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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
VOLUME XL, No. 2S3

HARLAN, KY, July 3-tUP) =
Hundreds of thousands of gallons
of gasoline went up in flames today
when successive explosions of huge
oil drums spread destruction thru
the plant of the Gulf Distributing
and Refining company.
Two persons we're injured SER
iously when their home, near the
refinery, was blasted from its foun-
dations and the wreckage ignited.
They were a Mr.. and Mrs. Cox.
Flames spread to the Standard
Oil refinery and destroyed a gar
age and several small structures.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
0ne-Eyed Men to
Be Called Soon
For Limited Duty

WASHINGTON, July 3-OUP) -
A, modification of army physical
standards, effective Aug. /. will per-
NIT induction for limited military
service of regular quotas of 1-B men
so classified because of minor phys
ical defects, Secretary of War Henry
L. Stimson disclosed today.
Persons with only one eye, or
totally deaf in one ear, are among
those who will be liable for limited
military duty.
The lbs will be assigned to the
corps area service command and
the war department overhead. to
release equal numbers of fully quail
flied soldiers for task force duties
Induction under the new stand
ards will be limited to men who
bring a useful vocation to the army
from civilian life.
Those subject to call include:
Men under or over army weight
limits.
Men with defective vision If 1t
can be corrected to 20-40 in either
eye.
Men with defective hearing If not
less than 500 in one or both ears
or if not less than 1920 in one
year If the other is totally deaf.
Men with insufficient teeth II
correctable by artificial dentures.
Other acceptable defects are lat
eral deviation of the spine of less
than three inches from normal, loss
of an entire thumb on either hand
or loss of three fingers provided the
thumb remains; loss of great toe
or other physical defects of the
feet which do not prevent wearing
military shoes; and other minor de-
formities which do not prevent the
men from following useful vocations
! in civil life.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

reminded that it is up to them to
see that they are properly registered
before the close of business on July
16, the last day to make changes
in the great register of the county.
The total registration In Imperial
county in 1910 was 20.662 and on
June this year was 1926. The per-
centage change in the estimated
population between April, 1910 and
JAM, 1912 was o, 1t was revealed
in a survey of California registra-
tions made by state officials. Any
one who has moved since last regis
tering. McClelland said, may be dis
qualified if anyone wishes to chal-
lenge the vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

MacDougall has entertained, and
enlightened. service men at 80 or
40 camps in the United States and
Canada with demonstrations Of
crooked gambling technioues. After
every lecture he has listened to
tales from service men who learned
for the first time how they had
been cheated.
At poker. Mickey can deal you
any hand you ask for and, If IL
isn't royal flush. top you with
the hand he deals himself. With
fair dice he can greek bowl" any
point he needs or "padroll' to pre-
vent an unwanted combination from
turning up. But most crooks, he
pointed out, are too greedy TO bother
learning to control fair dice or
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

American airplaneS were cooper
ating with the RAF in nonstop
bombing attacks against the armies
of Nazi Marshal Erwin Rommel in
the still undecided battle for Egypt
and Axis dispatches asserted that
United States troops also were
fighting with the Britih at Ell Ala
mein. This lacked any confirmation
but it was known that reinforce
ments had reached the British from
the Near East.
The outcome of the enemy offens-
ives toward the Nile river and into
the Russian Ukraine-a gigantic
pincers operation against the Near
East-was still far from decided.
ROMMEL REPULSED
In the swirling desert sands west
of Ell Alamein, the Axis forces were
smashed back on Thursday in their
main assault and a British counter
attack from the south forced Rom
mel to retire several miles to the
west, where he reformed for a quick
new assault.
London and Cairo military spokes-
men we're encouraged by the results
of the fighting and said the British
position was mot bad" Friday, but
they warned against over-optimism
as to the outcome of the battle
which still was in progress. ROM
melS strength was not known, but
there was no question that he would
keep on striking with everything he
could muster.
REDS HARD PRESSED
About the same situation existed
on a greater scale on the south
central front in Russia, where the
Germans have aimed three strong
spearheads at the Red army in the
Kursk- sector in an effort
to break through toward the Cauc-
aSus.
The biggest Axis attack was ''in
the direction of KurSk", where d
five-day air and mechanical as
sault on a strategic river left thou
sands of German dead and hundreds
of wrecked tanks on the field but
achieved acrossing of the river. The
German tanks that got across were
attacked by the Russians and the
battle still was raging.
On both the Egyptian and Rus
sian fronts, the Axis claimed gains
but withdrew Thursdays reports
that the British army in Egypt was
being pursued toward the Nile Delta
and Alexandria, so miles east of
Ell Alamein. Rome broadcaSts ac-
knowledged that the British were
striking back strongly.
1t was too early and dispatches
from the front were too long de-
layed to indicate whether the Brit
ish under Gen. Sir Claude Auchin-
leck had been successful in breaking
the force of Rommel's offensive In
the 40-milelwide bottleneck between
the Qattara salt marshes and El
Alamein.
NAZIS GET PLANES
The German marshal had moved
up air reinforcements to meet the
increasing numbers of American ans
British planes that were blasting
his rear bases, his supply line ano
flying low over his desert column.
at the front to dump their deadly
loads of explosives on tanks ano
armored vehicles, but it was eviden
that the Allied aerial onslaught
had been effective against Benghazi
Derna, Crete airdromes, Tobruk ant
other rear line centers. Benghaz
was repoted to have been "Cologn
led by mass bombardment.
The Rome radio, although with
drawing its claim that El Alamei,
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

cards. They can buy the loaded or
otherwise doctored variety In almost
any city,
Most amateur gamblers are easy
to cheat. MacDougall explained. be-
cause they have learned a few
slightly incorrect methods for de-
tecing crooked equipment. For In
stance, they have heard Of tap
dice" which are so loaded that, by
tapping them sharply on the table.
the gambler can roll whatever com
bination was face up when he tap
ped. So amateurs watch carefully
for dice players who tap the cubes
"Tap dice are strictly for sucker
cheats" the proprietor said II
don't sell a pair In months, They're
too easy 10 detect"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

W. j. MCCIeTIand SH1u FT1uHy rs
he prepared to handle this phase
of the coming election.
He will accept applications for
absentee ballots between Aug. and
Aug. 20, both dates inclusive. These
applications must be in the hand
writing of the applicant. the location
of the applicants residence must
match that on the affidavit of reg
istration on file in McClelland's Of
flee, and it must be in his hands
by the close of business, Aug. 20.
Since the total registration in
Imperial county has decreased 21.1
per cent since the general election
in 1910 residents of the county were
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

when gasoline from a tank car
overflowed from drum. The drum
went up with concussion that
jarred houses for blocks around.
A preliminary estimate of $780,
600 was made by fire officials but
E. S. Shoemaker, proprietor of the
refinery, declined to estimate loss.
Mrs. Russell Wilson. living one
block from the refinery area, said
the foundation and all the windows
ION the near side" of her home were
blown out.
"I felt the first blast as it Jared
nv house even before I heard it"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
R0hlN|EL SUFFERS 1ST SETBACK IN EGYPT
Gasoline Plant AfIame

she said. Then the windows be-
gan to crash and the house to settle
as more of the big tanks went up. l
ran outside and saw the blaze as 1t
first began to get going"
Police reported that houses In
many sectors of the town were
damaged.
Harlan is a cityof 5000 popula-
ton in the Kentucky coal mining
area.
The oil fire was the third at the
Harlan yards in recent months
Damage in the most recent one was
estimated officially at 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
American Consul
ToLeave on 18th

Stephen Aguirre, who followed
Howard Bowman as American con-
sui at Mexicali, will leave July Is
for Nogales where he will be as
sistant to william p Brocker, con-
sui general at Lne new post having
jurisdiction over the posts along the
border.
His place in Mexicali will be filled
by Orray Taft of Providence, r. l.,
who recently has been stationed in
Algeria. About 10 years ago Taft
was stationed at the consulate in
Mexico City. He has wife and two
small children who will accompany
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Health Campaign
Progressing Wei!

DR.. E. B, Godfrey, county health
officer, said Friday that the coun-
ty-wide campaign to vaccinate
against small pox and immunize
against diptheria and typhoid
fever is progressing satisfactorily
To date he has vaccinated 976
persons against smallpox. and i'm
munized OFT persons against dip
liberia and 933 against typhoid
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

II Was Free
Benny Bulish watched Ell Centre
firemen practicing. The firemen
were using great stream of water
as part Oh their drill.
That's a lot of water" Bulish
said to himself He looked from
the stream of water to his auto
mobile which really had little too
much dust on It. He climbed in
the car and drove close to the fire
men.
Hey, Fellows" shouted Bulish as
he leaned from the Car window
Turn that stream on my car"
Instantly the stream struck the
car broadside, soaring Bulish out of
a years growth.
Bulish is driving car that is
half nudist, being painless on
the side the water struck.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

Company officials said four OF
the big drums with capacity OF
5000 to $4,000 gallons and several
smaller crude oil containers ex-
ploded.
Fire departments from Cumber-
land, Loyal and Harlan played their
hoses against nine other big tanks
some of them only Is feet from the
raging flames. The tanks were so
hot that their destruction was
threatened.
HOUSES JARRED
Workmen said the fire started
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
FILIPINO TO BE
SENTENCED

Isidro Bernal Flores. Filipino. Fri
day pleaded guilty to stabbing Ino-
cencio Bravo and Genofrio Heteta,
both Filipinos, in an argument over
a game of dominoes. He will be
sentenced next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Garlic Department.

RR is heartily ashamed of the
way FL Centrans are behaving about
the ground observationpost.
Strange as it may seem, it is more
difficult to get observers for the day
shifts than it is to get them for
the night shifts. Why not be
patriotic and volunteer to take over
a regular day shift? Goodness
knows that is small thing to do
when we consider the sacrifices and
unpleasant duties others are en-
during cheerfully. 1t is one of the
most important duties in the de-
fense of the United States. Let's
do less talking about wanting to do
something and get busy and do 1t.
The way to serve is to serve where
we are needed. We are needed as
cbsrvers in the aircraft warning SER
vice.
And that isn't all. If we promise
to serve. we must serve. Sad to
say, many of us to fail to show
I'D for our shifts without getting
anyone to take our places and
without saying word about 1t to
those in charge. Such careleSsness
Is unpatriotic, unkind and unbecom-
ing to an American.
And. ladies and gentlemen. garlic
berries to those who are too lazy
and too selfish to help out with
this important work.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
D AMBL!Ne
u EpoR7ER
A New One

Ray Forshey. the perambulating
conversationalist was r / d n g
around Thursday with a big scab
on his nose.
"Hcw did you get that scab on
your noSc?" a friend asked.
Hit myself in the nose with a
hammer" said Ray, looking cross
eyed at the scab.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
County Absentee
Vote to Be Heavy

The heaviest absentee vote in the history of Imperial
county anticipated at the primary election Aug 25
because soldiers out of the county duty and the Japa
residents living in assembly centers during the
yll absentee ballots this year. County Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Council Notifies State Of
Wish to Change Highway
Engineer Told Ci+ys Aid Will
Be Given in Plan to Re-rou+e
Highway % Over Adams Avenue

years-od conflict brought to happy conclusion
when Ell Centro's city council Thursday night formally
notified Engineer E. E. Wallace of the state highway de-
partment of cys desire for immediate rerouting of
Highway 80 to Adams in project which would
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
British RepuIse
AIumein Attacks
AS Battle Rdqes
Decision in Balance as Germans Throw
Full Strength Against United Nations
On Desert. in Russia in Big Gamble
= By UNITED PRESS

Hard hitting Allied air and land forces fought back
perhaps the most powerful Axis onslaughts of the
Friday the Egyptian desert front west of Ell Aamen
and the rolling Russian front from Kursk Kharkov
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03
Oleandcr Department

Oleandcr Department
We hereby present some of our
very best oleanders to Mrs. Dex
ter Babcock who has served as OBJ
server ON the Ell Centre post five
times in the past week. And
oleanders to Mrs. CorWin Bencill
who serves as much as she can in
spite of her home duties. Mrs
Babcock had to serve because others
failed to do their duty.
Now aren't we ashamed?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-03

Maximum Thursday Ill. Mini
mum Friday 4. 5 pm Thursday 11O,
humidity 16. S am. Friday II, hui
midity SO. Noon Friday 1O4, hui
midity 30.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Many Toy Factories Now Make Arms

Because the and who have been weaving
pink and blue plush making tiny glass eyes painting
turning their ks to the serious business of
many toy factory is making gas masks airpane
parts
Little Miss Joan Ellis Hil-not quite 4-put her new
spring hat and small kid gloves and right down
big store to have personal interview the Easter bunny
And she insists that he talked right back to her.
Next years toy shortage won't make particle of differ
10 Rosemary Rohde and Gloria Peez
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Eggs and Bunnies Are Surprising DELIGHT

Because all they need a few hardboiled eggs and
bit of coorng matter and they'll turn you handsome
an array of Easter pretties as you'd to
But the baby sisters OF these two. Paula Rohde g. and
Carol Peez 2 deeply absorbed this morning their
Easter baskets and eggs and fluffy chicks and Dummies
Melinda Bryan is only II months old and her playmate
Curt Andrews quite 2 neither remember
Easter And their bright and Dummies surprising
delight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Large Table Set Buffet Style

1t is customary in Poland have large table in the
center OF the dining set buffet style another table
at Whch the guests are seated The buffet table decorated
with green leaves but flowers.
Inc feature of the feast the boars head Meats of all
kinds, including roast veal baked ham and smoked
sasages salads and special are served All the
food is cold except the soup a clear barszcz
Mrs Fuger planning her luncheon like those she remem
bers, except for the boars head.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05

always although moral eApeTis tel Us That Inc
blooms very very expensive and very very because
Easter lily bulbs must be imported from Japan.
Pretty Patty White Easter lily shopping person
and found the plants half tall and sturdy years
but blooming bravely
Detroit department store buyers tell this years Easter
bunnesand toy ducks and chickens and baskets and eggs
are the last shall until after the war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Detroiters Celebrating
Easter Just Like They
Did in Pre-Wdr Days
Photo BY Times stan Photograph
BY FRANCES GIvENS

WHATEVER future wartime springs may bring
IN ! town is celebrating this Easter Sunday il
" the good old-fasiioned way.
Easter lilies lifting fragrant cups a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Mrs. Frederick Fuser
Creates d Polish Easter in
Her Crosse Pointe Home
Photo by Times star Photographer
BY THE CHAPERON

Joyous Easter Sunday following upon the gloomy days
of Lent, is second in Importance Christmas Poland
With nostalgia memories of happy casters of her
~ childhood and early grhood in Poland crowding upon
her at this season, Mrs Frederick Fuger the former
Countess Ala Grabska inspired Polish Easter
her home in Mcmillan road Crosse Poirte
Bidder to the Easter festivities the Fugers are
Mrs Fugers uncle and aunt Count and Countess Alfred
Nezychowsk; her cousin Lieut. Zbigniew Rychlowski who
is with the Polish army Windsor number of Polish
refugees besides many Crosse Pointers.
Mr. and Mrs Fuger will attend at St Paus Church
in Crosse Poine and afterwards entertain at Polish
luncheon for about 25 guests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
All Drink Vodka

Every one drinks vodka. It is jolly meal
Among those invited, in addition the guests already
mentioned are Mrs A. ngerso and her daughter Mrs
William James Miller; Burns Henry Mrs Herman Dew Mis-,
charlotte Dey and Mr. and Mrs Charles Snchhed Van Dyke
Mrs Lewis, Mrs. Miller, Mr. A. Ingersoll Lewis
Jr ana the children all will worship ST. PauIs Roman
Catholic Church in Crosse Pointe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Hammer CHRISTENING

Mr. and Mrs. A. Frederick Hammer Jr have chosen
Easter Sunday for the christening of their son Frederick
Hammer ILL.,
The ceremony will be performed 4:3O o'clock by the
Kew Frank Fit in the Crosse Ponte Memorial Church. whers
N. (Continued on Twol AAlkr
The union times., 1942-02-21
l Remember
 By Richard E.. CrOskey
 Local 4O4 Cooks & Walters Union
Cooks & Walters Un1on
THE LUDLOW MASSACRE

THE LUDLOW MASSACRE
 I do not think that organized labor will ever have to go through some of the trials and tribulations that the records of the past strug- gles will testify. The massacre of the women and children of the striking coal miners in the South ern Colorado coal fields along in l9l1-12' is an instance of brutality that will compare with some of the present-day occurrences in the Nazi-controlIed nations of Europe.
 The striking miners had been evict- ed from their company-owned cabins and had camped in tents outside the company territories. At the foot of Ludlow gulch there were many tents pitched housing the wives and chill dren of these miners. The National Guard was called out and was sta toned around Trinidad and Walsen- burg and let me say that many of the original members of the Guard had left and their places were filled by gangsters recruited from strike-break- ing agencies. Many of the regular members of the Guard were too de- cent a set of men to carry out the outrages that certain operators wished.
 Many of the miners had been driven away or put in jail, leaving their wives and children camped in those tents. They were being fed by the officials of the United Mine Workers International organiza- ton. It was established and proved the tents during the night and that they then had been set afire. burn ing up these women and children.
The union times., 1942-02-21
As We See It. by the Staff

is an energy food, but zee can also get energy-blns vItaminS, minerals and other insbortant food elements-from milk Of the price isn't too Mgh), eggs, aud even bread. <. Wonder # Connecticut bakers fortify their bread aUith UitGmins, as they do " other states? When the qUres carried 0 story reborting that c British freighteY had been torbedoed aud sunk 1Oith load of Scotch zOhiskey en route to the U. S., the Houston (Tex.) Chronicle tront-paged tt aOIth thiS headline:
 THAT GUY HITLER HAS
 CARRIED THINGS TOO
 FAR THIS TIME
The union times., 1942-02-21

Just who did this fiendish act has never been proven. People must form their own conclusions. Today, as you pass through southern Colo radO and look towards the moun- tains you will see a tall shaft erect that oil was poured over some of ed by the miners to the memory of these women and children.
 Gro be Continued)
The union times., 1942-02-21
SOCIAL SECURITY

HE UNION TIMES urges its readers give their complete
 attention to the following words by Reginald D. Mohun of the Social Security Board field offices at 1O44 Chapel Street:
 "Whenever individual dies in New Haven or vicinity who has been working in employment by Social Security Act his nearest relative should promptly get touch with office No benefits may be paid until claim is filed ..
 "Even if is eligible for the monthly benefits at the time that insured wage dies lump payment may be made to the widow wdOwer, child grandchd parent of the deceased wOrker-n the order named If such relative exists other persons who pay may be reimbursed according the propor- ton of his payment to the total of such expenses"
 Claims for such payments be made within years of the date of the insured wage some only two months remain in which such claim may validly be filed.