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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Voters Decide Thursday
On I.I.>D.-CaI-EIec. Deal
Twin Cities Will
Celebrate Mexican
independence Day
All in Readiness for
Parade. Festivities
TO Be Held Thursday

MEXICALI, Sept. 10
Residents of the twin border
cities of Calexico and Mexi-
cali were applying final
touches today to prepara-
tions for a colorful celebration to-
morrow, marking the 133rd anniver-
sary of Mexicos independence from
Spain.
Elaborate plans, formulated weeks
ago, were being made ready amid
indications that the event will be
the greatest of its kind held on
the border in years.
BIG PARADE
Highlight of the day-long pro-
gram will be military parade par
ticipated in by Mexican soldiers
and United States marines, sailors
and soldiers.
Approval of navy and marine par
ticipation was received early this
week but the u. S. War department
at first rejected a request that
American soldiers be allowed to
enter the. parade. Hugh Osborne.
chairman of Vhe Imperial county
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Air Line Wants
Route to Alaska

Ell Centre was maneuvered into
a key position on the continental
air map Wednesday as Western Air
Lines petitioned the Civil Aeronau-
tees board for a route to Anch-
orage, Alaska.
Western Air Lines was awarded a
route from Los Angeles to San
Bernardino, Palm Springs, and Ell
Centre and if approved the new
route will connect Ell Centre with
Alaskan cities. The route to Anch-
orage will be via Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Seattle, Ketchikan, and
Juneau
Announcement of the Alaskan ap-
plication was made from the air.
line general offices by Leo Dwerl-
kotte, executive president, who
said that the proposed air route
would fork off at Anchorage.
Alaska, for the terminal points of
Nome, via McGrath, and Fairbanks.
Alaska.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Troops Forced to
Paw Union Dues

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. Is. CUP)
u. S. soldiers who volunteered
to work in the South Jersey cam
neries had union dues taken out
of their pay checks, Herbert W.
voorhees,, president of the New Jer-
sey Farm Bureau, charged today.
Il was shocked beyond words
several days ago to learn that when
a contingent of soldiers reported
for work at certain South Jersey
cannery, the management was in
structed to make the usual union
dues deductions, popularity known as
the check off from the cannery
pay envelope of each of these SOL
diers who had volunteered to help
New Jersey farmers save this es-
sential food" he asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
BUY BOND, SEE MOVIE
AND HELP OUR TROOPS
Pos+-Press and
The a+er to Stage
Great Bond Show

Enthusiasm in the third
war bond drive reached its
highest peak Wednesday
with the announcement of a
tremendous Post-Press and
United Artists theater bond show
scheduled at p. m. Sept. 90 in Ell
Centro.
The only admission to the show
in the u A. theater will be war
bond and the audience will be
seated in the theater according to
the value of the bond purchased.
Stellar offering for the big war
bond show will be Sonia Henie in
the extravaganza "Wintertime'
which is playing to capacity
houses in population centers of the
nation. Woody Herman's famous
dance band will play in the picture,
which is declared to be one of the
best of Hollywood's wartime pro-
ductions. In addition to the fea-
ture there will be several short
subjects and, If present plans
carry, there will be stage show
in which local war heroes will par
ticipate.
ONLY ADMISSION FEE
No one can attend this big bond
show unless he or she has bought
a bond. There will be no other
admission charge. The bonds
honored as admission fees must be
purchased through the Post-Press.
Checks must be made out to the
Imperial Valley Publishing COM
pany, the war bond blank printed
in the Post-Press must be filled out
and sent to the Post-Press along
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
BY ALDO FORTE

CHIASSO, Swiss Italian
Frontier, Via Stockholm,
Sept. Is. (UP)-Italians in
northern Italy have a burn
ing hatred for the Germans
who are occupying their soil, and
men, women and children in some
parts of the area have just visited
are digging trenches and preparing
to resist Adolf Hitler's troops.
They are woefully short of weap-
ons, and some men with whom I
talked during my 13-hour tour
asked why the Allies did not para
chute arms and ammunition to
them
Pouring out questions on how
soon the Allies could be expected in
northern italy, the people told me
that the whole upper part of the
country was willing and eager to
fight to the last man against the
Nazis, but lacked the arms to do it.
These descendants of men who
fought the Germans down through
the generations left no doubt of
their bitter antipsthy for the Nazis.
They told tales of German plum
dering and killing. and of Germans
stripping men and women of jewelry
and their money in the streets.
German youths in khaki shorts,
bare to the waist, we're reported
patroling roads radiating from
Milan, arresting all men between
18 and so for concentration at the
central Milan station--which was
patroled by Tiger tanks-later to
be shipped off in sealed box cars to
unknown destinations.
Como, the center of the area
through which I travelled, was
flaming with the war spirit. I saw
women and children helping their
menfolk dig trenches in the various
section sof the city itself and espe-
cially along the sector facing in the
direction of Milan.
The rail station "Norte Milano"
was patroled by Bersaglieri who
looked surprisingly gay in their
plumed helmets. Carabinieri in
swallow tailed Napoleonic coats
marched in the nearby streets.
They allowed me to pass undisturb-
ed-even saluted occasionally.
Disguised as a mountahleer with
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Polls
Open
AT B am.
|Hewes Reminds
Of Advantages
Purchase Affords

Residents of the Imperial
Irrigation district will trek
to 80 vo t ng precin n C t s
throughout t h e d i S t r i C t
Thursday in a special elec-
ton that will determine whether
or not taxpayers, through the irri-
cation district, will purchase the
COVER holdings in this area belong
ing to the California Electric Pow
er company-an issue eclipsed in
Importance to this county only by
the actual construction of the ALL
American Canal.
On the eve of the election Evan
T. Hewes, president of the districts
board of directors, issued strong
appeal for qualified voters to cast
ballots, reminding them that by
approving the $6,000,000 bond issue
on which they will vote they will
eliminate all power competition and
place the district in a position to
save them thousands of dollars an
nually.
RESULTS AT $3.50
Polls will open at 6 am. Thurs
day and will close at pm. All
liquor establishments in the dis
trict will close for the day. Hewes
said the results of the election.
would probably be known about
$3.50 o'clock Thursday night.
While district directors were con-
fident the measure would be ap-
proved at the polls they emphasized
the need for the casting of ballots.
The actual purchase price of the
power facilities has been fixed at
$4,90O,00O and the remainder of the
100000 would be used for tying
the two power systems together
Continued on page 2. Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

freScued by Nazl parachut1StS, storm
troopers and gestapo agents from
Imprisonment on an Italian noun
tain top only last week, was broad
cast by self-styled Fascist radio. .
Mussolini himself did not speak
over the station.
While Mussolini made his new
bid for power under German aus
pices and protection, Nazi para
chutists defied Vatican City's neu-
trality by mounting guard in St.
Peters square, in effect, Bern
dispatch said, making Pope Plus
XII the prisoner of Marshal Albert
Kesselring, German commander in
central and southern Italy.
The first proclamation read by
the Fascist radio" declared:
ITO all comrades faithful to Italy:
Il resume today, Sept. Is, in the
21st year of the Fascist era. the
supreme direction of Fascist Italy.
"(SignedD MUSSOLINI."
Then followed a series of other
proclamationS ordering:
GIVEN NEW NAME
1.-The appointment of Alessan-
dro Pavolini as temporary secre-
tary of the national Fascist party
which from today will be called the
Republican Fascist party.
2-All military, political, admins
trative and educational authorities
deposed by the Badoglio govern
ment shall resume their posts ant
their functions.
3-All bodies of Fascist party fol
lowers shall be reconstructed ant
cooperate fraternally with German
military forces in fighting agains
the common enemy on italian soil
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
AIR ATTACK HELPS STOP NAzIS
Japanese Told
To Leave County

First of the japanese to be re-
ported in Imperial county since
Sheriff Robert w. Ware Tuesday
asked the public to inform him of
their presence, was YOsh Kashiki,
former HOltville resident now in
the United States army.
Kashiki was questioned Tuesday
night by the Holtville and Ell
Centre police departments and by
Sheriff Ware. He is stationed at
Camp Shelby, Miss, Ware said,
and had furl0ugh papers with
him. He said he had business in
HOltville.
Sheriff Ware advised Kashiki
to leave the county Immediately
as it is in a military defense zone
and he believed him to be un-
safe because of the many resi-
dents who have lost members of
their families in the war with
Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Burning Hatred Of
Nazis by Italians
Told TO Newsman
Reporter Crosses into
Northern Italy from
City in Switzerland

EDITORS NOTE: Here is one
of the notable journalistic "firsts"
of the present war. 1t was OBJ
tanned at great personal risk by
Aldo Forte. manager of the Bern,
Switzerland, Bureau of the
United Press. Carrying no Gre
dentials except an out of date
Italian newspaper card Forte
was formerly on the U. p. staff
in Rome), he crossed into Ger
man-held northern Italy dis
guised as a mountain climber and
spent IL hours talking with SOL
diers and civilians.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Milk Rationinq in
so DAYS Predicted

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. Is. CUP)
Charles w. Holman, secretary OF
the National Cooperative Milk Pro-
ducers Federation, predicted that
milk will be rationed throughout
the country within 60 days.
Holman said milk probably would
not be rationed on point basis,
but that distributors would be made
to process more milk into butter,
cheese and evaporated milk, thus
reducing the supply of fluid milk.
Government agencies, he said, are
working out details of the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

Draft
Asked
OfWarCal!s
Act Necessary

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.
(UP) = Undersecretary OF
War Robert P. Patterson to-
day called for enactment of
a national service act to re-
cruit industrial manpower and help
the war to a quick and successful
conclusion.
He also opposed enactment of the
Wheeler bill to defer the drafting
of fathers until Jan. because,
he said, it would necessitate draw
ing men for the armed forces from
war industries.
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney,
deputy chief of c-aff who preceded
Patterson as Witness before the
senate military affairs committee,
likewise opposed the Wheeler bill.
Under cross examination Patter-
son became irritated over repeated
comparisons of the U. S. armed
services with those of Canada, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and South and
Central American countries.
LARGER PERCENTAGE
why doesn't someone ask me
about what Russia and Britain are
doing in this WARP" he shouted
They have larger percentage OF
their population in their armed
forces than this country"
A few minutes later he said he
regretted making the statement.
At the close of the committee
session, Sen. Burton K. Wheeler
D., Mont, sponsor of the bill to de-
fer fathers, said nothing had beer
said by any witness to alter his
position "in the least" and that
he would press for passage of his
bill
Patterson said Axis ground forces
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15


the battle continued today with
unprecedented bitterness.
Putting aside all thought of evac-
uation, Lieut.. Gen. Mark w. Clark's
weary but defiant 5th army yielded
some ground to the all-out Nazi
tank and artillery attack but to-
days communique disclosed that
the Allies were consolidating new
positions, that the beaches still
were held intact from Salerno to
Agro poll and that the situation was
somewhat improved.
II want to emphasize that yes
terday was bloody fighting, very
fierce with the advantage of ter
rain strongly in favor of the enemy
but our troops know they can beat
the Germans" a spokesman said.
The 5th army was reported fighting
magnificently but very hard press
ed
YANKS PUSHED BACK
The Americans, who at one time
had pushed 10 miles inland, we're
forced to give up the towns of Alta
villa and Albanella but rectified
their positions as Allied naval forces
poured in fresh troops and battered
The German tanks and gun positions
with heavy salvos from the sea.
The Germans, suffering heavy
casualties, kept up a terrific, nom
stop bombardment of the Allied
held coastal aera in what appeared
to be desperation attacks designed
to wipe out the invasion force be-
fore the British 9th army, which
seized Belvedere in 30-mile ad-
vance, can cover the remaining 10
miles up the west coast to aid the
Salerno invasion.
The determination of the Allied
high command to hold the bridge
head was demonstrated not only by
the furious ground fighting but
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

with the check for the bond. II
the purchaser lives in Ell Centro
the bond will be delivered in per-
son. If the purchaser lives outside
of Ell Centre, the bond will be sent
by special mail.
At the theater purchasers of S25
bonds will sit in the first 10 rows
downstairs. Other regular seats
down stairs will be occupied by
purchasers of $50 bonds. Down.
stairs loges will be occupied by $500
bond purchasers while the entire
balcony will be occupied by $1O0
bond purchasers.
QUOTA is HIGH
Imperial county will have to
raise $3,230,600 in the third war
bond drive now In progress
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

The Red army had driven to
within three miles of the city yes
terday with the capture of Kuna-
shovka and had cut the Nezhin-
Gomel railroad.
Stain had been expected to also
announce the occupation of Bry-
ansk, key point on the south-central
front, which the Germans yester-
day admitted they have evacuated.
(Reports reaching London of
street fighting in Novorossisk indi-
Gated that Black Sea naval base
also may fall, collapsing the Nazis'
Caucasian bridgehead).
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

throughout the United States.
Bonds purchased as admission to
the big show will go to swell the
county's purchases and place the
county much nearer its quota.
"No one can afford to miss the
opportunity to attend the big bond
show" Herb Fawcett, Imperial
county war bond chairman. THE
bonds will be made to do triple
duty. They will back our fighting
men, help raise the county war
bond quota. and finance an evening
of outstanding entertainment"
Committees were workig on the
stage show Wednesday and hopcd
to have interesting announcements
to make from time to time as the
program shapes up.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Bond SaIesLo
In 3rd War Loan

Imperial county war bond Off
cialS expressed concern Wednesday
when a check-up revealed that only
$362,5G9 worth of bonds had been
sold thus far during the third war
loan during which the district is
expected to raise $3,26O,6OO through
sale of the certificates.
Following are the amounts sold
by communities:
Ell Centro, $131 667; CaleXico, $78,-
I'll; Brawley, $l08,25O; Holtville,
$44, 400.
Bond selling leaders mapped plans
for a special selling on Friday
which will be designated as Back
Salerno Day"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
New Commander

CAIRO, Sept. Is tUP)-Maj. Gen.
Ralph Royce assumed command of
the United States army forces in
the Middle East today. replacing
Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, who
left for an important" but un-
specified assignment in another
theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

nounced in special order of the
day which declared that it fell
after two days of heavy fighting.
Nezhin stands at the junction of
the important Kiev-Konotop rail-
way and the last north-south rail-
link east of the Dnieper river The
Germans will be forced to use a
highway 33 miles to the west for
a direct connecting link between
their northern and southern fronts.
Stains order described Nezhin
as "the most important defense
point of the Germans on the road
to Kiev."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

mechanized equipment.
Since Italy's downfall Ma. j.-Gen.
Rocks has returned TO Washington,
ID. G.
He Is a close friend OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r. v. Reid. owners OF an III
Centre drug store. They knew him
first in Nogales, Arizona. where he
was stationed about 20 years ago.
Major General Rocks married the
daughter of j. w. Phillips who was
at one time partner OF Reid In
the drug business IN Nogales.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

1t was learned here wednesday.
Major General Rocks, a West
Point graduate. is a specialist in
Mechanical warfare and prior to
coming to this section was stationed
at Fort Benning, Ga. where he was
an instructor in the operation of
tanks.
He was stationed in Imperial
Valley during the time the
surrounding desert country was
being converted into large man
euver area. He directed the first
maneuvers in this district with
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
5th Army RepeIs
Foe at SuIerno:
CoSuuIti ieS Heavy
yanks Consolidate New Positions After
Germans Fail to Destroy Bridseheads;
Reinforc emen+s to Aid Gen. Clark

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, Sept. Is.
UP)-The greatest aerial onslaught launched in
port of ground troops and series of heroic counterhrusts
by reinforced Allied invasion spearheads stemmed heavy
German onslaught against the 24mie American bridge
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
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and Ferrell.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Heads
Puppet Regime
Rescued Duce Sets Self up as Chief Of
New Government in Northern Italy; His
Holiness, Pope Plus XII Prisoner

LONDON, Sept Is. (UP)-Benito Mussoni proclaim
ed himself supreme head of Fascist government O
Italy today weeks and three days after his
in disgrace by King Victor Emmanuel III.
series Of procamatons signed by Mussolni, who wa
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Defense Council
Asks Gov'tFund
Group Agrees to Petition for Federal
Funds TO Open Bigger. Better Can+een
In EI Cen+ro; Meyer Group Chairman

The Ell Centre Defense Recreation committee Tuesday
night voted to make application for federal funds with
which construct enlarged servicemens canteen for
use by both male and female military personnel and a
canteen for cOlored soldiers
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Witness at Peace
I.v.

Major General Lowell Rocks veteran u D army oicei
who recently witnessed the signing of a surrender to
the United Nations and who has distinguished himself IN
theatres of the current at one time IN
charge of all military maneuvers the California Desert
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

. Meeting with the committee,
members of which include Howard
Meyer, chairman; John Tyler, Dave
Roberts and William Scheniman,
were Wayne A. Neal, field recrea-
tional representative for the Fed
er Security Agency who indicated
his office would approve the appli-
cation, and Col. Carl E. Volter, of
the Ell Centre Marine Air Training
station, who informed the commit
teemen that indications pointed to
an increased influx of soldier visit
ors to Ell Centre during the COM
ing winter months. Also present
we're members of the Ell Centro
ServiCemen's Canteen committee,
whose work in operating the pres
ent canteen was lauded by Neal.
Neal told the women that the pres
ert canteen was probably the finest
in California but said it was made
quate to accommodate the number
of Servicemen and women who are
expected to converge on El Centro
for visits this winter.
DRAW UP BUDGET
The recreation committee agreed
to apply for sufficient funds to set
up the projects and planned to
draw up budget to submit to the
FSA. Funds with which to pur-
chase food, ETC., will be raised local
ly under the present plans. Women
will continue to donate their SER
vices and manage the canteens.
A Womens advisory committee,
consisting of Mrs. Emily Kaford,
president of the canteen group;
Mrs. Percie Thacker, Mrs. P. M.
Blenkiron and Mrs. Earle G. Davis,
was selected to work with the men
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

LONDON, Sept. Is. (UP)-Premer Marshal Josef
Stain announced today that Russian troops had captured
Nezhin important rail center the northeastern ap-
proaches to Kiev, capital of the Ukraine.
The capture of Nezhn, 72 miles from Kiev, was an
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
d AMBllNe
~ EpORTER
Come On, Wind

Come On, Wind
What we're waiting for is a good
old west wind to blow summer out
of Imeprial Valley and blow in
some cool weather.
Back in the old days the old
timers would watch the few bushes
and trees anxiously throughout the
late summer, hoping that the west
wind would be little early. Times
haven't changed much since those
days. We must have west wind
or put up with more hot weather.
Call oft the reserves. Send up
smoke signals. Fall is on the way!
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
More Weather.

More Weather.
BY the way, wasn't that a whoop
doodle of a fog which sWathed Ell
Centre Wednesday morning?
1t was really wet blanket and
where did it come from whilly nilly
blowing?
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Man Mountain Hoy

Man Mountain Hoy
Russell Hoy is definitely not at
his best these days.
Tuesday he was observed using a
little tack hammer to nail up a war
bond poster. He hammered and
pounded bu couldn't get anywhere.
No wonder. He was trying to put
the tacks into steel plate.
l2romptness Plus
We have observed that when Col.
T. j. McQuade says something, he
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15
Kiev Approaches
In Soviet Hands

(UP-Russian troops advanced nine
mil Pavograd the Dniepe and
the Red reported
munique
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-15

Maximum Tuesday 113, minimum
Wed. SO; S am. Wed. II, humidity
25; noon Wed. 104, humidity 81;
5 pm. Tuesday 100, humidity 22.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-20
Abandon Bonuses

Since the Tigers have ahan-
doned bonuses. coupled with
Yorks fine physical condition
this is expected 70 he the first
haScnan g biggest season After
a winter If hand work on his
farm near Atlanta. York re-
ported weighing POS pounds and
hard rs mails Al tins time NJ
tho year he usually tipped the
scales a. 2i5 pounds or better.
York hlt only go last season
end nus 81 runS-batted-ln led
Tiger, IN that department The
other clutch hifterS' among
tre Tigers were Pinky higgins.
VINO pounded home 20 ITALICS
With "A 267 mark and jimmy
F.cotn0rtH who accounted for
s. HItn p mediocre Up AVERAGE.
As recorded In Clutch Hit
t0rs ~ added department ~
Far Ii.Hgau fine American
League Rod Book for 1913
T.f Will PAS MAS INC Top mem
be- rf rHe clutch club last
season The Rcd SoN ace
vr.cEe~ TOW "a INC navy drove
home III markers. Joe DiNaE-
go uoW In Toe ARMY drove ia
tai#os- aatH-- She u'af'cr
Wits both of those gen 007on
fra s.r,.re fro race fHE n-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-20
Six Detroit Stars
In Bddminton Meet

SIX DcroitcrS Viii leave today
for tine Glencoe III Badmlntor
Club 10 participate I'M The annual
Midwest Opcn tournament tomor-
row and SUNDAY.
Pearl Peterson defending cham
pion IN the women : singles event
VIII head he contingent composed
OF Dorothy and Everett GeSa
man Leo Gould Ted Brooks and
Ray IckcS. Already over 200 en-
tries have been received from &c
different states. ST. Louis Mil
waukoe and Indiana VIII send the
largest groups.