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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
Cause of Airline
Tragedy Sought

side the wreckage on the sage
brush covered valley floor waiting
for help. were both in the little
hospital at Lehi. Utah.
BOTH MEN INJURED
Gardner, who had been able To
drag blankets from the cabin of
the plane after the crash. was de
sclibcd as in fairly good" condi-
lion. He recovered consciousness
late yesterday. but was too badly
hurt 10 be interviewed immediate
y. Mallett. whose condition vas
described as fair" sail was un-
conscious.
The big passenger plane took off
from the Salt Lake City airport for
Los Angeles at los am. Yesterday.
checked with the Fairfield control
station at l:O am. and apparently
crashed few minutes later. five
miles east OF Fairfield and 25 miles
west OF Salt Lake City. The wreck
age OF the plane was discovered BY
Merrill Christopher and Casper
Wolf. both Of the Provo. Utah civil
air patrol filters among the 90 cap
pilots called 10 search for the plane
after il was reported missing. Wolf
landed near the wreckaee. made
the survivors as comfortable as he
could. then took off 10 bring back
aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
House TraiIers
Subject to Taxes

SACRAMENTO, Dec. l6.-CUPl
Owners OF house trailers which are
used for residence purposes today
were warned by the State Depart
ment Of Motor Vehicles to register
them with the department or be
liable for local personal property
taxes.
Department officials said the
warning was based on an opinion
Of the attorney generals office that
al house trailers not registered be-
fore the first Monday in March
would be subject to personal prop
ertv tax assessments by counties
and cities in which they are To-
Gated
Thousands Of trailers are being
used as residences in war industry
areas Of the state, the department
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
College Reserves
Will Be Called

WASHINGTON, Dec. lG. up
College students who are over Is
and members Of the army enlisted
reserves may be called TO active
duty shortly after the first of the
year, the war department said to-
dav.
The war department added that
students over Is who are not men,
bers CT the arm" reserve NAV be
inducted through regular draft chan
nelS.
Secretary of War Stimson said
several weeks ago that enlisted re-
serves in the nations colleges could
cYoect to answer a summons to
the colors soon after the New Year
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
SURVIVORS, ON FEET

Gardner and Mallctt were con-
Seions when NJ. J. Dahl. a rancher.
reached the scene after sighting
the rescue planes.
When I reached the plane. " Dahl
said. the Marine was walking
around. SO was the other man.
The Marine kept askino for water
The other fellow said little. Both
appeared pretty we'll shaken up
and I guess were hurt forSe than
they looked. Neither know where
he was"
Dahl questioned Gardner. who
apparently was able 10 answer lu-
cidly.
He said the plane was flying
normally when he felt a sudden
iar-hke wing tip striking some
thing. He quickly fastened his belt
The other fellow did the same.
When the plane hit. both We're
knocked out, but their belts held
them i'll their seats while the 9TH
ers were killed as they were hur-
tied into 4 heap in front of the
plane. The Marine cot blankets
OF. and seemed calm. He said he
could detect gas fumes and was
afraid OF fire. I had TO admise his
coolneSS."
Capt. Sherman Falkenrath. exec
utive officer OF the Utah CAP. said
the pilot and co-pilot had been
thrown through the nose of the
plane. while most of the passengers
and seats in the plane were wedeed
up in front inside the cabin. Fal-
kenrath believed the plane had
plummeted almost straight down.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
Crewmen Declare
Transport Sunk By
American Mines

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10
Pl-Crew members of the liner
President Coolidge said today it
was no secret" that the ship was
sunk by American-laid mines.
While the Navy announced it
was investigating circumstances of
the sinking 'of the troop-laden lin
cr. returning creWmen said men
aboard the ship all agreed the
Coolidge struck American mines.
Secretary ol the Navy Frank
Knox said in Washington the sink
ing occurred in the SolomonS area.
J. Hugh jackson. a director OF the
American President Lines. told 4
Il lcheon meeting in Stockton last
week END the Coolidge hit Ameri-
can mines in a harbor after the
captain of the ship Id been ad-
viSed the harbor was safe"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
Marines Entertain
Member Children

SAN DIEGO, Dec. l6-tU.Pa-A
Merry Christmas was aSsu~ed chill
dren of Marines fighting overseas
even though their daddies Will be
far away.
All San Diego Marine Corps
units will join in a gigantic Yule-
tide celebration December g in
the local Marine Corps base audi
torium. Toys will be given the
children. Games will tc played and
refreshments served.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16

FAIRFIELD. Utah. Dec. l6.-Ih-
Nestigators hoped to question at
!east one of the two survivors to-
day in an effort to determine the
cause of Western Air Lines plane
crash IN Cedar Valley which killed
four women and l3 men.
Lieut. A + Gardner. %. Daven-
port Iowa Marine and Robert
'. Mallctt Springfield Ark the
Survivors who spent almost seven
hours Of a cold western night be-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
CREW CALM

BoatSwain Al Stang. San Fran
cisco. one of the returning crew
men OF the Coolidge, said the troops
aboard the Coolidge conducted
themselves with perfect calm and
discipline after two mine eXplo-
sionS shook the liner three minutes
apart.
Stang and several OF his fellow
creWmen said their captain had
Been instructed to proceed through
the harbor entrance Midway
through the entrance. they said.
they could see mines.
They said the Navy blinkcd code
signals, warning the Coolidge, but
that the ship had already had gone
too far and struck the mines as the
captain ordered full speed aStcrn.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-16
SHIP GOES DOWN

The crewmen said the PROV OF
the ship went up on reef and
stayed there aboU: an hour before
slipping off and going down by the
stern. Attempts TO beach the ship
failed.
Soldiers and their officers aboard
,he Coolidge calmly went to their
emergency stations in Il drill they
had often rehearsed. the crcwmen
said. They lowered nets over the
sidc and climbed to waiting boats.
ralts and Navy barees.
Several minutes before the Cool
idee went to the bottom. practical
" every soldier was off the ship.
they said AL but four OF several
thousand troops were saved.
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Evening star., 1942-08-02

Sove Essential Mo-
terioIs for the War
Effort. Coll RE. 8488,
The D. c. Salvage
Committee for further
information.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

from a golf course. athletic field,
race track, theater, dancing pavilion,
or other place conducted primarily
for the purpose of amusement or
entertainment"
A spokesman for the ODT ex-
rlained that this provision applied
also to beaches, but added that the
order would not necessarily elimi-
nate service TO seashore resorts. He
explained that If bus company
was operating certain number OF
schedules to a seashore resort dur
ing the winter, 1t would probably be
permitted to continue the same
number of schedules through the
summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Barryn'ore's Will
Ignores 4 Wives

HOLLYWOOD, June 9-tUP) =
John Barrymore's will, filed in su-
perior court today. ignored his four
wives but expressed his concern over
three family heirlooms and his dog
Il expressly make no provision
herein for any of the said wives"
the final testament of the famous
screen, stage and radio actor read.
Attorney Gordon Levoy said the
estate would amount probably to
more than $4,000" although Bar
rymore's assets had been under fed
eral receivership for several years
before he died May 20.
Beneficiaries included his three
children, Diana, Il, Dolores, IL. ana
John Blythe Barrymore, Jr, 10.
The property was said to con-
sist of possible interest in his
private estate in Beverly Hills, an
automobile, personal effects and
cash funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

Goodness of neighboring moun-
tains will still be accessible to I'M
perial Valley vacationists df their
rubber holds cut and gasoline ra-
tioning isn't started soon), state
department of forestry officials said
Tuesday.
Two members of the department,
one from San Diego and the other
from Descanso, left half a hund-
red flag" bags at the chamber CT
commerce office in Ell Centre a)cng
with a map on which the few pro-
hihited areas are marked
The number of places in the
mountains that will be closed to
motorists are very few and arc OF
the nature that aren't usually Wis
tied by most people anyway.
The necessity CT fire prevention
in the timberland was especially
stressed and the visitors left the
small vivid red sacks at the cham
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
BoIdest Robber
Taps Iaproom

SACRAMENTO, June Cup
Police are looking high and low to-
day for Sacramento's politest rob-
ber.
The robber entered a local tavern
Considerably, he ordered three
highballs from his intended victim
These he drank
Then he drew a gun and demand
ed the money from the cash regi-
ster Bartender George Tolle pro-
tested he should at least be allowed
to count his money-just to see how
much he was gofng to lose,
The gunman agreed. For good
measure, he took advantage OF the
delay to remove $175 from Tolles
customers.
The bartender finally counted out
the 200th dollar and handed the
money over. The robber thanked
him and departed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Harvest Late But
Prospects Good in
Valley This Year
Tomato Price Goes Up;
Melon Shipments from
Fields Here Started

Late because of cool wealth
er and hampered by wartime
conditions, Imperial Valleys
summer harvest season look
ed better Tuesday with toma-
toes rolling to the canneries for the
first time this year and cantaloupe,
watermelon, and honeyball ship
ments increasing.
Canning tomatoes were picked on
ranches throughout the valley Tues
day. The crop, neglected until grow
ers banded together to sell a crop
increased 33 1I3 per cent by gov
ernment order was bought by cam
ming company at Fullerton at $18.25
rer ton delivered. The and IL
top tomatoes Monday brought from
81 80 to $140 a crate. Sale of the
canning grade combined with the
market for the best grades put to-
mato growers in a cheerful mood for
the first time this season.
Watermelons moved along fairly
we'll The quality Is fine, County
Agricultural Commissioner B. A..
Harrigan said, and the melons
brought $50 to $3.50 ton. From Is
to 20. cars a day are leaving the
valley plus some truck shipments.
Cantaloure shipments were away
behind tho total on a similar date
last year because of the late season
and the fact that few growers COW
cred their plants to rush the season.
Saturday the shipments totaled 495
carloads A year ago the total was
2,037. Most Of the cantaloupes have
gone from the BraWlev area thus far
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

alike disclosed q neaCeQ interest III
the race for the U. S. house of rep
r&entatives from the newly formed
congressional district of Imperip.,
Riverside and Orange counties.
Embryo politicians within the linn
its of county offices demonstrated
the feeling that it was an "incum-
bents' year. by staying out of the
campaign in throngs. Of 16 petitions
filed up to Tuesday morning-one
day short of half way through the
filing period-only four were not
incumbents, and all of them were
for township offices.
Filings Tuesday, which brought
the total to 16, included petitions
on behalf of County Recorder Evalyn
Westerfield, only woman elective
official of the county, seeking her
fourth term; Treasurer George Var
ney and School Superintendent E
Lee Hiteman.
Previous filings for major county
offices included District Attorney
Elmer w. Heald, veteran of the pros
ecutor's office and major in the state
guard, County Clerk w. j. McClel-
land, Sheriff Robert W. Ware, Audi
tor Walter Carey.
In the congressional race, Imperial
county's Mark Rose continued his
reported strength among party-line
Democrats in Riverside and Orange
counties, repeatedly with the sup
port of the Olson state administra-
ton. His only opponent widely
known in Imperial county, and the
most likely Republican nominee from
the entire district, seemed to be
State Senator John Phillips, Ban
ming, who intended to file on both
Republican and Democratic tickets
For township offices in Imperial
county, competition seemed to be
stiffer than in any other field for
the incumbents. 1t was in this field
that four non-incumbents had had
petitions filed in their behalf. They
are John D. Mayo, seeking election
as constable in Ell Centre, post
now held by Hugh Keating, who
has not yet filed and William Wa
lace, Winterhaven, constable; John
hdVdIlduSIl, hOiCVlile, JuoulCe Ol tllG
peace; and Thomas Killian, Winter
haven, justice of the peace.
Other township filings included
Shelby w. Crook, Calexico, con
stable; Lester Cochran, Westmor-
land, constable; William o. O'Brien
Brawley, constable; H. B. Griffin
Brawley. justice of the peace; and
Glenn Killingsworth, Westmorland
Justice of the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Nazis Hold French
As sHostages Along
Threatened Coast
Civilian Population of
Channel Area Ordered
To Disregard Warning

LONDON, June 9. (UP)-
German authorities were re-
ported today to be holding
the entire civilian population
of the French invasion coast
as hostages against any big-scale
British attack, following a broad
cast British warning to the French
people to quit the area because of
coming military operations"
The Nazi-held French coast was
under attack by squadrons of Brit
ish fighter planes and light bombers
today, after night assault in which
300 or more heavy bombers carried
out their fourth devastation raid IN
eight days on Germany's Ruhr vaa-
ley industrial centers.
A 3OO-mile stretch of the invasion
coast of Holland, Belgium and
France has been under strong at
tack during the past "a hours. Re-
ports reached London that Adolf
Hitler has ordered an urgent
strengthening of the coastal de-
fenses as a direct result of the Brit
ish warning.
EVACUATION BANNED
The German commanders, 1t was
said, have issued orders forbidding
the French people to heed the warm
ing and evacuate the coastal area
because of the implied British threat
of extension of the RATS devasta-
ton offensive to the Nazi fortified
coast, and perhaps strong commando
raids.
The new orders, forcing the French
people to remain in the threatened
area from the Belgian to the Span
ish frontiers, are the reverse of Ger
man orders during the past month
when the Nazis sought by every
means to force an evacuation on the
coastal area.
In many regions orders for evacu-
alton had been issued, so that the
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Girl Injured in
Jump from Truck

Louise Barros. 7year-old daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. Christin Barros
of the Mt. Signal district, was in
a critical condition Tuesday from
head injuries suffered when she
jumped from a truck and landed
on her head Monday.
The little girl and her sister,
Martha, 8, jumped on the truck to
accompan; their brother, Tony, Is,
to the field with lunch for their
18-year-old brother, Robert. Tony
told them they would have to walk
back as he was not returning home.
Martha jumped off after the truck
started, landing without inj'Sy.
Louise was not SO, fortunate. She
was rushed to the Ell Centre hos
pital where physicians said she was
in critical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
PeIIey
aces
Court
American Fascist
Under Indictment
For Sedi+ion

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana,
June 9. (UP) = A federal
court grand jury today re-
turned a 12-count Indictment
charging William Dudley Pei
ley, former Silver Shirt leader and
professed Fascist, with sedition.
Pelley along with Lawrence A.
Brown and Agnes Marian Hender
son, officers of the Fellowship Press,
Inc, of Noblesville, Ind, was indict-
ed by the grand jury in a partial
report made to Judge Robert C..
Baltzel Pelley was the owner of the
Fellowship press publications which,
the government charged, conspireo
to nullify the nations war effort by
giving distribution to unlawful and
false reports"
The first nine counts of the IL
count indictment charged that the
bearded publisher and each of the
other defendants had, while the
United States was at war, printed
reports and statements intended to
interfere with the military and naval
forces of the nation.
The tenth count charged that Pei
ley and his associates, through the
publication of such reports, had
caused INSTRUMENTATION and refusal
of duty bv men in the armed forces.
The 18th asserted that Pelley's mag
azine, the Galilean, had obstructed
the recruiting of men for the armed
forces.
The 18th and final count charged
conspiracy, and alleged that Pelley,
Brown and Agnes Henderson had
conspired in the activities named in
the first II counts.
u. S. District Attorney B. Howard
Coughran said that Pelley and his
associates would be arraigned in
the southern district federal court
at indianapolis June II. Pelley is
free under 5000 bond. Coughran
said that the date of Pelley's trial
would be set at the time of the ar
raignment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

great DdUCle CIldC DeBdIl ldSI 1liul D"
day-given by wounded naval en-
sign from his hospital bed at Pearl
Harbor-revealed that the two or
three japanese aircraft carriers
sunk included the best and biggest
that Japan possessed.
The Germans meanwhile ham,
mered heavy assaults against the
Russians on five fronts, in another
effort to obtain springboard for
Adolf Hitlers long-delayed big drive,
and sou-ht to bolster their French
coast defenses against the threat OF
a big-scale British attack.
Amid increasing indications of an
impending two-front war for Hitler
on the European continent, by land
and air, came reports of the intensi-
fled fighting on the Russian fronts,
from Leningrad to the Crimea. Facts
were scanty and it was difficult to
determine whether the Germans
are winding up for major offensive
against Russia's key centers of re-
sistance-Leningrad, Moscow, Kali
min and Sevastopol-andt the oil-rich
Caucasus.
Dispatches from Moscow told of
see-saw battles south of Leningrad,
on the Kalinin front northwest of
Moscow, Bryansk and Kharkov to
the south, and outside the great
Crimean naval base and fortress
of Sevastopol where the Germans
appear to have stepped up their
22O-day old siege with savage deter
mination.
QUIET IN PACIFIC
With the score standing at IA to
18 Japanese ships sunk or damaged
against U. S. losses of one destroyer
sunk and an aircraft carrier dam
aged in the Midway battle, no word
came Tuesday from the far Pacific,
but it was believed that American
planes were pursuing the crippled
enemy fleet westward
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, COM
mander of the Pacific fleet, said
There is nothing to report from
the central Pacific area" and il
appeared that he was awaiting def
mite reports from the scene before
issuing q new communique.
Naval circles i'll Pearl Harbor be-
lieved that the u. S. forces, having
turned into resounding victory
what began as defense of the out
post of Midway island, may initiate
the next clash.
Ensign George II. Gay, 25-year-
old flier from Houston, Tex, whose
plane was shot down at sea during
the first phase of the battle last
Continued on Page s: Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

ana one DlOCk lids Dceil OilCh'
Tuesday morning city employees
we're busy placing the final topping
prior to actual pouring and mix
ing the oil on the State street Sec
ton. There are five blocks, which
include from Eighth street to I'M
perial on State and from State to
Main on Imperial.
The shipment of oil-l00,0O0 gal
lons-was expected to arrive Tues
day OF Wednesday in order that
work might start Thursday morn
ing. Heinecke said that he had been
informed that he would not be able
to get the oil until June 20 because
of defense prjorities but a little
urgent pushing had resulted in
earlier promised delivery. The State
street section will be covered with
Gil and mixed by Friday night, Helm
ecke said.
The block between Fourth and
Fifth on Wensley was completed be-
fore the supply CT oil On hand was
used up.
With the completion of the five
additional blocks there will be 90
blocks left to be surfaced out Of
the 26-block program, which repre-
sents an estimated 10000 square
yards of oil pavement.
A new type mixer for combining
the gravel and oil will be used for
the first time on a large scale in
the city, Heinecke said. The machine
will reduce the time necessary for
thorough mixing by four fifthS and
will do just as good job or better.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
FDR Working on
Rubber SALVAGE

WASHINGTON June UP) -
President Roosevelt said today he
Is working on plans for nation
wide pickup the rubber salvage
campaign to determine definitely
how much scrap rubber is available
In the United States.
The President said the principal
transportation problem facing the
nation was rubber, and that the
gasoline shortage problem existed
only in the east.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Probation Revoked
For AIonzo Baker

Alonzo Baker, 59-year-cld Ell Cen
tran Tuesday was sent to the I'M
perial county Jail for six months
for violating the terms of probation
granted him after his car struck and
killed a pedestrian west of Ell Cen
tro last Feb. "a
He was arrested in El Centre on
a drunk charge last weekend and
was taken into superior court Tues
day. JudGe r. d McPherrin re-
voked probation and sent him to
Jail
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
NavyPIans TT
New Submarines

WASHINGTON, June 9-UP)-
The Navy plans to build 1877 new
submarines under it's recent author
ization of 100000 additional tens
of combat ships, Rear Admiral A.
Fl. Van Keuren, chief of the bu-
reau of ships, revealed today.
Publication CT hearings before the
senate deficiency appropriat tions
subcommittee on the $2,397. .i99 740
supplemental war appropriation re-
vealed that the keels of 81 new
submersibles will be laid in the fis-
cal year beginning July J.. and rs
The following year.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

IIlt Oiuti dloO uloCOIltliluco thiSb-
ing schedules which do not come up
to certain efficiency standards and
calls on bus companies to pool their
services over competitive routes.
The order defines intercity SER
vice as routes operating outside of
Is mile limit of city and sched
,ules on which the average fare is
more than 35 cents.
Schedules operated primarily for
transporting workers to and from
their jobs are not subject to the
regulations. Another exception Is
for buses serving military and naval
establishments.
Intercity bus service may not be
operated "for the primary purpose
Of supplying transportation to 0:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09
Air Rdid Test buckfires
With Unexpected Realism

Les ANGELES, June 9-CUP) =
Plans for honey" little air raid
test among city police and firemen
for their private consumption back
fired last night and aided by a ser
les of condolences had scores of
unsuspecting citizens in full black
out routine.
At TAB p. m. the yellow warn
ing signal flashed. At 1883 p. m,
the blue signal came, and soon af-
ter the gendarmes and fire laddies
found things almost out of control.
The huge air raid siren in the
Southern Pacific yards presumably
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-09

other all over the city. with all
sirens going full blast
Meanwhile, Conscientious air raid
wardens figured they hadn't been
informed about the "air raid and
took up their posts. ordering lights
turned off and stopping cars IN the
street.
At 8:04 p. m. the county flashed
the all clear signal and at 9:25 p'
m. the Los Angeles all clear was
given.
Fire trucks, ambulances police
cars pulled back into their stations,
and the disgruntled air raid ward
ems hung up their flashlights.