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Evening star., 1942-01-25

Caribbean area. Furthermore, there
will be a large amount of Cuban
sugar required in 1912 for the man
ufacture of high-test molasses from
which alcohol can be produced for
txpf needs - e. 7'.s - -
The equivalent of more than
/, 800 900 tons Of Cuban sugar was
used for this purpose In 1941. This
year there will be even greater de-
mand for cane to be used In max
Ing alcohol for the production Of
explosives and for other war needs
In addition there Is q new demand
for sugar from our Allies which
must be met.
Receipts from other foreign coun-
tries will be reduced because of di-
version Of that sugar to Great Brit
ain and other Allies and due to the
fact that high inventories were
liquidated in 1941.
Announcement that Government
rationing of sugar to household
consumers will begin within few
weeks" follows a week of the great
| Gov 02A cll So6dl OA1lNC VO1 Az w dA
I days. Grocers are unable to give
figures on the amounts sold with
out taking an inventory, but Dis
trict retailers agree that they are
swamped with orders, not all of
which are being filled.
Wickard's Talk Recalled.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard,
In speaking on Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt's weekly commercial pro-
gram last Sunday night, called the
sugar situation critical"
Mr.. Wickard pointed out that this
country producers only about one
third Of national requirements and
depends on Cuba, the Philippines,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico for most
Of the rest.
Mr.. Wickard did not specify q
date when the country would have
to start cutting down on its usual
consumption" but the overall short
age came into effect the day ship
ments from the Philippines and
Hawaii were severed and the day
the United States decided to share
its supply with its allies.
Grocers Here Limit Purchases.
Many District grocers have lin
tied purchases to 2 pounds per per-
son, but no check has been kept
on whether a customer comes in
once day or once a week. Only a
few have resorted to requiring Gus
toners to buy at least 81 worth of
other food before they can get q
pound of sugar.
Under the rationing already in
effect on jobbers, industrial users
and wholesalers, all stocks in ex-
cess of so days supply were frozen
Immediately, and no receiver may
accept delivery Of additional sugar
from refiner or importer If his
stock on hand exceeds 80 days sup
ply. Further, no receiver can ac-
cept delivery Of more sugar in any
one month than he received in the
corresponding month of 1910.
Officials said the order would pre-
vent further increases in 100000
tons of sugar built up as reserve
supplies by jobbers, industrial users
and wholesalers.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Wheat Crop Curb Vote
Planned as Supply
Exceeds War Needs
Wkkord 4oy Order
Grower Referendum
About May IS
By the Associated Press.


With ample wheat supplies in
prospect, Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard will issue an order soon,
aides said yesterday. calling for a
Nationwide grower referendum
about the middle of May on market
ing quotas designed to keep part
of the 1912 crop of the market.
Crop authorities said that despite
the need for record output of
food this year to meet demands
arising from the war. the United
States faced a problem of too
much" wheat for the available
markets. They said the country
had two-year supply at the begin
ming of the current marketing sea-
son.
The quota system, which was
applied to wheat for the first time
last year, authorizes the Secretary
of Agriculture to impose a stiff
penalty on farmers who sell, feed
or in any way use more than their
marketing quotas. Approval by two
thirds Of the growers voting is re-
quired to make the quotas 1perative.
The penalty is fixed by law at
half the Governments loan rate
on the grain, and last year was 49
cents q bushel. Ofncials said 1t
probably would be S or cents higher
this year, nasmuch as the loan rate
Is expected to be higher than the
1941 rate Of 98 cents.
Last years marketing quotas and
penalties aroused criticism among
farmers, particularly in Ohio. In
diana and Pennsylvania, where con-
siderable quantities of wheat were
subject to the penalty. Officials
said the department had received
reports Of organized opposition to
quotas for this years crop.
Present conditions Of the winter
wheat crop and prospective plant
ings Of spring wheat point to a
possible production of SOC, 900 900
bushels. While this would be about
$50 0,000, 900 less than the 1941 crop,
officials had hoped to hold produc-
ton to about $50, ,000, 900 bushels.
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Sugar
Continued From First Page

low each person a little more than
four pounds. Ration books were not
issued during the World War I, but
grocers sold only to regular GUS
toners.
In his warning to hoarders, Mr.
Henderson said consumers who are
in possession of abnormally large
stocks of sugar" will not be allowed
".to gain an advantage by their sup
posed foresight" He did not am
plify his meaning, but o. P. A. Off
cials pointed to it as one of the mcst
important statements in the ration
ing announcement. Action against
hoarders, they indicated, will be an
important part of the program.
Basic Needs to Be Filled.
Although rationing is being under
taken ito insure that all customers
are treated equitably," Price Ad-
ministrator Henderson declared:
There will be enough sugar for
each person next year to supply all
basic dietary needs"
While final details of the ration
ing plan are being completed, Mr..
Henderson called on every citizen
voluntarily to cut his sugar purchase
third and asked that hosrders
Immediately start using their stocks.
He held out some hope of increase
IN the allowances later in the year
but said the country could not
afford to assume it now.
"It may be-" he explained, that
as the year progresses our estimate
Of available supplies for United
States consumption can be revised
Upward. But we cannot afford to
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and maintaining living standards rs
fully as possible.
The training course, for which 81
persons have enrolled, is being con-
Quoted under the adult education
program of public schools with
money made available by the George
Dean Fund.
The center Is similar to those es-
tablished in other cities and is
sponsored by the Welfare and Con-
sumer Interest Committee Of the
District Council Of Defense.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Is reported IN Melbourne. The clip
for the coming season Is estimated
by the Wool Board at 3,590, 900 bales
Of 800 pounds each, worth to the
81, 1000 growers at least $240, 900 900.
As 90 per cent Of the clip is ex-
ported the industry provides more
export benefit than all other in
dustries combined.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Indorsed for Postmaster

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan
"a (R.-The Charlottesville Demo-
cratic Committee has unanimously
Endorsed Randolph H. Perry, execu-
tive secretary of the local Chamber
Of Commerce. for postmaster to sue
ceed John S. White. Mr.. White
will reach the retirement age Of 70
April IL.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Sheep Record Set

With 120,00o,000 sheep, an all
time record, Australia now has more
sheep than any ether country, 1t
Evening star., 1942-01-25
New Schedule Of U. S. Working Hours

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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14

mo one seemed to be excited
Dorton said. Some of the boys
were matching coins to see who'd
go first. Most of them stood around
swapping stories. No one hurried
unnecessarily. In fact couple OF
the boys curled up in corners and
went to sleep while waiting for
orders to leave.
when We realized the ship
would have to be abandoned, all
hands who felt the urge went down
to the canteen and had a feast of
ice cream. Some of the men filled
their metal helmets, other filled
cups and their hands or anything
handy. 1t sure tasted good and we
didn't feel like leaving 1t for q
bunch of fish to eat"
Dorton said one sailor who could
not swim threw a huge aluminium
cooking pot into the sea, climbed
into it and padded away using his
hands as oars
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Opposition to
Labor Plan Seen

Farmers of Imperial Valley ex-
pressed alarm Saturday when they
learned petitions were being circu-
lated against their plan to import
Mexican laborers to harvest their
crops and work Cil their farms dur
ing the present labor shortage.
I'VE have been unable to find
out who is circulating these petl-
tions against the plan to import
Mexican labor" said Scott B.
Foulds. secretary of the Imperial
County Farm Bureau, Saturday.
"Circulators of our petition asking
u. S. Attorney Francis Biddle to
speed plans for the importation,
said they were told several valley
residents had Deen asked to sign a
petition protesting such action"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14

spewing from the ocean surface
where the dive bombers dropped
their eggs" he said. Some were
close enough to rock the ship The
only hit by dive bomber was a
port forward gun battery. 1t was
struck glancing blow"
He said the pilots of the japanese
torpedo planes were nervous and
lousy shots
Things were happening fast,
Dorton said, Anti aircraft racket
was awful The sky was filled with
lead
One Jap torpedo plane was hit
by our machine gun fire when 1t
was about 200 yards away and only
about 60 feet above the water The
Jap didn't get a chance to launch
his fish (torpedo), but turned into
q Slow barrel roll and kept coming
right at us. 1t crashed into the
ship near the forward gun battery.
Our boys quickly showed the wreck
off into the water before it could
catch fire and explode the torpedo. :"
SHIP EXPLODES
Dorton said the attack lasted
about 20 minutes and the Lexing-
ton steamed away to make repairs.
Five or six hours later, he said, the
crew heard explosions and learned
that they would have to abandon
the ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
County Over Quota
In War Bonds But
More Effort Urged

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not yet announced, is expected to
be nearly Sl38,000.
II is not unexpected that the
valley should go over its quota con-
siderably in the productive months
of May, June and July, Scriven said.
The hardest time will come in the
months from August to January
when the quotas will have to be
filled from the steady purchases OF
every man, woman and child.
REGULAR PURCHASES
The steady purchases must come
from participation in a regular
schedule by everybody if possible,
certainly by every wage Garner,
said the county chairman.
Hickcox was especially pleased by
the response of Ell Centre in the
drive and in a formal statement
commended the patriotic people
and the chairmen who have for
warded the drive.
we have had grand cooperation
from everyone Hickcox said. 'ex
cept a few retail stores who have
not yet put in stamp sales. We
think this will be corrected at an
early date
He said the meon shippers and
men on the packing sheds are
coming into line" more and more
with increasingly large purchases
of bonds and stamps.
we must remember that this
program is for the duration, and
that every month we will be called
upon TO make this investment,
Hickcox pointed cut.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Skid Row Claims
Once-Noted Att'v

SAN FRANCISCO, June l3 CUP)
= Once his name occupied the
headlines of America as an attorney
general of Nevada. Today his body
lay unclaimed on a slab in the city
morgue.
Leonard B. Fowler. SO, was found
dead Thursday in skid row.
hotel with 81 cents in his pocket
seedy clothing a half eaten loaf
of bread and empty cans littering
the room.
Back in 1920 Fowler instituted. a
sensational legal battle b. ruling
void the Minden, New, divorce OBJ
tanned by Mary Pickford from Owen
Moore.
Miss Pickford then had been the
wife for month of Douglas Fair
banks and they were HollyWood's
royal couple.
One of San Francisco's noted
lawyers, Gavin McNab, who also
represented Jack Dempsey, Charlie
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Meaning Of Flag
Told at kiWunis

Now. more than ever before, the
flag Of the United States Is a liv-
ing symbol of freedom to all peo-
pie OF the world" declared Elmer
w. Heald, district attorney and
guest speaker at the Kiwanis club
luncheon Friday noon in the Bar
bara Worth hotel
Heald. in a Flag Day address. out
lined the history of the flag and
explained its symbolism, conclud-
Inc with a discussion of the deep
significance of the national emblem
toda. when the nation is at war.
In keeping with the theme of the
program a quiz was conducted with
the following whiz" kids answer
ing questions on the flag: Gordon
Scriven. Dave Roberts, Tom Finney,
DR. r. C Clemons As a penalty for
incorrect answers. they were fined
the money going towards the pur-
chase of a flag for the Kiwanis
Scout troop.
Roberta jerks and Gloria Payne
were heard in vocal selections. and
Wilma Lakey. in a violin solo, Ruth
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Lexington Crew FIipped
Coins for Or der of Going

A WEST COAST PORT, June l.
(UP) - Sailors aboard the stricken
aircraft carrier Lexington flipped
coins, took maps and raided the ice
cream supply while they waited to
abandon ship, Charles Dorton, one
of the crew, said today.
Dorton. % third class yeoman
from San Diego, stood on the quar-
terbeck of the Lexington, relaying
orders from Capt. Frederick c.
Sherman during the Coral Sea bat
tie in which the carrier was dam
aged SO badly that 1t later eX-
ploded and sank.
His story of the battle told how
the ships crew had blasted attack
ing japanese aircraft and later
waited calmly for orders to aban-
don the ship. He said the ship was
attacked simultaneously to torpedo
planes and dive bombers about
IL 30 am. May 8.
II think only one torpedo plane
got away he said. I'D like to tell
how many there were but regula-
tions forbid
Dorton said the torpedo planes
circled the ship and launched their
torpedoes from a distance of about
one half mile.
ONLY ONE HIT
From where I stood on the quar-
terdeck, I could see huge geysers
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Valley Responds
To Rubber Plea
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Continued from Page One)
We are going TO see TO it that there
is enough rubber to build the planes
TO bomb Tokyo and Berlin-enough
rubber to build the tanks TO crush
the enemy wherever we may find
him-enough rubber to win this
war"
Mr. Roosevelt warned that the
rubber situation was "a very serious
problem-a problem which Is a
challenge TO the sound judgment of
the government and TO the ingen-
uity of the American people"
He said modern wars could not
be won without rubber and that the
enemy controlled approximately 80
per cent of the United States nor
NAL sources of rubber. The synthetic
rubber program is getting started
but factories are not yet in opera
tion-and won't be for more than
q year.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Tornado Rips Thru
10 Homes, Deaths
Total Over Score

Continued from Page One
and children were taken to hoSpi-
tails dressed only in night clothes
or no clothes at all The dead were
taken to eight mortuaries and the
army hospital.
The area affected by the storm
was sparsely-housed, inhabited by
many workers in Oklahoma City
war industries. Power lines in the
area were blown down and some Sec
tions were Withou. light, making
rescue work doubly difficult.
One entire block of frame houses
was knocked flat. Police said that
most of the residents had been asleep
although some were found covering
in storm cellars adjoining their
homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
United Nations in
Day Of Celebration
For U.s.. Victories
CONTINUED from Page One)

tCOnInueo from rage OneD
an end but beginning.
so that today United Flags Day
when our churches will stress the
spirit of cur united efforts to re-es-
tablish the supremacy of Christian
principles. We can humbly and with
out presumption declare our faith
and confidence with Gods help in
our final victory
The message will be read from all
Australian pulpits tomorrow.
In a second message TO Ameri-
cans. he said:
The action of my fellow country
men IN commemorating this day
rededicates 10 each one of them
the immortal ideals OF West Point
duty. honor country.
PLEDGE OF HONOR
1t reaifirms the implacable will
Of our great nation 10 maintain
It's inalienable right 70 life. liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. II
repledges our lives. our fortunes
and our sacred honor that ordi-
nary men shall be made secure.
That by fortuitous circumstances
the day ] entered the service of my
beloved country should be the one
selected % focus this great patri-
otie outpouring ef free men on the
march fill me with humble thanks
giving
I ask each participant 70 say a
simple silent prayer that merciful
God may guide our steps.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Americans Blast
Foe Into Hills

for a total of more than SO casual
ties in the Midway and Coral Sea
battles. In addition, they lost $50
planes and probably a great many
/ more, compared to our losses of one
carrier sunk and one damaged as
SO far announced.
JAPS STILL STRONG
These losses, it was emphasized
at Pearl Harbor, have not by any
means knocked out the Japanese
fleet. They have not necessarily
turned the tide of war in the Pacif-
ic. But they have definitely broken
up the enemy plans and brought
our forces much nearer equality.
The Japanese must now reorgan-
ize their offensive sea forces and
protect their dangerously extended
supply lines They must face the
growing air and sea power of the
American forces whose effectiveness
was fully disclosed today in dis
patches describing torpedo and other
air attacks on the enemy.
All of the skill and courage of
American pilots, gunnerS and others
involved in the Pacific battles may
well be needed against new Japa-
nese thruSts If the enemy succeeds
In reorganlzing his still powerful
naval striking force in a short time
The enemy troops landed on the
rocky Aleutian islands seem-on the
map-to be far away and perhaps
unimportant to defense of America
Their progress toward Dutch har-
Dor Is over the most difficult route
and they face heavy counterattacks
by U. S. planes and ships.
But the japanese have not yet in
this war gone into any campaign
blindly. When they landed in the
jungles of upper Malaga, the British
took the attitude that the jungle
was impenetrable and that it was
sufficient barrier to protect Singa
pore. But the Japanese knew eX-
actly what they were doing, and
they penetrated the jungle to Sim
gapore.
There is no reason to suppose that
the japanese had failed to study
the Aleutian island chain, the many
days OF fog and the weather gener-
ally in great detail to weigh care
fully their chances before approach
ing Attu and Kiska. The important
thing that they could not reckon ac-
curately-as at MidWay-was what
the U. 5. would do about it..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
FDR
CreetS
Heroes

WASHINGTON. June l3-GUP)-
President Roosevelt today shook
hands and chatted with Il Brit.
ish and American heroes Of Worlc
War II who have been touring the
country in connection with the
treasury's war bond sales campaign
Seated in the executive office
portico at the White House with
Mrs. Roosevelt and British Ambas-
sador Lord Halifax, the President
greeted each hero. individually and
later chatted informally with them
as a group.
Brig Gen. Albert Cox presented
the American members of the group
and British Air Commodore H. N
Thornton presented the British
members.
The visitors, many of whom ap-
peared to be in their early twenties.
were from the British and American
forces and the British Commands.
Each approached the settee where
the President sat, snapped TO at
tention and saluted. grasped the
Presidents hand, saluted again and
withdrew
Mr.. Roosevelt similingly warned
his visitors of the ordeals of public
appearances and of being constant
ly photographed. 1t brought a
chuckle from the entire group.
1t. William Carrithers, u. S.
Army air force. of Manitou Springs,
Colo, who fought japanese airmen
in the Philippines. was a center
OF attention at the airport.
Three battles I'm sorry I
missed" he said, the bombing of
Tokyo and the scraps at the Coral
sea and Midway I want to take as
many cracks at them as I can"
Carrithers spoke highly of the
japanese zero planes and their
pilots. The Japanese, he added,
have shown a proper respect for
recent improved American heavy
bombers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14

Teeple Reid playing the piano ac-
commandments.
Charles Bramkamp was chairman
of the day and Ken Thornton. mas
ter of ceremonies. George r. Kirk,
president. conducted the business
meeting.
Guests of the club were Dave Ro-
berts, Jr.. and Bill Outlook.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14

Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Lucky
Baldwin and E. L. Doheny, took
Miss Pickfords appeal to the Ne
vada supreme court where after
two years of litigation FoWler's
ruling was overturned
Miss Genevieye Ling, who identi-
fled the body as that of Fowler,
said he had been living in San
Francisco since the death of his
wife two years ago. He once was
city attorney of MADEIRA, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Germans Announce
Attack on CONVOY

BERLIN, June 13 - German
Broadcast Recorded in New York
BY United Press)-German subma-
rines attacking United States navy
conveys in vicious sea battles rag
ing over several days have sunk
destroyer and 20 other ships total
ing 49, 200 tons. high command
communique said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
SOLDIER HELD FOR
TRIAL. IN COURT

Thomas D. Derichsweiler, soldier
stationed at Camp Seeley, was or
dered held for trial in superior
court on charge of forgery. Judge
John E Simpson ordered the SOL
dier to trial and reduced bail from
$1,000 to $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
BRITISH MUM ON
LANDING REPORTS

LONDON, June l3. (UP)-British
authorities declined comment to-
night en- Finnish reports that Brit
ish forces had landed at Muir
mansk. 1t. was recalled, however,
that previous reports of a similar
nature, originating in Helsinki, had
been inaccurate.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Alice Pryor Friday sued Wllis/
Frederick Pryor for divorce. alleg-
ing extreme cruelty They married
in Kansas City. Mo. June 3, 1888
and separated in San Diego last
Jan. Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
RED CROSS BOARD
MEETS MONDAY

Red Cross board members will
meet Monday night, 7;30 o'clock at
headquarters for their monthly ses-
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
Ell. CENTRAN JOINS
UNITED STATES NAVY

Olen Scroggins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ. Scroggins of El
Centre. left Friday to join the
United States Navy. His brother,
James, already is in the Navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted in superior court Fri
day to Harley S. Beebe in his suit
against Faye Beebe.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
MASONIC LODGE TO
CONFER DEGREE

Ell Centre lodge No. 384, F. and
A M. will confer degree at the
meeting Monday night. 7:30 o'clock
in the Masonic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
COMPLAINT FILED

A divorce suit was filed in super
ior court Saturday by Leona Scott
against D E. Scott. She said they
were married in Oklahoma in 1885
and separated in Brawley last Oc-
tober.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
OBTAINS DIVORCE

Virginia Dorothy Freeman Friday
obtained a final divorce from Au-
bra Arthur Freeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-14
STATE MILITIA
MEETING MONDAY

An enlistment meeting for the
Acacia district was scheduled at
8 p. m. at Acker's store, County
Farm Advisor Frank Beyschlag said
Saturday.