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Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Hundreds in Y.
May Be GasIess as
Applications Lag
Many "A" Book Holders
Have Not Applied for
Renewal of RatiOns

Hundreds of Ell Centre dis
trict automobile owners face
the possibility of being un-
able to purchase gasoline af-
ter July 81, Mrs. Margaret
Foster, ration board secretary. warm
ed Wednesday, unless applications
for renewed "A" ration books are
submitted at a greatly accelerated
pace within the next few days.
Mrs. Foster said it would be i'm
possible for her office force and
voluntary workers to complete new
books and get them into the hands
of applicants by July 81, on which
date the old "A" coupons expire,
unless virtually all applications were
turned in by July Is.
To date only slightly more than
1000 applications have been receiv-
ed while there are approximately
5000 car operators in the Ell Centre
area, she said.
The board is being delayed great
ly in its efforts to complete the
issuing job by failure of many per-
sons to complete their applications.
Out of 90 applications examined by
one group OF workers % were i'm
continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Taft Attacks New
Deal Press PoIicy

WASHINGTON, July 7 CUP)-At-
taking the administrations policy
toward radio and the press, Sen.
Robert A. Taft, r., O., today de-
manded that augmented powers
granted the federal communications
commission by a recent supreme
court decision be suspended until
congress has an opportunity to
study the whole problem of radio
regulation"
Only in this way can we defend
ourselves against the most serious
infringement on the right of free
dom of speech which has occurred
since the Bill of Rights was adopt
ed" Taft said in speech pre-
pared for delivery in the senate
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
|. Y. Grapes Brinq
$1,000 Per Carload

Grape growers of Imperial Valley
occupied the center of the wartime
agricultural spotlight Wednesday
with their product bringing from
Sd 400 to $4,000 a carload.
The valley acreage was 69l
acres, the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict crop survey showed. Most of
these were Thompson Seedless
variety with some Red Malagas and
Rabiers. County Agricultural Com
missioner B. A. Harrigan said.
Valley table grapes were bringing
from $3.50 to Sc a crate as the
peak of the season passed this
week.
Grape growers from imperial and
Coachella Valleys had the fresh
grape market to themselves be-
cause the government ruled that
edible grapes from the San Joaquin
Valley must be held for raisins.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
House vetoes Crop
Bill Fourth Time

WASHINGTON, July 7 CUP) =
The house today for the fourth
time refused to provide funds for
continuation of the federal crop in
Surance program
The house defeated 1913 to So a
motion to concur in a senate
amendment to the second deficiency
bill to appropriate $7,8l8,748 for
crop insurance in fiscal 1914.
The bill goes back to the senate,
which earlier this week receded
from demand that the crop in
surance program be provided for in
the agriculture appropriation bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Gen. Henri Giraud
Arrives in States
To Confer with FIR
COmmander-in-Chief of
French Forces Given IA.
Gun Salute at Airport

WASHINGTON, July 7.
(UP)-Gen. Henri Giraud,
commander in C h i e f o f
French fighting forces and
co-chairman of the French
Committee of National Liberation,
arrived here by airplane today to
begin military conferences with
President Roosevelt and high rank
ing Anglo American army and navy
leaders
Giraud landed at the army's Boil
ling Field and was greeted in be-
half of the President by Admiral
William D. Leahy, Mr.. Roosevelt's S
chief of staff, and other high Off
cials. He was given a II gun salute.
ACCOMPANY LEADER
Accompanying Girauu who made
the journey from North Africa by
air, were 1t. Col. Leon E. DoStert
of the u S. army and the generals
personal aides-de-camp, Maj. Andre
Beautfre and Maj. Andre Pomia-
towski of the French army and 1t.
George Viret of the French navy.
The three French officers escaped
with Giraud from France in an
Allied submarine on Nov. 6, 1912,
two days before Allied troops landed
in French North Africa.
Giraud's visit will rank as a mill
tary mission and he is expected to
visit war production centers in the
United States. His trip is attract
ing considerable attention because
of the political controversy which
he left behind in Algiers and be-
cause of the possibility of change
in the administration of Martinique,
French Caribbean island which thus
far has refused to join the fight
against the Axis.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Wage Increases for
ShipbuiIders Asked

WASHINGTON, July 7 (UP) =
John P. Frey, spearheading a ma
jor new test of the administra-
tion'S wage stabilization program.
told the War Labor Board today
that it must approve wage in
creases for the nations 100000
Shipbuilding workers if the govern
ment is to fulfill its promises to
labor.
Frey, president of the American
Federation of Labor Metal Trades
department, said at a WLB hear
ing that the workers employed by
1873 shipyards must have wage in
creaseS to meet rising living costs
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

Identifying as the Helena the US.
cruiser previously reported lost in
the Kula Gulf engagement, the navy
confirmed Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
announcement that six Japanese
warships were probably sunk. The
navy also said that several Jap
anese ships were damaged, al
though MacArthur's announcement
gave the damaged figure as four
ships.
AT PEARL HARBOR
The Helena, one of the ships
damaged in the Parl Harbor attack,
was estimated to carry a normal
complement of 888 men. She was
the third US. ship sunk in the
Central Solomons campaign that
began last week. The Helena was
skippered by Capt. Charles Purcell
Cecil of Louisville, KY. who. won
the Navy Cross for his heroic lead
ership of destroyer group in the
battle of Santa Cruz near the Sol
onions last october 26.
The bombardment of Kiska by a
naval task force occurred on Tues
day evening. For some unexplained
reason, enemy shore batteries failed
to return the fire.
But the action demonstrated that
the Pacific fleet now has sufficient
strength so it can operate simulta-
neously in widely separated combat
areas.
FREQUENT TARGET.
Kiska, the sole Japanese base in
the Aleutians since the American
reconquest of Attu, has been the
target of frequent aerial bombing.
In recent days bad weather pre-
cluded aerial operations against
that base, but apparently it was no
handicap to our surface forces.
What surprised naval commenta-
tors here over the failure of the
Japanese to return our naval gum
fire was that the enemy is known
to have land batteries for protection
against possible landing attempts.
The navy also reported American
bombing raids on japanese bases in
the Central and Northwestern Sol
onions. Flying FortresSes pounded
Bairoko harbor on the west coast
of New Georgia island prior to the
surface bombardment in which the
us. destroyer Strong was lost dur
ing the night of July As (Solomons
time).
KAHILI ATTACKED
Kahili, on the southern coast of
Bougainville island was attacked
by Liberator heavy bombers and
several fires were started there. ST.
muleaneously a group of Liberators
winged Up to the northernmost of
the Solomons, Buka island, where
they started number of fires.
The navy also reported that on
the early afternoon of July 5 (Sol-
onions time), 16 army Warhawk
fighters intercepted about 40 zeros
over Rendova island, near Munda
and destroyer two of the Japanese
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

PdnZer units that made initial
slight advances in the Orel and
Kursk areas were torn apart me-
thodically by Soviet artillery and
infantrymen who let them pass I'M
molested and then smashed the
Nazi attempts to follow up their
gains.
GAIN SLIGHTLY
The Nazi armored legions that
gained slightly near Belgorod were
stopped cold and the army organ
Red Star said a fierce Russian
counter attack had set them back.
German losses for the three-day
attempt to breach the line between
Orel and Belorod mounted to 1871
tanks. 314 planes and 10000 men.
Russian military observers said the
Germans used the same tactics that
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

uVC IIIdIIIUtIIiIlUP,
Referee Young said that he would
decide the custody of Dempsey's
two children, Joan, 8, and Barbara,
6, later.
Dempsey is presently a lieuten-
ant commander of the Coast Guard.
In his brief written decision,
Young declared that Dempsey's
complaint that his wife had been
unfaithfcl on November %, 1912,
in her Los Angeles apartment was
proven beyond doubt
Dempsey, who raided the apart
ment with three private detectives,
charged that he saw his wife in
the same bed with Benny Woodall.
prizefight manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Derailed Freiuht
Blocks |. Y. Rails

A derailed freight train in the
Yuma area blocked travel over the
main line of the Southern Pacific
railroad Wednesday and forced
main line trains to be routed
through Ell Centre, railway Of
ficials said.
1t was understood that q freight
train jumped the tracks early We'd
nesday morning. The damage was
believed to be of minor Importance
and regular travel over the main
line was expected to be resumed
without much delay.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Reason Given for
Rejection Of Gas

A petition to Office of Price Ad-
ministration officials from Imperial
Valley civic leaders requesting
supplemental gasoline allowances
for summer rest vacations" was
rejected on the grounds that in
most parts of the United States
climatic conditions are occasional
ly unfavorable. according to in
formation contained in a letter
from the OPA by the Ell Centre
chamber of commerce Wednesday.
In a letter to Chamber Secretary
Ben Herring John R. Richards,
chief of the gasoline rationing
branch of the OPA, stated that
members of that agency's eligibility
section had turned down the re-
quest on those grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

Young made no reference to Demp-
sey's charges that Lew jenkins. for
mer lightweight champion. also had
been on intimate terms with Mrs.
Dempsey. Witnesses testified that
jenkins was seen "hugging and
kissing her several times.
The Dempseys were married July
18, 1888, at E,lko, New. In 1910 they
were separated for several months.
and in his divorces complaint, filed
December 9, 1912. Dempsey blamed
their marital troubles on Mrs
Dempsey's extreme extravaganza.
her association with her sister. Dor
othy Williams Gomez and others,
and "her drinking 10 excess.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
CRUISER Helena LOST AS
6 JAPANESE SHIPS SUNK
OPPONENTS NO LONGER
Villas Captain, Pursuer Together

night and they found much in COM
mon.
In 1918, IA and Us Gompert was
one of Pancho Villas trusted cap
tains and Col. Cantu was in charge
of Mexican government forces sent
after the illustrious rebel.
Although the Mexicans dixie Gen.
John Blackjack" Pershing a few
years later were unable to capture
Villa and his band, Cantu's men
were often III contact with Villa S
forces and more than one pitched
battle was fought in the border
lands of Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Sad Situation for
Thirsty Citizens
Here in Prospect
Liquor Stores Remain
Open Short Hours and
Ration Limited Stocks

Imperial Valley residents
will probably remain a pref
ty sober lot for the duration
of the war unless the supply
of alcoholic beverages takes
a sudden upward turn. which, in
the opinion of most liquor dispens-
ers is not even remotely probable
So scarce has become the supply
of liquor, beer and wine that pack
age stores are rationing sales and
saloons have taken to operating on
single eight-hour-a day schedule
and remaining closed at least one
day each week.
CONSERVE STOCKS
In order to conserve their rapidly
dWindling stocks tas we'll as labor
most large saloons throughout the
district do not open their doors un-
til O'Clock each afternoon and
then close at the stroke of midnight.
While liquor dealers associations
are considering general rule for
an eight-hour day, most saloon own
erS have initiated the short shift
of Their own accord, strictly as a
conservation measure.
When a customer walks into q
package store and asks for quart
of bourbon" he is usually informed
that pint is the limit for each
customer or that such liquor is not
to be had in any quantity.
Even beer, the beverage that
thirsty valley residents drink in
great quantity during the hot sum-
mer months, is now rationed. Two
bottles to the customer is the rule
in most stores.
The whole situation has grown
out of the fact that the manufac-
ture of Intoxicating beverages is
out for the duration.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
SENATE VOTES TO SELL
CORN ABOVE CEILING

WASHINGTON, July 7. CUP)-The
senate today passed b. voice vote
and sent to the house a resolution
to permit the sale of corn at ST 40
a bushel, 33 cent. ABOVE the present
price ceiling.
The resolution was sponsored by
Chairman Ellison D. Smith, D., S.
c., of the senate agriculture COM
mittee. 1t was opposed by some
senators on the grounds that it
would destroy the OPA corn price
ceiling and ultimately force up
ward the price of poultry and dairy
products.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

The TWO reminisced over the
craftsmanship of some particular
Villaman or Mexican soldier and
discussed the pros and cons of Viii
las dramatic revolution which cul-
minated in his ascension to the
Mexican presidency.
Catu was called off Villas trail
to stamp out a minor revolt in
Baja California, where he captured
the city of Mexicali, restored law
and order and was named governor
of the territory.
Gompert also retired from the
,nnawa~~G S.-1ssN--rSs& .--xH-.saAs1S,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
RY RAY BARNES

MEXICALI, July THE two
well-preserved gentlemen gazed at
each other, smiled and, mlTmuring
softly, tipped their bottles in "sa-
lud.'.
Thirty years ago the same two
men were leaders in opposing ar
mics and may have squinted at each
other over the sights of rifles.
1t. Comdr. Frank Compert of the
us. Navy, and Col. E. S. Cantu
Mexican military man and former
governor OF Baja California, met
for the first time officially last
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

States and upon conviction be pun
ished by Imprisonment for five
years, be fled not more than $4,000
or by imposition of both sentence
and fine.
Similar cases in Southern Cali
fornia which are brought to our
attention will be investigated thor
ouehly," Nathan said, land appro-
pirate disposition will be made by
this Office
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Rest Home

Rest Home
The Bill Outlook family had
guests one evening. There was a
knock at the door and neighbor
asked if the heir of the house.
Spike Outlook, would like to have
frog.
We'll er ;. not exactly e. &.
you see :" Bill stalled, IT don't
think Spike would :"
II would, too. like to have a frog!'
interrupted Spike He accepted the
Shiny gift with delight and immed-
lately turned the Outlook menage
into sort of rest home for wayward
frocks with Spike devoting most of
his time to what he calls his hop
toad frog
I'm tired" said Bill, "of playing
second fiddle to a frog"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

The Heber resident was arrested
after a period Of active investiga-
ton during which Ybarra was for
merly charged and taken into GUS
today. YGarra operated a second
: hand equipment exchange in He
Der.
Nathan pointed out that a per-
son who counsels, aids of abets
others to evade requirements of the
selective service act may be tried in
the district court of the United
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
p AMBLlNe
NEpoR1ER
Accuracy Plus

Accuracy Plus
What are you doing noW?" a
friend asked Bob Mack.
I'm doing little carpentering,
he said.
why, I didn't know you knew
anything about carpentry" the
friend said in amazement.
"Oh. I'm just filling in" Mack
said modestly.
What do you mean by that?'
the friend persisted.
my mother has sign out which
says Eight Room House For Sale
Mack said. I'VE only have seven
rooms so have to build on another
one"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
RAF PLANES SINK TWO
ADDITIONAL SUBMARINES
Ry JIN.JEn DRESS

Royal air force coastal command
planes have sunk two more Axis
submarines, one in the Atlantic and
another in the Mediterranean, the
British radio said Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Divorce Is Given
To Jack Dempsey

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. July T. (UP)-William ii
tJack( Dempsey granted divorce from his show CIR
wife Hannah Williams, today by Supreme Court Referee
j. Addison Young.
Young dismissed Mrs Dempseys counter suit for separ
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Nozis Lose l ,271
I unks i'm ; Duvs

MOSCOW July T. (UP)-Remnants Of German tanks,
infantry and planes flung themselves vanly at Russian
lines the southern front today the Red reganed
lost ground and cut up Naz that spent itself
sezing two villages in the Belgorod area.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Biqqestyear Seen
ForI.v. Forming

Farming operations expected to reach their highest
crest the history of Imperial Valley this fall with every
available acre of land under cultivation.
County Agricultural Commissioner B. A Harrigan sale
Wednesday that present activities indicate great wartime
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
Mexic an Advises
Men oFIce U.S..

Harold Nathan, special agent in charge of the San
Diego division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
nounced Wednesday that special agents of the FB
ed boro Moran Ybarra of Heber charge of counsel
ling men of draft TO flee to Mexico to avoid service in
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
NOT TO PRESS

Representative j. Parnell Thomas
Republican, New Jersey, protested
that the committee had called Myer
to answer questions, not to read
statements to the press.
III be glad to answer questions,
If l am allowed to read my state
ment to the press" Myer said. I'm
my Judgment the statement answers
the questions
Il have my opinion of your iudg-
ment,'. Thomas said, and as Myer
started reading Thomas interrupt
ed him:
you're looking at the press. I
would like to know if you're reading
Myer resumed reading without
comment to the press or to the
committee He said he was con-
cerned'. that the committee had not
supplied him with names and ad-
dresses of allegedly known sabo-
teurs" released by the Relocation
Authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
u. s. Task Force
Also Pounds ksku
In North Pacific
Navy Confirms Big U. S. Sea Vic+oryin
So|omons; Dept Nov Has Enough
Streno+h TO Hit in different Areas

WASHINGTON, July l. (UP)-The navy, revealing
loss of the 97OO light cruiser Helena during the smash
ing defeat of japanese warshps in Kua gulf announced
today the farrangng u S. fleet also had struck
blow in the Pacific by bombardng the enemys base
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

Myer, who charged that subcom-
mittee with stirring up racial dis
unity and endangering American
prisoners in Japan, exchanged sharp
remarks with subcommittee men,
bers when he turned away from
them to address statements to the
press.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

First game H E
Cincinnati ......0l3 900 010-5 10 l
Boston ............ 100 900 O0O-l 3 3
Riddle and Mueller; Andrews and
Poland
Second game
Cincinnati 900
Boston ..............l l02
Walters and Mueller; Salvo and
KluttZ.
AMERICAN
Boston-Judd and Partee: Chica-
go-HumphrieS and fresh. ..... .......
Washington 900 90
Detroit ............ 900 04
Carrasquel and Guiliani; New
houser and Richards.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, post
poned
New York oil
st. Louis ..... 900
Chandler and Dickey, Sears; Pot
ter and Hayes.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
EXPIRATION DATES

Coffee stamp No. 2l-1nly 21
Sugar stamp No. 13-August Is.
Shoe stamp No. 18- Oct 81
Gasoline "A" coupon 6-July Il.
Canned goods. stamps K L. n in Book
2-July 7; N. p and Q-August :.
Meat. Butte. etc. Red stamp July u.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
- BASEBALL

NATIONAL
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

Walters and Mueller; Salvo and
KluttZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07
AMERICAN

Philadelphia at Cleveland, pc
Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-07

Riddle and Mueller. Andrews and
Poland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
1000 Miners Return
To Jobs; 1900 Defy WLB
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Jan. IA
Two thousand striking PENNSYLVANIA
hard coal miners complied today
with War Labor Board demand
that they return to work. but ap-
proximately 1900 others defied the
WLB ultimatum and remained idle
for the 18th day.
Despite growing tension through
out the strike area. there was no
disorder and no picketing as 600
men took up their tasks again at
the Hudson Coal Co.'S Baltimore
No. colliery and 1900 workers re-
sumed operations at the Glen Alden
Coal Co.'S Wanamie colliery. The
company is the worlds largest pro.
Queer of anthracite.
The split in the strikers ranks
developed at a general meeting last
night in which a vote was taken
on the WLB's request that the men
go back to their jobs and submit
to negotiation their demands for a
wage increase and their protest
against an increase in union dues.
Held Threat to U. S. Safety"
The board called the walkout a
threat to the safety of the Nation"
and warned it would use all its DOW.
ers to settle the matter.
Approximately 300 officials of the
United Mine Workers, which has
ICaa COAL q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
War Material Flow 10 China
Called 'Ridicu|ousIy Small

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Dr. K. G,
George Yeh, London director of
the Chinese Ministry of Informa-
ton, said today that war supplies
reaching China are "ridiculously
small"
His statement was made in COM
menting on President Roosevelt's
address to Congress in which he
said that I'VE are flying as much
lease-lend material into China as
ever traversed the Burma Road"
now controlled by the japanese.
The Burma Road never reached
its maximum capacity owing to
various reasons" DR.. Yeh said at
press conference, "but even if
1t had, the supplies would have been
far from enough, and whatever is
going into China today Is ridicu-
lousy small.
when the road was open there
were other channels by which sup
plies were reaching China-some
secret, some official. Heavy equip
ment did not reach China by the
Burma Road, and is not reaching
China today"
He said the bulk of all the SUD-
plies came from America, and
very little from Britain" and he
called for greater flow of war
materials to China 80 we can have
heavier crack at the Japanese"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-14
0PA Stiffens Regulation
For Extra Gas Allowance

BY the Associated Press.
The ONCE of Price Administra-
ton made it tougher today for 3
and C gasoline ration book holders
in the East to get increased allow
ances.
B and c coupons were cut Is per
cent in the 17-State shortage area
recently, and OPA today took out
of the hands of local ration boards
the decision as to whether these
classes of drivers could get more
coupons to compensate for the re-
duction in their value from four
to three gallons apiece.
Hereafter local boards in the East
must refer requests of B and c
drivers for more gasoline to the
nearest district, State or OPA re.
gional Office.
These Offices were instructed moi
to give more gasoline unless the q
per cent reduction is causing the
driver extreme hardship"