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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Committee Urges
City to Continue
Underpass Project
Gas Tax Funds Urged as
Means Partially to
Finance Crossing

A resolution urging that
the FL Centre city council
continue efforts TO obtain an
underpass beneath the rail
way tracks at Main street
climaXed a Saturday forenoon Ses-
sion of a committee of eight ap-
pointed by the mayor to study the
proposal
The committee was made up Of
w. A. Scheniman, Walter Havekorst,
A. H. Keller, C. l., Collins, Herbert
FaWcett, Wesley He'll, Phil knights
and Charles Bratton, with Brat
ton as chairman. Also present at
the meeting were Mayor Robert w.
Hatton and j. H. Edgar.
The underpass plan, which in
cludes rerouting the present through
highway over Adams avenue and
Fourth street and widening the
new route, was reported fayorably
The committee resolved:
that the council be re-
queSted to . set aside gasoline tax
funds now on hand and such part
of future gasoline tax revenues as
advisable in their judgment fol
Continued on Page 5, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
ANA Desert Park
Fate Rests with
State Commission
Winter Playground Plan
Argued at Conference
OF Officials Here

California state park COM
missionrr5 Saturday debated
possibility Of increasing the
size Of Anza Desert State
park i'm Imperial and San
Diego counties, making it winter
playground and protecting its see
mic and historic wonders
They took the matter under sub
mission at the close of a commits
sion meeting in Ell Centre Friday
afternoon.
More than so Imperial and River
side county residents urged the
commission to increase the size
of the park by adding 359,500 acres
of foOthill land between the desert
III Imperial county and the high
mountains IN San Diego county.
San Diego recently objected to the
addition.
The proposed addition Woult
make the park 562773 acres in cx-
tent with 203.273 acres already in
the BOrcgO unit.
In attempting to refute San Die
COS contention tndt the proposed,
addition Would take valuable agri-
cultural land from future farm
ing, Imperial Irrigation and re-
tContjGu'd on Page 5. Col Y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Imperial Judicial
Business Tangled
As Town Courhess
Townships Legal Jam
Stymies Officers, Small
Claims Litigants

IMPERIAL, April 30
Judicial business and court
procedure were in a hope
less tanple here today with
the city and township of I'M
perial facing their fourth week
without a police judge and justice
of the peace.
City and township have been
judgless and courtless since April 3
when John B. Baker, police Judge
and justice OF the peace died.
Councilman w. H. Tullos last
Monday was appointed justice Of
the peace and sworn in. He failed.
however, to file bond and therefore
is not qualified to officiate in court.
The city council has rot reorgan-
lied since election and thus has
appointed no police Judge. No other
Judge or justice of the peace may
occupy the bench in Imperial as
only the presiding Judge or JUS
tice may request such a substitu-
ton
In the meantime holders of small
claims ard judgments clamor for
attention, police and traffic Off
GERS have no one to take their pris-
oncrs before, there is no one to issue
warrants or conduct trial. Prison.
erS have no one To hear their pleas
of guilty or not guilty.
The tangle is expected to be un-
snarled Wednesday night when the
city council meets for reorganiza-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
We Need Small Forms IF
Agriculture is to Thrive
Declares Mormon xpert

The future of agriculture in the
United States lies with the small
farmer.
I'VE need more farmers F.. too
many have gone to the cities
and we need to make agriculture
an attractive career"
This was the opinion Saturday
OF a mild-mannered little man,
DR.. John A. WidStoc of the Mormon
church, who paid Ell Centro a fly
ing visit. DR.. WidStoe'S size was in
regard to stature only, for he
ranks high among the nations
farming authorities.
The days of bonanza farming
are over. | am convinced that the
future lies in the farmer who owns
and operates his land as a perma-
nent career" he said.
Dr. WidStoc, active in placing
hundreds of young Mormon men
and their families on self-support-
ing farms, indicated that Imperial
Valley had been under consideration
for some time as a possible section
for placing "colonists".
THE church first set about TAX
ing its needy members off relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

were TcdClllIlS NOlWdy uiloSdViiCd
And that German planes were be-
ing shot down by the royal air
force on North Sea patrol.
The admiralty claimed also that
British submarines, attacking Ger
man conveys. had struck two Ger
man transports with torpedoes.
Two British ships, the Mersey and
Hawnby. were lost off the south
east coast of England. 1t was be-
lieved that the merchant vessels
struck mines.
Observers regarded as significant
a statement before the French sem
ate'S foreign affairs committee by
Premier and Foreign Minister Paul
Reynaud that France remained
ready to negotiate a settlement of
all outstanding problems between
Italy and France,
Reynaud admitted. however that
French OvertureS to Italy. both
before and after the outbreak of
war, had remained unanswered.
France and Britain. on Fuehrer
Adolf Htlcr's 5lSt birthday ami
versary Saturday, announced that
French troops, believed to be the
famous mountain fighting Alpine
ChaSSeurs. had landed in Norway
to battle Nazi leglonS there.
German celebrations started last
night when the official German
news agency DN.B said that two
British transport ships and a cruis-
cr had been struck by bombs Off
the Norwegian coast. Britain de-
nicd the report
The Germans claimed that the
Allies had not landed enough troops
in Norway to challenge the Ger
man occupation.
There was equal confidence on
the Allied side. British experts said
that the royal air force and the
Continued on PAGE 5. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Churches 10 Aid
In Schools Week
Observance Here

Ell Centre Sunday will begin the
tWenty-first celebration Of National
Public schools week.
Churches throughout the city
prepared to announce the event
and many of them were to stress
its Importance in the life OF the
community.
Parents were invited to visit
classes in which their children are
enrolled. After special programs at
the various schools, parents were
scheduled to attend classes and ask
teachers questions about the school
work.
Special programs Will take place
at Harding and Mckinley schools
and a combined Washington Doug
lass program will be presented at
Douglass school on Tuesday night.
The high school and junior college
will have their program at the
high school Thursday night The
Wilson school program will be held
there Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Cromwell to Quit
After Primary

WASHINGTON, April &c. rUPl -
James H. r. Cromwell will resign
as American minister to Canada
Immediately after the New Jersey
primary in which he is Democratic
candidate for senator, Secretary of
State Cordell Hull said today.
Hull said that if Cromwell desires
to campaign in New jersey prior
to the primary, which is scheduled
for May 81, he will ask for a leave
of absence.
ComWeil was appointed minister
to Canada in January. Only recent
ly he raised political furor in this
country and drew sharp repri-
mand from Hull for making a
markedly pro-allicd speech in Ca
NADIA
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

before Judge Ralph E. Jenney ir
federal district court.
The first decision. handed down
by the third district court of ap-
peals in the C!ough VS.. Compton
Daleven irrigation district case,
cleared up the controversial point
of payment for bOndholders in
event of a permanently insolvent
bond fund. The court ruled pay
ment is not in order OF registra-
ton but on prc-rata basis.
Briefs on application for appeal
rained down like propaganda on
Norway" following this decision.
but in vain. A petition for re-
hearing was denied Friday, Impe-
rial district counsel announced.
Opponents have 20 days in which
to attempt TO OBTAIN a rehcarine
before the state supreme court.
The other decision was relative
to the Imperial districts right tC
relief under the Municipal Bank
ruptcy act The case. brought By
the Peoples State Bank, was ap-
pealed from the fourth district
court of appeals to the state su-
prcmc court. The districts posi-.
ton was sustained, ending thi.
phase of litigation aimed at defeat
ing tho rcfunding program.
On tho surface. the Imperial dis
rrict's refunding program would
appear no nearer operation because
of the two decisions. but actually
the rulings will have considerable
effect in breaking up the legal
logJam'. The job of the circuit
court of appeals will be considerably
hghtened, because the points de-
cided were among those nov be-
fore 1t; and this in turn will lightCn
the task of Judge Jenney in de-
Clding on the Imperial district s
individual program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Grand Jury Quiis
Until Thursday

County grand jurors adlournCG
late Friday afternoon with theu
next meeting tentatively SGT for
next Thursday,
Jurors apparently questioned no
witnesses Friday IN connection with
their investigation of the FL Centre
Production Credit association. Fed
eral auditors were understood to be
continuing their study of aSsocia =
ton records. This may have held
up the grand jury work.
During the afternoon Friday the
grand jury questioned several Wit e.
nesses in connection with a Win
terhayen case but took no action
in the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Taxpayers Rush
To Beat DeadIine

Taxpayers swamped the court
house Saturday in a last minute
rush TO beat the deadline on pay
ment of the second installment of
their 1939-40 taxes which became
delinquent at noon.
Field deputies added to the hub
bub in Assessor -Callector Dan
Wiests office when they appeared
TO make their weekly report on
the current property assessment.
The staff in his office were SO busy
taking money that they had no time
even to estimate the collection
total
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

"A year or SO ago we started
reconnaissance work here. We even
mad engineers study the valley and
decide on the sections best suited
for our needs
Procedure is for young Mormons
TO lease land with an option to
buy. The church, makes no guar
antee. but quietly remains in the
background ready to give a small
amount of help if needed Real
estate men have been helpful In
offering moderate terms
I'VE want our young men to be
Independent" he explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

Only those registered under Jne
Republican and Democratic parties
will be permitted to vote as no
other political parties qualified to
participate in the primaries.
Members of other political par
ties and those who declined to give
a party affiiatiOn must not be
surprised when they do not receive
sample ballots which are scheduled
to be mailed early next week. he
said. Since only Republicans and
Democrats may vote others will not
receive ballots.
A total of 1885 voters out Of
a total registration of 1888 will
receive sample ballots.
Regular voting precincts will be
used for the primaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Bond Approved for
City EmpIoye

A $4,000 bond for G.. K. Patton,
El Centro water department meter
reader, was approved Saturday as
a new change recommended by
Water Commissioner Herbert F'aw-
cett.
In the past the meter reader
has not been bonded, although he
handles some delinquent water ac-
counts. City Clerk Neal Gavin
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Hospital Workers
Schedule Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 tUP)
The Hospital and Institutional
Workers union today tentatively
scheduled strike next Monday for
higher wages against 10 major
San Francisco hospitals as nego-
tlationa with the San Francisco
employers council remained stale
mated.
No professional workers, nurses
or hospital techinicians were in
volved in the dispute. The strike
would include kitchen help. laundry
worke, 5, orderlies, porters, maids.
gardeners and other miscellaneous
Hospital employees.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

The committee yesterday unani-
mously adopted a resolution Cm-
powering Gillette, at his discretion
to send operatives into any state
even if no complaints have been re-
ceived from it.
The action, according to one mem
Der, was taken because the commit
tee did not wish to become a foot
ball" for forces endeavorinG to dis
credit a candidate or political party.
A concerted movement to discredit
a candidate, the committee believed,
might be made by flooding it with
complaints which would harm his
chances even if they were later
found TO be untrue.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

lors and morgueS of this town OF
II, 900 and of towns nearby disclosed
% bodies. There were said to be at
least 10 bodies still in the wreck
age.
State Police Lieut.. John P. Roman
said: There are at least 33 dead. "
The train, the Lake Shore Limit
ed, was running Ia miles an hour
faster than regulations permitted,
the New York Central Railroad
said.
In a violent snow storm hundreds
of rescue workers continued dig
ging into the WreckaGc for addl-
tional bodies of dead and injured.
The snow piled up rapidly and
hampcred the work
Officials attempting to determine
the cause of the accident Indicated
that the train, one of the New
York Central's flyers competing
for the passenger business between
New York and Chicago, roared into
Little Falls at high speed. The train
was running behind time. The en-
gineerS watch stopped at 1l:33 o.
clock. The train was due in Utica
20 miles west. at 1:28 O'Clock.
In New York company officials
said: Company rules call for a
speed of As miles an hour for a
curve at that Little Falls point.
The speedometer tape in the en-
CINE cab registered 50 miles an
hour Engineer Jesse Earl and Fire
man j. Y. Smith were both killed.
Rounding sharp curve at high
Continued on Page 5. Col s.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
How Can They?

LOS ANGELES, April 20 CUP)-
Deputy Police Chief Homer Cross
today ordered his detective force
to:
Appear like detectives and dress
Ike detectives at all times.
BE \ gentleman
Keep feet off desks.
refrain from tossing matches
and cigarette butts on the floor.
Practice spittoon workmanship.
keep walls free of calendars.
Keep caricatureS of detectives
off office walls.
Look intelligent at all times"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
India Natives TO
Meet Here Sunday

The more than $50 Hindustam
living in Imperial Valley were
scheduled to meet at Wilson school
IN Ell Centre at 2 p m. Sunday to
hear Mubarek Ali Khan, president
of the Indian Welfare league, dis
cuss progress in the move to get
residents of India admitted to
United States citizenship.
Impetus to the program was
given Saturday when Mayor r. w.
Hatton of Ell Centro endorsed a
congressional bill lifting the ban
against the Hindustani. Khan said
there are 5000 members of his race
in the United States. He asks citi-
zenship only for those now living
in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

GIIICICc, d, Ia, was giVcn S3U,UUU
when it was named in January to
investigate any instances of fraud,
corruption or improper use of poll
tical power and patronage in pri-
mary and general elections involving
federal officials Among other
things, it is now inquiring into
complaints of excessive" spending
of money in behalf of an unidenti-
fled presidential candidate.
If the committee obtains the eX-
ira money, it may send investigators
into every state to report on cir
cumStances surrounding elections.
instead of taking action only after
complaints have been filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Census Figures
Told Next Week

U. $. census figures in Imperial
county will be available early next
week. it was announced Saturday.
Results will be totaled as soon
as census takers complete their
check of all the inhabitants missed
on their first rounds through var
ious districts in rural and urban
areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Valley Ships27
Cars CantaIoupes

Twenty-seven cars of cantaloupeS
rolled from the valley during the
first two weeks of shipments, ihe
federal Estate market news service
reported Saturday.
Demand was very good and the
market brought as high as $40
per crate for standard melons
Jumbo 36s brought $5.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
R1'os41s 11sI'ss

Reasoning
Because Mrs. Merritt Bradshaw
wanted to wear hat, her husband
had to suffer.
AT a party Friday night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Mills
several of the men shed their coats
and urged Bradshaw to do likewise
and be comfortable.
Normally I wouldn't mind if he
took off his coat, but if he takes
off his coat l will have to take off
my hat, and l want to wear it be-
cause I like it, said Mrs. Bradshaw
In the interests of harmony. Mer-
rift kept on his coat.
: Is there a snake charmCr III the
house?
If so, gather mp your pipe and
charming apparatus and look for
Neal Norris. He'll give you a job.
Several days ago Meals 13year-
old son, Bobby, who has a weakness
for capturing reptiles. brought
home a small garden snake and left
it in jar in the kitchen. Somehow
it escaped and Mrs. Norris found
out about it.
DisSuaded from making an i'm
mediate and permanent exodus
from the house, Mrs. Norris, who
has no love for reptiles, harmless
or otherwise. compromised by an
nOuncing:
Il will not SGT foot in that kitchen
until tho snake is found!'
Therefore. the Norris family eats
out" these days.
we went all through the pantry
and kitchen and cant find thing.
Neal complained. But my wife
still won't cook
Little Helpers
1t was questionable which was
professional at the Barbara Worth
most baffled. Curley VeSey, golf
club. or members of his Ten ThouS-
and club golf class.
Ross Clark and Wayne Elvandcr
watched Curley give a lesson for
awhile and then decided to add their
help" UP until that time .Curley
had got along quite well, with the
girls all to himself. Then Wayne
and Ross added their helpful hints
to those of the instructor. such
as:
That's all wrong . . Don't come
back slow, but lungc madly at the
ball! Close your eyes when you hit
and pull back sharply -
Long Wait
Young Phil Livingston was carry
ing home a graSshopper in jar
when a groWn-up stopped him and
asked that inane question that
grown-ups always ask:
What are you going to do with
that graSShopper, son?"
Young Phil, bit exasperated at
such obvious ignorance. replied:
I'm going to watch it grow up,
of course"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
On Hunger Strike

FOLSOM PRISON. Cal. April 20
UP)-Stephen Nowakowsky, Sec
retary to Warden Clyde Plummer,
today said several hundred convicts
refused to eat lunch and were re-
turned to their cells.
The secretary said there was no
disorder.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
frances Famous
al pine Soldiers
Lend in NorWQV
BY UNITED PRESS

Germany's air force with increasing intensity has
sought to block the flow of British naval units
voyed troop transports Norway the British admiralty
disclosed Saturday.
The admiralty claimed however, that all Allied forces
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Baseball
Nationwide Vote
Inquiry Pro posed

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UP)-The special senate
committee investigating the 1910 elections will ask for
additional $4,000 and may send agents every state,
was learned today.
The five member committee headed by Sen Guy M
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
County Clerk Rushes Arrangements
For Presidential Primary Voting
In Imperial County on May 9TH

Preliminary arrangements for the presidential pri-
mary election May rushed to completion Saturday
by County Clerk w. J. McClelland and his staff.
Absentee ballots must he file in the county clerks
office not later than May 2, McCleand said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

This has been done by the thOus-
andS. Now we are confronted with
the task of settling those who are
fitted on FARMS he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
33 Perish When Luxury
Express Train Crashes
Into n. y. MountuinSide
Speed Beyond Regulations Blamed for
Disaster; Violent Snow Storm DELAYS
Rescue Operations Among Wreckage

LITTLE FALLS, N. Y, April 20. (UP)-At least 33
persons killed when New Chicago luxury ex-
press train jumped its rails at high speed 80 o'clock
last night and piled upon another, police
announced today United Press check the funeral
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
Decisions Clear
Path for Final
hTuSt at EoeS
InsoIvent District Can Pay Pro-rata.
Appeals Court Holds; State Bench Says
LID. Under Municipal Bankruptcy Act

Another legal barrier to the longsought refunding pro-
of the Imperial Irrigation district was swept aside
Saturday by two court decisions.
Both undoubtedly will have effect upon vital cases
before the circuit court of appeals indirectly
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: l.. A. 27c; Butterfat Imperial Valley
fob. ranch grade A 36c; Manufactured milk 3Oc;
Route gathered cream 26C.
l.. A Hay: U.S.No.1 $14-145O; U.S.No2 eafy $13
IA; U. S. No. 2 $11-11.5O Mpls. Flax, Sept $l.92
WEATHER
Maximum temperature 98, minimum So; S
temperature co. humidity 63 noon temperature SO,
humidity %; pm. temperature 81, humidity 22.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-21

Total Cash, Checks and Drafts Sent
through The Two FL Centre BanksD
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Blue Plains Survey
10 Determine ANY
Transfers Indicated
Bondy and OfficioIs
Of Health Department
Hold Conference

Welfare Director Robert E. Bondy
yesterday conferred with officials of
the Health Department on q pro-
jected medical survey of Blue Plains
inmates to determine whether they
are properly placed at the Home for
the Aged and Infirm, or belong in
some other District institutions.
Mr.. Bondy said he especially
wanted to determine whether any
of the illnesses were sufficiently
acute to require treatment at Gal
linger Hospital. There are 100 per-
sons in the Blue Plains infirmary.
He and the Health Department
officials also considered the posi-
bility of a survey of the other in
mates by the Health Department
staff to find out whether there are
any who, because of mental disabil-
ity, belong in st. Elizabeth's or some
other institution.
The health officials indicated the
matter might be handled by the de-
partment on written request by Mr.
Bondy. Those comforting with him
were Health Oficer George c. Ruh-
land, Assistant Health Officer Daniel
L. Seckinger and DR.. Edgar A. Bo-
cock, superintendent of Gallinger
Hospital
Mr.. Bondy said Blue Plains should
be for "ambulatory aged not feasible
for old-age insurance" and that they
should be only those chronically ill
persons who require only care by
practical nurses or attendants. Ceses
of acute Illness or major surgical
cases. he said, belonged in Gallinger
or other institutions. However, he
added the Home for the Aged
should be equipped to meet any
emergency. 50
The welfare director expressed the
opinion there should be q full-time
medical officer and 24-hour nursing
service at the institution, but
pointed out no funds are available
Pending availability of such money,
he said, he had consulted the health
agency for possible help.