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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
Bill Would Outlaw
Dues Payment in
Defense Industry
Traitor Charges Fly in
House Debate on CIO
Strike at Vultee

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.
(UP)-Rep. Glare E. Hoff-
man, R., Mich, today intro
duced a bill to prevent labor
unions from requiring men,
bership dues of defense industry
workers.
In a statement prepared for the
congressional record, Hoffman said
that his bill comes at time when
the Congress of Industrial Organ
izations has announced that the
most intensive labor organizing
campaign in the history of the
United States would be started in
the defense industries. a.
The legislation would modify the
Wagner Act in its application to
defense industries by banning closed
shop agreements.
Hoffman called his bill "the right
to work act of 194O''. He said inter-
fering with "the right to work" is
the same as taking property with
out compensation. The measure is
designed, he said, to prevent STOP
pages of work such as that at the
Vultee Aircraft Co..
Introduction of the bill touched
off debate in the house. Some men,
bers denouncing the strikes tying up
Continued on Page 8. col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
Draft Board Turns
Out Questions

Selective Service boards in I'M
perial county continued classifica-
ton of men in their districts Mon
day as the first valley men settled
down to army life.
Eleven volunteers, taken in the
first quota of trainees left last week.
Only one was turned down by the
Army, A. l.. McConido of the north
end district, who was rejected as
overweight.
Sunday night, John o. Ruston, 26,
OF Brawley was ordered to report
at Los Angeles to take McConico's
place. Ruston was a volunteer, next
in line.
Both boards had their first quota
of questionnaires already sent out
and many of them returned in or
der. There was no indication as to
when the next men will be called
but 1t probably will not be until
after the first of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
BY UNITED PRESS

An Axis diplomatic offensive to
draw all of Europe into Adolf Hit
lers program for a new order"
suddenly stalled in the Balkans
Monday as Greek armies pushed
deeper into Italian battle lines in
Albania.
While Grek advance units were
reported entering the important
Italian base of Pogradec on the
northern Albanian front and men
acing the southern base at Argyro-
kastron, both Bulgaria and Soviet
Russia permitted the impression to
spread that they were keeping out
Of the Nazi diplomatic front-at
least for the time being.
Dispatches coming through the
Moscow censorship said that for
eign observers there believed the
Soviet Union had avoided any
commitments to the Axis and thus
presumably had failed to agree TO
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

| Az" e'o % SASSiCCo Ill SolOCob OCCIlOllS
but no crop damage resulted. Wood
row C. Jacobs, meteorologist, fore
cast little change in temperatures
for Tuesday.
No loss of life was reported in
Texas but at least two cities were
isolated in storm described as
the worst in Texas history.
Amateur radio messages from
Amarillo, Texas, reported city fill
ed with wreckage, streets clogged
with twisted wires, no water, ice
everywhere
Frost damage to truck crops was
reported from northern California
agricultural areas after a weekend
OF low temperatures with lowest
temperatures reported at Merced
where thermometers dropped to "a
degrees.
OrchardistS lighted heaters in
citrus groves for the first time this
year to save the orange crop. No
damage to citrus was reported, but
peas and other vegetables in Tulare
county suffered substantial losses.
Rain tell over some northern Cali
fornia points, with heaviest rain
fall in Eureka.
Severe cold in California and
Texas followed a freeze in Florida
agricultural sections last week in
which heavy damage was reported
IN truck crops with some damage to
citrus.
The Panhandle area in Texas was
hardest hit by the week -end storm
and Amarillo's $4,000 inhabitants
were stricken without telephone or
telegraph communication service.
The water went off when power
lines feeding the pumps snapped
under the weight of ice that con-
gealed upon them as the result of
drizzling rain that frozed as it
touched.
A bus left Clovis, N. NJ, Monday
morning to creep along ice-sheath-
ed highways 100 miles to the Pan
handle city.
In the eastern half of Texas the
rains still fell, after five days of
pouring skies which brought as
much as 20 inches to sodden farm
lands.
Five rivers anC hundreds of
creeks famed out from their banks
and although no lives had been
reported lost in the churning flood
waters, cattle drowned by the hun
dreds.
The BrazoS seemed the worst hit
of the major streams in the high
water area.
Forty persons were taken from
a perlled farm house near Hemstead
and another group of 80 was mar
ooned near Sealy, where a call for
help was broadcast.
Men in boats pulled through the
peltlng rain to try to reach five
iarm families isolated by what one
lowlands resident. Joe Shear. called
the worst Brazos flood here ina 35
years"
The Trinity was spilling over at
Trinidad with the river stage there
"a feet.
The Neches, the Sabine and the
Little rivers sloshed waters over
thelr banks to spread a destructive
lake over rich river bottom CROP
lands.
Some hope for an easing in the
Amarillo situation was given by the
weather bureau at Dallas as warm
er weather was forecast.
Spared by the storms were west
and southwest Texas, heart of the
valuable citrus belt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
Sailors Union
Seeks Compromise

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. (UP)
The AF'L Sailors union of the Pa
cific took a ballot today among its
members on the west coast on a
proposal to accept a compromise
wage offer from the Shipowners
Association of the Pacific for work
aboard steam schooners.
At the same time federal concil-
iators sought to bring the Masters,
Mates and Pilots union into agree
ment with the schooner operators
to complete the chain of contracts
needed to resume schooner opera
tions.
Three other unions previously
reached accord with the shipown-
ers on wages and contracts and a
fourth, the radio operators, held
a contract signed last year and
good for four years more.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

foUU WUThIIleH reporting Tor the day
shift had been searched at the en-
trance gates in a futile effort
to intercept "a time bomb or
dynamite" which repeatedly was to
have been smuggled into the yard.
The spokesman said naval Off
cials were inclined to make light"
of the tip that some vessel was to
be blown up but added that "all
necessary precautions have been
and are being taken as a matter OF
routine" He said thousands of ad-
dltlonal workers reporting for the
$3.50 PM. and IL pm, shifts would
be searched also.
Two hundred marines under nav
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

mack of Ell Centro as weighing
about 100 pounds, a two-pointer'
was killed instantly when struck by
a motor car in which Victor Damus
and George Ghiz of Los Angeles
were coming to Ell Centre for
visit.
Damus and Ghiz loaded the deer
into their car, surveyed damage to
a fender and tire, and then proceed
ed on their way. The point where
they bagged the animal was about
35 miles east of Hemet. on High
way 99
The two men called police, who
turned the matter over to Womack,
who in turn took the deer to the
county farm. Now, at least some
of the 100 odd mouths fed at the
farm will be munching venison
soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
Horses from Here
Drafted Into Army

More than 80 Imperial Valley
saddle horses were drafted" into
the army Monday morning at the
Imperial county fairgrounds when
Col. F.. w. Koester purchased ami
mails for the government remount
service.
Approximately so horse owners
were on hand at the sale accord
ing to B. A. Harrigan, county agri-
cultural commissioner. Among the
sellers were John Elmore, Lon
Cromer, George Damron and Lee
Webb.
Harrigan estimated the govern
ment would purchase approximately
two carloads of animals for use in
the army.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
WINTER GRIPS CAL|F.;; STORM HITS TEXAS
Drunk Ridinq'
Problem, Solved

A horscnan who had IookN'
upon the wine when il was ar
too red WAS grounded IL El
Centre Sunday night.
The gentleman ir question
whose name was not given in the
Police report. was riding bic
ilcvsc on Main street between
Fifth and Second i'll manner
seldom seen, even in rOdeOS.
FGiice Officer Floyd Ackley
was equal to the occasion. Using
:. method similar to that used
In taking car keys from tipsy
motorists, Ackley ordered the
LuSkskin horse unsaddled until
its owner was sober enough to
ride home without steering onto
sidewalks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

best boy, best business house, and
best club.
Judges for the costume contest
will be Vice Consul Ruben M. Ga
Xiola of Mexico, Miss Norma Edgar
of Brawley, Mrs. William Fowler of
Calipatria, Mrs. r. w. Ware of El
Centre, Mrs. John zenos of Holt
vile, AL Vierhus of Calexico, and
r. L. Molina of Brawley.
The beautiful costumes of Braw-
ley residents and their visitors will
be especially in evidence at "Jamai-
Ca, the carnival planned for East
Main street Friday night. Mexicali
will send some of her best talent
for the entertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

can fiesta dress placed on display
in downtown stores. The women
and girls will wear the beautiful
"China Poblana" and the men
"Charro" dress for the occasion.
So important a part will costumes
play in the program of dances, par
AIDES. musical events, shows, carni-
walls, and athletic displays that the
fiesta committee will give $50 in
prizes to the winners in the cos
tune contest Friday night. Men,
women, and children may enter the
. seven events.
The different classifications in
the contest are best adult couple,
best man, best woman, best girl,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

al supervision searched the work
mems clothing, lunch boxes and
automobiles while a special detail
of 100 Boston policemen virtually
cordoned the yard.
The spokesman described the tip
ster as a trusted employe of the
yard. The informant was seized IN
a store early today as he completed
a telephone call during which he
gave the tip to navy yard Officials
The informant said ne mad learn
ed of the purported scheme while
drinking with fellow workman
in a cafe.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

staff Will be composed of Ted
Schmidtmann, Mrs. Alice M Elderly
and Miss Helen Barsumian. At
Harding school Albert Zech and
Mrs. Elsie Charvoz will officiatte.
At Mckinley Howard Cooper, Mrs.
Edna Hennessey. and Miss Dorothy
East will be in charge. At Wash
ington school the personnel will
include Augustus Shaw, Mrs. Irene
Prince and Miss Mary Lou Phillips.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
FL Centre Street
Project 0kayed

WPA projects to improve streets,
sewers, water treatment and water
distribution facilities in Ell Centre
were assured Monday after receipt
of telegram by Ned Holmes of
the SRA from Rep. Ed V. Izac.
The projects, which earmark $685.
goo in federal funds, have been
signed by President Roosevelt, Izac
said. This figure will finance the
first year of the two-year program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
Register Purged
OF Non-Vofers

Purging the great register of the
names of all those who failed to
vote in both the August and Novem-
Der elections began in the Imperial
county clerks office Monday.
Those who failed to vote at both
those elections, County Clerk W. j.
McClelland said, will not be per-
mitted to vote again unless they re-
register.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

er, chairman OF t he recreation
board, said Monday. I'VE searched
every field of endeavor so the activ-
tiles will be different and diversi-
fled. We want teachers and par
ents to cooperate viii us and make
suggestions for improving the pro-
gram and make it meet the needs
Of the city"
William Raaka was made CITY,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
COMMISSIONER ON TRIAL

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 25. (UP)-
State Real Estate Commissioner
Clarence Urban goes to trial here
tomorrow on. charge of presenting
Sfalse expense accounts to the state,
with several state officials expected
to be called as witnesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
MRS. DORA NUFFER'S
MOTHER SUCCUMBS

Minnie Chambers. mother of Mrs.
Lee Nutfer and of d. B. Chambers
OF FL Centre and Rollin Chambers
of san Diego, died Monday noon in
the Ell Centre hospital after a brief
illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
. AMslINe
1\spoR7Ee

Forbearance--
What stronger defense than this
car you give?
Little Donna Borg, four year old,
was visiting her aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Console in 81
Centre. Several efforts to make her
} sit up straight at the table failed
and the Consoles reluctantly be-
came sterner. That brought this
remonstrance from Donna:
after all, I'm not grown up
!, yeti"
Don't I'll Me
May I speak with MIS-. Fussell
-. Ms. Margaret Fussell?" visi-
tor at the Board CT Equalization Of
flee asked
The girl behind the counter look
ed bit non-plussed and gazed
around the office vaguely.
mo -. l don think she's here
right new, she stalled. There was
something familiar ahcut the name
and she couldn't figure it out. Then
she blurted:
"Ch yes I'm Mrs. RUSSELL"
Shed been married only a cou
pie of weeks.
Bring EN- Back
It's a good thing that game war
den wasn't around when Ted Rey
! nolds forget TO look where he was
shooting.
Tod cHnt fVnp Of
game bird known as an albino
Pheasant. It all happened so sud-
denly that Ted didn't stop to think
and blazed away at the white crea-
ton, bringing it down with a single
shot.
If you are lucky enough to have
glimpse at the birds remains,
don't be misled by it's appearance
It's an albino pheasant all right,
even though there is striking re-
Semblance to a white leghorn roos-
ter. The resemblance is so amazing
that if we hadn't told you ahead of
time you'd have sworn it WAS
rooster.
Is That You, AmOs?-
Betty Smyer caught the mailman
this time.
She addressed a postcard to her
father and started out:
Dear Pop, and you too, Mr..
Mailman"
Trail of a Deer
A diSgruntled reporter ended up
laughing at himself Monday after
a search for the body of a deer
that ended in an iceboX.
A deer, killed by an automobile
and turned over to the county
farm to be consumed, sounded like
a good picture possibility so the
reporter hied himself to the county
farm. The only one who even re-
motely looked as though he might
know something about it was the
cook, gentleman named Howard.
Howard was definitely non-com-
initial
Il talked to a reporter once upon
a time e. never again" said How
ard and went to find the superin-
tendent, who was nowhere to be
found. The less Howard talked the
more determined became the re-
porter to find the body" and at
last Andy Preble was reached by
telephone and gave the order that
opened the ice box, although it
didn't exactly start Howard's tongue
to wagging.
Expecting TO find a deer with it's
CLOTHES on" the reporter found a
deer decidedly "undresSed" or dress
ed, whichever way you want to look
at it. If you must look at it.
"A half hour of maneuvering and
all I got to shoot was a T-bone,"
the reporter complained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
Time Bomb Scare
Stirs Navy Yard

BOSTON Nov. 25. (UP)-A whose name was
Wthheld told Boston yard authorities that ship at
the yard would be blown up by time bomb at 230 pm
EST, today. ~
navy yard spokesman disclosed this information after
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
Auto Bogs Deer:
Farm Gets Steaks

buck deer jumped off embankment the Jack
rabbit trail Saturday evening and result he hang
ing by the legs in the Imperial county farm cebox Mon
day.
The deer described by Deputy Game Warden Bob Wo-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
BrowI Ieyites Set
For Big Fiesta

BRAWLEY, Nov. 25-BraWley will become a little
bit of Mexico Friday and Saturday when the city and its
residents all dressed up for the annual Mexican Fiesta
~ Residents will go native Mexican in their brilliant
tunes many of which will be copies of the traditional Mex
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25
formS Hard Hit
In Coast Region:
volley Escapes
Worst Gale in Texas History |soIa+es
Two Cities, Fills Streets of Amarillo
With Wreckase. Sewers Communication

Winter camped down in important agricultural sec
ons of California and Texas Monday causing substantial
damage to truck crops and citrus Cattle by the
hundreds in eastern Texas flood poured from
five rivers. Imperial county reported temperatures as
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-25

Butter: Los Angeles, 34c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 43c; manufacturing milk
37c; route gathered cream, 33c.
L. A. hay: us. No. I. V. S16-I6.50
u. s. No. 2 leafy S14-1450, a. v.
and Antelope S15-15.50; U. s. No.
2 Sl2.5O-13; Mpls. Dec. flax SI.5iM.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-15
I'D Legal $50 Legal
1910, the lands and premises herein

1910, the lands and premises herein.
after described; and
WHEREAS, r. M. Houston be-
came and was the last and highest
bidder for said premises at said sale;
and
WHEREAS, during the period of
ten days when said sale remained
open, as required by law, a raised
bid was duly filed with the Commits
sioners Of the City of Wilmington
with the time provided by law, and
pursuant thereto and by reason
thereof and in accordance with a
resolution duly adopted by the Com
ton, North Carolina, the undersign.
ed will offer for resale and sell at
public auction, for cash, to the high.
est bidder, at the Court House door
in New Hanover County, North Caro-
lima, at twelve o'clock, Noon, Mon
day, June oath, 1910, all that oarcel
of land situated in the City of Will
mington, North Carolina, and de.
scribed as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the cen
ter line of Dawson Street (extended).
said point being 794.5 feet Eastward
from the intersection of said Center
line of Dawson Street with the cen
ter line of Seventeenth Street and
runs thence from said beginning and
along said center line of Dawson
Street SIS feet to a point in said line;
thence South 20 degrees Is minutes
East SPIT feet to a point in the
Eastern line of Myrtle Drive; thence
in a Northwesterly direction and
along the Easterly line of said Myrtle
Drive 81 feet, plus or minus, to the
point of beginning; being a portion
of a parcel of land covered by deed
from c. c. Bellamy, ct al, to the
City of Wilmington, dated and re
corded in Book 10, page 70, of the
Records of New Hanover County.
Notice is further given that the
present offer or bid for the above
mentioned property is in the sum Of
$4,000 and the first bid thereon will
be in that sum-.
The City of Wilmington reserves
the right to reject the last and high
est bid if in the opinion of the Com
missioners of said City the said bid
and price offered does not represent
the fair value of said property.
The highest bidder at said resale
shall be required to deposit with the
Commissioner Of the City of Will.
(10%) Of said bid.
CITY OF WILMINGTON,
NORTH CAROLINA
By THOMAS E. COOPER, Mayor
June Z, 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-15

gymnasium and remodeling of the
present gymnasium into new cafe
terra at the New Hanover County
High School and the addition of a
second story to the Wrightsboro
School that, in accordance with the
decision reached by the Board of
Education at 1900 o'clock Noon,
June Ia, 1910, the time and place
when said bids yer to be opened,
said meeting was adjourned to met
at the office of the Board of Educa-
ton at 1900 o'clock Noon, on June
10, 1910, when and where said bids
will be submitted and opened.
This -postponment has been made
necessary by reason of the fact that,
up to this time it was impossible to
supply the contractors with definite
information as to the labor and ma
terials to be contributed by the Work
Projects Administration.
No bids from contractors other
than those who submitted bids or
were present to submit bids at tine
meeting Of June IA, 1910, will be re-
ceived' at the meeting to be held June
10, 1910, at 1900 O'clock Noon.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any and all bids
submitted.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF NEW
HANOVER COUNTY
DIR. JOHN T. HOGGARD,
Chairman
June IA. 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-15
CHARLIE HOPKINS
DIES FOR MURDER
Negro Executed At States
Prison For Staying Police
man Roy Watkins

RALEIGH, June 14-RNThe
deacon of death row" inhaled hy-
drocyanic gas for exactly 10 min
utes today, as the state claimed
his life for the shotgun Staying OF
a policeman.
The deacon was Charlie Hop
kins, 63-year-old negro, who was
convicted in Rutherford county for
the first degree murder Of Roy
Watkins. Hopkins, who claimed to
be an ordained deacon in his
church, sometimes led religious
services on death row and had
memorized many sections of the
Bible.
Hopkins maintained until the last
that the shooting was accidental
that the gun he was carrying went
off accidentally when he tripped
and fell.
But four deputies who arrested
him, and witnessed his execution,
told a different story. They said
the deacon" deliberately shot
twice at Watkins, who was at
tempting to take him into custody
for threatening murder. The depu-
ties were Calvin Hardin, Woodrow
Roach, Lee Crowder and Sam Bird
ges.
Hopkins, the second oldest per-
son ever executed at Central pri-
son, entered the triangular death
chamber at 9:59 a. m. A mask
was tied over his face and a stetho-
scope was tapped to his chest. Gas
was administered at 10:01:45 and
he was pronounced dead at 10:14:-
As.
He was the 237th person execut-
ed at the prison; the 65th to die
by gas; the 18TH to die for muir
der; and the 192nd negro execu
ted. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-15
u. S. Clerk Will Aid
In Listing Of Aliens

W. A. Wylie, deputy clerk, yester-
day announced plans were under
way to assist T. A. Henderson, clerk
of New Hanover superior court, in
the registration of all aliens in the
Wilmington division Of the federal
North Carolina.
Wylie, who is also U. S. COM
missioner, and Miss Evelyn G.
Kester, another deputy clerk, are
compiling all naturalization data
and indexing their records and
making them Immediately available
to Henderson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-15
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