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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Auditor Requests
City Inventory

Stricter accounting on police de-
partment funds, investigation of oc-
cupational license holders and more
complete records on them, and a
proper inventory once year on
all city property, were among the
recommendations made to the FL
Centro city council by F. M
Robinson of Diehl and Edwards,
city auditors, Wednesday night.
Robinson, who said he would
submit a written report later, ex-
planned that auditors were engaged
in a running audit as authorized
by the former council, that called
for reports whenever items were
found important enough to warrant.
1.-THE new sytem in the water
department, which will be in by
July |, should give you good
control :. 1t is regrettable that
it was not done sooner.
Investigation of the business Ii
censes has been much more COM
plete than in the past and inquiry
into a number has been recon-
mended."
Robinson suggested a closer con-
troll be kept over license holders
and more information be requested.
THE judges docket in the police
department is not as good as it
should be-" he said ut is i'm
possible to say definitely that all
funds collected have been deposited
with the treasurer"
Robinson indicated that records
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02


STERLING (referring to J. Sterling
Oswalt, then chief of police) told
me he wanted to run the place
himself. When I asked him why, he
said:
"That's politics.
In somewhat tangled fashion, Yo-
shida explained he had license
to operate card game at 473
Broadway. The game is still operat-
ing, under his name, but now the
operator is Raul MateuS, former
special officer and a co-defendant
with Oswalt in a kidnapping case
slated to go to trial soon. City rec
ords showed Mateus had paid the
fees.
At first, OSWalt told him he had
to let MateuS operate a table in
his place. Yoshida declared. Later,
he said, Oswalt ordered him to pay
Mateus 81 a day and still later
told him the "heat" was on and
he had to go. Since then Mateus
has run the place and Yoshida has
been out, he asserted.
Yoshida is the brother of Dick
YoShida, also a defendant in the
kidnapping case.
Contacted Thursday, Oswalt re-
futed the charges, explaining that
Mateus was special officer placed
as a guard in the place, as was
customary in all rooms to avoid vio-
lence. He said MateuS had bought
the place and even paid up three
months back rent.
The matter was turned over to
the police department for investi-
cation.
Other business of the council
Wednesday night included:
Acceptance of the resignation OF
Clyde Shellstrom, clerks office en-
ploye.
Decision against use of city equip
ment for any purpose other than
city business. This issue came up
when Police Chief Ernie Cox ex-
planned that H. K. McClimans had
asked for the use of city patrol
Car to transport work crews to Hi
pass Health camp.
Acceptance of an application for
the city engineers position from
F.. L. johnson.
Appointment of Don Davis, for
mer assistant, to serve as city en-
gineer until the appointment of a
permanent engineer. On this issue,
Herbert Fawcett and P. l.. Moore
voted no. The vote followed con-
siderable discussion during which
Fawcett made the remark:
I'll clear my position this
is your board :. you go ahead and
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Waxworks Of Crime Closes Brief Run
Here When Ministers Tell Council
We Believe lis Effect Harmful

l wonder what the effect will be
We believe it is harmful and
the money spent there would be
better spent elsewhere :"
With DR.. Thomas was Major Lee
Montgomery of the Salvation Army,
who said:
Il am the father of six children
and wouldn't want a child of mine
under the influence of a place like
that"
Results of a police department
investigation were read to the board
and the first move to cancel the
museums permit gave fire hazard
as the reason. This was exploded
when C. c. Ferguson of the fire
department explained he had made
an inspection and the place was not
a hazard.
The permit was nevertheless re-
voked, unanimously. Apparently it
had been granted originally through
misunderstanding. City Clerk Neal
Gavin explained that the permit
had been obtained during the regime
of Police Chief Chief j. Sterling Os-
walt, without OSWalt'S approval.
The clerk in the clerks office had
taken the applicants word for it
that OSwalt approved.
The museum was located in the
500 block on Main street in a
building formerly occupied by a
bowling alley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

A wax museum, exhibiting figures
of notorious gunmcn and criminal
characters, purporting to teach the
lesson that Crime Doesn't Pay,
ended a brief run in El Centre
Thursday after a Ministerial AL
lance attack before the city coun-
Gil
DR.. George w. Thomas of the
Presbyterian church addressed the
council. apologized for bringing be-
fore it a fresh problem while the
board was undertaking to clean up
the city" and declared:
g. this is an exhibit OF GRIM
inals and degcnerateS people
are bringing their children by it E. E
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Rigid New Traffic
Rule Enforcement
Effective in City
Police Chief Declares
All Parking, Other
Laws Must Be Obeyed

A Tightening up on en-
forcement of traffic regula-
tions in Ell Centre was under
way Thursday as Police
Chief Ernie Cox laid out a
new program.
Rather than enforcement by
spurts and campaigns Cox plan
ned to carry through indefinitely,
checking up on violators OF park
ing regulations as well as other
traffic rules.
There will be absolutely no
ticket fixing" he promised. All
bona fide tickets will go through
to the police judge"
Police planned to start immed-
lately marking cars on Main street
from Fourth to Eighth and inter-
vening side-streets where tWo-hour
parking in the daytime is part
of city regulations. Also, to keep
the streets clear for sweeping, the
rules against 2 am. to 4 am. park
ing in the business district will be
rigidly enforced
Officers were instructed to pay
closer attention to double-park Of
tenders, violators of stop sign regu-
lations, speeding and reckless driv-
ing. Delivery truck drivers will be
instructed to deliver their wares
in the rear of stores, rather than
tie up traffic by parking in front.
THE parking problem in Ell Gen.
tro is acute" Cox said. Our inten-
ton is to do everything possible to
remedy it. AS a starter the depart
ment is checking every restricted
parking zone in the city with a
view to eliminating every one pos
sible and thus increasing available
parking space"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Fire Races $500
Business BuiLdii,q

Fire of undetermined origin late
Wednesday destroyed a $500 bus
mess building on the San Diego
highway west of the Ell Centre city
limits.
The flames swept unchecked
through the building and burned
quantity of equipment stored
there. Neighbors saved smaller
equipment and cooking untenSils,
much of which looters carried away
before officers were summoned to
guard the salavaged merchandise.
The building had been unused for
some time.
Russell Brodbeck. owner of the
building, said nothing could be
done to save the structure. He
had cancelled most of his fire
insurance on the building about
two weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

NEW YORK, May 2 UP)-
Two dozen rodeo cowboys and
cowgirls returned today from
good will trip to South America
with an extremely low opinion OF
the Jail at Caracas, Venezuela.
The incident was explained by
Howard McCroary, of Deadwood,
S. D., who said that Caracas per-
formances we're cancelled because
of financial difficulties and the
idle cowboys started some horse
play one night in their rooming
house.
Two policemen were summoned
by iraue boarders and McCroary
and his companions thought it
wise to take their guns away. One
of the policemen protested and his
pants were removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

| lIeIIdlledll.
The withdrawal of British ano
French troops from the Norwegian
landing base at Andalsnes in the
face of 4 hammering German Of
fcnsive through the mountains
meant the end of the eXpeditionary
operations as a major factor south
of Trondheim but Chamberlain
promised that the fight would go
on with greater power north OF
Trondheim.
I'VE have no intention of per-
mitting Norway to become a side
show" he said, after asserting that
the Allied troops were Withdrawn
without loss under the noses OF
the German air fleet.
The prime minister, facing an
angry parliament as a result OF
reverses in Scandinavia, said that:
1.-The German superiority OF
land and artillery as we'll as air
strength in central Norway had
made it necessary for the Allies to
abandon hope of capturing the vital
port of Trondheim from the south
and thus the main fighting front
in Scandinavia was shifted to the
Steinkjer sector north of Trond-
helm.
2.-The advantage in the long
run, II am satisfied, lies with the
Allies in Norway.
3.-Germany's next attack may
come in southeastern Europe.
4.-The British and French bat
tlefleet already is in the eastern
basin of the Mediterranean (where
it would be most effective if Italy
Joined the war on Germanys side)
and is en- route to Alexandria.
5.-Adolf Hitler may even at
tempt a lightning "Swoop" against
the British Isles in an effort to deal
a knockout blow, presumably by
air.
Chamberlain pointed out that
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Yuma, San Diego
Groups Due Here

More than 100 visitors from Yuma
and San Diego counties will join
Imperial county residents in Ell
Centre Friday night for the May
meeting of the Associated Chambers
of Commerce.
w. G. Kneeland. newspaperman
of Yuma. Mayor David w. Bird
of National City, Paul Brewer,
president of the Highway 80 Cham
ber of Commerce, will be among
the visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Car Thieves Face
Federal CHARGES

Arthur Johnson, 25, and Edwin
V. Wilkins, %, Thursday were order
cd held for the federal grand jury
on charges of stealing an automo-
bile at Gordon's Well cast OF Holt
vile and taking it to Arizona.
The technical charge was VIOLA
ton of the Dyer act.
The same men stole N. NovakS cal
in El Centro. They commandereo
another car at Gordon'S Well alter
burning out the motor of the NO
yak car They took command OF
c. S. Smiths car when he Offered
to help them repair the damaged
one and forced him to drive them
to Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Arrests in April
Set Low Total

The month Of April saw The
smallest number of arrests in the
CITY of Ell Centre than for any sim
liar month in the city's history,
the monthly report showed Thurs
Gay.
The total was So Lowest total
tor a previous April was in 1884
and 1882 when 81 were held.
Drunkenness, as usual took the
largest single toll of 10. Prisoners
gave 40 different states as their
home,
Total fines collected was 1920.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Carnival Killer
Faces Jail Term

A superior court jury broke a
12-hour deadlock by returning q
compromise verdict in the v. G.
Mcclellan case shortly before mid
night Wednesday.
Mcclellan, Negro charged with
manslaughter for the carnival kill
ing of Eugene Thomas at Calexico
last month, was found guilty Of
assault.
He faces a fine not to exceed
$500, a Jail sentence not to exceed
six months, or both fine and SEN
tcnce.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
South American Cop Protests Loss
Of Gun So He Loses Pants Too, But
Cowboys Find Jail Unpleasant Place

Before the night was over,
there we're 100 cops around the
boarding house." McCroary said.
But we wouldn't go down to the
police station. The next morning
the chief of police told us that if
we would go down they could
straighten everything out. So we
went down and they slapped us in
Jail. And it was a dirty jail
THE American consul was called
in and after while they let us
So"
c. B. Paul, of Florence, Ariz.,
who promoted the trip, said he
called off the Caracas performances
when Venezuela producers gave
him worthless checks. The troupe
returned on the Santa Paula.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
vanda|s Cut Hose
On Mans S Lawn

For the third time Wednesday
night vandals cut the garden hose
on the lawn of II. D. Andrews
home at 318 South Fifth street.
Ell Centre.
Andrews blamed two youths In
roadster. who covered their IL
cense plates as they drove away.
One was wearing cowboy hat,
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Boy ArestedF For
SRA Check Theft

BRAWLEY. May Federal and
state charges faced Charles Ochos
today because Pete Sotello accused
him Of taking his SRA checks from
the Brawley post office, forging
endorsements, and cashing at Ieast
one of them.
Sotel.o said Ochoa impersonatsd
him to get the checks from tile
post office. He accused Ochoe q
cashing $2710 check In o Brswiey
store.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

that Hens had a reputation of
using decent and gentlemanly lang
uage in El Centre and CaleXico
and that the board had made in
consistent and irreconcilable" or
ders in the charges of unprofeS-
sional conduct.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
ALLIED Army ABAND0NS Central NORWAY
Production-Credit
Probe Recessed

After devoting a whole day to
questioning witnesses in con-
nection with their investigation
of the Ell Centre Production
Credit association, county grand
jurors adjourned late Wednes-
day.
They planned to resume in
quiries at 10 a. m. Monday,
District Attorney Elmer Heald
said.
During the afternoon session
Wednesday, Jack Hutton, audi
tor, Mark McMahan and other
association employees were queS-
toned briefly.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
n AMBLING
X EpORTER
Costume for Mark

Costume for Mark
A letter, unsigned, from Winter
haven left us pretty much puzzled
over it's motive, but it did fetch
us up with a laugh. The contents
devoted to a discussion of road
mileages closed with praise fol-
Mormon colonies as we'll as the
Amish and this comment:
Il would like to see every farmer
in Imperial Valley good one, try
ing to meet their obligations, and
Mark Rose with a beard and wear
ing hooks and eyes instead of but
tons"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

pTUId11t, HTdtCeTIU anu oOeI10
language in the presence OF the
body OF Robert Contras and with
using profanity before the mans
relatives The board suspended his
license and Hens appealed the case.
In overruling the decision of the
state board. Judge Emmett Wilson
of Los Angeles superior court held
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Hottest Day

Hottest day of the year was re-
corded Wednesday in Ell Centro
when the mercury climbed to 104
during the afternoon. The mini
mum Thursday was To- 1t was SO
at noon Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Baseball
BY UNITED PRESS
AMERICAN

Chicago at Boston, postponed,
rain.
st. Louis at New York, postponed,
rain.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, post
poned. rain.
Detroit .......... 020 010 110-5-8-2
Washington -. 101 600 00l-3-6-0
Newhouser g. TebbettS; Hudson g.
Ferrell.
NATIONAL
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, post
poned, cold.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, postponed,
wet grounds.
Boston at Chicago, postponed,
cold and snow.
New York ............................... 102 OF
st. Louis Observation-Disclosures. OBI 90
Vandenberg. Melton & Danning;
Davis, Shoun & Padgett.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

Bap+isms continued Thursday
for The three new councilmen
Of EI Centro. shown above and
TO the right. as they settled
more firmly into The drivers
seat" Of city government. They
considered more changes in
city departments TO add to
those already accomplished -.
appointment Of d new engineer
:. new equipment in the clerks
office stricter accounting
for police funds >. ban on U.s.
ing city equipment for other
than city business
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

Gone Again
The cat that walked from Salinas
to Ell Centre after its owner had
moved away, is beginning to get
in our hair, or what is left of our
hair.
Now the city has a money order
for 81 to finance the cat in going
where ever it pleases! The order
came unsigned from the east, ad-
dressed to Mayor Bob Hatton and
for time had Bob looking suspici-
ouSly at all his friends. Bob hadn't
read the story and couldn't figure
out why anyone should send him
ST to take care of a cat!
Out of curiosity, RR went out to
C. r. Stroud home to find out how
the animal was getting along in
the home Dogcatcher Jim Scroggins
located rather than put the cat to
death. The cat had gone.
He disappeared several days
ego" Mrs. Stroud said
Scroggins said he had seen the
animal cruising around the city
Thursday morning. Maybe it's on
the way back to Salinas by now.
Still The Same
One OF RR's StoogeS encountered
young, freckle faced Pinto Cox, son
of the new police chief, downtown
this week and remarked, patting
Pinto on the back:
Congratulations, your Dad is a
big man now"
Pinto replied:
Hes just as big as he ever waS!"
Two Places at Once
Even better than the job of a
movie stand in" is the one that
Bob Glasgow had this week in re-
hearsals for the coming play spon-
sored by section of the Women's
Ten Thousand club.
When Dick Cook had to drop out
of the cast because of illness. War
rem Washburn. the director, was
drafted to take his place. During
rehearsalS Warren had to be off the
stage so as to do his directing, but
the lack of someone to walk around
in Cook place was noticeable. So
Glasgow was called in.
Glasgow went through the mo-
tions and Washburn sang out the
lines from the audience.
On opening night Warren is 60
ing to feel a little out of place.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Chamberlain Saws
Blow
May Be Expected
British FIee in Mediterranean After
Sea Victories Against Germans Allow
Re distribution Of Ships. Commons Told

LONDON May g. (UP)-Prime Minister Neville Chanl,
beran told the House of Commons today that the battered
Allied expeditionary force had withdrawn from central
Norway and he Italy that the British and French
battle fleet prepared for eventuaity in the Med
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
Hens Cleared in
Misconduct Case

A. r. Hens, Ell Centre and Caexco mortician, was
cleared Thursday of charges of unproessona conduct
and the board of funeral directors and embamers
ordered to reestablish his license.
Members of the state board had accused HENS using
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02
japanese Charges Police
Here Seized Control Of
Broadway Card Business
Former Proprietor Declares Oswat
'MuscIed In. Placed Raul Ma+eus in
Charge Of Shop; Now He Wants It Back

charge that he had been "muscled' out of his card
game establishment in Ell Centro brought before the
city council Wednesday night by George Yoshda Ell Cen
tro Japanese.
Yoshdas statement enivened already exciting
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-02

Butter: Los Angeles BIC; but
terfat, Imperial valley I. o. b. ranch,
grade A 36c; manufacturing milk
3Oc; route gathered cream 26c.
L. A. hay: U. S. No. 1 si4-s14.50;
u. S. No. . leafy Sl3-14; U. 8. No.
2 S11-11.5O; Mpls. Sept. flax $l.S6B.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ATTUCKS ANNIVERSARY
ADDRESS AT ZION CHURCH
By MISS GLADYS R. HOLMES
-::=::=::=:::

Twentieth century, the Boston branch
of the National Equal Rights League,
struggling to bring back before the
world the brave deeds of this struggling
race, began the fight to have this day
recognized in the annals Of Boston his
torical celebrations. Under the inspired
leadership of the late William Monroe
Troter, founder and first Editor of the
Boston Guardian, founder of the
National Equal Rights League, one of
the dauntless sentinels on the Watch
Tower of Pride of Race and Valor,
began the terrific struggle. We caught
the fire and the fervor of this great
Champion of whom it was said, "The
great drama he enacted was tragic so
as to make a lasting impression on his
people and their enemies. How many
of us of a younger generation can re-
call his personal interest and encour-
agement in our upward striving for
the uplift of our struggling race. To
us, from failing hands, he threw the
Torch. Be ours to lift it high. Let us
emulate his loyalty and his sacrifices:
steadfast in purpose, fearless in battle,
valiant in sacrifice, knowing no com
promise.
Finally, in the year of our Lord one
thousand, nine hundred thirty-two, the
battle was won. Ono the Statute Books
of the grand Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts was written, General Laws,
chapter 6, Section I'D: "The Governor
shall annually issue a proclamation
calling for the proper observance on
March 5 of the anniversary of the
Boston Massacre wherein Crispus At
tucks, an American of African descent,
and Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell,
Samuel Gray, and Patrick Carr met
heroic deaths as the first martyrs in the
cause of American independence"
"Dulce ct decorum est pro patria mort"
1t IS sweet and fitting o die for ones
country.
What does the Boston Massacre mean
to brown American womanhood-Or all
womanhood, for that mater? Five
points.
l. Freedom knows no race, no
color, no creed, no condition.
2. He who would be free himself
must strike the first blow to shatter
his shackles.
3. "Honor and shame from no
condition rise; act well your part,
there all the honor lies"
4. Let us be steadfast in purpose,
valiant in sacrifice, fearless in the
Battle of Life, knowing no compromise.
5. Let us not sit supinely by,
basking in the glory of those who
walk the earth no more, but inspired
by their courage, imbued with their
sacrifice, their loyalty, their devo-
ton, let us march on to the high hills
Of Aspiration, leading our people to
the Mountain Top where the vista
is so grand;
"True to our God, true to our
native land"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09

her red-fre henna, is one of the gla-
morous gals on Sugar Hill, with her
swanky apartment in the Mount Nor
ris Ct. -. Jock Miller's Cosy Spot,
the former Yeah Man, is going places
and doing things in fine style.
Henrietta Loveless, vocal-pianiste,
late of John Henry, has formed a male
quartett-The Chocolate Eclairs;
Bill Robinson and his Mikado were in
Indianapolis last week heading east =;
Benny Goodman and his gang played
the same city the same week headed
west; -. Cab Galloway is making the
sows mooh, the horses bray, and the
pigs squeal down south in Dixie with
his hot stuff. Fats Waller is beating
up his gums, as well as the piano keys
at the Apollo.-So long good reader
public, your cruising reporter-You
know who.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09

1t can be readily seen that the pro-
per treatment of these cases can be
carried out only in specially equipped
hospitals and by a specially trained
personnel. Not every nurse can handle
steam boxes, baking aparatuses, light
baths, give the right kind of massage
and help to carry out proper exercise.
The Massachusetts, State Board of
Health, recognizing the seriousness of
the situation in the state, has recon-
mended the building of at least one
large state hospital where the chronic
rheumatics could be properly taken
care of. A protest from people who
are less likely to contract this disease
has dampened the enthusiasm of the
health workers. The accusation of an
attempt to introduce "socialized medi-
cine" is a serious matter nowadays.
And so, only few of the 100000 indi-
viduals who suffer from Chronic Rheu-
matism receive the treatment which can
restore them to health.
A chronic illness, as stated in my
previous article, is not SYNONYMOUS
with the word incurable." A great
number Of patients suffering from
Chronic Rheumatism have been com
pletely cured by the method described
above. Many of them, who have re-
ceived treatment in the beginning of
the disease, have had the process of
their ailment arrested in infancy and,
while free from the disease for the
rest of their lives, remain with only
small deformities which do not inter
fere with their daily routine.
The poor who contract Chronic
Rheumatism because of their poverty
certainly have no means to pay for the
cure Of it. They remain sufferers and
burdens to themselves and their fami-
lies not because of the disease itself but
because of their economic circum-
stances