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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Petitions Oppose
Migratory Camp
Near Fl Centro
Hundred Names Signed
To Objection Against
Federal Unit Here

County supervisors Tues
day studied the 100 names
on a petition opposing estab-
lishment of a federal mobile
labor camp in or near Ell
Centro.
Mrs. M. v. Osborne circulated
the petition after she learned the
Farm Security Administration con-
sidered establishing such a camp
Jan. l, l941 on % acres lying with
in the north east city limits of El
Centre.
She told the board she had no
trouble in getting the signatures on
the petition and could have had
more signers had she had more
time to devote to circulating it..
She filed copies of the same petit
ton with the El Centre city coun-
Gil and the Ell Centro Chamber
of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22


man for Italy and that diplomatic
action bringing Spain into closer
collaboration with the Axis powers
is expected by Nazis.
The italian representative at the
expected conference presumably will
be Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italys
foreign minister.
Berlin officials declined to an
swer inquiries on Ribbentrop's
whereabouts and activities, leading
to speculation that he was already
en- route to Spain where the chief
OF Adolf Hitler's Gestapo Heinrich
Himmler, is on the ground.
Speculation that France was the
object of Axis diplomatic activity
and might be offered permanent
peace in return for entering the
war against Great Britain was
punctured by flat statements of
Vichy officials, including Foreign
Minister Paul Baudouin, that
France does not plan to participate
in war against any nation-unless
she is attacked.
Vice Premier Pierre Laval is in
Paris negotiating with German Of
ficials but these conferences, Vichy
said, concern extension of the
French armistice which formally
expired Sept. % and efforts of the
French government to get German
permission to move back to Paris.
The entry of Spain as at least
halfpartner in the Axis is in line
with previous indications that Ger
manhattan plans for the winter
campaign call for blows. at British
control of the Mediterranean both
at the western and eastern ends of
that inland sea.
Spain, it was presumed, would be
utilized as a base for attacks on
Gibraltar and attacks on British
shipping in the south Atlantic and
trade routes around Africa.
simultaneously. the eastern Medi-
terranean would see a strong at
tack directed toward the Suez can
al with Italy attempting to drive
across Egypt and Germany possibly
striking from the Balkans.
In connection with the threat to
the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey
reported Tuesday that Germany is
increasing pressure on the Balkan
countries" and the London Times,
often an organ of British official
views, openly called for British oc-
Continued on Page. 8, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Valley S Japanese
Pledge Allegiance
To American FIaq
American-BOrn Members
Of Oriental Race
Swear Loyalty to U. S.

81 pledge allegiance to the
flag of the United States of
America and to the Republic
for which it stands, one ma
ton indivisible, with liberty
and justice for ALL"
More than 600 American-born
Japanese saluted the flag at
meeting of the board of supervisors
in the court house in Ell Centre and
filed resolutions pledging their 10y
atty to the United States.
The crowd of young people and
school children packed the superior
court room where the meeting was
held, overflowed into the corridors,
and down the stairway to the first
floor while DR.. K. Taniguchi read
the resolutions of loyalty passed
by the national organization of the
Japanese American Citizens league
and reaffirmed by the Ell Centre
and Brawley chapters.
DR.. Taniguchi presented the reso-
lutions to Chairman A. Y. Preble
OF the board Of supervisors in the
presence of a large group of coun-
ty officials and officials of the Ell
Centro and Brawley posts OF the
American Legion. Preble accepted
the resolutions and thanked the
crowd for demonstrating loyalty.
Japanese Boy Scouts advanced
the colors and the whole crowd sang
THE Star Spangled Banner" and
God Bless America"
The resolutions expressed the ap-
probation of league members for
the privilege of attending Ameri-
can schools and living under the
republican form of government and
for the advantages of the highest
standard of living of any nation in
the world
These privileges entail respon-
sibilities," DR.. Taniguchi said, land
we are ready to accept these re-
sponsibilities and fulfill them to
the best OF our abilities"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Inspection Depot
Moved 10 Junction

Permanent transfer of the agri-
cultural inspection station from Tri-
folium to the intersection of Jul
ian and Kane Springs highways
was in process of completion Tues
day.
The county board of supervisors
favored the transfer because the
new site made it impossible for
thieves to get around the inspec-
ton station by travelling over by
roads when headed out of the
county with stolen stock and mer-
chandise.
Several weeks trial at the new
site convinced authorities of the
advisability of. the change, the
board said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
OO OChieftan VIII
Support Willkie,
Declare Insiders
BY LYLE c. WILSON

WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
UP)-Labor's nOn-partisan
league announced today that
President John l.. Lewis of
the Congress of Industrial Organ
izations would deliver a national
broadcast Friday night Oct. 25 to
express his views on the presiden-
tial election.
1t was reported on apparently
good authority that Lewis would
endorse Wendell l.. Willkie, Repub-
lican presidential candidate. Mel
ther Leiws, the league nor CIO
headquarters would comment on
that report.
Lewis will speak from 9 to $50
pm. EST, over the Columbia Broad
casting System and the Red net
work of the National Broadcasting
company. The leagues announce
ment said merely that Lewis would
express his views as affecting the
national political election"
Lewis and President Roosevelt,
to whose 1886 campaign he ad-
vanced almost $5OO,O00, have been
falling apart for a couple of years
but none expected until recently
that the union leader was walking
far or fast enough to catch Willkie
before election day.
Endorsement of the Republican
presidential candidate might jar
Lewis political organization. Some
of his most important lieutenants
and subsidiary unions already have
endorsed Mr.. Roosevelt for third
term. The political judgment here
is that Lewis will not be able to
carry his ANY with him although
some will follow his election advice
and they might be enough to deter
mine the result in such states as
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia where the labor vote is big
and the contest appears to be close.
Democrats are stepping up their
campaign on the congressional
front in cadence with Mr.. Roose-
velt's decision to hit the road in
a series of vote seeking addresses
Republicans feel that WILKES
strong campaign finish is affecting
Democratic campaign strategy;
Democrats explain that their plans
always included rapidly expanding
campaign-end activity.
Whatever may be the reason, Rep.
Lyndon B. Johnson, D., Tex, is
operating today as leader of an
Continued on Page 8; Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22


were sold last week for $3.50 to
Fred Quon of Brawley. Quon said
Tuesday he expected to complete
the wrecking within a few days and
would use the materials to build a
market on Brawley's eastside.
Cabbages, carrots and counters of
canned goods thus will climax as
adventurous a life as any FROM
tiersman ever led, for the King
Cotton represented the spirit of a
frontier. AS long as that wild and
woody spirit reigned, the King Cot
ton was king indeed; but the march
of time and the 18th Amendment
dethroned the jolly monarch and
left him at the corner of Eighth
and streets to crumble in the
sun and gather cobWebs in the
famous forty bedrooms.
The King Cotton had it's begin
nings with a diminutive English
man named L. V. Mitchell who came
to Imperial Valley with the first
waves of pioneers. He envisioned a
luxurious hotel-luxurious for those
days, at any rate-in the heart of
a desert. He didn't stay to see the
realization, however, but sold out
to Charlie Fernal in 1912
Under Fernal's management the
King Cotton ceased to be a pre-
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22


In the northend district, No. 1 was
assigned to Luther Chase Goldman
of Brawley. No. 13 went to Marion
Hess of 367 r street, Brawley and
No. 1913 went TO Cleo X. Green.
box 81, Imperial
Serial numbers were assigned ac-
cording to the way the cards turn
ed up when numbering started.
They have no connection with the
order in which the men will be
called up for service for that will
depend upon what numbers are
pulled out in the draft lottery In
Washington. d. C..
Serial numbers are supplied 10
all men in every draft district In
the nation. Men who have been
assigned the first number 10 be
pulled out OF the lottery bowl will
be the first on the list for con-
scription.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22


at Brawley and supplementary
list of about 1000 was expected
Tuesday night, according to Dewey
Carey, board member.
In Ell Centre, the southend board
had completed the list up to 1900
names. A total of 3048 registered
for the southend district. Brawley's
total of 1923 included some names
that will eventually be turned over
to the southend board as they fall
in that conrol area.
The honor OF being No, on the
list in the southend district fell to
Fred Milton Dearborn of 618 Or
ange avenue, FL Centre, Roy John
stone, southend board clerk, dis
closed. No. 13 in the southend be-
longed to Arthur Peter Barnes,
5l4 Paulin street, Calexico, and
No. 1918 was assigned to Frank
Gonzales, 1890 He'll avenue, El Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Cars Collide
AfCircus Grounds

Only casualty reported from the
circus brief stay in Ell Centro hap
pened late Monday afternoon when
three cars met violently near the
railway tracks on Main street.
Four -year-old Billy Fairchild of
Heber suffered a minor head in
jury. The car in which he was rid
ing was driven by Ruby Yvonne
Davis also of Heber police reported.
Identities of the other two car
drivers was not learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
'ExpIain Corrupt Machine
Support WiIIkie Urges
FDR: J.L.LeWiS to Talk
Answer Just One
Question: COP
Candidate Asks
BY WILLIAM II. LAWRENCE

ABOARD WILLKI E
TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO
CHICAGO, Oct. 2. (UP)-
Wendell l.. Willkie returned
to the industrial region of northern
Illinois and Indiana today with a
new challenge to President Roose-
velt to explain what he describer
as an alliance with corrupt politi-
cal machines"
The Republican presidential NOM
we've got them on the run" as
he travelled back to Chicago, do
main of the Kelly-Nash Democratic
organization for two nationally
broadcast speeches. En- route he
will stop at Rockford, ILL.,, and tour
the steel manufacturing centers OF
Indiana.
Willkie began new attack on
the political machines last night
in an address to young Republicans
at Milwaukee, Wis. He said that
when President Roosevelt begins
his "belated and forced" discussion
of the issues of the campaign, he
wanted the president to answer
one question.
You say that you seek no dicta-
torial powers because you submit
yourself to a free election in Amer
ica," Willkie said. do you call
it free election in view of your
combination and sitting in confer
ence as you have, with the boss
Hagues, the boss Flynns and the
Kelly-Nashes? Do you call it a free
election when the chairman of your
committeeman lie could not do it
without your knowledge-sends out
lists of government employees and
seeks to collect campaign contribu-
tions from them?
do you count it a free election
when you begin to put pressure
Continued on Page 8. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22

NAL ran wild and fought large
number of other dogs before his
condition became known. Heron
was bitten when he tried to keep
his pet from fighting other dogs
in the neighborhood of is home.
Niles warned pet owners of the
danger to themselves and their
pets and recommended that they
quarantine the animals for 80 days
Heron was urged to take Pas
teur treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Dealers Desperate
As Opinion Turns,
Wikkie Declares
Greatest ThrOng of
Entire Campaign Hears
Victory Prediction

ABOARD w Il K E
TRAIN, En- Route to Chica-
go, Oct. %. (UP)--Republi-
can Presidential Nominee
Wendell l.. Willkie told a
boisterous crowd of 10000 to $4,000
at Rockford, H., today that his
opposition is developing a deep
sense of fear" and is getting des-
perate."
Il know how the opposition
feels" he said. "They have bought
this government with the peoples
money and they see it going away
from them and don't want to lose"
WILKES aides said the crowd
around the rear platform at Rock
ford was the largest crowd he had
drawn in his weeks of campaign
ing.
Willkie urged his listeners not to
pay attention to his opposition's
desperation
whatever attempts they may
make to stop public discussion, or
Continued on Page 8, col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22

quake may have done heavy DAM
age in the Ploesti oil field area,
though reports were fragmentary.
Bucharest suffered some damage.
Seismologists of the observatory
said the quake centered near Bu-
sau, in the Carpathian foothills OF
Moldavia province, about 100 miles
north of Bucharest.
First reports from Busau said that
numerous persons had been injured,
including school children, by fall
ing plaster The prefecture, two
churches, a chapel and a school
were damaged and the people were
panic stricken.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Suspect Says He
Worked for Cash

Il earned $40 for branding cat
tie half a day." was the way Clinton
Donald Adams Tuesday accounted
for $40 he was accused of having
obtained by way of forged check,
In Ell Centro justice court Adams
insisted he was an American and
had right not to starve to death.
He said he. might have forged
the name of w. H. Neidiffers name
on a check and might have made
it payable to j. B. Buckner. Judge
John E. Simpson ordered Adams
to trial in superior court on a
forgery charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
CERF AND SWIM JOIN
OLSON MEDICAL CORPS

SACRAMENTO, Oct. %. UP)-
Two new members of the State
Board of Medical Examiners joined
Gov. Culbert Olson in a chuckle
today when they were ushered in
to Olson'S office as Doctors Cert
and SWIM"
The men were DR.. Alvin E. Cert
of San Francisco and DR.. w. A.
Swim, of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Second Rabid Dog in Week Runs Wild
On Eastside, Bites Owner, Attacks
Other Animals; Quarantine Urqed

A dog which bit its master and
a large percentage of the dog popu-
lation in East Ell Centre died from
rabies Tuesday.
Death OF the huge German police
dog belonging to Benny Heron.
Negro, 542 South Second street, was
the second animal victim of rabies
in Ell Centro within a week.
Deputy County Health Officer
Lawrence Niles said the huge ami
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Hitter Confers
With French Chief

BERLIN, Oct. %. CUP) - The
official DNB news agency said to-
night that Adolf Hitler had met
Vice Premier Pierre Laval of France
in the presence of Foreign Minister
Joachim con Ribbentrop somewhere
in France.
The DNB dispatch did not Locate
the place of the meeting. 1t was
datelined France"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22

Fragmentary dispatches from the
oil fields said that smoke stacks
of refineries were whipped about.
Bucharest residents ran from
their homes when the first of two
great shocks rocked the city.
Then in mid-morning the radio
broadcast that a second quake was
expected at noon (5 am. EST.
Men, women and children ran
from homes and offices and flocked
to the great public square. They
refused to leave until a second
broadcast. an hour later, denied
the prediction.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Famous 20 Bedrooms. Bar, Dining Room
Crumb|e Under Hands Of Wreckers;
Bricks 60 to Braw|ey to Build Store
BY LOGAN JENKINS

After 30-year sojourn at Imperial, which included
rolickng youth and lonely old age the King Cotton
moved to Brawley Tuesday and began life.
An eyesore as we'll as historic landmark, the rem
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
AXIS PRESSURES SPAIN TO ENTER WAR
D AMslIAe
1\EpoR1ER


Just by accident we noticed a
crowd at the railway station Mon
day night and cruised around out
of curiosity The result was more
fun than watching circus show.
1t was watching circus load.
Best laugh of the circus was sup
piled by Ernie Cox, who related
the arrival and departure of the
first circus unit.
"The first one off the circus
train when it arrived Monday NOR
ming was a bindlestiff.' Ernie said,
THAT night after every bit of para
phernalia was piled neatly aboard
and the enormous assortment of
trucks and animals had magically
disappeared into the train, there
was only one adjunct of the cir
Gus still on the platform-the
bindlestiff.
During the day the bindlestiff
had acquired glow that meant
a hangover when he reached Phoe-
nix, and he was none too steady on
his pins. A couple of circus men
grabbed him by the legs, hurled him
aboard and the train pulled out"
SIRENS Voice
II know a place where the ducks
are as plentiful as hair on a cows
back and so close you can knock
them down with tennis racket .. ;"
Now Tom Affelbaugh had heard
that story before, but like all Of
us suckers it was music to his ears
and he fell for it again, just as
we all will, again and again until
we drown ourselves.
So Tom, with heart full Of
eternal duckhunter hope, followed
the footsteps of his Pied Piper,
who was Dave Harton They suf-
fered and suffered and didn't get
duck and were twice lost in the
Salton Sea swamps!
Dave and Tom have two boxes
of unused shotgun shells for sale
and two unused but slightly soiled
duck stamps, also for sale at cut
price. With bit of persuasion it
might be possible to buy Dawes
gun, too.
All Angles
Nothing like giving both sides Of
a question.
The family car of DR.. and Mrs.
Sem Bacon carries Willkie stick
er on one side and a Roosevelt sign
on the other. Does that mean a
difference of opinion in the Bacon
household, Or just sense of nom
partisanship?
Political Theft
There has been a theft at the
Wee Willie Willkie clubhouse and
if something isn't done in the way
of restitution Bobbie Brown, David
knights, Donald and Melvin Wo-
mack are going to be pretty mad
about it.
Someone, probably dastardly
Democrat--stole into the backyard
clubhouse and stole three cigar
boxes full of Willkie stickerS! That
was the clubs ammunition dump
(In self defense let us explain
that the name of the club for
younger chaps escaped us so we
made up one of our own. Some of
the members are considerably be-
yond the wee" stage)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Nv. Draft Boards
Completing Lists

Both Selective Service boards in Imperial Valley had
completed than half of their lists Tuesday, assign
ing serial numbers to than 5000 valley men between
the ages of Il and Sc who subject to call military
training list of 1900 complete turned by the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Quake Skaters
Rumoni Homes

BUCHAREST, Rumania, oct. 90 (UP)-Tens of thou
sands of and women, frightened by of the
violent earthquake shocks in many years. fled from their
homes today and massed in the public square when radio
report predicted quake 1t feared that the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22
Gibraltar Goal
In II eWeSt Effort
To S preod Front
Von Ribbentrop on Way to Confer With
Spanish Leaders; Italians Expected+o
Send Envoy France Denies War Rumor
= BY UNITED PRESS

Germanys foreign minister, Joachim Won Ribbentrop
the United Press advised by reliable private
Tuesday, is expected to Spain shortly-possbly
within 48 hours 1t indicated that Won Ribbentrop
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-22

Butter; Los Angeles 31i6c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A 4O1sc; manufacturing milk
34Isc; route gathered cream 30l9c.
l.. A. hay: u. s. No. 1 S14-Si5:
u. s. No. leafy S12-S13; /. v.
and Antelope s14.00; u. S. No. 2
S11.00; Mpls. Dec flax S1.46A.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Regular.
Chicuao Livestock

CHICAGO. May "a ,tH9 ~, s, Dept. Of
.-Saiable hogs. 10000; total
i3, 600; open, 1920 lower; closed active
average: top, $40: bulk good and choice,
1SO-27O pounds, 5.40-65; 270-330 pounds,
butchers. largely 515-45; bulk, good 400
ZOO pounds packing sows. 4.40-50; light
butcher kinds 4.75-5.00.
Salable cattle, 1000; salable calves,
200; very small run red steers and year
iint steady to weak, with Thursdays de-
cyk; no snap in market: all buying in
y]ests cautious: nothing choice here; bulk.
E1T6-9.75: best steers. 1885; very COM
mon kinds. 7.75 and 500: general market
dragey but clearance fairly good; hardly
enough she stock here etsss to make markets
srades In odd lots. 9:25; comparative
theaned hsantdd up eusse Il 4.oo1s o6 mostly
witk beef cows. 6.50-725; few choice
SoTs USsr si1Gas re az ss5 down so 5ss best
W1eishty bulls 6.s5 with 700 ouotable;
veaiers steady at 10.50-11.5o; outside
priss issslsbie sneep. i 900: total. $500: late
bannuddsWeisht nudsgeish Clippers. ESQ: other good to
cnnse cno,Cse anTinsers. II. so; small lots natives
38 M Today's trade: Trading slow;
arrc,unn steady on all classes; early sales
nod 1yd choice, SO pounds. fed clipped
s1rshs s0UIh q. 10; bidding 9.00-25 on others;
IIiaht eud handy weight native springers,'
!isnSn 1s nnsTH few choice. lightweights, 1900:
yn,atHirr done on Western, springers; small
iots fst native ewes mostly 10000.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
Newport News ShipbuiIding
Adds New Directors
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SASSAoi OAcPhtCl1 W xQc SLaIs
NEW YORK, May 24.-Earle
Bailie, chairman of Tri- Continental
Corp, and Francis F. Randolph.
president Of Tri-Continental Corp,
were elected directors of Newport
News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
at meeting held here yesterday.
Tri-Continental Corp. headed an
investment group which recently
bought the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Co. from the
Huntington family, which had
owned 1t since 1886, preliminary to
the public offering OF two-thirds of
the company's stock. The invest
ment group is retaining one-third.
Other members of the board, who
are all operating officials of the COM
pany, are: Homer l.. Ferguson, presi-
dent; Roger Williams, vice president;
William Gatewood, vice president;
William B. Woodward. jr., general
manager, and Edward A. Adams,
treasurer. Coils H. Holiday, who
represented Huntington interests,
has resigned from the board.
Ihe investment group comprising
the new owners of the shipbuilding
company, in addition to Tri-Conti-
mental Corp, include United States
q Foreign Securities Corp, United
States & International Securities
Corp, Stone & Webster and Blodget
Inc; A. c. Allyn & Co., Inc; Divi-
dend Shares, Inc: Massachusetts,
Investors Trust, Chicago Corp, Har-
riman Ripley g. Co., Inc; Laden
burg, Thalmann & Co.; Adams Ex-
press Co.. First York Corp. and
American International Corp.
Evening star., 1940-05-24
| REQ DiscIoses
|$367>672 Loss
In Quarter
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, May 24.-Reo Motors,
Inc, today reported March quarter
net loss of $367,672 after deprecia-
ton, costs of plant changes and ex-
traordinary charges in connection
with a reorganization program.
No comparison was possible since
the present company was organized
as of January 2 this year. The
predecessor company, REQ Motor
Car Co., showed a net loss of $277 ,942
in the comparable 1889 period.
First truck produced by the new
company came off the assembly line
Tuesday after suspension for more
than q year. Operating plans call
for production of 600 trucks a month
on a full one-turn schedule The
company expects to be in full output
on all models in July.