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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-29


doing various kinds of work and
needing financial support, came up
for discussion.
Bethune-C Goodman college, for in
stance, in Daytona, Fla, finds that
1t must increase its standards of
training if it is to provide accepta-
BILE teachers for the South and send
out colored workers to other parts
of the country. They must have
fine training so they can be of real
help to their own people and to the
cause of better understanding be-
tween this minority group and other
groups in our own country.
The running expenses will be
higher and an endowment fund must
be raised so we hope to acquire new
friends, because we feel that this
Institution is training people who
viii help US prevent some of the
things with which organizations now
have to cope. There is the Young
Mems Vocational foundation, for in
stance, and the Wiltwycke school,
where colored and white children
who come into Children's court may
find intelligent training which win
keep them out Of q state reform
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Increase in Sugar
Rafions Unlikely

WASHINGTON, June 27-CUP)-
The prospect of any increase IN
the present sugar ration appeared
dim today as price administration
officials pointed out that any de-
cision on rationing will be influ-
enced by shipping forecasts for the
next six months.
A stepped-up war effort-possibly
including second front would di-
vert shipping from the Caribbean
and practically close down sugar
shipments from Puerto Rico and
Cuba, they said.
While imports during April and
May were beyond expectations. OPA
officials said that any estimates on
future imports we're sheer specula-
ton. Information now being COM
piled by the OPA will give a re-
liable estimate of sugar consumption
under the rationing program. But
no. matter how accurately the ma
tions sugar consumption is gauged,
OPA officials emphasized that the
available supply always is in state
of fluX.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Pressure on Reds
Increases: Egypt
Awaits Big Battle
Second Front Would
Relieve Situation for
Hard-Pressed Russians
BY UNITED PRESS

The prospect for a second
front against the Axis mount
ed Saturday when the United
States and Great Britain
moved to relieve attacks on Russia
and China and to offset enemy
gains in the battle for Egypt.
THE coming operations will
divert German strength from the
attack on Russia" President Roose-
velt and Prime Minister Winston
Churchill said in joint statement
reporting that "the overall picture
is more favorable to victory than
it was either in August or December
of last year."
No specific mention was made of
second front in Europe but Lon
don disclosed that American air
corps personnel had been arriving
in the British Isles, presumably to
take part later in attacks on Ger
man war centers, and British pres
sure for an invasion of western
Europe continued strong.
The statement was obviously de-
ol5llCu W lcdooulc puDllC OpilllOll,
to satisfy Russian calls for direct
assistance and to strengthen Chur-
chill in next weeks parliamentary
debate on conduct of the war in
general and the Libya defeat in
particular.
DESERT BATTLE
In North Africa, the enemy des-
ert army had pushed to within
about II miles of the main British
base at Matruh, where minor en-
gagements were reported as contact
was made by mechanized units. The
main battle may already be started
but so far no word of it has come
from the desert front.
In Russia, some of the most vio-
lent fighting of the war was re-
ported on the Kharkov front where
the Red army had been pushed
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
IT'S SECRET
But It's Life's Spice

when approached on barring their
talent for all and everyone to see
in the large stadium at p. m.
Some of them hesitate for min
ute and then say sure, what can
we lose" Mrs. Pata said.
The whole program will be staged
on a specially constructed platform
in front of the grandstand which
will be equipped with curtain ano
everything.
Approximately an hour will be
used in the presentation of the
show. Mrs. Pata said, and as yet
no word of a speaker CT any outside
talent has been received by her. So
as it now stands it will be variety
on a large scale. with everything
from this to that thrown in.
A dress rehearsal for all men,
bers of the cast was called for 7:30
Sunday night by Mrs. Pota to put
the final touches on the gem.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

ciated Chambers of Commerce and
the Calexico Chamber of Commerce
started drive to lombard Southern
Pacific officials with requests for
this through pullman car to elirnin-
ate the two-hour lay-over at inland
on the trip to and from the valley
and Los Angeles.
1T is imperative that we have
this pullman car service" declared
F.. L. Young, chairman of the trans
portation committee of the Associat-
ed Chambers of Commerce, "becauSe
we now cannot use our cars for the
trip. We are entitled to this service
since we are using railway trans5
portation more and more in our
efforts to save rubber and conserve
gasoline.
THE Southern Pacific has done
we'll in the freight business in I'M
perial Valley and now these ship
perS and others need something
comfortable in the way of passenger
facilities"
Both organizations favored the
routing of transcontinental trains
through Imperial Valley but gave
up this idea until after the war when
it was pointed out that a change
at this time might delay transpor-
tation of roopS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Navy Man Awarded
Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON. June 27-UP)-
The congressional medal of honor
was awarded today to a navy en-
listed man who, although wounded
many times, continued to fire his
machine gun despite heavy enemy
ground strafing during the Dec. 7
raid on Pearl HarbCr.
The award, highest that can be
bestowed, was made to aviation
chief ordnanceman John w. Finn,
80, of 4144 Palmetto Way, San Diego
for extraordinary heroism, dis
tinguished service and devotion
above and beyond the call of duty"
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
also awarded the navy cross to
radioman 2nd class Robert j. Pet
erSon, "a, of 724 Stonewall ST., Trim
idad, Colo. who also manned ma
chine gun in a completely exposed
area during the Pearl Harbor at
tack
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Fl Centre Stores
Will Go on Summer
Schedule July 18
Saturday Closing Time
Will Be Moved Up To
6 p. m. Until Sept.

Ell Centro's merchants will
go on the summer schedule
for Saturday closings July 18
they had decided Saturday.
The mercantile trade rela-
tions committee. which met Friday,
voted to close doors of the retail
establishments at 6 pm. on that
day instead of the customary 8
pm. The schedule will be carried
out for weekend closing hours until
September IL, when they will resume
on the winter time.
The number or stores on main
and bordering streets affected is
nearly so.
Earlier shutting of doors will al
low employees more time over the
week END.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Rifchie Reported
0usted in Egypt

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
June 27-UP)-Lt. Gen. Neil M.
Ritchie today was reported relieved
of command of the British eighth
army in Egypt.
Ritchie succeeded Gen. Sir Alan
Cunningham as commander of the
eighth army after Cunningham's Of
fensive threatened to bog down in
Libya.
Ritchie carried the drive forward
against the Nazi forces of Marshal
Erwin Rommel but later was forced
to fall back from Benghazi and
finally was defeated in furious
fighting southwest of Tobruk, OPEN
ing the way for the Axis drive les
miles into Egypt,
One of the youngest British COM
manders. Ritchie is A years old
and a veteran Of tank warfare in
the desert.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

after another one . let's do some
thing, even if it's wrong. OK, you
big brave boys, we are all supposed
to be together. Close up on me!
Hey, keep low. Righto . . hey, any
of you fellows got any bombs?
There's a mogi class cruiser in the
rear.
"Oh, baby! did we put that damn
can on fire. Looks like the battle
ship blew up, too. Get 'em again.
They'll never get that fire out. Put
EN- all smack on the BUTTON
that one blew up too. Good hit!
Good hit
boy, I wish I had camera
along. Let's go back and make
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

lyIllS StVCldl Wild uCeihICb W ''"'N
been obtained through undue in
fluence. There is only one step left
for those who claim Mrs. Stiff has
no right to the estate, said c. B,
Smith of Ell Centre, Mrs. Slilfs
attorney. They may petition the Su-
preme court for hearing.
A few days after her birth in the
middlewest, Mrs. Sliff's mother gave
her to some friends to care for. She
never saw her child again and the
child never knew where her mother
was nor what happened to her. The
mother wrote letters to the friends
for a time, in 1893 and 1899 asking
for a tintype of her child. These
letters were introduced at the trial
The mother travelled with show
for some time and later settled in
San Diego where she married Pete
Cassidy, a wealthy saloon keeper.
When he Lled he left Ills widow an
estate valued at 100000 in proper
ty and large collection of diamonds
and other jewels. She later married
a man named Hampton. She subSe-
quently was left widow again and
still later committed suicide in San
Diego, apparently Wearied with the
struggles of relatives of Hampton
and business associates to get her
money. Immediately after she died
several wills appeared. At that time
the friends who had taken Mrs
Stiff as baby, learned of the con-
nection between the wealthy woman
and Mrs. Stiff. She then contested
Continued on Page 6; Column y
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
FDR. CHURCHILL PROMISE SECOND FRONT
How They Talk i'm Battle

another dive, william, that scared
the hell out of me. l thought we
weren't going to pull out. Alta boy,
there's hit slow down, Eddie.
This is Red. Oh boy! that was a
beauty-looked like it went right
down the stack.
Eyes sir, I'm all right And
wasn't that a beauty, these Japs
are easy as shooting ducks in a
rain barrel Hey, Eddie, get out,
damn it TOTO, you'll get your
laundry this week :. pappy? Are
you okay? This is Daily. I don't
have enough gas to stay around
here. Okay, let's go home.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Another Crack at
laps Ambition Of
E.C.Fighting Man
Leroy Patton Returns
To Duty Hoping for
That New Lexington

Leroy Patton, 18, headed
for San Diego and the Navy
Saturday, anxious to get an
other crack at the Japs.
The tall, dark-headed youth
has been in the Navy for over a
year and was aboard the aircraft
carrier Lexington, which was sent
to the bottom by explosions result
ing from Nipponese bombs in the
battle of Coral Sea.
Patton vividly recalled how Off
GERS thought that the fire in the
holds had been extinguished and
that any danger for the ship had
passed. The fire was out and the
carrier had steamed along for four
hours at 25 knots per hour when
an explosion probably caused by
spontaneous combustion rocked the
ship and all hands we're ordered
overheard to the neighboring de-
stroyers. A while later the entire
ship blew apart and settled to the
bottom.
GREATEST DANGER
The suction from the sinking ship
was terrific, Patton said, after he
slid down a line into the warm wa
ter. For awhile he was doubtful
whether he would be picked up by
the ships.
When safely aboard the destroyer
Patton was able to relax, but condi-
tions were very crowded on the ship
because of the large number of sur
vivors. Later on the trip back to
the States many were transferred
Continued on Page 6; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Watermelon Raids
Bring Complaint

Alleging that he has suffered a
$500 loss because boys consistently
looted his watermelon patch this
season and wantonly destroyed his
crop, p. D. Deleidi Saturday pre-
pared to sign complaints against
two Mexican boys he caught in the
patch. Friday.
He told Calexico police that the
two youngsters caught Friday, one
Is and one 13 years of age. were
the only ones he had been able to
capture. Deleidi operates the old
]. j. Vosburg ranch at the north
west city limits of Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

as they bombed their objective, one
of the Japanese fleet units in the
mid d-Pacific.
Lets go boys! Open up! There's
a couple of big ships-take any of
them. The squadron leaders voice
could be identified as the signal for
the battle to begin. From then on
the squadron's radio wavelength
was a tumble of many voices.
This is Wally, entering dive
now let's get on him. What
are you waiting for? Hold your
horses, Wilbur this is Wally-
commencing dive.
That's what you said five min
utes ago. What, another one? In
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Pocketbook Lost:
Hangover Worse

resident, wasn't feeling so good
Saturday morning but he should
have been much wiser
Coming to Ell Centro Friday
morning, Robinson drew $50 from
the bank, he told Ell Centre police
then started to have a good time
The last he can remember is OF
starting drinking with two strange
men.
Robinson told police that after
a few drinks he evidently became
very sleepy. He awoke sveral hours
later in an automobile. Upon
Saerch he discovered his wallet
missing, which contained $54, ano
also his bank book.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Market News Nav
Be Discontinued

SACRAMENTO, June 27 CUP) -
Discontinuance of the state agri-
cultural department. point-t to-
point telegraph service would SER
iouSl" hinder dissemination of mar
ket news in the state, George K,
York, chief of the bureau of mar
ket news, said today.
York explained he had not re-
ceived official notification of a
board of war communications clos
ing order.
The state maintains stations at
Sacramento. San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Salinas, Santa Maria and
Brawley and a mobile seasonal sta
ton which now is at Wasco ano
later will be moved to Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

HONOLULU, June 27-(UP) -
The battleship is stopped dead D..
the heavy cruiser is burning now
4. the battleships asking for help
she just exploded once more :"
With that the dozen or so young
American pilots broke eff their rum
ming commentary on one phase of
the battle of Midway, silenced their
radios and headed back for their
carrier.
That's a sample of air combat
talk, brought back from the Mid
way battle by United Press cor
respondent who listened in to the
radio talk of young American pilots
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Crooked Dice
User Convicted

l.. G. Tennessee" Brown Satur-
day had been found guilty of us
ing crooked dice" in a game this
week but continuance of the trial
of p. w. Reed, arrested on a SIM
liar charge, was set at p. m. Tues
day.
Reed contends that he was out
Of the game when the dice were in
serted
Police Judge Lee Nuffer fined
Brown $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
These Two Tires
Aren't Scrap

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 27-UPD-
The Maricopa county sheriff's office
today was looking Tor two tires that
would make a big contribution to
anybody's scrap rubber pile, but the
tires are NOT scrap.
Their description: Solid rubber,
six inches thick, 10 inches wide
and ID feet long. weighing 300
pounds each" They are valued at
$400 each and are for use on a
caterpillar tractor. They were
stolen at Seligman.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

After Tobruk fell a German arm
ored car roared up the coast and
took them prisoners
While the Germans we're busy,
Beuan-Green and Briggs stole a
British staff car. Several had been
taken over by German Field Mar
shal Erwin Rommel for his own
use, but they didn't realize 1t until
they passed two sentries. They ex-
pected to be shot; instead received
the Nazi salute.
Then we joined a German con-
voy moving east" Briggs related,
There we're so many British We
hicles with it Jerry took no notice"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Ends Sessions

DAVIS, Cal, June 27-CUP)-The
California Boys State disbanded
today after a weeks study of gov
ernment under sponsorship of the
American Legion.
! Sessions of the senate and as
sembly highlighted the final days
program. A bill was passed grant
ing immunity from arrest to the
youthful lawmakers of Boys State
while on official business.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

blew the norm and the German
trucks pulled over. There we're so
many captured British vehicles in
the convoy the Germans didn't no
tice that British lieutenants were
driving one.
The lieutenants-R. p. Beuan-
Green of London and H. F.. Briggs
of Hull, Eng.-belonged to a unit
largely recruited from Nottingham
In the Sherwood Forest region.
All their artillery except one gun
finally was knocked out by the
Germans. They blew it up as the
Germans advanced into their sector
with 80 tanks, and the remnants of
the company, with Beuan-Green and
Briggs, retreated toward the coast
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

ITOIlU.
In a joint statement following
Churchill's safe return to London,
the leaders of the two great English
speaking nations said they have
mo doubt that the overall
picture is more favorable to vic
tory" for the United Nations than
it was when they conferred last
August and again last December.
Their promise to divert German
strength from Russia came only
two days after the war department
here disclosed establishment of
European theater of operations for
U. S. forces, under direction of Maj
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, one Of
the army'S ace strategistS. Undis-
closed thousands of U. S. troops al
ready are in the British Isles.
DETAILS WITHHELD
Emphasizing the difficulties of
transportation which must be met
by the United Nations to wage Sue
cesSful war 'on every continent and
in every sea-" the President and
the prime minister said:
while exact plans, for obvious
reasons, cannot be disclosed, it can
be said that the coming operations
which were discussed in detail at
our Washington conferences, be-
tween ourselves and our respective
military advisers, will divert Ger
man strength from the attack on
Russia"
To make clear that the Pacific
war also is in the forefront of their
plans, they said:
1--WE recognize and applaud the
Russian resistance to the main at
tack being made by Germany and
we rejoice in the magnificent re-
sistance of the Chinese army. De-
tailed discussions were held with
our military advisers on methods to
to be adopted against Japan and the
relief of China"
ANTI-SUB PLANS
Of the intensive submarine war;
fare being waged by the Axis against
United Nations shipping in the west
ern Atlantic, they said:
while submarine warfare on the
part of the Axis continues to take
heavy toll of cargo ships, the actual
production of new tonnage is greatly
increasing month by month. 1t is
hoped that as result of the steps
planned at this conference the re-
Spective navies will further reduce
the toll of merchant shipping
The statement, released simul-
taneously in Washington and Lon
don, took full cognizance" of Al
lied disadvantages and advantages,
but on the whole it was an op-
timiStic comment from the two
ranking leaders of the United Ma
tionS.
PRODUCTION UP
"The United Nations have never
been in such hearty and detailed
agreement on plans for winning the
war as they are today" the state
ment said.
IN the matter of the production
of munitions of all kinds" Mr..
Roosevelt and Churchill said their
surveys gave ION the whole an op-
timistic picture"
THE previously planned monthly
output has not reached the maxi
mum but is fast approaching 1t
on schedule" they said.
Because of the wide extension
of the war to all parts of the world,
transportation of the fighting
forces, together with the transpor-
tation of munitions of war and sup
plies still constitutes the major
problem of the United Nations" the
two leaders said.
While Churchill was at the White
Continued on Page 6; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

naissance had shown that an Allied
raid on the Japanese base at Sala-
maua, on the Huon gulf OF New
Guinea, in the early hours of yes
terday caused much greater damage
to enemy buildings and instalia-
sions than was at first believed
He said In hfs oaily communiaue
that Allied planes bombed and ma
chine gunned an enemy ship which
was approaching Lac. 20 miles north
of Salamaua, and scored two prob
able hits on It's bridge In low
level attack in face OF heavy anti
aircraft fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
It's a secret

It's a secret,
Sorry, we can't tell, but Evelyn
Pata, chairman of the drama work.
shop committee in charge of next
Tuesdays town meeting, said Sat-
urday that the variety program will
be climaxed by finale that will
knock your hat off.
The big surprise act will come at
the end cf an evening Of variety,
featuring singing. dancing and
skitS, with all local participants.
Mrs. Pata was very gratified with
the response of Ell Centre citizens
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Seven.0cean Navy
Measure Passed

WASHINGTON, June q CUP) -
Legislation authorizing a "t9ven
ocean fleet" and embodying a rev.
olutionary change in naval warfare
in which aircraft carriers will re-
place battleships as rulers of the
sea today awaited President Roose-
velt'S signature.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28

The Allied planes TOOK the air TO
challenge a fleet of 18 Japanese
heavy bombers, protected by strong
fighter escort, which tried to raid
Port Moresby. Allied base on the
south New Guineacoast.
AS the enemy bombers began drop
ping bombs near the airdrome, with
out doing serious damage, the AL
lied planes drove them off and
chased them across New Guinea,
over mountains rising to $4,000 feet,
for final battle over Buna on the
north coast, 100 miles from Port
Moresby.
Macarthur reported that recon-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Escape Nozis
In British Auto

MATRUH, Egypt, June 27. (UP)-Two young British
eutenants revealed today that they had escaped
fall of TObruk by joining German motor convoy in
Imperial command staff and riding comfortably into
Egypt When the procession got too slow for them they
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
!. v. Woman Wins
Big Estate Fight

Mrs Harry Stiff, Imperial Valley resident for many
years. Friday another battle in her fight for the
100000 estate of her mother whom she never knew.
The fourth dist of appeal upheld San Diego
county Jury awarding the estate Mrs Stiff and nuli
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Japanese Pilots
Bested in Battle

MELBOURNE, June 27. (UP)-Aed fighter planes,
IN wild aerial battle the New Guinea mountains,
damaged and probably destroyed between six and planes
against loss of four of their and only pilots
Gen. Douglas Macarthur reported today
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
z Agencies Seek
Pullman Service
Valley Civic Groups Renew Demand for
Improved Train Rou+inss, Point Out
Growing Need, Big Freight Traffic

Efforts to provide Imperial Valley with adequate
train service continued unabated Saturday two differ
en organizations insisted that the Southern Pacific rail
way company put through pullman on the Caexco-
inland train The transportation committee of the Asso-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
Allied Chieftdns
Declare Victory
Closer Than Ever
President, Prime Minister Declare Aid
For Russia Will Come in Form Of Action
To Divert German Strength Elsewhere
BY UNITED PRESS

WASHINGTON, June 27 (UP)-President Roosevelt
and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill today prom
sed to divert German strength from Russia forthcom
ing perations-presumaby by opening second European
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
2 4Ms!!Ms 4ve.1!s

So They We're
Think back and remember that
grand bunchof COWS w. A. Scheni-
man had few years ago. Those
black and white beauties who lived
the life of Riley on the Schenimap
ranch.
Scheniman still loves them with a
deep and abiding love even though
he sold them. They still are the
pride of his life.
He was talking about them re-
Gently as he stood among friends.
Stevens Harris listened to the praise
for a minute.
"Yes," he chimed in, those COWS
had gold tipped horns and udder
things"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-28
How Long, Oh, How Long

How Long, Oh. How Long
We don't like to complain but
would it be out cf order to ask when
the paving on State street will be
finished?
If State street is going to stay in
an upheaval for the duration, of
course. we will just have to be
patriotic and endure it even though
we can't see why.
We are patient people. to be sure