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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
BY UNITED PRESS

In addition 10 attacking
three y. S. tankers in the last
48 hours, japanese submar-
ines also attacked the U. S.
.reighter Samoa off the California
coast Saturday and sank the U. S.
treighter Lahaina December II while
2nroute to San Francisco, it was
disclosed Monday.
The Navy department made the
disclosure as survivors of one of the
attacked tankers, General Petrol
Gums Emidio, landed at Eureka anC
charged the submarine that torpe-
doed them also shelled them while
they struggled to escape in open
lifeboatS.
In Washington, announcement OF
the sinking or damaging of at leaS;
IA enemy submarines in the Allan
tic and several Japanese submarines
in the Pacific was good news" to
a capital that had just received Navy
department reports of enemy SUBJ
marine activity off both the Allan
.ic and Pacific coasts.
The bag of an estimated total OF
IA submarines in the Atlantic
undoubtedly German or Italian
may have shattered an "impend-
lng' Axis undersea offensive aimed
at slicing the United States vita.
supply and convoy routes, Secretary
Of Navy Frank Knox intimateG
He also said the Navy had reflective
ly dealt with several Japanese sub
marines"
The enemy losses revealed by
Knox covered the period since tho
shoot sight" orders were ISSUED
IN Sept. IL
The oil tanker H. VI. Storey was
fired upon by submarine two mile;
of Point Arguello, at $3.50 am. Mon
lay and escaped unchanged be-
hind a smoke screen, the commando:
II the Coast Guard station at POM
Arguello revealed.
The submarine fireu upon the
tanker with her deck gun, and after
missing submerged while the Storey
turned and fled to sea, the com
mander said.
The H. M. Storey is Standar1
Oil tanker plying the Pacific coast
Point Arguello is a tongue of lam
jutting into the sea approximately
ITS miles north of Los Angeles
on the regular inshore route foI
boats in and out of Santa Barbara
about so miles south of the point
The coast guard commander sa!c
Continued on Page 2; Column 5
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22

basket distribution, Jack Tackett
Ted Reynolds and Harlan Frymirc
theatre ushers, Lee Nuffer Noe
Smith, Wesley B. Rauenzahn; the
atre candy distribution, William A
Wallace, John Ashley, Jacob Yer
burg; Holtville basket committee
Paul Eggler; county farm commit
tee. Mark WaShburn, DR.. Forrest
Kutz and H. j. FaWcett,
Because of conflicting community
activities in Holtville this year tht
ElkS theatre party was cancelled
and instead the lodge made a large
contribution to recreation programs
in Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22

rat VI / INollO, LAAC4l4OS4 . "a q lAlSNAAN
unit hastily organized after the
outbreak of the war to take care O.!
the human needs of the men sta
toned in isolated places, visited the
men in Imperial county for the
first time Monday,
Many of these soldiers were sent
to these isolated PAGES in the area
between san Diego and Yuma Dec
: and did not have time to collec,
anything they needed. even razorS
Families OF many OF the soldiers
had no idea where they were ant.
the soldiers had no way Of inform
ing them until Bartholomew ano
McRae arrived with government
post cards ready for the men to Weltc
their families. The USO men Waiteo
FOR the cards and mailed them when
they reached town They took the
men newspapers and magazines, ra-
zorS, candy, cigarettes, stamped
Christmas cards for them to send
relatives and friends, and other
personal affects 50 badly needed
Supplies and service are free Il
the soldiers.
The men all are we'll fed" Bar
tholomeW and McRae said, but they
Continued on page ,, column y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Citizen Kane Best
Picture of Year

NEW YORK, Dec. %. up -
The national board of review o!
motiCh pictures selected Orsor
Welle's Citizen Kane" as the besl
Hcllywood-made picture of 1941.
The French "Pepe LIE MOko' was
chosen the best foreign production
and the British film, Target for
Tonight" the best documentary
film. Special mention was made OF
the documentary production The
Forgotten Village" by John Stein,
beck and Herbert Yline.
The boards exceptional photo
plays committee announced as the
years 10 best pictures: "Citizer
Kane" How Green was My Val
ley" The Little Foxes, The Stars
Look Down" "Dumbo," High Sier-
ra," Here Comes Mr.. Jordan,
Tom, Dick and Harry" The Roac
to Zanzibar" and The Lady Eve
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
OPM Plans Wool
CurtaiInent Plan

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. CUP)---
The office of production manage
ment today is considering a plan
to curtail the amount of wool avail
able in 1912 for civilian production
of dresses, suits, coats, blankets
and other woolen goods.
CPM Purchasing Director Doug
las C. Mackeachie said in an inter
view that while it may be neces-
sary to make a curtailment in next
years civilian supplies, there will
be no shortage of woolen goods fol
the man on the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Not Cricket OF Him

Jimmy Gavin, ., takes Santa Clau,
seriously.
He was downtown with his moth
er Mrs. Neal Gavin, when a relative
arrived at the Gavin home with &
bundle of Christmas packages. The
relative dumped the packages under
the Christmas tree and departed
Those packages caught Jimmy {
eyes as soon as he stepped into The
house. Questions boiled out in tor-
rent Mrs. Gavin told him SAINT
Claus left them while they were
down town.
The next day Jimmy went doWl
town again. This time to see SAINT
Claus. The minute Jimmy got close
to Santa Claus, he said in 4 severe
reproving tone:
1t as naughty of YOU to sneak
in my house while I was away
Shamel Shame!'
Santa Claus was puzzled saint
He stammered manfully but faileo
to placate Jimmy.
Naughty Santa Claus to sneak
in my house when l was not there.
Relatives went to the rescue of
Santa Claus, so he promised faith
fully to behave better in the future
On The Nose
Remember that cid reliable cal
cndar that Hige Kermoian is always
Continued on Page 2, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
No Thank You! We
Still Like II Here

The Canon City CColoD chamber
of commerce Monday informed FL
Centre chamber of commerce that
Canon City wouldn't think of COM
mercializing on southern California 5
apparent danger of attack to sell
the wonders Of the Colorado toWn
but:
The Canon City chamber of
commerce invites all southlanders
to Canon City to live and escape
the hazards of air raids and jap
areSe inYaSions on the Pacific coast
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22

: |hc contest is open to just any
one at all. You don't have to dc
ANYTHING, except put up Christ
mas lights. Nothing to buy; moth
ing to sign. You don't even have tc
call and say you are entering. Yot
don't even have to have a telephone
In good, plain American, you
CONT need nothin but some Christ
mas lights and the will to put EN-
up. And we don't care where you
put EN-. Put EN- inside; put en-
outside: put EN- on your roof; pu,
en- on your clotheSline. Put 'em juSl
anyplace at all but for Pete's sake
put EN-.
And when you get 'em up, you're
already in the contest, and that's
simply all there is to it.
Big decorations; little decorations
fancy decorations, or plain indiffer-
ent decorations. They all are elig-
iblc for some of the $l08 in prize
money that will be awarded
The contest DOES NOT CLOSE
UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS. sc
even IL you pun up yOui HSlllo VI
Christmas night, you're still in the
contest.
Could anything be simpler, ol
palmer, than that?
The judging will be held the
NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS. The
judges will be announced right here
tomorrow.
There are six divisions in the con-
test, and ANYONE can enter ANY
Continued on Page 2. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
y AMBlINe
X EPORTER
Hope He Must Tote It

Hope He Must Tote It
When jim Clark was informed by
telephone that letter had arrived
at his office he asked Mrs. IaVan
Hauck to Cpen it and read it to
him.
It's from the Army" she sal"
after rustling the paper for a Will
''and it tells you when to report fol
duty. 1t says for you not to bring
too much luggage. Just small piece
of luggage and not many pieces, II
says if you have athletic or game
equipment, you can bring that"
OK" said Jim, III take my
pool table"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22

Chairman David l. Walsh, D, Mass
of the senate naval affairs COM
mittcc merely explained the bills
purpose.
Walsh said that the reason for
immediate enactment of the bill was
the fact that Marine corps enlist
ments have incl eaSed so greatly
since the outbreak of war that the
corps will soon be unable to acCclt
more unless its authorized strength
is increased. The house has passod
a companion bill.
Approval followed a brief hearing
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22


and Richmond Shipbuilding Corp
Yards in Richmond, the Pacific
Bridge Co. plant in Alameda. anf
the western Pipe and Steel ship
yards in south San Francisco tC
see that pickets of the striking
Welders did not interfere with AFl
workers reporting for work at thc
defense plants The strike centereo
around a jurisdictional dispute be-
tween independent Weldcrs and The
AFL.
There were no attempts at inter
ference with workers and the only
furry arose from the appearance
of a strikers sound track at lht
Todd California plant. a number o.
byStanderS, believed to be AEL sup
porterS, rushed toward the uucN
but the soldiers turned them back
Two armored cars, with machine
guns briStling from their portholes
supplemented the detail OF 400 sol
dierS at the two Richmond yards
There were 100 soldiers at Pacific
Bridge and 60 at Western Pipe anc
Steel
PICKETS MOVE
The strikers, members of the Unit
ed Brotherhood Of WelderS, Cutters
and Helpers independently, main
tanned their picket lines near the
plants. When the troops appeared
the pickets moved to the other side
of the street opposite the plant
gates. There were between 10 anC
30 picketS in the various lines.
The strikers also began picketine
1T the cBthlehem Steel Co, Sal
Francisco and Alameda plants ano
at the Moore Drydock Co. operations
in Oakland. There were no soldiers
however, at these plants.
Major General Charles White
commander of the seventh division
of the Army, and Rear Admira
John Wills Grecnslade, commandment
of the 18th Naval district, vert
on the scene at the Richmond
plants, which are building freighterS
for Britain and the u. S. Maritime
commission.
NO INTIMIDATION
White, commandln9 inc troops,
said that the Army was on hanc
for just one purpose and that i:
10 sec that any man who wants tC
go to work will be given the oppor-
tunity without intimidation or re-
straint. The rights Of pickets WI
not be intringed.
The effectiveness of the Weldcss
walkout was disputed. The striketa
said large numbers of workers were
,Conulnued on Page =. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
valIeyite Missing,
Navy Tells Wife

Mrs. Howard Keffer received wore
from the government that her huS-
band is missing.
He was in the service and has not
been heard from since the japanese
outburst Dec. I. Keffer'S parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. L. V, Keffer OF
the area between Holtville and Ca
leXicO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22

two communities. Names of the
recipients were obtained from The
various welfare and social agencies
and from school nurses. This SyS-
tenn was followed so there will be
no duplication of effort. These baS-
kets will be distributed by the Elk
on Wednesday.
Nolan c. Smith, general chairman
OF the Christmas committee, Mon
day asked Elks to volunteer tt
serve on one of the committees mo
to telephone the committee chair
man of his intention to help.
Committees include - Christmas
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
$4,000 JAPANESE TROOPS STORM LUz0N
Club viii List
&c. Volunteers

All men and women in FL
Centre who wish to aid in the
defense program are to regis
ter at the Ten Thousand club
house beginning Dec. 26 be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and
I p. m.
The Ten Thousand club is
is taking over registration of
volunteers for human resources
and skills for the city defense
council, wifi J. II. Snyder of
Imperial county chairman, as
the general head. Mrs. A. b.
Hanson and Mrs. r. ID. Jacobs
are &C -chairmen for the Ten
Thousand club. with Mrs. Will
liem Pata as chairman frCn the
evening group of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
ShiiP p.
Losses
old
Sub Shells Crew
In Open Lifeboat
Following Attack
BULLETIN

EUREKA, Ca, DC. %. Up
Two Am erican bonn b ng
planes dropped depth charges
on an enemy submarine while
u WAS attacking the tanker
Emidio off the northern coast
of CalifoI MIA. survivors of the
tanker revealed today on their
arrival here.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Three Injured in
Traffic Accident

Three persons suffered injuries
late Sunday in a traffic accident or
highway 80 a mile and half south
of Ell Centro.
G.. L. Harris, 70, suffered two
broken ribs and face decorations
Mrs. Lydia Lange, 54, suffered !;
bruised nose; and Casey Ashby, 81
scratches and bruises, physicians al
the county hospital said Monday.
A car driven by Mrs. Lan9e, e.
Centro resident, and one driven by
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22

during which Admiral Randell ia
cobS. new chief of the Bureau OF
Navigation, told the committee that
the tWo-ocean naVy-to be COM
pleted in 1947-Will have to be man
ned by slightly more" than 100000
men.
The present authorized strength
of the Navy is 100000 men and "
the Marine Corps 10000 men.
The tWo-0cean navy, Jacobs saiG.
will be manned by 100000 regulars
and 100000 reSerViSts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Bill Boosts NovV
To 100000 Men

WASHINGTON, Dec % (UP) The senate toda
passed and sent to the house bill expanding the auhoriZ
ed strength of the Navy from 100000 enlisted to 500
000 and the Marine Corps from 10000 to 100000.
Passage unanimous and there no debate
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Americans Turn
Back First Wave
In AII-Out Drive
Europe Watches for Surprise Attack by
Axis Following HitIer's Move Taking
Over Command from Armys Leaders
: Rv LIMITED PRESS :

Americas battle forces smashed at mass
i've Japanese landing attempt Luzon island in the Ph
ppines Monday and Europe watched for surprise move
by Adolf Hitler counter Axis retreats in Russia and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Going On?
Soldiers Ask USO
Mobile Unit Of Service Organizations
Visits Isolated Troop Units Here for
First Time Since Outbreak of War

'Whats going on in the war;?
This the first question asked by Uncle Sans sol
diers patrol and guard duty since Dec in isolated
spots in Imperial county when United Service Organlza
tons repreS entatves visited them Monday.
George Bartholomew of San Francisco and W. l.. Nc
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Army Called in
AS WeIders Put
Out Picket Lines
Strikers Attempt No Interference with
Shipyards Workers; Soldiers Prevent
Clash When Sound Truck Tours Area

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. (UP)-The Army stationed
troops and armored four San Francisco bay
defense plants today to prevent Weders strike from
interfering with ship and armament production.
With rifles loaded and bayonets fixed the soldiers took
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
Lighting Contest
Still Wide O pen
Put Up Christmas Lights Now; You May
Win One Of d Big Prizes OfferedHere
For Best Illuminated Displays

Here are the C's of the PostPress Christmas ligh
ing contest:
A-Thc cont 2st is still WIDE OPEN.
BIT will be wide open until AFTER CHRISTMAS.
C-Eycrybo0y STILL has a chance to enter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
LOS ANGELES HAY

u. S. No. 1 S22.-23; L.. $. No. ?
Leafy ]. v. S2O-22. U. 5. No. 2
Sl6.50-17.50. Mpls. Dec. flax S1.92l..
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Sun. II. Minimum
Wed. 81. pm. Sun. 81, humidity
35. am. Mon. AZ, humidity G2.
Noon Mon. Ga, humidity 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-22

In addition 10 attacking
three U. S. tankers in the last
48 hours, japanese submar-
ines also attacked the U. S.
sreiohte Samoa off the California
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Mi|IenbaCh Jr.
Hurt in Crash

Slight Improvement was noted
today in the condition of Matthew
Millenbach Jr., son of the presi-
dent of the Millenbach Motors
Company, Fho was injured when
the car in which he and Raymond
]. Kelly Jr.. son of the former
commander of the American Lee
gion, crashed near Pontiac.
The youths, along with Miss
Patricia Williamson, 19, of 1928
st. Paul avenue, were on their
way to a toboggan party when
they ran off the road on a curve
at Fourteen-Mile road near Grand
River road. went through fence
and turned over.
Millenbach, who is p and lives
at 1925 Nottingham road. Crosse
Pointe. is in General Hospital in
Pontiac with probable skull
fracture. Kelly, who is 20 and
lives at 1903 Fairfield avenue.
and Miss Williamson were treated
and released.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06

$4OO,OOO
For 5000
At Budd

Approval of a contract which
will mean wage increases and
vacation bonuses OF approximately
$500, 900 to 5000 employees of the
Budd Wheel Company and the
Budd Manufacturing C pany
was announced today by the Local
No. BOG. UAW-CIO.
Members of the local approved
the contract at a meeting yes
terdaynin Germania Hall after
repre- entatives of the union and
CON my had worked until late
Saturday bringing it to its final
form.
The new contract calls for an
increase OF from 3 to 8 cents an
hour and 2 per cent bonus TO be
paid in May TO all employees on
their total earnings for 1910 II
also sets a minimum hourly wage
rate OF IS cents for women and 7S
cents for men.
Other provisions of the contract
call for time-and-a-half for Satur-
day and double time for Sunday
and holiday work with improved
seniority and grievance clauses.
The JAW has been named sole
bargaining agent in the contract.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Minis Appointed
Sales Tax Head
Time. staff Correspondent

LANSING. Jan. 6.-Louis NJ.
Minis, former state PWA director,
was appointed state sales tax d.
rector. and Eugene Berry of De-
troit was named insurance COM
missioner by Governor Van Wag-
oner today.
Berry replaces Col. John G..
Emery of Grand Rapids. Minis
had been deputy highway COM
missioner.
, The governor also appointed
Frederick C. Palliaer of Detroit TO
the labor and industry commits
sion; William r. Lydon Of Detroit
as superintendent Of private en-
ployment agencies and six men,
bers of the Board of State Fair
Managers.
Only one member of the fair
board. Harry Mack of Detroit is a
Republican. He was reappointed.
The other five. all Democrats, re-
place Republicans.
They are:
Joseph Wisnewski of Detroit,
replacing Sidney Smith; George
Cabell of Iceland. replacing VIII
liam J. Bowling; Mark Crawford
Of Coldwater. replacing Sidney E.
Ferris; Charles Gottschalk of Sag
NAV. replacing Mrs. Ethel Wright,
and Joseph F. O'Sullivan of De-
troit. succeeding James Kirk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06

THE British guard their shipping ardently
guard their coasne but the truth they the crisis about
six weeks ago. Paul Maon the British shipping Journal
Fair Play saying there nothing about Page d
Don't e into glamour
because of movies radio acts where the lovely naby
the brilliant the millionaire patient"
toa "a gives prospective tips the modest
profession women
AN argument something like marriagethe easiest thing
the world difficult
fully Helen Rowland sound advice the benefits
of telling the truth
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Peck of Trouble
Hamtranck School Board President Can Argue
in Court Now After Losing to Traffic Officer

Eveline avenues. Rutnowski said
that he was driving IS or 40 miles
an hour up Joseph Campau. The
formal charge against the subur-
ban education chief is reckless
driving.
when I stopped him he got
sarcastic" said Patrolman Rut-
nowski. He said he didn't have
to show me his license. He said:
Who are you, anyway"
81 told him he'd either get In
the scout car and 60 into the
station or I'D use force. He
finally got in"
Rutnowski was asked if he had
known who Wisniewski was.
81 knew who he was" he
said philosophically. But police
work Is police work.
No action was taken in the
case today. however. The hear
ing was adjourned until Janu-
airy IA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06

Andrew Wisniewski, president of
the Hamtramck school board, to-
day appeared in Hamtramck JUS
tice Court charged with doing the
following:
? q. Driving at an excessive rate
Of speed.
b. And through a red light.
c. While under "the influence
OF liquor"
d. With three in the front
seat "a violation Of a local or
dinance),
e. Then refusing to show his
driving license and car registra-
ton.
{. And then arguing with the
policeman who arrested him.
Wisniewsk.. was arrested De-
cember Is at S:25 p. m. by PATROL
man Theodore Rutnowski at the
intersection of Joseph Campau and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Times staff Correspondent

lunes staIt Correspondent
GRAND RAPIDS, Jan. Elm
sisting he couldn't remember slay-
ing his wife with a sawed-off shot
gun in st. Andrew Roman Catholic
Cathedral here in the presence of
800 worshipers. Willis Mccarthy.
32-year-old commercial artist and
designer, today faced arraignment
on murder charges.
McCarthy'S estrange wife,
Mary Jane, 80, who was sched-
uled to receive a divorce decree
today. was shot down Sunday as
she stood a few feet from the main
altar of the cathedral.
A first blast from the weapon
missed Mrs. Mccarthy.
SLAYER CALM
Mccarthy. still clutching his
shotgun. was captured as he ran
from the cathedral. filled for the
celebration of solemn high mass.
Because of the murder within
the walls of st. Andrews, a
special ceremony of reconciliation
conducted by the Most Rev.
Joseph II. Albers, bishop of
Lansing. was held early today.
Mccarthy, who is to be ex-
amined today by state psy-
chiatrists, ppeared calm. Prior
TO making a statement to Police
Chief Frank J. O'Malley. he said
he had secured a job in Detroit
January 2 and was slated to begin
work today. He previously had
been unemployed.
PRIEST HEARD SHOT
The Rev. Joseph Delehanty was
in the sacristy putting on his vest
ments for the mass when the
shooting occurred.
81 heard shot" Fr. Dele
hanty said. but i thought IL
was an electric light bulb that
! exploded.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Husband Arrested
In Wife StabbinQ

John Jolley, 49. of 10S04 East
jefferson avenue, is held at police
headquarters for investigation fol-
lowing the stabbing of his COM
monon-law wife Eva. 40. at the
home of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Lena HARRISON, IT'S Mcclellan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
UTHE most that Henry
4 could obtain Wds q

tOutu OUtutH Uuo u
legatine court. composed of
Wolsey and Cdmpeggio."
"Campeggio could nei-
ther induce Henry to
change his mind nor
Cdthdrine to yield, and IN
1929 Clement ruuoked the
case TO Rome"
I'm 1880 Henry rdS oc-
cupied NTH Crdnmer's sug-
gestion that the favorable
opinion of the learned doc
tors Of the universities as
to the nudity of the mar
rage icould ieaue him free
to marry again Without the
Pope's consent.
Bribery and cdjolery
were freely used With con-
siderable success.
But in 1881 Henry pro-
ceeded to more rigorous
measures.
Upon the suggestion Of
Thomas CromlCeU. an dd-
renturer, ,Cho rose to in
fuence soon after Wolsey's
fall, he concerned the plan
Of Selling the popal author
ity and revenue IN England,
thereby not only securing
the divorce, but rastiy in
creasing the resources and
power of the croWn.
Henry demanded in adj
dition that he be recognized
as the supreme head of the
Church of England"
I'm 1882 the clergy sub
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