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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
3Sentenced for
Morals 0ffenses

OF the four men sentenced in I'M
perial county superior court Friday,
three were guilty of morals Of
fenSeS.
C. B. Morse, aged elementary
school teacher of inland, whom a
jury convicted of three morals Of
fenses against pupils in the schools
was sentenced to year in the
county Jail after his request for
probation was denied. The jury con-
victed Morse of contributing to the
delinquency of the three minors, a
misdemeanor punishable by Jail
sentence.
Santiago Montoyo was sentenced
to San Quentin penitentiary for
lewd and lascivious conduct and at
tempting to commit a morals Of
fense. Bernardo Montez was SEN
fenced to San Quentin penitentiary
for lewd and lascivious conduct. Lo-
redo Dlaz was sent to the county
Jail for four months for stealing
guns from a home near Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Curfew Breakers
Will Face Trial

Prosecution in federal court
faces eight young Japanese
Americans of the inland area
who ignored Gen. J. L. DeWitts
curfew order and remained away
from their homes after 8 p. m.,
agents of the federal bureau oil
investigation said Friday.
The japanese Americans were
arrested Thursday in inland
and held i'm the Imperial coun-
ty Jail in El Centre pending
arraignment before United
States Commissioner Dorsey
Whitelaw. Officers said the
young men staged gay party
which lasted until late hour.
The group included lwao
Higa, 23; Isamu Itomura, 2S;
Frank Nakama. 16; George
Nakama, 16: George T0yama,
I9; Sam T. Higa, 26; Mir'gi
TOyama, 21, and KOki koa'su'
20.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

" Water-fllled jar IN ditch near
his home at 909 North Sixth street,
and, unaware of the nature of his
find, removed it and put it in his
pocket.
An hour later, the substance, dried
out by the heat of the boys body,
suddenly exploded. Bobby's parents,
Mr. and Mrs B. B. Beadle, sustained
severe burns about the hands and
arms when they attempted to ex-
tinguish the resulting fire.
Bobby was rushed to county hos
pital by Officers william Schofield
and Lloyd Edwards.
The boy said he had seen play
mate, Richard Callahan. STA Wood
ward, bury the chemical, but he did
not know what it was. The Callahan
boy said he had found the phos-
phorous several months ago, and,
knowing that it was dangerous,
placed it in a jar of water and
buried it. His parents would not
permit him to discuss the matter
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

ton gasoline and oil. The New Jer-
sey Standard officials said, he add
ed, that failure to make deliveries
might bring suit and loss to the
company.
This information, Berle said. was
conveyed to him at a conference on
Oct. 81, 1941, with Mr.. Palmer"
whom he identified as attorney for
New Jersey Standard, and another
company representative whom he
did not name.
Berle testified after William La
varre, commerce department Latin
American expert, told the committee
that Standard sold gasoline to the
Italian Lati airline in Brazil until
the flying firm was blacklisted by
this government.
Lavarre said the commerce de.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

and his followers in 1774.
Calvert Erwin of Riverside, di-
rector of the De ANA Trail Cab
alleros association, said Friday that
the ride will start from Calexico at
80 pm. April u. The riders will
camp the first night II miles north
of Plaster City, the second night
at Borego Springs, the third in Ter
williger Valley on the old Fred
Clark ranch, the fourth in Trip
Flats where they will rest half a
day, the fifth at the Pico ranch six
miles north of San Jacinto, and the
sixth in Riverside.
I'VE have some cast iron mark
ings to set up this year along the
trail we follow" Erwin said. I'VE
set aside a fund for this purpose
when the association was organized
and we have these ready to install
this year
The riders will be guests of honor
az a big party at the Mission Inn il
Riverside April II. The journey will
be enlivened at San Jacinto where
the residents will entertain at an
old fashioned square dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Whole Of British
Army Turned Into
Commando Force
Troops Train Under
Actual Fire, Wounds
Are Not Uncommon
BY UNITED PRESS

The entire British army
using real shells and bombs
for battle Trainings being
stepped up in efficiency and
fighting pitch to the level of the
Commands. according to a cable
from London released Friday by
the British Press service in New
York.
Under this revolutionary plan
every man in the infantry will soon
be as physically tough and as high
ly trained in individual initiative as
the Commandos, it added. All SOL
diers are now subjected to rigorous
courses in battle schools In every
division. Drill routine eliminates
academic parade marches, formal
salutes, etc. and the men work as
combat teams in real battle.
A United Press dispatch from
London said that no official state
ment had been made there but that
the Commando technique" was be-
ing used in all training methods
and that there was wide agitation
to make Commando training univer-
sal.
TRAINING REALISTIC
The present training is realistic,
the British press service said.
ut is no quiet country valley;
it is a sector filled with the noise
and clouded with the smoke of real
bombs, real shells and real bullets"
it continued.
Even casualties occur in this un-
der-fire training. Heavy barrages
are studied beforehand and directed
Continued on Page 6; Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
RAISES LEFT OUT
CubuIIeroS Link
Two Celebrations

The link between the Cavalcade
of Imperial Valley and the De ANA
Trail celebration will be established
again this year when the De ANA
Trail Caballeros take their annual
l60 mile ride from Calexico to Riv-
erSide.
This year the Caballeros, horse
men of Imperial and Riverside
counties, selected April II as the
date they begin their six day ride
across the desert along the trail fol-
lowed by the adventurous De Anza
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

partment had held conversation
with Standard Oil officials, who
were threatened twice" before the
blacklist put Lati out of business. Z"
Berle quoted Palmer, the Stand
ard attorney, as saying that Stand
ards board of directors had advised
him to notify the state department
that 1t could not breach the subsidi-
airy contract with Condor.
He added that he felt bound to
say that 80 per cent of American
business cooperated when Wayne
Taylor Nelson Rockefeller and 9TH
er officials initiated a campaign TO
cut off u. S.-axis business ties In
South America. at a time when no
legal controls existed and when
breaks frequently involved breach OF
contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Senate
Reveals
Racket
Basic Magnesium
SaIaryFisures
Given Senate

WASHINGTON. April 8.
(UP)-Sen. Berkeley Bunker
D., New, charged in the SEN
ate today that Basic Mag
nesium, Inc, of Cleveland, is
a "racketeering industrial corpora
ton which stands to make a profit
CT 1920 per cent" for operation of
government built magnesium
plant at Las Vegas, New.
The corporation, which has an
admitted investment of $4,000.
he said, will make a profit of ST.
10000 in Cne year in performing
certain services in construction of
the plant and in operating it later.
Bunker released a list showing
the salaries that some Of the Off
cials CT the corporation receive for
their work on the project. The
project manager was listed as re-
ceiving $4,000 a year.
Bunker quoted from report is
sued yesterday by the senate COM
mittee investigating the war pro-
gram which characterized the
terms of the Basic Magnesium lease
as "one cf the most flagrant at
tempts at war profiteering to come
to its (the committee's) notice"
RAISES LEFT OUT
Commenting on the list of salar-
led officers, Bunker said it is of
ficial" but does not take into &C
count any pay rises which may
Continued on Page 6 Col. 81
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Ia Launches 1st
Major War Vessel

los ANGELES, April 3-UP)-
The first major war vessel to be
constructed IN Los Angeles harbor
since World War I, the destroyer
USS Kendrick, was launched at
the Bethlehem Steel company's
Terminal Island yards today
Her keel was laid May ], last
year. The 18O0-ton destroyer cost
So, 100 600, and is the first of 10
such ships to be constructed by
Bethlehem. The ship is named for
acting master Charles Kendrick
USN, who distinguished himself il.
the battle of Ft Henry, Feb. 6.
1852.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Illinois UMW.Cl0
Breach Widens

CHICAGO, April UP) = Two
more topflight Illinois officials of
John l.. Lewis United Mine Work
ers resigned today from the state
CIO governing body, widening a
state breach between the CIO and
UNIV which has been seen as a
possible forerunner of similar ma
tional split.
Vernon Ford, midwest regional di-
rector of UMW's district SO, and
Hugh White, state UNIV vice presl-
dent, resigned from the executive
board of the Illinois Industrial Un-
ion council, state CIO controlling
body.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

Wenstrom apparently walked from
the house to investigate the argu-
ment.
A neighbor, Michel Levy, heard
shots and ran from his home to
investigate. He found Wenstrom
lying dead on a driveway with two
bullets in his heart. A .38 caliber
pistol was in his hand.
Mrs. Wenstrom, shot in the head,
was slumped against a porch COL
umn. Hammett was wounded in
the thigh and groin.
Hammett and Mrs. Wenstrom
were taken to st. Francis hospital
where they were given blood trans
fusions. Attendants said Mrs. Wen
strom's condition was very critical
but that Hammett was holding
his own"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

Evans Webber None was in a SER.
ious condition.
Private Robinson was not involv-
ed in the battle. He was taking
a shower in the barracks and a
stray bullet hit him.
The fighting lasted for Is minutes
starting at 3 p. IN. and was spor-
adic. Col. Herbert D. Forrest, exc
cutive officer of the post, and sew
eral officers, drove up in staff cars
and ended it with no difficulty.
Stopping in the middle of the
street they ordered the white mill
tary policemen to cease firing and
commanded the Negro soldiers to
ccme out of their barracks. The
orders were obeyed instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03

OF home guard affairs developed IN
to a gun fight. Wenstrom, 43, was
killed, Hammett was wounded and
Wenstrom's wife was injured crit
ically by a stray bullet.
Hammett, a prominent figure in
southern California society, had OBJ
jected to a letter written by Wen
strom and published by the Santa
Barbara News Press. The letter crit
icized Hammetts administration Of
the Santa Barbara home guard
unit, from which Wenstrom had
resigned.
The newspaper said Wenstrom had
called shortly before the shooting
to report that Hammett had told
him TO stop criticizing the guard.
Authorities believed the men had
begun quarreling in the yard in
front of Wenstrom's home. Mrs
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
vitamins Urged in
Prenatal DAYS

FHILADEL PHIA, April CUP =
EXpectant mothers who feed on a
vitamin packed diet give their ba,
bies much greater chance to sur
vive and improve their own outlook
on life, DR.. Frederick F.. Tisdall
chief nutrition officer of the Ca
madam armed forces, told the con-
vention of the American Academy
of Pediatrics today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03


tary reservation from the adjoin-
ing town of Pointsville. The Negro
soldiers were firing from their bar
racks on one side of the street;
the white military policemen from
business houses and the sidewalk
on the Pointsville side.
The dead were Private Mamie w
Strouth, Honey Camp, Va, a mill
tary policeman, Private Isaac w.
Brown, Henderson, Tenn, Negro
and Corporal W. E. Hall, Negro.
The wounded, all Negroes, were:
Private John l.. Robinson, Cor
poral Hammond E. Millotte, Pri-
vate Pinkley Reed, Private l.. v.
Martin, Greenwood, Miss, Private
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
TORPEDOES SINK
TWO MORE VESSELS

WASHINGTON, April CUP)-
The Navy announced today that
two medium sized merchant vessels
were torpedoed in the Caribbean
area and that a small American tug
was shelled and sunk off the At
antic coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Challenge Ends
In Pistol Duel

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April 2. (UP)-Mai. Buell.
Hamett of the California home guard accepted the cha
enge of Maj William H WenstrOm, retired army officer
"to to my house and tell me that to my face"
Their ensuing argument last night administration
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
n $50 Per Cent Profit
Laid to War Contract
2 4s,t!Hs 4yot4ts

what 10 DO
Between the devil and the deep
blue sea.
Out of the frying pan into the
fire.
On the horns of dilemma.
All these things fall far short
cf describing the situation in which
a young japanese American finds
himself. He is faced with iron clad
rules and regulations which require
him to do two things.
This young Japanese is in I'm
perial Valley and was ordered to
report to the Los Angeles draft
board for Induction into the SER
vice OF the United States. Since he
, is CT Japanese ancestry, Gen. j. D.
IeWitt's order prohibits him from
going more than five miles from
his home. No one in Imperial Val
ley or Los Angeles can change the
orders which came from higher up
IF he remains at home he faces
arrest for ignoring the order Of his
draft board IN Los Angeles and if
he reports to his draft board he
faces arrest for travelling more than
five miles from his home. If he
does neither he is subject to arres
by both agencies.
Now that, ladies and gentlemen,
is a spot And what spot.
The Helping Hand
Mrs. Verna Strain was getting
ready to start to begin to comm ence
en- shopping expedition.
"Oh, dear" she worried. Il have
so many thingst to buy and only a
dollar to do it,"
Her four-year- sen, Kenny
Lloyd, was most sympathetic. He
left his mother to worry and slip
Fed into her bedroom. In a few
moments he ran to her with his
eyes bright with the zeal of a cru
sader who brings good tidings. He
waved three scraps OF green paper
In tiny fist
"See. Neither" he shouted, nov
you have more money. I cut your
dollar bill in three parts to make
more money"
New Members
The Two Hundred and Fifty
pound club has a new member
That is, it has a new member if
King Maljan kicks in with the in
itiation fee.
AL Messildine and Carl Hogan
son, the clubs only members and
officers, passed on Maljan's appli-
cation. They think he is weighty
enough.
AS an initiation stunt, they plan
to make Malian walk down Main
street dolled UP in one of those
pleated skirts Greek soldiers wear
RR would like to warn Messildine
and Hoganson that those pleatec
skirts are the raiment of soldiers
who fight like anything. Since the
club has ne, sergeant at-arms, the
officers had better lay off the ruff
led skirt stunt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Phosphorus Find
Injuries Boy. Is

State and city fire inspectors Friday Investigating
the of small quantity of phosphorous which
poded in the pocket of 16yearold Ell Centro boy Thurs
day evening" burning him severely.
The boy, Bobby Beadle, found the chemical buried in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
'SeQbeeS' Newest
Fighting Group
Hand-Picked Warriors Will Build New
Bases for Uncle Sam Under Enemy's Nose
When Offensive Ac+ionis Launched

WASHINGTON, April 3. (UP)-The "Seabees" are get
ting ready to swarm-a over the world if necessary.
Handpcked and specially trained fighter workers,
they are the nations newest armed service combatand
construction created bv the Navy to build advance
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Negro Soldiers
Battle Army MPs

FORT DIX, N. j., April 3. (UP)-Military authorities
invoked board of inquiry today to investigate battle
between Negro soldiers and white military policemen last
night in which three soldiers killed and five were
wounded The battle occurred the narrow street
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
Chinese Troops
Retoke Airdrome
On Second Front
Nips Extend Efforts for Vic+oryin
Attempt to Influence Outcome Of
British Negotiations with India Group
By UNITED PRESS

United Nations armed forces braced against Japa-
attacks in the Philippines and Burma Friday follow
ing fighting both fronts and British retirement
from Prone in central Burma.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-03
WEATHER

WEATHER
Maximum Thursday 81, Minimum
Friday 81 pm. Thursday "a, hu-
midity %; am. Friday 61, hu-
midity 81; Noon Friday 61, hn-
midity 81.
LOS ANGELES HAY
us. No. 1 S24.50-25.50; u. S. No.
leafy Nv. S24-24.50; us. No. 2
S22-S23. Mpls. Sept. flax S2.63.
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Mrs. Alice Smells Pupils
Appear In Piano Recital

A waltz program" of piano
solos and duets was given by
pupils of Mrs. Alice Smell last
Saturday evening. the event be-
at her home, parents and friends
of the young musicians being in
attendance.
The participants included LIE.
oda and Leora Plummer, Shirley
Scotland. Eleanor Schmidt, Billy
Allen Burnison, Letha Lee. Con
ME Teeple, Mary 10 Mcbride,
Shirley and Dolores Preston. Joy
Ann McDougall. M arie Olson,
Mona Guardipee, Dolores Carpen-
ter and Jackie BilIedeaux.
Miss Mary Elaine Davis. high
school dramatics instructor. a 8
guest entertainer. gave a reading
of The Christmas Story"
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LaP|ante CHARGED
With Assault

Ed LaPlante Sr of Browning
is in the county Jail as the result
of an assault upon William Wad.
dell ST.. owner of Waddell's Cafe
at Cut Bank last Saturday morn.
ing at 9 when the latter sought
to eject him from the place.
Following being taken in Gus.
tody by officers, LaPlante was
charged with second degree as.
sault, punishable by a term in
the state prison at Deer Lodge.
The trouble began when one of
the mattresses of the cafe COM
planned to MIR. Waddell of man
sleeping in one of the booths.
The proprietor reused the sleeper
and asked him to leave. When
he asked him the second time,
LaPlante is said to have struck
| him (WaddelD without warning.
Waddell, who is in his 7Os, fell
to the floor, suffering a fractured
shoulder. the injury being the re-
suit of LaPlante's attack upon
him after he had fallen. accord
/ ing to q witness. Waddell is now
at the Cut Bank Hospital making
favorable recovery.
Waddell is one of Montana's
early pioneers, having at o n e
time lived at Fort Benton, where
b e drove freight teams. That
was in the Hank Monk" era of
stage drivers, " h e n vehicles
were of wood and men of iron.
In earlier years. as attested by
hispresent robustness he could put
away with little difficulty t h e
average assailant and have him
look like q stream-lined cross.
word puzzle.
Prominent Montanans over the
years have been his intimate
friends.
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HAPPENINGS
Of Local Interest
Dec.
18th
1912

Students from from the Mon
tana University, who are home
for the holidays include Betty
June Wright. Ann Mcdonald.
Elma Fay Cross and Stanford
Stevens.
Leather goods consisting o 4
purses. wallets. wrist " a t h
bands. brief cases. belts. key
cases at rs per cent discount.
Ideal as Christmas gifts. S e e
Mrs. Wallace Duncan.
Avery Paisley left yesterday
for Spokane to spend Christmas
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Roberts.
For that special Christmas gift
give q Glacier Park picture. Buy
now while we have a good selec-
ton Of sizes and scenes. Glacier
Studio.
Jimmy DesRosier. a student at
Carroll College at Helena.i 8 home
for the holidays.
Frank Davis of Blackfoot, who
ia attendino tho North arm Mon,
tana College at Havre, is home
visiting his folks.
frankie Starr arrived h o m e
from Bozeman this week. having
attended the State College since
September. She has been taking
q premedic course preparatory to
entering the Deaconess Hospital
at Great Falls next spring.
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Mrs. Oscar Thronson of Babb
was visitor at Mrs. W. G. Rem
shaw's home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Monroe
who have been residing in Port:
land are here visiting friends and
relatives.
II you appreciate service and
good Merchandise trade at the
Quality Market.
Pvt. George X. Croft. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Croft. is here
on furlough. having arrived last
week He is stationed at Prince
Rupert, B. C.
Mrs. McFadyean. proprietor of
the Super made Ice Cream Par
Tor, has been unable to appear
at her place of business because
Of illness during the last few
days. Her condition is the re-
suit of an automobile accident
several years ago when she was
seriously injured.
Your cash dollar really talks
here. Quality Market
Pvt. Lawrence Hodgen arrived
this week from Spokane to spend
Christmas with friends. He is
on duty with the military police.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Steele and
Mrs. C. Murl Beck visited i n
Great Falls Tuesday.
CANDLES Store repairs an makes Of
radios. refrigerators. gas and electric
washers and bicycles. tt
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Corp. Francis Chdbre
Here Fro m Fl. Knox

Corporal Francis j. Chabre, son
of Mrs. Mabel Getty. was home
from Fl. Knox, Ky. from last
Thursday until Monday evening,
when he began his return.
A graduate of the University
of Montana. he mas been in the
service of his country for two
years and is now receiving Off
GERS training for t q n k service.
Prior training was in tn e air
corps.
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MiIkmen's Notice

Due 10 the exigencies If war
we are obliged to discontinue
house house deliveries January
l. 1943, the last delivery to be
December 81.
Customers will please Icy out
oil empty milk bottles that we
may collect them on January 2.
Good Hope Dairy
Enterprise Dairy
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Council Group Returns

The Blaekfeet Tribal Council
delegation. which has been in
Chicago the last weeks meeting
with heads of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs. returned home Tues
day. Leo Kennerly. secretary of
the group. said that they were
treated with courtesy, with pros
poets o t fair success of their
quest.
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WomaO's Society To
Sponsor Party

The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service is sponsoring a Holt
day party in the church parlo,s
tuesday evening, Dec. 20, at 8.
All families of the church are
cordially invited.
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Methodist Church

The Christmas Eve Worship
Service will be held at midnight.
All are cordially invited.
Church School Sunday at ten.
Morning Worship Service at II.
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BIackboy Receivers From
November Truck Tragedy

Reuben BIackboy. 81. who fell
off a moving truck on Highway
No. 2 west of Browning in No.
vember, was about town last Sat-
urday doing his Christmas shopp-
ing.
Following the accident he was
so incapacitated that he was un-
able to leave his home for weeks,
his injuries requiring the use of
crutches.
He fell from the truck while
asleep. His wife did not miss
him until after t b e truck had
been driven for more than q mile
The driver turned around to look
for him. finding him at the edge
of the highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-20
EVENING COLLEGE
 COURSE EXTENDED
TWO-Year General Educa- ton Program to Be ln-
 ClMded Next Semester

The evening college program at the Teachers College of Connecti- cut, New Britain, will be expanded next semester to include a two-year general education course leading to the associate bachelor of science degree, Dr. H. D. Welte, president, has announced.
 The evening class program, began last January with an enrolment of 159. This semester offered courses designed to meet the needs of those who were to join the armed serv- ices or wished to increase their work efficiency in defense indust- tries. Those who work either full or part time can complete the general education course in four years, Dr. Welte said.
 Tentative course offering for the next semester is:
 Required courses: English com- position, introduction to social sci- ence, plane and spherical trigo- nometry, elementary physics and orientation in physical education.
 Electives: The novel, history and geography of Connecticut, first aid, introduction to psychology, music appreciation, production control, engineering drafting, typewriting, drawing, office machines and lab- oratory of industries. Credit for most courses is three hours per semester. Sixty credit hours are re- quired for graduation.