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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Colorado River
Board Girds
To Fight Treaty

Evan t. HeWes, chairman of the
Imperial Irrigation district and
chairman of the California Colorado
River board, returned Thursday
from meeting of the state board
in Los Angeles at which plans were
furthered for blocking the proposed
water treaty with Mexico.
Hewes and State Attorney Gen.
eral Robert w Kenny were the
principal speakers at the meeting.
They outlined steps that have been
taken to date in the fight against
ratification of the treaty by the U.
S. Senate and laid plans for the
next meeting of the board on De-
cember 20.
1t is the hope of the Colorado
River board, HeWes said, to prevent
the treaty proposal getting out of
the foreign relations committee and
onto the floor of the Senate. Hewes
said he is unable, at this time, to
gauge the sentiment of the foreign
relations committee in charge of
the treaty hearing.
The six members of the California
board were present at the Los An
geles meeting, as we'll as Assistant
Attorney General Ivan B. Shaw
full-time adviser to the board and
former Congressman Phil D. Swing,
chief counsel of the San Diego water
authority.
Governors of California, Nevada,
Arizona and Utah are meeting
Thursday and Friday in Phoenix on
the subject of the treaty. 1t is the
contention of the California Colo
RADIO River board that the treaty
would make it impossible for the
United States to fulfill water con-
tracts with California and other
western areas concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

Prepare to carry pennies and jit-
neys about with you, Mr.. and Mrs.
Motorist."
Within 80 days Ell Centro will be
using parking meters in downtown
blocks. So decreed the city council
Wednesday night.
Under an ordinance, passed to
second reading, 300 of the slot de-
vices to measure time for parked
cars, will be installed between
Fourth and Eighth streets on State,
Main and Broadway.
incidentally, drivers as we'll begin
learning the exact trick of parking
within a given space parallel to the
curbS.
TAKE TO PAY COST
Under contract which the ordi-
nance includes, the meters are to
be installed at a cost of $50 each
and will be paid for with IS per cent
Of the take.
M. Fl. Rhodes, Inc, of Hartford,
Connecticut, manufacturer of the
meters. agrees to install the meters
en- a six months trial basis. At the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Stricken Fleet
Now Roums Seas

Thursday Pearl Harbor OBJ
served the occasion with solemni-
ty, dignity, and work.
Admiral Nimitz planned to ad-
dress navy yard workers at noon
on the progress of the war and
five memorials we're scheduled,
including one at Halawa cemetery
where the dead of the. Pearl Har-
Dor attack are buried.
At 7:55 a. m. three years ago
Thursday the Japanese planes
swept in from their carriers.
When they left the battleships
Oklahoma, Arizona, Nevada, Cali
fcrnia, Tennessee, West Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania, as
we'll as the targetship Utah, the
cruisers Helena, Honolulu and
Ralsigh, the destroyers Cassin,
Downes and Shaw, the minelayer
Oglala, the tender Curtis, and
tie repair ship Vestal were
stricken in the harbor.
Only the Arizona, Oklahoma,
Utah, Oglala, CasSin and Downes
failed to survive totally.
Now the U. S. fleets fire power
in the Pacific includes the guns
of most of those ships sunk cr
damaged-a ghcst fleet which
came back to haunt the enemy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.
(UP)-A big task force of
Superfortresses ushered in
the third anniversary of
Pearl Harbor Thursday with
a raid on japanese war fac
tories in southern Manchuria,
and enemy broadcasts said
another formation of BIOS
started at least one fire in
an attack on Tokyo itself.
Tokyo, following It's usual policy
OF belittling American raics, said
three or four Superfortresses drop
ped small number of incendiary
bombs in nuisance raid on the
japanese capital about 2 am. q
pm. Wednesday EWT). The lone
fire started was Immediately ex-
tinguished," Tokyo asserted.
Tokyo Identified the Superfort-
ress targets in Manchuria as the
industrial city of Nukden and the
port of Darien About 10 Of the
B-29S carried out the two-Way at
tack, a broadcast reported by the
FEC said, and claimed II were
shot down and four more probably
destroyed.
I'VE suffered some damage in the
city of Mukden and the port of
Darien'', an official Japanese an
nouncement said. However, dam
age to important installations was
Slight"
The japanese Domei agency also
said that a single Superfortress in
vaced the skies over Tokyo at $50
pm. yesterday 7:30 am. Wednes-
day EWT), but disappeared after
hurried brief flight before most
Tokyo citizens noticed it,
1T is believed that these enemy
| planes were on a mission of the
war of nerves aimed at the people
en- the home 'front.'" Tokyo said.
The japanese obviously were
fearful that the reconnaissance or
nuisance raics would be followed
later today by full-scale Super
fortress attack on Tokyo in revenge
for the sneak attack on the Amer
ican fleet on December T. l941.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Patton Hammers
City Defenses:
West Wall SWovs
Vanguard Of Third Army Now Only
Four Miles Ct Strategic City;
Frontal A+tack Appears Imminent

PARIS, Dec. 7. (UP)-Leutenant General George S.
Patons troops sormed the defenses Saabrucke
industrial capital of the Saar basin, from two directions
Thursday and by German broke into the Naz west
wall from newly positions across the Saar river
Front dispatches said the Third army vanguard
within four miles less of Saarbrucken city of $4,000
astrde the Saar and indicated that frontal assault
the shell-pocked and blazing stronghold imminent
The Berlin radio acknowledging American crossings
of the Saa-apparenty those northwest of Saarbrucken
where three brdgeheads had been estabshedsad that
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Parade Boosts
Bond SELLING

Imperial county arose Thursday
morning to its Pearl Harbor day
war bond drive with an accumulated
total of S1,574656. Wednesdays
sales had tctaled $66,553.
AS soon as it convened, the Impe-
rial county board of supervisors au-
thorized the purchase of 100000
worth of bonds, insuring that by
the end of Pearl Harbor day, Impe-
rial county bond purchases would
be near the $2,0O0,0O0 mark
Meanwhile, Viggo Haneen, Ell
Centro city chairman of the drive,
announced that his committee is
sending letters to the mothers of
babies born within the last three
months, urging them to buy bonds
for these newest American citizens.
PARADE BOOSTS SALES
Bond drive leaders were cut early,
putting the finishing touches on Ell
Centro's parade lin Main street,
which got under way at noon; urg-
ing retail stores, clerks, members
of the Third Bond Army. to maxi
mum efforts in selling war bonds
to store patrons. squirting special
salesmen tC designated individuals
with the hope of making the Pearl
Harbor anniversary sale record
SALE
The parade, headed by the Cen
trail Union high school band and
Sergeanettes, included the high
school cadet corps, contingent
from the marine station in El Gen.
tro, a Boy Scout contingent, special
ly released from school, 80 riders of
Ell Centro's rodeo association and
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

Navy, Army Units
Cut laps Off
From More Hell p
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Philippines, Dec. 7.
(UP) = American infantry
men battled up the west
coast of Leyte within 10
miles of Ormoc Thursday
after cracking through a
strong. Japanese line along
the Palanas river, and a
communique announced that
u. S. naval and air forces
have completely isolated the enemy
garrison from all sea-borne REIN
forcement or supply.
There was no confirmation of
enemy reports that japanese para
troops landed on four major Amer
lean air fields on Leyte island last
night in what Tokyo described as
an "all-out offensive" to knock out
General Douglas MacArthur's ISL
and-baSed air power.
TOKYO REPORTS ATTACKS
(Tokyo said the paratroops at
tackled Burauen, San Pablo, Dulag
and Tacloban fields and that fight
ing was in progress ion the air strips
carly Thurscay The enemy ac-
counts also reported great up
surge in Japanese aerial activity
throughout the Leyte area)
MacArthur's communique report
ed that the Japanes struck again
at American shipping in Leyte gulf
by daylight Tuesday, causing some
damage, but eight of the ten at
tacking planes were shot down.
Aided by a favorable break in
the weather. after weeks of almost
incessant rain, American ground
forces stepped up their attack all
arouno the perimeter of the Ormoc
pocket in which the survivors of
the japanese garrison have been
compressed.
DRIVE ACROSS RIVER
At the southern end of the front,
elements of the U. S. seventh divi-
sion drove across the Palanas river
against stiff opposition and pushed
ahead to the west coast of the
island just south of Balogo.
"The enemy's line of reinforce
nient by water through Ormoc bay
has now been cut by our naval and
air forces, and, with increasing pres
sure from our grounC troops, the
enemy's situation must be regarded
as serious the communique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07


fenced to death. British Spitfires
and Beaufighters repeatedly straf-
ed the hill with their cannon while
British army troops lai6 siege with
artillery, machine-guns, mortars
and grenades.
CRUSH ONE GROUP
Other British infantry and arm
ored cars, fighting by the eerie
light of pink flares dropped by
circling wellington bombers, crush
ed the last Elias resistance on his
toric Acropolis hill and in the Par
thenon on its crest around mid
night after an hours-long struggle.
There we're casualties on both sic es.
Premier George Papandreou said
Greece had been plunged into "the
cruel adventure of civil war" and
appealed to the Allies to "be ON our
side" in overcoming the armed VOL
ence.
He said the five ays of violence,
nlassacres and abductions" repre-
sented an attempted coup d'etat,
and the government could not make
peace with the Elias until they
turned in their arms. .......-
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
British army headquarters re-
ceiveo information that the Elias
military arm of the left-wing
Continued on Page 6, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

in Berlin and the biz freight yards
at OSnabruck and Giessen in the
west.
The attack rounded out 72 hours
of creScending aerial bombardment
during which scarcely an hour
passed without Allied bombs crash
ing down on some corner of Hitler's
Reich.
It was the biggest ralding force
ever dispatched on a single night
mission by the RAP. The air min
istry announced that Il planes we're
lost in the triple attack.
Indicating that the luftwaffe had
come up in strength to challenge the
raiders. it was revealed that ~ Ger
man planes were destroyed by the
bomber gunnerS.
The Leuna works. sprawled over
a 40-square- mile area OF central
Germany. more than 100 miles
southwest OF Berlin. comprise one
of the most important oil targets re-
naming In the Reich
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
BY PHIL AULT

LONDON, Dec. 7. (UP)-
The British government, it
was reported Thursday, has
instructed Lord Halifax,
British ambassador to Wash
ington, to report to Secre-
tary of State Edward Stet-
tinius the "unfavorable Brit
ish reaction" to Stettinius'
"hands off" declaration on
Italy and liberated Allied
countries.
The foreign office would neither
confirm nor deny that such in
structions had been given Halifax
but the Yorkshire Post. published
by Foreign Secretary Anthony Ed
ems family. said the directive al
ready had gone forWar6.
PRESS RAPS CHURCHILL
The barrage of criticism against
Prime Minister Winston Churchill's
policy in Italy, Greece, and Bel
GUM was joined by influential ele-
ments of the British press, includ-
ing both the conservative London
Times and the liberal Manchester
Guardian.
The Yorkshire Post. however,
came to the defense of the govern
ment with a stinging attack on the
Stettinius statement, particularly
the manner in which it was made
public instead of being conveyed to
Britain through normal diplomatic
channels.
1T is to be hoped" said the Post,
that this unfortunate episode may
bring home to Mr. Stettinius that
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Bristol Resigns
As Inspector

Grant Bristol, who has served Ell
Centre as sanitary inspector the last
six years, rendered his resignation,
effective December Is, to the city
council Wednesday night and it was
accepted.
BriStol's letter of resignation as
serted that harmony" does not ex-
ist in certain city departments "un-
der the present set-up." He thanked
the council for its consideration
during his time in office.
On motion of Mayor Moore, a let
ter was ordered drawn up accepting,
with regret. Bristol's resignation
and commenting his work
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Heavy Earthquake Traced
To Southern Tip Of Japan

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 7.
CUP) = California Institute
of Technology Thursday re-
ported an earthquake of cat
astrophic intensity in south
ern Japan,
Recorded Wednesday night at
9:48.O5 tPWT) it was stronger, seis-
mologists said, than the earth
quake of 1906 in San Francisco.
DR.. Beno Gutenberg, head OF the
department, said the record showed
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
All SENIORS ARRANGE
FARM CENTER DINNER

The senior All club will present
the program at the Acacia farm
center meeting at Acacia school at
s pm. Friday night, Don Cruick-
shank, Director, announced Thurs
day
Blaine Konkright will discuss
Grub Control"
Motion pictures and dancing will
conclude the program for the eve-
ming.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Mystery Wells
Theft of
Cash Register

Gone without a trace"-This
tells the story of the cash reg
lister in the office of the South
west FlaXseed association at
Imperial. Not only no trace OF
the money box, but no trace of
how the burglar got in or out
of the office. Likewise the thief
will find no trace of money"
when he rings the bell, ac-
cording to Argyle Mclaughlin,
manager of the association, In
the meantime Chief of Police
w. H. Burton is looking for
clues-and he reports, mo
trace"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

the powerful tremors were some
57OO miles to the northwest and
in the general region of southern
Japan, although he could not de-
termine whether the shock was GEN.
tered in a land or sea area of the
chain of Japanese islands.
The. first shock waves spread
from the epicenter around the
world, Gutenberg said, and were
recorded from Japan for number
of hours after the initial shock.
The quake was first recorded by
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Italian Policy Opens Rift
Between u. s. and Britain

the surest safeguard of democracy
in the Goth century world is
strong America. acting in accord" d"
The Post said some Americans in
Britain were attempting to apol-
ogize for the SteJtinius statement.
Mr.. Stettinius," the Post quoted
the Americans as saying, might
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

fighting in the pillboxes in the
west wall was in full swing"
The Nazis claimed that one U. S.
battlegroup which crossed the Saar
was "annihilated," but said armor-
ed units at other points penetrated
into the forefield Notifications of
the Siegfried line. They were check
ed and partly criven back"
broadcast said, following with the
admission of heavy fighting in the
1O-mile deep belt of fortifications
across western Germany.
SWINGS FORWARD
On Patton's right wing, Major
General John S. Woods fourth
armored division swung forwar1
four miles to the town of Mont
bronn, 13 miles southeast of Sarrc-
guemines. His forces broke up a
here of 40 German tanks, supported d
by two companies of infantry, ari
Knocked out 10 of the tanks.
The advance eliminated a Mai
pocket five miles wide and six miles
long on the Montbronn forrest.
On the U. S. First army front
west of Cologne, Lieutenant Gener-
al Courtney H. Hodges uncorkcd
three punches against the defense
before the Roer river and puShc r
near the barricade before the Rhine
land at two points.
NEAR ROER RIVER
Late Wednesday the first alta, K
from linden carried 400 yards cas-
ward while patrols penetrated as
far as Pier, two miles from In6en
and more than half way to tie
Roer.
The second attack "Wednesday
night was from the Gernstein area
southwest of Duren. The Yanks
struck out northwest to broade
their salient, 120C yards from the
Roer They struck in the same
area before dawn Thursday, and
gain of 300 yards put them within
sight of the Roer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
D AMBl|Ne
EpoR7ER .

It's Inspiration
Paul Blenkiron looked through
the bars in a court house office
where he was transacting business
and noticed bright sprig CT holly
worn by the woman accepting his
tax money.
why don't you wear mistletoe?'
he asked her. - -.
ITS dangerous to wear mistletoe-" "
she remarked as she went on with
her work.
Yes he agref d, you'd be sur
priscd how quick these farmers
would jump over the counter"
Dupcd Again
Match" chortled Jimmy Mar
shall, slapping his hand flat OH the
table in the motion usually used
10 cover coin.
I'll match yeu,' Bill Outlook
said as he slapped his hand flat in
a similar motion. He hoped to take
a cup of coffee from Jimmy. He
didn't match He had to pay.
What howl went up when Jimmy
lifted his hand. Jimmy had been
covering up 50-cent piece!
It's the Language
That lynx-eyed bunch of alleged
hunters went out in the wilds in
search of quail. The gang included
John Ashley. Bill Wallace, and Ser
geant Tony Salvo.
The skulked and slipped around
with their eyes in the air.
Duck" shouted Sergeant Tony
suddenly.
Ashley dropped to his knees.
The marine had seen a duck fly
ing overhead. He wasn't gcing to
shoot.
Something should be done about
the AmericaneGe we speak.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

not have expressed himself we'll.
But he meant what he said With
him the state department has turn
ed its back on Darlanism."
The Manchester Guardian said
the foreign office had brought the
protest ON itself by following pol
Continued on Page 6, Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Greek Leftists
Defy British
AS Revolt Grows
Planes and Artillery Blast at
Determined Guerilla Units;
Mo Quarter Answer to Rebels

ATHENS Dec 7. (UP)-British artillery opened IRE
for the first time and RAF fighters roared overhead at
rooftop level with guns blazing Thursday in support OF
ground forces battling nearly 10000 Elias rregulars In
and Athens 49, So,
The fighting centered momentarily Arditos hill
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07

the West Bromwich observatory in
London, where it was located $3.50
miles distant. Seismologists there
first placed it in Japan, the Kurile
islands, or the Aleutians.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
WEATHER FORECAST

Continued fine weather Thurs
day, Thursday night and Friday.
Little change in temperatures
with daytime maximums around
IS degrees. No frost Thursday or
Friday nights.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday ~. minimum
Thurs. 81; s am. Thurs. Al, humid
ity 81; noon Thurs. IS, humidity 32;
5 pm. wednesday 81, humidity 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-07
Forts
Ro ke
Supers Pay Call
As Reminder
Of Pearl Harbcr

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z
(UP)-A big task force of
Superfortresses ushered in
the third anniversary of
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-01-06

Sending this newspaper to a
relative, at home or abroad, makes
year-round Christmas.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-01-06
POTOMAC
Mrs. James II. Nolan
Tele. Rockville 12-J-3

The Potomac School is head
quarters for the salvage of paper
and tin cans. They are greatly
needed in our war effort and every
one is urged to save both and bring
them 10 the school where they will
be collected.
The Homemakers Nursing Course
sponsored by the Red Cross will
start Tuesday morning, January
II, at the home of Mrs. ]. Leo
Clagett at 10 o'clock. Anyone in
terested in this course should phone
Mrs. Clagett, Rockville 5-J-3.
The Glen Homemakers Club met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Rup-
ert Prince.
The monthly meeting of the Po-
tomac School Association will be
held at the school Wednesday eve
ming, January IL, at o'clock. Mrs.
Otis johnson, president will pre-
side.
Mrs. Helen Meyer and Miss
Emily Raynor of Washington were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Leo Clagett of The Glen.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-01-06
Washington Grove
Mrs. Robert S. Billhimer
TeLe. Gaithersburg 54-J.

Mrs. Alfred A. Ault has return
ed home after spending the Christ
mas holidays with her husband, Lit.
Ault, at Tampa, Fla. He is sta
toned at nearby Drew Field.
We are sorry to report that Mrs.
Thomas Crockett is in Grace Hos
I pital, Richmond, following an oper-
alton. 1t will be about two months
before Mrs. Crockett and the chill
dren will return to the Grove.
Meanwhile, Joyce Ann and ,Gera
Lee will attend school in Richmond,
and Rose Marie who is living with
an aunt in Washington will attend
school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Sorgerfrei
closed their home in the Grove
last week and will make their home
WITH their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Nc
Quinn, in Arlington until Spring.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
Sorgenfrei became ill shortly after
they moved and is confined to her
led.
Ralph Wiber Jr., returned on
Sunday to the home of his grand
parents DR.. and Mrs. w. L. Darby,
after spending the holidays with mis-
parents at Ogdensburg, New York.
During the holidays a number of
parties We're held. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Nuttall had all their chill
dren and several grandchildren
With them on New Years Eve. On
the same occasion, 1t. and Mrs. B.
P. Dahlstrom entertained some
friends at bridge. On New Years
Day, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Spilman
entertained Rev. and Mrs. Ralph
Smith and children of Silver Spring
al dinner party. Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Bean were host and
hostess at dinner to the Becraft
family, and Rev. and Mrs. Royal A.
Rice. Also on Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Christie had "open
house" for a number of their
friends.
Even the younger generation did
scme entertaining during the hol-
idays. Larry Reynolds had a num-
her of friends in one afternoon for
games and refreshments. Bobby
and Betty Billhimer held "open
house" for a dozen of their friends
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coffman of
Mt. Jackson, Va, spent the week.
end with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Be-
craft. We are glad to report that
Mr.. Becraft has recovered from a
recent illness.
On Wednesday evening the an
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-01-06
POOLESVILLE

Mrs. Maurice Chiswell entertain
ed at bridge last week when 16
enjoyed lovely party.
Miss June Fawley has returned
to Washington after visiting Miss
Lorraine Roberts during the holi-
days.
DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams and
daughters, of Cumberland, spent
New Year with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Williams upon
their return took Mrs. G. R. Gray
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Umstead
entertained at a family dinner on
Sunday at which time they were
Joined by Pvt. Stanley Umstead
from North Carolina.
Mrs. Mary Clagett and Mrs.
Louise Ball are guests of DIR. and
Mrs. Byron White at Stoney Castle.
Rev. VIM. B. Everette is at Gar
field Hospital and improving slow
ly. Mrs. Everette has closed "Rose
Cottage" and is visiting relatives
in Washington.
Mrs. Maurice Umstead spent the
Xmas holidays with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Coblentz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Jones
spent New Years at Mrs. Jones'
sister in Richmond.
Mrs. John Jones entertained at
bridge on Saturday afternoon.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-01-06

nual Christmas Party was held at
the Church. There were recitatfons
by several young people, some
selections by the Junior Girls
Choir, and tableau in which there
were about twenty-five persons.
The feature of the evening was a
visit from Santa Claus who stopped
off for a few minutes on his way
back to the North Pole. That fine
Old man had been able to accumu-
late enough candy and oranges to
give each member of the Sunday
School a box of candy and an
orange.
Pvt. Sidney Brake is home on a
weeks leave from Chanute Field,
Illinois. He expects to be trans
ferred when he returns to his pres
ents base on Friday.
Miss Betty Bradley has returned
to Normal School at Towson after
spending the holidays at home.
Earl Harrington Jr., has returned
to his studies at Augusta Military
School, after Christmas vacation
with his family.