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Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
u. s. Counts Six
Ships Lost in
Pacific Battles

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. (UP)-
Six U. S. warShipS, including the
light carrier Princeton and two es-
cort carriers, have been sunk in the
recent Philippine naval battle, the
navy announced Friday.
Besides the carriers, two Destroy
ers and one destroyer escort were
lost. The navy did not release the
names of the Sunken ships, other
than the Princeton, whose loss was
announced previously by Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz.
Although final results are net in
for either the u S. fleet or the
japanese fleet, the present informa-
ton indicates the American navy
paid a relatively small price for this
weeks victories.
The latest count shows that at
least 10 japanese warships, includ-
ing a battleship, two carriers and
five cruisers, were sunk. And four
others were probably sunk and at
least 20 damaged.
The number of American ships
damaged has not yet been an
nounced.
These latest losses raised to pit
the total of U. S. warships lost in
this war from all causes.
There was no further information
about personnel casualties. 1t al
ready has been announced that 1861
officers and enlisted men of the
Princeton have been rescued.
The number of men aboard eS-
cort carriers is net disclosed. Unof-
ficial sources report these ships
carry more than 81 planes each and
that the light carriers, which are
converted cruisers, carry better than
As aircraft.
DestroyerS carry a normal COM
plement of about 200 men and de-
Stroyer escorts about 160.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Dewey Studies
Poll Hours in
New York City

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 81. CUP)-
Governor Thomas E. Dewey turned
Friday from campaigning to a New
York state problem-voting hours in
New York City-Which may in itself
affect his bid for the White House
in the November 7 election.
The New York governor is sched-
u,ed to receive during the day a re-
port from Charles Breitel, his coun-
sci, on a proposal to keep New York
City polling places open three hours
longer this year to accommodate
the heavy voters registration.
REPORT AWAITED
Under present law voting hours
are from 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. Breitel
met earlier this week with members
of the New York board of elections.
His report is expected to influence
DeW5y'S decision on whether to call
special legislative session to au-
thorize an extension.
Many political observers believe
that an extension of voting hours
would work to the disadvantage CT
the Republican presidential candi-
date. The belief is based on the idea
that the heavier the vote in New
York City, the greater margin Dew
ey will have to gain upstate in order
to win the states AZ electoral votes.
Dewey apparently doesn't sub
scribe to that theory. He tCld a press
conference in St Louis last week
that he was pleased with the heavy
New York City registration.
CHANGED TWICE
Twice before in recent years, 1910
and 1912, TIE New York City polls
were kept open beyond 7 p. NJ,
President Roosevelt carried h e
state against the late Wendell L..
Willkie in 1910. Dewey, in winning
the governorship, led the Repub-
lican party to state victory in
l942.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Soviie:.ts
ca iiv'a In.
Prussia
Armored Forces
Move Closer
On Konigsbers
By HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Oct. 27. (UP)
General Ivan d. Cherniak-
hovsky swung strong armor-
ed forces of his Third White
Russian army south of the
main rail line leading to Kon-
igsberg Friday in a thanking
drive around the East Prus-
sian communications center
of Gumbinnen.
Soviet forces. which were meet
ing growing enemy resistance as
they plunged deeper into the Ger
man province, struck within five
miles of southeast Of Gumoinnen
in capturing the road junction OF
GrunWeitschen.
Berlin reported that the Russians
also had captured Nemmersc orr.
on the west bank of the Angerapp
river defense line, 26 miles inside
East Prussia and seven miles south
west of GumbinnenD
(The Germans claimed further
that Soviet forces had entered Tut
Eeln, q mile below NemmerSdorf,
on the opposite side of the Anger
app which is the last natural barrier
southeast of InSterburg, ID miles
west of Gumbinnen on the main
rail line to Konigsberg. Nemmers-
CONTINUED on Pg. 8. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON

GEN. MACARTHUR'S
GHQ, Leyte, Oct. 81. (UP)-
Front reports Friday reveal
ed that a pincers operation
by the dismounted 1st u. S.
cavalry and units of the oath
corps has trapped remnants
of still resisting japanese on
northern Leyte and the A
mericans have won a 10-mile
or more strip of Leyte's
northern coastline on Carl
CARA bay.
The American gains gave them
control of virtually all of northern
Leyte from Leyte gulf, north along
San Juanico straits as we'll as the
advanced north shore positions on
Carigara bay.
GA broadcast by Correspondent
Gordon Walker from the Leyte
beachhead, heard in London, quoted
him as saying "It can't be long
now until all organized enemy re-
sistance on Leyte is cruShed'0
CAVALRY MAKES GAINS
Francis Mccarthy, United Press
war correspondent with the First
cavalry, said cavalry patrols had
driven along both shores of San
Juanico straits, giving the Ameri-
cans a coastal strip on Samar ISL
and as well as the northern Leyte
coast.
A short distance to the south the
oath corps had driven straight
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Kress Company
Takes Lease
On f. {. buiIdinq

With the filing of legal papers
announcement is made of the leas-
ing of the building at Sixth and
Main, now occupid by USO. by s.
H. Kress & company.
The announcement sets out that
possession will be taken December
l. The USO lease and that of the
State Equalization board has ap-
proXimately a year to run and at
eXpirations KresS will proceed to
remodel the entire floor, so by 140
for store purposes.
The lease was made by the recent
purchasers of the building, Stores
Properties, Inc. of Los Angeles. 1t
formerly was owned by the Califor-
mia Electric Power company and
purchased from that firm by Impe-
rial Irrigation District. When the
transfer was made to the Los An
geles company. it was subject to
the USO and state board leases.
Accorc ing to the instruments on
file rental will be $4,000 a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Skeleton Clues
Point to Filler
Killed in Crash

Officers at the Holtville air sta
ton Friday advanced the possibility
that the skeleton found on the
shores of Salton Sea Wednesday
may be that of navy man, A. M
Sellers, who crashed in Saltcn sea
last December.
The skeleton was turned over to
naval authorities by Deputy County
Coroner Orval Walker and they will
continue the task of Identification
A cigaret lighter bearing the in
itials ANS was found near the
bones discovered partly buried in
the sand on the south shore of the
sea at point u miles northwest of
Westmorland.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
JURY UPSETS GHOST" WILL
IN $4,000 ESTATE

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27. UP) -
A superior court jury which doesn't
believe in ghosts but thought the
late Eugene Macdonald had hand
ed his $4,000 estate over to his
parents in a ruling which cut off
the warWorker's occult widow
without a cent.
The eight women and four men
held that Mrs. Shannon Garter had
used a crew of assorted Spooks
to convince Macdonald she was his
reincarnated wife and that he owed
her something for previous abuse.
The parents, Arthur T. MacDon-
aid, Oakland, California. attorney
and Mrs. Marion Albrecht, contested
the will on that ground
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Army. Navy Planes Hit
At kuri.es LnS tdIIutions

Meanwhile marine Corsairs inten-
Sified campaign to neutralize Yap
with attacks Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday. Four planes were destroy
ed on the ground at the Yap air.
field. One Corsair was brought down
by intense enemy antiaircraft fire.
Two attacks were listed on Two
Jima in the VOLCANOES Sunday while
Pagan in the Marianas was bombed
Sunday, Monday. and Tuesday. 9th
er raios were made at Rota in the
Marianas, Nauru and targets in the
Marshalls.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Jdpdn Revomps
War Machine

visory machinery by appointing
number of men with ministerial
rank to aid the cabinet and Premier
General Kunaiko Koiso.
The report was broadcast by the
Domei news agency and recorded by
the FEC. II said the present emer-
gency setup of the cabinet advisorf
system had been abolished. and En-
peror Hirohito had approyed--
reorganization effective ST
The office of wartimef
advisor to Koiso is beinp
along with the emergA- s...a.es
advisory system. Domei said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
ILLNESS SENDS T.. G.
DOCTOR TO HOSPITAL

Dr. Floyd Burger of Ell Centro is
a patient in the Ell Centro hospital,
illness for the first time in % years
forcing him to give up his practice
fer few days.
Other physicians at the hospital
gave him penicillin to ward eff an
attack Of eumCnia and believe he
will be out in a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
= AMBl!Ne
EpoRTER
American Ingenuity


The men of the Presbyterian
church were having a painting bee.
They were working in the dining
room at the church.
George Adams kept bringing out
buckets of paint he hac mixed up
and passing them around to the
brush Wielders. No matter how
much paint was wanted, Adams was
always ready with a nicely mixed
batch. His speed amazed them.
Since Adams seemed to be carry
ing on his paint mixing activities
in the church kitchen, the other
men laid down their brushes and
tiptoed to the kitchen for peek.
In some manner known only to
him, Adams had smuggled his wife's
electric mixer into the church and
was using it to mix paint.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27

PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Oct. 27. (UP)
Army and navy planes car
ried out intensive assaults on
the Kuriles, northeast of Jap
ans mainland, Monday and
Tuesday, Admiral Chester
w. Nimitz has confirmed in
a communique.
Two groups of army Liberators
opened the two cay assaults with
strikes at gun positions and install
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Absentee Votes
Reach 108, 600

SACRAMENTO, Oct 27. UP)-
More than 100000 persons, most of
them servicemen, already have
voted in the November 7 election,
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan
disclosed Friday.
That number of absentee and
federal war ballots had been re-
ceived up to last week by county
clerks, Jordan said. He added that
256,570 absentee state ballots had
been sent out to voters and that
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27

hundreds of additional applications
for ballots are being received daily.
Jordan estimated that 80 per cent
of the state ballots 90 to persons in
the armed services. OF the 100000
that already have been returned,
he said 1884 were federal ballots
on which servicemen may vote only
for federal officers, and 94,2O6 were
state ballots.
Los Angeles county alone, he said,
has mailed out l09.868 state ballots,
of which 38,801 have been returned.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
WLB ORDERS MACHINISTS
AT S. +. TO STAY ON JOBS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. (UP)-
Th War Labor Board Friday order
ed the International Association OF
MachinistS (AFL) to continue repair
work on naval vessels at the Matson
Navigation Co. and United Engin-
eering company. San Francisco,
pending orderly settlement of the
unions dispute with the Steamfit-
terS Association (AFD anc a CIO
machinist union affiliated with the
United Steel Workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Teen-Agers Halted
On Auto Jaunt

BRAWLEY, Oct. GA jaunt
eastward was interrupted in Brawley
Thursday night when police appre-
hended three 'teen-age boys from
San Diego in a car reported stolen
from o. A. Smith, Brawley resident.
Brawley police found the car and
the boys Is minutes after Smith re-
ported his car missing from a down
tCwn street in Brawley.
The boys were certified to Impe-
rial county juvenile court Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27

lationS at Onnekotan and Para
mushiro and in the north Kuriles.
Army Mitchells bombed buildings on
ParamuShiro the same day. Five
enemy fighters made an unsuccess-
full attempt at interception.
Attacks continued Tuesday with
Mitchells bombing a 6000-ton cargo
vessel south of ParamuShiro anc
leaving it burning.
Navy search Liberators and Ven
turas of the fleet air wing four
bombed ParamuShiro. MatSuWa and
ShimuShu.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
NOTED NATIVE CALIFORNIAN
SIICCIIMRS IN l. A-WAS &c

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27. CUP)-
Charles A. Bryant, 86-year-old vet
eran deputy sheriff and pioneer
Californian is dead.
The colorful California figure was
born in Costa county on September
6, 1858. His parents were early
settlers of Hangtown. Marysville.
and Martinez, California.
Bryant was personal coach driver
for the famous Anna Held when she
toured the United States under the
management of P. T. Barnum. He
had youthful career as stage coach
driver in Los Angeles. Catalina
Island. and Yosemite Valley.
He entered the sheriffS office in
1910 and served 26 years, retiring
in 1886.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Pincers e. IoSe
o., -Jap Force
I'm l.eyte Area

across the island in a northWesterly
direction along the high ground
from San Miguel, 10 miles west of
Tacloban, up the San Tantan river
to the Carigara bay village of Santa
Cruz.
Mccarthy reported that the 1St
cavalry was killing about 25 Japan
eSe for every American casualty.
The First cavalry's landing on
Samar was made at the La Paz
ferry point, the narroWeSt portion
of San Juanico straits. The cavalry
men met and routed about 100 Jap
aneSe infantrymen, many of whom
were mounted on horses. Many of
the American cavalrymen-being a
diSmounted outfit-have never been
on horseback.
LONG-TOMS SPEAK
The Crive against the Japanese
was Widened by American long
toms, the big 155-mm cannon, which
poured a deadly fire into the dis
organized japanese.
General Douglas Macarthur an
nounced that American troops had
gained control of a 40-mile stretch
of Leyte's eastern coast with a
juncture of the 10th and oath corps
at Tanuan, south of Palo. The
beachhead extended from the north
end of San Juanico strait to Dulag
in the south.
In extending the beachhead north
and west along Leyte's eastern
highway network, the troops cap
tured l3 additional towns or vii
lagos, for a total of A now in
American hanCS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.
(UP) = T h e reelection of
President Roosevelt as the
man with the 'know-how" on
both foreign and domestic
questions was urged Thurs
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Nelson Indors es Roosevelt
AS Know How Candidate

cause he has "the llnoW-how to lead
the nation to swift and absolute
victory in this war, to a firm and
lasting peace, and to higher living
standards for all"
Stating that he had voted the
Republican ticket more often than
the Democratic, Nelson sai6 that
he also had enthusiastic" support
for Senator Harry S. Truman the
Democratic vice presidential candi-
date.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27

day night by Donald M. Mel
son. former chairman of the
War Production Board.
Nelson said that the nation can
not afford to take chances on the
presidency" anC that he therefore
would vote for Mr. Roosevelt be-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Corrections!

Through error the Imperial VAL
ley Press and Morning Post stated
Thursday that Cooks Market was
cited by the Office OF Price Admin
istration at hearings now In prog
ress on asserted rules violations.
It should have read Brooks Market.
These two papers regret the error
and hasten to set the matter
straight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
0PA Penalties
Valley Firms

The Rice Bowl Cafe, 452 Main
street, and the Lopez Market,
Brawley-two of live Imperial VAL
Icy food establishments charged
with misuse OF ration banking facil-
ities-Were given 15-day suspensions
from doing business in rationed
goods and 45-day probationary stays
by OPA Commissioner B. Mitchell
Palmer, San Francisco, at a hearing
in City Hall Thursday.
The former was cited for failing
70 properly post point values and
the Rice Bowl for owing 100 meat
points to the Golden State Cream
cry and 2348 to Swift and Company,
as we'll as depositing in the bank
so ration stamps frCm individual
books.
INDIVIDUALS IN CASES
Prcprietors affected included Poon
Chew Sheung, Gee Con Quong
Quon SheW Yung, Mary H. Nah and
Nah Ying Woon. owners of the Rice
Bowl, and George Lopez and Miguel
Lopez. owners of the Lopez Market.
A 45-day probationary suspension
was given La Nacional, BraWley, for
Tie oVerdraWinG Of meat accounts.
Rafael NJ Molina is proprietor.
Antonio Rodriguez, owner of the
l.. A. Union, Westmcrland, was
found guilty Of being overdraWn on
all proceEsed food, sugar and meat
rationing stamp accounts. He was
granted 30-day probationary sus-
pension, when it was established
that he had failed to understand
the bank symbol "OD." He told the
court he had stamps to cover sales,
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
BY UNITED PRESS

The Japanese board of informa-
tion reported Friday that the war
situation has become more pressing
than ever" and, as a result, the
government is reorganizing its ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
HIT-RUN CRASH REPORTED

Virgle Moffett, 817 Brighton street
reported to police that a hit and
run driver smashed into his car
Thursday night. Damage was slight,
he told investigating officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Wartime Note

For some reason which we admit
must be mental, RR cannot remem-
ber which days various eating es-
adjustments are closed RR is al
ways showing up in a state border
ing on starvation only to fine the
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
Technique Plus

Technique Plus
"What?" Ray MouSer kept say
ing during a conversation with his
son, Ray Jr., anC others.
Don't be surprised Ray Jr. said,
noticing the puzzled expressions on
the faces around him, Dad always
says what so he'll have more time
to think up n good answer"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
{. {. 0utstrips
BrawIey in
War Chest Count

FL Centrans chortled Friday be-
cause they added $1725 to their War
Chest total while Brawleys contri-
buttons remained the same as the
day before.
Ell Centre ................--.-......S Sl9,O5l
BraWley ........................... 10,260
The traditional competition be-
tween the two cities again was re-
Elected in the War Chest drive this
year with each city striving to out
distance the other in the race to
reach established quotas.
Meanwhile other cities in Imperial
county kept silent about their ac-
complishmentS and quietly sawed
wood" Apparently their technique
is say little, but accomplish much,
Officials of the county War Chest
association had high hopes Friday
that Imperial county will make an
outstanding showing when the
weekly totals are announced from
headquarters in the court house IN
Ell Centro Friday.
Send your totals to headquar-
ters," Warren Currier. county chair
man again urged the chairmen IN
the various cities, "It is necessary 20
submit a countrywide total and
each citys collections to the state
headquarters every Saturday"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-27
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 80, minimum
Friday So; 5 am. Friday So, humid
ity IA; noon Friday 85, humit ity 81;
5 pm. Thursday 81, humidity 20.
Evening star., 1944-07-30
Axiom for Survival in the Air
If You Want to Stay Alive,
KeepL Looking,' DC. Flyer Says

they started to turn. They were toe
low to dive and the only thing they
could do was to keep turning. They
were caught"
Capt. Hurd shot down his first
enemy plane when he got a Focke-
Wulf over Sicily last August. He
accounted for another FW over Cas-
sino and destroyed two Messer-
schmitts over Anzio-a grand total
of six.
THE way to stay alive in combat
is to keep looking around" the cap
tain declared.
"It's the most important thing
there is. And the more missions vol
have the better you see. The first
10 or IS times went out I couldn't
spot anything in the sky.
And it was nerve taxing to hear
other pilots talking about enemy
planes over the radio when you were
concentrating on the sky without
seeing anything.
But soon you get so you can locate
them-even out of the corner Of
your eye and into the sun. which is
important because there's where
most Of them seem to come from"
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
r. Hurd, live at the Hay-Adams
House.
Evening star., 1944-07-30
| Wildcat Causes
| Excitement at
| India Airbose

AN AIR BASE IN INDIA.-Radio
operators circling in traffic pat
tern above an Indian airdrome
were recently surprised to have the
regular control tower jargon in
terrupted as follows: Clear No. /
to land. Holy smokes, it's a wild
cat!"
Mystifled, they looked about for a
Navy fighter. Finding none, they
Immediately assumed that Tech
nical Sergt. Lloyd H. Stevens. con-
troll tower operator, had had it
Seventeen months overseas can dc
things to guy they said, shaking
their heads.
On landing they learned Stevens
had seen a real, live wildcat In a
clearing near the tower.
Sergt. Stevens %. is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd L. Stevens OF
FEostburg, Md. He is a member
of the Earthquakes" group and
flew missions over the Mareth line
Sfax, Cape Bon and Tunis as a
radio gunner. Later he became a
control tower operator and worked
fields in Sicily and Italy. Shortly
after Foggia was taken he helped
anntrol trafic at the busy airport
Evening star., 1944-07-30
Seobees SALVAGE
Equipment Taken
From Japanese

A considerable amount Of Jap
anese equipment found on the Pa
cific islands which are being taken
by the United States forces in their
push westward is being salvaged by
the Seabees, according to 1t. Comdr
Anthony w. Van Leer, AIS Highland
drive, Chevy Chase, who has just
returned from a Pacific inspection
trip.
"At nearly every base Jap build
ings, vehicles, tools or materials
have been used advantageously, ("
1t. Comdr. Van Leer said. Hun
dreds Of tons of reinforcing steel,
pipe, galvanized fiat sheets. guam
titles of nuts and bolts. bar stock,
plates, tool steel, ETC., were found
and salvaged from the debris at
Kwajalein.
"A two-sack Jap concrete mixer
has been fitted with q new engine
and has seen service with the See
bees as q central mixing plant at
Ebeye. Salvaged and repaired
wooden launches about IS feet long
have also come in handy. Some
rebuilding has been necessary of
Japanese piers and extentions with
pontoon structures have, in some
cases provided deep enough water
for large ships to unload directly at
the pier"
Evening star., 1944-07-30

hospital in the isolated area and
performed several emergency opera
tions while under enemy fire.
With only the medical facilities of
an aid station, he cared for 127
wounded men, all but three of whom
recovered. During almost six months
of combat operations, only CAT men
were evacuated.
His brother, William H. Grass, and
mother, Mrs. Amalia Grass, live at
2024 I street NV.
Capt. Joseph Hoffman, SOB Massa-
chusetts avenue NV, who was in
command of the 48th Combat Engi-
neers Battalion with the 5th Army
in Italy, received the Presidential
Unit citation for heroism in storm
ing the heights of Mt. Porchio, on
the drive to Casino last January.
The award was made by 1t. Gen.
Mark Clark. Capt. Hoffman recent
~ returned to this country for as
signment as commander of a new
combat battalion at Camp Rucker,
Ala.
Col. William v. McCreight, Gen.
eral Staff Corps. whose wife lives at
2617 Seventeenth street NE, has
been awarded the Bronze Star for
successful planning and execution
of supply problems during the in
Vasion OF Hollandia, Dutch New
Guinea.
Capt. George C. Pendleton, son
Of Mr., and Mrs. Edmund Pendle-
ton, $500 Newport avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md, recently received the