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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
Victory Vegetable
Gardens Sprout in
Vests Back Yards
Home Grown VitaminS
Become New Feature of
Bic Defense Effort

FRESNO, Calf, Jan. 21.
(UP)--A trail Of aching
backs, legs, arms and shout
ders, reaching from here to
there, indicated today the
west is 4oing in for defense veget-
able gardens in the usual big
chamber of commerce manner while
The east is still trNlns to thaW out.
BisYcr and better vitaminS, nome
crown tCr ilO.ue consumption. Nli.
permit lne packing OF commercially
grown vegetables lor shipment to
;l!icd nations. Fresno residents have
been told.
SO the sale of vegetable seeds is
soaring. They are outsclling flower
seeds 9 and / to l whereas in past
yCulS The opposite Was true. Nur-
series also report booming sales.
Everybody seems to be planting
a garden this year" said S. j. Mil
Ter, manager of the Fresno branch
of one of the largest wholesale seed
firms. Many are digging up their
back lawns and complain about
the difficulty of getting rid Of ber-
muda grass
Even before Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude Wickard issued his
appeal for home gardens, the fore
sighted had their root vegetables i'll
the ground-turnips, carrots, beets
and radiShcS--a they already are
maturing. But the planting boom
still will not reach its crescendo
until March or April. when a still
orcater variety of vegetables car
be planted.
The unexpected demand for seed
has brought some startling price
jumps. a year ago, onion seed
Wholcsale-sold for 81 pound To-
da% it sells for 81 an ounce. But an
ounce goes almost as far as the
Odor of onions.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

=
forces of Gen. Douglas Macarthur
beat back the Japanese and recap
tured all positions with very
heavy" losses to the enemy, war
department. communique disclosed.
The communique said MacAr-
thurs guerillas in enemy-held ter
ritory of northern Luzon island had
killed 1l0 Japanese and routed 300
others in surprise attack on 1u-
guegarao airdrome, so miles south
of Aparri. This attack, coupled with
American resistance near Davao on
Mindanao island indicated the
threat to the japanese flank was
increasing on land as well as at
sea, where u. S. airplanes and Tor
pedo boats were strikin1 effective
blows.
JAP PLANES ACTIVE
The American operations n the
Philippines were OF particular I'M
portance because of the intensified
enemy aerial offensive against
broad southwestern Pacific front,
extending from Malaga to the Brit
ish islands just north OF Australia
and arousing increasing concern
that blow would soon be aimed at
the north Australian coast.
Fleets of Japanese bomoerS, Of
ten accompanied by fighter planes,
struck at the Bismarck and Admir-
atty islands, British New Guinea,
the Dutch East Indies and Singa-
pore, which suffered Il savage at
tack on civilian areas.
These operations were costly for
the Japanese, however, and about
18 other planes were brought down,
including 13 at Singapore.
AUSTRALIAN CRISIS
Realization of Australians that
the war was surging close to their
home front was indicated by in
tensified defense preparations at
the important north coast port of
Darwin. by proposals 10 recall lead
ing Australian p!ioss FROM Britain
and by plans TO enroll every man,
woman and child in new moOih-
zation Of war power.
Nearer, clearer, deadlier than
ever before was the way Prime
Minister John Curtin described
Australia's war danger With a quo
tation from Byron Night Before
Waterloo"
anybody Who fails to perceive
the immediate menace IN this aerial
attack ,on the islands 30 miles
TO the north must be lost to rCal-
ity," he added
SINGAPORE STANDS
The immediate danger To Sluga-
pore also continued crave. although
British defense lines appeared to
be standing more tlmH AGAINST
Japanese infiltratiCu au3 iidnEins
mareuvers about TO Uiiea north OF
the big naval base.
In the Dutch islands. japanese
pararroops h;4d occupied all of
Minahassa on the northern up of
Celebes island but paid dearly.
the Dutch communidue SAID. The
Dutch forces were still fighting ON
CelebeS as enemy planes renewd
attacks on Borneo and Medan port,
on Sumatra.
Eastward in the British islands
north of Australia, the japanese
sent a fleet of about 100 bombcrs
(Which Tuesday suffered loss ot
three to six planes III attacks ON
Rabaul into action AGAIN. .tr1k-
ing at KaWieng ON Bismarck H.
Continued on Page 8; Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 21-,UP
An ~ raid alert ai-lal va
flashed by the army in the Sa!
Francisco bay area early today due
to approach OF m im!dnnliiled alr-
Flane irtm Ire Wesr. Ihc plan'
was Identified before a blackouf w..
ordered
Although there was II" 3lackou,
order, il Was ander TODD styers.
cities BACKED out throufh mistake
The described as a pre-
llminary air rad warning hsiruc-
tiCn vas GIVEN ke.rolnts 1t 2.53
n. m. The all clear" signal Wa
given al 1929 Il. m.
Headquarters u the western d.
Iense command i>ucd the follow
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

WARRINGTON. jan. 2l--oUpl#-
Re-. Frances Bolton, Z, O., said
aay the nations TomeN w'n'
Worl to nelp wiz tnr waf u11
would welcome abolition o. tnr NO.
"giamor.
She testified before lh" hogs
military affairs colamit,"c in sup-
fort ii = Bit by r p. Edith NourSe
Pletrs. r., Mas, to create i
Nomea's corps for non-Comba1ant
duty and free more men tol COM
Lat dG%
There is nothin2 jhc women o.
tAi> eGenWy VIII welcome more
Dhan - nave taken 2Wdy tlat WoF,
2laMor.' snr sad. we want t
Won.
sas Al" Con. Iieorsc c. Ma
~.I.tI. enc! ci sail. told Her hc
vansed the legislation ION tEt
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
GL.AMOR GOES
ON WAR DUTY

books" . that Il The need b,comte
more pressing there will De no de-
lay. II" committee previously va
informed the Imy plans TO recruit
an nlla io:ce OF about l2,20G
Wcmcn, most of them with the All
raid warming service.
There's increment i'll congress
uoW t. make disObedlent or dis
loyal members on such a corps
il authorized, subject to court-mar-
tial with the same punishments--
even the death Lcnal,y i'll extreme
cases as netcd out to offending
Officers and enlisted men.
Rep. Charles I Faddls, D., Pa.
who recommended the c0urt-martia-
cause. SAID such . corps might be-
come 1ine place for sabotage ano
C,i- ionagc without it,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

Barbara Worth said Earle wa ac-
commodatcd Tuesday night ~
atrapping two beds together Ito
keep Earle from breaking some
thing in his noctural contortions,
The giant said he slept crossWiS
of the two beds
He arrived in Ell Centre drivin
a stock two-door sedan with the
Jump seats removed to make a
coupe The steering wheel had been
lot out 10 inches to provide leg
room, and he drove while sitting
on the rear scat.
Earle said he lacks only three
inches being as tall as Wadlow
whose death catapulted Earle into
the tallcst man championship.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
ConnaIIy Predicts
Fall of Singapore

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. (UP)-
Chairman Tom Connally, d., Tex,
of the Senate Foreign Relations
committee predicted today that
Singapore would fall to the Japan
csc. giving them control Of the sea
and air in that area.
Connally told a press conference
shortly after committee meeting
with state department advisers.
that the fall OF Singapore appear
ed inevitable"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
Regional Farm
Meeting POSTPONED

Regional mcciG8 ol iam b"-
reau members lgom Granaa. S;.
BcrnarGinO. R&rr>i,V, san DieG,
and imperial eomtie, s,E2duled g.
be hc!d at Wilson school, Fl en-
tro, on JanuarJ i has been posi-
poned to February T Scott l.
Foulda, Imperial bureau secretary
said WcCNc>da
The change will nccc,slDate post
Eoncmcnt Of the directors meeting
Of the Imperial cdnlY burcuu
scheduled ior February : = Feb
rGary II LuuldS said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

Idllt5t llltlII sat NONI at lllt HNlIl'
board.
The chief difference between the
real-lifc counterpart and Nh Acsop'
saga was that the meeting of the
giant and the Yunt could hardly b.
called a milk-apd honey affair.
: The giant, Jack Earle, was def
initely on the smart-alcc side, which,
was not exactly a psychological
odditr. Abnormally biz men doubt
less arc just as sensitive as Their
mdcrSlHcd fellows
This Earle towers eight feet, six
and Onc-half inches ceilinGWard.
and when he sits he casts IA shadow
over a ROodly portion of his sur
roundingS. He weighs 34l pounds
Manager Fred Ferguson of the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21


dent of the Aa-ocuurd Farmers.
pointed out that these WoffoH had
a right to security amt .oale selhoG
should be worked oui tu heiu lh'n:
Miss Dorothy FlCmms Represent a.
tive Of the agricultural workers.
health and medical aeaecmton,
stated that the grcatCt nr"d at
present was the Tree hot arhOol
lunches for the children. f, l..
Hitcman. county superintendent.
discussed the problems this influx
of children presents, STATING that
in his belief it ~ better for them
to attend tho regular schools OF
the county to become asslmilaLcd
with other children, than II Is 70
Continued on Page 3, col b.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

Industry
FIaYed
Finds Vast Profit
House COMMITTED e
On Govt Orders

WASHINGTON, Jan. q
(UP)-The house naval at
fairs committee today rec
commended enactment oil
legislation to stamp out prot
itecring. charging that industry and
labor alike have attempted to en-
rich themselves with defense con-
tracts.
Excessive and unconscionaDle
profits of American industries
some ranging up to PAT per cent and
many profits of SO per cent or
more"-and an astounding concen-
tration of wealth" in labor unions
with 1T unions reporting assets OF
S82. .594959, ar increase during 10
months of $10,679 ,249-Were high
lights of q report of the committees
investigation of the greatest naval
building program in history.
The committee recommended con-
gresSional action to block methods
by which corporations and labor
union have fattened their treasur-
les at the expense of the taxpayer.
Chairman Carl VinSOn, D., Ga.
planned to submit legislation along
those lines to The house soon.
SEVEN DISSENT
The report was signed by only IA
of the y members OF tie committe',
Seven signed a dissenting view Oh
the 'conclusiCn and statements re-
garding labor" Another member,
Rep. Joseph B. Shannon. D., Mo,
filed a separate minority report de-
manding that all Of the report deal
ing with labor be eliminated.
Tic committee recommended:
FOR INDUSTRY - THAT some
method OF profit limitation should
be adopted to eliminate protiteer-
in2 on defense contracts . to
prevent excessive and unconscion-
able profits. Such measures are
owed TO the public which bears the
enormous tax burden of defense
costs"
FOR LABOR UNIONS = THAT
suitable legislation be enacted re-
auiring all labor unions to register
with a suitable government agen-
cy and to furnish pertinent i'll
formation concerning their Officers
members and financial condition
at periodic intervals" 1t recon-
mcndcd passage Of law to curb
strikes which the committee blam-
ed for delay in tWo-Ocean navy con-
struction.
Shannon. defending organized Ia
Dor, cited capitals "Sit-doWn strike
for huge profits as a condition OF
participation in the defense pro
gram and charged that the existence
Of such a condition was "A constant
inCitation to labor" TO stop work.
The committees report which led
TO the recommendations listed ID
major corporations whose S2,342,"
705,137 of defense contracts repre-
sent 60 per cent of all contracts eX-
amined.
ONE REFUSES ANSWER
The report was based on replies
to queStionnaireS sent to naval con-
tractors and labor unions and exam
inatiOn of contracts and navy de-
partment records. The committee
revealed that one of the largest
naval ContractOrS-Bet Ship
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
Worlds ! uIIest
Men Visits Here
- By JERRY CRAVEY -

The fable Of the mouse and the lion came to pass in
the dining of FL Cenros Hotel Barbara Worth Wed
nesay when Imperial Valleys smallest reporter and the
self-Syled 10 Robert WadOW as the worlds
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
Foe In%enSifieS
Vast Offensive
Or Pacific Coast
MacArthur's GueriIIas Strike Behind
Japanese Lines as Regular Forces Gain
Temporary Victory in Coun+er-A+tacks
Hv UNITED PRESS -

American defenders of the Philippines Wednesday
struck AT the flank of arge-scae japanese land and ar
offensive against 35OO-mle Allied front guarding Singa-
and the East Indies IN partcuarN savage ISul-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
pIane Spottins
Setup BoIstered
Patriotism Demands Raid Warning Posts
Be Maintained at All Costs, Valley
Told; Soldiers Needed On Other Fronts

Patriotism and wartime necessity demand that Imperial
Valley residents maintain the volunteer arpane ground
observation posts and they will be maintained way
or another representatives Of the fourth nerceptor com
mand told the Imperial county council of defense at
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
VaIIeyites Study
Migrant Problem

Preliminary steps towards cooperative program de-
signed TO solve of the problems connected with the
surplus of migrate" wOrkers in the valley taken
at meeting GI1tTG L. health authorities, farmers and
officials o TALhE3 Ggrant camp and of th minis
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

- IOUU IIlty tdI ITONl
- - J,,o now being harvested ana
emphasized their desire to be self
supporting; @. G. Bennett, preSl
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
Nelson AboIishes OPM as
War Agency In Shake-up

WASHINGTON. Jan 2l-tUP>-
War productiCa chief Donald M.
Nelson today abolished the Office
Ct Production Management as l
var agency and tied directly TO the
war production board the main op-
Grating divisions of OPM.
Nuis0n ais announced creation
OF an overall requirements beard
which VIII match var requirements
and available raw materials. It's
chairman will be William l. Bait.
Its members Will represent the
army. navy. economic defense board,
lend-leasc and maritime commits
sion.
From the Old CPM, Nelson trans
ferred to the WPB the divisions CT
purchases. production, materials,
labor and civilian supply.
He created a new division of In
dustry operations which will in
clude the ccrmer prioritieS syS-
ten
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

~ ''''90 ~. %
Centre, Il i m Q q
hotel. .
iact toners in the Z 3 ES 8
fro fro5 nrSoI55LECTRIC = @ U n Z" :
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
Racketeerinq in Naval
Defense Work Charged
% AMBLING
N EpORTER
Attention, iiGuss"itrS

Attention, liGuS wives
As inc day - b., there are Ire
ouent remarks made b. ine Nomcl
of Imperial Na!leH ~ regard &c
their great Gesllr 10 help VIII IN
war. Undoubtedly they pin, a uo
we all. to do soncthnle greet ailt
spectacular for the United States.
They long 70 be able to make 4le3'
sacrifices in the name G! patllot-
ism. And many have made tht't
great personal sacrifices. At=n5 ii
Their mcnlclk are in the s.fil2e.
But there are ether tAinsa lh'
wcmcn of .ht VALLEY may do. On,
of the THINGS IS invite groups OF
soldiers to U.yi. home. ,of dl"'lc'
eOut at Camp Steele" ""t lnan'
many sol0l, Who are .ans-oh"
and NoulH aeHsaia'c an invita-
ton TO dinnar.
How ab lit =? Tci"p.yne "a .l'
Seeley auu .aas.e tNc n''. a'E ~
rangcm,nts. II" lmo. mi2ae, TN
Official. and G=aa'y mi~2Ani1'c
cookstoyc co.@s {! d"ica=t sill
please 20 nHo donbi' 'm..
It's The War
War is showing l,ach in Im5cr-
ial valley in some at~aG.e WayS.
Tuesday Frances c. YotE. Sis
bee sch"ol teacher. boV3ni tn
first of thc wartime keys received
key has no nickel III Il. The War-
time keys are cold il color. Dent
get excited. They aren't made oi
the stuff stored in Kentucky.
Alibi
Time went aWav back - pioneer
days when Deputy Sheriff Guy
. Wood. the cX-coWman. lock TO /"
shorcc When scarcuins TIE janaly
hidcaWays troqncntcG by The So
called prn!lcnien el the road.
Salin4 tires Of course, bat h",
know how GuH ieclo about 3safs.a
Lost. one street
CAc Of ri Coa'guo uc#c 1 It ]
dcats. Mrs W. 7 Clendenin. 5.-
merly If Ntma inli,cd 4 s.odp G.!
Yuma iri,nds T. hcy r. Ccnt"r
home or r.cakla't Shc Gala tac".
her address ON san Dcgo ayenI'.
The guests iGuAo I'll Centre nu
could not find san Dic1o avenu,
They inquired far and W!de.
I've lived here % Years aMC
never heard OF San Diego avenue,
one puzzled pedestrian told tho
Yuma group. Inc appealed lc
the chamber o. c"mmr'cp Tai
stumped the chamber :t3li. IL"
staff finally lccatcd jl.n 1ra.f O..
mar and tha tUm~ .lo&p A'm
to brr.,iIdat
Wei where j.. IN H...a .s.'ct.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
ODIUNI REMAINS

Nelson also eliminated OPM'S dl-
vision of contract distribution which
had been under the direction OF
Floyd b. Odlum. That division 5
functions will be carried cut plin-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
ONE REFUSES ANSWER

The report was based on replies
to questionnaireS sent to naval con-
tractors and labor unions and exam
ination of contracts and navy de-
partment records. The committee
revealed that one of the largest
naval contractors-Bet Ship
Continued on Page 8; Column o.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21
TEMPERATURES

Maximum Tues. II. Minimum
Wed. Al; p. m. Tues. II humidity
"a. p. m. We'd AZ humidity SO;
Noon Wed. 20, humidity %.
LOS ANGELES HAY
U. S. No. 1 S22.-23; L. 5. No. 2
Leafy l. V. S2O-22. L. S. No. ?
SI6.5O-17.5O. Mpl. May flax SI2.14'4.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

WASHINGTON, Jan. q
CUP)-The house naval at
fairs committee today rec
commended enactment oil
lepiSlatiOn to stamp out prof
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-21

EI Centro Business Barometer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Ferndd|e Firm
Gets f Award

William w. Finlay. general
manager of the Leckland plant,
Wright Aeronautical Corporation,
Cincinnati, will /fly here Tuesday,
to act as master of ceremonies
for the army and navy "E" pre-
|sentation to N. A. Woodwork
Company, Ferndale manufactures
of airplane engine parts.
Presentation of the army-navy
sc" flag and pins will be made
respectively by 1t. Col. George
E. Strong Of the Army Air Forces,
and 1t. Commander Harry c.,
Kipke, representing the United
States Navy, Featured speakers
will be Gov. Murray d. Van
Wagner, Mayor Edward ]. JEFF
fries and Mayor Carl w. Forsythe
of Ferndale,
A complete record will be made
of the program and Mr.. ". A.
Woodworth, president. has made
special request to the war depart
ment that permission be granted
to send the records and additional
II" pins to Woodwork employees
now in the armed forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
No Tire Ills
Runs Car on Rubber Is
and 8 Years Old

Motorists anxious about the
life expectation of the tires and
willing to give the equipment the
jealous, painstaking care" adj
vised by the ODT. will find COM
fort in the unusual tire record OF
Louis Gable, retired mail carrier
of 6256 Helen avenue.
With Gable conservation OF
transportation appears to be a
habit. The automobile with which
he does all his driving is a FOUR
cylinder Dodge purchased 10 years
ago. The car looks fit and is do
ing nicely. thanks 10 regular serv-
ice attention it has been, and Is.
receiving.
But the thing that is apt to ease
the tire apprehensions of many
readers is that one
front tire of Cables Dodge has
been In continuous service since
1929 while the other front tire has
done eight years Of constant serv-
Ice. Though the present rear tires
were changed as recently as Q
year ago, Gable estimates that
their original predecessors aver
aged IL years OF rolling before
being consigned TO the salvage
pile. Moderate. speed is his
formula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04

The car OF tomorrow, suggests
Adams in an article, Your
New Car-the Brakes Are or" In
the October issue of Better Homes
and Gardens, will have a clear
plastic roof. air-conditioning. seats
SO wide q man can stretch out in
them, will weigh one-third to a
half less than present day models
and will cost considerably less.
The cars Of the postwar period
will be designed as airplanes have
been-for safe, swift, smooth, eco
nomical travel, he predicts. In
this new car you'll no longer roar
along half blind and befuddled by
a post down the center OF the
two bulky corner posts
and two door posts, and a rear
window set at such an extreme
slope Il Is a mere landowners
slit to see through and BACKED out
entirely every time 1t SHOWS in
winter. You'll sit like the gunner
In a Flying Fortress under a
transparent plastic top, looking
out with unbroken vision all
around.
Wind resistance that bomber
SHOUTS must bear at 400-mile-an-
hour speeds has taught manufac-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Plane Makers
Boost Deliveries,
Save Time, Cash
Set Cooperation Pattern
by Banishine Trade
Secrets for Duration

Aircraft manufacturers have In
creased their deliveries more than
113 par cent since Pearl Harbor,
Cargo plane deliveries. have in
creased more than 1,l00 per cent.
At the same time, production
efficiency was SO increased that
the dollar value of airplanes pro-
duced per man-hour worked was
raised So per cent, saving the gov
ernment money and the nation
precious time.
These were highlights OF q
report by Donald w. Douglas,
president of the Aircraft War
Production Council. comprising the
Consolidated, Douglas, Lockheed,
North American, Northrop. Ryan.
Vega and Vultee companies. Inter-
changing, through the council, all
engineering data and facilities
which will speed production, these
companies build virtually every
major type of combat and cargo
n irnIana
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Flight Recorder
Aids Plane Pilots

A new electronic instrument
capable of recording temperature
and pressure changes at the rate
of 144 readings every three to four
minutes. in flight testing Amer
ica's newest airplanes, has been
developed by the Brown Instru-
ment Company, subsidiary Of the
Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator
Company.
The electronic device obtains
data In the testing OF engine and
plane performance hitherto impos-
sible TO obtain by means of test
engineers hand recorded notes, IL
was stated. Previously attempts
were made to compile as much of
this data as possible manually, but
il required approximately a half
minute TO measure and write down
each reading, and three or more
men were needed to do the job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Author Finds Brazil
Bitter Against Nazis

Completely war minded. the
people of the Americas now are
cooperating more with each other
than probably ever before. accord
ing TO Edward Tomlinson, radio
commentator and author OF many
books and articles on Latin
America. Tomlinson In completing
a Pan-American clipper ship trip
through South and Central
America.
Arriving I'm Brazil two days
after they declared war, Tomlinson
stated he believes Brazilians are
more anti-German today than any
other South American nation. The
Brazilians feel that they have been
stabbed in the back by the Ger
man nationals whom they admit
ted to their country freely and TO
whom they gave special privileges,
he stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-04
Predicts Car of TOMORROW
To Be Made Like Planes

turers lot OF know-how In
reinforcing such plastics. A
polariZed windshield area will
eliminate glare. Sides slantina
inward toward the top will cut
dangerous reflections and give you
more privacy by rejecting the sky
and making it hard to see in
You'll be insulated and completely
aforementioned summer and win.
ter. as are some experimental cars
now on the road
Adams points out that no one
knows what these new models will
look like, but he does say that the
airfow, rather than the weight
will hold the car to the road. This
suggests, of course, that present
day "streamlining" will undoubt-
eddy look pretty unconventional
compared to the automobiles that
we'll be driving when the war Is
won.
In Detroit, according to the
better Homes and Gardens article
William Stout. famed inventor, Is
now flying and driving his new
Skycar an airplane-automobile
combination that takes off at 200
feet. won't stall, won't spin, and
is equally useful in the air or on
the highway.