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was captured Thursday and that
the British were being pursued to-
ward the Nile Delta, said thai
strong positions" were captured by
the Axis southeast of Ell Alamein
and that some 1000 prisoners were
taken. The German communique
did not describe the land fighting
in North Africa except to claim
enlargement of abreak in the El
Alamein lines.
RAPID CHANGES
Thus the battle for Egypt. which
Prime Minister Churchill had de-
scribed as the most dangerous to
Britain since the fall of France,
ragged on along a fluid and rapidly
changing desert front without deci-
sion, but with better hopes, at least
for the moment, for the Allies.
A dispatch from United Press
Correspondent Richard Mcmillan at
the Ell Alamein front said that AL
lied air attacks had destroyed many
enemy tanks which were blazing on
the battlefield and that New Zea-
land, British. South African and
other Imperial units were fighting
strongly and in excellent spirits.
Military sources in Turkey, how
ever, emphasized that Rommel is
a gambler who has been pyramiding
his bets as he pushed eastward
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Pioneer Rancher
Dies at Home
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He was president of the Imperial
Valley Milk Producers association
for many years, was director and
ce-president of the First National
bank of Holtville. He attended di-
rectors' n1eetygs even when he
was SO Ill it was unwise for him
to leave his home He was promi-
nent in civic and community af-
fairs and was keenly interested in
the development of the valley
He was born in Sweden and came
to Imperial Valley from San Diego.
Among his survivors are his wife,
Mrs Clara Anderson; and son,
William. who now lives in Los An
5eleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Parents Control
Youthful CuIprit

All clear; parents in control of
culprit."
That was Patrolman Jack Tack
ett's terse report ON the Ell Centre
police log book Friday after he was
called Thursday night to halt an
amateur concrete mixers decidedly
anti-social experiments.
The culprit, lad of tender years,
was hurting concrete and glass
about wantonly in an alley between
State and Olive avenues and Fourth
and Fifth streets, Tackett's re-
port said. 1t did not tell why.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Job Placements
Take Big Boost

United States Employment SER
vice placements in Imperial coun-
ty for June were LAO as compared
to the ITS persons for whom the
service found employment in June
last year, said Thomas N Finney,
head of the service, Friday.
This represented an increase of
651 per cent over last year.
Unemployment insurance claims
in the county In June reached the
lowest ebb in the history of the
service, he said. Every applicant
for unemployment insurance is in
terviewed and every effort made to
find some sort of Job for him or
her. If the applicant refuses to ac-
cept the employment offered, the
unemployment insurance is not
available.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
COURT ISSUES ORDER

Ben B. KraSnoW was granted pro-
bation for two years at a probation
hearine in Imperial county superior
court Friday, ordered to retain from
acting as produce dealer in Cali
fornia and was instructed not to
leave the state without permission
of the county probation office. If
he violates the orders he will have
to serve year in the county Jail
for violating the state law prohib-
iting man from operating as a
produce dealer without state
license
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

Troitor Guilty.
Nav Be Executed

Judge Arthur j. Tuttle said sem
tence would not be imposed pend
ing receipt of the customary re-
port on the defendant from the
probation department"
Stephan leaned over and asked
his attorney, Vernce C. ANDERSON
what probation" meant.
Federal attorneys thought he
would be sentenced within a week
or 10 days. Anderson did not be-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
SENT TO STATE
PENITENTIARY

Frank Reyes who had a habit of
entering Brawley homes in the dead
of night and molesting women and
girls. was sentenced to San Quentin
penitentiary in Imperial county su-
perior court Friday and Judge
Vaughn N Thompson recommended
that he serve at least 10 years
Reyes pleaded guilty Friday to three
counts of burglary, one count OF
leWd and lascivious conduct. and
one count of contributing to the
delinquency of a minor.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
CUYAMACA

Nesting among the big trees at
the base of the mountain near the
shore of Lake Cuyamaca. is Cuya-
maca Lodge, headquarters for both
winter and summer sports, which
include horseback riding, swimming.
hiking, dancing, hunting, rowing
and fine lake fishing.
Visitors can obtain boats with or
without outboard motors live bait.
tackle. groceries and refreshments
everything for the sportsman.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Scanning ".
News Horizon
ROLLER SKATING
PALACE TO OPEN

A new skating rink. the Victory
Rowling Palace. will open at 129
North Sixth street. El Centre, Sat
urday in the air cooled building re-
Gently vacated by the bowling in
terestS. Manager Herman Fucker
man, formerly of Calexico. said
Friday Skaters will have 5000 feet
of hard maple floor to glide over.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
WILL TRY BOY
KILLER HERE

The case of Carlos Lopez. l5-year-
old Brawley boy who stabbed fiji
-year-old Richard Guzman to
death June Il, was transferred from
Imperial county superior court to
juvenile court Friday for trial on a
charge of murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
HEWES ATTENDS
RIVER CONFERENCE

President Evan T. Hewes of the
Imperial Irrigation District was in
Les Angeles Friday. attending a
meeting of the California Colorado
River board. of which he is chair
man.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
MT. LAGUNA

An outstanding resort in the
heart of the Laguna mountain re-
creational area of the Cleveland
national forest among huge pines,
fine paved roads all the way. The
desert and mountain scenery in the
Laguna mountains area is among
the finest in this area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
OBTAINS DIVORCE

In superior court Thursday a
final divorce was granted Barbara
Crousen from John NJ. Crousen
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
TACATION IDEAS MOUNTAIN RESORTS
Ideal Vacation
In Your Own
Mountains
JACUMBA

Mountain and desert meet in a
happy combination at Jacumba
Hot Springs. on Highway 30.
not sulphur springs and cold
mineral springs are among the
health giving facilities offered,
horseback riding and amusements
of all kinds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
President Signs
Army Funds Bill

WASHINGTON. July Sup -
President Roosevelt has signed the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
War on Initiation
Developing Into
U.S.. Battle Royal
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ceiling imposed in May.
NOISY ENGAGEMENT
Yesterdays subcommittee meet
ing was a noisy engagement in which
the voices of Henderson and COM
mittee members doomed through
closed doors to reveal THE vigorous
and fundamental character of the
differences under discussion.
The price ceiling was badly holed
Wednesday when Henderson was
compelled to authorize an increase
of Is per cent-perhaps more-in the
price of the 1912 crop of canned
and dried fruits. HendersonS an
nouncement and supplementary
address by Budget Director Harold
D. Smith were interpreted by some
persons as having charged to con-
gress blame for threatened begging
of anti-inflation policies.
Congress was still in uproarious
dissent to that suggestion at the close
, of legislative business yesterday
and among the last, perhaps, most
revealing statements was one from
Rep. Thomas H. Eliot, D., Mass,
an administration supporter, who
introduced bill to authorize the
secretary of agriculture to set the
price of agricultural products at
parity instead of 110 per cent of
parity.
BREAK STARTS
THE break in the price ceiling
has started" Eliot said, with an
increase of Is per cent in all cam
ned and dried fruit. This is just
the beginning unless action is taken
by the congress. The price rise in
canned fruit was caused by the
provision in the law saying that
the fruit growers can charge a price
of at least ITO per cent of parity
The farm bloc just looks ridiculous
when it says that every price ceiling
on farm products must be at Least
10 per cent higher than fair price.
Yet, that is what they wrote into
the law
There were bitter comments On
both senate and house floors as
congress maneuvered for a contest
which, on the economic front, might
be measured for importance with
the United Nations battle in the
Middle East. Who is right and who
is wrong in the anti-inflation dis
pute probably will not be decided
until the story is old and has been
written by an objective historian.
Some congressman are angry be-
cause Henderson's vast proposed
office of price administration bu-
reaucracy might encroach on their
own political preserves back home,
especially in the selection of state
and regional directors. Henderson
wants $4,000 employees and congress
is disposed to give him only $4,000
There is bitter congressional pro-
test against the 2R cents increase
in gasoline prices of the country
should help pay the freight for
bringing expensive tank car gasoline
into this area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

| S42, $50 .003.067 army appropriations
bill for l94S. the largest single ap-
propriations measure in history and
one that is designed to provide the
United States with the most power
ful air and ground forces in the
world, the White House announced
today.
The bill contains Sii.3l6. .892 .el0
fer 23,550 planes and equipment
for the army air forces. and So
94s.319.237 for almost 100000
tanks" and other mechanized equip
ment.
To pay and maintain the army as
is approaches the 100000 mark -
the strength scheduled to be reach
ed during the 1913 fiscal year = the
bill provides $40. LBS. $50 ,342. Figured
in that is the secently enacted leg
islation increasing the base pay of
privateS from $50 to $50 month.
LEND-LEAsE
The President is authorized by
the bill to allocate a maximum of
ST.. IU0,UUO.UuO IOI leIlu-ledse puT-
poses.
The house appropriations COM
mittee reported that the 23.550
planes in the bill would complete
the war departments part of the
program enunciated by the Presi-
dent On Jan. 6. 1912. calling for the
production of $4,000 airplanes in
the calendar year 1912. and lbs 900
airplanes in the calendar year
l943."
Sen. Elmer Thomas. D.. Okla,
chairman of the senate military ap-
preparations subcommittee, gave his
colleagues a hint of the number of
tanks rolling off assembly lines
when he said:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

dend, is equal to approximately
$500 per share per annum on the
common stock.
WAR RESERVES
Following the policy previously
established, ore-half of the net
increase in undivided profits was
transferred to the war contin-
gencies reserve.
Capital funds, including re-
serves, now total $158, ,7o7, 900,
which is an increase of $2,o24,ooO
for the year, after the utilization
of $3,882,45O to retire 1850
shares of preferred stock during
the period, and after applying
S842 900 of an unallooated re-
serve, previously set up for the
purpose, to reduce the book value
of certain banking premises, in
addition to normal depreciation.
WAR PRODUCTION
President L. M. Giannini stated
that the curtailed demand for
ordinary civilian credit had made
more funds available to finance
war production. We are con-
tinuing to carry forward our
policy of unstinted support to
Americas victory program, he
said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Bonk of America Mid-yeor
Statement Shows Progress

The statement of condition OF
Bank of America as of June 30,
1912, shows deposits at the all
time high mark of $1,o58,430,000,
an increase of $272, ,942,0 900 over a
wear ago and an increase of $50.
O47.oOo since December 81, l94l.
Total resources were $2,143,202,
600, gain of $265, ,4o4,ooo over
year ago.
LARGE LOAN VOLUME
Loans and discounts outstand-
ing aggregated s889,353,ooo
which is $44,S87,O 900 higher than
a year ago. Since December 81,
1o41, loans and discounts de.
creased $25,216,OO0, while bond
investments increased $81, $4,000.
Earnings after operating ex-
penses and accruals for taxes were
S12.61S,OOO. From this total ST.
$4,000 was reserved for depreoia.
ton of bank premises and amor.
tization of bond premiums and
s2,o53, 900 was set up in reserves
and applied to the absorption of
losses or the revaluation of assets.
After payment of $5,267,ooo in
dividends at the annual rate of
$40 per share on the common
stock and $500 per share ON the
preferred stock. and after profit.
sharing bonus to employees, capital
funds were increased from earn
ings for the six months period by
$3,11o,00o. This, with the divi-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
WAR PRODUCTION

RESOURCES $2.143, ,2O2, ,62O.43
DEPOSITS ST. ,o58, ,430 ,526.32
CAPITAL FUNDS s l58, ,76767l.6l
CAS- of June 30, 1942)
the Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation, ,hs,
a95 branches united for strength and service.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Increasing Capacity Of Statewide
Bank to Spur More War Production

dend, is equal to approximately
$500 per share per annum on the
common stock.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
Race Of Sprint Stars
Promises Thrill al
Central Field Day

What easily could be the best 100
yard dash among high school track
men around Washington will be
staged on Wednesday as a feature Of
the annual field day at Central High
School.
Main event, of course, is the base
ball game between Central and
George Washington High of Alexan-
dria, but the track meet, originally
planned as a side affair, easily could
steal the show In addition to the
invitation 100-yard dash, there will
be a mile relay and an 880-yard
relay between Central and G. W,
with girls three-legged race and
a girls potato race added. Track
events will be run between innings
of the baseball game
Competing in the 1O0-yard dash
will be six of the outstanding school,
boy dashmen in this section. Al
ready entered are Courtney Rem
shaw of George Washington, Irv
Lust OF Roosevelt and Ludwig Wald-
man of Central. All are capable OF
l0-second effort, and, with six of
that caliber competing, the race
likely will be honey.
The program will open at l o'clock.
An admission fee of Is cents will be
levied.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
With BILL Acxss~A~
Trout Appear EurIy OFF Eastern Shore;
Fishing in Chesapeake Improves

Any time after April 20 one may
find hardheads along the Maryland
and Virginia coast. but it usually is
May before the trout come along
This season both species arrived
together.
At Chincoteaque, the average
weight of this first trout run COM
pares favorably with that of the fall
tide-runners. The top eight fish out
of a single catch totaled 100 pounds,
which is better than l3 pounds each
and just about as good trout fish,
ing as can be found anywhere
the Delaware Breakwater included,
which this year may be one of the
restricted areas.
Catches May Mean Big Season.
The fact that these large fish
were caught just before the north
easter might easily account for the
exceptional size Again, it may fore
cast a season such as we have not
enjoyed for several years.
There also are few winter
Sfounders, weighing up to and 6
pounds, being caught at Cape
sCharles, Chincoteaque and Wacha-
spreague, and hardheads are increas-
s1ng daily.
j. Almost everywhere on the Mary
land eastern shore fishing is two
weeks ahead Of the western shore,
but that sanlk northeaster has
slowed the goihg until it appears
Evening star., 1942-05-04
Large Scores Mark
Opening Contests
In n. League

Power dominated opening game
action in the National City League
yesterday as all the winners rolled
up large counts.
Taft A. C.'s improved nine ham,
mered Curles and Webb for II hits
in blasting its way to 1913 decision
over Army-Navy Union on the Taft
Field. The game featured action in
Section A and was preceded by
opening day ceremonies, which in
cluded raising the flag.
In Section B Friendship House
had little trouble with the non-
victorious Victory Club, making good
use Of nine bingles and a flock of
enemy errors to chalk up a 1872
verdict, while the Boyles nine was
routing Ross Engineers, 1872.
Carl Loef1er, tWirling for Taft,
was touched for nine blows, but kept
them we'll scattered. Elmer Dobber-
stein, Brogan and Boswell led the
attack, the latter connecting safely
on four trips to the plate.
Boyles shelled three Ross pitchers
for 10 hits, concentrating their fire
on Smith in the fifth, when they
pushed over six runs, to put the
game on ice. Bailey, Clarke and
Walsh shared hill chores for the
victors, giving up only five hits.
Vert, Friendship hurler, allowed
only two bingles in subduing the
Victory nine, tanning IL opponents.
Evening star., 1942-05-04

that the better fishing is for the
time between Herring Bay and
Point Lookout.
The average catches at Solomons
number but 8 or 10. with high boats
possibly running to 20.
Of the Black Can buoy and under
the Fairhaven shore in Herring Bay,
the catches have been smaller, but
the individual fish larger
They're Still Getting Herring.
For those anglers who believe
the moon directly affects fishing and
plan their trips accordingly, this
week end should have brought better
luck than will be possible until
after May Is.
Any time. however, after the fish
have arrived is worth trying and
they may cross up their celestial
guides occasionally.
1t appears as though a single
angler, after introducing his buddies
to the fun, has made herring fishing
with fiyrod the top sport on the
Potomac.
He has found that the accepted
shad lures such as the Tom Loving
fly, the johnson Silver minnow and
the small metallures are no better
than dark streamers and has f1shed
Occoquan Creek so much that half
the countryside is casting all sorts of
lures and flies and catching hickory
shad the new way.
Evening star., 1942-05-04
Buzz Wagner Tells of Dogfight
Up and Down New Guinea Coast
Planes Rolled and Owed Like Tumbeweeds
For 80 Miles, Philippines Hero Says

I'VE went on to Salamaua looking
for targets wherever we could find
them. We went down in a string
and machine -gunned some drums Of
gasoline along the shore. They
burned furiously.
Blasted Jap Shack.
I'VE were after what we call
targets of opportunity
that catches the eye. Over the hill
my eye was caught by white shack
with a green top.
we all let 60 with our guns and
blew out one side of the shack. Ten
or IL Japs ran out. I think all Of
them were considerably damaged.
The attack on Salamaua lasted
about 10 seconds. We we're just
leaving when l saw some Japanese
Zeros about 1000 feet up. They
were split up in sections and had
about the same number We did. We
assembled and they came after it.
Three or four of our boys In the
rear said let's have a crack at them
and peeled off and went at them.
1t was a dozen Japs against the
three or four. So the rest Of us came
back and then for the first time in
my life saw a mass dogfight some
thing like you see in the movies.
Japs Never Bail Out.
"We fought for Is minutes UP
and down 80 miles of coastline from
right over the water up to 1000 feet.
Planes everywhere were tumbling
around in all sorts of maneuvers.
You'd see gang of them go past
and in few minutes here they'd
come back again, still rolling round
in steep turns and dives.
MY three Japs went into the sea.
The three of them were burning
when they fell Our losses were light
and the pilots are all okay. None of
the Japanese bailed out-in fact
I've never heard of any japanese
bailing out. They don't want to be
captured"
Col Wagner went along on this
squadron's mission as something like
a guest conductor" as a side job
while away from his regular duties
One thing the squardon leader has
learned, he said, was to have a
good respect for the japanese zero
fighters because they are good
planes. AS for the personal reaction
Of the whole squadron I suppose ii
could be summed up in the phrase
, 'congenial hate for the Japanese
Evening star., 1942-05-04

and for riding 6 academy owned
mounts.
In the privately owned division
Eva Rabbits well-mannered mare,
Jacks Queen, got off to good start
toward championship honors (Which
are to be awarded on a cumulative
basis at the associations next show
on September 2O by winning the
hack class, placing second in the
jumper contest and, paired with
Bobby Lees Bonne File, taking
fourth in the pair of jumpers for a
total of 81a points. Mrs. Dorothy r.
Smiths st. Nick, with 71z points,
also stands a good chance for the
championship. Mrs, Smith rode her
mount to a. win in the bride trails
jumper class, fourth in the hack,
and second in the pairs Of jumpers.
teamed with Ashley Abendschein's
Great Chance.
Meadowbrook Sa ddle Clubs
Locket, ridden by Eloise Richberg,
amassed 6 points toward the acad-
emy-owned championship by plac-
ing second in both the jumper and
hack classes for that division. Ma
tional Park Colleges Rosebud, a
smooth going bay mare, ridden by
Evening star., 1942-05-04
Motor Bike Inaugural
Taken by Hostetter,
Camp Lee Soldier

j. Hostetter, soldier from Camp
Lee, Va, won the feature race yes
terday as the District Ramblers Club
opened the motorcycle racing sea-
son at Piney Grove Speedway.
Charles Smith and his brother,
Don, the latter the District cham
pion for the last two years, finished
second and third, respectively The
defeat does not affect Smiths
championship, though. Summaries:
Novice eyent--Won by Paul Waters; sec
ond, c. E. IoomiS; third, r. Stottlmyer.
Amateur .event-Won by @. Sabine. sec
ond. J. Hake;. third. Hemmingway.
Expert event-Won by D. Smith second,
C. Smith; third, Bill Miller
Semi,A-Wop by J.. Hostetter; second,
MIi.4. sIsni-nm%0R s5i7g Og am Smith; second. Bill
Main event-Won by ]. Hostetter; sec
ond, c. Smith; third. D. Smith
Evening star., 1942-05-04
BY TOM YARBROUGH,

AN ADVANCED ALLIED BASE
IN AUSTRALIA. May 4-The daily
offensives by Allied airmen are doing
everything possible to make the jap
anese pay for their preparations to
assault Port Moresby. New Guinea.
an Allied outpost which protects all
Northeastern Australia.
One of the most successful of
these "offensive-defensive" raids
was led last Friday by 2s-year- -old
1t. Col. Boyd (Buzz) Wagner of
Johnstown, Pa. who told yesterday
how he and his mates engaged in
"the most terrific dogfsht I've ever
seen-rolling like tumbleweeds up
and down 80 miles Of "coastline" OF
New Guinea.
Col. Wagner. one of the heroes of
the Philippine fighting, was in his
first foray against the Japanese
from this base. A lieutenant when
the war began, he Is now reputed to
be the youngest lieutenant colonel
in the Army.
He showed the way for a dozen
or so American pursuit pilots over
the dense, mosquito-ridden jungle
of New Guinea. After making sue
cessful straflng raids on Lac and
Salamaua. they ran into flock Of
Japanese Zero fighters and then be-
gan the dogfght which reminded
Col. Wagner of gigantic tumbleweeds
rolling along the sky.
Shot Down Three Planes.
Col. Wagner shot down three and
left another plane with smoke pour
ing from it.
The American losses were light
and all pilots were saved.
In the first stage of the mission
the squadron hit Lac in three waves.
Our top cover was engaging the
Japanese fighters when we went in
but We had no opposition and went
straight down the line of IL or Is
new Japanese bombers on the air
drome, putting holes in all Of them,
Col. Wagner said.
They were twin-engine single-tail
jobs, apparently just out Of the paint
shop.
we were on and of in four of
five seconds. We did not have time
to see precisely what we did, but I
looked back and saw some black
smoke. I've never had so much fun
in my life.