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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
By LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.
(UP)-Having told congress
a year ago that national SER
vice legislation was a neces-
sity which would shorten the
war and reduce the toll of
blood, President Roosevelt is
confronted now with a deci-
sion whether to renew. his
request for such a law.
His annual message on the state
of the union goes to the new con-
gress Saturday. One year ago, in
the 1914 annual message, he asked
for a national service act covering
every able-bodied adult in this
nation"-men and women. But he
made the request conditional and
it was ignored, along with some OF
the conditions imposed.
2 The manpower situation is more
acute than it was year ago. The
President has jolted congress and
{ the nation with plans to reclassify
farmworkers 18 through 25 for mill
tary service insofar as existing leg
islation will permit. There is
desperate shortage of army nurses.
The Presidents manpower plans
and discussions OF foreign policy as
it relates to the rapidly changing
European situation are the most
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Tondro Charges
LaxityI In
Garbage Pickup

II can't imagine any city's being
as dirty as I know Ell Centre E,'
City Councilman w. A. Toncro de-
clared in council meeting Wednes-
day night.
IF the contractors who are sup
posed to collect the garbage in Ell
Centre don't begin to give the peo-
pie service, am going to refuse
to sign next months check.
There is no reason why the peo-
pie of Ell Centre should pay out
$575 a month for nothing"
Tondro said his own garbage had
not been collected for more than
a week.
Councilman Robert Hatton and
Mayor P. L. Moore then joined in
recommending that, before taking
breakdown attitude toward the
contracting collectors, the city
should instruct it's sanitation and
health inspector to pay a personal
call on every user of garbage COL
lection service to enlist coopera-
ton.
In some cases, Hatton stated, the
cans useo for garbage are much too
small. The mayor added that it is
an excellent plan to place them on
an elevated platform or in an en-
closure, where they are safe from
disturbance by dogs.
Beyond recommendation that
the sanitation and health inspector
take steps to cope with the situa-
ton, no action was taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
LEST WE FORGET
Ho|tviI|e Air
Officer Dies
Over Germany

Lieutenant Joseph H. Raine,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George B.
Raine of Holtville, was killed in
action over Germany last Sep
tember IL.
Announcement of the death
came to his parents in war de-
partment telegram. The informa-
ton came from the German gov
ernment via the International
Red Cross He had been reported
missing September 30. Three
members of his crew are German
prisoners.
Lieutenant Raine had been in
the cervice almost three years
and went overseas in June of
1914. He was on his eleventh or
twelfth mission when he was
killed. He was pilot of BIZ
Flying Fortress.
He was a graduate of Brawley
Union High school and Junior
college and of the University cf
California at Berkeley. When he
entered the service he was ath-
letic coach at Richmond High
school.
His parents: a sister, Mrs.
Georgia c. Lee of Santa Ana, and
a brother, William F., in the en-
gineering department at Douglas
aircraft in Santa Monica, survive
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
North Ardennes
Rim Crushed
On Widened Line
Offensive Puts
Germans in
New Trap Peril

PARIS, Jan. a. (UP)-The
American First army smash
ed into the north rim of the
Ardennes salient Wednesday
in the bitterest weather of
the winter, took the Germans
by surprise, and gained three
and a half miles on a six-mile
f rOnt, it was announced
Thursday.
Thursdays delayed disclos-
ure of Lieutenant General
Courtney H. Hodges new of
fensive covered only it's init
ial phase, in which massed
armor and infantry surged
across the snow blanketed
Ardennes hill. A front dis
patch said the push might
trap thousands of Germans
in the nose of the Belgian
bulge.
Striking down from the Grard-
menil-Marche segment of the north
side of the German salient, the
doughboys advanced three and q
half miles through a binding snow-
storm to Bois de Tave, five miles
north of La Roche, on the right
wing of the drive.
WHEEL SOUTHWARK
On the left, they wheeled south
ward almost three miles TO an east
west line through Odeigne, two and
half miles south of Grandme1il.
First official anc front reports
Of the new offensive did not make
clear its full scope. The Gen.an
said it nccmpaSsed virtually the
full length of the Ardennes salient's
upper edge along 50-mile font
from Monschau to Marche.
The Nazis also claimed that Mar
shall Sir Bernard l.. Montgomery
had thrown elements of his Bri h
second army into the concentric
offensive against the salient, and
that units of the U. S. Ninth rnny
had wheeled down from the Roer
front to join in the attack, but
there was no confirmation of these
reports from Allied sources.
The American gains against Mar
shall Karl Won Rundstedt's right
wing were offset partially by vicious
German attacks in the Bastogne
area ON the south side of the salient.
LOSES SOME GROUND
Supreme headquarters said LIEUT.
enant General George S. Patton
had lost the initiative in the Bas-
! togne region after concentrated
German armor and troops had at
tackled six times.
A First army front dispatch said
the Germans had hurried Strcrg
forces, including many tanks, upon
Bastogne." They made some PEN
! Continued on Page 8, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Dam Repairs Cut
Off Canal Flow
Till Friday Night

Failure of the desilting basin at
Imperial Dam to function led to
the cutting CT water out of the ALL
American canal Wednesday after
noon, B. A. Weiss, assistant execu-
tive superintendent, Imperial Irri-
CATION District, announced Thurs
day morning.
This closed down the districts
power plants, but power from the
Parker Dam was sufficient to take
care of the district, Weiss said. The
dam is under supervision OF the U.
S. Reclamation bureau.
When the basin was drained, it
was discovered that a considerable
part of the rock lining had been
washed away by low water running
at high speed, Weiss said.
Water will begin to flow into the
canal again Friday evening, it is
believed, Weiss said, as it is expect
ed that the repairs can be COM
pleted within two days,
If the repairs are completed with
il two days, Weiss said, there will
be little if any damage to the dis
trict and. the fact that the lettuce
crop alreacy is being harvested, and
the recent heavy rain has reduced
the demand for water to low point.
If there is any considerable delay,
the situation may, of course, be-
come serious, any considerable de-
lay, the situation may of course, be-
come serious, Weiss said; but there
is no present reason to expect trou-
BILE.
The Yuma irrigation district has
been affected as has the Imperial
irrigation district, Weiss said. There
has been no diversion of water from
the Imperial Irrigation district to
anywhere else.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Woman Bus Driver
IS Found Slain

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. CUP)
Brown haired Winnifred Cecil, 25
-year-old navy bus driver, was shot
to Death in her bus Thursday by a
lurking assailant who robbed and
apparently raped his victim.
Miss Cecil's body was found in a
pool of blood in the aisle of the
coach, a few feet behind the oper-
ator's seat, after Pacific Greyhound
Lines officials had reported her over
due at the Seventh and Mission
streets terminal.
Homicide Inspector Frank Ahern
and the coroner's office said Miss
Cecil had been shot in the right
shoulder with a revolver. The killer,
they believed, probably had been
hiding or sleeping in the bus when
she entered it early Thursday morn
ing to make passenger run to
Mare Island navy yard, Vallejo.
The bullet entered the shoulder
and penetrated the lung. Inspector
Ahern said the pockets had been
turned inside out and wallet was
missing from her disarranged trous-
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Greece
Cabinet
Meets
Rebels Demand
Disarming Of
National Guard

ATHENS, Jan. 4. (UP)-
A new government took up
the task Thursday of at
tempting to bring peace to
hungry, revolt-torn Greece.
Among first problems on
the agenda was the demand
of the left-wing, revolution
ist Elias that the Greek gen.
darmerie and national guard
be disarmed as a precondi-
tion for it's own disarmament.
Elias leacers already have signi-
fled their willingness to cease re-
siStance against the British and
other Greek forces if that demand
is met. They contend that the
gendarmerie and national guard
actually are a private rightist army.
Regent Archbishop Damaskinos
sWore in the new government yes
terday. Heaced by Gen. Nicholas
Plastiras, who retained four other
portfolios, it comprises six more
ministers and five working under
secretaries"
CA BBC broadcast said the cabi-
net was liberal, but likely to be
uncompromising in it's attitude to
the extreme leftD
A British communique said good
progress" hao been made by British
and Greek government forces in
clearing Elias troops from central
and eastern Athens, with a number
of prisoners rounded up.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Jops Get Order
To Muff Radios

Japan, it was indicated Thursday.
The American station, which be-
gan operations last week with mes
sages to the japanese people from
Uno ersecretary of State Joseph G..
Grew and Admiral Chester w. Mimi
itz, takes over Japan's medium air
waves as soon as the japanese net
work goes off the air.
Wednesday night a Tokyo home
broadcast, reported by the FEC, gave
its listeners this instruction to fol
low continuously without fall:
Lets turn off the radio as soon
as this broadcast is over"
The reason, the announcer eX-
plainec, was that it was necessary
for workers to get a good nights
sleep and that radio sets would last
longer if they were given rest, too
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
SovietS
Halt
1hrustS
German Bid to
Free Budapest
IS Frustrated

LONDON, Jan. a. (UP)-
A powerful German bid to
raise the siege of Budapest
was reported checked by Red
army guns within 20 miles of
the capital Thursday as Sow
let forces inside the city COM
pressed the bulk of the enc
my garrison into two she'll
swept pockets on both banks
of the Danube.
Moscow said the Germans were
being beaten to a standstill in a
great armored battle northwest of
the capital, where the enemy had
thrown at least two tank divisions
and strong infantry formations
against a narrow sector south of
the Danube.
After two days and nights of at
tack the German ar1nor admittedly
had punched through the Russian
siege lines for gains of as much
as six miles, but today's Red army
communicate saic the Nazis were TAX
ing terrific losses that slowed or
stopped their drive all along the
front.
The communique indicated that
the German advance had carried
through the Danubian towns of
Naszmely, Suite and Piszke, the
last only 90 miles northwest of Bu-'
dapest! Soviet artillery, tank de-
stroyers and infantrymen braced
in that area, however. after an all
cay fight that Moscow said cost
the enemy several thousand" dead
and more than 40 tanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Nuzi vi Bombs
Guide Yankees

WITH U. S. FORCES IN BEL
GUM, Jan. 4. (UP)-Eight soldiers
of the second signal company of
the second infantry division have
no complaint with vi. In fact,
they think Hitler's buzz bombs are
pretty much okay.
The men spent whole day hic-
ing in the cellar of German-occu-
pied house recently-and nothing
happened. Five minutes after they
sneaked away, vi demolished the
house, killing several Germans.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
&c. Police Court
Fines in 1914
Reached S14,b95

The annual report of the Ell Gen.
tro police department, issued Thurs
day, shows that $14,695 in fines was
collected during 1914.
Arrests totaled 8O3 and slightly
more than half of these (416) were
charged with drunkenness. Eighty
five more were arrested ON the dou-
BILE charge of crunkeneSs and dis
turbing the peace. Drunken driv-
ing charges accounted for 81 more.
Twenty-seven cases were certified
to the juvenile court.
The police responded to 1891 calls,
and issued 2454 tickets for traffic
violations. at.
The cost of feeding prisoners in
the city Jail was $l,230.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Pacific
Battle
Spreads
Fierce Attacks
Count rs More
Nip Ships Sunk

ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Philippines, Jan. A.
(UP)-The Pacific war blaz-
ed with new fury along a
100 mile front southwest of
Japan Thursday as Ameri-
can forces surged inland
from two new beachheads on
Mindoro, counted 25 ships
wrecked around Luzon and
pressed a carried-based as
sault against Formosa and
the Ryukyu islands.
Japanese comlnunilues said 400
Allied planes, most of them from
carriers, renewed the attack on For
mosa and OkinaWa islands, the lat
ter in the Ryukyus, tocay, but drop
ped only small number of bombs"
that caused almost no damage.
Three and probably five of the
planes were shot down, the Japan
ese said.
500 PLANES USED
Give hundred planes participated
in Wednesdays attacks on the two
islands, Tokyo said, of which II
were shot. down and eight damaged.
Damage in the first attack was said
By Tokyo ito be Slight.
(Tokyo also reported raid by
60 American planes on Clark Fielc,
Manila, yesterday.
(Another japanese communique
said Japanese planes sank two large
transports and damaged a destroyer
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Jap Evacuees.
Return Slowly

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. CUP)
AS incomplete reports from west
ern relocation centers indicated that
only IL persons of Japanese ances-
try had left for the west coast on
the first day after army exclusion
orders were revoked, leaders of more
than a score of Pacific coast organ
izations planned a meeting here
January 10 and IL to aid returning
evacueeS.
Sponsored by the Pacific Coast
Committee on American Principles
and Fair Play, the conference will
consider methods of reestablishing
evacuees in war-essential work in
their former communities. Attorney
Maurice e. Harrison of San Fran
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

cisco will preside.
Meanwhile, the War Relocation
Authority reported THAT the small
number of Japanese-Americans re-
turning to this area bore out pre-
dictions that the readjustment
would be gradual. WRA officials
estimated that only half of the 49,
600 japanese removed from the
west coast would return eventually.
Ruby Mitsuka Hori, 10, was en-
route to southern California from
Manzanar, California, to continue
her studies at the University of
California at Los Angeles. Ruth
Horikawa, 16, who has been at the
Poston, Arizona, center, will enter
school at Riverside, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
Post-Wur Control Of Reich
Would Stop PIone Output

A little noted section of the pro-
posed convention for an interna-
tional civil aviation organization vir-
tually precludes any possibility of
Germany becoming member-at
least until the passing Of many
years have healed the wounds Ger
many has caused her neighbors.
The new aviation organization,
according to present plans, is to be
open to united and associated ma
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

WASHINGTON, Jan. A..
(UP) Officials studying
postwar controls for Ger
many appeared favorably
disposed Thursday to a pro-
posal to deny the Reich for
many years the privilege of
building any type of aircraft
or of operating airlines even
inside Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

Then the men lost their way in
the woods. They DIDN'T know how
to reach the American lines, but
more buzz BOMBS soon came roar
ing overhead. their flaming tails
easily visible in the night. The SOL
diers merely followed the general
direction of the bombs and soon
regained the safety of their own
lines.
Included in the group were James
A. Cameron CT Inglewood, Califor-
MIA and TIA Raymond Miller Of Hell
ena, Montana.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

tions land states which remained
neutral during the present conflict"
But other states, meaning the ene-
my nations, may be admitted only
upon approval OF the projected world
security organization and after .
four -fifths vote by the aviation or
ganizations assembly - provided
that in each case the assent OF any
state invaded or attacked during
the present war by the state seek-
ing aSmissicn .'ssll . roceT ~"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

'nxiously awaited passages in the
message to be sent to the new 10th
congress. e.
Political Washington is especially
eager to learn whether Mr.. Roose-
velt will make a national service
Recommendation that stands on its
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
President Stu dies Call
For National Service

own this time. On January II, 1914
he proposed national service but
made it's endorsement conditional
upon enactment of four other prof.
ects in a five-point program. Few
here expected the Presidents con-
ditions to be met, an6 they weren't
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
BY UNITED PRESS

Japan's propaganda strategists
are combating new American
transmitter on Saipan by urging
Japanese listeners to go to bed be-
fore it starts beaming programs to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04
!. q AMBLINe
Ep0RTER
Information Wanted

What is striped gravy?
A terrific argument is waging
among the men and women alleg-
ing to have Seen brought up on
ham, cornbread, and gravy.
There either are several varieties
CT striped gravy or else several peo-
pie are wrong.
Orval Walker, a gooc old Arkan-
saS product, contends striped gravy
is made of Drowned ham grease
with a little flour and milk. NJ. C.
Pinnell is violent in his contention
that striped gravy is just plain
grease and hot butter. RR thinks
il can't be striped unless milk is
poured, in hot, Drowned ham grease.
Is there an expert on striped
gravy in the house?
New Art Tour
There are art tours and art tours,
all supposed to be uplifting and
highly artistic and educational.
Be that as it may, it is possible
to make an art tour right in Impe-
Continued on Pg. 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-04

Maximum Wednesday &C, minimum
Thurs. SO; 5 am. Thurs. az, humid
ity So; noon Thurs. IS, humidity 40;
5 pm. Wednesday 63, humi6ity 46.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-13
Ken KiIEeo Joins New Hoven EoqIes

New Haven, Oct. 14 - Ken Kiis req, one of the best liked players in the American Hockey League, is among the puck chasers who will make Up the New Haven Eagles team this season.
 Kilrea reported to Eddie Shore at the Eagles camp in Midland. On- tario, recently and the New Haven club owner said ne was in the best shape of his career.
 Most Of our men come back in fairly good trim each year" Shore said, Out Kilrea iS in the best condition of any man in all my years Of experience. I used to be . bear on getting in shape, but Ken has me stopped. He's really flying along, and if the season opened to. morrow night he'd be ready for fuil duty" e
 The season in New Haven does- mt open tomorrow, but will start on Thursday. Oct. 1e. The Eagles home opener iS against the Providence Reds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-13
Roce Trock Fans Got "RiQhF Of Wov"

Boston. Oct. i3-(UP) The BoS- ton & Maine Railroad today de- Scribed as . mistake" the side. tracking Of q regular passenger train for one hour and l2 minutes tO permit eight special race track trains to pass.
 Twice shunted onto spur tracks to give the right Of way to special trains returning to Boston from Rockingham Park at Salem, N H., q Haverhills Boston train arrived ilere with 2o4 angry passengers. The 50-iniIc trip had taken two hours and 22 minutes.
 4 road spokesman said that some Signalman along the line had sIdc- tracked the regular train by mis- take,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-13
die Eogon ShOws 5s Sill Packs WallOp
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-13
Civon TroiIs Nelson Byl

Seattle, Oct. IS - (Up) - Byron Nelson, Toledo. O., and c home town ainateur-Harry 0ivan of Seattle today led c parade toward the 1i0.- 900 prlSe money in the Seattle open golf tournament.
 Nelson, seeking his i0th tourna- ment win of the lelS season, was 10 full strokes under par with . 2e.hole total of i30, as play resuHn- cd on the remaining 90 holes. lle turned In . 35-33, three strokes over 0ivars 32-3S, yesterday. . 0lvan, holder, Of the course re- cord of ei. cut NelsonS lead to only one stroke. Nearest to them was Chuck Congdon, TacoEna, semi. finalist In last years P0A meet in Spokane, who duplicated yesterdays 66 for halfway total of i36.
 Trailing Congdon In a tie for fourth were Sgt, Jim Terrier Of San Francisco and Ed Ftlrgol of Detroit, with i3's. Knotted ct i3e were Jim. my Hines of Chicago. Ray Mangruin Of Los Angeles and Freddie Wood Of Vancouver, B. c.
 Harold Jug" McSpaden of San. ford. Me. who always finished in the, money but who hasn't won q tournament since 1894 alone. had i4i. R e33&