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Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
MexicaIi Residents May Be
Cronted Ration Books Also

CALEXICO, April 16. - possibil-
ity that a program will soon be put
into effect enabling MeXicans re-
siding near the us. border to pur-
chase in this country any commod-
ity included in the national ra-
tioning set-up. was seen here today
after business leaders studied a
telegram from San Diego OPA Of
ficials advising them a general ra-
ton program for MeXicans" is now
under consideration in Washing
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16


a few hours later when truck car
rying 10 of them overturned near
Lyons, Ga. One of the convictS was
placed in Jail at Lyons and the Sec
ond was held at Vidalia.
Because the two men previously
gave sheriffs deputies-their cap
tors-assumed names, they were not
identified Immediately. Prison
guards were en- route to the two
towns, about 25 miles north of here,
to return the fugitives.
RUSH TO SCENE
Other prison employees were rush.
ing to the scene with bloodhounds
in an effort to apprehend the re-
naming convicts who were riding
in the truck. Warden H. r. Duvall
said he expected the recapture of
most of them.
None of the guards was injured
in the break, the biggest since the
prison, often called Little Alcatraz, y
began operation more than six
years ago.
The "a convicts were housed on
the fourth floor of the prison in a
section for the worst" prisoners,
officials said. They overpowered a
night guard making a routine check
and locked him in a cell. Fleeing
to the front gate of the prison and
then to the power plant, they over
powered two more guards and put
Continued on Page 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

HEADQUARTERS, ALASKA DE-
TENSE COMMAND, April 10
tUP)-Although no japanese land
based aircraft have been observed
in the Aleutians, 18th Air Force
pilots returning from Tuesdays rec
ord pounding of enemy garrisons,
said the landing strip being scratche
ed out of rocky Kiska island prob
ably could be used now by zeros.
Pilots who have strafed Jap
workers, said the thick umbrella
of ack-ack raised over the field in
dicated the enemy is determined
to protect and extend it.
Despite the repeated blasting by
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
ALLIES IGNORE SPAIN MEDIATION OFFER
War Vols Needed

going to waste. Telephone Ell Gen.
tro 146 and tell us what you are
qualified to do, and what hours you
are available. Don't feel shy or
backward about offering. This is
your community and your war You
have as much right to help as
the rest of U.S."
He said the pool will not inter-
fere in any way with The present
plan for agency heads to solicit for
their own helpers. Agency heads
may use both methods in getting
the help they need.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
Next Defense Test
Set for April q

Next drill for the Ell Centre civil
ian defense will take place April
%, Chief Air Raid Warden Herb
Fawcett announced Friday.
The drill for next week was can
celled because of Holy week activi-
ties, he said.
Sector No. 4, The area from Holt
to Ross and from Fourth to Eighth,
will be concerned in the drill on
April 28 Harold Tyler and Harry
Maddux are the wardens of this Sec
tor which includes 90 blocks in the
most densely settled part of town.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

Centre during the present bond
drive. Several businessmen finally
agreed to pay them 60 cents an
hour to do the work which else
where is done by unpaid volunteers.
MANY PERSONS
I'VE realize that there are many
persons in Ell Centro who never
have been asked to help with any
kind of community war work, that
is, they have not been personally
invited to take part" said Secre-
tary Ben Herring.
There is a lot of valuable help
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

WASHINGTON, April 16. CUP)-
The attitude of Lit Gen. John l..
Dewitt that "a Jap's a Jap has
upset for the present an admins
tration plan to return to useful
work on the Pacific coast major
ity of the 10000 japanese evacuees
in relocation camps, it was learned
today.
AS a result the administration is
trying to transfer some American
born Japanese to eastern farms,
homes and industry. Seven arrive
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

A recent telegram received here
from Congressman John Phillips
stated that the situation was 10 be
corrected by April Is. However.
border merchants expressed belief
additional time was needed 10 work
out the enlarged formula TO include
all rationed items.
Merchants here said they we're OF
the opinion that "some type OF ra-
ton book" would be provided for
residents of Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
THREE HIT

THREE HIT
Three of the cargo vessels had
been hit and wrecked in earlier
attacks off the New Guinea north
coast and the bombers went back
after the remaining three and their
escort of light cruiser, destroyer
and a gunboat.
In Washington, Sen. A. B. Hap
py) Chandler, D., KY, demanded
today that Gen. Douglas Macarthur
be supplied Immediately with suffi-
cient armed might to make the
Southwest Pacific a theater of Of
fensive war second to none. I
In a speech prepared for the SEN
ate Chandler asked his colleagues
to bring pressure on the nations
militarT leaders to give Macarthur
the arms and men necessary to
carry the fight to Japan without
waiting for the defeat of Germany
and ItalyD
KENNEY COMMANDS
Lieut.. Gen. George C. Kenney,
MacArthur's air chief, was in New
Guinea personally directing opera
tions by the Allied force which the
southwest Pacific commander call
ed his first line of defense and the
chief hope to stave off any Japa-
neSe all-out attack on Australia.
A spokesman at MacArthur'S s
headquarters reported that up to
April |, the Allies had inflicted al
most three -to-one casualties on the
enemy in the southeastern area.
Continued on Page 3, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

A pool of volunteer adult war
workers was established at the Ell
Centre Chamber of Commerce Fri
day, and all persons who want to
help with community war efforts
were asked to register there.
From this pool the heads of all
agencies carrying on volunteer war
work in the community may draw
the volunteer helpers they need.
1t was necessary to start the pool
because it was impossible to get
women to volunteer to sell bonds in
the war bond booth in downtown Ell
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

ton.
CaleXico merchants have pro-
tested bitterly a recent OPA ra-
tioning regulation that prohibits
MeXicans who do not hold ration
books from buying shoes on the
American side of the line. De-
mands have been made that a pro-
gram be set up which will permit
the sale of footwear to residents of
Mexico and relief has been prom
ised by OPA chiefs in Washington,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

of the trial Judge Simpson said he
mission.
At the trial several witnesses
testified that they found cards bear
ing their names included with cards
of other persons all fastened to one
floral display when they had order
ed a separate display sent to the
funeral.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

tice court Thursday The defense put
no witnesses on the stand and Mrs.
Frost did not take the stand in her
own defense. Defense attorneys con-
tended there was not sufficient evi-
dence shown b? the prosecution to
establish Mrs. Frost's guilt beyond
a reasonable doubt.
During the day-long trial the
prosecution put IA witnesses on the
stand for questioning AT the close
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
kiSku
Again
Bio osted
America Awaits
Word Of Attack
Or Jap Convoy

WASHINGTON, April 16.
(UP)-American fliers con-
tinued to apply pressure on
japanese bases at both ends
of the Pacific battle front,
smashing at Kiska in the Aleutians
eight more times and sinking a
small enemy vessel during three
raids in the Solomons, the navy
announced today.
These actions were announced in
a communique today as further
word was awaited from Allied head
quarters in Australia of a sustained
American bombing attack On Jap
anese convoy seeking to supply the
enemy's air base at WeWak, New
Guinea.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

recaptured in the water; James A.
Boarman, "a, Indianapolis bank
robber, who was shot while SWIM
ming, and sank; Hunter, Cleveland,
O., pal of Alvin (Old Creepy Kar-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
British Sink Two
EtoIion wurShipS
I'm Mediterranean
Two Des+royers 60 Down Off Coast Of
Sicily Under Gunfire from Destroyer
Of Allies; Tunisia Fig gh+ins Fierce
. BY UNITED PRESS

Spains readiness to serve gO-betWeen in any move
toward restoration of world peace announced Friday
London and Washington met the gesture whatever it may
have meant with echo of the Casabanca slogan aimed
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
Judge Slated to
Tell Decision

Judge John E. Simpson of Ell Cenro justice court was
scheduled to at Friday his decision in the
case of Mrs. Media Frost's alleged attempt to commit
theft connection with flowers sent to CaleXco funeral
At the trial held before Judge Simpson in CaeXico JUS
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
~ Escape from
Little AIcdtrdz'
Escape Artists Lead Dangerous Cons
In Mass Break from Georgia Prison; 2
Recap+ured After Few Hours Of Free

REIDVIILE, Ca, April is. (UP)-Twenty-four con-
vcs led by two notorious escape artists Leland Harvey
Forrest Turner early today escaped from Tatnal
prison here-Georgas Little Alcatraz-n one OF the
greatest mass prison breaks in state history.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
y AMBLlNe
1\EpORTER

The duties Of repailman at the
FL Centro shops are a bit tire
some during the night shift.
Lawrence Daniels was on duty
at the shops the other night when
the police department sent a pa
troll car to be repaired. Daniels
worked long and diligently on the
car. He finished the job, heaved a
sigh of RELIEF, and craWled in the
back seat to rest for a few min
EteS.
What he didn't know was that
the police car rear seat is en-
closed in steel netting and there
are no handles on the inside OF
the doors. These precautions are
taken to prevent prisoners from
escaping, and they certainly worked
as far as Daniels was concerned.
He had to wait long, long time
until the police came after the car
and released him from his SELF
imposed incarceration.
The Elephant Bird
Russell Yeager used to be quite
a high jumper in his school days.
He was walking out of the court
house one day when he noticed the
hedge was a nice height for one OF
those school-boy leaps.
Russell got set, ran, and leaped
into the air.
Instead of clearing the hedge
with the grace of an adagio dancer,
Russell landed in the middle OF 1t,
raising a great cloud of dust.
Il forgot to lift that extra %
pounds I've put on since the good
old days." he muttered in great
Continued on Page 8, Col II
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16

pis, captured alive in the cave.
GRABBED PLANK
When I got down to the water,
grabbed a plank which I had plan
Continued on Page 8, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
REMEMBER THESE DATEsI

bAiAHA
Gasoline
a. Book Coupons
No.5-Valid March 22--May -.
Shoes
Stamp No. III pair til June 16.
Coffee
Stamp No. 26-1 h. 10 April 25
Sugar
Stamp No. 12-Good for ; pounds until
May 81
Canned Goods
Blue Stamps ID, e" and e. In Book
No 2 good till May /.
Meut
Red Stamp a, B, good tin April no
Imperial Valley press., 1943-04-16
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 81, minimum
Friday 81; 5 am. Friday IS, humid
ity 48; noon Friday 80, humidity 38;
pm Thurs. IS, humidity 38.
BANk DEBTS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. SO.--CUr5 Trial
Of Enrol Flynn on charges Of statu-
tory rape preferred by two teen
aged girls goes into its fourth week
Monday with the jury still absorb
ing testimony concerning astronomy,
door locks, weather conditions at
sea, etc. Particularly, ct cetera.
Old timers claim that not since
the days Of the late Attorney Earl
Rogers, the original master Of spec
tacular courtroom technique, has q
trial Of this kind exploded so many
legal alleys, or given : jury 80 many
weird angles to cogitate.
In charge Of Flynn's defense is
the portly Jerry Giesler, ol1e-tir1e
clerk in Rogers law office, and now
the VESTS best known criminal law
yer. who never becomes angry, never
snarls and almost invariably man
ages to trip up the prosecutors
witnesses.
Miss Peggy Satterlee, 16, charged
Flynn with taking her yatchting
and attacking her twice, the second
time on pretext Of showing her how
beautiful the moon looked through
q portfolio. Flynn denied aving had
relations with her; insisted he never
took her below deck to show her
anything, not even the moon.
The prosecutors produced upon
rebuttal a professional astronomer
G. r. Cleminshaw, who brought ce-
lestial records to show that the
moon on the night in question was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
OBITUARY

B.
DAUNTS - Mrs. Elizabeth (Vers
vowskD Daunis, q former resident
Of this city, died Sunday at her
home, lit Pierce street, Plymouth,
A nativeaof Kaunas, IAthuaflia, she
came to this country IL years ago.
Most of that time she lived in Penn.
sylvania.
While in Waterbury MRS. Daunis
lived with her daughter, Mrs. Albert
valonis Of 81 L.aWl0r street. She at
tended ST. Joseph IS church. In Ply
mouth, Mrs Daunis was com
municant OF st. Casinir's LitiiN-
anian church, and q member Of it's
various societies.
She leaves four sons, John Yer.
vewski Of New York city, Anthony
vervewski Of Queen, L. T., Corp. Leo
Vervewsh Of Camp Blanding, Fla,
Joseph Vervewski Of waterbury:
three daughters, Mrs. valonis, MRS.
Charles Fine and Mrs. Albert Wish
mes Of Plymouth, Pa; two step
children, Gabriel Virgins Of Water
bury, and Mrs. Theresa Shazas Of
New York city; and is grand
children.
The funeral took place Thursday
morning from her home in Ply
mouth with q requiem Mass cele-
brated at st. Casimir's Lithuanian
church. Burial was in the parish
cemetery, Muhlenburg, Pa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
NEIGHBORS Find
WOMAN'S BODY
Mrs. COrinne QuinIan VIC
tim Of Heart Attack;
Funeral Monday

Mrs. Corrine OuinlaIi, II, Of 861
East Main street, was found dead
in her home last night by I1eighbors
who investigated when they saw
newspapers and milk bottles Un-
touched on the porch. Or. Edward
II. Kirschbauin, medical examiner,
said death was due to a heart con-
dition. The woman had been dead
almost "a hours when she was
found, he said.
4 Mrs. QuInlan was the widow Of
Andrew Quinla1 and had resided
here for 26 years. Born In st.
Adams, VT, she was the daugh-
ter Of the late Louis and Celanir
Goddard LaDue. She was q CONF
municant OF the Sacred Heart
church.
Among the survivors are q sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Hurlburt, and a
brother, william LaDue, both Of
waterbury.
Other survivors are two sisters,
Miss Alma LaDue Of Springfield
Mass, and Mrs. Elinor Salvas OF
Putnam; q brother, Armand Of
st. Adams.
The funeral viii be held Mon
day, at q time to be announced
from the Bergin Funeral Home, 200
East Main street, to the Sacred
Heart church. Burial viii be II,
the family plot, Calvary cerne-
tery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home after 2 b. m. today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
Red Cross War Fund
Quota To Be. $33,5OO
Chairman Charles L. Berger Announces Personnel Of
General Committee; Successful Drive Anticipated

Fraternal Organizations, jeremiah
L. Callahan, Jr.: Women's Organiza-
tions, Mrs. Clifford Teeple.
House to House
Residential Division, Mrs. will
liam j. Noble; School Division, Ray
mond Foley; Y.M.C.A. Community
House, Albert s. Cox; Street and
Public Solicitation, Mrs. D. G. Mac.
Vicar; Boy Scouts, william Moody;
Moving Picture Division, Ralph
Pasho; Bowling Division, Sol Amen
berg.
Town Hall
Borough Officials and Employees,
Raymond j. st. John; Police Divis-
ion, Captain Anthony Malone; Fire
Department Division, Chief j. J.
Sheridan: Supplies, Phil Robinson;
Publicity, John H. Schmuck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

=
in the receiving room and then sent
to the division Of Serology where tho
Mazzini and Complement Flxation
etsts are performed. The primary
step Is to separate the cells from the
serum by whirling the blood at
very high speed. The clear serum is
heated at So degrees Q for one-hali
hour and an antigen added. The
Mazzini, o new test adopted by the
Bureau of Laboratories last Noven1-
Der Is the microscopic examination
made on all specimens. Blood from
person injected with syphilis will
react with the antigen used for the
test. II any clumping occurs, the
complement flxation tst Is per-
formed as conflrmatory. Reports Of
the test are Immediately sent to the
physician.
The applicant should allow week
for the completion Of the test to
make allowances for possible delays
The sample must be taken within
40 days Of the issuance Of the license
and, Of course, the state law re-
CURES a waiting period Of five days
after the application for q license l.
made but either party may make
this application.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

CONTINUED from Page ~
Axis French elements In Casa.
bla1cka," Vargas said.
(There had been no previous In
dication Of q complete agreement
between anti-Axis French elements.)
Vargas received correspondents at
Guanabara Palace last night, a few
hours after he returned from his
conference with Mr.. Roosevelt, who
was enroute home from his meet
ing with Prime Minister winston
Churchill and the highest Allied
Military officials at Casablarca.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Vargas con-
ferred Wednesday and Thursday
aboard an American destroyer an
chored in the mouth Of the Potency
River, at Natal. Vargas flew 1,4OO
miles to meet Mr.. Roosevelt,
although his son, Getulio, Jr., was
seriously Ill.
He arrived at ! a. m. with United
States Ambassador Jefferson CAT
frey and two aides, and immediate.
ly boarded the destroyer. Mr.. Roose-
welt arrived by air at 8 q. M, and
they began their conference an
hour later. tag
An umbrella Of planes swaransti
over the destroyer as long as they
were aboard her. Fast, deadly an
ti-supnaroine boats crossed and
crisis crossed the river above and
below. Ga
Having conferred some hours, Mr..
Roosevelt and Vargas went on deck.
five barefooted boys, fishing on the
opposite bank, immediately recog-
nized them. Throwing their fishing
poles into the water, they dashed
through the streets Of Natal, shout
ing, "Getulio and Franklin are
here! 0etulio and Franklin are
here!"
In the middle Of the afternoon
they passed slowly through Natal
In an automobile, and thousands
lining the sidewalks 1nadly cheered
them. Before they returned To
the destroyer, they visited modern
air base and q naval base under
construction. n,
At 5 p. m, they resumed their
conference and continued until
dawn, with no break, except for q
small dinner.
Besides Caffery, leading army
and naval officials Of Brazil and
the United States attended the con.
ferences. They included Rear Admir-.
al Augustin T. Beauregard, head Of
the United States military mission
here, Admiral Jonas H. Ingram
General Cordeiro EaTia, Air Briga-
der General Eduardo Comes, aac
Admiral Aria Parreiras, the latte,
three representing Brazil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

Continued from Page y
nisian sector. presumably toward
Sousse.
The harbor of Sfax had already
been leveled by wave upon wave of
Flying Fortresses and medium
bombers in the greatest air attack
the Allies have made to date in
Tunisia. Observers in London be-
lieved Axis ships now were unable
to get in or out of Sfax harbor.
Presumably the Axis was still able
to use the ports of Bizerte, Tunis,
Sousse and Gabes to some extent,
although Bizerte and Tunis had been
damaged so heavily in earlier raids
that the Germans and Italians had
been compelled to shift much traffic
from them to the other ports.
Reports, both Allied and Axis, had
agreed that the day Of the offensive
to push the Germans and italians
from the African continent into the
sea was near.
Evacuation Impossible
With its Tunisian ports knocked
out, the Axis would be powerless 10
reinforce and supply its bridgehead
from the continent. Likewise, the
Axis would ind its almost ilmpos-
sihle to evacuate its forestry sea,
although q United Press stan cor
respondent with the Mediterranean
fleet reported that British sailors
we're praying for a chance TO spoil
@ German Italian Dunkirk.
Dispatches from AlgierS. via Ma
drld, said British patrols were ex-
tremely active into the Medjes II
Bah sector, some 30 miles SOUTH
west OF Tunis, and IN q valley bad
driven Axis forces back from q nuin-
Der Of advanced posts. Reinforced
Allied units, with guns and tanks
we're slowly advancing again alone
q low line Of hills 20 miles west and
northwest Of Kairouan. the dis
patches said. KalrOunn 4 some x
miles south and slightly east 81
Medjog ~ Bah.
The aamo dispatches aald units d
k&ellk Cen Marx clagk's American
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30

Fifth Army in the Casa area,
northwest of Games, were slowly
pushing south, and that the Amer
leans firmly held Maknassy, "a
miles from the coast, threatening to
cut of the retreating Afrika Korps
Trom Axis forces in the north.
A United Press Stair Correspon.
dent at Allied North African head
quarters said, however, that reports
that the Americans had taken Max
nassy were premature. American
forces raided Maknassy several days
ago, he said, but did not remain
long and now hold positions several
miles to the west.
Loud Alarms Sounded
The Axis radio Paris, which had
been sounding the ioudest alarms
OF an impending Allied offensive,
said advance elements Of the Afris
ka Korps had joined Col. Gen. Jur-
gen Won Arnim's forces behind the
Maieth line in lower Tunisia. Dis.
patches from Algiers, via Madrid.
said the Axis was rushing forces
both from the north and south 10
the area east Of Maknassy, lest the
Americans break through TO the
coast.
United Press Stan Correspondent
Phil Ault reported from North Af-
rican headquarters that q unified
commend for the final battle OF
T'unisia would soon be named, with
Lieut.. Cen. Bernard I. MentgoHi-
cry, commanding the victorious
British Eighth AtmyS IN charge Of
land operations.
Bfitlah AR MRFshai Arthur W.
Teddor vas expected 70 direct al
operations, with Lieut., On. Dwight
W. Eisenhower remaining AlIied
commnader-in-chlet IN North Az.
Fiea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-30
Flynn Rape Trial
Nears Fourth Week
Bedroom Door Brought Into Courts Professional
Astronomer Placed on Witness Stand

almost full and not more than one
third way Up from the horizon. Just
right for porthole astronomy, the
state insisted. N
Ciesler drew a map Of the heav-
ems on the blackboard. He explained
1t with q pointer. He engaged Glenn
inshaw In q learned discussion OF
the lunar situation on the night Of
Aug. 81, 194i, and got the astrono-
rner TO admit that the moon was
dead astern Of the yacht, Sirocco.
This indicated that Miss Satter-
lee couldn't have seen 1t without
sticking her head out Of the portfolio
and twisting her neck at o g0-de~
gree angle. 0iesler already had pro-
duced evidence showing the port
hole was six inches In diameter and
sealed tight. l E
Another states witness was
weather bureau official, called to
testify about the breeze at sea,
which Flynn had described as fresh.
The weather bureau man said he
had no way Of disproying Flynn;
his instruments were on land. Gies-
Ter got him into q discussion Of
how far q boat heels over In q
fresh wind--and thereby had written
into the record the statement that
he portfolio through which Miss
Satterlee said she saw the moon
probably was submerged at the
time.
Then there was, the case Of IT.
year-old Betty Hansen, q waitress
who crashed q tennis party ct the
home Of Fred McEvoy In Bel Air,
stayed on to dinner, and accused
Flynn Of taking her upstairs. putting
her in bedroorO, locking the door,
undressing her, and attacking her.
Flynn dendied all Of this. Other
witnesses said he'd never gone
upstairs. Still others said the door
of the bedroom wasn't locked be-
cause the lock was broken.
The state hauled the bedroom door
into court, and produced q police
locksmith to testify that somebody
had tempered with he lock. He
said he didn't know when; an he
knew was that somebody had
monkeyed with 1t.
do you think" asked Giesler,
shat It might have been mea 1-was
out at the McEvoy house last Nom
day night and I whirled that lock
around myself about 30 times"
This whirling by the chief Of the
defense counsel, the expert admit
ted, might very well have nicked
the innards Of the lock. That Is
where testimony broke on late yes
terday, when court adjourned until
Monday. ab3