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Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

.t'"N A'.:ir> s9mmttrC authorizes
the secretaries of war and navy to
divide aIrplanc. parts and accessory
contracts among no, more than
three lew bidders. instead Of re-
quirine the whole award to- so 10 the
single low sponslble' bidder The
army warts congress Ia % 4 step
further now and permit it to place
Or WlthO,d-order> by direct ne
sotlaJiuN rather than blddine.
Officials said the measure >iencd
would facilitate complexion Of the
ar corp> expansion program.
Supporters n Sheppard's oil said
they feared the present system
Woald result IL al contracts gong
to limited number of companies
winch would become 50 lammed
With orders thai thcy WoulG be ur-
able 10 make deliveries ON contract
oates They SAID that the oil WAS
also deSlgNed - spread aircraft or
GerS over a larger portion OF the
aircraft industry III order 10 faclh-
tate research and compensate firms
which made substantial mve>tmeN
in models but lost government bus
mess because of failure to under
bid rivals.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Story Of BoneIIi
Meeting With Star
Witness Related

LOS ANGELES. March I up
The story Of the meeting between
William G.. Bonelh. equalization
board member and Maier Joskowitz.
former "skidroW" bar operator. who
Is star witness" for the prosecution
in the liquor license graft trial OF
Boneili and others. was admitted
IN evidence today.
The prosecution contends the
meeting of Bonelli and Joskowitz.
arranged by TIE late Clare Wool
vine. attorney was the beginning
of the alleged conspiracy to shake
down bar operators and wholesale
and retail liquor dealers through
3 syndicate including BonelN
Joskowitz said he paid Woolwine
$500 for an Introduction TO Bonelli
IN the waiting room OF Bonellis
law offices.
Joskowitz toli the county grand
jury which indicted Bonelli, Fred
F. Stewart, Oakland equalization
board member Joskowitz and five
others, that this meeting with Bo-
nelli led 20 a far-flung shakedown
racket.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
HOW TO GET YOUR Birthstone RING!

just mail 1Ot and 10 wrap
pers from Crystal White
Soap, with your name
and address, your ring
size, and the month of
your birth, to Crystal
White Soap, Dept. N-S45,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Napa Inmate
P|unges TO Death

NAPA. Cal, March 7. CUP)-Ben-
nie Barela. 22-year-old Napa state
hospital inmate. sat at the top of
g 50-foot tree for an hour today.
ignored attempts to rescue him, then
plunged to his death on a concrete
pavement.
Hospital attendants. augmented by
members of the Oakland Pacific
coast league baseball team. work
ing out near the hospital grounds.
vainly tried to persuade Barela to
climb down.
Barela had dashed through the
exercise yard to the tree, and
climbing to its top undressed He
jumped when attendants started
placing mattresses around the base.
Dr.. E. E. Charlesworth. hospital
superintendent, said Barela was ad-
mitted to the hospital from Sac
ramento county last December.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Roosevelt Signs
Bill to Spread
Plane Ord erS

WASHINGTON March :. up
President Roosevelt today signed a
law designed to spread army and
navy air corps orders over a larger
section of the aircraft industry,
while a member of the House Mill
tarv Affairs committee charged AM
erlcant taxpayers We're being taken
for "Sieign ride" by present air
plane builders.
Rep Paul " Shafter R. Mich.
charged that increased costs BY air
plane manufacturers now SWamped
with orders bv European belhger-
entS We're unjuStfied
The bill signed by Nj Roosevelt,
which was sponsored by Chairman
Morris Sheppard Of the Senate Nil
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Officers Accused Of
VIOLATING Neutrality

HOUSTON, Tex. March, CUP
The Remington arms company of
Bridgeport. Conn, and two Mexi-
can army officers were indicted
today by federal grand jury on
charges of violating United States
neutrality laws.
The men indicted were Francisco
De Vale Arispe, 40 Lieutenant
Colonel stationed at Toluca. and
Gregorio Prieto, a.. retired major
and friend of Arispe who repeatedly
is a candidate for representative
in the Mexican elections.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

that he had sought auxiliary defense
bases in Costa Rica, Panama and
Colombia
Additional territory not only is
unnecessary but would constitute a
silly move on the part of the United
States, he said.
He added that reporters accom-
panying him home from his Panama
cruise had reported accurately that
there was no necessity for agree
ment5 for such bases in any of three
Latin American nations mentioned.
Besides, he said he saw no one from
Costa Rica or Colombia during the
inspection tour.
At the time that they reported
that the chief executive believed
the canal zones anti-aircraft de-
fenseS should be strengthened and
the proposed third set of locks built.
Before his press conference, Mr.
Roosevelt met with his congressional
lleutenantS and discussed the locks
question, together with other legis-
lative problems.
Senate Majority Leader Alben w.
Rarkley, D.. KY, said afterwards
that house elimination of a SIS
100000 item in the war department
civil functions bill to start the pro-
ject was caused by misunderstand-
ing that work could not begin for
at least two years.
"A STUDY now is being made to
find out what the situation is and
whether work actually could begin
Immediately" he said. And if it
is found that work can get under
way funds undoubtedly will be
rranted"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
PROPOSE TO SAFEGUARD
DAM

There are details. though, which
are not yet settled What to do for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
6a1I,ett Forced
Down by Storm

TOPEKA, Kan. March :. up
FRANK Gannett. Rochester. N. y.
publisher and candidate or the Re-
publican presidential nomination
was forced down yesterday at Al
puquerque. N. NJ, by a snow storm.
He was flying east in a private
plane and was to meet here with
All M Landon and other Republican
leaders.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

job up to now but it's behind him.
From Montana to Panama was
tough shift-the heat had the
Larkin family down for a while
The general lines of the Job are
clear. The present canal locks are in
twin sets, each 1000 feet long and
ITO feet wide Already there are
ships which will not so into them
So bigger locks are needed to take
the ships of the future.
Also the present locks are side
by side. A single. lucky air-raid
might put the whole thing out OF
commission. So the new locks.
1900 feet long by 135 feet wide. will
be built from a half-mile to mile
away. It complexities the problem
of attack. In general, the lock prob
lem is gigantic, but familiar.
PROPOSE TO SAFEGUARD
VULNERABLE DAM
There are details. though, which
are not yet settled. What to do. for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Roosevelt Denies Plan TO Acquire New
Land to Defend Panama Canal; Urges
Congress to Speed PROGRAM

WASHINGTON March 7. CUPp-
President Roosevelt said today it
would be silly to acquire more ter
rltory to help defend the Panama
Canal lifeline. but he urged con-
gress to speed plans for construct
ing a third set OF locks for the
canal
At his first press conference since
he returned from an inspection of
the strategic defense link. Mr..
Roosevelt described-in his own
words-as a complete fake reports
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
Campus Notes
From Genital
High Schoo!

Although no definite date has yet
been set for the annual Junior Col
lege play. a drama has been select
ed and the parts have been dis
tributed. The play selected is She
Passed Through Lorraine
The cast of the play includes Ted
Kenny as Nicholas. Alice Combs as
jeanne. Ed Cole as Father Michael
James StraWn as Simon. Georgia
Frances Damron as Edite, Gene
We've Moody as Blanche. Bill Dona-
hue as Perre. Dan Bailey as Giles
Ermadlne Muncill as Yvette, and
Bill McCampbell as Robert
Mrs. Jane Field. dramatics teach
er. is we'll pleased with the progress
made by the players.
Jack Carr. senior class president
announced that a sport dance will
be sponsored by the senior class
on April ). Committees have been
appointed TO take care of the de-
tails
The ANS. initiation assembly
which was originally scheduled for
last Friday, was postponed until
Lamar Gillett is in
charge Of the initiation ceremony
Bob BallOu, president of the A.
NJ. S. announced that the Stun
Feed has been postponed from Mar.
I to II. The reason given was the
TO obtain a game between
the j. c. Varsity and an All-Star
high school basketball team on that
date
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
BY JOHN RICE
NEA Service Special Correspondent

BALBOA, c. T., Mar livery morning at o'clock a
booted, khakiclad, businesske strides into bare
little office in the construction town of Diablo
lie is Col Thomas B. Iarkin army engineer, energetic
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07

| cenlef-pOlnt OF S2T7 ,O00OOO worth
of construction work on the third
set of locks which will bring the
Panama Canal up to date.
The new locks. larger than the
old, will be single instead of in twin
sets like the present ones, and will
be located a half-mile to a mile
away from them. They will provide
for boats too large for the present
locks. and reduce the danger of air
raids damaging the locks and thus
blocking the canal.
Three hundred families and 500
single men live and eat in the new
quarters which make up the Diablo.
They are the advance guard of the
horde of 10000 workers who will
descend on the canal zone in l94l-
"A to dig 85O000OO cubic yards of
dirt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-07
PLAN NEW TOWNS
ON TWO OCEANS

Colonel Larkin. who built Fort
Peck dam in Montana, is directing
preliminary work Crews of diamond
drillerS are testing foundations for
new locks and bypass channels.
Diablo is headquarters of the job.
Later two more towns must be built,
Aqua Clara on the Atlantic side and
Cocoli on the Pacific. These, with
preliminary surveys and plans. will
occupy Colonel Larkin and his engi-
neers for the rest of this year 1t
will also use up most of the $15,-
900 900 appropriated. The remainder
of the job has been ordered done
by congress, but the money has not
yet been appropriated.
Most of the labor will have to be
brought in, largely from Jamaica,
for American laborerS can't stand
the sun of the canal zone, and Pana-
ma can only furnish about 1900
of the needed 10000. Engineers,
skilled mechanics, construction bos-
ses, and technicians will be brought
from the United States.
Blue-eyed, tanned, vigorous COL
onel Larkin has been handling big
engineering jobs for the army ever
since graduating from West Point
in 1915. Ft. Peck, biggest earth dam
in the world, was also his biggest
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11

Women's Bowling League
TEAM STANDING, END OF FIRST HALF
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
BadmintOn Tournament

The following is complete summary Of the Green
belt Badninton tournament, which conducted by
the Recreation Department. In the first round there
we're 81 entries: Messrs. Sanders, Nagle, Bowman,
conklyn, Fulmer, Sanchez, Boote, Evans, Devoe, A.
snoot, Neblett, Alder, Bauer, Hi tchcock, rr'mbu1e,
Maisack, Blanchard, Murray, Burns, Ahasey and Gold
faden. In the second round those remaining we're:
Messrs. Sanders, conldyn, Flmer, Boote, Devoe, Al
ln, eharty Holoctwost, Boggs, smoot, Alder, Hitch
cock, Maisack. blanchard, Aasey and Gold dfaden. In
the third round the eight players remaining were:
Nessrs. Sanders, Fulner, Allen, Holoctmost, Boggs,
Alder, blanchard and Goldfaden. In the sem-finals
Mr.. liner defeated Mr.. Holoctmost; and lr. Goldfad
defeated Mr.. Boggs, and then Mr. Rlmer defeated
Mr. Goldfaden in the finals.
At the conclusion of the tournament badninton
ladder formed. On this ladder appear the best
fifteen players, and any body may challenge the fol-
loving men for their position on the ladders
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
Women Practice Basketball

At $3.50 P.M. Last Thursday evening number Of
fair athletes began their weekly basketball
practice They ran, shot basle is, Jumped In the air
to snag passes, and finally played bang up game Of
basketball. With little practice and lit
tie less the floor they should be able to
produce well oulded winning team.
New players welcomed. Practice begins at
$3.50 Pm. every Thursday night. There Will be ntra-
mural games well repre- esentative team games.
The schedule for the Moments Thursday night
gym will be as follows:
$3.50 Basketball, undanentals and game practi ce
$500 Volleyball, shuttle board and ping pong
o:oO Wei ght norra1iz ing and posture training,
badninton, deck tennis, shuttle board and
ping pong.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
Greenbelt Bowling League

The sixteen teams of the Greenbelt Duckpin Bowling
League convened Last Tuesday night, January 2, 1899,
at the College Park Alleys, for the first round of
the second half of their schedule.
In the first four matches of the evening, the
EAGLES continued to improve their game, and two
of the three from the KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS; the JAG
UARS took the odd game from the BLUES; the sixth
place BUCNARooS dropped two to the CARDINALS; and
the MUSKETEEaS stopped by the LIONS two games
to one.
The other four matches the RQANS defeat the
CRESCETS two to one; the STARLIGHT #2 team out
the CONSUMER SERVICES in the odd game; and the STAR
LIGHTS VI gain the leaders by taking all three
games from the HoLI-RoLLEaS the SCRIBES tWo
out of the three from the AERICAN LEGION team.
STANDING OF THE TEAlS
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
Clarks Club Trims Reps
With 43 to 81 Score

The Greenbe1t Representative Quintet dropped
their third game of the last Saturday night
to good C1ark's Club team Of Washington by the
score of 43 to 81.
The Reps completely outplayed in the first
half, and the visitors piled up healthy 10 to
lead at INTERIM ssi on. Coming back strong in the
third quarter, the Reps pulled up to within points
Of the vi tors, but vii Wal ter and Walters, of
clark's Club shooting base is wi deadly accuracy,
the visitors again pulled away in the final quarter
and held IL point advantage when the final whis
tie blew.
walt and Walters high scorers for the game
18th 20 and lo points respectively, while Wurl &C
counted for of Greenbelt's % points.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
Ladder Badminton Tournament

The Moments Badninton Tournament, of the Ladder
Variety, will end Thursday, January ls, 1910. Mss
DUNCAN requests that all players make their cha1-
lenges and play before this time. Those at the top
of the ladder that date will declared the win
ners. Players we'll up on the ladder, who do not
show up for these two meetings, will be lowered a
rung.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11

The Greenbelt Representative Basketeers next home
game will be played this Saturday night, January -,
1910 at the School Gym wi tn the S. Kaan Quintet Of
the Comuni t Center League Of Washington. This is
the league that Greenbe1t Is in, and played
their first game last Tuesday against the Trinity Ne
E. aggregation.
In preliminary game, men's representative
volleyba team will exchange shots with the Treasury
Department IS Secret Service Uniformed Force team.
Time of preliminary is 7:15 Pm.
DON'T forget Greenbelt A.c. Meeting nezt week.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
RECREATION NEWS
BOYS CLUB WINS OPENING GAME

The Greenbelt Boys Club Basketball team won their
first game Of the last Saturday night at the
School GYM defeating the Neighborhood House Quintet
of Washington by the of . to II.
Paced by Porter and Andrus, the boys got off to
flying start and enjoyed lo to IL lead at half
time. The visit tors turned the heat in the third
quarter and notted the count at 20 all, but Green
belt won out by foul shot in the last minute of
play. poY scopF pos PTS
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
School Basketball League

The Recreation DEPARTING has organized Basket
ball League for the Elementary School. me league
is composed of six teams and each team has seven
boys it. The games Will be played every Friday
afternoon, unless it interferes with the High School
sdn edule. When it conflicts with the High School,
the Elementary School games Will be played on Thurs
day.
The league will begin on Thursday, January IL at
3:l5 PM Each game will Last 30 mimtess and there
will be two games each week. The games will be di-
vided into four minute quarters, vi tn one minute
rest In between quarters, and two minutes rest be-
tween halls. The officials of the league will be Mr..
Holoclmost and Mr.. Cold faden.
SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11

Sonia Helmets outdoor rink has nothing on our
Greenbelt Lake, for have not only the large and
beautiful ice covered lake, but also many Sonia
Heinies Roy Shipsteads. The wintr wea ther COW
cred the lake wi tn five inch coat of ice and as
long the ice lasts, skating vii be PERM tied
every day from 9 AM to 10 Pm. This heal thy out
door sport is supervised by the Recreation and Pub
lie Safety Departments Skaters from Beryn, College
Parks Washington, Dc, and even Arlington County,
in Virginia, also enjoying this invigorating
pasttime and although many Of the skaters are begin
quite few experienced people were seen prac-
ticing cures. By actual count there LOO men
women and children enjoying the satdng at the Lake
Last Sunday.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY
Wofsey Is Ping Pong Winner

Polly Wofsey defeated Pauline Trattler 0-o and
A-l2 the finals of the Women Ping Pong Tourna
ment last Thur sday night, January l., 1910. Mrs.
Tratt1er advanced to the finals by defeating Mrs.
King 4-1s and 1-l9 the week before in the SEMI
finals.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1940-01-11
@EENBELT A. C. ANNUAL DINNER

The Annual Dinner of the Greenbe1t Athletic Club
will be held in the Elementary School Gym Monday
evening, February l9, 1870. The committee, Of which
Frank Lastner is chairman, Is busily ironing out de-
tails. and tickets Will be placed sale shortly.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Students and Trustees
Al A. U. Meet Together

Something new in administrative
relationships is being tried at the
American University with students
and trustees meeting together under
the new set of bylaws drawn up by
the university's board of trustees to
discuss problems of student life.
David Lawrence, q trustee, has
met with the group for its organi-
zation meeting. The next meeting
will be with the full trustee COM
mittee and the selected student
group. One of the aims of this
group is to integrate student extra
curricular activities.
This whole plan is only a part Of
the reorganization being carried on
at the university. Student leaders
who met with Mr.. Lawrence were:
Charles Corddry, president of the
student body; Sarah Anne Rapp,
vice president Of the studen. body;
Mary Curry, secretary of the stu
dent body; Walter Barkdull, editor
of the newspaper; Sarah Lila Stew
art, editor Of the yearbook; JAG
queline Waldron, president Of the
Student Christian Association
Edgar Keller, chairman of the A. U.
Fund Committee; Charles Davidson,
president Of Dramat; Frances
Cruickshank. president Of Cap and
Evening star., 1940-10-13

chine design, manganese, aerody-
namics, naval architecture, ship
building, airplane manufacture and
assembly. There is considerable in
terest at present in military regula-
tions, facts on explosives, afraid
protection and first aid.
Libraries quite generally find sup
plies OF technical books and pam
phlets insufficient to fill requests, the
Office of Education found. Operat-
ing on annual or biennial budgets,
they face financial problems in pur-
chase of books and library equip
ment to meet the new demands.
Certain libraries have already asked
for supplemental local and State
funds. Others have requested Fed
eral aid to purchase needed books
and supplies.
The American Library Association
and other national library organi-
cations and agencies are actively
promoting survey of library re-
search holdings on subjects impor-
tant to national defense More than
300 libraries are cooperating in this
effort to locate highly specialized
research materials that may be
needed in the emergency. The
American Library Association also
has prepared a book list, Indus
trial Training for National De-
Tense" Many librarians are already
using this list as . reading, refer.
ence or buying guidel
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Film Hobby Gives Mrs. ChopIine
New Appreciation of Beauty
Photographed King
And Queen During
Trip to Britain
Nv JESSIE FAINT EVANS.


Mrs. William Ridgely Chapline of
1902 Albermarle street NV, wife
Of the chief of the division of range
research, United States Forest Serv-
ice, has opened up new vistas of
travel for herself and their two
daughters through the medium of
her movie camera activities. They
have also resulted in a request to
take several hundred feet of Off
cisl film for the forest service and
give a series of lectures before the
summer sessions of the University
Of Montana and elsewhere.
Mrs. Chapline described her
hobby as "a veritable open sesame
for all Of us to beauties of color
and background of which we were
previously only dimly aware.
1T began back in 1887" she
added, when my husband was a
delegate to the International Grass
lands Conference in Wales and with
our daughters. Barbara and Ridgely,
we accompanied him in the capacity
of sightseers. At the very last min
ute before our departure the family
had the unexpected gift of movie
camera and several rolls of film in
color None of us had the least idea
how to proceed, but I volunteered
to try to be the picture taker."
Photographed Royalty.
Subsequently Mrs. Chapline be-
came the only amateur who in ad-
dition to the official English press
photographers was privileged to get
Evening star., 1940-10-13
SecrefariaI School
Makes RECORDINGS
OF Students Voices
Study Of Tones Made
In Connection With
Use Of Phones

First issue of the Transcript,
weekly publication of the Mount
Pleasant School for Secretaries, for
the 1940-1 term is off the press
1t is stated by students named by
the school director, Hallett Hill
Beginning its third year, the
Transcript will continue interviews
with business and professional lead
ers on the qualities essential for
successful secretary. David Bor-
net. vice president of the National
Savings e. Trust Co., was inter-
viewed for the current issue.
Several new faculty members have
been added Miss Alice Keith, men,
ber of the National Advisory Com
mittee. which worked with Walter
Damrosch to establish the Music
Appreciation Hour of the National
Broadcasting Co., will begin a series
of lectures on business etiquette and
personnel procedure Tuesday. Octo-
UCl lO VI tllC lllot GilllC, lCSOl VI
ings will be made of each student S
voice for analysis and correction.
Importance of the telephone in sec
retarial duties led to the introduc-
ton of this feature.
Another new instructor is Mrs.
Vera L. Tramburg, graduate of the
whitewater State Teachers Col
lege, Whitewater. Wis. She ma
jored In shorthand and accounting
to earn her degree in education and
taught these subjects in the pub
lie schools Of Milwaukee and She
boygan.
Miss Ella Harllee, instructor In
English, has returned from a four
month stay at the University of Bra
I'll at Rio de Janiero. She studied
economics and literature there.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
New Readers Swamp Libraries
Seeking Data on Defense

National defense has brought to
Americas libraries many new and
critical problems. according to re-
ports reaching the Library Service
Division of the United States ONCE
Of Education.
Public school and college libraries
reveal unusually heavy demands
for library service traceable to de-
tense activities or interests.
Requests for vocational, indus
trial and technical books and PAM
phlets top the list Of calls that have
swamped Librarians since the ma
tional defense program was launch
ed, the ONCE Of Education indi-
Gated.
The Nations summertime army Of
more than 100000 defense trainees
in vocational schools of about 500
cities has taxed the reading and
study resources of libraries. Both
enrollees and instructors look to Ii
braries for books and up-to-the-
minute information useful in de-
fense training courses.
Libraries find technical depart
ments crowded with those preparing
for jobs, those wanting to learn how
they can secure jobs, and others
studying or reading something sug-
gested by national defense needs.
Not uncommon today are requests
reaching librarians from students,
engineers, industrialists and others
for literature on machine tools, ma