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Evening star., 1944-01-21
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"Kiss and Tell: $3.50
pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Corvette K-225":: 1880
am, 1:35, 4:25. 7:10 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1850, $40, 6:25 and
9:15 pm.
Golumbia-"Lost Angel: II am,
ITO, 800, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Earle What Woman: II am,
las, 4:25, 7 and $50 pm. Stage
shows: los, $50, $50 and 9:l5 pm
Little-"Jeannie":: II am, 1880,
2:35, 4:20, sos, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Keith's-"Flesh and Fantasy:
Evening star., 1944-01-21

Ford has hired De Val, Merle and
Lee to dance, Neil Stanley and Marti
to make you laugh with their satiri-
cal impressions and James Evans
to illustrate how acrobatic a man
can be without a trapeze or such.
Evening star., 1944-01-21

11:25 am, las, $3.50, 5:35, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan - Destination To-
kio": II am, 1:35, AIS, 6:55 and
9:45 pm.
Palace - Madame Curie" 11:20
am, 1:55, 430, 7 and 9:35 pm.
Pix-'Return of the Vampire:
$40, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:05 pm.
TranS-Lux News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1944-01-21
B-lO THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
FRIDAY JANUARY
Corvette a Tough, Truculent
Heroine in Capitol's Film
BY JAY CARMODY,

among naval lighting craft the with the
ing name the Corvette The implies something rather small
with big chip its shoulder, nautical jimmy caRney
so to speak. - S o"eA''
This conception of the Corvette Corvette
K-225 Howard
Evening star., 1944-01-21
New Play by Werfel
Coming to National

"Jacobowsky and the Colonel" q
play by Franz Werfel, will open a
two-week engagement at the Ma
tional Theater starting February 2S
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
:. {. Negro Faces
Charges Of
Smuggling Dope

Charges with smuggling 497 mari
huana cigarets from Mexico to tae
United States, Walter William Rob-
inson, %, Ell Centre Negro resident,
Wednesday was held for action in
federal court.
He was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Dorsey White
law in El Centre, who set bail at
$500 after Robinson pleaded guilty
to a charge of smuggling and a
charge of violating the marihuana
tax act.
At the hearing Robinson said the
cigarets he had Smuggled were
fancy type and for some of them
he received as high as $3.50 each.
The usual price, it was understood,
is SO cents each for a cruder type.
The accused man said he did not
buy the cigaretS for himself as he
did not smoke them. He said he
met someone by appointment in
Mexico and was supposed to turn
them over to someone on the Amer
ican side of the border. Robinson
did not reveal the names of the
other persons he said were in the
deal. He admitted he had been
making regular runs across the bor-
der with cigarets about twice a
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12

duction.
The final settlement. worked out
Just "a hours after War Mobiliza
ton Director James F.. Byrnes had
said he would step in if a prOtract-
ed squabble developed, provided
these dates for issuance of various
orders in the program:
July l5-Order lifting some of
the present restrictions on the use
of aluminium and magnesium.
July 22-Order permitting manu-
facture of a minimum number of
models for experimental purpose.
July 29-Order permitting re-
quests for certain machine tools and
equipment.
Aug. 15-Order permitting manu-
facturers who have facilities and
manpoWer not needed fer the war
effort and where material is avail
able" to secure permission of WLB
field officials to produce civilian
articles, production of which is
now prohibited.
WLB Executive Vice-Chairman
Charles E. Wilson, who announced
the staggered schedule of reconver-
sion orders, said that Nelson con-
CURED with the plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Hitler and Staff
Meet to Study
New Grand Moves

MADRID, July IL. CUP-Diplo-
matte reports from France said
Wednesday that Adolf Hitler and
all his high staff officers and gen.
erals commanding various fronts
have been in consultation since
Monca ay on German grand strategy
as the war approaches crisis.
One decision rumored to have
been reached at the supreme war
council was to remove Hitler's per-
sonal headquarters farther west,
possibly to the vicinity of Frankfurt
on the Oder, southeast of Berlin.
Marshal Guenther Won Kluge,
newly appointed commander-in-
chief of the western front, was re-
ported to be attending the confer
ence. He was said to have forecast
new Allied landings in France which
would engage all his strategic re-
serves and oblige him to call upon
the pool OF central reserves in Ger
many.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
WPB Postwar
Plan Chosen

WASHINGTON, July IL. CUP)-
War Production Chief Donald M.
Nelson was regarded Wednesday as
the winner in his dispute with the
armed forces ever his plans for a
prompt start in limited reconver-
sion of industry.
The differences, which had gone
as high as the White House, were
settled late Tuesday at meeting
between WPB officials and repre-
sentatives of the army, navy and
maritime and war manpoWer COM
missions. Nelson emerged with vir-
tually all his original proposals, al
though the military won delays,
none of any great lanpth. in the
effective date for some of the pro-
visions.
Nelson originally had planned to
put into effect on July ! program
to permit reconversion in areas
where manpower was available and
for products for which materials
were not scarce. 1t was delayed by
his illness, from which he still is
cGnvalescing: in the meantime the
military high command developed
strong objections on grounds the
program would jeCpardize war pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Eric Johnston
Returns From
Soviet Survey

NEW YORK, July IL. UP)-Eric
Johnston, president of the Chamber
OF Commerce of the United States,
arrived today at La Guardia field
after a visit to the Soviet Union.
He departed soon after in am army
transport Zane sor Washington.
Johnston anc hls party left for
the Soviet Union on May l6 to
visit Russian industries at the in
vitation of Premier Stain, and to
survey postwar trade possibilities
between the United States and Rus
Sia.
Johnston said that he did not
care to comment about his trip but
would hold press conference in
Washington THURSDAY.
William L. White, editor OF the
Fmporia, Kan, Gazette. who had
been with Johnston in Russia( ar
rived on the same plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Surging Reds Near
East Prussia Line
Are Now OnIy
so Miles
From Borders

E MOSCOW, July II. (UP)
The thunder of Soviet cam
non and tree-top sweeps by
Stormovik assault planes
Wednesday carried the war
to East Prussia, where the
Germans braced for the first
defense of their homeland
against Russian forces al
ready striking within some so
miles of it.
Front dispatches already outdated
by the swift march of events said
Soviet mobile units slashing into
the German positions below embat-
tied Wilno were less than SIS miles
from the EAST Prussian border
THE German transocean news
agency reported heavy fighting east
of Alytus, 80 miles due south of
kaunaS and IS miles from the East
Prussian border, as established in
1899 after the partition OF PolandD
NEAREST POINT
(Alytus, small town on the Me-
mel river. is 80 miles west of Olke-
nishki, the nearest point mention
ed in the Moscow communique last
night
(Transocean also reported that
the Russians were half way from
Wilro to Kaunas, the new and pre-
war capitals of Lithuania, the lat
mil
sia.)
The Red Army was advancing in
many sectors as rapidly as a Gozen
miles day. Now it was opening
three great new battles-those of
East Prussia. the Baltic, and west
ern Poland.
Front reports said the Soviet
columns. were eating up territory in
tanning out far westward of Wilno
and driving toward Bialystok. They
We're approaching Volkovysk on the
railway east of Bialystok and had
entered Bialystok province.
To the south, Red Army artillery
had opened up on Pinsk, defense
outpost OF BreSt Litovsk, from posi-
tiOns only eight miles away.
ALARM SPREADS
"a dispatch in the Stockholm
newspaper Aftontigningen. reported
TO the office of war information,
said the approach of the Red Army
hao produced the highest state OF
alarm" in East Prussia with Nazi
authorities closing the frontiers,
mining the approaches and forbid
ding anyone to leave or enter the
country without special permissionJ
Russian cavalry and infantry
pushed along secondary attack on
Pinsk while mobile artillery sent q
Continued on Pg. 6, Col u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
AMERICANS HAMMER AT GATES OF STL0
Why Not Use
Them for
Tomb, Hitler?

LONDON, July u. CUP)--The
Germans have cancelled an order
for hundreds of thousands CT
granite blocks which were to have
been used in construction of
1000 0-foot-high victory monument
designed by Adolf Hitler, the
London Daily Mail reported from
Stockholm Wednesday.
The German construction firm
Baugelsellschaft sent an urgent
cancellation of the order to a
Swedish concern, the dispatch
said.
The monument was said to
have been designed by Hitler to
be $500 feet wide and 1900 feet
long, dominating Berlin. 1t was
to have commemorated the to
tai defeat of the Allies
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12

During the Cherbourg peninsula
campaign I spent nine days with
the Ninth Infantry Division-the
division that cut the peninsula, and
one Of the three that overwhelmed
the great port Of Cherbourg.
The Cherbourg campaign is old
stuff by now, and you are no longer
particularly interested in it, but the
Ninth Division has been in this war
for long time ano will be in it for
a long time TO come. So l would like
to tell you some things about it.
The Ninth is one of our best di-
visions. 1t landed in Africa and
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Mexican Workers
Buy School Bus;
File Single Bid

MeXicans who needed bus for
transportation back and forth across
the international border, learned in
some way that the Mt. Signal school
bus was not being used, it was re-
vealed Wednesday.
They approached the school board.
The school board, as required by
law advertised the bus for sale.
The eager Mexicans presented the
only bid received. They bid $4,000.
The board accepted the bid.
The Mexicans paid cash on the
barrel head. They handed Frank
Fisher, clerk of the board, $4,000 in
So bills. Fisher laboriously counted
his way down through the stack.
With great deal of glee, Fisher
handed the stack over to Mrs. Flor
ence Fancy, deputy county school
and she, too, had
to thumb through the l,500 bills.
P.S.-The total was $4,000 in both
instances.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Circus Fire Toll
Mounts TO 1b2

HARTFORD. Conn, July IL. CUP)
The death toll in the circus fire
reached l62 Wednesday as State
Fire Marshal Edward j. Hickey an
nounced that the origin of the fire
has been determined" and the
coroner continued his secret in
quest to fix responsibility for the
diSas ter.
Hickey, making his announce
ment jointly with States Attorney
Hugh M. Alcorn Jr., refused to
elaborate on his statement other
than to say that his investigation
lis progressing satisfactorily"
Lawsuits continued to pile up
against the circus corporation. So
far there have been 90 separate ac-
tions, asking total damages of $478,-
600 for deaths and injuries result
ing from the fire, and many more
were reported to be in preparation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12

Farmers of Imperial Valley this
month are finishing up the sum-
mer harvest and getting their land
ready for fall planting.
Fields are being disced for plant
ing milo maize. Much of the land,
however, will not be planted until
it is time to put in the winter crops,
including lettuce and carrots.
County Agricultural Commission
er B. A. Harrigan Wednesday made
his official report of the agricul-
tural situation in the county during
the month of June.
The 1914 carrot season closed
with carloadings for the month to-
falling 800, the report said Consid-
cradle tonnage was moved by truck
from the county to the Los An
geles area where the vegetable
was used to feed dairy cattle to al
leviate feed shortage. The de-
mand was light and sCme tonnage
was plowed under.
CANTALOUPES LOADED
CantaloCpe loadings were heavy
in June with the shipments reach
ing a peak of 226 cars on June 26.
The quality was consistently good
and the demand fair Lighter ship
ments were expected to continue
until past mid-July. Total ship
ments for the month reached 3754
carloads.
Shipments of Honeydews and
Honeyballs were rolling to market
Demand for Honeydews was good
and the markets steady. Harrigan
said the shipments of Honeyballs
were light. The markets were steady
and the prices satisfactory.
Watermelon shipments for the
month totaled l011 carloads with
early markets and prices strong.
Later markets, as peak shipments
from the Ell Centro- -Holtville- -Calex-
ice areas came in, were weak This
fact and a shortage of railroad cars
made returns far below those nor
mally expected. Shipments will
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Ernie Pyle
Ninth Infantry Keeps Up
Record Begun in Africa
In Spearheading Invasion

fought through Tunisia and Sicily
Then it went to England last fall
and trained all winter for the in
vaSion of France. 1t was one of
the American divisions in the in
vasion that haG previous battle ex-
perience.
Now an odd thing had happened
to the Ninth while we were in the
Mediterranean. For some reason
which we have never fathomed the
Ninth wasn't released through CEN
SorShip as early as it should have
been, while other divisions were.
AS a result. the Ninth got COM
plex that it was being sighted.
They fought hare, took heavy caSu-
alties. and did a fine job generally,
but nobody back home knew any
thing about it,
This lack of recognition definitely
affected morale. Every command
ing general is aware that pub
licity for his unit is a factor in
morale. Not publicity in the manu-
1actured sense, but a public report
to the folks back home on what an
outfit endureS and what it accom-
plishes.
WANTS PROPER CREDIT
Your average Coughfoot will go
through his normal hell lot more
willingly if he knows that he is get
ting some credit for it and that the
home folks know about it.
AS result of this neglect in the
Mediterranean. the Ninth laid care
full plans so that it wouldn't hap
pen again. In the first place, a
new censorship policy was arrived
at, under which the identities of
the divisions taking part in this
campaign would be publicly released
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Ticket
Place
Yelled
Wallace Keeps
Silent on
His Position
BY LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, July II.
(UP)-President Roosevelt's
advance acceptance of an in
evitable fourth-term nomination by
next weeks Democratic National
convention apparently assures a
conServative-neW deal battle royal
over selection of his running mate.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace's
associates are hopeful that the
President will announce publicly he
Woulo like to have him again on the
ticket.
But the power of compulsion is
gone. Mr. Roosevelt deliberately
sacrificed it WiIe.I lie announced
Tuesday that he would accept the
nomination if offered and serve if
elected He thus will be unable to
repeat the strategy of 1910 when he
threatened to refuse denomination
unless given his vice presidential
Continued en- Pg. 6, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Road
Funds
Listed
Postwar Fund
AIloc a+ed to
County,, Towns

Maximum ALLEGATION of funds to
Imperial county and seven incor-
porated cities totaled $93,380, the
Imperial county board of supervis-
ors learned Wednesday in report
OF preliminary cata based on unof-
ficial estimates of what will be
needed for plans and acquisition of
highway rights in the post
war construction area.
OF the $93,38O a total of $64,4 is
to be used for plans and $28,936 .or
acquisition of highway rights-of-
way.
The preliminary o3ta furnished
the supervisors was based on unof-
ficial estimates of the department
of finance of California and the
state reconstruction and reemploy-
ment commission.
The table of proposed ALLEGATIONS
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
U.S.. Planes Blast Munich
In BiQqeSt Raid of War

The raiders apparently encoun-
tered no fighter opposition and a
higher officer of the United States
strategic air forces in Europe, OBJ
serving that the German air losses
have exceeded production since
January, Saio the Luftwaffe was no
longer a major factor ON any front.
In support of British troops on
the Normandy peninsula. mean
while, American twin engined
bombers struck at supply depots OF
German mechanized forces backed
up on the Orne river line south OF
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
EncircIed Nuzis
In Death Trup:
Refuse to Quit
Troops. Tanks
Sweep on
Without Stop

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS, ,AEF, July 12. (UP)
The American First Army
advanced a mile through the
outer defenses Of st. Lo We'd
nesday within ~ miles of
the German bastion anchoring the
central Normandy front, and. six
miles to the east, drove across the
main highway to Bayeux.
The Berlin radio said Gen. Sir
Bernard Montgomery had unleash
ed general Allied offensive from
end to emf of the French front, and
supreme headquarters reported that
the Americans, British and Cana
dians were battering ahead in most
(Contirued on Pg. 6, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
County Postwar
Planners Set
Initial MeetinQ

Organization of Imperial Coun-
TVS postwar planning committee
and steps for speeding the commit
tees activities will be taken next
Tuesday at the initial meeting of
the countrywide committee.
This announcement made We'd
nescay by Roy H. Womack, chair
man of a committee of five named
by the Associated Chambers of
Commerce to arrange for selection
of the main committee. His an
nouncement was made in connection
with one on completion of the COM
mittee personnel when Holtville
City selected William L. Cdett and
the supervisorial district of Holt
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12

ed by am electrical storm which
broke Immediately after the crash.
Only seven of the victims have
been identified. They included 1t.
Philip Russell of South Portland,
the pilot and Sergeant w. Mifflin,
the planes other occupant.
The Maine General hospital at
Portland reported that % persons
had been admitted there and that
several were in critical condition.
The accident occurred at the
Westbrook Trailer Colony, across
the street from Redbank Village, a
government housing project built
for workers OF the New England
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
&c. Man Missinq
In War Sector

Sergeant Willard E. Layman of Ell
Centre. son of Dalis Earl Layman,
Wednesday officially was declared
missing in action in the European
area.
His name was included in an
official war department list of $50
United States soldiers still unac-
counted for.
Some time ago his father received
word that his son was missing but
the official list was not released in
Washington until Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Farmers S peed
Seeding Plans

continue until past the middle of
July. ~
The tomato shipping season
closed with the deal generally sat
isfactory, Harrigan said in his re-
port. There will be light shipments
in July Markets were fair through,
out the deal. A total CT II carloads
moved out during the month of
June. -
GRAPE HARVEST .-=-,. ,-.....
Grape harvest began early in
July, later than in previous years.
Prospects are generally good with
the yields expected to be about
Continued on Pg. 6. Col. - o.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Fifteen Killed When Plane
Strikes Trailer Camp

Shipbuilding Corp. Redbank Village
escaped the flames.
Witnesses said the plane appeared
to be trying to make an emergency
landing. 1t circled the trailer camp
twice, losing altitude on the second
round and finally crashing into one
of the trailers, trapping the occu-
pants as it burst into flames. The
blaze spread rapidly.
Screams of women and children
trapped in the vehicles mingled
with the rumble of thunder and
crackle of lightning as rescue work.
ers risked their lives in an effort to
free the victims.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me-,

SOUTH PORTLAND, Me-,
July IL. (UP) - Army and
civilian authorities investi-
gated Wednesday the crash of a
two-motor army training bomber
which fell in flames Tuesday in
a war workers trailer camp, killing
Is persons, injuring and burning
many others and destroying 20
trailerS.
The bodies of eight adults and
three chilcre were extricated from
the ruins and four persons. includ-
ing two children, died at hospitals
OF burns Rescue work was hamper
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12

Caen.
Two forces OF Ninth Air Force
marauders, operating a quarter OF
an hour apart. a.backed a big fuel
dump In the forest o. Clnglais. 10
miles south of Caen--and incident
ally punished concentrations Of
troops In the area.
Other marauders went after other
fuel dumps along secondary sup
ply line fanther behind the front,
striking one in Forest D'Ecouvers 80
miles east OF the front, and another
at Forest D.Andaine. eight miles
east.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Sentence Calls
For Pair to
Buy War Bonds

Fifty per cent of your net earn
ingS must be used to purchase
United States war bonds" Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson ruled in I'M
perial county superior court Tues
day in fixing the probation order
for Leon S. Silvas and Andres Obese
Sanchez.
The two MeXicans were arrested
by agents of the federal bureau of
investigation this spring and
charged with attempting to wreck a
train by damaging the railroad
tracks near Heber. The charge was
dropped and the men released fed
Continued on Pg. 6, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
LONDON, July II. (UP)-

LONDON, July Z. (UP)-
More than 1900 American
heavy bombers accompanied
by 750 fighter planes bombed COM
municating and transportation tar
gets in the NUNS area for the sec
end tine in "a hours Wednesday
and Liberators based in the Medi-
terranean theater smashed at rail
taroetS in southern France.
The attack ON Munich by such a
force made it the greatest American
raid on single target during the
war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
CIose.in Quake
Is Recorded

PASADENA, CAL, July II. OUP)-
An earthquake strong enough to
cause damage, centered at dis
tance of TOO miles, was recorded at
1888 and l2:34.50 p. m. tPWT
Wednesday the California Institute
of Technology Seismiological labora-
tory reported. Direction of the
tremor was not determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
Fire Destroys
Ranch Property

A fire of undetermined origin late
Tuesday afternoon destroyed ITS
tons of baled hay, small house,
and water tank house on the Felix
Lehman ranch in the Mesquite
Lake district.
Lehman said the loss totaled ap-
proximately $4,000 and was partly
covered by insurance. The fire
started in the hay and the stacks
were pretty well ablaze when dis
covered, Lehman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
250,00O in London
Flee Robot Fire

LONDON, July l2. CUP)-Nearly
250,000 persons have left London in
the past 10 days for the safety of
the provinces, it was estimated
Wednesday as the Germans re-
sumed their robot bomb attacks on
the capital after an all-night lull.
The government alone evacuated
96,500 mothers and children under
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12

The tabulation is subject to re-
vision before the final Official allo-
cation, the supervisors were told in
letter from the California State
Chamber of Comerce. The final al
locations are provided for by senate
bill No. 48 which was passed by the
special session of the legislature and
signed by the governor.
The bill will become effective
next September IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12

a voluntary registration scheme Of
ficial sources said. and an addi-
tional 10000 were scheduled to
leave today. The total comprised
66,000 unaccompanied children and
30,500 mothers with children.
These who have left the city
without government aid were esti-
mated at approximately 10000
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-12
rH
y AMBLINe
u EpoR7ER
Nice Pussy

There is an official report all
made out and ready to mail to the
state compensation insurance fund.
The report starts out with the state
ment that George R. King, an ag-
ricultural inspector, was injured
while on duty at the Kane Springs
inspection station.
A space on the printed question
naire said: Describe the injury and
just how it occurred" In the space
left to answer this question, appear
ed these words: Bit on the leg and
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. ~