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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Flames Take Toll
OF Life as Pier,
Freighter Burned
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New York and Cuba mall line
when the fire started and nearly
300 longshoremen were working on
the pier or in the vessels holds.
The fire started with a heavy ex-
plosion and was spread by smaller,
succeeding ones. In addition to the
pier and the ship with its cargo of
cotton, hemp, oil, tar products, cop
per and lead. number of barges
were reported lost before the flames
were brought under control.
Police rounded up Is members of
the crew and questioned them.
Others of the crew were missing,
but police said, might be among in
jured taken to hospitals.
Any crew members or longshore-
men trapped aboard the Panuco
we're certain to have died. Tugs
towed the burning craft into the
channel and abandoned it.
rive dldlIllo Welc Julllcu III no
flame and smoke billowed $50 feet
above the pier, and sparks spread
over the area, threatening neigh
boring piers and ships.
Several barges and lighters were
ignited and some of them were lost.
A British ship as pier rs was
towed to safety. Heavy machinery
destined for the United States naval
station at Guantanamo, Cuba, was
on one of the piers endangered by
tho fire
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
japan Protests
Crafty Scheme

The japanese press took a grave
view of the impending American
British Russian war conferences at
Moscow and charged that British
American plans to send war sup
plies to Russia by way of VladivoS-
tok were crafty scheme directed
against Japan. Japan will not re-
main silent in event of ANY dis
turbance" of the Sea of Japan as
result of shipments to Vladivos-
tok, the newspaper Miyako said.
Grew met with the japanese for
eign minister late today for an
unusually long talk, the subject of
which as not disclosed officially.
At the same time Eugene Dooman,
of the United States embassy, con-
ferred with Foreign Vice-Minister
Eigi Amau.
The foreign office was said to
be giving serious study to the
American state department state
ment regarding refusal of Japan to
permit the S. S. President Coolidge
to pick up about 100 American des-
iring to leave Japan. (The State
department said the action was
tentamount to holding the Ameri-
cans as hostages
Foreign diplomatic and consular
officers were ordered to report to
the foreign office before attempt
ing to leave the country lin order
to avoid and misunderstanding"
The foreign office, promulgating
the orders in the official Gazette,
said the governors were authorized
to order foreigners wishing to leave
the country to delay their depart
ure or TO leave from designated
ports.
Newspapers continued their cam
paigns against the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Anlnesia Victim
Found at Seeley

How she happened to be wander
ing along highway 80 near Seeley
Sunday probably never will be re-
called by Mrs. Mabel Moorhead,
80, San Diego amnesia victim.
Known to be an amnesia victim
at intervals since a head injury
suffered at Mission Beach last June,
Mrs. Moorhead was reported missing
by her husband at IL pm. Satur-
day.
No trace of her was found until
an elderly couple motoring from
Arizona to San Diego found her
walking along highway 80 near
Seeley. She had no idea why she
was there or who she was. They
found her address in her purse and
took her to her home in San Diego.
She was injured when she fell at
Mission Beach and struck her head
on a rock.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Arizona Valley
Stages BIackout

PHOENIX, Aug. 18 up = A
blackout rehearsal staged success
fully Saturday night at Casa
Grande will be reeated next Sat
urday over the entire Casa Grande
Valley. il was announced today by
Kelly Turner, secretary Of the Arr
zona civilian defense committee.
All lights in the city were shut
off or covered at 10 pm. with a
city fire siren signal, the city re-
mained darkened for three minutes
while planes droned overhead and
residents turned their lights on
again at a second signal.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Sec. Hull Declares
Americans Held as
Hostages in Japan

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sensational" evacuation procedure
which might arouse the American
people.
In addition, it was stated. the
United States has been unwilling
to guarantee economically profitable
voyages for japanese ships to the
United States.
1t was understood that the for
eign office soon would make a
statement explaining the Japanese
viewpoint in full in connection with
the President Coolidge develop
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Is Your Laxative
a Popular one?

In laxatives, as in people, it takes
something extra" to achieve pop
ularity.
BLACK has been
popular laxative with four genera
tions in the South and West. That's
one reason you ought to try this
all vegetable medicine next
You'll discover an all-around good
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
JAPAN RATIONS
WOMEN's STOCKINGS

TOKYO, Aug. 18 cUP)-Thc gov
ofnment put women's stockings un-
Ger the rationing system today. It
announced that preference would
be given to women street car and
bus conductors and school teachers.
and that women of the Leisure
class" would get no stockings until
further notice.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

laxative. Spicy, aromatic, easy to
take. Punctual and thorough, yet
gentle in its action, usually, when
simple directions are followed.
The main reason for all this is
a tonic laxative" ingredient in
BLACK-DRAUGHT that helps to
tone lazy intestinal muscles.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
WOMEN'S DEFENSE
CORPS TO MEET

Members of the Women's Defense
corps will meet at Central Union
High school in Ell Centro at 7.30
Tuesday night to hera Captain L..
D. Meyers of Camp Seeley discuss
defense matters. After the talk
corps members will drill under the
direction of Cam Seeley officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Nozis Mop Up in
West Ukraine

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the Dnieper. For the first time,
Berlin dispatches mentioned the
possibility of a winter stalemates
on the eastern front.
2. A new German thrust on the
northern front against Leningrad
was repoitec y British sources TO
be developing in Estonia ana around
Lake Ilman, but London experts
were uncertain whether this often
sive had or could be developed into
a serious threat TO Leningrad.
SOVIET FALTERS
The German drive into the Uk-
raine was creating an extremely
serious situation for the Red army.
but both London and Moscow re-
mained confident that Marshal
Semyon Budenny would be able to
withdraw his main forces to new
Dnieper line in defense of the main
Russian industries.
The Germans followed their usual
practice of reporting that the Rus
sian retirement was partly in pan
ic' but the slowness with which
Berlin claimed definite progress in
dicated that the Nazis were fight
ing for every mile and suffering
many casualties.
The Russians had been put in the
position Of giving up huge area,
containing large industrial areas
as well as great grain fields. but
the important thing for them at
the moment was the safe withdraw
al of their main forces and the de-
Tense of the vast war industries
east of the Dnieper.
In that connection, Berlin dis
patches said the main German
thrust seemed to be southeastward
toward the Dnieper estuary indus
tries and ports which the Germans
apparently hoped to take before the
possibility arose of winter stale
mate. This was the first indication
that Berlin might be considering
the danger of winter stalemate
in Russia as the chief German OBJ
jective has been destruction of the
Red army as a fighting force be-
fore the end of the summer, re-
gardless of the actual ground gain
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
CORRECTION

Through error Tom Paine, I'M
perial Valley man now in service
at Fort Ord, was reported last week
to have been promoted to the posi-
ton of corporal. Actually he was
promoted to sergeant, having been
a corporal for several months.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
THEFTS REPORTED

A four-foot bathtub was included
among the household furnishings
and farm equipment stolen from a
farm house on highway SO south
of Ell Centre. The thefts were dis
covered by Fletcher White when he
moved his possessions to the house
during the weekend. A woven wire
gate, three chairs, and farm tools
were included in the missing ar
ticleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18

TOKYO, Aug. 18.-tUP- Uni
ted States Ambassador Joseph c.
Grew and Foreign Minister Admir-
al Teijiro Toyoda were reported
to have discussed subjects OF ut
most importance at a long confer
ence today coincident with notifi-
cation that all foreigners must OBJ
tain special permission to leave
Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
MAN PERISHES IN
FLAMING AUTO

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. l8 UP) =
Jesus F. Fimbres, %, Tucson high
school janitor and father OF two
children, was killed Saturday night
when flames enveloped two cars in
volyed in collision near the U. S.
Veterans hospital here.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
Scanning I.v
News Horizon
OBTAIN MARRIAGE
LICENSE

Jimmie Gaubaldi, 35, haywood,
and Florence DELAY, 25, Brawley,
were among the couples obtaining
marriage licenses in Reno, New. dur
ing the weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
OFFICERS SEARCH
FOR BURGLARS

Calexico police and Imperial
county deputy sheriffs searched
Monday for burglars who took $l0O,
two pistols, and two watches from
the Angelo Nikelas cafe at 245 First
street, Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
WEATHER

clouds Monday and Tuesday with
cloudiness increasing and few widely
scattered clouds over the desert
section Tuesday; overcast, low clouds
and fog near the ocean Monday
night and early Tuesday morning;
little change in temperature; gentle
variable winds near the ocean be-
coming westerly in afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-18
RETURN AFTER
VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Eldridge
anu daughter, jeanette, returned
to their home in Ell Centre this
weekend after spending a two
weeks vacation in San Diego, Los
Angeles, and the Laguna mountains.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-11-28
Service To People Unable To Pay

women publicity fanfare perform
valuable social through
and skill activities sponsored by their
zatons This is certainly of doctors dentists
found the the
Aid Clinic which established conducted
Association William Anderson
head of the clinic since July l. 1910.
The members of this clinic committee problems
needy help them by directing attorney
clients
committee finds getting
require There about members
citation who willing their time handling
this kind
Mr. Anderson and his committee take
from the Legal Aid Society," of Minneapolis
Welfare Association the city attorney attorney
ton officers and the other public Offices people
inquiry concerning their legal difficulties About
of the handled
with the the needy Society,"
County Bar Association the clinic
effort to give assistance possible
The Legal Aid Society handle
divorce matters where children
matters where working property
that it possible The Society,"
to handle about 200 a month.
During the period from July July Anderson
interviewed about 200 his
Panel his task ascertain first the persons
actually have problems requiring the services attorney
found that they did then he
qualified to handle their matter and who had gnfe willingness
to take of the kind.
The committee legal of these needv peou
practically the whole field of
domestic relations small criminal and small
These the which predominant
and each it necessary affidavit Under
these circumstances the Court permits petitioner
nsamen and the attorney who representing petitioner
his fee on the nstaent pa charging about
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Sounds Familiar

Disseminated against branches of the
the and they have been
encamped Negro objects
and civilian law officers military psychology dominated by the
mind slowly effectively spreading throughout the entire
country.
National Defense the Negro has been barred from the bulk of
and the increased income made possible by the preparation
Today he faces the contradiction of actually being
entity whole that supposedly fighting against
national scale we'll
in the local sense of the word
Locally Negroes barred from certain types of labor in fac
enjoying Unions furnishing
jobs policy of "stcy white" Several
aiding National Defense by defense training
following the traditional policy of discrimination
This period of definitely AS pathetic citizens de-
string of democracy is the duty of Negroes
loyalty Not should the personality
fought but the forces right here in this
country the practical application of democratic
cpe attacked with urelenng zeal Jobs
jobs full citizenship rights and the full realization OF
mocracy should be the battle of Negro Americans.
battle twofroned but it has been apty
We cannot defend oppression
No longer regard hatred
prejudice merely luxury for idle bigo Today intolerance
Any attempt deny democracy and
play to the Negro Defense acceptance the
working national unity and security when
nation Louisiana Weekly New
Orleans
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Suit To Establish Democracy

Nationwide interest the suit brought by
St. ancestry which seeks for that citizen admis
Defense force and other state military forces
this suit its outcome will affect
the status of military both the state and
country.
by the Negroes of the state but by the
failure his military advisers consider that
the Negro patriotic and naturally when call issued
Defense number of Negroes sought
admission The call for volunteers issued to all
eligible Minnesota eligible white residents
Contrary the Minnesota Negro Defense
the The created by the
military When the refusal of enlistment officers
accept Smith, postal employee and veteran
called NAACP the matter referred
to the Defense combat discrimination
military industry The defense committee has simply
been instrument focusing public atnton evil
his staff had Immediately set separate unit
the matter first called to the attention of his office there
little criticism because there much precedent for
the undemocratc practice
the picture it late
without embarrassment The
poor and the Defense Committee position
anything Indignation Negroes established units
While much harm has been done to Stasen the Negroes
border the suit in Federal court be his out
established the minds of 100000 people the
country white we'll wshes that he who believed
in fair play for Negroes we'll as whites.
accomplished possible dsaecon
top the ruling
which the saddle in the The
white the ranks in the Minnesota Home Defense would have
serving the alongside his coored
brother nationality that makes this states population in
the Home Defense Force but Negroes
would proved of the craftsmanship
which his supporters him and the which who dares
to do we'll talk always receives.
people Minnesota carry this fight the highest
the land The fact that the suit has been
filed will help hasten the day when the democratic ideal will be achieved
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Friday, November %, 1941
With the Churches

cordially invited to attend. The
Usher Board Bazaar is December
4 and SO. C. Hall, Jr. Reporter.
CAMPHOR MEMORIAL METHO-
DIST CHURCH NOTES
Pastor C. T. R. Nelson will speak
on "The Indestructible Church"
Sunday at II a. m. Mrs. Josie Will
liams, assisted by others of the
Coal Committee, are presenting an
all-star musical and literary pro-
gram at the evening worship hour,
7:45 Sunday. Final reports in the
Twelve Tribe Rally for the coal
fund will be given. All members
are urged to be present, and friends
and visitors are invited to this pro-
gram given by "home talent"
Three circles of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service have
been organized, with Miss Coree
Thomas, leader of Circle 1; Mrs.
Josie Williams, leader of Circle 2;
and Mrs. Villa Mae Peoples, lead
er of Circle 8. The senior choir,
under the direction of Mr.. John
Hickman, with Prof. R. Nelson
Barber, sang at the Arlington Hills
Methodist Church last Monday
night.
st. Thomas Notes: Congratula-
lions to the Women's Auxiliary for
their very successful Bakery Sale
on Wednesday,, Nov. 10. =. Ser
vices last Sunday were beautifed
by the flowers offered in memory
of our sadly missed friend, John
Seymour, by his family. Beautiful
also were the tall wax tapers on
the altar given as a memorial to
Mrs. Sally Dover, by her daughter,
Mrs. Mamie White. :. There will
be choir rehearsal following next
Sundays services. We're happy to
welcome Miss jeanette Dorsey as
valuable member to our choir.
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Banquet Closes
Pilgrims Week
of Celebrating

A representative group gathered
at the Monday night banquet eli
making a weeks celebration of the
18th anniversary of the founding
of Pilgrim Baptist church, held in
the church fellowship hall.
Guests enjoyed a fine banquet
meal and heard an interesting pro-
gram. Cecil E. Newman, news
paper publisher, was POSTMASTER.
Speakers on the program who
praised and congratulated the con-
gregation on it's long existence in
cluded Rev. C. T. R. Nelson, Rev.
E. A. Finstrom, Rev. Jace Clay
burn, o. C. Hall, county employee
and civic and religious figure, VIM.
Black, chairman of the church
ways and means committee, and
Rev. s. Edward Ware, progressive
young pastor of the historic church.
Vincent Owens, new executive
secretary of the st. Paul Urban
League, and his wife were intro
duced. Mr.. Owens spoke. Other
numbers included musical num-
bers by the Gospel Chorus of Pill
grim, directed by Mrs. Arlee
Slaughter, Mrs. Theodore Allen, vo-
calist, and request piano solo by
Mrs. S. E. Ware, wife of the pastor
and chairman of the program COM
mittee.
Rev. Ware responded to a re-
quest for a vocal selection and Mrs.
Pauline Martin and Mrs. Carrie
Ailep gave splendid readings. In
PRODUCED to the audience for bows
were Jose H. Sherwood, postal fore
man and pioneer in civic work; E.
M. Moore, chairman of the trustee
board and w. V. Howard, chair
man of the deacons board, Mrs. L.
W. Harris and others.
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The Baroness Spoke Out

You have the presumption this country But
the fruit of justice You talk about the brotherhood of
majority of million Negroes white
who acted like brother Those words friends They
spoken by the dynamic personality which has hit the Twin
Cities the tall white Baroness Hueck feuda
Russia and modern u S. A. who this tell white
folks what she has accomplished the people Harlem
The Baroness under the auspices of Arch
bishop John Murray the Catholic church whose denomination is
making remarkable the Negroes of America.
figure of the Baroness made good
proceeded vigorously fay her usually Caucasian audiences
of the welfare the countr oldest group
largest minority.
The Baroness did what the old folks speaking
church."
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Ministers to Cooperate
With Mems Council
In Drive

SC. raul, M1nn.,
Nov. %, 1941.
Mr.. c. E. Newman,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Dear Sir.
Editor: The Mems Council of
Halle @. Brown House is present
ing plan to induce merchants,
patronized by our group, to adver-
tise in the colored papers.
The St. Paul INSTRUMENTATION
Ministerial Alliance, of which Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson is retiring
president, have appointed COM
mittee to study the plan and re-
port at it's next meeting. 1t is the
hope of the Council that the re-
port will be favorable, and that the
Alliance will sponsor the program.
This is worthy cause and should
appeal to all of us. For years
many of these stores have taken
the money of our group, which is
never returned in any form.
The Council met at the Commu-
nifty House at 500 p. m. Nov. 10.
The next meeting will be at 500
p. m. Dec. 8, 1941. All persons in
terested are cordially invited.
H. w. SCHUCK,
Publicity Chairman.
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Paul.
The banquet closed week of
great fellowship and interest as
both Minneapolis and st. Paul
churches joined in observing the
church's years of service to ST..
ABUSE OF COLORED
SOLDIERS
There is much concrete evidence
that native born Colored American
soldiers now in training in army
camps in the South have been in
hundreds of instances subjected to
humiliations, discrimination, beat
ings, brutalities and, in at least
one case, a trainee was murdered,
even when clothed in the uniform
of the U. S. Army. Even after be-
ing segregated they have been de-
prived of a fair proportion of Off
GERS and men although there are
thousands well qualified for the
services, and those taken in have
been restricted to a few of the
many regular services.
The remedy in the case of the
trainees is not to remove them
from the South, but for the War
Department to use drastic meas
ures to protect them from I'M
American individuals and brutal
mobs, just as would be done if
Nazis, Communists, Ku Klux or
Night Riders attempted to hu-
initiate, abuse or intimidate white
soldiers in the U. S. Army. Colored
Americans are super patriots, 100
per cent Americans by birth and
love of country, who are being
trained to fight and if need be to
die for their native land, and for
democracy, although they do not
fully share in it's benefcences. De-
mocracy is needed in the Army.
Colored Americans are absolute
ly barred from enlisting in the
U. S. Navy, except as messmen,
fiunkies and Wallets with no hope of
promotion to the higher ranks.
This status is not applicable to any
other group of American citizens.
This is unfair, unjust, I'M Christian,
undemocratic and unconstitutional.
It is dark blot on our escutcheon
which should be obliterated. Why
have these loyal citizens been de-
spoiled of their basic rights in our
democracy? Let US have real de-
mocracy in our republic! LET
FREEDOM RING!
E. L. BENNETT,
Chicago.
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customary fee.
MR.. RANDOLPH SAYS A MOUTH

eff white liberal gives OOO you've the $o0 and the
white liberal has got you
eff Negro the of Seventh Ave. and 125h St. Harem)
Nickel you've the nickel and the Negro tooA Phil
lip Randolph.
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of Mrs. Her.
menia Nellie who died Nov. %,
1910:
cannot say, and will not say
That she is dead,-She is just awayl
With a CHEEKY smile, and a wave of the
hand,
She has wandered into an unknown land,
And left US dreaming how very fair
1t needs must be, since she fingers there.
And you-O you, who the widest yearn
For the old-time step and the glad re-
turn
Think of her faring on, as dear
In the love of There as the love of Here;
Think Of her still as the same, say:
She is not dead-she is just awayI
James Whitcomb Riley
Sadly missed by husband, John
L. Nellie, children, Frances, John
and James, and daughter-in-law,
Beneta.