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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Nozis Open Gate
Toward Caucasus

encircled enemy forces, gaining fur
ther territory to the east in a for
NAL attack Devastating attacks
were launched by our air forces,
particularly on the lower Don.
TRANSPORT STRAINED
"The retreat of the Soviets south
of the Don, especially railroad trans
ports, is croWding tracks and sta
tions and was fought with particu-
lar success
The Russian reports indicated
that the usual scorched earth policy
had been applied to the Donets in
dustrial sector as we'll as Voroshi-
lovgrad. They said that many towns
were burning and that the Red
army frequently was counterattack-
ing to permit an orderly withdraw
al, presumably to the Don river
line.
The Don river is the last import
ant natural barrier across the flat
countryside of the northern Cau-
casus, but at this time of year 1t
is shallow and may provide a diff
ficult line to defend. The Ger
man forces probably will attempt
to clear out the entire big bend
CT the Don river, stretching east
ward to within 35 miles of Stall
ingrad and to take RoStov before
attempting any deep push into the
Caucasus.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Retired Justice
Of Supreme Court
Succumbs in East

WASHINGTON. July ls-CUPl-
Retired Supreme Court Associate
ustice George Sutherland died of
heart attack at Stockbridge, Mass,
last night, it was announced here
today.
The announcement was made by
John w Gragun. Sutherland's for
mer secretary.
Sutherland. so. had gone TO
Stockbridge two weeks ago for the
summer. Formerly of Utah, he had
made his home here since his re-
tirement from the supreme court in
1893.
Mrs. Sutherland was with him
when he was stricken Cragun said
Sutherland was appointed to the
supreme court in September. 1922,
by President Warren G.. Harding
He was born March 25. 1862. at
Stony Stratford. Buckinghamshire.
England. He was one of cnly four
men named to the bench who was
born outside the United States.
He was consistently on the CON-
servative side in votes on new deal
legislation
1t was Sutherland who wrote the
decisions inValiding the Guffy con-
troll act and the powers of the Sc
curities and Exchange commission
to interrogate witnesses. His vote
was used TO condemn AAA. NRA,
and the municipal bankruptcy act.
railroad n mansions and "bOt oil" lpp-
islaticn. However, he voted in favor
of the Tennessee Valley Authority
and old age pensions. He went
against the new deal in the gold
cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
County Home Agent
Gets Information

Miss Florence Glenn, county
home demonstration agent, has re-
ceived instructions for distribution
to housewives regarding the sal
vaging of kitchen fats.
In many areas, meat dealers are
receiving these fats and turning
them in to the processing plants
However, Miss Glenn finds on en-
quiry here that meat markets of
Imperial Valley are not prepared to
receive the fats since the tire
shortage has forced the discontin-
uance of the truck that formerly
made the rounds to pick up fats
for the reduction plant at Brawley.
Markets will not be allowed to
store fats on their premises since
fats are perishable and could be-
come health problem. Housewives
may store fats in their own refri-
gerators in wi demouthed tin cans
and deliver them to the BraWley
plant where practicable.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Scientists Study
New Rubber Plant

SACRAMENTO. July 18-UP)-
The state board of agriculture to-
day studied progress in efforts to
produce rubber in commercial
quantities from the crypstostegia or
Spanish earnation" plant as de-
scribed by Frank Kramer. admins
trative assistant in the state agri-
culture department.
Kramer said planting Of crypstos-
tegia. which he said had some quail
ities superior to the better-known
euayule shrub. were being grown
in private laboratories in Pasadena,
that sources of seed were being in
vestigated in Mexico and that nego-
tiations were underway to grow the
plant In sizeable quantities.
Frankly outlining the difficulties
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
panions.
MAY MEET SUNDAY


MAY MEET SUNDAY
The secret trial entered its tenth
day before President RooSeVelt's
special military tribunal with indi-
cations that 1t may end sometime
next week. Attorney General Fran
els Biddle. heading the prosecution,
said a Sunday session may be held
to expedite the proceedings.
All evidence and testimony against
the four Nazis who were landed
near Amagansett, Long Island, has
been completed with reading of a
very long statement presumed to
be confession by George John
Dasch, leader of the group.
Dasch spoke more freely than his
partners in the grandiose scheme
for destruction--a plan nipped by
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents-but all eight have confessed
the part they would have played
if given the chance.
1t was evident that the confess
sions of the Florida quartet were
presented yesterday as Maj Gen.
Frank r. Mccoy, president of the
commission, spoke of several docu-
ments" being read incidental to the
questioning of seven ace FBI coun-
espionage agents.
PRODUCE EVIDENCE
Photographic evidence also was
produced by Biddle and Nal Gen.
Myron C. Cramer, judge advocate
general, showing explosives, abra-
sives, clothing and other equip
ment found by the FBI on beach
near Jacksonville Fla.
Ten of the saboteurs' IA confed-
crates were arraigned in Chicago,
BROOKLYN, N Y, and New York City
yesterday. They are held on
charges of being accessories and
face penalties up to half the length
cf the penalties which the commits
sion may impose on the saboteurs.
If the saboteurs are executed, the
penalty would be 10 years.
One justice department official
said that placing of the accessory
charge did not wipe out poSSibili-
ties that the 10 might be charged
with treason.
THE charge is a holding charge
he said.
Three other confederates of the
saboteurs, all aliens, will be placed
in internment camps as dangerous,
while another is being held fof
further investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Colonel Commends
Sergeant's Act

Col. Leland r. Hewitt post con-.
mander Of Meather Field, today
commended Sergeant Frank M Red
mond Of the posts ordnance COM
pany for bravery in removing burn
ing explosives from a building during
a fire.
Sergeant Redmond entered q
burning warehouse on May 80 and
saved many pyrotechnics and ammu-
milton from total destruction, at
utmost personal risk. Colonel Hew-
1T said, He was sleeping in the
barracks when awakened from a
shot as the guard on duty summoned
aid. Rsdms nd eXtinguished out
side flames with a hose. began NOV
ing out flares and ammunition, put
out flames on the floor. and later
was assisted by Staff Sergeants
Murnice E. James and James C.
Bowers.
Redmond enlisted Feb. 7, i94l in
Feeley Mont and was sent TO
Hawaii. His father, Hugh M Red
mond, IS IN the Marine Corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Government Chiefs
ToCurb Disputes
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S1OC ,OOO, 900 worth of plant construc-
ton while they awaited an adjust
ment of their wage dispute before
the war production boards board OF
reveW. The back work movement
came after WPB Chief Donald Mel
son telegraphed officials OF the car
penters, operating engineers, cement
finisherS and common laborers that
drastic action" would be taken, If
they did not return to work
The strike was called to protest
against an unfavorable wage deci-
sion by the war production boards
board of review. Government Off
cials promised union leaders that
the dispute would be re-considered
next Wednesday at Washington.
PLANTS CLOSED
Two Everett, Mass, plants of the
Monsanto Chemical Co, and its
subsidiary, New England Alcohol
Co., were closed by three-day -old
strike of $50 members of the Chem
ical Workers Union of america
tAFL, seeking a maintenance of
union membership clause The
union said the strike was unauthor-
lied Company spokesmen said 1000
workers in both plants already were
idle and that the strike threatened
to paralyze production in $50 other
New England war plants, including
Boston's Illuminating gas produc-
ton dependent upon Monsanto for
chemicals.
In Providence, r. l., federal con-
ciliators sought to settle the three
day-old strike of 800 Brown and
Sharpe Manufacturing Co., foundry
workers who are protesting dis
missal of one workman in a plant
that employs more than 5000 on
war production. The company said
the strike has not yet affected other
departments seriously.
At Detroit, 700 street car and bus
operators returned to work after
day-long strike which threatened
to tie-up transportation in the ma
TONS key production city The strik-
ers voted to end their wildcat strike
last night after Mayor Edward j.
Jeffries threatened to put federal
troops on streetcars and buses if the
strike continued. Officials of the
Amalgamated Association of Street,
Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Employees of America tAFL) advised
the strikers the Walk-out was lille
gal, inadvisable and unpatriotic.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Document Read
In Suboteur Trial

WASHINGTON, July 18-UP)-
Maj. Gen. Frank r. Mccoy said
today that the morning session of
the trial of eight Nazi saboteurs was
devoted to the reading cf docu-
ment and identification of various
pieces of clothing, money, and other
articles belonging to one of the Hit
Ter agents who landed in Florida.
The document mentioned by Nc
Coy was read by an agent of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to
the special military commission
which is trying the saboteurs. Nc
Coy is president of the commission.
1t was believed that the reading
and testimony included recital of the
confession of the unidentified pris-
oner and a description of the hunt
for the saboteur and his three COM
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Medicinal Crops
Proposed for l.v.

Imperial Valley farmers were be-
ing contacted Saturday regarding
large production of valuable crops
containing oils of high medicinal
and domestic use.
Monroe C. Kidder, director OF
drug and oil plan development for
the California Polytechnic school
at San Luis Obispo, presented de-
tails of the plan to grow the plants
to L. G.. Goar, superintendent OF
the Meloland experiment station
and several Calexico business mcn
at a meeting this week.
Goar informed kidder that many
of the oils, which are now difficult
to obtain because of enemy domi-
nation of the growing areas, have
been successfully produced from
plants growing at the station in
Meloland.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Sgt. and Heiress
Now honeymooning

NEW YORK, July 10 tUP) =
Mrs. Miriam Ryan Robb. grand
daughter of the late Thomas For
tune Ryan, financier, and Air Corps
Sgt. Warner Patrick Barkley, of
Los Angeles. were honeymooning
toda- after Scret wedding in Ar
lington, Va. July II.
The romance blossomed in the
New York City defense recreation
center where the couple met two
months ago. Mr.. Robh was volun-
teer worker at the center and
Barkley, at the time. had five front
teeth missing, los: in a ship tor
n.doing
1t was Mrs. Robb'a third mar
riage She was divorced from JAG
ques Hebert. of Montreal, and
Hampton Robb, of Hewlett. NY.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Man SIoys Girl
AS Illicit Love
Affair CooIs Off

OAKLAND, July Is - CUPl =
Leslie B. Gireth. wealthy married
jeweler. may have killed his pretty
q year old sweetheart because she
had decided to break off their af-
fair with final trySt on the an
niversary of their infatuation. police
believed today.
Gireth. 81. of Glendale. Cal. shot
Dorena Hammer early Thursday as
she lay in bed in an auto court
cottage. Apparently he stayed with
the body for hours. He put a gay
ribbon in her brown hair and played
Debussy's claire de Lune" over
and over on a phonograph.
Friday morning he telephoned
police from Fresno, Cal. $50 miles
away. and told them he had killed
the girl. They followed his instruc-
tions and found Miss Hammers
body in bed. dressed in the top half
of pair of green silk pajamas. A
dozen red carnations were in a
vase beside her.
KILLER WAITS
Gireth calmly awaited arrival of
officers in Fresno. He had little
to say, telling officers. Its a long
story and people wouldn't under
stand"
But from his reluctant answers
and from other bits of information
officers obtained a fairly complete
picture of the situation.
Gireth and Miss Hammer, a former
San Jose State College student and
meteorological student, has been
passionately in love for a year More
than 300 letters We're found in the
cottage, filled with tender pharses.
Your darling face. your spark
ling eyes, your precious smile never
leave me for a second" he wrote
her on June T. They are enshrined
deep in my heart in the warmth of
that little flame that burns un-
ceaSingly :"
SHE WRITES
On June 81 Miss Hammer wrote
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
NewReguIations
On Seed Samples

Calapproved seed growers are be-
ing informed by letter of the new
regulation cleaning seed for samp-
ling. In the past small lots have
been cleaned for this purpose, but
SO much confusion has arisen that
new regulations have been made.
Hereafter. the entire crop must
be cleaned. Then the agricultural
commissioners inspectors will draw
samples. If these prove to have
requisite purity, termination tests
and freedom from noxious weed
seed the certification for Calap-
proved quality will be forwarded
to the owner II the samples do
not pass the test the entire lot
must be re-cleaned and sampled for
a second time, according to H. Lee
Landerman, secretary OF the Cal
seed committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Companies Fight
Larqe SfubbIe Fire

A stubble fire in a field two miles
north of Meloland threatened farm
buildings and equipment for more
than an hour Friday night while
Volunteer fire fighters battled to
control it.
The fire was brought under con-
troll a short while after the sheriff's
office was notified of the danger
by Mrs. j. r. Kinnaird. who lives
on an adjoining ranch and who
said buildings on the Kinnaird place
were threatened.
Power company crews helped fight
the stubble flames while they pro-
tected poles from the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
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army onslaught had yet become
strong enough TO endanger the main
Axis offensive toward Rostov.
DRIVE DELAYED
The German high command ap-
peared to be delaying direct drive
against Stalingrad, about ITS miles
to the east. and concentrating its
strength against the RoStov sector,
which was reported being attacked
now from three Sides-Taganrog on
the west. the Voroshilov sector on
the northwest, and the Don river
on the east.
"Panzer and motorized infantry
divisions have reached the lower
course of the Don river on a wide
front east of Rostov,' the German
communique said.
Infantry divisions annihilated
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Juanita Hughes
Becomes Bride

Juanita Watts Hughes, daughter
of Mrs. Martha Hughes, 534 Ham,
ilton avenue, was married Tuesday
evening to Corp. Samuel A Harris
at Gretna Green chapel in Yuma.
The Rev. J. C. Bobb read the SER
vice in the presence of the brides
immediate family.
The bride wore a silk jersey frock
in the new gold tone, her acces-
sories being white. She was attend
ed by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Her
bert Hughes. who wore pink with
white accessories. The mother OF
the bride wore a frock of pouder
blue with white.
Corp. Harris is the son OF w r.
Harris of Decatur. Miss, and is
stationed at Camp Seeley. Herbert
Hughes, brother Of the bride. served
as best man.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
3More Nations On
U.S.. EnemyList

WASHINGTON, July 18 UP)-
President Roosevelt, formally pro-
claiming state of war with Hun
gr%, Rumania and Bulgaria, today
made nationals of those countries
today after secret wedding in Ar
residing in the United States sub
enemy aliens.
The proclamation makes effec-
tive provisions of law restricting
the activities of Rumanian, Hun
garian, and Bulgarian nationals in
this country.
Aliens who fail to conduct them
selves as the order provides shall
be liable to restraint" presumably
internment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Monday Last Day
ToFaCe Board

Final session of the board of SUI
pervisors as board of equalization
will take place Monday. To date IL
petitions for adjustment of assess
ments in the current fiscal year
have been filed with the clerk of
the board.
Petitioners, according to the civil
code, must appear in person to be
questioned under oath concerning
the property which affects them
or for which they act as agents,
reminds w. j. McClelland, county
clerk If the pet titioners do not APP
pear at the board of equalization,
the board has no power to act on
their applications for adjustment,
even though written statements
have been made
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Winnie Ruth Judd
Permitted TO See
Body Of Father
PHOENIX, Ariz., July l8-O

PHOENIX, Ariz, July l8-CUP)-
Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd. convict
ed murderer of her two best friends,
was permitted to leave the Arizona
state hospital where she is confined
to view her fathers body yesterday,
it was disclosed today.
DR.. B. L. Schuster, acting super
intendent of the hospital, said Mrs.
Judd did not attend the private fun
eral services today for her father,
the Rev. Harvey j. McKinnell, at
her own request. DR.. Schuster said
Mrs. Judd is stunning the public
eye" and did not wish to attend the
services.
She was permitted to see her
fathers body at the mortuary yes
terday under escort of hospital at
tendants.
The Rev. McKinnell died Thurs
day. He was 81. He was a retired
Free Methodist preacher and the
services were held in the Free
Methodist church here with the
Rev. c.. l.. Granger, Jr., officiat-
ing.
Mrs. McKinnell. who has been
confined in the state hospital for
several months, attended her hus-
bands funeral services.
Until his advanced age and ILL
ness prevented it, Rev. McKinnell
had worked for more than a de-
cade to free his daughter. Mrs. Judd
was convicted of killing two women
friends in October. 1881, and send
ing their bodies in a trunk to Les
Angeles. She was sentenced to be
hanged but later was adjudged IN
sane and confined in the state hos
pital in 1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Wife Beater In
Police Court Here

A. Lopez was angry Friday night,
so he gave vent to his emotions by
pummeling his wife. He then started
to search for his daughter to fur
ther work out his ire, and that's
where police stepped in.
In police court Saturday morning
the 57-year old Mexican was given
a 60-day sentence, suspended on
good behaviour for a years time.
His arrest had come after he had
beaten his wife at their home, ll3
East Olive. The complaint was sign
ed by his wife, Carmen Lopez.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
0PA0ffice " arms
Rationing Boards

CPA Administrator Donald Hen
derson'S blunt warning of earlier
this week in Washington echoed in
Imperial VALLEY Saturday when
valley rationing boards members
were told, Beware politics!"
DurWard HoWes, assistant ration
ing administrator for southern Cal
ifornia. was less terse than the
OPA chief, who warned all en-
ployes of his administration that
any one of them found meddling
in politics would be fired.
Howes merely dispatched tele-
gram to the rationing boards re-
minding members of provisions OF
the Hatch clean politics act. and
cautioning against engaging in any
poll itical activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Children Blamed
For Church Damaqe

Children with too much time or
their hands and too little super
vision from their parents were be-
lieved responsible Saturday for con-
siderable material damage to the
Presbyterian church in Ell Centre
The Rev. DR.. George w. Thomas,
pastor, said the church basement
has been flooded three times in the
lost week, evidently by children
who turned on faucets during the
night and left them running. >
The police department has been
notified and a watch set for the
offending persons, the pastor said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
CUTTING COMMITTEE
MEETS TUESDAY

Mrs. Russell Tagg and her cut
ting committee of the local chap
ter of the Red Gross are to meet
at the sewing rooms. l20 North 5th
street. Tuesday for a day of work.
There is a great deal of work to be
accomplished, according to Mrs. H.
r. Anderson, production chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Nevin House Will
Marry on Sunday

A marriage of interest through
out the valley is to take place
Sunday in Los Angeles, when Miss
Leslie Gomez-Achebo will become
the bride of 1t. Nevin House, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. House, well
known residents of Imperial.
1t. House completed his training
July IA at Fort Sills, Okla, with
the rank of lieutenant. He is a
graduate of Imperial high school
and a former employe of the I'M
perial Irrigation District.
Miss Gomez -Achebo is a gradu-
ate of Lorretto college, in Texas,
and use. and is employed in Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
WilIkie Asks for
Military Leader
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deeply about" he explained. "As
long as we are fighting a war for
democracy, it is a challenging para
dox for us not to have it within
ourselves Such a challenging para
dox cannot survive; it has to end.
After his brief press conference
Willkie left for goth Century-Fox
studios to confer with other execu-
tives. He is chairman of the board
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Parents Announce
Girls Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Mccain, Ell
Centro, Saturday announced the
engagement OF their daughter. Vio-
let. to Corporal James w. Clark
Clark. formerly an Ell Centro
resident and now stationed at Camp
CroWder, Mo, is here on furlough..
No date for the marriage has been
set. Miss Mccain is a student at
Ell Centre high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
RECEIVES INFORMATION

DR.. E. B. Godfrey. county health
officer. has received notification
from the medical division of state
civilian defense headquarters, that
a survey of the normal supply of
morphine and other narcotics at
hospitals and in the hands of pri-
vate physicians should be made The
state council advises both hospitals
and private physicians to keep
stocks up TO normal and to order
reserve supplies. Dr. Godfrey said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
VALLEY STUDENT ON
COLLEGE HONOR ROLL

Donald Zavala, pre-medic stud
ent at Ohios College of Wooster,
son of Mr.. and Mrs M. j. zavala
of El Centre. was listed Saturday
on the colleges honor roll of stud
ents who received no grade below
"B" during the past year. Zavala
was one of 80 freshmen TO receive
the honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
W. ID. WHITE LEAVE
FOR VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. White and
two children will leave Saturday
for Laguna Beach, where the
youngsters and their parents are
looking forward to a fortnight's
fun.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
MATTRESS BURNS

FL Centre firemen answered call
to a rooming house at 400 Broad
way at las am. Saturday, where
a mattress had caught on fire DAM
age was confined to the mattress
and the fire was quickly put out.
The building is owned by NJ. Mar
cot
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
DOUBLE CATCH ON ONE LINE

KENNEBUNK, Me, July l8 up
Edward Webster felt a tug on
his line while fishing in the Mou-
sam River. He reeled the line in
and discovered an l8-inch pickerel
had swallowed a six-inch trout
which had swallowed the bait
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
WILL PRESIDE

r. P. Moore, president of FL Gen.
tro Red Cross chapter, who has re-
Gently returned from a vacation at
Leevining, will preside Monday eve
ming at meeting of the chapter
executive board at Red Cross head
quarters. Among matters TO be
discussed will be plans for a surgi-
cal dressings station and for a
training school for Red Cross exc
eutives and office assistants.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
TO ATTEND MEETING

Edna Morrison. district vice
president, and Olive Carleton, presi-
dent of Boyce Aten unit, American
Legion auxiliary. will be in San
Diego Sunday to attend the 22nd
district meeting at Dewitt c.
Mitchell hall
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-19
FOUND GUILTY

Ralph l. Osburn, fourth time re-
peater. was convicted on five counts
of writing checks en- banks where
he had no accounts in superior
court Friday afternoon and was
sentenced to serve currently the
terms prescribed by law in San
Quentin prison.