Wag Cor H###a discovered He accidentally nd ha#ded The wrong plane. head ed ia The wong direction far ta. E##u a. IIu8H0u
 Major PaadIetaD Edgar .ale tH story. straight and savs ae za# H happen
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
CATHOLIC SERVICES

Father M Hoch arrived back in wrangell last Sunday from Peters burg. He returned on the Sumption boat.
 Masses for Sunday, January 24, are: Wrangell Institute, 7:16 a. m. ; Parish church. s:3d a. m.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22

Twenty-Five states provide for compensation of workers who con- tract diseases from their occupa- tions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22
iUs and sailors

iefS and sailors.
 Beer is the exception The buying and consuming of beer may still go on uubotbefed by any of these new prohibitions
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22

About 56 percent of the white population of South Africa is of Dutch descent
The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-22

-4ou Saw It In T6s sentinsl-.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Servicemen's families
Urged 10 Give Blood
Red Cross War Fund
Unit Completes PIons

An intensive campaign to recruit
more blood donors from the ranks
of families Of Army and Navy men
has begun, according to the Dis
trict Chapter of the American Red
Cross. Hundreds of cards have been
sent out saying: Send your blood
to the fighting front. What you
won't miss, they die without" The
card urges recipients to make ap-
pointments at the District Red
Cross Blood Donor Center by call
ing Republic $500, Extension 212.
Preparations for the Special Gifts
Divisions part in the Metropolitan
Area War Fund Campaign of the
Red Gross have been completed,
1t was also announced by the Dis
trict Chapter. Meetings of the area
groups participating in the divis-
ions effort are being held regularly,
said campaign chairman, John J.
Hasley.
A further announcement of the
District Chapter states that two new
courses in first aid will begin March
B and March s. The first is a
standard first aid class to be held
Evening star., 1943-02-19

See our brond-new coIIsc-
ton of pIoid ond postel
suits for wide -owoke jun
iors, With pIeot skirts,
the new trouser kick pIeot
skirts. and oil iocket types,
All eolors for Spring. Sizes
9 10 u.
Sutts-Thtrd Floor
Evening star., 1943-02-19
FPHA Architect Denies
Compensation From Firm

George D. Conner, Chevy Chase
Md architect for the Federal
Public Housing Authority. pleaded
innocent yesterday before United
States Commissioner Needham c.
Turnage on charge that he re-
ceived compensation for services
rendered in his Official capacity in
volving $1,000.
Conner, who was arrested yester-
day by the Justice Department, was
held in $1,000 bond pending action
of the grand jury. According to
J. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Conner had allegedly received ST.
600 from the Aladdin Co. of Bay
City, Mich, for professional advice
on how to get FPHA approval for
the companys plans for prefabri-
Gated houses to be used at Ford's
Willow Run bomber plant.
Conner has been an architect for
Federal housing agencies for sew
eral years, For the last four months
he has been employed by FPHA at
a salary of $4,000 year.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Vinson Would Make
War Brokers' Fees
Subject 10 Review
Naval Affairs Chairman
Attacks Problem With
Different Approach
By the Associated Press.


Using what he called "a different
approach" Chairman Vnson of the
House Naval Affairs Committee
again asked Congress today to do
something about fees charged By
war brokers" who negotiate Gov
ernment contracts.
Mr.. Vinson said he sought to have
the war brokers listed as subcon-
tractors so their fees would be sub
Ject to review in the overall con-
slderation of Government eypendi.
lures for war contracts.
An effort to accomplish this by
direct legislation passed the House,
but failed in the Senate in the
Seventy-seventh Congress.
I'm using different approach to
this problem now" Mr.. Vinson said.
His first step was to introduce
In the House yesterday a bill that
would authorize the Secretary of
the Navy TO prevent payment of
excessive fees" in connection with
the negotiation and securing of
Navy contracts.
~1' fASOii caiO lIC llOlNu 10 insert
IN the measure when it comes up for
committee action a provision spe-
ciflcally listing the brokers as SUBJ
contractors.
BY listing them as subcontractors
the Navy could then renegotiate
their fees he said.
Delay in inserting the provision
until the bill reaches the committee
stage, he explained would see to it
that the jurisdiction of the leglsla-
ton remains with the Naval Affairs
Committee. Otherwise it might be
vested In the Ways and Means Com
rnittee.
After all. we have been investi-
eating these war brokers and so the
Naval Committee should have the
jurisdiction to act on this" Mr..
WILSON'S group has held numerous
hearings on fees charged by brokers
for obtaining Navy contracts. He
has said that the inquiries resulted
in renegotiation of contracts that
saved" the Government upwards OF
$1,000, 900, 900.
Evening star., 1943-02-19

at the YWCA, Seventeenth and K
streets NV, Wednesdays and Fri
days from 7:30 pm. to $50 pm.
The second class, an advanced first
aid course also will be held at the
YWCA. 1t will hold sessions Tues
days and Fridays from $50 am.
to II noon.
DR.. Marion l.. Weiss. Red Gross
volunteer instructor, announces that
he will conduct two classes in first
aid at the Sixth Precinct, Nicholson
avenue NV, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets on Mon
days and Wednesdays from s to 10
pm. The advanced first aid class
begins on March l and the stand
ard course on March IS.
Evening star., 1943-02-19

Fresh spring dress for ooIli-
wanting iuniorsl In sheer
royon crepe with wide
bertha collar edged with
Irish looe and big peorl
buttons. Full skirt. Block
end white, Novy and
White, Sizes 9 to IS.
". rorue---Sscoad Floor
Evening star., 1943-02-19
u. ). and Peru Sian
Rubber Agreement
Planes Will Transport
Product Out Of jungle
By The Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
LIMA. Peru, Feb. ia new day
for Peruvian rubber was enviSloned
today as a result Of a United States
Peruvian agreement providing an air
transport system to carry rubber
from Peru's inland jungle to widely
scattered river and sea ports.
The agreement was signed here
yesterday by Finance Minister Julio
East and United States Ambassador
Henry Norweb.
It marked another step in the re-
vival of Peruvian rubber production.
begun three months ago with the
aid OF score of North Americans
under Francis Adams Truslow, New
York lawyer, here as a special repre-
Evening star., 1943-02-19

sentative Of the Rubber Reserve Co.
OF the United States Government.
Similar work is being carried out
by the Rubber Reserve Co. in Brazil
Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Vene-
zuela, Mexico and number of Cen
tral American states.
The Peruvian rubber output
reached total Of 2,5O0 tons 30 wears
ago before production was given up
as improbable.
North American experts here
would not estimate what was ex-
pected from the current develop
ment, but one approved as mot bad"
an unofficial estimate placing this
years production beyond 800 tons
and next years above 1900 tons.
Gentlemen prefer blonds-patriots
Evening star., 1943-02-19
University Censors
Warm Embrace Cover
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. - University
authorities disliked the cover picture
for Unique, student magazine. 1t
showed a couple in an ardent
embrace.
The cover was changed.
It's the same couple-but she is
gazing austerely from picture
frame and he is standing nearby
registering great disinterest.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Chemical Shortuoe

Unable to obtain raw materials
from other countries, chemical COM
panies in French North Africa are
attempting to make some of their
own basic chemicals.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Soldier Says Haircut
Wasn't Really Needed
BY the Associated Press.

CAMP ATTERBURY. Ind.-Dur-
ing haircut campaign" Col. We'll
ton M. Modisette, post commander,
stopped a soldier and ordered him
to get his hair cut.
The soldier obeyed. but felt he
was the victim of injustice.
Heck" he told his buddies. my
hair wasn't so long. 1t just stood
on end when the colonel stopped
me-"
Evening star., 1943-02-19

Gentlemen prefer blonds-patriots
prefer bonds. Buy now.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20

japanese, apparently going to
Kahili Con southern Bougain-
ville)."
when the barges gave away
their position by opening fire
on us, we informed our ships,
which turned and attacked the
barges," said 1t. Cmdr. Carl w.
Schoenweiss, another Catalina
pilot, whose home is Ocean
View. Va.
I'VE watched four sing with
in an hour
(Advices from South Pacific
headquarters were that one of
the japanese destroyers probably
sank and that two others we're
damaged).
Among the pilots of American
torpedo bombers in their first
night action were Lieutenants
John Worlund, Seattle; William
Guinness, San Diego, Calf; Rex
Graft, Liberty, ILL.,, who had
signed up to pitch for the st.
Louis Cardinals ju-t before en-
tering the service, and Capt.
Edward Montague, of Detroit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-20
BY ART BURGESS

GUADALCANAL, Aug. 18 -
Delayed - up - More than
1000 japanese troops were be-
lieved killed or drowned. most
of their barges were sunk and
their escorting destroyers bat
tered and routed by American
warships and planes which
broke up an attempt by the en-
envy carly today TO reoccupy
Vella Lavella Island.
The Japanese. coming down
from Bougainville in the north
ern Solomons, were detected by
our planes and were dealt
crushing blows in bright moon
light as they sought to enter
Doveli Cove on the northeast
coast of Vella Lavella.
Although our light naval
forces were outnumbered, they
defeated the enemy's attempt to
take back the island we occupied
last Sunday, and they did it
without loss to. themselves.
Shellfire from our ships set
aflame 160-foot barges, capable