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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
Victory Gardens in
&c. Endangered by
Water Shortage
New Ritter System Is
Needed to Accommodate
Demand, Officials Say

Possibility that Ell Cen
trans may not be able to par
ticipate to a large extent in
the nations victory garden
program because of a limit
ed water supply loomed following
city council meeting Wednesday
night during which applications for
flat rates on water to be used for
irri9ating such gardens were tenn
porarliy rejected
Frank Birkhauser, representing
several local gardeners, appeared
at the meeting and requested the
flat rate after which Public Works
Director Walter Heinecke stated
that unless the capacity of the To-
cal plant is increased with the
installation of a new filter system,
additional drain on the city's water
facilities would prove dangerous.
5 MILLION GALLONS
At present t;.c system is able to
pump five million gallons each "a
hour period, Heinecke said, adding
that at times the drain is greater
than that. Councilmen Informed
Birkhauser that they would prob
ably know whether they would be
granted material for the construc-
ton of the new filter within 80
days.
The aldermen accepted bid from
Continued on Page 8, Col ~
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
Scharrenberg Not
On Farm Council

SACRAMENTO, Calf, March 25
-CUP)-The California Legislature
sent to Gov. Earl Warren today a
measure creating a state food pro-
duction council, but emitting an
amendment asked by the governor
to give labor voice on the coun-
Gil.
Although his recommendation
was rejected, after almost week
of argument, Governor Warren was
expected to sign the bill as it came
to him. The measure provides for
coordination OF efforts to recruit
and place farm labor.
The Legislatures final approval
of the bill came last night when
both houses adopted a conference
committee report removing the
state director of industrial rela-
tions, Paul Scharrenberg. from the
council. otherwise to be composed
entirely of farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

) S.lSllb ItbuIll lHC.
Lieut.. Ned Lee Broyles of La Cres-
centa, Calf, watched the short
lived sea battle from the air while
acting as spotter. He had been
assigned to direct the naval she'll
ing of the japanese bases.
Broyles said that from his lofty
'grandstand seat the subsequent
bombardment of the Japanese in
stallations at Munda and Villa ap-
peared highly devastating"
Broyles was aboard navy flying
boat which first spotted the Japa-
M, Warships. 1t passed directly
over them at an altitude of only
TOO feet, and promptly reported the
presence and obvious intention to
try to waylay the American craft.
After disposing of the enemy ves-
sells, the U. S. Warships moved in
for the shelling of Munda and Villa
For about Is minutes they were
under a "sloW, ineffective" fire
from japanese coastal battery and
several other guns believed to be
antiaircraft weapons.
Then Broyles charted the posi-
tions of the guns, reported them to
the surface vessels, and they were
silenced by naval gunfire in short
order
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
Must Expect Big
Losses-Stimson

WASHINGTON, March 25 up
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
today expressed confidence in AL
lied victory in Tunisia, but warned
that American forces there must
expect heavy casualties.
MANY of our boys must pay the
supreme sacrifice to maintain our
way of life," he said.
StimSon said the air war in
North Africa was heavily in our
favor and that we were shooting
down three or four Axis planes for
every one we lost.
But it must always be remem-
bered that the grim conclusive bat
ties must be fought on the ground,
he continued.
I'm this respect the Allied forces
in North Africa have more than
justified themselves against the
veteran German troops"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

;; ;dlleu Ille lOOu pTOuuCJlOIl dIlu ui,
tribution activities of the depart
ment,' the White House said, "in-
Guiding the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration, the food diStribu-
ton activities that were transfer
red to the department of agricul-
ture by the War Production Board
last December, and the requirement
of farm labor recently transferred to
the department by the war man.
power commission"
CONTINUES IN JOB
Claude R. Wickard will continue
as secretary of agriculture, but 1t
was not made Immediately clesi
what his relationship with Davis
new administration would be.
The program, however, represents
an attempt to achieve a greater
concentration of power over the
food situation. Divided authorit,
has been cited by critics as one
reason for confusion and uncertain
ty in that field.
Davis formerly was head of the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration in the department of agri-
culture.
| STILL BOARDS MEMBER
The White House said Wickard
would continue as member of the
Wa" Production Board, the Econo.
mic Sterilization Board, the Com
bined Food Board land other COM
mitees which now consume a large
portion of his time and prevent his
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
Big Steaks out.
0PA Tells Public

WASHINGTON, March 25.-'UP)
Restaurant eaters were informed
today that the tWo-poUnd sizzling
steak platter with French fried po-
tatoes or onions on the side is out
for the duration.
The Office of Price AdminiStra-
ton announced that from March
29-the date when meat and fats
rationing begins-people who eat
in restaurants will get approximate
ly the same allowance as home con-
sumers of meat, canned meat
cheese, butter, fats, oils and cam
ned fish.
OPA officials estimated this will
mean a minimum cut of rs per cent
in these rationed foods to ham,
burger stands, caves and soda
fountains, and a cut up to SO per
cent for larger restaurants and
hotels.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
L.V.Carrot Growers
Reluctant TO Use
Plan
Few Produce Men Switch
To New System; 500
Men Needed in Fields

Practical wartime econo-
mics designed to save hun
dreds of man hours of work
have gone slowly into effect
in Imperial Valleys essen
tial carrot industry, it was disclosed
Thursday, but there is still an
unWarranted labor shortage in the
harvesting process.
Tom Finney. United States En-
ployment Service director, said that
500 carrot tyers are needed in fields
to complete the harvest season by
the usual method.
Several growers and shippers have
taken advantage of a new labor
saving sTstem of preparing carrots
for market, however, Finney declar-
ed. BY moving the tops off the
edible roots, ploughing up the car
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

f1e GelepllOIleu Ille OlllCe VI SOV.
Earl Warren in Sacramento Thurs
day and was told the governor has
no plan to diSband the reserve
guard but hopes to make it a big
ger, better, and more efficiently
equipped organization. 1t always
has been understood, Heald said,
that if the federal government did
not provide c-o5iling and equip
ment for the active force of the
state guard by July l, l943, and by
that time failed to defer the men
in the active force from military
duty, the active force would be dis
solved.
A bill now pending in the legiS-
lature will provide the state guard
reserve with what they have been
wanting all the time The reserve
will not be called out of home
communities, the bill provides.
Il urge state guard members in
Imperial county to go on with their
regular drill and other guard work
as the reserve is not going to be
disbanded but will be provided with
guns, uniforms, and other equip
ment so better work will be pos
sible," Heald said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
TireQuotaFar
From Adequate

Despite a recent quota increase
in tires allotted to the Ell Centre
ration board Mrs Margaret Foster,
board secretary, said Friday that
hel office still faces a serious prob
lem as applications are mounting
rapidly each day and the quota for
all types of tires has been ex-
hauSted.
Most alarming is the condition
that exists in the case of Grade 3
tires. The March quota was ex-
tremely low for this brand of tire
and recent check-up revealed that
applications exceeded the allotment
by 375. A new allotment was not
anticipated until April, Mrs. Foster
said
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

While graphing with the Eighth
army at the Mareth line, Rommel
apparently had to scatter his
strength to meet other Allied forces
closing in on his position in south
Tunisia
Behind the lines American Liber-
ators struck telling blow at AXIS
communications to Africa with a
daylight raid on Messina, Sicilian
port of embarkation 1t was de-
scsibed as one of the most success
full of the war on the Axis base.
CONVOY IN PORT
The German radio reported that
140 Allied troop transports and
tankers, the British battleship NAL
a@a, two aircraft carriers and five
cruisers we're in port at Gibraltar
a potential sign of further big scale
action in the Mediterranean zone
in concert with the Tunisian battle.
Moscow reported that the Red
Continued on Page 8. Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

cluded from the area of the western
defense command under DeWitt's
orders on Last Dec 90. On Jan. ID,
his suit stated, he was permitted to
remain pending hearing in the
Mankind United case.
The complain charged that De-
Wits orders were unconstitutional
and violated the First, Fifth and
Sixth Amendments.
Is ARRESTED
FBI agents last Dec. 18 announc-
ed the arrest of Is leaders of MAN.
kind United on conspiracy to violate
the sedition laws. Wilcox was
among those arrested in raids in
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San
Jose and San Diego.
Mankind United, headed by Ar
thur L. Bell, known as THE Voice"
was accused of fostering pro-Japa-
nese beliefs and of urging its fol-
lowers to refuse military service.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
y AMBl|Ne
(\EpoR1ER
Cooking Note

Cooking Note
T. d. Mccall must have been hun
cry when he wrote TO RR suggest
ing that we start a colmn of old
fashioned food recipes. It'd. thinks
such a column would strike it red
hot in these rationing times.
For instance" It'd. wrote
"moderns don't know that green
corn on the cob can be barrelled in
brine that will float a fresh egg,
and kept for use when wanted
Take it out of the brine, soak it
overnight to take the salt out, and
have roastin ears any old time.
What old-timers know might
come in mighty handy now"
OK, I'd, here we go. The COL
umn is started All we need is
some recipes.
But wait a minute What would
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
Brown
Warns
Pu bIiic G.
Passing Farm Bills
May Ruin Economy
Plan. Direc+or Says

WASHINGTON, Mar. 25.
(UP)-Price Administrator
Prentiss M. Brown said to
day that enactment of the
Pace and Bankhead bills in
creasing the prices of farm COM
modities would result in a COM
plete breakdown of the price and
wage stabilization program.
Brown said the proposals would
raise the retail price of foods be-
tween II and Is per cent, increase
the annual food budget of con-
sumers by ,750,0O0000, and cost
the government an additional ST.
250,000000 year.
ELIMINATE PAYMENTS
The Bankhead bill proposes to
eliminate benefit payments in COM
putting parity and fixing ceiling
prices for agricultural commodities.
The Pace bill would require the in
clusion of all farm labor costs in
computing parity prices.
Brown said he had given "the
most careful consideration to the
Pace and Bankhead bills" and had
concluded that the Pace bill would
raise parity prices of farm products
by ID per cent. In the course of
time this increase, he said, would
drive up retail prices of food 10A
per cent and add more than $2,333,-
100000 to the consumers annual
food budget. He said it would in
crease the governments expenditure
for food by about S750,000,000 a
year.
FORCE UP PRICES
Enactment of the Bankhead bill,
he added, would force up the price
of sugar by a cent to cent and
a half a pound, the price of bread
by cent a loaf, and the price of
familr flours by 18 per cent. He
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
Desert Training Served
Purpose Well in Africa

OAKLAND, Calf, March 25.-
CUP)-Maj Gen. Alvan c.. Gillem,
Jr, commander of the Second Ar
mored Corps, said today the les
sons in tank warfare learned during
maneuvers on the California desert
last summer have been applied
against the enemy in North Africa.
Gillem described to the Oak
land Rotary club how defects in
American tank tactics, equipment
and procedure we're remedied under
simulated battle conditions and in
desert temperatures that ranged as
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

high as $50 degrees.
Gen. Gillem, whose headquarters
now are at San Jose, succeeded
Maj. Gen. George S. Patton as
commander of the Desert Training
Center, the maneuvers which prov
ed a dress rehearsal for the North
Africa invasion. Gen. Patton now
is American tank commander in
the field at Tunisia.
Gillem said that for the first
time, the American armored forces
experimental in the California deS-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
ALLIES COMPEL R0MNIEL TO SPLIT F0RC|
2Tern1s Enough
Says Assemb!yman

SACRAMENTO, March 25 tUP)
The assembly rules committee
today studied resolution in
troduced by Majority Floor
Leader Sam l.. Collins, R., Full
lerton, memOrializing congress
TO pass a constitutional amend
ment prohibiting more than two
terms for the President.
Collins served i'm congress
from 1888 to 1886. His resolu-
tiOn cited that the trainers of
the constitution did not anti
ipate any President serving
more than two terms and said
President Washington set
valuable precedent by declining
a third term.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

ert with air-borne supply in serving
of armored units
Gillem told how the commanders
discovered numerous bugs" in their
tank equipment during maneuvers.
Many fires were started under
our automotive vehicles due to
carelessness in not cleaning brush
from around hot exhaust pipes. We
found that high-octane gasoline ex-
panded in the heat and overflowed
into the interior of the tanks. Some
were burned up"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
CONGRESS Views l. " Accomplishments, Problems

produce unbelievable amounts of foodstufs schedule
of which almost the exact of the seasons
the eastern seaboard
"The men and women of the valley are farmers they
Americans They will fight and they will produce in
spite of hell and high water and regulations
They remind of what Cato said two thousand
"The agricultural population produces the bravest
the valiant soldiers, and the class of people least
given to evil designs
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

The Inland Empire Edition published by the PostPress
March 10 crashed the halls of the of the Unit
ed States with its of great irrigated engag
ed in its wartime task of producing food revealed
Thursday by Congressman John Phillips.
Congressman Phillips asked for copy of the Inland
Empire Edition for every member congress deliver
ed the paper with personal note from him to all
gressnren Senator Sheridan Downey sent the papers
all senator's.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25

the annual finland Empire issue. thought you might
like to it.
"In these days when food has actually become of
the implements of and is urgently needed, it is
interesting to realize what has done the years
to bring into production of the richest valleys of the
world, probably equaed only by the valley of the Nile,
if by that.
REVERSE SEASONS
"A million of rch irrigated land below level
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
TO ALL SENATOR'S

In this manner congressman and senator's from every
state in the union able to read about Imperial Valley
and will be better informed about the problems agriculture
must meet in war-times
Congressman Phillips letter to his colleagues follows
After reading the Imperial Valley Press for March
TO- wired the publisher to send enough copies hand
to every member of the house of Representatives 1t is
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
Seaman Tells Of
Sinking Worship ps

ABOARD q. S. WARSHIP IN THE SOUTH PACE
FIC, March 10. (Delayed)-(UP) : American warships
stealing through the Soomons last Saturday to shell Mum
da and Villa sank two big Japanese ships believed to be
desroycs before they could get off than burst of
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
FDR Names New
Food Chieftuin
Chester Davis Appoin+e dHead ofNew
Division Of Del Agriculture; Will
Not Crowd Wickard from Position

WASHINGTON, March 25. (UP)-The White House
announced today that President Roosevelt has set
administrator of food production and distribution in
the department of agriculture
"The administrator will have charge of what may be
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
British 9Th Army
Holds Brid9eheod
AIsiers Reports
AII-out Siussins Match Between Nazi
Amy and Montsomery's Men Goes on
Along Mare+h Line, Reports Disclose

tUP)-Radio Aers reported tonight that
bidgehead
Tunisia that Marshal
mel had moi regained original defense positions
LONDON, March 25 (UPl-Marshal Erwin Rommel
and Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery sluggng it out
at the north of the Mareh line while American troops
intensified the threat Rommes by edgng to with
in less than 25 miles of the Tunisiap coastal road
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
!. v. Guard Will
RemQin Intact

District Attorney Elmer Heald head of the California
State Guard in Imperial county, Thursday assured all
guard members that legislation dsband the state guard
affects the active force only and in affects the
serve in which Imperial county guardsmen included
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-25
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday 81, minimum
Thurs. so; am. Thurs. 81, humid
ity So; noon Thurs. "a, humidity
10; pm. Wed. 81, humidity IA.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

People are talking about the
AT the Palm Beach
this week for two good reasons.
First. hccauSe the show itself is
better than average and second.
because Bill McCune and his or
cheStra are hastily proving they
have something there. Their mu-
sic Is solid. on the beam or what
have YOU and Bill conducts the
band in such friendly manner
that ne is bound 10 win a firm
cheering section in record time.
The gold star, however. Is given
10 his talented piano player I'd
HOcltZ, who can play a mean
boogic-woogie rhythm and then
amaze all with hlS adeptneSS al
handling the Grieg Piano Con-
CertO as written.
Opening the show are the
Mademoiselles. dressed in cute
black briefs, as they do a modern
rhythm number.
Marion Shell, radIum exotic.
does slow tap 10 "StarduSt -
and makes quite a picture as she
gracefully glidcS around in A
Star-studdcd gown, whose Tadlum
IS caught by the one dim light.
Cute Skippy Little docs some
wonderful things with a IWcy
tune and clever Jack Durand puts
some pre- ioncd balloons
through some pecullar shapcs.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

pncInhI E-lI52O Woodward TO. s-Ol2S y
hUOLDhLL Open 6;45. Jean Arthur,
/ Joel McCrea, "The More the Merrler.'
/ Joan Crawford In Reunion In France"
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
LONDON CHOP HOUSE

The strong three-ply combina-
ton OF Ethel Howe. Diam Dale
and Frank Gagen's orchestra
keeps the entertainment ball
whirling mcrrlly al the London
Chop House.
Dark-eycd Ethel. one Of the
best dressed girls IN town. keeps
eyes ahead with her throat ~
warblings on the pitfalls of love.
She's especially effective with
"All or Nothing al AL % y Have
Faith and a newcomer, Later
Tonight Ethels musical accom-
paniment is done by Frank Gagen
and his orchestra who specialize
in sophisticated arrangements Of
both old and new favorltcS.
PlNie-like Damn Dale continues
10 cnchant people with her half
sung half-talkcd dittieS that are
Of the double cnicndrC sort.
She plays her own piano accom-
paniments Diam is now appear
ng both AZ the cocktail hour and
on INTO the evening. taking the
spotlight for the lullS.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
e cOIIlpCAMichigan at Cass

TJYCnn-Hamiiton-T Tuxedo TO. s-27se r
iohLDV Open 6:15. Air-Cooled. Warner
Baxter. "Crime Doctor" Joe Z. Brown,
Judy Canova in "ChatteYbox."
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
FIDDLE PLAYER
Film Time Clock

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TELESEwS- News. short subjects, ?
m. 10 / ?. m
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

STRATF0RD-47sl W. Vernon Highway
oihnii VhD Open $50. Cooled. DIM
nerware. Mary b. Hughes, Follow the
Band" Journey Into Fear" orson Welles.
TIMC-l322l East Jefferson, at Drexei
iiNiL Open Sis. Laugh Show.
Leon Enrol "strictly In the Groove" Plus
Jean Harlow in "Hells Angels"
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Zany Personalities
0tar in Bowery Show

TWO ZANY personalities,
Happy FELTON, and Shirley Wayne
of "Hellzapopin' fame, bring their
repertoire of fast and funny dia-
logue and repartee 20 delight the
BoweTS' customers this week Both
are unusual in looks pleasing per
sonalty and talent.
Happy opens -ttrr- -hcatttre act
With fast and tobasco monoiogde
bringing in the blue routinrS with
fInesSe and q diSaming grin and
selling his 800 pounds Of iollty
for show stopping rcturnS lie
then introduces Shirley as a rag
ing and exotic beauty from Holly
wood and when the 80 pounds Of
rag baggy dead pan that is Shirley
founders down the stairs the
audience screams IN meTrimen'
She IS T. y. T. entertainment and
packing just that wallop
FIDDLE PLAYER
She plays fiddle which she
extracts from among her odd at
tire-JuSt from exactly where wc
could not determine. Shirley says
she has 10 find lt herself each
time. And the gal can really play
the fiddle. Her musical back
ground IS legitimate which is eyi-
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
Clubs HighIight Music
In Nightly Entertainment
BY COLLEEN MACDoNELL

on accordions arc offered by the
good looking BalbaHowS. Frances
and Andrea. two pert young la
dies who get plenty of laughs with
their knock-about eccentric dane
ing
Next Leo Nichols appears 10
amaze rIngSlderS with ms perfect
takeoftS Of celebrities He relies
solely on set Of mobile facial
muscles and a flexible voice 10
achieve his Impressions.
Baritone Burt Preston closes
the revue with melodies from
light opera anu IN addition
handles the master OF ceremonies
assignment It's Leonard SeclS or
CheStra making the music.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
CLUB HAYMARKET

Manuel Vicra the Cuban Tam
has ador' OF goodwill again head
lines the otherwise new show at
the Club Haymarket this week
Viera's handling Of two monkeys.
"Tippy' and "Cobina," and their
canine pals, a shepherd and an
oatsizc Great Dane, makes for
mirth-provoklng entertainment.
Slick tumblInC and fireworks
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26
SWAN SONG

Sammy Morris. cmCcelnG az a
fast pace is singing ms swan song
being due for the army shortly
The Ma1zone-Abbott Dancers dis
play their fast and exciting Apache
dances and Pat Walsh and her
Victory Girls put on two-opencrS
that are beautifully coStumcd and
prcClsioncd
Johnny King sings his patriotic
dlttcS with a vlm and a. 5 Ben
Young music.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-26

dent in her rcndluonS Of the
classics. She and Happy then
indulge the crowd in some wild
and wooIcy comedy that u would
be a crime 10 miss
Joan Barry IS still with rs and
continues 20 amaze and delight
-4-llh- Ae-Lnc- dancing specializing
ia German Illusion and WalkoverS,
unHSHai on ans stage and seldom
with such adepineSS. Hal and
Dolly DO some hilarious comedy
routlncS and Anita Jakokl turns
IN good work n aero control and
tap Others on tho biil are the
wcll-known comedians. the Dia-
nond Brothers. three fellow who
have seemingly taken vow 10
break their ncCks IN public The
crowd loves their knOCkabOut.