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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
8 Packing Firms
Pay Heavy Fines

600. Cases against five other de-
PENDANTS weer dismissed on gov
eminent motion. Fourteen others
who pleaded innocent went on trial
before il &c welsh i, y.
The eight fined here tods' lead.
ed nolo contendere.
Principal defendant Ire '"se
was the Gamers Leagrc of Cali
fornia. Originally indicted in June
l341, were SO companies and va
rious executives. engaged in the
fruit and vegetable packing bust
ness in the II western states.
Selection of a jury started to-
day in the trial of the Is Defend
ants. The governments case was
handled by us. Assistant Attorney
Joseph Alioto.
Corporations and individuals fin
cd today:
Hunt Bros. Packing company, San
Francisco, $4,000; Carl Lovegrin, the
firms president, $4,000: F.. E. Boothe
Co., San Francisco, $4,000; Elmhurst
Packers Corporation, Oakland
$4,000, and Fred Wyatt, an official
of the company, $1,000.
Hearst-Sunical Land and Pack
ing Corporation, San Francisco
$1,000; William Murray, an official
$1,000; American Can Company OF
New Jersey, $4,000.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

pTe1ne COuTC administered Tie OdCl
CT office at joint session of the
Senate and Assembly at 3 pm.
Warren's inauguration returned
the state government to the Re-
publican party, which has been in
power for SO years except for the
four-year term of Gov. Culbert l..
Olson.
The Republicans hold a COM
handing majority CT seats i'll both
branches of the legislature. and all
constitutional offices brs one the
attorney generalship. won by Rob-
ert w. Kenny of Los Angeles-Will
be filled by Republicans.
DEFENSE REVISION
Warren, attorney general for the
past four years and critic of Cover
nor Olson'S administration of state
defense activities. indicated his pro-
gram, to be placed before the leg
islature in his inaugural address,
would include an overall reorgani-
cation of the defense agencies.
Other major legislative topics al
most certainly will be tax reduction,
alienation of the critical manpow-
err shortage wherever possible and
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
573G Get Old Age
Relief in County

A total CT 573 Imperial county
residents received old age relief
during November of last year as
compared with 500 residents re-
ceiving the same type of relief in
January last year. the California
taxpayers association revealed Mon
day.
The total amount paid the old
people in the county last Novem-
Der was $2o.J68, the associations
report said The January payment
totaled -2l,334 The average pay
ment pc. lcrson in ,..nuary was
S36.O7 in November and 1852 in
January, 1912.
In California 154.48l persons re-
ceived $5,677,776 in old age relief
during November, association sta
tistics showed. The average pay
ment per person was -36.75.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Logs Still Batter
Bridges as Flood
Crests in Oregon
HarbOr Patrols Guard
Against Damage to
Vital War Industries

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. A.
UP)-W cary Harbor pa
trolmen and coast guard
crews relaxed their 4S-hour
vigil over the Portland har-
Dor and its war industries today as
the surly Willamette river reached
its apparent flood crest after claim
ing nine lives in its upland ram
page.
Log booms, strung across the river
by more than SO tugboats stationed
below the Oregon city falls IA miles
suth of Portland to the Swan Island
shipyard, caught more than one
third of the estimated 100000 feet
of stray logs from shattered booms
that threatened the city's bridges,
boathouse settlements and war
plants with potential jams.
Lieut.. H. l.. HIATT of the harbor
patrol said no serious damage to
bridges had been reported, although
a Jam of some 10000 feet OF logs
continued to basycr the base of the
Hawthorne span inside the city.
Te,. miles upstream, the Southern
Pacific bridge was still being buff
feted by jamming timber. Railway
officials said they would continue
to rc-route north-south passenger
trains.
At oregon City the steel and con-
crete bridge, which carries traffic
on the main artery south, was still
shaken by the battering of debris
Water was receding in the ways
of several shipyards in the Portland
area and no large jams had occur
red, officials reported. At Oregon
City. skeleton crews remained at
the Hawley and Crown Iellerbach
paper mills as water sceped into the
lower sections and walkways were
dashed away by logs and the wreck
age of households.
At Salem two members of State
Lighwa' crew, Archie Cook and
CONTINUED on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
One us. " arship
Bags 81 AirpIanes
Sinks4 Jap Ships
Great New Vessel
in, Wars Outstanding
Triumph Over Enemy

WASHINGTON, Jan. a.
UP)-The navy has added
another warship to the list
of vessels that have made
history in the Pacific war.
An unidentified battleship - ap-
parently a new one designed for
the aerial-sea warfare of the Paci-
fic-now joins the cruisers Boise
and San Francisco which already
have been cited for distinguished
service in the SolomOns.
The battleship. shot down 81 enc
my planes and sank four enemy
warshpS-three cruisers and de-
stroyer-in two great sea battles OH
Guadalcanal. The air attack, ac-
cording to the navy, was the heav-
lest yet made on battleship.
SKIPPER WOUNDED
Skipper of the battleship, Capt.
Thomas Leigh Catch, Annapolis.
Nd, was wounded during the first
battle but was back on the bridge
for the second one three weeks
later. The coming tower OF the
battleship was struck with a heavy
bomb and set afire but has since
been repaired. The navy released the
story yesterday.
One of the battles occurred prior
to the already-announced three day
naval engagement of Nov. 1915 near
Savo Island. The other came during
that battle when the japanese had
set a trap for American vessels
near Savo Island and in which the
Americans wanted to get caught.
1.-The first attack lasted from
1l:l2 to 1880 on october &C." Catch
wrote in his report. There were 20
enemy dive bombers. All we're shot
down."
WALL OF STEEL
The second assault came about
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Jap Proposal for
Biu Farley Barred

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-(UP'-
rapnn proposed in August. 194l,
t,at President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Konoye have meeting
for frank EXCHANGE Of views"
The State departments white paper
recalled, but the proposal was re-
jected.
American officials. including Sec
rotary of State Cordell Hull and
President Roosevelt. felt that an
agreement l.! principal on the
main issues" was necessary before
such q conference could be sue
cessful.
The white paper did not name the
site of the proposed meeting, but
it was understood that it was to
be held in American territorial
waters. Konoye, who had arranged
to be accompanied by high Japan
csc army and navy officials, plan
ned to travel on a Japanese war;
ship.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
WPB Rule Favors
Beerin Bottles

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. CUP)-
The War Production Board gave
some reinsurance today to those
who like to drink their beer out OF
bottles, -. the outlook for ice
cream lovers was not SO good.
The WPB announced that 1t
would permit the continued use OF
no-deposit glass beer bottles. Manu-
facture of the glass bottles was to
have stopped on Dec. 81, 1912. under
a previous WPB order. No critical
materials are used in making the
bottles.
The boards order affecting the
commercial manufacture OF ice
cream, as well as frozen custard
milk sherbet, and other frozen des-
serts, was for an additional 10 pei
cent reduction in January. That
means that total production will be
70 greater than half the ice cream
or other frozen desserts produced
last October.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
NLRB Sets Date
ForHearing Here

Representatives CT r',o Nationa'
Labor Relations board will be in FL
Centre Jan. ID f5r a hearing in the
complaint made by the Teamsters
union against the Holtville Ice ar
Cold Storage company, the Asso-
lated Farmers of Imperial county.
and Hugh T. Osborne, manager of
the Associated Farmers.
The hearing was scheduled at
the Barbara Worth hotel at 1890
m. and will be concerned with the
union charge that the company
the association. and Osborne were
guilt of unfair labor practices.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
"0fficers Only"
Sign Taken Inside

WINTERHAVEN. Jan. 4.-Huge
signs excluding all but officers and
civilians from the premises OF Lot
ties saloon in Winterhaven were
moved from the front of the build
ing recently and placed inside where
thev are visible from the street.
Civilians and the military eX-
pressed indignation because of the
signs and they shortly thereafter
we're moved from the outside of the
building and placed behind the glass
of front door and front window
The sign on the front door is
three feet by one foot in exten
and the one in the front window il
one foot by five feet in extent. The
sign on the door says OFFICERS
ONLY. The one in the window
says "CIVILIANS AND OFFICERS
ONLY"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
.0DT and 0PA Shift
Personnel for l.V.
ParIeys tuesday
Program Changed for
Conferences Here
With Federal Men

A change in the program
schedule and personnel in
OPA and ODT sponsored
meetings for Imperial Val
ley was noted Monday by
rationing authorities.
w. c. Kelbenow, assistant district
director of the Office of Defense
transportation, will be here for
three gatherings instead of Roy
Long, district director.
Kenneth Goodman. chief district
price attorney for the Office of
Price Administration, will be here
instead Of Addison Housh. San Die
go OPA director. Paul Tibbetts, dir
cctor of the OPA from Los Angeles
will be here as scheduled.
All will come TO the valley at the
request of interested people to help
iron out difficulties arising from
rationing of gasoline and rubber in
transporting crops to market.
DAYS SCHEDULE
At 10 am. Tuesday they will meet
with ration boards and supervisors
in superior court No. l in the
courthouse. At 2 pm. that after
noon the" will speak to members
of farm cooperatives, hay and grain
associations, shippers and others
interested at the same location.
In the Elk's hall in BraWley at
pm. Tuesday the three men will
address truck operators, shippers
and others.
Because of conflicting schedules,
meetings of tire inspectors, who
i'll be addressed by Chief Tire
Examiner Dennie Roult of San Die
go, have been rearranged. The meet
ing of Brawley inspectors. origin
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

until relatives could be informed
and complete investigation made.
The motor trouble developed as
the plane approached for landing
at the airport. 1t spun in the air
and crashed to the earth. One man
was alive when witnesses reached
the battered remnants of the plane
her occupants of the plane were
dead when the witnesses reached the
Wreckage.
This is the second naval plane
accident in Imperial Valley in a
week. A plane crashed into Salton
sea a week ago and naval authori-
ties made an exhaustive investiga-
ton. Seven men we're killed and two
injured in this crash.
The public relations office of
the navy will announce the names
of the dead soon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Jups Reinforce AIeutiun
Base to Step Up Activity

HEADQUARTERS. ALASKA DE-
TENSE COMMAND, Jan. 2-UP)-
Delayed-A sharp increase in the
tempo of the Aleutian war was re-
ported by army air force officers
today following aerial reinforce
ment of the japanese garrison on
Kiska island.
After a period of weeks when
American airmen encountered no
opposition in bombing and strafing
Kiska installations, the enemy has
been strengthened by mixed squa-
dron of single and double float
type Zero fighters.
Officers here said the reinforce
ments were made In an apparent
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

and Phillip and Dennie. Bye,
twins, escaped uninjured as flames
raced through the building. Crosby
was at nearb" golf course club
house at the time.
Investigators said the flames ap-
parently started from a short-cir-
cult of Christmas tree lights while
Mrs. Crosby and the children were
removing ornaments from the tree,
located in the children's play room.
While the Crosby family raced
next door to the nome of Bing's
brother, Larry, to summon the fire
department, the blaze spread rapid
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

attempt to land desperately-need-
ed supplies. The japanese sue
ceeded in docking two cargo ships
in Kiska harbor, despite attacks
in the vessels by American planes
in the Andreahof islands.
Navy communicates reported Am
erican planes scored five hits on
the ships without loss last Thurs
day, and again attacked the ves-
sells Friday, downing one of six In
tercepting Zeros)
American pilots, however. said
they believed both ships were so
bodily damaged they may have
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Draft Evader Aide
Sent TO Prison

LOS ANGELES. Jan. :. UP)-
Sgt. George ComrCe, convicted of
accepting brides TO help draftees
dodge sclectivc service, was sentenced
to seven ..ears Ia iedral penitentiary
today by Federal Judge Ben Harri-
so2.
If this had happened in any 9TH
CIR country, you would have been
shot, Judge Harrison told Comroe.
you are not only guilty of &C
cepting brides but you also have
violated your oath as soldier Your
conduct was as nearly traitorous as
possible"
Comroe was found guilty of in
structing men called up for physi-
cal examination to pretend they
were either anti-social or alcoholics
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

conform with the amended Pacific
Coast shipbuilding and ship repair
sterilization agreements and to an
Immigration measures adopted and
generally operating in the San
Francisco, bay area"
Copies Of the telegram went to
the officers and membership of the
East Bay Union of Machinists. Oak
land. Calf; officers and member
ship of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists, San Francisco.
and to two business agents of the
union at San Francisco, Harry Hook
and E. F. Doing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Junior COLLEGE
Claims Record

Former students and graduates
of Central Junior college now in
military service number 1873 and
their rank runs from private to
lieutenant colonel.
A total of SO of the men already
have commissions, Dean Glenn Kief-
fer of the junior college said Mon
day. He declared that no school of
similar size in California could ap-
proach the record made by the Gen.
trail Junior college group.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

ly. In less than 40 minutes the two
story southern Colonial mansion
was Quilted
Mrs. Crosby was able to save only
one or two fur coats, somewhat the
worse for smoke. A huge pet dog was
led to safety by a volunteer fire
warden. A total loss was Crosby's
priced trophy room, one of his
greatest prides.
Damage was estimated at between
100000 and 100000. -Four fire
companies battled the flames, which
attracted hundreds of spectators.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Valley Paratroop
Star Visits Here

Sgt. Jerry Murphy. member of
Uncle Sans parachute troops and
fifth from the top Of the list in
the number of jumps made, is
home for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Murphy of I'm
perial.
He has five more jumps to make
for the United States record. The
highest jump he has made was o.
COO feet and the lowest was 27J
feet. Recently Sgt. Murphy was
stationed at Fort Bragg. NC, and
on January IA must report in New
York. While in the service Sgt
Murphy has earned five medals fol-
his ability as a sharpshooter.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

CdpJuic VI MOluOh, hCJ CAIy W CiiC
oil-laden Grozny district of the
Caucasus, that the Red army had
developed another devastating drive
which probably would blast the
Nazis' dream of Selling the Cau-
casuS oil once and for all.
That offensive continued in force
today as the resurgent Russians
battered their way across the Cau-
casus and threatened Adolf Hit
ler's hordes on other fronts.
TUNISIA STATEMATE
The Germans apparently were
faring batter in Tunisia. however.
A dispatch from Allied North At
rican headquarters disclosed that
German tank forces were attacking
French forces heavily near Fon-
douk, in the general area of SouSSe.
The Germans scored successes at
first. but later reports said French
infantary and cavalry, supported by
American planes and anti-tank
guns, were turning back the enemy.
The Russians, in their blow at
the southern end of the 1100-mile
Soviet battlefront. apparently had
bolted c3 miles from Mozdok to
Prokhadnaya.
AXIS ARMIES PERILED
The Russian success did more
than put the oil supplies farther
ous of the reach of the Germans
It threatened to split the Axis ar
mics in the Caucasus and 1t severed
both arms of the RostOv-Baku rail-
road
There was an unbroken series OF
Russian gains on six battlefronts all
the way from Velikie Luki in the
north to Mozdok. The Germans
threw in more reserves south and
southwest of Stalingrad, including
5000 of Adolf Hitlers best SIS
troops, but the Russians smashed
them and captured additional VII
lagos.
ROMMEL TO STAND
Marshal Erwin Rommel's retreat
ing Afrika Korps. reinforced by
Stuka dive bombers. apparently was
considering attempting stand at
Wadi Fem Fem, a dried-up water
course ITO miles east of Tripoli for
weeks. ran into some opposition
from the Stukas and it was re-
ported that a fairly strong AXIS
rear guard was holding Wawi Fem
Fem. Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery had taken the main body of
the British Eighth Army as far
Continued on Page g. Col. A.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

sent the IOIIOWlng telegram 10 uflIOn
officials and the members of two
locals:
Il am informed by army. navy,
and maritime commission that &C
tions of your union are seriously
interfering with vital war produc-
ton and have delayed shipments of
men and supplies to fighting fronts
because contrary to the action of
practically all other labor you have
refused to abide by agreements for
work on Saturdays and Sundays and
to comply with measures establish
ed to prevent unnecessary migra-
ton of labor. You are directed to
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4.-tUP)
Federal Jrlge Martin I. Welsh to-
day leveled $3.50 in fines against
eight fruit and vegetable packing
corporations and individuals on
charges of violating antitrust laws
and price fixing.
Thirty-seven other defendants
previously pleaded nolo contendere
in Sacramento and were fined ST.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04

sunk.
The first dogfight since the Jap
anese were aerially reinforced &C.
Cured Dec. 80, when two flights
OF fighters escorting medium bomb
ers clashed with nine Zeros over
Reynard Cove on the northeast
coast of Kiska. The Japanese
pilots found that our bombers. as
well as our pursuits, we're able dog
fighters.
American losses In the fight. the
navy announced. were two Light
ming" fighters and one mitchell
medium bomber. One japanese
fighter plane was destroyed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
WOMAN ARRESTED
IN ARSON CASE

VENICE, CAL, Jan. 4-UP)-
Mrs. Irene Stockdale, so, was ar
rested toda, on SUSPICION of arson
in connection with a fire in a
two story apartment house last
night in which two men were burn
ed to death and four other persons
were injured.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
NEVADA GOV. WON'T
ASK EXTRA POWERS

CARSON CITY, NEW, Jan. A
tUF)-Pledging himself not to seek
extra ordinary powers because of
the war emergency and to con-
tinue Nevada's traditional policy of
cor servatism, f. p. Carville, fiji
teenth &C rnor ca Nevada, today
took the oath of office for his Sec
ond term.
Simplicity and so'emnity marked
the ceremony in the supreme court
room of the state.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
FIR Cracks Down
On Bay Unionists

WASHINGTON, Jan. A. (UP)-President Roosevelt
today ordered memt of the International Association
Machnsts (AFL) interfering with vital pro
ducton' in San Francisco Bay shipyards.
The White House announced that the President hao
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Becomes
Calf. Governor
Brief Inaugural Follows Is+ Session
OfNew Legislature; Republicans Take
Back State Control After Four Years

SACRAMENTO, JAM A. (UP) Earl Warren, both
governor of California inaugurated late today after
the 5th legislature convened for anticipated short
session to be devoted chiefly to the states wartime prob
lems Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson the California
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Fire Cuts Home
Of Bins Crosby
p FIRE GUTS-12

I
HOLLYWOOD Jan. 4. (UP)-Film Crooncr Bing Cros-
by's palatal 2O-room home only smoko-back ened
shell today following fire which Quilted the structure
last night
Mrs Crosby and their four children Gary 9 IndsaY 4
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
Russians Closing
On Enemy at Key
Railroad Center
Maxi Dream Of Selling Vital District
Blasted by Stunning New Soviet Drive
To Split Axis Armies, Sever Lines
BY UNITED PRESS =

Russian forces driving the Germans back from the rich
Caucasus oil fields, closed in Monday Prokhadnaya
rail center of Mozdok and the fall of the strategio
city appeared imminent 1t became apparent with the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
lie Stumpcd the Army
lie Confessed

lie Confessed
Chief of fClicc Tex GcrncliSon
OF Holtvillc appeared at the county
Jail in Ell Centre Monday all
dressed r'p for a trip to Sen Diego
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
End Valley Plane Crash
Takes Lives Of Filters
From Marine Air Station
Undetermined Number Killed as Craft
PIummets to Earth While Returning
To Field; Navy Wi+hhoIds Details

plane returning to the Ell Centre marine air station
late Saturday afternoon developed motor trouble and
crashed three miles OF the camp with all board the
second such plane accuent in Imperial Valley in week
Details of the fatalities withheld by naval officials
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-04
R AMsl!Ne
Double Crossed

Double Crossed
The women at the Ell Centre free
canteen for servicemen became an
noyed with a sliding door that con-
tinually fell off its rightful track
in front of a cupboard and landed
with bang on the floor. That
door, with the senseless stubborn
ness of such things, always picked
the busiest times to act I'd. SANTA
ton demanded that certain utensils
be kept in the cupboard, things
that were called for several times
on every shift.
They became so weary of the re-
bitterly to Howard P. Meyer, pres
ident of the FL Centre Servicemens
Recreation council and head man
of the committee supposed to look
after equipment at the canteen.
The other night Meyer breczcd
into the contcen.
where's Iiat falling door you
women are fussing about?" he
asked. The women pointed SILENT
ly TO the door that had SO tried
their patience.
There's nothing the matter with
y that door," said Meyer in the tone
the male uses when putting wom-
en- in their places. You just don t
know how to work it," He gave
the door a shove.
: at fell to the floor with its usu-
al clatter.
Well" sputtered Meyer, when it
falls out, put it back. That's an
easy thing to do
But it wasn't.
While the women grinned in that
annoying way they have when put
ting men in their places, Meyer
knelt in front of the door and tink-
cred and tinkcred and tinkered.
lie Stumpcd the Army
Leave it to Big Jim tWindy)
Dawson to cause the army trou-
BILE.
That massive Ell Centran reached
Fort Macarthur safely but there
his good luck stopped. He can't
leave camp because there isn't a
uniform big enough for him.
How about a barrel?