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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

Home for the holidays is Aviation
! Cadet Forrest Dupont, son of Cap
tain and Mrs. Norman Dupont, who
is visiting relatives and friends in
Imperial Valley. He is stationed at
Luke Field, Arizona.
Private First Glass Philip M.
Boone, son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. l..
Boone. is home on 2l-day furlough
from Dibbel general hospital, Pale
Alto, where he is recovering from
wounds received in southern France.
He met E. Duarte, another Ell Gen.
tro boy, who is in the same hospital.
Duarte was wounded at Saipan.
Raymond c. Preece, seaman first
class, son CT Mr.. and Mrs. r. K.
Preece of Holtville, a member of
an armed guard on Dutch mer-
chant ship arrived in port last
week after making his first trip to
Pacific base. His mother visited him
at her daughters home in Delano.
Sergeant ROLAND Ostrander, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Ostrander OF
FL Centro, has recovered from bay
onet wounds suffered while in action
in the Pacific area He is in an army
anti-aircraft artillery unit.
Mrs. Alfred Gibson has three sons
serving in the armed forces and all
are overseas. Corporal H er m n
Smalling is radio operator in the
infantry and is in Germany now. He
wrote that they have things in
Germany that remind him CT Cali
fornia, such as peaches with a Cali
fornia label on them. CoXswain Eu-
gene F. Smalling is a petty officer
third class and is somewhere at sea.
Milton R. Smalling, seaman first
class, is an armed guard and the last
time his parents heard from him he
had put in at a New Guinea port.
Not only that, the Gibsons have
dog in the army. Their dog, Rex. Is
a messenger dog and was in the in
vasicn of the Philippines. He is still
there and is o. K. Milton sent home
the names and addresses of four
BOYS from El Centro and Calexico
who are in New Guinea. They want
their friends to write to them. Ser
geant Aaron L. Fox, 2nd air cargo,
cont. So; Corporal Fernando Ar
duno, 31st 14Oth AA.C,S. So, Cor
poral Beryl c. Rosanbalm, 882, Alb.
Engr. Avn. Br., and Corporal lean
league, 1924 MP. Co. Avn. 8st A.
D. G.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24
RACING PIGEONS AID
SALE OF WAR BONDS

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. %. CUP
Pigeons are carrying some mighty
important war messages these days,
but the birds also have been en-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24
THREE JUVENILES ARRESTED

Three boys, aged IL, 13, and l5
respectively, were arrested on
charges of petty theft by Ell Centro
police Friday. They were said to
have been engaged in shoplifting.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24
Our Men i'm the Service =

Private Jack Springer of Camp
Roberts visited his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T, A. Driskill of Impe-
rial, and friends in Imperial valley
last week end. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. I. Springer, former Imperial
residents, are living in San Diego.
Private Springer will leave for Fort
George Meade, Maryland, soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

Private Kenneth Aduddlle, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Aduddlle of SAL
Len Rey, FL Centre, was home on
furlough last week after finishing
training at Fort Riley. Kansas. He
reported at Camp Funston, Kansas,
to a mechanized infantry recon-
naissance squadron.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24
TWO ARRESTED

Ell Centric police arrested Willie
and Prontess Anderson, Negroes, on
charge of drunkenness and disturb
ing the peace. Police said they were
fighting each other.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

Leslie B. Horton. son of Mr.. and
Mrs j. D. Horton of Ell Centro, is
an army air corps cadet at Kessler
Field, Mississippi. He attended ele-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

Second Lieutenant Bill Thompson
came from Luke Field, Arizona, to
spend Christmas with his parents,
Judge and Mrs. Vaughn N. Thom-
sen, and his sister. Miss Janet
THOMPSON, who is home from school.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

training at Fort Riley. Kansas. He
reported at Camp Funston, Kansas,
to a mechanized infantry recon-
naiSsance squadron.
In letter to the Post-PreSS, Ed
gar Davis, mm3/c, wrcte as follows:
The third anniversary of the work
INCEST. fightingest bunch of men"
in the nations armed forces, the
Seabees. will be observed December
2S by 100000 officers and men &.
Every commissioned construction
battalion is either currently. over
seas or has completed tour OF duty,
many battalions being on their Sec
ond tours. Twenty-SiX per cent OF
the Seabees are outside the conti-
mental limits of the United States.
Only 5000 essential men never have
seen foreign service. General Mac
Arthur wrote. The only trouble
with your Seabees is that you don't
have enough of them"
Lloyd Massey, sm 1/c, of Holt
Vile, wrote that he would like to get
home from the south Pacific but
things are popping pretty fast out
there and he can't make it now.
Maicr Carroll c. Smith, who was
graduated from Central Union High
school in 1887, is in the Netherlands
East Indies where he is commanding
officer of a night fighter squadron.
For several years in various parts OF
the Pacific area he piloted his plane
from four to eight hours every
night. sleeping in foxholes as much
as he could the rest of the time. He
has flown over 100 combat missions.
His unit recently was credited with
six japanese ships shot down, three
credited to Major Smith; and cne
probable, also Major Smiths. Not
long ago he had two of his crews
down in Jap-held territory. The
others in the unit worked % days to
get them cut, dropping food to them
to keep them alive. Major Smith
finally went after them and flew
them to safety along with four
japanese prisoners they captured.
He has seen Bill Moody frequently
and is on the alert for Buddy Kill
gore, who is supposed to be some
where near.
Leslie B. Horton. son of Mr.. and
~ Is I'll ,+yn DC
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

Private Joe Leyvas, son of Mrs. M.
NJ. Leyvas of the Holtville area, has
been enjoying a 15-day furlough with
his relatives and friends in Imperial
Valley. He must report back to his
station in San Antonio. Texas, where
he has been since he entered the
army. His brother. Sergeant Pete
Leyvas, is in New Guinea.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

mentary and high school in Ell Gen.
tro and left Fullerton Junior college
to enlist.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

Lloyd Massey. sm l/c, of Holt
vile, wrote that he would like to get
home from the south Pacific but
things are popping pretty fast out
there and he can't make it now.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

Among the men receiving initial
naval indcctrination at the naval
training center at Great Lakes, 1lli-
nois. is william Earl Rawlinson Jr.
II. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rawlin-
son. lO15 El Centro, El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-24

It rains and rains in the Philip
pines, according to Private First
Glass George o. Chappell, son of
H. D. Chappell of El Centre. Private
Chappell is in the army.
Evening star., 1944-06-12
.S2,438,OOO Provided
For D. c. in Federal
Highway Aid Bill

The new $500, 100000 Federal
highway aid bill approved by the
House Roads Committee would pro-
vide s2,4s8.ooo for the <Distrtct,
Chairman Robinson announced to-
day. Virginia would receive s927o.-
600 and Maryland $4,6s2, 900.
The measure provides that during
the first year OF the bills operation
the recipients of Federal funds must
add 40 per cent of the amounts
from their own treasures, and in
the following years so per cent
Previously the Federal Government
contributed rs per cent of the total
highway funds and the States, Ter
ritories and the District rs per cent.
Under the new bill Federal money
would be disbursed to political sub
divisions on q ratio based one-hali
on population, one-fourth on area
and one-fourth on road mileage.
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Postwar
Continued From First Page.)

declared that postwar unemploy-
ment problems should be handled
by q broadening of the unemploy-
ment benefits Of the Social Security
Act rather than a revival of the
Works Progress Administration. He
also opposed the payment to war
workers Of dismissal wages.
II believe that unemployment in
surance should be our first line Of
defense" he said.
Favsrs Broader Security.
Mr.. Byrnes recommended that
workers who. became unemployed
because of the closing of q plant
in which they are employed should
receive $40 a week for 26 weeks
under the broadening of the Social
Security Act which he suggested.
Senator George, Democrat, Of
Georgia said during a discussion
Of contract termination that so far
. total of $4,000 war contracts,
representing some $4,000. 900 al
ready had been ended by the armed
services. He added that most OF
the contractors involved had been
shifted to other war work.
Mr.. Byrnes told the committee
that in April the War Department
authorized termination of 1882 con-
tracts. A total of 598 of the con-
tractors filed claims as q result
while majority agreed to immedi-
ate settlement without fling any
claim. He said the latter group took
6he position that the 6ffrent peri0I
of settlement was now SO long thai
1t would not be worth the time and
enoH necessary to flle q claim. H,
added that the value Of items can
celed and for which no claims were
made amounted to $l92, ,o0o, 900. q q
Mr.. Byrnes cited the above ~
an example OF the necessity fol
Congress to pass legislation to ex-
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Invasion
Continued From First Page.)

counterattacks had made a testing
point.
The crossing of the estuary forced
the Germans to evacuate two towns
before the Allied onslaught was
checked near Troarn, by German
account. A break-through here would
link up infantry with parachute
troops which the Nazis said had
landed in the Troarn area earlier.
Heightening the prospect of en-
circlement of Caen was the German
report Of other parachute troop
landings south Of the town.
The invasion beachhead was re-
garded as secure and progress in
land along the whole front was
viewed officially today with sober
satisfaction"
The German radio declared tht
Allies had thrown 20 regular divis.
ions and four to five air-borne divi
sions into their front.
The Germans asserted theil
bombers sank a 7,000-ton Allied troo]
transport in the Bay OF the Sein'
last night and damaged another.
Despite German claims of E-boa
Evening star., 1944-06-12

pedite the termination of war con-
tracts and provide necessary capital
to enable manufacturers to resume
civilian production.
Earlier the Senate Postwar Plan
ming Committee had issued report
estimating that between 5000, ,00O
and 10000, 900 more workers would
have to be hired by American in
dustry than were ever employed
before in order to achieve full en-
ployment
The committee found that full
employment after the war will re-
quire jobs for between 54 600 900 and
Sc, ,000, 900 persons, whereas the high
est employment this country ever
reached prior to 194i was approx
mately 100000 The latter figure
includes every one gainfully en-
ployed, and was reached only three
times-in 1929, 1897 and 1910.
! This new peak in employment
the committee said, presents q
challenge almost as grave as the
challenge, OF war" and added that
the ability of industry to meet II
will depend largely on governmental
policy. Suggesting an outline oi
the governmental policy that will
be needed, the report continued:
Without . proper economic en-
vironment,' without confidence in
the friendly attitude of Govern-
ment, without reasonable certainty
that a minimum number of simple
rules of the game will not be
changed except upon great provoca-
ton, without relief from an increas-
ing number OF departmental 'direc-
tives'-many OF them conflicting
without certainty that the Con-
gress will delegate the absolute min
imum of its powers, and those under
well defined conditions, without as
slrance that, legislation and admin
istration will not discriminate in
favor of any segment of the econ
omy, without well-defined fiscal
policy, business will not be willing
to go forward and expand.
ut will not be willing to spend It's
~ No. -
Evening star., 1944-06-12

attacks on powerful Allied convoy
guarded by cruisers as it was cross
ing the western part of the Bay OF
the Seine, SHAEF regarded the en-
emy's overnight E-boat action as on
a diminished scale.
1t was pointed out. however, the
fight against the torpedo sting of
German small boats must be re-
garded as a continuing battle, since
the Germans have hundreds of
them and so far have not dared to
bring into the invasion zone any
thing larger than E-boats and de-
stroyers.
Admirals in Conference.
Yesterday Admiral Sir Bertram
Ramsay. head of Allied naval forces,
visited the assault area on the Brit
ish destroyer Kelvin, conferred with
Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk and
Rear Admiral Sir Philip Wan and
declared himself very satisfied with
developments and the progress
made"
Headquarters followed up its mid
night communique with an official
tribute to American progress yester-
day on the beachhead's right wing.
1t called the situation excellent
could not be better"
On the Americans left wing, in
the middle of the Allied front, the
doughboys liberated Lison, 10 miles
from the coast below captured
Isigny, and pressed south and east
to the forest of Cerisy.
! 1t was indicated the strategy Of
Marshal Romnel and Marshal Won
Rundstedt was to check and con-
tain the Allied beachhead, rather
than to throw everything into an
effort to wipe it cut.
Yanks' Stand Gratifying.
Trying hard to hold the railway
junction of Valognes, the Germans
battered at American airborne
troops who had crossed the railway
west of Ste. Mere Eglise. Head
quarters said it was very gratify-
ing" that these Americans had
stood their ground and that the
Germans did not have the force
to break their lines.
The 1st and 18th Infantry Divi-
siops and the 32d and 101st Airborne
Divisions were in the van of the
rolling American offensive under
Gen. Bradley.
A senior British staff officer ut
21st Army Group headquarters de-
clared the outcome of the battle
depended on which side could build
sup its forces quickest-.and the Al
hes already control the sea, while
liG erman communications have
taken beating from Allied planes
In a message to his 21st Army
Group Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery
declared: S'31. 4
"The Allied armies have secured
good and firm Judgement on the
mainland of France. First, we
must thank Almighty God for CIV
ing us good beginning; - sec
ond, we must pay tribute to the
Allied navies and air forces for their
magnificent support; =. third,
want to personally congratulate
every officer and man on the splen-
did results of the past four days."
Evening star., 1944-06-12
President Advises
Congress Of Plans
For Refugee Care

= Advising Congress of this Gov
ernment's intention to care tempo
rarily for about 1000 refugees from
Nazi-held territory, President Roose-
welt said in a message today that
most of those to be received here
are woman and children.
The President had told his news
Friday that these people would be
brought into the United States to
relieve the congestion in the Medi-
terranean area, where they are con-
centrating. They are to be located
at an abandoned Army camp in
Fort Ontario, NJ Y, and the mes
sage explained that the camp will
be administered by the War Relo-
cation Authority, with security pre-
cautions under direction of the
Army.
Tries to Alleviate Condition.
Asserting that "the Nazis are de-
termined to complete their program
of mass determination" of both jew
ish and Christian groups, the Presi-
dent explained that this Govern
ment has been endeavoring to alle-
viate the condition of the prosecuted
peoples and that the War Refuge
Board. which he created early in the
year, had been carrying out pro-
gram toward that end.
Notwithstanding this Govern
nnent's unremitting efforts, which
are continuing he said, "the num-
bers actually rescued from the jaws
Of death have been small compared
with the numbers still facing ex-
tinction in German territory. This
Is due principally to the fact that
our enemies, despite, all our appeals
and our willingness to find havens
of refuge for the oppressed peoples,
persist in their fiendish extermina-
ton campaign and actively prevent
the intended victims from escaping
to safety
Calls Swift Action Essential.
Under these circumstances, the
President said, full advantage must
be. taken Of every opportunity, how
ever, limited, for the rescue of these
victims He added that he was re-
porting to Congress what this Gov
ernment was doing "in an effort to
save additional lives and which
am certain win meet with your ap-
prevail" He expressed confidence
that Congress would appreciate
that this measure is not only con-
sistent with the successful proSecu-
ton of the war, but that it was
essential to take action without
delay"
Dealing with the situation in Italy
the President said that the warm
hearted Italian people" had given
sanctuary to the refugees, but the
facilities had become overtaxed and
that unless these people-particu-
larly those from Balkan countries
could be given haven elsewhere, the
inflow of the refugees into Italy
would be seriously impeded.
Evening star., 1944-06-12

Previously each Of these factors
counted as one-third.
Largest 4hene1eiaries OF the bill
would be New York and Texas,
which would receive $50, 1876 900 and
t29 SAT, 900 each year, respectively
The District, Delaware, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Vermont and
Hawaii all would, receiyefthe mini
mum amount to be allocated-$2,-
438, 600. ss
Evening star., 1944-06-12

troops of an 11th Army group led
by Maj. Gen. Sung Hsi-lien. Field
dispatches have indicated it's cap
ture would cut OF large concentra-
tions of Japanese ut the main enemy
base of Tengchung, 40 miles to the
northwest.
Chinese troops in the Salween Of
fensive are driving west to clear the
Burma road and hook up with Al
lied forces in North Burma.
Evening star., 1944-06-12

reserves for new facilities. It will
not be able to secure new equity
capital. The investor will continue
to seek the lesser profits Of security
rather than the greater gains of
risk. Ownership will not be attrac-
tive. Savings that should spark the
expansion of private enterprise win
be boarded and become valueless in
increasing and absorbing American
production.
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Joseph E. Casey to Speak

Former Representative Joseph E.
Casey of Massachusetts, will address
the Massachusetts, State Legislative
Club at 8:15 pm. tomorrow in Room
3106 Of the South Agriculture Build
ing Mr.. Casey, Democrat, will
discuss Massachusetts Politics IN
the National Election" The meeting
Is open to the public.
Evening star., 1944-06-12
Chino
Continued From First Page. )

Force headquarters that the Japa-
nese, bolstered by puppet troops
have advanced to the north from
to 10 miles beyond their previou.
Kwangtung Province positions and
now are at Fengtsun, on the rail.
way about 30 miles north of Canton
and some 325 miles south of Chang
sha, and at Fansien and Tsungfa
on highways paralleling the rail-
way.
Lungling Occupied.
Meanwhile, in Yunnan Province
Chinese troops have occupied Lung
ling. scoring "the greatest success
to date for our troops in the SAL
ween offensive" the Chinese high
command said.
Lungling, second most important
japanese base IN Yunnan, fell te
The sub., 1944-05-25

their blinding cloud of fog.
 At night when the raiders come over, a might bedlam of ack-ack crushes all thought on shore and far out to sea as the ships them selves let go at the groan and grind of German motors in the sky.
 Sometimes the raiders drop flares, and then the universe is lighted with a glare more cruel and penetrating than the brightest day, and every human on the beachhead feels that the Germans are looking down at him individ- ually with their evil eyes.
 When the moon is full it throws it's Swath of gold across the lovely Mediterranean, and sometimes the nights are so calm and mOon-tinged and gentle that you cannot remem- Der or believe that the purpose of everything around you is death.
 When there is no moon 1t is so black you have to grope your way about, and even the ominOuS split-second flashes from our own big guns do not help you to see.
 Sometimes the shelling and the raiding are furious and frenzied. At other times hour after quiet hour goes by without a single crack of an exploding shell. But always the possibility and the an- ticipation are there.
 And through all this, men keep working and supplies keep coming in. can't, of course, tell you in figures the total of this magnificent job they've done. But I can say that today this beachhead Is re- ceiving nine times as much supplies daily as they figured in the be- ginning was possible. It has been thrilling privilege to be here and see them do 1t.
 From columns of Ernie Pyle,
 Scripps-H Howard Correspondent
The sub., 1944-05-25

Once our supplies reach the vi- cinity of beachhead waters they are under shellhre and bombing raids that may come any moment of the day or night. In addition, German ELboats and destroyers turk on the edge of our cOncentra- tion of ships and naval forces must be always on the lookout for them.
 Our supplies are unloaded in many ways. Some few ships can go right up to a dock. Others go to nearby beaches. The bigger freight ships have to lie off the harbor and be unloaded into small CT boats which in turn unload on- to the docks or beaches.
 Along toward dusk small, fast craft shoot in and out of the great flock of ships, laying smoke screens while smoke pots ashore put out
The sub., 1944-05-25
COppers1nith Hearing Held on Friday, May }

Maxwell Copeloff has completed hearing as arbitrator on dispute between the Company and the Un- ion upon the question od an ap- propriate definition for copper smiths and reclassification of men in this department.
 The hearing was held on Friday, May 5. During the morning the arbitrator made an actual inspec- tion of work being done in the pipe shop both in the Victory Yard and the Main Yard, The Union also requested the arbitra- tor to make physical inspection of actual installation work on boats at the wet docks. However, the arbitrator concluded that the condition of the boats would make such a step hazardous. He did make complete inspection of the Model Shop to study the installa- tion methods.
 During the afternoon evidence was presented. For the Union, testimony was given under the di- rection of Charles Suisman, Attor- ney, by the Cuppersmith Special Committee, consisting of Alfred Harvey, Alexander Hulsebosh and William Ebbinghaus. For the Company, testimony was given by o. P. Robinson, General Manager. At conclusion of hearing, the ar- bltrator requested the Union to submit in writing a detailed de- scription of the exact operations which it claimed should be per formed by coppersmiths in the pipe shop and on the boats. This list was prepared by the Copper smith Special Committee and filed on Monday, May 9.
The sub., 1944-05-25
Melters Status Is Unsettled

The Union has not yet deter mined the exact status of melterS rates under the decision of the Shipbuilding Commission.
 The present rate for melters is $111 per hour. In the negotla- tions between the Union and the Company, it was agreed that melterS should be raised to $1.12 per hour. The Shipbuilding Con- mission written decision includes melters in the portion of the deci- sion which enumerated hourly rates, which were approved. Yet, in listing melters, 1t listed them at $1.11 instead of SLIP.
 It is, therefore, impossible to tell whether the Commission meant to approve or disapprove the change.
 Although a 1 cent per hour is involved, this decision would also be retroactive to July g, 1943; and substantial amount of back money for this group is involved. Classification of this question will be obtained as soon as possible.