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Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
Bombs
Ru uke
Reich
1900 u. s. Planes
From Italy.
Britain Strike

LONDON, July 7. CUP)-
Fleets of American heavy
bombers estimated at more
than 1900 strong made a
two way attack on the heart OF
Germany Friday from bases in the
British Isles and Italy, setting off
wild aerial battles in which Eighth
air force fighters destroyed IS enc
my planes.
More than 1000 American Fly
ing FortreSses and Liberators swept
across the English Channel to strew
5000 tons or more of demolition
and incendiary bombs on aircraft
assembly shops, component parts
plants and oil refinerieS at Mockau,
near Leipzig, Lutzendorff and other
factories in central Germany.
! A fleet estimated at up to 500
strong and including Liberators and
Fortresses roared up from bases
in Italy to attack Oil installations
at Ocertal in German Silesia, rs
miles southeast of Breslau. They
encountered intense flax and some
intercepting planes. but crewmen
reported great fires and explosions
resulted frol1 the good pattern
of bombs they placed on the in
stallationS.
In addition to the targets at
Mockau and Lutzencorff, the air
fleet from the British Isles struck
a synthetic oil plant at Bohlen,
bomber assembly plants at Bern
berg and Halle, and bomber COM
ponent parts plant at Aschsleben.
Six fighters were reported miss
ing, but the bomber losses and
other details had not yet been tab
ulated.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
Germans Swinq
Back to Hit
On Italy Front

ROME, July 7. CUP)-The Ger
man army turned to fight on the
approaches to its vaunted Gothic
line" in north-central Italy Friday,
lashing out in a series of powerful
counterattacks that slowed or halt
ed the Allied Fifth and Eighth
army advance all along the l60-
mile battle line.
Striking back more aggressively
than at any time since the begin
ming Cf their 150-mile retreat from
Rome a month ago. German tanks
and infantrymen stabbed into the
Allied lines at a dozen points i'm a
coordinated attempt to blunt the
spearheads driving at Lixorno. Flor
ence and Ancona.
simultaneously, II e q u rters
Continued on Pg. 6. Col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
Ernie Pyle
Night Spent in Ack-Ack Pit
Brings Tense Moments;
Enemy Flares Always Feared

plenty of time yet, The Germans
But no. Suddenly the gun COM
mander, who is at the phone, yells:
Stand by!"
COMING IN
The men jump to their positions
The plane is invisible, but you can
hear the distant motor throbbing in
the sky. Somehow you can always
sense, just /. em the tempo in which
things start, when it is going to be
a heavy night. You feel now that
this will be one.
One of the gunners turns switch
on the side of the gun. and it goes
into remote control. From now on
mystic machine at the far end
of the field handles the pointing of
the gun, through electrical cables.
1t is all automatic. The long snout
OF the barrel begins weaving in the
air and the mechanism that directs
1t makes buZzing noise. The bar
rel goes up and down, to the right
and back to the left, grinding and
whining and jerking. 1t is like a
giant cobra, maddened and with its
head raised, weaving back and forth
before striking.
ACK- -ACK SPEAKS
Finally the gun settles rigidly in
one spot and the gun commander
calls out:
On target! Three rounds! Com
mence firing"
The gun blasts forth with sicken-
ing force. A brief sheet of flame
shoots from the muzzle. Dense
sickening smoke boils around in the
gun pit You hear the empty shell
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07

WASHINGTON, July Z.
UP) President Roosevelt
and Gen. Charles de Gaulle
began a series of business talks
Friday in an atmosphere of har-
mony which officials hoped would
produce a friendly and efficient
working understanding between
this country and the French COM
mittee of National Liberation.
Mr.. Roosevelt earlier had ruled
out amy discussion of allied recog-
milton of De Gaulle's committee as
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
Gasoline Plant
Blast Kills 8

OIL CITY. Pa. July 7. CUP)-
The death toll in series of explo-
SionS and fire which wrecked the
$l,500,000, 100-octane gasoline plant
of the Pennzoil Co., rose to eight
Friday, and three others were in
critical condition in Oil City hos
pital.
A Rouseville man collapsed and
died of heart attack while watch
ing firemen battle the flames, and
five firemen were overcome by
fumes. Damage may reach $l,000,-
OOO
The dead were identified as Harry
j. Stack, AZ, Seneca; Jostph Chapel,
36, Oil City; Theodore johnson, 80,
Rockmere; Milton V. Strain, 80,
Rankin, Route 2: Wallace E. Wea-
yer, 81, Franklin; Martin Green, "a,
Sugarcreek; Frank NJ Zacharel,
Housewife, and C. II. Berlin, Oil
City.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
z congressman Work Way
To London as Plain Sedmen

I'VE polished hell of lot of
bright stuff and swabbed deck"
Scott explained. Garfield amended: !:
I'VE worked like hell"
They worked at regular seamen's
wages-they volunteered to be dol
lar voyagers' but merchant navy
officials ruled they'd have to take
regular pay.
THE crew got most of mine,"
Garfield said. you see, I had a
few interesting lessons at poker"
Scott and Garfield said they
would discuss postwar aviation with
British and American officials and
visit U. S. Ambassador John N.
Winant Saturday.
They will ship back the same
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07

LONDON, July 7. (UP)-
Two congressman who VOW
ed, so help them, that their
visit was not political, arrived in
London Friday after working their
way across the Atlantic as ordinary
seamen aboard a merchant ship.
They were Hugh Scott, Philadel-
phia, Pa, and Gordon Garfield, Pat
erson, N. j. Both are Republicans.
They came on their own time and
expense with the blessings OF both
leaders of the house, they said, to
study the merchant marine and
postwar aviation problems.
This is no junket," Scott said.
."We came the hard way-as work.
ing seamen.'
They Travelled aboard tanker
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
Bradley Opens
New Drives
On French Line
Captures Important Rail Junction City
North of St. LO and Gains Ground;
Encircling Move Now Threatens La Haye

A LII r d S u p K + M E
HEADQUARTERS, London,
July T. CUP) = Lieutenant
General Omar N. Bradley
started new American offensive
on the Normandy front north
of st. Lo Friday where his assault
forces captured the rail junction
of Airel and Stormed across the
Wire river for advances of more than
a mile.
Other American forces to the
northwest almost completed the
encirclement of La Haye-Du Puts
narrowing to two and a half miles
the gap between the prongs of an
enveloping arc, and headquarters
spokesman said it is now only a
matter of time" until the town
falls.
STRIKE AT CAEN
At the eastern end of the French
battlefront, British patrols thrust
Continued on Pg. 6, Col q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07

LONDON, July 7. CUP) - Tht
Berlin radio said Friday that Rus
sian troops scored a breakthrough
below Kowel in lower Poland in
powerful thrusts described by the
Nazis as likely to foreshadow a
major red army offensive on the
southern front.
Ernst Won Hammer, DNB radio
commentator, in acknowledging the
Soviet break-throrgh west of Luck,
which is AZ miles southeast of Ko-
wei, added the C u 81 C nary propa-
ganda claim That iile wedge was
eliminated by counterattack."
Fighting was widespread in the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07

the provisional government oil
France. But he said the heretofore
controversial question of govern
ment in liberated areas OF France
would be taken up frankly.
The limitation on the scope OF
their talks appeared to be agree
able to de Gaulle-or at least he
was reconcrrec to II. In a morning
round of activities he did not refer
to his committee as the provisional
government of France but did stress
American French interdependence
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
President Bans Recognition
Phuse in DeGuuI!e Meeting

and the aid this country has pro-
vided In arming and equipping
French soldiers.
At receptions given him by
French missions here. de Gaulle
disclosed that "une French army
will participate soon In new battles"
and predicted that the Germans
would be eefeated in France by the
end of this year. He said American
assistance would be needed In tne
reconstruction OF France after the
Nazis are beaten,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
Ceiling Price Set
On Valley Melons

of So between June 26 and July 25
and $l85 between July 26 and No
vember 26. Jumbos (58 pounds or
more) between June 26 and July 20
havea ceiling of So and between
July 26 and November 26 1t was sci
at 2.75. Cantaloupes still are being
shipped from Imperial valley. the
season having been late because oi
cold weather. Most of the ship
pers plan to finish up in short
time with the major part of the re-
naming fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07

loaded with high octane aviation
gasoline.
I'VE didn't know what We were
shipping on until we got aboard and
then I was damned scared" Scott
said.
They signed under their own
names but only the captain knew
they were congressman. The crew
didn't find out until the day the
boat docked and then-"were they
surpriSed"
But that didn't cut any ice with
them when they learned" Scott
said. They kept on calling us Scot
ty and Gordon and said if they got
Gown to Washington they'd drop
in for a free meal"
Scott was listed as "midships util-
ity" and Garfield as aft utility"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
IL Soldiers Die
In Train Wreck

JELLICO, Tenn, July I. (UP)
Rescue workers, cutting with
welding torches into one of six
coaches of a speeding troop train
which spilled into a mountain
gorge 12 miles north of here
Thursday night, reported Friday
that they could see "seven or
eight" lifeless forms inside the
car, indicating that the death toll
would go to at least "a.
JELLICO, Tenn, July 7. (UP) -
Rescue workers recovered the bodies
of II persons Friday from the splin-
tered wreckage of troop train that
plunged into a rock-strewn noun
tain gorge while speeding around
the curve Thursday night.
The army said the wreck occurred
while the soldiers were preparing tc
retire for the night. A number OF
them were in wash rooms, separated
from their clothes and personal
property, which made Identification
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
THREE PERSONS INJURED
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE

Three persons were injured Slight
ly in an accident Friday morning at
l2:40 involving two automobiles
The accident was at Adams and
Imperial streets just outside Ell
Centro city limits. Cars driven by
Charles Dyer of Seeley and Marvin
l.. Saver of Indio collided. In Savers
car were Bonnie Cravey, Ell Centre
John Fabley and George Byrd, In
dio. All were injured and were
treated at Ell Centre hospital, Ell
Centro police reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07

Ceiling prices for Imperial valley
cantaloupes, honeyballs and honey
dews were announced Friday by the
office of price administration.
Price for cantaloupes and honey
balls was set at $3.25 jumbo crate
at Ell Centre from June 26 to July
25. Between the same dates STAN
dards were set at $2.70 and pony
crates at $2!25.
Honeydews in standard crates (39
pounds or more) have a ceiling price
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
Dim Hope Holds
For 81 Miners

BELLAIRE, Ohio, July 7. CUP)-
With the slender possibility that
some of the Ga miners entombed in
the burning PoWhatan coal mine
south of here may be alive, rescue
crew began drilling siX-inch air
are believed to be entrapped.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07

IN NORMANDY - (By WireleSS)
1T is ll:l5 at night. The sky dark
ems into an indistinct dusk, but it is
not yet fully dark. You can make
out the high hedgeroW surrounding
our field and the seven long barrels
of the other ack-ack guns of our
battery poking upwards.
We all lean against the wall of
our gun pit, just waiting for our
nights work to start. We have
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
y AMBlINe
NEpoR1ER

He Figured Right
It was a great day in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Maddux.
Their son and his wife, DR.. and
Mrs. Richard Maddux, became the
parents of daughter in New Or
leans, July 4. Maddux went around
Friday talking about his grand
daughter. He did attend to the
facts and figures with which he
deals as business manager OF the
irrigation district but with dreamy
expression.
How much did the baby weigh?'
a friend asked
Eight pounds and five ounces,
Maddux beamed.
sa"What is the baby's name?" the
friend went on. MadduX ook e d
blank. He couldn't remember.
Oh, we'll, he is so used to dealing
with facts and figures that he cant
remember anything else.
Old Faithful
In an abSent-minded moment last
Saturday afternoon, Carlos Lang
ford, 458 Euclid left his bicycle or
the lot near the backdoor of the
Post-Press building.
s~Sunday he missed his beloved dog
Ffitz. He hunted for Fritz most OF
the day but couldn't find him. Or
Monday he searched again, still
- Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-07
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday llO, minimum
Friday G5; 6 am. Friday IS, humid
ity So; noon Friday 80, humidity 80;
S pm. Thursday lO3, humidity 23.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29

f,snn3he 81. boards y on the express
f~.rfs i,s ir ne rcV spapers It's on
fH Nll,Nf screen esf radio show.
i.f NiUNi starring Dragon seed
Tea BDcks best secr provides TIE
s,or Ard aha, a story.
ha iifrn-r7 az ne valiant and
bs Stes TIE perinuD
anCs Of 1eT career
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29

thar is bad WHEN such roles are
cast IN IAN Intelligent. sympathetic
nanner 70 Hhirh lhe flnnky eve.
pl'ss an inpprianl part az man
or rs woman instead Of hand
ik'lNhitf headed coon or
Hfhy hen 'hc South intends 10
pui 2 rop 20 u e'her by STAYING
aNaY fton me theatres or hy een-
sorship snens and hllie pencils
However there Is Using tide
nt iadisnaton among the better
'lassee of whites IN Inc south who
''o not inland 10 folcraic those in
suits go their Intelligence. ana tn
then sense of right and wrong
They know me score and aii
soon demonstrate their discusl
nnd di~tuTe AZ what the cracker
liilfrs are trying - do II viii b.
ihes" White people who viii picker
theatres Who VIII wiife lcuers 10
we Inlite DEPARTMENTS ha con
igol such censorship aud demand
gre right ~ egery Amclen i-
I'm io be- -ren ana heard Vhpihrr
he ~ Neero lew or oenfle And
iivllfNosd MIGHT pel enough corr
1A" s'"p sending big biz films
S"iiH lha would aop lot Of
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29

Looking for Norki There l. n
good pay lng lob for YOU IN our
HELP WANTED COLUMNS.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29


hrldre Buck and Bubbles and many
oi your fayoriles. Is now the box
onee smash sensation AT the Golden
Gate Theatre In San Francisco.
whore he "a appearing with his Ia
nous orchestra.
TIL use II Armstrong in film,
land con dos with the popularity
q, o.he name bands under the BAN
ner ~ 3ae CHASER who copied seven
WHINE out Of the famed Esquire
AllAme, san Fourteen. namely.t
hrmNfong Barney Begard. Al
Casey. Ii0npl Hampton. Red Noryn.
Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey and
sidney C4ieit> Among the list is
Casey the AllAmerlcan guitar
plase
Handling the cream OF the crop
n ~ nt fialnment held-all sock
tpprs o.. ATTRACTIONS -Glasers pre-.
ssa'afans ace recognized standou's.
Tho.r saet The CHASER manage
men use l.ional Hampton. 40.
~ Ss.' Andy kirk. Stun Smith,
John kn'r Eddie South. Red Al.
ltn ! G. iiircenboiham. billie Holt
das IS asey and OF course. the
gts saflhno These entertainers
surely anp CHASER as a leader IA
II as orlsos AZ 7i5 Fifth Avenue
n NeN laih when he's net here
o. vs. S.1N Sunset boulevard al.
drgys Ciaset is busy contracting
FIN cempaGies. recording eAecu.
tl's' pn9 'crs and talent scouts
n "a desue 20 ret the best offer
~ artists under his direction.
u. been successful IN doing Just
taa' Appearances IN theatres. mite
cE n motion pictures and on
faao iar his high class talent has
determined CHASER a wise huslr,ss.
NINA man OF decisions thar nj.
Ted great achievements Hos sue.
eeedel IN putting his talent over
where others have failed. and
good example 81 this Is Armstrong
VINO has alHays played 10 capacity
efo~ds everywhere finally winning
10y himself seseral ia, MOVE con
trac
Aaay Kirk Noble Sisslc. and
''hn Kirby loo all have been sue.
efssial BOY once hits RECORDINGS
~ lionel Hampton are host sellers
N3,'r tiD'e South. J & Hircen
bfhAn iiel Allen and Stun Smith
Ne Standard hest bots We ne.d
~ gie lengthy space ~ Iilli
IoiSy Pm ms claatense i ra,.s
a. ne taiions hest And that is
Dow 7 e9"s with Joe Chaser who
Is7"' Fl ne top in handling NEGRO
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29
SERIAL
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tf't's el'lS in ecr yeais nn-
~ oate & ploiii ana unsili
- oannmlly take lnainz
i0 e rams draw down 'he
'Al'N 90 tlie nanny is shown in
ir effort 70 find Work
>ter ms Saperslein stop
fa Is and piomo'sd ia some
Hrs hcayy l-s SO flai tho
'ns ,o3ld pc Kept WORKING Noi
nn SiaawN flem HIM has been
nafd hc way Sapcrstein VINO
NDn ihe famous Harlem CLIQUE
iieilats b8>kcihall team operates
ttd him paywc fwo teams 90 rho
iop Nhrrcas trans preuotue h,r
pNn slmos pay nsr me ins lmne
tratn and pocFei wha' Is lef' TAKE
As 'iiler profit of loss There
mehi hc pfof.i % Sapsf,'ein
80 le game han whai about eN
ren-es lasi on rainaufs small
WIS ffr These things must
aycfare over 2 seasnn Sapelsfeir
hA- lHi 20 take sulb losses ehen
irams laled ~ show up as hap
p nod freQnenlly this SEASON
J ha, yei Ga and piay,e sho
sass a had word about Sipe, stein
IN flcf most Of them swear hv
ana are withihim 70 the man lIe
Fs more friends among Nesro
baseball players than anr o,her
n.au In the game 80 PLAYER Who
lIas contact with him sanaNk
ahra MOI getting paid or mis-
Il sied etc
ti'e> Players Higher Pay
fh reason IS plain Saporslsin
Us lesqon,ibie tpr ni-aor salalics
for The vastly underpMd negro
hAilpiayer and puts the team first
10 an promof MS Saper-tc.n for
hts enai parf in building NJ The
anUa EasfW e-i classic here in-
20 He great insiiluiion Il nov a.
IS ens forced 20 The sidelnes hy
lqge " selfish orerafes who
NaN ~ min the game on shoe
ltns and 10 eliminate one nv
ne fho-c who we're in ON Tho orr.
ertl promotion AZ Comiskey Park
~a9r stein has used his con-
nris over The Years with park
eNners wspapcrmen and others
rs heffor conditions in negro haso-
bah Il vas Through him that
Nrgfo hallnlsyers started getting
ihr NATIONAL recognition in the
daily press they receive today He
doos NOT charge Negro American
League feams any commission for
PLAYING IN games he promotes he
maintains a five-room office suite
win plenty OF capable heln, horh
Nero ana white. all devoted 20
full ioh ~ putiing over Negro base
hail. There must he reason vhy
men like Saichel Paige Double
Diay Radcline. Tommy Sampson
and ofhors think Abe is tops Sap
srsietn has been The bur ~ Posey
attacks fnr wars with plenty OF
opportunity and means 10 strike
hack but has hold on rather than
ieopardi7c Negro baseball The
vast majority of players and
tcams arc with Sapcrsfein and
know ilial he's done grand lob in
their favor They say that The
untfue charges against ihe Chica-
coan moro nearly describe the
methods az his attackers instead
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29

NEGRO DOLLS
""ce Pride! Every home should
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29

PET Nio ffis WIZ
be featured IN
their gala musical
hollywood Can
teen which Will
be filmed early in
August.
Armstrong who
Is currently bcinq
seen In Republic
Pictures "Aflanl
tic CITY" along
with other sepla
stars that include
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29
louis Armstrong
IN Warner Brothers
hollywood Cunie -
py S'ar Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD. Cal tExclusiye):
a. ',ner Brolhers studios has just
announced that Louis tSatchmo)
Armstrong. America 5 ereatesttrum.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-29

Nteioes the soufn feels IA
moving rHgres. on me radio or
on lhe STAGE. mean hu one thing
as flr as eNrTainnnht Us con
tcrnca lie must De the maid. tho
0rand boy ne flnnky me booi
black me liner and everything
Evening star., 1944-07-09
Automobile Attrition

The fact Is as simple as it is seri-
Gus: Every month in the United
States between 100000 and 100000
passenger automobiles are gasping
their last and being sent to the
junkyard, with only about 1000
strictly rationed new cars available
to replace them.
From the standpoint of transpor-
tation and transportation's vital
bearing on war production, the sit
uation calls for the most vigorous
of conservation programs. Yet, &C
cording to searching study by the
American Automobile Association,
the people at large seem Indifferent
to it, and Government agencies,
though they have tried earnestly
enough, appear to have failed so far
in awakening public opinion to the
urgency of the problem.
What is needed is more care in
operation, self-discipline on every
body's part in using cars for non-
essential travel, State-by-State en-
forcement of a reasonable country
wide speed limit and proper main
tenance to make automobiles live
longer lives than they are now liv-
ing. The AAA study emphasizes
many striking facts. One of these
is that there are 20 per cent fewer
repair shops today than. in 1941,
that these have only about half the
number of skilled mechanics they
had then, and that they are handi-
capped by a marked shortage of
essential parts, whose production
has been stopped because of the
war. Another Illuminating finding
is that 1.-The worst driving condi-
tions, the most reprehensible driv-
ing practices, the greatest disregard
for conservation" are seen on high
ways leading to and from arms
plants-a sad commentary on the
workers sense of responsibility.
The point made by the AAA is that
if the American people were as
conservation-minded as they should
be, the Nations automobile attrition
would be running not nearly so high
as it is. The study recommends
such steps as special penalties for
proven abuse of cars by war work.
ers, an official move to do something
about the manpower and parts
shortages affecting the repair in
dustry and better and more in
tegrated Federal, State and local
program OF action to prevent the
situation from becoming danger
ously acute. Waste not, want not"
"a stitch in time saves nine"-never
were these aphorisms more ap-
plicable than they are now to the
passenger cars of America.