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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Taft Demands Limit For
Father Draft Under 80

would permit the drafting OF fathers
10 begin on schedule Friday. but
would limit selections 10 younger
married men.
There arc about ono million mar
ricd men under 80 years old win
children and all of thC ll6.OOD faith
crs the Army and Navy say they
need 10 fill their quotas this year
could be obtained from that class"
Taft declared.
His opinion was that if the yuun-
ger fathers were taken II might
never be necessary 10 call family
men of over 80 who. he contends. aic
much more likely to have rcSpOn-
sibilities that are not shared by those
under that age.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Japs Face New Threats
At Bases On New Guinea

Allied Headquarters in the
Southwest Pacific. Sept. 27.--
(APD-JapancSe defenders OF
Finschhafen. their hands already
more than full in coping with
Australian troops ut their very
doorstep. today stood the im-
mincnt and additional risk OF
being swept up from all sides.
Hardly more than 20 miles Ia the
rear Of their position ON the nurtn-
eastern tip of New Guinea WAS ano-
thcr Allied force pushing steadily
eastward along he shore oG the IIuon
2ul! from captured Lac.
On Their lined flank. ten niles ol
less distance. WAS still Il third Allied
ground element. Il section of TIC Aus
italian jungle troops Whu dcJarkcd
on the coast six miles north Y. Fms
ChhaiCn five days ago.
TOday'S COmmun!QIc from Gene,
raj Douglas Macarthur, hcauquar-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
200-MILE LIMIT SET
ON AUTO DELIVERY

Raleigh. Sept. 27.-Thc distance for
winch gasoline may be used To deli
Ncr a newly purchased new or used
car IS set at maximum Of 300 miles.
the Raleigh Office of Price Admins
tration announced today.
This action, which is effective Oc-
tober |. tightcnS previous regulations
in regard 10 moving cars after sale.
to conserve the use of rubber and
gasoline.
The amendment provides that no
person may use gasoline To move Il
car after a distance OF more than
200 miles upon lis own wheels.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Correctional
Board Named
By Governor

Raleigh, Sept. -. - (AP) APP
poiutmCntS To- the North Carolina
Board of Correction and Training,
authorized by the 1913 Legislature.
were announced today by Governor
Bruught0n. wh" asked the members
tO meet with HIM October I ana Sc
lcCt Il chairman.
Those named were:
DR.. ". Houston Moore OF Whining
ton. Mrs. Clarence Herr of Chapel
Hill and Mrs. Howard G.. Ethcridgc
of AShcVllC. Our-ycHr terms: Dr..
Rachel ID. Davis o; Kinston. Dr.. A..
II. Proctor Of Dwham and Il. V.
liCdriCk OF Salisbury. tWu-ycar
terms: J. &. Bra>wCll of Rocky
Mount. Mrs. Thomas l.. Riddle of
Sanford and W. /. Parsons. Jr. Of
Rockingham. three year terms: Miss
Gertrude We'll of GOldSburu. Gordon
E. Hunter OF ROXburO and Dr.. Will
liam Marvin Scruggs of Charlotte.
four year terms: v. n. iIalcll OF
Wilson. Herman Core ut Greensboro.
and Mis-. J. X. Page uI. Aberdeen. five
year terms: and Clydc y. Dillon of
Raleigh. J. j. Bdrnhmdt of Concord.
and DR.. W. a. Sianbmy of WinStun-
Salem. six year terms.
The board Viii manage and super
wise all OF the State correctional
and training -chool-. including
Siuncwall jackson Manual Training
and Industrial School at Concord
Eastern Carolina Industrial Training
School !ur. BOYS ~ RorI,y Mount. In
dusiriM Farm Colony for Girls at
KinStpn. state Home md Industrial
School for Girls AZ SamarCand. and
Morrison Training School for Delin-
quent Negro Boys al Hoffman.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
French Crowd
Nazi Troops
In Corsica

Allied Headquarters i'm North
Africa. Sept. 21-(AP-Frcnch
troops fighting Ia Iibcratc Cor
sica continued 10 press CLOSELY
upon the Germans in the narrow
northeastern corner of the island
yesterday in sharp engagements
with enemy patrols and artil-
lcry west of BaStia. Il French
communiIuc said today.
Considerable losses were i'll
ilictrd Oh the Germans in raids
hy French shock battalion, the
announcement said.
The Germans were forced To-
cvacuatc The airficId Of Chi
Sonaccia. ~ miles south of BaS-
tia on the east coast. after de-
StroNing their equipment and
fuel.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Contracts Frauds
Defendants Plead
Innocent in Court

Washington. Sept. 25.. (hpp-RC-
preventative james NJ. Curlcv CO..
MaSND and three other men pleaded
innocent IN Federal district court to-
day when arragnCd uu mail fraud
charges IN connection with u cor
p"ratIun SCI up To obtain and super
wise war contracts.
Entering innocent pleas with Cur
les. former NISsdchuscti, guvCrnrt
and former mayor of Boston, wcr,
Donald Wakefield Smith. former
member Of The National Labor Re
latiuuS Board: Marshall j. FITZGERALD
u Washington Legislative counsel
and James Barton Underwood. vr,
has been serving with the Greek
army in Egypt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
House Body Votes
Against Repeal OF
RenegotiationLa1u
Ways and Means Group
Begins Serious Work
On New Tax Measure

Washington, Sept. 27-(AP)
The House Ways and Means
Committee voted today against
repeal of the renegotiations
law for recovery of excess
profits III war contracts, and
at the same time threw into
high gear its consideration of
taxes with the view to complet-
ing Il new general revenue law
by January /.
While throwing out suggestions
that the rcncgutiations law be re-
pcalcd. the committee referred the
matter 10 subcommittee for con-
sdCra.iun of important amendments
suggested by industry.
In Il drive to speed considcra-
tiOn Cf the new general revenue
act, i'll response TO an admins
tratiOn request for S12,O0O.O0O.-
900 in addition TO the present
annual collections of S38.O0O.-
900 600, the taN-framing bod,
decided To hear no witnesses on
the subject of lotteries, COM
munity property, mandatory
joint returns and proposals for
icvics on municipal and State
bonds.
However. Chairman Doughton 3D..
n. CO stressed that this did not
block study of these subjects by the
committee, in executive session. en-
planning that the body had Sulr:-
Gent evidence without hearing new
Witnesses on these issues which IN
the past have been time-conslInlinp,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Drive Wedge
Ten Miles
Into Hills
British Continuing
advance Northward,
Taking More Cities

Allied Headquarters in North
Africa, Sept. 27 - (AP) -
Smashing Il tcn-mile-deep sal
lent into the mountains. Amer
leans of Lt.-Gcn. Mark w.
CiarkS Fifth Army have cap
turcd the town Of CaSSano. 80
miles due east of Naples. AL
he'd headquarters announced
today.
As Il result the Germans be-
gan Il withdrawal in the Naples
sector Thanking their positions
around the broad bay and port,
and offered only rear guard
opposition.
SimultaneC .lSiy. Ihc British
Eighth Army of General Sir Ber-
nard l.. Montgomery drove rap
oiS up thr east coast Ia within
22 miles of the airuart center of
Fc@gIa. capturing the Adriatic
Towns of CcrisnoIa and Mar
shcrita di SavOia. the latter
larg" salt manufacturing center.
The British. after crossing the
Giant" river which cmptics into the
EuIi ol MHnlrcGunia. were meeting
only slight resistance and were
We're sweeping along on straight
ROADS across flat. open country which
extends 10 30 miles beyond Foggia.
"a Cairo broadcast, recorded to
Reuters. said the British were with
in l6 miles OF Fogsia. an air bose
with twelve satellite fields which
w"uld give Allied air forces a great
Sprngbuard for attacks on all parts
OF the Balkans and much of Ger
manYS southeastern domain.
tThc German cOmmuniuue adj
mitted that Nazi army groups
were carrying out another of
lhcir retreats 'undiSturbpd by
thc enemy in the eastern sec
Tor after destruction of traffic
installations. hut declared al
lacks northwest and northeast of
Naierno were rcpulSed.)
In capturing CaS>anO. the Amer
icahS drove 10 4 point IS miles
northeast o! Salcrno and only ten
miles southeast OF AVcllino. which
win BcncNcntO. forms two of thc
mann hubs of German communica-
lions IN thc area cast of Naples.
Bc"cvcn,o Is - miles north Of Aycl-
limo.
The troops of General Clark
also plunged up the SELF river.
farther Ia the east. Tor a gain
oi four and half miles and
captured CaiabrittO. 4 mountain
community - miles east of Sa-
lerno. The town is just north of
Nalva. whose capture was an
hounCcd yesterday.
In ne central mountain sector. the
hrIiI>h also We're marking up steady
progress and extended their lines
beyond Muro. l% miles northwest of
P"lcnZa and 80 miles directly east
Of SalCrno
The Allied lines thus ran almost
straight across Italy IN a northeast
criy direction. with only slightly
bow in the middle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
German Warships
oabotage Reports
Are Uncontirmed

stockholm. Sept. 2..-(AP-
Inc best available sources of in-
formation provided no coniirma-
tion today for reports that rc-
Dtili0us German crews sabotagcd
thrcc capital ships of the Nazi
iicet off northern Norway after
they received news of the ItaI-
ian fleets surrender.
The reports, mentioning by
name the ships Tirpitz. Scarn-
horSt and LuctzOw, were publish
cd i'll England today under Il
Stockholm datclinc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27

Washington, Sept. 27.-(AP-
with the Wheeler nO-fathcr
draft bill apparently headed to-
ward committee pigeon hole.
senator Taft (R.. OhiO) an
h0unccd today lie would demand
a showdown vote In the Senate
This week on a substitute pro-
p0sal directing sclcctivc service
TO take only family heads under
30 years old.
Taft told reporters that no matter
what happens to tho Wheeler bill
which would delay the induction o
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers until aftcl
january 1--he will seek TO force ac.
lion on his measure. The substitute
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
MILLION MORE HENS

College Station, Raleigh, Sept. 81.
According 10 information supplied
By the Bureau of Agricultural Econo-
mics of the L. S. Department of
Agriculture. North Carolina had over
Il million and quarter more hens on
farms in August than she had in
August of las, year, says Director
l. O. Schaub OF the State College En-
tension Service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Slow Decline
Stocks

New York. Sept. 27.-(APp 4
slow motion decline srIppcd the
stock nnrkc, TODAY.
Conspicuous OF the retreat were
Southern halfway. L. S. Steel. Beth
I"hcm. ChrysIcr, General Motors.
Goodyear. L. S. Rubber, PcpSr-CoIn,
Srcuy. Allied Chemical. American
Telephone. Johns Manvllc and !. L.
Case.
Bonds and commodities were un-
y On.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Cotton Lower
By zoe Bale

New i"rk. Sept. 27.--(AP)-Cot-
tom futures Gold contractsD opened
unchanged {" 20 cents bale lower,
Noon prices were l5 cents bale
higher 10 ilvc cents lower. October
2O.ll. December 2O.lO. March 1890
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Smith to Head
Ca!exiCo Schools

CALEXICO, May 14.-CaleXico
school trustees this week employed
Lewis S. Smith, a former teacher
in the city school system, as CAL
eXico school superintendent to take
the place of j. w. Lawson, who
is lieutenant in the navy.
Smith taught school in CaleXico
for five years and two years ago
left to teach in Corona. LaWson'S
contract has two more years to
run, trustees said, so he was given
a 60-day leave of absence. If he
does not remain in the navy beyond
the probationary period through
which all servicemen must go, it
was arranged that he will return
to his old position and Smith will
be made principal of the high
school.
Herman j. Hartwig resigned as
principal of the high scnL,I
and will go to Garden Grove to be
with his mother, who is in healt.L
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
IMPERIAL. VALLEY PRESS. FL CENTRO CALIFORNIA
Navy Confirms
Tokyo Broadcast

self.
The initial success in defeating
that plan occurred in the battle of
Midway last June when Z. S. forces
routed the huge enemy armada
which was approaching Hawaii.
That invasion foray was timed with
the first japanese move against
the AleutianS-a move which un-
doubtedly had Alaska as its ultimate
destination.
The southern arm of the two
pronged Japanese offensive at that
time was repealed at Midway. The
northern arm also was turned back
from its major objective-the Amer
ican base at Dutch HarbOr-but the
Japanese did succeed in establish
ing themselves on the western end
of the Aleutian string.
Attu is protected by strong ocean
currents and treacherous offshore
rocks and hidden reefs. Chichagof
harbor on the north coast offers
good shelter for vessels of less than
IA feet draft The navy, however,
gave no hint as to where the Amer
lean landings We're made.
NEAR AMCHITKA
Attu is 233 nautical miles west
Of Amchitka, new American base
in the Rat islands. The forces now
fighting on Attu may have come
from Amchitka, which was occu-
pied by U. S. troops Jan. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
z Runaway Girls
Arrested in I.V.

Two runaway girls from Los An
geles and four Holtville boys were
arrested under a railroad bridge
west of Holtville Thursday night
where the boys had provided the
girls with crude housekeeping az
rangementS.
The girls told Sheriff Robert W.
Ware that they ran aWav from their
homes in Los Angeles May 4 with
two boys. The girls, Evangeline
Fernald. Is, and Valmo Young, L.
said they started to Yuma to get
married but after the boys decided
to separate from them in Holtville
and go to Yuma alone, they never
found them again.
Boys they met in HoltVille took
them some blankets and food Ware
sent word to the girls families to
come and get them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Bureau Committee
To Study Refund

The refundng committee of the
Imperial County Farm Bureau at
. pm. Saturday will begin study
ing the proposed Imperial Irrigation
district refunding program
At meeting in the court house
at 2 pm. Chairman Evan T. Hewes
of the irrigation district will ex-
plain the refunding of the bonds
at a lower rate of interest
Members of the committee are
Otto Bradshaw, chairman; Scott B.
Foulds, secretary; Marcus Bates,
George r.. Buffers, J. f. Harsh
man, Harold Hunt, C. F.. Kamm,
Leslie Mcconnell, Howard P. Mey-
er, Charles f. Sones, j. E. Brock,
A. o. DolSon, Charles G.. Halliday,
G. o. Hoober, A. J. Kalin, Frank
Kun(berg, F.. F. Pollard Elmer
Sears, Charles l.. Wieman, F.. A.
Willard, and r. E. Gonder.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Small Produce
Growers to Meet

Imperial Valleys smaller, indie
pendent produce growers will de-
eide Saturday mornig if they wish
to form a unit Of the Southern CAL
ifornia Produce Growers aSsocia-
ton or some other type of market
ing group.
They will meet at the court house
in Fl Centro at 9:30 am. Saturday
to discuss the proposition. The as
sociation was formed in Los An
geles and Orange counties last year
and later increased its scope by af-
filiating with the American Nation
al Cooperative exchange to increase
its market scope.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Mrs. Babcock to
Take New Post

Mrs. Dexter Babcook is acting as
area supervisor of Ell Centre and
desert area west of the city for the
ground observer corps.
She took the place of Glenn
Willingham, who entered the forest
service and began his new work
this week. She has had long eX-
perience as an observer and post
supervisor since the aircraft warn
ing service established obserVa ion
posts in Imperial county imme-
diately after Pearl Harbor was at
tackled by the japanese
Taking the place of Mrs. Bernie
Sheldon, resigned, RiD Can tel OF n
Centro recently was appointed
chief observer at Coyote Wells.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14

aneSe under closely operating
plans whenever necessary, a SpokcS-
man said today as a communique
reported only minor ground and air
activity in the Australia war thea
ter.
The Spokesman'S statement fol-
lowed disclosure of a meeting be-
tween Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
southwest commander and Admiral
William F.. Halsey, chief in the
South Pacific, which produced spec
ulation that on offensive is in pros
peCt.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Rent Control for
{, {. Is Prospect
lContinued from Page ID

'OOlltilletSb llOiil L oSC -
keep has jumped about 20 per cent. &"
we would hate to see legitimate
renters penalized by the action of
a minority of landlords" the secre-
tary stated, adding that we have
consistently warned property owners
not to charge excessive rents"
EXPLAINS CONTROL
Haynes explained to Herring that
when rent control is established,
the regulation for the particular
area establishes maximum rents for
all property used for housing at
Tie level existing at some earlier
date, which date is selected as be-
mg. 4 time when rents had not yet
Seen affected materially by the i'm
pact of the war and were at a reas-
enable level"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Dignitaries Visit
|. Y. Aerial Posts

A group of air defense officials
from various parts Of he nation
Thursday and Friday inspected the
ground observation posts in 1mpe-
rial county as a part OF a nation
wide inspection trip.
The group included Major Ralph
Millett who is in charge OF the
ground observation corps for the
first fighter command with head
quarters at Mitchell Field, N. Y;
Captain Rowland Stebbins, jr.' OF
the office of the director OF air
defense in Washington. D. c.; Cap
tain Paul Barnes of the Los An
geles air defense wing; Captain
Evans S. Pilsbury. chief of the San
Diego air defense wing; 1t. Alfred
Moses, ir.. of the San Diego air
defense wing: and William Fischer
assistant supervisor OF the CleVe-
land national forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Churchill Tells
OF Future Plans
CCOntinued from Page y

Continued from Page u
have advanced across the seas into
deadly grappie on the continent
Churchill said the planning now
was being done well ahead of the
armies who are moving swiftly
forward"
CONFIRMS BELIEF
His words seemed to confirm the
general belief here that Mr.. RooSe-
Welt and Churchill now are formu-
lating strategy for operations that
will follow the initial invasion Of
Europe. They are believed to be pay
ing particular attention to cam
paigns to get at the japanese home
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
TRIAL CONTINUED

The re trial of Alex Stephen
West on a charge of killing Joseph
Frank Hawkey at Kendall's plunge
north of Holtville last Feb. IA, Fri
day was continued until July g..
The jury at his first trial failed to
reach an agreement but freed his
brother. James Monroe West, OF a
similar charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Great Air Attack
Now in 3btk Hour
On Axis Targets
1Continuet from Page 1


all sides and Unprecedented strength
at German, Italy, occupied terri
tory. and island outposts.
Berlin. the Ruhr, CZechosloVakia,
northwest Germany. Warsaw, Ma
pies. France, Sicily. Sardinia-a'l
of them and widely scattered inter-
mediate targets had quaked and
blazed under the full scale Allied
offensive gathering momentum like
doWnhill SNOWFALL.
The attack reopened the ques-
ton of how long a beleaguered tar
get-even as big and strong a
target as continental Eurole-could
withstand such a courging from the
air. None would say, but the Allied
command evidently was bent ON
finding out.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
PLEADS GUILTY

Leslie Grant in superior court
Friday pleaded guilty to a charge of
failing to provide for his wife and
their four small children, whom he
abandoned in Heber. He asked the
court to grant him probation and
will be given a probation hearing
Ma 28.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
WILL III. TRIED

Joseph Abatti, Italian youth ac-
cused of brutally beating a Melo-
land housewife will be tried in I'M
perial county superior court May "A
ON his plea Of not guilty by reason
CT insanity. On the same date he
will be given a hearing on his petit
ton to be declared a sexual psyche
Dath
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
TRIAL DATE
Is CHANGED

The trial OF IrVln DOdd, BraMIey
taXicab driver charged with possess
sion and sale of marijuana, Friday
was continue unln June for trial
in Imperial county superior court.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
WILL BE SENTENCED

Wong Guck Yen. BraWley Chinese,
Friday pleaded guilty to possession
Of seven cans of opium. He will be
sentenced in Imperial county SUI
perior court next Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
Scanning. Y.
News Horizon
CONFERS DEGREE

El Centre lodge No. 384, F and A.
NJ. will meet to confer a degree
Monday night. 7:30 O'Clock in the
Masonic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
.}ambIing-Reporter

Continued from Page i
patrol office. Chan picked up his
hat and started for the door
You say his name is Zombie?'
he asked.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
House Committee
0K's Navy Bill
lContinued from Page y

requested by the budget bureau,
although its substituted $l,99l 00O,-
coo of contractual authority for
like amount Of direct appropriation,
pointing out that the met result
of obligational authority is the
same"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
READY AT ANY TIME

ofArrf,i aI Ma, "a pacific forces can
aP-Aed Southwest and south bmed strength Jap
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
MARK LAST PHASE

accompanying all OF the AleutianS
will mark the last phase of Amen-
can success in repelling the ambi-
tious japanese plan to gain control
of the north Pacific from the Ha-
waiian islands to Alaska and per-
haps even to gain a foothold ON
the North American continent it
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
NEW EMPHASIS


Indication OF the new emphasis
on naval aviation was evident in
the fact that the money and con-
tractual authority approved for the
bureau Of naval aeronautics, $4,583,-
725,OOO and S2,000000,000 respect
lively. were almost as much as the
S79l8,120O00 approved for the in
crease and replacement OF costly
naval vessels, the largest single
item in the bill.
The committee called special at
tention to excerpts from the testi-
mony of Vice Admiral F.. j. Thorne
on the bill which revealed that the
fleet as an operational unit has
been replaced by the task force built
around the aircraft carrier; that
the cruiser is the ideal type for
running interference for the rela-
lively light-armored carrier; that
the naval battle as Such-battle-
ship against battlesh.p, big fleet
against big fleets out of the pic
ture for the future"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
It's For Food

It's For Food
At that famous baseball game be-
tween the old and the young OF Ell
Centre, Rev. Hayden Sears told his
boys not TO play so hard when the
score was u to in favor of the
young ones.
And then" said Sears, the old
men tried TO beat us, not appre-
ciating how we tried to keep from
hurting their feelings. Next time
we're going to have no mercy. We
aren't going to let the old men sit
on the bench and rest when they
get tired. They've got to play the
whole game
Can they?
Too Close To Home
Mrs. Leora Leo, sister of Mrs. Vel
ma Mitchell. and a former Ell Gen.
tran works in a drug store in Palm
Springs. The other day a soldier
selected some post cards.
You'll have to white them for
me- he told Mrs. Leo.
WilF' 9he idu5hCeu' Cdii qOu
Write?"
No" he said, Il can't read Or
write either
Where are you from?" she ask
ed.
"Madill Okla, he said. Where are
you from?"
I've never been out of Palm
Springs in my life" she said with
a very red face You see, Madill,
Okla, is her home town,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-14
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CONTINUED from Page \
places the Japanese capital out
side effective bombing range from
there. II is. however. only $50 miles
from the japanese base of Paramu-
shiru in the Kurile island group.
Thus this farthest north of the
enemy's naval bases would be with
in easy bombing distance of Attu.
The navy communique and the
Tokyo announcement agreed that
the initial landings occurred Tues
day. Tokyo set the date at May II
-Wednesday-but that would be
time