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Laurel outlook., 1944-02-02
n. P. REVENUES SET
NEWRECOROSECOND
CONSECUTIVE YEAR
President Denney Makes An
nOuncement-Last Year Up
81 Per Cent Over AZ High

Northern Pacific railway operat-
ing revenues for 1913 set a new
record for the second consecutive
year, it was announced by President
C. E. Denney in making public the
company's December and 12-months'
figures.
The years operating revenues
were $151, 531,732, which was $780,
221,175, or 81 per cent ahead of the
previous all-time mark established
in 1912. December revenues were
$16,195,429, an increase of $4,-
2S5,278.
Freight revenue for the year was
$119,842,7 21, also a new high, and
$19,022,7 Isl, or IS per cent above
1913. December freight revenue
was $12,O16,310, up $2,638,7S4. The
years passenger revenue of $751;
7S0,575 was the fourth largest i'll
company history and ~$9,543,196, or
103 per cent above 1912; for De-
cember, $~2,514,255, an increase of
$1,108,99O.
Operating expenses for 1913
were $92,136,O22, an increase of
SD, ,920. The years tax ac-
cruals were $27, 604, 1926, an increase
of $8,684,438, or As per cent; for
December, $5,075,370, an increase
of $~2,599,967.
Net railway operating income for
the year was $36,423,456, up 49,
960,351, or 80 per cent; for Deem
Der, $4,476,264, an increase of ST.
$4,000.
Net income for the year, after
fixed charges but before payment
of a dividend of $2,479,710 to stock
holders, was $~25,52O,430, an increase
of $9,216,513, or Sc per cent. In
cluded in the income account is a
Burlington dividend of $2,490,537,
the same as received in 1912.
Northern Pacific also announced
that during 1943, the company's
long term funded debt was reduced
by $10,107, 800.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-02
Ministers At Conference

The one-day conference of Luth'
eran churches was conducted re.
Gently at Park City. Rev. A. M.
Bachanz, pastor at Park City, was
host. Present were Rev. T. Misch
of Bozeman, Rev. NJ. J. Ludwig of
Bridger, Rev. P. M. Freiburger of
Billings, Rev. Alsierke of Hardin,
Rev. L. Helmstetter of Lewistown,
Rev. E. Leckband of Harlowton
and Rev. H. E. Vomhof of Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-02
Attendance Saturday
Night At Presidents
Ball Estimated At 900

The Presidents ball Saturday
night at the high school gymnasium
had an attendance Of about 800,
Charles McManus, chairman Of the
general committee, announced this
week. He said the committee had
not completed its check Of sales
and expenses, but that the. informa-
ton would be published next week.
McManus said he and the others
of the committee greatly appreciat-
Laurel's generous response to
the annual sale of memberships in
the movement to control and cure
infantile paralysis.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-02
Return From Missouri

Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Hard, Edwin
Speare and James Speare returned
Sunday from West Plains, Mo-,
where they visited Mrs. Mollie
Speare, mother of Edwin and James
and sister of Mr.. Hard. Mrs.
Speare, who vas seriously ill of
pneumonia, was slightly improved
when they left.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
u. S. Troops Mass
70 Nab Nazis
In Normandy Trap
ArmOr Units Command
Pocket Holding
Seven Enemy Divisions

PREM f HEADQUARTERS,
AEF, July %. CUPD-American ar
NOR massed Friday before Cou-
tances. bottleneCk of the Normandy
pocket in which seven German diVi-
sions were partially trapped, and
smashed forward up to four mile s
all along the front. on the heels of
battered Nazi troops in disorderly
retreat.
Front dispatches said the tank
column slashing down the st. Lo
road from the through gap
was swinging into position for the
final assault on CoutanceS, and SUI
preme headquarters reported that
the vanguard might be closed to
the edge of the strategic transport
hub.
PUSH TOWARD GOAL
Other elements of Lieutenant
General Omar N. Bradley's First
Army we're pushing down toward
CoutanceS from the north and
northeast in a synchronized drive
tightening the steel moose on the
INFANTS of the saith German
army corps, which was withdrawing
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Russians Seize
Key Bases to
SiIesiu Border
Berlin Admits
Loss of Main
Defense Holds

LONON, July 28.-(UP)-
Marshal Ivan S. KoneV's first
Ukrainian Army has forced
the San River in lower Po-
Land and captured the twin Ger
man defense tastion of Przemysl
and JarCSlaW, the S0viets an
nounced Friday after Berlin had
reported the loss OF the historic
fortress city Of Brest Litovsk.
The capture Of PrzemySl and
JaroslaW, 90 miles apart on the Dor
der ON the part of Poland claimed
by Adolf Hitler in 1899 cleared the
way for a Soviet drive 100 miles
westward to Krakow, only 35 miles
east of German SileSia.
GERMANS OUTFLANKED
The fortified cities fell as re-
suit CT an outflanking maneuver 10y
Red Army, tank, cavalry, anC in
fantry formations, Premier Josef
Stain said in an order of the day
announcing the twin victory, which
Continued on Page g. Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28

u. S. Navy Sinks
Ten Jap Ships

however. The carrier plane attack
was the first attack en- the Caro-
lines since March 1890. when a
task force destroyed 1871 enemy
planes.
Nimitz revealed that American
casualties on Tinian through Thurs
day had been one man for every l3
Japanese killed. Our casualties in
cluded l59 killed AL wounded and
80 missing he reported, while 2089
enemy dead have been counted and
60 enemy soldiers were captured
The last summary for the Guam
fighting listed American casualties
at 30l8 including 443 killed, 1856
wounded and 209 missing, as COM
pared with 2400 known japanese
dead.
Tokyo radio claimed in bread
cast recorded last night by the
United Press in San Francisco, that
5000 casualties had been inflicted on
American forces on Guam through
Tuesday The broadcast said 2l00
AiilellCdllS Wtle hilltu III Vie luco-
day night action and 1900 had been
claimed" Monday
American seabeeS and engineers
already had landed on Tinian and
were enlarging the 4500-toot UShi
Point airfirld, Nimitz revealed. Pos
session of the airstrip, which like
the Orote airfield on Guam is
within B-29 bomber range of Japan,
was one of the major detectives of
the Tinian invasion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28

rO1 Z,OOO u. .. 0un All fCrce frying
Fortresses, Liberators and fighters
that Berlin said skirted the German
capital to hit the big aircraft and
chemical centers of DeSsau, Halle
and Merseburg.
HIT PLOESTI FIELDS
simultaneously, an estimated 500
Italian-based heavieS, covered by
strong fighter formations, heaped
new devastation on Ploesti's batter
ed oil installations.
The Romanian ground defenses
threw up a terrific flax barrage
and laid a dense smoke screen
across the vital oil fields, but re-
turning American filters said their
bombs touched off great fires and
explosions through the target area.
AT least 1000 Flying Fortresses
and Liberators and an equal num-
Der of long-range Mustang, Light
ming, and Thunderbolt fighters par
ticipated in the assault, laying their
bomb loads through a thick over
cast that blotted out the targets.
Despite nazi accounts of furious
air battles raging all across the GEN.
ter of the reich. first reports from
returning creWmen indicated the
LuftWaffe put up only feeble de-
| Tense.
FLAX FIRE HEAVY
Antiaircraft fire over the targets
was SO thick. however, that at one
stage of the attack the escorting
American fighter pilots found their
visibility dimmed by the black
bursts of exploding flax
One large formation of bombers
and fighters was jumped by a group
of l6 Messerschmitt l09's and Focke
Continued on Pig. 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
WPB Aid Cites
Shortages Of
Farm Equipment

I'VE have a critical shortage OF
track layers in the United States,
was the announcement made Thurs
day by George Krieger, special as
sistant in Washington, d. c. to DON
aid Nelson. WPB director when he
conferred with Rudolph Miller OF
the Imperial Valley agricultural
conservation committee.
"These power machines Krlegel
explained are number one on the
list of the army, navy, and sea-
bees"
He asked that farmers be patient
since, he said, 1T will be a long
time before the military can release
track layers. They are used to build
roads and airports.
Dave Davidson. California director
of the AAA who accompanied Krie-
ger said his chief problem is draft
defermentS.
Under the Tydings agricultural
amendment to the selective service
act, Davidson pointed out. farmers
are deferred at the recommendation
of his California office, and we
must use every discretion to protect
our food supply and yet at the same
time not jeopardize the army quotas
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Military Joins
Sacramento
10 Probe Fight

SACRAMENTO, July %. CUP)-
City authorities and Lieutenant
Colonel Charles Steele of San
Francisco, western defense COM
mand northern sector provost mar
shall, were tc meet Friday to discuss
a Wednesday night street brawl be-
tween navy enlisted men and civil
ians which resulted in the wound
ing of sailor by a military police
man.
Meanwhile, police reported quiet
reigned Thursday night Military
police, reinforced by a squad of Is
navy shore patrolmen, stopped serv-
icemen appearing on the streets
after 10 D. m. whose excuse for vio-
lating a 10 o'clock curfew ordered
by the service commands was that
they hadn't heard about it They
were dismissed with a warning.
Officers as we'll as enlisted men
are subject to the curfeW. The navy
has ordered Sacramento "out o.
bounds" and nearby army posts are
not issuing leave passes to men UNI
der the grade OF staff sergeant.
Charles r. Redifer, the wounded
sailor, was removed to the Mare
Island naval hospital The bullet
from the military policeman's gun
which Leroy Clark, The MP, said
was discharged accidentally when
he scuffled with the brawling sail
ors, shattered Redifer's arm. Redi-
fer was apparently a bystander, not
involved in the melee.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
BY FRANK TREMAINE

PEARL HARBOR, July %. eUPl
A powerful U. S. Navy task force
sank 10 enemy ships, including a
destroyer, in daring raid on the
western Carolines, it was disclosed
Friday, while marines struck out in
a bid for quick conquest of the re-
naming two-thirds of Tinian island
in the MarianaS.
Marines in control Of one-third
CT Tinian six days after its inva-
sion advanced southwark in a drive
to eliminate the remaining Japanese
from the -square-mile island.
SCENES OF DEATH
Front dispatches described scenes
of death and dies tructiOn on Guam
where marines and army troops
pressed their battle of humiliation
against japanese trapped on Orote
peninsula.
Carrier-based planes struck at
enemy bases on the Palau Islands
and zap and Ulithi islands in the
Carolines Monday and Tuesday, Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitzs latest
ccmmunique revealed, and he listed
as sunk one dies troyer, an oiler, a
destroyer escort or mine layer,
seven small cargo vessels and
many smaller craft"
Nimitz reported that five enemy
aircraft were shot down and 81
were destroyed on the ground,
while five American planes were
lost. Four pilots were rescued,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Girl Is Drowned
In Spi||way
At MuIIet Lake

Officers and irrigation district
employees searched Friday for the
body of a girl who was drowned
Thursday in Mullet Lake in east
ern Imperial county.
The girl, SAID to be a hitchhiker,
drowned in the pool of water at the
foot of the spillWay where water is
diverted from the Colorado river
into Mexico near Algodones. The
girl and her sister went swimming
with two soldiers, Deputy Sheriff
Harold Warner of Winterhaven said
Friday She stepped into a deep
hole and her companions could not
reach her.
The dead girls sister became hys-
terical and was cared for by resi-
dents of the area.
Officers said the body might not
rise to the surface for several days
and by that time might be swept
into Mexico. The victim wars said
to be in her early Juveniles.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Central Valley
Project Views
Clash at hearinq

FRESNO, July %. (UP)-Senator
Sheridan DoWney, Dem. Califor-
MAJ, heading senate Subcommit-
tee holding public hearings on the
l60-acre limitation for lands fur
nished irrigation water by the Cen
trail Valley project, declared Friday
he cannot see any way to make the
limitation effective through legal
compulsion.
The committee, which met in
Fresno Thursday after three days
of hearings in Sacramento. will
hold hearings in Hanford Friday
and close its Week-long activity in
Bakersfield Saturday.
DoWney said, however, that Sug-
gestion offered at the Fresno hear
ing proposing a voluntary agree
ment among land owners to respect
the water rights of l6O-acre farms
to the exclusion of larger farms
might be feasible.
After testimony by several advo-
Gates of the l60-acre limitation,
Representative Bertrand w. Gear
hart tCld the committee that under
the limitation large landowners, eX-
Guided from the benefits of the
project, would refuse to take the
water.
This would place an increased
financial burden on the small farm
Al.
ers who would have to bear the
l60-acre limitation would defeat its
purpose" Gearhart said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Wet Mexicans
Draw Praise

Wet Mexicans saved the crops
during the harvest season." G.. W.
Garrigues, head of the farm labor
board said Friday Without them,
the valley would have had a serious
labor shortage" he said
Now that Seas>n IS over and the
immigration department has been
reinforced, the line jumpers" are
being picked up and sent back.
GarrigueS points out that next
season Imperial county will net be
dependent upon this class because
arrangements have been made be-
tween the American and Mexican
governments to supply the valley
with adequate Mexican nationals to
harvest the fall crops.
GarrigueS says the "wets" are
good workers. They pitched in and
worked over week ends while the
regular laborers were reluctant to
do So" he asserted.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
British Battle
For Florence

ROME. July %. CUP)-The Brit
ish Eighth Army, advancing yard
by yard through bitter enemy re-
Sistance, stormed to within seven
miles or less of Florence Friday
while American and German forces
to the west maSsed for the battle OF
Pisa and exchanged heavy artillery
and mortar fire across the Arno
river.
New. Zealand tanks and infantry
men spearheaded the frontal drive
on Florence, smuggling directly up
highway two against fanatically re-
sisting Nazi paratrCopers and shock
units who fought to the death from
a network of hill positions and ma
chinegun nests covering the south
ern approaches to the city.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
BY UNITED PRESS

Sadao Iguchi, spokesman for the
Japanese information board, "flatly
denied" Friday that any members
of the crews of American B-29
SuperfortreSseS had been executed
after being shot down and cap
tured, a japanese Domei agency dis
patch said.
The dispatch, recorded by FEC
monitors, said Iguchi made the de-
NAL in commenting on an American
inquiry, filed through the Swiss le-
cation in Tokyo to the Japanese
foreign office, regarding a Singa-
pore broadcast which purportedly
said American airmen who raided
Kyushu had been put to death.
Iguchi attributed the inquiry to
a twisted interpretaticn' of the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28

ALLIE ID HEADQU AR
TIERS, SOUTHWEST PACl-
FIG, July 2S.-(UP)-F
line dispatches forecast a major
battle was impending Friday as the
desperate Japanese 18th Army trap
ped in northern New Guinea mace
unsuccessful forays against Cen
Douglas Macarthur lines along
the Driniumor River.
Although the 45,000-man army
cut off from supplies and reinforce
ments by a ring of allied warShlpS
ano planes around the coastal area,
had been reported starving, United
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Water Rent Row
At Braw|ey
May Close Camp
WA Gives Eviction
Notices After City
Makes Final Call for Fees

The SO families living in the mi
gratory labor camp at Brawley must
eyacuate by midnight next Monday
thus writing the last chapter in the
BraWley city councils fight to col
lect a $685. camp water bill from
the government.
Eviction notices were served on
the families, totaling $50 individ-
uals, late Thursday by Klen Trimble
of the area office of the War Food
Administration.
The eviction notices were ordered
b. the VIA because the city coun-
ell of BraWley refused to renew a
contract to provide water until a
s. 695 bill allegeCly owed by the
Farm Security Administration, sue
cessorS of the VIA as camp man.
ager, IS paid
MAYOR BARES VIEWS
THE city'S dealings with the VIA
has been satisfactory" Mayor Ell
rler Sears of BraWley said. land I
have no doubt that we could nego-
tate a new contract to serve wa
ter to the camp which would be
satisfactory to all concerned. But
the bill of the FSA still is unpaid
ano we feel that we cannot con-
tinue to serve water to the camp
unless the back bill is paid. The
WA always has paid water bills
since it took over the camp.
lit is a shame to make innocent
people suffer in order to get the
government, their landlord, to pay
their water bill"
Meanwhile farmers and growers
of Imperial Valley are negotiating
with the army to get the water plant
at Camp Seeley and install it in
the RraWley camp in time for it to
open for the winter farming sea-
son. Negotiations are said to be
satisfactory but will take a little
more time.
STARTED IN 1897
The Sto;, OF the alleged unpaid
water bill is a long and stormy
one, Brawley councilmen recalled
Friday. In 1897 the city of Brawley
entered into a contract with the
Farm Security Administration
whereby the government would pro-
vice $4,000 to improve and ex-
tend the city water system to the
camp. In return for this advance.
city councilmen said, the city was
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Rations Squabble
Calls Truce;
OPA Claims Score

WASHINGTON, July %. tUP)-
The capitals latest interagency
Squabble fight for rationlng
authority between the Office OF
Price administration and the War
Food Administrations on
Friday with the OPA apparently
holding a momentary advantage.
The dispute, which eventually
may have to be settled by War Mo-
bilizer James F.. ByrneS, began last
week when the VIA ordered OPA
to remove point values on CONNER
cial and utility grades OF beef on
August and to restore point values
to pork loins and hams, now ratlcn
free. The OPA, jealous of its au-
thority to set point values, baked
on grounds the VIA order would
hinder the meat rationing program
A long series of interagency cen
situations, in which Sterilization Di-
rector Fred M. Vinson took part,
resulted Thursday in a "compro-
mise" STIMULATING that July ration
points would continue until August
Is. New point schedules usually are
effective the first Sunday of each
month.
OPA said the delay in getting out
new food rationing charts was
planned to allow for full consider
alton of possible changes in the
meat supply and its effect on ra-
tioning." Spokesman said, however,
that that was just the official way
of saying they had won more time
to fight this thing out with VIA
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Ambulance Plane
Crash Kills y.

GLASGOW, Scotland, July %
lUP)-Twenty-tWo persons, includ-
ing wounded American soldiers and
one u. S. army nurse, were killed
when a troop-carrying ambulance
plane en- route to the United States
crashed near the Mull-of Galloway
Thursday night
Military authorities id the
plane apparently struck a cliff and
crashed on the rocks below. There
were no survivors. Many bodit s
were charred beyond recognition
when the wreckage caught fire.
The wounded were being returned
home from Normandy battlefieldS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Treasury Speeds
War Bond Cash

WASHINGTON, July %. CUP
A new war bond redemption plan
will be put into effect within the
next 60 Gays so Dondholders may
receive cash Immediately instead of
having to wait a matter of days or
weeks, Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., has revealed.
He said bonds will be redeemed at
any commercial bank, simply upon
presentation and proof of identity
at their full purchase price, plus
whatever interest may be due.
1t was understood officials hoped
the program would cut the redemp-
ton rate for war bonds, on the
psychological theory that redt mp
tons would be reduced by making
the process simpler and quicker.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
d AMBlINe
EpoRTER
QUICK SERVICE

Exactly Is minutes after Thurs
days Press was ON the streets, Mrs.
Rita Noah of the USO had her miss
ing tin tubs back in her custody.
They were found under the cool
ers at the Ten Thousand CLUB
where they We're placed by two
boys. They weren't there when Mrs
Noah searched for them last Sun
day at the time she found they
had not been placed in her car
after a tea at the club. A woman
saw the boys put the tubs under
the coolers but naturally thought
nothing about it until she read the
RR Thursday. Now everyone is
happy.
Thanks. Public.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
u of T. Professor
Gets Farm Post

SACRAMENTO, July %. up
Appointment of Prof. Richard l.
Adams of the University of Califor-
MIA as director of the California
farm production council, succeeding
William B. Parker, was announced
by Governor Earl Warren.
Parker resigned July /, three
weeks after a committee of the
state senate made public an investi-
CATION of the activities of his ad-
ministrative assistant, A. L. CRed)
Vollman. which resulted in Voll-
man being indicted by an Alameda
county grand jury on bribery
charges,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28
Trapped Japs Await Bottle
TO Flee New Guinea Trap

munique that as Japanese at
tempt to envelope the American
right flank near Afua village on
the Driniumor River line was frus-
tateo, bomoers striking at shipping
routes probably Sank or damaged
five Japanese vessels.
Long range navy Ventura bomb
ers sweeping over the Caroline Is
lands on Wednesday attacked five
ship convoy 100 miles south OF
Truk atoll, Macarthur reported.
The bombers probably sank one
500-ton vessel and set three lug
gers Attire. while the fifth ship fed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28

Press war correspondent Francis
Mccarthy reported from Aitape
that enemy advance units were
well-fed and equipped with excel
lent arms.
Officers and men at the front.
knowing lle desperate situation of
the Japanese forces, believed that
the most bitter fighting was yet to
come, Mccarthy reported. He point
ed out that although Americans
have killed off a maximum of 5000
enemy troops. considerable strik-
ing force, however, supplied and
equipped, still remained in the area,
Macarthur announced in a COM
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1944-07-28

Ninth Air Force headquarters said
it was the first fatal accident in
the course of air evacuation by the
flight command. The command has
carried thousands of wounded men
from the front lines to hospitals in
Britain and elsewhere.
The plane was a CAT and was a
part of a sky train Ell route to a
Prestwick, Scotland, hospital in the
next-to the-last lap CT the trip to
the United States.
One Raj flier also was liz ted
among the victims. Names were
withheld pending notification of
next of kin.