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Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

we could watch day and night. AL
though it didn't have good stand,
we harvested over 800 sacks 600
pounds per sack0 While the rest
of the field had a far better stand,
we only harvested 5000 sacks"
Another grower planted 400 acres
in 1912 and harvested 200 acres.
He estimated his loss at $4,000, the
survey showed. He said: Ducks ate
seed before it ever had a chance
to sprout, also trampled young rice
into the mud. 1 fought ducks day
and night from start to finish"
SETS LOSS
A grower who planted 42O acres
of rice in 1912 and estimated his
loss at $4,000, said: Rice is a very
good crop for Imperial Valley but
we must get rid of the ducks be-
fore it will be very profitable. I
think first we should get rid of the
game refugees on the rivers and then
have an open Chunting) season from
October | until February Is, at
least during the war when food is
needed SO badly"
Still another rice grower planted
1G0 acres of rice in 1912 and lost
5000. His comment was: II lost my
whole crop except 232 sacks that I
sold for $2.95 per 100 pounds. 1
think that the duck hunting) sea-
son should be opened earlier and
closed later, and that the farmers
should have some provision made
for getting ammunition
A grower who suffered loss of
$2,325 in 1941 on 400 acres of rice
and loss of $11,475 on 1900 in
1912 said: Something must be
done to protect the rice crop from
being destroyed by migratory wild
fowl or else rice cannot be grown
in Imperial Valley without big
loss
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Court Rules Red
Membership Isn't
Deportation Basis
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Ing what Interpretation of The
party's attitude toward force and
violence is most probable on the
basis of the present record, or that
petitioners (Schneiderman's) testi-
mony is acceptable at face value. s.
TWO INTERPRETATIONS
The court, he said, found simply
that the party's aims and attitudes
were subject to two taions
the one reprehensible and bar
to naturalization and the other per-
missible" In such a case. he added,
"a court in naturalization proceed
hgs i. is not justified in cancel
ling a certification of citizenship
by imputing the reprehenSihle inter-
pretation to a member of the organ
ization in the absence of overt acts
indicating that such was his inter
pretation."
so uncertain a chain of proof"
he added, does not add up to the
requisite clear, Imequivocal and
convincing evidence for setting
aside a naturalization decree. Were
the law otherwise, valuable rights
would rest upon a slender reed, and
the security of the status of our
naturalized citizens might depend
in considerable degree upon the
political temper of majority thought
and the stresses of the times"
Justices Stanley F. Reed. Hugo
l.. Black, William o. Douglas and
Wiley Rutledge joined Murphy in
the majority opinion.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
kennv Predicts
Din,-0ut Legality

SAN FRANCISCO. June 81. CUP)
Attorney General Robert w. Ken
nv predicted today that west coast
dim-out orders and 35-mile-and-
hour speed limit, established by mil
itary authority will be upheld as
constitutional as a sequel to todays
us. supreme court decision in. the
japanese exclusion appeals.
'Since the supreme court upheld
a ruling of military commander,
based on security in these perilous
times, it is likely that the dim-ort
and 35-mile- -an-hour speed limit
also will be upheld because they
are also orders of 1t. Gen. John l..
Dewitt
Kenny believed today's supreme
court decision probably will bring
about feeling of security on the
Pacific coast
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Award Winner Is
Now in New Role

HOLLYWOOD, June 81. (UP)-
1t. Van Heflin, academy-award
winner for the best supporting role
last year, today passed cigars to
celebrate birth of a daughter late
yesterday at Good Samaritan hos
pital
Mrs. Heflin, the former Frances
Neal, M-G-M actress, was reported
in satisfactory condition.
Heflin said the girl, named Wanna
Gay, weighed 8 pounds and five
ounces. 1t is the couples first
child.
The actor, who won an Oscar
for his role in Johnny Eager" star
ring Robert Taylor, will return to
Camp Roberts, Calf, within few
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
LA. Council 0kays
Dead Man S Leave

LOS ANGELES. June 81. GUP)-
The city council granted a leave of
absence today to a man who has
been dead since April 9.
City Employee Jasper Cross. the
deceased, applied March l8 for the
leave. The council acted on the
application last week and the city
attorney okehed it todays
Heirs of Cross by the alton, will
receive a percentage of his salary
from March l8 to the time of his
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Raj Bombs Reich
Near Switzerland
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buster raid on Messina Saturday
night by British Wellingtons. The
big bombs were seen bursting in
the area of the ferry terminus and
industrial and dock installations OF
the key base at the northeastern
tip Of Sicily.
American Liberator bomberS OF
the Middle East command dropped
lis tons of bombs Saturday on Reg
gio Calabria and San Giovanni,
terminals OF ferry routes from Sici-
ly.
The pace of the African aerial
campaign across the Mediterranean
was matched by home-based bomb
ers of the RAF, which resumed the
interrupted offensive against west
ern Europe with devastating at
tack on the Schneider arms plant
at lie Creusot in central France.
Nazi controlled broadcasts acknowl-
edged extremely large fires" at LIE
Creusot and said at least 101 per-
sons were killed and $50 injured.
A1IACh ROHh
Other British bombers attacked
targets in the Ruhr and Rhineland
Saturday night and mined enemy
waters b. daylight Sunday airfields
in northern France were bombed
and German shipping attacked
along the coast.
Bern reports of the early Mon
day bombing of southwestern Ger
many said huge fires were set and
explosions were clearly audible
across the frontier Berlin broad
casts said only that British bombers
hit places" in southwestern Ger
many and carried out nuisance
thrusts over the northern part OF
the Reich.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
2Dje in Head.on
Automobile Crash

LOS ANGELES, June 81. up
Two drivers were dead today and
four passengers hospitalized follow
ing a head-on collision late Sunday
night on Highway 90 near Castiac.
Dead were David w. Clark. 65, of
1890 w. 18th street, Upland, and
William T. Patterson, %. of 215
Alexander street, San Fernando.
Both men died in Newhall Commu-
nifty hospital where the victims
were rushed after the crash.
Injured were Mrs. Clark, Il, and
the other passenger in the Clark
sedan: Mrs. P. A. Compton, 81, of
Los Angeles: Francis Albert
Greayes. US. Navy, and another
woman, both passengers in Patter-
sons car.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
ASSERT WILLINGNESS

In refusing to work for the coal
operators on the detestable terms
which they offer through the War
Labor Board the committee said,
we assert the willingness of the
mine workers to work and continue
the production of coal for the gov
ernment, itself, under the direc-
ton of the custodian of mines,
since governmental seizure of the
properties
The miners have no favors to
grant the coal operators nor the
members of the War Labor Board,
who have dishonored their trust, but
will make any necessary sacrifices
fer the government, the well-being
of its citizens, the upholding Of our
flag. and for the triumph of our
war effort
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
3rd Coal Strike
Now i'm Progress
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time with William Warnes, public
relations official.
It appeared probable that an an
nouncement might be forthcoming
during the day-probably from
Ickes. possibly from the White
House.
Meanwhile. Deputy Coal Admin
istrator Harold A. Gray told the
House ways and means committee
that interruption of fuel production
for even a few weeks would imperil
operations of many railroads, public
utilities and war industries.
Reports from the major coal-pro-
ducing states indicated the stop
page in organized mines was COM
plete.
Wildcat strikes which started last
Friday developed into a general
walkout when UNIV President John
L. Lewis and the unions policy
committee failed to extend a truce
under which miners had been
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Donald |. Younq
Father Passes on

William L. Young, 78, father of
Don L. Young of Ell Centre, was
buried Saturday after funeral serv-
ices in San Bernardino.
The FL Centrans father died last
Thursday. He was a retired sales
man. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Nellie M. Young; his son, Don
Young of Ell Centro, and three
grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
1st Woman Settler
Of HoItviIle Dies

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Castle, KY. She was a distant rela-
tive of President William Mckinley
Her survivors include her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kaiser; son, w. H. Har-
ris: five grandchildren; and four
brothers, David H. Bethurum, Holt
vile; Thomas Bethurum, Perris, c.
S. Bethurum, Temecula, and E. A.
Bethurum, Redlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Major R. Thacker
Gets DIE Award

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bases. airdromes, and shipping, IN
which heavy anti-aircraft lire was
encountered. These operations aid
ed considerably in the recent sue
cesses in this theater.
Almost every hour OF every DAY
YOUR husband, and the husbands OF
other American women, are oolng
lust such things as that IN the
southwest Pacific. Theirs Is very
real and very tangible contribution
to victory and peace.
GENUINELY PROUD
81 would like to tell you how gen.
timely proud I am to have had men
such as your husband in my COM
mand and how gratified l am TO
know that young Americans with
such courage and resourcefulness
are fighting our country's battle
against the aggressor nations.
Prior to the award of the DlStln-
ouished Flying Cross, Major Thack-
er was awarded the Silver star 1or
gallantry in action and the OAK
Leaf Cluster for gallantry during
the performance of aerial flights
against an armed enemy.
He was a member of the famous
18th bombardment group cited for
outstanding performance of duty IN
action.
AT present Major Thacker is sta
toned at Pyote air base at Pyote,
Texas. He has asked to be assigned
to active duty abroad again.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Al CLUB WILL
HAVE MEETING

The Imperial All club achieve
ment night will take place at the
Perish house in Imperial at pm,
Tuesday with Lois Martin and
John Kubler. Jr., well-known club
members, scheduled to speak.
Awards will be presented winners,
refreshments will be served, and a
recreation program will conclude
the evenings program.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
ScanningI.v Y.
News Horizon
HELD IN JAIL

Alfredo Zuniga, 28-year-old Mex
ican resident of Ell Centre, was held
in the county Jail at Ell Centre Mon
day on a charge of striking zeke
and Ramon Gonzalez with an iron
bar while they were repairing
tire near the fair grounds south of
Imperial. He was said to have be-
come enraged o,er a family matter
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Nance Resigns as
Probation Chief
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and with the ever mounting respon-
sibilities of the office, l feel that
I must step aside and allow another
to carry the burden. I have, how
ever, accepted the proposal of the
probation committee that 1 remain
with the department in the capacity
of a deputy probation office. This
plan, I hope, with a materially de
creased burden of responsibility
may allow me to continue TO serve
he youth of Imperial county"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

Imagine That
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Strickler were
concerned because they had not
heard from w. S. Treacy, who
trained with the Royal Air Force
bows at the Imperial airport and
made many friends in Ell Centre. No
word from him since Christmas.
Sunday night they heard his voice
in a broadcast from Great Britain.
He said he is in active duty and
has had % operational flights.
Asked what he remembered most
viyidly of all his experiences in
the war, Treacy said, THE beauty
of the sight on moonlight night
when flew over Italy
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
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want them to touch them" SAID
Nickie.
But you have no brother" ad-
monished Heinecke.
IT know it," said Nickie, with
twinkle, II was just tending"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

working since the last general strike
ended June 7.
Ickes, who cancelled a scheduled
trip to Columbus, Ohio, to address
the governors conference. is eX-
pected to try to reopen the mines
at once Failing that. President
RooSevelt's intervention is a strong
probability. During the last strike
he threatened to cancel the min
ers' occupational draft deferments
This time he has on his desk a
congressional-approved anti-strike
bill giving the government power
to fine and Jail Lewis. Mr.. RooSe-
velt must sign. veto or allow that
bill to become law this week
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
RANCH HOME
Is LOOTED

The home of P. Vilbrick on the
J. L. Dubois ranch southwest of El
Centre, was burglarized of wearing
apparel, Dubois told Sheriff Rob-
ert w. Ware.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
TOUCH OFF STRIKE


posed contract and the miners fail
ure to extend their old contract
touched off an automatic strike at
midnight-the truce deadline set by
Lewis. No public notice was sent
to the miners. They just followed
traditional policy-no contract-no
work.
Sufficient coal is above ground to
keep warm plants going for a while.
but the uneven distribution of it is
expected to be felt soon with no.
tices of steel furnaces shutting
down.
The only apparent avenue of
breaking the impasse lay in the gov
ernment retaining control for the
duration of the mines that were
seized by Ickes on May l.
Should the miners return to work
under an agreement with the gov
ernment and without further wage
concessions, however, the outcome
of the long dispute would repre-
sent a defeat for Lewis.
In rejecting the WLB order late
yesterday. the UNIV policy COM
mittee attached no conditions to its
offer to work for the government.
1t said the miners were aware of
the imperative necessity to con-
tinue the production of coal and
protect the interests of our govern
ment at war although they de
plored the circumstances which
have enabled political influences
to make a mockery of collective
bargaining and to successfully block
a wage agreement in the coal in
dustry."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
protected fowl or birds" "
ESTIMATES LOSS

One Imperial Valley rice grower
planted 720 acres of rice in 1912
and only harvested 500 acres, the
survey revealed. He estimated his
loss at 12.300 He said: I'VE have so
acres in front of our cabin where
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21
Migratory Fowl Destroy
Sb3.bbb of Rice i'm Nv.

Migratory wild fowl caused IL
Imperial Valley rice growers to lose
s63 ,666 worth of rice in 1912, a
survey conducted by the California
Farm Bureau Federation revealed
Monday.
The farm bureau conducted slmi-
lar surveys in rice growing counties
in California for the last two years.
The tctal loss for the state in 1912
was S600.450. The state loss in 1941
was S606,790 The Imperial county
loss in l941 was $l2,700.
MANY SACKS DESTROYED
In 1912 the Imperial Valley grow
ers reporting in the survey planted
4.08l acres, harvested 1861, and
said 24,460 sacks were destroyed by
migratory wild fowl.
This loss of food is ineXcuSable
at any time said Irving H. Pfaf-
fenberger, attorney for the Califor-
mia Farm Bureau federation, in
concluding his compilation of the
facts and figures gathered in the
survey, particularly during an all
out war when food is a vital factor
in its successful prosecution. APP
propriate steps should be taken at
once b. government agencies to re-
duce to a minimum all crop losses
caused by wild fowl or any o'her
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

This series, sponsored by the PEOPLE of the Union Oil
Company is dedicated 10 discussion of ho,0 and Vjy
american business functions. We hope yonW feel free
sendm any suggestions oye,fcisms you haze too6ey
Wyte. The President. Union OIL Company Union Oil
BHiidi,g Los Angeles. California.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

]. In 1887, 100 octane aviation gas
oline was just emerging from the oil
company laboratories. Production
was hardly great enough to keep one
squadron of fighter planes in combat,
and it cost SIS to make each gallon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

S. Bot by 1880. they had hit IL;
by 1887 they were shooting for 100.
and by 1889, for 100 pins. Why had
they made such progress Not be-
cause they expected war all those
years, but because each companykept
struggling to put out better product
than others and get more customers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

3. And ifs the story of most other
war production as well. Years of
peacetime competition under Ameri-
can Free Enterprise gave us the know
how" the plants and the mass pro-
duction techniques to do the greatest
job ever tackled by any nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

5. The inside story of this accom-
plishment is a typical example of
American Free Enterprise at work.
For 100 octane was perfected by our
oil companies in their own laborato-
ries before zoe entered the WGr-with-
out one cent OF government subsidy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

q. This was largely the result
of just one peacetime influence-coni-
petition. You don't decide to make
100 Ooctane one morning and start pro-
ducing it the next. You have to learn
how over period of years. Back in
1920. the best gasoline our oil COM
panies could make was So octane.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

]. Bur many companies, combct-
ing with each other for your business,
forced improvements. And forced
them at much greater rate of speed
than any monopoly (private or gov
ernmentaD has ever managed on its
own initiative. That's the inside story
of 100 0ctane
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

b. " the oil business had been
controlled by one company, or by the
government, this wouldn't have hap
pened. For there not much incentive
to go after more customers when you.
already have them all.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-21

z. Todoy. the American oil Conn
ponies are turning out enough 100
octane to fuel the greatest Air Force
in the World. They are shipping mil
lions ofddditionaibarrels toourAllies.
And they have cut production costs
to an average of 1919 per gallon.
Evening star., 1943-11-05

Sometime later the first small
group of American soldiers arrived
and were billeted in convent. The
sisters were all in a dither. There
was an unexploded shell in their
henyard. The American lieutenant
removed it for them. There was
also a fragment of shrapnel lodg-
ing between the mattress and the
spring of one mans bed. They
didn't dare touch it. for fear il
would explode. One of the soldiers
picked it up and threw it out the
window. After that there was moth
ing the sisters would not do for our
boys.
There undoubtedly had been a lot
OF coilaborationists in Bastia, un-
like the rest of Corsica. I was told
they numbered about 10 per cent of
the population. One of the most
prominent buildings in town had
been taken over as legion" head
quarters. There were many pic
lures Of Petain on the walls and
posters urged enlistments for serv-
Ice in Germany. The walls were
also plastered with hand-written
| placards in German and French
warning that looters would be shot
on the spot
Leaving Bastia in the direction OF
Corte along the shore route the
artillery damage was much more ap-
parent than it had been on the
mountain road. One of the strang-
est sites was blasted cemetery. Ir
Corsica, as in most Mediterranean
countries, families 60 in for mas
sive tombs, where generation afte,
generation is laid away. A grave
yard looks like a small city. This
one was the largest near Bastia
covering about five acres. The tombs
had been flattened to the ground
The place was streWn with frag-
ments of marble bearing mortuary
inscriptions. Cotfins had been bloWr
out and bones were scattered about
Here was the Biblical Golgotha be-
| fore our eyes
1t looked like an air bombing jot
but what actually had happened, We
Evening star., 1943-11-05

had been so we'll hidden away that
even the Germans could not find it
The entrance of Bastia was, o1
course, a great symbolic moment
Tor the French for it was the first
large French city recaptured by
force of arms since the Inflated June
| of 1910. But there was no great
jubilation. The impression of hav-
ing entered room with corpse
laying in coffin was too overpoW-
ering. Perhaps it would be more
correct to say that Bastia lay in a
cateleptic sleep and that in very
few days it would wake from a
trance Stimulating death.
Monday night what seemed a
touch of the supernatural entered
the picture. At l am. the bells of
the cathedral began ringing crazily
Nobody knows who rang them. Some
say no human hand touched them
Explosions could be heard all night
long as grenades went off. Although
the public buildings were little dam
aged those which had been oc-
cupied by the Germans were pretty
well Uttered, especially the Palais
de Justice, the most imposing build
ing in the city.
The old porter. who told me the
Germans had stuck rife against
MS chest and threatened to shoot
MN the day before, gathered ur
an armful of junk which he wanted
us TO take as souvenirs. A tur-
banned goum copped Nazi flag
and walked away proudly waving It
The few inhabitants who showed
up made much of the few Ameri-
cans and British who entered the
city. There were homemade Amer
lean flags, or what purported to be
Stars and Stripes, fluttering from
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Bostio, Metropolis Of Corsica, Had Appearance
of Fresh Corpse as Allied Armies Arrive

mans had made at the last moment
The impression of being in a city of
the dead did not depend then, as
it did a few hours later after the
heat of the day had done its work,
on the stencil of the unburied
corpses among the ruins, an odor
so familiar from Palermo and Mes
sina, that it now seems rather COM
monplace. First there was the
utter, absolute silence. The store
windows were closed with CORFU
gated iron curtains, which revealed
through shell-torn rents here and
there only emptiness and desolation
inside. There was nobody on the
streets. The Germans, it appears,
had ordered the civilian population
out couple of days before SO as not
to interfere with their evacuation.
Before that many had taken to
the maquis of their own volition.
Completely knocked out by the
bombing only few hours before
were the city's light, power and
water systems. About the only
signs of life-noted also in Palermo
and Messina-Were the troops of
hungry, feshless cats in the streets.
One wonders what becomes of the
dogs.
Even more notable than in other
German evacuation towns was the
absence of food Palermo and Mes
sina had little left. From Bastia
the invaders had taken everything.
There was not even wine. AS the
day wore on a few of the inhabi-
tants began drifting back, overjoyed
at their deliverance.
Celebrate With Absinthe.
The only drink they could find
with which to celebrate was some
abslnthe. Sale is prohibited by
French law and stock apparently