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Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-03
CAN'T GET TOGETHER
DOWN AT WASHINGTON

One day, says Office of Price Admins
tratidh, the nation is all but out of coffee.
So breakfast story read. Price to go
skyrocketing first, arbitrarily, OF course
then watch out for re-rationlng of the
beans for beverage.
Comes dinner time a day or so later,
and over the steaming cup filters the
voice of War Mobilization Director James
F. Bvrnes, to say it was all wrong. Plenty
of coffee.
In between the two capital spasms was
squeezed an indignant denial of the dis
turbing firms that stocks were about TO
be depleted.
Entering into the tangled mess was
the state department declaring that the
good neighbOr Brazil would not let US
down
This is strike two on Chester Bowles,
OPA chief. Not so long ago he wrote
and got good money for an article IN
periodical warning the consuming pub
lie of dire shortages in another household
necessity. Before the agitated public
fully had digested the bad news, some
other of the numerous food bureaus IN
Washington gave Mr.. Bowles the ha, ha
and the public chalked up another error
in the long list against these bungllng
bureaus.
Now if China were coffee drinking
nation instead of favoring tea, Bowles
might be booking passage that way.
The war will be won no matter VINO IS
elected president. This is not Demo
cratic war or a Republican war. 1t IS
our war and it will be our victory.-GoV
Walter E. Edge (R) of New Jersey.
This is the best blood bank I've hit'yet
You have the best oughnuts.-Samuel
Halpern of Atlantic City, n. j., after
31st blood donation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-03

This is the best blood bank I've hit'yet.
You have the best doughnuts.-Samuel
Halpern of Atlantic City, n. j., after
3lst blood donation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-03

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Hips Press On
In Chino

Chungking, May 8 CUP -
Mechanical Japanese troops were
reported pressing steadily today
from the north and south along
the Peiping- Hankow railway in
Honan province, and Chinese mil
itary spokesman announced the
Chinese would not attempt a major
defense of the 35-mile railroad Sec
ton still in their hands.
The enemy's northern force S
reached Loho, several miles below
Yencheng, which they occupied Sat-
urday in an 86-mile drive from
Chenghsien, while the southern
units. striking north from Kioshan,
neared Chumatein.
A communique said Chinese troops
repulsed two heavy attacks in the
outskirts of Loyang, military base on
the Lunghai railway in western
Honan province, So miles west of
Chenghsien.
In view Of the Obscure condition"
at Loyang, the military spokesman
said there would be no point in de-
Tending the Chinese held section OF
the Pieping-Hankow railroad, which
has been dismantled by the Chinese.
The communique said Chinese
planes were continuing attacks on
the enemy in Honan province after
destroying 81 japanese trucks and
two armored cars during the last 10
DAYS.
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Vision Seen
In England

Ipswich, Eng, May 8 - CUP) -
More than 500 witnesses who pro-
fessed to have seen a vision of
Christ on the Cross in the skies over
Ipswich during a recent afraid
alert crowded the Church of st.
Nicholas last light to hear their
Vicar. Rev. Harold Green, express
complete confidence in the authen-
ITCHY of the vision.
81 have satisfied myself every
doubt of the authenticity of the vi
sion Of Jesus Christ on the Cross
which was seen in the sky by hun
dreds of people," Green told the
congregation. II regard the sign as
definite good omen, and if only a
dozen people had seen st instead Of
hundreds I should still say it was
Gods call to this our nation
The vision was said to have last
ed for Is minutes during an alert
on April 81 and Green, who acknow-
lodged he had not seen 1t himself,
said he had examined the testimony
of a great number of witnesses be-
fore accepting the vision.
Some witnesses saw only the
Cross" he said. But many more
who stayed to gaze at it have de-
scribed it to me in such a way that
they could not have been mistaken.
the figure Of Christ appeared on the
Cross with bowed head and crossed
feet and remained hanging there for
some little time after the Cross APP
peared."
Green said the vision did not dis
integrate as clouds do. but vanish
ed suddenly and intact"
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Bad Omen
ForNupIes

Naples, May 8.-OUP)-Church Of
ficials believed today that the be-
lated liquefaction OF the blood of
Saint Januarius this year was a
bad omen for the people OF Naples.
Although the annual eight-day
ceremony started Saturday. the
saints blood did not liquefy until
yesterday. the first time the miracle
did not occur on the first day since
1884 when the failure was followed
by an epidemic Of cholera.
I'VE can expect a visitation OF
suit Of the failyure of the miracle. Z"
disaster and catastrophe as a re-
Msgr. Francesca DE Simone, spokes-
man for Cardinal AscaleSis, said.
1T Is undoubtedly punishment
for the war-corruption Of the NOR
ais OF the Nepolitans. Such cor
ruption as In Naples was rot seen in
Sardinia, Sicily or other parts Of
liberated Italy where spiritual life
continued on higher plane despite
the presence Of so many foreign
soldiers."
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WLB Hears
Mfrs Wages
Arguments
(NEA Radiophoto)

Boston, May 8.-(UP)-Union de-
mands for a general 10 per cent
pay increase in the New England
cotton textile industry would boost
the wage bill for textiles by at
least 5000, 900, 900 annually, the
manufacturers charged today.
At hearing before tripartite
panel of the New England War
Labor Board, 81 cotton and rayon
manufacturers introduced brief to
show that union demands were
contrary to the national stabiliza-
ton program and threat to the
northern branch of the textile in
duStry' They asserted that wage
increases already granted have eX-
ceeded rises in the cost of living.
In the table of payroll data for
the cotton goods industry. the en-
ployers' brief recorded that aver
age hourly earnings in January
1941 were 17.8 per cent higher In
the north than in the south. The
differential fluctuated afterward to
as high as 24.6 per cent in Septem-
Der 1941. and dropped to 1877 per
cent in August 1912. 1t jumped to
% per cent in September after the
WLB order, and increased to 25.5
per cent in August 1913. In January
1914, the differential was 24.3 per
cent.
Since January l941 northern cot
ton mills have made three general
increases, amounting to almost three
times the required is per cent adj
vance under the Little Steel formula,
according to the manufacturers
brief.
Representative of the Textile
Workers Union of America (CIO)
already have testified before the in
vestigating panel.
A seven-and-one-ha half cent an hour
increase, ordered by the War Labor
Board in August 1912. widened the
regional differential, the employers
claimed In the north this increase
was put into effect promptly in all
mills, including those that had not
been cited by the board.
Continued on Page e.
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FIyerTies
Ace Record

Eighth Airforce Fighter Base.
England, May 8. - CUP - Cap
tain Robert Johnson, Lawton. Okla.
Thunderbolt pilot. tied the Ameri-
can fighter ace record today by
shooting down his 26th and 9th
German planes.
johnson, the European theater's
leading fighter pilot who has made
all his kills In the air. equalled the
mark set last month by Major Rich
ard !. Bong. Poplar, Wis. In the
Southwest Pacific.
Bong, who was proclaimed Amer
ica's ace OF Aces by General Doug
las Macarthur when he broke the
record OF % set By Captain Eddie
Rickenbacker In World War !, also
shot down all his enemy planes in
combat.
In the European theater. john
sens closest rival Is Captain Don
8. Gentle. Piqua. Ohio. who before
starting a recent leave. had de-
stroyed % German planes In the
air and seven others on the ground.
TWO other Southwest Pacific
flyers have eceeded Gentile's combat
record. Major Joe FoSs. Sioux Falls,
8. D.. and Major Gregory Boying-
fcnnftn,amea ON pnna Al
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'Nazis Abandon Caution
And Saving Of Aircraft
BY PHILIP AULT
United Press War Correspondent

UNITED Press War Correspondent
London, May 8. Cup -
A 2,O00-plane American air
fleet struck the second stun
ming blow at Berlin in "a
hours and hit Brunswick to-
day after battling through
massed German fighters
which tried out all the tao
tics in the book, including
ramming tie U. S. bombers.
A thousand heavy bombers
escorted by an equal number
Of fighters smashed through
the blazing .Nazi defense
shield to drop 1000 tons OF
explosives through clouds
over Berlin, maintaining the
unprecedented pitch of the
Pre- invasion bombardment
on the first day Of its fourth
week.
Other big tc~Ses IL Allied planer
shuttled across the channel to ham.
mer the defenses Of western Europe.
By noon, some $500 sorties had been
flown. raising the total for 4s hours
to around 1880.
Scores Of German fighters swarm
ed against the massive American
formation sweeping against Berlin
for the second straight day. Adam
doning caution and the boarding Of
planes for the invasion, the Nail
fighters barreled through the Ameri-
can formations, ignoring the rain Of
steel from the big bonibefs and their
escorts.
Returning crewmen said Germans.
goaded to desperation over the ap-
proaches to Berlin, rammed a num-
Der Of fortresses, steering an un-
wavering course through the torrent
Of gunf1re.
There were fortresses and fight
ers colliding all over the sky" End
1t. l.. Houston Of Helena, Mont. a
fortress pilot said. MY ship few
through the wreckage Of a couple of
them. One Focke- Wulf came in so
close I figured he was going to
ram us. and still don't know how
we missed each other"
Tech. Sgt. Wilbur r. Sigler o.
Smithsburg, Nd, a top turret gun,
ner, reported the worst air battlI
in my % missions" when at least
100 German fighters jumped his for
nation Just before it got to the tar
get.
The Nazis put up their stiffest OPP
position over the approaches to Ber-
lin, especially in the region Of
Brunswick, 100 miles to the west
the main base Of the forces defend
ing the skyroads to the capital.
Over burning and cloud covered
Berlin itself, fewer fighters chal-
- nnn.. A.
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1000 PLANES SKATER BERL|
Second Stunning Blow In ~ Hours;
Foe ResistS FierceIy; Rams B0n1bers
Commands Destroy New
Riviera Fortifications
BY J. EDWARD MURRAY

BY J. EDWARD MURRAY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, May g. CUP =
Allied Commands destroyed
newly constructed coastal
Notifications along the Ital-
ian Riviera in a series of dar-
ing weekend raids, Italian
Fascist press dispatches said
today as invasion tension
mounted in both Britain and
Axis Europe.
The British Broadcasting
Corporation, m e a n t ! m e,
urged the French people to
listen closely to their radios
for instructions on what to
do when the Allies invade
western Europe, but to hide
their sets Immediately after
they hear essential news
every day.
Fascist newspapers reaching
Switzerland acknowledged that some
Allied Commands, striking from
Corsica and Sardinia, had succeeded
in re-embarking after destroying
coastal defenses only recently COM
pleted by the italian branch OF
Germany's Todt Construction
Agency.
Other Commands were quickly
annihilated" however, the news
papers said.
The Florence newspaper Malone
reported that while other Com
mando raids had been carried out
against the italian coast in recent
months, never before have the at
tacks reached such high number. I"
Everything leads to the belief
that II the Allies attempt huge
landing In western France, it will be
accompanied by numerous Com
mando raids along the italian Rivi-
era and in southern France" Ma
1one said.
The newspaper also reported that
German Marshal Erwin Rommel,
Germany's anti-invasion COM
mander, had arrived in Italy for
conferences with Marshal Albert
Kesselring, commander in italy, af-
ter inspecting defenses along the
southern coast of France.
(The U. S. Once of War Infor-
nation at Washington reported that
Gestapo agents, dressed as Allied
pilots. sometimes were dropped by
parachute on occupied territory.
Patriots who attempted to help
them were arrested. the report
Said)
Other Developments
Other developments contributing
to the growing tension in Britain
(Coniinued on Page ~
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Jops Strike
Counter Blow
At Kohimo

Advanced Allied Headquarters,
Handy, Ceylon, May 8 - U.P) -
Japanese troops, disregarding heavy
losses. have opened a general coun-
ter offensive along the Kohima
front in a desperate attempt to re-
take the positions captured by Bril-
fish forces last week, it was an
nounced today.
Heavy japanese attacks were re-
ported in the hills north of Kohima
which Allied armored forces pene-
trated several days ago, capturing
several enemy strongpointS in a
drive to clear the invaders from the
area before the monsoon rains be-
gin.
The japanese assaults, which
were said to be costing them dis
proportionate losses, came as Allied
troops attempted to mop up the
enemy pockets in an effort to con-
Solidate the recent gains.
Large numbers of enemy troops
were killed as the British forces
braced themselves against the
drives and out-gunned the Jap
anese.
Fighting also continued around
Kohima itself, a communique said.
but the heaviest engagements were
reported in the northern hills,
where the japanese artillery was
entrenched firmly.
The japanese held positions on
difficult, rocky and bamboo
slopes north of Kohima, and it was
pointed out at the beginning of the
Allied offensive that stiff fighting
was inevitable. There was no indi-
cation whether the japanese were
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BILL APPROVED
TORA|SE DEBT
TO2OB|LL|ON

Washington, May 8. - Cup -
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee today approved a bill to in
crease the debt limit from $2lo, 0oo,-
100000 to $24o, 900, 900, 900, q figure
$40 ,o0o, 100000 below the top recon-
mended by the Treasury.
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Daniel w. Bell told the committee
that the smaller amount would be
satisfactory.
Republican members almost
unan- etaoinshrdlurdluetaoinu
unanimously opposed the previously
recommended increase Of $3.50 600,
100000. The administration, it was
pointed out, can go to Congress
later II further increase Is neces-
sary.
Representative Harold Knutson,
R., Mimi, said that the committee
action on the lower figure was
unanimous.
Bell had warned the committee
that unless the debt limit was in
creased, it might become necessary
to stop the Fifth War Loan drive
which starts June IL, in the middle.
"If we get as much in the Fifth
as We got in the Fourth War Loan
drive, 1t will exhaust our authorize
ton debt limit. If that happens,
we'd have to sto pour campaign in
the middle and that would be bad"
Bell said that without counting
the anticipated new bond sales, the
total public debt will be $197 ,000.-
100000 when the fiscal years ends
June 30. He forecast a public debt
of $235, 900, 000, 900 by December 81
and $269, 0o0, 600, 900 by June 80, 1945.
Asked whether the debt would in
crease even If the war in Europe
ends this year, Bell said:
I'VE would not need the (new)
limit If the war ends. All appropri-
ations would be reviewed and posi-
bly, cut back. But we believe the
war will continue"
He said he expects the executive
branch will be up again next
spring" to ask a further lifting OF
the limit if the war continues.
Bell said that Congress had APP
propriated $3.50, 1000, 600, 900 for war
through March 81 and that of this
total $169, ZOO, 0OO, 900 has been spent
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FDR Ready ToDefend
NJ WSeizure By Govt.
BY MERRIMAN SMITH

united Press STAN correspondent
Washington, May 8-(UP)-Pres-
ident Roosevelt, rested and eager
for government tasks after four
weeks In South Carolina, waded in
to his White House desk work today
ready to defend his seizure Of
Montgomery-Ward and Co.
He returned to Washington by
train yesterday from Hobcaw Ba-
rony, Bernard M. Baruch's sprawl
ing seacoast plantation near
Georgetown, S. G. It's $4,000 acres
lie in a carefully preserved section.
His vacation was one Of sunbath-
ing, much sleep and poor fishing
Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire,
was enthusiastic over his patients
recuperation.
First major White House business
today was conference with Dem
ocratic Congressional leaders-the
big fourth which Mr.. Roosevelt
was expected to outline his legisla-
tive plans for the few weeks Con-
gress will remain in session before
next months recess over the ma
tional political convention period.
Speaker Sam Rayburn, HOUSE
majority leader John w. McCor.
mack, d., Mass, Senate Majority
leader Alben w. Barley, D., KY.
and Vice President Henry A. Wal
lace were invited to the White
House conference.
McIntire siad Mr.. Roosevelt was
in perfectly fine" health and, in
his opinion, had thrown off all
traces of the bronchial and sinus
irritations which plagued him
through the winter and early spring
To make scientifically certain, Nc.
Intire planned a thorough physical
check this week.
Hardly had the special presiden-
tial train stopped rolling yesterday
morning than Secretary of State
Cordell Hull went aboard Mr..
Roosevelt's car to welcome him
home. Hull rode with the president
to the White House. They had an
opportunity to canvass some of the
fHnY1ti11SnA an nona
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BombingsCut
PIoestiOiI

Allied Headquarters. Naples, May
1UP)-The capacity of the Ploes-
ii refineries in the Romanian oil
fields, normally $500, 900 tons a yea,
has been cut to less than Is per cent
by recent bombings which will have
an immediate adverser effect on the
Nazi war 'front.' 1t. Gen. Ira C..
Eaker reported today.
Eaker, commander in chief of the
Mediterranean air forces, said the
Ploesti refineries had been handling
80 per cent Of all Roman crude oil
and supplying 30 per cent Of Ger
manys needs.
THE enemy's position is greatly
weakened by serious interruption to
his rail and river transportation"
caused by the Mediterranean air
forces. Eaker said In a message Of
congratulations TO Mai. Gen. Nath-
an p. Twining. commander OF the
United States 18th air force
Please extend to the 18th air
force and the RAP my congratula-
tons on their effective operations
against German strongholds In the
Balkans In the first week OF May"
Eaker's message said.
Eaker reported that MAAP bomb
ers dropped $4,000 tons Of bombs In
a six-week offensive against the
Balkans and thus demonstrated
graphically" how they were able to
assist the Red Army. He observed
that German operations on the So
Wet front are related closely 10 the
Ploesti oil output.
Since the Allied landing In North
Africa on Nov. 9. 1912. Allied forces
have dropped more than 200. 600 tons
q bombs IN this theater, KakeE said
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Reds StepUp
Attacks In
SevostopoI
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Staff Correspondent


Moscow, May 8-(UP)-The Red
Air Force was revealed last night
to have stepped up its attacks on
Sevastopol in apparent preparation
for a ground offensive to smash
the last German toe hold in the
Crimea.
Attacking day and night Satur-
day, waves of Soviet planes spread
death and destruction through the
besieged Black Sea port. Many ar
tillery batteries were silenced, four
ammunition dumps were blown up
and several ships waiting in the
harbor to evacuate the Axis garri-
son were damaged.
Twenty-Five German planes were
destroyed, either while parked on
airdromeS or in aerial combat.
On the ground fronts, a German
battalion wedged into the Soviet
lines below Tiraspol near the
DneStr estuary, but subsequently
was driven back to its initial posi-
tons with loss of 200 men.
The enemy also attacked repeat
eddy west of Iasi in Romania in an
attempt to capture an important
height, but was driven off after
suffering heavy losses, including II
tanks.
Only patrol activity was reported
southeast of Stanislawow in old
Poland.
"a United Press dispatch received
in Stockholm from Helsinki said 20
Russian dive-bombers attacked the
Island of Kotkas 80 miles east Of
the Finnish capital, today and
damaged harbor installations)
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Allies Check
Nozi Patrols
In ItoIy
By REYNOLDS PACKARD

United Press War Correspondent
Allied Headquarters, Naples, May
8 - CU.P) Allied ground troops
repulsed German patrol attacks in
the Garigliano Valley sector Of the
main 5th Army front, 1t was dis
closed today, as enemy artillery
launched heavy barrage along a
50-mile front in the mountains west
of Casino.
Front reports indicated the In
creased Germany activity on the
central front was aimed at dis
rupting Allied concentrations and
hampering preparations for a gen.
eral 5th Army offensive.
American skirmiShers threw back
one strong German patrol thrust
southwest of Tremensuoli, near the
coastal end of the Garigliano VAL
ley, while other Allied units beat
off a second NaZi attack in the
Monte Ornito area. three miles
south of San Andrea. The Germans
drove a deep wedge into the 5th
Army. lines around Monte Ornito
Saturday night, but were driven
back after an hour-long battle.
A brief Allied communique sum-
med up yesterdays action in nine
words:
Artillery activity increased at
many points along the front"
Headquarters spokesman, however,
said German Smelling was intensi-
fled all the way from Casino west
ward to within 20 miles of the Ad-
Ratio coast. Considerable enemy ac-
tivity also was noted inside Cas-
sino Saturday night and on the
roads west and south of the town,
drawing heavy fire from Allied ar
tillery.
The Anzio beachhead front re-
manned quiet. apart from a heavy
German barrage against Allied po-
sitions around Marano, and there
We're no important changes on the
Adriatic coastal sector.
A Navy commun!que reported be-
latedly that British destroyers she'll
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BY LYLE G. WILSON

United Press Staff C0reFsp0ndentD
Washington. May 8.-(UP)-With
primaries and party conventions
scheduled In five states this week.
q compilation showed today that
Gov. Thomas z. Dewey Of New York
has q substantial claim on first
or second ballot votes Of upward Of
40 delegates Of those so far elect
ed to the Republican national con-
vention.
His nomination daily becomes
more likely.
Some Of Dewey's supporters con-
fidently insist that he win have .
comfortable majority Of first ballot
yotea Whan the deleanle-elaetinn
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StoIfi TrioI
On Tomorrow

Albert o. Faller, Republican regis
trar OF voters may be the first wit
ness called by the prosecution in
tomorrow's resumption of the trial
OF former Republican selectman
Michael Stolfi charged with eight
counts Of fraudulent voting.
The trial which was begun two
weeks ago was postponed until to-
morrow following the inability of
Judge Nathan Reaback, New Haven
presiding jurist to appear before to-
morrow.
Mr.. Faller who first brought
charges against the former select
man shtating that the latetr was
an illegal voter having been sworn
In as a voter In 1897 two years prior
OF receiving his final citizenship
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By RAYMOND LAIR
ted Press Stan Correspondent

Washington. May 8 U.PO -
Government officials. confronted
with an increasing number Of
strikes. today blamed current un-
rest on a wide variety Of causes but
believed that many may be at
tributed TO wartime tension.
Records OF the Cancellation serv.
ice and War Labor Board showed
a sharp increase In strikes during
recent weeks. This accelerated the
trend In the first three months OF
1884 when the Bureau Of Labor Sta
tiStics listed 1880 strikes compared
with 6SS during the same period
last year.