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Evening star., 1942-10-25

Miss Ann Bovard, daughter OF
Maj. and Mrs. John R. Bovard of
Takoma Park, left Thursday for the
West Coast, where her marriage to
1t. John r. Pailthorp, U. S. A., will
take place the early part of this
week in San Diego, Calf. She is
spending this weak end in Omaha
with her brother and sister-in-l law,
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Brownlee. 1t.
Pailthorp is on duty with the Army's
Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Serv-
ice. Prior to her departure Miss
Bovard was feted at shower given
by Mrs. John c. Post and Mrs. Peter
Remsen at the home of the former
in Takoma Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil R. Calls will
celebrate their 22d wedding ami
versary Tuesday evening with a din
ner party at their home in Silver
Spring. Assisting in entertaining
the guests will be their daughter,
Miss Betty Calls. Their son, Mr..
Mervyn Calls, left during the past
week for the Naval Training Station
at Great Lakes with a group of other
local young men who enlisted in the
Navy. He was given a farewell din
ner by his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Greene
were hosts at dessert bridge party
last evening at their Takoma Park
home. Mrs. Greene entertained at
luncheon on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton of
Woodside have returned to their for
mer home in Pasadena, Calf, where
Mr.. Hamilton was transferred by
the War Production Board. The
Hamiltons and their two daughters,
Barbara and jeanne, came to Wood
side about seven months ago when
Mr.. Hamilton was sent to WASH
ington by the Government Former
residents of this county, they werv
widely feted by relatives and friends
here. They made their home at first
with Mr. Hamilton's brother-i in law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Berry Clark
of Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c. Palmer
of Silver Spring have visiting them
for several months the latter's
mother, Mrs. w. F. Ripley of Dem
yer. They also have been enter
tanning Mrs. Palmer's aunt, Mrs.
George Hurd of Worthington, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cohen have
moved from Takoma Park and are
now making their home in Detroit.
Mrs. Dyke Cullum of Silver Spring
is in Easton, Pa, where she is visit
ing her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Raymond Wood, jr.,
and her infant grandson, Frederick
Raymond Wood, 3d. She was ac-
companied by Mr.. Cullum, who is
Evening star., 1942-10-25
Miss Stoughton,
1t. Galliher Are
in New York
Couple to Reside
In Arlington After
Honeymoon Trip

Miss Gloria Shirley Stoughton
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ray Stoughton of New York, was
married yesterday afternoon in New
York to 1t. (j.g) William Garfield
GaNher, jr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Galiher of this city. The ceremony
took place at 4:30 o'clock in the
Chantry of st. Thomas Church
with the Rev. DR.. Roelif H. Brooks
officiating. Later a reception for
relatives were held at Sherry's.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore a white
velvet princess style gown and a
veil Of rosepoint and princess lace,
first worn by her maternal grand
mother in 1858. Her bridal bouquet
was of gardenias.
Mrs. Lenwood H. Bowman, sister
Of the bride, was the matron of
honor. She wore an American
beauty taffeta gown, dark red os-
trich feathers in her hair and
carried dark red carnations.
The other attendants were Mrs.
John w. Krane of New York and
Mrs. John L. Marsh of Montclair,
N. J. They wore American beauty
taffeta dresses, velvet hats to match
and carried chrysanthemums.
1t. Joseph c. Watson, U. S. N. r.,
of this city was the best man and
the ushers were 1t. G.g) A. Duvall
Lemon and Mr.. John H. Pratt, both
of Washington.
The bride was graduated from
the Todhunter School and the
Katherine Gibbs School. The BRIDE
groom is a graduate of Princeton
University and the National Uni
versity Law School. He is a men,
ber of the District of Columbia Bar
and the University Club.
After a wedding trip to Chariot
tesville, Va, the couple will make
their home in Arlington.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
So Volunteers Aid
Volunteers TO Sign
Up for Trucks

Imperial county's truck Signup for
certificates of war necessity entered
its second day Friday with Sc vol
unteer workers helping farmers with
applications which will enable them
to keep trucks running after No
vember Is.
At the Ell Centre agricultural con-
servation office $50 applications had
been made by noon Friday. The
registration is scheduled to close
Saturday.
Under an Office of Defense Trans
portation order all commercial We
hicle owners must apply for the
certificates. Only owners of farm
vehicles are supposed to bring theil
applications to the six local groups
for help, however. All others must
send their applications directly to
ODT headquarters in Detroit.
The certificates, when issued, viii
enable truck, trailer and other COM
mercial vehicle owners to obtain a
certain ration Of gasoline, and pro-
vide their eligibility for tires. tubes
and repair parts.
Rudolph Miller, AAA secretary
here, expressed thanks TO the Wo-
mems clubs which provided moS'
of the volunteer workers.
Signup centers are at the AAA Of
fice, Ell Centre; city hall, Calipat'
ria; Elks' club. Brawley; city hall
Calexico; chamber of commerce
Holtville, and the U. S. expert
mental station, Bard.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

Inc villagers nad promised 10
complete a secret military project
before the Northern sea froze this
year. They kept men, women and
children working day and night
while their food stocks dwindled.
Maj. Marvin Marston of Seattle
told today of the hardshipS they
accepted with stole courage Fearing
they could not meet the deadline,
they lived on seaweeds and mussels
and allowed no one to take time for
hunting and fishing. they killed a
fifth of their dogs SO the others
might live.
Marston arrived at the project
just before it was completed.
The village food cashes were
empty" he said. mot a thing hac
been laid by for the winter anc
the men, women and children wer,
weak from hunger. Eager to do thei
part in the war effort, they had pu
in every waking moment on TIN
project entrusted to them.
Eight or nine hundred sled dog
lay at the end of their chains starv
ing, yammering day and night, man,
of them too weak to get to thei
feet"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
His Citizenship
Unsettled Question

Gabriel Antonio CroSswaite, one
of the five men who sawed out
of the Imperial county Jail last
August 90, doesn't know whether
he is a citizen of Mexico or the
United States and the us. depart
ment of justice failed to rule on
the question.
He broke out of Jail less than
three weeks before the justice de-
partmIent dismissed deportation
proceedings brought against him by
the immigration authorities in Or
ange county. The justice depart
ment dismissed the proceedings be-
cause there was not sufficient evil
dence to prove he was an alien. He
was re-arrested less than IL hours
after the Jail break and subse-
quently was charged with escaping
from Jail and with destruction OF
county property.
The charge of escaping from jai
was dismissed by the district at
torney's office in Ell Centre Thurs.
day and he was ordered to tria
in superior court on the Other
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

Genoa, port OF elnDdTkdClon lort
supplies and reinforcements to
Marshal Erwin Rommels Afrika
Korps.
2.-Revelation in London that
Vichy has massed 500 planes and
the bulk of her North African naval
strength at Dakar. The Dakar de-
fense force is estimated at about
$4,000 men. French officers, arriv-
ing in Britain from Vichy territory,
estimated France has 10000 regulars
and 10000 native troops in Morocco
with about 1000 men at Casablanca.
They said Casablanca had virtually
no artillery and no tanks whatso-
ever.
Announcement by the British
admiralty that a powerful battle
fleet of three battleshipS and an air.
craft carrier have taken up stations
in the Indian ocean, prepared to
fend off any japanese effort to
strike across the ocean to the aid
of the axis in Africa.
Anxious Vichy preparations to
meet any threat to her possessions.
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan has
made hurried trip to Dakar. Gov.
Gen. Pierre Boisson inspected de-
fenses in the French Sudan. Vice
Admiral Paul Auphan visited the
principal naval base at Toulon
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain met
with his war council in Vichy.
ACTION DUE SOON
The events moved forward against
background which indicated that
offensive operations would not be
long delayed.
Reports from Russia indicated
plainly that the long front virtually
was begged down for the winter
with the Germans assuming defens-
i've positions-thus enabling them
to transfer strength to the west to
meet any Allied counter-move.
The Libyan- Mediterranean front
gradually was moving toward action
An axis attempt to knock out Malta
key to trans Mediterranean trans
port of axis supplies, has been un-
derway for nearly two weeks. And
the Allied air arm in Egypt all week
long has been carrying out unusual
ly heavy attacks both on Axis land
positions and detectives in the Med
iterranean. Both armies along the
Alamein line appeared to be pre-
pairing for the winters fighting al
thu fastest possible speed.
GIBRALTAR RAIDED
Axis anxiety over the possibility
that action will not be confined tt
the desert front seemed apparen
in the sudden appearance of raid
ing planes over Gibraltar, key bas'
at the western entrance of th'
Mediterranean. Twice this weel
Gibraltar has been raided by nigh
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

fired. Two prisoners received light
bayonet wounds. A hole was chop
ped through a roof, and fire hose
used to quell the uproar.
Some Germans went on a two-day
hunger strike. But Ralston said the
Germans at BoWmanville, and at
ID other camps in Canada, were
shackled as ordered and still re-
manned so.
Ralston ulu not say how many
were shackled, but presumably the
total shackled in Canada and the
British Isles equaled the number
about 1000 of British the Ger
mans took at Dieppe. Hitler ord
cred the prisoners manacled be-
cause Germans allegedly were hand
cuffed in a commando raid. The
Canadians and British gave him un-
til Oct. 10 to free them.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
3-Year.0Id Girl
Killed By Horse

Roxie Goss, 3, daughter of Mr
and Mrs Johnnie Goss of Julian
former Ell Centrans, died in san
Diego hospital Wednesday night
from injuries suffered when a horse
kicked her in the head.
The little girl was riding horse
her mother was leading. The horse
jumped, unseating the child. AS she
fell she caught her foot in the STIR
rup and the horse kicked her in the
head. The accident occurred on a
ranch near Julian where the GoSs
family is living. Roxie's parents both
attended school in Ell Centro.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the Johnson-Saum mortuary,
Fourth and Ash streets, San Diego,
at 2 pm. Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

w. M. Butts and E. j. Terharr
were the first to come here Friday.
They will be followed by S. F. Sim
mons and Frank Skillman, also FSA
engineers.
FridaT morning Butts and Ter
harr began their work by inspecting
the county fairgrounds at Imperial,
which will be the concentration and
dispersal point for laborers sent in
at government order. They will
continue their investigation for
four or five days, inspecting federal
migratory camps and buildings to
be provided by individual farmers.
All locations must be up to certain
specifications before the FSA will
approve them as being fit for use.
U. S. Employment Service Direc-
tor Tom Finney asked all ranchers
with living quarters that may be
used by workers to contact him at
his Ell Centre office in order that
the inspectors may visit the places
Sterilization of wages for field
work, another FSA requirement be-
fore workers are sent to locality
was furthered Thursday night when
100 valley farmers met at the court
house.
They decided at special hearing
that so cents an hour or So per acre
should be paid for thinning row
crops
Before workers are finally brought
in, prevailing wage must be de
cided by a committee to be appointed
by Secretary of Agriculture Claude
Wickard. The committees finding
however, would probably be largely
influenced by the prevailing wages
set by meetings such as Thursdays
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Veteran Engineer
Visits in Valley

Thomas E. Gallagher, rs, one OF
the two remaining engineers who
piloted the Death Valley SCotty
special for the Santa Fe railway
company between Los Angeles and
Chicago away back in 1905, was a
visitor in Ell Centro Thursday,
He piloted old engine No. 983
on the run between Barstow and
Needles. His average time for the
III miles, was three hours and
Is minutes. He said he stopped
twice for water on the desert run
At the time the railway COM
pany was attempting to cut down
the time between Les Angeles and
Chicago.
Gallagher retired after serving sc
years as a railroad engineer, he
said. He came to Ell Centre with
Thomas E. Galligan, deputy grand
exalted ruler of the Elks in South
ern California. Gallagher lives In
San Bernardino.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Jack Kirkpatrick
On Lost Warship

Jack Kirkpatrick, former tele-
phone company employee in Impe-
rial county and a graduate of Cen
tral Union high school in Ell Cen
tro, was aboard the Meredith, said
to have gone down in action re-
Gently.
He Joined the United States Navy
last January. His wife, who lives
in Imperial, received letter from
kirkpatrick two weeks ago, but the
letter was a month old when she
received it. She has had no word
from the government since the dis
aster to the Meredith and is hope
full that her husband will get word
to her later.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

offensive-possibly at the expense
of Russia and Japan
The correspondent said that the
Russians want either a trial that
would reveal all about Hess or a
full and sincere explanation from
the British government as to what
"the Hess business means and why
trial is undesirable at present"
"They want to know what it's all
about" he wrote. The future OF
Anglo Russian relations-and Nov
7 (Red army day. when Josef Stain
undoubtedly will review the war sit
uation, u near-largely depends up
on the way the Hess business is
handled"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Canadians QueII
Prison Camp Riot

OTTAWA, Can. Oct. 23-(UP)-
German war prisoners in the Bow
manville, Ont, camp rioted against
being shackled on Oct. 10 and had
to be Subdued with bayonetS and
fire hoses, it may now be revealed.
The Germans, who were being
shackled because Adolf Hitler, in
violation of international law, ord
cred all British prisoners taken at
Dieppe put into irons, barricaded
themselves in their barracks, De-
fense Minister j. L. Ralston said last
night.
They beat an officer of the
guard "brutally" One German was
hit in the leg by a ricocheting bull
let when four warning shots were
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Draft
'Curbs
President Urges
Senate to Defeat
Training Proviso

WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
(UP) - President Roosevelt
advised the senate today that
he is opposed to pending
amendments to the 'teen-age
draft bill which would specify that
youths under 20 must be given a
years training before assignment
to combat duty.
Mr.. Roosevelts letter was read
to the senate by Sen. Chan Gurney,
R., S. D., author of the original sem
ate bill to reduce the minimum
draft age from 20 to 18.
Gurney previousl" had read a
letter from Gen. George c. Mar
shall, army chief of staff, to Chair
man Robert r. Reynolds, D.. N. c.,
of the senate military affairs COM
mittee, stating that the years train
ing provision would present the
army with an administrative i'm
possibility"
1T appears to me that the COM
plicated administration necessarily
involved in the handling of large
numbers of men by the army, as
we'll as the urgent necessity for cor
recting the present deficiencies as
to age, make it important that limi-
tations other than those now in
cluded in the bill be avoided" the
President said in his letter.
ADEQUATE TRAINING
In his letter, Marshall said that
every effort is now being made to
give troops adequate individual and
team training In most cases, he
pointed out, it takes many months
to accomplish this.
Sen Hiram w. Johnson, R., Calf
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Jupon Claims Four More
American Aviotors Held

American airmen had machine
gunned school children and, oy
threatening severe punishment,
to lessen American determination
to prosecute the war.
Secretary OF War Henry l.. Stim-
son said Thursday that some Amer
lean airmen who participated In
the Tokyo raid had been forced
down in China and IL was possi-
BILE they we're japanese prisoners
No plane was shot down over Ja-
pan proper, Those forced down m
China had exhausted their fuel
fighting head winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

tor" who lived at specific address
in Cleveland knew where he was,
1t developed that there was no such
street in Cleveland.
The new names given by Tokyo
radio we're: G.. E. Folmar, j VIII
gar, Charles j. Myking. George
Barr. Previously. it had given the
names of Lieut.. Edward M. Hall
mark, Dallas; Robert l.. Heiss,
Lieut.. william Farrow, also Sgt.
Harold Spatz, and Corp. Jacob De-
ShaUSer.
The Japanese we're trying to
build up the allegation that the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

authorities into court. They includ-
ed Ely Culbertson, Shappard Bar
clay, William E. McKenney, and
Albert H. Morehead. ~
OF their testimony, Magistrate
Aurelio said:
True, the skillful player may
make a better score than medio-
ere player, but with skillful play
ers playing agaist each other it is
the cards that count
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

bridge is gambling in a class
poker, for example
I'm of the opinion" he
that as long as cards haY
shuffled in any game befol
dealt or. it is the elerlel
chance that becomes master ot
situation"
Magistrate Aurelio got chance
tc rule on this ticklish poinl
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

The correspondent warned thaJ
the Russian demand for immediate
trial of Hess as war criminal must
be taken seriously.
Many Russians to whom'I have
talked do not believe that Hess came
to Britain without preliminary ar
rangement by somebody in Britain y
the correspondent wrote.
"The secrecy surrounding Hess has
become a symbol of something very
unhealthy. What if Hess. who might
perhaps be as Pravda says a pleni-
potentiary representative of Hitler,
really should be used for some shady
deal? AS long as Hess is guarded
in this mysterious way the Russians
worry about the next German peace
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
BY UNITED PRESS

Japan gave four more names FIT
day which she said belonged to
American aviators held prisoner in
Japan. The inference was that
they, like the previous four an
nounced, had been shot down
while participating in the Ameri-
can air raid on Tokyo in April.
The new announcement seemed
to make clear that Japan was EN-
barked on a "teaser" propaganda
campaign aimed at American mo-
rale. Tokyo radio said Thursday
that it wondered whether the rela-
tives of "a certain American avia-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23

through the conviction of Boris
Welti 30, on charges of maintain
ing a gambling establiShment--in
this case bridge club.
However, he suspended sentence
n Welti, who had faced a possible
x months in prison.
To establish its premise that du-
cate is a game of skill the bridge
league sent several national bridge
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
ALLIES GATHER FOR BLOW IN AFRICA
BridQe No Gene Of Skill

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-tU.Po-
Magistrate Thomas A. Aurelio, who
doesn't play the game, ruled from
the bench today that duplicate
bridge is a game of chance not
skill.
In a decision which the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League an
liounced it would appeal 10 the
highest court in the state, the mag
lstrate held flatly that duplicate
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Military Dictator
May Replace Nazis
AtFirst Defeat
Gen. ROmmel GrOOmed
To Take Over in Event
Of Disaster
BY NED RUSSELL

LONDON, Oct. %. (UP)-
Adolf Hitler realizes that a
military dictatorship may re-
place his Nazi regime when
Germany suffers her first major
military defeat and he is grooming
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel to
become the Reich's man of tomor-
row." a European diplomat with
access to usually reliable Berlin
reports said today.
Although there can be no doubt
that Rommel is 100 per cent Nazl,
Hitler was said to be making every
effort to cement the marshaPs per-
sonal loyalty to him. 1t was believed
this MAJ have been one of the reas-
ons why Hitler summoned Rommel
to Berlin from his Afrika Korps
headquarters on the Egyptian front
to occupy the place of honor during
Hitler's recent winter relief speech.
1t was pointed out, however, that
Rommel has been one of the Nazis'
best sources of propaganda both Tor
home and foreign consumption.
While the German armies in Rus
sia were slowly begging down on
most sectors, Rommel's Afrika Korps
drove to within 80 miles of Alex
andria and, although its attempted
offensive early in September failed
completely, it remains constant
threat to the Allied position in the
Middle East.
SHIFT EXPECTED
In hissexpected meeting soon with
Benito Mussolini, Hitler may pro-
pose that Rommel become COM
mander in chief of all axis forces
in the entire Mediterranean, ac-
cording to persistent reports circu-
lating here. This would fit into Hit
ler's reported scheme to build up
the field marshal as the No. l Ger
man military leader and make him
a logical choice for any military
dictatorship.
Germany's gradual change from
offensive to defensive warfare along
most of the eastern front and the
virtual Stalemate on other theaters
has strengthened belief in Berlin
that the military may take over and
attempt to negotiate a peace, the
diplomat said.
Hitler then would attempt TO be
represented by Rommel, but Allied
quarters here pointed out that such
maneuver would be futile because
of the United Nations determination
to negotiate no peace with the Nazi
regime or any of its leaders.
, A major German defeat on the
5 battlefield probably would bring the
long standing feud between the old
: military clique and the Naz part
; to climax, the diplomat said. How
| ever, he emphasized it would have
to be a major reverse with "catas-
: trophic consequences" and not a
/ relatively minor setback, such as
withdrawal from Stalingrad.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
GRIM COUNCIL

Marston said that on the night
of his arrival he attended what
must have been one of the grimmest
councils ever held among Arctic
Continued on Page 6. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Eskimos Sturve
To Hell . in War
Courage and Sacrifice of Primitive
People Complete Secret Project Before
DeadIine Despite Threat Of Slow Death
: By RUSSELL ANNABEL

HEADQUARTERS, Alaska Defense Command Oct. %.
(UP)-A remote Eskimo village, fired with patriotism,
ignored threat of starvation to fulfill it's pledge in
the against Japan, it disclosed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Reds Ansered by
Hess Case Status

LONDON, Oct %. (UP)-Future relations between
Britain and Soviet Russia depend upon the manner IN
which the of Rudolf Hess Naz leader who flew to
Britain and made prisoner is handled the periodical
New Statesmans Moscow correspondent said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
ANstlNs
NEjpo;,RI1ER NjI

Not So Hot
The audience was enthralled at
the Methodist church supper and
program Thursday night, when Da-
vid Nuffer, 10, put on his act He
was billed as Junior Magician Ex-
tratordinary." And he was.
During his act, David held Up
two hugh safety pins commonly as
sociated with diapers.
There are what your parents
used to use en- you when you were
little" David said: The audience
laughed with stilted politeness.
WELL" David ad libbed, Il didn't
think that would go over so good
but my father told me to say it
What does that make Papa Lee
Nuffer?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Air Wars Fury
Seen as Prelude
TO Major Attack
French Mass Strength at Dakar; British
Send Strong Fleet into Indian Ocean,;
Planes Batter Axis Emb barka+ion Port
BY UNITED PRESS =

The Friday appeared to be reaching a definite
turning point with indications multiplying that the Atri-
front may blaze into winter action The develop
ments included IA major Royal air force smash at