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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Victory Campaign
Gives |.v.C Chance
To Smash Enemies
Every Wage Garner in
County Asked to Buy
Bonds, Beat Axis

A campaign to end all
campaigns, and, incidentally,
to end for all time to come
the threat to the liberties and
freedom of peace-loving dem
ocratic peoples, will be launched
throughout Imperial Valley next
week
It's drive to sell every wage and
salary Garner, every housewife and
every school child in this county
a share in Uncle Sans war on the
war lords; sell them on involuntary
basis, which is the true American
way.
An organization of patriotic men
and women has been set up to
achieve this goal. 1t is known as
the Imperial County War Bond
Committee, headed up by Gordon
Scriven. The committee has set
itself the task of placing in the
hands of valley folk $4,000 worth
of war bonds and stamps during
the month of May.
And we'll do the job" Scriven
vowed.
CHAIRMEN NAMED
Scriven announced appointment OF
general chairmen for four of the
cities in the county. They are:
Brawley-Carl Jacobson; Calexico
S. M. Wadhams; Holtville-F. Roy
Thompson; Ell Centro-Ross Hick-
cox.
Ell Centre was the first city to
complete its campaign organization.
Serving directly under Chairman
Hickcox will be:
Arno c. Yaeckel, vice chairman;
kins, publicity chairman; William
G.. Outlook, speakers bureau; H. w.
FaWcett, industrial committee; War
rem Currier, retail committee; Louis
Slice, bankers committee; Mayor Bob
Hatton, municipal committee; Wal
lace McClelland, county committee;
R. P. Moore, utilities; Mrs. w. A.
Tondro, women'S organization, and
W. A. Tondro, automotive commit
tee.
Chairman Hickcox, following a
meeting of the Ell Centre unit Fri
day night, said:
The campaign is not to be short
time effort, but a steady drive over
an extended period of time TO
achieve a regular national sale of
bonds to the amount of 81 600 100000
per month.
This rate of bond purchases must
be achieved by this country II we
are to meet the requirements OF
the war. Voluntary purchases by
individuals and workers is the free,
American way. We've got TO achieve
our goal. There simply is no alter
native, except by means of compul-
sorry legislation which the admins
tration apparently wishes to avoid
If at all possible. I am sure every
wage-earner in Ell Centre and its
adjacent territory will realize this
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03


Sleet storm.
The army truck was used to bring
out the bodies because ordinary We
hicles could not travel over the
muddy, rutted trail to where the
wreckage of the once-proud Main
liner lay scattered over the noun
tainside.
All II bodies-those of 13 adult
passengers, child and three men,
bers of the crew-were promptly
identified at Salt Lake City NOR
tuarieS.
Officials were still at loss to eX
plain why the two-motored plane
crashed 300 feet from the top of
the peak, 10 minutes or less after
the pilot radioed he was approach
ing the Salt Lake City airport for
landing. Salt Lake City was the
planes next stop on regular San
Francisco to New York flight.
The scene of the crash was five
miles from the airport and only a
few minutes north of the Utah state
capitol.
Had the huge silve and blue plane
been those 800 feet higher it would
never have crashed. Instead, the
plane hundred into the north side
of the peak which juts up from the
treacherous range few miles north
of the granite tower of the Utah
state capitol building.
The exact time of the crash was
undetermined. Most witnesses said
11:lO pm. or a few minutes later.
However, Airline officials said some
| reports indicated the plane may
have crashed at 11:01 p.m.-five
minutes after the last radio contact.
The victims were Is adult pas
sengerS, a One-year-old baby and
three crew members AS in three
other commercial Airliner crashes in
the Wasatche range in the last five
years, there were no survivors. More
than so persons have died in the
four accidents.
DEATH LIST
The victims of the latest wreck
of the WaSatches were:
Lieutenant Commander j. G..
Burrows, U.S.N., en- route to WASH
ington, d. G.
Lieut.. Claire S. Tucker, U.S.N.,
en- route to Washington, D. c.
Lieut.. Herman j. Frankenburg,
U. S. Army, 1873 Lorraine ST., Wich-
tia, Kansas.
M l.. Patterson of New Jersey.
F. B. Vose, Brooklyn, en- route to
New York.
Patterson and Vose were con-
nected with the Sperry Gyroscope
company
Armand d. Herg, Los Angeles
care of Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology, en- route to Chicago.
C. R. Drenk, 46l8 Edgewood
Fruitvale, Cal, en- route to Cleve-
land
Mrs. j. A. Lloyd, 1877 Capuchinc
Ave. Burlingame. Cal.
Mrs. Lloyds infant son, j. A
Lloyd, one year old.
julius Kershisnik, Cheyenne. Wyo
C. M. Cole, 632 Laguna Honda
Blvd, San Francisco, affiliated with
International Business Machines Co
R. P. Barrett, soldier, San Luis
Obispo, whose mother is Mrs. Cath
crime Cullen, st. Louis, Mo.
Marvin Shapiro 432 Oakdale Ave.
Chicago.
Mrs. J. Palermo, 34l3 East 139tt
ST., Cleveland.
Neva Cantwell, stewardess, Sar
Francisco.
Capt. Don Brown, pilot, Sar
San Francisco.
First Officer Harold Miner, CO.
Continued on Page 6; Column Il
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

had expected their reassignment to
command of combat troops. but
instead Gen. Phillipson was ordered
to be executive director OF army
emergency relief, Gen. Cummins to
command a quartermaster depot and
Gen. Benedict to membership on
a board in Washington.
Their fellows are wondering why
general officers with their expert
ence and background are not kept
in command posts of military re-
sponsibility and value to the coun-
try" the Journal said. Leaders like
Macarthur, Wavell, and Rommel
are the products of long experience
and training. We should make the
best use of men with these qualities,
such as those we have named"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
VIII. (Dusty) Rhodes Joins
Sons in Serving Country

The United States army Saturday
had claimed one of Imperial VAL
ley's leading civic leaders and tech
nicians when w. H. DUSTY Rhodes
was sworn in on the coast as chief
automotive advisor and Instructor in
the army motor corps.
While his contract, which is for
the duration" required that
Rhodes consen; to accept a COM
mission should the army require it,
his status fer the time being will
be that of a civil service employee.
He has been tentatively assigned
to an infantry division, and given
responsibility for training recruits
and selectees in the operation and
maintenance of motorized war
equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

were to become section centerS for
the initial organization, with the
probability that membership and
duties would be extended later TO
Winterhaven, the Mountain Springs
grade and other areas. Recruiting
will be on a voluntary basis. with
volunteers applying to the highway
patrol office in Ell Centre or to
individual hig way patrolmen
throughout the county for member
ship.
The patrol auxiliary will operate
within the areas of its members
residence during emergencies, such
as blackouts, carrying on the ordl-
nary duties of the highway patrol.
These include direction of traffic
at important intersections, instruc-
tons to motorists during blackouts
and other emergencies, and general
cooperation with and help for regu-
lar patrolmen.
Recruits are sought among civil
ians who will be free in the event
of an emergency to respond TO call.
They should have no other defense
duties which will prevent active
duty in the auxiliary patrol.
The auxiliary will be uniformed,
if present plans carry through, but
unarmed and without general po-
lice authority. Members will pur-
chase their own uniforms.
The auxiliary force will operate
directly under the squad commander,
Sgt. Cliff Reed. He will be assisted
in organization, recruiting and Selec-
ton of personnel, and in other mat
tiers pertaining to operation OF the
force, by an advisory committee
Continued on Page s; Column q
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

ish indirectly acknowledged Japans
claim that the walled city OF Man
dalay had fallen and Chinese re-
ports said the enemy column that
slashed through Lashio had push
ed along the Burma road to WITHIN
40 miles of the Chinese frontier
where it was engaged By reserves
sent from Yunnan Province
British troops in the Mandalay
sector were falling back to the
north after blowing up bridges at
Ava and elsewhere on the rivers of
central Burma. They also were
fighting at Monywa, 80 miles west
of Mandalay, to protect their west
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Boy Scouts Out
For Camporee

WESTMORLAND, May - Dozens
OF Boz scouts from Imperial and
Yuma counties converged on West
morland city park Saturday for
their annual Camporee scheduled to
end at noon Sunday.
They began pitching their tents
early and setting up camping ar
rangements under the supervision
of their leaders. The Camporee was
expected to attract large crowds of
adults interested in watching the
Scouts cook their own meals and
make their own beds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

The Service Journal. discussing
the youth movement" in the army,
cited the cases of three 60-year-old
officers, Maj Gen. Irving j. Phil
Epson, Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Cum
Wins, and Maj. Gen. Jay l.. Bene-
dict, until recently commanders of
the second, sixth, and ninth corps
areas respectively.
A"They are thoroughly familiar
with the military problems of the
areas which they commanded" the
Journal said. They are seasoned
soldiers, graduates of general service
schools, who have demonstrated
their worth as capable troop COM
manders and as sound staff and
planning officers"
The Journal said fellow officers
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
On other fronts:

On other fronts:
AUSTRALIA-American and Al
lied planes bomb airdrome at jap
anese invasion base OF GaSmata,
on New Britain Island, but officials
emphasize warnings that strong
Japanese air, sea and land forces
are missed for possible drive on
Australia's northeast coast or on
the supply line to America.
PHILIPPINES Japanese con-
tinue heavy air attacks on Corregi-
dor; seek to trap defense forces
in southern Mindanao Island.
JAPAN-Tokyo radio acknowl-
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
y AMBl|Ne
EpoR7ER
All He Had

All He Had
Bobby Butler walked up to the
solicitors table in an Ell Centre
bank and handed the solicitor a
Hauarter.
, Il want a tag for the Chinese
Relief" he said
The solicitor accepted his quar-
ter and handed him tag.
\ And where did you get the
fmcney. Bobby" she asked.
Bobby described his activities. He
helps his mother clean the yard
carries out the garbage, empties the
trash, and does other tasks around
the home for a daily wage of 5
cents. Bobby worked five days to
earn the money for his Chinese Re-
lief tag.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Youth Movement
In Army Blasted

WASHINGTON, May 2. (UP)-The Army and Navy
Journal charged editoray today that army morale is be-
ing disturbed by growing fear among experienced officers
that proven ability being sheved regardless of
their nhvScal and mental VigOr
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Patrol
Forms Auditory

A California Highway Patrol auxiliary force with a
proposed initial membership of SO to act in event OF
emergency was in process of formation Imperial county
Saturday.
Brawley Imperial Hotville Ell Centre and Calexico
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Big Plane Hits
Utah Peak n ear
Salt Lake Field
All Aboard Perish When Craft Crashes
During Storm; Army Truck Brings Out
Bodies from Rough Mountain Country

SALT LAKE CITY, May 2. (UP)-A large, 10 wheeled
army truck today brought down from the snowcovered
slopes of Ensign Peak the bodies of II persons who
killed last night when United Air Lines manlner crashed
into the mountain exploded and burned during rain and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Speaking OF Generosity

Speaking OF Generosity
Ell Centro's canteen for soldiers,
sailors, and marines was badly in
need CT plaster mending.
Someone mentioned the fact TO
James Francis Mccarthy, the plast-
erei.
The next time the canteen crews
arrived at the place they found
that the furniture had been moved
out of the way and the plastering
had been repaired.
"HCw much do we owe your" one
of the women asked Mccarthy.
"Send us bill"
"You won't get BILL" Mccarthy
assured her. Il donated my work
to the canteen and SO did my as
Sistant, John Burn"
There we have couple of patri-
nptic citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
= bsOlutely True

Il bsOlutely True
Three ladies were discussing the
church going habits of some of
their friends.
Mrs. So and So goes to Such and
Such church." said one. Does her
husband go there, too?"
"Oh. no." said the third lady, "he
goes to Elks lodge"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Set To Music

Set To Music
There are some strange letters
received at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. Goble Hurst these days. Their
daughter, Nancy, is attending school
in Glendale this winter and stay
ing with a relative. The relative
arranges for Nancy to write to her
parents frequently.
Writing letters apparently is not
the most interesting thing in the
world to Nancy.
She sometimes fills up space by
writing out the verse of song she
has just learned. When she writes
to her father she writes the music,
too, but not when she writes to her
mother. Mrs. Hurst can read music
and knows when Nancy is only
drawing meaningless blobs. But
she can certainly fool her Dad!
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

Corn Fed
Don't ask Andy Preble anything
about corn, that is if you don't have
lot of time.
He has monkeyed around with
cora SO much that he is as corny
an hombre as ever was seen in these
parts.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
WEATHER

Friday 49, minimum Saturday As; pm.
'riday ~, humidity 80; am. Saturday 3d. hem
dity So; noon Saturday 10, humidity IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

BUTTERFLIES Angeles extra Ale; Grade cream
Sic; Manufacturing milk SIC; Route gathered cream
43c.
L. A. HAY-U s. No. l. S24.50- $3.50; u. s. No. 2
leafy l. v. 1924; No. $I9.5O-2O.5O; September
Flax $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two FL Centre Banks)
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
IL HAS COME AT LAST

A suit was filed on the Pacific
Coast in a Federal Court which
seeks to win a court decision to the
effect that only so-called Caucas-
ians are eligible for citizenship IN
the United States Thus, while we
fight for 'sWrold Democracy We
have with US men who dare to as
sert that this is the white man :
country. The truth is the white
man is a new conner to America.
Lief Ericsson was the first one here,
so far as records go. He came n
the year 1000. Four houndred and
ninety-two years later, according to
the Press Agents, Columbus dis
covered America. Funny thin<
when Ericsson and Columbus came
they found the country populated
by BROWN PEOPLE, called IL
dians. For at least a hundred years
before Columbus came, Portugese
Negroes had explored the continent
of North and South America and
have been here as residents or ex
plorers continuously since 1850 A. ID
( The time has come for members q
the white race to take a -searchius
look at the world today. Wher
they do they will find human beings
in Africa, China, India, Russia. Ens
land. The Americas and the Isles q
! the Sea. have HUMAN POssIBIL
TIES Of equal degree. all things Be
ing equal
Men everywhere who raise suel
silly questions are. consciously O.
not, enemies Of civilization The
read contemporary history Wit
their prejudices an dnot with thaI
eyes They do not know that it wa
this attitude which has ended Brit
ish Imperialism Their debacle il
the Far East establishes this con
clusion
The lawsuit referred TO will re
ceive the treatment il deserves whel
1t reaches the Supreme Court Of n
United States.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
MRS. MILDRED DAVIS

Mrs. Mildred Davis, age 80 Years
died June 18th at a local hospital
Mrs. Davis had been a resident Of
Omaha seventeen years. she is
survived by her husband, Mr.. John
Davis. Detroit. Michigan, three
daughters, Mrs Betty McCruder,
Claudia May, Norma Jean Davis,
two sons. Willie and Jerry Davis.
one sister Mrs. Roma irwin. all Of
Omaha, one brother Mr. Otis For
bush, Rockford. Illinois, cousin Mrs
Young. DesMoines, Iowa and other
relatives Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon, June
oath from Thomas Funeral Homo,
with Rev. c. c. Reynolds officiat-
ing. Burial Prospect Hill Cemetery.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
SOCIAL NOTES OF THE
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

Mrs. Esther Smith. $3.50 Evans s..
mother OF Sister Heron is visiting
the city from Pine Bluff. Arkansas.
The Primitive Baptist Church Is
looking forward to electing delegates
10 go to the Association which N11
convene IN Detroit. Michigan Last
year il met in Cleveland, Ohio The
delegates were Sister Annie Duncan
and Brother Oliver. her father.
Sister Bessie Wright and Ovaline
Grice went to the convention as the
delegates from Freestone Primitive
Baptist Church, March, 1912 and
were looking forward to elect dele
gates for 1943.
The two granddaughters, Villa
Lee and Ella Marie Johnson. were
visiting their grandmother Sister
Pinkie Oliver at 1880 Corby St
Frank Brown, the son Of W. s.
Brown, 1855 Writ Street. went to
visit his two brothers in San Fran
cisco. California
The Primitive Baptist Churcn
will have a picnic. July Is. The 1e-
kets are soc Everyone please come
an dhelp US and have a joyful time.
The daughters of Mrs. Robinson.
2S7s Corby Street, Dorothy aud
Anna Robinson. left the city to Wis
it their father in Waterloo, Iowa.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04

We are in the grip of World
Revolution At its end, we shall
have done with present day Imper-
ialism. In its place we must have
cooperation between and among
peoples and governments, based up-
on the principles of right and jus
tice for all.
When the Atlantic Charter was
promulgated by Prime Minister
Churchill and President Roosevelt
it contained a provision for the a.
cess to RAW MATERIALS" equal
ly by all countries.
Where are the raw materials
Africa has them in greater abund-
ance than any other country. India
has them and South America has
them. Nothing in particular was
said about the natives Of the count
ries mentioning sharing the raw
materials The language was the
language Of the Imperialist; not
the language Of democracy.
1t is because of these statements
and the knowledge Of the practice
Of Imperialist Governments, that
the Friends Of African natives have
taken a hand. They want raw ma
terials" developed as well for toe
use of the natives as other peoples.
They would see the natives devel-
oped. Indeed. they must be devel-
oped in every way; their standard
of living must be raised to higher
levels. They must be educated 10
serve humanity. not to exploit it
Such is the meaning of the World
Revolution.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
THE OMAHA WORLD HERALD
MAKES IT'S BLACKLIST IN
LOCAL POLITICS

Local politics are coming to he
fore. Sunday last the Omaha World
Herald led off, with its list Of D.
cal legislative unworthies One cf
the men on the blacklist was the
well known State Senator, John
Adams, Jr., According to the World
Herald, Adams got out of line:
that is, he did not support the two
measures closest to the heart of
the World-HeraId. so-caIled Home
Rule. embodying the County Man
ager Plan, and ''Modernization /.
machine bookkeeping
One thing the world-Herald writ
er made clear was the fact that
John Adams, Jr-, Is A NEGRO.
The article puts him down as "a
Negro Attorney.
We think that fact does not justi-
fy his defeat or election. And. We
surmise that the writer Of the "black
list" article knows that John Adams
Jr., is one Of the best qualified
members of the Nebraska legislat-
ure We opine, also, that Mr. Nor
row knows, as we do, that qualifie-
ations in themselves are colorIass
and raceless.
It may be just as well that the
question has been raised by the
World-Herald. The British raised
the same question in the Far East
and other places Thoughtful men
and women everywhere now realize
Britain made a mistake.
Frankly. we do not believe the
citizens of the 5th district will de-
feat John Adams, Jr., because ne
happens to be an American Of Gel
or. Quite the contrary. we think
they will rather regard his racial
stock as an asset -at the Present
time" and Tin the present circum-
stances, brought about by the War
Emergency.
We have not always been entnus-
istic about John Adams, Jr-, but the
World Herald will make us get thai
way, if it persists in making COL
OR 4 TEST FOR OFFICE IN a
world sense. and things may be
judged ere long in that way, such z
philosophy would be fatal TO white
men the world over. Let merit, not
color be the test
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
FIRST MISSION OF THE GOD
SENT LIGHT
Prophet Hess, Pastor

Prophet Hess, Pastor
Our pastor preached a wonderful
sermon Sunday night His text was
He that betrayeth me is at hand 7
Subject, Snake in the Grass.
God wants true workers lie
knows all, sees all. You may fool
man, but you can't fool God. So let
US all wake up and serve God ana
not man
The public is invited to attend a
festival, July 4. at 27S4 Blonde, 500
O'Clock p. m Be sure TO come out
Sunday at 800 o'clock TO special
occasion.
MISUNDERSTANDING class, $50
1000.
Tuesday-Healing and Readings,
500 o'clock.
Thursday, Regular Services 500
o'clock. Reporter Mrs Carter.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
THE MEMO CLUB

The Memo Club closed or complet-
ed its class in First Aid" last week
with most Of the members and sew
eral non club members receiving
Certificates for the same. The class
held its meetings in the Harriet 5
Beauty Salon, owned by Mrs. Mat
tie Moore, the president Of the club
and was taught by Mrs " Shear
ron. They closed the class with an
entertainment for the teacher. and
presented her with 3 beautiful piece
OF lingerie as a gift in appreciation
OF her very fine service The club
viii now resume its regular meet
ings on Tuesday night.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
PURPLE CROSS UNIT

The Purple Cross Nurse Unit Of
EIks Cherokee Temple No. 223 have
turned out their Second Glass Of
First Aiders. Lists Of Students fill
ished are as follows:
Daughters Evelyn Sims. 1923 No.
23rd St, Jessie Brooks, 225 Erskine
Street, Katherine Moore. 1908 Pae-
ific Street, Clara Campbell. 23.0
1920 Paul Street, Cora jackson
2619 Grant Street, Jeanette Moore.
1918 South 18th Street. Grace Mich
olson, 1920 North oath Street, Beu-
lab Watts, $500 Decatur Street. Ma
garet Harold, 22Os No. 23rd Street
Lulu Moore, 1918 So. 18th Street,
The instructor of the class was
Lola Mae Jackson, 2717 Parker ST
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
THE AFRICAN QUESTION

Last week a group of distinguish
ed Americans laid the African Prob
lem before the world In doing so
they demanded that Africans be
given some Of the democracy they
are working and fighting for. And
they mentioned, in passing, the Col
ored People Of the United States
These patriotic men and women
not only wish to win the battles;
they also desire to win the war, and.
afterwari, the PEACE OF JUST
ICE for all men everywhere.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04

a very bold statement about our war
effort He declared: Ability, Not
Politics. Will Win the War. And
he went on to say that very able
men have Offered their services to
the government and have been re-
jected because they have not always
agreed with the present Admins
tration. He reminds US of the wis
dom of Lincoln who sought the aDl-
est men in the country for his cab
met posts. whether they had always
agreed with him or not And Mr..
Moses pointed out that what we
need is ability in every place NOW
He would have the ablest men given
cabinet posts and all other posts re-
quiring ability. And he would give
them power when once appointed.
In this way, Mr.. Moses, points out,
the various bureaus could be dis
pensed with and the President, him
self, would be freed from crushing
burdens.
The statement by Mr. Moses ar
peared in the Washington Post.
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. Moses is Commissioner OF
Parks and Boulevards in New York
City. He has supervised improve
ments in this type Of work all ov-
er the country. What he says is i'm
portant, because he is one of Amer
ica's great Executives