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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
HEADING FOR BERLIN
(San Diego Union)

NOdl DIGSO Union
Unless Hitler himself is blinded by the
'fanaticism' which he commends to his
followers he must read dread omen IN
the relentless westward march of the
Soviet armies For the Russians are
heading almost straight for Berlin.
Mmsk is gone-gone in a rout that pos
Sibly is the worst the nazis have expert
enced Warsaw, or perhaps Danzig, is
next. After that Berlin is not far away.
One of the puzzles of this spectacular
campaign is the relative ease with which
Minsk, thoroughly fortified city of near
ly a quarter-million, succumbed. Those
who recall the stubborn, prolonged de-
fense of Stalingrad by the Russians, and
even the comparatively sturdy resistance
of the Germans at Casino, must conclude
either that the German operations at
Stalingrad were far inferior to those of
the Russians at Minsk, or that German
fighting power and morale are desperate
ly declining. Even at Cherbourg, German
resistance continued up to the last in the
face of strong odds and the impossible
ty Of evacuation by sea.
1t is probable that extensive cO-opera-
ton of American planes with the Rus
SLAMS placed the NaZiS at serious dSad-
vantage in the air at Minsk. But the fact
that 1000 tanks and motorized guns were
shifted from the east front to aid Rom
mel at Caen suggests that Hitler may
regard sacrificial opposition to the So
vets as practically futile and prefers to
let down his guard in the east instead
of the west
If this conjecture has any basis. it sug
gests something else: the possible hope
of Hitler for negotiating separate
peace with the Russians. While Rus
sia's allies regard such a hope as only a
Wistful dream and unreseVedly count on
Russia's purpose to push on to Berlin
they may recognize that some such scheme
offers Hitler the only possible alternative
to utter defeat within a comparative
ly short period. He may cherish the
hope that Stains primary objective
as expressed long before the full CO.
operation established between Russia
with Britain and the United States, is
to clear the enemy from Russian soil.
Along with this may exist hope of
some adjustment of boundaries to Rus
sia's satisfaction and attractive trade ar
rangements with the Soviets.
There is nothing, however, to prevent
Hitler's indulgence in Wishful thinking.
Like a cornered rat, he is looking for any
hole which may offer hope of escape
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
FINLAND IS TAKEN OVER
(Santa Monica OutlOOk)

(Santa Monica OutlOok)
Poor little Finland has finally suffered
the same fate which befel Italy when
that country first cracked as war bel
ligerent 1t is being taken over by the
nazis to prevent it from making sepa-
rate peace with Russia.
Here is positive evidence that the Fin
nish people, overwhelmed by the superior
might of Russia, would have made peace
at this time, and would probably have
done so months ago but for nazi pres
sure which they could not escape. We
hope this fact will be remembered by the
American and British governments, and
that when peace is finally made between
Russia and Finland its terms will not be
too severe.
How little the Germans will gain from
taking over Finland at this time is shown
by their desperate need of reserves to
stop the victorious Russians. Doubtless
Hitler felt that he could not afford to
let the Russians occupy Finland and con-
troll the northern Baltic. But he can af-
ford even less to keep a large German
army on that front. German occupation
of Finland will not last many months.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
FEATS IN BATTLE PROVE
RUGGED INDIVIDUALITY

Flashes from European and Pacific
battlefields and from the air daily tell of
the prowess of men from America. These
news items include the names of not
few of the boys from Imperial county
who filled the ordinary places in business
and trade and industry and on the farm
before they donned uniforms and became
masters of the air, of ack-ack guns, of
of artillery. That they have proved their
valor comes as no surprise. Each and
every community in the United States
record the names of their own boys who
are doing the splendid, the heroic and
effective things in this wicked war.
While there is no desire to decry or
belittle similar examples of the men from
Canada or Britain or Australia or else
where, nevertheless, there is preponder
ance of Yank names listed from day to
day.
Nature may endow men equally, but
there must be a quality bred of the in
stitutions under which they live to de-
velop and strengthen them for unusual
tasks such as war only can present. In
this nation where individual initiative
has no hindrances, indeed where it is en-
couraged; where one person has equal
opportunity with another and where the
reserve, excellence can be expected. Per-
haps it can be labeled as Yankee ingenu-
ity when particularly and outstanding
feats Of bravery and unequalled success
es in battle appear.
But we prefer to give credit to the
American way of life An instance of
the exercise of ingenuity A flight group
the other day was on a mission to Ger
many. The commander, a young captain
from Massachusetts--he might have been
in any ordinary job before the warsaw
ten naZi planes preparing to land That
field was not his particular target. But
he saw the opportunity. He gave the order
and in a few minutes all the ten planes
were destroyed, the captain himself ac-
counting for six of them.
Equally as well these chaps are carry
ing out their definite missions
In the vernacular, these fellows are
''using their think tanks" Theirs has
been the right to think.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
Imperial Woman
Succu,nbs

Mrs Bernice l. Engle, 32 wife Of
Arthur Engle of Imperial, died Sat-
urday at Paradise Valley hospital
where she went II weeks ago for
surgical treatment.
The funeral will be at the Lemons
chapel in Ell Centre at 2:30 p. m.
Tuesday with the Rev. Mr.. Edwin
Carter. pastor of the State Street
Christian church of Ell Centro, offl-
ciating. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery
Mrs. Engle was born in Topeka,
Kan. and went to Los Angeles to
live in 1881 With her husband ano
small son, she moved to Imperial
in 1886. In spite Of i'll health, she
has given generously of her tins
to the community and its organiza-
tions for the last eight years. She
was president of the American Le-
gion auxiliary for year and was
active in that organization until her
death. She was known as jean
Jordan" Of the radio and sent her
voice over the air until rapidly fai's
ing health forced her to give up the
program.
In addition to her friends
throughout Imperial Valley, she
leaves to mourn her loss her hus-
band, Arthur L. Engle; her son
Charles. 12. both of Imperial her
father. w. j. Gibbs of Topeka, Kan.
and two brothers, Captain Bill
Gibbs. who is in England, and Ches-
ter Gibbs of Seattle, Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
PROPOSAL FOR BIDS FOR THE
PURCHASE or TAX DECIDED
pRnDEPTy

Notice is hereby given that bids
for the purchase from the City of
Ell Centre of the tax decided prop
erty hereinafter described will be
received at the office of the City
Clerk of the City of FL CentrO at
the City Hall in said City up to and
until 500 o'clock P. M. of the 10Th
day Of July, 1914, and said bids will
be opened and considered by the
City Council of the City of Ell Centre
at the next succeeding meeting, or
at such subsequent meeting to which
such consideration may be contin-
ued. The City reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Said property is as follows:
Lots 16, II, 18, Block 2, Fairfield.
Lot Is, Block 2, Townsite.
NEAL II. GAVIN,
City Clerk of the City
of FL Centro.
DATED: July 10, 1914.
mo. 1867 July 10, 1914
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
Lettuce Viewed
As Plane Cargo
When War Closes

LOS ANGELES, July 10. up
Transportation Of lettuce from Cali
fCrnia to the nations markets by
great airlinerS is one of the posi-
bilitiss aviation leaders are consid-
ering fer use OF the tremendous
wartime production Of four-motored
planes
So much attention has been given
10 the likelihood Ct using postwar
air cargo planes-commercial YER
sions of the present wayplanes-fcr
tranScontinental vegetable ship
mentS that the u. S. Department of
Agriculture has entered the picture.
This summer U. S. Agriculture
technicians are flying across the
country in Transcontinental and
Western Air, Inc, planes to study
weather conditions and their effects
on the vegetables.
First to make such trip was Dr..
r. w Hooker, chief Of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics fruit and
vegetable marketing section, who
studied the effects of air transport
tatiOn on lettuce.
The results, he disclosed were
promising. Part Of the first ship
ment was taken 10 Washington for
laboratory study. The remainder
was placed on sale in unadvertised
stores to test buying appeal. The
lettuce was sold at about 80 per
cent above normal consumer prices
to represent the added expense OF
air transportation and it was Ia
beled as air-flOWn.
Because lettuce is perishable and
normally requires careful packing
and icing, many aviation and agri-
cultural experts view this vegetable
as a prime postwar air-cargo posi-
bility. They foresee overnight air
Transportation as eliminating this
cost. preserving TIE outside leaves
where the vitamin content is high
est. and thus delivering a much
sought food in the most attractive
beneficial condition.
The plan assumes that postwar
air cargo rates will be far belo"
those OF today-a belief in when
many aircraft leaders concur.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
MARINE VETERANS JOIN
PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF

NEW YORK, July 10 CUP)-Ihree
veterans Of Pacific combat have
been assigned to duty in the Mar
inc Corps Public Relations Office
here.
Capt. Patrick O'Sheel, %, who
has been appointed officer-in-
charge of the stain, was wounded
on BougainVille las: Nov. 7. He
holds the Purple Heart and the
Bronze Star for his work in the
rescue of other wounded.
1t. Diggory Venn, 27, formerly
Of the San Francisco Chronicle, is
a veteran Of the Guadalcanal cam
paign and holds the Presidential
Unit Citation for his work as a
combat correspondent with the lst
Marine Division.
Mast. Tech. Sgt. Eugene L. Ward,
30, a former New York Daily News
reporter, served as combat cor
respondent in the battle of TaraWa.
He, too, holds a Presidential Unit
Citation for service with the 2nd
division.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No 3597

Estate Of REUBEN CISTERNOS.
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, M. d. ZINN as admin
iStrator of the estate of Reuben
Cisternos deceased, to the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, that
within six months after the first
publication of this notice they either
file them with the necessary vouch-
ers in the office Of the Clerk Of the
Superior Court of the State of Cali
fornia, in and for the County of
Imperial, or exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers to the said
M. d. linn, as Administrator of said
estate, at the office of D. B. Rob-
ertS, POT Bank of America Bldg,
Ell Centro, California, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction of
the business of the said estate in
The County of Imperial, State of
California.
Dated at El Centre, California,
this 9th day of July, 1914.
M. D. ZINN, Administrator
CT the Estate of Reuben
CisternOs, Deceased
No. lG5) J10-17-24-31
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
wreckage Gives
Five More Bodies

JELLICO, Tenn, July 10. CUP)-
Five more bodies have been re-
moved from the wreckage of troop
train, six cars of which plunged
into a mountain gorge near here
Thursday night, bringing tC 80 the
official death toll, army authorities
announced Monday.
The army announcement said all
military personnel now was be-
lieved accounted for, though rescue
workers continued to carve and
burn their way through the twisted
wreckage of the fast Louisville &
Nashville sleeper.
Two of the 25 soldiers named on
an earlier death list We're erron-
eously listed. it was announced. The
latest casualty list, including seven
names, thus brought the army dead
to 30. Two trainmen also died.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
AGREED ALL AROUND

More or less. directives issued by the
various Federal boards and bureaus and
so on, are Greek" to the average person
and we have to trust to luck that we are
not violating some bureau-made rule This
particularly is true of the directives is
suing from the various groups attempting
to regulate food, production and prices.
With rules from the Office of Price Ad-
ministration (WFA) colliding with each
other its become almost hopeless to de-
termine just what to do. Ana no one yet
has been able to solve the why's and
wherefores of most of these proclama
tions and edicts A recent case. Prefacing
an announcement that the nation would
see one of its greatest fruit crops in many
years, VIA, or was it OPA, or both, then
went on to warn housewives that there
would be less canned fruit available this
year than last. The directive wound up
by reciting, however there will be an
abundance of apples and applesauce."
In view of past experiences no sone
doubts the item of plenty of of apple
sauce"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION

NOTICE is hereby given that the
Assessor Collector of I'm peria |
County, California, has delivered
to the Clerk of the Board of Super
visors of said County, the local
assessment roll for the fiscal year
l944-45, and
The said Board of Supervisors,
sitting as a County Board of
Equalization will meet for the pur-
pose Of equalizing said local assess
ment roll on Tuesday, July II. 1914,
at 10 O'Clock a. m, and said Board
will continue in session ror that
purpose from time to time, until
the business of equalization is dis
posed CT, but not later than Mon
day, July II, 1914, at 500 o'clock
pm.
The Clerk of said Board will be
in his office in the Court House at
Ell Centro, California, each busi-
ness day between Friday, July Z
1914, continuously until and in
Guiding Moncay, July II, 1914, at
500 o'clock pm, except on Sat-
urdays after 1900 o'clock noon and
other legal holidays, for the pur-
pose of receiving requests for equal
lzation OF assessments by tax pay
ers, and all persons are notified to
appear before and file with said
Clerk between said dates any petit
tions requesting equalization which
they desire. On such receipt the
same will be referred to and con-
sicered by said Board.
DATED: Ell Centro, California,
July T. 1914.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors.
mo. - (July 7 TO III
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
GERMANS LOSE TWO
MORE GENERALS

LONDON, July 10. upon the
same day Col. Gen. Eduard Dietl,
commander of German forces in
Finland, was killed in an airplane
crash, two other German generals
died in accidents, the German
Trans-Ocean agency disclosed. They
were Gen. Emil Wickede, command
er of an army corps, and Gen. Karl
Eglseer, commander of a mountain
army corps, the Nazi radio said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
DWindIes
For bb Miners

BELLAIRE, Ohio, July 10. (UP)
"A rescue crew Monday continued
sinking a three-inch shaft toward
a section of the burning Powhatan
coal mine where &c miners have
been entombed since last Wednes-
day, but virtually all hope had been
abandoned that any of the men
might still be alive.
A nine-inch shaft broke through
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10

1t is to be expected that the enemy de-
fense there lin italy, and the reinforce
ments which may come from reserves
will render the next step in the Allied
campaign exceedingly difficult.-Secre-
tary of War Henry L. Stimson
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foHowing edit
oriois are presented as interesting Opin-
ions Uoiced by editors eiseWhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10

yesterday to a section where the
men might have barricaded them
selves against the smoke and
flames, but only echoes answered
when a telephone with an amplifier
was lowered 410 feet into the
ground and calls sent over it.
The three-inch Shaft was the last
hope. 1t was being sunk about 1900
feet distant from the nine-inch
shaft which already had been sealed
over The three-inch shaft may
break through late this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
THE NETHERLANDS
PROVIDES CARTE BLANCHE

AS an example of all three
agreements, in the case of the Meth
erlands government it is provided
that General Eisenhower IS actu-
ally empowered to take any and all
measures necessary for military OPP
eratiOnS. II is presumed that this
period CT operations will be as short
as possible, but while it lasts there
are no qualifications whatever.
As soon as this first phase of the
liberation is ended, it is provided
that General Eisenhower will in
form the Netherlands government
to take over complete responsibility
for civil administration. Even then,
however, it is understood that such
special facilities as the invasion
forces may continue to require will
be furnished by the Netherlands
government for prosecution of the
war to its final conclusion.
The broad pcWers and authority
given to General Eisenhower under
these terms are at once apparent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
BY PETER EDISON

Goal CT the Forthcoming Wash
ington conversations between Pres
ident Roosevelt and Gen. Charles
de Gaulle may perhaps best be ex-
pressed as the desire to establish a
basis for an understanding as salts
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10

We didn't pay our debt to the dead of
the last war when through self-interest
we let conditions grow up throughout the
world that caused war for us. This is
our second chance-Eleanor Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
DE GAULLE WANTS
RECOGNITION

In the case of the French, there
was apparently every desire on the
part of General Eisenhower to use
the services of as many French Off
GERS as posSible-as advisers to AL
lied military government officials,
to establish contacts with the un-
derground, to help weed out Vichy
government collaborationists, to
put trans portation, communication
and other public utilities back in
service, to arrange billeting, to act
as interpreters-in ShCrt, to make
the occupation of France as easy
as possible for American, British
and Canadian forces
General De Gaulle has apparently
tried to hold out this promise of
cooperation as force to obtain rec
ignition of his Committee of Ma
tional Liberation as the provisional
government of France. That would
imply turning over to him the gold
reserves of the old French Repub-
lie, giving him the right to issue
currency and designate civil COVER
nors who would be above the Civil
Affairs Section of General Eisen-
hoWer's supreme headquarters That
far, London and Washington have
not been ready to 90 for the reason
that De Gaulle has not been willing
to cooperate as have the Dutch, the
NorWegians and the Belgians.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-10
WLB DIsMIssES PETITION

WASHINGTON, July 10. (UP)-
The National Labor Relations
Board Saturday dismissed petition
for investigation and certification
of employe representatives at the
Yuma Ice Delivery Co., Yuma, Ariz.,
filsd by the Truck Drivers, Ware
housemen and Helpers union (AFLt.
Employees voted against representa-
ton by the uniCn June %
Evening star., 1944-03-31
New Attorney Chosen
In Draft-Evasion Case

A new attorney, Frank j. Kelly,
today was representing William
Cammack, 18, heir to large fortune
here, who was arraigned Tuesday
for failing to register with Draft
Board No. 2, in violation OF the
Selective Service Act.
Miss Helen Newman, the youths
aunt, announced the selection of
Mr.. Kelly as her attorney last night
in telephoned message to The
Star, in which she said:
Frank ]. Kelly is our attorney,
who tried to contact originally be-
fore getting the attorney I dismissed.
Any statement to be made will be
made by him"
When reporter asked Miss New
man If, she had decided to advise
the youth to register, she replied
that she could not make any state
ment.
Originally, Miss Newman engaged
James j. Laughlin as her attorney,
but dismissed him, he said, after he
had advised her to have the youth
register at once. She regarded this
advice as "impertinent," he said.
Cammack, released on 81 900 bond,
Is due to appear next Tuesday before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage for a further
hearing.
Evening star., 1944-03-31

work on the place and would be
paid one-half Of their costs on COM
pletion and would accept junior
securities against future income OF
the project for the remaining half
New Contractor Would Take Over.
The original builder, Frank
OHare, would be eliminated and
Henry J. Knott, Baltimore contrac-
tor, would take over. Mr.. Knott Is
said to be willing to supply 4 COM
pletion bond for whatever amount
may be deemed necessary.
Other creditors, with claims ap-
proximating 100000, would be
given another type of security, pay
able from income after the junior
securities have been liquidated.
The creditors proposal also con-
templates the retention Of Elder
Solomon Lightfoot Michaux, evan
gelist, and Arthur Cassell, architect,
both coiored, as heads of the COM
pany. These two men were among
the group that originally promoted
construction of the development.
Evening star., 1944-03-31
Quest fox Slayer Unearihs
Huge Gas Coupon Cache
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j., Mar. 31.-Gaso-
line ration coupons, both valid and
counterfeit, worth half a million
gallons have been seized by detec-
tives investigating the shotgun slay-
ing of Vincent scola, Gustave Koer-
ner, Camden County captain of de-
tectives, said yesterday.
Mr.. Koerner said he also knows
who shot Scola to death at the
wheel Of his car here early We'd
nesday morning. He refused to say
where the gasoline coupons were
found, but declared some of them
were stolen in Reading, Pa, and in
New York State.
Another development in the case
was the taking into protective Gus
tody by county detectives Of a Cam
den man identified only as Spike"
They said they had information that
Spike" an associate of Scola, also
was slated to be killed.
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