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Evening star., 1944-01-19
Germany Using
Music in Stores
To Soothe Public
BY the Associated Press.

LISBON, Jan. 19-Music is being
mobilized in Germany's food shops,
markets and department stores to
soothe the buying public irritated by
the acute shortage Of consumer
goods.
The Ostdeutscher Beobachter of
Posen, discussing the use of music
in war factories to counteract after
noon fatigue, said similar practice
had been extended to soften the
harsh atmosphere of empty shelves
confronting customers and clerks in
retail shops.
Photograph selections are picked
for their soothing quality and played
well modulated-not loud enough to
disturb conversations across counters
TO create background Of comfort
ing tones.
THE nervousness which these days
is the characteristic atmosphere in
many retail establishments, affecting
both customers and salespeople, has
been perceptibly diminished by this
means" the newspaper said.
Evening star., 1944-01-19
Nazis Failed in Efforts
To Crush the Church,
Christian Action Told

Despite Nazi efforts to crush the
church in Europe, it is very much
alive, the Rev. Stewart w. Her.
man, pastor Of the American Church
in Berlin from 1896 to 1912, told $50
persons at the second assembly of
the School for Christian Action and
Leadership Education last night.
Mr.. Herman, who spoke at the
Calvary Baptist Church at Eighth
and H streets NV, said "Dr. Goeb-
bels has never succeeded in giving
an 'ersatz religion for Christian
ity to Germany. In times of deep
stress, as when the enormous losses
on the Russian front strike home in
every group and the toll from bomb
ings mount, the people 60 back to
their fundamental beliefs in God"
Many Pastors Are Martyrs.
He also declared all the youths of
Germany are not Nazified. Many of
them are Christians, resisting Nazi
efforts to indoctrinate them into
heather beliefs. One reason for
this core of resistance is the martyr
doms Of many pastors in Germany
and occupied countries. "The as
sassination only last week of Kaj
Munk, Denmark's most prominent
pastor and playwright. indicates the
fear the Nazis and their Quislings
have of ministers who form the
basis of the opposition to the ideas
of dictatorS," Mr. Herman said.
Pastor Niemoeller, now serving his
seventh year in a concentration
camp, is another rallying figure for
Christian people in Germany, he
stated.
The Rev. Edwin H. Tuller, dean
of the school, said there was an in
crease of more than $50 in the reg
istration since last week. Among
the students were approximately Is
servicemen and women.
Churches on Honor Roll.
He also announced the following
churches, each having a minimum
of II members registered at the
school, were on the honor roll: ALL
bright Evangelical, Pinkney Memo
rial Episcopal, Gordon Memorial
Presbyterian, Chevy Chase IPresby-
terian, Keller Memorial Luthern,
National City Christian, Friends
Meeting, Metropolitan A. M. E.,
John Wesley A. NJ E. Zion, Asbury
Methodist, Galbraith A. M E. Zion,
Ebenezer NJ E., Brightwood Metho-
dist, Rhode Island Methodist. Mt
Carmel Baptist, Chevy Chase Bap-
tist and Calvary Baptist.
Mr.. Tuller announced a pro-
gram of visual education. featuring
a moving picture The Life of
Christ" would be given at the as
sembly next week The Rev. Lloyd
H. Snyder, jr., assistant dean of the
school will be the speaker.
Evening star., 1944-01-19
| Matthew'S Prosecutor
Drafted for Army Duty
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 19.-Prentiss
w. Evans, States Attorney OF
Somerset County, has been in
Quoted into the Army and is on a
three weeks furlough to wind up
his personal affairs, State selective
service headquarters said yesterday
Mr.. Evans, who last fall obtained
an indictment charging criminal
libel against Rives Matthews, Prin-
cess Anne weekly newspaper pub
Usher, was accepted for general
military service Monday, selective
service said.
Mr.. Evans was originally called for
induction by his Washington ID. c.
Evening star., 1944-01-19

draft board, but obtained . transfer
to the Somerset County board in
order that he might be inducted in
Baltimore.
Mr.. Matthews, who was indicted
September %, had urged that Mr..
Evans be deferred until Mr.. Mat
thews' criminal libel trial had been
held.
The indictment of Mr.. Matthews
grew out of articles he published
charging that j. Millard Tawes, con-
troller Of Maryland, took a pleasure
trip to Georgia In State auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1944-01-19

Spain expects to produce 10000
tons of olive oil this season.
Evening star., 1944-01-19
BEDROOM SUITES

Ceiling Sole
Price Price
5-pc. mahogany twin bedroom suite 1880 1880
6.pc. bleached mahogany veneer bed
room suite ---- 1880 198.40
Ape. solid maple dresser, vanity
chest and bed Aforementioned 1880 1860
3.pc. solid mahogany dresser and
twin-panel beds ---------------- 225.W 1890
3.pc. cherry bedroom Dresser or
vanity, chest and bed ----------lO lO9.O 1890 E
3.pc. modern bedroom suite. Vanity,
chest and bed ed---II 1925 86.40
3-pc mahogany veneer dresser chest,
bed -l--------------,-----'1 1os.S0 $500
Ape lined oak. Dresser, chest bed,
vanity ---------------------- 22sM 1890
3.pc modern bedroom suite 1880 109.70
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Child, z, Killed
In Auto Crash

-year-old Tommy Wilhitc of
Caliratria war killed instantly in
a traffic accident two and half
miles west CT INLAND late Wcdncs-
day and his three-year-old sister,
Mary Leu, wa injured.
He was the fourteenth traffic
victim in Imperial county thus far
this year. Traffic fatalities on a
corresponding date last year totaled
seven.
The boys mother, Mrs. Woodrow
Wilhite, was driving west ON the
road leading to the mud pots when
the foot throttle stuck, Deputy
Coroner Slim Lyons said. She said
she became excited and touched
tie brakes as the car was travelling
40 miles an hour Officers said
the car skidded sideways rs feet
careened into borrow pit. and
struck an embankment, throwing
the hoy out. The car overturned,
crushing the boys head.
Mary Lou was in the BraWley
hospital Thursday suffering from
a possible skull fracture. The
mother and daughter were not
brown from the car but were bat
tered and bruised from being tossed
about inside it as 1t skiG,dcd and
overturned.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Hitler Marks S. Birthday
As 80 Boasts CrumbIe

hiding, and Hitler's air force was
battered by the aerial forces of
America and Britain. His factories
and cities were smashed by sys-
tematic attacks, and his own capi-
tai of Berlin, which Reich Marshal
Hermann Goering once proclaimed
inviolate, became the most-bombed
city in the world.
While the allies prepared for the
final blows, which the Germans
themselves expect at any time.
Hitler's lieutenants apparently took
cognizance of the dismal picture
confronting Germany. There we're
few shouts of victory. or singing OF
the nazi triumphant song-thc
Horst Wessel-but rather AN at
tempt TO have the German people
believe that Hitler would become
one of the great men OF history.
Propaganda Minister Joseph
Goebbels and Goering defended Hit
Ter as a war leader In pre-birth-
day messages Wednesday calling ON
the German people 10 support him
TO the end.
Goebbels attempted TO couple
Hitler with great military men Of
history as not being Understood
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Russians Shatter
Sevastopo|'s
Inner Defenses

MOSCOW, April 20. CUP)-Rus-
sian armies have ripped into the
inner defenses of Sevastopcl and
Thursday were reported battling
the same lines where the Soviet
garrison made its main stand in
the 250-day siege CT 194l-42.
Front dispatches. referring to the
final hours" of the German and
Romanian stand at Sevastopol, said
Red air force planes pounding the
Crimean ba, ton sank IL good-Sized
ships in the harbor within "a hours
Massed Russian assault planes
were reported laying carpet OF
bombs" on Seyastopol and It's Black
sea approaches. ranging as far
westward as the Romanian coast tC
sha,tter the Axis evacuation fleet.
The Black fleet threw its torpedo
boats and other warships against
the harried Axis retreat lines, con-
verted them into an Indian-style
gan+let in which blows fell from
all sides and above.
Around the edges of Sevastcpol,
dust-caked and sunburned Russian
troops, many of whom had not
slept for several days, fought into
the German lines.
The Germans tried TO ucc an
armored train on the last short
stretches cf Sevastopol rails in
their hands, but it was no match
for the Red army artillery wheeled
up on the surrounding heights.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Official Would
Reap Present
Guayule Plants

SACRAMENTO, April 20. CUP)-
Lyman Lantz, assistant state direc-
ter Of agriculture, Thursday de-
clarcd that guayule rubber projects
in California should be continued
at least for the few years necessary
for plants now growing to mature
Lantz said he agreed generally
with conclusions of Representative
w. C. Poage, Texas, chairman and
member of house committee in
vestigating the guayule rubber
projects.
He quoted Poagc as saying that
there are now $4,000 plants 10
months old growing in the state
and they should be allowed three
or four more years to mature
Poage also advocated maintenance
of a processing plant and expert
mental work on obtaining rubber
from the desert plant.
Lantz said there are 100000 acres
of submarginal land in the state
suitable for growing guayule if the
shrub proves commercially profita-
BILE. He pointed out that new pro-
cesSing methods have resulted in
an 18 per cent yield of natural
rubber compared to II per cent
considered the maximum recently
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
FORCES AIM BLOW AT SINGAPORE
Warren Stands
Pat on His
Political Plans

SACRAMENTO, April 20. CUP)
Gov. Earl Warren Thursday in
dicated that l. the Republican
party wants him as presidential
or vice presidential candidate it
will have to draft him.
During a discussion Of his cur
rent boom as vice presidential
candidate he said he wants tc
serve tie three remaining years
of his term as governor and may
even GEEK a Second term. How
ever, he declined TO answer a
question as to what he would do
If drafted for nomination.
Il have every intention to stay
in California for the remain6er of
my term and as NEST people in
public office do 1 probably will
want to be re-elected,' he told
press conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Water, Drainage
Studies Set.up
In Soil SURVEYS

New studies in water uses and
continuation of the study Of drain
age problems were established for
the next six months by the soil
conservation service offices in I'M
perial Valley at a tWo-day COM
mittee meeting which ended We'd
nesday afternoon.
A committee of II state and fed
eral soil experts and six Imperial
Valley soil men completed investi-
gaion of the work of the local soil
service at noon and then were con-
jucted on field trip over the valley
during the afternoon by w. H. Hart
zog, Imperial Irrigation district en-
gineer
OUTLINES PROGRAM
The committee headed by w. w.
Mel aughiin, state soil conScrva-
zionist from Berkeley, outlined the
program for the local research en-
gineers for the next six months to
include mainly a continuation of
present studies, and added the study
of water uses to the work of the
Continued on page 2, col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

LONDON, April 20. (UP)
Adolf Hitler celebrated his
55th birthday anniversary
amid the bomb-ruins of his once
proud Germany Thursday as allied
armies maSsec' on three sides of his
European fortress for decisive as
SaultS that may end his reign be-
fore another year.
There was no word on whether
Hitler would speak or otherwise
nCte the occasion.
But today promised to be in Strik-
ing contrast to five years ago, when
Hitler celebrated his last peace
time birthday. Then he paraded
10000 picked soldiers through Ber-
lin, showed off the most modern
weapons of warfare, and the luft-
waite filled the sky in a Haunting
gesture to the world.
Now, barely 10000 men could be
found in Berlin, except for the SIS
police troops. Everywhere along
the borders of the shrinking NaZi
empire. the Germans were on the
defensive waiting for the attack
which may mean their doom.
The allies during the past year
have changed Hitler's dream of
conquest. A year ago, the allies
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
|. A. Battles
Water Flow
Under Valley

LOS ANGELES, April 20. (UP)--
A little more than 10 years ago,
when a bond issue was being floated
for construction of the Colorado
river acqueduct, southern Califor-
mans were advised by experts that
without the mammoth project, the
area soon would run short of water.
Thursday the city was informed
that there is so much subterranean
water in the l00,000-acre San Fer
nando valley, right in the suburbs,
that a series of wells will have to
be dug for drainage.
The city already is spending 81 200
a day pumping water out of the
valley and the table still is rising
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Badog|io Forms
New Cabinet

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
pies, April 20 tUP)--Premier Pietro
Badoglio has formed a new gov
ernment with all opposition parties
participating except the Action
party, it was announced Thursday
Badoglio met with five parties
of the six-party junta at the head
quarters of the military governor
of Naples, after having conferred
with their leaders individually.
Action party representatives were
absent in line with their policy of
refusing to collaborate with a new
Badoglio government.
Badoglio declined to name the
membership of his new cabinet until
it has been approved by King Vic
tor Emmanuel tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Daylight Bombinss Rip
Continental urope
Invasion Raids
Keep up
Deadly Sor+ies

LONDON, April 20. (UP)
American Marauder med
ium bombers attacked tar
gets on the continent Thurs
day and British HalifaXes
struck from Italy e.. the Bulgarian
rail junction of Plovdiv as bad
weather reduced the scale of the
five = ton minute bombardment
from Britain.
Improving conditions over the
channel after noon enabled allied
medium bomberS, including Mar
auders. to pick up the interrupted
pre-invaSion assault on Europe.
AIM AT FRENCH COAST
Coastal observers saw the day
light raiders flying high over the
Straits of Dover, apparently aim
ing at targets on the French coast
in the Calais area.
United States headquarters an
nouncec that photographs taken
during the 2,000-plane assault ON
air centers in Germany Wednesday
showed heavy damage to a Focke-
Wulf plant and ether factories in
the KasSel area.
Direct hits were scored on all
the target buildings but one at
Kassel, the communique reported.
900 REPORTED KILLED
The Paris racio reported that GAO
persons were killed and LOO in
jured' Tuesday night in the Paris
region when the Royal air force
scattered a record weight of more
Cor 'inued ON Pg, 2, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

already had started the nazis on
the road to defeat. First it was at
El Alamein, then Stalingrad.
AS the year went ON. Hitler lost
Tunisia and saw the destruction of
his elite Afrika Korps; Sicily fell;
the allies landed III Italy, and Hit
Ter lost his oldest ally; and the Red
army started an offensive which
has cost the lives of hundreds of
thousands of Germans and wiped
out almost all the Nazi conauests
in the east.
The German fleet was forced into
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Army Casualties
Jump 10. $50

cd 32,048 missing and 28.799 prison
ers of war. He reported last Thurs
day that casualties as of March
IS totalcd l34,632. There was no
immediate explanation of the re-
duction in the time lag in casualty
announcements.
A navy list Thursday showed a.
227 casualties among navy, marine
and coast guard forces. The new
navy total showed 1919 dead, H.
726 wounded, 9,282 missing, and
4,424 prisoners of war.
StimSon said that of the army
wounded, 32,36O have been returned
to duty and that 1,677 prisoners OF
war are reported to have died in
enemy prison camps.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
House Group Wants u. S.
To "OWn Leus ed Bases"

with Brazil in the building OF a
Brazilian navy, including the as
signment to the nation of surplus
ships from the Z. S. navy after the
war.
The vessels would be given to
Brazil for an indefinite duration
dependent solely upon the continu-
alton of the friendly relationship
with the United States"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

COuIlUeTDIOW against OIle WeSUeTIl
flank of Japan's southern empire,
the allied battle fleet caught the
enemy completely by surprise and
blasted his base into a mass of
wrecked planes and ruined fortifi-
cations.
At least % Japanese planes we're
caught aground ano destroyed at
the Sabang airdrome. and several
others were wrecked in a support-
ing attack on the nearby Lho Nga
airfield.
HIT STARTLED FOE
Carrier-based allied bombers and
fighters hit the startled enemy at
GAVIN, bombing and machine gun
ming the waterfront, barracks and
air field installations.
A terse communique announcing
the strike said direct hits were
scored on a dockyard power sta
ton, wharf areas, barracks and
hangers.
CA BBC broadcast heard by the
United Press in New York said
great fires were left in the town
area of Sabang and that two Japa-
nese merchant ships were hit and
two destroyers were strafed and set
afire)
Admiral Sir James Somerville,
commander of all allied naval fore
es, led the battle fleet almost into
the mouth of the Malacca Straits,
which stretch SouthWeStWard to the
captured stronghold of Singapore
and completed the attack without
damage to his force.
SOMERVILLE READY
The communicate indicated that
Somerville. was prepared to meet
any naval force the japanese might
dare to throw against him. His
armada included aircraft carriers,
battleships, and cruisers, and an
escorting screen of deStroyers and
Submarines-pro the most for
midable naval force to appear in the
InCian ocean since the start of the
war.
The bold attack brought Japan'S
southern empire under sea and
air assault from three sides, with
American warships and bombers al
ready on the offensive from the
south and central Pacific.
IN FULL COMMAND
Somerville commands all allied
naval forces in southeast Asia and
Prime Minister Churchill announced
only last month that a powerful
British fleet has been placed at his
Continued on page 2, col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Searchers Sight
B-34 Wreckaqe

SANTA MARIA, Calf, April 20.
(UP)-A B-34 bomber with II Of
ficers aboard which has been miss
ing more than two months was
believed found Thursday following
discovery of Wreckage in the Los
Padres national forest. Wreckage
was sighted 35 miles from Santa
Barbara Wednesday. Army air base
officials did not disclose names of
the men aboard the plane which
took off January 30 on a routine
flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

WASHINGTON, April 90 CUP)-
U, S. army casualties as of April
7 totaled 145,O82, an increase of
10450 above the total two weeks
earlier, and total announced Amer
lean armed force casualties to date
are 189,309, it was revealed Thurs
day.
Secretary of War Henry L. Slim
son said the April 7 army totf,'
included 25013 killed, 59,222 wound
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Fiji pino Leader
Tells of Bdtddn

launch zigzagging across the har-
Dor in attempting to miss the fire
from japanese planes, Col. Romulo
reached Bataan to find that the
japanese we're shelling the airfield
He and an American solcier search
ed field after field under fire by
the japanese and at last found an
cid model plane bound together
Continued On page 2, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Governor Picks
Prison Director

SACRAMENTO, April 20. CUPI-
Gov. Earl Warren Thursday an
nounced he will appoint Richard
A. MCGEE, supervisor of public in
Stitutions fer the stats of Wash
ington, as California director of
corrections to supervise the states
prison system under a reorganiza-
tion effective May |.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Policy
On 4-F
Scored
House Group
Says Army
Muffs Se+-up

w WASHINGTON April ~.
(UP)-Tho house military
affairs committee Thursday
declared there has been a
conspicuous absence" of CO.
operation on the part of the war
department to make use of 4-F'S in
the war effort.
War Production Chief Donald M.
Nelson, meanwhile, told the house
banking committee that ''the only
thing that stands in our way of
greatly increased consumer goods
is the manpoWer situation
The house military report follow
ed a close session at which the
Costello subcommittee on draft de-
ferments submitted a list of rec
concentrations to force 4-F's into
war work or ..oncombat military
service.
The report recommended that:
/. Selective service proceed with
classification of 4-F's for use in
industry 80 long as conditions re-
Quire.'
2. SelectiVe service and VINO
compile lists of war supporting in
dustries in which 4-F'S may seek
employment and thereby be de-
ferred from labor units.
3. 4-Fs employed in necessary
industries get certificates of ap-
proval from local draft boarcs.
A. 4-F's employed in nonessen-
tial industry notify local draft
boards of willingness to accept wal
supporting employment.
5. Failure of a 4-F to enter or
show willingness to enter needed
employment make him subject to
induction into armed forces.
6. The army anc navy accept for
induction 4-F's net in war support
ing activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

The recommendation was one of
many made in a report to Chair
man Carl Vinson, CD, Ga, of the
naval affairs committee, by Repre-
sentatives F.. EDWARD Hebert, CD
La, w. Sterling Cole, (RD, N. Y,
and William E. Hess, (Ro, o.
In addition to perpetual control
of the bases, the committee also
recommended extreme cooperation
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

a t h i S h o m e
where he Il criti-
cally i'll wit h
pneumonia, it was
repol ted Thurs
day.
The priests and
t h e faithful of
Cardinal O'Con-
rel's archdiocese
were called on to
offer prayers for
his spiritual and
bodily welfare.
Cardinal O'Con-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

nell was invested with the red hat,
symbolic CT the office, at con-
Sistory in Rome Nov. 81, 1911.
In 1884 he was honored by nation,
church and state en- the obcerv-
ance of the 50th anniversary of his
ordination
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

WASHINGTON, April 20.
(UP)-A house naval affairs
subcommittee which recently
toured south Atlantic naval bases
Thursday recommended immediate
steps to gain perpetual title to bases
leased to this nation for SO years
by the British in return for the so
overage destroyerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Coastal Storms
Call Warnings

LOS ANGELES, April 20. (UP)
Small craft warnings were order
ed hoisted from Point Conception
to San Diego at 10 a. m. Thursday
to continue for "a hours. the u S.
weather bureau reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
-Four Workers
Die in Fire

ST. LOUIS, Nc, April 90 CUP)
-Four employees were killed Thurs
day in a fire of undetermined orr
gin that swept through the Mis-
souri, wood heel company. Damage
was estimated at $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Parks
Plans
Pushed
&C. Chamber
Calls for
City TO Act

The rapidly sweeping de-
mand that Ell Centre get busy
in improving its vario S
parks to the end that the
city will have adequate out
door activity centers for its resi-
der,ts and inviting places for tour
lists to visit anc rest, drew emphatic
action from the board of directors
of the Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce at a meeting Wednesday
night.
Vigorously Worded resolutions. di-
rected to the city commission, ac-
opted call for immediate tackliug
of the city's own parks" while wait
ing action on the long g-drawn-o out
squabble over Identification and
improvement of the so-called court
house park.
TIME is HERE TO ACT
The board was unanimous in the
belief that the time has come when
Ell Centre must get together and
present united and formidable
front in preparing for the tremend-
Gus shifting Of population from one
part of the nation to another fol-
lowing the war an6 for the great
stream of motorists only waiting
peace to clock back to the high
ways.
I'VE just can't afford to daily any
longer appeared to be the senti-
men5 permeating the meeting and
action taken.
The board acted speedily on the
matter after a report was presented
by Milton Zinn, chairman of the
chambers parks committee was
heard. Zinn went into Details on
the courthouse park problem in
which he complimented District AT
torney Charles G. Halliday and
others on their insistence that the
cou1aty supervisors proceed with
Continued on Pg. 2, Col. g.