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Evening star., 1942-08-21
New York Cotton
B, the Associated Press.

B! the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug 21.-Cotton
prices moved lower today after .
steady opening. Anti-indationary
sentiment was heightened by news
the program for price control would
be ready within two weeks.
Nervous longs hghtened commit
ments and trade buyers backed away
pending further Washington devel-
opments.
Late afternoon value were of IS
to so cents 4 bale. October, 1914;
December, 1886 and March, 1880.
Futures closed so to IS cents q bale
Evening star., 1942-08-21
MiddlinT SPOT. 1e.43.

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
to 20 higher. Sales 26 contracts. Sep
tember, 3.75b; March. 13.75b.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 21 tR.-Cotton
futures declined here today under selling
induced by efforts OF Secretary Wickard
and others to bring. about new price
control plan for farm products. The
market closed steady IL points net lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
D AMBl|Ne
EpoR1ER
Too Too

There are some citizens of this
globe who have all the luck in the
world.
Not so long ago C. B. Smith and
Harry Woodbury. went on one of
those horse and saddle vacations.
One of these herman vacations far
from the maddening tyranny of
the female of the species.
They went to Bridgeport and
then Travelled about eight miles to
cattle ranch called the Hunewil
Circle H Cattle ranch.
When they arrived at the ranch
house supposed to be a mans men,
age in a mans country, there SEEM
ed to be something different about
the picture they had been led to
expect
There were 26 right smart look
ing females and two not very elig-
ible looking men stopping at the
Hunewil Circle H Cattle ranch. The
females were all decked out in
silk shirts and overalls and chaps
or stunning slack suits.
They sat down to lunch. There
were girls to the right of them,
girls to the left of them, girls back
OF them, and girls in front of them.
c. B. and Harry left immed-
lately after lunch and spent their
vacation somewhere else . so they
said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Party Politicians
In Sacramento for
State Conventions

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 16.
(UP) California's political
leaders of all parties headed
for the capitol today with
little or no prearranged
states for new officials to be named
at the state conventions tomorrow
and the sessions of the central
committees on Friday.
Main business tomorrow will be
the formation of party platforms
and election of officers, with cam
paign speeches by the gubernatorial
nominees.
The Democratic Craftsmanship race
seemed wide open after Manchester
Boldly, editor and publisher of the
Los Angeles Daily News. declined
consideration. He was the pre-con-
vention choice of most Democratic
officials but said a practical politi-
clan could do a better job.
Two factions will seek control,
those favoring and those opposing
Gov. Culbert Olson, party nominee
for reelection. The post goes to
southern California ror the next two
years. The fact that Republican
Nominee Earl Warren secured more
than half million Democratic votes
at the primary slightly complicated
the Democratic picture.
Possible candidates to succeed re-
firing Chairman William Malone
are Claude WEIGH, Los Angeles
Lieut.. Gov Ellis E. Patterson. nomi-
nee for reelection; State Senator
Robert Kenny, nominee for attorney
general; Walter Ballou, one of the
governors secretaries; Cecil King,
retiring assemblyman and congress
nan-elect; j. Frank Burke, radio
station owner; John B. Dockweiler,
Los Angeles district attorney. and
Jack B. Tenney. anti-Olson senator
elect from Los Angeles county.
Republican Chairman Thomas F..
of Anaheim will not be pres
mt because he is on active naval
iuty Vice Chairman Arthur Dunno
" San Francisco will preside.
Among possible aspirants for the
Continued on Page :, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

lne CnlrQ member OF the panel
said the increases would open the
way to defeat of the wage stabiliza-
ton program set up in the Little
Steel" case which provides for a IS
per cent increase over January,
l941, wage rates to compensate for
comparable increase in the cost
of living.
If followed by the full board, the
majority recommendation would
give the miners increases up to 40
per cent above the January, l94l,
scale, Almon E. Roth, industry rep
resentative on the panel, said.
ALREADY FROZEN"
The majority, however, pointed to
the seriousness of migration from
the non-ferrous mining industry to
higher paid jobs which led the war
manpoWer commission to issue a Job
freezing order last week-"an order
unprecedented in American history"
the panel said. Under that miner
in the non-ferrous metal industry
must obtain certificate of separ-
alton from the u. S. employment
service to seek employment else
where.
The panels recommendation was
In a dispute involving wage demands
of the Mine, Mill & Smelter Work
ers (CIO) in IL Idaho, and IA Utah
companies, and the American
Smelling and Refining company,
which operates 10 plants in various
parts of the country. The union
asked for wage increases ranging
up to $500 day.
TWO CONCUR
Lloyd K. Garrison, dean of the
University of Wisconsin law school
and public representative. and A. E.
Stevenson. secretary of the Cleve-
land Industrial Council of the CIO.
Continued no Page Q; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Kidnop p
Slayer
Girls Of 7 and 8
Torture d. Killed
By Youth Of II

BEDFORD HILLS, N. Y.
Sept, 16. (UP)-Impelled by
a Sudden urge" 17-year-old
Edward Haight went "wom-
an hunting" and after several
failures kidnapped, raped, tortured
mutilated, and murdered two little
sisters, one seven, the other eight.
Unrepentant, light-hearted even
he told state police and District
Attorney Ebert T. Gallagher early
today the details of a crime of hor-
rible bestiality Satisfied of his legal
sanity, Gallagher promised that his
progress to the electric chair would
be swift.
Gallagher's promise was partly
for the benefit of several thousand
men who were in the streets of this
village and who helped police search
for the body of one of the victims
through most of the night. State
police maintained a heavy guard
over Haight, who was charged with
murder and kidnapping.
The body of Helen Lynch, 8, was
found at l am. in the Kensico res
ervoir, which is part of the New
York City water system. The head
had been crushed by an automobile
wheel and her arms and legs were
bound. Haight had sat in a parked
police automobile while volunteers
dragged the reservoir, making wise
cracks to his guards.
Late yesterday afternoon, the
BODY of Helen's sister, Margaret, 7,
was found floating in shallow
creek several miles away. Her an
kles were bound and the side of her
head had been crushed.
Between the finding of the bodies
police arrested Haight in the two
room shack near Stamford, Conn.,.
in which he lived with his father
and brother. Though he had never
been arrested before. several persons
had been sufficiently impressed by
the nature of casual conversations
they had had with him recently to
direct police to him. Confronted
by circumstantial evidence, Haight
readily confessed and directed au-
thorities to Helen's body.
Haight had been employed, since
his failure to complete elementary
school, by the city of Stamford to
cut grass at Fairgrounds and other
property and do odd Jobs.
He was known in this New York
City suburban area on the New
York-Connecticut border as an ami
abe, dull-witted youth.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
INLAND Closed Up
As Draftees Pass

Some of the Army draftees pack
ed into II passenger cars were "a
bit high" when the train pulled
cut of Ell Centre Tuesday night
and officials telephoned Sheriff
Robert w. Ware to see what could
be done to keep the boys quiet while
the cars waited hours in INLAND for
a main line train.
Ware turned the problem over to
Deputy Sheriff Guy Weed of Nj
land. who promptly closed up every
liquor establishment and resort in
inland before the train arrived. The
town Immediately was wrapped in
silence and darkness.
He then met the train and found
that the conservative element
among the draftees had taken over
and comparative quiet prevailed,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

battle of the Coral Sea-
The yorktown was put out of ac-
ton by enemy bombers and torpedo
planes on the afternoon of June a.
Two days later, as it was being
toWed to safety and prospects that
it might be saved had grown bright
er, japanese submarine fired two
torpedoes into the wounded ship.
The following day the Yorktown
capSized and sank.
FEW CASUALTIES
Casualties were few, the Navy
said, but did not give the figures.
The YorktoWn's losses were included
in the total announced previously
for the whole battle of Midway-92
officers and 215 enlisted men.
Previously, the Navy announced
only that the Yorktown had been
hit by Japanese torpedo planes and
put out of action
The only other previously an
nounced U. S. loss in the battle
of Midway was the destroyer Ham,
mann. This destroyer, it was re-
vealed today, apparently was sunk
by the same enemy submarine that
delivered the coup de grace to the
Yorktown.
The Midway battle cost the Japa-
nese more % ships sunk or damaged
and 275 planes destroyed.
SHIP ABANDONED
The yorktown, the Navy revealed.
was seriously damaged and listed
heavily as the result of the enemy
bombing and torpedo attack on
June 4. Because the ship was in
imminent danger of capsizing the
crew was ordered to abandon ship
and tugs and other salvage vessels
were sent to aid the carrier. A salv-
age party was placed aboard and
the ship was taken in tow.
BY the morning of June g." the
communique said, "the salvage party
had been able to reduce the list
and the prospects of saving the
ship appeared brighter"
The destroyer Hammann was sent
alongside to assist. But shortly after
noon on that day, the enemy's I'M
dersea raider sent two torpedoes
into the yorktown amidships and
two more into the Hammann.
SUB ATTACKED
The destroyer soon went down.
The Yorktown's condition became
critical and valiant efforts were
Continued on page 2, column q
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
japanese Prepare
Big Challenge to
Allies in Pacific
Battle of Stalingrad
RACES Unchecked With
Germans Advancing
BY UNITED PRESS

The battle of the south
west Pacific Wednesday ap-
peared about to enter a new
phase-possibly a ma aior Jap
anese naval challenge of Allied DO
sitions.
The japanese were stepping up
their air and land operations
against U. S. marine positions on
Guadalcanal island and reports
from Pearl Harbor said it was
thought likely new important
Japanese naval challenge in the
Solomons was about to be made.
With the Russians and Germans
still locked in grinding battle at
Stalingrad, new demands appeared
in the British press for opening of
second front or any other move
designed to relieve pressure on the
Soviet forces.
Russian reports indicated the
Stalingrad lines we're holding fair
y "SAA AOA WAC lllOltlCllI, DuJ III WdS
conceded the Germans we're inch
ing forward.
British forces in Madagascar re-
ported that their occupation of the
French island was proceeding
smoothly and announced another
group of French troops in the
northwestern corner of the island
have surrendered. There were re-
ports the French governor had re-
quested an armistice but these we're
not officially confirmed.
ATTACKS ON ISLAND
A navy communique issued at
Washington reported increasing
japanese attacks on the U. S. ma
rine forces on Guadalcanal island
and it was believed possible that
the enemy naval action would be
coordinated with this campaign
In some quarters it was thought
Continued on Page 2, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
YORKTOWN LOSS AT MIDWAY REVEALED
IT'S A SCRAP
If It's Metal, Turn 1t In

Imperial Valley went all out for
the scrap metal drive Wednesday
in one of the most popular and
enthusiastic campaigns in a long
list of highly successful wartime
drives conducted since war began
last December.
Sock the Paps and the Nazis
with scrap metal" became the slo-
gan of the big countrywide drive
managed by the Elks and the Leg
iannaires with the assistance of
men, women, and children in city
and rural areas.
Anything metal, no matter how
large or how small, is valuable to
the war effort. Valuable materials
from the scrap will be salvaged and
used to make bombers and other
battle equipment.
Search out the metal. Dig it
out of the dirt. Rummage for
metal in attics, garages. houses,
yards, barns, shops, stores, on the
farms, in stores. Find it and turn
it in during the drive to be con-
Quoted for the next two weeks"
said N. c. Smith, county drive
chairman.
"The need for metal is so SER
ious that we must make a business
of hunting it out from wherever
it is lying around" was the opin-
ion expressed by committee mem
bers in the various communities.
Admission fees, anything in scrap
metal, were to be collected at the
big scrap metal rally at the coun-
ty fair grounds at 815 p. m. We'd
neSday.
In Ell Centro city councilmen
asked the public to pile their scrap
metal contributions in the alley
outside their back fences so city
trucks may pick it up. Dates of
the pickup will be announced
later but the scrap may be piled
up any time.
IN ACTION
Things we're different in Braw-
ley. The Elks asked that the metal
be piled in front of the houses SO
they can collect it Sunday during
the big collection contest between
the City Slicker Elks and the
Country Boy Elks. The team that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
3rd Time Had Better Be
Charm. Judge Declares

twice Thomas L. McGrath tried
to bid farewell to Ell Centre and
twice he has ended up before Police
Judge Lee Nuffer with a sad look
on his face and bus ticket in his
hand.
McGrath, carpenter formerly
employed at the Ell Centre Marine
air base, told Nuffer Wednesday
morning that on two occasions in
the last three days he has almost
been able to board bus but each
time he had been sidetracked.
On Monday morning McGrath
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Night School Goes
Military Here

An early start for night school
classes planned to help those inter-
ested in military service, was an
nounced Wednesday by Dean Glenn
kieffer OF Central Junior college in
Ell Centre.
a new night school class in math-
ematics was added to the courses
due to start Sept. % before other
night classes begin. Regular jun
ior college credit will be given for
the course, which will include a re-
view of algebra, geometry and 60
into trigonometry. The meteorol-
ogy and navigation night school
classes also are due to start Sept.
%.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

marched down to the local ticket
office, paid his fare and settled
down to wait until the next bus
was scheduled to leave.
While he waited he became thirs-
ty so he set out to do something
about it. He was hauled into court
Tuesday morning on a drunkenness
charge. The proprietor of a tap
room said he had gone to sleep
there so he called the police.
With a firm resolve to board the
bus or else, and after being relieved
OF $40 by Nuffer, McGrath made
another stab 1t it Tuesday morn
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

ed.
Development of this phase of the
case halted when the noon recess
was called.
Clerks in the store said that the
killing occurred while Poole, an Ell
Centre shoe repairman, was at
tempting to rob Ellis. Poole den-
led the robbery when questioned
by Brawley police after his arrest
within a few minutes of the shoot
ing and said he and Ellis were dis
putting about the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

collects the most scrap metal and
transports it by mule team or truck
to- the scrap pile will be guests at
a dinner provided by the losers in
the contest, VI. F.. Peterson, Brawley
drive chairman, said Wednesday.
The Brawley Boy Scouts will clean
up what the Elks do not cart away.
The Elks, the American Legion
naireS, and the Boy Scouts are
doing the scrap metal soliciting in
Imperial with the officials and the
irrigation district, the city, and
the county arranging to take it to
the scrap pile.
Holtville is having it's own scrap
metal rally Friday night and resi-
dents are busily collecting metal
under the supery ,sion of the Future
Farmers of America.
Other communities also are busy
with their collection campaigns de-
signed to swell the county total.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

A few minutes after his appoint
ment by War Production Chief Dom
aid M. Nelson, Jeffers confessed:
Il don't know a thing about rub
Der but l intend to do whatever is
necessary to carry out the assign
ment."
His appointment as the new rub
bor GEAR" was a surprise here.
Unknown in the capital, he was
not among those who were believed
to be in the running. His selection
also fulfilled only part of the quail
fications that the committee headed
by Bernard NJ Baruch suggested
for the job
EXPERIENCE LACKING
He tthe rubber administrator
should be a thoroughly competent
operating and manufacturing execu-
tive, preferably with experience in
the rubber industry" the Baruch
committee report said.
The committee also referred to
the vital need for this man to
start with experience and knowl-
edge of the problem"
JefferS. an Omaha, Nebr.. Irish
man who worked his way to the
top Of the Union Pacific Railroad
from office boy, has no mi5givings
about his new job. He admitted it
was tough" but said this was no
time for talking. but for action.
SURPRISE TO HIM
He said he had no idea why he
was summoned to Washington until
he arrived by plane shortly after
5 pm. YESTERDAY. He said he had
not read the Baruch report until
after he learned he was to be the
new rubber administrator.
He has no plans and will have
none until he has studied the prob
lem and informed himself about
rubber, he said.
1T won't take long" he added.
1T is not our way to take long"
He will serve on a dollar-a year
basis.
Ihe first reaction to his appoint
ment came from senate advocates
OF a synthetic rubber program that
would place more emphasis on the
Continued on Page 2; Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Junior College
Enrolment Due

Central Junior college enrollees
will assemble at the college in Ell
Centro at $3.50 am. Thursday to
take their subject A examinations
required for college enrolment,
Dean Glenn Kieffer announced
Wednesday.
AT a similar hour on Friday the
college aptitude tests will be CIV
en- These tests should be taken by
all college enronees, Kieffer said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Civil Air Patrol
Elects Commander

The first fall meeting of the I'm
perial Valley Squadron of the Civ
II Air Patrol was held in Ell Gen.
tro this week and Peter J. Schartz
OF Brawley was elected squadron
commander.
He will succeed Leroy A. Jones,
also OF Brawley, who resigned to
return to active duty with the
Coastal patrol somewhere in the
east.
Arrangements we're made to con-
tinue the advanced training courses
in radio, navigation, and meteorol-
ogy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
State Hints Robbery in
/. Y. Murder Prosecution

Trial OF II. A. Poole on a charge
of numbering Charles Ellis, sr., of
Brawley entered its second day in
Imperial county superior court
Tuesday with the prosecution pay
ing special attention to the safe,
cash register, and money found in
the Ellis store after the killing.
During questioning of Leo Ellis,
son of the slain man. District At
torney Elmer Heald asked If the
store safe had been locked after
the shooting and what was found In
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

ing.
He became thirsty again after a
long wait.
Wednesday morning McGrath
again faced Nuffer. The same thing
had happened again. Nuffer fined
him $40.
I've got my ticket and I'm going
to get to L. A. this time" McGrath
expostulated.
THE third time had better be
CHARM" said Nuffer. warning that
he McGrath) may have 10 spend
considerable time here II he didn't
make 1t on the third attempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

the safe and cash register. Ellis
SAID the safe was locked and there
was little money in the cash regis
ter.
The district attorney followed the
same line of questioning when Dep
uty Sheriff Frank Raney took the
witness stand shortly before noon.
The officer said there we're two
nickles on the cash register when
he arrived at the store after the
shooting and inside it were pennies
only. He said the safe was lock-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Mrs. Tom Potts
Hurt in Accident

IMPERIAL, Sept. 16-Mrs Tom
Potts of Imperial was slightly in
jured Tuesday night in a traffic ac-
cident In which her car went out
of control, Travelled 80 feet in a
borrow pit beside the highway east
of the railroad tracks in Imperial,
jumped hillock, narrowly missed
a tree and came out of the deal
with three flat tires.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Something New

The young people of the Pres
byterian church were listening to
the Rev. George w. Thomas, pastor
of the church, telling about a party
they were to have.
I'VE are going to pass papers
around to all who attend and have
them write notes to our members
who are in the service. It will be a
Victory Mail party. You might
think of interesting topics to include
in your notes.
1T would be we'll to have as many
as possible attend this V-Mail
party :"
At this point the Rev. DR., was
interrupted by a boy who waved
his hand in the air and half arose
from his seat.
"Dr. Thomas" the boy asked in
an agitated manner, did you say
this was a female party?"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
What, Indeed?-

What. Indeed?-
His eyes bright with excitement,
Dickey Smith, 13-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Smith, rushed
from the mail box to his mother. He
waved a letter and shouted:
We'll, Daddy has his papers at
last. He's in the air corps
That was a shock for Mrs. Smith.
She hurriedly looked at the envol-
ope. 1t was government envel-
ope but not from the war depart
ment. She explained the difference
Continued on Page 2, Col. G,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16

having four over the limit. and S.
A. Lowther of Los Angeles for
shooting kildeers, birds protected by
game laws Don L. Kridler OF Pomo-
ma had 10 more than the daily bag
limit, which is 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Baseball
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
ST. Louis ....101 004 600 6 9
Boston ................0 900 0O2 900 2 9 3
White and w. Cooper; Tobin and
Lombardi.
Pittsburgh 900 002 0
Brooklyn ~ 302 100
Gornicki, Klinger. Dietz, Hamlin,
Wilkie and Lopez; Wyatt and owen.
QSt game)
Chicago ............00l 900 90 l 6 0
Philadelphia 900 O2O O1x-3 7 3
Passeau and Scheffing; Podgajny
and Warren.
Cincinnati 100 010 100 3 l
New York 900 900 100
Derringer and Lamanno; Lohr-
man, Adams and Danning.
(2nd game)
Chicago loo 200
Philadelphia 0l0 600 0
Bithorn and Gillespie; Hennessy,
Beck and Livingston.
AMERICAN
Philadelphia 00l 0
Chicago ............1 100 0
r. Harris and Swift; Smith and
fresh.
New York ...... 100 003 100 l3 l
Detroit ..........O 900 600 100 | 2 2
Breuer and Rosar; Newhouser,
Wilson, Manders. Corsica and Par
sons.
Washington 200 900 00l- 5 4
Cleveland ....... .OO3 900 l1x- 8 0
Kennedy and Early; Bagby and
Hogan.
Boston .-............ 900 90
st. Louis .0l0 OF
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
WLB Panel Backs
Wage Hike Up to
Fortv Per Cent
Group Would Disregard Policy Set Up
In Little Steel Case: Declares Raise
Would Hold Workers AIreadv Frozen

~ WASHINGTON, Sept 16. (UP)-Two members of a
war war Labor Board mediation panel today recommended
wage increases rangg from e to Is 12 cents an hour
Tor $4,000 employees of 81 western mining companies to
hep turn the tide of migration out of the industry
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
New Rubber Czor
Is Railroad Man
Don't +Know a Thing About Rubber Says
Union Pacific President; Promises Quick
Action to Garry Out Recommendations

WASHINGTON, Sept 16. (UP)-Wiam NJ Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad president who is already at
work on ms new job rubber administrator today prom
sed immediate steps to put into effect all of the recon-
mendatlons of the special Baruch rubber committee
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-16
Carrier Sinking
Concealed Three
Months by Navy
Casualties Few When Big VesseIFaIIs
Prey to Jap Submarine After Taking
Batterins from Bombers During Battle

WASHINGTON, Sept 16. (UP)-The fve-year-o old
aircraft carrier Yorktown sunk June result
of damage suffered during and after the battle Of Mid
way, the Navy announced today.
Its fate in many respects similar to that which