davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
LEONARD SILENT

Leonard refused 10 comment on
Taylor'S transfer
The board announced that the
Rev. Albert II Poctker. :. j..
executive dean OF the University
OF Detroit. has been named to
arbi,rate back pay claims Of > 700
Ford workers who were ancgcdly
discharged by the company in yio-
lation Of the National Labor Rcla-
tons Act.
The cases have been pending
since the comany signed = union
shop contract With the union
The majority of men involved
are from the Rouge and highland
Park plants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
Skill Pool Seen
As War Step

WASHINGTON, March 20 CUP).
The United States. like Great
Britain. probably will have TO
enact legislation eventually for
compulsory ALLEGATION Of its man
power, labor authorities said to-
day.
The question was raised by the
presidential order for registration
under the Selective service act on
April u Of men 45 to Ga years Of
age. inclusive. These men are too
old for military service. but an
Occupational survey OF them will
uncover hundreds Of thousands
OF hidden skills needed in war in
duStrIeS.' labor officials said.
Officials emphasized that the
occupatlonal missionaries. which
are being sent TO all selectiVe
service regiStrants, must not be
confused with the missionaries
sent TO men prior 10 their draft
classification.
The former deal entirely with
the rcglStrant's oCCupational his.
tory with his specific work skills
his training and experience al
each skill and his work prefer.
cnceS The latter deal entirely
with his eligibility for military
service.
The occupational questionnaires
were prepared by the War Pro-
ductlon Boards labor division, the
labor department. and the United
States employment service, which
IS administering a major portion
of the national man power inven-
tory being taken on the basis Of
these missionaries.
Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, Is one Of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
3 in Battle Creek Enlist

FORT CUSTER, March 20. -
Three Battle Creek men were
m on G those enlisting today at
Fort Custer. They are William F.
Rambo Albert f. Payne and Ken
meth NJ. Schultz. Others are: Loren
Shultz, Coldwater; Leo o. Lake,
Ionla.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
100000 in State

The new draft registration FOR
men between the ages of ID and
ga, inclusive, will affect approx
mately l5S000 in Detroit and 800
600 in Michigan Richard Stephen
son. district manager of the United
States Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
SO INCHES LONG

The victim had been n faithful
wife and had been happily married
TO her husband for five years.
Mrs. Williams body was found
in the trunk Wednesday by two
men whom her son. T. r. Griffin,
PC. had hired TO clean the base
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
LACK AUTHORITY

Under the present law, il was
pointed out there is no authority
10 make use Of the men. even for
work IN war industries
Plans also are going forward 70
provide military training for the
Is and 19-year-old. but there
again enabling legislation from
Congress will be required.
Under the Draft Act. all men
from IS 10 81, inclusive. are liable
10 registration
Men from 20 10 ~ inclusive.
are liable for military service But
other than carrying out the reg
lStration Of the Is and 19-ycar-
oldS and men from - 10 81. the
army Is pOWerleSS AZ this time to
order them into the service or
into factories
Men from 20 10 Il. some o6 e
600 900 Of them liable 10 military
service, already have been reg
lStered
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
Tire Demand Exceeds
Calhoun Quota

BATTLE CREEK March 20 e.
Tires are the most popular item on
Calhoun County, ratIonlng com.
ml'lccs Inst members sand today
with the demand far exceeding the
supply
The board now has applications
for 20 passenger car tires with only
80 lett of IT, monthly quota Truck
tire reports show that ~ remain
TO be- rdtoned with no applications
for them Less than a dozen tubes
have been sought out of a quota
OF $50 new automobiles. the com
mittcc has approved the sale Of
four with 80 applications on file.
For the "InSide News" of
Washington. Follow Paul Nal
Inns oIIImn i'm the Times
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20

your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, is one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20

"lour Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, is one of many
famous features in The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
SECOND TO LEAVE

Taylor il the second interna-
tlonal representative 10 leave Ford
local in the past two weeks The
other, John Ringwald was re-
Gently appointed labor relations
manager OF the company's Willow
Run bomber plant
Taylor was one OF the three lead
ers IN the organizing drive Al the
Ford Motor Company The other
two, Michael r Wldman and Nor
man Smith, have been transferred
TO other flekiS
Since the Ford strike last April
Daylor had served as head of the
unions negotiating committee at
the Ford Motor CompanyS Rouge
plant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-20
UAW-CI0 Aide
Removed From
Post al Ford S
Organization Leader
Is I'd international
Representative TO 60
Times staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, March 20 William
Taylor, international UAW-CIO
representative. has been removed
as chief business agent for the
union in It's dealings with the Ford
Motor Company, if was learned to-
day at the international executive
board meeting of the union here.
According to r. J. Thomas, pres
ident. Taylor has been promoted
10 the aircraft organizing division
of the union which is under the
direction of Richard T. Franken-
Steen.
However il was reported here,
Taylor's removal two weeks ago
followed a disagreement over pol
icy with Richard r. Leonard adj
mlniStrator of Ford local No 600.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Mother Sees Thru
Another S Eye

SEATTLE Wash, Feb . UP
Mrs. Margaret Bcrdlc Wu'ro
hopefully today for a chance t'
view her l3 children through tht
colnca Of another woman's exc.
All have btcl mere shad Wy
forms TO her during ii years oi
near blindness Five of the youn2"
children she never has seen clear
L..
The 49-ycarcld wUmana Nl,l II
has been restored partially through
an operation performed Jan. 81 BY
Dr. Purman Dorman He trans
planted the Colnea of an eye re-
moved to save another patient y
life to enc of Mrs. Becdle'S eyes
which were blinded by @m2IlN'N.
The cornea is transparent INN
ever an eyeball
Mrs. Beedle, who lives III New
port, Wash, said she could see
twice as we'll as before the oP-
Grafton and Or. Dorman predIc,"'
further gradual Improvements Hex
sight WAS only two per cent OF nor
mai before the grating operation
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

The battle cf the junk dealers
vas nearing the zero hour Friday,
IS FL Centro City Attorney Dor
,py Whitelaw studied strategy to
oust the Crystal brothers Harry
and George from their Main
street Strt lghold
The city fathers and the city
ottolncy had been served with an
lltimatum by FL Centric colorlul
King # caStoffs. Sam Naliboff. set
ing a time limit for moving tn
-r,Stal k.cthers from Main stree,
and warned that failure to comD!T
would result in the establishment.
+ another junk yard on Main
street.-The Naiiboff enterprise.
Naiboff'S collection of rusty.
musty merchandise is presently on
exhibition at 594 Broadway. and
lie wants to return TO its Cri-ma!
Cme III the 400 block OF Main.
But the city has steadfastly declln-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Japanese Is Miles
Across Water From
Du;ch Sirongho.ds
Harold Guard Reports
Climactic Hour Near
For Indies Defenders
BY HAROLD GUARD

AT SUNDA STRAITS,
WESTERN JAVA, Feb. 20.
(UP)-I stood at the west
ernmoSt extremity of Java
today and looked across Is miles of
water toward the Japanese-held
Sumatra shore.
There was a sinking feeling in my
stomach which I am sure was not
entirely hunger. The japanese at
the Sunda straits in Sumatra. They
also stand on Bali.
The pattern of their tactics Is
conforming to anticipation and Java
obviously is next
On the causeWaE at Merak, the
weSternmost point in Java. 1 talked
with some of the Dutch and British
troops who were evacuated from
Sumatra yesterday after their short
lived efforts to defend Palembang
and their destruction of billions of
guilders worth of oil and oil wells
ENTHUSIASM CATCHING
/ talked with the ranking officers
of the Dutch high command. They
conceded that anything may hap
pen at anytime now. They talked
of fighting delaying actions, of de-
molitions and of fighting with their
backs to the wall.
Their enthusiasm was infectious.
I could see the outline OF Sumatra-
clearly across the Is miles Of water.
The fact that it was Is miles instead
of one mile or a half mile. as at
Singapore. was some comfort but
not much when I remembered how
the Japanese army is rolling for
ward like a human tidal wave.
It is my guess that the japanese
will not land on the western Java
shore for some days, but the coastal
terrain will not present them with
much difficulty. 1t closely resembles
the MerSing area where at this
time last year I thought that the
japanese would land in Malaga.
But the japanese rarely land at
the obvious places.
PLANES NEEDED
Riding with Dutch staff officers
on a $50 miles tour of western Java
the conversation Centered largely
on the air disparity under which
.hc United Nations fight is being
waged. The Netherlsnds officers
believed that 200 more fighter
planes-for which idle pilots are
praying would turn the tide in
Java.
They regard Java as the first
battle-ground of the Australian cam
paign.
The talk turned to three cities
Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore -
with the distinct feeling that Ran
goon will be next on the japanese
list The dauntleSs Dutch sWore that
no city of Java would oe added to
Japans score.
Among the British troops who
aided III the Palemban2 fight were
some ImpeIials evacuated from Sin
gapore They had little equipment
but they helped the Dutch as best
they could.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Nevada Publisher
Says kaiicn Needs
Strong Leadership
Veteran, Visiting Here,
Recalls Reporting in
Ir:dian Warfare Days

Presidents Of Nevada ar1
not in the scene Of war but
we are dissatisfied with the
way things are handled by
thn national administration,
feel it should be rectifi"d by new
blood in leadership, and the general
sentiment + fGr change T.. NJ
5teningrr Elko. Nev., publisher said
IL FL Centre Friday.
Strninger at y years of age still
maintails active management OF
his newspaper, the Elko Daily Free
Press. He said his town has a popu
lation of 5000 and is the third
lar9"at city in the state. He declined
to jalE much about politics
He was a ncWSpaperman back i'll
the Indian fighting days when he
fell it necessary to keep q gun III
his desk and expected a fight most
any time.
Il was the only neW5paperman at
the last Indian tight in Nevada,
Steninger said. 1t was about 1911.
A band CT Indians had gone through
the state killing sheep hcrdcrS and
others. the Indian braves taking
their sQuaws and papooScs with
them. A state police captain l had
known for years tipped me OF
when the final battle was to take
place about 120 miles from Elko.
The battle was over when l
arrived--All the Indians but one
squaw and one papoose were dead.
Those two hid in the brush and
were not immediately found. l sent
he story to the United Press and
at once was deluged with telegramS
rom all over the nation.
About am. l went to the
MOTEL and of course had TO cross the
saloon to get to my room. A gre1'
band Of cowboys an, .ocal peace
officers were waiting for me. They
said if had given the state police
captain credit for the fight, l would
have to correct it. They said the
captain had not been in on the
final battle The captain had taken
Continued on Page 8. Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Officials Checking
Jan Lease Lists

Officials Friday were checking
over information given them by
property owners who rented or
leased land to japanese aliens or
American-b born japanese, District
Attorney Elmer Heald said Friday
Not all OF tn" property owner
who are engaged III deals with the
japanese are included in the list
who voluntarily filled out ques-
tionnaires at the court house this
week" Heald said. We have to
compile our records before We can
proceed with the next step with the
property owners who failed to re-
port"
Heald said in the meantime the
state and county are preparing to
register all Japanese aliens in the
county, men and women alike. De-
tails of this registration are not
but will be announced
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
JUNK BATTLE
Main Street is War Front

ed to Ok&y The move. since there
IS an ordinance hat says Junk
IS taboo Cn the towns principal
thorOuehf2re.
But the ordinance. Nallbon re-
torted, hasn't ken III" CrYst7l
brother from drin2 a junk BIZ
ness on Main street and b'SIdeS
said Samuel. the Crystal brothers
dent even have a license ior 4
junk ShCp.
1T seems that everybody can get
along outside the law bu' rJor OLD
sam" he complained. adding that
Cle Of the worst violators is the city
Of FL Centre itself
Naliboff charged that ;Ac eitv
Xas violating lis own law and that
Of the >tata by selling junk With
Cut a license said Junk Ering old
water pipe and such.
City Attorney WhitelaW who va
instructed by the city cOunr:! 10
institute legal procce&in2s aadins'
the Crystal brothers. said Na!iboit
was talking through his hat an"
that he haCn MADE up his mind
lust how to IrCcccu III the matter.
And if he do.snt make up III
mind on. said san, he goln2
% find NE right in The middle O.
my junk Pile in tn middle ol t2Ni
ii Main street"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

forces against the enemy oftenSiVeS,
including the bombing of eight Jap
aneSe WarShipS and transports by
American flying tortreSseS. Llber-
ators and dive bOmberS III vain
attempt to prevent u landing Oh the
little island of Bali, only a mile
east of Java. American and Dutch
WarShipS also were in action.
Tha Japanese thrust forward,
however, closing giant claws on
Java and hanmerine at defenSea
of the Burma road supply line
north of Rangoon despite repeated
British counterattacks.
Dispatches from the war fronts
left little doubt that the situation
in the Far East was desperate for
the Allied defenses, but in Russia
the Red army was reported putting
more and more pressure on the
German lines, driving spearheadS
toward or across the Latvian bor-
der and disruptlng Hitler's plans
for a spring offensive.
The fighting fronts showed:
BATAVIA-Japane close pincers
on three sides of Allied main base
on Java island, pushing across Su-
matra island to 15-nile wide Sunda
strait on the west and ver-running
Bali, only a mile from Java, on
the east. Both Sumatra and Bali
are lost although scattered reSis-
tanCe continues on Bali. American
planes sink or damage three enemy
cruisers, three transports and two
deStrCyerS.
TIMOR-Japancse invade Dutch
Portuguese island and Tokyo broad
cast claims that Australian defend
ers who had taken positions in
Portuguese sector are being driven
back with heavy losses
BURMA - British report lines
holding generally along the Bilin
river sector as heavy American and
British air attacks break up strong
Japanese offensive aimed at Pegu,
railroad junction northeast of Ran
COON.
AUSTRALIA - Allied defenSeS
tightened against threat of new air
raids following two japanese attacks
on Port Darwin on north coast
RUSSIA-Red army thrust report-
ed near or across the Latvian border.
Continued on Page 8, Gel. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Letter
Blasts
Enemies
First Lady Says
She s Quitting TO
AIIay Criticism

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.
(UP) - Mrs. Franklin ID.
Roosevelt resigned today as
assistant director Of the Of
flee of Civilian Defense so
that those who wish to attack her
will not be able to make the OCD
suffer from her presence.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who had been
assistant director in charge OF vol
'ntarV participation since last Sept.
30, submitted her resignation, eftec-
IVe Immediately, in letter to OCD
Director James NJ. Lands,
She said she knew that the OCD
was in the hands of completely
competent people
BY retaining my OCD post |
would only make it possible for those
Who wish to attack me, because Of
my beliefs, TO attack an agency
which I consider can prove its use
tulness SO completely to the people,
hat it should be free of attack in
Drder TO render its maximum SerV-
.ce" Mrs Roosevelt said.
She added that No individual Is
nore effective than a good pro-
ram.
CONGRESSIONAL OUTBURST
III mentioning critics OF her be
iefs," Mrs. Roosevelt apparently re-
G2rred to the congressional out
ourst which followed disclosure Of
I've appointment of Miss May.iS
Ihaney, dancer friend of the FRS
lady. to the $4,600-a -a-year post CT
director Of the OCDs children's
tContinued on Page 8, Gel. i
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Liquor Licenses
Denied 10 Aliens

les ANGELES. Feb %. CUP)-
The state board of eaualizati \ to.
day refused liquor licenses to q?
Japanese aliens and American born
japanese and Cne German -Ameri.
can.
Board Member William G.. B H.
clli said than III most cases appli-
cations we're filed by American born
japanese for ESTABLISHING ac-
tually owned by aliens.
Applications were denied because
IAN enemy is involved" or because
the applicant was not regarded by
the board as the true party in
interest"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

IHUI 5Udy WtIV DGdII =. d. IUVVIII-
son, Comptroller James Corley, AS
sistant Dean Knowles A. Ryerson
head of agronomy division, B. A.
Madison, head of truck crops divi
sion, A. o. Knott, all of Davis and
L. D. Bachelor, director of the
experiment station at Riverside.
Many local residents were heard
in testimonials regarding the great
value of the Meloland station to
valley farmers, to which the univer-
sity chieftains replied that they
were also we'll pleased with work OF
the station. Sam Robinson. Impe-
rial acted as chairman of the meet
ing.
A promising report on the salin-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20


TIE letter WAS written by Mig
u"l Prado, another language IN
ructor about n year ago. lA-
spertor Lawrence said. during a
period of morbiditv. The eNplana-
tion was not amplified
The statement was b1rne out by
Actug President Edgar +. Rob
lnson Of Stanford university. WHO
questioned Prado yesterday
"Prado told me frankly that he
owned the pistol With which Bal
linger was killed. but that he had
n0t seen tie latter in two days. 30
said Robinson
Ballin9er and Prado were mem
bers of pistol club and frequently
used the same weapon, Robinson
was informed.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Escaped Murderer
Held for Action

Alfred A. Bersdorf, SO, escape
murderer whom officers believed
damned to attack a -"ear-old
FL Centro girl late Wednesday, was
1eld prisoner in the county jail
Friday while officers continued their
investigation CT his past record.
Word Of 8ergdorf's arrest was sent
Texas officials b, cause the priSonCr
said h" haG eSt apes rom a TeNa.
prison farm last July after scrv-
ing u years of a life term. He de
MED he planned to harm the littla
eiIl hr lured inside an auto court
cabin.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
coroner's Jury 10 Probe
Stanford Bic ekout Deoth'

pALC ALTO. Cal. Feh 20 u
A comoucl., 3, jurH Wlll be c.ii"d
next week to break Though The
veil &urlourdln. the "bla. h,U' nv
terry" d2oth OF Irilhton Ha'l;aeer
u. instructor in romantic Mngn-
aeeS at Stamford university.
Authorities said the sh"otine ot
Ballnger with a target pistol was
suicide on accident bat did aat
entirely rule out the res,lblli'y =
toui pay,
Ballinger, son Of Roy l Bll,mg-
cr assistant collector Ct c%s'ems
At Seattle, was fund dead We'd
nesday night in the midst et Il
bl2cEout by Miss DEBORAH
land, doctors recepfionlst with
Whcm he had an cngascmcn. to
go skating.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Herr Promoted 10
Co,oneI's S Rank

Frederick Herr, tormerl" stationed
at Camp Secley and now StationeG
at Camp Lockett, recently was pro-
motcd to from lieutenant colonel
- f"ll colonel friends in Imperial
Valley were informed Friday.
he will entertain his brother of
fi"cra at "A promotion party at tn
home Ct CCl Alton D. Howard near
Camp Lockett Saturday night
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

ity and alkali tests being taken in
the valley was made by Batchelor
Bachelor said That tests prov
that the alkali situation in the val
ley is not as bad as man" people
have been led to believe and the
salt percentage IN tne soil is not
as disastrous to farming as is the
common belief.
Friday the visitors were con-
Quoted on a tour of the All Ameri
can canal and Imperial dam by ir-
ri9ation district officials. They also
visited one of the salinity test plots
where samples for seven years have
been taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

.ed the secretary Of war to prescribe
military areas from which any or
all persons may be excluded.
The order was designed TO give
the war department and designated
military commanders under the Sec
retary CT war the power to move out
of vital defense areas any persons
believed inimical to the American
war effort
The action was designed to help
authorities on The west coast TO
deal with American citizens Of Jap
anese ancestry, particularly those
who are considered as dangerous
us alien Japanesa.
Tne order, however, applies to
all Japanese, German and italian
nationals, Is well as 10 cilizenS of
the United States.
Tie Presidents order did not spec
ify the military areas to b. pre-
scribed by the secretary OF wal,
leaving it to the latters discretion
and that Of his military command
err.
The executive order, sisned by
tho President yesterday and an
nounced today. authorizes the SeC-
rctary of war to provide tran$pCr-
tation. food and shelter for persons
excluded from military areas.
Tha designation OF military areas
viii supersede prohibited and re-
stic.cd areas relioHsly defined by
the attorney general On the west
coast
Mr.. Roosevelt directed the s2cre-
tavy OF War and his military COM
uanderS TO take any other steps
necessary to enforce compliance
lC0ntlnucd on PAGE 8. Col ~
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20


IS ueth his body WAS the pistol
II las hand WIS Il French-tyOe
telephone as thcueh he had sought
tC summon aid on the wall was an
indoor target. With one hole square
ly thru the ceater There were
power burns on his shirt
Police In,pCctor L. :. Lawrence
alSc found a nuz2ling note which
read:
Il make this statement in thu
light & all my faculties and after
careful nd sane consideration
II Leighton Ballinger were to
Kill me. he should be abSo!yed of all
rlame. 1t would not only h1 an ac;
cf self defense nut a iuSttiable and
l."m,tw worthy thinG. A l1Ner not
only to me but to all concerned. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
War Oddities

War Oddities
Frank Beyschlag, who always likes
to take up with new styles when he
gets around to it, decided to buy
a bicycle and save the tires on
his car.
That wasn't such an innovation
in these parts these days. 1t Was
the bicycle that was the innovation.
The bicycle is ount on racehorse
lines, one of those slender affairs
But you should see what Beyschlag
had done TO it.
He is one of those tall boys SO
he had the bicycle seat raised away
up in the air. He resembles a mag
nified waterbug as he peddlcs down
the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
The Pack Kat

The Pack Kat
Doc Surface was on a little shop
ping expedition in the Cox store.
He selected some things and stood
waiting for the clerk to tell him
the cost.
When he heard the price, Surface
rammed his hand into his pocket
A veritable Spasm ran over his face
Slowly he extracted his hand.
He brought it to light. smeared
from fingertip to wrist with the
remains OF an Ice cream sandwich
he had placed in his pocket the
night before.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Actress June Lana
Divorces Husband

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 90. CUP
Movie Actress June Lang today
obtained a divorce from her second
husband, John Roselli. insure ice
broker whom she married April
Fools day, 1910