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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
Guards Arranqe
To Attend Meet

Imperial county will be represent
ed at the California state guard
school for commissioned officers
which will be held in Los Angeles
next week, Captain John Kepley
said Friday.
The attendance from Imperial
county will not be large, Captain
Kepley said, because men who had
attended the school at Boise, Idaho,
were barred from attending the one
in Los Angeles. Several from I'M
perial county had gone to Boise.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
British Escape
Japanese Trap

CHUNGKING, Feb. 18. CUP)--
Mitchell bombers of the Fourteenth
air force bombed three railroad
bridges in and near Yently, French
Indo China, Wednesday, and de-
stroyed at least one of them, a
communique said Friday. The
bombers also attacked a l,200-ton
freighter in Tonkink gulf and the
vessel was listed as probably
sunk"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18

dispute by instructing the Polish
underground TO cooperate actively
with the Red army.
Cali indications have been that
Russia is not willing to deal with
the exiled Polish government in any
way. Harrison Salisbury, United
Press correspondent, reported. re-
Gently from Russia that the solu-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
woundede Spouse
Gets Awav"

BURBANK, Feb. l8 CUP)-Mrs.
Helen Smith, 40, was booked on
suspicion of assault with a deadly
weapon Friday after phoning police
"Where is my husband? I shot
him, and now I can't find him any,
where"
Police found Harry Smith, 49,
year-old nightclub operator in a
hospital where his daughter, Helen,
10, had taken him. He will re-
cover.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
Draft Favoritism
CHARGES Hurled

WASHINGTON, Feb. l8. OUP)-
Representative Forest A. Harness
(Rep., Indo charged Friday that
fathers in federal employ are get
ting discriminatory" 60-day de-
ferments not given to draft-age IA
thers in private industry. Harness
made his charges at a house mill
tary affairs subcommittee hearing
of members of the war manpower
commission's committee to review
deferment of federal employees. A
directive allowed 60-day deferments
to give the review committee time
to determine in which cases it
should seek longer deferments of
fathers in government service.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
SOUNDS NATURAL

Someone came in with a long
winded tale about Prem Moore and
Pat Patton lying around in a field
asleep when they were supposed to
be hunting. Corn Reed was acting
as lookout.
The snores were loud and regu-
lar. soaring away whatever it was
the trio was hunting.
Along came hawk sailing
through the air He must have
been deaf or he. too, would have
been frightened. Reed looked at the
hawk and then down at the snor-
ing nimrodS. The temptation was
too great. He fired at the hawk
The Snores stopped.
Did ia hear that?" Pat muttered.
Yea. Broke my ear drum"
Moore gurgled. The snores went on
Why do these men have to sleep
in a field? Can't they get enough
sleep on the job?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18

definite lack of cooperation with
Japan" on the part of the Ameri-
can Red Cross was responsible for
delay in delivery of relief to Ameri-
can prisoners held by Japan.
Spensley said the British and
Canadian Red Cross organizations
were able to deliver supplies to
British and Canadian prisoners
through Russia while supplies "des-
tined for our boys are piled up at
VladiyOStOk "
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
4PouItry Joins
Black Mart

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. l8 (UP)-
Poultry commission buyers COM
planned Friday that black market
purchases on farms in the midwest
were causing a critical shortage of
dressed fowls on legitimate mar
kets. They said the shortage was
becoming acute in st. Louis, Chica-
60 and New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
SeIective Boards
Scan Deferlnents

The Brawley and Ell Centro Sc
lective service boards met with the
USDA war board Thursday after
noon to discuss the uniform pro-
cedure on the latter boards ham
ding of applications and draft de-
fermentS for agriculture.
The selective service groups ex-
pressed satisfaction with the pres
ent methods used in scrutinizing
these deferment applications. More
than 70 applications were consid-
cred at the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18

ton of the Soviet-Polish problem
lay in London, not Moscow
Polish proposals were reported
to have been handed to Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill yesterday
after a Polish cabinet meeting.
Informarts expected Churchill to
communicate with Premier Josef
Stain.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
Truck Strikes,
Iniures Child

Kay Britt, 6-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Britt of
480 Imperial avenue, Ell Centro
was in the county hospital Friday
for treatment of injuries suffered
when backing truck struck her
Thursday night.
The accident occurred at the
-Four Corners shortly before $3.50
pm. Thursday.
She was standing beside her
father near a truck driven by Paul
E. Rawlins of 327l2 Twelfth street
Los Angeles. He told Ell Centre
police that he did not notice the
little girl when he started to back
his truck. The backing truck
struck the child.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
DEATH TOLL NOW TWO

OAKLAND, Calf, Feb. l8. CUP)-
The death toll from a fire which
swept through an officers bar
racks at Camp John T. Wight
reached two Friday with the an
nouncement that Lieutenant Jack
A. Brown of Minneapolis, Mimi,
son of Mrs. Claire Brown, had died
of injuries received in the blaze
Second Lieutenant Ralph O.
Butcher, Arlington, Calf, was
found dead in the building, army
officials had reported earlier. Sew
EN- other officers were slightly in
jured Origin Of the blaze, which
swept through the barracks early
Thursday, remained undetermined
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
Polish Covernment-in-E Exi|e
Makes New Peace Move

LONDON, Feb. lS. CUP)-The
Polish government-in-exile has in
formed the British government that
1t is willing to negotiate with Rus
sia on the SOviet-Polish frontier
dispute, reliable sources reported
Friday.
The Polish government was un-
derstood to be prepared to take a
first step toward settlement of the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
UPS RUBBER FOOTWEAR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. UP)-
The Office of Price Administration
Friday raised retail price ceilings
on rubber footwear to compensate
for costlier materials used in its
manufacture. The increases aver
aged 6ia per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
PLANE VICTIMS

PLANE VICTIMS
MacDILL FIELD, FII, Feb. 49,
(UP)-Army officials Friday re-
vealed the names of u men killed
when a Flying Fortress crashed
Wednesday near Winauma, Fla
They included Sergeant Wayne L.
Kennedy, San Gabriel, Calf; Ser
geant David Quindt, Oakland
Calf; Corporal Charles D. King
Phoenix. Ariz., and Pfc. Paul L.
Yarmouth, Evans, Colo.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
WEATHER

FORECAST FOR IMPERIAL
VALLEY-Increasing high cloudi-
ness Saturday. Little change in
temperature. Somewhat warmer
Saturday. Light frost. Probably
no frost Saturday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
y AMBLINe
Ep0RTER

IT'S LOGICAL
We noticed this publication had
a classified advertisement to the
effect that Bert l.. Woolf had found
a stray sheep. ..-
Doesn't the wolf always get the
sheep. strayed or unstrayed?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-18
Mechuniz ized Units,
Air Forces
Pound Stronghold
Sky Attack Made from Carriers
As yanks Challenge Foe;
Army and Navy Withhold Comment

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL
(UP) - Secretary of the.
Navy Frank Knox de-
clared that American ma
val and air forces have
scored a big victory in
their aerial smash on Truk.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
j. ". Smith, Former COP
Publicity Aide, Dies

Hs the AssociateH Press.
NEW YORK. Mar. 3.-John w.
Smith, 81, former assistant publicity
chief for the Republican National
Committee in Washington, died in
his home in Brooklyn yesterday. 7a
| Mr. Smith was active in the news
paper field for more than 80 years.
serving at one time as managing
editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. He
also had worked on the Denver Post
and the st. Louis Post Dispatch. He.
Is survived by the widow and a son,
Jack.
Mr.. Smith came to Washington
in March, 1912, as a member or
the publicity staff of the Repub.'
lican National Committee. He re!
NAMED until October, l943, when
he resigned because of ill health.
While here he lived at 1902 Twenty
first street NV. He was also as
sistant to Franklyn Waltman, pub-
licity director of the Republican MAJ
tional Committee, during the 1910
presidential campaign, and lived,
here at the time. V'
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Government 10 Use
Potatoes for Alcohol

In a move to prevent possible
waste and decline in prices, the
War Food Administration has de-
cided to convert approximately 49,
100000 bushels of lower grade
potatoes into industrial alcohol.
Present plans call for dehydration
at idle Midwestern sugar beet plants.
The potatoes then will be shipped to
alcohol plants for processing. VIA
officials said the plan was decided
on because last years big crop had
provided more potatoes than could
be consumed before the 1914 spring
and early summer crops reach the
markets.
The program was started yester-
day in the Red River Valley area OF
North Dakota and Minnesota, where
the VIA began buying up No. o.
potatoes at IS cents hundred
pounds. 1t is being financed by the
Commodity Credit Corp.
Offlcials said the program will In 6
volve a loss to the Government, as
the price to be paid by alcohol plants
will be insufficient to pay costs Of
the potatoes and the dehydrating
process.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Raids
Continued From First Page,

specified targets in Southwest Ger
many and in France. including the
airfield at Chartres, so miles south.
west Of Paris.
An Air Ministry communique to.
day said two medium bombers ant
one fighter-bomber and two fight.
ers were missing in extensive sweep,
by the Allied Expeditionary All
Force yesterday.
A communique announced that 1,
bombers and three fighters failee
to return from the heavy bombe,
operations. The fighters destroyed
18 German planes, but the number
shot down by the bombers was no,
Immediately tabulated.
American Marauder ediun
bombers raided the rail center al
Amiens yesterday and other at.
tacks were carried out on the In.
vasion coast Of France, It was an
nounced.
Persons watching the cross Chan
mel assault during the day esti-
mated that between 1000 and 5000
Allied planes Of all types flew
against enemy targets by daylight
On the previous night the RAJ
made 600-bomber raid on Stutt.
CART In Southwest Germany.
The Air Ministry announced last
night Raj night bombers had
dropped l3,20O American tons OF
bombs on Germany during February
and another 1870 tons were dropped
by daylight. The announcement
said Raj plane losses during the
month were 245 and that 81 German
planes were destroyed over Europe
by British. based RAJ craft.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Jurors Illness Halls
Noxon Murder Trial
By the Associated Press.

~ Inc hsSOClAleu EIcsS.
PITTSFIELD, Mass, Mar. s.
The sudden illness of a juror today
interrupted the murder trial of John
F. Noxon, jr., corporation lawyer.
charged with electrocuting his s.
month-old mentally deficient son,
Lawrence.
Judge Abraham Pinanski an
nounced adjournment of the trial
until Monday because of the illness
of James E. Cullen of Pittsfield.
He said DR.. Harry H. Bard had
been called to treat Mr.. Cullen dur
ing the night for an attack OF
grippe.
DR.. Bard said the illness was not
serious, but he ordered the Juror to
remain in bed in the hotel where
the jury is being quartered during
the trial.
Police Capt. Camille L. Marcel
was scheduled to resume testifying
when the postponement was an
nounced.
Capt. Marcel testified yesterday
tldt FOliCe Cnlet JOnn sullivan had
said the burns on the left arm OF
the baby looked as though there
had been clamp on it."
Earlier. a doll, which made its
only court appearance last Friday
during a brief skirmish between the
prosecution and defense counsel,
was excluded by Judge Pinanski
when it was offered in evidence by
Assistant District Attorney Alfred
w. Bettigole.
This doll" said the court, 'is not
a moulage cast" meaning the cast
OF some living or dead person or
object-"but is an ordinary doll
which is not exactly the same size
as the deceased"
Evening star., 1944-03-03

Of Mississippi, an opponent of the
Federal ballot, said in the House
February he was told Mr.. Wechsler
actually had drafted the original
form of the administration bill, a
statement that Representative Sa-
bath. Democrat, of Illinois imme-
dHately denied.
Mr.. Rankin asserted further that
Mr.. Wechsler had been "a member
of the Legal Advisory Committee of
the international Labor Defense,
legal arm of the Communist party
Mr.. Wechsler has been serving as
special assistant to the Attorney
General since 1912.
A member of the Columbia Uni
,versity law faculty on leave, Mr..
Wechsler served in 1941 as executive
secretary of the Board of Legal Ex.
aminers set up by the Civil Service
Commission to expand civil service
rules to cover appointments of legal
aides to departments.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
|pEPC0 Sliding Scale
)Cross-Examinaiion
Due 10 End Today

The annual hearing on rates OF
the Potomac Electric Power Co. was
resumed before the Public Utilities
Commission today with v. A. Nc
Elfresh, chief accountant of the
PUG, undergoing oss-examination
by Federal attorneys.
Harry r. Booth, special counsel for
the Treasury Procurement Division,
and Alan JohnStone, general counsel
OF the Federal Works Agency, di-
rected their attention to data sub
mitted by Mr.. McElfresh Monday.
showing the financial operation and
rates Of Pepco under the sliding
scale arrangement for rate adjust
ments and comparing the local COM
Ipany's charges with those of 10
other power Arms In various part of
the country.
Mr.. McElfresh said he felt "Pepco
stands out as very good company"
and added he believed "the exhibits
demonstrate that despite the sub
stantial earnings of the company.
Pepco rates are well below the
average of seven other companies"
Lloyd Harrison, assistant corpora
ton counsel attached to the PUG,
and company attorneys have indi-
Gated they expected to complete
cross-examination today on the first
two issues in the hearings-whether
the sliding scale should be aban-
doned or modified.
Mr.. Booth has informed the COM
mission he expects to bring in ex-
perts next week to testify in support
Of substantial notifications in the
sliding scale arrangement, in effect
since 1925. Mr.. Johnstone has de-
manded abrogation of the arrange
ment. while Mr.. Booth has so far
directed his attention on the ques-
ton OF modification.
Evening star., 1944-03-03

Continued From First Page.)

near present levels. Military ano
other extra needs for processed fooc
will be 10 per cent greater this yeal
than last. He said civilians will
get about 100000, 900 cases of vege.
tables and fruits this year, COM
pared to a prewar annual average
Of 285 900 900.
The price administrator told a
news conference yesterday that he
was able to cut meat point values
for this month because the Govern
ment had been unable to ship as
much as planned, leaving a larger
share for civilians. He said civilians
may expect less meat in the months
ahead. Canada. he continued, re-
moved meats from rationing be-
cause all Canadian ports but one
were ice bound and could not be
used for shipments abroad.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Score Receivino
Tax Aid Unowore
[Of $4,000 HoIdup
= the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Mar. 3.-More than Z
score of customers at q Northwest
Side loan company were so busily
engaged in getting their income tax
returns made out by clerks last night
they apparently did not know that
two men entered the establishment
and robbed the owner of between
$4,000 and 5000.
One OF the robbers stepped up to
one customer, Anton Jensen, pulled
a sawed-off shotgun from under his
coat and told him to keep quiet
Mr.. Jensen obeyed.
Meanwhile, the second bandit
walked to the railing behind which
the owner, John Grzemski, was sit
ting, pointed revolver at him and
ordered him to give him money in
the safe Mr.. Grzemski told police
he complied and the robbers backed
out the door and fled.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
|WiI|kie Declares
Democratic Party
lis Falling 10 Pieces
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Mar. 3.-Wendell l.
Willkie says "the Democratic party
lis falling to pieces" and that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has lost his power
ito produce within the Democratic
party a concerted and unified effort
toward winning the war or planning
for the peace"
In his first Nationwide radio ad-
dress since announcing his candi-
dacy for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination, Mr.. Willkie said
last night that ''the party which is
to win the election must have ar
rived at q strong and definite
unity" by convention time.
He spoke on the March OF Time
program over NBC.
Enacient Party Needed.
We Republicans must forget the
growing pains of our recent past
and concentrate on making our
party an efdcient. unified organiza- =
tion," he said. I'VE must, because
the opportunity is now ours to step
into power In the national Govern
ment. We must, because never in
the history Of the United States. has
there been . more urgent and i'm
perative need for . unified and EN-
cient administration"
The Democratic party, Mr.. Will
kie said, is torn by disunity."
Its congressional leaders and it,
executive leader are becoming in
yolved in deeply disturbing disputes, ,
he said. Its executive department
is becoming increasingly petty and
arrogant in its relationship to
Congress; the antagonistic social
economic and political groups that
compose it have begun to war among
themselves; the Chief Executive has
lost his power to hold them together
to direct them.
No Patching Job Will Last.
"Of course, he and other factional
leaders OF the Democratic party will
try to smooth over the surface of
their disunity. They will have to
try to make it appear to the Amer
ican people that there is unity, con-
cord and effective cooperation with
IN the party, II they expect to be
Reelected"
Mr.. Willkie said that mo patching
job, however skillful, can last for
long, and that should the Demo-
Gratis win in November "the disrup-
tive forces within the party will split
1t wide open once again and the
American people will be saddled with
a hamstrung, stalemated and in
effective national Government"
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Chicago Foctory Seeks \ {;
Injunction Against WLB

The Mills Industries, Inc, of Chi-
cago filed suit in District Court yes q
terday asking an injunction against q
the War Labor Board to prevent clIs
forcement Of the WLB directivesr
which embodies union maintenance
checkoff and wage adjustments. ,rsq
The suit, similar to others stillIq
pending in court. also pointed To
alleged difficulties in ironing out 2
disputes between the CIO and AFLo3
The suit says the firm formerlyds
made automatic vending machine
equipment, but that it now manu.ss
factures shells, armaments and nj
other war equipment. &c
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Senators Act 10 Block
IWechsIer Post as
Assistant 10 Bidd!e
Ey the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press
A move was under way today with
in the Senate Judiciary Committee
to block President Roosevelt's ap-
pointment of Herbert T. Wechsler of
New York credited in some quar-
ters with having had hand in the
drafting of the administration
original Federal war ballot bill-as
an Assistant Attorney General.
Chairman Wheeler of a subcom-
mittee considering the nomination
told reporter he had received
several protests" against the ap-
pointment. as we'll as a letter from
Senator Wherry, Republican, of
Nebraska asking that action be de-
layed until he could make an in
vestigation of Mr.. Wechsler's polit-
ical record.
Senator Wheeler said opponents
and proponents of the nomination
would be given an opportunity to
air their views at hearing. At
torney General Biddle is understood
to have urged some Senators to act
on the matter promptly.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Walter Schofie|d, Artist,
Dies al Home in EnqIand

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA Mar. 3.-Waltel
Elmer Schofield, IS. Philadelphia.
born landscape painter, whose wori
is in the permanent collections o1
many famed galleries, died Wednes.
day night at his home, at Godelphin
Manor, Cornwall, England, friends
here were informed yesterday.
After studying In Paris early ir
his career, Mr.. Schofield returned te
Philadelphia and was prominent ir
art circles. After serving as a major
in the World War, he married Miss
Muriel Redmayne of Southport
Lancashire, England, and made hi.
home in England for years while re.
tanning American citizenship. He il
survived by his widow and two sons.
Evening star., 1944-03-03
Norfolk Vice Probers
Hear County Officer
Was BrotheI Owner
BY the Associated Press.

oS tuc AscUCldtCu FIeSS
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Mar. 3.-The
Virginia House committee investi-
eating law enforcement in Norfolk
County today was told that an estab-
lishment called the big Apple" op-
Grated openly for purposes of pros
titution and illicit sale of liquor, was
owned by County Of1cer T. G.
Casteen. The witness, Mary Her.
ring, colored, said she worked there
last year.
She said the establishment was
operated by A. T. Duncan, who told
her he paid Casteen $25 week rent
Duncan told her. she said. when to
stop selling liquor and when to start
again.
The big Apple" did a good bust
ness, operated as a dance hall on
Sundays, and was never bothered
by officers for this, the witness said
She testified that the first two weeks
she worked there she was paid SIC
a week and after that she received
so cent for each pint of liquor she
sold. Liquor was sold both by the
pint and by the drink, she said.
The witness said she had seen
Oflcer Casteen at the Big Apple
several times.
She said that one of the women
at the place tried to get my hus-
band. cut her" The woman had
her arrested, the witness said, but
she never went to court
The committee late yesterday was
told by Hugh Johnston, Norfolk
County commissioner of revenue
that any laxity in law enforcement
in the county was due to political
conditions" He said that politics
and law enforcement were so mixed
up that "one can't be separated from
the other"
Norfolk County Commonwealth s
Attorney A. o. Lynch testified earlier
that he was able to recall only two
instances in which county officers
alone had raided houses of prostitu-
tion and none in which they initiated
raids on bootleg liquor establish
mentS
Evening star., 1944-03-03
W. {. Nottingham Dies;
Wisconsin j. biochemist
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, Mar. 3.-Prof. w.
E. Nottingham, 81, University OF
Wisconsin biochemist, died yesters
day after brief illness.
Prof. Nottingham. a native of
Bernardston. Mass, studied at
Massachusetts, State College, the
University of Wisconsin and Johns
Hopkins University. He had been at
Wisconsin for 80 years. Previously
he was on the staff of the New York
State Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion at Geneva, N. Y.
He is survived by his widow, a
daughter, Mrs. Vance Sprague OF
State College, Pa, and son, Pfc.
Robert Nottingham