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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
BY United PRESS

An all-Out AXIS ottenSlNe ToWaFd
the Caucasus oil fields appeared To
be developing Thursday as the IirHi
blow in winter warfare along a
great middle eastern front
The shit of German pressure
toward the southern end of the
eastern front brought new iaborlte
demands in parliament for clear
declaration of British intentions
regarding opening of second from;
to relieve the Red army and a
statement that failure to take the
initiative against the Axis is IN
defcnsible" if the Allies hold all
Superiority Ovor the LuftWatfc aS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

Camp Seeley quartermasters depart
meut took charge of one of the first
buildings turned over to the Army
by the contractors. A total of 10
buildings will be placed at the
Army'S disposal soon.
Every troop at Camp Seeley prob
ably will send up delegation to
set up housekeeping in preparation
for the arrival of the main group.
1t is expected that the men will
be sent from Seeley to Lockett from
time to time as their quarters are
completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

Large trucks loaded with equip
ment and supplies leave Seeley al
intervals for the new quarters at
Camp Lockett.
plans for moving the men and
equipment to Camp Lockett have
changed several times because OF
the uncertainty Of conditions to-
day Army officers said. 1T Is i'm
possible TO ascertain what may
happen to change them That s
why it is unwise TO make definite
announcements as to exact dates
or departure.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
us. SEA WAR BILL PASSES BY 18 VOTES
STRIkE E=R ONT

bcrs Of the big five are the opcr-
ating trainmon who man locoms-
tivcS and ears.
On another front. Dave Basos,
independent Wciders representative.
threatened second nationwide
strike Of Welders on both defense
and non-de Use projects unless tie
AFL allows four men to return tG
work at the western Pipe q Stee.
Co, San Francisco.
Basor said the lockout" OF the
four men can become as serious
as the original strike which began
in Seattle He said the men have
been barred from their jobs by the
AFL Metal Trades Council in con-
junction with the employer.
The Federation of Long Lines
Continued on Page .; Column =
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

came TO pursuing ncdu dl Wtu-
nesday nights council meeting.
After a stormy session at which
a large portion of the towns most
disgruntled citizens literally blaste.'
the daylights out OF the 1hree
Musketeers for assertedly breaking
their campaign promises, the coun-
Gil removed Charles Bratton as
street commissioner and replaced
him with Mayor Bob Hatton.
Bratton was appointed to the
post of finance commissioner which
Hatton vacated to accept the street
post. The vote was four to on>
on Councilman Herb FaWcett's pro-
posal, with Bratton dissenting.
The action to remove Bratto1,
as street commission was t1mt
anti-cimax to an hours long eX-
change between citizens and council
and between councilman and coun-
Gilman.
WE'RE ON THE PAN"
Mayor Hatton, who a week ago
castigated Bratton for his asserted
failure to formulate a definite pro-
gram of street Improvement, rclter-
ated the charge, and declared:
The Three Musketeers are def
initely on the pan
He added that the Musketeers, sc
termed by Candidates Hatton, Brat
ton and Wesley He'll during their
campaign for election, had run to-
gether on a common pledge to lift
the town out of the mud.
I'VE have failed completely ~
this Hatton declared.
He said that the council had given
Bratton every opportunity to take
the initiative in formulating a street
program, but that no such program
had been forthcoming.
This is the same speech | made
last week, and I still feel the same
way" Hatton said.
Bratton said nothing.
Continued on Page =, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
City Clerk Here
Fights Off Stroke

Wednesday evening and night, ano
it was necessar to administer oXy-
gen.
The stroke came while the clerk
was debating to his secretary. but
recovered partially some time later
sufficiently to summon an aide arc
give Instructions concerning mat
ters to be taken up at Wednesday
nights council meeting.
He suffered a second stroke later
and it was feared that his chanes
for recovery were very slim. But
he appeared to rally and Thurs
day morning, he was believed to be
out of danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
County, District
Study Tax Deciding

Imperial county supervisors ant
directors of the Imperial Irrigation
district met briefly Wednesday &c
discuss plans for the sale Of tax
decided land.
Before taking any action, how
ever. they decided to have their at
torneys study the problem and ad-
wise them OF the best legal meanS
upon which to proceed. They plan
ned to postpone another Joint ses-
sion until the attorneys have hao
time to get together and study the
laws governing sale procedure.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
First Large Unit Departs
Camp SeeIey for Lockett

Half of the quarlcrmastcHs di-
vision left Camp Seclcy for Cam@
Lockett Wednesday, first large
group to depart and vanguard oi
the whole regiment which probably
will be at home" at Camp Lockctt
by Jan. l.
Civil employees and small groups
of men have established themselves
at Lockett. Army officers sale
Thursday and are getting things
ready for the remainder of the mer.
Captain John II Howard of the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
RAIN ADDS UP
TO MORE JOBS

Re-appearance of Old Sol Wed
nesday afternoon, and continued
bright skies Thursday, saved I'M
perial Valley farmers from losses
that threatened to run into many
thousands of dollars.
The only discordant note, from
the farmers point of view, was
that the light but saturating rains
over the valley will make it nee
essary to hire a great many more
field workers than would have beer
the case had it not rained, for let
tuce and sugar beet thinning.
Manager Tom Finney Of the state
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

employment office, said Thursday
his office had been called upor
to supply 1000 thinncrs, record
number,
Pea crops. too, required an IN
creased number of workers, Finney
said, because growers were eager
to get the crops picked before the
peas matured too much.
There was some damage to hay
that had been moved, but this was
believed to be light as a result Of
the early appearances OF the sui
after Tuesday nights and WedneS-
daV'S rains.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

VIII not apply 10 IIIt average Vou'
ist who crosses the international
'line into Lower California to visit
Aqua Caliente race track or Ii
iuana's night spots and curio mar
kctS.
For these tourists, Couttolenc said.
it is necessary only to have proper
proof of American citizenship that
will guarantee re-entry into the
United States. U. S. immigration
authorities have for some time eS-
tablished warning signs at the bor-
der advising tourists before enter
ing Mexico to be sure they have
proper proof that they are American
ritizens that will facilitate their
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
BY UNITED PRESS

By UNITED PRESS
Strike threats against the tnlC-
phone and trucking industries dc
yelopcd oUt of Bargaining dead
locks ThursdaE but the captive mine
dispute remained the most critical
labor controversy impegi!ing defense
production.
Fourteen cooperating unions en-
bracine 100000 railway worker:
meanwhile rejected the wage rec
concentrations Of President ROosc-
velt's emergency fact-finding board
but did not order strike action. The
cooperating uniCns failure to ap-
prove a strike call in conjunctio"
with the strike deadline set by the
big five brotherhoods for Dc. 7, 8.
and would not prevent shutdown
of the railways at that time. Mem
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

reported by prime Minister winston
Churchill
Behind the British controversy
was long chain of Developments
lnvoiyjne the German drive against
the dcfcnsas of Rootov and Korch.
the threat of japanese explosion
in the ray east and the question
of whether the United State.
would cnact neutrality revision ano
solve labor problems which a speak
CT in commons said had painfully
crippled" American aid.
SUPPLY ROUTE HIT
On the fighting front. the Ger
mans claimed that they were ham
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
y AMBL!Ne
EpoRTER
DETECTIVE WORK

Duke johnson was home alone
the other day.
The telephone Shrilled a sum-
mons Duke dashed in to answer
it. With the automatic gesture one
uses in such cases, he reached
for the instrument. Then he stop
ped, gaping in surprise. The tele-
phone was not there The bell
rang again.
With a hasty mental note TO
consult a psychiatriSt at the first
opportunity, Duke raced madly i'll
to another room. Still no tele-
phone. This he thought, calls
for concentration. So he concen-
trated The bell rang again. All
his concentration failed TO convince
! him that he had been wrong in
)thc first place about where the
telephone should be The bell rang.
Duke sped back to his original
vantage point. The bell rang. No,
! there was no telephone there.
Then Duke had an inspiration.
He saw the telephone cord, right
where it should have been He
snatched at it. Hand over hand, he
followed it. : e bell rang. Still he
followed
For fifty feet Duke followed that
consarned thing, ana at the end
he found the telephone under a
bed.
Mrs. Johnson and daughter Ger
aldine, unbcknoWnst to Duke, had
authorized the telephone company
to install one of these 50-foOt cords
on the instrument so it could be
handy at all times.
But in Dukes eyes today there
is still the expression of man
who isn't quite sure at all, any
more.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
GERMAN LOSSES AT
HIGH FIGURE

LONDON, Nov. 13 CUPD - An cx-
change telegraph (Brtish) Agency
dispatch from Kuibyshev said to-
day that the Germans had lost
100000 men, 968 tanks and 1l73
airplanes in their offensives against
Moscow and Leningrad.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
Man Perishes in
Burning Building

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13. tUP)-
Seymour Royce, 40, was burned to
death today when fire destroyed the
Norma Talmadge building on Sun
set Boulevard which Royce man
aged.
His wife escaped by running to
the street but Royce was trapped
on the second floor of the three
story office building.
The building was owned by the
actress.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
I.v.Men Act TO Fill Gap in Missing
Link Of Four-Siates Highway Route

It was suggested that the county
and the irrigation district, improve
the road outside the Indian reSerya-
ton and the Indian reservation be
asked to improve the section inside
the reservation
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

City Clerk Neal Gavin Thursday
was reported resting we'll at his
home, 555 SandalWood, following a
heart attack which he suffered late
Wednesday at his desk at city hall
Gavin was in critical condition
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
Border Crossing
Rules Revdmped

SAN DIEGO, Nov 49, (UP)-New border restrictions
governing entry into Mexico will into effect Dec 49,
night. ..
! Couttolenc explained however, that restrictions
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
Armed American
Ships May Sail
TO Combat Zones
Administration Wins Gravest Test Of
Strength Since War Started; Letter
From President Touches Strike Issue

WASHINGTON Nov. 13. (UP)-The house. in accord
with last-mnute appeal by President Roosevelt today
approved the administration bill authorizing American
ships to sail anywhere in the world under the protection
of their flag and guns. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
Brotton Ousted
In Street Fidsco
Campaign Combination Breaks Up Over
Explosive Street Improvement Issue as
Irate Citizens Protest Conditions

The Three Musketeers of Ell Centros city council were
only two Thursday
The Uatton Bratton and He'll combination that ran
topetLr at the last election dissolved definitely and
rreconcaby when the issue Of improving the cty streets
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
LOST OR JUST STRAYED-

ArmiStice day threatened TO be
anything but peaceful around the
Broadhead home in Ell Centre. Tiny
| 10 Anne Broadhead, it seems, was
mysteriouSly missing. Father and
mother and brother Kenneth
Broadhead searched frantically
They practically tore the house
! apart, and then began on the out
side. They were all but ready to
call in the police and the fire de-
partment. Then, of a sudden the
light daWned.
Say" remarked Father Broad
head, didn't 10 Anne go with
me over to Hugh Keating's to get
that horse for Kenneth to ride in
the parade
And at Hugh Kcatings' they
found her, where she had been
marooned in the excitement of boy
and a boys fat;leI and a parade
10 Anne was none the worse for
Wear-in fact, she rather liked it.
TEACHERS PET
The cavalry cowboys out at Camp
Sceley have produced an absolutely
Surefire method of getting their
canine mascot all the honor and
glory that should be hers. The
other day Boots, the mascot, be-
came a mother for the second time
When Boots does a thing, she does
it in cavalry tradition-very we'll
Her babies numbered five. Boots,
J )hcr soldier friends agreed, deserved
recognition beyond the sphere of her
immediate activities. But how to get
it? Then one of the troopers hit
upon the idea-and if you don't be-
lieve it works. just consider this
item of proof.
One of the pups was named
RedelSheimer, after RR'S own Camp
Seeley correspondent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
TEMPERATURE

| TEMPERATURE
Maximum We'd g. Minimum
Thurs. 40. pm. View. &c, humidity
80. am. Thurs. so. humidity SO.
Noon Thurs rs. humidity SO.
LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. l S22-23; U. S. No. q
leafy /. V. S2l-22. U. S. No. 2
$3.50 1850 Mpls. Dec. flax 1.78.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13
Bank Debts

El Centro Business Barometer
Wednesday SAB, 1894
Last Year . $4S3, 102.31
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

Battered to death with an
iron poker, the blood smeared
body of George II. Orahood,
United States reserve officer
and workman at Camp See
la,. II.nc fn1,,ad chnrtlu hnfnrn moon
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-13

Oh TIIT II-TTTIII- TI0TTC' Ut y
mans claimed that they were ham
Evening star., 1941-06-08
Worth Street Active as Sales
OF Cotton Gray Goods Climb

major proportions was thereby re-
stricted.
The wooden piece goods industry
seemed to reach the conviction that
the service forces of the United
States would be enlarged consider
ably in the not-too- distant future,
and that the Government would re-
enter the market in a large way to
supply needed clothing. 1t was con-
ceded such a move would further
curtail the amount of material avail
able to civilian consumers, and while
there was no fear of actual want in
the retail clothing business this fall,
it was believed the choice of pat
terms and colors would be seriously
cut down. Worsteds and gabardines
are so we'll sold up that those seek
ing them reported that even jobbers
were unable to fill even odd lot
orders.
An excellent demand for all types
of woven fabrics characterized the
rayon piece goods market where
prices took another upward turn on
all fall numbers.
Evening star., 1941-06-08
Gains Recorded
ByStee| Stocks
And Specia|ties
Many Shares Close
Week Unchanged or
Slightly Lower
By BERNARD S. O'HARA,

!
NEW YORK, June THE stock
market ended a generally favorable
week today on rising note stressed
mainly by steels and specialties.
1t was not a one-way trail, how
ever, and, while gains of fractions
to a point or so were posted for
favorites, there were just about as
many down or unchanged at the
close of the brief session.
Attendance in Wall Street, as on
recent Saturdays, was limited but
those who appeared seemed to de-
rive some cheer from reports Con-
gress would write its own tax bill
and shelve Treasury recommended
tions. Some blue chips" reflected
the thought this might be beneficial
for certain corporations.
Scant stimulus was derived from
the war news and worries over labor
riffs were sufficient to keep many
potential bidders in the conSerVa-
tive class. Announcement the Gov
ernment would take over the strike
bound North American aviation
plant at Inglewood Calf. unless the
dispute was ended Monday was a
case in point.
Average Goes Higher.
The Associated Press average of
60 stocks was up 3 of a point at 40.4
and on the week retained a net ad-
vance of 8. Transfers for the two
hours totaled 183930 share COM
pared with l07,100 a week ago which
was the smallest aggregate since last
August.
Jones g. Laughlin preferred added
2s4 to a 6l4 point jump of Friday.
Buying here apparently again was
based on expectations company di-
rectors at their meeting Monday
would propose plan to wipe out
heavy dividend accumulations. The
stock got up to 1l02s, new years
high, and finished at 109.
Among new 1941 tops were those
of International Paper preferred, Le-
high Valley Coal preferred and Un-
ion Carbide. Prominent on the up
side were U. S. Steel. Bethlehem.
Chrysler, Sears Roebuck, Anaconda.
Santa Fe, Pennsylvania. American
Telephone, U. S. Gypsum and Allied
Chemical.
A burst of strength in wheat and
cotton futures served as a prop for
sentiment in the securities division.
Curb More Active.
In the curb. where 41.000 shares
were traded against 10000 last Sat-
urday, modest improvement was dis
played by Gulf Oil, Humble Oil,
Orole Petroleum. American Cyana-
mid B" and Phoenix Securities.
Jones & Laughlin common was off
70 at 49,.
The big board" on Monday edged
forward despite gloomier foreign de-
velopmentS. The list put on its
best rally in two weeks Tuesday as
the feeling began to grow that the
market was "oversold." Upward
tendencies prevailed Wednesday
and Thursday but a five-day ad-
vance was broken Friday when a
little selling put the average down
share.
Evening star., 1941-06-08
Cotton Futures Soar
To New Peaks Since
Mid-Apri|, 1887
New York Market Up
More Than ST q BoIe
In Short Session
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June Cotton
sprinted ahead more than 81 bale
today and posted the best prices at
tsined since mid-April, 1887.
Buying by trade and mill interests
was augmented by Bombay and Wall
Street support. Selling was not
pressed despite the sharp rise. Of
ferings were limited mainly to profit
taking and hedging. the latter in
light volume. rejecting subsidence
in the Southern spot sales.
Buliish factors were heavy bust
ness in Worth Street the past week,
unfavorable weather conditions in
the cotton growing belt and ex-
pectations of favorable loan terms
after Qualification of the wheat loan
details.
Sales in the Worth Street gray
goods market of print cloths and
related items were placed in the
neighborhood of 100000 yards for
the week.
Active turnover in gray goods was
apparently stimulated by prospect Of
curtailment by Southeastern mills
owing to electric power shortage
caused by severe drought conditions.
Prices were marked up and orders
were taken for delivery through the
third and fourth quarters.
Exports Friday. 5.363 bales. Sea-
son so far, 979.377. Port receipts,
14384. Port stocks, 3,3O7,857 bales.
Range follows:
Evening star., 1941-06-08
P. {. A. Reports Big Gain
In Capital Passengers

Passenger traffic handled by
PENNSYLVANIA Central Airlines in
Washington during May was 81
per cent ahead of the same 1910
month, airlines officials reported
today.
The line set a new all-time pas
senger traffic record in May, for
the second consecutive month. P.
c. A. carried 29.882 revenue pas
sengers and flew 1888 1855 revenue
passenger miles, representing re-
Spective increases of 61.77 per cent
and 1874 per cent over the 18,477
revenue passengers carried and the
3.357,356 revenue passenger miles
flown in May of 1910.
The previous record month was
April of this year. when 26.224
revenue passengers flew on P. C. A.
planes and 4.987169 revenue pas
senger miles were flown.
Passenger traffic increases by
stations over Nav included Balti-
more, 81 per cent; Buffalo, SO per
cent.
Evening star., 1941-06-08
World Supplies Of Sugar
Largest in History
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSCClSteC Press.
The Agriculture Department re.
ported yesterday that the World
now had more sugar than ever be-
fore and that as a consequence there
was no danger of short supplies for
this country.
Reports on stocks and production
this season show, the department
said, that supplies available in areas
which normally furnish this country
total about 100000 tons.
Consumption needs of the United
States, however. are not expected
to amount to more than 100000
tons.
The department conceded that
some difficulties could arise in trans
porting supplies from off shore
areas, particularly the Philippines
and Hawaii, because of a growing
shortage of ocean shipping facilities.
In that event, it said, surpluses in
this country, not now permitted to
be sold because of marketing quota
restrictions, could be made avail
able.
The department said that tbs
world supply Of sugar for the cur
rent season totaled 42,300, 900 tons,
the largest on record.
Evening star., 1941-06-08
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June Worth
Street returned to the orbit of fairly
active trading this week with the
help of two 100000 yard sessions
in the print and broadcloth divisions
of the cotton gray goods trade.
A general Tightening in the
delivery situation throughout the
textile industry was highlighted by
scarcity of nearby shipments and
threats of cloth rationings.
In the cotton sector inquiry CEN
tered in deliveries for the third
quarter, with a moderate amount
of business spilling over into the
October ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bloc
Goods for nearby delivery were at
premiums of around Il cent a yard.
Reports that high o. P. M. officials
had stated that any cloth rationing
would start with priorities for cotton
fabrics tended to make operators
hesitant on distant commitments.
Expansion Of the general buying
move which might have reached
Evening star., 1941-06-08
Ford Asked to Boost
Plane Engine Output
BY the Associe ted Press.

BY the AsSocle ted Press.
DETROIT, June 7.-Oficials of
the Ford Motor Co. disclosed that
the company has been asked to
expand its new aircraft engine plant
to prepare for production of 40
rather than Is engines daily.
The Ford company now holds an
order for 4.200 Pratt e. Whitney
radial. air cooled engines developing
1000 horsepower each. Production is
scheduled to start some time this
month, achieving a rate of Is en-
gines a day by the end of the
year.
The new objective of 40 engines
daily will not be reached until some
time next year.