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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
Midwest Refinery
Votes Sc Dividend

Midwest Refineries. Inc. has
declared dividend Of ) cents on
the common, payable June 30. 10
holders of record June q 'fi1e
previous payment was the same
amount AiafeA :. II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
Mohawk Liqueur Pays
1st Dividend Since 81

Mohawk Liqueur Corp. has
declared a dividend Of 5 cents,
payable July !, TO holders Of rec
ord June Is The previous pay
ment was in 1887.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
Prudential INVESTING
Declares Dividend

Prudential Investing Corp. has
declared a dividend of 3 cents.
payable July /, 10 holders of rec
ord June rs. The previous pay
ment was 2 cents on April l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
State Vegetable
Crop Damaged;
II sLdte, SIdshed

LANSING. June IN CUP)-
Michigan's 1913 vegetable produc-
ton will be much below average
on the basis OF a statewide survey
OF agricultural conditions Juno /,
II was revealed today by the
Michigan corp reporting service.
May rainfall was the heaviest
on record in most southern coun-
ties. stalling field work and de-
laying seeding except for some Of
the early truck crops, the report
stated Harvest OF all except the
late crops viii be materially de-
laypd
Virtually all fTrr<SaS areas in
Michigan arc either flooded or
saturated with water.
IIiEhllGhtS of the report include:
Tomatoes -- TranSplanting de-
iaycd large paintings 10 be de-
laycd until The middle OF June.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
MELONS 10 DAYS LATE

Asparagus -- Quality and size
above average bul cool weather
and frequent rains have delayed
harvesting
CantalOupcS Net weather has
delayed transpiantnc the crop
Will be a week 10 10 days later
than usual.
Carrots Some early-Sovn car
rotS damaged by Wind and Vatcr,
most OF the acreage remains IN
planted; however # growers carry
ont intcnilGhS The acreage VIII be
much larger than IN 1912
Celery Early crop held hack
by .eooI and vet weather harvest
vii start in The Kalamazoo area
soon after June -. The general
movement VIII he very light until
Tho second week IN July most II
the lmiay ClN crop has been do
stroyed rs floods and 4 small
acreage lost in the MuSkegon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
Death notifes

GRt BER-Hannah NJ, June 2, 1913, Of
300 Dickerson, beloved mother NJ Mrs.
Maine Fournier. Mrs. Rose Clark of Port
land, Ore. and Joseph J. Gruber. Funeral
saturday p. m. from the chapel NJ the
Gordon c Crabb Funeral Home, Gratiot
Al Outer Drive. Burial Will be in Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11

MOONEY June 10. Suddenly. Frank o,
beloved husband Of Josephine, dear
father Of Phyllis Marie and Mary Mar
garet Mooney. Remains Al the A. Leonard
sullivan Funeral Home. f543 Dexter Blvd,
AZ whitney. until 1890 .. m, Thursday.
Intrrment Chicago. IlLlnnis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11

LtNIi--June 2. Lena. beloved wife Of
Hugo. dear mother OF Ardell. daughter
Of Julia and the late Louis Magnetic
sister Of Mrs. Rose Roston. John and
Sgt Henry Magnetic. Funeral from resi-
dence, 5036 McClellen avenue. Saturday
At 10 A. m, Nativity OF Our Lord Church
a. 10 30 q m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-11
McHrGH June 8. Ptter. a. resdence. Nsw

Antotnette dear father OF Russell and
James, prother OF Anna, Mrs. William
Cotter. Joseph A. and Philip A. McHugh;
also survived by three grandchildren.
Funeral from parior or j. Sutton A Son.
4l47 Trumbul Ave. Friday at s:iS, 20
81 Mays Church. New Baltimore. at 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
French Warships in
U.S.. to Join Ally
Fleet in Battle
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One
quite sure, to be in the United
States, where most of them are
visiting for the first time and
t.teir hearts are set on speeding
up the refit:ing of their ships
after more than two years of en-
forced inaction."
The Richelieu hcs been ii New
York Bay since sometime last
Thursday night in plain view OF
thousands of ferry boat passengers.
News of its arrival was withheld
at the request of the navy.
From the shore the big battle
ship appeared to be in fighting
trim. its name was painted on the
stern - laA;e letter. res liable
from the decks Of the Staten Is
land ferryboats that piled back and
forth a few hundred yards away,
The 35 000-ton Richelieu, which
was completed in April l940, must
undergo repairs before it can turn
is eight l5-inch guns against the
Nazis. The big ship was disabled
by depth charges laid against its
'Iuu and by British naval airVraft
ofpedoes at Dakar on July 8. 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Three Valley Men
Commissioned As
Army Lieutenants

Three Imperial Valley men were
graduated from the Camp Lee, Va,
quartermaster officer candidate
school late last week and were
commissioned heutenants.
The men wee Cecil Gillett and
Kenneth Adams of El Centre and
Carl Jacobson OF BraWloy, VINO left
Imperial Valley last july as part of
the first volunteer officer candi
date group from the valley and
received their basic trainin n g at
Fort Warren. Wyo.. and later were
sent to Camp Lee for l3 weeks
advanced training. A fourth men,
Der of the original group, Jim Be
shears. was sent from Fort Warren
to the ordnance school at Aberdeen
Md. and received his lieutenants
commission last Saturday.
Jacobson. formerly was manager
of the Security First National bank
at BraWley, Adams was manager
of the NeWberry store in El Cen
tro for the last three years. Gill
lett was power agent for the I'M
perial Irrigation district, and Be
shears was office manager at the
WOmack arage. Mrs. jacobson
went from BraWley to attend the
graduation exercises. and Mrs. Gill
lett went from Petersburg. Va.
where she has been living for the
last three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
US. Supreme Court
Affirms Ruling
In PetriIIo Case

WASHINGTON. Feb. Is up
The Supreme Court today affirmed
the Chicago Federal court lu!in2
that the government could rot
"rosecuia the American Fedora
ticn of Musiciens for Shcrman
antitrust Act violations because of
its refusal to make records for
juke box and radio reproduction
The antitrust action was inStit
uted after James C. Petrillo, head
OF the musicians union, ordered
lis members not to make such re-
COZ dingS.
The district court dismissed the
complaint on the grounds that the
EorriS LaGuardia Act, prohibited
the issuance of an injunction. since
the case involved a labor dispute
The government, in appealing,
asserted that the case raised these
rev questions of law:
Whether a union may demand
that an employer hire men for
useless and unnecessary work"
2-Whether a union may use Or
ganiZed coercion to eliminate COM
petition.
3-Whether a union may compel
employers to combine with it to
compel third parties to pay for
useless and unnecessary work.
4-WhethCr a union may combine
With network to prevent amateurs
flom radio performance.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Senate May Enter
Postwar Field
Along With Army

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. CUP)-
The senate was asked to enter the
controversial field CT postwar plan
ming today when Sen. Walter F.
George. D., Ga, introduced reso-
luton to establish a special senate
committee on postwar economic
policies and plans.
The plan offered by George, chair
man of the senate finance commit
tee, calls for creation of a nine
member committee composed of five
Democrats and four Republicans.
At the same time, before the house
foreign affairs committee, Assistant
Secretary of Staue A. A. Berle, jr.
disclosed that federal agencies for
months have been studying the
problem of protecting American
rights in postwar aviation.
He told the committee that the
state department, the Army, Navy,
and other agencies have been devot-
ing much time and consideration to
this phase of postwar planning,
Testifying at a hearing on legi5-
lation 10 continue the lend-lease
program for another two years.
Berle said airfieldS have been con-
structed abroad with lend lease
funds and without exception" have
been developed under military nee
essities. He said American rights to
these fields are not permanent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Pan-Arerican to
Open Air Highway

LOS ANGELES, FEB. l5.-CUPp-
Pan-American Always today an
nCunced Inauguration OF an inter
national lighted air highway be-
tween the United States and Latin
America
The new airway which will be
the first TO use recently installed
a-ety devices, will cut passenger
4.ying time between this country
Gnd the Canal Zone from two to
three days.
The airWay includes a system of
six radio direction finders, newly
completed air fields for night land
ings and a chain of beacons to min
nmiZe the chance of airliners be-
coming lost in trackless Central
American jungles.
Military officials praised the neW
lighted route, which will permit
flights previously grounded after
dark to continue through the
night
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
F. B. L.Takes Over
City Prisoners

The Federal Bureau CT Investiga-
ton Monday took major share of
prisoners arrested in Ell Centre over
the weekend.
Mike Alvarez Gastelum, arrested
Sunday on a charge of drunkenness
was turned over Monday by Ell
Centre police to the FBI. Gastelum
confessed he was a deserter from
the coast guard.
Two other drunks turned over
to the FBI for lack of draft regis
tration cards were Leonard Cattrel
and Arthur Mcdonald. Catrell paid
$40 for drunkenness at Monday
Morning police court, and Mcdonald
paid SIG for being drunk and dis
turbing the peace.
A pair of MeXiCans, Jose Garcia
and Rudy Morales were charged
with disturbing the peace, Morales
admitted his guilt and paid a fine
of SIG. Garcia denied guilt and
posted SIG cash bail. He will be
tried Wednesday afternoon at pm,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15

with which she was stricken some
time ago.
She is connected with one of the
oldest families in Calexico and had
a host of friends on both sides of
the United States Mexi border.
Her home had been in CaleXico for
more than 20 years.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the Methodist church in Calexico
at 10 am. Tuesday with the Rev.
Mr.. John Jordan, pastor of the
church officiating at the rites. Bur
ial will be at Glenn Abbey at Chula
Vista at pm. Tuesday with b. E.
Lemons, Ell Centro funeral director.
in charge.
Mrs. williams was we'll known
throughout Imperial and Mexicali
Valleys in connection with the De5-
pipi;adora de MeX:cali, the cotton
Gin and financing company. She
and her family had been workers
in the CaleXico Methodist church
since 1915. Mrs. Williams was
member of the Eastern Star and
took part III the activities of that
order.
Her survivors include her hus-
band, Ear Williams: daughter,
Isabelle: two sons, Ranney and
Charlie; her mother, Mrs. Isabelle
Ranne,f, and other relatives
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Germans Attack in
No. Africa Battle

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Nor
Il Africa, Feb l5-tUPl-German
and italian forces, spear headed
By a Panzer division from Marshal
Gen. Erwin Rommel's army, are
attacking American positions in Il
tWo-pronged offensive west of Faid
Pass. approximately 35 miles south
east of Sbeitla, in Tunisia today.
Heavy fighting IS in progress, an
Allied communique said.
BY pm. yesterday. the commn-
ioue said, an Axis mobile column
of tanks, infantry, and motorized
artillery struck west from Faid
Pass and had advanced l3 miles
ard was threatening the important
American position at Sbeitla, ap-
proXimately Is miles northwest of
Sidi Bou Zid
The attack started at dawn
yesterday.
Another column, striking from
the hills north of Makmass5, ad-
vanced on Sidi Bou Zid approXim-
ately l8 miles.
An American unit, stationed at
Sidi Bou Zid and caught between
the two columns, counterattacked
yesterday morning aid suffered
losses. The Americans then with
drew westward to avoid encircle-
ment
The attack apparently was in
tended to widen the German cor
ridor along the coast and threat
ened to out-flank Gafsa, approx
irlately 81 miles southwest of Sldi
Bou lid.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Army Silent on
playboy Charges

RENO Nep., Feb. l5.-CUP)-Of-
fiCcrs at the Reno air base main
tanned strict silence today about
The possibility of additional charges
might be filed against playboy- SOL
dier Jacob L. Webb, who escaped
from the base observation ward
last Friday
Charged with "impersonating an
air corps captain and bringing dis
grace upon the uniform of the
United States Army" Webb fled to
the CITY clad only in a red bath
robe, white pa jamas and army
shoes. The private, once a men,
Der OF New York cafe society, was
arrested in a Reno hotel.
His mother, socially prominent
Mrs. w. Seward Webb had flown
here after he was captured. She
boarded a plane for Hollywood yes
terday. saying she would return for
his military trial
Jake she said, has the heart
of a pirate and a gypsy"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
MILAN BLASTED

Milan took a similar paSting in
Bright moonlight, the big British
bomber eneounteiine only mild an
tiaircraft fire
The attacks were significant in
that they followed up the heaviest
double assault on Lorient, German
submarine lair on the French Allan
tic coast. day sortieS over north
France and Holland, a daylight at
tack by American bomberS on Ma
pies, and the Raj bombardment OF
Crete, south Italy and Sicily
Zurich reported that Hitler is
pondering new shifts in the army
high command presumably man
euver to shift the responsibility if
new defense lines in Russia fail
Operations in Tunisia still were
i'll the preparator% stage The Brit
ish Eighth Army was moving toward
Ben Gardene, and Marshal Erwin
RomInel may not Try to hold that
point long.
On the eastern side Of the Tuni-
sian theater there are small scale
skirmiShes and air activity. with
the Allied planes smashing hard at
German air transports plying the
hazardous route from Sicily.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Finn President
Back i'm Office

Ryti was kept in office for an
ether two-year term beginning
March l by an overwhelming vote
of the 800 electors gathered at
I sink, the capital. He was
chosen on the first la. Ct
Ryti received 259 wees. The
Swedish radio reported that Man.
neiheim received only one vote
and the rest Wefe blank.
There had been indications that
Mannerheinm had not wanted the
pest and that the electors merely
had bowed to his wish. The Berlin
radio had said that the comman-
car-in-chief of the Finnish army
lad been nominated by the Agra
rian party without his knowledge
OF consent.
Ryti became president on Novem-
Der 28.l940, after the resignation
cf President Kallio. The elector-
il! college elected him for the
REGULAR term on December 10, 1910.
1t was the first time that any
one had been elected for a second
consecutive term as president OF
Finland.
As far as the war was concerned
it made little difference who won.
Finnish officials were carefully
avoiding comment on recent peace
rumorS. but this attitude was sig
nificant, because they hade prev
iously denied promptly all reports
about Finnish peace feelers, in Or
der not to affront the Germans.
Finnish peace feelers were eX-
pected to become more lively and
concrete after the election.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
0PACitafions TO
Be Given Out

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is. up
Rationing Chief Paul B. DOT an
nounced toda" that 1000 citations
for nonesSential driving are being
forwarded to local raticning boards
as the result Of yesterdays checkup
of drivers bound for mountain and
desert resorts.
Another 5000 motorists were warn
ed in the checkup, DOT said.
Frank S Baltnis, jr., state OPA
attorney. said a similar checkup will
be made soon Of pleasure driving TO
the beaches.
Information forwarded to local
boards, Balthis said, will oe filed
until motorists file renewal applica-
tions. He said a panel OF arbiters
will be in3talled Tor each board TO
hear about speed violations and
pleasure driving citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
U.S.. S.Airmen Raid
n. SoIomons Base

WASHINGTON, Feb lj.-,UPD-
us. airmen in a wide arc Of al
tack extending from the North
Pacific to the Solomons bombed
japanese positions in Kiska in the
Aleutians. Munda in the Solomons
and scored hits on an enemy cargo
ship in the Shorthand island area,
the Navy announced today.
A communlque disclosed that -
enemy planes we're shot down dur
ing these attacks and eight Ameri-
can planes were lost -Four OF the
enemy planes were destroyed in
the Aieutians, IL in the Solomons.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Fall Of khorkcv
Now Imminent

recaptured stronghold on the lower
Don
The remnants of the Axis army
trapped in the Caucasus appeared
to be falling back toward the Crimea
across the Kerch Strait But there
were some signs that the Germans
also may abandon the whole of the
Crimea in view Of the Soviet flank
ing threats from the north.
The increasing urgency of the
threats against Germany from the
west was accentuated by the weight
Of the Allied air assault in the last
as hours.
The day and night aerial on
slaught was topped by the RATS
twin plastering Of Cologne and
Milan. & simultaneous blast at Ger
many and Italy. Its scope was indi-
Gated b., the authoritative report
of large scale effort" and the
loss of IL planes.
A terrific weight OF bombs Splat-
tered Cologne. first Na2i city to
feel the impact OF Il l0OO-plane raid.
IN a half-hour sataratiou attack de-
livercd under cloudy conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Weather Officers
Train at Pomona

CIAREMONT, Ga. Feb. ID
'UP1-A group Of khaki-clad Young
men arrived on the Pomona COLLEGE
campus today for a 12-months
training course to fit them as
army air corps weather officers.
They are the advance guard of
the first detachment assigned by
The air force technical training
command. After a year they will
he sent to graduate centers such as
the University of California at
Los Angeles for nine months of
further polishing.
The students were selected from
enlisted ranks, enlisted reserve
corps, and civilians. They will be
second lieutenantS at the conclus-
ION of their training.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Army Capt. Under
Arrestjn East

ALBANY, n. Y Feb. Is. up
The arrest of Capt. Arthur Ettinger
Of the |. S. Army, assigned to the
18th army corps ordnance section
at Providence, r. l., was announced
today b. Arthur Cornelius, il OF
the FBI
Ettinger's arrest, Cornelius said,
climaXed an extensive investigation
inyoh ing the theft of government
property, including motor vehicles
and tires a. Oneida, N. Y, and Mad
ison Barracks in northern New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15

WP3's smaller war plants corpo-
ration had 'lamentably" failed to
discharge its duties
Nelson recently named Col Rob-
ert w. Johnson of the Army Ord
nance Department to succeed Lou
E. Holland as chairman of the cor
poration. Holland remained with
the corporation as deputy chair
man.
The committee found an "omin-
Gus sign that insufficient attention
is being given to the maintenance
of a proper volume of essential civil
liam prodGction," because of "oyer-
emphasis on production for mill
tary use"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Johnson Appointed
To New Position

w. T. johnson tas been appoint
ed divisional manager of the CAL
ifornia Electric Power company in
Imperial Valley, it was announced
Monday.
While in iverside recently.
johnson and Nolan c. Smith, Ell
ton Christian and Glenn Neal at
tended a meeting of the veterans
club OF the company. In FL Gen.
tro there are eight members of the
Veterans club. including B. O.
Mitchell, l. M Wilson. Joe Ad-
dudel H. E Corkhill. L. G. Wilson.
J. w. Berry. Joe Steele. Louie Will
son and the four men who attend
ed the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
FLA. Program,
Thursday Night

Housewives and owners Of small
poultry flocks are to be specially
invited guests of the FLA. evening
high school poultry class Thurs
day night at Central Union High
school at 7 o'clock
A demonstration in killing. clean
ing and dressing poultry for mar
ket, using the easiest and quickest
technique will be given by Howard
Saunders.
Instructors Stanley Scaroni and
Don CrCickShank will be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Ceiling Price on
Alfalfa Is Not
Great hardship

Continued F.Om Page Oae,
Ryan obscrV eS, will give the grow
ers a top price Of $24 at the ranch.
The chief handicap OF the price
fixing will be felt in the matter of
distance from the market. The hay
closest will be bought up first, Ryan
pointed out, since the hauling
charges will be less. The hay i'll
outl ing areas VIII naturally come
into the market later.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
FORMER VALLEY
MAN WITH OPA

Darwin WOllOrd, form erT y OF
Brawley and for several years 4
deputy district attorney of Impe-
rial county. at present is on the
appeal board of the Office of Price
Administration. He left Imperial
county more than 4 year ago. and
opened law offices in Beverly Hills
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
WiIIkie Client Gets
Another Chance

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-UP)-
The supreme court today ordered
reargument of the deportation case
against william Schneiderman,
RuSsian-bo California Commu-
mist leader in whose behalf Wen
dell Willkie had argued before the
tribunal.
The action was taken to indicate
that the court has been split to 4
in the case, and that reargument
was ordered to permit newly sworn
Justice Wiley Rutledge to break the
deadlock.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Pearl Cook Saturday sued John
r. Cook for divorce, alleging eX-
treme cruelty, wilfu, neglect. and
failure to provide. They were mar
ried in Yuma, March 5. 1884, and
separated III FL Centro September
Is. 1870 They have three minor
children
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Another Dies in
Los Angeles Jail

LOS ANGELES, Feb. up
Another city Jail death was re-
corded today at state legislators
and local authorities pressed their
inquiry into the recent death of
Stanley H. Beebe, who accused
police of fatally beating him.
William Westhouse, So died in
the general hospital prison ward
yesterday after becoming i'll in
the Lincoln Heights Jail last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
PENSIONS IN
DUNIY HOSPITAL

/. johns, an aged pensl0ner. was
discovered collapsed on the South
ern Pacific railroad tracks about 6
o'clock Sunday night. He was be-
lieved to have suffered Il Slight
apoplectic stroke and was taken by
the police to the county hospital
where he i, under treatment
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Rambling Reporter

Continued From Page One
again. He was afraid he would be
so tired that his somewhat defec-
tive alarm cluck would ret awaken
him.
Garlic by the carloads goes to
the lazy. unpatriouc individuals
who refuse 10 man the observation
posts in the daytime. They only
have to man the posts for four
hours every two weeks and still
they are too selfish to give up
pleasure to help. Some of the
faithful ones had TO stand three
shifts last week because others are
too lazy to do their duty.
Be American Be- loyal. Be pa
triotic Telephone Glenn Wiling
ham at 1910 or l946-W and offer
your services.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15

STOCKHOLM, Feb 15-(UP)-
Risto Ryti was reelected today to
his second term as president of
war-torn Finland He q ! ted
Field Marshal Karl Gustav Man.
neil helm, a national militar: hero.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-15
Scanning |. Y.
News Horizon
Ell CENTRAN
Is PROMOTED

Technical Sergeant Charles L
Wong of ll9 South Fifth street, FL
Centre. recently was promoted 10
first sergeant at the medical re-
placement training center at Camp
Barkeley, Texas.