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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

clone center wednesday afternoon
with representatives from the re-
call camp as we'll as Morrow sup
porters laying siege, asking crini-
nal complaints, or grand jury ac-
ton.
Unofficial reports said some OF
the complaints hinged on the
"snatching" and theft of petit
ton circulated in Brawlcy asking
Morrow's recall.
Heald's prepared statement conf
mentcd:
In the heat of political issues -.
each side has made statements ano
accused the other side of commit
ting acts which constitute viola
ton of the law Each side has
urged the grand jury to inyesti-
gate certain alleged acts on the
part of the other side.
Il can say for myself and for
the grand jury that neither the
district attorney nor the grand
Jury will be allowed to be used by
either side as a means of gaining
political advantage.
But. on the contrary. if COM
pctent and legal proof can be used
in the courtroom to show that a
crime has been committed E. then
the offenders will be made to pay
for their wrong doing no matter
to which side they belong"
Representing the recall move
ment, group headed by Edgar
Nelson Of Brawley and Charles
Guest of Calipatria and a number
of others waited upon Heald.
A number of persons identified
as representing the other side"
including Walter Goodson, district
secretary, also called upon Heald.
Nelson, reached by telephone in
Rrawley Thursday morning. de-
clined to elaborate but said he
would be in Ell Centre in the after
noon to sign complaints.
Apparently. both sides in the
controversy had made Healds Of
ficc the storm center. 1t was still
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Senate Increases
Appropriation

WASHINGTON. Feb. s. CUPD-
The Senate today passed and sent
back to the House a Sl.l39 ,693 528
independent offices appropriation
bill. S55.0l0.o45 below budget esti-
mates but $50, ,50626l above the fig
ure approved by the House.
The Scnatc's increase over House
figures resulted largely from re-
storation of $50 100000 OF $75.000.-
900 cut the House made in the Mari
time commission Shipbuilding fund.
The Senate refused TO reduce the
appropriation for the Tennessee
Valley Authority from S4o0O0.000 to
S35 100000, or to diSapprovc a ST.
100000 item for construction OF a
TBA dam near Lcnior City. Tenn,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Deputies QueII
Cali pat SquabbIe

CALIPATRIA. Feb. 8.-Officials
prepared here today to prevent re-
currencc of an insipient riot which
occurred. here yesterday when a
crowd of 500 persons mobbcd fed
eral trucks loaded with food to be
distributed to indigentS by tho FSA.
An Unidentified small boy was
trampled down by the crowds
swarming around the trucks at
tempting to get the first bundles
handed out in tho weekly diStribu-
tion of food. The boy was taken
70 a physician to have his hand
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

sailed from KOpervik, on the SOUTH
western Norwegian coast. after
having waited a week before they
could find Norwegian pilots willing
to direct their courses.
The new breach in relations be-
tween the Scandinavian nations and
Germany came while Finnish de-
tenders on the Mannerheim front
were throwing back new Russian
attacks. leaving several thousand
Russians dcau on the field.
Official sources at Stockholm as
serted that one German ship had
left for the far north before the
other left Kopervik.
It was indicated that Norweglans
were convinced that at least the
two ships reported to have left
Kopervil, were taking munitions.
There seemed a belief that the
ships technically might not go to
Russian port but to the Finnish
Fetsamo front. where the Russians
have controlled the coastlinc since
the carly day. of the war.
The conserN ativc newspaper Sta
yangcren of Stavanger, Norway, &c
miles south OF Kopervik, said:
Two German ships with a cargo
of arms for the Petsamo front
which were laid up in Kopervik
for one week, have passed north
ward. It was sincerely hoped that
no Norwegian pilot would take the
ships northward but they finally
succeeded in getting two and pro-
oeeding."
AS Scandinavian resentment in
creased against the German cam
oaign of bombing and machine
cunning neutral shipping from the
air. and Sweden showed anger over
the Russian bombing of Swedish,
ship off the Aaland Islands, the
Scandinavian countries seemed more
open in their support Of Finland.
At Stockholm a report was re-
published from tho COmmandant ol
tho SHt dish VOLUNTEER corps III Fin
land announcing the corps had shot
down Russian fighting plane.
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Maximum Sentence
Souqht For Thief

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 8. tUP)
Jake Strickler. former head of the
state stolen car department, faced
a 20-year prison term today because
he stole a car.
A district court jury found Strick-
Ter guilty last night and recon-
mended the maximum penalty OF 20
years. He was credited with sending
at least 600 car thieves to prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
D AMBL!Ne
X EPORTER

A Rargain-
Through thc mails comes a clip
ping from the Post-Prcss classified
advertising section that reads:
"Wantad-E Ccntro, in exchange
for 40 acres IN wheat. What have
you?"
Our correspondent comments:
"PCrhapS this offer comes from
descendant of the individual who
bought Manhattan Island for S24.'
Here al Last
This is a blurb. all right. but it's
also news. which makes a rare COM
bination.
From Herb Norris VIC learn that
Gone With The Wind will reach FL
Centre Feb. %, a wednesday, and
play at tho rate of three shows a
dav for seven days. The first show
will start at 10 a. m. and the last
will end at midnight. The slow fasts
four hours. Tickets for the night
performances must be reserved ana
seat sale will start Feb. IL.
Whether by design or by accident,
and We suspect the former, Herb
neglected to mention in his note
the most vital factor. How much
will it cost to sec Scarlet. Mclanie,
Rhctt and Ashley?
Down South
Two little stories came our way
via Roy Dupont tinged with soil
thern accent and SuWannee river
humor
A colorcd gentleman whom VIC
shall call Nose was chided about his
lethargy.
."Ah feels porcly." said Nose "Ah
musta ate some afflicted food
A bit later when Nose was in
iail cell he was discussing his plight
with a fellow prisoner, who re-
marked:
"All yuh need to get outa heah
is a little influence
Ouoth Nose:
"Influencc? That's whut got nc
IN here"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
PeIIey Denies
Military Aims

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 up
William Dudley Pelley told the
Dies committee today that his
Silver Shirt legion was organized
OH military lines but was never arm
ed.
Pcllcv appeared before tho Dies
committee for second day Of
questioning concerning charges of
alleged Subversive activities III con-
ncction with his Silver Shirt organ
izatlon
He sad no arms have ever been
connected with the organization, ="
which lc estimated yesterday had
q membership of about 25C00.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
CaIexico Backs
Gambling Edict

CALEXICO. Feb. 8.-City council
men in special session last night
promised District Attorney Elmer
Heald they would back his program
to eradicate illega! gambling here.
Hcald and the councimen dis
,uSscd a letter Hcald wrote ali
cities in the county in which he
placed responsibility for enforcement
of state gambling laws on the coun-
Gil members. The council, however
took no definite action in the
matter.
Calcxico was the fourth city to
back Healds program. Brawley,
WeStmorland, and Imperial council
ordered their chiefs of police to
close gambling establishments.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

than $4,000 over money awarded
to winners one year ago and re-
fleets once again the financial
soundncss of the valley fair, Stew
art said.
Biggest cut of the prize money
will be distinguished in the Junior
livestock division, where more than
$500 will be awarded Stewart
pointed out. Other heavy winners
will be in the senior livestock de-
partment, the women's department
and agricultural department
The fair itself will tell a story
OF progress in 1910, Stewart said,
for besides the increase In prize
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
GRAND JURY PROBE OF RECALL Demanded
NLRB Pleads
Ignorance

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. up
The House National Labor Re-
latiOns board inquiry today qucs-
toned NLRB Chairman J. War
rem Madden concerning employ
ment Of J. Raymond Walsh, Har-
ward university professor. as a
BOARD examiner Immediately af-
Ter he had written book on
the Go and was considering
going TO work for CIO affili-
ate.
Madden said Walsh was hired
on temporary basis and his
employment was terminated af-
ter the nature of his book. "CIO.
Industrial Unionism in Action y
became fully known.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

money, there will be a more com.
plete entertainment program, more
departments OF exhibits. moro agrt-
cultural displays, more floral dis.
plays and more organizations rcp-
resented In daily programs.
improvements. such as new
turnstiles, new rock garden. on.
largement OF the outdoor grand.
stand increased space In the main
exhibit building. and new con.
mercial stands. arc additional -.
surances that the 1910 fair Wi11
be the greatest In the li-ysar hts
tory Of the event.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Ware, French Back
From Little Ranch

Sheriff Robert W. Ware and Dep
uty District Attorney Ralph French
were back in FL Centre Thursday
with data collected in Oregon to be-
used in prosecution in the Little en-
bezzlcmcnt case.
They said they had not had time
TO study the mass Of information
and records collected or to discuss
It's Importance with District Attor-a
ney Elmer Heald in relation to the
grand jury investigation Of the casc.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

Su,latterS to vacate their makeShlff
camps huddlcd IN fringCS around
the big federal and grower camps
and told them to move into the
half empty federal camp at Holt
vile.
These unfortunate people, Niles
said, "arc attracted to the big
camps which are filled beyond
capacity because they think they
may be able to move in if someone
else moves out and because they
think they may get work. They get
free food. from the Federal Farm
Administration to keep alive.
They are living in tents, trail
crS, under bits of canvas spread
Lctwccn the running boards Of park
cd cars. and other pitiful shelters
They have no sanitary facilities at
sll and cndangcr themselves ana
I'll surrounding areas"
HI declared it was unfortunate
these migratory people, many OF
them having no idea how tC pick
peas or carrots, do not know that
moct OF the growers use the same
pickcrs every year and save tent
sites for them at their own camps
They do not know that most OF
the growers get their help from
their own camps" he declared,
while labor contractors get theirs
usually from the three federal
camps, at Brawlcy. Calpatria, and
Holtvillc.
Most OF them came to tho valley
with nothing but promises and hope
of work. Some relative promises to
get them work at the same place
the relative works and so often cam
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NuziS Send Munitions to
Reds as Firms Push Back
Munnerheim Line Attacks

Weather troubles Of midwest
and south go to extremes. Left:
drought stricken farmers in
Lorain county, Ohio, buy wafer
at prices ranging from z 70 7
cents a gallon. Below: the river
steamer Illinois is framed in The
worst ice Jam in The Mississippi
river in many years. In the Ohio
area, water is hauled in mali
and whey trucks, like the one
pictured here.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Cod Air Mass
Promises Frost

A cold air mass moved into 5outh-
orn California Thursday bringing
the promise of lower temperatures
on the coast and the possibility OF
frost in the Imperial Valley Thurs
day night and Friday according to
Woodrow c. Jacobs. meteorologist
for the fruit-frost service.
Intermittent northly winds will
keep temperatures above freezing IN
coldcst sections of the valley, how
ever. Jacobs believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Don't CoddIe U.s. Eastside Negro
Urges Council in Arguing For Church

you white folks arr too warm
hearted and sympathetic toward the
Negro. Don't baby him. He vii,
beg you TO death if YOU lot him.
Make him stand on his own fcet.
Holmes continued in urging tho
council to encourage independent
rather than dependent institutions
on the EaStSidc.
Councilmcn assured Holmes that
the church project would receive
new consideration in the light OF its
financial standing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

and leg fracturc aftcr MS blCycIe'
collitled with an automobile driven
by Carl Snider of 750 He'll street
at Seventh and State streets.
Snidcr took the boy to the hos
pital and physicians said his con-
dition was not serious.
Jayne Frances Pepper, 2, was
bruised and curt when she ran into
the street ahead of a machine driv-
en- by Virgil Smith in the TOO block
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

on Orange. Parents of the chile
absolved the driver of blame. After
the accident. while officers were
conducting an inquiry at the Pep
per home, the child fell out of a
high chair.
Richard Carr. Ia, reported to
police that a hit-and-run driver
smashed his parked bicycle.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
McCABE SCHOOlHOUSe
FIRE DAMAGE SLIGHT

Fire at the McCabc schoolhousc
Thursday forenoon was extinguiShed
by janitors after doing slight dam
age. Trustees announced that the
blaze was caused by defective flue
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

u tdVfV,
FSA officials called officers to
maintain order and force the crowds
to remain in line and wait their
turn. No arrests we're made. There
was plenty OF food for everyone,
JSA officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
House Committee
0kays Trade Act

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 CUP)-
The house ways and means COM
mittee today approved extension of
the reciprocal trade act by vote
of IA to 10 along party lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Senate Shelves
Revenue Program
Assembly Schedules Stormy Commit+ee
Session on Relief Bills as Witnesses
Demand Hearings on Legislation

SACRAMENTO Feb. 8. (UP)-A second stormy hear
ing on unemployment relief bills set for tonight by
the assembly social welfare committee the senate effec-
lively pgconholed Gov Cuber OlSons entire $5OOOOOOO
new revenue program Mrs jeanette Daley, San Diego
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Children Bruised
In Auto Mishups

brief furry Of traffic accidents in FL Centre We'd
ncsday afternoon and evening brought minor injuries to
two children and damage to two bicycles.
Joseph Murphy, 9, of 1875 South Ninth street, was
in the Ell Crntro hospital Thursday suffering from bruises
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Fair Offers Biz
List Of Prizes

Imperial county fair exhibitors with prize winning
entries will hit jackpot at the 1lth annual mid winter
agricultural exposition March 2-l0. because more than
$4,000 in prize money will be awarded according
man Stewart secretarymanager. The $4,000 in prize
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
scandinavian Nations Show Resentment
Against German Action, Send Troops
To Aid Finland; Successes Claimed

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb g. UP)-Gcrmany
has sent three ships laden with munitions to the Russian
far northern front Scandnavan5 asserted today despite
general denals.
DISPATCHES from Norway asserted that two ships had
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
Squotter Camps
E rQdi Gated Here

Suuatcrs families the tragedy and tho problem OF
Imperial Valley winter were moved rom the north
ern sections of the valley Thursday in order to eradicate
unsantary conditions declared to be menace to health
Denutv Health Officer Lawrence Niles ordered the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08
District Attorney
Between 7 Fires
AS Factions War
Each Side Accuses Other Of Violating
Law, Hea|d Says; Promises Unbiased
Action if Proof is For+hc omin9

Both sides in a movement to recall Charles MORROW
Brawcy director for the Imperial Irrigation district.
Thursday had demanded grand jury Investigations OF
assertedly illegal campaign tactics.
District Attorney Elmer Head's office the cy-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-08

Rutter: Los Angeles ssc; -.
terfat, Imperial valley {. . 3 d.
grade A. Ac; manufacturing
&c; route gathered cream sins
l.. A. hay: U. 8. No. ! %
II 9. No. Q Ieafy S14.S0-l6ee; Y w
. s11-sl2: Mpis. May Flax N.SSn'
lettuce: IS a. IS S1.35-s1.eS.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
were scrambling those two eggs for
four hungry people!

were scrambling those two eggs for
four hungry people!
Then, to make matters even bet
ter, the studio let Mickey and me
play together in "Babes in Arms"
and then sent us on a personal ap-
pearance trip to New York. Was
that fun! We did six shows a day,
and then tried to see the town be-
fore 1890 o'clock. That was curfew.
It's surprising how much of New
York we did see despite the six
shows and our early to bed" motto.
It was fun going through some of
the cities where nom and dad and
the girls had played. It was sad,
too, because dad wasn't with us any
more. He died in 1887 and I guess
q part Of me died, too. I was dads
favorite because I was the baby. It
wouldn't hurt so much If he could
have seen THE Wizard of o." be-
cause he was the one who read it
aloud to me when I was little. He
loved to laugh, 50 when I am having
a particularly good time, always
remember him. Once In q while
drive to Lancaster just to look at the
little theater he used to manage.
I'm still in school, but will finish
in June. Right now I'm looking for
ward to Strike Up the Band" with
Mickey again.
Yes, it's a, great world-even II
those first 16 years are the hardest.
I think they were swell-and hope
my next 16 will be just as nice.
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Barthemess, Neil Hamilton, June
Lang, Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon
are just few of American-born
players who took up in England
after the demand for their services
In Hollywood had cooled off.
The final complaint in my corre-
spondent's letter is that the for
eigners make their fortunes here
and spend them abroad. There is
only a small percentage of truth in
this. Even Charles Laughton, who
had returned to England owing the
United States Government large
sum for income tax. ultimately paid
1t of. The other highly-paid for
lgners, like Grant, Colman. Sonia
Henie. Boyer and Garbo pay huge
taxes to the State of California and
the United States Government, build
houses here, spend most of their
money here and invest in American
securities.
And most of them appreciate the
opportunities and freedom of Amer
lea to the extent of becoming Amer
lcan citizens. Boyer is waiting for
the end of the European war before
taking out American citizenship
papers. Ditto Cary Grant. British
porn Claude Rains is now an Amer
lcan; Blnnie Barnes and Wendv
Barrie are now Americans, too. Also
Roland Young, Marlene Dietrich,
Victor McLaglen and George Brent.
Enrol Flynn soon will be. The same
Tor Hedy Lamar and Sonia Henie,
Garbo is also joining the procession,
P. S-Me too.
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Well, by Any Name
THEY'RE 'MOunties'

Words-words-nothing but = words
department:
Cecil B. De Mile, a demon for
authenticity, is responsible for the
most inconsequential title shuffling
of the season.
His forthcoming epic. which will
star Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll,
Robert Preston and a couple of other
fellows not yet selected, made its
bow In the news as THE Royal
Canadian Mounted Police"
Then it was discovered that in
1885, the period of the story, the
mounties weren't called Royal Ca
madam" at all. The picture became
Northwest Mounted Police" But
an alert researchist recently dug up
the information that the mounties
didn't write 1t quite that way. They
wrote it North West Mounted Po-
lice" So, at last reports, that's the
title Of the picture.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Heffernun
Continued From First Paee.)

Walter Wanger, who heads his own
company.
Claudette Colbert and her first
husband, Actor Norman Foster,
couldn't get along. After separation
Claudette went outside the screen
ranks and married a doctor. Jean
Arthur Is the mate Of real estate
broker. Gary Cooper, John Garfield.
Nelson Eddy. Wayne Morris, Fred
Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks, Robert
Montgomery, Margaret Sullavan,
Irene Dunno, Fred MacMurray, Pat
O'Brien, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann
Sothern, Spencer Tracy and James
Cagney are other topnotchers among
the younger group who married out
side the acting profession-and you
seldom hear the slightest rumor of
discord in their private lives.
The other side of the picture
isn't so pretty. Joan Crawford, wed
twice-to actors. Douglas Fairbanks,
jr., and Franchot Tone, divorced
both. Enrol Flynn and Lily Damita,
with their battles and separa tions,
are Hollywood legends. Ginger
Rogers got along well enough with
Lew Ayres until, he scored as an
actor in "All Quiet on the Western
Front" After that they couldn t
see life through the same eye Carole
Lombard and Bill Powell lasted less
than a year together. The same
was true of George Brent and Ruth
Chatterton. And those are only a
starter on the all-star incompati-
bility side.
As 1910 heads into its first quarter
the Outside" procession seems to
be whipping up to a fast pace. A
few weeks ago middle-aged Num-
nally johnson, producer, captured
the heart of Doris Bowdon, one of
the prettiest and most promising
Of 20th-Fox's starlets. Even Lana
Turner's recent elopement with Artie
Shaw registers as an outsider" :"
Band Leader Shaw was before the
cameras only once and he proved
in the one start that he is no actor.
Take it from Ruby and Alice and
from AL and Tony, the all-star mar
riage is ''no-go." And now most of
the sound stage inmates are de-
liberating long and seriously before
taking the big leap.
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and Olivia De Havilland are two
of the girls who established the
Midsummer Nights Dream" prece-
dent in Hollywood.
Miss Leigh played Puck as a
schoolgirl in a private grammar
school in England. When she grew
up with stage ambitions, she got a
chance to play the role again in
London. Olivia De Havilland, who,
though British, lived through her
school years in Saratoga, Calf,
played Puck in the town presenta-
ton of "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" with other high schoolers
from Los Gatos (Calif.) High School.
Later, she came to Hollywood and
took the role of Hernia in Max
Reinhardt's spectacular production
in the Hollywood Bowl. When Pro-
ducer Reinhardt transferred his cast
to the films for Warner Bros.
motion picture version Of "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" Miss De
Havilland remained as Hernia,
made an instant hit, and has been
q movie star ever since.
Maureen O'Sullivan, who attended
the same private school as Vivien
Leigh, was another whose earliest
thespian STRINGS were involved
with "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" Maureen played "the wall"
in the same 7-year-old produc-
ton in which Miss Leigh was Puck.
Madeleine Carroll is another fair
Briton whose childhood repertoire
began-and ended-with role in
Shakespeare's famous comedy. Jean
Cagney was in a New York presen-
tation of the classic while a student
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sorts Of dire prospects for himself
and the studio He found out
at what branch the desired plate was
to 60 on sale and then sent a ser
want down to loll around the coun-
ter, check the customers, and wait
until it came up near the top of the
pile. Then the servant was to step
into line and make the purchase.
But the house boy chose an inop-
perfume time to step out for a sand
wich; a sudden rush ensued and
the plate was gone. A few days
later while strolling around his own
lot, Warner spotted a battered jail
lopy wearing the craved license
plate. It was now a studio car
penter's unprized tag.
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