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Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

WHICH SOilie ellelily SOluleIS dJIeIllpI-
ed "Dunkirk evacuation"
Three ships off the north Tunis-
ian coast near Cape Zebib were
sunk, jetties were fired, and barges,
small boats, and cargo ship-moSt
of them carrying troopS-Were sunk,
blown up, or driven back to shore
by American and British forces
sweeping the TuniSian beaches on
relentless patrol.
FIGHT BITTERLY
But the main Axis remnants, es-
timated between $4,000 and 100000
men, were fighting bitterly against
powerful British tank and infantry
assaults and against French thrusts
through the mountains toward the
base of Cap Bon peninsula.
A great evacuation attempt SEEM
ed impossible even if the Axis COM
manders decide not to fight to the
end-and-as yet-official dispatch
es said there was no sign of major
effort to withdraw b. sea.
Furthermore, American and Brit
iSh bomberS ruled the Tunisian skies
and roamed far to the north along
the island INVASION route to Europe,
battering the Italian bases at Pan
teleria and Palermo from which
rescue ships would come if the Axis
can muster any.
The mop up of Axis booty and
prisoners by the thousands contin-
ued on land, with the American Of
ficially reporting $4,000, including
six German generals and 5000 Luft-
waite men already couEted. The
toll for the Tunisian campaign is
Continued on page s, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Fish, Game Group
Comes under Fire

SACRAMENTO, May 1O.-CUP)-
The custer of the state fish and
game commission was recommended
today by an Assembly interim COM
mittee on grounds the members at
tempted to secure campaign funds
for former Governor Culbert Oh
son by selling" sardine fishing
permits.
Both the attorney general and
Legislature should investigate the
alleged campaign activities of the
commission. the legislative COM
mittee said, and prosecution in
dulged in where the facts war
rant"
The commissioners, with the ex-
ception of Lee Payne, who paid lit
tie attention to the commissions
business, were guilty of the most
reprehensible conduct in the is
suance or denial of sardine per-
mits and in attempts to collect
money from applicants for such
permits" the report said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
25.Pound Limit on
Sugar Allotment
For Canning Set
OPA Increases Amount of
Sugar to Be Allowed for
Putting Up Jams, Jellies

WASHINGTON, May 10.
(UP)-The Office of Price
Administration today set the
limit for sugar allotments
for home canning at 25
pounds per person. 1t will be al
lotted on the same basis as last
year-one pound for each four
quarts to be put up.
The amount of sugar allotted for
jams, jellies and preserves has been
increased from one to five pounds
of sugar of the 25 pounds granted,
the OPA said. The reason for this
increase, Price Administrator Prem
tiss NJ Brown explained, is so that
jams, jellies and preserves can be
used more extensively as a spread
to stretch the butter and margarine
ration"
At the top limit of 25 pounds of
sugar, the housewife can plan to
can 100 quarts. However the OPA
declared, this is a maximum figure
Continued on page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Senate 0k's Office
Of Civilian Supply

WASHINGTON, May 10.-(UP)--
The Senate today passed and sent
to the House a bill creating an in
dependent office of civilian supply
to administer the country's civilian
needs. The vote was A to 90.
The bill would give the civilian
administrator powers to apply to
the War Production Board for al
locations of materials for civilian
uses the same as the army and
navy apply for military materials.
The administrator could appeal to
Economic Sterilization Director
James F.. Byrnes in event he was
not satisfied with WPB decisions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

a value of $67O,497. Shipments of
market milk in 1912 reached to-
tai of 784,OO0 gallons, valued at
$258,780 In l941 the total was 700,-
600 gallons, valued at $4,000.
MANY CATTLE SHIPPED
Last year 84,420 head of cattle
were valued at $6,331 500. The
dairy cattle total was 14,404 valued
at S936,260. Sheep totaled 83,340,
with a value of $500,040. The total
of hogs was 39.750, valued at 1914
500. Horses totaled 1863 head, val
ued at $133,040. There were 14,010
colonies of bees, valued at SIP, 900;
6570 dozen chickens, valued at $78,-
$40: 1902 head of turkeys valued
at $8406; 1878 head of goats valued
at Sill 268; sos head of mules, val
ued at $44,625, and 39.750 head of
hogs, valued at $874,500.
In 1912 there was a total of %
carloads of rice, valued at $82. 800:
So carloads of wheat, valued at
$1O4.40O; 349 carloads of barley,
valued at $486,855; l91 carloads of
milo valued at $334,250.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
New Bond Quota
For County Fixed

Imperial county's war bond quota
for May has been set at $264,7O0,
Ben Herring, secretary of the dis
tricts bond-selling committee, an
nounced Monday.
Gordon Scriven, county bond
chairman, has set up the follow
ing quotas for communities in the
district:
Ell Centro, $1O5, 1880; Brawley, S63,-
528; Calipatria. $31764; Holtville'
$23,913; Imperial, $7,941; Westmor-
land, $2,647; combined rural areas
and small communities, $29,117.
Herring said he was in receipt OF
a telegram from officials OF the
state war savings staff congratulat-
ing Imperial county on its April
campaign, which saw every town III
the district passing its quota.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

inc had Shelled the SoutneaSIerii
coast of Hokkaido, the northern
most of the main islands comprising
Japan proper. The japanese propa-
veandists said the shelling caused
: no damage.
A Japanese land drive which had
pushed the British from Buthi-
daung, their base SIS miles north oil
Akyab in western Burma, was re-
ported to have produced no decided
change in the military situation.
Allied quarters said the general
positions on the burmese fronts
probably would show no significant
change until after the current mon
soon season.
American and British planes were
battering steadily at Japanese posi-
tions in the Burma area. Royal air
force raiders hit enemy water and
land transport, sinking or damaging
many sampans.
Heavy American bombers again
blasted the Rangoon railway yards,
Continued on page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Farm Bureau Hits
0PA Poultry Plan

this ceiling price on meat chickens,
&c. 0. Hoober vice president OF the
California farm bureau federation,
said, the OPA will begin meddling
with every branch of agriculture.
Remember" he declared, what JET
ferson said, When Washington tells
us when to plant and when to reap,
we'll soon be out of food"
J. E. Harshman was appointed to
represent the Imperial county farm
bureau at the western regional con-
ference in Colorado Springs this
summer.
Directors unanimously approved
the appointment of District Attor-
ney Elmer Heald to superior court
Judge to fill the vacancy left by
Judge r. d. McPherrin and unani-
mously recommended that Deputy
District Attorney Charles G. Halli-
day, attorney for the farm bureau,
be made district attorney.
To date the farm bureau member
ship total is 72l. The quota for the
year is 843 members.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Labor, Congress
Take Pot.Shot at
'RoII.back' Plan
Program Called Peanuts
By AFL Chieftain While
Congress Says 'UnsOund'

WASHINGTON, May 10.
UP)-The Office of Price
Administrations admission
that "effective' enforcement
of retail food regulations
would reduce consumers food bud
gets some five per cent conceded
today with the opening of OPA's
campaign to roll back prices to
last Septembers levels.
AS prelude to the scheduled June
roll-back-l0 per cent reductions
in seven major food items-commu-
nifty dollars S-and-cents prices went
into effect today in small retail
stores in more than 1870 cities. The
rcll-back will be accomplished June
l with the aid of government sub
sides at the professors levels.
FROM 2 SOURCES
But from two sources-and for
two different reasons-came loud
dissents. One organized labor
spokesman described OPA's roll
back program as peanuts" Chair
man of the house committee which
holds the governments purse
strings cried ''unsound and un-
American" to the subsidy proposal
OPA admitted for the first time
that effective price control never
has existed in a report on recent
survey of prices in 230 coal mining
communities. The survey revealed
Continued on page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
NO ESCAPE FOR TRAPPED NAzI LECI0NS
Crop Values Soar

Value of Imperial county's agri-'
cultural products in 1912 topped the
l94l value by more than ten mil
lion dollars, the Imperial County
Board of Trade revealed Monday.
Total value OF the agricultural
products in 1912 was $44 4,348,97l, as
compared to the l94l total of $34,-
l74, SOB.
In 1912 alfalfa shipments totaled
16,548 carloads, with a value OF
S4,467 800, while the year before
the totals for alfalfa were l4,l58
carloads, valued at $2,668,783.
SUGAR BETS
A total of 3544 carloads of sugar
beets, valued at @l,346,720 rolled
from the valley in 1942, as compared
to the l94l total of 1927 carloads,
valued at $l,3oz,010, drop said to
have been caused by the labor
shortage in 1912.
The 1912 total of cantaloupe ship
ments was 4412 carloads, valued at
$500, 1872, while the 194l total was
4508 carloads. valued at $3,065,-
44O. The lettuce shipments in 1912
totaled 9843 carloads, valued at
Sc, ,669 ,568, as compared to the year
before, when 1928 carloads had a
value of $3,948,000.
5l72 CARLOADS
Carrot shipments last year reach
ed a total of 5l72 cars, valued at
S2.715, 800, while the year before the
total was 4707 carloads with a val
ue of S2,14l,685. Shipments of peas
in 1912 totaled 1850 cars, valued at
ST ,497 300, as compared to the 194l
shipment of 1899 carloads valued
at $1,166,581.
Meat and meat products totaled
2.453,732 pounds in 1912, with a
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Boy Injured in
Truck.bike Crash

Cinto Abatti, II, of the area east
of Heber, suffered slight injuries
during the weekend whan his BIZ
cycle and a truck collided half a
mile north of the intersection of
Highways Ill and SO east of Ell
Centro.
The youngsters bicycle struck
the right front fender of a truck
driven by Francisco Beltran Es-
quer, 30, CaleXico, highway patrol
men said Esquer said he sounded
his horn on his car when he at
tempted to pass the bicycle and the
youngster zig-zagged back and
fourth in front of the truck until
the collision occurred
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

cants held availability certificates
issued by his office.
Availability certificates will not
be issued so long as there is need
for the services of the applicants
in this district" the employment
chief stated.
Man Filipinos have left the val
ley by using gasoline given them for
other purposes at time when we
most needed their services" Finney
declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

Finney said he had learned Of
numerous cases where farm work.
ers who received supplemental gas
oline for use in driving to and from
work had used this fuel for making
trips to other regions where they
had obtained other employment or
had prospects of doing so.
Describing such actions as direct
OPA regulation violations, Finney
said ration board officials would
henceforth reject all applications
for supplemental gasoline for use
In leaving the district unless appli-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Work TO Continue
On CIV. Project

SACRAMENTO, May 10.-tUP)-
President Roosevelt today notified
Gcv. Earl Warren that resurvey
of the Central Valley Project will
permit further work to complete
Friant dam with installation of
valves required for storing water,
complete the MADEIRA canal, and
complete the concrete work on Kes-
wick dam.
Warren wrote the President on
March 20, outlining the value to the
war program of finishing the va
rious features of the project and
urging resembling of War Produc-
ton Board ban on priorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

to cease fire and make peace i'm
mediately.
The Spanish leader thus put the
official stamp on a similar pro-
nouncement last month by Count
Francisco Gomez Jordana. his for
eign minister, on the occasion OF
Columbus day celebrations.
Franco said he believed Spain was
especially qualified to initiate peace
efforts because of her singular posi-
tion of living screnely, united and
strong.
He emphasized what he called
the urgency of return to peace,
asserting that Communism Is
bent on destroying European and
western civilization"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Dry-Pack Lettuce
Workers On Strike

SANTA MARIA, Calf, May 10
CUP)-Lettuce spoiled in some
fields here today as approximately
rs Filipino and Mexican dry-pack
workers stayed off their jobs de-
manding more pay.
Federal agents said the move
ment YEAS mot a strike" but grow
ers retorted If it's not a strike we
never saw one" The Mexican and
Filipino workers union said it was
not a Union strike.
Workers were receiving 1872 cents
per crate, from which producers
said they made as much as $40 a
day. They are asking for 25 cents a
pack.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Tornado Strikes
In Hawaii Area

HONOLULU, TIL, May l0.-(UP)
"A tornado struck the Hilo area
of the island of Hawaii last We'd
nesday, destroying or seriously DAM
aging scores of homes and other
buildings, it was revealed today.
The high wind was accompanied
by a cloudburst centering on an
area of four square miles.
No casualties were reported, and
damage amounted TO an estimated
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Luckey Named to
Two Committees

Senator E. George Luckey of I'M
perial county was appointed to two
Senate interim committees, it was
announced in Sacramento Monday.
He will serve on the postwar
construction program committee
along with Mayo, Mixer, Swing, En-
gle, Heating, Brown, Breed and Ten
ney.
He will serve on the Colorado
river committee along with Sena-
tors Swing and Fletcher.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Former Resident
Dies in Bell

Ray Hoskins, So, who lived in I'M
perial Valley from 1905 to 1925,
died in Bell Sunday from heart
attack
Funeral services will be conduct
ed by the Masons in Bell at 2 pm
Wednesday.
He is a brother of Mrs. Mack
Trentham of Imperial, and is SUR
vived also by his wife; a daughter
and a brother and sisted in Min
neapOliS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

and one OF MS uuCltS IS ulSpOSlIl8'
of old ammunition. Captain Tondro
and one of his men were walking
by "dud" bomb when it suddenly
exploded, shooting off his wrist
Since Captain Tondro's compan-
ion knew nothing of first aid. Cap
tain Tondro took off his blouse and
used the belt as tourniquet at his
elbow. He was not bleeding at all
when they reached a hospital from
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

value of S535,594 In 194l the to-
tai was 4,603,279 pounds, with
value of $494, 400. Butterfat ship
ments for 1912 totaled 626,940
pounds, valued at $376,164. The
year before the butter and butter
fat total was 1,533,761 pounds, with
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

the isolated plade where the acct
dent occurred.
1t was undersl lood that the sur
gerry performed was successful and
Captain Tondro will be able 10 wear
an artificial hand.
His parents left FL Ceutro Satur-
day afternoon and went 10 Camp
San Luis Obispo TO be with their
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
'Dunkirk' Is out
For Africa Nuzis
Trapped on Sands
Allies Estimate 100000 Prisoners
Captured in Tunisia Campaign; Few
Packets of Resistance 70 Be Mopped
- BULLETIN

LONDON, May TO- (UP)-The AIgieys radio said
tonight that Gen. Henri Honore Girand had accepted
proposals for political organization of the French
presented by Gen. Georges CatrOur behalf of
the Fighting French.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, May 10.
UP)-Alied forced the unconditional surrender of
Germans to the Americans in north Tunisia camped
tight land and blockade resisting armies Cap
Bon peninsula and shot up innumerable small boats in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Capt. l.. Tondro
Loses Right Hand

Captain Lyman TOndro, of Mr., and Mrs. W A:
Tondro of Ell Cenro suffered the loss of hs right hand
while destroying old ammunition at Camp Luis Obspo
at Saturday.
He is chief ordnance officer at Camp San Luis Obspo
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Extra Gas Used
For Leaving Nv.

stern warning was issued Monday by Tom Finney
county director the u S. Employment Service and head
of the War Manpower Commission for this district against
the use of "B" and &C" supplemental gasoline coupons
for Jrnpe
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
Franco Makes Bic
For World Peace
Spanish Dictator Declares Self to
Be United with Pope in Attempt to
Restore World TO Peace, Harmony

MADRID May 10. (UP)-Gen. Francisco Franco said
today that Spain had united herself with the efforts
of Pope Plus to re-establish world peace. -
Franco in speech at Almeria besought the Allies
and the tripartite powers-Germany, Italy and Japan
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
SUB ATTACKS
JAP COAST
most Island Of Japan Proper
n+ified Submarine;
ION in Far East onb Fronts
North
She'll
O+he
. By UNITED PRESS

Furries Of n tilities by Allied and Japanese Iand sea
and air forces were reported from half dozen widely scat
tered sectors of the Pacific war theater Aonday'
The Tokyo radio reported that an UNIDENTIFIED suomar
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10

Still At Large
Col. (Kentucky Variety Wade
Ramsey is having difficulty in
maintaining his status as a peren-
NAL bachelor. 1t isn't that he is
about to be roped, and married. Not
at all (at least not as far as we
know
= Wade is Wade C. Ramsey, he
comes from away down south, and
is complete with accent. Not long
ago Wade started getting mail ad-
dressed to Mr. and Mrs. Wade
| Ramsey. He even received tele-
Continued on page 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
D AMBllNe
NEpoR1ER
Experts Needed

Experts Needed
Is there an expert in the house?
Officials of the air raid warning
service in El Centro want to know
what is meant by a west wind, an
east wind, a south wind, and
north wind.
When the officials say west
wind" they meant a wind blowing
from the west. Some of the air raid
wardens mean a wind blowing to-
ward the west when they say west
wind"
You may not think this is import
ant, but it is of major Importance
when dealing with the movement OF
poison gas in event of an air raid.
Imagine what could happen.
Somebody better settle that little
misunderstanding.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
REMEMBER THESE DATEsI
Catalina

REMEMBER THESE pATEsl
Gasoline
"A Book Coupons
No. 5-Valid March 22-May %.
Shoes
Stamp No. III pair IN June l6
Coffee
Stamp No. 23-1 ID. to May 81.
Sugar
Stamp No. 12-Cood for pounds until
May n
cdnned Goods
Blue Stamps =. II and J In Book good
til June l.
Meat
Ped Stamp good Tin June I.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-10
WEATHER

Maximum Sunday SO, minimum
Monday 81; S am. Monday IS, hu-
midity So; noon Monday 81, humid
ity 21; pm. Sun. 88, humidity 7.
BANK DEBTS
Evening star., 1943-12-19

extinguish a dangerous fire. These
awards were not won easily.
Evening star., 1943-12-19

meeting of department heads to de-
eide if Happy Boleslau should re-
ceive the company's Heroic Service
Medal and the 5000 War Bond
that went with it. Only two of these
Evening star., 1943-12-19

awards had previously been given:
one to a girl for risking her hands to
disengage a new girls hair caught in
the cogs of her machine: and to old
Jeff Sanders, for risking his life to
Evening star., 1943-12-19

Jim Crosby, who super
vised the guards, reviewed
the incident. Until now, the
whole affair had been
hushed up, for military rea-
sons, and this was the first
time most of us had the
straight facts.
This saboteur-" Jim
began, "his name was Tel
CERT = had been working
as a car washer for several
weeks, at the Hiway Gar
age, across the street from
the east wing. Each night
when he got off work, he
made it a point to stop and
chew the fat with Boleslau
for a few minutes. As we all
know, Happy Boleslau is a
friendly sort of cuss, and he
didn't suspect a thing.
HEN one evening Tel
CERT stopped as usual, and
as he talked to Happy, he
set his lunchpail on the win
dow ledge of our building
housing the high explosives
lab. AS Happy was about to
continue his patrol. 1eigert
took out a cigarette and
matches. 1t was windy, and
when he struck the match,
he held his head inside the
deep inset of the window.
1t was during that moment
that he put the flame of the
match to a length of fuse
, out of the lunchpail.
up with Boleslau, told
quick goodnight, and was
o cross the street when Bole-
Continued ON next pAue
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-03

canned goods you're permitted
will be of similarly modest pro-
portions.
GOOD OLD DAYS
It's going to seem like old
times in this nearl:' rubberless
country when Mother takes to
the kitchen for next summers
canning. For she'll be supplied
with an ample bounty Of jar rub
bers. as in days of yore.
ALLEGATION of reclaimed rub
Der has been made to manufac-
turers of rubber rings. and the
Department of Agriculture ex-
poets 30,000,00O gross will be
made. The department feels
that it's a good investment of
rubber, since home canning will
do a lot to overcome food short
ages.
Here's a tip, incidentally, on
preserving can rubbers for flu
ture use: Make sure THERE alb
solutely free from grease before
you store them away. And put
them in a dark. dry place.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-03
Marriage
isAnnounced

A ROMANCE 81 years old
blossomed again when Mrs. Bes-
sic Cudworth Underdown of De-
troit, former resident of Mount
Clemens, and Thomas Broome
were quietly married.
The wedding took place on
Saturday, Jan. 80, at 8 o'clock
at the Underdown home on Tux
edo avenue, Detroit. The Rev.
M. l.. Grigsbey of st. Andrews
Presbyterian Church read the
service, before small group of
relatives and friends. The cou-
pie was unattended.
Mrs. Broome made her home
here until 33 years ago. Mr..
Broome is a life long Mount
Clemens resident.
They are planning to live at
100 Grand avenue.
AMERICAN LEGION AUX
Hilary will m It Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock with Mrs.
Edward Heine, 1875 M a r k
street. Bernard T. Monaghan of
the USO Club will be speaker
of the evening.