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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-01-02
BOARD HEARING
JANUARY 50
Yellowstone River Voter
shed Is Up For Discussion
Before Group

A group of Big Horn county
men will attend the hearing OF
the board of engineers OF rivers
and harbors of the war depart
bment Thursday, Jan. 80, in Bill
lings. The hearing will pc IN
the interest Of flood control ana
other water uses of the Yellow
ZONE and Big Horn rivers IN
Montana, wyoming and North
Dakota.
The board has invited all in
terested persons representing
state, city and county officials
effected by the proposed I'M,
| provementS. The meeting WILL
| get under way in the Billings
commercial club starting at IL
am.
The leading proposed i'm
provement that will be dis
cussed is the contemplated Boy
sen dam in the Wind River can
Won above Thermopolis, Wyo
This dam site has been ap'
proved by northern Wyoming
organizations and the South'
eastern Montana Counties asSo
cation of which Big Horn coun
ty is a member.
All persons desiring to expires
themselves in regard to the wa
:, ter problems will have an or
portunity to be heard. orr
> Statements will be heard tn
day of the meeting, but for
:. permanent record all FAC
{ should be submitted in trlpl
cate at the meeting OF befol
handed to the division engl1
q eer in St. Louis, Mo.
H. w. Funston, chairman
g tn dam committee of the Sc
r CA, received official notice
: the meeting Monday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-01-02
IL PROJECTS ARE
LET BY COMMISSION

The Montana Highway Com
mission last week awarded con-
tracts on II road and bridge
construction projects to cost
$3~77,312.28.
A twelfth project, a roadside
improvement job near Living.
| ston, had been scheduled, but
| all bids were rejected.
It was to be advertised at the
next letting of the commission.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-01-02
Drunken Driver
Fined Tuesday

George Selway, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of driving on
a public highway while intoxi-
Gated, was fined 500 and SEN
fenced to 60 days in the county
Jail by Justice of the Peace
Charles A. Corkins Tuesday.
Se.way was arrested the same
dav by State Highway Patrol
man Glenn M. Schultz.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

Adjustments in police officer SAL
aries, amounting to increases total
ing $50 month. were recommended
and approved Wednesday night at
a meeting of the Ell Centre city
council
Police Chief r. R. Voyles, whose
appointment. .as chief became effec-
tive Thursday, suggested that there
should be no difference in salary
between inside" and outside" Jobs
on the force. He asked $5 a month
raises for George Bucklin, F. Y.
Ackley and w. S. Keating jr. They
now receive $l60 a month.
Fifteen dollar a month boosts
were sought for Jack Tackett, Frank
Smyer, Frank Record and. Roy Du-
pont. They now receive $150 a
month! Under the schedule, Reed
Cunningham, youngest" OH the
force in point of service, will re-
main at $l60.,
AT the same time, Chief Voyles
asked approval for appointment of
Leroy Gillett at $140 a month as
patrolman.
Despite the new appointment, the
Ell Centre force was undermanned,
however, -Four men have been lost
recently, first Charles Willingham,
who went to San Diego, then Dog
catcher Harold Schweitzer, then
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
AirIiner Lost
With 13 Aboard

M, (EST today, the air line
reported.
Dr. Grille, who had been conduct
ing experiments on Manatee, or
sea cow at Miami, was accompanied
by his wife and by his colleague,
Dr.. Daniel P Quiring, prominent
Cleveland medical research expert.
Others who boarded the plane at
Miami were Bertran Stroock. Mrs.
Margaret Graham, Mrs. Cox, H.
E. Post, w. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews,
and Mrs. Margaret Allen. The air
line said Mrs. H. E. Post might also
be aboard. None of the actresses
was available.
Boarding the plane at West Palm
Beach were George Shaw and A..
G. Mcintyre.
Four of five army bombers which
took off from Miami today for
McDill Field, Tampa, turned back
because of the weather while the
fifth continued on. The four were
refueling at municipal airport here
preparatory to flying north to
search for the missing plane at
the request of EAL.
Air line officials said it was not
at all improbable that the plane,
unable to land at Daytona Beach,
and Jacksonville because of weather
conditions, had gone on in an at
tempt to land at some other field
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

terialS.
.Stimson's comment accompanied
his declaration that strikes are
seriously holding back" deliveries
On army equipment and that the
situation is getting worse
His remarks were made as the de-
fense mediation board summoned
to a meeting at Washington Satur-
day the opposing parties in the
7l-day old strike at the Allis-
Chalmers plant in Milwaukee.
At New York, U. S. mediator
reported progress III negotiations
for a new contract for 100000 soft
coal miners, and 1t was reported A
majority of Appalachian soft coal
operators were ready to sign new
contract with United Mine Workers,
ending a three-day strike.
At Detroit, charges that tenn
porary truce had been preached
by the CIO United Automobile
Workers delayed resumption of peace
negotiations in the Ford strike.
One new strike appeared in the
defense labor field, and settlement
of one dispute was announced.
Work on $2,O00000 defense
housing project at Audubon, N. j.,
was halted by walkout of 240
carpenters and bricklayers tAFU.
A three-Week Strike at the j. G
Brill company, Philadelphia, was
ended when 1,500 members of the
Steel Workers Organizing commit
! tee (CIO) ratified an agreement
giving wage increases. The COM
pany holds contracts for gun mount
ingS.
In the San Francisco bay area,
the AFL Machinists union postpon-
ed until Monday action on a strike
which would involve production at
14O shipyards and machine shops
holding a half-bilIion dollars in
defense orders. Workers seek wage
increases.
At Detroit Federal Conciliator
James F. Dewey SAID company rep
resentatives had informed him they
would not attend Thursdays sched-
uled mediation conference until the
union fulfilled its pledge" to Gov.
Murray Van Wagner.
He quoted Ford officials as say
ing the union had not permitted a
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
More Lands TO Get
Big Ditch Water
Within Next Week
Draglines Will Pull
Allison Heading Plug
TO Increase Flow.

Thousands of additional
acres of Imperial Valley
r.anchland will be served by
All American canal water
within a week, it was disclos-
ed Thursday as draglines prepared
to pull the final plug that will send
water as far west as Drop 5.
Water users served by the Schenck
Hemlock, Holt, Whitcomb, Gunter-
man and Yule canals were warned
this week b. the Imperial Irriga-
ton district that water will be
shut off between April 5 and 10.
That meant that draglineS will
Immediately be put to work cutting
out the Allison heading plug on the
All American canal, clearing the
way for water to flow through the
Eastside highline check gates as
far as the Alamo river check and
beyond to Drop 5.
The two draglines at work for
the Bureau of Reclamation Thurs
day were finishing up the task OF
digging a drain alongside the All
American between the old West
side main crossing and Allison
heading and will be shifted soon to
the Allison heading site. There they
will work two shifts and possibly
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
I. II Rains CLANS
In Yuma

YUMA, April 5 (UP-Any-
where else il may rain cats and
dogs, but i'm Yuma, it rains--of
all things-clams.
For proof, take the story of the
11-year-Old Yuma boy who re-
ported that a good sized clam hit
him on the shoulder during a
heavy rainstorm two nights ago.
He said he was hurrying home
through the rain, minding his
own business, when suddenly he
felt something strike him. He
looked down and it was the clam.
1T just rained down on me-"
he said.
The nearest natural habitat OF
CLAIMS is the Gulf OF California,
about so airline miles south of
Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

Sears instructed defense forces to
be ready tomorrow to cross-eXamine
Ezra F. Chase, second government
witness. who finished direct testi-
mony this morning.
Aubrey Grossman, a Bridges at
torney, had asked that cross-eXaln-
ination be postponed to April IA
to permit the defense to check up
on the witness Grossman contend
ed Sears refusal to furnish an ad-
vance list of government WITNESSES
was handicapping the defense
Chase testified that he had at
tended a union meeting at which
Bridges urged AFL Upholsterers to
Join the CIO and at which Bridges
took quite a shot at Red baiterS.
Chase said he attended the meeting
on instructions from leaders of the
Communist party of which he was
then member.
Chase also testified that under
direction of party leaders he had
participated in a campaign for re-
Continued from Page II
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Draft Calls for.
IS More I.V. Men

Quotas for the sixth call of draft
ees, announced Thursday in Sac
ramento, will mean induction OF
another 13 Imperial Valley men into
the armed forces, bringing the total
thus far under the conscription
program to 258 men from this
county.
The sixth call seeks l3 men from
the northend; board by April 25,
but none from the southend.
This will mean that by thea end
of April the northepd division will
have supplied 1874 men and the
southend 1874.
Next men to leave will be on
April when the southend meets
its fifth call quota of II men and
the northend sends q youths off
to army camps.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Representative Hits
Waste in Army

WASHINGTON, April (UP) =
Rep. Albert j. Engel, r., Mich, de-
manded today that officers re-
sponsible for "willful, extravagant
and outrageous waste" of federal
funds in military cantoment con-
struction be. "court-martialed and
kicked out of the army"
He made his charges in an ad-
dress prepared for delivery in the
house this afternoon after the house
militsry affairs committee, now
having power to compel attendance
OF witnesses, resumes its investi-
cation of defense expenditures. The
committee recalled Brig. Gen. Bre-
hon B. Somervell, new chief OF
the army'S construction division
TO testify on land deals for g
Missouri TNT plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Quiet Prevails
In Strike Area

HARLAN. KY, April (UP) =
Union officials and mine operations
cooperated temporarily today to re-
establish and maintain order in the
soft coal fields of Harlan county
where four members of the United
Mine Workers (CIO) were killed
and six other men wounded in a
gun battle yesterday.
Murder charges were filed against
seven non-union mine employees.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
BY UNITED PRESS

Germany was reported
Thursday to have massed up
wards of 100000 troops in
the Rumanian Banat across
the Danube from Jugoslavia ready
to march at Adolf Hitler's signal.
The German forces were said to
be massed along a line from Timi-
soara, Nazi military headquarters
only 80 miles from Belgrade, to
urnu-Severin, an important DAN
ube river crossing between Rumania
and Jugoslavia.
RumorS circulated that German
demands for Sungarian participa-
ton in an attack upon the Jugo-
SlavS had caused Premier Count
Paul Teleki of Hungary to kill him.
self rather than submit.
Correspondents in Budapest were
allowed to report that the suicide
was connected with the interna-
tional political situation
Death of Teleki robbed Hungary
OF two of its top three leaders in
little more than two months. Late
in January Count Stephen Czaky,
foreign miniser, died Of food pois-
oning.' This left only the powerful
old regent, Admiral Nicholas Hor-
thy, to carry on.
In face of indications that a
German assault may be launched
at any moment JuGoslavia stood
firm and calm.
Serbs and Croats were united in
support of the new government.
Their agreement was reported We'd
nesday by the United Press and
Thursday the venerable Croat lead
er, DR.. vladimir Matchek. officially
announced his stand with the gov
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

NOiOiiIld, lIdlldll dIllDdSSdQOr, re-
1uesting that the attache be with
drawn as PERSONA non grata.'
Hull announced this action, which
was taken at the request Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, at his noon day
Dress conference.
He indicated the case of German
diplomats might be under consid-
ration. He said he could not dis
'uss the matter at the present time.
The note to the Italian ambass-
ldor said
II have the honor to state that
various facts and circumstances
nave come to the attention of the
government of the United States
connecting Admiral Alberto Lais,
naval attache of the royal italian
embassy, with the commission by
certain persons of acts in violation
of the laws of the United States
The President has reached the
conclusion that the continued pres
ence of Admiral Lais as naval at
tache of the embassy would no
longer be agreeable to this govern
ment.
The President has directed me
therefore to notify Your Excellency
that Admiral Lais is PERSONA non
grata to this government as naval
attache Of the royal italian embassy
at Washington and to request that
Your Excellency's government with
draw him Immediately from the
United States.
The royal Italian government
will no doubt realize that the gov
ernment Of the United States has,
III view of all the circumstances,
no alternative course
The note itself did not specify
Lais' connection with the sabotage
operations. Hull said the note was
Ill connection with injuries done
to a great many italian vessels in
United States harbors.
There have been allegations in
other quarters that the attache
had directed or transmitted orders
regarding the sabotage.
This was the first time in the
course of the present world hostili-
ties and growing ill-feeling among
governments that the United
States had actually requested the
recall of any diplomat.
The Italian embassy said Hulls
note was received last night and
transmitted to Rome. A spokesman
said there would be no comment
until reply is received from the
Italian government. However, the
government was expected to comply
with Hull's request and withdraw
the attache.
On March S, Hull had sent note
to Colonna asking the ambassador
to keep the state department in
formed of the movements outside
of Washintogn by the italian naval
and military attaches.
No restraint was put on other
members of the Italian embassy at
the time but the U. S. requested
closing of the vice consulates at
Newark. N. j., and Detroit, Mich.
Other consular officials were in
structed to confine their movements
TO those areas in which they per-
formed their recognized duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Slogan Contest
Ends SATURDAY.

The last winner will be chosen
at 0 a. m. Saturday in the Post
Press contest for slogans on the
theme, It's a Privilege to Live
in Imperial Valley. -.
Hundreds of slogans have al
ready been received in the con-
test. Scores more are expected
before closing time Saturday.
Any one of those already re-
ceived, or one received between
now and Saturday, may win the
daily one dollar check.
If you have not already sent
in your slogan, telling in your
own words of the privileges Of
life in Imperial Valley, do so
now.
Remember-Saturday is the
last day.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
y AMBlINe
~ EpORTER

From the Army
Just before the last large batcn
of Imperial Valley lads left for
army training, RR asked Harlow
Alabaster to keep us informed on
what had happened to them. Here Is
his letter received Thursday from
San Miguel, California:
-Four of us from Ell Centro-'
Alfred Lopez, Bob Branden, Dick
Law and myself-manage to land
on the same floor of one barracks.
Herbert Leakey is in another one
little way from here and Ernie
Gibson, Marvin Gunderson and Ed
Blesingame are in still another one
We are all in the field artillery,
the 55th. Leakey has a bad back
and probably will be discharged in
week or so.
Kenneth Hughes was sent to
the armored forces at Fort Knox
KY; we lost John Strange at the
induction station where he was
turned back because of leg all
ment; Nutall and Green went to
aother camps; the two Chinese, Wing
Ow and Johnnie Dep left Pedro
a few days after we did but We
don't know where they went; Bill
Hobbs went to the signal corps,
think at Fort Ord
Film Star at Broom
I'VE all saw Jimmie Stewart quite
a bit at the reception center. He
marched like a good soldier, handled
broom like q veteran and ate like
a horse. We ate with him in the
mess hall and waited on him when
we were on Kitchen Police. I took
a picture of him in the yard .
I'VE have had pretty intensive
program ever since arriving here
at Camp Roberts March Is. Train
ing is largely foot drill, lectures on
guns, military courtesy, discipline
and law, hygiene, guard duty and
gas. We have had practice sighting
75s and drilling as gun crews, driv-
, ing command cars and truckS-all
four-wheel drive. Inspections are
frequent-also mopping, sweeping,
KIP and table waiting. have been
made acting corporal ard hope to
get the chevrons soon.
This camp will handle about
10000 when complete. 1t is primar-
lily training center. After l3 weeks
here we will be transferred to
regular army bases for the balance
of the year.
Army life is great good
chow, lots of sleep and never d
dull moment. We're confined to
the reservation the first two weeks.
Next weekend we expect to be al
lowed to go to town for beer, or
something = -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

geleS ana San Diego IN new storm
which moved in from the Pacific
Ocean, but nothing more serious
than scattered cloudiness was fore
cast for Imperial Valley Thursday
night and Friday.
Rain, though not heavy, was gen.
eral throughout Arizona Thursday.
Some snow fell in the area around
Flagstaff and Ash Fork but was not
heavy enough to add to the pack
already on the ground.
Flagstaff had the heaviest rain
ian, receiving 37 of an inch during
the past "a hours. Precipitation at
other points: Ash Fork, IL; King
man 90; Phoenix 10; Prescott IT;
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
House Cheers View
Time Has Come for
FDR to Speak Out
President Should Crack
Down on Unjust Strikes
In Defense, SolOns Says

WASHINGTON, April 3.
(UP) - Democratic Leader
John w. Mccormack of Mas
sachusetts drew prolonged
applause in the house today
when he agreed with a questioner
that President Roosevelt should
publicly condemn unjust labor
strikes in defense industries.
Mccormack, defending the presi-
dents defense policies, was inter-
rupted by Rep. Clifton A. Wood
rum, D., Va, who asked whether
he did not think the time had come
for the president to speak out"
Yes" said Mccormack. And I'm
satisfied he will"
Both sides applauded vigorously.
The debate occurred as the de-
Tense mediation board studied the
procedure it will follow in attempt
ing to end the 71-day Allis- Chalmers
strike, which was certified to it
late last night.
Chairman Andrew j. May, D.,
KY of the house military affairs
committee, announced he would
call four defense labor and pro-
duction chiefs before his group Mon
day, when it is scheduled to open
far-reaching inquiry into the de-
fense program.
Chairman Carl o. Vinson, D.
Ca, of the house naval affairs COM
mittee, announced after a confer
ence with Mr.. Roosevelt that his
group would begin Investigating all
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Police Salaries
u p $50 per Month

Former Chief H. E. Cox and this
week Floyd Ackley who will end a
long career at Ell Centre officer by
going to San Diego as an aircraft
factory guard.
A long series of routine business
occupied the council until close
to midnight Fireworks were no.
tieable by their absence and coop
Grafton among members was a vast
change from previous meetings.
During the evening, Chief Voyles
was presented with an honorary
badge by Constable Hugh Heating
who said he represented a group of
well-WiSherS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Nazi Army Ready
Waits Only Signal
For Balkan Attack
Hungarian Premier Ends
Own Life as Demands
For Participation Grow
- BULLETIN

CAIRO, April 3 (UP)-British
middle east headquarters tonight
announced that Benghazi had
been evacuated. The announce
ment followed fast moving Ger
man armOred column attack
which had swept up from Trip0-
litana and had taken possession
of the vanguard of Libyan terri
tory captured by the British.
There had been no previous
indication the Germans were at
tacking in such force that the
British would be forced to give
mp any of the major positions
taken in Gen. Sir Archibald
Wavel's sweeping advance west
ward into Libya.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

run up interest totaling $l0,237.
Second division bonds ($25 900 at
par) were purchased for $22,468
representing principal saving of
$2,53l and an interest saving OF
$2,37l.
Third division bonds whose par
value was $4,000 were purchased
for $39,591, principal saying Of
$5,409 and an interest saving OF
$l0,2O6.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

Tucson IT; and Winslow .08.
The combined rain-snow in the
northern part of Arizona sent tenn
peratures plunging below the freez-
ing mark in Flagstaff, where a
minimum OF % degrees was re-
corded and in Prescott, where the
mercury dipped to 20 degrees. In
Ash Fork the thermometers went
down to the freezing mark. 81 de-
grees.
The rains of the past "a hours
raised storage in the five dams OF
the Salt River project TO 1,764,e80
acre feet, gain of 1880 since yes-
terdaY.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

ity. -. ... o.
The principal saving was accom-
plished by purchasing beneath the
par value on offers from bondhold-
ers. -.
First division bonds whose par
value was $4,000 the district pur-
chased for $29,422, representing a
principal saving of $6,577. Had these
bonds continued until maturity be-
fore being paid they would have
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

MIAMI Fla, April (UP)-A
Eastern Air Lines plane carrying 12
passengers, including DR.. George
w. Grille, internationally famous
Cleveland surgeon, has not been re-
ported since it left West Palm
Beach for Daytona Beach at Sic
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Nv. Boasts OnIv
Sunny Weather
ITS privilege TO live in Imperial ValIey!-

Imperial Valley Thursday able to claim the only
sunshine in southwestern California and Arizona rain
storms hit coastal and continued to peter of
Arizona, according to the u. S. weather bureau.
Rain forecast for coastal cities between Los An
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Bridges Attempt
At Delay Blocked
Attorney for CIO Leader Declares
Deportation Defense Needs Time to
Check Up' on Government Witnesses

SAN FRANCISCO April g. (UP) = Judge Charles
Brown Sears today ordered attorneys for Harry Bridges
to speed up cross-examnaton of witnesses
at the Bridges deportation hearing. Bridges counse
sought delay grounds they not prepared.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Secretary Of War Warns
Unions Not to Mistake
Patience for Weakness
I8 Defense Factories Tied Up While
Federal Mediators Seek Peace; Stimson
Declares Army Crippled by Walkou+s
: By UNITED PRESS

While Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson was warn
ing labor Thursday not mistake Uncle Sans patience
for Weakness federal labor department mediators were
seeking settlement of strikes holding up millions of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Acts of Sabotage
Linked to EnvoV
BV Formal Note
Continued Presence of Naval Aide in
America Called No Longer Agreeable
To Government; Nazis Considered

WASHINGTON April 3. (UP)-The United States
today demanded that Italy withdraw its naval attach4
from Washington because of implication in the acts of
sabotage committed aboard Italian ships in u S. harbors
Secretary of State Cordel Hull note to Prince
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Bond Deal Saves
$37, 1892 Interest

$37332 saving in capital and interest to the Imperial
irrigation district was noted Thursday result of retr
ing $1O6,000 worth of bonds earlier this week.
The saving divided into $14,517 principal and $22
85 interest which the bonds would have drawn had they
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

In Hiding
"Hsssst! Looky there!"
1t was George Garrigus who in
terrupted a good old intra-office
jawfest the other day at the agri-
cultural commissioners hangout by
pointing as though he had glimpsed
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