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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Chance
Still
Vague
Plan Approved IF
ederaI Funds
Available

Three Ell Centre city coun-
cilmen were back in Ell Cen
tro Saturday after appear
ing before a state highway
commission meeting in Sac
ramento at which they received as
surances that the Main street un-
derpass would be approved when
federal funds are made available.
The resolution passed by the COM
mission did not give much promise,
nor did the pledge of Director of
Public Works Frank Clark to give
the project serious consideration"
indicate much advance.
Mayor Robert Hatton, councilman
Charles Bratton and Councilman
Herbert Fawcett returned Saturday.
The other members of the delega-
ton remained in the north for the
weekend.
Scheduled to confer with Clark
Friday forenoon before the commits
sion meeting, Ell Centro council
men were unable to reach him until
Friday night because of a change
in the directors plans. During that
conference which was attended by
the full delegation, Clark reiter-
ated his interest in the project but
gave no definite assurance of his
support.
Shall We tell our people that
you will give the underpass favor
able considerations" Mayor Hatton
asked and Clark replied
mo, say I will give it serious
consideration.
Clark was described as having
considerable weight in selecting
the projects which will be financed
through state and federal funds
for grade separation.
At the commission meeting Fri
day, Commissioner Bert Vaughn of
Jacumba offered the resolution for
which the Ell Centro delegation
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

taken by Premier Marshal Henri
Petain and the Nazi fuehrer after
King George VI of Great Britain,
backed by diplomatic support OF
President Roosevelt, had appealed
to the French to stand by their
former ally
French collaboration will be dir
ected toward peace, presumably
backing Hitler's drive to form a
powerful European and Far East
ern bloc that would attempt to
force a settlement on Britain. There
was no specific mention at Vichy
of any military, aerial or naval aid
to the Axis powers and the en-
phasis on peace followed previous
official denials that war aid would
be given Germany.
Details of the F'rench-G German
agreement, however, are to be
worked out as quickly as possible
by Pierre Laval the French vice.
premier. There have been persis-
tent reports that French bases
might go to the Axis powers for
attack on Britain.
The Vichy announcement was a
signal triumph for Hitlers cam
paign to consolidate the Axis gains
in Europe and the Far East before
the United States election in an
effort to discourage American aid
to Britain and China, but it seemed
merely to spur the British aerial
counter-attacks on Nazi bases.
RAF planes heavily bombed Ger
mans along the French coast this
afternoon following widespread at
tacks last night on industrial and
naval centers, including Kiel and
Hamburg
The Axis air fleets roared over
the British Isles in intense attacks
that caused damage and many cas-
ualties in London and elsewhere
but Raj bombers pounded Satur-
day afternoon at invasion bases
along the French coast and blasted
new long-range gun emplacements
from which the Germans duelleo
with British artillery near Dover
Huge fires blazed on the French
coast.
AT ssa, Germans claimed to have
bombed and sunk the Great Can.
adan Pacific lirer Empress OF
Britain, but it was admitted by g
Rome communique that the British
navy had shelled the Italian base
Continued on Page 8, Col a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Gentlemen Prefer
Red|1eads Now,
Says Anita Loos
Blondes Too Expensive,
Brunettes Too Busy,
Declares AuthOress
HOLLYWOOD,

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 26.
(UP)-Anita Loos, author of
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
announced today that she
had changed her mind and
now considers redheads the great
est peril to blonde and brunette
feminine charm.
Miss Loos said that IAN awful
lot of peroxide has flowed out to
sea" in the Is years since she wrote
her brochur on blondes.
Different times are upon. us
different manners, different morals
and different pocketbooks," she
elucidated.
Blondes prefer to be courted in
the moonlight, she said, in the
moonlight that. FLOWS through the
windows of the Eitz or Ciro's and
she wants her long-stemmed roses
to come from the florist at six
dozen a clip"
BLONDES do not flourish in drab
years." she said, in reference to
the depression. Men can no longer
afford them. The gentlemen look
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

DCwho P1to1UcIICy UI UrIC OUIIBI Coo
of Industrial Organizations on it.
During the night, the leaders of
the labor movement headed by
Lewis, which supported Mr. Roose-
velt in 1885, were choosing between
Lewis and the president. Many CIO
affiliates and their leaders repu-
dated their labor chief. Allan S
Haywood, CLOS national organi-
zation director, was a notable ex-
ception and he said he spoke for
q number of regional directors and
organizers.
Willkie said he was glad to have
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

registered elsewhere Oct. Is trickl-
ed into both offices, adding steadily
to the totals. An additional list of
about 100 names was expected to be
added to the southend list Mon
day.
Friday the northend board trans
ferred lot names to the southend.
These men. who had been given
northend numbers. will receive new
serial numbers from the southend
board. This group was found to live
in the southend rather than the
north.
Saturday the northend board an
nounced that the men bearing the
following numbers had been trans
ferred and would receive new num-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Football Results

Harvard 6, Dartmouth 7.
Yale 0. Navy 81.
North Carolina 13, Tulane ID.
Columbia 0, Syracuse 3.
Carnegie Tech IA, Case O.
Temple O, Penn State 18
Ohio Yves. 0, Ohio U. 0.
Wake Forest 0, Duke %.
SWarthmore l3, Oberlin ID.
Princeton %, Rutgers 13.
Wesleyan Ia, Amherst 6.
NYU 0, Georgetown 26.
Army 0, Lafayette 10.
Lehigh II, Hampden Sydney 7.
Brown 8, Holy Cross 6.
Wooster Ia, Muskingum 3.
Williams %, Tufts 20.
Slippery Rock Tchrs 81, Grove
City 7.
Colgate 81, Miss. College O.
Richmond 9, VMI 7.
Connecticut 6. Buffalo 7.
William & Mary 13, Virginia 6.
VPI 81, Wash. Lee 0.
Tenn. IA, Florida 0.
Furman 40, Davidson T.
Mimi. 81, Iowa 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

the help of Mr.. LeWis-a valiant
defender of labor who puts his
country above all"
Sustain me now, or repudiate
me-" Lewis told his labor follow
ing. He promised that if Mr.. Roose-
welt were elected he would accept
the result as a CIO vote of lack
of confidence and retire from the
presidency at the convention which
meets in Atlantic City, N. j., Nov.
13.
Lewis based his speech on the
Continued on Page 8, col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
31.MiEe Wind
Sweeps Valley

Wind which reached a velocity
of 81 miles an hour blew belated
summer out of the valley and Sat-
urday brought fall temperatures.
The temperature in Ell Centre at
noon Saturday was n degrees, the
same as the temperature at p. m.
Friday.
Sprinkles of rain fell during the
early evening Friday and at in
veryals during the night. The pre-
cipitation, however. was too slight
to measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

ordered WaIkOut OF I11t lUIIIIeT
crew. All but two men complied
with the order, company managers
said.
Work was not interrupted at the
construction of the Quon grocery.
Ouon said four union men, believed
to be Carpenters and Teamsters
union representatives, told him II
he did not hire union labor on his
building the unions will stop con-
struction, tie up his grocery and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
ELECTION MATERIALS
ARRIVE IN COUNTY

Election materials To be used
Nov. 5 arrived at the office OF
County Clerk w. J. McClelland Sat
urday.
Eighty four boxes of the supplies,
one Tor each precinct and one ex-
ira, will be sacked for distribution
next week and distributed Nov. 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Lanterns Stolen,
Found at BrawIey

He still can't find all honest man.
Six lanterns found in borrow
pit near Brawley failed to help
Deputy Sheriff Robert Parrish in
his Diogenes-l search for an
honest man even though he
carried the lanterns around in his
car for several hours.
Believed to have been stolen
from W?A project near Imperial,
the red chimneyed lanterns were
taken to the sheriff's office in Ell
Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
A Sharp Lady

A Sharp Lady
While her father, Coach Raleigh
Holt, proudly recounted the trials
and tribulations of the Ell Centro-
Calexico game tand tried not to
break all the buttons off his vesD,
young Valerie Ann Holt was more
interested in a pencil sharpener.
She turned the crank this way
and that and looked up at R r
wistfully until we just had to lean
down and find out what was the
matter.
Have you she faltered,
then gained courage, Have you
dell pencil?"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27

produce trucks in Los Angeles, and
boycott his store.
Charles Copperman, head of the
Teamsters union in Imperial coun-
ty, said the walkout was ordered
at the carbonic plant as a protest
against wages, hours and conditions.
He said the Carpenters protested
the Quon job because Quon was
paying his men 25 cents an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
u AMBlINe
(\spoR1ER
Guess This One

Guess This One
What president of the United
States, regardless of length of ten
ure, appointed the most justices
to the supreme court?
This is guessing game thought
up by Charlie Farrell and he had
'uS stumped Saturday morning The
answer was finally supplied by the
public library, that long-suffering,
much harrassed institution that is
the deciding factor in most argu-
mentS.
George Washington has the title
of No. Champion Supreme Court
Justice Picker with a record of IL.
President Taft was next with a
half dozen and President Roose-
velt wins the show tickets with
five.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Too Much Rivalry

Too Much Rivalry
How was the crowd?' the sports
editor asked Tom SorenSon of Cali
patria regarding the Calipatria-
Blythe football game.
well, it wasn't so good We had
too. much competition" Sorenson
replied.
What was the matter, the wealth.
er?' the sports editor continued.
NO. explained Sorenson, there
was a wedding in town and most
everyone ent to it There were
refreshments and no admission fee
at the wedding"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
2 Spots Hit by
Labor Troubles

Work progressed usual at the Natural Carbonit
company plant INLAND and at the Fred Quon grocery
near Brawey Saturday after slight brush with the labor
unions late Friday. on duty at the car
bonic plant because the Teamsers and Engineers unions
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
King George. FDR
Appeal to vichY
To Resist Ndzis
German Diplomatic Victory Punc+ua+ed
By Increasing Air Attacks Against
Both Continental, English Areas
BY UNITED PRESS =.

France agreed Saturday to collaborae with Adolf Hit
Ter the Reconstruction of the peace of Europe Axis
air fleets unleashed terrific bombing of the British Isles
An official statement at Vichy disclosed the action
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Grow Your Own

Grow Your Own
1T looked a bit odd Friday night
while George Buffers, rancher. was
showing some moving pictures be-
fore the associated chambers of COM
merce in Brawley. In bunch
of white face cattle there was one
animal with a pair of horns that
rivaled anything ever to come out
of Texas.
I've got a pair of horns on the
wall at home that are pretty long
and my brother, Ralph, got jealous.
He's going to feed this one until its
horns get longer than mine" But
terS explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
I.V. Draft Boards
Awaiting Lottery

Selective Service boards in Imperial county marked
time Saturday, waiting for the drawing Tuesday that will
determine the order in which young will be called
to the colors for military training.
Meanwhile, few additional cards of young men who
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
For President
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
WENDELL |. WILLklE
For u. S. Representative
ED FLETCHER T
EDV. IZAC
For State Senator
GEORGE LUCKEy
CHARLES WIEMAN
Lewis LQnnbuStS
3rd erm Effort

WASHINGTON Oct. 26. (UP)-John L. Lewis politi-
cal partnership with President Roosevelt pulverzed
into ruin today by Lewss Speech scarcely matched in
this political year for cody phrased denuncaton call
ing for the election of Wendell L. Wilkie and stalking
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Detenti on ONE
Draws Fire from
I.V Civic Group
Westmor|and Man Calls Juvenile Hall
Bare Spot Surrounded by Wire; Charge
Denied by Imperial Postmaster

sudden soaring attack upon "that little bare spot
surrounded by wire the Detention home' hghlghted
meeting in Brawey Friday night of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce.
The assault came without warning after the gathering
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
Commission Sidesteps on
Underpass Commitment
Straw Ballot

Here is the Post-Press straw ballot Clip it, mark
your vote then mail bring to the PostPress office
in Ell Centre. Results will be tabuated and announced
next week Just as they received We depend upon
the honesty and integrity of our readers to vote only
once so that may obtain nearly possible cross
section of political opinion in Imperial Valley. If you
not mark this one If not then send this one in.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
WEATHER

WEATHER
Maximum temperature 81; minimum 80; am
temperature 66, humidity So; temperature H.
humidity 40; S p.m temperature II, humidity 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-27
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: l.. A. 32c; Butterfat, Imperial Valley
fob ranch grade 41c; Manufacturing milk 35c;
Route gathered cream Sic.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. l, l. v. $15-1550; u S, No.
2 leafy, l. v. $14-145O; U. S. No. IL; Mpls. Dec.
Flax $1.45L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

of one type only, useful for both
bench and field.
Like the cocker spaniel, the Eng
lish springer spaniel is a compact,
wavy-coated dog, with long, low-set
ears, soulful eyes, heavy skull and
short tail. However, while the
cookers weight should be under Is
pounds, the springer's weight should
be in the neighborhood Of As, and
the dog should stand approximately
1874 inches at the shoulder, which
makes Of him compact, but MAN.
size dog. In color the springer may
be anything except red and white
or lemon and white. The most pop
ular colors at present are liver and
white and black and white.
The springer spaniel fits into the
sporting group somewhere between
the cookers and settlers in type as
well as size. The head should be
somewhat longer than the cocker
spaniePs, but not so long or lean
as that of the English setter. A
deep muzzle with plenty of lip and a
square jaw and good mouth are inn
portant in the springer spaniel. A
deep, well developed chest: strong,
straight back, not too long, and
sloping from rump to tail; good,
straight front legs with strong pas
terms and compact, strong feet; q
low set tail, never carried above the
level Of the back, complete the pic.
ture of real sportsman's dog.
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Bridge Winners
Among last weeks leaders were:

Among last weeks leaders were:
~, Federal Bridge League-Mr. and Mrs;
Mrs: A. r. Hodgkins. second; w. de st.
Aubin and William Palmer. third.
Mrs Dixie T. Wright's Studio-aMonday.
st Mr. ana a ars va w. zm m
third.
nett and Col; E. B. Gray. second; Mrs.
Gathering Cotter and Mrs. ]. B. Gregg
American an Association of University
Lynn Edminster, first Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufino Ramos. second; Mrs. June Hodgkins
ans Kqsh Buckley third bridge
Mrs Pearl Brett and William Checks
age second; Mrs. Edward cotter and
Kennedy -WarrenMMrs. Charles W.
Boyce and Tom Flood. first: Mrs. Jack
Bennett and John Donnelly. second; Mrs.
Edna Mertons and Mrs. John Seward,
Mrs. D. E, stephans studio-Tuesday
afternoon, Mrs. Katherine Cotter and Mrs.
M. R; Reddy, first; Mrs. J. B. g. Gusts
Monroe and Mrs: Mary Plum. third:
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Evelyn Woodside
and J; 6, Stone first; Miss Peggy Monroe
a MSr and p yot snses hr Mrs William
Wednesday Mrs. Claire de st. Aubin
and Lewis Tubbs. first; Mrs. Mary Plum
and J. A. Dearing. second: MS p
:. Friday, Oscar Baum, .jr.. and Herman
Kraut, first; Cy Austin and s. G. Churchill
second; Tom Flood and Morris Portugal
Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. W 8. Athey
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Alden. third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

lei Field Trial Association was
founded in the early 192o's, and was
composed of such prominent sport
ing dog fanciers as the Walton Fer
gusons, the David Wagstaffs, Henry
L. Ferguson, C. H. Toy and D. P.
Earle. A standard was drawn up by
this body and accepted by the Amer
lean Kennel Club in 1929, and g. re-
vised standard was adopted in 1892.
Color Varies.
The sporting character of the
springer spaniel was recognized and
emphasized by the fanciers of the
breed. Even the name of the parent
association emphasized the utility
of this dog. However, the springer
is one breed that does not suffer
from the sharp division between
bench type and utility type. The
same dog has proved his ability
again and again to take champion
ship honors on bench and field. The
greatest pillars of the springer stud
Velox Powder, Rivington Sam, Cor
dite Powder, Springbok and James
of Ware, Flint of Avendale and In
verest Chancellor were great dogs
on both accounts. While the springer
spaniel is now making a great bid
for bench honors, veteran breeders
of this variety, knowing the dangers
inherent in breeding for prettiness
only, are determined to keep the
springer real sporting dog, dog
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

for slam or Sign of" at more
conservative levels when their COM
bined count does not warrant higher
bids. Hence going-set will be mini
mixed.
Nor will there be reason for the
frequently heard complaint about
holding all the trays and duces in
the deck. They do not exist, but
instead the average hand looks more
like a picture gallery. Although
there are five suits in pyramid
deck the play differs radically from
the abortive flve-suit game which
had a short-lived vogue two years
ago. The deck remains one of 50
cards and in order to make 1t 50
the despised twos and threes are
deleted from all five suits and the
fourspots from the pyramids, the
spades and the hearts. Thus the
minor suits have II cards and the
majors 10 cards each.
In his method of bidding DR.. Buck
gives the five honor cards of each
VI lllC live SulGS VIC lOllUWlilS lllSll-
card valuation: Tens and jacks, l
each, queens 2. kings and aces S,
making a total high-card value of
IL for each of the suits and so for
all the suits combined. He states
that he has analysed more than
1000 deals or 1000 hands in reach
ing his conclusions as to high card
values. This makes their bidding
value 10 for bid of one, q for a
bid of two and 81 for a bid of three.
Responses are then determined by
the high card values in the part
ner's hand.
Under pyramid bridge there is no
change in the scoring from contract
as 1t is now played, except that at
no trump four aces in one hand
count $50 and five aces in one hand
200 in the honor column. Pyramid
bridge is very entertaining and easy
to learn and presents interesting
possibilities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07

Thanks go, In particular, to Messrs.
Call and Akers, and to a stout gen.
tleman whose name I failed to get,
all of the r., F. e. p. Railroad.
We almost lost three or four mem
bers of the party as our special"
left for Acca yard. They must have
fingered too long over their dinner,
and they missed the train! We mad
to back into the station from half
way down the yard and pick them
up.
On the return trip a silver cup,
the grand prize from the recent
show of the M. S. M. E., Was pre-
sented to George Herfurth with
due ceremonies. Ralph Boyd, as
committee chairman, made the
presentation The winning
model was an O-gauge B. & o.
Diesel.
Besides Mr.. Boyd and the writer,
the railroad fans who made the trip
were: c. T. Foltz, L. P. Winnemore,
w. A. McKinstry, jr.; w. A. Nc
Kinstry, ST.; Paul Sweet, Donald
Price, c. Reene, Paul D. Gable Seth
Lewis, B. Macdonald, v. r. Sobieral-
ski, Harry Upchurch, Whitman
Spawn, w. L. Schulz, H. B. Dellett,
E. r. Butts, L. c. Mayors, G. S.
Herfurth, jr,: Charles H. M. Bar
rett and Milton A. Davis. The last
named came over from Baltimore
to make the trip with us.
If you'd like to go on the next
trip like this. call the club secre-
tary, L. C. Mayors, Michigan 1865.
He's usually home after $50 pm,
except Mondays and Fridays, which
are work nights" for the club lay
out at Union Station.
Probably most of us considered
last Sunday perfect day Cat least
until that cloud appeared around
$50 PM, but I'm afraid the mem
bers of the Model Power Boat Club
don't share that view. When several
Of their boats were swamped by the
strong breeze they were compelled
to postpone their scheduled regatta
The Racing Committee has not yet
announced new date for 1t.
1t is reported that DOC" Emig,
last years second-place winner,
completed a new boat which looks
like first-place contender. 1t
hasn't been tried in competition yet.
but its builder hopes he has this
years champion and maybe even a
record breaker.
No meetings Of the National
Aquarium Society during July and
| August,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07
A D0g>Lover's Notebook

Mickey, an English bulldog,
owned by Mrs. Marguerite Jones of
Georgetown. spends his summers at
the shore. Last year Mickey stead
tasty refused to go in the water.
Only once did he overcome his
fear, and that was when his par
ticular devotion, little Marjorie, was
knocked down by a wave. Mickey
dashed into the water and put his
paws on her shoulder-effective
stopping her from being washed out
into the bay, but also nearly sub
merging her. The child was set on
her feet and Mickey properly
praised, but the incident only in
creased his dislike of the water.
This year he learned to swim by
accident. Like any bulldog, Mickey,
when possessed of one idea, is prac-
tically unable to receive another
into his massive head. He was GAL
Looping after a gull which SKINNED
down the beach and over the water.
Mickey galloped right on, never
noticing that the solid ground be-
meath him had changed to less
substantial water.
BY the time the bird rose in the
air and Mickey woke up he was over
his depth and swimming. He pad
died back as fast as he could, emit
ting astonished snorts all the way,
but once on dry land, decided he
was none the worse for the ex-
perience. Now he takes his daily
dips with complete enjoyment.
Taking time off from the activi-
ties of Ruffcote Kennels, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard H. Johnston of Silver
Spring chose sunshiny day last
week for the wedding of their
daughter, who was married to Will
liam M Conner of Baltimore in a
picturesque outdoor ceremony, fol-
lowed by hospitable gathering, at
which many local dog enthusiasts,
friends of the brides mother, were
in evidence.
If any one had told Mr.. and Mrs.
Klimkiewicz two years ago that they
would move to Virginia in order to