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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23
Weight Advantage, Style Beats
California Middleweight Hope

..rw work.. N.Y.-tSpecial to
~, n',,oit Tribune)--A Madison
IT,. D Garden crowd Of $500 saw
s'soruIas number two hope
s, ls' wilson. lose to Jacob bl La
49, 49, LaMotta is the Bronx
'SlI,vsIrht who won an undis-
~ a.rislon from Detroit's jim
!. Edgar on New Years day.
~, who witnessed the La
.,.s.'wIlson fight were OF the
'''.,,, that Jackie made two mis-
u. n his ten-round semi-fnal
IN LaMotia Wilson. an
INV sergeant from Mitchell
r.n conceded sixteen pounds 10
4. ,I,sl. LaMo,ia weighth 16l
',.,d. against Wilson's 145.
n, was his first mistake. Then
ruru lst LaMoita wage the kind
\ urorthOdox fight IN which ne
FtislIlss
r,vOtts. a az 10 underdog In
4. netting. went quickly about
N, work Of hammering his way
n +, popular and undisputed de-
kdor.
| ouly IN the first, second and
NJ sessions did Wilson show
advantage. LaMctta carried
a every round Wilson found
la. difficulty in shaking him
n
Had Wilson made the kind OF
NH 10 which he is best suited,
smr.rangs encounter in which his
bhrp.shooilng could have been
brought into play, another result
kmblless would have been re-
|ried. As It was. Wilson was
hSt only TO keep his foe at bay
h he first three rounds.
Alter that l.aMotta plodded
kutily to close quarters. ham
krsd the body and head with
|hn hands. Al times he had Will
Im IN full flight. and at other
tnss be peppered Wilson with
tssi or landed full-arm clouts OF
! awkward left
The battle was hard fought ev-
BY second Of the way.
The record OF Jackie Wilson up
b The LaNoiia fight has been
'sry good He has engaged IN
|ren contests. three OF them as a
'rldler. one against Bernie Miller,
FAom be kayoed in eight rounds.
NE other With Cocoa Kid. whom
b cuipclnied in ten rounds. And
ast Fridays bout with Jacob
LaAoiia which he lost. This up
YET 10 The betting fraternity was
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23
A Tribute To The Famed
Scientist Of Tuskegee'

DR. GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, the beloved
~ genius who discovered unsupported riches in
the impoverished soil Of Dixie, died January fifth
after long illness.
One of the worlds outstanding ohemurgic scion
fists, DR.. Carver developed 800 products from the
lowly peanut, creating s600OO,0OO year indus
try. From the pecan he evolved 60 products, from
the sweet potato 12S. From Alabama clay DR.. Carver
produced 80 beautiful, lasting colors-one blue
whose secret had been lost for centuries He also
discovered peanutoiI therapy for infantile par
slysis And he found time to paint over 100 pictures
Dr. Carver refused $4,000 annual salary to work
with Thomas A. Edison at MenIo Park = and
100000 year offer from famous commercial
laboratory For his loyaties we're FIRST last and al
ways with the Tuskegee Institute, where he lived
and worked over 40 years.
Among the numerous honors bestowed on DR..
Carver were: A Fellow Of the Royal Society of
Great Britain for Encouragement of Arts, Manu-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23

uproar. AZ the end OF the first
quarter both teams had points
each. AT the end OF the tad
quarter the Omega team had pull
ed away from the Nacirema team
by II points. In the fourth quar-
ter the Nacirema team began 70
close up this 14-point leai with
only half-minute to 20. .'he
Nncirema team sunk a long one
to move In the lead by two
points. With only a few seconds
T. go, Evans swlshed in long
one to tie things up In the three
minutes overtime the fast moving
Omega team scored seven points
In quick succession to over-power
the fine Nacirema team by a
score OF As TO 43.
Next weeks games will bring
together at 1880 pm. the Naci-
rema and Beefers teams. at s so
p m. the Kappa and Omega
teams
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23
BOXING NOTES

Nat Fleisher. famous authority
on boxing and editor OF Ring
Magazine. stated this week that
boxing will have to call upon
the youth OF the land. boys below
the draft age. II the sport is to
continue throughout the duration.
With boys OF Is being sent to the
camps. the field Is being rapidly
depleted OF its lighting men. Box
Ing commissions throughout the
United States. taking the bull by
the horns. are appealing TO the
state legislatures to grant per-
mission for change OF the legal
age OF boxers. from IS years TO
sixteen. In some quarters there Is
bound TO be some criticism. but
on the whole. the American pub
lie Is willing TO concede that n
lad OF Is can be taken into the
armed forces II won't harm TO
prepare him for the tough life
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23

ahead by permitting him to en-
gage In the art OF self defense
professionally at sixteen. Those
close to boxing. Fleisher added.
view such a change as life
saver for the sport.
We noted In looking over box
Ing news from coast.to-coast that
a New York sports writer stated
that after Jimmy Blslns New
York debut In Madison square
Garden over Lee Savold that BIy.
lns was overrated.
Il wonder how the Negro ever
In anybody's name managed TO
whip fighters OF Bob Pastor and
Mauriello's caliber back in his
home town. Cleveland" the writer
stated. "Indeed those patrons
who managed 10 stay awake.
wished that the highly touted.
o,er-stuffed light heavyweight had
remained home as the fight sent
historians scurrying to their H.
btaries in search OF a heavy
weight light that could match the
dullness OF the efforts put on
exhibition by these principals"
Bivins. the writer went on 10
say. came to New York heralded
rs lion. ms his string Of victories
would indicate. fougnt like
lamb. and Savold content 10 grab
md grope through the ten rounds.
The fault was mainly Sav0ld's
reluctance to lead.
Jake LaMotta arrived IN De-
troit Monday and Immediately
started training for his bout with
Charley HAYES. scheduled for
Olympia next Friday.
He was wearing a slight dis
celebration under his right eye as
result OF his fight with Jackie
Wilson OF California. at Madison
Square Garden last Friday night.
LaMotta's victory over Wilson
was surprise 70 many Of the
sport fans who are supposed TO
be in on the know.
His training began with loosen
Ing up exercises on Monday. He
started boxing on Tuesday. His
Friday night meeting with Hayes
will be a real honest-to-goodness
battle.
CHALKY WRIGHT meets Sal
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23

likewise a shock TO other fans.
Wilson won from Quentin Baby
Breeze, Ceferino Garcia. Pedro
Ortega and Rudolfo Ramirez prior
10 his induction into the service.
On the same card Chalky
Wright OF Los Angles. former
world featherweight champion,
gained the decision over Joey
Peralta OF Tamaqua. Pa. in a
ten-round lightweight bout.
Wright weighed 130is pounds
ard Peralta 1876 IA. Frank Fullam
vas the referee. The judges were
Jimmy Kearns and George Le-
Cron.
Wright. who was sprIngy. alert
ard fast. outboxed and outpunch-
cd his rival in the first two
rounds. His darting left lab and
sneaky left hook at long range
flashed into Peralta's face or
crashed against Joey''s head re-
peatedly and Chalky's bobbing
bead presented an almost impos-
sible target.
A left hook to the Jaw almost
upset Peralta in the third session
as Wright continued 10 Outlook
end outpunch his rival. In the
fourth round. too Wright pressed
the attack and did most OF the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23

facturers and Commerce; Spingarn Medal; Roose.
welt Medal for distinguished service in the field of
science; bronze plaque for brilliant achievement.
awarded by the International Federation Of Archi-
tects, Engineers, Chemists and Technicians And
last summer Henry Ford built laboratory in
Dr. Carvers honor at Greenfield Village
Dr. Carver believed the date of his birth was in
1864. Born of slave parents-kidnapPed by night
riders when he was small boy : he was ran
somed for broken-down race horse BY the man
whose name he bore Because Of his honesty, he
was called George Washington. His childhood was
lonely and introspectiveand his efforts to get an
education met with every handicap He attended
grammar and high school in Minneapolis, Kansas
went to Simpson College three years = and re-
ceived his Bachelor and Masters degrees in agri-
culture from Iowa State College The college pres
ident called him the most brilliant student he had
ever known.
Plans are now under way to make the birthplace of
George Washington Carver national monument
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-01-23

cHALKY WRIGHT meets Sal
Bartoa in Boston. Mass.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
Scion Approval Of
RUM PlaH, Defeat
To Administration
Republicans Predict That
Plan VIII Be Passed By
House Without Farley

WASHINGTON, May Is.
(UP)-H ouse Republican
leaders predicted today that
the senate approved Ruml
plan for total forgiveness of
1942 taxes would be adopted by the
house without resort to a compro-
mise Senate-house conference.
Democratic Leader John McCor-
mack of Massachusetts said that the
bill probably would not be brought
up in the house until Tuesday. That
appeared to be satisfactory to Re-
publicanS who have called meet
ing of their leaders Monday to map
parliamentary strategy
MAJOR DEFEAT
The senate vote last night-49 to
so for the Ruml plan-WaS major
defeat for the administration. 1t
had sought to rally full Democratic
support for a Is per cent forgiveness
plan by Finance Chairman Walter
F.. George. D.. Ga, but 18 Demo-
Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
Applications for
Gas Books Due

In order to prevent delay in the
issuing of new "B" and &C" gasoline
ration books El Centre ration board
officials have requested persons
holding such books that will ex-
pire at the end of May or first part
of June to make applications FOR
supplemental gasoline for the new
period at once.
Mrs. Margaret Foster, board sec
retary, said Saturday application
blanks may be obtained at service
stations. She said the books that
are in Use now may be turned in to
the board when new books are
granted
Mrs. Foster also said that her Of
flee is in receipt of ceiling prices
for secondhand washing machines,
vacuum cleaners and bed springs.
The ceilings apply to individuals
making transactions in this type of
equipment as we'll as firms. Prices
are on file at the ration board Of
flee and may be seen there.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
Truck, Span Burn
Near Winter,aven

WINTERHAVEN, May Is. - A
highway bridge over a dry wash
five miles west of here burned Fri
day along with a truck and trailer
which collided on the bridge with
an army dump truck which was
towing another truck, highway pa
trolmen said.
The army equipment driven by
James Bell, 81. of Camp Young,
started to pass tar heating equip
ment used in mending a hole in
the bridge. A loaded truck driven
by Luicen Serventi, 80, Yuma, was
said to have tried to pass the army
truck at the same time. Seventi's
truck struck the guard rail and
plunged into the wash. Seventi's
truck and the bridge burned. The
army equipment and the tar-burn-
ing equipment were slightly dam
aged highway patrolmen reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
0PA Asks Chains
To Lower Prices

WASHINGTON, May Is UPp-
The Office of Price Administration
today requested group of the
largest retail food distributors TO
hold their prices on meat at least 10
per cent below the new dollars
and-cents ceilings which go into
effect Monday.
The request was described By OPA
as temporary. pending discussions
which may lead to a special pricing
class tor large-volume outlets. 1t
applies to sales of beef, veal, lamb,
and mutton.
Stores affected include the At
lantic & Pacific Tea Co, SafeWay,
Kroger, First National Stores,
American Stores, the National Tea
Co., Colonial Stores, Jewel Tea Co.
Grand Union Stores, Food Fair
and Bohack's.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
Youths
Escape
Death
Car Driven by
High School Boy
She ars Off Pole

Four Central Union High
school students suffered in
juries early Saturday when
a car in which they were rid
ing went out of control a
mile west of Seeley, struck a power
pole carrying a $4,000 volt trans
mission wire and a 5000 volt dis
tribution wire, and travelled SO feet
before it came to a stop.
Rosemary Rice, II, had several
teeth knocked out and Martin Eu-
gene Dobel, IT, also lost several
front teeth, highway patrolmen said.
Howard Pipes, l3, suffered a chest
injury, and Kathleen Kieffer, II,
suffered cuts and bruises.
ATTEND DANCE
The Toung people were said to
have been riding around after at
tending the Junior-Senior prom at
/ the high school in Ell Centre. High
way patrolmen we're of the opinion
that Dobel, the driver, went to
sleep.
The sedan driven by young Dobel
was travelling east, officers said,
when it ran off the road. Tire tracks
showed the car sWerved along the
shoulder of the highway for 4O2
feet before striking the pole and
SO feet after striking it.
DRIVER GUARDS
A Greyhound stage driven b. A.
l.. Drochette came along soon after
the accident. He posted guards so
no one would come in contact with
the high tension wires and brought
the injured young people to hos
pital in FL Centro.
The car belonged to A. B. Cohen,
whose son, Leonard, had loaned it
to young Pipes.
Young Dobel was the only one
who had to remain in the hospital
after being cared for by a physician.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16

operation was performed in the
blackout, with troops on guard.
A second such operation occurred
before final distribution to indivi-
dual companies was achieved.
Twenty eight trucks were assign
ed to distribute rations for the divi-
sion, which numbered about $4,000
men. Operations similar to those
described above accomplished dis
tribution of ammunition, for which
there were 100 trucks, and move
ment of fuel and fabrication. for
which there were 1877 trucks. The
water supply program varies wide
ly, but often many trucks must be
assigned to haul water. Each divi-
sion has a pool of $50 trucks which
may be used to haul water, or to
augment the transportation listed
above which is regularly assigned
to supply, when distances are long.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16


Tom Fniney, district director of
the U. S. Employment Service, re-
ceived copy of a joint senate
house resolution that has been
signed by President Roosevelt relax
ing immigration regulations for
aliens who wish to enter the United
States to perform agricultural Ia
Dor.
NO INSTRUCTIONS
Finney learned that immigration
officials in this area have not re-
ceived instructions on applying the
rule as yet and as a result he tele-
graphed Washington in an effort
to expedite the delivery of instruc-
tions to immigration chiefs in Ell
Centre and CaleXico.
Under terms Of the resolution
Mexican residents as we'll as ma
tionalS of other south American
countries desiring to enter the U.
S. to work on farms shall be ex-
Continued on Page 6, Col d
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
High 0ctane Gas
OUTPUT TrebIes

CHICAGO, May 15.-tUP)-Pro-
duction of 1G0 octane aviation gaso-
line has more than trebled in the
last year, Bruce K. Brown, assist
ant deputy petroleum administra-
tor for war, said today.
He told the Dist annual meeting
of the American Institute of Chem
lists that before Pearl Harbor there
were about a dozen manufacturers
of 10G octane gasoline operating %
plants with an estimated total ca
pacity of 10000 barrels daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
Secret Radio in
Italy Calls for
kazi Expulsion

LONDON, May Is. (UP)-
A clandestine station identi-
flying itself as Radio Milan
of the Truth called upon the
Italian people today to throw
the Germans out of Italy before an
Allied invasion hits the nation.
Here speaks the free Italian
people" said the station in its first
broadcast heard here. Throw the
Germans out . Away with agents
of foreigners"
The call came amid new reports
of Italian preparations to guard the
country'S long Shoreline, and of
killings, arrests, riots, and resistance
to Nazis throughout occupied Eur
ope.
SENATE MEETS
Radio Rome, in a broadcast heard
by Exchange Telegraph, said the
Italian senate held six-hour ses-
sion yesterday to figure out how to
defend the country and received re-
ports that nine italian divisions had
been lost in Africa along with six
generals and SO colonelS.
A report from Premier Benito
MuSsolini's war ministry told of
plans to guard the coasts with mo-
bile corps and emergency measures
to discipline the home front. 1t ad-
mitted a landing might be made
because Italy hasn't enough of a
navy to defend it, and 1880 airmen
were lost in Africa.
A spokesman for the Polish refu-
gee government said Polish patriots
assaSsinated a Colonel Schultz, Ges-
tapo agent in Warsaw and one of
Continued on Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
JAPS HINT AMERICAN SUCCESS ON ATTU
TWO BURN TO Death IN Ell centric FIRE
Playing Both Ends
AGAINST Middle

A FLYING FORTRESS BASE
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND,
May 15.-UP)-The boys fea-
turned in this story are so
burned up about it that they
won't permit the use of their
names.
They were navigator and
bOmbadier in Fortress with
the additional jobs of manning
the pair of guns i'm the nose.
During Fridays raid on Kiel
both ran out of ammunition at
the same time. Keeping their
eyes glued on the OncOming
fighters they reached for the
floor and grabbed new ammu-
milton belt.
Both were firing away hard
when both guns jammed-si-
multaneOusly. Then they dis
covered they had picked up op-
pOsite ends of the same ammu-
milton belt.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
Govt Distributes
Food Dehydrators

WASHINGTON, May Is up
The government soon will dis
1tribute 10000 neWly-developed home
/ size food dehydrators to housewives
in southeastern states in cam
paign to preserve food that other
wise would be wasted because of
the lack of processing machinery.
The plan Wa3 revealed to a senate
agriculture subcommittee during
hearings on food production. 1t is
being delayed until priorities can
he secured on the recommendation
of the agriculture department to
the war production board.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
FurIoughs for
lnductees Longer

SALT LAX ECITY. May IS up
--Fost-induction furloughs, to al
low sclectees additional time to
Straighten out their affairs, will be
increased to ID days during June
and 81 days during July in the
ninth service command area head
quarters of Maj Gen. Kenyon A.
Joyce, announced today.
The ninth service command, en-
bracing state of California, Wash
ington, oregon, Nevada. Utah,
Idaho, Montana and Arizona, was
ordered with eight other commands
&C put the increased furloughs into
effect within specified time limits.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16

Both Tokyo and Berlin radio re-
ports gave the impression that the
japanese were preparing to ac-
knowledge the loss of Attu island,
although there was still nothing
from American official sources to
confirm it.
TROOPS OUTNUMBERED
Radio Tokyo said the American
troops greatly outnumbered the
small number OF zap occupation
forces on Attu and are engaged in
fierce and heavy fighting. The
broadcast said it was difficult to
understand why the Americans
wanted Attu except Tor prestige"
purposes-although the island
would blockade the Japanese base
at Kiska and put Northern Jap
anese islands within bombing range
of American planes.
Berlin radio quoted dispatches
from Tokya saying that japanese
would not be shaken if they suf
fered "setbacks" at the front.
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox.
at a press conference late yester-
day, left no doubt that the fight
ing on Attu is for keeps and that,
once the Westernmost island of the
Aleutians is rid of Japanese, the
tide of offensive operations will
sweep on.
Attu mountainous island
roughly 35 miles long from east to
west and 20 miles from north to
soUth-iS about 100 nautical miles
t2,O40 land niles from Tokya,
distance too great for effective
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16

Die i'm
Flames
Is+ Fire De a+hs
In Z Years Here
Occur Saturday

Resting in an Ell Centre
mortuary Saturday were the
scorched bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Felipe Companio, VIC
Tins of an early morning
fire that destroyed their tiny, one
room home at PIT East State street.
Apparently asleep when the blaze
broke out shortly before / o'clock
Saturday morning, the man and
woman either suffocated or burned
to death within the confines of the
house, Fire Chief C. S. Reed said.
The bodies were removed from the
smouldering ruins of the cottage
after firemen had eXtinguished the
burning embers. Reed said an in
vestigation showed that the man
had apparently attempted an es-
cape for he was found on the floor
with his feet near a door.
TRIES TO HELP
A brother of Mrs. Companio, who
was sleeping out of doors in the
back of the house, made an effort
to save the couple as soon as smoke
escaping from the structure aWak-
ened him. Finding both doors of
the cottage locked from within, he
found an axe in the yard and with
1T managed to break open one door
Flames that poured out of the
opening drove him back, however,
and he was able to do little but
assist firemen upon their arrival.
Reed said youth from Meloland
notified both fire stations of the
blaze, stopping first at the East
Side station and later at the central
station. He reported only grass was
burning, however, as he viewed the
fire from the highway as he drove
toward Ell Centre. Equipment was
sent to the scene from both stations,
Reed said. Although the fire origin
OF which was never determined, did
not last long, it was after 3 am.
before an investigation was COM
pleted by a coroner,
LIVE THERE SEVERAL YEARS
The Companies had resided there
for several years. He was the father
of two small children who live in
San Diego, police were informed
Companio was 40 years old and
his wife was 48, according to infor-
nation obtained by firemen.
Fire Chief Reed said the tragedy
marked the first fire deaths in Ell
Centre in two years.
Funeral plans have not yet been
completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16
z Girls Identify
HoItviIIe Man

A group of young Holtville girls
Saturday morning identified r. M
Reynolds. %, HoltvilIe, lineman for
an electric company, as the man
who had annoyed them on two diff
ferent occasions.
The girls told deputy sheriffs
that Reynolds was guilty of indie
cent exposure. One of the girls
obtained the license number of the
car in which the man had been
riding and he was traced by that
Reynolds was lined up at the
county jail with several other pris-
oners. The girls identified him in
Stantly, the officers said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16


NewSmcn visiting the center wit
messed a demonstration of how ra-
tionS are delivered under cover of
darkness which graphically illus
trated the difficult job confronting
the supply organization of a COM
bat force.
The particular demonstration con-
cerned the handling of rations for
one of the divisions, A ration is
the food required for one soldier
for one day. A division requires 40
tons daily.
The food supplies were brought in
and delivered at a railhead over
twenty miles distant. Loading one
at a time, l8 trucks brought the
food from the railhead TO a truck
head where the supplies were un-
loaded, sorted and reloaded on
trucks for the various units. This
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-16

: Other factors that seemed likely
to persuade Lewis to agree to the
boards proposal were the latters
fairly strong endorsement of one of
the miners demands-a guaranteed
six-day week-and the suggestion
that the miners might be given
some wage concessions without up
setting the administrations eco
nomic stabilization program.
Lewis had no comment to make
last night after the boards order
was announced, but at his New
York headquarters it was obvious