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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01

carry engagements.
Supreme headquarters also ois-
closed that the Germans had
launched five very heavy counter
attacks against the Seventh army
forces in the Hardt mountain area
OF southwestern Germany.
ATTACK AT DAWN
The enemy assaults were concen-
trated in the Bitche area. The last
two counterattacks were made at
dawn Monday morning about two
miles west of Dambach and five
miles north of Niederbrown. One of
the assaults was made in battali IN
strength.
A front dispatch revealed that
German patrol activity increa-ed
on other sections of the Seventh
army front, particularly around
Bundenthal on the western fl nix
OF the American foothold in the
Slegfried line.
The supreme headquarters an
nouncement of Patton's gains in
the German Ardennes bulge COW
cred progress of the offensive up
to Sunday morning.
The attack, launched Saturday
but revealed only Monday under
security restrictions, ran into heavy
resistance from German 88-milli-
meter guns, other artillery and
small arms fire ano tanks, but at
last reports still was making Ircg-
reSS.
DEATH TRAP
Coming after the recapturc of
Rochefort at the western tip and
Libramont, in the southwest corner,
the new thrust further constructed
the German salient which may yet
be turned into a death trap for
tens of thousands of GermGny's
best troops.
A late dispatch from the front
said the Germans had been c9un-
terattacking with tanks and infan-
try all around the American corri-
cor into Bastogne for the past 70
hours in so far futile attempt to
cut the supply corridor from Arlon
and again isolate the fortress city.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Hitler Pledges
People Victory
In Long Address
Ends Silence of Months
To Say Reich Never
Will Become |Serf Nation
By FRANK BREESE

LONDON, Jan. l. (UP)-
Adolf Hitler broke a silence
of nearly six months Sunday
with a defiant warning that
Germany was determined to
fight on to victory, through 1916
OF longer if necessary, to prevent
her "diSmemberment and enslave-
ment" by the Allies.
Germany never will capitulate,
though her cities may be laid in
ruins and her armies thrown back
in new reverseS, Hitler said in a
New Years broadcast, his first
speech since he took to the racio
last July to assure his countrymen
that the plot against his life had
failed.
GOEBBELS TALKS PEACE"
Propaganda Minister Paul JOS
eph Goebbels, who preceded Hitler
to the microphone, limited broadly,
however, that Germany might listen
to peace terms ''of which Germany
need not be ashamed" He, too, re-
jecteo all thought of unconditional
surrender.
Hitler also issued an order of the
day to his armed forces calling for
life or death" fight against the
Jewish international world con-
spiracy'' and predicted that Ger
many in the end would break the
enemy by counter attacks.
Neither in the order of the day
ner in his Commute radio speech,
however, did Hitler specifically
mention the German counter-of-
fenSive in Belgium, whether out of
belief that it alreacy had failed or
for some other reason.
Listeners familiar with Hitler's
voice were certain that he made the
speech broadcast by the Berlin ra-
oio, but some believed the speech
was a recording rather than a direct
transmission.
HALTS DEATH RUMORS
Though he sounded tired anc
avoided the pyrotechnicS which
characterized most of his past
speeches, the broadcast set at rest
for once and all speculation that
he was deac', mad or severely i'll.
Highlights of the speech included:
1.-The German government and
people are "unShakable in their will
and imperturbable in their fanatical
resolve to fight the war through
successfully at any cost, even TAX
ing into their stride all reverses
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. 81
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Victim, of Fight
Is Found Dead

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. |, (UP)-
Louis Kaufman, 3l-year-old teGsni-
color studio employe, died on a
neighbor's porch Monday of stab
wounds apparently suffered in a
fight with a woman and two men in
car.
Glare Demund' owner of the house
where kaufman died, told police she
heard someone moaning. She went
out and found kaufman in front OF
the door. She summoned an ambu-
lance but the film worker died with
out saying anything.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01

San FRANCISCO reported l9 CIVILIAN
fatalities and 20 among service
personnel Forty-one civilians and
40 servicemen were injured in the
collision, worst rail accident west
of the Rockies in American his
tory.
Among the dead was James Nc
Donald 64, grey-haired veteran of
81 wears as a locomotive fireman
a. elgineer for the Southern Paci-
fl " bushy-broweG veteran rode
h., .ngine to stop and died at
the throttle.
Rescuers were forced to cut into
the engine cab, working midst as
cending steam which had severely
scalded his boty.
Railroad and county officials said
an inquest will be called to deter
mine cause of the engineers death.
There was evidence that he haC
taken cognizance of signals warm
ing Of his too close approach to the
first section of the train as he
entered "red block" signal and
the drivers of the huge locomotive
set off warning torpedoes.
ACTION is PUZZLING
Yet railroad officials were at a
loss to explain why the veteran
railroader had crashed his train
into the rear of another. The rail-
road line is double tracked and
straight for several miles at that
point, and railroad spokesnen said
block signals were operating per-
fectly".
Boci les of 48 of the victims were
returned to Ogden. Two others were
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
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1900 u. s. Planes
Rake Germany

LONDON, Jan. /. CUP)-SiXteen
hundred planes of the Eighth U. S,
air force, ranging over Germany
for the 10th straight day, rained
obstruction on Nazi communica-
tionS lines Monday and struck far
into the Reich to hit German oil
and industrial resources.
A communique revealed the at
tacks were carried out by SOC Fort
resses and LibeI ators escorted by an
equal number Of Mustang and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Need for Steel
Grows Greater

WASHINGTON, Jan. l. CUPD-
The War Production Beard an
nounced that metal containers now
may be made from un-tinned steel
because many of the substitute ma
terials have become more critical
than steel"
WPB said sheet steel supplies are
now more adequate than those of
paper and several other packaging
materials, but told the packers
that the metal containers to replace
substitute packages may not be
available for some time"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
< 1%sa7Hs asosTts
Happy New Year

This is new year and let US all
hope it will be better and happier
than the one before it.
In spite of the unmitigated con-
fusion, trouble, sorrow, and unhap-
piness there is always hope to help
us along. Keep hoping.
Make a resolution. Resolve to
keep up the old fight" as the
football players say.
Courage combined with hope
should get us through with flying
cOlOrs no matter what.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
B-2qs Start off New Year
With Bombing Of Tokyo

but a Pearl Harbor communique
said Liberator bombers raided air
strips on other installations on the
tiny japanese island of Two in the
Volcano group, half way between
Tokyo and Saipan, Thursday and
Friday for the 22nd and 23rd con-
Secutive days.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01

UnO1flclal ana Stlll incomplete
casualty rolls istec at least SO dead
and more than go injured" when
the mail and express section of
the crack Pacific Limited of the
Southern Pacific before dawn Sum-
Gay hurtled out Of the darkness
and plowec into the rear of the
passenger section % miles west of
Ogden. Eleven cars of the two trains
were piled in grisly fashion-three
of them tossed from the 10-foot
high roadbed fell into the marshy
salt-crusted desolation less than
two miles from the east shore of
Great Salt Lake near the famed
Lucin cutoff trestle.
48 KNOWN DEAD
Southern Pacific spokesmen at
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Leyte Campaign Cost Jops
1897. Macarthur Saws

ano installations in the Luzon area
continued, the communique said
while antiaircraft fire and Allied
fighters off Mindoro, just south
west of Luzon, shot down IA of 80
enemy planes attacking conveys
carrying supplies to the American
beachhead on Mindoro.
(Tokyo radio claimed 33 American
ships of convoy of 80 transports
and 20 cruisers and destroyers re-
inforcing the beachhead were sunk
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Britain onors
Lloyd George

nounced last week That he was re-
tiring from parliament. He is 81.
The king also made Marshal of
the Air Lord Portal, chief of the
air staff, a viscount and named
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew
Cunningham knight Thistle, fill
ing a vacancy caused by the death
of the queens father, the Earl of
Strethmo~e.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
T anks> Troops Hit
At South Flank
Armored Forces Garry Assaults
Two Miles into Nazi Front;
Allies Score Victories In Air

PARIS, JAM 1. (UP)-Lieutenant General George S.
Pattons armored forces expanded their offensive front
to III miles and punched two miles deeper southern
flank of the German Ardennes bulge supreme headquarters
announced Monday.
AS Patton's tanks and infantry continued the heavy
attack great forces of Allied enemy planes roared
the front the best weather the Allied
offensive launched
Vicious aerial battles reported over the fighting
and at least SO German planes were shot down in the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
New Pole Regime
Rejected by u. s.

WASHINGTON, Jan. /. CUP)--
Secretary of State Edward r. Stet-
tinius Jr., announced Monday that
the United States will continue to
recognize the Polish government-in-
exile in London.
His statement was plain indication
that the United States is giving no
thought to recognition of the Soviet
sponsored Lublin group of Poles
which, over the week end, pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
German Raiders
Hit Brussels

LONDON, Jan. /. (UP)-About 80
German planes attacked Brussels
Monday morning, reports from the
Belgian capital said. Some of the
attackers flew at low level, strafing
streets which were deserted because
of the New Years holiday.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01

LONDON, Jan. /. (UP)-David
Lloyd George, Britain's elder states
man and World War I prime minis
ter, received an earlcom on the
kings list of New Years honorS.
He will be known as Earl Lloyd
George of Dwy-ur, the latter the
name of a mountain stream pass
ing his farm in Wales. George an
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01

Thuncerbolt fighters.
At least half of the bombing was
by instruments through thick
clouds.
Behind the German battle lines,
the heavy bombers attacked rail-
road bridges in the Coblenz area.
while other forces hit an oil refin-
cry at Dollbergen, northwest OF
Brunswick, and other unspecified
military and industrial targets in
north central Germany
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01

central Honshu between dusk Sat
urday night and dawn Sunday, two
over Tokyo, one over Nagoya and
the fourth over central Japan, y
Fires were started in Nagoya, a
Tokyo broadcast said.
There was no confirmation OF
the reports from American sources,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Yanks' New Year
Shocks London

LONDON, Jan. l. (UP)-Ameri-
can troops staged Times Square
celebration in Picadilly Circus Sun
day night and early Monday morn
ing, greeting the new year by pack
ing the hub of downtown Londcn.
Most Britons described the cele-
bration as "the roWdiest, craziest,
most turbulent New Years Eve Of
the war"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
ALLIE D HEADQUAR-

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Philippines, Jan. 1.
(UP) = japanese losses in
the Leyte campaign reached
Genera Douglas
Macarthur announced Mon
day. with the counting of an
additional 1191 dead and cap
ture of Is prisoners Friday.
Bombing of japanese shipping
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Shaw Gives Up
Prophet Role

LONDON, Jan. /. (UP)-George
Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright.
told the Daily Herald Monday that
his powers of prcphesy finally had
failed him.
Even don't know what is going
to happen in 1945," he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
The Morning After

lHc NAOIHbS hhioi
Unde212eriff Rodney Clarke is puz-
zled. Monday morning, which was
the day after New Years Eve, every
deputy arrived at the office. And
every man arrived early.
There is something wrong"
Clarke muttered. "They either were
out alr night and came right to
work or there has been a reforma-
ton. This will bear investigating"
Our guess is this the deputies
thought it was pay day.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01

or damaged. The enemy claimed Ia
transports, two cruisers and one
torpeoo boat sunk and said nine
transports, two cruisers and one
destroyer we're damagedJ
Medium bcmbers struck at Gu
guegarao airdrome in northwestern
Luzon, capital island OF the Philip
pines. and Legaspi on the Bicoi
peninsula. Patrol planes at night
sank a 6000-ton freiohter or trans
port In f'naaya1 s'ls
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Last Holiday Squeak

The Curley Butler home in Holt
vile was a regular picture post
card for the Christmas celebration.
There was tree and over the tree
and gifts there was scattered scadS
and Scads of snow.
AS always happens, the house was
crowded with relatives for the gift
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Resolutions Burcau-

RR hereby resolves to hope, keep
up the old fight, and keep on pok-
ing about in search of a laugh here
anc there.
Do you know good one?
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
WEATHER

Variable high ciOudiness Mon
day night and Tuesday. Little
change in temperatures with
frosts at night. Lowest temper
atures 20 in cold spots.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
Utah Rail Crash
Ends 50 Lives:
Scores Injured
Southern Pacific Mail. Express
Train Rams Passenger Section
On Mud Flats IS Miles From Ogden
By MEL X. JENNINGS =

y OGDEN Utah, Jan. l. (UP)-Screaming winch cables
and the pounding of hammers substituted Monday
morning for the of injured and dying
sought to clear Southern Pacific Railroad tracks
Ogden of the shambes which marked the of the
nations worst rail tragedy of 1914
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-01
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday IS, minimum
! Monday So; am. Monday 35, hu-
midity 80; noon Monday 81, humid
ity 56; 5 pm. Sun. 58, humidity 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
Judging Slated
In Roundup's
Whisker Contest

Unless there are more of the whis-
kered gentry who will screw up
their courage, only % Ell Centrans
will face their fate Saturday when
three judges, impressed from among
the fair sex. shall render judgment
and award prizes. The judging
event will wind up the Roundup
contest and will be conducted in the
street at Kings Main street store
at noon. All contestants have sig
nified their intention of taking part
in the parade.
Prizes will be two tickets to the
Roundup and a cash award extract
ed from the jackpot created by en-
trance fees of the contestants.
Unless changed, here is the list
of contestants:
The following will compete: Car
son McNamee, Foster Mcclure, Bill
Reed, Ben Bryant. Ernie Frame
A Bryant, Chuck Scott, Butch
Turley, Joe Parson, Al McKinney,
.Tequila" James, Fatso Parson, Bill
Dickey, Joe Reed, j. d. Horton, Mark
Briggs. Rex Zinn, Dauber johnson
Ray Williams Lee Whited Norman
Deaton, Reid Cunningham and Ver-
non Stewart.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
Stassen Honors
Wounded Men
For Peace Tasks

WASHINGTON, April 20. UP)-
Cmdr. Harold E. Stassen has select
ed two wounded fighting men to
help him represent the United
States armed forces throughout the
San Francisco security conference.
Stassen, who is considered the
armed forces representative on the
eight-man U. S. delegation, an
nounced that Army Sgt. John
Thomson of Minneapolis and Marine
1t. Cord Meyer, Jr., of New York
would be his aides at the United
Nations parley.
Meyer lost an eye in the Pacific
after surviving the bloody battles
of KWajalein, Eniwetok and Guam.
He wears the Purple Heart for
wounds in battle. A Summa Cum
Laude graduate of Yale in 1912, he
won his commission in the Marines
in May, 1943 while fighting in the
Pacific.
Thomson was wounded seriously
last January in the battle for Aac-
hen, Germany. He recently was
discharged from the Army Hospital
at Spokane Washington. He was at
tached to supreme allied headquar-
tiers in Europe. Thomson attended
Blake scho-l, where he majored in
POLITICAL science
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
NJ K KETS
". Y. STOCKS

~ YORK. April 20. CUP - Stocks
1ed and closed on note Of Irregular
A rally Eandwiehed betweened these
- average 10 new high since july
DDS lifted an averages and sent the
| 1887.
ben opening irfegularity failed to
u IN new selling the list rose easily
| fhe recovery lacked support of vol
and when weekend evenings-up op-
ions developed late In the day the
Ikei was unable 10 absorb selling
IS drlited down from the best levels
he day. and many leaders finished
osses.
aiding railroad stocks furnished a
ively large volume. They headed
midday recovery with Santa Fe max
new high al 9s. up two points
| lei Plate, Pere Marquette. and Al
|any corporation isues had wide gains
BE- to SIX points. the latter in Pere
|queiie prior preferred. Santa Fe sub
|ently lost most of its rise and the
grades slipped back. some to net
rs. Heaviest trading of the group
| cred on New York Central and Chi
| North Western certificates.
ilities were fairly active with prices
I'd. Hudson madea new high in the
priced motors. Higher priced issues
be section were mixed in a narrow
BE late in the day. Steels' opened
|dy, advanced and finally sagged TO
III net losses Oils held STEADY 10
Schenley and Disfillers Corporation
Grams made new highs in the liquors
Irrational paper was active among
ial issues, several OF which register
substantial advances.
|eliminary closing Dow-Jones aver
+: Industrial 162 So. off OBS; rail
IS. up 0.10; utility $3.50, up O.04: and
|stocks 6090. off 0.04
les were 1,130 shares against $50.
Thursday Curb turnover of 30
shares compared with 400 600 Thurs
"Big Board" bond sales SO. $50. 600
inst S14. ITO. 900 Thursday
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
:. {. Marines Win
In Baseball Tilt

Behind the steady hurting of
Kramer, the El Centro Marine air
station baseball team Thursday Oel5
q picked team of Mojave 6 to in
a game played at the El Centro
stadium. Pavelek caught for the
marine nine.
Pinkston was on the mound for
Mojave until relieved by Hammer.
George was the Mojave catcher. The
marines scored cnree runs in the
initial inning and three more in the
fifth. Mojave tailed twice in the
sixth and once each in the eighth
and ninth innings. Broas got the
longest hit of the game, sizzling
triple. In the Mojave half of the
sixth they got to the marine pitch
er for three straight tWo-base clouts
The Mojave team made 10 hits and
committed four errors. The marine
nine got seven hits and was guilty
of two miscues.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20

Legion Commander
Quits Post in
Anti-Jap Dispute

HOLLYWOOD, April 20. CUP)-
The commander of the Hollywood
World War II post of the American
Legion has resigned in a dispute
over admission to legion membership
Of Japanese-American war veterans.
Post Commander William F.
Schneider quit only a few hodrs af-
ter Harley Okla, World War II vet
eran of japanese ancestry and GEN.
tral figure in the dispute, had also
resigned. Okla was the first Japan
eSe-ancestry veteran ever to become
Legionnaire.
Both Schneider and Okla blamed
intolerance" by World War l Leg
ionnaires for their decisions. They
charged District Commander A. P.
Horton took over post meeting and
forced members "to listen to a
speech of hatred against Americans
of Japanese ancestry"
Horton a World War I veteran
was supported by the Legion's state
executive committee but censured by
CdlllOlliii ICpdl ClllCilO SOLlIildllucl
Ed w. Bolt.
SCHNEIDER defended the posts
action in admitting Okla as in ac-
cord with the letter and spirit of
the mandates of the American Leg
ion which specifically prohibit dis
elimination against any citizen be-
cause of race, creed or color"
Horizons Seizure" of the post
meeting was shocking" Schneider
said, and Inundated us and our
new comrade.' The executive COM
mittee's approval, he added, lis a
blunt challenge to either accept
that kind of intolerant leadership
or get out
Horton contended that the Holly
wood World War II post admitted
Okla and publicized its action to re-
fleet on the Hood River Oregon Leg
ionnaires who had removed Japan
american soldiers names from
their roll of honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
VIA INCREASES FEED
WHEAT ALLOTMENTS

WASHINGTON, April 20. UP)-
The War Food Administration an
nounced it would allocate no ad-
ditional feed wheat except in the
area west OF the Rocky Mountains.
No ALLEGATIONS were made for April
except in the Pacific area. Un-
shipped balances of February and
March ALLEGATIONS in all areas will
be completed as transportation be-
comes available.
The area to which VIA has con-
tinued wheat ALLEGATIONS includes
Washington, Oregon, California, Ne
vada, Idaho, Utah and Arizona
VIA said that the action was in
tended to lessen the strain on trans
portation facilities needed for mov-
ing other farm commodities.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
STARS AND STRIPES ALONE
WILL Fly AT s. T. MEET

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. CUP)
Only one flag-the American-Will
fly outdoors in San Francisco dur
ing most of the United Nations
conference, the state department an
nounced Wednesday and that flag
will be at half-mast during the so
days mourning for the late Frank
lin pelano Roosevelt.
Many organizations had planned
to fly the flags Of all nations dur
ing the conference, and the individ-
ual .ttree-barred flag CT the United
Nations was to be displayed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
1T. WILL ROGERS, JR., AMONG
WOUNDED, IT is BELIEVED

WASHINGTON, April 20. CUP)-
First Lieutenant VIII Rogers, Jr.
former democratic member Of the
house from California, apparently
has been wounded in action, rela-
tives here said Wednesday.
A telegram from Rogers, dated
April 16, and sent to a member of
the family here disclosed that he
was in a hospital, and said, 'in-
jury net serious"
Rogers, who has been with a tank
destroyer unit of the First army
in Germany, recently was awarded
the Bronze Star for gallantry at
st. With when his outfit held off
much larger German force.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
STATE SENATE HOLDS UP
BILL ON EQUAL PAY"

SACRAMENTO, April 20. CUP)-
The senate Thursday held up for
further consideration an assembly,
approved bill to require equal pay
for equal work by men and women
Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel. CR), Ana
helm, said the bill might subject
employers to damage suits every
time they hired women. and asked
for time to prepare amendments.
A bill to change the basis of fig
uring merit rating credits under the
unemployment insurance act was
recommended for passage by the
senate social welfare committee. OPP
ponents charged it would deplete
the UEC fund at the expense of
worker contributions.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-04-20
Beavers Swamp
Stars, 21.2;;
Tie Top Place
BY UNITED PRESS

A lC-run rally in the seventh
inning gave the Portland Beavers a
walloping 21-2 victory over the Hol-
lywood Stars Thursday night and
brought the clup into first place
tie with the Seattle Rainiers in Pa
cific Coast League standings.
The Rainiers dropped their second
straight game TO the Oakland Ac-
orns. Ga, in a 10 inning game. At
Wrigley Field, the San Diego Padres
defeated the Los Angeles Angels l1-4
while the pitcher Bill Porter's three
10th-inning runs gave the Sacra-
mento Solons a ga victory over the
San Francisco Seals.
The Padres, pacing the series 81,
scored seven runs against the An
gels in the first three innings. Angel
pitchers Paul hammers. Joe Slot
ter and Jodie Phipps yielded Is hits
while San Diego hurler Vallie EaVes
allowed 10.
Thursdays Line Scores:
San Diego $3.50 -322 002 002-11 IS I
Los Angeles 100 010 10l-4 10 2
Eaves & Ballinger. Abbott; Lam
mers. Slotter, Phipps & Easterwood.
Oakland ........- 900 101 300 10
Seattle 600 001 O3O-O 4 u d
Lott, Phillips, A. Raimondi &, Raj
mondi. Fenech; Palica, Frazier &,
Finley.
Sacramento 900 002 200-5 9 10 0
San Francisco 12G 0G1 000-0 4 u +
Porter & Schleuter, Jackson;
Brondell & OgrodoWski.
HOLLYWOOD ....... OO2 900 COO 7 3
Portland .... 001 OBS GOJ1X-21 % )
Kimball. Weldon, Wallenstein q
Hansen; Pulford & Adams, Norag-
er.