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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08

Va OIilIcu FreSS ulSpdICn Illeu
from Ankara last Thursday said
Turkey was calling up 100000
more men to double the country's
armed strength this month";
Advices reaching Cairo in the
wake of the American Turk
iSh conference here said the Turks
had laid out zones three miles wide
on both sides of the Dardanelles
and put them under strict military
rule.
NAZIS MASS TROOPS
The historic Dardanelles gateway
between the Mediterranean and
Black Sea lies below the border of
European Turkey, near which the
Germans were reported massing
considerable armed strength. Among
the security measures taken by the
Turks in recent weeks, according
to reports here, was the arrest of
many persons suspected of espion-
age for the Nazis, described as on
the upsweep recently.
Turkish police also were keeping
close watch over Italians with Fas-
cist sympathies, especially in the
Istanbul area where there are about
$4,000 Italians. All of them we're
under close supervision and their
names were on police registers.
President Ismet Inonu of Turkey,
a communique revealed, conferred
with President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill here last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday and join
ed them in expressing the closest
unity" of the three countries in
their attitudes toward the world
| situation"
HASTEN BALKANS MOVE
Tantamount to change in Tur-
keys status from strict neutral
to benevolent acknowledgement"
the communique was expected to
hasten showdown in the Balkans,
where Germany already has be-
trayed uneasiness over Forthcoming
Allied moves.
Though an immediate Turkish
declaration of war against Ger
many was not anticipated, barring
a possible German attack. such
a declaration may be only weeks
or months away. Turkish sources
suggested that Turkey was ready
to enter the war anytime that the
allies were prepared to protect her
against German attack from Bull
garia, the Aegean or the Black Sea.
Swedish press reports from Sofia
quoted travellers as saying that Tur-
key has been brought to the "high-
est state" of military preparedness
Continued on page 8, col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Par|ey Looms
With Franco

CAIRO, Dec. 3 (UP) - The pos
Sibility of a Roosevelt Churchill
meeting with GeneraliSsimo Fran
cisco Franco was speculated upon
today as interest turned to the
western Mediterranean, following
the epic Allied conferences involv-
ing Russia, China and Turkey.
The western Mediterranean
bristles with problems just as
thorny as those ironed out at Cairo
and Tehran, but 1t was not known
whether President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill propose to
include Iberian, French and italian
affairs in their already crowded
schedule.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Gen. Hines Asks
$500 MusterPuv

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (UP)--
Brigadier General Frank T. Hines,
cf the Veterans administration,
Wednesday recommended to con-
gress a flat $500 as mastering out
pay for all veterans in the service
% days or longer, as house leaders
planned early action, possibly this
week, on Christmas present" pay
bill for the 100000 members of
the armed forces discharged since
Pearl Harbor.
Hines recommended that veterans
with less than 80 days service re-
ceive $lG0 or such a sum less than
$500 as determined by the commit
tee, and said cost of his proposal
would be about $3,6O0,000,
Mastering -out-pay, Hines said
will be useful to tide a man over
until he gets home and finds job"
1t would not take care of full ben
efits, he added.
Whatever legislation you pass
now will probably have to be
amended after demobilization, he
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Coffee Ceiling
Prices Stand

mo upward revision of coffee
ceiling prices, either green or
roasted, is contemplated" advised
Stewart o. Wicklin, San Diego
OPA price executive, today. This
statement is to counteract unfound-
ed rumors circulated in the coun-
try" he said.
The OPA office also announced
that starting last Saturday, ceiling
prices on IA types of vegetable
seeds covering 200 varieties OF do
mestic and imported seeds were put
into effect. These ceilings are the
first to be put on vegetable seeds
other than cabbage.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
President Calls
ForPrayerD

efforts with brilliant success on
every battle front. it is fitting that
we set aside a day of prayer to give
thanks to almighty God for his
constant providence over us in
every hour of national peace and
national peril.
"At the beginning of the New
Year 1914, which now lies before
us, it is fitting that we pray to be
preserved from false pride of ac-
complishment and from willful neg
lect of the last measure of public
and private sacrifice necessary to
attain final victory and peace
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
u. s, Takes Over
L. A. Shipyords

that it may be effectively operated
in the construction, conversion and
repair of vessels required by the
United States"
The order authorized Knox to
act through other persons designat-
ed by him and to hire "a competent
civilian adviser on industrial rela-
tions."
The federal government owns the
greater part of the yards facilities
The navy department invested ap-
proximately $6,5O0,000 in ship-build-
ing and ship repair facilities and
guaranteed so per cent of $5,000,-
600 loan negotiated by the COM
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, South
west Pacific, Dec. (UP)- Allied
bombers pounded the New Britain
invasion coast with 100000 pounds
of explosives Monday to send tho
sustained aerial offensive against
approaches to Rabaul past the l.
1OO-ton mark, it was disclosed We'd
nesday.
Carrying forward the almost
ceaSelesS attacks begun Nov. 20,
two strong waves of fighter escorted
Liberators, followed by Mitchells.
struck at both the north and south
coasts on the western end of the
island only 20 miles below the big
sea- air hub at Rabaul.
For the fourth straight day, the
bombers concentrated on the Cape
Gloucester area, dropping their de-
structive loads into installations be-
tween Bergen Bay and Olamainei
village and pouring down thousands
Of rounds of Strafing fire.
The first week of the attack,
during which 400 tons of bombs
were dropped, was centered on the
south coast and was broken by a
naval Shelling of the Gasmata area
The bombers then turned TO the
north coast, unloading 1893 tons on
that area the past eight days.
Other planes Monday dive-bomb-
ed and Strafed Wulai island Oft
Cape Hoskins on the north coast
and hit GaroVe island in the Vitu
group north of New Britain. Two
barges were wrecked.
On the New Guinea coast within
striking distance of the western
end of New Britain, Australian
troops were engaged in sharp fight
ing against the japanese at Wareo,
on the Huon Peninsula, while Allied
planes dropped % tons OF bombs on
enemy installations ahead OF them.
Small, scattered enemy raids
caused no damage to Allied New
Guinea installations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. UP)-'
The White House announced We'd
nesday that President Roosevelt has
directed Secretary of Navy Frank
Knox to take over and operate the
shipyard of the Los Angeles Ship
building and Drydock Corp. at Los
Angeles.
The executive order, signed De-
cember 3, said federal seizure of the
shipyard was necessitated by fail
ure of the corporation Ito perform
satisfactorily work called for by its
contracts with the navy depart
ment."
Seizure of the shipyard is neces-
sary, the order added, "in order
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
SABOTEURS HIT NAZIS

LONDON. Dec. 8 (UP)-A gov
ernment spokesman said today that
well-organized sabotage campaign
in occupied Europe had wrecked 1876
railroad locomotives in the first
seven months of this year. Speak
ing for the ministry Of economic
warfare, he said a definite free
dom front" blow at German trans
portation had been successfully
carried out despite "ferocious re-
prisals." Germany has been forced
to send at least 100 new locomotives
into Jugoslavia where saboteurs
destroyed 1856 locomotives in the
first seven months of this year, 1873
in 1912, and ITO in 1941.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (UP)-
President Roosevelt in a proclama-
ton released at the White House
Wednesday designated New Years
day as a day Of national prayer
for strength and guidance for
the problems of widening warfare
and for the responsibilities of in
creasing victory
The proclamation said that "At
the end of the year l943, which has
not cnly made manifest the devo-
ton and courage OF our nations
sons but has also crowned their
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
War in Brief
BY UNITED PRESS

by UNlIED ThEoo
TURKEY-Turks m0bilizing L.
000,0 reserves for possible war
showdown with Germany after
Inonu Roosevelt Churchill con-
ference In Cairo.
ITALY--Fifth army breaches
main Nazi mountain defenses In
western Italy, drives on invasion
valleys leading to Rome; 8th army
repulses German c0unterattacks
along Moro river.
RUSSIA--Germans launch new
counteroffensivc against kiev Sal
lent; Red army gains In Dnicpcr
bend, closes In ON White Russian
railway junction Of ZhIobin.
PACIFIC-Army discloses rec
ord Liberator force bombed Mill
atoI In conjunction with carrier
raid on Marshall islands; Allied
planes drop $50 tons Of bombs ON
New Britain invasion coast In
fourth straight attack; Chinese
acknowledge fall Of Changtch.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
GENERALS SWITCH POSTS

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8 (UP)-Brig
Gen. Lerhett l.. Stuart, command
ing general of Camp Callan, and
Brig. Gen. Oliver B. Bucher, COM
manding general at Camp Stewart,
Ga, will exchange commands ef-
fective the last week of this month,
the army announced Wednesday
Before leaving Camp Callan, Cen
eral Stuart will enter the camp
hospital for a minor operation
which is expected to confine him
for about 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Valley FIaxseed
Business Tops
Three Millions
Annual Association
Meeting Outlines
Activities for Year

The Southwest Flaxseed Asso-
citation reported sales amounting to
So, ,122, ,5S714 for the 1942-43 season
at net cost to growers of 1.3 cents
per buShel at the associations tenth
annual dinner-meeting in the Vet
erans Memorial Hall Tuesday eve
ming.
The members reelected retiring
directors A. L. GieSelmann OF BraW-
ley, Fred Gunterman of Calexico,
j. l.. Dubois of Ell Centre, and H.
C. Worthington of Imperial. How
ard Vencil of Holtville was elected
for the three-year term to succeed
Frank Kumberg on the board.
Following the membership meet
ing the board of directors convened
and reelected all the officers: j.
l.. Dubois, president; j. G. Simons,
vice. president; Argyle McLachlan,
secretary and Fred Sterling, as
SiStant.
SERVE DINNER
A barbecued-steak dinner was
served to 355 members and guests
prior to the business meeting and
election, the largest attendance
since the association was estab-
lished in 1888.
Following the formal opening,
j. L. Dubois, president, summarize
ing the associations activities since
it's inception reported that the as
sociation has had 566 members and
is starting its 1943 season with 500
active members. The successful
freight differential rate fight OF
last year made the state flax grow
ers a million dollars, he said.
Shields Charleton, representing
Continued on page 8, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
NAMED COP LEADER

WASHINGTON, Dec. g. tUPl-
Rep. Charles "A. Halleck, r., Ind,
at a party caucus wednesday was
elected chairman of the Republican
congressional campaign committee,
succeeding the late Rep. j. William
Bitter, r., Pa. House Republican
Leader Jose oh w. Martin jr., OF
Massachusetts,, said Halleck was
elected unanimously by acclama-
ton"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
FIRE COSTS $3.50,

CHICAGO, Dec. 8. CUP)-Fire
destroyed the main manufacturing
and storage plant Of Princess Pat,
Ltd, manufacturers of rouge, lip
stick and other cosmetics, early
Wednesday, causing damage esti-
mated by the owners at $250,OOO.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Legal TangIes
beset Short,
kin,rlleI Trials
Senate Resolution Putting
Off COurtmartial Time
Stirs Clash of Opinions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (UP)-
A series of technicalitieS and legal
problems wednesday left in doubt
whether congress would succeed IN
its last minute effort to guarantee
prosecutions of army and navy Of
ficers charged with dereliction OF
duty in the Pearl Harbor disaster
The house and senate approved
and sent to the White House Tues
day a resolution extending for six
months the statute of limitations
on prosecutions as it affected ac-
ton against persons accused OF neg
ligence contributing to the success
of the sneak japanese attack on
December 7, 1941.
However, the original tWo-year
period expired at midnight last
night, and it appeared a physical
impossibility for President Roose-
yelt, who has been abroad for i'm
portant war conferences, to have
signed the extension resolution be-
fore that hour.
VIEWS CLASH
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
Barkley of Kentucky, however, said
there was mo question about the
ultimate legal authority of the res
olution." But Rep. Thomas d. Win
ter, r., Kans., an attorney, said
there was absolutely no question
but that the statute of limitations
expired since the president doesn't
sign the resolution by midnight"
Representative Dewey Short, r.,
Mo-, author of the resolution, said
I'm neither lawyer nor the son
of lawyer, and ] Just don't know"
but suggested that maybe the pres
ident could sign it by television or
something
Short added that all he wanted
was to "be damned sure that who
ever was responsible for Pearl Har-
bor-and I'm not certain that the
full blame lies with army and navy
Continued on page 8, col d
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Wur-Like Moves
Speed Troops
DorduneIIeS
Strategic Wa+ercourse Placed
Under Military Orders;
Calls Our Million More Men

CAIRO, Dec. 8. (UP)-Turkey has mlitarized the en-
tire Dardane!es zone in intensified program of
like climaxed by shift into the Allied camp
benevolent nonbegerent reports presagng explosion
in the tense Balkan situation said Wednesday,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
D AMBL'Ne
u EpoR1ER
Always Double Crossing

Always DOuDle CTOSSlng-
Earl Sunday afternoon Shields
Charlton, the old Arkansawyer, was
enjoying the sunshine. He looked
up from his spot in the sun and
saw an automobile with an Arkan-
sas license plate going past his
house. An officer was driving the
car from Charlton's old home state.
Charlton chased the car down, flag
ged the driver, and invited the
officer and his wife to come to the
Charlton home for chat.
OF course they began to talk about
the weather and Charlton Dragged
about the brand of winter weather
in Impc..al Valley.
"The winter weather in Imperial
Valliy is suparlative.' Charlton
boasted. 1T is magnificent. And
cne thing you can count on. It
never rains in the winter. That's
a fact, it never rains in the winter.
Along came the downpour of the
next day.
The army officer hunted Charl-
ton down and remarked significant
ly on the weather.
you're a fine native" the Off
ce' said. Il took your word that
it never rained in Imperial Valley
in the winter M wife said it was
going to rain Monday and I bet
her S. that it wouldn't. Trusting
you cost me S.
We think Charlton should pay
that SIS bet. He has lived in Imperial
Valley long enough to know that
the weather always double crosses
everyone, even the weathcrmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Botterins Fifth
Army Sights
Rome's Highway
CIark's Fighters Now Race
Down Slopes to Valleys;
Capture Three Vital Towns

81 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Algiers, Dec. 8. (UP)-
Anglo American Fifth troops have firm control
of the Maggiore mountain heights and pushing
down the Stoves toward the valleys leading into the main
road to Rome Allied headouarters announced Wednesday,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
Allied Planes
Pound Japs
On New Britain
Drop 100000 Pounds
OF Bombs in Raids;
Strike Nearer Rabaul

WASHINGTON Dec. 8. up
Six Japanese vessels, including
two cruisers, we're sunk, four
others damaged and more than
72 enemy planes destroyed in last
Saturdays u. S. carrier task force
raid on the enemy held Marshall
islands, Pacific fleet headquarters
announced today. Only one Of
our ships suffered damage and it
was minor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
IL Is History

IL Is History
This leaked out last week when
Attorney General Robert Kenny
was visiting in FL Centre. Away
back when Hugh Osborne was
Kenny's teacher at a military acad-
emy in Los Angeles.
Another away back when :.
Kenny was once employed by a
newspaper in Paris.
Kenny and Osborne took a VOW
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-08
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday so, minimum
Wed. Al; am. Wed. 40, humidity
Sc; noon Wed. 62, humidity So;
pm. Tuesday 81, humidity 66.
Evening star., 1943-07-01

ems Army Auxiliary Corps and have
reported here for their basic training.
They are Helen X. Clark. 400 Balti-
more road. Rockville. Md: Verna
q. Evans. 1916 T street NV: Sadie
e. 0rossman, 2601 Sixteenth street
NV; May, I. Tatum. IT'S Eigh-
teenth street NV; Lillian Green
berg, 4224 Fourth street NV; Agnes
r. Connolly, 36l6 Quasada street
NV; Rosemary Geraci, 1916 Burke
street Sc; Rilla r. Prater, Twenty
first and g streets NV, and Iva B.
Thomas, 1850 Lanier place NV.
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga.-Four-
teen District area women who recent
iy were called to active duty have re-
Evening star., 1943-07-01

ported here for their basic training
In the Women's Army Auxiliary
Corps. They are Mary e. Adkins,
1880 Park road NV; Borghild l..
Bjornara, 20l4 p street NV: Thel-
ma A. Boiling, 1901 Sixteenth street
NV; Lucille J. Bruno, 203 Bryant
street NE; Marjorie M. DAILY. 2612
North Twelfth street. Arlington, Va;
Lois E. Harrell, Alexandria, Va.
Bernice K. johnson, 2012 Perry
street NE; Marjorie V. OLelliher,
1895 Fulton street NV; Shirley A..
Parks, 1913 Rhode Islanad avenue
NV; Frances A. Ross, 1909 Six
teenth street NV; Ruth L. Smith,
1902 Carey Lane, Silver Spring, Md;
Evening star., 1943-07-01
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON g. THURSDAY JULY 1913

Mildred M. Walters, 2o25 Park road
NV; Glenna M. Ward, 1880 L
street NV, and Helen N. Wheaton,
Barton Hall, West Potomac Park.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-Miss Ann
Ross Barfod, 1892 Wisconsin avenue
NV, 4 SPAR, recently was grad
uated from the Naval Training
School for Storekeepers here ut In
diana University. with the rating Of
storekeeper, third class. She was one
of II in the graduating class Of
WAVES and SPARS to receive
special commendation from the
commanding ofncer. Miss Barfod
Evening star., 1943-07-01

M =. C"F"AIo' anu WcIc CUIH-
missioned third officers.
They are: June M. Brown. 1873
Irving street NV, and Maria C..
Carballo, 4l9 Randolph street NV.
CAMP DEVENS, Mass. - Eight
Washington women have been called
to active duty with the Women's
Army Auxiliary Corps and have re-
ported here for their basic training
They are Ruth D. Davenport. 1919
Third street NV; Villa M. Gordon,
1885 Eighteenth street NV: Evelyn
B. Humphrey, 1874 u street NV:
Romay c. johnson. 7l2 Kenyon
street NV: Elsie E. Pierce. 1919
Evening star., 1943-07-01

served as . recreation chairman OF
her battalion during the 12-week
specialized training period.
Miss Barfod, who attended VIII
son Teachers College, formerly was
employed as buyer In the Hecht
Co. She has q brother in the mer-
chant marine and her father was
rescued at sea near Java.
, GREAT BRITAIN.-First 1t.
Emile X. Jensen, 1101 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV, recently was Sc
lected as one Of % outstanding
nurses to be enrolled in the 1st
United States Army Nurse Corps
School here.
Evening star., 1943-07-01

c a n d / d a t e
School here at
the first WAAC
training center
and was COM
m / S 81 on e d a
third officer.
Tw 9th e r
Washington girls
also rec e n t ! y
were graduated
from the Officer
c a n d. | d a t e
School here at
the first WAAC
training center
opd u,ere ron.
Evening star., 1943-07-01
DC. WOMEN
" UNIFORM

Third street NV; Mildred B. Rey-
nolds, 2209 Ontario road NV; Mary
w. Ross, 1919 Third street NV,
and Marguerite Smith, 628 Colum-
bia road NV.
DAYTON BEACH, Fla.-Nine girls
from the District area have been
called to active duty with the Wom-
Evening star., 1943-07-01

S n a l OF I n e
WAAC patrol of
the first -WAAC
tr a / ming GEN.
ter. has be e n
promoted to sec
ond officer, A
graduate of Co.
lumbus Univer-
sity Law School,
Second Officer
Parrish former
ly was employed
as a policewom-
a n W ith t h e
M e trop olitan
pO1ico nny,o ~
,~-A
Evening star., 1943-07-01

Lillian Strickland Naylor, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Lillian S. Karlstromer,
1920 Clydesdale place NV. recently
was graduated from the Officer
Evening star., 1943-07-01

FORT DES MONIES, iowa
Third Onicer Alice Adele Parrish
1926 Third street north. Arlington
Va, stationed here as provost mar
Evening star., 1943-07-01

Buy then, the Victory Booth Post Office, First Floor at
any Service Desk (except First Floor woodward Lotrop
your neighborhood post office, bank or trust company
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
First Aid Lesson

The girl scouts held a meeting last
night at the home Of their leader,
Mrs. Frank Carney of Chapel St.
Lessons in artificial respiration were
given and further instructions in
First Aid bandages were given by
Miss Pelligrane. A business meeting
was held following instructions. A
lunch was served by the leader.
Present were: Mary Alice Burns
Audr v Franks, Jean French, Gloria
Sheldon, Ruth Bachelor, Nancylou
Totten and Miss Pelligrane.
The parents Of Joseph Rozint of
Homer St., were found dead yester-
day at their home In Union City
Death is believed to have been by
accidental escaping Of gas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29

out by the contest.
The results not only upset the
advance dope but brought forth
one interesting development: serv-
icemen Cand women) led the field
as serious playwrights. With more
entries qualifying in proportion TO
the number submitted than either
civilians or Industrial War Workers
designed on broad lines TO attract
cross-cut Of America, these were
the three groups designated in the
original announcement Of awards)
Most Of their entries were in the
One-Act Play category and, of these
half reached the finals. Civilians
predominant among the winners for
songs and short sketches.
OF the nine grand prizes (war
bonds ranging from 500 to $3.50
there are four servicemen repre-
scented as authors; four civilians
with one pair collaborators), and
one industrial war worker.
In spite of the fact that, by far,
the largest number of entries was
in the song category, smaller pro-
portion of these qualified for the
finals than any other class. OF 1902
entries, only Al reached the finals.
MANY were disqualified as incom-
plete: l. c.. missing lyrics, or music
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29

One surprise development neceSi-
tated a slight change in awards.
The thirty group prizes" Of SIS
bonds had been intended 10 go 20
ten In each group Of entrants
servicemen and women. war workers
and civilians. But representation
from the war worker group was so
small that some Of these awards
could not be given, and were. there
fore, divided among the top-ranking
entries from civilians and service
men. In addition to these 80 wards
token payments Of SIS bonds will
be made for any material for which
any use can be found.
AS had been hoped. the winners
represent every part of the country
and many branches of the service.
II. as most aspiring playwrights
do these authors had hoped some
day to have a play read by a leading
New York producer, they certainly
got their wishes. The committee of
judges, which has just made the
awards, reads like this: Bennett
Cert, Russell Grouse, Vinton Freed
ley, George Kaufman, Frank Man
del, Burns Mantle. Brock Pember-
ton, Adrian Samish, Lee Shubert,
Herman Shumlin.
The national contest was a ia.