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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

A justice court jury Thurs
day deliberated the evidence
in the assault and battery
case against Ed Achstetter, Team
sters union secretary treasurer.
Judge John E. Simpson placed
the case in the hands of the jury
early Thursday afternoon.
DEFENSE ARGUES
You would not be justified in
finding Achstetter guilty Of assault
and battery" Defense Attorney
John Stevenson said, in his argu-
ment to the jury, because Ach-
stetter had heard of bar room
brawls in which Paul Imhoff, his
accuser, had engaged. He had heard
that Imhoff was going to get him.
He testified that he feared Imhoff
when he went to talk to him. This
may lock just like any other fight
to you jurors, but it is worse than
that to Achstetter's family. Imhoff
had been in the habit of fighting.
He shouldn't cry for help when
he lost and squawk about being
fighter when he won."
Stevenson reminded the jury of
the testimony to the effect that the
fight started when Imhoff made
remark abut Achstetter's mother
which AchStetter resented.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Officers Named
For Health Unit

Glen Killingsworth of Westmir-
land Wednesday night in Imperial
was elected president of the Hipass
Health camp corporation.
He was delegated to head the
corporation which looks after the
affairs of the mountain camp for
underpiivileged children which is
maintained by veterans organiza-
tons and other interested persons
of Imperial county.
Sam Stoutsenberger of Brawley
was elected ce-preSident; Mrs. L.
" Stanley of Brawley was elected
secretary, and Mrs. Harvey Kenyon
OF Ell Centre was elected treasurer
for the fourth time During the
evening Elmer j. See of Holtville,
director of the camp last summer,
described camp activities and help
ed the directors make plans for
next summer. Jack Murphy of
Imperial, who had cooked dinrIr
for the "a persons who attended the
meeting Wednesday night, was
elected fifth member of the execu-
tive board. Max Brents of III
Centro was elected the seventeenth
member of the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

more tnan third OF trlllion
dollars.
The budget is for the fiscal year
l945 which begins on July next
and ends on June 80, 1945.
Mr.. Roosevelt recalled his re-
quest of a year ago for $16,00O,000,-
600 in new taxes and demanded that
congress at least provide the COM
promise $10,500,000 900 of new reve-
nue. proposed last October by the
treasury and which already has
been rejected by congress.
CITES DEFICIT
Without increased taxes, he said.
the 1945 fiscal year deficit will be
about 59,000000,0OO and the public
debt by June &c. 1945, will increase
to S,0O0,00O,OOO.
Approximately 100000, 100000.
Approximately 100000, 100000 of
expenditures planned for fiscal 1945
will be for war purposes.
Mr.. Roosevelt made no promise
of early victory. He warned that it
would be unsafe to plan on any
thing but continued hostilities or
all fronts we'll into next year. Bur
it was victory budget in a sense.
The president dealt at some length
with postwar problems and prep
arations for peace.
ON DEMOBILIZING
'Demobilization," he pointed out.
begins long before hostilities end.
1 hope that this total war program
will never be fully obligated. Con-
gressional approval of the estimated
new appropriations and contract
authorizations will be necessary.
however, to permit our military
leaders and our procurement agen-
cies the flexibility they must have
in planning and executing the job
ahead"
The l945 total expenditures fig
ure includes $10,815 900 900 repre-
senting net expenditures of check
ing accounts of government corpor-
atoms and credit agencies.
The current 1914 fiscal year ends
on June 30. A year ago Mr. Roose-
velt budgeted to spend S1O8,00Q, ,OOO.-
900 in that fiscal period, but he will
fall short by about $4,000 900, 900.
The budget message, the presi-
dents 11th, was read in the house
by clerk. His estimate of 1945
Continued on page 6, col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Fiscal Spending
includes Plan
For Public Works
Presidents Budget
Recommends Funds
For Many Projects

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. CUP) -
President Roosevelt's budget for the
1945 fiscal year starting July /,
asked congress to finance a $343,-
49l ,00C general public works pro-
gram.
To finance the program, however,
only $144,776,236 would need to be
appropriated, with the remainder
covered by unexpended portions of
past appropriations. The proposed
program for fiscal l945 represented
sharp slash below public works
expenditures both this year and in
fiscal 1913, when expenditures were
S457, 7,477,400 and 1926, 1853 ,524 respec-
lively.
Biggest item in the proposed
program is $161 $4,000 for the war
departments corps of engineers.
Under this category, the budget
proposed appropriation of $25,000,- =
600 for the Mississippi river flood
control program; expenditure of
$30,75C,000 for the Sacramento
river, Cal, flood control project, of
which $25,845,0 already has been
appropriated; and expenditure of
S9883, 800 of already-appropriated
funds for more urgently needed
projects in the general flood con-
troll program.
Under the interior department,
the Bonneville power administra-
ton is slated to spend $1O0O0,000
but it will not need any appro-
priation. The bureau of reclama-
ton is to spend S55, ,246,O0o, but it
needs only $13,527,2O0 OF new ap-
preparation.
The reclamation bureaus general
program included expenditure of
S7179, ,596-of which only $1,775,0GO
would be newly-appropriated funds
for continuation of construction
and operation of projects including:
Gila project, Ariz., $25O,COo; and
the klamath project, Ore Calf,
$3OO000.
In addition, these other expendi-
lures were proposed under specific
legislation for reclamation bureau
projects:
Davis dam project, Ariz. .-Nev., So
296, 1856; Gila project. Ariz., $685.
COO and the Central Valley project.
Calf, S12,455,2O0
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Achstetter Case
Goes to Jurors

"If AchStetter had made that re-
mark to every man he met along
the street" the attorney went on,
there would have been a fight.
He couldn't miss"
STATE CLOSES CASE
Deputy District Attorney Ray
Mouser in his closing arguments 60
the jury just before noon called
attention to the relative physical at
tributes of the two men as intro
duced in evidence by witnesses.
"Imhoff is "a years of age and
Achstetter is 81" Mouser said. I'm
hoff weighs las pounds and Ach-
stetter l68 pounds. They are of the
same height.
Il want the ladies and gentlemen
cf the jury to bear in mind Nous
er went on, that Achstetter admit
ted on the stand that he had
license as a boxer from the Cali
fornia boxing commission as late
as 1898. Imhoff said that he has
a leg injury which he has suffered
since he had infantile paralysis
about 1882. We ask you to consider
he concluded, the experience of
the two men when it comes to
fighting"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Senator Luckey Speeds
Postwar Building PIdn

been completed in Imperial county
and submitted to the committee.
OUTLINES SET-UP
This state program was planned
so that there will be a sensible,
planned, and comprehensive post
war construction period in Califor-
MIA Senator Luckey said. I'VE
want to avoid duplication of state
and federal projects and we want
to see that the money is not wasted
but used where it is needed. A CO.
o. dinated plan ready to put in
operation at the close of hostilitieS
will help tide us through the post
war period"
A meeting to consider the projects
for Imperial county will be held
sometime this spring. In the mean
time Senator Lucky asks residents
of the county to draw up their
plans and have suggestions ready,
The list of projects previously
authorized and the list of tentative
projects recommended include: i'm
provements and additions to insti-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

State Senator E. George
Luckey Thursday began col
lecting suggestions for build
ing projects to be financed by I'M
perial county's share of CALIFORNIA;
postwar construction fund which
already exceeds $60,000,OO0.
The Imperial county senator is
chairman of the southern section
of the senate postwar planning
committee which was created by
an act of the legislature The COM
mittee for the northern and central
sections of the county is gathering
suggestions for postwar construc-
ton programs in those areas.
Senators Jess Mayo and Luckey
introduced the postwar construc-
ton prog am and Senators Luckey
and Sewell fathered the bill provid-
ing $12000,000 for surveys of new
roads and bridges in the state TO
be built and old ones repaired and
modernized as soon as the war is
over. Such surveys already have
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Yanks Rout Japs
At Glouchester

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Jan. 13.
tUP) United States marines,
supported by heavy bombers, beat
off two Japanese attacks in the
Cape Gloucester, New Britain. area
Monday and Tuesday, killing 300
of the enemy, it was announced
Thursday, as Allied air and naval
units sank or damaged az japanese
bargeS, many of them loaded with
troops.
Headquarters Spokesmen said that
2,400 Japanese bodies had been
counted in the Cape Gloucester
area since the marines landed there
Dec. &c. American dead and
wounded totaled around 400 a
margin of six japanese killed for
every marine wounded or killed the
spokesman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
National Draft
Plan Discounted

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (UP) =
Chairman Robert R. Reynolds, CD =,
N. c., of the senate military affairs
committee, predicted Thursday that
national service legislation request
ed by President Roosevelt was
doomed without even test of
strength on the senate floor.
He doubted his committee would
ever approve and send to the floor
the pending labor draft bill which
it's author, Sen. Warren r. Austin,
(RD, VT, believes would meet the
presidents request
Reynolds forecast encouraged
organized labor in its opposition to
the proposed labor draft.
Mr.. Roosevelt conferred for near
ly two hours yesterday with presi-
dents William Green of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and Philip
Murray of the Congress of Indus
trial organizations, and apparently
failed to win their support.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

Nubbed
Sheriff's Posse
Finds Italians
Az Mexican Line

Six escaped Italian pris-
oners were back in the prison
camp near Blythe Thursday
after their capture in the sand
dunes half a mile north of the
Mexican border of Imperial count"
late Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Peter Klyne Of
Ell Centric tracked the Italians
through the desert wastes into
which they plunged when the stol-
en- car in which they were travel
ing ran out Of gasoline at Ogilby
sometime Tuesday night.
He was joined in the hunt by
Chief Richard Wells of the immi-
grafton border patrol and three of
his men, Senior Patrol Inspector
Charles OMalleT, and Patrol ms
pectors Kenneth Fine and Vaunie
L. Moore.
DEPUTY STAYS ON JOB
Deputy Klyne, trained trackel.
lost the trail three times as it zig
Jagged back and forth through the
sand and up and down the shifting
dunes. He had to back-track to
pick up the footprints leading gen.
orally southwark toward the Mexi
can border Wind was quickly oblit-
Grating them so Klyne had to travel
rapidly.
The five officers came upon the
Italians asleep behind sand dune,
surrounded by duffle bags stuffed
with all kinds of provisions from
Continued on page g. col. 9
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Chamber Strikes
At Tax Faults

LOS ANGELES, Jan. l3 CUP)-
The California State Chamber of
Commerce went on record Thurs
dayday for legislation to eliminate
tax inequalities resulting from ex-
tensive federal ownership of Cali
fornia property.
The federal government owns
more than 21,669,000 acres with an
assessed valuation of $156,039, ,795,
all taX-eXempt, regional vice-presi-
dent Al G. Hotchkiss, San Diego,
said.
More than one-fourth of Los An
geles county area, 9,216,467 acres
is federally-owned and in San
Eernardino county the ownership is
II per cent, HotchkiSS said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

tutionS such as the Agnew State
hospital where expenditure of $780,
900 has been authorized and Sl37,-
600 more recommended. EXpendi
ture Of $378,000 already has been
authorized for the Mendocino state
hospital. At the NorWalk State hos
pital $4,000 has been authorized
and $4,000 recommended. At Pat
ton State hospital 100000 was au-
thorized and $1,045,000 recommend
ed. At Stockton State hospital $780,
600 was authorized and $705,000 rec
commended. Expenditure of 100000
was recommended: At the Sonoma
State home expenditure of $7l4000
was authorized and $686,000 rec
commended.
FOR EDUCATION
In the department of education
expenditure of Sl,255 900 was au-
thoriZed for the California School
for the Deaf. Expenditure of $284,-
900 was recommended for the Chico
State college, $4,000 for the Fresno
State college, $4,000 for the Hum
boldt State college, and $4,000 for
the San Diego State college. A total
of $2,282,000 was recommended for
the San Francisco State college.
In the VeteranS' home division
a total of $685., 900 was recommend
ed. Recommended expenditure az
the agricultural park at Sacramen-
to was $657,0
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Workers at Bay
Steel Plant Quit

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.
l3. CUP)-Approximately 600 work.
ers at Bethlehem Steel company
walked off their jobs Thursday in
dispute over wages and working
conditions, plan officials reported.
The mills, working on navy con-
tracts, shut down. Men involved in
the walkout are members of United
Steel Workers of America (CIO).
T. S. Slingan, company represen-
tative, said the men walked out
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Wars Casualties
Reach 105,22q

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. UP)-
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim-
son revealed Thursday that U. S.
army casualties through Dec. %
totaled los, ,229-16,83l killed, 38,916
wounded, 24,067 missing, and 25,415
prisoners of war.
Casualties among American ele-
ments of the Fifth army since its
invasion of Italy amounted to 1910
-2,798 killed, l1,762 wounded and
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
DIRECTORS NAMED
BY CHAMBER

Two new directors were named
by the Ell Centro chamber of COM
merce board Wednesday night to
succeed Harold Hunt and MASSEY
Horton, who recently resigned.
The two new board members are
John McNeece, local gas dealer, and
Ira Kinsey, of the Security bank.
The board discussed impending
community problems and studied
the housing shortage situation but
made no definite conclusions.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

capture of that stronghold which
guards the wide open valley ap-
proacheS to Rome
The Americans had obtained an
avenue toward Casino from the
southwest at l pm. Wednesday by
capturing the battered and out
Continued on page 6, col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

because of some grievances In tb
process of being settled
He asserted the men violated All
agreement by stopping work.
Last October a dispute involyin Z
millmen halted war production at
the plants mills for several days.
The men sought wage increases and
remedy of IA grievances. They re-
turned to work when the dispute
was referred to the u. s. concilla-
ton service
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

SACRAMENTO, Jan l3. up
Revenue to the state general fund
in the last six months of 1943 was
$120,927 900, or 23,O96,OOO more than
was forecast in budget estimates a
year ago, Finance Director John F..
Hassler told an interim legislative
tax committee THURSDAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
CATCH RUNAWAY

Ell Centre police acting promptly
on a call from San Diego took Billie
Culpepper, 16-year old runaway off
the bus here Wednesday night. The
boy had disappeared from his home
with $275 of his mothers savings.
Most of the money was intact when
he was taken into custody
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
THE WEATHER

FORECAST FOR IMPERIAL
VALLEY Considerable high
clOudiness Thursday night, Fri
day. Slow rising temperatures
with the maximum 72 degrees by
Friday. Continued cold Thurs
day night, light to moderate
frOsts. Low temperature 30 de-
grees. Somewhat warmer Friday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
CARS COLLIDE

An accident involving a car driven
by Mildred Potter, Rt. /, Box 279, Ell
Centre, and truck driven by Willie
Homer DugganS of Livingston, Cal,
occurred at the intersection Of
Fourth and Main streets late We'd
neSday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

1859 missing.
The latest announcement of navy,
marine and coast guard casualties
included 1876 Killed, 6,6l6 wound
ed, 8,429 missing and 1922 prison.
ers of war, making the overall cas-
ualty total for all services 139,752.
The all-services total includes 32.-
OFT killed, 45532 wounded, 32,946
missing, and 29,707 prisoners of
war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

LONDON, Jan. Is. tUP)-The
Rome radio said that Anglo
American planes bombed Rome
at noon Thursday.
The report lacked immediate
confirmation in any Allied source.
An earlier ;epOrt from Algiers
said Allied planes strafed targets
in the Rome area yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
~< -. -sezs-
p AMBLINe
EpoR1ER
Something's Wrong

THAT squash field of mine is .
sick locking place since the frost -
Sterling Oswalt told a friend while
they were discussing Oswalts farm
ing ventures in the northern part
Of Imperial Valley.
You're up in the frostless belt"
the friend said. There can't be any
frost up there"
We'll" sighed Oswalt, 'if there
can't be any frost there someone
has been going over my field with
a bloWtorch."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. CUP)-
The navy revealed Thursday thai
the destroyer BroWnSon was lost in
action off New Britain during the
landing of American forces on
Cape Gloucester.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
is Face Was Red

is Face Was Red
Away out in the sandhills Dep
uty Sheriff Pete Klyne was all alone
as he followed the footprints of the
six italian prisoners who escaped
and fled to the desert in southern
Imperial county.
Klyne walked rapidly, tracing the
disappearing prints.
"Stop!" a voice shouted to him
Kline, thinking it must be other
officers on the same mission, waved
his hand for the shouter to follow
him. He didn't take his eyes off
the prints for fear the wind woult!
obliterate them entirely.
stop" came the voice again
stop where you are!' Klyne stop
ped and looked around with q
scowl. There, with a mean look in
his eye, stood a perfectly strange
immigration officer. The two
strangers stared at each other.
Jumping the line, eh?" the
federal officer asked.
NO" Klyne said hurriedly, I'm
d uCpub.' OiiNilil. ltJ 81 olis L III
tracking those Italians
Where's your Identification, the
immigration officer demanded, still
unconvinced
Right here" Klyn said, flippine
back his coat to show tn dputy
shriff's badge always pinned to his
shirt pocket. 1t wasn't there! He
had lost it somewhere in the sand
dunes through which he had trailed
the fugitives. It was an embarrass-
ing moment for Klyne.
1t was more embarrassing for the
immigration officer in a few mo
ments. Other immigration Officers
arrived on the scene who knew
Klyne well.
So they joined forces and caught
the Italians.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13

= LleuJenant General Mafk w
Clark's doughboys, blasting a 1000
yard gap in the Germans mountain
defenses, drove through to the in
ner fortified tionS before Casino in
an advance that promised early
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Mrs. Hutton Dies
o. long Illness

Mrs. Henry Swanson and Mrs. Bert
Cosby of Ell Centro, and Elnora
Carr of CaleXico.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Through The Nose

ThrGugh The Nose
There's too much fuss made
about finding those Italian prison.
ers loose on The desert" M. G. Pin
nell said. Il was just ready to put
my scheme into practice when they
were captured"
What was this wonderful scheme
of yours?" Pinnell was asked.
Il was going out in the desert
and cook up dish pan full of
Spaghetti. That would have tolled
them in"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Allies Maintain
Advances on
Russ S. Italy Lines
yanks Close in for Big Thrust
In Ba++|e for Rome Highway;
Reds Crowd Nazis on West
BY UNITED PRESS

The allies stepped up their ground offensves on two
fronts Thursday American troops closed in for frontal
assault the Italian stronghold of Casino and Red army
forces pressed winter drive in White Russia
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
Congress Hears
Funds Call
For Fiscal Year
Would Send Nations War Spending
To $397 900. 100000 Since 40:
Message Sounds New Victory Note
: By LYLE WILSON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (UP)-President Roosevelt
Thursday submitted to congress another
wartime budget which he said would swell the nations total
spending program since June 1910 1897 900
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-13
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday 68, minimum
Thurs. 81; am. Thurs. 40, humid
ity 81; noon Thurs. Sc, humidity 81;
pm. Wed. IS, humidity 25.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
More D. {. Area Men
Return on FurIouqh
p ~
From War Zones

Thirteen men returning from tn,
European theater are among the
returning District area veterans WHIT
have been serving overseas The
names, local addresses. branches o.
service and length of overseas dut!
tor these men follow:
European Theater.
Staff Sergt. Edward L. Kellams, s91
Fifty;seventh avenue. Berwyn, Nd.
sergt.. Frank Windsor. 7171 Ritchi'
road Sc. IL months with the air force
Technical Seret. John Branca. 103 North
First Il. Harold ]. Frei. 1909 Dousla,
street NE. months with the air force
925 Westminster street NV, 20 months
with the Quartermaster Corps.
sergt;, Leon Il. Thomas. 1925 Eleyentf
street street N NV; l,or 20 months with the Quar-
technical serst; Robert N Korn, aa25
Holmead place NV. Z months with the
Technician, fourth grads. Leroy spriggs.
S38 Twentyshrst street NE. months
son place NV. months with the air
Ieehnlcal Sergt. George Camplalr, CeQal
lane, Bethesda, IL months with the Corps
Of Engineers.
Technician. fifth grade. r. Leizear. 23OG
North Kenmore street. Arlington, II
months with the Corps of Engineers.
Pfc. William McMillen, 1900 North
Fairfax drive, Arlington. IL months with
the Corps of Engineers.
Technical Sergt. Clyde Turnbeau, 261s
South Adams street, Arlington, IL months
with the Corps of Engineers.
Mediterranean Thetaer.
Technician, fifth grade. Bernard Viliame,
1923 North Jackson street. Arlington, -
months with the Corps of Engineers
Technician. fourth grade. Raymond
Leighty, 2S3l North Franklin road. Ar
lington, II months with the Corps of
Engineers
staff Sergt. Walter M. Hollaway, AIS
South Lee street, Alexandria. 10 months
with the Corps of Engineers.
Pvt Wallace B. Allison, 907 North
Quincy street, Arlington, IL months with
the Corps of Engineers.
Technician, third grade Edward Coff-
man, % Yale drive. Alexandria, Il months
with the Corps of Engineers.
Pacific Theater.
Sergt. William c. Branford, 2O21 Eighth
street NV, SO months with the Corps OF
Engineers.
Technician, third grade, John B. Mill
ner. All Mellon street Sc. 80 months
with the Medical Corps.
STAFF sergt. George r. Berrang, 42l5
Thirteenth street NE, 80 months with the
air force.
Evening star., 1944-11-27

Insure your future security by
buying War Bonds and hanging on
to them.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Customer Tells Court
Barber Was Too Rouqh

BY the Associated Press.
YONKERS, N. Y, Nov. 27.-Bar-
ber Frank Pancelli, 48, was haled
into City Court yesterday on a
customers complaint that he re-
-ceived too rough a shave.
A retired city fireman, Charles
Acker, told Judge Charles w. Boote
he climbed into Pancelli's chair for
Evening star., 1944-11-27
early-morning de-whiskering|

an early-nhorning de-whiakerins
and:
II started to talk about the
weather. He (PancellD started to
get rough with the razor. I pro-
tested and he scraped my face In
three places"
Mr.. Acker made a quick exit, he
said, his face only partly shaved.
Judge Boote held the barber in $500
bail on charge Of attempted felo-
nious assault.