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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Yankees Speed
Clearing Of
Eniwetok AtoI

PEARL HARBOR, Feb. 90. UP)
The battle by United States
naval, air and land forces to clear
the japanese from their last re-
manning foothold on Eniwetok atoll
in the Marshalls was believed to
center on Parry island Wednes-
day.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz's last
communique said the island was
being heavily attacked by our ali
and surface forces" indicating
that carrier-based planes, and
guns from cruisers and destroyers
had blasted an invasion path for
landing units.
In view of the fact the COM
munique was issued Monday night
it was believed that elements of
the 106th army infantry and the
Twenty second marine regiment
were about to hit the beach, if
they have not already landed.
With the larger Engebi and Eni-
wetok islands already conquered,
CIlc hIucElCdIlS IldVc OSCl dDlC w
concentrate all their power on
Parry, and its occupation in the
next day or two was forecast.
ALLIED EADQU ART E r S.
Southwest Pacific, Feb. %. CUP)-
Japan's air and shipping strength
at Rabaul was reported at an "all-
time low Wednesday following the
eighteenth consecutive day of AL
lied air raids on the New Britain
base
Reconnaissance units, which ac-
companied Ameri lean medium
bombers as they dropped So tons of
explosives on Lakunai airdrome,
observed only few small cargo
vessels, three small warships and
several hundred barges in the har-
bor-once the focal point for ia
pans drive toward Australia.
Although almost 100 enemy fight
er planes were counted on the
ground, the Billy Mitchell bomb
ers met no aerial opposition as
they blasted Rabaul's air strips and
started large fires. One American
plane was shot down by anti-air-
craft fire, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Costs Go
Up and Down

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. CUP)-
The overall cost of living for city
families dropped 0.2 per cent be-
tween Dec. Is and Jan. 15. but
prices of some vegetables increased
and medical and hospital services
continue to rise, Secretary of La
Dor Frances Perkins reported
Wednesday.
Tile latest cost,of- living index
placed overall expenditures in the
family budget at 2.8 per cent over
the corresponding period year
ago and 23.l per cent over Janu-
ary, 1941, living costs.
Contributing to the December
January 02 per cent decline, which
offset the increase of OF per cent
in the previous months index, was
a OF Per cent drop in retail food
costs in addition to OIL per cent
decrease in clothing cost due to
year-end clearance sales.
Lower prices were reported for
eggs, pork, fish, coffee, shortening
and sugar.
Green beans prices were up 43
per cent, and costs of Spinach
cabbage, onions, Irish potatoes and
carrots were also higher.
Services which continued to go
up in January were shoe and auto
mobile repairs, barber and beauty
shop services and motion picture
admissions.
Percentage changes for all items
in certain cities between Dec. Is
and Jan. IS: San Francisco, up 0.3
per cent; Los Angeles, down o. per
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Russia Hammers
Germans on
Two Main Fronts

MOSCOW, Feb. %. (UP)-In-
spired by Premier Josef Stains
assurance that Germany is nearing
catastrophe, the Red army OBJ
served it's twenty-sixth birthday
Wednesday by fusing series of
drives into general offensives that
were swiftly rolling up both wings
of the Nazi line in the Ukraine
and northern Russia.
Three Russian armies synchro-
nized their pushes toward the Bal
tic states on a broad northern
front, bringing the strategic Dno
junction under artillery fire and
gaining the approaches to Pskov
The four armies of the Ukraine
capitalizing on the fall of Krivol
Rog, smashed forward in unison
beyond the shattered German pri-
mary defenses on the open plains
toward the Black sea and BesSa-
rabia.
While the Red army went about
its work afield on the twenty-sixth
anniversary of its founding, Mus
covites celebrated the holiday in
beflagged streets, pulsing with ar
animation they have hardly dis
played since the war began.
Civilians and troops on leave OF
in transit hurried through light
snow and lined up in queues be-
fore news stands awaiting the pa
pers containing the order of the
day in which Stain hailed the Red
army and pledged certain victory.
Stain told the army and the
people that the Russians had liber-
ated three-fourths of the Soviet
Continued on Page 8, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Allied Planes Hit
Ships Off Crete

CAIRO, Feb. %. (UP)-American
and British warplanes set fire to
a heavily LOADED axis freighter and
two destroyers off the island Of
Crete Tuesday and shot down three
escorting enemy fighters, a COM
munique disclosed today. The three
ships, covered by 16 German and
italian planes, were attacked seven
miles north of Crete, while heading
toward Heraklion harbor, by Raj
Beaufighters and American Mitchell
medium bombers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Sweden
CoPitoI
Bombed
Raid Traced
To Russ.
Report Saws

STOCKHOLM, Feb. %
(UP)-At least three foreign
bombers dropped high ex-
pl sives on StOckholm's s
southern suburbs and at Staengnaes
where the bombs were identified
as of Russian origin-Tuesday night
smashing hundreds of windows but
apparently causing no deaths.
Hardly a window was left un-
broken in the worst damaged area,
and police today posted guards in
the Eriksdal quarter where numer-
Gus shop windows were smashed.
PLANE BURNS
One burning airplane was re-
ported to have come down north of
Stockholm
An official announcement said
that several foreign planes" flew
over Swedish territory, over Stock
holm's Skaergaard-an archipelago
Immediately east of the capital
Continued on page 8, COL o
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Directors Named
By Press Unit

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. CUP
The California Press association
Wednesday announced election of
the following members to its board
of directors:
George Radcliff, Sacramento
Clarke Waite, San Pedro News
Pilot; Lloyd Tiernan, San Luis
Cbispo Independent; Charles Whit
more. Visalia Times Delta; Irving
Martin, Stockton Record; john
Olmstead, Petaluma Argus Courier;
Fred Rolens, South Pasadena Re-
view; Fred Mcpherson, Santa Cruz
Sentinel News; Maitland Henry,
Livermore Herald.
At the conclusion of its one-day
meeting here Tuesday, the associa-
ton elected as president Justus F..
Craemer, publisher Of the Orange
Calf. Daily News. Louis Meyer,
Oakdale Leader, will succeed him
as vice-president.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23


Col. Putnam was designated by
the war department to assume con-
troll of the vast water and power
system after President Roosevelt
issued an executive order directing
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
to operate the strikebound facilities
and end the work stoppage which
had crippled vital war production
and damaged civilian morale"
NEED ALL WORKERS
1--WE shall need every man back
and possibly additional workers 10
make vital repairs for the next sew
.eral weeks Col. Putnam said in
outlining the war production losses
resulting from power failures DUR
ing a violent rain and wind storm
and left unrepaired because of the
walkout.
II urge all employees, both union
and non-union to return to their
stations as employees of the U. S.
government until settlement of
their grievances can be effected to
the satisfaction of all concerned"
Col Putnam continued.
1.-The death rate on our front
lines is in proportion to the speed
of production, and that rate OF
speed Is within our control"
Taylor said he was grateful to
President Roosevelt for intervening
in the strike, called Feb. Ia in pro-
test against municipal action in
slashing requested SIS a month
wage increase to IS.
But it is pathetic that he had
to do it," Taylor added.
CALLS ON MEN
"All workers should return inn
mediately to their posts. All details
of our grievances will be worked
out later"
A Spokesman for Col. Putnam sad
the president had signed his execu-
tive order after Brig. Gen. Donald
F.. STAGE, district supervisor of the
western procurement command, told
Undersecretary of War Robert p.
Patterson that the army was the
only recourse to insure restoration
of war production.
Importance of the vital war in
dustries affected by lack of power
and light for the last several days
cannot be overstressed," Col. Put
nam said.
The defense program OF all
awarding bodies has been affected,
and due to the damage by recent
storms to electrical installations and
power lines in practically all phases
of construction and manufacturing
facilities throughout this area, 1t
Continued on page 6, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Two Ship Workers
Killed in Crash

LONG BEACH, Feb. %. (UP)--
Two shipyard workers were behead-
ed in a traffic accident Wednesday
while en- route to work at the eBth-
lehem ship yards. A third escaped
uninjured. Chester Brown, 81, ard
Kenneth Bower, 25, both Lomita,
were killed instantly when their
light coupe sideswiped heavy
truck and trailer carrying an over
hanging ships bottim. The knife
sharp steel plate completely leveled
the coupe and severed both Browns
and Bowers heads.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Chile N abs Two
Pro-Nozi Agents

and Guillermo Kunsemuller. n. a
radio operator who was trained in
the Hamburg espionage school in
Germany and later became a tech
nician in the Chilean air force.
The remaining members of the
ring were expected to be picked up
soon.
Authorities said that Zimmerman
and Kunsemuller, both Chileans OF
German parentage, had confessed
their part in the ring, which con-
tinued operations despite Chile's
break of relations with Axis ma
tionS on Jan. 90, 1943.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
L. A. Surveys Damage
AS Storm Begins to Wone

light traffic on the vital ridge route,
Cajon Pass and Mint Canyon high
ways.
Southern Pacific Railway officials
forecast re-opening by midday OF
the Coast and Valley rail lines,
blocked Tuesday by washouts and
a 15-car train wreck.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. %. (UP)
Chilean authorities, climaxing an
18 months investigation of German
under-cover activities here at the
instigation of the United States
state department, have arrested
two alleged leaders and IL men,
bers of a vast Axis spy ring and
were searching Wednesday for
nearly 100 others believed involved
in the widespread network.
Government officials identified
the ringleaders as Bernardo Tim
norman, 35, chief of operations,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Yankees Strike
Near Vienna

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Naples, Feb. % UP)-American
Liberator bombers bombed Ger
man war plants at Steyr, Aus
tria, so miles west of Vienne,
Wednesday.
The Liberators ran into strong
German fighter opposition on
their round trip flight of 1000
miles to the two plants in Aus
tria which turn out aircraft
parts.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Senate Extends
Subsidy Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. % (UP)-
The senate Wednesday passed by
voice vote Commodity Credit
Corp. extension bill which leaves
the administration free TO continue
the food subsidy program.
The senate bill would give new
life to the CCC-which expired Feb.
II with President RooseveltS veto
of an extension measure that placed
ban en- subsidies. The new meas
ure now goes to the house.
An effort by Sen. Harlan Bush
field, r., South Dakota, to put a
subsidy ban in the new bill failed
by voice vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
|. A. STRIKE ENDS AS Army TAKES over
$500 Men Trek
Back to Jobs
Leaders Urge Men TO Return After
Military Control Takes Shape;
Storm Repairs Presents Bio Task

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (UP)-Twenty-f five hundred
striking municipal water and power employees began
turning to work Wednesday after the army acting orders
from President Roosevelt seized control of the system
1t the first time the president had directed military
authorities to operate municipal utility.
The strikers both union and union rapidly returned
to their jobs, needing appeal from Colonel Rufus w.
Putnam district engineer, who took control of
the facilities.
Ernest P Taylor business manager of the international
brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL), Immediately
called off the nineday wakout that halted war production
at $50 factories and urged the strikers return to their
posts
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Turkey Rejects
Oil Projects

ANKARA, Feb. %. CUP)-An
American oil combines request for
a petroleum exploration concession
in the Adana region has been re-
jected by the Turkish government,
reliable sources reported Wednes-
day.
The combine, sal d to consist of
three Standard Oil company groups,
repeatedly sought a 99-year conces-
sion under which it would drill
exploratory wells. If production
were established, one-half would
be delivered to Turkey, the other
half going to the American group
which would have undertaken to
build pipelines to seaport where
facilities would be developed to
handle export of the OIL
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
CIO Leader Maps
mo Strike" Call

DETROIT, Feb. 90. tUP)-Presi-
dent R. j. Thomas OF the United
Automobile Workers (CIO) Wednes-
day called for cessation of wartime
wildcat strikes" and announced
that a new union statement of pol
icy concerning unauthorized work
stoppages will be placed before the
UAW-CIO membership Saturday.
The union leader explained that
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

Imperial county residents
Wednesday sloshed through
the second storm which Wis
tied the area this week and pre-
pared to struggle with the mud
and water a bit longer.
Rain began falling early Tues
day night and intermittent show
ers were in order thereafter. Almost
every school in the county had 4
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

EldClu hCllIuChldll ucllOuIlCCu wi
Roosevelt's veto of the $2000,O00, ,000-
plus tax bill. The tax dispute WIS
the climax of a series of conflicts
with the White House that caused
Barkley to feel he no longer can
carry on as the administration
leader in the senate.
DEAR ALBEN" LETTER
The situation was far cry from
August, 1887, just after the death
of Senate Democratic Leader Joseph
T. Robinson of Arkansas, when
Barkley and the late Senator Pat
Harrison, CD, Mississippi, were en-
gagged in neck-and-neck battle
for the leadership. 1t was Mr
Roosevelt's noW-famed letter to
Dear Alben" which finally decided
that issue and swung the election
to Barkley by one-vote majority
Barkley told his colleagues that
in vetoing the tax bill, Mr.. Roose-
welt "resorted to one of the most
unjustifiable methods of calcula-
tions possible" to make the bills
yield appear lower than it actually
was. Those calculations, he added
were probably handed to him by
a mind that was more clever than
honest"
Mr.. Roosevelt, Barkley said, refer
red in his veto message to persons
in public life" who wanted higher
taxes than even the president, had
overwhelmingly" the Kentuckian
added, "a reference to Mr.. Wendell
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

members of the UAW-CIO exccu-
tive board were very much alarmed
at the number of unauthorized
walkouts In recent weeks" Thomas
yesterday returned 10 Detroit from
board meeting In Los Angeles.
II don't think there are any JUS
titled strikes" Thomas said, "buf
| say in the same breath that man
agement is wrong as often as the
workers"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

storm began late Saturday, and
the weather bureau forecast only
scattered showers Wednesday, de-
creasing Thursday.
Highway crews rushed to open
vital roadways snarled by slides.
waShouts, snow and ice and promis-
ed early resumption of at least
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. OUP)-
Butchers in the Los Angeles area
affected by power disruptions
Wednesday were granted an emer-
gency drop in OPA meat price CELL
ings to save tons of meats threat
ened with spoilage because of a
lack of refrigeration facilities.
Butchers will be allowed to sell
meats at so per cent under ceilings
and at so per cent reduction in
points. Office of Price Administra-
ton officials said even greater dis
counts may be made by shops if
necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

mud holiday Wednesday.
Weatherman Roy Simpson had
predicted intermittent showers for
wednesday but said nothing about
expecting rain on Thursday. The
storm was part of a general storm
which has had the west coast In its
grip all this week.
School will be held In Ell Centre
Thursday unless considerable rain
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
u. S. AND BRITAIN PRESS
SPAIN TO STAY NEUTRAL

LONDON, Feb. %. .UP)-FOr-
eign Secretary Anthony Eden re-
vealed Wednesday that Britain and
the United States had made a Sc
ries of joint requests 10 Spain to
observe full neutrality, and talks
now are going on in Madrid.
I'VE hope Spain will consent to
our requests" Eden told commons
in review of foreign affairs
winding up two days of war debate.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Rain Continues to Fall
In All Imperia| Areas

visits the area Wednesday night,
Superintendent Guy Weakley an
nounced.
Roads leading in and out Of I'M
perial county were open Wednes-
day. A slide above Shepherds bridge
on highway 30 west Of Ell Centro
made 1t necessary to use detour
but did not halt traffic. The detour
was said to be in good condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Schools Remain
Closed in |. A.
Butchers Hurt

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 90. CUP)-
Los Angeles city schools. closed
Tuesday when power facilities
failed and torrential rains flooded
grounds and buildings, resumed op-
erations today.
However, 25 elementary. schools
four junior and two senior high
schools were forced to send re-
turning pupils home as power
shortages continued in the Holly
Wood-San Fernando valley area.
School officials stated that they
anticipate all schools will be back
on full running schedule by Thurs
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %
(UP) - Southeast S tor m
warnings were lowered We'd
nesday from Santa Barbara to the
Mexican border as four day storm
blamed for four deaths and millions
of dollars damage showed first
signs of letting up.
Sun shone briefly for almost the
first time since the rain, wind,
snow, hail. thunder and lightning
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
s. P. Official
Dies in 5. F.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. % tUP)
Charles F. Donnatin, 65, general
manager of the Southern Pacific,
died Wednesday at the companys
general hospital CT complications
following a recent illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
Bark|ey Rebukes Roosevelt
On Veto Of Tax Measure:
E Ends Post as Senate Leader
Kentuckian Breaks With President
In Sca+hins Speech From Floor;
Brand figures as Unius+ifiabIe

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP) Senator Aben W.
Barkley of Kentucky who became Democratic leader of
the senate in 1887 with the aid of President Roosevelt
Wednesday decided to resign that leadership sensation
al split with the chief executive.
In dramatic speech the senate floor the normally
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
WEATHER

FORECAST FOR IMPERIAL
VALLEY Decreasing clOudi-
ness Wednesday night, becoming
partly cloudy again by Thursday.
lightly warmer Thursday.
Cooler at nights, but no frost.
Lowest temperature, 33 to 35 de-
grees. This is the last forecast
for the 1943-l944 frost season.
Weatherman Roy Simpson has
collected weather bureau machin-
cry in the valley and plans to
leave for the north in a few
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
y AMBlINe
u EpoR1ER

It's Only Fair --->...-..- .....--+
What can't understand said
Herb Fawcett wednesday, "is why
the OPA doesn't make 1t illegal to
put sleeves in women's coats. They
never use the sleeves anyway, so it
is a waste of material"
That's good idea. Rule out
coat sleeves for women and let the
mems pants alone.
A Good Citizen
j. H. Mccoy of Calexico is the
only person who ever has indicated
a willingness to serve as an election
officer before being asked to do
So County Clerk w. j. McClelland
was pleased no end Wednesday
when he received letter from Nc
Coy offering to serve on an eleC-
ton board
Oleanders to Mccoy for being a
good citizen willing to do his best
to see that the people have a
chance to voice their choice of the
persons to be placed in office.
Things like that make life worth
living and increase our faith in the
great American public.
Insult To Injury
A man with an annoying habit
of forging checks induced clerk
in an Ell Centro store to cash one
for him. He then had clerk sum-
mon a taxicab for him.
It seems to us that the clerk
had been sufficiently accommodate
ing without making lackey of
him.
Question Department
1t is impossible to get Super X
shotgun shells, we are told repeat
edly.
Then how come there are so
many empty Super x boxes lying
around the game refuge these
days?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
President Gives
Full Control
Over Utilities
StimsOn Ordered To
Assume Powers
In Coastal WalkOut

WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
(UP) = President Roosevelt
Wednesday authorized Secre-
tary of War Henry l.. Stimson to
take over and operate Los Angeles
strikebound water and power facili-
ties.
Mr.. RooSevelt's executive order
was to be followed by a joint state
ment by Stimson and Secretary of
Navy Frank Knox on the Los An
geles situation.
The work stoppage by more than
$500 municipal employees has caus-
ed shutting down of some $50 war
plants.
Saying that the war effort was be-
ing 'unduly impeded" by the inter-
ruption in water and power service
due to the labor disturbances,
the president authorized Stimson
to take possession of the water
works and distribution facilities,
power generating stations and trans
mission systems of the department
OF water and power of the city Of
Los Angeles
INCLUDES NEVADA
The order applied to Los Angeles
city facilities in Nevada as we'll as
in California
Stimson was authorized to take
action necessary to protect the wa
ter and power facilities, to protect
persons employed or seeking en-
ployment, and to protect their fam
lilies and homes. He also was author
lied to act through or with the aid
of any persons he may designate.
The president directed all federal
agencies, including the war man.
power commission, the national
selective service system and the
department of justice, to cooperate
in enforcing the order.
The president acted at the request
OF Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los
Angeles.
The order provided for StimSon ID
permit the arrangements of the
plants and facilities to continue
Continued On Page 5, Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-23
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday A, minimum
Wed. As; am. Wed. 81, humidity
10; noon Wed. 52, humidity 95; 5
pm. Tuesday 64, humidity 43.
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-27
FIFTH ARMY ON PORTION OF
 MONTEN LA FINE

ROME, Sept. 27.-(AP)-A strong German counter-att which the official report said that the Nazi command had expend- ed literally of his personnel, has driven the American Fifth Army to a portion of the Monten La Fine Hill, which is 20 miles south of Bologna, it has been reported.
 The allied command announced that meanwhile the Eighth Army has extended a bridgehead across the Rubican, which at one time was the boundary of the ancient Roman Umpire
The Nome nugget., 1944-09-27

sheared off hedge trees up to Is inches thick and opened the way for motorized equipment to pour through. Its blade does not af- feet it's firepower.
 In Italy nine Army engineers were decorated for building an escape road, under enemy artil- lery fire, fer some trapped tank destroyers.
 At Casino, bulldozers cleared the way through the vast rubble of the wrecked town so tanks could get through.
 A Shovel of Death
 In Pacific jungles there are even Q number of reports about irritated bulldozer drivers who buried Japanese alive in their foNholes, tipped over small pill boxes, and upset whole embank- ments complete with Jap ma chinegun nests.
 So useful is the new tank-dozer in clearing the way for tanks and n1echanized equipment that one engineer colonel reported: "It may be decisive in rough terrain. The old conception of tank coun- try can be considered obsolete. ]"
 In other words, if the ground is too rough for a tank, the bull dozer trims it down.