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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

rising swiftly with AllleQ columns
moving close to Bizerte and Tunis,
tie keys to the Nazi position in
Tunisia.
Dispatches from Africa reported
that an Allied force had driven
the Germans from the important
center of Medjez-Bad, 35 miles
southwest Of Tunis, and had moved
straight up the main railroad line
10 positions possibly onl'; 10 miles
form The Tunisian capital.
A second column was reported
moving along parallel lines only
Little farther from Bizertc.
AXIS SENDS PLANES
Allied air power was being felt
increasingly in the African theater
despite every effort by the Germans
to crowd as many planes into Tuni-
sia as could be accommodated III
the limited number of airdromeS
ave liable in the Bi2erte-Tuni3 area.
Ten axis planes were destroyed
on the ground at an airdrome neal
Tunis and another u were shot
down in combat by Royal air force
flierS.
Regular French army flierS were
joining the Allied cause and a dis
patch from Walter Logan, United
Press staff correspondent at Casa
blanca, said they were eager to be
provided with American flying for
tress bombers to attack Berlin
STRAIN ON GERMANS
R1iticI, nhcprUarc ,,ntoI c;,o
strain on the German luftWaffe as
it attempted to diSperse its forces
widely enough to cover both the
threatened front in Africa and the
active Russian fronts. Allied planes.
the" said. can now cover shipping
from land bases almost all the way
from Gibraltar to Alexandria.
A Madrid report indicated that
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain may
have swayed close to the Allied side
in the final days before the Ger
man occupation of all of France.
The report asserted he had made
arrangements to allow French Off
GERS to escape ahead of the NaZi
occupation but that Premier Pierre
Laval got wind of what was afcot
and thWarted the plan. Gen. Max
ime Weygand and three other gen.
erals. it was said, were preparing tC
leave by plane When they were ap-
pretended. Weygand was taken tC
GERMANY by the Gestapo
DE GAULLE COMPLAINS
The relations of the Allies with
Gen. Charles de Gaulle and Ad-
miral Jean Francois Darlan still
/ were not clarified. De Gaulle was
reported to be planning to back
up his claims with a personal ap-
peal to President Roosevelt. Darlan
was said to be planning to send a
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Comedian in Row
With LA. Police
Over Drunk Charge
Sergeant Says Abbott
Declared Army Can't
Tell Him What to Do

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. q.
(UP) Police Sergeant Lynn
C. Staten today told a munic-
ipal court Jury that Film
Commedian Bud Abbott said
"the army can't tell ne what to do
when he appeared at the ponce
station and was booked on drunk
enness charge.
Sergeant Staten told the jury OF
IL women and one man that Abbott
appeared at the station to protest
the arrest of Murray Teff, manager
of Abtott's Cafe, on dimout viola
ton charge.
Il was making out the arrest re-
port when Abbott appeared with hi
brother, Harr". staggered into the
room and fell into a chair" Staten
testified.
The police officer said he told
Abbott he was arrestine Teff and
Abbot replied: you'll regret this
I'll spend $4,000 to break you
Later, when it was pointed out
that the arrest was made in COM
pliance with cimout regulations pro-
mulgated by Lieut.. Gen. John L.
Dewitt of the western defense COM
mand. Staten said Abbott retorted
To hell with it
do you think you're bigger than
Gen. DeWitt?' Staten said he asked
the comedian.
We'll, he can't tell ne what tC
do" Slaten said Abbott replied
"We'll see if l am"
Police Lieutenant P. S. Halibur-
ton testified he arrested Abbott
when he heard him shouting ant
swearing in a corner of the police
station.
Abbott insisted on being arrested
and having his name written il
the arrest report, Halliburton said.
Flanked by attorneys, Comedian
Abbott demanded q public apology
from someone. just anyone, for his
arrest.
II would be satisfied with Il pub
lie apolooy stating it was all a mis-
take" Aeoott said.
Why, / wouldn't lie here at all il
l were guilty" he said. Il would
have paid my $40 fine and got out.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
u s. Eag|esLod
Chief COMING Here

Lester H. Lobe, national presi-
dent of the Eagles lodge, will be
guest of homer and principal speak
er at dinner meeting of the El
Centro aeria on December 2, it was
announced Friday.
Ray Measures, secretary of the
local chapter of the largest frater-
nal organization in the United
States. said the time of the dinner
will be pm.
Loble is from Helena, Montana
In 1923. when Democratic floor
leader of the Montana legislature,
Loble introduced and negotiated
passage of the first constitutional
old age pension law over passed in
this country. He was elected pres
ident of the Eagles at the 1912
Grand Aerie held in Chicago last
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
CaIexico Girl
Hurt in Accident

SiX-year-old Shirley Ann W:l-
liams, CaleXico, was treated for mi
nor injuries Thursday afternoon in
Ell Centro hospital after she was
struck by a car driven by Ralph
French.
French, former deputy district
attorney of Imperial county and
now connected with the attorney
generals office in San Francisco
was driving north on Sixth street
between Holt and He'll when his
car hit the little girl.
Witnesses told police that Shir-
ley Ann ran out from behind Il car
parked at the curb into the path
of French'S auto. She was hurled
10 the pavement about four feet in
front of the car, but French was
able to come to stop Immediately
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
FRENCH SCUTTLE ALL SHIPS AT T0UL On
CUNPOWDER KILLS BOY

A Thanksgiving Day experiment
with gunpowder ara matches ended
in death in Brawley Friday fol-
Howard Campbell, 8, and brought
intense suffering to Wayne Ellis, 9,
his companion in the experiment.
Late Thursday young Campbell,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Camp
bell, and young Ellis, son of MI.
and Mrs. Damon Ellis, went to an
uncccupied house at the west end Of
E street in Brawley, where jim
Stevenson had reloader and gun
powder for re-loading ammunition.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

; Hen0erSOn'S testimony was given
before the senate committee inVeS-
ti9ating the war program. Together
with Rubbe: Director William H.
Jeffers. the OPA chief told COM
mitteemen that farmers and war
workers will receive all the gasoline
they need to keep production going
WheE ratiOning starts next Tues
day.
BOARDS AGREE
With that statement Imperial
Valley boards were in complete
agreement. Lee Cusick, OPA repre-
sentative to Imperial Valley from
Los Angeles. said that farm work.
ers can get all the gasoline neces-
sary to get to and IRON homes to
work, but they should attempt,
nevertheless, to share rides.
In Washington, however, the
United Press reported that Hender-
son went on to say:
The farmer is on n C. claSsifica-
ton basis for his passenger car, and
the Sky'S the limit. The farmer is
just as much an essential producer
tIlC ltIIOW NOi Ill illt
factory
NOT NOTIFIED
Valley ration officials said O.
had not notified them of any &c"
classification basis for farmers. AS
far as the boards here are concern
ed. working under directives from
Washington and regional headquar-
serS, the farmer is in the same boat
as anybody else-he will get as
much gasoline as he can prove he
needs.
The sky is the limit, all right,
on the amount of gas necessary to
carry on essential farm work Gu
sick said, but the farmer must cut
out pleasure driving as well as any
body else
CuSick expressed the opirion that
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

The stove exploded while Mrs.
Lloyd was lighting it. Instantly she
was enveloped in flames. She ran
shrieking from the house. leaving
the baby sitting in his buggy in
the flaming room.
Lie down and roll Lie down
and ROLL" Mrs, Lloyd's nephew,
Marion Lloyd, %, shouted to her
as she sped past the chair which he
cannot leave because of illness. She
heard his voice and dropped to the
earth. A neighbor ran to her with
rug to help smother the fire.
HELP CALLED
Meanwhile young Lloyd shouted to
men wrecking the Old Bo5tonia
rooming house in the front OF
which the LLOYD family lived,
Get the baby out of the fire!"
he shouted from his chair.
c. L. Collins, owner of the e.
Centro Lumber and Trading COM
pany, answered the call for help.
Collins ran into the flame and
smoke filled room. He of course did
not know where the baby was. He
ran cropping around the room until
he finally stumbled ever the baby
buggy which was afire when he
found it. He lifted the buggy and
the baby in his arms and stumbled
into the outer air. He escaped criti-
cal burns.
MOTHER DIES
BY this time neighbors and pas
SerSby were on hand to help. They
lifted the baby from the burning
buggy and rushed mother and child
to hospital.
The mother lived until Thursday
but died then from the burns which
almost covered her body. The baby
is in the care of his aunt, Mrs. c.
Lloyd of Holtville who plans to
care for him. The baby's four-year-
old sister, Diane, was visiting her
aunt in Holtville when the fire
occurred. The Lloyd family in Cal
eXico lived in Imperial Valley for
three years. The father is employed
by the Imperial Irrigation district
Funeral services will be held IN
the Assembly of God church in f.
Centre at 3 pm. Saturday with the
Rev. Mr.. Thomas c. Cunningham,
pastor of the church officiating.
Burial rites at Evergreen cemetery
will be in charge OF B. E. Lemons.
Ell Centro funeral director.
Mrs. Lloyd is survived by her
husband, Marion Lloyd; her baby
son, Marion, jr.; her daughter, Di-
ane; and other relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Abortion Death
Suspect Held

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-CUPD-
DR.. Joseph Nisonoff, SO, was held
in Sl50,000 bail today, and his
nurse, Camille Ewald, 36, in $50
600 bail, on a charge of having
performed the abortion that killed
pretty Office of Price Admins
tration stenographer.
The stenographer was Madeleine
Mcclellan, 26, of Hazelton, Pa
Henry Elters, 30, her friend, also
of Hazelton, was held in $4,000
bail as a material witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
2 German Planes
Bagged in Hour

LONDON, Nov. 27.-U.PD-
A flight of American Flying
FOr.resses destroyed nine Ger
man planes in an hours battle
over the Bay of Biscay, one
Fortress shooting down seven of
the enemy aircraft, the Eighth
Air Force headquarters disclOs-
ed today.
The Fortress, under the COM
mand of Maj. Harry Holt of
Chevy Chase, Md, had taken
off to attack the NaZi Subma-
rine base at ST. NaZairc,
France.
The FOrtreSses were attacked
by 4 strong formation of FOckc-
Wulf-290's as they approached
their target.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

htloll IllOiNi'
Havas dispatches broadcast by the
Vichy radio revealed that the StraS-
bourg was blown up with mighty
eXplos ion when Nazi forces acting
on Hitlers orders Scrapped the
last vestigc of the Franco German
arristice and raced into Toulon
today.
The example set by the Strasbourg
crew-presumably at the cost of
many of their own lives-was fol-
lowed quickly by the other ships
of the French armada which lay
in TOulon harbor.
The action of the French crews
apparently sent to the bottom the
greatest naval tonnage which had
been scuttled since the day that the
German crews of the Imperial navy
sank their ships at Scapa Flow
rather than allow them to be turned
over to the allies at the end of the
first World war.
In Toulon, at last reports, were
the battleshipS Strasbourg, Dun
kerque and Provence. four heavy
and three light cruisers, seaplane
carrier, 25 destroyers and 81 SUBJ
marines.
ALL REPORTED SUNK
All of these ships, according to
the HavaS reports, were sunk by
their crews while Nazi bombers
r0ared over the harbor, dropping
magnetic mines, flares and bombing
Jhe harbor Notifications.
j German panzer columns at that
moment we're racing into the town.
smashing resistance wherever it was
encountered.
Havas reported that many cas-
ualtieS were caused as rea! fighting
developed"
French gun crews both ashore
and afloat opened up with their
antiaircraft guns against the Nazis
bomberS.
Some of the ships attempted to
make getaway to sea but it was
not believed any succeeded
CAPTAINS PERISH
Havas reported that most of the
French captains" and many crew
members went down with their
ships to their death.
AT the end of the day-a terri
BILE and sad day-there was the
spectacle of all these beautiful war
ships said Havas, the pride of
France. lying on their sides with
thick clouds of smoke rising from
them"
The courage of the sailors of the
French fleet was emulated by their
comrades ashore manning the coaS-
al defense batteries. When they
saw that resistance would not hold
eff the German attack. they spiked
their guns and blew up the maga-
zines.
Some OF the French crews-find-
ing that their ships could not be
Scuttled due to repairs i'll progress
turned their own guns on each
other, smashing and damaging the
WarShipS so the; would be useless
to the Germans
SHIPS STILL BLAZING
AT nightfall tonight, the French
reports said, the ships still lay blaz.
/ ing and the dull boom of inter-
mittent explosions echoed over the
harbor as flames gradually ate
their way into sunken magazines.
The naval arsenal, said these re-
ports, was blown up and destro, ed
by the French before Nazi troops
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Veteran Resident
OfVaI|eyDies

Death came Thursday to Mrs
Dalia Lunetta Henry, 80, resident
of Ell Centre for IA years.
She had been in i'll health foI
some time. Her home was at 1890
Olive avenue.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the Lemons chapel in Ell Centre
at 2:30 pm. Sunday with the Rev
Mr.. Hayden Sears, pastor of the
First Methodist church, officiating
Burial will be at Evergreen cemetery
Among her survivors are her hus-
band, Ray B. Henry; three sons
j. r., Emette Gene, and Richard,
and two sisters, Mrs. Elder FeaStel
and Mrs. Arthur Pittman.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

They must tell what the gasoline
is used for as we'll as anyone else, ="
Cusick said.
Cusck also explained another
troublesome phase.
Part of the gasoline to which
"B" book holders is entitled in
case there is an "A" book for an
other car belonging to a member
of the family must come from the
"A" book ration unless the "A"
beck holder does 100 or more miles
of essential driving.
Rationing board members were
asking for white slips of cars be-
fore presenting "B" and &C" books.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
in
&c. .PoIiceCourt

Twelve offenders paid a total of
S232 in fines Friday morning in El
Centre police court as evidence of
an abundance of Thanksgiving
cheer.
Charles w. Jackson. 43. Brawley.
was fined $75 for drunk driving, as
war Bogga Sunga Sigh, 40, for
reckless driving. The remaining
;82 was paid by ten drunks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

Shifts of workers have been
working there continuously since
last Monday in order to. act on as
many applications as possible, be-
fore the deadline next Tuesday.
Lee Cusick, rationing representa-
tive sent here from Los Angeles to
help meet anticipated troubles, was
having his hands full. Cusick said
that many farmers have had appli
cations retlWned to them for addi
tional Information. He said many
cf them have been merely listing
the number of miles they travel
and expecting to receive gasoline
because they are farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
First SuppIem entoI Cos
Books Passed Out Here

Just around the corner was gas
olinc rationing in Imperial Valley
Friday as volunteer workers and
war price and raticning board
members continued to pore over APP
plicationS for supplemental motor
lrnl and the first "B" and &C.
books were given out.
At the Veterans Memorial hall
small groups of workers clustered
ever application forms, sometimes
arguing and sometimes in complete
agreement over the eligibility OF
certain motorists for additional gas
oline.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Blood POISONING
Takes Life Here

Jerry Maldonadc. 38. Mexican mu-
sician in MeXicali for many years,
died in Ell Centre Thursday from
blood poisoning.
He had been i'll but few days
before his death He used to play
in the orchestra at the old Owl
years ago and recently played in
the orchestra at the San Diego cafe
in MeXicali.
Funeral arrangements await word
from friends and relatives from the
interior of Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

Stevenson had not been living at
the place for several months, but
had not removed his possessions.
The youngsters found a six
pound can of gunpowder in the
place and became interested in it.
They poured the gunpowder on the
floor and tossed a lighted match
into the powder.
There was a binding flash and
deafening roar. The north side
of the house burst outward. Wayne
ran shrieking from the building
but Howard was too badly injured
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

incident to the formation of Il new
manpower program.
If you are speaking about the
whole manpower situation" Early
said, "the President told me to tell
you that he has the whole thing
under study and has made no deci-
sions."
Most persistent of the reports
concerned a predicted three-way
cabinet shake-up, with Secretary
of Interior Harold L. Ickes becom-
ing secretary of labor; Federal Sc
curity Administrator Paul V. Nc
Nutt-who also holds the post OF
chairman of the war manpower
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

commiSsion-beco secretary OF
interior; and Secretary OF Labor
Frances Perkins succeeding Me
Mutt as security administrator Such
a shake-up repeatedly would find
Ickes also becoming head OF an en-
larged manpower organization which
would be tied in with the labor de-
partment.
1t was understood from associates
that AFL President William Green
and CIO President Philip Murray
would be agreeable 10 having ickes
placed in control OF the labor de-
partment and the manpower pro-
gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Unlimited Cos?
Not for VuIIev

Price Administrator Leon Henderson told senate
mtee at Washington Friday that ''the farmer is &C.
classification basis for his passenger car but OPA head
quarters evidently had failed to notify Imperial Valley
f,tioning boards Of the fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Allies Close In
On Trapped Foes
United Nations Forces Drive Closer
10 Tunisia Stronsho|ds; Russians In
Battle Of AnnihiIation Against Nazis
BY UNITED PRESS -

Axis forces in North Africa and Russia Friday fought
to stem tie rising momentum Of Allied offensives which
threaten to unhnge their two southern frons-n Tunisia
and South Russia. TIE tempo of African fighting was
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Cabinet Shukeup
Rumored on Wuv

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. (UP)-The White House said
today that President Roosevelt still has the manpower
program under study and has not made decisions
White House Press Secretary Stephen r. Early
asked about acurrng but officially confirmed reports
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Hitler Fails in
Grab for Fleet
AS Vessels Sunk
French Sailors Dynamite Own Warships,
Turn Guns on One Another as Germans
End All Pre+ense Of Keeping Armis+ice
By JOE ALEX MORRIS

LONDON, Nov. 27. UP)-The pride Of tie French
battle fleet, headed by the 26,500tOn Srasbourg,
blown up and scued in Toulon harbor today according
French reports to prevent it falling into TIE hands of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
Mother Dies in
Fire. Baby Lives
Infant Critically Burned When Stove
Exp|odes. EnveIopins Woman in Flames;
Invalid Lumberman Help in Rescue

While her yearod fought for his lfe Mrs. Chaucey
Lloyd 49, found relief in death Thursday from the agony
she suffered from burns inflicted when gasoline heating
stove blew and fire to the Lloyd home Imperial
aVenLa in CaleXico Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
3 AABllN6
(\EpoR7ER
Near Yet Far

Near Yet Far
RR heard about two very sac,
young men Friday.
Mrs. Lnta Mae Bryan of Fl Cen
trC received letter from R2HmcnC
B"oWn, formerly of FL Centro and
BraWley. She remembered. that he
and Arthur Jenkins. former FL Cen
tran, had been friends since they
We're four years Of age. Since Brown
WAS in Miami, Fla, and Jenkins il
HOLLYWOOD Fla. they were only 20
miles apart. She telegraphcd eaci.
man about the others whereabouts
Friday She received a telegram from
jenkins. He said:
Sorry Brown was shipped,
some where with the army yester-
day" Each had been in Florida
tor months ana missed each other
ky one day.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27

Fo0tbll, NCteS-
The best nickname suggested foi
Jcvanless Williams, the Negro flasl
OF the CaleXico football team was:
Blauk Lightning.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
More Football

More Football
Lewis Jackson, fo!mer CaleXicO
football player who now plays fol
FL Centre, was in a spot at The
came Thanksgiving dag i'll CaleXi-
co.
He was going to Kickoff for FL
Centre. The scene was laid. Jack
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-27
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 81, minimum
Friday Al am. Friday AZ, humid
ity 67; noon Friday 70, humidity 43;
5 pm. Thursday 68, humidity 80.
BANK Ef;liiTS
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-10-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of "a Resolution of the
Board of Education Of the Perry
Rural School District, Licking
County, Ohio, passed on the 10th
day of September, 1912, there will
be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie of said Perry Rural School Dis
trict at the General Election to be
held in Perry Rural School District,
Licking County, Ohio, at the regu-
lar places of voting therein, on the
3rd day of November, 1912, the
question of increasing the tax levy
for the purpose of current operat-
ing expenses of said Perry Rural
School District, Licking County,
Ohio, as provided Iby law.
The maximum number of years
during which said levy is to run is
two years.
The additional tax rate propos-
ed to be levied outside of the ten
mill limitation is one mill for each
one dollar of valuation which
amounts to ten (10c) cents for each
one hundred dollars of valuation.
The Polls for said Election will
open at $50 o'clock A. M. and re-
main open until $50 o'clock P. NJ
daylight Saving Time) of said
day.
By order of the Board of Elec-
tions of Licking County, Ohio.
j. w. ROHRER, Chairman,
DOROTHY H. DRUMM, Clerk.
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NOTICE OE ELECTIGN

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of Resolution of the
Board of Education of the Bowling
Green Rural School District, Lick
ing County, Ohio, passed on the
7th day of July, 1912, there will be
submitted to a vote of the people
of said Bowling Green Rural
School District at the General Elec-
ton to be held in Bowling Green
Rural School District, Licking
County, Ohio, at the regular places
of voting therein, on Tuesday, the
3rd day of November, 1912, the
question of increasing the tax levy
for the purpose of current Operat-
ing expenses of said Bowling Green
Rural School District, Licking
County, Ohio, as provided by law.
The maximum number of years
during which said levy is to run
is four years.
The additional tax rate proposed
to be levied outside of the ten mill
limitation is five mills for each one
dollar of valuation which amounts
to fifty (50c) cents for each one
hundred dollars of valuation.
The Polls for said Election will
open at $50 o'clock A. M. and re-
main open until $50 o'clock p. NJ
daylight Saving Time) of said
day.
BY order of the Board of Elec-
tions of Licking County, Ohio.
j. w. ROHRER, Chairman,
DOROTHY H. DRUMM. Clerk.
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