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Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
Jap warships
Quit Rabaul

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Feb. 10
fUP)-The Japanese have with
drawn all warships from Rabaul
New Britain, it was announced
Thursday as a communique dis
closed that American airmen de-
stroyed or damaged "a planes and
nit a submarine in new raids on
The encmy's greatest base west OF
Truk.
CThe Tokyo radio, broadcasting a
Domei dispatch of an Imperial COM
munique ana heard by United Press
in New York. said that approxi-
mately 220 Allied planes raided Ra-
baul yesterday, and that As, includ-
ing II probables, were shot down,
while five japanese planes failed to
return.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
y AMBLlNe
NEpoRTER
Absent Treatment


The following letter and a check
for s525 to be credited to Ell Centre
were received by Herb Fawcett,
county war bond chairman, from
Mrs. Jimmy Hushman, former El
Centran. The letter came from
Portland, Oregon.
g. am a subscriber of the Ell
Centre Press notice that El
Centre is having difficulty in max
ing its quota in bonds. In as much
as l shall always claim Ell Centre
as my home and have SO many
friends there, I want to add my
contribution TO the fourth drive.
am enclosing my check for $525 for
Ia of the $3.50 bonds TO help put
our home front over the top and
let our boys, who arc giving their
all at the hazard of their lives,
know that we of Ell Centre are not
back as far as we can get but close
behind them with all we've got 100
per cent. 1 quit teaching and went
to work in a war plant, Willamette
Iron & Steel Co., here, believe it
or not, as a marine electrician on
sub chasers. Production work as
a journeyman. Layout which re-
quires blueprint reading, installa-
tion and hook-up. 1t is very inter-
cSting work but very different in
deed from teaching. have a man as
my helper and we really get things
done. have the officers mess and
four officers staterooms on eacn
boat. After victory l plan to return
to Ell Centre to make that my
permanent home. I can think of
no other spot I would rather live
in, certainly not in Oregon where
it rains and rains There have
been few days Of dry weather and
Continued on page 8, col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
Evucuees Return
To Jobs at TuIe

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. - In
ternees at the Tule Lake, Calf.
segregation center for disloyal jap
anese have returned to work, end
ing a three months period of idle
ness, Robert B. Cozzens, regional
director of the war relocation au-
thority, said Thursday.
Cozzens said nearly 1000 of the
Japanese are now working for the
first time since Nov. 4, when the
army took over the center following
a series of disturbances among the
interneeS. Later the WRA resumed
control from the army.
At the same time, WRA officials
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
Rains and Snow
Aid to Crops

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. CUP) -
January rains and SHOWS somewhat
'elieved apprehension about 1914
crop prospects which had developed
because of abnormally dry weather
earlier, in the winter, the agriculture
department reported Thursday.
Moisture conditions showed out
standing improvement in the great
plains state, the department said
said. although more precipitation is
urgently needed from wyoming
and Montana westward. Rains re-
licved conditions in California but
the department said farmers in the
northwest are "apprehensive of low
ceturns" if dry weather persists.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
Nation Slows
On Bond Sales

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. CUPp -
Fourth War Loan Bond sales have
cached $l1 772 900, ,010-84 per cent
)f the $l4,CO9,OGC, GOO goal-brs sales
to individuals are only at 55 per
cent of the $5,50O,000,0Co individual
quota, the treasury reported Thurs
day,
Corporations and other large in
vestors, which passed their quota
yesterday. have increased their sales
to S8,750000,C00 (B), or 103 per cent
of quota.
Montana and Rhode Island are
the only states which have thus far
reported reaching their goals, with
West Virginia close behind with 81
per cent of quota.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10

Planning on only two major items
in the S30,000,O0O program remain
to be done, Dean said. These are
additions to prisons and construc-
ton at San Jose State college. The
latter is being held up pending
purchase of new sites, while the
prison construction program awaits
prison reorganization to go into
eject May l.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10

announced the Red Cross had es-
tablished an office at the camp,
hoping the japanese government
may reciprocate and permit resump-
ton of shipment of medical and
other supplies to American prisoners
held by Japa.,.
Schools In the center have been
reopened, with an attendance of
2261.
Cozzens blamed occasional dis
turbances at the camp on approx
mately 800 young agitators" but
claimed there have been fewer
crimes and misdemeanors at Tule
Lake than in most American COM
munities of similar size.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
WORK ON MILITARY POSTS
IN WEST TO INCREASE

FIT. DOUGLAS, Utah, Feb 10
(UP)-A warning that the work OF
military installations in the ninth
service command will intensity las
the troops move west" was sounded
Thursday by Maj. David McCoach
jr., commanding general of the SER
vice command.
Speaking to 1870 commanding Of
ficers and their aides from more
than so installations in the eight
western states at the opening OF
a three-day conference at the head
quarters here, McCoach added that
every able-bodied soldier must be
released" for field duty between
now and June"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10

900 and $8O,O00,000 to spend on
construction by the end OF the war.
Reserve funds earmarked for post
war use are accumulating faster
than had been anticipated by the
legislature, Dean explained.
Some $37l 900 remains of a fund
of 81 1,25O,00O set up by the legiSla-
ton for architectural planning, he
added
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
PRORERS RECONVENE

HOLI YWOOD, Feb. 10. CUP - A
federal grand jury convened Thurs
day for the purpose of taking final
action in their investigation of an
asserted violation of the civil rights
of red-haired Joan Barry, who ac-
cused film comic Charlie Chaplin of
being the father of her baby daugh-
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
finnish Cabinet
May Resign
BY UNITED PRESS

Because of new Allied diplomatic
pressure, the Finnish cabinet is ex-
pected to resign this week to make
way fer a new government, the
Geneva newspaper La Suisse said
Thursday.
The dispatch, reported to the Of
flee OF war information. said the
cabinet was meeting in almost
continuous session under the
presidency of FINANCE Minister
Vaino Tanner.
La Suisse, which has pro- German
leanings, said, German diplomatic
circles were continuing ito follow
with greatest attention the Finnish
crisis
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS
IDLENESS STIR STUDY

SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. TO. lUPJ
- ManpoWer officials Thursday
studied a paradoxical situation in
California employment, which found
a sharp rise in payments of state
unemployment insurance claim S
during December contrasted with a
war manpower commission estimate
that 82,5O0 additional workers will
be needed in the San Francisco bay
area alone before July /.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
BRAZIL FORCDS READY
By UNITED PRESS

The RiC de Janeiro Radio quoted
Gen. Mauricio Cardosa, chief of
staff of the Brazilian army, Thurs
day as saying that "the sailing date
of the Brazilian Expeditionary
Force is very close Our soldiers
will go overseas Well-trained and
equipped to join in the fight along
side cur allies" Cardosa said at a
luncheon in Sac Luiz, Maranhao,
according to broadcast recorded
by United States government moni-
tors
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
Plane Crashes
Near FL Centro

A plane from the Ell Centre ma
rine air station crashed Thursday
morning in field mile soi;th of
Ell Centre city limits.
Residents of the area said the
plane exploded and buried itself in
the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
TYPICAL MOTHER NAMED

GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, Feb. 10. CUP
Mrs. Nellie Twele, Baltimore, Md,
Thursday was selected "the typical
navy mother of 1914" public rela-
tions officers at this naval training
station announced today.
She was chosen from a field OF
1880 entrants submitted by men in
the naval service and navy mothers
clubs all over the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
SENATE DEFEATS PROPOSAL
70 EXTEND SUBSIDIES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. OUP) -
The Senate Thursday rejected
compromise subsidy plan which
would have authorized continuation
Of the administrations subsidy pro-
gram except for the meat, butter,
and milk payments.
The action came as the farm bloc
moved toward outright abolition of
consumer food subsidies, with pas
sage of the anti-subsidy bill vir-
tually assured
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10

The accident occurred while the
plane was making a regularly au-
thorized routine flight, officials at
the station said. The wreckage was
so hot Immediately after the crash
that it was impossible to determine
if the planes occupant went down
with it,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
State Completes Plans
For Postwar BusIdinq

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10.
(UP)-James Dean, state di.
rector of finance, Thursday an
nounced his department has COM
pleted plans for approximately $780,
100000 worth of postwar construc-
ton for which percentages of state
taxes have been earmarked.
Dean also estimated that the
state might have between $50,000,-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10

perienced workers to maintain
schedules" he said
Land said 10000 additional men,
"of which only 10000 would be re-
placements" are needed right now
in the ShipYardS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10

from Liberty ships to Victory ships,
re-designing of merchant vessels
for military use and concentra-
tions on military types at the ex-
pense of commercial types"
Put there are not enough ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10

These figures include all re-
ported "E" and other type sales.
For convenience In totals
Brawley includes INLAND, Cali
patria and Westmorland, Holt
vile. Winterhaven and FL Gem
tro, Imperial0
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
THE WEATHER

FORECAST FOR IMPERIAL
VALLEY - Clear Friday with
slowly rising temperatures. Slight
ly colder Thursday and Friday
nights, lowest temperature 20
degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
'A[ les PER|LED IN italy:
POUNDED BY NAZ| TANKS
Pope's Summer
Home Bombed

LONDON, Feb. 10. (UP)-The
Vatican radio said Thursday
night that a number of bombs
were dropped on Castel Can
dolfo, site of the papal summer
villa below Rome, causing some
damage and casualties this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-10
Watch

This corner for committee
daily report on bond sales :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-05
WORLD WAR U 4 YEAR AGO
 AUG. s, ie43
RY VnllAd PEaas

By United Press
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 On Russian front, Soviet forces capture 0Fel and BeIg0FadI iD special order to day, PTemleT Jos, epb RtRlln breaks go0d news te Russisp people,
 Sweden cancels facilities by which Germans had moved troops and materials through that e0wn, try te Norway and FinlanAl esR- eellati0nbae 0Ine effective fer mas teVials on Aug. I6i for tgeaps, on Aug, %,
 ( American f9Fees enelFele Jap- anese SaFFls0n Rt the Mwnaa aiV- pert in New Georgia.
 NeW Itallan Cabinet meets for thTee an aeHe-haif hours te alss owas domestic problems.
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
yonk Artillery
Opens Fire as
UItimQtum End s
Swarms Of Dive Bombers Join in
Destruction of Great City;
Medieval Stronghold Is Doomed
BY ]. EDWARD MURRAY =

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS AEF, Paris Oct. II.
(UP)-Hundreds of American guns began the systematic
DESTRUCTION of medieval Aaehen Germanys 37th largest
city, Wednesday when 24hour surrender utmatum
expired with word from the besieged garrison
AS the weather cleared, of dive bombers pre-
pared to join in the bombardmen sounding the doom OF
Germans of the fate awaiting city in their homeland
which resisted Allied
Steady Rain of Ruin Falls City
The surrender utmatum expired at 10 80 am. 6 80
am. EWT) An hour and half later United Press War
Correspondent Henry Gorrel reported from First
headquarters that steel and explosives falling
circled Aachen in a steady rain.
pail of smoke and dust from the ruined buildings be-
low already forming Aachen and its 114Syear
old cathedral and 18th century town hall
The official German DNB agency said the German
mander had rejected Surrender demand" presumably
by ignoring it, since enemy reply reached American
headquarters.
Dispatches reaching supreme headquarters told white
surrender flags appearing number of houses in
Aachen during the early morning but there
the German garrison headquarters and the medieval city
appeared doomed.
Fer Troops and CiUiIians Come Out
Some 100 German troops and civilians 20
the American lines during the 24-hour utimatum
Only the garrison commander could have the city
by surrendering uncondtOnally
How many of Aachens 10000 civilians and troops
still remained in the city matter of conjecture An
Allied spokesman said he believed civilians had been
evacuated but there have been only ragmentary reports
Of civilians leaving during the past fortnight.
United Press War Correspondent Henry T. Gorre
reported from American First army headquarters at 80
that American artillery completely ringing Aachen
and forces of dive bombers awaiting the command
to give the city the heaviest and most destructive lombard
men yet unleashed against German community
See White Strips Atcp Some Houses
Reconnaissance planes said white strips had been laid
the roofs of houses and white cloths waving
from the windows of others in the hours before the u
matum expired. but the German commander apparently
ignored the wishes Of the people.
Under the terms of the ultimatum, the commander
Continued Pg g. Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
BIG Guns START Demolition OF AACHEN
VEW BLOWS HIT Near IAPS' HOMELAND
Nations Outside
Big Five Vie
For Peace Seats
Under Proposed Plan
Election Would Be
AmOrg 10 Aspirants
BY X. II. SHACKFORD

WASHINGTON, Oct. II.
(UP)-All the United Ma
tions-outside the big five
will bid for the six non-per-
manent council seats of the
new world peace organiza-
ton, but the first election
will boil down to a contest
among about 10 of the aspirants,
diplomatic sources prec icted We'd
nesday.
The United States, Britain, Rus
sia, China, and eventually France
will have the permanent seats on
the 11-nation security council. The
other six will go to nations who
can get a two-thirds vote of the
assembly-or 29l/3 votes if only
the Al united and associated ma
tions are members at the start.
MAJOR CONTENDERS
Diplomatic quarters believed that
the major contenders for the first
chance to be temperament men,
bers would be Australia, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia,
Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Po-
land and the Union of South Africa.
The n-permanent seats are for
two years terms and a retiring
member would not be Immediately
eligible for reelection. Three seats
would become vacant each year, in
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
Mexico ReneWS
Water Dispute

by the District. With the payment
came a letter from the company
through which water was delivered,
advising the District that payment
of the balance of S9l 360.80 was not
Forthcoming for the reason that mo
arrangements have been made for
such payment between the National
Commission (MeXican) and this
company"
The letter, signed by Walter K.
Bowker, Jr., general manager then
goes or to say that the company
wants a full explanation of the
basis of your (the DiStrict'S) state
ment. This referred to the stand
the District took when the water
service was started in which it was
insisted that all negotiations must
be made directly with the Imperial
Irrigation District.
In a letter authorized by the
board, Chairman Evan T. HeweS re-
viewed the previous negotiations
covering the period of life-t Of
the All-American Canal on all other
transactions.
Ihe Hewes letter also set out how
the District, through speed in re-
leasing water came to the rescue
OF the Mexicali valley farmers, while
negotiations were under way be-
continued on Pg. 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
Traffic Safety
Award Given
E. T.. Truck Unit

The Imperial Ice Division of the
California Electric company re-
ceived first place in the National
Safety Council contest because of
having no accidents for year, it
was learned Wednesday.
This record was made with an
average of so trucks a month driv-
ing a total of l34,344 miles for the
II months.
An award citing California -Elec-
trio company employees for subscrib-
ing to their quota in the Fifth War
Loan was signed by Henry Morgen-
thau, Jr., and plaque sent the
Imperial Ice Division as one of the
participators in the purchases.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
Russians Fear
u. s., British
Cartel Tie.ups

MOSCOW, Oct. II. CUP)-The
Russian army newspaper Red star,
charging that certain American ana
British interests plan to revive their
prewar cartel agreements with Ger
man industry. said "Wednesday that
Allied military victory must be fol-
lowed by the economic disarmament
of Germany and the destruction OF
the international cartel system.
Red Stars political commentator
Konstantin Hoffman, said in fea-,
tured article that effective measures
must be taken against German in
dustrial monopolies and cartelS
which, he asserted, have been the
economic basis of German impe-
rialism."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
Few Hours Left
To Mail Gifts
To Fighting Men

Be-stickered packages and gifts
from home may be bit incongru-
Gus with fox holes and jungle war;
fare, but they mean Christmas to
that boy in uniform overseas. And if
they're to reach him in time, they
have to be in the mail before noon
Saturday, less than 72 hours away.
Government regulations govern
ing the sending CT Christmas gifts
to SerVicem n and women outside
the continental limits of the United
States specify mailing dcadline as
October Is, but Ell Centro's postof-
flee closes its doors at IL noon
Saturdays.
Frank Richmond, postmaster, said
w e d n e s d ay that packages have
jumped from an apprC Cximate so
day to we'll over 500 in one weeks
time.
I'VE looked for a rush the last
few days. he said, and we're graft
fled BY the increase. Hope Ell
Centraps will keep them coming"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
FL Cenirans Gird
For Crest Drive

Ell Centrans braced themselves
Wednesday for plunge into the
annual War Chest drive which will
start with a kickoff breakfast in
the California hotel at 6:45 a. m.
Friday.
we want all the teams and So
licitCrs to attend this breakfast anC'
start their work with a burst. of en-
thusiasm," Jerry Robertson, area
chairman for Ell Centro, said We'd
nesday. We'll be able to give the
teams a lot of help at this break
fast. Telephone the hotel for reser-
vationS.'
One of the important phases Of
the War Chest drive is the Crgani-
zation of the racial groups. Dr.. w. S.
Kong reported that the Chinese are
ready to start the drive and the
Filipinos and Hindustanis have ev-
erything arranged tc get busy Fri
day.
Everyone connected with the drive
this year declared that the teams
are more enthusiast tic than ever be-
fore.
Harold Tyler, chairman of the
business houses committee. said the
following persons are on his team:
Basil Berthiaune, Harry Hovey.
Garrett Cash. Harry Hamerslaugh.
Fob Smith, Walter Ensaldo, George
Robinson, c. E. Sprouse, J. ID. Foss,
E. Forbes, H erb ert Lowdermilk.
Mark Washburn, Bill Reed, Al
Bevan, " @. Hiebert, R. w. Ward.
Clarence Smith, Bert Purdy, Sid
Swanberger and Max SoneS.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
Bv REYNOLDS PACKARD

ROME, Oct. II. CUPD-German-
inspired reports said Nazi forcea
were abandoning all of Greece in an
eleventh-hour attempt to escape a
closing Balkan trap Wednesday, as
British troops stabbed into the
Corinthian iSthmus toward Athens
and, to the north, captured the AL
banian seaport of Sarande Porto
Edda).
With all of the Peloponnesus in
Allied hands and Russian troops
aStride all the main escape routes
in Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, the
-mnantS CT five German garrison
divisions were reported fleeing
northward over secondary Greek
roads in an almost hopeless race to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
Sweeping Attack
Puts Russ Near
Prussian Border
Stab Into Outskirts
OF Memel Port as
Nazis Seek Way Out
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Oct. II. (UP)
The Red army's long
awaited full-scale attack on
the East Prussian border
rOared down upon the de-
Tending Germans Wednesday
while Russian forces stabbed
into the outskirts of Memel
and clamped a land-sea- air block
ade upon 100000 Nazi troops trap
pee against the Baltic sea.
Soviet correspondents at the East
Prussian front reported the Red
army was smashing across the few
remaining miles separating them
from the German frontier. Red ar
my forces were fighting night and
day and correspondents said they
sensed that the long awaited big
push was under way.
Front dispatches said command
ers of the threatened Nazi divisions
were appealing frantically to the
Nazi supreme command for rein
forcementS to plug the gaps in their
positions already torn northeast of
Tilsit and along the East Prussian
frontier.
The Red army newspaper, Red
Star, called Taurogen, which fell
to the Soviets yesterday, one of the
most important outposts of Tilsit
and one of the main hecgehogs up
on which the Germans relied to
defend Easc Prussia.
Fncirclement of the German army
groupings in Latvia, achieved when
the Red army cut through to the
Baltic port of Memel, enabled the
Russians to launch the East Prus-
sian attack by relieving them of
threats of thanking thrusts by the
Germans to the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11

war NO. I hero, BOyce Aten, lot
whom the post was named.
AS a captain in the famous Texas
Rangers, Aten played a valuable
part in cleaning out the dens of
law breakers and settling feuds in
county after county in Texas. After
he finished that work, Aten moved
tc Imperial Valley where he some
times was called upon to help clean
out the saloons and grog shops"
He described a trial in Ell Centre
police court in the early days when
he sensed that a man was going
to shoot him while he was testify
ing in liquor case.
Take him out Aten shouted to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11

WASHINGTON, Oct. II.
(UP)-The War Labor board
voted Wednesday against in
Guiding any recommendations
in its report to President
Roosevelt on labor demands
for upward revision of the
Little Steel" wage stabiliza-
ton formula.
The board saic it will include in
its report to the President pertinent
data regarding the relationship of
wages to the cost of living and an
appraisal of the nature and extent
of alleged inequities created by eco
nomic changes which have occurred
since May Is, 1912 But it said, the
report will contain no recommend "a
tions.
The board announced that it will
now consider specific inequities in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-11
Hitler Prepares
Final Hide-out

informant said that even such a
high-ranking Nazi as Hermann
Goering is unable to visit Berch-
teSgaden without an invitation.
Hitler, who was said to be suf-
fering frequent nervous crises while
preparing to fight to the death. also
has ordered the purchase of all white
police dogs available, to be added to
the $50 already in the Berchtes-
gaden kennels, the informant said.