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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
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Aerial Carrots

Aerial Carrots
XXX Sharp of Holtville. who re-
Gently embarked in the produce
game on his own hook. got off tc
literally a flying start this week.
Kcn sent his first crate Of car
rotS by air to New York at a cost
Of $50 plus a broken dinner en-
gagCment for Mr.. and Mrs. M. D.
Parks. The dinner engagement
was broken Tuesday night so Parks
could drive the crate to San Diego
to be placed oN plane there.
Ken estimated the transportation
charges would amount to about 80
cents a carrot when they reached
New York They were addressed
to YcckoS -Eichcnbaum Inc. distrib-
litorS. and will be consumed at a
banquet fin?nccd by Ken as a pup
licty stunt
AS far as Sharp il aware, thrso
src the first Imperial Valley carrots
to get higher off tho ground than
railroad car.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
4700 Youngsters
Get Hot Lunches
In Valley Schools

Hot lunches were served this
week to 4,7C0 under-nourished chill
Gren in 81 schools, the greatest
number to be served since the SRA
started the luncheon projects last
December
Surplus commodities turned over
TO the SRA by the government arc
utilized in preparing the food for
the children every school day. SRA
Director Ned Holmes said WedneS-
day.
Children whose parents arc unable
to provide nourishing luncheons for
them are fed at the 81 schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Dannenberg Freed
In Police Court

A verdict of not guilty WAS re-
turned Wednesday by Police judge
Lee Nuffcr in El Centro in the case
of Sam Dannenberg, junkman, ac-
cuscd of buying stolen property.
The complaint was signed early
in January by Sam Naliboff, an
other junkman. who charged that
a 13-year-old boy late in December
stole battery from his yard and
later sold it to Dannenberg.
The boy. Angelo Orosco, testified
Wednesday too stealing the battery
and said Dannenberg paid him 80
or 40 cents for it. Dannenberg de-
MED the purchase.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Burglary Trial
In Progress Here

Trial in superior court progressed
Wednesday for Joe Trias, Clifford
Hamilton. ana Juan Martinez
charged with burglarizng a Braw-
ley store of a large quantity of
wearing apparel.
During the morning session Intlar
Singh testified that he walked by
the Sto:c while tho burglary was
in progress and tclcphoncd Brawley
police, who later arrested the trio
and Louie Casadas Casadas
pleaded guilty 70 the charge and
vas sentenced to San Quentin
The burglary occurred last De-
cCmber.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
INLAND Population Boom Forces 9Th
Extra Teacher on School Payroll

INLAND. Feb. T. - An unprc-
Cedented rise in school attendance
here this week forced authorities
10 employ their sixth extra teacher
since school opened last fall
School population rose 10 459
Pupils today or 259 above the normal
population OF eco The normal
teaching staff is composed of -four
teachers.
Construction of the CoaChclla
branch Of tn All American canal
and work in pea and tomato fields
opened north Of town for the first
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Christian Front
P!otters Indicted

NEW YORK, Feb. 7. UPp-A
federal grand jury today indicted
II BROOKLYN members of the Chris
tan Front on charges of conspiracy
to overthrow the government of the
United States"
The defendants were arrested last
Jan. Is by agents of the Federal
Bureau OF Investigation who seized
quantity of rifles, stolen from
the New York National Guard. and
ammunition.
The indictment. charging Scdl-
tious conspiracy and conspiracy to
commit offenscs against the United
States. was handed up to Federal
Judge Matthew T. Abruzzo in
Brooklyn,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
New Revenue Bills
Postponed Until
Relief Out Of Way
Assembly Committee to
Defer Action Pending
SRA Appropriation

SACRAMENTO. Feb. I.
(UP) = The assembly COM
mittec on revenue and taxa
ton today postponed all
action on Gov. Culbert o.
sons S5o.OGo.Co0 tax measures until
the pressing problem of relief is
out of the way.
The committee filed the bills for
further consideration after hearing
State Finance Director John r.
Richards outline the need for ad-
ditional revenue during public
hearing last night.
Richards. declaring relief cXpcn-
diture to be authorized should
determine the amount of new funds
to be raised, presented three strik-
ing points:
If there was no relief appro-
priation to be considered. the state
would now be receiving tax money
sufficient to put it lin the black
by $l9,OOO0O0 to S20O00,C00
a.-If S77OG000O additional is
appropriated for relicf-an amount
estimated as necessary to carry
the present load-the state will be
"in tho red" by S96OO0,000 by next
June 30.
3.-Thc state now has deficit
Of $7O.0OO,0OO, and with "satura-
ton point" of $1,000 900, financial
Institutions might refuse to buy
the states warrants after the peak
is passed. forcing the state to
issue registered warrants in pay
mcnt of salaries and other obliga-
Continued on Page s. Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

TRIAL Of J. Sterling OSWalt. Fl
Ccntro police chief, on charges Of
r.ldnaplNg \ Japancre gambler will
20 held April %, unless the prosccu-
ton asks for a now delay OSWalt
indicated Wednesday,
Judge Ralph E. Jenney of Los
Angeles Monday set the date for
trial after hearings that dragged
along al intervals since early Octo-
Der of 1899.
None of tho defendants wants
delay" OsWalt said. From the
first I have asked an early trial.
wa5 anxiou5 to have it in De-
cclnbcr Or January, before the spring
elections but for some reason not
known to mo the court saw fit to
postpone ever setting a date until
this week
Federal attorneys at different
times have indicated the trial would
last about &C days" but OSWalt
said he didn't see how it could
:.ossibly be that long.
"Attorneys tell me the defense
will require only about three days
ne declared.
OSwalt, as we'll as Raul Mateus.
former special police officer in Ell
Centro. Is represented by Ed Hervey
Of San Diego. Other defendants.
including a number of Japanese
and a Los Angeles police lieutenant,
arc represented by other attorneys.
There still appeared to be some
doubt in OSWalt's mind as to
whether or not the case would actu-
ally come to trial in April or be
postponed again.
Il really don't know. hope it
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
German Stage Idol
FIees 10 London

LONDON, Feb. 7. up The
Daily Herald said today that Kari
Stepanek, one of Germany's greatest
stage and screen stars. had arrived
in London after a daring escape
from the German secret police ant
that he might soon address his
German admirers over the British
short wave radio.
Stopanek was watched in Cor
many because of his Czech birth
and he escaped 10 Austria and Italy
by means he promised not to dis.
close, the newspaper said
When the German people learn
Of his flight it will cause a ScnSa :
ton unequalcd since Fritz ThySScr
German industrialist fled" the
newspaper said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Star III After
Radio Son Dies

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. ! CUP)-
Ernest Carlson, l3. who acted as
Irene Rich's son in her radio
broadcasts, diro in a Pasadena hos
pltal today of pcritonitis and pneu-
monia. Shortly thereafter Miss
Rich was taken to Hollywood hos
pital seriously i'll with influenza.
Miss Rich's physician said her
condition was so serious he ordered
her to cancel a scheduled appear
ance Monday at Seattle where she
was to have given benefit per-
iormance for a milk fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
wPA ProjectPu
a Men 10 Work

A $4,000 WPA road improvement
project in the CaleXico area this
week provided employment for "a
men referred 20 the work from SRA
relief rolls. Director Ned Holmes
of the SRA said Wednesday.
Work on the road just started
this week. he said, and soon is eX-
pected to provide work for many
more men. Work on the project is
available to SRA referralS only.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Boat Feared Lost
With Nine Aboard

SEATTLE. Feb. 7 (UP)-A ncu-
trality patrol vessel, two coast
guard cutters. plane and l3 surf
boats from coast guard stations
all along the Oregon and Washing
ton coast joined today in search
Cor the fishing sciner Varsity, miss
ing two days with at least nine
men aboard.
Rain, snow and 46-milc wind
Aampered the search. Coast guards
men. unable to sight the 67-foot
clifton gig Harbor, Wash, fishing
boat, feared it had sunk somewhere
off Rocky TatooSh Island at the
entrance to the Strait of Juan Dc
FuCa.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

unfair labor practices filled with
the poaro against the s. A. Ger
rard company Of Brawley. The
board then ordered an election
there also. CIO charges against
the A. Arena company, also OF
Brawley. still stand with the board.
Whitelaw was informed. No elec.
tion was ordered at the Arena shed
Schedules OF election dates Will
be announced Thursday, Yaeer
said, o------~---.s-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

Long Beach area by recent storms
and asked the governor and legisla-
turc TO have the state acquire pri-
iatclE owned waterfront property
for the purpose of erecting sea-
walls ana othel protective measures.
c. Dor Field, Glendale. read into
thc record an opposing telegram
from w. F. Pr.sk. Long Beach pub
Usher.
Ray Williamson. San Francieco
asScmblyman. introduced a Dookie
hill permitting only one bookmaker
per 10000 population estimated to
raise S20,0000O0 from a five per cent
cut" for the state. BookieS would
be supervised by board of three.
the attorney general, controller and
state racing board chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Boulevard Stop
Signs Increased

More stops for FL Centre were
III order wednesday after erection
of boulevard halt signs at several
intersections
Drivers now must pause before
crossing Fifth. Sixth and Seventh
streets on Orange as we'll as be-
fore entering Ross avenue at Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Journalism Chief
Visits in Valley

Marc GoodnoW, head of tho iourn-
aliem department at use, visited III
Imperial Valley this week.
He vas scheduled to talk to
journalism students at Holtvillc
biGh school Thursday morning. He
planned to call on journalism de
partments in other schools in the
valley before his return TO the
coast Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
0swoIt Opposes
Delay in Trial

docs como IN trial. though hc
said
OSWals is accused with the other
defendants o. kidnapping II. Yama-
toda, japanese gaming kingpin. in
Los Angeles more than year ago,
bringing him to Ell Centre on a
warrant accusing him of violating
gambling laws in the city and later
taking him across the border to
Mexico.
Background Of the confused case
involves a feud between gambling
interests that has never so far been
fully explained by authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

VNaNlneTS, met With r. B. Whltc-
law, attorney for the shed owners
in making final arrangements for
permitting shed help to select or
reject collective bargaining agents.
Workmen will have three choices.
They may vote to have no bargain
ing agent at all or may select the
CIO or the Fruit and vegetable
Packer association to represent
them in negotiations with their
employers. The elections must be
held before Feb. IL
The CLIO withdrew charges of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 7. tUP) -
LEGISLATION to block once defeated
taxation initiatives such as the
Ham and EGGS pension plan and
single rax-waS introduced in the
legislature today.
Assen5lyman Charles Lyon, Los
Angeles Republican, introduced the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

dltion to tho S25 100000 she already
has received.
Fc d era Loan Administrator
Jesse Jones told reporters that
negotiations are now underway
with Chinese officials for a new
loan, which would be repaid thru
shipment of tin to the United
States. China is asking for $780,
900 he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

d IIIUIIUH IUI SOU,UUUUUU ITIUIUdoV.
1t unanimously endorsed a pro-
posal by Sen. Pat Harrison. y
Miss, to put congress on record as
favoring sale of Finnish govern
ment bonds among private inves-
tors in this country
The export import bank measure,
approved earlier b. the banking
and currency committee. was
amended to make 1t possible for
China to obtain $2O,OoO,OOO in ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

time this year. attracted scores of
families to tins area
Crowded conditions in the schoo!
rooms ncceSsltated arrangements for
opening class rooms in a garage and
in sun porch attached to the
school building
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Fun at Home

A fine thing
Bert FaWcctt's favorite indoor
sport o, recent times has become
feeding hot" gum to children and
loaded cigarettes to his wife.
The other evening Bert non
Chalantly lefy a piece of gum on a
table az his home and when his
young daughter inquired about It's
ownership he said she could have
it. Two chowa and the younGSter
ran for water to cool off her mouth!
The brute.
Then. not long thereafter, Bert
planted a loaded faG in package
and was in a turmoil for an hour
waiting for his wife to smoke it.
When Snc finally did light up the
explosive ono she insisted upon
sitting near her husband until Bert
finally mad to 90 into another room
to wait for the explosion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Wrong Day

When Homer Spear failed to re-
ccivc his copy of the Press one
night this week he drove to the
Post-PrcSS offices and Louie Rhyner
with many a gracious flourish and
apology gave him one from a stack
ON the counter.
Spear got home and sat down
to read the moulder of public opin-
ion and found he was reading a
week -old edition!
Then he haa it all TO do over
Lgain. and so did Rhyncr,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
NLRB Men Here
For Shed votinq

Representatives of the National Labor Relations Board
arrived in Imperial Valley Wednesday take charge of
collective bargaining elections ordered by the board in
10 lettuce packing sheds.
George A. Yager and Sumner Marcus NIRB field
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Bar
Politics in SRA;
Assembly to Act
Swift Passage Expecte d in Assembly as
Legislators 60 On to Seek Permanent
Solution TO States Relief Problem

SACRAMENTO, Feb. T. (UP) - Swift approval of
amendments to temporary relief appropriation of ST.
100000 expected in the assembly late today follow
ing unanimous senate passage of the measure.
The Watson assembly bill designed to carry relief
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
New Attack Ends
With Red Losses
Russians Aim Greatest Blow of War at
Mannerheim Line After Failing to Flank
Defenses by Campaign on Lake Front
BY WEBB MILLER

HELSlNkl, Feb. I. UP)--An official communique
today said that four violent Red attacks the
ma sector of the Mannerhem line had been repulsed by
the Firms and that the Russians suffered heavy losses
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Explosive Cure

1t amused lis nightly to learn
that a pair OF giggling plotters
placed stink bomb in Fred Millers
car only to have the joke back
fire.
The bomb went off all right.
but Fred had such bad cold that
all the bombs aroma did was to
clear his head.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Candy rs Cigars

Through error aomeWhcre along
the line. it was reported recently
that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Elmore jr.
were the parents of a baby girl. 1t
should have been Robert Elmore.
So shower the proper respect upon
Robert and not Ralph.
Robert. we hear. is passing out
striped stick candy instead OF cigars,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Witnesses ell
Of Murder Offer
Hindu Offered $500 for Death Of Three
Persons Wante d Wife Of One, Declares
Man Who Says He Received Offer
i BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

Murder at $500 victim.
Bhag Singh Hindu prisoner in the county Jail, brooded
Wednesday over Justice hearing during which two
witnesses testified that he offered them $500 kill three
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07
Finn, China loan
Measure Okoyed

WASHINGTON Feb I. UP)-1hc senate foreign re-
ations committee today approved by vote of II g.
bill to expand the eXpor-mpou banks capital by $780,
G00OO0 which would make possible further financial aid
to Finland and China The committee rejected, 13 to 5
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-07

Butter: Los Angeles 33c; hut
terfat. Impei;aI valley I. o. b. rancn'
grade A. lac; manufacturing mix
SIC; route gathered cream 3lsc.
l.. a. hay: q. s. No. slI'v0'
u. s. No. 2 Ieafy S14.5O- 1900: U $ NO
2 s1I-sl2, Mpis. May flax si.T,sb.
Lettuce: Is & IS Sl.a0-Sl.5o
The guardian., 1940-02-24

committee, whose honorary chairman
is Mayor F. H. LaGuardia and whose
chairman is Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt, is located at SO Fifth Avenue,
New York City. Gene Buck of
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers is treasurer.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt heads
the list of prominent persons included
in a nationwide sponsoring commit
tee of persons in all walks of life, who
will raise $4,000 to erect the memo
rial to James Weldon Johnson.
Officers of the memorial committee
include: Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
chairman; New York's Mayor Fiorello
La Guardia, Honorary chairman;
Gene Buck, treasurer and chairman Of
the executive committee; Walter
White, secretary; and the following
vice chairmen Sterling A. Brown,
Harry T. Burleigh, Elmer A. Carter,
Rosamond Johnson, w. C. Handy, E.
George Payne, Arthur B. Spingarn,
and Carl Van Vechten.
The guardian., 1940-02-24
Columbus Ave.
Was SnOwbOund

Columbus Ave. was among the last
streets to be cleaned after the snow
storm of last week. In spite of the
fact that this street is used by the
bulk of trucks and buses to and from
points southwest of Boston, snow
clearance work did not begin until late
Saturday.
The sight of stalled vehicles along
this street from Newton to Mass. Ave,
resembled in every respect the photos
from Finland of stalled army trans
port trains. 1t was a hopeless and
despairing condition which greeted
every motorist in that vicinity.
Thursday afternoon, a group of
spectators, marshalled under the di-
rection of Count" Yancais of 10
Braddock park, did an admirable lob
Of assisting drivers to dig out their
trucks. With view toward relieving
the congestion at this point and pre-
venting further tie-ups, this crew of
good Samaritans detoured traffic from
the center of the impossible street
over the side walk. Their efforts were
heartily congratulated by all motor
lists.
Police officers passing in this section
made no effort to assist the motorists
from their plight either physically or
by suggestions. The photo for the
accompanying cut and other views of
Columbus Ave. were made by R. B.
johnson of 184 Marlborough St.
The guardian., 1940-02-24
PRESS CLUB
NAMES BOURNE

Because you were a part of the
first picket line that colored people
ever knew in New England-when
they fought the Birth of a Nation;
because you have spent the interven-
ing years between then and now in
fighting in the interest of the rights
of your people; because you typify
what every one of the young members
of the Press Club of Boston would
like to aspire toward in their search
for these reasons, John S. R. Bourne,
the Press Club has voted you it's choice
for Outstanding Boston Citizen of
1882.
This, unanimously adopted, was the
decision of the Press Club of Boston
last week when it named the promin-
ent lawyer and an equally outstanding
woman as its choices for this years
Annual Merit Awards.
The woman who was chosen by the
Continued on Page 81
The guardian., 1940-02-24
TRADE ASSO.
MASS. MEETING
MARCH 5

ClimaXing a year of intensive acti-
witty during which it saw many civic
improvements brought about through
its efforts, the Greater Boston Colored
Trade Association will stage a great
mass meeting at Peoples Baptist
Church Monday evening, March A.
The meeting will be addressed by
some of the most outstanding figures
in Massachusetts affairs, with splen-
did possibility that among them will
be Governor Leverett Saltonstall,
Mayor Maurice Tobin and Henry
Parkman, Jr. All of these men have
signitied their intention of attending.
The mass meeting will review
briefly the work of the association
during the past year. It's accomplish
ments during the period have includ-
ed obtaining street lights on fremont
Street, repaving at least one import
ant South End Street, several victo-
ries in police cases. a community
Christmas Tree in the South End for
the first time and bus line on Colum-
bus Avenue. This latter victory was
Continued on Page 81
The guardian., 1940-02-24
ELLEN WILLIAMS
GETS POST ON
Welfare BOARD

Miss Ellen H. Williams of 16 Green
wich Park, we'll known club woman,
has been appointed to the Board of
Public Welfare in Boston. Besides her
membership in many fraternal orders
she has also served as secretary of the
New England Congress for Equal OPP
portunities for which she did splen-
did service in the last Afro-American
Pops Night at Symphony Hall.
The following letter was received
by Atty. Ray W. Guild, president of
the Boston Branch, NAACP, who as
sisted her in gaining the position:
"Atty. Ray W. Guild
AZ Bromfield S..
Boston, Mass.
Dear Sir:
Kindly accept my sincere thanks
and appreciation for all your kindness
in assisting me in securing a position.
On January 80, 1910 l received an
intermittently permanent appointment
as Aid and Settlement Agent from
the Civil Service examination which
took last July. l was tenth on the list.
| do feel, however, even though I stood
high on the list, that your letters and
assistance aided me in securing the
appointment and am deeply grateful.
The guardian., 1940-02-24
STATE DRIVE
TO ORGANIZE
RACE VOTERS

One of the most intensive drives to
organize colored voters before an cleo
tion that has ever been witnessed in
Massachusetts will start in few days
when the United Civic League of
Massachusetts, with headquarters in
Boston, begins its statewide drive. The
organization has completed plans that
call for an invasion of every large
town in the Commonwealth.
The drive will be unique in that it
is being conducted along partisan
lines. The League does not stress any
any particular party, but rallies col
ored votes around the issues most
vital to the race. Among these are
the popular questions on which the
body, under its old name of the Col
ored Independent Voters League of
Boston, has already won major con-
cessions from local politicians: hous-
ing, jobs and civil rights.
Figuring prominently in the cam
paign will be some of the best known
and most active members of the
League. These include Oswald F.
Thomas, James Ingram, Morgan
Christy, Anderson Cook, Christopher
johnson, Eugene Boyd, and others.
The League has adopted a policy
for the campaign of seeking particu-
larly the votes of the young people
who have either not voted in a presi-
dental election before, or have not
been overly active in the past. SINH
lar stress is laid upon getting out the
full strength of the women's vote
Continued on Page 81
The guardian., 1940-02-24
A Call to Action
CRISPUS ATTUCKS DAY, MAR. 5

All citizens generally and patriotic
organizations are urged and invited
to join in the annual celebration on
March in honor of Crispus Attucks
and the others who met their death in
the Boston Massacre on that date
ITO years ago and ushered in the
struggle for the independence of the
U. S. A. as a nation.
The exercises, as usual, will be held
under the auspices of the National
Equal Rights League, with whose
work the name and memory of the
late Editor William Monroe Trotter
will always remain green. The exer-
cises will begin at 1915 am. at the
spot on State Street where the men
fell, lust back of the old State House
on Washington Street, where all are
asked to assemble. From there the
group will proceed to the nearby Gra-
nary Burial Ground on fremont St.
where exercises will be held at 11:15
am. and thence to the Massacre
Monument on the Boston Common
just opposite Keith's Theatre on Ire
mont Street for the main exercises at
1915 noon.
The Governor and the Mayor are
expected to be present, and will place
wreaths. The exercises will present
other interesting features. Remember
the date, Tuesday, March 5.