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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

The northbOund Lark, running an
hour behind time, had stopped for
a block signal at the depot at 2:l0
am, when the locomotive of the
second section, carrying military
personnel, rlowed into the obser-
vation car
The observation car and three
pullmans of the first section and
the engine of the second train were
derailed. one of the cars was bad
~ smashed but none was overturn-
ed.
The name of the dead army Off
Ger was withheld pending notifica-
ton of his relatives.
Two porters, j. r. Steele and l..
Hyde. were taken to the Camp
Cooke hospital. Other passengers
injured did not require hospital
treatment.
For hours WOrkmen used acetylena
torches to remove the captains
body from the twisted steel wreck
age of one Of the cars.
All Lark passengers continued
their "trip north at 7 am, after
being transferred to the remaining
- cars of the train.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
Veteran Sentenced
For Death Threats

LOS ANGELES Dec. 5.-tUPl-.
Clifford Clobridge, 442, a disabled
veteran of the first World War. to-
day was sentenced by Federal Judge
Paul j. Mccormick to serve two and
one-half years for sending death
threat letters to Federal Judge Ben
Harrison.
Due to Clobridges nervous diSor-
der, the sentence will be served in
government medical institution at
Springfield, Mo.
The death threat letters, in
which Judge Harrisons life was
threatened. were sent to the jurist
in connection with the sentencing
Of DR.. Hans Helmut Gros, Nazi
agent. who was sentenced to serve
10 years in federal prison Tor
espionage.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
AAA Communities
Elect Officials

l.. c. Hawk, Bonds Corner, and
Rudolph Miller. El Centre, were
retu2ned to their respective offices
of chairman and secretary of the
Imperial county agricultural con-
servation committee Saturday noon
at the convention of delegates from
Imperial Valleys 10 communities, =
At the meeting in the AAA Of
flee in Ell Centre. S. E. Robinson
Holtville. was elected vice-chair-
man of the county committee. Mel
scn Correll, Calipatria, was elected
regular member; Farold Brown,
Bard. first alternate; Mrs. Lulu
Middleton, Brawley. second alter
nate; Mrs. Mildred PoindeXter, Ell
Centro, treasurer, and Miss Betty
Cook, assistant treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

ne OrQer plaCeQ Jile enllIe StlcC-
tive service system under the war
manpoWer commission and provides
that both navy and army manpoWer
requirements shall be met through
the SelectiVc service system. Hitherto
the navy has relied on recruiting
to fill its needs.
At the same time Mr. Roosevelt
sent to Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson and Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox letters directing them
that no male OF the ages 13 through
81 shall be accepted into the armed
forces through the selectiVe service
S..Stem. An exception is made in
the case of those who have prior
to TO-DAY maze a bOnafide applica-
ton for voluntary enlistment. They
may be enlisted within 10 days.
HighlightS CT the order:
In order to promote the most
effective mobilization and utiliZa-
ton of the national manpoWer and
to eliminate as far as possible waste
of manpower due to diSruptive re-
cruitment and undue migration Of
workers a war manpOWer commits
sion is made to consist OF chair
man and representative of the war,
navy, agriculture and labor depart
ments, federal security agency, war
production board, u. S. civil service
I commission, national housing agen-
cy and such other agencies as the
President chooses, plus joint repre-
sentatiVeS Of the war shipping ad-
ministration and the Office of De-
/ tense Transportation.
DRAFT TRANSFERRED
2.-The SelectiVe service system
and all its functions, power duties
and personnel are transferred to
j VINO to be administered by Nc
Iutt. Local boards and appeal boards
will continue their present func-
! tiOns under McNutt.
3.-The functions, powers and
duties of Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her.
Shey, director OF Selective service
are transferred to McNutt but may
be exercised fer him by the direc-
+ tor.
4.-The secretaries of war and
navy are required to determine
after consultation with McNutt. the
number of men they will require
each month in order to fulfill the
total requirements of each branch
and manpoWer will furnish them.
5.-Aftcr the effective date Of
the order no male person who has
attained the 18th anniversary anC
has not attained the 38th anniver.
sary" of his birth shall be inducteo
into the armed forces except under
the Selective service act eXcep
those who have previously filed ;
bonafide enlistment application.
HIRING FROZEN
6.-Tne chairman shall take al
lawful and appropriate steps Il
assure that "A all hiring, rehiring
solicitation, and recruitment o
workers in or for work in any eS
tablishment, plant, facility, occupa'
ton, or area designated by tn,
chairman shall be conducted
solely through the United State!
employment service or III accord
ance with arrangements approved
by McNutt; CB) mo employer shall
retain in his employ any worke
Continued on Page 6, Col.
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Bomber Crashes:
Seven Meet Death

TAMPA, Fla, Dec 5.-UPD-Sev-
en- Army flierS were killed when q
medium bomber crashed Thursday
one mile west of Venice. Fla, air
force officials announced here to-
day.
The plane was on training
flight from MacDill Field.
The dead We're listed as: Second
Lieut.. Parker j. Mathews. pilot,
Kirkwocd, Mo-; Second Lieut.. j. c.
Workman, cO-pilot, Hamilton, Tex
as: Second Lieut.. Daniel j. Muir
ply, Montreal. Ont; Second Lieut.
Woodrow H. Heibert, Newton, Kan;
Staff Set. John E. Chase, Cedar
Grove. N. Y; Stage Sgt. Henry
Reichler, Newark, N. j., and Sgt.
Marvin N. Page, Burlington, VT.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

paper, Ostschweiz, which carried
the first details of the pastoral let
ter, issued by the German Catholic
bishops conference at Fulda lAt
May. A Vatican radio broadcast
the letter also was
heard last night by the federal COM
commission.
The Catholic clerg% condemned
the Nazi leaders policy of encour-
aging sexual relations among youth
for the sole purpose of raising the
birth rate.
Declaring that Nazi methods of
eugenics have resulted in animal
love, the pastoral letter said they
are destined to open the locks OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS and to undermine
morality and to change humanity
into a pack of beasts"
The reverent approach to love
that formerly characterized Chris
tian German men has largely given
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

the Mediterranean from bases IN
Egypt or Libya, hit Italy at mo-
ment when the Allied advanced
corps in Tunisia was fighting dog
gedly against a terrific Axis attack
which drove them from several for
ward positions.
The Allied difficulties in Tunisia
were attributed largely to the supply
handicap across hundreds of miles
of French North Africa.
A report from Allied field head
quarters revealed that Djedeiba, -
miles from Tunis, had been aban-
doned to the Germans and that
Tebourda, about l8 miles west OF
TuniS, had been evacuated
ALLIES IN HILLS
Allied troops took up strong posi-
tons in the hills TO the rear OF
TeSourda where they were under
heavy tank, dive bomber and inian-
try attack.
The strength of the Axis stand
in Tunisia added Importance to the
shattering U. S. bomber assault on
Naples. carried out by Consolidated
BIS Liberators.
The American planes tagged an
Italian formation across the Medlt-
erranean and approached the big
port without attracting the atten-
ton of Italian ground defenses.
Rome admitted that heavy DAM
age and casualties we're caused by
the attack and it was believed tn i.
use of the port b. the Axis fo.'
shipment of reinforcement and
men to Africa would be hampered,
at least for time, due to damage
to docks and rail facilities.
SPAATZ IN AFRICA
The arrival of Maj. Gen. Carl
Spaatz, top ranking u. S. air force
commander in Europe, in the Afri-
can sphere was revealed and it was
reported he was assuming direct
charge OF operations there.
SpaatZ' chief task, it appeared,
was the rapid movement of Amer
ican planes and air base facilities
up to The forward zone of opera
tions where they can challenge the
dominance of the German luft-
waite over the battle area.
Importance of the raid on south
ern Italy was emphasized by the
fact that Naples, Italy's third larg-
est city, is major supply and re-
inforcement base for the Axis armies
in Africa. With Genoa already hal!
knocked out of commission by Brit
iSh bomberS, Naples has become
Continued on Page 6, Col. l.
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can industry, urged that the de
signing and planning and financ-
ing skills of industry should labor
simultaneously in shaping the post
war world while it's production sim
ewS are engaged in supply the
fighting fronts. s.
SPECIFIC PROGRAM
He issued these specific chal-
lengeS
To the automobile industry: To
design and offer for sale now the
paSt-war "1945 model automobile,
accepting war bonds as down pay
ment for delivery six months after
the war ends.
To general contractors and man
ufacturers of road machinery, ce-
ment steel and all highway build
ing tools: to organize, design, plan,
and finance now a new nation
wide highway system, construction
to begin when the war ends.
To real estate men: To organize
companies, engage architects, work
with banks and building loan as
sociationS. to design and plan now
100000 units of housing construc-
ticn to. begin when the war ends,
and accept war bonds as down pay
ment.
To all industrialiStS: To orpanize,
finance, and manage medical cen
ters in every industrial community,
where medical service could be
purchased on an insurance basis at
a cost which would bring not only
skill and facilities, but all the ad-
vantages of research within the
reach of the common man"
FORFSThLL SCHEMES
IF the doctors fear socialized
medicine. if industry is anxious
about the widening powers OF the
state. why not venture, now, boldly
into the activity that will forestall
the S,lper-plannerS in all their
schemes to compel and direct medi-
cal service into the channels OF dis
tributive bounty?" he asked.
Does industry at this moment
have the vioor and the vision to
take the initiative? Will they fear
| lessly proclaim that every public
work and every public service CLUB
be self-sustaining?
Can they now assure the oppor-
tunitieS So that labor can continue
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
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the last few years has been between
?o,0c0 and 25,0O0 acres.
Tomato shipping also had made
4 start this season with few LIGHT
shipments going out of inland. A
few basket crates a dav have been
"oing ont bv truck. The tomato
shipments were expected to pick
ltr rapidly around Dec. Is. Ship
mentS of tomatoes were expected to
he made from Calipatria area i'll
q week or 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
First Carload Rolls Out
Of !. Y. in Lettuce Deal

Imperial Valleys 1942-l943 lettuce
shipping season was off to slow
start late this week but quickly
gathered momentum as it headed
toward the peak scheduled to be
reached in d-January.
The first carload of lettuce this
season rolled from Brawley Thurs
day With the Albert S. Gar9iulo
shed in Brawley said to be the first
one in the valley to dispatch a
carload this year.
Quality was said to be good for
early lettuce and the market also
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
LINE OF DUTY
Sergeant Gets Wound Stripes

of their trousers. The coat was
beautiful, complete even TO the ser
geant's chevrons. When the coat
was tried Cn. it was decided that
Sergeant deserved service stripes,
also.
Sunday will be a great day irs
SergeantS conValescence The boys
will bring him a beefsteak for his
Sunday dinner and dress him up
in his new coat which by that time
probably will be decorated with
every medal from the congressional
medal of hCnor on down.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
M'NUTT MADE u. S. mANP0WER D|CTAT0|
" Plates Out
Until March 1st

LOS ANGELES, Dec. s.
OU.P.D - California automobile
owners will get "V" license
plates in l943, but perhaps not
until after March |, State De-
partment officials learned to
day.
Director James Nj. Carter of
the State Department of Motor
Vehicles appeared yesterday be-
fore the motor vehicle advis-
Ory committee of the state leg
islature and requested registra-
ton for plates be delayed until
after March "fOr various rea-
sons" He did not elaborate.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

was said to be good.
Shipments will increase next
week as several shippers are pre-
pairing to dispatch early lettuce.
Charles Freedman of Ell Centre and
the Walter Farley company Of Ca
lcXico expected to start shipping
next Monday.
The acreage in Imperial Valley
was expected to be less this year
than usual, authorities said, but an
accurate check of the acreage was
not yet available. The acreage in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

hearings now under way. He will
be in charge of the half billion dol
lar request which goes to the legiS
llture in January.
Warren praised George Kilion,
Finance director for retiring Gov
ernor Culbert l.. Olson. for carry
ing on the budget hearings until he
could choose from large field for
the important post
Hassler and KilliCn will cooper
ate in preparation of the budget,
Warren said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
y AMBl|Ne
EpORTER
lie Followed Orders

lie Followed Orders
There was man who worked
for a few days in the AAA office.
He finished the work he was to do
and was given card to fill out
Sc he could be paid
On the card he was instructed
to sign payroll signature He
returned the card and in the place
left for his signature appeared the
neatly written words Payroll Sig
nature"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06


Warren and HaSSler have been
lifelong friends. The new director is
81, was born in Oakland. and was
a longtime cashie.. of the Central
National bank of Oakland before
becoming city manager in 1888, a
position he has held since that time.
Hassler is a Republican and once
served on the state athletic COM
mission during the Rolph admins
tration.
Warren said the new director
would come to Sacramento next
week to participate in the budget
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
Sub Commander
Sees Horse Race
On Jap Mainland
Sinking Eight Vessels
In Sight of Japan
Just Business Deal
BY JAMES c. ANDERSON

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ).
(UP)-T. Cmdr. Thomas B.
Klakring, jr., Of Annapolis.
Md, who considers himself
an "old man" at 81 today said his
exploits in sinking eight enemy
vessels within sight of Japan, gave
him the feeling of a businessman
who had just put over a big deal
This is a young mans game
he said. I'm really borderline
case I'm 81, mind you, not 38."
Klakring, who has been stationed
on submersibles since 1929, said his
mission in prowling the Japanese
coastline for weeks and sinking a
total of 10000 tons of enemy ship
ring was Just a job.
IF not seeing the sun for many
weeks at a time and living with
nearly 100 men in a space not too
adequate for a single family on
hore is considered romance, then
guess we have it," he said.
He explained the now famous in
cident in which he stopped his
submarine off the japanese main
land to watch some horSeraces as
the result of being born and raised
in Maryland.
I'm a lover of horses, you know.
The Japs, by the way, run their
races clOckWiSe while we on Ameri-
can tracks run races counter-clock-
wise. 1t was really quite interest,"
ing"
CORRALED CONVOY
Klakring described a hunt during
which his submarine spotted a jap
anese convoy and chased it into
port-"Sort of corraled it, don't you
know
I'VE downed a couple of them
during the chase. We didn't choose
% go into port after them--but
when they went in we had to fol-
low. One of them hid behind an
island Another anchored. shall we
say. in an exposed position We got
him too"
He insisted there was no glamour
and little hip hip = hooraying'
aboard submarine.
IT'S plain hard work. It's not Il
game, it's a grim business which
has to be done. It's no satisfaction
to kill the crews of torpedoed YES
sels--if they're lucky enough to get
in lifeboatS, we give them a sport
ing chance.
PRAISES CREW
After all, we may be in the same
fix one day
Klakring praised his crew and
Continued on Page 6, Col. l
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Army Man Killed
I'm TrQin Wreck
Second Section Locomotive Crashes
Into Rear Of Southern Pacific Lark; Four
Cars, One Engine Thrown Off Rails

SAN LUIS OBlSPO, Cal, Dec 5. (UP)-A rear-end
collision of two sections Of the crack Southern Pacific
Lark the Casnlaa depot 35 miles south Of here today
killed army captain, seriously injured two porters ano
slightly injured several other passengers
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
Warren Appoints
Finance Director

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 5. (UP)-Governor- Elect Earl
Warren today appointed John F. assler city Of
Oakland to the key position of director of finance for the
administration beginning next month
IIassler will receive $4,000 per year 1t Warrena
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
German Bishops
Hit Nuzi Morals

NEW YORK, Dec. s. (UP)-Catholic bishops of Ger
many have issued pastoral letter charging that
Naz standards of morality the same level as an
anima' TIE Office of War Information revealed today.
The owl quoted account in the Swiss Catholic news
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

The Sergeant is recovring from
his wounds, thank you.
And a good thing, too, or the
heart of every man and officer in
the ordnance rnit at Camp Seeley
would have broken.
Soldiers sorroWing over a SER
geant" They sorrowed over this
sergeant.
Sergeant is a wire haired terrier
belonging to the ordnance outfit.
He went out to battle last Satur-
day night and later was found
more dead than alive after fight
with what the men are pleased to
say must have been a wild animal
such as a coyote.
Torn. ripred. and lascerated hor-
ribly. the little tan-and-Whlte dog
was tenderly carried to doc hes
nital in FL Centric. There the lit
tie FIGHTER fought for his life day
and night. He wa a good little
patient. He submitted to care and
treatment, gazing truStfully at
those working over him.
Sergeant'S neck was so badly
torn that he cannot lean ever a
pan to eat. But no matter. MIS-
r. r. Bolenbaker of the hospital
whose husband is in the Army
carefully feeds Sergeant with a
spoon. She feels that an army wife
should give an army doe the best
care in the world, and Sergeant is
Getting it.
Friends DROP IN
Never a day passes that Ser
eeant'S friends from Camp Seeley
6cnt drop in to see him. The VS.
itorS number from one to as hgh
as EIGHT and nine. They can't nee
lect soldier who has been wound
ed in battle, you know. He rec
ognizes them and shows his APP
preciation bv weak little wac OF
the tail and a man-to-man lcoK
such as fighters are wont to eX-
change.
AS soon as Sergeant began to feel
n little better. his friends made him
an army coat out of the leg of one
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
ii utionuI Freeze
Ordered: Navy to
Draft Personnel
President Issues Swe epins Directions
TO Control All Labor. Place Entire
Procurement Program in Hand Of VINO

WASHINGTON, Dec. s. (UP)-President Roosevelt in
a sweeping executive order today gave War Manpower
Commissioner Paul V. McNutt virtual dctatoral powers
all the nations manpower including that Of moving
workers in non-war industries into industries.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
Kaiser Urges Industry to
Plan Autos: Roads. Homes
Now for Postwar Period
Get Started Now. Miracle Man Tells
Industrial Leaders; Cites Only Way TO
Fores+al! Crack kpot Poli+ical Schemers

NEW YORK, Dec. 5. (UP)-Amercan industry
challenged by Of its foremost masters today to begin
post reconstruction at while the continues
Henry j. Kaiser the miracle man" ship builder, ad
dressing the closing session of the War Cong Of Amer
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

way to a sort of promiscrous COM
radeship that exposes young girls
to the greatest moral dangers the
letter said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
ItaIions Caught
Mapping by Roid
On Supply Port
AnqIo-Americans Abandon Two Towns
To Germans in Tunisia While Awaiting
Reinforcemen+s on Land in Air
BY UNITED PRESS -

American bomberS struck at vulnerable south Italy SAT
urday for the first time smashing at Naples in surprs
attack and scoring hits Italian dreadnaught tW
cruisers and other major Obectves
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
Football
BY UNITED PRESS

Notre Dame 13; Great Lakes l3
Miss st. 10, San Francisco Z
Missouri z; Iowa Cadets 0
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
RcciprOcity-

Reciprocity
Mary Ann Riddle is going to
school in the midwest and hears
lots about keeping up the morale
of the men in the service.
The ether day she received a
package from soldier. There was
a note on the package which said :
This is to keep up your morale. .
The package contained two pounds
of coffee.
The Ultimate
RR was as still as a mouse while
listening to a conversation carried
on bv Ben Hulsc. George Bucklin
Charles BrattOn and Fred ProcSal
Would YOU like to know what they
were talking about?
The best way for man to get
a Streamlined figure.
TIE Upbeatable--
Ms. BeaSon of BraWley was haV-
ing a little difficulty in collecting
the ingredients for a fruit cake. Ra-
tionino and shortages We're play
inc hob with her arrangements.
The cake called for butter. She
could get no butter of any kind
That gave her pause. But not fol
long
She bought some cream ano
churned enough butter fer the cake
that means so much to the BeaSor
holiday season.
That Stcnped Her
While Robert Ct. ElmOre was per-
icctly willing for his wife to dc
war work, he had an mccnfesSeo
Continued on Page G, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06
WEATHER

Maximum Friday 13 minimum Saturday 81; am
Saturday So, humidity as; noon Saturday GA. hu
nidity 43; 5 pm. Friday G3, humidity f6.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-06

BUTTERFLIES Angeles extra 49c; grade cream
zoe; manufact turing milk CSC; route gathered cream
53i.c.
l.. A. HAY-U. S. No. $28-29; u. s. No. leafy
L. " S2.-28; No. S2i50- -26; July flax S2.5Gla.
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Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two ii Centre Banksl
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