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Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Labor Shelter
For {. {. Will
Be Constructed

Construction of the War Food
ADMINISTRATIONS Ell Centro Farm
Labor supply center, located at
Fairfield Drive between Main anC
Commercial, will get under way next
week, according to Stephen V. Gel
ter, architectural engineer, VIA.
AT the moment" Mr.. Gelter said,
our Berkeley offices are attempt
ing to decide whether to sub-con-
tract all work, or to complete all
work themselves If the latter
decision is reached, it will be up
to this office to hire labor, pur-
chase material and supervise con-
struction."
TO PUSH START
The engineer continued by say
ing that an earnest attempt is being
mace to lay foundations for the
camp this week, and that the ad-
miniStration is in hopes that work
Continued ON Pg. 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
RuI IeS Announced
In kindergarten

Parents of small children Wednes-
day were warned that the school
code of California has set up strict
rules governing the ages at which
children will be permitted to enter
kindergarten and the first grades.
THE school code sets forth that
in order to be admitted to kinder
garten the children must be Az
years of age on or before September
l of the current school year" School
Superintendent Guy Weakley said.
THE code also sets forth that in
order to be admitted to the first
grade the children must be 51a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

: The priority system - based or
length of service, service overseas,
combat credit, and "parenthood
cree twill apply to all theaters
and continental United States.
This system, which will be used
both in selecting surplus men for
return to the United States and in
selecting those to be discharged,
was evolved by experts who sent
section of the sentiments of enlist
eo men,"
CARD TO BE ISSUED
After Germany's defeat, an ad-
justed service rating card will be
issued to all enlisted personnel. On
it will be scored four factors which
will determine priority of separ-
alton"
Il. Service credit - based upon
the total number of months of army
service since September 16, 1910.
20. Overseas credit-based upon
the number of months served over
seas
49, Combat credit - based upon
the first and each additional award
to the individual of the Medal of
Honor, Distinguished Service Cross,
Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Dis
tinguished Flying Cross, Soldiers
MeC al, Bronze Star Medal, Air
Medal, Purple Heart, and Bronze
Service Stars (battle participation
Stars).
a. Parenthood credit = which
gives credit for each dependent
child under Is years up to limit
of three chilcren."
VALUE OF CREDITS
The value of the point credits
will be announced after cessation
Continued on Pg. 3, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Central Union High Picked
TO House Wilson Pupils

There is an extra classroom on the
campus to be used by Mckinley
fifth graders and the old shop
building which will be used for
storage room, Weakley said.
IDEAL SOLUTION
I'VE believe We have reached the
ideal solution under the circum-
Stances Weakley declared. School
officials, elementary, high school.
and junior college teachers all will
work together to make the plan
satisfactory and assist in settling
the countless problems which such
q situation is bound to create. We
think it will do the older students
good to be required to set the
younger ones good examples in
conduct. We believe it will do the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

Seventh and eighth grad
ers, without a seat of learn
ing since Wilson school burn
ed last week in one of Ell
Centro's m o S t disastrous
fires, will learn their Three
Rs at the Central Union High
school plant this year.
School Superintendent Guy Weak
ley made this announcement We'd
nesday at the close of conferences
with members of the school board,
The sixth graders will continue to
attend school in the four new, mod
ern clasSrooms on the Wilson cam
pus which escaped damage when
the main school building burned.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

younger pupils good to be required
to live up to what is expected Of
them in an institution of higher
learning.
Every effort will be made to give
the seventh and eighth graders -
school life of their own. They
not be absorbed by the high sch
and Junior college. Each group
have its own music, drama
athletics, physical education.
assemblies, 1t probably will T.
good idea to have assemble;
gether now an6 then. We are
ding the emergency and
cease to feel fortunate that VI
not in the path of the war
such a community calamity d
Continued on Pg. 3. Col.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Seventeen Rutioned Food
Items To Be Released

Byrnes. 1t left ketchup, canned to-
matoes anc fruits, tomato, pineapple
and grape juices as the principal
rrocessed foods still requiring blue
stamps. The action did not affect
rationed meats, butter, cheese and
other foods taking red points.
Declaring that still other foods
would be made point free as soon
as the supply situation made it pos
sible, Byrnes listed these as the
items that will take no points after
September II: Canned asparagus,
fresh lima beans. corn, peas, pump
kin, squash, mixed vegetables, baked
beans, baby foods, soups. tomato
paste, sauce, pulp and puree: and
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

years of age on or before September
l of the current school year"
Mothers of kindergarten and first
grade children who have not at
tended El Centro schools before
should accompany their children on
the opening day of school, taking
with them birth certificate or
other means of establishing the age
of the children.
Weakley pointed out that the
sooner official birth certificates are
received the better it is and said
school records of birth certificates
were valuable in the future.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

WASHINGTON, Sept. G..
(UP)-The list of rationed
processed foods underwent
it's largest single cut We'd
nesday when II separat,
items including many can
ned vegetables, as we'll as
baby foods, soups, baked
beans and fruit spreads
were ordered made point
free effective September II.
The surprise move was announced
from the White House, an unusual
procedure in rationing matters, by
War Mobilization Director James F.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Rural Schools
Arrange for
Start of Tern,

The restless feet of rural children
will troop back tu school September
18 in all but two of Imperial coun-
TVS rural districts, Westside and
North End.
Vacation will end for the children
of WeStside and North End on
September IL, it was announced
Wednesday by E. L. Hiteman, coun-
ty school superintendent.
Preceding the opening of the ru-
raj schools, teachers and principals
will assemble at Central Junior COL
lege in Ell Centro on September ID,
Is and l6 for their usual institute
The sessions will begin at 9 a. m.
each day. halt for a noon intermis-
sion and open for the afternoon
session at liz p. m.
PROGRAM ARRANGED
The program announced for the
first day by Mrs. Ruth Kepley ru-
raj school supervisor, will begin with
greetings from Hiteman. This will
be followed by talk on philosophy
for Elementary Education" by Miss
Helen Heffernan, state chairman of
elementary education. Next will
come "A Framework for the Social
Studies Curriculum. by Corinne A.
Seeds, state school official. Section
meetings will continue from 1915
a. m. until noon with Miss Seeds
handling primary social studies;
Mrs. Carmen Gibson, rural music
handling intermediate
music; Mrs. Kepley. art for upper
grades: Miss Heffernan. rural So
Continued on Pg. 3, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

all varieties of jams, jellies, and
fruit buffers.
Only once before had a major
rationing change been announced
from the White House. That came
in July, l943, when President Roose-
velt revealed in an address to the
nation that coffee would no longer
be rationed, the first food to be re-
moved from rationing.
Byrnes said the latest move was
possible by the magnificent Job"
done by farmers and food process
sors. THE Allied Nations owe the
American farmers debt of graft
tude,' he said. They have SO ex-
pressed themselves"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
TO PUSH START
Ernie Pyle Ends
warfront Stay;
Nerves Shattered

With the Ernie Pyle article ap-
pearing in this issue, announcement
is made that the popular war-front
writer will close up his typewriter
and head for his home in New Mex
leo. The Post-Press Newspapers will
supplement this announcement with
his plans as he makes them known.
His present notion is to take a long
rest. This days article tells of the
need to leave the frcnt and come
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
California Car figures
I'm Mystery Drowning

tered the case when II was report
to police that the child had ben
seen in the car at an Albuq,ier0
parking lot, Also In the car W.
a man and woman. quarrelIl6
violently. M
The woman whose body was fosn1
at the beach, however. was not 0
woman who had been seen IN r.
car, police said.
Investigators said that there h
not been any reports Of p<rsons
this area being missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ,
Sept. 6. CUP)-Police an
nounced Wednesday t h a t
they were looking for a Cali
fornia automobile and its two
quarreling occupants in an
effort to solve the mystery of
two unidentified b o d e s
which have been found near Con-
servancy Beach, in the Rio Grande
river.
The body of a woman, apparently
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

about 35 years old, was found Tues
day night, about IS yards from the
spot where the body of 20-month-
old boy was found Tuesday.
Autopsies showed that both the
woman and the baby had cied by
drowning.
The boy, a brown-eyed. blond
baby was dressed in red corduroy
overalls, blue socks and brown shoes.
The woman was wearing a 6ark
dress and a light tan jacket.
The California automobile en-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
u. s. Loses Sub
In Pacific

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. CUP)-
The navy Wednesday announced
loss of the submarine Robalo in the
Pacific and reported that its skip
per, Lieutenant Commander Man.
ming M. Kimmel, hero son of Rear
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, is
missing, together with its 65-man
crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
From a Flier's Wife

We are indebted to Bette j. Regal
for this poem. mo Survivors" She
is in the marine reserve at the Ell
Centro STATEN. Her sweetheart is in
the navy somewhere in the South
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
YANkEE IS Invade cE R|VIANY
Russians Capture
Key City in
Warsaw Offensive
Stalin's Armies Swing
NOrthward as NaZis
Battle for East Prussia

LONDON, Sept. 6. (UP)-
The Second Army of White
Russia has stormed and cap
tured Ostroleka, transport
center on the east bank of
the Narew river 60 miles
north of Warsaw, Premier
Josef Stain announced We'd
nesday in an order of the
day.
MOSCOW, Sept. 6. (UP)
General Ivan Malinovsky's
cond Ukrainian Army
routed the Germans from the
great Wallachian plains of
southern Romania Wednesday and
advanced to within 48 miles of the
Yugoslav border
A Red army junction with Mar
shall Tito'S partisan forces in Yugo-
slavia which would cut off Nazi
forces in Bulgaria and Greece, ap-
peared imminent.
The drive toward Yugoslavia came
simultaneous with Red army
breakthrough in the strong Ger
man cefenses north of Warsaw af-
ter five weeks of furious tank bat
ties and hand-to- fighting
along the 63-mile front from the
Polish capital to East Prussia.
ADVANCE AT WILL
MalinoVSky'S tanks and cavalry
were advancing almost at will west
ward across the Wallachian plains
and were expected to reach the
Yugoslav border below the historic
Danubian iron gates in record time
The armored columns raced 76
miles in one day through Romania
to the big railway junction of Crai-
OVa, liz miles west of Bucharest
and only 48 miles from Yugoslavia
Malinovsky's forces were spread
along a 200-mile arc from north
west to southwest of Bucharest and
gained control of every important
rail junction in Wallachia with the
capture of Pitesti and Rosiorii de
Vede. Sc niles west and southwest
of the Romanian capital.
ROMANO CLEARED
With the imminent junction OF
the Ukrainian troops and Tito's
patriots, the campaign m Walla-
CHA virtually was concluded and
almost all of Romania, excepting
Pennsylvania, was in Soviet hands.
The thrust toward YugoSlavia
practically closed trap on Ger
man armies in Bulgaria. At Graf
ova, Malinovsky's troops were only
ITO miles north of Sofia. while the
Third Ukrainian Army held firmly
q l44 miles section of the Romanian
bulgarian frontier from the Black
Continued on Pg. 3, Col q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Army Advocates
Priority to
DemobiIize Men
Surplus Soldiers Will Be Started
Hcme When Germany Surrenders.
Under Plan Proposed to Congress

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. (UP)-The war department
Wednesday revealed plans based principles of Justice
and mpartiay laid down by G. l. Joe himself for grad
uay reducing the size of the after Germany is whip
ped and returning "a substantial number of nOnessenal
surplus soldiers to civilian life under individual priority
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
J, AMBlINe
EpoR1ER

Help the Teachers
The annual fall hunt for living
quarters for Ell Centro's school teach
erS is on in earnest.
No places to live--no teachers.
They can't camp on the commons
even if we had commons.
If you think you know of fur
nished apartment to be available,
School Superintendent Guy Weak
ley said telephone the high school.
Education must go on!
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Please Fix It

It has been called to our attention
that the USO banner at the FL Gen.
tro, club now and then is backside
frCntwards. hindside before, 'front.'
wards backwards, or some such
thing.
To tell you the truth, we became
so confused that all we will bank
on that it isn't just as it should be.
We wash our hands of the deal.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
Patrons Patrol Force Strikes
Toward Famed Sieqfried Line
Scouting Mission Crosses MoseI|e
In First Move on West Barrier;
Channel Pincers Close on Germans

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, AEF Sept 6. (UP)-
American combat troops have invaded German soil for the
first time in history at undsclosed point and have
smashed the Mosee river drive toward the Seg
fried Line which staff officer said Wednesday the Allies
"of course break.
United States patrols stabbed the German bor
der into the Naz homeland and returned France after
scouting mission Lieutenant General George S. Patton
massed his bird ATmy for coming blows the Siegfred
Line Only after the Armstice did Americans the
Reich border in the last war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
The Unwilling

The Unwilling
Don't bother Ike Scillatter.
This estimable Calexican just shed
a corset he has been wearing since
he hurt his back last spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

Supreme headquarters cautioned against taking the pa
troll thrust into Germany to that the assault the
Naz homeland had begun headquarters broadcast to
foreign workers in Germany however, said that the COL
lapse of the German armies in the that battles
will be fought on German SOIL
Concident with the official assertion that Pattons<
operations still in the buidup stage encounter
increased resistance, senior staff officer made the
unequivocal statement:
"Of the Allies break the Segfred Line"-1
the primary defense belt of Germany proper.
Lacking official information, it believed the Amer
frontier crossing made somewhere in the area of
ThiOnville Just south of Luxembourg.
By forcing the Moselle the Americans hurled the last
river barrier west of the German frontier Ahead of them
major obstacle to interfere with full dress push
into Germany and the Siegfried defense zone
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

Far behind the fighting front the German garrisons
of Brest and lie avre still holding out despite heavy
bombing Another utimatum delivered to the LIE Havre
garrison Wednesday after Royal force heavy bombers
saturated the force of 5000 ehards with more than
1900 tons of bombs late yesterday.
Canadians reached the outskirts of BouOgne after
advance in the face of artillery fire An estimated 5000
Germans were manning the Bouogne defenses
on Pg 3 Col I
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06

On the opposite wing of the western front the battle of
the Channel ports whirled toward climax. Canadian
troops reached the both sides of Calais clampng
pncers the town. swarmed into the outskirts of Bou
logne, and struck within 20 miles of Dunkerque.
United Press Correspondent Robert c. Richards re-
ported from the Third Army front that German resistance
had stffened the Americans burst through the Mosele
river ine apparently in the Ponta MOusson midway
between Metz and Nancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-09-06
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday lis, minimum
Wed. "a; am. Wed. 78, humidity
40; noon Wed. 104, humidity 80;
pm. Tuesday 112, humidity IL.
Evening star., 1944-12-01

First koef-first ensemble.
Pink, blue or white hand
embroidered knitted wool
sweater, bonnet, booties, $4.95
wkL-Infants Furnishing2
Fourth Floor.
Evening star., 1944-12-01

"Roekebys Boby" cradle for
her biggest doll. Wooden cradle
swings on stond or stands
sturdiIy -----------$7.e5
wAL-rhs Toy Store, Fourth Floor.
Super Creftsn,on must have
real work bench, like this, for
fixing and forming. Of sturdy
wood, weII-constructed-- 1926
w&l-Ths Toy stors, Fourth Floor.
Tee for Two" noturol or
mopIe finished table, mosonite
top, two chairs. et--$to.5o
wA1-Ths Toy stors. Fourth Floor.
Sowing Champion :. or will
be with this miniature olIey.
ten pins, boIls-------$5.S5
WA-1hs Toy store, Fourth Floor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
CT Gifts
GIut Mali

With more than $4,000 pack
ages pouring into the main post
office yesterday, Postmaster Ros-
coe B. Huston today announced
that approximately one million
Christmas packages for army
men overseas have been received
and accepted for mailing.
The period for mailing over
seas packages without specific re-
quests from the men themselves,
Sept. 15-Oct. 16, ended at mid
night last night. with postal Of
ficials experiencing one of the
busiest days in many months.
Clerks in the main post office
reported today that one of every
10 packages received for mailing
was above the five-pound mini
mum weight. overweight
packages were rejected and send
ers advised to reduce the pound
age for re-mailing.
Officials stated today that ap-
proximately so carloads of mail
have been sent TO eastern and
western ports for shipment over.
seas. By the end of the week
they declared, all overseas gifts
will have reached various ports
for shipment 10 the various
battle fronts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Keep0CD-Units,
Urges
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING, Oct. 17-Gov. Kelly
expressed hope today that volun-
teer civilian defense units in each
of the SO Michigan counties would
be kept intact despite stream
lining of the state agency.
The state unit has been pared
from ia to "a staff employees at
the suggestion of the governor
and will function at least until
the fall of Germany.
ut would be shame to
demoblliZe n civilian army as
effective and useful as Michi-
CANS defense units have
proven" the governor said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
Rules Changed
On Sednnen Age

Men between II and so are now
eligible for enlistment in the
maritime service. Warrant Officer
Robert Schrecengost, recruiting
officer for this area. stationed in
room Ill of the Federal Building,
announced today.
In the announcement of new
age requirements, recruiting of
16-year-olds will be eliminated
but men between lS and 26. pre-
viously barred from the service.
will be accepted provided they
have received no notice TO report
for induction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17

With four of her five brothers
away at war. Mary Kathryn Gal
lagher, %. years old. only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Gallagher. 2940 Philip, couldn't
stay out of the fight any longer.
Today. she joined the marines.
"All her life, Mary has gone
around with my sons as she was
our only girl" Mrs. Ca agher
said. "She has been anxious to
get into the war for long
time"
Mary's fighting brothers arc
Sgt. James p, "a, who is at an
advanced air corps base in China
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
4 Brothers Inn Service.
Mary Joins Marines

Pfc. Rober F., "a, with the
marines in the central Pacific;
Cpl. Thomas B.. %, with the
field artillery overseas, the
family doesn't know where, and
Cpl. John w. Gallagher, %, a
radioman-gunner on a B-29.
Brother Dick is only l6 and still
n high school.
Mary has been employed for the
lst year by the Budd Wheel
'orp. Previously, she was super
visor for the Michigan Bell fele-
phone Co. Her father is employed
at the Westinghouse naval ord
nance plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-17
War Cost Drops

WASHINGTON, Oct. II GNS)
American war expenditures for
September amounted to $7,104.-
600. 900. new low for 1914. the
WPB announced today. This is
a decrease of nine per cent from
August expenditures.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-10

Bomber workers of the American
Legion, Edsel b. Ford Post, 379,
will soon be ready to open new
home for members and friends. &C
cording TO announcement made to-
day by Charles NJ. bronson, publici-
ty chairman. The log cabin, 209i
Z. Michigan Ave, has been plr-
chased and will be remodeled to
meet needs of the organization.
The first meeting to be held IN
the new home is scheduled for
Wednesday afternoon. For men
working nights there Wall be a
meeting at 1880 in the afternoon
and for others there will be a sec
ond meeting at 1880 in the evening.
Cost of the new home will be ap-
proximately $4,000 and members
expect to raise most Of that amount
by private subscription so that all
indebtedness will be retired within
a short time.
The immediate project before the
Legion is WAC recruiting. More
women are needed for this branch
of military service, say Command
er Harry Brown and Vice Com
mander 7. ]. 5loss, who are~enter-
ing into active plans for an about
drive. They direct special atten.
ton to the parade in Ann Arbor
this afternoon and the meeting In
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-10

Washington, Jan. 10-INS-An
OPA spokesman said today II will
be impossible 10 ration butter sep
srately despite growing shortages
Of the food item and pleas from
sections OF the dairy industry to
create a new butter rationing plan.
Although OPA has considered
such action. officials agree that
6. would put an unbearable burden
on retailers and upset the apple
cart in general. the spokesman de
clared. Butter Is rationed in the
same program with meats, fats
and oils.
In another development on the
food front, meanwhile. the War
Food Administration announced CT
villains will get more jams. jellies,
marmalades and fruit butter In
1914. although the supply will have
more citrus fruit ingredients than
before.
WA said civilians viii get 4l6
million pounds OF all types jams,
iellies and spreads. including So
million pounds OF Jam; goo million
Of iellies: 10 million Of marina
lsde and about 81 million OF apple
butter This is about So per cent
Of the total pack-tbe rest going
20 the armed forces. lend-lease and
other claimants
The government has favored
use Of sugar and fruit IN preserves
and has asked for expanded pro
GuctIon 10 OF set 10 part the re
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-10
Troublesome Man
Hunted by Police

Police today were attempting 70
trace a man described as being
short and lame, after receiving two
reports over the week end in which
"a man of that description fgu' ed
prominently. Saturday at about
-. m. police received report from
an Oak ST. resident. who stated
that a man had forced a young girl
into an automobile, following a
violent argument. at the corner of
Prospect and Oak SITS. Officers
who arrived on the scene shortly
after the call. were unable to find
any trace OF the automobile. The
complainant described the man as
being short, wearing a tan coat
and hat, and walking with a de
cided limp.
Sunday morning police received
complaint from the proprietor Of
the New Huron restaurant. that a
man. answering the same descrip-
tion. had ordered about $3.50 worth
OF food to take out, and had left
without paying the check. Officers
were unable to locate him.