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Evening star., 1942-05-17
Miss Amelia Thomas
To Wed This Month

Mrs. Lewis P. Thomas of Rich
mond and Huntington, w. Va, has
announced the engagement of
her daughter, Miss Amelia Halle
Thomas, to Mr.. Ashby Read Powell,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William G..
Powell of Alexandria.
Miss Thomas, formerly Of Rich
mond, was graduated from st. Cath
crimes School for Girls at Rich
mond. MI. Powell attended Virginia
Military Institute and received his
degree of Bachelor of Commercial
Science at New York University.
The wedding will take place
during the latter part of this month.
Uncle Sam will keep 'em flying
II the spirit of his citizens will
keep 'em buying bonds.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

The daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Rice, before
her recent marriage ,Dith Miss
Dorothy Eloise Rice. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schultz are residing 1Dith
the brides parents in CheDy
Chase. -HeSSler Photo.
Evening star., 1942-05-17

busy lady for days in advance
of the event, for she was chair
man OF the tickets. Mrs. Oliver
Walker, chairman of ushers, had
a bevy of attractive members OF
the younger set aiding her.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Horse Show
Continued From Page DID

and Lady Halifax, the Minister
of the Union of South Africa and
Mrs. Ralph w. Close, Mrs. John
Spalding Flannery, Mrs. Alanson
B. Houghton, Mrs. Joseph Hines
and Mrs. Richard Southgate.
Sponsored by the Junior
League, the proceeds of the show
Evening star., 1942-05-17
Attends Centennial

Mrs. Eugene I. De Merle has left
for Hollins College. her alma mater,
to attend the centennial celebra-
tion.
Evening star., 1942-05-17
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ringbone weave. Aqua,
yellow, blue and turf tan.
Sizes IL to 20---&3 90
Seated on the pier
C-Rayon Gabardine Slack
Suit. Fitted jacket.
Darted slacks. Copen,
luggage, navy, green and
beige. Sizes IL to 20 and
- TO 4e---------$5.98
Evening star., 1942-05-17
THE HECHT co. =

Ahoy, Matey' .i it's time to shift your sails to cast
your to the wind to toss workaday troubles
overheard and reax-n slacks In the sckest sacks
tailored to fit perfectly both fore and aft and
keep you looking shpshape matter what your
And you be completely fulrgged for we've all the
proper accessories that 60 with your slacks to keep
you looking cool whitecap in this of fun .
under the sum- Stacks and Main Floor ST. Budna
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Broadway Parking
Ban Stirs Storm
From Businessmen
Firms Protest Order
killing Business on
Street; City Adamant

Ell Centro city officials
Tuesday stuck to their guns
in a controversy over BAN
ming parking on Broadway
avenue, international settle
ment" OF lI,perial county seat, where
two japanese we're shot by an un-
identified Filipino New Years Eve.
The street vas roped off after
the incident, on recommendation OF
District Attorney Elmer Heald, Sher-
iff Bob Ware and Chief of Police
Ronnie Voyle5, 20 the alleged dctri-
ment of some business houses there
However, the loss of business
suffered by the firms that objected
to the move, was discounted by Of
ficials Tuesday as nothing COM
pared to the danger to life that is
known to exist on Broadway since
the New Years Eve shootingS.'
The wire barricades that have
been in evidence on the street for
several days were to be removed
Tuesday afternoon, and replaced
with police signs prohibiting park
ing after I pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Work Under Way on
Airport as School
0kays Long Lease
Training Unit Signs
10-Year Agreement
For Use of Field

Work began Tuesday or
the new government airport
west of Ell Centro and offic-
ials of the Aeronautica
training School, Inc, leased
the airport for 10 years for their
school,
Terms of the lease between I'm
perial county officials and Joe Plos-
ser and Charles Prince of the school
provide that everything done at the
airport must have government ap-
proval and be done under govern
ment supervision.
Plosser and Prince agreed to
construct buildings and establish
equipment to cost not less than
100000 as soon as the field, the
original cost of which was $780, 900
is ready for occupancy.
The lease provides that the school
has option to lease for another 10
years. The school was to pay the
county ST a year for use of the
site needed as a base for training
pilots for militar" service. American
boys only. PloSSer and Prince said,
are trained at the school
The board of supervisors Monday
instructed Ed Royce TO clear build
ingS from the airport site west of
Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

The President. in his State-of-
the-union message delivered in per-
son to the second session of the
77th congress, outlined a stipend
Gus war production program, en-
visioning the output of 125OoO air.
planes, $4,000 tanks and $4,000 anti
aircraft guns in 1943.
In 1912, the President said, the
United States will produce 10000
planes, $4,000 tanks and 10000 anti
aircraft guns.
The huge production program is
necessary, he said, because "Ameri-
can armed forces must be used at
any place in all the world where ii
seems advisable to engage the forces
of the enemy
American armed forces will oper-
ate at many points in the Far East
on all the oceans" he said, add
ing that American land and air
and sea forces will take stations
in the British Isles-which consti-
tute an essential fortress in this
world struggle"
COST RUNS HIGH
War costs money" the President
said.
He told congress that his budget
message tomorrow would show that
our war program for the coming
fiscal year will cost $50, 6,000,000 900,
or, in other words, more than one
half of the estimated annual national
income"
This means taxes and bonds,
and bonds and taxes
1T means cutting luxuries and
other non-essentials. In word.
it means an 'all-cut' war by in
dividual effort and family effort in
a United country"
The president said he had sent
a letter to appropriate government
departments, ordering that these
immediate steps be taken:
Il. To increase our production
rate Of airplaneS so rapidly that
III this year, 1912. we shall pro-
duce $4,000 planes, 10000 moro
than the goal set a year and hall
Continued on page column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

NIc1. SlT ATClllDdlu WdHCli NNNCiOP
cd in big arc from Burma to the
Philippines on its outer fringe and
from the Malaga jungles to British
Borneo on its inner edge, where
the Japanese had pressed closest to
their objective.
In the Philippines, American and
Filipino fighters held their ground
in southwestern Luzon island under
aerial attacks against Olangapo
naval base, Subic bay, Mariveles
and Corregidor island.
Broadcasts from Tokyo and war
communicates from Washington in
dicated that the Japanese, who
suffered heavy losses Monday, had
failed to make any important prog
reSs in a drive against the Bataan
peninsula.
The American positions apparent
ly we're in the hills defending the
western edge OF Pampanga province,
the southern part of ZambaleS prov
ince and virtually all of Bataan prov
ince.
The Japanese were pressing two
main drives. One was aimed at
Olangapo and Subic, on Sublc bay,
about 55 miles northwest OF Manila
while the other was designed to
sweep down the highway on the
west side of Manila bay toward Mar
iveles and Corregidor island,
BOMBERS SHOT DOWN
Tokyo reported American military
concentrations and land and sea
transports on these routes were
heavily bombed and washington
said seven more japanese bombers
we're hit by the anti-airCraft de-
fenSes Of Corregidor
American heavy bombers hammer
ed home severe blows against the
japanese off Mindanao island, where
they sank an enemy destroyer ano
scored three hits on a battleshlp.
The American stand in the Phil
ippines was a delaying action-that
may go on for an indefinite period
if aerial reinforcements are avail
able-but the British fighting in
Continued on Page g. Column -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Son Blamed for
Theft from Father

From father to son without the
consent of the father.
Investigation cf theft of farm
equipment from Manuel Barrigan
ranch west of El Centro last week
end revealed officers said. that
Barrigans son, Liberate Barrigan
Il. was responsible for the theft
Officers said young Barrigan ar
ranged to sell the equipment to an
FL Centro junk dealer and accom-
panied an employe of the dealer
to his fathers ranch to pick it
up and take it to El Centro. Bar
rigan said he would sign a COM
plant against his son.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

to act each time.
Chairman Robert r. Reynolds D.,
NC, of the senate military affairs
committee, who has introduced
measures for Bridges deportation
which have failed of senate ap-
proval, said the reversal throws the
matter into the lap of the Ameri-
can public indicating he would
press for no further action.
Rep. Leland NJ. Ford. R., Calf,
however, said he would introduce a
resolution for congressional investi-
CATION of the case In an effort to
determine who the powerful friends
are who are protecting Bridges in
Washington"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Typists Offer
Defense Services

They do read the PoSt-PreSS. JUS
ask the Ten Thousand club
Monday afternoon the Post Press
carried story on defense reeistra
tion which the club is CONDUCTING
and in which mention was made OF
the need for typists. Inside of a few
hours Mrs. A. B Hanson, who Will
Mrs, F.. D. Jacobs is co-chairmar
for the project, had a deluge OF
telephone calls and all the neces
sary tipping has been taken care OF
nicely.
Volunteer workers for defense
may register every day but Sunday
at the club house between the hours
Of 10 am. and pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Pilot
Skiids
PIune e
Is+I.V. Airplane
Accident Of War
Brings No Injuries

Student Flight Captain
Bernard j. Roche Tuesday
made a perfect no-point land
ing at Imperial airport, TX
chalk up the first acciden,
of an r. A. F. pilot in Imperial
Valley
Roche. check pilot on a flight
with Student Lieut.. Richard Pee
bles. failed to lower the landing
gear on his army advanced train
ing plane, and the ship did al
excellent imitation cf a winged
bobsled. as is skidded rs feet OIL
its belly
Roche and PEBBLES were unin-
jured, out the ship was mess
The propeller was bent badly, ano
it was believed the motor was
damaged too badly for further us(
until major repairs are made, ac-
cording to c. w. Seaton, director
of training fer Aero Center, the
R. A. F. refresher school that moV-
ed here last week from Bakers
field.
Observers and officials at the
airport who witnessed the accident
thrilled to the control which Roche
demonstrated after making the
heart stopping discovery that ne
was going to land with nothing
to land on.
WARNING NOT SOUNDED
The warning horn at the field
which is sounded to warn pilots
when they are in danger, appar-
Cltly was not functioning. Roche
who received a first class ribbing
and was warned to be more care
full in future, said he did not heal
the horn blow, and an official
checking up later, confirmed thai
it was temporarily soundleSs.
Roche and PEBBLES had been ur
for an hour, with PEBBLES flying
blind under the hood, and Roche
checking his flight. Roche is q
and halls from Maspcth, LCng Is
land. PEBBLES, "a, is registered
from Spokane.
They are two of 26 pilots recelv-
ing refresher training at Aero
Center preparatory 10 assignmen,
with the Royal Air Force in Grea'
Britain All American youths. they
will be given the choice of serv-
ing in almost any part Of the Worlc
where Great Britain is at war
Seaton said
IN SERVICE SOON
Because Of this license. the boys
the Japanese long before student
pilots in the American army all
service, for it is probable that they
will be sent to the far east as oool
as they receive their squadron as.
signments from the r. A. F., AreC
Center officials said.
The school. which accepts only
students with previous flying eX-
parience. has trained many fliery
now serving with the r. A. F. anc
its Unlteu States unit, the Ameri-
can Eagle squadron. Heretofore
because of restrictions on publicity
concerning the activities of tht
school, it was officially stated thai
the students were being trained tC
ferry American ships to Britain.
The regulation has been relaxed
since the United States entered the
war, it was said, and it can nov
be announced that the young mer
who zocm over Imperial Valley
each day are destined for early
careers as Warbirds.
Their training here includes Il
hours of simulated blind flying
and nine hours of night flying
Period of instruction is II weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Deputy Sheriffs
Get Wage Boost

Every member of Sheriff Robert
w. Wares staff Monday was voted
a 10 per cent annual increase il.
salary.
Ware asked the board of super
Nisors for the increase. pointing out
that his deputies are on duty long
hours and are subject to call ~
any time for work anywhere IL
Imperial county. Their work is dan
gerous, he said. and he especially
needs a personnel of trained, ex-
perienced men at this time
He said he had lost many men
to defense industries because Of the
low salaries paid by the county to
its peace officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Graham Elected
Chairman Of Board
By Supervisors

b. NJ. Graham (abovc) Of
BraWley Monday was elected
chairman of the Imperial
county board of supervisors
to take the place of |. Schlat-
ter of Calcxico, who was chairman
last year.
The supervisor from the Brawlev
district has occupied a similar posi-
ton twice before, in 1884 and 1889.
Supervisors held their annual re-
organization meeting at pm. Mon
daV and Graham Immediately as
sumed his place at the head OF the
board table and began conducting
the business of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
j. s. viii Deliver
Planes, Tanks, Guns
0PM Chiefs Aver

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 up
The United States this year will
produce all the planes, tanks, an
tiaircraft guns and ships request
ed by President Roosevelt, the Of
flee of production management
promised today.
CPM co-dircctor William K
Knudsen and Sidney Hlslman said
The president mas set our goal,
we have raised cur sights to
meet it.
Wen give our fighting men the
10000 planes in 1912.
We'll give them the 5000
tanks.
They'll get the 10000 antiair-
craft guns.
And we'll deliver 100000 tons of
ships"
KrudSen and Hillman said that
production of the war weapons will
be carried out by everyone-"they
will come from the minds, the
hearts and the hands of O0O0.-
600 free men, women and children.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
China Radio urqes
Indo-China Drive

CHUNGKlNG, Jan. 6 up -
tOfficial Chinese broadcast pickeC
up at Los Angeles by NBCp - The
Chinese radio for the second
straight day advocated invasion Of
Japanese dominated French Indo-
China by Chinese forces.
The radio proclaimed the neceS-
sity for a Chinese march against
Japanese military positions III
French Indo-C China, thus opening up
a new major battle zone on the
mainland of Asia.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Bloody Clothing
Features Trial

Bloody clothing taken from Wei
don Keeling and Joseph Sanders,
l8-year- -old h!.cnnlKers charged
with bludgecning George Orahood
to death in FL Centro last Novem-
Der was introduced at their trial
Tuesday as the state built up its
case against them
A metal stove poker the state
alleges was used by the boys in
beating Orahood to death, anc
photographs taken in an abandon
ed cluD house in the industrial dis
trict we're Orahood's litelesS body
was found. also were Introduce
by Deputy District Attorney Ralph
|. French
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

l. Acceptance of the boards re
versal action which would uuash
all charges pending against Bridges.
2. Rejection of the boards re-
concentrations which would make
effective Sears custer order.
Congressional action on Legislation
to deport the AZ year old Pacific
coast Maritime leader, appeared.
Stymied in the senate. althoug..
Rep. A. Leonard Allen. D, La, an
nounced he would seek Immediately
senate action on his house approved
bill ordering Bridges Punishment
to his native Australia. The house
has passed two measures to deport
Bridges, but the senate has declined
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Auto Dealers Here
Wait New Orders

Automobile dealers were engaged
IN watchful waiting siege Tues
day, wondering what will be done
with tho new cars the OPM pro-
hibited them from selling.
They will have to wait until Jan.
15 before the C4'M VIII tell then.
what distribution will be made OF
tie cars frozen by the order.
Tho OPM will not permit sale
OF now cars or demonstrators OF
194l cars which have less than
1000 miles registered on their
SpeedOmetere.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
FDR REVEALS Plan FOR AEF To BRITAIN
Clio Workers Walking Out a: Plane
Factory In Wage Row, Official Says

SAN DIEGO. Jan. 6 tUPl-A
CIO united automobile workers Of
ficial said today that workers at
the Ryan aeronautical company
plant were quitting their jobs iii
large numbers" because Of dis
Lute over renewal Of a working N
tract.
A spokesman for the Ryan COM
pany manufacturers Of primary
training planes for the army anc
navy however, said that the plant
was experiencing only a norma.
turncHe1" il employees H denied
that the situation was serious.
Signed By R. j. Morkowski. sec
retaly CT the JAW local sos, l.
telegram was sent to government
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
STATE OkAyS
DEED PROJECT

land to private owners must be
pro-rated among the interested tax
ing agencies on the basis of theil
tax liens against the property and
explained that the present law set
up this arrangement of dividing
proceeds.
The district will buy the tax deed
ed property from the county. Here
to-fore the district paid the state
$500 a year for blanket lease Of
tax decided agricultural land. The
state informed the district that the
arrangement would not be continu-
ed but that the state would handle
the land and collect rentals. The
county district plan was made to
keep the money coming to loca,
taxing agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Final Action on Bridges
Custer Rests with biddIe

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 CUPI -
Final action on deportation pro-
ceedings instituted against Harry
Bridges, CIO leader, on charges Of
membership in the Communist
party rested today with Attorney
General Francis Bidde.
Biddle is studying a report Of
the U. S. immigration appeals
board, which yesterday unanimously
recommended reversal of de-
portation order issued Sept. 26 194l
by Judge Charles B. Sears, Buffalo,
NJ Y, presiding inspector of the
immigration and naturalization ser
vice.
Two courses appeared open for
Biddle:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

officials in Wash agton advising
them that serious situation exists
in the Ryan plant because of the
postponment of a conciiaticn boarL
hearing regarding union wage dis
pute with the Ryan company
The telegram was addressed tC
secretary of navy Frank Knox
secretary of war Henry l. Stimsor
CPM co-dircctor Sidney Hillman
j. R. Steclman, director OF the
LABOR departments conciliaticr
service and r. j. Thomas, UAW
president.
The dispute centerod around re-
neWal of wage and working con-
ditions contract fer tie 9icrgait
plants 4c90 workers signed a year
ago and due to expire Jan. D.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Permit Issued for
First 1q42Hon1e

Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Knox VIII
get the fllsJ new home to be Dulil
in E1 Centre in 1912.
Permit to erect a stucco dwelling
at 776 SandalWood has been taken
out by the contractor, A. A. kalS-
er. Cost of the residence will be
$1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

OI i'll CdSn.
1t was the first time farmers in
the valley We're given the cho!cc
and the valley became the only
agricultural section in the state
TO be so paid in phosphate Con-
SerYatlon payments have been
made in other areas in the past
in fertilizers, but the materials
have usually been borax or lime
Triple super phosphate, shipped
here from Anaconda, Montana.
was described by conservation Of
flcials in FL Centro as one of the
best known fertilizers for alfalfa
and other soil building legumes.
The 200-ton shipment GiStribut-
ed here Tuesday was ISSUED 10 far
mers in lieu of 80 per cent OF
their 1912 soil building allowances,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

The state controllers office Mon
day agreed to the Imperial county
Imperial irrigation district plan OF
handling approximately 2600O acres
of tax decided land so rentals ant
sale prices will 90 to the loca,
agencies instead of to the state
Under terms of the plan the cOun-
ty sells delinquent property to the
district Each have deeds on the
basis Of the deCd to the district No
cash Will be paid by the district
at the time Of the execution of the
deed, but the property will be re-
sold by the district as rapidly as
possible, and the county paid out
of proceeds.
Harry B. Riley, state controller
wrote the board of supervisors that
the net proceeds from sale Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

the remaining 20 per cent 10 be
pnid 3n ca,a. Chairman L. c.
Hawk of the Conservation aSsocia-
ton said
Main idea Of the distribution.
Hawk SAID. l. TO encourage the use
of fertilizers by smaller growers,
who have not heretofore fcrtillz-
ed their lands.
The phosphate may be used only
in the production OF new or Old
alfalfa or other soil building le-
pumes. Farmers are forbidden 70
employ It in growing flax. barley
or other soil depicting crops,
Hawk said.
Demand for the phosphate iM
exceeded the supply, and II Is uns
Continued on Page 9, col, %
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Proposal Studied

SACRAMENTO, Jan. CUP) -
A legislative subcommittee today
discussed revised California State
Guard bill which would appropriate
in excess of $6.0OO,0O0 for an appro-
proximate force of $4,000 men for
the remaining Is months of the BIZ
ennium.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Nazi I ank General
In Germany, Report
BY UNITED PRESS

Private adviceS from an usually
reliable source in continental Eu-
rope reported Tuesday that Ger,
Erwin Rommel, the German COM
mander in chief of axis forces in
Libya had been in Germany for
several weeks, suffering from black
water or tropical fever.
Rommel was reported to be under
treatment at Tubingen, the famous
medical center in southwestern Ger
many.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

board of trade, the Associated
Chamber of Commerce, and city
chambers of commerce that they
believed the best results may be OBJ
tanned by having members of tho
board of supervisors contact gov
eminent agencies for the present
because the supervisors carry all
thority as the county'S official rep
reSentatiVcS.
The supervisors then delegated
Supervisor A, Y. Preblc TO 20 to the
coastal area Immediately to con-
tact government agencies about
establishing military units. schools
fields and the like in Imperial
county. Other members of the board
offered to assist Prcble in any way
possible Preblc said >.2 would leave
FL Centre Tuesday night.
Paul Jenkins, Post Press publish
e.. presented the suggestions for
establish military schools and unit
in Imperial county. The suggestions
urged employment OF a paid agent
to do The work and asked the board
to provide tho necessary financing
and have the agents office Serve
as a clearing house for the whole
county
FULL TIME NEEDED
l. Schlatter of CalcXiCo said that
he thought the board of supervisors
and others had done good work il
getting the new airport for the
county.
But no man can be expected to
Continued on Page s; Column
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06
Dempsey Becomes
Private in Army

NEW YORK, Jan. CUPr-Jack
Dempsey was sworn into the Unit
cd States Army as a buck private
at his personal request today but
MS enlistment must be certified
by the war department because he
is 46 years old-l1 years above the
present 35-year age limit.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-06

The three counties involved are
Imperial, San Diego and Coachella
The former two are directly af-
fccted, and their representatives arc
especially urged to attend the hear
ing which gets under way at 1920
am. in BraWley's American Legion
hail.
Indirect, but no less important,
benefits might also accrue to Coach
ella county from any program for
mulated as a result Of the hearing
representatives of the Coachclla