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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
ALAMO OF THE ISLAND
Last>Ditch Defense Waged

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UP) -
Gen. Douglas Macarthur reported
today that his forces stand ready
to meet with skill and courage"
final grand japanese assault
which appears about to be launched
with the aid Of strong enemy REIN
forcementS.
Macarthur, coolly awaiting the
massive Japanese blow which may
fall at any time, reported that mo-
rale of his U. S. and Philippines
forces is notched high.
He indicated plainly that he and
his men are ready to fight. TO Gie
last to hold off the attacking enemy
Already they have eXacted a fear
fui cost in casualties and war ma
terial upon the japanese, A wal
department spokesman said today
that American casualties, in con-
trast have been comparatively light.
This indicated that Macarthur
employing all the tactical skill for
which he is famed, has marShallet
his small troops virtually intact
into their strong final positions il
Bataan province and fortress Cor
regidor awaiting all-out japanese
attack.
ATTACK AWAITED
The official communique today
reported that the japanese, who
probably outnumbcr MacArthur'S
command at least four or five tc
one. are rushing heavy reinforce
ments up TO the front probably
preparatory to a large-Scale gen
eral attack"
AS each side jockeyed for position
preparatory to the decisive battle
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Yuma Lettuce Men
Adopt !. V.Proqram

Lettuce shippers OF Yuma valley
are following a price-control plan
originated recently by Imperial
Valley shippers B. A. Harriean,
county AGRICULTURAL commissioner,
said Thursday
After a series of meetings, Impc-
rial Valley leaders have set up an
arrangement designed to stabilize
shipments of produce and in so
doing bring about steadier mar
ket
The agreement calls for a l0-hour
working day beginning at 8 am.
and ending at pm, all shed labor
on an hourly basis with no bonuses,
no picking or shipping on Sunday
and use of normal crews with no
more than one packer for forty acres
of lettuce.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
FIR lniervenes in
Price Control Row

WASHINGTON, Jan. CUP) -
President Roosevelt intervened per-
sonally today in the senate fight
over price control legislation. send
ing a message which called for a
BIZ providing a single adminiStra-
tor in charge of farm as we'll as
general price ceilings.
Mr.. Roosevelt made known his
views in a message to Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Alben w. Barkley
of Kentucky. The President oppos-
ed pending proposals for contro!
of prices by a five-man board ano
co-equal authority over farm prices
for the secretary of agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Victory Book Drive Opens
In Valley Cities Monday

a million or more gift books fol
OF The nationwide Victory Book
campaign that opens Monday in the
USO reading rooms is the objective
United States.
Imperial county will participate
in the drive to secure reading ma
terials for soldiers, sailors and ma
rineS, with Agnes Ferris Bigelow, E
Centro Librarian; Eleanor Heimark,
Brawley librarian, and Lois Cosand
county librarian as the directors,
The campaign is sponsored by the
American Library association, the
American Red Gross and the United
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Volunteers Here
Get First Service

Volunteer workers are already
being called into action Mrs. Kar-
NEE Doley OF the Selectlve Serv-
ice board Wednesday sent a hur-
ried call to the Ten Tousand club
for typistS
In few minutes, checking
through the defense registration
records, six volunteer typistS Wele
sent over to headquarters to as
Sist in an emergency service.
Volunteer defense workers may
register daily except Sunday at the
club house between the hours OF
10 a. m. and 7 p. nj
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Jurors Consider
Murder Verdict

Sanders left them in the bedroom
to get more liquor from the kitchen.
Sanders said he jumped into the
fight TO help Keeling
They denied taking money from
Crahood and declared they knew
nothing of Orahood's wallet which
officers found under the belt Of
his trousers, or of his coin purse
which officers found under the dead
mans elbow.
Jurors took into the jury room
with them the 80 states exhibits.
including the blood spattered cloth
ing belonging to the defendants
and photographs showing the bat
tered condition of Orahood's body.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Today S
WarMoves
By Louis +. Keemle
of the United Press
War Desk

Germany's crumblilg INVASION OF
Russia, the entry of the United
States into the war and the union
of 26 nations against the Axis Is
striking a blow at German morale
and kindling the spirit OF revolt
among the conquered nations OF
Europe it is indicated by the lat
est information in London and
Washington.
Berlin is patiently uneasy about
Nazi ability to keep conquered
Europe in line One sign is CAM
paign started by Marshall G'3er-
ing's newspaper for closer COLA
boration" on the continent, threat
ening nations who do not COOP
crate in the German new order"
with exclusion forever. Another
is increasingly repressive measures
taken in Norway, France and 9TH
er countries.
FRANCE BACKS OFF
Vichy France, Germany finds, Is
not collaborating as fully as ex-
pected after Gen. Weygand was
booted out Of Africa and Marshal
Fetain seemed about to knuckle
under. Something. the nature of
which the outside world mas not
learned, happened.
Sweden and Turkey steadtaStly
refuse to collaborate and their at
titude apparently has been hard
ened by the German reverse in
Russia. Finland seems inclined to
desert the Axis camp and make
peace with the Soviet if terms can
be reached and arrangements made
for the Firms to set food else
where than from Germany.
Perhaps Germany is beginning
to see the hanySriting on the
wall. The heavy losses in Russia
and the suffering of the German
troops from cold and disease cam
r.0t be kept entirely from the Ger
man people. When they were ask
ed to contribute miscellaneous used
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Counciimen T able
Filipino Petition
Against Gambling
Document Presented
In Bad Faith, City
Trustees Declare

Ell Centre city council
chose to ignore a petition
from 81 Imperial Valley Fill
pinos demanding immediate
closing of all "orientaP' gam
bling places on Broadwa" avenue.
Reason for ignoring it, members
of the council said, was that the
petition was not presented in good
faith.
The presentation was made BY
Andrew d. Atadero, Brawley drug
giSt, who a month ago was refused
a license 10 operate card room on
Broadway.
Atadero appeared alone before
the council and offered the petit
ton in the name of the Imperial
Valley Filipino Community council,
then erased the name of the council
when the president elect of the or
ganization, Bernardo c. Rivera, told
reporters that the council had no
hand in the matter.
The petition, which Atadero said
was drafted by l.. A. Gordon, Los
Angeles attorney who represents
FlipinoS, set forth numerous rea-
sons why gambling places on
Broadway should be closed, chief
among which was the allegation
that the establishments are owned
by Japanese and Chinese.
INDIGNATION VOICED
Atadero was outSpokenly indig-
nant over the fact the Broadway
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

plies.
There were increasing indications
that the British were Waglng a
strong battle about $50 miles north
of Singapore in defense OF the
KEY Malayan city of Kuala bumpur
but Axis sources reported that l
japanese general offensive was de-
veloping with armored units Lead
ing new attacks.
A Singapore communique said
Japanese tank attacks on the Nal
ava front, about so miles north Of
Kuala Lumpur and 290 miles north
of Singapore, had forced a new
British retirement south of the
Slim river. japanese forces also
were reported infiltrating eastward
in an apparent attempt to flank
Kuala Lumpur.
Allied reinforcementS including
American airplanes appeared to be
increasingly active, however, and
the Axis acknowledged that Royal
air force bombers had raided a
Japanese-held Bangkok, capital OF
Thailand.
In the Philippines, there was
fighting "of varying intensity" on
all sectors, a war department COM
munique said, bat Japanese rein
forcements are being brought up
to the front and indications point
to a renewal of the offensive by
the enemy
MORALE HIGH
Gen. Douglas Macarthur report
ed that the morale and determina-
ton of American defense forces
continued high and they could be
expected to make a strong stand in
defense of the Bataan peninsula
and Corregidor island.
Allied forces were pressing their
offensiveS in Libya, where the Ger
Italian main armored forces
were driven back on Tripolitania,
and in Russia, where the Red army
offensive continued to make gains
from the Crimea to Leningrad.
In the Mediterranean, the Dutch
reported one of their submarines
mad sunk a German submarine.
The entry Of the United States
into the war and plans for forma-
tlon Of a supreme war council re-
moved anE shadow of doubt" that
the Pacific situation eventually will
oe rectified, the British government.
officially told the House of Com
mons during a session in which Air
Chief Sir Robert Brooke -Popham,
ousted commander in the Far East.
was denounced as "nincompoop.
VICTORY IN LIBYA
In North Africa, the British of,
lensive smashed the main Axis
forces back out of Cyrenaica (eaSt-
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Lurnberlnen Bid on
HUGE Govt0rder

SEATTLE, Jan. (UPl - Lum-
Dernen from Washington. Oregon,
California, and Arizona met today
TO bid on a government order of
250000,000 feet of lumber termed
one of the biggest transactions in
American lumber annals.
Similar auctions were held at
New Orleans and Richmond, Va,
in the governments effort to secure
over 75O.OO0000 feet of lumber for
wartime purposes.
U. S. Army engineers conducted
the auction here, attended by 1863
lumbermen. The far vests contri-
button was expected to cost the gov
ernment approximately $75O00OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
T. {. Churches Ask
Water for Grounds

FL Centre Water Commissioner
II. w. FawCett Thursday was
studying a proposal to furnish free
water to the city's churches.
Rev. 0. R. Alpert, representing
the Ministerial association, appear
ed before the city council Wednes-
day night and asked that no charge
be. made above the mnimum for
water supplied to tne churches.
The proposal was made in the in
terests of city Identification.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

Service Organizations for National
Defense.
The primary purpose of the Vic
tory Book campaign is to collect
reading matter for the armed forces
to supplement the library services
provided by the government which
are excellent in quality but made
quate in quantity. Good books of
every kind are needed to fill the
shelves of the U.S.O. reading
rooms" officials said.
In Imperial County books may be
lett at the city libraries, at the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
War Plants Will
Triple Employees

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. CUP)-
President Rcosevelt's $56,OOO,00 900
war budget may require TRIPPING
the number of war industry em-
ployes in the next year, OPM la
Dor officials indicated today.
This would mean that some IS
100000 persons would have to be
employed IN war industry work by
the end of this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

creased steadily and are now APP
preaching the peak in daily billings,
All indications point TO a satisfac-
tory deal from the shippers angle
as quality and pack have been good
and prices at the highest level in
years, the report said.
During December 1,736 crates Of
lettuce were turned down" by in
spectors for violations of the veget-
able standardization act.
Survey of other valley crops in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

county library in the court house,
Ell Centre or at the county library
branches and the rural schools. No
magazines are wanted In this drive
Detective and western stories are
particularly in demand and good,
up-to date non-fiction Is popular
Directors Of the drive emphasized
that they do not want any o. the
caSt-off. out-dated books which no
one wants to read, bit really worth
while books which the men will en-
Joy reading In their lev hours OF
leisure.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

The action overrode administra-
ton desires and the statement OF
Secretary of War Henry l.. StimSon
that the department does not want
the job. Prior to the vote several
congressman criticized LaGuardia
for holding two important positions
Proponents of war department
supervision contendec that civilian
defense is vitality linked with the
military defense of the country
while opponents argued it would
"milltarize the whole country"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

there was a momentary lull in the
Japanese air attack Of rocky Cor
regidor and the strong positions
in which Macarthur has emplacet
his troops on Bataan peninsula.
The japanese instead sent over
rec" ,naissance planes, the commun-
iquc fevealed. apparently to deter
mine the extent of damage inflict-
ed upon the powerful gun positions
and protected positions of Cor
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Ed Law Shifted
To 5. D. Office

EX-State Senator Ed Law OF I'M
perial county recently took charge
OF the United States Attorneys
office in San Diego, relieving Har-
old Shire, who was sent TO Los
Angeles.
Law, now a deputy United States
attorney, will supervise operation
Of regularationS restricting enemy
aliens in Imperial and San Diego
cOLntiCs. Alien residents Of I'M
perial county must write Law in
his office in the federal building
III San Diego for travel permits
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

regidor.
But the communique made plain
that the lull in the air was not ac-
companied by any cessation OF
ground pressure.
FIGHTING GOES ON
Fighting of varying intensity"
was reported along the Luzon land
front, presumably consisting of
punches by japanese forces at Mac
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
State Purchase of
Bonds Proposed

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8 (UP) -
ASSemblyman Lee BashoreS, Of
Glendora, today sought an attorney
generals opinion as to whether the
state of California may invest up to
$25 100000 in surplus funds for fed
eral defense bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

The senate has passed a similar
bill to put air raid protection work
in the hands of the OCD. The bill
also authorizes $lO0,0O0,O00 for civ
ilian defense aid
Chairman Andrew ]. May D.. Ky.
of the house military affairs sub
committee, which reported the bill.
said he PERSONAL" was opposed to
war department administration OF
civilian defense on grounds it would
"militarize the whole country"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

dicates the majority is meeting fav-
orable markets with good stands
Light shipments of fall peas early
in the month were followed By light
shipments of the mid winter crop
A total of 43 carloads left the val
ley.
Demand for grapefruit was gen.
orally weak but increased shipments
and a Steadier market are antic-
ipated for January.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
d AMBL|Ne
X EPORTER
Defense Minded Infant

Pauline Kay Conroe, G, believes
in an all out for defense but l.
particular about the type of de
tense she takes part in. She list
ened to the talk and made UP
her mind.
She coaxed her mother to take
her to the post office so she could
buy defense oond. When She re-
ceived the bond from the posta!
clerk, she looked at the clerk H.
disappointment She asked hin.
sadly:
when do l get my bomb"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Singapore Gool
Of Big New Push
By Nippon Army
ImperaTs Score Smashing Victories in
Desert Fighting; Macarthur Awaiting
Drive by Philippine Invaders
nv UNITED PRESS

Axis battle lines were driven back in Libya and Russia
Thursday but the Japanese army in the Far East still ham
mered at British lines in Malaga and enemy reinorcemens
massed for drive against American lines in the Philip
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Draft Bourd-PoIice Row
Echoes in City Council
Blast at Commissioner
SeIective Service Chairman Criticism
Brought Into Open at Trustee Session;
Police Reveal Background Of Protest

Fl Centre city council Wednesday night was formally
notified of complaint by Chairman John DonQhue f OF
police force talked "abruptly and in "btter tone to
woman employc of the draft board.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Valley Sends Out
7b0 Lettuce Cars

1ha 76O carloads of lettuce left Imperial Valley from
Decemtrr to December 81 revealed Thursday when
H a. larrgan, county agricultural commissioners pre-
sented his monthly report to the board supervisors
With shipments beginning Dec 6, oadinps have in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
House Would Put
Army Over OCD

WASHINGTON Jan 8. (UP)-The house tentatively
voted today to transfer to the department the func
ons of the Office of Civilian Defense, headed by Mayor
Fiorelo II. LaCuarda Of New York
The ballot subject to confirmation later by roll call
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
The Last Laugh

Remember that prospective f.
Centro Chamber cf Commerce sec
retary that the selecting commit
Tee has had dangling on the hook
for weeks?
Well. he turned EN- down. II,
has better job.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
Have You Seen Al?
RR is helping Duke Johnson.

Has anyone seen Al MaSsera,
wednesday he bought some things
in the Johnson store. a
Wrap those up" Massera told
Duke I'm double parked. I'll &c
around the block and be right back
to pick them up" Duke wrapped
the packages and took his place
on the curb in front of the store
with the packages in his arms.
Massera hasn't showed up yet
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

DOnohuc, in a letter addressed
to Mayor Bob Hatton, charged that
officer Frank Record was discount
eouS to Mrs. Carmee Dolley, draft
board emplOye, when she called po-
lice headquarters for information
regarding Il draftee who had been
jailed for drunkenness.
An unusual angle of the case
bobbcd up Thursday when Record,
virtually accused of Withholding II
man from the draft, was himself
about to b" drafted. He was Sched-
uled to take his physical eXamina-
ton Thursday night.
Donohue's letter, dated December
4, was turned over to Police Com
missioner Wesley He'll who, other
members Of the city council charged,
attempted to "ithhold it from the
public.
DOEOHLE Afil5ASED
Council plemberS said Thursday
that DJnohue had been appeaSed
almost Immediately after making
the complaint, and that the only
reason for reading The letter in open
council meeting was Ito show He'll
that he is not running a Gestapo.'
In making tine charge against
Record. Donohue said he was put
ting the complaint in writing iCr
two reasons:
First, l know that you want to
receive constructive criticism =
Second Mrs. Dolley, as the mat
ter now stands would not feel free
to call the police department as
she might as a citizen or in her
official capacity for fear of being
'baWled out"
The draftee in question was ar
rested, police said, only after re-
peated calls had come into police
headquarters that he had become
4 nuisance and menace.
MAN NOT BOOKED
The police, after learning that
the alleged drunk was about to
De induCted into the army, did
not even book him.
we We're merely holding him un =
III he sobercd up enough to report
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

The Lost Hat
Has anyone seen HUGH OSborne's
fire chief h. ?
He can't live up to his job aS
Imperial county fire chief without
the hat and it has disappeared.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08

Graphic Description
No one in Imperial county car
think up such apt description as
Alan Starr, G-year-old son of MI
and Mrs. Herb Starr.
A friend. wearing one Of tnOst
woolly looking angora sweaters,
took Alan on her lap. He looked
at the Sweather with distaStc.
Take off the kitty meow he
hoWled.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
TEMPERATURES

Maximum Wed. SO. Minimum
Thurs. 35. 5 pm. Wed. So, humidity
81. 5 am. Thurs. SO, humidity IS.
Noon Thurs. Ga, humidity 48.
LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. l S22.-23; q. S. No. 2
Leafy 1. V. $2O-22. U. S. No. 2
S16.50-17.5O. Mpls. May flax S2.07.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-08
INDIGNATION VOICED

Atadero was outspokenly indig-
nant over the fact the Broadway
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-04-30
CONGRESSIONAL
MEDAL OF HONOR

This, the highest decoration
awarded by the U. S. Govern
ment, can be given to any officer
or enlisted man of the United
States Army who shall "in action
involving actual conflict with an
enemy distinguish himself con-
spicuously by his gallantry and
.intrepedity at the risk of his life,
above and beyond the call to
duty" 1t was first authorized by
act of Congress in 1862, and pre-
sented ain the name of Con-
gress"; hence the frequent allu-
sion to it as the Congressional
Medal"
The present design was adopted
in 1904. A bronze fve-pointed
star, surrounded by a laurel
wreath in green enamel, sus-
pended by two links from
bronze bar bearing the inscription
"Valor," and surmounted by an
eagle. In the center of the star
is the head of Minerva surrounded
by the inscription "United States
of America" Each ray of the
star bears an oak leaf in green
enamel. On the reverse of the
medal is engraved the name of the
recipient. It may be worn with
q neck band. The ribbon is of
light blue watered silk. Midway
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announced General Delivery, Ere
mont. His two buddies gave the
same address.
Bluffton motorists are pretty
smart lot-and you can verify that
by Street Commissioner Lee Coon.
After years of angle parking along
the side of Hauenstein's drug store
on Cherry street, the town council
decided to change to parallel park
ing and instructed Coon to mark the
street accordingly. After marking
the street for parallel parking last
Thursday afternoon, the street COM
missioner drove his car down early
Friday morning and parked it par
allel to the curb-and every motor
ist who parked there followed suit.
at doesn't take 'em long to catch
on, said Lee, Friday night.
.
w IClt ~ NoiitIo w pahtiiAS tiiC liic~
jor part of ones pay check into De-
fense bond, we'll say that Mrs.
George Huber, at the Triplett plant
holds the record. Her last pay check
for a two weeks period left her a
balance of ten cents-yes, that's
right-one dime, after deductions for
bond purchases were made. She said
that Assembly Foreman Lichten-
walter suggested she frame the check
as a souvenir of war days.
Paul Greding, obliging clerk at the
Greding hardware celebrated his
twentieth birthday anniversary in
unique fashion, Tuesday. Early in
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Mo~A
Dn4oAoI

Housecleaning and gardening roll
ing along in high gear this week
with all hands at battle stations -.
painters and paperhangers dated for
weeks ahead, some way into July -.
sales of paint breaking records /. :.
real summer weather with tempera-
lures in the upper seventies :.
fruit trees in full bloonl-a beautiful
setting for beating rugs in the back
yard. And in this connection we
read just the other day that a home
economics expert advised against
beating rugs as it is apt to iniure
them-well have to remember that
-. may relieve us of lot of work.
Looks as if a lot of orchards have
been neglected in the rush of spring
work this year. Some local dealers
are reporting the smallest sales vol
ume of spraying solutions in years.
Three hoboes dropped into the high
school library Monday morning to
register with the rest of the 45 to
60 year olds. Routine questions in
connection with filling out the card
proved puzzling to the first one who
sat down with Ross Bogart, regis
trar. No, the vagrant didn't know
when he was born, or where. His
mother died when he was a child
The payoff, came, however, when the
rolling stone was asked for his per-
manent address. "Do you have to
put something down for that,?" he
queried blankly. Being assured that
an answer was required he finally