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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24
TEMPLEVILLE

Mrs. l. C. Scharman of Baltimore
is nursing Mrs Doris Everett, who
is improving after hard spell of
sickness.
Mrs. Kate Stafford and Miss Mary
Knots served birthday dinner on
Sunday to relatives celebrating
their brother. Roland Knots Goth
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Goslin of
Cambridge. Md. visited their aunt,
Mrs. Annie l.. Goslin, the latter
part of last week.
Little Virginia Starkey. the s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Medford Starkey, is very i'll at her
home here. suffering with the grip.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Corporal Wilson A. Sockrider of
Camp Edwards, Mass, was in Mill
ford on Sunday where he visited
his wife and family. Corporal Sock
rider has just recently been pro-
NOTED to his present rank.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Pfc. Herbert Lawrence Tilghman
of the U. S. M. c. r. wa sindeed a
very happy Marine on Monday.
March 13, when he was presented
with his first stripe and papers,
for which he has worked very
hard for private. first class. Thigh
man is expecting to advance very
rapidly by summer He was a Sat
urday evening and Sunday guest of
his mother, Mrs. Betty Willis, and
his grandmother, Mrs. Laura
Sharp.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24
CALVARY METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. M. Eugene HungerfOrd Pastor
SUNDAY, MARCH 2G
A. leadership
will he glad you.
MChurch School, John wilkins Superintendent There
all Glad enroll a member
tending other school, All members try be and
visitors always welcome
IL A. M-Divine Worship
MMehodist Youth Fellowship All people invited
Remember
District to be held in church
7:3O p. M.
7:30 p M.-Song Service and Sermon.
Prayer Meeting evening 1880 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Not even a cowboy. wild and woOlly
Could tame a running belt and pulley.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Naval Aviation Cadet William
Robinson Marsh. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence F. Marsh of near
Lewes, was among the group which
graduated from Wesleyan Naval
Flight Preparatory School on
March IA. He graduated from
Lewes High School on July s, 1913,
previous to entering Naval Avia-
tion Cadet study and training. He
received four months of tarmac
training at Pensacola, Florida.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

The Millville Volunteer Fire Com
pany will have a chicken dumpling
supper on Saturday. Auril l, at the
fire hall. Serving will be from 5
to O'Clock. ct
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Branch of The First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston. Mass.
Services every Sunday at IL a. m.
Sunday School at same hour.
Wednesday evening meeting. first
Wednesday in each month at p. m.
in Grange Hall. Milford. Del.
WAR BONDS will help to back the
WACS, WAVES and SPARS.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Lieutenant Howard Wilkins of
Langley Field. Va. spent Saturday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Neal
Wilkins.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Freeman ]. Bennett and William
Webb. of Fort Dix. N. j.. spent the
weekend with their families in
town.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24
THE AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH
HAPPINESS"
Rev. Frank HersOn, ID. ID. Minister

SUNDAY, MARCH 26
School Missionary Sunday
opportunity help the younger churches
Worship Fifth the
Christ Seasonal music by
chorus choirs Always welcome here.
M-Methods Fellowship welcome young
people
p
Sixty informal worship with a
Mdweek Lenen Service Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock
Quarterly Friday evening 1880 o'clock
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

- FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS ----
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

James G. Holzmueller, U. S.
Navy, of Bainbridge, Md, spent the
past weekend here with his wife
at their home at Haven Lake.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Corporal Wilson Porter and wife
of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, have been
spending part of an 1S-day furlough
with his sister, Mrs. Woodrow Rob-
erts.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Seaman 2/c William F. Short of
cambridge, Md, spent the week.
end with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Short of Oakley.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Griffith
have received word of the safe ar
rival of their son. First Sergeant
Joseph Griffith somewhere in Eng
land
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Lieutenant Sara +. Clifton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Clifton. of Harrington. was pleas
antly surprised a short time ago
when she met Randall Knox. Jr.,
and Leonard Horleman. both of
Harrington at her post in New
Guinea. These young people had a
Delaware Day reunion, which
meant much to each one. especially
to Lieutenant Clifton who had not
seen Delawarean in IS months.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-24

Mrs. Mabel Mccullough Carter
has received word fro mher son,
Corporal Mickey Carter, that he has
arrived safely in England. Corporal
Carter was inducted into the SER
vices on September 3, 1912. He
received his basic training in an
Anti-Aircraft Battalion at Camp
Davis and Fort Fisher, n. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Mrs. Mack Rites
To Be TUESDAY,

Funeral services for Valerie Mack,
OF San Bernardino, wife of Judah
l.. Mack, president of the Pioneer
Title, Insurance and Trust Co., will
be conducted at II a. m. Tuesday
IN San Bernardino. Mrs. Mack died
on Friday
In Memorial tribute to Mrs. Mack
all offices of the concern, includ-
ing the Ell Centre office. will be
closed Tuesday between the hours
OF ii a. m. and l p. m.
Survivors include her husband
l.. Mack, and one daughter, Elsie.
w. W. McEuen, president anc
manager of the El Centro office
was in San Bernardino Saturday
to attend a directors meeting ano
will remain for the services, acting
as a pail bearer. other pail bearers
include Minor Sweeney, c. K
Cooper, E. E. Stidham, r. l.. HORNE
and w. NJ GlaSScock.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Americans Beat
Germans Back
In Italy Drive

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Feb. 7. (UP)-Allied 5th army
troops beat back new counterat-
tacks by reinforced German divi-
sions in the beachhead below Rome,
while American tanks and infantry
men frightened their grip around
the enemy's rlountain stronghold
of Casino, communique said
Monday.
Waves of German arr-or and in
fantry struck again and again at
the Anglo American beachhead
Sunday. but Allied headquarters
announced that all attacks had been
repulsed and that many enemy
prisoners were captured
One German thrust broke through
the outer perimeter of the American
lines three miles west of Cisterna
Saturday night, but the Americans
wiped out the salient and restored
their positions after a bitter all
night battle.
At least 800 German prisoners
were taken by the British on their
sector of the beachhead
The main weight of the German
coCnteroffensive continued to ham,
mer against the center of the Al
lied invasion front north of Caro-
ceto.
One enemy formation, including
tanks and assault troops, was spot
ted massing two miles north of
Carroceto and smashed by concen-
trated artillery fire, headquarters
SpOkesmen revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
250.000
Leave
Berlin
Allied Raids
Speed up
Excavations
AT THE GERMAN FROM

AT THE GERMAN FROM
TIER, Feb. 7. (UP)-More
than 2,25O,OO0 persons have been
evacuated from bomb-stricken Ber-
lin, it was reported Monday follow
ing the latest allied raids on the
Nazi capital.
An estimated 100000 apartments
have been destroyed, together with
10000 houses, the report said, and
added that police have ruled an
other 10000 houses must be pulled
down as unsafe.
Police listed another 100000 hous-
es as slightly to heavily hit
meaning at least one floor was
habitable-and 10000 houses as un-
damaged, the report said.
During the latest raid, the Alex
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS subway
was hit and traffic stopped. The
Academy of German Law was razed
completely, and the entire Pots
damerplatz section was hard hit
with a partially damaged hotel the
only structure still standing.
The naval ministry was burned
down to the first floor, it was said,
but its functions were being car
ried on in the cellars.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07

been discussing soldier vote legisla-
ton. The administration strategy
had been to try for vote on the
Green-Lucas bill before taking up
the state ballot measure, which the
senate passed Dec. 3.
Having lost that fight, the adj
ministration moved to add the
Green-Lucas bill to the states
rights measure and send it back to
the house for another test in that
chamber.
Less than two hours earlier, the
senate had defeated a similar mo-
tion by Overton to take up the
states rights bill by a A to AZ
tally.
Ten Republicans joined 33 Demo-
Gratis and one Progressive to defeat
Overton's first motion. Overton was
supported by coalition of Repub-
licans and southern Democrats who
have been trying for two weeks to
defeat the federal ballot proposal
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
The Best Policy

At the Farm Bureau directors
meeting in Ell Centro Saturday the
conversation was about the diff
Guilty in getting sugar for canning.
at shouldn't be difficult M. C.
Ryan of Brawley said, I'm on the
\ food panel and it should be easy to
get sugar, that is, the allotted
amount, for that purpose He wish
ed later that he hadn't admitted
he was on the food panel because
several women arose and related
personal experiences in failing to
get sugar they needed to keep cer-
tain crops from being wasted.
It wanted sugar for putting up
pickles and catsup," Mrs. Fred Pol
lard of the home department said,
land I couldn't get it because I
already had used what I was told I
could get for canning"
Yes" agreed Ryan, "it must be
for canning"
I'll tell you what you do," sever
al of the men in the room said to
the women present. Tell them you
want sugar for canhing."
oh" calculated Mrs. c. E. Cooke,
then we can't be honest!"
There was an embarrassed silence
from the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07

eral Francis Biddle who is present.
ing the governments evidence, said
today's pleadings nearly completed
preliminaries and that the case
might go to trial next month.
Chief Justice Edward C. Eicher
of the District of Columbia federal
district court orered not guilty pleas
entered for two additional defen-
dants, Robert Noble and Ellis o.
Jones, both of Los Angeles. They
refused to plead themselves and
objected to counsel named by Eicher
to represent them. They both
sought, as counsel, attorneys who
are now in prison.
Also present in court today were
two other defendants - George Syl-
vester Viereck, New York, who is
serving a federal sentence for vio-
lation of the foreign agents regis
tration act, and Elizabeth Dilling
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
owl Trio Quits
As Tilt SEQUEL

NEW YORK, Feb. 7. (UP)-Three
executives of the overseas branch
of the office of war information
have resigned, the United Press
learned Monday. They are Joseph
Barnes, James Warburg, and Ed
Johnson.
A dispute involving the three
men was placed before President
Roosevelt recently by Robert Sher-
wood head of the overseas branch,
and Elmer Davis, Owl director.
Davis was understood to have de-
manded that Sherwood drop his
three assistants. When Sherwood
declined, the dispute was put up
to the White House with a request
from Davis that Mr.. Roosevelt de-
eide who is running OWL"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Bond Drive Goes
Into Last Lap;
valiee Comma

Moving into the final phase of
the Fourth War Bond drive, I'M
perial county is rallying around the
appearance Thursday night of Rudy
Vallee's Coast Guard band. The
maestro and his gifted band of
musicians will be at Ell Centro Cen
tral Union High school for the one
night. The program will start at 7
o'clock.
Bond leaders stress these facts in
connection with the concert
There are only $50 seats.
Purchase of "E'' bonds alone will
produce a ticket.
Tickets now are available at the
banks, the post office in Ell Centre
and all other bond-issuing stations
in the city and throughout the
county.
Among the featured items on the
program will be Jane Frazee, well
known radio and stage star in vocal
salos. In the band of SO members
are many stars of musicdom.
Under the plans as announced by
bond leaders, seats will be delivered
on the basis of first come. first
served" And it is further pointed
out, that the demand already is
moving strong.
A crowd that filled the stadium
at Imperial county fairgrounds Sun
day heard and enjoyed varied
program, and bought more than
100000 in bonds. leaders an
noulced.
The 80th infantry band from
Camp Laguna enlivened the occa-
sion with a well balanced concert;
tank maneuvers gave the crowd
war-tinged thrills and various COM
munities in the county topped off
the program with home-talent en-
tertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07

SlIlklllS WlLlllIl ,ZUC lilies OF TOKYO,
shelled the southern and eastern
coasts of Paramushiro, touching off
fires ashore and driving an uniden-
titled enemy ship aground.
japanese shore batteries answer
ed the warships' fire, but the COM
munique reported that the Ameri-
can ships were undamaged.
A communique, giving some added
details of the raid, said that the
enemy coastal guns returned the
American fire but that U. S. units
sustained no damage.
AIRCRAFT STRIKES
The sea attack was supported by
U. S. aircraft which bombed Para
muShiro, located a short distance
to the north, All U. S. planes re-
turned safely.
Text of navy department COM
munique No. SOB:
North Pacific:
I.-At 10 pm. Feb. 4 CTokyo
time) U. S. naval surface units
bombarded enemy installations on
the south and east coasts of Para
mushiro. A number of fires were
started, and one unidentified enemy
ship was hit and beached. Enemy
coastal guns returned fire, but U.
S. units sustained no damage.
"2.-During the same night a
flight of our aircraft bombed Para
mushiro and Shimushu. All U. S.
planes returned"
FIRST TIME
1t was the first time that Ameri-
can surface vessels have shelled
one of Japan's home islands.
The size of the American task
force was not Immediately known
by the south and east coast of the
northernmost island of the Japa-
nese homeland were bombarded by
surface vessels. Important naval in
stallations are grouped on the is
land-nearest to the Aleutians and
close to Russia's Kamchatka penii.-
Sula.
The bombardment took place Oh
Feb. Tokyo time and followed Up
the 10th air raid on Paramushiro
by our bombers based in the Aleut-
ianS.
Important shore installations were
the apparent target of the task
force which moved into Japanese
home waters for the first bold ven-
ture of its kind since Pearl Harbor.
The bombardment of Paramushi-
ru emphasized the extent of Amer
lean sea power in the Pacific. The
Continued on page 6, col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Yankees Finish,
Occupation Of
jap Isle Base

PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Feb. T.
(UP)-Victorious American marines
and army troops, completing the
occupation of Kwajalein Atoll in
the heart of the Marshalls, Monday
were reported rounding up the
largest number Of japanese pris-
oners taken in any campaign since
the start of the Pacific war
"a japanese communique broad
cast by the Domei agency said a
Japanese submarine sank a large
American cruiser near Wotje Atoll
in the Marshalls at dawn last
Wednesday,
Navy seabees and army construc-
ton engineers already were repair
ing the Atolls two airfields and a
seaplane base for what Maj. Gen.
Willis H. Hale. commander of the
seventh American air force, i'm
piled would be powerful aerial
offensive against the Caroline ISL
ands, possibly including Truk,
Japans Pearl Harbor."
Official reports indicated that the
18th marine and 7th army divisions
had occupied all major islands and
islets in the 66-mile- LONG Atoll and
only a few isolated coral forma-
tons, none held in any strength
remained to be mopped Cp.
The fall of the last three strong
holds, Gugewe, Bigej and Eblei
islands, all at the southern end OF
the atoll. after the quelling of mod
crate resistance" was announced in
communique yesterday by Adm
Chester w. Nimitz, commander OF
the Pacific fleet.
More than 1000 Japanese were
believed to have been killed in the
capture of the atoll, Japan's strong
est air and naval base east of Truk
American casualties were not an
nounced Immediately, but front
iispatch said the Americans killed
40 Japanese for every man they
lost
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Car Hits, Kills
Youth. 1q;
Driver Arrested

One man was killed and five per-
sons injured in traffic accidents on
highways in Imperial county dur
ing the weekend.
lehman G.. Rodriguez, 10, was
struck and killed by hit and run
driver Saturday night on highway
80 west of Westmorland, Deputy
County Coroner A. T. Lyons said.
Highway Patrolmen arrested Frank
Beserra, %, driver of the car they
said struck and killed Rodriguez.
and Bacilio Marino, "a, and Antonio
Leo, "a, passengers in the car. They
are held in the county Jail in El
Centro.
CAR WRECKED
While pursuing car which they
said the driver drove on the wrong
side of the road which struck a
soldier working on a stalled army
truck, Highway Patrolman Walter
Walshs state car skidded on the
wet pavement and overturned four
miles south of Truckhaven on high
way SO shortly before midnight,
Walsh's arm was injured and Cap
tain w. N. S. Pugh of Camp Seeley,
who was with Walsh, suffered a
broken collar bone and possibly a
broken shoulder. The state car was
wrecked.
Radio messages to Indio officers
resulted in arrest of the driver and
impounding of the wanted car
there.
TRIPLE CRASE
An army truck, grocery truck
and a civilian car piled up on
highway 80 west of Gordon's Wells
early Monday morning, Highway
Patrolman Bill Tackett said.
Mrs. E. M. Forest of Yuma suf-
fered a back injury, Mrs. E. L.
Fisher a back injury and bruises,
and Fisher suffered an injury Of
the left knee. Fisher was driving.
An Imperial school bus was dam
aged badly Monday morning north
west of Seeley in collision with
a car driven by E. H. Turner of
Cotton. No one was injured, Tack
EFT said. Joaquin Corona was driv-
ing the school bus.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
(UP)-Senate opponents Of
the administrators federal
ballot bill was so to 38. 1t came on
day succeeded in forcing sonsidera-
ton of the amended state ballot
measure approved by the house.
The vote to take up the state
ballot bill was SO to 38. 1t rame on
a motion by Senator John Overton,
CD, La, after the senate has
progressed right up to the point
of a final vote on the administra-
tion-barked Green-Lucas federal
ballot bill.
Overton's previous efforts to take
up the state bill had been narrowly
defeated.
The immediate effect of the vote
to take up the state ballot bill was
to remove time limitation on de-
bate under which the Senate had
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Stote Ballot Unit Wins
I'm Soldier Ballot Test

Speaker Sam Rayburn, senate
Democratic Leader Alben w. Bark
ley, and House Democratic Leader
John w. Mccormack went over the
soldier vote and tax bill situations
with President Roosevelt. 1t was
said that nothing conclusive arose
from the conference.
Barkley said he was confident
that when congress finally COM
pleted action on soldier vote legiS-
lation there would be some form Of
federal ballot provision.
The Lucas-Green bill would au-
thorize a federal ballot for MEM
bers of the armed forces overseas
and those in the United States
whose home states fail to provide
, adequate absentee balloting laws.
Senator George D. Aiken. (R0
Vermont, said the administration
may have lost some Re publican sup
port for its federal ballot bill be-
Continued on page 6, col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Firms ]
face
Finish ]
Russ Aim Final
Blow in
Smashing Raids

STOCKHOLM, F e b. 7.
(UP)-A big force of Rus
sian bOmbers, outnumbering
even the earlier formation of more
than 100, blasted Helsinki early
Monday for the second time in four
hours in what may be the start of
an offensive designed to knock Fin
land out of the war.
Radio Helsinki reported officially
that 38 persons were killed and 80
wounded in the two raids, the heav-
lest ever made on the Finnish capi-
tai.
SCATTER BOMBS
The bombers scattered both ex-
plosive and incendiary bombs over
Helsinki during the attacks, but
details of damage in the second
assault were delayed, possibly by
censorship or communications diff
ficulties.
A United Press dispatch from
Helsinki said at least 90 large fires
were started in the first moon
light raid, which began between 6
and 7 pm. last night and lasted
for three hours.
MOSCOW, Feb. 7. (UP)-Rei
armies of the Ukraine were re-
ported nearing final victory Mon
day in one battle of annihilation
against 10 trapped German divi-
sions while swiftly developing an
other against five more divisions
clamped in an unbreakable wise.
The remnants of an estimated
175,000 German troops faced what
front dispatches called inevitable
determination in the battle west
of Cherkasi and around Nikopol,
160 miles apart.
SECOND TRAP SPRUNG
The second Soviet trap was sprung
on five German divisions at the
nose of the Dnieper bend salient
even while the 10 divisions in the
GherkaSi pocket were being shred
ded by artillery fire and concentric
Red army attacks.
The entire southern front was on
the move as the Russians drove
toward the Carpathians, the Dnies-
ter river, and the Black sea in
one OF the biggest concerted offen-
sive moves of the entire war.
Field dispatches described the
Cherkasi pocket as a boiling caul-
dron.' The earth and air vibrated
with a tremendous bombardment
going on day and night. Hundreds
OF Russian guns ringed the $50
square miles into which the Nazis
had been compressed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
ImperiuI Farmers
Ready Revolt

farm products and want something
done to make it possible for them
to get sugar and prevent food
spoilage.
3-They are sick of complicated
income tax forms and want them
simplified.
4-They want the food and fiber
committee to be continued in Cali
fornia so they can make their wants
known in Washington without hav-
ing to talk to a lot of persons who
know nothing at all of farming.
5-They want surplus war mate
rialS marked with a reasonable
price and sold to the people who
need it and not handed to shysters
for little or nothing and re-sold for
tremendously high prices,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07
Slight Shower
Hits Valley

Rain fell in Imperial Valley Sun
day night Unexpectedly, shower
sneaked in from the south and
dumped surprise deluge.
Total rainfall was 04 of an inch
according to the gauge al the I'M
perial Irrigation district office in
Imperial. Total rainfall since last
July was 379 inches.
The showers was so Slight that
agriculture was not damaged in
Imperial Valley. Cour.ty Agricul-
tural Commissioner B. A. Harrigan
said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07

Captain K. E. Bering of Camp
Seeley said Monday. The danger
Gus area will be posted with warn
ing signs and guards will be on
duty to warn the public to stay
out of the zone.
The danger zone is bounded by
highway 80 on the north, byt the
Yuha cutoff on the southwest, and
by the Westside Main canal on the
east.
1t further is announced that there
will be no danger to farm areas
outside the boundaries and that
continuous travel on the highway
will be safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z.
(UP)-Four men, Gerhard
William Kunze, Angus t
Klapprott and Peter Stahrenberg
of New York and William Dudley
Pelley of Noblesville, Ind, pleaded
not guilty Monday to indictments
charging them with seditious activ-
tiles.
There were among 80 individuals
indicted by a federal grand jury
early last month. o. John Rogge
special assistant to attorney gen.