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Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Scouts and Cubs
Gird For Big
Paper Collection

Scouts and Cubs will scour tn:
city of Ell Centre Saturday in one
cf the greatest newspaper salvage
drives of the war era.
All residents are asked to tie up
their contributions and pile them
on the curbs in front of their homes
Friday night.
At a. m. Saturday Scouts and
Cubs who have divided the city into
five districts. will begin a systematic
canvass of every street. Tying up
a carload or two of newspapers
would be too much for the boys so
they asked residertG 70 do the bun
dies up.
Nothing but newspapers will be
collected because the mills will ac-
cept nothing else at this time. Nor
will the mills accept anything but
carload lots. Also, the mills de-
manded that the newspapers be
folded once, stacked in bundles a
foot high, and tied firmly with
string or rope. Scouts and Cubs were
told that the entire carload would
be refused if any magazines or car
tons were included or if the bundles
were wired. The mills are particular,
it was explained, because they do
not have the manpower to sort ship
mentS of different kinds of paper
Proceeds from the sale of paper
will be prorated to the packs and
troops who assist in the collection
drive and will be used as the indi-
vidual groups wish.
This newspaper scrap drive was
undertaken by the Scouts and Cubs
as their contribution to the plan to
eliminate the paper shortage arI
make it possible to continue to sup
ply containers for the shipment of
war supplies and medical neceS-
sites to American soldiers all over
the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Manila Harbors
Made ShambIes
BY j. s. Bombers
ABOARD CARRIER FLAGSHIP

. ABOARD CARRIER FLAGSHIP
OFF PHILIPPINES, Nov. Ia de
layedD. CUP)-(Via Naval Radio
Manila Bays once-eXcellent har-
bors lie in shambles after nearly
two l-lonths of raids by carrier
based aircraft, naval pilots reported
of the Third fleet at the end of an
assault that sank CT damaged more
than a score of Japanese ships.
Encountering little air-borne in
reference from the enemy, our pi-
lots blasted Jap shipping constantly
until virtually all the bays shipping
compliments were hit.
Photographs revealed many half
submerged hulks both in Manila
and Cavite, whose waters are COM
paratively shallow.
Navigational hazards have been
immeasurably increased, while ef-
fective bombing of nearby shore in
stallations and constant threat of
air attacks have made Manila virtu-
ally useless as naval base.
The old floatin drydock U. S. S.
Dewey. first hit September 81, Is
now sunk near the Manila shore
line.
Damage to harbor installations
and shipping is so extensive that
it raises the point that American
forces will have to undertake con-
siderable risk before restoring the
harbors to a semblance of their for
mer efficiency when Manila is re-
captured.
AS in last weeks raid the airmen
sighted two cruisers which may
have suffered previous damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
CI0 Executives
Back PAC Plan

CHICAGO, Nov. II. (UP)-The
executive board of the Congress OF
Industrial Organizations voted Fri
day to retain the CLOS political
action committee.
A resolution advocating continu-
ance of the PAC was adopted un-
animously oy the board. 1t will be
presented Monday to the CIO ma
tional convention for approval. The
resolution recommended that Sidney
Hillman be retained as head of the
PAC.
CIO President Philip Murray, said
the political action committee will
mot only be retained, but expand
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Soviets
Move Threatens
To CUT Off
Hungary Section

MOSCOW, Nov. II. (UP)
Sow e t armorad forces
thrust to within 81 miles Of
the Danube river north Of
Budapest Friday in a wide
thanking drive around the
eastern side of the capital
which also threatened to cut
off enemy troops in north
eastern Hungary.
The pincers attack on the strife
torn capital Spearheaded the Soviet
offensive along a l00-mile front
stretching into northeastern Hun
gary, where Red army troops rapio-
ly were encircling Miskolc, the
country's fifth city.
Near the center of the Hungar-
ian front, two columns of Marshal
Rodion Y Malinovsky's Second
Ukrainian army were converging on
the big rail and highway junction
of Hatvan, % miles northeast of
Budapest.
At the same time another Russian
force threatened the important COM
munications center of Eyer, % miles
southwest of Miskolc. This unit was
approaching Eyer from Tard, 10
miles to the east, and apparently
was attempting to cut the last rail
escape route o. the Germans and
HungarianS in the Miskolc area.
The Russian troops also seized the
Gyomro rail station, one mile north
of the fortified village of Gyomro,
one of the important German defense
points 10 niles east of Budapest.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Army Plan to Send Jdps
Back StirS Protests

Gases involving mixed marriage,
direct family connection with in
dividuals in the armed services and
cases of illness or other specially
meritorious cases are covered by
this policy" the army said.
TRACES STATUS
FujiWara, the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation reported, had been ex-
empted from the army exclusion
regulation. He has not arrived in
Burlingame, and records indicate
that he did not live there before
the evacuation.
Walter Ewing, acting supervisor
of the War Relocation Authority in
Salt Lake City, said the WRA was
investigating whether it was re-
sponsible for providing transporta-
ton to the returning Japanese
Americans. He disclaimed knowledge
of a reported plan that the WRA
was planning a wholesale return OF
evacuees to the Pacific coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

enemy REMNANTS OIl dliOIiiCi'
General Douglas Macarthur re-
ported in a supplement to his Phil
ippines communique that American
troops crashed the last resistance
on Peg,m island in the Mapia group
Thursday, less than "a hours after
landing in the tiny Archipelago l45
miles northwest of Biak.
WIPING OUT JAPS
Remnants of the japanese garri-
son on nearby Brass island were
"being, eliminated" Macarthur said.
The two islands had been used by
the Japanese to flash warnings to
Halmahera, the Philippines and
possible the Dutch East Indies that
American heavy bombers from the
New Guinea area were heacing in
their direction.
American landing parties on both
islands were small and only Slight
opposition was encountered.
PEARL HARBOR, Nov. II. CUP)
American carrier planes sank l6
Japanese ships, including light
cruiser and four destroyers. in a
smashing attack on Manila bay
Sunday, recapitulation of the bat
tie results showed FriCay.
ALL LISTED WERE SUNK
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, revis-
ing the report of U. S. pilots that
their bombs and torpedoes had hit
a sizeable force of japanese ship
ping. announced that every vessel
listed as hit was sunk.
The attack, which caught every
thing in sight in Manilas sprawling
harbor, was carried out by planes
from Rear Admiral Frederick Sher-
mans Pacific fleet carrier forces.
Tokyo reported that the carrier
force was comprised of more than
800 planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

MODESTO, Cal, Nov. II. (UP)-.
The first test auction of surplus
government property by the agri-
cultural adjustment agency here
Thursday brought heated bidding
from a throng of more than 5000
farmers, many of whom repeatedly
paid three times the OPA ceiling
price" for a variety of scarce agri-
cultural equipment.
Materials, taken from an alumni
mum plant IA miles from Modesto,
included items ranging from elec-
trio motors to rubber boats.
The auctioneer was swamped and
thousands of would-be-purchasers
many from distant points in San
Joaquin Valley, were unable to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov.
II. (UP)-Army announce
ment that in a few Especial
merit" cases, American citiz-
ems of japanese ancestry
were being permitted to re-
turn to restricted areas of
the Pacific coast brought a
rising storm Of protest from
state and local officials and
from veterans groups in several
California communities Friday.
Brigadier General Ray w. Hays,
head of the State Guard, said that
II disturbances arose in connection
with returning japanese which local
authorities could not hancle, the
State Guard would step in and en-
force the law. He said he thought it
unwise, however. for the evacuees to
be permitted TO return.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Nazi Women Pay
With Lives
For Peace Riots

ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. H.
CUP)-TravellerS entering Switzer-
land from Germany Friday said
German women staged tumultuous
peace demonstrations in Name
helm over the past week end but
were suppressed "bloodily' by Ges-
tapo agents and Nazi Elite Guards.
The dispatch gave no immediate
details of the reported peace riots.
Swiss reports earlier this week said
81 persons were hanged by Nazi
authorities in Cologne for similar
demonstrations against continuing
the war;
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Finland Cabinet
Favors Russia

STOCKHOLM, Nov. II. (UP) =
Twice-beaten Finland swung farther
into the Russian orbit Friday with
the formation of a new cabinet
headed by Premier Juho PaaSikivi
and including some leftiSts and
political leaders who opposed the
second war with the Soviet Union.
Stockholm observers regarded the
new government as more or less in
line with what has been expected
and expressed belief that 1t might
prove able to cooperate more easily
with Russia than its predecessor
which negotiated the peace treaty
in Moscow last September.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Robots
Aimed
ForU.S.
To Be Launched
From Subs,
Stockholm Says

LONDON, Nov. II. (UP)
"A Stockholm dispatch to
the London Daily Mail said
Friday that the Germans
were concentrating submar-
ines and surface ships equip
ped with robot bomb launch
ing platforms in Norway
preparatory to attempting
raids on the United States.
The dispatch quoted high neutral
sources" as saying Eat the Ger
mans planned to launch their jet
propelled vi robot bombs from
the decks of the vessels against
such targets as New York, Philadel-
phia or towns farther inland"
A joint U. S. Army-Navy state
ment issued in Washington earlier
this month warned that some such
submarine or ship-baseo attacks
might be attempted by a desperate
Germany
The Daily Mail dispatch said it
was known beyond dispute" that
the Germans have concentrated
very considerable" numbers of sub
marines and other vessels in har-
bors at Narvik Tronoheim and
Bergen on the west coast of Nor
way.
Bergen was believed to be the Ger
man headquarters, the dispatch said
with crack submarine commander
formerly in charge of underseas at
tacks on Allied shipping from bases
at BreSt and Lorient in France
assigned the task of Greeting the
new offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Number Please
Units Strike

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. II. CUP)
Service and supervisory employees
of the Ohio Bell Telephone Co.
were pressed into emergency switch
board service in three Ohio cities
Friday in an effort to keep war
vital long distance calls flowing fol-
Lowing walkout of operators.
The walkout began at Dayton
where approximately 600 operators
quit work in protest of the employ
ment of out-of-town operators in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Farmers Storm
Surplus Sale

enter their bids. Two highways near
the site was choked with auto
mobiles parked for about a mile in
both directions.
The equipmen: sold was owned
by the defense plant corporation
and had been used at the River
bank aluminium plant, formerly
operated by the aluminium company
of America, and the Manteca plant
of the Permanente Metals Corp, a
Kaiser company.
Dave Davidson, chairman Of the
state AAA committee, and John T.
Halford, chairman of the Stanislaus
county AAA board, said If the auc-
ton was judged successful there
would be others in different parts
of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Sixth Bond Drive
Opening Slated
From White House

' WASHINGTON, Nov. II. CUP)-
President Roosevelt officially will
launch the $14,OOOO OOO,CtO sixth war
loan drive with radio address at
7p. m. (PWT Sunday over the four
major networks, it was announced
Friday
He will be introduced by Secre-
tary of Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau Jr., as has been the custom
when Mr.. Roosevelt has inaugurated
previous war lean drives.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
LIGHTS GO OUT

Trouble on the ti3eniX / power
line at Parker dam was blamed for
the light and power interruption in
Imperial Valley shortly before 6
pm. Thursc ay. The lights, were off
approximately five minutes. the
time varying in different parts of
the area, irrigation district officials
said Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

the Dayton exchange and quickly
spread 10 Columbus and Toledo
where operators stopped work In
sympathy"
Earl CUP. editor OF the "Ohio
Federation. official organ OF the
Ohio Federation OF Telephone Em-
ployes. said Cleveland Traffic
Chairmen will meet Friday 10 de-
eide II that city's 5000 telephone em-.
ployes will support the Dayton op.
orators.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

Glendale, Cal, Ministerial associa
ton that President Roosevelt apol-
ogize for shocking profanity" at
tributeo to him.
White House officers said they
were checking to see whether the
clergymens letter of protest had
been received.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. CUP)-
General Dwight Eisenhower, in a
broadcast from his European head
quarters Sunday, will tell the Amer
lean people of the urgent military
need for more artillery and artillery
ammunition. The Eisenhower mes
sage will be heard on the Army
Hour, which is broadcast each Sum
day from IL 80 to l 80 p. m. CPWT).
Undersecretary of War Robert P.
Patterson recently made public
similar message, disclosing that
troops in northwestern Europe alone
required 6,000,00d rounds of artillery
and 100000 rounds of mortar am
munition per mCnth.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Ministers Demand Apology
BV Roosevelt on Profanity

joins, and publicly apologize too,
and reasSure faithful constituents
and friends the world over, whom
you have so gravely grieved."
WASHINGTON, Nov. II. CUP)-
White House officials had no COM
ment Friday on the request of the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

Lieutenant General Sir Miles c.
Dempsey's British Second army
fought to the banks of the Mas
river in southeast Holland and be-
gan Smelling German soil above the
First and Ninth army sectors.
Lieutenant General George S.
Patton's United States Third army
drilled slowly but steadily into the
outskirts of Metz and advanced
northeastward toward the rich Saar
coal basin on broad front The
American Seventh and French First
armies battered their Wav toward
the upper Rhine valley in the Vosges
sector behind German demolitions
indicating general withdrawal.
MAKE PROGRESS
Supreme headquarters received
assurances that the First anG Ninth
army attacks in Germany were max
ing excellent progress on a fairly
wide front, overrunning a score of
towns and villages in the first "a
hours and warding off the first
counterhlows after the Nazi recov-
cry from the bewilderment of
Thursdays pulverizing air-artillery
bombardment
From the First army front SOUTH
east of Aachen, United Press War
Correspondent Jack Frankish re-
ported the capture of GreSsenich.
81 miles east of Stolberg and the
last communicate tions hub before Du-
rem seven miles to the east.
With six OF seven armies now on
the march to the east, General
Dwight D. Eisenhower appeared to
have launched the grand offensive
which he has predicted may win
the European war in 1914
NAZIS OUTNUMBERED
The estimaed 100000 men which
he has thrown into battle outnum-
ber the so defending, unc erstrength
German divisions more than three
to one and the Allies material su-
periority probable is even greater.
The American First and Ninth
armies were advancing over fields
and through villages scorched and
blasted by $500 to 1000 Americans
and British bombers and fighters
in the greatest tactical assault ever
launched.
The planes joint hundreds of guns
yesterday in pulverizing German
strongpoints and fortified towns
barring the roads to the ColognL
and Dusseldorf plains.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
Macarthur RoutS
Jons on Isles
off New Guinea
Action Destroys Posts Used
To Flash Invasion News;
Weather Slows Ley+e Fighting

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Philippines, Nov. IL.
UP)-Tropca downpours slowed the American offensive
on eye FRIDAY but other invasion troops 900 miles to
the southeast completed the occupation OF one OF the pr
cpa Mapa islands off New Guinea and were moppng up
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

For tn Boys
The boys in the hospital at the Ell
Centre marine air station appreci-
ate flowers as much as anything
that can be given them. Flowers
make bare hospital rooms beautiful
places. They help the men forget
that they are i'll.
So the Red Cross camp and hos
pital committee appeals to the resi-
dents of the valley to give some
of their flowers to the men in the
hospital there.
Anyone who has flowers for the
patients may leave them at Red
Cross headquarters at 100 North
Fifth street, FL Centro. and camp
and hospital committee members
will take them to the men in the
hospital. They would like some every
dav so the bouquets may be kept
fresh.
And they would like some espe-
cially nice ones for Thanksgiving
Day.
Thank you. public, you always
come through.
Biz Mystery
"What's the matter with your
Continued on page 2, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
y AMBllNe
EpoRTER
We Give Up

We Give Up
Hey said thick-tongued voice
over the telephone to the sheriff's
office. my wife and let OF people
are out here drunk and won't go
home. Come out here"
Are you drunk?" a deputy sheriff
asked.
NO" said the thick voice, my old
lady's drunk
Where are you?" the deputy then
asked.
"Juss a minute" said the voice,
"Ill turn on the light and see
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17
WEATHER

Clear Friday night and Saturday
with rising daytime temperatures.
Continued cool ut night but no
frost indicated for next few nights.
Light winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-17

Biz Mystery
whats the matter with your
Continued on page 2, col. -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-24
CITY SoFT6ALL LEAGUE
FINAL STANDINGS

Wednesdays Results
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German Prisoners Reveal
Disgust With Nazi Regime

TACOMA. Wash .-UP-A drama.
tic picture OF the psychologist up.
heayal that batters men whose en-.
tire world suddenly clatters down
about their ears is outlined in 4
letter by an American sergeant in
Normandy whose duty is to inter.
view German prisoners.
Sgt. Samson Knoll, Austrian.
born soldier serving in the L. S.
Army Intelligence Division. reveals
some OF his observations in a let.
ter 10 Dr. Warren f. Tomlinson.
professor OF history and political
science al the College OF Pudget
Sound in Tacoma. Knoll has spent
a great part OF his life in Germany,
and fed the country 10 escape the
Hitler regime.
He depicts the utter bewilder-
ment and Illustration OF both Off.
GERS and men who suddenly realize
that they have been betrayed by
their leaders
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-24

Never before have l seen thou.
sands and thousands OF people so
completely broken in spirit-peo-
pie so disguised with the way they
have been left holding the bag"
Sgt Knoll writes.
In an Informal talk with a 26-
year-old veteran OF the war on the
eastern front, Knoll learned some
thing OF the hopelessness felt by
Nazi prisoners in Normandy. This
German, former Hamburg garage
mechanic. told Knoll.
Russia was awful, but this is
worse
He did not mean the violence OF
the fighting nor the conditions un.
der which they lived" Knoll point
ed out, but this awful mess into
which they had been led, this be.
travail and the terrible way in
which they had been forsaken."
Doctor Defends Nazis
At another time. the sergeant
talked with n 31-year-old Sudeten
German doctor OF the medical corps
who had formerly been Social
Democrat and private chauffeur OF
Prince Lobkowitz. Although not
Of the Nazi party and admittedly
not anti-Semitic, he was arrogant
ly philosophical and defended Hit.
ler's iron-isted methods as birth
pangs Of something new-some.
thing that must inevitably accom-.
pany social revolution" Yet he
was az total loss when Knoll ask.
ed how he-a doctor pledged TO
save lives could defend the Nazis'
wanton slaughter OF thousands.
A lieutenant. suspicious at FIRST,
finally warmed up under Knolls
friendly, casual half-questions. He
confessed that in private he paint
ed and drew as he wished-not.
withstanding the dictates OF the
state lie had been an artist in
Berlin.
He admitted that National Social.
ism IS wrong and must ultimately
give way 70 freedom. When the
conversation came 10 a close, the
lieutenant said simply:
This has been the most pleas.
ant hour ! have spent In years,
talking freely about art"
Whlstling In Dark
On another occasion, Knoll wan.
dered out into the rain after a long
session OF questioning prisoners.
Later. he ducked into a prisoners
tent and huddled inside with a
dozen Germans who we're also seek
ing shelter from the downpour. For
an hour, he sat talking with them.
encouraging them 10 talk among
themselves and listening atten-
lively.
Some were arrogant. young. Dc.
hant. he relates. Others were
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older and more reserved. Yet what.
ever they talked about, however
defiant they wanted to appear, they
gave you the feeling that they
were whistlihg in the dark"
Knoll tells OF conyersing with a
master sergeant who
was a veteran Of many campaigns
and had served on the Russian
front. Witty, intelligent apd a stu
dent, the German at first cautious
ly parted Knoll's questions, but
suddenly became confidential.
81 talked with him for more
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than four hours" Knoll writes,
and with voice trembling with
emotion. he barred the great fear
Of what was 10 come-an idealist
who had taken the patriotic ideals
at their best, who had chung %
them, and now that they were
mashed-faced nothingness."
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Carver Center League Champions
cALLAoHAN DIES

Reed City. Mich, Aug. 24-AP-
Former State Rep. Miles NJ. Gala
CHAN, key figure in the legislative
graft prosecutions. died at his home
here Wednesday following the third
stroke he had suffered in the past
two months.
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Sports Roundup

Detroit-AP-The Tigers came
home to Briggs Stadium from their
last eastern swing OF the season
today TO rest up for a home stand
that begins with a single game
against the ST. Louis Browns Fri
day. With the Detroit club just
six games out OF first place, albeit
bringing up the rear OF the first d.
vision, pennant fever already had
the home fans I'm It's grip.
Detrolt-AP-T Detroit Lions
brought their roster TO ~ Wednes.
day in preparation for the opening
OF drills Sunday Luke Linden. a
24O-pound tackle from the Universe
~ Of Kentucky. and Jack Buck.
who put in a year AZ the University
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NOT FOR TIE LONG PULL

PROVIDENCE, r. I.-UP- Dis
charged after As years with thu
same company, Edward Mueller
told friends philosophically, "Oh.
well, | always knew that place was
only temporary"