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Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Attack May Come
Before Summer

Continued from Page II
to obtain ns-Mediterranean STEP
ping stones, which it is assumed
already are far advanced.
1t is believed by some that the
sudden fall of Tunis and Bizerte
may have resulted, at least partial
ly, from the necessity for the Axis
to concentrate all available defense
forces for expected attacks on the
Dodecanese islands. Crete. Sicily,
and Sardinia.
CURTAIN GOES UP
The curtain is now ready to go
up on the big show.
The Allies are in much the same
position as were the Germans when
they overran Greece and it is eX-
pected that the tempo of the next
attack will match the pattern estab-
lished in the lightning assaults on
Tunis and Bizerte rather than the
long weeks which preceded them
For the first time since the entry
of Ital? into the war three years
ago, it now is possible for the Allies
to ram conveys through the length
of the Mediterranean, cutting off
about thirds of the present dis
tance to Cairo and about one half
the distance to India.
SAME EFFECT
The effect is the same as if the
Allies had suddenly been given sew
eral million tons of shipping. The
conveys still will be forced to run
the Sicily gauntlet but will have
protection of vast Allied air supe-
riority.
The pattern of the Allied attack
against Europe will reveal itself
quickly enough, but there are indi-
cations that the steel finger tech
nique will be employed. This means
separate, slaShing drives launched
against Hitler from a number OF
points.
1t is believed the Allied plans
are most fluid, allowing for quick
] switch of forces to exploit what
ever advantages arise. 1t should be
recalled that the Allies have three
armies available in the Mediter-
ranean theater which are not en-
gagged in Tunisia
These are the American Fifth
1 under Lieut.. Gen. Mark Clark and
/ the British Ninth and Tenth.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Age VS.. Youth

Age VS.. Youth
AS soon as the patriarchs of Ell
Centro get their whiSkers tied up SO
they won't step on them, they are
going to take on the Sears All
Star team of youngsters and show
those kids a thing or two. tom
Finney is determined to beat the
YOUNGSTERS because if the oldSterS
go down to defeat, Tom will have to
60 to church eight times. Each
time he misses church, he will have
to hand Sears IS for the Methodist
church building fund. Our guess is
that the fund will be enriched by
S40O
So Tom is beating the brush to
set up a good team of oldsters. He
has to have a lot of players be-
cause he expects lots of them to be
out for the count long before the
nine innings have become history
He already has lined to Ben
Herring, Gordon Scriven, Penny
Richmond, Dale Ramsey, and Sid
Swanberger. He has some more
but they are dark horses or have
the rheumatism.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Govt Rolls
Back US. Prices

Continued from Page II
will have to shoulder benefits
which the consumer will enjoy, al
though it is not expected that SUBJ
sides will be used in rolling back
vegetable prices.
Immediate cost of the operation
0 fthe subsidy program is estimated
at $3.50 100000 annually, but it may
stretch to s5OOO00,O0O by the time
all living items are covered
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
China Jubi!ant at
Allied Victory

CHUNGKING, May 8. - CUP)-
(Chinese broadcast recorded by
UP)-There was general rejoicing
in Chungking today over news that
the Allies had captured Tunis and
Bizerte.
A big poster announcing the vic
tory attracted large crowds in front
Of the Central News agency build
ing.
Reaction of the man-in-t the
street, was that the Axis defeat in
North Africa was a prelude to to-
tai collapse of the enemy in Eu-
rope, and that Allied control of the
Mediterranean supply line will ia
cilitate shipment of war material
destined for China.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
'SABOTEURS' ON LOOSE
Police Fail To Catch Them On Foot

up a shower of gravel as they Tilt
ted down the right-of-way. That
made it necessary for the officers
tc leave their automobiles and
carry on the search on foot. The
fact that they never did find the
boys proves that motorized cops are
no GOOD on the hoof.
1t developed that the "saboteurs
hopped a train switching around in
the wards and eluded their pur-
srers, After that, they slipped
around and went downtown 10
mingle with the crowds. Ihey
finally went to a dance without
having been captured. For all
the cops and patrolmen know.
those two "saboteurs' are still
carrying on their deadly work.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Last Rites Held
For Gen. Andrews

LONDON, May 8. (UP)-Funeral
services were held today in Iceland
for Lit Gen. Frank M. Andrews,
commander of United States forces
in the European theater, and l3
others who were killed with him in
the crash CT an army plane Mon
day, European headquarters an
nounced.
Last rites were in the National
Cathedral for all except two Cath
olics. Capt Joseph T. Johnson, the
pilot, and Staff Sgt. Paul H. Nc
Queen. Their services were held
earlier in the Roman Catholic Ca
thedral.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Ceiling Prices May
Save Cattlemen

BOISE. Ida, May 8 (UP>--Cur-
rent government imposed ceiling
prices may save the cattle industry
frcm the eventual sudden down.
turn that can be expected after the
war" John T. Game of the Union
Stockyards of Chicago told Idaho
cattlemen today.
Cther speakers at the Idaho Cat
tlemen's Association convention
here also lauded the ceiling prices
Frank S. Boice, Sonoita, Ariz.,
president American National Live
stock Association. and Idaho Asso-
citation President Roland j. Hawes
told the members they must volun-
tarily take a lower price to cut cost
pressures and restore normal OPP
Grating conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Food Distributing
Work Essential

Z IOS ANGELES, May 8. CUP)-
A war manpower commission order
today declared southern California S
food distributing industry essential
10 the war effort.
Effective Immediately the order
includes wholesale, retail and dairy
distributing industries. II stabilizes
the jobs Of more than 1000 workers
in 500 firms engaged in distributing
foodstutfs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
By MARGUERITE BROOKS

"SabOteurs" masquerading as loyal
Americans ran rife in the city Of
e. Centre Friday night in one of
the severest air raid tests staged
by civilian defense officials since
the disaster at Pearly Harbor.
1t Col T. j. McQuade of the Ell
Centre marine air training station
observed the workings of the drill
from the control center. He COM
plimented the residents of Ell Centro
is preparing carefully so they will
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
All Must Carry
Registration Cards

WASHINGTON, May s (UP) =
Selective Service today warned
registrants who were lS years old
on or before Nov. l3, 1912. that
they must carry their classification
cards at all times
Those who reached l8 by that
date have all been classified and
should have received classification
cards from their local boards by
this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Baseball Feud-

Baseball Feud-
Corn Reeds Roughneck Kids beat
Rev. Hayden Sears All Star Kids II
to 2 even after the RoughneckS
loaned Sears two players to make
out his team and even permitted
Sears to play. Those two players
of the Roughnecks were responsible
sor the only two runs the All Stars
made, Reed said We realize that
Sears may have different story
but. after all. Reed told his story
first.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
HOG GROWERS
WILL. MEET

Prof. E H. Hughes Of The UnlVer-
Sity of California at Davis will
speak to Imperial county hog grow
ers twice next Tuesday. At 1890
am. he will speak at the Landolt
ranch on Eighth street, five miles
south of El Centro. and at l:30
pm. at the S. E. Robinson ranch
east of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
COMPLAINT FILED

Viola Ricomio Saturday sued Mike
Ricomio for divorce. accusing him
of extreme cruelty They were mar
ried in Roswell, N. NJ, Nov. 8, 1912
and separated at Westmorland six
days later.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocTtory divorce was
granted in Imperial county supe-
rior court Friday to Bessie I, KEN
mer in her suit against c. w. Kem-
mer on the grounds of extreme
cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
SHADOWS COUSIN

LIS ANGELES, May 8.-CUP)-
John Dillinger. 22-year-old shipyard
guard who said he was a cousin of
the late public enemy. today was
under a five-year-to-life sentence
for burglary.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Rambling Reporter
Continued from Page

Continued from Page -
Which makes me love YOU mare,
Nom,
For all the things you did.
] want TO thank you, too, Nom,
For teaching me to pray.
We're using il out here, Nom,
I'm thanking God, for you, today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Scanning I.v.
News Horizon
LODGE TO MEET

Ell Centre lodge No. 3S4, F. and A.
M. will have a stated meeting
Monday night, 7:30 O'Clock. Masonic
temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Could Cleopatra Drink a Pearl
With Stomach Acid Pains

An intriguing story OF Cleopatra is the
one where an admirer praised the beauty
Of two Of her pearls. whereupon she drop.
ped one into a glass Of wine and drank il.
She would hardly have done this had she
suffered after-eating pains. Those who
are distressed with stomach acid pains.
Indigestion, gas pains. heartburn, burning
sensation bloat and other conditions
caused by excess acid should try Udga
Get 25c box OF Udga Tablets from youF
druggist First dose must convince or re-
turn box 10 US and get DOUBLE YOUR
MONEY BACK
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-09
Apply IN PERs ON At:

e Cen+ro q36-W - or Earl Earl Northrup,
Imperial q
Tb es,ase beentsd as public the Of tbs
San Diego Deene Wing Of the Fourth Fighter Command
Unifsd Army Forces through tbe eonrfe'y Of
The Citizens of Imperial Valley to Help tn
Effort 4 X
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Senators Want
To Sit in on Owl
Press PorIey
O'Mohoney Suggests
New Technique for
Congress Inquiry
Ry ]. A. O'LEARY.

Elmer Davis, director of the
Office of War Information, will
,, be asked to conduct his next
press conference in the presence
of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee at the Capitol, thus pro-
viding something new in the
way of congressional investiga-
tions.
This was made known last night
by Senator OMahoney (DemocraD
of Wyoming, who introduced a reso-
luton in the Senate Friday, pro-
posing thorough study by the COM
mittee of the policies, methods and
practices of Government agencies
disseminating war information.
The resolution came after several
days of controversy between Owl
and Is resigning members of it's
staff over whether the agency's do
mestic information furnishes facts
or propaganda.
Senator OMahoney said yesterday
he and Chairman Van Nuys of the
judiciary Committee have talked
about the method of proceeding,
and Senator Van Nuys comedies
with my suggestion that Mr.. Davis
be invited to conduct his next press
Evening star., 1943-04-18
By J, A. FOX.

The Office of Price Administra-
ton, described recently by Price
Administrator Brown as having
too many lawyers, has 1921 on the
rolls. or approximately 20 per cent
OF the total for the entire Govern
ment, check disclosed.
Figures obtained from the Board
of Legal Examiners, which clears
legal appointments, puts the num-
ber Of lawyers in all agencies at
approximately $500, an increase,
roughly, of 3,400 since the war
emergency started nearly three
years ago.
In addition to the lawyers who
are classed as such are examiners
in various agencies with legal train
ing. These. undoubtedly, constitute
sizeable group.
The second largest block of
lawyers is in the principal law
agency of the Government, the JUS
tice Department, which lists 1850,
including those in the Office of
United States attorneys all over
the country.
Next in the Veterans Admins
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Members of Draft Board No. s
All Resign; Silent on Action

All five members of District Draft
Board No. S and their chief clerk
have resigned and a new board has
been appointed: it was learned last
night.
Asked for an explanation of the
wholesale resignation, draft board
members referred questions to Will
liam E. Spicer, chairman of the
board, who said:
"Other than to confirm the re-
port that members have resigned,
I have no comment to make at this
time. In my opinion, a public an
nouncement of the designations
should be made by District head
quarters"
District Selective Service Director
William E. Leahy also confirmed the
report, without explanation, and
said a new board had started func-
tioning. I
The board members, it wts
learned. resigned between Apriy S
and but Mr.. Spicer's resignat on
did not become effective until last
Thursday evening. The new board
Evening star., 1943-04-18
OPA Employs 1921 Lawyers,
2O% of Total in Government

tratlon with 922, while the Treasury
reports 446. including 332 in the Bu-
reau OF Internal Revenue. which
watches over tax payments, and ia
elsewhere.
Others are: Interior, 267; Agri-
culture and Reconstruction Finance
Corp. ESQ., National Housing Agency.
23o; National Labor Relations
Beard. 22l; Alien Property Gus
todian. 21S; Securities and Exchange
Commission, 2l5; Federal Trade
1876 Labor, which .enforces the
Wage-Hour Act, 173; Federal Sc
'urity Agency, 1o2; War Production
Board. rs; General Accounting Of
nce. 66; Board of Economic Warfare
81. and War Shipping Administra-
tion so, to which might be added
Is in the Maritime Commission.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has large staff of exam
liners who are attorneys, and the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. like
wise has several hundred examiners.
but not all are lawyers.
The National War Labor Board
reports 2s; War Relocation Author
tSee oPA. Page A-85
Evening star., 1943-04-18
owl Sees Civilian Tires
Unavailable Until Late 1914
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Office of War Information
in a report on the rubber situation
last night, reached the conclusion
that the great bulk of the Nations
100000 civilian passenger cal
owners cannot expect new syn
thetic tires before the last half OF
1914. if that soon.
The l1-page report contained
various statistics, including those
of Rubber Director William M
Jeffers.
1t estimated rubber supplies on
hand or expected during this year
at $4,000 tons, and requirements
at $4,000 tons, leaving a balance
of 100000 tons on January l, 1914
Like Mr.. Jeffers. the owl called
this balance dangerously low, since
rubber manufacturing plants must
maintain an inventory of 100000
tons to avoid shutdowns. .
owl said gasoline rationing, basis
Of the rubber. conservation program
was successful" but that it had
not resulted in the tire savings con-
templated by the Baruch Commit
tee.
The Baruch Committee recon-
mended a reduction from 6.700 to
5000 in the average annual mileage
Of private cars. AS of January l.
ls4s. owl said, the average bad
: been reduced to $500 miles.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
0PAChief Sees Hope
OF fCoffee Ration Rise
Says Present Imports
Offer That Possibility
BY the Associated Press.


Price Administrator Brown said
last night that present coffee i'm
ports hold out the possibility of an
increase in coffee rations in the
near future" but the increase is not
at hand yet and the next coffee
stamp will remain on the basis of
one pound per person every five
weeks.
This is stamp % in Ration Book
No. and it will be good for one
pound of coffee from April Is to
May 30.
1T is most gratifying for me to
be in position to assure America s
coffee drinkers that they can be
positive of coffee rations at the
present rate and it is even more
gratifying to hold out the hope that
more liberal ration is in prospect"
Mr. Brown said
While imports have improved
sufficiently to permit me to forecast
the possibility of more liberal ra-
ton later this year, inventories have
not yet reached the point that
makes an increase possible at this
time.
Shipping is still the key to the
coffee situation"
Brown announced coffee roasters
will be permitted to double their all
lowable inventories of green coffee.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Mrs. Luce Calls
|Rotioning Bad
| Joke on Nation
y the Associated Press.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April IT.
Representative Clare Boothe Luce
Republican, of Connecticut. charg-
ing that administration of the Sc
lective Service Act was badly
botched' and that the food ration
ing program was bad joke played
on the whole Nation" said tonight
that Americas conduct of the war
has been hard only in spots"
Representative Luce, playwright
and author, charged, during her
campaign for Congress, that the
Government was fighting a soft
war"
She said tonight in her prepared
report to my constituents" that
1--WE shall be longer than you think
In finishing it
Charging there was sheer lack
of managerial how" she de-
claTed you yourselves are most
painfully aware of this in the some
times downright silly administra-
tion of the rationing program.
There is no one in this audience
who does not realize that the OPA
food program has been up to now
a bad joke played on the whole
Nation"
Representative Luce declared the
mistakes" made in Congress since
Pearl Harbor lin the bureaucracies
and In the White House" have
"jacked up the price of this war by
thousands upon thousands of lives.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Small Buyers Asked
To Assure Success
OF War Bond Drive
Moreenthou Calls for
Doubled Purchases
To Attain Goal

The small investor-Mr. and
Mrs. Average American and
their children-will have to re-
spond literally from now until
May l to make the Second War
Loan drive for $13,OOO,OO0,OOO a
sEccess.
This was emphasized yesterday
by officials of the District War
Finance Committee and Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau, who
announced that the Nation had
rolled up total of $4,000 100000 in
subscriptions by the close of busi-
ness Friday.
Following a series of strategy
meetings last week, more than
1000 voluntary canvassers in the
District are prepared to bring home
the message here this week, They
give their lives, we lend our money"
Appeals Intensified.
Speakers have begun to address
brief appeals to theater audiences,
teams of men and women volunteers
F have begun personal solicitation,
and many organizations have held
War bond rallies. But local drive
officials point out that it will re-
main the responsibility of every in
dividual to buy extra bonds on
his own initiative.
Although 10 per cent of the $l3,-
0OO,O00,000 goal has been reached
Secretary Morgenthau explained that
this is in one way misleading.
1T is made up to a great ex-
See WAR LOAN DRIVE, Page A-3
Evening star., 1943-04-18

took over the thousands of cases o1
Local Board No. the following
day. No public announcement has
ever been made of the designations
Besides Mr.. Spicer, the resigning
board members are:
Fred A. Smith, former president
of the Washington Board of Trade
and the Real Estate Board.
Albert S. Galley, executive vice
president of the Lincoln National
Bank.
Carl j. Bergman, treasurer of
the Washington Permanent Build
ing Association.
T. Edwin Norris. manager of the
Connecticut avenue branch of the
City Bank Of Washington.
Mrs. Dorothy Gilliland. who has
been chief clerk of the board since it
was established. also resigned. All
but Mr.. Norris, who has been with
the board nearly two years, are orig
inal members.
The new arbiters Of the draft
fate of men living in the area gen.
(see DRAFT BOARD, Page A-2oJ
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Sunday Session
Called 10 Speed
Joint House Groups S
Problem Is Extent
Of Forgiveness
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

A compromise pay-as-you-go
withholding tax bill appeared
last night as possibility, if not
a distinct probability.
The joint committee of Demo-
cratic and Republican Ways and
Means Committee members at a
meeting yesterday afternoon worked
on the main issue-the extent of
forgiveness of 1912 income taxes.
The discussion was harmoniously
| conducted. No agreement was
reached.
Determined to work the problem
out If possible, the joint committee
will meet again at 10 o'clock this
morning, foregoing a Sunday holi-
day.
A new spirit of compromise be-
tween the supporters and opponents
of the Carlson-Rilmi bill, which was
defeated in the House two weeks ago
by a vote of 215 to 1913, was in
evidence, although it was admitted
by some of the corferees that there
was still much to be done before an
acceptable bill could be whipped into
shape.
Withhold Statements.
While members of the joint COM
mlttee withheld Statements regard
ing the discussions, it is known that
House Republicans will not agree to
anything less than a so per cent
forgiveness of 1912 income taxes
Coupled with this would be the
amortization of The other so per cent
over a period of years.
Such an agreement would be a
halfway point between the support
efs OF the Carlson-Ruml bill and
lts opponents, headed by Chairman
Doughton Of the Ways and Means
Committee.
Republican leaders said frankly
they hoped it would be possible for
the Ways and Means Committee to
work out bill which could receive
virtually unanimous approval. Such
bill, they said, could be passed
qulckly-ln day or two-and sent
TO the Senate. The Senate Finance
committee and later the Senate
Itself, will then take a crack at the
problem. In all probability. what
the Senate does will have much
eHect on the final form the bill
taxes. However, if the House can
dra1t an acceptable measure first
one member of the Senate Finance
Committee said, there might be very
little amendment in the Upper
House.
Strategy Planned.
II no agreement on a bill is
reached, then House Minority Lead
er Martin and the supporters of the
oay-as-you-go tax system. Repub-
means and Democrats alike, will
seek petition to discharge the
ways and Means Committee from
Itrther consideration of such a
measure and bring it directly before
tne House. The petition will be
nleo either for the Carlson bill or
Tor the Robertson -Forand bill, de-
penang largely on which, in their
op'nlon, would command the greater
vote
Inc Robertson -Forand bill, backed
ov Representative Robertson. Dem
| tSee TAXES, Page A-221