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Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

East indies was attacked by an es-
timated 100000 japanese landed at
three north coast points and fol-
lowed up by sea-borne reinforce
mentS which were running into
deadly hail of Allied bombs and
shells.
Hard-fighting Dutch troops, bear
ing the brunt of the enemy attack,
were aided by British, Australian
and American forces in counter
attacks which London dispatches
said had now become full scale
counter offensive inflicting tremend-
Gus losses on the Japanese.
Late United Press dispatches from
Allied headquarters reported Dutch
armored cars, trucks and private
automobiles rushing troops against
the Japanese landing forces and
American flying fortresses pound
ing at enemy transport reinforce
mentS.
30 SHIPS SUNK
The enemy already was reported
to have lost more than 80 ships
sunk or damaged, including cruisers
and destroyers knocked out by Al
lied air and naval attack. The Unit
ed Nations sea forces, especially the
Dutch, also suffered losses which
have not yet been fully revealed.
Japanese air support for landing
forces was weaker than had been
expected, according to United Press
Correspondent w. H. McDougall
after a tour of one fighting sector,
but there was little definite infor-
nation to indicate the trend OF
fighting. McDougall said that the
Japanese were using jungle tactics
as they did in Malaga, that they
were accurate shots and hard to
find-Suggesting that penetration
of the island was continuing.
The Japanese were known to have
occupied Soebang, 40 miles in from
the coast and only 40 miles from
Dutch headquarters at Bandoeng,
and Monday they pushed forward
toward Bandeeng, avoiding the main
highway and trying to flank the
defense forces.
On other fighting fronts:
BURMA-British Imperials strike
at Japanese offensive patrols on
Sittang river front north of Pegu,
Continued on Page 6; Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Committee Blasts
Gov't'Communisf
Farming Program
Collective Agriculture
Under New Deal Agency
Draws House Criticism

WASHINGTON. March g.
(UP)-The house appropria-
tions committee today de-
nounced government mani
pulation" of commodity mar
kets to control farm commodity
prices and accused the farm secur-
jty administration of conducting a
collective farming in Communist
Russia"
The committees views were set
forth in a report recommending dir
ect appropriations for the agricul-
ture department in the fiscal year
beginning JUL l of $677, ,l8l ,239.
That is more than $3.50, ,400,0 900 below
he appropriation for this fiscal
year, and 81 ,494,890 less than Pres
ident Roosevelts budget estimate
for fiscal 1943.
The bill was reported in the midst
of a bitter cOngreSsional-administra-
ton fight over control of farm
prices and sale of government held
surpluses. President Roosevelt has
denolncsi sarm bloc legislation
Gat would prohibit sale of those
surpluses at less than parity prices.
The appropriations o m m tt e e
gave the farm bloc another weapon
against administration efforts to
keep agricultural prices from ris-
ing too precipitately by use of gov
ernment- held surpluses. This was
a clause which would prohibit the
Commodity Credit corporation from
expenses connected with the sale
Of such Csurplus CCC-held) stocks
at less than parity prices"
REGRETS CHARGES
The committee regretted the re-
cent cloud of charges" concerning
the farm security administration
and said the agency was doing much
important and useful work. 1t add
ed, however, that the FSA's collec-
tive farming experiments were
wholly contrary to the spirit and
genius of the American way OF lie,
Continued on Page Six, col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

a light sedan plunged into a canal
near Winterhaven early Monday
morning, drowning the driver. He
was j. R. Mccain. SO, of Yuma.
The body Oh Honey Forrest, %
year-old Negro resident of Yuma,
was found Sunday in an irrigation
canal near Winterhaven. She was
poisoned before her body was dump
cd into the water, officers said.
Mrs. Jean Randel, about 80, was
held in the county jail in Ell Centro
while officers attempted to ascer-
ain why she threw her little boy
into the Colorado river as Sh"
stood on the bridge between Win
terhavcn and Yuma. A guard stand
ing on the bridge caught the child
" tie foot as he started the long
plunge to the river. The woman
vas violent and gave a garbled ac-
count of a trip from Texas on a
BUS. The yOungSter was unharmed
md is being cared for in the Coun-
ty Juvenile home. Officers are in
vcGtigating the case. The woman
insists she has no recollection OF
throwing her son over the bridge
rail
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Home To ROOSt-

RR can imagine what fun Lamar
Gillctt had while selecting gifts for
lis family. He is in the service in
the Philippine Islands and did his
shopping before Pearl HarbOr COM
plicated things.
His selection ran a little to knives
OF various sorts Those tricky knives
with springs in them and blades
that pop out when button is
punched Then here were lots CT
beautifully embroidered table and
bed linen for the Womenfolk. Gay
slippers and paiamas for his nieces
and uephews Salad sets and what
nOtS
Packed around the gifts, which
were enclosed in a handsomely
carved chest, we're some old issues
OF the Post Press, come home to
roost after a trip to the islands
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Clio Refuses 0kay
For Guard Ballot

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2. up
Support for the proposed iniua-
tive for IAN adequate" state guard
appropriation was voted yeSterda2
by the executive board of the Call
fornia state CIO.
1t also asked Gov. Culbert l..
Olson to call another special leeiS-,
lative session to pass improved
state guard legislation" The state
guard act passed by the last spe-
cial session now is under attack
before the state supreme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

IHllea states coasts since the begin
nine Of the axis attacks on Jan. Ia
Was sunk after The three enemy
submarines apparently had Stalkec
m oil tanker which outdistanced
hem
Publication Of reWs Of the attack
@as authorized today by the navy
in WASHINGTON
None of the Marore's crew OF 80
Nas lost AL escaped injuries and
the survivors showed little effect
from exposure although they were
adrift from , 10 Ia hours.
The Marore Withstood the impact
Of one torpedo before the three
-gbmarines opened fire with deck
Guns al a range Of less than mile
OF the p ships sunk off the U s.
Atlantic coast. i3 have been tank
ers Tie los of the Marore brought
70 l76. .042 the total tonnage lost.
A total of 90 ships have been at
tackled and s. sunk by submarines
of the United States and Canadian
coasts and IN tie Caribbean since
ian Il
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Burmo Natives Kill. Loot
AS Ronsoon at Zero Hour

walk
Il am unable to estimate the
number OF BritiSherS killed by the
Burmese but l believe 1t is not a
few" he asserted.
The British civilians were re-
ported moving toward India and
China.
Until yesterday they had not
blown up gas and oil installations
in the different cities. but I hope
they'll do IL soon," the airman said.
He reported that food was pre-
tically unobtainable.
II was announced here that all
radio communications with RAN
COON had been broken
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
ALLIES LAUNCH Java COUNTER OFFENSIVE
Reporter Says
Allies Advancing

LONDON. March 2-rUPl-
Allied forces including British
trnaps are on the advance" i'm
a bitter counteroffensive against
the Iapanese forces landed i'm
Iafa. according 10 a dispatch
tedas 10 the London star.
Everything Is on the ad-
vance John ElmOre. CORES
D. udent Of the Obs news ser
vice. wrote in a dispatch to the
star. Nowhere did see any
signs Of retreat"
lie said he had just returned
from a trip To one Of the areas
IN which the Japanese landed
where he found bitter fight
ing underway.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

.. existing IN the majority of Burma
C.tlnS
The natives IN many districts
have rcbeled. killing unamed Brit
lslerS The Burmese are assisting
the advancing Japanese In every
possible way Some armed Burmese
have Joined the japanese.
All over Burma Il Is dangerous
for foreigners 10 move around un-
armed "
The airman asserted that the
ButiSherS are feverishly evacuating
all large Burmese cities, including
PRONE and Mandalay They are be-
ing evacuated by planes and cars,
hc said. but some have had to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
1stCaslIaIiyof
War Identified

HCNCLUI March Pup -
An army conmuniqu' toda. save
Private Archie r Gurkin Pine
town n c the honor q being
listed as is first casualty of the
va.
Twenty minutes after the Jdpa-
ucse attack en- Pearl HlrbOr Dec
I Gurkin was admitted 10 tho
army general hospital with a 80
salibre bullet IN his chest
He had been driving a quarter
master corps vehicle when he was
slot. evidently by a strating Japa-
neSe plane
Gurkin nov back on duty. car
rieS as a souvenir the bullet which
truck him.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
BY KARL ESKELUND

AVG HEADQUARTERS. South
west China. March > ,Up' - Au-
taoritative military quarters bCllycd
today that the fall OF Rangooa was
perhaps but hours away.
Reports brought back by Amcrl-
can airmcn indicated that terror
was sweeping lower Rurma.
Natives in many places were IN
rebellion attacking and killing Brit
iSh civilians. they said. and RAN
COON was described as a horrible
place.
Foreigners risk their lives in
walking in the city which Is COM
pletely in the hands OF lootcrS and
killers who are running amok, a
pilot said ~ state of lawlcSSncsS
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Cabbage Purchase
Allotment Cut

cabbage growers wanted 10 sFII
Uncle sam l25 acres of commercial
Grade Imperial Valley cabbage this
wccl; but the old fellow with the
whiskcrs turned thumbs down on
the proposition saying he could
take so carloads Of No. one green
heads instead.
NJ j. Parker. sprplGs marketing
administration official in FL Cen
tro To sec that al growers get an
equal break in allotting orders, said
the grower, were unable 10 fill the
lC9-cal order Of the lcafy vege-
tables last week. I; was probably
for that reason that this weeks
allotment was cut down.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
FDR Divides Army
In ; Commands
For Coordination
President ReOrganizes
Military Setup Under
Principal Divisions

WASHINGTON, March 2.
(UP) = President Roosevelt
today streamlined the whole
organization of the United
States army for offensive op-
erations which Chief of Staff George
c. Marshall promised would carry
the war to the enemy.
The senate meantime by voice
vote passed and returned to the
house S32. 1852, 1890 army appro-
priation-the largest yet in the SER
'eS of recent record-breaking war
bills.
The time has now come when
Tc must proceed with the business
Continued on PAGE 6; Column u
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
British Torpedo
German Tanker

LONDON. March 2-tUP1-Brit-
ish motor torpedo boats torpedoed
a German tanker and heavily en-
Gagged enemy escort ships and shore
batteries in an attack on IA con-
voy III the English channel, the
admiralty said today
The engagement, which occurred
last night, kept people awake IN a
huge area near the Dover straits
The admiralty said that British
forces were heavily engaged by
German escort vessels and land
batteries but sustained no casual
ties other than one motor tor
redo boat which was slightly dam
aged
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

Vanderbilt. the Commodore who
founded the familr1s fortune and
developed the New York Central
railroad
Vanderbilt had heart disease for
many wears lie was stricken again
SATURDAY,
HI, son. Cornelius. Jr. Sociaite
writer and adKcnturer. was at his
bedside as were two OF his sis
fcrs. NJ Harry Payne Whitney
and Countess Iaszlo SzechcnY, the
former GLADYS Vanderbilt His
wife Mr. Grace Wilson Wander
biIt md daughter Mrs. Robert
stevens were cn route here when
he died
Vanderbilt vas born IN New
York sep ;. 1873. He was the
eldest r. nve children OF Cornelius
and Alice Claypoole Gwynn Van
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Junk Travels in
Costly Auto Now

Junk haS come mp m Inc WUTT0
BraWlcy police durl, tho week
end stopped a Lincoln Zephyr sC-
dan carrying loo pounds of junk
Amid the lux Tious surroundings
ne officers discovered the huge
assortment of Junk including cop
ger pipes and fittings They ar
sCsted Minnie payne Moore. 26
md John Wilson. 81. who we're iu
he car with the Junk They were
believed to have stolen 10 90 Nu-
IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Morse on Trial
In Morals Case

C. B. Morse, 7l-year- teacher
IN the inland elementary schools
went to tltal in superior court
Monday ON a charge Of commit
ting a morals offense against Sey-
eral of the little girls in his classes
During the morning session III
Judge r. D. McPherrin's court, the
jury was selected and the case
ready for trial during the after
nOCn
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

for cOmmutation of his sentence
said Little declared he did not have
a fair trial in Imperial county SUI
pCrior court. was prevented from
tcstifying in his own behalf be-
cause it would expose the whole
ring of city and county officials, -
and that the jury was instructed tC
convict him.
The advisory prison board asked
various county officials for recon-
mendationS concerning Tittle'S ap-
plication
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Suspect Held on
Abduction CHARGE

Raymond Martin Lindsay, 33,
railroad switchman, was held IN
the Imperial county Jail Monday
on charge of abducting a l4-year-
cid Wilterhaven girl
He was arrested at Riverside and
returned to Imperial county for
investigation. The girl was re-
turned to her parents
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
The Wrong Muttcr-

Things were a bit tense for Love
ridge Marsh, finalist in the Bar
bara Worth golf tournament. The
ball once stopped in front of
telephone post, causing Marsh no
end of trouble
Then it dropped within eight feet
of the hole Excitement grew. The
gallery lapscd into death-like sill
erce.
Marsh fit to be tied with excite
ment, was all set. In the silence he
was heard to mutter a fcrvent in
cantation to strange being. His
club rose.
He missed, apparently having
called upon an unfriendly being to
help him in his extremity.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

He recommended chat simple
remedy" would be- fhD oufiaWlng Of
employers ASSOCIATION Couspiragics
20 flout the law
The repcht was prepared bv a
seEate education and labor sub
committee which n Toilette heads
and which conducted hearings 4.
California for % DAYS early iu 1910
This report Ia Toilette said .s the
first of a series Of 10
The report was prepared by a
ant sectors Of Calfornia's industry
the rational labor policy had not
been hOnoret or observed II hlam-
ed employers association and their
artifically generated citizens com
mittees' and third party move
mentS" with undua interference
with the rights of labor to organiz"
and bargain collectively But % add
ed that part and parcel Of this
autocratic system OF labor relations
that has for decades dominated Cal
ifornias agricultural IN usfrE
we're:
ALL-INCLUSIIE
Unemployment undcr-emploH-
ment. disorganizcd and haphalasd
niigrancy lack OF adequate wages or
annual income. bad housing, insult
ficient education. little medical care.
the great burden Of public relief
the denial of civil liberties. riots.
strife, corruption
The report made the following
charges against specific employer,
organizations:
Associated Farmers of California
Inc.-from local activities ot TINS
organization arose the most ia
grant and violent infrlngementS Of
civil liberties which the committee
studied in California
The Chambcr of Commerce OF Los
Angeles The most inclusive and
powerful employers organization m
tie city and the dominant intlu-
ence in perpetrating and enforcing
an unchanging open shop policy H..
the southern California area
FIGHTING TOOL"
The Merchants and Manuidctu-
trs association OF Los Angeles
The fighting tool of tho Los Anec-
les Chamber of Commerce which
frequently resorts to use OF strike
breaking services and industrial
detective agencies
The Industrial Association OF Cal
ifornia-"That organization had de-
liberately destroyed all its files prior
to the year 1887. and all avail
able evidence suggests that this de
struction was undertaken and car
Continued on Page 6, Column 3
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02


Little was convicted on a %8-
count grand jury Indictment and
sentenced to serve from l to 10
years in San Quentin penitentiary
1t was recommended that the SEN
tence run cCnsecutively. His wife
Lillian Richards Little, clerk in
the water department when the
thefts occurred, was sent to Tehac-
hapi prison for women for a SEN
tence of 2 to 20 years.
The state advisory pardon board
quoting part of Little's application
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

derbilt to reach maturity He was
graduated from Yale in 1859
His father died in 1899 leaving
an estate estimated at s72009000,
of which $44,500,000 was willed to
Cornelius younger brother. Alfred
and only $1.5OO.OOO to Cornelius
Alfred later settled Sc 500 900 on
Cornelius to equalize his share of
the estate with that willed to other
members cf the family.
He was a colonel of the 22nd
Engineers when the United States
entered the first World War and
was in command when this outfit
-reorganized as the 102nd Engi-
neers-went overseas. He was made
a brigadier general in 1918 and
placed in command of the 25th
Infantry Brigade.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

Now it can be told
The reason Imperial Valley boys
leave home, Coutside CT the army
navy and marine corps) is that
they don't have the heart object
here.
While the nations capital re-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
p AMBLlNe
EpoR7ER
Let's Side Them

Let's Side Them
The new recreation hall at Camp
Seeley is coming along fine as to
floor and roof but officials have
no material to build the sides
And what good is a recreation
ball without side to its name?
Col. L. j. Stewart and his officers
and men are delighted with the
floor and roof but have no idea
where to get material for the walls.
Does anyone else have an idea?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Vanderbilt Heir
Dies i'm Florida

MIAMI, Fla, March 2. (UP)-Brg. Gen. Cornelius
Vanderbilt 6s. New York fnancer and sportsman, died
last evening of cerebral hemorrhage aboard his yacht
Ambassadors moored at the city yacht basin in Bscaync
bay. He the great grandson of the first Cornelius
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
; Subs Gong Up
On Ore Carrier
Vessels 9th Attacked, 24+h Sunk in
U-Boat Campaign Along Atlantic Coast
Since Start of Offensive January "a

NORFOLK, Va, March q (UP)-Three enemy sub
marines striking midnight orpedoed shelled and sank
the S25on American carrier MarOre off the Atlantic
coast Oh the night Of Feb. 26, it revealed today.
The Marore 27th ship attacked and oath sunk off the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
YOUTH STABBED

Hugo Berckefeldt, 16-year-old son
Of Ernest Berckefeldt of BraWley
was stabbed in the stomach in BraW-
ley late Sunda% in a fight believed
10 have started during a quarrel
over a girl. Brawley police arrested
several men in the vicinity of the
fight.
Joe Lcyya, %. Brawley resident,
was suffering from a bullet wound
in his side. Officers said they be-
licve he shot himself in a drunken
skuffle with friends.
After the body of Honey Forrest
was found Officers began a search
for Storma CSreamlinel Lane, 26.
Negro friend with whom the For
rest woman was said to have left
Yuma. The Lane woman was wear
ing a wig when last seen, riding
boots, a iitterbug skirt, and red
sweater. Officers also are searching
for the car in which the two Ne
groes were said to have left Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Mother Attempts
To Drown Child
AIIeqed Infan+icide Attempt Features
Weekend Of Violence; Negro Woman
Dead. Two Men Wounded After Brawls

Violence in Imperial Valley during the WVck.9Tu 'c''
orr. woman to her DEATH young MOTIF to all Tor a.
omntinp to throw her tWo-yearold into the Cooraoo
river and two nen TO the county hospital toy treatment
f crtca wounds On the heels Of the weekend tfagedeS
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
I. &. Theft Trial
Unfair is CHARGE

Alleging that he did not have fair trial. John n. Little
asked the state advisory pardon board for communication
of the sentence given him at the time he convicted
connection with the theft Of $285OO from tho Ell Centre
water department. Imperial county officials informed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
LoFoIIette Probe
Report LomboStS
Employer Groups
Associated Farmers, Others Charged d in
Senate Comment with Gre atins Pattern
Of fVioI alton of Civil Liberties

WASHINGTON, March 2. tUPD-Sen Robert VI l.
Toilette, Prog, Wis reported to the today that IN
investigation of Civil Liberties in California had disclose,
pattern of organized violation and defiance of labo
laws and rights of free speech
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
The High Diver

C H. H. Small is seeing the sights
in Chicago while attending a con-
VentiOn.
He wrote friends that he is pray
ing he won't walk in his sleep. He
should pray He's on the twenty
fourth floor
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02
Last Stronghold
In East Indies
Invaded by Jops
American-Dutch Bombs, Shells Sink Big
Part Of Invasion Fleet But Nj ippon's
Ground Army Battles 40 Miles Inland
BY UNITED PRESS -

American and Allied arpanes, armored units and
ships smashed fuousy at strong Japanese invasion forces
Monday in an all-out battle for Java.
The island stronghold of the United Nations the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-02

Maximum sunday "a, minimUE
Monday y. pm. Sunday SO,
humidity y. am. Monday IS,
humidity 81. noon Monday 70, hui
midiiY ,.
los ANGELES 1AY
L. \. No. 1 s.. 3.50-24: L. 5. No. 2
leaf, ! !. S22-23: L. =. No. ? $50
SCI. Mpls. sept. Flax S2.32 -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
At Lake AneeIus

Mrs. Kitty Snow Stringer Is
a weekend house guest OF Mrs.
Dupont Newbro at "Glenlodge.
Mrs. Newbro's beautiful country
home at Lake Angelus.
Mrs. Newbro. who spends her
winters in Hollywood Cal.
came east early in the summer
and, since her arrival. has been
entertaining her Detroit friends
in relays at "Glenlodge.
Miss Barbara Beaman daugh-
ter of the George w Beamans
of Westchester road. Crosse
Pointe. who goes 10 Principal,
will leave the middle of August,
accompanied by Miss Carrie
Jane Hubbell of Fisher road,
Crosse Pointe, for California.
Miss Beaman will visit a col
lege friend and Miss Hubbell
will visit an aunt.
They will divide their time
between Los Angeles and San
Francisco and will be gone
about a month.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Aid Bows at Camp

Another interesting new ac-
tivity is TO take groups of boys
10 and from the u. of NJ. Camp
near Portage Lake. This camp
is for underprivlleged and
sometimes delinquent boys, sent
through the Warren Avenue
Clinic. Professors of the univer-
sity. in sociological and kindred
subjects. observe and help the
boys while they have months
vacation complete with swim
ming in the lake and living IN
the woods.
One group was led by Wanda
Van Vleet last Friday and his
this trip completed her 50 hours
of service. Wanda now has her
uniform. Other workers in this
worthy cause are Ann Stanley
who has three small ones of
her own, by the way, Mary
Jerosek. Kathleen Muirland and
Grace Middleton of Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jamie Johnson
are vacationing IN northern
Michigan while Mr.. Johnson con-
valesces from an appendectomy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Regen-
hardt of South Mildred street
are at Georgian Bay, resting
after all the festivities of their
sons marriage to Nathalie Tai
bot Of Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02
Adirondacks Trip.

Or. and Mrs. Fred T Murphy
are leaving the first of the week
70 visit Mrs. Murphys sister.
Mrs. William Moffett, in Utica,
y. Y From there they will 20
70 the Adirondacks. They will
be away about three weeks.
Mrs. Ernest KanZler has
Joined her children and her
mother, Mrs. William Clay, at
Seal Harbor Nc. for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Cameron Beach
Waterman and Mr.. and Mrs
Cameron Waterman III are up
at the Huron Mountain Club
The j. Lawrence Buells de-
parted Saturday for their annual
stay al the Elgin House. Mus
koka Lakes. Because Of Mrs
Buell'S hay fever they will be
gone a month.
Mrs. William II. Denler took
the children up TO their cottage
At Mullet Lake for a month
Mr.. Denler went up with them
for the weekend.