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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Tokyo Sends Word
From wainwright

SAN FRANCISCO, June %. CUP)
Tokyo radio today broadcast what
was purported to be a Domei news
agency interview with 1t. Gen. JON
athan M Wainwright, heroic de-
fender of Bataan and Corregidor,
now prisoner of war at a japanese
camp at Taiwan, FormoSa.
In the message, Gen. Wainwright
sent greetings to his wife, Mrs.
Adele Wainwright, at Skanateles,
NY, and to Mrs. F. M. Osburn, 148
S. 35th street, Paris, Texas, sister
of my faithful orderly, Sgt. Hubert
Carroll"
The broadcast quoted Gen. VAIN
wright as saying that his health
was good, that he had gained
weight, but that he had experience
ed trouble with his hearing since
the seige of Corregidor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

WASHINGTON, June 22. up
The War Labor Board today asked
President Roosevelt to use "all the
powers of the government neces-
sary" for enforcement of its order
that the striking United Mine
Workers and the sOft-cOal operators
sign a modified form of the expir-
ed l941-43 wage-hOur contract.
WASHINGTON, June %. UP)-
War Production Board officials re-
vealed today t:lat the general strike
of $4,000 coal miners had forced
postponement of an intensive drive
that the WPB had planned to start
soon to increase steel production for
the third quarter by 100000 tons
to meet increased military and ma
val demands.
Officials said that because of the
coal stoppage, expected to force the
Shutdown of several blast furnaces
this week, the steel drive would be
delayed by a week or ten days If
not longer. They expressed con-
siderable alarm over the strike and
its probable consequences.
TEL PLAN
Because of new heavy military
demands, the WPB had planned to
20 into the steel mills with appeals
to both management and labor for
more production, it was said.
Meanwhile, Coal Administrator
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22


more than 700 British raiders hit
the Nazi production center of Kref-
eld.
Twenty bombers and four fighters
are missing from Tuesdays raid,
a joint communique of the British
air ministry and American head
quarters said in announcing the
attacks.
CONCENTRATE BOMBS
The Flying Fortresses concentrat-
ed their bombs on synthetic rub
Der plant in northwest Germany
and the former General Motors
plant near Antwerp.
The concerted and paralyzing
blows followed Furnishing attacks on
Naples and other targets in Italy
ard island outposts by Flying Fort
resSeS and other formations strik-
ing from North Africa.
ReOpening of the second front
issue by Russian statement on the
second anniversary of the Soviet
German war drew from Secretary
of Navy Frank Knox the assertion
that preparations by the western
allies for the opening of European
front had been going on right
along.
| SCOPE INCREASING
The two-pronged aerial offensive
from Britain and Africa against
both ends of the European Axis was
increasing in scope and intensity.
Trip hammer blows at key Axis war
centers by United States and Brit
ish bombing fleets around the clock
accom- panied subsidiary thrusts at
widespread territory occupied by the
Nazis in the ramparts of southern
Europe.
Tuesdays double blast By Eighth
U. S. air force followed the crush
ing Raj attack on Krefeld, and the
plastering of Naples Sunday night
Continued on Page 8, Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
ID.
Profit
SourS
More Than Half
Million Doner
Increase Noted

The combined operations
of the Imperial Irrigation
district netted $645,810 more
in profit during 1912 than in
1941, according to an audit
Of the organization received by the
directors Tuesday.
Profits in 1912 aggregated $l,l3l,-
344 as compared to net revenue of
s486,O34 in l941, the audit, which
was completed by the firm of
Hutchinson and Bloodgood, indicat-
ed. -
TOTAL REVENUE
Total revenue during the year
amounted to $4,001 1868 while ex-
penses totalled $2,869,423. In 1941
revenue was figured at $4,000 1906
and operating costs at $2,814,272.
The figures shown in the audit
are for the operation of the irriga-
ton and power divisions of the dis
trict as we'll as the Compania de
Terrenos y Aqua, Mexican division
Of the organization
Profit of the irrigation division
alone came to 1,097,104 after the
payment of interest and principal
of some bonds had been deducted.
Sales included the purchase of $119,-
BAL worth of water by the Mexican
company
POWER SALES HIGHER
Power profits amounted to $780,
955 in 1912, the audit showed, as
compared to $51 ,491 the previous
year. The increase in profit in the
roWer division resulted in reduced
operating cost and increased sales.
Income from power sales was count
e0 at $881,9l while in 1941 sales
amounted to $801,369
Receipts from domestic power
consumed in 1912 totalled $48l ,654
while the organization took in S3O2, :
3O6 for the sale of power to COM
mercial and industrial users.
The Mexican division lost S128,215
in 1912 and $111,937 in 1941, the
audit revealed. Cost of operating
this branch was reduced $4O,85l
during the one-year period, how
ever.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Sabotage
CHARGES in n. Y.

WASHINGTON, June %. (UP)-
Director j. Edgar Hoover of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to-
day announced the arrest of seven
persons at Rochester, NY, under
the wartime sabotage laws in con-
nection with faulty manufacture of
lncendiary bombs and hand gren-
AIDES.
He said the seven persons-all
officials or employees of the Anton
ELI Fireworks company, Inc, Spen-
cerport, N.Y.-were charged with
willfully failing to load properly
the powder charge in the bombs
and grenades which were being
manufactured for the armed forces
and for export to other United Ma
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

operation within 80 days."
Charleville, assistant to the presi-
dent of the aviation concern, said
it appeared certain that approval
of the line would be forthcoming
from all government agencies in
terested. The Civil Aeronautics ad-
ministration has already granted
a permit for it's operation, he said.
EQUIPMENT RELEASED
Some equipment for use on the
line has already been released to
Western Airlines By the army,
Charlesville said.
Establishment of the route will
give Imperial Valley residents two
plane schedules to coast points daily.
The line will run loop fashion be-
tween Burbank, Long Beach, San
Diego, Ell Centro, Palm Springs and
San Bernardino and a plane will
leave Burbank in each direction
Continued on Page 8, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
0CD Insurance
Plan Worked Out

Van Dyce Hamren scheduled to
work out the civilian protection pro-
gram in Imperial and San Diego
counties, Tuesday attended a meet
ing in Pasadena, where plans for
the set-up which went into effect
May are being discussed by the
State War council.
This council took over all state
war services and activities under di-
rection of Gov. Earl Warren on
May l.
Tentative regulations making civ
ilian defense volunteers eligible for
compensation insurance were out
lined at the session.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Reds Await Mass
kazi Air Attacks
On City Of Moscow
Russians confident of
Victory Over Foe; 22OO
German Planes on Front

A RUSSIAN AIRACOBRA
FIGHTER BASE DEFEND
ING MOSCOW, June %.
(UP)-The Lutfwaffe has
approximately 2,200 fighters
and bombers on the central front
facing Moscow, poised for offensive
operations as the Soviet German
war enters its third year, but the
Red air force can meet an enemy
attack, Russian air officers told
correspondents here today.
The Russians said that the Ger
ers and slightly more than l,l0O
fiist-line fighters against the
capital. They informed American
and British correspondents at this
crack Airacobra station that the
enemys first and second line fight
erS and bombers massed on the
whole central front total 5000.
Col. Mikhail Koralev, commander
of Is fighter stations defending one
Of Moscow's most vital sectors, add
ed that the Red air force now en-
joys at least parity with the Luft-
waite and can meet any attack.
Koralev said MoScows aerial de-
fenses were SO developed that the
capital constituted one of the most
strongly defended points in the
world. He asserted that Moscow's
fighter squadrons today were capable
of repulsing 5000 enemy bombers
attempting a daylight raid on the
capital and the ratio of fighters was
so high that at least 300 bombers
would be destroyed
Russian fighter forces therefore
are awaiting confidently any enemy
attack despite the 5000 Nazi first
and second line fighters and bomb
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

imported from the Netherlands
East Indies where it is extracted
from the cassava plant. This source
of the widely used starch is closed
because of the war.
Glenn H. LeDioyt, representing
the General Foods corporation,
planned to contract Imperial VAL
ley farmers to plant 1000 acres of
sorghum. The company guarantees
the farmers ton an acre yield and
contracts to pay SO cents a 100
pounds above the Los Angeles mar
ket price on milo. The sorghum ma
lures in ITO to 100 days after plant
ing.
The seed was developed by A. F..
Swanson of the federal department
of agriculture, at Hays, Kans., and
will be procured for Imperial Val
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Car Goes for
LONGEST Straw
This is the last straw.

This is the last straw.
Acked what should be done when
all bidders offered the ceiling price
for a used car to be sold at auc-
ton, officials of the Office of Price
Administration wrote District At
tOrney Charles G. Halliday that
possibly bidders could be permitted
to draw straws to see who got the
car.
No matter what, the OPA indi-
Gated, the ceiling price must not be
exceeded. No matter what, the
state law says, the car must be sold
to the highest bidder.
Constable Hugh Keating had
bidders for the car and they all bid
the ceiling price.
So they drew straws.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Australian Air
STRENGTH up Half

CANBERRA, June 90 (UP)-
President Roosevelt has approved
release of enough aircraft to in
crease the Australian air force by
60 per cent, Prime Minister John
Curtin revealed to Parliament to-
day
I'VE are grateful to the President
for his generous action in approv-
ing the additional aircraft and to
Prime Minister Churchill for his
support of Australia's case in
Washington, Curtain said.
Curtin defended his government
against no-confidence motion pre-
Sented by the opposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

noon after calling off a session
scheduled for this morning. Both De
Gaulle and Giraud attended the
rlenary session.
Under the compromise plan, Cir
aud presumably would have charge
of all French forces operating with
the allies in the African theater and
would be solely responsible for their
conduct on the field of battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

ley from the Bard agricultural ex-
pertinent station. The variety Is
known as the waxy club variety. II
has been grown successfully at
Bard and at Yuma. 1t will be milled
in an ordinary wheat mill, LeDioyt
said in a process comparable to
that of milling wheat flour II will
be processed into starch at Keokuk.
Iowa. Several carloads already have
been processed successfully. LeDioyt
said.
Farmers interested In growing
waxy grain may reach LeDioyt
through the farm advisors office
or through the county agricultural
commissioner office.
Planting Is hoped TO begin In two
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
HENRY FORD TAKES OVER
CONTROL OF COMPANY

DETROIT, June %. CUP)-The
Ford Motor company announced to-
day that Henry Ford has taken over
the duties of general manager as
well as president, and that Frank
Campsall has been named assistant
general manager of the concern.
Campsall has been secretary to
the elder Ford for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

A source close to the French poll
tical situation reported that, under
the agreement, Giraud would have
complete control of French armed
forces in North Africa but that De
Gaulle and Giraud quickly patch
I'D their differences and close the
split over reorganization of the
French army which had been de-
manded by DeGaulle.
The committee met this after
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
u AMBl|Ne
NEpoR1ER
Metropolitan Shyness-

Metropolitan Shyness-
doesn't that look like Jersey
Birchfield?"
Yep. It's a dead ringer for Jer-
sey. Even has that baseball walk
1t. and Mrs. Logan jenkins, for
mer Ell Centrans. were chatting
during a Coronado ferry crossing
I'm sure that must be Jerseys
brother" they went on, because
1t looks so much like him. Wish
had the nerve to go talk to him"
Remember how we used to kid
Jersey about hotter than fire
mans AK handle?' Doesn't that
look like Jersey! It's amazing!"
Well, no wonder. 1t WAS Jer-
sey.
y IRIS Note-That's what a cold
climate will do TO a couple Of VAL
leyites)
II Wasn't Mamma
One of those windy days that Oc-
Cured in the not far distant past,
Mrs. Agnes Bigelow and Mrs. Edna
A. Chritofferson were driving across
the desert in Mrs Bigelow'S car.
All at once there was a great rip
ping and tearing sound. The two
women were shoWered with all kinds
of funny looking fuzzy stuff.
They soon found out that the
wind had blown the top off the car.
WELL gasped Mrs. BigeloW, Il
thought for a minute we had run
into an owl and the feathers were
coming through"
Nose Again
We see by the paper that the
Washington, DC. boys is gonna roll
back the price of meat little bit
and some fellers bin sayin the plan
ant no good
Well, it's like this-a lot o. vot-
ers was a squawkin about high
prices, q our boys read their Har-
ward books some more g. told the
meat seller, Now, you fellers quit
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Govt SidetrQcks
MiIkWeed Deal

The United States government
sidetracked the $3,OOO,OO0 milkweed
tcryptostegia) growing project in
the MeXicali Valley until similar
deal is tried out in Haiti, it was
announced officially Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

matter of mathematical calculation,
Spaatz said, and the number of
planes necessary for this job is
well within the resources of the
Allies.
The first job he said, is to knock
Germany out of the war; the Sec
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
1904 QUAKE VICTIMS
IN TURKEY UNCOVERED

ANKARA, June %. (UP) = The
bodies of 1904 persons were report
ed to have been recovered today
frcm the ruins of the earthquake
that struck Adapazari on Sunday
and it was believed that many bod
les remained in the wreckage of
homes and buildings.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Gordon SCriven TO
Leave EI Centre
For New Position
Popular Civil Leader
Accepts Advancement;
Relinquishes Posts

Gordon Scriven, manager
of the j. C. Penney store of
Ell Centre and active civic
leader of that city, will leave
Monday for Pomona where
he will assume the managership of
the Penney concern, he disclosed.
Scriven said he accepted the
position in the larger city feeling
that it was distinct advancement.
He has not yet learned who will
succeed him in Ell Centro
RELINQUISHES POSTS
Scriven will relinquish his posi-
ton of president of the Ell Centre
chamber of commerce and head
of the war bond safe committee for
Imperial Valley.
A resident of El Centre since
1888, Scriven has been extremely
active in civic work and served as
a member of the city council from
1885 until 1910. For several months
in 1910 he acted as mayor of the
city.
He was recently elected to serve
his second term as head of the
chamber of commerce.
ELKS MEMBER
He is member of the Elks lodge
and is a Mason and has served as
president of the Kiwanis club as
we'll as a director of the Salvation
Army unit of Ell Centro and the
Red Cross of that CITY,
One of his greatest achievements
CT civic nature was his work in
obtaining for the valley the Marine
Air Training station He likewise
was highly instrumental in the de-
veloping of an extensive home build
ing program in Ell Centre. A men,
Der of the Civilian Recreation coun-
Gil, he aided in having Ell Centro's
only swimming pool opened this
summer after its owners had plan
ned otherwise.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
|. Y, Wanted as
Tupioco Source

The General Foods corporation wants Imperial Valley
farmers to grow 1000 of grain sorghum from
which extracted apoca starch used food for adults
baby food adhsves szngs stamp and envelope musciage
This will take uace of the tapioca starch formerly
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Giroud, , DeGouIIe
I'm Compromise

ALGIERS, June 22 (UP)-The French Committee for
National Liberation, after session of almost two hours
today reached what described high authority
"a compromise agreement regarding the division of mill
tary between Generals Charles DeGaue and Henri
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
Nv. Air Service
In 80 Days Seen

Early establishment of airline that will connect
Imp eral Valley with Los Angeles oomed Tuesday when
j. W. Charlesville Western Airnes official who visited
Ell Centre to inspect facilities at the Marine Air Training
station said his company hoped ito have the service in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22

NATIONAL
New York .............-...... .00l 0Ol
Brooklyn .---.............100 005
Fischer, Feldman, Sayles and
Mancuso; Higbe, Head and Bragan.
Philadelphia ..-.....00l Ill
oOSlOll ..---t...-.--..-..-..... -UOU UzU
Kraus, Beck and Livingston;
Salvo and Mast
Pittsburgh .... 900 900 000-0 7
Chicago 200 900 10x-l 4 o
Podgajny, Butcher and Lopez;
Derringer and Mccullough.
AMERICAN
Washington 900 100 OF
New York 200 020 90
Wynn, Scarborough and Early;
Borowy, Russo and Sears.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
2-Pronged Attack
RuzeS NQziCitieS
In Industrial Area
Italy and Island Outpost Also Come
In for Devastating Bombing as United
Nations Step up Aerial Offensives
BY UNITED PRESS

Allied bombers waged of the most intense air of
fensives of the against Axis Europe Tuesday.
The United States Eighth air force sent powerful
of fourmotor bombers against the German Ruhr
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
BASEBALL

NATIONAL
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-22
WEATHER

Maximum Monday ll0, minimum
Tuesday 10; s am. Tuesday 80, hui
midity 20; noon Tuesday l02, hu-
midity 20; pm. Mon. 108, hum. IA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30

Tech sgt Frank Hun iA}5
Rsdnor Is spending hIS first fur
Tough since Joining The marines
fn 1910 with ms parents here ana
his wife and daughter m stanton.
Mich. He has seen service az Pearl
Hsrhor Midway Guadalcanal and
the Russell Islands He bought
war bonds with his savings upon
ms srriva here and urged an
DetroiterS 10 do their hest IN buy
Ing bonds 70 aid in bringing the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30

PVT. LEOPOLD PVT. MATUsZAR
1898 st. Aubin; Donald w. Luce,
40l5 Vinewood; Vincent j. Lucier,
2054 Vermont: Robert l.. Paine,
Eddystone Hotel Robert X. Way,
1866 Manning, hospital apprenti-
CpS, second class. Pensacola, Fla,
air training school Second 1t.
Charles {. Schettler, 1887 Sharon.
marine corps,
San Diego WAVE hospital corps
school, HOrtenSe r. Bond, $3.50
Buckingham.
ARMY GRADUATES
Seymour Johnson Field, \. c"
technical school. Pfc. Chester J..
Jurczyszyn. 1884 M c ougal ];
Ralph r. Beseg, 1910 Charleston;
william :. Reifler. 1881 Lawrence.
Lowry Field. Colo, armament
school. Pfc. Ralph A. Gray, Fen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30

hoys back home as soon saS
possible,
Completing their basic training
ar Tho r. Knox. Ky armored
school PNtS. Freeman Leopold.
1878 Maiden. and Joseph T..
Matu>zak. $500 DcvereauX. now
VIII be- assigned 10 an armored
combat unit
Ensign r. Ward Smith. 1888
Catalan Detroit Tech graduate
and law student az the Detroit
College OF Law has completed his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30

John KowaI, 6S6S Edward; Claude
y. Mobley, 11ii Cavalry Fort
Bennmg. Ga; Norman \. Lielke,
7274 Gartncr. army war college,
Washington, ID. {.
TO privateS. Isl class PNts. Leo
4. Gruber, $685. Homedale; John j..
LaFranca, 1906 McDougall. KEGS
Ter Field. Miss; Emmanuel Miller,
Waltz. Lynbrook. l. l.. AAt,
Charles \. Herzinger. 1881 Maple
WooG. Camp Crowdcr Mo
To sergeant (WACl: Dolores
l.. Hommer, 1877 Sunset, at
Boston
Dorothy Wise, 1897 Magnolia,
who Joined the CWAC at 20, IS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30

preliminary training at Columbia
University and now IS at the
amphibious force school az Ocean
side, Cal. for special instruction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30
1919 rRuruM SSvaeN
Pearl HarTDOr Vet Home ON Isl FurlOuSll
Service Notes;

ton. Santa Monica. Cal. technical
school Cpl. Dale ID. Tobin, 1850
Dale; Raymond VI. TrLeciak. 27S2
Military Army European admin
iStrative school. 1t. Gordon r..
Butt. 1864 Bayls.
Chanute Field, H.. technical
school, Sgts. Edward l.. Corners,
1868 Ardmore, Paul J. Malloy,
9i5 Algonquin, Henry Auslander,
1880 Glyan. George X. Walton
>perger. Havre-CreSt; Cpls. Joseph
j. CLerniak. 6939 ST, John; Harold
4. Skwirsk, 1920 Orleans; Pfc.
Harold W Gaines. 1887 Dane.
Scott Field. III. radio school Pfc.
Dominic q. Cantergian, 1882
Maine.
If 3 per cent more homes that
are n e a with OIL or gas are
completely wcatherproofed tn s
year. more than 44,250.000 gallons
of fuel oil and more than a million
tons of coal can be saved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30
PROMOTIONS

Tc tcchncian, Sd grade Harold
J. Steber, 1903 Brlngard, Euro
Pcan army
IL technlcians. 5th grade: PNts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-09-30
NAVY GRADUATES

Chicago Navy Pier air technical
school, Harry VI. Galloway, 26l0
Fairview: William {. Compton,
597 Navahoe. Seamen, first class.
Great Lakes hospital school. viii
liam &. Paschen, 42S7 w. Lafay-
cite; Ralph A. Church. 1895 Rade-
maeher;; John r. Dickson, 1888
Alter: Francis r. KusZewski,
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-23
DETR0ITsaaxT xTHNES

~ any place iu the United states Canads
nr Mexico con Canadian subscriptions
add 1870 20 cover war import tax
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-23

ment in quality for We were all
lourneymen and not an editor
or magnate IN the crowd but
on numbers he had made bet
ter-than-paSSlng grade so all
was reasonably merry.
First they took us 10 sort
OF community center. Sull smell
ing Of fresh plaster. with
Fourth of July platform out
front draped with the colorS
and symbols of faSciSm and
tributes TO II Bum. for very
solemn Cand by God. il was
solemn and Sadder than anyone
could find words 10 say dem
onStratlOn OF the degradation Of
people and the exaltation Of the
state
They were collecting gold
wedding rings from wives and
even puckercd old widows IN
poor black dresses and big
muddy shoes. and all sorts Of
poor little gold and gilt trink-
cts which these people had
treasured 10 be boiled down tor
gold 10 back up the lne which
then was worth. believe. about
four cents in the black market
and about six cents in the rcgu-
Tar exchange
THERE was huge hamper
on the platform and when
the parade started up the steps.
across the scaffold, past II Duee
and down the steps on the other
side they came up with. old
World War helmets heapcd
with this pathetic trash which
they handed TO MuSSolini. who
took the offerings in his dainty.
black-gloved hands and handed
them 10 a flunky who dumped
them into the hamper
Some of the collections were
brought up by little girls, others
By little -Ballll.-lhe-
baby BlackShlrtS. others by
very old women or hobblnC
criDplcS of the ISonzoA
Several old old women came
up and personally. with their
knobby fingers. placed in The
Duce'S gloved palm gold medals
for which their SonS-or- -huS--
bands had died and he blinkcd
and his soft eyes GOT wet as he
said a few words. Each woman
received an iron ring in OK
change for hcr wedding ring,
inscribed with some patriotic
motto.
All this was d fraud, of