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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02

y
Burmese towns of Prone and Toun-
goo.
The concentration of armed forces
on the Burma front indicated that
the enemy was hoping to strike at
that United Nations sector immed-
lately in an effort to prevent align
ment of India as full partner in
the Allied front or to attack India
before such an agreement can ma
terialize.
A fleet of l6 Japanese ships, in
Guiding four transports and IL war
ships, landed at least 5000 troops
at the west Burmese port of Akyab,
an important base on the Bay of
Bengal only rs miles from the
Indian border and 31O miles from
Calcutta. Akyab previously had been
abandoned by the British and its
seizure completed Japanese occupa-
ton of all Burma ports.
THREAT TO INDIA
The seizure of Akyab gravely in
creased the Japanese threat to India
at a time when Sir Stafford Cripps
was struggling against formidable
odds to overcome the All-India Con-
gress (majoritY party's objections
to Britain's plan for postwar indie
pendence.
Cripps insisted he was still hope
full and that negotiations would con-
tinue next week, reportedly as a
result of British offer to give
the Indians a greater immediate
voice in control of home defense
The congress party rejection OF
the plan as it was offered, however
was believed to be virtually unani-
nous and Indian sources said that
the prospects for an agreement were
poor unless other and important
concessions were made.
On the Burma land front, the
British in the Prone sector and
the Chinese in the Toungoo area
had successfully set up new lines
in expectation of new Japanese
assault Enemy bomber squadrons
began blasting at these positions
Thursday as a prelude to new at
tempts to drive northward toward
the oil fields about 100 miles from
Prone and toward Mandalay, some
200 miles from Toungoo.
ACTION IN BATAAN
Chinese sources said that the
enemy would be forced to pay a
still higher price for any attacks
on the new Allied lines.
In the Philippines there was "ag-
gressive patrol" fighting and further
enemy bombing and artillery attacks
on American forts in Manila bay,
but no renewal of the japanese Of
fensive which the defense forces
broke up earlier this week in bloody
fighting.
In Australia, the japanese again
bombed Port Darwin-their first
nighttime raid-but operations 9TH
erwise appeared slight.
On other fighting fronts:
LONDON-StrongB British bombing
squadronS attack German-held war
factories in the Paris suburbs, es-
pecially the Matford Auto Truck
factory, and struck at industrial
sectors in western Germany. Fif-
teen Raj planes lost.
RUSSIA German troops and
tanks sent from reserve forces in
France to reinforce siege of Sevas-
topol where Russians have downed
one enemy plane a day for $50
days and inflicted heavy casualties
Continued on Page 8: Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
50 Date Growers
See Demonstration

A total of 80 valley date growers
witnessed the four date thinning
demontrations made By Roy Nixon
from the u. S. date farm at Indio
Tuesday and wednesday.
On Tuesday Nixon was at the w,
C. Darnell ranch near Brawley and
at the Swami highway date ranch
west of FL Centre: on Wednesday
he was at the r. S. Dillman place
near Bard and at the John Fiala
ranch east of Calexico.
The expert showed the different
methods Of thinning soft and semi
dry dates and explained the ad-
vantages of thinning in preventing
souring and improving the size and
quality of the fruit.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02

iShidooi VI tiit S1o Every MOnudy
Morning" pension plan and Ellis
o. Jones, founder of the National
Copperheads, are in the Los An
geles county Jail facing federal
charges of sedition
Warren already had caused the
arrest of Noble, Jones and seven
associates on a charge of conspir-
ing to libel Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur. but he told Assistant Attorney
General Warren Olney to file g
felony complaint Sacramento to-
day charging the group with failure
to register under the subversive or
ganizations registration act.
The information you have gath
cred concerning Noble. Jones
ct al. indicates clearly that their
organization is subversive In char
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
James F.0ttD Dies
|nEICentro

Funeral services for James Frank
lin OFT, 70, resident of Ell Centre
for the last three years, were
scheduled at the Lemons funeral
chapel at $3.50 p. m.
OFT, father of Earl OFT of 1913
Orange, FL Centre, died Wednes-
day night. The Rev. Mr.. Joe Ma
ton, pastor of the Ell Centre Bap-
tist church, was to officiate. Inter
ment was at Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02

The city of Ell Centre was minus
an engineer Thursday as a result
of action Wednesday night by the
city council on the resignation OF
Ralph Congreve.
Congreve, who had charged lack
Of cooperation" by both officials
and workmen in the performance
Of his duties. appeared before the
council and. at the request OF May
or Bob Hatton, reiterated his de-
sire to resign, effective April /.
The vote on acceptance was three
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
Hancock Funeral
Scheduled Friday

Earl C. Hancock, 10, retired cat
tleman who died in Ell Centro Sun
day from a heart attack, will be
buried in Glenn Abbey at Chula
Vista after funeral services at the
Lemons chapel in Ell Centre at $3.50
a. m. Friday.
The Elks lodge of Ell Centro will
be in charge of the rites and the
Elks ritual will be followed. Han
Geek is survived by his wife. Mrs
Nina B. Hancock; and daughter
Marjorie Hancock, of Montrose,
Colo,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02

COiC.
The housing shortage was brought
to the councils attention at its meet
ing wednesday night, when L. v.
Upholt appeared and asked per-
mission to repair condemned
dwelling he owns at TIA Holt street.
Upholt said the state had con-
demned the structure because 1t
did not meet with certain safety
and sanitation requirements, but
with minor repairs 1t could be made
liveable and still conform to the
states building code. But the re-
pairs are not permissible under the
city code, :le said.
The city code, admittedly the
most rigid of any municipality IN
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02

Imperial Valley. is such that the
only work permissible on the house
would be complete demolition. 1t was
pointed out by officials that the
code already has forced removal
from Ell Centre of many packing
sheds, and it was agreed that some
kind of ameliorating amendment
should be adopted.
Councilman Wesley He'll said the
tough Requirements" here have
caused many dwellings TO remain
vacant, at time when virtually
every house in the city might be
bringing sorely needed revenues to
the owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
Robert Noble to
Face New CHARGE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. (UP)-New charges were
to be placed today against Robert Noble and his isolation
st Friends of Progress group Attorney General Earl
Warren threatened to prosecute them or treason
essary Noble head of the Friends of Progress" and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
Transient / ellis
SQboteur Story
I+inerant Laborer Says Unidentified
Man AssauI+ed Him on Railroad Bridge
At INLAND; FBI Arrests japanese Here

Sabotage investigators assumed another phase IN I'M
perial county Thursday with officers searching for an
unidentified man who said to have assaulted an timer
ant aborer on a railroad bridge at inland Wednesday
NIGHT after saving cpl teach you to spy on me-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
Senate Committee Finds
Lack Of Planning Cause
Of Delayed Plane Output
Labor. Management Absolved as Blame
Placed on Overall Administration Of
Program; Corrective Measures Asked

WASHINGTON April 2. (UP)-The senate committee
Investigating the program charged today that lack
"overall planning by the armed services and the
defunc Office of Production Management is responsible
for the failure of west coast apane plants to operate
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
City Will Relax
Building Code

Ell Centre Public Works Director Walter Heinecke
Thursday had been authorized by the city council to formu
late a plan whereby number of condemned dwellings
might be rehataed to the housing shortage
without full compliance with the citys stringent building
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
Foe HurrieS to
Defeat Alignment
In Allied Cause
Nipponese Throw Maximum Strength in
Burma Offensive While Moving Troops
For Possible Blow Across Bengal Bay
BY UNITED PRESS =

Japan appeared to be throwing maximum strength
into the Burma Thursday pushing powerful naval
squadron to within Is miles of threatened India and
launching heavy air attacks Allied fines the central
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02

The Best Yet
Probably the most gracious and
nonchalant of all the bicyclistS
seen thus far is Oscar Ferguson.
He was observed pedalling down
Sixth street Thursday morning
guiding his baby blue wheel with
one hand, whistling merry
roundelay, and with his other hand
in his pocket
Heigh he!
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
} 4M,t!Hs 4sos4ts
A japanese Speaks

A japanese Speaks
C. H. H. Small, evacuee consult
ant, received this letter from E. K
Sasaki. now detained by the gov
ernment somewhere:
have been detained here more
than month without knowing
why and what for. I can never un-
derstand what dangerous alien
mean. I came San Francisco 1897
and I have been resident Califor-
mia ever since, 45 years. When
arprehended Feb. Ia, I answered
26 pages questionnaire-109 ques-
tions. What is your purpose to
come into United States?' My
answer was and is, to work and
to make a home here. I have no
relative nor property in Japan
Whatever property I call, I own it
in America. I am now 81 years
of age. May I be blessed to live
10 or Is years longer and the re-
naming life wished to be in Amer
lea. I have a 15year- old girl, born
in El Centre, now is student of
Calexico high school, have a home
III CdlexlCO., WIleTelOIe HdVc IlC
intention to go back to japan. I
am living here one month and half
of course how long more is not
Known. The U S. government is
very generous to treat us. We de-
tainees are supplied with every
thing needful for daily life. I CAN
not think of any complaint to
make.
My cnly concern is the Japanese
evacuation from the valley. What
shall become of my farming pro-
duct? This worries me day and
night. When we read an article
in the Press" G. H. H. Small is
appointed evacuee consultant, the
crowd cried unanimously "Banzai
-(Hurrah) We all know you al
ways play fair with equanimity and
are trustworthy. Are entrusted
and expected justice be done. May
democracy reign the world. May
the United States prosper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02

She's Right
This first aid training is going
to come in for lot more respect
hereafter.
Mrs. Charles Free, who has been
first aiding since the classes start
ed and is a first alder of the first
water, visited the medical head
quarters while a guest at the ma
rine encanpment near inland.
Il suppose you will have heat
prostration and sun strike to treat. "
she remarked to an aide. He agreed.
How will you treat them?"' she
asked in an interested tone. The
aide said he would treat them just
alike.
"Oh, that is wrong Mrs. Free
cried in alarm. I'm sure that Is
wrong. They told us at first aid
class that persons suffering from
heat prostration and sun stroke
must be treated differently"
They went to the doctors in
charge. The doctors, who must
have had training in diplomacy and
tact as we'll as medicine suggested
that they go tc medical books to
settle the question.
The books said Mrs. Free was
right as rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-02
WEATHER

WEATHER
maximum Wednesday 81, Mini
am Thursday so; 5 pm. Wednes-
" "a, humidity %; 5 am. Thurs
t1y SIS. humidity 54; Noon Thurs
d. " "a, humidity %.
Los ANGELES HAY
J.S. No. 1 S24.50-25.5O; u. S. No.
2 leafy Nv. S24-24.5O; us. No. 2
5 1898. Mpls. Sept. flax S2.63.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Mystery Story
On a Stations

How a strange letter opened up
a new mystery and darkened the
mists around Southern bellies
rendezvous of death will be re-
vealed in The American Weekly
with next Sundays issue of The
Detroit Sunday Times in a real
life mystery tale. THE Clue Of the
Unknown Clairvoyant" by Theo-
dore Roscoe.
This true life story, the latest in
The American Weekly's account
OF famous crimes that mystfied
us in the past and challenged our
best detective genius, has been
made the basis of n Front Page
Drama playlet which will be
broadcast over IA radio stations
in Michigan and Ontario next
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, the day differing on var
ious stations as indicated.
WIDE. Flint, 9 p. m. Friday;
WASH-WOOD, Grand Rapids,
$50 p. m. Friday; WIBM, Jack
son, 8;45 p. m. Friday; WIN,
Lansing, s45 p. m. Friday; WKBZ,
Muskegon, us p. m. Friday;
VICAR, Pontiac. 2:45 p. m. Thurs
day; WSAM, Saginaw, 10:45 p. m.
Friday; WTCM, Traverse City.
7:30 p. m. Wednesday; WILLS
Port Huron. 1l:30 a. m. Friday.
ONTARIO
CFCO, Chatham. $50 p. m.
Thursday; CKOC. Hamilton, lis
p. m. Saturday; CKCR. Kitchener,
9 p. m. Thursday; CKCO. Ottawa.
6:15 p. m. Friday: GIGS, STRAIT
ford. las p. m. Friday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON
ISLANDS, Oct. ~ delayed
Amid battles which are making
history and with sudden death
drifting through the jungles, one
of the important events TO the
marines holding vital positions on
these islands is the arrival of mail
from home.
Time is reckoned from one ar
rival of mail TO the neXt--and the
dates always seem far between.
During the interim, much time is
devoted to lengthy discussions of
such questions as: When will the
next mail arrive? How much will
there be. and how recent will be
the dates of the letters when they
arrive?
BY some mysterious grapevine,
the fact that mail has arrived is
known by every marine on the
island almost before the first bag
hits the beach. The pace of activi-
ties increases. Good humor' radi-
ates. The mail handlers in each
company are kept under constant
observation.
Then comes that long-awaited
moment when the jeep roarS up
with its precious cargo OF mailbags
in the back seat. All activity
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Mail From Home, Hope
Of Guadalcanal Marines
BY SGT. JAMES w. HURLBUT
Marine Corps Combat Correspondent
Distributed by United Press

ceases for few minutes. Differ
ences in rank seem TO disappear
Dignified colonies and plain pri-
Yates stand side by side in an
ticipation.
Kelly. Jones, bernat by,
Wjyzkowski-" the mail distrib-
utor calls. Here's Abernathy";
'T'll take kelly's," come the re-
plies.
All hands stand fast until the
mail bag is empty. There is always
chance that that last pink en-
velope might be "the" one. Nope
it's one more for that lucky fellow
Kelly.
Then each man, his priced col
lection of letters in hand, moves
away. The gregariousness that ex-
lists during air raids disappears
when the time comes to catch up
on the doings of the folks back
in the states. The sacred business
of reading mail from home re-
quires privacy.
The most forlorn figure in the
world is the marine who draws
blank in the mail distribution.
So If you are proud of these
fighting Leathernecks, and want to
do something to help keep their
efforts in high gear-then keep
the mail bags filled to OVERLOOKING
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
lis New Faces
To Appear in
Congress Jan. ;
II Per Cent Change
Made in Membership
by Election Year
Nv COLE r. MORGAN
sc.c..l 10 THE DETROIT TINES

WASHINGTON. Nov When
the new Seventy-eighth Congress
convenes. January 3, there will be
a minimum of us new faces on
Capitol Hill.
The newcomers viii arrive from
two-thirdS Of the the states, 81
OF the as,
They will constitute % per cent
of the combined membership OF
the House and Senate.
There will be new blood in Con-
rress-and in substantial quantity
in both major parties.
That gives some idea OF the eX-
tent of the congressional person
mel turnover wrought by last Tues
days elections, the preceding
primaries and conventions. the
aspirations for higher political
office (mostly unsuccessful. the
individual decisions of voluntary
retirement. and. here and there,
the hand of death.
In casting up the casualty toll.
II is found that 81 Democrats, p
Republicans, one Progressive and
one Far1ner-Laborite will be alb
sent from the House. The Sen
ate will be minus IL and perhaps
u Democrats, and one Independ-
emit, the veteran Senator George
w. Norris of Nebraska.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

men from her Valiant Lady cast
Betty Garde. long a radio
serial favorite, gets her first pic
ture job--a strip teaser in &c
String Murder" -. Bill Thomp-
son. who does the timid Wallace
Wimple with the Fibber, is a
bachelor and says he doesn't need
any advice about handling a wife
Dale Evans, the coffee song
bird, sings from shorthand notes.
She was a secretary in Dallas be-
fore radio claimed her -. Charlie
Mccarthy leads the parade ac-
cording TO latest surveys . FL
mer Davis. OWL head, has decided
against a radio hook-up for Uncle
Sam. Too bad.
Conrad Nagel, Readers Digest
emcee. planed to the Coast to
cast his vote and planed right
back again 5000 miles to exer-
else the right of citizenship I,
Arch Obler Lights Out, etc.) is
putting a lot of his patriotic plays
in book form and offers them
royalty free to any group Z.
Harry Salter has left Hobby
Lobby to direct an army band
Sidney Blackmer. Academy Award
winner. Is an addition to the Lio-
mel Barrymore show (WJR) I.
Lowell Thomas is the new mar
rator on CKLW's Victory Is Our
Business" Josephine Houston
proved such a hit that she's now
on Saturday as well as Sunday
night on the Blue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Doctors 10 Discuss
Tuberculosis Control

Experiences and data on the
control OF tuberculosis in wartime
will be exchanged by eight scien-
lists before the Wayne County
Medical Society Monday evening
at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The speakers:
Doctors John Barnwell. Univer-
sity Hospital, Ann Arbor: c. c.
Birkelo. Herman Kiefer Hospital;
Paul Chapman. Detroit depart
ment of health: William Hudson,
chest surgeon and bronchoscopist;
r. J. O'Brien. chest surgeon; Eu-
gene Woodruff. Maybury Sanato-
rum, Worthwhile, and Bruce III.
Douglas, city health commissioners.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
OUT OF TOWN

Arthur v. Amerman. Dearborn.
Harley Eldon Beard, Dearborn.
Robert " Cramp. River Rouge.
Robert o. Derrick Jr.. Crosse Pointe.
David j. MoQuade, Roseville.
Hendrix J. Mouw, Royal Oak.
Nelson r. Quackenbush, jackson.
Russell John Rutledge, Royal Oak.
Roy j. Duncan, Dearborn.
Norman Engel. Highland Park.
Donald T. Goodwin, East Lansing.
Ralph Harbert Jr.. Battle Greek.
David Kaufman Jr., Dearborn.
Austin s. Miller, Ann Arbor.
Robert 4. Murphy. Roseville.
Donald c. Cumberworth. Pontiac.
Richard l.. Gracey. Birmingham.
Carroll W. Mcconnell. Grand Rapids.
Jay II. Mengle. Mt. Clemens.
Billy Wainwright Davis. Royal Oak.
Daniel A. Darling. Grand Rapids.
Alex ID. Bourdo. Pontiac.
Malcolm ID. Canadian. Lincoln.
Charles II. Miller. Pontiac.
Paul A. Behe. Mt. Clemens.
Max Richardson. Pontiac
James 4. Guinot, Crosse Pointe Park.
Richard J. r. Navarro, Carleton.
Ernest L. Olivares, Mt. Clemens.
Donald +. Warner. Brighton
Donald w. Kahler. Inlay City.
Bernard l.. Lovitky. Flint.
William J. Amrheim, Plymouth,
Richard Il. Charlton, Birmingham.
James T. Pare. Roseville.
William @. Boswell. Highland Park.
Robert ". Carney, Dearborn,
Harold +. Groves Jr., Ann Arhor.
Anthony r.. Purpan Jr., Birmingham.
Herbert w Morris. Ann Arbor.
Paul u. Ham, Ann Aroor.
LEROY Temper, Flint.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08
Sponsors Worried

lopOusOFs WOFFfcu =
The $4,000 a year ceiling on
pay checks has many radio big
shots worried. They're afraid that
many stars who now grace their
programs may think that their
chores on the Always will leave
nothing TO show for their efforts
but headaches. II is feared that
program headliners will have
tough time getting guest stars
from the movie world.
There's another side 10 the pic
ture, however. Many of these
stars will think il a patriotic ges-
ture TO earn all they can even
though they must turn the surplus
over to their Uncle Sam. II will
all add 10 the war effort. Again.
it may mean a chance for many
young. aspirants who have long
awaited the big chance.
Here's Bennett Fitzpatrick. who
| traces lost persons (CBS-WJR) on
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

DateS
Sunday: Dorothy Mayor. coll
ored soprano. with kostelanetz.
WJR: George Olsen on Band
wagon. WV: Joan Edwards and
Hugh Herbert with Fred Allen.
WJR: Paul NUM- and Alexander
Woollcott on Readers Digest,
WJR; w. c. Fields with Charlie
Mccarthy, WV; Arthur Ruben
stein. pianist. on Philharmonic
Symphony. WJR. Monday: Rosa
lind Russell and Gary Grant on
Screen Guild. WJR; Alex Tenn
pleton on Telephone Hour, WWJ:
Orson WelleS in opening OF new
Lockheed series. WJR: Dean
Jaeger in Torpedo Lane" Caval-
cade. WJR. Wednesday: Irene
Manning replacing Nadine Con-
nor with Nelson Eddy. WJR:
American Legion from Arlington
Cemetery. WXYZ Shirley Dins-
dale. 15-year-old ventriloquist,
with Eddie Cantor. WWJ. Thurs
day: Jeanette Macdonald and
Alexander Woollcott on Canteen,
lWJR. Friday: Monty Woolley
on Playhouse, WJR.
Claudia Morgan. new lead in
I'VE Love and Learn tWJR), il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

w e d n e S d ay,
Thursday and
Friday. AS Mr..
Keen he uses
p y c h o logy
r a I h er than
finger prints TO
] o c a [ @, I o
solve his cases,
which are un-
( o r [ u n a I @ s
r a I her than
criminals
Lou Costello
lAbbott e. c.
passed c cigars
Friday on be-
half OF "A new
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

don. The Costello already
had two daughters Bruce
Chick (CKLW) gives bowlers all
the dope Monday through Friday
at els p. m. Mary Martin
leaves Bing for few weeks to
have a bothering appendix eX-
tracted Frank Graham. an
nouncer for Tommy Riggs, was
born in Detroit Mary Rolfe
is the new Mary Aldrich" and
she's also leading lady in Broad.
ways Eve of ST. Marks Z.
WelIes In New Series
You may learn about airplaneS
from Orsen Welles. The busiest
man on radio, screen and theateF
opens his new series for Lock-
heed and Vega on WJR AT 7:15
p. NJ. Monday and nc wifi bring 10
his audience all the thrills that
come 10 those dauntleSs men Of
the air. the American filters. AS
customary, Welles will write. di-
rect and narrate the shows. Fol-
low this new program and you'll
know all there is 10 know about
the planes and the pilots, napi-
gators. bombardiers and gunnefs
who are going 10 play their big
part in bringing victory TO the
United Nations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-08

a daughter OF
Frank Morgan.
a C tor. and a
niece OF Frank
Morgan w h o
tells those tall
stories Carol
Bruce got her
stage and radio
last name from
the first syllable
OF Nat Brusilof,
who first adj
vised her in her
theatrical ca
reer In one
V ar J o a n
Blaine has lost
a. tho ARMY TX