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Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
Housing Crisis
Farley Called

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l3. CUP)
An emergency conference on war
housing opened today at the ma
tional housing agency headquarters.
Managers of all war housing CEN
ters of California. Nevada and
Arizona met with Donald B. Kirby
of the MIA to discuss the projected
"homc use" program for emergency
Sheltering of war workers in con-
geStcd areas such as the San Fran
cisco bay area.
The home use program calls
for widespread conversion of exist
ing buildings. homes and apart
ments to create greater number
of units. Emphasis was placed on
obtaining family units, rather than
spare rooms.
Today's conference was intended
to be the first step in providing
hundreds of new homes for war
workers.
The MIA announced nearly ST.
100000 for new war housing in
California and Arizona was author
lied during the week ending Jan. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
PefriIIo Refuses
To Recall Order
Against Recording
Union Gar Rejects
Senatorial Idea for I
Truce During Parleys'

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.
(UP) = James G. Pctrillo,
president of the American
Federation of Musicians, to-
day flatly refused to lift the
ban on recorded music pending set
tlement of his dispute with broad
casters and record makers.
PetrillO's refusal was given before
committee investigating the ban on
recorded music. Chairman D. Worth
Clark, D., Ida, asked the stocky
union president to lift the ban
immediately and then to proceed
with negotiations.
Petrillo said that while he was
willing to negotiate Immediately, he
would not lift the ban.
i've negotiated with these fcl-
lows for 20 years" Pctrillo said.
and if they arc permitted to make
records during the negotiations the
negotiations will drag on for two or
three Years"
GRANT WAR REQUESTS
Clark then suggested that the
ban be lifted for 80 days, and if a
settlement could not be reached
during that time it be reimpoSed.
They could make enough popu-
lar recordings in 80 days to last for
a year" Petrillo said. He added
that he did not believe his ban was
affecting war morale because the
FM was granting all requests
from government war agencies for
recordings.
Earlier, Pctrillo told the SubcOm-
mittce that CONGRESS and the pub
il had been given sided
impression Of the controversy be-
cause of the activities of the broad
casting companies and record man
ufacturcrs. and said his union would
not have to resort to ban on can
ned music if congress would pass
protective legislation for musicians.
Pressed by Sen. James Tunnel,
D., Del, as to what he would have
congress do. the union leader said:
"Wc make no demands, but we
would like to have a law to put us
into the position of ASCAP Amer
Continued on Page G, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
North Africa Reci iprocoI
Trade Plans Worked Out

LONDON, Jan. l3.-UP)-AlcX-
ander Kerr. American member of
an economic mission who has lust
returned from Algiers, revealed to-
day that a reciprocal trading pro-
gram had been opened between
North Africa and Britain and the
United States to relieve the criti-
cal North African supply situation.
Coal shipments from Britain al
ready have arrived at North At
rican ports, and were being shut
tied quickly into the country, so
iron and phosphate mines may be
reopened for Allied use, he said.
In return, the French have ship
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
REDS BATTLE Is MILES FROM SM0LENSk
Another Numbers Racket

cials had requested its publication
in the Post-Press newspapers sew
eral days ago.
At first the telephone to the ra-
tioning office was merely an ex-
tension from the switchboard OPP
Grated by Miss Weist But when
the flood of rationing business be-
came SO great that the phone was
constantly busy it was decided to
install direct line to the office.
This was done, but the number
of calls to the city hall switch
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
Warren Hits At
State 'RaCkets'

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 49, CUP)-
Gov. Earl Warren today appointed
John j. Hamlyn, chief counsel for
the California State Employees as
Sociation, to 10 year term on the
state personnel board.
Hamlyn will replace E. H. Chris
tian of Oakland. He will receive
$4,000 per year. He is only g.
Warren said there had been a
lot of rackets in state civil service
and I know of no man in the
state with more experience of the
light kind than John Hamlyn."
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

For two months the city had paid
the long distance phone bill for
the rationing office, but officials
baked when the last one was hand
ed to them.
They were advised to send it to
the San Diego office of the OPA
where an allotment for such things
might be found AS yet the city
hasn't received an answer.
P. S.: The number, which ration
ing board officials asked to be pub
liShed, is 588.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

TaSS. official Russian news
agency, reported that Sloboda, %
rifles north of Smolensk, had fall
len to the Red army. The Russians
now were II position to menace
Sholensk itself. anchor point Of the
German defense position on the
central pront The German Trans
ocean News agency broadcast from
Berlin a report that the Russians
were attacking in the Leningrad
area between Lake linen and Lake
Ladoga-far to the north OF where
most of the action has occurred in
the last two weeks.
Transocean, describing the fight
ing in the Leningrad area as vio-
lent, said it was uncertain whether
the Russians were starting another
ajor offensive or merely were
making a diversionary attack to
lure German reserves up from the
south
AN AFRICAN FRONT
American Flying Fortresses play
ed the star role in a North African
aerial assault that stretched from
Tripoli to Crete. A total of 81 Axis
planes were destroyed or damaged
in 24-hour period.
Allied headquarters in North Af-
RIGA said SO Axis planes had been
destroyed and 10 damaged in the
last "a hours against the loss of
one Lockheed Lightning. Nineteen
of the 336 Axis planes we're de-
stroyed when Flying Fortresses
raided an airdrome near Tripoli.
They destroyed five planes on the
ground and then doWned IA Ger
man Messerschmitts in a 75-mile
running fight. All of the Fortresses
returned safely to their bases.
A Middle Eastern command COM
munique issued in Cairo, said Brit
ish Eighth Army planes had at
tackled Tripoli, HONS. Crete, Sicily
and Lampcdusa, an island midway
between Malta and TIniSia Five
enemy planes were downcd in COM
bat
STALINGRAD OFFENSIVE
The Red army went on the Of
fcnSiyc inside the ruins of Stain
grad.
The fighting occurred in the
western outskirts Of Stalingrad where
the Russians attacked with the
bayonet and won several streets
from the invaders. The Soviet
noon communique said stubborn
fighting occurred in every street,
courtyard and building"
On the Don front the Russians
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
Army Loans Fresno
Man TO Warren

SACRAMENTO, Jan. l3. up
Colonel Ray Hays, former sta"
senator from Fresno who has been
assigned to army general headquar-
terS in southern California, will
come to Sacramento tomorrow to
be commissioned adjutant general
in charge of all state troops, Gov
Earl Warren announced today.
Warren said Colonel Hays notified
him the war department had grant
ed leave of absence to take the
state post He will receive the title
of brigadier general and immed-
lately begin a surve% Of the Cali
fornla State Guard and militia to
help Warren draft legislative pro-
gram for complete reorganization
of the defense setup
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13


ance of women in the box.
When the trial opened Monday
before Superior Judge Leslie E. Still
onl'' seven women sat tempora rily
in the box along with five men.
Ever since Flynn was first accused
of attacking the two girls, both in
their teens, women have been his
greatest fans.
They have written him more than
10000 letters expressing hope for
his vindication and have clustered
about him during court recesses
seeking his autograph ard pattii,g
him on the back with expressions
of sympathy.
The three mcii on the Jury in
cluded Charles Boyd, retired insur-
ance man; Lauren B. Curtis, elderly
retired civil engineer: and Homer
F.. JacobSmeyer, gas company SER
vice man.
The nine women included Mrs
Jennie Larson, wife of whole
sale flour salesman; Mrs. Lorene
Boehm, young wife of an industrial
engineer; Mrs. Lena A. Morgan,
wife of a mining engineer; Miss
Elaine Forbes, secretary to the sales
manager of the National Broad
casting company's Hollywood divi-
siOn Mrs. Rub" Ann Anderson,
wife of an electrical sales manager;
Mrs. Teresa A. Wood, wife of a
paramount studio carpenter; Mrs.
Nellie S. Minear, widow: Mrs.
Georgetta WEIGH, wife of an air
craft mechanic; and Mrs Mildred
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

that the 16-unit system sets too
high standards for most farm work
crs to qualify for agricultural oc-
cupational defermentS.
A five-man subcommittee was
appointed at the end of the hear
ing to draft recommendations for
reviSionS which Wickard said now
are in the making.
Wickard and Hershey insisted
that the system has somewhat al
leviated the farm labor problem.
Hershey said it has been in effect
only two months, and he estimated
that during that period local boards
passed over about 100000 men who
otherwise would have been in
Quoted.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

ped iron ore and cork TO the Unit
ed States, and oranges, dates and
phosphate to Britain.
Lack of shipping has restricted
the program. Kerr said but every
effort was being made to obtain
vessels so the French can be sup
piled with necessities, such as cot
ton textiles, flour. sugar, coal and
machinery.
He said 100000 tons of French
shipping would soon be available to
move civilian supplies, 100000 tons
OF it coastwise shipping to carry
on trade between Dakar, Casa
blanca, Oran, Algiers and perhaps
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

laDOT prODlef1l.
The system, drafted for the guild
ance of local boards in determining
whether a farm worker should be
given an occupational deferment,
allotS certain number of units
for each type of farm work. If the
worker can show 16 of these units,
he is deferred. He may compute
one unit for tending a certain num-
Der of horses, another for GER
tain number of cows, and so forth.
Wickard, Selective Service Direc-
tor Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, and
War ManpoWer Commissioner Paul
V. McNutt were witnesses before
the senate agriculture committee,
summoned to discuss complaints
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

IU WdS IIUJ CItdT WIICITItT TIC lad
been arrested by the Allied mill
tary authorities or b. the French
civil authorities. No official infor-
nation was available as to the
charge, One report was that it was
alleged he had traded with the
enemy.
Bedaux had been living in France.
II was assumed that he had gone
to Africa at the time the Germans
went into previously unoccupied
France.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

Bedaux, in 1893, had attempted
to arrange tour of the United
States for the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor. Various labor elements
were SO critical of Bedaux. the in
ventor of so-called labor efficien-
cy system, that the tour never took
place. Windsor did not visit the
United States from the time of his
abdication of the British throne
until a year ago last fall, after he
had been appointed governor of the
Bahamas.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

some South African ports.
"The food situation In North Al
rica is critical" he said. frhe
country desperately needs fats,
grain and rice There Is no olive
oil. and none will be available un-
til the Tunisian campaign Is clear
ed up. Fats head the priority HIST.
I'VE allowed the French 10 keep
under their own supervision large
amount of shipping coast
wise vessels-for transporting
ground nuts and palm kernel nuts
from Dakar. The meat situation
has been temporarily solved by
making extensive use OF mutton"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

board for the rationing office did
not SubSide Miss Weist had to an
Swer the phone to give people the
number of the new phone for it
was unlisted and telephone opera
tors were under orders not to give
OFT the number
Added complications entered the
scene recently when the phone bill
came to the city officials for pay
ment
The OPA budget does not include
an item for phone expenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13

What's in a number? Or better
yet. what is the number?
Those we're the questions that
continued to bother countless Of
flee of Price Administration Off
cials, Ell Centre city officials and
John @. and Mrs. Jane Public We'd
nesday.
Mary Weist, office girl in the city
hall was still under orders from
her bosses not 20 give out the pri-
vate telephone number of the ra-
tioning office, although its Off
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
Another Mean Man

Another Mean Man
Chief of Police Ronnic VoylcS
has priced possession. IT is the
$l8 hat presented him at Christmas
time by his officers and patrol
mon.
Thu other day Chief Ronnic plac-
cd his beloved hat on top of the
radio inside the big wire cage at
police headquarters SO it would be
out of harms way
A drunk man was brought to
headquarters. When negotiations
we're completed, the drunk reached
inside the cage, picked up the
chiefs hat, put it on his head, and
walked out.
Chief VoyleS saw his precious hat
disappearing out the door on the
dome Of the drunk. The drunk
had to talk in double time to avoid
second arrest in 10 minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
WindSor'S Friend
jailed in Africa

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (UP) = Secretary of State
Corde Hull said today that Charles Bedaux friend of the
Duke of Windsor has been placed under arrest in French
North Africa.
Hull said he did not know the details
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
Planes O pen U p
Africa O ffensive
In Great Sweeps
Russians Menace Anchor Point Of Maxi
Final Winter Line on Central Front
As New Drive Opens in Staln9rad
By UNITED PRESS

The Russian army pushed to within 25 miles of Smo-
ensk on front Wednesday, and in North Africa
smashing Allied aerial attack indicated that the United
Nations soon would be on the offensive there.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
Farm Deferment
system Defended

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (UP)-Secrctary of Agricul-
turc Claude Wickard today defended the 16unt system
for determining draft defermcnt of farm labor "the
best that could lie devised at the time but she said
vision is contemplated to increasingly serious farm
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
AbSenteeS Cost
u. s. 3b bomberS
Monthly Loss in Planes in One Plant
Through Needless Layoffs Reported
To Aircraft Production Board Unit

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 13. (UP)-Absenteeism iron
Consolidated Aircraft Corp costing the army 36 Liber
ator bombers month, Harry Woodhead president, toda
told members of the aircraft production board, who
making tour of West Coast aircraft plants
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
2 Women Chosen
AS Flynn Jurors
Only Three Men on Group to Try Actor
For Asserted In+imacies With Teen
Age Girls; Defense Vic+ory Seen

HOLLYWOOD, Jan 49, (UP)-A jury of nine women
and three in today to try handsome Film
Star Enrol Flynn three counts of statutory rape nvov
ing two school-age girls.
The jury represented ma or victory for the defense
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
D AMBLlNe
NEpoR1ER

The Ice Box Raid
We've often heard that the men
in the service miss their customary
raids on the family ice box as much
as any of the other comforts OF
home.
The other night Floyd Baker, a
Marine stationed in Imperial Val
ley, called at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Parker in Ell Centro to
take Barbara Parker to the show
The family was at dinner when Ba-
ker arrived and the house was
scented with the tempting smell of
freshly baked cornbread
Baker and Barbara joined an
other Marine and another girl and
went to the show. After the show,
the other Marine suggested that
they go get something to eat.
You know" said Baker wistful-
ly, I'D rather have some corn
bread and milk than anything else
in the world
In IS minutes the quartette sat
around the Parker kitchen and four
bowls of cornbread and milk were
rapidly disappearing.
Tell Us How
Now that Rudy Elder Navy ra-
dioman, second class. is home on
leave for a visit with his mother,
Mrs. G.. f. Cophos, it would be a
good idea if he would tell us how
to sell war bonds. Rudy and a
friend sold $1,250000 worth of war
bonds in two days in construction
plants in Richmond
How about it, Rudy, if your moth
er can spare YOU?
Out of Their Line
The whole office staff at the Az
ricultural Adjustment hdminiStra- =
ton headquarters III El Centre. is
puzzled no end.
Two men walked in Wednesday
and said they wanted some birth
certificate. The AAA has been
called on for a great many things.
And delivered too. But they
couldn't deliver the birth certifi-
Gates.
Since then the AAA staff has
been trying to figure out new
name for the place.
How about ASK About Any
thing"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-13
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday 76, minimum
Wed. 35; 5 am. Wed. 40, humidity
AZ; noon Wed. 67, humidity 81;
5 pm. Tuesday 68, humidity 43.
BhNE. DEBTS
Evening star., 1943-05-23
II D. {. Area Nurses
Assigned 10 Duty
With Armed Forces
Three Go to Air Arm,
Six to Army and
Two to the Navy

Eleven nurses from the Washing
ton area have received their orders
to report for active duty with the
armed forces, according to the Dis
trict Red Cross Nurse Recruitment
Committee.
OF this group, three have been
assigned to the Army Air Forces,
two to the Navy Nurse Corps, six
to the Army Nurse Corps.
Assigned to the Air Forces are
Second 1t. Margaret Burdette,
graduate of st. Elizabeth's Hospi-
tai and Second 1t. Marion A. Vezine,
formerly with DR.. M. N. Park, who
will report to Station Hospital
AAFTC, Miami Beach, Fla, and
Second 1t. Margaret iHodgett, grad
uate Of Emergency Hospital, who
will report to the Aviation Cadet
Center, San Antonio, Tex.
Reporting for duty with the Navy,
their stations yet to be assigned,
are Ensign Helen c. Kusenberg,
graduate Of Sibley Hospital. and
Ensign June Bell, graduate of Gar
field Hospital.
Among the six Army nurses,
Second 1t. Daisy Giese, 1912 Prov
idence Hospital graduate, who has
been serving on that hospitals staff,
and Second 1t. Elizabeth S. Clarke,
graduate of the University of Mary
land Hospital and formerly a staff
nurse with the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Association of Washington,
have been assigned to Woodrow
Wilson Hospital at Staunton, Va.
Second 1t. Grace S. DUNN, grad
uate of Georgetown University Hos
pital, has been assigned to Indian
town Gap Military Reservation,
Pa; Second 1t Audrey Peters,
formerly assistant supervisor in the
operating room at Episcopal Hos
pital, and Second 1t. Frances Left
wich have been assigned to Fort
Bliss, Ell Paso, Tex, both of them
being graduates of Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital, and Sec
ond 1t. Orpha L. Tenseth, formerly
charge nurse at Gallinger Hospital,
has been assigned to the 1,320th
SU, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
Evening star., 1943-05-23
1888 Ads in Papers
Helped Bond Drive,
Morgenthau States
voIue Put at $4,564, ,270;
Radio Time and Posters
Also PIoyed VitoI Role

Secretary Of the Treasury Nor
genthau reported yesterday that
the second War Loan campaign
which raised more than $1,000
100000 was supported by 1888
newspaper advertisements worth
| $4,564,270.
In addition, he said, there were
thousands Of hours Of radio time
and many thousands of outdoor
posters and public conveyance cards
that helped spread the message.
Mr.. Morgenthau described 1t as
the greatest advertising operation
in the history Of the world"
He said 1,758 daily and Sunday
newspapers carried 40,774 ads with
total lineage of 30,5s5, ,4s1, valued
at $3,362 800, while 7,735 weekly
newspapers carried 33,164 ads with
a lineage of 42,O48,321, valued at
81 POI $3.50. All Of the ads were
locally sponsored.
The campaign included 10000
radio announcements and 5000 radio
programs Of Is minutes or longer.
Using minimum of one minute
for each announcement, this
amounts to 1000 hours of radio time,
or about 100 solid days of broad
casting.
In addition to the regular adver-
tlsing, Mr.. Morgenthau said, the
newspapers carried more than S.
100000 lines of publicity furnished
IN mat and plate form by the
Treasury Department, exclusive of
campaign stories written locally.
There were 8,089 war loan posters
In outdoor spaces with a value Of
$2O2 ,225 and $4,000 car cards with
Evening star., 1943-05-23
Cottage City Students
Slate Musical Comedy

A musical comedy entitled What
Cookin'," in which approximately
Is pupils of the Cottage City
CMd.) School will participate
will feature meeting of the
Cottage City Parent Teacher Asso-
citation at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
school,
The show, which was written and
directed by Lawton w. Luther,
chairman of the Program Commit
tee, will be given at the conclusion
of the business session, at which
election Of officers will be held.
Assisting in the production are
Mrs. Luther, Mrs. Oscar Harlow and
Mrs. Melvin Donley. A morning
performance will be given at 1890
o'clock at the school.
Evening star., 1943-05-23
New SuIfo Drug Found
To Hit forget Quicker
BY the Associated Press.

oS tAIc hSSOClhtCu FICSs.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Sulfamer-
azine, new sulfa drug which hits
its target quicker than other sulfa-
nilamide remedies, was announced
today by Sharp g. Dohme, Philadel-
phia, whose chemists synthesized
this new material.
Sulfanilamide does its good work
mainly by getting into the human
bloodstream and there spreading to
the infected area, whether this Is a
wound or infectious disease.
Therefore concentration in the
blood has been the important OBJ
jective of doctors in giving sulfa
drugs The announcement says the
new sulfa drug is so much more rap
idly absorbed that both smaller and
less frequent doses are required to
produce the healing blood sulfa
levels.
Evening star., 1943-05-23
Virginia Girl, 4, Found
After 5-Day Search
Child Survives Ordeal
In Mountainous Country
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISONBURG, Va, May a.
Four-year- -old Doris Virginia Dean,
object of an intensive search since
she wandered from her home Mon
day, was found today by searchers
from the CCC camp at Grottoes
and brought to hospital here for
treatment for exposure.
The child, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Dean of the Island Ford
area. did not appear to be seriously
affected by her five days and nights
alone in the mountainous country,
searchers said. She was found at
pm. on top of Rocky Knob in
the Shenandoah National Park
about 6 miles from her home, and
told rescuers she had been there
since yesterday.
She was last seen on Monday by
her two brothers who went of to
bring in a COW from nearby clear
ing.
In the next five days a searching
party numbering about 1900 combed
the area in the Blue Ridge foothills.
Included in the searching parties
were police. members Of the Forest
Service, Boy Scouts and a unit OF
the Virginia Protective Force.
Evening star., 1943-05-23
of indignant inquiries from the bi
local military population.
OIeary Explains Policy.

This situation finally has prompt
ed Paul M. OLeary, rationing di-
rector, to issue a statement that ex-
clusion of servicemen and service
women is only temporary and that a
simple method" of getting books
into their hands will be worked out
later.
They were excluded from the
mailing, he said, because they were
subject to transfer on short notice
and might be stationed elsewhere
when the book comes into use.
A few complaints have come to
the National OPA from other quar-
ters. notably from women who OBJ
jected to showing the date of their
birth on the blanks, an official said.
One OPA official frankly expressed
concern over how the Nations
illiterates will get their ration
books. Previous books were OBJ
tanned through registrations con-
Quoted by volunteer staffs of teach
ers, he pointed out, but this time
it's being done by mail, and the
illiterates can't be expected to I'LL
out the blanks by themselves.
Regional officers are attempting to
work out an answer to the problem,
he said.