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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

The patents committee, headed by
Sen. Homer T. Bone. is conducting
an investigator CT restriction of
trade through patent holdings in
connection with proposed legisla-
ton to establish a licensing system
fer all patents and formulas need
ed in the prosecution of the war.
WEAK ON FACTS
Lipkowitz said. because Standard
Oil did not have a sound factual
answer to my charges, it adopted
the age-cld rule of debate, when
YOU are weak on facts, give them
hell"
Instead of coming before your
committee and presenting its de-
Tense. it tried to discredit my eVl-
dence, he said.
La Toilette called the press re-
lease issued by Standard Oil, "as
despicable a piece CT public rela-
tons work by n giant corporation
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
NEGRO BOY SENT
TO INSTITUTION

Roosevelt Glass, II, Brawley Ne
gro, was sent to the state school
for boys Friday by juvenile court
authorities. He was committed from
the same institution in April last
year and paroled in February this
year. His offense was robbery and
slugging his victim. He was arrested
a month ago on suspicion of having
committed a morals offense but was
released when no charge was filed
He had been back in Brawley three
days when police arrested him on
a charge Of attempting to burglarize
grocery store.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Friends Leaders Declare
Their Motives Were Noble

SACRAMENTO. May PUP -,
A systematic campaign to keep this
country out of war was the sole
purpose CT the Friends of Progress"
organization. leaders of the move
ment told a Sacramento county
g@nd jury last might, while other
testimony tended TO link an Off
Ger of the organization with the
German American Bund in Los An
geles.
The witnesses. Robert Noble and
Ellis O. Jones. were brought from
Los Angeles and appeared for sew
eral hours before the grand jury
in connection with their failure to
register as members of an alleged
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Compulsory Army
Training Proposed

WASHINGTON, May 2. CUP)--
Sen. Claude Pepper, D., Fla, today
advocated compulsory military train
ing for l9-year-old boys as prep
aratory" step for their induction
into the regular army at the age of
20.
Such trair irg, he said in many
rs s could be made part CT college
Hirlicula.
lie OPPOSED lowering the present
~ ~ dreft az minimum, saying
he would dislike seeing boys 10
years old sent TO battle fronts"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
American Sub Gets
japanese Vessel

TOKYO, May 2 Japanese
broadcast recorded by United Press.
San Francisco - An enemy sub
marine, probably American, torpe-
decd and sank the japanese vessel
Calcutta Maru off the coast of
Japan Ma /. naval authorities an
nounced today.
Gloyds register lists the Cal
cutta Maru as a 5 33S-ton, 400-foot
vessel built by Mitsubshi company
for the Nippon YuSen Kaisha
Line.)
1t was announced that on the
same day japanese vessels inter
cepted a distress call from a tor
pedoed Soviet vessel off the jap
anese coast. About so persons were
rescued from the stricken ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
SUPERIOR COURT
TRIALS ON MONDAY

William Roy Abbott of Imperial
will go to trial in superior court
Monday on charge of incest hli-
contributing to the delinquency of
a minor. This will be followed by
trial of j. H. Marlowe. accused of
burglary He was said to have ac-
cepted stolen property from Earl
Lapier who is serving a sentence
in Folsom penitentiaiy for at
tempting to commit morals Of
tense in FL Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
FINED BY COURT

Lester Knapp, who operated a
farming business in Imperial and
San Diego counties, was fined 5000
in FL Centre justice court Friday
for violating the grapefruit market
ing order. The payment of the fine
was suspended on condition that he
abide by the marketing orders in
the future. He was arrested on
complaint of the bureau of market
enforcement of the state department
of agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03

Imperial Valleys spring agricul-
tural season was in full swing Sat
urdcy in spite of the handicap Of
cold sp"'ng weather.
The peak OF the tomato and
squash harvest was expected to be
reached about May 20 with the to-
mato acreage this Eear estimated
to exceed that of the last several
wears. The cantaloupe season was
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
BOARD OF REVIEW
FOR coy SCOUTS

The FL Centre Boy Scout board
of review will meet at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday night to prepare for the
court of honor in the ball park
May 90 The court of honor will
be sponsored by the Kiwanis club
and will be an important event. The
board Of review members are C. S.
Guthrie, chairman; G.. E. Spencer,
and Warren Nice.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
ScanningL.v Y.
News Horizon
SALESMAN CHARGED
WITH DRUNK DRIVING

Charles Coffman, bakery sales
man, was at liberty on SIS cash
bail Saturdy, pending trial in El
Centre police court Tuesday on a
charge of drunk driving. Coffman
was arrested Friday by Officer
Reed Cunningham.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Peril Grows in
Australian Area

was reflected in dispatches and
communicates from headquarters OF
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
The most significant develop
ment was specia! communique
saying that two airplanes, obviously
Japanese reconnaissance craft, had
flown over Townsville, on the des-
olate northeast Australian coast.
and had escaped Allied anti-air-
craft fire and interceptor planes.
The emphasis put on the two
planes left no doubt that MacAr-
thur believed they were a prelude
to a possible enemy stab at the
Australian coast, especially in view
of Washington reports that jap.
anese warshipS were concentrate
in the islands to the north from
where they might strike at the Vita
supply line from the United States
JAP FOOTHOLD
American troops are Gu TIN
French Island of Caledonia. Attn
wart the supply lines, but the j y
anese have a foothold in the sol
onion Islands and the tone of dis
patches from the southwest Pacific
Saturday put particular emphasis
on the enemy's strength both IN
the air and on the sea.
American correspondents warned
that the japanese spearheads
north of Australia had only been
dulled rather than broken CT blunt
ed as a result of steady Allied az
bombing of at least eight bases
The American pilots were credited
with STRIKING highly effective blows
and with shooting down or de-
stroying enemy planes at the ratc
of almost one an hour for a total
of 81 in a 72-hour pero'd
Btu it was stated that the Amer
lean and Allied air squadrons do
not claim TO hold air superiority
over the islands which Japan seize'
as invasaon bases, and that more
war supplies are urgently needed or
the Australian front If a big-Seal'
inyaqion thrust is to b. re9uEe
THE Allied oil" forces. as well IS tln
Japarese, have suffered l"tSc3 :
the preliminary fighting the dis
patches pointed out.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
SCOUT COMMISSIONERS
WILL HAVE MEETING

The Is council commissioners of
the lmperial-Yuma council of Boy
Rice Bowl in Ell Centre at 7 pm.
Scouts of America will meet at the
Wednesday night for dinner ana
discussion of council policies.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Ha~
War Production
Equals Britain's

WASHINGTON, May 2. up
The United States now is prOduc-
ing as much war material as great
Britain-a goal not expected until
midsummer was learned today.
A British source said close cooper
alton between Donald Nelson, direc-
tor OF the war production board,
and Oliver Lytte.on, British minis
ter of supplies, made the increase
possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-03
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
edged sinking of japanese ship off
southwestern Japan by U. S sub
marine, Axis reports Russian ships
also sunk in same area.
CHINA-Chinese report japanese
encircled in southern Honan Prov
ince.
RUSSIA-Red army reports scat
tered but hard-hitting attacks on
German lines from Leningrad TO
Ukraine. with greatest pressure
centered on south central sector in
BryanSk- Crel area. Berlin radio
claims local successes in Russia, in
Guiding repu.se of Russian attacks
in MurmanSk area.
LONDON-RAF hits German de-
stroyer off Norway and renews
light raids on French coast; Ger
mans bomb south England air
drome and repeatedly set British
patrol ship afire.
ALLIED LINES CUT
The japanese operations in the
the Allied communications lines,
which have now been broken ir
Burma This technique increas -
belief that the next blow would be
directed at the American supply
route east of Australia despite the
massing of American reinforce
ments in that zone This attitude
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Prado Says U. 5. Fights
For All the Americas

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 16.-President
Manuel Prado of Peru declared to-
day that "the United States is fight
ing not only for itself but for the
other American countries"
"The liberty of the world is at
stake" he said at a luncheon in his
honor given by the New York So
ciety of Professional Engineers, land
I am sure there will be better days
soon for humanity"
President Prado said that he
wanted to reaffirm that your
brothers of South and Central
America and the Caribbean who do
not speak your language are united
with you in spirit"
In this great conflict that occu-
pies us today" he said, 'the United
States is first in the titanic struggle
to defeat all those who want to
impose force and despotism on our
people"
President Prado told the engineers
that the honor rendered him brings
me memories of my old days as a
member of your profession"
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Hero of Java Sea Says Men,
Not Himself, Did the Fighting
Comdr H. E. EeeIes, Navy Cross Winner,
Cove Only Two Orders in Whole Bottle

most deserted Dutch freighter, and
made of with it. The crew included
sailors, refugees and "a few stranded
diplomats" said Comdr. Eccles, but
the ship somehow reached safety
Brodie showed up at Eccles' head
quarters with no formal report, but
with lust a broad grin" The grin
was report enough for a promotion
and decoration.
Frank A. Woodke, Schaller. Iowa,
was a second class seaman, but he
steered the zigzagging destroyer
through narrow straits when Comdr
Eccles and his executive officer both
we're blinded temporarily by night
gunfire.
Apprentice Is Hero.
Henry A. Penner, of Rely, Calf =,
was an apprentice seaman who had
practiced spotting his own shots
and when his gun captain was
blinded, he Just kept on firing scor-
ing one and perhaps other hits on
the enemy. His achievement was
particularly gratifying to Comdr.
Eccles who had mitigated punish
ment due Penner for serious crimes
committed earlier while intoxicated
Even on probation Penner proved
himself a hero under fire.
The escape of the cruiser Marble
head through the narrow Straits of
Java was the outstanding feat of
seamanship of the entire campaign,
Comdr. Eccles said. Part of the trip
was made with destroyer escort. and
where the currents of the Straits
met the swells of the Indian Ocean
and made a wall of water the
destroyer never expected to see the
Marblehead again.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
By CLAUDE A. MAHONEY.

An American destroyer COM
mander who came through the
battle Of the Java Sea unScathed
and was awarded the Navy Cross
for his exploits, sat in the Navy
press room today and minimized
his part in the fray.
1t is the ship and the men who do
the fighting, and not the command
er, said Comdr. Henry Effingham
Eccles of Flushing, N. Y.
Pressed for details of the engage
ment for which he was honored, he
said:
In that whole engagement I gave
exactly two orders. I just told the
other officers what to expect. and let
them alone. This idea of a captain
standing on the bridge in the mid
die of the night and giving lot OF
bright orders is the nuts. One man
can't figure out what is best for a
whole ship"
Officers and Men Share Praise.
Comdr. Eccles' recital was one of
praise for many Of his junior officers
and men.
There was the case of Chief Elec-
trician's Mate James KirkwooC
Brodie, who was left behind in active
charge of demolition squad to put
the destroyer Stewart out of COM
mission so the Japs could not use
her
The commander never expected tt
see Brodie again, but the demolition
squad, its work finished, rode acros;
the island of Java in com.
mandeered automobile, found an al
Evening star., 1942-05-16
.1,500 Brave Rain, See
Jimmy Cricket Win
Pony Championship
Eve Prime, Worrenton,
Takes Two Blue Ribbons
At D. G. Horse Show

In spite of the rain. a crowd OF
1,50O persons occupied the stands
at the Washington Victory Horse
Show at Meadowbrook this aft
ernoon and saw Jimmy Cricket
defeat Moonstone in a jump off
to win the important pony
championship and a second leg
on the Victorian Second Trophy,
At the end of the morning ses-
sion, Jimmy Cricket, owned by Mrs.
]. A. Hamilton and ridden by 10
year-old Jimmy Hamilton, and
MoonStone, owned by Susanne Eek,
which young Hamilton also rode,
were tied for the championship with
10 points each. The Cricket won
blue ribbons in the 12-hand pony
hack and the l2-hand pony hunter.
Moonstone took first in the same
type of events for the l42-hand
pony.
Miss Eve Prime of Warrenton
Va, won two blues with her hunter
Little Miss, taking first in the junior
hunter hacks and the junior hunter
classes. She rounded out the day
with a third place in the junior
jumper event.
The first senior event on the pro-
gram. the limit jumpers, was won
by Our Congo, a 4-year-old bay
mare, owned and ridden by Bobby
Hilton There was a four-way tie
for second, third and fourth place.
and in the iumpof Mrs. w. Haggin
Perry placed her bay gelding Hydro
gyro ahead of Marberg Farms Red
Water.
Fourth was U. S. Randle on his
Sport Marvel.
Nancy Marsh of Catlett, Va, won
the A. S. p. c. A. horsemanship
event in a close contest with little
Gloria Galban Of Charlottesville, Va.
Third was Peggy Hamilton of War
renton, Va, and fourth, Eve Prime
of Warrenton.
The winner in this class is eligible
to compete in the championship at
the national Horse Show at Madi-
son Square Garden in 1912.
The lead line class for tiny
youngsters was won by Sally Peck, S.
william Beverley Mason, III, an
other 5-year-old, placed. Four
year-old Joseph S. Burrows, jr, took
the third ribbon and fourth place
went to Mary Truxton Hill.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Mrs. Hobby Sworn In as Chief
OfW.A.A.C.; Husband Present

the services of a woman like her,
and she replied:
Il am aware of the honor and OBJ
legations of this appoin1E It II
an honor for any citizen % serve
with and work for the Army Of the
United States. The fine traditions
of the Army present a challenge for
all citizens
You have said the Army needs
this corps. That is enough for me.
assure you that Is enough for the
women of the United States.
THE task you have assigned me
is a great opportunity for service;
its fulfllment, a solemn response
biIty. I will give to it all the de-
votion, all the strength and what
ever ability I possess"
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Retake
Mong Lin, Held
3Days by Japs
Assaults in West of
Burmo Reported
To Be RepuIsed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, May 16.-The
Chinese command announced
tonight that a japanese force
numbering 10000, with heavy
tanks and 20 field guns, which
occupied Mong Lin, in Eastern
Burma, on May l3, had been
driven out of the town by coun-
terattacking Chinese.
One thousand casualties we're said
to have been inflicted on the jap
anese and prisoners, rifles and mu-
nitionS were captured. Mong Lin
in the Southern Shan States. is
about 200 miles south of the Burma
road battle theater.
To the west of Mong Lin, other
japanese were said to have at
tempted plane protected crossing
of the Salween River at Keng Hkam
on May IL and two other attempts
on the following day-all repulsed
with the sinking of their barges.
Other fighting was reported in
the vicinity of Kengtung. capital of
one of the Shan states, and Mong
Hal.
This Shan States theater is some
$50 miles south of the Yunnan
Province battle-ground in Southwest
China, where Japanese are believed
still to be held on the west bank of
the Salween River, about 125 miles
by road inside China and SIS miles
short of their supposed objective,
the Burma road city of Paoshan.
The main objective Of the Shan
States fighting was Kengtung.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Bicycle Rotioning Will Begin
In Three Weeks, O.P. A. Says

was understood that the price on
this type would be fixed somewhere
between $50 and $40 each.
Children's bicycles were not af-
fected by the. order and will not
be rationed.
All dealers, distributors and man
ufacturers are required to report
their inventories, as of May 8, to
o. P. AS inventory unit in New
York.
officials said that in cases where
a war production plant needed BIZ
cycles for employe transportation,
o. P. A. headquarters here may
permit such purchases before ration
begins.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Earlier Story on Page A-4o

Earlier Story on Page A-40
By the Associated Press.
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby OF Hous-
ton, Tex, was sworn in today as dl-
rector Of the newly created Women
Army Auxiliary Corps.
The oath was administered by
Maj. Gen. Myron M. Cramer, Judge
advocate general, as the Army chief
of staff, Gen. George c. Marshall
and Secretary of War Stimson stood
beside her. Her husband, William
F. Hobby, Houston publisher and
former Governor of Texas, watched
from the sidelines.
Secretary Stimson told Mrs. Hob
by that the Var Department corr
sidered itself very fortunate to have
Evening star., 1942-05-16
IA British Planes Downed,
Nazi High Command Says
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, May 16.-The German High
Command reported today the de-
struction Of IA British planes in the
past "a hours in sea and air en-
gagements of the western coast of
Europe.
German patrol boats off the
Netherlands were said to have shot
down five of eight r. A. F. bombers
which attacked German convoy,
while of the same coast and on the
English Channel German mine
sweepers and naval artillery were
credited with three bombers and
one fighter.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Iowans Evacuate Homes
Missouri River Floods,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEBRASKA CITY, Nebr., May
l6.-Missouri River flood waters
covered large lowland areas in the
vicinity of Percival, Iowa, today as
residents Of Southwestern Iowa and
eastern Otoe County bottom land
prepared for what might be the
highest river stage since 1881.
Lowlands near Hamburg, Iowa,
were under water. and many
Iowans, needing the Kansas City
Weather Bureau warning that the
river stage would reach between l8
and 10 feet by Monday. began leav-
ing their homes.
The flood of 1881, when a record
high Of 1873 feet was reached
wiped out at least one village and
changed the course of the river, but
new dixie construction will prevent
extensive damage If the river goes
beyond the 1881 flood level, OBJ
servers said.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
U. 5. Ignores Laval
And Deals Directly
Martinique
State Department
Held Not Interested
In Vichy's Views
Earlier Story on Page AID

\LdIhCI 0SOIy OH d6C NIL
The State Department today
ignored press statements by
Pierre Laval, pro-Axis head of
the Vichy government of France,
concerning a Laval note reject
ing American proposals on Mar
Unique and other French pos
sessions in this hemisphere.
Officials here withheld comment
of the policy outlined by Secretary
of State Hull that this Government
is dealing directly with local off,
cials at Martinique and is not in
terested in anything Vichy might
say or do.
1t was insisted in formed quar-
tiers, however, that Laval has not
addressed any note to the United
States concerning the Martinique
proposals. What was described as
q copy of Vichy instruction to Ad-
miral Georges Robert, French high
commissioners at Martinique, was
received in Washington late yes
terday.
These sources also insisted that
the State Department has not sent
any formal note either to Vichy or
Admiral Robert, merely giving spe-
cific instructions to United States
representatives at Martinique.
Despite the Vichy attitude, there
was a tendency here to view the
Martinique negotiations optimis-
tically. Work on demobilization of
French warships in Western Hem
isphere ports, the major military de-
mand of this Government in the
negotiations, already has begun.
Secretary Hull said yesterday that
other questions are being discussed
in the light Of American objectives.
Evening star., 1942-05-16
Farm Bloc Seeks
Price Floor on
U. 5. Grain Sales
Senate Group Hopes
To Keep Wheat, Corn
Near Present Levels
Earlier Story on Page A-110

Earlier Story on Page Ally
By the Associated Press.
Leaders of the Senate farm
bloc, threatened by a split in its
ranks over Government sale of
stored grain for feed, agreed to-
day on a course of action de-
signed to prevent such sales from
depressing prices of wheat and
corn.
Senator Bankhead. Democrat. Of
Alabama, who presided at a two
hour closed session, said the 26
Senators present agreed that first
they would try to place a price
floor" under any sales of Govern
ment wheat or corn for feeding live
stock at about IS per cent of parity.
or near present levels.
If this attempt should fail, the
Senators then would try to knock
out of the pending farm bill all
restrictions on the sales.
Modified in Committee.
As it came to the Senate from the
Appropriations Committee, the sale
restrictions were modified to permit
the sale of 125 100000 bushels of
wheat at less than parity.
Total removal of restrictions thus
would leave in effect previous action
| putting the House and Senate on
record as opposing any sales at less
than full parity. Senators Gillette,
Democrat, of Iowa and Willis, Re-
publican, of Indiana, reporting con-
siderable sentiment for the second
course, said some Senators feared
that the IS per cent Of parity pro-
vision would give administration off,
cials an entering wedge for reduce
ing all farm prices.
Senator Bankhead said that at
present price levels the first pro-
posal would prohibit sales of wheat
| for livestock feed at less than 1928
cents bushel, or IS per cent of the
present parity price for corn.
U. S. Takes 1877 Million Bushels.
Meanwhile. the Agriculture De-
partment announced it had taken
title to about 1877 100000 bushels Of
l941 wheat. stored in commercial
warehouses by farmers undo the
Governments price-supporting loan
program.
The loans expired April 80 and
farmers failed to redeem the grain.
officials said there was little induce
ment to redeem the wheat because
market prices were about the equiv
alent of the loan obligation.
The department now holds about
1000, 900 bushels of wheat, includ-
ing 100 900 900 bushels from the 1899
and 1910 crops. With supplies be-
coming greater than the Nations
transportation and storage facilities
are capable of handling, the depart
ment hopes to sell some of the grain
for livestock feed and for conversion
into industrial alcohol.
Whether any considerable quanti-
ty of wheat will be disposed of de-
pends. officials said, on final diSposi-
ton of congressional proposal bar
ring sales at less than parity prices.