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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Celebration VIII
Welcome 1st Water
In All American
HOltville Group Maps
Plans for Ceremony
Concentrating Event

HOLTVILLE, Sept. 49,
When a trickle of foamy
brown water makes its ap-
pearance at the Eastside
highline early next month,
there will be a welcome awaiting it
"a warm welcome.
The water will be the first to come
across the desert in the All Ameri-
can cenal and the greeting will be
far more elaborate, though per-
haps mot more joyful, than that
celebration of 40 years ago when
Colorado river water was first
shunted into canals and headed to-
ward Imperial Valley.
Only a handful of laborers we're
on hand 40 years ago to toss their
hats in the air and celebrate the
arrival of the first water. But spon-
sors hoped crowd of thousands
would be present at the Eastside
highline turnout when the All AM
erican canal releases its first head
of water.
The celebration, which was being
planned this week, will be sponsored
by the Holtville chamber of COM
merce, j. v. Yeargin, president, an
nounced Cooperating will be all the
valleys governmental bodies includ-
ing the Imperial Irrigation district
county organizations and municipa,
bodies.
Tentative plans called for the
celebration to be held Oct. S al
1:30 in the afternoon about ter
miles southeast of Holtville at the
point where lateral connects the
Eastside highline with the All Am
erican. Bureau of Reclamation en-
gineers, who were slated to start
turning water into the ditch at I'M
Continued on Page 8, col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
CALM CHANNEL FAv0RS NAz| INVASION
Train Kills Man
Who Won DAMAGE

FRESNO, Cal, Sept. Is. (UP)
Several years ago w. r. lib
bel! of Fresno won S93,141 dam
ages from the Southern Pacific
Railroad for the loss of both
arms, one leg and foot in an
accident.
1t was a record high for per-
sonal injury damage awards up
to that time, railroad officials
said.
Last night a Santa Fe stream
liner struck his automobile al
a crossing 10 miles south of
Fresno, killing Zibbell and his
wife.
Coroner John N. Lisle said the
woman was cremated in the
wreckag'e whttl the gasoline
tank exploded. Zibbell, drenche6
with gasoline, was thrown clear
but he too was burned to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Social Security SafetX
Assured Drafted Men bv
Tax Measure Amendment

WASHINGTON. Sept 18 (UP)-
The senate today adopted by voice
vote legislation authorizing the pres
ident to set up machinery to guar
antee conscripts their full social
security and old age pension ben
efits.
The legislation was adopted as a
rider to the excess profits tax
amortization DILL. 1t was substituted
for previously adopted mendment
nv Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. r.,
Mich. Chairman Pat Harrison of
the senate finance committee ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
12.Year.0Id Boy
Struck by Auto

A 12-year-old Ell Centre boy was
in Ell Centre hospital Wednesday on
the road to recovery from injuries
suffered when he was struck by an
automobile at Sixth and Olive Tues
Gay afternoon.
Jack Carr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Carr of Ell Centre, was riding
a bicycle when he was hit by a car
driven by Pierce Shibley of Ell Gen.
tro. Shibley said he did not see the
boy until it was too late to halt
his machine.
Young Carrs physician said the
lad suffered a severe conclusion and
a lacerated scalp, but that he would
recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

which was introduced after Mr..
Roosevelt asked for social security
protection for the conscripts,
simply would have guaranteed that
the trainees would not lose their
benefits because of their years
service in the armed forces. Har-
rison said he had talked 10 VAN
denberg. who was not In the chamber
when tire substitute amendment was
offered. and that the Michigan
senator had no obiectionos 10 the
new measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Yanlafoda Freed
OF Death CHARGE
BySuperior Court
Manslaughter Charges
Against Japanese
Dropped by State

Finis was written Wednes-
day to at least one of the
tangled tentacles of the no.
torious "Yamatoda case"
when Superior Judge A. A.
Scott of Los Angeles dismissed
manslaughter charges against Hid
eichi Yamatoda, Japanese gambling
czar, and two aides, F. Knowaki and
M. Inoye.
The defendants were convicted
of manslaughter a year ago and
were given a retrial on an appeal
by Defense Attorney Jerry Giesler
Wednesday Deputy District Attorney
Percy Harmon pointed out that
the state had no new evidence and
II correct instructions-the point
criticized by the higher court-were
given, the probability of a convic-
ton would be negligible.
The trio was accused of the slay-
ing OF T. Namba, wealthy Lodi
rancher, May IL, 1888. Namba dis
appeared that night after a visit
IN the Little Tokyo" cafe, alleged
gambling den reported to belong TO
Yamatoda. His body was never found
ana IL was never definitely estab-
ilshed that the man is actually
dead.
4amatoda is complaining witness
IN kidnapping case involving three
NJ Centro defendants, including J
oterilng Oswalt, former Ell Centre
ponce chief. Their trial ended in
conviction in September for Raul
Mateus and Dick Yoshida. The iurv
couia not agree in Oswalt's case and
new trial date will be set Sent %
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Public Debt
Hits New Hiqh

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. (UP)-
The public debt has passed the $44,-
600, 100000 mark, treasury figures
showed today. Indebtedness as OF
Sept. 16 was $44061 ,821, ,728.45.
The debt increase brought the
government close to its statutory
general-purpose borrowing limit of
$45, 900, 100000 Additional authority
to borrow $4,0OO,O0O,OO0 for defense
purposes only has been granted by
congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Cincinnati Wins
End STRAIGHT Flaq

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10. (UP)
The Cincinnati Reds won their
second straight National league
pennant today when they defeated
the Phillies, to in Is innings.
The Reds victory combined with
the Brooklyn Dodgers loss to the
st. Louis Cardinals made it math-
ematically certain that Cincinnati
will represent the National league
in the World series.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

1851 900 ,O00-was for
construction of 200 combat vessels
to provide a powerful two ocean
navy. Of the remainder, approx
mately $461 ,344937 was for airplanes
for the army and navy. In addition,
speed up letters authorizing prep
arations for almost $1,000,000000 in
plane orders have been sent to man
ufacturerS.
When the commissions next prog
ress report is made it will say,
among other things:
Current production on the new
Garand semi-automatic rifle is over
500 per day. Soon it is expected to
reach rate of 1000 daily.
Plans have been formulated for
acquiring special railroad cars for
troop transport.
A program providing for an $780,
O00,00O expansion of synthetic rub
ber plants has been initiated.
Plants are being prepared for
production of sufficient armor plate
for tanks and ships.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed for purchase of rs per cent of
the vital strategic raw materials
needed for the arms program.
Stock piles of antimony, tin, rub
ber, manganese, tungsten, chrome
ore and other commodities are grow
ing steadily. 1t has been arranged
to buy 416,000 tons of rubber for
defense requirements.
Agreements are being worked out
for smelling of tin in this country.
Plans have been completed for
Continued on Page 8. col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
b AMBlINe
EpoR1ER
Contradictory

On one side of the postcard was
a picture of a monster fish and on
the other side Carroll Campbell,
vacationing in Oregon, had written:
- "If you think this fish is big,
you should see some of the fish
I have been catching. I use fish
like the one in the picture for bait"
The letter was addressed to Ted
Reynolds and Ted probably would
have been properly impressed if it
hadn't been for letter that ar
rived the same day from Mrs. Jesse
Campbell who was accompanying
her son on the Oregon jaunt. Mrs.
Campbell confided to her husband
in her letter:
It really feel quite mean about
vt, but somehow I catch all the
fish and Carroll fishes and fishes
without any luck He hasn't caught
a thing"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Civil War Veteran
Listed as Alien

CLEVELAND, Sept. 18 CUP)-A
105-year-old Civil War veteran who
never thought" to take out Ameri-
can citizenship was fingerprinted at
the Cleveland postoffice today under
the alien registration act.
Jacob Neble told officials he was
born lin Kassa, Hungary. in 1885
and came 10 the United States lin
1864, serving in the Union army
during the Civil War.
II was just a greenhorn and
didn't know anything about citizen
ship then," he said, adding that
no one ever urged him to become
a citizen and SO he never thought
about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

cause he had joined the union.
Poulos countered that the In
dian quit after 10 minutes of work
when a simple dish of ham-and-
eggs baffled him.
Before deciding the case, Judge
McCalla asked the Sioux tribes
man how long it takes to hard-boil
an egg.
Let's see" pondered the chief,
"A hardboiled egg. Well-four min
utes."
"What?" said the startled judge.
Three ard a half minutes, "
amended Little White Feather.
ANY hosewife knows you can't
make a hardboiled egg in that
time" rebuked the judge. "Injunc-
ton granted"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Italian Forces
Heavily Bombed

CAIRO, Sept. ID. (UP)-Italiar
forces of occupation at Stdi Bar
rant, Egypt, have been heavily
and successfully bombed" an Of
ficial announcement said today. II
said that yesterday and last night
the Italians at Sidi Barrani were
busily engaged n consolidating theil
position after an advance OF rs
miles eastward along the Egyptian
coast from Libya.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

planned that the Vandenberg amend
ment had not been sufficiently
broad.
The new amendment would per-
NIT the president to promulgate
whatever regulations he deems nee
essary to protect the draftee's social
security rights, including a mod
flied form of insurance" to cover
their families. The amendment is
subject to house ratification when
the tax bill goes into conference.
The Vandenberg Amendment,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Negro on Trial
On Drug Charge

One spectator sat in superior
court Wednesday, morning when
Willie Williams, Negro, went to trial
on a charge of possession of mar
Tijuana cigarettes
The Negro was arrested by rail-
road Investigators when they found
him riding a train which stopped
at inland early last summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

The speeding motorcycle, High
way Patrolman Everett Weatherbie
said, swerved into the gravel beside
the highway, and flipped over and
over, carrying the rider with it.
Weatherbie refused motorists Of
fers to take the injured man to a
hospital because he feared he was
too badly injured to risk moving
him in anything but an ambulance.
The officer obtained blankets to
keep Mays warm until the Imperial
county ambulance arrived at the
scene.
Mays condition was said to be
fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Bachelor Women Would Tax Bachelor
Men; Organization Formed to Show
Evils Of Free Life for Males

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 18 (UP)-
Increased taxes on bachelors for
the relief of needy bachelor wo-
men" were proposed today by a Los
Angeles group in articles of incorp-
Grafton fileu with Secretary of State
Paul Peek for Tax the Bachelors
League, Inc.
The group, headed by Mrs. j. VIM
fired Wis of Los Angeles, seeks
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Do Something

Experts in reading between the
lines were called in Wednesday to
help explain letter received at
the sheriffs office.
Don't believe the stories about
me because the tellers are too un-
truthly," the letter went on. Cant
something be doned about my sad
troubles with them wild running
cattles and bulls?"
At last the deputies linked the
letter with a rancher who has had
chronic brushes with neighbors'
cattle that insisted upon invading
his place.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Gravel SkidHurts
BrowIey CycIist

Too much speed was blamed Wednesday for injuries
suffered by Brawley man Tuesday night in spill from
his motorcycle at the foot of Mt. Springs grade
Roscoe Mays 27 critical condition in the coun-
y hospital He suffered fractured pevis injuries CUTS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
Two-Ocean Navy Takes More Than Hall
OfMoney Appropriated by Congress;
Other Vital Factors Spe eededin U.S..

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. (UP)-The national defense
commission has approved contracts otang $6l0OOOOOOO
since June 2 approximately 60 per cent of all the money
appropriated for preparedness at the present session of
congress- More than half of the orders cleared by the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18
British HurI Air ~
Strength Against
Coast Positions
Stuntins Swastika Planes Leave Mystery
Signals Above Beaches; Anti Aircraft
Guns Bring Down ~ invading Planes
: BY UNITED PRESS

Hundreds of German planes roared the English
channel coast late Wednesday in good weather and British
bomber squadrons sighted apparently route
attack Naz invasion on the Germanhed European
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-18

Butter: Los Angeles 29Isc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A 391ac; manufacturing milk
32Rc; route gathered cream 28lac.
L. A. hay: u. S. No. 1 $13-14.O0;
U. S. No. 2 leafy S12.50-13; u. s. No.
| 2 S10-10.5O; Mpls. September flax,
| $1.45H.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-03
Imperial Cagers
Open Season
Against CaIipat

Imperial high schools varsity
basketball team, defeated in two
practice starts this season, will open
its regular season against Calipa-
tria's Hornets come Friday after
noon.
The Tigers, who lost 36-19 de-
ciSion to Holtville and a 1920 ver-
dict to Brawley in practice games,
will meet the Calipatrians on the
Brawley gymnasium court at 3:l5.
A Gee game will be played as a
preliminary.
Coach Al Klein named ~ players
who will see action in Fridays
game Guards - Gene Donaldson,
Bob Danskin, Roy Gardner, Jerry
Murphy, Wilbur Jones, H. Nakazona,
James Nanomantube, Billie Little
field. Centers-Bob Wilson. Forwards
Tom Hodgson. James Edison, CAL
vim Preston.
The Imperial Gees loom as a def
ihite threat to Brawleys defending
champions. The Tiger Eighties de-
feated Holtville Gees and held Braw-
ley TO 4 1918 victory in practice
games.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-03
Football Finale

Pacific Coast football teams today
claimed superiority among grid
squads of the nation following Sou
thern CALIFORNIA; decisive victory
over the Tennessee Volunteers from
Knoxville.
On the performance basis Oregon
State. Washington, oregon, U. G. L.
A and Santa Clara could have de-
feated the Tennessee team which
took the field against Troy Mon
day and the Vols came TO the Rose
Bowl touted as the greatest team
east of the Mississippi
There are otner ways 10 prove
the vests superiority this season.
There was Stanford's l4-3 victory
over Dartmouth, a power in the
east. Stanford didn't win a game
on the Pacific Coast. There's the
Trojan victories over Illinois, Notre
Dame and of course Tennessee.
Santa Clara defeated Purdue,
San Jose defeated Drake. UCLA
walloped Texas Christian. st. Mary's
defeated several times on the coast,
dropped a decision to Fordham,
odIlld 1ldld DONC0 W A56iCS
but that's no disgrace. And the
Broncos were not considered a pow
er until later in the season.
Troy's victory over Tennessee
marked the sixth straight Rose
Bowl victory for Coach Howard
Jones Trojans against no defeats.
1t has long been rule that the
boys from use play their best game
Of the season in the Bowl and this
year was no exception.
Ambrose Schindlers showing in
the game revived the question of
why Jones did not use Ambling
Amby more during the regular sea-
son. His yards gained average was
better than that of Nave or Lansdell
and his passing and punting aver
ages were considerably above the
performances of Nave and Grenny.
Miscellaneous Notes
Elvin Hutchinson, former Whit
tier star backfieldman and now OF
the Los Angeles Bulldogs, outplayed
Kenny washington in the Bulldog
College all-star game last Sunday
as the Bulldogs routed Washington
team, 22-6. ...
Hutchinson ran two touchdowns,
one on a pass from Pub Peterson
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-03
BY HENRY MCLEMORE-

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 3. (UP)-
Recollections of it are rather dim
because it happened way back last
year last Sunday. in fact), but i
do seem to recall having picked
Tennessee over Southern California
Tulane over Texas A. and M, Geor-
gia Tech over Missouri and Glenn
son over Boston College in the var
ious bowl games.
think 1t is with pardonable
pride that I call your attention tc
those last two picks. Is there one
among you who will dare deny that
Georgia Tech beat Missouri and
that Clemson was the victor over
Boston College? One hundred per
cent right I was about those two
games. If, perhaps, I erred slightly
in choosing Tennessee and Tulane
let me remind you that TO err is
only human, and I am always one
Of the first to stand up and insist
that I am human whenever an ar
gument on the subject takes place.
Little mishaps such as took place
in the Rose and Sugar bowls are
bound to happen and in no way
detract from my own fine opinion
Of myself as a football seer. After
all. batted 500 and that is fine
average in any game. Shucks, that
is 200 better than perfect game
in bowling, and such stars as Ty
Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and
Joe DiMaggio never attained it in
baseball AS a matter of fact, l
think it is a credit to me that 1
am not Dragging and strutting.
True, I'm smirking bit, but on the
whole I am behaving rather decent
ly and modestly about the whole
thing.
Concerning the Rose Bowl game,
which was the one l saw, though l
listened to two others on the radio,
how was I TO know that Of the 35
players Tennessee brought out only
four were going to play the game
they were capable of? I'm a sports
writer, not a psychologist. And only
four performed their duties. I refer
to Ackerman, a substitute center;
Butler, a sophomore halfback; SUI
fridge, a junior guard, and Cifers,
a senior end. Tie rest OF the Ten
nessee cast, TO borrow phrase from
the drama critics, was only ade-
quate. No team ever came TO the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-03
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

and another on pass interceplon.
Hutch outran Kenny to grab the
pass. then tore by him like a late
express train when Washington was
the only defender between Elvin
and the goal line on the intercepted
pass.
Washington played an outstand-
ing game, however. He ran the all
stars only touchdown and did some
remarkable passing. Vic Bottari and
Dave Anderson former California
greats, were also star performers
for the Collegians.
The valleys women golfers are
calling for their share of the lime
light these days Mrs, w. A.
Clarke fired q 103, her best score,
at the Barbara Worth Sunday . .
She had a 40 on the inside nine i. . q.
Anne Vesey had a "a. her best score
and Mrs Fred Smith brought in a
SO Evelyn Sharp canned her
best game of the season, a l0l.
Tom Crosby. runnerup in the val
ley championships last year. has
been transferred to CaleXico and
will play on the International club
four man golf team this season
Crosby will strengthen the border
club considerably as he is capable of
shooting in the low 70s.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-03
Coast League TO
Consider Plans
For T. Loop

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. up
The Pacific coast conference swings
into basketball competition this
weekend when northern division
teams see action against each other
while the southern division squads
complete their eastern invasion.
Idaho faces Oregon State and
Washington State meets Washing
ton in the opening games. Idaho
has lost only one of nine Warm-up
encounters, a one point decision
to Montana, while Washington State
clipped Bradley Tech and Wayne,
two teams which have already beat
en- the defending champions Ore
gon. Washington won only one of
three games with Minnesota, while
oregon State split a pair with Mi
chigan State.
st. Mary'5, without the services
of Tom Feeney, captain and CEN
ter, and Scotty McPhail veteran
forward, go south to meet UCLA
Friday night and use on Saturday.
The Gael coach, Harlan Dykes, is
still in the hospital but may re-
cover before St. Marys continues
on to Utah next week.
The following week California re-
turns from the east to tackle Uni
versity of Southern California in
a brace of conference games. The
Trojans already look like national
champions, having thumped Long
Island University, which previously
had AZ game winning streak EX-
perts still won't count Oregon out
OF the running for the NCAA title
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-03
Mack Picks Yanks
To Flop in 1910

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 3. (UPD-
Connie Mack, II year old pilot
president of the Philadelphia Athle-
tics, differed with a large part of
the baseball world today by declin-
ing 10 pick the New York Yankees
10 win the American league pen
nant again next season.
mo, I'm not picking the Yankees
TO win again this season." Mack
said. New York has a good club,
but so have Boston, Cleveland and
Detroit and with any kind of breaks
they'll give the Yankees plenty OF
trouble
The AS will be a better team next
year, and the Yankees won't win
anything like 10 games from us
again" according TO the veteran
manager.
The Athletics squad will leave for
their Anaheim, Calf, spring train
ing camp Feb. l6, and practice is
scheduled TO start four days later.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-03
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 3. UP)-
Trading was moderate to slow with
vegetable supplies light and mar
ket firm II stronger.
Cabbage: local cannonball 30
Sl.O0; Imperial Wy holdovers Sl.1Oi
red cabbage s1.1O-Sl.25.
Lettuce: Imperial Valley Sl25-
s1.35; SIS S100-Sl15; Yuma As S1.25-
sl.35: santa Maria As s1.00-S1.15;
san Diego co As 5-$1.00.
Peas: Bush 3-4c; San Diego co
hoidoyers 3-4c; China peas Coached
la Wy 11-13c.
Squash: white summer Imperial
Valley crates S1.75-s2.O0; flats $50
S1.75; lugs an Diego co Si.75-Sl .S5;
Italian Imperial valley crates S1.0O,
Sf.25; yellow crookneck Imperial
Wy flats si.50-$1.65; San Diego co
Jugs s2.00-$2.25.
Tomatoes: INLAND crates Stops
s25O-s2.75; san Luis Obispo stones
Jugs 5x5s & 5x6s $500; 6x6s $50
S1.G5; Ventura co Gx6s sl.25; 6z1s
81 00-s1.25; 7x7s 75-90e' stem pole
santa Barbara co & San Diego co
a-layer 6xGs S1.5O-$2.O0.