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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Thief Takes Girls
Savings Intended
To Aid Schooling
$50 in Small Change
Stolen from Jars
In Purdy Home

Sixty dollars in small
change was in the hands of
a thief Wednesday instead
OF in two glass jars await
ing the time when the owner,
l6-year-old Phyllis Purdy of El
Centro, would need the money at
college this fall.
Theft of the money, saved while
Phyllis worked at root beer stand
was reported to police by her moth
er, Mrs. Bert Purdy of Sixth and
Ross avenue.
Nothing else was disturbed or
missing" she said.
The money was kept in two glass
jars in a drawer and was probably
taken sometime Tuesday afternoon
or evening during which the house
was empty for several hours.
Phyllis had obtained scholar
ship to college and planned to use
the $50 she had earned as spending
money.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

ket 10 per cent wage boost.
The move was taken, as were
similar advances in other cities, in
the light of rising living costs.
City Clerk Dick Emerson said
the increase would cost the city
about $4,000 a year and affect 35
employees. 1t will take effect Sept.
|.
CaleXicos tax rate will not be
set until Sept. 2, Emerson said.
Meanwhile, councilmen went over
budget proposals. Calexico's assess
ed valuation this year totals ST.
,453, drop of $4,000 under
the previous year No drastic change
in the rate was anticipated.
Also at Tuesday nights council
meeting, city fathers discussed
abandoning the present city air
port located north of the COM
munity. With construction of a
new and larger county airport in
prospect, it was felt that the small
CaleXico port would no longer be
necessary. Maintenance costs the
city between $500 and $1,000 a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Union WithdraWs
Pickets as Farmer
Revolt Succeeds

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (UP)-
A temporary truce today halted a
dispute between farmers and unions
and assured that San Francisco and
Oakland would contine to receive
their 100000 gallons of milk daily.
The AFL Mixers Union, affiliat-
ed with the Milk Wagon Drivers
Union which in turn is an affiliate
of the Teamsters' Union, withdrew
their pickets from 10 Marin and
Sonoma county dairies which have
refused to sign contracts with the
mixers.
In turn. the dairymen, organized
by the Associated Farmers of Cal
ifornia, withdrew their counter
pickets" who had boycotted dairies
that continued to supply San Fran
cisco distributors employing union
drivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Hull Hints Japan
May Meet I roubIe
# Thai|and Taken
Further Aggression
of Concern to u. S.
Says Secretary

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.
(UP) = Secretary of State
Cordell Hull told his press
conference today that any
move of Japan into Thailand
would be matter of concern to
the United States.
The statement was made in re-
sponse to questions inspired by
statements of British Foreign Min
lister Anthony Eden that anything
involving Thailand was of great
interest to Great Britain.
Hull said that the United States
many times had made clear its
opposition to conquests by force.
These statements, he said, had
made clear the United States in
terest and position.
He recalled that Undersecretary
OF State Sumner Welles had spoken
strongly about recent Japanese ag-
gressions only a few days ago.
The discussion of the Thailand
situation followed disclosure by
other sources that the United States
already has sent the first shipment
of war supplies to Russia to fulfill
its pledge of immediate war-aid
in the Soviet fight against Ger
many.
The shipment included arma-
ments and industrial machinery.
The latter was ordered prior to the
outbreak of Russo German hoStili-
ties but the United States had
requisitioned the machinery to boil
ster American defense production.
The Russians will install the
machinery in munitions factories
east of the Ural mountains, it was
understood Soviet officials have
advised this government that they
are prepared to defend that in
Continued on Page 6, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

Two For One
In need Of carpenter to repair
something around the house, Earl
Shaw worked over telephone
Wednesday until he found one.
In the meantime, Earl jr. was
scouting around town, also in
search of a carpenter for the same
reason, and he also found one. Only
it was another one.
So, the two carpenters arrived at
the Shaw home from different di-
rections, both bent on the same
job. RR didn't hear how the diff
Guilty was settled. Maybe they flip
ped a coin. .-s- *s.. -,.s.......
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06


their automobile stalled on El Cam
ino del Diablo-the highway of the
devil.
Miss Cornejo, recovering in hos
pital here, and Francisco Flores,
90, in serious condition, were the
only ones left alive of the party of
BraWley people which started from
Sonoyta, Mex, for San Luis, Mex,
100 miles away, on their way to the
United States to work in fruit and
vegetable fields.
The others died one by one, some
deliriouS from the desert heat, cry
ing for water and stuffing sand in
their mouths, noses and eyes when
they saw mirages they thought were
pools and streams of water.
Flores was the only one who had
water since the truck stalled the
first day out of Sonoyta, which ac-
cording to Miss Cornejo's recollec-
tion was six days ago. He carried
a small amount when he struck
out for help. He got only five miles
before he collapsed. He and Miss
Cornejo were picked up by a truck
driver yesterday.
Il saw no mirages," said Miss
Cornejo. Il stayed by the truck
and was quiet, even after the baby
died"
The baby was Elisa Flores, four,
her niece, who died in Miss Cor
nejo's arms the first day from lack
of water.
BECAME CRAZY"
Some of the others became crazy
Continued on Page 6; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Congressman May
Fix Wage Ceiling
In Price Measure
Committee Studies
Possibilities of
Controlling Wages

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.
(UP)-Chairman Henry B.
Steagall, D., Ala, of the
house banking committee in
dicated today that the group
will study the possibility of author
izing the imposition of wage CELL
ings under the administrations
pending price control bill.
Steagall advised Price Control Ad-
ministrator Leon Henderson, testi-
flying on the bill for the second
successive day, that the committee
desired further information on any
proposed action on wages, utilities
and farm products, n that order.
The wage question then was pass
ed over temporarily
Some members of the committee
had indicated previously that they
be.ieved a provision limiting wage
increases should be written into
the pending biz which would au-
Continued on Page 6, Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

Brig. Gen. j. o. Donovan, state
director, announced Wednesday
quotas for the 18th call, set for
Aug. 18 and 20, would require Eve
men from the southend board and
eight from the northend.
The Southend board inducted two
valley men Tuesday night and sent
them off to Los Angeles induction
center. Two more valley men were
slated for induction from other
points. One man failed to appear
on time and will be sent on the next
call.
This brings to 142 the number of
valley men so far inducted into the
army from the southend district,
providing Tuesday nights compile
Continued on Page 6; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
2New Buildings
Planned Here

Work was expected to start with
in the next few weeks on two new
buildings along Ell Centro's Broad
way.
One building with 100 foot
Broadway frontage will be con-
structed on the northeast corner of
Fifth and Broadway, site of the
Franklin hotel now in process of
being wrecked it was learned at
the city engineers office. Plans
were submitted by the owner A. N.
Bucklin.
Another building, lUU feet east
of the Bucklin property, also will
be erected soon. 1t will be built by
M. Kamiya. No building permits
have been issued.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

in neutral sources that the end
had come on the vital central front.
The conflicting claims came while
British bombers were renewing
their terrific assault on the occu-
pied continent and the mystery OF
President Roosevelt and Winston
Churchill went into its second day
with still no official word from
London or Washington whether
the Anglo-American leaders are in
conference, possibly aboard the
presidential yacht Potomac, off the
New England coast.
There were tnese developments
on the war fronts:
The German high command made
the claim to victory in the battle
of SmolenSk. 1t said Nazi forces
were pounding ahead toward Mos
COW, stood lat the gates of Kiev"
and amid the outer defenses OF
Leningrad.
Russian private acvices, said to
have been transmitted direct from
Smolensk, reported that not only
is that key city still in Russian
hands, but that Soviet forces have
driven back the Germans west ol
Smolensk
Britain gave sharp new warning
to Japan to stay out of Thailand
when Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden said that Japanese interven-
ton there would give rise to a
serious situation between Britain
and Japan.
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Former va||eyite
Dies in Crash

Ell Centro relatives Wednesday
learned of the death in an automo-
bile accident near Cotton, Calf. of
William Norris, 20, former Imperial
Valley man.
According to Mrs. H. D. Grandey
of Ell Centre, aunt of Mrs. Norris,
the victims wife and child escaped
injury. The body will be sent back
to Oklahoma, his former home.
Norris formerly lived for time
at Brawley and later worked on the
DC ranch south of Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Laborer's S Body
Taken From Canal

Body of Fred Allen, 35, Negro la
borer who drowned Sunday after
noon in the Alamo river, was found
Tuesday afternoon a mile down
stream from the Alamo highway
bridge.
Officers said Allen, who could not
swim, was swept along by the cur
rent after he went in with a party
of friends. Two men tried to save
him but failed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

is in charge of the work.
Wilcox said that the office of
Archie Farrar on North Fifth street
is being used for scout headquar-
ters and that any ons having alum
mum to donate may telephone So
and Scout will be delegated.
Scouts participating include Neal
Macurda, Albert Arnold, Jim Car
son, George Kt}nnerson, Charles
Nails, w. Gum, Harry Tolliver,
d. Wyatt, Osa White, R. Herman
dez, Bill Blackard, Mervin Haun,
Carroll Miller, Lee Pyle, Lee Hor-
ton, Melvin Womack, Johnnie Groe-
bli, Warren Nice, Gene Takahashi,
Raymond Chickahisa, Noburo Yo-
shida.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Bundles of Energy

Bundles of Energy
"Oh boy, will we raise Cain. :"
That was what Pete Hixon and
Wade Ramsey mulled over in their
minds in connection with the pros
pect for a weekend golf trip on the
coast. Saturday they drove over and
Saturday afternoon they played
golf. During the game they discuss
ed the many possibilities of Cain
that were waiting for them to raise,
savoring each one mentally.
Back at the hotel, comfortably
showered and cleanly dressed, they
started out to dine. AS the time
went by at dinner Wade noticed
Pete begin to droop and Pete MOTTO
ed Wade was more inclined to loll
back in his chair than jump up and
go in search of adventure.
After all the discussion and all
the boasting, they went to bed at
$50, too weary to look any longer
upon the bright lights.
Over the hill, boys over the hill
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

for the first time that the spill way
is foolproof.
Imperial Irrigation district au-
thorities explained that Lake Mead
was not yet completely full and that
the use of the spillways was only
to test them out. River flow will be
kept at around $4,000 second feet,
which the river in the Imperial
county sector can handle easily
without damage. The authorities
evinced no concern over the pros
pect of September floods during
which Boulder might be forced TO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

release more water than planned
Lake Mead, the largest artiflc al
body OF water in the world. held
more than ten thousand million
gallons of water before the flood
gates were opened. more than
enough to supply New York City
with water for 20 years.
The tunnel carrying the overflow
to the Colorado river below is SO
feet in diameter; and the spiliway
itself. according TO the department
of the interior. Is large enough 10
float battleship.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
S252,bb5 in Gold
Mined in County

A total of 1919 fine ounces of
gold, worth $252,665, was mined in
Imperial county during 1910, the El
Centre chamber of commerce, quot
ed the State Division of Mines as
reporting Wednesday.
The bureau also reported 6223
ounces of silver and l1,20l pounds
of copper mined.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
{ bhurt as Street
Car Strikes Truck

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (UP)-
A Market Street railway street car
collided with a big truck and trailer
at Mission and New Montgomery
street intersection today, injuring
six men.
, Most seriously injured were Ro-
bert Kirkpatrick, 38, 37O8 Downey
Way, Sacramento, driver of the
truck, and Frank McManus, As, San
Francisco, the street car motorman.
Kirkpatrick suffered a back injury
and McManus was treated for la
cerations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Boulder Dam Spi|lwoys
Opened for First Time

For The first time, a geyser of
water rushed down the overflow
spillway at Boulder dam Wednes-
day. through the 22OO foot tunnel to
join waterlevel downstream in a
smother of foam and spray
The United Press reported that
Lake Mead, the artificial lake be-
hind the highest artificial water
barrier in the world, had risen to
near the top of the wall.
Engineers estimated that $4,000
second feet shot down the Arizona
spillway in the test run, proving
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06


other scattered contributions had
been made.
Meanwhile, old pots and pans
continued to accumulate in Ell Gen.
tro containers placed throughout
the city. Deadline was Aug. 9 when
all contributions will be gathered
up in Ell Centro as we'll as other
valley communities and turned over
to the U. S. treasury at Ell Centro
An indication of how we'll the
drive was progressing in Ell Centro
was included in a news release
from Hugh M. Wilcox, scout exec
utive, who said that 81 scouts work.
ing an aggregate of more than $3.50
hours have collected more than $50
pounds of aluminium. Royal Machim
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Delivery Trucks
Asked to Save Gas

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 CUP) -
Defense Oil Coordinator Harold L.
Ickes today called upon operators
of commercial vehicles on the At
lantic seaboard to save gasoline by
limiting retail deliveries to one a
day and otherwise reducing trips.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Extortion Note
Writer Jailed

LOS ANGELES, Aug. CUP) =
Sidney H. Buchanan, %. the "un-
employed Bud" who wrote two
threatening notes to actress Hedy
LAMAR, demanding 5000, was held
in Jail today, because he did not
have $1,000 bail.
Buchanan, a former soldier, was
brought here from Baltimore to
face federal charges of sending the
notes.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

by only seven senators in attend
ance, Pepper said longer extern
sion of service is needed because
the emergency is acute beyond the
power of description"
Adolf Hitler has turned "lustful
eyes" on this country and has sent
spies and saboteurs" here, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
2 t%st7Hs 4s"tHts
Must Be The Weather

Must Be The weather.
Emily Kaford enlivened RRs day
with this little bright spot.
1T seems that two gentlemen re-
Gently escaped from an asylum
went duck hunting" Emily related,
while we wagged our ears.
"One of them shot a duck and
he fell to the ground, dead.
What was the sense in shoot
ing him?' asked the other duck
hunter. The fall would have killed
him, anyhow!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
BrowIey Donates
Aluminium to U.S..

Aside from 600 pounds of aluminium from Brawley
citizens the main load in Imperial Valleys pots and
pans campaign for defense yet arrive Wednesday
at the Ell Centre concentration point
Warehouse officials reported that Brawley had turned
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
July l Draftees
To Get Quizzes
Draft List Continued Here)

Questonnaires to 165 young who recently turned
II will probably out next week. Clerk Roy JOhnstone
OF the Selecve Service board in Ell Centre indicated We'd
nesdy The 165 prospective soldiers registered for army
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
CuIexico Boosts
Munici pal Wages
Border City Council Authorizes Ten
Per Cent Blanket Salary Increase for
Employees Effective September |s+

Calexico saw other cities of the valley Wednesday
and ''rased them one.
Following suit in salary increases that have marked
most municipal enterprises in Imperial Valley recently,
city councnen Tuesday night Caexco ordered blan-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Lifetime Draft
/ erms Predicted

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. (UP)-Sen. Claude Pepper,
d. Fla, predicted today that the government probably
will find it necessary to keep seecees national guards
men and reservts in service for at least five years and
it may be 10 years even generation"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
BrowIey Girl Describes
Days Of Horror as Seven
Died i'm Thirst Madness
Survivor Tells How Members of Family,
Friends Committed Suicide to Escape
Suffering on Highway Of the Devil
. BY KARL E. ALLEN -

YUMA, Ariz, Aug. 6. (UP)-A story of six days Of
intensive suffering and death under bsterng desert
told today by Socorro Corneo, 10, olivesknned
girl who of two of party of nine
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
Moscow Declares
Normal Fighting
Only Activity
British Renew Bombing Assaults While
German. Soviet Claims Present Direct
Contradiction; Japan Gets Waning
: By UNITED PRESS =

Germany claimed Wednesday complete victory in the
battle of Smolensk declaring would prove decisive for
the future of Europe and perhaps of the world but Rus
sa said German troops pushed back west from Smo
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06

iNPPoi ociiouilCeu proposal, De-
hind which anti administration
strength has been marshaled, to
limit the service of selectees to a
total of two years. The administra-
tion is willing to limit their service
to two and one-half years.
In fiery speech which was heard
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-06
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Tues. 103, minimum
Wed. rs. pm. Tues. SO, humidity
81; am. Wed. 80, humidity AZ;
Noon Wed. los, humidity 30.
L. A. Hay: VI. .. 40. I S18-S19;
u. s. No. 2 ieafy I. v. $16.50-17.50.
No. 2 $14.50-15.5O; Mpls. Sept. flax
$1.96A.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-28
NEWS and CARTOON

garia, George w. Rendel. said
the "forerunners" Of . German
invasion Of Bulgaria already
were present by thousands" and
limited at an imminent break b.
tween Britain and Bulgaria. -
The British hailed yesterdays
announcement that full agree
ment on all points" had been
reached by Britain and Turkey
and said this announcement had
much to do with Rendel's force
full stand toward Bulgaria.
Turkey 10 Britain's non-Bel-
ligerent ally but her position had
been questioned in some quar-
tiers since she recently signed .
friendship pact with Bulgaria.
On the fighting fronts, m en-
tire Italian division was said by
the British today to have been
shs tered in fighting with West
African gold coast forces on the
Juba river In Italian Somaliland.
The Greeks claimed to have
inflicted heavy losses on an Ital-
ian force trapped" by Greek
fire in Albania.
Bad weather over the English
channel kept both British, and
German air raiders at home
overnight.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-28

ami and in her brightly-lighted
sister city, Miami Beach. Night
clubs and bars throw open their
doors from dusk til. dawn and
there unhappy husbands and
wives drown their sorrows amid
the click of roulette wheels and
dice.
The worlds best thorough
breds run daily at beautiful
Hialeah and Tropical Parks
throughout the season, and
prospective Divorces may be
seen gambling with their pros
pective alimony.
Then too-for the person seek
ing naught but peace and quiet
Queen Miami has "a spacious
parks, 128 churches and many
sedate residential sections. And
across blue Biscayne Bay are
limitless beaches where new ro-
mances blossom.
DIVORCES ON MASS
PRODUCTION BASIS
Whether q divorce-minded
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-28

SOS life. A bomb, hidden in q
bouquet, was thrown at the
royal carriage after the wedding
ceremony and "a bystanders
were killed. A splinter hit the
king.
Alfonso and his wife were
estranged for many years but
she was with him today when
the end came.
~ For, years they had appeared
together only in such public
ceremonies as weddings of their
children and the baptism Of
their grandchildren.
Alfonso was something of q
playboy, with a fondness for
dancing, bull-fights, yachting
and fast driving.
Tragedy stalked his family.
His eldest son, Alfonso,
Prince of Asturias, and Count
of Covandonga, died in Miami
in 1898 after an automobile &C.
cident. He was a victim of hem
ophilia, hereditary affliction
marked by the failure Of blood
to coagulate. His youngest son,
Prince Gonzalo, bled to death
In 1884 after minor injuries in
an automobile accident in Aus
tria.
His second son, Prince Jaime,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-28

kinship within degrees prohib-
tied by law, natural impotency
Of the, defendant, that either
party had q husband or wife
living at the time of their mar
riage or desertion for one year.
BY opening the telephone
book, the prospective Divorce
may find listed the names and
phone numbers of 395 attorneys
and law firms-more per capita
in proportion to the population
than any other city in the world.
Six circuit judges are avail
able to sign divorce DEGREES. It
is significant, in the light of Mi
ami's ever-increasing divorce
business, that two new circuit
judges were appointed in re-
cent months due to population
increases revealed by the 1910
census.
$50 UNTIES MOST
MARITAL KNOTS
What does q Miami divorce
cost? The answer to this ques-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-28

wife b . scullery maid or . 20
ciety matron 1t home, Miami
has Z housing and entertainment
range to suit her within. and
pocket-book. From furnished
room to ocean-front mansion
from hamburger stand to world
famous restaurant-from "juke
joint" to bistros comparing fav-
orably with the nations best,
any dissatisfied wife or husband
may be comfortably diverted
while awaiting the signature of
q circuit Judge or . divorce de-
cree.
Tire are nine grounds for di-
vorce in Florida. For proof of
any Of the following, Z disgrun-
tied wife or husband may take
advantage Of the modern mar
riage clause-"until death or
the circuit court-do US part:
They are adultery, violent and
ungovernable temper, habitual
drunkenness, divorce granted
the other party in another state,