Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-28
Fair Board Puts
Responsibility
Up to Governor

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MAY 30. Permission for the meet
ing was granted with the stipula-
ton that Gov Olson accepts re-
Sponsibility.
Fast on the heels of the tair
boards action followed the arrest
at Brawley Saturday morning OF
Dick Ward, fruit and vegetaDie
packer, for distributing hanoDniS
attacking the fair boards original
action. He was held for VIOLATION ol
the Brawley handbill ordinance
Meanwhile the Associated Farm
ers of Imperial county, the execu-
tive committee of which originated
the protest which resulted IN the
fair boards first action, WlthoreW
its protest and agreed TO the new
order throwing the auditorium open
for the meeting at which DR.. loWne
Nylander. regional director OF the
National Labor Relations Board,
will be among the chief speakers.
The Associated Farmers stipulated,
also. that their agreement was
based on Gov. Olsons request.
CIO leaders in Imperial Valley
greeted the fair boards latest order
as a victory for freedom of speech
and of assembly. They also ex-
pressed the hope that Lieut.-Gov.
Ellis Patterson, whose protest to
Gov. Olson set off the auditorium
controversy. would be able to speak
at the meeting in spite of a pre-
vious announcement that he was
too busy with legislative affairs in
Sacramento.
The Democratic County Central
committee stepped into the picture
by attending the Friday night gath
ering and asking the board to
change its original vote. The COM
mittee was interested, Chairman
Ned Holmes told the board, because
of Patterson's high standing In the
state government.
Patterson is the next highest Of
ficial in the state" Holmes said
"and We did not like to have him
affronted.'
why didn't you men come to us
and tell us about it?' demanded
Hulse. Holmes said he didn't know
anything about it until after the
board refused the use of the build
ing. He expressed the opinion that
it would be bad publicity if mper-
ial Valley refused the lieutenant
governor of the state permission to
use public building.
The Democrat insisted that Dave
Forbes, Doxey and other CIO rep
resentatives remain after the meet
ing to find out about the rules and
regulations for using the ground.
Several representatives of the
Fruit and Vegetable Packers asso-
citation, an independent union with
headquarters in BraWley, also at
tended Friday night. They said
they were not connected with the
league request for the fair grounds
knew nothing of the proposed meet
ing, and had not been consulted
or approached at any time in re-
gard to the visit of Lieut.. Gov. Pat
terson and DR.. Nylander.
Their president. Alvin Dodd. saio
the association had been invited tc
attend the meeting Friday night
but ne had no idea just what was
expected of them. He made cleai
that the association should not be
confused with the CIO group as
the two organizations were Separ-
ate.
"All we want is fair play" was
the statement issued by Dave
Forbes, CIO leader, after the meet
ing. I'VE Just want fair play. Beal
in mind that our contention is fol
free speech and freedom of as
semblage,"
He said Dr. Nylander would b.
one speaker and representative o
the wage and hours administrator
would be another. If Patterson die
not RECONSIDER and fly to Imperia
Valley for the meeting, Forbes said
they would get another speaker +
take his place.
They will open the doors at 7:3
and the program will start at 8 I
M. Tuesday night.