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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14

enemy poured the fiercest fire at the
ambulances pock marking all Win
shell splinters.
When the main force had safely
run the gauntlet checkup showed
the three machines TO be missing
Glenn was attached 10 an Indian
ambulance unit at Tobruk and was
left behind when other drivers ana
nurses, some OF them wounded,
were evacuated 10 Alexandria.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
BOARD GRANTS
SALARY RAISE

district foremen will continue to
receive the 1925 a month allotted
them June 16. Prior to that they
we're paid 5000. Other workers were
divided into Glass B, the probation
ary class, and Class A, or employees
who are considered permanent.
Rates (daily unless otherwise
specified) Truck drivers, Class B
1920, Glass A $500; maintainers, B
$3.50, A ST; mechanics, B ST, A
81 so; shovel men, B ST, A $780,
labor, both $5; carpenters, B Sc, A
81; tractor drivers, B $3.50, A ST.
bookkeepers, B $3.50 a month, A
SITS a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
BLAST IN OIL
PLANT KILLS 5

loaded a gasoline tanker truck.
when we saw there was going
to be an explosion we rushed to
warn people in nearby houses-sev-
eral of which were later demolish
ed" he said.
The first and major blast was
followed by small conclusions and
widespread fires.
Most of the towns 5000 residents
we're shaken from their beds and
scores of volunteer firemen fought
to control the flames. Fire chief,
Lawrence Kerley, was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14

WAYNESVILLE, N. c., July IA
CUP) - Five persons were reported
killed, at least eight others were
injured seriously and five houses
we're wrecked today by an explosion
that destroyed a Standard Oil
company bulk plant and $4,000
pounds of scrap rubber.
No list of victims was available.
w. l.. Hardin, manager of the
plant and one of those injured,
said "it happened in someway" as
he and a group of workmen un-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
BY WALTER KLEMME

NEW YORK, July ID. CUP)-The
voyage to MurmanSk is a nightmare
of U-boats. German bombers and
icebergS. They fired torpedoeS at
us by the score; big Focke-Wulf
planes rained bombs on US We got
through with the bulk of our con-
voy. although we had some losses.
1t certainly wasn't the most pleas
ant voyage in the world, but look
who was afraid of the worst the
Germans could give. They stayed
on their jobs, no matter how many
hours it took.
We left the United States in Feb
ruary, and I, for one, didn't know
we were going to MurmanSk.
We joined a convoy off Canada
and the first day out had a sub
marine attack. Every ship sent up
flares, but none was hit.
Our first stop was a British port.
From it, we started out again and
in 20 hours a tanker ahead of us
was torpedoed One of the ships lost
was carrying barrage balloons. So
we put back to port and restarted.
This time. however, we headed for
a rendezvous to be picked up in a
convoy.
Three days out. the submarine
and air attacks started, and | liter
ally lost my pants. 1t sounds funny,
but at the time l didn't think so:
BLASTING SUB
We were on a 24-hour alert and
I was Juggling ammunition up from
the locker rooms to the deck guns.
They were blasting away at a SUD-
marine, half awash on the surface
and shooting back.
l was climbing a ladder with my
arms full of shells when our deck
guns let go. The blast knocked me
off the ladder and one OF the gun
crew grabbed all the live ammunl-
ton I was carrying and heaVed IL
over the side.
| was out for eight hours. IL was
when l came to that 1 found out
they had been blown off. asked
for them. The crew showed me
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14

LONDON, July ID. (UP)-
A new type of American-Brit-
lsh tank and a new British
fighter plane-both described
as equal to or better than
any Axis machine-will give the
Allies the superiority essential for
victory government spokesmen TOLD
the house of commons today during
debate on production
Capt. Oliver Lyttleton, produc-
ton minister, and Col. j. J. Llwel-
lin, minister of air production,
opened for the government two
day debate on the empires pro-
duction, problem which commons
had regarded as secondary to the
grave shipping situation set for
secret debate in the near future.
Llewellin said new British
fighter plane is in production which
is nearly every height better than
and in any height as good as the
two latest German fighters"
NEW TORPEDO PLANE
The government also has in pro"
duction a new torpedo plane for
the fleet air arm and rapidly is
converting some bombers into
transport planes similar to those
already in use, the air production
minister said.
Answering critics who complain
ed that British Imperial forces had
been sent into action against the
Germans with inferior tanks, Lyt-
telton said that Britain now was
making and would continue to
make the right tanks.
Tanks actually coming out of
the production lines now have the
necessary fire power for today's
battles" he said, "and new types
designed aid made b. this coun-
try and the United States give us
real assurance of that superiority
which is required for victory"
Lyttleton paid tribute to Amer
ican shipbuilding, which he termed
"a fascinating and almost fantastic
industrial achievement"
He paid special tribute to Henry
J. Kaiser, industrialst and ship
builder of Oakland, Calf, using the
assembly line method for mass pro-
ductiOn of ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Drive on hoboes
Continues in I.V.

Imperial county's anti-hobo drive
continued unabated Tuesday, with
three additional transients lodged
in Sheriff Bob Wares county Jail.
Judge Roy Kuns sentenced George
Kinna, As, and Cecil Bailey, 80, both
white, and Ezekiel Richardson, As,
Negro, to 10 days each in Jail for
trespassing on railroad property.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14

mitchell OF San FranclSc0, MOT
timer w Belshaw, Martinez, Calf,
and Lawrence S. Sanders of Co
rinth, Miss Last seen at Tobruk
was Peter Glenn of Clarksdale,
Miss.
Mitchell, Belshaw and Sanders
were among ambulance drivers who
were ordered to attempt to break
through the Axis tank encirclement
of Matruh accompanied by New
Zealand troops who were to slash
'ath through the enemy forces. The
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14

said, and started to walk the rest
of the way. On the Central Valley
road, a mile and three-quarters
north of the Holtville highway, he
had become sleepy. He had laid
down and gone to sleep, that was
all
Tackett. too relieved to ask the
boys name, saw him on the way
home, delivered a few remarks
about the choice of place to sleep,
and reported back, Case closed"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14

parent1y dead" POSSIBLY the VICClIH
of a it-and-run driver"
The California Highway Patrol
was notified. Patrolman VIII E.
Tackett was dispatched to the
scene.
The small body was still there.
But now it was moving. A small
fist rubbed sleepy eyes, startled by
the sight of the officer.
The boy, apparently eight or nine
years old, explained sleepily that
he had been to the show. He'd
caught a ride part way home, he
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Who KnOwS?-

The government announced ma
tionwide scrap iron drive tother
day, supposed to be on the same
grand scale as the rubber drive, and
beginning the day the rubber drive
ended. The Post-Press, of course,
was interested. We called practically
everybody, even Mayor Bob Hatton
Practically everybody didn't know
anything at all about 1t. including
Mayor Hatton. We've got a lot of
scrap iron here in Imperial county
dncluding this typewriter). just
waiting for drive. But who's driv-
ing? If you know, don't keep it ,
secret any longer.
Who's handling the scrap iron
drive?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
SOVIET SITUATION BECOMING DESPERATE
y AMBl!Ne
Il EPORTER
All For Nothing

All For Nothing
Mary West has been looking for
ward to voting for long time now,
and Mary will be 81 when election
time rolls around this year. She
will turn 81, in fact, next Friday
Trouble is, she noticed the other
day that Thursday is the deadline
for registering, If you intend to
vote August 25.
Mary's tough luck vexed her no
end. Here registration closed one
day, and she became of voting age
the next. So now she's about re-
conciled to waiting until November.
RR hereby becomes ray of sun
light. You can still vote Aug. %
if you register Thursday or before,
Mary. It's on balloting day you've
got to be 81 or over
If we're wrong, blame it on Coun-
ty Clerk w. J. McClelland. He says
that's the dope.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Explanation

One of his secret agents Informed
RI a few minutes ago that it rained
few sprinkles Tuesday morning
The agent, RR is sorry to report
was wrong. That was just the hu-
midity. Even the air couldn't put
up with 1t.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Yankees Missing
In Desert Action

CAIRO, July a. (UP)-Four more American field
service volunteers reported missing today on the
western desert three of them apparently lost in attempting
break out of Matruh and the fourth probably captured
at Tobruk Missing in the Matruh action were william
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
French Reject
Haven for ShipS

WASHINGTON, July IA (UP)-Acting secretary of
State Sumner Woes revealed today that the Vchy
ment has rejected two offers by President Roosevelt to
provide safe haven for the French naval units at
Alexandra. In Baste day discussion of the French
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Dead Boy Only
Asleep in Road

A small body lay face downward on the highway, mo-
tionless under its head unseeng and uncarng
as automobiles swerved by.
In the sheriffs office in Ell Centro the telephone
deputys pencil recorded the report that in. Gap
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
&C. Now No. One
Rationin9 Board
All Boards Returned to Active Status
As Result Of Re Shutting; Imperial
will Function AtLeas+ During July

Rationing boards unrationed again in Imperial
county Tuesday, and result of the reshufflng Ell Cen
tro had the No. rationng board in all of California.
All rationng boards in the county, except that at lmpe
rial were returned to active status and the Imperial board
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Sound Effects

Sound Effects
Wake up, Sam! I think the
coolers fallen off the window and
tumbled clear downstairs!"
Sam Heiliger, CROPPED his sleepy
way out of bed, investigated mo-
ment. and assured his wife that
the cooler was still in its accustomed
place. doing its accustomed duty.
The noise she heard was an auto
mobile shearing off a telephone pole
near the north-side city park. (No,
they never found out who was driv-
ing the autoD
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Press Calls for
LuSt-Mon Stdnd
AQuinSt Germans
Nazi Panzer Units Slowly Overcome
Resistance Of Russian Men and Tanks
In Sweeping Drive on Wide Front
BY UNITED PRESS :

Axis offensives rolled deeper into southern Russia to-
ward ROsOv and Salngrad today and the Soviet press
urgently called for Eastman battle to victory death
The increasing gravity of the enemy advances
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Hire Him

Hire Him
Remember that gent up in Colo
RADIO somewhere who keeps writing
the Ell Centre city council about his
universal air cooling system for
changing the weather?
Grammar and whatnot to the
contrary, we're about ready to urge
the council TO give him try.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Valley Turns in
Million Pounds Of
Rubber for Nation
Ell CentrO Collections
Double Other Areas as
Drive Comes to End

Almost a million pounds
of rubber scraped from at
tics and trash heaps in I'M
perial Valley will swell the
nations supply of reclaim
able scrap, oil company officials in
charge of the drive just completed
said Tuesday.
Small piles of collected tires,
tubes and other spongy parapher-
MALTA were still being brought in
Tuesday from outlying service sta
tions and the total was expected
to reach over the 981 ,3l4-pound
mark already attained.
In the 2O-day drive that saw from
between 100000 and 100000 tons of
rubber brought in by patriotic Amer
leans, Ell Centre service stations
collected more than all other valley
towns combined, figures reveal The
total for the county seat was 631 ,79l
pounds, while Brawley. next highest,
turned in a total of 100000 pounds.
SCRAP FUNNELLED
This can be partly explained by
he fact that several towns in which
oil companies had no headquarters
turned their collections into COM
pany offices in Ell Centre. All rub
ber collected in Imperial and much
of that in Holtville was added to
the FL Centro collection.
Only two companies kept totals
in Holtville. They reported collec-
ton of 2l,089 pounds. Calexico re-
ported a 97,000-pound total while
Westmorland gathered 81 ,434 pounds.
A check of Calipatria and INLAND
stations indicated that several
thousand more pounds of the pre-
cious material would be added to the
valleys contribution to victory.
IRON DRIVE PLANNED
On Tuesday word was being
awaited concerning the mechanics
of a campaign to collect scrap iron
and STEEL as we'll as other objects
suitable for salvage, beginning
throughout the country.
A United Press dispatch from
Washington said that the new CAM
paign will include articles ranging
from tin cans to waste fats.
A local petroleum distributor said
that as far as he knows the oil
industry will have nothing to do
with the latest scrap drive. He de-
clared that the companies do not
have equipment suitable for collec-
ton of anything heavier than rub
ber.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
Baseball
NATIONAL.

NATIONAL
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14

Maximum Monday 113. Minimum
Tuesday IS. S pm. Monday log, hu-
midity "a. 5 am. Tuesday 86, hu-
midity so. Noon Tuesday 81, hu-
midity az.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-14
II eW
British
Arms
Tell
Commons of Tank,
Plane Progress

LONDON, July ID. (UP)-
A new type of American-Brit-
ish tank and a new British
fighter plane-both described
Evening star., 1942-04-18
u. ). Takes Over
Remainder Of
Merchant Ships
1870 of Tonnage
Previously Acquired,
Admiral Lond Says
Bs the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
The Government today took
over control of all vessels In the
American merchant marine still
held In private ownership. Sew
eral hundred vessels were In
volved, Admiral Emory s. Land,
war shipping administrator, said.
In a formal announcement Ad-
miral Land said that the War
Shipping Administration has requi-
sitioned possession and use OF all
essential ocean-going tankers and
dry cargo vessels owned by American
citizens which are subject to
requisition and have not
previously been acquired by the
Government"
Admiral Land noted that the
use Of, or title to. approximately rs
per cent OF the freighter tonnage
of the merchant marine had previ-
ously been taken over through
purchase, charter or requisition.
The step taken today" he ex-
planned, would bring all remaining
dry cargo vessels and tankers under
the direct control of the Govern
ment."
The requisitioned vessels will con-
tinue to be operated by their original
owners, acting as agents for the War
Shipping Administration. The agents
will receive reasonable compensa-
tion," 1t was said.
Evening star., 1942-04-18

thority will be the Selective Service
System. to whom the chairman of
the new commission may issue direc-
tions with respect to the use and
classification of man power needed
for critical industrial, agricultural
and governmental requirements, ex-
cluding those of the Army and Navy.
In other words" White House
statement said, the chairman of
the War Man Power Commission
will have the power to see to it that
adequate supplies of workers in in
dustry and agriculture are provided
from selective service registration
records"
Hillman Gets New Post.
In the process of bringing all the
civilian manpower operations of the
Government under a single head,
the President directed that the pres
ent Labor Division of the War Pro-
duction Board should be organized
into a Labor Production Division
directly responsible to w. P. B.
Chairman Donald Nelson.
On the strength of this transfer,
Sidney Hillman, director of the
present Labor Division, is being ap-
pointed special assistant to the
President on labor matters.
The White House said Mr.. Hill
mans new status will be compar-
able to that of Harry L. Hopkins in
the field of lease-lend aid and mu-
nitions ALLEGATIONS.
Mr.. Hillman will assume his new
duties shortly, the statement added
Existing Agencies Shifted.
In addition to taking on this
task. Mr.. McNutt will continue as
Federal Security Administrator, in
which he already is performing
many of the functions of the new
commission.
Others to serve on the commission
will include Chairman Nelson and
representatives of the War, Navy.
Agriculture and Labor Departments,
of the new Labor Production Divi-
sion, of the Selective Service Sysetm
and of the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission.
In setting up the new commission.
the Presidents order directed ex-
tensive transfers of existing agencies
and functions.
Transfer of the apprenticeship
section of the Division of Labor
Standards of the Labor Department
and the training functions of the
Jahor Division Of the w D u uyera
both transferred to the Office of the
Federal security administrator.
Likewise, the labor supply func-
tions of the w P B. Labor Division,
the National Roster of Scientific and
Specialized Personnel of the Civil
Service Commission and the Once
tSee MAN POWER, Page 2-X1
Evening star., 1942-04-18
McNutt 10 Head
Agency With
Wide Authority
Ten Federal Units
Must Conform to
His Directions
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

President Roosevelt this after
noon established a War Man
Power Commission with Federal
Security Administrator Paul V.
McNutt as chairman.
Broadly. the new commission, con-
sisting of nine members, is au-
thorized to mobilize the entire
civilian manpower and woman
power of the Nation for further
prosecution of the war effort.
Delegating sweeping authority to
the commission and its chairman,
an executive order signed by the
President confers power on the new
agency to issue directives to all
existing Government establishments
now participating in the functions
of training and supplying man
power.
W0manp0wer Included.
Although the executive order uses
the term manpower only, the White
House statement asserted that
womanpower is definitely included
and says further that "a special
announcement will soon be made
with respect to the voluntary reg
istration of women throughout the
United States for their mobilization
in the war effort
Among the agencies affected by
today's comprehensive grant of au-
Evening star., 1942-04-18
IWiIhite Must Face
Grand Jury Inquiry
In Girls Staying
Inquest in Attock- Murder
OF Religious Worker in
Apartment Is Brief
Earlier Story on Page A-3)
picture on Page 2-X.l

A coroner's jury this afternoon
held Richard L. Wilhite, II, for
action of the grand jury after
brief consideration of inquest
testimony in the Staying Wednes-
day night of Miss Madeline
MattheS, 25, a worker for the Je-
hovah's Witnesses religious sect.
The defendant, said by police to
have confessed killing Miss Matthes
after criminally attacking her, sat
staring at the counsel table during
most of the hearing in the District
Morgue. At one point, he turned
to the witness stand while Detective
Sergt E. E. Scott was testifying
The investigator was telling the jury
the youth related he had pried open
a trunk and rummaged through 1t
after the Staying in the N street
apartment he shared with his
mother and brother.
That was done before she came
in" young Wilhite interrupted, re-
ferring to the victim. Besides,
you've got several things wrong that
wish you'd straighten out"
Then he bowed his head again.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
cautioned Defense Attorney Arthur
S. Katims to warn his client he had
no right to disturb the hearing, but
could take the stand if he desired.
Mr. Katims later advised the coroner
the youth preferred to remain silent.
Sergt. Scott testified the youth
told him he was overcome with pas
sion after he had admitted Miss
Matthes, door -to-door missionary,
to the Wilhite apartment.
Deputy Coroner Christopher j
Murphy. who performed the autopsy
said in reply to a question by Mr..
Katims contusions on the body in
dicated forcible assault.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
6. W. Shifts Coaches
In Shake-up Of
Sports Staff
Baker Gets Grid Post;
Reinhort Is Retained;
New Job for Forrineton

George Washington University
today became the third local in
stitution to reorganize its ath-
letic department when DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president, an
nounced that Football Coach Bill
Reinhart will assume imme-
diately the duties of director of
athletics and John Baker, assist
ant coach, will take command of
the ColonialS on the gridiron.
Reinhart, it was explained. con-
tinues as director of physical edu-
cation for men and as basket ball
coach. 1t also is possible that he
will coach baseball next year.
Max harrington, who had been
director of athletics, will remain
associated with the university as
chairman of the Faculty Athletic
Committee and as special assistant
to President Marvin to advise on
physical education and athletic
matters. The latter is a newly
created position and the specific as
signment will be to advise on the
organization of a physical training
program TO meet the new Army and
Navy specifications.
Baker was graduated from George
Washington in 1888. He was rated
as one of the best quarterbacks in
the schools history He joined the
G. w. staff last fall after an i'm
pressive six-year span at Washing
ton-Lee High School, where his
teams won Al games, lost ii and tied
4. He is native of Anson, Tex
Reinhart, who came to G. w. in
1885 from the University of Oregon,
his alma mater, had been head foot
ball coach since 1888. In four sea-
sons his teams won Is games, lost
II and tied 2. Last year was a dis
astrous one, G. w. winning once,
tying once and losing to Manhattan,
Georgetown. Clemson, william and
Mary Bucknell, Furman and Wake
Forest.
Reinhart is rated one of the best
basket ball coaches in the East and
at Osegon he was well known as a
baseball tutor.
Farrington's recent association
with George Washington has been
on part-time basis, He Is execu-
tive secretary of the Metropolitan
Police Boys Clubs.
Evening star., 1942-04-18
.Grifs Bomb As,
.10-6,toWinFirst
Game Of Season
Hit for the Cycle;
Spence's Homer
Leeds Parade
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, April ia
Hits exploded off the Mats bats
here today like bombs dropped on
Toxic, and the Griffs defeated
the Philadelphia Athletics, 10 to
6, for their first victory of the
season.
Trailing 10 0 going into the
fourth inning. the Mats collected
four runs on four hits. In the fifth
inning they added five more runs
on six hits and also hit for the cycle
with singles by Wynn and Case,
doubles by Vernon and Estalella. a
triple by Campbell this third
straight hit and homer by Spence.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case popped to
Blair Knickerbocker threw out
Spence. Blair whipped out Vernon
PHILADELPHIA-Kr Kreevich
tSee BASEBALL. Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1942-04-18
Firestone Strike Affects
800 War Plant Workers
Ey tfe Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
FALL RIVER, Mass. April 18-
A two-day-old strike by 100 night
workers today affected almost a
third of the 5000 employees of the
FireStone Rubber & Latex Co, which
holds contracts for important war
materials.
Union leaders said about 300
workers had left their jobs by noon
today. adding that they wanted
higher wages and better working
conditions. but the exact demands
were not announced.
The State Board of Cancellation
and Arbitration called conferences
this afternoon in an effort to settle
the strike. but its work was COM
plicated by the fact that both the
c. I. O. and A. r. l.. have been or
ganizing workers 1T the plant, and
neither would accept responsibility
for the strike.