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Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29

In Bessarabia and Bucovina, the
1st and End armies extended their
control of the east bank of the
Prut river to at least $50 miles and
swept German defenses on the west
bank with a steadily increasing
weight of shells in preparation for
drive across the river to open
the battle of Rumania.
Front dispatches said the two
armies were expected to force the
Prut en- masse at a multitude of
points and on scale defying all
the enemy's attempts to deal with
them" The Soviets already were
arrayed along the Prut opposite
the strategic railway functions Of
Cernauti and Iasi, each an inva-
sion gateway to central Rumania,
and probably were bombaroing both
cities. ...-.s--,..'..-.. u
A German radio commentator
said the Russians already had
crossed the Prut in a so-far un-
successful attempt to seize Iasi.
A Scandinavian telegraph bureau
dispatch from Berlin reported that
the RED army had completely cut
off the former Polish town of
Kowel, ITS miles southeast of War;
saw, forcing the Germans to sup
ply the hard-pressed garrison by
air.
The fall of the Black Sea strong
hold of Nikolaev Tuesday paved
the way for what was expected to
be speedy Soviet advance toward
Ocessa, 65 miles to the southwest,
and the complete liberation of the
Ukraine.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
Meeting States
Survey Of
Juvenile Needs

Members of the Ell Centro Com
munity council advisory board in
vited the public to attend meet
ing in the court house Thursday
night when they will consider Is
recommendation for improving the
juvenile recreation situation in the
city.
recommendations as prepared by
Continued on page 8, col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
Arson
Grows
s. +. Officers
Speed Hunt
For Suspect

SAN FRANCISCO, March
20. (UP)-Police hunted a
short, brown-haired young
man Wednesday as the SUSPECTED
pyromaniac who touched off a
score of rooming house fires in
clue ing the new Amsterdam hotel
holocaust which killed % persons
and injured 90
All hotels, apartments and room
ing houses here were placed on a
state of alarm by police. 1t was
feared the arsonist might strike
again in the rooming house district
south of Market street, crowded
with war inc ustry workers.
Police indicated they were search
Continued on page 8, col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29

From now on the American labor
party will be controlled by Earl
Brow6er (head of the American
Communist party) no matter who
will be put up as its fronts.
I'VE have no regrets. We fought
a good fight for great principles
The right wing leaders were out
spoken in their criticism of Mayor
LaGuardia. He had been regarded
by the right wingers as their special
friend, but stayed neutral In the
bitter campaign.
David Dubinsky, presie ent OF the
international Ladies Garment Work
ers union and a main source OF
right wing strength, said Mayor
LaGuardia cost us at least 5000
votes"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
President Signs
UNRRA Bill

WASHINGTON. March 30. CUP)
President Roosevelt Wednesday
signed legislation permitting United
States participation in the United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
administration and authorized the
appropriation of not more than
81 $50, 100000 to pay the American
share of UNRRA operating expenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
Glass in BRANDY
Bottles Feared

LOS ANGELES, March 30. (UP)
State health officers Wednesday
asked bars and wholesale and re-
tail liquor stores throughout the
state to look for stray bottles from
10000 assertecly contaminated cas-
es of Portuguese brandy.
Powdered glass and other foreign
matter is in the S2,000,OOO worth of
impounded brandy, authorities said.
Inspector Milton Duffy said the
containers in which the brandy was
shipped might have contaminated
the liquor
The brandy was distributed from
Philadelphia and a few cases sold
before the impounding or6er.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29

state executive committee and to
expand and democratize the party
in the common interests in the ma
tional elections of 1914 and be-
yond"
Left wing forces claimed more
than 600 of the $50 places on the
state committee, governing body of
the party.
Alex Rose and Or. George S.
Countszn right wing leao ers, in
conceding defeat on the basis of
incomplete returns, issued a joint
statement saying:
The Browder-Hillman coalition
won the primaries. The Communists
who controlled Manhattan, Brook
lyn, and Queens have now extended
their control to the whole party.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29

FL Centrans, discouraged with the
outlook of the waste paper collec-
tion campaign, received a ray of
hope Wednesday when it was an
nounced that collections will begin
again on Monday.
The collection campaign was halt
ed for while so that Boy Scouts,
the organization in charge of the
drive in Ell Centre, could clear up
details in connection with the ship
ment of their first carload collected
during the present drive and pre-
pare for the next collection.
Boy Scouts intend to spend the
weekend cleaning up the storage
room set outside for the wastepaper
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
Gardenia Murder
Suspect kabbed

NEW YORK, March 30. CUP)-
Roger Lewis Gardner, capper i'm
poster sought by Los Angeles police
in connection with the crushed
gardenia" murder of a d-haired
army wife eight months ago faced
arraignment Wednesday on charges
of impersonating a FEDERAL officer.
Gardner, described by the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation as the
most wanted man" the FBI had
sought in many years, was named
in warrant as the slayer of Mrs.
Ora E. Murray, whose nude and
beaten booy was found on a Los
Angeles golf course last July 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
Hopkins Submits
To Surgery

ROCHESTER, Mimi, March 30.
(UP)-Harry l.. Hopkins, close
friend and advisor of President
Roosevelt, underwent an abdominal
operation at the Mayo clinic We'd
nesday. His condition was described
as satisfactory" The clinic refused
to elaborate. Hopkins who had
been resting at Miami Beach, Fla,
was flown to the clinic in an army
bomber
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
RUSSIANS near ODESSA:
READY RUmAN|A DRIVE
Satellites
armed

MOSCOW, March 90 (UP)-
The government newspaper IL
veStia warned Bulgaria and Ru-
mania Wednesday to make an
immediate choice between break
ing with the Nazis and joining
the Allies or becoming a battle
field and sharing the fate of Ger
many"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29

"Greatest hope for Impe-
rial Valley in the postwar
era lies in the development
of an alcohol industry in which
farm products are converted into
alcohol and used in the manufac-
ture of everything from cloth to
automobile fuel" Hugh T. Osborne
said Wednesday.
He declared that the production
of alcohol from such farm products
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
Stephen Leacock
Succumbs at u

TORONTO, Ont, March 90. CUP)
-@te"Nnn ] Jaacock "a, Canadian
humorist, author, and economist.
..lcu IN a hospital Tuesday night
after an operation. He had been
i'll for one month.
Leacock, who retired in 1886 as
professor of economics at McGill
university began his writing career
before the First Void War His
humorous books included Mon
sense Novels and "Frenzied Fic-
tiCn."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
8 Army FIiers
Die in Crash

CLOVIS, N. NJ, March 30 (UP)--
Nine army fliers were killed in the
crash OF -engined bomber
near here Monday night, Clovis
field officers said Wednesday, The
plane was stationed at Clovis field.
The dead irciuded Second 1t
William c. Nicholson, flight engi-
neer, of Denver, Colo.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
ukraine Armies
Plunge Toward
Black Sea Point
Two Powerful Forces Prepare
To Cross Prut River for
Sweeping Thrust Into Balkans

MOSCOW, March %. (UP)-Red armies of the Ukraine
drove desperately resisting German forces back toward
ODESSA biggest Russian port the Black Sea- Wednesday
and to the northwest pushed to within AZ miles of the
former Czechoslovak border.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
HOUSE TRASH FIRE

The Ell Centre fire department
MADE quick work of eXtinguishing
trash fires at Third and Com
mcrcial. Tuesday night, and the
Sunland Dairy, early Wednesday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29

PHOENIX, Ariz March 20 (UP)
--Arizona,s two largest newspapers,
the Phoenix Republic and Gazette,
will suspend publication Thursday
and Friday because of the War
Production Boards refusal to in
crease their newsprint allotments, -
it was announced Wednesday.
Wednesdays Republic. issued d
without advertising in four page
tabloid form, apolcgized to sub
scribers in an announcement that
publication would have to be
suspended until Saturday when the
next quarters newsprint allotment
would be available.
The paper claimed that the WPB
failed to consider the growth of
Phoenix in alloting paper stock.
Phoenix has six air fields and has
mush-roomed in population since
the war
The jointly-owned papers blamed
the WPB for being unable to serve
their subscribers with news during
the current important phase of the
war"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29

A Hot Time
While checking up on the condi-
tion CT the alleys in Ell Centro, City
Engineer Paul Ford and Clyde Lee
drove alcng an alley in the SOUTH
ern part of the city.
Look at that" they both shout
ed when they saw wee boy start
fire in a barrel full Of paper and
trash against garage. BY the time
they reched the scene the young
stor was jumping up and down with
glee.
Look, got a fire" he shouted.
where's your mother the men
painted as they began TO throw dirt
at the flames licking along a fence
and I'D the wall of the garage
Here" the boy laughed. See
my fire!" They put the fire out
and lectured the boy on fire pre-
ventiCn.
A few minutes later they passed
the open door of another garage.
Inside the garage two little boys
had fire going and were FEEDING
it with excelsior. FCrd and Lee put
cut this fire, too.
Lets get cut Of here" Lee sug-
gested. 'If we don't wel' be run
ming the fire department. out Of
business
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
Newsprint Lack
Stops Presses

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 20. (UP)
-Tb- Arizona PnpUhlic and PhOe-
niz Gazette, ArizOna's two largest
newspapers. VIII resume Dubiica,Io4i
on restricted basis following the
War Production Boards permission
to obtain temporary loan o, news
print paper, it was announced We'd
nesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-29
D AMBlINe
IMPORTER

HI, Grandpa
Ell Centro Police Judge Lee Nuffer
was interviewing a marine, who
was decorated with a lot of medals
and campaign ribbons. The marine
admitted that he had been
around"
But the Seabees are the really
tough outfit the marine said.
why, cne cid guy in the Seabees
was the toughest bird I ever laid
eyes en-
Old guy?' N'uffer puzzled. Il
didn't know they took them. How
old do you think he was?'
oh" said the marine, "he was
all of 35 years Old
Page The OPA-
What is the price of cnicns
these dayS?" Someone asked Art
Sinclair hs
Onions are two bis smell in
any store in town." Sinclair snapped.
Pack Outfit
Wedno sday morning Rodney Jen-
kins was observed skulking into a
downtown catery carrying a small
package.
He looked snug as he ordered
pancakes. Came the pancakes.
"kh," beamed jenkins, opening
up his package. While the rest CT
the breaktasters looked ON in envy
Jenkins smeared his panca.,es VITA
sure-enough butter.
Foresighted, we'd say.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-24

citizens OF 4hs French village find their historic church
unnured amid scene Of utter destruction Almost inns
medatek after the towns liberation ths residents starr
picking their way through giant mounds OF debris and
rubble. Some had survived bombardment in cellars.
Others had come from far aied through ths Na1 lines.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Maryland 10 Permit
Mailing Traffic Bond
Privilege Given Drivers
Of Through Buses, Truck.

To avoid unnecessary delay in
motor freight and passenger traffic
through Maryland. arrangements
have been made by Col. Beverly
Ober, superintendent of Maryland
State Police. permitting any out
Fof-State truck or bus operator Af-
rested for a trafnc violation to nsaia
collateral within two weeks after
the offense is committed instead cf
appearing personally before q COM
mitting magistrate.
The plan was explained in a let
ter from Trial Magistrate Walter
L. Green OF Prince Georges County,
president of the Maryland Trial
Magistrates Association, to all trial
and committing magistrates In the
State.
Judge Green pointed out that q
trafhc safety drive now being con-
Quoted by State policemen in plain
clothes and unmarked automobiles
would result in a considerable"
number Of arrests. He added that
Col. Ober's plan would prevent de-
lay in freight and bus schedules.
The Maryland Motor Truck As
sociation will act as a clearing
house for summonses issued by
State policemen to nonresident
truck and bus operators who agree
to cooperate in the plan, Judge
Green said. In the event the
offender does not appear in court,
the collateral will be increased auto
matically to $26.45 and forfeited.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Ames 10 Head Drive
For Dewey-Bricker
Ticket in Arlington
Former Boord Member
Plans to Roise $1,000
For Campaign Work

William P. Ames, former Airing
ton County Board member, has been
elected president of the Republican
County Committee for the Dewey
Bricker campaign and chairman OF
its Finance Committee, it was an
nounced yesterday by Oren Lewis,
county committee chairman.
Other members of the Finance
Committee are Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Ma
rie Leap, president of the Republic
can Wonfe1's Council, Mrs. Frank
lin Pierce. Mrs. Christine Shramek
and Fred Gosnell.
Mr.. Ames said So 1000 will be raised
by his committee for campaign work
in the county and State. He de-
clared his committee is the only
body authorized to solicit Republi-
can campaign funds In the area and
all solicitors would bear official Gre
dentials.
All contributions will be receipted
and acknowledged by the commit
tees office, Mr.. Ames said.
The Republican Women's Coun-
ell is to make canvass of Airing
ton residential sections and men,
bers of the Finance Committee will
solicit business houses.
Only one solicitation will be
made in the county, Mr.. Ames said
and money collected will be divided
between Arlington County and the
Republican State organization.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Mrs. Murray 10 Run
For Smith 'sHouse Seal
Foirfox Woman Seeks
Booking Of Independents

Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Murray of
Fairfax announced last night her
candidacy as an independent Demo-
crat for the House seat from the
9th Virginia District now held by
Representative Smith, the regular
Democratic candidate.
Declaring she will campaign on
the Democratic platform adopted
recently at Chicago, Mrs. Murray
said the "Byrd-Smith machine has
so stifled democracy in the Virginia
Democratic party that the only
thing left for Democrats is to cut
themselves apart from the machine
and elect an independent who will
really represent the people of the
district"
Mrs. Murray said that Mr.. Smith
is opposed to a fourth term for
President Roosevelt, whose CON
tinued leadership Is absolutely es-
sential to the successful winning of
the war and the organization of a
decent and lasting peace"
Mr.. Smiths voting record in Con-
gress, from the soldiers vote to
subsidies, Mrs. Murray said, shows
complete disregard for the rights
of the fighting men and women and
the people at home.
A daughter of former Senator
William E. Chiffon, Democrat, of
West Virginia, Mrs. Murray is a
member of the Fairfax County Busi-
ness and Professional Women's
Club and the Committee of 100 for
the Reelection of President Roose-
velt. She was a delegate from
Fairfax County to the State Demo-
cratic convention at Roanoke.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Arlington Planning
Expansion Of Wafer
Main Facilities
Street Restricting
Slotted; License Office
Removed Protested

The Arlington County Board yes.
terday authorized A. T. Lundberg
water department head, to prepare
plans and to take bids for two
20-inch steel water mains acros.
Chain Bridge. Mr.. Lundberg| esti.
mated the cost at $50, 900.
This Is to be q part OF the new
line to the Chain Bridge pumping
station from the Dalecarlia filter
plant in the District Work viii
be supervised by Army Engineers
but financed by the county, Mr.
Lundberg said.
c. L. Kinnier. county engineer
was authorized to award q resur.
facing contract Of $55,928 to th'
Arlington Asphalt Co. This will ap.
ply to resurfacing Of Wilson boule.
ward from Irving street to Court.
house road, and Arlington Ridg.
road from South Fifteenth street *
the Alexandra City line.
On the motion Of r. Freelant
Chew. the board protested remova
Of the automobile license tag ofiic,
from the Kelley Building. 3l74 VIII
son boulevard. Mr.. Chew askes
that steps be taken to retain tn,
ONCE in its present location as /,
convenience to North Arlington
residents, without prejudice asair1s
the new Potomac branch. which fla
BEEN established at Columbia pix,
and South Glebe road. ..,-
The board approved total ex
penses Of So, 6,528.49, of which $34,
275.69 was payroll. %.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

This is the plan of approaches for
the two four lane bridges with
which the District hopes to replace
the present Highway Bridge, despite
the opposition Of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission,
which is holding out for one six-lane
bridge.
According to the explanation of
the Highway Department, trafic
from the District going south may
approach the bridge from Four
teenth street. From West Poto.
mac Park 1t will proceed across the
Tidal Basin inlet bridge under the
main approach and thence BY easy
curves into the main trafac lane.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Tukomo Park Library
Opens Hobby Exhibit

The Takoma Park (Md0 Public
Library has expanded its services
to include the display Of a series OF
hobby exhibits, it was announced
yesterday by Mrs. F. L. Pratt. IL
brarian. Opening the series is q
small part Of doll collection of a
junior high school student. This
will be followed by a show Of pot
terry. woodcarying. collections of in
sects, stones. miniature ship models
and railroad models. Persons in
terested in starting certain hobbies
will be furnished aid and informa-
ton by the library.
Mrs. Pratt also announced that
the library holds a story hour for
children from Z to 10 years of age at
I pm. each Tuesday afternoon.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Alexandra Legion Fete
|WilI Open Tomorrow

The annual festival of Alexandria
Post, No. "a, American Legion, will
open tomorrow on the lot adjacent
to Union Station, and will continue
through Saturday night.
A feature Of the opening will be
the presentation Of the colors by the
post to the Alexandria Rifles, Com
pany 112 Of the Virginia State
Guard Of which Capt. Roy w. Kee-
see is commanding officer.
The festival will offer variety OF
games for adults and children and
a high diving act.
The proceeds will be divided
among various community project.
after one-half has been set aside
for the posts fund for aid to re-
turning servicemen and their fami-
lies.
Last years festival netted IS 1000
and the post made donations to the
Red Cross, Community Chest drive
and other charitable organizations
Evening star., 1944-08-06

aside from capacity, is the pro-
vision to turn left to 60 left. All
truck drivers are required to move
In the right lane and hence a fol-
lowing c&f wishing to make left
turn win merely move to the left
instead Of trying to weave In front
OF the lire Of trucks. It is also
claimed that passenger vehicles en-
tering Washington will not have
q Line OF trucks proceeding south
interfering with . view Of the city.
The District claims that in the
case Of single bridge, 1t would
be necessary to turn right In order
to eventually 60 left to the Airport
or Mount Vernon boulevard.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Victory Garden Areas
Get Temporary Awards

Victory garden pennants on a loan
basis have been awarded seven COM
munity gardens in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area by the Victory
Garden Office. Recipients are
Green Tree road, Bradmoor, East
West Highway, Kirkside, George
town road, WMAL No. 3, Brookdale
and the Recreation Center.
This first judging is not final and
all the gardens will be visited again
in September, when the final prizes
will be awarded.
No names were given out in the
backyard or individual community
garden class, inasmuch as the first
judging was preliminary.
Evening star., 1944-08-06
Chinese Course PIonned
At National University

A course in Chinese Mandarin
dialect will be inaugurated in Sep
tember at National University, 1t
was announced yesterday.
The course will be principally an
oral one designed to give students
an idiomatic knowledge of the Ian
guage by the middle of the first
semester. DR.. H. L. Shih, gradu-
ate of Chinas Using Hua Univer-
sity, who holds doctor of philoso-
ply degree from Harvard Univer-
sity will be the instructor.
Evening star., 1944-08-06

bonus. AS for me, I am going to
use my muster-out pay to carry me
over short rest period and then 60
back to my old job. 1 want people
to forget that am a veteran and
treat me like those who remained
at home on defense jobs
Edgar S. Hayman, 10. Signalman
third class, of Doylestown, Pa, was
working to save money for college
when he enlisted II months ago.
He has continued to save for his
schooling since entering the Navy.
Many of the men in the service
are worried about the potential un-
employment problem at the end
of the war. These fellows, and I'm
one, will remain in the service If
we can, at least until we feel sure
the outside world has learned how
to treat us. We don't want to be
treated any different than other
war workers. It's only the civilians
who think we do. We do q lot of
talking about what we expect. but
all we want is the right to resume
our normal lives. 1 think all vet
Grams should have the right to vote
even If they're under 81"
Evening star., 1944-08-06

Trafic from the south, whether
approaching by Route No. /, the
Pentagon network or Mount Yer
non boulevard, has direct ap-
preach. When it reaches the Dis
trict. 1t can move in any direction
to Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets or to Haines Point by =
right turn and to West Potomac
Park by . left turn. BY, going
along Fourteenth street, connec-
tions are available to Maine avenue,
to Independence avenue and to the
various Mall drives.
In backing the two-bridge plan,
the Highway Department claims
that one Of the greatest advantages,