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Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Russians Start
Final Drive
To Gust Germans

MOSCOW, June 90. (UP)-Red
army troops drove two powerful
spearheadS around the northern
and southern ends of Lake Omega
Friday in a big encircling move to
clear the Firms from the Leningrad
-Murmansk railroad east of the
lake.
The upper segment of the new
Russian twin offensive battered
through the Finnish lines along a
30-mile front just east of Kumsa
river and Lake Oster from Medvez-
hegorsk, at the northern tip of
Lake Omega, to Velikaya Cuba.
In expanding the northern SAL
lent, the Soviet forces swept through
Malyga, .Lumbushozero and VAN
zozero, 20 miles north of embattled
Medvezhegorsk on the Murmansk
railroad, and then struck 10 miles
northwest to Velikaya Cuba.
The troops appeared to be swing
ing around Meovezhegorsk, where
the Firms were putting up stiff re-
sistance, for drive southwark to-
ward Petrozavodsk. capital of the
Soviet Karelian republic and the
junction of the east-West railroad
running through the Aunus 18TH
mus.
The southern wing also was strik-
ing toward Petrozavodsk, 81 miles
north of Pooporozhye, which the
Russians captured Thursday to eS-
tablish a strong anchor on the
southern bank of the Svir river,
two and a half miles from the
Murmansk rail line.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Ernie Pyle
Home Folk Must Display
Patience as Conquest
OF Reich Will Be Slow

either had to brea)1 hole in the
beach defenses and have our men
flowing through that hole within a
few hours, or the jig was up. Phase
No. came out all in our favor.
We planned phase no. 2 so that
we could throw in our first follow
up waves without casualties or de-
lay. That also was phase We
didn't dare to dilly-dally about. The
beaches were fairly clear of she'll
fire within two days.
Phase No 3 is what We are in
right now. And that is to build
a wall of troops around the outer
rim of our beachhead that will hold
off any German counter-attacks.
The whcle split-second question
of the first few days was whether
we could get troops and supplies
through our little needles eye of a
beachhead faster than the Germans
could bring theirs from all over
Europe.
Phase /, 2, and 3 were all pre-
liminary ones. 1t took three OF
them merely to get us a place in
Europe frcm which to begin. The
three of them merely give us the
corner lot on which we are going
to build our house.
Phase No. is the house-building
phase. This is the phase you folks
Continued on Pg. 6, Col u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Onslaught Carries
Fiqhfers Close
To Covered Harbor
Americans Break Down Barriers
TO South Of Ci+y's Environs;
Eisenhower Hints at New Attack

ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, London June
23 (UP)American shock troops baed their way closer
to the Cherboug harbor and heart of the city today the
most violent fighting of the Norman campaign and victory
appeared near with possibility that the port already
might be in allied hands.
Gen. Dwight d. EisenhOwer's headquarters, hopeful
that Cherbourg would fall at tme revealed that
Americans had captured of three terrain features
dominating the port long ago last midnight
YANKS BATTLE WITH BAYONETS
Field dispatches from the outskirts of Cherbourg filed
as the final assault the city roared through it's second
day. said the United States units had hacked their way
forward at bayonet point than mile into the Ger
man blockadng the southern gates Of the city
Other big bangs are being prepared coincident with
the final drive to capture Cherbourg it revealed at
neadquarters but where and when these will fall known
only to the supreme allied command
(lhe reference to Forthcoming blows against the enemy
was not ampltled The German DNB agency said
today that it appeared that American and British troons
concentrated in Britain would be hurled the coast of
Belgium and northern France adding that latter the
launching OF the Soviet offensive Yesterday il
must be expected that the Americans and British will
start the second stage of the invasion soon
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Bond
Su les
Grow
County Reaches
One-Third
Of Drive Quota

Imperial county touched
The one third point in the
war bond drive Friday and
from every section of the county,
from all groups and hundreds of
individual statesmen came word of
rec oubled efforts to regain the daily
quota pace won briefly last week.
Numerous special activities are in
preparation and will swing into
line with telling blows starting next
week, Herb F'aWcett declared in an
nolmcing pleasure at having passed
the million mark in the SO, 100 900
goal.
CALLS FOR HUGE EFFORT
We'll make it before July g."
FaWcett said, but it will call for
continuously increas ed efforts.
Everyone attached to the drive is
doing noble work. We need many
more to keep the ball rolling" he
said.
Starting early next week a sales
booth will be established on Main
Continued on Pg. 8. Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
laps Peril China
RAILWAY Lines

CHUNGKING, June %. CUP -
Two japanese columns, driving
south from captured Changsha in
their campaign to seize the mid
section of the Canton-Hankow
railroad, have advanced to within
35 miles north of Hengyang, vital
communications center and airfield
site, front dispatches reported Fri
day.
Enemy troops, who have ad-
vanced more than $50 miles since
they opened their Human province
four weeks ago, were only few
miles from Hengshan, gateway to
Heneyang, approximately 80 miles
south.
Military observers here said the
situation was alarmingly in favor
of the japanese in their attempt to
gain a continuous overland trans
port line from Tokyo to Singapore
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23

: Headquarters spokesmen, assert
ing that the final battle OF Cher
bourg was not likely to develop into
siege, said it was defended by
elements of one German static and
two field divisions.
NAZIS LACK MATERIEL
The Germans have neither troops
nor materiel for any extensive coun-
terattacks in the Cherbourg zone;
/ their garrison cannot be relieved
and it has only the slimmest chance
OF reinforcemenv-a combination
regarded at headquarters as fore
shadowing the early fall of the city.
The Americans probably were an
! chored on the sea east and west of
Cherbourg and driving hard through
the perimeter defenseS along the
south and southwestern segments OF
the assault arc.
OF the three hill features domi-
mating Cherbourg, the one directly
east of the city and southeast of
Tourlaville, suburb, had been
firmly in American hands since
Thursday.
The others were the ridge lying
south-southweSt of the city and
the large eminence known as La
Mare Canards south of the city.
FAIRLY FORMIDABLE
The defenses through which the
Americans were driving were de-
scribed as fairly formidable" but
below the standard of the fortifi-
cations ON the original beaches.
They were being manned by the
fortress Cherbourg" troops, mostly
men OF 40 and over, and by elements
of the units which tried to break
out of the Cherbourg trap at st.
Jacques de Nehou.
Save for the Cherbourg sector, the
Norman situation remained largely
static for the seventh straight day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE-(By
Wireless) Folks newly arrived
from America say that you people
at home are grave and eager about
this, our greatest operation OF the
war SO far.
But they say also that you are
giving the landings themselves an
importance out CT proportion to
what must follow before the war
can end They say you feel that
now that we are on the soil OF
France we will just sweep rapidly
ahead and the Germans will soon
crumble.
1t is natural for you to feel that,
and nobody is blaming you. But l
thought maybe in this column l
could help your understanding OF
things if we sort of charted this
European campaign. This is no
attempt to predict - it is just an
effort to clarity.
On the German side in western
EUROPE We ldSC dll NPpoiiS'i' Vs.
has been building his defenseS and
his fources for four years. A great
army of men was here waiting 1or
us. we'll prepared and we'll equipped
On the English side Of the cham
mel we and the British spent more
than two years building up to equal
ity in men and arms with this op-
ponent. Finally we reached that
equality, and am sure considerably
more than equality.
Then - on June - came the
invasion we had waited for SC long
The big show has begun. So let's
divide the remainder of this cam
paign into phases.
Phase No. l was the highly vital
task Of getting ashore at all. That
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Roosevelt Hints
At Secrecy End

WASHINGTON, June 90. (UP)-
President Roosevelt appeared ready
Friday to reverse the strategy of
his third term campaign and an
nounce, prior to the Democratic
convention that he is willing to
run for fourth term if the party
wants him.
The newest hint as to Mr.. Roose-
velt'S plans in the coming cam
paign came from Ellis Arnall, 81
year-old governor of Georgia, who
spent 80 minutes with the President
Thursday in what he described
frankly as talk about politics
Arnall came out of the President S
office with this prediction: Mr..
Roosevelt Immediately" after the
Republican convention ends late
next week will take 1.-The people of
the country and party into his con-
fidence" and tell them of his will
ingness" to submit to the man.
dates of the Democratic conven-
ton"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23

on the enemy fleet while it was
fleeing toward the shelter of the
Philippines, in longitude well west
Of Tokyo.
Our own losses totalled 81 planes
in the first phase and one ship hit
but not seriously damaged.
In the second phase our plane
losses were moderate and a major
ity of the downed crewmen were
rescued, despite the extremely haz-
ardous return to carriers for night
landings.
1t is believed that the Japanese
fleet has fled behind the Philip
pines and the threat of ship or
sea based plane action against our
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Dewey Aims Blow
At Bureaucracy

CHICAGO, June 90. CUP)-GCv.
Thomas E. Dewey of New York, in
his first official word to the Re-
publican convention which may
nominate him for the presidency
next week, charged today That the
Roosevelt administration has be-
come 'sprawling, overlapping
bureaucracy. and called for a new
spirit in federal government to re-
place the new deal.
DeWey's statement, as chairman
of an advis ory committee on gov
eminent reform, recommending
platform provisions for the 1914
campaign, was read to the resolu-
tions committee by Kenneth S. Nc
After, New York representative on
the resolutions committee.
The statement carried with it the
implication that if Dewey is nomi-
mated and elected he will lead the
way in governmental reforms and
work in harmony with congress to
raise the federal service to high
level of efficiency and competence. y
Dewey's statement declared that
the Roosevelt administration lis
undermined by executive abuse OF
power, confused lines CT authority
duplication of effort, inadequate
fiscal control, loose personnel prac-
tees and an attitude of arrogance
previously unknown in our history
THE times cry out for the restora-
ton of harmony in the government
Off a balance of legislative and
executive responsibility, for eff
cheney and economy, for pruning
and abolishing unnecessary agencies
and personnel, for effective fiscal
and personnel control, and for an
entirely new spirit in our federal
government" the statement said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Plane Hits Car.
Kills Driver

of the Wingtip stuck in the car
so that identification was deter
mined.
Colonel John K. Nissley, COM
manding officer at Luke field, con-
firmed a report that the plane was
from that field and that the pilot
is being held for investigation by
army authorities.
Mrs. Marie Nepple, as, wife of the
victim, and a passenger, George B
King, of Phoenix, were not injured
Nepple was well-known Los
Angeles hotel and cafe operator.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 90. (UP)
"A low-flying training plane sliced
through an automobile windshield
with it's left wingtip and decapi-
tated the driver, Earl William Nep-
pie, 81, of Les Angeles, On U. S.
highway 80 near Wickenburg, the
state highway patrol reported Fri
day.
The car and plane ccllided head
on at 8:20 last night, the patrol
officer said
The plane remained in the air
and landed at its base field. Parts
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Robots
Strike
Heavier Bombs
Used in New,
Sharp Attacks

LONDON, June 23. (UP)
"A barrage of new and
heavier robot bombs opened
the second week of the German
aerial offensive on southern Eng
land Friday, but Home Secretary
Herbert Morrison dismissed Hitler's
flying torpedoes as an impotent
weapon of terror that is being
brought under control by secret de-
fensive measures.
Throughout Thursday night a
sporadic stream of pilotleSs bomb
ers slipped through the coastal
screen of fighters and antiaircraft
batteries to spread death and de-
struction inland, and the attacks
continued on through the day.
Observers reported that the Ger
mans were sprinkling a number of
larger and faster projectiles into
their robot fleets, apparently car
rying a heavier explosive charge
The new bombs were said to have
larger wing span and to resem-
BILE more closely a standard air.
craft, but allied fighters still were
able to overtake and destroy many
Of them.
Morrison, who made the first Of
ficial disclosure of the enemy's new
weapon in commons last week, re-
turned to the house today to report
that the Week-old terror offensive
has caused little damage of ma
tional Importance" and has only
slightly" impaired public services
! in southern England.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Congress Quits
Till August

WASHINGTON, June %. CUP) =
The senate and house Friday adopt
ed a concurrent resolution calling
for adjournment at the END Of
Fridays business until Aug. l. There
was no dissenting voice in either
chamber.
Democratic Leader Alben w
Barkley, KY, and Republican Lead.
er Wallace M. White, Jr., Me-, sale
they expected the senate could fin.
ish it's business by mid afternoon.
The house meanwhile adopted
without debate the final conference
report on the $49,OOO,6 1000 wal
department appropriation bill, send.
ing it to the White House.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Air Collision
Kills Two Men

POCATELLO, Ida, June 90. CUP)
Second Lieutenants Raymond A.
Jergensen, %, LoveOck. New, and
Orville Morrison. 26, Fresno, Cal,
were killed Thursday when their
fighter planes colliced in mid-air
while on a combat training flight.
the army announced Friday.
The planes hit while over the
north boundary of the Aberdeen
bombing range, a unit of the Poca-
tello army air field, Lieutenant
Col John L. Eaton, commanding Of
ficer, said, Both men were killed
instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
yonk Subs Sink
IL jap Vessels

WASHINGTON, June 90. UP)-
American submarines, operating as
a highly destructive vanguard for
U. S. forces now threatening Jap
ans inner defenses, have sunk l6
more enemy ships, the navy an
nounced Friday.
This made a total of so japanese
vessels whose destruction by the
daring American submarines haf
been announced so far this month
The latest "catch" raised to 623
the total OF enemy ships sunk by
u. S. submarines In this war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23

The 10 latest victories including
IL medium cargo vessels. four small
cargo vessels and a medium naval
auxiliary.
In addition to carrying out their
mission of destruction. the subma-
rines have been keeping a clofe
watch on the Japanese fleet. Earlier
this week, secretary Of the navy
James Forrestal revealed that sub
marines helped in reconnoitering
the enemy naval formation that was
hit by carrier-based aircraft east
CT the Philippines on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
, 4Ms.,xs 4.s.M!s
Pass Them On

Pass Them On
In these Gays of shoe ration
stamps and all that sort of thing,
it is a good idea to make the foot
wear serve as many people as pos
sible.
Some of the children in the coun-
ty juvenile department are in need
of shoes. They need boys shoes
sizes 5 to six and a half.
Those who have shoes which their
children have outgrown may leave
them at the probation office ON
the top floor of the court house in
Ell Centro or telephone Mrs. Mildred
Standlee, county probation officer
and she will see that someone COL
lects them.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Imperial Man S
Kin Killed
In Plane Crash

SANTA MARIA, Cal, June %.
CUP Second Lieutenant William
B. McChristy, 20, San Diego, was
killed when his P-33 plane crashed
on combat training maneuvers, San
ia Maria army air field officials
announced Friday.
McChristy is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Maye McChristy, 35ll
Granada Ave, San Diego.
Young McChristy was nephew
of Postmaster McChristy of Impe-
rial, who was advised Friday of the
fatal crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Many Feared Dead
In Wind Storm

PLATTEVILLE, Wis, June 23.
(UP)-Rescued workers and men,
bers of company E of the Wisconsin
home guard Friday combed the
ruins of homes along a 30-mile
front in northern Illinois and
southern Wisconsin, searching for
more victims of a tornado wind
storm which leveled buildings and
communications and caused untold
damage to livestock last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23

LOS ANGELES, June %.
(UP)-The Monroe Doctrine
never benefited Latin Amer
lean nations and was designed by
the United States for expansion at
the expense of new and weak coun-
tries, Daniel Salazar Hurtado, pre-
siding judge of MeXicos federal
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
By WILLIAM L. WORDEN

HbOHND T INNOIIII C'
5. Fifth Fleet, June 21. (De-
layed) - iUP) = This huge
naval force completed the rout of
the Japanese grand fleet from wa
ters east of the Philippines without
firing a salvo from its formidable
battleline or losing a ship.
But Japanese losses in the two
phased plane VS.. fleet battle includ-
ed at least 358 planes downed in an
attack on our forces off Guam,
possibly one carrier blown up, and
another set badly afire when our
aircraft rained bombs and torpedoes
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Mexican Federal Jurist
RupS Monroe Doctrine

States concept that the Doctrine
was uphoLding both its interest and
part of Latin American principle.
but the predominant United States
interest was TO expand as 1t did at
the cost of weak and newly-born
countries" SalaZar charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23

superior tribunal, said Friday.
Keeping European powers from
Intervention in American affairs was
ideals and those of other American
countries in championing their in
dependence.
SalaZal criticized the United
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
u. 5. Bombers Hit
Ploesti Fields

ROME, June %. CUP) Strong
forces of American heavy bombers
raided Romanian oil installations
at Ploesti and Giurgiu Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
LIES Worst Moment

I'm an Ell Centre eating establish
ment a waitress had wrapped up an
injured finger in one of those pat
ent bandage affairs. She went about
the business as usual, serving sand
wiches here and there along the
counter.
Two marines sat eating sand
wiches. One of them began to chew
and chew and chew as hard as ne
could About that time the waitress
began to look worried.
The marine opened up the sand
wich and there among the rest of
the filling loomed up the missing
bandage the waitress was franti-
cally hunting for.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Fishing Note

Fishing Note
A marine was thrown into tail
spin. He was so excited he didn't
know what to do. And no wonder!
While fishing in the Westside Main
canal the other day he hooked a
35la pound catfish.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Indirect Compliment

Deputy District Attorney Don Bit
Ter took copies of proposed county
salary ordinance and handed them
around to county supervisors.
All the supervisors picked up the
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
Just Modest

Just Modest
Ronnie Jean Diemoz, 5. and DEM
mis-, l8-months were lectured be-
cause Dennis didn't mind his moth
er.
II know I don't mind, either
Ronnie explained, but I'm not ex-
actly proud of it,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-23
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 98, minimum
Friday Ga; 5 am. Friday &C, humid
ity 80; noon Friday SO, humidity 26;
pm. Thursday SO, humidity "a.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Fuel 10 Be Available
For Converted Furnaces
the Associaued Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Householders in the East and
Middle West who converted oil
burning heating facilities to coal
units will be permitted to use oil
again about November l, the ONCE
OF Price Administration announced
last night.
The agency said improved supply
makes possible the switch, as well
as a boost of about so per cent in
the same areas in rations of residual
fuel oil, used principally by large
concerns, such as hotels.
The provision allowing rations OF
distillate fuel oil for reconverted
heating equipment will affect indi-
vidual householders and another
group of relatively small-volume
consumerS-those who use a ration
of less than 10000 gallons annually
in nonprivate establishments, such
as small apartments, stores and
offices.
Despite the improved supply, there
is not sufficient quantity of home
heating oil available to warrant in
creasing the current ration, OPA
said.
Neither of the changes to be put
into effect will apply in the Pacific
Northwest, OPA said, adding that
a definite date for the two changes
in the East and Middle West will
be set soon.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
writ Forbids Union 0usfeI
Over Political Assessment

BY the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES, Oct. a. Superior
Judge Clarence M. Hanson yester-
day issued q temporary order re-
straining officers OF the AFL Screen
Once Employees Guild from ousting
from good standing any members
who refuse to pay union assessments
for political purposes.
Six members of the union seek an
injunction against the officers. Their
petition alleged that the 1000 men,
bers have been notified that their
regular dues would not be accepted
unless accompanied by political as
sessments ranging from Il to 81.
The action declared that If dues
are not accepted members are re-
moved from good standing" list
and therefore are not eligible to con-
tinue Working in studios which have
closed shop contracts.
Guild officers were ordered to ap-
pear before Judge Hanson next
Wednesday In answer to the allega-
tions.