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Evening star., 1942-12-30
Officials Take Steps
To Relax Military
Control in Hawaii
President Confers With
Stoinbock. Service Leaders
And Cabinet Members

BY lhe Associated Press.
An end to Hawaii's year of total
military government was predicted
today following conferences among
President Roosevelt, Gov. Ingram M.
Stainback of Hawaii and officials of
the Army, Navy, Justice and In
terror departments.
Mr.. Roosevelt said yesterday the
question of re-establishing a portion
of civilian authority is shaping up
all right He told reporters he be-
lieved there would be a certain
amount Of REIMBURSEMENT of mill
tary control and that the matter
probably would work out all right
without much trouble.
Earlier Secretary Of the Navy
Knox said completely satisfac-
tory formula had been worked out
for restoring measure of civil con-
troll. Final arrangements, he said,
will be announced shortly.
Two Problems Faced.
Mr.. Knox told reporters two prob
lens confronted officials trying to
solve the Hawaiian governmental
situation-the preservation of mill
tary security around the islands and
Hawaiians' desire to have restored
as large a degree as possible Of civil
government.
No date was indicated for the shift
to at least partial control by civilian
authorities, but authoritative sources
said if the Government departments
involved did not work out a salts
factory program quickly, the Presi-
dent would attend to the matter
personally
Gov Stainback conferred with the
President, but refused to state the
matters they discussed
Military government was insti-
tuted in Hawaii December 7, l941
during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Joseph B. PoinGeXter, then Gov
ernor. proclaimed complete military
control over civilian affairs, includ-
ing the civil courts.
Emmcns Military Governor.
1t. Gen. Delos c. Emmons. as
commander of the Army's Hawaiian
Department, was named military
Governor.
Hawaiian and Interior Department
officials have Contended there was
no need for such action by Mr.
Poindexter inasmuch as the Ha-
Waiian Legislature had given him
emergency powers in the fall of l94l
Mr.. PoindeXter was replaced by
Gov. Stainback last summer when
the formers term ended. The Gov
ernor is appointed by the President
During the last year Hawaii Of
ficials have contended that every
article of the Bill of Rights. except
possibly freedom of worship. has
been violated by the military gov
ernment. They complained that the
civil Governor had been divested OF
his power and authority.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Woman Slams Cash Till
On HoIdup Mans Hand

Mrs. Harriet Yancey, AZ, manager
OF Highs ice cream store at 1919
Fourth street SW., slammed the
drawer Of the stores cash register
on the hand of a colored holdup
man yesterday after the bandit. his
other hand in a pocket as though
pointing a gun. had sCooped Sc
from the register.
AS the man turned and fled. she
ran after him for half block down
the street.
She was incredulous. Mrs. Yancey
told police. when the man COM
manded, Put EN- up. this is a stick
up, as she was serving him a dish
OF chocolate ice cream. Refusing tc
accede to his demand, she called
loudly for help to two passing girls
who, because the store door was
closed, didn't hear the cry.
When the holdup man warned
I'm going to kill you if you don t
open that cash drawer" Mrs. Yam
cey watched while he scooped q
handful of silver from the register
She slammed the drawer shut on his
hand as he reached into the register
Tor second time
Evening star., 1942-12-30

throughout most of New York to-
day, prompting general flood warm
ings in the southern sector. forcing
residents of lowlands to evacuate
and blocking highways.
The swirling Chenango River in
Southern New York passed the
food level of l6 feet and the nearby
SuSquehanna was lust about ready
to go over f1ood stage t16 feet d."
Meteorologist T. E. Reed at Bing-
hampton said.
The Genesee River overfloWed II
miles soutl3 of Rochester. near
ScottSville, where 2 feet of water
covered two highways and adjoln-
ing loWlands. Deputy sheriffs
warned residents to prepare for
evacuation.
LoWlylng areas on the outskirts
Of Rochester we're threatened with
lnumdation as the river rushed over
the citys Court Street Dam at
1900 cubic feet per second, far
above the normal rate.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
McNutt Names App|ey
AsDirector ofWMC
Placements Bureau
New York Appointee Is
Vice President of
Wick Chemical Co.

War ManpoWer Chairman Paul V
McNutt today named Lawrence A
Appley of New York to direct the
Bureau of Placements. which in
cludes the United States Employ
ment Service, one of the main op-
Grating arms of his commission.
Mr.. Appley is vice president of the
Wick Chemical Co. and has been
serving as consultant to the Civil
Service Commission on personnel
policies.
Mr.. McNutt. meanwhile, revised
from 62,500000 to $1,000, 900 the
number of workers who will be
needed in fulltime employment and
the armed services by the end of
1913.
Sharp Rise in War Workers.
The VINO chief said yesterday
that the number of persons engaged
IN war industry had grown from
$500 900 to l7,500.000 during 1912.
while the number in non-War indus
try had dropped from % 200 600 to
21l0OOOO
Whlle there was no change in the
estimate that 200O0.0O0 would be
needed in war industry alone. COM
mission statisticians explained that
the l943 figure was based on the
assumption that there would be a
l0 per cent increase in OUTPUT a
worker.
Mr.. McNutt said at a press con-
terence that the $500 900 expansion
in the estimate of total military
and labor needs was attributab BILE
10 greater needs of agriculture,
lease-lend and supply
Although he declined a full ex-
planatlon, he did say he would go
as tar as necessary to give agri-
culture all the workers needed to
plant and harvest the crops called
for by the l943 farm program,
Hints City People Needed.
i think it will require utilization
0. good many people who have
not been in agricultural work be-
Tore he remarked.
commission StatiStiCians said that
as many as 100000 might have
to be added to the total full-time
labor and military force during next
year and said tbs might be accom-
pllshed by:
Drawing into the force 1000 900
persons, mostly women, who have
never worked before. and 100000 of
the approximately 100000 now un-
employed.
Transferring about 100000 men
and women to more essential work
than they are now performing.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Mohoning River Floods
Banks at YOUNGSTOWN

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, Dec 80
CP>,-The Mahoning River over
flowed its banks last night. inundat-
ing one low section of the Youngs-
town business district.
AS the river continued to rise.
Republic Steel Corp. employees
manned pumps to keep water from
backing up in the hot metal tunnel
of the companv's downtown plant.
At neighboring Niles water COW
cred the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks to a depth of inches. forcing
that lines train to detour over the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Short Is Recalled
To Commerce Post

Oliver c. Short, who has been
serving as director of the War
Transfer Unit of the Civil Service
Commission has been recalled to his
post as director of personnel at the
Commerce Department, it was an
nounced today. The pressure of
administrative duties at the depart
ment necessitated this step, it was
explained.
No successor at the commission
has been named
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Flood
Continued From First PageJ

tCOnClrueQ from FrSb Page.)
dents expressed confidence it would
not reach the l6-foot flood stage.
Many lowlying districts through
out Western Pennsylvania and West
Virginia were inundated by the
swollen creeks and rivers. Some
roads were blocked.
Ready for Anything.
Communities down the Ohio River
were preparing for any eventuality
Wheeling expected 40foot stage
4 above food level. Such a mark
would flood hundreds Of houses and
cause suspension of streetcar and
bus service in some communities
nearby.
One sign of relief was lessening
Of the rate of the rise in virtually
all of the feeder streams.
LoW-lying railroad tracks were
inundated and transportation of hot
metal from blast furnaces to Besse-
mer converterS 2 miles away was
interrupted for time.
A section of Youngstown down
town district was covered with 5 feet
OF water, as the surface runoff proved
too great for sewers.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Rev. Arthur RibbIe Leaves
For Navy ChopIoins' School
Pastor of Three
Nearby Churches
Gets Commission
epecial Dispatch 70 The Star.

special Dispatch TO The star.
.sOLNEY, Md, Dec 30.--The Rev
Arthur lie Barron Ribble, rector OF
St. Bartholomew parish, has been
commissioned a lieutenant in the
Navy and left yesterday to enter the
Chaplains' School, Naval Operating
Base, Norfolk, Va.
1t. Rlbble has been granted a
leave of absence from his parish,
which has three churches. St.
Johns. Olney: St. Bartholomew in
LaytonSville, and ST. Lukes. Bright
on. His family, consisting of Mrs.
Ribble, three daughters and son,
will remain in the rectory.
The Ribbles came to Olney about
two years ago from Hyattsville,
where Mr. Ribble was rector OF
Pinkney Memorial Episcopal Church.
He comes from long line Of Epis-
copal ministers. His father is the
Rev. DR.. George Wallace Ribble OF
Bessemer, Ala,
A brother, the Rev. w. L. Ribble,
is rector at Falls Church, Va: an
other brother, Maj. George Wallace
Ribble. jr., is in the Army Air Forces
a. Tampa. Fla.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
8 on Bomber Missing
Since Saturday in South

Py The Associated Press
SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 30-An
aerial search is being made for ar
Army medium bomber with eight
men aboard which has been missing
since Saturday.
Major George R. Carr. operat tions
officer at Barksdale Field, said the
plane was unreported after leaving
here for its home base at WATERFORD
S. c. 1t should have reached home
Saturday night
Names of the men aboard were
not disclosed.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Two Chicago Papers
Increase Sole Price

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Two Chicago
afternoon newspapers announced
yesterday that because of increased
operating costs due to the war they
were raising their prices from 3 to 4
cents copy. Saturday editions will
continue to sell for cents.
The Daily News will cost penny
more beginning tomorrow and the
Herald-American beginning Mon
day.
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Newsprint Transport To,
Passed to Consumers
By the Associated p.s.x

By the Associated P-ess.
The Office of Price Administra-
tlon has ruled that manufacturers
may pass on to purchasers of stand
ard neWsprint the new 3 per cent
transportation tax.
The ruling was made as an excep-
ton to the general OPA rule on the
transportation tax. Except on paper
the tax can be passed on to pur-
chasers only when articles are sold
at prices based at shipping point
Evening star., 1942-12-30
South Alabama Rivers Swell,
North, West Near Normal

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec 30 l4o).-
Transportation and other services
which were dlsupted by high waters
over the week end in North and West
Alabama were near normal today.
The Weather Bureau reported last
night that streams in the lower Sec
ton of the State were swelling past
simple flood stages.
Weatherman Frank T. Cole said
at Mobile that the Lower Tombigbee
already was above food stage at all
stations and was still rising. The
river is expected to crest during the
latter part of the week
Mr. Cole predicted no serious dam
age but said the high water would
interrupt logging operations and in
undate low-lying farms and cattle
ranges along the banks of the
stream.
Two drOwnines were reported
and damage was estimated in the
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Services in the three churches of
st, Bartholomew parish will be
conducted for the present by lay
readers and ministers supplied by
the Bishop of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Adolf. Benito and Hirohito-the
three blind mice. Make them run
with War bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
Nelson Wins Over
Armed Services in
Priority Control
WPB Boss Gets Right to
Supervise Scheduling
OF All Arms Output

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.
(UP)-The prolonged strug-
gle between the War Produc-
ton Board and the armed
services ended officially to-
day with WPB Vice Chairman
Charles E. Wilson being given gen.
eral supervisory authority over
scheduling of all arms output and
direct control over aircraft, radio,
detection equipment and escort YES
sells.
The agreement was revealed in
joint statement signed by WPB
Chairman Donald NJ Nelson, Secre-
tary of War Henry l.. Stimson, and
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
Wilson'S authority was outlined
in a separate statement by Nelson.
The new arrangement gives as
surance that the immense produc-
ton task for 1943 will be carried
through to a successful conclusion"
the joint statement said.
The pact constitutes victory for
Nelson to the extent that he recap
lures scheduling movers which he
"ansferred to the services last
March. In effect, the services recog-
niZe the final authority of WPB
over the fixing of production sched-
lies, but the services will continue
to perform the actual scheduling
work subject to Wilson'S supervi-
sion
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
Goes
To Death at s. 6.

SAN QUENTIN. Cal. Dec. -
'UPD-Hunchbacked Alfred Horace
Wells, 32-year-old San BernardinC
WPA worker. was executed in the
California gas chamber today fol
the murder of three persons who
ilterfered with his illicit love af-
fair.
With his lips moving in prayer
Wells entered the death chamber
al l0:G2 a. m. He closed his eyes.
inhaled the lethal fumes and was
pronounced dead at 1912 a. M.
Wells went to his death calmly-
rs calmly as he shot to death his
half brother. Raymond Wells, "a:
Raymonds wife. Jean, 10; and Mrs.
Wells young friend, Rose DeStree,
H. on MAY II, l94l.
Wells was convicted Of killin9 his
victims in cold blood at Cajon Pass
near San Bernardino, in revenge
Tor breaking up his common-law
relationship with his pretty half sis
ter, Violet Wells, 49,
He fled after the Slayings but was
recaptured a month later at 500
kane, Wash, and returned to San
BClnardino for trial. A jul" con
llcted him aftcr Is minutes deli
btration.
Wells, quiet and resigned to deatl
as the hour of execution approached
had been given religious consolation
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04

willie Thursday night by Deputy
Sherif.s Robert Parrish AMI A. T.
Lyons on suspicion of being the
other "Pachuco" who attacked Pvt,
John Trine of Camp Young in
downtown CaleXico last Saturday
night Parrish arrested Ponce Fri
day morning while he was working
on a ranch.
The two MeXcans were held in
the Imperial county Jail in Ell Cen
tro where federal and military Of
ficers questioned them Friday Of
! ficerS were searching for the fan
: tastjc zoot su4ts the two MeXicans
were said to be wearing at the time
OF the Stabbing. The technical
charge against Ponce and Perez
was assault with a deadly weapon
Trine said both his attackers haC
knives.
Meanwhile, Trinc was moved from
a CaleXico hospital to a hospital at
Camp Young hear mdio, where he
! is stationed.
Ponce and Perez said they lived
III Imperial Valley and had lived
in the United States for years, Civ
ing the information at the time
they were booked. Ponce said he
had been in the northern part OF
California recently and had re-
turned to the valley week ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04

ton association of Imperial county,
said that he has received assurance
that the government men from the
Los Angeles offices will start visits
here in the near future.
A War Production Board repre-
sentative will lend invaluable as
Sistance to local businessmen as
we'll as farmers and small enter
prises in unravelling the mysteries
of the prioritT set-up, Miller said.
On alternating weeks the Office
of Defense Transportation official
will come from los Angeles. Both
will stay for two days or longer
each trip. They will probably make
the AAA office at $50 State street
their headquarters.
OF special help to commercial
haulers and business men operat-
ing small delivery wagons will be
the ODT man, Miller said.
Although Joseph Eastman, natiC y
al director of the ODT promised
that power to handle transportation
problems of farm commercial vehi-
cleS will be given county commit
tees, the other truckers are out on
Il limb. They must now contact the
l.. A. office directly to iron out diff
fiCultieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
Marrying Justice
In Aircraft Plant

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Dec. A.
UPD-Yuma S original marrying
justice, Earl C. Freeman, has traded
his gavel for a wrench. Today he is
Notwithstanding bombers at
the hugh Consolidated plant here.
While justice of the peace at
Yuma, AriZona'S materimonial
springboard. Judge Freeman per-
formed marriages for many famous
screen stcrs. Among them were
Billie Dove. Loretta Young, Gloria
Swanson, Jean Harlow, Tom Mix,
Mary Asuor jeanette Mcdonald,
Charles Boyer, Richard Dix and
Claudette Colbert
The last couple he remembers
marrying before he retired was
john Barrymore and Elaine Bar
ry. Most nervous bridegroom was
handsome movie hero, Enroll Flynn
in his marriage to Lii Damita,
Judge Freeman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
Shame. Shane.--

RR learned with feelings of
shame and disgust that some Wom-
en- OF Ell Centre still refuse to help
make the surgical dressings 50 des-
perately needed in caring for the
men in our military hospitals.
American women are the most
fortunate women who ever lived 1t
is pity that some of them will
?SSume no responsibility in helping
win victory that will mean they
retain their place in the sun. The
women should do more than all
other citizens and residents of the
United States because they have
more to lose from defeat and more
to gain from victory than their
menfolk or their children. Dicta-
tors take care Cf men because they
are needed in the military forces
and care for children as wards of
the government because they must
have population. Women are not
accorded safe place in dictator
countries and you all know it very
we'll
American women have long lines
of sturdy, Self-reliant hard-wOrk-
ing women behind them. These
women did not pettishlv refuse to
do their part of the task of max
ing the United States the great ma
tion it is today. The women cf to-
day must not shame those pioneer
women. Please. in the name of
humanity and good sense, let us
near no more of women who refuse
to make the dressings because they
don't like some woman working in
an entirely different phase of Red
Cross work. Please fuss no more
about having to wear clean wash
able garment and washable head
coverino while making the dress
ings Surely no American woman
wants a boy to die from infection
because she was too careless or too
law to see that the dressings are
sanitary.
These remarks, of course. are not
directed to the many Fl Centre
women who are giving their
strength and time to war work.
Thew are heroic women. Their pa
triotism is unsullied. We are hum
bly, grateful to them. The point is.
we wont more of them to be Psate-
iul. too. .
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
Pioneer hoItviIIe
Resident Dies

y Reid Turtle. who first arrived
m HoltvillC in 1909, died in Monte
cello Thursday ON his Seventieth
birthday anniversary.
He had been suffering from n
heart ailment for several years and
in recent months had been failing
raDidly.
Funeral services were scheduled
III Holtville at p. IN. Saturday and
hurial was to be III Evergreen
cemetery.
Turley was in The hardware de-
partment at Varney brothers III
Holtville for ears and later in the
hardware department in the I'M
perial Hardware store in Ell Gen.
tro.
His survivors include his wife
Mrs. Lulu Lee Turley; two daugh-
terS, Mrs. Phil Roberts of FreSnC
and Mrs. Theodosa Flick of Holt
Vile: and three grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
= DR.
Kills
W A
Pre- esiden+ Orders
Work Relief Plan
Liquidation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.
(UP) - President Roosevelt
today ordered the prompt
Iiquidation' Of the Works
Projects Administrations
War work had reached the point
where a national work relief pro-
3ram is no longer necessary MI
Roosevelt said in a letter to Maj
Gen. Philip B. Fleming, federal
works administrator, whose agency
includes the WPA.
He said Fleming should direct
the prompt liquidation of the al
fairs of the Works Projects Ad-
ninistration, thereby conserving n
large amount IF the funds appro-
priated to this organization.
NO MORE FUNDS
This will necessitate closing out
all project operations in many
states by Feb. |, l943, and in other
states as soon thereafter as feas
ible," the President wrote Fleming.
BY taking this action there will
be no need to provide project funds
for the Work Projects Administra-
ton in the budget for the next fis-
cal "ear."
The President read the letter to
his press conference, emphasizing
that he was proud of the WPA.
With the satisfaction of a good
Job well done and with q high sense
Of integrity, the Work Projects Adj
ministration has asked for and
earned an honorable discharge" he
W"Cte Fleming.
EMPLOYED 8 MELLON
The WPA program was establish
ed in 1885 succeeding a series of
other relief organizations, and in
seven years employed approximately
1000 900 Americans with 30,000000
dependents. The WPA rolls since
the war have greatly decreased and
now total about 350,000
Every employable A eric a II
Continued On Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
No Nursemaids,'
Dicfum of Police
Chief toFSA Here
Mexican Nationals to
Get Same Treatment
AS Others by City

Police Chief Ronnie Voyl-
es of Ell Centro gave his de
partment's side of the V for
victory story Friday.
In answer to Capt. Willard
f. Speares of the Farm Security
Administration who last wednesday
night asked the city council to
employ a special Mexican-speakin9
officer in Ell Ccnt:o's Eastslde,
VOyles said:
We're not going 20 put on a
nurSemaid."
Speares appeared before the coun-
Gil and related story of how two
of the Mexican workers imported
into Imperial Valley had been un-
Justly tossed in Jail.
ARRESTS DEFENDED
Voyles said the two MeXicanS in
question had been warned once anC
had been confined only after they
persisted in their unlawful revelry.
They we're drunk" Vo"leS said.
Speares had told the council that
the two had been merely having
some fun and we're jailed because
the police officer had misunder-
stood a V sion one of them made.
Voyles said that Capt. Speares
had evidently been misinformed on
the sobriety OF the labOrers and
their actions.
Regarding Speares' plea that the
rolice department go easy on the
NeXicans should they get in trouble
VovleS pointed to the record.
ENIENCY SHOWN
The week before the last occur
renee in which eight of the MeXi-
can labor army members were fined
S4 each for drunkenness, Voyle
said that number Of others CT the
group had been released when charg-
ed with the same otfenSc.
I'VE can't very well let these
fellows eff When we fine local Mex
iranS more or put them in Jail for
the same thing" VOyles declared.
He said that the departments
policy is lenienc" but that there's
4 limit to everything.
A city in the north end Of Imr2~
rial Valley recently fined Il couple
Of the Mexican nationals $50 aoiece
when they became intoxicated.
Voyles expressed his faith in the
federal Officials as sensible mon
This thing will be all cleared up
as soon as they see the entire pic
turc, VoyleS hoped.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-04
Chest Near Goal
In Locaa Drive

Community Chest committees
Friday were only $1,000 short oil
the goal set for the El Centre
total this year, so members
prepared to participate in
whirlwind drive to wind up
the solicitation within the
next few days.
The total collected to date
was $4,000. Drive Chairman
Thomas n. Finnev said Friday.
The Quota for the year was
SLIPS.
One of the interesting phases
OF the Community Chest drive
this year was the miniature
drive conducted bv the stu
dents at Central Union High
school. The students conducted
their own campaign and man
aged the drive themselves, later
turning the money over to the
Ell Centre Community Chest
corpora ton. -..-------..------ A.