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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
So. Africa Union
Breaks with viChy

PRETORIA, April 23-tUP)-The
Union of South Africa broke off
relations with the Vichy govern
ment today, leading to speculation
that South African forces might
seize the French island OF NADIA
gascar off the southeast African
coast.
Many quarters here regarded the
occupation of Madagascar as a mes
sity in view of Jaran's westward
thrust across the Indian ocean.
There have been widespread fears
that the japanese might attempt
to seize Madagascar to cut one OF
the allies NEST vital lines OF sup
ply. 1t was believed the danger
has become more acute as result
CT Pierre Iavals assumption OF
rower.
Thus far, however. there has been
no official indication of such move
en- the part CT the South African
forces although government quar-
tiers were described as beng COM
pletely alert" for any new develop
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

made the April 2 attacks and that
therefore 20 hostages held for the
April 20 killing would not be shot
They were TO have been executed
unless the men who did the April
20 killing were arrested by next
Wednesday.
The Berlin radio indicated that
Vichy chief of government Pierre
Laval already had started his eX-
pected campaign to weed out and
punish ruthlessly elements suspect
ed of even moral opposition to the
axis.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

lowering stage. Treatment costs
only few cents an acre.
At a leading agricultural expert
ment station it was found that
treating the seed increased the cot
ton yield by $50 pounds per acre
and that treating the seed and
busting the flowers increased IL by
$50 pounds per acre
Oats showed increases of 20 and
80 per cent, respectively. alfalfa, SO
per cent; soy beans. over 40 per
cent; COW peas, 80 per cent, and
grasses l2 per cent. In beets the
yield was more than doubled
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Public Invited 10
School Assembly

The public Thursday was invited
to attend Central Junior college
and high school assemblies May
4 to hear Dr.. Martin Hall, refugee
newspaper reporter who had to flee
Germany and France because OF
his opposition to the Nazi views of
Hitler.
He will describe the life of boys
and girls under regimented Nazi
rule in Germany and tell of his
conversations with Hitler and 9TH
er Nazi leaders. Children below
high school age will not be permit
ted to attend the assemblies which
will take place in the high school
at l2:45 pm. and the junior COL
lege at las pm
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Canal Victims
Identity Sought

Officers throughout southern CAL
ifornia Thursday attempted to
identify the body of man found
floating in the All American canal
near Midway Wells late Wednes-
day.
Condition of the body, believed to
have been in the water about 10
days, hampered Identification. HIS
extremely straight black hair es-
tablished the fact that he was not a
Negro but any other racial charac-
teristics were indistinguishable.
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
said.
The man was about five feet and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Valley japanese
Resident jailed

Tadashi Okama, 34-year-old Jap
anese resident, was held n the
county Jail Thursday on charge
cf violating the federal order pro-
hibiting Japanese from having fire
arms and cameras in their possess
sion
Agents of the federal bureau OF
Investigation said Okama had y
rifle and a camera when arrested
on the Elmore ranch in the Brew
ley area. He was born in Hawaii
and said he had been in Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Powerful Hormone Boosts
Crop Yield 100 Per Cent

MEMPHIS, Term, April 23-CUP)
"A powerful hormone that has in
creased production Of scme crops
as much as leo per cent, was de-
scribed before the l03rd annual
meeting of the American Chemical
Society here today.
The new compound-levulinic acid
has produced remarkable increaS-
es in yields of cotton, corn, oats.
alfalfa, soybeans. COW peas, beets
and grasses, according to w. w.
Meyer, of the A. E. Staley Manu-
featuring Co, Decatur, Ill, who
said the product promises to find
its greatest field of usefulness in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

agriculture.
Levulinic acid has been known
for more than 10 years. but only
recently has it been produced COM
mercially. 1t also has been found
to be useful in the manufacture of
special dyes for coloring plastics,
and is an ideal metal cleaner.
However, the outstanding discov-
cry, Meyer said, was its ability TO
stimulate the growth of important
agricultural plants.
The method of application is TO
soak or dust the seed before plant
ing or to dust the plants at the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

and heads of institutions such as
the county hospital and farm Jail,
detention home, and all hospitals.
The applications may be signed
at Central Union High school in
Ell Centre between $3.50 pm. and
$3.50 pm.
Boarding and rooming house
keepers must sign for their own
families and not for their roomers
and boarders. who must sign their
own applications.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
SPAS Collected
In Funds Drive

Campaigners for the $1,000 fund
to provide recreation for service
men in Ell Centre already have
turned in total Of $2.465, w. A.
Scheniman, finance chairman, said
Thursday.
Many of the ccmmytt cam
wasting the residents of the city
have not turned in their collections
as yet but are waiting until they
have reached all the persons on
their lists.
The drive will be completed this
week. The solicitors accept cash
donations only.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

INVDIc dIIN1 JOIIco dII cdtIy dIt ullleI
federal indictment charging them
with seditiouS utterances and are
in county Jail unable to make bail
Bail for each on the new charges
was set at $4,000 and arraignment
scheduled for Monday.
The indictment follows lines of
complaint issued several weeks ago
by District Attorney John Dock
weller at suggestion of State Attor-
ney General Earl Warren.
1t was charged that Noble and
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

Jones conspired to libel Macarthur
by implying that he acted in a
cowardly manner when he left Bat
aan for Australia. The indictment
set forth that Macarthur was under
orders from President Roosevelt to
proceed to Australia.
Meanwhile in municipal court
charges against David w. Rath-
bone, printer who printed leaflets
for Noble and Jones. were dismissed
for lack of evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

high school in the county. He rec-i
commended that the users get the
blanks early as it is impossible to
give some of the required informa-
ton without referring to office rec
ords. The users may send Or call
for the blanks but must appear in
person to sign the applications on
registration days.
These who must register next
Tuesday and Wednesday will in
clude retailers and wholesalers of
sugar, restaurant and cafe owners,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
, 4 !ssy1!;

Lights Out
The next time G. II. Fl. Small is
working in his office late at night,
it has been suggested, take peek
at his window.
This is the first time We ever
knew you'd EXPANDED your business.
Tiny
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Perfect Adaptability-

Perfect Adaptability-
While on recent fishing trip to
Mexico, Mrs. Bill Wallace had the
worst luck in the world. Net that
she was the only one in the party
who had bad luck. They couldn't
snag anything big enough to be in
Guided in the minnow class.
I'm going to stop fishing for big
ones and try to get little Ones" she
said philcsophically.
She did
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
No Surprise There

No Surprise There
Mrs. George Kirk, president OF the
PIT A. at Harding school, enter
tanned her executive board at a
luncheon at her home recently.
The guests thought it would be a
nice iGea to give her a gift. They
selected a cald table and put 1t II,
the dining room Wen they arrived.
Mrs. Kirk, very busy serving the
luncheCn, walked past the table
again and again. She did not glance
toward it and said nothing about
something new having been added
to her dining room. This went on
until the guests could endure it no
longer. They pointed it out to her.
why" she gasped in surprise,
when did you put that there?"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Sugar Rotioning
Blanks Available

Commercial trade of sugar may obtain appli-
cation blanks to fill out in their offices before the
registration days next Tuesday and Wednesday, Guy Weak
ley head of sugar raonng in Imperial county said Thurs
day. These application blanks may be obtained from any
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
L. A. Jury Indicts
Noble and Jones

Los ANGELES, April %. (UP)-Robert Noble pro-
Hitler leader of the Friends of Progress and his
and founder of the National Copperheads Ellis O JONES'
were indicted by the county grand jury today charge
of criminal conspiracy to libel Gen. Douglas Macarthur
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Hitler CANDLES
AQoinSt Invasion
Bv Allied Force
Germans Divert Greatest Manpower to
Eastern Front in Attempt to Batter
Down Russians But Fortify Coast
BY UNITED PRESS :

Adolf Hitler reported in Russian dispatches Thurs
day be calling for another 100000 troops to wrest the
initiative from the Red the eastern front despite
hints of an Allied invasion Of AXis-hed Europe
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

recent mOntnS.
The general price-freezing order
to be announced Tuesday by the
office of price administration will
become effective almost Immediate
ly, probably on or before May l,
it was learned today. The order will,
with a few exceptions, freeze re-
tain, wholesale and factory prices
OF all commodities.
The highest price charged in
March will be the figure frozen by
the OPA order.
Farm products below the levels
set in the 1912 price control act
will be exempted. The only other
important group exempted are COM
modities having such seasonability
green vegetables and fresh fruits
that they could not be brought
under effective price control with
out a tremendous enforcement ma
chinery. Some other scattered prod
ucts will be excluded for example,
gasoline will not be covered because
it already is under OPA regula-
tons.
Here are the actions and proposed
actions designed to put the country
on a rigid wartime economic foot
ing:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
General u. s. Price Fixing
Order Promis ed uesdoy
In Stringent War Program
Ceiling viii Be Highest Price Charged
During Mar. Says OPA Announcement;
ONLY Few Farm Commodities Exempted

WASHINGTON April %. (UP)-Sometime before the
end of this month you should be able to purchase virtually
anything that for sale without being told that the price
has gone up. .
Stabilized prices will replace the going up trend of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
He's Even Now

He's Even Now
II move that we make Mayor
Robert Hatton chairman of the Ell
Centre committee for Chinese re-
lief" Herb Fawcett said at meet
ing Wednesday.
That motion carried and Hatton
GraciouSly accepted.
Later on during the same meet
ing, the crowd was making up the
committees to solicit Ell Centre for
funds.
II move that we make Council
man Herb Fawcett a member of the
working committee" Hatton said
sweetly. The motion carried and
Hatton left the meeting with q
self satisfied look on his face.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
Stacked Cards.

Stacked Cards.
The tennis players at Central
were excited when Coach George
Egling offered a steak dinner and
Shcw tickets to the couple winning
the mixed doubles match. Egling,
of course, was playing too.
In drawing for partners, Egling
drew the name of Betty Lea Hor-
ton, declared to he the best Of the
Girl tennis players.
The rest CT the contestants
promptly tossed Betty Lea's name
back in the hat, stirred up the slips,
and made Egling draw aga.n.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
THE PRESIDENTIAL ORDER

President Roosevelt delivers a
message to congress early next week,
probably Monday. outlining an anti
initiation program which is expected
to include: a SO per cent excess
profits tax on corporate earnings in
excess of six per cent of capitaliza-
ton; limitation of .$25 900 or $50
600 on individual incomes; gen.
eral price ceiling; eventual ration
ing of all consumers goods: endorse
ment of a voluntary war bond sale
campaign, and directive to the
war labor board banning further
wage increases for workers in the
higher brackets.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
THE PRICE-FIxING PROGRAM

Immediately after the presidential
message is delivered, the office OF
price administration will issue a
blanket order fixing maximum re-
tail and wholesale prices at the
highest levels of last month. The
order will take effect on or before
May l, and all prices not now oper-
ating under ceilings will be includ-
ed, with the exception of two agri-
cultural commodity classifications.
Most farm products are now sold
under a parity price order and the
OPA is expected to exempt seasonal
products which would require a
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23

LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. l S24.-$25, u. S. No. 2
leafy Nv. S23.-$24; us. No. Q $3.50
S2O.5O. Mpls. Sept. flax $2.55Ia
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-23
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday IS. Mini
mum Thursday So. 5 pm. Wednes-
day "a, humidity so. S am. Thurs
day 81, humidity as. Noon Thurs
day 76, humidity Is.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Chicago Cash Market.

Wheat. No. . hard, .c69.: No . yellow
hard, 1861. Corn. old. No. | mixed,
S6ia; No. :? yellow. 80; sample grade yellow.
sos. No 4. 74-.sia: No 5 7.-74is: sam
PIE Eraas yellow 6l,!oi No. 3 white. s5;
No. .. 56is: No. ] white 57'a-5s'.; No. .,
sta4-5s; No. 3. 54la-56: No f. 53i4: sam
pie grade white, 80. Barley, mailing. IL
nominal; No. barley, 65l2 Soybeans,
No. . yellow. -; No. 2: LII 13a4: No
I. .6:lt-1 .67a.: sample grade. yellow.
49, i "a. Field seed. per hundred
weight. nominal: timothy. 6 49, 90: alsike,
u SOL .n0 red top. s.O0-s75; red clover,
1500-11.00; sweet clover. s 650-9.0O.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Stock Market Calm
Despite Adverse
War Reports
Advances Of Fractions
To 81 Predominote;
Oil Group Weak
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Composure
was the word for most stock market
leaders To-Day in the face of dis
couraging, if hardly surprising, war
news from the Philippines.
While oils were relatively weak.
some losing 2 points at the worst,
mail orders revived, along with rails,
steels, farm implements and as
sorted specialties. Gains of frac-
tions to 2 or so predominated at the
close.
The list started the New Year with
irregular trends in most Depart
ments. Prices recovered as the pro-
ceedings got under way and were
at the best in the final hour.
Dealings were sluggish throughout
and transfers of around 100000
shares were among the smallest for
a full day since early October.
A brisk rally in agricultural COM
modify futures aided speculative
sentiment for stocks. The staples
group was buoyed by the approval
of a Senate subcommittee Of price
ceilings on major farm products at
not less than ITO per cent of parity.
Occupation of Manila and Cavite
by invading japanese was a mo-
mentary chilling influence on bulIsh
contingents. but apparently brought
out no real liquidation of sharts.
The thought that American Defend
ers still were in there fighting. and
that help might arrive soon, aroused
hopes that the end of the story
would be entirely different.
The sharp fall in the days stock
turnover represented the cesSa ton Of
heavy tax selling, brokers said. and
the fact many potential buyers FOR
reinvestment inclined TO step ligatly
pending the outlook for industry in
the light of broadening government
tai controls.
Bond Prices Narrow.
The bond market held within
narrow range. with the trend slightly
mixed. Going into the final hour
the majority of changes either way
were less than point Exceptions
included Firestone Tire IS. which
dropped sharply last week on news
concerning the rubber industry. and
today recouped nearly points of the
loss. Goodrich A. however, con-
tinued to lag.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. Grain and
soybean prices advanced for good
gains today in initial trading of the
new year, with buying stimulated
principally by Washington develop
ments. Prices of some deliveries
were at new peaks for the past four
years
Raising Of price ceilings on fats
and oils. including soybean oil and
lard. and Senate subcommittee ap-
proval of legislation providing price
ceilings on farm commodities at not
less than 1l0 per cent of parity for
grains. were principal developments.
Closing at or near the days highs.
wheat was Halls cents higher than
Wednesday, MAY, s128-128ls; July.
sl.29ls: corn, 4-ls. up: May. 85i4
July, 81: oats. 1ls-1s4 up: rye, 2is-
37s higher: soybeans, 35s Ais higher;
lard. IS to 70 cents per hundred
weight higher.
New highs for the season were
posted for September deliveries Of
wheat, corn and rye and July soy
Evening star., 1942-01-02
D. {. Bank Deposits
Break All Records;
Reach S495,474,845
Condition Call Shows
Rise Of $l8,055,730
In Final Quarter
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Shattering all former records in
the history of the Capital, deposits
In the city's % banks on December
81 reached a grand total of S495,-
474S4544 surprising gain Of
s1sO55, ,73O.97 over the total of
S477,41911447 on September "a,
l94l.
The Controller of the Currency
today issued a call for the condition
of all banks in the District of Colum-
bia and all national banks in the
United States at the close of buSl-
ness December 81.
1t was learned by The Star that
nearly every bank in the Capital had
a substantial gain during the last
quarter of the year just ended.
Deposits in practically every bank
in the city are now at an alltlme
peak. Only recent large payments
in Christmas Savings Club funds
prevented all the banks from re-
porting advances over the last call.
On the last day of l941 deposits in
the individual banks were as follows:
Deposits on December 81, 1941.
Evening star., 1942-01-02

FfynCN VUItSttuIIVt 0dFIf'
1. 1t was the eighth consecutive call
on which bank deposits in Wash
ington have scored advances into
new high ground.
: Calls were also sent out by the
Federal Reserve Board and the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Corp.
e State Bank Examiner John w.
Downing also asked for the condi-
tion of all Maryland State banks on
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Used Car Supplies
To Meet Civilian
Needs for Present
Stocks Neor Normal;
Many Late Models
Reported on Hand
FINANCIAL.
BY DAVID J. WILKIE,
Associated Press Automotive Editor.


DETROIT, Jan. 2-The ban on
new passenger car sales is not likely
to be reflected in any Immediately
noticeable curtailment of automo-
bile use, according to authoritative
sources in the motor vehicle in
dustry.
These sources point out that cur
rent stocks of used cars still avail
able to the general public are at
close to normal levels and that as
a result of last years heavy buying
of new units, include large num-
ber of late models.
New car buying has Jagged sharply
since the start OF the new model
year last August l. This was due,
say the sales experts not only to
increased prices. heavier tax levies
and credit restrictions, but also to
the unprecedented volume of "ad-
vance buying that marked the early
months Of last year.
Future Is Uncertain.
How long used Car stocks will
meet demand in the months ahead.
of course. is purely conjectural. An
immediate upturn in used Car de-
mand is one of the reactions trade
quarters expect to yesterdays ban
on new vehicle sales.
1t is pointed out by the trade
authorities, however, that more
than 100000 new passenger cars
that normally would have been pur-
chased in 1912 were bought in the
rush of the first half of l94l. This,
they explain, automatically curtailed
normal demand for 1912.
Although they apparently will not
be available for general distribution
102.424 new passenger cars probably
will be assembled in January, as
previously authorized by the govern
mental war production agencies
The scheduled production represents
less than one weeks normal activity
in the industry and should be of
the assembly lines long before the
few weeks" when all such output
is to cease.
War Council Formed.
Anticipating heavier reliance upon
the automobile industry for arma
ment production the Automobile
Manufacturers Association this week
created an "automotive council foI
war production" Coincident with
the creation of the council. the Cal
makers adopted a declaration OF
unlimited cooperative effort to speed
production of every possible item Of
war material.
I'VE pledge. on behalf of the entire
automotive industry said the reso.
luton, mot only a cooperative
spirit in the common task, but com.
plete interchange of mass-productior
information. time-saving techniques
product Improvements. tooling short
cuts and developments which the
individual concerns have now eff.
fected or will bring about in doine
their portions of the work.
The Nation will not lack for one
gun, one tank. one engine, that the
capacity and ingenuity of this in.
dustrys producers can add to the
forces Of our Nation and its friends
on all the fighting fronts"
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Coftonseed Oil DEALINGS
To Be Resumed Tomorrow

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-The New
York Produce Exchange ANNOUNCED
today that trading in cottonseed oil
futures, suspended since last De-
cember Is, would be resumed tomor-
row morning
Daily fluctuation limits will be !
cent a pound. on the basis of the
last closing prices: 1858 cents a
pound for January and 1855 cents
for March. May and July.
New permanent price ceilings fixed
by the o. P. A. are: January, 1922
cents pound: March, 1895, ana
May and July, 1898.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Cotton fu-
lures advanced as much as 81 q
bale today on trade, Wall Street and
New Orleans buying. The upward
move was stimulated by the Senate
Subcommittee approval! of ITO per
cent parity ceilings. Raising of the
ceilings on fats and oils was also a
market factor.
Contracts were supplied by scale
up hedges and profit taking. Ad-
verse war news caused only a mo-
mentary setback.
Late prices were $l.80 to 50 bale
higher; March, 1854; July, l785,
and October, 17.89
Futures closed Sl.65 to $3.50 bale
Evening star., 1942-01-02
MengeI Co. Purchases
Kemper Furniture
Ey tfe hESocla.cd Tress.

LOUISVILLE. X, Jan. al, in
A. Volt, president OF the MeneeI
Co. wood products and container
manufacturers. has announced ex-
pansiCn into the kitchen cabinet
market by the purchase OF the busi-
ness Of the Kemper Furniture Co,
incorporated. Union City. Ind.
Paul W. Kemper. former presl-
dent of Kemper Furniture. long ac-
tive in th& kitchen cabinet and
kitchen furniture field. will con-
tinue as manager and will retain his
present staff, Volt said.
Evening star., 1942-01-02

ADpFoximats Sales Tsdsy
l1:O0 AM 10000 1870 Noon $50, 900
100 Pm 100000 200 PM 2s0. 900
Total $4,000
unit Of trading. 10 shares. In bank
ruptcy or receivership or being resrganised
under Bankruptcy Act, or securities as
sumed BY such companies. Rates Of divi-
dends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semi-annual declaration. Unless other
wise noted, special or extra dividends are
not included. I'd X dividend. xr n
rights. Also extra or extras. Cash or
stock. z Paid last year. Payable in stock.
9 Declared or paid "a far this year Pay
able in Canadian funds. Accumulated
dividends paid or declared this year. DE-
listing pendinR. Actual ssleA.
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Jan "-The Associated
Press velghted wholesale price index Of 81
commodities today advanced to a5 54 new
194l-4@ high
Previous day a5Io; vek ago "a
month ago. % "a year ago 7sOs
Hsh - 9554 1875 f522 asi4
Low 1nn3 $3.50 633s "A
1895 AVERAGE equals 1909
Evening star., 1942-01-02
ArIiss to PIoy Piper

George Arliss, nov 73, will make
in England the film The Pied
Piper" the story of a kindly old
man whose son was killed with the
r. A. F. at the beginning of the
war
Evening star., 1942-01-02
Baltimore Stocks

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BAITMORF Ian .
Evening star., 1942-01-02

MlQounB, spOt, ic'cch
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2 Cotton fu-
lures advanced more than 81 bale today
on buying stimulated BY q statement oy
ssry to guarantee producers Of certain
farm products more than ITO per cent
Of parity price. The market closed STEADY
Al to 45 points net hisher.
Onen Hirh. Low. Close,