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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Ii. Tommy Harmon
Found After beinu
Reported Missing
Famed Football Player
Turns Up After Wreck
OF Plane Is Located

SAN JUAN, P. r., April
II. (UP) = Lieut.. Tommy
Harmon, former Michigan
football star, was reported
safe at a south American
base today after the wreckage of
his plane was found in jungle.
The announcement that Harmon
had been located was made at An
titles air task force headquarters.
Harmon was reported missing
April 8 by the War Department
which notified his parents at Ann
Arbor, Mich, that he was overdue
on a Latin American fight.
NO DETAILS
Details of the crash and Subse-
quent rescue were not yet avail
able. A board of officers will in
vestigate, it was announced.
The War Department notified
Harmon'S family on April IA that
he had not reported in from his
flight and was six days overdue
His parents refused to give up theil
23-year-old son, who had been ir
the air force only year and hac
been stationed in this area only 6
short time.
Harmon, one of footballs all
time greats, played at the Univer-
sity of Michigan in 1898. 1880 ano
1910, making all-America teams
each year as a backfield star
He set new national scoring rec
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Nazi Propaganda
Chief Warns It's
Fight to Finish
Can Be No Compromise,
Declares Herr GOebbels
To BOmb-Weary Nazis
BY UNITED PRESS

Nazi Propaganda Minister
Joseph Goebbels, in an arti-
Gle on the trials of war, told
the German people Saturday
that the struggle must be fought
to finish without compromise.
This may sound hard, but it is
So" Goebbels said in the publica-
tion Das Reich broadcast by the
Berlin radio and recorded by the
United Press in New York.
"It was possible to overcome the
defeat of 1918 only because of
series of particularly favorable de-
velopments. This could never be
repeated any more We must go this
difficult way to the end there
is no way back for us. There is not
even the possibility of a compro-
mise"
He admitted war had struck home
like a gods scourge," telling of
meeting a German boy after the
last Allied raid on Berlin who had
lost two brothers in war, his father
who died of grief and his mother
killed in the air raid.
g. We did not forget for one
single moment that millions of Ger
mans would share the fate of this
young man should we falter for
one moment e. . should we forget
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Opposition High
To Jap Relocation

agency arrested even the most
highly respected japanese in this
area. He said he then realized I'VE
could not take Chances on any OF
Them
The administration in Washing
ton had signified its intention to
move a majority" of the Japanese
now concentrated in relocation
camps to areas where they could
work at useful trades.
PLAN UPSET
The plan was temporarily upset
in California because of Gen. John
L. DeWitt's attitude that "a Jap's a
Jap" and his refusal to allow them
to be sent to coastal areas.
Meanwhile it was learned that
officials of the governments Japa-
nese relocation camp at PoSton,
Arizona removed from storage
places in Ell Centro Saturday many
effects, such as radios. refrigera-
tors, etc.. that belong to internees
at Poston. The articles will be taken
to the Poston camp for use by the
Japanese. Much of the merchandise
left in this district by Japanese
who were taken to relocation CEN
ters still remains in storage at a
Buddhist church in El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Earns ST an Hour:
Cant Family

admitted he had promised to send
for his family in two weeks, but
never had done SO. In the mean
time he broke his leg, had the
mumps, worked in defense industry,
ioined the navy, was discharged
from the navy for some reason,
and worked in industry again. His
fourth baby was born shortly aft
err he left his family. His oldest
child is years of age.
Mrs. Grant testified that she
could not leave her four children to
work away from home unless per-
mitted to take them with her. She
said she has been washing to help
feed herself and her children. She
is living in Heber.
Grant was ordered held for trial
in superior court on charge of
failure to support his family. He
is a prisoner in the Imperial coun-
ty Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
II Was Greatest
Day for Children

Friday was the greatest day in
the lives of Acacia school children
to date.
FirSt-they had the pleasure of
presenting the armed forces with a
Jeep, which was accepted by LIT. r.
o Hartman of Camp Seeley who
reciprocated by taking each child
tor a jeep ride.
Second-just as the youngsters
we're singing the air corps song,
eight planes came winging over the
school in a laundering salute of
thanks because the school pupils
had sold enough war bonds and
stamps to buy the jeep. The pilots
came from the Ell Centre Air
Training station and staged an air
show that left the youngsters
speechleSS.
The ITO pupils presented a
patriotic program Salute" as part
of the celebration.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

Receive
II
Knox Amused at
Macarthur Claim
Of Jap at

WASHINGTON, April II.
(UP) \ Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's recent appeals for
more air reinforcements and
his warning of the proximity
of big japanese naval force to
Australia today received from
Washington officials hearty
laugh and the label Exaggerated
stories
Director Elmer Davis of the Of
flee of War Information, admitting
the need for air reinforcements in
the Southwest Pacific. said in his
weekly radio review last night that
the appeals for more planes have
"lost good deal of their effect
through overStatement"
DESCRIBES ADDRESS
He described the Thursday night
radio address of Australian Foreign
Minister DR.. Herbert v. Evatt as
considerably more persuasive than
some of the exaggerated stories that
have served no particular purpose
except to give Useful material to
Japanese propaganda broadcast
erS."
Continuance of the argument as
it has sometimes been conducted
can hardly give much satisfaction
to anybody, outside Tokyo" Davis
said.
Davis did not name Macarthur
but his remarks obviously were di-
rected to the generals statement
earlier this week in which he said
that japanese naval forces "in
great strength . are within easy
striking distance of Australia"
AVOIDS COMMENT
Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox last Tuesday asserted that nc
enemy naval force of unusual
strength was gathered in the Pa
cific. At another press conference
late yesterday, Knox avoided fur
ther comment on the controversy
although pressed by reporters sew
eral times. Finally, a reporter ask
ed
"Mr. Secretary, what can you Sa.
about the japanese maintaining {
big naval force at Truk?"
Knox paused. then gave his an
Swer-a healty laugh.
Advised by another reporter tina
the headline on the story of hi
press conference was likely to read
"Knox juggleS hot potato Kno2
laughed again, and the conference
ended.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
War Weapons on
Display in &c.

A large group of modern wal
weapons was on display in down
town Ell Centre Saturday and was
being demonstrated by 10 US. ma
rines as a part of the program be-
ing staged in connection with the
April Imperial county war bono
drive.
On display was bomb truck
depth bomb. aerial torpedoes, ma
chine guns and a truck bearing ar
airplane gun turret.
The equipment was stationed or
South Sixth street, between Mair
and State, and was viewed by many
valley residents.
The devices were provided
through the efforts of Col. T. j
McQuade and Capt. Dan Mcclure
of the Ell Centre marine air train
ing station.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

ocli. DWlSilI L. DlocllilOWtl CdHtu'
the climax of the battle" for Tuni-
Sia.
More than 600 British heavy
bombers-of which SIS were lost
smashed at the Nazi arms centers
of Mannheim -Ludwigshafen and
Pilsen, home of the great Czecho-
Slovakian Skoda works, with an
estimated 1900 tons of bombs. Hun
dreds of four and two-ton block
busters battered the target areas,
but the RAF losses were the larg-
est recorded for single night.
REPORTS BOMBS
The German radio also reported
that bombs were dropped on tar
get in eastern Germany, which may
have referred to the RAF attacks
or may have meant another raid by
the Soviet air force farther east.
The battle for the last corner of
Tunisia, meantime, was largely in
a preliminary air war stage as Fly
| ing FortreSSeS and other bombers
wrecked or damaged four more Axis
supply vessels in an attack on the
Sicilian harbor of Palermo. Big
attacks on Catania, and Messina
in Sicily, and on Naples, in the
last 48 hours, also we're announced
from Cairo.
DOWN 10 PLANES
During the "a hours ending Fri
day evening, the Western Desert
air force shot down IL Axis planes,
making a total bag of 10 planes
for the Allies, it was announced.
The Allied air attacks and sub
marine operations have destroyed
approximately so per cent of all
supplies which the Axis dispatches
by air and sea from Italy to Tuni-
sia during the entire campaign,
Continued on Page 6, Col u
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

each Flying Fortress taking part
in any bombing operation against
Japan.
1T would take 600 tons of supplies
to put 100 Fortresses in the air over
Japan" he pointed out. 1T is the
supply problem that holds you
back"
Doolittle had forgotten in the
rush of North African developments
that the anniversary of his famous
bombing aid was approaching, When
reminded of it he checked up on
the pilots log book he keeps in a
desk drawer and said:
Yes, it was the 18th. A l3-hour
flight with one landing"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Govt Passes Old
Public Debt Limit

WASHINGTON, April l7.-(UP)
The Treasury revealed today that
the public debt passed the old linn
it of $l25.0O0,000, on April Is as
the 13,OO0,O00,0O0 second war loan
drive hit its stride.
Treasury figures showed that on
Wednesday the debt stood at $780,
694, ,254, 432 On Thursday, the most
recent date for which records are
available, it had jumped nearly
$4,000, 100000 to SIPS 5I30, ,572,225.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
ALLIES START CLIMAX OF TUN|SIA BATTLE
Assembly Bitter
In FSA Attack

SACRAMENTO, April H.
tUP)-Tbc California Assembly
today refused adoption of a res
OlutiOn memoralizing Congress
to provide adequate funds for
the Farm Security Admipistra-
ton.
The vote was 36 noes and II
ayes, following caustic attacks
on FSA activities by various
members from agricultural
areas. The resolution was
sponsored by Augustus F. Haw-
kins, Democrat, Los Angeles.
Lee BashOre, GlendOra, de-
clared California farmers do
not appreciate nor want the
FSA continued because 1--WE are
sick and tired of sOcialistic
trends of this agency" Ba-
shore said the FSA "has inter-
ferred with importation Of
Mexican labor, interferred in
production, interferred in re-
lease of farm machinery, and
been of no help whatsoever to
farmers of California :"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
CaIexico Woman
Commits Suicide

CALEXICO, April II The life
less body of Mrs. Maria Gutierrez,
As. was found Saturday in her
hotel room where she had left
note urging her son to drink the
lysol she had bought for him.
Mrs. Gutierrez, who had been in
i'll health lately, drank four ounces
of lysol, Deputy Coroner Alfred
Lyons said Her son, Thomas
Gutierrez, said his mother had
complained of pain in her
head" and had been Respondent
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Army Makes 13
Attacks on kiska

WASHINGTON, April l7.-cUP)
American army bombers carried
out a record breaking series of 13
devastating attacks on the japanese
Aleutians base of Kiska on Thurs
day. the navy announced today.
Many fires and explosions were
set off in the main camp, and plane
runway and hangar areas.
The navy also reported that lO
instead of eight raids, as previous
ly announced, were made on Kiska
Wednesday. The Americans lost
one heavy bomber by enemy anti
aircraft fire in Thursdays raids.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

'tlCe OF appear 10 Jne superior CouiC
from the judgment of the justice
court. Formal notice of appeal must
be filed within five days or the fine
will have to be paid. Mrs. Frost will
be given her choice of paying the
$40 fine or serving a day in Jail for
each 50 of the fine. The charge
against her was a misdemeanor.
GAVE DECISION
Judge John E. Simpson of Ell
Centre justice court gave his deci-
sion in his court room at 4 pm.
Friday. Mrs Frost is at liberty on
her own recognizance pending fur
ther court action.
The charge of attempted theft
was filed against Mrs. Frost after
women in charge of the flowers at
the funeral of a friend, declared
they found several of their cards
on one bouquet when each had in
structed Mrs. Frost to send an indi-
vidual floral display to the funeral
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

the first anniversary of the bombing
of Tokyo.
Doolittle, who led the raid on To-
kyo and now commands the North
west African strategical airforce,
said that the problem of hitting
Japan lis matter of bases right
now"
But when we have the bases in
China" he continued, I'VE can car
ry out attacks against Japan's in
dustrial heart, which is the only
way Japan can be defeated.
Even if we re-take the whole
southwestern Pacific, we still have
not defeated Japan"
Doolittle explained that 1t takes
six tons of gasoline and bombs for
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Must Advertise
# Books Lost

New OPA regulations governing
the issuance of ration coupons to
persons who lose their original
books require that Immediately fol-
lowing such loss owners must noti-
fly authorities and in addition car
ry advertisements in their local
newspaper for three consecutive
days asking for the return of the
books If found
The procedure was explained Sat
urday by MIS-. Margaret Foster,
secretary of the Ell Centre board,
who said the same steps must be
followed when books are stolen
from their owners
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Paralysis Victim
Taken to SD.

Jackie Derrick. 5-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Derrick, who
live west of the Westside school. is
in San Diego taking treatment for
a slightly stiffened arm resulting
from infantile paralysis.
The youngster, a child of pre-
school age. has been Ill but 1t was
not discovered that he was suffer-
ing from infantil paralysis until
it was noticed there was slight
paralysis of his upper right arm.
All persons VINO had been in con-
tact with the boy during his illness
were isolated by health authori-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
War
Affects
Gro ps
Flax Acreage in
Valley Goes up;
Be cts 60 Down

Effects of the war on agrl-
culture in Imperial Valley
were graphically revealed i'll
the annual crop survey re-
leased Saturday by the I'M
perial Irrigation district.
Flax, great wartime crop,
showed marked increase in plant
ing in the valley this year when
compared to the district survey of
1912 The flax acreage this year
was 144,6l8 acres while the last
years total was 106,071 acres, an
increase of 38,547 acres. The sugar
beet total this year was 1881 acres
as compared to last years total of
8,4Ol, a drop of 80 acres this year.
The alfalfa acreage also dropped
down. The total was 114,085 acres
this year apd 1886 last year. La
Dor shortages and transportation
difficulties were believed to be re-
sponsible for the drop.
INTERESTING COMPARISON
One of the most interesting COM
parsons between the surveys of
this rear and last were the figures
showing the number of acres operat-
ed by the owners and those operat-
ed by tenants. Fifty per cent of the
farms now are operated by the own
ers. Last year only As per cent
we're operated by the owners of the
land
The total number of acres crop
ped this year was 369,257 while last
year the total was 370,786.
Field crops planted this year to-
tailed 308,175 acres and last yeal
totaled 297,239 acres. The garden
crop total this year was 54,738 and
last year was 66471. The perma-
nent crops totaled 6,344 acres this
year and 7,076 acres a year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

Ignoring his wife and his four
small children whom he had not
seen since December, 194l, Leslie
Grant, 25, Friday in Ell Centre JUS
tice court told how he sometimes
had earned SIPS an hour and some
times $l.3O an hour, sent his fam
lily in Imperial Valley only a few
dollars from time 20 time. and had
permitted another woman to pay
his room rent in a Stockton hotel.
He said he left his family in
Brawley in December, 1941, and
went to Stockton to get work. He
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Yank Subs Account
For ] jap Ships

WASHINGTON, April 17.-tUP)
American submarines have sunk
five more japanese ships and DAM
aged two others in Pacific and far
eastern waters, the navy annoMc-
ed today.
Among those sent to the bottom
were large supply ship, two me-
dium sized cargo carriers, a large
mine layer and small patrol yes
sci. The damaged included a de-
stroyer and a medium sized trans
port.
These sinkings raised to 1853 the
total of Japanese ships sent to the
bottom since the outbreak of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

in his second, third and fourth
years; played basketball In his Ord
and fourth years; was president OF
the freshman class; was a member
of the annual staff for two years.
was In the school operetta two
years, and was In his class play for
three years. He was employed at
the Brooks market for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

included in the official dispatch.
Ensign league was a well-known
resident of Imperial. He was grad
uated from Imperial High school
in the class of 1899, and attended
junior college in Bakersfield. He
made excellent grades in school.
He played football during his third
and fourth years; played baseball
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Lee Roy league. Graduate
Of Imperial High. Missing

Ensign Lee Roy league, grad
uate of Imperial High school, and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas D..
league of that city, Saturday was
reported missing in action.
His name was included in the
list of the missing that the United
States Navy made public in WASH
ington, DC. No other details were
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Advice, Not Work

Advice, Not Work.
Bill (Apollo' Outlook was obServ-
ed on He'll avenue one day this
week handing out lot of free ad-
vice on how to cultivate a Victory
garden. Another civic CD duty for
him.
1t was noted that Outlook
donated a world of advice but fail
cd to donate any work. In fact
it was conversation and not muscle
be was throwing around.
Outlook lives on SandalWOod
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Copt. Clark Gable
Now in England

A FORTRESS BASE IN ENGLAND, April H. UP)-
Capt Clark Gable former arrived today the
European theater of operations.
He interviewed at a bomber base while watching
American Flying Fortresses coming in from raid and
didn't exactly when:.
watched landings silently
attentively the
the
Gable make their
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Florist Guilty Of
Attempted Theft
Judge imposes Fine Of $40 or Ten
days in Jail; Attorney Gives Notice
Of Intent to Appeal Court Verdict

Mrs. Media Frost Ell Centre florist Friday afternoon
was found guilty of attempted theft in connection with
furnishing of flowers for Calexco funeral.
Payment of the $40 fine imposed by Judge John E.
Simpson was withheld after her attorney gave verbal
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Must Bomb Nj ps to
Win-J. DooIittIe

ADVANCED AIR HEADQUARTERS, North Africa,
April II. (UP)-Japan can be defeated only by attacks
on Japan itself and American heavy daylight precision
bombers do the job Maj Gen. James H. Dooittle said
today in an interview with the United Press the of
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
600 Raj Bombers
Hold Twin Raids
On Nuzi Industry
General Eisenhower DiscIoses Losses of
American Forces in North Africa; Says
Final Phase Of Battle Nearly at Hand
BULLETIN

attacked a in
By UNITED PRESS
The Royal air force dumped probably record tonnage
of high explosives two German industrial targets dur
ing the night and Allied arpanes hammered the Axis in
the Mediterranean again Saturday at the start of what
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
D AMBllNe
NEpoR1ER
Juvenile Volunteers

Juvenile Volunteers
We hereby vote, many, many
oleanders to Donald Pipes and Jake
Duringer for their aggressive and
systematic method of cooperating
in the war effort.
The two boys called upon Gordon
Scriven, chairman of the war bond
committee in Imperial county, and
asked permission to sell bonds from
door to door in Ell Centre.
They were provided with official
credentials bearing the seal of the
United States treasury department
which is the as,Scy I'm charge of
the bond deal in the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
Past Revealing Bureau

Past Revealing Bureau
I. Dan Southwell at meeting OF
ASpanish war veterans said he used
to know County Auditor Walter d.
Carey when Carey was cowboy in
Kansas.
Ride em cowboy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

BUTTERFLIES Angeles extra 48c; grade A cream
zoe; manufacturing milk 6jc; route gathered cream
53hc.
L. A. HAY-U. s. No. l S39-40; u. S. No. leafy
]. " $32- 32.50 No. 2 S3O.5O; Sept. flax $780,.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18
WEATHER

1aximum Friday 80, minimum Saturday 81; 5 am.
aturday 81, humidity Sc; noon Saturday 83, hu-
nidity 81; pm. Friday IS, humidity 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-18

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
Through The Two El Centre Banksl
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Sonora de Ocambo Is Guest
Of Newspaper Women's Club

ber of the Pan American Bulletin
and Miss Betsy Jager. Washington
correspondent of the Wichita Bea-
con, also were guests Of Senorita
Bernardino.
Mrs. w. E. Pattison French and
Mrs. Helen Walker Homan. guests of
Mrs. Imbrie, assisted her. Mrs.
French presiding at the tea table
and Mrs. Homan serving punch, and
other guests of Mrs. Imbrie included
Miss Margaret Fitzgerald and Mrs
William McClave Ruddock, jr.
Mrs. Nellie 1'ayloe Ross and Mrs.
Edgar Morris were among the asso-
clate members who came to meet
Sonora de Ocampo, and other guests
included Mrs. Lewis B. Scull and
Mrs. James Blaine Walker of New
York, who recently joined Mr.
Walker in Washington Mrs. Walker
is the former Miss Elizabeth Harri-
son, daughter of Mrs. Benjamin Har-
rison of New York and the late
President Harrison.
Sonora de Ocampo, who has been
the guest in this country of the
Guggenheim Foundation, will leave
Washington today for tour of this
country and will make another visit
here before returning to Argentina
to take up her duties as editor of
Sur, leading magazine of Latin
America,
Evening star., 1943-05-21
Charlotte Morris
WEEDS 1t. Whyte

Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Morris
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Morris of New York City and Wash
ington, became the bride of 1t
Joseph L. Whyte, U. S. N. r., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick J. Whyte OF
Malverne, Long Island, May 8 ir
the rectory of the Church of st
Thomas the Apostle in Washington
The ceremony, at which the Rev
Joseph M. Moran ofdciated, was at.
tended by members of the immedi.
ate families.
The bride wore a light blue dress
with navy accessories and carried a
corsage of white orchids. She was
attended by Mrs. Anne Morris
sister-in-law of the bride, and Mr.
William J. Coneys of New York
City served as best man.
Following the ceremony. a we'd
ding dinner was given at Ward
man Park Hotel for members OF
the families and a few intimate
friends. 1t. and Mrs. Whyte left
the following day for a wedding
trip to Charlottesville, Va.
Mrs. Whyte is a graduate OF
Fairmont Junior College and at
tended the New York Conservatory
of Musical Arts. 1t. -Whyte was
graduated from Brooklyn Prepare
tory School and New York Univer-
sity. He also attended st. Johns
Law School.