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this country and overseas will be as follows:
 Breakfast-Oranges, dry cereal, fresh milk, plain omelet, toast and butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Fruit cup, roast turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green peas, mashed squash, lettuce salad, French dressing, celery, olives, pickles, hot rolls and butter, hot mince pie and cheese, coffee, can- dy, assorted fruits, nuts.
 Supper Assorted cold cuts, sliced cheese, potato cakes, left over vegetables, bread and butter, coffee, peanut butter.
 The Army postal service in the role of the Serviceman's Santa Claus has been busy transporting Christmas mail to overseas troops. One of the greatest difficulties this year will be in keeping up with troops on the move, either being transferred to other divisions or homeward bound. All packages and mail will follow the men to their homes.
 Christmas in Japan, the islands of the Pacific, in Germany or other foreign stations may beSa far cry from gathering around the home freside for the men this year but special services officers around the world will bend every effort to make the holiday as enjoyable as possible for them.
 The program of Army's Special Services Division is geared to the types of activities that can be par ticularly useful on just such occa- sions. The function of this division is to help combat idleness and boredom by providing recreational facilities, such as service clubs and recreational areas, and programs of music, athletics, soldier shows, USO camp shows, books and mag azines, entertainment movies,
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overseas in all areas, comprising 1701 entertainers. Overseas theat- rical units are offering such shows as Junior Miss" Dear Ruth," "The Late Christopher Bean," ''Kiss and Tell," Pardon Me-" Girl Crazy" Room Service" What a Life," Three Men on Horse" and Salute to Gershwin.
 A sergeant back from overseas, on a recent ardio quiz program, knew so much about current Broadway productions, he was asked how that could happen since he'd spent the past three years out of this country. He an- swered: You've no idea of the quality of entertainment provided us in the service"-a fitting trib- ute to the efforts of special services and USO Camp Shows, Inc.
 Movies including the latest from Hollywood-will continue to be shown on the basis of three new programs each week in over- seas Army camps and Army requi- sitioned foreign civilian theatres, providing hDMday-season recrea- ton for many G. I. "fans" who prefer this type of entertainment for relaxation and to remind them of home.
 Army Exchange Service contin- ues to play a big part in helping to boost the morale of soldiers far from home and loved ones during such family days" as Christmas. Not only does the Exchanges Gift Order Service enable G. I.'s all over the world to make Christmas gift selections from catalogues for the folks at home we'll in advance to be delivered in time by dealers in this country, but, as a sideline, it stocks PX's in foreign countries with native souvenirs and curios so the soldier can buy them at reasonable prices. Thus, when do- ing his Christmas or other gift shopping, he is protected from pay ing local dealers war-infated prices.
 For example, the Army was quick to realize that gift-huntins soldiers were paying exorbitant prices in Shanghai for wanted ancient Chinese goods, fancy silk embroidered pictures, mandarin coats and the like. So what did it do? It opened the G. I. Gift Store "a g1amorized PX-and used na- tive buyers to procure the stock, typical example of Army Ex- change Service merchandising for morale. Profits of the store are small but they go to the Army's Central Welfare Fund to help pay for additional entertainment fo1 the enlisted men.
 It is interesting to note that al- though the total Christmas gift purchases ordered by overseas sol- diers from the Christmas gift cata- logue is understandably less than last, since fewer soldiers will re- main overseas, more money is be- ing spent per present this year
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Another Christmas Overseas

Another Christmas for thousands of sons far from home occupation duty in spite of hearbreak ing separations will be happy and merry War De- partment facilities and resources make it.
 In the words of Lieut.. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, commanding general of the Army Air Forces in China who recently announced that the bulk of Army Air Forces personnel still in the China theatre would be home by Christmas "The War Department and the commanding generals of all theatres realize how anxious to have your loved home again. They reaze too how much your want to be home. As many it is humanly possible to bring back will arrive in this try before Christmas"
 "It is not easy task to accomplish for much mains to be done if the hard victory have is to bear fruit Even in your yearnng for husbands fathers and brothers you would not want fail in the complete fulfment of determination to achieve
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 The traditional Christmas turkey dinner will be served to all Army personnel overseas and those en route home on ships, planes and shipboard. Within the continental limits of the United States, G. |. Joe may invite his whole family and his girl friend, too, to enjoy turkey and trinmins' Army style with him on Christmas at small cost. The, only limitation placed on the Army's hospitality is such as may be. imposed by commanding officers of posts, camps and stations based on the availability of mess facilities. The Christmas menu, in
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-02
IS Delegates
Arrive for
CI0 Unit Meet

Headed by President Donald Hen
derson of the international FTA-
CIO, 65 delegates to the second an
nual constitutional convention
reached Ell Centre by nocn Friday.
Delegates from California and
Arizona, representing the entire
fruit and vegetable industry, were
to be guests of members of Local
78 of FTA-CIO during the two-day
convention. Other delegates were
expected to arrive Friday afternoon
and Saturday morning.
Time Friday morning was devoted
to the setting up of committees and
arranging a program for discussions.
Committees included conttitution
and bylaws, postwar planning, pc
litical action, education and the
usual convention groups.
In addition to Henderson, who is
international president of the Food,
Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied
Workers Union of America, CIO
affiliate, officials who arrived Fri
day were Mervyn Rathbone, secre-
tary of the state CIO council; Paul
Pinsky, research director for the
state CIO council; Aubrey Gross
man, attorney representing the
council in labor issues; and Dixie
Tiller, regional director of FTA-
CIO.
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AIsutiiu.
City
Seized
Siesfried Line
Stronghold
Falls TO Allies

PARIS, Feb. 2. (UP)-
Allied armies broke into the
big Alsatian stronghold of
COlmar and the outer crust
of the Siegfried line Friday
coincident with the disclosure
that Gen. Dwight d. Eisen-
hover and his commanders
had been comforting on cur
rent operations.
American and French forces over
running the German pocket on the
Rhine in lower Alsace crashed into
Colmar, it's biggest city, after gains
foreshadoWing the doom of this
enemy bridgehead left behind in
the early winter push through
most of the eastern strip of France.
United Press Correspondent Clin-
ton B. Conger reported from Alsace
that tanks and infantry of Gen.
Jean de Lattre de Tassignys French
First army, including United States
units, cracked into Colmar.
WIPE OUT POCKET
The Franco-American push wip-
ed out the northern section of the
Colmar pocket along the Rhine, and
the Allies were fighting within
mortar range of the big Nuebreisach
bridges behind the Germans holding
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inspection Held
AT Marine Base:
Review Saturday

"On your toes was in the air
about the Ell Centre marine air base
Friday and that invisible, but all
out out, order will carry en- over
Saturday. The reason, inspection
and regimental review.
During Friday forenoon Major
General Julian c. Smith, command
ing general of the department of
the Pacific with headquarters at
San Francisco, in company with
his chief of staff, Brigadier General
Archie F. Howard, conducted full
inspection of the guard detachment.
For the regimental review, start
ing at a. m. Saturday, Brigadier
General Walter G.. Farrell, U. S. M.
c., deputy commander of naval air
bases, headquartered at Ell Toro.
will be present, together with his
staff.
Preceding the review, Brigadier
General Farrell will present the fol-
lowing awards: Major D. D. Irwin
air medal; MT S r. T. Harris, u
S. M. c. r., air medal; Sergeant
S. T. McConnaughy, U. S. M. c. R..
letter of commendation. and Staff
Sergeant G. A. Clever, purple heart.
Major j. Brady of the base will be
in command of the regimental re-
view with Battalion Commanders
Major R. B. Sans, Major r. l..
Dearth and Major ]. D. Mcguire in
charge.
Visiting officers will leave in1me-
diately after the review, it was an
rounced.
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House Approves
Work or Fight
Measure, 24b-1b5
Waits Senate Action
After First Fight;
CalifOrnians Split

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
(UP)-Opponents of COM
pulsory manpower legisla-
tion carried their fight to the
senate today after the house,
by a 246 to 165 vote, approx
ed the May bill to put men in
the 18-45 year brackets on a
work-or-elSe basis.
House passage came Thursday
night after motion by Represen-
tative Dewey Short (R) Missouri, to
send it back to the military affairs
committee for further considera-
ton, failed by a 23O to 1873 vote.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. CUP)-
The controversial work-or-e bill,
which was on its way to the senate
Friday after house passage. split
the California delegation 12-11 in
opposition to the legislation.
One of the II favorable votes was
cast by Representative erry Voor-
his CD author of both an amend
ment and a substitute bill which
were rejected. Voorhis, recently vot-
ed the most intelligent, earnest and
hard working representative by
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Treaty Bocker
Cites Danger
Of Negotiation

WASHINGTON, FEB. z.
(UP)-Unless the proposed
Mexican water treaty is rat
flied, Mexico may acquire
rights to 100000 acre feet
of Colorado river water an
nually, a Wyoming witness
told the senate foreign rela-
tions committee Friday.
L. G. Bishop, Wyoming state en-
gineer, said the 100000 acre feet
guaranteed to Mexico in the treaty
is a fair and equitable figure
IF the treaty is not ratified, and
the matter goes to arbitration" J"
Bishop said, Mexico might acquire
right to 100000 acre feet through
consumptive use."
SOUGHT 100000 FEET
He said Mexico demanded guar
antee of 100000 acre feet when
negotiations were first opened for
the treaty.
Committee Chairman Tom Con-
nally CD Texas, asked Bishop if he
thought Mexico would continue to
press for a larger amount of water
if tine treaty should not be ratified.
Il think she would" Bishop said.
Fisher Harris, Salt Lake City, rep
resenting the Metropolitan Water
District of Salt Lake City and a
group Of water users organizations,
urged defeat of the treaty on
grounds that it would give Mexico
water needed for the development
of the Colorado river basin.
The committee is getting uneasy
about the length of the hearings.
Connally told reporters that Cal
ifornia, with Is witnesses listed,
''is going to keep us here for a
month unless something is done
about it,"
California is the only state active
ly opposing the treaty. Witnesses
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third time IN 40 nOurS, SWdfHieu
ashore early Wednesday at Nasug-
bu bay, Al miles southwest of Man
ila Alas
The landing was completed with
out loss and at last reports the
Americans were advancing inland
through weak opposition at a pace
that may alreaoy have carried them
TO the shores of Manila bay, within
artillery range of Corregidor.
Troops of the U. S. 18th airborne
division who carried out the new
invasion, captured Nasugbu town,
liberating a colony Of interned Eur
opean nationals, and struck out for
Tatagay ridge, 20 miles to the east,
where highway three curves north
ward to Manila.
(Tokyo broadcasts said the Amer
leans now have at least eight or
nine divisions on Luzon and assert
ed that about IL, COO to 11,200 Yanks
have been killed or wounded in the
first three weeks of the campaign.
The enemy accounts contended that
the main Japanese forces on the
island have not yet been engagedo
The new thrust broke open the
back door to Manila, already men,
aced by U. S. Sixth army veterans
moving down from the north. The
Sixth army's 37th CBuckeye) division
was reported 20 miles or less north
of the capital, on and probably
beyond the Angat river line below
Calumpit
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique said the 37th's patrols were
operating freely throughout the
area, inc icating that the japanese
were making no attempt at de-
termined stand above the capital
Caught between the two Ameri-
can columns, the japanese in Man
ila faced the prospect of retreat
ing southeastWard around the shores
of Laguna de Bay within the next
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
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"Barricades are being built few
erishly in a number of streets, in
cluding the center of the city in the
presence of the bewildered onlook-
ers. The explosions from blowing
up bomb-wrecked houses are add
ing to the fateful atmosphere, and
might soon merge with the thuncer
of guns in the east.
HOME GUARDS MARCH
"Berliners are deeply impressed
by the sight of marching Volks-
strum Chome guard) units with their
rifles and tommy guns. A general
tension is noticeable. People tear
newspapers from the hands of the
vendors.
The Soviet higi1 command, how
ever, placed the First army in
strength only at Libenow and Duhr-
ingshof, so miles northeast of Ber-
lin and 18 miles northeast of Kus-
trim. Both towns were captured
Thursday in seven mile advance
from Landsberg.
Berlin claimed that thaw had
slowed the Soviet advance, turning
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Fl Centre E|ks'
Lodge Greets
State President

More than 300 members of Ell
Centre lodge of Elks greeted Steph-
en- A. Compass, South Gate, presi-
dent of the State Elks association
on his official visit Thursday night.
The reception was spanked by a
roast beef dinner at 7:30. Accom-
panying the president was Lloyd G.
Leedom, Long Beach, an official
in the state organization.
A delegation of members from
Yuma loo ge attended the dinner.
Compass complimented the Ell
Centro lodge members on the work
being accomplished under stated
projects adopted and backed by the
state organization and in the large
membership.
In his stated address President
Compass set out the immediate plans
for sending books to men in the
Merchant Marine. one of the pri-
mary projects. Ell Centro ElkS al
ready have mapped plans to accu-
mulate at least 2c00 books and
have them on the way soon after
February IS when the campaign
starts. The locge will obtain the
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
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War Casualties
Reach 737,342

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (UP)-
Total U. S. combat casualties as Of
ficially recorded by the war and
navy departments here reached
737,s42 Friday. This figure was
35,392 higher than the last overall
compilation en- January 25.
The new total included CSC, ,420
army casualties and 86,922 navy
casualties since December z, 1941.
Acting Secretary of War Robert
P. Patterson said the army total in
cluded names received by the war
department through January 81. II
actually represented losses suffered
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Holds No Terror in Sunny Imperial
Croundho9 Sees
Shodow--Oh, Me-!

GOBBLERS KNOB, PUNXSU-
TAWNEY, Pa, Feb. 2. (UP)-The
Punxsu awney grounding, re-
nowned for rs years as weather
prognosticatcr of sorts, burrowed
from beneath IS feet Of snow Fri
day, blinked at the sunlight and sat
YEARLY on his launches.
The sun behind chuck threw
long shadow-some said it was II
miles long-against the snowy fore
ground.
An anxious group of devotees of
the seer of seerc, keeping their an
nual February vigil, were silent
for a moment. Then
There it is, boys" said Ray Bow
ers, one of the most faithful of the
faithful, "The shadow! Six more
weeks of winter!"
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Navy Man Totes
Wooden Weapons

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2. (UP)-A
neutrality-suspicious. navy veteran
of the Coral sea and Midway battles
lost minor engagement early Fri
day to two state highway partol-
men because of faulty equipment
His weapon was made of wood.
James Clutter, %, was stopped by
Patrolmen E. K. Baker, who grabbed
the machine gun. 1t was wooden.
Clutter pulled As caliber pistol,
but Patrolman Russell Del Doto dis
armed him and found the pistol
was also wood model.
The officers found two more
wooden pistols on Clutter, who said
he had carried the weapons since
his discharge. They took tempo
rary charge of the guns, warned
Clutter against carrying them and
sent him home.
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Berlin Waits Death Stand
As Red Army Moves Near

The DNB news agency, branding
the expected proposals as "a Wilson
farce" declared that whatever the
three-power conference may have
to proclaim, the attitude of the
German people will not change"
Speaking to the German people
and army, other Nazi spokesman
warned grimly that no weakening
will be tolerated in this critical
hour of the war, quoting Adolf Hit
ler's recent pronouncement that:
HE who fights honorably can
thus save his own life and the lives
of his loved ones, but he who, be-
cause of cowardice or lack of char
acter turns his back on the nation
shall inexorably Gle an ignominious
DEATH"
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aganda broadcasts over the Berlin
radio.
Party leacers were struggling by
means of threats and cajolery to
hold their people in line against
the dual of the Red army and the
surrender proclamation which they
frankly expected to emerge from
the Forthcoming Roosevelt Churchill
stain meeting.
The Nazis carefully refrained from
mention Of the new IA points" in
their domestic propaganda, but
broadcasts directed to foreign coun-
tries and intercepted by FEC mon
itors predicted that the "big three"
would amplify or modify their un-
conditional surrender program in
an effort to split the German peo-
pie from their leaders.
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Chuck, awakened f;om his reverie,
barked:
"Of course, six mere weeks! Take
it from me, not from that Quarry
vile upstart. Him with his fancy
pants and nightshirt! Keeps one
eye on his cellophane pants and the
other on his press notices. Amt got
no eye for the weather"
Chuck meant the Quarryville
Pennsylvania) grounding who has
been trying to steal his thunder
with some prognostication of his
own.
The Punxsutawney legend has it
that if Chuck sees his shadow, WIN
ter will hold sway for six more
weeks. No shadow means an early
spring.
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Officers Locate
Reich Marks in
Dead Mans Home

German marks running into the
millions, United States currency,
war bonds made payable to the
United States government and four
social security cards were included
In the possessions of a man known
as Robert P. Hart, 80. who died this
week in Ogilby, Deputy Coroner
Orval Walker said Friday.
Hart died after taking seven in
stead of the prescribed dose of four
cold tablets, the coroner said.
Deputy Sheriff Harold Warner
of Winterhaven collected the dead
mans possessions from a railroad
house where he had been living
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Reds Peril Capital
From North, South
Powerful Forces Hammer Along Oder
From Captured Kurs+in and Begin
EncircIins Move Against Frankfurt
BY ROBERT MUSEL =

LONDON, Feb. g (UP)-The Germans reported Friday
that powerful Russian forces massng along the Oder east
of Berlin trying to smash that last big barrier
before the capital in the streets of which the terrified civil
ians throwing up barricades.
The German high command said strong Red army units
had reached the Oder either side of Frankfurt 38 miles
due east of Berlin and northwest of Kustrn where the
Oder elbow points down within 80 miles of the city.
Nazi military commentator reported that the first
effort by Marshal Gregory K Zhukovs First White Rus
sian army force the Oder made Kusrn miles
east-northeast of Berlin.
BERLIN CLAIMS RUSS TANKS STOPPED
The courageous citizens of Kusrn chased back Sow
let tank detachment which trying to the Oder
destroying six of the tanks and damaging others the
mentator Wfred Often, said in German home SER
vice pep talk.
Moscow dispatches said Zhukov's armor and mobile
infantry flooding broad reach of the Ger
man border east of Berlin and now were closing in on
Frankfurt and Kustrin to exploit the gains armored
spearheads blazing the Soviet trail Germanys "Rhine
of the east"
Both flanks of the Red army which had raced from
the Vstua to the Oder three weeks tanning in
strength the forces the of Zhukovs offensive
front massed on the Oder
NEW AND TREMENDOUS BATTLES INPEND
The German TransOcean agency reported that
new and tremendous battles imminent in the Oder
Warthe bend northeast of Berlin and in Sesa where both
sides throwing in fresh forces decisive of
strength prospective.
Stockholm relayed dispatch from Berlin saying:
Berlin is front line city in the fullest meaning
of the Berner have been made realize that they
must expect fighting in the streets.
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up to near the end OF December,
however.
The army figure thus would in~
clude the bulk Of army losses suf-
fered during tht period OF heavisse
fighting in the Ardennes following
the German break-through assault
which started December 10.
OF total army casualties, l2i .676
were listed as dead, 379,638 wound-
ed, 91.573 missing and 1888 prts-
oners OF war. OF the wounded, lSo,-
026 have returned to duty. PattersOn
said.
The navy total included a2ooo
dead. 39,807 wounded. 0750 missing
and 4476 prisoners Of war.
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u. S. ARMY ABANDONS PLAN
TO BUY FOLSOM PRISON

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2. (UP)-
The United States army has aban-
dcned the idea of purchasing Fol-
som prison from the state, Director
of Corrections Richard A. MCGEE
disclosed Friday.
A possible sale at $3,000,000 had
been discussed for several weeks
and the army contemplated using
the prison as a disciplinary bar
racks. MCGEE said.
However, telegram from the war
department said categorically that
the department no longer is inter-
eSted, according to MCGEE.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-02
BY UNITED PRESS

Berlin braced for, a death
stand against the onrushing
Red army Friday as Nazi
spokesmen speculated un-
easily that the Allied "big
three" would go over their
heads to the German people
with a new surrender demand
similar to President Wilson's
historic IA points.
With Russian tank columns barely
an hours ride away, the German
capital was reported gripped by
terror and rising note of hysteria
was evident even In official prop
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-02
Bulgaria Peoples Court
Metes Death to Traitors

Prison terms were given 49 other
deputies and the court ordered con-
fiscation of the property of the de-
PENDANTS, the broadcast said.
A crowd of 10000 gathered in
front of the palace of justice to
hear the sentences passed on the
officials, convicted of dragging Bull
garia into the war as an ally of
Germany and of "evil deeds" con-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-02
Three Injured
In Crash

A Central Union High school bus
and a Secan collided at the inter-
section of highways SO and Ill east
of Heber at 7.30 am. Friday, three
persons suffering minor injuries.
Only three passengers were on
the bus which was driven by Meri-
lyn Joy Miles. II, of 618 North
Eighth, Ell Centre. The sedan was
driven by Reba Lee Goff Taylor,
IS, Calexico, highway patrolmen
said.
Mrs. Taylor's mother, Mrs. Josie
Hoover, So, Calexico, suffered cuts
and bruises; D. o. Acdkison, Cal
exico, suffered from minor cuts and
bruises; and Mrs. Taylor was shak-
en- and bruised.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-02
BY UNITED PRESS

The Bulgarian peoples
court which passed death
sentences Thursday on three
former regents, % cabinet
ministers and nine kings
counselors for treason, also
imposed death penalties on
&C former members of the
Bulgarian parliament, the
Sofia radio said Friday in a
broadcast reported by the
FEC.