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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-10
SPEAKERS TO GIVE
XMAS SHOPPING TIPS

Washington, D. C.-Sound advice on
Xmas shopping will be given by As
sistant OPA Administrator Robert R.
r. Brooks and Secretary Treasurer /.
M. Ornburn, of the AFL Union. Label
Trades Department, in special
broadcast over a nationwide Mutual
hookup on Nov. II from 7:45 to
p. M, E.. w. T.
These experts will inform shoppers
as to what sort Of gifts can be pur-
chased without interfering with the
war effort and the anti-inflation pro-
gram.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-10
Refuses To Sit In Single Case Until Final Ruling Is
Made

the board drafted a portion Of their
"factual" report to the President and
submitted copies to the other mem
bers for discussion and consideration.
In the opinion of some disillusioned
labor observers it may take at least
another month before the full report
is completed, approved and sent along
to the White House.
Labor members of the board are
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Pilot Relates
Weird Incident
On Bomb Mission

INGLEWOOD. Cal, July % tUPl
Lieutenant Colonel James A. Phil
pott. 80. Pomona, veteran of more
than 125 flying missions in the
China Burma India and other war
theaters. described how a 1000
pound bomb had chased his BPS
medium bomber in full flight.
1T was weird" Colonel Philpott
said. we dropped two bombs SIM
ultaneously on a bridge while fly
ing at 20 feet above the ground.
The second bomb glanced off a
steel rail and skinned along the
ground in pursuit of our plane, Just
about five feet below us.
Go like hell one of the crew
members shouted to me. That was
Just what I was trying to do.
Il plunged the plane down almost
to the ground. When the bomb eX-
ploded most of the fragments went
above the plane
Photographs of the area showed
the bomb had exploded in field a
mile from the target.
The Mitchell bomber has been
flown by philpott and the same
crew since September, 1912
Arriving with Philpott were Cap
tain Dwight H. Potter, co-pilot, Por-
terville. and NJ Sgt. Donald B.
Hyall. San Bernardino.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Grass-fed Cattle
Draw Peak Price

Facts and figures in permanent
pasture development in Imperial
Valley are provided by recent sale
of Hereford cattle fattened at the
Nash Fleming ranch in the Cali
patria- INLAND area. Assistant Farm
Advisor George Winright said Sat
urday after a trip to the ranch.
Hereford steers fattened on per-
manent pasture only for 370 days,
made a gain of l.35 pounds per day
for the period. The cattle weighed
in at 443 pounds and weighed out
for sale at 938 pounds. They sold at
the top market price for grass-fed
cattle in Los Angeles. Ia cents
pound. There were 66 head in the
herd.
The herd was kept on permanent
pasture all the time," Winright said
There was no yard feeding. They
were kept on rough feed
Winright visited the Nash-Flem-
ing permanent pasture paintings
while on a tour of all such pastures
in Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
War Writers Tell
OF Robot Escape

Continued from Page One
the blaSt-gutted adjoining build
ingS.
An old woman hobbled out of one
building. holding an apronfull of
the little things she valued most.
ReScuerS led younger woman
from another building, almost car
rying her. She cried over and over
where's Henry? l left him right
here on the corner a minute ago
/ won't move until / find Henry.
Blood trickled from her forehead
as nurses took her in charge.
For an hour we stood n
watched the searchlights scan the
rubble, watched the flashlight'
glinting through gutted rooms of
wind doWless buildings. watched
nurses and civil defense workers
and firemen in the second battle of
Britain.
Then as they began carrying out
bodies with blankets draped over
stretchers. the bells of the old
church up the street tolled thf
hour. II was requiem.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30

Continued from Page One
Ia miles east of Warsaw on the
railway from Siedlce.
Rokossovsky appeared to be con-
eentrating the entire strength of
his assault on Warsaw along the
EAST bank of the Vistula and re-
ports published abroad that his
forces hao crossed the river in
amphibious truclJ have proved
without foundation.
His immediate objective presum-
ably was the east bank suburb of
Praga. controlling all railways run
ming into Warsaw from the east.
Two bridges span the Vistula from
Praga to Warsaw proper on the west
bank
The fall of the by-paSsed strong
hold of BreSt IitovSk. lis miles
east Of Warsaw. TO elements of
RokossovSky's army Friday released
huge additional forces for the as
sault on the capital and its early
capture was anticipated
"a GENERALS CITED
+ Thirty-four generals were COM
mended by Premier Marshal Josef
Stain in an order of the day for
their part in the seizure of Brest
Iitovsk.
The Russian push across SOUTH
ern Poland toward Krakow and
German Silesia also was gathering
momentum following the capture
yesterday of the twin strongholds Of
Przenysl and Jaroslaw on the San
River by Marshal Ivan S. Konev'S
ist Ukrainian Army.
The Germans threw the oath
tank division into battle straight
from the march in an attempt 20
prevent the fall of the two bastions,
but the Soviets routed it and seized
the cities. The Jaroslaw garrison
was encirclec and "lquidated," the
Soviet high command said in its
midnight ccmmunique.
Koney's army also advanced to
within l3 miles of the Czecho-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Project Hearing
Nearing Close

BAKERSFIELD, Calf. July %.
-UP)-Tlhe U. S. senate subcom-
mittee headed by Sen. Sheridan
Downey: Cd, Calf, prepared to
close its week long hearings into
the 160-acre limitation in the Cen
tral Valley project Saturday after
hearing j. j. Deuel., legal counsel OF
the California Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. testify last night that it is
legally impossible for California ir-
rigation districts to sign for prof.
eet-supplied water under the limi-
tation.
Deuel. testified at a special night
session of the committee that the
districts as organized contain MEM
bers whose holdings exceed 100
acres in almost every case. ano de-
clared that these districts cannot
exist under California law If the
l60-acre limitation of federal re-
clamation law holds.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
B.29 Fleet Hits
Manchuria City

Continued from Page One)
we're away and they were on their
long run home.
The word was Mary which
told their waiting comrades that
the first United States Army Air
Force raid ON Manchuria was ac-
complished. 1t was chosen by Col
onel Roy Lynn of Holton, Kan,
communications officer of the Goth
bomber command, honoring his wife.
Later the words JUICY" and al
yce" were flashed by other squad
rons. Judy" was chosen by Major
Selby Calkins. 1t is the name of his
seven-year-old daughter who lives
at Detroit. "Alyce" is the wife of
Major Francis B. Morgan of Miami,
Florida.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Migratory Camp
Makes Plea
To U. 5. Agencies

Continued from Page One
owes the money and as such should
pay the bill"
Campers then sent kilograms -
Washington TO the FSA. the WA.
the general accounting office of the
treasury department. and to Con-
gresham John Phillips. Also. q
copy was sent TO the VIA division
office in Berkeley The kilograms.
signed by Cecil Matney as camp
council president. said
"Fifty-three farm worker families
are faced with eviction from the
Brawley farm labor supply center
when the city shuts off tie water
on Monday. July 81 The city of
Brawley states that only payment
or definite premise of payment of
$685. OF owed by the FSA for water
from November Is. 1912. to June 30.
1943. will prevent eviction. An ex-
treme housing shortage will leave
NEST of the families homeless. We
appeal to you o pre-, ,ent this trag-
edy'
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
DESERTER SURRENDERS
SELF AFTER YEAR AWAY

After being lis.es as a United
States army deserter for year,
Arthur Lopez Valenzuela. 10. Fri
day voluntarily went to the FL
Centre selective service board and
gave himself up.
Board members told him to go
to the county sheriff's office in Ell
Centro and give himself up. Valen-
zuela did as directed. He told Of
ficers that he deserted from Camp
Roberts year ago and had spent
most of the time since then in Mex
ico He gave no reason for deciding
to return and give himself up.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
MILL OWNER Is OFFERED
JOB IN GROCERY STORE

MILTON, Mass, June 29-CUPD
Arthur F.. Wallace of Milton who
has been described as tall, digni-
fled industrialist," will vouch for
this one. On his last trip to Vala-
tie, N. Y, where his mill Is located,
Wallace decided to prepare a
chicken salad for his dinner.
AS he entered the local chain
store to do some shopping, he no.
ticed a large sign hanging on the
door: Boy Wanted"
A clerk, who also happened to be
the manager, approached, and
Wallace asked, How much is the
celery?"
Eighteen dolalrs week to
start the manager replied quick
ly.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
PLAN RECEIVED OKEH

SACRAMENTO. July 29.-GUP1
The state personnel board has
approved the establishment of a
position of chief inspector" for the
horse racing boarc. to eliminate
the possibility of dual loyalty in
the present racing board practice
of employing investigators paid for
by each race track.
Duties of the new position, which
will pay $3.50 to S400 per month, in
Clude censoring communications
from race tracks, investigating
undesirable" persons and cooperat-
ing with other law enforcement Of
ficers during racing seasons at each
California track, w C. Buchanan,
racing board secretary. said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
vunduIs Wreck
Cults Tomb

son, Peter Verigin IL
The blast, climaxing attempts to
destroy the shrine dating back Ia
years, followed an assault by three
men on two elderly Doukhobor
guards. The guards were beaten
badly and unable to identify their
assailants.
The force of the explosion was SO
great that it ripped open the in
nermost parts of the tomb. exposing
the coffins of the two Verigins. The
remains of their wives, Ekokia and
Annie, also repose in the wrecked
tomb.
Two previous attempts to wreck
the shrine were made earlier this
year, presumably by members of
the fanatical faction of the sect,
the Sons of Freedom The first
time the dynamite was improperly
placed and caused only minor dam
age and the second time the van
dalS we're frightened away before
fuses could be lighted. :
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Yankees Smash
Tank Attack

Continued from Page One)
ton of nazi panzers and put the
remnants to flight.
After German planes plastered
the entire area of the tank battle
a German armored column struck
in the darkness at 3 am. Ill an at
tempt to break up a parade OF
Shermans southwark into the heart
of Normandy.
After hours of savage fighting,
the panzers pulled out. and when
Gorrell filed the dispatch at 2:4O
pm. were retreating under hail
of bombs dropped by U. S. planes
as the interrupted sweep picked
up new momentum.
DRAMATIC SETTING
The setting for the tank battle
was dramatic. A large number OF
Germans were trying to escape from
the area north of the TeSsy- -Brehal
highway, and their chances depend
ed on the battle.
NO doubt there will be plenty of
diSillusioned Germans among those
captured in the next few hours,
Gorren said.
The famous Norman Hedges upon
which the Germans had relied to
hold back the u. S. ar1nor boome-
ranged on the naziS. This time II
was the giant Tigers and Panthers,
instead of the American forces.
that were at a disadvantage, FOR
it is the attacking side that holds
the short end of the stick in this
kind of country" Gorrell reported.
The German tanks were support
ed by 88-millimeter guns. U. S.
antitank guns also played a major
role in the battle. There were
casualties on both sides. Gorrell
said. without estimating their ex-
tent. One u. S. command post was
overrun in the first phase of the
fight.
Tanks anc tank destroyers Weaved
in and out of the hecgerows, fir
ing fast. and blasted the obstacles
from the American path. A good
number" of German Tigers and
Panthers were knocked out, and
some Shermans were disabled.
USE PATTON TACTICS
Employing the famous leapfrog
tactics used an6 perfected by Lieu
tenant General George S. tBlood
and CUTS Patton, Jr., in Sicily,
the west coast armored column and
at least three others inland swept
oorocc tho Ciopno opJ Co,,llo Divoyc
previously mentioned as possible
enemy defense lines-and engulfeo
or by-passed scores of towns and
villages in what was developing
into one of the greatest American
victories of the war.
The reference to the tactics used
by Patton recalled recent German
claims that Patton has taken a
command in Normandy
Though the early stages of their
retreat were chaotic, the Germans
row appeared to be conc ucting an
orderly withdrawal along the en-
tire western half of the front so
rapidly that indications were they
may not halt for a stand short of
Avranches, at the hinge of the Nor
mandy and Brittany peninsulas 25
miles south of Coutances.
The German-controlled Scandi-
navian telegraph bureau sale the
Americans were attacking with 10
To IL tank divisions-an estimated
$500 tanks-in an offensive appar-
emily designed to smash into the
heart of France in an attempt to
split the German armies in two
and clear the southern flank for
a drive on Paris.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Kiwanians Hear
Postwar Plans

Rudolph Miller was chairman of
the day and also led in a discus
sion of Post war planning for I'M
perial Valley" at the KiwaniS meet
ing on Friday.
He stressed the difficulties of
keeping permanent residents, and
declared there are fewer people in
the county today than in 1910.
Others who took part in the dis
cuSsion were Russell Hoy who spoke
on the Farm Loan Situation" E.
A. Fitzhugh, on How to obtain
more permanent residents for I'M
perial County, and Dave Roberts,
who explained how people interest
ed in living and making a home
here hut who do not have any capi-
tai. could do so under the sen-year
lease plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
j. s. Minesweeper
Lost in Action

WASHINGTON, July 29.-UP)
The navy Saturday announced
the loss of the minesweeper Swerve,
which was sunk in the Mediterran-
can recently as the result of enemy
action.
The 172nd naval vessel to be lost
in the war, the SWerve had stand
ard displacement of 800 tons and
was approximately 22l feet long.
She carried a normal complement
OF 60 men.
Skipper of the vessel was 1t An
drew MorthlanC, who is reported a
survivor. He is native of Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
ATTORNEYS SUE
FORMER CLIENT

Whitelaw and WhitelaW. Ell Cen
tro attorneys Friday sued Paul I'M
lloff. truck driver for $3.50 alleged
ly due for legal services rendered
him in his suit against the Amer
ican Fec Grafton of Labor and others
for injuries he said he suffered at
the hands Of a Teamsters Union
representative. Ed Achstetter. last
December at Seeley. The attorneys
alleged that Imhoff without their
knowledge delivered a release of
the claim against defendants in the
suit to the cefense attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
FOUR INTRODUCTORY
DEGREES GRANTED

In superior court in FL Centre
Friday four interlocutory divorce
DEGREES we're granted. The suits in
cluded Jesus Monarrez versus
Marie Miranda Monarrez: Enedina
Sane ez versus Ramon Sander. Roxie
Mae Dean versus Randall E. Dean:
Lena Abacherh versus Willie Abac-
herli and Allie Gray Thompson
versus Robert Lee Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Ell CENTRIC POST OFFICE
TO BE OPEN CONTINUOUSLY

Ell Centro's post office building is
to be kept open twenty-four hours
day. according to Frank Rich
mond, postmaster.
He says the third assistant post
master general in Washington, D. C.
gave the order to keep the building
open until further notice.
During the blackout period" de-
clares Richmond, 'it became nee
essary to turn off lights and keep
the office locked from 9 pm. to
6 am"
The order went into effect Sat
urday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
EI Centran Wins
Medal in Italy

Lieutenant w. S. Stanley Rus
sell. son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. j.
Russell of El Centre, has been
awarded the air medal somewhere
in Italy.
He is bombardier in the army
air corps and on June 81 had COM
pleted is missions over enemy ter
ritory, ne wrote his parents.
Lieutenant Stanley attended
school in FL Centre from kinder
garten through Junior college He
enlisted while he was a student ut
the University of California agll-
cultural college at Pomona.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
LAWMAKER DEMANDS PROBE
ON SOLDIERS BALLOTS

LOS ANGELES, July 30. CUP)-
Representative Norris Poulson. tRD j.
California, Saturday asked for the
creation OF a special house of rep
reSentatives committee on elections
to investigate the premature cast
ing of federal ballots by servicemen.
Il am going to ask that COM
plete investigation be made of this
episode because it can lead to far
greater difficulties; we must learn
the real reason for this condition" +"
POulson said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Scanning I.v.
News Horizon
COUNTY CLERK
ISSUES LICENSES

Two couples obtained marriage
licenses in Ell Centre Friday. They
were obtained by Clarence Edward
Blankenship. "a, Ell Centre. and
Peggy Marie Taylor, %. typist, also
OF El Centre: and by Willard Farr.
McCune. 81. navyman. and Mar
garet Mary Norris, %, women's ma
rine reserve member.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
BOX CAR BLAZE CALLS
OUT FIRE DEPARTMENT

Fire broke out in a box car Ca
boose at Main and the railroad
track Stature ay at 1890 pm. Engines
frcm firehouSe one and two were
called out and the blaze put out
within ten minutes.
Damage was estimated at from
three to four hundred dollars by
Chief Corn Reed who said that the
steel frame was not damaged.
The report was turned in by
John Theodore Hancock, brakeman
who believes the blaze was caused
by spontaneous combustion
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
OLD A.B.W. CLUB REOPENS
AS NIGHT SPOT IN MEXICALI

Memories OF the days when Mexi-
cali was wide open were revived
this week when the famous old
A.B.W. Club reopened as a night
club under the name of the Owl
The elaborate gambling paraphen-
ALA has been replaced by dining
tables and a dance floor Opening
act for the new night spot is a
team Of South American dancing
partners.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Soviets Reach
Warsaw Gotes

slovak frontier on a 20-mile front
and captured Perehinko. 81 miles
from the Vyshkcv Pass through the
Carpathian Mountains.
At the northern end of the blaz-
ing 750-mile eastern front. Gen.
Ivan :. Bagramian's lSt Baltic
Army famed out from the captured
Lithuanian railway junction of
Siauliai at the rate of more than
a mile an hour in an effort to
trap some 20 enemy divisions in
Batyia mad EStonia
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
VALLEY AS FARM HELPERS

Agricultural labor shortage in
Imperial Valley was relieved some
what Saturday by the arrival of
40 Mexican nationals from Blythe.
These men, County Agricultural
Commissioner B. A. Harrigan was
informed, will work wherever they
are needed to tide the farmers over
the present shortage. 1t was under
stood that still more nationals will
be available to valley farmers by
August 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30

NELSON, British Columbia, July
30. CUP)-A heavy charge of dyna-
mite at Brilliant, British Columbia,
Saturday destroyed the mountain
side tomb of the former leader of
British Columbia's pacifist Douk-
hobor cult. Peter Verigin I and his
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
SUES FOR DIVORCE

William o. Everett Friday filed
suit in Imperial county superior
court for divorce from Helen LOU
Use Everett.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
Postwar Plans

"Chiquita.' Rita BarrcW5 heart
throb in uniform. wrote her. L
have TO put my car on the block. l
can't afford to keep it while I'm
in the army. Perhaps We can get
donkey or jeep after l leave the
service
Get a donkey on V Day" she
wrote back.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
DRAWS $40 FINE

John G.. Oftelle aoo lined S16 in
police court Saturday. The alterna-
tive is eight days in jail. Judge Lee
Nuffcr ordered.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
aNNULMENT OF
MARRIAGE SOUGHT

Leslie d. Marcy Friday 5ued for
annulment CT his marriage to Juan
ita d. Marcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from Page One
plays regularly on the BaptistS
team.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
SUIT FILED

SUIT FILED
The Imperial Yuma Production
Association Friday sued E. S.
Shields and Mary Shields for So
422. allegedly due on a promissory
note.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
'ScuSe II. Please

'ScUSe tt, Please
Things were buzzing along as
usual at Ell Centre city Jail Friday
morning. Someone walked toward
Glada Tex Banner.
Good morning. Senorita." greet
ed the visitor.
"Unnnnh. unnnnh," snapped Tex,
Sonora" and went on with her
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-30
SUIT FILED

Kathleen Soleno Saturday filed
suit in Imperial county superior
court foi divorce from Antonio
Soleno.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-01
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

Humphrey Bogart was sup
posed to reach into Lauren Be-
calls half opened suitcase and
bring out a perfume container
for scene in TO Have and TO
Have Not" Miss Becalls next
line was, Remind you of
somebody" Bogart reached and
got something out of the suit
case. Director Howard Hawks
stopped the scene. II don't
think he said, that would go
well with the next line. In
stead of the perfume container,
Bogart had picked up pair of
pantles.
Marie Wilson has told her
agent she doesn't want TO play
comedy any more. A deal is
pending for a dramatic part.
Greta Carlo, who has always
stunned newspapermen, has
changed her mind. A local
scribe. Harry Crocker, has re-
placed diet expert DR.. Gaylord
Hauser as the object of her af-
fections.
Charlotte Greenwood gets the
top coincidence role in Producer
Sol Lesser's new movie, Three S
a Family
A bottle Of warm beer wrap
ped in the proper ribbons dou-
bles for a bottle Of champagne
when Claudette Colbert christ
ems ship in Practically
Yours The splash was much
more spectacular.
There was a strange luncheon
twosome in Hollywood cafe the
other day - Bubbles Schinazi
and Pat Stewart. Miss Stewart
is the present Mrs, Wayne Nor
ris. Bubbles is the exMrs.
Wayne Morris What they found
TO talk about we'll probably new
er know.
Georgia Carroll said she had
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-01

Georgia Carroll said she had