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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

although there were many such cas-
es. 1t lies in the SPLENDID manner
in which all hands did their job rs
long as they were able.
Even the Navy, though, could not
overlcCk, for instance. the case OF
a battleship captain, one of the OF
ficera who died in action.
He emerged from the coming
tower to the bridge, the better to
fight his ship" Knox said. His
stomach was laid completely open
by a shrapncl burst. He fell to the
deck.
Refusing to be carried to safety,
he continued to direct the action.
When the bridge became blazing
inferno, two officers attempted tc
remove him. But he ordered them to
abandon him and save themselves.
They latter found themselves blocked
by the flames. Only the heroic et-
forts of a third officer enabled them
to escape. He climbed through the
tire to a higher level from which
he passed one line to an adjoln-
ing battleship, and another to his
trapped shipmates. BY this trall
means they made their way to
safety
ANOTHER ONE
There was the case of a blue
Jacket who manned five-inch an
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
HE MAY BE YOUR SON
Navv's Heroes Nameless for Now

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 tUP) =
He may be your son. o. maybe your
brother.
He may have been Cne of those
tough kids from across the tracks.
Or maybe the star pupil in small
town Sunday school class.
He may have gone to college theI
Joined the Navy for the adventure
CT maybe he was looking for three
meals a day and a place to sleel
Whoever he was, wherever ht
came from he's a hero today.
The United States Navy names nc
names. But Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox official report on what
took place at Pearl Harbor had this
tG say of one sailor:
To a recruit seaman aboard {,
battleship probably goes the honor
of striking the first telling blow
in the fleets defense. Even befs"o
general quarter sounded, tnis
youngSter single handedly manned
a machinegun and blasted an at
tacking torpedo plane as it leVelleG
against his ship
That's all there is. The Navy has
two sentences for the seaman Whc
drew first blood for the United
States in World War II.
Knox prefaced his list with this:
MASS HEROISM
The real story of Pearl Harbor
is not one of individual heroiSm,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

ti-aircraft gun after his 10 battery
mates had been shot down by &
strafing attack. His record:
He would seize a shell from the
tuSepot, place it in the tray. dash
to the other side OF the gun, alG
ram il home. He would then take
his position on the pointers seat
and fire. After the third such
round, a terrific explosion blew him
over the side of the battleship.'
Then there were the men at the
Navy Yard signal tower. which
flashed orders to the fleet. While
japanese bombs fell all arounG
them. and while anti-aircraft
shrapnel peppered down upon them
they remained at their posts, pre-
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landed on the strategic north coast
of British BOrneo in what may be
the first big thrust toward the
East Indies islands and a flank
ing attack on Singapore. Allied
sources, however disclosed nothing
in regard to the BCrneo opera
tions and the Japanese have no
details.
On other fronts:
PHILIPPINES
American airplanes shot down
four enemy craft and renewed at
tacks ca japanese transports of
the southeastern point of Legaspi,
seriously damaging one, according
to a war department communique.
Defense forces appeared to have
broken the initial enemy offensive.
and continued attacks on land
ing forces in the LegaSpi, Vigan
and Aparri sectors.
MALAyA
British sources, acknowledged
danger to Singapore us a result
of two enemy mechanical thrusts
from Thialand into the east and
where heavy fighting was in pro-
west coast areas of northern Malaga
greSS.
HONG KONG
Strong japanese aerial and artil-
lery bombardmentS were believed
to be attempting ID prepare the way
for an assault across a half mile
water gap against Hong Kong de-
lenses. but details We're lacking.
LIBYA
British armored epearheadS struck
TO miles west of Tobruk and within
35 miles OF the important Axis
base at Derna, which has been
under British naval bombardment
recently. Enemy forces encircled in
this area were fighting back strong
ly.
RUSSIA
The Red army was reported ready
to enter an offensive phase" of
war after smashing back the Ger
mans on a 1000 mile front and a
Soviet broadcast said they would
carry the fight into the Reich to
Continued on page 8, column s.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
-Four Plead Guilty
In Superior Court

-Four men pleaded guilty in su-
perior court Tuesday to various
charges brought against them.
Samuel Frederick Nichols pleaded
guilty to car theft and burglary,
asked for probation which was de-
MED, and was sentenced to San
quentin pcnitentiary,
Emmett Brown. Negro, pleaded
guilty to burglarizing the Neidif-
fer store in the Holtville area anC
asked for probation. Garland Paul
Osborn pleaded guilty to car THEFT
and applied for probation. His hear
ing was scheduled Dec. 80. {. II.
Sicprist pleaded guilty to passing
checks without having sufficient
funds to cover them. He asked Tor
probation and will be given hear
ing Dec. 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
Red Cross Plans
Care Of Refugees
Should Need Come
Board Lays Groundwork
For Sweeping Program
To Meet Emergencies

Mobilizing swiftly to meet
any disaster or emergency in
Ell Centro, the Red Cross
chapter board Monday night
laid the groundwork for a
comprehensive program which will
care for any evacuees who may be
sent to the city and for Imperial
Valley residents in case of any local
disaster
To the Red Cross has been as
signed the duty of disaster prepar-
cdness, at the request of c. S. Reed,
civilian defense chairman for El
Centro.
R. P. Moore, chairman of the
chapter, will act as general chair
man for the disaster preparedness
program, with w. c. Costello, chair
man of the committee on shelter;
Roy E. Brcedlove, chairman of the
committee on food, and Mrs. A
B. Hanson, chairman of the COM
mittee on clothing.
Plans for Sheltering evacueeS are
we'll underway, Costello announced
Arrangements have been made to
use school facilities, vacant build
ings, the municipal stadium, the city
parks and the park opposite the
courthouse, in case of emergency
School authorities have been inter-
viewed, along with the county board
Of supervisors, and all have agreed
to turn over all facilities possible
for housing should the need arise.
The county fair grounds will not
be used. due to their proximity to
the airport which makes housing
eyacueeS there unadvisable. Nego-
tiationS are under way to use the
Veterans hall as an emergency hos
pital.
CLUB WOMEN HELP
Junior Ten Thousand club men,
berS, under their president, Mrs
Robert Carter, will make a COM
plete survey of the city, to deter
mine the amount of supplies, cots,
bedding and other materials that
can be turned over in the case of
emergency. Mrs. c. S. Justman is
in charge of locating vacant stores
and churches which may be used
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
Valley Loses First
Son in War Action

Billy Joe Dukes, 20, former El
Centro high school student, was
killed in the japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor December 7. his faith
er, H H. Dukes. reported Tuesday
The youth was United Stater
sailor aboard the California. He had
been in the Navy more than a year
Billy Joes father and stepmothe:
reside at 450 He'll street FL Centre
Mr.. Dukes is an engineer for the
Golden State creamery
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
Valley Gets New
Army to Replace
Eleventh Cavalry

Imperial Valley had brand
new army Tuesday, to replace
the one il lost when the 11th
United States cavalry moved to
its permanent home at Camp
Lockett.
A new outfit moved into Camp
Seeley from an undisclOsed point,
after bivouacking Monday night in
the town of Seeiey.
Commanding officer of the
camp said number of troops and
nature Of the outfit cannot be
revealed. Included in the new
military occupants of Camp See
ley is company of Negro troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Cunningham, 55S Adams avenue,
Tuesday 81 richer than they before because
they had entered the PosPress Christmas lighting con-
test
Ell Cenro chamber of commerce, picking the Cunning
hams number at random from the telephone directory,
called the residence and asked if they had Chris SmaS
lighting decoration up The y2S and so the
chamber wrote out check for 81 and sent
it to Mr.. and Mrs Cunningham.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

Saturday, brought out a vote of 81
grwers, representing about 80 per
cent of the total acreage planted
TO cotton in the valley, Miller said
An interesting phase of the cleo
ton was the expression by the
farmers OF their opposition to grow
ing long staple cotton here. The
idea of switching from short staple
to long staple, with which valley
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
7 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS
NO YULE BLACKOUT

The chamber of commerce already had awarded SIS to
entries in the lighting contest in this and has
another So for other lucky entrants. The awards are
made in a telephone poll each night
The lighting contest editor surprised to hear Tues
day that great many Ell Centrans have refrained from
entering the contest Tor fear outside Christmas lights may
conflict with future blackout orders.
Suppose DO have more backouts; it that any
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
d AMDLINe
X EPORTER

Help
1t was n, .cr a spooky hour Whel
Mr.. and MIS-. Maurice Graves AZ
rived to relieve Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
IeFevre for the death watch at ont
of Imperial Valleys aircraft warn
ing stations. They decided to chat
a while before the LeFeVre detail
left for home.
Graves settled back comfortably
pulled his pipe out OF his pocket
and lighted it for a smoke.
There was deafening report
Graves pipe blew up in his face ano
pipe parts flew all over the room
Yes, Graves said in a muslne
tone, Il knew 1 had some % shells
III my pocket
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
Three.Month Term

Joseph Leslie Burch was sent to
the Imperial county Jail for three
months for drunk driving after he
had been convicted of a similar
offenSe.
He was arrested in Holtville and
Jailed on a charge of driving while
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

MOSCOW, Dec. 16. (UP)-ltuSsian cOmmunlqueS ana
dispatches detailing series of brilliant successes all along
the 1000 mile front indicated today that the momentum
of the German retreat from Moscow increasing and
disclosed that Red army chiefs already were discussing
secret "new phase of offensive war
The Russians racaped the city Of Kim key point on
the front northwest of Moscow recaptured % villages
in the Kursk south of Moscow and were engaged IN
general advance in the Tula sector north of kurkS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16


(UP)-TEc chairmen of the
senate and house naval af-
fairs committee conferred
with Secretary Of Navy
Frank Knox today and indicated
that there would be no congressional
inquiry into the Fearl harbor at
tack until after joint Army Navy
Board has completed its projected
investigation.
Personnel of the Army Navy
Board is expected to be named by
President Roosevelt soon, perhaps
after he confers late today with
Knox, Admiral Harold R. Stark
chief of naval operations, and Adj
miral Ernest j. King, commander
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet.
Knox recommended the inquiry
to determine why neither the Army
nor Navy was "on the alert against
surprise air attacks on Hawaii" Dec.
7, the opening day of the Pacific
war. The recommendation was made
after Knox conducted a flying in
spection of the damage wrought by
the Japanese raiders.
SOLONS HEAR KNOX
| Chairman David l. Walsh, D,
Mass, of the senate committee and
Chairman Carl Vinson, D., Ga,
of the house committee received a
complete fill-in from Knox. Vinson
indicated aftcrWard that Knox
might testify secretly before his
committee but not in the immed-
late future.
He indicated, as did walsh, that
he congressional committees would
give The Army-Navy board full op-
portunity to make its own inquiry
and report its findings before at
tempting an investigation of thell
own.
Walsh said he expected that the
investigation would be conducted by
Joint Army and Navy board
and that congress, of course, viii
have an opportunity, if it desires
to investigate the boards investi-
CATION
DIES FLAYS LETHARGY
Knox indicated yesterday that
punishment for delinquency-if any
will be quick and probably drastic
Chairman Martin Dies, D., Tex.
of the house committee on un-
American activities, charged on the
floor of the house that his com
mittee had data as early as last
September that clearly indicated
a planned Japanese attack OF
Manila and Pearl harbor.'
Asserting that the government
has not been alert III dealing witt
fifth column activities in the Unitec
States" Dies said that both Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary O
State Cordell Hull had advised hin
in September to call off an inVeSti'
CATION OF japanese espionage actlv
tiles.
At that time, Dies said. the com
mittee had information indicating
the planned attack on the Philip
pines and Hawaii.
All this is water over the dam
now Dies said, adding that thu
situation ''is being corrected
ESPIONAGE Barred
The committee, Dies continued
had unearthed extensive Japanesu
espionage plans long before tht
Japanese attacks on the U. 5. Pacifi
outposts-plans which showed tn
japanese had accurate knowledg
of the Pearl harbor tOrtiGicationS
the disposition of the fleet in tn
harbor, and the military status o
the islands of Midway, Guam ant
Wake.
The government now is using tn
committees information on NOR
than 100000 persons in this countr
who are engaging in subversive &C
tivitieS, Dies said. Many worker
in defense industries are 100 pc
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
ALLIES BATTER AXIS ON THREE FRONTS;
ARMY Navy SCHEDULE HAWAIIAN PROBE
NAZIS If@ full FLIGHT

Radio KhaborovSk reported that Red army leaders
now meeting Kubyshev discussing the "ncw phase Of
the offensive.
Qondon newspapers quoted Stockholm adViceS that
more than 100 German divisions, more than l50O0O0
men, were withdrawing 1000 mile front.
A Daily Mail Stockholm dispatch asserted that the
Germans were retreatng Through binding storms
and bottomless drifts which during the weekend turned
Continued Col
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
American AirpIanes Score Victory Over
Nippon Craft, Renew Attack on Troop
Carriers; Singapore Danger Admitted
= BY UNITED PRESS =

The allies held the initiative three vital world
frons-Iuzon Libya and Russia-Tuesday, but battled
heavy Japanese ofensves against Singapore and Hong
Kong On sixth front, the Japanese reported they had
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

Red Cross Gems
Three little Negro girls appeared
at a Red Cross collection booth ant
each carefully deposited smal
donation to help win the war.
Ten minutes later they were back
tears streaming down their cheekS
They lacked just one penny needec
to pay for a Christmas tree the}
had been send downtown to buy,
An official refund was in order
An aged Negro man stood on the
curb for a long time watching f
Centre residents deposit money at
a Red Cross booth. Finally he
stepped up and said shyly:
Guess my moneys as good as
white folks" And it was.
A six-year-old girl, leading :
small brother bv the hand, was :
little embarrassed when she saw the
greenbacks in the collection jar.
We've only got pennies she sale
sadly. But pennies help, too
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
IL Covers Everything

II Covers Everything
Here is a verdict returned by
coroner's jury.
He was killed in an unavoidable
automobile accident due to pos
sible negligence on the part CT the
driver of the other car
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
Rose Colored Glasses

Rose ColOred Glasses
Help Mummy" little Marcia Lee
Belch begged,
So Mrs. Marshall Belch permitted
the youngSter to toss a wash clotf
into the washing machine whicl
was merrily clacking away on the
Belch back porch.
When Mrs. Belch opened the ma
chine some time later she discovered
that a machine full of sheets anG
towels had taken on a violently
rosy tint.
Marcia Lee had tossed in purple
doll cape while her mother wasn't
looking.
Oh, me!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
5000 Acres Sold
At 100000 Here

,tions of more than $500, 600,
perial Valley farm land has
S in the last 30 days, Henry
id Tuesday.
an 500 an acre and each deal
Westmorland, Loud handled the
deals.
Part of the land sold had been
leased and part had been operated
by the owners. They had been
planted in vegetables, sugar beets
alfalfa. flax, and other valley crops
The new owners plan to lease
some of their recently acquired
farm land and to farm some OF 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

WAS lot Udo1T, IOUVT '''VIV7' I0VVV''7 ~
recorded Monday and Tuesday, the
deals having been in escrow be-
fore war was declared.
Senator F.. George Luckey sold
1900 acres cast of BraWcy, George
Nowlin sold 72O acres east CT Draw
Ie%, Tom Montgomery sold Gao
acres north of Brawley, and Adam
Eulberg sold 100 acres south OF
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Mon. ~. Minimum
Tues. as. 5 pm. Mon. 65, humidity
64. am. Tues. 49, humidity 80.
Noon Tues. 68, humidity Sc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

LOS ANGELES HAY
U. S. No. 1 S22.-23; U. S. No. 2
Leafy /. V. S2O-22. U. S. No. 2
S16.5O-l7.5O. Mpls. Dec. flax Sl.95i /.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

El Cenfro Business Barometer
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16
japan Begins Big Thrust
TO East Indies While u. s.
Opens Pearl Hurbor InQui nv
Hawaiian DebacIe
MayDeveIop Big
Sevice Scandal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G.
tUP)-TEe chairmen of the
senate and house naval af-
fairs committee conferred
with Secretary of Navy
E,pai,l RDoV tOdoV and indicated
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-16

Representing cash transa
n total of 5000 acres of I'm
been sold to outside investor
l.. Loud, real estate dea,2r, S;
The land sold for more tn
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-06
Natl. Legion Head To
Visit State June 10
CoontInued from rIrst PaEel

Commander Warner recently re-
turned from an inspection trip COW
efing almost all of England, and
he is expected to give a first-hand
account of British war preparations
and experiences, as well as the pol
icy Of the legion in connection with
the present state of this nation. A
prominent attorney of Toledo, o.,
he was one of the founders of the
legion in that state. After service
on the Mexican border in 1917 with
the Ohio National Guard, he was
assigned to the 18th U. S. Cavalry.
and later transferred to the 76th
regular Artillery Regiment, with
which he served in France and it
was during this period of service
that he was severely wounded.
Commander Ehinger will pre-
side at the dinner at Newark and
present the national guests. In
view of the exceptionally important
developments of the past few days
in connection with the attitude of
this country in connection with
European events, it is expected
that the addresses Of both Com
mander Warner and National Pres
itent Mrs. Lemstra will be of un-
usual interest.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-06
$35, 600 Loss In Lewes
Fish Factory Blaze
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troll after an hours battle. Soldiers
of the 261st Coast Artillery, who are
encamped nearby, and coast guards
men aided the firemen who prevent
ed the blaze from spreading to
other buildings on the plant prop
erty, located on. the edge of the
government reservation. The struc-
ture was 40 by so feet and was of
frame, steel, and corrugated iron
construction.
Mr.. Smith said the fire probably
will delay the firms menhaden fish
ing season, which was scheduled to
get underway soon. The company
operates nine tiawlers and employs
300 at, the height of the season.
The $S50,O00 fish plant was for
merly the Atlantic Fisheries Com
pany and is the largest menhaden
processing plant along the coast.
It was purchased in 1888 from H.
M. Joseph by New York firm.
Harry w. Smith is president and
Gilbert, P. Smith, vice. president.
Firemen said rain. helped in .ex-
tinguishing the blaze.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

Christian Science Church Service
Report for Sunday, June s. Subject.
God the Only Cause and Creator"
Golden Text: Revelation 1873.
Great and marvellous are thy works.
Lord God Almighty; just and true
are thy ways, thou King of saints.
A Bible Citation from the Lesson
Sermon: John 1873, 10, IL. Philip
saith unto him, Lord, shew us the
Father, and it sufflceth us. 10. Be-
Hevest thou not that l am in the
Father, and the Father in me? the
words that speak unto you l speak
not of myself: but the Father that
dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
IL. Verify, verify / say unto you.
He that believeth in me, the works
that l do shall he do also; and
greater works than these shall he
do; because l go unto my Father.
Correlative from the Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: Immortal Mind is the only
cause; therefore disease is neither
a cause nor an effect. The
Christian Scientist. understanding
scientifically that all is Mind, COM
mences with mental causation, the
truth of being, to destroy error.
This corrective is an Alternative,
reaching to every part Of the hu-
man system. According to Scrip
ture, it searches 1.-The joints and
marrow" and it restores the har-
mony of man.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-06
ASSESSMENT BOARD GIVES
KENT COUNTY FIGURES

The Kent County Board of AS
sessment has completed its 1941
assessment list. The total county
assessment shows $31,554,426 of
which $SO,654,177 is real property
and $900,249 is personal property.
There are also 23,42S capitation
taxables in the county. The per-
sonal and real estate gain for 1910
over 1889 was $473,149 while the
capitation gain was $295. Under
the careful survey made by the
present Republican Board of As
sessment the gain for 1941 over
1910 is S642,0S0 in personal and
real estate assessments and $2,5S2
in capitation assessments.
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-06
Drive Continues For
Home Guard Recruits
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be elected captain of the new Mil
ford unit, which is being formed
to replace the regular guard while
same is on active duty. The term
of duty is for a year, and does not
include service outside of the state.
J. Paul Heinel, Victor Clark and
DR.. Raymond Lynch have been
appointed staff officers of the Del
aware State Guard, according to
an announcement made this week
by Brig.-Gen. Paul R. Rinard, ad-
jutant-general. They were COM
missioned by Governor Bacon ON
the recommendation of General
Rinard.
Mr.. Heinel has been commission
ed a lieutenant colonel in the in
fantry.
Mr.. Clark has been commission
ed as major of infantry, and DR..
Lynch will be in charge of the med
ical detachment of the State
guard. Major Lynch as command
ing officer of the medical detach-
ment, will be responsible for selec-
tion of medical and dental officers
in Wilmington, Dover and Milford.
Lieut.. ]. Norris Robinson is or
ganizing a band which will be at
tached to headquarters detach-
ment,
Milford chronicle., 1941-06-06
Good Drivers Finals
In Wilmington July
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postmarked later than midnight
June 2, will not be eligible for the
state contests.
Boys and girls competing in the
good driving contests are shooting
at high stakes. Winners in the
national contest will be awarded
SO university scholarships amount
ing to a total of $2S,000 by Edsel
Ford, president of the League.
From the results of tests sub
mitted by each League member.
judges will select 12 leading girl
contestants and 12 leading boy con-
testants in each state and the Dis
trict of Columbia to compete in
state finals. Separate contests are
held for boys and girls.
The boy and girl champions from
each of the 4S states and the Dis
trict of Columbia, together with
sponsors of their own choice, will
receive free trips to Dearborn in
August for the national finals.
A $4,000 university scholarship
will be awarded in national compe-
tition to the best girl driver and
another $1,000 scholarship to the
best boy driver Ninety-six other
scholarships will go to finalists.
in both the boy and
girl divisions each will receive ST.
900 scholarships.