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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
British Angry at
DebacIe in Libya;
Churchill on Spot
Explanations Asked
AS Desert Tactics of
Imperials Criticized

LONDON, June %. (UP)
Parliament and public, an
CRY and anxious, today de-
manded an explanation by
the government, preferably
by Prime Minister Winston Chur-
chill himself, of what they called
the grave and humiliating disaster"
in Libya, the worst since Singapore.
1t was quite evident that what
ever good news Churchill might
bring back from Washington, could
hardly overshadow what had hap
pened at Tobruk.
Mai Clement Attlee, deputy prime
minister, or Sir Stafford Cripps,
leader of the house of commons,
was expected to make statement
as soon as the house met.
But parliament and the public
wanted a statement by Churchill
himself and a promise that the
causes of the Libya disaster would
be investigated thoroughly and ac-
ton would be taken.
Newspapers of every shade of
political opinion chorused their
criticism and the Daily Herald,
labor party organ, said bitterly:
MISMANAGEMENT
Let us pray that the western
second front, when it comes. will be
organized with a vastly better ap-
probation of the enemy's capacity
than we have shown in Libya.'
There was fear here, as the Russo
German war entered its second
year, that Adolf Hitler might essay
great offensive designed to smash
the Allied hold on the eastern end
of the Mediterranean basin and take
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
PenoIo9ists Seek
To Save Boy. IA

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf,
June % (UP) - Penologists oiled
the wheels of justice today in an
attempt to free 14-year-old Barney
Lee from San quentin prison.
Barney, who doesn't look II years
old, is under a lfe sentence for
second degree murder. He shot and
killed his uncle, Nickoli (Dick)
Paine, 36, at their ranch in the
Monterey county mountains, last
April 20 because he was "bawled
out" for not doing his chores
His mother is dead. he hasn't
seen his father in many months
Barney was sentenced by Super
ior Judge H. G.. Jorgensen in Sa-
linas on Friday after the jurist had
delayed his pronouncement in an
attempt to find some other means
of punishment.
Jorgensen had hoped to commit
the boy to the California Youth
Authority school, but the law eStab-
fishing it is not operative until
August and meanwhile there is no
law permitting his transfer from
the penitentiary.
Booth B. Goodman, chairman of
the state parole board, will visit
Barney late today.
I'm going before the next legis-
lsture and try to get a law passed
which will keep this from happen
ing again." said Goodman. But
that won't help this kid.
Here he is only ID. If he does
five years here, he'll still be only
10 when he comes out-19, and with
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Fourth
FeteS
Slated
2VaIIeyCities
Plan Celebration
OfU. S.

Imperial Valley will eel
ebrate the Fourth of July
this year with two celebra-
tions, one at Holtville and
one at Calexico, the first time
two July celebrations have been
held in the valley for many years.
Holtville residents will dedicate
their new recreation center for men
in the service of the United States
at an elaborate celebration includ-
ing bathing beauty contest. wa
termelon feed, dancing, vaudeville
entertainment, and Swiss barbe-
cue.
The American Legion at Calexico
will have celebration at the country
club west of avn with "details at
present still in the formative stage
The celebration in Holtville will
fittingly observe the national holi-
day and at the same time mark the
successful completion of the recrea-
ton center in the old natatorium
where the community spent $4,000
in putting the place in condition for
the use of n;en in the armed forces.
The work was done under super
vision of the city government.
Holtville's celebration will begin
at 2 pm. with bathing beauty
contest. The winner will be crowned
Miss Victory and will receive war
bond as a prize. Various business
firms of the city are sponsoring the
entrants. Aquatic games and con-
tests in the plunge will follow the
contest.
At 6 pm. there will be a formal
guard mount ceremony by service
men from one of the camps in the
valley and at $50 pm. will come
one of those famous Swiss bar
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Kindness Pays Off
After 3b Years 10
Tune Of S175,000

SPRINGFIELD. O., June % CUP)
Thirty six years ago, David
Stockschlader, his wife and seven
children we're heading from New
York to California in wagon
drawn by a team of horses.
Broke and hungry, the Stock
schladers were forced to stop at
Springfield. j. A. Becker and his
family gave them food and shell
ter for almost three months. Then
they headed west again.
Friends are few" Stockschlader
said. Some day, if the Lord wills,
I will repay you three fold"
Today, Mrs Bertha Becker Fish
onlY living daughter of j. A. Bee
ker. said that she and her husband
had been left $l75.O0O in the will
of Stockschlader who died in Los
Angeles at the age of 30. She said
that his attorney had notified her
of the bequest.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

A mothers anxiety was partially
relieved Monday when she heard
from the lips of shipmate of her
sailor-son that he had ccme
through the battle of Coral Sea
safely and was now on active duty
in a far-off land.
Mrs. Raymond Pima, Calexico,
heard Leroy Patton, Ell Centre
youth who was aboard the Inflated
Lexington, say, that he had seen
her son, Horace. after the battle
and that he was unharmed.
Young Patton, who is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby Pat
ton, said that Pima had been among
a group of so torpedo plane special
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
ACLU Challenges
Coast Evacuation

SAN FRANCISCO, June % -
CUP)-The American Civil Liberties
union today challenged constitu-
ticnality of the evacuation of Japa-
nese- Americans from Pacific coast
military zones.
Filing a demurrer in a test case
involving Fred Korematsu, San
Leandro Japanese of American citi-
hCnship, the ACLU alleged that the
evacuation program authorized by
presidential proclamation and car
ricd out by the army violated the
constitutions due process of law
clause.
The ACLU further contended
evacuation deprived Japanese
Americans of the right of speedy
trial inflicted "cruel and unusual
punishment" and violated the
fourth and fifth amendments.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Macarthur Settles
Bet for Boy Of 10

UTICA, N. Y, JL1e 22-tUPp -
Danny Clifford, 10, has it directly
from Gen. Douglas Macarthur him.
self: the Japs haven't taken Pear
Harbor and they went take 1t.
Danny had written the general
asking him to settle an argument
with another boy
Danny wrote: "A boy of my age
Jackie Fahy, says that the Japs
have Pearl Harbor but l say they
haven't. Please write to me ano
saw they haven't. I will show IL
to the boy"
MacArthur's broadcast to Danny
said: Dear Danny: They didn't
take it. So dent be afraid Danny
They won't take it. Gen Douglas
Macarthur"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

: had before the army TOOK them.
Hill said the new weapon utilized
the gas from dry ice to propel bull
lets with the same velocity as a
powder burning cartridge in rifle
One loading of ice, he said, was
enough to fire 1900 rounds OF am
munition.
The dry ice gun was designed by
Ray J. Monner, Denver, president
of the r. j. Monner Gun Corp, who
said it had been demonstrated to
the war department. The rifle the
defense unit will receive shoots a
30 caliber bullet and Monner sale
its most practical use was on a tar
get range.
He claimed however, that with
notifications, the gun could be made
to match the fire pc,ier OF any rifle
using powder It's design is simple
and takes advantage of the fact
that gas evaporating from solid car
ben dioxide (dry ice) exerts a con-
stant pressure of about Ito pounds
per square inch inside the guns
magazine.
The weapon is discharged by
trigger which opens a valve releas-
ing the gas pressure behind the
bullet Dry ice, when crushed anc
kept airless, keeps indefinitely, thus
making it practical as a load.
Monner said that penetration Of
the bullet could be regulated to
finer degree than poWder-dis'
charged slug, because the fire power
of the dry ice gun can be raised OF
lowered by varying the length Of
time the trigger valve is kept open
Penetration can be varied to sucf
a degree that bullet can be made
only to stick in pine board or gt
completely through two or three
inches of pine.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

Attorney w. w. OBrien, who
walked into courtroom back m
1912 just in time to be appointed
as Mrs. Tracy's counsel. again VIII
defend her. The first time he was
a young lawyer Just out of school
and it was his first murder case
Today. O'Brien is a veteran Grim
inal attorney.
Back in 1912. Mrs. Tracy was an
energetic, red-haired woman Of 40
weighing 200 pounds. Now she Is
a bright-eyed old lady who COM
placently places her trust In the
man who successfully defended her
before. She will be accompanied into
Criminal Judge Sbarbaro's court
room by Policewoman Mary Ken
nedy, who enacted the same role in
1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

county
The total now held in the bulk
storage plants in Ell Centre as of
noon Monday was 323,774 pounds
with $4,000 pounds of 1t collected in
Imperial. This made FL Centro's to-
tai to date i8l.774 pounds.
Grand iutai in westmorland was
li.570 pounds Monday, in Calexico
was 37.6os. and in Brawley was "a
423 pounds.
At meeting In FL Centre Mon
day. members of the petroleum in
dustry. placed In charge of the drive
when President Roosevelt started
the scrap rubber collection cam
paign as a means of preventing
gasoline rationing. went over plans
TO make the drive more thorough
and complete and devised means
for winding IL up quickly.
They decided TO ask all business
and government bodies to 60 over
their supplies and dump all their
scrap rubber into the collection piles
at the service stations of the coun-
ty.
If anyone has a large amount of
rubber. a telephone call 10 any oil
company will bring a truck TO pick
It up and take 10 storage plants.
Keep the rubber coming" the
petroleum industry agreed Mon
dag. No contribution is too small
or too large to be welcome"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Reports Tell Of
Revolt in Korea

WASHINGTON. June G2-(UP)-
Kilsoo Haan, secretary of the Sino-
Korean Peoples League, said to-
day he had received reports of a
revolt in northern Korea in which
an estimated 1000 japanese were
killed and extensive damage in
flicted on Japanese military install
lations there.
Haan said he had received the
reports from an agent IN South
America, who understood that the
rebellion was staged in February
and that 1000 Koreans had lost
their lives
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

time to prepare her de1enSe'
For the second time in her life
the mild hammered woman is charg-
ed with shooting a man to death
and, for the second time, her plea
is self defense.
In the first trial she was charged
with numbering her husband, George
Burr1ham. This time she Is charged
with shooting Morris Deyoung, &C.
whose housekeeper she had been
for the last seven years.
Dcyoung was found shot to death
In his home April 30 and Mrs. Tracy
told police she killed him with a
30 caliber rifle because she feared
he was about to throw a typewriter
at her. They had quarreled, she
said, because Deyoung threatened
to send her to the old peoples home
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

IN SpeeCn reported SCneuuleQ
soon.
German armed forces pounded at
high cost but with growing sue
cess against the outlying street
defenses of Sevastopol despite Red
army counterattacks on the Khar-
kov and Bryansk fronts farther
north.
Axis strength was massed after
the fall of Tobruk on the Egyptian
frontier where British units en-
gagged them in minor action IL miles
from Port Capuzzo. The Tobruk
harbor installations were believed
destroyed by the British before the
Germans arrived and claimed cap
ture of $4,000 men.
PARATROOPS READY
Nazi paratroops and seaborne fore
es were reported in Greece, Crete
and the Italian Dodecanese islands
for possible drive on Syria, or a
thanking attack on Egypt and the
Suez canal.
Meanwhile, in the northern Pacific
the japanese occupation of Kiska
Island in the Aleutians was follow
ed by spectacular if unimportant
submarine shelling of Vancouver
Island and an Oregon beach-por-
tents of enemy hopes to make a
diversion if not big-scale attack
in the Pacific area.
The full significance and inten-
ton of japanese operations in the
Aleutians was uncertain and the
enemys shelling of two American
coastal points was unimportant ex
cept as reminder to Americans
that they face a reSourceful and
tricky foe.
But the Japanese may be expected
to attempt important operations
in support of Hitler's impending
offensive against the Caucasus and
Middle Eastern oil fields and against
the key communications lines which
the Allies must maintain on that
world front. Chinese dispatches re-
Gently have put increasing emphasis
on reports of Japanese preparations
to attack Siberia in cooperation with
Hitler's expected drive on the Black
sea front.
ALEUTIANS MENACED
The seizure of Kiska's good har-
Dor might we'll be to protect the
Japanese flank in Siberia and pre-
vent American aid to Russia. Their
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
PARENTS SEE SHOW;
BABY LEFT IN CAR

FL Centre police had a real. flesh
and blood baby on their hands for
an hour Sunday night.
At $50 they received a report
that an infant had been left In an
automobile In front OF local the
ater. Two husky cops we're detailed
and returned a few minutes later
with sad child.
At $50 the parents Of the gurgler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hughes, CaleXico,
came in and claimed their Off
spring. They had been 20 the movie
and had left their child In the
car.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Stossen Foresees World
Association Of Nations

ASHEVILLE. n. C. June p up
A postwar world association
of free peoples guided by the rec
ord mode b. the a. states In work
ing together despite diverse In
tereSts" was asked today by Gov
Harold E. StaSsen of Minnesota.
StaSsen. chairman and keynote
speaker of the saith annual confer
ence of governors. opened the four
day program He said the record OF
interstate cooperation In America
offered "a beacon of hope for the
future relationship between the ma
tions of the world"
The 35-year old MinnesOtan said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

five years of S.n quentin training
behind him. We can't let that hap
pen. We've got to get him out of
here"
Barney. who is blonde and sports
a sugar-bowl haircut. has been
found by psycholog SITS to be in
tellectually older than Ia years.
but lacking a sense of morality and
self control.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

the states were willing 10 subordi-
nate many of their peace-time
powers 70 federal administration
during the war. However. he warn
ed that to wipe out state gov
ernments In America would destroy
much of the governmental resource
fulneSs and progress that Is and
will be vitality needed
Speaking on the subject. the
states and the war effort" the ma
tons Youngest governor said Il
hope that. after we win this war
we can bring TO the relations be-
tween peoples of the world some
Of the openneSS and orderlineSS of
interstate relations instead o. some
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Oil Arrives for
Paving Program

More OIL arrived Monday Tor the
continuance OF FL Centro's street
paving program.
Enough &c surface Brighton and
Olive streets between Fourth and
Fifth. 1900 gallons, was on hand
and Director Of Public Works Wal
ter Hcfnecke said work would be-
gin Immediately.
He warned that people living on
streets where oiling is In progress
should be careful not 10 let irriga-
ton water overflow onto the SUBJ
grade foundation. II this happens
Il often takes two or three days for
the earth 10 dry out sufficiently
10 allow oiling to be continued,
Heinecke said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

of the devious diplomacy and inter-
national intrigue that has char
acterized pre-war days
Stassen cited the selective ser
vice machinery, nationwide sugar
rationing registration and the or
ganization of local rationing boards
as examples of effective and dif-
ficult" work accomplished by fed
eral, state and local cooperation.
He attacked, however. the unsuc-
cessful attempt 10 federalize the
unemployment compensation system
as "the most striking example OF
the kind of request In the name
OF the war effort that must be
guarded against"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
MOTHERS
MIND EASED

lists who had volunteered to teach
United Nations recruits after the
Lexington had been sunk.
Pima was among the personnel OF
the aircraft carrier that went over
the side of the ship when it was
found impossible to save her after
torpedo explosions in the lockers
below deck.
The Calexico youth went into the
Navy Immediately after graduation
from high school in l941. He had
been detailed to torpedo plane SER
vice and when volunteers were re-
uuested, he was taken for service
presumably in one of the Pacific
islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

announcement, it was evident that
he had agreed to buy the prison.
ers with laborers which are acutely
needed in the German arms indus
tries. German labor recruiting Of
fices have been opened recently In
both occupied and unoccupied
France0
Speaking two years to the day
after Frances worst military humil-
iation-the Compiegne Armistice-
Laval said he hoped for a German
victory because, he said, only by
Adolf Hitler's triumph could the
danger of Communism be eliminat-
ed in Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Raleigh V.Lambe
Named Postmaster

BRAWLEY, June Raleigh v
Lambe, manager of a Brawley ice
company, was nominated for post
master at Brawley. 1t was an
nounced in Washington Monday.
The nomination was made by
President Roosevelt.
Brawley has been without a post
master since the death of lea
Adams approximately a year ago.
His widow served as acting post
master for six months after Adams
death. She then resigned and c.
B. Howard, postal employe in
Brawley for many years, was made
acting postmaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

Announcing in a radio address
that Il hope for German victory,
Laval said Hitler had issued a de-
cree demanding a man for man
trade of workers and war prison.
ers.
workers of Francel" said Laval,
II appeal 10 you. II is for the pris-
oners' sake that you must go. 1t
Is for Frances sake"
French Chief of State Petain
has sought. without success. to OBJ
tain the release of the French pris-
oners whom Hitler has been hold
ing as hostages to strengthen his
demands for greater French col
laboration." on the basis of Lavals
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Nevada Murderer
Wins Fifth Delay

RENO, New, June 22-CUP)-U.
S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo
Black today notified Grant Bowe,
attornev for John A. Kramer, Ely,
New, slayer four times sentenced
to death that he has issued an
order which in effect delays posi-
BILE sentencing of Kramer to death
for a fifth time until at least next
october.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

Right Dress
Two soldiers were in the Ell Gen.
tro Chamber of Commerce talking
about Army uniforms.
These clothes don't fit" one of
them said to Mrs. Sherman Ed
ridge, member of the chamber of
commerce staff.
1T looks nice to me- she said
politely.
They're too small" said the SOL
dier. Besides they aren't mine"
why don't you wear your own?"
she asked.
They're too big" he said.
How do they fit your friend?"
she asked once again.
There too small for him. came
the reply You see," the soldier
explained when he saw the be-
wildered expression on her face,
"the Army Just has two kinds Of
clothes. too big and too small"
Don't they ever fit?' she ques-
toned
Sometimes" said the soldier,
"but if they do, someone else al
ways gets them. And If someone
else doesn't get them, they seldom
fit. And they seldom fit whoever
gets those that do fit"
Now, wait a minute, who's wear
ing those uniforms?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
History RePeots
In Murder Trial

CHICAGO June 20. (UP)-White- haired Mrs. harrle'
Tracy TO- entered Criminal Judge John A. Sbarbaro :
courtroom today for second trial within 30 years on
murder charges but the postponed to July III
to Give TN, same attorney defended her in 1912 more
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Drv Ice Powers
New Design Rifle
Gas Forms Pressure, Fires Bullet with
Same Velocity as su|ar Powder. Says
Colorado Man Gre di+ed with Invention

DENVER, June % (UP)-The Colorado defense force
waited today for rifles powered with dry ice.
Col. Clyde E. Hill, commander of the home defense
unit said 100 of the guns of completely design had
been ordered to replace the Springfield rifles the force
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Laval Hopes for
German Victory

VICHY, June %. (French broadcast recorded by UP
in London)-Chef of Government Pierre Laval told the
French people tonight that Adolf Hitler has refused to
release any of 1250000 French prisoners of unless
proporonate numbers of French workers sent to the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Rubber Total y p
To 447,4b5 lbs.
223 Tons Of Scrap Collected a+l.V.
Service Stations During First Week
OfTwo-Week Drive; Need Remains

Imperial countys grand total of scrap rubber skyrocket-
ed 447465 pounds during the weekend with reports
still coming in at noon Monday
Thus the total for the first week of the twoweek drive
ordered by President Roosevelt 22373 tons for the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
Jops Shell Coast.
Land at Second
AIeutidn hurbor
United Nations Fig h+ with Back to Wall
On Two Fronts as Nipponese Tactics
Give Aid TO Hi+Ier's All Out Drive
BY UNITED PRESS

The Axis appeared almost ready Monday for a nowor
offensive against the Near East possibly in coabor
alton with Japanese thrust against Russia the United
States in the Pacific Hitler may herald the coming battle
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22
T0BRUk LOST, SEvAST0P0L fall FEARED
y AMBlINe
X EpoR1ER
Rubber Neck Special

Rubber Neck Special
This scrap rubber salvage cam
paign continues to turn up some
honeys in the way of contributions.
Bill Samaha, Holtville merchant,
handed over so pairs of brand new
tennis shoes to the salvage COL
lectors.
Take the things Samaha said,
they have Made In Japan stamp
ed on them. If Uncle Sam can use
them. he is welcome to them.
don't want to handle anything our
enemies have .lade.'
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

You Can't Miss It
There is no doubt about who Is
the air raid block warden in the
vicinity of 443 He'll.
A huge replica of the official air
raid block wardens insignia is on
the home of Arthur H. Roberts at
443 He'll. If anyone wants any in
formation from the block warden
they know exactly where to find it.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

Meanest Man Candidate
Mrs. willard Carpenter is indig-
nant She collected 65 old tires and
piled them in her yard four miles
southeast of Ell Centro and promis-
ed them to little boys working on
the drive
Sometime Saturday or Sunday
while she was away from home, a
fiend or an overly patriotic indivi-
rual stole them.
Not nice. Not nice at all.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-22

Maximum Sunday Ill. Minimum
Monday sc. pm. Sunday 1903, hu-
mididty II. am. Monday ~, hu-
midity IS. Noon Monday 107, hu-
midity IS.
Nogales international., 1942-05-08
ByOClety@|
Auxiliary Guild
Meets At
Parish Hall

Members of Saint Andrews Auxil-
iary Guild met Monday afternoon
at the parish hall.
The meeting opened with a devo-
tional service led by Mrs. E. ]. Cas-
taneda, after which Mrs. Castaneda
introduced Mrs Cornelia Norwood
of Tucson who is custodian of Unit
ed Thank Offering of the State of
Arizona. Mrs. Norwood gave most
interesting talk on the work done
by the U.T.O. which was founded
in 1888. Following the meeting tea
was served.
Among those attending were Mes
danes w. E. Carroon, E. S. Ednon-
son, P D. Clagett, Charlotte Stauf-
fer, H. W. Halnblin, E. j. Castaneda,
G.. C. Wadsworth, Ben Jones, Irene
.Sturdevant, j. G. GliSsan, H. j.
Karns, Garrett Wray and the guest
of honor Mrs. Norwood.
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