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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23

kie's support of the lend-lease bill
was "a non-partisan affair" and
did not affect his position as party
leader.
Martin has announced he will
submit his resignation as national
chairman to the national committee
at meeting Monday. 1t was learn
cd, however, that Willkie and Tho
mas F. Dewey of New York anc
asked him to reconsider. or that
report, Martin said Il never make
any decisions before I am con-
fronted with them"
While the conference yesterday
concentrated on problems of CO.
ordination ard the 1912 off-year
rampaign the question of sue
CcSSor to John ID M Hamilton
who retired as executive director
OF the national committee, was
left in abeyance.
Martin indicated, however, that
the S25C00 post may be abolished
by the next national chairman. 9th
er sources thought a state chairman
might be elevated to the job Arch
Bobblt, Indiana, and K en- n e h
Wherry, Nebraska, were mentioned
as candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Jimmy Steworts
In the Army Now

brown slouch hat, blue shirt, and
brown shoes.
He stepped from the auto and
shook hands with p. H. Brown,
chief clerk of the local draft boar1
which tried to keep him in the
deferred class a few months ago
because he lacked 10 pounds of the
l57 pound minimum for his 6 foot
4 inch height.
"Hullo," he said sleepily, then
broke into the slow grin SO famous
on the screen.
"Uh,' he said ITS a little early
in the morning"
If Stewart thought 1880 am. was
early, he had a surprise in store.
rhe bugle will wake him at 6 am.
tomorrow at Fort Macarthur.
He shook hands with Meredith,
who is renting his Brentwood bum
galow for year, and swung aboarcS
the street car. Except for pape-'
mache street cars IN movie scenes,
it was the first trolley car the star
had been aboard in years. He has
put his sWanky roadster into Stor-
age.
The women waved their handkcr-
chiefs and called goodbye Jimmy"
He waved back and said goodbye
and then turned to Caik to the young
man sitting next TO him.
The high-priced star went along
as just another draitee from the
first. He took orders flom Beverly
Hills auto salesman named Leo
Charles La Charlie who was place.
temporarily in charge OF the group.
Stewart earns as much in pic
lures in about half an hour as he
will in an entire month in the ar
my. But he told newspaper reporters
that he expected the years training
at a camp to be profitable.
Il expect to get d lot out of it,"
he said thoughtfully.
He explained that he has 400
hours of flying time and would ask.
for a transfer to the air corps. He '
has sold his Stirson two-seatel
plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
warships Attack.
Sink Y Vessels
In Supply Lanes
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possibly encouraging JugoSiavla to
resist extreme demands if matters
have not already gone past the
stage where that is possible.
The luftwaffe again attacked the
British port of Plymouth Friday
night-the second successive night
of terrific air bombardment The
attack left whole blocks of the city
destroyed. Children wandered the
streets this morning begging tor
aid for their injured or trappeo
parents.
Time bombs still were exploding
at intervals, adding to the deStruc-
ton and horror. Possibly 10000 in
cendiary bombs were ralned on Ply
mouth Friday night. The night be-
fore some 10000 had fallen. The
number of explosive bombs was not
counted but was greater Friday
night than the night before. Ply
mouth. kept its chin up.
The British smashed for the third
successive night at Lorlent, one
of Germany'S major submarine op-
Grating bases on the coast of France.
The attack was described as one OF
the most Furnishing yet made on
the base.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
HeaId Outlines
Gaming Troubles
Facing Officials
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be wagered among players of per-
missable games, just so long as the
house does not bank the game nor
take a percentage" of the pool.
The district attorneys office
simply must rely upon city author
tiles in general and the police de-
partment in particular for infor-
nation and cooperation II ea d
said. The expense of paying in
formers to sit in and gather evil
dence is prohibitive and even so,
the evidence thus gathered is sell
dom satisfactory to jury
There is one much easier way
of enforcement, however and en-
ables a city to have the degree Of
gambling its council desires. That is
in the matter of granting card IL
censeS.
1T would be SO easy for city
council to revoke a card license
Immediately as soon as its police
department reports any overstep-
ping of the law. Once or Twice
would be enough to whip the others
into line
Heald made 1t clear that the
gambling situation il I'm p eria !
county is not subject to scrutiny in
Ell Centro alone.
The same problem exists in
every community in the valley he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23

SACRAMENTO, March p. CUP
The spring session of the leglSla
ture was only three weeks old to-
day but a new "speedup' cam
paign brought fresh predictions from
the house leaders fo1 a record cur
tailed meeting ending about mid
May.
The assembly enjoyed its last
Saturday holiday today and here
after will work a normal Friday ano
at least half Of Saturday to keeY
ahead of the calendar. The senats
worked late last night and will
forego long weekends.
The 1889 session lasted far int
June. The 100 days for which men,
bers are paid ends May 21 this year
Members of the assembly ways
and means committee agreed tC
sacrifice tomorrow for an au-day
Sunday siege on the governors S552-
100000 budget. To date the COM
mittee has been SO hampered b.
department heads and lobbyists that
tomorrow's session will exclude al
but newspapermen.
The large number of lobbyist
attending the legislature was cited
today by AsSemblyman Hugh Don
nelly, of Turlock. as evidence Of
the need for passage Of his bill
which would require the REGISTRATION
of lobbyists. together with their
employers and exD2nsc accounts
The same measure was defeated
in 1889
Monday promised to be busy
day. with the senate starting floor
debate in the Phillips bill to return
relief to the counties and thc as
sembly scheduled 10 argue again
on the Tenney bill to require oath
bound and secret subversiYe or
ganizations to file membership list
and officers with the secretary o.
state
Bills before senate committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23

HOLLYWOOD, March %. (UP)-
Lanky James Stewart rolled out Of
bed this morning at an hour when
many of his movie colleagues were
just rolling in, and went off to
join the army.
He assembled with 18 other less
well-known young men at a street
corner in West Los Angeles and
boarded a trolley car ior draft head
quarters. He is going as a volunteer,
trading his $4,000 a week movie pay
check for a year as a buck private
at $21 a month.
A crowd of about 100 persons,
mostly women, waited at the corner
when Stewart drove up with a fell
low actor, Burgess Meredith, ana
Bill Grady, a talent scout for Me-
tro- Goldwyn Mayer studio.
The tall, drawing actor carried
a brown suitcase. For his last day
in "civies" he wore brown suit,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Lodgemen Here to
Keep Thanksgiving

Knights of Pythias lodge, colored,
will observe the 81 annual Thanks
giving service of its grand lodge
with a program Sunday evening.
The Women's Auxiliary, the Court
of Calanthe. will assist. w. A.
Payne and Mrs. Sarah Naples are
heads of their respective organi-
cations
A. E. Prince will act as master
of ceremonies. the program starting
at 7:45 pm, in the Second Baptist
church, the Rev. Mr.. Matthew Mer-
rift will preach and Mrs. Margaret
P. Owens of Imperial will have
charge of the music. The program
is open to the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
State Employees
Honor President
Al Reception Here

w. l.. MCFadden, new president
Of the California State Employees
association, was honored at a re-
ception in Ell Centro Friday night.
The program consisted of music
by the Wilson school boys chorus
under the direction Of Mrs. Doro-
thy Armstrong. acrobatic dance,
Nancy He'll; Dianologue, Jackie Wo-
mack accompanied by her sister
Helen; Mexican dance, Francic Lee
Kirk; dance. Roberta and Viola
BackuS; Russian dance, Audrey
Macurda, Mary Hatch and Alta Lee
Winright
Piano solo and songs, LaVernc
and Donald Zayala; voca; 500, Al
lene McChristy Clay; song, Robert
Garmire; patriotic address, Donna
Cstrander; speech, McFadden. Mrs
Lee Miller and Mrs. A. N. BackuS
we're in charge of the program. The
honor guest was presented with
a desert painting tie work Of
Mabel McNamee Refreshments
were served.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Federal Aid Urged
In Migrant Relief

WASHINGTON. March % CUP)
- Charles P. Taft, assistant CO.
ordinator of health and welfare for
the national defense commission.
urged the house committee on mi
grafton today to advocate federal
financial aid for states with a
transient relief problem.
In letter to Chairman John II.
Tolan, D., Calf, Taft asked that
the committee recommend federal
appropriations for such relief when
it submits its final report to con-
gress. The committee has conducted
a thorough inquiry into the plight
Of migratory workers.
The only practical way TO meet
the emergency is by federal
grant-in-aid conditioned upon an
equal treatment Of residents and
ron-residenfs Taft wrote
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Hint Of Speedup
For Daft Given
In Order by Army
Continued from Page !


naires and report 10 selectiye serv-
ice headquarters.
Clerk Roy Johnstone indicated
Saturday that the 30 per cent al
ready classified will nlore than take
care OF the boards anticipated quo
Ia of 17S men by June 30. which
would normally compete the year
take" Already LOT men have beer
contributed from the southend dis
trice and 25 more will have gone
b. early April.
Possible explanation for the new
order which must be carried Oul
by March 81, was that the army
has found it can absorb selectees al
a faster rate than originally expect
cd.
Although tho order applied 10 tho
SOUthond, the northend board re-
ported no new booSl In that dis
trict the percentage Of registrants
STANDS at 35 per cent and no orders
have 50 far been received to boost It,.
Next group to leave e Centre for
q year IL the army will total eighI
and Will leave by bus Tor Los An
geleS on the morning OF March 81
These will be requirements toI
men who were eliminated from pre-
yious calls for physical or other
reasons. The nt:t regular call, how.
ever, will total II and the men will
leave FL Centro sometime between
April 7 and II.
The northend district will seno
out its next group March 25, totaling
% men. This will bring to "a the
number that board has supplied
since the start Of the SelectiYe Serv-
ice program last fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23

Union OFFICIALS SAID negotiations
had completely collapsed. Thomas
Burns, sent here from the office of
Production Management, said they
had not completely broken down
only faltered." and he hoped 10
resume conference. The Havrill
company said a statement might be
made later.
Edward Chey fitz. international
representative of the union, said the
telegram was sent because the en-
ployes agreed to go back to work
and negotiate the wage dispute
afterwards but President Henry L.
HarVill refused.
The plant turns out some 10000
vital airplane parts and the eight
day walkout threatens to hold UP
production of warplanes in Pacific
coast aircraft factories
In the interest of the nations
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Nevada Lawmakers
End Session With
Traditional Spree
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ference rooms for the soft-drlnk
machine in the basement. Nevada
legislators. it appears, have gone
soft; they need chasers for their
whisky.
Nevada. which recognizes gam
bling as legal, went one step fur
ther this year. The legislature pass
ed, over Gov. Caryille's veto, bill
legalizing boOkmakins-one Of the
last forbidden amusements Of the
gambling fraternity.
It also passed for the second
time a constitutional! amendment
prohibiting taxes on inheritances
and other intangibles, in line with
keeping Nevada a taXfree haven
for the wealthy
Old-age pensions we're increased
from $50 70 $40 month through
the expedient Of boosting the state
property tax H. cents 10 69K
cents. This is the states only direct
TaY lcyy
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23

welfare I urge that the U. s.
government take immediate pos
session Of the Harvill Aircraft and
Die Casting Corp.
Henry Harvill, president of tie
company, has deliberately flouted
your representatives by refusing to
sit down and negotiate settlement
Of the strike.
In the name OF the Harvill en-
ployes and the National Association
of Die Casters. I now request you
to exercise your executive authority
vested in you and take over this
plant
The union demands wage raises
including a boost of the minimum
scale from so to rs cents an hour.
The company offered a compromise
but it was refused.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
SoIons Speed
Spring Session

Monday include the Biggar and Dill
worth bills to require oaths Of
allegiance from public employees
highway commission reorganization
license fees for labor contractors
bribery in business and speed limit
zones.
A series Of controversial labor
bills have been set for senate de-
bate On Tuesday. including the out
lawing of hot cargo and sec
ondary boycotts and preventing ar
employer from discharging employ
es for joining or refusing TO joi.,
labor unions.
The senate welfara and instiJu-
tons committee Was expected 10
act Wednesday on the emergency
s2042 900 relief appropriation pass
ed by the ASSEMBLY, ove- Gov. Cul-
bert Olscn's protests. The vote Wa
unanimous after administration
forces lost. 10 to 81. to have thc
figure boosted to s4617O0, Olson's
estimate.
The relief showdown found flre
more Democrats leaving the Olsor
bandwagon to Join the economy
bloc" forces.
CALIFORNIA; S unemployed arc en-
tour7ged to remain idle under tn
present liberal maximum unem-
nloyment benefit Of SIS q Week
Leon H. Levi. Los Angeles attorney
told tAc assembly unemployment
committee last night
Levi represents proponents OF a
bill that would amend thc unem-
p,oyment insurance committee by
reducing the maximum weekly ben
efits to sis this sum. said Levi
would provide much less incen-
tive 10 loaf on unemployment bene-
fits and more incentive to go out
and get a Job
Even ct SIS q week. California
can still pride itself on its liber-
sllty." Levi added
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Rambling Reporter

Continued from Page One)
Bill did everything but hold the
mares hoof and when the signs
were unmistakable sometime in the
dead hours Of the night he decided
the mare needed more company and
called r. F. Bolenbaker, the vet,
out of bed. Together they kept the
vigil.
The colt is doing fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Double Dose Too
Much for Actors

Continued from Page u
the white haired Hobart BcSworth.
who originally filmed The Sea
Wolf" in 1913 at a total cost of
$1,000, or considerably less than
the price of the junket to the VAL
ley of the Moon, London's home
where the party will proceed today.
At this writing the prov Of the
America is going up while the
stern goes down and vice versa. A
couple of sea-going villains are COB
Bling goose liver sandwiches within
smelling distance cf this correSpon-
dent and--oops, dispatch ended
while there. yet time
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
ATTEND MEETING
IN BEVERLY HILLS

H Fred Heisner. elementary
school superintendent of Holtville,
and Dr. Warren F. Fox county
health officer, this week attended
a March OF Dimes" dinner in
Beverly Hills. Fox said Imperial
coumty's total still in incomplete
as many persons engaged in the
money raising campaign had not
turned in their money or made a
final report. The National Founda-
ton Of Infantiie Paralysis is in
charge of the drive every year and
has units in all counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
WILL BUILD PENS
FOR PHEASANTS

Members Of the Imperial Valley
Fish and Game Conservation as
sCciation will meet on the game
refuge 3 miles south of Calipatria
at s am. Sunday to build a unit
Of 10 pheasant rearing pens. A
Dutch lunch will be served at noon.
The new pens soon will house $50
yCung pheasant sent from the game
hatchery at Chino and destined to
be released in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Lois NJ. Johnson flied suit Friday
against Carl c. Johnson. charging
him with extreme cruelty and fail,
ure to provide for her and then
siX-year old daughter. She said he
TOOK a $500 ring given 10 her before
their marriage and paWned 1t If
San Bernardino. She cannot get the
ring back unless she has the pawn
ticket, she said and he kept the
ticket.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
WilIki e'S Hold
On COP Stressed

INDIANAPOLIS, March 22. CUP
Republican party leaders from 80
states resumed discussion of COP
problem today, assured by Rep.
Joseph w. Martin, jr.. national
chairman, that Wendell l., Willkio
still has strong hold on the
Republican party"
Martin said last night that Will
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
SECRETARY INVITED
TO ATTEND MEET

Secretary Robert Hays Of the El
Centro Chamber of Commerce and
five-years secretary of the Inter
national Four States Highway as
sociation, was invited to speak be-
fore the assembly highway COM
mittee next Wednesday concerning
the need for completing the I'm
perial-Palo Verde link in the -Four
States highway. This missing link
is the last in the 15C0 mile route
from Canada TO Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
MOTHER OF Ell
CENTRAN DIES

Funeral services for Mrs Eliza
beth Ray. 70. mother of Mrs. A. NJ
CharvoS of El Centro. were held il
San Francisco Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Raw died at the home of her
daughter. 76l Broadway, Thursday
Another daughter. Mrs. H. J. Scott
OF San Francisco. survives her.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
INFANT CHASES CAT,
FALLS TO DEATH

WOONSOCKET, r. l., March %.
CUP)-Three-year-old Teddy DAN
sereau chased his pet cat to the
roof of his home yesterday, slipped
and fell IS feet To his death
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
-UCKEY APPOINTED TO
COMMITTEE ON ROADS

State Senator E. George Luckey
of Imperial county recently was
made one of the three men on the
senate transportation Subcommittee.
This committee will make recon-
mendations for new roads to be
taken into the state highway sys-
tenn.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
iSTEND TO WE'D

A notice of intention TO marry
was filed with County Clerk w J.
McClelland Friday 10y Charles E.
Baumgardner, 40 Southern Pacific
trainman OF Yuma. and Orba Mich
OILS. 40. tailors linlsher also Of
Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Is ISSTFD

A marriage license was issued
Saturday to W H. Mentor, SO, and
Juliana Schmidt, g., both of San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
axe Over Plant,
Strikers Ask FDR

LOS ANGELES, March D. (UP)-The CIO Die Cast
ers union telegraphed appeal to President Roosevelt
asking that the government take operation of the
struck Harv Aircraft Die Casting plant today after nego
tlatiOnS came to unexpected halt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
HE CAN GET HELP

Then any chartered Canadian
hank or express agency can adj
vance 500 in American money.
The applicant may seek more
funds under FECB permit.
Business men and women who
must travel in the States for conf
mercial reasons are permitted ex-
penses. allowed by the FECB in
accordance with individual needs.
every case is treated on Its
individual merits" Winston NJ.
Morphet. Windsor representative
of the F'ECB. said.
boarding of American money is
an offense punishable by a $1,000
fine or five years in prison.
Why does Canada try to keep
its Canadian money at home I?
Because Dominion economists rea-
son that the more Canadian money
which finds lis way TO the United
States. the more there is available
TO Americans. who otherwise might
spend United States currency in
Canada.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Sthen(k Put on Trial
In Income Tax Case

NEW YORK, March 6.-INS)
Joseph NJ. Schenck, chairman of
the board of the goth Century-Fox
Film Corporation. is on trial today
in Federal Court, charged with
defrauding the government of
S4l3,000 in income taxes. Joseph
II. Moskowitz, eastern representa-
tive of the corporation, also went
on trial with him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
Like TO Fly a Bomber
Over? Call Capt. Boyd
BY VERA BROWN

Ferrying bombers across the
Atlantic these days is no more
difficult than a cross-country hop.
So says Capt. j. Enroll Boyd,
member of that pioneer group,
The Quiet Birdmen. here to re-
cruit fliers for the Clayton Knight
Committee. He has already sent
scores of pilots across the ocean
with bombing planes and hired
others to ferry bombers in Eng
land TO relieve combat pilots.
Here in, Detroit Captain Boyd
has already had some 200 tele-
phone calls in response to his
visit to airports around the city.
The pay is $50 a week, tax-free
in both England and Canada.
HAVE TO BE GOOD
''But the boys have got to be
real filers," said Boyd. These
telephone calls probably won't
net more than 90 or 80 boys who
really know their stuff.
I'VE haven't lost a man In all
the ships which have gone
across. We have had q couple
of accidents, as you know, be-
fore they got of.
Physical qualifications are
high. The boys must not be over
35 or they can't take the high
altitude fiyinE. I'm speaking
now of the transatlantic flying
jobs. Most of them make the
jump without a worry In the
world. Their worst time comes
on the trip back by boat"
Captain Boyd expects to set up
a temporary information bureau
here. In his hotel suite, as he
talked last night. his telephone
kept up constant ringing inter-
ruption,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
IS FOR FRIENDLY VISITS

For the friendly visiting" the
FECB allows S. Canadian money.
This is to cover transportation and
emergencies. An average of 10000
persons enter Detroit from Wind
sor every week for visiting.
An estimated 1000 Canadians
work in Detroit and its environs
but live on the Canadian side.
They are on their honor 10 spend
money in the States only for
working necessities.
Under the reciprocity agreement
between the United States and
Canada, citizens of either country
may take back 500 worth of
merchandise duty free after a stay
of AZ hours or more. Occasion
ally. Canadian customs men en-
counter a returning countryman
who insists that a radio. camera
or some other American product
was a gift and should be allowed
under his 500 exemption.
The FECB slasheS through red
tape to meet emergencies.
Suppose a Windsoritc needs
medical attention that he can get
only in the United States? Sup.
pose close relative is dying in
the United States
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06
ADVERTISER
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and weakened faculty of judgment.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-06

in an internment camp in Belgium.
He sank several submarines and
bagged his quota Of enemy planes.
He was the first man to make
the United States to Bermuda hop,
in 1880.
These are strictly civilian
jobs am Offering" he explained.
at is just like the job of driv-
ing Detroit-made cars to Cali
fornia."
Men who do ferry service in
England deliver bombers from
factories to flying fields.