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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
British Occupy
All Of Athens

LONDON, Jan. 6. (UP)-Athens
dispatches said Saturday that Brit
ish forces have completed occupa-
ton of the entire Greek capital,
presumably paving the way for the
resumption of peace conferences.
A BBC broadcast from the capital
said ELIAS guerillas had withdrawn
in force from both Athens and its
port, Piraeus, but added that their
supporters still may remain within
the city.
British columns and patrols
ranged northern Athens, the last
area held by ELIAS forces, but met
no opposition and found only an
occasional sniper," BBC said.
A British communique' covering
operations yesterday, failed to con-
firm the complete clearing of Ath-
ems, but said armed resistance there
was on a much reduced scale.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.
UP)-A bill to prohibit any
man between 18 and 45 from
abandoning an essential job
without draft board approx
al was introduced in the
house Saturday as President
Roosevelt's state of the un-
ion message requesting ma
tional service legislation was
read to congress.
The bill was offered by Chair
man Andrew j. May CD Kentucky,
of the house military affairs COM
mittee.
MAY said the measure was offer
&c on his own, without White House
approval :,
He and Representative Walter G..
Andrews (R.) New York, ranking
minority member of the military
affairs committee, concurred in Mr..
Roosevelt's recommendations to use
4-F"s as much as possible and to
draft nurses for the armed forces.
They said they would start moving"
on the legislation to put them into
effect as soon as possible.
National service legislation, they
saic, should come only as last
resort.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
France Visions
Final Part in
Defeat of Nazis

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (UP)-
France is determined to play
leading role in the remaining mill
tary operations against Germany
and Japan, in the postwar control
of Germany and in the formation
of a world security system.
This was made clear by Henri
Bonnet, newly-arrived French am
bassador to the United States, who
expressed certainty that France sub
sequently would be able to equip
and place in the field strong army
of youths "eager to fight" the Nazis.
Although further negotiations
must be carried on before France
can obtain war materials from the
United States for this purpose, Bon
net said shipping problems still are
the chief obstacle.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

factories.
At the same time, two waves OF
British Mosquito bombers stabbed
at Berlin with tWo-ton blockbusters
and fire bombs.
The Germans countered with a
flying bomb attack en- southern Eng
land that touched off a terrific
anti-aircraft barrage along the
British east coast. Brilliant red
flashes far out over the North sea
indicated that some of the V-bombs
were destroyed.
The Raj night operations follow
ed a smashing daylight blow by
more than 1900 American bombers
and fighters against the German
railway supply lines feeding the
Nazi armies in the west.
Throwing more than 1000 Fly
ing Fortresses and Liberators and
half as many fighters into the at
tack, the Americans struck at least
eight freight yards over broad
area of western Germany from
Cologne south to Karlsruhe and
from the Siegfried line eastward to
a point beyond Frankfurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
Russ Force Stops
German Relief
Unit at Budapest

LONDON, Jan. 6. CUP)-Russian
tanks and infantrymen fell upon the
flank of the German relief army
marching on Budapest Saturday
and rolled up the enemy's armored
spearheads in surprise blow that
appeared to have sealed the doom
CT the Axis garrison surrounded in
the capital.
Wheeling down from the Vertes
hills west of the city, the Russian
thanking columns struck at crit
ical moment when German tanks
in considerable force had punched
through the main Red Army de-
fenses at a number of points in an
area Is to 80 miles northwest of
Budapest.
One attacking column drove di-
rectly north from Nor, 35 miles
southwest of the capital, and a Sec
ond struck eastward from Felso-
gala, 25 miles to the west.
Ripping across the enemy's right
flank, the Russians swiftly rounded
up and destroyed the panzer units
leading the German drive and
ground the entire relief army to a
halt.
A triumphant Red army commu-
nique said the Nazis had been
stopped all along the line, although
there was no claim that the enemy
was abandoning its attempt to lift
the siege of Budapest and rescue
the tens of thousands of Axis troops
ccrnered there. Berlin commenta-
tors, however, acknowledged that
fighting had practically ceased"
Friday night.
Indicating the ferocity of the
battle. into which the Germans had
thrown at least 300 tanks and
swarms of planes, the communique
said more than 5000 Nazis were
killed and only 614 captured yes
terday. In addition, another 81
tanks and 90 planes were destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
BY UNITED PRESS

The cold wave moved into the
east Saturday, centering in Mich
igan where temperatures of 26 de-
glees below zero were reported,
while in the midwest the weather.
man dished up a snowstorm that
was expected to continue for the
next "a or 80 hours with an accu-
mulated fall of nearly nine inches
anticipated at Chicago.
Warmer temperatures were re-
ported in Minnesota and Wisconsin
with low of four degrees below
zero reported at Duluth, Minnesota.
Snow fell throughout the plain
states, the upper Mississippi valley,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
Police Untwist
Crossed Wires

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6. CUP)-A
man who identified himself as Lieu
tenant Commander Hans Pfeurer,
of the German navy, pulled from
the water at Los Angeles harbor
Friday night, told police he was a
German saboteur.
He said he had been released from
a Japanese submarine off the coast
and had come here to blow up a
vital installation"
FBI agents blew up his story in
stead by identifying him as Victor
j. ,Stanwhite, 80, discharged mer-
chant seaman.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

ImperiaI cOuniy's housing
problem was thrown back in
to Imperial County's lap Fri
day afternoon by R. w.
Briggs, National H ous 81 n g
Agency, San Francisco, and
Stanley Abel, FILA repre-
sentative, when they confer
red with Imperial county and
Ell Centre officials, chamber
Of commerce leaders, packers,
shippers, and growers, build
ing contractors, and U. ).
Navy and Marine personnel
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
Hits
In Midwest

northern Indiana and northern Ohio
during the night and was expected
to continue through tonight and pos
sibly snow flurries tomorrow, the
federal weather forecaster at Chi
cago reported.
However, the accumulated fall was
not expected to exceed more than
two inches in any area except the
southern tip of Lake Michigan
where maximum Of nearly nine
inches was predicted Three inches
of snow fell In the Chicago and
Milwaukee areas during the night.
Pellston. Michigan, reported tho
coldest temperature during the night
with a lew of % and Cadillac,
Michigan rcp-r'r et
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

Perhaps 100000 men and massive
armored forces already were com-
mittec- on both sides, and field dis
patches said the battle of the Ard
ennes was moving swiftly toward
it's climax, with the Allies hurting
their greatest strength against the
northern flank in a bid for a break
through that would splinter the
Nazi pocket.
TAKE SPEARHEAD LEADS
Headquarters revealed that the
American second and third arm
ored divisions, the 84th and 83rd
infantry ano the 82nd airborne divi-
sion were spearheading the U. S.
First army attack in the north.
Bad weather limited Allied aerial
operations over the Ardennes early
today, but q force of British heavy
bombers pounded Gciaia.1 troop and
tank concentrations in the Houf-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

The request was mace in his 18th
annual message to congress on the
state of the union, embracing the
whole fields of troubled domestic
and foreign affairs.
The President implied that a
United Nations treaty marking the
beginning of the organization of
world peace" would be submitted to
the senate in 1945.
WOULD INDUCT 4-F's
In addition to a general national
service law, he asked for amend
ment of the selective service act to
permit immediate induction of
nurses into the armed forces and
for legislation making 100000 AIS
available .in whatever capacity is
best for the war effort"
Devoting much of his message to
an urgent plea for unity and MUTUAL
understanding among the Allies, he
said:
This new year of 1945 can be
the greatest year of achievement in
human history
The 8O00-word message was read
to a Joint session of house and sem
ate by clerks Immediately after con-
gress hac canvassed the electoral
votes and officially declared Mr..
Roosevelt elected for fourth term.
Disillusionment after World War
I led us to prefer international
anarchy to international co-opera-
ton with nations which did not see
and think exactly as we cid" Mr..
Roosevelt told the congress. He
warned that if it happens again we
shall be on the road to a third
world war;
"WILL NOT SHRINK"
I'VE cannot and will not shrink"
he continued, from the political
responsibilities which follow in the
wake of battle-we must not this
time lose the hope of establishing
an international order which will
be capable of maintaining peace and
realizing through the years more
perfect justice between nations"
Most important of ALL said Mr..
Roosevelt, summing up postwar
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
VIA Aids Slate
County Study
Of Farm Housing

More housing for farm laborers
in Imperial Valley will be discussed
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday while
William Anglin and William Tolbert
are in the valley making a survey
for the War Food Administration
labor bureau.
Farmers planned to ask Anglin
and Tolbert to increase the camp
east of Ell Centre 200 per cent and
make some increase in the migra-
tory labor camp at Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
Luzon
Drii ! We
Loom s
Tokyo Reports
yank Convoy
Nearing Isle
By UNITED PRESS

Tokyo radio said Satur-
day that present positions OF
three large American conveys
s'point to a landing on Luzon
island in the Philippines"
A broadcast recorded by United
Press at San Francisco said:
"One enemy convoy, including an
estimated 10J landing barges and
escorted by a large task force, is
now west of Lingayen gulf in west
ern central Luzon. In the waters
west of Panay island another strong
convoy, including 10 aircraft car
riers. South of Negros island a third
convoy of considers bile strength is
also cruising westward"
POSSIBLE LANDING
The Tokyo announcer concluded
Through the positions and move
ments of these strong enemy con-
voys, a possible enemy landing on
Luzon is preoictable.' -
Another broadcast claimed that
before dawn Saturday japanese air.
craft attacked U. S. surface units
which appeared off San Fernando
on Luzon and damaged a cruiser or
battleship and two destroyers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (UP)-
China-based Superfortresses, 10 to
90 strong by enemy accounts, bomb
ed industrial targets in western Kyu-
shu, southernmost of the Japanese
home islands, Saturday and a
broadcast reported in London said
Tokyo also was attacked.
ALL DAY BOMBING
Tokyo radio, heard by United
Press in San Francisco, said about
a dozen" of the China-based sky
giants raided the Marking sector in
intervals all day Saturday, con-
centrating their bombing attack on
the Hsiakuan sector on the Yangtze.
The Exchange Telegraph agency
in Lonco said it heard Tokyo
broadcast that 70 to 80 B-29s bomb
ed the western part" of the capital,
causing slight damage. The refer
ence to Tokyo was not heard by any
other listening post, however, and
it appeared the announcer actually
was referring to the Kyushu attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
Three Imperial
Countians
Wounded in War

Three Imperial Valley boys, two
from BraWley and one from Ell
Centre, were listed among the
Americans wounded in action in the
Mediterranean area, the war de-
partment announced Saturday.
The Ell Centran was Private First
Glass Jesus S. Urvina, son of Mrs.
Maria S. PARA.
Staff Sergeant Frank V. Verduz-
co. son of Mrs. Francisco V. Ver-
duzco cf 638 South Tenth, and Pri-
yate First Glass Librado L. Escobar,
son of Jose Escobar of 635 Stanley
Place, were the Brawley boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

falize area at the center of the
pocket before Gavin.
More than 100 miles to the south
east, the Germans were embarked
or second dangerous gamble in
a twin drive into the Alsace corner
that menaced the entire U. S. Sew
enth army front, but which also was
being countered effectively by the
Americans.
In that area, the Germans forced
crossing of the Rhine above
Strassbourg and drove more than
10 miles through the Seventh army
front below Bitche to cut the inn
portant rail ano road lines between
Haguenau and Saarbrucken. A
prompt American counterattack
hurled the Germans back on the
latter sector, but at last reports the
enemy still held his new Rhine
bridgehead.
YARD BY YARD
On the Ardennes front, the AM
erican First and British Second
armies under Fielc Marshal Sir
Bernard L. Montgomery battled
yard by yard through the Nazis
northern and northwestern flanks
against resistance that appeared to
be stiffening by the hour.
Hamperec by sudden thaw that
turned many sectors of the front
into a slushy quagmire and chan
neled their armored units onto the
Continued on Page 6, Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
in the Ell Centric chamber of

in the Ell Centric chamber or
commerce.
Briggs tolc the meeting that:
Cd Imperial county cannot hope
for federal funds in anything re-
motely resembling the near future.
He explained that congress is ex-
pected to appropriate $15,00C for
housing projects on the Pacific
coast, although the San Francisco
office of the National Housing
Agency has written programs for
$4,000, 900 worth of housing for the
coast
NONE FOR COUNTY
He added that Imperial county
may not expect to receive any OF
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
WEATHER

Continued variable high rlOudi-
ness over the week end with little
change in temperatures. Maximum
temperature around 73 degrees.
Cool at NIGHTS but with maximum
temperatures slightly above 81 de-
greeS i'm all areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
U. S. Housing Agency Dims
County Projec cts Hopes

this $l5,000,000.
He stated that if Imperial county
wants any housing, it will have to
pay for it itself.
90 He will be glad to write pro-
grams for Imperial county housing
within the limits of priority specifi-
cations which may hope for APP
proval
He explained that he can write
programs for housing for shed
workers but he cannot write pro-
grams for housing for pickers, that
he cannot write programs for hous-
ing for military personnel and their
families and that be cannot write
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

Mays bill would prohibit all males
between the ages of ID and As from
leaving arms, war plants, or other
essential jobs without approval of
their local draft boards under PEN
atty of being inducted into special
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
House Gets New Measure
Or Freeze Of MdnpoWer

service units at army pay but with
out veterans benefits.
May said he would call hearings
as soon as possible on manpower
proposals, inclucing his own bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
Message Urges
Congress To
Move s peedily
Must Mobilize Complete Manpower
Of Nation. Declares Chief;
Would Induc+ Four Million 4-Fs
By LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (UP) = President Roosevelt
Saturday asked congress for national service law totally
mobilizing manpower and womanpower to help lick
the Germans this year and speed destruction of Japans
smalipnant nOWar"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
Fierce Battles
Ro9e Between
Tanks, Infantry
MassiveArmored Forces Engaged
With 100000 Men on Two Sides;
Allies Near Victory on North End
: BY J. EDWARD MURRAY :

PARIS JAM g. (UP)-Spreading tank and infantry
battles ragged ndecisvey all around the Ardennes salient
Saturday as the retreated grudgngy before the
Allied couneroffensve in the north and ashed back fur
ousv at the American Third army their southern flank
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
y AMBLINe
NEpoR1ER

Yum! YUM
Here is a recipe for striped gravy
from an expert, Mrs. G.. G.. Cash OF
Ell Centre:
Fry ham; when done take ham
from skillet; pour grease into
bowl; pour small amount OF hot
coffee into hot skillet; pour coffee
into hot grease; and there you have
real striped gravy or stricked gravy
as the Cash family calls it.
That will put all you experts on
your mettle.
The Time Makers
Mrs. Ralph Jacobs was pretty an
noyed with. -ne I'rcs3 FRIDAY.
She was writing letters and pick
&c up Fridays issue of the Press to
check the date.
There it was as big as life Jan
uary 5, 1914"
That confused her SO much that
she had to hunt up calendar to
straighten out time.
On, we'll, Mrs Jacobs, people are
always wanting to turn time back
ward. We did it.
The Poor Dear
His friends were congratulatlng
Roy Simpson Saturday on the birth
OF a daughter Thursday night.
I'm glad my baby is a girl, y
Simpson sighed, I'D hate to have
a child of mine go through what I
did Thursday night"
Remember When
When RR heard that Mrs. Fred
Baughman, wife of the former
weather bureau representative in
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07

L. A. HAY-No. barley hay ss6 a s2s No. oat
hay. SIG 0 SGT: u. S. No. alfalfa ungraded, S29
a s3I; u. S. No. 2 alfalfa, green leafy, $27
"a S29; No. 2 S24 a S25.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-07
WEATHER

Maximum Friday r. minimum Saturday 81; am.
az, humidity 85; noon Saturday 61, hu-
nidity 81; 5 pm. Friday GA, humidity 43.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-19
Kiwanis To Join In Observance Of
Thanksgiving At Tuesday Meeting

In observance of Thanksgiving,
the Rev. Milton H. Banks, pastor
OF the Trenton Methodist church,
will deliver a Thanksgiving talk
and the A Capella choir of Roose-
welt high school will offer sacred
music at the KiwaniS meeting
Tuesday.
The meeting is sponsored by the
Committee for the Support Of
Churches. headed by Harry Ward
as chairman, assisted by Joseph
Gartner and Albert Kaechele.
The Rev. Banks, native of Sag
NAV, received his Alb. at Baldwin
and Wallace college, Berea, Ohio,
and attended the seminary at BoS-
ton University where he received
his S.TB. and his masters degree.
He began his ministry at Hol-
brook, Mass, joining the Detroit
Conference of the Methodist church
in 1888 and became full member
ii June 1896. He has served church.
eS at Onaway. at Nardin Park, De-
troit, as associate minister at Han
cock and as pastor of the Trenton
Methodist church.
The A Capella choir, under the
direction of Miss Eleanor Bennink,
will offer a group of three numbers:
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-19
Ask Council
Approve Road
Widening Plan

Recommendations to the council
that the city grant the request Of
the county road commission for
proposed widening Of Northline,
Eureka, and Pennsylvania avenues
to 100 feet were made by the city
planning committee following its
meeting Friday. The committee also
suggested that the city set street
lights back to meet the proposed
widening before construction of
homes and business places gets un-
derway in the Spring.
Meeting with state and county
representatives Of the road commits
sion, the committee heard commits
sion plans to widen the three
trunklines leading into the city.
Representatives of planning COM
missions from Monroe, Dearborn,
Lincoln Park, Ferndale, Birming-
ham have been invited to attend
the next meeting of the committee
to discuss the advantages and dis
advantages of the types of planning
commissions: one type which In
cludes the mayor and at least one
councilman as ex-officio members,
and the second type of commission
which includes no public officials.
Following the meeting the plan
ming committee will make recon-
mendations to the city council as
to the type Of planning commits
sion to be established here.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-19
French Vote Return Of DeGaulle
Sponsor Yuletide
Home Decorating
Contest Here

With the removal of restrictions
on Christmas decorations. the Wy
andotte Merchants Association this
year will sponsor a contest for
home decorations for the holidays.
AS in pre-war years, prizes will be
awarded to residents whose homes
are judged the best-decorated.
The Merchants Association will
also decorate the business section
OF the city with lights and ever
green, although no parade is in
Guided in the yuletide program for
this year.
1T is fitting that this custom
be revived this year with so many
of our boys being returned from
service" said George w. Wilbur
secretary treasurer of the Associa-
ton in making the announcement
1T should serve to cheer them up
and give them home-feeling after
long absences"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-19
Mayor To Name
Fire Assessment
Rate Committee

Mayor Louis w. Benin Tuesday
will appoint committee, approved
by the council, to set up a method
Of assessment of cost for fire pro-
lection for the Ecorse township
area.
Assessment rates were asked by
Councilman Richard T. Kelly last
week when he charged hourly rates
for the township areas serviced by
the Wyandotte fire department
were unjust to local taxpayers.
II think the city of Wyandotte
should Immediately raise rates for
fire protection to the area pro-
tected," Kelly said, pointing out
that local taxpayers have been
charged more than 100000 since
1888 for fire protection on an
assessment basis while the same
service is provided township areas
on an hourly Of $50 per hour or
fraction plus s25 for each addi-
tional hour or fraction that the
firemen are on duty In the town.
ship areas.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-11-19
Base, State
Farm Named
Among Sites

Proposal to transfer the BOYS
Vocational school, institution for
Delinquent youths, to the United
States Naval Air Base on Crosse
lie is now under discussion by the
Michigan Juvenile Institute Com
mission. A second possible site, tn.
16O-acre state game farm neal
Mason, is also being considered.
Transfer of the school will fol.
low sale of the 90-year-old building
at Lansing now housing the insti-
tuition, which had been unanimous
~ approved by four members of
the commission. Transfer of the
school is part OF a plan to modern
ize and humaniZe the institution.
now called "hopelessly antiquated
and conducive to less enlightened
custodial care of delinquents than
that found in adult institutions"
The state attorney generals opin-
ion is now being sought on whether
legislative approval is needed for
sale of the property since power
to sell the school was given the
board Of trustees by the legislators
in 1917 and some commission mem
berS believe that the commission
now has the authority.
Estimates submitted by the head
OF the research division of the De-
partment of Corrections, pointed
out that the present 500 admissions
to the school would increase to
more than 900 If more facilities
were available.