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Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Council WrangIes
Over Raid Funds
In Long Session
lContinucd from Page Oncl

Continued from Page Oncr
q. travel Snyder said i had bccl.
costing 5000 per day besides tires
To transport volunteer observers to
3a3al listening posts
All other cities III the valley haG
acted promptly 10 provide sites anc
lights and telephones fer the vol
mteer listeners. Snyder SAID
The Fl Centre councilmcn argucG
tor an hour and a quarter before
finally voting to pay UP to s. per
month for the listening post.
OTHER BUSINESSES
Among other matters taken III
and disposed OF at Wednesday
nights meeting VAS the award
lus Of a contract To supply city
rolling stock with gasoline. The
contract went 10 the Seaside Oil
company. on its bid Of 1915 cents
per gallon. submitted by Malcolm,
Hucy.
Tie counCI. formally met and IN
S;antlE approved Fl Ccntro'S new
chamber Of commerce secretary
Bta Herring. then yetcd down q
NEopeSa. 10 permit the chamber Of
commerce 10 exceed its monthly
bad2ct Of S999 az per month"; Ii haG
been suggested that the amount
allotted the chamber by the CITY
be allowed to 20 above that figalo
= certain months. providing tie
chambers demands would be pre-
aortlonatcly lower Il o I II { !
months.
Mayor Ha,ton thoueht that wa>
asking too much Of the clty,S book
ieeNerS. aid Sc the chamber Wa
told . keep its monthly demands
within die s299q9 figuyc.
c HNaLmdu II W FaWcC'- block
- 4 proposal to locate a iiYc drill
ever II thH cl'Y park ncag -
B Scout i,Vt. b" SERVING notice
hat sc would vote again>. it,
L Mas brought CIT by Bratto,
hat Tciunteor Fireman Elmer
Creed had fallen through a roof :.
e9uple Cf weeks ago while ar fire
drill suffering a CT; that required
a great many stitches.
Oar llremCN nave 10 safe pace
TO practice" Bratton said aNc
urged the construction of the driil
tower immediately.
Works Director HeinecHe. CURING
z report on progress Ct gravel sur
facing work. Was snapped up sharp
Il by Councilman Wesley He'll. who
told Heinecke t. stop beating abou,
the bush with figures about cubic
feet and square fee.
What We want to know is how
many running feet YOU have done.
Eal. sad
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

1es and InGcnfcitcr were sen.
IL correctional i',stl,.t.oas Everett,
and Warren stood teial Toy fu,S,
dcgrec muHCCr. Tie 'ury conyiCtct
Everett nu' was unable 10 alvct
II thc ease Of Warren. who NOW
awaits a second tgsal
Or " Youth saved E,crc,t
rem thc gallows
Washbuln. s&.r Warden Clinton
DUTY. has been placed tcmporaY-
lily IL a segregation group for cX-
animation
He wants to be put IN a mcdl-
a s9oup where he ean study {,
be a doctor said Daffy Wen
grant his wish :. he shows ?uy
aptitude loy such work Later nc
VII attend ,hc prison high Schoc,
Under 70 circumstances VIII
WaShbarn bC put II the jutc mill
anoHe hardened criminals
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
SINGAPORE STRONGER

! a dispatch by United Press Stat:
E Correspondent Harold Guard from
beloagucrcd Singapore made evident
that substantial British troop rein-
forcementS have arrived at the
strategic island for the big battle
Guard described the forces as the
biggest garrison in Singapore's his
tory and possibly bigger than the
entire Imperial strength in Malaga
a few months ago. But strict mill
tary censorship prevented him from
giving any indication of the size of
tic rcirlOrccmcntS.
However. it is known that Singa-
pore never has previously been
heavily garriSoned and a few months
ago The British in Malaga we're woe.
full weak.
What a story could write to-
DAY, Guard cabled explaining that
necessity of passing his dispatch
throdeh four censors forced him to
Write n most general terms.
There was no indication of the
nationality of The troops whicE
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Singapore Gets
ReinforcementS

have arrived at Singapore. II Is pos
Siblc the force might contain Ameri
can doughboys although Washing
ton never has indicated whether
any u. S. troops are included II
the stream of aid which is being
rushed to the southwest Pacific.
GUNS SILENCE JAPS
A British commmiGIc reported
Singaporc's batteries. firing acroS:
the half-milc to one-milc waters
of Johorc strait. have silcnccd Japa-
neSe guns set up in the vicinity OF
Johore Bahru and have blasted
japanese observation posts alons
the shore.
Tokyo propaganda claims that
the big attack on Singapore has
started found 10 substantiation IL
Guards eyewitness dispatches.
At other points III the southwest
Pacific, however, the japanese Werc
pressing their offensive.
There vas another big air attack
on SOerabaya which started fire,
and caused material damage The
Japanese bombers concentrated oil
the Dutch naval air base The raiG
WAS described as less severe thai
that Of Tuesday which admittedly
cost the Dutch dearly. The Japa-
nesc claimed that Tuesdays attack
"annihilatcd" the Netherlands EaS.
Indies air force destroying IS planes
at cost of -four japanese machines
The Japanese bombcfs attacking
Socrabaja again were protected b.
fighters, indicating nsc of a close
in land base or a japanese aircraft
carrier. off-Shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Gang Buster Says
. Wish TO Help Boys
.Motiydied Efforts
Continued from Page One

when the boys learn the truth
about the buns. they select better
heroes to worship. If they WORSHIP
a worthy hero" he said, they Will
try to become like him. That will
help them from committing small
crimes and getting police records
before they are old enough to vote
When they are older they are moi
SO apt to slip into crime.
ODwycr always plans to spend
a winter vacation in Imperial Val
ley if he can arrange it and always
insists the valleys winters arc th>
best in the nation. He visits his
brother, Frank ODwycr, in tn"
produce business in the valley. anG
Mrs. ODwyer, his sistcr-in-laW.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
BIKE TROUBLE

What happened to the bicycle
licensing ordinance that the city
council OF FL Centro passed some
two years ago?
The mayor of Fl Centro, Rober
W. Hatton, would like to know
He asked about il at the council.
meeting ' dnesdar r.ght, after
having been eyewitness to at least
Two accidents in which boz bike
riders narrowly escaped cracking
some bones
The council not only appeared to
be III tic dark ds to what hap
pened to tho ordinance. but refua-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
ADETS BODIES
TAKEN FROM LAkE.

TAHOE CITY. Ca..t.. Fe0. ) Up
The bodies @. Aviation Cade.>
JOIN F5Wa.c Martini -. Minneapo-
Is AIGn. and Albert Mason. IS.
New Orleans La. recovered from.
Their plane a. Tie bottom Of Lake
Tahoe. we're returned today TO Mo
ther Field. Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Congress Approves Help for China

its immediate enactment was re-
qucstcd by the secretaries of war,
navy. commerce and treasury as a
means of strengthening China'S in-
tcrnal econ.my. strained by years
of war against Japan.
The measure now goes to President
Roosevelts desk for signature.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

ed altogether to entertain any kind
CT a motion for municipal lcgisla-
ton placing UPON cyclists the
same sponsibilities imposed OF.
drivers Of automobiles
Mayor HattOn proposed. in al.
2ffhand sort of way. that SincC
bicycles probably will grow more
popular as automobiles and auto
mobile tires grow scarcer. and since
boy cyclists already are menace
to themselves and everybody else
the council take action to regulate
this mode Of transportation
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05

WASHINGTON, Feb. Sup
The senate completed congrcsslon-
al action today on IcglSlation au-
thorizing $5OO,OOO,OOO in financial
aid to the Chinese government.
The senate voted - to in fayul
of the bill after chairman Tom
Connally, D., Tex, of the foreign
relations committee declared that
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
Telephone Books
Out for New Year

C aeV l242 telephone director
- aep a.n br.n4 distributed u
Iape,.al county Manager s. s
CHa.Yn5a announced Thursday
I!>tH-> ;a'd. too which is dp-
proXlnsafc'y leo more HStingS than
III the la4l edition New directories
are iEht 2ray IL Oo.or
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
SENATE COMPLETES
NAVAL BILL ACTION

WASHINGTON, Feb Sup
The senate today completed con-
ercsSional action on the huge So
495 .265 .474 naval supply bill, pro
yidinC funds for fleet expansion
and acquisition CT 25,O63 planes for
the fleet air arm during the next
l8 months.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
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moving large forces down the Mala
Va peninsula tor assault Oh Singa
pore. pouring troops into the Burma
front and apparently massing in
the outer fringe of the Dutch East
Indies for invasion attempts against
Sumatra. Java and possibly Aus
tralia
The Japanese communications
lines are much shorter than the
routes over which Allied reinforce
mcntS must move and thus the enc
my has a strong advantage in at.
tempting to carry out speedy all
out assault before the United Ma
tons can muster sufficient power
10 turn the tide.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
MAGNOLIN-MULBERRY
CENTER TO MEET

\ Valentine party, talk by H.
Lee Landcrman aud a movie make
up thc program 20 be presented
when The agnolid- Mulberry farm
center meets at 30 pm. Friday
at Mulberry school.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-05
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-19
Warren Will
Pick Man For
State Senate

Under thc new senatorial grouping
for the counties OF Vance, Warren
and Northampton. in the shuttle Of
senatorial districts made by the 1891
legislature, Warren county VIII fur
nlSh the senator this year Ton the
1913 General Assembly. under al.
agreement by executive committees
of The three counties, ". X. NaGohan.
Democratic chairman fer Vance. II
nounycd today.
Northampton viii furnish tha can
dldute in 1914 and Vance again in
1886. Vance had the senator IN 1857
~ the fourteenth senatorial dlStrIc,
imposed of Vance and Warren.
The agreement was reached al 4
..ee;!ng OF the Democratic county
3a4mn OF the three counties il
WulltN1un. these officials being Mt.
Vaughan. John II. Kelr, Jr., for War
fcn. and ". J. Long. lor No.thamp-
tom. Meetings were held subsequent
~ by The executive committees ~
tine three counties IL ratIiy The al
.l1t... upeat. which in turn must 90
tatoa@a the talHaiity- eli approval
D< tut Stu'" Democratic Executive
Committee.
tudcl. tn a~greerucnt ,ne county
furnishing tire candidate IN any gee
VIII be allowed II make the ."Iec-
ton without cItuC. OF tie u-htl INo
counties voting on the nominee IN die
primary.
Before the rc-shuiflin2 last year,
NORTHAMPTON and BERTHE were in 4
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-19
MAYOR POWELL HAS
K MINOR CASES

Three persons were before Mayor
Henry T. Powell in city court today
on charges of being drunk.
William r. Gaynor was given 80
days suspended upon payment of the
costs for being drunk.
Horace Henry, Negro, guilty Of
being drank and disorderly, Was
->nt 30 the road for 80 days.
Leo kopctzhry, OF New York, was
given the choice of so days or pay
in~ the costs for beng drunk.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-02-19
EPSON AND AYCOCk
SPLIT TWO GAMES

EPSON and Aycock high schools
split a double bill here Tuesday
night in the Henderson high gym,
with the Aycock girls winning 10
to II, and the EPSON boys scored a
80 to la victory.
These contestSaconchided ihe-sSas-e
ketball season at Epson.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
The War Fronts

PAC1FIC-United States SUBJ
marines sink Jap heavy
cruiser and four cargo vessels,
damage three cargo ships. .
Naval forces sink five Jap
warships and transport in
Solomons battle. page L.
GERMANY Kiel. great Nazi
naval base on Baltic. blasted
British bornberS. Nine
losses indicate that 200 Raj
planes attacked. page -
RUSSIA Soviet troops take
initiative on entire front from
the north side Of the Don
River TO the Caucasus: ad-
vance slightly within Stain
grad. Page > Z----
NEW GUINEA--Au Australian
ground forces pound foe at
Owen Stanley mountain gap;
Rabaul blasted by Flying
Fortresses using 1000 pound
bombs. page 2)
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Continued on Page Six
Auditor Walker,
Mrs. Rhode Wed

One Of the most eligible bachelors
in the city. County Auditor OTIS
l.. Walker. was married to socially
prominent Mrs Ruth NcrLinden
Rhode on October ,, j, was re-
vealed today.
The couple who met IA months
ago when introduced by mutual
friends. said they were married
out OF the city and returned
Immediately 10 establish their
home in the Whittier Hotel.
Mrs. Walker is 81 and the
daughter of the late Edward Yer
Linden, pioneer auto macnate and
former president OF the Olds
Motor Company. She was Iii
vorced in 1899 from Arthur Rhode.
Walker. 80. was appointed last
July TO replace ousled Auditor
John c. Cowan. He has been
inductcd into the army and is
scheduled to report at Fort
Custer on December l.
Tho marriage was announced
by the brides sister and brother
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Gore Peez Of Crosse Pointe.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
BY HERBERT BREAN

Well. friends, yours truly
Knocked on the door Of certain
room in Hotel Book-Cadillac today
and the next thing we knew we
we're looking into the sultry blue
eyes of Veronica Lake.
Correction-the sultry blue eye
of Veronica Lake. Scientists have
not yet determined, the color OF
the other eye.
There were a lot OF other per-
sons in Miss Lakes suite because
she is in Town 10 be guest of honor
at a Knollwood Country Club din
ner tonight celebrating the clubs
sale OF more than a million and
half dollars worth of war bonds.
I'VE ignored them.
Following the diminutive Miss
Lake-she's about as tall as the
tread on your tires - across the
room, we dropped TO one knee
"Miss Lake." we said. "May
I call you Veronica ?"
"Well, that's my name" said
Miss Lake with sweet reason
ableneSs.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Meet Veronica Lake,

affection, that when I went 20
see your last picture IL times
and sent all those quarters for
autographed pictures II was not
the act Of merely another movie
fan"
Miss Lake looked puzzled.
Whatever YOU want. will YOU
hurry, please" she said. There
is a man from the Times com
ing here to interview me"
"Okay-so everythlng's gotta
he in a hurry these days" we
muttcred. Veronica, do you
think you could be happy on a
newspaper salary? Veronica,
would YOU do me the honor"
Listen. buddy" said a pub
licity man. III that's a proposal,
Miss Lake II already married.
In fact, she il a mother"
But surely she's thinking Of
a divorce" we cried hopefully.
'"No," said Miss Lake
And now, buddy. there's this
man from the Times coming
over 80 II YOU would" began
the publicity man.
We got up off our knees.
Continued on Page Sixl
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Report Won Book Arrested

MOSCOW. Oct. IA (INS).-
Tass. official Soviet news agency.
said today that, according TO un-
confirmed information received in
Moscow. Field Marshal Fedor Won
Book. who commanded Nazi forces
in southeastern Russia. had been
arrested after being summoned Ia
Hitler's headquarters.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
100000 Qualify
To Vote Nov. ;

In spite Of predictions that De-
troit will cast a light vote in the
coming election, the city Will have
a near-record registration, il was
revealed today by Election Super
visor Oakley f. DiStin.
Registration closes at 9 p. m.
today.
More than zoo 600 citizens had
qualified today the largest number
in any year other than a Presi-
dental election. The only year
with more registered voters was in
1910, when 722 .207 residents quail
fed 10 take part in the Roosevelt
Willkic contest.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Last Call to Register

/OU can't you aren't registered. Today is the last
L day to get your the poll books.
The Detroit Times in the midst Of campaign to get
out the vote. Between and election day November g.
every child the elementary intermediate and high schools
good citizenship and the responsibilities
voting topic study and discussion The children will
asked by teachers urge their parents and neghbors
to
Don't let the children down. Resolve and
stick by your resolution on election day. VOTE AS YOU
PLEASE, BUT VOTE
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Rudolf Hess Wife
Asks 10 Join Husband

LONDON. Oct. "a (UP).-The
wife of Rudolf Hess. Adolf Hit
ler'S heir who few 10 Great
Britain. has asked permission 10
Join her husband. II was asserted
today in tho House of Commons.
The Nichy press association
quoted reports recently that Frau
Hess had asked the international
Red Cross 10 aid her in joining her
husband.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Times star Photographer

with the enemy but included in
the list are names of those who
were lost in accidents at sea and
in the air on duty directly con-
nected with war operations.
Some of those reported missing,
the navy said, may have been res
cued al sea and landed at isolated
spots or otherwise made their way
to safety at places from which
they have had no opportunity to
communicate with United States
naval authorities.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Schneider Gets
; 10 10 Years

Ray y. Schneider. ousted county
auditor. today was sentenced by
Judge John J. Maher 10 serve
from three 10 10 years in Jackson
prison on charges of accepting
hribes in office.
lie was sentenced 10 serve that
time on each Of four counts but
the court ordered that the SEN
tcnCcs run concurrently.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
Foe Stopped
At So|onnons;;
K!skd Rdided
Marines Slash Ahead
on GuadaIcanaI After
Major Naval Victory

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ia CUP).
States submarines oper.
ating in Far Eastern waters have
sunk five Japanese ships, including
a heavy cruiser, the navy an.
nounced today.
They probably sank one other
ship and damaged two more.
THE navy earlier announced
the sinking of six Japanese ships
in Solomons Island naval
battle.)
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14

housing projects were opened, no
family with an income of more
than 81 700 was admitted.
Today some Of the dwellers IN
these federally subsidized homes
are drawing wages which triple
that amount annually. Pay
envelopes containing nearly Sl00
weekly are reported,
A scale Of rent readjustmentS
designed TO remedy this situation,
viii be presented tomorrow 10 the
Detroit housing commission by
George SchermeT. administrative
assistant 10 the commission ; direc-
4 -
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
ADVISED TO LEAVE

Because OF Detroit's housing
shortage officials have refrained
from forcing families above the
income maximum 10 move. Such
tenants have been advised 10 leave,
but they have done so in only a
few instances.
Schermer said the Federal Public
Housing Authority already has
signified approval Of the new rent
price plan, which he will present
to the Detroit commission for
study.
This II not a case OF raising
rents. II II case of remOv
ing subsidy where possible"
Cgkrrt,,ar cafI
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14

Under the prese rental
scales In DetroIt's low cost hOus-
ing projects the tenant Is about
three fourths paying his way.
On the basis of rental value re-
ceived he Is being subsidized
about 80 per cent.
"Now that many of these prof
ect families are enjoying higher
incomes II il only fair that the
taxpayers should cease 10 sub
sidiZe them.
THE proposed rent readjust-
ments are figured nj no more
than cost and some below cost.
None Of them affords a prof: for
the housing commission"
Schermer estimates that highe
salaries will make il possible I
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
City Registers
Nov.12-14fo
GdsRationiing
Books for Fuel Oil
Will Be Distributed
Oct. 26 through 29

Dates we're set today by ra-
toning officials for the reglstra-
ton of fuel oil and gasoline users.
Six hundred thousand motorists
IN the Detroit area Will register
for their A gasoline rationing cards
al all of the citys elementary
schools on November y, 13, and
IA. All motorists must register
for A cards.
Home users of fuel oil may go to
the high schools and intermediate
schools for their ration books for
the four days beginning Monday,
October 26, ~ IS and %, incluS-
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
LANDLORDS HELP. TOO

LANDLORDS HELP, 100
The suggested rent readjust-
ments should not anger private
landlords, Schermer explained, be-
cause these same landlords in the
roles Of taxpayers are helping 10
subSidize dwcllers in low cost
housing projects.
ScherrUcr predicts that the new
rent schedule would reduce the
subsidy on Charles Terrace alone
approximately $4,000 annually.
This gears subsidy on the project
was approximately $4,000.
Subsidies on other projects would
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
WLB Denies
81 Raise in
Ford P|anfs
Vacation Pay TotaIine
$1,000, 900 Granted,
JAW Official Reports

While denying Ford Motor Com
pany employees the hat wage in
crease demanded by the UAW-
CIO, the War Labor Board has
granted the l2e,eee workers Naes-
tion bonus pay OF approximately
$500. 900 year. Richard I.
Leonard. the union Ford director.
said today.
Leonard said he had been . in
formed by telephone caf from
Washington that every worker
with one 10 five years seniority
viii be give 40 hour. vacation pay
and those with more than five
years will be given so hour. pay.
GIVES CALM PAY
In addition. said Leonard. the
decision the WLB is prepared 10
write will guarantee four hours
"csll-in" pay 10 every employe--
that is, will pay him for four
hours every time he reports on
schedule even If there is no work
for him.
The present Ford contract has
neither a vacation bonus guaran-
tee nor the call-in provision,
Leonard said. The old contract
expires October 81.
In refusing general wage in
creases TO the Ford workers. the
WLB. il was believed. followed
cost of living formulas established
in other wage cases.
\ While other companies have
been ordered 10 grant raises 10
bring workers TO scale ID per
cent above January. 1871, Ia
eouslize living costs, WLB officials
stated Ford workers already have
received approximately p per
cent increase since that time.
The UAW-C1O and the General
Motors Corporation today signed
contract providing for wage
raises of four cents an hour as
ordered by the War Labor Board
The contract affects 230,0W
workers. The wage raises arc
retroactive 10 April 2S, although
the contract docs not 60 into ef-
feet until next Monday.
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14
BY SANDOR s. KLEIN
United Press stan Correspendsnt

NGTON. Oct. A.
Japan's comeback attempts in the
Solomons were brought to a vir.
tual halt today as result OF
crushing revenge" defeat inflicted
on her naval forces.
For the first time in weeks,
American land and sea forces
on Guadalcanal and q
naval task force nearby--were on
the offensive. Heretofore, only
American airmen have been carry.
ing the fight to the enemy. 81
The naval engagement fierce.
Commute night battle-marked
the return of American naval
forces to the islands when they
were most needed. The Japanese
have been making frantic efforts
10 land troop reinforcement on
Guadalcanal. Il
Detroit evening times., 1942-10-14

Veronica" we said, "surely
you must have long been aware
that my interest In you Is some
thing more than mere friendly