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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Mrs. Mowrey Death
Termed Natural

Mrs. Anna Mae Mowrey, 29-year-
old Ell Centre housewife, died a
natural death, an autopsy and ex-
hauStiVe laboratory tests revealed
Thursday.
She died early Tuesday mornin1
after having been found i'll at he.
nome when her husband, James A
Nowrey, returned home from work
She was rushed to a hospital whcr,
She died.
The tests showed, Sheriff Robert
w. Ware said, that Mrs. Mowrey
had not been poisoned and hal
not been attacked as at first was
feared. She was suffering from or
ganic ailments, including a heart
ailment, the officers was informed
by the autopsy surgeons.
An inquest was scheduled at thc
Lemons mortuary at 1890 am. Fri
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Inpounded Auto
Cos:s Thief SEQ

G. Miguel, Filipino. showed up at
FL Centre ponce station Thursday
morning and asked if he could have
automc bile, please, and Police
Judge Lee Nuffer said sure, anG
that will be $50 cash or 25 days in
the blStille.
Mieuel had run out Ct gas Wed
nesday hight. and decided to "bor-
row" IA gallon or so from truck
owned by Blackip Nelson. SIS
adams avenue Mel on, however
hadn't been consulted in the mat
ter. and when he caught Miguel
syphoning the fuel, he called the
cops
Miguel fled. leaving his car which
was promptly impounded. When he
appeared at the pclice stati II to
claim tho machine. he was booked
for Eetty theft, and the judge die
the rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
e Centre Man
Prisoner Of Japs

The navy Thursday released
the names of all marines taker
prisoner by the japanese at Wake
Island, and among them was the
name of Hollis Smalling, 90
ycar-Old former Ell Centre high
school football player.
Young Smalling is the son of
Dewey Smalliug, 1125 North
Third street, janitor at Centra'
Union High school.
The youth enlisted in the mar
ines in January, 1910, when he
was only 18 years of age. He had
been a member of the high SchOOl
"B" squad. His father THURSDAY
said the last letter he receiver
from his son was two weeks De-
fore the japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor and the other American
Pacific islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

striking fCrces.
Stimson made his statement III
response to questions concernine
the GermGl submarine attack OF.
the Dutch Wesl Indies Islands Of
Aruba and Curdco.
All I have to say is that the
possibility and probability of suci.
All attack had been fcreseen." he
said BY arrangements with the
Dutch government We placed or
the island force for its defense. "
He said the attack raised the
vital question that we have got tC
be prepared for attacks net only
at Aruba but all along our coasts
and We have get To be prepared
against pressure BY the public Il
string out our detenSe5 along the
coasts and bases"
He recalled that when ne wa,
secretary Of war in 1911, there va
d widespread demand for troops tC
patrol the Texas border during
Mexican revolutions. He said at
that time the entire regular army
could supply cnly two mtn 70.
each mile.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

AVdIN dI AJdkt III IIIt NpIH Il IIUIIIC'
ipal election.
That Moore and Fawcett will have
some stiff opposition, however was
indicated when a prominent e.
Centro business man obtained two
blank petitions from the clerk S
office. He requested that his identity
be not revealed.
Another business man had taken
out two petitions, but Thursday
said his two prospective candi-
Gates did nol choose to run.
The issues in the Forthcoming
campaign still were underlined Thurs
day, but it was apparent that they
will revolvc chiefly around person.
alitieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

to have it adequately worked aG
soon as this emergency hauling Is
completed" Wallace wrote.
Wallace also SAID that surveys
of other Imperial Valley road work
are we'll advanced and it was ex-
pected to have the project be-
tween CaleXico and FL Centre ready
for advertisement early this spring
He said that all state highway
budgeted work has been delayed
because OF uncertaint" in connec-
ton with federal financing and
trouble in getting adequate tech
nical help.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
REINFORCE BOLSTER ALLIES in EAS'
I.C. Boys Organize
TRAINING Unit

Centrol Junior college boys
decided Wednesday to form
their own military training
group and hold weekly drills
OH the campus, Dean Glenn
Kieffer announced Thursday.
Coach Raleigh Holt will have
charge of the group and will
teach the basic formations and
drills. First drill period was
scheduled for next Wednesday
afternoon.
The college boys met TO con-
slider the training group and
decided it would be useful to
have their own voluntary or
ganization. Enlistments will be
accepted at the college.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

Camp Seeley soldiers soon will b
cutting the rug in big jiye fac
tory which once was part of E.
Ccntro's three RS.
The Ell Centre city council We'd
..esday night granted a request OF
Camp Seeley officers and Ten
Thousand club members for a do
l.stion of used lumber salvaged
from the old Lincoln school with
which to construct a dance hall
at the camp
1t. Col. l.. j. Stewart appeared
before the council and presented
the request on behalf Of the sold
i-rs and the club, many members
Of which were in the audiC5 &c
The council promptly voted to SuD-
ply enough materials to build the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Senate Debates Repeater
Of Pensions for Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 up
Tho senate opened debate on the
proposed repeal OF congressional
pensions today when Sen Harry F.
+. Byrd, d, Va, offered his bill
dy =. amendment to a pending
naval measure.
Byrd acted Oh behalf OF the sen
ate civil service committee. Which
last night approved the repeal bill
by a to , vote. 1t would elimi-
nate the president, vice president
Cabinet members and senators and
representative from the recently
enacted retirement law, while re-
tanning pc; sion coverage for some
2l0,000 other federal employe,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

gram from the Imperial County
Highway Development association
in which the bad condition of the
roads was deplored and help of the
state requested.
Wallace said he had instructed
road superintendents to make re-
pairs and keep the roads in safe
condition. The most seriously dam
aged highway, Secretary c. F.. Rey-
nolds of the highway association
said, was the Calexico cutoff road.
the road leading south from Seeley.
Il assure you that we will do
everything within our means to
keep the road in good condition and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
CITY DONATES
DANCE FLOOR

hall for which it received thanks
OF Mrs. Warren Currier in behalf
of the Ten Thousanders
The council voted an appropria-
tion of $500 to purchase two air
horns to be used in air raid signal
ilg. The horns were requested by
Fire Chief Corn Reed. who is chair
man of the city defense council.
Other council business included
Accepted the resignation of Mil
ton Zinn as member Of the City
zoning and planning commission.
Voted three TO two TO appropriate
$25 to defray the expenses of n
trip by City Clerk Neal Gavin TO
meeting of the California League
OF municipalities. Mayor Bob Iiatton
and Councilman p. l.. Moore wtrt
the diSSenterS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

in his recuperation from a heart
ailment, said the services OF tht
woman were vital to smooth opera
tiCn of the cityS business, and
asked that her salary be set al 81
above the pay received by othtl
women employees of the office.
The council was unanimous il.
protesting against what Scme mem
berS termed discrimination against
Did employees Of the clerks office
and finally V,ted to hire the wo-
man at a salary of $l25.
Gavin was questioned sharply as
to his ability to keep the office
functionAng with the same elfici-
ency that has obtained since the
appointment of Roy JohnStone a.
acting cit" clerk IN CavinS abb
sencc. The council was very solicit
ious of the clerks health.
CHANGES OPPOSED
Councilman H. w FaWce'tt, who
is commissioner of the water de-
partme1lt, inferred that he would
diSapprove any move on the clerk S
part to change the present system
of billing water customers, SyS-
tenn that was Installed by john
stone, and which is generally cred
tied with reducing the number OF
delinquent water bills from 400 u
less than so since JohnStC.:e has
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

brought into the system.
Byrd offered the repeater as an
amendment to a bill authorizing
allotments of pay for one year to
dependents of military personnel,
and certain civilians. who are cap
tdrcd by the enemy or who are list
ed as missing
Sen Sheridan Downey D., Cal,
has prepared a $30-a month gen.
Cral pension bill for the nation S
aged as substitute for the BYRD
proposal Sen Bennett C. Vlark,
., Mo, plans to offer as another
umr dment his bill to increase
the base pay of Army, Navy and
Marine personnel in overseas SER
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Stimson Refu&es
Defense CIunoy

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. tUPl---
Secretary OF War Henry L. Slim
on warned the nation today it
must expect sporadic attacks on ouI
coasts, but he declared the higi.
command is making every effort t.
gain the offensive in crushing the
AXi1.
Stimson said about the only way
to win the war is to take a Wig
orouS offensive against the enemy "
He said the surest way to lose it
would be to yield to pressure BY
local groups for protection thai
would divide the might of om
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

vice 20 per cent in the case OF en-
listed men and 10 rer cent for Of
flcerS.
In the house, the civil service
committee opened hearings on sew
cral pending bills also designed
tc repeal the congressional PEN
sionS plan.
Sponsors of the repeal measures
told the committee that the PEN
sion plan has caused "a storm Of
criticism" from constituents. One
member. Rep. Homer ID. Angel.
r., Ore, informed the committee
that voters OF his district suggest
ca that return home with my
blankets.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
A Grateful Soldier

Thank you letters from Pvt. Rob-
ert A. Somogyi Camp Seeley SOL
dier who has been in the El Centre
hospital for treatment of injuries
suffered while on duty, were receiv-
ed by Ell Centrans this week.
Il want to express my heartfelt
appreciation to the Red Cross" he
wrote the Post-Press, "for being
so grand to me while I was in the
hospital. They filled the lonely
hours by sending me q radio and
several first class magazines.
The spS of the organization is
magnificent and the work they do
for our country in peace or war is
highly commendable and truly
praiSeworthy."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

Fawcett, who filed Wednesday,
still had no statement to make, and
Moore said his only platform will
be economy and cooperation with
the government in the war effort.
Moore has a son on a bomber
somewhere out in the ocean
hence Il have every reason for wish
ing to do everything l can to help
win this war"
Rigid economy in the city govern
ment, he said, lis more vital today
than at any other time in our lives.
for every dollar we save now is just
that much more that we can make
available for defense work "
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
5000 SIGN UP HERE
FOR THIRD u. S. DRAFT

A total of 3,174 men signed up at
registration depotS established i'll
southern Imperial county by the
FL Centro draft beard last Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday,
Counting and tabulation were
not complete in the Brawleg area
Thursday but was expected to BE-
completed by Friday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
d A~BlINe
EpoR7ER
Now They're Even

Now They're Even
1t was a great day for Dale BaS-
sett, II, when his parents, MI
and Mrs. Don Bassett, entertained
two Camp Seeley soldiers at din
ne.
When the soldiers arrived, they
were told to leave their coats IL
Dale's bedroom Across the coat
fronts appeared an array Of med
ais. Dale was instructed to dress
for dinner. He took SO long thai
his parents thought he might pos
sibly have reached the stage when
he would be particular about his
personal appearance.
At last Dale sailed into the din
ing room.
Across his youthful chest daneled
q long row Of cub scout medals
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
y
OOOOops. Wrong Place

For some reason best known 10
himself, Ted Reynolds. decided to
register Sunday morning for Sc
lectiye service.
In the middle of the morning he
dashed to registration neadquar-
ters in Veterans Memorial hall i,
El Centre.
He tipped his hat over one ey
and beaming from ear to ear, push
ed open the great doors to the
main auditorium and Swaggeret
toward the front of the building
Suddenly he noticed somethins
that was not quite right. h
snatched off his hat and beat a
greatly embarrassed retreat. He
had walked into the middle OF
Catholic church services being helC
in the hall during church repairs
Ted was so fused he could scar
cely register when he last stumbled
into the right place for that sort
of thing.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
KNITTING NEEDLE SHORTAGE

SANTA CRUZ, Feb 10. tUP'-
SO many deft fingers are knitting
for the local Red Cross chapter
that there is shortage of needles
The supply of local stores was eX-
hauSted and housewives were aSkct.
to search for unused needles ii
drawers or boxes at hCme.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
State Promises
Highway Repairs

promise of the immediate repair and continued main
enance of Imperial county roads damaged by transpora
oh of materials for the federal airport Ell Centre
received in the valley Thursday in letter from f.
Wallace district engineer for the state division of highways
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Clerk Under Fire
Council Meet

request by City Clerk Neal Gavin for authority TO
hire experienced bookkeeper at $50 per month wed
sdav night precptated heated disc of the affairs
of tfe clerks office
Gavin who has been back the job only week follow
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
Moore Files as
City Candidate

Councilman p. L. Moore Thursday candidate for
reelection to a second term
Moores nominating petition filed with City Clerk Neal
Gavin placed him in the field with Councilman W. Faw-
the only candidates thus far for the two council
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
MocArthur's Men
Crack Jap Drive
On Corre9idor
Enemey Continues Advance Against
Burma Road While Chinese Troops
Launch Big Invasion of Thailand
BY UNITED PRESS =

American, Australian and Chinese renforcemens boil
stored the United Nations fighting front in the Far
Thursday and reported against japanese drives
toward the fortress of COrregidor the Dutch island OF
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
TEMPERATURES

. Maximum Wednesday SO, mini
mum Thursday IS, p. m. We'd
nesdaynesday So, humidity "a; 5 a.
m. Thursday 41, humidity 76; noon
Thursday 65, humidity 49.
Los ANGELES HAY
q. S. No. l $23.50-24; U. S. No. 2
leafy l. v. 1929; u. S. No. 2 So
20, Mpl, Sept. Flax S2.35.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19

El Centro Business Barometer
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-19
kiIIe
Jailed
Escaped Murderer
Lures 2 Year Old
Girl Into Cabin

Quick thinking on the part
of a young Ell Centro mother
and the help of an auto court
wner late Wednesday
brought about the arrest of
Evening star., 1942-11-02

and Rumanian cargo vessels. The
Nazis sent out speedboats in an at
tempt to salvage the cargo, but Rus
sian artillery drove the Germans of.
Then the Russians sent out their
own speedboats. Two ace divers,
Mikhail Baranov and Semyon Gut
man, went down into the holds of
the Sunken vessels. The enemy
fired on the Russians, but the divers
succeeded in recovering cargo valued
at 5000, 900 rubles.
Outside of Stalingrad, a ferry
carrying several tanks for the Rus
slams was sunk. A detachment of
divers went out into the Volga and
in spite of attempts by Nazi ar
tillery and trench mortars to dis
rupt the operations-succeeded in
locating the tanks.
The commander was wounded In
the course of the operations, but
the divers pulled the tanks ashore
with Winches.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
i. 5. Court Rules Firms
Must Pay D. {. Income Tax

The United States Court of Ap-
peals ruled today that foreign cor
porations must pay back District
taxes on income from goods sold in
the District during the last three
years, despite the fact large portion
of the income in question Is at
tributable to activity which took
place outside the District.
The decision was handed down In
the case of the Eastman Kodak Co.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Glenn
Simmon, who handled the case for
the District, said the cases of about
IL other similar corporations have
been awaiting this decision.
However. Mr.. Simmon said, the
question of law involved has now
become more or less moot" since
under an amendment to the District
income tax law, passed in June of
this year, corporations no longer
have to pay taxes on such income.
Tax money totaling about $35, 900
is involved in the IL cases pending. "
Evening star., 1942-11-02
British Plane Output
Up 209d in Month,
Morrison Declares
Per Copito Production
OF War Goods Greater
Than Any Country
BY the Associated Press.

0y Lie AASOClhteQ FIeSS.
CARDIFF, Wales, Nov. Brit
aims aircraft production in Septem-
ber increased 20 per cent over Au-
gust, Home Secretary Herbert Nor
rison declared here yesterday in a
speech in which he paid tribute to
the achievements of the British
worker.
Production of other war materials,
exclusive of ships, showed an in
crease of IA per cent in the same
period, Mr. Morrison added.
He asserted that Britains per
capita output of war goods of all
kinds exceeded that of any nation
and that the shipbuilding output
alone is double that per head of any
other country.
Rej0ices in U. S. Achievement.
This small country, with its As
100000 people, has achieved a war
output that stands in the front
ranks of productive achievements on
either side," Mr.. Morrison said.
Its output per head is greater
than that OF any other country, ally
or enemy"
He added, however:
I'VE rejoice in the tremendous in
dustrial achievement of our Amer
lean friends and Allies. We welcome
with enthusiasm the tremendous
output OF her shipbuilding industry
so much greater than our own.
Near Manpower Limit.
Mr.. Morrison said that Britain ws
near the limit of her resources in
manpower, but there is still room for
Improvement in the organization and
ALLEGATION of resources, and improve
ment is being made"
He said that 80 per cent of Brit
aims war production is shipped over
seas, that the navy had taken to port
1919 out of every 200 ships in convoy,
that the country has 600 warships
and auxiliaries constantly at sea and
has destroyed, captured or damaged
more than 125 enemy warships and
more than 100000 tons of his ship
ping.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
War Brings Return
OF Fake Prophets
BY the Associated Press.

oy Iuc h6SOClAIcu 1IeSb.
NEW YORK.-Watch out for a
growing swarm of mercenary sooth-
sayers, seers and swamis who will
try to capitalize on the emotional
stresses Of wartime, warns John
Mulholland, well-known authority
on magic and author.
During and after the last World
War;" he says, there was q tre-
mendous increase in the numbers
Of those who offered to establish
contact with the dead /. for q price.
Now again people are upset and
worried. Inevitably many who have
lost sons or husbands will fall prey
to conscienceless frauds who prom
ise the impossible-unless they are
forewarned and guard against It"
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Cardinal Dougherty
Warns Americans Of
+ ate |fAxis Wins
U. S. Would Q! !! !. Be Choice h!
Prize Of Despoi|ers, Says
Philadelphia Churehmon
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.-Dennis
Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of
Philadelphia. at a solemn pontifical
mass heard by $1,000 at Convention
Hall here yesterday warned Ameri-
cans of the fate they face If the
Axis wins.
IF we lose the war this land will
be the choice prize Of despoilers." "
he said. 1T will be pounced on by
vultures which will devour 1t to the
bone.
Cites Fate Of Losers.
I'VE shall have the points of
bayonets at our throats and the
muzzles OF muskets pressed against
our heads. If one wishes to picture
our fate in case of defeat he has
only to look at what has taken
place in the conquered parts of Eu-
rope =. We must, we will win
the victory" he said.
The mass was offered for victory,
lasting peace and for the repose
Of the souls of war victims. Speak
ing by short wave to the American
men under arms, the cardinal
added: I
1--WE pray that in every battle
with our enemies Gods protecting
hand may be stretched over YOU"
Roosevelt Message Broadcast.
A message from President Roose-
velt and a sermon by Auxiliary
Bishop Hugh L. Lamb of Philadel-
phia also were broadcast. The
Presidents message urged that in
these days of crisis I'VE must all
unite in labor and in prayer to
achieve victory and to bring back
to the world an International order
dominated by true Christian princi-
ples."
Many notables were present. in
cluding Postmaster General Walker,
Attorney General Biddle, Associate
Justice Roberts of the Supreme
Court, Gov. Arthur H. James of
Pennsylvania and Mrs. Manuel
Quezon, wife Of the President of the
Philippines Commonwealth.
Evening star., 1942-11-02
Study Of Negro Life
Delegates Will Tour
Schools Here Today
Three-Doy Meeting Of
Association at Shiloh
Buptist Church Ends

Delegates to the annual meeting
of the Association for the Study of
Negro Life and History, which Of
flcially closed yesterday afternoon,
were to make a tour OF colored
schools and colleges here today be-
fore returning home.
The tour will be in charge OF w.
M. Brewer. head of the history de-
partment for colored schools of the
District.
The three-day meeting closed yes
terday at the Shiloh Baptist Church
with Negro leaders discussing de-
mocracy and the Forgotten Man."
Eugene A. Clark, president of Miner
Teachers College, presided.
DR.. Mary Mcleod Bethune, an Of
ficial of the National Youth Admin
istration and president of the asso-
citation, declared the greatest con-
tribution" toward eliminating the
color barriers in this country was
the Negro's insistence on fighting
side by side with his fellow Ameri-
cans on every battle front"
Other Speakers Heard.
She summarized what Is being
done in this country to give colored
people the full advantage of democ-
racy. ..-...
Other speakers were Mrs. Dorothy
Porter of Howard University, who
spoke on David Ruggles, an Apostle
of Human Rights" and DR.. Benja-
min Quarles, history professor at
Dillard University, who discussed
the life and work of Frederick
Douglass, noted Negro leader of the
10Th century.
The afternoon session also in
cluded the awarding of prizes for
best articles contributed through
the year to the Journal of Negro
History.
DR.. Bernard H. Nelson, history
professor at Clark University, was
awarded 500 for his article on the
British Foreign Policy and the
Slave Trade from 1907 to 1860" A
second prize of $50 was announced
for DR.. j. S. Harris, of Ohio State
University, who is now in Africa
studying native tribes. His article
was on Slavery in Nigeria"
Breakfast Honors Authors.
DR.. Marian Thompson Wright re-
ceived a $50 prize and Gertrude B.
Rivers $25 for best book reviews
contributed to the Journal.
DR.. E. L. Harrison, pastor OF Shiloh
Church, presided at opening exer-
cises.
Earlier in the day the association
held a breakfast at the Phyllis
Wheatley YWCA in honor of noted
Negro authors of 1912. Those hon.
ored included DR.. Merze Tate and
DR.. Eva D. Dykes of Howard Uni
versity, DR.. John E. Washington, DR..
Luther Jackson, Lorenzo Greene and
]. Saunders Redding.
Selection of the site for next years
meeting was left to the association
executive committee, which has Of
fees here.
Evening star., 1942-11-02

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