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Evening star., 1943-06-29
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. lo1U couples must
apply for q marriage license on
one day. aOait three TN days and
receipe their license on the NTH
dog. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Uncle Roy's Corner

The latest census estimate gives
Costa Rica population of 668, 900.
This is a big gain over the last
official census.
The whites have gained in num-
ber, but there seem to be no more
Evening star., 1943-06-29
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES,
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The bidding:
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. Pass - Pass
20 Pass 2NT Pass
30 Pass 3NT Pass
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1~eA. ia4

To obtain a free copy OF the illustrs ed
leahet on the Seven Wonders of the
world send self-addressed envelone
in care of The Evening Star.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Group Hits Govt
EmpIoye Policy

the Selective Service system make
it clear to local draft boards that
government service does not of it
self constitute eSsentiality.
The committee also recommended
that:
ASKS ACTION
l. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey
director of Selective Service, direct
all draft boards to review their
files and eliminate unjustified de-
fermentS.
2. Government and industry de-
velop schedules for replacing draft
eligible workers.
3. Government agencies avoid
employment in essential positions OF
men liable to armed service.
4. Draft boards be informed that
requests by employees alone fol-
occupation deferment are invalid
5. Names of persons improperly
deferred be publicized if the per-
sons involved are not made prompt
ly available to military service.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
'Sdboteurs' on
ProWI in Test

The scene was peaceful one at
the Ell Centre water plant Wednes-
day night.
Breezes sang softly through the
trees. The moon peeked in and
out among lazy clouds. Water rip
pied across the basins and slapped
cozily against the walls. From high
UP in the air came the "subdued
hummmmmm" of the wind filtering
through the steel supports of the
big water tower. Chickens cheeped
sleepily from pens near the plant.
All at once stealthy figures were
seen slipping around the plant.
something moved near the trees.
There was a scraping. A faint
rustling and then silence.
BOMBS DROP
Two bombs dropped from the air
on the south side of the water
plant. The building burst into
flames. Three persons were badly
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

/
The telegram was written at a
meeting in Ell Centro Wednesday
night.
"Sentimen. is a fine thing" said
the men whose sons are in the arm
ed forces of the United States, but
it is damned poor stuff to put on
the tombStones of your loved ones
who may lose Their lives" because
of sabotage which may be perpe-
trated by JarGI.ese unwisely releas-
ed from concentration centers.
PLEDGE IF2ORT
The national headquarters of
Fathers of Fighters pledged unani-
nous support to Gen. DeWitt's
fight to keep the west coast free of
Japanese, both alien and American
born.
1T is our firm belief that all
Japanese should be excluded from
this military area for the duration
and we will not retreat from this
position" tie telegram said.
Members of the organization
voiced their disgust with the senti-
ment attached to releasing the
Japanese from concentration CEN
ters and declared the japanese are
much safer under present conditions
than they would be at large.
I'VE can't tell by looking at them
whether they are loyal or not" one
of the Fathers of Fighters said
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Vegetable Ceiling
System Described

WASHINGTON. April -. (UP)-
The Office of Price Administration
today announced, a permanent sys-
tenn of determining celnng prices
for seven vegetables, which have
been under temporary ceilings since
early March.
Henceforth, retailers will deter
mine their ceiling prices for the veg
etables-carrots lettuce, peas, snap
beans, spinach, and tomatoes-by
using uniform mark-ups over the
net cost, l.39 for all except cabbage
the retailer will multiply his net
cost by l.39. In the case of cabbage,
because of greater spoilage, the fig
ure used will be 1865. For the last
six weeks maximum prices have
been the highest price charged dur
ing the five days preceding the tenn
porary order.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

The Allies blasted new
chinks in the Axis defenses
west of Tunis and Bizerte
Thursday and massed their
forces for the general offensive to
complete the conquest of Tunisia.
Overriding strong opposition,
British and French troops advanc-
ed in the northern sector to seize
two strategic hills and the village
of HeidouS, six miies north of Med
jez Ell Bah.
At the other end of the battle
arc the British Eighth army was
moving up for an assault on the
Afrika Korps' mountain line some
so miles south of Tunis.
IN FULL SWAY
The Allied air offensive against
Europe was in full sway again
British bombers carried out a very
heavy" raid on Stuttgart, east
Prussia was bombed for the thirc
time in five nights, presumably b.
Russian planes, and 10 Axis fight
e:s were shot down in the Mediter-
ranean theater.
A German cOmmunique broad
cast by Berlin radio, said that g
strong Russian attack on the Kubar
bridgehead in the Caucasus hac
been repulsed and that severa
small" Allied breakthroughs ir
TuniSia had been stopped in hare
fighting.
In Tunisia, the Lutfwaffe wa:
said to have inflicted heavy losse:
on Allied vehicles moving towarc
the front while local attacks wer;
repulSed.
The Royal air force put the bomb
ing campaign against Europe back
on nonstop basis with a powerful
attack on Stuttgart, industrial Gen.
ter of southwest Germany ano
home of major war plants Twenty
three planes were lost in the raid
described officially as a highly con-
centrated thunderbolt bombardment
in great force.
SMASH STUTTGART
Out for the second time in two
nights after a weather. enforced
layoff, the RAF smashed at Stutt-
CART with a bombing force which
took seven minutes to cross the
English coast. The official desig-
nation of a very heavy" attack
indicated several hundred bombers
were in action.
First word of the new attack
on east Prussia came from the Ger
man radio, as was the case on Sat
urdaT and Monday nights when the
Russian air force bombed Koenigs-
berg, capital of the Nazi province
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Ickes Hires Three
japanese TO Work
On Maryland Farm
Secretary of Interior
Declares Himself Against
Keeping Japs in Camp

WASHINGTON, April Is.
(UP)-Sec1etary of Interior
Harold l.. Ickes explained to-
day that he was prompted to
hire three u. S. citizens of
japanese ancestry to work on his
Olney, Md, farm by his belief that
I'VE should do all we can to ease
the burden that the war has placed
upon this particular group of our
fellow citizens
The three japanese, accompanied
by four others who will work or
the farm of Sam Rice. former base
ball player and a neighbor of Ickes
are en- route from the relocation
authority camp at Poston, Ariz
They were evacuated to that camp
from the West Coast shortly afte
Pearl Harbor.
DISLIKES IDEA
Il do not like the idea of Loyal
citizens, no matter of what race
or color, being kept in relocation
centers any longer than need be-
Ickes said. He added that the farm
workers are graduates of the Cali
focnia State Polytechnic Institute
and are highly-skilled poultry sre-
cialistS, and that he thought their
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

galleries OF congress. IL Is Jlle OIlly
organization qualified to speak for
the Capital News Corps. The ccm-
mittee protested Mr.. RooSevelt'S or
der that newSmen and women shall
be barred from all but routine and
formalized coverage of next months
United Nations food conference at
Hot Springs, Va.
NO FREEDOM OF PRESS
The standing committee" its
protest said in part, regards ar
rangements. excluding the press
from all contact with the delegates
and deliberations of the forthcom-
ing food conference-eXcept at two
perfunctory formal sessions-as de-
nial of legitimate news to the Amer
ican public and hence en- abridge-
ment of the freedom o. /. : press.
The conference in c,:cftion will
not deal with military matters. 1t
will deal with one of the most vital
elements of our national life
food The office OF censorship has
expressed no concern regarding it.
The standing committee believes
the American people are entitled to
Continued on Page 2, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
City Manager Of
Richmond Appeals
For Govt Control
Official Declares War
Swelled Community Not
Able to Face Problems

OAKLAND. Calf. Anril
Is. (UP)-J. A. McVitte,
Richmond city manager, to-
day told members of a house
naval affairs subcommittee
the only solution to Richmonds
shocking health and housing con-
ditions would be for the federal
government to take over opera
tions of the city
The city manager testified be-
fore the subcommittee investigat-
ing Pacific Coast wartime prob
lens that Richmond faces a COM
plete breakdown in police, fire,
health and school systems because
population in the war-boom city
has increased over $4,000 in the
last two years.
EPIDEMIC DANGER
IF an epidemic should start in
Richmond we simply won't be able
to control it," McVitte warned.
Hundreds of cases of conta-
gious diseases, particularly among
children of war workers, have de
veloped in the coast shipbuilding
center, the city manager told the
committee. The crime increase has
resulted in incarceration of l25
prisoners in a Jail built to hold
eight.
Population is now four times nor
NAL and another 10000 war work
ers are expected by August.
McVitte said the city is unable
to raise sufficient taxes to care for
its war-swelled population because
of tax-eXempt federal housing units
and government -owned industries.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

serving for life and SO years.
The two felons will be placed in
isolation cells after they are re
leased from the prison hospital.
where they are now being treated
for wounds and exposure.
Search continued in Golden Gate
and San Francisco Bay waters for
James A. Boarman, Indianapolis
bank robber, and Floyd Hamilton,
southwest outlaw, who were believ-
ed to have been riddled by guards
bullets and to have drowned.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Earthquakes Jar
California CITY

HAYWARD, Calf, April Is CUP)
"A fourth and sharp earthquake
lasting four minutes was felt at
Hayward at l0:59 a. m. today fol-
Loving three earlier tremors.
The first earth shocks were felt
at 1928, 8:31 and 8:37 a. m. Two
lasted four minutes and the third
lasted two minutes. Prof. Perry
Byerly, University of California
Seismologist who recorded the
quakeS, said they were all centered
approximately 80 miles southeast of
Berkeley, which felt the third
tremor.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
FEAR OF AUSTRALIA INVASION MOUNTING
King Almost
0yerIooks Hero

LONDON, April Is. - up
Cabin boy Terrence Garraghan,
an 86-pOund, 17-year- old lad
who is little small for his age,
had his Distinguished Service
Medal today but King George
vi nearly overlooked him at the
presentation.
Carraghan, decorated for he
rOic work aboard a merchant
ship on an unescOrted voyage
to Russia, stepped forward to
get his medal and landed right
between two big infantry he-
rOes who dwarfed the five foot
tall lad.
When the king peered intent
ly over Terrence's head, the
boy squirmed until he got some
attention. The king smiled and
apOlOgized.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

burned. Gone was the peace and
quiet of the scene.
1t was only a civilian defense test
but so realistically carried out that
it made cold shivers run up and
down the spine.
Then the Ell Centre unit of the
California State Guard took over
In few seconds after the disaster
occurred the whole city water
plant and settling basin area had
guard of uniformed, armed men
around it.
If you don't think that guard
was tough, you should have tried
to get into or out of the place
without the password. 1t couldn't
be done. Pat Glasgow, auxiliary
policeman sent to test the eff
ficiency of the guard, was arrest
ed" for lack of the password in
spite of all the auxiliary police
credentials in the world.
DIDN'T OBEY
Some man didn't obey orders so
State Guardsman "conked' him
neatly and had him carried out of
the area feet first.
They picked lurking saboteurs out
OF trees and bitches but one of
them was hidden so we'll that he
was not located for an hour and a
half.
The California Highway patrol
and the State Guard participated
ir a weekly civilian test for the
first time Wednesday night. The
highway patrol and auxiliary
arrested three 'saboteurS" who had
blown up the highway and tracks
where highway. 80 crosses the S. ID.
and A. railroad.
Defense officials were gratified to
have so many first aiders report at
the ambulance center Wednesday
night. They lacked only two aiders
to have achieved 100 per cent CO.
operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
IS Extra Years. $4,000
Fine Is Reward for Break

SAN FRANCISCO, April Is
CUP)-Fred Hunter, 43, one of the
four convicts who failed in an at
tempt to escape from Alcatraz pris-
on Tuesday, faces an additional
sentence of Is years and fine of
$4,000, us. Attorney Frank j.
Hennessey said today.
Hunter, former member of the
Alvin Karpis gang Of robbers and
kidnapers, would have been eligi-
BILE for parole in little more than
two years for good behavior, Hen
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
POLICE SEEK IDENTITY
OF MURDERED BEAUTY

LOS ANGELES, April IS UP)-
Homicide detectives today sought
the identity of a beautiful red
haired girl whose nude body was
found in pie truck.
Henry Sanudo, 25, held on
suspicion, told officers he met the
girl in a beer parlor and that she
submitted to his advances in the
truck, which they had found park
ed beside a bakery.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Fire Chiefs Car
Stolen, Recovered

While Fire Chief C. S. Reed was
participating in civilian defense
test in Ell Centre Wednesday night,
his private car was stolen, driven
to Heber and abandoned there, be-
cause of a flat tire.
The car was stolen between 1880
pm. and 930 pm. and found aban-
doned in a yard in Heber around
midnight.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Rainbow Division
Organized Again

WASHINGTON, April Is tUP)-
The 42nd infantry division the
famous Rainbow" division of the
last war-will be reactivated July
n at Camp Gruber, Okla, Secre-
tary of War Henry l.. Stimson an
nounced today.
The divisions personnel again
will be gathered from all the states
and the District of Columbia. Brig.
Gen. Harry j. Collins, a Chicagoan,
has been designated commander
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

reSSey said. Now he faces five
years for attempted escape and 10
for attacking an officer with a
deadly weapon in addition to SIS
600 in fines on both counts.
Hennessey said he felt there was
mo purpose" in prosecuting Har-
old Brest, Pennsylvania bank rob-
ber, and the other convict who was
recaptured. Brest, he explained,
has forfeited all good time he may
have accumulated, and he's already
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

Ten times on Tuesday. American
LiberatOr Mitchell and WarhaWk
planes bombed the japanese install
lations at Kiska, Strafing float
planes and scoring many hits on
the air base runway and camp area
in an attack aimed at breaking up
enemy aerial preparations in the
Alaska zone
ATTACK HARBOR
In the South Pacific, American
bombers and fighter-bombers at
tackled the japanese base at Viru
harbor, New Georgia island, on
Wednesday, starting fires.
But from Australia, a spokesman
for Gen. Douglas Macarthur said
that big enemy naval concentra-
ton was still being maintained in
the Truk island area, only three
days sailing from New Guinea
and Air Minister Arthur S. Drake
ford sale that a great" Japanese
onslaught was impending against
Australia
The Japanese have maintained
naval strength in the Truk zone ir
the caroline Island group through
out the war, as the islands are ONT
of the main enemy naval ortposts
The statement by Macarthur.
| spokesman did not make cleal
whether these naval forces hac
been increased.
STIMSON SPEAKS
In Washington, Secretary of Wal
Henry L. Stimson said that the
Southwest Pacific would receive
ample airplanes to replace all losses
and build up strength sufficient to
counter the enemy.
1t. Gen. George c. Kenney, air
commander in the South west Pa
cific, said in New Guinea that the
japanese had too many airplanes
around these parts for comfort
and that the Allies were outnum-
Eered in the air but were doing
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manding that his birth record be
changed to show his sex male.
Flynn's reply, Joe said. reads:
"A decision of the attorney gem
eral of Illinois states that once q
record has been filed no changes
in, corrections OF or additions 70
such a record may be made.
Joe said today he's going 70 show
Flynns letter 10 his draft board.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Five Billion Now
Raised: Need More

WASHINGTON, April l5.-CUP)
Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., today announced
that subscriptions to the second
war loan totaled $685. 100000 at
the close of business yesterday, the
third day of the $13,0o0,O00 900
campaign.
Morgenthau said banking
sources had subscribed through
yesterday to $2,753, 100000 of secur-
tiles while banking sources so far
would be allowed $2,500,0OO, 900
worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

UUIt IIVIUIIIB IIIIII 10 tIIIISV.
Once, he said, woman recruiter
called at his place to interview him
and then berated him for posing as
a female.
Joe got busy. He wrote Michael j.
Flynn, Cook county clerk at Chica-
go, demanding his birth certificate.
A photostatic copy he received said /:
Josef Jahoda. Born Feb. 6. 1912,
at 1888 Troop street. Chicago, Ill.
SeX-female.
Joe wrote back to Flynn, de-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15

WASHINGTON, April 15.-(UP)
Some government agencies have
"set a poor example" to the coun-
try by hiring ft-eligible men
and then requesting that they be
deferred. a House military affairs
subcommittee charged in report
released today
Asserting that one out of every
three federal employees is a man
of induction age, the subcommittee
accused government and. to some
extent, industry of hiring draft
eligible men on a "hit-or-miss" ba-
sis.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Mayor R. ". Hatton
Names Recreation
Council for City
Agency Now Has Official
Status; to Plan Increased
Activity for Servicemen

A five-man city recreation
council, to be headed by
Howard Meyer, was appoint
ed by Mayor r. w. Hatton
of Ell Centro Thursday after
the city council adopted an ordi-
nance giving the agency official
status. r.
Serving with Meyer will be John
Tyler, Hazel Gallagher, D. B. Rolt-
erts and William Scheniman.
The council met Thursday morn
ing for the sole purpose of approx
ing the ordinance W.;ion became
effective upon adoption as it car
ried an emergency clause.
TO MAP PLANS
Members of the newly created
recreation council indicated they
would map plans Immediately to
petition the federal government for
funds with which to carry out an
enlarged program for service men in
this area.
The group replaces an old council
which operated in an unofficial
capacity and which supervised the
operation of the Ell Centro service
mems canteen and activities Gre
ated for the entertainment of men,
berS of the armed forces.
The new body will now direct the
canteen and be in charge of other
entertainment activities in Ell Gen.
tro.
The ordinance setting up the COM
mittee was passed at the request
of members of the original council
who explained they must bear an
official standing to be eligible for
federal funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
NeWSmen Protest
Barring Of Press
Committee Of Correspondents Directs
Resolution Denouncins Plan to Prevent
Newspaper Reporters from Conference

WASHINGTON, April Is. (UP)-The deterioration OF
President Rooseves relations with Washington newsmen
and women took and formal aspect today in pro-
test submitted by the standing committee of correspondents
The committee is elected by the members of the press
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
A Mans World?
Joe Is Monde erinQ

KANKAKEE, ILL.,, April Is. OP)-Josef NJ. Jahoda
81 manager of candy concern, has been getting mail all
his life addressed Miss Josef Jahoda" He usually dis
missed such mail lightly but recently got all wrought up
when the WAACS, WAVES, and SPARS sent him litera-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
'M'Arthur Warns
Of jap Strength
I'm South Pacific
Stimson Assures Allied Leaders That
More Planes Will Be Supplied Them;
Kenney Says Our Pilots Outnumbered
: BY UNITED PRESS

Official warnings from tie Pacific Thursday reiter
ated the threat of early bigscae Japanese lunge
Australia but the Alaskan and South Pacific sectors
American b6mbers struck out furiousy against enemy
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Fathers Behind
Dewitt ia p Stand
Parents Of Sons in Armed Forces in
Back Of Defense Commanders Firm
Decision TO Exclude laps from Coast

Declaring there will be forgiveness for those respon
sbe for bringing japanese back to the coast military
Fathers of Fighters Thursday elegraphed Gen. j.
L. Dewitt they behind him in his efforts to keep the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
HAVE EVIDENCE

There is evidence" the report
added, to support the belief that
great numbers of (govenmenD
clerks have been deferred because
of recently acquired titles and du-
ties which have served to impress
draft boards with their essential
ity.'"
The committee recommended that
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
D AMBLlNe
(NEpoR1ER
Reflected Glory

Reflected Glory
For a long, long time Ralph w.
Stewart has been delivering cookies
things to the Ell Centro free canteen
for servicemen.
Every time he would deliver a
batch of delicacies, the women on
duty would thank him profusely
for permitting the chef at his
place of business to devote SO
much time and effort to making
good things for the servicemen. He
always bowed and told them to
think nothing of it.
The other day Mrs Stewart de-
livered the good things.
Thank your husband for us, will
you Mrs. Stewart?" the women at
the canteen said to her. 1t is
wonderful for him to do this for
the boys" Mrs. Stewart looked
beWildered.
Well" she said, "I1l tell him but
] don't know why. | always have
made all the things he has brought
down here"
Some Responsibility
In Brawley justice court Judge H.
e. Griffin had heard the evidence
in connection with a man having
been charged with failure to sup
port his two small children. At the
close OF the case, Judge Griffin
said:
II now turn all the exhibits over
to the Deputy District Attorney Don
Bitler for safe keeping"
We would give pretty to see Don
taking care of those two little
muchachOS.
Defense Notes
Those campaign cards certainly
are dead issue and SO is Herb
Fawcett but the cards showed up
again at the civilian defense test
in Ell Centre Wednesday night.
They were pinned to the busom of
every casualty.
The cards were dated April ID,
1912.
Herb is selfishe' Bob Rayburn
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
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REMEmsER THESE pATEsI

Gasoline
a. Book Coupons
No 5-Yalid March 22-May p
Shoes
Stamp No. III pair I'll June rs
Coffee
Stamp No. 26-l ID. TO April -.
Sugar
Stamp No. 12-Good for 5 pounds until
May 81
conned Goods
Blue Stamps % e. and .F'' In Book
No. good till May l.
Meot
Red Stamp A, b. good till April 10
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WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday SO, minimum
Thurs. So; am. Thurs. 62. humid
ity SO; noon Thurs. 10, humidity
SO; pm. Wed. 80, humidity IS.
BANE DEBTS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-15
Allies
Nearer
uniiS
Raj Swings Back
Into Action with
Stuttgart Raid
BY UNITED PRESS

The Allies blasted new
chinks in the Axis defenses
west of Tunis and Bizerte
Thursday and massed their
forces for the general offensive to
complete the conquest of Tunisia