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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Fifteen Receive
CITIZENSHIP

Americas great melting pot Of
races and creeds Saturday had Is
new citizens who successfully passed
naturalization examinations given
in Ell Centre Friday.
Examinations were given in Judge
Vaughn N. Thompsons court room
by officials CT the federal naturali-
zation and immigration service.
In addition to the new citizens
three American-born women, who
lost their citizenship through mar
riage with aliens. were repatriated.
They included Nola Peterson. We
nancia Isabella Romero and Trini-
dad Murietta Yrigoyen.
The new citizens are Farid Hanna
Nicholas Maloof, Syria Guiseppina
Marie Emanuelli, Italy; Camille
Bonini. Italy; Frantissa Rosenbaum
Rinkleib, Austria: Edith Richter,
Hungary; Frida Erdosi, Hungary;
Friedrich Binggeli, Germany: Jose
de Rocha Espinola, Azores Islands;
Krikor Takelgian, Turkey; Walter
Johann Britschgi, Switzerland; |;
George Gotti, Germany; Giovanni
Mario Mordasini, Switzerland; Ber-
nabe Caldercn, Mexico; Doc Moon
Way, China. and Alfonso Torres,
Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Murder CHARGES
Faces Guard

LOS ANGELES, Dec. l6. OUP)-
Harry v. Mason, 36-year-old Cali
fornia Shipbuilding corporation
guard who shot and killed Gerald
Edwards, 18, as he tried to leave
the yard, Saturday was held on
charges of murder with bail set at
$4,000 by the municipal court.
The Negro youth, who held an
honorable discharge from the mer-
chant marine, aSsertedly refused to
obey Mason's command that he
leave by another gate and was slain
as he left by gate three.
Witnesses said Mason had ordered
Edwards to get his time checked
before leaving and the youth re-
piled that he had not worked that
day, was only on the yard to get his
check and was not required to pass
through the regular pass-out gate.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Health Officer
Cites UncIean
Eating Places

Sanitary conditions in many eat
ing establishments in Imperial coun-
ty are in a deplorable condition and
inspectors of the armed forces in
this area already have declared
some CT them out of bounds for men
in uniform and are threatening to
close more of them unless they are
cleaned up," was the statement
made Saturday by DR.. Miriam Hub
bell, Imperial county health officer.
She declared that this condition
exists because no sanitary inspector
has been employed by the county
since Lawrence Niles of Imperial re-
signed many weeks ago.
Miles resigned because the county
board of supervisors refused his re-
quest for an increase in salary" DR..
Hubbell said Saturday. Thus far
haven't been able to get qualified,
licensed inspector to accept the po-
sition left open by Niles resigna-
tion.'
CITES SITUATION
She explained that she is the only
one in the county department quail
fled to make inspections and cannot
look after it because of her many
other duties.
"The job of a sanitary inspector
is full time one," she said. 1--WE
have to keep after some of these
places constantly to make them OBJ
serve rules of sanitation. Some of
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
u. 5. Declaration
On Italy Points
To Poland Views

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6. (UP)-
President Roosevelts secret Polish
policy, on which Prime Minister
Winston Churchill is attempting to
smoke him out, goes at least as far
as the use of moral force to obtain
a free choice of government in Po-
land at the earliest opportunity.
The gap between Mr.. Roosevelt
and Churchill appears to relate to
the events leading up to the choice
of government and the practical"
methods of shaping those events.
CHURChlLL'S PLANT
Churchill complains gently that
Mr.. Roosevelt has not mace any
public announcement Of this gov
ernment's attitude toward what the
prime minister indorSeS as the
practical" realignment of Polish
bomberS on the east and west as
desired by Russia.
On October IL, about one month
before the presidential election, Mr..
Roosevelt told a politically potent
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
War Bond Sales
TOP II Billion

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. UP)-
The sixth war loan came to formal
end Saturday, its $4,000, 100000 goal
already oversubscribed by more than
S3,000,00O,000 but it's all-important
individual sales total still more than
$1,000,000000 short of expectations
However, individual purchases re-
ported as treasury deposits up to
December 81 will be counted toward
the $5,00O,0O0,0O0 individual sales
quota, and treasury officials are
confident that the goal will be
reached
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Ruling Permits
YuIe Lighting
In Business Area

ITO do or not TO do-and of so
hoW?"
That is the question relating tc
Christmas lighting in the business
district over which the Chamber OF
Commerce is busy scratching its
head.
With the announcement obtained
by the Post-Press Friday, that out
door Christmas lighting is permiSS-
able along Main street under GER
tain technical conditions, Ell Centre
business men find themselves UP
against tough problem.
Lights can be put up in the retail
area IF-and here's the War Pro-
duction Board iuD-IF erection or
construction of same is not done
by a public utility. And heretofore,
the beautiful red, white, green and
yellow lights owned by the Ell Cen
tro Chamber have been placed by
the power company, the district, OF
professional concerns not now in
business.
Because the city of Brawley used
the city firemen for putting UP
their lights, that was permissible
But in Ell Centro that's some
thing else.
THE El Centre chamber has COM
piled with the spirit and the letter
of the war board directive" explain
ed William G. Outlook, chamber
secretary, "by net erecting its Yule'
tide decorations. We can, however
have our lights even at this latt
date if sufficient laymen workers
with necessary skill can be foune
to erect the lights
So, whether to seek the workers
and erect the lights at this lat'
date becomes the question of th'
hour, at least for the committee O.
the Chamber of Commerce which Il
busily engaged in trying to unrave
the situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
"El Ccntro will be IN hal

"El Centro will be IL happy
Yule garb."
Housewives are busy getting out
the lights and decorations stored
away two years ago and without
extra or added installations, are
making their homes and wards
beautiful.
The announcement that use of
present installations and equipment
will not interfere with war efforts
and that there is no restriction on
using what they have, has released
a pent-up longing to spread Christ
mas cheer by Identification of
homes all over the city.
1t expressly is urged that only
light clusters now at hand be useo.
Any form of electrical equipment,
such as sockets, wire and the like
is needed otherwise. Other types of
decorations which will make the
front window or the decorated tree
In the front yard more attractive
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
British and yunk bombers
Blast Nuzi Che micoI Plant

LONDON, Dec. 16. (UP)
"A big fleet of British heavy
bombers, striking barely 35
miles in front of the advanc-
ing American Seventh army,
dropped hundreds of tons of
blockbusters and fire bombs
on the Rhineland chemical
center of Ludwigshafen Fri
day night.
The Raj night raiders, perhaps
500 strong, touched off scores of
fires in LudwigShafen, dumpinp
the bulk of their huge bomb load
on the l. c. rarben chemical works
extending for three miles along the
left bank of the Rhine.
Ludwigshofen also has an import
ant freight yard through which the
Nazis have oeen moving supplies to
their troops in the Karlsruhe sector
The night attack followed heavy
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

otherwise, Churchill probably will
speak in Commons Tuesday on his
governments policy in Greece in
answer 20 demands already on file.
LEADING TO WORLD WAR
The gravity OF the crisis on united
nations relations was reflected in a
statement of the Manchester Guard
ian Saturday that Britain was con-
fronted with a dilemma which
might force her to abandon her
alliance with either the United
States or Russia, smashing the tri-
power concept and opening the way
for a third World war.
The liberal Manchester Guardian,
joining in a concerted British press
appeal for an Anglo-American-
Russian conference at the earliest
possible moment, said the Allied
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Bar Unit Would
Revise Courts

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Is. CUP)
Abolition of all courts below the
superior court level and creation of
a county court system to take over
the present duties of municipal
judges and justices of the peace
were proposed Saturday to the board
OF governors of the California state
bar.
The board of governors approved
the recommendations and will sub
nit them to the legislature.
A committee appointed to investi-
gate the states inferior courts re-
ported to the board that the system
now in effect was uncertain, un-
stable and unequal because of over
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Soviets
Peril
Vienna
Tanks, Cossacks
Break Through
To Hungar Plain

LONDON, Dec. 16. (UP)
Russian tanks and COssack
horsemen br o Ike into the
broad plains of northwest
ern Hungary in a new threat
to Vienna and the Slovak
capital of Bratislava Satur-
day as Berlin broadcasts
limited that powerful Red army
winter offensive was getting under
way in the south of Poland.
Tightly censored accounts from
Moscow and Berlin gave only the
barest details on the battle for
Budapest, where freezing rains and
strong German reinforcements COM
bined to slow the Russian assault
almost to a standstill at the gates
of the city. Nazi SIS Elite guards
we're reported holding sway in the
terror -ridd en- capital to- prevent an
uprising by the Hungarian popula-
ton.
On the Slovak-Hungarian frontier
IS miles northwest of Budapest,
however, CoSsack cavalrymen and
armored units of Marshal Rodion
Y Mlinovsky's Second Ukrainian
army forced a major break in the
German defenses covering the direct
road to Bratislava and Vienna.
Smashing across the Ipoly river
barrier after five days of ferocious
fighting, the Soviets Stormed and
captured Sahy and pushed on
through a two-mile-wid mountain
gap into the Bratislava plain.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

TOKYO MAKES CLAIMS
CA Japanese communique claim
ed that Japanese planes had sunk
OF damaged 25 American warships
and transports in series of ATTACKS
on the Mindoro invasion armada
"Wednesday, Thursday and Fridsy.
Listed as sunk were four transports.
while eight transports, two battle
ships, three cruisers and two cruis-
ers and two cruisers or deStroycrs
were heavily damaged and set
afire" and six unidentified vessels
were "damaged")
(Another Tokyo broadcast sait a
violent" sea and air battle was in
progress in the Sulu sea south of
Mindoro)
The doughboys, veterans of the
bitter Leyte campaign, storn.ed
ashore on the southwest coast of
Mindoro from 15O-ship invas on
armada at dawn Friday in the wake
OF a whitening, 20-minute rocket
and gun bombardment.
DRIVE INLAND
Quickly consolidatins their beach
heads without encountering even
SO much as an enemy rifle shot,
the assault forces drove more than
mile inland through sugar cane
and rice fields and had seized all
initial objectives within an hour
and half of H-hour-7:30 am.
Only scanty opposition was ie-
ported in the first hour of the as
sault and American losses were (e-
scribed officially as Slight, but auth
critics warned that violent Japan
ese land, air and possibly naval
reaction could be expected within
possibly matter of days.
General Douglas Macarthur re-
ported in his communique that the
Continued on Pg. 6, Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Surprise Thrust
Divides Isles;
Opens Seq Route
Macarthur Force Bores Inland on
New Approach to Capital, City;
Jap Planes. Ships Blasted in Push

American invasion forces pouring into at least three
beachheads after 6O0mile amphibous jump from Leyte
within 130 miles of Manila struck deep inland the
western Philippines island of Mindoro Saturday in a
developing offensive threatening two of the islands main
airfelds.
(The japanese Domei agency admitted that about
divSion-15 900 men-of American troops debarkng
San Jose four miles inland from the southwest coast
of Mndoro and site of arfeld The broadcast claimed
that japanese garrison units intercepted the invaders and
said fighting sis now in progress")
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17


At least two and probably more
of Lieutenant General Alexander
M. Patch's Seventh army divisions
alreaoy were across the German
border at the Wissenbourg gate near
the eastern tip of France, and 9TH
ers rapidly were approaching the
frontier along 10 mile front.
WIPING OUT NAZIS
To the north, battles of attrition
which Lieutenant General Omar
N. Bradley, commander of the 18th
army group, said were costing the
Germans four to five men for every
American lost--raged on in the
other two American bridgeheads
inside Germany.
The American First army tight
ened its siege arc around the Roer
river stronghold Of Duren on the
Cologne plain by smashing the last
enemy resistance in Gurzenich, Bir-
gel and Kufferath, all one half to
three and a half miles south OF
Duren, and won high ground in
that area overlooking the Roer.
Other First army troops liquid
ated the last two German pockets
along a 16-mile stretch of the Roer
north of Duren, mopping up fac
tory area southeast of Mariaweiler
and capturing castle near Schop-
hoven.
Lieutenant General George S.
Patton's Third army, holding Gown
the center of the western front,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

won another city block in Saarlaut-
ern in the face of stiff enemy re-
sistance and ground out advances
of up to a mile and a half along an
11-mile front near Habkirchen, to
the southeast.
Elements of Patton's 35th divi-
sion entered the burning German
village of Nieder-G Gladbach, six
miles northeast of Sarreguemines,
ano nearby Erchingen. Fighter
bombers supported the ground
forces in the Saar valley, striking
defended positions and communica-
tions behind the enemy lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Pickets at Struck Ward
Stores Halt yuIe Trade

Grand River avenues In Detroit.
Pickets we're In a cheerful mood
and sang. Hail, Hail. the Gangs
all Here" as they paraded In sllish
at the Gratiot store. They carried
placards deriding company manage
ment
Royal Oak Police Chief Ray Hay
ward estimated that approximately
10 per cent OF the stores normal
force OF 225 clerks were on the
job, and that few customers we're
In the store
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Civilian Gasoline
AIIotments Cut

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6. up
Petroleum Administrator Harold l..
IckeS announced Saturday that
1,444,000 barrels of automotive gaso-
line will be allocated daily for civil
ian drivers during the first three
months of 1945.
This is $4,000 barrels less than the
current daily ALLEGATION but lis cal
culated to permit continuance of
the present consumer ration" Ickes
said. The ALLEGATION for district five
Pacific coast states) for January
February and March will be $4,000
barrels daily, seasonal decrease OF
5000 barrels daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

tapping jurisdiction in many coun-
ties and lack of suitable judicial
representation in others.
The courts system of Los Angeles
and Alameda counties we're held to
be particularly complicated" and
in need of correction.
The report pointed out that 1t
often was not clear in which court
a case rising in the area between
the cities of Los Angeles and Long
Beach was to be tried because a
portion of the county territory as
we'll as the Incorporated cities OF
Huntington Park, Walnut Park,
Southgate and Lynwood were In
that area.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
County Speeds
Last Minute
Bond Purchases

With five Imperial county COM
munities far beyond their sixth war
bond goal, the county quota as a
whole was short S43,742 Saturday
morning, according to totals includ-
ing Fridays sales.
Over were Holtville, Calexico, Nj
land, Calipatria and Bard-Winter-
haven. The accumulated shortage of
goals in Ell Centre, Brawley and I'M
perial was $219,4l3.
From all issuing agencies Satur-
day came wcrd that 'E" bond buy
ing was on the upsurge and dircc-
tors were highly hopeful that the
county would swing into line as
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

State police, ordered to the scene
by Governor Harry F. Kelly, patrol
led entrances of the retail outlet
at suburban Royal Oak where a
flare up in the week-long dispute
occurred late Friday.
Pickets were marching in close
formation at the entrances to the
four Detroit area stores half an
hour before they opened at $50
am. The stores are at Royal Oak.
Dearborn, and on Gratiot and
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

DETROIT, Dec. 16.. (UP)
Striking Montgomery
Ward & Co. employees, deter
mined to silence the firms
cash registers on what nor
mally would be a banner pre-
holiday business period, boil
stored picket lines Saturday
under observance by police alert
ed against renewal of disorder in
which three company officials were
injured
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Athens
Peace
Looms
Britain Puts
On Pressure
To End Strife

ATHENS, Dec. 10. (UP)
Great Britain was report
ed putting pressure on the
Greek government Saturday
in an effort to arrange a COM
promise settlement of the
two-week civil war that has
resulted in at least 1000 cas-
ualties among the leftist Elias
forces alone.
Violent street fighting continued
unabated in the center of the capt.
tai, where the British and govern
ment forces were being squeezed
slowly back into a pocket less than
mile deep. 1t was learned that
British efforts to arrange an ar
mistice have been intensified.
1t was understood that the British
were seeking to persuade Premier
George Pspandreou to accept the
appointment of a regency commiss
ion which would draw up new
cabinet list acceptable to both
factions.
While there was no official an
nouncemen on the progress of the
peace moves, it was learned thai,
Panadrqeou's government was CO.
operating insofar as it could. Pros
poets for an early settlement ap-
peared considerably brighter than in
some time, despite a gloomy state
ment by Greek General Nicholas
Plastiras that peace could be re-
stored now only by military means.
If there had been any possibility
of a compromise it would have been
reached by now" said Plastiras,
who flew here from Nice earlier in
the week in an effort to bring the
two factions together
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
President Signs
Security Bill

The next Congress must thor
cughly review the methods of finan-
cling" social security benefit pay
mentS, Mr.. Roosevelt said in state
ment released by the White House.
His approval of the controversial
measure ditched the third vain adj
ministration effort to double the So
cial security levy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Churchill Hints
Choice Between
Russia and u. s.
British Premier Considers Full
Statement on Polish Policy
With Call for Americas Stand

LONDON, Dec. 16. (UP)-Prime Minister Winston
Churchill under heavy fire from many quarters for has
international policy probably will broadcast to the world
this week end, perhaps Sunday night.
No. 10 Downing street sources said Churchill was IN
cned favorably toward broadcast but had not yet decd
ed definitely.
he should broadcast Churchill expected to appeal
for Greek armstice immediate tripower confer
ence and reterate his invitation to the United States to
make public it's attitude the Polish problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6. CUP)-
President Roosevelt Saturday be-
grudgingly approved legislation
freezing the social security payroll
tax at per cent for another year,
He complained to Congress that the
measure merely defers" the finan-
cling arrangements of the nations
eecurity insurance plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Fl Centrons Speed Lighting
Decorations for Christmas

tive programs with material avail
able and already the effects are
attractive notice. Since there will be
no prizes awarded this year, this
family or neighborhood competit-
ion in genius" is gaining in in
centive and results.
The time is short. Let's speed
things along.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

Fortresses and Liberators and about
$50 fighter escorts carried out the
daylight strikes, attacking indus
trial an drailroad targets in both
cities through dense cloud forma-
tionS. SN'.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Considerable high, thin cloudi-
ness over the week end, with little
change in temperatures. Daytime
maximum around ~ degrees and
night temperatures slightly above
81 degrees,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

double blow by American daylight
raiders on Hanover and Kassel,
two key points on the German rail-
way routes to the central section Of
the western front.
More than $50 American Flying
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
Ponzer Troops
Fail to Halt
Patch Ad vance
Yankees Push Farther in Latest
Occupation Of "Holy Soil"
Siege Tish+ens on Cologne Line

PARIS, Dec 16. (UP)-The Germans rushed crack
panzer into battle in the upper Rhneand Satur
day effort to halt the latest American penetration of
the hoy so of the Reich but the Seventh army hammer
gains against almost pontblank fire from the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

as far as available are approved.
Many families are competing in
the way of working out new decora-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
y AMBllNe
Y EpoR1ER

Under Bushel-
One of the things that is done
at the high school cafeteria in El
Centric has to do with meat. 1t was
decided to buy whole quarters of
meat about three times a week
Then it has to be cut into roasts,
steWs and what not
That's a splendid idea," enthused
Grammar School Principal Leo De-
CelleS.
Eyes, but it has to be cut up" OBJ
jected sCme of the cafeteria staff
thinking of all the meat needed to
feed the high school and seventh
and eighth graders, too.
Don't worry about that" said De-
Celles. I'm good butcher. Any
time you have any meat to cut up
just call on me-" The staff agreed.
I'm too busy" DeCelles has re-
piled to every request for a sample
of his knowledge of amman anat-
omy.
Listen, Butcher Boy, cut up.
Quick Christening
Corn Reeds Texans-otherwise
the El Centre fire department-the
other day annexed new member
The chief introduced the new
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17
WEATHER

Maximum Friday IS, minimum Saturday 35; am.
Saturday 4O humidity 83; noon Saturday IS, hui
midity 35; S pm. Friday GA, humidity IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

L. A. HAY-No. barley hay $36 a S29; No. l oat
hay, $36 a S37; u. S. No alfalfa ungraded, S29
a s31; U. S. No. 2 alfalfa green g. leafy S27
q S29; No. 2 S24 a $25.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-17

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two Fl Centre Banksl
Kodiak mirror., 1944-10-21

This little item, about Bob Korn, Cordova, and Bob Lun. day, Kodiak, just bobbed up.
 Bob Lunday, local manager of the Orpheum theatre, used to own the Imperial Pool hall in Cordova. In 1886 Bob Korn managed the place for him, and later bought the business from him.
 From 1886 to 1914 is eight years (you're welcome) and dur ing that time Bob Korn has had plenty of occasion to use the safe that went with the sale.
 Which is what makes so funny the wire Bob Lunday received from Bob Korn this Monday. It said:
 Please wire combination of Imperial safe. Regards. Signed, R. w. Korn.
 After 5 years of not using the safe Lunday was little hay about the combination but wired back an answer. Only he used to work at the bank in Cordova; he is afraid he might have the combination of the vault of the bank mixed up with the ether.
 Somebody ought to warn the bank officials at Cordova to watch out for guy with a Korny memory,
Kodiak mirror., 1944-10-21

ride over the Richardson high way. (The one in which she drove into a moose, as chronicled in a recent Mirror It was made at a very nice time of year.
 I'm quartered right here at camp, which will be very conven- tent when the temperature stops dropping and it looks like it has no intention of stopping now. Pm fortunate to get into Slater, too, as the housing situation iD Fairbank is impossible.
 Give my best regards to my friends.