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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-02
Japs Hint
At Friction
Trouble Expected Be-
tween United States
and Japan Over East
Indies Rubber.

Tokyo, Aug. 2.-(AP) - Friction
may develop between the United
States and Japan over the rich rub
Der resources of the Dutch East
Indies. General koiSo. who is expect
ed to head d Japanese mission to the
Indies shortly. told japanese report
erS today.
KoiSo. until recently overseas min
lister. has been asked by the govern
ment to undertake the mission to the
Dutch islands.
He said that the rubber Of the
East indies is Indispensable for the
industry Of the United States and
therefore the question may give rise
to friction"
The solution Of this problem de
ponds, however, on our decision, ne
added.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-02
ManyAmericans Are Among
Canadian Reinforcenoents
Arriving In North Britain

I'VE cannot feel that We have done
our duty. Mill:
One former member of the Mlchl-
aau state legislature declared there
were a number Of men from the
United States among the Canadians:
There would have been lots more
he added. If we mad not persuaded
them to stay at home to look after
their families
He said they included 30 men from
his home town alone, mostly AmeEt-
can Legion members.
The United States members came
from almost every region. Some
had hitch-hiked their way up ana
across the continent to Canadian
recruiting stations.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-02
Krupp Plant:
Is Bombed

London, Aug. 2.-(AP)-Thc great
Krupp munitions works at Essen.
supply dcpots and airdromcS in
northwest Germany and four syn
thctic oil plants were attacked by
British bombcrS last night, the ali
ministry announced.
The ministry said considerable
damage was inflicted on the oil tar
gets and that airdromeS in Holland
had been raidcd in daylight attacks
Yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-02
JUDGE MYERS DIES
IN CHARLESTON, S. c.

Charleston. s. G.. Aug. 2.--(AP)-
Federal Judge Frank Kcrchncr Myers
died 1t his hplnc here today after an
lines pf several months. He was sc
years old.
Judge Myers wa born at Whining
Ton. n. c. He is survived by his
widow. ,hc farmer Mis- Roberta At
kinspm Smith of Raleigh, and two
daughter, and Il son.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-02
NAILS CLAIM I, ?3C
ENEMY p ANE.S SHOT
DOWN DURING WAR

Berlin. Aug. 2.-INFO-N IOlaT OF
1890 enemy planes have been Shot
down by German anti-aircraft aFtii-
Icrv during eleven months OF war,
authorized sources said today.
OF that number l.O7l were brought
down between May 10 and June -.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Niggard|y Wages
Encourage Strikes,
Olson Declares

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 26. (UP)--
Gov. Culbert Olson declared today
that "niggardly' wages being paid
workers in some vital defense in
dustries play right into the hands
of Communists and other fifth
columnists who want to tie up our
production of war materials"
Referring particularly to a strike
of the United Automobile Workers
union at the Vultee aircraft plant
in Los Angeles county, said he has
not been asked to intervene in the
dispute and has no intention OF
doing so.
He commented, however, IT'S
strange there has to be a strike to
convince them that men can't live
on $l9 a week and support their
families"
Il don't know who the leaders of
the Vultee strike are" the governor
said, "or whether they are Com
munists or not, but I think it is
mistake to have conditions which
give Communists or any other fifth
columnist the opportunity to get a
following on account of the needs
for existence Of those who follow
them"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

The final leg of the annual Ell
Centre community chest drive was
launched Tuesday according to
Campaign airman Vaughn
Thompson, as the residential and
rural committeeman got underway
following meetings Monday night.
With we'll over half of the $4,000
already collected to carry on the
work of eight character building and
relief agencies in Ell Centre, cam
paign officials were confident the
drive would be completed before
Dec. Is.
The Legion Auxiliary met with
Edna Morrison. residential commit
Tee chairman, Monday night to map
plans for their drive and the rural
committeeman met with J. E. Brock
and planned its program of collec-
ton of contributions.
Auxiliary women named tie a m
captains at Monday nights meeting
were, Olive Carelton, Lucy Deaton,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Congress in Drive
To Ban Strikes in
Defense Industry
Dies Committee Member
Urges Less Bickering
Between Departments

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.
(UP) A drive for enact
ment of legislation to pro-
hibit strikes or provide strict
regulation of labor disputes
in defense industries got under way
in congress today.
Preliminary moves began while
a member of the Dies committee
called for a cessation of pickering
among the committee and executive
agencies over their respective abili-
ties to cope with sabotage, espion-
age and other Fifth Column activi-
ties. - -
Chairman Hatton w. Summers OF
the house Judiciary committee an
nounced after 9. meeting of the
group today that he would ask At
torney General Robert H. Jackson
whether additional legislation is
necessary to prevent strikes in ma
tional defense industries.
Summers, who summoned men,
bers of his committee to 90-min-
ute meeting to consider problems
created by strikes in the aircraft
and aluminium industries affecting
defense production, said that the
Continued on Page 6 Col. A
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Starting Date for
wPAProject Here
May Meet Delays
Available ManpOwer
Holds Key to Street,
Sewer improvements

Starting dates for Ell Cen
tro's WPA projects rested
Tuesday upon the knees OF
"available manpoWer."
Best estimate was that the
five-c -cylindered program OF street,
sewer, drainage, water treatment
and distribution improvement will
start in about month IF the I'M
perial sewer project is not extended.
Start of the $337.000 two-year
program depended chiefly upon
available labor. At present, the four
WPA projects now in effect have
absorbed virtually all employables.
Not until one of the projects is
completed, or until some unforeseen
rise in surplus labor occurs, will
there be sufficient manpoWer avail
able, WPA officials indicated.
Of the four projects now in prog
ress. the Imperial sewer work ap-
peared furthest along. Now 81 per
cent complete, this work should be
finished by mid-December There
was a chance, however, that addi-
tional work which would continue
the project until spring may be
approved in the meantime.
Little chance was seen of COM
pleting one of the other three prof.
ects in time to release men in the
near future. improvement of Braw-
ley water facilities was only 38 per
cent complete and the state high
way improvement between Ell Gen.
Continued on Page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Elaine Barrie
Granted Divorce
From Barrymore

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26. (UP)-
Elaine Barrie, dark-eyed wife OF
film star John Barrymore, today
was awarded an uncontested divorce
decree from the profiled actor on
grounds of cruelty.
The decree was granted by Su-
perior judge Harry r. Archibald
after a brief unscheduled hearing
while Barrymore paced in the Of
fices of his attorney. Roland Rich
Woolley, a few blocks from the
courthouse.
Miss Barrie was accompanied TO
court by her mother, Mrs. Edna
Jacobs.
Although Barrymore originally had
filed the suit for divorce, he per-
mitted his estranged wife to OBJ
tain the decree after they had
reached a property settlement.
Reciting her testimony as though
fit came from Ia well-reflearsed
script, Miss Barrie accused Barry
more Of numerous acts which she
said constituted cruelty.
My husband frequently stayed
away from home all night" she
said. Sometimes as much as two
or three days at a time and when
he returned he refused TO give any
explanation whatever" she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Collects
Thousands Per
Day as TaxDue

Thousands of dollars rolled into
the city clerks office in Ell Centre
Tuesday as the deadline passed on
collection of first half taxes.
The total so far has passed be-
yond 100000. About $4,000 was
in the mail Tuesday, $4,000 was
banked Monday and $4,000 last
Saturday.
Monday was the last day for
payment to escape delinquency pen
alties, but checks that have been
mailed from out of the valley will be
trickling in this week and will be
accepted, City Clerk Neal Gavin
indicated
About $4,000 was asked for in
tax statements sent out in October
The October take was small, to-
falling $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

eel measure, which Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Alben w. Barkley
had indicated would be vetoed by
President Roosevelt, came less than
an hour after the chamber began
actual debate on the bill.
Barkley and other administration
spokesmen had blocked it's consider
alton for some time despite its
overwhelming approval by the lower
chamber. The senate voted only
Monday to take up the measure.
The senate's action sends the bill
to conference with the house, whose
version differs in several slight res
poets.
Barkley has intimated that Mr.
Roosevelt would veto the measure
on the grounds that it would "ham-
string" the operation of many i'm
portant federal agencies, particu-
larly the securities and exchange
commission and the NLRB.
An apparent willingness to end
discussions of the bill was demon
strated by Barkley, although it was
Oiliy If d5O
the measure would be the subject
of exhaustive debate throughout the
rest of this week. @-
A few minutes before passage,
Barkeley said he did not believe the
senate should act on legislation of
such a sweeping character with
half of our membership absent" +"
He made no further attempt to halt
the vote.
A solid block of Democrats voted
against the bill, while II Republi-
cans joined with 10 Democrats to
pass it. The roll call:
For the bill cd:
Democrats Q0)-Bailey. Clark of
Mo-. Connally, George, Hatch, Holt,
King, Russell, Van Nuys, and Walsh.
Republicans QO: Austin, Ball,
Barbour, Bridges, Brooks, Capper,
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26


New Greek successes were report
ed in the capture of the italian
base at Pogradec on the northern
front and in a sudden raid on Fas-
cist communications in the neigh
borhood of Porto Edda, on the
southwestern front.
Italys war communique said a
Greek landing party had been
smashed, apparently in the Porto
Edda sector opposite Corfu, but a
dispatch from Athens described the
raid as carried out by a small par
ty of volunteers which Withdrew
after blowing up bridges and other
wise breaking road communications.
British Prime Minister winston
Churchill said in the House of Com
mons that ANY proposal for a
Christmas armistice will be reject
ed and that he would not ap-
proach any neutral in an effort to
obtain an armiStice. His statement
was aroused by a question regard
ing possible peace moves at the
Vatican
The British also made a gesture
toward encouraging Bulgaria to
keep out of the Axis but it was OBJ
vious that the attitude of the Sofia
government would depend on So
Wet Russia rather than Britain,
Continued on Page 6, Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
{. .ofC. to Welcome
Cavalry Here

Lieut.. Col. A. w. Howard, repre-
senting the cavalry command, will
respond to an address of welcome
at the Ell Centre chamber of COM
merce dinner for eleventh cavalry
officers at the Barbara Worth hotel
Wednesday night.
At the dinner, given by directors
of the chamber of commerce, John
w. Donohue. chamber president
will preside. Chamber members.
county, state, city and federal Of
ficials an presidents will attend.
Miss Georgiana SoneS, soloist, will
sing. Her accompaniments will be
played by Mrs. Warren Brock. Res
ervations may be made by telephon-
ing the chamber of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

the lar nOTllWeSt COTIleI VI tiiC
Panhandle to the southeast corner
of the state at Port Arthur, TOO
miles away. was moving southeast
across the bayous of Louisiana out
into the Gulf of Mexico.
Although hundreds of residents
had been rescued from rooftops and
thousands OF. dollars worth of cat
tie and crops had been destroyed
only one death had been reported
An unidentified fisherman was
reported swept from his boat in the
SWirling backWater of Galveston
bay His body had not been found
AS communication was restored to
ice-locked Amarillo, Berger, Pam
pa and other communities in the
Panhandle-isolated except by short
wave radio since early Sunday
word came that suffering had beer
held to the minimum.
The 10000 residents Of the three
cities hardest hit suffered mostly
from the inconvenience caused by
lack of electric power, telephone
service and water. Ice, forming il
layers three to five inches thick
had leveled the Panhandle's tele.
phone and power lines. Water wa;
cut off at Amarillo when the elec
tric-driven pumping stations wen
out
The hundreds of linemen rushed
into the area by utility companies
aided b. relief workers assigned b,
the local governments, were rapid
ly restoring service. Partial electric
telephone and water facilities werr
available today TO most residents
Utility officials said, however, tha
it would be several weeks befor,
all of the hundreds of miles O
telephone, telegraph and powel
lines destroyed by the ice coulC
be replaced.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Army Buys Carload
Of Valley Horses

A carload of Imperial Valley hors-
eS, purchased by the United States
army at a sale at the county fair
grounds, Tuesday were on the way
to Fort Reno, Oklahoma, where they
will be trained for use in the cav
airy.
The horses were purchased for the
army by 1t. Col. F. w. Rooster.
Among valley men selling animals
were Mrs. Park, Sterling Oswalt,
Lon Cromer. Coy Ritter, Charles
Ralph, George Damron, Cy Arm
strong, John Elmore, Les Mcconnell
and Jake Tison. The horses brought
an average price of $165.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

County CIefk W. J. McCIeIIand.
They we're instructed to appear be-
fore Judge Vaughn N. Thompson
and Edmund H. Gies, representa-
tive of the naturalization service
If they pass the examination their
naturalization papers will be issued
them.
Applicants from Mexico include
Francisco Noriega, jr., Clementina
Garcia Pima, Ysabel Alvarado, Adal-
berto Juarez. all of Calexico; Judith
VaSquez de Lizarraras of Ell Gen.
tro; and Arturo Correa of Westmor-
land.
Carmelino Maggie of Ell Centre
came from Italy; Eugene Laborde
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Jacobs Predicts
Fair and Cooler

Fair tonight and Wednesday with
possible frost in coldest sections
of the valley
That was the Tuesday forecast
of Woodrow C. Jacobs, meteorolog-
ist. Temperatures dropped as low
as 80 degree in coolest locations
Monday night but no damage was
reported to crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
AGREEMENT ENDS WALk0UT AT VULTEE
Veto Predicted
By Chieftan

CONVENTION HALL, New Or
leans, Nov. 26. (UP) - william
Green, head of the American
Federation of Labor, told cheer
ing delegates to the Organiza-
tion's convention today that
President Roosevelt would prob
ably veto legislation threatening
the destruction of fundamentals
of the Wagner Labor Act.
He gave this assurance in de-
Tending a resolution calling for
five specific changes in the Wag-
ner Act and sharply denounced
its administration in the past.
"GOd knows we will defend
the fundamentals of this law
with our lives" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Dexter Outlines
Democratic Needs

Requirements in order to meet the
problems of democracy were out
lined Monday night by Dr. Walter
Dexter, state superintendent of in
struction, at the opening of the
new junior college auditorium In
Ell Centre.
DR.. Dexter said three needs were
necessary: the right mental attitude
reasonable courage, and construc-
tive action
Mrs. Ruth p. McGregor of Doug
lass high school, accompanied by
Mrs. Arthur Prince, sang two num-
bers and Patricia Robinson, junior
college student, played a piano solo
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Community Chest Drive on Last Lap
As Residential Committees Start
Canvass Following Meeting Here

Genevieve Kenyon, Marcia d Delp,
Helen Magee and Beatrice McDill.
Rural committeeman meeting
Monday were Brock, Roy Breed
love, John Dubois, Rudolph Miller,
Otto Bradshaw. Alex Meyer Elton
Christian, Hugh Osborne, Les Nc
Connell, Howard FarnsWorth, John
Jackson, Claude Torrance, Matt La
Brucherie, Virgil Corfman, w. E.
Hancock, G.. G.. Bennett, 1. S. Me
Elvaney, Bob York.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

of Calexico from France: Ike KRIS
tol of FL Centre from Russia: Ny
kefor Suptelny of FL Centre from
Poland; Demitrios Dekaos OF FL
Centre from Greece; Clemenz Null
Ter of Holtville from Switzerland:
and John George Maloof OF FL
Centre from Syria.
From Canada came Frederick
Arthur WHITAKER of FL Centre.
George Forsyth Tolton Of Brawley.
Wilbrod Cyprian Pelletler Of Inn
perial. and Marjorie Grace Lam
bert of Fl Centre. Emma Elizabeth
Hall of Brawley came from Eng
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
GRAND JURORS READY
FOR ANNUAL REPORT

Imperial county grand jurors met
Tuesday morning to discuss their
annual report expected to be filed
late this month or early next.
A committee called at the county
Jail at noon to discuss Jail condi-
tions with Sheriff Robert w. Ware
and look over the quarters occu-
pied bv the prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
LEAHY APPOINTED
FRENCH AMBASSADOR

WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. CUP)-
President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated Admiral William D. Leahy,
former chief of naval operations,
to be U. S. ambassador to Marshal
Petain's government at Vichy.
Leahy succeeds William c. Bull
lit, whose resignation has been ac-
ceOted.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
D AMBlINe
1\EpoRTER

Home Again
"Hiyuh, Mistuh Tackett!"
There was something very fami-
liar about that voice and about
that dark, grinning face. Jack
couldn't quite place him at first
and then he remembered.
It was Homer Duffy, formerly of
Ell Centre, more recently Of San
Quentin. Jack was the officer that
arrested Homer several years ago
and eventually took him on the long
trail to San Quetin to do three
year stretch for hi-jacking on the
Eastside.
Homer hadn't forgotten, bore no
ill will and Jack was among the
first of his friends that he looked
up" after returning home.
There is a moral in there, some-
where.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Stop, You're Heartbreaking-

Another Is minutes and the whole
table would have broken down in
tears. The moaning and groaning,
the shrieks of anguish and the
gnashing of teeth were enough
to simply wiring the stony hearts of
a group of chaps who played a game
of cards with Beverly Riley Monday
night.
Riley was SO visibly bothered every
time he held poor cards that III
desperation we were tempted to slip
him pair of aces out of SYM
pathy.
Tempted. but not seriously. amy
way, We didn't have the aces)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

paid his first call on the president
in his new capacity. He said that
the question of further aid to Brit
ain in the form of financial credits,
left on the White House doorstep
yesterday by British Ambassador
Lord Lothian, was not discussed.
Prior to his meeting with Mr..
Roosevelt, George conferred with
Secretary of State Hull. longtime
friend. He reported that he found
himself in general agreement with
the president and the state depart
ment on international policy"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26

congress.
George said the committee would
take up both the King resolution
for repeal of the Johnson Act and
neutrality act bans on loans and
credits to Britain, and the Nye
counter-p proposal for a formal SEN
atorial inquiry into the extent of
British empire financial resources
in the United States.
George, who succeeded the late
Sen. Key Pittman as chairman of
the foreign relations committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26


The agreement came after nego-
tiators had been in session less than
two hours 1t had been preceded by
many rumors that the strike would
be settled today, some originating
in New York and others in wash
ington.
The settlement reached at the
brief conference is subject to rati-
fication by the strikers but union
officials were confident it would
win quick approval of the workers.
The announcement that the strike
had been settled was made by Dr.
Steelman who took charge of the
negotiations today after having ar
rived here late last night.
Details of the proposed settle
ment were withheld until a mass
meeting of the 5000 striking work.
erS is held at the plant later today.
DR.. Steelman credited R. j.
Thomas, international president Of
the United Automobile Workers, for
arranging the settlement.
Richard w. Miller president of
the Vultee Aircraft corporation,
announced following the settlement
meeting that the plant would re-
open "as soon as is humanity pos
sible. s..s.
1t was indicated that the last
meeting of the negotiators was de-
voted to working out an agreement
of the mo strike" clause which Vul-
tee insisted previously upon having
inserted into the agreement.
Millar declared that the wage
scale which Vultee offered the work.
ers of a minimum of 62ia cents an
hour was made by the company if
the mo strike" clause was accepted
with it.
Negotiations of the contract be-
tween the United Automobile Work
erS and Vultee is the first success
full effort of the CIO to obtain full
recognition at major aircraft
plant in the Los Angeles county
area.
1t was said that in accepting the
terms offered by Vultee, the union
reserved the right to renew wage
negotiations after the first of the
year for a further increase.
All employees working at the Vul-
tee factory now will receive at leas,
the minimum of 621a cents an houl
under the agreement while future
beginners will be paid SIS cents ar
hour for 80 days, 57l2 cents an hour
for the next 80 days and at the
end OF so days TO receive 62ia cent.
an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
OutwOrn i'm a Hurry

OutwOrn i'm a Hurry
Monday and Tuesday for the first
time since anyone can recollect,
Herbert Hughes went hatless.
He also carried a dazed look in
his eyes and walked on airi
Reason: Herbert became a pappy
Sunday and made so many trips
here and yon telling about the
glorious event that somewhere "a
long the line he forgot his hat.
Or maybe the hat got a little
too small for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Coincidence Again

Coincidence Again
There were three of a kind at
the March table of the Legion auxi-
liary dinner.
Guests we're seated at various tab
les depending upon the month In
which they were born. At the
March table were Mrs. Felix Leh-
mann, Sheriff Bob Ware and Law
renee Farmer. Discussian developed
that all three were born on Mar. 30.
All three, also, are native Califor-
mans.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Barren Ground

Barren Ground
Malcolm Macurda, we hear, has
hit upon dandy new way to grow
hair. He'll tell you about it as he
told the Toastmaster. We can't do
justice. It's a method the esqui-
mauX use.
Use our advice and let him try
it first, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
18 Aliens Seek
u s. CITIZENSHIP

Eighteen men and women born in nations scattered all
the world will attempt to pass examination in I'm
perla county superior court Dec. 13 which will permit
them to become naturazed citizens of the United States
Notices to the applicants mailed Tuesday by
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Clear Sky Brings
Relief to Texds
Five Inch Layer Of Ice Goats Northern
Parts Of State While South WaIIows
In Flood Waters; Repairs Under Way

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 26 (UP)-Clearng skies today
brought hope north Texans locked in vench layer of
south Texans waowng in the flood waters of five
rivers
The rain which caused misery and destruction from
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-26
Senate Approves
Bitterly Fought
WaIter-Lo9an Act
Bill Would Give Federal Courts Right
To Review Acts Of Bureaucratic Boards,
Commissions; FDR's Veto Expected

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. (UP)-The senate today pass
ed 27 to 25, the controversial Walter Logan bill which
gives federal courts to veto the rules and regulations
of quasi judicial agencies such the National Labor Re-
ations board The unexpected action the houseapprov