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Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
PRIORITIES TROUBLESOME

The So dies presumably would
include whether strategic mate
rials shall be use in synthetic
rubber plants or be allocatcd tc
other industries. JefferS has
charged that rubber plant con-
struction was in danger of falling
behind due to Army Navy priori-
ties on critical materials for 9TH
er purposes.
He said, however. the initial unit
OF the first large synthetic rub
Der plant TO Institute, w. va,
should start production within the
next few weeks. About u dozen
ether large plants and a number
Of smaller ones are scheduled to
start over a period of time.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Who Owns Rails?
WPb Seeks Info
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II
was completed the plant and the
roads were turned over to the coun-
ty by the commission. The county
was to get gravel from the plant
1ut the freight alone cost the coun-
ty road districts twice as much ae
the entire cost OF getting gravel
closer home.
So Frink gravel plant was aban-
doned. Thereafter the place was
looted Of locomG" yes, cook houses
knives, forks, cars, and part of the
spur track. What happened to the
stolen goods probably will remain
mystery.
In the meantime, however the
WIPE still wants to know who owns
what is left of the track which is
composed OF 81 pound rails.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13

tep' japanese campaign in the
South Pacific with the surprise at
t-ck the Allies made in North Al
'ica.
The North African operations
were in essence and by necessity
surprise operations he said Will;
Iapan's campaign was slow in
filtration first into Indo-Chluo
then Siam. then the Philippines
men attacks on Borneo, Java. New
Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
Pointing out the difference IL
tliis type of warfare and operations
such as were undertaken in NOrtL
Africa. Stimson said the latter Aao
t. take the enemy unaWares to sue
Ceed. ....-......
once landed ne continued t,1e
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Scanning |. v.
News Horizon
FL CENTRAN ORDERED
TO SALT LAKE CITY

Captain Bill Jones of the Unitet
States Amy Air Corps, who ha.
been visiting relatives in El Cen
tro for the last two weeks, wa,
ordered 10 report 10 4 replace
ment wing at Salt Lake City
Utah. next Tuesday. He was sched-
tied to take a three months train
ing course there. He joined the
Amy two wears ago and was sent
10 Cuba. After the Pearl Harbol
disaster he was assigned to the
Canal Zone He was in Gualata-
mala before coming home on leave
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Father Riker Acquitted
In Federal Sedition Case

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. u. tUP)
William E. Riker. who claims to
be the wise man of the west" but
is the screwiest of screwballs" in
his attorneys opinion. stood eXoner-
ated today OF sedition charges.
Even SO. the 68-year- old patriarch
OF Holy City. Cal. will write no
more pamphlets for the duration.
he said. after a Jury OF six men ana
six women acquitted him in federal
court late last night.
i never committed any crime
but I'm not going 10 write any more
pamphlets for the duration" he
said, moppine his brow and nod
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13

A senate agriculture subcommit-
tee, headed by Sen. Guy M. Gillette,
D., Ia, announced it, too, would
study the synthetic rubber program
si.ortly after the war Investigating
committee issued its report.
Although the report was concern
c0 mainly with fuel oil, it said ma
tionWide gasoline ratiOning is
abundantly justified" and pleas
IRE driving should pass out for
The duration
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Troop Ship Sunk;
Soldiers Saved

Continued from Page i
Calhoun and George F Elliott for
nerly City Of Los Angeles -WerC
Junk in the SGlomonS.
The Navy did not 50" whether the
Inc which caused the loss Of the
Coolidge was an American OF an
enemy one Presumably it was the
latter.
The President Coolidge was a
ship of 2l.92G arcss tons and wa.
completed in 1881 at the Newport
News Shipbuilding * Deydock CO.
Newport News. Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Robert Parsons
Home on Leave

Sgt. Robert f. Parsons. forme.
III Centran and prominent member
of the Catholic Youth O:laniza- =
tion, IS home on leave from Tie
United StateS xxi troops i'm the
Rocky mountains in Colorado.
He said he found skiing danger
ous but fascinating. Sgt. Parsons
IS visiting friends III FL Centre but
unfortunately will have 10 report
for duty in Colorado a few days
before Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
Kaiser Extends
ToEast Coast

NEW YORK. Dec -. - ~ p -
The Six Companies" of which
Henry J. Kaiser is the dominant
figure, held control today OF the
Crocker- Wheeler Electric Manufac-
turing Co., expanding its ship con-
StIuctiOn to the east coast.
The West Coast Federation OBJ
tained the assets and business OF
the company for 100000 in cash
through the Joshua Hendy Iron
Works Of Sunnyvale, Calf, OF
which the Six Companies" and its
associates are the soie stockholders
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
ding at the members of the jury.
ISSUE WITH RIVAL

ding at the members of the jury
ISSUE WITH RIVAL
To the world 7 sa". I want the
Jews and GentileS TO get together
spiritually 10 live a human bible "
Although the government is
through with Riker. the sect leader
has an issue 10 settle with Father
Divine, the Philadelphia Negro cult
iSt
He said he aid his attorney. Mel
vim Belh would go 10 New York
Immediately and tile a suit for
criminal libel against the Peace-its
Wonderful leader. He blamed Faith
er Divine for his trouble with the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
But we won't prosecute the suit
until after the var" he added He
said an asserted statement in Father
Divlne's paper that he was pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
HI SBANDO BTAINS
DIVORCE FRIDAY

Roy E. Whitnore Friday was
granted a divorce from Mabel Whit
more on the grounds OF extreme
cruelty. Mrs. Whitmore sued for
divorce but it was granted her hus-
band on a cross complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
DIVORCE GRANTED

A final divorce was granted in
Imperial county superior court Fri
cay to Fred j. Albert, in his suit
against Estelle NJ. Abbott, whom.
t accused of deSeltion.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
ASKS ANNtI.hENT
or MARRIAGE

Barney William Upchurch recent
y asked annulment of his mar
liage to Ruth Lucille FoXworthy
Upchurch. alleging that she was
CT unsound mind He said they
were married in Indiana in 1896
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
OBTAINS DIVORCE

An intelocutOry divorce was
granted in superior court Friday
10 Russell /. Cohee in his suit
against Pearl Evelyn Cohee. He
.afd size deserted him.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
FDR Will Greet
Motion Xmas Eve

WASHINGTON. Dec. l2.-eU.Pl
President Roosevelt will broadcast
holiday greetings 10 the nation on
Christmas Eve. the White House
announced today.
The President and MIS-. RooSe-
yc.t viii preside over the annual
rational community Christmas tree
ceremony on the south grounds OF
the waite House ON December c4.
ana Nj. Roosevelt will broadcast
Lis Christmas greetings from
there
Last Christmas Eve. Prime Min
ister winston Churchill joined the
President in ceremonies on the
south por,ico Of the White House
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
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in as great force as those of the
early part of the week.
With the coming CT daylight Al
lied planes from Britain roared out
across the English Channel in a
sweeping attack which coastal OBJ
servers thought might be a record
breaker. The drone OF airplane en-
gines filled the air as wave after
wave OF bomberS and fighters flew
out TO their targets.
At the western end of the African
front the Allies were holding dog
gedly to 25-milc front in the gen.
eral area of Medjez-El- Bah after
falling back about II miles from
the positions back of Tebourba
which they took up at the time of
their initial setback in the Tebour-
ba-Djedeida- -Mateur area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
IEEE INLIGHTED

The No Christmas tree of the
nation, a stately spruce tree. will
rot be electrically lighted because
The Office Of Civilian Defense has
asked tA1. al outside lighting be
dispersed with this holiday sea-
son
The Roosevelt family will have
It's own Christmas tree in the cas-,
room of the White House, but it
Will be much smaller than hereto
lore. It's only trimmings will con-
sist Of imitation snow. white
ucamGs and white lights.
There Will be another small tree
ior the immediate family in the
west hall of the second floor Of
the White House Decorations OF
this tree Will be salva9ed from
those used in c.aor Years.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
GATHERING SMALL


There viii noi be the usual
Roc z 'L tamil gathering this
ltm Of a,rs and their wives ano
children. MIS- Franklin D. Roose
welt. Jr., and TWO children, Frank
lin D., 3rd, and Ch. istopher will
be White House guests as Will Mrs
J. r. Roosevelt, sIster-in-laW OF
the President. Harry Hooker the
Presidents former law partner and
Nh and M Harry Hopkins anC
their daughter Diana
MI and Mrs. Roosevelt will re
ceiye the White House office force
on the morning Of December "a
and members Of the household staff
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
GETTING SET

The Allied campaign plan, it
seemed clear, was to hold their
lines firmly while bringing up as
rapidly as possible masses of men
and material for the all out attack
to drive the Axis from Tunisia.
The Germans were said to be
rounding up recruits for their Tu-
nisia defense forces among the So
0G1 Italian residents of the French
colony.
The determination with which
the Germans are rushing reinforce
mcntS to Africa was indicated by
a Cairo report that a big air con-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13

German caused all the trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-13
AfL Seamen Will!
Strike at Seattle

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ship companies and The Grace line
ppEAK ACREENIENT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
CAPT. HENRY J. DELATORE,

CAPT. HENRY J. DELATORE,
" who commands the s. s.
Theodore Roosevelt. which has
been added this season TO the
Bob-Lo Line, started sailing on
the Great Lakes 35 years ago,
when a lad of II, as a deckhand
on a lumber barge of the Muel-
Ter Cedar Company.
After nine years Of this work
he became quartcrmaStcr, and
later second mate on an ore boat
Of the Hutchinson line. In 1920
he went into the passenger boat
service on the Northern Mich
igan Line. which ran ships be-
tween Chicago, Harbor Springs,
Petoskey, st. Ignacc and Sault
Ste. Marie. In 1923 he was made
captain of the s. S. United
States of the Peninsula North
ern Navigation Company which
ran boats between various ports
in Lake Superior.
He then transferred 10 the
Gooderich Line and acted as
captain, respectively. on the
s. s. Indiana, S. s. Illinois and
s. s. Arizona, and since 1884 has
been captain of the S. S. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Born in Chicago
in 1890, he is married. has a son
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21

THE regular Great Lakes
cruise season Of the Georgian
Bay Line starts Saturday with
the S. s. South American leav-
ing Buffalo on that date and the
s. s. North American leaving
Chicago on Seven-day, round
trip cruises. The S. s. Alabama
will leave Chicago on its first
five-day cruise June p.
The $. s. South American will
leave Detroit next Sunday after
noon with stops al Houghton,
Hancock Isle Royale and Du-
luth. The other two ports on
the itinerary are Cleveland and
Buffalo.
The s. s. North American will
make round-tripS between Chi
cago and Buffalo, with stops at
Macklnac Island on both east
bound ara weSt-bound trips,
Midland, Ontario, Canada, in
Georgian Bay, Detroit and
Cleveland. 1t will leave Detroit
or the first trip. east-bound,
Tuesday noon. June 30. and
west-bound, Thursday, July ?.
The s. S. Alabama will make
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
More Than One Day

The mid-week cruise which
leaves Monday evening will APP
peal particularly To those whose
occupations will permit them
to spend more than a single day
In vacationing. Leaving Mon
day evening. June %, the West
ern States will sail first 10
Mackinac. where an afternoon
and evening are spent ashore.
At l 80 a. m. the ship sails for
Harbor Springs.
Wednesday morning is spent
ashore at Harbor Springs, CEN
ter of one OF Michigans most
beautiful resort areas. Swim
ming. speedbosting. riding and
fishing are available at moderate
cost.
Arrival at Midland, on Geor-
gian Bay al s a. m. Thursday.
Five hours are allowed ashore.
where passengers may visit the
famous Martyrs Shrine or take
an inexpesive side trip. Canoe
ing. swimming and fishing are
offered at low cost at Midland
Park Lake.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
S. s. RooseveIts Skipper
On Lakes for 35 Years

in the service. His father worked
on SchoOners and tow barGeS,
and a brother is an engineer on
one Of the ships of the Hutchin-
son Line.
Three trips will be made out
of Detroit each week on the
s. S. Theodore Roosevelt. ac-
cording to William b. Mayo,
managing director, in addition
10 the charter cruises.
Each Friday an all-day sail
will be made to Lake Huron,
starting at 10 in the morning
and returning at 100 in the
evening, with stops at Tashmoo
Park on both the outgoing and
incoming trip 10 allow pasSen-
gers who so desire 10 spend
some time at the amusements
there.
Each Sunday a second all-day
sail will be made to Lake Huron.
starting and returning at the
same time as the Friday sail,
but no stops will be made at
Tashmoo Park or any other
port. A "Vagabond' cruise. with
extra entertainment is sChed-
uled late each Saturday evening
from II to 2 a. m.
Six "day-end' sails will also
be made on this ship, 6 TO 10
D.. m. Saturdays, during the
course of the season.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
SUNDAY

Lv. 1000 A. M. Ret. 1o:45 P. M.
Fares; Put In Bay $1.25 r. T..
Cedar Point s1.75 r. T., Tax
Included. Children Half Fare.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Coupons Provide Lou Cost
Cruises to Cedar Point

Steamer Put-In-Bay will sail at
9 a. m, next Friday, for the first
Friday cut-rate. round trip Cedar
Point cruise of the season. AS in
past years. the special low-price
transportation will be obtainable
by presenting a coupon clipped
from an Ashley e. Dustin Steamer
Line advertisement such. as will
appear in The Detroit Sunday
Times each Sunday and in the
daily Detroit Times each Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
The first OF these coupons ap-
pears this Sunday. Such coupons
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
For Victory Workers

Packing many hours OF relaXa-
ton and diversion into a single
weekend. II is felt that the
Mackinac cruise next Saturday
will be Of particular appeal 10
Detroits army of victory work
ers who must take their much
needed vacations in short periods
of time which will not interfere
with their working schedules.
There arc seven hours of day
light cruising up the Detroit
River. across Lake st, Clair.
through ST Clair Flats. The
Venice OF America" and into
Lake Huron.
The cruise arrives at Mack
mac Sunday morning, where a
three-hour stopover allows pas
seneers ample time tc visit his
toric points on the famous
island. Carriages or saddle
horses may be rented.
Sunday afternoon and eve
ming are spent cruising early
morning arrival AT Detroit is
scheduled so that workers may
be back on the job without
delay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21

1924 shortly after being gradu-
ated from college, and was made
purser of the S. S. North Ameri-
can two years later, being the
youngest purser at the time on
the Great Lakes. He also held
the positions of travelling passen-
ger agent out of Chicago and
general eastern passenger agent
in New York City before being
made passenger traffic manager
in 1885.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Regular Great Lakes Boats
Begin Runs on Saturday

five-day, round-trip cruises and
weekend trips from Chicago.
the former 10 Mackinac Island,
through the 500 locks and
Houghton-Hancock, and the lat
ter TO Sturgeon Bay and Macki-
nae Island.
T.. j. Goebel, passenger traffic
manager, expects a heavy season
because of the desire to con-
serve tires and gasoline. He
also states that a seven-day
vacation fits into the national
picture of taking a "furlough"
from business that is not too
extended. In anticipation of
this heavy season. he recon-
mends that travellers should
make their reservations early
TO avoid disappointment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
To Put In Bay,
and Cedar Point
FRIDAY

Lv. 900 A. M. Ret. l0:45 p. NJ.
Fares: Put In Bay $l.OO, Tax
Included. Children Half Fare.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
9 Cruises
Set Prior
To July 4

A ANSWERING the vacation DO
y n nandS Of 4 season which is
expected 10 be one OF the great
q est on tho Great Lakes, Detroit
and Cleveland Lake Lines have
announced through General Pas
seencer Agent r. T. Simmons
that The cruise steamer Western
States will make two special
cruises prior 30 the opening OF
the regular season on the July
4th weekend,
First of the TWO pre-Season
trims will he 2 weekend cruise
10 Msckinac Island. leaving De
troit Saturday Al , y. m, and
returning the following Monday
morning
The second cruise viii he
longer. a mid-Weck trip 10
Macklnac. Harbor Springs and
Midland in beautiful Georgian
Bay. The Western States will
sail for that trip AZ 100 p. nj.
on June %. and will arrive back
in Detroit on Friday morning.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21

A l6o-mile round trip cruise on the pslstisl
excursion steamer Putin Bay from Detroit to
Cedar Point on Lake Erie, longest and finest
day trip you ever took. And just think of
it, this cruise, that regularly sells for $l.75, is
yours for the small Of dollar il you
use the coupon printed below. Children, to
ID, half fare. Free dancing on the steamer all
the way. Plenty of tables on which to spread
your lunch and you buy coffee by cup
pitcher at our lunch stands. Cafeteria and din
ing room on the steamer. Try our chefs spe-
eiaI Lake Erie whitefish dinner for $1.25.
Breakfast on the boat il you wish. Private
parlors or steamer chairs can be reserved for
the entire day at nominal cost. Beautiful
slased-in observation cabin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21

may he exchanged at the Ashley
& Dustin Steamer Line office, foot
of First street or at The Detroit
Times Travel Bureau. 1870 Cass
avenue. The special cut rate fare
for adults is 81; for children, so
cents.
Excursionists will have three
and a half hours at Cedar Point,
which offers many attractions, in
Guiding a fine sandy bathing beach
seven miles long; many rides and
amusements; a big grove with
picnic tables: roller skating rink,
dance hall and plenty of restau-
rants and lunch counters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Wayne Courses Expanded

Covering a period of 10 weeks
rather than the former siX-week
period, Wayne University summer
session will offer more than 600
courses to students when it opens
June %. officials said Saturday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21

a s Sis [ a n I
general man
ager, William
b. NJ a y o,
president, anv
nounced this
W @ g k. Mr..
Goebcl w i'll
combine the
two jobs and
d iV d @ his
time between
t h @ Chicago
a n q Detroit
offices.
He Joined
the line as
a 5 sis I a n [
M L y q L IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
Georgian Bay Line
Promotes Official

f. J. GOEBEL, passenger
traffic manager of the Georgian
Bay Line. has been promoted TO
The Ely miner., 1942-03-12
Hall Giuen Position in
Department of State

Sigurd F. Olson, college dean, was
authorized to attend the annual meet
ing of the deans association the latter
part of April, Conrad G. Haugen the
principals short course March 81,
April 1-3, Steve Smrekar the high
school coaches and officials meeting
March 1928, and Edward T. Buckley
the junior college coaches meet
ing March g. All are scheduled for
Minneapolis.
The entire ground floor of the Winton
school building was leased to the
Village of Winton for one year for
use for public meetings. Maintenance
and fuel costs must be met by Winton.
The schools committee was asked to
study the labor situation at the school
with view toward giving part-time
employees three instead of two weeks.
The school may no longer be per-
mitted to use its buses for transpor-
tation of athletic teams, etc. The state
commodity allocations board has noti-
fed school officials that buses should
be used only to transport pupils from
their homes to school.
The annual "E'' banquet was dis
continued, but the awards assembly
set for March 20 will be conducted.
The school is applying for Smith
Hughes unit trade course for machine
shop and related subjects. The state
and federal government and the dis
trict will share in meeting the ex-
penSe of the course.
The Ely miner., 1942-03-12

Laajala's ship sailed through the
area near Venezuela where German
submarines attacked many oil tankers
just before the attacks came.
The last letter to his parents was
postmarked Feb. %, at Philadelphia
He said he was about to embark on
long trip, and not to expect to hear
from him for perhaps four months.
But word came-sooner than any had
expected. It was from the steamship
company reporting the sinking Of its
ship, and that eve regret exceedingly
your son Charles was among those
reported missing"
He was born in Ionwood. Mich,
July Is, 1920, and had resided in Ely
since 1881, until going to sea. He
graduated from Memorial high school
in 1899, and was a member of the
Ely football squad of 1878 which
was named an-range champion.
Midway in his first year in college
he took the merchant marine exam
ination, ranking 18th among 375 who
successfully passed it all over the
nation.
He held license for fireman and
oiler, and was about to take an exam
nation for third class engineers
license.
His father, for time, was a sailor
On the Great Lakes. That was many
years ago, 80 to be exact, and he
spent three years as a fireman in the
ore trade.
The Ely miner., 1942-03-12

j. Oliver Hall, political science in
structor in the Ely Junior college, has
been asked by the department of state
to assume a position in Washington.
This was revealed at the school board
meeting Monday night, and Hall was
given permission to break his con-
tract with the school district.
Hall told The Miner he did not
know when he would be called into
service, but he expected it would be
soon. His family will continue to re-
side here. He was selected from a list
of specialized personnel compiled by
the federal government some time
ago for call during war emergency.
In informing the board that he
had been requested to assume work
in the state department, Hall asked
for leave of absence, and this pre-
cipitated lengthy discussion on policy
by the board.
Halls request for leave of absence
was denied on tie vote, with L. c.
Stember, B. S. Richards, and Jack
Gianotti voting "no" and John Drag
avon, DR.. T., Ahola, and Ivan Tau
zell favoring granting the leave.
A special meeting to consider
teachers contracts for the next term
was set for March "a at 8 p. m.
Contracts are automatically extended
for another year on April l, unless
action is taken on them before that
time
The Ely miner., 1942-03-12
COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE GOOD
Is Ely Girls on WAR
Front in Washington

Eighteen girls who were students in
the commerce department of the Ely
junior college have successfully passed
civil service examinations and received
appointments in Washington during
the past year, according to informa-
tion secured from Sigurd F. Olson,
dean of the college.
Latest to enter governmental service
was Shirley Kochevar, who arrived in
the nations capital the first of this
week, while Emily Grahek and Rose
Lanfranchi arrived there last week
Starting the parade of the local
college trained girls to Washington
were Emby Tantarri, Molly Jerich, and
Genevieve Seliskar, who went about
year ago.
Some of them have been given pro-
motions. Laveryn Kangas, who has
been in Washington but short time,
is being considered for a promotion,
according to latest advice, while Miss
Jerich will be transferred to Mime
D