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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Nelson Endorses
Technology Plan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-CU.Po
Production Chief Donald M Mel
son told a Senate military affairs
subcommittee today that we can
no more afford to waste manpoWer
than we can waste critical and
valuable materials
Nelson endorsed a bill before the
subcommittee to create an office CT
technicological mobilization The
proposed agency would be charged
with the responsibility of distrib-
uting to every war and essential
civilian industry the newest ideas
and improvements in technique.
Nelson said the United States now
is in the third stage of the war
effort: the stage of organizing the
nation on a complete war economy
basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Govt Urged to
Drop Farm Curbs

to enable the growers to complete"
with other employers of labor.
Third, the executive committee
urged congress to take whatever
action is necessary to stop the Of
flee of price administration and the
department of agriculture from
buying and selling commodities and
the use of subsidies"
This practice" the resolution
stated, lis in flagrant violation of
the law. Congress specifically re-
fused to give them any such \
thority. This practice of the OPA
and the department of agriculture
is depressing the price of farm
products. 1t is one of the factors
contributing to a potential food
famine"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
14-0unce Baby
Alive Fourth Day

AKRON, Ohio, Nov 18.-U.Po-
A premature baby girl, weighing
only IA ounces when bern four days
ago, was kept alive in an incuba-
tor today on a diet of medicine
dropped full of milk every two
hours.
The infant, a daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. John Twynham, was TAX
en- to Childrens hospital last night
after being born unattended at the
Twynham home Saturday night.
She was named Norma Jean.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
orm
Army
Fl ere
Mexicans Arrive
To Work Crops
In Valley Area

First contingent of the vol
unteer harvest army Mexico
sent to Imperial Valley to
help farmers through the
wartime labor shortage ar
rived shortly before noon Wednes-
day and enthusiastically responded
to the hilarious welcome the Amer
leans gave them.
Extending their hands in the we'll
known Allied victory sign SO chaf-
acteristic of World War. No. 2. the
575 husky Mexicans smiled delight
edly as they eagerly gazed at the
United States of America which
most of them were seeing for the
first time in their lives.
The Mexicans Immediately began
trying out their Americanese on the
crowds which witnessed their par
ade from the train at Imperial to
the county fair grounds. The Amer
leans Joined them by trTing out
their Mexican. The Central Union
High school band led the parade
from the train.
Col. Jose Gutierrez, Mexican con-
sui stationed at CaleXico, welcomed
his countrymen to Imperial Valley
for the governments of Mexico and
the United States. The Mexicans
sang their national anthem and
cheered Justify when the flags OF
the United States and Mexico were
unfurled in front of the grand stand.
MEXICANS CHEER
The whole Imperial area reverber-
ated with the noise the Mexicans
made when Col. Gutierrez announc-
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

troops on Guadalcanal island and
open the way for a northWard
thrust into the Japanese held is
land stepping stones was expected
TO stem from the big Solomons ma
val victory.
The extent of the US. victory
was growing in magnitude with
the initial japanese admission
since the start of the Pacific war
of the outright less Of a battleship
an admission which checked with
the reports of the us. Navy.
For the first time since the start
If the war, also. the Japanese
nropagandistS found themselves un-
able to gloss over Japanese losses
with eXtravagant claims.
The Tokyo admissions removed
any possible doubt that the Amer
most stinging defeat of the war
at sea.
FOLLOW-UP SEEN
Opinion at Pearl Harbor was
that the Americans would move
swiftly to follow up their sea ad-
vantage by ending for the imme-
diate future the japanese threat
at Guadalcanal
Stiff fighting was known to lie
ahead as the Japanese have stead
ly reinforced their troops ashore
IN the island. However, American
endorsements have been brought
in, too, and no time was expected
o be lost in starting the big push.
simultaneously, Gen. Douglas
MacArthurs New Guinea campaign
uas nearing a climax Macarthur
'imself was in the field as his
Australian and American troops
losed in on the north coast jap
lnese base at Buna.
With the japanese eradicated
rom the South SolomonS and the
eastern half of New Guinea the
Allied forces would be in Strate-
ric position to challenge the next
ow of Japanese bases to the north,
particularly Rabaul and the BUN
anchorage in the North SolomonS.
PINCERS CLOSING
In Africa the Allied pincers was
being closed tigher.
Spanish reports said American
columns are cutting across Tu-
aisia with view to blocking any
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
EX-CHORUS GIRL WINS
MONEY FOR SUPPORT

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 18. UP)-
Inez Du Plessis, former chorus girl
today held a court judgment for
$l00 monthly from her husband
Rene r. Du Plessis, gag writer for
Bob Hope, pending trial of her div
oroe suit. Mrs. Du Plessis told the
court she was unable to work and
care for their -year-old daughter.
The couple was married in 1923 and
separated Oct. 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
War Dept Reveals
Rickenbacker Saua
In Pacific Rescue
Indestructible Flying
Ace Rode 40 Miles on
Wing of Tiny Plane

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18
(UP)--Capt. Edward V. Rick
enbacker, who has cheated
death on land, sea. and air
rode 40 miles on the wing Of
tiny seaplane that rescued him
and two companions from a rubbe'
raft in the Pacific ocean.
The first details of the amazing
rescue we're revealed today by the
war department. The seaplane that
spotted the men who had been float
ing on the raft for three weeks was
so small that only one of the mer
could be taken in the cockpit. Rick
enbacker and one of his compan-
Continued on Page 8; Column l.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

area will go to the High school
and the others to Lincoln school.
Everyone in the Holtville city and
rural areas will go to Holtville Un-
ion High school,
In the Westmorland-B -BraWley dis
trict, board |, 2, there are five regis
tration places, Westmorland gram
mar school, Barbara Worth, Myron
D. Witter, and Hidalgo schools in
BraWley. Residents of the Mag
olia-Mulberry district will sign up
al Magnolia school.
Residents of Calipatria and Nj
land areas will sign at Calipatria
high school.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
One-Mdn Crime Wave Hurt
By Officers Suspicious

Those Arizona officers talked to
lie as though I were a criminal" ="
was the indignant observation We'd
nesday of Jean Weaver, alias Gene
Arnold, 19-year-old Marine who
faces charges of desertion, stealing
government property, attempted
sabotage, grand theft, and viola
ton of the Dyer act for taking a
stolen car across a state line.
He was arrested at the California
Arizona boundary Tuesday. He left
Camp Elliott Oct. 20 without
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

pass, sold his uniform and obtain
ed civilian clothing. and worked
for various truck companies in the
San Diego area until the first of
this week, he told Deputy Sheriff
Robert Parrish.
Delegated by his employer TO
take a truck and two trailers load
ed with ITO drums of high test avi-
alton gasoline, destined for the
war zone, to another yard, the
marine headed for his home in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

The four committees were those
on meat and animal production with
Henry Shaffner as chairman; fruit
and vegetable production with Her
man Sperber of Holtville, chairman;
home food preservation, Mrs. Frank
Maynard. chairman; youth produc-
tion of food, its preservation, Har-
vey Corfman, chairman.
In general the resolutions con-
tanned recommendation that due to
the shortages which may result in
food supplies residents in the cities
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

a delaying action, trying to hold as
long as possible the coastal corridor
between Tripoli, in far western Libya,
and Tunis on the northeast coast
of TuniSia.
The diplomats. arriving just after
a three-day suspension of telephone
communication between Turkey and
Bulgaria had been lifted, said they
could confirm that Germans had
moved three divisions of troops, or
up to $4,000 men, from the Russian
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Zero Shot Down
BvCa|if. Aviator

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
Nov. l8. UP)-A Japanese Zero
fighter which attempted to inter-
cept an Allied bomber and fighter
attack on Lac Tuesday was shot
down by Lieut. Ray Melikian, of
Fresno, Calf.
Mai. H. J. Bulls, Portland, Mich,
commander of the bomber force
which attacked Rabaul Monday, re-
ported two direct hits on a japanese
transport.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

Texas with the equipment and
gasoline. The trailers hindered his
progress so he left them near the
highway in the FL Cajon area and
continued eastward. He was refus-
ed entrance into Arizona because
of the muddled story he told He
re-entered California, abandoned
the truck, and started walking into
Arizona. He was arrested at the
border and is held for the Federal
Bureau OF Investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

day night IN The California hotel,
sponsored by the farm advisors Of
flee, and attended by 40 citizens
from all parts of the valley.
The group formed four commit
tees. the committees adopted resolu-
tions concerning the program and
appointed chairmen for every rural
and urban community, these chair
men forming county committee
and each in turn being responsible
for the organization of the pro-
gram in his or her respective COM
munity.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Living CostsUp
For City Dwe|Iers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. CUP)-
The living cost of city workers rose
one per cent between Sept. Is and
Get. Is, Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins reported today
Most of the rise was due to a
"a per cent increase in food costs
with the greatest advances in prices
of butter and other dairy products,
eggs, oranges, potatoes, and onions.
The family food bill in mid-October
was l6 per cent higher than year
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

Ukraine through Bulgaria to Salon
ika. Greece.
They expressed belief that these
men were destined for Africa and
that the Allied drive in Africa would
cause a general reshifting of axis
troop dispositions.
They added that while there was
some movement of troops and planes
from Russia toward Africa the scale
of the movement should not be over
estimated
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
New Thrust Into
Enemy Line Seen
In South Pacific
Allied Pincers Closes Tighter in North
Africa as US. Columns Cut Across
To Blockade e RommeI Out of Tunisia
= BY UNITED PRESS =

American forces Wednesday carried the war to the axis
two of the worlds main battle frontsthe Pacific and
the African.
An immediate U. S. move to stamp out the Japanese
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
, AMsL'Ne
Ep0RTER

The Alarm
Nothing can picture the gloom
into which Walter Havekorst sank
Tuesday when he and Walter
Heinecke failed to find any ducks
Havekorst had come to the valley
from Los Angeles especially to hunt
ducks. And no ducks. Wurra!
Wurra
Let's &c pheasant hunting"
Heinecke SuggeS ed He had to
get Havekorst out of the dumps
aome way.
But I'm Fundamentally duck
hunter said Havekorst. However,
VIC might as we'll try" The gloom
continued unabated as HavekorSt
drove down a narrow country road
lamenting and lamenting.
stop! Stop!' Heinecke said in
tense voice, "tf, re are three
pheasants.'
Where, Where, Where?" Have
korst stammered without stopping
the car
Right beside the road" WhiS-
pered Heinecke. Three big China
nslly stopped the car and the two
excited men began to tumble
around putting their guns together
again and loading. At last they
were oil ready and were crawling
out of the car.
"WAAAAAAAAAAH!" went the
horn on the car Havekcrst had
leaned on it with his elbow.
Away went the three pheasants.
With HavekorSt in disgrace, the
two men pursued the birds through
field after field until at last they
downed one.
What's The Use?-
The board of SrDervisOrS had
spent some time talking about paw
ing read leading to one of the
military establishments in Imperial
county
whats the use of paving it?"
suddenly asked Supervisor Hugh
Osborne. nobody can get into the
place but the military, anyway"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Nozi S Abandon
Hope for Africa

ANKARA Nov. 16. (UP)-(Delayed)- )-Neutral diplo-
mats arriving from Germanhed territory said today that
German military leaders believed to have abandoned
all hope of expellng the allies from North Africa.
They said it probable that Germany would fight
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Snow, Rain Stall
Nevada Traffic
Rivers Rising as Unprecedented Storm
Rases Into Fourth Day.; Highways
Blocked by Slides. Truck Crashes

RENO, New, Nov 18. (UP)-A storm of almost unprec-
eden2d severity for this season of the ragged into h
fourth day in practically all sections of Nevada today
some instances blocking highways and causing damage.
Rivers reported rising The storm swept in the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
Food Production
Plans LoidHere

To augment Imperial Valleys food supplies, residents
in rural and urban community will be urged to grow
some of their food at home in the immediate future
Preliminary steps in organizing countrywide home
food production program effected at meeting Tues
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18
BIudseon-Kidnap
Suspect Hunted

LOS ANGELES Nov 18. (UPA-Poce Chief C. B.
Iorra announced today his Investigators had identified
the believed to have bludgeoned tiny Mrs nez Mac
am 90, thrown her off cliff Encintas and kidnap
ped her three children Horral dispatched all points
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-18

JUNK THE AXIS!
TURN IN YOUR
SCRAP METAL TODAY
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Two Virginia Women
Are First 10 Enroll al
Coast Guard Academy
Both Are Candidates
For Commissions in
New Auxiliary Unit

Two SPAR officer candidates from
nearby Virginia will report for duty
Sunday at the Coast Guard Acad-
emy at New London, Conn, for two
weeks indoctrination They will be
the first of their sex ever to attend
one of the three United Staes serv-
ice academies.
They are Mary Catherine Lyme,
81 West Broad street, Falls Church,
Va, and Beatrice v. Ball, 1926 North
Third street, Arlington.
Worked on Magazine.
Miss Lyme is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. j. Lyme Of Shenandoah
Junction, w. Va. She is well known
in the District as a member of the
editorial staff of the American Fed
erationist, Official monthly maga-
zine of the American Federation of
Labor. She was a member of the
Venture Club.
Miss Ball is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James T. Ball of Vica, Okla.
She received an LII. B. degree from
Columbus University here and for
10 years was member of the Met
ropolitan Police Departments Wom-
ans Bureau. She is also a former
member of the Park Police. ..
Both were receiving instruction
as WAVES oticer candidates at
Smith College when the SPARS,
Women's Reserve Of the Coast
Guard, was created, and they trans
ferred to that organization, which
was in immediate need of officer
personel.
Six Earn Commissions.
Six young women from Wash
ington and vicinity have been COM
missioned lieutenants or ensigns in
the WAVES at the Smith College
training center They are:
1t. q. g. Florence T. Judge, 1920
Forty fourth street NV. former
professor of mathematics at South
eastern University and former in
structor in mathematics at Wood
row Wilson High School: 1t. q. g.
Marie Neeb, 6027 North Twenty
sixth street, Arlington, daughter of
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Assignment Of Doctors
To Civil Areas Possible
NJ thu AaAociatAd PYARa.

~ the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 2l.-It
nay become necessary ''in some IN
stances" to assign physicians to
civilian areas in which exist critical
doctor shortages, Comdr. Max La
than, executive officer Of the Pro-
curement and Assignment Service,
srid yesterday.
Speaking at 4 conference Of the
sth Service Command Procurement
and Assignment Service, Comdr. La
than added, however, that such a
move would come as last resort
after all volunteer methods have
failed.
Already several hundreds Of ply
hcians have volunteered their names
ca their Procurement and Assign
,,ent Committees for relocation and
have been assigned to short-handed
areas" he said.
Crowded conditions around can
tonment and industrial areas and
the strain on sanitation and other
facilities make more imperative a
sufficient supply Of doctors In these
sections, he declared.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Neeb and for
mer reseach assistant, educational
research department of the District
school system; 1t. q. g. Rosanna
L. Robuck, 1900 F street NV, for
mer statistician for the Federal
Public Housing Authority and for
the Department of Agriculture.
Ensign Regina Marie Lawns, 1926
Quesada street NV, former intern
in clinical psychology at the child
guidance clinic, Catholic Univer-
sity, and one-time District teacher;
Ensign Virginia Varney, 4847 Sedg-
wick street NV. former artist and
Office managed at Earl's. Inc, en-
gravers and printers, and also for
merly employed by Pennsylvania
Central Airlines, Washington, and
Ensign Alice Arbutlenot, 2l53 Cali
fornia street NV, former principal
clerk at the Bureau of Ships, Navy
Department.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Fire Races II Buildings
At GreenviIIe, Ky.

By the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE, KY, Dec. 21.-Fire
razed II buildings, representing more
than one-third of this community's S
business section, yesterday. DAM
age was estimated at 100000.
M. A. Yeargin, night hotel clerk
who turned in the. alarm, said the
fire appeared to have broken out in
Red Cross headquarters on the sec
ond floor Of a three story building.
More than SO Greenville and Gen.
trail City firemen fought the blaze
for three hours.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

iods of training, instructions and contin-
uous supervision.
Now we can report to you that the
rate of delivered material is three times
our greatest peak of peacetime products.
And before long this rd-breaking VOL
ume of production will be aoubsdI
And we want you to know one thing
more. When peace comes we will return
to making even finer Crosley radios, re-
frigerators, gas and electric ranges, wash
ing machines, ironers; and the Crosley
Car for civilian use. For the duration, the
making of war material is all that counts.
But when peace does come, we want to
be one of those American industries ready
with jobs for you when you come back
into civilian life. We converted to war
and we will ~e-convert to peace when
ever the right time comes.
Meanwhile, you can count on Crosley.
It's full speed ahead at every bench, at
every machine, on every assembly line,
in every Office and laboratory of every
Crosley plant.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
A CHRISTMAS LETTER
TO THE MEN
OF OUR ARMED FORCES

N LITTLE OVER YEAR AGO, you were
probably in civil life, attending to your
peacetime business. And it may have
been far from your thoughts that by
Christmas of 1912 you would have
war to win.
Now year has passed since Pearl
Harbor and our Armed Forces are turn
ing the tide. The country takes off its
hat to the fighting organizations that
have been built and trained in little more
than twelve short months.
For we know who is doing the fight
ing. You are doing it and you will win
this war. We. are simply doing our duty
by making fighting material for you, as
we'll as we can and as fast as we can.
Let's get that straight.
Now, there are lot of people in
enemy countries who would like to have
you believe that the production of war
materials is being fumbled and needlessly
delayed. If they can make you wonder
what's the matter with the folks back
Evening star., 1942-12-21
Checkup Shows
| Locomotive, 10
|Cors of Nails Idle

A budget Bureau check on idle
equipment belonging to the Gov
ernment has discovered a locomo-
tive and 10 carloads Of nails, it wa;
learned today.
The nails were surplus which hac
been left over from airport prof.
ects in two Western States. The.
have been turned over to anothe
agency, which needs them.
The locomotive, which is at Nor
folk, had been used by the Martini
Commission and is being transferred
10 q military agency for use some.
where along the seaboard.
Evening star., 1942-12-21

W. WANT YOU to know that two and
half years ago Crosley engineers began
work with the Armed Forces on military
research and development. Our first
war order came to us more than two
years ago.
To permit greater concentration on
war production we reduced our civilian
output as far back as August, 1941. Early
in 1912 we stopped all work on peace
time products and completed our total
conversion to fighting material.
With Crosley it wasn't just a job Of
speeding up schedules of production. We
can't talk about what we are making for
you, but you can take our word for it
that we had to change everything from
top to bottom.
Every man and woman in Crosley
plants had to be taught new operations,
had to learn to handle new materials, to
run new machines, to work strange and
different hours. Many of these thousands
never worked before and production
couldn't run smoothly without long per-
Evening star., 1942-12-21

home, it will he p the enemy's side.
So here are few things we want to
tell you in this Christmas message:
We are among the millions of men
and women in American war industry
who have sons and husbands and brothers
in the Fighting Forces all over the world.
We watch the headlines because you are
flesh of our flesh and blood of our blood.
And when we hear that the going is tough
for you because you haven't enough fight
ing material, do you think we need any
pep talks to put on the speed1
Oh, sure, we grumble about gas ration
ing and the other restrictions that are
coming thick and fast. That's one way
all of us Americans like to prove that it's
a free country.
But down in our hearts we know that
the most we can do is mighty little COM
pared to what you are doing. We want
you to know that. You are winning this
war. The rest of us here at home are only
doing our best to turn out what you need.
Evening star., 1942-12-21
King Will Broadcast
Christmas Message

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2l.-King George
will broadcast a message to the
British people at home and through
out the empire on Christmas Day, it
was announced today at Bucking-
ham. Palace.
The broadcast will be heard In the
United States at 10 am. eastern
war timel.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-29

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o-R
The Senate Elections Commit
tee reported today that Senator
LANCER (R-ND) was not entitled
to q senator seat because of "a
continuous, contemptuous, and
shameful disregard for high con-
cepts of public duty"
1.-THE respondent Langer)", the
committee said, 'has not avoid
ed, and cannot avoid, the conse-
quences of the acts of gross i'm
.propriety, lawlessness, shotgun
law enforcement. Jail breaking,
violation of oath as an attorney,
rabble rousing, civil disobedi-
ence, breach of the peace, OBJ
struction of the administration
Of justice, and tampering with
court officials ."
Asserting that the integrity of
the Senate was at stake, the
committee asked the chamber to
deny membership to the former
governor of North Dakota, and
recommended that action be
taken by simple majority vote.
LONG INVESTIGATION
Filing of the committee report
climaxed more than a year of in
vestigations and public hearings
on 81 allegations made against
LANCER by q group Of North
Dakota petitioners.
LANCER was seated without
prejudice" Jan. 8, 1941, and con-
tinues to serve with all the
rights and privileges Of q sena-
tor pending a final vote by the
Senate. The committee voted Is
to 3 against LANCER Dec. ID, and