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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Chandler Proposes
To Separate laps

WASHINGTON, April up -
Sen. Albert B. Chandler, D., KY,
today proposed separation of the
sheep from the goats in japanese
concentration centers.
Those japanese who are willing
TO take the loyalty oath should, he
said, be in military service or at
essential jobs. Those who aren't
loyal should not be permitted to
mingle with the japanese who are,
because they irritate them, Chan
dler added.
Deploring that loyal and dis
loyal japanese are now in the same
camps and have been for 10
months" Chandler suggested; get
loyal able-bodied japanese out to
work at the earliest possible time
to places where they will be ac-
cepted and where the armed forces
consider it safe for them to be
located"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09


held by American armored forces
traversed the Maknassy- -Mezzouna-
Graiba area and at the sea and was
near Mahares, 20 miles below the
major port of Sfax.
Gen. Dwight D. EienhoWer'S head
quarters reported that the Eighth
army was pressing hard on the
heels of the Afrika Korps as it
retreated steadily northward.
BRIDGEHEAD SHRINKS
Despite the shrinking of the Axis
bridgehead under relentless Allied
blows, sea and air conveys still
were moving supplies into Tunisia,
indicating that the Germans and
Italians proposed to fight the de-
laying action to the last ditch.
After three nights of weather.
enforced inactivity the Royal air
force renewed the offensive against
the continent last night. A big raid
ing fleet dropped two-ton bombs
and incendiaries on military tar
gets in the Ruhr valley, setting
fires which glowed through murky
clouds which impeded the opera
ton.
The Tunisian campaign was de-
veloping on all land fronts with
powerful air support. In the north
| the British First army, attacking
in the Medjez Ell Bah area, captur-
ed several strategic detectives.
ROUND UP PRISONERS
American, British and French
forces rounded up Axis prisoners
b. the thousands in the frontwide
offensive. The nr-~.1er of captives
taken in the current series of oper-
ations mounted toward 10000, with
$500 in the Eighth army bag since
the battel of Wadi Akarit.
Allied headquarters reported that
Marshall Erwin Rommel continued
his retreat nortnWard toward Sfax,
with the Eighth army vanguard in
close pursuit. Fighting only rear
guard action, the Germans already
had fallen back more than Is miles
above their shattered line at Wadi
Akarit.
On the northern front the British
First army battered forward over
rugged terrain, dislodging the enc
my from strategic positions some 80
to 40 miles southwest of Bizerte
and west of Tunis.
Lieut.. Gen. K. A. N. AnderSon's
army had captured more than 400
prisoners since it went into action
on the northern front Wednesday.
PATTON ACTIVE
Lieut.. Gen. George S. Patton's
Second United States army corps
was engaged in mopup operations
in the area west of Ell Guettar.
where it had joined the flank of
the Eighth army. Many" Axis pris-
oners have been taken in that area
in the last few days of fighting
which saw the collapse of the main
resistance in the hills skirting the
coastal plain.
Swiss dispatches hinted that Ger
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Pioneers Cancel
Annual Picnic

For the first time since their
organization Is years ago, the I'm
perial Valley Pioneers association
this year cancelled its annual pic
mic and get-together, it was an
nounced Friday.
A majority of the directors of the
association voted on mailed ques-
tionnaire that the annual picnic
be postponed this year.
Ira Aten had offered his ranch
as the scene of the gathering since
the county fair grounds in Impe-
rial, usual scene of the picnic. is
being used to house laborers i'm
ported from Mexico.
AS far as is known at this time
no arrangements have been made
for holding the annual election
of officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Banned Book Said
Not Communi

Anyone is welcome to examine
these Rugg American history books
that we are using Principal De
Celles said Friday.
USED FOR YEARS
Il have used them in teaching
for years, and have examined them
carefully without finding anything
the least bit Communistic or sub
verSive about them. If I can't find
these things when l am looking for
them, I feel certain that the school
pupils will not be able to do So"
he said.
The American Legion, the Sons
and Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Pacific Advertising
association, and the Sen Fran
cisco Welfare league urged the
school trustees to ban use of the
books, written by DR.. Harold Ord
way Rugg of Columbia university.
The trustees banned them by a
unanimous vote. DR.. Rugg, nu-
meroIS college professors and par
ents denied the accusations.
BANNED IN MONTANA
DeCelleS recalled that number
of years ago the Rugg history books
were banned from the schools of
Anaconda, Mont, and the schools
supply of the books was burned
publicly. He said he had been in
formed short time ago that the
Rugg books again are being used as
textbooks in the Anaconda schools.
He said he also had been informed
that the din against the Rugg
books had been started by a rival
publishing firm or firms.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Hull Pleads for
RedoubIed Effort
To Avenge Bataan
Fish Tells House Best
Way Is to Provide Gen.
Macarthur With Planes

WASHINGTON, Aril 9.
(UP) : Secretary of State
Cordell Hull called today for
redoubled efforts to avenge
the fall of Bataan.
Hull said the first anniversary of
Bataan ought to inspire every SOL
dier in the United Nations, especial
ly Americans, to redouble their eff
forts until every phase of the Ba-
taan battle has been avenged.
This, he said, means the COM
plete defeat of japanese forces.
Rep. Hamilton Fish, r., N. Y,
meanwhile, told the house that the
best way to commemorate the an
niversary IS to provide Gen. Doug
las Macarthur with men and equip
ment to bomb japanese cities and
to conduct an all-out offensive in
the Pacific.
One year ago today fresh, we'll
fed, and completely equipped jap
anese army, knowing all the odds
we're heavily in its favor, drove in
for the kill on Bataan peninsula.
The American and Filipino de-
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Red Cross Well
Over Quota Here

The annual Ell Centre Red Cross
chapter drive ended in a blaze of
glory with the contributions ex-
ceeding the quota by $2845, it was
announced Friday.
Grand total for El Centre, Holt
vile, Imperial and the rural areas
surrounding the three cities, reach
cd $15,345. The quota for the chap
ter was $12,500 Up and including
April the theaters collected $ll47
for the fund.
Ell Centre residents contributed
S12,037 toward the grand total.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
German CIergymen
Decry Free Love-

LONDON, April g. - (UP)-The
German bishops of Cologne ano
Paderborn, in joint pastoral let
ter, have condemned an "un-Chris-
tian naturalism" which they said
was causing sexual promiscuity
among people, the Vatican radio re-
ported today.
The letter particularly condemn
ed promiScuity among the youth OF
Germany, the radio said, arguing
that free love was leading to the
humiliation of the people by Great
ing widespread public immortality.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
CaIexico Doctor
RESIGNS as Mayor

CALEXICO, Aril 9.-Dr. T. E.
Bartholomew resigned as mayor of
Calexico this week because. he said,
he believed the honors of the office
should be passed around among the
council members.
Il told the other council men,
bcrs a year ago that I would ac-
ccpt the position for a year." he
said Friday. There is nothing be-
hind it except the fact that l think
some other member should serve
as mayor and relieve me of the
duties His successor was sched-
uled to be elected at a council
meeting April 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Papers Criticize
Yank Day Bombing

LONDON, April 8 (UP)-Sev-
eral liberal weekly newspapers
were embarked today on an ap-
parently concerted campaign
against the American daylight
bombing policy, charging that
inaccuracy of United States
bombing is killing thousands of
civilians in occupied countries
and turning the people against
the Allies.
Criticism was lie dby the New
Statesman and the Weekly
Tribune. They raised a deli
cate question which already is
known to have been given some
consideration by Allied strate-
gists.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
y AMBl|Ne
EpoR1ER
This Is Telling

This Is Telling
Leroy Rumsey probably will tear
RR limb from limb for printing
his account of the events before the
marriage of Bill Peterson. Rumsey
left off his duties with the navy
long enough not only to attend the
wedding, but also to write the Post
Press an account of it. The formal
account appears elsewhere. Here
are Leroy's side remarks)
This will give you a rough idea
of what happened, but I would
really like to cnristen it How We
Finally Got Peterson Married OF
all the goings-on You are not to
breathe this to a soul, of course,
but
81 got a wire Friday from Bill
telling me he was being ordered to
Kansas, and SO he and Alice had
decided it was now or never; there
fore, would be the best man? But
of course. So I got off Saturday
and tore down. All Saturday night
and until 2 am. Sunday morning,
I saw neither bride nor groom. I
waited in the milling throngs in
the lobby of the New Yorker for
two hours, unable to sit down be-
cause the New Yorker does not
have enough chairs to take care of
these war crowds.
Every now and then / made ef-
forts to get in touch with Bill. Once
he had me PACED (he was not, of
course, in the hoteD and though l
lcaped to the phone like giraffe
in pursuit of it's mate, he had hung
up by the time I got there. We
discovered later that each of us
had left various messages with the
telephone operator, only one of
which was ever delivered. On it
went.
Finally, one got through and I
called a number Alice answered,
said they had had to wake su
preme court judge to get waiver
ON the blood test and the threc-day
waiting period. Il felt by then that
l had waited good two years, and
what did NY. state mean, anyway
by three days. and would I go to
the Woodstock and converse with
the brides parents. They, of
course. we're exhausted by this time,
having been going through this sort
of thing all afternoon.
ut seems Bill and Alice had not
been able to get these waivers be-
fore the city hall closed because
they had been waiting for each 9TH
cr in front of different city halls.
They had got hold of marriage
Continued on Page 8, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

mes leading up to the Easter scrv-
ices in the individual churches on
Easter Sunday. April 25.
GROUP RECOMMENDS
Members Of the merchants COM
mittce of the FL Centre Chamber
of Commerce Friday. recommend
cd that all business houses in the
city cooperate with the Ministerial
association by closing during the
hours of the Good Friday services
The ministers arranged their Good
Friday services to last half an hour
each, thus enabling members of the
audience to come and go at half
hoCr intervals to suit hours of bus
mess.
Ministers of the city will take
turns presiding at the services The
Rev. Father Edward Hutchinson of
the Episcopal church, will preside
at the first service at l pm, and
will be followed by the Rev. DR.. c.
w. Thomas of the First Presbyte-
rian church; DR.. Kenneth Wilson,
Presbyterian missionary; the Rev.
DR.. II. D. HelWig of the First Bap-
tist church; the Rev. Mr.. Hayden
S. Sears of the First Methodist
church; the Rev. Mr.. Thomas c.
Cunningham of the Assembly of
God; the Rev Mr.. Edwin l.. Carter
of the State Street Christian
church; the Rev. Mr.. H. B. Charles
of the Second Baptist church; Ma
jor Thomas w. Pipes of the Saliva
ton Army, and the Rev. Mr. Rob-
crt E. DunaWay of the Foursquare
church.
SERVICES NIGHTLY
Beginning April 10, cityWide
services will be held nightly. be-
ginning at 7:45. April 10 and 20
they will be at the Baptist church,
April 81 at the State Street Chris
tian church, April % joint Com
munion will be held at the Presby-
terian church, and April 90 at the
Methodist church, when the Meth
odist choir will sing 1.-The Crucifix-
ion."
There will be no community SUM-
rise service on Easter morning this
year, the Good Friday services TAX
ing its place.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

employees found gambling on COM
pany premises.
Later 1000 Highland workers
joined in a sympathy strike but
went back after an hour.
The spokesman said group OF
crane operators was the first to
strike at the Highland Park plant
in sympathy with the eight men
accused of gambling. They were
members of a shift that started at
1920 last night.
The night shift left the plant,
and the day shit reported but re-
fused to go to work, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

diViSlOnS OF The Highland park plant
returned to work after stoppages
extending back to 2:30 am.
The 43l workers still remained
out in the River Rouge plants
transportation division In addition,
the company announced 1t was fore
ed to send home 300 other Rouge
workers because of the strike at
that point.
Some 2,700 tank workers at the
Highland Park unit struck at $50
am. to support an earlier strike
by 526 employees protesting threat
ened punitive action against eight
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Nips Say II Ships Sunk

Z indicate that American plane re-
sources in the area have been in
creased to match the reported
building up of Japanese air
strength.
Planes under Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's command continued their
single sorties, one Hudson bomber
catching IL barges and small war
ship off the Dutch New Guinea
coast, hitting three with bombs and
setting the warships afire.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

The Rugg American history text
books, banned from San Francisco
Junior High schools Thursday on
the grounds that they were "sub-
versive and Communistic" are being
used as textbooks by Wilson school
pupils in Ell Centre, and Principal
Leo De Celles declared he never
had been able to find anything sub
versive or Communistic in them.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Cold Weather
Slows up Melons

Present cold weather is slowing
the growth CT melons, squash, and
tomatoes in Imperial Valley but if
customary spring weather prevails
in coming weeks, agricultural ex-
perts said Friday, the harvest will
begin in May as usual.
No damage resulted from the cold
weather, however. If the unseason-
ably hot weather of last week had
prevailed, it was pointed out, the
harvest would have been usually
early.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

ment, which did not mention DAM
age to any surface craft, said 81
planes-50 bombers and 48 zeros-
made the assault and admitted the
loss of seven U. S. planes.
CLAIM TWO OTHERS
Besides the Sinkings, the Japa-
nese claims that two transports
were damaged heavily and six Japa-
nese planes we're lost by crash dives
into objectives.
The only item which tailed in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
BY UNITED PRESS

The Japanese, In a boastful ver-
sion of sea-air battle in the Solo
mons last Wednesday, claimed
Friday the sinking of an enemy"
presumably meaning American
cruiser, destroyer and 10 trans
ports in an air attack which Wash
ington had said resulted in the
downing of 81 enemy planes.
A Tokyo communique reported
that the attack occurred off Flori-
da island. A Washington announce
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

the Tokyo version with Washing
tons communique was the loss OF
seven U. S. planes.
The attack was one of the
heaviest made by the Japanese
since the invasion of Guadalcanal
last August, and bore out the be-
lief that heavy Pacific fighting
soon will be renewed with an all
out struggle between augmented air
fleets.
The Pacific clash appeared to
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Stores MoycIos
On Good Fridov:

Business establishments in FL
Centre may close from l pm. to 3
pm. next Friday to permit en-
ployecs to attend Good Friday
services scheduled at the First Bap-
tist church. under the auspices of
the Ell Ccntro Ministerial aSsocia-
ton.
of special city-Wide Easter ceremo-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

ships were presumed TO be American
since the United States Is the domi-
nant Allied naval power In the PACT
fic.
The destroyer had been severely
damaged by the enemy bombs and
was in tow when II sank.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
1000 Strikers
Go Back to Jobs

DETROIT, Arl g. OUP)-All but 431 of than
1000 striking workers at two plants of the Ford Motor Co.
returned to work today response to appeals by officials
of the United Automobile Workers (CIO).
An estimated 70O workers in the antiarcraft and tank
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
FR Reveals Vast
EconomyProsrom

WASHINGTON, April o. (UP)-President Roosevelt
and Economic Sterilization director James F. Byrnes dis
closed today that the Office of Price Administration
working plan to put specific dollars-and-cens retail
ceilings all commodities entering into the living
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Navy Announces
Loss Of 4 Ships

WASHINGTON, April 9. (UP)-The navy revealed to.
day that four Allied vessels including destroyer were
sunk by the 98plane Japanese air attack shipping
concentration Guadacanal on Wednesday
Allied losses included the destroyer tanker corvette
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Changes in Operation Of
lid Loom as S%Qte House
Okovs Water Amendments
District Officials Not Available TO
HEX Clarity New Arrangements Made
Possible Should Bill Be Approved

Several major changes in regulations governing the
operation of the Imperial Irrigation District oomed
possibility when the assembly of the California legislature
passed series of amendments to the state water code
Thursday afternoon The amendments which intro
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09

and a small fuel boat.
This was the action in which our
forces destroyed "a of the attacking
planes, with a loss of only seven
American planes.
There was no announcement as
to the nationality or names of the
Allied vessels lost. But most of the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Germans Pursued
Up TuniSiun Coast
Near Stronghold
Eighth Army Presses C|oseIv behind
reatins RommeI Army Trying Hard
To Form Junc+ure with Nazis in North
BY UNITED PRESS

The British Eighth army rounding the upper reach
of the Gulf of Gabes shorene Friday in drive which
had chased the Afka Korps about halfway the east
of Tunisia The Allied line running east and west
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
Council Joins in
Movement to Open
Towns Only Pool
Mayor to Appoint New
Commission Soon which
Will Petition Owner

The Ell Centro city council
officially joined a movement
Thursday to have the Kenyon
Plunge opened when it pass
ed to a second reading an
ordinance creating a board of re-
creation commissioners with the
request that members of the body
contact Mrs. Alice Kenyon, owner
of the swimming pool, in an effort
to pursuade her to open the plunge
this summer.
The ordinance, which was read
for the first time at the special
council meeting, would provide for
a five-man commission with full
power to petition the federal gov
ernment for funds for recreational
purposes. Final reading of the
measure is scheduled for next We'd
nesday night when another ad
journed session will be held. Con-
tanning an emergency clause, the
measure will become legal immed
lately following its passage, Dorsey
Whitelaw, city attorney, said.
TO NAME COMMITTEE
Mayor r. w. Hatton agreed to
name TO the commission persons
recommended by heads of the old
committee. Appointments will be
made after the measure is finally
passed, he said.
Appearing before the councilmcn
were Ben Herring, chamber of COM
merce secretarv, Gordon Scriven,
chamber president, two members
of an old recreation committee
which operated without legal status
and two representatives of the water
safety division of the American
Rcd Cross. All cited a need for the
opening of a swimming pool in Ell
Centre this summer.
Attorney Dave Roberts, member of
the existing recreation committee
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
REMEMBER THESE pATEsI

REMEMBER THESE DATEsI
Gasoline
"A" Book Coupons
Nc. .5-Valid March 22-May -.
Shoes
Stamp No. III pair I'll June 10.
Coffee
Stamp No. 26=I III. 10 April =.
Sugar
Stamp No. 12-Good for 5 pounds until
May II
Canned Goods
Blue Stamps d" e. and r in Book
No. ? good till May l.
Medt
Red Stamp a." ''B' good Till April 90
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-09
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 76, minimum
Friday so; am. Friday So, humil-
ity SO; noon Friday ga, humidity A;
5 pm. Thursday 68, humidity 38.
BANk DEBTS
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INVESTIGATION OF DETROIT
POLICE DEMANDED:
CONTINUED from page u

Among the other immediate and
long range issues discussed with
the Governor were the wanton
shooting by State Policeman Ted
Anders Of Julian W-itherspoon, Is
year old medical student in the st.
Antoine YMCA., June %, the aIeg-
ed looting of homeh and apartment
Of Negroes by state policemen, the
critical food situation in the Negro
areas on the east and north side,
the wholly disproportionate arrests
and convictions Of alleged Negro
rioters i ncontrast with white riot
ers, and the failure to use Negro
soldiers. state troopers and city
police. Specific methods Of attack
on each OF these problems were
worked out by the conferees.
The NAACP has announced
that the Detroit Branch legal
staff and Thurgood Marshall
viii defend Negroes who were
arrested during the riot who
are without funds if their SER
vices are requested.
Judge Ira W. Jayne, presiding
justice Of the Wayne County Cir
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where he conferred WEDNESDAY
with Attorney General Francis
Biddle and other government offic-
ials regarding the riots in Detroit
and other cities. Attorney General
Biddle assured Marshall that he
was seriously concerned about
the Detroit riots and was carefully
watching the situation" He also
assured Marshall that any evidence
OF the commission of federal Grim
IS would be promptly investigated
as soon as referred to him. Mr..
Marshall will assist in gathering
evidence providing counsel and
taking such other steps as are
deemed necessary to prevent in
justices and victimization or the
sorely tried Negroes Of Detroit.
A pathetic and unending stream
Of riot victims have thronged the
Detroit NAACP Branch office here
overlooking frequently into the
hallway and onto the steps. Affi-
davits and Statements have been
taken the facts checked and steps
I taken to help bring peace back TO
the city. NAACP lawyers under
the Craftsmanship o f Willis Nj
Graves have appeared daily il
cocrt to defend victims Of tile riot.
ing. The Association has repeat.
eddy and sharply criticized the In.
seemingly speed Of arrests. trials
and convictions Of Negroes who
: were certainly not the originators
or -aggressors in the riots. Though
the colored population is only a.
bout one tenth of Detroit's popul
ace, IS percent Of the more thar
1900 arrested are Negroes and al
Of the "a found guilty on Tuesday
and the Overwhelming majority O.
those on succeeding days were Ne
groes.
Throughout the week calls have
poured into the NAACP office hers
Of attacks upon the persons and
cars of Negroes in isolated white
neighborhoods. These have beer
especially noticeable in cases d
Negro workers at the For1 RIvel
Rouge plant and other war indus
tries when Negroes attempted I,
return to work. Prompt action IL
each case led to a steady declin,
Ct such attacks as well as protect
ion Of colored men and women.
AS it laored to insure justice t,
innocent victims of the worst rae,
riot in the history OF many years
the NAACP was at the same tim,