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Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Si.IweiI Visits
Carmel Home

CARMEL, Calf, Nov. 7. CUP)-
General Joseph w. Stilwell, recently
relieved of his command in China,
was at home Tuesday in Monterrey,
enjoying leave of absence before
assuming new and undisclosed
duties.
The general and Mrs. Stilwell ar
rived Monday by air from Washing
ton, where he went after being re-
lieved of his command, because, ac-
cirding to President Roosevelt, OF
personal differences with General
issimo Chang Kai-shek.
Two daughters, Alison and Mrs.
Ernest Easterbrook, greeted Vine
gar Joe" at his home, which he had
not visited in more than q year
He had no comment on his return
from China.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Two Men Killed
In BIin1p Crash

BOSTON. Nov. 7. CUP)-Two men
were lost and eight rescued after a
navy blimp on an operational flight
from the South Weymouth air base
crashe dinto the Atlantic Ocean 10
miles east of Cape Cod in foul
weather Monday the enemy an
nounced Tuesday
The body of one victim was pick
ed up along with eight survivors
by navy rescue vessel. The 10th
man still is missing and presumed
dead.
Names of those involved were
withheld.
The search for the missing man
continued.
Last contact with the blimp was
early Monday when it radioed that
weather conditions were very poor
The ship was ordered to return
to its base and apparently crashed
enroute home.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
y AMBlINe
EpoRTER

Out Of Date
Isn't it against the law to cleo
tioneer within 100 feet of the voting
polls?" woman telephoned the dis
trict attorneys office in Ell Centre
bright and early Tuesday morning.
"That's right" agreed Deputy
District Attorney Don Bitter.
Why"
Well" the woman went on in q
disturbed tone, I'VE are voting in a
private residence. The people who
live here have the radio on and
some radio speaker keeps telling
people how to vote How can we stop
it?"
1T would be a good idea for the
election board to go to the property
owner in a body and ask him to
shut off the radio" Bitler suggested.
because it might influence the
voters"
THAT law" Bitter pointed out.
was drawn in the horse buggy
days before radios and didn't take
them into account. The Legislature
may have to mOdernize it,"
The Cure ALL
please give me little lard"
county Jail prisoner said in n note
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
191 Jop
Planes
Blasted
Yankees Strike
At ManiIa;
Two Ships Sunk
BY FRANK TREMAINE

PEARL HARBOR, Nov. Z.
(UP) IT h e liberation of
Leyte neared its final phase
Tuesday while American car
rier planes, striking at the ul-
innate American objective in
the Philippines, reported the
destruction of 191 Japanese
planes and blasting of eight
or more ships in raids on the
Manila area.
A submarine chaser was sunk, a
heavy cruiser probably sunk and
q light cruiser three deStroyerS anC
"several'-two or more-cargo ships
damaged by aircraft of the third
fleet in or near Manila bay Satur-
day, Pacific fleet headquarters an
nounced in a communique.
SWEEP JAPS ASIDE
Tank paced American invasion
forces on Leyte, $50 miles south of
Manila. were reported sweeping
aside light enemy opposition in con-
,erging advances within l6 miles
north and II miles south of Ormoc.
last japanese stronghold on the
island.
Our advance toward Ormoc con-
'inues unchecked" General Doug
as Macarthur reported in his daily
communique from his headquarters
en- Leyte.
The anticipated clash with the
main japanese force north of Or
moe failed to develop. The Japan
ese were counter-attac cking only
fecblv before res,mino their retreat,
but it was possible they have Pre-
pared for a stand nearer Ormoc to
cover an evacuation sttempt.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, in
announcing the carrier based raid
en- the Manila area, said prelimin-
airy reports showed that much
damage" was done in Manila Harbor
and at five ARTICLES in the vicinity
SUNK IN BAY
The submarine chaser was sunk
off Lubank island, at the entrance
to Manila bay, while the heavy
cruiser probably sunk was left burn
ing and settling in the bav itself
rrcm several bomb and torpedo hits.
The other vessels damaged also were
hit inside the bay.
Oil storage areas. shops and
hanears were bombed anc set afire
at Clark Field. the main military
field outside Manila, while ground
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
$4,000 SOUGHT
In DAMAGE Suit

Suit for $4,000 damages was
filed in Imperial county superior
court Monday by Elder H. Turner
of Holtville for injuries allegedly
suffered last February 7 when his
car and an Imperial High school
bus collided IS miles northwest of
Ell Centro.
Defendants named in the suit
were j. l.. Lydick. Henry C. Worth
ington, Mrs. Alta Roben. Horace
E. Holbrook and Cecil c. Huff, men,
bers of the Imperial High school
board of trustees; the high school
district and others.
Turner charged the driver of the
school bus with negligence, explain
ing in the complaint that he did
not know the drivers name. When
the accident occurred, Turner said
IN his complaint, he was Ell route tc
Cotton to complete the sale of
house he owns there. Because of
the injuries he suffered at the time
of the accident, he alleged he wac
unable to complete the sale ard
therefore suffered financial loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Industrial Centers
Swamp Poll Booths
Rural Districts
Also Reveal
BaIIo+ins

NEW YORK, Nov. 7. (UP)
Some of the heaviest vot-
ing in history, despite the
absence of men in the armed
forces, was reported from
industrial centers.
War workers crowded the
polls in New York, Chicago,
Detroit, Philadelphia, Nash
Vile, Dallas and other cities
as soon as the voting places
opened. Fair weather over
most of the country also was
expeced to bring out a strong
rural vote.
Boston reported the total vote
running ahead of 1910 throughout
New England, particularly in the
industrial areas.
Detroit officials estimated that
city woulc' poll 100000 votes COM
pared to 584,OO0 four years ago.
Watchers in Philadelphia reported
very heavy" voting in both the
industrial and residential sections.
Ihdustrializet' Chester, Pennsylva-
mia. was piling up its heaviest vote
in history. and Pittsburgh totals
were running ahead of 1940
IN BROOKLYN
In New York City's Brooklyn bor-
ough. 100000 of the l,121,G ,G53 regis
tered voters had cast their ballots
by am, two hours after the polls
opened
Despite scattered rains in the
west. early voting was exception
allv heavy in Colorado and Utah.
Kansas City was having its big
gest rush to the polls in many years
and some precincts were half voted
by 9 am. (CWTO. The total was ex-
pected to be far ahead of 1910.
Several Texas cities, including FIT.
Worth, San Antonio, Dallas, HouS-
ton, Longview, and Wichita Falls,
were expected to set new voting
records.
Oklahoma war workers rushed to
the polls early and in mid-morning
the vote was running aheac of 1910.
Indianapolis reported light voting
in the industrial sections but nearby
rural areas, predominantly Repub-
lican. were piling up an unpreced-
ented vote.
S. +. VOTE HEAVY
In San Francisco, approximately
,000-approXimately 10 per cent
of the registered voters-cast their
ballots the first hour
The Maryland vote was heavy and
ahead of 1910.
In Oregon, observers believed the
vote would exceed that of 1910 de-
spite 10000 fewer registrations.
A record number of women's
votes was piling up in Buffalo. New
Continued on Pg. 3. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Legion Speeds
Plans for
Yuiefide Cheer

American Legion posts in Imper-
ial county Monday night accept
ed the task of making Christmas
really Christmas" 70 rthe veterans
in hospitals in Imperial county
This decision was reached at a
meeting of the county council OF
the American Legion in Ell Centro
Monday night.
Claude Austin of Brawley, COM
mander of the county council, APP
pointed the commander of every post
in the county to head the Christ
mas boxes for veterans" committee
i neach community.
Major K. Wampler, special service
officer of Camp Lockett, and Lieut.
enant j. Mariner, music instructor,
told county council members of
plans for making the convalescents
happy while they are patients at
Camp Lockett, the mountain es-
tablishment which was re-christ-
ened the Mitchell Convalescent
hospital when it was activated.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Nov. 7. CUP)
Tree Grower Franklin D. Roose-
velt voted for Franklin D. Roose-
velt for President Tuesday for the
fourth time.
The President cast his vote in the
old Hyde Park town hall.
Mr.. Roosevelt drove from his
home with his family in an open
touring car, reached the hall at
1920 p. m.
With the President were his wife
his daughter, Mrs John Boettig -
and 5-year-old Johnny Boettiger.
The President was voter No 251
He was greeted iby Election Inspec-
tor Mildred M. Todd as he pre-
sented himself for Identification.
Name, please?" Mildred asked.
Franklin d. Roosevelt" the Pres
ident replied.
"Occupation?"
Tree grower" he answered, and
then muSed for moment to recall
how he had identified himself four
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
8.59o.0o0 Nazis
Lost. Russ Soy
By HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Nov. 7. CUP)-Victo-
riouS Soviet armies have killed OF
captured 8590,000 German troops
on the eastern front, Marshal Josef
Stain disclosed Tuesday as his
forces engaged the enemy in a grea'
tank battle outside Budapest, last
Nazi satellite copital in Europe.
Berlin reported that the Russians
were bringing up strong motorized
formations for a final assault on
Budapest, and claimed that ether
Soviet forces had made two at
tempts to cross the Danube in an
effort to swing around the rear of
the capital)
WHOLE FRONT RESTORED
Stain, in an order of the day
observing the 9th anniversary OF
the Red revolution, said the Ger
violated frontier had been re-
stored for its entire length from the
Black sea to the BarentS sea, and
triumphantly declared:
Our aim now is to smash Hit
lerite Germany by the crushing
pressure of the Allied nations"
Stain disclosed that the two sum
mer offensiveS which carried Soviet
troops into East Prussia. pushed the
Germans back to Warsaw and lib
Grated Romania and Bulgaria, cost
the Germans 10000 killed or cap
tured.
On June %, German casualties
for the first three years CT the east
ern campaign were set at 100000
thus bringing the total to 8,59O.000
for less than three and a half years
of warfare.
PEOPLES LIBERATED
Soviet forces liberated tens of
millions of persons from the yoke
of Nazism, Stain said, and together
with Allied armies have taken up
positions for a decisive offensive
on the life center of Germany"
Although the regular communique
for the first time since October .
reported mo essential changes on
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Officials Estimate 3,300,300
Votes in State Election:
Generally Fair Skies Prevail
. BY LLOYD LAPHAM =

SAN FRANCISCO Nov T. (UPAn estimated
California voters went 48 polling
ballots for national
II state propositions and numerous local
they voted in temporarily converted rural
Officials u Weather
pretty Well
partly cloudy
that occasional
disturbance
n the state expected
Secretary of State Frank M Jordan estimated
the states 4433 grants
who gave President Roosevelt $4,000 majority
1910 He said 2867 absentee ballots
98595 have areaeg returned although the deadne
Propositions drawing
would respectively
schools from tax 70
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Sta|in Openly Declares
Japan as an Aggressor"

from leaders of the United Nations
were displayed, including one from
Prime Minister Churchill. The lack
of congratulations from Churchill
on the past two anniversaries had
caused considerable comment.
This time he messaged Stain:
1T gives me great pleasure to
send you my congratulations on the
anniversary of the founding of the
Soviet state. I wish your country
and yourself all success in peace as
in war and pray that the Anglo
Soviet alliance may be the cause of
much benefit to our two countries,
to the United Nations and to the
world"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Legion Speeds
R0deo Plans

Cowboys throughout the SOUTH
west are doing a lot of practicing
these days in preparation for the
American Legion rodeo at the I'M
perial county fair grounds November
IL and IL.
The rodeo committee is composed
of Jerry High. adjutant of Boyce
Aten post, chairman; I'd Henderson,
post commander; and Harry Wood
bury, members.
Members of the rodeo association
committee are Lo mThompson, Ned
Moretti, Hud Hudspeth, and Orval
Bane. These two committees are
working on preparations and de-
tails.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
by nj. S. HANDLER

MOSCOW, Nov. 7. (UP)-
Diplomatic circles Tuesday
attached considerable signifi-
cance to the fact that Mar
shal Stain for the first time
since the start of the war has
publicly classed Japan as an
aggreSsOr nation.
How the Soviet people and the
Red army have always felt about
Japan IS nobody's secret.
However. until his speech on the
eve OF the anniversary of the Boil
shevik revolution Stain ha6 not
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

discussed Japan in such frank
terms.
He flatly characterized Japan as
an aggressor state in Monday nights
address, putting them in the same
class with Germany and declaring
that the japanese successes at Pearl
Harbor, Singapore and elsewhere in
the Pacific were similar to Ger
planys successes in the first year
cf war in the Soviet Ukraine and
other regions overrun in the first
trive of the Nazi armies.
The Soviet press Tuesday carried
little besides the Stain speech and
other anniversary news.
Congratulatory messages to Stain
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Mexican Killed
I'm Auto e. rash

officers said. He was taken to the
county hospital.
Investigating officers said Lopez
was pinned beneath the wreckage
of the coupe, the steering wheel
cruising his chest.
The accident occurred at the in
tersection of highway 30 and the
railroad tracks. The speeding coupe,
officers said, failed to make the
curve, left the highway, struck the
tracks and overturned.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
British Planes
Rake Ruhr Area

uration attack that lasted about
10 minueS.
AT Gelsingirchen, In Germany's
Ruhr valley. the bombers concen-
trated on the already battered syn
thetic oil refineries and other in
dustrial plants.
British fighters and other bomb
ers also attacked airfields through
out Germany. shooting down five
enemy aircraft during the night
Fifteen Raj bombers were lost IN
the operations. which included mine
laying.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

Traffic deaths in Imperial county
thus far this year reached 27
Tuesday.
Paul Lopez, believed to be a
Mexican alien in the United States
Illegally, was crushed to death when
a car he was driving overturned
at the west city limits of Holtville
at 1:30 pm. Monday. Steve Pach-
echo, "a, passenger in the car. was
thrown from the car as it over
turned and was critically injured,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

LONDON, Nov. T. CUPC-Four-
engined British bombers raided
Coblenz and Gelsenkirchen Monday
night to maintain the heavy Allied
air offensive on German industrial
and communications centers behind
the western front.
The double attack brought we'll
over 1000 British planes over Ger
many within few hours.
Coblenz, a traffic center nearly
midway between Cologne and Frank
furt, was the target of a swift sat
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

To The nOrthWest, Bri5lsh, Cam
adian. American, anc. Polish forces
virtually ended up the battle of
southwest Holland with capture of
the last two enemy strongholds on
Walcheren island and liquidation Of
cne of the last two enemy pockets
south of the Holland Deep.
COMMANDOS ACTIVE
British commandoS on Walcheren
captured the iceland provincial
capital of Middelburg along with
Neere, three miles to the northeast
Other British forces seized Willem-
tContinued on Pg. 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Tokyo Announces B-2q Trip
Over Main Homeland Isle

been warning the inhabitants of
Honshu that the reconnaissance
flights presage a large-scale air Of
fensive against Tokyo and industrial
areas on the island.
Tokyo also reported that 40 Su-
perfortreSSes raided Two island in
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

PRATT, Kan, Nov. 7. (UP-The
first so ballots counted in Pratt
county. in the wheat belt of central
Kansas, gave 23 votes to President
Roosevelt and q TO Dewey.
NEW ASHFORD, Mass. Nov. Z.
(UP)-New Ashford. formerly the
first town in the nation to report
its returns in presidential elections,
gave: Roosevelt 81, Dewey %.
NORMAN, Okla, Nov. !. up
Incomplete unofficial returns from
four Norman, Okla, precincts gave:
Roosevelt 200; Dewey 1888.
CHICKASHA, Okla, Nov. I. (UP)
The first So votes counted i'm a
ChiCkasha precinct today gave:
Dewey IS. Roosevelt %.
MORRIS. ILL.,. Nov. I. (UP)-Ed-
ward ROeder. 50-year- farmer,
went to the polls and voted and then
returned home and committed sui
cite by shooting himself. Friends
said he had been worried over
inability TO hire farm labor.
HART'S LOCATION. n. H.. Nov.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
To Be Closed
On Armistice Dav

All Ell Centro stores will close all
day Satuday-Airmistce Day-it
was announced Tuesday by Al Mis-
Sildine. chairman of the Merchants
Committee of the Ell Centre chamb-
er of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

the Volcano group Sunday, while
American Liberators attacked Haha
and Chichi islantS in the Bonins
yesterday The Bonins lie 6l5 miles
southeast of Tokyo. and the Volcano
group is directly south of the Bon-
ms
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
Street Fighting
Marks Struggle
For Tiny Village
Loss of Town Would Sever Lines
For American War Supplies;
Allied Units Clear Holland Area
BY J. EDWARD MURRAY

PARIS, Nov. 7. (UP)-Amercan and German armored
forces suggg it in the streets of tiny Vossenack
90 miles southwest Of Cologne, Tuesday in blazing
saw preliminary the winter battle of the Rhneand.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07

HARTS LOCATION, N. H., Nov.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-07
WEATHER

Maximum Monday IS, minimum
Tuesday 76; am. Tuesday 40. hui
midity 80; noon Tuesday ~, humid
ity As; pm. Mon. Il, humidity 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-15

Three Youthful suspects are held
by Birmingham police today after
one of them, the smallest momen-
tarly eludcd capture by literally
going 20 the dogs.
Two. ages 16 and i, were
caught yesterday afternoon by
Earl r. CRANE of Dawson after
he spotted the three sitting in his
stolen car in Birmingham.
While Crane was holding his
two squirting quarricS. the third,
Is. broke away and vanished.
a lew minutes later John Ma
tice OF 1144 Chaplin noticed the
peculiar behavior of his pointer
puppy, Chief.
Investigating, Mauce discovered
that Chief was no longer sole oc-
cupant of his house. A sharp stick
poked into the dog house elected
a human yelp.
No amount Of verbal or police
nightStlck prodding, how Yer.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Wins
Round in Court

MIDDLETONN,- Conn. Dec II
(INSl-A decision filed IN Middle
sex County superior court yeSter.
day gave Fowler Mccormick OF
Chicago, head Of the international
Harvester Co, the latest round in
his custody battle with his sister
WAC Cpl. Muucl Mccormick
Hubbard.
Judge Samuel Meiiitz rejected
a motion made BY Cpl. Hubbard
to deny Mccormick 3 appeal of a
previous court decision viii h
made DIR. Frances NJ CLARK G
guardian OF Edith r. Mccormick
Hubbard. II, and Elisha Dyer
Hubbard, T. and he also ordered
M Cormick'S appointment as
guardian te pursue The appeals in
behalf of the children.
Cpl. Hubbard. before joining the
WAC, arranged for adoption of
the two children by Or. Clarke.
Originally Cpl - II II It b b ? Il had
adopted the children after the
death of her husband.
In his appeal, the millionaire
Chicagoan charged that his heir
eSS sister had proved herself unfit
for the task of rearing the Ctlff.
dren.
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Relief At Last
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-15
Council Asks
NewFireCode

Common council today re-
uucStcd corporation counsel TO
prepare a new fire prevention
code for the city winch would In-
Guide a section ON indanmahle
liquids
The request was the outCrowth
OF a fire az The National Tent and
Awning Co, 11II Bagiey Dec S.
Ia Mhteif thTce women lest tfeie
lives.
Appearing before council today
were FIRE Marshal Edward W.
Hall and CeHHaISslaRcr- Joseph u.
Wolff Of lhe department ~ build
ings and safety engineering.
Both agreed that the three en-
ploycs of the company would not
have lost their lives IF they had
not stopped 90 get their coats and
personal belongings.
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Catholic Association
Attacks CONSUMPTION

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA (UP)
The postwar world committee
Of the Catholic Association for
international Peace today at
tackled proposal for postwar mill
tary CONSUMPTION as part of 1.-THE
war-minded philosophy of power
politics that has produced two
world wars"
The committee composed Of g.
lay and clerical members, labeled
conScription a symbol of militar-
ism and exaggerated nationaliSm
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Boy Goes ID Dogs.
He's Caught Later

would make the third youth come
out. Finally section of Chief 5
house had 10 be torn down.
Later Mattce found a revolver
and 500 i'm cash hidden in the
straw. In the car police had
found another revolver, an auto
matte rifle and a shotgun.
The officers are trying 10 decide
which police force has the best
claim on the boys; the Lansing
police and Pontiac for investiga-
ton ct breaking and entering
Pontiac for alleged car theft: or
Rochester and Elizabeth Lake in
connection with the gun theft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-15

Recorded Life efFDR

HYDE PARK. ". Y. Dec. IA
CUP)-A recorded dramatization
Of the life Of President Roosevelt
was added 10 the national ar
chiveS of the Franklin d. Roose-
Welt library here today.
The transcriptions were do
mated by A. T. Parker, a watch
company executive.
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