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Evening star., 1943-02-06

interfaith Religious Book Week will
be held March 28-April 2. under the
auspices Of the conference. The
Council on Books in Wartime. DR..
Clinchy said. is cooperating in pro-
noting the project.
During the week, bookshops and
libraries throughout the country will
place 200 religious books on exhi-
bition. They will be selected by four
committees composed Of prominent
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
clergymen, educators and writer's.
In Los Angeles, Bishop William
Bertrand Stevens told the 48th an
nual convention of the Episcopal
diocese that soldiers want more re-
ligious books. He discussed this
subject with a group OF soldiers on
a train and found soldiers attempt
ing to conduct 4 religious service
themselves, in the absence of q chap
lain.
A chaplain back in Norfolk, Va,
on a warship which participated in
the American landing at Casablanca,
revealed there has been 4 general
increase of religious reading aboard
ship.
He related that when his boat left
for the scene of action he had 500
pocket editions of the New Testa-
ment. Not 4 single one was left
when chaplains ashore in Africa also
asked to be supplied.
Lutherans Push Unity.
The trend toward Lutheran unity
was accelerated last week when the
National Lutheran Council at Min
neapolis voted to call Z conference
OF all Lutheran bodies in America
for the purpose OF jointly planning
co-ordinated program.
Council delegates, representing all
major Lutheran groups in this coun-
try with the exception Of the Mis-
souri, synod, hailed the move as one
that may eventually lead to the
formation OF an all-Lutheran fed
Grafton embracing the entire West
ern Hemisphere.
In October the United Lutheran
Church authorized its president to
"consummate and declare at the
earliest possible date the establish
ment Of pulpit and altar fellowship"
with the American Lutheran Church,
which had previously ratified 4 sim
liar move involving the United Lu-
therans and the Missouri synod.
The American Lutheran confer
ence later urged its constituent
members to unite in altar and pulpit
fellowship those Lutheran bodies
not now in fellowship"
The only Lutheran group still
averse to unity proposals is the con-
Missouri synod.
But even here, church leaders
have reason for announcement.
Last month the American Lutheran.
Independent denominational Journal
with close Missouri synod connec-
tions, launched an editorial cam
paign urging the union of all
branches OF the Lutheran Church
in the United States.
Asserting that I'VE must face the
fact honestly and courageously that
the Lutherans Of America can never
fulfill their destiny as long as they
are divided" the periodical declared
that every possible effort to unite
the Lutheran Church should be
welcomed and supported"
Evening star., 1943-02-06
The Week in RELIGION
Churches Oppose Hote
Of Enemy Peoples
~ Relisious News Service.

The Question Of hate instrument national policy
thrown open to public discussion writer's
that Americans must hate
War Writers Board advanced the thesis
article that IF the
fail establish world
Evening star., 1943-09-23

a Spitfire knock down a Messer-
schnitt whose pilot promptly baled
out and floated softly earthward.
Meet Italian Soldiers.
The only persons we saw as we
approached Eboli were few stray
groups of peasants and homeward-
bound soldiers. Farms were utterly
deserted except for few animals.
Former members of the Italian
Ariete Division said they had fought
for two days around Rome, following
our landing. On the first day, they
said they managed to capture large
number of German troops in the
fighting around Rivoli, Fumicino and
Ostia On the second day, they said.
two German columns arrived and
took part of the Ariete Division pris-
oners but the Lucca group of artil-
lery, which belongs to that division,
dispersed the Germans and freed
their fellow Italians. At this mo-
Evening star., 1943-09-23

animate and inanimate leavings Of
the battle which had ragged in this
area for nine days.
Several miles from the sea we
came across the remains of a Ger
man tank and armored car attack
on our lines two nights ago. Eight
armored cars and two tanks had
been blasted by guns and mines and
had scattered their human and
other contents over the field.
Charred bodies, uniforms, shoes,
post cards. gas masks and medical
kits were strewn all over the place.
The odor of the battlefield per-
meated the hot midday air and it
was not pleasant.
This Sunday morning around
Eboll, 1t was as calm as it must have
been back home. Only an occasional
gun banged in the far distance and
once there was sudden loud and
short-lived dogfight in which we saw
Evening star., 1943-09-23

an American lieutenant colonel and
captain arrived three-quarters Of an
hour later.
The shattered remains of the once
pretentious hill town which in nor
NAL times housed $4,000 persons, was
quiet as our party moved toward
the place this morning. 1t. Col.
Joseph R. Russ of Arlington. Va,
and Capt Charles o. Erwin of Santa
Rosa, N. Mex. joined us on our way
down the shell-pitted road.
Your correspondent, who was un-
fortunate enough to speak Italian
and be in the van, was swamped by
five Italians with halitosis who in
sisted on an exchange of kisses.
Over the wine which they offered
us they described the Germans in
terms of anathema and swore they
had robbed the place down to its
last suit of underwear.
The road to Eboli was Uttered with
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Educator Given Yeor
As Agent Of japanese
By the Associated Press.

6J the ASsociated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.--John C.
LIE Clair, II, former New York and
New Jersey college instructor. was
sentenced to a year and days i'm
prisonment and fined $4,000 by Fed
eral Judge w. Waties Waring yes
terday. He had pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with act
Ing as an unregistered paid agent
of the Japanese government.
The fine equaled the total re-
ceived by lie Clair from the Japa-
rese from July, 1888. until June,
1s41, for articles of a pro-Japanese
nature which he wrote and which
were distributed to numerous Amer
ican newspapers and periodicals.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Savings for Girls!

l2-1,9o Blouses; cotton seersucker
and spun royon; to l4------ -5oe
1l-2,29 Dresses; 2-pc. cotton seer
sucker; 7 to 89e
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Residents Of EboIi
Say Germans Robbed
Them Before Retreat
By WILLIAM H. sToNEMAN.

Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
Chicaso Daily News. Representing the
Combined American Press
WITH THE UNITED STATES
5th ARMY, Sept. 10 Delayed
The German withdrawal went
into high gear on Friday night.
The town of Eboli, long a bone of
bitter contention between the op-
posing forces, was occupied at 80
this morning. -Four newspapermen,
your correspondent, and
Evening star., 1943-09-23

ment. they declared, high Italian
ofncers whom they described as
Fascists suddenly gave the order to
lay down arms and disband. They
blamed the collapse Of Italian re-
sistance around Rome on these ON
GERS whose names remain to be
ascertained.
A native OF Philadelphia, Col
Russ, 30, came to Washington in
1895 when his father. the late Mai.
Joseph Russ, was stationed at the
Army War College. He attended
Western High School and was grad
uated from West Point in 1895. His
wife moved to 1913 North Quinn
street, Arlington. when he was sent
overseas about three weeks ago.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
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Evening star., 1943-09-23

Stop growing about the things
You can't spend your money for.
You can buy War bonds with II.
Evening star., 1943-09-23
Boys & Students Wear

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Evening star., 1943-09-23
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Navy Reaches Top
For Production
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a shortage which may become
acute
2. Critical materials. in which
some shortages may develop. All in
all, Knox indicated. April was
good month from several angles.
The rate OF ship sinkings was
low as compared to March.
Just how long it will continue.
don't know" Knox said. This
thing goes by fits and starts. In
May, it may go up. The only thing
that may be inferred from what
I have said IS that things were bet
ter in April"
Not only did plane deliveries set
a new record in April, he said. but
for the first time the number of
combat planes delivered to the
navy ran to four figures. What these
figures are. he would not say.
Also. he continued, a record was
set in the number of ships, eXclud-
ing landing craft. which were COM
pleted in April.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Blaze Destroys
Alamo River Span

Fire Of undetermined origin late
Monday destroyed a highway bridge
across the Alamo river northwest
of Holtville and left residents of
the area without means of crossing
the stream.
High winds carried the flames and
hampered fire fighters in their
attempts to put out the flames. The
bridge was an old structure built
in the horse and buggy days. 1t
was approximately SO feet in
length and spans the river which
forms the boundary between the
Imperial and Holtyille county road
districts at this point.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
McPherrin Funeral
Date Not Yet Set

Funeral arrangements for Judge
r. D. McPherrin, who died sud-
denly in El Centre Monday morn
ing, Tuesday awaited the arrival of
relatives.
1t was understood, however. that
the funeral will be held in Ell Gen.
tro later in the week, possibly on
Thursday or Friday. Wartime
transportation difficulties delayed
the arrival of Judge McPherrin's
son. Warden McPherrin. from Oak
land and his sister, Mrs Ella Var
nell of Redondo.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Roll Back Prices,
Saws CI0 Chief

sAr FRANCISCO, May 4 up
Philip Murray. president of the
Congress cf Industrial Organization,
last night told 1900 CIO representa-
tiVes that congress had violated its
commitment to labor on price
control
IF wages are to be stabilized in
the United States as Of September.
1912, then in the name of common
justice why doesn't the government
roll back retail prices to the Sep
tember, 1912 level" Murray said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Reps. Again Down
RuEs,l P|av,

WASHINGTON, May 4.-UP)-
The House repeated history today
when it first adopted and then re-
jected the long-argued Ruml plan
to forgive ali taxes due on 1912
income.
The chamber first voted tenta-
lively to accept the Ruml plan on
a 1877 TO l66 teller vote. Then it re-
yersed that action by a close roll
call vote annoulced as 206 to 202.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
NO UNDERSTANDABLE

said.
NO UNpERSTANDIN
Ickes said tilat he had mo under
standing of any sort" with Lewis
except that the miners would return
to work today under a 15-day truce
NO promises were made and none
was asked" he added
IckeS indicated that issues in the
dispute may be passed on by the
War Labor Board which, over Lewis
objections, had assumed jurisdiction
prior to the strike. In response to
a direct question as to the boards
position in the controversy Ickes
said:
There is no way out, if you
mean by-paSsing the War Labor
Board
Ickes said there has been some
Cheating" by mine operators on
the siX-day week, on which many
mines had been operating previous
/. on voluntary basis. Some of
them. he said, have been operating
only five days a week and have
been collecting the additional aver
age 13 cents a ton allowed by the
Office of Price Administration as
compensation payment of time and
half on the sixth day of work.
TURN BACK MINES
Ickes said the mines will be turn
ed back to the operators just as
soon as possible. They will not,
however, be turned back until the
government is assured of uninter-
rupted coal production, he added.
Ickes said that he would volun-
teer no recommendations to the
War Labor Board.
They are capable of running
their own affairs" he asserted.
The administrator said there was
no guarantee implied in his SIX
supply a market for all coal mined.
Mine operators cannot be expected
to produce more coal than they
have a market for he said
Nor does the order assure any
miner 50 weeks Of employment a
year, or any guaranteed income
Ickes added. He estimated, however.
that with the present demand for
coal, miners might expect employ
ment of about 300 days a year.
Ickes formally ascribed the order
to the necessity for assuring ade-
quate supplies Of coal
Ickes also said he intends TO
recommend that the office of Price
Administration rescind, for any
mines that fail TO comply with the
six-day week directive, the price
increase it recently granted to cover
extra costs brought on by the longer
work week.
The directive provided that appli-
/ cations for exemption may be filed
/ in instances where, for any justifi-
able physical or operating reasons,
operations on a six-day week are
not practical Such applications
must be supported Ickes said, by
statements of underlying reasons.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
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tCOntlnueu from rage
running to Tebourba. This put the
Americans only - mixes from Te-
bourba. which the British were
again threatening from the south
and west.
The British advance units gained
about a mile and a half in captur-
ing the 1400-foot hills and were
now some 10 miles due north Of
Medjez- El-Bab.
On the southern front. there was
intensified patrol activity by the
British Eighth army and increased
exchanges. again mdicat-
ing preparations for big-Scale fight
ing.
The American and French ad-
vances in northern Tunisia within
less than Is miles of Bizerte-where
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
NO INFORMATION

Headquarters at noon today had
no definite information as to how
far the Americans and French had
gone toward FerryVille, where they
are expected TO meet strong Ger
man resistance, but American bomb
bers heavily attacked the Bizerte
airdrome Monday. Today'S commu-
nique merely described the advance
in the north as continuing beyond
Mateur.
American artillery units were Of
ficially singled out for high praise
in the operations in northern Tuni-
sia, where the massed fire of United
States Long Toms" were cited as
one of the main reasons for a fast
advance.
Ranging ahead of the ground
forces. American Flying FortresseS
blasted port installations at Bizerte
while 18 medium bombers led by
Maj. Rodney Wilder of Taylor, Tex,
one of participants in the American
raid on Tokyo. devastated an air
field on the outskirts OF Tunis. Ten
and probably u planes were de
stroyed on the ground at the air
field.
Eight planes were lost in all OPP
erations yesterday.
American advances along the two
roads leading southeast from Ma
teur threatened to flank strong Ger
man positions in the Medjerda val
ley southwest of Tebourba, where
the British First army has been
virtually stalemated for nearly
week.
However, today's communique re-
ported that the First army made
further slight advances" on the
central front yesteday and it was
likel- that the Germans soon would
find it necessary to evacuate their
Notifications and withdraw rapidly
to the east to avoid encirclement.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Directors Sell
District Lands

Sale of several parcels of land
occupied the attention of directors
OF the Imperial Irrigation district
at their meeting Tuesday morning.
The directors completed negotia-
tons for the sale of four blocks OF
property to the City of FL Centro
during the session. Additional land
vas purchased by Anil Richter,
l evils Boyle and P. c. Oswald.
The meeting was presided over
BY Director Charles Morrow who
served in the absence of Evan T.
dewes, district president who was
in Phoenix on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
WENT TO CHECK

While Zamperini was treating
Pillsbuly and another wounded
crewman. Cupernell went back to
check on the others.
L saw a sight I'll never forget -
he said. Three men back there
were suffering from wounds, but
they never left their posts
Superior Officers credited the pi-
lot. Lieut.. r. A. Phillips. 26, Of Terre
Haute, Ind. with a miraculous per
Torrance in bringing his damaged
Liberator back without a crash.
The former University Of Sou.h-
ern California star, whose home is
at Torrance, Calf, holds the ma
tional collegiate mile record of
4:033. the Pacific Coast Conference
record Of All, and the IC4A mark
of Ill.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04

porting for the North American
Newspaper Alliance on the Novem-
ber sea battle off Guadalcanal.
George Weller-For distinguished
example of reporting work in his
stories in the Chicago Daily News.
Frank Noel-For his Associated
Press photographs of an Indian
sailor in a lifeboat in the Indian
Ocean.
Samuel Eliot Morison-For his
biography Admiral of the Ocean
Sea.
Robert Frost-For his poem, A
Witness Tree.
William H. Schumm-For his sec
ular cantata No. 2, a Free Song,
performed by the Boston Symphony
orchestra.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Rambling Reporter

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that sort OF thing.
Why, I can't even carry the baby
around, he told her one day,
you'll have to do that"
You take this baby she snap
ped as she dumped the Yeager
youth hopeful into his arms, Il
didn't join the navy. so no naval
officer can boss me"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
County S30O,OOO
Over ApriI Quota
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ty sold within $1,000 of its total
quota in long term" issues alone.
Information received by Herring
from the state war saving staff
revealed that Imperial county led
the southern district of California
comprising II southern counties in
the sale of long term certificates.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Track Champion
Saves Buddies
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tCOntlnueU rom Ptpe y
let and shell fragment holes in the
fuselase and tail OF the big bomb
er. The plane made its long home
ward trip with about half of the
right rudder shot away.
We didn't break any worlds rec
ords ON the way back. but We got
here. Zamperini said. What 5
more. We really let the JapS have
it at NaurU ie.. q the zeros got
on us"
"Zamp." as the fellows call him,
was hunched over his bomb sight
watching flames and smoke enVelop
Naurr's installations when the ze-
ros dived within range.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
ScanningI.V Y.
News Horizon
INTEND TO WE'D

A notice of their intention to
marry filed with County Clerk w
J. McClelland Monday by L. @.
Selby. %, marine stationed west OF
FL Centre. and Roma Rose Schmitt,
-. vegetable worker OF Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
NAZIS CUT OFF

Some German troops were be-
lieyed cut off and encircled in the
hills of the So-called .Jeffna de-
fenSeS. south and west of Mateur.
where the Americans captured green
and bald hills after many days of
grim fighting. Some 200 Germans
already have been captured in the
Mateur area operations.
Spokesmen varied, however, that
there Is hard figh,'ng ahead both
north and southeast of Mateur.
East of the Tine river which runs
north and east of Mateur, there is
a range of hills affording the enc
my good positions. The Germans
destroyed the bridge over the river
but that failed TO stop the American
advance
The Americans. in cooperation
with the French, Immediately push
ed northward along the l0mile
road to Ferryville, which lies be-
tween Lake Achkel and Lake Bier
te, 10 miles from the city of Bizerte.
"A London broadcast said Ferry
vile was under American artillery
fire which had also made Bizerte
airdyomes untenable)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
JUST TURNING AWAY"

We were just turning away from
the target when three zeros jump
ed US. he said. About the same
time an anti-aircraft shell tore
hole in our right rudder Every
thing happened at once, but the
boys at the controls handled the
plane beautifully and we finally
drove the Japs off"
When Zemperini crawled into the
tiny compartment behind the pilot
and co-pilot, he found that Staff
Sergeant Stanley c. Pillsbury of
Shapleigh, Me, had been hit in the
left foot
'Pflsbury was still in the top
turret," the track star said. I
heard him shout something then
fire burst from his guns. Cne Of
the zeros dived crafty and lett a
column of smoke. Pillsbury got that
che for certain and our belly guns
probably bagged another
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
COUNCIL TO MEET

The El Centre city council will
meet Wedl esday night for its regu-
lar session The meeting is sched-
uled to start at 1880 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
LITERARY CIRCLES SURPRISED

NEW YORK, May 4 CUP)-Liter-
ary and dramatic circles. expressed
surprise today that the 1912 Pnlit-
2er prize nad beeh awarded Tor
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
CADET DIES

CADET DIES
SAN FRANCISCO. May CUp)-
Death of Aviation Cadet Newton S.
Sel0ver, 20, San Mateo-second vic
tim of a plane crash last SUNDAY
near Dublin in Alameda county,
was announced today by the navy
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
PARENTS

During these troubled
times, every parent is
asking: "How can we
best prepare our chill
dren for the problems
they must face?"
Buy them The Book of
knowledge. S e n d for
free Illustrated Booklet.
VIM. c. Luff, 733 Broad
way, Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04

Upton Sinclairs noVol, Dragons
Teeth, and the Thornton Wilder'S
play. The Skin of Our Teeth.
Chief surprise was at the award
fol the most distinguished novol
published by an American author,
for Dragons Teeth received only
one vote out of 25 in the recent
Saturday Review of literature Pulit-
ger prize poll. First place in the
poll went to Look to the Mountain
by lie Grand Cannon. Jr.
VOTED DOWN
The Skin of Our Teeth was voted
down by the New York drama
critics circle last month for its an
nual prize after a hard-fought con-
test with Sidney Kingsley's play,
The Patriots.
ColumbiaS trustees also differed
with the Saturday Review of litera-
ture poll of critics in the selection
of the history award. giving the
prize to Esther Forbes for Paul
Revere and the World He Lived In.
Lees Lieuttnants by Douglas
Southall Freeman won in the Sat
urday Review poll.
Other Pulitzer awards were:
Omaha, Neb World Herald-For
meritorious public service in plan
ming a statewide scrap collection
drive.
FOR EDITORIALS
Forest w. Seymour - For dis
tinguished editorial writing in the
DeS Moines, Iowa, Register and
Tribune.
Hanson w. Baldwin-For CORES
pondence to the New York Times
on the South Pacific battle front
Jay Norwood Darlington a car
toon in the New York Herald
Tribune depicting the flood of paper
work in Washington
Ira Wolfert-F For telegraphic re-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Yunks Race on
Bevond Moteur

Allied soldiers could hear Allied
bombs exploding on air fields
were made possible by the fall of
Mateur junction, 20 miles south
west Of the naval base, at IL am.
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-04
Nance-Supervisor
Feud Flares up
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committee dragged it into the open
again by asking the board to in
crease Nance's salary from Sl75 to
$500 a month. The board did not
vote this increase but did increase
the salary of Mrs. Leona Jacobs,
Nance's assistant, from S165 to Sl75
month and that of the probation
office stenographer and bookkeeper
from Sis to S135 a month. The
board will not consider the appoint
ment OF another man for the de-
partment until the board meets
May II.