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Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Daylight hoId.up
Nets $1,000 Cash

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. up
Two robbers. Wolking in full view
of scores of paSSersby. Thursday
held up the Western Air Lines ticket
office and walked out with an esti-
mated $1,000.
One of the men, apparently hold
ing a saWed-off shotgun under his
coat. kept a clerk and four custom
erS at bay while his companion took
the money from a rear wall safe.
The robbers walked into the Of
flee across from the st. Franci'
hctel shortly after it opened at
a. m. They pushed customer, D
Alexander of Sausalito. to one side
One of the men WHO appeared tc
have a sawed-off shotgun under his
trench coat stood by the dCor,' sale
Mis- Hazel Taylor, 30, the clerk
The second man went directly tc
the safe which l had just opened {
few minutes before. He scooped out
the money and signaled to lis COM
paniCn.
Then they beth walked slowly
out OF the office after warning us
not TO call the police. They disap-
peared east en- Gealy street
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Legislators Put
Initial 0keh
On Job Financing

Continued from Page One
ton March % a series OF bills re-
organizing the school system, in
Guiding making the state superin-
tendent Of public instruction and
county school superintendents ap-
pointive instead Of elective officials.
The training school measure rec
commended favorably by the educa-
ton committee. would offer courses
tc persons intending to specialize in
la labor-management relations. The
bill was sent to the ways and means
committee for action IN the appro-
priation.
The assembly nlricip2l and coun-
X government committee took SIM
liar action on the public beaches
measure.
Meanwhile. the assembly revenue
ana taxation committee scheduled
hearings to begin March Is, on
controversial tax measures, which
Warren in effect gave top priority
rating in his legislative program.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
{. {. Police Arrest
so in February

Eighty persons were arrested on
various charges in FL Centro during
the month OF February and a total
OF Sl34l in fines levied in the police
court, the monthly report to the
city council of Police Chief Ronnie
Voyles shows. Traffic fines totaled
S295.
Fifty-Seven persons were charged
with having been drunk. eight with
disturbing TIE peace and three with
driving while drunk.
Thirty-eight persons, the report
reveals, paid fines, in six instances
sentences were suspended -Four
cases were dismissed. Three persons
escaped.
The police department mctoi lied
quipment answered 1040 calls,
While 296 trSffic citations were is
sued. Thirty-iiye motor cars were
reported stolen and 80 recovered
.uring the month. OF five bicycles
aported stolen, two were recov-
cred.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Open House Set
On Soil Study

Progress made thus far in con-
Quering Imperial Valleys drainage
problem will be shown valley resi-
dents Saturday at open house at
the district laboratory at 6l5 State
street, El Centro.
The program will be held in con-
nection with California ConServa-
ton week and will give valley resi-
dents an opportunity for a conduct
ed tour through the place, inspect
the progress of the experiments
thus far, view pictures OF the work.
and listen to explanations made by
the technical staff
All Day Program
Offices will be open from a. m.
to D. m. and the research staff
will be on hand to show the unique
equipment anu methods used in the
attack on Imperial Valleys drain
age problem.
Farm dvisor George Winright
declared that this little known
project is making a truly scientific
study and pointed out that it is
gaining wide recognition among
technical men.
In addition the project has dev-
eloped practical and economic meth
ods of water table exploration that
are being used successfully by
some farmers anG could be used to
advantage by many more.
One of the most interesting and
helpful of the various gadgets dew
eloped by the staff as need in the
work is the piezometer, a pressure
measure for small diameter water
table observation wells which make
it possible TO determine the position
of the water table. This is the
gadget several farmers already are
using.
Make Own Way
Since the scientific study began
several years ago it has been nee
essary for the staff to develop much
of the equipment needed for the
work Their research had to start
from scratch and some of the equip
ment needed did not exist.
The war and the resulting short
age of manpower and equipment,
have caused some trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Plans Broadened
On Fighters Aid

A disbursements advisory COM
mittee will be added to the other
groups being drawn up in Imperial
county to assist returned veterans
in getting back into civilian life.
Businessmen will be asked to work
with the veterans in getting started
in business again, following the
same general methods used by the
agricultural a dvisory committee
which is new tunctioning.
Agencies devoted to looking after
the veterans are ccordinating their
work and eliminating overlapping OF
activities as rapidly as possible so
that veterans will not be confused
by applications and conflicting adj
vice. it was explained Wednesday by
R. p. Ostrander, veterans service CT
ficer of Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Luzon Peninsula
Cleared Of Japs

MANILA. March 8. oUPl-U. S.
troops virtually cleared Batangas
peninsula in southwestern Luzon
Thursday as American Warplanes
sharply increased the offensive
against Formosa and Japanese
shipping in the China Sea.
Seventeen enemy vessels, includ-
ing two warships. were sunk or
damaged in the mounting aerial
campaign from the Philippines. A
communicate said the offensive was
aimed at the sterilization OF For.
mosa and the introduction OF
Japan's shipping lanes through the
China Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
NEW STRIKE CLOSED
TWO WAR PLANTS

CETROIT, Marcn CUP)-New
strikes closed two more war plants
here Thursday.
Approximately l,C0 United Auto
Workers DCIOD union members
walked ogf jobs at the Thompson
Products Corporation in protest
protest against suspension of fellow
workers accused of participating in
work Stoppages.
Some 3,0c0 other UAW-CIO war
workers struck at the Graham
Paige Motor Car Company in de
mand for i5-minute Wash-up per-
iod at the cid of each Sniff, in
stead OF lhe present liye-minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Patton Braves
German Guns
To Swim River

BALTIMORE, March 3. CUP)-
Another daring exploit was reported
Thursday in the colorfu! career of
Lieut.. Gen. George S. Blood and
Guts) Patton, Jr.-that of twice
swimming the icy, l50-foot Sure
river in Germany. despite heavy
enemy fire, to show his men it could
be done
one Of the men who followed him
across, S Sgt. Thomas J. Defibaugh
CT Cumberland, Md, reported the
story while on a tour of war plants
here.
Defi5augh, member of the fourth
infantry division, said the incident
took place in Januart when ele-
mentS of Patton's ThirC army reach
ed the banks OF the river opposite
Bettendorf. They we're told to lose
no time in taking the town. But
the Germans opened UP with mur-
dt.ous artillery ana machinegun
fire.
Just before dawn we started
going across in three-man boats, '
the sergeant said. After a while
though, General Patton Cecided the
men w,re sitting pigeons for the
Germans. He called the boats back
and ordered the men to swim across
with rifles. bazookas, and every
thing they could carry.
TO show Us it could be done and
to inspire the troops. General Pat
ton jumped into the river and swan
70 the opposite bank. Then he swan
back.
Thousands of troops followed him
and fought like madmen for Bet
tendOrf.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Counfy's Needy
Draws S30,0OS

A total of $30,OO8 was paid to the
needy aid in Imperial county in
January of this year, the California
Taxpayers association said We'd
nesday.
OF the $3O,0G5. ,ne state contrib
uted $l4G88 the federal government
$11.912, anc the county $4,008. The
payments included funds given to
the needy aged, the blind, depend
ent children, ana county indigents.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
LIVES BOMBING AGAIN

CHARDON. Ohio. March 8. up
Basil White. sailor home ON leave
after more than a year in the Fa-
cific, went to a movie fer a bit of
relaxation. The newsroel depicted
the bombing OF an LST boat by
japanese plane--a vessel Ell which
White had been stationed. He had
suyVivsd the sinking of the LST.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Yum. Yum, Yum.

The war = causing many strange
things.
Have you noticed the savory odors
that permeate the atmosphere in
several FL Centro business estab-
lishments around noon veery day?
Drop in at Florene's around lunch
time and sniff the air. Are the
beans done yet?" Mrs. Jack Tackett
is apt to ask. Better stir them"
Peel the onions now" Mrs. Win,
nifred MacIvor will say to Mrs.
Charlotte Ashley in the Office Sup
ply Company along toward noon.
You get it. They are cooking
their own lunches in several places
around town because eating eStab-
liShmentS are so crowded
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
AIR HERO A COLONEL AT 25

FORT WAYNE, Ind. March 9
UPl-Clarence j. Galligan. just 25
yeas old, is a full-fledged colonel
and deputy base commander CT BaeI
Field. Colonel Cal.igan, who holds
the DFC, Air Medal and Legion CT
Merit, led in supplying the Partisan
in Jugoslavia for many months
while commander Of TIE Goth TIooI
Carrier Group in Italy.
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RAMBLING REPORTER
Continued from Page One)
10 put on wedding cake
The Black Market

This is none of the OPA's business
but Bob VanDerLinden has been
operating a black merket.
He had a building on his place
and in the building he placed a
supply of grain.
Aha" squeakeG all the mice in
several neighborhoods, as the mov-
ed in on the VanDerLinden grain,
free food for the taking"
"Ho! Hol Ho!" purred all the
cats in El Centre as they converged
on the VanDerLinGen mice with
their hunting instincts sharpened,
free meat. no shortage. and no
red points needed
Gray cats. striped cats, black
cats. spotted cats, white cats, and
cats of every color, kind, and
description lived the life of Riley,
enjoying fresh meat for the taking.
But, alas. the feline heaven is
gone. The grain was taken away
and the shed wrecked.
Come to think of it, maybe the
OPA did interfere.
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BrawIey Girl. IS.
Killed When
Auto Hits Bridge
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Mcmillan from the car to the pave
ment, the officers said.
EMPLOYED IN CAFE
The Hall girl had attended Braw-
ley Union High school, This year.
however, she was employed as a
waitress in a Brawley cafe
The Hall girl was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T E. Hall. Her moth
er is said to be living in ontario.
Smith is an employe of the Rocky
Mountain Drilling company which
is drilling a we'll northeast of Braw-
ley
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
Soviets Blast
Gains on 0ber

Continued Iron< Page One)
trim from the north, south, and
east.
whether zhukov's vanguard was
across the Oeer anywhere still was
uncertain. The enemy report of
fighting on both sides of Frankfurt
suggested the Russians We're across
the river there. where they forced
4 crossing a month ago.
NAXIS CITE ATTACKS
The Na2is reported Wednesday
night that the Soviets were trying
TO storm across the Oder near Kues-
trim, but gave no later clarificationJ
Moscow remained silent on the
German reports. The Soviet high
command normally elays announce
ments of offensives until they have
been in progress several days and
have achieved decisive results.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
NAYIS CITE ATTACKS
IN VALLEY ON BUSINESS

j. Earl Merifield, state Depart
ment service officer of the Ameri-
can Legion, was in Imperial Valley
this week on business for the veter-
ans administration He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Merifield.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
SPEED SECOND CROSSING

Another potential crossing was in
the making a dozen miles south of
Cologne, where other First army
troops captured half the university
city of Bonn.
The Yanks so were ramming
southward aloLs the Rhine from
Bonn toward a junction with Lit.
Gen. George S. Patton's rampaging
Third army tanks in the Coblenz
sector.
Elements of the First army clear
ed more than three-quarters of
Badgoc esburg. two miles south Of
Bonn, and Berlin spokesmen said
tney plunged ahead almost Is miles
north to the confluence of the Abr
and Rhine rivers opposite Linz.
The advance carried past the
Rhine crossing city of Remagen.
two miles north of Linz, and the
Germans said Hodges troops were
10 miles from a third army spear
head at Andernach, nine miles
north of Coblenz.
a juncture of the two forces
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
-Ol,PI ANT FOR ANNULMENT

Cal IN Burke Wednesday sued
Clyde Burke fer divorce. alleging
that he hac another wife at tbs
time Sne married him.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
|onks Sweep
Across Rhine

Continued from Page One
that the Allied armies of the west
were ready to carry the war into
the heart of Hitler's Reich without
the expected pause for consolica-
ton on the west side of the river.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08

might trap tens Of thousands of
Nazis in the Eifel mountains west
OF the Rhine.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-08
SUES FOR DIVORCE

W. P. Hamilton "Wednesday sued
Erma F. Hamilton for divorce, al
leging desertion.
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number OF enrollees deciding the
ISSUE
If the response is such that teams
of sufficient strength can be devel-
oped, it is planned to get from two
to four outside games for the la
crossemen and diamonders and one
or two meets for the tracksters
These would be booked for late in
May or early in June.
Burton Shipley, of course, will take
over baseball, Al Heagy, varsity
coach in 1943, is slated to handle
lacrosse, and Harry Rice probably
will direct the track activities, aided
by others of the physical education
staff.
While the present plan is to have
football this year, DR. Spears doesn't
see any reason to hold spring grid
drills, as most of the boys now in
school may be in the service by next
fall. Only three l945 grid games
have been listed, with Virginia, West
Virginia and V. M. l., but others are
ayailabl
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Pressed A.U. Remains
Mason Dixon Choice;
IGaIIaudet Is Beaten
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 2.-Although
still favored to win the Mason
Dixon Conference basket ball crown,
American University's stock slumped
a bit today as the Eagles awaited
their second tourney test against
Bridgewater. The team advanced
last night at the expense of a stub
born Randolph Macon quint, 1874.
Gallaudet, the Districts second
entry, fell by the wayside, bowling
to Johns Hopkins, 1922, in a game
that found both teams badly off
stride.
In other games, Washington Col
lege defeated Loyola, 1888, and
Bridgewater eliminated Western
Maryland, 71-56.
Washington Looks Dangerous.
Washington's work gave rise to
speculation whether it has improved
enough in recent weeks to take the
crown. Last night with Billy Null
lineaux, Abramson and Ed Rock
pacing the attack, the team dis
played it's best form of the season
and some dopesters now think
Washington may pick up all the
marbles. The Shoremen's fast
breaking offensive gave it a 2l-18
lead in the first half and the team
steadily increased that margin in
the second.
American, on the other hand
seemed sluggish and was hard put
to get 1916 halftime margin over
the YelloWjackets, team the Eagles
defeated twice during the regular
season. With Johnny Poston back
in lineup after two-week absence
because of knee injury, the Eagles
gradually got grip on themselves
and late in the game displayed some
of the form that enabled them to
cop u of their Is games in pre-
tourney play
American broke even with Wash
ington College and it will be nat
ural if these teams are paired for
the championship tomorrow night.
Gallaudet Falls Apart.
Gallaudet trailed by mere three
points at the halfway mark of its
game, but the Blues fell apart in
the final half and were little COM
petition as Mike Gold sent the Bal
timoreans in front with a 15-point
barrage.
Bridgewater, tourney dark horse,
also came up with the high individ-
ual marksman of the evening in
Bob Houff, whose 81 points came
within one of tying the all-time
tourney record.
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Nozis' Fall Won't Help Sports
Get Back on Prewur Basis

more rapid tempo of success than
now is even dreamed of can change
the picture in the next several
months, it is believed.
Barry and Buckley, meanwhile,
conferred with War Mobilization
Director Byrnes yesterday about the
possibility of resuming racing on
at least a part-time scale. Sources
close to Byrnes were confident, how
ever, that the ban would remain in
effect.
The New Workers left a memo
randum for Byrnes' study in which
they emphasized that countries
closer to the war than the United
States have not banned racing, that
Canada already has published a
full calendar of 1915 dates, that
racing is big business as we'll as
sport, and that in New York there
are signs of a job shortage instead
of labor shortage"
The HOLLYWOOD (Calif.) Turf Club
also placed in the record state
ment showing that absenteeism In
SO Southern California war plants
dropped from 6.5 per cent in Sep
TENDER to 81 per cent in November
when its track operated.
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Hanbury-MeNey Bout
Tops Big Boys Card
Al Eastern Club

Mack Hamburg, 90-pound edition
OF his brother Lew, well-known
Capital welterweight, is on the card
tonight when % young battlers slug
it out in the Eastern Branch Boys
Club ring for eight novice and three
senior Silver Gloves boxing cham
pionships.
The Hamburg youngster goes in
against Milton Money for the 90
pound senior crown and it shapes uI
as whale of a scrap. Mack
whipped Milt in last years tourna-
.ment and Money has waited for an
other shot at him.
The Georgetown club boasts sever
entries in six of the matches tonight
while Eastern Branch will send ir
five boxers in five bouts. Pairings:
Novice Class.
so pounds-Bill Lamkin (Eastern) VS.
Billy Abel Georgetown.
IS pounds-Teddy Rodill tGeorgetown
Vs. zoe Do aHss Esfrafh tonsnecker tprinc
Georgesl vs.. Franklin Hoover Princ
so pounds--Joe Champion (Georgetown
90 pounds-Billy O'Neii tEastern) VS.
Gene Ratteree 1Georgetown).
105 pounds-Jimmy Reynolds ALEX
andria) VS.. Tyrus Jones prince Georges).
40 pounds-Jack Herb EASTERN VS.
Arlen Brown alexandria,.
| $50 pounds-Maurice Miller fGeorge
town. VS.. Billy OMahoney tPrinc
Georges).
Senior Class.
| 20 pounds-Roderick Quayle (Alexan
/ dria) VS.. Ray Hamilton ALEXANDRIA,.
so pounds-Dale Larsen tGeorgetown
VS.. Fuzzy Binns tGeorgetown1
80 pounds-Mack Hamburg tMerrick) VS.
| Milton McEey ia Stern1
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Terps Look to Spring Program
In Lacrosse, Track, Baseball

Doc Spears of the University of
Maryland is hopeful of putting on
spring program of intramural
sports in which lacrosse, track and
baseball may be developed to point
where some outside competition will
be feasible.
This, of course, would be in addi-
ton to the six hours of general ply
steal education that is required of
each student. His plans, though, are
running into some snags in the late
ness of laboratory classes and the
fact that dinner in the dining hail.
where about so per cent Of the boys
get their meals, is served at $50.
AS planned, the lacrosse, track
and baseball action would run be-
tween 800 to $40, with those who
eat outside the dining hall being
available until the late hour. Before
the plans become definite, one way
or the other, the students will be
invited to sign up for whichever of
these three pastimes in which they
would like to participate, with the
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Boys Semis Presage
Red-Hot Final Bouts

Championship finals of the Police
Boys Club sixth annual boxing
tournament will be staged next Fri
day before an audience of disabled
veterans at Forest Glen.
The title bouts will have to be
redhot to match the seminal card
presented to wounded GIs in the
Red Cross Building at Walter Reed
last night, when Emilio Principe
stole the show with a second round
TKO over Dave Kessler, a No. IL
club teammate. Results:
5o-pound class-Edward Maxfield No. 4
won over Clyde Foster, No. IL, forfeit.
55-pound class-Emillio Prencipe, No.
IL, TKO'd Davis Keller. No. L.
65-pound class-Joe Arudini, No. 4. de-
cisioned Ray Williams, No; 10. -
decisioned Edward Kidwell, No. 4.
75-pound class-Chester White, No. II
decisioned Harry Switzer, No. IL; Berrie
PAMELA No. IL, decisioned Billy Max
so-pound class-gob poindexter, No. A
S5-pound cless-Joe Wilkinson, No. 6,
deeiSioned william Miller No IL y,
decisioned Vincent Mccarthy, No. 10.
105-pound class-Carl Goggins, No. IL
decisioned Jimmy Halber, No; IL.
Il0-pound &c Glass-Carl HI Hiiiman' NO. IL
115-pound class-Neal O'DonneH, No
IL, deeisioned Tony Arduini, No. 4: John
Sacks. No. 10, decisioned James Franklin
i2O-pound class-Pike Page. No. 5, de-
cjsioned Paul Rothgeb, No. 10.
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Sherwood Basketers
In Tourney Finals

Finals of the Sherwood High
School junior boys and girls basket
ball tournament will be staged to-
night to top off last nights blister
ing seminal round,
The annual tournament, staged
for the basketers of four Maryland
high schools who aren't old enough
for first-string teams, has boiled
down to a duel between Sherwood
and Damascus in both boys and
girls divisions.
Sherwood boys, 36-to-23 victors
over Rockville, will tangle with Da-
mascus, 37-to-12 winners over
Gaithersburg, and Sherwood lassies
who defeated Gaithersburg, % to Is
will meet the Damascus girls, who
beat Rockville, 80 to II.
Awards for outstanding perform
ance last night went to Tiny Rice
of the Rockville girls sextet and to
Billy CroSley of Rockville.
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Weight-Lifting Titles
To Be Decided Sunday

A heavyweight match between
Richard Keith Kallio, called the
strongest policeman in Washing
ton" and Joe Accord, will feature
the fourth annual District of Co
lumbia weight-lifting champion
ships to be held Sunday at the
Knights of Pythias Temple, Ninth
street and Massachusetts avenue
NV. Action will start at 8 o'clock.
Kallio, lightheavy champion in
1912, is stepping up a notch to meet
Accord, heavyweight ruler. In what
promises to be the mightiest test
Washington has seen in years.
Other classes also will present top
notchers in the events to be decided
under international rules.
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Continued prodding of Govern
ment agencies for more definite in
formation about sports future has
failed to uncover any hope of early
relief from manpower anc transpor-
tation problems, but horse racing, in
the persons of Representative Barry,
Democrat, of New York ana David
A. Buckley. New York horseman, is
persisting in its efforts to have the
check rein loosened.
Cessation of European hostilities
will not pave the way for the re-
sumption of sports on prewar basis,
Government sources indicated Pull
man cars will be needed in increas-
ing numbers to transport wounded
servicemen, while othel passenger
and freight cars will be required to
transport men and supplies west
ward for total war against Japan.
Hopes that large numbers of
servicemen would be discharged at
the close of the European, war and
in time to fill up football rosters ap-
parently have been dispelled by Sec
rotary of War Stimson's statement
that such ideas can lead only to
"cruel disappointment" Only a
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long haired, long-legged 26-year-old
speedster was undefeated in eight
races, helping to raise $l35,0 900 for
the Army Air Forces.
Returning to his native land
Haegg lost six of seven clashes with
Anderson, but explained he was not
at sharpest edge due to his job as
clothing salesman which forces
him to stand on his feet from to
9 on weekdays.
Haegg, on leave from the Swedish
Army, must report back April Is
unless granted an extension, but
Lidman, covering his visit here for
a Swedish newspaper, expects to re-
main longer.