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Evening star., 1942-04-09
Plane Worker Accused
Of Sabotage Released
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April g.
Released at Richmond, Va, on his
own recognizance following a hear
ing on charges of sabotage, Joseph
Frank Weiss was back in Nash
vile today where he held job
with Vultee Aircraft, Inc, before
his arrest by Federal agents in
March.
Mr.. Weiss, who was dismissed last
February from the Quantico marine
base. will appear June l before q
United States District Court at Al
exandria, Va, to stand trial on the
sabotage charge. He checked with
F. B. I. agents on arrival here last
night.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Road Bureau Being Told
Of Repair Projects

Location of dozens of streets, roads
and alleys in need of repair are be-
ing turned over to the District High
way Department by the Keystone
Automobile Club in its recently in
augurated car and tire conserva-
ton program, George E. Keneipp,
manager, said today.
Mr.. Keneipp pointed out that ruts,
cuts and depressions in roadways
are hard on tires and cars.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
SomerviIIe, Nemesis
OF Bismarck, Promoted
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 9.-The Admiralty
announced today that Sir James F
Somerville, go, has been promoted
to admiral on the retired list"
For a seadog officially retired since
July. 1889, Sir James has been very
active.
AS vice admiral he took q
leading part in the evacuation from
Dunkerque, was in charge Of the
operation against the French feet
at Oran and was given major credit
for the pursuit and destruction OF
the German battleship Bismarck.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
Huqhes Visits New York
For 80th Anniversary
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Charles Evans Hughes. retired
Chief Justice of the United States,
left by automobile today for New
York to celebrate his 80th birthday
anniversary Saturday with his three
children and nine grandchildren.
His children are Charles Evans
Hughes, jr.. former Solicitor Cen
eral; Mrs. Chauncey L. Waddell and
Mrs. William T. GoSsett.
Wendell w. Mischler, secretary to
Mr.. Hughes, said the former Chief
Justice had given instructions not
to reveal his stopping place in New
York, and that he had no comment
on his birthday.
Mr.. Hughes retired as Chief JUS
tice last July 1 because of consider
ations of health and age" He had
served since 1880, during some Of the
most turbulent years of the courts
history.
Since his retirement he has spent
his time travelling and living quietly
at his Washington home. He is re-
ported to be in good health.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
FIuq Prank Still q Mystery

Police in Smyrna, Turkey, are still
looking for Christmas night prank
sters who placed the Union Jack
over the German Consulate and the
Stars and Stripes over the Italian
building.
Evening star., 1942-04-09

Eeny. meeny, miney, mo, Uncle
Sam needs your dough. Buy De-
fenxe bonds.
Evening star., 1942-04-09
District Draft Board
Grants Five Appeals
For Deferment
IA Others Are Rejected;
134 SeIectees Inducted
At Fort Myer Today

Five appeals for deferment were
granted and II rejected by the
District Board Of Appeal at its
latest meeting, local selective serv-
ice headquarters announced today.
Two ,egistrants who successfully
appealed for deferment on occupa-
tional grounds were Vernon Hope
Culpepper, 26, a policeman, and
Robert Clarence Hunt, 22, an en-
ploye Of the Naval Powder Factory
at Indianhead, Md.
Granted deferment because of de-
pendents were william Joseph La
Billie, So, sign painter, and James
w. Henighan, 80, laborer. Albert
Pierce Gault, jr, 20, press ap-
prentice, was granted classification
as a conscientious objector.
Two Get 30-Day Stay.
Although their appeals for de-
ferment on occupational grounds
were rejected, 30-day stay of in
duction was recommended for Hy-
man Berman, 27, War Department
clerk, and Lindsay Russell Moss,
80, payroll auditor for a shipbuild-
ing company.
Other registrants whose appeals
to "a were rejected included George
Power Fulton, 81, National Associa-
ton Of Cleaners and Dyers; William
Plus Lehman, 80, Civil Service Com
mission, and Edward Morris Rob-
bins, "a, assistant clerk-stenographer
at the Navy Department.
Registrants denied deferment on
grounds of dependents were Harri-
son F. Brown, 20. department store
porter; Victor I. Rigio, 26, dry goods
store partner; Ernest Emmett john
son, "a, Northwest Settlement House
worker; Maurice Joseph Mates, 26,
newspaper mailer; Elihu Henderson
Morson, 26, National Youth Admin
istration statistical clerk; Joseph
John Walaity, 80, General Account
ing once file clerk; George F..
Heider, SO. bank teller; Austin
Lathrop Patrick, jr., "a. and Henry
G. Harper, %, bank teller.
1874 Inducted Today.
One hundred and thirty-four reg
istrants from local draft boards
Nos. IA, IS, 16, II, 18. 10, 20 and 81
were inducted at Fort Myer at 8
am. today. All of the selectees are
white.
The list. BY boards. follows:
Evening star., 1942-04-09

Defense Bonds are your best in
veStment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07

Continued from Page One)
Squadrons ranged over the front and
rear areas, wrecking scores of enemy
vehicles and breaking 10 troop con-
centrationS.
Axis communiques on the Egyp-
tian fighting made no important
claims except to dispute Cairo
statements that the British now
held the initiative Both Rome and
Berlin reported stiff Allied counter
Flows but said that Rommel had
held his ground.
On the European air front, the
Germans made a minor raid on al.
English town during the night and
American headquarters disclosed
that eight United States fliers were
missing in two light bombers that
attacked three Nazi airdromes in
Holland on July 4th.
In the Far East, Allied planes
again intercepted and drove off
japanese bombers attacking Port
Moresby on New Guinea island
damaging several enemy craft anC
losing one Of our own fighters. AL
lied bombers raided Tulagi islanC
in the Solomons, attacking Japa-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
New MuskmeIon
Introduced Here

vi, meaning victory over mildew,
was the name given the new sui
phur resistant muskmelon fer I'M
perial Valley which will be intro
duced after the 1912 harvest by the
Ferry Morse Seed company of San
Francisco and Detroit, it was an
nounced Tuesday.
This new variety is said to be
the first American variety of musk
melon which may be sulphured for
the prevention of mildeW.
The new vi muskmelcn is an
attractive fruit, being slightly oval
in shape and shows no ribs, and
covered with heavy, solid net.
The flesh is deep salmCn or
orange in color, very firm, has high
sugar content and has fine flavor
reminding one of the real musk
melcn flavor obtained from home
garden varieties which were too soft
to ship. The seed cavity IS small
and dry indicating an excellent car
rying condition for shipment. vi
is about the same season as the
Mildew Resistant variety Do and
produces heavily. Sizes from well
grown vines are mostly STANDARD
and Jumbo ass and 36's.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Editor Says Draft
Board Acting on
Prejudice in Case

NEW YORK. July 7-UP) -
Ralph Ingersoll, editor and pub
Usher of the newspaper PM, charged
today that his dratt soard, in
ordering him into the army, has
betrayed prejudice apparently
because it doesn't like PM"
In an open letter, printed in PM,
he asked that an impartial board"
consider his case.
Ingersoll said he was ordered to
report for induction OH June "a He
was told, after he was charged with
the leadership of the days 60
draftees, he said, that Marshall
Field. owner of PM, had appealed
for review of his case. Yet, ne
said, the draft Ioard had told him
the previous afternoon that it would
disregard Fields wire: he didn't
know at the time that 1t was an
appeal.
"The vicious tongues that have
been loosed have questioned my
motives, nv patriotism and my per-
Sonal courage" he wrote. You
know that in tie last war I not
only enlisted. but | enlisted before
I was eligible for the draft. You
know l enlisted when I was IT,"
After the world war was over,
IngerScll said, he continued his mil
itary training and was commission
ed a second lieutenant in the en-
gineers' reserve corps. He resigned
in 1885. His draft board would in
duct him as a private.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Budget Baby Feels
Effects Of War

CHICAGO, July 7-CUP) The
rising cost of living was reflected
today in the annual budget of blue
eyed. three year old Sharon Derier
Chicago's Budget Baby"
Sharon celebrated her third birth
day yesterday, and her mother
made public a detailed financial re-
port which showed that the cost ci
keeping her in booties and rompers
for the past year was $28394.
This was an increase over the
$225.05 spent on Sharon the yeal
before, and $27017 the first year OF
her life. To date, Sharon has cost
her parents $779.l6.
Aftera careful study of the fig
ures, the Deriers attributed some OF
the increase to the higher cost OF
living, but a larger portion to the
fact that Sharon is older now and
liker greater variety in her diet, in
Guiding ice cream.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
New Deal Studies
Legal Wage Curb

WASHINGTON. July 7-tUP) -
The administration. concerned
about its faltering anti-inflation
program, is considering bolstering
it with specific wage controls and
production cost subsidies. it was
learned today
The wage controls being studied
still are in the formative stage. and
legislative authority for them and
for price subsidies apparently will
NOT be requested until after a con-
gressional recess Qor elections) q,
congressional sources said.
High administration officials have
revealed their concern over failure
to get the Presidents anti-inflation
program into high gear. Major
hurdles have been farm prices, wage
stabilizatiCn and help for compan-
les squeezed" by the overall price
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07

married sisters. Laura. II, and
Magnolia, 81. had died of arsenic
and mercury poisoning. All died
within a siX-week period.
Hall has been in custod% since
June 26 when a chemical analysis
disclosed that Marion Hall had
been poisoned with enough arsenic
to kill a dozen men" He has in
sisted he knew nothing of the
deaths.
Circuit Judge Maurice V. Joyce
ordered the bodies eXhumed June
20 at the request OF Halls brother,
David, and his sister, Mrs. Esther
Bohenstiehl. who said they believed
their three relatives had been
poisoned. Authorities did not re-
veal the basis of their belief OF
explain why the request had not
been MADE previously.
Sam Hall lived with his uncle and
auntS on their farm and inherited
it after their deaths. He was mar
ried soon after the third death anC
is the father OF tWo-year-old SOL
Burton disclosed that Hall had
been given a lie detector test last
Friday by r r. Piper, chief of the
Illinois bureau OF criminal investi-
CATION. and Leonard Keeler, Chi
cago, operator~pf lie detection de-
vices
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
8Americans Lost
On Holland Raid
independence Day

LONDON, july 7. tUP)-OnlleC
States Army headquarters said to-
day that eight American crewmeI
failed to return from the air raids
over occupied Holland July 4, ano
that it is not known whether theS
were killed or taken prisoner.
There were two planes among the
six manned by Americans that mad'
the raids, along with six plane:
manned by Raj forces, that failed
to return. one British plane also
failed to return.
Those missing on the raid are:
2nd Lieut.. Frederick Alooetrl
Seattle, Wash; 2nd Lieut.. Marshal.
Draper. Beverly Hills. Calf; Sgt
James w Wright, Stockton, Calf
and SGT. Robert Whtam. Centralia
Wash; the crew Of Aircraft P"
Those missing on Aircraft v" art
End Lieut.. William C. Lynn, Los An
geles: 2nd Lieut. Boyd Grant, Louis
lana: sgt. William Murphy, Balti-
more, Md; Sgt. Charles Kramare
uucZ, Norwich, Conn.
Headquarters said aircraft P was
shot down IL flames and was seen
to crash.
The other plane probably met the
same fate. it was said, although
when last seen by other members
on the raid it was flying over the
target. The next Of kin on those
listed as missing have been notified.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Racing Meet Deal
Falls Through

OAKLAND, Calf, July 7(UP) -
Cancellation of proposed 40 day
racing meet at the AL media county
fair grounds at PlelsantOn was
forseen today when the county
board of supervisors voted to in
definitely postpone sale of G7 acre.
of the Playground site for racing
purposes.
Fair assoc alton and war produc-
ton board officials end numerous
farmers have protested the sale
which was scheduled for Thursday
T. A. Perkins, WPB repres Mt
tive. said his organization had al
ready made formal application tc
house workers at the fIirgrL unC%
during the crop s-.son.
II don't think sale Ct the l1nd
for racing purposes would be very
patriotic when you consider the
need for rubber conservation" Per-
kins told the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
New Air Chieftain
Is Fighting Vet

WASHINGTON, July UPI -
Mai. Gen. Carl Andrew Gpaatz
newly designated commander OF
u S. air forces in Europe, is a pio-
neer Army pilot who fought the
Germans over the western front In
World War |.
Devoting virtually all of his Arm
career to aviation, Spaatz won in
ternational renown in January
1929, by keeping the airplanc
question Mark" in the air for $50
hours, 40 minutes and Is seconds
over Los Angeles, to set then
worlds endurance record. For that
feat, he was awarded a distinguish
ed Flying Cross.
He already was the possessor of
a distinguished Service Cross, Civ
en- him for heroism for action in
France who:: ne was officially Gre
dited with shooting down three
German planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Seven Months Of
War Sees U.S.. In
Readiness TO Act
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ion for the United Nations.
At home, production was increas-
ing. Planes were being produced on
L 50O00-a-year basis. soon would
each President RooseveltS schedule
Of 10000. The production schedule.
f guns. tanks, ships and ammuni-
ion were stepped up accordingly.
The units meeting the enemy in
Asia, Africa and Europe were small,
but they were strong enough 10 give
The Germans and japanese an in
1ication of what is TO come.
ONLY BEGINNING
The leaders Of the fighting men
have promised that the actions are
)nly the beginning-that thousand
are in the British Isles waiting foi
he word 10 go; thousands more are
enroute 10 battle stations; hundreds
If thousands are trained at home
for the work ahead
The war departments last COM
munique revealed the first action by
American armored forces on any
front. The fact that American
manned tanks have met some Of
German Marshal Erwin Rommel's
forces and that American armored
forces have had observers in North
Africa for several weeks was taken
here as an indication that the
United States was getting ready
for acton in the Middle East war
heater.
The first American action in the
battle Of Libya occurred June II
and II when medium tanks under
command of Capt. Charles c. Stel-
ling OF Augusta, Ga, knocked out
sveral of Ronmels tanks. The
American tanks were hit repeated =
" the war department disclosed
but were not damaged seriously and
the personnel suffered no casualties.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Chinese.Japanese
Romance Disclosed

ARCADIA, Cal, July 7 (UP) =
War and its resulting complications
took back seat to love today at
the Santa Anita Jpanese reception
center when it was revealed that
pretty Jean Ikebuchi, 81, San Fran
cisco-born japanese, and Leonard
Won, 81, San Francisco Chinese.
have obtained a marriage license.
The romance was disclosed when
Won appeared at the alien induc-
ton center, where Miss Ikebuchi
is living, with a pass allowing him
to get his bride -to-be out of the
center long enough to apply for d
marrige license.
Questioned by center officials
both Won and his prettr fiancee
said they had grown up together
in San Francisco and have been
in love for years"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Coast Wage ParIeys On

the slaShing of real wages and pur-
chasing power which goes with in
flation.
On the committee were eight men
from the management of nine
coast plants and eight selected by
the labor for the same plants.
Management members w G
Tuttle, Vultee; Marshall Beeman,
North American; A. NJ Rochlen
Douglas, Randall Irwin, Lockheed
and Vega Walter Gage, Northrop
E. r. Perry, Boeing; l.. B. Becht,
consolidated; and G.. Adams. Ryan
Employe representatives: CIO =
william Taylor, Jack Montgomery
Lelmond Garst, and Charles Ker-
rigan, travelling representatives;
AFL-George c. Castleman, Roy M
Brown, Dale o. Reed. and Garry
r. Cotton, travelling representa-
tives.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Farmer Accused
Of Poisoning Trio

EDWARDSVILLE. Ill. July T
up = Murder warrants accused
Sam Hall, 80, a farmer. today OF
having poisoned his uncle and two
maiden auntS whose 56-acre farm
he inherited after their deaths
three years ago.
Justice of the Peac r. H Lar
ner of Granite City issued the war
rants at the request of states At
torney C. w. Burton while cor
oner's jury at Edwardsville return
ed yerdicts of homicide after its
investigation of the deaths. No in
quest was held at the time of the
deaths because the victims we're
believed TO have died of natural
causes.
The jury reported that Halls
uncle. Marion Hall, 60. had died OF
arsenic poisoning and Marioh's un-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Senator Declares
Against Rationing

PHOENIX, July 7. CUP)-Sen
Ernest w. Mcfarland said here
yesterday that he believed the
American people are patriotic en-
ough TO save rubber without national
i;asoline rationing.
Il do not ieel tnat we should ra-
iion gasoline 10 save rubber" Arizo-
mas junior senator said. II fee
that the American people are pa
triotic enough TO save rubber any
way.
Sen. McFarllnd said American
war production has reached "a ma jon
turning point ard whtn we get pre-
pared ] have no far Of what the
outcome will be"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07

LOS ANGELES. Jul- CUP -
A l6 man committee representing
management and labor was named
today to negotiate wage and work.
ing standards for the west coast
aircraft industry with the federal
government plotting the confer
ences.
Paul r. Porter, war production
board wage stabiliZer, outlined OBJ
jectives of the conference il OPEN
ing sessions yesterday:
Avoid wage increases which be
inflationary or which might stmu-
late wage advances i'll other indus
tries.
Improve good labor relations
within the industry and to prevent,
because of inequities in classified
tions or for other reasons, any un-
rest which might retard production
STERILIZATION
Explore ways and means by
which we can develop and main
tain q stable labor force with mini
mum labor turnover and migration
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
European Chief
Made Lieut.. Gen.

WASHINGTON, July T. up
Mai Gen. Dwight ID. Eisenhower
recently appointed commander Oi
American forces In the European
theater oi operations, today was
nominated by President Roosevelt
for promotion 10 the rank Of Leuten-
ant general
The president 8lso nominated Brig
Gen. Thomas T Handy for promo
lion 10 the rank Of major general
Handy succeeded Eisenhower a. as
Sistant chief Of staff for OperatiOns
The president nominated two army
colonies, John = HUI and Albert
.. Wedemeyer. 10 be brigadier gen
srsls.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
ceiling program.
FIR FAVORS SUBSIDIES

CelllilS program.
FIR FAVORS SUBSIDIES
President Roosevelt discussed
wage control with his legislative
leaders yesterday He did not out
line a definite program nor were
the conferees under the impression
that he was committed to that
method of keeping living costs in
line. But he did express belief
that holding living costs at their
present level without subsidies to
equalize rising production costs was
utterly impossible.
He added that even the subsidies
would be Intellectual without defi-
mite curbs on further increases in
wages beyond the lew brackets.
The President is committed TO a
program designed to keep living
costs from spiraling. In a mes
sage to congress 10 weeks ago he
mentioned wages as one of the i'm
portant factors in initiation. But
he made no requests for legislative
authority to control wages and at
that time talked about wage "Stabi-
llZdUlOll f1t utltRdltS W bilc wal
labor board the job of Stabilizing
wages.
After his inflaticl message, 1t
generally was presumed then that
his discussion of the subject would
act as a potent brake ON war labor
board decisions in future demands
for wage increases in the higher
brackets.
BRAKE INEFFECTIVE
WLB Chairman William Fl. Davis,
however, interpreted the Presidents
message to be directed only at
wages that already had risen be-
yond normal levels, net toward
wages in general. The result has
been approval of wage increases In
rome industries, although the major
test case-"little steel" workers de-
mands for 81 day increase-is now
before the board for decision. 1t
NAV reveal the trend to be expected
bv the administrator toward wage
control. A WLB decision against
the raise might postpone legislative
action designed to freeze wages;
approval of the wage increase could
be expected to stimulate within and
without the administration vigorous
demands for action TO prevent a
flood of wage increases that would
be expected to follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Second Baptist
Pastor Honored

Members of the Second Baptist
church OF Ell Centre this week are
celebrating the anniversary OF the
paStorate of the Rev. II. b. Charles.
First of the meetings was Sche-
duled on Tuesday night when
greetings of representatives OF the
several auxiliaries were TO be pre-
sented The Rev. Matthew Merritt
was scheduled to preach the SER
mon. Churches of the community
and other organizations were in
vited. On Wednesday night city and
county organizations were expected
TO bring greetings TO the pastor.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Harrigan Named
ToDraft Board

B. A. Harrigan was appointed a
member of the Ell Centre selective
service board No. l59 and took his
oath at the meeting Tuesday morn
ing, officials of the board an
nounced.
The appointment made the FIVE
man group complete again after
the re2ignation Of Paul f. Cook
CaleXico merchant. Cock told the
members of the board that businesz
problems brought about by the en-
trance into service Of several OF
his employees was responsible for hi
resignation.
Harrigan is the agricultural COM
missioner for Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
Grand Finale Will
End Rubber Drive
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possible.
The drive ends Friday. .gald n
q. SImms. one Of the men n
charge We put On th'E drive a.
tbe request Of PTeAident EDo6eYelt
a. Dsans Of GayiEg rubber without
gaDelins rstOnsng being u2sc u
asse tlsea Dy cutting down On the
Uss u eafs and tTUckg-
sPlesss fnzke last effort u col
lect al fDDser a. your homes and
Diaeeg " business n looks a.
though ge BliI need every scrap we
can get
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
TwoLost When Sub
Torpedoes Vessel

AN EAST COAST PORT, July 7
-UP)-TWo men were lost When
small American merchant ship
was torpedoed and sunk in the Carl
bbean at $3.50 p. m. on June 7, the
navy disclosed today.
The 20 survivors were landed at
West Indian rcrt and later
brought to u. S. ports.
Attacked without warning in day
light, the ship sank in seven min
utes. One of the two lifeboats was
destroyed when the torpedo ex
plcded but the men launched the
remaining boat and two life RATS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07

and the best opportunity for prop
er training OF workers.
Aircraft workers had been seek
ing parity with shipyard employees,
whose wages are pegged at high
er level.
Wendell Lund, chief of the WPB
labor production section, told del
egates that planes were coming off
productin lines in May at the rate
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-07
TRIAL DATE SET

Rosenco Rogue Rodriguez and
Angel Rico Gomez. Mexicans ar
rested near Ell Centre recently with,
Officers said, $4,000 worth of opium
III their possession, will be tried III
imperial county superior court July
p. The Mexicans pleaded not gull y
i'll superior court Tuesday.