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Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Patrols Battle
On Anzio Line

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
Piles, April 7. (UP)-Fierce patrol
fighting flared along the Anzio
front while allied field guns and
armored tank destroyers joined in
a shattering bombarc ment of Ger
man artillery and mortar nests
around the beachhead perimeter.
Particularly violent skirmishing
and shelling again were reported
in progress on the Anzio beach,
head, where both the allied and
German armies appeared to be
bracing for another major test of
strength.
Swiss press dispatches reported
to the office of war information
quoted axis sources in northern
Italy as saying that the 5th army
has been pouring material and
picked troops into the beachhead
for the past month and that ma
jor drive on Rome was expected
to be launched simultaneously with
the invasion of western Europe.
Strong German combat patrols
struck out against the allied line
one and one-half miles south of
Aprilia Thursday evening, but were
driven off with heavy casualties
under grenades and rifle fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07

438. Four years ago 592 persons
voted. In Westmorland 242 persons
are eligible this year. Four years
ago 1877 voted. The total registra-
ton in Imperial this year is Sill.
Four years ago 476 persons voted.
Calipatria's total registration is
286. In 1943 a total of 163 persons
voted. The total registration in
Calexico this year is 800.
All cities consolidated the pre-
cincts established for state and
county elections.
Ell Centre polls will open at Z
am. and close at 7 pm. Voting
precincts are:
PRECINCT A-Court house, board
of supervisors room. Made up of
county precincts l, 2, 3, and 4.
PRECINCT B-McKinley school
on Fifth between Park and Com
mercial. Consolidated from county
precincts 8, 10, and IL.
PRECINCT Getty hall between
Main and State. Consolio Gated from
county precincts 7, 8, IL, and l3.
PRECINCT D-Harding school on
Seventh between Vine and WenSley.
Consolidated from county precincts
5, 6. and Ia.
PRECINCT E-Washington school
at Main and First streets. Cor,soli-
dated from county precincts Is and
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Tirpitz
Goes
Aground
British Naval
Force Puts
Nazi Ship Out

ABOARD A BRITISH
WARSHIP, April 6. Delay
ed) (UP)-The British naval
force whose planes knocked Ger
many's super -battleship Tirpitz out
of the war for months-perhaps for
good-returned to its home base
Thursday to be greeted by resound-
ing salutes from other warships al
reaty at anchor.
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, COM
mander in chief of the British home
fleet, stood on the quarterback of
his flagship waving his cap with
those of the entire ships company.
Each of the ships making up the
force was cheered as it filed into
the anchorage.
The Tirpitz was hit at dawn
Monday as she lay in Alien fjord
in northern Norway by Barracudas
lTOlll Ullc ldl SCoO lOlSC VI dALCl dl v
carriers Sever. concentrated against
a single ship, and was left blazing
fiercely.
Reconnaissance ph o raph S
showed at least "a direct hits with
bombs totalling eight tons, but Of
ficials said the scarcity of water
spouts from misses indicated that
actually the number of hits was
far greater" 1t also was pointed
out that no photographs were TAX
EN- after the final wave of bombers
attacked.
The bombs silenced the TirpitZS
guns and Wracked the ship with
terrific inner and outer explosions,
at least four heavy armor-piercing
bombs hit the forepart of the ship
between the bridge and turrets and
20 medium bombs were scattered
along the decks.
Set aorift, the Tirpitz was be-
lieved to have grounded by the
stern. Carrier-base fighters also
shot up anti-aircraft posts and set
fire to a tanker.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Emanuel Plans
To Quit Throne

NAPLES, April 7. CUP)-Count
Carlo Sforza, one-time Italian for
eign minister, said Friday he be-
lieved King Victor Emmanuel, in
the interests of the Italian people,
will retire temporarily even before
the fall of Rome and place the
royal interests in the hands of
Crown Prince Humbert in an effort
to settle the political crisis.
Sforza, in an exclusive interview
with the United Press, also indicated
that the executive committee of the
six-party junta will remain firm
in refusing to enter the cabinet until
the king formally had agreed to
retire.
Premier Pietro Badoglio issued an
official denial of a purported state
ment that he offered to take over
the kings duties and interests i'm
mediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
4-F Men Urged
To Get Jobs"

WASHINGTON, April 7-UP'--
All AZ draft registrants under
26 are asked to find employment
in essential industry as tie gov
ernment presses the drive to free
younger, able-bodicd men for the
armed forces.
The appeal wac made by the
house military affairs committee
as it studied legislation to force
into war jobs all 4-F's who fail
to Go so of their own accord.
CALLS ON HERSHEY
The committee asked Sclec'ivc
Service Director Lewis B. Hershey
to obtain frcm the war manpoWer
commission a list of the "approp-
riate activities which would ex-
empt 4-Fs from army labor bat
talionS or any other type of COM
puIsCry service that congress may
enact.
Members said it was urgent for
4-F's to go into war jobs to re-
place tie thousands of men now
being reclaSsified and drafted un-
der the new policy of limiting
drastically all deferments to men
under 26.
Those 4-F'S unable to get es-
Sential work the committee said.
should notify at once their local
draft boards of their willingness
to accept such work when and
where needed"
The committees appeal coincided
with other developments aimed at
releasing younger men for the arm
ed forces:
WPB officials were revealed to
have decided not to support de-
fermentS for men under 26 in
public utilities even if it means
temporarily impairment of pow
err and communications services.
However, they said they would
fight strongly to retain deferred
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Farmers Oppose
CuayuIe Project

committee claimed the project tied
up too much labor and equipment
needed in food production, the in
herene danger of government
controlled farming was emphasized
by Lloyd Frick, member of the gov
ernor's state committee investigat-
ing guayule.
1.-The government has no business
coming into farming" he said. THE
project should DE handled by farm
ers raising the product for the gov
ernment."
Louis A. Burtch, county agricul-
tural commissioner and large scale
land owners testified that the prof.
ect's manner OF leasing land was
Objectionable.
The committee, headed by Repre-
sentative Poage, CD, Texas, in
cluded Representatives Victor Wick
ersham Cd, Oklahom; John Phil
lips, tR0, California, and Anton j.
Johnson, tRD, Illinois.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Hamburg and Ruhr
Areas Bombed

LONDON, April 7. (UP)-SWarms
of Raj Mosquito bombers attacked
Hamburg and targets in the indus
trial Ruhr and Rhineland Thursday
night and, Axis reports said. scat
tered Allied nuisance raiders
struck at Germany by daylight Fri
day.
The enemy broadcaStS indicated
that Anglo American reconnaissance
planes might be ranging over the
Reich to photograph bomb damage
or scout out new targets for the big
Allied bombing fleets.
One British plane was lost in the
operations, which rounded out "a
hours of Widespread Allied aerial
blows against Axis Europe from the
north and south.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, April T.
UP)A four-man house committee
investigating the $3O,OOO,OOO fed
eral guayule project in western
states was told Thursday the land
could better be used for growing
food than the producing
plants.
Kern county agricultural leaders
and farmers at a meeting here said
they opposed the project because of
the way 1t has been handled.
Pointing out that it is not eco
nomically sound to grow guayule
only 10000 acres, Phil O'Hanneson,
Shafter, chairman of the Kern
guayule committee, said, If the
program is necessary, large acre
age should be planted.
The cost of the project was out
of line with the amount of rubber
obtained, OHanneSon said.
While Orin Mettler of the guayule
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07

I men in the 26-32 year age group
reportedlv the next to feel the no
deferment policy.
WOULD CRIPPLE SERVICE
VISA officials pointed out, how
ever, that drafting these younger
men would create serious prob
lem 10 the growing merchant
marine, which will need an ad-
ditional 10000 to 10000 men this
year.
The army service forces an
nounccd that representative has
been named in each of the WPBS
l3 regional districts to consult on
production problems and help det-
ermine which workers under 26
should be deferred.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 7 -
(UPp-Col. Kenneth Leitch, dir
ector of state selective service, es-
timated that approximately $4,000
men under 26 years of age def
erred as vital industrial workers
will be called for induction be-
tween now and July l, 1914.
Leitch, testifying at Sen Sheri-
dan Downey's one-man hearing on
war problems in California, said
that of the $4,000, probably one
third would be rejected ON pbysi-
cal grounds. He estimated that
&C. 600 men under 26 held industrial
deferments In the state.
FATHERS DRAFT
He told Downey that all pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers between 18
and rs will be called fer induction
bv July l. The number of pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers over 26 who
will be called will be determined
by the deficits in 1926 age-group
quota.
An approximate total of $780,
900 men will be called for induc-
Continued OH Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07

ventlon TO outStrlp Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York, generally &C
cepted as front runner at the mo-
ment, remained problematical.
JOHNSTON MENTIONED
Meanwhile, the name of Eric A..
Johnston, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United
States, was projected into the pic
ture as possible dark horse con-
tender.
JohnSton's name was suggested by
New England senator, support
er of WILKES policies on interna-
tional affairs. He told the United
Press he had been sounded out re-
Gently by influential persons on his
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
HaIibut CeiIinq
Cut Halls Fleet

SEATTLE, April 7. (UP)-The
north Pacific halibut fishing fleet
was tied up Friday in Washington,
British Columbia and Alaskan ports
in protest against a new OPA order
cutting tne ceiling price for fish
landed in northern ports by 2 to4A
cents a pound.
The fleet was to have set out this
week for the northern banks but
both fishing vessel owners and fish
ermen's unions declined to stay in
port. Members o. the Fishing Ves-
sci owners and Fishermen's asSocia-
ton was to meet Friday night to
discuss continuance of the tie up.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Bricker Acts to Round
Up WiIIkie Supporters

WASHINGTON, April 7.
(UP)-The' scramble for the
Republican presidential sup
port cast loose by Wendell l.. Will
kie was underway Friday with Gov.
John w. Bricker of Ohio the first
in the field.
Bricker, the only remaining an
nounced candidate among the top
contenders, told the Indianapolis
Press club Thursday night that
WILKES withdrawal would intensi-
fly his own campaign for delegates
to the COP national convention at
Chicago late in June.
Whether Bricker can assemble
enough strength before the con-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Light Vote Seen
Next Tuesddy

City clerks throughout Imperial
county Friday predicted the light
est vote in history in the municipal
election next Tuesday.
Registrations were away down in
each of the seven cities in the coun-
ty, a survey revealed Friday.
In Ell Centre the total number of
persons eligible to vote Tuesday is
1921. City Clerk Neal Gavin said
that four years ago more than 5000
voted out of the 1000 eligible. In
BraWley the total eligible to vote
Tuesday is 1925 as compared to
$500 four years ago.
Holtville's total registration is
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07

attitude toward the chamber OF
commerce president He said he had
not made up his mind.
ALBANY. N. Y. April T. tUP)--
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey side-steppcd
questions regarding his presidential
aspirations at his first press con-
ference since Wendell l.. Willkie's
withdrawal from the COP presiden-
tial nomination race.
HAS NO COMMENT
II have no comment 10 make on
any political subject" Dewey said
late Thursday when questioned as
to whether. In view OF WILKES
Continued on Page @, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Ndzis Face Loss
Of Last Hold
Along Black SEQ
Infantry. Tanks
Follow Deadly
Artillery Fire

MOoCOW, April I. (UP)
The Red army began the
battle for Odessa Friday,
driving through the last Ger
man defenses at a pace that
promised early liberation of the big
Black Sea port and destruction of
its Nazi garrison.
Soviet tank and infantry columns
neared the outskirts of Odessa
along three main highways east,
northeast and northwest of the
city while Soviet planes ranged
over the sea approaches to prevent
any Dunkirk evacuation attempt.
ESCAPE HOPES SMASHED
The speed of the Russian ad-
vance was believed to have smashed
any German hopes of extricating
more than a portion of the nearly
trapped garrison estimated a
month ago at more than 100000
men--or of making a protracted
stand in the city.
The defenders literally were jam
med against the Black sea and were
being squeezed ever tighter by Rus
sian forces relentlessly bearing
down on them from solid belt OF
bases less than 13 miles from the
center of Ocessa.
German air and naval forces
could offer little help to the be-
leaguered garrison because they
have no major support bases closer
than Constanta, Rumania, nearly
200 miles to the south.
Heavy rains turned the terrain
to mud, but it appeared to be
hampering the German retreat more
than the Soviet advance. Gen. Rod
ion Y. Malinovskys 3rd Ukrainian
army swept up more than 100 towns
anG villages on the near approach
eS to Odessa yesterday, severing the
last vestiges of the enemy's escape
routes except for single made
quate coastal railway that depends
on ferry line to ford the mile
wide Dniester lagoon.
UNDER ANNIHILATION
Some $50 miles to the northwest.
the battle of annihilation against
the 4O0-square- mile German Skala
pocket appeared to be entering it's
final phase with the enemy at
tempting to evacuate high-ranking
officers from the encircled area by
transport planes.
Rec air force fighters blockading
the shrinking pocket shot down 10
German planes in dogfights yester-
day while ground forces captured
30 big transport planes on airfields
overrun in their advance.
Nearly 1000 more Germans we're
killed inside the pocket yesterday,
boosting the toll since the encircle-
ment was completed to 12,200 Four
towns were seized, including the
main center of resistance, Skala, SO
miles northeast of Cernauti.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Red Cross Far
Shy Of Goal

WASHINGTON, April 7. UP)-
The American Red Cross announced
Friday that its war fund still re-
quires nearly $20.000.0O0 TO meet its
minimum goal of $2O0,OO0.0OO.
Leon Fraser, national chairman
of the campaign. said:
We have asked chapters who
haven't raised their quotas to re-
double their efforts TO finish with
out delay A little more than go
per cent of our chapters already
have reached or exceeded their
goals"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Ell CENTRAN TO ERECT
$4,000 RESIDENCE

One of the largest RESIDENTIAL
building permits in recent months
was issued Thursday from the city
engineers office. The permit ap-
proved erection of a $4,000 26x28
dwelling at 581 Park by Charles
E. Royce. Only salvaged materials
will be used by Mr.. Royce who will
do the work himself. Another per-
NIT was issued to Pauline arenas.
227 State, in the amount OF $3.50
for a l0x20 dwelling.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
REDS BES|EGE ODESSA
jAPS Ham mER |MPHAL
Indian Troops
Fill Breach
Foes Advance
Reaches
City Environs

NEW DELHI, April 7.
u P } Japanese invasion
forces driving we W a r d
through India's Manipur
state have reached the I'M
phal area and are engaging the de-
tenders of that British stronghold,
a communique disclosed today.
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten's
southeast Asia headquarters re-
ported that small enemy columns
we're attacking British positions
around Imphal, but asserted that
all these initial thrusts had been
repulsed.
The attacks apparently were
made by japanese flying columns
moving Gown the Imphal- Kohima
highway in the van of the main
enemy force.
The communique also disclosed
that the Japanese had consolidated
their Is mile road block on the
highway north of Imphal and
pushed on across the road to the
west, in the direction of the Assam
Bengal railway some so miles away.
MEET ENEMY
Allied troops have made contact
with the enemy forces west of the
highway, the communique said,
adding that the Japanese thus far
have made only slight progress
toward the railway.
Cutting of the Bengal
railroad, which also is menaced by
another enemy column moving
westward above Kohima, go miles
north of Imphal, would sever the
main allied supply line to 1t. Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwells Chinese and
American forces in north Burma.
Meanwhile, an allied announce
ment revealed that the veteran 18th
Indian division had fought its way
out of Japanese trap on the It'd
Ci Cim-Imphal highway and reached
Imphal to aid in the defense of
that city.
INDIAN TROOPS HOLD
The Indians were disclosed TO
have broken through repeated Jap
anese road blocks along the 100
mile stretch of highway, inflicting
heavy casualties on the enemy at
a cost of about 10 per cent of their
strength.
British patrols we're reported at
lacking enemy communications
lines in an unidentified sector of
the Indo-Burma front west of the
Chindwin river"-presumably along
the Tamu-Palel highway southeast
of Imphal.
Chinese forces continued their
steady advance southwark through
the Mogaung valley in northern
Burma and launched an attack on
the village of Wakawng, Midway
between Shaduzup and the enemy
base at Kamaing.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
Wei, What?

Wei, What?
1t was a tense moment in the
wrestling match between Archie
Dessert of El Centre and George
Amos of Calexico at the wrestling
matches in Ell Centro Thursday
night.
Dessert had Amos tied up in
some kind of a fancy wrestling bow
knot.
The crowd went wild, the Ell
Continued on Page :, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
A Perfect System

A Perfect System
The estimating headache of the
federal income tax deal was the
subject of discussion.
There is only one thing for the
inceme tax officials to do" declared
AL Thomas, wno apparently had
devoted considerable study to the
problem. THE government will have
to lock everybody in the United
States in a concentration camp.
Those who figure out their income
estimate right can be turned out.
The others will just have to stay
locked up
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-07
y AMsL'Ne
(\EpoR1ER
OF Secondary Import

OF Secondary Import
The best of a fund of delightful
stories told by Harry Westover dep
uty collector of internal revenue,
at Rotary club in Ell Centre Thurs
day was this dilly from his mail:
Dear sirs-Last Friday l sent
my wife down to pay my income
tax. I gave her the money and l
haven't seen her since. Please ad-
wise if my income tax is paid. If it
isn't please send me the proper
form to fill out. se1~''-
Evening star., 1944-05-04
WINTHROP A. JOHNS, Attorney,
45ll western Avenue NV. (16).

D1sTRrcT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the District of Columbia,
Holding q Probate Court.--Estate Of Emily
NJ, Baker, Deceased.-No. e3,2s2, Admin
istration Docket 134.--Application having
been made herein for probate Of the last
will and testament Of said deceased, and
for letters testamentary on said estate, by
Bessie JorGan and Marion J. Moody. Il Is
that Charles Bate. his custodian, super
port Long Island. New. York., William
Mary Bate of kssherin. s' suiis Mi Aired Hfes
Mayer, Olive Perry, the unknown heirs At
Baker. deceased; and ali Others concerned.
day Of May AID. 1e44. at 1000 o'clock
AM. to show cause why such application
should not be granted. Let notice hereof
Be published In the "Washington Law
il each Of three spccessiys weeks before
It:blication to- be not less than thirty
ths dsyi Ss51ss 'i6 TsIu5n dsT dsTrS Gss
justice. q said Court, this 18th day q
8. MERSCH. Resister Of wills for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate
Court. ap20,27,my4
Evening star., 1944-05-04
PAUL J.. sEDGWICK, Attorney.
1909 Barr Building, District 9I06.

Filed April II. 1944-CharIes Z. Stewart,
IN THE p1srR1eF e!ffks COURT OF THE
lumbls.@LEVi {. WHEELER, iss kennedy
st. NV. Washington. .. c. Plaintiff, VS..
MARGHEf1TE + bsitstalsston Issas
The object of this suit Is to obtain a
decree Of absolute divorce on sround OF
plaintiff. 1T is this 18th day Of ArTiI.
1914, ordered that the defendant, Mar
guerite r. Wheeler. cause her appearance
fortieth day, exclusive Of Sundays and
legal holidays, occurring after the day OF
the first publication of this oroer; other
wise the cause will be proceeded with as
in case Of default. Provided. a coLy of
this order be published once q week for
three successive weeks in the Washington
Law Reporter and The Evening Star
before said day. (s, JAS. W. NORRIS,
Justice. tseal;) Attest: CHARLES z.
STEWART. Clerk. By ELEANOR e: JOBE,
Evening star., 1944-05-04
SAMUEL GORDON, Attorney,
8OS II st. NE.
Filed May .. 1914.
Charles Z. Stewart. Clerk.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the District of Co
lumbia. In Re: APPLICATION of MICHAEL
SHUBINSKY. REBECCA sHUBINSKY. For
Change Of Name.-Civil Action No. 24O38.
Michael Shubinsky and Rebecca Shu-
Judgment changing their names to Michael
Shubin and Rebecca Shubn, and having
ar.nlied to the Court for an order Of
snch g sass s It Is ey ths SSuFs this End
sons psfars sh9g ss + any there
1914, why the prayers of said complaint
should not be granted: Provided. That
week for three consecutive weeks before
said day in The Evening Star and The
WASHINGTON Law Reporter (s) JAS. W.
MORRIS. Justice tSeal) A True Copy
Test: CHARLES E. STEWART, Clerk. By
EMMA G.. SIMPSON, Deputy Clerk.
Evening star., 1944-05-04

Kilbourne pl, fine row brick, 10 rms. .
paths, plus basement rms oil burner,
house shows splendid income: reas. cash.
Ewes. call Mrs, Francis, DE, 6OS2.
DIXIE REALTY CO., MA. 1880.
Evening star., 1944-05-04
VIVIAN C. HILL, Attorney,
Southern Building.

Filed April II. 1944-Charles e. Stewart,
IN THE p1srR1eeT!s.r e!sra COURT or THE
United States for the District Of CO.
lpm,biss;-1RuTH p; qAREY. Plaintiff ys. rs.
20 3-332.-The object Of this suit is abso-
lutte divorce upon the ground of more than
hve years voluntary separation: On mo.
ton of the plaintiff, 1t is this 17th day of
April, 1914, ordered that the defendant,
EDWARD 8. CAREY, cause his appearance
to be entered herein on or before the
legal holidays, occurring after the day of
the first publication of this oreer: other
Ese W e.ss sse os sads dsfa,t Wn rovSes cnsr Of
this order be published once a week for
three successive weeks in the Washington
Newspaper before said day. (sl JAS. W.
MORRIS. Justice. (Seal) Attest: CHARLES
E. STEWART. Clerk. By ELEANOR E.
JOBE, Deputy Clerk ap2O,27.my4
Evening star., 1944-05-04
A. REA WILLIAMS. Attorney,
Investment Building 80.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE uNITEr
States for the District of Columbia
ministration.--This is to Give Notice
That the subscriber. Of the District o.
Columbia, has obtained from the Probatt
Testamentary on the estate Of Charles w
wilkinson, late Of the District of Columbia
deceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated. to the subscriber. on OF
before the 25th day Of March. AID. 1945
otherwise they may by law be excluded
from all benefit Of said estate. Giver
under my hand this 18th day Of April
1914. ELIZABETH MYRTLE W1LKIN
Attest. VICTOR s. MERscH, REGISTER oi
wills for the District Of Columbia. CLERK
Evening star., 1944-05-04
TRAILERs FOR SALE.
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CHEVROLET, 1898 1iostop stake, Q, I
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Dodge a-ton hydraulic dump truck, 2-yd.
bo9y, 1o.ply tires, motor Just overhauled
Price, $500. Chevy Chase Motor Co.,
7725 Wis. ave. WI. 1895.