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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Valley 4-H Club
Members Excel AT
Annual Conference

Imperial Valleys Fourth club
members won first place in every
thing at the annual summer camp
in the San Bernardino mountains
and in addition walked away with
second and third honors also in al
most every contest.
Carol Martin had the highest in
dividual honors among the girls
in the entire camp and Mike Henos
was the highest scoring boy in the
place. Ivagene Higgins and Emily
Gionnini tied for second place
among the girls and Alta Lee Win
right was third. Richard Thompson
was second among the boys and
Wally Christian was third.
Eucalyptus club had the highest
club average and Imperial club was
second. McCabc club took first
places in the demonstrations enc
i'm the stunts.
Not satisfied in winning all these
honors. the Imperial Valley young
sters won all three baseball games
and both volleyball games from
their competitors, the San Ber-
nardino county club members.
A total of 70 members of valley
Fourth clubs and 10 adults made
the trip to Camp Seeley in the san
Bernardino mountains where the
conference was held last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

and also excluded rubber now in
the hands of approximately 10000
junk dealers.
While Ickes was talking to White
House reporters, he spotted huge
rubber mat at the entrance of the
Presidents wing of executive Of
fices.
"By God, ceres a big one" he
exploded.
Whereupon Ickes walked over.
laboriously rolled up the heavy mat
and had his driver place it in the
rear of his car for immediate de-
livery to the nearest filling station
scrap collection depot.
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early, told of Ickes' action, said
mo one from the White House will
try to reclaim it-theres no reason
WIN it shouldn't 60
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Three Lives Lost
In I.V. Accidents
During Weekend
Two Die on Highways,
One on Railroad Line;
Four Suffer Injuries

Railway traffic took a life
and injured another person
and highway traffic took two
lives and injured three per-
sons in Imperial Valley dur
ing the weekend.
Arnoldo Bracamonte and Ernest
Villalreal, 19-year-old residents OF
Glendale, Ariz., were killed on high
way 80 north of Calexico late Satur-
day in a head-on collision between
car and a truck pulling two
trailers loaded with honeyballs. The
two Mexican boys we're thrown from
The car and pinned beneath an over
turned trailer and its load of honey.
balls. Their companions, Perfecto
Martinez, Nicolas Tolantino, and
Ricardo Esquer Arce, also 10 years
of age and all from Glendale, Ariz.,
were critically injured. James Oscar
Wolfenbarger, "a, employee of the
Farley Fruit company of Calexico
and driver of the truck and trailer
was uninjured.
HARRY n. hHlSCll, oO-JCdi -ois'
section hand, was killed by a South
ern Pacific train a fourth of mile
from Tortuga siding on the desert
10 miles southeast of INLAND Satur-
day. The body was scattered along
The track for some distance. 1t was
found by T. G.. Davis, operator OF
motor speeder, while he was in
specting tracks. Kingen is known
to have left inland on eastbound
train and may have fallen from the
rain, officers said.
Better luck was the lot of Nick
Reyes, who was bumped and only
slightly injured by a train on the
5andiabranch of the Southern Pa
cific half a mile north of Holtville
Sunday morning. Trainmen saw the
Mexican sitting on the end of a
tie and the train apparently bumped
him off the tie.
Martinez, driver of the car in the
accident near CaleXico, said that
sedan driven by Catherine Will
iiams Hansen of Holtville was ahead
Of him and when he pulled out to
pass it, he crashed head-on into the
truck and trailers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Tire Accounting
Asked of Users

The rationing board in Ell Centre
hereafter will require all applicants
for tires to account for all their
old tires before they will be in line
for the new ones. 1t was announced
Monday
II they have not turned in their
tires to the scrap rubber campaign,
they will have to turn them over
10 the rationing board at the time
the application Is made II they
turned them In TO the rubber drive,
board members said. the% will have
10 give an accounting.
Mrs. Margaret Foster of Calexico
was sworn In recently in San Diego
as chief clerk of the Ell Centre
board.
New office furniture and files
arrived at the rationing board
headquarters In the FL Centro city
hall Monday. II was provided by
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Challenger Gets
Worst Of Deal

Rogue Puzon Caygulp. Filipino,
went beserk near Ell Centre Sum
day, tossed his bedroll into an irri-
CATION canal, and challenged G.,
Gonzales, SO, who happened to be
riding by with a load of wood.
Gonzales accepted the challenge
with vim and threw his load of
wood a piece at a time at the
islander.
The islanders head was much
the worse for having the wood
bounced off 1t and had to be treat
ed at the county hospital for head
injuries. The Mexican gathered up
his wood and went on his way un-
hurt. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

Part of the veil of mystery sur
rounding the finale was lifted Tues
day and little peek into the fun
box was afforded when II was an
nounced that the secret act will
be the Harding school "Whiz' kids
The identity of the participants was
still not revealed.
The Misses Gloria Payne and
Roberta jerks have agreed 10 lend
their singing talent as have group
of singers and dancers from Cal
exico under the direction OF Mrs
Lita Chavez. Willie Davis and part
ner will be there and Bert Lemons
will help entertain.
Three skits, 'Pardon My Error,
Who's Calling. Please?" and "The
Widows Strategy" will have John
Kearney. Maurine Graves, Maxine
Galloway, Hugh Keating. Harriette
Kaiser, Edna Morrison, Martin Kali
ser and Evelyn Pata in their casts.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

!. 1t appeared that the confederates
were faring no better than the spies,
captured before they had chance
to dig up the explosives they buried
on Long Island and Florida beaches,
Or enjoy the fortune in United
States currency they brought with
them.
The FBI announced last night
that additional arrests have been
made of accomplices and contacts
of the saboteurs and more may be
made" The number was not an
nounced, though phrasing of the
announcement indicated confeder-
ates had been seized more than once.
Federal officials we're deciding
whether civil or military courts
would inflict the swift and thor
ough" reprisals-probably the fir
ing squad or gallows-that Attorney
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

of gloom and trouble over the world,
Evelyn Pata, chairman of the drama
workshop promised Monday that
If you don't have a good time at the
shindig, well, then you've lost your
sense of humor.
Everything from community sing
ing to ventriloquist act has been
lined up for the hour-long pro-
gram.
Stan D. Atkin has agreed to lead
the audience in heart-rending bal
lads of the days of the old barber
shop and he will be ably assisted by
Ken Thornton, who will emcee the
festivity.
Headliners on the bill will be Bud
Watson, the two accordion-playing
Limebruber brothers from Holtville,
13-year-old ventriloquist, Donald
Pipes; Eddie OFT and his band, a
host of singers and dancers, num-
ber of skits, with all local partici-
pants and the grand finale.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
CLEAR ROAD TO ALEXANDRA
Sub Toll Grows
BY UNITED PRESS

The toll of United Nations
ships in the submarine warfare
off the Atlantic coast, in the
Caribbean and the Gulf of Mex
leo rose to 329 Monday with the
disclosure that three more
American merchantmen had
been sunk.
A total of ~ seamen were be-
lieved lost in the latest sink
ings, including the entire crew
of a small vessel sunk in the
gulf June 22. OF these, 80
were known dead and the others
we're missing.
The navy announced that
small merchantmen had been
sunk May 18 in the Atlantic and
a medium-sized ship torpedOed
in the Caribbean June 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Chinese Score Victory in
vituI Invasion Bose Area

CHUNGKING, June 29-UP) -
Chinese troops have scored a
crushing victory" over fleeing Jap
aneSe troops in the Shansi-Honan
sector where the invaders had been
routed from the important inva-
sion base of Linhsien, a high COM
mand communique said today,
Military headquarters said that
5000 Japanese had been reported
killed in bloody battles" on the
southeast slope of Taihang noun
tains in southeast Shansi province
during the fighting of the last
week, and that another 500 had
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Fence Ends Flight
Of Auto SteaIer

Wham!
Soldier Sam Edward CaStaldos
flight from Highway Patrolman AL
vim Bucklin ended unsuccessfully
for the soldier when he ran smack
into a fence near Miller's service
station early Monday.
Officers we're searching for a
stolen car which had sign Just
Married" on it. BY its sign the
car was traced westward from Ell
Centro along highway 80. Bucklfn
found the car, still bearing the sign,
stuck in the sand beside the high
way. Castaldo was fugitive, but
not for long
He was treated for cuts and
scratches and then collected by
Camp Lockett officers and taken
back to camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

Friction between Associated Farm
ers of Imperial county and union
labor officials, held In check by
the farmers determination TO do
nothing to hinder war construction
at the federal airport site west OF
Ell Centro. broke out again during
the weekend because the farmers
resented the treatment accorded
George II. Hoyt. farmer of the Holt
vile area. by union officials
Hoylt was fired off the job as
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

"busy counting the booty"
The Chinese indicated that the
japanese may expect guerilla
trouble from the natives OF the
Lishui area on the Chekiang front.
The communique said that the In
vaders had INDUCED in incendiarism
there, creating intense hatred on
the part of the local population.
The Lishui airdrome, last large
Chinese base within easy bombing
distance OF Tokyo, has been inunr
dated by heavy downpour which
has prevented It's use since the Jap
anese capture, the communique ad-
ded.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Home Destroyed
bVFire Here

A fire of questionable orr
gin" destroyed a small frame
house in Ell Centres eastside
district at 8 pm. Sunday.
Owner of the house at 210
East Olive, Juana Castineda,
told Fire Chief Corn Reed that
she and her husband had gone
to get gasoline for their auto
mobile when the fire brclc
out.
No stove was on nor an electric
appliance of any kind.
Damage is estimated at 5000.
All household furnishings and
personal belongings were lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

been killed on the southwestern
slope.
In an attempt to offset the loss
of Linhsien, strong Japanese col
umns were converging on the small
section of the Chekiang -Kaingsi
railway still in Chinese hands.
All the Japanese columns that
attempted tc storm Taihang noun
tains were routed and the Chinese
recaptured all the strategic points
on the southeastern slope. the COM
munique said.
Five hundred horses and quanti-
ties of supplies were captured, 1t
added, and the Chinese there are
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

CALIPATRIA, June 29-Ruins of
the Balfour-Guthrie mill smould-
cred here Monday after fire which
late Sunday destroyed the mill
which was valued at 100000 and
was said to be the largest alfalfa
processing plant in the United
States.
The flames were said to have
started in small chambers in the
top of the plant and to have spread
rapidly to the other parts of the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
1900 Will Register i'm Valley

The queries will pertain to identity,
address, person who will know reg
istrant's address at all times, and
his employer.
Differing from the previous regi-
strations, there will be no lottery
to determine order numbers of men
in the registration. Cards of 20
year-olds will be arranged with the
Oldest men on top, and men now 18
and 10 will be called up as they
reach 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

Grandson joins father and grand
father Tuesday as he pledges HIM
self to the service of his country
in the fifth registration of man
power.
Imperial Valleys two selective
service board, 1853 In Brawley and
159 In FL Centre, prepared Monday
for the one-day job of listing ap-
proximately $500 youths between
the ages of IS and 20 who COM
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

uary l, 1922 and on or before June
80. 1924 must register. The seven
stations under board 1853 in Braw-
ley expect nearly 1900 to sign up.
Each board estimates that only
about half of the number that will
register will be permanently listed
there. Transients, defense workers
and many others whose permanent
address are other points will be
signed up, but their records will be
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Due on tuesday

WASHINGTON, June 29-(UP)-
The Swedish liner S. S. Drotting-
holm will arrive at New York to-
morrow with several hundred Amer
lean citizens from Axis nations of
continental Europe.
The passengers include diplomats
and private citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

prise the latest roll call. The 1920
group is the last called to register
and will complete the requirement
that ever= male person in the
United States between the ages of
10 and "a sign up for war duty If
called.
In the six headquarters in valley
towns under the Jurisdiction of
board i59. approximately 1000
young men born on or after JAN
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
DEPORTATION ORDERED
FOR FRENCH HOSTAGES

VICHY, France, June 20, up -
German occupation authorities to-
day ordered the deportation of so
French hostages in Flanders as re-
prisal for series of anti-Nazi out
breaks, including attacks on rail-
road trains.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

transferred to their home boards
The stations will be open from 7
am. to 8 pm. to allow plenty of
time to complete the registration.
Also affected by the registration
will be many 100000 in the ma
tion-who have turned 20 since last
January /.
Throughout the United States
there are approximately $500, 900
who will be obliged to answer the
nine simple questions put to them
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Blaze DESTROYS
Bio Alfalfa Mi!!

plant. 1t was thought spontaneous
combustion started the flames.
Machinery and the mill equip
ment were destroyed but part of
the dehydrating equipment was
saved. 1t was impossible to as
certain Immediately the extent of
the damage.
A railway boxcar standing on a
siding beside the mill was badly
damaged
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29

year starting wednesday, was ap-
proved by the house appropriations
committee this morning and sent to
the house for immediate considera-
ton. 1t was designated the first
supplemental defense appropriation
bill for 1943.
Major controversy is expected over
funds for the office of price ad-
ministration which would admins
ter the rationing programs. The only
major cut made in the bill was in
OPA funds. The committee slashed
that appropriation from $l6l ,000,-
900 to SOS. 100000 and warned OPA
not TO come back for more. 1t fur
ther specifically prohibited the agen-
cy from receiving any more money
from the Presidents emergency
fund.
MORE RATlONING
OPA Administrator Leon Hendcr-
son told the committee he 'foresees
the need" for IS new rationing pro-
grams in addition TO present ration
ing of sugar, gasoline, automobiles,
tires and typewi.ters.
The committee report said II
would be folly TO name the specific
items likely TO be rationed because
1t would cause immediate runs on
them. But II added that several OF
them are i'm two of the basic cost
of living groups which means a
general rationing program for the
entire country"
Largest single item In the bill
was 81 LOO. 100000 for the war ship
ping administration. The committee
reported that the VISA would use
the money TO finance acquisition,
hire. expenses, reconditioning. out
fitting. operation. repair. insurance
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Nozi
Spies Rounded Up

NEW YORK, June 20. (UP)-The Federal Bureau of
Investigation today sought additional confederates of
Naz spies put ashore by German submarines to organize
campaign of sabotage against Americas industries
Their arr est expected shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
Lid Coming Off
At Town Meeting

The lid will te off Tuesday night at and unlike the
contents of Pandoras box only mrth and gaiety will gush
forth at the third of Eel Centros town hall meetings in
city stadium
While the maid of ancient mythology released a pail
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
IS New Rotioninq
Programs Likely
Omnibus Bill Provides Funds for OPA
As Testimony Hishlishts Shipping,
Army Personnel. Aliens, Other Items

WASHINGTON, June 80 (UP)-Amercans warn
ed today in house report $18304S76 6l5 appropria
tion bill for 10 agencies to prepare for Is additional
rationing programs within the next year The BILL provd
ing for operation of the agencies during the fiscal
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
RommeI Driving
To Sever Lines
Feeding Russia
Nazis Capture Matruh. Push On Along
Path TO Great Naval Base; Imperials
Too Weak to Give Effective Opposition
= BY UNITED PRESS =

Axis mechanical crashed eastward through Brit
ish desert lines and RAF bombardment at Maruh Monday
in cmactc bid for conquest of Egypt and the vital Allied
supply lines in the Near East
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-29
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Just TO make things interesting
and give a little fillup to the oc-
casion, John Raymond and Carl
Schooss arranged a bet before they
started on their weekend fishing
trip. They even had two bets, one
on the first fish caught and one
on the largest.
Carl won both bets. He caught
one fish; john caught none.
A New Prospector-
-year-old Richard Bailey, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Bailey OF
66S He'll will grow up TO be Ia de
tective. "a government agent to
prevent waste of metal. 3-a prize
war stamp buyer "A collector. s.
or all of them.
He and a friend were exploring
the inside of an unoccupied house
near the Bailey home when they
came upon a pile of bright, shining
metal. Was 1t silver?
At any rate they thought 1t was
valuable and buried 1t away down
deep.
But Dick started to think. His
deductive reasoning led him to the
conclusion that 1t must be metal
used in newspaper offices. He fol-
lowed his hunch and made a per-
sonal call to the Post-Press office.
1t was printers metal.
Dick invested his reward in war
stamps. that is. all but a little bit
for candy and an Ice cream cone.
The Supreme Sacrifice
Over in Holtvjlle they are giving
the scrap rubber salvage campaign
a dickens CT rush.
j. w. Thompson. chairman of the
drive, said the collection yielded E
rubber girdle with this note at
tached
Here's sl2 worth of reducing gir-
die that didn't work. Maybe 1t will
work against the Japs."
Bright and early Sunday morning
young lady telephoned the FL
Centre police station and asked for
an officer to help her catch her
horse which had broken away from
her. Officer Wyatt Briggs was
sent to the young lady's rescue.
An hour later he returned TO
headquarters putting and painting
with his face scratched and his
shoes muddy
Got the horse Briggs wrote on
the rclice log.
Monday morning he came to work
with a sore throat and a husky
voice.
I'm hoarse from catching a
l.<> Ian lnad
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1942-06-19
Stockton News

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Merritt of
Washington spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Clifton, they were
accompanied home by Misses Suy-
anne Clifeton and Nancy Bromley who
had been spending two weeks with
them.
Miss Phyllis Crowley of Greenback-
vile spent last week with Mr., and
Mrs. Woodrow Dryden.
Mrs. Ida Bromley of Hebron is
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Bromley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Sturgis of
Pocomoke were guests Sunday of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. c. Petit.
The Misses Rebecca and Mary
Frances Hudson, of Girdletree, were
guests Sunday Of their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs Harold Houston.
Mrs. John Burbage of Cape Charles
is spending two weeks with her
brother-in-law, and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Jones.
daughter spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Downing at
Salisbury. They were accompanied
home by Mr.. Clinton Outright, who
had been spending the past week
with them.
Miss Patsy Houston, of st. Jo-
seph's Academy, McSherfytown, Pa,
came Monday to spend her vacation
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. H. Houston.
Miss Mabel Jones who has been
spending some time with Miss Mary
Hyland left Wednesday to spend some
time with her sister-in-law, and
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wharton Jr.,
of Wilmington, spent the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pruitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Collins, of
Greenbackville, were guests Sunday
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E.
Parsons.
Mrs. Samuel Brimer, and little
grandson, Sammie Bromley left Mon
day to spend some time in Baltimore.
Miss Jannita Boston, of Whining
ton, spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harris, and
daughter Emily, of Snow Hill, were
guests Sunday of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Parker Cherrix.
Mrs. Calvin Hayman, of Snow Hill,
spent the weekend with her brother
in-law land sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Sharpley.
Mrs. Vaughn Birmingham, left
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1942-06-19
Cokesbury News

Miss Helen Carey of Wilmington
General Hospital, Wilmington, Del, is
spending a three weeks vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pittman
Carey.
Master Donald Harris Of Cam
bridge, Md, is visiting his grand
mother, Mrs. Annie Atkinson.
Mr.. Russell Bundick Of Merchant
vile, New Jersey. spent a few days
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Brit
tingham. He returned home on Mon
day accompanied by his wife and
daughter who have been here for the
past two weeks.
Mrs. George Demgar Of Whining
ton, Del, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e, w. Mills this week.
Miss Betty Cottman spent the
weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Francis
Figgs of Pocomoke City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Werth of Re
hoboth, Md, were visitors at the
home of Nj. and Mrs. H. c. Beachamp
last Sunday.
Mrs Marion Atkinson and daugh-
ter visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Tyler of Crisfield, Md, last
Friday.
Master Francis Pusey is spending
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1942-06-19

charge whatsoever will be made for
handling scrap rubber for the Govern
ment under this plan.
Naturally the Government does
not want material which does not
contain salvageable scrap rubber. The
question of inspecting and Judging
scrap rubber must be one of good
judgment and common sense to re
duce to a minimum worthless items.
Rubber should be separated from
wood, leather and other materials for
example, the rubber soles of shoes
should be torn off shoes.
This is an all-out drive to help win
the war and its success depends up
on loyal citizens and organizations of
the country.