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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-25
Defense Repairs Promoted

The new modernization campaign,
"Repair-for Defense" now being
promoted by the F. H. A. and the
building industry, is intended to add
new living space quickly to take
care of our growing army Of war
defense workers. The conversion Of
older houses into apartments or
rooming houses will provide a num-
Der of up-to-date dwelling units in
the least possible time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-25

tSee SILVER STAR, Page B-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-25
~ Tons of Steel in House

Nearly a ton and half of steel
and iron are used in the construc-
ton of an average house. This goes
into plumbing, bath and kitchen
fixtures, nails and many other parts.
This is only so per cent more steel
than is used in the average auto
mobile.
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citizens in an emergency.
Ended a Panic

Marines were among the passen-
gers on the Fairfax when she
steamed her way across Massachu-
setts Bay in a fog in June, 1880.
Suddenly the vessel crashed into
the oil tanker Pinthis. There was
terrific explosion and a volcanic
outburst of fire.
Terror gripped the passengers on
the Fairfax. They screamed and
ran madly about the decks. Women
and children were being trampled.
But the Marines and bluejackets
aboard promptly ended the panic
One group of naval men battled
the flames. Others went to the res
cue of the trapped passengers. One
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Marine climbed the flame-wrapped
mast to repair the radio antenna.
Both Marines and bluejackets
lived up to the highest traditions
of their calling, winning the un-
stinted praise of passengers and
crew alike. They disclaimed all
credit, merely doing, as they put
it, what we were expected to do"
Suppressed Mutiny
For sheer novelty nothing could
surpass the experience of the Ma
rines aboard the warship Missis-
sippi who were called upon to put
down a mutiny aboard a Siamese
war vessel.
1t happened in 1853, when the
Mississippi lay at anchor in the
Canton River, not far from Hong
Kong. About midnight a nervous
little SiameSe officer came aboard
and asked TO see the captain. He
explained that there was mutiny
aboard his ship.
Soon ten Marines embarked in a
cutter and rowed to the mutinous
craft They pulled alongside, clam
bered aboard, subdued the mutt
neers and restored the ship to the
authority CT its captain all within
a period of a few hours.
Similar deeds chronicled by the
Marines include the guarding Of
the U. S. Mails, serving as con-
fidential messengers in Europe and
a score of other activities which
help to improve their versatility.
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MOST HISTORIC ISLAND

Claiming that their training
camp at Paris Island, S.. c., is
one of Americas most historic
spots, the U. S. Marines point out
that in addition to American In,
dians, French, Spanish and Eng
lish settled there in early colonial
times.
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MARINES ISLAND STATIONS

Many U. S. Marine posts are To-
Gated on islands, such as Paris
Island, S. c., and Mare Island,
Calf, or more distant outposts.
such as the Philippines, Hawaii
Guam, Cuba, Iceland, the Virgin
Islands and others.
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Band Followed Capital

Washington became our nation
al capital in 1900 and the U. S. Ma
rines, together with their now ia
nous band, moved into their head
quarters from Philadelphia to the
new capital the same year.
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MARINES PREFER BLUE

Dress blue uniforms are popular
with the U. S. Marines, but their
ranks have been expanded so rap
idly that, for the time being, only
khaki for summer wear and fores-
try green for winter are worn by
most of the sea soldiers.
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oy ~ svS6O
Not all of the missions of the
u. S. Marines have been warlike
Often they have served as messen-
gers of mercy, rushing to the aid
of citizens of our own and other
countries in their hour of need.
These humanitarian ventures
have covered such a wide scope and
have been so numerous that they
may be sketched only briefly here
On three occasions when earth
quakes brought disaster to our
western seaboard the Marines
were promptly on the scene, res
cuing the injured, feeding the hun
CRY and guarding the property of
citizens against the threat of loot
ing and plunder.
Planes piloted by Marines have
scared over the Mississippi Valley
to drop food and supplies to ma
rooned families or to rescue the
sick and injured. With the blue
jackets Of the Navy they landed on
the Island of Martinique to aid
survivors after the severe erup-
tion of the volcano Mount Pelee
in 1902.
Fought Many Fires
They helped citizens to fight fire
in Boston in 1924 and in 1866, per-
formed the same service for citi-
Zens Of Portland, Me- They have
also served as fire fighters abroad.
When they were on duty in New
Orleans early in the last century,
they volunteered to nurse victims
of the yellow fever in the plague
ridden city. A hurry call to the
Marines always brought a quick
response.
When tons of snow crushed in
the roof of a Washington theatre
in 1922 and police and citizens
were attempting rescue, someone
sent call to the Marines who ar
rived promptly.
All night long they aided in the
work of rescue. They formed
bucket line, passing out the debris
to the street. Squads moved about
locating the dead or injured, dig
ging them out and rushing those
who still lived to improvised first
aid stations.
Overhead were huge blocks of
concrete, steel beams and tottering
masses of plaster, heavy enough to
crush out the lives Of the rescuers;
while swaying walls threatened to
engulf the living and the dead. But
the Marines worked on, never ceas-
ing their efforts until they were no
longer needed, willing, as always,
to come TO the aid of their fellow
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
The Storm Did It

Everybody in Holtville was mad
Thursday.
When it started to sprinkle at
$50 am. Thursday short circuit
occurred in the fire siren.
With a below unearthly in its
| Lit7tensity, the siren let loose with
blast which awoke practically the
entire population. The bellows and
blasts continued until all the deaf
persons and small children awoke
nd the dogs began on their sec
[o,ld serenade of barking.
Still the uproar continued. Resi-
dents, at least some of them put
ting on a few clothes, went into
the streets to look around for this
terrible fire believed to be to blame
for the frantic uproar.
Trouble was the firemen couldn't
find an electrician. They finally
appealed to the irrigation district
A district man silenced the siren in
q few minutes. But it didn't mat
ter. Everyone was awake anyway
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

treated in Ell Centro for minor in
juries early Thursday. Adcox, police
said. drove his car head-on into
a power pole near El Centre.
Mrs. Erma Louise Todt, "a, and
her daughter, Emma Ray, a. San
Diego, were injured slightly when
car driven by Louis Durante, SO,
Calexico, swerved across the center
line on bridge four miles south
of the Riverside county line late
wednesday and crashed into car
driven by Raymond Todt, 30, High
way Patrolman Walter Walsh said.
Forty-siX head of calves flew
through the air with surprising
ease north of Brawley Wednesday
night when a truck driven by Mar
ion E. Walker, Holtville, overturn-
ed. The calves scattered over the
countryside. Walker said car sud-
denly stopped ahead of him and in
SWerving to miss it he overturned
the truck. He and his passenger,
Stacey Morgan, escaped injury
A truck driven by Murphy Joseph
Senac missed a turn 33 miles north
OF BraWley shortly before midnight
wednesday and spilled load of
flax. Walsh said 40 per cent of
the flax was lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Cable Censorinq
Plan Proposed

WASHINGTON, July "a. tUP) -
The navy will ask congress shortly
for legislation authorizing estab-
lishment of an office for interna-
tional censorship of outgoing cables,
Admiral Ben M. Morrell, chief
of the navy's bureau of yards and
docks, told the house appropriations
committee, in testimony made pub
lie today, that the presidents proc
lamation of an unlimited emergency
will necessitate the establishment
by the navy department of offices
for national cable censorship in
some naval districts
He said it was "a confidential
ITEM approved by the president.
The justice department, he added,
was drawing up legislation pro
viding for the establishment of in
ternational censorship on outgoing
communications"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Ex-vaIIeyite
Wins High Honor

His new position was told in g
etter to Ira Aten, retired Imperial
Irrigation District director and a
close friend of the Fuller family.
The Harvard Law School profess
orship-a position similar to that
from which Woodrow Wilson sky
rocketed into the presidency
came after Fuller had completed
a year as a visiting professor"
from Duke University, where he
had held professorships at Oregon
and Indiana universities.
Forty-three years old, Fuller is
the only man in history to hold
q Harvard Law School professor
ship on the basis of an education
gained entirely in the western
states. He is one of very few men
in history to hold such a profess
orship without having himself grad
uated from Harvard. Of 35 profess
sors in the law school now. only
three are non-Harvard graduates.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Japan 0vershadows
War Headlines by
Indo-China Move
Russ Fighting Front
Shows Little Change
AS Germans Slow Up
By UNITED PRESS

Japan went into action in
the south Pacific Thursday
with a move into French Indo
China as German and Rus
sian forces appeared to be
fighting to a standstill along the
long Soviet front.
There were indications that the
Indo-C Chinese move is only the
opening move of a reaching
japanese program which includes
threats to the Anglo-American
Dutch hegemony in Malaga, to the
Russians in Siberia and to the
Chungking regime of China.
At least one object of the Japa-
nese program-whether planned or
not-appeared to be to raise war
threats in the Pacific that would
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or establishing bases in that area
as measures of self defense Welles
said.
He declined to comment when
asked whether his statement indi-
Gated that the United States would
take economic measures against
Japan.
WelleS told a press conference
he had transmitted the views con-
tanned in the statement to Japanese
Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura,
who called on him at the state de-
partment yesterday.
Welles' official expression of con-
Germ over Japan's latest southwark
expansion came as administration
insiders here appeared to be dis
turbed almost as much by reports
of potential German inspired trou-
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HoItviIIe Loses
Prominent Citizen

Holtville lost one of its most
outstanding citizens Thursday when
John Karl Fahring, Ga, died in
Chula Vista from a heart ailment
from which he had suffered for
several years.
Funeral arrangements were not
complete Thursday but it was un-
derStood the Masonic lodge will
be in charge.
Two years ago Fahring was fore
ed to give up his mems furnishing
store in Holtville and retire from
active business. He and Mrs. Fahr-
ing went to Chula Vista for the
summer three months ago.
Fahring arrived in Holtville 25
years ago and always was active
in community affairs. He was a
past master of the Holtville Mason
ic lodge and at the time of his
death was secretary of the lodge,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Japanese Ships
Avoid U.S.. Harbors

SAN FRANCISCO, Julp "a CUP)
Approximately 40 Japanese mer-
chant ships bound for Pacific ports
of South, Central and North Amer
lea are hove to at sea or overdue,
apparently awaiting possible Amer
lean economic action against Japan,
it was reported today.
The big Japanese liner Tatuta
Maru, carrying s3,OOO,OOO worth of
silk and due at 4 80 a. m. in San
Francisco bay, had not yet arrived
at II a. m. CPST). 1t was believed
standing by at sea off the Cali
fornia coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Tax
Bill
Committee e Sees
Passage in Week
For Revenue Act

WASHINGTON, July "a
(UP) - House leaders pre-
dicted today that the 3,529,-
100000 defense tax bill-the
largest single revenue meas
ure in the nations history-will be
passed next week without substan-
tial opposition.
The ways and means committee
approved the bill yesterday after
increasing the estimated revenue
by $29,000000 through the imposi-
ton of three new excise levies and
slight increases in estate and gift
tax rates.
Chairman Robert L. Doughton said
the committee will ask a rule which
would prohibit amendments to the
bill during house debate, except
those approved by the committee
itself He said debate would begin
Tuesday, with passage scheduled
Friday.
The new excise levies were:
Sales b. radio companies - less
than 100000, no tax; 100000 TO
$5O000O, five per cent; $500,000 to
81 100000, ten per cent; over ST.
100000 fifteen per cent.
Outdoor advertising-$5 on bill
boards of 80 square feet or less;
So on those from 300 to 600 square
feet; and $11 on those larger than
600 square feet
Yachts-16 feet to % feet, $5;
% to so feet, $40; so to 100 feet $40;
100 to $50 feet, 500; $50 to 200
feet, $3.50; and more than 200 feet,
5000.
The committee eliminated a five
per cent tax on candy and chewing
gum and levies on metal signs and
cutlery.
AS finally approved, the bill will
produce these revenues:
Individual income = $1,152 100000
Corporations-$1 1922 100000.
Estates and gifts-$151, 100000
Excises-S902,4 100000.
Individuals will compute their tax
next March on the basis of the
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A man who began his schooling
as a boy in Imperial Valley and
continued it at Stanford University
law school is today the only person
educated entirely in the West ever
to be elevated to a professorship
at Harvard School of Law.
He is Luvois Lon) Fuller, son of
Frank Fuller, founder of the ole
Ell Centre National Bank and later
an executive here of the Bank of
America. Luvois Fuller attended
grammar and high schools in El
Centre before studying at Stanford.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
James Mixer Dies
In SD. County,; Was
Valley Pioneer

James Mixer, rs, brother of Miss
Daisy Mixer, died last week and
was buried at Oceanside, friends
in Imperial Valley learned Thurs
day
Mixer arrived in Imperial from
Boston in 1905 and moved to the
Ell Centro district when Ell Centre
came into existence. He and Miss
Mixer lived a mile north of El
Centre until three years ago when
they sold their place and moved to
Fallbrook in San Diego county to
be near Mrs. Marion Thompson,
another sister. The move was made
SO the sisters could care for Mixer,
who was crippled.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Girls 1st Words
|CaIl to Parents

Mama! Daddyi"
These words spoken by LaVina
Provazek, 16, ended the coma
which began last Jan. when she
WAS injured in a traffic accident
Ht Boulevard.
For the last two days this Gen.
trail Union High school pupil has
been speaking for the first time
since the accident She now is
beginning to put words together
considered the last phase in her
progress toward recovery after an
operation performed this spring.
"Those were the sweetest words
we ever heard said her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Provazek
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Strike Ban 0kayed

WASHINGTON, July "a. (UP)-
The office of production manage
ment today announced a stabiliza-
ton agreement has been reached
between the government and 800,-
600 members of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor Building Trades
unions calling for no strikes on
defense projects for the duration
of the emergency.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

Ellen Wilson in place of Earle
Massey. Louis Birnbaum of Grey
bull, Wyo., will be assistant coach
in place of w. A. Maxwell. Gladys
E. Trask will replace Verna Nc
Keehan as librarian Leila M. Lies
weld of Los Angeles will replace
Virginia Scarisbrick Ebersole as
English instructor.
Hazel Sorenson of Los Angeles
will take the place of Kay W.
Teer as girls physical education
instructor. Annette Gillett will
teach public speaking in place of
Eliza Thomas. Richard E. Huddle-
ston of Los Angeles will replace
Albert Zech as social science in
structor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

Y James BrOWnlee RANKIN OF PaS-
kdena, who spent his childhood in
Europe, will replace Muriel Brown
as language instructor Virginia
|Duewel of Long Beach will replace
Dorothy Collett in teaching COM
mercial subjects. Gerald Shepherd
|of Reseda will take the place OF
the late John Cook as science in
structor in the junior college. Mar
garet Newcomer of Rivera will
teach civics and handle senior
problems in place of Jane Field.
Myron J. Carver Of Inglewood
will teach business subjects il
place of w. d. Garner. George T.
Egling of San Jose will teach high
school science. He replaces Clark
Lay. Typing will be taught by We've
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Wheeler Very Near Line
O. Treason. Says Stimson

WASHINGTON, July "a CUP)-
Secretary of War Henry L, Slim
son today charged Sen. Burton K.
Wheeler, D., Mont, with conduct
that comes very near the line of
subversive activities against the
United States, if not treason"
He made the charge in accus-
ing Wheeler of sending postal cards
to American soldiers, urging them
to protest against United States
entry into the European war.
Stimson, at a press conference,
exhibited post cards he said had
been sent to the war department
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

.04 of an inch, the weather bureau
reported.
Valleyitas basked in the cooler
weather Wednesday night with q
strong east breeze waiting cool
air created by rainstorms which
deluged Arizona Wednesday and
continued to spill rain Thursday.
Torrential rain early Thursday
sent flood waters down a big wash
east of the sand dunes, washing out
half of the Yuma highway pave
ment for about $50 feet and threat
ening to undermine an additional
stretch of the route. Southern Pa
cific trains were stalled at Glamis
for approximately three hours, dep
uty sheriffs reported, waiting for
the flood waters to subside. The AL
American canal escaped damage.
The waters struck at $50 am,
Thursday, and had not completely
subsidized by early afternoon. The
Glamis road was completely wash
ed out
Thermometers at the FL Centre
weather bureau at noon Thurs
day stood at "a degrees while the
humidity registered 81. The maxi
mum temperature at Ell Centre
Wednesday was 90 degrees and the
minimum rs degrees. At am.
Thursday the temperature was 78
and the humidity 90. At 5 pm.
Wednesday the temperature was 81
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by soldiers who claimed to have
received them from Wheeler.
Stimson said that Wheeler quot
ed the statements of various anti
interventionists and urged the
soldiers to write today to Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House
that you are against our entry
into the European war"
Stimson called attention to pend
ing legislation to keep selectees
national guardsmen and reservists
in service for the duration of the
emergency.
The president, as a chief OF
staff, and leaders of the army have
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

to United States defense supplies
and ultimately the Philippines.
Welles' formal statement said that
"the government and people of
this country fully realize that SUCH
developments bear directly upon
the vital problem of our national
security"
The statement said that the Indo-
China move, following out Japan's
announced policy of expansion ap-
peared to be only the precursor to
additional moves in the area.
There is not apparent to the
government of the United, States
any valid ground upon which the
japanese government would be
warranted in occupying Indo-China
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

now said that it is necessary TO
keep this force in existence and In
training because the peril not only
still exists but is getting very much
more grave" Stimson said.
"Just at this moment a circular
is sent out which will necessarily
have the effect of impairing that
training and thus impairing that
defense aainst the dangers which
now confront this country.
Without expressing legal opin-
ions, I will simply say that think
that comes very near the line Of
subversive activities against the
United States, If not treason"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
ROOSEVELT DEFENDS
OIL SHIPMENTS

WASHINGTON, July "a (UP)
President Roosevelt declared
today that America has been
permitting Japan to procure oil
here as : measure of appease-
ment to prevent the world war
from spreading into the south
Pacific.
Had not the United States sold
Oil to Japan to iubricate her war
machine, Japan would have
moved into the Dutch East In
dies a year ago, land you would
have had war;" the president
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

net estate was not likely to amount
to more than $8O00 His Riverside
Drive mansion, assessed at $85 900.
had $4,000 mortgage on it. and
he had been so hard pressed for
money, they said. that he rented
out the top floor during his last
few years of his life.
Guggenheim's wealth was author
itatively estimated in 1901, when
he retired from business, to have
amounted to $5,O0O,OOO.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

an overnight diminution of such
staggering proportion that they
could only express disbelief.
A son of Meyer Guggenheim
founder of the Guggenheim copper
fortune, he had shared his fathers
many millions equally with his
brothers, none of whom are $4,000
men.
Nevertheless, his son, William Jr.,
and his attorneys insited that his
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
HOmesick, Maybe

Descriptions of the food served
- Carines at Paris Island, S. C. were
mighty complimentary in a letter
David Boyer wrote his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Boyer of E,
Centre. AS befitted a Marine, he
sketched over the menu until he
came to orange juice and then, be-
i ing true Californian as we'll as
Marine, could not help saying.
I'VE have orange juice every
morning but it is not juicy and has
no taste. 1t is not worth throwing
out. I guess I was spoiled on Cali
fornia oranges. They are better
than these"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
WELLES SAYS JAPANESE THREATENING us.
PAN PARADE
PLANS TOLD
Bring on your aluminium.

Bring on your aluminium.
The El Centre city council Thurs
day asked residents to leave alum
mum contributions at the Pioneer
Truck and Transfer company at
$50 State street during regular Of
flee hours. Mayor Robert Hatton
said the council planned later to
obtain another depository, if pos
sible in the shopping district, for
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
Z t%'t!4s 4;St4ts
Oriental Logic

A Chinese motorist applied for
a drivers license and was given an
examination by Examiner Rene de
Reynier at the Ell Centre highway
patrol office.
What does detour mean?" the
examiner asked the Chinese dur
| ing discussion of highway signs.
The Chinese didn't know.
THAT is an important sign the
examiner said. For instance, if
you were driving through the noun
tains and saw a sign which said
'Detour' and didn't know what it
meant, you might drlye over a cliff.
So you see you must know what II
means"
Not necessary" said the Chinese
l"Don't drive over mountains. Go
lin bus"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24

the Ell Centre contributions.
Contributions from other valley
cities may be weighed and left at
Simpsons station, and Conner anc
Offill station, both at Imperial and
Adams; the Depot blacksmith shop
at Fourth and State streets; and
the Seaside station at 204 Main
street.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
$4,000 EStute
Shocks ChorineS

NEW YORK, July "a (UP)-Four show girls
shocked today by the that the late William Guggen
hem who in his old age had taken keen interest the
of young of the stage left an estate of
approximately S80O0 The reduced their prospects
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-24
RUTafuII Lowers
~. ] perature
Storms in Arizona Sweep Westward
With Cool Breezes; Near-C|oudburst
Hits Eastern Part Of Imperial County

Lower temperatures, rising humidity, threatening
clouds, and torrential downpour in eastern Imperia
Valley enlvened the weather picture in the valy Thurs
day Arizona's Wednesday storm swept westward
The rainfall total at Ell Centre at noon Thursday wa