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Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Farm Accident
Proves Fatal

James Curtis Mayfield, 80, Bonds
Corner rancher injured July 20
when a hay baler ran over him. died
IL an Ell Centre hospital Tuesday
He fell from a tractor he was
using 10 pull a hay baler and a
wheel of the baler passed over his
body.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lemons chapel at 2 pm. Friday
and burial will be at Evergreen
cemetery.
Mayfield was born in Temple,
Texas, and hao lived in Imperial
Valley IL years. He was employed by
the Imperial Irrigation district be-
fore he engaged in ranching.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Opal A. Mayfield; daughter. Mrs.
Leatrice - Walker Of Imperial
Valley; three sons. James D. May
field of the United States navy,
Claude A. snt Roy S. Mayfield. also
Of Imperial Valley: his father,
James A. Mayfield Of Anson, Texas:
two sisters. Mrs Mapdelle Roches-
ter of Imperial Valley and Mrs.
Vera Lee West Of Anon: and four
brothers John, Alton. Alfred. and
y. j., all Of AnSon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

Churchill Sees
Early War End
Continued from Page II


loyalty of the armies. The highest
personalities in the Reich are mur-
dering one another or trying to
while the avenging armies of the
allies are closing upon the doomed
and ever-narrowing power"
2. The latest news from France is
extremely good" and the Ameri-
cans may be approaching RenneS in
a drive halfway across the Breton
peninsula's base. German lCSses
have been about double those of the
allied armies which are equipped
as no army ever was equipped be-
fore"
3. India has been defended sue
ccssfully against invasion, and the
Brush fleet in eastern waters will
be greatly strengthened" by the
end of the year, even while the
Japanese fleet is preoccupied with
the United States navy which al
ready is double the size of" Japan's
4. Allied losses to U-boats have
been almost negligible" this year as
against those of former years-less
than one-half the losses inflicted on
the 'dwindling and largely immobile
naval resources of the enemy in
both the east and the west.
s. Turkey has broken relations
with Germany and no one can tell
whether Germany and Bulgaria will
attack the Turks. but if so we shall
make common cause with her am
shall take the German menace as
well as we can in our stride"
s. 1T is the Russian army who
have done most of the work in tear
ing the CUTS out of Germany" and
but for the Soviet effort no force
in the world could have broken the
German army for several years.
7. II firmly believe that our 90
year treaty with Russia will prove
to be one of the most lasting and
durable factors in preserving the
peace and good order of Europe"
8. Relations with the French
Committee of National Liberation
have improved greatly and it is only
becoming that Gen, Charles De
Gaulle should stand first and fore
most in the days when France shall
be raised to her rightful place"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Allies Harry
Fleeing Nazis
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and south of PontorSon in an effort
to chop the enemy's lines to pieces
and prevent him from reorganizing
for a full-Scale cefense of the PEN
inSula.
Bradley's whirlwind tactics ap-
peared to have demoralized the flee
ing Nazis and completely masked
the main direction of his drive.
From their present lines, the Amer
leans were in position to cut direct
ly west to the great Atlantic port
of Brest, south through Rennes to
Nantes and st. Nazaire, or east
ward into the interior
simultaneously, the left wing of
Bradley'S forces lunged eastward
across the base of the Cherbourg
peninsula in a three -pronged drive
aimed at herding the German End
and 116th panzer divisions into the
guns of the British column pound
ing toward Wire.
German resistance appeared to
be falling apart before Wire, and
the British occupied the Hois du
Homme and the village of Jurques
at the northeastern tip of the for
est.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Soviets Batter
Inside Warsaw
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A0OlllIIlQeu lIOlll tdSe II
about 90 divisions were cut off by
a Soviet drive TO the sea.
Marshal Konstantin K. RokoSsov-
sky's army gathered at Warsaw for
a massive frontal assault on the
Polish capital while his left wing
and the army of Marshal Ivan S
Konev intensified their attacks
along a 200-mile Vistula front south
of Warsaw and Krakow.
The Russians were sweeping a.
cross the Vistula on pontoon bridges,
dinghieS, RATS. rowboats, barrels and
logs. Many pontoons were captured
from the Germans. Reports that
they were using amphibious trucks
were untrue.
POLES JOIN RUSS
With the Red army at the gates
o. Warsaw, thousands of Poles were
reported rushing to enlist in newly
formed Polish units which will be
among the first to push through the
city.
Reports of RokoSsovsky'S march
on Warsaw said some of his tank
forces advanced upward of 40 miles
a day. While tanks and shock troops
crushed German resistance and fire.
quent counter-thrusts, along the
main highways, other forces moved
stealthily over dirt roacs through
the forests, avoiding battle and
outstanding their strength for the
final assault
Long columns Of infantry, ma
chine gunners. self-propelled guns,
ammunition trucks and fuel car
riers moved up under cover of the
woods to deliver the final blow.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Stranded FIiers
Get Post.Press

z Continued from Page Onel
TO believe, four OF us, my entire
crew. walked away from it with
nothing more than bruises.
The first night was a little rough
IN the jungle with nothing but a
parachute for protection. But after
the crash was located. my COM
manding officer moved Heaven and
earth to get us out in six days. He
practically kept a plane over us
all day long and dropped us sup
plies by parachute. Even dropped
my mail and a copy of the Press
which was probably the most we'll
read edition they ever printed.
FINDS CLEARING
"A clearing was located on a
mountain slope where a strip might
be built and we made our way
through the jungle with a pocket
compass. To my surprise we hit the
clearing. We cut the trees and a
Cub came in and took us out to an
emergency strip where we were pick
ed up by transport and flown back
AT the crash we were dropped
walkie- talkie radios and made radio
contact with the ships overhead.
receiving our escape instructions. OF
course. OH trek through the jungle
was marked with various incidents
which seemed tragic then but are
humorous now. Such as the radio
operator falling in a river which
we were crossing on a log and
breaking the axe while we still had
three large trees to cut and we had
TO finish with hatchet.
"All in all it was a very efficient
demonstration in jungle rescue.
Il will be going down to the MAIN
land for a couple of weeks so will
be looking forward to the good food
and drinks. Will probably write
from there"
Lieutenant Browns wife lives in
EncinitaS. He has two sisters. Mrs
Mary Freeman of FL Centro and
Mrs. Dorothy Arnold of Artesia.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Valley Democrats,
State Chairman
Hold Conferences
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tContinued from Page /
viii visit all counties in his effort
to boost registration.
A delegate to the national con-
vention at Chicago last month,
Chairman Robertson said it was
"one of the best and most enthus-
1astic conventions he ever attended
He sees a winning ticket and was
well pleased at the conventions ac-
tons. He spoke of Senator Sheridan
Downey's record in congress and
predicted his reelection by as big
a majority as six years ago.
? Chairman Robertson is a member
OF the assembly where he has serv-
ed sixteen years. He is a practicing
attorney and his home is in Santa
Barbara. He has been chairman two
years.
He expects large attendance at
ne state convention to be held in
Sacramento September IL when the
tate committee will be reorganized.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
wPB Will Close
Aluminium Plant

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. CUP1-
Donald M. Nelson. chairman of the
war production board, has decided
10 close down the Riverbank alumni
mum plant at Riverbank, California.
because Of the current surplus of
the metal, it was learned on good
authority Wednesday.
1t is understood that operations at
the plant will be brought to a halt
before the end of the week. Details
OF the closure are now being work
ed out by WPB.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Fish Nominated
In New York;
Sen. Clark Loses
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tative w. p. LambertSon, a Repub-
lican veteran of l6 years in con-
greSs. appeared beaten by State
Senator Albert Cole. Cole polled
8,740 votes to LambertSon's 684l
IN l8l of the districts 428 precincts.
In Virginia, Representative Pat
rick H. Drewry, Democrat, won re-
nomination on the basis of nearly
complete but unofficial returns, but
in the only other contest in that
state, State Senator Ralph Daugh-
ton, backed by the political machine
OF Sen. Harry F.. Byrd, held a slim
lead over his nearest rival in a
three-way race for the party nomi-
nation to succeed Representative
Winder r. Harris, who withdrew to
enter private business.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Deputy Sheriff
Nabs Deserter
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and "lectured" about them. His
best work was as a master of GER
emonieS, in his opinion. He likes
photography, too. The kind where
you get a picture Immediately after
it is taken.
I always travel with truck driv-
erS, he interrupted himself to say.
They always feed me. It's under
stooc that truck drivers feed you
II you travel with them. They lust
can't bear to go in and eat and
leave you sitting hungry outside N
truck"
Girls have been interested in
him, he admitted, but he never was
sufficiently interested in them to
marry and settle down. He acknowl-
eogec that he always promised the
girls to write to them but DESTROYED
their addresses as soon as he left
a town, which always was soon.
HOW HE GOT JOBS
In describing his methods for get
tlng Jobs when he wanted them.
I ONGIllItu d SOIG OI CHdf1-
eleon-llke system of dressing like
the people in the towns where he
was looking for work.
If they wore jeans and shirts"
ne explained. Il did too. I never had
baggage because they would know
| was stranger if I did. Cne time
l wore rcdeo clothes because thev
were all wearing those clothes When
l mt town. I've been an appren ice
plumber and electrician and I even
helpeo build house.
But can't stay in one place. I
would be just as happy in a place
and the people would be good to me
l would leave and 1 never knew
why. just had to move on"
He admitted that he knew hc
might be in for a serious time with
military authorities now. He mem
toned the firing squad and life i'm
prisonment.
In a way I used to wish they
would pick me up" he said gently
L would see a war picture and
then would want to 90 and FIGHT
hope they let me fight now
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
FORCED CONFESSIONS,
SAYS COURT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. up
The state supreme court. revers-
ing the life conviction of Preston
Samuel Jones. has ordered new
trial for the II year old Negro on
ground that Los Angeles police Of
ficers forced a confession from him
by beating him. The court ruled
that the boys confession was OBJ
tanned after two officers used their
fists and blackjacks on Jones for
four days. He was sentenced to life
in October, 1912 for the murder of
4 Chinese in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
JULY AIRCRAFT OUTPUT
TOPS 5000 MARK

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. dUP)-
American aircraft factories topped
their July production schedules for
B-29 Superfortresses by four bomb
ers and turned out an overall total
of 5000 planes, Chairman Charles
E. Wilson of the aircraft production
board said
Wilson said an unspecified num-
Der of additional Superfortresses
we're mace last month but were not
counted in the July total because
of technical change in the rules
which determine when a finished
plane is actually delivered to the
armed forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
RESTATRAJEURS NAME
ADVISORY COUNCIL

Restsurateurs of Imperial County
have selected five men from the
valley as an advisory council TO
represent them in enumerating the
forty basic fooc items which must
be posted in every eating place by
August IS. according to word re-
ceived from Ralph Tuttle, price Of
ficer from the San Diego office Of
the OPA.
Those chosen are q. w. Stevens,
FL Centre; John Drummer. Ell Cen
tTo; Clyde Burns. Brawley: Dave
Foster, Brawley; and Warren Sayles
CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Strike Tie.Ups
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ership. The letter was addressed to
Harvey Brown. International pres
| ident
! Workers affected by all strikes
approximated 25,000 including the
$500 transit employees at Philadel-
phia who said they were not Strik-
ing but were i'll.
Despite pleas by army. navy and
union officials, the men said they
would remain out SO long as the
company planned to employ Ne
groeS. The strike had direct bear
ing on the war effort because many
workers were unable to get to their
jobs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. CUP)
Federal seizure of the vital Fed
eral Mogul Bearing corporation
plant was believed likely Wednes-
cay as an AFL MachinistS' strike
went into its sixth day, seriously
curtailing production of engines for
navy and merchant marine ships.
DLNiFhAND HASShI LlNINU
Disciplining of the irresponsible
leadership of Lodge 68" of the In
ternational Association of Machin-
lists, which has called all but II
rebel machiniSts of 100 workers from
the Federal Mogul plant because
OF an overtime work dispute, has
been demanded by top ranking ar
my, navy and government officials.
The request, denouncing local
union business agents Harry Hook
and E. F. Dillon. was sent Inter-
national President Harry Brown by
UnderSecretary of War Robert P.
Patterson. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Ralph A. Bard, War Pro-
duction Board Chairman Donald
Nelson. and Emory S. Land, chair
man of the maritime commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
OFFERS REWARD

LONDON, Aug. 2. CUP)-The
DNB news agency reported that a
reward of 100000 Reichmarks had
been offered for the capture of DR..
Karl Goerdeler, 60, former lord
mayor of Leipzig, who is wanted
for completely in the July goth at
tempt to assassinate Hitler.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
RAMBLING REPORTER

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the box l discovered that some
internal thing had torn down my
telephone line. AS the line has been
in only a short time, am disguised
don't know now you feel about
this but l think l do. I don't know
whether you are more disguised
than l am but / think l am"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
AIR CRASH KILLS
REAR ADMIRAL

WASHINGTON, Aug. /. up
Rear-Admiral Charles P. Cell, So.
was killed on Monday when the air.
plane carrying him crashed in TAX
ing off from Pacific base. the
navy revealed Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
Hey You, Hitler
Watch Indicator
BY UNITED PRESS

The shortest distances to Berlin
from advanced Allied lines We'd
nesday:
RUSsia-329 miles.
Itsly-607 miles.
France-623 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED =:
WHAT CAUSES IT?

A booklet eonioinins the opinions OF fo-
nous doctors on this Interesting subject
will be sent FREE. while hey lost 10 any
recdsr writing 10 The Educational Division,
sss Fifth Ave-. New Yot, NY. Dept. FIGS
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

When the Red army retaptured
Sevastopol, no more than 1000 peo-
pie remained in the entire city, but
by May rs of this year the popula-
ton numbered 10000.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

There are 1878 All clubs in the
United States, with an active men,
bership of 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

Monterey Bay. CaliiC~n.3, was
named in 1902 by Sebastian Wis
caino.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

Brig. Gen. Field Harris, above,
veteran of the Solomon Islands
air war, Is the new head of U. S
Marine Corps aviation, succeed
ing Brig. Gen. Louis E. Woods,
recently assigned 10 field duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

FOR VETERANS BOND ACT OF 1919. This provides for
million dollars (s0oooooo) be used by
Welfare Board assisting California
to acquire farms homes
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

AGAINST VETERANS BOND ACT OF 1919, This provides
thirty million dollars (s,oooo,oooD be used
the Veteran Welfare Board assisting California
o acquire farms homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02

(This proposed law. by act Of the
Legislature passed at its fifty fifth ses-
sion, Is submitted to the people In &C
cordance with the provisions of Section
| of Article XVI Of the Constitution.)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-02
NOTICE TO VOTERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the of the State Of Cali
forna that the following will be submitted the People
of the California for their ratification the general
lection to be Ld the seventh day of November AID 1914
FRANK M. JORDAN,
Secretary of State.
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-07
Lazy Boy Tells
Of 0f15BurgIaries

Burton Munger, 19, of 1897
Woodham, today confessed TO bur-
glarizing IS homes, police said,
because Il was too lazy 10 work. I"
Arrested by Palmer Park police.
Munger said he was known as
the milk chute burglar" because
he entered homes by the service
door, when the door bell brought
no response.
Patrolmen Alfred Farrell and
Raw York said a search of Nun
gers home resulted in recovery
of several thousand dollars worth
of loot and pawn tickets. appar-
emily for more stolen goods. A
German Luger automatic was
found in the buggy OF his g.
month-old baby.
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-07
$4,000 Ford Men
Seek WAGE Raises
Times Photo

A petition for an average wage
increase of IL cents per hour for
Is, 900 maintenance and construc-
tion workers of the Ford Motor
Co. was filed today with the u. S.
Labor conciiiation service and will
be referred to the War Labor
Board.
Similar petitions are on file for
workers at Packard, Hudson and
General Motors. UAW-CIO union
officials said that the purpose of
the increases is to establish a
wage level comparable TO that OF
tool and diemakers and similar
workers.
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-07
School Coach
Freed at Trial

Found not guilty of assault and
battery against girl student. is,
Lloyd Samuels, A, athletic direc.
tor of Clarenceville High School,
was carried from Redford Town.
ship hall last night on the
shoulders of a crowd of cheering
students.
Samuels was arrested Nov. %
at his home, 20221 Middle Belt
road, Livonia Township. Miss
Charlotte Rhoads, 29704 Breton,
Livonia Township, charged he
seized her arms, used profane
language and flung her onto a
couch in, the school principals of
fee so that her head struck a
wall.
He was found not guilty last
night by Justice Randall c.
Kohler after John A. Mowatt. as
sistant prosecutor, recommended
| acnllittal
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-07
rip Drunk
Drivers

Drunk Drivers Go 10 Jail"
This slogan. 10 be spread over
the city on 10000 posters. was the
keynote OF a meeting today OF
six traffic judges and officials 10
plan an intensive preholiday cam
paign against drunken driving.
Police Inspector James NJ. Lup-
ton. head OF the accident preven-
ton bureau. declared that drunken
drivers were involved in 65 per
cent more accidents this year than
last year.
\ Because of liquor rationing
(which will cause many more peo-
pie 10 drink in taverns instead OF
at home he expected far greater
increase over the holidays. he
added.
The judges issued this state
ment.
A Jail sentence Is small
enough penalty for n motorist
who endangers his own life and
the lives Of others by driving
while drunk.
I'VE are not attempting to
curb merriment. but citizens
must learn they can not drive
after drinking without risking a
serious accident, a jail sentence
or both.
This court has always been
strict in dealing with drunk mo-
florists and that policy continues
without abatement"
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-07
DOUBLE QUOTA

Great Lakes Steel Corp. en-
ployes have sold S460.0O0 in z
bonds, against a quota of $3.50, 900,
while Northern Engineering Co.
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-07
Girl S|dyiing'
Trial Begins
Murder Knife Found
Z Prosecutor Reveals
(Sss Pictorial ReUisW
By VERA BROWN

In his opening statement TO a
circuit court jury today. William
p. Long, assistant prosecutor, re-
vealed for the first time that the
knife with which Robert Turner.
20, allegedly stabbed to death
Joyce Raulston, IA, high school
girl. was recovered at the spot
where Turner confessed throwing
II on June u.
Long said that the knife was
retrieved last fall in the Marion
Hill Mission yard after sheriffs 5
deputies burned the long grass
into which il had been thrown.
Exhaustive searches previously
had failed 10 uncover the weapon,
a long letter opener with a knife
blade.
GIRLS DYING PLEA
Long told the jury when the trial
began that he will prove that the
last words the young girl said 10
her slayer just before he slashed
her 10 death as they struggled
on the dump nearby were:
LET me get a good look at
you"
Last night as jury was Sc
lected the boys father. Burt Tur-
ner. 2439 s. Edsel. wept and in
sisted that his son is innocent.
"Well prove It." said Turner.
"He's n good boy. know It,"
John r. Watkins has been ap-
pointed by the court 10 defend
Turner. William Long is prosecut-
ing the case.
THE JURORS
The IA Jurors whom Judge Bren-
MAN ordered locked up during the
D(rial are:
Mrs. Angela F. Slota. Glib Here
fort. housewife. Mrs Frieda
Palmer. l42i5 Evanston. house
wife: Arthur w. Claes, 1905
Maiden, barber; Fred j. Korte
4660l Warren. Plymouth. farmer:
Mrs. Lillian Ford. 142 Elm. River
Rouge. housewife: Mrs Lillian H.
kopp, 60il Grand River, house
wife: Nellie X. Wilson, $50 Phila-
delphia, bookkeeper; Frank A.
Schaub, 2lls Baldwin. decorator;
Arthur Wartenbe. 1896 Santa
Rosa decorator Mrs Ruth Pratt T.
1912 Santa Clara. housewife:
Henry Purvis. 1854 Butternut.
patternmaker Mrs. Ellen Etzler
1870 Larehmont, housewife, Mrs.
Charlotte Green, lSl0S Wisconsin,
housewife. Mrs. Jean c. Esplen,
1858 Appollne housewife.
First witness today will be T.
w. Raulston. l2204 Monica, step
father OF the murdered girl.
Detroit evening times., 1944-12-07
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinity. Cloudy and colder to
night with lowest temperature about 30
Thursday somewhat warmer with light rair
or snow
shippers forecast Protect khlpment1- dur.
inE the next So hours for north. rs degrees
west. 2s, east 30 south "a
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures Tuesday. Highest. AZ de
Erees lowest 81 mean. 40.
Departure from normal temperature Tues
day. ? 2 degrees
Departure from normal temperature sincs
Jan i +e75 degrees
Temperatures one year ago today Highest
as degrees lowest "a mean IS
Temperatures this date IN past II years
1898
Relative humidity Tuesday; 2 30 a. m.
30 per cent. $50 q. m, go. 250 p. m.
-. 2 80 .. m. 50
Precipitation in last "a hours ending a
$50 a m today: trace.
Departure from normal precipitation sine
Jan L. "a 90 inches
Degree days for Tuesday. Dec. s. as