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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Land Ownership
By laps Viewed
As Big Problem

Continued from Page One)
when they knew very well that the
alien japanese rather would control
the land and get most of the bene-
fit from it.
THE farmers themselves are guilty
of leasing and selling land in I'm
perial county through these fake
guardianship deals" Halliday ex-
planned. Banks have loaned money
to the alien fathers through their
American-born children and real es-
tate dealers have sold and leased
land to these alien japanese, know
ing that the minor children would
have nothing to say about the whole
deal and were only puppets in a
game to get around the alien land
law
In his opinion the alien land law
was set up to prevent farming areas
in California from becoming Jap
anese haVens.
Halliday went on to say that the
attorney general of California held
that Japanese land should escheat
to the state in cases where guardian
ship deals had been set up.
IF the alien father accounts for
every cent taken in and spent in
handling land for his children" the
district attorney said, 1.-The deal
probably would be held legal Other
wise it would be apparent that the
father and not the children had
reaped the benefits and the deal had
been set up to get around the alien
land law and let the alien Japanese
father own and operate land in
spite of it,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
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tCor1lnueu from Page ID
and the Niiemen." 81 in the Narew
bridgehead and 81 in east Prussia.
Striking westward for German
Silesia at almost a mile-an-hour
pace. the Soviet offensive hurdled
the last big water barrier short of
the Reich on a 40-mile front north
east OF Krakow and threatened to
engulf that Nazi stronghold in
matter of a few days at most.
A triumphant Moscow communi-
que announced that the Red army
had forced the Nida river in great
strength yesterday, the third day of
the new winter drive, and cut the
Krakow Warsaw railway line, virtu-
ally splitting the entire German
font in Poland.
At the same time, Berlin said the
Russians opened two new offensives
north and south of Warsaw at dawn
yesterday, appar tly aimed at
clearing the northern flank of Mar
shal Ivan S. Konevs First Ukrain-
ian army advancing on Krakow and
Silesia.
Crack German reserves were re-
ported pouring into the menaced
area in an effort to stem the Soviet
onrush, but the Moscow communi-
que said they were being slaughtered
by the thousands in series of
pitched battles west of the Nida.
More than 1900 Nazis were killed
or captured in that sector alone.
Berlin commentators, describing
the offensive as the greatest Rus
sian assault of the war, made no
effcrt to minimize its gravity.
THE Red army is not simply
aiming to gain ground but intends
to end the war;" Nazi spokesman
said
Konev's northern wing yesterday
advanced into the village of Rado-
mice, eight miles south of Kielce,
while seven miles farther southwest
another armored column crossed
the Nida river and advanced more
than seven miles west of the river
to cut the railway and road lines
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Yanks 0yerrun
Shrunken BULGE
lContinned from Pace


ton against the Germans on an
offensive front of about so miles
from Butgenbach to La Roche.
The veteran First Division drove
more than a mile southward west
CT Faymonville as the whole east
wing CT Hodges army swung down
toward st. With, the last major Bel
gian base in German hands after
Houffalize.
Long columns of German troops
anel vehicles were reported moving
eastward into the Siegfried defenSes
through what front dispatch said
might become the st. Vith-Prum
bottleneck."
Houffalize was invested on all
sides, and assault forces of the First
and Third armies were closing in
for the kill, with one Spearhead
driving down the main highway
from Liege to within a mile and a
half of the key transport center.
A few miles to the northwest,
outriders of the First and Third
armies met for the first junction of
Hodges and Lieutenant General
George S. Patton's troops since the
first phase of the German defen-
sive which split the 18TH army
group wide open.
United Press Correspondent John
MerDermott reported from Hodges
headuaqrters that two First army
columns were shouldering in to-
ward Houffalize against stiff Ger
man resistance. BY early after
noon one had struck down the
trunk highway from the north al
most to the outskirts of the town,
and McDermott said that there Is
good possibility it will fall soon. b"
The German garrison, ringed by
American troops and armor, was
fighting desperately, and fragmen-
tary units were trying to filter
through the United States lines and
escape over the thinly guarded back
reads to the east.
Hodges artillery was shellacking
the German transports milling
around in the battle zone and gen.
orally falling back to the shelter OF
the Siegfried defenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

ATHENS, Jan. Is. UP)-A truce
ended the shooting in the Greek
civil war today.
Some ELIAS units were understood
to have failed to receive notifica-
ton of the signing of the truce,
which became effective at 1901
a. m.
The ELIAS forces, however, have
every indication of observing terms
of the truce. They had been pulling
cut of the banned areas ae fast as
their superior officers spread the
word of the agreement.
Crowds gathered in the streets
for orderly demonstrations of their
gratitude. A communique said op-
eraticns TO clear north and north
west Athens Of arms and ammuni-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Planes Rake
Formosa Aqain

Continued from Page One)
agency, transmitted by Tokyo radio,
and recorded by FEC monitors.
Carrier planes also attacked For
mosa January and 3 and again
last Tuesday in an attempt to pre-
vent the japanese from moving air
and troop reinforcements into en-
battled Luzon in the Philippines.
During the raid last Tuesday, 33
ships were sunk, including two de-
stroyers cr.Gestroyer escorts, and lO4
damaged, including a destroyer and
five destroyer escorts.
B-29 Superfortresses from China
kept up the rain of bombs on For
mosa yesterday, while Liberators
from General Douglas MacArthur's
Philippines bases hit the island
tronghold Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
3.250. 900 Troops
Locked in March

linking Kielce and Krakow with the
capture of Brzegi.
Still farther south the Red army
hammered out gains of three to five
miles to seize Sokolina, 81 miles
northeast of Krakow. and Starry
Korezyn, Al miles from Krakow.
The Soviet communique failed to
mention fighting on the east Prus-
sian front, where Berlin said up
wards of 125,OO0 Red army troops
were attacking en- l0-mile front
between Stallupciien (Ebenrode)
and Pillkallen (SchloSsberg), 80
miles east of the provincial capital
of Koenisberg.
Neither was there any confirma-
ton of the two new Polish often
sives reported by Berlin. The nazis
said powerful Soviet forces had gone
over to the attack along the Narew
sives reported by Berlin. The NazlS
striking up toward Danzig in an
ambitious effort TO envelop all OF
east Prussia.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Tough Luck Bureau

1t. c. o. Johnson, OF the El Gen.
tro fire department, certainly has
had more than his share Of hard
luck during the recent holiday sea-
son.
1t all began with the theft of his
car on the 9th CT December. Then
on the second of January, just to
start the New Year right, he was
classified IA by his draft board.
Well, sir, he thought that his luck
had taken a turn for the better
when on the fifth of January he
was notified that his car had been
located in Lordsburg, New Mexico.
So he happily set cut for Lords
burg in fine spirits, to recover the
car.
He had a very fine trip, but his
Joy was short lived, for upon reach
ing his destination he was dismayed
to discover that the thieves that
had purloined the car had made it
look like it had been through the
battle of the Coral Sea.
Dented and dirty almost beyond
recognition, it was a sight to break
a fellows heart. But it still ran, so
he drove it back to Ell Centro and
on the eighth of January he put it
in the repair shop to be put in pre-
sentable shape again.
Fer the next five days 1t. Johnson
led a very quiet life, and when, on
the THIRTEENTH of January he
was notified that the car was ready,
he joyfully started for home with
Mrs. johnson in his once more shiny
car.
Lo and behold, he had not gone
any farther than the railroad tracks
on Main street when bad luck struck
again. There it was, black smoke
pouring out from under the dash.
Mrs. johnson sped to the nearest
fire alarm and turned in the alarm,
Johnson, in the meantime, ripping
and cutting at the wires under the
dash with his pocket knife and bare
hands. BY the time the fire depart
ment arrived the fire was out, and
johnson was nursing his burnt
hands.
Monday, January 18th, the car
was back in the repair shop and
Johnson, with his hand in bandages,
is wondering what is going to hap
pen to him next.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Wallace Status
Remains Mystery

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. (UP) =
The political future of Henry A..
Wallace, whose term as vice presi-
dent ends five days hence, remain
ed a mystery today out best guesses
were that he might serve in cabinet
post during President Roosevelts S
fourth term.
Speculation that Wallace would
receive a high administration as
signment was heightened by the dis
closure that during the past week he
turned down several high-salaried
Job offers in private industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

OsWalt said that Fl Centrans
have been guilty of dumping trash
and garbage along the roads and
highways and rural dwellers have
been guilty of dumping trash, old
automobiles, and refuse along roads
on both sides of New river, ignor-
ing mo Dumping" signs.
Road crews have been forced to
clear up many unsightly and unsav-
Cry mesSes, OsWalt said.
There are specified dumping
grounds and both city and rural
residents should dump their refuse
there and dispose of their garbage
in the usual approved manner" Os-
walt said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
FINNEY TO ATTEND
VET PLACEMENT MEET

Pursuant to the War Manpower
commission policy OF t6e proper
placement of War II veterans in
peace time employment, a course of
instruction in new manrower 6i-
receives will be given to USES man.
ayers from Southern California in
Los Angeles next Thursday, Fri
DAY, and Saturday, Tom Finney, Ell
Centro USES manager, announced
Monday. FL
Mr.. Finney plans to leave for Los
Angeles Wednesday to attend the
meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Imperial Valley Press

Estapnsneo Aprl 20, 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday. In combination with the
Sunday POSr-PRE5S, by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
ST., FL Centro. Calf.
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and President.
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paper Publishers Assn. West Holiday
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Outside OF California, $1.00 per month
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
FLEET CONCENTRATIONS

(Radio Berlin quoted Japanese
war dispatches from Luzon that the
entire United States fleet and a
number of British naval units" were
concentrated in the Philippine area.
The broadcast, heard by Obs, said
Japanese military circles believed
the naval concentration would LEAD
to decisive operations "of vital i'm
portance to the entire east Asiatic
theater of war in the not too dis
tant future)
Japanese resistance, especially to
the frontal push on Manila, contin-
ued negligible and Filipino guer-
lila leaders said a large portion OF
the enemy garrison in central Lu-
zon had withdrawn to the noun
famous northern portion OF the
island.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Continued from Page

NSOlIJlllllCI lOiii i o5S -
killed or wounded 1000 Of them in
fighting last Thursday anc Friday0
Tokyo radio said three to four
American divisions have landed in
the Lingayen gulf. A Japanese
military commentator said the in
vasion offered the japanese a
golden opportunity for annihilat-
ing the enemy" but CONCEDED that
flexible American strategy made
the opportunity for a defensive
campaign hard"
(Saburo Kurusu, Japan's special
envoy to the United States at the
time of the sneak attack on Pearl
Harbor, said in another Tokyo
broadcast that the war had be-
come campaign "for the preser-
vation of the Japanese nation.)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Garbage Dumping
Draws County Ire

THE practice of dumping garbage
and trash along roads and highways
in country areas has created a
health menace and is making the
approaches TO Ell Centre anything
but attractive" p. c. OsWalt, fore
man of Imperial county road dis
trict No 2, said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Invaders Shutter
Aono River Line

lied warfare, and MacArthur's ar
mored strength was increasing
daily
Macarthur visited front-line di-
visions yesterday. He said he was
satisfied with progress to date, but
urged his commanders to lose no
time in pressing forward, before the
Japanese can consolidate their
forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15

Behind the screen: PriScilla a
Lanes husband, Major Joseph How
ard. is slated for overseas duty soon
and Priscilla will return to the
screen. She has been camp wife"
ever since completion of Shadow
of Doubt" Sylvia Sidney and
Fletcher Martin, the artist, have
discovered each other. . Mario
Berni, the concert singer, probably
will star in M-G-M's film version of
1.-The Gypsy Baron" Jimmy
Durante, who is very friendly with
Xavier Cugat, is getting laughs with
a new Durante dandy titled: whats
Cugat Get That Haven't Got and
If I Got Wouldn't Look Good On
Me Anyhow" s. Jack Benny wired
Ralph Edwards, the Truth or Con-
sequences" quizmaster, to appear
with him at the Carnegie Hall show
for the Infantile Paralysis Funds
March of Dimes Drive. Edwards
wired back: Happy I'm able to
contribute my time and effort"
Jacks reply was: "Thanks-in this
fight every dime counts"
On train the other day Bette
Davis sat next to gray-haired
woman in the dining car. HAS any
one ever told you," Bette said, that
you look like Louise Randall Pier
son, the authoress?" The woman
smiled. Yes" she said, land I'll bet
people have told you that you look
like Bette Davis
Penny Singleton's 10-year-old
daughter, Dorothy Grace: Il was
just thinking, mother, that I must
be an awful good child"
Penny: "Of course you are, dear,
but what made you think of that?"
Dorothy Grace: We'll, you never
keep maid more than two weeks
ana I've been with you almost 10
years"
Jean Hersholt has turned down
handsome offers from M-G-M,
Warmers and Universal to devote
himself to war work. But now he's
planning to come cut of screen re-
tirement for one picture year.
The Joe E. Browns are celebrating
their 29th wedding anniversary. e.
Bill GOodWin'c 5-year-old daughter,
Jill; Is becoming radio conscious.
After Sunday school the ether day,
she said THE music was nice,
but the commercial wasn't nearly so
good as yours, Daddy"
Not in the Script: Irene Dunno
was scaling a ladder to a second
story window for a scene in "Over
Twenty-one. Every time she made
the ascent, Director Charles Vidor
suggested certain changes in the
procedure. She went up a third
time, then a fourth. On the fifth
trip, her wind coming bit shorter,
prop boy stuck his head out the
window and handed her hastily
written sign: rs this trip really
necessary"
Producer Lester Cowan is consider
| ing a re-make of Little Lord
Fauntleroy," with Skinny Hcmeier.
The lad gives great performance
as the Nazi youth in Tomorrow,
The World"
Antonio Moreno, romantic star CT
the silent screen, is back in motion
pictures-but he wants it understood
that he is not staging a come
back" He's to play small. role in
RKOs THE Spanish Main" He
says:
Il would never want to be a star
again, ncr do I ever again want a
lot of money. Both carry load of
too much grief" Moreno possessed
both stardom and fortune for years.
The fortune has dwindled to almost
! nothing and stardom for him is
only bitter memory of the past.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
HOLLYWOOD
SY ERSKINE JOHNSON

However" he says, I'm happier
today than l was then. Where be-
fore I always had several hundred
dollars in my pocket to throw away
in nightclubs, today I am enjoying
life mere with only 10 or Is dollars
in my pocket" He recently returned
from Mexico City, where for year
he has been directing Mexican mo-
ton pictures.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
British Fleet
Ready for Action
Continued from Page l

Continued from Page u
bomb landed aboard, told a press
conference that his fleet would play
an important role in the next phase
of the Pacific war but that few Brit
ish troops could be expected in this
theater until the European conflict
encS.
British naval men are looking for
ward to chasing the Japs back TO
Japan" he said, adding that you'll
see us in action in the near future
with a large sized fleet"
SAYS YANK STROKE BOLD
After seeing the American navy
in action for the first time in the
Lingayen gulf landing, Fraser had
high praise for the Yanks' efficien-
cy. He described the Landing as a
very bold" stroke that the Japan
ese were unable to counter.
They were able to damage some
ships, but they couldn't even slow
up the convoy" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
REPORTER

VOOIIo4IIUtU IIUII fd55 II
they can be together a while longer.
How about a room with cooking
privileges?
Thank you, Public; you've never
let us down yet Telephone RR at
300
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
SAYS YANK STROKE BOLD
OCEAN BRIDGE

The Golden Gate Bridge, which
is the only one ever authorized to
be built across the outer mouth of
major ocean harbor, cost approx
mately 35,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
The Dog Detail

Janet Eldridge thinks she saw
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Whitney's dog run
ming around near Harding school in
FL Centro Monday morning She
tried to catch it, but the dog was too
fast fer her. This Yorkshire terrier
is black with a tan face and has a
short tail.
Keep looking. And thank you
Janet.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Labor Launches
Anti-Service
Law Campaign
(Corltinued from Page y

sentative of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor meanwhile, told the
house military committee that pres
ent manrower shortages were caus-
ed principally by frozen wage level
in certain plants.
He said wage increases in plants
where production speed-ups were
needed woulet have no sufficient
infla.ionary effect because they
would involve relatively few plants
and, in the main, products bought
by the government.
CALLED DISCRIMINATION
Hines insisted that national SER
vice legislation would discriminate
agains. labor by forcing it to work
at low Fay to provide profits for
employers.
Albert Hamilton, Vienna, Virgin
ia, farmer, appearing for the So
cialist party, also attacked Mays
work or fight bill. He said the man
power problem did not justify Ia
Dor draft, that voluntary recruit
ment methods had not been ex-
hausted, and that manpower draft
was an 'un-Democratic" cevice
which would hamper production.
He recommended breaking the
Little Steel formula and granting
wage increases where necessary to
recruit and hold war workers. He
also urged a permanent fair en-
ployment practices commission to
insure full use of Negro labor, an
expanded housing program for war
workers, and adequate planning"
by procurement agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-15
Shooting Halted
Bv Greek Truce

ton progressed satisfactorily" and
elcewhere in Greece the situation
was quiet.
Evening star., 1945-02-24
BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE.

BETHESDA-12o,oo 600 square feet of In
dustria1 ground: will be divided into
small tracts. 81 per square foot. or will
improve to suit tenant, subject to present
restrictions covering improvements. E NJ
Fry Fry NC. 724o Wisconsin ave-. Bethesda
ARLINGTON-Comme over Q acres.
valuable corner, excellent present and fu-
ture ARLINGTON REALTY CO., GIL.
ARLINGTON. 10th and Highland sts.; in
Clarendon business center-Approximate
SCI pEeed 9HdeT 81 per a1ays it.
blvd Arlington, Va. CHI. 3s3S; evenings,
NOW VACANT. Vermont ave. and x st.
NV; 10000 SO. ft.. downtown commercial
brick building 4 stories and basement;
Re yfaT psEking display o1 window, oil heat
NEAR 14th AND PARK RID NV, ist com
mercial-Suitable for shoe repair. tailor
shop. etc: contains store and Offices above
garage: terms can be arranged: excellent
opportunity of busy upper 14th st. DI.
SI25, $50 to $50
ard ard new new 5-stors store and ONCE S'l fiI bldss
size 3Ox40; downstairs. . large rooms. 2
toilets, water cooler shelving etc: end
floor complete 4-room and bath apart
ment; 2 gas pumps in front: half way be-
tween two prosperous business centers;
sacriflce for immediate sale. Write I. r.
Rf2eihiS RRMas, 51a1 Columbia pike Arlington aE.
SILVER SPRING-Commercia land su-
perior business corner in heart of Silver
Spring 146 feet frontage Georgia avenue;
10000 square feet: suitable for variety OF
uses; splendid investment. For price and
details phone PHIL. D. POsTON. Shepherd
Evening star., 1945-02-24
Uncle Rays Conrer

Last Saturday we had part of a
letter which was written by Mrs.
Alice Eberhart. She told about
trip she made while she was a IT.
year-old orphan girl. She was
bound for Philadelphia and left
Western Kansas with her horse and
strange pet, prairie wolf named
Yank. Her letter goes on to say:
When we reached the Mississippi,
we found that we would have to
pay toll to pass over the bridge.
Not having any money with me to
pay the toll, I went back to the
farm where I had first worked to
earn bag of corn.
Il told the farmer what had hap
pened. If that's all the trouble
there is he said. I will help you.
He let me ride in his wagon, and
put the prairie wolf in with me.
Bird was tied to the back of the
wagon. and the farmer drove toward
the river. 90
After we got across the river, he
shook my hand. and as he did SO,
he put S. bill in my hand, saying,
Evening star., 1945-02-24
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sfsss+s sass SitS zsS4zssFh si Nj: 55
DECATUR HEIGHTS, -. Dutch Colonial.
open fireplace. elassedNin ii % sunroom 0 OF living wing
roo hs dninE room kitchen che
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mod. bath with shower. stairway to fioored
cond, gas heat; large fenced lot. driveway;
only $500. With 81 900 cash; bal. Ike
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modern improvements: priced for quick
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to downtown D. c. Call MR.. BOWEN,
CHI. 1894. 25s
S3,750-Terms. miles D. c. 7-rm
bungalow, cleo. range, city water by prop
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8 rooms, bath. h-wh, cleo, garage;
lot 50x1 50 paved street: close to every
thing; $4,000 terms ERWIN REALTY
CO. call Hyattsrille 0334; ewes. WA. 1881.
265 FEET on No. HIGHWAY, 13-room
modern tourist home: S16,50o.
Two-acre chicken farm, ore square from
bus line. Groom house, several chicken
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Large old home, center of Laurel beau
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