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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Belgian Patriots
Brave Executions
To Plague Germans
Sabotage Continues in
LOwlands Despite Grim
Punishment BY Nazis

LONDON, April 25. (UP)
Belgian patriots are being
executed by the German oc-
cupation authorities at the
rate of 20 to 25 a month but
their resistance is more violent, the
Belgian government said today.
There are many secret organiza-
tons, such as the White Brigade"
whose members are arming and
who will fight openly as soon as
the Allies invade the Atlantic coast.
Six members of the brigade already
have been executed and others have
been sent to concentration camps,
charged with belonging to a military
order committing sabotage.
Recently five Frenchmen and five
BelgianS were selected at random
and executed at Dunkirk after tele-
phone wires had been damaged.
Sabotage is following the sug-
geStionS made over the London ra-
dio by Colonel Britton, the voice
that is calling on the peoples of
occupied nations to harass the Nazis
at every turn and to prepare for
the uprisingS and internal strife
that many observers believe will
play an important role in the out
come OF the war
In defiance of the Gestapo and
its secret agents there have been
great strikes in Belgian industries
that not even the presence of Ger
man troops could prevent, sources
here said. The ''go slow" policy sug-
gested by Colonel Britton is being
followed everywhere to reduce the
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
UNCLE SAM,
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
What big ears you have.
Ten days ago FL Centro's Mayor
Bob Hatton, good neighbor Coun-
Gilman Prem Moore and the towns
ben vivant Chamber of Commerce
Secretary Ben Herring, started talk
ing cautiously about a plan to help
the war by helping the people to
help enc another with their recrea-
tional and morale problems.
The plan, dear uncle, as you very
well know, was to organize a sum-
mer festival to be held each Sat
urday night in one CT the parks,
with a variety program CT soap box
oratory Jap-baiting, neighborhood
gossip, barber shop quartets, frog
pond cperettas, and anything else
the toWnsfolk could think of in the
way of philosophy and horseplay.
FOLLOWING ALONG
And now here you come, unk
with an announcement by your Of
flee of Civilian defense, that six
widely scattered cities over the I'm
tied States had been selected for
the locales of a series of town
meetings for war;" in which the
popluace is urged TO come one, come
all and blow eff steam.
The town you chose for the first
experiment was Northport, Ala.
What's the matter with Ell Centre?
Northport was scheduled to parade
1000 strong Saturday FOLLOWING
which there was to be q gathering
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

Since the war the valley, Operat-
ing on Pacific war time. has been
an hour behind MeXicali Hence, IL
a valleyite happened to be south
of the border and noted that the
clocks said 4 pm, he usually didn't
hurry to get north again, for he
perhaps wasn't due home until S.
That was an error, of course, be-
cause O'Clock in Mexicali was S
o'clock on the American side.
To eliminate this confusion. the
Mexican government Saturday had
issued a decree placing the Mexi-
can territory of Baja California, and
the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and
Nayarit under Pacific war time,
the same as the valley and all of
California.
The decree was welcomed by the
residents of the Yuma area, too.
For Yuma operates on mountain
time, and when the United States
changed to war time, it very often
happened that person passed
through three time zones in about
20 minutes.
For instance, you left Yuma at
noon, drove across. the Colorado
river bridge to Winterhaven, Calf,
where it was II am. Then you
proceeded to Algodones, Baja Cali
fornia, and discovered it was only
1920 am. Now Yuma folk have
only two time zones to figure out
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

patches.
The first flat crate was packed
and shipped Monday by Freedman
to Los Angeles produce firm. The
melons came from the M. Tail
ranch in the Mt. Signal district.
Coincident with the shipments
came the forecast by B. A. Harrigan,
county agricultural commissioner
that from early indications a good
season with top prices may be ex-
pected.
Harrigan said the melons are ex-
ceptionally free from mildew, plague
of many growers, this year and due
to this and the fact that there
are approximately 1000 less acres
of melons planted this year than
last, high prices may be expected.
The possibility of a car shortage
similar to that of the lettuce season
may also enter into the picture
However, from the shippers stand
point that also might prove advan-
tageous. For the lack of cars to
send products to market may boost
prices
The commissioner noted that the
melons now being shipped by Freed
man are coming from very early
patches and that general shipment
cannot be expected until about May
Is. The peak shipment per day will
probably not come until June 10.
Because of the decreased acre
age, the all-time peak of over TOO
cars per day will not even be APP
preached this year, Harrigan said.
He expects the seasons high to be
near the $50 mark.
In summarizing he said, 1T looks
like a good season and shippers can
expect a high, level market
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Lumber Schooner
Catches Fire

ALAMEDA, Cal, april 25. (UP)
The old wooden lumber schooner
Wellesley caught fire today at the
Bethlehem Steel plant anchorage in
the Oakland estuary and suffered
considerable damage before coast
guard forces and Alameda firemen
checked the flames.
Coast guard boats pulled the burn
ing schooner away from the piers
and hauled oil bargeS and another
schooner out of the danger zone.
Investigation indicated the fire
was caused by spontaneous combus-
ton. The flames were first discov-
cred in the hull of the vessel, which
has been out of service for at least
two years.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
French General
Escapes Germans

BERLIN. April 25 German
Broadcast Recorded by UP at New
York; The German radio today
said that Gen. Henri Giraud,
French commander of armies in
the north during the battle of
France, had escaped from Ger
man prison camp and that 100000
marks reward was offered for his
capture.
"a United Press dispatch from
Vichy said that Giraud was report
ed to have reached the Swiss bor-
der. The general and his staff were
captured early in the battle OF
France. He also had been captured
during the World War but at that
time escaped from a German pris-
on camp b. Disgusting himself as
a peasant and walking to Holland.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

The death of Hartzell brought
the Imperial county traffic total
to II since Jan. l. Last year the
total to date was l3.
For Oakley, it was the second
brush with death in an automobile
accident. He was injured SO criti-
cally in another accident several
years ago that he remained in the
hospital for months, and did not
fully recuperate until some time
after his discharge from hospital.
A car driven by Oakley and a
truck driven by Wilbur E. Asst, 80,
Of Aguanea in san Diego county,
collided head-on, Highway Patrol
man Lewis Mitchell said, when Asst
Swerved his truck to miss barricades
placed across one lane of the high
way during road repairs. Asst suf-
fered only slight injuries. The acct
dent occurred at 1918 pm. Friday
Oakley, a patient in a Brawley
hospital, still was unconscious at
noon Saturday. He was employed as
a rodman in the drainage depart
ment at the irrigation district in
Imperial.
The body of HartZell was taken
to the Lemons mortuary in Ell Centre
where an inquest was scheduled for
Monday.
Hartzell, who lived on a ranch
near Imperial, is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Mary Frank, Mrs.
Ruth Lusardi, and Mabel, all OF
Escondido; and three sons, Claude
of Brawley, Frank of Vista, and
Martin B. of Vista.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

the announcement said.
Local boards were instructed TO
emphasize two factors in classify
ing men with dependents:
l. The decree OF dependency
which is determined by the actual
need of the dependent for the civil
ian earnings of the registrant, re-
CARELESS of whether or not the de-
pendent is working or Is capable of
working"
2. Whether the registrant's de-
pendents we're acquired when the
registrant had reason to anticipate
selection for military service"
The memorandum also said at
present there is no justification for
putting a man In class IA, or avail
able for general military service.
where there Is a financially depend
ent wife, child or children"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

VictoryCrop'
Grows Fast

YREKA, Cal, April rs (UP)
- Mario l.. Bernardo had hard
ly started his victory garden
before il contributed SLIGO to
the u. 5. war effort.
Mario, a naturalized Italian,
started spading up his back
yard yesterday 10 plant a gard
en- like il says i'm the news
papers, to help Uncle Sam"
He unearthed a tin can. In
side was $3.50 in currency, $3.50
in gold. All coins were dated
before 1905. Bernardo brought
all the money TO a Yreka bank
today, and invested il i'm de-
Tense bonds.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

- N&-N'NSeacAh Vi dlllS Wllll
dependents into the armed forces"
the announcement said. Officials
said that in some cases this prob
ably would be soon"
A memorandum instructed state
selective service directors that men
with dependents now should be
divided into two claSsifications-
ga for registrants who are not
engaged in essential war activities,
and BIB for men engaged in activ-
tiles essential to the war effort.
However, officials emphasized that
no unnecessary hardships would be
worked by the new ruling, and that
all available physically fit men
with no dependents would be taken
first.
Those who are not engagedI in
essential activities (class 3-A) will
be the first selected for military
service when it becomes necessary
to induct men with dependents"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Spectators Chase
Rats F|eeinq Fire

A small, flimsy frame huose in
the vicinity of First and He'll
streets on e. Centres eastside was
destroyed in less than five min
utes Saturday by fire of undeter-
mined origin.
Owners or residents of the place
had not been identified. as specta-
tors. mostly MeXicans, either could
not speak English or were too busy
chasing mice and rats Scurrying
from the burning structure to talk.
The fire was reported at Los
pm; it took five minutes for the
fire fighters to negotiate the street.
less vicinity, and at lis it was all
over but the investigation by Chief
Corn Reed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

this time Louis Francone, 81, the
father, commented that he saw a
woman carrying a baby wrapped
in blanket that looks like ours. -
But he had no idea it was his baby
When Francone was ready to leave
he thought he would stop by the
nursery window for a last look at
the babies, and found that Louis
was not in his crib. He said this was
about a half hour after he had
seen the woman walk past the door
OF Mrs. Francone's room.
Mrs. Francone was notified i'm
mediately that the child was miss
ing and became hysterical, police
said. They questioned her for about
five minutes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Yuha Desert Scene
Of Artillery Fire

All civilians were asked to stay
out of the Yuha desert next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday be-
cause there will be artillery firing
by military personnel there.
The danger zone is bounded on
the north by highway 80. on the
south by the Yuha cutoff, en- the
east by the Westside Main canal,
and on the west by a north-south
line through Coyote Wells.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Fighting Poles
Have Big Army

LONDON, April Is. (UPl-Poles,
whose country was among the first
overrun by Germanys mechanical
armies, today comprise the fifth
strongest fighting force among the
United Nations, the magazine Free
Europe said today.
Three of the six Polish divisions
formed in Russia now are in Iran,
where they will be joined by the
Polish division that has been fight
ing with the British in Libya, the
magazine said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

iJutS iaiiSoiiS,
Police said dark complexioned
woman, stout and middleaged, had
carried the baby from the nursery,
apparently while the night nurse
in charge was out of the room.
The woman, they said, came to
the cottage, a one story building
accommodating about 80 babies, ex-
planning she was waiting for d
sister who had an appointment to
arrange for confinement. She Wis
tied with several mothers. and spent
considerable time with Mrs, Fran
cone, admiring the twin babies.
Louis was brought from the nurs-
cry to his mother between Z and
1880 pm. and returned to his crib.
Then q nurse brought Leo in. AT
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Waters Recede

RATION, N. NJ, April 25-(UP)-
Flood waters surrounding Ration
began to subside today while work
men labored to restore rail and
highway connections and repair the
city'S water system.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Changing Times

Changing Times
RR notes with sorrow that the
youngsters in Ell Centro are not in
terested in flying kites.
An item in the last Scampus said,
Due to lack OF interest in all the
schools, the kite contest which was
to be held this Saturday has been
indefinitely postponed"
Oh, we'll, we must ne modern and
fly model airplanes or gliders.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Baseball
NATIONAL
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland -. 900 00l 30l-5-l3-0
Chicago ............03l coo 000-4 0
Milnar, Dean and Desautels, Den
ming; HUMPHREYS, Ross and Turner
st. Louis ..........0 l0 00l 600 6 0
Detroit ................0 30 900 l0X-4 7 /
r., Harris, Caster and Terrell;
Fuchs, Newhouser and Tebbetts.
Philadelphia 100 leo DOB 7 10 4
Washington .055 900 00x-l0 10
Besse. Califiuri and Hayes. Wag-
ner; Hudson and Evans.
New York ......... 90 900 002-2 10
Boston ...............l10 ITO 00X-4 10 0
Gomez, Queen, Murphy and
Dickey; Dobson, Brown and Con-
roy.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
"a Men Subject
I'm Revised Droft

, g." WASHINGTON, April 25 (UP)-Loca draft boards
nave been instructed to prepare for eventual induction of
men VINO are now deferred for dependency and are
employed IN nonessenal activities seectve service head
quarters announced today. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS may COM
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Farewell To Percy

Farewell To Percy
Shed a tear for poor old Percy,
the mechanical horse Ell Centric po-
liceme.l bought when trying to get
Slim to complete with the men tn
the service.
The police will have to remain in
the plump and bulge class because
Percy, the mechanical weight re-
Queer, was repossessed by the COM
pany for payment of INSTALL
mentS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Woman Abducts
5-Doy Old Baby

LOS ANGELES, April 25. (UP)-Police searched to-
day for the abductor of vedy old Louis Francone
of twin boys who taken from maternity cottage
in the Russian flats last night.
Louis and brother Leo, born last Sunday to Mrs
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Mex cali Moves
Clocks Up Hour
Baia California Goes on War Time TO
Eliminate Confusion at Border. Other
Mexican States Affected by Order

Imperial Valley residents who regularly visit Mexicali,
and who, like the in the song haven't been getting
home time because the Give o'clock whistle failed to
blow" will have to find another bromide
The Mexican government has taken of that
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
District Zonjero
Killed in Crash
On |. Y. Highway
Hug h Oakley Critically Injured When
Truck. Auto Collide: Claude Har+zeI
Death Brings County oil to II

Claude E. Hartzell &c. zanjero for the irrigation dis
trict for 20 years killed in headon traffic accident
a mile and half south of Brawey Friday night and
Hugh X. Oakley, 3d. another district employee, in
iured so critically he may die
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
First CantaIoupes Move
To Market from Valley
One Of Best Seasons in Years on WAY,
Observers Predict; Crop Exceptionally
Free from MiIdew, Price Will Be Hiqh

Imperial Valleys first crates of 1912 cantaoupes went
to market this week and agrcutursts agreement
that the approaching be of the best
Saturday Charles Freedman, who has the reputation
of always shipping the first melons from the valley had
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Aerial Offensive
SweIIs in Fury
Against Germans
Hundreds of Planes Take Part in Vast
Raids on Aircraft Factory. Shipyards;
Unrest Among European People Grows
: BY UNITED PRESS :

Great Britan's aerial offensive second 'front.' in
western Europe pounded at Nazi naval and submarine
bases Saturday from France to the vital Baltic port of
RostOk Seeking weaken the Axis submarine offensive
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
New Service Branch

New Service Branch
Fired by patriotism. or something,
a group of FL Centre men have
organized the New River Navy and
are about ready to offer themselves
to Uncle Sam for patrol duty in
any good fishing district the gov
eminent may suggest. They're not
particular.
The way they have it doped out
Bill Clements will be commander,
Frank Richmond will be admiral,
Fred Nebel-Thau will be skipper,
Joe PoWelson will be ensign, George
Bucklin will be crew, and Bert
Lemons may &C along if he will
promise to cook
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again
New that the first crates of
cantaloupes have been shipped to
market from Imperial Valley, it's
time for RR to dust off his an
nual campaign for first grade home
grown cantaloupes for home con-
sumption We grow the best in the
wCrld-why shouldn't we eat some
OF EN-?
More as the season progresses.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
History Repeats

History Repeats
Exactly "a years ago Sunday Earl
Shaw was sworn in for service in
the first World War.
Sunday he will register again
for whatever they want him to do
in the second World War.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
y AMBLINe
EpoR1ER
Paging Grandpa

Paging Grandpa
Oh, me.
1t CERTAINLY was tough on the
boys in the draft brackets Satur-
day. They busted off their boards
and creaked YEARLY to the regis
tration headquarters. -. --.
THAT just shows me how young
I'm not" mourned one of the men
in the er 45 to ga age
group, Il have to go in with the
bunch that has to be wheeled to
registration headquarters in invalid
chairs or 60 in on crutches. I'm def
initely out of the spry class
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

BUTTERFLIES Angeles Extra 39c; Grade cream
55c; Manufacturing milk soc; Route gathered cream
de
l.. A. HAY-U. S. No. 1 S245O-255O; u. s. No. 2
leafy L. " 1924; No. $3.50 205O; September
Flax 1888.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26
WEATHER

Maximum Friday 81, minimum Saturday AZ; s
I'm. Friday II, humidity 80; am. Saturday So
humidity 68; noon Saturday 80, humidity "a.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-04-26

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two 81 Centre BanksI
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-23

must police the world together may
account for the feeling OF need for
such a union, Mr.. Power said. He
attributed the feeling partly to n
belief that the sun may be set
ting on the British Empire and
they'd like to pass leadership on
TO a healthy son."
Mr.. Power, who flew to London
as a representative OF the Library
of Congress and the Co-ordinator
of Information to facilitate the film
ing of manuscripts, remarked about
the apparent small amount of dam
age done by bomblngs. However
he soon realized that much OF the
debris from raids had been clear.
ed away and that many of the build
ings were boarded up because they
are uninhabitable he said.
Mr.. Power supported newspaper
reports that the English people
want an invasion OF the European
continent. He noted also that Eng
fish people are adopting American
ideas and ways more since the war
than before.
Flying TO the British Isles by way
of South America, Africa and Por.
tugal. Mr.. Power came in for a bit
Of unexpected excitement when
one OF the planes four motors
broke up over Africa. The pilo.
was forced to turn back $50 miles
and keep the ship grounded. at an
island way-station for 10 days.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-23
JUNIORS ENTERTAIN
AEAnAHa


Saline, Mich, May 23-The first
event of the commencement sea
son was the J Hop at which the
senior class members were the
guests of the junior class, with
teachers, faculty and their hus-
bands or wives as special guests.
A banquet was served by the
mothers Of the sophomores In the
gymnasium and the program was
arranged around a military motif.
Margaret Finch was staff ser.
geapt; Beatrice Nelson, president
of the junior class as captain well
coined the guests, and response
was made by Ruth Baumann, pres
ident OF the senior class. Viola
Luckhardt was private; Supt.
Hubert Bearss, commander in
chief; Della Burkhardt and limo
gene Blair, privates; and Jack
Greenstein, general. Dancing fol-
lowed. The gymnasium was pro-
fusely decorated with bowers OF
greenery and garden flowers, and
the balcony was filled with spec
tators.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-23

With The Gateway TO a Dream"
as the theme OF the evenings pro
gram. the neutrality-suspicious.
Christian Youth Fellowship held
an enjoyable senior reception in
the Formal Lounge of Charles Nc
Kenny Hall Friday evening.
Ben Vanden Belt, principal Of
Lincoln Consolidated School. told
the students that there can be
much useless dreaming but those
people who really act on their day
dreams and strive for them are
the people who will make success.
full places in the world.
Miss Gertrude Menzi, Ypsilanti,
a senior at Roosevelt High School,
spoke on Seeking the Key. Miss
Joan Visscher, Grand Rapids,
Michigan Normal senior. gave 1
short talk on The Opening Gate.