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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
City!
eStS
Defense
Mobilization of
OCDUni+s Set for
Wednesday P. N.

Ell Centrans worked Tues
day to complete arrange
ments for the cit,'s most i'm
portant test mobilization for
civilian defense which was
scheduled for Wednesday night.
The alert will sound Of e.55 nm.
Tho call will he thron bloctc niven
BY the regular CITY fire whistle.
All block warders in the CITY.
must start patrol'iru their hlOcre
Wearino their official arm hands.
immediately for at pm. Is check-
ers will start DELIVERING incident
information to the Wardens. The
Wardens must write the incident
report on the REGULAR fo~rns pro-
wired for this purpose Thev must
pet the forms from the fire hall
before Wednesday night.
MANY INCIDENTS
There will he II or IL Incidents
tn be handled this time " said Fire
Chief c. s. Reed. head of the FL
make good showing and really re-
snond to the calls because there
will be group of army. state and
civilian defense officials on hand
/ to watch us and to criticize us
aftcrWard We don't want anyone
to get the idea that this is a game.
Il is serious business that will he of
tremendous Importance to all of
us in event of invasion or an enemy
air raid"
The incidents will include unex-
ploded bombs. high explosives in
cendiary bombs. small and large
fires. and casualties. Reed said
there was need of more persons
to act as casualties and asked VOL
unteers to report to the fire hall
by Wednesday morning SO lists
NAV be completed.
All nurses must contact DR..
Philip Hodgkins or Mrs. Margaret
Gibson before Wednesdav night
so they will have their assignments.
Those not participating in the
test mobilization were asked TO
refrain from unnecessary travel
ing and stay out of the way AS
there will be between Is and 30
emergency vehicles on the streets.
including fire equipment. ambu-
l'nceS and police and patrol cars.
Youngsters on bicycles were warned
to Stay out of the way unless they
have a definite, assigned part in
the test. Older bors with bicycles
may contact their block WardenS
and offer to deliver messages if the
communication system breaks down.
These messages must be taken to
police headquarters and be directed
to the control center
After the drill the staff will meet
with the army, state and civilian
defense officials for criticism and
suggestions. This meeting will be
in the control center at pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
War Skill Needed
For Army Release

Only skills in War-essential craft
and industries will be considered as
grounds for releasing men who are
38 years old from service with the
us. Army, Tom Finncy. manager
of us. Employment Service, said
Tuesday.
Finney has received he said, a
great many inquiries from men in
service who are 38 years old. and
who want TO get back into civilian
life. There are restrictions, which
Finney has looked into thorough
ly with the assistance of Army Of
ficers at Camp Lockett. Only men
who would definitely be more val
liable to the war effort if they
were employed in industry will be
released under their terms of serv-
ice
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

spent brief but action packed stay
on the Pacific island as U. S. forces
were wrestling it from the japanese.
The lieutenant, who is now sta
toned at the Ell Centre air training
station, was once covered by a foot
of earth thrown up by an enemy
artillery bombardment. He had div
ed into a fox hole when the Nip
poneSe opened up on the Marine
encampment.
VERIFIES STORIES
Bisgard verified newspaper ac-
counts of air battles in the Solo
mons, which had seemed too good
to be true on first reading. He saw
eight out of 10 Jap bombers shot
down, seven in flames and all fall
ne before the first hit the earth.
Wholesale slaughter of JapS who
tried to withstand the marines at
tack by sheer force of numbers left
900 dead in one spot, 1t. BiSeard
said
Americans soon mastered Japa-
nese tricks and worked them in re-
verse, the officer commented. He
showed a Jap rifle with a hook on
the bayonet attachment which the
Japs, in earl" encounters with the
Marines, used to twist the guns
out of the Americans grasp.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

chamoiS that ties around the back.
The tailOrS and designers. as
Sembled at their annual meeting
to plot mems styles, protested that
the War Production Boards pro-
hibition on the manufacture OF
vests actually wastes wool.
The yellow chamois creation was
presented at the tailors' style show
with other wartime clothing CON
ceptionS. 1t covers only the front,
and is held in place with straps
around the back and over the
shoulders.
On the more conservative side
the tailors presented a similar ar
rangement made of plaid doeskin
cricket cloth and other materials
featuring plaids and tattersall
checks.
Tailors admitted that the new
utility vests" we're slightly uncon-
ventional, but said this year they
were stressing functional design" ."
They also displayed trousers for
the businessman who pedals home
ward on bicycle. These are minus
cuffs, of course, and can be rolled
upto the knee and buttoned in
place. The tailorS said the ar
rangement permits a colorful dis
play of the new, knec-length hose
in red yellow and green wool.
For the convenislce of busy
executives who havn't the time for
pocket-fumblins, the designers Of
fered a ration suit" with trans
parent pocket, enabling the weare:
to spot at a glance his social Sec
urity card, draft registration card,
and ration cards, Zach held in
place in a separate slot.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
0PAto Remove
Ban on Retreads

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-tUP)-
The Office of Price Administration.
it was learned today, plans to re-
move passenger automobile tire re-
treadS from the list of rationed
commodities about March 1.-The
first time OPA has freed any ra-
toned product.
Officials said the step was rec
commended by Rubber Director Will
liam M. Jeffers as a measure to
save millions of tires now on autos
which need retreading if their car
der the rationing program. it was
said, many tire carcasses are dam
aged beyond repair before retread
ration certificates can be obtained
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
PenciIed Letters
Under Contention
At NLRB Hearing

The penciled letters "sllS" in the
official ledger of the TeamSterS
Union held the center of attention
at the National Labor Relations
Board hearing into Teamsters un-
ion charges that the Holtville Ice
and Cold Storage company was
guilty of unfair labor practices.
Asked who put the penciled let
ters on the ledger. Ed Achstetter,
TcamSterS secretary said
he supposed the union secretary did
in checking over the list of those
who had not paid up. He said he
cid not write them there. He said
he thought they were an abbrevia-
tion of Suspended.
Judging from the questioning, il
was indicated that the union con-
tended the "Sus" was nothing
against the membership standing
of the men opposite whose names
il appeared. The ice company at
torneyS apparently were attempt
ing to show that the "suS" meant
the men were suspended from the
union and thus could not be con-
sidered as Transfers if and when
they joined the independent union.
Co-defendantS with F, A. Willard
and other ice company officials
we're G.. c.. Bennett and Hugh T.
Osborne, president and secretary
manager respectively of the Assoc
lated Farmers of Imperial county.
Bennett and Osborne were accused
by the TeamSters OF encouraging
formation of an independent union
among employees of the ice COM
pany.
Presiding at the hearing is Ex-
aminer Frank MouritSon for the
NRLB, at the Barbara Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09


to continue her valorous career of
combat in the Pacific. The fourth
battle of Savo was fought on Nov.
30.
Vice Admiral William L. CAL
houn, commander of the Pacific
fleet service force, announced the
PenSacola'S heroic action coincident
with the mass citation of "A officers
and men of the Pacific fleets light
forces in a ceremony aboard the
destroyer Farenholt.
ALL MAJOR ACTIONS
Revealing that the Pensacola par
ticipated in every major action
against the Japanese up to the Solo,
mons operations, Calhoun, said:
Her brilliant work in that area
was climaXed on the night of Nov.
80, in the fourth battle of Salo is
land, in which she took heavy pun
ishment. With fires so serious on
board that her entire mainmast was
mass Of flames, with one engine
room flooded and her own ammuni-
ton exploding, she saved herself
to fight again."
He paid the highest tribute" to
the fleets submarines which con-
tinue their destruction which fur
nish security to deep-Water COM
batant warships; and to patrol plane
crews whose long range scouting and
attack missions are carried out
largely in enemy-infested areas,
without support
CITES DESTROYER
Calhoun specifically cited the de-
stroyer Smith in the battle of Santa
Cruz island. Commander Hunter
Wood, Hopkinsville, Ky, received
the Navy Cross for skillful handling
of the Smith which Calhoun de-
scribed as typical of the spirit of
our destroyer personnel"
When a damaged enemy torpedo
plane crashed on the Smiths fore
castle, and the explosion of its tor
pedo set the forward section of
the Smith afire. Commander Wood
skillfully kept his ship on station
in protection of an aircraft carrier.
The Smiths gun crews continued to
shoot down enemy planes attacking
the carrier while their shipmateS
successfully fought the raging fire
on the fOrecastlc amidst exploding
ammunition"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

with him for the whole day. I can
only tell you :"
Here Legs voice quavered and
he started shouting, He continued; !;
&c. There is a concentrated energy
and a fanatical will. Nothing will
overthrow us. We do not complain,
oh fate! Take whom you will as a
sacrifice. We shall never complain.
But spare us one. Preserve for us
the health and strength of our
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler'o
Ley was a notorious drinker be-
fore the war In 1889 he announced
his conversion to teetotalism and
at once started an antidrinking and
antismoking campaign among work.
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

keep faSt-groWing youngsters in
shoes on three pairs a year basis.
They suggested formation of shoe
exchanges similar to those in
Great Britain. Germany and other
European countries
British parents for some time
have been trading" children's
shoes, which arc in good condition
but which the wearers have out
grown for a larger pair That, of
course. doesn't take care of child
rem who wear out more than three
pairs of shoes a year.
But officials saw little danger of
the average American child having
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09


Ley was undoubtedly in the maudlin
stage, as he had been before, when
he made a radio speech over a ma
tional German network last night
At times he shouted at the top
of his voice, at others he muttered
as if to himself He omitted verbs
from some sentences. repeated some
sentences two or three times, and
pounded on the desk or table before
him inceSSantly
IF we Germans stick together
we can get the devil himself out of
hell" Ley said in one intelligible
sentence.
CThe. Owl heard Ley say: II saw
the Fuehrer yesterday. I had the
incredible Joy of being together
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

10 revert to the barefoot boy" type
for lack of shoes For the time
being their best advice TO parents
was: "use some OF your own cou-
pons for shoes for the kids"
OPA officials said the average
man seldom bought three pairs
of shoes a year They said IL was
simpler to give a flat ration OF
three pairs to each customer. In
cluding children. rather than 10 cut
the mems allowance 10 increase
that of children. A difference In
the allowance for different con-
sumers would have complicated the
program enormously, they said,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
American Children Won't
Be Forced to Go Barefoot

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-CUP)-
Some 100000 retail shoe stores re-
sumed the sale of shoes today, but
customers henceforth must have
Ration Coupon No. II as well as
money TO buy them.
The 33 hour sales freeze" which
was clamped down without warn
ing at pm. last Sunday, ended
at 1901 am. today The ration
will DC about three pairs of shoes
per person year, one pair being
purchaSable between now and June
Is
One of the major problems. Of
ficialS admitted, will be how to
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
Brutality Evidence
Lacking, Says Chief

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. CUPp-
Police Chief C. B. Horrall reported
to the police commission that his
investigation disclosed no evidence
indicating that police brutality con-
tributed to the death of Stanley Fl.
Beebc last Dec. 30.
Beebc issued a death-bed state
ment accusing officers of miStreat-
ing him, and coroner's jury held
that he was injured fatally while
in custody of police.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
Another Flynn
PLEADS Not Guilty

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, g. CUP)-
Arthur lie Flynn, 81, former New
York attorney, today pleaded inno-
cent in federal court to charges of
impersonating a major in the U. S.
Army and defrauding Harvey M,
Toy, San Francisco hOtelman, of
money ana accommodations to the
extent of $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
Churchill Promises
War Statement

LONDON. Feb. 9.--CUPl-Prime
Minister winston Churchill, enter
ing the House of Commons for the
first time since his conference with
President Roosevelt, was cheered
enthusiastically today and in ac-
acknowledgement promised a state
ment shortly on the war situation
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

IIldU lJS troops lldQ Dcell "lIllSli avn
from Guadalcanal and the Buna
area of New Guinea.
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
confirmed Japan'S tacit admission
OF their first land defeat of the
war He said all organized enemy
resistance had been smashed on
Guadalcanal, placing United States
forces in position to strike at ia
pans most important bases
The Russians, in possession OF
the baStion of Kursk, closed in
rapidly on Kharkov and Rostov,
their remaining principal obiectives,
and announced new victories.
ALLIED THRUST
Radio Vichy reported an Allied
thrust to cut the Afrika Korps off
from the sea in TuniSia where
American planes again blasted Axis
communications and supply lines
and shot down 18 enemy fighter
planes.
There was no Allied confirmation
of Vichy's report that the British
Eighth Army had moved to hem
in Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's
forces
African dispatches told instead Of
smashing blows at Gabes and
Sousse, eastern TuniSian ports, and
at Messina, Sicily. Only five
American planes we're lost against
a total of 18 German fighters shot
down over Gabes and at least one
in the Sicily raid
The japanese imperial headquar-
ters acknowledged tacitly that it's
forces had been defeated by the
Americans and Australians who had
teen pounding them for several
months in those two strategic South
Pacific areas.
ADMIT WITHDRAWAL
Gen. Douglas MacArthur'S Allied
forces had cleaned out the Buna
area, on the north shore of New
Guinea. almost two months ago,
but the enemy command, admitting
the withdrawal, said merely that
japanese troops there had com
plctcd their task"
The withdrawal from Guadalca-
nal, in the Southern Solomons,
came shortly after the United
States had announced. that its army
had outflanked the Japanese re-
naming on that island and iso-
lated them at its tip in a V-shaped
pocket.
AS the Japanese admitted defeat
IN the Pacific. the Red army an
nounced new gains north, east and
sou:heast of Kharkov. chief bastion
OF Adolf Hitler's winter defense
line.
The SovietS had taken Kursk. 125
Continued on Page 6, Col. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
RATION DAYS
Tailors Irked By OPA

CHICAGO. Feb9 up The
Merchant Tailors and Designers
Association of America. irked by
the ban on vests for men, pro-
posed as an alternate today form
of dickey blouse of bright yellow
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

Last years total was Sl36. .OOO." "
Captain Dawson said. The large
numbers of automobile and truck
owners who mailed their applica-
tions to Sacramento or Los An
geles cut down on the total amount
in fees collected in Imperial coun-
ty."
Those who failed to apply for
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

, their license plates before the dead
line Thursday it was pointed out.
must pay heavy penalty for their
l943 plates. TIE state collects dou-
BILE from those who failed to make
their applications before the dead
line
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
A Fowl Situation

A Fowl Situation
After thinking it over for some
time, ElWyn Reed decided it was
his patriotic duty to do something
about the meat situation He
thought it would be a good idea
to raise some fowl.
He selected pigeons. He bought
some gorgeous pigeons and took
them home. Time passed. The
len pigeons Tor whatever they call
them) laid eggs and the eggs
hatched. His pigeon flock increas-
ed rapidly The young hens laid
eggs and Reeds pigeon project went
forward on wartime production
Continued on Page 6, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
German Leader
Breaks Pledge

LONDON, Feb. 8. (UP)-Robert Ley, leader of the
Nazi labor front and of Germanys leading drinkers,
believed to be nursing the grand daddy of hangovers
today.
Radio listeners including experts of the British Broad
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
Marine 1t. Tells
StorV
Former CHIP Officer in Imperial
County Verifies Newspaper Stories
Of American Victories in Pacific

Marine Lieutenant Al Bisgard former California High
way Patrol officer in Imperial county held fellow Masons
spellbound for hour and half Monday evening as he
poured out the story of Guadacanal
Bisgard knew his subject WE'LL for the Ell Centre man
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
voIorouS Cruiser
Remains AfIout
DESPITE Pounding
Story of Pensacola Told as a.
Officer and Men Rec ceive Awards
For Participation in Savo Battle

PEARL HARBOR, 7. H., Feb 6. Delayed)-(UP)-
The heavy cruiser Pensacola fought the fourth battle
Savo island with fire sweeping her decks and main
and explosions jotng her from prov to stern the Nav
disclosed today. The Pensacola survived the heavy pu
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
License Totals
Below Last Year

Total collections made in Imperial county during the
m4uT ann automobile License renewal period which closed
head of the California Highway patrol squad announced
Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
Resistance OF
Nips Comes to
End on Island
Russians Near Ros+ov, Kharkovin
Drive to Push invaders Out Of
Homeland; Americans Battle in Africa
BY UNITED PRESS :

The Axis suffered serious set-backs Tuesday IN the
wars three main theaters the South Pacific Russia and
North Africa -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
D AMsl'Ne
NEpoR1ER

Chapter No. p
RR wishes to congratulate Joan
Klyne, II, in her good taste in Sc
lecting a name for her brand-neW
baby brother Joan named the
youngSter Peter Michael"
We wonder why it is that little
girls always have to help their par
cnts name babies. Mr.. and Mrs. Pc
ter Klync needed Joan's help badly
in naming the baby and we feel
certain that Peter Michael always
will be grateful for Joan's asst
ancc.
(This makes up for Joan not be-
ing mentioned in the birth an
ncuncemcnt of that important
baby.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

\ That's Different
There was argument over who
was member and who was not
a member of the Transfers un-
ion 1t all took place at a Ma
tional Labor Relations Board hear
ing
Ed. Achstetter, Teamsters union
secretary treasurer, contended that
man who applied for member
ship in the union was member
whether Ire went on with the deal
or not.
"Oh, no." objected Attorney G. B
Smith, applicants shouldn't be
considered members unless they &c
on with the deal. You can apply
for enlistment in the army but
you're not in the army until the
deal is finished"
THAT may be-" agreed Achstct-
ter, but this is a union"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
lis An Insult

It's An Insult
y We think it was a mean trick
FOR a man on the outside to send
magazine to a man in the county
jail. In this case, that is. The
came of the magazine was Out
door Life"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

Ell Centrans worked Tues
day to complete arrange
ments for the citv's most i'm
portant test mobilization for
civilian defense which was
scheduled for "Wednesday night
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09

What's In Namc?-
On the booking sheet at the I'M
perial county Jail Tuesday were the
names:
r. M Rum, 60, Hindustani.
A. Doramc, A, Mexican.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-09
WEATHER

Maximum Monday 6S. minimum
Tuesday 3; am. Tuesday so, hui
midity SIS; noon Tuesday So, humid
ity 80; pm. Mon. Sc, humidity 80.
BANK DEBTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGED LATE Buvno
Late Buying Boosts
Steel, Chemical and
Specially Stocks
Fovorites Up Fractions
To Z Points or More
On Earnings Hopes
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Presa Financial Writs


NEW YORK, Jan. l4.-Late buy
ing in steels, chemicals and spe-
cialties shock the stock market out
of its general apathy today and put
favorites up fractions to 2 or more
points.
Purchasing was based largely on
a revival of earnings hopes and the
fact the Est turned sluggish when
selling cropped up. Mixed prices
ruled from the start, but last
minute bidding turned the tide for
selected issues. There still were
many losers at the close. Dealings
expanded moderately in the final
hour and transfers for the full
proceedings were in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 shares.
Much OF the early irregularity wa.
blamed on continuance of tax doubt,
and the thought that the seasona,
direction of the market in the latte,
part OF January IS downward. Wal
news again was neutral factor.
Stocks touching new peaks fol
1923 included Virginia Caroline
Chemical common and preferred
International Minerals and Chemica,
common and preferred, Continental.
Can, Hudson g. Manhattan Railway
common and preferred, American
Ice, j. I. Case and Oliver Farm
In front were United States Steel
Bethlehem, Chrysler, Santa Fe
American Can, Dow Chemical, D,
Pont, Martin Parry, Sears Roebucl
and United States Rubber, Ameri.
can Telephone lost a point. Lower
also were Goodyear, Western Union
United States Gypsum. Boeing anc
Union Carbide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Cotton Mill Activity
Boosted Further
In December
Census Bureau Reports
Operations Far Above
Same 194l Month

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported today
that cotton consumed during De-
cember totaled 935 Sill bales of lint
and 108,113 bales of linters. COM
pared with 913,038 bales of lint and
1923 of linters during November
and 888 1873 bales of lint and 100 Gas
Of linters during December a year
ago
Cotton on hand December 81 was
reported held as follows:
In consuming establishments. a.
SGT ,l88 bales of lint and 503,124
of linters, compared with 2.44O 684
and 470,330 on November 30, and
1885, 1886 and 526,559 on December
81 year ago.
In public storage and at COM
presses, 13,576,030 bales of lint and
84,l28 of linters, compared with
1857 100 and 1881, and 1900 1888
and 1888.
Cotton spindles active during De-
cember numbered 22.887,O72, COM
pared with 22,948,248 during Novem-
Der and 23,062 ,264 during December
year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14

NdIuullnK, Spot Il .D1n.
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
unchanged no sales
New Orleans Prices
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. IA R-Cotton
futures advanced here today on price fix
ing. short covering, favorable textile re-
ports and record breakins December con-
sumption figures Closing prices were
steady 40 to 20 cents bale higher
Open. High. Low. Close.
Jan. 19.17b
March 49, aS9 1889 1859 1a.s1-ss
May - 1855 1878 1884 Ia7l
July ---- 1880 1855 1915 1882
Oct 800 1e3! 1885 1889 1a.53-55
Dec. l9.35b 14.4Sb
Mch ~ l9.31a 19.43b
Spot cotton closed steady so cents a
5aie hish midd, Sales s2 10y Low middns
20.1". Receipts. 5.5. Stocks. 344,577.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
Commodity Prices

NUTTITtUuIty T7ICeS
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index Of IS
commodtles today declined to 103 IS.
month ago. 1O2.4e: year ago. 96.41
1912. 1941. 1910. 1889
High 1O412 q5l2 1928 oS14
Low as "a 1903 $3.50 4144
Ga26 average equals 1909