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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
FL Centre Cheers
SIapstick Under
Stars at Stadium

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wooden razor, injecting humorous
remarks.
Gloria Payne, songstress, enter
tanned with Il Threw a Kiss in the
Ocean" and "Tangerine;" the Leim-
gruber brothers, Ernest and Max
of Holtville, staged an accordion
playing contest.
Then came the first of three
amusing skits. THE Widows STRAIT
egy." Maxine Galloway and Hugh
Heating were the performers. Dur
ing the evening there were two
others. THE Refonners," with Edna
Morrison, Harriette Kaiser and Mar
tin KaiSe, and who's Calling,
Please?" with Maurine Graves, John
Kearney and Mrs. Evelyn Pata.
CRICKETS TAKE PART
Performance was interrupted now
and then as crickets that circled
around the brilliant arc lights were
brushed away.
Roberta jerks sang two songs,
IN Pray For You" and white
Cliffs of Dover" Willie Davis played
Santa Lucia" and Beer Barrel
Polka" on his harmonica and Don
aid Pipes sent his dummy, Block
head, through his routine in a ven
triloquist act.
Members of the orchestra were
Earl OFT, Don and Charles Castle
and Lem Bitner
In a burlesque, jim Noel and Ted
Solin gave their Interpretation OF
the Merry Widow waltz.
Finale of the evenings feStivity
was the presentation of the "Whiz'
kids. seven of Ell Centro's leading
business men who reverted to the
days of their childhood even TO the
short trousers and lollypops. Lee
Nuffer, John and Harold Tyler,
John McNeece, Andy Dilbeck, Ted
Holmes and Corley Keeps answered
questions put TO them by Emcee
Thornton.
Stan Atkin led the singing OF
The Star Spangled Banner"
Mayor Bob Hatton said Wednes-
day that the show was evidently
what the folks want and that more
of the same will be in order. Next
town hall meeting is scheduled fof
Tuesday. July IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
What Happened On
Tiger Skin Rug?
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Pacht pleaded with the film colony
iHtery these many years over wild
party cases in court, to withhold
Judgment until Atwill could tell his
story to a jury.
The alleged entertainments on the
alleged tiger skin, as described By
Miss Lopez, have been under in
quiry for more than a year She
accused Atwill of contributing to
the delinquency OF Miss Hamalaine
during a series of parties at his
home after Christmas, 1910. Miss
Lopez, dress designer from Hay
ana, stressed the revels on the rug
where she said the guests cayorteo
in the altogether.
Later Miss Lopez, herself. was
fined 500 for contributing to the
delinquency of Miss Hamalaine, who
had, at last reports, returned to
Hibbing TO give birth to her child.
Last years grand jury dropped the
charges against ANVIL because, 1t
announced, they taxed its credulity.
Then Miss Lopez repeated her ac-
cusations to the current jury, add
ing that she had been prosecuted
because she knew too much about
what went on in Atwin's house.
The jury questioned Atwill for two
hours and issued its indictment.
When Miss Lopez was tried on
charges of contributing TO Miss
Hamalaine's delinquency, the girl
from Minnesota testified she lost
her virtue in her own apartment
because she was too tired to keep her
dress Euttoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
Conquest Of Egypt
Would Give Japs
Chance at Siberia

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of the Aleutians and comparative
4ack OF japanese activity elsewhere,
except in China, We're believed TO
be preparatory to an attack on
Siberia. The Aleutian operations
were viewed by naval experts as
defense operations. designed to pre-
vent aid from reaching Siberia and
TO protect the japanese flanks.
ALEUTIANS QUIET
The Navy has released no news
on the Aleutian situation since June
q, when il was announced that
Japanese installations on Kiska IS
land as well as enemy ships in the
harbor there had been bombed. Re-
peated inquirie5 concerning the lack
Of advices from the Aleutians has
brought this response from naval
officers in the last week:
There just isn't anything dong
up there"
. Most observers who have followed
closely developments in the north
Pacific feel that the japanese occu-
patton of Attu, Westernmost OF the
Aleutian islands, and nearby Klska
is part of a plan for the eventual
blockading of Siberia.
Kiska, il was pointed out, coulG
be developed as an emergency land
ing place for airplanes although
the weather precludes its use as a
major opearting base. In American
hands. it could be used as stop
ping place for ferrying planes to
Siberia. From Kiska, planes could
be flown to Petropavlovsk on the
Kamchatka peninsula, then to Alex
androvski on the Siberian mainland
and then down TO VladivoSto.
If and when an assault IS begun
On Siberia, the experts look for L
japanese attempt TO capture Petro-
payloYsk. Located on the eastern
side OF Kamchatka peninsula, which
nuts down from Siberia 10 within
a short distance of the northern
most japanese islands, Petropav-
lovsk has one Of the best harbors IL
the north Pacific. 1t Is nayigable
throughout the year.
Thus, even if the Americans sue
ceed in driving the enemy out OF
the AleutianS. the Japanese, III
possession OF PetropaVloysk would
be able To facilitate their blockade
Of Siberia.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
&c. Retailers
Omen Bond Sales

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retail store on Main street in El
Centro which did not have stamps
on hand as the month-long cam
paign among retailers opened.
Fifteen minutes of the day, be-
tween II and 1915 pm. were de-
voted exclusively to stamp and bond
sales in the stores. Nothing else
passed over the counter. ScriVen
reported, however, that most of the
sales were made during the regular
course Of the business day in ali
stores. There were few customers
on hand during the Is minute inter
val in most Establishments, he said.
The drive will continue, gaining
momentum day by day, until mer-
chants have developed a stamp habit
among their customers and a stamp
selling habit among their clerks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
By RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
Copyright. 1912, by United Press


With the New Zealand Army Corps
in the British front line, Egypt
June 80 fUP)-6Delayed - Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel has made
one mistake in this battle for the
Nile.
His 9Oth light division sent in its
infantry. on foot, against the Brit
ish line.
Newly arrived New Zealand troopS
met them in the moonlight and went
in with the bayonet. The Nazis
when they saw the flashing steel,
and behind it the big New Zealand
ers and the MaoriS who are as big
and tough as the Anzacs of Europ-
can stock. turned and ran.
The infanty ran first when the
bayonets reached them, and even
the machine gunners followed-thoSe
still left alive.
LIKE OLD TIMES
This battle was a picture more
like that of the days in the 1905
when Gen. Chinese Gordon fought
the Mahdis IN the Sudan than OF
today when tanks race through the
desert.
1t happened on the escarpment
20 miles south of Matruh. The New
Zealanders. thrown at once into
the line. fought all day and most OF
a night on the right flank OF the
British tanks
The New Zealanders were ordered
To fix bayonets and clear path
through the mine fields for nine
columns of artillery, troops IL
trucks. and supply trucks. withdraw
inc eastward
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
Axis Stakes All
In 3-Front Drive

Moscow in the GZhatSk sector, but
were repulsed by counter-bloWs that
killed an estimated $500.
REDS ATTACK
On the KurSk front the Germans
made slight gains, but a dispatch
to the Moscow newspaper IZvesua
said Russian resistance was grow
ing stronger. that the battlefield
was Uttered with enemy dead and
that on one sector the enemy fled
in wild disorder" before a counter
attack.
AT Sevastopol, the Germans made
new gains and claimed they had
broken into the inner defenses
while Rumanian forces captured
the historic harbor and town OF
Balaklava, south of the Crimean
naval base.
The Axis strategy obviously was
designed to pick the three most
vulnerable spots in the United Ma
tons world front in the hope OF
seizing such vital bases as Alex
! andria, Vladivostok and the Cau
casus oil fields and breaking up
the main Allied supply lines.
All of the attacks or potential
zones of attack were great distances
from the United States and thus
the most difficult TO supply rapid
ly in an emergency.
CHURCHILL CRITICIZED
The problem of supply and OF
general strategy was raised mean
time in the House of Commons III
London, where Prime Minister VIM
ston Churchill was charged with
making untrue and inaccurate state
ments in regard to preparations in
Libya.
The charge was made by Sir John
WardlaW,M Milne in a motion for {.
no-confidence vote against Chur
chill's retention of the post of min
i5ter of defense.
Oliver Lyttleton, production min
iSter, replying for the government,
said that United States dive bomb
ers "a type of plane Britain has al
most ignored) were arriving in the
British Isles and that others had
reached one theater of war (poS-
sibly Libya) and still more were
on the way.
Lyttleton also said that the Amer
ican-built General Grant medium
tanks had proved "a match in bat
tie" for the German tanks in Libya
although it was suggested that there
were not enough of them TO turn the
tide OF battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
RommeI Commits
One Big BIunder

The Germans have not liked us
since we met them at Sidi Rezegh
and dislike us even more so now,
New Zealand intelligence colonel
told me.
TAILS UP
If anyone feels mopey about
this show it's not us. All our men
have their tails up
The New Zealanders had been
destined for Matruh. but when al
became untenable they were sent
southwark to haraSs the southern
flank of the Germans.
All day Saturday We had an ar
tillery duel with the enemy filter
ing eastward" the colonel said. On
our left the British tanks cracked
steadily at the German tanks.
German tanks came to us, too
but our 25-pounder guns held them
and knocked out a few.
GRAND SHOW
We couldn't make out what was
happening to the enemy. Their tanks
sculled around in front of us most
Of the day.
Then a brigade of the Goth light
division had the bright idea of send
:ng in its infantry on foot. 1t made
4 grand show for US.
The New Zealanders went Out
to meet them and it was estimated
they killed 500 of the enemy.
1T showed US once again that
when you fight Nazi fairly and
on equal terms he has no gutz," \
New Zealand officer said. He
5queals and turns and runs. That's
about what happened when We went
in that night bayonet attack"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
MORE SUNK

MOhE oONh
Il can say, however, that all
United Nations building has not
yet equalled all tonnage sunk" he
said, adding that the American
merchant marine is considerably
larger today than when the United
States entered the war
Vickery said the tremendous
speed of shipbuilding was due In
large part to present mass produc-
ton methods. Unfamiliar labor now
is able to turn out ships quickly
through the mere process of repe-
tition. Vickery said.
The Liberty ship of this war, Vic
kerr said, is more efficient than
the emergency ship of World Wal
I, being driven faster with less fue
consumption and better cargo car
rying capacity.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01

PHOENIX, Ariz., July l-(UP) -
A farewell dinner party was held
last night in honor of Brig Gen.
Ennis c. Whitehead, commanding
officer at Luke Field, advanced
army pilot training school,
Gen. Whitehead. who has been
in charge of Luke Field since its
construction a little more than a
year ago, said he was going to a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
Arizona Air Officer Changing Posts

"far destination" He has not yet
been relieved of command at Luke
Field.
Gov Sidney p. Osborn and Mayor
Newell Stewart of Phoenix were
among those who paid tribute to
Gen. Whitehead in brief speeches.
He was recently promoted from the
rank of colonel by President Roose-
Vplt
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
Treetea Dust Cloth

Imperial grey cloth Sole Price
in olossine envelope.
Absorbs dust eff AR
cisntly. %lS49. HF&
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Continued from Page One
the last" Notifications on the road
to Alexandria
An order of the day TO Egyptian
armed forces by Commander-in-
Chief Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
indicated the gravity of the situa-
ton. He called for the British 10
stick it out in a supreme effort
and promised that the battle for
Egypt would not erd until the enc
my cracked.
on the Russian front, the Axis
lanched heavy attacks on the Gen.
tral front about l12 miles west OF
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
AmbuIances Rush
To Fallen Building

KANSAS CITY, Mo- July /. up
More than a score of ambulances
rusheqi to the huge army quarter
mastet's depot in East Kansas City
this afternoon when wing under
CONSTRUCTION was reported TO have
collapsed with numerous casualties.
The construction is a conversion
operation, from a business establish
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-01
NEW COMMANDER

TUCSON, Ariz., July l-CUP) -
Major James A. Moore, veteran U.
S. Army air force pilot and oper-
ations officer at Davis -Monthan
field near Tucson, has been named
commanding officer of the new
army air base at Casper, Wyo., it
was announced today.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Fire Victims
Additional Names
OF Identified Dead

BOSTON. Dec. 2 (P,.-Additional
names of victims of the Cocoanut
Grove night club fire released yes
terday by authorities were;
Bauer, Mrs. Ethel =, New York
City.
Boylan, 1t. Edward L., Army base
Boston.
Estes, Olga Marie, Boston and De-
troit
Foss, Robert p, U. S. N. r., Nor
folk, Mass.
Gale, Francis X, Dorchester
Goldenberg, Pvt. Harold M, u S.
A., Dorchester.
Griffin, John w. Milton.
Martin, 1t Harry L., Army base,
Boston
McDonough, Margaret, Dorches-
ter.
McKenna, Miss Sidney, Latrobe,
Pa.
ONeil, Mrs. Thomas H., New Bed
ford.
Stuart. V. p. address unknown.
Zenkin. Mary. Boston.
Heath. Ensign Henry G., U. S. NJ,
Statesboro, Ga
Kaufman, William r., BM2C, u. S
N. R., Chelsea.
LaWer. Donald William, CMM, U
S. ~, Arcade, NJ. Y.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Montgomery Hospital
To Hold Donation Day
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SANDY SPRING. Md. Dec. D.
Saturday will be donation day al
the Montgomery County General
Hospital here.
To assist at the annual donation
day tea from to pm. Mrs Eu-
gene w. Scott, president OF the
Womens Board of the hospital, has
namet the following: Mrs. Roscoe
Purdum, Mrs Frank Wilson. Mrs
Douglas Whitlock. Mrs. Roger J
Whiteford, Mrs. Edward @. Adams
and Mrs. Fred l.. Thomas.
The hostesses will be Mrs. John
B. Diamond. Mrs. Eric Englund. Mrs
Walter E. Perry. Mrs. S. Mehrle
Haines, Mrs. Josiah j. Hutton. Mrs
j. Braener Nicholson. Mrs. Philip
j. Fisher, Mrs. Henry Gibbs. Mrs
Ronald Mcdonald, Mrs Frederick
l.. Pratt and Miss Lulu Bell
Suggested donations. besides mon
ey. are blankets. spreads. sheets,
table cloths, mats. table napkins.
tray covers. pillow cases. diapers,
Women's night gowns, face towels,
kitche ntea towels. groceries. pre-
serves, fruit. potatoes. washcloths,
bath towels and dresser scarfs.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Parents Feared KIokHng Lost
Until Told of Sub Hero's Record
First News They Had
Was of Sons Citation
In Sinking Jop Ships
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. "A hero's
parents were as proud as punch of
their boy here today, but they re-
fused to pose for photographs be-
cause:
This is his day. We don't want
to take anything away from it"
They were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie S
Klakring, parents of 1t. Comdr
Thomas Burton Klakring, whose
name rang through America as the
skipper OF United States subma
rine that sank eight Japanese cargo
ships and damaged four others off
Japan's shores.
The 37-year -old sub commander
born and educated here. returned to
sea last June, and until they re-
ceived word of his feat and the
news that he had been cited for the
Navy Cross. his parents had been
worried about him.
Letters Two Weeks Late.
I'VE hadn't heard from him ir
some time his mother said. 81
usually can tell by the tone of his
letters when he is going on patro
and according to my guess of the
time of his last departure, thought
we should have heard from him
about two weeks ago"
The telephone in the Klakrings
neat white bungalow rang con.
stantly as friends and neighbor.
called to congratulate them. How
ever. Comdr. Klakring's father. g
former Maryland National Guarc
captain and now commander of the
Annapolis Minute Men company
did not celebrate the big news with
holiday. He was right on the jot
as clerk in plumbing contractor &
office.
Commenting on her sons report
that the crew of his submarine
watched japanese pony races dur
ing the course of the patrol, Mrs
Klakring said, 'IIl bet ne and his
crew were thi first persons in the
Evening star., 1942-12-02
CI0-AFL Peace Plan
Ready for Study by
Joint Committee
Spokesman Of Murroy
Union Not Soneuine
About Acceptance
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The outline of a peace plan, based
on immediate merger Of the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations
and American Federation of Labor,
has been drafted by the former and
is ready for consideration by the
joint committee from the two groups
which once more is studying the pos
sibility of a joint labor movement.
The existence of the tentative
plan became known as the peace
negotiations were reopened here
yesterday after three-year lapse,
but whether the proposal actually
was advanced and discussed was not
certain. Informed CIO members
were not sanguine about AFL ac-
ceptance of the arrangement, which
would provide for the preservation
OF the entity of the constituent
unions of each group, at least tenn
porarily.
CIO Has Alternate Plan.
They would have proportional
representation on the executive
board, and jurisdictional disputes
would be worked out within the
united organization. AS an alterna =
tive, the C1O was reported ready
to suggest continued negotiations,
with the establishment, meanwhile,
of a joint committee to mediate
jurisdictional disputes. Quarrels
which were not adjusted by the joint
committee would be arbitrated by
| the War Labor Board.
The Joint committee is meeting at
the Willard. The conferees reported
that the opening session was har-
monlous.
Harry c. Bates president of the
Bricklayers' Union and chairman of
the AFL Peace Committee, made
this one-sentence announcement to
newsmen at the end of a two-and-
one-half hour session yesterday:
we had very harmonious meet
ing this afternoon and we will hold
another tomorrow at TO-
Philip Murray, CIO president,
added: Il subscribe"
The conferees. apparently in an
amlable frame of mind but lodging
| interrogation, left immediately.
Daniel j. Tobin, general president
OF the AFL Teamsters' Union,
! dropped the casual comment that
we may have some news for you
tomorrow" but whether he was in
dicating significant developments
was purely speculative.
Scene Of 1897 Farley.
The meeting was held on the neu-
tral ground where the first peace
negotiations were conducted in 1897
two years after the AFL-CIO split
| Conversations got under way in a
small uncarpeted parlor furnished
only with essentiaE-a narrow table
equipped with blotters. pads and
pencils, and a few straight backed
chairs.
Representing the AFL. with Mr.
Bates and Mr.. Tobin, was William
l.. Hutcheson, president of the Car
penters. With Mr.. Murray were r
J. Thomas. president of the Automo-
bile Workers. and Julius Emspak of
the Electrical Workers.
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Henderson Clarifies
Statement Against
Gas Rationing Critics
OPA Chief Denies
He Called Opponents
Ignorant, Troitorous'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Henderson
has denied he called opponents of
gasoline rationing Ignorant or
traitoriouS'
Mr.. Henderson said yesterday that
to his deep regret the firm impress
sion has been created" that he made
the remark in a recent radio speech
That impression is incorrect" he
came from my own words I owe and
sincerely offer my apology to all
honest opponents.
The facts are these: In my
radio talk last Thursday I said a
Government survey showed certain
organized groups were misleading
the American people. All through
the broadcast my remarks were di-
rected at this group and not toward
loyal individuals and members OF
Congress. A reading of the radio
script will satisfy anybody on this
Moreover, l had knowledge that
Nazi propaganda, broadcast over
short wave by traitorious Ameri-
can. had sought to influence re-
sistance TO rationing."
Representative Hebert, Democrat
OF Louisiana. commenting on Mr.
HendersonS statement, said
Mr.. HenderSOn's statement indi-
Gates clearly that the American
public has been misled by his Office
In this instance he has demon
strated once again that he is not
worthy of the confidence of the
American public or the job which
he holds.
Il have carefully read his radio
script which he now explains away
1t Is one of the most clever and
most adroit pieces of vicious propa
eanda that has been perpetrated
on the American public and as fal
as I am concerned there is one
answer to it-reSign.'
Evening star., 1942-12-02
Stork Defies BIackouI
To Visit Home Of
Arlington Woman
Fire Company Answers
Call, but Lights Go
On Just in Time

The Arlington County Fire Co. No
had an emergency call to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.. DUNN, jr.
1862 North Troy street, during the
blackout last night. Mrs DUNN
was about to become mother.
Just as the ambulance arrived
however, the lights went on, and Mr.
DUNN took his wife to a hospital
himself.
Two Arlington County drivers
Robert J. Burns. 260l South Six
teenth, street. and H. N. Pemberton
3012 Columbia road. each were fined
IS and costs for leaving their cars
parked with lights on. Both sem
tences were suspended.
Walter McDorman, a brakeman on
the Richmond, Fredericksburg &
Potomac Railroad, suffered a pos
sible hip fracture when he fell from
a freight car during the alarm. He
was taken to Alexandria Hospital.
Housewife Solves Problem.
An Alexandria housewife, alone in
her home during the blackout and
prohibited by her physician from
using the stairs, neatly solved the
problem OF extinguishing lights left
burning on another floor OF her
home.
She tied the front door KEY to a
string, and when the block warden
passed by. lowered the key from a
front bedroom window.
The warden found the kew in the
dark, entered the house and turned
out the lights.
Some confusion was caused in
Belle Haven in Fairfax County when
siren stuck and residents mistook
it for the all-clear signal.
Traffic Stream Criticized.
The constant stream of traffic
entering Alexandria from Fairfax
County drew censure from Chief Air
Raid Warden Bernard Padeett of
Alexandria.
Mr.. Padgett said the cars. which
were not stopped until they reached
the Alexandria City line. would have
been an excellent way of drawing
the attention of enemy planes to the
city.
In Montgomery County, the Silver
Spring police failed to turn off the
street lights Immediately. However
they were turned off before the all
clear sounded.
Eighteen girls. comprising the new
operations staff OF the county con-
troll center, were about to be sworn
in when the blackout started.
They Immediately took their posts
and the ceremonies were resumed
when the alarm ended. The girls
were trained under the supervision
Of Fred w. Tuemmler, technical
adviser to the County Civilian De
fense Council.
J. Robert Sherwood. Prince
Georges County civilian defense di-
rector, said the blackout was very
much of surprise" There were
very few violations, Mr.. Sherwood
said. with warrants being issued in
only one or two cases.