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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24

ed the sky was sunny and cloud
less.
Two snake priests were bitten by
bull snakes during the ritual. AL
though dozens of poisonous rattlers
were used, none of the Indians was
bitten by them.
Four new priests were initiated
into the snake clan, the youngest
only nine years old. A second snake
dance was scheduled to be held
next Wednesday at Walpi, a short
distance east of MiShongnovi.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24

presented in the various counties
The labor groups must have 1872
573 valid signatures on file in the
office of the secretary of state on
or before Sept. IL to qualify the
referendum and prevent the law
from going into effect Sept. 49,
Many of the signatures on the pc
titions presented today will be
found illegal, largely because the
Signer is not registered voter. II
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
EXPLOSION ROCKS
HlGH-OCTANE PLANT

PAULSBORO, NJ, Aug. % CUP)
Two men were burned seriously
today when a series of five explo-
sions rocked the high octane plant
of the Vacuum Oil company
here.
Fire followed the explosions,
which were heard 20 miles away
Three hundred men were on duty
at the time.
Frank V. Williams, 81, Oaklyn,
company superintendent, and
Joseph Bernsky 81, Gibbstown,
were taken to hospitals with burns
of the head and body.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
DECISIVE BATTLE BLAZES ON RED FROM
Taxes Higher
Than World War

WASHINGTON, Aug. % tUP)
- L. II. Parker, Washington
tax cOnsultant, asserted today
that tax schedules proposed in
the administrations $4,000, 100000
bill far exceed the rates imposed
in the war year of 1918.
"The revenue act of 1918, en-
acted in similar period, i'm
posed unprecedently high income
taxes and yet this proposed rev.
enue bill of 1941 far exceeds the
rates of tax imposed by the 1918
act" Parker told the senate fl
nance committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
Shorty Hogue Wins
State Title Again

SAN DIEGO, Aug. % CUP)-Wil-
lis Shorty Hogue, Jacumba boxer,
scored a 10-round decision over
Eddie Booker, San Jose Negro, to
regain the California middleweight
championship here last night. In
winning, Hogue avenged a beating
Booker handed him May @ Hogue
weighed 1887 and Booker 1867.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24

is up to the county clerks to check
each signature and certify its le-
gality.
Vandeleur expressed confidence
that when the cheek had been COM
pleted and the illegal signatures
removed the petitions still would
have far more legal signers than
necessary to institute the referen-
dun and nullify the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24

after o'clock last night. Company
officials said they were satisfied
he had been kidnapped although
Salt Lake City police revealed Felt
had an old record of auto thefts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
Showers Answer
Hopi Ceremonial

MISHONGNOVI, Hopi Reservation, Ariz. Aug. % (UP)
Scattered light showers fell the Hop plateau
try last night supporting 400yearold Hopi Indian be-
lief that their ceremonial snake dance bring rain need
ed to keep crops from perishing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
II Wasn't Fair

1t Wasn't Fair
Long study finally convinced a
young clerk in an FL Centro store
that he had found the perfect gift
for his girls birthday right in the
store where he worked. 1t was a
very special article of merchandise
and the only one in the store. Man
\, like, he waited until the day before
, the birthday anniversary to select
the gift.
I'll put that back" he said to
himself, land then wrap it up fancy
\ just as soon as the store closes Will
she be surprised when she gets it,"
The clock crept around toward
closing time. One minute before the
closing hour in walked a young
man, a stranger to the clerk. He
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
, 4Ms.!xs 4.1.Mts
Close Home

Close Home
) AS Mrs. Arthur Flood went about
children crying. She heard their
cries again and again.
MY, the neighbor certainly let
those children cry a long time. I
wonder what is the matter she
said to herself several times. The
crying kept up, coming to her faint
ly over the noise of the cooler
In about an hour she walked out
of the house into her yard. The cry
ing came from her own woodshed.
Two small children had locked
themselves in the shed and couldn't
get out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
AFL Ready with
otCdrqoLists

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. % (UP)-Labor forces seeking
referendum on new law forbdding hot cargo strikes
announced they would file their petitions with county
clerks today Edward Vandeleur secretary of the AFL
state federation of labor estimated that petitions
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
Cavalry Chief to
Pay Visit Here
Head of All Moun+e d Divisions in u. S.
Arrives Sunday for Inspection Tour
OfEIeven+h at SeeIey. in Mountains

General John K Herr chief of all cavalry units in the
United States, will arrive in Ell Centre Sunday for an Of
ficial inspection of Camp Seeley.
This will be his first visit to Camp Seeey and will cover
period of three or four days He also will go to Live Oaks
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
Byrd Turns Own Figures
Against FDR in Dispute
Pre- siden+'s Statement Shows WoefuIly
Inadequate Defense Production, Need
Of Coordination, Senator Declares

WASHINGTON Aug 23 (UP)-Sen. Harry F. Byrd
d. Va said today that President Roosevets own Figures
on defense production indicate the imperative need for
"one-man" direction of the preparedness program.
Byrd replying criticism by the president yesterday at
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
Berlin Declares
Leninsrad Under
Fierce Attack
End Anniversary Of Friendship Pact
SeesNazi, Soviet Armies Lockedin
Gigantic Struggle Along Whole Front
BY UNITED PRESS

Germany and Russia both claimed smashing successes
Saturday in big battles along the blazing eastern front
On the second anniversary of the broken RussoGerman
friendship pact the air and mechanized forces
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
Strike
Peace
oils
Defense Industry
Faces Seizure
By Government
BULLETIN

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 20
(UP)-President Roosevelt signed
an executive order late today,
taking ever the Federal Shipbuild-
ing and Drydock company plant
at Kearny, N. j., which has bce:l
strikebOund for 16 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24
WEATHER

Maximum temperature Fri 108, minimum Sat-
62; a. m. temperature Sat. 65, humidity 80;
temperature Saturday, 101, humidity 19; p. m
temperature Friday 1O2, humidity Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-24

L. A. HAY-N. S. No. 1, S17.5O; u. S. No. 2 leafy
$l5.5O-l6.50; U. s. No. 2 1914; Mpls Sept Flax
$685..
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
THE THINGS WE KNOW
MUST BE BETTER KNOWN

We in Imperial Valley, from long asso-
citation, know the many advantages OF
this area for such projects as the gov
ernment is daily putting into effect for
defense We know, for instance, that I'm
perial Valley is strategically, geograph--
ically and climatically better situated
as a site for a large air training school
than, for instance, Phoenix. Yet such
a school was assigned to the Phoenix area
not long ago, simply because full data on
our own situation was not available to
those who made the decision.
It is up to us-nOt to somebody else
to list our own defense assets, both ac-
tual and potential. We can do no less,
if we are to help the officials charged
with putting this nation on full! war
time footing.
If we obtain from our efforts the bene-
fits which will accrue from establish
ments of new projects here, our benefit
is gratefully received-but it is entirely
secondary. Our first consideration should
be, and will be, what we can do to help
in bringing eventual victory to America.
Right now, it seems to US, we can DO
most by telling the proper officials: eftic-
iently and thoroughly, the reasons for the
valleys Importance in any Pacific coast
defense consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Axis Reinf0rces
African Troops in
Desperate Stand

TUNIS. French Tunisia, Dec. 81
up German AID Italian REIN
forcempnts have been landed at
TripOli and are rushing eastward
along the north African coast to
the rescue OF Gen. Erwin RommelS
battered African corps, hoping to
relieve him before the British fin
ally cut Oft his retreat from Cy-
rtnaica. French military observers
said today.
French observers said that during
the past 10 days a substantial Ital-
ian convoy succeeded in crossing
the Mediterranean to Tripoli after
brush with the British fleet. The
-onvoy, ii Was said, carried men,
munitions and eQuipmtA. sorely
needed by Rommel.
The French said that operations
in Libya had developed into a race
~ Rorlmel and the remnants Of
mis- &c italian and German divisions
-y Join the reinforCementS rushing
eastward from TriEcli before the
British could drive 4 strong wedge
between them.
ROmmcl, it was said, decided to
abandon Bonphazi without a tight
in order tG retreat before the Brit
lsh could mass enough 1Adlan
troops on the road to TripCli to
keep him from breaking through.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
IMPERIAL VALLEY MOVES
TOWARD GREATER WAR EFFORT

Approval by the Imperial county board
of trade of proposal for eoordnated
effort to spotlight Imperial Valley
strategic importance in the national war
effort might well be considered big step
toward putting this county one hundred
per cent into the struggle for American
victory.
The proposal, by an Associated cham
bers of commerce committee, was for the
full-time employment of a man to lay
before the proper officials and agencies
the strategic and geographical adVan-
tageS of this county as site for alrportS,
air schools, military and naval establish
ments, factories and whatever other de
velopmentS there might be TO advance
the Pacific coast in defense strength.
One additional step is necessary before
the proposal can be placed in full effect.
That is action by the county board Of
supervisors. to whom it was recommend
ed by the board Of trade.
Approval by the supervisors, and actual
creation of the proposed position mere,
would have a two-fold result: II would
serve to bring to Imperial county the ad-
ditional development we need for greater
growth, and it would provide to the prop
er federal and state officials reliable,
readily accessible source for the KIND
of information that is so vital these days.
More than that, it would see that the M
formation is placed in their hands with
out asking, so that they can easily bal
ance the advantages of Imperial Valley
against those of other places in making
their final decision.
This would be no effort to make pork
barrel out of defense ALLEGATIONS. 1t
would, rather, be d decided effort to
help those in authority arrive at the best
possible conclusions in deciding upon
sites for new projects such as training
centars and auxiliary air fields closest
to vital naval and military centerS, Yet
adequately protected and capable of even
greater protection in the event of trou-
Bile. Federal officials are not psychic
they know only the things which are
proved to them by either their own IN
vestigations or the actions of others. To-
day they have not the time to survey
every community to determine which
offers the best advantages the commun-
ity which fails to place in their hands
such information, when it can be had, IS
falling short Of the part it should play
in the war effort
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
By FRANK HEWLETT

MANILA, Dec. 27 up - tlre
swept through the ancient walled
city in the heart of defenseleSs
Manila today as japanese planes
rained bombs in a thickly populat-
ed district crowded with religious,
educational, medical and govern
ment buildings and, it was asserted,
machine gunned civilians as they
fled.
Casualties and damage OF tragic
proportions were feared, For hours,
the planes roared in waves over
the historic, walled city, Wreaking
fury on a helpless capital contain
ing 623,500 people
witnesses asserted that tile
Japanese airmen machine-gunned
civilians who fled from the RUNS
of the ancient Intendencia build
ing. which housed the treasury, the
mint and the budget commlSSlon
as its walls crumbled about them.
PORT AREA BOMBED
The planes dumped their bomo
salvoes in the walled city, which has
100000 residents, among homes ana
ancient historic edifices, including
churches, schools and government
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

buildings, while other formations
circled over the bay and picked
targets among ships and buildings
in the port area, then roareo IN
shore.
Nippon's grim answer to the proc
lamation that Manila was an open
city, issued more than "a hours pc
fore. came as United States ana
philippines forces, facing heavy
odds, fought furiously intensified
japanese invasion drives on the
capital from north and south.
The known dead so far are 81
and nearly $50 have been WOUNDED;
An eyewitness saw eight killed ana
80 wounded taken from the Santo
Domingo Catholic church, built IN
1888. They were gathered for dally
nraver when the bomb hit, and II
was believed only a few near the
rear exit escaped.
OFFICIAL INJURED
Acting Philippine Budget Commls--
sioner Pedro Pedrosa was injured
when bomb struck the treasury
building, which houses the mint.
1t is believed ne viii lose his rlght
leg.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
ON LETTING WOMEN FIGHT

Saskatoon (Saskatchewam Str-Phoe-
nix
The application of conscription to wom-
en- for the armed services in the new Brit
ish Conscription Act is the first time
such d step has been taken by Britain.
1t is undoubtedly drastic one even
though women are not to be cOnscripted
for services in the lethal branches OF the
combat forces. But they can enter such
letha services as volunteers.
This step, which Mr. Churchill made
it apparent is necessary. will be a sharp
awakener to men on this side of the At
lantic He will be man of craven spirit
who. in Canada or the United States,
can look complacently on the fact that
British women are manning guns, invit-
ing death in combat, in their defense, for
Britains fight is defense of this CONT
nent as we'll as a defense Of Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Ancient Manila i'm Flames
AS Foe Wars on Civilians

Three watchmen were killed When
they were buried under the debris
of silver coin. which was streWn over
a large area. Other governmental
officials escaped injury by taxing
refuge in a vault
The defense forces in the north
were retreating stubbornly, fight
ing yard by yard with everything
they had. to a new and stronger
defense line in the Pampagna plains,
onto which the japanese had swept
from the defiles Of the Lingayen
hills. .,
In the south the japanese had
opened a savage drive from the
Atimonan area.
In both north and south, Philip
pines command disclosed, thousands
upon thousands of japanese rem
forcements were SWarmlng onto LII
zon island from transports.
Late today flames were still eat
ing through the walled city and its
ruined streets, blocked by stones,
iron and tin roofing, glass and the
wreckage of buildings-paSt ~,
foot crater in a churchyard filled
with old graves.
AS they ended their raid and lett
their dead and manned and ruined
homes and buildings, the japanese
aviators dropped leaflets which said
they were not warning on FilipinoS
only on Americans.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Briitiis sh
ate h
nc uzi S

CAIRO Dee 27. CUP)-British
inperials pursuing retreating Axis
forces to prevent their escape into
TmpOlitania have caught up with
the mani body of the enemy about
1O9 miles south cf BengaaZi. Brit
ish general headquarters for the
middle East said today,
The Axis positions were being
shelled, it was said
The British were continuing to
brine prisoners in from the field
and a ccmmunique said a large
enemy munitiChs dump had been
captured
In New york the Columbia
Broadcasting system heard the Brit
iSh radio broadcast that as part
of the effort to contain the re-
treating enemy forces, one British
column had advanced 100 miles into
TripOlitanlnaJ
RAIN SLOWS ADVANCE
"DcspitC ,cs> bad g5.Ag as result
of ram which slowed down the
speed Of cur advance during the
last two or three days our forces
now al harIssin2 the enemy main
forces in the Jedabiya area go
miles south of Bcnghazi,' the head
quarters communiquc said.
"Ycstcrday our artillery success
fully Shcllcd enemy motor trans
port columns "a the main road
north and south of Jedahlya.'
The communicate SAID south OF
BcngnaH mCpp!ng up operations
were prc"eedln2. Many small bodies
f the cntm., were cleared up be-
wcon Eonpha2i and GhemlleS and
Soluch. tAe Cammuniquc said. add
ne that fcU hulGrcd more pri3-
oners were taken and a large mu~
litions dump was captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Shakeup Replaces
Singapore Chief
With Younger Man

LONDON, Dec. 81 CUPp-Otficlal
spokesmen today described Air Mar
shal Sir Robert Brooke Popham, re-
placed as British commander in the
ar East by Lieut.. Gen. Sir Henry
PoWnall, as another victim OF the
Lolicy: IF one man can't do II,
get another who cam
Observers agreed that PoWnall,
49, and one of Britaln'S youngest
generals. had taken over tremend-
Gus responsibility under extremely
difficult conditions. Foremost among
his problems is to decide where on
tie Malay peninsula the BRUSH
troops will make a last ditch DC
tense of Singapore.
Not the least of his worries Is
the criticism OF Australia ana some
circles in Britain that army ana
governmental red tape and lack OIL
coordination have partly been re-
spCnSible for japanese successes.
Australian criticism has been We
hement. 1t has denounced local au-
thorities in Malaga for failing to
carry out a Scorched earth policy
in the prninsulas valuable rubber
and rice plantations, two OF the
richest prizes that can fall to the
japanese.
The Australian press recently Sill
gled out Brooke Popham for its
attacks, charging that he had failed
in his mission.
The Sydney Daily Telegraph ac,
cused him of "fatuous optimism,
and demanded. what mistakes must
be made by high officers before they
are replaCcd?'
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
PACKERS TRIUMPH
OVER HITLER
(Chicago Daily NeW>)

(Chieago Daily N2W>)
Chicago packers have pat over a fast
one on Hitler by deyi.ing NV inSulator
for frozen meats The inSulator is itself
an export. the cid reliable export that
has survived most handsomely the decline
of international trade in Corn BIT food
StuffS-ttat i. lard.
German submarine warfare cut serious
iy into the available supply of rrfnger-
ator ship, and refrigerated space on gem
rral cargo boats K refrigerator ships are
costly to build . =. Retrjgeratiug machin-
cry takes up valuable cargo space. So
the packers stepped in to provide 4 sub
stitute method Of shipping fresh foods.
As a part of that search, they expert
mented with all manner of substances to
inSulate shipments Of frozen food Frozen
lard proved to be the best nSulator -.
War enters the picture of this latest
triumph in preservation and transport of
food But the stimulation OF war has
played great part in the development
of the food industries The art of cam
ming is Il Napoleonic war baby. as are
beet sugar and cheap soda. Oleomargar
inc is another food born in barracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
HENDERSON GRABS
PRICE SPIR AL

With characteristic courage. Hen
derson issued his ceiling order un-
der such authority as he now mas
because his Office OF Price Ao'
ministration felt the situation was
getting out of hand. He also an
nolnced that price schedules were
being prepared on a wide variety q
textiles. which would impose as cell
inps the prices in effect on Dec
6. This will be another retroactive
order which will probably insult
the cotton bloc again.
Other farm quarters are trying
to spike price control lesisiatioh'
One of the provisions of the House
Price Control bill now before the
Senate is that is will permit the
prices on farm products to go up
TO llO per cent of parity, that
hard-to- define ideal which is the
ratio of the things farmers sell
10 the things farmers buy, based
on the prices which were in effect
from 1909 to 1914, and today.
Senator Thomas is of the oplnlor
that this l909-l4 base PERIOD does
MT permit the prices OF cotton tc
&c high enough and, as one-man
subcommittee of the Senate Com
nlittee on Agriculture, he has hel'
hearings to put over the idea tha'
the base period should be change0
to l9l9-l929. This would make the
parity price of wheat Sl.44 bushel
instead of the present partly price
OF Sl.26 a bushel and raise the
parity price of cotton to 2O9 cents a
mound instead Of the present III
/ cents pound. If the ll0 per cent
OF parity ceiling were applied on
these figures, the price OF Whea,
/ could 20 TO S158 and the price OF
cotton to % cents.
SHOCKED AND ASTOUNDED'
Ed CNeal, more formally know
as Edward Asbury ONeal III, presl
cent Of the American Farm Burea'
Federation and claiming to reprf
sent two million farm people IN
states and unquestionably the mo-
/ powerful farm lobby in Washington
! IS against the Thomas proposal
! C'Nears reason is that while
changing of the base period woul
raise the partly and maximum pric
6 Of wheat and corn. 1t Wou
lower the price OF beef and a fc
other farm products, and tn
would wreck the stock men. T
Farm Bureau organization believ
the present parity formula ".
give the largest number OF TAI
rners the greatest benefits.
ONeal was, however shocked
and astounded" when Hendersc
proposed limiting the ceiling prize
on farm products to 100 per Ger
OF parity, instead of ITO per cen
as the House bill provides, To tn.
remark Henderson cracked bac'
that he, too, was shocked an
astounded when the Japs bombe;
Pearl HarbOr.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

WASHINGTON. Dec q - The
nowerful farm bloc Of the Unltee
States Senate is apparently olllng uN
its hardware to drill effective price
control legislation full OF holes
Whenever Leon Henderson is men
tened. the farmer senator's, par
ticularlv the souLl nrn cotton lal-
,oer senators like nm n. BANK
lead II OF Jasper Ia. Lister Ill!
OF Montgomery, Ala. Elmer lhotAa'
of Medicine Park. Okla. Tom Con
rallv of Marlin. Tex. and COTTON Ee
smith of Lvnchburg, S. C., all star
seeing red.
The latest thing that has these
Dixie gentlemen up IN arms Is
uenderson's order of Dec. Is PIT
ting a ceiling on the prices OF
animal and vegetable fats ana OILS
Excluding butter. finished pro
duets like shortening ana sala"
oils and the 'essent- al oils of the
cosmetic and drug trade. Ihere
are 1900 of these fats and oils but
the most important are lard, tai
low ana CollullstCu "''
last one. cOttonseed OIL tha'
arouses the southern senators.
Henderson's original order lroI
the ceiling prices on fats and ol
as of Nov. 26. At that time, cotton
seed Gil was quoted at l2.o cen
a Mound. On Dec. y, the day IN
order was issued the price was l3.o
cents a pound. The Henderson oroe
cut the price by lis cents an'
that's when the fight began.
Here was Henderson trying &c
get an effective price control OIL
through the Senate to replace al
ineffective measure passed by th'
House. For Henderson to alienat'
the affections of these cotton stat'
senators might jeopardize the WholI
price control program.
With good price control Legislature.
in effect. the country can 1lgh
the war with a minimum Of infla-
ton. Without the legislation, the
,ky is the limit not only on wal
costs. but on living costs and taxes
as well.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
More Islands Fall
To Japanese Navy

AUCKLAND, N. L., Dec. u 'CPl
Prime Minister Peter Fraser an
ncunced today that the japanese
were assumed to have occupied Alb
aiang and Maxim islands, major
members of Britain's Gilbert is
lands.
The Gilbert islands are 1000 miles
southwest of Hawaii. not far from
Japans inundated Marshall islands.
Their total area is l6G square miles
and the population in 1888 was 27,-
313.
Fraser said the Japanese had
evacuated TaraWa island, another
member of the group. He said moth
ing had been heard from Abaiang
since the Japanese landed Tues
day, and Maxim could not be con-
tacted.
Informed Lcndon sources said a
number o. European residents had
been evacuated, but some may have
been taken prisoner.