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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
Farm Advisor
Advises Timing Of
Spray Applications

Proper timing of applications is
OF the utmost Importance in use of
the new tartar emetic-sugar sprays
for control of citrus thrips, ac-
cording to F. G.. Beyschlag. farm
advisor representing the University
Of California Agricultural Extension
Service in Imperial county.
Information received by Beyschlas
from DrS. A. M Boyce and c. O.
Persing who developed the new
treatment at the University's citrus
experiment station in Riverside.
shows that the time of application
on lemons will depend upon the
prevalence of small fruit and new
vegetatiye growth, and on the
abundance of thrips. In a normal
season the first treatment ordin-
arily should be applied in May or
June, and a second in August or
September. In case of a prolonged.
dry, warm autumn season a third
treatment may be required.
For oranges, grapefruit. and tan
gerines one application at petal
falling time should afford salts
factory protection. In areas where
thrips do considerable damage to
fall growth another spray should be
applied during the late summer.
Weather conditions must also be
considered according to Drs. Boyce
and Persing. who say that sprays
should not be applied during un-
settled weather Rains within
few days after the treatment may
make a second application necessary
within a short time.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
Arizona Farmers
Fiuht TO Overcome
Losses by Delay

PHEONIX, March 20 (UP)-Salt
River valley farmers today contin-
ued working at a speed-up pace
to complete spring plowing and
planting, delayed more than three
weeks by heavy winter rains.
The county agricultural agents
office reported many growers were
working night and day in an at
tempt to SOW crops before another
rain and to receive their share of
free water flowing down the Verde
river.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
Belgrade Cannot
Form Our Policy
Declare Germans

BERLIN. March 90 oUP)-Au.
thorized German quarters said to-
day that IF certain forces in Jugo-
slavia reject the three power
pact, then they must exclusively beal
responsibility therefore
The Reich government does not
intend to permit its policies to be
decided by terroistic street mobs IN
Belgrade authorized quarter
said. asserting that anti-German
demonstrations in Jugoslavia are
not only continuing but increas-
ing
A spokesman said Viktor Won
Heeren. German minister to Jugo-
slavia, was inSulted yesterday as he
was returning from the Belgrade
cathedral after a service in con-
nection with the assumption of
power by King Peter.
If certain forces in Jugoslavia
today think they must oppose
friendship to the axis and reject
the three power pact then they
exclusively must bear responsibility
therefore authorized quarters de-
clared.
IF they think they can. with i'm
punity, play with Germanys gen.
erosity they are mistaken. We are
not willing to permit ourselves to
be provoked and insulted by these
groups. paid with British money"
Both Belgrade and Budapest
reported that Germans were fleeing
and Budapest heard re-
ports that Germany had suspended
its river traffic on the Jugoslav
reach of the Danube.)
Tension increased perceptibly in
Germany's attitude toward Jugo-
slavia as the alleged incidents con-
tinued and hope dwindled that the
new Jugoslav government would
send a favorable reply-or any
definite reply at all-on its atti-
tude toward the three-power al
lance
Newspapers seemed to be pre-
pairing the public for deterioration
Of German -Jugoslav relations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30

ISTANBUL. Turkey. March 29
1UP)-Germany has concentrated
10000 troops in the southwest
corner of Bulgaria in position to
strike either southwark at Greece
or westward at Jugoslavia's Vardar
valley, diplomatic travellers said to-
day.
They suggested that Germany was
holding up an attack only until the
political situation became clear.
Bulgarian troops were now aligned
principally along the Turkish from
tier. the travellers said. so that the
Germans could strike unimpeded at
Greece.
Turkish newspapers predicted that
Germany is unlikely to attack Jugo-
slayia at once because if it did
Jugoslavia would combine with
Greece and drive the Italians in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
WASHINGTON, March %. (UP) /

WASHINGTON, March %. (UP)
Diplomatic circles today regarded
President Roosevelt's genuine wish
es' for Jugoslavia's independence
as further assurance that the Bal
kan kingdom could count on aid
from the United States if it resists
aggression.
Mr.. Roosevelt cabled his best
wishes, and his hope that relations
between this country and Jugosla-
via may be mutually beneficial
to King Peter II last night from the
yacht Potomac.
HIS cable was interpreted as
backing the assurances of Acting
Secretary of State Sumner Welles
Thursday that some war aid would
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
Member Of Lyons
Family browns

Stephen Patrick LIONS, jr., %.
son Of one OF the famous Lyons boys
OF Imperial Valley pioneer days,
was buried in Greenwood cemetery
in San Diego Saturday after serv-
ices in Blessed Sacrament church in
Hollywood.
The young man drowned off San
ia Monica March 81 when his sail
boat capsized. His body was recov-
cred Thursday. He was a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p Lyons of Holly
wood. His father and four brothers
came TO Imperial Valley with their
parents in 1904, the whole family
leaving TO live on the coast about
u years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
FARM SECTION
ANNUAL DATE INSTITUTE

The annual Date Institute will
be held this year in the new audi
torium of the Coachella Valley high
school, on Saturday, April 26. ac-
cording to word received by farm
advistor, Frank Beyschlag, from the
Agricultural Extension Service in
Riverside county.
The program will consist of dis
cussions on marketing research in
the morning and discussions by date
growers in the afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
EI Ceniro Youth
In Air Training

Howard r. May, son of David N.
May of FL Centre is taking course
in primary flight training at the
Naval Reserve Aviation base at
Long Beach. Naval officers said Sat-
urday.
He began his course March Is
and after completing the course
will be eligible for advanced train
ing at one of the Nayy's advanced
training eenterS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
FILE ARTICLES

The Callzona Sports club filed
articles Of Incorporation in Imperial
county Friday. The organization
was said TO be non-p profit social
club formed to promote hunting
boating, and fishing, TO promote
field and athletic sports, help pre-
serve wild game and fish, and ac-
quire and maintain game preserves.
Formed for membership of 40, the
incorporators were Damsler P. Fol-
ly, Floyd E. Jones, James Maltby,
Homer G. Thacker, and Frank ]
Wallin, all of Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
GERMANY REPORTS
FIVE SHIPS SUNK

BERLIN. March 90 tUPl = The
high command reported today the
sinking of five enemy merchant
ships and a direct hit on a large
troop transport $50 miles west of
Cape Wrath, the northwest extrem-
ity OF Scotland.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-30
70 MEET MONDAY

Calapproved seea growers will
meet at the California hotel Mon
day noon for a dinner meeting,
according to Lee Landerman, as
sistant county agent. After the din
ner growers will visit several cal
approved fields.
The Valley settler., 1941-05-23
T re
lJOD .

HRS. B. J. BINGLE {; PRISCILLA. HITLER
ALASKAN 17LEGATES TO MATT ONAL
Al CAMP
Alaska will be represented for
the first time in the natl onal 4-H
Club camp being he Id in Washington
ID. c., Juno 1926. hrs. B. J.Binl @,
r olmor, Will ropros ont tho Iorr-
1o adors, and Hiss Pri S Gill
Filler, mombor of the NORTH Star
Al club in the .latonuska Valley
in 1870, will be o delegate from
tho membership Of the Terri tory.
Two delegates arc allowed each
IS state and Tori tory ct tho natl onal
oncon1pmont. Mrs. Binglo has boon
octivo in the club work in tho
valley and Uos president OF tho Al
Council last year.
Special spruce wood uas mail
ed to tho two Alaska delegates last
NHook viii oh they are to place on the
hugo bonfire as thcy are introduc cod.
pologotos from each state place
wood from their state on tho fire
Et this ceremony.
The Valley settler., 1941-05-23
COOP NOTES

lr. Thomas Donahoo prominent
attorney Of Anchorage has been
retained as attorney FOR tho NJ.
VT. "a. lie flow his own plano
to Palmer last Saturday to moot
with the Board OF Dire ctors on
AS sOciati IN business.
The Board Of Directors auth-
orizod tho cons truction OF add-
itioncl rofri 1orotion space and
vegetable wash room to be located
in the Cennory building to handle
the season produce crop.
Cottage cheese and buttor
nj TX ere again boing menuf q cturod
in Largo quantities. The bulk
Of this milk should go into bot
tics, but VIC arc unable to handle
it undor the present arrangement.
The Valley settler., 1941-05-23

BEVERLY Bf.y2r1 STCVER REC Tvs
HIGH EST A5iRD IT CCT:tTGE
Evening star., 1941-11-13

in vorious and graduated length
And the oIosps-rhinestone on
peorIs-nost with sofety cotche
crowd. They're everything sinu
ter this sole they'll 90 riaht Doc
Evening star., 1941-11-13

Creory peorIs. !, z, 3 and q stronds
Even oO-inch hond-knotted pearl ropes
white gold clasps thot complement the
We expect conny Christmas shopping
loted pearls should be-incidentoIIy, q
into stock at their orionoI price.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22

tics, recently passed DOIn HOUSES
of the legislature and is now on
the governors desk awaiting his
signature.
a. A. F. of L. has seen fit to
place hot cargo applicable to Seat
tie. Also this morning have placed
hot cargo Los Angeles city, which
is second largest consuming mar
ket in the United States for perish
able goods E. hot cargo being ap-
plicablc to 10 shippers whose en-
ployes have in seven specific cases
affiliated themselves with local I'm
perial Valley union not affiliated
with any national organization -"
telegram from the Grower-Ship-
per melon committee read.
Imperial Valley is at present
only at 20 per cent or less OF its
production, has % melon shipping
firms of which four have signed
contracts applicable to packing
house labor with A. F.. of L. team
sters union. headquarters in Seat
tle,' the telegram continued.
Employees electlOnS on 1our SnedS
mentioned not legal as not held
under NLRB orders and clear. maj
ority not shown ds favoring A. r.
of L. in voting.
"A. F.. OF l.. insists upon union
shop =.
wages paid melon workers by
far highest of any agricultural
worker in world. Minimum wage
for unskilled worker 10 cents with
skilled labor as high as 90 cents
per hour. Skilled cantaloupe work.
ers with the season just starting
show earnings for last week as high
as $l3540
".. Industry, if it is to survive and
furnish employment to countless
hundreds whose rate of pay far ex-
ceeds every other like industry,
must have the protection of SB877
in order that there shall be no stop
page of work and no hindrance OF
a steady flow to markets through
the imposition of unfair secondary
boycotts and hot cargoes used 70
force American citizens to bow to
the rule of any union organization
operating in the United States and
dominated by men whose sole idea
appears to be the unionization OF
men as we find that the A. F.. of L.
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22

G. Scriven, first president; A.
Yaeckel, second vicc-president;
Walter Havekorst. treasurer; and
Robert Hays, secretary-manager,
again will head the organization,
Hays was reelected for the four
teenth consecutive year.
Directors. agreed to underwrite a
portion of the cost of the conI
certs the Imperial Valley music
teachers will present next year,
The chamber decided to endorse
a plan whereby Filipino residents of
the community will build club
house of their own The board will
not make a financial contribution
to the building fund. Additions,
remodelling, and redecoration OF
chamber headquarters were order
ed by the board.
Major project for the year will
be to get desert winter resort
to locate in Imperial Valley.
The board sent a telegram urg-
ing Gov Olson to sign the anti-hot
cargo and the anti secondary boy
colt bill and asked individuals to
do likewise.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
VOLUME xxx; No. II
COW IS QUEEN
FOR A DAY

COW county prepared to show its wares aaarsoay h
This time the cows were not the eating variety put
the milking kind they will parade at Ell Centro staa
ium Saturday forenoon and afternoon as par' VI
great countrywide observation of Dairy Day.
Entertainment slated by the master committee rang,
ed through music free lunch addresses OF welcome anu
dairy reports. Crowds OF between TWO anu ioui ''o
sand persons were anticipated
Heading the attractions, however, were the 80 mead
of prize dairy cattle that will be shown on the north oe
of the stadium where ramadas were under CONSTRUCTOR
Thursday. Four purebred herds will be rpresentea,
holseins by COWS from the Gomez and Bill Early heros
and guernseys by individuals from the Rosenbaum ana
Giannini herds.
Both the Gomez aNd Early cows trace their blood
lines the Ormsby bull (haf brother to the worlds
biggest buterfa producer and the famous Corona cow
both represented in the famous Schenman herd dis
persed few years ago.
Bloodlnes the HaveKorst herd in the cows rep
resenting the Gannini guernseys and the Rosenbaum
herd is almost entirely made up of FarnsWorth nero
boodlines "
Meanwhile, public interest reached high peak IN
this years dairy day celebration General Chairman
Charles Bramkamp reported increasing response from
Brawey and Caexco merchants and dairymen and an
tcpated by far the most successful event OF its kind IN
valley memory.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
Hay Men Support
Wage Scale Plan

A committee of baler operators,
baling crews, and hay growers rec
commended continuance of the wage
scale adopted at meeting in BraW-
ley a week ago.
1t was suggested that the tempor-
airy scale continue the remainder of
the year or until there is change
in the price of hay. The committee
which met in BraWley Wednesday
night decided it required too much
time and work to base a new wage
scale on the price of hay the first
of each month.
The scale provides wages of 25
cents ton for baler crews, 80 cents
a ton for foremen, the contract
price for baling was $3.50 ton,
contract price for moving and rak-
ing was $l.15, hauling and stacking
wages was four cents bale or about
IS cents a ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
roo Ps
Block
Pickets
Marines on Guard
As Shipyard Men
Return TO Work

SAN FRANCISCO, May
22. (UP) = Navy trucks,
guarded by marines, carried
800 AFL workers through
CIO picket lines to work to-
day at the Moore Shlpyard, one OF
II defense plants affected by a
strike of CIO-AFL machinists for
higher wages. There was no violence.
Rear Admiral John Wills Green
slade, commandant OF the 18th nav
al district, was at the Moore plant
but said he was there "only as an
observer"
In behalf of the navy department,
Greenslade had demanded that work
be resumed at the Moore yard and
10 other ship plants holding $780,
100000 in defense contracts. The
machinists rejectea the demands.
The strike began May TO-
First attempt to reopen we plants
was made yesterday when John P.
Frey, president of The AfL Metal
Trades department, led 1000 work.
crs through CIO lines at Moore's.
The AFL men Travelled by taxicab
to the plant and walked abreast
through booing CIO picket lines
No attempt was made to step them
Smaller groups of AF'L men trick
led back at other plants and at
close of the day Frey announced his
men had reported at six of the
eleven yards. He SAID they would
return at three more today but
would make no attempt to work at
Bethlehem plants in San Francisco
and Alameda until negotiations for
a written contract for all Metal
Trades Workers had been COM
pleted.
Frey estimated 1900 men resurn-
ed yesterday and that the number
would reach 10000 today. Strikers
set the number at less than 600
and said many of the workers left
after making the march through
Continued on Page 2; Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22

'IIldy DC fOllSll vi s1iiCJ liioy ~ Nv
man. They speak four languages
Polish, English. German, and Rus
sian. Gerek said the confiscated
iewelry belonged to his dead wife
and his mother who is in Warsaw
The prisoners are held in the coun-
ty Jail at Ell Centro.
They were arrested by the I'M
migration border patrolmen aboard
a Greyhound stage at Blythe. The
jeWelry, SO pieces with only 10 OF
great value. was in boxes in Gerek S
smartly styled airplane luggage. He
said the pieces were family heir
looms.
Customs officers arrived in El
Centro Thursday and will take the
ieWelry to their coast headquarters
to have it examined by experts tc
determine it's value. The Los An
geles officers said the jeWelry, con-
sisting of bracelets, watches, ear.
rings, pins, brooches. clips, chains
and string of pearl beads, resem-
bled other jewelry taken from Eu-
ropeans. Some of the pieces, the
officers said, were good but some
were only a cheap type of costume
jewelry. However, all pieces will be
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
Cavalry Plans
Combat Practice

More combat practice was sched-
uled for soldiers of the llth U. S.
Cavalry, stationed at Camp Seeley,
as authorities announced desert
danger zone" for Saturday. Mon
day and Tuesday.
Rifle and machine gun firing will
be general on the desert about five
miles southwest of Dixieland. The
danger zone was described as bor-
dered on the north by Highway 80
between Coyote Wells and Dixieland
on the east by the Westside main
canal, on the south by the county
road running from Westside main
to Coyote Wells and on the west
by the foothills.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22

Inlle lOllS lSldllo dllu ouCSCCoCo AAi
installing air invader troops in the
biggest town of Crete, Gambia, ana
on the important Malemi airdrome,
adjacent to the British anchorage
at Suda bay and only a few miles
from Canea, Cretan capital.
This feat was accomplished en-
tirely by air power, through the
use of dive -bombers aid level bomb
ers to plaster the British ground
defenses and airdromes and utiliz-
ing gliders, troop transports and
parachutes to land fighting men
on the island.
German air dominance forced the
British to pull the Royal air force
fighter squadrons Oft the island and
to rely upon heavy bomber squad
rons based in Egypt to smash at the
Greek airdromeS from which the
Nazi air invasion was started.
But on the seas Britain still was
master.
| Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham S
eastern Mediterranean fleet smash
ed up German attempts to reinforce
their air invaders with sea-borne
| forces.
TRANSPORTS SUNK
The British sank Two German
transports smashed fleet of small
troop-carrying Greek ships, sank
an Axis destroyer and smashed
back a big 30-ship convoy.
The Germans claimed that their
air forces attacked the British war
ships, sinking a cruiser and damag-
ing two more in heavy attack
today following up one yesterday
in which they claimed battle
ship five cruisers, destroyer and
submarine were damaged.
In the strange battle for Crete
the British had no air strength.
The Germans had insignificant sea
strength, no heavy weapons, no
tanks. Neither side had any means
of retreat. It appeared plainly "
be fight to the death with the
stakes the control of the sea lanes
of the eastern Mediterranean and
the gateways leading to the Dard-
anelles.
MOSUL THREATENED
While the battle of Crete ragged,
Continued on Page 2, Col. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
BY UNITED PRESS

When and if the Germans issue
an official statement on the battle
of Crete, it probably will be an in
dication that they are reasonably
certain of taking the island from
the British.
Berlin's silence must mean that
the issue-and it is an important
one.-iS still in doubt. If the Ger
mans do succeed in their bold
stroke. what next?
Hitler's ultimate goal is the in
vasion of Great Britain. The ad-
vance through the Balkans. the
stab into Libya and the incipient
penetration of the Near East are
all steps preliminary to the crown
ing effort to invade Britain.
The pattern of Hitler's campaign
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
Tax Delinquency
Hits Low Mark

Ell Centres percentage of delin-
quency in payment of 194O-41 taxes
was reported as 6.14 per cent Thurs
day, a lower rate than in many
years, perhaps in the city's history
This figure will undoubtedly be
reduced even further in the near
future as late payments are re-
ceived.
The city clerks office reported
collections of $196,871 out of $780,
352 levied.
First installment delinquency per-
centage was 4.66 per cent and Sec
ond half was 769. Reason for the
higher second half delinquency was
that notices are sent out only at
the beginning of the tax collecting
period.
Last year the total delinquency
rate was 6.33 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
After Crete, What Next?
Gibraltar and Morocco?


of conquest becomes increasingly
clear as he marches on. 1t is meth
odical, calculated, one step time.
He mops up one objective, then
moves on to the next.
Some have expressed the view
that Hitler may over-extend him.
self. With an army of about 8,000,-
0C0 knen and an air fleet of al
least 10000 planes, some doubt ex-
lists that Hitler has over-extended
himself, or is likely to. He has
swept Europe from the Arctic to
the Aegean Sea. is prepared 10
hold it, and is now moving con-
fidently to grab the Mediterranean,
Suez and Africa.
The present campaign, of which
Crete is an important part is for
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22
Council Transacts
Routine Business

Lengthy routine business occupied
members of FL Centro's city council
until midnight Wednesday night.
The council approved purchase of
an automobile for the fire chief,
awarding the sale to the low bidder,
Friedley Bros. Total cost was $749.
An offer from Howard Meyer
concerning the temporary use Of
lot at Fifth and Main as pub
lie parking lot was tabled tempor-
arily.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22

Rear Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
chief of the navy's bureau of nayi-
CATION, told the committee he was
not at liberty to disclose the mis-
sions to which the additional vice.
admirals would be assigned.
There was immediate speculation
whether the measure might be a
prelude to the assignment of some
of the navys best ships and planes.
now in the Pacific, tor missions to
places like Martinique, Dakar, or
even the Red Sea.
A member of the committee spec
ifically asked Admiral Nimitz If
the legislation had not been re-
quested for that purpose. Chair
man Carl Vinson, D., Ga, quickly
interrupted to grant Nimitz per-
mission not to reply. The question
went unanswered, and was later
struck from the record at Nimitz'
request.
Nimitz told the committee it was
conceivable" that the nations ex-
isting sea force. the bulk of which
is concentrated in the Pacific fleet
with smaller detachments in the
Far East and the Atlantic, might
be broken up" to carry out special
missions.
The task forces which the bill
contemplates, he SAID, might con-
sist of a battleship division, a wing
of aircraft q flotiila of dectroVere
and a number of submarines.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22

COMMISSION from PTtSIueNC ROOSt-
velt as head of the new office o.
civilian defense, said he proposed
to establish three divisions to deal
with public safety, engineering,
shelter and food.
LaGuardia said his first and most
important task will be to coordi-
nate activities of huncle eds of groups
throughout the country.
LaGuardia outlined the duties for
the three proposed 0CD divisions.
The division of public safety:
will deal with fire protection and
other means for protecting property
and life. It will direct training and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-22

control of the eastern end OF the
Mediterranean. which of course In
cludes the Suez canal and the oil
fields of the Near East.
That is the immediate objective
II Hitler succeeds, the next move
would be Gibraltar and Morocco.
to close the sea entirely 10 the
British and isolate them except for
the North Atlantic lane TO Canada
and the United States. Even that
he is striving TO cut with his sub
marine campaign.
On the outcome there depeud9
the problematieal invasion OF Brit
ain.
The campaign may be the turn
ing point of the war and spell de-
feat or victory for Hitler.