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Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
EARLY Opening
Cuts Enrolment
In High Schools
Grammar Schools Show Little Change
From Last Years First Day Thruou+
Valley; Defense Affects Jr. College

Almost every high school in Imperial county showed
decrease in enrolment the first day of school Mon
day while the trend in the elementary schools for
first day enrolment in of the first day totals last
year. School officials agreed that the enroments prob
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
Danger in South
Alarms Admiral

SAN FRANCISCO Sept Is. (UP)-The navy is ready
before to carry out President Roosevts orders
blast Axis warcraf out of u S. defense waters Rear
Admiral John w. Greensade told the Pacific trade confer
ence today Greenslade commandant of the 18th naval
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
Fed eroI Pressure
On Movies Shown

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (UP)-Chairman D. Worth
Clark, d. Ida of the senate committee investigating aeg
ed propaganda in the movies, today made public letter
asserting that the federal had asked for
the of heaters refusing show the picture
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
Page Sherlock

Page Sherlock
Bert Purdy at last had found out
why Pete Williams came over to the
Purdy house not so long ago to
borrow wheel barrow.
1t is not up to RR to give advice,
Bert, but don't forget for min
ute that Pete is a lawyer man.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland ....--.... 900 100 00l-2-8-0
New York .......... l0l DOL 10x--4-6-1
Smith, Gromek, Branch Sc Hogan:
Gomez & Dickey, Rosar.
Chicago ............... 900 600 C01-1-5-O
Boston ........-... 900 002 40x-6- 14-2
Rigney, Appleton G. fresh, Harris
&Pytlak.
st. Louis -. 900 300 900 1-4-11-O
Philadelphia 900 002 010 0-3-13-2
R Harris & Ferrell; Caliguiri g.
Hayes.
Detroit .............. 020 600 021-5-8-0
washington 80. 230 900 03x-8-11-2
Newhouser. Thomas & Tebbetts;
Leonard & Evans.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn ............... 900 900 000-0000
CINCINNATI ......... 900 900 000-000-0 0
Allen a. Owen; Derringer e. Lom-
bardi, West.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
The Incomplete Angler

The Incomplete Angler
For once Bill Clements was
stopped and stopped cold. He
couldn't say a word.
He took two Post-Press newsboys
Elmon and Richard Clifton, over
to the Colorado river to teach them
ermen one fish was caught. And
Richard, the teensiest Of the broth
ers Clifton, caught it.
Now, Richard Clements warned
the newsboys. don't 60 over to that
Post-Press office and tell how you
caught the only fish in the bunch"
Then Bill told it on himself Talk
about a doublc-cross,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
The Eternal Feminine

There is no use in denying it. A
woman is always a woman.
Mrs. R. C. Rogers, wife of an El
Centre minister, attended the an
nual district camp meeting of her
church in Pasadena this summer.
She decided it would be necessary
Continued on Page 2, Col. A. .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-15
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Sun. 80, minimum
Mon. 56; pm. Sun. "a, humidity
FL; S am. Mon. SO, humidity SO.
Noon Mon. 81, humidity 20.
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. l $3.50;
U.S.No. 2 Ieafy Nv. S17.5O-1S; No. 2
$16.50-17; MpIs. Sept. flax S2.08.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05
Potpourri

ontinued from Fagc One
branch Of this conspiracy is in
the buying over Of an alleged
labor leader. placed ON the
State payroll at $1,000 per car.
State payroll at $1,000 per year.
In direct coutravcntion to the
Maryland Unemployment Com
pensation Act. This man Is a
member Of the Maryland
Unemployment Compensation
Board. who we charge Is IL
legally muicting the taxpayers.
If we are wrong. and IL We
are subject TO legal penalties
We imagine that the next move
lies with the Governor Of Mary
land and Joseph p. McCurdy.
We await their action or their
defense TO the very plainly
wordcd charges.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05
Ford Landslide

The Ford NLRB election created new crop
of red faces.
Old King Henry himself is at the head of the
line. For years and years the old codger had
been kidding the nation. through press made
subservient by rich advertising. that his slaves
were satisfied and wanted to be left alone"
by unions and "agtators
The old boy took full pages of advertising
and printed millions of leaflets and hand
books. he had a we'll known radio priest do
his stuff. he hired Harry Bennett and bunch
of plug-uglies called service men. Old Henry
had police officials. judges, lawyers and poli-
ticians to do his bidding. his service gang"
blackiacked union organizers at his plant gates.
he illegally prevented distribution of news
papers and circulars to the workers of his slave
empire.
But Uncle Sam and his own allegedly sat
isied workers overeame all these obstacles
and left Henry Ford appearing as very en-
burrassed man.
Here is how his satisfied workers voted
when given the opportunity to express their
sentiments in a secret ballot conducted by the
United States Government.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05

Another fellow who was embarrassed by
the results was one William Green who is
head Of the American Federation Of Labor.
This buffer had told the nation that the
.AFL had organized the Ford workers into the
American Federation of Labor and he kdded
the newspapers into printing the following
statement
"The production workers employed
at the Lincoln Plant and the Rouge plant
of the Ford Motor Company have become
organized into unions chartered by the
American Federation of Labor. A MA
JORlTY OF THE EMPLOYEES OF
THESE two plants have taken the nee
essary preliminary steps to become or
ganized into American Federation of La
Dor Unions"
In view of the results of the secret NLRB
election we will leave our readers themselves
to judge William Green's regard. or disre-
gard. of truth. However. we do not intend to
be too hard on Willie Green. because it is our
considered opinion that very few people over
twenty one years of age pay any regard to the
pratings of the man. Willie is very busy man
these days telling meetings and newspapers
that the AFL will not countenance defense
strikes and also running around the country
trying to quieten or end the very strikes which
he says will not happenl
In conclusion. have you read any editorials
in the local newspapers about the results OF
the Ford NLRB elections?
Mop Neither have we.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05

The CumLer.an press has had consider.
able to say in recent months abou, decency
and honesty in newspaper advertising.
If we had believed the local writers, the
press was paragon of virtue. a protector of
the public and the consumers and anyone who
said different was radical agitator."
For many month the Voice Of Labor has
beea exposing the Cumberland papers on their
false statements and their erroneous beliefs
This week we draw public attention to an
official pronounccment of the United States
Government which shows how the Cumber.
land papers stack up against the public inter
est when they attack honest critics of phony
advertising.
For years the magazine Good House eep-
ing has utilized a racket known as the Seal
of Approval. The seal goes to advertisers
who use the magazines advertising facilities
Many consumers had faith in this seal as
indicating that qualified tests of the products
had been made. This belief was wrong. The
Federal Trades Commission finds that the
alleged tests were phony and that the guar
antees made by the magazine are worthless
he Federal Trades Commission Of the United
States Government further found tina, many
OF the advertisements appearing in Good
housekeeping magazine contained false, de-
ceptive, and misleading statements and rep
RESERVATIONS.
The Commission ordered Good Housekeep-
ing to stop using the seals of approval un-
I'll the advertised product earns such approval
after a thorough test.
We have noticed that this ruling and expose
OF the Federal Trades Commission has not APP
peared in either the Cumberland News or the
Evening Times. Some weeks ago, both of these
papers used a quarter page advertisement to
attack critics Of dishonest advertising as radi-
cal agi,ators.
We very pointedly ask why the Cum.
Der and News and the Evening Times
suppressed this story and information
from their readers, many of whom have
probably been deceived by the racket
conducted by the magazine referred to?
We do not expect either paper to give an
answer. But we do suggest that their failure
to report such actions Of a governmental
agency is a gross disservice to their readers.
who are purchasers of commodities
We further suggest that the suppression of
Federal Trades Commission ruling in regard
to the Good Housekeeping racket shows that
the local papers are not concerned with hon
esty in advertising. but are more concerned in
what advertising profits they can make as
business corporation. They owe an apology
to their readers for their quarter page of dis
honest advertising which they ran some weeks
ago.
II is bad enough in itself for the Cumber-
land News and the Cumberland Times to
keep their readers uniformed Of current hap
penings, but it is pretty good example of un-
mitigated gall when they attack the honest
people who are exposing the advertising rack
ct which robs and cheats the public.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STATE ROADS PROJECTS


SEALED PROPOSALS for the i'm
Pruvemsnt OF two sections OF roadway
aa follows:
WASHINGTON COUNTY - CONTRACT
W.15i.oli: his project eontemp.a,es
the furnishing. delivering and apply.
ing oil DuLm.noss Surface Course.
specialization along the Hagers.
town. Miaalebufg, Pa. Pike e.. ).
Pennsylvania State Line 5000 tonsl.
The employment agency for furnishing
labor on tac above contract Is MARY.
land State Employment Service. 10 W.
franklin ST. hagerstown. Md.
GARRETT COUNTY - CON IRACT C.
l93-l.ojo: This project contemplate
the Improvement OF tho Loeb Lynn.
German Road between keiso Cap and
Go!mania. completing the unimprov-
&c. section, a distance OF 2.&24 miles.
Fermentation MaeadamI
he employment agency for furnish.
ms labor on the above contract is
Maryland State Employment Service.
Meln,ite Bldg, Oakland. Md.
The minimum hourly wage 20 be paid
BY the contractor on the above pro-.
intermediate Labor" s0.55; and for
''Inskilied Labor" 1910.
The attention OF bidders 10 directed
to the Special Provisions. covering
eubIrtttnE ana assigning OF contract
and to the use of materials.
will be received by the State Roads
Commission at i,a Offices. Federal Re.
serve Bank Building. Calvert and Lex.
lngion SITS. Baltimore. Maryland. until
T.. NJ on the 10th day @. June. l94i.
at which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read QUALlFicA.
TON or BIDDERS REQUIRED.
Bids MUS, be made upon the blank
proposal form which. with specifications
and plans will be furnished by the Com.
mission upon application and cash pay.
mert OF 500 for each separate pro.
ieet. as hereafter no charges will be
permitted
No bids will be received unless &C.
eonpanied by certified check or bid
bond payable TO the State Road. Com.
mission OF Maryland. as required by
Sec. 8. Chapted T6l. Acts OF 1879. OF the
amount 40 set forth In the proposal
form.
The successful bidder will be required
TO give bond. and comply with the Acts
of the General Assembly Of MARYLAND.
WILL BE MADE FOR RETURN OF
AND PLANS.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER OF the State Roads Com.
mission this 27th day Of May. i94i
EZRA b. WHITMAN. Chairman.
l.. II. STUART. Secretary.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05
10000 AT RALLY

NEW YORK - Twenty thou
sand unionists packed Madison
Square Garden May 81 for a rally
Of the Transport Workers Union
(CTo). one OF the biggest labor
meetings ever held in this city.
The rally was a highspot Of the
TWU's campaign to maintain col
lective bargaining rights for en-
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05
He MADE HIS PILE THEN
Wages of the Chosen Few

The U. S. Securities &c Exchange
Commission today released its
1870 blue book OF American in
dustry's top salaries. The dccu.
ment should be required reading
for those who want labor to sac.
rifice" while big business continues
to pay out sky high dividends and
six cipher salaries to chosen few.
Four Of the highest 10 salaries
went to Hollywood motion picture
moguls. but such industrial COR
porations as Bethlehem Steel.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05

Governor O'Conor has signed the so-ealled
State Anti-Sabotage Bill. He waited until the
day following the result OF the Sixth Congress
sional District election before taking the action
which every single section of the labor move
ment declares is an anti-labor act.
The Governor issued lengthy statement
outlining his reasons. 1t is very unconvincing
document to those in the labor movement and
in fact TO many people outside OF the labor
movement
The chief executive made no refer
ence to the fact that the National Labor
Conference sponsored by Secretary of
Labor Perkins opposed State anti-sabo-
tage bills az inimical to the interests OF
legitimate organized labor. The Cover
nor should have known of this action be-
cause he was represented at the confer
ence by his Commissioner of Labor and
Statistics and other delegates whom he
appointed. In signing the bill, the Cover
nor rejected the findings of this confer
ence of specialists and in effect repudiat-
ed his Commissioner of Labor and Stats
tics.
Governor OConor rejected the vehement
objections of the American Federation of La
Dor which called upon its friends to oppose the
bill. He rejected the protests of the railroad
unions and Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tons which comprises the majority of organ
lied labor in Maryland. Further, he rejeeted
the protests of the American Legion Posts in
Frostburg and Homecoming and the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars post in Cumberland.
Of those who study the Bill it will be very
naive person who believes that its provisions
are directed against saboteurs or potential sab
oteurs. It is much more reasonable to accept
the beliefs of all sections of organized labor
and the officials of government who attended
the National Conference on Labor Legsla-
ton. These groups recognize the Bill as labor
busting device.
The stratagems and maneuvers in connec-
ton with the passage of the bill, the hearings
upon it and the subsequent procedures before
the Governor tend to bear out the contentious
of the friends of labor who are fearful of its
provisions.
Governor O'Conor says that only
traitors need fear the passage and sign
ing of the Anti-Sabotage Bill. Well, re-
gardless of the need to fear, we have list
ed all those groups who have stated
their fears and objections. We do not
think they can be listed even by one so
prominent as Governor O'Conor, as
TRAITORS"
We use our privilege. though. to express
the opinion of large section OF the labor
movement in the State of Maryland that Gov
ernor Herbert r. O'Conor by appending his
signature to the Bill has given material aid
and comfort to the enemies of labor and can
lay no enduring claim to be labors friend.
Make no mistake the employers of la
Dor have won q great victory over the
common people in the passage and sign
ing of Senate Bill III, passed under the
guise of State Anti-Sabotage Bill, during
a time Of national emergency.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05
Vote 6-1 for Clio

RICHMOND. Va. April 10
Tobacco workers at the Larus
Bros. stemmery plant here have
shown their preference for the
CLIO in six to one Labor Board
election victory.
They voted 272 for Local SIT
OF the Cannery and Agricultural
Workers. IS against. CLIO Regional
Director Ray Thomson reports
that a contract is expected soon.
General Motors and American To-
bacco also placed in the top
money.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05
CENT RAISE

PITTSBURGH A contract
with the local plant OF the Allls-
Chalmers Mfg. Co. has been sien-
ed by the United Electrical. Radio
& Machine Workers 'cIo). II pro.
vides 5 cent hourly raises retro.
active to MAY Z
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05

ployes Of the city-owned subways
when existing TWU contracts ex.
pire June 30.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-06-05

DEPART MENT or PUBLIC WORKS
STATE OF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Property Being Sold
at Too Low Price by
State Highway Group

Lansing. Mich. Nov. 25-INs--
Auditor General Vernon ]. Brown
charged today that the state high
way department is disposing OF
parcels of excess property at what
he termed better than bargain
prices"
THE strange part of these deals"
Brown said. lis that invariably
there is but one bidder and that
very low"
Explaining his point. Brown re-
ferred. to a house and lot in Mus
kegon the proposed sale Of which
the administrative board blocked
at its last meeting.
The department purchased the
house in 1881 for $500, Brown
said, and then attempted to dis
pose of II for the one bid OF So
400. Brown said 1910 had been
spent to remodel the house and
that 1t is worth at least $500.
The whole system Of disposing
of property needs an overhauling.'
Brown said Il doubt very much
II highway commissioner kennedy
knows about these things, but they
certainly should stop"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Calendar of Social Events

TODAY
Auxiliary Veterans Foreign 80 in GAR Hail.
Ypsnti Lodge number 54s LooF o'clock Odd Fellow Hall
Meet o'clock with Mrs. Ray Spencer.
10 Degree OF Honor $780, Guest
Night business meeting and program.
10 F. A. NJ, Past Masters and Life
Membership Night 1880 Masonic Temple lodge room
City Schools 30 Ypsian High School
lunch
Memorial Band rehearsal at 1880 Tuesday
in Ypsiant High School auditorium
Club Of Degree Of Honor o'clock $3.50 for mothers
evening the Wyandotte-Trenton Junior Club Will pre-
a play. st. Luke Church House.
WEDNESDAY
Delinquency Institute Ypsanti High School library
m. -,
Carpenter Relief Corps card party 1890 GAR Hail
Club business meeting 23O followed oy aK o
Edward Heyman of history department OF fpsant hsn
School Development of Propaganda in the u s.
Summit Study Club. 2:30 with Mrs. Harry Davis
2S2 American Legion o'clock Legion nome
Girl $780, Methodist Church, troop four $780,
Woodruff; troop five o'clock Roosevelt troop nine Roose
welt; troop is, O'Clock, st. Luke Church House.
Council Ypsan Chapter Order Of DeMolay o'clock Masonic
Temple ~,
Red five o'clock WEIGH HAL
Schaner Society OF Lutheran Church So with
Mrs Lillian Root OF Mrs. Gilbert Butler postponed
from last week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Committee To Meet

Mrs. c. s. Manning. chairman OF
the publicity committee OF the Meth
odist Woman's Society OF Christian
Service. has called a committee
meeting for Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock at her home to work on
posters for the W.S.C.S. bazaar and
turkey dinner. Dec. 4. The posters
are to be turned in to the W.S.C.S.
board meeting to be at the church,
Thursday at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Alma Clough returned to-
day from spending a week with her
daughter. Mrs. Henry Gruno, De
troit. Sunday Mrs. Clough and Mrs.
Gruno went to Harrison to bring
back Mr.. Gruno who had been hunt
ing.
Miss Elizabeth Everett, who has
spent the holiday with her mother.
Mrs. George s. Lucking, returned
Sunday night to Mason School,
Crosse Pointe Woods.
Mrs. R. J. Stephens spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith. Coloma.
Mrs. Beulah McKinnon has re
turned from a week spent with her
sister, Mrs. L. Smith, at Hornbeck,
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Evans and
Robert and Rosann Evans have re.
turned from a few days visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Chubb al
Tawas City.
Mrs. Mary Cooley. accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Clifford Earl
Detroit, has gone to Sanford, Fla.
for the winter.
Capt. and Mrs. B. B. Smith are
visiting Mr.. Smiths mother, Mrs
Bailey B. Smith. Capt. Smith Is
stationed at the Coast Artillery Re
placement Center at Fort Eustis
near Williamsburg, Va, and is now
on furlougn.
James Mott. 1907 Pearl St., has
returned with a nine-point, 2l(
pound buck he shot Thanksgiving
Day while hun ting near Ontonagon
Robert Mott and Gordon Nevin
both OF Denton, who also were hunt
ing in the party, returned unsuccess
full.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Mr., Mrs. Dietz Married Sixty
THO Years, Recall Early Days

Mr.. Dietz has been a blacksmith,
engineer. plumber and sheet metal
worker. was connected with H. M.
Curtis and at the time OF Lees
surrender he recalls going with
Billy Waiting to witness the dem
onstrations OF that occasion.
Mr.. Dietz remembers a burial he
Witnessed in the Indian cemetery,
now vacant lot at the corner OF
Summit St. at West Michigan Ave.
From the time when the mineral
water was being developed IN the
city he saved bottle OF salts. He
was working on that property then
and remembers cooking a beefsteak
dinner from the gas that was piped
to the boiler room.
Mrs. Dietz was so years old In
October but is not so vigorous as
her husband. as she broke her pei
vic bone some time ago and has 20
go around In a wheel chair.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
Large Cnowd Witnesses Event
Conducted BY Past Matrons

A large crowd witnessed the I'm
pressive Installation ceremony OF
newly elected and appointed officers
Of Ypsilanti Chapter Order OF East
ern Star, Monday night in the Ma
sonic Temple lodge room. The East
was beautifully decorated with sill
vered baskets OF beautifully shaded
pink flowers. placed on the steps.
The background for the worthy
matron and worthy patron stations
was Of palms and candelabra.
The installation was conducted
by past matrons. Mrs. Edwin Staeb.
installing officer: Mrs. Mary Stein
bach, assistant installing officer;
Mrs. Paul Burrell, installing chap
lain: Mrs. Edith Frank Andrus.
worthy matron of New Temple
Chapter, Jackson, and grand poet
laureate Of the Grand Chapter OF
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25
ISSUE MINOR

Mt. Clemens, Mich, Nov. as
INS-wtih so state police on hand,
negotiators today were to make an'
other attempt to settle the siike
at the Mt. Clemens Pottery Works
where fighting flared up between
non-striking workers and CLIO pick
cts and nine persons were injured.
Mayor Donald r. Westendorf, re-
porting that yesterdays negotia'
lions ended in a deadlock over a
minor" issue, said that state po-
lice would be stationed at the gates
Of the plant. repeatedly the nation S
largest manufacturer OF dinnerware.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Case, Crosse
Pointe, spent the week end with
Ypsilanti relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Conklin and
Mrs. Mile Quackenbush have re-
turned from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sturdevant at Pittsford.
While there they enjoyed Thanks
giving dinner with their hosts
daughters. Miss Myone Sturdevant,
Kalamazoo, and Miss Ella Mae
Sturdevant, Wayne. Miss Ella Mae
returned with them to spend
Sunday before resuming teaching
In Wayne.
Mrs. Letha Olds spent the week
end holiday with friends in Grand
Rapids.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-25

Mr.: and Mrs. Lloyd Lyke enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fair,
Wyandotte. and Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Young, Belleville, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mss. Carl Wolfe returned
Sunday from Vassar. where they
spent theSThanksgiving Day holiday
with Mrs. Jessie Willitt, Mrs.
Wolfe's mother.
Miss Bernice Davis visited rela-
tives at Fairgrove over the holiday
and week end.
r. C. Coleman, Columbus. o.,
who came TO attend the Michigan
Ohio State football game at Ann
Arbor. visited his aunt, Mrs. Nor
man Abercrombie. on his way home,
Saturday.