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request for immediate reduction of
the draft age to Is.
He told neWsmen just before he
started to testify that he had pre-
viouSly estimated that the induc-
ton of married men with children
would become necessary in the last
quarter of 1943.
With Jnls Dill we can meet the
army's announced requirements for
a force of 100000 men without the
induction of married men with chill
dren," he said.
Hershey added Cnat lnduct on OF
married men with wives only would
begin Immediately in order to fill
the armys call for 100000 men by
Jan. l.
He told the committee that the
sclective ServicesmanpoWer pool now
includes 100000 men deferred fol
physical, mental or moral disability
and 100000 in classes "a and 2B.
Gelerments for agriculture or for
essential war work.
Without the draft of l3 and 10
year oldS, Hershey said after Feb.
| Selective service would be requir-
ed to make the hard choice CT TAX
ing men out of industry or agri-
culture or with dependents
Hershey estimated that a maxi
mum of 100000 men can be drawn
from the present l8 and 10 years old
groups. During l943, he added, l.
100000 more youths will become l8
Since the army on Jan. will have
in excess of 100000 men, and its
personnel at the end of 1943 is to be
only 100000 men, Hershey said
the induction of l8 and 10 year old
and the men reaching the age of
10 probably will supply the needs.
His statement app AIRED to Stabil-
ize the nations selective service pic
ture to the end of l943.
The house committee and the SEN
ate military affairs committees were
working at double speed TO COM
plete action on the 10 and l9 draft
legislation. They planned to study
the educational problems they will
create by sending the teen-age
youths into the army.
Reduction of the draft age to the
Ere college level VII leave to the
army one of the most important
economic and social decisions Of
American civilization-which youths
shall enjoy the advantages of a col
lege education and thereby become
the doctors, lawyers, engineers and
clergymen of the next generation.
Gross examination of Brig. Gen.
Miller White, assistant chief of staff
on personnel, late yesterday devel-
oped that the army is working on
plan for selection of youths to
become PHYSICIANS and engineers,
and to get other professional educa-
ton required for the war effort.
Since the drafting of l8 and 49,
year-olds will drastically curtail the
functions of educational institutions,
Continued on Page 8, Col g.
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THE PACK RAT


Raw Forshey, the human dynamo,
I is our to get scrap metal. That be-
ing the case, everyt cdy in 1mpe-
rial county had better tie on their
doorknobs and hang on to their
al, omobiles.
+ He went out to his mine in the
Chocolate mountains and came
back with l140 pounds of fine cast
iron and steel mining equipment.
He loaded about two tons of cold
rolled steel shafts that he will toss
into the Scrape piln as soon as he
gets a truck big enough to cart it
Ou'.
Not satisfied with that, Forshey
ransacked his most priced possess
sions at his home and found 600
pounds of assorted metal he has
been saving in case he needed it
some time. He rIMnmaged around
~ the court house and found more
than q ton of metal. This was
composed of various odds and ends
such as bent frames off electric
fans. bedraggled insulation and
whatnOt.
He dives into dark corners, un-
der cupboards, and behind furni-
tlme. always coming cut with a
handful of metal.
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Lovers Quarrel
Ends in Shooting

MADISON. Wis, Oct. l5.-UPD
James w. Riley, a handsome 25-
year-old war plant worker, drove
to a police station TODAY.
II killed my girl friend. She's
right outside in my car" he told
Desk Sergeant G. j. Seeman.
The girl was Gladys A. Olson, 25,
blonde, blue-eyed packing company
employee. She had been shot in
the base of her skull and just be-
low her left breast.
In his confession to District At
torney Norris E. Maloney, Riley said
he shot the girl. his former fiance,
ION the spur of the moment" at
the end of a long lovers quarrel
ever her impending marriage to an
other man. She had been dating
Riley twice a week since they broke
off their engagement in April.
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police and auxiliarieS extended the
far fling search tt parking lots,
easements anu sand dunes outside
the city limits.
A man who spoke with an ac-
cent" asked a cab company tele-
phone girl to send Il cab tc the in
terSection of Cole and Grafton
streets ito pick up a little girl
sleeping in a doorway" Police hur-
ried to the intersection, but found
nothing suspicious.
Police theorized Vivian might
have been picked To by a woman
with mother complex" or a de-
generate W:iile she was playing on
the sidewalk in front of her
grandmother's home shortly after 3
pm, Tuesday near Ellis and Fill
more streets, west CT the main buSi-
ness district.
There were various reports that:
q gypsy woman" was seen follow
inc the girl; taat "a dark, suspicious
looking man" watched her as she
was playing; that Vivian was seen
in a car with two men on the San
Francisco Bay bridge early Tues
day night. None of the reports
were fruitful.
The only definite points regard
ing Vivian's disappearance appar-
emily were that her mother Mrs.
Louise Miller, had told her to go
outside her grandmother's house to
play at 3:15 pm. and that when
Mrs. Miller went to lcok for Vivian
at 3:35 pm. the child was miss
ing. No one has been found who
saw her more than a black away
at that time
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Trombone Thief
Short Of Cash

In spite of his statement that he
earned $4,000 since Labor Day by
pawning trombones that didn't be-
long to him. Carl j. Ussery, l8, had
only $20.42 on his person when he
signed in at the Imperial county
jail, it was revealed Thursday.
He said he spent the money. He
had sales slip for piece of hand
luggage he carried and the price
was $23. In his pocket officers
found check stubs for orchestra
seats at q concert.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware said he
and his deputies are trying to find
out if Ussary has deposited some of
the money in a bank CT hidden
it somewhere.
Ussery admitted pawning ap-
proXimately $50 trombones he OBJ
tanned from dealers in towns in
eight states, getting them in his
possession by telling the dealers he
wanted to try them out before buy
lag them.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
BY UNITED PRESS

Americas 18 and l9-year-olds,
spurred by military leaders views
that they make the best fighting
men, flocked TO recruiting offices
throughout the nation Thursday.
Eager to enlist before they be-
come eligible for the draft under
q revised selective service law
pending in congress, the youngsters
gave Amy. Navy and Marine re-
crl,!ting officers their busiest ses-
sion since the day after Pearl Har-
bo'.
They streamed in from school
and farm and factory, dressed in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

"Olson's first move when he be-
came governor was to gain control
of the state parole beard
tWhose) control of the destinies of
criminals is far greater than the
corrts of California" they declared.
1T is a well-known fact, estab-
lished by psychiatrists, psycholo-
gists and other medical authorities,
that sex degenerates are habitual
criminals and the most serious sex
crimes, including rape with mur-
der, and more r1printable attacks
are performed by those who are
confirmed sex criminals and who
usually are previous offenders.
Leaders cf both the Democratic
and Republican parties have de-
nounced Olson for permitting the
unprecedented release of dangerous
criminals"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

Indications m u t i p | q
Thursday that the African
front may soon burst into ac-
ton with the arrival at his
desert headquarters of Nazi Mar
shall Erwin Rommel and persistent
circulation of Axis rumors that an
Allied move is impending against
the West African coast.
The Russian front appeared to
be increasingly begged down by
winter rains and deep mud.
Nazi reports indicated that strong
axis air reinf were being
diverted to Africa, limiting that with
drawals of luftWaffe units are being
made from Russia where the Soviet
air force was said to be relatively
inactive.
The shift of laftwaffe squadrons
TO Africa was thought to explain,
in part, the sudden renewal of air
battling over Malta.
Since Saturday German and Ital-
ian air squadrons have been making
regular day and night attacks on
the British rock bastion despite
mounting losses against the defend
ing Royal air force Spittire squad
ronS.
ROMMEL PREPARES
The British fighters brought down
another IS axis planes Wednesday
with u los CT only five of their
own machines. The total axis air
:raft destroyed or damaged since
Saturday was well over the 100
lark.
Berlin reported that Rommel was
back at his African quarters where
ne was said to be studying enemy
n.oVcmentS' and improving the posi-
ton of his own front lines. Rommel
had gone to Berlin for the Nazi
winter relief meeting at which Hitler
spoke and presumably conferred on
winter plans for the desert.
The Nazi-controlled Paris press
intensified its rumor-m -mongered con-
corning alleged Allied plans to move
against Dakar or other West Afri-
can points.
DAKAR IN SPOTLIGHT
Paris newspapers were filled with
stories expressing anxiety over de-
fenSeS Of the French African out
Continued on Page 8. Col. s.
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Carrots Assume
War Rating Here

Imperial Valleys carrots loomed
in increasing Importance as a war
tir'e crop Thursday.
Following an announcement by
Secretary of Agriculture Claude B.
Wickard that first consideraticn"
would be given vegetables with high
nutritional values. a large grocery
firm on the Pacific coast began in
vestigating the size of the Imperial
Valley crop.
The firm contacted Farm Ad-
visor Frank Beyschlag, asking him
if it would be possible to obtain $500
tens of two varieties of the veg
etable for dehydrating and juice
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Assemblywoman Jeanette E. Daley,
who likes Imperial Valley, visits
here often and is, in turn, we'll liked
by her scores of friends in this re-
gion, declared late Wednesday:
Il know Senator Phillips would
give the same service to the 48
states he has given to the So coun-
ties of California. 1t isn't often the
voters have a chance to elect
man like him to high office. He
is not politician; he is a states
man."
Mrs. Daley's appeal in Phillips
behalf was the second in less than
week from a leading figure in
state life. State Senator Ed Fletch-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

the city. Last night more than 90
coo air raid wardens. 5000 auxiliary
police plus the regular police force
Knocked at the door of nearly every
house in the city in a vain attempt
to pick up the trail of the young
Ste.'.
While the grief stricken mother,
Mrs, Morris Miller, waited fer news
at home on the verge of collapse,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
4-yedr-OId Girl Feared
I'm Hands Of Degenerate

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IS
U.PD-A block by block search of
San Francisco today failed to un-
cover any clues to the whereabouts
CT 4-year-old Vivian Miller, who
disappeared Tuesday afternoon and
now was feared to have been kid
napad.
Police without success investigat-
ed numerous tips" that the child
had been seen in various parts of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Sugar Stamp No.q
Good to Dec. 18th

Sugar rationing stamp No. g.,
which will be good from November
l to December Is, will entitle Impe-
rial Valley housewives to three
pounds IF sugar, the Ell Centro price
and rationing board announced
Thursday.
Institutional sugar uSerS-cafe
and drive-in operators-were ask
ed to attend a special meeting Fri
day at pm, by Mrs. Margaret
Foster, secretary of the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

g I'VE going to win this war;
3. 81 said in Russia what | thought ought to be done
(about second 'front.'. repeat it."
81 think the thing that makes democracy effectivs
the application of public opinion upon its leaders do
think military any sacrosanct than
other leaders,
Thus, Willkie said in many words, that military
leaders of governments and do plot of military
action and that military leaders just justfiable tar
gets of public opinion their civilian counterpars.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

sport coats, overalls and shirt
sleeves, crusty sergeants tcld them
they still needed parental consent,
so most of them took papers home
for the folks signatures. But some
argued that the consent wasn't
necessary-President Roosevelt had
said he wanted them and that was
enough.
Cleveland and Kansas City re-
cruiting. offices announced that en-
listmentS of 18 and 19-year- -olds
were up 60 per cent in the last two
dayc.
Fifty per cent recruiting gains
were reported at Salt Lake City,
Milwaukee and New York City.
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Youths Surge Into Army
Recruiting Offices in U. S.

Denver officials said Colorado had
doubled it's enlistment rate, Pitts
burgh officers said thev were
rushed" and Detroit reported that
18 and 19-vear-olds now formed 26
per cent of all enlistments, against
4 per cent a month ago.
Substantial increases in enlist
ments were reported throughout the
Seventh Corps Service command,
according to Capt. E. S. Powell of
the Omaha recruiting office. In
dianapclis reported an "upsurge,"
Washington, DC, said there was a
decided upswing" and Dallas said
Army and Air force division offices
were damned"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
ItaIian-American
Held as Saboteur

LOS ANGELES, Oct 15.-UPo-
A federal grand jury today indicted
Nicholas Buoncpane, 23-year-old
aircraft technician, on charges of
sabotage today.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents arrested Buonoplane last Fri
day. At the time they said he con-
feSsed Severing ntercommunication
wires in two North American BIS
bombers.
Buonoplane is an American citi-
zen born of Italian immigrant par
ents. He was quoted as saying he
tampered with the planes because
he was "disguSted with everything"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

er, who himself carried Imperial
county by a big margin during the
last congressional campaign, when
this county was part OF a district
including San Diego, earlier had
spoken in favor of Phillips candi-
dacy.
Il was glad to follow Senator
Phillips leadership during our eeon-
omy fight in the state legislature.
Fletcher said. Il should be as glad
TO follow his leadership In national
affairs. He is an exceptional man"
Both Mrs. Daley and Senator
Fletcher have been closely associate
ed with Senator Phillips in public
life for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

WASHINGTON, Oct Is. (UP)-Wendell L. Willkie to-
day stood sody behind his advocacy of second 'front.'
military men, and officials to the contrary notwith
standing.
Wkie completed his 81 OOO-me around tour
of important theaers late yesterday with
a-half report to President Roosevelt Then left
York. and hopes to leave there time later today
morrow for his home in Indiana.
After talking with Mr. Roosevelt who assured him that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

IN determining of military action is to take the
conflicting judgments (of military experts) and apply
their opinion to that In recommending in Russia that
second front feasible and possible had the bene
fit of the opinions of military experts of all the nations
through which travelled and with whom talked"
Wile plans to lay his findings before the American
people in Careful crysta-clear reports.
Willkie came back from his long aunt nearly Is pounds
underweight, needing haircut badly and believing:
l. Germany will conquer Russia"
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Rickenbacker Sees
Greater Air War

WASHINGTON. Oct. 15-CUP|-
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, noted
flier and World War I ace pilot,
reported today that a survey of U,
S. army forces in Britain convinced
him the war in western Europe will
remain an air war until the Allies
win superiority over the Luftwaffe
and can paraly2e German aircraft
pl production,
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. TOO LONG TO WAIT

A wedding party, all members OF
which were barefoot, was an inter-
estinP sight to Adrene Frowiss, 10,
and Jean Eldridge. 9. The party,
sans shoes, was dining in a Holt
vile cafe
Mrs. Rudy FroWiss and Mrs.
Sherman Eldridge were interested
in the bare feet, but still more in
terested in the extreme youth of
the bride and bridegroom.
IF I can keep Adrene from get
ting married until she is 26 years
cid, | will b. the happiest woman
in the world" Mrs. FroWiss said.
oh dear" lean said with a dis
gruntled look, IF l have to wait un-
til I'm &c to get married, I'm not
going to get married at all"
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he had not criticized Wke while he abroad the l94U
Republican presidential candidate told newspapermen
without boast that have had considerable experience in
measuring responsible judgment of technical men,
Explaining that he had talked with military men all
the world, Willke said his statement in Moscow urg
ing second front was the result Of those discussions
His statement criticized in quarters here and in
London
Most of the leaders of the governments of this world
military men, he said land what they have to do
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

Both sides sent in relnfOrcementS.
The Americans, it was disclosed for
the first time, include U. S. Army
ground troops.
The Japanese used heavy fleet
units, including at least one bat
tleship, to cover new landings. The
battleship was among seven addi-
tional enemy ships damaged in fur
ious aerial and artillery action.
The latest report on the Solomons
was contained in a Navy communi-
que which stated that 33 more Japa
nese planes had been destroyed or
damaged. The communique carried
the action through today( Solomons
time).
The Japanese landings were TAX
ing place on the northern coast of
Guadalcanal, the island where the
Marines have hung onto an air
field since early August.
THREE TRANSPORTS HIT
Yesterday, the communique said,
an American aircraft striking force
hit out at the enemy ships support
ing the landings. They inflicted
damage on the battleship and hit
three transports, one of which was
left burning. One enemy fighter
also was shot down in the encom-
ter.
More Japanese fleet units now
have been sighted near Guadal-
canal the Navy said. These include
heavy units - meaning heavy
cruisers or battleships.
Our position on Guadalcanal,
which was heavily Shelled and
bombed by the japanese in their
renewed reoccupation try, consists
of an airfield WreSted from the
Japs and marrow strips of territory
surrounding it.
JAPS FOLLOW PATTERN
The landings on northern Quad
alcanal were reminiscent of the
japanese tactics in Luzon, principal
island in the Philippine Archipelago,
when the NipponeSe maSSed large
troops in the north for the sweep
ing operations against Bataan and
later Corregidor.
The communique made no mention
of ground fighting, but it was indi-
Gated that advance units of the
northern japanese forces must be
hitting our land defenses in the
vicinit5 of the air base. There stout
hearted Marines and picked Army
ground forces are fighting desper-
ately to maintain our toehold.
The presence of Army troops, as
well as Army air contingentS, as
an integral part of the Guadalcanal
defenses first was disclosed by Sec
retary Of War Henry L. Stimson
today. He said they had reinforced
the Marines who seized important
Continued on Page 8, Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15

purposes.
In Wickard's announcement it
was made clear that labor and
shipping priority would be given
carrots and other high nutritional
vegetables over cantaloupes, water
melons, head lettuce and ether
luxury" crops.
Already an increase of 80 per
cent has been noted in the size of
this years carrot acreage over last
yea.
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Judge Ballard
Dies During Trip

DELANO, Calf, Oct. 15.-UP)
Superior Court Judge Charles d.
Ballard of Los Angeles, 67, died
this morning after suffering a
heart attack while hunting ducks
near here.
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PAROLES ORDERED
INTO WAR WORK

E. A. Burkhart, executive secre-
tary of the State Board of Prison
Terms and Paroles, declared today
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
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Enemy BottIeship p
Already Hit In
Furious Assault
Nipponese Pour Ashore Against U.S..
Marines Army Units; Three Transports
Blasted. 33 More Tokyo Planes Downed

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. (UP)-A great battle was in
progress today for control of the Solomon Islands, with
American Navy, Marine and Army defenders fighting
against the ntensfyng fury of powerful japanese at
tempt to recapture their lost bases
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
1879 Draft to
Prevent Calling
U. s. Family Men
Induction of Youths Will Fill Army's
Needs Until End of I943. Director
Informs Military Affairs Committee

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. (UP)-Maj. Gen. Lewis B
Hershey seectve service director said today if the draft
age is lowered Is 1900 000man be built ul
in 1943 without calling married men with children.
Hershey appeared before the house military affairs
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
Mrs. Daley Backs
Senator Phillips

Californa's foremost Stateswoman Thursday snapped
political boundaries to add her voice to growing
tain of informed support behind State Senator John Phil
lips seeking election to the house of representatives from
the 22nd congressional district of Imperial Orange
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
y AMsl|Ne
II EpoR1ER
THE FEMININE TOUCH

There was a rumble OF masculine
voices with new and then a dispute
in basso-profundo. The County
Manpower board was in session.
This went on and on
Scott B. Foulds looked ever the
men in the meeting and thought
deeply.
II know what's the matter with
that manpower beard" he said. 1T
hasn't any women on it.
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WEATHER

Maximum Wed. 98, minimum Thurs
day 54; 5 am. Wed. go, humidity So;
noon Wed. SO, humidity SO; pm.
Thursday II, humidity 81.
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Africa
PutSch
Likely
Rommel Returns
To Desert Camp
To Direct Moves
BY UNITED PRESS

Indications m u It'll p | i e d
Thursday that the African
front may soon burst into ac-
ton with the arrival at his
desert headquarters of Nazi Mar
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-05

Sunday, June z, is Communion
Day. Special sermon for the occa-
sion will be delivered by the pas
tore. H. Miller, reporter.
Pilgrim Baptist Church Notes:
Rev. Ware preached to a packed
house on Sunday morning from the
subject Goods Plenty" Two new
members were added to the church.
Sunday afternoon the Junior
Choir with Zachary T. Munson as
soloist, were presented in a twi-
light musicale. This Sunday morn
ing, June z, Rev. Wares subject
will be '"The Shadow of a Great
Rock" Vesper services Sunday
afternoon will take the form of an
old-fashioned testimonial meeting.
Pilgrim Church joins with the
Apostolic Faith in the celebration
of their twenty-second anniversary
of their pastor, Rev. John Nelson.
The Gospel Choir and Rev. Ware
will take part in the Sunday after
noon celebration at the church
when Rev. Ware will preach the
anniversary sermon.