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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-20

LOS ANGELES ms One hun
dred japanese, the first OF some
10000 enemy aliens and American
born Japanese evacuated from the
Pacific Coast for the duration OF
the war. arrived at the Mananar
reception center in Owens Valley
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-20

DETROIT -lNS- In the
wake Of an explosion Of an
Ammonia cylinder which ripped
wall at the Sharples Chem
leals, Inc. plant, Lawrence
Nuaent. 10, was dead, and
Lawrence Bollard, rs, was
treated for shock today at Wy
andotte General hospital
Approximately so other work.
ers were in the plant at the
time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-20

RICHMOND. Calif-AP- Nor
NAL production was resumed to-
day at the Richmond shipyard
No. !. with the return OF 1000
workers who walked off the job
Wednesday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-20

See CHINA RELIEF PAGE 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-20

SAN FRANCISCO --AP- Con-
trary to rumors. there was no sab
otage in Honolulu on Dec. 7. when
the Japanese attacked Pearl Har'
Dor. and there has been none since,
Chief OF Police w. A. Gabrielson
OF Honolulu declared today in q
cablegram TO Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Synthetic Rubber
Factory Started
With Soil Tests

GARY, Ind, May 49, UP)-En-
gineers made soil tests today in
preparation for construction of a
$l00,0O000O synthetic rubber plant,
the largest i'll the United States,
to be built here by the Defense
Plant Corp.
Operations of the huge plant,
which will be erected on 100000
acre tract, will not begin until
early next year, DPC officials said
today. Approximately 5000 workers
will be employed by the private
companies that will operate the
plant under the supervision OF the
Rubber Reserve company, federal
agency.
The plant will consist of three
divisions, one will produce butadiene
and will be operated by Rubber
Synthetics Inc, newly created
unit of Standard Oil company OF
Indiana. Don Chemical company
of Midland, Mich, will operate the
second plant which will produce
styrene. One of the country's large
rubber companies will operate the
polymerlzation division which viii
combine the two substances into
synthetic rubber.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Govt Prepares to
Freeze War Labor
By Blanket Order
ManpOwer Crisis Near
AS Industrial, Farm
Workers Run Short

WASHINGTON, May %.
(UP)-The manpower prob
lem has reached such a criti-
cal stage that the govern
ment today is prepared to
freeze" millions of war industry
workers and some essential farm
workers at their present jobs.
War ManpoWer Commission Chair
man Paul v. McNutt has been dir
ected to draft policy statement on
a freezing" plan agreed to in
principle last night by the COM
mission. The plan is designed to
stop "pirating" of workers. prac-
tice that is hampering some war
industries-and to give complete
control of war worker placement
to the federal government.
The plan in its present form also
provides for draft deferments for
key war industry workers through
selective service directives. There
would be no blanket deferments.
The United States employment
service would become the sole hir-
ing agency for war industries which
are considered critical. Employers
could get new workers only through
that agency; workers could get jobs
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
MEXICO GOES TO WAR WITH AXIS POWERS
BRIDGES TO
BE DEPOR1ED

sentatives said the order would be
appealed to the supreme court0
Two weeks ago, President Roose-
velt committed the sentence OF Earl
BroWder, former secretary of the
communist party. who had been
convicted of passport fraud. Brow
der is an American citizen.
The 4O-year-old Bridges long has
been a subject of controversy. He
entered this country in 1920, and
rose to prominence in Pacific coast
maritime union circles between 1928
and 1884. He led the bloody May,
1884, strike of San Francisco long
shoremen.
Biddle's 3,0O0-Word decision found
that Bridges has been, since he
entered this country, a member
of the communist party of the U.
S. A. which from the time OF its
inception in 1919 TO the present
time, is an organization that be-
lieves in, advises, advocates, and
teaches the overthrow by force
and violence of the government
OF the United States"
Il therefore order that the alien,
Harry Renton Bridges, be deport-
ed to Australia at the expense OF
the government. He said Biddle
also found that Bridges was affil-
lated with the Marine Workers In
dustrial union at a time when 1t
was dominated and controlled by
communists and that the MWIU
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
United Nations Disrupt
Enemy 0ffensives. Inf|ict
Heovv Losses on Attackers
Camacho Calls on
Mexican Congress
To Declare War

MEXICO CITY, May .28.
(UP) = President Manuel
Avila Camacho today called
upon special session of con-
gress to approve a declara-
ton of war against the Axis powers.
Charging that Axis submarines
were guilty of unprovoked aggres-
sion because of attacks on Mexican
ships, Camacho asked for emergency
powers TO deal with state of war"
that this nation may defend ITSELF
against unjustified aggression.
Wild cheers of the deputies indi-
Gated that his request would be
given quick approval.
Camacho pointed out that, in
effect, state OF war has existed
since the decision of the cabinet
on May % to ask congress to make
a formal declaration and that, this
is war with all OF its consequences,
which Mexico had wanted to avoid
THE time has come for congress
to decide" the president declared
in asking that Mexico become the
3Oth nation in the world and the
llth in the western hemisphere to
declare war against Germany, Japan
and Italy
THE diplomatic negotiations are
ended and a prompt decision is nee
essary," he said.
There is only one way for free
people to meet this ruthless aggres-
sion, which is contrary to all inter-
national law, and that is to declare
that starting with this date state
of war exists between us and Ger
many, Italy and Japan"
These are the gravest duties that
have rested upon the chief OF state
in submitting to the representatives
of the nation the necessity for the
last recourse of a free people in
order to defend its destiny.
1.-THE decision will mean sacrifice
and privation for long period but
we must take this decision to de-
fend our lives and our country's
honor"
Cheers again interrupted the pres
ident.
AS congress assembled for the
session, which will loom large in
Mexican history, the nation was
unifying behind the president. For
mer President Plutarco Elias Gales,
who spent years in exile because of
disagreements with his successor,
pledged his complete support as die
Gen. Jose Escobar who led an un-
/ successful revolt against Gales in
1929 and has just returned from 13
years of exile in Canada. 1t was
believed here that Gen. Juan Andres
Almazan, who sought to lead a revo-
luton after Avila Camacho defeated
him in the 1910 presidential cleo
tions, would join the other critics
of the government in burying polit-
ical differences.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Fun Festivals
Planned for &c.

The pros and cons of Mayor Bob
Hattons proposal to keep 'em
laughing" in Ell Centro during the
summer months through a series
of Fun Festivals here, were dis
cussed by special Festival COM
mittee of the chamber OF commerce
at city hall Wednesday night.
The committee, numbering three
and headed by Hatton, agreed that
something ought to be done to
amuse and entertain the populace
in these times of war and tire short
ages, voted to authorize Chamber
of Commerce Secretary Ben Her
ring to formulate definite plans for
a program to be held at regular In
tervals in one of the city parks.
Herring conferred Thursday with
George Kennedy, one of the COM
mittee members, and reported that
Kennedy appeared to favor a cam
vass OF the public for expressions on
the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

In a desperate effort to get farm
labor, Imperial county farmers will
make a direct appeal to u. S. Attor-
ney General Biddle to import men
from Mexico to work on their ranch
eS.
They will hold mass meeting at
the Imperial county fair grounds
at 2 pm. Friday so that all farmers
in the county may sign a petition
asking Biddle to set the necessary
machinery going and supply the la
Dor necessary to take care OF food
products vital to the war effort.
The mass meeting was called by
the Imperial County Farm Labor
committee after a conference Thurs
day morning. Nelson B. Correll,
chairman of the committee, presided
at the conference.
I'VE will not have time to take
the petition around to the farmers
for their signatures" Correll said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

son ana blOOQBOCu, lCNcdiCo oiieao
total value of the districts assets is
$29,172,1 ,172 and showed net profit
in 1941 of $436 $50 in the irrigation
division alone.
The power division in the same
year showed a net profit SOL, ,49l,
despite the fact that the entire in
terest en- the bonded debt OF that
division was charged to operating
expenses.
The audit included operations of
the United States irrigation divi-
sion, the power division and the
Mexican division, the Compania de
Terranos y Aguas.
The total power sales showed an
increase of approximately 100000
for the year, the sales for 194l
being $826,291 as compared with
sales of $738,555 in 1910.
Auditors reported that operations
of Compania de Terrenos Aguas for
the year ending December 81, 194l,
resulted in net loss which
amounted to $2,027, as compared
with a net loss of $l72,708 for 1910.
The large difference in the amount
of the operating loss for the year
was attributed to the fact that
during 1910 an amount Of $l75937
was expended for repairs of earth
quake damage.
Total water sales OF the C2m-
pania for the year were listed at
$l95,322 as compared with sales
of $2l3,383 in 1910. The decrease
in these water sales was also caus-
ed by the large amount of rain
during the first part of l94l in
which water sales were compara-
lively small. The ordinary oper-
ating expenses for the year were
described as comparing very favor
ably with similar items in the pre-
| Continued on Page g. Coumn A
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

WASHINGTON. May 28-tUP)-
Attorney General Francis Biddle
today ordered immediate deporta-
ton of Harry Renton Bridges, Aus
tralian born west coast CIO leader,
because of communist affiliation.
Biddle ruled that Bridges had
been affiliated with the communist
party in the United States, and
that the party had advocaed over
throwing this government by force
and violence.
While a U. S. citizen legally may
belong to the communist party, 1t
is a deportable offense for an
alien, such as Bridges, to belong
to any organization advocating
forceful overthrow of the govern
ment.
Biddle's order upheld a finding
by Judge Charles B. Sears, special
examiner, that Bridges was deport-
able. 1t overruled later deci-
sion by the immigration appeals
board that the evidence failed to
establish he had been communist
or a member OF the communist
donated Marine Workers Industrial
union.
No further administrative appeal
is open to Bridges. However, when
detained for deportation, he could
seek a habeas corpus writ and car
ry the case to the courts. Such
procedure would, in effect, test the
legality of the deportation order.
(In San Francisco Bridges repre-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28


Private individuals or corporations
operating their own trucks face to-
tai immobilization unless present
orders are revised.
Farmers hauling their own pro-
duce will be little affected because
of specific exemption in the ODl
order.
For hire truck concerns with
headquarters IN Imperial Valley will
be in a favored position because
the flow of traffic" operates out
of the valley, but outside concerns
which have in the past handled
some of the valleys shipments will
be unable to operate here unless
they, 1.-can obtain a rs per cent
backhaul to their headquarters
city, or, 2.--transfer their head
quarters to the valley.
The greatest sacrifice will be re-
quired of the private operators
Two instances were noted Thurs
day.
A butcher operating his own re-
frigeration truck found that he
could not haul fresh meat to mar
ket in San Diego because he coulo
not get rs per cent backhaul. He
could have employed a for hire
trucking concern to haul the meat
however, because the FLOW of traf-
fic" is to San Diego from the val
ley, and for hire truckers can carry
goods with the flow of traffic pro-
vided they make a reasonable effort
to get backhaul. II none is avail
able, they can return empty. ac-
cording to an ODT agents inter-
probation quoted by County Ag:i-
cultural Commissioner B. A. Harri-
gan.
Auctioneer Milton Zinn reported
that he is unable to send his truck
to Westmorland for a load of cattle
because he has no load destined for
Westmorland. Additionally, he re-
ported that some coast hay dealers
who are considered private oper-
ators, have cancelled hay purchases
because of confusion surrounding
truck regulations.
Two reported facts alleviated
somewhat the potential crisis here
The first is the lack of restrictions
on farmers doing their own hauling
and the second is the fact that fol
hire truckers may return from coast
Confined on Page 6; Column a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
wrong.way' Driver
Arrested Here

Arrested on a drunk driving
charge while plotting a Baton pro-
duce loaded truck and trailer along
the highway near Meloland early
Thursday, Pete Krauchi, As, later
pleaded not guilty to the charge in
Ell Centro justice court.
Highway Patrolman Bill Tackett
said krauchi imbibed too freely
in El Centro and apparently
thought he was headed toward his
destination in Bisbee, Arlz, when
in reality he was headed in the op-
posite direction at the time of his
arrest In addition to the drunk
driving charge, Krauchi was charg-
ed with having a glaring spot
light on his truck, and failure to
dim the truck lights for the con-
venience OF approaching traffic.
Krauchi posted $50 bail, was per-
mitted to drive his produce to Bis
bee, and instructed to appear for
trial in Ell Centre on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Friends Disclose
Burma Peril for
General StilweIl

CHUNGKING, May % CUP) =
Lieut. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell risk
ed his life to complete a last
minute organization of Chinese
guerilla fighters in Burma and his
peril was doubled by a Buddhist
priest who attempted to betray him
to the Japanese, it was disclosed
today
The now it can be told" story of
Stlwell's operations in Burma still
is incomplete due to military pre-
cautions, but it can be said that he
stuck with his troops after the jap
anese break through to infiltrate
his men through the enemy lines
for surprise guerilla attacks that
were later highly effective in dis
Continued on Page 6; Column 50
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

Somervell, discussing preparations
with British leaders in London,
said arrangements were being pres
sed for Standardization of airplanes.
tanks and munitions SO American
and British forces massing strength
to strike at Germany would be
able to exchange implements of
war to great advantage.
The program, designed to take
advantage of growing American
mass production On arms. would be
effective, too, in other theaters of
war such as the North Africa des-
and tanks are playing an import
ant role in bunting an Axis mech
anized spearhead thrust eastward
to the El Adem sector, only Is
miles from Tobruk.
Dispatches from the main fight
ing fronts showed:
LIBYA = Nazi Col. Gen. Erwin
Rommel, using up to 450 tanks, ad-
vanced more than 100 miles across
desert no-man's land to the area
south of Tobruk, where his spear
head was repulsed in battle near
Bir Hacheim and blasted by Raj
planes at Ell Adem. Fighting in
air and on ground continued.
RUSSIA - Red army stops Ger
mans on Izyum front south of
Kharkov and strikes aggressive
blows at enemy after breaking up
Nazi psychic" attack by 101st di-
vision which goose-stepped behind
blaring band until blown to
pieces by Russian artillery with L.
900 killed. German soldiers re-
ported wearing Red army uniforms
and using tanks and planes marked
with Russian insignia in vain effort
to infiltrate through Soviet lines.
GERMANY-Allied airplanes, be-
lieved to be Russian, renew bomb
ing attacks en- East Prussia; NaZis
claim two shot down.
CHINA-ChineSe cling to defense
positions at Kinwha, in Chekiang
province, after repulsing repeated
Japanese attacks; Japanese on Sal
ween river front in Yunan pro-
vince reported encircled in Chinese
counter offensive designed to drive
enemy back into Burma.
RUSSIANS HOLD
On the southern Russian front,
the forces of Marshal Semyon
Timosheqlko were reported from
Moscow to have checked the Ger
mans counter offensive in the
Izyum- -Barvenkova sector 10 miles
south of Kharkov, and to have
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Guard Enlistment
Under way Here

Enlistments for active duty in the
California State Guard are being
made in Imperial county by Leo
Watts and Earl Roberts, members
of the Calexico unit of the I'M
perial county State Guard battal-
ion.
They said the enlistments are
for year and the men receive $50
a month while training. The adj
ditional enlistments for active duty
are sought in order to release Army
men for combat duty. Guard men,
bers must be l8 years of age or
over, be a citizen Of the United
States, be in good health, must
never have been convicted of a
felony, and must have had nothing
but an honorable discharge from
any branch of the federal armed
forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

I'VE are alert to this almost inev-
liable consequence of the Tokyo
raid" Stimson continued, land we
are doing everything we can to pre-
pare for such return blow"
He reminded reporters there is
no perfect defense for long coast
lines such as this nation has.
But l want to assure you we will
not relax from our greatest defense,
he said. That is, preparation for
a major offensive"
Asked il he was speaking merely
OF the west coast. Stimson said he
was speaking of all the coasts, but
that the west coast was closest to
Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
I.v. Farmers to
AppeoI to BiddIe

Thursday. "The farmers must ap-
pear at the fair grounds and sign
the petition. The more signatures
we have the better our position will
be. We must make a showing to
Biddle SO he will realize the great
need we have for labor now and the
need we will have through the
various seasons"
Thomas N. Finney, manager Of
the Federal Employment office in
Imperial county, said he could place
1000 farm laborers now and the de-
mand for help was growing steadily
greater as the summer harvest seas
on advances.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Fire CUTS Local
Bar After Blast

The San Antonio Spot, an El
Centre bar, was Quilted by fire at
3 am. Thursday. following an ex-
plosion of gas range.
Damage had not been estimated,
but it was agreed that it probably
would Just about equal value OF
the fixtures and liquor stock which
were destroyed.
Firemen said the explosion ap-
parently resulted from two open
gas Jets which were ignited by a
third Jet which Frank Pillsbury
had lighted preparatory to brewing
coffee, Pillsbury, cook at the bar,
narrowly escaped injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Merchants, Unions Stond
Pat, So Town Shuts Down

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., May % (UP)
Merchants offered. today to re
open Flagstaff business establish
ments if union pickets were with
drawn but union representatives
refused the offer.
Stores, restaurants. bars, service
stations, garages and other busi-
ness establishments were closed in
a move by the Flagstaff Mer-
chants Association to protest an
attempt to unionize restaurants and
bars here.
The merchants, headed by j. C.
Dolan, lumber company president,
said the Culinary Workers and Bar
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

was their only effective mea-
ure. No picketing was In progress
oday. however, as all OF the blisi-
less establishments were closed
The Flagstaff Post OF the Amer
can Legion approved a resolution
last night asking Gov Sidney r.
Osborn TO declare martial law In
Coconino county for the duration
of the war" to prevent union ac-
tivity that would hamper the war
effort"
The population of Flagstaff has
been swollen almost double In the
past few mon this by workers at near
by war projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

Replying to press conference III
quiry as to whether the Japanese
might make such an attempt Slim
son said:
1.-The U. S. government through
Gen. Doolittle BRIG. Gen. James
II. Doolittle), administered sting
ing, humiliating. surprise blow when
it bombed Tokyo. This was evident
because at the time of the raid the
Japanese were boasting of their in
vulnerability to such a raid.
Anyone who knows Oriental psy-
chol, gy-and l have had experience
with it-knows that 1t has meant
a most serious loss of face which
can be wiped out only by return
blow; a blow, If possible, bigger than
that suffered by their own nation
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

anders union (AFL) started pic
eting Establishments last Saturday
enforce demands for CLOSED
hop" contracts with restaurants
md bars.
The businessmen voted Tuesday
% close their establishments until
further notice" in protest against
the pickets. They said they object
ed to the use of picketing to obtain
the union contracts rather than
direct organization of the employees
and negotiation with the employ
ers.
Union representatives refused TO
withdraw the pickets. They said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

they are not used to japanese types
of food, the OFF said, quoting the
Japanese admiral.
The statement was attributed to
Rear Admiral Mitsuo Matsunaga.
identified on navy lists as former
aircraft carrier commander.
The OFF said the information was
being disclosed lin accordance with
the policy of announcing all sub
stantial evidence relating to prison.
ers of war and interned civilians"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Traffic Officer
Injured in Crash

Ell Centre Motorcycle Patrolman
Reed Cunningham suffered la
cerated lip and chin Thursday
morning, when his machine crash
ed into car driven by Mrs. Hattie
Irene Spear of Imperial in the 600
block of Broadway.
The officer was chasing a truck
whose driver had run through a
boulevard stop at Sixth and Broad
way, and said Mrs. Spear made
a left turn directly in front OF him.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

The OFF, While pointing out that
the statement was recorded by
United Nations listening post, eau
toned that it differs from reports
of neutral observers who have been
permitted to inspect prison condi-
tions in certain limited portions of
Japanese territory.
The OFF said the speech was de-
livered to a gathering of japanese
students and was meant for domes-
tic propaganda purposes.
Many of the American prisoners
are suffering from hunger because
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
5000 Stolen From
Car Compartment

Julian Honoria, Filipino contrac-
tor, Thursday had 5000 less than ne
had Wednesday, as result OF MS
own negligence, Ell Centre ponce
said.
Honoria put the 5000 in the glove
compartment of his car parked the
car in the alley behind the Ro-
mona hotel without even locking
the doors.
The money was gone Thursday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
u AMBL|Ne
x EpoR7ER
Neve. Heard OF 1t

A man in truck rolled up to
the Hatton Service Station in Ell
Centro and said to the attendant.
II want two tubes The attend
ant gaped.
What did you say" he asked in a
whisper
Il want two tubes,' repeated the
trucker.
Il haven't got two tubes" said
the attendant in a still, small voice.
We'll, you run service station,
don't you?" insisted the trucker.
The attendant called Bob Hatton.
III be glad to help you find out
if you have priority" Hatton offered.
Il don't want priority. l want
two tubes Numbered the trucker
IN take your application and
see what l can do" Hatton tried
again. THE war rubber short
age priorities =.
The trucker looked Hatton and
the attendant over as though he
thought they were couple OF in
sane men on the proWl. He started
to drive away. Just az he passed
them he said again.
Il want two tubes"