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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Gunners Celebrate
Draft Extension

CAMP CALLAN, Cal, Aug. 16
UP) - Capt. Harold E. Todd, an
nouncing that officers and men of
Battery B, Coast Artillery, would
celebrate extension of selective
service with a dinner, proposed to-
day that other army groups follow
the example.
The draft extension dinner Mon
day at the coast artillery replace
ment center was expected to attract
nearly $50 men, Todd said.
THE boys are cooperating splen-
didly and I'll be surprised if every
man in the battalion isn't there"
the officer said. The boys are de-
fraying cost of the turkey dinner
themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

10 actual lnVOlVeHleHI III llle WollU
war.
Thirteen days after his departure
from Washington, Mr.. Roosevelt
with his lend-lease advisers, Harry
l.. Hopkins at his elbow, returned
to the United States to give the
first direct picture of the confer
ence from an American point of
view.
The president would disclose
neither the time nor the locale OF
his historic meeting with the Brit
ish prime minister.
He indicated that the first posi-
tive development which may follow
his return to Washington may be
a request for new multi-billion
dollar authorization and appropria-
ton to supplement the now dwin-
ding $7,OOO,0O0,0OO fund with which
the lendlease program was launch
ed.
Such request is under study and
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Game. Abundant in
Valley Says State
Resource Official

Abundant game for sportsmen in
Imperial Valley was predicted Sat
urday by Captain L. 7. Ward of
the division of fish and game.
Ward, in the valley on game
scouting expedition for the state
department of natural resources.
said the doves are coming into the
valley rapidly and quail are found
in increasing numbers along the
canals throughout the valley.
There will be plenty of pheas-
ants for the pheasant hunting sea-
son Nov. Is to 90" Captain Ward
said.
Dove season in the valley will
open Oct l and close Nov l5,' Ward
said, unless biological survey Of
ficials make last minute decision
to change it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

'Ol way
This was the first account by an
American witness of the historic
naval engagement.
The observer, whose name was
not revealed, was aboard an Amer
built Consolidated ply twin
engined plane patrolling the Allan
tic. The Bismarck was lodging to-
ward the French naval base at
Brest after having sunk the British
battle cruiser Hood, the worlds
largest warship, off the coast OF
Greenland three days earlier.
The observers unadorned ac-
count in his official report to the
nav read as follows:
I'VE took departure at 4:3O am.
on May 26. altitude 500 feet on a
westerly course We arrived at
our area at GAS am. and immed-
lately started search. Weather con-
ditions were somewhat better than
that encountered on the trip out.
Horizontal visibility below 800 feet
was good up to eight or ten miles.
."At 10 am, we sighted what was
first believed to be Bismarck bear
ing 345 degrees at eight miles
At the time due to visibility, we
started slow climbing.
Upon reaching 1000 feet we broke
out of a cloud formation and were
met by a terrific anti aircraft bar
rage from our starboard quarter.
We started violent, evasive action
which consisted of full speed climb
ing and turns. Whenmaking turn
could see the ship was battle
ship and was the Bismarck, which
had made a 80 degree starboard
turn from it's original course and
Continued on Page 6; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
District Board to
Set Tax Ratein
Next Ha|f.Month

Imperial Irrigation district direc-
tors completed their work as a
board of equalization last Friday
and will set the annual tax rate
within the next Is days.
During the 10 days the board
handled equalization problems the
members considered 25 petitions
for adjustment of assessments, 90
of which were submitted by Asses
sor- Collector w. A. McFadden. The
total amount included in the petit
tions was $18,450
Last year the board considered
more than so petitions totaling $23,-
1853.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

OliCliolFc oOWdId niooCo", oiiA 4 40
nish dispatches told of gains in a
third offensive on the northern
front toward Leningrad.
Meanwhile Joseph v. Stain
speeded plans to unit resources OF
the worlds three most powerful ma
tions in supplying aid-especiaiiy
warplanes-for the Red armys in
creasingly desperate battle against
German invasion.
Plans for high officials of the
United States and Britain to con-
fer Immediately at Moscow were
welcomed by Stain and the Soviet
press as guaranteeing triumph over
the Nazi forces now battering with
reinforced power against the Uk-
raine, Moscow and Leningrad
fronts.
The American and British offic-
ials. expected to fly to the Soviet
capital probably will consider first
the question of rushing fighting
and bombing planes to reinforce
the red air fleet but their talks also
will cover the urgent question of
keeping open the Pacific supply
line in event of any new move by
Japan and will be something like
a revival of the allied supreme
war council in the world conflict.
might OF HORROR"
News from the fighting front was
conflicting but emphasized severe
battling was in progress on three
main sectors:
In the Ukraine, the Germans re-
ported that the luftwaffe had in
flicted a might of horror" on re-
treating Russians by bombing roads,
trains, marching columns and ships
attempting to evacuate the Black
sea ports. The main Red army
strength in the south has now been
crushed, the Nazis said, although
the Russians are attempting to
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Law Nabs Friant
Hiqhqrader Suspect

SACRAMENTO Aug. 16 (UP) -
Paul Clay, 80, and his sister-in-law,
Margarete Clay, 81, today were held
in the county Jail fer investigation
in connection with the highgrading
of approximately $4,000 in gold from
Fraint dam project.
The Clays were arrested by High
way Patrolman Harry Starr near
Sacramento and no charges were
filed Immediately. Charles Rich,
secret service agent, said Clay was
employed as an amalgamator at
Friant dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Petain Replaces
France in Oath

VICHY, France, Aug. 16 (UP)-
Mashal Henri Petain decreed today
that all cabinet ministers including
Premier Jean Darlan and all civil
servants, judges and soldiers hence
forth swear fidelity to him person.
ally and not to France.
The 85-year-old chief of state, al
tering his new totalitarian consti-
tuition, prescribed the new oath:
Il swear fidelity to your person
and engage to exercise my duties
for the good of the nation accord
ing to the rules of honor and 10y
atty"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

K. Obayashi, Ell Centro Union
High school graduate living in Nj
land; Tokyo Okamura, gradua<
chemist of the University of Cali
fornia at Berkeley, now living in
Imperial Valley; and M. Tanouye
of Ell Centro, whose brother T. Ia
nouye, is a corporal in a machine
gun division at Camp Lewis, were
the honor guests at the farewell
party in the Buddhist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

The japanese residents of I'M
perial Valley have similar celebra-
tions every time Japanese boys en-
ter the service. said T. Fl. Momita.
Ell Centre. who officiated as chair
man of the evening. This follows
an ancient custom in Japan The
families, friends. and whole villages
celebrate when men are called 10
the colors. II is a time for rejoicing
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

six cities and the county, the totals
alleged to have been collected in
excess taxes we're: Imperial county,
$159Ol2; Ell Centro, $22,56O; Braw-
ley, $5,264; Calexico, S. ,2Ol; Impe-
rial, $2,503; Calipatria, $l,292; and
Hcltville, $l,449.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
IN AMERICA
Japanese Draftees Honored Here
Banzai! Banzail Banzai!

More than 200 voices in Ell Centro
Friday night lifted in this ancient
japanese farewell to soldiers de-
parting for service with their coun-
try's armed forces.
This time the Banzai, which
means Long Live, gave farewell
to three young American-born Jap
anese soon to depart for service in
the Army of the United States of
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

affirmed a Los Angeles superior
court Judgment denying similar
suit against Los Angeles county and
city, the company dismissed all
similar actions brought in every
county in California.
In the six suits filed against the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Limit Fixed on
Down Payments

WASHINGTON, Aug 16. (UP)-The federal reserve
board proposed today that companies selling automobiles
radios and household appliances the nstament plan
require purchasers pay Is to 33 3 cent down and
tha balance in 1S months less.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Pass The Ear MuffS-

japanese man after Japanese
man arose and sang solos at Jap
anese party in Ell Centre Friday
night. Hugh Osborne, guest, lis
tened with growing admiration and
enjoyment. Then he whispered to
Fred Nebel- l-Thau, another guest.
I'm going to sing, too"
So Hugh announced he was 60
ing to sing. Fred offered to help.
Continued on Page 6; Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Phone Co. Drops
Tax Suits Here

The Southern California Telephone company Satur
day dismissed AZ suits protesting property assessments
Imperial county and six cities in the county during TN
last six years.
Since the third district court of appeal last May q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Roosevelt Soys
War No Closer

ROCKLAND, Me-, Aug. 16 (UP)-President Roosevelt
declared today that his Atlantic conference with Winston
Churchill has brought complete Ango-Amercan under
standing as developments every continent of the
world but asserted that America than before
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Observers Story
Shows Bismarck
Fired on Plane
American Patrol Member Tells for Is+
Time How u. S. Craft Dodsed ShrapneI
While Shadowino III-Fa+ed Warship

WASHINGTON, Aug 16. (UP)-Secretary OF Navy
Frank Knox today released the dramatic story OF u
naval observers experience the British seapane that
found and shadowed the German batteship BismarcF
before was torpedoed off the French coast the morning
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
New Offensive
On Central Front
Aims at Moscow
Hitler RedoubIes Bh+zkries Against
Soviet Resistance on All Fields as
Stain Welcomes u. S.-Bri+ish Plan
By UNITED PRESS -

Germany claimed Saturday to hive smashed 180 miles
through the Ukraine in the last week and Russia admitted
Severe fighting" all fronts including the vital battle
line guarding Moscow. Berlin announced start of new
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
Two Wheeler All Out

Two VuCCcT all out-
There are several FL Centrans
who certainly will not be caught
short if and when that old bogey
"gaslessdays" arrive.
In the vanguard is Don Damron.
He rides a bicycle because he likes
to ride a bicycle. Then there is Pete
Williams. He, too, rides bicycle
because he likes it. They may be
considered experts with the two
Wheelers.
Lynn Chandler at the Highway
patrol is planning to get bicycle
built for two SO he can chauffeur
Mary Derrick to the post office af-
ter mail when he hasn't any more
gasoline for his car. She declares
she won't have anything to do with
the contraption but Chandler be-
lieves in preparedness and is draw
ing up plans for wheel to build
in his spare time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
D AMBlINe
EpoRTER
Hup! Hup! Hup.-

Hup! Hup! Hup!-
Corporal (Here, Sir) Havlick,
clerk of troop B at Camp Seeley, is
one of those conscientious soldiers.
He's conscientious even When he's
asleep.
While on maneuvers at Live Oaks,
Havlick slept with his full pack
on. Imagine trying 10 sleep with
blanket horse collar draped
around ones neck and all the rest
of that bumpy stuff swarming
around ones person. Such voluntary
discomfort puzzled his fellow troop
erS
I've got to-" Havlick yawned
at the crack of a mountain dawn
i've SO much work to do that
can't make reville unless I do
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17

L. A. HAY-U S. No. 1, S17.5O-18 u. S. No.
leafy, Sl6-17; u. S. No. 2 S1350-14.50; Mpls.
Sept Flax, S1:S6. r
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
WEATHER

Maximum temperature Fri. &c. minimum Sat
49, am. temperature Sat. rs, humidity 49, noon
temperature Saturday, 100, humidity As; pm.
temperature Friday 90, humidity ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
BASEBALL
BY UNITED PRESS

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-17
NAz|S CLAIM 180- UKRAINE DRIVE
Strike
ParIey
Urged
BY UNITED PRESS

The Congress of Industrial
Organizations called Satur-
day for a joint government
labor management confer
ence on the strike which has halted
n.oo noo mn .,.;s> aa.a.s,,a.;1.. ,.,o
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WALKER CHEVROLET
Division Az. a, Wright PARK
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WRITE o. call for ponsisi os loxsee
land IN West. wash. fof sale or sssI
tsrms Nsyewhssuesr Timber Co
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

One OF the first changes insti-
tuted by Flint's new deal gov
eminent was the election OF
mayor, William Osmund 20. X
Kelly, 30-year-old Flint Athletic
Club manager.
He replaced the veteran
Harry M. Comins, Flint insur-
ance agent and Seventh Ward
commissioner for 10 years, who
kept to his promise that he
would not be a candidate again.
Kelly is a talented musician, a
clever pianist and a former jazz
band leader. The commission is
made up Of:
Oliver Tappin, a Chevrolet
worker; Harold J. Inch. assist
ant TO the superintendent of
Buick Factory No. 40; John S.
Barath, a tool and diemaker at
Fisher Body Plant No. i; Law
renee Griffin. an auto salesman;
Edwin c. McLogan, a downtown
merchant; George V. Gundry.
assistant superintendent OF Buick
experimental; Frank DeRoo,
head of a milling and supply
company, and Clarence Shu-
maker, a fruit store operator.
Kelly, Barath, Tappin, Griffin
and Shumaker were labor in
dorsed candidates.
Flint has a new city at
torney, Walter G.. Krapohl, sp-
pointed after Hymen Hoffman.
who held the job for many
years, resigned. There may soon
be a new city manager, new
city clerk and a new finance di-
rector.
Gone are the days OF corpora
tion controlled administrations
in Flint. The name Of William,
H. McKeighan is hardly heard.
McKeighan once dominated Flint
politics, was five times mayor OF
Flint
BACR IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Third Ward Commissioner
John S. Barath, one OF the
newcomers on the city com.
mission, Is q tool and die
maker al Fisher Body Plant.

L'LINT Is getting new deal" in city government
Gone the days Of the ocs" when resident
didn't have chance protest he wanted oppose
ministraton in power
Gone too the machine politics that controlled this city
Flint has deal and It's from bottom
From ward in the city representative Of the
people Industry represented laborng man. unions
the downtown merchant.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
TAKE Your Own PICTURE

and releases it. Then she scampers
over to the flowers, gets to work with
her trowel, and. on the fifth second -
zfngi - the snapshot is made.
In that sun-kissed spot she prob
ably set the lens at + and the shutter
for l/50 of a second; if the flower
bed had been in bright shade, the
setting might have been /25 at + 8.
But whatever exposure she decided
was right - from a full second to
l 400 or less - could be made Just
as readily with the self-timer. This
assumes folding camera; the gadget
Evening star., 1941-07-06

risk of underarm odor doesn't
stop perspiration.
sAte. Use Mum after underarm
shaving. Harmless to skin. Won't
harm fabrics says the American
Institute of Laundering.
QUICK. 80 seconds with Mum
guards freshness for hours. Mum
is a soothing, pleasant cream.
Apoid sVoyry Ssd entertainments
Use Mum on Sanitary NSbkiss, too.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

won't work on the ordinary box type.
Apart from this pleasant form of
self-portraiture, there are many occa-
sions when the self-timer comes in
mighty handy Most pictures are inn
proved by having person included
to provide the human-interest touch
which dissipates that "nobody-hves-
here" feeling. yet it isn't always feas-
ible to take staff of helpers along
when you go snapshooting. And
around the house with the children
and the pets, the best picture posi-
bilities invariably crop up when there
isn't soul around to give you hand.
In those situations, the self-timer
will prove priceless, for with very
Evening star., 1941-07-06

anu tne only Way L COulQ
prove it to anybody was to get in the
picture myself and let the plant tower
over my head.
By the same token, an azalea or
hydrangea bush, or any other object
of unusual proportions, can be shown
in proper size only in relationship to
something else. And, if you're alone,
that means getting into the picture
yourself. Invariably it adds to the
interest of the shot
Tobespde. lot of the newer cam
eras today have self-timers built right
into the shutter. But if yours hasn't
that refinement, it's well worth the
trouble of picking one up at the cam
era store.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

young babies and with very active
pets it is usually necessary to have
somebody else in the picture to hold
them, steady them, quiet them, or
what not All of which applies when
you're home alone at night too, for
with a couple of photo-flood bulbs
screwed in the floor lamps, you can
use this gadget just as you use it in
daylight outdoors.
A very frequent use for the self
timer is to "humanize" those famil-
lar shots of landscapes, distant views
or mountain vistas. Very often the
Evening star., 1941-07-06

Work Camay's milder
lather over your skin,
paying special attention
to the nose, the base of
the nOstrils and the
chin. Rinse with warm
water and follow. with
sixty seconds of cold
splashings. Notice how
youthful and fresh your
skin feels how clean
and stimulated.
Evening star., 1941-07-06
CAMAY" "MILD-SOAP"

Try this exciting ideo in beauty core
bosed on the odvice Of skin specialists
proised by lovely brides!
IT'S NOT just wishful thinking-it's true. You can
l actually be lovelier-you can attain cleaner,
fresher, smoother. more atural-looking beauty by
changing to ''Mild-Soap" Diet.
How often much too often, a woman lets i'm
proper cleansing cloud the natural beauty of her
skin :. and how often she uses a beauty soap not
as mild as beauty soap should be!
''Camay's 'Mild-Soap Diet has surely helped
my complexion brought to it the fresh. radiant
look completely lovely skin should have" says
Mrs Wilson. bride whose petal-smooth complex
ion certainly qualities her beauty expert.
And Mrs. Wilson is right. Because Camay is a
milder beauty soap, milder by actual recorded test
than ten other popular beauty soaps tested. Skin
specialists advise fine mild soap. That's why we
say-"Co on the 'MildSOap' Diet"
Every single day. twice day-for 80 days-give
your skin Camay's gentle care. Don't miss single
Evening star., 1941-07-06

Then, while you sleep,
the tiny pore openings
are free to function for
natural beauty. In the
m orning-one more
quick session with this
milder Camay and your
face is ready for your
makeup. Follow this
simple beauty routine
faithfully every night
and morning!
Evening star., 1941-07-06

DuLL iS yOui
guide to the time you have left before
the picture will be snapped. affording
you an opportunity to get arranged
in whatever spot you wish.
Mrs. Constant Reader, for example,
would like to send Mother snap of
herself working on her pet flower bed.
Well, she sets up her camera on
tripod (or some solid support such
as a box, chair or table,, focuses on
the desired spot, sets the lens OPEN
ing and shutter speed as usual. A
rehearsal indicates that five seconds
will be ample time to get from the
camera to her knees beside the flower
bed, so she sets the timer for that in
terval. slips it over the cable button,
Evening star., 1941-07-06

composition can be I'M
proved, the scale of dis
tance suggested, or an 9TH
erwise dead scene brought
to life by the inclusion of a
human being, which might
just as well be yourself. In
such cases, however, be sure
to look aWay from the cam
era and more or less at the
scene itself. This keeps it
from being merely a snap
shot of you with a view for
a background.
Still another occasion for
getting in the picture your
self is to emphasize the rel
ative size of a subject. Last
summer / came across a
specimen of the wild flower
called common mullen that
was at least seven feet tall,
Evening star., 1941-07-06
It's easy - and this
is how you do il
by Fulton williams

Mrs. CONSTANT READER writes:
~ "Often on sunny days when
u - the yard and garden look so
lovely, | feel that must rush for my
camera and snap some pictures to send
my mother and sisters, all of whom
live in distant cities. Tell me, please:
is there any way that | can include
Evening star., 1941-07-06

III o1li III tiiCoS ofhi hikohioto.
There certainly is - and
it is as simple as rolling off a
log. if you have a folding
camera. All you have to do
is go to the nearest camera
store and ask for a self
timer - it won't stand you
much more than a dollar.
It's a gadget that fits over
the plunger at the end of
the cable release on the cam
era shutter. 1t is a sort of
time bomb" which you set
for 3, 6, 10 seconds or what
ever the case may be. Then,
when you press the shutter
release, the mechanism
buZZes into action for the
predetermined interval, at
the end of which it snaps
the shutter.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

COON after you've bathed dainti-
- ness may meet disaster, unless
underarms have special care. Re-
member, bath only removes past
perspiration, but convenient, de-
pendable Mum guards you from
risk of underarm odor all day or
all evening. Use Mum every day.
cERJAsk. Many popular girls and
successful women rely on NUNS
sure protection. Mum prevents