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Evening star., 1943-07-18
Sicily
well as Catania. Gerbini is II miles
southwest of Catania
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well as Catania. Gerbini is II miles
southwest of Catania
American and Canadian troops tc
Gen. Montgomery's left struck deer
into the heart of the enemy's de-
fenses in central Sicily, pulling theil
line up abreast of the 9Th Army's
BY a>rapid march, the Canadians
occupied Catagirone, q miles due
west of Lentini, without any fight
ing at all, and captured Gram
michele, six miles east, after a
minor fight.
General Patton's 7th Army was
reported to have struck far north
and west of Caltagirone, reaching a
distance of about 80 miles from the
sea, and probably was emerging
from the screen of hills fringing its
beachheads.
GA penetration Of 80 miles in
this area would represent a dam
gerous spearhead aimed either
at Caltanissetta or Emma, COM
munication and concentration
centers in the middle of Sicily.
Caltanissetta is % miles from
the coast and almost due north
of Riesi, already in American
hands Emma is about 81 miles
inland)
Strong Allied naval forces, patrol
ling the narrow waters off the east
coast almost in the shadow of Mus
solini's mainland air bases and with
complete disrespect for his navy,
were paving the way for Gen. Mont
gomery's drive toward Catania by
throwing Shells into Axis defenses
at will
Again Allied motor gunboats ven-
tured into the two mile wide Messina
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Deaths Reported

Mary D. H. Dinsmore. 81 1401 Girard
st. W.
Jessie A. Richards, 13. 3ll New jersey
ave.
Charles H. Roesch, 20. Chevy Chase Nd
Pauline Watts. 6S. 81. 5th st. ne.
FSuSth Anthony. 81 sol Webster st
Frances LOBBY 81. Kennedy-Warren Apart
ments.
Asa H. Hoar 81, l324 Lewis st NV.
James A. Smith. "a. 4ll1 18th st ne
Charles H Collins. -. - Randolph pl. NV
Henry Grady Baker. 81. $40 3rd st ne
Francis j. schrider, A., o., Madison
ST. NV.
Frank D Julian. a. 2l5 5th St Sc
hususte D. G. DUMAS. !3 Nashua, N. H.
Infant Spain. WASHINGTON
Cornelius Williams. 80. WashinRton.
Beatrice E Francis, So 2lng Pennsyl-
Iania ave. NV.
Furman H. Blue, a., o43 o st. NV.
Lee w. Thompson. 30. Houston. Tex
Henry c. Parrish. 35. 1910 Riggs St NV
Robert H. Coats. 80. WASHINGTON
Alonzo Etheridae. "A. 1925 1th st ne
Russell Talferro. months, al3 M St NV
Evening star., 1943-07-18
BY DON WHITEHEAD,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
AT AN INVASION CENTER IN
NORTH AFRICA Delayed The
Fighting 82nd of Wodld War I
renown-the division made famous
quarter of century ago by the
individual heroism of Tennessee S
Alvin York-has gone into action
again.
But this time the troops didn't
slog into the line as they did in
the Argonne Forest drive of 1918,
the drive that finally broke the back
of the Kaisers army. This time
they rode into battle on wings They
poured out of the skies in parachutes
and gliders in a bold. savage in
vasion thrust at the enemy gam
bling everything on their courage,
their training, their fine physical
condition and the element of sur
prise.
They swarmed down on their OBJ
jective from an armada of trans
port planes and gliders which swept
in across the sea from North Africa
and disgorged armed men, guns.
ammunition, equipment and food
supplies with breath-taking swift
ness.
Directing the historic re-entry of
the 82d into combat was hand
some, strong jawed Maj. Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway, who took over
command OF the division in June,
1912.
Finest in Army
They're the finest bunch of men
in the Army" Gen. Ridgway said
OF his division. Il believe in them
and I'm proud of them. They have
everything but experience and
their spirit is magnificent"
Gen. Ridgway secretly assembled
his division for the move at this
strategic invasion point on the
southern coast of the Mediterran-
can while Allied fighter patrols
swept the skies to keep enemy re-
connaissance planes from spying
on the movements. for much of the
success Of the airborne move de-
pended on surprise blow.
This was the climax to more than
10 months of intensive training. the
final phases carried out under the
blazing African sun at a secret air.
field over which even American
fighter planes were forbidden to fly.
Over and over the troops rehearsed
their mission, strange contrast to
the operations of the old 82nd In
fantry Division which first saw
action in October. 1918, in the
Argonne Forest drive. Alvin York.
acclaimed by Gen. Pershing as the
great hero of the last war, would
never recognize his old outfit with
its modern battle dress and stream
lined battle tactics.
Sailed Is Years Ago.
The predecessor of this airborne
division was assembled in August.
1917, at Camp Gordon near Atlanta
with the first drafted personnel
drawn for Alabama, Florida and
Georgia. They sailed for England
in April. 1918-and Is years later
almost to the day this newly re-
created division sailed for Africa.
The 82nd was reactivated as an
air-borne division early in 1912.
In Africa in the final training,
at division. regimental. battalion and
company headquarters, the objec-
tive and the surrounding terrain
for attack operations were repro
duced in minute detail in sand tables
and studied so that when the troops
landed they could recognize land
marks and orient themselves quickly
even at night. The men were trained
in what to do from the time they
left their base until they reached
their objective,
Evening star., 1943-07-18
By H. r. KNICKERBOCKER

Representing the Combined American Press
Distributed by the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN SICILY. July IA Delayed -
italian soldiers are surrendering by
the thousands. and their stomachs
are being gladdened and theil
smiles broadened every day by ra-
tions &C" and *" until today their
thoughts are beginning to turn to
politics. .
Large concentration centers have
been set up for them, but they could
hardly be called camps since the
Italians disinclination to leave good
food makes it possible for half
dozen American troopers to guard
hundreds.
Many Italian prisoners already
have been sent back to North AT
RIGA. presumably to be transported
thence to places better supplied
with food, possibly the United States
or Canada.
Supply Problem Seen.
Meanwhile. the prospect of their
number swelling from the thousands
10 the hundreds of thousands pre-
sents a problem of supply.
The United States Army is stick
ing religiously to the principle OF
feeding the prisoners the same as
our soldiers. The Italians receive
breakfast, dinner and supper eX-
actly as the Americans.
In the *" breakfast box the Ital
ians dig around. eat the biscuits,
devour the chees and then find a
little silver foil package of coffee.
They whoop with JOY. They love
coffee more than any people on
earth and for four years they
haven't had any.
Before the war there were four
Cafe Espresso" shops to every block
of every inhabited Italian place
from Rome to the tiniest Calabrian
village
When the war began in 1899 cof-
fee was first restricted. then SUBJ
stituteS were mixed with it. then
real coffee disappeared and half Of
the espresso shops were closed.
In Ecstasy Over Coffee.
The Italian Army although IA
vored above all civilian elements,
has had no coffee for two years
Their first sight of American coffee
sent Italians into ecstasies. 1t i'm
pressed them more than the sight Of
our troops marching with endless
lines of tanks and guns or our in
Vulnerable ships or our fleets of air
planes.
They had anticipated that Amer
leans would be supplied literally
with weapons, but they had almost
forgotten that any nation could
still be rich enough to supply it's
soldiers with coffee.
Now on ID plus four"-or four
days after landing day. Italian civil
ians are coming out of their holes
and not only showing themselves
but are doing everything possible
to prove that they really welcome
these invaders.
Capt. Marco Bonsignor, 36. Of
Rochester. N. Y, medical officer
in one of our divisions. is in an ad-
vantageous position to judge the
attitude of the local population. His
parents were born in Italy and his
maternal grandfather, now in his
80s, is still living in Sicily.
Capt. Bonsignor took his medical
degree at the University of Rome.
He knows the Italians better than
most of us ever car.
Sums Up ItaI IN Views.
Capt. Bonsignor Mas had many
conversations with intelligent and
WELL placed Italians in this area.
Thar Ninu,s r,na,, ha s,,x.a a,..
Evening star., 1943-07-18

ALLIES PUNCH OUT NEW GAINS indicate
Allied drives along the advancing front back lne in Sicily
British reported Catania last night having captured
Lentn and Scorda Canadians Caagirone central
sector and Americans captured Aggnto northwest of the
original landing point at Licata. "A P. Wirephoto.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
MYSTERY DISAPPOINTING

WASHINGTON, May S CUP) -
John Porter Monroe, the capitals
newest mystery man." told the
house military affairs committee to-
day that the widely-publicized din
ners at his big red house on r
street were never orgies. never
drunken. and never attended by
lewd wohen."
That was the high-light of the
first hour of his widely heralded
appearance before the committee
For the most part, the scores of
spectators who jammed the COM
mittee room were disappointed. The
fireworks they had anticipated
didn't occur.
INTELLIGENT PEOPLE"
My guests were the best, most
intelligent people I have ever
known, Monroe said in answers to
questions by H. Ralph Burton,
counsel for the committee.
The witness, who said he had
changed his name from Monroe
Kaplan in 1910, said he had never
CllItl Jdlllcu WAL DIOkeTS at MS
house and that none of his guests
could say that one word of business
was ever mentioned at these par
ties. Manufacturers whom he rep
resented occasionally attended the
parties because of crowded hotel
conditions, he said
Monroe had to fight his way to
the stand through a jam packed
hearing room. Chairman Andrew
j. May, D., KY, declared an in
formal recess while more than
dozen photographers worked on the
man who had played host to cabinet
high government officials
and members of congress.
RAPS FOR ORDER
May had to rap for order as The
audience snickered at Monroe's
charge that press innuendoes in
dicate that I'm a mysterious person
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
US. Turns Isles
Into Air Base

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anese would try TO retake the Rus
sels-indicating that plenty of sur
prises would be in store for them
if they did Such an effort might
be only part Of a thrust at Quad
alcanal, he said.
UNITS COOPERATE
Details of the occupation reveal
ed that the American Army, Navy
and Marine units under army Maj
Gen. John Hester of Albany. Ga
landed in considerable force" at
dawn on February 81. They put
in at several places simultaneously
and met no opposition. Not a Jap
anese of the 800 who occupied the
islands last October and January
remained.
Turner said the occupation was
a coordinated operation with naval.
surface and air forces helping out
including some from Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's Southwest Pacific com
mand.
Turner said that one unit had
been in a convoy attacked the night
OF February by torpedo planes en-
route from Guadalcanal. He said
the convoy was not damaged and
that five of the seven attackers
craft were shot down. The occu-
patton went unmolested until March
6, when japanese planes raiding the
islands caused only a few casual
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Farmers Welcome
ESQ More Mexicans

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the states of Jahsco, Nayarit, Sina-
loa and Sonora.
They will be housed at the county
fairgrounds at Imperial where sev-
eral hundred other Mexican farm
workers now reside
Still another group of Mexican
nationals lis scheduled to arrive
here within the next two weeks,
Finney said.
250 MORE TO COME
An additional $50 such workers
have been ordered into the area
under an agreement reached some
time ago between the United States
and Mexico.
The new farm hands will replace
several hundred MeXicans who have
worked on valley farms during the
winter months and whose contracts
have now expired. Many of the orig
inal group will remain longer, how
ever, having renewed their con-
tracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Brown to Crack
Down on Drivers

WASHINGTON, May 5. CUP)-
Price Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown, reporting that east coast
gasoline supplies are lower than at
any time since the war started.
threatened today to revoke "B" and
&C. ration cards of motorists who
use occupational gasoline for pleas
ure driving.
He promiLd a new tough"
enforcement campaign and said that
the drive to catch violators would
center on race tracks and amuse-
ment parks. He indicated that the
use OF black market gasoline and
the misuse of gasoline granted for
occupational diving had become
serious under the honor system"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
81 Arrests Made
In Month of April

Chief Of Police Ronnie Voyles' re-
port on his departments activities
for April, which was released We'd
nesday, showed SO arrests were
made during that month and fines
tCtalling $500 were collected.
Forty-one of the arrests were for
drunkenness. the report showed
while the others were for various
other forms OF law violations.
Police officers issued l24 traffic
during the period and the
motorized equipment
131 calls.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
yunks 10 Miles
From vituI Port

clear that vast armies were joining
the issue on the Soviet front for
summer campaigning on grand
scale.
The Nazis admitted the loss of
Krymskaya, outer bastion OF the
Novorossisk defenSeS in the north
west Caucasus where the Red army
was pounding the Axis Kuban
bridgehead. obviously seeking to
immObilize it as any Springboard
for a German drive into the Cauc-
asus.
The Russians, without claiming
the capture of Krymskaya. an
nOunced they had inflicted heavy
losses on the Axis forces holding
the bridgehead, around which fierce
battles were raging.
Berlin also reported another in
the series of sporadic flareups else
where on the Russian front. ac-
knOwledging heavy Red army at
tackS south of Lake linen below
Leningrad.
While the Americans and thanking
French forces pounded at the outer
NS-S--'NS u 341G4 x, JIle 6TlllSl FIRST
army to the south Knocked out II
OF II German tanks in repulsing a
strong counterattack east of Med
jez-El-Bab. Farther down the line
French troops rolled up new gains
against stiff resistance.
Dirty weather cut down the Allied
aerial campaign supporting the land
fighting but bombers and fighters
their attacks ON Axis /
strong points and transport.
AT sea, Allied light naval forces
blew up a big AXIS merchant ship |
and sank an escorting Italian tor
pedo boat in a sweep of enemy sup
ply lines Monday night. The allies .
neither damage nor cas-
laltieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
All But 7 State
Guard Camps Close

SACRAMENTO, May 5 CUP) -
Brig. Gen. Ray Hays. the adjutant
general today announced all State
Guard camps but two would be
closed and The equipment distribut-
ed to state or federal agencies own
ing 1t, between June 10 and July |.
Camp Hopkins near Van Nuys
and Camp Christianson near Sacra-
mento will be maintained under the
rev State Guard bill recently sign
ed into law by Gov Earl Warren,
effective July !. All remaining
equipment and buildings will be
turned back to the state finance
department or other state agencies.
He said the closing would include
Camp Ayres near Chino, which is
now being used as a warehouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
&c. Eagles Elect
Officers for Year

Thad Butler was elected president
OF the Ell Centro Eagles lodge. aerie
No. 1859, at the meeting Tuesday
night at the hall, ASS Broadway.
Other officers-e ELECT are: Raw
Dingman, vice president. Hugh
Keating, trustee: Ray Measures
secretary; Silas Pintncy. treasurer.
Grant Holt, chaplain; Don Cone.
conductor: 7. K. Seay, inner guard
Three hundred members were
present and the group raised $3.50
in war bonds and stamps, b. fininq
those who wore ties and then auc-
tioning the ties. Ray Eustis's tie
sold for 500 10 Tom ortas and Bob
Buffers tie brought $50. oilers
selling for $50 and s25 bonds, down
to S. and $40 in stamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Cal Legislature
0kays Pension Bill
lCnnfinled frnm papp

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q single person not paying anything
toward support Of parents until he
earns Sl55 per month. or S235 for a
married person. About so per cent
of relatives now paying will be re-
lieved of payments under the liber-
alization.
Raising pensions will cost the
state an estimated S7S0000 900 addi-
tional for the next two years. The
move was recommended by Gov.
Earl Warren and his citizens COM
mittee on pensions.
Governor WARREN will sign the bill
as soon as it reaches his desk. un-
less there should be some unforeseen
technical error in the bill
California now leads the nation
in pension liberality, with the great
est number OF persons receiving the
largest average payments. There
are l55 900 persons over 65 now
receiving state aid and an estimated
$4,000 more are expected to apply
for the larger payment.
The legislature was slated to ad-
journ at pm today but the clocks
will be stopped until Thursday night
or Friday to handle a jam of several
hundred bills. The assembly uneX-
pectedly found itself in good shape
but the senate trailed on its calen-
dar.
The upper house sent to the gov
ernor a S4,487,lS6 state guard ap-
preparation for the next biennium
and also passed one of several bills
affecting school teachers. The meas
ure (AB604, Dilworth and others
would raise the base pay Of elemen-
tary school teachers from 81 ,32o TO
$1,000 annually and affect an esu-
mated 5000 TO 6,000 teachers. II will
cost the state an additional sl500-
600
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05

tainted with skeletons in my
closet"
Monroe told the committee he
was singularly unsuccessful manu-
facturer's agent, and said he had
worn $4,000 worth of linoleum" off
the floors of government depart
ment outer offices in an effort to
see key men.
Concerning his associate, Mrs.
Eula Smith-who like Monroe re-
fused to testify before the COM
mittee last week-he said, in
directly, I employ her-she's paid
fee, sort of a monthly retainer"
Mrs. Smith looks up stuff for
me- he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
200 Japanese at
Poston Released

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5-CUPl
The War Relocation Authority
disclosed today that 200 japanese at
the Poston, Arizona, relocation
camp were given seasonal leave last
Friday to work in agricultural har-
vests.
A total of l43I have been given
either permanent or temporary
leave from the Poston camp since
last February !. TO enter non-mili-
tary areas for farm work. the WRA
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
DINNER MEETING
FOR FARM CENTER

Spruce ce-Westmorland farm center
members will meet at Westmorland
school at 7 p. m. FRIDAY for a pot
luck dinner. Diamond Star Lois
Martin and All-Star John Kubler,
Jr, will tell of their experiences at
the Berkeley conference for All
club All-Stars, Mrs. Byron Walker
will play piano solos, Frank Lyall
will sing and colored slides will be
shown by Percy Palmer. Mrs. w. A.
McFadden and the F H D. will be
in charge CT the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Two Tie as Best
Speaker TUESDAY,

Bill Outlook. talking on The
Shadow" and Malcolm Macurda. on
"A Review tied for the award of
best speaker at Monday nights
meeting Of the Cactus Gavel Toast
masters club in the California hotel
Foster Mcclure was voted most
improved speaker. Other speakers
were Viggo Hansen, Bert Wood,
Gene Heiss.
Willis Johnson was toastmaster
and Carl Schooss, general critic,
with Cliff Reid, president presid-
ing. For the table topic, one con-
crete suggestion for civic better
ment was featured.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Wholesale CeiIinq
Set for BoLouna

WASHINGTON, May 5 up -
Dollars and cents ceiling prices for
wholesale sales Of frankfuTters.
bologna and fresh and smoked
sausage, which constitute approxi-
mately go per cent Cf all the sau-
sage sold in this country. were
established today by the office of
price administration. They be-
come effective MAJ "a.
Officials said the prices generally
conform to the March, 1912. cell
iugs established under the general
maXimum price regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Runaway Youth
Admits Burglary

A l5-year-old runaway boy from
Fresno Wednesday admitted bur-
glarizing the skating link in CAL
eXico of money, gum, and candy
Monday.
Booker Boyd told officers he ran
away from his home in Fresno sev-
eral days ago and made his way to
Calexico. a total of S4265 in
change, 10 packages of chewing
gum, and y bars of candy were
stolen from the rink and later re-
covered.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Replacement for
US. Chief SOUGHT
Continued from Page

'OOI4VIt4NVN II OIII 7 tt7N =
personal loss TO L.IOse of us who
were closely associated with him 50
The 59-Tear-old Andrews was on
the final leg Of an inspection tour
of all the bases under his command
when his plane crashed in an iso-
lated section of Iceland late Mon
day his headquarters announced
early this morning.
Andrews is the highest ranking
Z. S. general killed in World War
II and is the eighth officer of star
rank dead or missing since Pearl
Harbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CENTER MEETING

Friday at p. m. was the date
set for the Magnolia Mulberry
center meeting at Mulberry school.
Assistant Farm Advisor George l..
Winright will discuss The Labor
Problem in Livestock Farming. "
Game bird farming and the pro-
duction of quality milk will be dis
cussed. movies will be shown, old
time dancing will be enjoyed, and
the All club girls viii serve dough-
nuts and cocoa.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
DEATH : FUNERAL
NOTICES

McPHERRIN, Judge R. d., G.. resi-
dent of Imperial Valley for 43
years, died Monday morning in
Ell Centre. Beloved husband of
Ethel Warden McPherrin: father
OF Warden McPherrin. Services
at Lemons funeral chapel at 3
pm. Thursday in charge Of the
ElkS and Masonic orders. 5-6
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
DUKES DAUGHTER
MARRIES L. S. OFFICER

LONDON, MAJ CUP' - Lady
Sarah Spencer Churchill, oldest
daughter Of the Duke and Duchess
Of Marlborough. and Lieut.. Edwin
F. Russell u S naval officer from
Beverly Hills, Calf, will be mar
RED May Is az Saint Marearets
church. II was announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
For Victory

i or NlcIOfY-
Rance Baker is hurt because the
court house park in Ell Centro is
not appreciated in some quarters.
In fact, it has been called several
things and has been declared to
possess no beauty at all.
We would like TO suggest that
Rance plant sweet potatoes in the
park and raise a whale of a Victory
garden. If it can't be beautiful
let it at least be useful.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
FOUND GUILTY

After deIiberating only th:ee
minutes q jury found Fred South
maybe guilty Of furnishing intoXi-
eating beverages to a minor follow
ing his trial in the El Centre police
court Wednesday. The defendant
had entered a plea of not guilty
Police Judge Lee Nuffer said he
would sentence the man Friday
morning at 8 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
All Property But
Ice Plants Figure

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al days ago The districts board of
directors and officials of the power
firm are considering the deal and
heads OF the power concern have
indicated they would sell providing
details could be worked out 10 their
satisfaction.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
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IOOnLlIutu IIOIH TdBt II
lull. United States Heavy bombers
blasted Nazi industrial targets at
Antwerp in a successful attack car
ried out without loss, and the Royal
air force followed up with a very
heavy" blockbuster assault on the
German coal and steel center of
Dortmund, losing 30 planes.
Russian and German reports.
though differing in detail. made it
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Scanning |. '.
News Horizon
FARM BUREAU
MEETS SATURDAY

Directors and alternateS of the
Imperial county farm bureau will
meet at l:3O p. m. Saturday in the
court house basement in El Centre
for a regular business meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
DIVORCE GRANTED

Paul O'Bannon Wednesday OBJ
tanned an interlocutory divorce from
Ethel j. O'Bannon on the grounds
of Wilful desertion.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-05
Reporter

Continued from Page II
subpoena ana wnat he said TO
Tackett and T. p Palmer it
makes Us shudder
Maybe he'll be in contempt of
court, we hope