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Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
Governor Backs
Fight on Treaty

Plans of the Imperial Irrigation
District to carry out an intensive
'educational program" throughout
The country on the proposed treaty
with Mexico have drawn encour-
fgement through statewide sup
port and cooperation. This is re-
vealed in a letter of commenda-
ton from Governor Warren.
In writing to Chairman Evan T.
Hewes. the governor says:
Dear Mr.. Hewes:
II understand that the represen-
tatives of the Colorado River Board
of California are leaving within
the next few days to put into ef-
feet your program of education con-
cerning the proposed treaty deal
ing with the waters of the Colorado
and Rio Grande rivers.
Il am happy that you are thus
carrying out the recent mandate
OF the Legislature so expeditiously
1t is the joint obligation of all
OF us TO use every proper means at
our command to make known the
ineuuities and fallaeieS of this pro-
posal.
"I trust that you as Colorado
River commissioner. and the Col
orado River Board of California.
nil continue to take the steps
necessary to insure its oefeat in
The United States Senate.
Sincerely yours,
Earl Warren.
I. Governor"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
NEW BAZOoKA MODEL
CAN BE HANDLED EASIER

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Aug. 3. =
CUP)-A bazooka of "kneckdown
construction and with improved
sights. now is being made by the
General Electric company. manu-
facturers of this lethal weapon
since the first crude models were
submitted to army ordnance experts.
The new rocket gun is similar
to earlier models but the barrel is
made in two parts, which greatly
facilities handling, particularly in
iungles and other confined places.
Dry-cell batteries for firing also
have been eliminated.
The latest offspring of the rocket
family was first used by paratroop-
ers invading France.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

Winright pointed out 1943 was
the low point in the 14-year period.
He said large numbers of dairy cat
tie were slaughtered when the tu-
berculosis campaign was carried on
throughout the county. The drouth
years also cut down on the num-
bers. Low prices after that dis
couraged many dairymen and still
others could not afford to remain
in business when they could get no
more for their milk than they did
THE dairy situation now looks
much better" Winright said. Many
dairymen own their own land and
have good barns and excellent
equipment. They are getting better
prices. too. All in all, the dairy busi-
ness in Imperial county is present.
ing a more encouraging picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
aRIZONIAN RETURNS HOME
AFTER BLASTING JAPS

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Aug. 8. CUPl--
Doyle L. Lines. avn. radioman &c,
of Pima, Arizona, was home Mon
day for rest and reassignment after
10 months duty with navy air
group Is, which compiled one of the
outstanding combat records of the
Pacific war.
Based aboard a $1,000 ton Essex
class carrier. pilots of the crack
fighting group flew more than $500
SortieS, starting with Tarawa and
ending with the smashing defeat
of Japan's carrier force west of the
MarianaS
The 23-year-old Arizonian took
part in 81 strikes during his tour
of duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
VISITS IN Ell CENTRIC

Mr.. and Mrs. Park Burrltt and
daughter Mickey. former Ell Cen
trans. are visiting in Imperial VAL
ley from Henderson. Nevada.
They visited relatives in inland
and stopped in Ell Centre Tuesday
for a visit with friends. Burritt is a
former deputy sheriff of Imperial
county. serving several years as
head of the Photographic and fin
gerprinting department. They are
en- route to San Diego for a vaca-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
Sweep T hcmup-

Mrs. Grace Hinshaw, supervisor
at the telephone company in Ell
Centre, dreaded to go to work Men
day morning. Something was the
matter with the cooling system and
what a day to have something the
matter with the cooling system.
She pinned her hair on top OF
her head and locked at the effect
in a mirror.
Il don't know" she hesitated.
what the girls will think about
this. all my hair on top of my
head. But il IS cool. I'll Just wear it
that way" and away she went.
When she arrived at the office
every girl in the place was display
ing an up-sweep hair-do.
Great minds.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
County's Dairy
Herds Show
Gain Over 1q43

First glimmer of announcement
in Imperial county's gloomy dairy
situation in many years was
glimpsed Tuesday when it was re-
vealed that the dairy COW popula-
ton last year was greater than it
was year ago.
Only once before since 1881 has
there been anything but a steady
decline in the dairy COW population,
Assistant Farm Advisor George
Winright said Tuesday.
The population in 1914 was 8l45
and in 1943 was 1929. Winright'S
records showed.
Official census of dairy cows in
the last ID wears was as fellows.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
Ell CENTRIC SOLDIER PLANS
VISIT ON FuRLOUGH

Private Donald Zayala, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael zavalda. 880
Brighton avenue, stationed at Lou
isville. Kentucky, with the medical
corps. is expected ONE on furlough
Wednesday.
Private zavala is transferring a
patient from Louisville to the Los
Angeles Facility hospital and will
receive a 14-day furlough there
after.
He was graduated from Central
high school and finished a four
year pre-med course at Wooster
college in Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
Nazis CrunbIe
In Paris Drive
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while the Americans swept in on
the Sarthe river line from the west
at a pace that appeared to have
demoralized the retreating Ger
mans.
Only at the center of the battle
line was the allied advance on
Paris imperiled, ara front dis
patches indicated that American
troops were beating back four Ger
man tank divisions hurled into a
desperate counterattack that the
Nazis hoped would drive through
to the Seacoast at Ayranehes and
split the allied armies in two.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 8. UP)-
Two officers of the AFL CONNER
cial Telegraphers Union, Western
Union division, were cut of their
jobs Tuesday. ousted on charges of
attempting to affiliate the union
with the CIO.
International President william
Allen and j. H. Payne, Western Un-
ion division general chairman, re-
stored the local to its original
status last night but refused to lift
the suspension against Matthew d.
Gandall, president. and Mrs. Kath-
ryn Parage. secretary treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
ITALIAN RELIEF TO SEND
MILLION POUNDS CLOTHING

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. UP)-More
than 100000 pounds of clothing
and $850000 worth of medical neceS-
stiles and relief materials will be
shipped to Italy shortly by Ameri-
can Relief for Italy, Judge Juyenal
Marchisio. president. has an
nounced.
Shipping space has been ar
ranged through the state and war
departments and reports from
Myron C. Taylor, presidential en-
voy to the Vatican, indicate the
need for relief is urgent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

Over 100000 women of all ages
have received training under public
vocational and college war training
programs. the war manpoWer COM
mission has announced. Largest
number received training in aircraft
production.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
SAFETY DIRECTOR TAKES
LEGISLATIVE RIBBING

BATONROUGE La, Aug. g.
tUP) Hunter Huckabay, JouiSia-
mas new safety director. didn't an
ticipate ribbing from his job but
the State Legislature had ideas of
its own.
A resolution directed him to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
WILL BE TRIED

Joseph Franklin Clever. sailcr.
Tuesday was ordered held for trial
in Imperial county superior court
on charge of grand theft. He was
accused of stealing car belonging
10 Mrs. Louise c. Dunno from an El
Centre street.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
SHIP SALVAGE PAPER

In an effort to aid the national
paper salvage drive, the junior fira
men of El Centre collected and
shipped six and one-quarter tons
of waste paper to Los Angeles with
in the last so days, according to
Chief Corn Reed. He says that the
junior firemen have 5000 in the
bank from previous waste paper
drives.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

WHEN you need quick relief from
w pain, do you hesitate TO take aspirin
because il leaves you with an upset
stomach? If so, this new medical dis
covery, SUPERIN, is "just what the
doctor ordered" for you.
svperln Is aspirin plus-contains the
same pure, safe aspirin you have long
known-but developed by doctors in
special way for those upset by aspirin
in its ordinary form. .
This now kind of aspirin tablet dissolves
more quickly. lets the aspirin get right
at the job of relieving pain, reduces the
acidity of ordinary aspirin, and does
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
TUESDAY, AUGUST s, 1914

purchase a uniform of the follow
ing specifications: dark blue trous-
ers with gold stripes, scarlet tunic
with gold epaulettes and a sword
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
WARSAW BATTLE RACES

The battle for Warsaw roared
on without letup or decisive
change. though Marshal Konstan-
tin K. Rokossovskys 1st White Rus
sian army was believed to have
tightened its siege arc around the
east bank suburb of Praga and to
be striving to bypass the capital
from the north and south and en-
circle it
Front dispatches said the Ger
mans were throwing reinforcements
into battle needless of cost and
were using new secret weapons ;"
The thanking threat against War
saw from the south was increased
by the fall of FzydloW. lis miles
below the capital. to Marshal Ivan
S. Konev's 1st Ukrainian army in
20-mile advance from the Vis-
tula. The capture of Fzydlow. So
miles northeast of Krakow and
81 miles from the German border.
also broadened the Soviet wedge
gradually splitting the German
forces in western Poland.
The 1St Baltic armys twin
thruSts toward the northern ap-
pendix of East Prussia were launch
ed from the Lithuanian commune
cations hub of Siauliai, midway
Riga and Kaunas.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

e So someone has to furnish the petroleum to keep
them going In this country there 8267 idvidna oil
companies working full time at this job During 1910 they
made profit of 10ths of cent per gallon the AIT
gallons of products you used-S342
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from Page Il
vacation" said Glenda Fern Allen.
7. of FL Centre. and it was SO cold
we had to come home
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

of appropriate length.
He was then directed to appear
on a specified date, SO attired, be-
fore the bar of each House.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

q But It would mean the end of combetition of the
incentive to constantly improve products and lower costs
which has been the driving force of our American SYSTEM
and worst of ALL of divdnal freedom Under the circu-
Stances that's quite brthright to sell for 8lOths Of
cent on the gallon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

The rest went right back into the costs of producing
the products and getting them you Theoretically if the
owned the oil industry you would have saved
that 81 10hs of cent Same costs but profit Although
there's been government bureau yet that was run
as efficiently as business.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
Lids Off

As far as we are concerned YOU
can give the weather a good pastirc
any time. now.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

- For they mean that the daily life of the average
American is just about IA times as mechanzed as the daily
life of European. This may may not mean that our
life is IA times better But the fact still remains that we
use the machines
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

In 1910, our last normal year before the war, the
American people consumed 55a billion gallons of petro
leum products This amounted to AIT gallons per person
g pnts day for every man, woman and child in the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

II BY comparison, the people of Europe consumed 80
gallons per capita in their last peacetme year-l 4th
much-and the rest of the world 13 gallons per person.
l33rd as much Since most petroleum products used
to power lubrcate machines, these figures will bear
remembering
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
new kind of
ASPIRIN tablet
doesn't upset stomach

not irritate or upset stomach even
after repeated doses.
yeor This out to remind you to get
superin today, so you can have'it on
hand when headaches. colds, ETC., strike.
See how quickly il
relieves pain-how ~
fine you feel after tax. es%seessH y y
ing. At your druggists, \e.s..sI
15e and 39t. -,
E35&'1
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08
Nazis Use Fire
As Defense Line
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resistance from reinforced Nazi
troops.
Colonel General Georgi Zhakar-
ov's 2nd army pushed Is miles
northwest from Bialystok and cap
tured Knyszyn. 80 miles south OF
the East Prussian border, and Gen.
eral ivan C. Bagramian'S lst army
at the north end of the front sent
two spearheads crashing toward
Memel and TilSit.
The Russians also cut one of the
two remaining north-south rail-
ways serving an estimated 20 enc
my divisions trapped in Latvia
and Estonia and captured the Bor-
yslav oil fields and Sambor. last
two German strongholds guarding
a 150-mile stretch of the Czecho-
slovak border.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-08

This SERIES sbonsoredbyh the PEOPLE of Union Oil Company is
dedicated to discussion how and y American business
functions We hope you'll feel free to send any suggestions
or oyc,icss you haze to oy Write The President Union
OIL Company, Union Oil Bldg, Los Angeles ID California
AMERICAS tIt1H FREEDOM Is FREE ENTERPRISE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24

New York, Feb. 2.-(UP)-The
trial of Wayne Lonergan on charge
of Staying his pretty heiress wife,
Patricia Burton Lonergan, vas post
poned today until Monday when his
Attorney, Edward v. Broderick
again failed to appear in court.
General Sessions Judge John j.
Freschi announced as the trial was
scheduled to get underway that for
the second, successive day he had
received a telegram from Frederick,
explaining that the Attorney was in
Toronto, seeking further evidence
for the defense. Broderick again
asked for a postponement.
william Merritt, Broderick's asso-
ciate, appeared in the courtroom
where members Of a blue ribbon
jury panel awaited questioning, and
requested the adjournment
FreSchi then asked Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Jacob Grumet to make
a statement.
After reviewing the long series Of
postpoiAements and citing what he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24
a. Electors
Forms Await
SeFVicemen

The initial supply of the official
applications for members of the
armed forces for admission as voters
has been received at the Office of
Town Clerk Mary G.. Kilmartin hav-
ing been forwarded last night by
Secretary of State Frances Burke
Reddick. In addition to the forms
there was forwarded sufficient en-
velopes to cover the mailing both to
and from the individual applicant.
By these forms any individual in
the armed forces, twenty one years
of age or over may apply to be
placed on the city's voting list and
if found acceptable will be qualified
to vote this year in the national
and state elections and all future
elections. The form may be filled
out by the applicant and signed by
a qualified superior officer and for
warded to the Town Clerk who up
on approving its data will place the
individual applicant on the voting
list. Also anyone service man or wo-
man desiring to be made voter
may oPPCoA az IA1C AOWA S4C4A .
Office personally while home on
leave and fill out one of these
forms. Final APPROVAL is given by the
Town Selectmen and the Town
Clerk on the first Wednesday of the
following month when the regular
session for making new voters is
held. The applicant, it is pointed
out, as result of this procedure does
not have to appear in person after
filing.
The form which is 8 ga by G
inches is entitled Application BY
Member OF The Armed Forces OF
The U. S. For Admission AS An
Elector." The face of the applica-
ton is to be filled out by the appli-
cant who must provide information
relative to his or her name, address,
at the time of receipt of induction
notice, place of birth, age, date Of
induction into the armed services,
proof that he or she has never been
voter in any state and marital
status. Additional information on
the face of the application requests
fHNTaffvNN14i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24
Los Angeles
Digs SeIfOut

Los Angeles, Feb. "A - (UP) -
Radio-equipped rescue squads bat
tied over Snowladen mountains to-
day toward 68 persons marooned in
Southern California ranges while
coastal residents dug out from the
debris and silt left by the worst
storm in decade.
Plight of the 68 persons was
learned late yesterday when a for
eStry agent reached Red Box camp
in the Santa Anita forestry district
on Snowshoes. He said 48 persons
were trapped at Newcomb's ranch
and 20 men were snowbound at a
nearby conscientious DIRECTORS camp.
None was in danger.
Meanwhile, working under still
cloudy skies, highway maintenance
crews cleared blocked streets and
highways.
Rail service over inland and coast
al routes to San Francisco was re-
Sumed after repair Of washout and
clearance of wreckage of 10-car
freight train near Newhall.
More than 100000 elementary and
secondary school students returned
to classes yesterday and more were
expected back today as rains sub
sided to scattered drizzleS.
Nine persons Of 10 stormbound
atop Mt. Wilson since Saturday,
made their way to safety yesterday
and 30 boy scouts and three adults
who had been trapped near Mt.
Badly, reached their homes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24
Coffee Urges
Spain Break

Washington, Feb. 24-UP)-Rep.
John M. Coffee, D., Wash, today
called on the United States to break
relations Immediately with Spanish
GeneraliSsimo Francisco Franco and
go to the aid of the Spanish people
who, he said, were now prepared to
wage IAN open battle for their free
DOM"
''All the genuinely anti-Axis ele-
ments in Spain have united in one
great movement-the newly formed
supreme council of national union
to drive out the FasciSts and ex-
terminate the Nazis in Spain,' he
said in a speech prepared for deliv-
cry in the House.
Denouncing silk hated appeas-
ers" who seek to deal with Franco,
Coffee urged an end to the farce
to false neutrality by which Hitler
has used Spain as knife at our
Threats"
He asked Congress to go on rec
ord as favoring an immediate break
with the present Spanish regime
and for a Sound. far-Sighted Dem
ocratic policy of offering the moral
and physical resources Of our great
nation to the unified Spanish anti
Fascist underground"
Suggesting a revolution was brew
ing In Spain, Coffee declared that
Senior Franco occupies a rather hot
seat perched above q volcano that
Is due to erupt ct any pnoment."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24
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Heavy Raid
On London

London, Feb. "a - (U.P0 - Up
wards of IT'S German bombers, In
the fifth enemy attack in six
nights, raided London and the home
counties last night and rescue
squads still were digging in thu
rubble of wrecked houses and other
buildings for the dead and trapped
today.
Soon after dawn, two German
reconnaissance planes swept in
through heavy anti-aircraft fire
over London to check on the des-
truction and gave the capital its
first daylight alert since last July
q Zhey dropped no bombs.
another German plane crossed
GaH English south coast in daylight,
ira sas chased out over the Eng
Esn Channel by British fighters.
AT least four of the night raiders
were shot down. One German pilot
baled out over London and was
captured when he reached the
ground.
Though some OF the night bonn
bers crossed London in formation,
the main forces concentrated their
bombs on the outskirts and in the
home counties.
Two blocks of workers apart
ments were levelled by bombs In
one London area, .burying most OF
the occupants. A number of persons
were found alive under tangled
beams, plaster and bricks, but many
still were unaccounted for.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24
Gunfre Beats off
Attacks On Anzio
NEA Telephoto.

Allied Headquarters, Naples, Feb.
24.-(UP)-Allied gunfire beat off
new German attacks on the Anlo
beachhead front and broke up an
other enemy attempt to reform for
third major onslaught against the
5th Army line, it was disclosed to-
day.
Sharp localized fighting flared up
on both flanks of the rain-lashed
beachhead yesterday as German
sekirmishers probed vainly for a
weak spot in the Allied lines around
Aprilia and Cisterna.
American and British infantry,
fighting in ankle-deep mud, beat off
the enemy thrusts, however, aided by
binding midday rainstorm that
grounded the Luftwaffe's LOVELY
ing attack bombers.
At the same time, the big field
guns Of the 5th Army for the Sec
ond time in three days broke up a
big concentration of Nazi tanks and
infantrymen mvassing in the Aprilia
area for another large-scale thrust
down hte Aprilia -Anzio road.
GA German communique said Nazi
positions in the beachhead area
were improved" yesterday and that
more than 400 Allied prisoners were
taken.)
Official sources said the heavy
losses suffered by the Germans in
their first two major offensives-es-
timated at 1000 killed, wounded or
acknowledgements the enemy
even more than had bene anticipat-
ell.
Bad weather hampered Allied
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24
War Waste In
n. Z. Charged

Boston, Feb. "a = (U.P0 - A
congressional committee will visit
all war housing projects in New
England within 10 days to investi-
gate alleged wastage of funds by
the Federal Public Housing Au-
thority, according to U. S. Repre-
sentative Pehr c. Holmes, r., Mass.
He described as strong to the
point of being outrageous" charges
made Lass eight by the Massachu-
sets Federation Of Taxpayers AS
sociations that FILA officials have
"squandered thousands of dollars
on mistakes in planning and con-
struction which would have been
avoided by the use of a little ordin-
airy intelligence"
Norman Macdonald, executive di-
rector of the Taxpayers Group, de-
manded from Regional FPHA Di-
rector Sumner K Wiley IAN ac-
counting for empty projects that
dot the New England countryside
like scarlet fever rash"
1.-THE taxpayers want to know
why 5000 cellarlesS, midget-sized
houses were built on solid rock in
the BerkShires, where the cost of
blasting and excavating was out
rageously high" he added.
Answering MacDonald's charges,
Wiley said I'VE can be proud of our
program in New England" FPHA
Counsel John O'Reilly added that
all untenanted FPHA homes in the
region have been made available to
families of inductees and returned
servicemen whose incomes are low.
Representative Holmes said the
investigation will be conducted by
the public buildings and grounds
committee, of which he is a mem
Der, and several other representa-
tiyeS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-24
Lonergan Trial Agar, Put
off; Lawyer Still Absent

termed "Broderick's utter disregard
for the convenience of the court and
jury" Grumet said that he was
forced to agree to an adjournment.
BrOderick Wires
Freschi quoted Broderick as as
sorting in his telegram that Il am
not contemptuous Of the court and
have the highest regard for the
members of the jury, but abso-
lutely require several more days for
my investigation"
Angered by the attorneys absence
yesterday, Freschi said then he
thought Broderick's conduct was in
contempt of court and threatened
to deal with him at the end of the
trial.
Promising to be in court Monday
ready for trial, Broderick added in
his telegram to the judge today,
however, that II may need more time
uring the course of the tT;al."
Freschi said that if Gruinet hac
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