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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
)APS DRIVE BRITISH FROM SALM|EEN RIVER
DEATH BY DYNAMITE
Miner Chooses Spectacular End

ircm digging under the earth to
his body, Hughes said.
There had been a fire within the
stone and ocotillo rampant and be-
said he believed Houscr had used
piece OF dynamite fuse. Hughes
Sadi he believed Houser had used
a jackknife found near the body,
to affiX the fuse in the dynamite
cap. Then he said. it looked as
though Houser had held the dy-
Mantle stick against his stomach
and put the end of the fuse in the
fire.
IF I ever get sick, I'll crawl in
hole someplace and no one ever
will find me-" friends quoted HouS-
er as saying several times. Houser
had not been well, his friends said.
HouSer last was seen alive two
weeks ago at mine camp 80 miles
west Of Imperial and six miles
north of Carriso creek road. Clyde
RiggleS, his partner left HouSer
at the camp and went to FL Cen
tro for groceries. When Riggles re-
turned tC camp H0uScr was gone
but his possessions were still there,
RigglCs returned to FL Centre af-
ter he had made an unsuccessful
search for his partner, and report
cd him missing.
On Monday Hughes. Charles
Holtzer, and S. Sp:oulc of Imperial
went to the FISH creek mountains
to help RiggleS search.
Hotter found the remnants OF
the body and clothing Hughes said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
Appeal Goes Gu:
For Raid Spoilers
And Fire Wardens

Urgent appeal fer more air raid
observers ala Ior moro fire ward
cns for Fl Centre have been madH
ry r. A. Dinsmoro, Jr,. head Of
the FL Centro listening post on the
Harding school grounds, and by
C. S. Reed fire chief for FL Cen
trO and head Of tho city defense
council.
Volunteers for day service at the
listCnilg p@St arc needed. the cVe-
rim. shifts having been filled. Vol
untCCrS arc asked to give four
hours once every two weeks and
the services of either men, women
or young people of high school and
junior college age will be WClc"m-
cd.
Fire Warclcns arr needed tor all
parts Of the city but particularly
tCr the area rom ri CcntrO street
to Olive and Eighth to Sixth
street
Volunteers may rcg.S,Cr by call
inc the FL Ccntro fire house.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

Officers were engaged Tuesday
III investigating tho mysterious
death Of Mrs. Anna Mac MOWrcN.
29-yCar-old wife of James A, Nov
roy. Ell Centre salesman.
Mcwrcy found his wife asleep AT
her home at 1926 Adams street III
El Cthtro at 8 o'clock Monday
night when he returned from
working in Brawlcy all day. MIS-
MoWrey was bruised on her elbows
thighs, and en- the small OF hCr
back. She had been violently ~
officers said. She was fully cloth
cd.
She was taken to the FL Ccntro
hospital Vixen que, ioneo silc
gave no account of what had nap,
pened to her and declared she haa
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

blows at any moment.
The Dutch, pounding at the foe
on every possible occasion, sent
United Nations planes over sout.1
Sumatra to blast the JapaneSe-h
airdrome at Palembang. Three Jap
aneSc transports in nearby waters
we're attacked and at least one OF
them was seriously damaged
Australia anticipated a japanese
assault on Port Moresby, New Gu.
nea any day and received an urgent
appeal from the Dutch to speed
more aid to the vital Java front.
The fighting fronts showed:
WEST INDIES-American offic-
ials tighten defense precautions al
Panama Canal to guard again5;
possible blows at vital waterway
following German submarine attacks
in Maracaibo oil zone which sank
or damaged from five to 10 oil
/ tankerS and led to shelling of
Standard Oil refinery at Aruba.
BATAVIA-Dutch air squadrons
cOunterattack japanese vaSi o =
thruStS toward Java, bombing Pal
cmbang airdrome on Sumatra,
downing two enemy planes and
bombing three enemy transports,
one of which was hit. japanese
planes attack islands in narrow
strait between Sumatra and Java
PHILIPPINES - Men of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur brace for pow
erful enemy attack as japanese
increase artillery fire against Cor
regidOr and Bataan peninsula de-
lenses; japanese bomb village of
Cabcaben, killing l8 women and
five children.
BURMA-BritiSh hold new lines
along Biln river, only so miles from
Burma supply line to China, after
being driven back from SalWee;l
river line by heavy japanese Of
fcnSivc
INDIA - Reports that Mahatma
Gandhi, Chinese Gen. Chang Kai-
shek and India Nationalist leaders
will meet create belief that British
are attempting to organize all out
india defenses with much greater
native participation.
RUSSIA - Germans acknowledge
Red army break through in defense
line south of Vyazma, on central
front before SmocnSk, but claim
attackers later wiped out. Russians
report their advance reaching south
of SmolenSk.
LIBYA-Patrol fighting continues
in desert while British report scor-
ing two air torpedo hits on all of
an Italian squadron consisting OF
two cruisers and destroyer in Med
itCrranean. Germans claim two hits
Oh British squadron of cruiser
Continued en- Page 6, Col b
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Mystery Shrouds
Death Of Woman

seen no ono all day. Officers were
called to question her further but
She could give them no help. She
died about 2;@0 u. m. Tuesday
without clearing up the mystery.
At her home officers found a
Slight diSarraugCmcnl Of tho fur
niturc in tho room where She had
been sleeping when her husband
found her.
An autopsy was performed carly
Tuesday and specimens sent to a
laboratory for analysis. FCcd found
at the home was beins tested.
Neignoors were questioned by Of
ficerS in an effort to determine II
they had seen anyone enter the
house during the day Monday or
early that evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

,dan9cr the county and the nation
are in because Of the lax methods
of handling alien enemies, the
ordinance fixed a penalty for those
who refuse to comply with the ordi-
nance and provided that peace Of
ficers and the agricultural commls
sioncr and his deputies may search
the homes and property of aliens.
Conviction will mean six months III
Jail, a 500 fine, or both.
The ordinance" District Attor-
ncy Elmer Heald said was aimed
at the enemy aliens and at thu
American citizens who help them
get around the law and farm the
land. We know of one Japanese
alien who is holding a farm in tho
name of his American born children.
Two of the children are now in
Japan and ono lives in Long Beach.
Tho ordinance provides That the
district attorney may cancel leases
and contracts with cncm" aliens
and take the offenders to court.
1t also makes it unlawful for anJ
enemy alien 20 have carrier pigeons,
maps, telescopes, radios, firearms,
cameras, field glasses, or signaling
devices Of any kind and inStructs
peace officers TO seize them when
found. 1t requires all citizens 10
report the prcsences OF alien enc
mics on ranches and provides a
penalty for those who fail to do so
Asked if the ordinance would make
it mandatory for American borl
Japanese to report their parents,
Hoald said the ruling applied to any
and all american citizens.
The ordinance vas passed as an
emergency and will become effective
Immediately
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

lcctcd D" FlllplnoS and given "
the Red Cross to be turned over
to the Filipino Red Cross The orig
inal Red Cross quota in the chapter
district was $4,000
Other reports indicated that the
chapter has completed plans fer
action in the event of disaster
or in the event that evacuccS from
the coast arc sent to the valley.
w. II. Rhodes was named chair
man for a committee to police reg
iStratiOn grounds; the Imperial
Valler Credit association offices
will be made available as head
quarters for Scouts who will serve
ae messengers in an emergency; the
block bounded Dy commercial,
Broadway, Fifth and Sixth streets
will be reserved for parking for
the Red Cross motor corps in dis
aster: the high school is making
signs for the various registration,
housing and feeding headquarters
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

Olson recently named four new
members to the board to gain full
control. In his letter, he said it
was unfortunate" that there had
been lengthy disputes and litiGa-
ion over textbooks He said this
vas net only caused by differences
between the board and state cdu-
catiCn department but also TO
wholly unnecessary and protacted
disputes regarding textbooks adop-
ton, which have been formented
by agents Oh UC"tDoCE publishers
interested in securing adoptions
for their produces and obtaining aS
high a price as possible
Olson cited the Silver -Burdett
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
Roosevelt Veioes
Guayu'e Measure

WASHINGTON. Feb. II. up
President Roosevelt today vetoed a
bill designed 10 promote tho pro-
ductiJn of cuayulc and other rub
bcr-bCaring plants in this country
because it failed to provide for pro-
motion Of other important sources
of crude rubber In the western
hemisphere.
Mr.. Roosevelt said tho bill as
amended by thc hcu.c and finally
passed, would limit the promotion
Of QUaylllc cultivation to the Unit
ed State, contrary to resolution
adopted by hc recent Rio dc Jan
Giro conference which proposed
that continental solidarity be
translated into positive and cfiec-
tive action in the obtaining OF
strategic materials"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

SaV3Ge'S foot crashed down on
tho gas pedal when hc brc3mr I'M.
conscious. Highway Pdtrolman W.
l.. 'fackctt said After Shccrin9 of
the left fender Of the car ahead his
speeding machine jumped a borrow
pit beside the highway, crashed
through a fence, crossed a small
field, huytled between a telephone
post and a tree, and carecned into
group of trees 300 feet from the
point the car left the highway.
No ono suffered critical injuries
but Mr.. and Mrs. Savage and LN-
man Pollard, so, her brother who
was in the front scat with Savag",
we're treated for scratches. bruiSco.
and shock. Pollard is an invalid
Some time after the moment
saw my husband slump over tho
wheel" MIS-. Savage said. Il turned
off the ignition. l can't remcmbc"
whether it was just after We nic!;-
I'd the other car or while We were
going through the air"
James JantH Miller. 81. one Of
tho officials working on the ali
port construction west of Ell Centre,
was driving the machine ahead Of
the Savage car.
Physicians who examined SavaGc
IN El Centre said he had a weak
heart. The trio left the hospital
Tuesday.
James E. SluShcr, 81, FL Centre
car dealer, went to sleep at the
wheel of his sedan three miles west
of Ell Centre carly Tuesday morn
ing.
The car ran off the highway
and overturned in a borrow pit bet
Slusher was only badly shaken.
Tackett said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

Remnants of the body of Joe
HouSer, ga, missing miner, were
found late Monday scattered over
a rocky cliff and along the floor
of a sandy canyon in the Fish
creek mountains where he is be-
lieved to have used dynamite to
blow himself to pieces, about 10
days ago.
Grim evidence of the aged mans
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
Olson Presses Plan for
S%ute-Written Textbooks

SACRAMENTO. Feb. Il. up
Gov. Culbcrt Olson today recon-
mcndcd to the rcOrganizcd State
Beard Of Education that immediate
steps be taken to eliminate priv
ate book concerns from supplying
California textbooks and recruit
Statc-paid educators to write Gle
mentary school books
Olson explained that $1.250,OO0
lad been appropriated for text
books and the state printing plant
was net working at full capacity.
He urged mo loss of time or un-
nessary. delay in getting books pre-
pared, approved by the curriculum
commission, printed and delivered.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

plans for self destruction were left
behind him in the lonely spot 36
miles northwest of Imperial, Dep
uty Coroner Herbert Hughes said.
Houser had built a rock and
ocohllo rampant close to a sand
stone cliff, apparently thinking
the cliff would fall over him when
the dynamite blast went off and
the rampant would keep the coyotes
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

controversy. rndcr which thr old
board adopted textbook not ap-
proved by the curriculum commits
SiCn and at price far above other
bids The litigation has continued
since 1887.
The governor said controversies
would end and the state would save
hundreds of thousands Of dollars
per year by adopting the new pro-
cedure. He recommended that no
one employed by the state To write
textbooks, or employed In the de-
partment of education. should be
permitted to accept employment by
or write or textbooks for textbooks
publishers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
Texas Threatens
Ban or Bare Skin

AUSTIN. Tex. Feb, II. oUP1
The Texas liquor control board pro-
posed today to take the coior out
of carhops' panticS and to peg the
amount of bare skin permitted to
show on girl employees of drive-in
taverns to the l.el~,..,agc OF alco-
hol allowed in beer.
The board met today to study
proposed regulations submitted by
Chairman w. j. 4ownsend who bas-
cd his recommendation Oh the re-
suits OF a personal, statewide tour
of roadside beer taVernS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

SO that they can be set up at one,
and the telephone company is pre-
pairing adequate extension of lines
to these points so that telephone
service may be put into effect at
once in emergency.
Mrs. w. j, McaGhcr, executive
secretary was named chairman >!
registration and three new board
members were appointed: E. b.
Godfrey. county health officer who
is in charge of tipping of blood and
collection of blood plasma: George
c. Adams, representing the 2O-SC
club; Earl E. Anderson who will act
as chief clerk at headquarters ir
time of disaster
w. c. Wilkinson, state reprcsen-
tatiVe for Arizona for the Ameri-
cali Red Cross, met with the direc-
tors to discuss various problems in
Guiding those of budget and special
funds
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
Churchill Defends
Policy, Says kazi
Fea: Aided Allies
German Raider Flight
From Brest Described
AS Improving Position

LONDON, Feb. II. (UP)
- Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, defiantly demand
ing a vote of confidence, told
the house of commons today
that terrible forfeits" will be ex-
acted from the United Nations in
the Far East but that our posi-
ton in the Atlantic has been def
initely improved by damage to
big German WarShips.
The escape of d German battlt
fleet, including three powerful war
ships, from Brest through the Dover
straits to Germany, was achieved
only under heavy British attack
that put the vessels out Of action
for some time" Churchill said,
and the battle actually improved
the Allied naval situation.
The British and American naval
forces will be strengthened and
reinforced by units OF the highest
quality" before the German war
ships, including the 26,000ton
Scharnhorst and GneiScnau and
the 10,O00-ton Prinz Eugcn, can be
put in operation again, he said.
INQUIRY ORDERED
Churchill, in his speech:
|. Said secret inquiry had been
ordered to determine why the Ger
man ships were net detected sooner
and whether there was any lack of
cooperation between the admiralty
and the RAF.
2. Indicated he would not accept
demands for appointment of min
iStcr of defense
3. Called on members OF the
house to vote in line with their
criticism rather than their senti-
ment-thuS demanding a real show
down in debate next week.
4. Indicated there might be cab
met changes later.
The prime minister was firm but
not pugnacious as he faced the
most critical house since he took
Continued on Page 6, col A.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

riCd from Las Vegas New, to Tue.
son, Ariz A third bomber landed
safely at Thundcrbird field, Ariz
with only ono hours supply of gas
in its tanks.
Tho planes, pilotcd by Licutcn-
ants f. Fallon and f. B. Ouslcy,
were last seen near Buckeye, Ariz.,
vixen they encountered a severe
desert storm.
ThrCc navy planes Cnroutc from
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17

Tucson TO San Diego have bcel
missing since Friday. and plane
sent out from the San Diego Navy
base yesterday to aid in the search
has failed TO return to its base.
The planes were believed down
somewhere in the dcsolate Guyana
Ca mountains so miles cast OF San
Diego. Names of the missing tliera
were withheld by the navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
DRAFT REGISTRATION
TOTALS INCOMPLETE

Totals on tho SclCctirc service rcg-
istraroa which closed Monday
night Wcrc not complete Tuesday
because some of tho outlying reg
iStraiion dCpOtS had not been able
to get their cards tG headquarters
until Tuesday afternoon, officials
said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
County Law Bans
Aliens on Farms
Ordinance Forbids Enemy Nationals in
County From Farming. Americans From
Aiding; Officers Given Search Rights

Imperial county supervisors Monday passed AN ord-
making it unlawful for alien enemy of the United
States to farm land in Imperial county and unlawful for
American citizen to assist alien enemy in farming
within the county Fairly bristng with references to the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
Quick Thinking
.Averts Di iSdSter
Woman Jerks Wheel TO Avoid Collision
After Illus band Faints; Auto Takes
Wild Ride Across Field Into Trees

When her husband tainted while driving his sedan along
the highway west Of Ell Cenro Mon afternoon Mrs Lewis
Savage g. San Molno .eancd from the back seat and
crkcd the steering wheel sufficiently to keep the car from
crushing hcAG-On into L., back Of a ahcAd OI tlnm
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
8 Planes Lost in
Desert Country

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. (UP)-The Pacific southwest
desert country comGed today for missing military
panes-tWo army bombcrs and four navy planes-which
disappeared while various routine flights during the
past four days Two Douglas A20 army bombcrs dsap-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
java, Australia
Fear New Blows
On Pacific Front
Panama Canal Defense Precautions
Draw Tighter to Meet U-Boat Menace
After Sheins Of Refinery. Ship Sinkinss
: By UNITED PRESS

Japan's southwest Pacific offensive gained momentum
in vital Burma Tuesday,
The Japanese attack Burma appeared to be rolling
forward rapidly. Java and Australia feared japanese
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
War Relief Fund
Drive Over Top

mat M 182 has been collected by the El Centre chap
ter OF the American Red Cross for the relief fund
announced at the meeting of the board of directors Monday
night at headquarters
This sum includes contributions by the Imperial ant
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
p AMBLINe
X EPORTER
Just Like A Man

Just Like A Man
The FL Centre Red Cross board
was deeply interested in getting in
formation from w. C. Wilkinson
state Red Cross representative from
Arizona. who attended meeting in
Ell Centre Monday night
MIS-. Norman Dupont, chairman
of the canteen service, was cspcci-
ally anxious to find out what was
expected of her committee.
oh" Wilkinson said. you could
serve coffee and sandwiches to the
TROOPS if thcy came through in
small allOtmentS. But if yo,I arc
expected TO serve a dinner tn 200
OF more men. you would have to
have plenty of notice. At least two
hours
Every woman in the room SaSp-
cd. Only two hours to get a dim
ncr ready for 200 or more men!
Then they all laughed
We'll" Wilkinson said helpless
ly. anyway two hours"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
Most Impressive

Most Impressive
Mrs. o. F. Haun sent her children
to church Sunday to hear the evan
gcliSt, Earl Ladd who, by tho way,
is moro than six feet tall.
She had talked of the evangelist
so much that Den. 7. was very
anxious to hear and sec the man
When tho children returned from
church. Mrs, Haun asked them if
Mr.. Ladd was good
Was he good" Don said earnest
ly. "Hc was tCrrific,"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Monday 81, minimum
Tuesday SO; p. m. Monday IS, hu
-nu 'OB GVpssnL 'm II c 10 G1!p!uI
midity 90; noon Tuesday SO, hu-
E1idity AZ.
LOS ANGELES HAY
L. S. No. 1924; U. S. No. 2
leafy I. v. $22-22.5O; u. S. No.
2 $500, Mpl, Sept Flax S2.32.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
What's Next

What's Next
II WAS Marion Atrn who said.
The Germans arc getting lover
and lower. In the last war they
were hoch! hoch. and in this war
they arc hell hcil!'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-17
r. l. ?.

K T. =.
To the four men camping last
Friday night 10 miles above I'M
perial Dam on the Colorado. the
temperature was something below
Sub-arctic. Herolcally. B. M. Gra-
ham r. G. Elmore, Glen Killing
worth and Charles Farrell did what
they could to counteract the cold.
Warm blankets beckoned at last,
and one by one they began to
crawl in. But is was net TO be, lust
Continued on Page 6, col a.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-05
Grid Midgets
Are Scarce on
Army Eleven

DENVER, Sept. 5 R -
Little man, not here.
You won't find any Davey o.
Briens or Albie Booths among
the Western Army grid ALL
Stars or the Chicago Cardinals,
who tangle in an Army Relief
Fund game tomorrow afternoon.
They run to beef and plenty
Of it; in fact, each squad has a
good many more players over
200 pounds than under.
After a look at Major Wallace
Wade's soldiers, you're convinc-
ed that it's a good thing they
are in the Army, If the project
ed ratio on ing of meat goes
through. Two and one half
pounds a week apiece wouldn't
be anywhere near enough.
Smallest player on the Army
team is second Lieut.. Bill Con-
atser, wingback from Texas A.
g. NJ, who scales in at an al
most pitiful ITO. But Is he wor-
ried?
Doesn't bother me, I've new
err been hurt yet in a football
game" drawled the Texan and
didn't even bother knocking on
wood. Eyes, we've got a big
squad but I'm used to playing
with big boys"
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Detroit Weller
Scores kayo
Over Veteran

DETROIT, Sept. 5 - @ -
Representatives of Detroit's
school of fighters dominated m
entertaining card at Olympia b.
fore 3,700 patrons last night.
Jimmy Edgar. negro welter.
weight who has impressed OBJ
servers in New York, knocked
out Ernie Pelaia, Beaver Falls,
Pa, veteran, in the last round
of the ten-round main event.
Winning his 18th fight in 10
appearances, Edgar kept Pelaia
on the run for nine rounds and
finally leveled him with q right
to the head. Edgar weighed 80.
Pelaia Isl.
In another ten-rounder, Tom
my Yarosz, 169, Monaco, Pa
knocked out Curley Denton,
160, Cincinnati in the fourth
round. Denton was down four
times.
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7 Teams Open
with Sweeps
Bowling Season
Gets Underway

Two teams. MacAlpine's
Squirts and another known as
Team No. | were off to flying
starts today in the Ladies Minor
League which opened the 1912
43 bowling season at the Bowl
O-Drome last night. The league
was the first of approximately a
score of local circuits to swing
into action.
Team No. ! started with
sweep over Barney's Tailors,
with d. Krause leading the way
with All series. The Squirts
also came through with 80
triumph, turning back Monitor
Leader. Mary Soenen's 400 was
high for the Squirts.
Four other teams chalked up
81 victories, D. N. Cooley win
ming from Goebel, Swan Drug
from LaCroix and Groesbeck,
Altes Lager from Auto Club and
Team No. 3 from Pomeroy.
Individual honors went to
Marge DeFrancis of Cooley who
had high single game of 1913 and
high three of 486.
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Net Tourney
Near windup
Play Semi-FinoIs
in NotionoI Today

NEW YORK, Sept. S -R-
The National tennis champion
ships approached the pay off
stage at Forest Hills today with
the playing of semi finals
matches in both the mems and
women's division.
Pancho Segura of Ecuador
faced frankie Parker of Los
Angeles in the upper half of
mems play, with Ted Schroed-
er, Jr., of Glendale, Calf, and
Lieut.. Gardnar Mulloy of Jack
sonville. Fla, colliding in the
opposite bracket.
In the women's department,
favorite Louise Brough of Bev-
erly Hills, sailed into little
Helen Bernhard of Kew York
City, While Pauline Betz of Los
Angeles met Margaret Osborne
of San Francisco. Practically all
the talk in the club house last
night was about the Parker-Se-
gura match, with opinion close
ly divided on the outcome.
Schroeder, large on the
strength of his brilliant and hard
earned victory over Alejo Rus
sell of the Argentine in four sets
yesterday looked like an odds
on bet against Mulloy in the
other match.