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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
King
Visits
Africa
George VI. Gre at
Britain S Rul er,
lnspec+s Forces

2 LONDON, June 16. (UP)
King George VI has arriv-
ed in North Africa, it was
announced today, and is in
specting Allied land, sea and
air forces before they loose upon
southern Europe what Prime Min
lister Churchill called force in its
most intense and violent form"
allied headquarters in North
Africa also announced the kings
arrival there in a communique iden-
tical in wording to the one issued
in LondonD
AXIS JITTERY
Even as Buckingham Palace dis
closed that the king had left Brit
ain for the second time in four
years of war, Axis reports said that
Allied preparations for an invasion
of Sicily appeared to be nearing
com pletion.
Premier Mussolini's own news
paper, Popolo ,D'Italia, was quoted
as saying that the Hateful hours"
for Italy had arrived with the only
choice victory or DEATH while
Sebastiano de la Scala told Italians
over the Rome radio to stand by
for invasion"
War Secretary Sir James Grigg
and Air Secretary Sir Archibald
Sinclair accompanied King George
to Nortl Africa and with him, are
visiting the British First and Eighth
armies, the Royal navy and the
Royal air force, the Palace an
nouncement said.
His Majesty welcomed this OPP
portunity of seeing the United
States armies and air forces and
the French army, with whom his
own forces have been so closely
associated in the recent memorable
victory" the announcement stated.
DECORATES EISENHOWER
During his visit, the king invested
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Su
preme Allied commander in the
Mediterranean theater, with the
insignia of a Knight of the Grand
Cross Of the Order of the Bath.
The trip was the first by the
king outside of Britain since lie
went to France aboard a destroyer
in December, 1889, to inspect the
i'll l-fated B itiSh eXpeditionary force
and Part of the Maginot line.
King George appointed five coun-
selorS of state to act for him in
his absence. They are Queen Eliza
beth and the four persons next in
succession to the throne, excluding
minors, the Duke of Gloucester
Princess RoTal Mary, Princess Ar
thur of Connaught and Lady South
eSk.
There was no immediate an
nouncement of whether the king
Continued on Page 6, Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Danger Not Over,
SAYS Nine. Chang

OTTAWA, Ont, June Is. (UP)-
Madame Chang Kai-shek told the
Canadian Parliament today that re-
cent Chinese victories had not dis
PEELED the danger to the United Ma
tions and warned that a Japanese
victory would be "the greatest
cataclysmic disaster civilization has
yet to face"
Praising the magnificent will to
resist" of the Chinese people and
army, she said the last rout of Jap
anese forces in their attempt to in
wade Chungking by the Yangtze
river proved that much can be
done with comparatively little"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16

courthouse ellJIdIlCc WllCll DCPuVJ
County Clerk Ira D. Altschul open
ed his office this morning.
Chaplin, wearing a brown buSi-
ness suit, told Altschul that he and
Miss ONeill wanted to procure a
marriage license. He filled out his
application first and Miss O'Neill
then filled cut her side of the form
NOT TOGETHER
They arranged things so that
neither of them appeared at the
desk together" County Clerk j. E.
Lewis, said.
Chaplin listed his age as Sd and
said he was born in England. Miss
O'Neill listed her birthplace as Ber-
muda and her age as 18.
Chaplin, who has lived in Holly
wood for the past 20 years, has re-
tanned his British citizenship.
Lewis said the party left immed-
lately by automobile shortly before
neWSpapermen descended en- maSSe
on the courthouse.
Miss ONeill and Chaplin disap-
peared from Hollywood last night
and had been the object of a state
wide search by newsmen since the
first news of their impending slope
ment leaked out.
The Beverly Hills mansion where
Chaplin gave Miss Joan Barry her
dramatic lessons was deserted eX-
cept for Andrew the comedians
personal servant.
Even the butler and cook have
left" Andrew said, Il came home
last night and found the place de-
serted"
Accompanying the bridal couple
were Harry Crocker, Hollywood col
umnist and friend of Chaplin, and
Continued on Page g. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Some Facts About
War Effort

WASHINGTON, June Is. up
Facts revealed i'm testimony on the
war agencies appropriation bill be-
'Ore a House appropriations sub
committee included:
The United Nations are out
producing Axis was industries at
he rate of 5000, 100000 to $685.
)00,000,000 a year.
The Office of Price Administra-
ion has eight new rationing pro-
rams i'm the mill
The war shipping fleet will be
more than doubled by the end OF
fiscal 1914.
Synthetic rubber production by
,arly fall of 1914 will be sufficient
meet normal tire demands.
The Petroleum Administration
Dlames the eastern gasoline short
lge on bad rationing planning by
The Office of Price Administration.
Many employers are giving
bootleg wage raises TO keep their
employees.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16

CHUNGKING, June 16. (UP)-A
Chinese military spokesman charged
today that the japanese had again
used poison gas in China.
He asserted that Japanese plane
dropped gas bombs on a village in
Suiyuan province May 81 and that
gas shells we're fired into Chinese
positions in ShanSi province on
June /. Casualties were caused in
both instances.
president Roosevelt has repeat
edly pledged the United States to
retaliate in kind the instant any of
the Axis nations used poison gas
against any of Americas AlliesD
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Coffee Stocks in
US. Now Normal

WASHINGTON, June 16. CUP)-
Coffee stocks have returned to nor
NAL for the first time in year,
Office of Price Administration Of
ficials disclosed today, and every
indication points to an increase in
summer coffee rations.
Rationing officials are studying
the prospects for continued large
imports with a view to determine
hcw large to make the new individ-
ual ration, which begins July l.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Restaurant Men
To Attend Meetinq

Ell Centro restaurant owners have
been requested to attend a meet
ing in the FL Centro Chamber of
Commerce next Thursday night,
June "a, at which time OPA Off
cials will explain the Use of food
certificates and outline other food
ration details.
Walter Whalen, chief food ad-
miniStrator for the San Diego OPA
district, will talk on the food GER
tificates. FL Centre ration Off
cials said it was extremely import
ant that restaurant men attend the
session.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16

Aleutians to the South Sea Islands.
Addressing a special session or
the Imperial Diet, TOTO acknoWl-
edged the American recapture OF
Attu island but fastened to reaS-
sure the delegates that "Japan's
defense in the north is still as
strong as ever"
EXAGGERATED CLAIMS
Following Tojo's report to the
Diet, Navy Minister Shigetaro Shi-
mada, in a review of war results
since Pearl Harbor, presented gross
ly exaggerated claims of Anglo
American losses.
He said the Japanese navy has
sunk 13 Allied battleships, II air.
craft carriers, 55 cruisers, Sc de-
stroyers and 1913 submarines since
Dec. Z, 1941.
In corresp spondingly gross un-
ierstatement of Japan's own battle
casualties since the start of the
war, Shimada said the Imperial
nav; had lost one battleship, three
aircraft carriers, three cruisers, 10
destroyers, IL submarines, 13 other
warccaft, 90 ships employed by
navy totaling $4,000 tons
md 878 planes. During the past six
months, he said, Japan lost 80
planes, five destroyers, three sub
marines and 33 transports
Tojo followed up with a second
report in his capacity as war minis
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
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Committee 0kays
Bureaus Expense;
Hands Out Praise

WASHINGTON, June l6 (UP)-
The house appropriations committee
gave the much-assailed home front
government bureaucrats a virtual
clean bill of health today in appro-
priating $2,939, AL ,5O4 for 18 civilian
war agencies in fiscal 1914.
sIt admitted that mistakes have
been made and will be made; it
praised constructive public criticism
Of the war effort and called for
more. But it denounced those who
criticize without knowledge of the
tremendous burdens thrown on
agency heads and of the great
strides made in putting the United
States on a war footing.
TESTIMONY RELEASED
Five weeks of testimony before
the committee-2,l00 printed pages
was released simultaneously with
the appropriations bill. That testi-
mony covered virtually all details of
the work of the war agencies, and
ranged from revelations that the
United Nations are outproducing
Axis war industries at the rate of
SIPS, OOO,0O0,00O to $65,000,0 100000 a
year to fears that the straining ma
tional transportation system may
fall apart like the one-horse shay"
The committees approval of the
vast sums or its highly compli-
mentary report do not preclude
bitter house and senate fights. But
it was noteworthy that the two
most criticized government agencies
the Office of Price Administra-
ton and the Office of War In
formation - weathered committee
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Tax Rate May Be
U9Ded for Building

Imperial county supervisors are
considering adding approximately
5 cents to the tax rate for the pur-
pose of raising money to build a
county hospital wing for the ac-
commoration of patients suffering
from tuberculosis.
While the building probably could
not be done Immediately, board
members said, the fund could be al
lowed to accumulate until there is
a sufficient amount to build the
addition to the couaty institution,
While nothing has been definitely
settled, the board was considering
wing large enough for "a beds to
be used exclusively by persons suf-
fering from tuberculosis.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Big Patriotic
PROGRAM Is Set

Civil and military authorities
worked together Wednesday to
put the final touches on the
big patriotic program sched-
uled at 8 pm. Friday in the
El Centre stadium.
All Imperial county is partic
ipating in the celebration which
will commemorate Flag Day, l
Am An American day, and Nat
uralization day.
This program will give I'm
perial county residents an Op-
portunity to witness an inter
esting group composed of rep
resentatives and units of prac-
tically every branch of the arm
ed forces" said Harry Wood
bury, program chairman. "NO
one can afford to miss it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
One Dc Gd from
' exos RQc G Riot

when he offered to fight them one
at a time and told them to go home
or back "to building ships
Richardson dispersed a mob of
nearly 100 men who surrounded the
county Jail demanding that the
Sheriff tell them where peace Off
GERS were searching for a youthful
Negro yard worker, accused of at
tackino a Young white mother of
three children.
I'm damned tired Of all this, y
Sheriff Richardson said as he moved
out the door of the Jail and stood
before the moX. A sub-machine gun
rested on his arm.
All right Boys nc said break
up row and go on back to building
ShipS like you should be doing"
Most of the men were from the
Beaumont shipyards, and had walk
ed away from their Jobs when the
search for the Negro began last
night, a search which ran into
street fighting and rioting in the
NEGRO sections Of the town
Someone in the crowd of men
shouted:
you Negro lover"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
OCCUPANTS OF WRECKED
PLANE BAIL OUT SAFELY

LOS ANGELES, June Is. CUP)-
A four -engined army bomber crash
ed today in San Joaquin valley near
Upton, Calf, the army air force
procurement office announced to-
day.
All occupants of the plane bailed
out safely, army officials said. Their
names were not released.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Subsidies Must Be
Used Says Brown

WASHINGTON, June 16. CUP)-
Price Administrator PrentiSS M,
Brown told the Senate banking
committee today that it is impos-
sible to carry out the price stabili-
zation act of October 2, 1912, with
out subsidies to roll back food
prices.
Brown appeared before the COM
mittee to defend his program to roll
back food prices by means of subSi-
dies to professors. President Roose-
velt said yesterday that the roll
back subsidy program would go
ahead despite mountaing congress
sional opposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16

BEAUMONT, Texas, June Is.
(UP)-One white man was killed
today in rioting between mObs of
white men and Negroes which start
ed last night after Negro had as
saulted the young wife of defense
worker.
The white man was identified as
Ellis Cleveland Brown, 55 A un-
ion card found on him was issued
at Lecsviile, La.
An uncOnfirmcd report said that
two Negroes in the group that were
said to have beaten Brown on the
head, also were killed.
BEAUMONT. Texas, June 16.
CUPD-TeXas Rangers used tear gas
today in Beal.4on: S ice liotlng.
A mob of 200 white men was dis
perSed by the -.angerS after they
had gathered on the main street of
the Negro section.
Whites and Negroes had clashed
throughout the city since late yes
terday when young white mother
told authorities she had been as
saulted by a Negro yard worker.
Gas was used after Sheriff Bill
Richardson, with a sub-machine
gune slung over his arm, today
ouieted the mob of white men de-
manding information of the where
abouts of the suspected attacker,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16

Lodge members will spend" $l75,-'
600 for a medium bomber to be
christened THE Spirit of Ell Cen
tro," $4,000 to buy light bomber
to be christened "Holtville -Impe-
rial" and have $50,250 left over to
buy" big gun or neat quantity
of ammunition. The campaign goal
was $175,000.
Girls occupying the IL top spots
in the contest will receive as prizes
slices of S625 in bonds set aside for
that purpose. Vote results follow
in order:
Nowassa Westover, 25,830. Betty
Mae Duer, 24,980. Loretta Ellen
Eyer, $4,000. Marjorie Watson, a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
LaGuardia Under
Fire in New York

NEW YORK, June Is. CUP)-A
thorough investigation of the ad-
ministration of Mayor F.. H. La
Guardia was authorized today by
the Democratic-controlled city coun-
Gil in riotous two-hour pre-dawn
session, marked by heated verbal
clashes and charges of theft and
misrepresentation in several city de-
partmentS.
LaGuardia was not mentioned
personally, but his administrator
was criticized by the Democrats who
forced through the vote approving
the investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16

100. Frances Niles, 1880. Jean
Criss, lO,24O. Edith Lyn Harrison,
1890. Hulda Free, $3.50. Juanita
Cheatwood, 1000. Lois Wigg, 4,770
Anna Mae Beretta, 4,3l0. Jewell
Thompson, 4,260. Anna Ruth Thorn
as, 4,200. Roberta Hart, 4,080. Doris
Letzler, 1890. Jane Barrett, 1880
Dorothy Dobel, 2,460. Doreen Meagh-
er, 1850. Georgia Roth, 2.230. Gloria
Pa:ne, 2,140. Anita Vinfrido, 1880.
Stray votes that came in up to 6
pm. Wednesday were to be counted
in the totals but were not expected
to change the standings
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Anii.IsoIationist
Resolution Backed

WASHINGTON, June l6. (UP)-
Representative Hamilton Fish, Re
publican, New York, and several
other Republicans today endorsed
the Fulbright resolution to put Con-
gress on record in favor of world
collaboration in peace, but one Re-
publican suggested its adoption
might incite the country to revolt.
1t was introduced by Representative
w. j. Fulbright Democrat, Arkan-
SaS.
Representative Jessie Sumner
Republican, Illinois, vigorously op-
posed the resolution, contending
that the House should not consider
such measure when every
thought and energy should be con-
centrated on the task at hand"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Immense Fleet of
Barqes Gather

SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND.
June 16 CUP)-An immense fleet of
landing craft-from tiny launches
to troop-carrying barges was
massed along the English coast to-
lay awaiting the Allied invasion of
the European continent.
Production figures on invasion
craft are a closely guarded military
secret but it is possible TO say that
hundreds are being turned out each
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
MOVES FORWARD
Richardson moved IA step fc

Richardson moved step for
ward.
Let the damned fool that said
that step up" he shouted. In fact,
I'll take you all on--one at a time. =
Let me tell you" the sheriff
added, I'm going to keep order and
law in this county"
Someone else shouted that Rich
ardsons statement was lust poll
ties
Richardson replied that the mob
had already hindered the cause of
the Negro by last nights fighting
which Richardson said gave the Ne
gro a 15-hour start.
you fellows he said, took up
all the time of the peace officers
needed to keep order
TenseneSs seemed to relax after
Richardson had spoken to the
crowd The mob dispersed, al
though Texas State guardsmen con-
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Chaplin to Wed
0'NeiII Daughter

SANTA BARBARA Cal, June 16 (UP)-Chare
Chaplin 4-yearold whit 2haired film comedian, today OBJ
tanned license marry Oona ONeill, his lS-year-od
drama protege and daughter of Playwright Eugene ONe
The comedian and his brdeto-be waiting at the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
TOTO Tells People
OfAIIied Might
= Ry UNITED PRESS

Premier Hideki TOTO told the japanese people We'd
nesday that signs pointed toward aout Allied counter
offensive in the Pacific but asserted that the Imperial
forces had established an 'unbrea1abe' line from the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
Enough Bonds for
2 BomberS Sold
Grand total $300,250.

GRAND tOtaI S3UU,Z0U
The Eks BuyA-Bomber drive ended in blaze of glory
Wednesday with grand total of $30O250 worth of series
' bonds sold in 20 days and Nowassa Westover win
ming the sales contest with 25S30 votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
p AMBlINe
~ EpORTER
Hard To Convince

Hard To Convince
1t was all very we'll for the Ed
IathamS to move from the Mesquite
lake district to the Maynard ranch.
The family is satisfied with the
move but Henry, the collie, is not,
MRS. Latham wrote a friend.
Henry, the collie, can't seem to
make up his mind that we are
moved and spends his nights going
back the seven miles. We will use
up all our gas for months going
back in the daytime to bring him
home. Guess he must have some
bones in the state Of getting cured
and has to 90 back to see about
them. He doesn't need to be selfish.
I wouldn't mind a good bowl OF
soup these cool June days"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
A Mean Trick

A Mean Trick
Harmon Tyler and Pat Patton
were running a race to see VINO
could catch the most fish. They
fished for a while and each caught
several fish. Then Pat caught an
other one.
Give me that net" snapped Pat,
80 I can snag this thing
While Pat fumed, Tyler carefully
counted the number OF fish each
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16

The Pay Off 4' ....
The chairman pays and pays and
pays.
Ole Kaiser, chairman of the Elk5
Buy-A Bomber drive, is good loser.
Wednesday night he was scheduled
to buy steak dinners for the ~
memt ers of the campaign COM
mittee.
ITS worth it," beamed Ole. boy
what a drive"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
BASEBALL

BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-16
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday 1O3, minimum
Wed. Sc; S am. Wed. So, humidity,
80; noon Wed. 80, humidity Is; 3
pm. Tuesday "a, humidity l6.
DANu nERUrC
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Hamilton; first vice president, Mrs.
William Preston Lane, Jr.; second
vice president, Mrs. Elmer Funk
houser; third vice president, Mrs.
Walter Baker; secretary, Mrs. P. j.
Potter; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. j. c. Fulde; treasurer, Mrs.
Thomas Hardinge.
Miss Elizabeth Humrichouse, 465
Potomac avenue, entertained in
celebration of her 18th birthday,
Her guests included: Kitty Lee
Kretzer, Sarah Pennington, Mar
garet Daniels, Phyllis Beard, Doris
Wertz and Betty Darby, this city,
and Margaret Zimmerman and Jane
and Susan Byron, Williamsport.
The work of erecting the tempo
rary barracks for 200 men at the
State Penal Farm, Roxbury, was
about finished and nearly ready for
occupancy. Besides the 26 then at
the farm, additional men were to
be brought to the institution in
small groups John S. Beckwith
had assumed his duties as dormi-
tory man at the farm, and Frank T.
Lutz as steward
It was announced that floats
would feature the big mummers'
fete by the Alsatia Club for Hal
lowe'en. The date had been switched
from Halloween night, which fell
on Saturday, to Monday, Nov 2.
The opening meeting of the Girl
Scouts Community Committee was
held at the Washington County Lii
brary, with the chairman, Mrs.
James S. Webb, presiding. Ar
rangements were made for the
Scout Training Course to be held in
the city by Miss Ann Christy, a
representative from the Scout Ma
tional Headquarters in New York,
from Nov. 9 to a. Three new mem
bers were appointed to the commit
tee, as follows: Miss Catherine Fut-
terer, assistant principal of the New
Junior South End High School; DIR.
Evelyn Luke, and Mrs. joseph Nc
Laughlin. The officers of the COM
mittee were: Chairman, Mrs. James
IS. Webb; vice chairman, Mrs. Rob-
ar+ TnCa1Y1oVy. 4rooe,,ror NHrc Do1y
Heard, and secretary, Mrs. George
Hoffman Other members of the
committee were: Mrs. Elmer K
Eyerly, Mrs. Frank Letter, Mrs. j.
Edward Harms, Mrs. Robert Carter,
Mrs. Charles Plack, Mrs. Robert
Rupp, Mrs. Albert Baker, Mrs
Homer Miller and Miss Name Sem
Ter
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DANCING

DANCING-Lessons daily, 1-6 p. m.
Tues, Thurs, Sat. It'll 8 p. m. Stras-
ser's, % w. Wash. ST., Phone 698-W
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-11-04
1881

Here is an echo of Hagerstown
history II years ago, as told in a
news story at that time: ACondi-
tons of the past few weeks virtual
ly reversed themselves, this morn
ing. The banks were just as busy
as they have been for the past few
weeks, but the transactions were
pouring money back into the insti-
buttons, that had been seeping out
for weeks during the hysteria" The
business at one bank was so rushing
that the institution ran out of identi-
fication cards Expressions of COM
mendation of the manner in which
Hagerstown met and overcome its
financial situation, were received
from Governor Albert c. Richie,
railroad heads, bankers of Balti-
more, Mayor Reuben Musey, heads
of organizations and individuals of
the city.
The following officers were elect
ed by the Hagerstown Garden Club,
at a meeting held at the home of
Mrs. Thomas Hardinge, The Ter
race: President Mrs. William T.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-11-04
Horse and Buggy
Days
BY the Old Lamp Lighter

Editors NOte-The Old Lamp
lighters column has, for many
years been a feature of the Ha-
gerstOwn Globe. If you would
like him to dig up some special
Old-time information, or If you
know of some interesting item
out of the past, why not drop
him a line. Address your letters
to the Old Lamplighter, cIO
The Globe Independent, Ha-
gerstOwn, Md.
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This tablet records the name of
Martin Hammond as a benefactor-
the friend of the poor and the pa
tron of education. His liberal be-
quest to this institution as a fund
for the education of poor children
has entwined his memory in many
hearts"
This is the inscription appearing
on marble tablet on house which
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-11-04

Fluid milk was first included in
army rations in 1888.