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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
Japs Again Attack
Naval Station on
Coast of Cey|on

COLOMBO. Ceylon, April 9. CUP)
japanese war planes opened ar
attack today on Trincomalee. Brit
ish naval station on the northeast
coast. while enemy reconnaissance
planes flew over Colombo. the is
land capital
A communiQua said first reports
indicated no civilian casualties in
the attack OH Trincomalee. base
Of vital Importance because it has
.one of the finest natural harbors
in the world.
Two enemy planes sighted over
Colombo dropped no bombs.
CAS- the Japanese reopened their
attack on the west side OF the Bay
of Bengal. Radio Berlin reported
from Tokyo that a japanese eXpedi-
tionary force. supported by cruisers
and destroyers. had landed on the
Bay of Bengal coast. and that ma
jor japanese forces were now north
Of Akyab. Burma, on the east coast
of the bay. marching toward Cal
cutta. 1t was asserted that advance
Japanese detachmentS were less
than 80 miles from the India from
tier)
It was believed that the japanese
planes were carrier based, like
those which suffered a devastating
defeat in the first japanese air
attack on Colombo Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
Serge anettes'
Formal Dance
On SATURDAY.

The SergeanetteS, Central's fa-
nous girls drill team. are having
their annual formal dance Saturday
night at o'clock in the school gym
naSlum.
With the colorful theme of 'mardi
gras", plenty of opportunity for bril-
liant decorative effects is offered,
and the dance promises to be one
of the most spectacular of the year.
At $50 O'Clock the Sergeanettes
and their guests of honor chosen
from each class, will lead the grand
march.
During the evening the king and
queen for the Mardi Gras will be
chosen and batons will be presented
to next years military officers for
the Sergeanettes, captains, major
cites and lieutenants.
The program will also include en-
tertainment number by Douglass
high school students who will be
presented in dance specialties, piano
solos and group singing: George
Everett. Margaret Prince, Ruth
Washington. Sarah Payne, Doris
Everett, Gladys Toilive", Ruth Ca
pers
Committees for the dance are:
Fayola Reach. Winnifred Pearce,
program: Lottie Kissack. Etelka
Kneitz. Margaret Norris, Mary Lou
Hunter. Dorothy Gallagher. Peggy
Cox. decorations: Evelyn Kneitz,
Bonnie Holland. Lois VOgt, refresh
mpntS
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
Formal Indictment
Cites Jones, Noble

LOS ANGELES. April 9 CUP) -
Pohert Noble. professed adnirer Of
-1Ou Hitler. and his associate Ellis
c. Jones. founders of two isolation
Isl organizations, were charged with
Sedition today in a federal Crane
jury indictment.
The indictment accused them Of
one count of conspiracy and another
of making seditious statements.
Noble and Jones had been in jail
a week on a federal sedition COM
PLANT, unable to raise $4,000 bal.
Bail under the grand jury indict
ment was set at $4,000 each.
The indictment charged Noble
and Jones had conspired to defeat
Americas war endeaVors and pro-
mote its enemies successes. 1t was
the third action to be started
against them. State complaints
charged them with criminal libel
against Gen Douglas Macarthur
and failure to register as agents Of
alleged subversive organizations.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
CONIMUNIQUE

1t was believed here that the Jap
anese operations against Colombo,
Trincomalee and other bombed
towns were aimed at immobilizing
British naval units in those ports
before they could get into action
The admiralty communique SAID
teXtually:
The cruisers HMS Dorsetshire
Capt. A. w. S. Agar, V. c.. DSO
r. N. and HMS Cornwall. Capt. p
c. w. Mainwaring. r. NJ, have been
sunk by japanese air attacks il
the Indian ocean.
1T is known that more than l,10O
survivors. including the commanding
officers of both ships, have been
picked up.
mo further details are yet avail
able.
Next of kin will be informed as
soon as possible"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
Macarthur Studies
News of Bataan's
Fall TO Japanese

GEN. MacARTHURiS HEAL
QUARTERS, Australia, April y =
CUP) = Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
who pledged himself TO free the
Philippines which he left TO as
sumo the supreme allied Command
in the southwest Pacific, studied
today the news that Bataan had
probably been lost.
He made no immediate comment
but he had emphasized repeatedly
during the 23 days since he arrived
i'm Australia that he remained IN
personal command CT the Philip
pines. that he was in close touch
with Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
and that he intended to drive the
invaders out of the islands whose
army he had organized and led.
Prime Minister Jonn Curtin an
nounced that five Japanese planes
bad raided Tulagi, in the Solomon
islands northeast of Australia and
had dropped between 80 and 4o
bombs from 5000 feet. There
some damage, he said but u
were no casualties.
Australias war cabinet m
the third of a series of mon .aH=
united nations conference aH
broad problems of defense az sG
an expected Japanese attack
Australia and an offensive design
ed to throw the enemy out of the
Pacific, including the Philippines.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
TokyoCIaims Navy
vicforyin Bengal
Bay Over British

TOKYO. April 9. Japanese
Broadcast recorded by UP in San
Francisco)-An Imperial headquar-
ters communique tonight declared
two British cruisers had been sunk
and 60 British planes were shot
down during a naval engagement
in the Bay of Bengal and the In
dian ocean.
Twenty one other vessels were
sunk and % others were so badly
damaged they must be considered
as lost, the communique said.
1t added the Navy had made a
series of devastating raids" on
military establishments at various
strategic points.
The communique enumerated the
following claims:
|. British warshipS sunk include
heavy cruiser of the London class
a heavy cruiser of the Cornwall
class.
?. Other enemy vessels sunk in
clude 81 ships totaling 100000 tons;
% other ships aggregating 10000
tons destroyed beyond repair
g. Sixty enemy aircraft shot
down.
4 Enemy military establishments
destroyed include three airplane
hangers, a repair plant and several
other important military establish
mentS.
Only five airplanes were lost by
the Japanese, and not a single
japanese vessel was damaged III
this operation, the communique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
Mormon Officials
Visit in Valley

Rufus K. Hardy, president Of the
California Mission Of the Church
cf Jesus Christ of Latter DaE
Saints with = missionaries Of the
Imperial Valley district, will meet
Friday III Fl Centro for a confer
enCC.
President Hardy Will b. speaker
1t The even.lg services in the Vet
Grams hall, 7:3O o'clock, which are
open t the public In addition tC
his presidency of the California
mission, President Hardy is one OF
the seven presidents OF the Seven
ties Quorum of the church and one
of the outstanding business men OF
Salt Lake City
Twenty young men and women
mis- .onaries working in the valley
and r1Lresenting fcur states vii.
attend the conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
New Formula Set
Up for Indians

military direction under Gen. Sir
Archibald J. Wavell, British COM
mander-in-chief in India, because OF
the present critical situation"
Such functions as civil defense
and mobilization of troops. it was
said, would be in charge of the ma
tional government.
Differences still were said to exist
between the congress and Sir Stat
ford Cripps, British Lord Privy seal
over the delegation of defense and
military powers. Some congress
leaders reports said, insisted that
such functions as acquisition OF
equipment and the training of ma
tional guards and home militia re-
main with the native defense minis
tel.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
British Reveal
Cruiser Losses

two British cruisers of the Corn
wall and London $3.50 ton type had
been sunk, along with A merchant
men sunk or damaged and go planes
downed in the Bay of Bengal. The
London class is similar TO the Dor
Setshire claSs)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
Murder, BIackmaiI
Before Parolers

SACRAMENTO. April 9. up
The governors office today referred
two cases Of murder and one of
blackmal to the advisory pardon
board for recommendations on ap-
plications for clemency.
John c. Robles, g. Les Angeles
Mexican. serving a life term for q
1888 murder. asked a pardon or
communication so he could join the
army.
Johnny Antolin. 80. San Jose Fill
pino. is serving a life term for a
lS40 murder.
Vito Giamarelli. 40. San jose Ital-
ian. asked for a pardon. He is now
on parole on a blackmail charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09

NEW DELHI, April (UP) - A
new proposal for settlement of the
IEdian problem today was reported
to provide immediate establishment
OF an Indian national government
controlling all portfolios, including
defense
Usually well-infomed quarters
said the nationalist all-India con
greSs had decided 10 accept the for
mula, but this was not Immediately
confirmed.
1t was understood the formula
provided that the new national gov
ernment must agree to leave actual
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
Russians Shelter
Nozi ] dnk Attack

The report said 300 Germans were
killed.
The Russians were taking a ter
rible toll Of giant German transport
planes being used in an effort to
supply and reinforce the 18th army
trapped il the Staraya RuSsa re-
gion. below Leningrad Captured
German officers said 139 troop car
rying planes had been destroyed in
that area in the last three days,
123 of them on the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
BY NJ. $. HANDLER

KU1BYHEV, Russia, April 9. up
The Russians have smashed or
the southern front the most power
ful German tank attack since the
invader lest the battle for Moscow.
official dispatches said today.
The battle ragged Tor 10 days. as
the Germans tried with every Weap-
on and man at their common1 ~
recapture an important river bridge
head. They threw so or 70 tanks
built in February for the spring
offensive and painted green to
blend with spring foliage. against
the Russians in waves of five and
10, supported by groups of 25 dive
bombers.
Russian tanks captured three
German tanks intact and destroyed
ID. More attacks followed. but the
Russians broke them. too. and. the
dispatches said, continued the Rus
sian advance
NO PLACE GIVEN
(There was no indication Of what
river was involved 1t probably was
not the Dneiper. although the Rus
slams, according to unconfirmed
neutral reports, have been fighting
around DnepropetrovSk. in the great
bend of the Dneiper. near which was
the great dam the Russians blew
up last autumn. rather than let
the Germans have it. Continuing
an advance across the lower reaches
of the Dneiper during the spring
thaw would be a formidable under
taking)
Last nights communique report
ed increasing Russian naval activ-
ity, too. 1t said $4,000 tons OF Ger
man shipping-a transport OF 10,500
tons and a seco>1 Of $500 tons
had been sunk in the Barents sea.
The communique disclosed that
SIS German planes were destroyed
yesterday The Russians lost "A.
THE British BroadcaSting COM
pany quoted Radio Moscow report
that 40 more villages and towns
had been taken around Sm0lensk.
where fierce fighting was going on.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
so. SHUT YOUR BIC MOUTH.

SAYRE. Pa April 3 lUPl = Tie
Briefest editorial printed on war
censorship thus far bY Pennsylvania
newsEqpcrs was this one in the
Evening Tin 's: If we can't pri u
If you shouldn't he talking about
III"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09

LONDON. April 8. CUP)-An ad-
miralty communique revealed today
that the 8-inch-gun heavy cruisers
Cornwall and Dorsetshire had been
sunk by japanese airplanes operat-
ing in the Bay of Bengal and which.
in their latest attack, bombed the
Trincomalee naval base on the Cey-
Ion coast today.
1t was believed here that the loss
es may be merely the prelude to
the greatest naval battle of the wal,
exceeding both in ferocity and STRAIT
egic potentialities the naval battle
off Java.
Such a battle. if 1t took place.
naval quarters said, might decide
the fate of Ceylon if not OF India.
Radio Rome reported last week
that strong British naval forma-
lion. including the 3l,l00-ton bat
telship Malaga, had left Gibarltar
for the Indian ocean.
SEARCH UNDER WAY
Dispatches from India and Cey-
Ion reported British naval as well
as air force units ranging the Bay
of Bengal in search of the Japa-
nese fleet, including aircraft car
riers. which had attacked ships and
towns OF ceylon and the Indian
coast
The admiralty gave no details OF
the sinking of Cornwall and Dor
setshire but said it was known there
were more than l,100 survivors in
Guiding the commanders of both
ships.
Japan claimed just before the
British communique was issued that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-09
CITIZENS REPAIR OWN STREET

PORTLAND, Ore, April lUPJ-
There were some bad holes on
northeast Mason street in Portland,
but instead of asking the city or
county for aid, the property owners
did the work themselves. Approx
mately Is turned out for the one
day job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01

Huskies Lead
Ski Quincy

SUN VALLEY. Ida.--The "A"
team from Washington university
with 6s4t today led squads en-
tered In the fourth annual Sun
Valley intercollegiate ski meet as
the tournament neared It's final
events.
The meet has brought nearly 100
collegiate skiers 10 Sun Valley
from universities throughout the
country.
Washington university 'B"
squad was second with 1884.
followed by Washington STATE
with 1884; Dartmouth. 1919;
stanford, I041.s; Utah, 1894;
Idaho. 1879; and UCI.A, 1908.
The slslom race will be run late
Wednesday. Jumping events Thurs
day end the annual competition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
BlACkoUT FASHIONS

When you 20 out just before or
after dark when blackouts are
likely. always wear black0ut
equipment and other protective
apparel which may b. required.
Dark clothing In essential Know
where you want 10 20. think over
in your mind how far II 10. your
route. how many streets you cross
and what turns must b. made To
AVOID being lost.
Use Your flashIIEht. N per-
nplsslble At all. ~ little "a pes-
sibls, and then only for . fss
seconds At n time 20 cheek
your Ioeaiions never point ~
upward nor On any obleet
such a. = glass Windows or vet
street wbieh might reflect n
upward or esuss . glow ne
tioezble from the air.
No smoking IN the open should
30 the invarisbls rule Always
pass and keep 10 the night. using
the same courtesy and rules you
should uss in operating your aa-
tomobils The man approaching
from your right has nRht-of-way
Be careful not 10 push p~rAons
walking next % the eurb. as thsy
may be struck BY ears running
clOse 20 the curb. using u a. a
guide line II planes are overhead.
keep your head down. faces arr
very conspieuous
II you take psts out with you
after dark. - sure they are On
leash 10 they vii not become ssp-
sratsd from you during a warn
Ing and run away. causing injury
% others ~ getting IN the va
Crossings should always be made
At street Intersections Or places
marked a. pedestrian crossings
steps. mold 70 ratings and always
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
Bearcais Take
Over Hoop Meet

SALEM, Ore.-The beclouded is
sue of the Oregon State high school
basketball tournament cleared sud
denly today with Willamette uni
.versity's announcement the school
would play host to the prep bas-
RETAILERS March lila.
Roy s. keene, director Of
athletics at Willamette who
stated recently that he was
not personally interested" In
Winamette's playing father to
the 38rd annual tournament,
said the situation had been
ironed out 10 everyone's salts
faction.
Willamette's decision TO refute
last springs refusal TO hold the
tournament was reached at a
meeting of university officials and
Troy Walker, secretary of the State
High School Athletic association.
Tournament districts throughout
the state, Walker said. would re-
main the same as in the past I'M
less Portland applied for re-en-
trance. Salem will be the host
high school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
BY JACK GUENTHER

DURHAM. n. C.-When the
little men in the shredded wheat
overcoau start pacing your
ceiling tomorrow morning shout
ing that John L. Lewis has ap-
proved the open shop, the
Duchess of Windsor has just
out-pointed Billy Conn and
Christopher Columbus has been
spotted sailing into New York
harbor, don't call for another
aspirin ala ice bag.
For no matter how you have
celebrated New Years eve,
your unlimited guests may be
speaking the truth. I know,
for today l experienced some
thing which has cured me Of
skepticism forever.
heard and saw a football
coach complain his team was
under rated, that IL should he
favored and that II would win
the Rose Bowl game with some
thing TO spare.
Ordinarily I'd be inclined TO
attribute such statements to
sheer delirium or call in any
psychiatrist who would give me
a commission for my tip.
But I've felt Lon Sinners
pulse, checked his blood pres
sure and watched him pass the
standard chalk hne test.
The big fellow with the re-
oeding hsirline wasn't suffering
from a thing. He meant all he
said.
1T is ridiculous that Oregon
State, a team which won the
championship of the Pacific
Coast conference. should be
quoted as a 81 under-dog to
Duke or any club you can name"
Stiner expounded. why. the
way ! see it, my Beavers should
be favored. After all, they are
going TO win"
Specifically, the husky young
man who led Oregon State TO
Its first Coast title since the
citizens around Corvallis greet
ed each other by saying $40,
or Fight" meant his Beavers
win defeat . team characterized
by such seasoned sports experts
a. Hugo Germipo and v. v.
Mitchell a the finest the mag
nificent local campus has pro-
dueed.
of course Duke ia an out
standing football eleven" Stinsr
agreed. 1T must he. Wallace
Wade has quite a record IN bowl
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01

latlona. blaek0ats should ifsurs
that. without taking ssnldabie
risks. ths issst posslbie efsek 10
production rates vili oeeaf. This
applies especially 10 factories an
gaged In production a ESSENTIAL
war supplies 90 similar importsnt
work vital 70 the national effort.
For blaekost ~ existing plants
and factories 40 slaborsts o. sx-
csAsivsiy expsnsivs pfotsetiss
nnsssufss are recommended initial
~. Possibility Of sewers. ionx SIS
talnsd hosnhangs can usually b
fcretoid long enough IN advances %
make counter preparations Ain-
minam painted water towers %
bridges. marble o. other light
stone strpetures. and other high
fsflsctibK surfaces such AZ IN
roofs Or hzht conersts NAiis and
aproas. should b painted or other
x1se treated = produce . DARK
rough mat surfaces
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
Sports Parade

games and he Is right AZ the
top Of the nation in winning
games Of every sort. But we
aren't exactly eream-puffs up
at State, either, and we whipped
some rugged football outfits our
selves.
Why. we had a tough game
every week. For instance, we
played Southern California in
our opener and lost only in the
last 10 seconds. Then we de-
feated Washington the next
week and Stanford the next.
Every Saturday there was q
tough game and although they
were close, win them we did"
stiner admitted every coach
must be part Santa Claus. part
Houdini and part diplomat 10
appease the alumni, but he SAYS
that only players make or break
= team In the final analysis.
The boys he has this year. he
says, are adept performers and
they have . precedent 10 set be
cause Oregon STATE never has
played In any bowl before-not
even In Pasadena.
They don't like what they
have heard and seen about the
quality OF coast football this
year" he said firmly. They
don't believe they are misfits
or lucky, OF that they are cham
pions because other teams were
bad. They think they are q
team Of destiny. Many Of them
will go into the army soon and
they'll be playing their last
game. They want 10 win it."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
File Cagers Enter
Castle Rock Meet

CASTLE ROCk--CAstle Rocks
annual holiday basketball tourna-
ment gets underway here Thurs
day Afternoon when RAndle plays
Toledo at 2 o'clock. Fife Trojans
Of the Pierce County league and
Valley Vikings Of Pacific county
clash at 3 O'Clock
Evening games match Toutle
Lake against Castle Rock and
Kslamz against Ryder0ood. Semi
final games will be played Friday
with the finals slated for Saturday
night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
Sporting News
Picks Williams

ST. LOUIS -President vi Bar-
row Of the New York Yankees,
Manager Billy southworth Of the
ST. Louis Cardinals. and Outfielder
Ted Williams ~ the Boston Red
sox were chosen a. the top men In
the major leagues last season by
the Sporting News. national base
hall weekly. IT was announced to-
day.
President Emil Sick Of the Seat
tie Pacific Coast league, Manager
Burton shotton Of the Columbus
Red Birds In the American ssso-
citation. and Pitcher Johnny Lin
dell Of Newark In the International
league were the minor leaguers
chosen.
Barrow IL the fourth 10 h.
given the distinction twice. the
others being Joe Mccarthy.
manager Of the Yankees; BIN
Nckechnie. manager ~ the
Reds, and Johnny Nandsrmeer,
Cincinnati pitcher.
Barrow was chosen because he
built the Yankees into world cham
pions after they had finished IN
third place in 1870. souihworth
because hs directed q badly GRIP
pied team 10 the rInnsr-up spot
in the National league and VIII
Jams because his .sO6 batting aver
age made him the first player sines
1923 10 reach the 900 mark.
Sick was recognized for his skill
in constructing the Seattle RAJ.
nisrs into three successive pennani
winners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
Nome Seattle Man
Tire Roiion Head

OLYMPIA - Fioris NakeiFooftl
Seattle. va. named state tirs rar
tlonlsg efflesr following . nesting
b~tsssn Gov. Arthur y. LankiIs
ana Marry .. Camp. regional diree-
tor a ths offies u Price Admin
isirstlons
Ths stats administrators viii In
eiuds 100 districts. sgth ioeai
boards passing Oh requests fof
ns~ tires after inspectors have
Judged ths merits ~ the requests.
asgelsoort'. headquarters vii b
In Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
Everett Gulls
Beat Hoquiam
EVERETT, WasI

EVERETT, Wash.-Everett high
schools basketball team defeated
Hoquiam. 1918. last night for the
Seagulls' fourth consecutive pre-
season victory. Everett beat Ho-
GUAM 30-l7 Saturday night ~
Hoquism and also holds victories
over Aberdeen and Salem, Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-01
CHECK FLYING GLASS

Various means OF covering glass
with tho aim OF minimizing the
effects Of blast take the form
either OF materials affixed 10 glass
with an adhesive az overall coat.
ing or strips. or OF materials sup
piled in liquid form. applied 10
glass by brush or spray. The pur.
pose ~ these treatments IL only
to prevent glass from flying into
small dangerous splinters and not
10 prevent breaksgs. Nevertheless.
certain materials. properly APP
piled. may slightly decrease break
age Of glass by distant hast
effect.
Flying pieces Of glass may be
stopped by wire netting Of mesh
not greater than = inch. placed
a. near the giass as possible.