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Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Germans Assault
Normandy Port

PARIS. March g. cUP1-German
forces, apparently from the Ger
man-ocuried channel islands, car
ried out what was called nuisance
raid on the Normandy port of Gran
vile early Friday.
Supreme headquarters announced
TIE Ccmmando-hke sortia on the
port 50 miles southeast Of JERSEY
in the Channel islands, where the
Germans have held cut since the
Allied invasion of Europe.
Slight damage and casualties on
both sides were caused in the at
tack. The Germans took number
of prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Tokyo Reports
U. 5. Fleet at
Mindanao Port
77-Ship Invasion Nnit
Shells Zamboagna in
Process for Landings

MANILA. March 9. (UP)
- Tokyo reported Friday
that a 77-ship American in
vastion armada was manau-
vering for a landing at Zam-
boanga on the southwest tip
of Mindanao. second largest
of the Philippine islands, af-
ter a 24-hour naval bonn
bombardment.
(Tokyo radio, in an Italian-lan-
guage broadcast TO Europe. said a
landing attempt had been made but
had failed The broaGcaSt was
recorded by FCCa
CLEAR CHANNEL
Mnesweepers pegan clearing a
channel off the coast Thursday
morning. Tokyo radio said. and the
task force is showing signs OF a
icing attempt
The broadcast said the American
fleet comprised three battleships,
four cruisers, 90 landing craft and
so other warships and assorted
craft. It began shelling Zamboanga
early Thursday, Tokyo aCded.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur was 81
lent on the enemy reports. Fridays
communique disclosed, however, that
Licerators, Mitchell mediums and
lightnings wrecked buildings ano
started many fires in zamboanga
with a l29-ton raid Tuesday.
Zamboanga. on Basilan strait 535
miles south of Manila. is one of the
principal ports of Mindanao. south
ernmcst of the Philippines and de-
fenced by the last sizeable enemy
force remaining in the archipelago
PORT Is SHELLED
While minesweepers were clearing
& channel. the broadcast said that
three cruisers, under cover of a
substantial airforce, shelled the
port
T seA-,~ claimed that no landings
were made up to Thursday night
but cid not extend its comment be-
yond that time.
Zamboanga is separated from the
northeast tip of Borneo by l80
mile long stepping-stone island
chain. formed by Basilan island and
the Sulu archipelago.
Acros Sthe Sulu sea. 255 miles to
the west, is the Palawan port of
Puerta Princesa and three airfields,
which were seized by Gen Douglas
MacArthur's troops last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

Vs.
The professor was born at VAL
paraiSo. Indiana. on January 9,
1898. His father was in business
there and there was no sign Of
show ability in either side cf the
family until little Basil came along.
He developed his first tendencies
along that line when at he con-
fronted an audience as a performer
in the local Elks minstrel show.
Young Basil did an act which con-
sisted of singing. dancing, mono
lCgue and juggling He may not
have been good, but he was versatile,
Came 1915. and Basil went high
brow, becoming a tympanist with
the Cleveland symphony. He played
the Xylophone straight for a while.
Then he toured with the Original
Kilties band from Bellyille, Ontario.
IN CAMP BAND
When the United States got into
World War !. Basil was sent to
lamp Taylor. Kentucky, where he
was assigned TO the camp band. And
after the armistice he took his xylo-
phone arouad the vaudeville cir
cults. still playing it straight,
But a L,t,e comedy patter began
to creep into his act, a precursor of
what was TO come about two dec
AIDES later. in l940-the memorable
year when sex came TO the XylO-
phone.
The professor has q clause in his
film contract which allows him 70
weeks a year for touring, to sort Of
keep lis hand in with audiences.
He doesn't regard himself as a great
virtuoso. but after all he DID play
with a symphony orchestra.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
{. {. Private
Is Wounded

Private First Glass Jesus Urvina of
FL Centre is receiving medical at
tentiOn at Barnes General Hos
pital in Vancouver, Washington
having been injured by artillery fire
in an advance attack on the enemy
while serving with the infantry in
the European thcater
Inducted at Fort Macarthur in
November 1912, he received his basic
training at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma
and has served in Africa and Italy.
He has been awarded the Good
Conduct Medal. Combat Infantry
mans Badge, Purple Heart Medal
and European Theatre of Opera
tiCns Ribbon, with two battle stars,
denoting two major engagements
with the enemy
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

ne said in the message to German
troops in which he conceC ed the al
most "intolerable' strain of the. Al
lied pressure on Germany.
Writing in the xoelkiseher Beo-
bachtcr. Guderian said that by far
the greatest part of Germany's
armed forces was assigned to the
eastern front last fall TO block the
Russian threat. As 4 result, he said,
the Americans y the west are able
to achieve today what they failed to
dO earlier
Other enemy broaCcasts said the
Allied offensive in the west was at
tanning decisive Importance.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Crop Employees
Number $4,000

A92roximateIy 10000 men are
EMPLOYED at this time in seasonal
planting, cultivating and harvesting
in the Imperial Valley, according
in George GarirgueS, director OF the
Farm Labor Board in FL Centre.
It was further stated that at pres
ent there is a slight surplus OF
workers. which, however, shortly
will be aSsimilated.
During April, when the harvest
ing of hay gets under way, Garri-
gues said, there will be a definite
shortage of bailcrs and also men for
moving and raking jobs.
LETTUCE SEASON
The lettuce season in the valley,
which is now drawing to a close. at
its peak employed some 5000 work
ers. with 200 to $50 carloads being
shipped daily from the valley, III
addition to 25 or 80 cars of dry
packed lettuce daily. Last week
shipments dropped to IS to 100 cars
daily.
The harvesting Of carrots is now
at its peak. Garrigues said, but due
to low prices shipping is not as
heavy as it has been in other years.
The harvesting of spring peas also
is at its peak with 1900 men en-
ployed. The season will end about
April /. The season for the thinn-
ing of cantaloupcS also is nearing
an end.
Harvesting of mid-Wintcr toma-
toes Is nearly complete and the
harvesting of spring tomatoes will
start soon and will require the
services of about 500 men. Harvest
ing of squash has just started and
300 men will be employed.
CABBAGE CROP
MoreMorc than $50 men arc work
ing at gathering sabbage, now at
its peak
Although approximately 10000
seasonal workers are now employed,
this figure will soon drop TO about
10000, Garrigues stated, but de-
clared that the valley will not have
an unemployment problem. There
will be plenty of work for all, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Yunkee S Drive
Stoggers Foe

and the way was open into the in
duStrial heart Of Germany.
The first shock troops across the
bridge seized the river town of En-
pei and famed out TO the east,
north and south against spotty re-
sistance that apparently haG stiff
fened only Slightly by mid-after-
noon today-4S hours later.
German spokesmen said the
Americans were battering at the
gates of Linz, two miles southeast
Of the bridge, and tacitly admitted
another doughboy column had
driven two miles north of Unkel.
That town, one Berlin commentator
said, has been "recaptured.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Fl Cenfran's Kin
Wounded in War

Sergeant Donald Stevens, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. d. H. Stevens, who
formerly operated the service stat
ion at Coyote Wells, was wounded in
the arm while serving in the Philip
pines.
He was serving with the para F.
glider infantry and was wounded
February 8. his aunt. Mrs. c. c.
Brewer of the Barbara Worth hotel
in FL Centro was informed.
Sergeant Stevens was we'll known
in FL Centro as he attended the
FL Centro schools. His parents are
now living on the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Imperial Valley Press

ESrepusneo Apr1 70. 1901.
Published evenings except Saturday
and Sunday. in combination with the
Sunday POS1-PRESS. by the Imperial
Valley Publishing Company, 625 State
St, FL Ccntro. Calf.
Paul Jenkins. Publisher
and President.
Member Unitei Press california News
paper Publishers Assn. West Holiday
Co.. Inc. national representatives.
Rates. Cncluding Sunday Post-PTesS'
Single copy Sc: carrier paidin-ad-
vance: l month. 81 90; 8 months,
S2.T5: 6 months S5.25: wear, SO. co.
By Mail: l month, S1o0; 3 months.
$3.50 months, $3.50: ! year, Ss 90.
Outside of California, S1.00 per month
flat.
Entered at El Centro. Calf, post
office q ond class NAL
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Season Wide Open
On Mudhens

SACRAMENTO, March O. up
The state fish and game commits
sion today announced a year.
round open season on coot-or mud
hens-wherever these birds are de-
stroying crops. Farmers, and sports-
men having farmers permission,
may shoot arnd recover coot in
stead Of letting them lie where killed
as previously.
The commissions action clarified
recent ruling of the T. S fish
and wildlife service liberalizing the
taking Of CCOt.
Hunters would be required to get
written permission from farmers to
shoot birds that are damaging crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
ANSWER SFIRE ALARM

The Ell Centro fire department
Friday morning responded to an
alarm from the Imperial County
court house. The cause OF the alarm
proved to be an overlooked furnace
in the boiler room. Flremcn turned
off the oil and made short shrift of
the small blaze before any damage
rpSnltpd
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
FOUR DEATHS BY GAS
SEEN CAUSED BY noe

LIVERPOOL. England, March 6
CUP,-A dog is believed responsible
for death By gas of four person
three generations Cf ono family.
Police entering the house here
found a flexible tube detached from
n hot plate and the dead dog lying
On the tube II was thought the doc
had pulled the tube from the outlet
Verdict of accidental death was
returned on Thomas Kenyon, 50, q
Hospital almoner; his wife. Mary
81. their daughter, Mrs, Mary Dori,
W0rsley, 25, and her 6-month-olo
daughter Rosemary Nance.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Health Insurance
Measure Waits
Sponsor Change

Continued from Page One
health INSURANCE taxes would be
eligible for regular benefits at any
time up to six mon,AS after becom-
ing unemployed. under a third
amenc men,, The original draft of
the bill limited the period to 80 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
WENT OVER BIG

The professor played it straight,
taking deep bows when the audi
ence applauded, but the applause
was all for Rose and her strip tease.
1t went over SO we'll that they did
Sc weeks of it and get the professor
a job as headliner with the llth
edition of the Vanities on Broad
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

The famed crew races between
Harvard and Yale, which in pre-
war years took the form of COL
orful regatta at New London, Con-
necticut, first were roWed on Lake
Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire, in
1852.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
The Unkiudcst-

A serviceman told police that he
and another military friend gave
TWO girls ride from the north and
permitted them to stay in their
apartment in El Centro that night
before going east.
The next morning after the girls
left. the serviceman said, the two
men discovered that the guests had
taken s.. some whisky, a pair OF sun
glasses and some false teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
NOTHING But AMBULANCES

HOLLAND. Vt, March 8. up
Pvt. George A. Smith. Jr., COM
plains in a letter home that he is
seeing the war through an am
bulance window" He's been wound
ed five times.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

Shipments of dry cells fer mill
tary batteries reached an estimated
high OF 2000O0000 cells in January,
l945. This total still does not meet
increasing military requirements.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
PRIVATE TO MAJOR AT 81

BOSTON, March =. CUPp-One of
the youngest majors in the U. S.
army is Nicholas j. Khoury of the
South End, who rose from buck
private at 18 to wear a gold leaf
on his shoulders at Il. Maj. Kkoury,
who commands a troop carrier
squadron in England, was made a
shavetail at 18. a first lieutenant at
10, captain at 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Somebody Do Something

One OF our friends in the Pacific
area wrote that he is out Of cigarets
but the Australians have mere
American cigarets than they need
and offer to sell them back to the
American serviCemen for $3.50 a
carton.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
The Gallery

This calendar collecting business
IS like an epidemic
John Kepiey is the latest victim
and what a calendar!
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Farm Machinery
Grows Scarcer

WASHINGTON. March 9. up
Farmers, already facing q serious
farm machinery shortage in 1915
may get even less equipment next
year, a war food administration Of
ficial warned Friday.
Unless immediate-and unlocked
for-increaSes in steel allocations
for farm machinery are forthcom-
ing, factory production by early
1916 may drop 80 to so per cent be-
hind present curtailed output.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

Careless smokers constitute the
greatest menace TO American tor-
ests, causing 255 per cent of the
fires. Inccndiaries rank second
with a record of 2i8 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

More than 2161 acres or four
square miles Of land can be covered
with $4,000 worth Of grass seed-at
80 cents a pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
Russ Speed Up
Berlin Drive
Continued from PAGE Oncl

Continued from Page One
their outer detenses like a house
of cares" The Red army was with
N sight of both ports.
Berlin broadcaSts said Marshal
GREGORY X. Zhukov's First White
Russian army .iad swung across the
Oder river behind KueStrin. 38 miles
east of Berlin and was Storming the
burning fortress city from all sides
an indication that Kuestrin has
been enCircled
The forces which attacked from
the rear broke into the west bank
portion OF Kuestrin, Berlin said, but
the main assault came from the
northwest on the opposite side Of
the big bend of the Oder
IRON TWO POINTS
The main thrust obviously was be-
ing aimed at Berlin from the KueS-
trim and Frankfurt areas due cast
Of the capital. but the thanking
drives toward Stet.in in the north
anc Dresden in the south may prove
equally decisive in the final ac-
counting.
Nazi reports Thursday said the
Russians had driven west TO SeeloW.
~ miles beyond the Oder and only
2G miles east CT Berlin, only to be
thrown back seven miles to Rath-
stock, three miles west OF the Oder.
Moscow dispatches said the First
and Second White Russian armies
have seized roughly two thirds Of
Germany's Baltic coast east OF Stet-
tin bay and mopped up nine-tonths
Of German Poh: arania.
Soviet bombers were reported pull
yerizing river crossings in the Stct-
tin area in conjunction with Red
army artillery on an aronld-thc-
clock basis. The OCer estuary and
Stettin lagoon were clogged with
sunken enemy ferryScats loaded
with tanks, motor vehicles and
troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09
REMOVE EXPLOSIVES

American engineers raced out onto
the bridge, removed the explosives
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-09

Continued rom Page One
across the river, leaving the double
track railway span intact.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
HICKMAN YOUTH
SERIOUSLY HURT

Eugene Hickman, six-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Hick-
man, of 1855 Spofford Mills, who
suffered a fractured neck when
struck by car operated by Mrs.
L. w. Lewis Jenkins. 1109 Mercer
Avenue, at p. m. Friday, was re-
ported yesterday as being in
Serious condition at James Wal
ker Memorial hospital.
The child also received lacera-
tons of the legs and body bruises.
The 1910 model Studebaker op-
Grated by Mrs. jenkins is owned
by Mrs. Leslie Begore Of 1923
Colonial village, state highway
patrolmen who investigated the
accident said yesterday.
The officers reported that the
child was playing in front of his
fathers car, parked in front of his
home AS the automobile operated
by Mrs. Jenkins approached, the
boy ran out from in front Of the
other vehicle into the front of the
oncoming one.
No arrests were made. The pa
trolmen said the father Of the in
jured child told them he thought
the accident was unavoidable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Release OF Penicillin
For General Civilian
Use Reported Imminent

NEW YORK, March 3-(Pl-E
J. Squibb and Sons reported TO-DAY
that War Production Board release
of penicillin for general civilian
use was imminent"
The drug firm announced that
$500 pounds of penicillin would
be flown from here tomorrow to
its Chicago and Los Angeles dis.
tribution points $50 that when inn.
minent WPB permission for gen.
eral civilian use is granted. on.
the-spot supply will be available
in all sections Of the nation"
Tomorrow's shipment will fill an
airfreighter with enough penicillin
to save 5000 lives, the company
said. The drug was manufa ctured
at the company's New Brunswick
N. j., laboratories.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
GENERAL MOTORS
WORKERS WORKERS RECEIVE
FRINGE PAY HIKE

,r.surNGToN, March s'-P)-
"AT w.r Labor Board today
the ..d fringe increase but
g '',.s UAw-clo request for a
d'n srs, wage boost in 100 General
S ,sot's' Corporation plants in'0'V-
Ing wv c,eral Motors spokesman
A o tad that the WLB grant OF
e'tI i1sr .ea in the differential tor
an I'! sniff workers y w ooo eoo cost
t !1n.o5nasideraOly under s''ooO'ooo an
nually reo,,ested an in.
grease q for per sota 'f the second one and
f sIsd shifts which. the company pan
t1ifu 1,o t would have cost $22,-
ees,oooo annually ,,,r p dan;od INV,
H0"e.Vt for the second shift and
cFe tod only half, or 2 IL per
g:s y. NJ the requested rise in the
cent ,t'as..re Ul for the third shift,
dl'lsl ae+iye to October 5, 1913, ex-
reu ..;on date of the prior agree
men, fn denving the union request for
~ a. n wage increase, the
. - said that. as in other major
l 0o'.4 cases which involve de-
w.. snas outside the Little Steel for
a. .o the denial was without
D,sindice" to reconsideration If
ts ,.I is any change in national
woe I sterilization policy.
w ne unions request for indus
.-r.wide wage rate Sterilization
e.. ed elimination of all inter-plant
ss IN in wage rates in
s si: Of the corporation was like
|Tise denied.
Eowever. the board set March
% a. the start of a public hearing
~ M study of the operation of the
"sracket system : relating to
r,tes for jobs in new establish
,nsnts and new job classifications
n going establishments "as they
|, Effect Companies with plants in
| more than one labor market. -
Specifically, this hearing will
ss on the issue between the union
land the corporations Delco-Rsmy
division plant at Bedford, Ind,
|, nd the Diesel engine division
liant at Grand Rapids, Mich.
| No division was made on tie
| mon's request for an II cent
| hourly increase for skilled main
Eenance workers. A hearing on
mis- issue was set for March 16.
Both the corporations demand
that the maintenance OF member
ship clause in the master agree
ment be eliminated and the union
demand that no new Is day escape
period be ordere by the board
we're denied.
The unions request for a guar
,ntee Of full employment and 48
hours Of pay per week was denied
Is outside the authority Of the
hard -
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Frenchmen Sentenced
For Black Market Deals

PARIS, March 3-(P>HA French
man convicted of black market
operations yielding about five mil
lion francs ($1oo, 0o0) profit from
the sale of stolen U. S. Army gaso.
line and oil was sentenced to four
years in prison and fined 1000
francs $4,000 by a French mill
tary tribunal today.
The Frenchman, Charles Lafaite,
was charged with acting as an
intermediary for deserters from
the American Army in the sale OF
the stolen products to French buy
erS.
Listed as alleged purchasers
among the 80 persons summoned
to trial were directors Of three
Paris newspapers and a member
Of the provisional government con-
sultative assembly. These defen.
dants did not appear. Of the 30
only Lafaite and one other de-
fendant who was acquitted, appear
ed,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
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From krttNids
| Ind Rheumatism

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1. pain Of rheumatism, and Arthritis
ID you take no risk in trying this won
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money refunded. Price-$3.o0.
TOT sale by Futrelle's Pharmacy, your
Eafest drug store or Dixie Medicine
kelpofation, Charlotte, N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
Recreation department, it was an

Recreation department, it was an
nounced yesterday.
ALI interested persons are invited
to exhibit their hobbies. and it is
believed that wide range Of en-
deavor will be represented.
Some Of the hobbies already sug-
gested for display are collections
OF jewels, curios, stamps, photo
graphs OF war relics; crafts such
as carving, woodwork, metal work,
knitting and homecrafts; and ma
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04

ture hobbies of various kinds, Any
other hobbies will be welcome.
Further information and entry
blanks may be obtained from Mrs.
Carl Powers, 2-1104, or the Recrea-
ton department 2-8997, 223 Prin-
/ cess st.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
HOBBY EXHIBIT
PLANNED HERE

A city-wide Hobby exhibit is
planned at the Woodrow Wilson
nut from 3 to 30 p. M, March 81
under the joint sponsorship Of the
Junior Sorosis club and the C;tv
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
APPOINTED

NEW YORK, March 3.-R)-Dan.
lel P. Woouey, OPA regional di.
rector announced today appoint.
ment Of Major Thomas F. Barrett,
former banker honorably discharg.
ed last September from the Army
Air Corps, as director Of regional
veterans service division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04

The first Coast Guard lfesaving
station in the United States was
located at Sandy Hook, N. Y, It
was erected in 1896.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
SERIOUSLY ILL

SEKIOUSLY I'D
Haywood Green, Colored, Of
Wrightsville' Sound, who worked
for many years at Lumina for the
Tide Water Power Company, is
seriously i'll in Community hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04

The United States has about 50
important lighthouses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-04
1926

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shorter woman in sizes from
1912 to 261a.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Ne,Vs Exchange Column for Coolidge
Men In The Armed Forces

aircraft factory. he writes. Il looks
as IL IL will be a long time before
he gets home. so be doesn't want
them 10 get their hopes up Stokes
has lived in Coolidge since he was
a boy. He entered service In 1871
and after brief training was sent TO
Alaksa. where be served for over
two years. Following a rest In the
states and furlough home. Stokes
was sent to the South Pacific.
PFC. WILLIS GOODWIN is back
In the states after many months
service in the European theater OF
operations. Goodwin. who Is a
cousin OF the late Sgt John ID.
watkins. wired his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. W. II. Goodwin. from
Camp Henry. Virginia. this week
Before being sent TO the European
theater Goodwin served two and
a half years in Newfoundland
When he returned 10 the states he
married Miss Evelyn Breanon OF
New Bedford. Mass. who accom-
panied him home on furlough. His
parents are expecting that he and