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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
Kidnaper Touhy
Escapes Joliet

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-(U.P1-
The Illinois highway police
picked up a broadcast from the
Illinois state penitentiary at
Joliet today saying that Roger
Touhy, serving life sentence
for the kidnapping of John
Jake the Barber) Factor, had
escaped with three companions.
State police called for a
blockade of all highways
around Joliet.
The broadcast said the men
were believed to have escaped
in an automobile registered in
the name of ii. KrOss, Wenona,
Illinois.
The car was described as a
cream -cOlOred Ford.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
Trash
Drive ]
Opens
Free Collection
Period Scheduled d,
Then Payoff Due

Ell Centric embarked on a
cleanup campaign Friday.
City crews and men hired
by the garbage and trash col
lection contractor began a
systematic collection of any and
all garbage, rubbish and waste ma
terial
The drive will continue until Oc-
tober 10, city officials said. After
that citizens will have to live up
to ordinances of which they have
been ignorant or have ignored, the
officials said.
ClimaXing a series of complaints
by citizens that the alleys and
streets have not been properly clean
ed, the campaign was ordered by
Mayor Bob Hatton.
All collections up to October 10
will be made free of charge but
after that residents will have to
pay for collection of rubbish, which
Is not included in the list of things
that the contractor is obligated to
remove
Under the contract now in ex-
istence garbage and waste materials
not rubbish, must be picked up by
collectors. Under the classification
of rubbish come large tree limbs
bricks, ashes, auto parts, wire and
other things not included l/der
waste material.
Garbage, vegetables and other
food products thrown away, must
not be mixed with glass or coffee
grounds, which are waste material
officials declared. Garbage and
waste material must be kept in sep
arate containers.
"Vio!ators of ordinances regard
ing trash removal will be brought
into court after the city and the
contractor give them this free SER
vice" said Walter Heinecke, one OF
the three men appointed to head
the cleanup.
The making of public dump
out of Ell Centro's streets and alleys
must stop" Heinecke said.
The removal of trash from alleys
will greatly reduce the fire hazard
in the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.
(UP)-The senate today ap-
proved the five per cent Vic
tory tax on all individual in
comes above S12 a weok-the
largest single increase ever imposed
on the American taxpayer.
The tax would raise $3650,000 900
annually, although part of it will
be rebated during or after the war.
1t would be in addition to the record
breaking regular income taxes.
There was no record vote. Adop
ton came after rejection of an
amendment b. Sen. Sheridan Down.
ey, D., Calf, to raise the exemp-
ton to $23 a week and to increase
the tax to 10 per cent on earnings
above $46 week. He estimated this
would increase it's yield to over So
900 100000. The DoWney proposal
also would have made the entire
tax refundable after the war.
WEEKLY DEDUCTION
The Victory tax, as now approved
by the senate, would go into effect
Jan. l, and would be deducted
from the pay checks of wage and
salary earnerS.
Rebates amounting to about ST.
00000,000 annually would be pro-
vided under the Victory tax-up to
25 per cent of the tax paid for
single persons, 40 per cent for mar
ried persons, ana an additional two
per cent for each dependent.
The taxpayer could absorb the
rebate currently to the extent that
he bought government bonds or
paid debts on insurance premiums
If he made no expenditures for
these. purposes he could apply the
rebate on his regular income taxes
or if he had none, get non-inter-
est-bearing bond which he would
cash in after the war.
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt,
intervening in the tax bill fight, ask
ed the senate to permit Social Sc
curity taxes to rise one per cent on
Jan. /. He said also that he planned
to ask later for substantial fur
ther increases.
The Social Security old age ben
eft taxes now are one per cent each
on employers and employees. Present
law calls for an increase Jan. l to
two per cent on each. But the SEN
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

den fields near the front lines.
Stacked around the pilot in his
cabin are small bombs. He really is
sitting on dynamite and should
even a fragment of German flax
reach the cabin he has no chance
for escape.
When he reaches the target area
and the Germans turn on all their
searchlights, the Red pilot pushes
his motorcycle" as high as 1t will
go, cuts off the motor and glides
silently to the target through the
frantically searching Nazi lights
and shell.
Over the target the Russian leans
from his cabin and by hand drops
his bombs, usually squarely on the
objective.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

Linden Cobb and Kenneth Sal
mon we're seen wandering along
the highway east of Ell Centre in
a sadly de~cted state Thursday
Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney thought
they looked like runaways so he
took them to Jail to tell their stor-
les.
One boy said his mother trans
ferred him to a new school where
he knew nobody and knew he never
would get acquainted. That made
him decide to go to South America
TO get a job. The other boy said
his father was so mean that he
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
Mexico Free But
Transient Isn't

I'm goin % :,icxico where it's
free" said Silas Stevens, 38, at
$3.50 Friday night.
He never got there. He was ar
rested in Ell Centro's railroad yards
and lodged in the city Jail to be
turned over to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
Stevens is very much in demand
by his Flagstaff, Arizona draft
board, which he forgot to notify
when he started on his jaunt to
the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

have ADVISED the folks back nome
that Russia is using a terrifying
silent airplane or motorless glider
that drops bombs with fearful ac-
curacy throughout the night and
then, like a vampire, vanishes with
the daylight.
The whole key to the so-called
UPS" success against the Nazis
is its slow speed of so to 70 m.p.h.
The low speed, its ability to take
off and land on any field in any
sort of weather without illumination,
and it's ability to hover over any
target, and with it's motor cut off
glide down slowly over a specific
house, barricade or trench-theSe
were it's formidable factors.
The flimsy training ships take
off in complete darkness from hid
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

"A lot of money Is being spent
there (the Amazon Basin) to pro-
mote and to talk people into get
ting more rubber out. If this mon
ey was put in the market. less
talking and more rubber would re-
suit. Diplomacy and trade agree
ments will not take the place OF
supply and demand In the Amazon
Basin
Before the Prazilian declaration of
war against the Axis, Dove said ne
was certain that the Axis powers
we're doubling and tripling THE
American offer for rubber, He em-
phasized that most South Ameri-
cans preferred 10 deal with the
United States but could not refuse
the higher prices OF the Azis.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

try last June after Is years in va
rious Latin American republics, told
the group that present contracts
provide for the purchase of Latin
American rubber at a price of AZ
cents pound, and require the pur-
chase of certain number of
pounds of Brazil nuts" for every
ton of rubber.
He advocated renegotiation of
those agreements with provisions
for payments of 81 per pound or
more for the rubber, and recon-
mended throwing the Brazil nuts
away"
You will find lot of coopera-
ton and rubber dn BraziD at one
or more dollars per pound he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

should be forced to join the Army.
He said he couldn't stand it and
started to South America also They
had So to finance their trip and it
was all spent before they reached
Ell Centre.
Their desire for travel ebbed after
spending night in the open near
Pine Valley. They helped them
selves to IAN old raggedy blanket"
found in porch chair on a cabin
porch but 1t was slight protection
against the cold mountain air.
The wayfarers were taken home
Thursday night,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
NOT The HOT FOOT


Among the volunteers on hand
to paint the Methodist Sunday
school room one day this week was
r. H. Clark, the Clark who recent
ly celebrated his golden wedding
anniversary.
He painted diligently for a long
time. He needed a rest so he care
fully wiped his hands on his hand
kerchief I'D stuffed it in his back
pocket. he rested, but he didn't
enjoy the rest very much. Clark
began to have an itchy sensation
in the vicinity of his back pocket.
Painting wasn't as much fun as
it had been because of the itching
This uncomfortable and annoying
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
THE WARS TO BLAME

AS frequently remarked in these
columns, the war is responsible for
some strange things these days.
For instance
Women are rapidly taking the
places of men as tellers and clerks
in FL Centre banks,
Women are dragging ice hither
and yon in Ell Centro ice plants
since so many men have gone to
war.
The old globe is not a mans
world any longer, The gals are
rapidly taking over the world . :.
that is what's left of it.
Editors Note: Yeah, but who's
doing the fightingD
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
Secret Weapon
Just Aged Plane

MOSCOW, Oct 9. (UP)-Russias new secret weapon
which has errorzed and bafed the Germans the Stall
ngrad front revealed today to be 5yearod
covered bpane trainer whose top speed 70 miles hour
Letters found the enemy the Stangrad front
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
Nozi Army Gives
Lie to StuIemdte
Tale from Berlin
S+aIinsrad Onslaught Continues Despite
Propaganda Statement Germans
Content to Withdraw from Attacks
BY UNITED PRESS

American bombers-many of them Boeing fortresses-
with large of American and Allied fighters carried
the biggest u s. air attack of the Friday against
Nazi targets in northern France.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
Runowoys Cancel
So. America Trip

South America is too far away want to go home
Two 13-year-old runaway boys from Lomta tearfully
confessed that their trek the south took longer than
they anticipated and they glad have Sheriff Robert
W. Ware tell their parents of their whereabouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
WiIlkie Escapes
Death Narrowly
Japs Seek to Eliminate COP Leader on
Visit TO Front Line Positions. Score
Direct Hit on Train Similar to His
BY GEORGE WANG

SOMEWHERE ON THE CHINESE FRONT IN THE
YELLOW RIVER SECTOR, Oct. Q (UP)-Wendell |. Will
ke perhaps missed death five minutes yesterday when
Japanese shells exploded railway station where
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
LEGION CHIEF CALLS
STRIKES TREASON

TORONTO, Ont. Oct. 9. UP)-
American Legion Commander Roane
Waring told the American Fedora
ton of Labor annual convention
todaT that strikes in war industries
are "treasonably unpatriotic" and
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
War Workers Off
Jobs in Dispute
Over Smoking Rule
400 Men Sent Home for
Violating Order, 1000
Walk Out in Sympathy

DETROIT, Oct. 9. (UP)-
A walkout of 1000 men en-
ployed on war production
was reported by a spokesman
for Chrysler Corp. today at
ter 400 workers were sent home for
smoking on the job in violation OF
plant rule.
The spokesman described the
walkout as definite sabotage against
the nations war effort"
The 400 men began smoking sim
ultaneously and obviously by pre-
arrangement" at $3.50 am, the
spokesman said, and a one-day lay
off was ordered When the 400 left
the plant, 1000 other workers walk
ed out with them. A total OF $500
other workers in the jefferson ave-
nue. plant stayed at their posts.
Chrysler said it would try to keep
it's war work going "as long as
some way can be found to keep
different departments in these
plants operating" with the men
that remain. If the men strike
again tomorrow, the spokesman
added, it will be necessary to close
two plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
GOLD MINES

GOLD MINES ...-. .....
Burglars, ex-burglars, and sec
ond-story men probably will weep
with rage when they learn that
the Imperial county Jail was a per-
feet gold mine in the quest for
keys for the key drive.
All the keys taken from prison.
ers for 10, these many years, were
turned out Of vaults, boxes, and
cupboards, sorted and bound into
punches. They are ready as soon
as the Jail staff takes another look
around to see that they have sal
vaged every key.
Another gold mine of scrap met
al was turned up by County Clerk
w J. McClelland. He found a
small steel safe which had figured
in a burglary case and was held as
evidence. He obtained a court or
der to DESTROY it and instead, de-
livered it to the scrap metal head
quarters.
Have you a little metal in your
home?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
p AMBl|Ne
\EpoR1ER

A GOOD EAR
Chan Livingston, FL Centran
now in the service, happened to
turn on his radio in the midst of
a musical program. 1t was an ac-
cident, to be sure, as Chan never
was famous for his love of music. .
A woman was singing. Chan and
Mrs. Chan listened. At the close
of the song, Chan remarked:
"Ycu know, that girl had a pref
ty good voice
He was right 1t was Lily POns.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09
Payroll
Levy
0kayed
'Vic+oryTax Gets
Favorable Vote in
Senate Debate

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.
(UP)-The senate today ap-
proved the five per cent Vic
tory tax on all individual in
comes above S12 a Week-the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-09

Maximum Thursday 95, minimum
Friday 70; am. Friday ", humid
ity 50; noon Friday 80, humidity 81;
pm. Thursday IS, humidity 43.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-U.P)-
President Roosevelt today asked
Congress for authority to suspend
all laws that interfere with free
movement of war supplies and per-
sonnel into and out of this coun-
try.
The White House sent to Con-
gress special message outlining
the difficulties of international CO.
operation among the United Ma
tions and asking the broad author
ity to deal with the problem.
The message emphasized that
Mr.. Roosevelt wanted the extraor-
dinary powers only for duration OF
wai.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the bar
riers which were slowing down our
war production effort fell into two
classes:
|. Customs laws and laws affect
ing the movement of persons and
property at American borders and
ports.
2. Laws which limit the procure
ment or use of non American ar
ticleS or the transportation OF sup
plies in american ships.
1T is my Judgment the Presi-
dent told Congress, that the prob
lem can best be dealt with by Civ
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02
MCNutt Submits
Manpower Plan

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2-UP'-
Chairman Paul v. McNutt of the
war manpower commission an
nounced that he will send to the
White House today report on the
nations manpower situation which
he described as equal in scope to
the Baruch rubber report.
He told a press conference that
the report. which was drawn up by
the VINO labor-management COM
mittee, was quite satisfactory in
cluding a section discussing feasi-
bility of a labor draft" law. Plans
for seeking such new law are
understood to have been put off in
definitely.
McNutt declined to disclose con-
tents of the report until it has
been reviewed by Mr. Roosevelt.
Deputy VINO Chairman Fowler v,
Harper said it probably will be re-
leased to the press within two
or three days"
Harper, calling the report mag
nificent," said 'it represents a un-
tied stand of labor and management
on the entire manpower situation. "
Harper said it had been approved
by Presidents Philip Murray of the
CIO and William Green of the
AFI.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02
Freights Collide,
Start Landslide
On Feather River

OROVILLE, Cal, Nov. 2-(UP)-
Crews today removed the wreckage
of two Western Pacific freight
trains that collided in the Feather
river canyon last night, injuring at
least six trainmen and causing an
earthslide that blocked the route.
The trains, each with a string
of cars, crashed near David. % miles
east of Oroville.
The Westbound train had 73 cars,
67 of which were Ioaded. The east
bound train had rs empty cars. The
engine of the Westbound. train
turned over and six of the cars,
some containing cattle and hogs,
were demolished. The eastbound
engine and cars remained on the
tracks. The front of the engine,
however, was smashed in.
Engineer Oscar Nearing Oroville
of the eastbound train jumped
from his cab and was buried under
the earthslide Rescuers extricated
him. His fireman Maurice Storey,
Portola. and Brakeman Russell
Schroeder were injured.
Also injured were Engineer Frank
Reinhart, Oroville, Fireman Leon
ard Tadson Oroville, and Brake
man Donner of the Westbound train.
All were treated at an Oroville hos
pital.
Wrecking crews were dispatched
al ~ a
east and Oroville to the west. West
ern Pacific officials said they ex-
pected to clear the road by tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02
WeatherInan Back
With Operations
On Wartime Basis

With everything geared to a war
time basis, Roy Simpson, wealth
erman in Imperial valley last year,
returned to his duties Monday and
Immediately began setting up the
40 temperature survey stations scat
tered from Indio to Yuma.
These stations will occupy the
same locations as last year in most
instances, he said. Forecasts were
scheduled to begin November Is at
8 pm, nightly over KFI.
Because OF the war" Simpson
said, there will be no detailed
weather forecasts this year Grow
ers wanting information may con-
tact the county agricultural COM
missionerS office in the court house
In Ell Centre and, after identifying
themselves, may ask advice about
planting or harvesting problems. l
will advise them the best l can un-
der the wartime regulat tions. Grow
erS having thermometers to be
tested, may leave them at the ag
ricultural commissioners office be-
fore the end of this week"
One of his most important duties
this year will be providing informa-
ton for the guayule nursery at
Indio. No one knows whether this
plant, valuable as a rubber subSti-
tute, is damaged by frost or not
Every precaution to protect the
plants will be taken.
Simpson spent the summer with
the forest service at Mt Shasta,
where he helped compile data
needed in fighting forest fires.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02
s. Attend Farm
Waqe Rate hearinq

Between 35 and 40 Imperial VAL
ley farmers, laborers and govern
ment and labor officials attended
the department CT agriculture wage
hearing to o>cermina prevailing
wages for imported Mexican work.
ers Thursday a. the court house.
Dave Davidson, California state
war board cha,.man, who had
charge of the hearing, and other
federal appointees heard testimony
from ranchers and laborers.
In attendance were: A. Pilibos
and Martin Wahl, produce grow
ers; Clarence Walker, j. E. Brock,
Sam Robinson. l.. c. Hawk and j..
S. Strobel, farmers; Argyle Nc
Lachlfr. representing the Impe-
rial county flaXseed association;
Tom F'inney, us. employment
service, and Rudolph Miller, secre-
tary of the Imperial county conser-
vation association.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02
Girl Tells Story
Of Alleged Attack
ByHoI|ywood Star
m-Struck Waitress
Gives Her Account of
Relations with Flynn

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 2.
(UP)-Blond Betty Hansen,
II year old movie struck
waitress, testified today that
she accompanied Film Star
Errol Flynn to an upstairs bedroom
at a gay HOLLYWOOD party and had
intimate relations with him on a
twin bed. s-.4-zf
Miss Hansen, principal witness at
Flynn's preliminary hearing on
charges of criminally attacking her
and another underage girl, Peggy
Larue Satterlee, admitted she did
not resist when Flynn took her to
the bedroom at the home of Fred
McEvoy, British sportsman.
He told me to lie down." she said.
Il told him I didn't want to take
a nap. SO he got up and went over
and locked the door,"
What did he do then?" asked
Deputy District Attorney Thomas
Cochran.
He undressed me-"
OlQ llt tdhc dll VI yOui ClOIiiCo
OFF,"
Yes, everything" she answered.
shooting a quick glance with trace
of a smile at Flynn, listening in
tently from the counselS table.
Did he take off his clothes?"
Everything except his Shoes
Jerry Giesler, attorney for Flynn,
asked in cross-examination if she
were sure Flynn undreS3ed her.
Yes" she answered Il remember
him throwing my slacks over to the
bed"
Don't you remember telling juve-
nile officers you undressed your
self?"
Yes, remember that"
when you told them that, it
wasn't the truth?"
mo. I was standing up for him
then"
Were you standing up for him
when you told them you had inti-
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02

: For the first time in decade,
Imperial Valley seemed to be run
ming true to the pattern through
out the whole state in its political
preferences.
It was an eas- prediction that
Imperial county residents will cast
heavy majority of their votes for
Attorney General Earl Warren for
governor. John w. Dunlap, United
Press political analyst, reported from
Sacramento that betting odds
throughout the state were 3 to
and to / in favor of Warren
against New Deal Governor Culbert
l.. Olson.
How the balloting portion of I'm
perial county's 17,150 registered vot
ers would place their crosses in
other contests remained secret to
be disclosed sometime Wednesday
morning, when the county's IS elec-
ton boards complete their tallies.
It seemed to be the same story in
the rest of the state.
CONGRESS RACE HOT
In one respect, however, Imperial
county was one corner of a three
county triangle which held the inter-
est of all politically minded Cali
fornians. The triangle was the new
22nd congressional district, made
up Of Imperial, Riverside and Or
ange counties. Its congressional elec-
ton was generally conceded-again
according to U. P. Analyst Dunlap
to be one of the hottest in the
state. 1t seemed to be one of the
closest, also.
John Phillips, Republican candi-
date, had entered the congressional
race with a distinct edge on popu-
larity in Imperial county, but his
Democratic opponent, N. E. West,
proved a rough and tumble cam
paigner with by far the best organ
ization behind him. Democratic par
ty machinery, coupling clear back
to national party headquarters,
went all-out in an attempt to elect
West, while Republican party Or
ganizations got a late start and
seemed to be concentrating on War
rem. rather than the congressional
race. AS the voting deadline neared,
it was an even bet between Phillips
and West.
DEMOCRATS HAVE EDGE
EleeWhere there was similar un-
certainty, with the feeling persist
ing that the state might give Demo-
Gratis, outside of Warren, slight
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02
FDR Asks Power
To Suspend Laws

ing to the President for the dura-
ton of the war, but no longer
the power on a selective and fleXi-
BILE basis to suspend the operation
of all or any such laws, in such a
way as to meet new and perhaps
unforeseen problems as they may
arise, and on such terms as will en-
able the Chief Executive and the
government agencies to work out
in detail parallel action in other
countries"
The message recalled Mr.. Roose-
velt's approval on December %,
l94l, of a statement of war pro-
duction policy for Canada and the
United States. In today's message
the President said that the needs
of the war effort now require ex-
tending the policv for Canada to all
of the United Nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02

under the mistaken assumption
they were missionaries from the
Christian Mission program.
The Rev. Mr.. Ed Carter. pastor
of the State Street Christian church
and chairman of the Christian Mis-
sion publicity committee, said one
mother had reported to him that
phonograph- carrying member of the
sect told her that her son was sin
ming because he was in the army.
The Jehovahs Witness gropc, the
Rev. Mr.. Carter said. breaches that
America is in the wrong In its war
effort.
The Ell Centre minister said he
had. himself, talked to one OF the
itinerant Witnesses wh9 spoke In, a