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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

conspiracy 10 QeIrauu U. .. gov
ernment agency.
Benefits trial ended Friday with
oral arguments by attorneys on
both sides, and with a declaration
by the court that it would return
a decision next Saturday after
studying legal technicalities and the
record of evidence. The trial was
held without jury before U. S. Dis
trict Judge Paul j. Mccormick.
w. E. Walters, former manager
of the Ell Centro Production Credit
corporation, charged jointly with
Bennett, went on trial separately
at the end of the Bennett hearing
He is defended by Mary Herney,
San Diego woman attorney.
Bennett is charged with conspir-
acy to conceal liabilities when he
made out loan application to the
FL Centre Production Credit corpor-
alton, which was discounted by a
federal banking agency at Berkeley.
Walters, who has served one prison
term for mishandling funds of the
credit cooperative, is named in the
same Indictment.
Evidence during the San Diego
trial showed that Bennett acted on
Walters advice in making out the
loan application.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
American Bombers
Hit German Cities

LONDON, July 25 (UP) - Amer
lean built bomberS and British
aircraft, flown by RAF crews, made
daylight raids today in Holland and
at Mannheim and Frankfurt in Ger
many, the air ministry announced.
America built Douglas Bombers
blasted chemical works III Holland
while longer-range bomberS, flying
alone without escort, roared 400
miles over Germany to attack the
industrial centers at Frankfurt on
the main river and Mannheim on
the Rhine.
RAF fighters on offensive patrol
hit at Nazi-held Belgium, destroy
ing nine railway locomotives in low
level attacks.
Four fighters were missing from
the operation, the air ministry said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

auto court here July l6 He was
last seen by Ralph Lawler, a fel-
low renter at the auto court, at
8 pm. Friday night. His body was
found Saturday morning in his
automobile, parked near the cabin
in which he lived.
Mcintosh, whose nearest relative
Is believed to be nephew. F.. o.
Starr of Westmorland, died EN- route
to the hospital after he suffered a
heat stroke at Sandy Beach. He
died at 807 pm. Friday.
The deaths were blamed on per-
sistent heat spell which has been
accompanied by high humidity.
Temperature in FL Centre was of
ficially recorded at a maximum OF
lie Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
County Prepares
For Beginning Of
Scrap Metal Drive
Nolan c. Smith Named
General Chairman for
Salvage Committee Here

Flooring was laid Saturday for
one of the biggest scrap metal piles
in California.
Foundations were set for Imperial
county's metal salvage drive when
Nolan c. Smith, Ell Centro. was
named general county chairman,
and community chairmen for every
part of Imperial Valley were select
ed. The action came at meeting
Friday night at the Imperial Irri-
CATION District offices in Imperial
The salvage effort will last as
long as the war lasts. This was the
statement of -. X. McCaughtrey,
southern California director of sal
wage for the state council of de-
tense, and his assistant, John B.
Yeend, who attended the meeting
The state council, the? said, is will
ing to assist county workers when
ever necessary.
Imperial county co m m u n ity
chairmen named Friday night in
cluded Thomas l.. Riley, Calipatlia;
I. b. Warren, Westmorland; w. F..
Pc ,rson, Brawley; Hans Larson,
Imperial; George Whitcher, FL Cen
tro; George G, Moore, Holtville;
Jim B. Brazie, Calexico; T. j. Wor
thington, Winterhaven; and j. M
Durley, Yuma district.
Plans have already been laid to
make salvage depots of county road
yards, while irrigation district
zanjeros will survey scrap metals
CONTINUED on Page 6. Column u
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
v.Farlners Have
Inside Track for
Making Alcohol
Wire Confirms Report
That Synthetic Rubber
Plant Okayed for L. A.

Imperial county farmers
appeared to have the inside
track Saturday in production
of alcohol as a base for syn
thetic rubber.
Evidence of this was given in a
telegram to the county agricultural
alcohol committee from DR.. w. J.
Hale, Dow Chemical company ex-
pert and synthetic rubber patent
holder, who confirmed that a syn
thetic rubber factory will be built
in Los Angeles.
The county committee Immediate
ly planned to ask the Dow company
for contract. 1t was pointed out
that the Gillette bill passed by
both houses of congress this week
encourages dealing with associa-
tionS of farmers in obtaining alco-
hol and that Imperial county
farmers were the first in the west
to form such an association.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

During the 10 days since the be-
ginning of Imperial county's farm
labor census over $50 farmers nave
been contacted and more than 50O
registration cards have been filled
out by agricultural workers, Di-
rector Tom Finney said Saturday.
Finney said he was very pleased
with the work of his five census
takers but that the gigantic job
before them has just begun. Many
of the farmers contacted have
cards On which to list their EN-
ployes, which will swell the num-
ber of registrants over 1000
Before the initial surge of regi-
stering is completed, Finney ex-
poets to have signed more than
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Need New Sources
To Increase Bill, =
Senator Declares
Finance Committee Head
Says New Taxes Are Not
Beyond u. S. Capacity

WASHINGTON, July 25.
(UP)-Chairman Walter F.
George of the senate finance
committee said today that the
committee is "favorably dis
posed" toward increasing the $6,-
300.0O0,000 house approved tax bill to
the treasury goal of $8,700, 900. 900,
but only if new sources of revenue
can be found"
He said the committee would not
regard $8,7OO,OOO,OOO in new taxes
as beyond the capacity of the
American people to pay if it is prop
erly distributed" But some new
taX-such as a general sales levy
will be necessary to raise this
amount, he said.
George said he has called an
executive session of the committee
Monday to sound out sentiment on
treasury proposals for raising $2,-
500,0O0,0CO more revenue than is
Continued on Page 6; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

~ were driven CnrOuSn one soviet
sector before Rostov and advanced
in a seiond, while other enemy
forces battled to cross the Don river
on broad front east of Rostov and
hold bridgeheads on the south
bank. One such bridgehead was
wiped out by the Russians, but
Berlin claimed that others had been
established.
The German communique also
claimed the capture of both Rostov
and Novocherkassk, 80 miles to the
northeast, where severe street fight
ing was reported in enemy Dispatch
eS that acknowledged the Russians
were still in the battle north of the
river American built Douglas and
Boeing bombers were pounding at
German bases and supply lines.
DAMAGING RAIDS
On other fronts, United States
Army air forces in North Africa
reported week OF damaging raids
on the enemy and the desert land
front west of Ell Alamein was un-
changed
In the Australian zone, American
airplanes, including new Douglas
24-A dive bombers, battered the
japanese SO furiously with bombs
at Buna and Coma, on the north
,ast New Guinea coast, that one
transport was sunk, two were dis
abled,; and others were forced to
withdraw. Huge fires were started
and the enemy base was threatened
with destruction.
In China, Japanese forces occu-
pied the river town of Sinchangh-
sien, SO miles south of Ningpo, in
their attempt to seize bases from
which Allied bombers might attack
Tokyo.
The most important battles on
the Russian front continued to
center on the lower Don but Red
army counterattacks were smashing
into the German lines on two other
important fronts - Voronezh and
Continued on Page 6; Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Harvesting Crops
Will Brinq Trouble

SACRAMENTO, July 25-CUP) =
Director Ralph q. WadSworth OF
the U. S. Employment Service to-
day admitted the USES anticipates
great difficulty in meeting the
approaching August harvest peaks.
He reported that farm workers
increased 5000 in number this week,
bringing the total of all seasonal
workers employed sn the states
fields to 7l,000.
1T was necessary to rely to a
very large extent on volunteer work
ers recruited from towns and cities
to save the apricot harvest" Wads-
worth said. Very little crop loss
was reported, he stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26


gle & Webb, defense contractors.
The deaths brought to eight the
number this summer in which heat
has been a contributory factor and
to four the total of fatalities in
which heat was listed as the sole
cause. In four cases, combination
Of alcohol and heat was blamed.
Station a cement worker. had been
in California only five weeks when
he died. He had reported for work
at Seeley at am. Thursday, quit
at 7 am. without signing out, and
was discovered that night by friends.
at home In FL Centre, with fever
Of ll0 degrees. He was taken to the
county hospital, but died there.
Dicker was believed to be another
comparative stranger to Imperial
Valley. He had registered at an
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

Los Angeles, last Tuesday night
after an appointment at Midway
Wells which Hevrin failed to keep
Lyons and Parrish, back from the
desert Saturday, had followed the
tracks of Hevrin, Green and the
youth for nine miles, but lost them
in rocky terrain. They had deter
mined, also. that Hevrin had started
on short prospecting trip with
the others Tuesday. but that after
while they turned back and he
went on alone. first telling them
he would meet them at Midway
Wells at o'clock that night.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Fate Of ProsPector Still
Unknown to I.v. Officers

Eastern Imperial county's desert
Saturday withheld from knowledge
of investigators the fate OF For
rest Hevrin, AZ, Los Angeles, who
disappeared in the vicinity of Mid
way Wells last Tuesday, equipped
only with a quart bottle of water.
j. E. Green, 36. and a 20-year-old
youth identified to Deputy Sheriffs
Robert Parrish and Alfred Lyons
only as Tom, came back from the
prospecting trip which may have
taken Hevrin's life but their
whereabouts was, temporarily, as
much of a mystery as his. They had
returned to the coast, probably to
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26


announced by Chairman Frank w.
Boyki, D., Ala, and Rep. Francis
d. Culkin, r., N. c., after hearing
testimony in closed session from
Mordecai Ezekiel, advisor to the
war production board, and other
witnesses. The names of the other
witnesses were not disclosed.
Earlier, another merchant mar
Inc subcommittee, investigating the
Higgins contract cancellation, heard
an emphatic denial by Admiral
Emory S. Land. commission chair
man, that ANY outside influence"
figured in the commission decision.
1T now appears" Boykin and
Culkin told reporters, that the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Zinc Mill TO Be
Set Upi Nevada

CARSON CITY, New, July IS
(UP) - The defense plant corpora
ton has allocated $34l 900 for
construction of customs mill for
treatment of carbonate zinc ore at
Jean, Clark county, Nevada, James
G. Scrugham, representative in con-
gress for Nevada announced today.
The plant will be operated by the
Western Metals company and will
have a capacity OF $4,000 tons an
nually, Scrugham said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26


The two waited at Midway Wells
past the set time, but Heyrin fall
ed to show up The youth, Tom, was
expecting call from the Navy, the
deputies learned. and could not
wait any longer. With Green, he
left for the coast
Two possibilities were seen by the
officers. Hevrin. well acquainted
with the desert, may have made
his way TO the Colorado river. or
some nearby station. and left the
county with out knowing search
was under way. or he may have
perished on the desert
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Australian Plants
For Alcohol Begun

MELBOURNE, July 25. WP)-
The first of four distilleries to be
built in Australia to manufacture
alcohol from wheat officially was
inaugurated today. The factory, Of
ficials said, will reach full produc-
ton in l943.
The three other plants, when
constructed, will give south and
western Australia capacity of l2,-
100000 gallons of alcohol a year,
from about 100000 bushels of
wheat.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
JEWELER TO PLEAD
GUILTY TO CHARGE

OAKLAND, Cal, July 25 CUP) -
Leslie Gireth, wealthy Glendale
jeweler indicated today he would
plead guilty to charges he murder
ed his 2l-year-old sweetheart, Do
rena Hammer, when he is arraign-
ed Tuesday at $50 am before Su-
perior Judge Lincoln S. Church.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

old line yards, subsidiaries of the
old steel trusts, had inventoried all
out of proportion to their normal
needs. If they had been prop
erly allocated, there would have
been sufficient steel available to
carry out the program for l942
and l943.
Land reiterated before a house
merchant marine subcommittee the
commissions expla tion that
shortage of steel was the primary
factor in the cancellation, an order
which he described as painful
He said personalities had no bear
ing, and he said he regarded the
Higgins organization as capable.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

in a mmunlque-brOught TO "a
the officially claimed toll of Japa-
nese ships taken to date by U. S.
submarines. The number of enemy
ships of all types sunk, possibly
sunk and damaged by navy action,
rose to 223 with today's announce
ment.
NAVY TOLL
The complete navy toll of Japa-
neSe shipping now stands at 55
WarshipS and "a non-combatant yes
sells sunk, IA warships and nine
nOn-combat vessels probably sunk,
and SO Warships and 81 non-com-
batant ships damaged.
A photograph was released with
tOday'S communique which showed
a ''vivid shot" of the enemy de-
stroyer a few minutes before it
sank. The photo was taken through
the periscope of the attacking sub.
NEW CAMERA
Lieut. Cmdr. Jonn Long, chief of
the navy Photographic division, said
that all the navy's large submarines
are being fitted with the type of
camera used in this action, which
is designed to fit over the eye piece
of the periscope. Long declined to
elaborate.
Long said the picture was the
first of this sort successfully taken
by the navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
ImproperHondIin9
Of Steel Charged

WASHINGTON, July 25. (UP) = A house merchant
marine subcommittee concluded today that improper ao
cation OF steel primarily responsible for cancellation
by the maritime commission of it's with the Hig
gins corporation, New Orleans for 200 liberty ships
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Bennett Defense
Awaits Verdict
At+omeysin Cons piracy Case Return
TOE Centro While Federal Judge
Ponders Evid Until Next Saturday

President G.. G. Bennett of the Imperial county Asso
ciaed Farmers and Harry Horton and Russell Yeager his
attorneys, returned to Ell Centre Saturday to wait until
10 next Saturday. when they will learn in San Diego
federal courtroom whether Bennett has been convicted OF
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Heat Brings Death
To Three Workers

Heat and humidity had claimed the lives of three de-
fense workers in Imperial county Saturday morning.
Victims George Station A. Negro, and j H. Dick
er, white age unknown both employed at Seeey and
Charles W. Mcintosh IS, white employed at Sandy Beach
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
D AMBLINe
II EPORTER
Wartime Troubles

Wartime Troubles
Patricia Bucklin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Bucklin, keeps up
with the latest thing
Since the latest thing for the
ladies is stockings painted right on
to the legs, Patricia painted on a
pair of the neatest looking synthetic
hosiery you ever saw She was
downright proud of them. Then
catastrophe! &
The family dog was as intrigued
as Patricia was. The pooch, in
fact, likes paint.
One swipe of his tongue and
there was a very large hole right
smack in the middle of the mirage
socks.
Just another danger of wartime,
folks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
u. S. Submarines Send 5
More japanese Ships to
Bottom in Eastern Waters
Destroyer. Transport and Cargo Ships
60 to Watery Graves as American Subs
Continue Stalking Tactics in Far East

WASHINGTON July 25. (UPE-Uned States submar-
ines ranging the Far East adding to their growing list OF
enemy Victims have sunk modern japanese destroyer
medium-szed tanker and three-possbly four cargo
ships the announced today. The sinkingsreveaed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Russians Admit
Nuzi Breukthrouqh
In Rostov Sector
Second City elaine ID Captured by New
German Communique as Fighting Rases
Along Gigantic Front on Don River
By UNITED PRESS

The Red army fought the German offensive against
the Caucasus today in great battle at Rostov and along
the Don river front in defense of Stalingrad
Axis spearheads led by parachute raids admitted
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
Fish Story

Fish Story
George and Kay Loudon went to
Leevining for some fishing. They
fished and fished. But-yes, you're
right-they caught no fish. Finally,
determined that the expedition
should not be a complete failure,
the pair of them went hunting.
This time, their success was with
out bounds, which merely proves
that success is easier In worthy
cause, or something.
They were hunting for rubber, for
Uncle Sam.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
FOllOw-Up--

FOIlOW-Up--
Herman Knapp, who, according to
an exclusive scoop published in
this column yesterday, is at u.
S. submarine base at Kodiak, Alas
ka, was always up to the minute on
his news when in the valley. So
Herman must be in terrible dither
these days. The Williwaws, camp
newspaper published at the Kodiak
naval air station, carries this slo-
gan on the masthead: "Today's
News Two Weeks frcm Now"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
TOday's drudge

TOday's drudge
Come to think of it, wasn't it a
couple of weeks ago that Pat Glas-
gov began construction of that
cooler to end all coolers? Seems
like he's succeeded, whether he
ever finished the thing or not.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26
WEATHER

Friday l16, minimum Saturday 81; S pm.
Friday la, humidity 10; S am. Saturday "a, humid
ity &c; noon Saturday 109, humidity 21.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

BUTTERFLIES Angeles extra 42c; grade cream
5Sc; manufacturing milk 53c; route gathered cream
44c
L. A. HAY-U S. No. / S23-23.50; u. S. No. 2
ieafy i. v. S22-22.50; No. S20.50-21; September
Flax S2.44h.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-26

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two 81 Centre Banksl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
By United Pressl

The Hershey Bears became the first team in the American Hockey League to chalk up 10 victories this season by shading the Providence Reds, 4-3, at Hershey Sunday night.
 The Buffalo Bisons blanked the Washington Lions, 5-0, at Buffalo and the New Haven Eagles edged the Barons, 3-2 at Cleveland.
 Wally Kilrea's goal at 12:06 of the final period on passes from Bill Sul- livan and Harry Frost provided Hershey with the winning margin over Providence and moved the Bears six points ahead of the run ner-up Reds in the Eastern Division.
 After a scoreless first period, the Bisons, now leading the Western Di- vision by five points over Pittsburgh, racked up three quick goals = Bob Dill, Bill Summerhill and Bill Allen zcoring-in the second period to elinch the game. Art Chapman and Fred Hunt tailed in the third per- lod for Buffalo.
 New Haven climbed into a third nlace tie with Washington in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
H S 5 E E 5 H| 5 a |a H $ E E E 5 ]! |l1a Fl Ro44oen os Rncfoa CoIlane CfresSes fine Lmnnrfancf
Batterng of Boston College Stresses the Importance
 of Mental Attitude in Football

bring the Southwest Conference season to a close in Houston. The Owls should be hooting when the last shot is fired.
 Because Notre Dame seems to have the number of service teams, I am taking the Irish over Great Lakes at Soldiers Field, Chicago Following their lambasting by Ohio State, the weary Iowa Air Cadets may fall before Missouri in Kansas City, but the Caliorfnia Air Cadets should bounce back against Cali fornia.
 Montana joprneys all the way to Los Angeles to tackle Southern California for no reason at all.
 They will string out the football season,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Several Athletes
 Died In Boston Fire; Gladchuk "Lucky'
(NEA Telephoto)

Boston, Nov. 30.-(UP)-At leas' seven persons of prominence in the collegiate athletic world perished ir the Cocoanut Grove night club fire disaster, 1t was revealed as identifi- cation of dead continued today.
 Footbal. basketball, tennis and track were the sports represented by the dead.
 One of the first identified was Jo- seph A. Boratyn of Whitinsville fulback on last years Holy Gross football team and starter in the final Boston College game.
 Others Identified later were:
 Dr. Gordon P. Bennett of Brook line, captain of the Dartmouth Col lege championship football team in 1897.
 James B. Jenkins of Fort Bragg N. C., captain-elect of the Harvard University tennis team.
 John c. Cobb of Green Bay, Wis, captain of the 1940-41 Yale Univer- sity basketball team.
 Ensign Alonzo G. Hearne Jr.. of Medford, football player and cap- tain of last years Williams College track team.
 Gerard w. Downer of Beverly, for mer Harvard University track star and winner of the Heptagonal l00- yard sprint in 1886.
 Lawrence Kenney of Dorchester, athletic equipment manager at Bos- ton College.
 Two former Boston College foot ball stars of the 1940 Sugar Bowl team-Chet Gladchuk and Al Luka- chik-left the night club only five minutes before the blaze started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Service Sports Editor

New York, Nov. 30.-Depised Holy Cross smashing 55-l2 victory over Boston College further illus trates how absurb it is to place any college football team on a pedestal.
 Not since the California wonder" teams of Brick Muller and the early POS have they raved about a varsity the way they ranted about this falls Eagles.
 Experienced football men de- clared they belonged in the same class with the Chicago Bears. Here was the one rah rah outfit capable of carrying out to full advantage the intricecies of the modern T with man-in-motion.
 Coach Denny Myers foolishly went along with the mob when he should have been toning down the optimism and keeping newspaper clinpings away from his boys.
 Eour-time beaten and once tied Holy Cross cyclonic performance against Boston College further stresses the importance of mental attitude in football, although why the Chestnut Hill athletes weren't up" for the battle with this radi- tional rival is something Coach Myers will have to explain.
 HOLY CROSS A SLEEPER"
 Boston College was supposed to have a large pre-game bulge the past two campaigns, yet had a tough time winning.
 Dopesters filed to take into con- sideration vastly more than the Great Imponderables, as Herbert Reed used to call them. however, for Holy Cross had Grade A aggrega- tion.
 The truth was that Ank Scanlan hadn't gotten the most out ot a wealth of material in his first year as head coach. Scanlan came from St. Joseph's High of Philadelphia, and perhaps was feeling his way along in the early going.
 Anyway, his club certainly came to hand at the right time.
 Holy Crcss had two of the finest backs in the country in the John nies-Grigas and Bezemes. Eddie Murphy was a remarkable end and, as mammoth as was the oBston Col lege line. the Crusaders forward wall outweighed it.
 Holy Cross was a sleeper" if one ever existed.
 TEAMS GET AROUND
 Football teams get around for post-season engagements despite wartime transportation difficulties
 Washington State further risks its Rose Bowl candidacy in going to San Antonio next Saturday to engage Texas A. & M. | like the Cougars in a close shave.
 William and Mary should edge Oklahoma, despite the long trip to Norman Saint Mary's should complete the complete the worst season Gus Dorais has had at De- troit by repelling the Titans when the clubs hook up in San Francisco on Sunday.
 Rice and Southern Methodist