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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24
Battle in House
Threatens Over
Aid 70 Russia
BY GRIFFING BANCROFT
Intr News Service Stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. PA
major fight on the House floor
over American aid to Russia
fight which the administration has
been hoping TO avoid-became in
evitable today when a group OF
noninterventionists gave notice
they will raise the issue.
Leaders in reply said they did
not fear that the group will have
strength enough TO be successful,
but they admitted they would
much prefer not to have that par
ticularly red-hot matter subject
for extended debate.
STRESSED BY STESSINIUS
This position. il was reported,
was stressed by Lend-Lease Ad-
minisGator K. r. Stettinius Jr..
when he appeared before the
House appropriations committee
in support of President Roosevelt's
new 5000, 000, 900 bill for further
aid TO the democracies.
Stettinius. members said. went
out of his way TO point out that
there are no plans TO use any of
this money at present 10 help the
Soviets, since they are getting
supplies from this country through
other means. The lend-lease chief,
however, pleaded that no restric-
tons be written into the bill
The fight over Russian aid will
take place when this bill reaches
the floor. Representative Fish (R)
OF New York, spokesman for the
nom interventionist bloc, n
nounced that he would oppose any
lend.iease funds for Russia land
will make my position very clear
at that time"
OPPOSE RUSSIAN AID
That means that an amendment
texclude Russia from the funds
be offered and that members
0 then have a chance 70 debate
it. Leaders frankly fear the effect
on Russian morale In this critical
period If the anti-Soviet viewpoint
obtains much following.
Meanwhile the Office OF Produc-
tion Management disclosed that
total United States defense APP
preparations and British war orders
have passed the S60.016.0OOOO0
mark. as Agriculture Secretary
Wickard declared IL will cost at
least 81 600. 100000 TO supply Eng
land with food during the next
five months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24

The vivid pageant Of empire
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 CUP)-
The house appropriations commit
tee today approved a 1888, ,439, ,702
bill providing funds for the army's
vast cantonment program and the
navy,s far-flung Atlantic and Paci-
fic shore bases.
The committee made public testi-
mony by Gen. George C. Marshall
chief of staff, that the army is in
better shape now to ward off in
vasion than it was a year ago.
I'VE could have been in some
what helpless plight year ago had
the control of the Atlantic passed
to an enemy" he said.
The bill was taken Immediately
to the house floor for debate with
leaders expecting passage tomorrow
1t provided $685., $4,000 in cash for
the army. Virtually all of this cash
is for construction at military posts
to provide the housing for the
army which by the end of June will
number 1,418,000 men.
1t included 1888, 100000 that the
army said was necessary to COM
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

Thursday. The temperature re-
NAMED moderate.
Meanwhile the u. S. weather
bureau said a cold wave extended
from the eastern plains states to
Great Lakes southwark to the gulf,
Temperatures were expected to
remain low for at least the next
"a hours. Slightly warmer weather
in the western plains region was
forecast for Thursday.
Snow covered the Rocky mountain
area and most of the region from
North Dakota to northern Texas
Drizzling rains were reported in
the Pacific Northwest and at scat
tered points in the Atlantic states
General cloudineSs, accompanied
by snow flurries. was moving from
the southern plateau states into the
upper Mississippi valley. The wealth
er bureau said it would cover the
entire Midwest Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
.Anzo
Won
Commission Files
On $1,000 Acres
For State Park

California park commits
sioners Wednesday filed on
approximately $1,000 acres
in the Vallecitos-Carrizo re-
giOn for extension of far
flung ANA Desert State park.
Announcement of the filing was
made by Matthew Gleason of San
Diego, chairman of the park COM
mission. San Diego residents oppos-
ing state control of the area de-
clared they were prepared to con-
tinue the fight to block its transfer
from federal to state agencies.
Originally those interested in ex-
tension of the park recreational
area asked for inclusion of 65,280
acres in addition to the 3,840 acres
already approved by the board.
Anza park includes most of the
area rich in historical and geologi-
cal treasures and valuable scenic
regions. Gleason said the state plan
ned to preserve the scenic and his
toric value, post the region prop
erly, and build roads SO the public
may enjoy it.
The opposition group in San Diego
planned to ask the federal land Of
flee to reject the park boards re-
quest.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Billion Dollar Army.Navy Measure
Passes Committee Test, Goes to
House Floor for Passage Thursday

plete cantonment and other con-
struction projects on which the
armys original estimates were low.
The committee provided a Sl5,000,-
900 fund-not recommended by the
budget bureau-for engineering sur
veys on cantonment projects.
Gen. Marshall told the commit
tee that a number of factors
higher material and labor costs,
mistakes in planning, unexpected
expansions and additionS-cause
the increase above the original $685.
425,525 estimate for projects now
under way.
The bill carried $68l ,219,202 in
cash and contract authority of
Sl57 l02,500 for the navy. Shore
bases, including the Atlantic sites
acquired from Great Britain as well
as Guam and Samoa in the Paci-
fic, received S169, 9,415,000 in cash
and a contract authority of $19,-
747,500.
Cash of $96, 6,382,30O and a contract
authorization for $30000,000 went
to the navy's aeronautics bureau
most of it for 189 planes, SO that by
the end of June the navy can have
1913 planes. A fund of S202, ,000, ,00(
was provided for replacement ol
/ naval vessels.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

:unltS in a clash near AgedaDla,
about 100 miles southwest of Ben
ghazi, had no immediate confirma-
ton from the British and left still
unanswered the current question of
the African war: Where is the
Imperial army of Gen. Sir Archibald
WaVell?
The British had a victory of their
own which appeared to outshine the
preliminary encounter of German
and British tanks in the desert
A South African communique re-
ported that after an unprecedented
2l0-mile dash in. the past three
days British forces captured Moga-
discio, capital Of italian Somaliland.
The capture OF Mcgaoiscio places
all important ports Of Italian Soma
liland in British hands and provides
them with an excellent base for a
drive northward into Ethiopia to-
ward Harar and Jigjiga.
However, thrust inland into
Ethiopia would appear to be more
likely since the Italians now have
no useable base of operations in
the remainder Of italian Somaliland.
The reports by Rome and Berlin
on the intervention of Nazi land
forces in support OF Marshal Ru-
dolfo Graziani's hard-pressed Lib
yam troops bore out Mussolini's
statement Sunday that major Ger
man aid could be expected shortly
in the Mediterranean.
The location of the reported bat
tie raised some questions. 1t was
said to have taken place at Age
dabia 80 miles east of Ell Agheila,
which is the furthermost point of
British advance mentioned IN Cairo
communicates.
The British said they had reached
Ell Agheila a day or two after taking
BenghaZi. From that time on all
mention of Wavell's army has dis
appeared from British communicates,
raising questions as to whether it
actually was driving on toward Trip
oil or whether major units we're be-
ing rushed back east to meet the
threat of a German sweep through
the Balkans.
Some Qualification may come from
the conversations underway in An
kara. Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden and Gen. Sir John G.. Dill,
British Imperial chief of staff, ar
rived there Wednesday.
They were jubilantly received by
the Turkish populace and were well
coined by Foreign Minister Sukru
Saracoglu.
Their conversations are expected
to clarity just how far Turkey is
willing to go in support of her al
lance with the British and whether
the Turks will take anything more
than a defensive stand in Thrace
in event of large-scale German
Continued on Page 8, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

Ill lIle SeIldle, CIldTB!ilS lIlal Iile Uili
will take us into war;" make Pres
ident Roosevelt dictator, and re-
6uce congress to a rubber stamp.
And when that happens" he said,
"it will not be many days or weeks
before we will be told that it is up
to us to rubber-stamp the declara-
ton of war which this dictator
president has already entered"
Sens. Dennis Chavez, D., N. M,
and Rufus c. Holman, r., Ore,
were the two new opposition re-
cruits. They were scheduled to
speak against tie bill after Nye.
Both had been listed as doubtful
votes.
Chairman Walter F. George, D.,
Ga. of the senate foreign relations
committee said supporters of the
bill would not fight the Lucas
amendment which would bring
Democratic and Republican con-
gressional leaders into consultation
with the president on transfer of
arms to a foreign power.
The proposal was sponsored by
Sen. Scott Lucas, D., ILL.,, as a
national unity gesture. 1t would
create a joint committee consisting
of the Democratic and Republican
leaders of the house and senate and
the chairmen of the house and sem
ate foreign relations committees.
Opponents of the bill have charg-
ed that the Lucas amendment is
window dressing" since the con-
gressional committee would have
only consultative authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Draft
Quiz /
Issued
Mailing Reveals
IA Men inU. S.
Below Expectation

Mailing of an additional
$50 questionnaires from Sci
ective Service headquarters
in Ell Centre Wednesday,
bringing to 80 per cent OF
total registration the number OF
young men between 81 and 35 years
old SO far considered for military
service, disclosed that the number
of class Ia men in the nation is
running behind expectations.
1t was expected, when selective
service arrangements first went into
effect, that 20 per cent of the total
registration would be sufficient to
supply the first year quota of 178
men for the southend board. Ques-
tionnaires went out, therefore, to
more than 700 men. The number of
class Ia men-physically fit and
ready for service-out of that group
was only approximately 100. 1t was
necessary to consider more in order
to fill the quota.
Physical examinations have ac-
COlillOCo lOi UliC lew oldoo Ia lllCll
in the southend district. More than
half of the young men turned down
by physicians were refused because
of irregular or poor condition OF
teeth. Army physical requirements
were described as particularly stiff
Much the same condition was
evident in the northend district in
Imperial county, where question
naires have been sent out to 35 per
cent of the total registration. Fig
ures were not available on how many
class Ia men have been registered
there.
Southend selective service offic-
ials felt confident that the addi-
tional $50 questionnaires will be
more than enough to fill theil
years quota. 1t was apparent, how
ever, that some adjustments would
Continued on Page 8, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
|. A. SociaIife in
Suit for Divorce

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. CUP)-
Monica Brady. socially prominent,
today sued for divorce from Robert
l.. Brady, member of a prominent
81. Louis, Mo, shoe family, charg-
ing she was forced to pawn her
jewelry to pay his liquor bills. She
said Brady often was intemperate
and beat her, once giving her dis
colored eye."
Mrs. Brady asked $500 a month
and custody of their 10-months-old
child. They were married in Denver,
Colo, Dec. IA, 1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
PORTABLE fire
Smoke Eaters Garry Blaze Outside Here

El Centre firemen carried the
blaze outside before extinguish-
ing ii Wednesday in an unpre-
dented fire at III North Fifth
street.
The blaze was inside a waste
paper basket!
Sharp noses of contractors work.
ing on the building saved the city
from a serious fire. They noticed
smoke pouring from behind locked
doors of Filipino's bedroom and
turned i'm general alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
BY UNITED PRESS

National defense orders were de-
layed Wednesday by strikes at II
plants.
Disputes halted the production OF
steel, clothing, heavy machinery,
automotive and aviation parts and
other materials. They were called
by organized workers demanding
a greater share of defense spend
ing, union recognition and adjust
ment of other grievances.
A strike of 5000 steel workers
(CIO) was called for pm. We'd
nesday at the Lackawanna, N. Y,
plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Van A. Bittner. regional SWOC di-
rector, threatened to CLOSE every
Bethlehem plant we can" unless the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Police Round Up
BURGLAR Suspect

CALIPATRIA, Feb. 26.-Officers
arrested two burglars here early
today and recovered the stolen pro-
perty but still are puzzled.
F. c. Brown and Troy Darnell
looted the metalsmith shop of A.
c. Croft of $3.50 and a quantity
of buckles, coins and brooches.
Brown left in their car but within
a block begged down in the mud,
He scattered the loot nearby, Off
GERS said. He went to inland
where he was arrested. Darnell
went to a boxcar and .eft part of
the loot there. He then returned
to the Croft place where he was
arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
lid Signs Up on
Land Sale Under
Reclamation Plan
2200 Acres Involved in
Rice Field, Drainage
Program in Valley

Directors of the Imperial
Irrigation district Wednes-
day had closed a $4,000 deal
for 220O acres Of land west
Of Imperial that eventually
will result in widespread drainage
Improvements affecting possibly a
total of 5000 acres.
Purchasers, whose intent is to
create a rice growing project with
the goal of reclaiming the alkali
land, were James jacobsen, H. O.
fucker, Arthur Holman and Olof
Dahliquist.
Terms of the contract between
the four men and the district pro-
vided for four payments of $500
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
GOLD POSSESSION
TRIAL ORDERED

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26 (UP)
Richard N. Frieth, 29-year-old
former Stanford University stu
dent today faced trial in federal
court on charges of illegal possess
sion of gold.
Prieth pleaded innocent and con-
tended that the one and one-half
ounces of gold he was accused of
attempting to sell here had been
sent him by his sister in the east.
He said it represented payment OF
debt and that it had been melted
from gold coins.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Ickes Blasts 5th
CoIulllnists in u. s.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (UP) =
Secretary of Interior Harold l..
Ickes said at a Professionalism an
swerS hate" dinner forum last night
that an appeasement movement
was being stirred UP in this coun-
try by "a number of dangerous
fifth columnists who are serving the
avoWed purposes of Hitler and
Goebbels, some OF them for pay"
There is a widely disseminated
and ably conducted movement in
this country that draws together
such men as Merwin K. Hart, Fa-
ther Coughlin, Colonel Lindbergh,
Lawrence Dennis and Major Al
Williams. who would sacrifice
democratic ideals and Christian
civilization to alien economic and
social prediSpositions, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Parade Begins
Animals FIockins
ToFair Grounds
One by one and two by two,
The elephant and the kangaroo


The elephant and the kangaroo
Only this time it's not Noah's
Ark, and there are no elephants or
kangaroos, but otherwise the rhyme
fits.
One famous herd of dairy cattle,
two herds cf swine and more than
a score of blooded horses were in
stalled at the Imperial county fair
grounds Wednesday as the fore
runners of hundreds of other ami
mails that will be housed there Sat
urday when the fair opens for a
nine-day run.
Many of the horses have been at
the fairgrounds barns for some
time, being conditioned for the
famous Imperial Valley horseshow
or for the lin hand" classes.
The dairy cattle and the swine.
however were recent arrivals. The
widely known herd of Holsteins
belonging to Frank Pellissier of
Whittier were unloaded this week
and 18 head of prize swine belong
illS 10 r. I1dll VI al ID, Sdik des
we'll as the Duroc-Jersey hogs be-
longing to B. NJ. Bowers of Chico.
Calf. have arrived.
These are only the first arrivals.
however, and Fair Secretary Dor
man Stewart indicated there were
scores of others to follow, without
mentioning the animals brought in
by Future Farmer and All club di-
visions
Number of entries in the youth
divisions was so great that it has
been necessary to remodel even fur
ther the buildings allotted the two
main groups, Stewart said The
Future Farmers already have a spe-
cial building OF their own, leaving
the entire former quarters to the
All entries.
Future Farmer and All entries
will probably start pouring in by
truck and trailer Thursday.
A last minute flood of entries in
the horse divisions was expected
for Wednesday, for the deadline
was set at 5 pm. Stewart said he
Continued on Page Col. 80
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Lavina Provazek
Returned Home

Lavina Provazek, 16, injured sew
eral weeks ago in an automobile
accident which claimed the life Of
Betty Printz of Imperial, was at
home in Ell Centre Wednesday fol-
lowing her return from a hospital
in San Diego.
Miss Provazek was still in coma,
from which she has not recovered
since the accident, but doctors said
she probably will recover.
Five youths were injured in the
crash. Cleo Adamek, 16, suffered
broken leg, and must wear a
cast for another month.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Cold Covers Half Of Nation While
C|oudiness Keeps Valley Moderate
In Temperature: Sprinkle Forecast

While cold weather covered half
the nation and the rest of southern
California went into another day
of rain and storm, Imperial Valley
Wednesday noted only increasing
cloudiness with light drizzles re-
ported in some places.
The forecast was for possible
light showers Wednesday night and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Steel Strike Heads List
Of II Defense WuIkouts

firm discontinued its "anti-labor pol
icy" and accepted other union de-
mands. The Lackawanna plant en-
ploys 10000.
A general Bethlehem strike would
idle another 10000 workers and
halt or slow down work on $1,000,-
100000 worth of government con-
tracts that Bethlehem holds.
Company officials made no COM
ment.
Thomas M. Finn, federal labor
conciliator. said he conferred with
A. L. Baker, Lackawanna plant
manager, and little progress" was
made. He said "the next break in
this situation will come at WASH
ington.
Sidney Hillman, associate director
of the office of production manage
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26


ment in Washington, and Gov. Herb
ert Lehman of New York sent mes
sages to union leaders asking tha
status quo be maintained another
"a hours to enable OPM investiga-
tors TO survey the situation, but
union officials said the messages
arrived too late.
Three thousand United Automo-
bile Workers (AFL) voted 10 accept
a one-year contract and end l3-
day strike delaying work on ~
100000 worth Of defense orders At
the Lansing, Mich. Motor Wheel
Corp. plant. The settlement pro-
vided for wage increases and bon-
uses and an agreement 10 freeze
union membership at present levels.
About 1900 Packard Motor Car
employees in Detroit were affected
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

Firemen were forced to break
through the unOccupied rooms
flimsy wall. Fire was blazing
merrily in the basket. but moth
ing else In the room was burning.
Chief Corn Reed said the rooms
tenant had probably dropped a
cigarette In the basket and gone
to work.
Firemen carried the basket out
side to the street where scores
of curious had gathered. A laugh
went up.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
EXTRA COPIES

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Help show people elsewhere
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like.
Act now, before the supply is
exhausted.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
COURT OF HONOR
SCHEDULED THURSDAY

Ell Centro district Boy Scouts will
receive advancement awards at a
court of honor ceremony Thursday
night at the Wilson shcool, accord
ing to Hugh Wilcox, scout execu-
tive.
The court of honor, Wilcox said,
will start at 730.
Scouts received certificates at a
board of review Tuesday night,
qualifying them to receive awards
for scout advancement.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Threatening Note
Found on Suspect

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26. (UP)-
Horace Wycoff, 30-year-old bellboy
held on a telegraphic warrant from
Long Beach, Cal, charging eXtor-
ton, was found by police today to
have threatening letter in his
possession addressed TO Miss Char
lotte Schwarz of Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Lend-Leose Foes
Win Concession
Two More Votes 60 Over+o Opposition
As Nye Charges Measure Will Take
u. S. Into War, Under Dictatorship

WASHINGTON, Feb 26. (UP)-The administration
was reported today to be willing to make concession
on the Brtsh-aid bill the opposition gained two new
senate votes.
SEN Gerald P Nye r.. Nd continued opposition debate
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
y AMsllNe
1\Ep0RTER

Hot Welcome
The Battle of London would De
lust a workout for Cedric burst
San Diego Padres manager, In I'M
perial Valley for the baseball train
ing period.
Ced has already been under lire,
and few bombs probably wouldn
even bother him.
Out at the Barbara Worth coun-
try club Tuesday afternoon where
the valley championship is under
way. the baseball chief poked his
nose around from one tee to an
other, watching the golfers curious
efforts. On No. 10 tee he was
gazing into space when pal
narrowly missed his right ear.
II must be in the wrong place.
he thought and moved away from
DR.. w. A. Clarke's shots. On an
other hole he watched Laddie Will
loughby and his foursome approach
and another ball buzzed past him
so closely that it unbuttoned his
pants pocket.
"Maybe it wasn't deliberate" Gee
reasoned. rather shaken, and this
time he peered from behind tree
to watch Burdette Kinne tee Of
on No. 9. The ball came straight
for him.
This shelter isn't bomb-proof!
Ced decided and lit out for the
club house. The ball caromed Of,
the tree and followed him as he
made tracks faster than he evel
made them on diamond.
The ball didn't catch him, but
don't be surprised if next time Gee
shows up at the club he wears q
catchers mask and an umpire's
pillow.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Nozis in Action
Against British
On nAfricun Front
Sweeping British Victory Overshadows
First Motorized German Appearance in
Desert Warfare; Somaiand Conquered
By UNITED PRESS =

Axis communicates Wednesday reported the first clash
of the African between German and British armoreo
units in the coastal desert west of Benghazi.
The report, claiming destruction of British armoreo