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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

met With Associated FARMERS dlrec-
tors Monday night and planned to
assess each acre represented in
growing the crops in order to keep
the Farmers transportation office
open in Los Angeles and keep
free from interference.
1t is planned to assess each acre
10 cents and ask the farmers to
make voluntary contributions OF
their share. The plan will be ex-
planned at series of meetings at
farm centers throughout the coun-
ty. Associated Farmers representa-
tives and the growers will explain
the necessity for the assessment.
Transportation is the lifeblood
of the farming industry in Impe-
rial county" G.. G. Bennett, presi-
dent, said. Our moves are in no.
wise anti-union moves. Our purpose
is to preserve the legal and con-
Stitutional rights of the farmers
to move their products without in
terference from radical elements
who have threatened to force farm
erS into subsection through the
closed shop and use of the "hot
cargo" weapon unless all products
are handled entirely by union help.
Also we want to prevent these radi-
Gals from forcing workmen to pay
union dues even though they are
opposed to it,"
The concerted action on the part
of the growers followed a brush
the Associated Farmers had with
Dave Beck'S Transfers union in
Ell Centre late Monday afternoon.
They blocked Transfers union
plan to tie up hay and grain ship
ments from Imperial Valley unless
all loads are handled and
trucked by union members, and
weighed at union dominated
stations. The union move followed
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

and strategic centers along the U.
S. eastern seaboard.
Navy defense plans call for i'm
mediate construction of an air and
submarine base on the island of
Isla Grande in San Juan harbor.
The air base bill passed by the
house would authorize expenditure
of $9,000,000 for that one develop
ment.
War department plans call for an
airbase at Puerto Rico. The cost of
the porposed base has not been
disclosed but it has been estimated
at between $10,000,000 and $15,000,-
900.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

daily mail schedules, as well as
large districts just outside the city
limits which really are a part OF
the city itself. I would estimate
that these areas would bring the
total to about 10000"
Richmond explained that present
mail routes do not include the
eastside, except on Main street,
nor houses north of the railway
to the north of town, nor on Ham
ilton beyond Eighth, Brighton be-
yond Fourteenth, He'll beyond
Twelfth, Orange beyond Twelfth,
Olive beyond Imperial avenue.
"In 1920 Ell Centros population
was 5,464 and in in 1910 around
1900" Richmond said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
Borah Flags New
Deal 'Jitterisn'

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (UP)-
Sen. william E. Borah of ldaho,
ranking Republican on the senate
foreign relations committee, today
opposed the administrations pro-
posed big increase in the army air
corps on the grounds that it was
based on bluff and jitteriSm."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

ment, but were expected to make
every effort to prevent occurrences
of sit downs inasmuch as those
engaging in them, according to the
decision, will have surrendered
their rights under the Wagner act.
American Federation of Labor
leaders, including President Will
liam Green, already have condemn
ed the sit down. And the Congress
of Industrial Organizations, a prin-
cipal in yesterdays decision, has
not used it on a large scale since
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
CaIexico Robbery
Remains Mystery

CALEXICO, Feb. %. - Mystery
still surrounds the identity of three
bandits who robbed the Vox de la
Pueblo grocery store here Sunday
night of 5000 in cash in one of the
most daring holdups in the history
of the city.
The bandits are known to have
slipped through a hole in the inter-
national fence between Calexico
and Mexicali before the raid and to
have returned to Mexico in the
same manner. There the trail van
iShed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28


Mayor Fawcett said, and a matter
for the more distant future.
Regarding the city hall plan, the
mayor announced:
Absolutely nothing definite has
been done, although We have dis
cussed financing and ordered City
Engineer Phil knights to draw up
a tentative sketch of what require
mentS are necessary"
Financing methods discussed in
cluded a long term plan whereby
the city would lease with option to
buy, he said
"The matter of site has not yet
come up," he declared, land no
plans have been made in this re-
gard. The council does favor a
substantial building with provisions
in the plan for any extensions in
the future"
The question of new city hall
has been in the air for a number
of years, due to the admitted in
adequacy of the present quarters.
Hard surfacing for most of the
streets in the city within five years
was visioned by the mayor after
announcement of a policy for fin
ancing street improvement out of
the general fund instead of assess
ments. ..
80 far as the present board is
concerned, we intend to proceed
with hard surfacing key streets as
soon as possible, distributing the
new sections at various points in
Continued on Page 6, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
Youth Must Face
Morals Charqe

RRAWLEY, Feb. 28.-Chief of
Police Lon Cramer was scheduled
to sign a complaint today charging
Paul A. Swan, 10, with attempted
rape.
The youth was arrested after
two young women appealed to po-
lice for help, alleging that Swan
attempted to seize them as they
walked along l street.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
Low Temperatures
Predicted in !. Y.

A cold mass of air moved toward
Imperial Valley Tuesday promising
freezing temperatures Tuesday and
wednesday nights, Woodrow c..
Jacobs, meteorologist reported in a
telegram to the agricultural COM
missioner office.
Temperatures were expected to
fall below 80 degrees in coldest sec
tions, Jacobs said, and tender veg
etables may be damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

the Michigan auto strikes In 1887.
The result of any future sit down
strike probably would be immediate
eviction of the strikers since the
supreme courts clear definition OF
their illegality will make 1t sasier
to obtain injunctions.
In addition to outlawing the sit
down. the court condemned union
violation OF collective bargaining
contracts with an employer In re-
versals OF three National Labor
Relations board decisions yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
Woodie Mills
Hurt in Accident

Woodie Mills, Ell Centro service
station man, was injured slightly
Tuesday morning in minor auto
mobile accident at Seventh and
Brighton streets, Ell Centro. Mills
was driving a car that collided with
one driven by John r. Ross, Ell
Centro hay buyer, whose machine
was forced to the curb where it
hit a light pole. Mills suffered
scalp lacerations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
WIRING BLAMED FOR
RESIDENCE FIRE HERE

Defective wiring was blamed
Tuesday for fire that did only
slight damage at the home of
Harry Shaw, l03 State street. Ell
Centro Monday night. The home
is owned by Florence Hutchinson
San Diego. Fire Chief Corn Reed
said damage would be restricted to
replacing wiring
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

United States department of ag-
riculture
Objectives in view, Beyschlag
said, are: Cd increased local know
ledge in each county's irrigation,
drainage and land use problems.
co Aid in development of USDA
national program and to help state
research agencies in focusing ex-
tension programs.
Community meeting dates for
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

naIS trOm CIle A1lltTICdH IIeIIII-
sphere who are due at Naples to-
morrow, were expected to be here
in time for the opening of the con-
clave.
The Americans are Cardinal o.
Connell, archbishop of Boston;
Cardinal Copello, archbishop Of
Buenos Aires, and Cardinal Leme,
archbishop of Rio de Janeiro. They
were in the Mediterranean today
in the liner Neptunia.
Tomorrow afternoon, the cardi-
nails will file through single door
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

way into walled isolation in the
center of the Vatican, to emerge
only after they have elected a new
pope, by the traditional methods
which go back TO the end of the
18th century
The conclave can last Indefinite
ly. In the 18th century, three years
elapsed before Gregory x was final
ly elected pope. Vatican observers
were confident today, however, that
a new pope will be found this time
within two or three days.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
BOYS BAND OFFERS
IST PUBLIC CONCERT

The Imperial Valley Boys band
will give its first public concert in
Ell Centre Tuesday night at 8
o'clock in the Wilson school audi
torium when, under the direction OF
N. Novak. program featuring both
Junior and Senior bands will be
presented.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
BURGLARS BREAK IN
AT BROADWAY CAFE

Burglary of cafe at 440 Broad
way in Ell Centre was under in
vestigation by police Tuesday.
Thieves apparently entered back
gate with a pass key and broke the
lock on a rear door, They took a
total of $3l.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
Supreme Court Decision Will End
Sit Down Strikes in America, Labor
Leaders of Nation Believe

WASHINGTON, Feb %. (UP)--The supreme courts
decision declaring sit down strikes illegal and denying
participants protection of the Wagner Labor Relations
was expected today to mark the disappearance of that
technique in labor disputes Labor leaders declined
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
D AMBLING
IMPORTER
Congratulations

OUnSTatuldtiOIiS-
This came to RR with a stork
on the outside:
Marshall Jones and Juanita
Jones, copartnership, announce:
Their exclusive Valentine num-
ber two model, Clara Marlene Jones.
Designer, Juanita Jones. Chief En-
gineer, Marshall Jones :.
Display headquarters, Ell Cen
tro hospital until, on or about Mar.
S and thereafter 1419 Olive avenue.
"Outstanding features: two lung
power. baWl bearing free squeal-
ing.
"The copartnership assures the
public that there will not be an
other model for quite some time"
Slight Mistake
This story should be entitled:
"Why they call Betty Hoy Ming
Toy.
Mrs. Forrest Manley arranged to
take q number of Camp Fire girls
from the Nankoakaga group to Big
Bear for an outing. Betty, who is
the group secretary, arranged for
reservations and when the group
arrived the room clerk suffered:
"Whhhhhhh! Are you sure you
have reservations? The only cabin
I have reserved is for a japanese
group headed by Betty Hoy Nanko-
akaga!"
(opcnIaf f;nu-
Up at the fairgrounds D. v. Stew
art already has got into high gear
ON his telephone answering, along
with Margaret Moore. The phone
rings at the rate of once a minute.
YEARLY, Stewart remarked:
There's one thing about it. That
phone can't go on like this for
ever 1t has to wear out sometime"
Incidentally, Stewart has more
than a jangling phone to worry
him. The other morning he was out
fixing a paint gun in one of the
exhibition rooms and two minutes
later was called to repair a stove
in the office!
From now on and forever after
Jim Dawson will never take fork
in hand to dissect an apple pie
without first investigating
At a cafe the other evening a
playful chef sliced some onions
very thin and slipped them under
meath the crust of Jin's pie. Jim
took several bites and then look
of vast mystification spread over
his face. He investigated and then
asked:
SIS this extra, or free?"
o
Down the List
This is getting to be a habit!
First it was Hazel Livingston who
was treated to a birthday dinner
by Mrs. T. E. White of Winter
haven, and now it is Ralph French.
RR's birthday comes almost any,
time now.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
BrawIey CIubber Nabbed for Robbery
After Attempting to Pull Gun on
Deputy Sheriff at End of Chase
Officer Bob Parrish Forestalls BloOdshed by
Quick Action When Attracted to Scene of
Crime by PROSTATE Figure of Victim

BRAWLEY Feb. 2S.-A daylight slugging and rob
berry, followed by what described as an attempt tt
shoot out with officer whose vigilance prevented pos
sble injury to himself yesterday afternoon wrote brief
action-packed chapter into Brawley crime annals.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
Cardinals in Final Session Before
ConcIave 70 Elect New Pope as
Successor to Deceased Plus x|

VATICAN CITY, Feb. %. (UP)-Fifty five cardinals
attended today the 18th and last general congregation in
preparation for the election conclave which starts
tomorrow of .262nd pope to succeed Plus XI.
The Italian cardinals absent today, and three cardi
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
New Long Range
Development on
Council Schedule
Tentative Plans for New City HallHere
Studied by Trustees. Mayor Says; Street
Sunacins Probable on Large Scale

A long-range improvement program for Ell Centro,
including development, plans for new city hall
and storm drain system, disclosed Tuesday by
Mayor H. w. Fawcett.
Most of the program is still in the formative STAGE
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28
Farmers Move on United
Front to Block .Teumster
Unions Strong-Arm Drive
Dave Beck AFL Unit Meets Strong Foe in
Effort to Gain Control ofFam Truck
TRANSPORTATION; Finances Planned

Associated Farmers advanced broad front Tues
day to keep highways open for transportation of their
products and prevent radical unions from forcing their
program workers and farmers alike.
Directors of hay, grain and flax growers associations
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

Butter: Los Angeles. Csc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 35c; manufacturing milk.
281sc, route gathered cream, 26c.
L. A. Hay: U. 5. No. 1, s13-50-f4I
S17-18; u. S. No. 1. S13.50-14; No.
No. 2 Ieafy, S12-12.50, No. 2, S10.50-
IL, Minneapolis flax May SLIT.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-28

Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two Ell Centre banks.)
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09
Half Million Workers Ready
for Membership Drive

THE American Red Cross embarks
L on its greatest membership Roll
Call in two decades November IL when
a half million volunteers working IN
virtually every community in the ma
ton. will seek increased membership
strength to meet growing demands for
Red Cross services, Chairman Norman
H. Davis has announced.
Increased membership support has
been prompted by an urgent need LOT
extending Red Cross services not only
in this country, but as a result OF ap-
meals from Red Cross societies in a
stricken European nations, Mr.. Davis
said. The Roll Call will extend through
November 30, and everyone is urged
to Join his local Red Cross Chapter.
"Although the Red Cross must be
ready TO meet the tragic p~otentialities
that may arise among the war-stricken
men. women and children in Europe,
we of America must not slacken our
effort to reduce the peace-time forms
of human suffering found in this coun-
try" Mr.. Davis declared.
"The $780, 900 American men and
women who enrolled as members OF
the Red Cross last year enabled the
organization to meet the needs Of suf-
ferers in 1877 disasters during the year,
as we'll as to train hundreds of thou
sands in First Aid, Life Saving and
health education"
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09
Resolution Adopted by Cascade
Trades and Labor Assembly
on Copper Tariff

WHEREAS, copper mining and
smelling is one of the economic fac
tors of the state of Montana, its
operations are the livelihood of
thousands of families, indirectly it
affects the people of the whole state.
The cities of Butte, Anaconda and
Great Falls are entirely at the whims
of this industry being definitely af-
fected by the operations Of the mines
and smelters and,
WHEREAS, the present move of
the Department Of State in its en-
deavor to create a trade agreement
with Chile and to make concessions
in the importation Of peon produced
copper, we believe will again place
the American copper miner and
smeltermen at a disadvantage in
that it will place him in the inn
possible situation Of competing with
exploited coolie labor, and also have
a tendency to build up surplus
stocks of copper in this country
which will insure American work
men for another period Of unem
ployment,
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED
that we support the Great Falls Mil
) and S%meltermen's Union in thei
. protest against this concession AM
, the lowering of tariff on importe'
copper, and that we request the De
l partment of State and the Commit
t tee for Reciprocity Information t
omit any such concession in treatie
. with nations whose labor is exploit
ed by the large international cope
producers.
CASCADE COUNTY TRADE
: AND LABOR ASSEMBLY.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09
ONCE OVER

Or by feeding raw eggs to hogs,
the work of preparing ham-and-
would be greatly simplified.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09

.Nop -..47.5%
Mi ,,ot;ng ..42.5%
The 42.5 per cent who did not vote
have been neutral" OF they may
have felt themselves too little IN
formed about the situation, or pos
sibly they may have feared conse-
quences if they were discovered not
voting right" Leaving that to any
ones conjecture, more than SO per
cent of the faculty did express them
selves. and Of that number only ia
per cent approved the state boards
action. while 82.6 per cent opposed.
Further, it must be noted that only
10 Der cent of the faculty favored
the administration sufficiently to
express their stand, while AIS per
cent had the courage to definitely
oppose it.
These, then, are the facts as OBJ
tanned by the poll of the above
, named citizens. Stated once again
t they show: 10 per cent of the faculty
: support the administration, nearly
SO per cent oppose. The reader is
l hereby given the privilege to judge
: for himself the extent of the dis
sension."
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09
OPEN FORUM
Continued from Page 81

tAOflti1iuto Aioii
professorship at the University o
Oregon.
Another, DR.. Lennes, has become
one of the nations outstanding
teachers of mathematics. His works
have become standard in classrooms'
one having sold $4,000, 900 copies to
date. He is the author OF many
books. one ironically enough called,
WHITTIER Democracy"
Professors Atkinson, Mollet and
Keeney are men of sincerity VINO
are remembered by thousands OF
former students at the university
as men of Importance in individual
education.
Communications are piling up on
tho docks of all concerned with the
affair. And it should be noted that
the resentment comes not alone
from those who are known as re-
formers, or crackpots, or radicals.
Brassel Fitzgerald, prominent Cath
Ole essayist and nationally known
ehort story writer, a former asso-
ciate professor and close associate
of DIR. Merriam, writes from Massa-
chusetts to the governor and places
the responsibility squarely upon the
chief executive. Sidney Cox, pro-
; lessor of English at conservative
Dartmouth university, addressed the
, governor in like manner. Paul
. Triechler and Jesse Cambron Trlech-
7 Ter. instructor and secretary to the
+ president of Antioch College, have
been aroused by the dismissals OF
9 their former instructors. These are
$ only a few of the prominent people
who have filed vigorous protest.
A poll taken among the facult!
l, of the university on whether tn
action of dismissal was approves
S: resulted in 10 per cent voting yes
l. ATS per cent voting no and AZ
1t per cent of the faculty members nc
ic voting. The poll was conducted D
d, Rev. ]. G. Bennett, T. w. Benne'
IS. and DR.. T. T. Rider, all respecte
n. men living in Missoula.
ne And the tragic sequence OF tt
story seems to be that no man
of the group, sitting in judgment c
en- the defendants, has approached ar
in measure of the recognition or su
,al cess bestowed upon the professor
,al Keep in mind the furore rais'
". by the LaFollette's ousting OF prom
* nent Republican Glen Frank fro
,al the presidency of the University
nal Wisconsin. It will be interesting
are compare our own purge.
The Tables Are Turned.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09
The FACULTY POLL
University Teachers Express
Disapproval Over Discharge
of Professors.

The three man committee ap-
pointed by the 18th Legislature, and
also the Borton, Gosman committee,
approved by the Board of Educa-
zion. have both stated that the diff
ficulties on the campus were owing
to but a small group of discontented
faculty.
With the purpose, only, of ascer-
tanning Just how far this report rep
resented the actual state of affairs
on the campus, a committee of Mis-
soula citizens, composed of Rev. J
G. Bennett, Rev. T. W. Bennett, anc
DIR. T. T. Rider, men Of outstanding
integrity, conducted a poll OF thu
full time teaching faculty. Secre
ballots were sent out asking the fol
lowing question: "Do you approx
of the action taken by the board Il
dismissing Professors Merriam, Mol
lett. Atkinson, and Lennes?"
The result follows:
"YESn
Montana labor news., 1939-11-09
LABOR'S BOOK shelf
Continued from Page 81

AOOIlLlAlOC0 a 10
logic and the need for collectiviza-
ton, yet we stop at a limited gov
eminent regulation and leave the
important economic decisions still in
the hands of the few who have
demonstrated conclusively that they
cannot and will not plan for the
benefit Of society as a whole.
The house of fascist thought IS
built with capitalist bricks. 'The
lack Of any genuine democracy in
the running of industry permeates
capitalist society with a basic con-
tempt for parliamentary institutions
"a contempt that is fortified by fear
of majority rule and by the belief
that civilization is a ~trusteeship OF
the few. The distrust that the com
mon people thus get for their own
capacity to cope with the problem
of their society prepares them to
call for a Fuehrer, and the standard
~ization of their lives prepares them
to bow to his orders"
Because if it is militant democracy
that we want, we have to realize
that democracy means political and
civil liberties for all, majority rule
and economic as well as political
equality. To realize this is to realize
| that in America we do not have
these things, and because we do not
we are a crisis state, struggling on
3 the brink of chaos and fascism fol
: our very existence. We are emery
0 ing steadily and on many fronts intC
collectivization, yet we dare not plar
d scientifically for the future because
i fearfully, we leave still in the hand
of capitalist r~eactionaries the i'm
6 portant economic decisions. Even
e tually, if the New Deal or anothe
r popular government pushes then
d too far, these capitalists may TAX
d over by brute force in their owl
Il name-and the now familiar fasclS
lie pattern will be repeated anothe
} time. But before that is n%ecessar
our economic rulers have many card
y to play.
lie In a beautiful chapter which
I'd wish every high school and collee
student could be compelled to rea'
Lerner outlines a program of actio
IL for capitalists in a transition stat
in that is cropping toward sociallzatlol
es He calls this the natural history
w sabotage; every sentence carries
,ct Jolt of recognition for the persc
who is mindful of current happel
ings.
lat 'Use the press and radio to lin
W. severely in the popular mind Il
ed task and function of the progressi'
wv government. 1t must be recover
Sc and not reform Create a d
M trust and contempt for the mi
lal shaping the policies of the new
IDS gime. Call them the Brain Trust
to the Janizaries. Discredit the
rk, Dor movement. The public must
ice come convinced that for labor
the organize is un-American. Sma
the strikes in any way possible, but I
nd the subtler methods first; mobilt
ace public opinion and play on the fei
nts and prejudices of the middle ella
ana If you can split the labor moveme
If it is already split, keep it SIP