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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
New Commander
Takes Over at
Campo Hospital

MITCHELL U. S. ARMY CON-
VALESCENT HOSPITAL, CAMPO
Calf, Jan. 9.-Cclonel Joseph E
Campbell, army medical corps Off
Ger for 30 years, is now commanding
officer of Mitchell Convalescent hos
pital at Campo, California. Camp
bell comes to Mitchell after 10
months in Kweilin, China, as sur
gecn with the Zebra Force, the
American unit which trained the
Chinese divisions. Before his China
duty he was surgeon of the Second
division and the Tenth corps.
Originally from New Jersey, Col
onel Campbell has seen service in all
parts of the world, Panama, the
Philippines and various posts in the
states. In Wcrld war he spent two
years overseas as surgeon with the
First division in France and Ger
many. He is a graduate of the army
medical school advanced course and
received his M. D. degree at George
town university, Washington, D. c.
in 1915.
He and Mrs Campbell, who ac-
companied him to Mitchell, have
two sens, Pfc. Joseph E. Jr. who is
on the hospital ship Mercy, and Leo
Gordon Campbell, in defense work
in Virginia.
Colonel Campbell declares Camp
Lockett is an ideal site for con-
valescent hospital. He praised the
tremendous amount of work which
had been done to reconvert this old
cavalry post to a hospital installa-
ton and he has plans to continue
the building program. He is par
ticularly interested in establishing
machine shops and additional rec
reational facilities for the patients
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
Firer of First
Shot in Pacific
War Is Missing

MERGED, Cal, Jan. v. 'of'.
The man who unofficially is cred
tied with having fired the first shot
upon United States entry into World
War 2-Charles Richard DICK
Cothran, bos'n's mate 1Jc OF Merceo
has been reported missing IN ac-
ton in the South Pacific, accordlng
to an announcement here by ms
father, County Clerk R. w. Ccth-
ran.
On December 7, 194l, Cothran was
stationed aboard a destroyer lying
off Pearl Harbor Catching slght Oh
the first flight of japanese bomners'
he Immediately jumped to an anu
aircraft gun and began firing.
A few moments later batteries
from surrounding war vessels famed
into action. However, witnesses
later testified that Cothran's bursts
at the enemy were the first in the
present conflict.
He entered the navy in October,
1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
E. E. Wife Awarded
Posthumous Honor

Mrs. Don C. Wells, former Ell
Centran, was given the Meritorious
Civilian Service Award as a post
humous reward on the part of the
bureau of yards and decks for the
outstanding service performed by
her late husband, Don w. Wells, as
a civilian employe engaged in con-
struction contracts so vital to the
war effort in the Pacific area.
News of the award came from
naval authorities in Pearl HarbCr
Wells died at sea while EN- route tC
his home in California some time
ago. He was a well-known architect
in Ell Centro for many years.
In a letter from Vice Admiral
Moreel via Capt. George ID. Wetse
(CECS), USN, fourteenth naval dis.
trict public works officer, Mrs. Wells
was notified of the posthumous
award The communication included
the following tribute:
Upon recommendation of thu
board of awards CT the bureau OF
yards and docks, the chief of the
/ bureau has of this date awarded tC
your late husband, Don w. Wells
the Meritorious Civilian Service
Emblem as recognition of his excel.
lent service rendered over and be-
ycnd those normally required il
connection with his duties in th'
construction of the naval air sta
ton, Kaneohe Bay.
THE chief of the bureau of yard
and docks wishes to express to yo'
his deep appreciation fer the out
standing service and loyalty of MI
Wells, and the example that he sc
for his fellow workers in furtherinI
the prosecution of the war on vita
construction 'front.'
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
Insurance Firm
Gets Odd Claims

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. Q. tUP)
Nothing amaze5 insurance claim
adjusters.
Aetna Life affiliated companies
reported these freak accidents OF
1914:
A businessman's glass eye ex-
ploded.
A Massachusetts girl, struggling
into her wartime girdle, strained
a wrist when it snapped out OF her
hand.
A dentist grappled SO hard with
a stubborn molar that the tooth
cracked and fragments hit him in
the eye. He was laid up for four
days.
A New Jersey motorist, stricken
with acute indigestion, lost con-
sciouSness and the car smashed up.
Doctors said the iclt saved his life.
A woman in Minnesota hit the
jackpot of a slot machine and got
so excited she tipped over the ma
chine, fracturing her sisters toe.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE Of CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
No. 1862
Notice of Time and Place Appointed
for Proving Will and Hearing Ap-
pIication for Letters Testament
airy.
In the Matter of the Estate of
LEROY HASKELL, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a
petition for probate of the Will of
Leroy Haskell, deceased, and for the
issuance to Vivian Boone of letters
testamentary, has been filed in this
Court, and that Friday the 26th day
of January, 1915, at 2 o'clock pm,
of Said day, at the courthouse of
said Court, in the City of Ell Centre,
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, has been set for the hearing
OF said petition, when and where any
person interested may appear and
contest the same, and show cause,
ii any they have, why said petition
should not be granted
Dated January 5, 1945.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY Betty Lewellen,
Deputy Clerk.
mo. ID (J9-l9 Incl)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
Bureau Arranges
REGIONAL Meet

Wesomorland will be the scene OF
the regional Farm Bureau confer
ence January 27.
]. E. Harshman of Brawley, state
delegate to the California Farm
Bureau Federation, said the COM
modify groups will meet in the
Westmorland Grammar school at
$50 am. and continue until noon.
The groups then will go to the
Westmorland American Legion hall
where the Legion auxiliary mem
berS will serve luncheon at noon
General meeting in the afternoon
will be held in the school.
Farm Bureau officers and men,
bers from all southern California
counties will join the Imperial coun-
ty group for the conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
ICE COMPANY EMPLOYEES
RECEIVE PROMOTIONS

Two promotions have been an
nounced by the Imperial Ice divi-
sion of the California Electric COM
pany.
Joe E. Plemons, master mechanic,
became chief engineer. He has been
with the company for q years and
is said to be one of the outstand-
ing refrigeration engineers Of the
southwest. Guy O. fScotty) Scot
has been advanced from assistant
tc the general superintendent tc
the office of superintendent OF OPP
erations.
Both men have done much tC
promote the ice industry in botf
the Imperial and Coachell1 Valleys
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
If you
can handle
a hammer
and saw

Here Is . job which might have
you working with lis soon-if you
don't put off coming in to see us.
It's something unusual: Doing Car
penter work out on the Southern
Pacific line . building bridges and
stations and culverts, etc. No. You
don't need to be highly skilled.
We provide the accommodations:
R.R. outfit cars fitted up. Meals, too,
at reasonable prices. Maybe you'll
be up in the mountains, out in the
valleys-but brother, you'll, be out
in the big country with a good gang
and you'll have a chance to knock
nice stake together. R.R. pass
privileges. Fine pension plan. Medi-
cal and hospital services. Plenty of
work ahead. A fine job with a big.
sound company. Many other jobs
open, too.
Apply TO local S.P. Agent, or SIP.
Employment Office, Room SIS, Pac-
ific Electric Building, 9Th g. Main
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
JAP AMERICAN ARRESTED
ON FAILURE TO REPORT

PASADENA, Cal, Jan. 8. lUP)-
Howard Tadashi Taugawa, 25, an
American born japanese, Monday
was arrested by police for alleged
failure to report for army duty in
Provo, Utah.
Officers said he had enlisted in
the u. S. army reserves Oct IL and
was TO report for duty last Satur-
day. Found asleep in former jap
anese church, Taugawa said he had
been visiting friends and had in-
tended to report for duty, He will Df
turned over to army authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
QUICK ON THE TRIGGER

MARION, Ind, Jan. 8. (UP)-The
drastic bacon shortage recently even
bothered nurses, as was indicated
when the technician was taking
down the usual case history of Mrs.
Leighton Leapley. After Mrs. Leap
ley answered all the questions, such
rs age, birthplace, parents names,
ETC., she was asked husbands oc-
cupation." The patient answered
grocer" and the nurse Immediately
asked, Has he got any bacon?"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
'CHUTIsT JUST HELICOPTER

GARY, Ind. Jan. 8. (UP)-A five
hour search for mysterious para
chutist who might be saboteur in
Gary's steel industry ended when
authorities found that woman
crane operator had seen a low-fly-
ing helicopter against cloudy sky
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The foliOUing edit
OrioIs are presented as interesting epin-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09
CONGRESS HOLDS BACK
ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE

1t came as no surprise that congress
is not going all-out Immediately on ma
tional service, more plainly known as
universal draft That make-piece pro-
gram will be instituted instead follows
previous actions. Senate Leader Bark
ley sparked the program in announcing
that an attempt will be made at stop
gap procedure.
Failure of the administration to take
the decisive step at the very outset OF
war with an iron-clad national service
act has made it impossible, apparently,
to pass such belated legislation. Previous
pronouncements by the chief executives
in messages to congress enumerated so
many exceptions that congress, either
refused to undertake the task or saw in
the hesitancy of the President an out
for failing to move and an excuse for
the patchwork legislation that has mark
ed all efforts to draft all activities for
war.
Since Pearl Harbor there has been one
off-year election and a national election
and this might have something to do
with no out-and-out call for universal
service and legislation to carry out such
demands.
Failure of the administration before
actual hostilities to draft complete
draft plan ready for immediate enact
ment has been one of the marked ways IN
which the administration has been weak
and vacillating in war measures.
Minorities pressure now is too we'll or
ganized for Congress to make much head
Wav. even if SO minded, on mending the
mistakes and perhaps little more con-
fusion will not seriously handicap war
efforts.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09

In an army mess hall, all leftover
bread is used in making French
toast, croutons for soup, bread
dressing. meat loaf, bread pudding
and similar dishes.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-09

Our industrialists have done in eight
months what normally would have re-
quired at least year Peak production
under the program inaugurated IN May
will be reached about February l.-MaJ
Gen. Levin H. Campbell, Army Ordnance
chief
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Urgent Talk From Hitler
otelephoto from NEA Telephoto.
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 the expected arrival in the Swed- ish capital of three members of German Foreign Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop's brain trust" on unexplained missions.
 They were Karl Schnurre, nUm- Der one German economic expert; Waldemar Ludwig, director of the Reichsbank, and Dr. Rudolf Fisch- CT, expert on Eastern Europe.
 Stockholm said Schnurre and Ludwig were supposed to have gone to Sweden for routine nego- tiation of a German-Swedish trade pact, though why three such top flight experts should be required was said to be mystery even to the Swedish foreign office.
 Some Swedish sources believed these men were working on a scheme to save German commer- cial interests Others suggested they brought further peace feelers. It also was possible they went to Stockholm merely to replenish their wardrobes and sample Swed- ish food.
 A Berne broadcast said an off, cial announcement confirmed ear- Her reports that the German gov- ernment had left Berlin for an un- announced deStinatio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Breakthrough Toward Vienna Is Imminent
(Continued from Page l.)

Tt was believed that armored units may have reached the bor- der by this morning." United Press dispatch from Moscow said. Moscow said the Third and Fourth Ukranian Army groups were rolling along two highways skirting Lake Neusiedler southeast of Vi- enna.
 There appeared little prospect that the disorganized, retreating Ger mans could halt the Russian drive short of the border, or even at Vi- enna's last ditch defense line an- chored on Lake Neusiedler. the Hun garian town of Sopron and Bratis- lava, capital of Slovakia. The defense line curves to within 20 miles of Vienna and may be reached by the Red Army within the next 48 hours.
 (The OWI said dispatch in the Swedish SvenSka Dagbladet reported that a state of emergency had been declared in Vienna and the city's outer Qualifications alerted)
 Far to the north, medieval Danzig on the Baltic appeared about to fak to another Soviet Army group, the Second White Russian. The Second Army group cleared all western Dan- zig yesterday and captured the mod enr Polish port of Gdynia, nine miles to the north.
 Vienna was threatened by both the Third Ukrainian army group and Marshal Rodion Y. Malinov- sky's Second Ukrainian group, on its northern flank. Together, they cap- tured nearly 200 towns and villages in advances of up to 13 miles on the curving 140-mile Hungarian front south of the Danube yesterday.
 The Third army group shattered the enemy's Raba river defense line, next to the last natural defense bar rier before Vienna, by forcing the stream in at least three places along 3O-mile front.
 Tolbukhin's forces made the clos est approach to Vienna river captur- ing the highway and railway of Czorna, 48 miles southeast of the Austrian capital, in 10-mile ad- vance, beyond the Raba. Osorna lies 20 miles from Lake Neusiedler and 30 miles east of Sopron.
 Sarvar, "A miles southwest of Csorna and 69 miles east of Graz. Austria's second largest city, also fell to the Third army group. This column was 185 miles east of Adolf Hitler's mountain-top retreat at Berchtesgaden.
 GyOer Captured
 The Second Ukraniar army group advancing along the south bank of the Danube, captured the important junction of Gyoer, second largest in- dustrial center in Hungary, and Komarom, 21 miles east of Gyoer. Gyoer is 22 miles northeast of Csor- ma.
 The Baltic Port of Gdynia, pre- war Poland's 18th largest city, fell to the Second White Russian army after an 18-day siege. The Russians broke into the city Tuesday and within A hours had smashed the last enemy resistance. More than 5000 prisoners were taken.
 In 1888. Gdynia handled $500, 900 tons of shipping. . million tons more than Danzig.
 The entire western half of Dan- zig had been cleared of Germans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

1 Army for houSe-to-house mop-up of the famous spa.
 Hold lOO-miIe Front
 The two armies were joined on their southern flank by the U S. Seventh Army, whose armored and infantry divisions swept 35 miles through the rugged Oden forest to reach the main river south of Asch- affenburg. Together, the three American battle groups held con- tinuous 100-mile front across the Rhine from the Warburg area south.
 The chaotic state of the German armies in their path was clearly in- dicated by the disclosure that American armored task forces experimenting the triple advance were meeting very few mines or road blocks and none of the deadly booby traps usually sown by the Germans across the line of retreat.
 At the northern end of the Allied assault line, Field Marshal Sir Ber- nard L. Montgomery's American, British and Canadian forces we're beginning to roll in a great end run around the flank of the Ruhr into the wide open plains of northern Germany.
 Canadian infantrymen at the top of the line smashed 10 miles north west of Rees into the streets of Emmerich and the fall of that Rhine city was expected momen- tarily. The thrust into Emmerich broadened Montgomerys Rhine bridgehead to more than 34 miles, and late reports said the Canadians were Stabbing north to outflank Arnhem, IS miles northwest.
 The security blackout prevented pinpointing of the main armored forces of the British Second Army, racing eastward through 15-mile hole knocked in the German lines between Bocholt and the Lippe canal, on the northern edge of the Ruhr.
 Field dispatches said the advance was going ahead with increasing speed however, and there appeared no reason to doubt reports that the Tommies were in Duelmen and closing on Muenster.
 The twin German anchors of Borken and Bocholt, B and 43 miles west of Muenster, were taken by the British late yesterday, breaking open the gate to the Vest phalian plain.
 Moving Into Gladbeck
 There was no word early today on the progress of a U. s. Ninth Army tank column advancing on the British right flank.
 The Ninth Army's 30th, 35th and 79th Infantry divisions, however. were slogging steadily through the industrial fringe of the Ruhr from the north and west. Hamborn, Buschausen, Schmidhorst and Ruhrort were in American hands or about to fall, and the Tanks were moving into Gladbeck, Oberhausen and DuiSburg.
 Elements of the 18th Infantry di- vision were astride the Rhine- Herne canal, while other American forces to the north joined with a British armored brigade in mop- ping up isolated German pockets in DcerSten.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Yonks Seize
 Burned Cebu
(Continued from Page D

the capital city was achieved with relatively light casualties.
 After occupancy the city, the American units immediately started toward the Lahug airdrome, one mile to the north, under a cover of fight-bombers from the 18th Air Force.
 With the Japanese defenses dis organized and the planes blasting a path ahead, the U. s. forces may already have seized the airdrome with its two-fying strips. A Japanese midget submarine atempted to flee Cebus harbor Monday night, but was caught by a PIT boat and damaged so badly it was believed to have sunk.
 The communique disclosed that an enemy plane attempted to bomb the landing beaches at Talisay, five miles south of Cebu city, Monday night but failed to cause any dam age.
 American bombers and fighters again raked the remaining Japanese positions on Luzon, in the northern Philippines, in support of the ground forces. The attacks were centered around Baguio, former summer cap- ital in the north, and at Legaspi, in the southeastern tip, where Liber- ators unloaded 180 tons of explosives on port installations.
 MacArthurS communique noted that enemy resistance in the south and central sectors of LuZon had definitely abated due to his great losses which can not be replaced" Heavy fighting continued in the northern sector, however, particu- larly in the Baguio sector and around Balete Pass to the southeast.
 GA Domei Agency dispatch, re- corded by the EGG, said Japanese forces had recaptured the towns of Marikina and San Mateo, east and northeast of Manila. Report seemed highly questionable, however, as the Americans have advanced at least Il miles east of Marikina and nearly similar distance beyond San Mateo. Marakina is five miles east of Mani la and four miles south of San Mateo.
 (Domei also reported that Amer jean casualties on Zamboanga Pen- insula on Mindanao, reached $500 by March 25)
 Liberator bombers worked over virtually neutralized Formosa again Monday. Seventy-two tons of bombs ripped up the dock area and dam aged ships undergoing repair at Takao, on the southwest coast. The previous night patrol planes set off a tremendous blast which lit up the entire Keelung water front.
 Army and Navy bombers from the Philippines also bombed Ishigaki, in the southern RyulSyu Islands, Hai- nan Island and Japanese shipping throughout the China Seas.
 In daylight attack on Saigon, French Indo-China, the planes sank two freighter-transports of 5000 tons each and two smaller freight CTS, probably sank two freighter- transports and 10 small cargo vessels.
 Three small ships were destroyed off Foochow on the China coast and four small freighters were sunk or severely damaged southwest of Hong Kong.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

Continued from Page D enemy troops as far as the Builder Zee. From Arnhem, the Canadians also could push west toward Rot terdam, Amsterdam and the Hague.
 Tn this connection" Kay said. considerable significance can be attached to reports of the past three days of considerable enemy movement in the Arnhem area"
 The Dutch government has ap- pealed to the Allies for early lib- eration of the remainder of Hol- land to end the population's star- vation and torture at the hands of the Germans.
 Liberation of the remainder of Holland probably would end the German bombardment of England with giant Va rockets and oc- casional jet-propelled missiles. Some launching platforms were known to be situated in the Hague and oth- CTS were elsewhere along the Dutch coast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29

(Continued from Page D Lewis and soft coal operators went into the 26th day with little ap- parent progress.
 Secretary of Labor Frances Per- kins was reported to have held secret meetings with both Lewis and Charles O'Neill, opera tors spokesman, in an effort to break the deadlock over the miners new contract demands.
 One informed source said Miss Perkins may appear again before the joint wage conference 10 renew her plea for settlement of dif- ferences before the contract ex- pires. She said after her first visit Tuesday that she expected the parties to reach an agreement by Saturday night.
 Miss Perkins, by far the most op- timistic on the prospects of an early agreement, reportedly has de- cided to withhold certification of the dispute to the VILE until to- night or tomorrow. If the parties fail to agree on contract, she is expected to appeal for an extension of the present contract.
 The operators have rejected an appeal by Fuel Administrator Har- old L. Ickes to extend the present agreement to May l with "any" wage adjustments retroactive to April l. They were willing to pay retroactively only those wage in- creases contained in their counter proposals to the UMW's original demands.
 The UNIV has taken the posi- tino, it was learned. that it cannot accept Ickes' terms unless the op- orators agree. The UNIV prob ably will not reply to Ickes letter.
 If no agreement is reached, the only alternative is believed to be a WLB order directing the parties to extend the contract with any wage adjustments retroactive to April l. in line with VILE policy. Refusal by either party would probably result in prompt govern ment seizure of the mines to pre- vent the miners from following their tradition of mo contract, no work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Americans Seize German Hospital

With U. s. First Army In Ger many, March 29-(UP)-A group of PIT seriously wounded American prisoners of war was liberated by the First Army yesterday when the Ninth armored division captured g. German hospital train near Wetz- lar.
 The prisoners were being evacuated by the Germans in filthy box cars without sanitation or other facilities.
 In the past three days 5,695 Ger man wounded have been captured in field hospitals which the enemy abandoned in the face of the First Army advance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-29
Packard Motor Cor Strike Breok Neor

Detroit, March 29.-(UP)-A break in the Packard Motor Cal company strike appeared under way today in response to an appeal by union steward whose discharge brought the walkout.
 The steward, John Krulock, tolc the strikers yesterday that his two sons were war casualties and ap- pealed for an immediate end to the unauthorized walkout by 1,50O ot the companyS 31.000 employees. Kru- lock was discharged for ailegedly refusing to let the company and a United Auto Workers (CIO) time
 study expert check procedures in hi