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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Victims Describe
Horror of Sinkinu
AfferSub Attack

FORT PIERCE. Fla. Feb 25 UP
The survivors of the torpedoed AM
erican tanker Cities Service Empire
Shuddered today when they enviS-
lond their crew mates. burning and
screaming in a lake of blazing oil
The S,103-ton Cities Service En-
pre- was tOrpedOed three times in
the Atlantic ocean south of Fort
Pierce on Sunday Sever men were
known dead, and four were missing
and presumed dead Thirty survived
and. of them seven were in hos
pitalS for treatment OF burns and
other injuries
John Walsh. "a, a wiper, of South
Boston. Mass. had to abandon ship
twice The first time he left in a
hfeboat The oil burning on the
sea set it on fire and he had to
go back The second time he got
away on a painters staging.
I was asleep when the torpedoes
hit uS-three of them. for there
were three shocks" he said
I rushed up on deck and helped
one of the lifeboatS over the side.
The deck was a mass of flames
-Four of Us got boat and slid
dowE rope into it. but it caught
fire. jumped out and grabbed the
rope again and some fellows pulled
me back on the deck.
Il saw our captain on a life raft
He and some of the other men were
on it and the current was sucking
them into the burning oil around
The tanker. last saw the captain
William J. Jerman. %, Upper Dar-
by. Pa going into a sheet OF orange
flame. Some Of the fellows said he
screamed I didn't hear him I don't
know what happened to the guys
with him. Maybe they were bun J /
/ TOO
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
u. S. Navy Tells
Dutch Sec Sogo

SEATTLE, Feb 25. CUP)-The
18th naval district headquarters
revealed today now Il coal-kurn-
ing, one-funnel Dutch freighter
reached a west coast port after a
hazardous escape from southern
japanese waters where its crew
learned of the outbreak of war
Dec. 7.
Capt. Jan Vollers of the Wilhel-
nina reporIeu ms crew-two white
men, 53 Chinese and two Japan
e3e fifth-columnists-made six
days rations last 10 days.
The Wilhelmina was ten miles
OF Japan when the crew learned
by radio of the attack on Pearl
Harbor. They Immediately placed
the japanese radio operator and a
JapneSe super-cargo under custody
and headed for open sea.
Inc freighter three times cludcd
unidentified destroyerS, Vollers said.
Inc other radio operator. iSickolas
CStroumoff, gave false positions of
the vessel in response to persistent
japanese radio queries.
The two japanese cap;:veS Of
lered 1000 yen to each crew mem
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
BIackout FIops;
Warnings Issued
Continued From Page CneD

no more warnings will be issued"
Brawley blackout officials also
prepared to take drastic measures
against those who failed to turn out
lights in the business district. CAL
exico had a fairly good blackout
Chief of Police Guy EcholS said eX
cept for a few business houses. The
CaleXico situation was complicated
when the fire whistle stuck at the
first alarm and blasted continuous
ly for 10 minutes. 1t was impossible
to give the broken blasts planned
to announce blackouts. MeXicali
went black as the inside of har
when master switches were ID He'd,
it was understood.
Imperial's blaCkout was good eX-
cept for one plant. Wardens jerked
the wires lose to darkcn the big
place.
Rural areas were just getting un-
derway when the all clear sounded
Sheriff Ware asked police and
fire departments to clip the follow
ing chart and paste 1t on their ra-
dios or telephones.
Yellow-firSt stage on alert.
Blue-second stage on alert
Red-blackout.
Whitehall clear
He said travel should be stopped
and lights ordered out only on the
red signal.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
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Continued frUIc page onel
ing TO Terminal island. and thouS-
1rds of shipyard workers reported
20 work late
JAPANESE ARRESTED
Four J9i auese were arrested, three
Of them in the coastal town of Yen
ice on a charge of flashing their
house lights on and off in what
police said might have been an
attempt to signal. They were Mrs.
FuSano Ohio. 81. and her two sons,
Fred. q. and Yoshi. 81
Another Japanese, John Y. Har-
ada. %. was arrested in Norfolk,
not far from Vultee Aircraft fac
tory, for driving a truck loaded
with caulifloWer in violation Of
blackout regulations. Harada told
sherif'S deputies he did not know
that a blackout was in effect
-Four casualties in the blackout
were reported. Henry 3. Ayers, SO,
driving a state guard truck loaded
with ammunition, suffered a heart
attack while driving on blacked-
out street and died before he reach
the hospital
William Spokey, Is, an NBC radio
announcer. was treated at the Holly
wood receiving hospital for face IN
Juries. He ran into a store awning g
while running to work
Mrs. Beulah Klein. 48, Arcadia,
was killed during the blackout "hie-!
the automobile driven by ner hus-
band crashed into a milk truck.
Jesus AlSeiez, Los Angeles, was
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Foreman Cusses
So WeIders Strike

HOBOKEN, n. j., Feb. 25.
UP)-WelderS employed in the
HObOken shipbuilling division
of Bethlehem Steel Co, struck
today because a foreman used
vile and abusive" language
against them. according TO John
J. Gordon, secretary of local
Is, industrial union of Marine
and Shipbuilding Works tCIO).
Grogan said 125 welderS walk
ed out and would be joined by
IS on the night shift.
While the union at first re-
fused to sanction the walkOut,
he said, the men now had its
full backing. The strike may
tic up important defense work.
The welderS now demand the
discharge of the foreman as a
condition for their return to
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Youth Kills Girl
In Midst of Kiss
In Movie Theafer

CHICAGO. Feb 25. rUPD-Clar2
encc Macdonald. Il. confessed to-
day that he shot his pretty II
year-Old sweetheart as he kissed
her in the balcony shadows of a
"loop" movie theater where they
and thousand others were wat
chlnG a gangster film, Sealed
Lips
Il VAS kissing her as I shot
her" he said. Il had the gun in
my inside coat pocket and as
kissed her I reached in and got
the gun and shot her.
Il wasn't jealous. I just loved her
and shot her. That's All
Macdonald, a slim youth with a
handsome head of blond hair, made
the confession to Assistant States
Attorney Leslie Curtis shortly af-
ter his high school sweetheart and
victim. Dorothy Broz. was identi-
fed
12-HOUR SEARCH
MacDonald's arrest near his su-
burban home ended 12-hour
search begun late yesterday when
police were called to quiet the tur-
neil set off in the Palace when
the girl screamed from the top
balcony.
MY God, he's got a gun!
Nc. Ne He shot mel"
Dorothy died a few minutes lat
er in the arms of a theater usher
before she could identify her as
sailant. who. by his own admis-
sion, had dashed over her body
to mnele with the crowd in the
theater lobby.
In his confession Macdonald said
Dorothy had been his companion
at Morton high school for two
years
Curtis commented: The kid low
ed the girl SO much. he didnt want
anyone else to have her
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

Der to return to Japan The offer
was spurncd.
The chief officers became i'll from
mainutr;tion while the crews diet
alternatcd between macarOni and
rice a pet Korean pig, the ships
mascot. was killed and eaten.
Vollcrs said the ship Wcathered
frequent storms and that two
Chinese officers Steered by a par
tial North Pacific map Supcrim-
posed on a chart cf Newfoundland
Salvagcd from a tattered geography
text
On the ships arrival at a Pacific
port. tie two Japanese captiycS
we're taken into official custody
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Patrol foCheCk
License Serials

SACRAMENTO. Feb 25. up
California highway patrolmen today
received orders to check the serial
numbers on l942 cover-Strip license
plates as the department of mo-
tor vehicles opened a campaign to
detect plate thefts
Frequent traffic blockades will
be held to check on license plates.
to make sure the strip number
corresponds with the registration
certificate.
Department officials urged motor
lists to riyet the cover plates to the
1871 large plate, or batter the bolts
to prevent easy stealing They also
urged drivers to record the serial
numbers of their tires
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Sandstrom Retards
Libyan Activity

CAIRO. Feb. 25 up A severe
SandStorm over the Lbyan battle
front has retarded British and Axis
military activity. general head
quarters Communique said today
The severe SandStorm hampered
al operations yesterday on land
and in the air it said Although
intensive patrollng was carried out
over the whole front. visibility was
very poor and the enemy was not
contacted "
South African defense forces were
said to have inflicted casualties on
IN enemy camp north OF Tmimi and
Meklll in a surprise attack during
the nieht of Feb 1924 Tmimi and
Nekih are SouWeS. OF Derna.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
March | Deadline
For Dog Licenses

Gotta cog?
DOE gotta COG taG'
Well. is about lme you got him
oher. it one. Marcl l is the absolute
dcad,lno. and if y'pu don't buy yolr
pooch a license b. then, there WI
be a so per cent renalty.
E. Centre dog licenses are issued
at the office OF City Clerk Neal
Gavin. Z its a female, the price is
s4.IO Il its spayed female, the
cost Is ne same a 5 for males, name
y s2l0
Chef of PcLee Ronn!e Voyles
said wednesday ais officers woulc
start picking up dogs without tags
after %arch /.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Thieves Arrested
In Potato Race

BRAWLEY. Feb. 25.-TTo M"Xi-
cans were arrested by officer, here
wednesday as they ran as fast
as they could with two sack Of
potatoes stolen from the unloadina
platform of a doWntoU'l store
The sprinting speed Of Gabriel
Morales, 81. and Raul Rodriguez
%, was 30 cut down by the load
of potatoes each carried that they
were arrested and the potatoes re-
covered. They were charged with
thef"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Lions Hear Talk
On Alien Problem

Sheriff R W. Ware discussed
.he auer problem which confronts
residents Of the Pacific coast. and
that in Imperial Valley in particu-
lar. for the E. Centre Lions club
Il; its luncheon meeting Tuesday
noon in SherWoods.
The sheriff pointed out the num-
Der Of japanese residents living If
The Staee. both aliens and American
Born. the work of the FBI and mil
.tary and naval intelligence service
IND cooperation of county and city
and civil authorities with these ag-
eIcieS
Don Mayfield was chairman of
the QaV
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
5-Hour BIackout
CreetS Raiders

injured fatally when he walked into
the side of an automobile
With daylight more eviderce of
the antiaircraft fire were found.
Santa Monica police said shell
dropped in a residential district and
buried itself three feet in the ground
without exploding.
Los Angeles county had been un-
der blackout or alert since 2.25 a
m At 7:21, when it became light,
the all clear signal was giver, only
to be followed nine minutes later
by an alert. San Diego was blaCked
out at 3:08 m.
The blackout followed a three
hour alert last night which ended
at 1925 p. m
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
GRAND JURORS STUDY
BIDS FOR AUDIT

Imporial county grand Jurors
met wednesday TO consider bids for
the annual county audit. During
the morning session District At
torncy Elmer Hcald told the jur-
ors what has been accomplie
thus far in dealing with the Jap
anese alien problem No action was
taken in connection with his re-
pOr,.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Aircraft Company
Shows 18 Million
Dollars in Profit
Continued from page one)
AT was charged off in l941."
TRANSPORTS CONVERTED

1T also completed" Douglas add
ID, "at an estimated loss of $4,000
300 conversion to military use of
4-engined IDC-4 commercial air
transports, originally designed for
transcontinental air line service.
These modern transports will be-
used for troop and cargo carriers
by the armed services
During the year employees of the
company received additional BEN
ofits from the war production in tn"
form of wage increases averaging
21 per cent for the year, and in
special additional compensation
checks paid in December in the
afount of $1,175,0OO The average
weekly Douglas pay check at the
close of 1941 was S44G5 an increase
of 81 per cent over year ago"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Nipponese Ready
For Java Invasion
Is Dutch Report

Continued From Page One
attacked by United Nations planes
which sank at least three trans
ports. Presumably the ships were
bringing up reinforcements for the
Java battle. A Dutch spokesman in
London said that the Japanese
ave nearly completed preparations
-Or the Java assault The spokesman
aid that the japanese now are
In possession of Bali and Sumatra
air bases strateg gically located for
lOurding Java.
Jaya's grave situation has not
weakened Dutch intent TO put up
The best battle they can with their
limited forces.
American fighter planes over Java
shot down two japanese planf/ and
damaged six others
BURMA CRITICAL
Second only 10 Java as a critical
front was Burma where the British
fell back west of the Sittang river
in a fighting retreat which slowed
but did not halt the advance o!
,arge japanese forces.
The japanese were reported TO
De throwing exceptionally large
numbers into the Burma battle in
an effort to obtain a decision be-
fore British reinforcementS can be
brought up.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
STAMP CLUB ENTI RS
Sun FESTIVAL EXHIBIT

imperial Valley Stamp and Coin
club will be repl esented by an entry
in the Sun festival stamp exhibition
in Los Angeles This exhibition
will take place in the Elks club, GOT
ParkyieW ST., Los Angeles, Feb. 27
and March /. The display is COM
petitive with trophies awarded for
the best entries in the various divi-
SiOnS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
MOTHER WANTS
NEWS OF son

q Anyone who knows Of the where
abouts of S. T. Burt is asked 70
telephone his father at Phoenix
50682 because his mother is critical
ly i'll. Burts full name is Swaney
T. Burt. The father, j. S. Burt,
wrote the Post-Prcss that he would
pay for the telephone call.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25

LONDON. Feb. . UP - Tie
Russians. now engaged II a full
fledRed offensive alone almost the
entire front. have slauLhfered moro
than 4400O Germans, Official a0a
unofficial reports salc toca}
A communiQue announced Soylc,
forces had CnCirclcG the German
10th army was one Of the hardest
40 miles below LcnmErad arG
killed $1,000 Nazis
The other invaders apparently
were slam in contnuing actions
Marshal SemyOn TimoShcnko'> forC-
es, pushing ahead in the Poltava
region. were reported to have k;llea
$4,000 in recent battles. The Soviet
18th division on the D0nets front
was said to have annIhilated $4,000
Germans in the last four months.
The encirclement of the German
10th army was one of thehardo>t
single blows the Russians have dealt
GenoraliSsimO Adolf Hitler So far.
ATTACK DESCRIBED
OF IT, the COmmunIQuC sald
"On the northwest front troop.
under the command of LieatcN&..
General Kurochkin cnclyelc5 til
German 10th army 10 DAYS aGo.
Owing to the refusal Of thc com
mander, this German General vC2
Busche, to surrender. our troops at
tackled. The result OF the first days
attack was that we smashed th2
290th division of the second army
corps, commanded by General Brok-
dolf. the 30th division of the 10th
army corps commanded by General
Hansen. and storm troopers div
sion. The Germans left 1900 killGG
on the battlefield.
Our booty consists Of I85 guns,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
No Child Of Mine win
ever get WoRms!"
Don't be SO sure, Mofheri

Anybody, anywhere, can have roundworms
Yes, and the ugly creatures may be living
inside your child right "o"' starting trouble.
without your even knowing it. If your child
is pale, underweight. nervous has an uneasy
stomach, picks at nose or seat - these ugly
roundworns may be ut work.
Play safe Get Jayne's Vermifuge at once.
II acts very gently, yet eNpels stubborn
worms. And If no worms are there, IL acts
iust az a mild laxative. jayne l. America 4
best known proprietary "Orm medicine. used
by millions. for over century. Demand
Jnnr' VoInifGge' II .dl iiu:. tonof.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Gregorio Rodriguez Tuesday sued
Andrea Valenciano Rodriguez for
divorce, ACQUIRING her of extreme
cruelty They married in Yuma Jan.
3. 1887 and separated July 2, l941
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
ASKS FOR DIVORCE

Lillian Jones wednesday sued
James E. Jones for divorce. She
said they were married in Denton
Texas, moro than 20 years ago
They separated in BraWlcy Feb. /
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
INTEND TO WE'D

A notice of intention to wed was
filed with County Clerk w. j Nc
Clelland Tuesday by Howard Will
liam Runge. 81, BraWley stockroom
manager, ard Esther Havlik, %,
Brawley bookkeeper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-25
TOWNSEND CLI B
PLANS MEETING

Valley Townsend club members
md their friends will attend a pot
luck diner Thursday night, $3.50
o'clock, Wilson school cafeteria, E
Centre.
The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25
Measure Suspending Assessment
 Work Claims Before Congress

Recognizing the urgent need for such legislation, Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has introduced the bill, H. R. 6381 Providing for the suspension Of annual assessment work mining claims held by b. cation in the United States and Alaska" reading as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the provision of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which requires each mining claim located and until
 patent has been issued therefor not less than $l00 worth of labor to be performed improvements ag- gregatng such amount to be made each year, be ard the same is hereby, suspended to all mining claims in the United States, including Alaska, during the year beginning at F o'clock meridian July 1o4l. and ending at 12 o'clock meridian July l. 1942: Pro vded, That every claimant of any such mining claim, in order to obtain the benefits of this Act, shall file to be filed in the office where the location tice certificate is recorded before 12 o'clock meridian, July l, 1922 notice of his desire to hold said mining claim under this Act
 Representative James G. Scrugham of Nevada had previously introduced somewhat similar measure i7 the House, H. R. 6295, to suspend the requirements for assessment work as to all mining claims which are situated within the exterior limits of any area withdrawn by Executive Order for purposes of nation al defense" However this bill is of value to few if any, people in Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25
DINIOND ASKS FOR LI3ERALfZED ALASKA GAME LAWS

Washington, Feb. 23 (AP) - Re-enactmcnt of the AL aslla Game Laws, liberaliz ed to permit soldiers and sailors to hunt in the T ri tory with resident licenses after one year residence, was asked by Delegate Di- mond who introduced a bill prepared by the Alaska Gam Commission and ap- proved by !ha Interior Dept Comm ssioa which met here early in January. Under the measure, mom- NCTs Cf the armed forces are entitled 10 the same general hnnting licenses as 9 resident of the territory "Ftar .hree years. The resi- dent license costs a dollar and the nonresident $50 License 10 hunt birds costs residents a dollar, non-rcSi dent SD.
 The n1easnoo authorizes Ire Game Commission to make regulations o7 hunt ing of game and fishing. Di m"nd eaid it undanbtedlv will restrict hunting and oonfin9 if to c2rta;n arcag because Of the influx of population.
The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25
BAKER TESTIFIES AS TO SHIP RATES

SEATTLE, Feb. IF - The AL a4ka Steamship Company's gen eral manager, L. w. Baker testi. fled at the ship rate hearing io Seattle that the company hoped that operation economies would enable < 10 reduce surcharge by July. He a'so said the cemp9ny's plans on elimination of many Of 'he present delays. which in- crease the expenses.
 On cross-ex9mirot.oa of James Curtin, representative of the Of- fee of the Price Administration the company's att1raey gained the admission that Curtin's fqur- es derived without sufficient time for consideration Of d,sta1c es ani other factors entering into operating costs"
 Curtin testified last week that ihe company's revenues were a4o quate without increase in rate. Maritime commissioner exa,oin- er rejected, ho~lvar, q moIioo by the company's attorney -7 strike Curtin figures flom h record.
The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25
Government May Be Urged
 To Take Over Alaska Shios

SEATTLE, Feb. 13 - Alaska's $ Attorney General Henry Rod2n threatened to petition the govern ment to operate ships 10 Alaska if the new 45 percent surcharge on passengers and freight con tinues. Roden appeared before the concluding session of the Maritime Commission hearing over the recently approved rate increases.
 Because the higher rates are attributed to war conditions, Ro- den argued, the burden should be borne by the nation as a whole and not by the residents of Alaska Roden claimed that
The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25

the new rates threaten seriously 10 depopulate Alaska.
 Albert E. Stevens, specia1 coun sel of the steamship company. ar PQed that the carriers were en- tiled to the increased revenue because of the rising costs incur red by war-risk insurance. crew bonuses and the unpred .ct3ble year ahead.
 However, Stephens said, any methods formulated that will ab sorb the additional costs will be acceptable 10 us.'
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The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25

Perhaps the smallest man in the U. S. Army Private Willie Dockray (eft), 23-year-od cowboy from Cap itan, N M, is convinced he's big enough to beat the Japs Dockray, nicknamed Almost" mustered some help here to make his feet II inches, stand even with Corp Durrel Davis at Camp Callan near San Diego, Calf Too short to qualify for the draft Wille got recruiting officers to accept him by arguing: Those Japs aren't any bigger than +
The Nome nugget., 1942-02-25

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La gaceta., 1942-07-18
UN IMPORTANTE ACUER-
DO DE LAS UOGIAS LATI-
MAS DE TAMPA

En- una impOrtante reunion
d%crGunta, verificada reciente-
mente en- esta ciudad, las socie-
dades o logias fraternales lati-
mas del condado de Hi.lsborough
tomaron este acuerdo: Suprimir
por ell presente todas las cere-
mOnias que prescriben sus ri
tualeS Y reglamentos y que Sc We
Man hacienda en- los cemente-
rios, al ocurrir el faEecimiento
de queridos hermanos. Suprimir
tambien las marchas fGnebres
pOr las Gales y los acompana-
mientos en- masa, como hasta ell
presente Sc venia hacienda.
FL deber de las logias, mien-
tras las presentes circunstan-
cias duren, quedara limitado al
cnvio re una comisi6n por par
tie dc a logia a la que ell difuntO
pertenecia.
Sc hasa ell acuerdo en- la alte-
raci6n de horas de trabajo por
parte de los empleados de cemen
terios Y sepultureros Y tambi6n
en- ell horario de trabajo de los
mienbros de las logias, en- su
mayor parte Obreros de las ia
ibricas.
Al mismo tempo Sc ayu1ara,
en- 10 possible, a la economic de
gonna y gasolina.
Firmaron ell acuerdo los casti-
Hos Crist6bal Colon No. 7. y
Ponce de Leon No. 8, de los Ca
balleros del Aguila de Orc; Ca
5alleros Leales de America, Inc.
Independence Orden de Odd Fe
lows, logias Progreso No. 81 e
Ideal No. So; Gran Logia de la
Orden Caballero de la Luz y lo-
gias subordinadas; Hijos de TIA
liza; logia Liberty Grove No. 2,
de la Orden de Druidas, y logia
Union Y Fimeza No. a de los
Caballeros de Marti.
La gaceta., 1942-07-18

Ell coraz6n de Antinori, que
latfa siempre en- favor de las no
bles causas, recibi6 ell tremendo
golpe del deStjnO Cuando e. re-
memorable, en- union de cubanos
y espanOles, italianDs y nortea-
mericanos, ell aniversario de la
aggression del fascismO interna-
cional contra el pueblo espanol
y las instituciones republicans.
Ali todOs los cerebros pensa-
ban en- vengar a Espana, liberar
a Italia Y defender todos los de-
rechos legitimos; ALI todos los
corazones albergaban ell mismO
"sentimiento'': combatir Ell fas-
cismo Y destruirlo.
Y ALI estaba 6l con los "su-
yes, r~ecordando los amos de ac-
ci6n y quiza ~planeandO nuevos
actos en- contra del enemigo CO.
mln.
Entonces la camapana del deS-
tino memorable dCbl6 para el, la
escuch6 6l Gnicamente, y ell al
ma Sc remont6, deiando ell cuer-
DO " Ia memoria de un hombre
que amaba Y era amado.
Muri6 sin sufrir, aunque ha-
tbia sufrido mucho en- la vida, co
mo cast todOs los seres huma-
nos.