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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Man Killed by Car
Identified bySo
From Press Story
Homicide Charged to
Driver of Machine
In Fatal Accident

The victim Of \ traffic ac-
cident west of El Centre
carly Tuesday was Identified
Wednesday as Jose AlVarado,
ST, employed on q ranch rear
the scene of the accident
He was identified by his son,
Raoul Alvarado Of El Centre. after
he read a description of the traffic
victim in Tuesdays FostPresS.
Alvarado was struck and killed
late Monday by coupe driven by
Alonzo Baker, Ell Centre warehouse
cmploye, who Tuesday told officers
he realized his car struck some
thing as he Travelled the highway
west of Ell Centro but he Thought
it must have been an animal He
said he did rot stop to investigate,
In the meantime, Highway PatroI-
man Y. R. Eidt signed a compliant
charging Baker with negligent nom
icide and hit and run driving lie
was released on 81 200 bail.
Funeral services for Alvarado were
scheduled at his sons home at III
Olive avenue. Ell Centre, at II am.
Thursday. He will be buried at Ever
green cemetery. Alvarado belonged
20 the Hispano-Americano lodge.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Union Says Strike
In Defense Plant
Aids Gov'tPoicy
If Demands Met, Ship
Construction Will Go
All Out, CIO Contends

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb.
25. (UP) = Union leaders,
representatives of the war
production board and Beth
lehem Steel executives today
sought settlement of a l0-hour day
dispute between company and CIO
workers.
CIO shipbuilders have refused to
20 on two 10 hour shifts asked by
the companT. More than 1000 left
their jobs after eight hours yestcr-
day and were expected to do so
again today.
The union contends that the
company tried to institute a 10 hour
day instead of going on three shifts
70 operate "a hours a day, as the
union says the government asked.
Operating on two 10-hOur shifts,
the union pointed out, sill would
leave the plant idle four hours.
There are 100000 able-bOdied
skilled men unemployed in this
community" said State CIO Presi-
dent Philip M. Connolly. Until the
unemployed reserve is used up, we
can sec no reason for working the
present employees 10 hours a day,
especially when the efficiency curve
drops so much in the hours above
eight"
The compan" made no comment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Aircraft Company
Shows 18 Million
Dollars in Profit
Money to be 'PlOwed
Under for Expansion
To Meet War Emergency

SANTA MONICA, Cal,
Feb. 25. (UP)-Douglas Air
craft company, one of the
worlds major airplane man
ufacturers, today reported a
net profit of S18,176,69l for the fis-
cal year 1941 after paying ont $25,-
399,5lG in taxes-including more
than S23,000,O00 to the federal gov
crnment.
President Donald w. Douglas
said the profit came mostly from
sales to foreign governments on
contracts outside provisions of the
lend-leasc bill, and that most of
it was being ploughed back into
the business for expansion and Ito
remain financially strong enough
to carry out the exacting tasks of
increased and ever-increaSing war
production"
Stockholders of record on No
vember T." the report said, "receiv-
ed dividend of $500 per share on
100000 shares outstanding, or to-
tai of $4,000 900. The rest was con-
signed to surplus and was invested
in buildings and machinery, ana
added to the financial resources of
the company to help meet the chal-
! lenges of the war and its problems.
THREE-FOLD INCREASE
Sales and fiXed-fee billings for
the year ended November 30, l941,
were $l80940,110. This was a three
fold increase over 1910. Percentage
Of earnings to sales, however de-
creased from II per cent in 1910
to 10 per cent in l94l.
Combined sales to the United
states Army and Navy averaged a
profit of 136 per cent of sales and
billings, and on the army business
alone there was a profit, after
taxes, of 64 Of one per cent, the
report said. Sales TO the navy, only
small portion of the years pro-
duction, resulted in a net profit
of 497 per cent after taxes.
During the year Douglas said
the company delivered to the Army
air CORPS the worlds largest bomber
the Douglas B-l9, developed and
constructed lat a loss to the conf
pany of $2,643,9 ,988 of which s452,-
Continued on Page Six, col 5,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

Drives
Nipponese Ready
For Java Invasion
Is Dutch Report
BY UNITED PRESS

The battle for Burnt,
neared a climax Wednesday
and Japan's all-out attack
upon Java was expected to
be launched at any moment.
Only in the Philippines where
Gen Douglas Macarthur reported
dcsultorT fighting had the momen-
tum of Japan's southwest Pacific
offensive slowed down.
United Nations forces defending
Java scored another success against
the big invasion fleets plying south
west Pacific waters, sinking three
more transports near Macassal
straits.
! The Japanese air force replied
with blasting dive bombing, level
bombing and machine gun strafina
attacks upon key Java points. The
Allied high command indicated be-
lief invasion thrusts may be mad
at any time.
The situation:
JAVA: Japanese launch prc.inva-
si6n air attacks; three nor, Jap
transports sunk by United Nations
planes; American fighters bag two
more Jap planes over Java.
RURMA-POWcrful Japanese fore
es attack British Sittang river lines;
new air raids on Rangoon run Japa-
nese losses in attacks on Burma
capitol to l22 planes destroyed, 43
probablcs and AZ damaged.
5NEIA-LoSlie HoreBelisha, for
mer war secretary, demands prompt
British action to meet Gen. Chan
Kai-Shek'S urgent request that Brit
ain grant political concessions which
will bring India's all-out participa-
ton in war
RUSSTA-Gcrman 10th army en-
circed in Staraya Russia area
slashin2 Soviet OffCnsiVeS bite deep
cr into German lines.
EERLIN-Adolf Hitler indicates
big German spring offensive is bcin-
prepared in Crimea and south Rus
Sia; claims advent CT Russian winter
surprised Na2iS.
U. S. anti aircraft guns open up o..
aircraft over Los Angeles area.
japanese war planes struck hCaV
liz at the harbor and airbasC o.
Batavia in apparent softening ~
preparations preparatory to lnVa-
sion and a new japanese fleet was
spotted moving down the MacaSSai
straits.
The MacasSar straits fleet wa;
Continued on Page 6. col -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Associated {. OF {.
Schedules Variety
For Mex: Program

What happened after the fall of
France, the reasons behind action
Of the recent special scSsiCl of tho
state legislature, and the soldier
morale value of large attendanCcS
at the weekly review at Camp See
", will be the triple feature attrac-
ton at Friday evenings meeting
Ct the Associated chambers Of
Commerce meeting in FL CcntrO
Kathleen Lovclock will give an
eyewitness account CT the NaHi Oc-
cupation Of Paris, Imperial COun-
ty AssemhllmGl Harvey Hastain
will be the Legislative speaker, and
Col. |. j. Stewart will describe the
Camp Seoley drills and reviews,
and extend a warm welcome to eV-
erybody in the valley to come out
on Saturday mornings and watch
his fighting mon in action.
The associated chambers meet
ing, to be held at the Barbara
Worth hotel, gets under way at
6:3G p. m. with an executive COM
mittee session, and this will be fol
lowed at 7 m. by banquet at
which the speakers will be intro
duced by President John Donohue
of the FL Centro chamber of COM
merce, host for the evening.
Colonel Stewart, commanding Of
ficers at Camp Seeley, puts on a
bang-up show each Saturday morn
ing, and is eager to have the WhCle
valley see for themselves what the
army is doing to build an indomit-
able finhtin" force
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

regions most completely blacKed
out community, while the valleys
two largest cities, FL Centro and
BraWley. kept unintentiOnal beaconS
burning which would have been as
good as signposts for searching pill
cts, officials said
Failure of the blackout in major
instances led civilian defense Off
cials to promise harsh retaliation
against those who, in the future
fail to turn out lights. Their warn
ing was directed principally to bust
ness establishments in which night
lights were left burning, sometimes
in sufficient strength to reflect
light along a whole business block.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware, head OF
the blackout arrangements in I'M
Ecrial county, said the lights-out
order came from Los Angeles via
a telet=pe message.
BlackCut officials in El Centre
went personally to owners of 20
Establishments which failed to have
lights out as ordered by the sirens
and warned them for the last time.
That is the last warning to be
issued" Fire Chief Corn Reed, head
of FL Ccnuo's blackout system, said
Wednesday. The Carelessness of
these offenders forces us to take
drastic measures for the sake of
safety The emergency ordinance
will be enforced in the future and
Continued on Page 6, col 4
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

The girls, Louise Clark, l6, and
Isabel Mitchell, II, each weighing
in the ncighborhood of l40 pounds,
occupied a single iron cot in the
police station squad room, and
were still a-bed at Q a m. We'd
nesday when they received" the
Dress.
They were brought to the police
station at IL p. m. oy r. M, Clark
C"I dent think he's related to me;
I never saw him before" said Lou
Use Clark, who picked the girls
up at the edge of town, after they
had hitch hiked over the noun
tains from point east of San
Diego.
Desk Sergeant Frank Record had
telephoned authorities in Whittier
and was told that the girls we're
run-aWays and, that their parents
were enroute to iejcn them home
Record recorded in the police log
that the kiG'hap story is obviously
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

Some of tie landowners mailed
in the material we requested in
connection with the leasing and
renting of farm land to alien Jap
anese," District Attorney Elmer
Hcald said, and i IS necessary
to get these records IN order be
fore we will have a clear idea Ct
the situation. Some of the prop
erty owners still are coming in
and we arc helping tlcm fill out
queStionnaireS These records will
be cross checked With the into:m2-
tion the alien japanese gave US
in their registra ton.
The total number + property
owners already si5ned mp on tn"
missionaries VAS go.
Since federal records were NOT
available to county Officials Hcald
said, the county us toltcd to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
(Sce Editorial on Page Two)

WASHINGTON. Feb 25. oUP)-
Senate orponcnts Of the "otticial
secrets bill proposed b. the justice
department CHARGED today it would
prevent reporters. government Of
ficials and private individuals from
obtaining information of public in
tereSt
Critics contended the censorship
it would impose would be SO draS-
tic that any government depart
ment or agency head, REGARDLESS Of
the responsibility of his position
could withhold Information by de
claring it an official secret
Attorney General Francis Bid
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Official Secrets Measure
Labeled Blow ct Public

department considers an official
secret Presumably, that would be
left to various federal agencies to
determine.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D. Va
chairman of a special joint con-
greSSional committee on govern
ment spending, said the bill would
provide a means to hide maladmin-
istration and lnefficiencv He be-
ieved hs committee might be un-
able to obtain data on governmental
operations,
The bill, by attempting to hide
facts, in no case would aid ma
tional unity he said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Good Fightin' Men

Majcr Charles Delp, the former
Ell Centran, is stationed in a camp
which has a crack Negro regiment.
Charlie, who likes his groceries.
makes it a practice to drop around
at the Negro segiment's stamping
ground around lunch time. A good
Negro chef, you know.
Charlie said the army officers l.
charge noticed that there were 2
lot of Sergeants amCng the men
arrested for minor infractionS on
their days off. There seemed to be
more scrgeants than Army regu-
latiOnS called for
Investigation revealed that the
Negro chef had been renting Gu
his sergeants blouse to the men
on their date nights.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Weaiherrnan Ready
To leave Valley

r. Roy Simpson, governments
meteorologist en- duty at the court
house, Wednesday had all MS
cquipmc at packed and was ready
to leave the valley Thursday morn
ing after four months of prodletihS
local weather conditions. ..
The weatherman said he wcuia
return to Ell Centre on N vcmbar
|. l94c to again start folccaStins
He is heading for Martinez, can
fornia to help walnut growers oS
giving frost warnings and other
such data
Locally Simpsons work was
somewhat curtailcd this year by the
ban placed on publishing future
weather conditions by the armed
forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

die admitted to a senate Judiciary
subcommittee which is conducting
hearings on the bill that federal
authorities might use their propos-
ed censorship powers to avoid criti-
Cism, either from newspapers or
from the public. He suggested con-
gress might set up a super-censor-
ship agency to decide that infor-
nation of public interest could be
revealed.
The bill provides stiff fines and
Jail sentences for persons revealing
the contents of any paper or rec
ord deemed confidential. 1t places
no definition ON what the Justice
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

have a separate reg tration of
alien Japanese.
Alien japanese men and women
are being fingcrprinted in the base
ment of the county court house
this week. At the request of c1un-
t. officials. the aliens are provid-
ing small photographs of them
selves. These photographs will be
affixed to a identification card
containing the fingorprints of tho
alien and a description of the man
O.. woman.
The aliens registered at the post
office at tho request of the fader-
al government. Next they registered
and give details CT their farming
operations at the request OF the
county government Al present they
atc filling out Identification cards
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
GUNS ROAR AT STRANGE PLANES OVER |. A.
Search Continues
For Enemy Sub

SANTA BARBARA, Cal. Feb.
25. fUP)-Military and naval
authorities widened their
search today for a japanese
submarine off the California
coast to guard against further
raids on shore establishments
or attacks on merchant vessels.
A 300-mile stretch of coast
line from San Luis Obispo to
the Mexican border was plac-
ed under an alert from p. m.
until 1923 last night to watch
for another possible appearance
of the diversified craft that fir
ed 25 five-irch shells at the
Banklinc Oil Refinery, IL miles
west of Santa Barbara, during
President ROOsevelt's Fireside
Chat Monday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25


duction centers, reported planes
were overhead No bombs were drop.
ped and no planes were shot down,
the army announced.
Anti-aircraft batteries sent up a
barrage in Los Angeles county and
Orange county. Shrapnel from burst
ing antiaircraft shells rained down
in some districts and at least three
dud shells fell.
The official announcement from
the Fourth ARM with headquar-
ters in San Francisco said:
Cities in the Los Angeles area
were blacked out at 2:25 am. today
on orders from the fourth inter-
ceptor command when unidentified
aircraft were reported in the area.
Although reports were conflict
ing and every effort is being made
to ascertain the facts, it is clear
that no bombs we're dropped and
no planes were shot down
There was considerable amount
of anti-aircraft firing.
The all clear signal came at 7:21
am"
Long Beach police reported uni
Identified planes flew over coastal
Los Angeles county. Anti aircraft
searchlights and guns were active
and the coast from Santa Monica
to San Diego was blacked out.
PLANES SEEN
The Long Beach police said they
saw planes in the cone from army
searchlight beams and that after
penetrating few miles inland from
, the ocean they veered to the south
and disappeared. They said they
saw either two separate flights, or
the same one twice.
Inglewood police said they too
saw unidentified planes in the
searchlight beams as anti-aircraft
guns fired over that southwest Los
Angeles suburb.
Anti-aircraft batteries along the
Pacific ocean engaged in a sustain
ed barrage, and the bursts of fire
could be seen in downtown Los
Angeles, approximately IS miles
away.
BALLOON REPORTED
An air raid warden in GardCna,
! 10 miles southwest of Los Angeles,
said the activity appeared to be con-
centrated on what he described as
a big bag that looked something
like a balloon" He said he saw the
1 bag, torn to shreds by the gunfirc,
settle slowly to earth.
Authorities at Los Angeles munic-
ipal airport told police that "Shrap
mel fell like rain" in that district.
AS far as police could learn, no
bombs dropped
A shell, apparently fired from an
antiaircraft gun, fell and exploded
in the backyard of the home Of Mr..
west part Of the city. The shell
tore down telephone and light wires,
broke windows in the Lands home,
and caused minor damage to the
house and nearby structures.
BED HIT
Fifty pieces of shrapnel pcppcrcd
bed in the Lands home that had
been vacated few moments before
by Mrs. Lands sister. Blanche
oCuS"lCh anu IIel llltCe, josie Dul-
! fy, IA.
Los Angeles police said that sim
ultaneouS attempts OF thousands Of
workers to reach their places Of
employment as soon as travel was
permitted at daylight caused what
they described as the worst traffic
jam in local history
Cars liEed up along streets for
blocks. First street cars were loaded
beyond capacity and hundreds wait
ed on street corners for an hour
or more before they We're able to
get transportation,
In the harbor district ears lined
up at the Ford avenue bridge cross
Continued on Page 8, col -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

phony."
When informed Of the desk
sergeant's official reaction, and
asked if they weren't a little jit-
terry over the possibility of having
their hides tanned, blond Louise
shrugged and said:
We'll, we were kidnapped, weren't
We? SO we couldn't help running
away"
Erunct Isabel observed sa2cly
that Just the same. parents have
been known to do some funny
things"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Phoenix Lettuce
Shipments Begin

PHOENIX, Feb 25. up - An
estimated 100 carloads OF lettuce
per day were expected to be moving
out of the Salt River Valley with
IN a week as the spring lettuce
shipping season began today
approximately 25 carloads were
shipped yesterday and that NUMBER
was expected to be doubled today,
There are $4,000 acres to cut ana
load
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Iowa Association
Picnic Cancelled

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. CUP)-
The annual winter picnic Of the
Iowa Association of Southern Cali
rornia, a gathering which in the
has attracted more than 100 900
persons from 325 cities, has been
Cancelled because cf war conditions,
it was announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
p AMDlING
X EPORTER
It Sounds Fishy

It will be a long time before
,crry tJunioro Craycy likes the
nell of fish.
The other morning someone left
an interesting looking package at
police headquarters in FL Centre.
1t was tagged For Junior Cravey.
It smelled good and fishy and
Gravy had ViSi,,ls OF a succulent
fish dinner.
There was nothing in the pack
age but some slightly mouldy fish
head"
Who done that?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
ARMY AUTHORIZES
BIG WAREHOUSES;

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25 CUP, -
The war department today author
lied construction of 10 new depot
warehouses. each costing several
million dollars, in eight states,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
At Last
Kidnapped Girls
Termed Runaway

Two teen Whittier girls sought refuge at FL Centre
police headquarters Tuesday night, following what they
described narrowing experience with two who,
the girls claimed forced them into automobile at Whit
tier and tried for $50 miles get fresh"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Rationers Recognize l. v.
| AS Vital Producing Area
Discovery Of Vast Produce Output Here
May Lead Government TO Revise Truck
Tire Quota; oriorities Plan Laid

The government Wednesday had discovered that lmpe
rial Valley ships than S10000000 worth highly per
shabe produce that much of it is transported by truck
out Of the valley that all of it is hauled to the packing
sheds by truck, and that th2se trucks need tires.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
5-Hour BIuckout
Follows Mystery
Forov on Coast
No Bombs Dropped. No Planes Downed
But heIIFrasments Spa++er Area Police
Report Sighting Unid Identified Craft

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. (UP)-Unidentified aircraft
reported the Los Angeles early today caus
heavy antiarcraf firing from widely separated batter
and five-hour backout here and in other southern
California coastal cities. Police in Long Beach HUNTINGTON
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
BIackout FIoPs;
Warnings Issued
Imperial Valley Cities Offer Targets
But MexcaIi Goes All Black By Pulling
Master Switc h TO Extinsuish Lights

Imperial county would have been an easy target To-
bombers early Tuesday morning because its bacl
failed to black out defense officials declared Wednes
day.
MexcaIi, south of the international border, was this
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Aliens Register
Third Time Here

Alien japanese and women of Imperial county
Wednesday began their third registration since Feb and
county officials announced that than $50 American
landowners already had signed questonnaircs showing
they were renting leasing farm land to allen Japanese
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Please Explain

Motorists hcnked and shuttlcd
around trying to get past a bic
car travelling south on Eighth
street at about Is an hour
When they did get past tmost
of them ready to sizzlc woman
driver they saw a big Indian Sit
ting placidly at the wheel He wore
traditional indian headdrcSS with
the feathers p5king against the top
of the car
Heavens, Have they taken it back
already?
AT Last
RR wishes to congratulate the
city dads fer getting a Pittsburgh
Pirate sign up at the FL Centro
stadium Tuesday, the day the Pr
atcs arrived for training. They
took the Cardinal team sign down
just n time to welcome the new
cOmera
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

Therefore, agreed Fred L. MClVol
CT the Los Angeles rationing board,
something ought to be done to in
crease the number Of truck tires
allocated to the valley.
McIver was told by the FL Centro
rationing board that there are 5000
trucks regularly registered to the
valley, and that thousands of addi-
tional trucks operate here from
other sections during the long pack
ing seasons.
But despite all t4, ., McIVer was
told, Ell Centre, for instance, was
given a quota this month of only 36
truck tires. McIvCr agreed that it
was a problem that the Los Angeles
ccordinator'S office hadn't taken
into consideration, and he promised
to study means by which the valleys
quota could be increased
NEW AUTO QUOTA
In the meantime, dispatch from
Washington disclosed that the val
lay's quota for new automobiles for
the three month period beginning
March 2 and ending May 81, had
been set at 70 machines.
During the E! Centro tire ration
ing board meeting, it was brought
out that. persons in preference Class
A-those eligible to purchase new
automobiie would be given
priority to purchase retreads, when
new tires are not available.
However, since there is very lit
tie, or no camelback available here
for recapping, this ruling will have
very little effect in enabling per-
sons to purchase retreads and re-
caps in the event they are unable
to obtain new tires, it was said,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

Maximum Tuesday "a, minimum,
Wednesday 35; p. m. Tuesday 68,
humidity 81; 5 a. IN. Wednesday so
humidity "a; noon Wednesday SO,
humidity 81.
LOS ANGELES 1iAY
u. S. No. l S23. 1924; u. S. No. 2
leafy l. V. S22-23; U. S. No. 2 $19-
n, Mpl, Sept. Flax S2.3l2.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

Fl Cen+ro Business Barometer
La gaceta., 1942-02-09

una maiana, que Pope Sc habia
decidido, al fin, a emprsnder ell
viaje a Francia.
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dijo la encantadora parisien-;
porque de este modo, 70 tam
bien me decidire a marcharme
de aqui. Sofa no me habria a.
trevido jamas; me daba miedo.
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-Miedo de la vida. Ese mic
do que Sc siente despues de su-
fir mucho.
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co q POGO, Sc serena su coraz6n.
como Sc va serenando el mic.
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ID Que?
-Pues que 70 tambien. con
gran asombro milo, voy sintien-
do menos cada dia Ell dolor Y Ia
augusta que me pusieron a Ia
puerta del suicide, de la muer.
te. En- fin. Maaana mismo nos