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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
Seversky Urges
Bombing Germany

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 80 CUP)-
The huge cargo planes which Henry
Kaiser, sensational West Coast ship
builder, proposes to produce should
be used as bomberS to drop eXplo-
sives on Germany directly, Major
Alexander P. De Seversky, noted
aviation expert, told an audience
here last night.
Major Seversky said victory in
this war would probably be more
quickly attained if the proposed
cargo planes were based on New
foundland and used to attack Ger
many directly rather than to trans
port supplies to the British Isles
for use in attacks on Germany from
there.
He also urged similar strategy
for attacking Tokyo from Alaskan
bases.
Major Seversky said such u plan
would require a plane twice as large
as IS now being produced, but he
estimated the plan would require
possibly only one tenth of the man.
power necessary for a conquering
expedition to defeat the axis pow
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
Patrol to Enforce
35.MiIe Speed

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 29-CUP)-
Director of motor vehicles James
M. Carter today announced the
California highway patrol will en-
force the federal 35-mile speed
limit under existing legislation, ef-
fective en- Thursday, Oct. l.
Notices of all warnings, citations
and arrests will be turned over to
gasoline rationing boards, Carter
said.
The only exception will be for
authorized emergency vehicles.
Carter and Chief E. Raymond
Cato of the highway patrol were
informed by the attorney general S
office that present motor vehicle
legislation was sufficient to enforce
the new federal demands that mo-
torists cut speeds below 35 miles
per hour as rubber conservation
measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
I.V. War Workers
Break Record with
Navy Relief Gift
Days Pay Donated to
Fund Counts Up to
Total of S13,204

Workmen at Camp Ell Cen
tro, Camp Dunlap, and Camp
Sandy Beach i'll Imperial
county broke all existing
state records by donating
$l3,204 to the Navy Relief Society
it was revealed Tuesday.
Their contribution represented a
days pay from each OF the work
men employed by Vinson, Pringle,
and Webb on the three federal con-
Struction projects in Imperial coun-
ty The money will be used to meet
emergency needs of the families
of the enlisted personnel Of the
Navy Ever increasing calls for such
help have been received by the So
ciet., since the Pearl Harbor Incl
dent.
"All honor to the men who have
made this record breaking contribu-
ton" declared Dr. Charles II. Strub,
special events chairman OF the
southern California Citizens COM
mittee.
lilC GOIlGl lJuJlOll CCl
serves outstanding commendation
when it is considered that these
men voluntarily contributed a days
pay.
The spirit of these workmen is
/ the typical American spirit which
will see us all through until the
war is Won"
In a letter accompanying the
check, l.. G.. Vinson, construction
executive said, these men, members
of the Imperial Valley Building and
Construction Trades, were deter
mined to do just a little bit more
than their regular purchases of
war bonds and stamps. Their con-
tribution is their way of showing
their appreciation of what the navy
is doing to guarantee the safety of
our nation"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
D AMBl|Ne
EpORTER
The YOu-KnOw-What-


Ted Schmidtmann, Ell Centre
school teacher, is a good driver ana
agreed TO TAKE a load of Ell Centre
school teachers to a convention. He
loaded up the teachers, his wife ana
family, the Schmidtmann dog, ana
all their luggage and started away.
They stopped in Westmorland 1or
cold drinks and then went merrlly
on.
Several miles beyond WeStmor-
land, Schmidtmann WhiStled, turn
ed the car around, and headed back
to Westmorland.
We'll" he said in an embarrassed
tone, II have to go back to West
morland because l left my dog
there"
The Schmidtmann wife and fam
ily were to stay with relatives in
Redlands while Schmidtmann and
the teachers went en- to convention.
They unloaded the family and lug
gage and left RedlandS behind
them.
"Oh," murmered Schmidtmann as
the car clicked off the miles, Il
hope my fatherin-law took the
right bag out of the car. / hope 1
haven't brought the wrong bag with
me-" ...44 -.-..... -.--s ....,.
One of the teachers couldn't
stand the suspense. She opened
the bag left for Schmidtmann and
found nothing but an abundant sup
DIV of three cornered trousers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

their scrap metal direct to deal
ers they may do SO and the weight
will be added to the county collec-
ton total. In FL Centre area the
money collected from the sale OF
the scrap metal donated to the
drive will be turned over to the
FL Centro Service Recreation coun-
oil to be used for the entertainment
of serVicemen who are stationed
in this area or who visit it.
Meanwhile the scrap metal COL
lectionS continued unabated in
every community in the county. I'M
perial collectors have earmarked so
much heavy farm equipment to be
donated to the drive that they
asked Ell Centro to help collect it.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

lines at unStated points on the west
bank of the Don.
The increased momentum of the
Russian diversional attacks came as
Allied forces in two Pacific spheres
the Solomon Islands and New
Guinea-carried the war to the
japanese.
The Russian reports did not in
dicate that their thanking maneuv-
erS had yet progressed far enough
to endanger the Nazi spearhead
now in the city of Stalingrad itself.
1t was indicated the Nazis were at
tempting to block traffic along the
Volga river artery b. shelling from
advanced artillery emplacements in
Stalingrad.
The exact location of the Soviet
push tG the west bank of the Don
was not made clear by the Mos
COW dispatches. However, it ap-
peared that Russian troops north
of Stalingrad were vigorously at
tacking at several points ranging
from a few miles north of the city
to ncrth of Voronezh, $50 miles
northwest of Stalingrad.
MADRID RECALLED
Nazi propaganda reports con-
tinued to attest the vigor of Soviet
resistance and characterized the
battle within Stalingrad as the first
house to- house, block -to-block COM
lat Cf its type since the battle OF
Madrid in the Spanish Civil war.
In London Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill put a damper on
second front speculation with a
statement to Commons that such
talk regarding Allied offensive op-
erations was not desirable. There
was no reply to a members inquiry
whether this advice had been for
warded to Wendell l.. Willkie who
said at Moscow Saturday that some
public prodding" might be needed
on the issue.
The House of Commons was told
by Earl Winterton that the ship
ping situation was still almost as
grave as it could be-" However, the
british ministry of information is
sued a denial of the Nazi propa-
ganda report that three American
troop transports had been sunk.
PACIFIC OFFENSIVE
In both the SolomonS and New
Guinea, reports indicated that AL
lied forces were carrying the battle
to the japanese.
Robert Miller, United Press staff
correspondent, reported from Pearl
Harbor after six weeks in the Solo
mons that the Americans appeared
to be moving into the offensive for
the first time since winning their
initial foothold in the southern Sol
onions.
Miller based his report on the
war as he had seen it fought in
the SolomonS and the official COM
muniqoe from Washington revealing
the air victories won by American
planes in the area.
Miller expressed confidence that
the U. S. marines now are strong
enough to hold their foothold and
carry an increasingly powerful at
tack against the Japanese to the
north. But he warned that great
reinforcementS will be necessary if
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

tervieW her and have a swell time.
stay hCme while you're out having
all the fun" she said.
l didn't quite know what she
meant until l walked downtown
from the office this morning to buy
a candy bar and a thermoS jar to
carry water across the desert There
on Main street were 30 soldiers,
each of them carrying musical in
strumentS.
Right then I guessed what my girl
friend had in mind.
1 found out from one Cf the SOL
diers that they were down here
for the bond rally at the fair
grounds in which you will appear.
They're from Chattanooga, TenneS-
see, originally. They were prac-
ticing their theme song, the Chat
tanooga C-.oC-Choo, when l saw
them and, Ginger, they weren't
making any whistle stops.
While in the drug store I also
bought a pair of ear muffS and
sent them over to my girls house
hoping that she would take the
hint. l know how crazy she is
about MUSIC.
Ginger remember I said some
thing about promising to introduce
you to several fellows when you
arrive here. Well, one of them was
in to see me this morning. If you
don't promise to help me out I'm
afraid that l will have to keep
right on going when I get to Yuma
Sec you soon,
SpelVin SinktWitch
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
Brawley Woman
Contests Divorce

In an answer filed in superior
court Tuesday, Eyadna "Bobbie'
Lackey cf Brawley denied allega-
tions in a divorce suit filed against
her recently by her husband, Lee
Lackey.
She denied his allegation that she
had called him vile names and
preferred the company of others
than her husband, and that she
drank Intoxicating liquor to eX-
cess. She alleged that he blocked a
divorce suit she filed against him
in Las Vegas, New, last June, tel
ling her he thought his marriage
to her would prevent him from
having to serve in the Army. She
said he told her he found out
later he would be drafted anyway
so filed a divorce so he would not
have to support her while he was
in the Army
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
The Highest Court

Ann Hauck, Paul Werve, and
Carl SchooSS, Jr., were being taken
to school in the rear of the Schooss
automobile.
Paul spelled out every sign they
passed . if he could.
Go, go. Stop, stop he would
read at every intersection. He was
not so successful with his ether
spelling, however.
you make mistakes" Ann said
severely.
"Oh, no." Paul objected. I'm
about the best speller there is. l
knew how to spell these words be-
fore anyone else did"
"Oh, no." said Ann, God could
spell them first and he spelled them
right"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
U.S.. to 7 axe Over
Air Conditioning

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-UP) -
Air conditioning equipment in de-
partment stores hotels, office build
ings and theaters all over the coun-
try soon will be taken over by the
war production beard for use in war
plants, it was announced here by
Lessing j. RosenWald, director of
the WPB conservation division.
Rosenwald told representatives of
20 eastern and midwest department
stores that air-cooling machinery
is needed for plants producing syn
thetic rubber, high cctane gasoline,
md similar war necessities.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
FDR Ask 2 Billion More
For U.s.. Navy AirpIones

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29-CUP)-
Congress today received a presi-
Dental request for a supplemental
navy appropriation of $2862 100000
for the construction of airplanes.
The budget bureau, in a letter
accompanying Mr.. .Roosevelt's re-
quest, said the additional planes
were necessary for the prosecution
of the war"
1t was the second request in
eight days for supplemental funds
for the navy, on Sept q he re-
quested a supplemental appropria-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
REDS STAB DEEP INTO GERMANS FLANkS
YOUNGSTERS Get i'm Scrap

Every pupil in every school dis
trict in Imperial county soon will
join all other California school
children in the statewide scrap
metal drive, it was announced
Tuesday.
"All plans for the universal par
ticipation of California school
children will be made public with
in a short time by state school Of
ficials under whose sponsorship the
school drive was planned" Nolan
C. Smith, head of the Imperial
county scrap metal committee said.
The youngsters will assist their
elders in making the collection cam
paign a success. They will play
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

Miss Ginger Rogers,
Yuma bond rally,
Yuma, Arizona
Dear Ginger:
I'm leaving town.
This afternoon Ill be on my way
over to meet you in Yuma. I've fig
ured it all out that if 7 :eave here
early enough I'll be able to Mitch
hike across the sand dunes and be
the first one from Imperial Valley
to meet you.
L explained what I was going to
do to my girl friend but I'm afraid
she'll never understand.
You go right ahead and meet
Miss Rogers in Yuma and you in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
Labor Board Opens
HEARING Here

The National Labor Relations
board Tuesday began a hearing on
a Teamsters union complaint OF al
legged anti-union activities OF the
HoltVille Ice and Geld Storage COM
pany and the Associated Farmers
of Imperial county.
Officials of the company and the
farmers organization were SUB
pocnaed to appear at the hearing
in the Barbara Worth hotel in El
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
& Members Added
To Ration Board

Six new members were added to
the Ell Centre rationing board in
accordance with the federal and
state plan to organize the boards
fer committee work, making the
total II members.
New members include j. E. Brock
A. B. Hanson, Henry WorthingtOn,
Mrs. I. A. Holmes, Mark Wash
burn, and Harold w. Hunt Other
members of the board are Chairman
A. H. Keller, c. A. Weakley, Allen
p Nuffer, John Kepley, Mrs. w.
c. Costello, and w. S. Fawcett.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

ticn of $2,73l. .l54,308 for the navy,
$500 100000 of which was for the
navy's bureau of aeronautics.
A house appropriations sub-com-
mittee has been studying the prev
ious request, and arrangements
were made to include today's pro-
posal before a deficiency bill is sent
to the floor next week. Naval ap-
preparations for the current fiscal
year already approach $15,000,000,-
900.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

sion and war shipping Administrator
said the list would show the public
Just how heroic and vital a con-
tribution the nations men of the
sea are making to the war effort
Land promised that freedom OF
the seas eventually would be restor-
ed as a monument to these heroes
of the merchant fleet who have given
their lives.
WOMAN LISTED
The navy counted in the total,
but did not release the names OF IA
seamen casualties whose records did
not list next of kin, nor those OF
1l6 other seamen whose next of kin
reside in foreign countries.
The lone woman listed was Mary
Continued ON Page 6, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

States flag.
Concezio Del Tinto, Imperial, oiler
on a merchant ship, was named on
the list of dead issued at Washing
ton. according to the United Press.
His next of kin was given as his
daughter, Miss Julia Del Tinto of
Imperial.
The list covered the period of
Sept. 27, l94l, to Aug. l, 1912, a
washington dispatch said. During
that time the nav? announced at
tacks on 2O5 U. S. merchant ships
carrying freight and oil to all parts
of thue world Tuesdays list-which
included 81 skippers-showed 4lO
dead and 1891 missing in those
and perhaps other attacks.
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman of the maritime commits
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

Mr.. Roosevelt requested a total
of SO 1850 100000 today. with various
other executive departments TO get
the remainder. The other requests
included $6OO,OO0.OOO for war hous-
ing and S53,0OO,0OO for the treasury.
There was no breakdown Of the
traditional airplane request. Mr.,
Roosevelt merely expressed his con-
currence in the budget bureaus
statement that more planes we're
needed by the expanding navy
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
What Else Then,--

Scout Executive Hugh Wilcox
certainly was interested in the big
bond shcw Tuesday night where
Gene Autry and Ginger Rogers
were to be present.
"All the youngsters are crazy to
see Autry" a friend remarked.
They're intensely Interested IN
that cowboy actor
1T isn't Autry that I'm inter
ested in," Wilcox admitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
rder Bars Mexican Farm Laborers from Valley

to keep eye police stationed every other corner
Many of the workers have jailed for vgrancy they
don't like Jail. They seeking work
| had talked to group of men but few minutes
when advised that it would be good idea for me to
leave-that a policeman approaching. dd-hurried-
ly.
The Mexican authorities don't like medders One dark
Cont OIL g.. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

the who able went back to their native states OF
Jasco Guanaj juato, Zacaecas, Mchoacan and Snaloa.
We would have left too spokesman for one OF the
groups said but have money The wages paid to-
the few who work here low that have just
enough to live on
Each man talked to told the story He told why
they to MeXical-to enter the United States lie told
of the treatment received from the MeXical police.
All the time talking to them they had men posted
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

an important part in making the
drive thorough"
Youngsters in many schools in
Imperial county already volunteered
their services and have suggested
that their organizations be used
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

still further in the drive. They
will be given opportunity to work
when the school drive is launched.
In response TO questions asked
him recently, Smith said if I'M
perial county residents wish to sell
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
Happy Birthday

Speaking for al the youngsters in
Imperial county and a large share
of the adults, RR hereby wishes
Movie Actor Gene Autry happy
birthday. 1t was patriotic of Autry
to help us sell war bonds and
mighty nice of him to spend his
birthday anniversary in Imperial
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
- BY RAY BARNES

Across the border in Mexica more than 500 idle
agricultural workers hoping to be allowed to enter Imperial
Valley
know they there saw them. talked with them.
Director Tom Fnney of the United States employment
said Tuesday morning that he has hand request
for 1853 farm laborers to be filled by October TO-
The men in MeXical from the interior of Mexico.
They north when they heard of the shortage of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29

q. ,.
They clutter the Streets sit the curbs and lo in the
parks Groups eight and en never larger wait in the
shade-wat and hope.
Ignorant of the proper procedure by which to enter the
United States legally they sit and hope will take
up their with immigration authorities.
"We will need official papers to get crossing cards,
of the paisanOs said.
There than 500 a week but
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
voIIeYite Among
Victims of Subs

One Imperial Valley man revealed as a victim o.
the Axis shipping menace when the navy Tuesday MADE
public the first merchant seamens casualty list OF the war
showing an 2300 and woman dead or missing
as result of enemy action while serving under the UNITED
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
StaIin9rad Sees
Only Nazi Gains
On Battle Front
Red DiversionaI Drive Expands While
U.S.. Marines Garry War+o Japsi in
SoIomons After Aerial Victories
BY UNITED PRESS

Soviet thanking attacks sashed forward northwest of
Stangrad Tuesday and Russian reports described nten
sfed fighting in the 50me gap between the Voga and the
Don with Red army forces hitting at NaZ supply
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
We Won't Go Home
Til Bill Passes
Senators Warned
Barkley Tells SOlOns
Action Imperative on
Anti4InflatiOn Plan

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.
(UP) = Senate Democratic
Leader Alben w. Barkley of
Kentucky told the senate to-
day the country is "impa-
tient for action" on the farm price
controversy and served notice that
there would be no adjournment to-
night until the anti-inflation bill
is passed
Referring to complaints that Pres
ident Roosevelt had held a pistol at
the head of congress by demanding
action by Oct. under threat OF
curbing prices b? presidential Or
der, Barkley told the senate that
the chief executive called attention
to the need for legislation action
on April 81, long before his labor
day message.
Opening the seventh day of SEN
ate debate on the bill, Barkley said
he wanted action not. only on the
! farm bloc amendment sponsored by
Sen. Elmer Thomas, D., Okla, but
on the bill as well. The Thomas
amendment would require all farm
labor costs to be included in the
computation of parity prices on
farm products.
Barkley said he wanted his col
leagues to know that it was his
intention that the senate remain
in session today until We have con-
cluded not only the amendment, but
| the bill"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
SPEECHES LIMITED

II feel that The country is not
only impatient for action on this
controversy" he said, but l feel
that the senate and the whole legiS-
lative process are undergoing a test
which 1 hope will vindicate the leg
iSlative process"
AS Barkley spoke, word repeatedly
was passed out among farm bloc
members to limit or avoid speeches
so that an early vote might be taken
on the pending Thomas amendment.
Some members, however. said there
might be speeches afterWard in an
attempt to delay action on an ad-
ministration compromise, while the
farm bloc sought additional conces-
SionS.
Barkley's notice apparently sought
to head off this maneuver Both
he and Sen. Prentiss M Brown, d.,
Mich, said before the session opened
that they would accept no further
compromise
TIME LIMIT NOTED
The administration provision,
which probably will be considered
Continued on Page 6, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-29
WEATHER

Maximum Monday lO4, minimum
Tuesday So; am. Tuesday GA, hu
midity 81; noon Tuesday 96, humid
ity 20; s pm. Monday so, humid. 20.
BANK DEBTS
Evening star., 1942-06-14
y 90 Me 2xo1iSo>1

But don't let The echt Co hos all the Just the thing
household
Something
fit fling Something
Bud saving allowance he's the
Dad lin world.
Evening star., 1942-06-14

Buxton Three-woy BiIIfoId Of
genuine levont goot in black
and brown. With the renov-
able inner fold thot con be taken
out and used for evening, or put
in reversed TO form q secret
pocket et---------------3.5O
Evening star., 1942-08-05
unless he has been given permission

unless he has been given permission
Raisins, his particular epicurean
delicacy. can remain for hours in
the same room with him without his
appropriating a single one, until he
is told. Help yourself, Spunky.
These are American raisins."
The neighborhood is going to miss
Spunky for he has been a constant
source of entertainment. He has
acted as the friend and guardian,
too. of a curious assortment of other
pets that live at the same address.
These include chicken called Ma
rine Corps" and two white ducks
named Army" and Navy
The names Of this trio were Sc
lected for them by Kit Williams, 4th,
an aviation cadet at Midland, Tex,
who is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kit
Williams, the managers and part
owners of this apartment house.
While Spunky was away on a
visit this past week, Marine Corps
Army and Navy" took advantage
Of his absence by getting out of their
accustomed bounds in the side yard
Of 3701 Massachusetts, avenue.
With Marine Corps" leading off
and evidently having the situation
we'll in hand, late afternoon traffic
was temporarily stalled against the
lights at Massachusetts, and Wiscon-
sin avenues. To the footing of auto
horns and the ill-concealed exasper-
alton of hot, tired drivers trying to
hurry homeward, this barnyard pro-
cession took the complete right of
way to itself, while it leisurely
crossed this busy intersection in its
Evening star., 1942-08-05

own good time. Possibly there was
big thrill in thus eluding Spunky' s
self f-imposed guardianship.
All his Washington friends are
convinced Spunky will bring canine
honors to his new duties. Miss Blair
will make the train trip to Rhode
Island with him, for, as she SAYS
"Spunky doesn't deserve the ig-
nominy of arriving in a crate"
Evening star., 1942-08-05
Big Gorden Victov

CUSHING, Okla. lP.-R. r. Alex
ander's victory garden is living up
to its name. One of his turnips
measured 26 inches in circumfer-
ence, weighed 10ha pounds and had
over 2 feet of top. He estimated
there was enough green" in the
top to serve family 70 II.
Evening star., 1942-08-05

Cross first-aid instructor for emer-
gency requirements.
This week Spunky leaves to be-
come guard dog at Quonset CR. ~
Naval Air Base.
Spunky's high intelligence and
amazing ability to absorb training
are responsible for his selection for
this highest of canine honors.
Spunky is gentleman in addition
to being a patriot. and he has never
been known to help himself to fooc