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Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Arnold Declares
0ilFirlm's S Branch
Helped Nazi Govt.
Another Witness Says
No Rubber Shortage
Exists in America

WASHINGTON, March 27.
(UP) = Assistant Attorney
General Thurman w. Arnold
said today the German sub
sidiary of Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey developed plans
in 1893 for an aviation gasoline
plant which it said would be def
mite contribution to the Nazi pro-
gram of German -sufficiency.
RcSuming his testimony before
the senate committee investigating
the war program, Arnold also charg-
ed Standard Oil was considering
closer relations" with large Jap
aneSe trust in 1899 to assure reeS-
tabliShment of trade after any U. S.
japanese break.
Arnold explained Standards car
tel arrangement with German firms
an agreement which Committee
Chairman Harry S. Truman, D., Mo-
described IS treason on the part
of Standard.
BLOCKED DEVELOPMENT
Arnold had charged that the car
tel agreement with a German Chem
ical trust had blocked prope" de-
velopment of synthetic rubber pro
ductiop in the United States. Tru-
man said that the agreement rep
resented an effort by Standard
even after we were in the war,
to protect Germanys control over
synthetic rubber.
Because of that agreement, Tru-
man said, Germany has no rubber
shortage" while the United States
has to pinch TO supply its armed
forces.
Meantime, Elliot E. Simpson. eX-
ecutiye of a New York rubber con-
Germ, told the house interstate COM
merce committee that there is no
rubber shortage in the United
States today.
SUFFICIENT RUBBER
ASsailing officials of the rubber
division of the war production
board, Simpson said that there is
sufficient scrap and other rubber
now in this country Ito take care
of every public and defense need"
A thorough congressional inves
tigation of the rubber situation
he charged, will disclose startling
facts of inefficiency, unnecessary
curtailment of civilian rubber needs
and possibly some secret motives
of some vested interests"
I'VE are doing for the few large
vested rubber interests through
government edict, what they them
selves have tried through price
Continued on Page 6. Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Judge Flags Man
For Non-Support

You have the advantage ovel
your children" Judge John E.
Simpson told George Herbert Tif-
fany Thursday in ordcrlns him
held in Jail pending trial in super,
ior court on a charge of failing to
support his wife and four children,
you'll have a place to sleep tonight
and they probably won't"
Mrs Tiffany and her children.
ranging in age from five months
to eight years, were ordered out
of their house Thursday night for
non paymCht of rent. She Said
Tiffany tc2k all the money he had
and departed for Phoenix to ar
range tC take the whole family
there He later that same night
returned to their home in Ell Centro
without money and in a drunken
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Rules Relaxed on
Small Mine Loans

WASHINGTON March 27-'UPl
The Reconstruction Finance cor
rcyation today relaxed its rcgula-
tionS on loans to mine operators
to speed development CT small stra-
tcgic orc deposits.
Mine operators now may secure a
maximum RFC loan of $4,000 re-
payable out of proceeds from pro
duction without posting a mort
gage on the mine.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
I.V. Melon ACREAGE
Remains Same

Officials of the county agricul-
tural department Friday disclosed
that melon acreage for 1912 is ap
proximatcly the same as last year.
The figures which are not quite
complete, indicate that nearly 10000
acres of cautaloupos. honeydeWs
and honeyballs have been planted
against a total of 1854 for l941.
Art Sinclair, deputy commissioner
stressed the fact that all paintings
may not be listed correctly and
very probably there would be
fluctuation from the present fig
ures.
Cantaloupes again lead the list,
with approximately 1851 acres.
1880 acres last year were planted.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27

condition. She had him arrested.
Since March 7, she testified Tiffany
gave her SlO.50 tho relief gave
her S.. and a sister 81 All the
food they had in the house Thurs
day night was p@tatCc3. She sale
she couldn't work because one OF
the children WAS very i'll Will
whocping cough and she could not
leave him. II Wa arranged witt
her landady that she remain il
the house until other arrangements
are made.
Tiffany said he Couldn't get
work. nc pleaded guilty in super
ior court Friday ana was relcased
pending sentence so he may 80 to
work and support his family
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27

Roosevelt and his high-ranking as
sistants have been telling congress
that the administration wants no
change in the basic 40-hour-week
which requires payment at the rate
of time and one-half for work over
40 hours.
Peppers stand against the adj
ministration was interpreted as ia
vorable to Supporters of the bill spon-
sored by Rep. Howard w. Smith,
D., Va. The bill is being considered
b. the house naval affairs commit
tee and several members. while con-
ceding that it probably would not
go to the house floor as now writ
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27

The Smith bill would outlaw the
40-hour week and the closed shop
in war industries and limit profits
to six per cent of the cost of a
contract.
These developments in the labor
controversy came as Sen Joseph c..
O'Mahoney, D. Wyo. urged Presi-
dent Roosevelt to assume effective
leadership" of the war effort to pre-
vent the nation from becoming split
asunder over domestic policies. He
said that by that he meant estab-
lishment of a national policy on
labor, industry, profits and natural
resources.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Woman Follows
Son in Death

Mrs. Mary E. Stevenson, former
Imperial school teacher and mother
Of 1t John F. Stevenson who was
killed in an airplane crash in Flor
ida March a, died from a heart
attack in San Diego Thursday.
She was we'll known in Imperial
where she was a teacher in the elc-
mentar" schools. After the death
Of her husband, John F. Stevenson,
she went to San Diego to take posi-
ton III the schools J.lere. position
she held at the time of her death
She was a niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
j L. G.. SWinney of Imperial
Funeral services were scheduled
at Bonham Brothers mortuary in
San Diego at 3 pm. Saturday She
will be buried at Mt. Hope cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27

had been re-scld to Son Ethison for
$40 and later recovered from ETH
sen at Tolleson, Ariz. where ETH
son had moved Criswell valued it
at $108
On the day Lapier was arrested,
p-licc learned he had sold the
stolen typewriter to Marlowe fer
SO. WhCa police contacted Mar
lowe, he refused at first to relin-
quiSh the machine, and gave his
name as Jake Cohen
In addition to the charge of being
fence for stolen property, Mar
lowe. it was indicated, might face
investigation by federal authorities.
The government has banned the
sale or purchase by private indi'
viduals of typewriters.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27

ten believed some sort of bill would
be approved by the committee.
These members suggested that
the committee might approve a
measure. changing the basic work
week for war industries from 40
to 48 hours, possibly with "inCen-
tive bonuses" for extra production.
They said a profits limitation of
more than six per cent might be
included along with a provision
freezing closed and open union
shops as they now exist. These in
general are the provisions Of a pro-
gram suggested by Chairman Carl
VinSon, D., Ga
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Pepper Breaks with FDR

WASHINGTON, March 81 cUPD-
Congressional supporters of the
Smith bill to abolish overtime pay
ment today hailed as encouraging
Sen Claude Peppers break with the
administration on the 4O-hour-
week issue.
Pepper has been a "doWn-the-
line" supporter of the administra-
ton and often has tossed out trial
balloons on issues that later have
become administration policy. Yes
terday he called for abolition of all
restrictions on the hours of work
during the war.
For more than q week President
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Morals Suspect
Pleads Guilty

Declaring there was no hopc
of beating the morals and theft
charges against him, Earl IL.
Lapicr. 54-year-Old carpenter
Friday pleaded guilty TO at
tempting to rape small III
Centre girl and to theft.
His fingerprint record showed
he had served more than IL
years in penitentiaries for COM
mitting various morals OffenSes
and had been arrested many
times on morals charges.
He will be sentenced in Su-
periOr court next Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
APPS THROW FULL FORCE against BAT TAAN
Pro.Gerrnan Chief
MAY Rule vichy

VICHY, March u CUP) =
ViCe-Premier Francois Darlan
today conferred with Pierre La
val at his castle near here for
two hours on tire question of
Laval's return to the govern
ment.
Rane de Chambrun conferred
with Fernand de BrinOn, the
Vichy government delegate, at
Paris on the same proposal.
A decision on Lavars return
to power was expected shortly,
possibly within 48 hours.
If Laval comes back into the
government, ii was understood,
il will mean a program of full
Franco German military
collaboration.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27


Marlowe was in county Jail in
default of $500 bond.
In addition to receiving the type
writer from Iapier, MarloWe was
accused by Chief of Police Ronnio
Voyles of purchasing portable
electric sewing machine from the
same oft-cCnvicted child moleSter
and house prOWler
Voylcs said Lapler admitted steal
ing the sewing machine from the
store room of an Ell Centro & 10,
where the manager, C. l.. Criswell,
had placed it for safe keeping af-
ter moving here recently from Cal
eXico.
The machine, which Marlowe al
legedly bought from Lapier for Sc,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27

the morning of Feb IS. and army
authorities said at that time that
unidentified aircraft, probably
enemy had been observed.
Hsinkine radio, controlled by the
japanese, thus gave the first con
firmation from axis sources of the
raid,
Roosevelt is a liar He said in
his fireside chat that the United
states coast would be safe from
enemy attack and submarines. yet
as he spoke, japanese submarines
were destroying the California
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27

coast.
Two days later U-bCats sank
eight ships off the American coasts
and two waves of Japanese planes
flew over Los Angeles and its air
craft factories"
Japanese radio stations hereto
fore had said the planes were "un-
identified" or enemy" and had
made no direct reference to their
nationality.
II was believed, however. the
broadcast was another typical
tcasting effort designed for list
enerS in the Far East only
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Chinese GuerriIIas
TARGET for laps

CHUNGKTNG, March 27 -- CChl-
neSe Broadcast Recorded BY I'm
tied Press III San FranciscoI-Jap-
anese planes and troops are strik-
ing hard against Chinese forces in
the adjoining provinces of ShenSi
and ShanSi in north Gina in an
effort tc checks attacks by regular
and guerrilla forces, the official
Chinese war spokesman said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
MARION HOlLINS
IS BEACH CHAMP

DEL MONTE, Cal, Mar. 81 cUPJ
- Tireless Marion HollinS OF Peb-
BILE Beach today held the Pebble
Beach golfing championship after
she defeated much younger fl
nalist, Mrs. Frederick Sheldon of
Carmel nine and eight.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Aliens
Undo
CurfeW
Free Evacuation
Ends Sunday for
Calf. Japanese

Imperial county's 1888
enemy aliens and Japanese
Americans, along with all
similar residents of the west
coast of the United States, at
dawn Friday began living under a
curfeW order issued by Gen. John
L. Dewitt, head of the western de-
fenSe command, and face immediate
arrest if they ignore it.
The order forbade the movement
of all enemy aliens and Japanese
Americans between the hours of 8
pm. and am. 1t affects 260 900
persons on the west coast andApro-
yides that no Japanese, German or
italian nationals or Japanese Am
eriCans may be more than five miles
from their homes except when
travelling to or from their jobs OF
the post office, to or from an official
alien control office. or are being
evacuated under Army permit.
FBI IN CHARGE
Officers of the federal bureau Of
investigation Friday received orders
to enlist the aid of local law en-
forcement officers IN enforcing the
curfeW order. Officials Of the FBI
declared Gen. DeWitt'S order will
be strictly enforced by the FBl,
which was designated as the official
agency to enforce it. No one III
Imperial county has the authority
to grant local exceptions to the
order or grant any travel permits
other than those granted voluntary
evacueeS Dy the Federal Employ
ment service.
For the present" said Thomas
NJ Finney, head of the employment
service, Il have orders to ISSUE
travel permits to Japanese who can
prove they have a job or a place
to live outside the restricted ana
prohibited zones. All other permits
must come from the U. S. attorney
in san Diego" Finncy said his Of
flee at $40 State street, Ell Centre,
will be open Saturday afternoon
and all day Sunday to speed the
work of assisting the voluntary
evacueeS.
SUNDAY DEADLINE
At midnight Sunday a new order
becomes effective under which jap
anese aliens and nonalienS will
be forbidden to leave military area
No except as the Army shall
order. Iris was understood to affect
the persons of the Japanese but
was not designed to interfere with
their property and business trans
actions with the federal agencies
delegated to help them.
The latest proclamation, signed
Thursday night by Dewitt, is de
signed to prevent the indiScliminate
evacuation of aliens to other states
After that midnight deadlinc, all
movements OF lleSc persons Will be
regulated by the Army for the pro-
lection of the japanese and to in
sure proper shelter awaits them at
Continued on Page 6; Column 3
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Typewriter Buyer
Nabbed byPoIice

The "Jakic Cohen' to whom Earl Laper, confessed
perverthief sold typewriter that Lapier had stolen
from McCoys Office Supply store in FL Centro Friday
was revealed Harold Marlowe, 49, following his arrest
by Officer Jack Tackett charge of receiving stolen
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Quezon Rejoins
Gen. Macarthur
Philippine President. Reported Dead
By Tokyo Propagandists, Breaks Thru
japanese Lines to Reach Australia

GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Aus
tralia March 81 (UP)-Presdent Manuel L. Quezon has
arrived in Australia at the head of his cabinet to await
the day when Cen Douglas Macarthur returns at the
head of victorious United Nations army to free his islands
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Explosion Rocks War Lab
At Pasadena; Six Injured
Institute Of Technology Campus Shaken
By Blast in Restricted d Area Devoted
To Special Work for u. Government

PASADENA Cal, March 27. UP)-An explosion to-
day rocked the Kellogg Radiation laboratory, of the
Of the California institute OF Technology campus
restricted because Of important experiments
and injured six persons, critically.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
24-Hour Attacks
Rock Corre9idor
I'm New Offensive
Nipponese Throw More Airplanes, Men
Into AII-Out Assault on Burma Lines
AGAINST Fierce Resistance of Chinese
BY UNITED PRESS

,Japans war machine went all ut Friday in an at
tempt to break American defenses in the Philippines and
Allied lines in Burma. At last reports, the enemy had
made no important progress In the Philippines, there
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Coast Destroyed.
japanese Assert

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. (UP)-The Hsnking,
anchuuo radio declared today that two of Japa
arpanes flew Los Angeles and its aircraft fac
days after President Roosevelt made his fire
Feb 23) Antaircraft guns went into action
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
p AMBLING
X EpoRTER
What Variety?

What Variety?
There is no use for George A
Thomas to deny this, Oscar Fcrgu-
son and A. c. Johnston are wit
neSSeS They heard him say it.
What is your full Nance Fergu-
son asked Thomas
George Arbutus Thomas" Thom-
as said clearly.
Wonder # he is the trailing var
iety. -
Election Year
I'VE Eastside tclKo sure IS gettin
popular agin,' q Negro man saio
Thursday. Another city election
mus be comm up"
What Next
Chief of Police Harold DickCrSOL
of Calipatria nearly popped a uni
form button Thursday.
And no wonder. Pound Master
Harold SchWeitzer dragged stray
deg into the Calipatria Jail and
told Dickerson to quarantine it for
10 days.
DickerSon had to lock the dog il
an empty cell until he could To-
cate a canine lookup.
Safety First
There was a lovely calendar
hanging on the wall in the district
attorneys room. The picture show
ed farmhouse at night. One OF
the windows was brilliantly lighted
Russell Yeager came along anG
pinned a black curtain over the
window.
Might be a blackout some time
and no one in the office to tul..
out the light
Oh. for
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
WEATHER

WEATHER
Maximum Thursday IA Minimum
Friday 80; pm. Thursday 20, hu-
midity 20; 5 am. Friday az, hu-
midity 48; Noon Friday II, hu-
midity ID.
LOS ANGELES HAY
U. S. No. l 4-5O-25.5O; U. S. o.
2 leafy Nv. $24-24.5O; us. No. 2
S22-S23. Mpls. Sept. flax $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-27
Bank Debts

.EI Centro Business Barometer
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
Hubby Free
In Death OF
Young Wife

Admitted to Receiving hospital
and released following treatment
there after suffering from a head
injury, allegedly received at the
hands of her husband, SO year old
woman died soon after re-adn1ir=
lance to the above hospital, police
learned last week.
An investigation disclosed that
Mrs Gertrude Pearl Washington Of
1927 Clinton street. had been as
saulted and struck on her head with
some weapon welded by her hus-
band, James,
The injured woman was treated
at the hospital on October II and
was discharged on the 18th.
On October 10, Mrs. Washington
was re-admitted to the hospital aft
er she had complained of the head
injury and reportel that she was
suffering from possible cetauus
lblood poisoning Her condition
was reported as serious by hospital
attaches
At approximately l2;45 pm. on
October 20. Mrs Washington died
at the hospital
Following an investigation by de-
tectives OF the homicide squad the
case was listed as excusabie by a
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
BUS VICTIMS
BURIED HERE
THIS WEEK
Four Women Dead, Nine
Injured In Train-Bus
Crash, Wed.

The funeral of two Of the four
women victims of the tragic DSR
bus and train mishap Of lasr We'd
nesday have been held and the
others are expected to be buried
sometime this week
Four of the l6 persons fatally in
jured in the bus-train crash were
Negro women while nine Of the
q injured were also Negroes
Morgue Tragic Scene
The county morgue was the scene
Of much bereavement and its spa
cious rooms and corridors were fill
ed with the piriful moaI Of friends
and relatives OF those lying dead
inside the inner rooms OF the build
ing at Larned and Brush streets,
as loved ones came to identify the
earthly remains of their departed
wives. husbands and once dear rel
l,ives.
Sixteen persons were fatally in
iured, some OF Them died 5efore
they oslo be taker 10 get treat
ment at a hospital while others
died a short time later.
Twenty-seven received injuries
requiring treatment and hospitali-
zation at one Of several hospitals
NWSee VICTIMS, Page 2
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
so LEADERS
TO Demand
us. ACTION
Mass d e e G a t ion Will
Include Workers
And Women

Determined to take the fight for
Jobs 10 the highest authority in the
United States. the Citizens Com
mittee for Jobs in War Industry,
this week. made plans 10 send
5O-man delegation to Washington
10 confer with Paul Y McNutt,
chairman Of the War Manpower
board and also Congressman rolan.
chairman OF the Tolan Committee.
to aid in The effort to have employ
ers in tie Detroit sarea obey the
Presidents executive order 1902
The figh' to secure thousands Of
ioos for Negro men and women
who have been virtually barred
from local defense plants was given
added impetus when the committee
planned a mass delegation to ask
Mayor EDWARD J. Jeffrie TO make a
etttsitc statement --ott----F.4aHPower
shortages in Detroit and discrimi-
nation in the plants Jeftries viii
be asked to take stand on the
urgency Of hiring all qualified
workers in this area regardless of
color before Immigrant workers,
and 10 back up the president who
said the usual employment prefer
lqces cannot be :olerat d at n1is
time
At a MONDAY meeting Monday,
Atty. Joseph Craisen was appointed
al, airy,,ar If n rOn1rr, ittep TO confer
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
TWo Women,
Man Attenpt
Suicide Here

Two women and a man attempted
suicide this week following marital
misunderstanding with their below
ed. according to police records this
week
Thelma Fairchilds, "a, and mar.
ried " 934 Osborne avenue. so poi.
ice say was rushed to get aid after
taking lysol NJ understanding with
her boyfriend was Used as the
cause Of her dependency
Olga Cooper 10 and married o,
283 East Baltimore was taken 10
the hospital after she had taken
liniment following a family fight
so police say.
Gir1fTiend trouble was listed BY
police as the reason Richard To-
tum, 81. OF 2637 West For; street
took potassium permanganate last
week
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
Shot BY Employee
OF Beer Tavern

An alteration between a custo-
ner and . bartender resulted this
week n the shooting Of ole Muir
ray. 26. Of 1891 McGraw avenue,
who wsr treated at Receiving hos
p.tsl for a gunsho' wound 10 the
75ienen and forearm
Hcli for investigation Of The al
tercsuon is Albert Archie, employ
cd at 1900 Warren avenue.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
Friends Argue,
One Gets Shot

Sho, in the chest and reported
IN q ten porarily serious condition
by hospital attaches, Zeb Aston,
%. Of 3ill East Vernon highway told
police that he had been shot by
Ben Wanamaker, As, Of 2537 Jos
Campau street
It was learned that the TWO men
had beer drinking and an argyll
mcnt over some undisclosed mat
ter. resulted in Wanamaker pulling
his gun and shooting his alleged
friend while near "7H7 East Verne
Hghway this week.
WanamsEcr was held FOR inycsti.
CATION o. the shooting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
Appointed A S
Foreman At FOrd's

Edward Taylor Of 1891 Wiscon-
sin St. was made foreman in the
millright department at Ford's
River Rouge plan last week Mr.
Taylor will supervise all repair
work in the cor- making depart
nents on the midnight shift.
He is the first Negro 10 be made
] foreman in this department
The promotion from gang leader
TO the foremanship came after
sixteen years Of service in Ford's
employr
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-07
SENATOR WINS
FOURTH Term
TN THE Senate.
Bowman Makes A Good
Race For State
Representative

Senator Charles c Digs, seeking
reelection to the state senate. was
victorious in the election held Tues
day, scoring a substantial win over
his Republican opponent Clarence
Wilson, in the third senatorial dis
trict.
This marks Senator Digs fourth
term in the state legislature. He was
first elected in 1886 He is a NOR
;ician by profession
As usual. Senator Digs waged a
strong campaign, both in the pri-
mary and for the general election
He We opposed by Leroy G White
and Attorney William Banks in the
primary, but showed them under by
better than three 10 one
Senator Djgss introduced the
Digs Civil Rights Bill during the
/ first term he served in the Senate
bill which provides criminal and
civil action for racial discrimination
IN public places
While the Republicans swept the
state. Democrats were successful in
winning Wayne county as all Off
cials were reelected, including
/ Prosecutor WilIah Bowling County
Treasurer Jacob Sumeracki. and
cv,r,cr i,ro,,,., >, courf,, cforLy