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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
Aussies Corner
Jap Troops
On New Guinea

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea. Jan. "a
fUP)-Australian forces threatened
to cut off a large pocket of Japa-
nese troops in the rugged Fins.
terre ranges of New Guinea by
pushing a three-pronged thanking
drive against stubborn resistance
TO establish a foothold on a high
point north of Shaggy Ridge, a
communique announced today.
Supported by dive bomber at
tacks, the battle-toughened Aus
tralian troops established their foot
hold on Kankiryo Saddle, Japa-
nese defense point only 20 miles
due south Cf the enemy coastal base
If Bogadjim, which is So miles
north of American forces in the
Saidor region of the coast.
The Japanese left 100 dead as
they retreated before the Austria
lians who at some points had to
scale almost vertical heights under
fire of japanese mountain guns,
mortars and machine guns as they
flanked enemy positions.
A spokesman at headquarters said
the action was progressing favor
ably and that "all limited objectiveS
probably will be attained" adding
that the number of japanese dead
was no real indication of the bit
terness of the fighting.
AS the Australians advanced,
breaking a month-long lull in what
appeared to be the opening phase
of a ground attack against the
heart of crumbling enemy strength
in northern New Guinea, Allied
planes and light naval units attack
ed japanese shipping, and air.
fields, sinking or setting afire six
Japanese vessels and numerous
barges.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
AFL Paves Way
For UNIV Return

MIAMI Fla, Jan. "a. CUP)-A
resolution permitting the return
of John L. Lewis United Mine
Workers to the American Fedora =
ton of Labor was unanimously ad-
oNed by the Federation's executive
council
The UNIV had pulled out of
the AFL, in 1896.
The council, after voting in favor
of the readmission of the UNIV,
instructed committee to meet with
a committee representing the Mine
Workers Union "for he purpose of
clarifying all questions that have
not been settled"
AFL President William Green told
reporters after the council meeting
It would interpret the council
action as progress toward the re-
affiliation of the United Mine
Workers with the American FEEDER
alton of Labor"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
Farmers Demand
Less Control

five southern California counties
attended the session which was
dedicated to discussion of wartime
farm problems and plans for Farm
Bureau activities in 1914.
The voice of rural American
unitedly resolved" Hoober de-
clared, that Farm Bureau 'musts
for 1914 are;
Twin the war Rural America,
aided by divine providence, is pre-
pared with toll and sweat to extract
from the earth the huge supply of
farm products indispensable to our
fighting forces and our fighting
people. We will harden our hands
and strengthen our hearts to carry
this fight to a clean decision.
maximum food production. Alb
Continued on page 6, col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
u. s. Planes Hit
West Germany

LONDON, Jan. "a. (UP)--
The u. S. Eighth air force
hurled its heavy bombers
ag a ns st western Germany
Monday in the first daylight as
sault on the Reich since the great
battle of Jan. II, while swarms of
Allied bombers and fighters struck
again at the battered French inva-
sion coast.
A communique said only that mil
itary objectives in northern France
were bombed, but observers along
the British coast reported that the
raiders hit the Pas de Calais Sec
tor, target of 300-ton attack by
hundreds of American and British
WarplaneS yesterday.
The British cir ministry said the
Mosquito raids on western Germany
and mine-laying operations during
the night were carried out with
out loss.
OVER CONTINENT
The RATS four-motored bombers
also were over the continent in
great strength after nightfall, and
axis radio stations from Vichy to
Budapest fell silent, but there was
not official word on the heavieS'
mission.
observers speculated that the
big night formations might have
been engaged in invasion man.
euvers" over the continent. Several
times in the past few weeks the
RATS giant night bombers have
been reported out in force, without
official announcement of their OBJ
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
Group
Join
Drive
le eaders Ask
Help in
Bond Selling

Support of all county or
CARNATIONS as we'll as the
regular sales forces were
called upon to put forth additional
effort this week by County War
Finance Chairman Herb Fawcett
Monday morning in the Fourth
War Bond drive.
With the county nearly $200,001
short of desired sales in the first
five days, Mr.. FaWcett said, "the
county quota Of $2,9j0,O00 demands
that we maintain a minimum sales
record of 100000 in bonds each
day to assume the county's quota
in the specified time"
Boy Scouts of both the north and
central districts of the Imperial
Yuma Council have been called
upon to give support to the sales
effort and plans are in readiness
for an extensive -to-housa
city canvass in all the towns. Sat-
urday the boys distributed adver-
Using posters to all the stores, ac-
cording to C. Ben Herring, county
secretary.
Pack IT'S, during the first week
of the drive in an Ell Centro cam
vass sold twelve bonds and are get
ting into gear, according to Shields
Charlton.
AS farm organiza IONS start lend
ing their membership facilities to
farm -to-farm drive, the Jasper
district reported that at a Farm
Bureau meeting and bond rally
$4,000 were sold to kickoff the
drive in that community.
The Farm Bureau is using a
mailing campaign to give impetus
to the farm and agricultural cam
paign, but no definite personal SOL
icitation has been organized to
date, Mr.. Herring advised.
The rural schools in the county
under Mrs. Tom FinncyS Rural
Schools in War Program will soon
organize to give assistance to the
bond sales program, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24

County Clerk Wallace McClelland
Monday received the tentative draft
of the war voters ballot bill as pre-
pared for consideration at the spe-
cial California legislative session to
convene Thursday.
"As now drawn up the bill applies
only to the presidential primary, the
direct primary, and the general cleo
tions to be held in 1914" McClelland
said.
1t extends the maximum period
for absent voting process from 26 to
Sc days, by changing the first day
of mailing absent voters ballots
from the twentieth to the fortieth
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24

the rear of the Top Hat cafe when
someone set heap of trash afire
in barrel Flames began licking
up the side of the building and
roared into great wall of flame
and were carried on by 33 mile
per hour wind from the west.
SOON "EYOND CONTROL
In a few minutes the fire was
out of control and sweeping east
ward through the Top Hat, the
Imperial Valley Hardware store
the Foutz Drug store, the Sam Ell
lis store on the southwest corner
across the street from the Plaza
All these buildings were black
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
State ExP xPenses
Show Decline

1857 7,557,197.
Roley's figures showed that state
expenses reached peak of $289,-
823.242 in the 1939-1940 fiscal year
and have declined steadily since
then.
The largest decrease in expenses
during the last fiscal year was in
highway costs. Money spent for
highway construction and main
tenance, administration and tax
money apportioned to cities, de-
creased by $10,l7l ,161 during the
period from the previous period,
primarily because of war-imposed
restrictions on constructions.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24

SACRAMENTO, Jan. "a. (UP) -
Final figures compiled by Control
Ter Harry B. Riley Monday dis
closed that the cost of state gov
ernment in the 1928 fiscal year
was the lowest in six years.
Riley said state spending amount
ed to $251 ,299,7 in the II months
ended last June 30 For the pre-
vious year state costs were $685.
669,l25 and the 1928 figure was
the lowest since the 1936-37 year
when $2l6,965,801 was spent.
State income during the 1942-43
year was about $116000,000 more
than expenditures, and totaled
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24

mass OF smoking water soaked de-
bris in a little more than an hour
Fire Chief Walter Reynolds Of
Holtville called for help in attempt
ing to confine the fire to the block
where it started. Ell Centre sent two
pieces of equipment and fire fight
ers, BraWley sent one, and the Holt
vile Naval Air station sent one.
All euipped with firemen. The five
pieces of equipment and scores OF
volunteers joined the fight to con-
fine the flames to the block south
of the Plaza. Windows shattered
and fell into the sidewalks wires
went down into the streets but no
ore was injured because the power
was turned off ..a .,.9.as-
Fire fighters mounted to the
roofs of the buildings in the De
Paoli property south of the blaz-
ing block and kept it went down.
Lines of hose were pulled into the
alley back of the burning block and
water played over storerooms and
sheds.
OLD HOTEL GONE
The old Alamo hotel which Occu-
pied the second floor over the drug
store and adjoining buildings crash
ed into the blazing Wreckage. The
telephone company and the Edith
Rae Beauty shop on the side street
at the rear of the Ellis store were
badly damaged, forcing their evac-
uation. Telephone service ceased
with the evacuation of the tele-
phone office.
Meanwhile Dave Vencill and F..
Roy Thompson superintendent the
moving of all movable records, sup
plies, and furnishings from the
First National bank of Holtville,
pressing by-standers into service
and moving the whole thing into a
building out of harms way. Sta
tionary fireproof vaults and safes
were locked.
John De Paoli, owner of the De
Paoli block fought to keep his
Continued on page g. col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
Clerk Gets First Draft
Of Soldiers Ballot

tifying election results and issuing
certificates of election.
If the bill is passed as drawn,
McClelland pointed out, it will ad-
vance the date of the direct pri-
mary from the last to the second
Tuesday in August or places it on
August 8 instead of August % and
adjusts the time for party con-
ventions to conform to the change
DEFINES VOTER
The bill as drawn defines a war
voter to include members of the
armed forces and their auxiliaries
and also persons serving outside
Continued on page 6, col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24

The voice of rural America asks
just one thing and that is the free
dom to do its wartime job and do
it magnificiently."
This was the keynote of the first
regional Farm Bureau meeting
held in Brawley Saturday as
sounded by c. o. Hoober of Cali
patria, vice-president of the Cali
fornia Farm Bureau Federation
keynoter. and Bert L. Smith, newly
elected secretary of the state
bureau.
RAPS BUREAUS
washington must stop running
the agricultural show without con-
sulting the men at the end of the
line, declared Mr.. Smith in ad-
dressing the main convention.
Farmers and their wives from
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24

day prior to the election and the
last day for receipt of such ballots
from the sixth to the sixteenth day
after the election.
GIVES MORE TIME
In general the bill as now drawn
moves forward by 20 days the time
or period before election for circu-
lating, signing, filing, examining,
and certifying Lection papers and
doing other acts relating to placing
names on ballots. 1t changes the
time for completing the canvass
from the sixteenth to the twenty
first day after election and ex-
tends by 10 days the time for cer-
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
TOMMY TO WE'D AGAIN

NEW YORK, Jan. "a (UP)-To-
days it's hardly news any more
item:
Tommy Manville is getting mar
ried again.
The heir to asbestos illions said
wife No. 8 will be Bar Allison,
l8, of Los Angeles h escribed
her as "the swellest comb ltion I
ever saw" and said they will be
married "as soon as it can be ar
ranged"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
Mrs. Meyer Rites
To Be Tuesday

Last rites for Mrs. Edith Meyer,
wife of Howard P. Meyer, will be
held at the Wee Kirk o the Heath
er in Forest Lawn Memorial park
in Glendale at 1890 p m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Meyer died at Iona Linda
sanitorium at midnight Friday
after being in a coma since the
preceding Thursday She had been
in failing health several months
and had gone to the sanitoriCm
for rest. She was believed to be
recovering but became suddenly
worse last Thursday.
Her survivors are her husband;
three daughters; two sisters; and
four grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
ALLIES GATHER FORCE TO Invade R0M|
Landing Troops Mass on Beach:
Train Artillery on APPion Way
'Clark's Moves
ImperiI
100000 Nazis

A l. l. | E D HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Algiers, Jan. "a (UP)
Formidable American and
British assault forces now
are massed in the expanding
Allied beachhead south of
Rome in preparation for
quick drive at their main OBJ
jective apparently Rome it.
self, it was revealed Off
cially Monday.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland
Wilson, Mediterranean COM
mander-in-chief, announced
at advanced headquarters in Italy
that the bulk of the invasion force
had been landed and plans were
shaping up swiftly to strike anew
as soon as possible.
SPEED INLAND
The Allied troops were tanning
inland against negligible German
resistance, and already were within
artillery range of the Appian Way
and threatening to cut all trans
port lines to the Garigliano front
where 100000 Nazi troops faced
possible entrapment.
Allied troops, arms, and supplies
are pouring into the beachhead
with all haste to enable us to
proceed without delay to the next
stage of the operations Wilson
said. Since his appointment as su-
preme commander in the Mediter-
ranean, he has observed that the
main objective of the Italian cam
oaign is Rome.
NAZIS DISTRACTED
The distracted Nazi command al
ready was pulling some units of
Marshal Albert Kesselring's army
back from the old southern from.
to the Rome area in race against
the menaced communications lines
between their widely separated pos
itionS.
Ksselring threw his remaining
strength on the Garigliano front
into IL desperate counterattacks
which forced Lieutenant General
Mark w. Clark's American units
back across the Rapido river IN
fierce hand to hand bayonet fight
ing.
An official commentato said that
despite the strength of the coun-
ter-blows on the German line run
ming through Casino, IS miles
from Rome, there was no reason to
feel depressed" about their out
come.
SEEK RETREAT WAY
The German counteroffenSiye WsS
believed intended to blunt the Fifth
army Spearheads to cover a NaZi
Continued on page 6, col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24

Dnleper DGnQ.
LONDON, Jan. "a (UP)-Soviet
Premier Josef Stain disclosed Mon
day in an order of the day that
Red army forces driving southwark
from Ieningrad have rolled back
the German lines II miles below
the old czarist capital and have
captured the Pushkin and Pavlovsk
railway functions.
MOSCOW, Jan. "a CUP - Red
armies drove nearly Is miles beyond
the Volkhov river in frontal as
sault on the center of the ruptured
l00-mile German defense line be-
tween Leningrad and Novgorod
Monday and, to the northwest,
closed in on Krasrogvardeisk, gate
way to Estonia.
STRIKE MARSHES
In white Russia, Gen Konstan-
in K Rokossovskys forces were
revealed to have swept SO mics
from Mozyr into the heart of the
Pripet Marshes, slicing clear
through fleeing enemy forces and
capturing a series of strategic road
functions. Cavalry advance guards
killed 300 Germans with their Sabers
Sunday alone.
"a German DNB broadcast said
Soviet troops had established a new
beachhead southeast of Kerch at
the eastern end of the Crimean
peninsula and fierce fighting was
in progreSSD
The Communist organ Pravda, in
an editorial reilecting the con-
fidence of the Soviet high COM
mand, said the Germans were fac
ing catastrophe throughout Russia
and predicted that the day is not
far off when all the conquered
lands will be cleared of the enemy"
RIPS NAZI ANCHORS
Gen. Kyril A. Meretskov launch
ed his assault against the enemy'S
acknowledgements line on a 90
mile front in the Kirishi area, So
miles southeast of Leningrad, after
flanking attacks has ripped out
both the northern and southern
anchors.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
FIRM, THREE INDICTED

SEATTLE, Jan. "a CUP - Tha
Moore Mccormack Lines, Inc, and
three of its officers were indicted
Monday for negotiating wharfage
rebates with the Port OF Seattle IN
a conspiracy that the government
claimed delayed forwarding Of vital
Lend-Lease war materials TO
Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
GETS u. S. POST

SACRAMENTO, Jan. % (UP)-
The second regional office of the
United States Bureau of Reclama-
ton Saturday announced appoint
ment of H. f. Bixby of Portland
Ore, as chief of the regional branch
of power utilization for California 5
Central Valley Project.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
PURSE STOLEN

A purse belonging to Laura r.
Lawrence, 703 Broadway, contain
ing $35 and paper was stolen from
counter in a Main street store
Saturday while she was shopping,
according to Ell Centre police.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
CARS COLLIDE

CARS COLLIDE
Cars driven by Cecil Ragsdal and
Gordon Edwards collided at 700
block on Main at Ais p. m. Sun
day afternoon. Little damage re-
suited.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
$500>000 Fire Hits
Town Of HoItviIIe
Wind-Diven Flames Sweep Half
Block as Firemen Battle
To Prevent AII-Ou+ Holocaust

The heart of Holtve's downtown business distric
burned in 100000 to $500000 fire which raced befor
a high wind Monday and threatened most OF the othe
business buildings in the town.
The fire started shortly after 10 30 Monday a
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
Russians Launch
Heavy Drive
In Dnieper Bend

LONDON. Jan, "a (UP)-A DNB
dispatch broadcast by radio Berlin
said Monday that the Russians had
launched a new large scale attack
in the Kirovograd area in the
Dnieper bend.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
( 9%5R'Ts aSoRTts

On The Nose
Baxter Ioveland was worried. He
told the management at the Plan
ters hotel in Brawley that there
would be IS persons at the Farm
Bureau luncheon there Saturday.
In fact, he personally guaranteed
that there would be rs even though
there weren't any reservations
made.
He hovered around the door
busily counting noses as the lunch
con hour arrived
About 1890 p. m. he heaved a
sigh of relief. There were exactly
rs sitting around the tables, No
one else arrived for The meal.
Pretty good, ch, what?
There are a lot of moths in I'M
perial Valley if the big fire in
Holtville is any sample.
What a crowd that fire did at
tract!
But they didn't bother the fire
men as much as usual 1t was too
blamed hot near the burning
buildings. That's once the firemen
had little help from the fire they
were fighting.
Just For Fun
1t was supposed to be an ex-
hibition fight but Jimmy Hatmaker,
145 = pound marine, and Howard
Jones, l35-pound sailor, liked to
fight too well to put up with that
old exhibition stuff at the Ell Cen
tro marine air station
Nov, now, Boys" said Bobby
O'DoWd, who coached both of them.
Just box, please. Don't really
fight. Come, come there is such a
difference in weight
"Oh, let 'em fight roared the
crowd.
So for three rounds Jimmy and
Howard smacked and punched,
having the time of their lives and
still going strong at the end of the
third round.
Who was that who said some
thing about fighting men?
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
)on't Wait! Buy War Bonds Today
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday rs, minimum
Monday 43; am. Monday 81, hu-
midity SO; noon Monday 60, humid
ity 35; pm. Sunday 20, humid. 48.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-24
SEEK RETREAT WAY

The German counteroffenSive VIZ,
believed intended to blunt the Fifth
army spearheads to cover Naz
Continued on page 6, col. II
The messenger., 1944-06-01
CORP "CRIT" ATTARDO IN HOSPITAL AGAIN

Local friends as we'll as the relatives of Corporal "Crit" At tardo anxiously await more posi- tive advice regarding the injury or injuries which have confined him to an Italian army base hos pital for much of the time of late.
 Members of his family know he received an injury to his spine last July They infer from his letters that his frequent disqualification periods since January this year are due to the old injury. Since Herb Levinson and Julius LaPonte have seen Attardo frequently and have only casualty mentioned his being in the hospital, it is not thought his present disability is due to any other injury or that it is anything to be concerned about.
 Crit's last letter to his mother, Mrs. Samuel Attardo, carries a message penned by Madeline Car roll, the movie actress. She states Have just seen Crit, he is OK"
The messenger., 1944-06-01

Everett Grainger has been made Private First Class and has an APO number. He was located pre- viously at Camp Lee. Virginia.
 Paavo Junno has left Goldsboro, NY. with a NY. APO.
 Air Cadet James Karo, who has been in training at Seymour John son Field, N.C., is now with the unit at Yale University, New Haven. His brother, Nicholas Karo, is at Camp Stewart, Ga.
 Staff Sergeant William Laren- sen of the US. Marine Corps, now gets his mail in care of the San Francisco Fleet post office.
 Raymond Porteus surprised his mother with his arrival for a sec ond visit the last of May. He had been home for Mothers Day. Ray mond is on the U.S.S. Phedoric Bland.
 Charles Miller was made F 2/c on completion of his training at Sampson, NY. He has been sent CO hClIlp111O, ACll1l'
 James Miller of the US. Army has been made Sergeant. He is located at Salina, Kansas.
 Donald Milvae was home on a short furlough from Camp Beale over Mothers Day.
 Francis Murray, formerly of Fort Custer, Michigan, now has a NY. APO.
 Roy Nielsen has been given a San Francisco APO. He was in training formerly at Camp Ruck- CT, Alabama.
 David York, former of Fort Devens, Massachusetts has been moved to Custer, Michigan.
 Harry Brown, MOMM sc, has been transferred from Camp Brad ford, Virginia to the Navy Pier Station, Chicago, Illinois.
 First Lieutenant David Butler of the 413th Infantry and his fam fly visited with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Clifford O. Butler of Darby Street, late last month. The Lieutenant has been transferred to a post in Maryland. Mrs. Butler accompanied him to the latter place while the child remained with the grandparents.
 Russell Hanson was home on recent leave. He has finished his boot training at Sampson, NY.
 Ensign Virginia Banning has moved from Maryland to Washing ton, DC.
 Edward Barrieau of Gulfport Field, Mississippi spent a recent furlough with his parents on Windsor Road.