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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Indians Ban
Swastika Sign

TUCSON. Feb 26. oUPN -Four
Arizona Indian tribes joined today
to ban the .Swastika-Sign of friend
ship among tribesmen for centuries
from their weaving and pottery
because it had been made a sym
Dol of oppre ,sion" by German Nazls
After a solemn ceremony at az
Indian celebration here. representa-
tives of the Navajo, Apache, Hop
and Papago tribes affixed their sig
natures to large sheet of parch-
ment at the top of which was 2
huge Swastika that had been croSSeC
out
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Remount Stations
Sent TO Valley

Imperial Valley has been furnish
cd with two remount stations from
the War Department, Frank Bcy-
schlag, county farm advisor, report
cd Monday, as a liSt of names and
locations of stations in California
was received from Major F., w
Kocstcr, in charge of the western
area
ChatmoSs and Patou Bow have
been sent to the valley, BCy5chlae
said, and are located at the B. A.
Harrigan ranch and at the E. G..
Roberts ranch near BraWlCY.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Recess Committees
Take Up Inquiries
For Legislature
FOur-Week Session Ends
With Olson Defeat on
All Major Points

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26.
(UP) = Recess committees
began the important task to-
day of assemblying data for
use when the legislature re-
assemblies on Monday, May 13.
The four week special session
closed yesterday with two major
accomplishments:
Passage of tightly restricted
$12,z0O,0OO temporary appropriation
to finance the State Relief Admin
istration until June /.
almost complete collapse of
Gov. Culbert Olson's "a point pro-
gram in the face of powerful
coalition of Republicans and con-
servative Democrats.
For the next two and a half
months chief attention will be TO-
cuSed on a joint Senatc-aSScmbly
fact finding committee on unem-
ployment and relief. The II mem
ber group was allocated 100000 to
study the relief problem. 1t will or
ganize in Los Angeles Tuesday,
March 5.
A partisan battle as the assembly
closed yesterday was mere repcti-
ton of the opening day upset of the
Olson forces by the bipartisan coali-
ton Then the conservative Gle
ment replaced Assembly Speaker
Paul Peek with Gordon Garland,
anti administration Democrat from
WOodlake.
Yesterday Peek and other Olson
supporters essayed every parlla-
mentary maneuver possible to force
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
SRA Staffs TO Be
Cut 40 Per Cent

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 26. CUP)-
Orders went out today from state
relief headquarters to cut admins
trative personnel by 40 per cent to
meet restrictions in the S12,200,000
temporary appropriation bill passed
by the legislature over the veto of
Gov Culbert Olson.
The personnel slash is political
propaganda to diScredt the legisla-
turc,' ASsemblyman Norris Poulson.
Los Angeles Republican, charged in
answer to Relief Director Walter
Chambers order to trim sails
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
warship Destroys
kazi Submarine

LONDON, Feb. 26. CUP)-A Bri-
tish Warship was believed today to
have destroyed German submarine
last Thursday after the submarine
had torpedoed without warning the
4,996-ton British steamship Loch-
maddy.
-Four of the 80 members of the
LOchmaddy's crew were lost. but the
remainder were picked up by the
man O war after, it was reported.
the U-boat had been sunk. The
survivors drifted in lifeboats for four
hours.
The Lochmaddy was torpedoed in
the north Atlantic. Survivors were
landed from the warship at Scot
tiSh port today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Negro Ex-Convict
Jailed for Attack
On Girl, Aged II

A four time loser was in the
county Jail Monday accused of at
tacking an l1-year-old Negro girl
while her sister and brother watch
ed
The suspect, William Young, As,
Negro admitted the assault and
said it took place at the childs
home on Second street in El Cen
trO.
Police said an eight-year-old
brother tried to intervene but his
efforts at protection were unavail-
ing. A 10-year-old sister also &C
cused Young of attacking her. He
admitted only assaulting the IL
year-old child, however.
Young has served three terms
in Folsom prison and one in San
Quentin, all on bad check charges.
He, has been in Imperial Valley
three months, he told police. Young
was born in Jamaica.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
March | DeadIine
For Doq Licenses

A couple of hundred dog owners
Will face so per cent penalty in
El Centro this week unless 1910 dog
licenses are purchased before Fri
Gay, city authorities warned Mon
day.
Friday is the last day that per-
mits can be obtained without the
additional penalty, City Clerk Roy
Johnstone declared. Out of 275 dog
owners who obtained licenses last
year, only 25 have purchased 1910
tags thus far. Dogs arc subject TO
licensing as soon as they are four
months old
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Court to Review
Sit Down DAMAGE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. CUP)-
The supreme court today agreed to
review the action in which the Apex
Hosiery Co. OF Philadelphia seeks
ST. 1892 for damages aSSertedly COM
mitted by the American Federation
of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers
'CIO) during 1897 sitdown strike
The case was carried to the Su-
preme court by the Apex company
which won federal district court
damage verdict under the Sherman
antitrust act The verdict was then
set aside by the U. S. circuit court
of appeals.
Other court actions today:
Refused to hear the appeal of
U. S. Circuit Judge Martin T. Man
ton of New York from his con-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

the Mannerheim line. "A MOSCOW
commuuique had claimed capture of
the forts on Saturday after heavy
fighting" but Firms continued to
insist as late as this morning that
the fortress guns still were firing.
Reports from the front said that
the Russians were still suffering
heavy losses in thrusts through a
new snow storm against the Man.
nerheim line, but the main center
of fighting appeared to have shifted
eastward toward the shores of Lake
Ladoga as the Red army sought
to consolidate its gains in the Koi-
visto area.
The commuEique failed to explain
the fate of the Finnish defenders
of Koivisto island. who had borne
the brunt of Red army attacks al
most since the war started For
days, the fortress had been isolated
but held out as constant menace
TO the Russian flank, into which
its guns fired with devastating ef-
feet.
The wording of the communique,
however. was taken to mean that
the defenders escaped over the ice
of the Gulf of Finland.
Finnish artillery and infantry fire
smashed new Russian attacks on
the western half of the Kareliar
isthmus on Sunday, including ar
assault at Salmenkaita between
Lake Vuoksi and Lake Aeyraepaen
Five Russian planes and perhaps
seven were shot down, the COM
muniquc said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
New Water Main
Installed Here

Work was completed Monday on
installation of new water main
on the eaStSide and was scheduled
to start on another line on the west
side in FL CCntro.
The completed section runs from
Main street down First to Orange
and down Orange to New. 1t will
help substantially in raising water
pressure in that area.
The new wcStSide line will run
west from the water plant down
Vine to Imperial avenue and north
on Imperial to State. This will al
low double feeding to lines and in
crease pressure on most of the city'S
WeetSidC.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
State COP Delegation to
Shun Pre- re-Convention Ties

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 26. up
CALIFORNIA; delegates to the Repub-
lican national convention will go to
Philadelphia June "a unattached to
any of the various prospective can
didates, according to the plan which
had the unified support of all the
states Republican organizations to-
day.
A slate of A delegates nominally
pledged to State Senator Jerrold
Seawall president pro tenn of the
senate, will be placed on the Re-
publican primary ballot in the state
May T. SeaWall will automatically
release the delegates to vote as
they please the day after the pri-
mary election.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

viction on charges of judicial cor
ruptiOn.
Held that labor union does not
have the right to bring suit in
dcpend"ntlY OF the national labor
relations board charging an employ
CT with violation of an NLRB order.
Declinod-in a decision to which
three New Deal members dissented-
to rule on constitutionality of a
Florida citrus fruit cost-of -produc-
ton law and remanded the case
to the lower courts for further hear
ingS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

The plan was agreed upon and a
slate of uninstructed, unified and
uncontrolled" delegates drawn up at
a conference of California Republi-
can leaders and organizations here
Saturday.
Men at the conference represent
ed six state party organization. the
national committee and legislative
and county central committees. Ma
tional Committeeman William F,
Knowland of Oakland presided.
Following the closed door meet
ing, it was announced that all of
the l8 Republican representatives at
tending agreed to the uninstructed-
delegates arrangement. Senator Sea
wall WAS made nominal candidate
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26


to obviate the necessity Of voters
marking the ballot for each OF the
A delegates. Two delegates were
selected from each OF the states
congressional districts plus four as
delegates -at-large.
Knowland said 1t was unlikely
that any other Republican slate
would appear on the ballot at the
primary inasmuch as all Of the
partys leaders In the state hsd &c
cepted the agreed upon slate.
1t was also agreed that the dele
gates would not be bound TO the
unit rule at the convention but
might vote individually for their
choices OF candidate for prcsldent
and ice-president.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Gasoline Sales
In State Increase

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 26. up
Gasoline sales jumped more than
six per cent during January over
the same month of last year and
gas tax collections increased by
nearly $250,000. the state controller
reported today. Gasoline sales total
led l40,735,23 gallons during the
month and tax collections $4,22,057,
the controller said
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

off the house to keep spectators
at a safe distance. The Keohanes
were able to take out only few
personal possessions before they
fled.
The front of the house was cav
ing inward, squeezing doors and
windows out of shape and pushing
the molding off one corner.
The hillside on which the house
is situated was split by wide
fissure which ran through the gar
denS of Frank Zimmerman and
Fred Lyster, neighbors.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

night. 1t was poised on the edge
of a 20 foot drop. Recent rains
were believed to have weakened the
foundations.
Keohane noticed a crack in the
house wall when he returned from
church yesterday He warned his
60-year-old mother and his sister
Margaret and got them out of the
house. The mother. who is i'll, was
taken to a neighbor's home.
Utility workers disconnected the
water main and gas and electric
light connections, and police roped
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

were reported.
A record fleet of 225 small sail
boats braved the squally weather
and finished the course in the
southern California mid winter
regatta off Los Angeles harbor.
But gust oi wind blew some of
the judging records overheard from
the official boat so the yachtsmen
huffeted home from the rough sail
only to learn that winners were to
be decided on the basis of Satur-
DAYS race.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
COURT SAYS EMPLOYER
MUST SIGN CONTRACT

NEW YORK. Feb. IS CUP)-The
United States circuit court of ap-
peals held today in a 81 decision
that an employers refusal to put
into writing terms agreed upon be-
tween himself and a bargaining un-
ion implied refusal to bargain COL
lectivCly within the meaning Vt the
National Labor Relations act.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

DTOKC yesterday Witt Il IIIBII pres
sure spell collapsed and a steady
pelter brought Los Angeles 1.12
inches in eight hours.
Banking on fair weather fore
cast, 90 light airplanes had flown
on a Los Angeles junior chamber
of commerce outing to Palm
Springs. En- route home they en-
countered the downpour and sour
ricd for airports, five landing back
at Palm Springs and the other IS
wherever they could. No crackups
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
F|NNS LOSE KEY N1ANNERHE|m FORTRESS
Americanism Note
from Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 26. CUP)
Eddie Cantor, the Jewish COM
cdian, was an honorary member
today of Catholic boys choir,
and he said it was the greatest
honor of his career.
He was elected by the Robert
Mitchell boys choir of st. Bren-
dams cathedral in Hollywood.
Cantor is the only honorary
member and he was visibly
touched when the boys made
the presentation.
81 cant tell you how much I
appreciate this, boys" he said.
nowhere but in America could
such thing happen"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
House Breaks u p,
Slides Down Hill

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26 (UP) - 27-yearold
frame home perched Twenty-Seventh street hillside
slowly breaking apart and sliding downhill today
Police and engineers anxously watching the residence
of John Keohane and family, estimated it had moved
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
oDriver Declared Drunk in
Two Accidents. Injurins
Five on Valley Highways
Arizonan Runs Car Over Aged Mans
Foot in Service Station. Goes on to
Crash h Head ON Into Another Machine

One driver-two accidents-fve persons injured.
G. H. Short AZ, Somerton Ariz., held in the
county jail Monday charge of drunk driving filed
after highway paromen declared he drove his over
the foot of aged in FL Centre filling station
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
RuinStorm Stalls
Junketin9 Planes

LOS ANGELES, Feb 26. (UP)-A sudden ranstorm
left 90 unketing arpanes grounded all southern
California today washed overheard the of a yacht
regatta and rainfall totals far above seasonal
ages. Contrary to predictions, the northern ranstorm
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
Defense Anchor
Falls to Reds in
Heavy Fighting :
Defenders Claim Russians Still Losing
Many Men in Snows+orm Attacks; Center
OF Battle Shifts to Lake Ladosa Area

HELSINKI, Feb. 26. (UP)-A war communique today
that Finnish forces had abandoned the mpor-
tant fortified Island of Koivsto.
The Koivisto forts-on several islands of the group
in the Gulf of Finland-were the right wing anchor OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26
D AAHlnt AMBL!Ne
N EPORTER

Something To This
Best bon mot of the weekend
came from a girl who pleads diplo.
matte immunity:
Horseback riding makes my back
bone feel sick to my stomach!"
Old Faithful
One would think that pranksters
would get new idea once in a
while, but apparently they scorr
l imagination; for Saturday the night
OF tho Firemen's Ball, someone
turned in false alarm.
Fortunately tor unfortunately
depending on how you look at it,
the fircmcn were prepared and had
man on duty at the firehall to
check such phony steers. There
was also a truck at the dance to
take the fire laddies riding in case
of a real emergency Most of them
scarcely missed dance.
More exciting to our way of think
ing was the astonishing performance
of one Glen Shumard, who con-
Sumed 20 glasses of punch hand
running and remarked as he gulpeC
the last one:
Gosh, l certainly WAS dry"
o.
Literally So
George Bucklin, as is his want
cut loose with neat little deScrip-
ton of drunk Mexican while writ
ing the police log the other night.
Joe DoakcS, SouSe of the Bor-
der
Turn About
The Eks. we hear. plan to hole
a leap year dance this week with the
gals doing the hOnOrS. choosing the
dancing partners and so on.
A feminine admirer of ours that
ought to burn her upD remarked:
II hope the boys get a good taste
of how it feels to be a wall flower
while the escorts are out for a
smoke
Night Mares
Solcmnly, Fred Smith looked at
tflt tIuDlH'lNt VI JlNt Dbl Ddld WOI VI
club SUNDAY and breathed a gusty
sigh of relief F'reds the chief of the
house building committee and Sat
urday night there had been a Bach
ClOrS club dance.
You know" he confided, "every
morning after dance I expect to
find great. gaping holes in the sides
of the clubhOuSc!"
Also anent the dance, Hans Mar
klein was the toast of the evening
with an electrified shirt front to
his soup and fish. Every few min
utCs he would flip pocket switch
and cmblazoncd upon his chest was
an announcement something like
this:
Powered by the District"
Also very fetching in their CO.'S
tunes were Elizabeth Bromley, Leah
Bean and Pat Gallaher. They we're
three HaWaiians.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

Butter: Los Angeles SEC: but
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A, 42c; manufacturing milk
36c; route gathered cream 3ohc.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. Sl5.50-ie;
U. S. No. 2 leafy $l400: U. s. No.
S11-S11.5O; Mpls. May flax S1.99a.
Lettuce: Is g. SIS S2.OO-S2.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

Something To This
Best bon mot of the weekend
came from a girl who pleads diplo-
matte immunity:
"Hoseback riding makes my back
bone feel sick to my stomach"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-26

Literally So
George Bucklin, as is his want
cut loose with a neat little descrip-
ton of drunk Mexican while writ
ing the police log the other night.
Joe DoakcS, Souse of the Bor-
der
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who form strong friendship which
endureS even after fun-loving, wo-
an-loving Gable marries Claudette
Colbert, the girl friend of the bat
ting Tracy. That friendship fails
only when it appears Gable has
been untrue to Miss Colbert. From
that time on, through the mud of
oil towns, the barren plains of un-
tried wildcatting oil country, the
damp heat of tropical oil fields and
right on up the ladder to untold
fortunes in oil, this gripping story
grips you through every reel. And
then there enters a lovely, adven-
turous siren = Hedy Lamar, often
called the most beautiful woman on
the screen today. Then starts a
battle far greater than that for Oil
or money, the battle of one friend
to send another back to the woman
they both love. 1t is impossible to
describe the romance, thrills and
gripping drama of Boom Town" 1t
is entertainment plus. If you want
the greatest excitement of the year,
played by the most stellar cast of a
decade, see Boom Town" which
opened today at Loew's Poll Theater
The second Dig hit on the program
is the thrilling pier 49," which has
Lloyd Nolan, hit of Johnny Apollo"
in the leading role, with Lynn Bari
in the feminine lead. Joan Valerie
and Douglas Fowley head the sup
porting cast.
Don't miss George Whites Scan
dals coming in person, intact, to
Loew's Poll October LIST, End and Bird.
Ella Logan and Ben Blue head the
roster of stars.
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STRAND

Performances this evening at the
popular Warner Bros. Strand
theater conclude the engagements
of "All This, and Heaven Too"
with Bette Davis and Charles
Boyer in the co-starring leads;
also Sailors Lady" with Jon Hall
and Nancy Kelly.
Setting a new high in thrills
and romance "Untamed" co-star-
ring Ray Midland, Patricia MORT
son and AKIN Tamiroff comes to
the Strand tomorrow afternoon as
the headliner of the fine twin bill
to be enjoyed through perform
ances Tuesday evening.
Filmed entirely in gorgeous
technicolor 1t is heralded as the
most exciting romance of the far
north ever screened.
Backgrounded by the awesome,
yet colorful north Canadian for
ests of the Rockies, it visualizes the
love of two men; one a sturdy,
single minded hunter and guide,
the other sophisticated city doc
tor: for the love of woman who.
through a strange quirk of des-
tiny has married the guide, al
though her entire life has been
spent in an atmosphere of fine
clothes and modern city life.
Midland as the doctor is said to
have his best role to date; while
Tamiroff as the hunter and guide
does another brilliant performance
in the true Tamiroff style. Miss
Morrison, who has won stardom In
this her fourth major production,
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HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
Ry PAUL HARRISON

(NEA Service Stan Correspondent
Hollywood Behind the screen: A
horse that katharine Hepburn rides
in philadelphia Story" belongs to
Elizabeth whitney. It's an old and
exasperating experience for the
wealthy socialite, who has been try
ing for two years to crash the movies.
First screen test she ever made was
with her horse, and although she
didn't get an offer, the nag did. It
has worked in several pictures since,
For while Mrs. Whitney and Re
public discussed deal for both her
and the horse to play in Gene Autry
westerns. But that fell through, and
In which she'll have the leading role
now she's planning OF finance play
On foot.
Greta Carlo and the carrot
Juice salesman, Benjamin Cage
lord Hauser, are pals again. Lately
they've been taking long, morning
walks along the beaches, the ac-
tress swinging along in Stacks, but
barefoot. =. At an amusement
pier, almost deserted at that hour,
generosity Miss Carlo sat in one
Of those machines which auto
matically photograh a customer,
and mare faces at the lens.
She hasn't made a face at a news
photographer in some time. The
boys are ignoring her at plays and
concerts.
Other night at a local .theatel
which goes in heavily for prizes
both pictures were so bad that ever
a woman who won an automobile
went to the boxoffice to get hel
money back.
Clark Gable commented on Boon
Town: "It's got everything in 1t ex.
cept the KIDNAPPING of Charlie Ross.
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In The Local Theaters
STATE

'sThe Sea Hawk, Warner Broth
ers two million dollar sea thriller
which has been hailed as the enter
tainment peak of the cinematic
year, will be held over at the War
aer Bros. State theater for an ex-
tended engagement Of three days
according to an announcement
made this morning by Miss Julia
Smith, manager of the popular
theater.
The huge production has been
viewed by thousands since it made
its local debut at the State last
Wednesday, and there are still hun
dreds who have not seen 1t and
other hundreds who would like to
see it twice.
1.-The Sea Hawk" is truly one pic
ture in a million for it unfurls the
glorious saga of the bloodiest buc-
cancer ever to fight under the flag
Of skull and cross bones Exciting
naval battles between England and
Spain, fierce fighting in danger
swept waters of the Spanish Main,
midnight raids, fighting through
enemy ambushand all the tyranny
that shackles men to the tortures
of bondage are only a few of the
many thrills to be enjoyed by those
who view the thriller.
Starring Enrol Flynn, swash-buck-
ling hero of many thrilling screen
adventures, who has his most glori-
Gus role in this production, and
boasts a star-strdded cast featuring
Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains,
Donald Crisp. Flora Robson. Alan
Hale and literally thousands Of
others.
The most delightfully."- delirious Of
all the Bumstead adventures "Blon-
die Has Servant Trouble" is the Sec
ond big hit of the program. Penny
Singleton, Arthur Lake and Larry
Simms are again seen as Blonde,
Dagwood and BabyDumpling re-
spectively.
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Is also excellent as the wife of the
hunter.
Others in the cast include Will
liam Frawley and Jane Darwell.
The co-feature Gross Country
Romance" brings to the screen the
widest, wierdest honeymoon on
record and co-stars Gene Raymond
and Wendy Barrie.
On Wednesday the Strand brings
the technicolor production Mary
land" with big cast headed by
Walter Brennan, Fay Banter
Brenda j oyce, John Payne and
Charlie Ruggles. On the same show
will be I'VE Who Are Young" with
Lana Turner and John Shelton.
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from all over the state have been
invited to attend this meeting,
which will be the first held in the
South Main street hall in seven
years.
Among those who will attend the
formal ceremonies are Grand Chief
Ranger Thomas j. Hickey of Hart
ford, who will be paying his first
official visit to the local court;
Grand Sub Chief Ranger j. P. Pet
roski Of New Britain; Grand Sec
rotary Harry w. Streck of Bridge
port; and Grand Treasurer and
Supreme Secretary James j. Walsh
of Meriden. In addition to the state
officers, the past Grand Officers and
Grand Court officers have been in
vited to attend, as have the MEM
beers of Court Martin Hellman, Wag-
ner, Verdi, Mattatuck Welsh, and
Oregon, of this city, and the Merritt