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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Vessels
To Be
Spoilers
Commanders Must
Radio Roosevelt
For Orders
BY LYLE C. WILSON

WASHINGTON, May 3.
(UP) - The United States
Atlantic patrol has been or
dered to "avoid shooting at
all costs short of getting sunk", a
usually well-informed official said
today.
The patrol, now operating at least
1000 miles off shore and within
1900 miles of western British ports
has been informed, this source con-
tinued, that its mission is not to
destroy Axis surface, submarine or
aircraft but ito spot them, broad
cast information regarding their
whereabouts and remain in contact
until British forces can overtake
| them.
The foregoing information came
from a source SO usually well-in-
formed as to be persuasive. The
United Press checked with the navy
department and was told by an
authorized spokesman: I'VE have
no comment on that one
But the foregoing outline of pa
troll objectives appeared to fit the
pattern of what many persons here
Continued on Page 6; Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Burglar Makes Off
With Horse, Saddle
And Alarm Clock

CALEXICO, May - The home
and barn of Mrs. Georgia Frazier
a quarter of a mile east of here
were looted Friday night for the
second time in six weeks.
The invaders took horse, saddle,
and bride from the barn, groceries
and an alarm clock from the house
while the family was away from
nome between $3.50 pm. and pm.
Friday night. Officers tracked the
morse south toward the border of
Mexico where the trail was lost. A
broken pitchfork handle found in
the house was believed to have
been carried by the burglar for use
IN case he was surprised by the re-
turn of the family, Deputy Sheriff
Joe Lizarraras said.
Six weeks ago the home was
stripped of wearing apparel of the
family. The clothing and the burg
lar were arrested in Mexicali by
Mexican police.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

AXIS prOpagandlStS laDOreu 10
arouse the Arab world against Eng
land.
The Ankara broadcast quoted re-
ports from Beirut, Syria, that the
British were moving from three dir
ctions against the capital of Iraq
and had not encountered resistance
SO far.
British Imperials previously had
been landed at Basra, where a Ger
man report said they were being
'encircled."
The British were said to have
been ordered to occupy Baghdad
at any cost"
Radio Berlin reported from Bagh-
dad that about 5000 British troops
from Palestine and other troops
from trans Jordan had crossed the
Iraq frontier in the direction Of
Rutbah, where the best airdrome
in northwestern Iraq is located.
The march on Baghdad, capital
of the little nation formerly known
as Persia, would, if confirmed, rep
resent a British attempt to sur
mount an Iraq uprising before Ger
man aid could arrive. +-
Syria, apparent destination OF
Nazi air armada, is a French COL
ony. Its use by Nazi troops as a
base for operations in Iraq could
be made only with the cooperation
of unoccupied France, or in defi-
ance OF the Vichy government.
The new war front in Irau, CEN
tering around the besieged British
air base of Habbaniya, overshadow-
ed momentarily the main theater
OF the battle of the Mediterranean
but the fight went on INCREASINGLY
at the Libyan port of Tobruk and
the Egyptian frontier town of Sol
lum in defense of the Suez canal.
GERMANS REPULSED
At Tobruk, the British reported
they had thrown back strong Axis
attacks with heavy losses, including
ii tanks, and the Nazi high COM
Continued on Page 6 Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Army TO Choose Co|oneIs on Merit
Instead Of Length Of Service

WASHINGTON, May 3 CUP) -
The war department today invoked
6, policy of selection by merit in
stead of by length of service for
temporary promotion of majors
and lieutenantS colonels to the rank
of colonel
The new policy will not apply
to retired officers on active duty,
Those officers will be promoted ac-
cording to the traditional method
based on length of service.
The entire promotion list of reg
ular army majors and lieutenant
colonels will be available for merit
selection for temporary promotion
to colonels. Most of these, 1t was
said, have had practically the same
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04


iiected earlier advances in whole
sale markets and indicated "the ef-
iects OF lower production, large
domestic consumption and purchas-
es by the government Under It's
new food purchase program the
government is buying dairy. meat
and poultry products at higher
prices for distribution among the
needy and TO create stockpile
of foodstuffs for the anti-axis ma
tions.
Well-informed defense officials
said that large British food orders
in this country was contributing
factor to the price increases. In
one instance, they said. the Brit
ish government has requested APP
Fortunately 100000 cases OF can
ned tomatoes, or more than half
of this country's annual output of
28.000,000 cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
L'awmaker Seekinq
GuayuIe Subsidy
For U.S.Farmers
Representative Sets Up
Bill to Guarantee
Home Rubber Supply

WASHINGTON, May 8,
(UP)-Rep. John z. Ander-
son, California, said today
he would introduce a bill III
congress soon to authorize
the U. S. department of agriculture
to survey the possibilities OF large
scale commercial production of
guayuie rubber IN the United States.
Guayule rubber is produced
from a plant which grows in the
southwestern United States. The
congressman proposed that the
government subsidize farmers who
agree to grow the plant.
Anderson said that development
of a large scale domestic supply
of rubber would be of "inestimable
value" to the United States in view
of the grave emergency in the Far
East, which produces 90 per cent
of rubber imported by the United
States.
The California congressman said
5000 acres were planted in the
Salinas valley in 1881 and the plant
proved highly successful A fac
tory, capable of producing 10000
pounds of refined rubber daily, was
established.
Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co.
also used guayule in combination
with plantation rubber to produce
a more resistant, longer wearing
tire Anderson said.
The Salinas valley farmers were
forced to turn to production of
other crops because OF a sharp drop
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04


Floyd Gray, 81, serving nine
months for robbing and beating two
men aboard box car between Nj
land and Winterhavell, and Richard
Dayhuff, 20, serving 80 days for
petty theft in Brawley, took a coun-
ty truck used by a county chain
gang In Imperial. Calexico police
found it abandoned at Second and
lockwood avenues Friday night
The fugitives were believed to have
purchased new clothing in CaleXico
and discarded shirts and trousers
stamped Imperial County Jail"
Dick Bond Honey, 81, serving a
years sentence for forgery, was
arrested at Jacumba Friday night
in Miss Frances Erskine's car which
he stole from its parking place in
front of the county court house at
Ell Centre. Honey saio he was sup
posed to meet Gray and Dayhuff
in Imperial but missed them and
decided to leave for San Diego
alone. He was charged Saturday
with grand theft of an automobile
and escaping from custody.
1t was Gray and Honey who wept
on the witness stand at the time
they were sentenced in Judge R. D.
McPherrin's court, sobbing prom
ises of good behavior and begging
to be sent to Jail instead of the
penitentiary. Gray had served time
in federal reformatory his finger
Continued on Page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

have been ordered to accelerate
classification of reglstrantS in an
ticipation of a large quota increase.
1T seems evident he said, that
the quota of this state may be ma
terially increased and that calls may
be placed upon short notice.
In Ell Centro, meanwhile, selective
service authorities awaited only the
receipt of questionnaire forms before
following out recent orders author
izing classification of every man
who registered last october.
State headquarters ordered local
boards this week to send out ques-
tionnaireS at rate Of at least SC
a day until all who registered have
received one. Men are classified as
available for active service or de-
ferred because of dependents upon
the basis of questionraire answers
Ell Centro headquarters probably
will send out questionnaires at
considerably greater rate. Between
$50 and 200 will be sent out each
day until the remaining 100 have
been classified.
Anticipating a rush of business
for advisory boards in Ell Centro,
Calexico and Holtville, which help
registrants make out question:
naires, c. H. H. Small, advisory
chief, urged all who receive ques-
tionnaires to take advantage of the
advisory service as soon as possible.
Signature of an advisor or a
public official is necessary on each
questionnaire," he said Because
the advisors are more familiar with
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

length of service and a majority had
World War experience. 1t was pre-
sumed the selections will be made
by special board of general Of
ficerS.
Although the navy employs a Sc
lective promotion system, the army
has used that method only in the
case of generals.
The system may eventually lead
tc the extension of the policy of
selection for temporary promotion
to all grades and in all compon-
ents during the present emergency"
the department said.
1t was emphasized great weight"
will be given ito character and
leadership" in the selection.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
DeadIine Fixed on
Reservations for
ANA Trail Ride

CALEX1CO, May Reservations
for the De ANA ride to Riverside
May IL must be made by next We'd
nesday noon, it was announced
Saturday.
c. F. Reynolds, secretary of the
Calexico chamber of commerce. said
the deadline was set for MAY 7
because arrangements must be made
to provide sufficient food for the
stx-day trip over Captain Juan
Bautista De Anza's route from I'M
perial Valley to Riverside in 1744
The reservations may be made at
the Calexico chamber of commerce
headquarters or with the De Anza
Trail Caballeros in Riverside. A
deposit must be made at the time
the reservation is made, Reynolds
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Border Cities TO
Celebrate HOLIDAY

A parade, dances and general fes-
tivity Saturday were scheduled on
both sides of the International bor-
der at Calexico and Mexicali in
honor of Cinco de Mayo on Monday.
The Mexican program includes a
parade, an inaugural pistol shoot
at the new range south of the air
port, dance and general festivities
in the city park. Holiday director is
Jelseo Muniz.
In Calexico, festivities will center
at the Mexican consulate, 307 Sher-
man street. where there will be
barbecue, dancing and entertain
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

Lie bureau OF laDOr statistics re-
ported retail prices of all types of
food, which have shown a "mod-
crate ana steady advance" since
last November, increased 90 per
cent between March Is and April
Is in principal cities across the
country. This brought prices TO a
point five per cent above those of
last August and AZ. per cent above
q year ago, the bureau said.
Particularly sharp increases
during the period were noted in the
price of fresh fruits and vegetables
and flour, sugar, meats and dairy
products, the bureau reported
These included An advance of 15.5
per cent in the price of lard; 1913
per cent for eggs; potatoes, IA per
cent; sugar, &c per cent; butter.
81 per cent. pork chops, "A per
cent, and coffee, 2.3 per cent.
The bureau said the increases re-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
BASEBALL
BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL


NATIONAL
Pittsburgh ...... 100 900 110-3-10-0
New York .......... 900 0C0 20O-2-6-0
Butcher and Lopez; Lohrman,
Bowman and banning.
Chicago .............. 600 O02 OlO-3-8-1
Brooklyn ........ 900 030 01x-4-7-1
Root and Mccullough; Higbe'
Wicker and Owen.
Cincinnati ......-- 002 coo 000-2-5-2
Boston ................ 900 900 30x-3-4-0
Derringer, Beggs and Lombardi;
Tobin and Berries, Ma5i.
ST. Louis ......... 900 100 40l-6-12-0
Philadelphia -. 900 900 000-0-1-1
Gornicki and Mancuso; Crouch,
Beck and Warren.
AMERICAN
New York O2O 900 900 800 l-6-9-4
Chicago 100 100 coo 300 0-5-14-l
Chandler, Murphy and Rosar;
Lee Rignez, Appleton and fresh.
Philadelphia -. 900 001 020-3-9-1
Detroit .............. POI 010 00x-4-6-2
Marchildon and Hayes; New hou-
ser and Sullivan.
Boston ........... 900 200 000-2-6-1
Cleveland ............ 400 900 00x--4-7-l
Ryba, Harris and Pytlak; Milnar
and, Desautels. .,
Washington ..... 300 002 020-7-9-0
st. Louis .......... 1873 131 00x-9-14-0
Sundra. MacFayden, Carrasquel
and Ferrell; Kennedy and CRUDE.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

y
First reports to police indicated
McNeary and Holmes quarreled,
Holmes shot McNeary and then
wounded himself.
Police said they had been inform
ed but had not beer able to con-
firm that McNeary was a nephew
of U. S. Senator Charles McNary
Of Oregon, Republican vice presi-
Dental candidate in 1910.
Holmes, in critical condition, with
wound in the head, was removed
to Mills Memorial hospital. He was
unconscious.
George Murphy, manager of the
Benjamin Franklin hotel, said that
McNeary had registered last night.
Murphy said the man known as
Holmes called this morning and
asked to see McNeary. He was dir
ected to the oregon mans room.
Half an hour later police said
they had received a call from a
man who said his name was Holmes
informing them he had just shot
a man. He gave the number of Nc
Neary'S room at the hotel
Police found both men lying on
the floor of the room. McNeary was
dead. He had been shot in the
abdomen. His body was clad in a
dressing gown.
Holmes lay unconscious nearby
Police believed he had shot HIM
Continued on Page 6: Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

council in region No. / will be a
three-day training school beginning
May 10 in San Diego. The FBI will
give 27 hours of intensive instruc-
ton dealing with espionage, sabo-
tage, methods of saboteurs, bombs,
incendiaries, disaster plans, plant
protection, evidence, and subversjve
movements.
Ware said he awaited further
instruction from Warren before
making additional plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
whir|away Wins
Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 3. (UP)
-Whirlaway, three year old son of
Blenheim II, owned by Warren
Wright of Chicago, today scored a
six length victory in the 9th and
richest running of the Kentucky
Derby before a crowd of 100000
largest ever to watch horse race
in North America.
Staretor was second and Market
Wise third.
The temperamentai colt, given a
perfect ride by Eddie Arcaro, turned
the mile and quarter route in 2:O1
2/5 to clip two-fiftbs of a second
off the track record established by
Twenty Grand in 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

He was elected by a UNANIMOUS
vote of the regional committee
which is composed of representa-
tives from Inyo, Riverside, Orange,
San Bernardino, San Diego, and
Imperial counties. This unit is one
in a state wide civilian defense or
ganization set up by Attorney Gen.
eral Earl Warren of California. Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Heald is
member of the state council.
- The first event planned by the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Food Price Holds
To U pward Trend

WASHINGTON, May 3. (UP)-A further rise in the
retail costs of food reported today on the heels of
warning by administration spokesman that unwarranted
price increases for food and clothing will necessitae
ernment action to prevent initiation o.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Bob Ware Heads
Regional Defense

Sheriff Robert W. Ware of Imperial county Saturday
elected chairman of the regional council of civilian
defense delegated to organize all peace officers in six
southern California countries to guard against sabotage
and espionage and to provide for home defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Big Push Neors
On Draft Quotas

Hints that the "big push to rush eligible young men
into the is not far distant were contained Satur
Brig Gen. j. o. Donovan acting state director of selec-
tive service announced that all California draft boards
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Hotel Room Duel
Claims One Life

SAN MATEO, CAL, May 3. (UP)-A man identified on
hotel records as "W d. McNeary Pendeton, Ore,' was
shot and killed and second wounded in shoot
g in hotel room here today police reported Police iden
titled the second Jack Holmes of the Buringame
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
BY LOGAN JENKINS


Fall of the Mediterranean
to German control, possibly
even the fall of the British
Isles themselves, followed by
a long, long war and collapse Of
Germany from the weight of its
newly-conquered empire.
Win, lose or draw, Mrs. A. B.
Hanson of Ell Centre drew this word
picture Saturday and became the
fifth valleyite to offer a forecast
on what's going to happen next
abroad.
Mrs. Hanson gave her opinion
in a random poll of foreign affairs.
RUSSIA WON'T FIGHT
Il don't believe Russia will fight,
regardless of what Germany does
in Turkey" she said. 1T looks to
(Continud on Page 6 Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
.Monhunt S Spreods
Thru ) States as
Trust eS Escape
Two Steal County Truck Here. Third
Makes Off With Private Au+o from
Courthouse; Escapade Recalls Promises

man hunt spread through California, Arizona and
Mexico Saturday officers intensified their search
for two Imperial county Jail TRUSTEES who stole county
truck Friday afternoon and disappeared.
Their companion, another rusty arrested at Jac
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Nuzi Air Armada
Winsins Toward
N NeW Battle z one
March on Ancient Ca pital In+endedto
Close Ranks Before Germans Can Send
Help; Syria Destination Of Planes
By UNITED PRESS .

British Imperial troops marching Baghdad in a
showdown drive quell Iraq opposition Radio Ankara
reported Saturday night while elsewhere correspond
ents said Naz air squadron flying toward Syria and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
&c. Woman Visions
Collapse Of kazis
Under Own Weight
More British Reserves
Coming, Mrs. Hanson's
Opinion in Poll

Editors note.--Following is the
fifth article in a series in which
Imperial Valley residents, select
ed at random, offer their guesses
as to what will next happen
abroad. Again it must be clear,
these thoughts are not wishes but
forecasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
d AMBlINe
~ EpoR1ER

There, now.-
There was a reporter draped over
the desk at police headquarters
Saturday, chewing the rag with T.
p. Farmer and Grant Britol.
Entrance of a woman resident
from the Eastside halted the con-
versation momentarily. The women
was collecting change for an East
side church. What got the reporter
was her opening remark:
I've come to the police station
to break a city ordinance!"
If a body is going to be open
and above board, RR can't think
OF better place.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

Take A Pick
A note from Jessie M. Juvenal
ot BraWley Saturday sent RR sour
rying to the dictionary for protec-
ton. The note.
In this mornings edition of your
most valuable paper I notice Percie
Thacker raised three SONS.
Now where I come from (Kan-
.sas) we raised chickens, pigs and
SardenS, but we reared children
How about it?"
RR confesses you can prove any
thing with dictionary but Web
ster's says of raise:
In some parts of the United
States, notably in the southern
states, raise is also commonly ap-
piled to the rearing or bringing up
of children"
Of the word rear, Websters
comments:
TO breed and raise, as to rear
cXtle. to bring up to maturity,
as young
Maybe it might save some argu-
ment if in the future we have
Percie develop" three sons
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
WEATHER

Maximum temperature, 81 minimum 81; S am.
temperature Sc, humidity 81; noon temperature 81,
humidity A; am. temperature IA. humidity A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

L. A. HAY-U. S. No. l, S18-18.50; U. S. No 2
leafy, Sl6.5O-17.5O; U. S. No. $14-15 Mpls. Sept
Flax S185.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

~Only Two Wins
Maybe you remember Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Pullman who used to
live in the valley, and maybe you
don't, but this a good story about
them anyhow and RR can feel the
heads of fellow males nod in agree
ment.
The only two arguments I ever
won from my wife were these"
Pullman recalled.
"One was about which way the
Alamo river flowed. I won that by
taking her out to look at it.
The other concerned a priest.
=" He's an Italian my wife in
sisted, while 1 held out for Irish.
About that time the priest intro
duced himself as Patrick O'Donohue
and she gave up!"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04

Celebrant-
Anyone that wants to start a
campaign for chaps like George
Farmer has RR's blessing
George, who has lived in the val
Aey 30 years, just completed a new
ranch home near Heber. Saturday
he invited his friends to house
warming. barbecue and dance.
Probably the last house I'll build
so / want to celebrate" he eXl
planned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20
Scents for He-Men

After a heavy snowstorm IN New
York crowds gathered at the en-
trance to a certain perfume house
The reason was soon clear, for
instead of melting the ice In front
of the store with rock salt the JAM
tor had used rejected bath salts.
In this and many other ways
American manufacturers Of per-
fume are trying to attract custom,
especially that of men, whom they
say are VIGOROUSLY perfume shy.
A large riding academy shampoos
their horses with perfumed soap
which leaves an exotic, pleasant
fragrance which customers like
But for real he-men perfume sell
ers have perfumes like the smell
of old leather, burnt gunpowder,
and wood smoke. to remind them
of the hunting field.
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South Seas to pom
der his problems
and adjust himself
to a strange future
he had never con-
sidered a year ago.
One of the top
stars of his profess
sion, one of the
smartest, this adj
justrnent will call
for exchanging an
annual salary of
$35, 900 a year for a
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|5oi11!I3fa
\AWE

PASADENA, CALIF.-A tall, will
: lowy figure drifted recently
across the California scene. He
was headed for the solace of the
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and knew what to do for il. Nowadays
we have many polite words for It,
meaning the same thing, but when
we are listiess, have bilious spells,
bad breath and gas pains with slug
gish intestinal action we still use
ADLERIKA, the product Grandma
found best 40 years ago. Take home
a bottle of ADLERIKA today and
try it. At your Druggists.
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-22
American Defense Production Is Up To Estimates
FDR Reports to Congress Meeting
 With Churchill And Proclaims
 Impossibility of Peace With Nazis

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (P) - President Roosevelt, reporting to Congress on his meeting with Prime Minister Churchill, said the declaration of principles ag- reed upon were so clear that they would be difficult to oppose without automatically admitting willingness to accept a comprom ise with Nazism.' These princip- les, he added in brief special message, also would be hard to oppose without admitting willing ness to agree to a world peace which would give to Nszism dom intion over large numbers in con quered nations. It is inevitable, he said. that such a peace would be a gift to Nazis, to take a breath, an armed breath, for a
The Nome nugget., 1941-08-22
ies. along with the CAA.

cies. along with the CAA.
 Of vital necessity to both mili- tary and commercial air route operations is a system by which weather reports from throughout the Territory can be made avail able to flyers and this informa- tion transmitted to the States for synoptic map making use, Slbley explained.
 Where present communications facilities are often blocked by local radio fade-out conditions which prevent transmitting infor nation from large sections of the country, establishment of a double chain of stations would make it possible to get the in formation out. over other stations in case a key station is tempor- arily in a fade-out belt, Sibley explained.