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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

SAN FRANCISCO, May % = A
state legislative committee investi-
eating un-American activities today
asked President Roosevelt to remove
Sylvester Andriano from the chair
manship Of San Francisco draft
board 100 because of his alleged
Fascist SympathieS.
Andriano, former supervisor and
police commissioner. said he would
not quit until requested to do so
by the President.
The telegram to the President
was signed by the five committee
neutrality-suspicious. and Demo-
Gratis alike.
In cur record is evidence of con-
Sistent Fascist propagandizing by
La RaSsegna, official publication of
the italian chamber of commerce, !"
said the telegram.
This organization is recorded with
the department of state as the
agent of foreign principal, namely
Italy. a natiCn with which we are
now at war
Sylvester Andriano .. is by his
own testimony past president of
the Italian chamber of commerce. :"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Movie Folk Lead
Nation in Earninu
Highest Salaries

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 28
CUP - Producers and stars OF fab
uious Hollywood led the nation S
money earners again in 194l, re-
ports filed with the securities and
exchange commission revealed to-
day.
Leading all for the fourth straight
year was l.. b. Mayer, the Russian
3orn managing director of Loew's
Inc. whose l94l earnings were
listed at $704 426.
The highest paid movie star
Clark Gable, trailed lar behind
Mayer Tor second place with his
earnings of 1857 500 from LOew'S.
Placing third was Nicholas M
Schenck. president and director of
LoeWS, with 1894 ,204
The SEC, however, has held up
many of the reports for possible
censorship purposes in order to
make certain that publication of
industrial executives compensation
will not benefit enemy observers.
On the basis of filings revealed
IluS ldi, lIlcSe Tell IOp lllt lldIlou >
l94l compensation list:
L. B Mayer, managing director
LoeW's Inc, $704,426.
Clark Gable, Loew's actor, $751;
500.
Nicholas M. Schenck, president
ard director, Loew's, S334,204.
George w. Hill, president, Amer
ian Tobacco Co, 1888, ,l44.75.
Daryl F.. Zanuck, president,
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp,
$2G00O0
c. w. Deyo, president. F. w.
Woolworth Co, $252,061.
Harry w. Bracy, branch man
ager," Kroger Grocery and Baking
Co., Cincinnati, $249. 9.69090.
Harry F.. Vickers. president, Vic
kers, Inc, and the Waterbury Too!
CO, affiliates Of the Sperry Corp,
$229,3l6.
Charles Boyer, French movie
star, $220,833.
Ginger Rogers, actress, Twentieth
Century-FoX Film Corp, $215,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Male Strip Tease
Act Ends in Jail

j. f. Burnett, 81 year-old labor
er, of Ell Centre, was sent to the
county jail for 20 days for staging
a male strip tease act, fan dance
without a fan, bubblesless bubble
dance, or the dance of the seven
wells with a bathrobe instead of a
veil.
He was sentenced in Ell Centre
justice court late Wednesday after
he frankly admitted putting Oh
this fantastic act near his home
on highway 80 north of Ell Centre
for 81 days, sometimes twice day
and sometimes only once
Repeated complaints from women
who had seen a scantily clad man
along the highway were received at
the county sheriff's office but the
man always disappeared before Of
icers could reach the scene, Sheriff
Robert w. Ware said. Another such
report was received Wednesday
and Sheriff Ware caught Burnett,
who was clad in a bathrobe and an
abbreviated shirt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
VenereaI Disease
Control BoIstered
By Health Officer

DR. E. B. Godfrey, Imperial county
health officer, Thursday announced
an intensified program OF venereal
disease control which will affect
both the military and civilians.
The five-point program includes
schedule of follow-up treatments
for men whom selective service eX-
aminations reveal to have venereal
diseases, free blood tests for all who
desire them, free treatment for
those who cannot afford private
medical care, continued distribution
of free drugs for the treatment of
syphilis by private physicians car
ing for part-pay patients, cooper
alton with law enforcement agen-
cieS and the division of social pro-
lection in stamping out prostitution,
and intensive public education.
1T must be remembered" DR..
Godfrey said, that workmen as
well as fighters must be strong and
efficient. Our soldiers and sailors
get their infections from civilian
ranks. Our job is to quash venereal
disease as smallpox has been quash-
ed. We ask the people of Imperial
Valley to realize the wartime inn
portance of doing So"
Free blood tests are available in
the health department in the court
house, the migratory camp in Braw-
ley. and the city hall in Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Friends Disclose
Burma Peril for
General StilweII
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rupting japanese communications
Stilwell still had a major Chinese
force along the Sittang river front
as far north as Myitkyina and he
worked feveriShly to collect scat
tered units and outline their opera
tons. When he finished, it WIS
too late TO escape by airplane, ap-
parently because q traitor Buddhist
priest had informed the Japarese
of his whereabouts. Stilwell then
began his now famous trek across
the mountains and through the
jungleS to India. He traverSed some
of the worst country in the world
through seldom pene trated
Jungle, through country rampant
with cholera, inhabited by nat Yes
hostile to foreigners. Food supplies
in the area virtually are non-eX-
iStent.
Military authorities here said tn t
no blame for the loss Of Burr
could be placed on Stilwell rs
part of the defense was strategical-
L. excellent.
Promised supplies never reached
Stilwells forces and there never
was full recognition of Chino s
thesis that the defense of Burma
was as important, if not more i'm
portant, than any other single Pa
cific sector.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Byron NetzIey
HipuSS Director

training in managing children's ac-
tiyities. Mr. and Mrs. Netzley are
graduates of Whittier college and
have had graduate work at the
University of Southern California,
He has been a Boy Scout master
and a cub scout master. He taught
four years at Artesia where he was
in charge of boys physical educa-
ton and Wcodshop Mrs. NetZley has
been a Campfire leader and a
Girl Scout troop leader She has
had special training in music and
recently taught music in the Cali
patria schools.
This year HipaSs Health camp,
retreat for underprivileged children
from Imperial Valley. will be able
TO accommodate 100 children. Par
ents or organizations interested in
sending children TO the camp should
communicate with the American Le-
gion auxiliary child welfare chair
man in any town in the valley. Mrs.
Edmund Gies is the child welfare
chairman in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Gov Prepares to
freeze War Labor
By Blanket Order
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or change jobs only with the serv-
ices approval.
Officials have indicated that the
manpCWer problem = hundreds OF
thousands of new men for the arm
ed forces and additional millions for
war induStrieS-is approaching a
crisis requiring drastic control meas
ures. Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
SelectiVe service director, already
had indicated that the armed serv-
ice problem may be eaSed little by
seeking legislation to permit the
drafting of l8 and 19 year oldS. They
have to register June 80 but the
present law prohibits their induc-
ton.
The freezing" plan for workers
would be the most ambitious at
tempt by the government to control
labor supply and to prevent wal
workers from changing jobs be-
cause of the lure of higher wages
or other incentives.
Industries working on government
contracts would be required to hire
only workers certified by the EN-
plOyment service.
Steps now are being taken, offic-
ials said, TO include in all war con
tracts a clause binding management
to hire new employees only through
the employment service. 1t may re-
quire an executive order, but one
official said efforts are being made
to persuade companies now hold
ing war contracts to accept the re-
quirement voluntarily
Latest war production board STA
tistics show that some 10.00000C
persons are employed in war indus
tries. Approximately 100000 OF
them are skilled workers, 100000
unskilled and the balance semi
skilled. McNutt already has an
nounced that it will be necessary
TO double that working force with
in the next year-a job that vii
involve recruiting and training oi
several million women for factory
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Brother Acquitted
In Torture Murder

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May %
up George w. Welsh, Jr., 2S,
today was acquitted in justice
court of a charge of numbering his
attractive 24-year-old sister. Leila
Adele, more than a year ago.
Charges against Welsh were dis
missed by Judge j. j Dougherty.
in whose justice court a preliminary
hearing has been in progress eight
days.
The state Immediately asked for
recess to determine whether new
charges OF murder would be filed.
Miss Welsh was found dead in
her bed on the morning of March
Q. l94l. Some one had cut her
throat, fractured her skull twice
with blows from a heavy instru-
ment, and then slaShed a large
portion Of flesh from her right hip.
During six days Of testimony,
the state produced witnesses who
test fled that Welsh was the pur-
chaser of the knife and also a pair
OF cotton gloves which were found
IN a back yard near the Welsh
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
keIIyLee Grant
Funeral Scheduled

Funeral services for Kelly Lee
Trant, 50, former Arizona miner ano
burl wood shop operator who died
Tuesday, were scheduled at the
Holtville NaZarene church at 3 pm
Saturday with the Rev. MI. d. w
Simpson officiating.
Trant died in Holtville where he
had made his home for 2i2 years
The body was taken to the Lemons
mortuary in El Centro pending fun
eral services and burial. He will be
buried at Evergreen cemetery.
Among his survivors are five
daughters, Mrs Dollie Wogsted. Tue
son; Mrs. Opal Montgomery, Port
Hueneme; Mrs. Lucille Shepard,
Los Angeles; Mrs. Evelyn Skipper
Carlsbad, N. NJ, and Mrs. Lee Ora
Lunsford, Carlsbad, N. M; and three
sons, Floyd A. and Buster, both OF
Holtville; and Horace of Fry Ariz
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Kiwanians Direct
Scout Honor Court
Here Friday Night

El Centre KiWanians will pre-
side Friday night at the annual
Boy Scout court of honor scheduled
in the FL Centre Stadium at 6 pm.
for troops 70, II, 70, 73, "a, 85, and
Cub Packs IT'S and 176.
First on the program will be a
ball game and athletic events
under the management of the Rev.
Mr. Hayden Sears. pastor of the
First Methodist church. The weiner
roast will start at 7 pm. under
the direction of Thomas N. Finney,
Willis Barrett, the Rev. Mr.. Joe Ma
ton, Jack Thomas. and Richard
Coor- -Pender.
A campfire program and the
court of honor will come after the
weiner roast Field Executive Bill
Kenney will lead the singing, Bob
by Reed will play an accordion
solo, Donald Pipes will stage his
gentriloquist act. Scout Executive
Hugh Wilcox will show films of
summer camp, and the Rev. Mr.
Nation will present the scout
awards.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Air Cooling for
Poultry Studied

Poultry growers of Imperial VAL
ley will meet at pm. Monday at
the Don Cruickshank ranch, 3iA
miles east of Ell Centre for a con.
ference with w. f. Newton, extern
sion poultry specialist of the Uni
versity of California college of agri-
culture.
Professor Newton and James Tov-
ernetti of the division of agricul-
tural engineering at Davis will in
install an air conditioning unit in
the new poultry building now under
construction on the Cruickshank
ranch. This test of the merits OF
air conditioned poultry buildings
will be supervised throughout the
rest of the year by the university
men in cooperation with Cruick-
shank, the local agricultural extern
sion service, and the Farm Security
administration. This experiment is
the only one of this type to be con-
Quoted by the university.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Harry Bridges to
Be Deported

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also believed in forceful and violent
overthrow of the government.
Biddle cast aside Bridges con-
tention that he had been placed IN
double jeopardy through the insti-
tuition cf the proceedings. In a
prior decision, in proceedings order
ed by the labor department, he hac
been found non-deportable.
Biddle also decided n
Bridges claim of res judicata.
Although the question OF the in
tentions of the communist party
was not disputed, Biddle said:
The communist party of the
United States, a section of the So
called Third Internationale' was
founded in 1919; and, after its name
was changed several times, finally
became The Communist Party OF
the U. S. A in 1929. The Thiro
Internationale advocated the class
struggle. which was described as
entering the phase of civil war in
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Truck kule Hits
Home in Valley

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cities empty if they have made
every possible effort to obtain a
backhaul, and have been unable to
do so.
The extent of the difficulty, were
it not for this fact, was seen in
figures showing that the flow of
traffic from the valley is 30 per
cent outgoing to Los Angeles and
90 per cent outgoing to San Diego.
An internal difficulty presented
itself, however, in the fact that be-
tween most valley cities there is no
definite flow of traffic established
so that carriers NAV operate to Los
Angeles. returning empty If neces-
sary, but cannot operate to West
morland or Calipatria. for instance
without a backhaul. Some truck
men predicted a modification which
would recognize the valley as closed
area, making the "l5 miles from
terminal restriction on full load
and backhaul imperative here.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
ROMMEL STYMIED


ROMMEL STYMIED
The British said there was n,
doubt that Rommel's drive was ;
major attempt to knock cut Brit
ish resistance in North Africa.
A British communicate, issued a
Cairo, said that British armorel
forces halted the German -Italiar
tank columns at two points, on tn,
British southern flank around BIZ
Hacheim, about 40 miles south Ct
TCbruk, and in the vicinity of Ale.
hanna, midway between Bir Hach.
elm and Tobruk.
Fighting ragged throughout We'd
neSday before the Germans were
repulSed after driving about O.
miles eastward from their advance
positions.
There appeared to be some evi-
dence that the Axis drive $in tn
Bir Hacheim and Aleham2a d-
rectionS might DC a ranking of di-
version attack and that the heaviest
blow of Rommels drive may be
along the Mediterranean coaStal
road from Tmimi toward Tobruk
which lies about 100 miles inside the
Libyan border from Egypt.
Raj STRIKES
The British air force, well sup
piled with American planes, was
aiding the British armored forces in
repulsing the Axis attack, and car
ried out another heavy bombing
of German-controlled airdrCmes on
Sicily, base of supply for Rom
mel's forces.
An italian communique reporte-'
that five British planes were shot
down in raids on the Sicilial air.
dromeS and bases CT MaSSina. Ca
tania, and Syracuse. and told of
heavy air fighting over the Libyan
front.
A Russian high command COM
munique which reported the halt
fng of the German counteroffenSive
on Marshal TimoShenko's southern
flank said that Soviet commando
crossing an important river in rub
ber beats in the face of strong
fire, attacked German positions on
the west side of the river. DLr'ao
the night the Russian forces around
Kharkov itself were said to have
consolidated their positions ond -
have taken up more favorable po-
.sitiCnS' at several points, W.lci
might mean either an advance OF
a strategic retirement.
1t seemed evident that Timo-
shclko was delaying any frontal
assault or attempts at a deep for
ward movement around the city
until the outcome of the fighting or
his southern flank is determined
Unless the German drive there can
be broken up he may be compelled
to pull back from Kharkov to es-
cape an encirclemelt..
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Another |. Y. Man
Wins Navy Wings

William A. Eaton, 22-year-old son
of Professor and Mrs. Arthur l..
Eaton of Holtville, received his
Navy wings this week and was
promoted to the commissioned
grade of Ensign at the U. S. Naval
air station at Jacksonville, Fla.
This Central Junior college grad
uate reported for training last No
vember, took his basic training
course, and ground school training
where he mastered the operation
and maintenance of aviation power
plants and structures before taking
to the air in a concentrated pro-
gram of dual, solo, and formation
flying. Eaton attended the Univer-
sity of California at Los Angeles
after he finished junior college in
FL Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

have been recognized as OF military
Importance, Wells said. They are
the links between Ely New, and
Twin Falls, and between the Mon
tana state line and Whitefish. Be-
cause the route crosses all east
west transcontinental roads, and
because of its Importance for north
south troop movements in event OF
crisis, Wells voiced the hope that
1t will be recognized for its military
value.
Another four-states highway feat
ure favorable to military operations
is that it connects from Jasper,
wyoming, to the new Alaska high
way now being constructed in Cam
ada, Wells said.
The highway association president
declared wartime necessities have
curtailed travel over the four states
route for the time being, along with
travel over all other u. S. highways.
There is still a considerable amount
of movement noticeable on the routN
however, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Ed Law Assigned
ToPost in Sd.

Ed Law, former county clerk and
state senator from Imperial county,
now assistant United States at
torney, recently was permanently
assigned to duty in San Diego
He has been serving in San Diego
since 1899 for half of the federal
court sessions. The remainder of
the time he served in the Los An
geles federal court.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Axis Propaganda
Claims Disproved

PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Ma" 22
(UP) - The Argentine steamship
Rio OguGtu arrived today with
o'rvivors of a torpedoed vessel
reliably reported to be the British
steamer Barrdale of 5072 tons in
tesd of the U SIS. battleship Mary
l""d as rumored by Axis broadcasts.
Reporters were barred from Rio
reuazu but the United Press was
infol med by a person who spoke to
tie captain of the Argentine vessel
that the Barrdale was sunk May
IT, $50 miles northeast OF Martini
que.
The Agencia Rex news agancV
made up of 38 British subjects, l2
Somalis one Maltese and one
Spaniard.
The Agencia Rex News Agency
said that it had been informed the
Rio Iguazu brought So members
of the Barrda'e crew and l6 sur
vivors of the Dutch steamer Astrea,
j listed in Iloyd's register as a L.
4n6-ton freighter, built in 1921 and
registered out of Amsterdam
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Allies Disrupt
EnemyOffensives

Continued from Fage One)
seized the initiative at several
points"
Germany was struggling to over
come the enemy on still another
front = in the occupied countries.
The threat of reprisals hung over
Czechoslovakia following the at
tempted assassination in Prague
Wednesday of Reinhard Heydrich,
No. : man of the Gestapo who is
known as The Hangman" because
of his purgeS of civilians.
Although Allied communiqueS told
of halting the Axis offensives in
Russia. China, and Libya, the issues
We're by no means decided in any OF
the three war zones. The Ger
mans were said to be pouring i'll
of men and Weap-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Thieves Steal Oil
From State. Wells

SACRAMENTO, May 90. (UP)-
The State Lands Commission today
asked the attorney general to in
"estigate alleged theft of 1000 bar
"ols of oil from two state-owned
'i'elnnd wells a. Huntington Be'ch.
The wells are leased to the West
orn States Drilling company. which
cooperated in the investigation.
Thomas b. Ferguson, superintend-
ent, charged that oil was being
stolen from production lines and
'iverted into tank trucks. He said
his company would pay all state
royalties on the missing oil, how
ever.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
District Audit
Reveals Profit
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ceding year
Executive and administrative ex-
penses for l941 totaled S34759l fer
the United States division of water
and power and an additional $l3,-
rs for the Compania; operation
and ma 'ntenance of the entire svs-
tenn. power and water, cost ST.
1896 500 including the Compania; IL
nancial costs totaled $79l ,798.
Total expense was invent ried in
the auditors report as $2,8l4,272.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
4-States Highway
May Be Military

That the International Four States
highway should be declared a mill
tary route from Canadian to Mexican
border was the opinion expressed
in Ell Centro late Wednesday by
Harlan Wells, Whitefish. Mont,
president of the four-states booster
group.
Accompanied by Secretary Char
les Nice of the Brawley chamber of
commerce, who also is secretary
of the highway association, Wells
visited many friends in Imperial
Valley before returning to his Mon
tana home.
Two sections of the route already
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Rambling Reporter

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no orders to enlist anyone. They
don't even enlist men.
SO please don't call selective serv-
ice boards or visit them with any
matters about the Women's Army.
The staffs at the selective service
headquarters have been showed un-
der since the WA.A.C. was formed.
Hold your enthusiasm, will you
please?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Flax Shipments
Rolling TO Market

Shipments of Imperial Valley flax
Will begin rolling to market in in
creasingly large amounts after gath
ering momentum for the last 10
days.
approximately 10000 tons of flax
seed will move from the valley to
the mills within the next three
months.
Commodity market specialists pre-
dict prices around present levels
for the immediate future but some
advance was anticipated for the
ate summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Graduates Receive
SIS War Bonds

VERDE. May 28. - Among the
happiest elementary school gradu-
ates in all Imperial county are the
five graduates at Verde school who
received a $25 war bond each as a
gift from K. X. Sharp.
The war bonds went to Sharp'S
daughter, Arlene; his son, Ralph
Eal; Dorothy Dennis, Carl HaWkan-
son, and Claude lMayfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

Byron Netzley. principal of the
Heber school for the last three
years. will be director of Hipass
Eealth camp this summer, officials
Of the Hipass Health Camp corpor-
alton announced Thursday as they
completed plans to open the noun
tain resort for underprivileged chill
dren on July 6.
The director will be assisted by
lis wife, who also is a school teach
er and who has had experience and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Scanning Y.
News Horizon
INTEND TO WE'D

A notice of their intention to
marry was filed with County Clerk
w. j. McClelland Wednesday by
Ramon Camarina, 33, laborer, and
Bertha Ruiz, 81, Mexicah residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
VISITOR DIES

VISITOR DIES
Jerry S. Minnick. 72-year-old
Banning resident visiting relatives
in the area northeast of Holtville.
died suddenly Wednesday while ir-
rigating in a field near his rela-
tive's home He last was seen alive
at 7:30 am. He was missed and
was found short time later lying
dead in the field A heart attack
was said to have caused death.