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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06
Raj Fights Off
German Raiders

Watchers saw pieces of the plane
fall away. AS this formation sped
for home, pursued by British fight
ers, the damaged plane was seen
losing height over the sea.
Dover residents said four of the
raiders flew so low over the town
that their yellow noses and the
black crosses on their square cut
wings could be seen clearly Ma
chine-gun bullets spattered the
streets like hail. Balloon crews fired
Lewis guns and rifles at the planes
as they streaked past
Coast watchers saw the leader of
a British fighter squadron. chasing
the Germans across the channel,
engage a Messerschmitt near the
French coast. The sound of ma
chine-gun fire drifted back to Do
yer and the MeSSerschmitt was
seen throwing off black smoke as it
went into a shallow dive. Other
British planes pursued the rest of
the Messerschmitts toward Bou-
logne.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06
SeIassie Enters
Ethiopian Capital

MARRIOTT. Kenya Colony. May G
(UP)-Emperor Halle Selassie en-
tered Adds Ababa yesterday, it was
reported today.
The "triumphal' entry of the
Negus to his capital came just five
years after he had been forced to
flee because of the Italian invasion
of Ethiopia in 1886.
Halle SelaSsie left Adds Ababa
in flight from the italians on May
6. 1886, and returned on the eve
of the fifth anniversary of his
flight
His return was along a path carv-
ed by British armed forces which
still are pursuing remnants of the
Italian armies and he was welcom-
cd by Gen. Sir Alan Cunning ham
With the British commander were
the crown and the Prince of Harar
who had arrived earlier in the capi-
tai.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06
u. S. Sends Cutters
To Gre enIand

WASHINGTON, May 6 CUP) -
The United States is planning to
send four cutters to Greenland in
ar attempt TO prevent further axis
activity in that region. it was
learned today.
Two of the vessels may be the
North Star and the Bear, cutters
used by Rear Admiral Richard w
Byrd's expedition to the Antarctic
regions. North Star arrived in Bos-
ton yesterday and the Bear is en-
route TO the United States.
The North Star belongs to the
interior department and is much
needed to transport supplies to
Alaska. But the need for speed in
establishing well-manned patrols
in the upper Atlantic may force Of
ficalS to subordinate the needs of
the Alaskan service.
In any event, authoritative
sources said. four special ships will
be obtained one way or another,
and will augment the air patrols
ultimately to be based at airfields
which the United States agreed to
establish in its agreement to take
over Greenland's defenses.
The revelation that the Arctic
patrol would be augmented coincid-
ed with further reports on axis az
tivity in Greenland. President
Roosevelt recently deferred to such
activity in announcing extension OF
the neutrality patrol.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06
By FREDERICK KUH

LONDON, May (UP)- Prince
Abdul Illah, ousted regent of 1raq,
may form constitutional" gov
ernment at Basra under British
protection in an attempt to over
throw quickly the Rashid Ali Al
Gallant regime which is threaten
ing Great Britain's position in the
middle east, it was reported to-
day.
Britain's refusal to accept Turk
ish offer to mediate with the Ras-
hid Ali regime, and reports from
Cairo that it had been possible to
spare troops from Basra to REIN
force the beleaguered garrison at
Haooaniyah airport, indicated a
considerable strengthening of the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06
British May Set Up New
Puppet Iroq Government

THE British government, while
greatly appreciating the friendly
motives of the Turkish government,
felt compelled to point out that the
essential prerequisite to entering
any negotiations is the withdrawal
of Iraq troops from Habbaniyah,"
@ spokesman commented.
The Berlin radio, in a broadcast
picked up here, said the Iraq go&-
ernment also had rejected medi-
alton proposal "by a neutral ma
tion' ana SAID 1t was willing to
negotiate only after British troops
bad left the country.
The Egyptian government also
sought to effect an agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06

British position.
Not only was the Habbaniyah
garrison holding out, it was assert
ed at Cairo, but infantry patrols
were moving out from the airport
to harass the besieging Iraqis.
Cairo asserted that the greater
part of the small Iraqi air force
had been put completely out OF
action.
Here the treasury struck at Iraq
by excluding it from the pound
sterling area of currencies based on
the British pound.
Turkey, it was made known in
official British circles, had offered
to mediate between Britain and
RaShid Ali.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06
S. +. POWER
HEARING SCHEDULED

WASHINGTON. May 6 (UP) -
Secretary of Interior Harold L. lex
es, announced today that a hear
ing would be held here May 81 on
a proposed agreement under which
San Francisco would lease distribu-
ton facilities of the Pacific Gas
and Electric Co. Ickes said he might
hold a supplementary hearing in
San Francisco later.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06
SUB LAUNCHED MONDAY

PORTSMOUTH, N. H. May 6
(UP) - Lt.-Comdr. c. F. Grisham
announced today that the submar-
me Drum will be launched at the
navy yard here Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06

Handsome new prints in flor
ais, dots, stripes and figures at
98c a yard, and you may be sure
that Mother will like a dress
pattern for q gift.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-06

See this dainty new flower jewel
r. in pastel shades, new longer
necklaces, pendant styles, also
matching clips, bracelets
just the smart gift that Mother
will like.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05

pronounced Martin dead
Panic-stricken, Wylie fled in
Martins automobile, taking the
body with him but leaving Mrs
Simonson behind. Authorities of
Solano. Napa. Marin and Sonoma
counties blocked all highways, but
Wylie eluded them by driving along
country roads.
He dumped Martins body at the
roadside seven miles north of Santa
Rosa after removing 500 from his
wallet, police said.
Motorcycle Patrolman Richard
Thompson of Petaluma saw Wylle
speed through town and caught him
when he stopped for gasoline at
lgnacio, Marin county.
Taken TO the Petaluma jail, Wylie
attempted to hang himself with a
blanket, but was cut down, authorl-
ties said. He then led sherlff'S dep
uties to Martins body.
Martin. also employed at Mare
Island. formerly lived at Allan,
Kan. where his mother now re-
sides.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
81 Centrons Win
National Honors

NEW YORK. May 5. CSpeciaD-
New honor has come TO former city
councilman Gordon r. Scriven.
manager of the j. {. Penney store
IN Ell Centre, and national recog-
milton has been given to Bert L.
Hamburger. Sears, Roebuck man.
ager; as a result of the inclusion
OF both their names on the Roll
OF Honor of Community Builders.
compiled annually by the national
business magazine Chain Store Age
as a register of chain store man
ayers who. have participated whole
heartedly in activities of the COM
munities in which they live and
work.
Robert Hays. secretary manager
OF the El Centre chamber of COM
merce nominated both men for the
Roll of Honor, and he will present
them with the handsome Com
munity Builder Award Scrolls. Paul
A. Jenkins, publisher of the Post
Press newspapers, endorsed both the
nominations.
Hays characterized Scriven as
the most outstanding citizen and
most active civic worker in this
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Citrus Hearing
Set for May Il

SACRAMENTO, May 5. CUP)-
A public hearing on a proposed mar
keting order to regulate handling OF
California oranges in intrastate
commerce will be held in Los An
geles State Building May 26 at 10
am, w. B. Parker, state agricul-
ture director, said to6ay.
Parker said the proposed order
would replace a license regulating
the handling of oranges and grape
fruit which became effective in
January, 1886.
Proposed new regulations woulo
include the volume to be regulated
from time to time, together with
grade and size of the oranges.
Administrative committees were
proposed by Parker to represent
the California Fruit Growers Fx-
change, the Mutual Orange Distrib-
utors and independent growers.
The new order would become ef-
fective when IS per cent or more
OF handlers affected favored the
issuance of the regulations. Copies
of the proposed order were being
mailed TO at least 10000 growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05

community" a statement warranted
by the list of his accomplishments
during the past year. He was chair
man of El Centre Municipal Hous-
ing Authority. which had charge Of
slum clearance: served as president
of Ell Centro Kiwanis: was presi-
dent of Ell Centre Department Store
Managers association: acted as
chairman of the Tourist Publicity
committee and the Mercantile Trade
Relations committee of the cham
ber of commerce.
Hamburger did duty as a director
OF the Community Chest and treas
urer of the KiwaniS club. He was
secretary of the Department Store
Managers association, and served
on the Business Relations and Avia-
ton committees of the chamber OF
commerce. He was also on the Avia-
ton committee of the Associated
chambers of commerce.
Hamburger took an active part in
Boy Scout work: as chairman of the
Court of Honor, as a troop COM
mittee member. and as a member
of the Imperial County Council ad-
vancement committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Youth Kills Man.
kidnops Woman

VALLEJO Cal. May 5 tUP) -
District Attorney Wallace Everett
Jr today said he would charge John
Wylie, l9-year-old Mare Island
Navy Yard worker. with the mur-
der OF Dale Martin, 30 and the
KIDNAPPING of Mrs. Ann Simonson,
%, both of Vallejo.
Wylie. Everett said, admitted the
crimes, and said he suffered a brain
conclusion recently and had had
a few beers"
Mrs. Simonson was to confront
Wylie today.
According to the story pieced to-
gether by authorities, Mrs. Simon
son and Martin were seated in
Martins automobile early yester-
day morning when Wylie, carry
ing a % calibre rifle, climbed into
the car and ordered Martin to drive
to Napa.
AT Napa, Wylie demanded to
Drive ana Martin refused. In a
scuffle, Martin was shot through
the heart, Mrs. Simonson related.
Wylie drove north to st. Helena,
Sonoma county, where Mrs. Sim
onSon persuaded him to stop for
medical aid. She got doctor, who
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Bridges Fails in
Attempt to Quash
Deportation Case
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llOlii ~
ernment and advocating property
damage and sabotage during his 2l-
year residence in the United States.
And it would be improper for
me to pass on the motion without
hearing all the evidence Sears
said. Motion dismissed"
Miss King obtained Sears per-
mission to read into the record
excerpts from the findings Of Dean
Lands in the 1889 case against the
Australian born Bridges.
AS the hearing resumed after a
recess since April 30, when the
government closed, the defense call
ed Chief of Police Charles Dullea
of San Francisco as a witness. He
was asked to present records in
police files bearing on Sam Diner,
San Rafael merchant, who testified
for the government.
The records showed two arrests fo,
Diner since 1914. Neither was on a
charge of felony and there was no
record of any conviction of the San
Rafael man who had testified see
ing Bridges at a Communist con-
vention in Fresno in 1884.
Diner was one OF the 81 govern
ment witnesses called in the first
three weeks of the hearing. Most
of the witnesses placed Bridges at
Communist meetings or testified
Communists had identified him as
member. His own admission of
affiliation with the IW.W. also was
presented by the government in its
second attempt to deport the labor
leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Hits Scored on
German Warships

LONDON, May CUPJ - Great
Britain for the first time today
claimed direct hits on the 26,00o
ton German battleships Scharn-
horst and Gneisenau at Brest and
reported that a great rectangle
OF fire" had been started by royal
air force attacks on the big naval
base at St. Nazalre.
st. Nazaire is on the Bay of Bis
cay, south of Brest, and has been
used as a base for German sub
marine and surface raiders attacks
on British ships in the Atlantic
Ocean.
Pilots of the second wave of Brit
ish bombers arriving at st. Naz-
aire said that they saw series Of
big explosions in the naval base
before they added their OWE loads
of bombs to the flaming rectangle
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Three Hurt in &
Valley Accidents

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highway, proceeded l8O feet, left
the pavement, travelled sideways 48
feet, struck a telephone post, and
rolled over several times. The car
being towed stopped few feet
from a canal bank, Highway Patrol
man Bill Mitchell said.
Since the principals n an accident
near Calexico could speak no Eng
lish and highway patrolmen little
Spanish. details of the accident
were meager. Enrique Gomez, "a,
and Carlos Peralta, 30, both OF
Mexicali, tried to explain how their
cars happened to collide Sunday
night. Apparently Peralta made ID
U turn at the intersection of high
way SO and the CaleXico cutoff.
No cne was injured.
Half a mile west of Holtville a
car driven by Glenn Shield Spen-
Ger, of the federal camp at Holt
vile, and one driven by Ann Eliza
beth Gray, San Diego, collided when
Spencer tried to turn from the
highway into a side road.
A wrecked car in a barrow pit
a mile west of Brawley proved to be
a mystery. Two different sets of IL
cenSe plates were found but no
registration slip. Officers attempted
to solve the mystery by tracing
motor numbers and owners of the
TWO sets of plates. The maze was not
unWound Monday.
Fred Riddle, Ell Centro grocer, had
his missing delivery truck back
Monday. 1t was found abandoned
near Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Ship Seizure Bill
Called Act of War
In House Debate
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instead, the law of the jungle"
The ship reQuisitioning legislation
came up "a hours after Mr.. RoOse-
yelt said in a speech that the Unit
ed States is ready TO fight again
for democracy.
The congressional debate begins
against the background of height
ened public debate OF Americas
part in Britain's fight for survival.
While Mr. Roosevelt was speaking
at Staunton, Va, birthplace of
Woodrow Wilson, World war presi-
dent, Wendell L. Wiilkie, 1910 Re-
publican presidential candidate, was
calling for conveys or any other
method necessary TO deliver war
materials to Britain, in a speech
st Nashville. At the same time, Dr.
James Bryant Conant, president of
Harvard university, who recently
returned from an official mission
to Britain, was asking Americas 5
immediate entry into the war oil
8ritain's side.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Hiccuper Finds
As Many Cures as
'Hics' in MaIady

SAN DIEGO, May 5 tUP)-
George Morgan, SO. said today that
if ever-hic-he gets over his hic-
cups he's going to write a book
about the cures.
Morgan, blind war veteran, has
had them Il days and the cures
have poured in so fast he's had to
diSconnect his telephone. One day
brought him 200 calls. Suggested
cures included
Drink a glass of water while hold
ing a spoon crosswise inside his
mouth Cphoned in by 4 bartender
at $3.50 q. m)
Chloroform;
Eat ice cream with hot water
bottle on stomach:
Shutting off certain nerves in
the throat:
Yanking the tongue almost out
by the roots;
Morgan has tried them all, ex-
cept the chloroform, but it does no
good. He's lost 10 pounds of the 230
he weighed when he started hic-
cuping. He hopes to lose Is or 20
pounds more.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Coach Says Nazis'
Team Won't Win

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rope could stop the German ad-
vance now.
1T was airplanes that won the
Balkans" he declared, land Eng
land simply can't match that air
mastery They won't be able to for
a long time, year or two, until
United States planes and tanks ap-
pear in great quantity.
In the meantime, don't see how
German arms can pe stopped"
Covington, although he admitted
he had not yet found more than
ono person to agree with him on
this point, appeared to bank heavily
in his forecasts upon the collapse
from within prediction of the
eventual conclusion.
Its a mystery to me how Ger
many has extended as she has ano
kept up her supply lines. 1t is like
the law OF diminishing returns.
Soon Germany will reach a poinS
beyond which those supply lines
can't be maintained sufficiently anG
the embryo empire will collapse
he continued.
Covington felt that Germany has
designs not only upon Iraq and It's
oil fields but Russias Ukraine and
its breadbaSket, as we'll.
Russia won't do a thing, because
they couldn't begin to fight Ger
many Turkey may fight, however,
but to no avail" he said.
The CaleXico man foresaw United
States help TO England as restricted
almost wholly to airplanes, guns.
tanks and military supplies, possibly
naval aid and flyers, but not in
fantry force.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Governor Vefoes
Newsboy Bill

SACRAMENTO, May (UP) -
Legislators today studied the veto
message of Gov. Culbert Olson on
the so-called newsboy bill to de-
termine if there would be an at
tempt TO secure two thirds vote to
override.
The bill would have permitted
boys over 10 years of age and girls
ever 19 to sell or be employed to
sell newspapers and other periodi-
Gals without obtaining consent of
the labor commissioner. Sponsors
said it would place approximately
$4,000 boys under control of school
authorities and require consent of
parents.
Olson contended the bill would
supply little, if any protection to
the child"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
4 TraiIlmen Die as
Boiler ExpIodes

SALINAS, Calf, May 5 (UP) =
low water in the boiler was tenta-
lively blamed today for the explo-
sion of a Southern Pacific freight
locomotive and the death of four
trainmen.
The explosion Saturday blew the
locomotive, heavy mountain-type
to bits and derailed 10 cars of the
81 car train. Wreckage was scat
tered 400 yards. The loss was placed
at $65,00o.
The dead were Engineer Philip
Y. jolly, San Luis; Fireman Floyd
Mexican, SO, San Francisco; Brake
man Herbert Horan, San Francisco,
and Apprentice Brakeman Alvin
Schowendaller, San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Escaped Prisoners
SOUGHT in North

Hunt fer Floyd Gray, 81, and
Richard Dayhoff ,29, fugitives from
an Imperial county chain gang
since Friday afternoon, swerved
northward Monday after they were
seen in inland Sunday
The fugitives visited O. l.. Pat
ton. Gray's cousin employed in a
inland garage, at 6 am. Sunday,
Sheriff Robert w. Ware said, and
Patton informed officers of the visit
at noon Monday. Search of the
north-end districts began immedi-
ately.
Patton told Ware he thought
GRAY and Dayhoff had taken the
North Shore road but was not sure.
They were driving a gray car.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Snakebife Killer
Wins Rehearinq

WASHINGTON. May 5 up -
The supreme court today granted
the request of Robert S. James,
Los Angeles barber, for a rehear-
ing of his appeal from conviction
on a charge of Staying his wife by
drowning after subjecting her to
rattlesnake bites. He is under
death sentence. and asked the re-
hearing because the court previous
ly had upheld his conviction by an
equally-divide vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Carrot Prices
Rise TO S1.50

More than 10 cars Of carrots rolled
10 markets from the imperial Valley
Saturday and Sunday. according TO
the Federal-State market news SER
vice. boosting the seasonal ship
ment total TO 1924 cars.
Markets were quoted as steady
with prices ranging from Sl.50 TO
sl.75 for best quality pack.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
PRISONER WANTS
OUTSIDE ATTORNEY

Dick Bond Honey, forger who
escaped from an Imperial county
chain gang Friday and was arrest
ed a few hours later at Jacumba
in a stolen, car, Monday said he
was not ready for his preliminary
hearing because he cid not wish to
employ an Imperial county attorney
but would get an attorney from
somewhere else to represent him.
He will be given a preliminary hear
ing in El Centre justice court on a
charge Of car theft and of escap-
ing from custody.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Plane Production
Continues Climb

l8 of the 1893 aircraft manufac-
tured and delivered last month were
of commercial type. The remainder
went to the U. S. army, U. 5. navy,
British and other governments. The
number going to each branch were
not revealed.
OF the March output of 1'2l6
planes only rs were OF the CONNER
cial type and 879 went to the U. S.
army and Navy and The British.
Following are u. S. aircraft prodS
uction figures since last December:
December, 799; January, l,036; Feb
ruary, 972; March 1,216; April, 1,492.
OPM Director General William
S. Knudsen said recently that the
March production figures would be
doubled by August 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Antarctic Party
Tells of Germans
Near So. America
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east base. He said meteorological
observations made there might re-
volutionize forecasting throughout
the world.
DR.. Wade said that during these
observations the expedition record
ed what perhaps was the lowest
stratospheric temperatur yet
known-13O degrees below zero.
This reading was taken nine miles
above earth.
About three years Will be required,
Dr.. Wade estimated, to correlate
the data assembled by the expedi-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05

WASHINGTON, May 5. CUP)-
airplane production reach
eel the new high mark of 1,493 for
the month of April, it was learned
today.
The previous record output was
1,216 for March.
Informed sources said that only
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Defenders Smash
Tobruk Assault

CAIRO, May CUP) - Middle
east headquarters today reported
that strong British attacks
bad broken up axis preparations for
a renewed assault upon beseiged
Tobruk.
The British counter attacks were
launched Saturday night and Sun
day morning and inflicted heavy
casualties upon the Italo- German
troops which encilcre that Libyan
port, a communique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
MEXICAN WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Mary Enriquez, wife of 1lde-
fonso Enriquez of El Centro, died
Sunday night after a brief illness.
Funeral services await arrival of
relatives from the east Mrs. En-
riquez, who was born in Nogales
Ariz., is survived by her husband;
two daughters, Mrs. Soccoro De-
lara and Carmen; and three sons,
Ronoldo, Bernie, and Ildefonso, Jr.,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
British Pressed
Hard in Iroq
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dad military objectives and Istanbul
heard that a British column of
10000 troops was marching on the
Iraq capital.
The ousted Iraq regent, Emir Alb
dul Illah. raised a banner of revolt
against the pro-Nazi premier. Rash
id Ali Al-Gailani. The British hop
ed to regan control of Iraq before
Germany could give effective aid
to Rashid
However. Iraq forces were said to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
Scouts Attend
Swim Meet

Imperial Yuma scout council boy
scouts and cubs will attend the an
nual swimming meet and carnival
at Kenyon's plunge in FL Centro
Wednesday night.
Events are scheduled TO start at
7 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-05
BrawIey Cleaning
Plant Burqlarized

BRAWLEY, May 5 - Burglars
broke into the Adams cleaning
plant at 129 South Sixth street here
during the weekend, knocked suits
and dresses TO the floor, and tram
pied them.
Brawley police and employees Of
the plant Monday were checing the
place too ascertain if anything was
taken.