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Comdr. Ihriq to Speak

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be the principal speaker at the an
nual meeting of the District United
States Naval Reserve Officers As
sociation at 8 pm. Wednesday in
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England's sugar beet crop this year.
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pounds per passenger, with bag
gage. Actually, the weight Is 400
pounds, half of it non-revenue.
From this standpoint, the rate for
cargo, per ton-mile, could be about
Is per cent of that for passengers,
for the same profits, once sufficient
volume is built up, Mr.. Looming es-
timated. He computed that a rate
of about 10 cents per tone-mile could
be introduced by the air lines as
volume is built up-a rate which he
said would be less than the express
rates on the railroads, for a much
But since the necessary volume
must come largely from the rail-
roads own express business, the
present contracts with the railway
agency are, at least in my opinion,
the real reason why we do not make
any progress in cargo carrying on
the air lines" he said.
Mr.. Looming characterized air line
cargo carrying as "a very vital war
preparation matter" pointing out
that it would speed up transporta-
ton of non-bulk war supplies, pro-
vide landing fields, train pilots and
air and ground personnel and back
up any national air program.
Federal investigation of all Of
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Civil Aeronautics Board opens hear
ings on the matter of the contracts
between the air lines and the Rail-
way Express Agency. Of1icials of
the c. A. B. said that their pre-
liminary investigation has been
practically completed and that,
while no date has been set for
public hearings, they probably will
get under way in the near future.
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each local board will post a notice
of the order numbers Of the men to
whom questionnaires have been
mailed.
Some draft officers today were
receiving cards sent out to notify
registrants of their numbers and
which mailmen were unable to de-
liver. Officials were looking up the
employers of the registrants to in
sure receipt of the draft numbers,
but pointed out that sending of the
card was only an additional precau-
ton and did not relieve the regis
trant of the responsibility Of learn
ing his own number, according to
the law.
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last OF q SerieS.)
By ROBERT BRUSKIN.

ard-boiled Regular Army SER
geants of legendary fame will be
teacher" to the first group of Sc
lectees from the District, Maryland
| and Virginia.
Because of the abundance of Army
posts surrounding Washington, the
men picked for one year Of duty
between November 18 and the
middle of January. will in most in
stances be assigned to fill to war
strength regular units.
After January, increments OF Sc
lectees will flesh out the goth Di-
vision, National Guard, made up OF
men from the District, Maryland
and Virginia. The division has been
ordered to duty at Fort Meade be-
tween January 8 and l9.
After the units of regulars and
Guardsmen have been completed,
selectees will be sent to replacement
centers for training until they are
needed to fill vacancies in regular
and Guard organizations.
Where Selectees will serve after
National Guard organizations have
completed their year of service is
at the moment in the "We'll-cross-
the bridge when we come to :
it" stage. The Guards will absorb
most selectees during the next year
May Serve Near Home.
Some District men may serve the
year within 15-minute bus ride OF
their homes. Depending on the num-
Der of recruits obtained among men
who enlist for three years, the Sd
Cavalry and 18th Field Artillery at
Fort Myer is expected to MI lts
ranks with selectees. Selectees as
signed there will soon learn that
horseback riding is more compii-
Gated science than they expected
and that horse soldiers do consld-
cradle walking even on the march
The multitude of skills required OF
horse soldiers may even amaze them
The 18th Infantry at Arlington
Cantonment. newly housed on land
that was formerly a Government
experimental farm, has been re-
cruited to full strength with regu-
lar enlistees, but many selectees may
spend their year there since plans
are being made for construction OF
more buildings on newly acquired
additions to the original plot.
Trainees at Fort Myer or Airing
ton Cantonment may be among the
stalwart guards who pace up and
down before the Tomb Of the I'm
| known Soldier.
At Fort Meade, Is miles north OF
the District and II miles south OF
Baltimore, a few lucky selectees
may Join the nucleus of "blitz-
krieg" soldiers.
Picked Men for Tanks.
At least 125 picked selectees will
be assigned to the 10th Tank Bat
talon which until last June was
part of the 34th Infantry. The
battalion was organized to train the
medium tank GO tons) soldiers Of
future cadres. They have no me-
dunn tanks at present, but they are
equipped with SIS light Q0-ton)
tanks of the oldest design which
are suitable for training. Many
airplane motor mechanics may fine
themselves nursemaiding a tank
since its propulsion is provided by
the engine used in training planes
Diesel mechanics may also be as
signed there since medium and
heavy tanks of the future are re-
ported to be designed for Diese
engines.
No disclosure has yet been made
if selectees will serve with the All
Corps, except for exceptionally
qualified men, since training facili-
ties for regular ground crews have
not been completed.
Another group of about 125 selec-
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Eustis, Va, to train $4,000 white and
Qn0 nnlaroI co1onfoac

Eustis, Va, to train $4,000 white and
300 colored selectees.
Many civilians from this vicinity
may be sent to Fort Knox, KY,
where the armored force is to estab-
lish replacement center for 5000
white men. The selectees trained
there will not stay long, since two
armored divisions are about to be
organized in addition to the two
already In existence. The new
Camp, in Northern New York, and
at Camp Beauregard, La. A large
number of the men eventually as
signed to the Louisiana division may
come from Fort Benning, Ga, home
of the Infantry School and a
division of the existing armored
force.
In addition to those assigned to
that replacement center, about 5000
men will be sent 10 the regular
units at Fort Benning and Fort
Knox.
The men assigned to the armored
force-which includes motorized in
fantry and artillery as we'll as tanks
and armored cars-undoubtedly will
be picked men who show an aptitude
and inclination for "blitzkrieg"
soldering.
Men who have an aptitude for the
multitude of signal equipment used
in the Army probably will be sent
from this vicinity to the replacement
center at Fort Monmouth. N. j. The
center will train 1000 white and 300
colored selectees.
Thus, men from the District and
adjoining States will be absorbed
into nearly all arms and services of
the Army The assignment for their
year of service probably will remain
fixed throughout the period when
they will be reservists. For even
after the year of active duty, Sc
lectees must still remain in reserve
organizations for 10 years unless
they subsequently enlist in the
National Guard or Army. And as a
reservist they may be ordered by
Congress to "refresher" training and
maneuvers for short periods every
year.
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OId-Line Sergeonts to Train
First SeIectees from D. &. Area
Nearby Army Units Likely to Be Filled Out
With Early Choices of Draft Boards

tees probably will be trained at
Fort Meade by the 93d Infantry
Battalion, a regular unit organized
for anti-tank operations. The bat
talon will eventually be equipped
with So of the new 81 millimeter
antitank guns, but at the moment
most of the guns used in drill train
ing are made of wood. Mounted on
rubber tires and painted olive
drab, the guns from a distance can
seldom be told apart from genuine
weapons.
1t is expected that no selectee
will be assigned to Fort Meade's
LIST Evacuation Hospital Unit, which
has been filled with recruits for the
Regular Army.
Assignment to Guard.
After selectees have completed the
regular units at Fort Meade-noW
composed of about 2,100 men-they
will be assigned to the National
Guard Division. The division now
includes Git men. About 10000
selectees will be needed to fill to war
strength the four infantry regi-
ments, three artillery regiments,
quartermaster, medical ordnance,
signal and other units in the organ
iZatiOn.
At least 7.400 white selectees and
5000 colored will be trained each
year for engineer duties in the
replacement center at Fort Belovir,
Va, home of regular engineers. At
the Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
where all Army weapons are tested
and men trained to repair them,
there will be a replacement center
for 1890 white and 1000 colored
selectees. EdgeWood Arsenal, Md,
center for the Chemical Warfare
Service, will train 300 white and
200 colored selectees in replace
ment center.
Camp Lee, Va, where most
Southern Virginia men will pass
through a reception center before
being assigned to troops, will also
have established quartermaster re-
placement center to train $500 white
and $500 colored selectees, as well
as Medical Corps replacement
center to train 1000 white and 500
colored men.
Coast Artillery Center.
ACoast Artillery replacement Gen.
ter will be established at Fort
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Draft Goldfish Bowl
Will Wear New Collar

The famous goldfish bowl used
in World War draft lotteries will
wear a collar" when it is called
back into service tomorrow for the
new selective service lottery.
National selective service officials
revealed today the discovery that
the bowl would not hold the $500
capsules which have been packed
with numbers for every one of the
nearly 1900, 900 men who have reg
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istered for potential military service.

istered for potential military service.
Plastic experts were busy adding a
collar" of transparent plaster to
the bowl to make it large enough.
Although the bowl held 105O0
capsules at the first World War
drawing and 1900 at the third and
final lottery in 1918, the capsules
used at that time were much smaller
than the inch-long blue capsules
prepared for the present draft.
Some measuring disclosed that g.
500 of the new capsules would over
flow the bowl, The plaster addition
will provide ample space, officials
said
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D. G.. Draft
Continued From First Page }

progressed smoothly since that
time.
Draft officials emphasized that
while knowing serial numbers is to
the advantage of the registrants.
they are not required to know them.
A rumor was understood to be out
that the law required registrants
to know their serial numbers. This
is not true.
A few additional registration
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Coast Artillery Center.
A Coast Artillery replacement CEN
ter will be established at Fort
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
Landon. Roosevelt Trade Punches
Over Third Term Issue. WarPIans

| WASHINGTON. May %. CUP)-
President Roosevelt and former Gov
ALT NJ. Landon. the comparatively
friendly enemies of 1896. are swing
ing their Sunday punches today
with brass knuckleS in every glove
They were luncheon companions
at midday yesterday and confereeS
for 10 minutes over the White
House tray. Half a dozen hours lat
er Landon had called for Mi
Roosevelt to renounce third term
and the president had countered
with a third person acknowledge
ment that had barb in every line
Republicans are ready to enter
national defense coalition in eX-
change for Mr.. RooScvelts renun-
citation of denomination and voice
in administration policies, Landon
informed a press conference some
time after his White House lunch
con.
The president regrets that he
has no time. Just now, to give to the
preparation Of political statements"
the White House replied some three
hours later.
Landon explained he had not been
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
Associated Group
Meets May31sta at
Hall in SeeIey

Seeley will be host to the Asso-
ciated Chambers of Commerce at
meeting in the Community hall
at 7 p. m. May 81.
The meeting originally was Sched-
uled at Brawley but Seeley offered
to take the responsibility and leave
Brawley residents free to attend to
reconstruction after the earthquake
Members of the Seeley Ladies aid
will serve one of their famous din
nerS at the close of a business meet
ing set for 6:15 p. m.
Luther E. Eggertsen, general man
ager of the Profit Motive Institute
will discuss the loss private bust
ness suffered by the invasion of the
So-called Consumer Cooperatives
and the volume of business they
are taking from retail merchants.
Because of the subject of the prin-
cipal address, w. H. Tyler, jr., pres
ident of the associated group, is
sued a special invitation to all re-
tail merchants and other business
men to attend the meeting. Tyler
said the meeting is open to any
one who may wish to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
Speaker Answers
.Lindbergh Attack
On Defense Plans

WASHINGTON. May %. up
Sen. James F.. Byrnes, D., ,. I.
answered Col. Charles A Lindbergh'
attack on the administrations for
eien policy last night with a charge
that the famous flier was unqual-
flied to speak on the subject
He denounced those who con-
sciously or unconSciouSly' retarc
President Roosevelt's projected ma
tional defense program as the
Fifth Columns most effective fell
low travellers
He said that Lindbergh's speech
had been announced as "a discus
sion of our air defense" but that
the famous flier had engaged in a
discourse on American foreign poll
cy about which he was no more
qualified to speak than wrong way
Corrigan or any other aviator who
may fly the Atlantic
Byrnes frequently is White
House spokesman and his words
were interpreted as the Official an
SWer to Lindbergh.
He assalled Lindbergh for at
tempting to lull Americans into a
false sense Of security by urging
them TO continue to bury their
heads in the sands and give no
thought toward that shocking con-
fllct now raging across the waters
and which threatens the very fabric
of Christian and democratic civiliza-
ton the world over
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23

SACRAMENTO, May %. up
The legislature fastened toward
close tomorrow night by sending
the S2434709l relief bill to free
conference today to iron out reStric-
tons in dispute between the coali-
ton economy block and the ad-
miniStration minority.
A committee of three senator's and
three assemblvmen will consider the
bill in an attempt to make it more
palatable to the administration with
the threat before it that final pas
sage will be blocked in the assem-
bly, if it is not satisfactory to the
minority.
The assembly. weary after twice
defeating the measure drawn by the
relief committee headed by Sen
John Phillips. Banning Republican
revived the bill early today and with
concurrence of administration lead
ed Elmer Lore. North Hollywood
Democrat. passed it by vote of 81
to Is. three more than the necessary
two third majority.
Lore permitted the bill to go
through in its present form to save
approximately "a hours time which
otherwise would be required to
amend the measure on the floor to
ease its provisions. He was guaran-
teed concessions in free conference
which will reconcile the adminitra-
ton to final passage of the bill.
Lore said the administration seeks
three major concessions-an in
crease of the present $50 per month
ceiling on family budgets: an IN
crease in the amount of the ap-
preparation; removal of a provision
raising the residence requirement
for relief from three to five years.
I'VE are going to fight our hard
est against the $50 ceiling Lore
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
Assembly Urges
III. s. Put Million
Men Under Arms

SACRAMENTO. May %. up
The state assembly today urged a
United States army training pro-
gram designed to produce a force OF
100000 men in an unanimously
adopted resolution.
The measure was introduced by
Assemblyman George P. Miller OF
Alameda county. He declared the
apparent difficulties of the highly
trained French army have shown
need for a larger American army
adding you can't train an army
overnight"
Another resolution. demanding IN
strong language that President
Roosevelt resist any effort TO ~
volve the nation in war, was nitro
duced by Assemblyman Paul A
Richie. San Diego; Maurice at
kinson. Long Beach. and Alfred w
Robertson. Santa Barbara. 1t was
referred to the rules committee al
ter Assemblyman Seth Milllnston
Grldlev. attacked it as Tho rotten
est piece of fifth column, Commn-
nistIc internationalism ever orou3h'
to the floor of this house.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
John ". Harlan
Awaits Trial on
Assault Charue

John w. Harlan, As, was in the Ell
Centre city. Jail Thursday await
ing hearing on an assault charge.
He failed to make $3.50 bail.
Harlan was arrested Wednesday
night on complaint from his for
mer wife and her husband. George
Harlan of CaleXico mo relation)
charged that John Harlan attacked
him with pocket knife and wound
ed him in the finger George Har-
Ian recently married John Harlan's
former wife.
Mrs, Harlan charged that her for
mer husband broke into her home
in the 1000 block while she was
away. She said he was intoxicated
Harlan will come before Police
Judge Lee Nuffcr for plea Friday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23

offered a cabinet position and that
the third term issue had not come
up at the White House luncheon,
except casually. The meeting OF
the two men had all the form and
none of the substance of a confer
ence between leaders of two great
political parts Nothing is expected
to come of it in the way of guns
or airplaneS. But the third term
issue has landed back in the midst
of the national defense emergency
The incident was given consider
able political Importance for sew
eral reasons, among them the fact
that in replying to Landon the
president avoided any specific ref
erencc to the KanSan'S demand that
he renounce a third term. Some
persons incline. therefore, more
than ever to the belief that Mr..
Roosevelt will run again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
vaIIeyMa Gets
Water from Clouds
Via SD. Airplane

While Imperial Valley depended
upon water from canals. Robert
Elliott of near CaleXico got his from
the clouds-50 gallons worth,
Wednesday afternoon Elliott no.
ticed an airplane diving at his home.
The first few ICONS failed to at
tract much of his attention and
then he became curious. At the air
port he found a plane piloted by
1t. B. V. Clark U S Navy. In the
plane was so gallons of water.
L heard you had a water short
age over here and l thought I'd
bring you some from Colorado"
the lieutenant announced.
Elliott met 1t Clark about four
years ago when the latter was IN
the valley on a hunting trip. They
have been fast friends ever since
1t Clark flew plane belonging
to his wife that she used to race
in tranScontinental events. He re-
turned to Colorado after brief
of earthquake damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
Worry of
FALSE teeth
Slipping or Irritating

The annoyance and cmbarrass-
mcnt caused by a loose or wab-
lily dental plate are constant
source of worry. Loose plates often
irritate tender gum tissues. Thous-
andS sprinkle their plates with
FASTEETH. 1t gives them a Won
derful sense of security and added
comfort. FASTEETH holds false
teeth firmer, and being alkaline
tnon-acid), checks gum soreness
and irritation due to the chatting
Of Il loose plate or to excessive acid
mouth. No gummy. gooey, pasty
taste or feeling. Get FASTEETH
today at any drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
Three Hurt When
Sedan 0verfurns

Three persons were slightly in
iured Wednesday night when a
sedan driven by James V. Caradine,
30. Imperial overturned in bor-
row pit on the Central Valley high
way three miles north of highway 80
Tommie LaFrankie. 26, and Lloyd
Rodriguez. 30 Ell Centre, and Cara
dine were injured. They said car
without headlights crowded them off
the highway, Highway Patrolman
Bill Tackett said Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
Legislature Speeds Recess AsNew
Relief Bill Goes To Conference

said. 1t is the toughest thing in the
bill
AS now drawn. the bill provides
funds for the 10 months until March
80 l94l. by which time the regular
legislative session presumably will
have voted an appropriation to fin
ish out the biennium.
Latest estimates indicated there
will be a "carry-over" of Sl,240000
from the Sl2 100000 February APP
preparation to add to the S24,347,-
09l now provided in the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
STORM CAUSES DAMAGE

VALPARAISO. Nav % CUPl--
Two ships, a floating drydock and
many small craft were sunk YES
terday in a violent storm in which
two persons were killed and several
injured. Damage was estimated at
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
kIwANIs POSTpONEs

n Centre Kiwnnis club Thursday
announced postponement of the
ladies night program scheduled for
THIS Friday night. instead of the
ciub will have its regular business
meeting TSiday noon in the Bar
barA Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-23
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE TO MEET

Imperial-Yuma council executive
committee will meet at the scout Of
flee in the SQUIRT house Monday
night, according 10 Hugh Wilcox
scout executive.