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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-12-05
PEARL HARBOR pAY--ONE YEAR Ar WAR

This year December significant date the anniver-
of the bleak day when the war lords of Japan cast the
die for international treachey and the United States
preciptated from neutrality into
Through nation and far beyond shores, where
yer fighting force may be- the people OF the United
States will make this day Bitterness at the memory of the
treacherous character of the attack will exist of
but deems certain that the true character of the day will
be akin temper of thefrst Thanksgiving Day.
There are striking parallels between the two days.
That first Thanksgiving people thanked God they were
still alive and had survived the catacysmc dangers of the
months past They took stock of the issues for which they
had fought and suffered of what they had what
they to do They looked ahead to hard winter and
knew things would be before they would better
But they knew they right that what they fought
worth the harships and sacrifices involved they
faced the future with calm in God grim deter
mination to do what had to be done.
The same situation exists today And unmistakeabe
there indications that people feel the high
minded resolve to work to sacrifice to fight for the right
for their freedom An army of free and the
march, they look to their leaders for guidance.
For those who mold public opinion and give to the
temper of the people this situation great
tunty opportunity emphasize the deep significance
of December 1912 rather than any smaller more meo-
dramatic of vndcve revenge Rather than merely
challenging the people of the United States to Remeber
Pearl Harbo let the theme Remeber Harbor Wrok
Fight, Sacrifice
Work. Fight Sacrifice Those three words answer for
CVCAy we 90
to help? Some must fight the actual battles lon and on
and in the air. Some work supply that which
is needed to carry the fight All sacrifice many
things dear and pleasant freedom to
ourselves and those who follow after.
On this anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
united and free nation confident in its strength will:
1. Honor and remember the mein and women who have
already given their lives in this struggle.
g. Give to God for it's survival of the Improve
ked attack of ruthless enemies
3. Clear Headedly that which has been done in
var of war; and what lies ahead to be done terms
of Work, Fight, Sacrifice
f. Rededicate its strength, its time, it's wealth and it's
very life to preserving concept of life precious than
Individual life ITSELF to Work. Fight Sacrifice for all
is contained in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of
the United Staaes of America.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-12-05
Johnson Station News

Sunday school at the Rocky Po-
int Missionary Baptist Church was
well attended Sunday. Miss Ella
Grace Louis was the teacher. Rev.
w. L. Gates, said few words
on the lesson concerning the yo-
ung folk. Remarks were also made
by Decon Lovelady and two o.
Their men. Music was furnished by
the chorus. During the IL o'clock
service the message was delivered
by Rev. w. L. Gates and it was
both spiritual an dinspiring Rev.
Gates left Sunday evening for Bro
okhaven to conduct the service
Monday night, after which he will
leave for home Tuesday and from
there to Chicago to be at the bed
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-12-05
WE'LL REMEMBER YOU WON'T Be ALLOWED TO FORGET IT.

gram was planned as a battle of
the sexes. The questions were rela-
ted to books, the college library
and to the present world situation,
The battle was won by the men
with score 80 to "a.
The final program presented
Friday was a radio script of the
Let Freedom Ring, Series publish
ed by the u S. Office of Educa-
ton. The title of the script was
The right to racial equality. A
bout 20 students participated in
reading and interpreting the scr
ipt. The students were concealed
from view and used ire college
abplifier to give the effect of a
radio program.
Each day the program was in
troduced by Mrs. Lyells, who sho-
wed how each was related to the
book week theme and stressed the
Importance of reading and keeping
informed. All persons have reques-
ted that the quiz program be re-
peated frequently.
Faculty members who assisted
Mrs. Lyells were:
Mrs. O. w. Sanders, Mrs. j. H
Mcbride, Miss e. e. Francis, Mes
srs r. Pharr and C, H. Wilson.
The following students partici-
pated in the various programs;
Samuel Bacon, Ethel Baines, O.
levia Barker, Rebbeca Brack, ia
mes Brown, Marvin Brown, Owe
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-12-05

ida Burns, Evelyn Burress, William
Cade, Estella Campbell, Douglas
Conner, Ella Mae Crosley, Rich
ard Daughtery, Ethel P. Davis,
Ora L. Drake, Teretha Hull, Lee
Silas Johnson, Warren Johnson
Clymathis H. King, Alpha Legget,
Arsene McComb, Charles Miller,
Robert Moore, Geraldine Mosby
Gwendolyn Nichols, Thelma Pal
mer, Willie B. Smith, Fannie Str
ong, Jesse Voolfolk.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-12-05

confined to bed after an eye OBJ
GRAFTON. His many friends wish
for himh a speedy recovery.
Mr.. Willie TiIlman Of Brookha-
ven High school was a guest in
the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Edwards, Friday thru Sunday. He
attended church here Sunday, re-
turning to his home that evening.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-12-05
side of a sick brother.

side Of sick brother.
Sister Pankie Louis has returned
home from Chichag, where she Wis
tied her brother, Mr.. Fred Louis
whom she hadn't seen for twenty
four years. Sister Carolyn Boyd
is still on the sick list.
Mrs. Hattie Washington went to
New Orleans where her husband is
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-12-05

How excellent is thy loving kindness God! therefore
the children of put their trust unded the shadow of
thy wings
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-10
Bethlehem Strike Ends

JOHNS STOW \ Pa. Dec 10
ms Three thousand strikers
at the Bethlehem Steel Company :
Cambria plant ended brief walk
cut late yesterday az the request
OF Go president. Philip Murray
A dispute over Overtime pay
which prccipjtalcd the trouble viii
bc submitted 10 negotiation,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Astral
Visitor
Bursts
Explosion Sets
Residents Asos.
Jams telephones

Heralded by an unearthly
blue-White blaze that lighteC.
the atmosphere in an instant
Of binding brilliance, a me-
teor early Sunday night
arched across the sky along the
route of the sandhills into Mexico
and burst with a reverberation that
terrorized residents and shook
buildings from DiXieland to the
Gila Bend area in Arizona and
from Indio to the lower MeXicaH
valley.
Some residents thought an enemy
bomb had dropped from the skies
Others. who failed to see the flash
OF blue-White light, thought it was
an earthquake shock. Still others
thought an oil tank had exploded
No matter what they thought it was.
it was frightening. law enforcement
officers throughout the whole south
west desert area Immediately were
deluged under such a flood of calls
that it would have been practically
impossible to get word to Officers
if an emergency had actually oc-
Cured.
MANY HISTORICAL
1T landed in my field 1t
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Red Cross Exceeds
$4,000 Quota Here;
Donations Continue

Not only Its quota Of $4,000 for
American War relief has been
reached, but the FL Centro chapter
of the Red Cross is more than going
over the top as generous contribu,
tionS continue to pour into head
quarters.
Saturdays collections at the two
FL Centro banks totalled $465 08
and these, with the $700 of the $500
which the Holtville branch has as
sumed, brought the grand total Sat
urday to $5505.6l.
The Ell Centro chapter includes
El CeAtro and the branches in I'M
rerial and HCltville. Imperial has
not completed its drive, and there
are still additional collections due
to come in during the next few
days including those from the Flll-
pino residents who have launched
a campaign, and those from group
CT women who live at the Barbart'
Worth hotel AID who under th'
craftsmanship CG Mrs. Sara SADIE
hope to raise several hundred dol
lars.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

tonna9e-lrom battleShlpS to tugs
includes grants for fiscal l943 anC
supplemental funds for l942-$l3,-
430, ,339 ,974 for l943, and S4,292,225,-
SEQ for the present fiscal year.
The committee called the pro-
gram "StupendouS," but said 1T can
be accomplished with unbelievable
dispatch"
The measure follows by only three
days unanimous house approval of
a S12,525,872,474 grant for $4,000
army airplanes. That measure un-
til today ranked as the largest APP
preparation in history.
The committee. although heavily
censoring its war time report, OBJ
served that complete details, which
have been painstakingly eXamiAed.
We're made available to the COM
mittee by the navy department.
The navy'S bureau of aeronautic
was granted $1,435 ,981 ,349 for 1913
while more than $3,0C0,00O,G00 wa
set aside fer fleet repair and main
tenance. Both Categories are grant
ed nearly $l.C0000OOOO each in ad-
diticnal funds for the present year
The bills nearly Astronomical
total equal $133 for each man
woman and child in the nation
And is two and Cne-half times the
average annual cost of running the
cAtire federal government i'll the
last 10 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
New Secretary at
Desk in Chamber
Of Commerce Here
Herring Feeling Way
On New Job, Requests
Cooperation of Public

FL CentrO'S new chamber
of commerce secretary, Auto
mobile Dealer Ben Herring,
Monday officially sat down
at the very same desk which,
as a member of the board OF th2
chambers directors, he was instlu,
mental in assigning to Robert Hay:
IA years ago.
Herring recalled that the onl?
year he has been active in cham
Der of commerce work here Was
1927, when he served on the board
that voted to hire Hays, who had
been Hcrring'S next door neighbo!
in HOltVillc.
Herring was appointed to the
seCretaryShip at last weeks boal &
meeting, and had the opportunely
good fortune to get in on the final
three days of the chamber of COM
merce MANAGERS convention at Cor
Onado
Il picked up some very helpful
information there, but I'm still
a novice at this thing, and I'm pro-
ceeding as a novice should" he
said in his first official contact
with the press.
He said that he had formed "a
few ideas" on how best to serve the
public in his job, but he was going
to analyzc them thoroughly before
offering them in the form Of sue
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1sf AEFLands in
Northern Iceland
To Battle Germans
Communique Reveals
Arrival of L S. Army
Forces at Big Base

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
(UP)-An American eXpedi-
tionary force has landed in
northern Ireland, where a
powerful military base has
been under construction by Ameri-
can technicians for many months.
the war department revealed today
A dispatch from Belfast indicated
the U. s. forces may already have
been in action against German air.
planes.
The size of the American force.
the date of its arrival in Ireland
or of it's departure from the United
States was not revealed b. Secretary
of War Henry L. Stimson who made
the announcement.
The move sent organized units
of American fighting men the clos
est they have yet been stationed
to the European battle front. Pre-
viously, forces were sent to Iceland.
The Belfast dispatch reported
Slight enemy air activity over
northern Ireland this afternoon
The ministry of security for north
ern Ireland said our air defenSes
were in action"
The war department did not reveal
whether the arrival of the American
expeditionary force means that they
will take over the huge Northern
Ireland base or whether the move
Is merely the initial stage of send
ing U. S. fighting men into action
in Europe.
However, the selection Of Hartle
to lead the U. S. force seemed to
indicate that the americans would
be ready for any sort of action.
Hartle has served as the commander
Of the mobile C/my force in Puerto
Rico, a capacity in which he car
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rial Valley district LcgionnaireS
charged a deliberate movement b.
ellen Japanese to infiltrate into Vi
tai defense areas under the preleXt
of being innocent farmers.
He said that personal inyeStiga
ton had convinced him that many
great war industries en- the coast
had been placed in jeopardy by per-
hitting alien farmers to acquire
lands near these plants, and that
the very safety of Americas war
effort might depend on immediate
action to round up these aliens and
place them III concentration fol
the duration of the war
A resolution supporting Gard
nerS stand was passed by the dis
trict LegionnaireS at the Imperial
meeting.
Gardner said that aliens of al
enemy nations appeared to be III
concert ia this deliberate effort
to own property within easy strik-
in9 distance of vital defense indus
tries The worst situation pre-
walls on the west coast, particu-
larry in southern California, where
thousands Of alien japanese arc
making point OF acquiring farm
lands near war plants
The district Legion meeting also
heard a proposal TO extend mem
bership after the present war to al
men now serving in the American
armed forces. No action was takel
ca this matter, however, other thar
to recommend it to the national Of
fices OF the organization.
Another proposal was for the
adoption of nationwide program
OF Legion participation in the wal
effort, instead of the present meth
cd of having LegiCnnaireS serve
only in programs instituted by other
groups. 1t was pointed out that
the Legion at present has no pro-
gram of its own.
1t was announced at the Imperia
meeting that the Imperial Valley
eliminationS in the Legicn'S ma
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Chinese Christian
Leader Killed

CHUNGKING, Jan. 26-tOfficial
Broadcast Recorded BY United
Press in San FranciSco)-Dr. Y. X,
Chong, Chinese Christian leader and
member CT the peoples political
council, died at a Hong Kong hos
pital of head injuries suffered WHEN
he was attacked by japanese sold
iers, Chinese news service report
ed today He was 70.
ChCng died in the JapaneSe-held
city Jan. 7 but news of his death
did not reach here until today.
He was a noted scholar of the
Manchu days and was the first
Chinese to head leading mission
university in this country, He was
president of LinGnan University Or
iginally Canton Christian College,
for number of years. The uni
versity was moved to Hong Kong
after fall of Canton and DR.. Chone
moved to his headquarters to the
island city
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Mexicans Involved
In Auto Mishap

Four MeXicans were badly Shak-
en- up early Monday when Ramon
Cotas car overturned in 4 borrow
pit 2ia miles south of Brawley.
Gotta, Jose Rodiguez, 46, George
Mejia, "a, and Justo SANCHEZ, 49,
of Brawley, went over with the cat,
Highway Patrolman Walter Walsh
said. Gotta said he parked on the
shoulder beside the highway and
the car started to roll into the
ditch. He said he Cramped the
wheels and the car overturned III
the ditch.
A car driven by Faustino Villa,
81, Westmorland, and one driven
by Augustine Torrez, 35, BrawleE
collided head-on two miles west OF
Brawley. No one was injured Walsh
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

Roberts report which charged Short
and Kimmel with "a dereliction of
duty"
They were relieved of command,
weren't they?" Early replied. "They
still are relieved of command, aren't
they?"
Early was asked if it were not
true that the President could order
the court-martial OF the two Off
GERS. Any general officer of the
armed services could request his
own court martial If he has any
defense and thinks he is right,
Early replied.
NOT DONE THAT WAY
A reporter asked whether the
President could dismiss an Officer
from the service.
Il don't think it's done that way,
Early said. IF the judge advocate
general of either the army or thu
navy finds any charge in this re.
port. either the secretary of war OF
navy can order a court martial a
the direction of the President"
He added that the term by direc-
ton of the President" was Just a
form.
I don't know of any action here,
Early said, ''and the secretaries OF
war and navy have copies of the
Roberts report. They administer tbs
army and navy for the Presiden!
and each has his own judge adyo-
cate general"
1t was generally expected. how
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Sumner Welles and Foreign Min
lSterS Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil,
Juan B. Rosetti of Chile, Julio Tobar
Donoso OF Ecuador and Alferedo
Solfy Muro of Peru.
All American nations except Ar
gentina will have complied with
the conferencd resolution recon-
mendlng severance of relations
with the Axis powers either by ad-
journment time or shortly after,
it was expected.
Bolivia and Uruguay severed re-
latlons yesterday and there were
reports that Chile, having consult
ed both candidates in its February
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

A Transfers union hearing be-
fCrc the National Labor Relations
Board in FL Centre Monday became
a juriSdictional battle between The
AF of L and the CIC as well as I.
battle between Imperial Valley let
tuce shippers and the Transfers.
When the hearing began Monday
before Trial Examiner A. Bruce
Hunt. the CIO through their attOr-
ney, Victor Kaplan, and Donald
Henderson, International CIC preSl-
dcnt, and L. r. Cunningham, gen.
eral secretary, asked that the hear
ing be diSmis ;ed because CT unfair
labor charges the CIO had brought
against the shippers named in the
TeamSter suit. Their request was
denied but the CIO was included i'll
the hearing.
George Lyon and R. B. WhitelaW
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Red Army Expects
Nazi Spring Drive

WITH THE RED ARMY ON
THE CENTRAL FRONT, Jan. 26
(UP)-Lieut. Gen. Leonid Alexand-
lovitch Couvorov, who drove the
German back "a miles from MOI
haisk, said today that the enemy
has by no means been routed and
undoubtedly will resume mass tank
attacks in the spring.
The German army unquestion-
ably is still very powerful" he as
serted, and under no circum-
stances must we say it has been
routed"
Soviet field commanders said the
German rear guards were resisting
flercely in covering the retreat of
their main forces, whose northern
flank now is threatened.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
UNIONS ROW
I'M SHED CASE

represented the shippers and lyor
asked that the action against the
employers be- dismissed On the
grounds that The NLRB does not
have jurisdiction over agriculture
labor.
Examiner Hunt accepted fer con-
SderatiCn the motion and during
the remainder of the morning seS-
sion, he and Richard Perkins, board
attorney, worked to correct names
in the record. V. 2. Lucas repre-
sented the Transfers in the same
room in which he several years ag9
presided as examiner over board
laa. i hearing. The TeamsterS
claimed a majority membership il
the valley lettuce sheds and asked
permission to hold an election il
all sheds a, q unit instead of IL
each shed separately.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

A total OF 26 fatal or damaging
hits on Japanese warships ant,
transports and the destruction OF a
dozen enemy planes was reported
in Allied communiques giving q
sketchy picture of tour-day battle
in the Macassar Straits, where
American flying fortress bombers
and naval units scored outstanding
triumphS over the Japanese.
The American forces sank eight
or 10 enemy ships, boosting their
total for the war to at least SO Japa-
nese vessels, while Dutch bomberS
and submarines accounted for the
remainder
TOTAL INDEFINITE
The communicates failed to give
an exact total of enemy ships sunk
or damaged in the battle of Mac
asSar Straits and a series OF an
nouncements may have contained
some Implications or the same ship
may have been attacked more than
once by Allied forces.
But it was emphasized that the
Japanese invasion forces were bat
tered when the" landed at the
east Borneo oil port of Balik Papan
and were engaged by Dutch forces.
A landing also was made in south
western CelebeS.
In general, the Japanese offensive
was taking heavy punishment but
making some progress on the Mala-
va, East Indies and Australian
fronts. In Burma, Tokyo broadcasts
claimed some gains but the British
said they were holding firmly be-
fore Moulmein.
NEW LANDINGS MADE
New japanese landings were made
in the islands north of Australia
where Allied planes bombed an in
2aSion force estimated at 10000
men, British bombers started big
Tres in Bangkok; Chinese squad
IONS bombed the Japanese base at
Hanoi and British defense forces
aXacted a heavy toll from the enc
my as they pulled back about ten
miles on important sectors of the
Malaga front, some SO miles north
of Singapore.
The important town of Batu Pa
hat, on the west coast OF Malaga
60 miles north of Singapore island,
was abandoned to the japanese
after a fierce battle and Tokyo
broadcasts claimed that they had
advanced II miles SoutheaStward
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Jaywa!ker Injured
In Auto Accident

Armondo Herrera, CaleXico, was
doing 'surprisingly well" in county
hospital Monday, after suffering
serious abdominal injuries Satur-
day night when he was struck by
an automobile while allegedly Jay
walking across FL Centros East
Main street.
John Jay Luich of the Princess
hotel, driver of the car, told Off
Ger Wilford Tyler that III his un-
successful attempt to avoid hitting
Herrera, he lost control of the ma
chine and crashed INTO a power
pole
Virginia Freeman, 4 passenger il
the car, was injured slightly in the
crash.
No charges were filed against
Luich.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26
Boundary Rift Patching
Unites American Nations

RIO DE JANE1RO, Jan. cup
Peru and Ecuador have reached
an agreement in principle" on
their century-old boundary dispute,
solving the last major problem of
the conference of American For
eign Ministers scheduled to ad-
journ tomorrow, unimpeaChable
sources said today
The boundary dispute, which led
to hotilities last summer and had
threatened to disrupt the confer
ence at its start, was said to have
been settled yesterday in a two
hour conference attended by Unit
ed States Under-S Secretary of State
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presidential elections. would break
relations Immediately after the
conference closes. Chile was the
chief supporter of Argentina in OPP
posing a compulsory severance res
olution
Authoritlye sources in Asuncion
said today that Paraguay had also
broken relations with the Axis
powers.
President Getulio Vargas OF Bra
zll told correspondents his govern
ment would take immediate steps
toward diplomatic break tn ac-
cordance with the conference res
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Aid for needy children totaled SlO2,,
6c8 in l941 and $96,938 in 1910. IN
digent aid in 1941 was $lO,575 anG
in 1910 was $l3,045 Aid for the
aged, blind, indigents, and for needy
children is administered by the
county but the federal and state
contribute percentages to all but the
regular INDECENT aid.
Administrative cost of relief for
the l040-4l fiscal year was $lG,267.
Holman said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

Vey HaStaIn.
HaStain, ID member of the econ-
omy bloc that successfully opposed
a proposal tc write Olson a blank
check for $l750O,OOO with no
strings attached, sad tnat facts
assembled by an investigating COM
mittee of % fully justified pairing
down the appropriation to 1894, 1865.
One Of the considerations that in
fluenced the drastic reduction OF
the guard fund, Hastain said, was
a report by a committee OF two
who conferred with officials in
Washington, in which it was re-
vealed that any temporary measure
probably would be nullified by plans
of the federal government to absorb
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-26

the guard into the United States
defense organization.
A bill that already has received
favorable action by one house OF
the congress provides for an ap-
preparation of $l00,OOO,O0 for state
guard units in all 48 states, and uni
form rules governing the admins
tration of the guard as a federal
unit.
The fight by the economy bloc In
the legislature was aimed chiefly.
however, at the governors proposal
to put all members Of the guard
in the same class, and subject TO
call to active duty without consid-
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