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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-02
ADJUSTMENT FUND

There have been deducted STA
300 600 in the second quarter and
a total of $40. 704 900 in the first
six months of 1913 for retro
active price and other adjust
mentS which may arise out of
renegotiation
Federal n % m Q and excess
profits taxes have been accrued
on the basis OF the revenue act
of 1912.
During the second quarter.
Sloan revealed that the average
number of employees scared 10 a
record of 426 554 as against 405.-
S9i in the previous quarter and
only 2S1 AGA a year before.
Average earnings of hourly
rated employees IN the United
States amounted 10 $500 A week
as compared with $3.50 a year
AGO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-02

MEAT. CHEESE. FATS CRed Stamps)
r. Z Valid 10 Aug. 81
VALID Aug. s 20 Aug. 81
SUGAk
stamp t3--5 pounds 10 Aug rs.
stamp lf-5 pounds. Aug l6-Oct. 81.
CANNING SUGAR
stamp rs, l6-5 los. each 20 Oct. 81.
SHOES
Stamp Is-One pair 20 Oct. 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-02
= Hurt Here us Armed GANGS
Range Streets i'm HOIlIulpS
Thugs Strong Arm
Pedestrian, Get $40;
Woman Assailed

An outbreak of holdups and
assaults by armed gangs of young
Negroes over the weekend sent
six persons TO hospitals for treat
ment.
Police said that in all cases the
thugs were between the ages Of
20 and 25. In three of the
cases robbery was the motive, but
little money was obtained.
Paul Pierce, 43, of 1852 Melrose,
was treated at Receiving Hospital
for a blow on the head with a
blackjack. Strong by four
Negroes while walking on Beth
une. between St. Antoine and
Oakland, he was robbed of $40.
CUTS ON ARMS
Casper Perroni, So, Of 1921
Joseph Campau, and Jack Caruolo.
80. OF 1908 Joseph Campau. were
admitted TO Receiving Hospital
with cuts on the arms and head
after being knitted by two Ne
gToeS.
They told police the assallants
had Slashed them in a tavern at
280O Mack.
Mrs. Lillian Bates IS, OF 9945
Terry, was treated for shock at
Redford Receiving Hospital after
Two Negroes had pushed her and
Dktolen her coin purse containing
S160 on Plymouth near Mark
Twain.
Although he was hit on the
mouth with a nickle-plated gun
carried hX-one of three Negroes
who had held him up at the Hi
Speed gas station. 1900 Gratiot,
the attendant, Robert Chandler.
81, OF % Gratiot. refused medical
attention. The thugs got $40.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-02
CiSaref Girl Doomed
by New VINO Order

tendants furnishing personal
service.
C-SimplIfy menus with choice
- Of la carte diSnes and
table d'hote meals cut 10
minimum. Typical before and
after menus should be filed 10
demonstrate reductions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Air Base Employees
Put 20 Per Cent
OF Pay into Bonds
Statesmen Prepare for
"Whirlwind' Finish to
End War Loan Drive

Employees of the Macco-
McKittrick company, at work
on the construction of the
Holtville auxiliary air base,
spent nearly 20 per cent of
their earnings between March Is
and April Is for United States war
bonds, it was learned in Ell Centro
Monday.
H w. Fawcett, Ell Centre city
councilman, revealed the contents
of a letter from j. L. Goode, pay
master at the Holtville project, in
which Goode stated that bonds val
ued at SAC, 100 were purchased dur
ing that period. The payroll in that
time totaled $235,9l2 the letter said.
ALL PARTICIPANTS
The investment was made by 81
per cent of the project employees,
an extremely high percentage for
group of employees on a project
of that nature.
Goode arranged for the entire
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

ing water to that Southern Califor-
MIA area by partial use of the ALI
American canal, it was learned in
Ell Cent"o Monday.
Officials of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district revealed that such a
study is under way and explained
that a similar study is being made
to determine the cost of carrying
water to San Diego from Los An
geles, which city obtains its supply
from Parker Dam, a storage reser-
voir for Colorado river waite.
WILL BE TAPPED
In the event the cost for ALL
American canal water is lower the
system will be tapped at a point
north of Ell Centro.
The city Of San Diego holds con-
tractural rights to 10000 acre feet
of Colorado river water annually,
district officials said, explaining
that the contract calls for water
to be taken from the All-American
canal.
The Los Angeles supply is car
ried into that city b. the Metropol-
itan Water district by means of a
partially open and partially under
ground conduit system.
The bill concerning the San Diego
water project passed the state SEN
ate unanimously and has been sem
to the assembly for action.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Near Agreement on
Tax Plan CoIIapses

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UP)-
A near-agreement among leaders
of the house ways and means COM
mittee on pay-as-you-go tax plan
providing so per cent forgiveness
all but collapsed today because of
objections from other Republicans
and Democrats.
Despite its forgiveness feature,
the plan on which the leaders had
worked would cost taxpayers more
ir the next few years than they
normally would pay if they remain
ed a year behind. The part of the
1912 tax not forgiven would have
to be paid off over a period of
years. For example, in addition to
regular taxes on l943 income, the
taxpayer under the compromise
would have to pay perhaps 10 per
cent of his 1912 tax during the
l943 calendar year.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

Vi Jllt SclldUe lOltlSI Itld
tions and agriculture committees.
Sen. Gerald P Nye, r., N. D.,
member of both committees, said he
wanted to know why members of
congress and representatives of the
press will be excluded from such a
meeting.
ARRANGE APPEARANCE
AcheSon'S appearance before the
joint committees was arranged in
response to a demand by the agri-
culture committee that members
of the two committees be invited
as unofficial observers.
Il want to know what agreements
are being drawn up behind closed
doors which we in the senate may
be called upon later to ratify," Nye
said I'D like to know the reasons
for all of this ultra secrecy in the
making of such agreements
AcheSon'S explanation of why
President Roosevelt did not invite
congressional participation will be
that the conference is limited tC
technical matters and is not in
tended to establish general policies
But congresSmen-an especially
senators-are jealous of their pre-
negatives. Even though Achesor
mollifies the group, the issue will
not be determined finally until tht
reace treat" delegation is named
If it fails to include substantial
bipartisan congressional representa-
ton, Mr. Roosevelt may encounte
the kind of legislative bushwackinl
that ambushed and destroyed Pres
ident Wilson'S league of nation
project.
The administrations preliminar,
maneuvers in discussing postwa
p oblems with allies and Sympa
Continued on Page g. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
State AFl. Sec'v
DenounceS Order

labor reSource-trained workers who
have left farming for shipyardS and
war industries.
The farmer could be helped by
one move only-and that would be
readjuStment of wages between
war agriculture and war industry
so that trained men would return
TO the farms" he said.
Both Vandeleur and Wiser pre-
dicted severe decreases in California
food production and deplored what
he termed lack of constructive gov
ernment aid in combating the
imminent shortages.
OUT OF LINE
Food prices have climbed out of
line with wages of millions of
Americans" Vandeleur said. Food
will go higher and higher-I don't
think the workers are getting fair
break"
Wiser predicted some production
of some crops will decline as much
as so per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
House 0k's Gov.
Lame Duck Bill

SACRAMENTO, April 19.-CUP)
The Assembly today unanimously
approved the Sargent bill to abol-
ish lame duck" appointments att
er a governor is defeated. The
partisan support it received IN
dicated it will pass the Senate.
Willis Sargent, Pasadena. SAID
the bill would make any outgoing
governors appointments tempo
rary until the next January TO-
preventing the chief executive from
filling appointments which tie the
hands of the new governor ana
thwart the peoples will
Sargent pointed out the last two
governors, one Republican and the
other a Democrat. had used the
lame duck" procedure and that
Gov. Earl Warren favored the BILL
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
City Prisoner
Escapes, Retaken

Antonio Lopez, l8, was back in
Jail Monday following a brief res
pite from confinement after an es-
cape Sunday
Lodged in the county Jail await
ing a city trial on vagrancy, Lo-
PEE made his exit through a hole
in wall in the Jail from which he
removed a stove pipe. Officers said
he escaped about 1870 am. Sum-
day.
He was arrested by city police
officer Otis Briggs at pm, in an
alley near the city water plant, aft
er a telephone call had been re-
ceived at the police station from
a resident OF that neighborhood,
who said a man was begging for
food" in the area.
Dispatched to the scene, Briggs
apprehended Lopez, but was un-
aware he was the escapee until his
return to the police station, where
he was identified.
During his short-lived period of
freedom he was said to have rob-
bed the home of Mrs. Louis Fin
ney, ats Len Rey, and obtained a
purse containing go cents and post
age stamps worth $500
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
American Planes
Roam Freely Far
Over Axis Lines
Gen. Spaatz Declares
Our Aircraft Are Far
Superior to Germans

ALLIED D HEADQUAR-
TERS, North Africa, April
10. (UP)--Allied fliers "roam
freely over Tunisia, Sicily,
Sardinia, and Italy in day
light and darkness" and in combat
have Shot down three enemy planes
to ever Allied aircraft lost since
the battle of Mareth, according to
Lieut.. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, COM
mander of the Allied air forces in
northwest Africa.
Spaatz told a press conference
yesterday that the Allies in North
Africa were continually on the Of
rfensive in the air throughout March
and thus far in April
DOWN 5l9 PLANES
Since the battle of Mareth, the
Allies have shot down SIG Axis
planes in combat and destroyed or
Continued on Page 6. Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, April 19.-UP)
War ManpOwer Chief Paul V. Nc
Mutt said today that U. S. employ
ment services offices i'm areas where
employment stabilizatiOn plans are
not i'm effect soon will be authOriz-
ed to issue certificates for transfer
of workers in essential industries to
new jobs that are in the interest of
the war effort.
(StOry about "freeze" order
on page g.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10 CUP)
- Edward Vandeleur, secretary of
the State Federation of Labor, to-
Gay "flatly and unconditionally"
opposed the war manpower COM
missions freezing" of So million
workers to their jobs
This freezing order will not help
the war effort" Vandeleur said
1T will take away from workers
the feeling that they are doing
their best to help their country of
their own patriotic free villas
am sure most of them are doing.
1t will make slaves of them"
WISER JOINS
Vandeleur was joined in his de-
nunciation of the ruling by Ed
Rainbow, president of the Metal
Trades council, and Ray Wiser,
director of the California Farm
Bureau Federation, although a ma
jority of war industry and agricul-
tural Spokesmen have adopted a
'wait-and-see-hoW-it works atti-
tude.
Rainbow termed the freeze AN
other of these government regula-
tions that upset things.
We've been doing the job the
government now takes on itself to
do by mandate he said. Our
records show that we have reduced
absenteeism by cooperation to a
point far below that of the first
World War - and below that OF
peacetime."
Wiser said farmers in the state
consider the job-freezing order an
automatic dissipator OF their last
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Murder Jurors in
&c. Being Picked

A jury was being selected in I'M
perial county superior court Mon
day to hear the trial of Alex Steve
West, 50, miner and lumberman,
and James Monroe West, 54, car
penter, on a charge of numbering
Joseph Frank Hawkey, At, last Feb
ruary IA.
The West brothers were arrested
after Hawkey was stabbed during a
fight over the money in a crap
game at Kendall's plunge. Hawkey,
a long Beach welder employed on
the Holtville airport project, died
later from the wounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Mayor Asks All
Stores TO Close

Calling on managers of Ell
Centro business firms to close their
establishments between l and 3
p. m. Friday Mayor r. w. Hatton
Monday issued a proclamation con-
corning Good Friday and asked the
citizenly of his city to join in OBJ
serving that religious holiday.
Most store owners have agreed
to close for two hours Friday after
noon at the request of the Ell Centro
Ministerial Union.
Public schools will remain closed
IL that day.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Tokyo bombers WOULD Like
TO Do Repeat Performance

Diego, Calf. and Major William R.
Pound, Jr.. of Alhambra, Calf
When Doolittle reached the farm
house he found two pilots of his
Tokyo mission already there. Others
joined the party quickly, including
men returning from the Porto Tor
res attack by 36 Mitchells that met
no enemy fighter resistance, and
only weak anti-aircraft fire.
They chatted for a while, posed
for pictures, and then sat down to
Continued on Page 6, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
ALLIED FIGHTERS DOWN 96 NAZ| PLANES
Something Good
In That Man

SANTA MONICA, Calf, April
19.-tUP)-The latest victim
of this city's white masked rap
ist who attempted four attacks
over the eek-end, believes
there is something good in
that man."
Marie MankOfsky, 40-year-old
telephone operator, told police
he threatened her with a knife,
dragged her into a dark alley,
and ripped her clothes.
Then, she said, he seemed to
undergo a change of heart. She
reported he helped her dress
and left apOlOgizing pr0fusely.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

IN addition, near hits = usually
damaging-were scored close to
third ship.
Other U.S.S. airmen struck at two
enemy bases in the Solomons, hit
ting the runways and plane dispersal
areas at Munda and Kahili Large
fires, visible for 80 miles, were
started at Kahili, Japanese bomber
base on the south coast of Bougain-
vile island.
The communique also reported
nine more raids on Kiska, main
Japanese stronghold in the Aleut-
ians, and an attack on nearby Attu
island. The camp and hangar area
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

peISOIlltI OuC III 1uilloAd ouiieiay
and 10 more Monday.
In one of the greatest single air
engagements of all time the Allied
fighters knocked out IA German
transports and escorting planes
headed northWard. Eleven enemy
planes destroyed in operations else
where brought the days total bag
to 85. So far this month at least
1877 of the transports have been de-
stroyed in combat and scores of
others damaged.
RENEW ATTACKS
BY 10 am Monday Allied fight
ers, renewing their attacks, had
destroyed 10 Junkers 52's and one
, escorting Messerschmitt 109.
Cairo dispatches said the JunkerS
52's destroyed Sunday appeared to
be loaded with troops, reviving re-
current reports that the Nazi COM
mand was prepared to evacuate cer-
tain elite personnel from the hard
pressed Tunisian bridgehead. But
the Paris radio said the Germans
still were pouring reinforcements
into Tunisia by air.
The tremendous toll taken by the
Allies from the Axis communication
lines to Tunis was emphasized fur
ther by London report that in
the last five weeks Bgitish submar-
ines and Allied planes have sunk
As enemy supply ships in the Med
iterranean.
GOEBBELS BROADCASTS
Nazi Propaganda Minister Paul
Joseph Goebbels gave the world i
new insight on the German attitude
regarding the war when, in broad
cast speech on the eve of Adolf Hit
ler's birthday, he said:
The war has reached its hard
est stage, and the way out of it's
trials and sufferings, or its end.
can nowhere be discerned."
Aground in Tunisia the cam
paign awaited the outcome of the
great aerial struggle. The only &C
tivity reported around the battle
Continued on Page 6. Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

ing attack on Japan On that day
too. they flew Billy Mitchell bomb
erS.
Some of the men came from as
far away as French Morocco to at
tend this anniversary dinner. They
ate. drank and talked of the raid on
Japan. There were frequent refer
ences to what were we doing
about now" as they talked of the
history making first raid on the
Japan mainland.
The group included Major Travis
Hoover of Riverside, Calf, Capt.
j. H. Macia of Tombstone, Ariz;
Capt. Griffith P. Williams of San
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Macarthur Honors
.Correqidor Hero

HARTFORD, Conn, April 10
UP)-Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
from far-off Australia, joined to-
day with the Connecticut General
Assembly in paying tribute to 1t.
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
now a prisoner of the Japs--for his
heroic defense of Bataan and Cor
regidor.
Mrs. Adele H. Wainwright acted
as proxy for her husband at eXer-
cises at the State Capitol and at
Bushnell Memorial hall. The cere-
monies were broadcast by short
wave radio throughout the world.
From Gen. Macarthur, Mrs.
Wainwright received a cablegram
characterizing her husband as IAN
honored soldier who did his duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

at Kiska bore the brunt OF the lat
est series of attacks, which occur
red on Saturday Gun positions
were silenced, three beached planes
strafed, and a building destroyed.
The Solomons actions occurred ON
Saturday dsland time) and con-
stituted the second successive days
assault on enemy shipping In the
Shorthand area, approximately 900
miles northwest OF Guadalcanal. On
the previous day. a formation OF
heavy bombers and torpedo planes
possibly damaged a tanker and a
cargo ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Do oIi&tIe's Men
Did impossible

WASHINGTON, April 19.-UP)
Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle'S
Tokyo raiders wrote a new page in
the annals of combat aviation when
they flew their two-engined Mitch
ell land bombers off aircraft carrier
decks.
1t required the most skillful air.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
BY DONALD COE

WITH THE NORTH AFRICAN
STRATEGIC AIR FORCE, April 18.
Delayed O-CUP)-Maj. Gen. James
H. Doolittle and 13 American air.
men lifted glasses of vintage cham
pagne in a silent toast.
They were toasting the first an
niversary of their raid on Tokyo.
In the blue walled room of farm
house serving as the headquarters
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
81 School Districts
Sans Candidates
For Trustee Posts
Two Days Remain Here
For Filing Candidates.
For Board Positions

Candidates for school trus-
tees have only two more days
to file declarations Of candi-
dacy, it was revealed Mon
day after a check-up showed
candidates from only IA of the so
districts in Imperial county have
filed thus far.
The California school law provid-
ed that wednesday, April 81, is
the last day for candidates or their
sponsors to file declarations with
the county school superintendent.
The annual school election is May
81.
The two candidates for the two
vacancies on the Imperial High
school and the Imperial elementary
school boards are Samuel o. Nc
Gaughy and Henry c. Worthington.
ONLY CANDIDATE
Walter p. Casey. incumbent, is
the only candidate filed for the
one vacancy on the BraWley elemen-
tary school board.
C. o. Hoober, incumbent, is the
only candidate for the one vacancy
on the Calipatria elementary board
and he and Merrill Bates, incum-
bent, are the only candidates for
the two vacancies on the high school
beard in Calipatria.
In CaleXico l.. H. Dove, incum-
;f I'M
the elementary board, which has
one vacancy, and he and Mrs,
Faye Gunterman, incumbent, are
running for the two vacancies on
the high school board.
HOLTVILLE BOARDS
Mrs. Doris E. Butler is running
for membership on the Holtvillo
elementary school board which has
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

us and help us get started in help
ing the men win the war SAID
Mrs. Judd, whose son, Danny, is
missing in action. IF we band to-
gether we can help our men in the
service by petitioning congress and
letting the officials know how we
feel about matters that affect the
armed forces"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

grandmothers, mothers-in-law, and
other women relatives of those in
the armed forces.
At this session, Mrs. Bertha Judd
said, the women will decide whether
they wish to form a new organiza-
ton or join in with one of the or
ganizations already formed for the
same purposes which interest these
women.
1--WE want women to join with
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
FLEW BOMBERS
DOOLITTLE GETS
SILVER STAR

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa, April 10 (UP) -
Major Gen. James ii. Doolittle
today was awarded the silver
star for gallantry in action in
North Africa-just year after
he led the American bomber
raid OH Tokyo.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
D AMBl|Ne
NEpoR1ER
Times Have Changed

Times Have changed
Apparently the shoe is on the
other foot now.
An elderl' man rushed into the
United States agriculture Depart
ment war board the other day and
demanded emergency gasoline.
Whats the matter?' Secretary
Rudolph Miller asked, "are you out
of gasoline?'
mo, I'm not out of gasoline" the
angry man snorted. But those
guys in Los Angeles won't give me
enough gasoline to go back to In
diana"
why do you want to 60 back to
Indiana?" Miller persisted. Have
you farm there that needs looking
after?"
H no." snapped the man,
-"they pay higher old-age pensions
back in Indiana than they do in
California, and I'm going back
there"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

manShip to get the 10000 pound
land planes into the air from the
comparatively short run down the
length Of the carrier flight decks.
Hhe heaviest standard carrier plane
weighs around 1900 pounds
500 FEET LONG
The flight deck of the conVen-
tiCnal carrier is about 800 feet long,
designed for Single-engined planes
capable of taking the air quickly
On land, a runway of nearly $500
feet is considered essential to pro-
vide the proper margin of safety
for tWo-engined bomber take off
Aviation experts doubted that the
Shangri-La carrier was especially
equipped for the mission. They be-
lieVed that the successful launch
ing of the planes was due TO a
combination of top flying person
mel, specialized training, and per-
feet carrier operation.
PRACTIVE TAKE-OFFS
The raid participants undoubt-
edly practiced carrier take-offs un-
der all sorts of conditions for weeks
perhaps months, before the raid
They undoubtedly came down at
some land base on these practices
as they did in the actual raid. The
planes weight and wing spread
would have made landing on car
rier hazardous, if not impossible
Doolittle, in revealing some of the
details of the raid last May 20
said the planes were especially
equipped for the mission. All OF
the 70 men, to whom the Distin-
.guished Service Cross was award
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19

of unit of Mitchell medium bomb
ers. they also were celebrating to-
days successful raid on Porto Tor
res, Axis port in Northern Sardi-
mia.
FLEW BOMBERS
These were the men, now fighting
in this theater, who took off from
aircraft carriers on April l8, 1912
and carried out a morale-shatter-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
2 Jap Ships Hard
Hit by Bombinss

WASHINGTON, April 10. (UP)-Amercan fliers con-
tnued to smash at enemy shipping concentrations in the
Shorthand island of the Soomons heavily damaging
cargo vessels and leaving of them in sinking con-
dition, the navy announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
Women Relatives
O. Fighters Unite

Ell Centre women who have relatives in the armed
of the United States will meet at the Womens Ten
Thousand club at 10 80 Wednesday to form organ
zation dedicated to helping the fighting win the war
The meeting is to the mothers, wives, sisters
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-19
CONGRESS ASKS
EXPLANATION
Senator Nye Demands to Know Why
congressman. Press Barred from
Secret Food Conference Scheduled

WASHINGTON, April 10. (UP)-A demand for full
explanation of the purposes and anticipated accomplish
ments of the secret international food conference starting
at Hot Springs Va May 18 confronted Assistant Secretary
of State Dean Acheson odv at an extraordinary Joint