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Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
Outlook Says County Holds
Good Position in Aviation

and effort if it tries to carry through
an individual program. Speakers
said it was necessary for each city,
interested and each county to do
such planning and then to submit
its programs to master committee
representing the entire state.
A. Y. Preble, chairman of the
Imperial county board of super
visors and Herbert Fawcett, Ell
Centre city councilman attended
the conference. Chambers of COM
nlerce, counties and municipalities,
airplane manufacturers, the federal
Civil Aeronautics Authority and the
National Aeronautic Association
were represented. II was voted to
make the conference an annual
affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
Workers Mark
BvrneS Edict

Consolidated Steel Corp. reported
an increase in job-seekers. Similar
reports came from shipbuilding di-
visions of Bethlehem Steel Co. and
the Western Pipe and Steel Corp.
Colonel Kenneth w. Leitch. state
selective service director, here
Wednesday to assist in applying the
new orders. warned that Califor-
MAS 100000 men with occupational
deferments in the 1887 years brack-
ct will be subject to immediate re-
classification if they leave or have
left war or essential jobs. About half
CT the states occupational defer
ments are in southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
District Board Sets Up
$3.50. 600 Pc st-Wdr
Program Covering Valley

Imperial Irrigation District by unanimous action Of
the board of directors has placed $169800O0 postwar
construction and Improvement program in the hands of
the state senate committee engaged in preparing
report of statewide projects to the forthcoming session of
the legislature.
Of this comprehensive and widesweeping program the
District undertakes to underWre unreservedy projects
the amount of $655O0 leaving part to go into the
states planning undertakings amounting to $9325O
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

William G.. Outlook, secre-
tary-manager of the Ell Gen.
tro chamber of commerce,
returned Thursday from a
two-day California Aviation
Conference in Hollywood,
with the firm conviction
that Imperial Valleys posi-
tion in postwar civil avia-
ton plans is as favorable as that
CT any section of the state.
This valleys strategic location
with reference to existing means of
rail and highway travel and the ex-
istence of two airports. now equip
ped for military use, and several
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

the 32nd division slogged farther
south to within less than Is miles
OF a junction with the 77th, while
ether forces slowly closec in on the
bitterly-resisting japanese from
hills to the east.
FEELING OUT STRENGTH
The application of pressure
northward' from Ormoc by the 77th
division was disclosed by General
Douglas Macarthur in his daily
communique. A spokesman said,
however, that the troops mainly
were feeling out the enemy lines and
lad not yet begun an all-out as
sault.
American shore batteries sank
three troop-laden. Japanese ships
With all hands at point-blank range
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

smaller municipal fields offeIA a
nucleus for peac. time development
equal to any in California, Outlook
saic.
Speakers at the Hollywood con-
ference brought out a significant
point in that the peak expansion
in civilian aviation may not come
for from five to 10 years after the
war ends. In the meantime, dele
gates, numbering some 200, were
told complete cooperation among
all sections and all counties OF the
state in the formulation Of a def
mite program will pe necessary.
Outlook said it was agreed at
the meeting that one city or one
county only will be wasting time
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

arriving in spectacular manner
Fam acceptance of terms was re-
ported conditioned on Scobie's guar
anteeing them a national govern
ment would be formed to take over
from that of Premier George Pap
andreou and to include a proper
proportion" Of leftists.
CReport of the arrival of reinforce
ments in a spectacular manner"
was not explained. but suggested
the possibility that the British might
be rushing in troops by air in a bid
for a quick decision in the Greek
criSiS.)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
WRA Officials
Check Lands
Owned by laps

Representatives of the War Re-
location Authority, the federal bu-
Yreau in charge of Japanese Intern
ees, were in Imperial county this
week checking up on property still
held by the Japanese.
1t was understood that they were
interested in making lists of the tax
picture of each piece of property. AS
far as could be ascertained they
showed no interest in the property
the japanese sold at the time of the
evacuation to Poston, Arizona, the
spring after the japanese attack on
Pearl HarbOr.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
BY UNITED PRESS

Five more admiraIs have been
crossed off Japan's shrinking list of
flag officers. bringing to 78 the
number of admirals reported dead
by Tokyo since last May II, dis
patch from the Japanese Domei
news agency reported Thursday.
Domei said the Yokosuka naval
station. largest Japanese home base,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
Five More jap
AdmiruIs Dead

announced Wednesday that the five
additional victims had died In ac-
ton"
The Domei dispatch. beamed In
Romanized Japanese 10 Aaiatic
areas and recorded by the FEC,
identified the five new Casualties as
Rear Admirals Katsuji Nnkano. aa-
buro ishise, Sabnro Kindo. aatoru
Kubota and Oslo as.ra1Iawf
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

A Pearl Harbor dispatch disclos-
ing that Admiral Chester w. MINI
itZ, commander of the Pacific fleet,
has just concluded an important
conference with his army and navy
commanders from Alaska indicated
that further bad news may be in
store for Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

Pacific fleet headquarters said
the conference concerned strategy
in forthcoming Pacific war opera
tions and permitted correspondents
to speculate that it possibly fore
shadowed renewed activity against
the northern end OF the Japanese
empire.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

Editors Note: Inasmuch as the
Irrigation Districts nearly II mil
lion dollar program is closely tied
in with the interests of each and
every valley resident, the Post
Press will print in detail the vari-
Gus proposed projects i'm three ar
ticles starting tomorrow. Watch
for them.)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

ing war veterans. For this project
the board contemplates the eXpen-
citure of $1,000,000.
Outstanding in the Districts own
projects Set-up is the Pilot Knob
power development set at an out
lay of S5,500000. Next in order of
outlay is the item of additions and
bettermentS to the power system for
which the district proposes to ex-
pend $1,0G0000.
In submitting the entire plan to
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

Each and every project contem-
plated has been decided upon and
has received full approval of the
board after long and careful stucy
and deliberation of the economy
program Immediately ahead after
the end of the war.
Leading the list for the state
program is the prompt development
Of the East Mesa for use of return
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
Cologne Defense
Shattered on
Roer River Line
Infantry and Tanks Batter Along
25-Mile Front for 2-Mile Gain;
yanks Hurdle impeding Forest Area

PARIS, Dec. Ia. (UP)-American tanks and infantry
Thursday rammed ahead nearly two miles the western
outskirts of the Roer river bastion of Duren 20 miles
southwest of Cologne, and seized the last two fortified
towns on the west bank of the Roer to the north
At the southern end of the 25 mile offensive front
southwest of Cologne First army infantry captured Kes
ernch Is miles southwest of Duren and plunged almost
completely through the Monschau on the east bank
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
Trap Ti9htens
On Jops in
Ormoc Corridor
Ba++Ie-Weary Yankee Divisions
Near Junction in Ley+e Drive;
Shore Guns Sink Enemy Ships

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Philippines Dec a. (ot)
The nth division struck north UP the Ormoc corridor
Thursday Tightening giant American nutcracker grad
uay squeezing 10000 Japanese back against the
northwest coast OF Leyte. ~ r
At the northern end the corridor weary veterans OF
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

of the Roer at a point where the
river BENDS west.
The First arn.ys 83rd division
was set for a frcntai assault on
Duren, key to the Cologne plain.
with 3CO0-yard advance through
the western suburb of Gurzenich
to the rim of the fortress city,
which lies astride the Roer.
CLEAR BARRIERS
The Ninth army briefly rejoined
the battle of the Roer, capturinG
the village of Vichhoven, seven
miles northwest of Duren, while the
104th divisions Timberwolves fir
ally cleared Schophoven, a mile to
the southeast, after two days of
bitter street battles.
The fall of Vichhoven anc SchoI'-
hoven cleared the last, two enemy
strongholds on the offensive frolt
north of Duren and put the doug :
boys along the west bank of the
Roer for a solid stretch of alml st
l8 miles.
Farther south, the battle Of the
Saar valley ragged on with undimin-
ished fury along 30-mile frcnt
with no appreciable progress on
either side, though three additional
American crossings of the Blies
river east of Sarreguemines ware
reported. Four more German com
terattacks were repulsed by The
Third army.
The Germans also counteratta TX
ed in considerable force against the
Allied flank west of the Rhine some
25 miles below Strasbourg and in
filtrated the American lines Gee Ny
il an attempt to throw the Allied
offensive off balance before being
ouSted.
CONTINUE EASTWARD SWEIf
Seventh Army forces sweep ag
across the eastern tip of France
continued their northward mareh.
however, and penetrated to within
two miles of Germany's Palatinate
border and three miles of the Sieg-
fried line west of Karlsruhe.
Southwest of Cologne, American
forces which jumped off in new
attacks south of the Hurtgen for
est yesterday extended their gains
to two and half miles during the
night and were set for a thrust l,p
the east bank of the Roer to out
flank Duren.
On the approaches to the Palati-
nate gateway to Germany west OF
Karlsruhe, Lieutenant General Al
exander M. Patch's Seventh army
advanced two and a half miles
through the old Maginot line de-
fenses against little if any resist
ance. The advance carried to with
in two miles of the German border
at a point about eight miles west
of WiSsembourg.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14

This Is Logic
Little Jerry Fells of Yuma, called
ar Andy Preble's office in Ell Gen.
tro. Andy began to get acquainted,
being unable to resist the blue-eyed,
tow headed youngster.
How old are your" Andy asked.
-Four" smiled Jerry.
when were you four?" Andy
quizzed.
when I hat my birthday re-
piled Jerry, still smiling.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
Senators Approve
Six Appointees
On Divided Vote

WASHINGTON. Dec. ID CUPl-
The Senate foreign relations COM
mittee Thurs day approved all six of
tie top state department nomina-
tions by divided votes that included
last-minute switches.
The nomination of Archibald
MacLeish to be assistant secretary
in charge of public and cultural re-
lations won tentative approval when
Senator Joseph F.. Guffey CD,
changed his vote to the author
poets side.
The other five nominations were
approved by substantial margins. All
six names will cCme up for Senate
action Friday.
The others were:
Joseph c. Grew, to be underSecre-
tary: James c. Dunn, to be assistant
secretary; Nelson A. Rockefeller to be
assistant secretary; William i. Clay
ton, to be aSSis tant secretary; and
Brigadier General Julius G. Holmes,
to be assistant secretary.
Senator Bennett C. Clark CD,
Missouri, led the fight against Mac
Leish.
The vote came after the commit
tee had defeated a motion to ask
President Roosevelt to withdraw all
six nominations.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
y AMBlINe
EpoRTER
The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift
What do you want for Christ
mas?" Mrs. Merta Thompson asked
CAPTAIN Mark HebblethWaite.
Peace on earth, good will to
men, the captain said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
Dilemma Horns

1t was nice problem in ethics
OF something when the Ell Centre
1t out with the California Highway
patrol squad.
Captain AL Bisgard is member
of the marine team and before en-
tering the service was a member of
Continued on Pg. 6, Col q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
WEATHER FORECAST

Considerable high cloudiness
Thursday, Thursday night and
Friday. Slightly lower daytime
temperatures. Little change in
night temperature, with local
frOsts Thursday night. Lowest
temperatures around 81 degrees.
All temperatures above freezing
by Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-12-14
WEATHER

Maximum WEDNESDAY 93, minimum
Thurs. "a; 5 am. Thurs. 43. humid
ity SIS; noon Thurs. IS, humidity %;
8 pm. Wednesday 68, humidity Al.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
l2.e-2t
NOTICE

A hearing on the application of the Leader OH & Coal Company, Corner of North Elm Street and Cherry St., Waterbury, Conn. Cby Domenic Riscuccl and Theodore Sciota, 4i Branch St., Waterbury. Conn) for Certificate of Approval for c Used Car Dealers License will be held on December 20th. i0l4 at ii:ao A. M. in the Mayors Of- foe. City Hall, Waterbury, Conn, as provided by General Statutes.
 Cgigned)
 JOHN s. MoNAzAN, l2s7-at Mayor,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
NOTICE

 Public Hearing on Proposed Amend ment to the Building Zone Ordi- nance for prOperty located at No S1 High Street.
 In accordance with Section 425 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Connecticut of l930, notice is hereby given that a Committee of five of the Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on Friday Evening, December 22nd, 1944, at 7:30 o'clock. in the Aldermanic Chamber, City Hall Building, on the proposed change in the Build ing Zone Ordinance from Business Zone No. to Industrial Zone" for property located at No. Sl High Street. bounded:
 Ncrtherly 63 feet, more or less, on land of Andrew and Mary Phelan
 Easterly 1lS feet. more or less, on land of Nellie Schwaeble;
 Southerly 65 feet, more or less on High Street and
 Westerly 1l2 feet, more or less, on land of others
 All persons owning properties in the vicinity of the above address or those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof, or those directly op- posite thereto, are hereby notified to appear and be heard in reference to the proposed amendment at the time and place above specified. The hearing will be held before the following ,Committee:- Alder men Tehan, Ashley, Lasky, Reiner and Harpin.
 By order of the Board of Alder men, at meeting held December 4th, l044.
 Attest:-
 JOSEPH M. SHEA, 12.6.2t City Ciark
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
Legal Notices
NOTICE

Public Hearing on Proposed Amend ment to the Building Zone Ordi- nance for property located at No. 5 Frost Road.
 In accordance with Section 425 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Connecticut of 1880, notice is hereby given that a Committee of five of the Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing on Friday evening, December 22nd, 1944 at r:15 o'clock, in the Alrermanic Cham Der, City Hall Building, on the pro- poged change in the Building Zone Ordinance from "B" Residence Zone to Business Zone No. 1 for property located at No. 55 Frost RoRd, bounded and described as follows:
 4 certain piece. or parcel of land situated on the northwesterly side of Frost Road, being shown as Lot No. on Map of Fairlawn Manor.
 Northeasterly-125 feet on Lot No. 3 as shown on said Map;
 Southeasterly - 50.46 feet on Frost Road;
 Gouthwesterly - l3053 feet on land now or formerly of John J. Linskey; and
 Northwesterly - 921l feet on Lots No. 6l and 62 as shown on said Map.
 All persons owning properties in the vicinity of the above address or those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof, or those directly opposite thereto, are hereby notified to appear and be heard in reference to the proposed amendment at the time and place above specified.
 The hearing will be held before the following Committee Alder men Tehan, Ashley, Lasky, Reiner and Harpin.
 By order of the Board of Alder men, at meeting held December 4th, 1924.
 Attest:-
 JOSEPH M, SHEA, 12-0-2t City Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07

SMALL BROWN COIN PURSE = Sum of money, lost between North West Main. Mrs. Whiteman. 4-7947
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
Legal Notices
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO- BATE COURT, Dec. {, l944. ESTATE of DENNIS r. O'CON- NOR, late of the town of Water- bury, In said district, deceased. The Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly at- tested, within said time, win be debarred Q recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate are request. cd to make immediate payment to
 ELIZABETH c, OCONNOR,
 Admlnistratrix. lOs Knoll street,
 Waterbury, Conn,
 Per Order of Court
 Attest,
 MARduERIrE M. FAHY. i2-S-3t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-07
Announcenaents
Lost And Found

ST. MARYS HOSPITAL Nurses Pin lost. Engraved with owners name. Reward 3-5297 before 2 p. n.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
GOVERNORS REPORT ON ALASKA

We have just received copy of the Governor of
Alaskas annual report the Secretary of the Interior
for the fiscal year ending June go l943 Wartime
strictions have limited the report The forward and
recommendations by the Governor are as follows:
AT the close of the fiscal year, the war-still as
last year the overshadowing fact in Aaska-was
ing new phase. Gigantic undertakings for defense
had shifted enterprises for offense The Japanese
on Attu has been extermnated and the recapture of
Kiska the only Alaska terrain in enemy hands, was
imminent. Alaska, since Pearl Harbor combat area,
appeared cast for a role of supply
storage and corridor for transport for offensive
action in the Orient 1t early to forecast the
extent and usefulness of these potentialities.
THE Sixteenth Legislature, meeting for its bien-
NAL session. cooperaed with the Executive in meeting
certain exigencies brought about by the 1t
acceded to his recommendation to increase the salaries
of Aaska's long underpaid school teachers and of
clerical workers, and repeal certain statutes which
interfered with the fullest use of manpower 1t
adopted various measures designed to uphold the
gubernatorial appointments and sustained all vetoes
But it failed to anticipate the obvious need of the
future in either reforming the inadequate Territorial
tax structure to meet impending deficits and fore
seeable requirements to plan for postwar conditions,
to the Territorial house in order for its better
development when peace returns. 1t likewise failed to
pass by the smallest possible margn-one vote in the
House bill designed to eliminate discrimination
against the Indian and Eskimo of Alaska who con-
stitute approximately half the Terlitorys population.
Wartime restrictions still make impossible a
discussion of the prfound changes which has
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12

wrought in Alaska and their effect its future"
1t has been the policy of The Empire taxation
that the purpose of taxation is to come close as
possible to bringing in the money necessary to carry
on government functions. That was the policy Of
the last legislature Most felt it would be unwise and
unpatrotc to reduce the flow of Federal tax money,
in wartime, to the Federal government for pur
poses, by adding Territorial taxes which can be
be deducted from the Federal income taxes.
1t would be indeed unpatriotic for the Territory
to build huge by taxing further an already
tax heavy public of Alaska. Even private business,
which will carry the ball in the postwar world is not
allowed to build up such reserves An income tax
bill for Alaska introduced but not passed last year
In our opinion the last legislature out all
right taxes The recent report from the Territorial
Treasurer showed surplus of more than 100000 in
the bank However, it must be kept in mind that the
Governors report written last June, and at that
time it is possible that he may have had reason to
fear impending deficits
1t is quite likely that the Territory's bank balance
will take of things until next spring anyhow
when the legislature will meet and more taxes
can be adopted-if they necessary.
We heartily agree with the Governor in con-
demning racial discrimination.
We think that the inclusion in the Territory's
Democratic Party platform of plank urging anti
discrimination legislation largely result of the
work of Walter p. Sharpe from this division, is
healthy sign that this will be taken care Of also
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
.Japan's Naval Dilemma
Cincinnati Enquirer

Japan faces a naval dilemma which must be
bringing great worry to leaders of the Nipponese
military machines They realize probably that the
time will come when their fleet must meet, in full
combat the navies of the Allies To date they have
ducked and euded any extensive engagement, but
the battle lines draw tighter, the day of eventual
conflict approaches.
Japan has two choices: she maneuver this
engagement--or engagements within the next few
months or she can continue put off the evil day
until it is forced her Grave dangers lie either
road.
If she fights today, the battle will be dis
family removed from Japan's home bases and home
waters. The disadvantages to her. OF such condition
is apparent If she waits she fight close to home
The advantage of distance will be with her, for the
Allies will have to long supply routes to bring in
ships and planes There strong arguments, then,
behind the waiting game which she Island has been
playing
But that game has its disadvantages In many
ways they strong as the advantages. For
Japan is steadily losing naval strength, while the
naval power of the Allies grows. We do not know,
exactly, what replacement powers the enemy in the
Pacific possesses. But we do know beyond any
shadow doubt that they much less than those
of Britain and the United States. We know, too,
that her maritime losses have been greater than
Thus every month passes the ratio grows in favor
of the United Nations.
These facts probably well known to the crafty
Japanese. They probably are desperate, trying to
decide which horn of the dilemma they will seize.
Perhaps they waiting until such time when they
feel they can inflict the greatest possible damage
less OF how the problem is approached it must be
concluded that time is working for the Allies
SO far as naval superiority in the Far East Is
concerned
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-12
20 YEARS AGO f {yfm EMPIRE
APRIL IL, 1924

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battle the previous day with Wlhu
Orleans from drifting ashore and
The time OF the hopo
the weather Plans made
that
the filters would direct to Seward from Ska
desroyers Aatsukaze
of Ominao for the Kure
American globe filters
passed earlier this week by the Ma
Representatives become law in the present
would virtually seine fishing especially in South
authentic received at Seattle This
heretofore finding their
be forced to seek
occupation
The appointment chairman the committee
charge Puln of finance the
April 3d. announced
this day by the Control Committee.
Mauror OF the most popular commercial max
ing well Schwabacher
Brothers Casse
the previous night the
United States Commissioner " A.