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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-01
Cleaner Pleads
Not Guilty in
Woman S Death
Denies Murder Charge,
Says Injury Caused
When Car Hit Bump

James Morgan. 33, toda y
pleaded innocent TO the murder OF
the third woman in his life-an at
tractive employe who did not
know. he told police, that he has
an estranged wife and, for eight
years, has been living with the
divorced wife of his brother.
Morgan. proprietor of clean
ing establishment at SO Cortland
avenue. was arraigned in the Oak
land County Jail on a warrant &C
cusing him OF fatally injuring
Miss Frances Drag, 81. in strug-
gle in his car on a lonely Oak
land County road. Miss Drag, po-
lice say he told them, wanted to
marry him.
Brought before Justice John j.
Schultz Jr. of Pennington, in the
sheriff's office at the Jail. Morgan
heard the charge read and replied;
81 am not prepared 10 answer
now. I don't know what this II
all about yet"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25

will be ordered to overseas duty, 1t
was disclosed today.
The first class graduates on Sat-
urday. In addition to those Slected
from that group, new WAAC off
GERS from succeeding classes gradu-
ating at two-week intervals up to
Oct. 10 also will be sent abroad.
When the first contingentS of the
first feminine AEF in history will
be embarked was a military secret,
but WAAC Director Oveta Culp
Hobby said that overseas" meant
England
Mrs. Hobby saId that Lieut.. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, commanding
American forces in the European
theater of operations, had asked for
600 WAAC officers and auXiliarieS
for service in Great Britain.
Their work, Mrs. Hobby said, will
be chiefly in communications and
administration. They will include
two companies each of white and
Negro WAACS.
Many secretaries will be included
in the first group, she said, be
cause of their not being able to get
trained secretaries over there"
The WAACS, when they arrive in
Great Britain, will constitute the
first womenS expeditionary force IN
this country's history Many Ameri-
can women served as nurses and
Red Cross workers in France during
the first World war but they were
not members of the armed services.
Each company OF the WAAC AEF'
will be made up of $50 women and
will include cooks, bakers and laund-
erers.
Mrs. Hobby said the group OF
candidates graduating as third Of
ficers on Saturday were 10 days
ahead of schedule.
They learned to march sooner
than men," she said, land the only
trouble we have had with them is
that they study too hard.
The director said the class mem
berS were determined to estaollSh
a fine tradition" for their followers
to live up to.
''They want the army to be proud
of them she said "I think The
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Schools to Receive
S778,373 in Funds

Schools of Imperial county will
receive $778 373 from state funds
for support during 1e42-43, DR.. Wal
ter r Dexter, state superintendent
Of public instruction announced
Tuesday.
This apportiO.- -: >lc, he said, does
not include the apportionment of
federal and state funds for voca-
tional education.
OF the $778373 total, $526,977 will
go to elementary schools and $751;
395 to high schools. District Junior
colleges in the county received no
apportionment from this fund.
The total of the state apportion-
ment for 1942-43 was S79,717,196.
Of this total $42, ,l84 178 went to ele-
mentary school support, $34,890, ,876
for high schools and $2,642 $50 for
Junior college districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Rationing Board
FaVors Permanent
I.V.FarmW Workers

Ell Centre price and rationing
board members Tuesday announced
that they will give preference to
farm laborers who live in Imperial
Valley and intend to stay, instruct
ed employers of farm labor to ap-
pear before the board in person
to guarantee the eligibility of their
employees seeking to qualify for
retreaded tires, and El-Centro's one
car quota ior August had been in
creased to six
The board asked farm laborers to
appear in person to assist their
employees in getting retread tires
because the board members be-
lieve the local men should be given
preference over transients. They
also wished to help farmers keep
experienced irrigatorS, tractor ope-
rators, and ranch foremen on the
job.
Four permits to purchase cars
were granted Monday. They went
to A. r. Kramar, George Paskle,
Lawrence Ralph Menser, and Cecil
L. Jernigan.
The board was informed that
Dewey Carey of Brawley had re-
signed as county rationing CO.
ordinator. In the future all mat
ters of ratsoning and price adjust
ment will be handled through the
district office in San Diego. of
which Addison HouSh is director.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Earthquake Rocks
Peru, Brings Death
T0n Residents
so injured; Property
Damage Mounts After
Violent 6-HOur Shake

LIMA, Peru, Aug. 25. (UP)
AT least % persons were
killed and so injured by ar
earthquake which shook hun.
dreds of square miles in
southwestern and south central
Peru for six hours last night, in
complete reports showed today.
Property damage was consider
able, particularly in the town of
Nasca, epicenter of the quake,
about 300 miles southeast of Lima.
Thirty per cent of the houses in
this town of 5000 population were
reported destroyed by the first
temblor which lasted two minutes.
Many other houses were damaged
so badly that residents had to seek
other shelter.
Preliminary reports placed Mas
cas- death toll at 20, with so in
jured.
At lea, town of 10000 about
ITO miles southeast of Lima, Wo-
man and a child were reported
killed Several houses, a hospital
and a church tower were damaged
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25

conquer bases wrested from them
by U. S. Marines
The action, described in Navy
communique here as large SCALE"
began on Sunday. Damaged Sc
verely by U. S. carrier-based planes
in the preliminary phase of the
struggle was small japanese air.
craft carrier, the Ryuzyo. Army and
Navy planes also hit at least five
other Japanese warships, includ-
ing second carrier.
FIGHTING FIERCE
The fighting apparently was as
fierce if not fiercer, than the orig
n.al battle which resulted in the
landing of u S, Marines on the
Solomon lolands, where they are
believed to have set up at least
one American airfield and convert
ed to American use former jap
anese harbor facilities.
The Navy communique disclosed
that Army "Flying Fortresses,"
presumably those under command
of Gen. Douglas Macarthur in Au-
stralia, had helped attack the en-
emy forces, scoring four hits on the
second carrier reported damaged
in the conflict.
Also damaged in the combined
Army Navy operations were "sev-
erar' enemy cruisers, a battleship,
and a transport.
The communique reported that
enemy destroyers on night of Aug.
1924 Sunday night and ears7
Monday morning U. S. time) had
shelled our shore positions in Qua
dalcanal. Guadalcanal is the larg-
est of the occupied islands. and it
is there that the Marines are be-
lieved to have set up an airfield.
The navy pointed out that ut was
expected that our occupation of
the important enemy base at Tu-
lagi," a base being developed by
the Japanese in the Solomons,
would be countered by a violent
atempt on the part of the enemy
to recapture their shores bases i'll
this area"
This counterattack has develop
ed and is now being met" the COM
munique said.
ACTION THROUGH MONDAY
The communique carried the &C
ton through at least part Of Mon
day saying that U. S. aircraft on
that date hit and damaged an
enemy transport and cruiser
north of Guadalcanal and left both
burning fiercely."
1t added that the action con-
tinues," with the ultimate outcorse
| apparently still to be determined
The presence Of battleship in
the Japanese surface contingents
indicated clearly that the Japanese
were attacking in great force.
(COLoinued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Draft Deferments
Harder to Obtain

SACRAMENTO Aug 25 CUP)-
State selective service headquarters
today announced local draft boards
have been instructed to plan for
the withdrawal of men heretofore
deferred for occupational reasons
now needed by the Army.
1t. Col. Kenneth Leitch, ex-
ecutive director, directed local
boards to deny applications for oc-
Eurational deferment in cases
where only a short replacement
training period is required, and in
cases where a registrant has only
a short background in the type of
work considered vital in which he
is now employed.
Occupational deferments granted
agricultural workers and other
seasonal laborers who cannot be
replaced Immediately will not be
disturbed for the present, Col.
Letich said.
New extensions for occupational
deferment will be granted in the
future only when employers con-
vince local boards that a reason
able but unsuccessful effort" was
made to secure and train replace
mentS.
Additionally, boards were in
structed not to release class lib
registrantS desiring to enlist in the
armed services. Col. Leitch ex
planned this rule was made to pre-
vent needed employees from leaving
war industries. He said that such
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25

II was just cutting the field
last Saturday" he said. and It oc-
CURED to me that, well, that I'd
like to cut my initials with the
mower. The 'CB.' stands for my
name and the DR. stands for,
we'll, those are Dorothy Russell's
initials. We're in the same class
In high school and she's my girl
Damisch said he didn't want "
interfere with a high school ro-
nance, but neither did he want 70
be bothered with another spy hunt
He told Charles 10. nov the letters
out of the field and carve them
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Jaw to Finger
In II Years

NORWICH, Conn. Aug. 25 -
(UP)-A dentist broke drill i'm
Mrs. John ID. McWilliam's tooth
27 years ago. Thinking he had
found all the pieces, he filled
the tooth.
Ten years ago Mrs. McWil-
liams had the tooth extracted.
A few days ago one of her fling
ers started to swell and an x
ray showed that part of the drill
had worked its way down from
her jaw to the finger.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Peanuts Become
Police Problem

Peanuts we're police problem
early Tuesday morning.
Investigators were inclined to
blame peanut saboteur for smash
ing n vending machine in front of
the Knotty Pine cafe on Main
street, and spilling its contents
across the sidewalk.
The problem was solved when the
cafes janitor was called to prevent
pedestrians feet from manufac-
TURING neanut nil slick on the side
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Storm
Strikes
Imperial
8O-MiIe Wind
FIat+ens Hangar,
CrumpIes Porches

Imperial Valley tuesday
reveled in cool weather blown
in by a wind that early Mon
day night reached a velocity
of more than 80 miles an
hour in some sections. ripped off
roofs in Imperial and deluged the
city with rain and hail, snapped
off power, telegraph, and telephone
poles in the middle and northeast
sections of the valley, and flatten-
ed out the West store, landmark in
the rural area northeast of BraWley.
Total .55 of an inch of rain fell
in Imperial while only a trace Of
rain fell in Ell Centre and Brawley.
Water from a heavy downpour in
the mountains to the northeast ran
down to the desert Tuesday but did
little damage.
HANGAR HIT
Imperial suffered the brunt of
the storm. Wind flattened the old
airplane hangar at the county air.
port and tossed it to the edge of
highway 80, a 20 by 10 patch was
ripped off the roof of the high
school, Claude Stanfield's porch was
lifted up and folded back on the
roof of the house, roofs were blown
Off power poles were snapped in
several sections of the city, dragging
the wires down to lie cracking and
shooting sparks on the rain drench-
ed soil, telephone, and telegraph
poles were damaged, trees were
blown down, and the Jack Young
house at the corner of Fourth and
F. streets was damaged by a fire
which started in the meter box dur
ing the height of the storm.
POLES FLAT
Telegraph poles were laid flat
Continued on Page g. Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25


possibly less than half of Califor-
Mas registered voters would mark
ballots during the day.
Ten representative Imperial coun-
ty precincts, ranging from the north
-end to the southern boundary OF
the county, disclosed that less than
1926 persons dad voted by 1890 pm.
out of a registration in those pre-
cincts of approximately 1000. In a
central Brawley precinct at 12:45
only Is had cast votes. One Ell
Centre precinct had only 25 votes
at 1890 pm. Calexicos precinct,
with voting quarters at the city hall
counted 81 ballots by midday.
SAME ELSEWHERE
Virtually the same situation pre-
vailed throughout the whole state,
the United Press reported, as elect
ors chose party nominees for COVER
nor, state offices, % seats in con-
gress and 100 places in the state
legislature.
San Francisco reported very
light turnout" Voting was about so
per cent of normal in Sacramento.
1t was the same in Fresno. From
six to 10 per cent of the registered
voters had cast ballots in Los An
geles at IL am. Voting in San Diego
was every light" and officials there
predicted that less than half the
possible vote would be cast.
1t was doubtful that more than
so per cent of the states 3,751 1896
registered voters would visit the
polls. Candidates blamed lack of
interest on the distractions of war
time, absence of men in military
service, and movement of families
to defense industry ccnterS.
CROSS-FIL.rrG
California's cross-filing system,
permitting candidates to file for
any or all parties, complicated the
primary balloting. Many of the of
fices will not be decided until No
vember, including possibly the gov
ernor's race between Culbert L. OIL
son, the Democratic incumbent, and
Attorney General Earl Warren, his
Republican opponent.
Olson, first Democrat chief execu-
tive in half century, was favored
for his party nomination. Warren
figured to take almost all the Re
publican votes and also was cross
filed as Democrat. Since Demo-
Gratis outnumber Republicans almost
two to one in California, Warren be-
lieved that his combined vote would
equal that of Olson.
Warren has campaigned on the
premise that the states defense
machinery has been badly handled,
that Olson had INDUCED in partisan
politics, that state civil service has
been flouted, and that he will intro
Continued on Page 6; Column d
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25


ty Damisch was skeptical, but he
called the federal bureau of in
vestigation at Chicago.
Bohle, Damisch and the federal
agent went up in Bohle's plane.
Bohle had not exaggerated The
letters were plain as ever in the
six-inch stubble of the field. The
men marked down the fields loca-
ton and visited Joseph Bagg, its
owner.
Bagg said his son, Charles, Is,
had moved the field Charles
blushed and gave the explanation
that ended the spy-hunt and earn
ed him another moving Job yes
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25

ernment here and that in approx
ing it, the officials empowered
Mikhailovitch to add the names of
any others he might condemn for
cooperating with the Axis.
Death lists have been tackled u9
in public places in Jugoslavia by
the underground forces. The Jugo-
slav government here also report
edly broadcast to the homeland
an announcement that all those
cooperating closely with the oc-
cupation forces had been placed
under the letter "" on the gov
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
SOLOMON SEA BAT ON
Jitterbugging
Wars Victim

CHICAGO, Aug. 25-CUP) -
The war has showed jitterbugs
off the dance floor because u.
5. o. centers are too crowded
for abrObatic hOppers, teachers
attending the National AssOcia-
ton of Dancing Masters con-
ventiOn agreed today.
"Jittering of the throw the
girl-Over-yOur- shoulder kind has
worn itself out" Andy Quaid of
indianapolis, Ind, said. 1--WE
now teach jitterbug steps only
in the milder forms with no
definite breakaway of partners"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25

TIC 6tItCIEU OUTUo ITdo UCtII do
signed to kill Gen. Milan Neditch,
the Puppet Premier of Serbia, and
rsAnte Pavelic, the Croatin chief of
state. these sources said.
The Staying at Chachak recently
of Professor Bulic, who was the
assistant head of Fascist force,
was carried out by Mikhailovitchs
new assassination force, which re-
portedly was acting with full con-
sent of the Jugoslav government in
exile here.
1t was said that a list OF the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25

an orderly" manner.
Local boards were urged to en-
courage men with dependent fami-
lies to seek work in essential war
industries and thus replace men
greatly needeG 1or the armed SER
vices
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
WAACs to Serve
I'm British Isles

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. CUP)-
Several members of the first Off
GERS training class to be graduated
from the Women'S Army Auxiliary
Corps school at Fort Des Moines, Ia,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
= AMBL|Ne
EpoRTER
Come On, Cookies

Come On, Cookies
Will you please bake some cook
les for the canteen? The supply
ran out last weekend and the SER
vice men were disappointed. We
can't have that.
The canteen will be open by l
pm. every day and the cookies may
be left there any time after that
The canteen Will supply sugar or
honey.
After all, what's a canteen with
out cookies?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Spies? No, Just
Signs Of Romance

ELGlN, Ill. Aug. 25. (UP)-Aviator c. A Bohe, from
mile above, looked down and the 50foot initials, &c
BID R. cut in pale letters in the dark green hay
field
Bohle his mind fifth coumnists, went to Sheriff
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
'LiQht Vote Sets
New Low Record
In State Election
Less Than Half Of Re esis+ra+ion Will
Be Represented in Totals, Observers
Believe After Preliminary Survey

CaifOrnias first statewide election of World War ii
threatened low record in number Of votes cast Tues
day. with Imperial county following the general trend
On E3 basis of statewide by the United Press
borne out by local checkup between and pm IN
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
JusosIovs Set Up
Execution Corps

LONDON Aug. 25 CUP)-Authoritative sources said
today Gen Draa Mkhaovitch chief of Jugoslavian
lila forces, has established special execution corps to
assassnae puppet officials cooperating with the Axis and
that such assassination already has been carried
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Jops Attempting
To Retuke Bases
In Allied Hands
American Planes Damage Six Warships
Of Japanese FIoti|Ia Near Islands
Captured by u. S. Marines Recently

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. (UP)-Unted States planes
have inflicted heavy damage Japanese forces in big
and air battle that still raging off the Solomon
Islands today
Strong japanese forces were intercepted as they ap-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Baseball
NATIONAL

sen IL SCheffing.
AMERICAN
lst Game
Cleveland .. 0O2 900 900 Ol-3-4-2
Boston ............ 600 O2O 600 O2-4-7-O
Ferrick &5 Denning, Hogan, Chase
& Peacock
Chicago - 200 100 600 3-12-2
New York .. 900 600 32x-5-7-1
Humphries e. Turner; Breuer,
Bonham q Dickey.
2nd Game
Cleveland ................................ 100
Boston 101
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
Soviet
Battle
Ro9es
at
Gates ofVi+aI
City on VoIsa
BY UNITED PRESS

The German war machine
Tuesday battered toward the
gates of Stalingrad but in
London there were hints of
early Allied diversions to aid Rus
sia and 300-plane attack gave the
Nazi Rhineland forecast of things
to come.
Reports from Moscow left no
doubt of the urgency of the crisis
on the flat Steppes before Stalin-
grad and the Volga river lifeline.
And the Nazi high command claim
ed German forces have plunged into
the heart of the Caucasus to plant
the Nazi war banner atop Mount
Elbruz, Europe's tallest mountain
| peak.
Soviet dispatches from the 'front.'
lines told of massive tank battles
fought under a sky overcast with
smoke from the flames of burning
! fields and villages on the approach
es to Stalingrad.
WITHIN CANNON RANGE
How close the NaZi spearheadS
have plunged toward Stalingrad was
not certain but they we're within
easy cannon range of the Moscow
Stalingrad railroad. Masses of Nazi
dive bOmberS and parach,ItiStS were
being thrown into the battle by
the German high command.
The dive bombers dropped tens
of tons of bombs on Soviet zones
and the parachutistS billowed down
by the hundreds behind the Soviet
lines and attempted to interrupt the
Soviet retreat.
Attention was centered on hints
which followed the return of Prime
Continued on Page 6, Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25
The Statue

The Statue
"Tra la la la traaaaaaa!"
"Oh, life on the ocean WaveS!
my Bonnie lies over the ocean. u
The anything but melodioUG
vice of George Bucklin floated
into the air as he took q shower
in the Bucklin home and flooded
out to encompass the whole neigh
borhood.
The sour notes and the splashing
of water went on for some time.
George stepped out of the shower,
still carolling picked up a can of
talcum powder and sprinkled him.
self all over with the sweet smell
ing stuff.
Then he came to. Instead of be-
ing an object of beauty. Georges
body was coated all over with a
sticky, gooey mess.
MY word" he whispered to
himself, that was tooth powder
HlSLGdu vi JdlCuIIl JpWuCI. IL IldNc
to shower all over again."
It's a good thing there wasn't a
can of plaster of Paris or lamp
: black in the bathroom.
Expert Service
During a busy day, Clyde Lee
of the city engineering department
!. put some blueprints out in the
Valley back of city hall so they
could dry in the sun.
Some time later he noticed that
a police car had been driven into
the alley and parked SO that it
> threw a shadow on the blUeprints.
"Ill move that thing" he said.
"H1l spoil my blueprints."
Lee entered the police car. He
stepped on the starter. There was
a slight noise but that is all. He
trod on the starter for all he was
worth The car wouldn't start, Ir-
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-25

WEATHER
Maximum Monday 106. Minimum
Tuesday 20. 5 pm. Monday 100, hu-
midity IL. am. Tuesday "a, hu-
midity "a. Noon Tuesday 100, hui
midity SO.
BANK Debts
El Centre Business Barometer
LEGAL
HOLIDAY
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-09-25
HOW EGG LOSSES
CAN BE AVOIDED

Most of the losses in eggs through
careless handling can be avoided with
little additional effort on the part OF
producers and handlers. says Harriette
E. Cushman, extension poultry special
ist at Montana State college.
To start with. she said. proper ham
ding of eggs begins with gathering
them from the nests. Gathering at
least three times daily results in clean
er eggs and better ones. Eggs allowed
to accumulate in the nests for two or
three days suffer a loss in quality be-
cause of high temperatures. This loss
is frequently as great as the loss in
two or three weeks when kept In a
cooler.
Proper cooling, too, is Of utmost i'm
portance. Eggs gathered in wire bas-
kets permit the circulation of air and
should be lett in the cooling room
overnight before they are packed in
cartons or cases. Pack eggs small end
down for proper shipping. Store in a
cooler until ready for market to main
tain natural quality.
Use of clean containers, cases and
packing materials adds greatly to the
marketing appearance of the eggs and
helps prevent the growth of mold, she
said.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-09-25

company. It's Q little hard. she said.
to get used to giving orders to your
elders"
The Montana WAACS also stated
that the army men were somewhat
amazed at the ease Of matchmaking
women with army life. The girls
seem to have a more pronounced sense
Of rhythm" Miss Burke wrote. land
are marching now like soldiers with
a years training"
They are also proud of their uni
forms and. in spite Of the fact that
weekend passes to town allow "civvies,"
prefer to wear the regulation suit At
all times. The fort itself, they said.
is beautiful with the largest parade
grounds In the country as well as ex-
cellent recreational facilities which in
clude golf course and swimming
pool.
Each letter expresses the sentiment
with which Miss Burke closed. Am
very happy and studying hard"