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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
China Scores LIST
Allied Victory on
Vital Burma Front
Corregidor Repulses
Heavy Aerial Attack
BY japanese Planes
BY UNITED PRESS

A Chinese army scored q
major Allied victory in Bur-
ma Monday but the Japa-
nese bombarded the fortress
of Corregidor in the Philippines
with both dive bombers and medium
planes.
Japanese artillery firing on the
American forts in Manila bay drew
return fire that knocked out at
least three enemy batteries and
broke up truck and troop concen-
trations on captured Bataan PEN
insula. But Mondays war depart
ment communique indicated that
the Japanese were making a climac-
tic attempt to destroy the defenses
of the Manila bay forts still held
by Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright.
On Mindanao island, American
patrols ampushed two bus loads of
Japanese troops and inflicted num-
erous casualties on them.
On the Burma front, the Chinese
reinforcements under Lieut.. Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwell, U.S.A., rushed
down from the north in trucks and
attacked the Japanese holding YEN
angyaung, in the Irrawaddy river
oil fields, recapturing the town,
killing 500 enemy troops and break
ing the enlightenment of British Fore
eS to the south.
COOPERATION
The British and Chinese opera
tons appeared to have been closely
coordinated, AS the Chinese struck
from the north, British armored
forces trapped south of Yenangy-
aung also attacked the Japanese
and the two onslaughts annihilated
the enemy units, London and
Chungking reported.
Military sources described the &C
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
Potent
Evils
Barred
Germany Got U. S.
Cash While Arms
Built for Allies

WASHINGTON, April 20.
(UP)-Cross licensing pat
ent agreements resulted in
American cash royalties 60
ing to German firms when the
United States was making itself
the arsenal of democracy, it was
charged before a senate investigat-
ing committee today.
Special Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Walter r. Hutchinson traced
cartel compactS covering lucite, a
plastic material used in warplanes.
He said that E. I. Dupont De Ne
mourS & Co. was unable to meet
1941 defense deliveries because of
'estricted cross-licensing agreements.
Chairman Homer T. Bone, D.,
Wash, of the patent committee
then asserted:
Enforcement of these agreements
resulted in cash flowing to German
firms in the form of royalties when
we were making ourselves the ar
senal of democracy. Also, part of
these royalties consisted of British
money"
PROBE FEARED
Hutchinson produced a series of
memoranda one of which reported
Du Pont as reluctant to make a
written statement of policy on a
licensing agreement because it fear
ed future investigation by "politi-
Clans"
Sen. Scott w. Lucas, D., ILL.,,
pointed out that "in the future,
this government ought to have the
right to look into contract of
that kind and determine whether
it will affect the security of our
nation"
In testimony before the senate
patents committee, Hutchinson said
that Du Pont, in an attempt to
avoid patent litigation over lucite,
contaminated the cross licensing
agreement with Rohm g. Haas, Inc,
of Philadelphia in 1899. 1t limited
Du Points production of the mate
rial to one-half of the output of
the Philadelphia firm, he asserted.
NO SUBSTITUTE
Plexiglas and lucite have no suit
able substitute" in the field of mill
tary aircraft, he explained. He said
they are used for domeS and blister
turrets in bombers. They are SINH
lar to glass in composition but are
shatterprOof.
In 1941, Du Pont wished to break
Continued on Page 6; Column 4
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
wiIIkie Objection
0yerridden by COP
Seeking Harmony
Party Moguls Stymie
Possibility of Open
Debate on Issues

CHICAGO, April 20. (UP)
Over the protests of Wen
dell L. WILKES supporters
Republican National Chair
man Joseph w. Martin today
appointed an all-powerful commit
tee to consider resolutions before
the COP national committee on the
party's war and postwar policy.
Martin named Wallace Townsend,
Little Rock, Ark, as chairman of
the Seven-man subcommittee which
included only two "Willkie men," &C
cording to Willkie supporters.
Those characterized as Willkie ad-
herents were Walter S. Hallanan,
Charleston, w. Va. vice-chairman
of the national committee, who
submitted WILKES resolution, and
Robert Burroughs, Manchester N.
H.
other subcommittee members
were: Mrs. Gladys Knowles, Mis-
soula, Mont, David S. ingalls,,
Cleveland, o., VINO submitted a reso-
luton by Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio;
Mrs. Pearl Sayre, Ardmore, Okla;
and Werner w. Schroeder, Chicago,
who submitted resolution by Sen,
c. Wayland Brooks of Illinois.
Willkie supporters, including Hal
lanan, had objected vigorously to
the appointment of a resolutions
subcommittee on the grounds that
such a committee most likely would
draft a compromise resolution for
adoption by the committee OF the
whole which would be "meaning-
less"
Martin, who fought continuously
behind the ecenes TO make the ma
tional committee meeting harmon
ious," said all resolutions would be
given to the subcommittee without
debate" after being read before the
whole committee. Martin said the
subcommittee definitely had the
power to throw out" all resolutions
and submit a compromise one.
The resolutions fight, which Mar
tin seeks to avoid, centers on the
conflict between the pre-War in
terventionist camp represented by
Willkie and the faction led by Taft
and Brooks, pre-war isolationists.
WILKES resolution would pledge
the party to abandon isolation now
and after the war while Taft's post
pones consideration of post war
problems until the war has been
won.
Reports persisted that WIKI
would fly from New York to tn,
committee meeting to defend his
resolution.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

Will De Cne farmers ana The lmpe-
rial Irrigation district. The order
prohibits the Inauguration of any
agricultural construction costing
$1,000 or more.
This small sum obviously is a
mere drop in the bucket when any
new agricultural construction work
is anticipated by the valleys multi
million dollar perishable vegetable
industry or the SIS ZOO, 900 irrigation
district.
HOME BUILDING NIT
That the residential building in
dustry will suffer likewise was evi-
dent, an official of one big lumber
concern said. Residential construc-
ton to cost more than $500 cannot
be started without special permit
from the war production board.
Hardships are bound to result
from this ruling in most valley
cities, which rapidly are being over
run with war workers and person.
mel of the constantly growing mill
tary Establishments here.
Hardest hit perhaps of any va.
ley municipality will be Ell Centre
where a new $23 900 street improve
ment program to be financed with
state gasoline tax money was sched-
uled to be submitted Tuesday night
to the city council.
The war boards new construction
curtailment order stipulates that
no highway or roadway" work to
cost more than $4,000 may be in
augurated without a permit.
MAY GET THROUGH
A possible salvation in this par
ticular instance was seen Monday
by Public Works Director Walter
Heinecke, who said the city's new
street project was inaugurated in
negotiations with the state high
way department several months
ago. Unless the war board order is
made retroactive, it is just possible,
with speedy action by the city coun-
Gil, to squeeze this work through,
he said.
The specifications for the work
already have been returned to the
city council by the highway en-
gineers, and it was indicated that
the board of city fathers would pass
resolution at the Tuesday night
meeting formally approving the
plans.
The money for this work, an I'M
Continued on Page 6; Column II
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

Saturday, but not announced until
today when the actual transfer of
authority took place.
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early said the plants were orr
dcred taken over because of "dia
satisfaction with the management
He added Il don't think there ii
any labor trouble"
After a meeting of President
Roosevelt's AFL-CIO labor COM
mittee last week r. j. Thomas,
president of the CLIO United Auto
Workers and member of the COM
mittee, told reporters that the union
had requested the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation to inquire into the
Brewster plants.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D.. Va, had
made public navy report listing
Brewster and seven other war pro-
duction concerns as suffering from
"Slow downs
The navy subsequently issued a
statement saying that this report
was tentative and Gid not represent
the navy's final views.
Thomas charged that many Off
Gals of the Brewster company are
aliens.
The executive order said "it is
deemed essential that such plants
be taken over for use or operation
by the United States of America
in order that they be effectively
operated"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20


vocation of England against me and
my policies" Laval said mo threat
can prevent me from pursuing re-
conciliaticl with Germany because
that policy is inspired solely by SUI
perior French interests
(The United States recently has
sought to persuade Vichy from COL
laborating with or giving military
or naval aid to Germany
Laval is preparing another radio
speech to be directed specifically
to the United States within a few
days, it was understood, on the
state of Franco American relations
and Frances attitude toward the
United States war against Japan
and the axis.
In his first statement to the
French people since he assumed
power Saturday, the champion OF
full collaboration with Adolf Hit
Ter played upon the argument thai
the only alternative to cooperation
with Hitler was Frances capitula-
ton to bolshevism. (This is a favor
lite argument of Hitler's speeches.
TNSPIRED' POLICY
II submit to no foreign influ-
ences,' he said, without mention
ing any foreign nation by name
although he attacked Great Brit
ain angrily.
mo menaceS can prevent me to-
day from pursuing a policy of re-
cancellation with Germany, inspired
by Frances supreme interests"
Laval made it clear that he in
tends to carry France into a "re-
Cancellation" with Germany ano
Hitler's new order" for Europe
which, he said, will be installed
everywhere, taking into collsidera.
ton the national aspirations anc
the character Of all peoples
He assailed the British fer theil
attacks on Frances overseas pos.
sessions, such as Syria and French
West Africa, and what he callee
Britains attempts to destroy" thu
French fleet in the attacks at Orar
and Dakar.
He said that if Germany were
defeated by the Russians on the
eastern front, France would become
a victim of the Soviets whose arm.
les, he warned. would overrur
Frances frontiers with the con.
sent of England
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
Fl. Y. Reside nts
Commit Suicide

interior. The motor was running
Cole was employed as a salesman
by the Imperial Irrigation district.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Louise Cole and his parents.
In note found near her body,
Mrs. Owen wrote to her two sons
May God guide you. Please for
give my short comings or faults
Be good brothers as you have al
ways been. THANKS fer all the
pleasures you have given me-" She
is survived by her husband, Wilbur
Owen; a daughter, Pauline; and her
two sons.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

steel industry. The study is being
made by the WPB's compliance
branch with the assistance of the
federal trade commission and the
Justice department.
The complaints accused both com.
panies of diyerting steel to their
private NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of their
choice-"at the expense of the needs
of the armed forces and the mari
time commission.
More than four months after
Pearl Harbor, the WPB charged,
the companies were accepting and
producing civilian orders with low
priority ratings, while refusing to
accept or make delivery under high
rated military orders"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
Cost Of Living Message
Coming Up. FIR Promises

WASHINGTON, April 20-CUP)--
Senate consideration of new labor
legislation apparently was post
poned today when President RooSe-
welt disclosed he will send congress
a special message covering control
CT the cost of living and his views
on related tax, profit, wage and
labor problems.
Mr.. Roosevelt revealed his plans
to congressional leaders, including
Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex, who
had planned to seek senate consid-
Grafton today of his bill to freeze
management-labor relations.
Connally told the senate he was
withholding his motion at the per-
sonal request of the President. He
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

said Mr.. Roosevelt intended to send
congress within a week message
about establishment of a general
national policy on the cost of liy-
ing and the various factors enter
ing into it, including labor
Connally added that the Presi-
dent intends also to address the
nation on the subject by radio af-
ter his message goes to congress.
House Speaker Sam Rayburn,
who also attended the White House
conference. said 1t had not yet been
determined whether the Presidents
message would ask for new legisla-
ton. He said it probably would not
unless 1t involved some new tax
recommendations.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

Two Imperial Valley residents
took their own lives during the
weekend, Mrs. FloSsie Owen. AZ,
Bard. and Sam E. Cole, Jr., %, OF
Holtville.
Mrs. Owen dissolved gopher pois-
on in water and drank it while her
husband and daughter were at
church Sunday. They found her
when they returned. She had been
in i'll health, suffered a heart at
tack Saturday, and was unhappy
and worried about her two sons
now in the service of the United
States.
Coles body was found in his car
Monday morning. 1t was parked
in the yard at his home in Hclt-
vile with a garden hose running
from the exhaust pipe to the cars
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
SEElEY RESUMES
WEEKLY SCHEDULE

CAMP SFELEY, April 20 - After
interruptions because the
~men were away on maneuvers, Col.
l.. j. Stewart, commanding officer
at Camp Seeley, this week resumed
th irregular weekly events which are
open to the public.
" The usual retreat parade was
scheduled at p. m. Wednesday and
the mounted review at 100 p. NJ.
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

SAN FRANCISCO. April 20-(UP)
The army today. speeded up it's
program for removing Japanese
from the Pacific defense zone.
Two additional districts in Los
Angeles were ordered cleared by
April %, Japanese were ordered out
Of Alaska, and a new assembly CEN
ter designed for permanent resettle-
ment of the Orientals. was estab-
lished on Tie Tule Lake reclama-
ton district area in northern Cali
fcrnia.
Exclusion orders Nos 10 and II,
affecting Los Angeles, were the
fourth and fifth, respectively, since
Saturday in the Los Angeles dis
trict, which has the Pacific coasts
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

The suits were institutes at Will
mington, DEL against Carnegie
illinois, ard at Pittsburgh against
Jones q Laughlin.
They are the first such actions
to be filed in connection with the
WPB priorities program.
The government declared, i'm It's
equest for the injunctions, that
continued violations by the two COM
ranies of WPB regulation would
react ito the detriment OF maxi
mum efficiency to the prosecution
of the war"
The WPB charged yesterday thai
the two firms had violated prior
tiles regulations. 1t said the allega-
tions we're the first result of a sur
vey-still in progress-of the entire
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
LAVAL SvVEARS ALL EG|ANCE TO HITLER
D AMBLINe
X EPoR7ER

The Volunteers
As the De ANA Trail Caballeros
rode their horses through Coyote
canyon en- route from Calexico to
Riverside last week, an emaciated
mongrel dog joined them. He was
thin and weak, every rib showing.
He trctted along with the al men
and their horses, apparently feel
ing perfectly confident that he was
among friends. He was. That
inongrel was stuffed until it was
impossible to tell whether he had
any ribs or not. With lolling tongue
and wagging tail, the mongrel en-
deared himself to every man.
UP in Borego Valley a beautiful
shepherd dog joined the party. The
CaballercS were confident the
shepherd was someone's valuable
cattle dog and tried to make him
return home. Nothing doing. He
liked the company. The shepherd
helped the mongrel with the du-
ties of masc|.
The two dogs trotted ahead OF
the line of hcrsemen most of the
time and when they reached River
Eside, the dogs still trotted ahead.
When photographers lined the
horsemen up in a half circle for
pictures, the two dogs walked into
the middle of the scene and laid
Flown facing the cameras.
And why not? Hadn't they led
these poor, lost horsemen out of
the wilds and back to civilization?
Don't worry. The Caba1leros did
not abandon their mascots. Not a
man in the bunch would go home
until he learned both mascots had
pCOd ho,OCc
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
EVACUATION
10 B SPEEDED

largest concentration of Japanese
Saturday orders were issued fol
clearing three large areas there.
Wartime civil control administra-
ton in charge Of the program, said
the excavations would proceed "at
rapid rate from now on"
Army engineers are rapidly put
ting assembly and reception CEN
tiers in condition TO house evacuees
and we intend to have them occu-
pied as soon as they are ready,
said Lieut.. Col. Martin Hass, di-
recting the evacuation.
I'VE cannot stress too strongly
that all japanese will be moved out
of military areas and they should
make all plans for settlement OF
their affairs without delay"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

The question of helping curb In
flation by absorbing purchasing
power through tax measures was
still under consideration at the
White House, Rayburn said, but he
seemed TO think the message prob
ably would not embrace new rev.
enue recommendations.
Rayburn said the message would
treat also with aspects OF the cost
of-living problem. This presumably
would include the anticipated gen.
eral freezing Of prices. curbs on
wages and profits. absorption OF
purchasing power through bond
sales and taxes--all these being
factors in the anti-inflation pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
STRIKE POSTPONED

SALT LAKE CITY, April 20 -
CUP) - A scheduled strike Of 300
Utah and Idaho members of the
AFL Chauffeurs union against OPP
orators of 10 major interstate truck
lines was postponed "a hours today
The walkout had been called for
Sunday midnight.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

the trail of the Spanish conqueror,
De ANA, from Imperial Valley to
the foot of his statue in Riverside.
They headed northward at the close
of the Cavalcade of Imperial VAL
ley and camped six nights in the
open. arriving in Riverside at the
opening of the ANA Days celebra-
ton.
They camped in the rain two
nights this year and enjoyed par
AIDES, programs, and parties planned
for them after they left the lonely
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

unsettled areas through which they
travelled on the first days of the
ride.
The group from Imperial Valley
included Undersheriff Rodney Clarke,
l.. H. Dove. Porter Brown, DR.. Karl
H. Kortheur w. F. Mccullough,
Richard Emerson. Dan Bump, and
Charles Lakin, all of Calexlco,
Charles Wigg, Carl jacobson. A. S.
Garguilo, all Of Brawley; and LON
Thompson, Wade West, and Ches-
ter McNutt, all of FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
Steel Priority
Violations Hit

WASHINGTON April 20. (UP)-The department of
justice has filed suits in United States district courts
enon further violations of WPB prortes by the Carnegie
Illinois Steel corporation and Jones aughn Steel cor
poraton, Attorney General Francis Bidde announced
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
Navy Takes Over
Aircraft Factory

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UP)-President Roosevelt
has ordered Secretary of Navy Frank Knox to take
operate plants of the Brewster Aeronautical
Corp Long Island City, N Y, Newark, N. j. and Johns
Vile Pa The executive by President signed
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
Valley Hard Hit
Bv WPB Decree
War Production Board Order Cur+ai|s
All New Construction; Status off {.
Sire Program Remains in Doubt

Agricultural, municipal and private construction o.
every type has been reduced to bare minimum by new
stringent order of the production board Informed
in Ell Centre said Monday
So far as the valley is concerned, hardest hit probably
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
De ANA Riders
Back from Trek

Bronzed and saddle weary, Ia Imperial Valley horse
men returned home this weekend after sxday horseback
ride desert and mountains between Calexco and
Riverside.
They part of the cavacade of Al De ANA Trail
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
'vichy Chief Puts
France Alongside
Nazis in Speech
Premier Parrots German Statement
BoIsheviks Will Overrun Coun+ryif
Axis is Defeated; Flags Britain

VICHY, France, April 90 (UP)-Pierre Laval new
chief of the Vchy government declared tonight that
foreign influences him from loyal partc
patton" in Adolf Hitlers order.
&c" have agreed to accept any foreign influence
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
A New Function

A New Function
T. d. Mccall, never known as a
strong silent man, refused to talk
at the picnic . except for once.
He boosted his resolution recon-
mcnding that men do without silk
neckties since the women have to
do without silk hose. The resolu-
ton passed unanimously. After
carefully putting his own necktie
in his pocket, T. d. said:
oh, for a Carrie Nation to go
srcund and scissor these neckties
off the pioneers."
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
A New Nickname

A New Nickname
Bill Mccullough of CaleXico
earned a new nickname on the De
ANA ride.
Hereafter he will be referred to
as Cushion Mccullough. You get
it. He padded MS saddle with a
cushion.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

Good Old Days
In his "reminiscences at the pio-
neers picnic at the fair grounds
Saturday, George Varney said he
remembered che time Lee Little en-
tered the Varney store in Calexico
to pay his bill.
HE paid me $5O,OOO," Vainey
said.
II couldn't do it now" Little
shouted from the audience.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20

without Tools
Dan Grumbles wasn't going to
enter the old fiddlers contest he
got up fer the picnic, so he didn't
Bake his fiddle with him Saturday.
The music SO inspired him, how
ever, that he borrowed a fiddle
from one man, bow from another,
and fidded like mad every time he
had chance.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-04-20
WEATHER

WEATHER
Maximum Sunday 80. Minimum
Monday So. 4 pm. Sunday 83. hui
midity IS. am. Monday 81, hu-
nudity 40. Noon Monday 80, hu-
midity 40.
LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. l S24.-S25; u. S. No. 2
Ieafy 1. v. S23S24; u. S. No. $20.50
-21.5O. Mpls. Sept. flax $2.57.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-10-09

not until you offer her more than
eoea-eola occasionally and then
expect to squeeze it out of her.
K. p. Shuold | continue to take
this course | have been taking or
change to another one? | have put
out a good bit of money on this
particular course but | believe
would like another field better.
Ans; You have entirely too much
money invested in this course to
make a change now. If you start
ed or this new course you are in
terested in, it probably wouldn't be
a month before you changed your
mind and wanted something still
newer. You must acquire more
patience and "stickaility" if you
expect to realize something out of
the efforts and money spent to
train yourself for a worthwhile
job, "a rolling stone gathers no
moss Stick to your present course
of studies. You have natural
aptitude for thht kind of work
and it would be foolish to quit In
mid stream.
W. K, ! have reasons to believe
that my husband is still running
around with other women. He
wants me to have baby >. but ]
am afraid to- tie myself down to
him with one in case he is going
to continue to run around What do
you suggest? | would love to have
one, but | don't want to have it
neglected for other women. Please
advice me.
Ans. Babies have been known
to work miracles in a home where
everything else had failed. Pos
sibly it cold in yours. With you
both working and making good sa-
larics, your husband doesn't have
care or responsibility in the
world, But if he had a child