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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
2 AMBLINe
* EpORTER
Off Base

Off Base
Some day we are going to drop in
on the Little-Richards trial. Not
to hear the testimony however, but
to have a good glimpse at this San
Diego attorney. Handsome Jack
Holt. of whom we have heard sc
much of late.
Hes 5000 handsum; Jes like a
movie stari" the girls tell us with
a dizzier than usual look.
That lliz y l9ok was mixed witt
hint of green Monday, however
when Handsome Jack singled out a
girl reporter tf'inallne Bucklln
and remarked.
with whom are YOU having din
ner tonight?'
She answered:
My husband
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Army Training
Bases Enlarged

WASHINGTON, May IA. (UP) =
President Roosevelt today approved
expenditure of federal funds for
purchase of 3,777 acres of land III
Monterey county, California, to
unite Camp Ord and Camp Clayton
and form a larger army training
base.
The presidents action made avail
able $194,OOO of PuDlic Works Ad-
miniStration funds for the project
which had the support of General
George c. Marshall, army chief OF
staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
H0lI LAND SJRRENDERS ALL Main DEFENSES
Gigantic Meteor
Streaks Thru Sky

Scores of Imperial Valley resi-
dents Monday night gaped at a
huge meteor that blazed a trail
through the northern segment of
the heavens.
Beginning at 7:45 p.m., the
comet described gigantic arc
that left behind trail visible
for five minutes. In the Salt
River Valley of Arizona, the
United Press reported, it could
be seen for Is minutes.
After completing its are, the
comet burst into a kaleisdOscOpic
mass of color.
Such exhibitions are uncom-
mon but not totally rare for the
southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Mercury Goes Up
Another Deqree
Another day-another record.

Another daN-anOther RECORD.
Monday saw Mr. Sun outdo him.
self by one degree as he pushed the
mercury up to 108, one degree
higher than the previous record, the
Ell Centre weather bureau reported.
Ats a. m. Tuesday it was II de-
grees and at noon the thermometer
had reached 1903 1t was 105 at 5
D. m. Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Done Up Brown

If there had been any o1flclal
statement from Carpenters Local
1910 following the weekend, II
might have been something like
this.
"Hipass is a grand place-for the
Youngsters. We're all in favor OF HI
pass-for the youngsters. Let the
Youngsters have Hipass.'
Being gentlemen, and-you might
say-Well- done gentlemen at that,
the carpenters kept silence IN pub
lie. In private it was another mat
ter. But then, YOU can't expect
even n martyr to MAINTAIN COM
pletc silence under the burden 0!
the seasons best St-or Worst-Sun-
burn.
They got it Sunday, adding a new
wing to the dounitory and they dlci
il free. The carpenters, most OF
whom are broWner and wiser today
were Art Carver, Frank Sherlock,
w. C. Murray c. B. Munion, Earl
Hinton. N. L. WraY. M. c. Murray
ir. D. II. Ncff and Hub Allen
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
urySe|ected to
Try 0swaIt, Others
On kidnap Charge
Testimony Will Begin
In Yamat0da Case Before
Federal Court at L. A.

LOS ANGELES, May IA.
esp, ciaD-Trial of j. Ster-
ling OsWalt, former Ell Cen
tro police chief, and eight
others in the alleged kidnap-
ing of H. Yamatoda, Little Tokyo
gambling figure, got off to rapid
start here today in Federal Judge
Ralph E. Jenney's court with seiec-
ton of a jury during the morning
session.
Taking of testimony was expect
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Valley Rolls First
Beet Shipment

Twenty cars of sugar beets, the
first shipment of the season, rolled
from Imperial Valley Monday to
start what some growers predicted
would be the most successful har-
vest in history of the industry II
the county.
More than 51O0 acres are planted
in Imperial Valley as contrasted 10
less than 45O0 acres lest year, ac-
cording to Rudolph Miller. secfe-
tary of the agricultural conserVa.
ton association Approximately Zlls
cars of sugar beets were shipped
from the county in 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
SRA Discharges
Referred TO Board

SACRAMENTO, May IA CUP -
The State Relief Administration
board of personnel standards aaa
appeals today referred the appeals
of % dismissed Alameda county
SRA employees to James r. Bel.
senior personnel technician for the
board, for appropriate action.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
HUNGARY ARMS

BUDAPEST, May IA. UP)-Hun-
garian reservists responded to calls
to the colOrs today and troop trains
were reported en- route to Hungary's
frontier with eastern SlOvakia. Ru-
mors circulated in Budapest that
trouble was brewing between Hun
gary and SlOvakia but they were
denied in official Hungarian circles.
Significance of current military
moves was minimized.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14

elementary board. Mrs, Faye Gun
terman filed for the other high
school vacancy Holdover members
on the elementary board are w. L.
Jacobs and Mrs. M w. Bates and
on the high school board Jacobs,
Mrs. Bates and Ear Williams.
The only candidate to file so far
III the BraWley election is w. w.
Goodson, who is running to sue
ceed himself on the elementary
board
In Brawley w. w. Goodson has
filed to succeed himself on the
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
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Always A Laugh

Remember Al DeVore?
You probably would remember
his face but you'd never recognize
his foot. He got out of bed without
opening his eyes the other morn
ing in Los Angeles and somehow his
toe cane into violent contact With
the stove.
Result: A broken member and
the necessity to wear tennis shoe
with a bay window cut in 1t 10
nrovidc for the injured this little
pig.
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ed TO start curing
the afternoon.
O S w a | t with
Louis Henry, Los
Angeles police Of
ficer, Raul Mat :
Gus, former e.
c e n tro officer
and a number OF
japanese includ-
ing Dick Yoshida
of Ell Centro, are
acp,lSed of cons
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Baseball
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
Cincinnati 600 200 Oil 100 0-5-13-2
Brooklyn 200 900 200 100 1-6-13-3
Walters, Moore, Beggs & Lombar-
di; Carleton. Kimball, Pressnell &
Phelps, Franks.
Pittsburgh 1900 900 OO5 1lO-7-lO-O
New York - 0O2 900 OOO-2- 7-2
Kllnger & Berres; Melton, Brown,
Joiner and Danning.
Chicago at Boston, ppd, cold
weather.
st. Louis ........... 900 600 000-0-9-l
Philadelphia 49,. 013 600 00X-4-8-2
White, Davis and Padgett; Null
cahy and Atwood.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York at st. Louis, ppd., rain.
Boston - O2O 210 Ol0 II IA l
Chicago 900 3O2 100 O-6 II l
Grove Hash, Dickman & Desau-
tells; Rigney, Brown & fresh.
Philadelphia ..........-..... :. $50 200 0
Cleveland ..............=.=.=...... OLA 02O
Besse, Caster & Hayes: Feller,
Dobson e. Hemsley.
Washington 100 002 100-4 II @
Detroit .,..--- 200 900 00O-2 II !
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Committee Flaws
State Corruption
In Race DEALINGS

SACRAMENTO May IA (UPl-Discharge of Building
and Commissioner Ralph Evans and his appolntee
Norman Church. custodian for the Pacific States Savings
end Loan company recommended to Coy. Culbert
Olson bv senate horse racing committee ito restore
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Rescue Party

II. K. McCimans, having a bit OF
trouble with his car between BraW-
lev and Ell Centre. stopped low
over a ditch bank to scoop up water
for the radiator, There was splash.
Not very big splash. Just SO worth.
! Macs glasses went into the drink,
out of his shirt pocket. Mac. being
modest but alone, did nothing about
it but vocalizc Back in Ell Centro
half an hour later he cast an ap-
praising eye at the heavens.
by golly, it's almost dark he
commented. I'm going back there,
peel off my pants and get those
glasses back"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
ITALIAN LINER SAILS

NAPLES, May IA. UP) = The
Italian luxury liner Conte Di Savoia
sailed for New York at 5 pm, tl2
pm. EDIT today. Her passenger
list included many United States
citizens. Observers here said her
sailing was an indication no Italian
war moves were contemplated In
the near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Nozis Sweep Into
France as Dutch
Resistance Fails
Netherlands Gives Up Before Smashing
Offensive. Leaving Only Tiny Sector
Still Defended; Major Battle Raging
Bv UNITED PRESS =

Holland stopped fighting all defensive fronts Tues
dav while Cermanys armed forces smashed into France
great drive to crack the Maginot line and establish
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY

GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY
BRUSSELS, May IA. (UP)-Ger.
mans fighting in the Liege area
were suffering heavy losses today,
Belgian Premier Hubert RiRrlOt said
in a radio report on the military
situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
School Trustee
Candidates File

Scattered filing for school board offices throughout
the county was reported Tuesday at the county supern
enden of schools offices candidates prepared for
paigns which will close June 7.
The Ell Centre picture remained the with E. E
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
LONDON DEFENSE FORMED

LONDON DEFENSE FORMED
LONDON, May IA. (UP)-A new
defense force known as the local
defense volunteers will be created
to act as sharpshooters against
enemy parachutists, it was annOun-
ced officially today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
HOSPITAL BOMBED

HUSfTIAL bONIDED
WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL
AIR FORCE, in France, May IA.
tUP)-German planes bombed
hospital in a French village on the
Marne, killing a number Of patients,
Raj sources asserted today. In ad-
dition to the patients 16 other VIII
layers were killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
Last Minute
War Bulletins
CITY IN FLAMES

PARIS May IA. tUP)-The Paris
newspaper LIntransigeant reported
from Brussels today that the Bel
gian city of Namur, southwest OF
Liege, was in flames after an in
tensive German aerial lombard
ment. The newspaper said that the
Germans had been bombing Liege
for the past IL hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14

Butter: Los Angeles 27c: bat.
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A 36c; manufacturing milk
zoe; route gathered cream 26c.
L. A. hay: U. s. No. 1 S14-S14.50;
u. S. Ne. 2 Ieafy S13-14; u. s. No.
2 S11-S11.5O; Mpls. Sept. flax
S1.76.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
FASCISTS DEMONSTRATE

ROME, May Ii. tUP)-Premlef
BenitO MussOlini appeared on the
balcony of Venice palace for q Sec
ond time tonight to acknowledge
the cheers of 1000 students who had
demonstrated all day against the
allied powers. Police prevented them
from marching on the British and
French embassies. The Vatican
newspaper Osservator Romano,
which had been criticized by Fas-
cists for its war views, failed TO ap-
pear on Rome news stands today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-14
BRITAIN SPEEDS FACTORIES

LONDON. May IA. (UP)-The Of
flee Of Prime Minister Winston
Churchill today announced appoint
ment of Lord Beaverbr0ok, pub
Usher, to be minister of aircraft
production in the new government.
The energetic publisher was named
to the newly created post in an
effort to speed up British airplane
production, which still Is tagging
behind German production.
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SUMMER EXODUS

A familiar face Is missing here and
there IN every neighborhood as every
body knows. Thus many Of ones
neighbors have quietly slipped out of
town for their annual summer vacation
Some have secured employment at va
cation resorts in the mountains or at
the seashore-a fact which adds its
weight TO the contention that people
prefer work to relief. Others are
away for rest and recreation. More
denizens of the city Will Join them as
the summer progresses and BY August.
always the month most favored bv yaea-
tionists-the exodus from cities and
towns viii be at its peak.
1t Is the playtime Of the year and it
Is good TO see people still possessed of
a playtime spirit despite the wounds
from the depression and despite the
danger Of the war spreading to the
United States.
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ARMSTRONG
HEMENWAY
FOUNDATION

The Roxbury Consumers Society Of
the Armstrong Hemenway Foundation.
- Rutland So Boston, at the begin
ming Of summer has found itself we'll
established and making rapid strides
on the road to success. Recently. both
branches Of the organization, the Co
Op Buying Club and the Coop Study
Club held their annual election Of Of,
ficers. For the former the newly elect
ed STAFF includes Richard Hammee.
president Mrs. John Reid, viee-presi.
dent Mrs. Leon Jones, secretary. Mrs.
E Bighams, assistant secretary, and
Julian Branker. treasurer. The Co
op Study Group elected Arthur Shaw,
president, Mrs. Nan Hammee. vice
president, Joseph Perreira. secretary.
and Miss n. Crosson, treasurer.
At the elections held BY both
branches Of the Society. the members
Of the newly appointed stats were all
commended and indicted into Office
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Mttt. MnttrnP Trnttpr
Editor and Publisher
1901 1894
DAVID E. LANE

The appointment of Mr.. David E.
Lane as housing manager of the Ward
., ROxbury project is an excellent
selection. He was educated in Boston
public schools and at Boston Univer-
slty. His long residence here-twentv-
i've years-has familiarized him with
Massachusetts, conditions. He served
two years with the United States Hons
ing authority and his work included
visits to many Of the public housing
projects already developed in various
sections Of the country.
His knowledge of Massachusetts
traditions and the experience gained in
the service of the e. S. H. A. point TO
a successful management of the Rox-
bury project. We can expect that the
conduct of his Office will be in full CON
fOrnity with Massachusetts, liberal
democratic sentiment.
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SUMNER SCHOOL
PLANNING FOR
EXHIBITION

The Summer School sessions under
the sponsorship Of the City Mission
are in progress at St Cyprian's
Church under the capable leadership
Of Rev. David Leroy Ferguson, from
s-12 daily.
The school has an enrolment OF
about two hundren busy and happy
children from +16 years Of age, all
eagerly working to make the most
memorable closing exercises and ex.
hibition ever.
Instruction is being given in dane.
ing. leathercraft, haudicraft, sewing.
dramatics, woodwork and a large
kindergarten class. The teachers are
Mesdames Mildred Davenport, Mer.
tina Benn, Ada Hastings; Misses Nil.
dred Isaacs, Helen Allen. Dorothy
BatsOn; John Allen. John Wilson.
The theme OF the exercises and ex.
hibiti0n to be held in the last Friday
OF this month, July Is, will be "Am.
ericanism with every department
working in cooperation to complete
this theme. Parents and friends are
all cordially invited to attend.
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Mrs. Therese Lee Robinson spent
several delightful days in Boston. her
former homes, as part of her summer
vacation from her work in Washington
where she has taught in the public
schools ever since her graduation from
Sargent's School Of Physical Culture
in Cambridge. Mass. Her Boston visit
caused many Hubites TO dust of memo
RES of the so-called golden" social and
cultural age which fOurished around
the turn Of the century. 1t was the
period when Mrs. Joseph Lee and Mrs
J. H Lewis royalty reigned as Boston's
social arbiters. Miss Maria [. Bald
win was principal Of the best public
school in Cambridge" Archibald II.
Grimke, former consul 10 San Domingo.
dignifed, forceful and eloquent, In the
, thick of the fight against racial in
eQualities: William II. (Football)
Lewis, magnificent as ''the greatest cen
ter Harvard ever had; ". Monroe
Trotter whose puritanical temperament
clashed with some Of the days social
frivollties al the same time that he was
turning toward the self-sacrifcing lead
ership to which he afterward dedicated
his life and fortune: Madame Nellie
Brown Mitchell at the zenith of her
fame as q singer; Maud Quincy (the
later Mrs. William P. Hare was in
the early stages OF her musical pre-
paration al New England Conserya-
tory; William Il. Dupree, veteran Of
the 55th Massachusetts Inf, was
superintendent of Station 4 postofice:
J. h. Lewis, a foremost Boston tailor
with his shop on Washington Street,
downtown; Mrs. Robinson's father
Joseph Lee, Back Bay caterer. bread
machine inventor, proprietor Of Wood
land Park Hotel. Auburndale. Mass.
where President Benjamin Harrison
stayed and Lady Somerset. where the
Yale football team had headquarters
when II came up for the game with
Harvard. Memories Of such celebrities
were revived as friends entertained
Mrs. Robinson and her husband, Mr..
Roscoe Robinson; and Mrs. EsteIle
Mayer who also Is Washington school
teacher.
The brief stay Of the Robinson party
n Boston might better be called a stop
over on their tour Of Canada and the
middle West. They viii travel west
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JULIAN STEELE AT
WELLESLEY INSTITUTE
Continued from Page II

racv for American Minorities- otasEs
sharing the platform were Rev. n; NJ I:
Ahern. 81, Of Weston College, h2oOi
Beryl Cohon of Brighton, ana new
W. B. Rice Of Dover.
During his address, which was We
received. as was shown BY the ~ ~
and interesting question period WIZ. ~
followed. Mr.. Steele said that We ~
living in an era OF suspicion in WniCI
all persons subscribing to unpoplla.
theories were subject to mass -.
secution and terror. He pointed ~.
that the United States cannot eAls'
as a democracy with part OF us popg
lation occupying q second class ~
zeuship. Colored Americans arg -.
ticularly vulnerable TO attack "
speaker said. and unless they are plg
tected. there win be S breakdown - =
our civil liberties, and this VIII 'ea ~.
to destroy democracy. During w
question period. Mr.. Steele str9nsr
advocated a policy Of genuine ana ~ ~
stinted education OF the masses q 81
races as q means OF Graduating i9''''
preiudict-
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Coled Pema Fight

by Julian D. Steele, director of the
Foundation, and from the annual re-
ports which were read, it is evident
that last year. due to the efforts and
responsive action on the part of the
indefatigable officers and members,
much progress had been made, and
that the organization has been rapidly
assuming the unique and important
role which it is destined to play in this
community.
Not content TO rest on their laurels,
however, the members of both the
Study and Buying Clubs have ener-
getically launched new campaign for
the increase of membership; the form
er body suspending all other activi-
ties for the summer, while the latter
holds meetings once a month.
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BOSTON GIRL AT
WELLESLEY INSTITUTE

Continued from Page u
magazines or books be sent TO the
cotton workers
The gathering saw this year its
largest number Of colored students Of
social trends. Among the better
known young people present were At
torney Joseph Pereira, Marcus James
OF Harvard University, Miss Louise
Noble, Mrs. Nan Hamme and James
Cannaday, all of Boston, Misses Muriel
Lindenburger and Catherine Lewis,
both Of New Jersey. and Ernest Cal
loway, director OF Red Caps Educa-
ton in Chicago. One Of the features
OF the gathering was the presence of
the renowned Sidat Singh OF India.
who promised a Boston appearance
after the conclusion of the Institute.
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man. Since his schooling at the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Teebnologv
In 1881, this young man has pioneered
in aviation, where his indomitsble eour
age and spirit made him our first local
pilot. Wednesday he won in the ease
against the Seekonk Massachusetts
not Georgia. restaurateur and tba
waiter who refused Ross and his com
panions service, In violation Of the laws
Of the Commonwealth. Bigotry cot tba
blow which it deserved when the d.
PENDANTS were adjudged guilty and held
in 5000 bail.
Publishes Pamphlet
Eugene Gordon former associate fea.
ture editor Of the Boston Post and ez.
editor Of the Moscow Daily News has
published a ten-cent pamphlet entitled
You're Not Alone" under the auspices
Of the International Workers Order
1t explains the insurance and other
benefits Of this fraternal order, and It
does so In the form Of a short story. a
literary device Of which Mr.. Gordon is
an acknowledged master. Boston writ
ers remember him as the first president
of the Saturday Evening Quill Club
and the first editor Of its annual, which
obtained such nationwide recognition
in literary circles in 1928, 1929. and
1880.
It's Truly Wonderful L
Laudable is the action taken by
Father Divine last week. He presented
petitions signed by 100000 persons in
favor Of immediate enactment Of the
Wagner-Capper-Van Nuys Anti
Lvnching Bill Let Others follow suit
and desist from poking fun at Father
Divine's constructive good citizenship.
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NUTTER, KING ON
COP. COMM.

WASHINGTON-T. G. Nutter of
Charleston, ". Va. and William E
King Of Chicago were named bv Wen
del Wlllkie to his Campaign Advisory
Committee.
For many years, Mr.. Nutter has been
an outstanding citizen Of West Viz
glnia. He was q member Of the Glenn
Frank Program Committee which pre-
pared the Report entitled a Program
for Dynamic America a statement
on Republican principles.
Mr.. Nutter Is a praetieing attorney:
has served as President of the local
branch NAACP; was a member Of the
West Virginia House of DELEGATES for
four years: was Land Clerk of the
State Auditors Office Of West Virginia
Tor SIX years; Grand Chancellor Of the
knights of Pythias Of West Virginia ;
Supreme Master Of Exehequer, knights
OF Pythlas; and Grand Exalted Ruler
OF the Elks Organization. He Is also
a member Of the Masonic Fraternity.
Of Kappa Alpha Psi, Greek Letter
Fraternity, Sigma Pi Phi Chapter.
William E. King, also Is a practicing
attorney. Mr.. King has served as an
Assistant Corporation Counsel. and as
Assistant States Attorney. Cook
County, Chicago, Illinois: as an
Assemblyman. State Of Illinois: as
an Assemblyman, State Of Illinois: as
State Senator. and Is, at this time, the
Republican candidate for Congress
from the First Congressional District
of Illinois.
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What Is Segregation?

Segregation Is the special Amer
lean means Of branding Colored
Americans as the interiors Of in
feriors In public 'tatns.
When the white South found II
self confronted with the federal Sta
tus of equality for Colored people,
the former slaves-equality Of eii-
zenship, of freedom, Of franchise
rights, backed by the national gov
enment-it selected the denial OF
presence and of service in places
opened for public patronage as the
one great way to brand Colored
people as having been q slave race
and make them forever the scorn of
civil society.
1t is very effective measure.
Colored people are traitors to them
selves 70 aid and abet tie idea By
self-segregation."
W. Il. TRoTTER.