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Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05
New FEPC Chosen;
Includes Hast

writed story in the New York Post
The new committee which will
function independent OF the War
Manpower Commission includes
Frank Graham as chairman, NAL
colin Ross, Father Haas and Viii
liam HASTE who was until recent
ly Civilian Aide to the Secretary
of War.
Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05

Norma +. Boyd, Washington
teacher and national chairman of
Alpha Kappa Alpha's National
Non Partisan Council on Public
Affair, who will tell Of the Coun-
ellis work, Sunday, on Wings
Over Jordan,
Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05
Advice For The Week:

The STATE PRESS Is Arkansas
l eadins Weekly---Join The Crowd
And Read II.
Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05

Lena Horne, beautiful and tall
ented Observation-Disclosures star,
who completed one Of the most
successful engagements in the his
tory Of gay Manhattan at the
savoy-Plaza Hotel last week. The
first colored performer ever con-
tracted to appear in the swank
Cafe Lounge Of the lily white
hotel, Miss Horne sang herself in
to a New York sensation. Picture
featured in Life Magazine last
week, she was called the most
sensational discovery Of the year,
Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05

DEM ANDED---STATE PRESS
READ THE PAPER ARK ANSAS
Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05

the guest speaker, Mr.. Jesse O..
Thomas, relating to 1.-THE Status
Of Minority Groups in a World at
War;, was one Of the outstanding
local racial pronouncements Of the
year.
Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05

Under a seven year contract to
Metro, she will be one of TIE main
ctars of MIG Ms all star all col
ored flicker, "Cabin in the Sky"
which is scheduled for release at
the turn of the season. Set to APP
pear in "Meet the People," a con-
templated Metro production, Miss
Horne will be loaned out upon ar
rival in Hollywood late in Jan.
to star in goth Century-Fox's
Thanks Pal" another all colored
major picture.
Arkansas State press., 1943-02-05

Some Accomplishments
During the past year there were
sits personal calls to the League
office for service and information.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
All Leaders at
Teheran Now for
ak, Is Report
By UNITED PRESS

Dispatches received in Lis
bon from the Middle East
Wednesday said President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill, and Premier Josef Stain
have opened a momentous confer
ence in Teheran, Iran, and that
Generalissimo and Nine Chang
Kai-shek also were in the Iranian
capital
The Lisbon Daily Oseculo publish
ed dispatch quoting the inter-
information agency of Ankara that
the "big three" leaders were meet
ing in Teheran where they had
been joined by Laurence Steinhardt,
U. S. ambassador to Turkey.
1t gave nc. indication as to
whether Chang would participate
American and other Allied short
wave radio transmitters in broad
casts to the world said the Crinese
leader had conferred with Roose-
velt and Churchill in Cairo recent
ly and suggested that he also would
meet Stain.
CREATE SENSATION
Axis broadcasts and copies of
German and neutral European
newspapers reaching Lisbon indi-
Gated that reports of the meeting
had created sensation throughout
the Nazi-occupied continent.
Both Axis and neutral accounts
agreed on the Importance of the
reported conference, particularly in
that Stain was said to be partici-
pating.
They indicated that Berlin had
been taken by surprise. German
propaganda for months has ham,
mered at the idea that Stain could
not be brought into agreement with
his allies.
Radio Tokyo followed the line that
Chlang had been included to "ap-
pease' the Chinese for their non
participation in the recent Moscow
conference of foreign ministers.
Most broadcastS agreed that a
communique covering at least the
Roosevelt -Churchill-Chian meeting
would be issued sometime this week,
Almost all the broaGo.-scs reported
eContlnued on page 3, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Allied Leaders Discuss War
On JaPon with chions:Go
To Iran to Meet Red Chief
Washington. D. {.
Confirms News
OF Cairo Confab

WASHINGTON, Dec. l.
(UP)-The White House an
nounced tonight that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Generalissl-
mo Chang Kai-shek and
Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
with their respective diplomatic and
military advisers, have completed
a conference in North Africa and
agreed upon future military oper-
ations against Japan"
The American British Chinese
conferences have concluded and
the principals have left for un-
announced destinations.
The text of the communique is-
sued at the completion of their
conference said
THE several military missions
have agreed upon future military
operations against Japan. The three
great allies expressed their resolve
to bring unrelenting pressure against
their brutal enemies by sea, land
and air. This great pressure is al
ready rising.
PUNISH AGGRESSION
1.-THE three great allies are fight
ing this war to restrain and punish
the aggression of Japan. They
covet no gain for themselves and
have no thought of territorial ex-
pansion. 1t is their purpose that
Japan shall be stripped of all the
islands in the Pacific which she
has seized or occupied since the
beginning of the first World war
in 1914, and that all the territories
Japan has stolen from the Chinese,
such as Manchuria, Formosa, and
the Pescadores, shall be restored
to the republic of China.
Japan will also be expelled from
all other territories which she has
taken by violence and greed. The
Continued on page 3, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Marine Dies from
Accident Injuries

MT Sgt. Harry E. Flanagan, %, of
the Ell Centro marine training sta
ton, suffered fatal injuries in q
traffic accident on highway 80 a
mile east of the state Monday
afternoon, marine officers announc-
ed Wednesday.
The jeep in which Sgt. Flanagan
was riding was driven by Sgt. Maj.
James w. Lamont. 81, who was
slightly injured. Other occupants
of the jeep were PFC. James Lau-
renee ODonnell, %, and PFC. Artes
Earl Eubank, 10, who escaped in
juries.
Lamont said he was driving west
when an eastbound car passed an
other eastbound car and he sWerved
to avoid colliding with them. The
ieep went out of control and over
turned, scattering its occupants,
Lamont told California highway
patrolmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01

!. In a sudden drive, apparently de-
signed to coordinate with the
Eighth's attack, Fifth army front
lines on the western side of Italy
also were advanced at several places
and patrols sent deep into the ene-
nv winter defenseS.
Cairo radio said there we're in
dictationS a general offensive across
Italy would start soon.
CThe United Nations radio at
Algiers said the Eighth arm5 had
captured the Nazi stronghold of
Lanciano, north of the Sangro, and
Casoli and Castelfrentano, both in
land from Lanciano)
MOP UP RESISTANCE
The Eighth was mopping up the
last remnants of resistance ON the
high ridge captured beyond the
Sangro river valley, where the
German winter line designed to hold
the allies from Rome for the winter
had been broken along a l5-mile
front inland from the Adriatic.
The Germans now had been show
ed back to point where they have
no known place for organized re-
sistance before they reach the Pes
cara river, beyond the port of Pes
cara, 18 air miles from Lanciano,
which was the immediate Allied
objective.
AdviceS from the front indicated
the veterans of Gen. Sir Bernard
l.. Montgomer2's Eighth army were
prepared for desperate Nazi coun-
terattacks
The communique said several
heavy counterthruStS were attempt
ed in the early stages of the fight,
after British Warships Sunday night
bombarded the enemy's rear from
the Adriatic, but the% were crushed
after partially succeeding and the
ground lost was retaken.
BRIEF STATEMENT
For the second day the communl-
que described the Eighth's push in
the brief statement: 1.-The advance
continues"
Nine waves of light bombers swept
over the Eighth's front yesterday
in eastern Italy, follomed by so
formations of fighters and fighter
bombers, all attacking gun posi-
tions, Notifications, trenches, troops
and transport.
A headquarters spokesman said
the tactical airforce operations
now were the heaviest of the war
in the Mediterranean theater of an
offensive nature.
About so enemy planes in several
formations appeared over the bat
tie area. Each flight was intercept
Continued on page 3, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Early Rancher
OF Valley Killed

Watson J. Dayton, 40, prominent
rancher of the Calipatria area, was
killed instantly late Tuesday when
a tractor he was driving up ditch
bank tipped over backwards and
crushed him to death.
His pet dog, which was riding
on the tractor with him, was killed
at the same time.
The accident occurred when Day.
ton was plowing in field two
miles west of Calipatria, Deputy
County Coroner A. T. Lyons said
Dayton was pinned beneath the
heavy tractor.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete wednesday. His wife sur
wives him.
Dayton engaged in large farming
operations in Imperial Valley and
managed the alfalfa dehydration
plant in Calipatria for many years.
He was member of the Imperial
County Sheriff's Mounted posse.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01

dent, in Calexico while the mother
was employed there. The child went
to a nearbT store for some candy.
She was near the store when
four little girls saw man pick
Ter up and walk toward a hole in
the big fence which is on the boun-
dairy between the United States and
Mexico, the officers said. The little
girls ran after the man Snd tried
to get him to release the child but
he hurriedly thrust her through tHe
hole in the fence and scrambled
through after her.
TAKEN TO STORE
He was found to have taken the
little girl first to an empty store
building then later taken her in
cab to friends house. Some
time later a Calexico woman saw
the man with the child and took
Continued on page 3, col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01

column before Changteh.
Both sides suffered heavy CASUAL
ties In bitter street fighting, the
communique said.
1t reported that attacking Chi
nese columns were driving toward
Changteh from three directions af-
ter a series OF bloody battles In
the rice bowl area west north and
east of the besieged town.
One column recaptured Shih-
men, so miles north and west OF
Changteh, while second took
Taoyuan. 10 miles to the west, and
a third stormed into Tsangkang, on
the southwest shore, OF Tungting
lake. less than 40 miles east of
Changteh.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01

which broke INTO the north ana
east gates of Changteh late Mon
day were thrown back through the
north gate this morning. the COM
munique said.
Chinese troops sWarmed out of
the town in pursuit of the enemy,
while two other Chinese columns
moved in on Changteh from the
north and east, pinning the Japa-
nese in narrow pocket.
American and Chinese planes sup
ported the Changteh garrison
throughout the street battle and it
was indicated they had joined in
the attack on the cornered japanese
forces.
The communique gave no indi-
cation of the size of the japanese
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01

United States medium bombers
escorted by Royal air force, Domi-
Mon. and Allied Spitfires, also
Joined in the two-way American
daylight blast, bombing German air
fields in northern France.
1t. Gen. Ira C. Eaker'S fighter
planes teamed with those OF the
RAF to support the four-motored
bombers in the attack on German
targets not identified Immediately.
OVER CHANNEL
Watchers on the English south
east coast said a big formation of
the 9th U. S. air force heavyWeights
swept out across the English chan
mel to inaugurate the December air
offensive. Later, part of the forma-
ticn flew over London on the re-
turn journey.
Only YESTERDAY, Flying Fortresses
Continued on page 3, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
&c. War Chest
Is Nearly Full

El Centro's war chest campaign
is approaching its quota, a contri-
button of $1,000 being the first to
come in for the drive among the
produce concerns, Charles Freed
man, chairman of that committee
announced Wednesday,
Ell Centro's quota is $29,4OO and
to date is about three-fourths COM
pleted.
The city drive will receive its
share of the $l700 given by the en-
ployes of the Imperial Irrigation
district throughout the county and
OF the $500 contribution guaran-
teed by labor for the county. These
sums will be apportioned among
the various valley communities ac-
cording to their quotas.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
By BERNARD GOVT

NEW YORK, Dec. l. (UP) -
Japanese expect their German
partnership to be defeated but
they are hopeful that dissension
among the United Nations ulti-
mately will prevent prosecution of
the Asiatic war, repatriates from
Japan, China, and the Philippines
told me during the long voyage to
the United States.
A consensus of what they told
me would be that the japanese be-
lieve that after the defeat of Hitler
the United Nations will be so sus-
picious of each other and especially
of Russia that they will be afraid
to transfer any large amount of
military and naval power to Asia
to continue the war against Japan.
GIVE JAPS TIME
That would give Japan further
time to consolidate it's gains.
The Japanese consider them
selves on the defensive now but
are determined to carry on long
Continued on page 3, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Z u. S. F|at.Tops
Sunk, Say Japs
By limited Press


A japanese cOmmunique broad
cast by radio Berlin said Wednes-
day that Japanese planes attacked
American Warships off the Gilbert
islands Monday, sinking two car
riers and setting large cruiser
afire.
Another unidentified Warship was
lost in the attack, the cCmmunique
said These "sinkings,' it added
raised American naal losses in the
Gilberts during the past 10 days
to seven aircraft carriers, three
cruisers, a destroyer and two trans
ports sunk, plus 125 planes de-
stroyed.
Six japanese planes were lost in
the raid, the Communique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Commons Backs
MosIey's Release

LONDON, Dec. l. (UP) The
house of commons, by an over
Whelming margin, today supported
the governments action in releas-
ingthe imprisoned British Fascist
leader, Sir Oswald Mosley.
The house rejected by a vote of
327 to 62 a motion criticizing home
secretary Herbert Morrison for re-
leasing Mosley after Morrison had
challenged his critics to attempt TO
have him removed from office on
the issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01

near Yuma, 1t was disclosed We'd
nesday.
The two local union officials
drove to Poston and Yuma last
week to make a thorough investiga-
ton of the labor situation.
Achstetter said that Jap labor
from the WRA camp using the
camps equipment are engaged in
reclamation service work of a
permanent flood control nature and
the union believes this work should
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
3,772 Casualties
In Gilbert Fiqht

WASHINGTON, Dec. l. tUP)
-Premliminary reports indicate
that total of 3,772 U. S. fight
ing men were killed or wounded
during the successful central
Pacific offensive against Tarawa.
Maxim and Abemama, the navy
announced today.
At Tarawa, which was captured
after 76 hours of the bloOdiest
fighting i'm marine corps history,
1,O26 were killed and 2,557 wound
ed, Pearl HarbOr c0mmunique
issued here said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Chang Is Assured
Support from Ally
Forces in Battle
Leaders of Three Great
Nations Accompanied by
Their Military Advisors

CAIRO, Dec. /. (UP)--
President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Winston, Churchill
and Generalissimo Chang
Kai shek h ave conferred
somewhere in North Africa and
the leaders of the western democ-
racies promised the Chinese chief
tain all their support in the war
against Japan that is consistent
with their determination to defeat
Germany as soon as possible.
The leaders of the United States,
Great Britain and China were ac-
companied by military, naval and
air force advisers.
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten.
newly appointed Allied commander
in southeast Asia, was prominent
among those at the conference.
STILWELL PRESENT
1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell,
American commander in the China
Burma-India theater; and Major-
Gen. Claire L. Chennault, COM
mander of United States air forces
in China, were present.
The discussions were described as
resulting in complete agreement on
Allied strategy in the Pacific.
Nine. Chang, although i'll, flew
thousands of miles from China with
her husband to attend the confer
ence.
The leading military commanders
of all three nations were presented.
Continued on page 3, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Il AMBl|ne
~ EpoR1ER
The Fatted Calf


Public spirited citizens have a
new way of contributing to the war
chest.
Several of them donated calves
and sEndry articles to the chest.
Auctioneer Milt linn then took
over.
"Blaa Blaab.ablabbbla Bla Bla /!
Blaaaaaaa Blub!" Milt would howl
and end up the deal with few
resounding bangs of his hammer.
AS a result of all this bla BLAZING
the war chest has been enriched by
$248 to date.
Of course the calves are beWilder-
ed because they brought SO much
money but they're not half as be-
Wildered as the men who bid on
them. All they know is that they
bid on some kind of calf. You'll
have to ask the calves what ac-
tually happened. ct won't do you
any good to ask Mile All you'll
get will be lot more blablaingo
BlEbl
Duck hunting is one of the fond
est things Paul Jenkins is of. He
has been doing lot of talking to
his son, John. John, of course lis
tened. He had to. But he didn't
show much enthusiasm about all
the technicalitieS his Dad kept
pouring into his cars as training
preliminary to a genuine duck
hunting trip.
They both dragged out of bed in
the wee sma' hours and finally Sue
ceeded in getting all set for the
legal hour to begin picking off the
ducks.
Now, look, son." Jenkins whis-
pered excitedly, This is the way
you do it," jenkins banged away
: at flock of ducks while John
Continued on page 3, col y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01

be done by American citizens.
The complaint was filed after
their trip throughout the disputed
area and project. They contended
that the Reclamation Services pro-
ject should be saved for reconstruc-
ton work at the end of the war for
unemployed Americans and return
ing veterans instead of using Jap
labor at the low wage scale they
are paid. The Reclamation Bureau
at Yuma is in charge of the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Big U. S. Planes
Hit Reich Again

LONDON, Dec l. (UP)--Heavy bombers of the United
States Eighth air force carried the record Allied offensive
against Europe into a new month today by attacking
western Germany the third straight day. again strk
ing in the wake of British Mosquito raiders
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
churchill, Stain MEETING
after conferences IN CAIRO
kIDNAP CHARGE
INVESTIGATED
Small Girl Taken from CaIexico TO
MexicaIi by Man and Mo|es+ed;
R. Hernandez Held in Border Civ

R. Hernandez, 40 held in the city jail in Caexico
Wednesday while officers investigated charge that he
had taken fiveyear-od Mexican girl from Calexico to
Mexicali and molesed her.
Investigating officers said that the little girl living
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Japs Driven from
Chino Walled City

CHUNGKING, Dec. l. (UP)-Chinese troops have
driven the japanese from Changeh after 40 hours o
hanohand street fighting and have caught the invaders
in death trap outside the gates of the walled city, COM
munque said today. Two attacking Japanese columns
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Nips Think Allies
Won't Prosecute
War in Far East
Enemy Believes After
Nazis Licked Allies
Will Begin to Quarrel

Editors note: Bernard Govt,
United Press correspondent in
Shanghai and Manila, who was
interned in three japanese prison
camps for almost 18 months, was
among the repatriates who ar
rived home today aboard the
GripshOlm.)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Use Of Jap Labor
In Arizona Is Hit

Ed Achsetter secretary of the Transfers Union and
Albert Harris business agent have registered complaint
through the international union with Washington decryng
the of Jap labor the WRA camp at Poson, Arizo
build flood control evees the reclamation project
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
9Th Army's Rome
Drive Underway
Very Heavy Losses Are Inflicted on
Foe by Mon+gomery's Veterans Going
Forward Behind ShrapneI Steel, Bombs

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Algers, Dec. 1, (UP)-
British Eighth army troops sorming ahead on th
fourth day of their Romebound offensive Cen Dwight
Eisenhowers communique said today, nfcting every
heavy losses the Germans
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
Nazis Strive TO
Continue Gains in
korosten Region
Russians Holding Firm
After Giving Up Rail
Hub in kiev Bulge Area

LONDON, Dec. l. UP)-The
Berlin radio reported tonight that
the Red army had attacked in
force on both sides of the SmOl-
cnsk- Orsna road and wedged into
the German positions at two
places. Undiminished Soviet pres
sure on the GOmel front forced
the Germans to withdraw to
shortened lines, the broadcast
said.
MOSCOW, Dec. 1. (UP)
Soviet front reports said
today that dozens" of Ger
man infantry and armored
divisions were attacking
ceaselessly in the Korosten sector
of the northwest Ukraine in an all
out attempt to break through the
rim of the Kiev bulge.
After evacuating Korosten the
Russians fell back eastward beyond
the Korosten-zhitomir highway a
short distance beyond the town, mil
itary dispatches reported.
The dispatch contained no numer-
ical estimate of the German attack
ing strength, but the use of the
term dozens suggested it would
run into some hundreds of thous-
and men.
RUSH REINFORCEMENTS
The Red army was reported rush
ing reinforcements into the Koros-
ten front in an effort to stop the
Germans.
Military quarters said the Soviet
lines still were intact everywhere
around the rIm OF The salient loop
ing westward from Kiev and that
the maSed German forces had been
unable to penetrate the Russian
flank anywhere.
The loss of korosten, rail hub 81
miles northwest of Kiev, in So
Wet withdrawal along a 45-mile
front, however, was described as a
serious blow. 1t gave the Germans
a second dent in the salient, along
Continued on page 3, col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-01
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday 70, minimum
Wed. 40; am. Wed. 46, humidity
81; noon Wed. 40, humidity 66; 5
pm. Tuesday "a, humidity rs.