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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

while a United Press dispatch from
Moscow figured German strength in
Poland at 100 divisions.
On the single new front reported
by Moscow, Soviet dispatches said
the Germans had been unable to
rally, and the Russians were rolling
westward at a clip which threatened
to split the Nazi armies in Poland
The German high command said
the main battle zones, from south
to north, we're Budapest, the DAN
ube valley southwest of the Hun
garian capital, the Hungarian-Slo-
vakian border area, the Krakow
front, the Pulawy regicn of the Wis.,
tula valley sc miles south of War
saw, the Magnusze area 33 miles
below Warsaw, the Vistula-Bug tri-
angle north of the Polish capital.
Soviet bridgeheads across the Narew
on either Tide of Pulutsky north of
Warsaw, and a broad front in east
Prussia
The Nazi command claimed that
ITS Russian tanks had been de-
stroyed sin the great winter battle
between the Carpathian mountains
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Land Ownership
By laps Viewed
As Big Problem

efforts to prevent alien Japan
ese from getting ownership and con-
troll of farm lands in Imperial coun-
ty through subterfuge and violation
of the alien land law will be one of
the main tasks of this office in the
future" District Attorney Charles G
Halliday said Monday.
ALLEN japanese have been able to
get control of Imperial county farm
land in the past through their
minor American-bo children,
lodging around the alien land law
which was set up to prevent aliens
from getting control of land" Halli-
day declared.
He said that the trouble over jap
ansee owning property in Imperial
county was created by Americans as
sisting the Japanese, selling the
land to minor Japanese children
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan.
Is. (UP)-Gov. Earl War
ren's compulsory health in
surance program, slated for
introduction in the legisla-
ture Friday, will provide
medical service for Califor-
MIA workers beginning in 1947
and will be financed by a 3
per cent payroll tax.
Warren saicl that under the bill
as now drafted, payroll deductions
will begin sometime in 1916 with
benefits available the following year.
Half the tax will be paid 10y en-
ployers and the other half by en-
ployes.
Insisting that the traditional
American relationship of doctor to
patient would be maintained under
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
$3.50, 900 Troops Y
Locked in March
Rolling Eastward
Nazi Spokesmen View Winter Drive
As March on Berlin. Alarmed =,
As Sovie+s Race at Mi|e-Hour Clip

. LONDON, Jan. 15 (UP)-One of the greatest battles
of the war ragged today along virtually unbroken front
from Lithuana to Yugosava with possibly 3250OOO Rus
slams and Germans locked in at least nine closely synchron
lied struggles.
Bitter fighting has flared up the entire 'front.' the
German high command reported
The Russians already were calling their great winter
offensive the march to Berlin. Nazi military spokesmen
warned that the Red army intends to end the war;
So far Moscow had confirmed only Marshal Ivan S.
konevs push the frozen plains south-centra
Poland aimed squarey the great defense bastion
OF Krakow and the rich industries of German Sesia.
But Berlin said the Red army offensive had raced to
both ends of the front with sledgehammer blows near
each other that it was difficult to determine where
attack left off and another began.
Naz propagandists said the Soves had flung 115 diy
on plus than Is tank corps four fronts alone
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Congress Scans Postwar
Job Goal Responsibility

nations patent laws encouraged il
legal monopolistic practices and
must be amended If the postwar job
goal is to be met. He introduced a
bill to cancel all patents used "as
part of an illegal conspiracy or
monopoly"
SAYS TRADE RESTRAINED
Voorh.s said in a speech prepared
for delivery in the house that the
need for his bill was mace clear
last week in the supreme courts
decision in the Hartford Empire Co.
case. The court found that the
glass making firm had violated
antitrust laws but that there was
nothing in the statute to prevent it
from enforcing its patents in the
future.
Voorhis said the case showed that
more than 600 patents hac been
used in "joint conspiracy to re-
strain trade" It's effect, he said,
were control of the glass container
industry by a patent pool, higher
prices to consumers who buy food in
glass jars, and loss of jobs by
keeping other firms out CT the buSi-
ness.
The full impact, he said, will he
felt when this country has to pro-
vide 100000 jobs anc, it will also
have far reaching implications in
the foreign economic relations of
this country"
Murrays employment bill would
direct the President to make an es-
innate of the employment possibih-
ties in industry at the start of each
fiscal year. If the survey indicated
insufficient work for an estimated
60O00,00U postwar job-holcers, he
would be required to recommend to
congress federal program of pub
lie works and aid to industry Ito take
up the slack. l..,-.A-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

by private firms also will be given
an opportunity to come in under
the system.
Warren sale that his budget mes
sage will not include an appropria-
ticn to set up the system since the
legislation must be enacted first.
He said he had been informed
that an alternative bill may be in
troduced, calling for a "capitation"
system of assigning a given number
OF patients to a doctor who would
then be responsible for their health,
Warren pointed out that this plan
would initiate against men who
practice in specialized fields. such
as dentists.
The governors bill will be apon-
sored in the senate by Senator Byrl
r. Salsman (R.) Palo Alto. ard In
the assembly by Albert G. WoIlcn-
berg (R) San FranciAco.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

which the German army drew sup
plies for the break-through in the
Ardennes.
Berlin was hit twice during the
night, first at $3.50 p. m. and again
about midnight. Other Raj night
raiders attacked railways behind the
western front.
SHOT DOWN 235 NAZIS
A communique from supreme
headquarters in Paris said Allied
planes shot down 235 enemy planes
in IL hours of whirling ccmbats
over Europe from Denmark to the
Swiss border yesterday. Eight more
enemy aircraft were destroyed on
the ground.
The Eighth U. S. Air Force get the
pace for the day with a toll of 1888
German planes--all but three Of
them shot down in combat-de-
stroyed out of 400 which challenged
its bombers and fighters In raids on
synthetic oil plants. oil storage de-
pots and other key targets.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
TANKS POUND ENClRCLED BELGIAN PIv07
Labor Launches
Anti.Seryice
Law Campaign
4S-HOur Work
Week Sought in
WOrk-Fight Bill
By DEAN w. DITTMER

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
(UP)-Organized labor for
mally opened it's campaign
against national service and
work-or-fight legislation to-
cay coincident with the start of
what appeared to be drive fer
imposition of a statutory 48-hour
week in essential war industries.
Chairman Andrew j. May CD
Kentucky, of the house military
affairs committee, urged prompt
enactment OF a work-or- fight bill
with provisions to put all essential
war industries on 48-hour work
week basis. He said in an interview
he would offer this proposal as an
amendment to his bill to force all
18-45 year OLE men into essential
jobs on threat of induction into
the army.
Lewis G. Hines, legislative repre-
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Valley Posts
Get Citations
For Ameri!canisn.

ERAWLEY.-Five American Le-
gion posts in Imperial county re-
ceived national citations for out
standing work in Americanism, it
was announced at the twenty-sec-
ond district meeting in the Legion
hall in Brawley Sunday
Ell Centre, Brawley, Imperial, CAL
ipatria and Westmorland were the
Imperial county posts included in
the % district posts so honored.
Only seven posts in the entire dis
trict were not included in the list.
Mike Zavala CT Ell Centro, twenty
second district commander, presided
at the session and welcomed IS
Legionnaires from Imperial and San
Diego counties. He presented the
distinguished guests. including Andy
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

Both wings of the three-cay-old
drive on the Malmedy-Stavelot
front were expanded, and units
joining the drive sliced deep into
the German flank, pushing several
hundred yards east of the Salm
river from the Grand Halleux area,
five miles below Stavelot.
Scores of towns and villages were
falling to the American First and
Third and British Second armies
rolling up the Belgian pocket from
which Marshall Karl Won Rund
stedt's outmatched troops were. fall
ing back to the sanctuary of the
Siegfried Notifications.
HouffaliZe, one time key base of
the now sl1rlnken salient, was in
effect surrounded and doughboys
were closing against n in concen-
tric drives from several directions.
Front reports forecast its early fail.
BATTER 50-MILE FRONT
First army reports said Hocges
had at least seven divisions in ac-
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Vegetable Rail
Car Embargo
Set This Week

There will be no lettuce and car
rot loadings in Imperial Valley
Tuesday and Wednesday.
An embargo on refrigerator cars
for shipping lettuce and carrots will
be in effect Tuesday and Wednes-
day in Imperial Valley, railroad Of
ficials informed shippers Monday.
The same embargo will be in effect
in Yuma and Phoenix the same
days.
Car supplies for the vegetable
deals have been erratic for some
time and shippers are hopeful that
the two-day shutdown will enable
carriers to build up sufficient res
erves of empties SO that the deal
may run on a more even keel
henceforth.
It is expected that the forthcom-
ing carrot movement, beginning
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Belgian Breach
Losses 10000

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. (UP) =
American losses in the zone of
the German break-through in the
Ardennes totaled nearly 10000, Sec
retary of war Henry L. Stimson an
nounced today.
The figures covered the period
from December Is, when the enemy
offensive began to January Z.
OF the total, $1,000 are listed as
missing and the majority of these
presumably were captured.
In the same period in that sector
approximately 10000 Germans were
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
" Plates Go
Like Hot Cakes

All Nv automobile license plates
will be gone by Wednesday.
After Wednesday," Captain Mark
Hebblethwaite said Monday, I'VE
will have sold all the w plates al
lotted us ano! will have to begin
handing out plates in the 2V Sc
ries."
Success of the sale of plates since
the annual renewal period opened
January 2 has been unusual. Total
sales to date are $62,622 as COM
pared to last years total of S27,476
on a similar date.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

captured and the German killed and
wounded were estimated at $4,000
making a total of 10000 enemy cas-
ualties.
Stlmsons announcement stresses
that the figures were based on pre-
liminary reports, and that it would
be some time before an accurate ac-
counting could be made.
American casualties for the period
on the entire western front en-
bracing the First. Third, Seventh
and Ninth armies, totaled 1884.
These included 4083 killed; 2764s
wounded; and 20.866 missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
British
Fleet. .
Ready
Ba++|e Wagons Set
To Join yanks in
Pacific Thea+er
BY WILLIAM c. WILSON

A LII E d HEADQUAR-
TERS, Leyte, Jan. Is. (UP)
"A big British battle fleet
is ready for action against
the japanese in the Pacific
and will be fighting alongside the
United States navy in the immed-
late future, according to Adm. Sir
Bruce Fraser, chief
of Britain's Pacific fleet.
Fraser, who watched the invasion
of Luzon from the bridge of an
American warShip an6 narrowly
escaped death when Japanese
Continued on Page 2, Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Legislative Bill
To Continue Tax
Reductions Seen

SACRAMENTO, Jan. Is. CUP)-
Legislation to continue for two years
the state tax reductions in effect
since 1913 as recommended by Gov
Earl Warren will be introduced in
the assembly this week in one pack
age to prevent piecemeal action, it
was disclosed today.
Walter j. Fourte, DD, Ventura
chairman of the assembly revenue
and taxation committee, the bust
ness franchise tax and personal in
come tax would be presented and
acted on in a block
Meantime, Ass-lnJlyman Francis
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Two Valley Men
Listed Casualties

News was received from the war
department Monday that Private
William Fields was wounded in ac-
ticn in Europe and Private Carlos
M. Gonzales is German war pris-
oner. Both live in Brawley.
The names of these Brawley resi-
dents appeared In the official lists
issued by the war department. Their
families already had been notified.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
By WILLIAM b. DICKINSON

GEN. MACARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS, Luzon,
Jan. Is. (UP) = American
invasion troops, stabbing 30
miles inland from the Lin
gayen gulf, poured across the Agno
river and advanced to within 80
miles or less of Manila today.
The forcing of the Agno in
strength shattered at one stroke
PROBABLY the strongest natural ce-
fense line north of Manila and OPP
timism grew at General Douglas
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Farm Bureau Nears
Membership Goal

Membership teams of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau are within 80
per cent of their goals for the year,
Alex Meyer, president announced
Monday.
There is a high percentage of
new members this year." Meyer said.
Former members also are signing
up with gratifying speed. All teams
have not turned in their reports to
date but rumors are that they are
all getting along fine"
Teams plan to finish their drives
January 81, the date of the regional
meeting in Westmoreland.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

CD, Montana, announced he would
introduce this week. perhaps today,
his full employment BILL" designed
TO place upon the federal govern
ment ultimate responsibility in as
suring the 60,ON,000 postwar jobs.
He said 1t would contain safeguards
for preservation of the free enter
prise system.
2. Representative Jerry Voornis
CD, California, charged that the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
ydnkS Overrun
Debated Bulge
AS Nuzis Retreat
Seven Hodges Divisions Drive
Against Shoulder. St. With. as
Kew Salient Bas+ion Surrounded
BY BOYD ID. LEWIS

forces spered within little than mile of invested
Houffaze in the Ardennes bulge today and to the north
east captured Faymonve five miles southeast to Nal
medy and nine miles west of the German border
Front dispatches reported that the hours of the
pendabe garrison of Houffaze appeared numbered and
that Lieutenant al Courtney H. Hodges troops
rolling up the entire northeastern shoulder of the defated
salient.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Some high clOudiness Monday
and Monday night but generally
clear by Tuesday. Somewhat
cooler days with maximum tenn
perature around 20 degrees. Night
temperatures will continue above
80 degrees. Considerable wind
Monday night and Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
BY ALLEN DRURY

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. (UP)-
Democratic members of congress
turned increasing attention today
to ways anei means to fulfill Presi-
dent Roosevelt's promised goal of
60,C000G0 johs in the postwar pc
riod.
These were the principal devel-
opnients:
/. Senator James E. Murray
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday 83, minimum
Monday 80; am. Monday so, hu-
midity 81; noon Monday 67, humid
ity So; pm. Sun. IS, humidity 81.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11

One reason the Republican
ma jority blocked the proposed
constitutional amendment is their
discovery that 70 per cent OF
youths between l8 and 21 go to
the polls in Georgia, whereas only
40 per cent of adults perform this
duty of citizenship.
They believe that the youths
might hold the balance of power
in a close election, and they re-
gard the Roosevelt majority by the
soldier voters last November as
indicative.
Another reason is fear that
minors would return TO demand
other adult privileges. such as con-
tractual rights and the right 10
drink.
Preston said he took no stand on
the LsSue- and AXaS- willing 10 report
the measure without recommended
ton IF a majority so decided. -
The other Republican members
are Reps. John w. Bannish OF
jackson, Ural s. Acker of Kala-
mazoo, Richard II. Deadman OF
Alpena, Homer Bauer of Char
lotte and Fred T. Miles of Sauga-
tuck.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
Blast FL
Jap Ships

MANILA, April 10 QNS)-
American airmen. destroying or
damaging n Jap surface craft OF
all types in day tightened their
blockade of the South China Sea
today and continued the reduction
of the enemy's remaining air
strength on Formosa.
Gen. MacArthur's communiqus
revealed that night flying heavy
bomberS off Swatow intercepted
Japanese convoy. sinking an 5000
ton transport and an eScorting de-
stroyer. In addition, another de-
stroyer and a fourth vessel were
damaged.
Also sunk by these blockade air.
men was a harbor vessel at Hong
kong and six enemy coastal ves-
sels in Hainan waters.
Regarding the campaign against
Formosa. Gen. Macarthur said
that his bombers dropped II tons
of bombs in attacks on airdromes,
supply areas and fuel dumps along
the islands west coast.
There was no interception,"
Gen. Macarthur communique
added.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
u. 5. Expands
.Par|ey Plans

WASHINGTON. April 10 CINS)
A plan 10 reach out To the
crossroads of America for par
ticipation i'm the San Francisco
conference was revealed today by
Secretary of State Stettinius.
The secretary told new con-
ference that II national organiza-
tions representing labor, farm
-erS, church groups, chambers OF
commerce. veterans. civic and
women's organizations have been
invited 10 send consultantS TO the
United Nations conference.
Thus. StetuniuS, explained, the
American representation at San
Francisco VIII consist of three
groups the official delegation OF
which he is chairman, the techni-
cal advisors recruited largely
from the government and The con-
sultantS from the AZ national or
ganlzationS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
Added Driver
Hurts Woman

Inability of 48-year-old chef to
maintain composure with throng
of Woodward shoppers yelling at
him for making an illegal turn to-
day sent a woman TO Receiving
Hospital with a broken leg and
him TO police headquarters
charged with reckless driving.
Eric II. Weber of 1890 Hubbell
turned right into Woodward from
State, Illegally, when the yelling
started. Police said he lost con-
troll of the car. obviously stepped
on the gas and plunged southwark.
AT the intersection he ran down
Jeanie Stoininski, 27. OF 1914 Pallis-
ter. and zigzagged from one side
OF the street to the other at speeds
approaching so miles an hour
until he reached city hall, where
he was arrested.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
COP Blocks Vote
Of Young Fighters
BY FRANK MORRIS

LANSING, April 10-The Legislature laid down to
under-age servicemen today this rule:
you can fight, but you cannot VOTE"
BY action of a majority of the members of the CON-
mttee constitutional amendments the plan TO lower the
voting age to Is was dumped into the waste basket.
The measure proposed a constitutional amendment on
the subject which would have been submitted to the voters
for confirmation rejection.
Rep Loomis X Preston (R) of st. Joseph, committee
chairman counted and found only three of the nine
members in favor of the plan.
The measure had been tabled month ago, and six
votes would be required to revive 1t.
The three who favorable Reps Tracy M. Doll
of Detroit Albert j. Zak of Hamtramek and John T. Bres-
nahan of River Rouge, all Democrats.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
Jdps Retdke
Hill.

GUAM. April 10 QNS)-Japa-
nese forces, fighting from defenses
described as "artful and fantastic,
drove American doughboys from
one strategic ridge above the
Machinato airstrip as a frontline
dispatch today classed the battle
of Okinawa as second only Ia
Two and Saipan" in ratio of cas-
ualties.
Machinato is about two miles
north of Naha, capital city toward
which oath Army Corps units have
been advancing in the face OF in
creasing enemy resistance.
THAT Japan Is determined TO
send Its "whole- feet and whole
airforce" against the Americans
In the Ryukyus was indicated
today In a Tokyo radio broad
cast, picked up by the United
Press.)
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
Advisory Committee Named

"No Is deserving of the of these publicly
facilities than the families of those fighting to
such service possible in democracy. Our department
welcomes the opportunity to assist in such program
Serving with Dr. Bow and MCGOWAN the advisory COM
directing The Detroit Times program for the Wives and
families of servcemen
Paul T. Rankin, assistant superintendent of schools.
Fred S. DeGaan, director of adult education
Miss Laurentine Collins director of seheeleemhuny
relations and professor at the college OF education Wayne Uni
versity
Robert j. Benson superintendent of nursery and extended
school service.
Further details concerning the formation Of ncghborhood
clubs for Sves will be published in The Detroit
Times along with concerning the project.
MeanUhIe those interested in enrolling in Spe-
cial classes courses, forming clubs in other
activities offered, should Urite call the Service
Wives Club Editor, The Detroit Times, 1870 CdsS
Detroit 81, Mich.
The phone number is Cherry $500
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
WLB Grants Raise
To Hotel Workers

Wage increases for 1900 en-
ployeS of Detroit's II leading G
hotels of from Sl50 to $3.50 a
week were approved today by the
WLB, Louis KoeniG. secretary of
Local 705 Hotel and Restaurant
Employees Alliance. announced
The agreement approved by the
WLB was reached by the Detroit
Hotel Association and the union
following the walkout Of Hotel
Statlcr employees last July. The
agreement Is retroactive TO Oct.
/ 1914
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11

LANSING, April 10 Although
most legislators constantly gripe
about their pay of So a day three
new members arrived today who
arc entirely satisfied
The l945 session will end within
three weeks. Each of the new
comers will be paid Sl.S96 for his
services inasmuch as the So day
rate continues seven days week
until January. 1947.
The new House member is Rep.
William NJ. Donnelly Cd of De-
troit, prom inent Democratic
leader and one of tho most popu-
lar members of the Legislature
when he served in 1888 and 1884.
Although a Democrat. Donnelly
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
Curfew Raiders Find
Seven in Apartment

Police early TODAY raided an
apartment in the Palmetto Hotel
at 10 f.. Hancock and arrested
OrriS Leonard, 81, on charge Of
selling beer and whisky after the
midnight CurfeW.
Seven persons who police say
were in the apartment drinking
will be questioned by the prose-
cutor. Police confiSCated a case Of
beer and a bottle of whisky.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
Ydnks Blast I
Reich Airfie|ds

LONDON, April 10 QNS)-
More than 1900 L. S. heavy bomb
orS plastered seven airfelds for
iet-propelled aircraft today all OF
them within 50-mile radius OF
Berlin
The L. s. Eighth Air Force said
tho airfeldS were west and north
west of the German capital and
included Oranienburg4 LarZ- Burg.
BTeSt. Neuruppin and Zerbst.
An, experimental field al Rechlir
and an ordnance supply center Al
Oranlcnburg also were hit, head
quarters said
During the night the RAF sent
heavy bombers against Nazi ship
building yards al kiel and against
Berlin
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-11
MAY CLOSE PLANT

II probably viii be necessary 10
close The latter plant The meet
ing Will be in the union hall at
.Chcnc and milwaukee, and viii be
presided over by officials of
UAW-CIO Local $50.
One hundred and ten women
employees remained on strike in
the poCkcung department Of L.
S. Rubber, but truckers there,
who had been on strike in SYM
pathy with the women, returned
10 their Jobs today and thus
averted a possible shutdown of the
whole plant which employs 5000
The 200 Draper Motor Co. strik-
erS. who make small but vital
ordnance. have been out for a
week in a dispute over a variety
Of grievances.
The bright spot in the picture
was at the Federal Mogul Co.
where 1000 employees returned 10
their posts after walkout which
lasted only few hours