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Evening star., 1943-02-19
District Court RuIinq
Drops 0PA Complaint
AGAINST Hecht Co.
Justice Let's Declares
Injunction Would Not
Be in Public Interest

Declaring that an injunction
would not be in the public inter
est" District Court Justice F.
Dickinson Let's today dismissed
an Office of Price Administration
complaint against the Hecht Co.
on charges of violations of price
ceiling, price posting and price
recording regulations.
The OPA announced Immediately
that the decision would be appealed
to the Courts of Appeals "as soon as
the necessary papers can be pre-
pared"
At the same time, the OPA made
1t known that its action against
Woodward & Lothrop Department
Store, also accused of price ceiling
violations, will proceed according to
plans already completed This &C
ton is set for trial in District Court
March l.
In nine-page opinion handed
| down at noon, Justice Let's, in
speaking of charges leveled at the
store by OPA, said that violations
occurred, but I do not consider them
numerous in view of the difficulties
involved in the defendants efforts
to comply with the act and regula-
ton" He referred to the Emergency
Price Control Act of 1912 and the
general maximum price regulation
which OPA attorneys. in a two-week
legal battle in District Court, had
said the company violated in hun
dreds' of instances.
THE defendant took timely, posi-
tive and vigorous measures to under
stand the requirements and to meet
them. Justice Let's said, and he
added that the store "set up
capable organization with an un-
limited expense account, charged
with the duty of directing and super
Vlsing the personnel in an honest
and sincere effort to comply in full
measure with the requirements of
the act and regulation"
On the question of one legal point
involved in the case-whether of not
1t Is mandatory for court to issue
an injunction when any violation is
shoWn-the justice said, II am sure
that Congress did not anticipate 100
per cent compliance" It was this
legal point on which OPA had
hinged much of its argument.
The jurist pointed out that the act
is a war. measure and Congress
rightfully expected conscientious
and thoughtful cooperation of loyal
citizens.
Punishment is provided for will
full violations, but where violations
are not accompanied by the ele-
ment of Willfulness. the Price Ad-
miniStrator may ask and have the
powers of the court as an aid IN his
administration Of the act" the JUS
tice observed.
If, in such circumstances, an
| injunction is asked, the court is
not deprived of its inherent powers
by calling it statutory Injunction
| The court in such case retains its
implied powers, exercised in a
sound discretion. judicial discre-
| ton in such case does not mean
judicial duty, as the Price Admin
istrator contends"
Cooperative Attitude.
In such a case, he said, where
violations of law were not fragrant
and occurred despite reasonable
effort to comply with the law, the
court should consider, on the facts
of particular case, whether there
(See HECHT, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1943-02-19
29 Are Feared Dead
In Crash Of Bomber
On Seattle Plant.
Body Of Noted Pilot
Among Is Recovered;
13 Still Missing
BY the Associated Press.

oS INC hsSOCldLeo fIeSS.
SEATTLE, Feb. ia toll of
% dead or missing was counted
today in the crash of a four
motored Army bomber into Seat
ties largest packing house, the
worst aerial disaster in Pacific
Northwest history.
The Boeing bomber, one engine
af1re during regular test fight
smashed into the Frye & Co. meat
packing plant at noon yesterday
spreading flaming death and de-
struction throughout the four-story
brick building and causing an esti-
mated $3.50. 900 loss.
Sixteen bodies had been recovered
today, hours after the giant craft
crashed as its pilot fought desper-
ately to get it into Boeing Field for
an emergency landing. The bodies
included those OF II Boeing techni-
clans aboard.
Famed Pilot a Victim.
The II, most of them engineers,
were headed by Edmund T. Allen
famed test pilot who has dared
death dozens of times for the prog
reSs of aviation He was listed as
the pilot of the tragic flight, but it
was not certain he was at the con-
trolls at the time of the crash. Di-
rector Of the Boeing flight and aero
dynamics department. he often
cnrfyo1 y,ilnf ~ ~
craft companies.
-Four Frye Co. employees bodies
were recovered, but only one of
them, August Hoba, was identified.
Thirteen other missing workers were
feared burned in the rubble of
ashes and bricks. A check of their
residences showed all missing Mr..
Hoba's son, Fred, was among them.
The Boeing Co.. attributing the
crash and the holocaust that fol-
lowed to "a fire which developed in
an engine in the course of a regular
test flight" disclosed that the craft
kept in communication with the
landing field up to its final tragic
plunge.
1t said the crew reported a fire
started in one motor, was extin-
guished momentarily by automatic
carbon dioXide equipment, but flared
up again and spread over one wing
City's Power Cut OFF.
The bomber lost altitude. sheared
through two high tension wires to
cut off most of the city's electrical
service and crashed into the plant.
Four persons were reported to
have attempted parachute jumps to
safety, but the craft was too low
for opening of their 'chutes.
If the crash had come 10 to Is
minutes later it would have caught
dozens more workers in the Frye
plant as they returned from their
lunch hour.
Some workers were believed
(See BOMBER CRASH, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Rubber, Copro Workers
To Return to Pupuu

BY the Associated Press.
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 19-
Senator James Fraser, Minister for
External Territories, announced to-
day that owners of rubber and copra
plantations could return to Papua
southeastern part of the island of
New Guinea, from which the jap
anese have been driven.
The improvement in the military
situation, he said, made possible the
fullest development of the copra and
rubber resources there.
Military control of the area will
continue and other civilians will not
be permitted to return, however.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
BY HAROLD V. BOYLE,

WITH U. S. FORCES IN TU-
NISIA, Feb. II Delayed Jerry
threw his Sunday punch at us
with men, guns and tanks, and
that, in part, is the story of the
American retreat in Tunisia.
The bloody battlefelds, Uttered
with broken vehicles and marked
with the cross of Germany AS we'll
as the star of America, testify that
the Nazis had no margin in courage.
Out into the long valley and into
the hills they marched and rolled on
wheels - thousands of American
soldiers fighting mad because they
had to march backward instead of
forward.
To the Germans it was a retreat.
To the Americans it was a strategic
withdrawal. But whatever name it's
called 1t had just one effect on the
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Tirpitz Reported Firing
AT Targets in North Sea
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Feb. ia Reuters dis
patch from Stockholm today said
the Tirpitz, Germany's most power
full battleship, has been engaging in
target practice in the North Sea.
/ The agency said apparently the
damage inflicted on the battleship
by Russian submarine in the
Barents Sea last July had been re-
paired and the warship possibly
was getting ready for raiding opera
tions.
The possibility that German
warship passed through Dover
Strait early Sunday was raised by
the Evening News naval correspon-
dent, who said unusual naval activ-
ity in those waters was indicated by
communicates from both London and
Berlin.
The correspondent did not men,
ton the Tirpitz, but suggested in
stead that it might have been a
large merchant raider.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Convoy Escort Sinks
E-Bout in North SEQ
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 19.-British de-
stroyers escorting a convoy in the
North Sea sank one E-boat and
damaged another early yesterday
the Admiralty announced today.
The E-boats-German motor tor
pedo boats-had launched an at
tack on the convoy but were en-
gagged by the destroyers Garth and
Montrose at close range.
Prisoners were taken from one OF
the boats.
The Admiralty said no damage or
casualties were suffered by either
the convoy or its escorts.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
300, 900 Tons of Ships
Sunk by Dutch Subs

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. l9-Netherlands
submarines, operating with Allied
naval forces in all the seven seas,
have sunk more than 3OO,0 900 tons
Of enemy shipping since the start
Ct the war, Dutch naval sources said
today.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Restaurant Patron,
liked by Shortages,
Brings Own Butter

eS the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 10
A patron Of downtown res
taurant, tired of hearing Sorry,
no butter" solved the problem
yesterday by bringing his own.
He walked in, ordered a meal
and calmly unwrapped a quar-
ter of a pound Of the spread
while other customers looked on
enviously.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Churchill Confined to Bed

LONDON, Feb 19 (P).-Prime
Minister Churchill, confined to his
bed by a cold, has acute catarrh of
the upper respiratory passages, a
statement from No. 10 Downing
street announced today.
Evening star., 1943-02-19
Cooperative Attitude.

In such case, he said, where
violations of law were not fragrant
and occurred despite reasonable
effort to comply with the law, the
court should consider, on the facts
OF a particular case, whether there
(see HECHT, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1943-02-19

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Evening star., 1943-02-19

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-x of this edition of
The Star, supplementing the news of
the regular home delivered edition.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
NEA staff Writer

Elaborate wedding parties are
"out" this year. But the same old
story of q boy in uniform, a lovely
girl and glistening white wedding
cake still holds. Here's a cake
without sugar.
Sugariess Wedding Cake
Two and one-quarter cups sifted
cake flour, 2h teaspoons combina-
ton baking powder, \ teaspoon
salt, y cup butter or other
shortening, 2 teaspoons grated or
ange rind, ~ cups light corn
syrup, 3 egg yolks, beaten until
thick and lemon-colored, Y cup
milk, IL teaspoons vanilla, 3 egg
whites.
Sift flour once, measure. add
baking powder and salt, and sift
together three times. Cream Short
ening with orange rind add syrup
very gradually, by tablespoons at
first, beating very well after each
addition TO keep mixture thick. Add
4 of flour and beat until smooth
and we'll blended.
Add egg yolks and beat well Add
remaining flour in thirds, alter
nately with milk in halves, beat
ing very we'll after each addition.
Add vanilla. Beat egg whites until
they win hold up in moist peaks.
Stir quickly but thoroughly into
batter.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
TO ELIMINATE POLITICS
IN PkRDONS
Santa Monica Outlook

(Santa Monica Outlook)
Governor Warren has approved the
Deuel. bill for the reform of the state
pardon system with the expressed belief
that it is expected ito eliminate every
vestige of politics in the granting of par
dons."
If the new law meets the governors
expectation. it will accomplish much
needed Improvement in the adminiStra-
tion of this important government func-
ton For years, politics have figured in
pardon cases and under the Olson regime
some scandalOue incidents occurred Pos
sibly il is too much to hope that political
considerations can always be eliminated
in pardon cases, but we feel certain that
Governor Warren's experience as attor
ney general has qualified him abundant
ly to Judge of the merits of the new law.
When he approves it unreservedly, the
public has confidence that it will remedy
long-standing pardon abuses with which
Californians have been too familiar.
The new law also aims to assist those
released from prison who have, for
period of years, lived an upright life.
Instead of sending applications for full
pardon to the governor. they will now go
to the courts which. when satisfied that
the facts warrant it. will issue a rehabili-
tation certificate which will constitute the
basis for an application to the governor
for full pardon. This would seem to be
a wise method of procedure. The court
is the proper agency to certify to the
facts and it will be seldom, if ever that
the governor will have occasion to ques-
tioo IFS findinUS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
GIorifyir,g
Yourself
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Staff Writer

81 play musical instrument-or
pretend to-" reports entertainer
Marie Austin, Ito keep my hands
lit and flexible"
Lovely, skilled hands are essen
tlal to tiny, travelling USO per-
former Marie's success in enter
tanning thousands of boys IN the
armed forces with the funny ges-
lures that accompany her singing
and dancing.
And to keep her hands absolutely
relaxed and deXtrous, little Miss
Austin plays a tune or two on the
piano, guitar, saxophone, from
bone, accordion and clarinet. Or,
many times, merely goes through an
imaginary set of musical scales on
her table or desk.
Women who are working under a
great deal of nervous tension, say
Marie, will find these two hand
exercises excellent de-tenSionizerS:
First. extend fingers and thumbs
as widely apart as possible, stretch
ing them until they almost ache,
then relax. Repeat several times.
Now, vigorously lift fingers high,
one by one, bringing them down, as
If striking notes on the piano.
and, when your fingers no longer
fiGget, You'll find the rest OF you
is completely tranquil ard relaxed.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
NEW PHASE OF WAR

(Grass Valley Union)
The daring exploit of loosing the vast
waters stored behind great dams in the
valleys of Germany may go down In his
tory as the greatest single blow on either
side of a war noted for its spectacular
and engulfing sorties. With one deadly
gesture, as it were, the heart of the great
Ruhr industrial area has been torn out.
To achieve the same result by land would
probably have jeopardzed a half million
United Nations troops.
Terrific loss of life and property has
been visited upon the civilian population
of that region-a rude awakening, indeed,
for a people nourished by the bald asser
ton that Germany could never be bomb
ed or invaded.
II must now be borne in upon the Ger
man people that their fancied immunity
is myth; that they are destined to feel
the steel of war even as they have i'm
posed it upon Holland, Belgium, Nor
way, France, Greece and SO on for long
list
Long ago it was said that those who
live by the sword shall die by the sword
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
S. Burton Heath
Writes:

We too, are bored by most of tn
official cOinmuniqCes which seem
to be masterpieces of the art of
verbal devitalization No matter
how exciting the action, 1t = ..Rely
to be flattened out .ty the COM
munique writer's into some such
statement as:
Yesterday medium and light
bombers and fighter bombers of
the Tactical air force. in a day of
intensive activity maintained their
heavy attacks on enemy troop. con-
centrations, gun positions tanks
and transports. During the course
of the day three enemy aircraft
were shot down From all these
operations, two of our own aircraft
are missing but one of the pilots
is known to be safe
Up to now all we have done
this serious matter was to ignore
the communicates and stick to rep
ortorial news accounts, Now. how
ever. we are prepared to offer a
practical suggestion; Let's have the
flyers write communiqueS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
Capitol Talk

The thing you have to watch out
for when you go shopping these
days is the hidden" price increase
When you 60 into a store to buy
pair of shoes, for example. it may
be a matter of great satisfaction to
note that the price is no higher
than that paid for the last pair
you bought before shoe rationing
went into effect. You bless price
control for this and think things
may not be so bad after all.
But a close examination Of
your new kicks, If made by an
expert shoemaker, might reveal
that the uppers are not of as
good quality as the shoes you
bought last year. they may be
dyed a little darker to cover this
lower grade leather, the Innings
may be of an inferior grade Of
cloth. the stitching may be Of
inferior workmanship, the sole
may be thinner.
Translated into terms of wear.
these changes in the quality of the
shoes you buy may mean that the
shoes will last you only two-thirds
as long as the pre-war shoes you
bought at the same price. Trans
lated into what 1t costs you to
keep yourself shod. it means that
here is a hidden price increase OF
80 per cent, for you must buy four
pairs of shoes to give you the serv-
ice you got before from three pairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EN-
GAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Mdy %, 1910
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that fif-
teen days after the date posted,
the undersigned proposes to sell
alcoholic beverages at these premis-
eS, described as follows:
460 Broadway,
FL Centre, California
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license Tor
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON-SALE BEER
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license ts) may
file verified protest with the
State Board of Equalization at
Sacramento, California, Stain G
grounds for denial as provided by
law. The premises are not now Ii
censed for the sale of alcoholic
beverages.
MARCARITA G.. GAIIlEGOS
CaleXico Cafe.
(No. OW (M3l
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
ARMY HAS PRIORITIES

This hidden price increase Is not
the fault of the shoe store and, on
many points, it is not the fault of
the manufacturer. The Army has
priorities on the best grades of
leather. War Production Board
limitation and conservation orders
have specified that soles may not
be over certain thicknesses, to save
leather and make the supply go
farther. Dyes have been limited to
certain few specific colorS. Rubber
heels are made of reclaimed rubber.
Manpower shortages and the con-
tracts for millions of pairs of shoes
fol the Army and Navy have neces-
sarily had their effects on the
quality of workmanship going into
civilian shoes.
Hidden price increases. there
fore, do not represent any will
full conspiracy OH the part of the
shoe manufacturers to hand you
the weIl-knOwn gyp. For your
part, however, here is rccOg-
nizable increase in your costs oil
living, and you arc entitled to ask
what can be done about that?
Hidden price increases are not
confined to shoes alone. Garbage
pals made of thinner metal under
WPB restriction, kitchenware with
thinner enamel, shirts with shorter
tails, while underwear and pajamas
are skimpier, not full cut. These
and dozens or hundreds of other
cost of living items have hidden
price increases which present a
concealed problem Of initiation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
WE
the Women
Ry RUTH MILLETT

Il haven't had any privacy in
public since I've been in uniform"
young officer complained.
"If I GO into a restaurant for
meal, it is interrupted time after
time by some civilian who stops to
talk.
"On train / don't even get q
chance to read a magazine.
I'm bar the chumminess of
strangers is even worse.
"A lot of civilians evidently think
that because a man is in uniform,
they have a right to approach him
and make him listen while they
talk about themselves and their
relatives in uniform. ~
"The conversation almost always
goes like this: Where are you
stationed? Is it large camp? How
long have you been in the army?
l know all about army life. I've got
cousin stationed at Camp so-and-
so, nephew in Africa, ETC.. etc.
The good-looking young officer
said that when you've listened to
that same conversation half
| dozen tunes III Ollc cNtlluiS
same except for few minor de-
tails - you get kind OF fed up
with it.
He said he knew that servicemen
often are lonely and would like to
talk to friendly civilian. But he
thought it would be an easy matter
fol a civilian to find out whether
or not he was approaching q man
who wanted to talk or one VINO
wanted little peace and quiet ana
a chance to think.
WATCH SOLDIERS REACTION
1T ought to be as simple as this,
he said "If the serviceman answers
your first question or two cour-
tecusly, but in as few words as pos
sible, and doesn't add anything else
beat it and leave him alone.
"If he wants to talk he'll show
it by the way he responds to your
first remark"
The young officer added, as an
after er-thought, that if the civilian
were young and looked anything
at all like Lana Turner, she could
disregard his advice.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
UNIpERIAI,
No. 207O4
S u nj M o N s


IMPERIAL.
No. 2O7O4
SU nj M o N S
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff
VS..
PEOPLE FINANCE AND THRIFT
COMPANY OF MONROVIA, a Cor
poration, ct al, Defendants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO PEOPLES FINANCE &
THRIFT COMPANY OF MONRO-
VIA, a Corporation. GEORGE l..
CRAIG AND GEORGE l.. MER-
RIIL. as Trustees of GEORGE L..
CRAIG TRUST No. l, NATURAL
CARBONIC PRODUCE, INC, a
Corporation, MAX CAWTHON,
PETER DAYTON AND ESTHER
DAYTON, his Wife, JOHN DOE,
JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE, JOHN
DOE COMPANY, Corporation,
RICHARD ROE COMPANY, a Co
Partnership j. DOE as Executor of
the Estate of r. ROE. Deceased,
and j. DOE as Administrator of the
Estate of r. ROE, Deceased, Defend
ants.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer the Complaint in an ac-
ton entitled as above. brought
against you I'm the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State of
California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Summons
If served within this county; or
within thirty days If served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
Plaintiff will apply to the Court
for any other relief demanded in
the complaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 29th day of Dec, 1912.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
(SEAL)
BY MAXINE CONSOLE.
Deputy Clerk.
mo. CID (A19-26; M3-l0-
l7-24-3l; J2l4-2D
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
Z Marine FIiers
Awarded Medals

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-CUP)-
Two more marine filters have been
decorated for their heroism in air
combat in the Solomon islands, Ma
rine Corps headquarters announced
today.
The Navy Cross was awarded to
Maj. Rivers j. Morrell, Jr., wounded,
whose mother, Mrs. r. j. Morrell,
Sr, lives at 1920 Granada, Ave, San
Diego, Calf. After shooting down
four Japanese planes, he aided an
other pilot in downing a four-en-
gined Jap flying boat, and al
though badly wounded, landed his
plane at a marine airfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-31
bly,
Peter Edison

commodities which are necessary
and those which arc important.
Minimum quality standards would
not be set for fur coats. but they
would be set for knit underwear.
There are today minimum STAN
dard specifications written into the
maximum price orders on some two
dozen commodities.
The list may grow. The policy
does not envisage the elimination of
trade names or brands. Also. there
are some qualities on which speci-
fications can't be written. You can't
measure the wear of a silk dress. for
instance, nor give any assurance of
how long it will be in style.