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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23

LON DON - For lack of guns, planes and tanks Norway, Yugo- slavia. Greece and Crete fell. l I watched them all crumble like pins in bowling alley, not because of any lack of courage by their defenders, but because they did not have the materials with which to fight.
 Men and women who had sweat ed and slaved for years to accum- ulate savings for old age would have given it all for gun or even a rifle-but it was too late. When you try to shrink your way through the bottom of shell hole as high explosives rain around until your flesh feels like it is crawling away from your bones you get a first hand picture of what the ma terials of war" mean.
 The difference between victor ious army and defeated one is that of having an abundance of war materials. The army that can fire two shells where one might do wins the battles And victorious armies have the lowest casualties.
 have seen scores of lives vast ed because there were not enough shells or planes available to knock out enemy defense positions. And I have seen hundreds of lives saved in the plains and mountains of Af- rica and Italy because the Allies could afford to send out two planes to the enemy's one and fire five shells to the enemy's two.
 Money as expressed in guns, tanks and planes can mean the difference between victory and de- feat It can mean the difference between losing son or loved one in battle and getting him back again.
 To the men at the fighting front money spent in war bonds means a flow of guns and munitions to where they are most needed. Am erica's fighting men need only the tools with which to fight and the only tangible way they know that the folks back home" are behind them is by the steady uninterrupt- ed stream of munitions which give them fighting chance to live.
 Twice I have been overrun by the German Army. Once in Den- mark and once in Greece. T have seen dispirited Allied prisoners trudging back to prison camps in Germany because they did not have the essentials of war, while cocky Nazi youths sneeringly watched.
 Twice I have seen Allied armies overrun the Germans, once in Af- rica and once in Italy. And the same cocky youths who two years before overran Europe started treks toward prison camps, their arro- gance beaten from them by the overwhelming Allied fire power.
 In all four causes the differ ence between victory and defeat was furnished by the home front in savings and in work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
CIVIL ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, June 23.--Presi- dent Roosevelt today told the news, men that military operations around Cherbourg are progressing according to schedule but suggested more of France should be liberated before efforts are made to set up civil administration.
 The latter remark was made in reply to question about the action of Gen. Charles DeGaulle in set- ting up Prefectures in some French areas.
 The President said liberation has to come before he can take up dis cussions of civil administration and added that military operations should come first.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23

Betty Nordling is still in the drivers seat, but Betty Mill with gain of 2,025, has improved her position considerably. Ruth Kun mas, with 4,838 more votes, record ed the largest increase of any of the contestants, and went up from fifth to third. Kathleen McAlister is now in fourth place. Betty Bon- nett, lone entrant from Douglas, added 2,825, but is still number five. Mary Mccormack picked up 2,675 more, but remains sixth. Joyce Smith, Lois Allen and Lila Sinclair are seventh, eighth and ninth respectively.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
NAVAL, AIR RAID
 MADE, PORT BLAIR

RANDY, Ceylon, June 23. = A naval and air raid on Port Blair, Andaman Islands on Wednesday is a nnounce d today. Considerable damage was done to military in- stallations. says the official com munique.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
Clam Season Closes AfCordova;p atk Put
 Up Is 46,00O Gases

CORDOVA, Alaska, June 23.-The clam season closed here yesterday with pack of 46,000 cases and all but 1.5OO cases were packed by the c. P. Halferty Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
HERE TO VISIT FATHER

Ernest Oberg arrived here last evening from Petersburg for a visit with his father, John Oberg. Ju- neau shoe repairman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
MRS. HENNING BACK

Mrs. Robert Henning and two children, Eric and Rondi, has re- turned from trip to the south, where Mrs. Henning visited her mother.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
By YVES GALLAGHER

(This the the last of six stOr- ies by Associated Press cOrres- pcndents who have seen war at first hand and tell the vital part the equipment bought by war bonds has played in Allied vic- tories and defeats. Gallagher was in Copenhagen when Denmark was overrun by the Nazis, and followed the war through l6 countries. He flashed the first news of the fall of Athens, and dispatched the first story from North Africa as Chief of the As- sociated Press Staff landing there.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23

LONDON, June 23-The Germans announced that the Red Army, striking on the third anniversary of Hitler's surprise invasion of Russia, launched a long awaited summer offensive on the eastern front.
 While Moscow has not as yet con- firmed the opening of the drive, the German Command and official Ser lin broadcasts declared the Soviets moved forward yesterday on broad front north of the Pripet Marshes on the most direct road from Mos COW to Berlin and Warsaw in an
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
Around French port
 Are 5forrled
One Formidable Fortifita- lion Tdken-vicious
 BdiiIe Raging

BULLETIN - SUPREME
 HEADQUARTERS OF ALLIED
 EXPEDITIONARY FORCES,
 June 23.--The American forces
 have captured one of the three
 defense peaks dominating Cher
 bourg. The peak is four miles
 from the sea, southeast of Cher
 bourg at Tourkavill. The Am-
 orleans are now storming the re-
 maining peaks.
 The official statement says:
 "Cherbourg's defenses are fair
 ly formidabl but a prolonged
 siege is unlikely"
 GERMAN DEFENDERS ROCKED
 SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALLIED PRECAUTIONARY FORCES, June 23.--American in- fantrymen rocked the German de- lenders in Cherbourg today with continued powerful attacks.
 There are strong indications" the enemy has withdrawn from the eastern tip of the peninsula to the city for house to : house stand against General Bradley's all-out of- fensive now in the second day and that has struck fierce German re- sistance at every point.
 There is a particularly vicious battle raging for control of the big airfield at Maupertus. five miles east of Cherbourg.
 Inside the besieged port, the Ger man garrison stood up stubbornly under yesterdays l,000-plane assault of the ports pillboxes comprising the city's defenses.
 The American ground forces had to fight every inch of the advance. Small gains were registered around the port itself but progress has been made on both the eastern and vest ern sides of the peninsula.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
OFFENSIVE STARTS ON
 EAST FRONT
Anniversary of Nazi lnvas- ion Chosen for Ldunch-
 ing of Red Thrust

BULLETIN LONDON, June 23.-German radio commentator Ernest von Hammer said tonight the Rusianas are attacking all along the front of more than 100 miles in White Russia and have made breach in the German lines south of Vitebsk. The Rus sians are driving to break through along the Divina River into the Baltic States, he de- clared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23
RABIN IN TOWN

A. H. Rabin, of Los Angeles, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-06-23

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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
Stute's Voters
Fuce Puzzle

of foreign policy II he campaign
Most Of The candidates. where ne
have mentioned foreign policy ai
all. have indorsed some saft q.
cooperation WITH other nations
Bonelh has advocated an inter-
national police force
The Republican and Democratic
presidential delegations - b elect
ed may be released either before
or during the conventions b Var
ren and Mr.. Roosevelt They arr
unoppoSed anc there Is no provision
for Write-in opposition. a fact which
was protested By supporters o.
General Douglas Macarthur before
his recent statement Of non-eandi-
dacy.
Some Of the congressman hope q
clinch reelection in the primary hy
winning both major party nomi-
nations. All ineumbents seeking re-
election have filed on bc.h Demo-
cratic and Republican tieke.S
Two of the Democratic represen-
tativeS-Will Rogers. Jr.. Of Beverly
Hills and Thomas F. Ford Of LIS
Angeles-are retiring. Richard J
WEIGH. San Francisco. is unopposec
for reelection.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
HoItviIIe Scouts
Receive Awards

HOLTVTLLE, May l3.-Six Boy
Set received awards and ad-
Yancemenis at the Court of Honor
held in the American Legion hall
Friday night.
Awards were made as follows:
ONeal Mandrall-two recruit bars,
l-year service star; Dick Savage,
first class award, recruit bar, badges
for public health, personal health
and swimming; John Caldwell, re-
cruit bar; Nlc6 -ankersley, 1-year
star, recruit bar, badge in public
health; Bniy spear, service star; 3
recruit bars, badge in swimming;
Arthur Willis, first class award.
recruit bar, badges in carpentry,
reading, farm mechanics, scholar
ship, handicraft, public health, and
personal health
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
four Relatives
Of EI Centran
Killed in Crash

Mrs. j. S. MeDougle of e53 Olive.
FL Centre. received word this week
that four members of her family
had been killed and another in
jured in traffic accident at DAN
vile, III.
The dead are her father. J. d.
Trimmell, 10: her sister, Mrs. Ray
mond Jones: her niece. Mrs. Louise
Claypool; and her grand-niece,
Peggy Ann Claypcol. Her niece's
mother-in-law, Mrs. Jennie Dodd.
also was killed. Mrs. McDougle's
mother, Mrs. Lillian TrimmeIl. was
injured. They were residents CT
Danyille.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
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Continued from Page One
senatorial nomination by their par
ty all have attacked various phase
of the Roosevelt administration
This phase of the campaign culmi.
mated when four of the Republi.
cans Jointly criticized the fifth, 1t
Gov. Frederick F Houser, for haV-
ing announced support for the
President when he ran for congress
10 years ago.
Houser replied he now opposed
the administration because it had
failed to fulfil its promises. The
four making the statement were
Philip BANCROFT, a rancher and
Downey's 1888 opponent. William
G. Bonelli, member of the state
board of equalization, Justus Crae-
mer, a state railroad commissioner.
and Charles G. johnson, state treas
urer.
Csher Republicans competing are
Roland c. CaSad, of San Diego, who
a6 vocates repeal of the income tax;
Alonzo j. Riggs. a Los Angeles old
age pension advocate. and John j.
.4Taheny. San Francisco attorney
wlso formerly was a local official
Nj 5be America First organization.
s~>Downey. who generally has sup
ported administration policies. has
done little campaigning.
Democrats in addition to DoWney
are State Senator Jack B. Tenney,
Los Angeles, attorney, composer and
former musicians union official who
hea6s a state legislative commit
tee investigating American ac-
tivities, Mrs. Irene DockWeiler,
widow of a former Los Angeles dis
trict attorney, and John S. Crowd
er, Long Beach, former local
school official.
The balloting is complicated by
the fact that under the cross-filing
permitted by California law the
four Democrats and seven of the
Republicans are competing for the
Democratic nomination while two
Democrats-Downey and Tenney-
are seeking the Republican nomi-
nation along with the eight canci-
dates registered as Republicans.
There has been little discussion
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
Murder Suspect
Confesses, |. A.
Officers Report

LOS ANGELES. May Is. up
john F. Sernsky. Folsom prison
parolee. has confessed to killing
Mrs. Marian Berger. auburn haired
wife Of his employer. police re-
ported Saturday while they con-
tinued search for the womans body
in the treaekerous waters off Point
Mugu.
Sernsky. alias Jan Francis Sar-
aezewski, made his confession after
a day-long questioning in a local
. hotel room where he was taken by
police after a hurrisd booking at a
precinct staten. Captain Thad
Brown. homicide officer, said Sern-
sky had promised to give a detailed
report OF the crime.
Il want good nights Sleep" he
repeatedly told officers after ad-
mitting the Staying.
Police said they believed he
threw the body of his victim into
the ocean AT Pcint Mugu, where
he was arrested by coast guards
man.
Sernsky, a Polish palien, had ad-
mitted hitting Mrs. Berger on the
head with a tire iron in Los Angeles
after they toured the Ocean Park
amusement center.
Mrs. Berger. ~. has been missing
from her home since Wednesc ay
night. Ration books for Mrs. Ber-
ger and her husband. her wedding
ring, keys 20 her automobile and a
pile Of blue and pink lace lingerie
were found in or near Sernsky's car
parked at Mugu Beach.
Mrs. Berger's husband, David Ber-
ger personnel manager of the plant
where Sarnsky worked, was enroute
from Duluth. Mimi, where he had
been on vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
Boards TO STAY
Inducfions
Under New Rule
Continued from Page One

about the same time, he said.
There is every indication that
men over 26 who continue ito be
engaged in war production or in
support of the national health, safe
ty or interest will be continued on
deferment.' Leitch said.
WIDER LATITUDE
Wider latitude for local boards in
determining what activities qualify
for deferment was seen in a ma
tional directive. The directive said
that local boards ARE warranted
in determining that many activities
not contained on a former list of eS-
sential activities are in support OF
the national health, safety and in
tereSt.
For the guidance of the local
board in making its determination
such activities may include on a
local basis those which are related
to utilities, food, clothing, fuel, hous-
ing, health safety and other serv-
ices or endeavors required for the
preservation and effectiveness of the
life of the nation at war; the di-
rective said.
Leitch said that the $1,000 men
26 and over who are to be consid-
cred for return from IA to deferred
classifica.ions include 1000 between
26 and % and 10000 80 and over,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
FACE yAGRANCY INQUIRY

Colleen Taylor, %, and Andy
NARROW, %, FL Centre mattresses,
we're arrested for investigation of
vagrancy Friday night by the po-
lice. They forfeited $100 bonds
morning in court by non-appear-
ance Willie Sherman, 40, Negro,
East State street, charged with dis
turbing the peace. was fined $25
by Judge Lee Nuffer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
JaywaIker Gets
Term in Jail

LOS ANGELES, May 13. up
Francis F. Bowen Saturday began
four ola" iail sentence on five
counts of jaywalking.
Court attendants said they be-
lieved it was the first time a pedes-
trian had been Jailed on a traffic
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
TO BE RETURNED

SACRAMENTO. May 13. up
Exiradition papers allowing the re.
turn of E.aine Monfredi from Den
Yer, Cclo., to face child s.ealinf
charges in Los Angeles for he.
e!opemcnt with a i4-year-old hiqf
school boy were approved Saturda,
by Gov. Earl Warren Mrs. Mon
fredl and Ellsworth C. Wisecarvel
IA, OF Los Angeles. were arreste,
IN Denver after. they said. TIE,
had gone through a marriage cere
mony in Nevada.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
PLANS IN REPORT

Father 0fiemanskI saIa an h.s
arrival home thaf he riannel = 81
. Washington later - aeRefl 81
his conferences aifh Premlar-M Maf-
shal josef Stain
Asked i he had OBTAINED tha
apostolic delegafe.s permission be-
fore starting far MoseeR. Father
Orlemansk answered. ! guess /
Jumped The fences
He declined i discuss criticisms
Of his rip mace by Catholic clergy
men. The church stu has he Holy
Father and the apostolic delegate.
he added
Notified that he no longer could
effieiate as a pastor or parish priest.
Father Orlemanski sent ore SEN
tence reply 70 Bishop Thomas N.
OIeary Of The springfiela diocese
which read.
You are hereby notified that
am no longer under your 1urizdic-
ton but under the jurisdiction OF
the apostolic delegate in Washing
ton"
In further eeiianee of the bishops
order. Father Orlemanski said in
statement.
Il will continue TO say mass. in
tend to celebrate mass tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
MRS. DAVIS FUNERAL
RITES SET SUNDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
Davis who died Monday afternoon
at 1Ce Orange avenue, Ell Centro,
will be held al the Hens chapel
in e Centro a. p. m. Sunday with
the Rev. H. B. Charles of the Second
Baptist church, officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. View ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Davis died Monday at the
home of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Lillian Evans. Other survivors are
a dauoh er. Mrs. Callie McKenney
of FL Paso.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
LAUDS ROOSEVELT

YAKIMA, Wash, May I3. fUP -
Representative Warren G. Magnu-
son. a candidate for the Democratic
senatorial nomination keynoted his
partys state convention today by
calling for reelection of President
Roosevelt, declaring his is the
greatest record for the common
people ever made by any admins
tration in all history
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
(NEd Telephoto)

quet of Theta Sigma Phi, women's
journalism fraternity, other firsts
went to Miss Verne Linderman,
Santa Barbara News Press, best fea-
ture. and Sara Boynoff, Los Angeles
Daily News. bsSt women's feature
The Ontario Herald received the
award for best community project
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
FILES CARRIAGE CHARGE

Grant A. Bristol, El Centre sani-
tation officer, filed complaint in
police court Saturday morning al
leging that a downtown hotel on
May 8, violated city ordinance 472
mixing garbage and trash Hearing
has been scheduled for Wednesday
morning at o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
DOUSE HOTEL, FIRE

The Ell Centre fire department
answered a still alarm at the Balboa
hotel at 80 Saturday morning.
Excessive OH burning in the base
ment was extinguished with no
damage reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
Bishop Suspends
Priest After
Trip TO Moscow

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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
RECEIVE AWARDS

Los ANGELES. MAY l3. up
Tom Cameron Los Angeles Times.
SATURDAY held the top award for
outstanding reporting IN southern
California of a major event of 1913
for his story on marine raiders.
Presented Friday night At a BAN
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14

We can say-"Don't worry soldier.
living costs won't go up'"-if every
one of us works to win victory against
initiation of food prices-if we promise
TO keep costs down by paying only
ceiling prices-by paying for rationed
foods only with our quota oflegal points.
BY breaking ration rules-we can
deprive our soldiers families of the full
purchasing power of their home alloi-
ments =. If we follow our ration rules,
there's enough in American abundance
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14
PRICES ARE BEING KEPT DOWN, SOLDIER
because ls,ooo.oo AMERICANS HAVE
MADE THIS PLEDGE
X Ipay no more than ceiling prices
X / pay my points in full

To keep all Of us at home healthy and
weII-fed. yet supply our armed forces
and our fighting allies. And we can still
prevent artificial price rises.
So isn't il selfish TO complain even
a Iiiile-or to help the black market
even once? Let's all ask ourselves
hones,Iy:"Hsy IbeenplayingsqusreP"
Better still. observe ceiling prices and
point quotas a posted at all food stores
and your loealysiioning board. Keep
the Home Frora PIedge'
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-14

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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
FifieId Chosen
Chairman of
Hay Wage Group

Continued from Page One)
Secre etary the enforcement meas
ures to be invoked. They will study
local competing labor salaries and
conditions which might hamper the
alfalfa wage program.
This alfalfa wage ceiling pro-
gram has nothing IN common with
the other national labor boards. II
has been set up as an anti-inflation
move. Since the OpA has estab-
lished ceilings on agricultural pro-
duce. this program will relieve the
growers Of spiralling wages while
selling prices are set Chester Fry
said Wednesday.
ROLAND Banou iormer secretary
of the Imperial county agricultural
conservation program. will head UP
the stabilization board in the state.
The wage board has been separated
from the war board and AAA pro-
grams.
The ceilings were set in WASH
ington, April 4. following extensive
hearings in Imperial valley. The
present rates established are Now
ing 35 cents per acre; raking 40
cents baling with a four-man crew
until July l. 35 cents per ton
for three men and 40 cents for the
lead man; after July until the end
of TIE season the raie increases tc
40 cents for the three men and 45
cents for the lead man; baling flax
straw with the four-man crew Is
As cents per ton for three and SO
cents for the lead man; 2i2 cents
per bale per man TO June on
hauling and piling which will be
increased to three cents after June
!: hauling and pi;ing with a two
man crew will be three cents until
June and after June it will be
3l2 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Allies Strike
Across Axis

Continued from Page One)
main blow at the Atzgersdorf air
craft factory five miles south-south-
west of the ole Austrian capital
and the nearby Munchendorf and
Wollersdorf airdromes.
Smaller formations blasted mill
tary installations at Graz, 30 miles
south of Vienna, the Aviso railway
viaduct on the Brenner Pass line
south of the Italian border, and
Zagreb.
FOOR VISIBILITY
Poor visibility obscurec the 18th
air forces targets, but towering COL
umns of smoke attested to the dead
ly accuracy of the American blind
bombing technique.
The Atzgersdorf plant was be-
lieved to have been producing parts
for Nazi fighter planes.
While the U. S. heavyWeights
ranged deep into the heart of the
continent, swarms of other Ameri-
can anc allied planes streamed
across northern France to resume
the preinvasion bombing of Hitlers
west wall.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-24
Memorial Day
Plans Readied

Plans for Memorial Day observ-
ance in FL Centro were discussed
at a meeting of the Boyoe Aten post
Of the American Legion Tuesday
night.
Ed Henderson told the Legion
naires that the Spanish American
war vets are handling all details.
Veterans will form at the Veterans
Memorial hail in FL Centre and
march to the railroad tracks at 900
am. from which place they will
continue to Evergreen cemetery by
car. They viii march into the cem-
etery where graveSiCe memorial
services will be conducted Hender-
son said assistance from the Mar
inc corps will be obtained.
The Imperial and Holtville Le-
gion posts have been invited to
Join in the F. Centro service.
The members a:so discussed the
possibilities of closing the city
schools that cay. al least for a short
day. Supt Guy Weaklcy told the
group he would investigate such
possibilities.