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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
New Deal Fornu|ates Anti-Strike
Program to Prevent Legislation
Curbing Rights, Acts Of Unions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. CUP)-
The administration today answered
increasing congressional demands
for anti-strike legislation with
moves to promote closer labor-man-
agement relations and uninterrupt-
ed production in major defense in
duStries. including aircraft plants.
Following appointment of former
Assistant Secretary of Labor Edward
F. McGrady, an ace conciliator, as
special labor consultant to the
War Department, officials disclosed
that program designed to promote
more stable labor conditions in the
aircraft industry is being formulat-
ed similar to that adopted yester-
day for the shipbuilding industry.
Administration advisers were said
to feel that drastic steps were nec-
essary to ward off the possibility
of enactment of Legislation which
might seriously curtail the rights
of labor The strike which tied up
the Vultee Aircraft Plant at Dow
ney, Calf, for two weeks and de-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

and shock from breathing
the yellow gas, which was
used on the battleflelds Of the first
World war
AntidOteS of alkaline salts were
given the men. Six were sent home,
one was kept in the shipyard hos
pital and the others later returned
to work
Violent coughing of men inside
the shipyards was the first warn
ing that the gas had escaped from
the nearby plant of the Hooker
Electrochemical Co.
Gas-masked shipyard workers, un-
Ger the direction of doctors and
nurses rushed to the plant, res
cued the stricken men, wrapped
them in blankets and sped them to
hospitals.
A strong wind blew the gas into
the shipyardS where about 1,200
men are working on a $1O,635, 900
contract building five cargo ships
for the U. S. maritime commission.
Three of the fast, modern, all
steel freighters have been launched
but await installation of engines
and other fitting in Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Legislature Kills
Defense Council
Bill, Ends Session
Technical Row Prevents
Passage of Measure
Until Next Year

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6.
CUP)-The state Legislature
killed a revised state defense
council bill early today, then
adjourned a four-day "lame
duck" special session devoted chief
ly to subjects related to national
defense.
Adjournment was expected yes
terday afternoon but a stalemate
blocked final action on the defense
measure past midnight. The senate
applied the coup de grace with a Ia
to II vote sending the bill back to
committee TO die.
The legislature adjourned sine
die at 1905 am. today.
Weary from endless pickering,
many lawmakers felt no agreement
was possible and preferred to take
up the matter again when the 54tk
| legislature conveneS on Jan. 6. The
three special sessions running con-
currently this week comprised the
fifth meeting of 1910 for the 53rd
leislature, an all-time record.
Gov. Culbert Olson named an un-
official 50-member defense council
last summer, while the legislature
chose a 15-member civilian advisory
defense committee The senate bill
to legalize the governors council
reduced the membership to Is and
provided a legislative committee Of
seven should advise" with the gov
ernor and give consent" to ap-
pointments before the senate voted
on confirmation.
The senate deleted the word con-
sent and sent the bill to the assem-
bly, unanimously. Olson obtained
rulings from the legislative council
and attorney general that the words
with the advice" have essentially
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Gestapo Imprisons
American Woman
In Escape Network
Underground Railway for
British in Paris Said
Cause for Action

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
UP) = American embassy
officials in Paris today ad-
vised the state department
that German secret police
have detained Mrs. Elizabeth Deegan
an embassy reception clerk in Paris,
at the Cherchie Midi prison since
Dec. l.
Dispatches from Vichy said that
Mrs. Deegan was neid pending in
vestigation of charges that she or
ganized an underground railway
to aid British soldiers in escaping
! from France.
! The state department, announcing
its concern in the incident. said:
"The department of state received
report from the American embassy
in Paris concerning the detention
by German police of Mrs. Elizabeth
Deegan, clerk in the American en-
baSsy. Paris is under military
government.
ON the morning of Dec /, two
German civilians, presumably men,
bers of the German secret police,
called at the apartment of Mrs. Dee
gan and invited her to go to the
Cherchie Midi prison to visit one
or more British prisoners.
This was the second time within
week that Mrs. Deegan had been
invited to visit acquaintances at the
Cherchie Midi prison.
"On Dec. l, she accompanied the
officers. Later in the day she re-
turned under escort to her apart
ment to obtain warm clothing. In
the evening a friend of hers re-
ceived message from an unspeci-
fled source that she was comfort
ably lodged and that, while it would
be impossible for her to be at the
embassy for work on Dec. 2, she
would doubtless report for work on
Dec. 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

fcampS all along the Pacl1lc coast.
United Press reported thousands
were ill from the mild form of flu.
At the camp north of Seeley,
where members of the 11th U. S.
Cavalry are living in tents, there
we're 90 cases. Officers said there
we're only few new cases being
reported.
At Camp Murray, Wash, where
$4,000 men of the 41S National
Guard division are modified, 1400
men were hospitalized in wood
floored tents and it was estimated
by officers that 5000 Others have
suffered some symptoms.
Army officers and physicians were
reluctant to reveal exact figures
but at the San Francisco Preside
it was said there we're several hun
dred cases." At the Monterey Presi-
dio where most of the western
troops are based, officers said the
influenza outbreak was trivial.
DR. Bertram Brown, state health
officer, said the influenza was type
A"-strictly a nuisance disease and
| TOG udIlRtIUuS. IL IcdCIleS lJS peak
in a locality in two weeks and rap
idly subsidies. He said it was not
to be compared to the flu that ray
aged the world in 1918, which was
type B., far more serious and
often fatal.
Only one school in this county
Fort Yuma-closed because of the
epidemic but others were hard hit
Mt. Signal reported a SO per cent
drop in attendance while Mesquite
Lake listed 20 per cent absent, Null
berry "a per cent.
Superintendent E. L. Hiteman who
made a survey of the attendance
situation said Brawley's absentees
totaled about 13 per cent in both
elementary and high school. Cali
patria reported II per cent absent
IN high school and 25 per cent il
elementary. Calexico ran about &c
per cent in high school and 13 ir
grammar school. he said. Holtville
reported II per cent in the high
Continued on Page 8, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Man Holds Frantic
Team, S|asf1es Off
Burning Pants.Leg

E. H. Mccain of the Lantana
district nursed a critically burned
leg Friday and told how he held
a plunging team with one hand andl
cut off his blazing trouser leg with
the other.
One leg of his trousers caught
fire while he was burning trash
this week. While he frantically at
tempted to cut off the blazing cloth
with his knife, he said, the team
became frightened and started to
plunge. He held them with his right
hand and slashed at the blazing
cloth with the other.
Before he succeeded in slashing
off the cloth he was critically
burned from the hip down.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

oUuIil AIldllliC OCcdli.
Resignation of Italian Marshal
Pietro Badogllo and selection Of
Gen. Ugo Cavallero to succeed him
as chief of staff was the most
sensational news of the day but it
was followed by reports of further
advances by Greek troops that al
ready had occupied the important
coastal base of Porto Edda.
According to dispatches from Ath-
ems and from the Jugoslav frontier
the Greek troops aided by British
airplanes) pressed hard on the heels
Of the Italians in the Delvino sec
tor of the south front and in the
direction of Elbasan on the north
front.
The Italian communique admit
ted heavy pressure against the
Fascist lines defending Elbasan, in
n1id-Albania and only 20 miles
from Tirana, but said that the
Greeks had rushed heavy reinforce
ments to that sector. The i'm
portance of the Elbasan fighting
was emphasized by the fact that
Greek capture of that base prob
ably would force italian withdraw
al from the entire southern half Of
Albania ..-- ssv -.s,.. 90.
There appeared to be some reason
to believe that the present Italian
maneuver is designed eventually to
| establish n defense line along the
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

shown a corresponding rise as ac-
tivities at the yards have increased,
the statement said. 1t reported
that 10000 men now are employed
directly in shipyards The commits
sion estimated that this represents
an increase in outside employment
to make total of 100000 men dir
ectly and indirectly employed.
The commissions analysis indi-
Gated that $4,000, 100000 worth of
contracts have been let for con-
struction alone. The remaining por-
ton included funds to be used
Tor armor, armament and equip
ment to be contracted for as the
ships near completion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
U.S.. Commissions New Warships at
Rate Of One Every Twelve Days

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. CUP)-
The National Defense Commission
revealed today that new fighting
ships are being commissioned fer
the navy at the rate of one every L
days.
The commission said acceleration
of the $7O00000000 twQ-ocean pro-
gram cut the 40-month period nor
mally required to complete cruisers
to as little as 35 months in some
cases.
Submarine construction has been
cut from 80 months to "a months,
while destroyers are being launched
three months ahead of schedule.
Shipbuilding employment has
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

cation District officials, headed by
M. j. DoWd. general superintendent,
who will meet him at the All-Amer-
lean canal early Saturday morning.
The rotund, red-clad gent left
Blythe late Friday afternoon by
boat to travel down the All-Ameri-
can canal, inasmuch as the trip of
the Four-States highway between
Blythe and FL Centre has not yet
been completed.
Santa was greeted in Blythe by
hundreds of children Friday as he
paused in that city overnight tc
rest after his long jaunt from the
North pole. He presented Blythe
children, who met his official auto
escort, with many gifts.
Meanwhile officials of the Cham
Der of Commerce Christmas COM
mittee, headed by Gordon Scriven
rushed plans to complete the pro-
gram for Santa Claus.
Saint Nick will spend Saturday
on Main street between Fifth ano
Seventh, where he will meet E.
Centre boys and girls and distribute
presents to the youngsters. A huge
package arrived at the Chamber
Of Commerce from Wells, Nevada
today containing the presents.
Santa carried the presents as fan
south as Wells by reindeer, ther
mailed the toys to Ell Centre be-
cause the special motor car, ir
which he Travelled to Blythe, was
not large enough to transport al
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Jacobs Predicts
Cooler Weather

Cooler temperatures we're predict
ed for Ell Centre Friday night and
Saturday according to Woodrow c.
Jacobs, meteorologist, with no dang
err of general frost.
Temperatures were slightly lower
Thursday night, Jacobs said, as
cool air masses moved in from the
northwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Highway Delegates
Gathering Here

Members of the ANA Memorial
association will join the El Centre
Chamber of Commerce Saturday
in welcoming southern California
delegates to the annual Ell Centro
meeting of the Imperial Highway
association.
Phil j. Ton, president, and George
Kellogg, secretary of the associa-
ton, will preside at the business
session and John w. Donohue
chamber president, will conduct the
entertainment program.
Principal speaker of the evening
will be Phil Townsend Hanna, edi-
tor of Westways, He will discuss
"Unrecorded History Along the But
terfield Trail"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Il AMBl|Ne
~ EpoR1ER
Hot and Heavy

Hot and Heavy
That sniffle, that aching throat
that chill, that feverish flash, that
weak and gone feeling
Maybe you think you've got the
flu? Well, that's just your own
opinion and you aren't qualified to
know. The truth is that although
there are hundred of fevers and
sniffles in the valley there isn't a
single case of influenza, if you take
the county health office figures.
Physicians are supposed to report
each case they encounter, and SC
far there hasn't been one record
ed. Therefore, it naturally follows
that there isn't any flu and it's
all Imagination. Now don't you
feel better? -,-.re ezsss'.z .'--
Before you go out and cut your
throat, it might amuse you to know
that three members of the county
health staff-Lawrence Niles. Helen
Sheppard and Mrs. Eva Payson-
are down with some strange malady
that is also marked by sniffles and
fever But it's not flu, gents .
aren't you happy?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Valleys Pilot
Training Program
Faces Cancellation

A final meeting to determine
whether CAA officials shall spon-
sor a Civilian Pilot training pro-
gram is scheduled at Brawley high
school tonight at 7:30.
The CAA ground school, which
began last week, to secure a needed
Is students, will be cancelled to-
night unless more than the requir-
ed 25 attend, officials warned.
More than 25 signed for the course
originally, but have failed to at
tend classes. Six of the students
were from Ell Centre.
The course consists of 72 hours
of ground school training and SO
hours of flight instruction.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

cleverness of steers, COWS and calves
was scheduled to begin at 100 pm
Paul Robertson, former singing
companion of Lanny Ross and one
of the best baritone singers in Cali
fornia, will be heard in cowboy songs
with Deputy Sheriff Don Wallis and
Eddie Carroll.
Wade West, Imperial Valleys own
fancy roping star will be one of
the features of the program.
Last minute arrangements we're
rushed Friday so that 500 cavalry
men from the Seeley camp could
be assured of seats in the grand
stand.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

ing days of this year.
Records showed Friday that on
Dec. 6, 1889 traffic had claimed 40
lives in Imperial county. The traf-
fic deaths thus far this year were
25. The annual total last year was
AS.
With IS days of the holiday sea-
son still to 60" Captain Frank Os-
walt of the highway patrol said
Friday, motorists and pedestrians
alike should be careful so that our
excellent record thus far this year
will not be blackened by holiday
traffic deaths,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Bomb Vesuvius,
Londoners Urqe

LONDON, Dec. 6. (UP)-Bomh
Mount Vesuvius!
That's the war cry echoing in
Londons crowded air raid shelters.
Londoners think that in one of
their raids on Naples, a Royal Air
Corps pilot could fly over Vesuvius
and drop a 500-pound bomb or
two in the crater.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

and wild COW mixers marked up
their entry blanks and paid their
fees so they might enter the big
amateur contest for more than 5000
in prize money.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke, ro-
deo director, rounded up the more
than 200 mead of livestock destined
to add to the program of thrills
and spills at the fair grounds in
Imperial all day Sunday.
A morning program of fast and
furious races beginning at 10 am,
will be followed at l pm. by the
grand entry parade.
The thrilling exhibition of cowboy
Elill against the toughness and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

Pedestrians must do their share
and not place all the responsibility
on the motorists"
He instructed all highway patrol
men in the county to be particularly
strict with traffic Violators and
increase their vigilance IN the
areas eongested with traffic be-
cause of the holiday shopping sea-
son.
In the rural areas of the county
the number or traffic accidents
thus far this year was 26e while
a year ago the total was 30l.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

layed production Of army planes
brought several congressional de
mands to restrict union activities
The plan now being formulated
for the aircraft industry is de-
signed to prevent, through govern
ment collaboration, future strikes
such as that at the Vultee plant. A
special aircraft committee repre-
senting the government, industry
and labor, would be set up to handle
all labor difficulties.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Junkman Hurt in
Shotgun Accident

AL Asberry, 47-year-old junk COL
lector of the Keystone district,
thanked Lady Luck because he was
alive Friday.
When he tossed loaded shotgun
into a trailer late Thursday the
gun discharged, wounding Asberry
in the leg. He told Deputy Sheriff
Herbert Hughes he did not know it
was loaded. Asberry's wound was
Slight.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
What's The Use

We were just beginning to get
over the flu Friday, barely able
to sec a bit of sunlight and Won
der if we would be in shape to
indulge in little Christmas spirit
come Dec 25, when two encounters
thrust us into a relapse:
Put toothpick under you eye
lids SO people won't know you were
out all night" said John Dono-
Niue with a leer I'VE who had been
to bed for the best part of three
days! Injured innocence0
Then along came Pat Cory rub
bing his hands, and what there was
left of the Christmas spirit oozed
away and left us soggy and flu-ey
Here's our very latest income
tax return" said Pat as though
he enjoyed it.
Oh my, Christmas is never any
fun because we can't help thinking
about having to buy new auto
mobile licenses ere long
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Two Trapped

. The sheriff's office very nearly
had couple of star prisoners Fri
day.
DR.. .R. c. Clemons and Judge
Clarence Terry of San Diego had
occasion to go behind the bars
at the office while writing a note tc
one of the deputies. They finished
tine note and prepared to leave
but the leaving was more compli-
Gated than it appeared The office
help had disappeared and there the
two were, behind the bars!
The below they put up was like
The seal pen at the ZOO along aboul
feeding time.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Valley Children
Will Meet Santa

Santa Claus will ride into Ell Centro Saturday morning
at 3O amidst fanfare created by hundreds of valley
youngsters to officially open the valleys Christmas
and to distribute gifts among his large following
girls Santa will be escorted into the city rr
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Deadly Cos Hits
Shi pyards Crews

TACOMA Wash, Dec. 6. (UP)-Deady chlorine gas
escaping from broken pipe line in chemical plant today
drfted into the nearby Seattle Tacoma Shipbuidng Co
yards, sent % to hospitals
The shpyard workers suffered nausea rackng coughs
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
20 May Die Here
Before Jan. 7St

If last year was barometer, 20 persons living in
Imperial Valley will be dead before Jan in traffic
dents
Traffic officers throughout the valley however hoped
the 1910 reduction in traffic deaths prevailing thus far
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Peak Passed in
InfIuenz q Here,
Officials Hope
Schools Affected; Army Camps Report
Many i'll in Mild E pidemic; Two Weeks
Believed Period Sickness Runs Course

crescendo of coughs and Friday hopeful
ly interpreted in Imperial Valley the peak of an f-
outbreak that has laid low substantial percentage
of valley citizens we'll as Californians generally
Hit along with private citizens the men in army
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Vi pee-ee! Rodeo
Entries SWeIIinQ
Stay cowboys!


Cowboy entries in the Imperial Yuma Peace Officers
rodeo at the fair grounds Sunday neared 100 Friday as
the deadline for entries approached.
Team ropers calf ropers bronco riders, steer riders
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06
Continued Greek
Success Brings
ItdIion ShQkeup
British Cruiser Battles German Raider
Inside American Safety Zone While
Weather Hampers Air War in Europe
By UNITED PRESS =

Italy changed military leaders Friday; Greek armies
sashed Fascist troops rereatng both ends of the
Albanian front and British merchant cruiser battled
German raider within the American safety in the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-06

Butter: Los Angeles, 35iac; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 44isc; manufacturing milk
381ac; route gathered cream 34'sc.
L. A. Hay: u S No. v 16.50-l7.50
u. S. No. 2 leafy Sl4.50-15, l. v.
and Antelope S15.50-l6; U. s. No.
2, S12.50-13; Mpls. Dec. flax S1.57.
Evening star., 1940-10-24
DR.. Castro Host
To L. S. Minister
To Ell Salvador

The Minister of Ell Salvador, DR.
Hector David Castro, entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Shore
ham in honor of Mr.. Robert Frazer,
the United States Minister to Ell
Salvador, who is here on vacation.
In the company were the Ambas-
sador of Venezuela, DR.. Diogenes
Escalante: the Ambassador of Pam
anna, DR.. Jorge E. Boyd; the Min
lister of Guatemala, Dr. Adrian
Recinos; the Minister of the Do
minican Republic. Don Andres
Pastoriza; the Minister of Mica
ragua, DR.. Leon De Bayle. and the
Minister of Honduras, DR.. Julian
Caceres.
Also in the company were the
director general of the Pan Amer
lean Union. DR.. Leo S. Rowe; the
chief of the Division of the Amer
lean Republics of the Department
of State, Mr.. Laurence Duggan; the
delegate of Costa Rica to the Inter-
American Financial Economic Ad-
visory Committee, Dr. Octavio
Beeche; Mr.. Dorsey Fisher of the
State Department, the First Secre-
tary of the Legation of Ell Salvador,
Dr.. Carlos A. Alfaro; the Attache
to the Legation of El Salvador, DR..
Felipe Vega Gomez, and the Com
mercial Attache to the Legation Of
FL Salvador, Don Victor de Sola.
Evening star., 1940-10-24
Miss Ruth Elizabeth Nails
Bride of Mr.. Hanson,

Historic Christ Church In Alexan-
dria was the scene Tuesday evening.
October IS, of the wedding of Miss
Ruth Elizabeth Nails, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Allan Nails.
formerly of Alexandria. now of
Washington, to Mr.. Franklin Milton
Hanson, son of Mr.. Frank o. Han
son OF Bloomington, III. The Rev.
Edward Randolph Welles officiated.
Candelabra, ferns and baskets
filled with flowers in pastel shades
decorated the chancel.
The bride wore a princess gown
of white corded silk with a lace yoke.
tiny collar and long sleeves that ex-
tended into points over the hands.
The gown had long train and her
veil of hand-hemmed illusion. which
was flnger-tip length. was held in
place by pearl-studded tiara. Her
bouquet was of lilies of the valley
and bouvardia.
Mrs. Madlyne Thaler Rodgers.
cousin of the bride. was the matron
OF honor. She wore a gown of gold
color corded silk. Her Juliet cape of
gold color was dotted with brilliants
and she carried a large bouquet OF
red bronze chrysanthemums tied
with matching ribbon.
The other attendants were Miss
Rhea Ann Thaler of this city and
Mrs. Catherine Miller Hutchinson
of Bethesda, Md. They wore cos
tunes of copper-rust corded silk
fashioned on medieval lines. They
had on gold-color Juliet caps and
carried brown bronze chrysanthe-
NUNS tied with gold ribbon.
Mr.. William Castle Hanson, jr.,
cousin of the bridegroom, was the
lSee WEDDINGS PAGE R-A
Evening star., 1940-10-24
Miss Leila Grant
And H. E. Willis
Are Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Jarry Walter Grant
of Takoma Park announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Leila Mildred Grant to Mr., Harold
Edgar Willis. the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Willis of Washington.
The wedding will take place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant the
last of the month.
Miss Grant was entertained in
honor of her approaching marriage
at a miscellaneous shower at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad
Schmidt. Mrs. Schmidt was as
sisted by Mrs. Betty Hartig.
Evening star., 1940-10-24

Mr.. Stacy is the son Of Mr. Harry
A. Stacy and the late Mrs. Stacy.
Given in marriage by her brother.
Mr.. James William Hall, the bride
wore blue chiffon velvet dress with
dubonnet accessories and a corsage
of pink rosebuds and lilies of the
valley. Miss Mildred Hall was her
sisters maid Of honor and only at
tendant. She wore black and gold
crepe dress and a corsage of yellow
roSebuds.
Mr.. Carlton Dewey was best man.
The bride is a graduate of Roose-
velt High School and Mr. Stacy at
tended the University of Maryland
and was graduated from Bliss Elec-
trical School. After a trip to New
York they will reside in Takoma
Park,