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Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

Alhamb"a investigation in connec-
tion with the attempted rape Of a
i've year old girl released; April
lG, 1924, Los Angeles, sex perversion
no sentence; July 9, 1924 to Sar
Quentin to one year to life for at
tempted rape; November 6. 1925
escaped from San Quentin: Nov
cmber 7. 1925. recaptured. April IL
1898, released from San Quentin
September 25, 1893, Orange county
sc days for vagrarcy; November 30
1888, Los Angeles, suspected burg
larry. no sentence; December 4. 1888
Los Angeles, burglar. one to Is
"e2rs; July IL, l94), discharged from
san quentin; November 24,l940, El
Centre contributing to the delin-
Quency of minor, six months.
August .. l941. 81 Centro.. vagran-
g and suspected perverSion with
= neWsboy, six months.
March 8. 1912, Cale%ico. suspected
burglary. released; March 80. 1912
q Centro, burglary and attempted
rape
Next?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Much-JdiIed Mon
Facing New Term

Earl Lapier, who says he's a car
penter but who obviously must be
out of practise, because about the
hardest work he's done in the last
20 years was bending his elbow to
reach for prison iare. Tuesday was
awaiting arraignment in superio!
court on -four counts of burglary and
one Of leWd and la5ciYious conduct
The latter charge was preferred
by Ell Centro police following a com
plant that Lapier had tried TO rape
! nine year old gill,
Lapier Tuesday was found to
i!ave criminal record dating back
20 August 1923, when be served 80
days in the San Bernardino Jail for
VaRIancy.
Here are the complete statistics:
September, 1923, San Bernardino
80 da"s, vagrancy: April l2 1924
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
County Will Elect
School Trustees
May Is This Year
Notices of Election
Mailed TO Districts
BY Co. Superinter dent

School trustees will be
elected in Imperial county'S
4G school districts May Is.
Notices Of the forthcom-
ing elections We're mailed
Tuesday in conformance with ar
act of the legislature scheduling
the balloting almost month earlier
than in the past, schoel officials
said.
Every figh school district in the
county will elect two trustees this
year, al! regular elementary dis
tYicts will elect one trustee, while
most of the union elementary dis
trintS will elect two trustees.
The last day for candidates or
Their sponsors to fi'e declarations
Of candidacy is April Is. They must
be filed by the county superinten-
lent OF schools The declarations Of
candidacy must have three to 10
signers who are parents of pupils
attending school in that district
and are registered voters.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Japanese Contest
Dismissal Charges

SACRAMENTO, March "a up
Six suspended Japanese American
emrloTes of the state board of equa
Ii2ation today filed a denial of dis
missal charges pending against
them before the personnel board
Through their attorney, Claude A
Watson Of Los Angeles, the group
also offered to take indefinite
leaves Cf absence for their civil SER
vice positions if the equalization.
board would agree to dismissal of
the charges
The six employees said they were
American citizens. They included
Doreen Hasegawa, FumikO Kobay-
aShi. NJ. M MuiamOto, Takeshi Sa-
kur1i. ChizukO TakahaShi and Teru
Watanabe. The board contendeo
thei" employment during the war
cmergencT would be detrimental to
the service
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

blows against the eneHlA III CilC
southwest Pacific was made by AUS
tralian Premier John Curtin. The
same idea was echoed in Chung
king and-for propaganda purposes
at Tokyo, where a naval spokes-
man warned the japanese OF m
pending difficulties due largely to
long communication lines.
The japanese propaganda state
ment, signed by Capt. Hldeo Hit
aide, said that temporarily Japan
seems" to be on the defensive and
the Allies on the offensive, prepar-
ed to strike heavier air and sea
blows against Japan. This appeared
to be an effort to prevent any
Japanese let-doWn as result OF
their gains in the southwest Paclflc,
but Hiraide promised that the navy
was prepared for the difficult task
of breaking Allied power in the Pa
cific and Indian oceans.
JAPAN AT PEAK
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Foo
Ping Chang said it was believed
that japan had reached the peak
of her military power and that
progress was being made in build
ing up Allied strength for counter
blows.
Although the Japanese again raid
ed Port Moresby on the south coast
of New Guinea, losing one plane, 1t
appeared they had made no prog
ress in that area in the last Jew
days. Allied dispatches listed enemy
losses so far as more than 100 ar
planes, and more than 90 SHIPS IN
the island sector and reported that
u. S. submarines in the southwest
pacific had sunk 80 enemy trans
ports and supply ships, five Destroy
ers and probably one aircraft car
rier.
Axis broadd1sts claiming New
Guinea had been occupied ap-
peared to be exaggerations. They
also claimed occupation OF Buka
island in the Solomon group, close
to the American supply line TO
Australia, which appeared more
likely
CHINESE AT FRONT
In Burma, Chinese troops seven
miles south of the railroad town
of Toungoo under direction OF Lieut..
Gen. Joseph StilWell, USA, were
fighting a furious battle with the
Japanese. A communique said they
had the situation well in hand
The japanese attacked in force
using airplanes in large numbers
against the Chinese, who were with
out air support. The Chinese fell
back under the onslaught, but later
counterattacked and regained all
Of their original positions, the COM
munique said. Casualties on both
sides were reported heavy
On other fighting front:
RUSSIA-Heavy fighting cOntin-
ued on all important sectors but dis
patches from both sides indicated
little if any important change. The
Russians were believed to have en-
rircled Novgorod on the Leningrad
front and kept on pounding at Star
ava Russa, where the Germans a
week ago were reported in such des-
perate difficulties that they were
burning their dead and hiding the
bodies under the ice of lake. Ber-
lin said Russian resistance was
Continued on Page 8, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

mittce he was hopeful labor would
eliminate that manifestation of
business as usual in the next
month.
Nelson appeared at hearings on
the Smith Vinson bill which would
suspend the 40hour week, ever
time pay, and the closed shop and
would limit profits on war en-
tracts to 6 per cent He opposed
all these sections CT the bill. warn
ing that production might be re
tarded rather than stepped up by
the restrictions.
A limit of per cent ca profits
would increase the difficulty ci
converting small business to war
production. Nelson sad
Nelson told the committee he was
suspicious of public sentiment
campaigns that seem TO spring up
suddenly over the country" Then
he commented:
IF l were Hitler ;ld as skilled
in propaganda as lie is supposed to
be. I'd try tc create dissension be-
.ween employers and employees.
He added he had no evidence
the mail and kilograms to congress,
for suy.ension of the 10 hour week
waS INSPIRED by axis agents.
OPPOSES PROFIT LIMIT
Nelson told the committee he
opposes statutory limitations ca
var profits but feels the army
and navy should make every effort
to guard against accumulationS of
Continued on Page 8; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

lie DldIleS VIII De constructed Oh
plyWCod and materials not subject
to military priorities. Metal will be
used only where extra strength is
required. Wright said the planes
would be used to transport person
mel. equipmilt and supplies to
distant combat areas.
To accelerate the output, a large
percentage of the parts will be sub
contracted. Because the parts are so
designed that they can be turned
Cut by furniture manufacturers anC
other wood working concerns. Wright
sad, manpoWer, equipment ard ma
teria}s not already engaged in war
production would be used.
Experts in the design and manu-
facsure of wood and plastic planes
were enlisted in the new project,
Wright said. They included engin-
GERS who helped build the famous
FCkker all craft types a decade ago
craftsmen who aided in the devel-
opment OF modern plywood designs
ara others skilled in the production
Of wood parts for aircraft
The new plane was designed by
George A. Page, co-dircctor of en-
gineering for the Curtiss- Wright
airplane division, who also helped
design the new 50-ton Curtis Con-
cor III CCurtiss C-46) transport
the worlds largest twin-motored
airline. now being produced III
quantities for the Army.
c.. j. BrandeWiade. an executive
of the Cu"tisS- Wright airplane div
ision, has been appointed manager
of the new plant. Pending its COM
pletiOn. he and his staff will have
headquarters in ST. Louis.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Censors Limit
Sports Broadcasts

WASHINGTON, March "A CUP
References to weather during
hrCadcasts of baseball games and
other events were prohibited today
by the office of censorship.
Assistant Director j. H Ryan
informed radio stations that if
weather forces a cancellation of a
g9me, annol nCerS must simply
state that the game has been can
celled and not describe the cause.
The office of censorship recently
notified newspapers they could
state that a game had been can
Celled because of weather" but
could not describe the type OF
weather that forced the cancella-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
RE treat PREDICTED FOR JAP AGGRESS0RS
AIIots First
Reca apped Tires

WASHINGTON, March "a.
GUPl-SOme recapped tires will
be made available to war work
ers, taXicabs, farmers, statesmen,
and government agencies for
the first time since tire ration
ing went into effect, the office
of Price Administration said to-
day.
The OPA alIOcated 470,3l7
recaps for passenger cars and
motorcycles for distribution by
local tire rationing boards.
Truck tire quotas were stepped
up to meet the demand brought
about by improving weather
conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
|. V.Cana| Break
Floods Highway

A break in the Dogwood latera.
canal west of Heber Monday eve
ming sent tons Of water rushing
over U. S. highway SO and flooded
the surrounding countryside.
State highway patrolmen were
posted at the break and kept traf-
fic moving while maintenance crews
Gf Imperial Irrigation district cut
the flew in the canal and threw up
5andbaG barricade5.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

lng III the senate was revealed in
letter to Federal Administrator
Paul V. McNutt who read it to the
senate labor committee. NcNutt also
opposed abolition of the CCC and
NYA, cOntendin2 that Such would
impede the war effort.
The bill to abolish those agencies
was introduced by Sen Kenneth
Mcclellan, D., Tenn, who charged
that the government youth-aid
agencies was making expensive
'mOllycoddles" of youth.
MI Roosevelt, in his letter to
McNutt, said that the NYA's l943
program to train 100000 youth for
war industries and other essential
work will be a definite and neces-
Sary contribution to our expanding
labor requirements. He said the
Gees work on army reservations is
needed TO prepare them for full
utilization.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
EI Centron Home
From Australia

Australia. Jan. Is and arrived il.
Java Feb. l,
The Americans did a lot of
good there with their planes" thr
officer said. The Dutch are Won
derful fighters. We all admired
them for that From Java he went
TO Australia again . and ther
vas given two weeks leave in the
United States. He was scheduled
TO leave for San Francisco Tues
day
Cantain Green was graduated
Continued on Page 8; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Publishers Asked
To ACC. Meetinq

All Imperial Valley publishers
Tuesday were invited by President
red Kipf to be gusts of the Asso-
ciated chambers Of commerce at its
MONTH, meeting next Friday night
HOltvillc.
Speaker for the occasion will be
John Long of Los Angeles, sccfe-
tary Of the California Newspaper
publishers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

in inStructiOnS telegraphcd GoVern-
mental officials in FL Centro Tues
day but it generally was understood
the military order for evacuation
may be expected very soon.
Meanwhile approximately IS per
cent of the Japanese in Imperial
county already have signed for vol
untary evacuation and are setting
their affairs in order SO they may
leave.
The other 25 per cent of the Jap
anese population was expected to
be signed up before the dcadline
Wednesday night
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

The welfare committee of the
Japanese American Citizens league
Pledged itself to gel 100 per cent
sign up for voluntary evacuation
and has assisted materially in the
work. officials said.
Farmers and businessmen inter-
csted in taking over the Japanese
leases. crops, and property confer
red with A. V. Schenck field aqent
for the wartime Civilian Control
Administrations. and arranged ion
loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

His stand on 4 bill now pend
McNutt emphasized that the NYA
currently was the greatest single
producer of trained war workers.
1T has equipped and operating
1897 shops with total Of 44,l28
work stations. and through full
time on-the- job cmploymcnL under
expert supervision, rapidly trains
operators OF lathes. drill presses.
milling machines, grinders, are and
spot welders. punch presses, etc,
MCNutt said.
1t might be noted in passing
that the shops themselves. as an
incident TO practical training are
producing units. During the last fis-
cal year, the NYA shops manufac-
tured for the military forces alone
more than $4,000 hand tools, 10000
gun parts, 10000 machine parts.
5000 containers and numerous
miscellaneous items. They also en-
gagged in extensive repair work"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Photograph Finish

Photograph Finish
Many and many a time Cecil
Gillett has Boosted of his bravery
in the face of the meanest tenn
cred dogs in FL Centre. He reads
district meters in spite CT all the
barking and growing the beasts
can do. or SO he says.
Les Houston, on the other hand
is scared to death of dogs and
admits it They interfere with hi
district meter reading
The other day Houston and Gil
lett were together making Their
rounds They stepped in front of
a house and Immediately Houstoc
saw a mean looking dog standing
inside the fence.
There's a dog" he warned Gil
lett.
I'm not afraid of him, Gillett
said as he prepared TO get out Of
the car.
Hell bite you" Houston pre-
dicted.
He won't bite me- if I'm no.
afraid Of him. " Gillett insisted ant
walked through the gate, carefully
closing it after him
In the flick of an eyelash, there
was a roar, a yoWl, and a yiD.
Around the house came Gillett
running fer dear life and several
other things With the dog barking
at his heels, Gillett sailed over the
fence. scrambled into the car. anC
shut the door Just in time
He made it but he'll never be the
same again.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
A New Dict

A New Dict
Frank CnStC.t sat at the counter
in a druggery Monday afternoon
busily spooning green ice cream out
of a tall glass, The first glass
full disappeared and he began on
another.
Sitting on the sidelines and count
ing every spoonful was Bob Tack
EFT.
Onstott Tapped up the last of the
secCld dish and started Oh another
He ate his way steadily to the bot
tom of the third one, sighed, and
began en- the fourth.
He ate five dishes of green ice
cream. FIVE. One right after the
other.
You'll look as green as that ice
Continued on Page 8; Column y
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
italian Warship
Hit by Torpedo

LONDCN. March "a oUP) - The
admiralty tonight reported an Ttal-
IAN battleship has been hit by n
torpedo in the Mediterranean.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Tokyo Prepares
People for LuN
On Pacific Front
Australian Premier Sees Impending Big
Coun+erbIows Against Enemy; Chinese
Declare Nipponese atPeak OF Strength
: BY UNITED PRESS

United Nations leaders Tuesday cited heavy fighting
in Burma and along the island front north of AuStrail
as prelude to future disappointment and retreat Tor
hn Iannr,se The forecast impending effective counter
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Curtiss-Wri9ht to Build
PIywood Transport Planes
For u. s. Military Service
New Aircraft Will Use Materials Not
Subject TO Priorities; Wood Workers
May Rec ceive Sub-Con+rac+s on Parts

NEW YORK, March "a. UP)-The Curtss- Wright
corporation will erect plant at undisclosed location
TO build military transport planes almost entirely without
metal Burette s. Wright, vice president in charge of
the airplane division, announced TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
y AMBLING
~ EpoRTER
Hold Your Boards

Hold Your Boards
This ncte came in the mail Tues
day:
Regarding the new registration
No longer will these older men be
able to get away with saying If I
weren't too cid Id be going wit.
you SON.
so tell the draft boards to prop
back the doors on April = fer
the wheel chair and crutch Brigade
is coming and so am w. A. Gray
of Imperial"
Well. goodbye fireside and sli)-
pers Bring on your hobnails aAd
guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Nelson Adv iseS
Waiting on Labor
War Production Chief Opposes Bill
Limiting Profits, Banning Overtime in
Factories. OutIawins Closed Shop

WASHINGTON, March "a. (UP) War Production
Chief Donald NJ Nelson declared today if labor is unWl-
ing to abandon double pay for war work on SATURDAYS
Sundays and holidays he would ask congress to act within
the next 30 daYS lie told the house naval affairs COM
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Japanese Signup
Deud|ine Moved

In last minute change in schedule, the government
Tuesday three days off the period allowed for Japanese
sign up for voluntary evacuation from Imperial county
and ordered them to complete it by the close of business
Wednesday, No for shortening the period given
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
FDR Defends 2
Youth Agencies

WASHINGTON, March "a. (UP)-Presdent Roosevelt
today opposed abohtion of the governments two youth
agenceSthe Civilian Conservation Corps and the National
Youth tration-and asserted that both have def
mite place in tie effort His stand Dill pend
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24

LOS ANGELES HAY
U. S. No. l -5O-25.5O; L. $. o.
2 leafy Nv. S24-24.5O; us. No. 2
S22-S23. Mpls. Sept. flax S2.58i2.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
WEATHER

Maximum Monday 81, Minimum
Tuesday AZ; 5 pm Monday -. hu-
midity %; 5 am. Tuesday 36, hu-
midity 50; Noon Tuesday &C, hu-
rnidity 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-24
Bank Debts

EI Cen+ro Business Barometer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-15
Civilian Defense
q. ~ q
Meetings Called

Precinct Ne. los - Stanley
school, 7;so p. m. Monday. All
fire watchers and wsrdens urged
to attend and. II possible. bring
along any one interested In this
work.
Members Of the hsni,ou De-
Tense club viii meet Wednesday
night al = o'clock in the hani,ou
hall. Starting Monday. sept II.
the organisation viii conduct q
scrap metal drive In tho haniiou
district. Persons with metal TO be
collected should phone GA 72ss.
A meeting for air raid wardens
Of precinct 10 will be held sept
Il at T.30 p. m. In Zion Lutheran
church, 80. beth and Thompson
preelne, so Meets At 7.so
Monday night at Holy Rosary
church. 18th and Tacoma ave
held.
Precinct p3--Ail welfare ward
ems meet Monday at 500 p. m. at
precinct post.
Precinct f0f--ReGuiar schedul.
ed meeting Monday at 7:so p. m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-15
Beauty Contest
Winner 10 Remain
Single During War

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.-Rrsl-
net ie-yesr-old Je-Carroll nenni-
son. Mss America Of iass. served
notice on al would-he woocrs Mon
day that shs vii remain single fer
the duration.
Miss Dennison entered the con-
test Is Miss Texas Attired IN
pale blue pajsmss, she WAS inter
viewed IN her hotel rom sunday
the interview interrupted occa-
sionaiiy BY talks to talent scouts
and signing q contracts.
BESIDES looking heautifui and
taking dictation for n Tyler.
Tex. Law firm. the new Miss
America can use = lsrist 'pret-
" WELL milk = COW. herd cat
tie. fry potatoes. and ride
horse expertly. She learned
her cowhand tricks On an
uneie's ranch In West Texas
and cooking from her mother,
. laboratory technician.
1T sounds like false modesiy."
Jo-Carroll drawled sleepily. sitting
up in bed. but. believe me. never
wanted 10 enter beauty contest.
and I never even hoped 10 come out
as Miss America."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-15
Falls Down Shaft
OF Rust Elevator

Walter Clark, Of 1912 Pacific
ave. who pried open the doors OF
an elevator in the Rust building
some time early Sunday morning
and stepped off into the empty
shaft. was reported recovering In
Tacoma General hospital Monday
without serious injury.
He suffered a possible eoneus-
sion, laeerations OF the face and
a black eye from his fall Of about
Is feet.
The elevator was on the 5th
floor at the time Clark stepped
in on the first floor. II WAS some
time between 1870 and 8 a. m.
The operator who went TO work at
s a. m. found Clark IN the shaft
He had been drinking. police
Investigations disclosed. and APP
parently had unlocked the eleva-
tor door with a hook.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-15
Il Explosions
Rock Sireamliner
Continued from Page Onel

Continued from Page One)
Zephyr's crewmen discovered a
battery whose switch had been
closed. sending a charge through
the wires.
When the blasts went off, Flynn
said, the trains air brakes were
damaged, causing them TO lock.
The train slid one mile TO a stop,
flattening wheels on several of the
cars.
10 CARS DAMAGED
The power unit of the Zephyr,
comprising two cars. escaped the
explosions, but all but two of the
remaining IL cars were damaged
on the underside.
Flynn recounted damage to
each Of the 10 cars. including
water tanks burst, floors
bulged and thing loesened, .
dozen windows broken, and
matches, belly plates, skirtins
and other parts blown from the
underside of the cars.
Flynn said the heavy 110-pound
track was not damaged, and that
trains were using it today. He
said the damaged Zephyr would
be taken TO the shops at Aurora,
Ill, and probably would be ready
for service in three or four DAYS
The crippled train arrived at
Omaha five hours and IL min
utes late and the passengers
west bound from there were
put on another train. five
hours and 40 minutes behind
schedule.
The Zephyr's crew included En-.
gineer F. f. Paules, Creston, Iowa
Conductor r. c. Wells. Burlington
Iowa, and Is others.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-15

NOISE Idaho A appeal fran
Dr. FrsHcls n Townsend That he
Idsks followers ssprcvt Sen. John
Thomas foe reelection vrAs i.rcved
Monday ~ iccsi pensioners who
refused to tnaafss the RspuhsIran
lncumh<nf ~ . Sunday rally.
TIE lseiasi~slst trspe wes
snlssh whea 80 rewuspu1
eiuA uus~shevs heap1 ~ rps1-
tag 81 . l~sssv fssm ~.
rswss~~a. whs~o 80. -npo-
ssss rhs<sss " - - ~
spss fvss~ss ~ have ~ 49,
gress 80 hls 1sfees ws~t1 -
. r~ai ~sIawisy.s
orisnd scott ~ Cossr fAieae,
who read the letter. sald. "the
Bcsss club has the NEST political
trouble % any N idahc. snd J
know ether eiahs Will - fus
Thomas
Thomas IL opposed On the No
vemb~r ballot ~ Glen Tsyior'
Democratic nomsnse VIA hsa
pledged ~anqusiifssd support =
the administrator and tbs va
effort"