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Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

:lQ war WIFI CNe GTeek army ana
possibly with British expedition
airy force.
There was no confirmation OF
repeated reports that British troops
have been landed at Salonika in
support of Greece, although Vir-
ginio Gayda, Italian commentator,
said such landings had inspired the
Nazi march into Bulgaria.
Turkey buzzed with reports that
the Royal air force already had
gone into action against Rustchuk,
Bulgaria's Danube river port, and
Varna, her Black Sea port. But this
was not confirmed and seemed mosG
doubtful since British Minister
George w. Rendel still is at Sofia.
The next moves clearly were up
to Britain, Greece land Turkey.
while Jugoslavia must decide wheti-
er to join the Axis or hold out, pos
sibly as a southeastern Sweden"
Germany was reported Monday
night at Belgrade to have Offered
Salonika to Jugoslavia in return for
her adherence to the Berlin Rome
Tokyo alliance.
Semi official Turkish sources talk
ed as though Turkey might be get
ting ready to fight They said Nazi
occupation of Bulgaria cancelled
the Bulgaria Turkish non-aggres-
sion pact. They limited that COM
mon Greco-Turkish front might be
established if Germany attacks
Greece or Turkey.
Under this plan Turkey would
stay within her Thracian frontiers
but Britain would get Turkish land
and air bases and possibly the right
to pass warships through the heavi-
ly guarded Dardanelles.
Greece seemed to be standing
firm under the Nazi threat. Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden was at
Athens and it was expected his con-
ferences there would determine
whether and how Greece will carry
on the war.
Turkey took special precautions
to guard the Dardanelles. All ships
transiting the waterway were re-
quired to have Turkish pilots and
it was said submarine nets were
ready to be dropped on moments
notice.
In the Far East tension was eased
by the yielding attitude adopted
by the Vichy government in con-
nection with Japan's affirmative de-
mands for acceptance of radical
territorial cessions by French Indo-
China to Thailand. Tokyo thought
the affair would be settled peace
| fully within a short time.
Eden's conferences probably will
determine whether Greece will stay
in the war. That decision may de-
pend principally upon the where
abouts of the "loSt" Imperial army
of the Nile. Movements of Gen. Sir
Archibald Wavells hard hitting
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Elopemen+ to Yuma
Ends in Tragedy
As Autos Crash

WINTERHAVEN, Mar. 3.
"A trip to Yuma this week
end ended in death instead of
marriage for Emily Peace, 26
year old South Pasadena
resident.
She became Imperial county's
sixth traffic victim in 1941 when
she was killed in an accident four
miles west of Winterhaven late Sat
urday. The prospective bridegroom,
James o. Johnson, Is, Los Angeles,
suffered broken legs and a possible
skull fracture One other member
of the wedding party, Wilma Lee
Paige, "a, Los Angeles, was injured.
She suffered broken leg. Howard
Schneckel, 81, Los Angeles, escaped
injury.
The honeymoon car proceeded to-
ward Yuma in a driving rain. 1t
skidded on a curve and crashed into
a westbound car driven by Wayne
Fiber, %, Molina, ILL.,, Highway Pa
trolman A. G. Alleger said. Fiber's
throat was gashed by flying glass,
and the other occupant of the car.
June Fiber, "a, suffered cuts and
bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Limit Sought on
Aid Bill Debate

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UP)-
Senate Democratic Leader Alben w
Barley of Kentucky said today
that he was considering asking OPP
pcnents of the British aid bill tc
agree to time limit on debate.
Barley declined to reveal the ex-
act terms he would seek from the
opposition. He said that steps tC
speed action on the bill may be
taken soon. There was some talk OF
night sessions this week. The SEN
ate today began meeting an hour
early, at IL am.
Barkley'S disclosure that some
agreement might be sought to ex-
redite the measure came as general
senate debate entered its third
week, with Sen. James M. Tunnel
d., Del, speaking for administra-
ton forces. Tunnel attacked op-
ponents for delaying passage of the
measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

ed. The conductors wife telephonrd
the police station five times from
Santa Monica, Cal, thel flew to
New York en- route here.
Werner Klemperer Il, actor son
of the conductor, said in New YORK
that he was certain his father was
mentally all right.
"Of course he's excltable and tenn
peramental-men like Toscanini are
excitable and temperamental. Faith =.
err, of course, is as sane as anyone
else. I feel that police have made
a grave and embarrassing mistake
in sending out an alarm :"
DR.. Klemperer, director OF the
Prussian state opera until 1888, when
the Nazis expelled him and confis-
Continued on Page 6, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
British in Greece,
Gayda Writes

ROME, March CUP)-Virginio
Gayda, authoritative italian COM
mentator, asserted today that Great
Britain has landed substantial mill
tary forces on the vital Salonika
front in Greece.
Writing in Giornale DTtalia,
Gayda said that German occupa-
ton of Bulgaria was designed as
counter-move to British concern
trations at Salonika.
"Germany's military occupation
of Bulgaria" he wrote. lis aimed
at balancing the Balkan military
positions and guaranteeing Bull
garia against Br;cain's plots"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
New Storms Brinq
Additional Flood
Threats TO STATE
Light Showers Possible
In Valley Tuesday,
Weatherman SAYS

New storms rolling in from
the Pacific Ocean Monday
brought flood threats to
nor t fern California and
promised additional rainfall
to most other sections of the state
before Tuesday night.
For Imperial Valley the weather
bureau predicted increasing cloudi-
ness with possible 1ight showers
Tuesday, but the forecast indicated
the center of the storm would hit
around the San Francisco area.
Rainfall in the valley Saturday
and Sunday totaled &c inches.
Heaviest rainfall was at l o'clock
Saturday when hail accompanied a
rain of near cloudburst proportions
Flood conditions we're most SER
ious in the Sacramento area as the
Sacramento river broke it's levees
five miles north of Butte City and
Continued on Page 6; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Farm Bureau Backs
0range-R Riverside
District Merger

The Imperial County Farm Blu
reau Monday was on record as ia
voring a proposal for reapportion-
ment of southern California con-
gressional districts TO include I'M
perial county in new district with
Orange and Riverside counties.
Farm Bureau directors declared
that the new district would be pre-
ferable to the present setup. under
which Imperial county is included
in the San Diego district, because
the county's population is more
nearly equal that Of Riverside and
Orange.
The board instructed Scott B.
Foulds, farm bureau secretary, to
draw resolution urging that a
larger sugar beet quota be asked for
American growers.
The request was suggested follow
ing report that the Philippine Is
lands could not fill an allotment
of 100000 tons and that the allot-
ment might be turned over to
South America.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Youths
Visit
Fair
School Children
Throns Grounds to
Dominate Program

IMPERIAL, Mar. 3. -
Thousands of Imperial Val
ley school children, Drawing
the t hreat of inclement
weather and a brisk wind,
took over the Imperial county fair
Monday.
Taking full advantage of the free
admission offer to children on the
annual school day program, the
youngsters made Monday the busiest
day of the 194l exposition.
Attendance over the weekend was
cut considerably by rain Saturday
afternoon and light showers Sum
day. Less than 60 cars were includ-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
LEGISLATORS Face Relief,
Budget. Census Battles

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Mar 3
(UP) - The California legislature
reconvened today for the last half
of the 54th biennial session with
the prospect of a short meeting de-
spite crowded calendar.
Only perfunctory opening action
was scheduled today, with the real
work getting underway tomorrow
and later in the week.
Both the assembly and senate are
controlled by opponents of Gov. Gull
bert Olsen. They hoped to reduce
pickering to the minimum and ad-
journ the session within the con-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
County Assessment
Work Under Way

At noon Monday Assessor Collec-
tor Dan West began the 1941- 1912
assessment of thousands of parcels
of Imperial county property
Ten field deputies were sworn
in by the county board of super
visors. most of them delegated to
serve for 80 days at SITS a month
each.
The list included Clifford C. Allen,
A. B. Derrick, c. F.. Eckert, George
Harlan, L. S. Neagle, Walter Poston
Roy Shepard, T. J. Thompson, F.. L..
Powell, and Alex Meyer.
BY June l the crew will have
assessed all real estate, improve
ments, and personal property in the
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

near Calipatria, was shot in the kid
ney and lower bowel as he stood near
pool hall in Calipatria at mid
night Saturday watching a struggle
between Special Deputy Sheriff w
A. Perkins and Mr.. and Mrs. oscar
Watkins, pea pickers. The gun, prop
erty of the special deputy, was dis
charged in the struggle, Sheriff
Robert w. Ware said. Perkins
throat was Slashed with a penknife
Freddy Taporco. Is, Filipino, was
shot in the abdomen Sunday night
in scuffle over $3.50 in a Broad
way club in Ell Centre. He was
shot by Archie Bratton, special
officer, who, police said, tried to in
tervene in the argument over the
money. The wounded mans broth
erS, Robert, %, and Sammy, H.
were said to have assisted Freddy
in attempting to take the guards
gun away from him.
The helped and the helpers en-
gagged in a free for all fight with
car jacks, wrenches, and fists near
Bonds Corner after one group pulled
the other groups car out of the
mud. Half of the fighters insisted
they did not know what the fight
was about but joined in anyway.
Richard King, 80, and Edna King
his 21-year-old wife, were marooned
Sunday night near Bonds Corner
when their car stuck in the mud.
Oscar Lyon, A, E. Tonniger, and
Benjamin Whitehead, As, came along
and pulled them out. They decided
to share a little liquor as token
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Transfer Boosts
Debit FIGURE

Ell Centre bank debts zoomed
up to $2,262,929 Saturday on the
strength of $1.750,000 fund trans
fer of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict's accounts.
The funds were transferred from
inactive accounts to active accounts,
in connection with release of mon-
ey for the districts recently ap-
proved refinancing program.
The transfer did not represent
outlay of money but only trans
fer in accounts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

StrlKeS caused a loss OF IZU,UUU
man-days of defense labor in the
slast week of February and this loss
is causing defense officials as much
concern as "a shortage of basic
materials Patterson told the house
judiciary committee
Before compulsory regulatory leg
islation is imposed, Patterson said,
the World War labor mediation
, system should be given a fair trial.
He recalled that in only three cases
was the board unable TO avert strikes
through its voluntary mediation.
THE United States needs every
man hour of labor 1t can put forth
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Public Works Director Leaves for
Farley with wPA Officials, Hoping
ToRevive Tagging Project Here

last week from WPA jobs by COM
pletion of the Imperial sewer
plant. Other WPA projects in the
valley, were reported going ahead,
however at a normal rate. About
lis men are being employed.
Relief rolls were at a record low
ebb. Only So families are on SRA
rolls, Director Ned Holmes report
ed, where the total last year was
about 800. The low point was eX-
planned as due partly to coast de-
Tense activity and available field
jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
State Park Chief
Coming to Valley

Darwin William Tate, chief of the
California state division of parks.
was scheduled to arrive in Imperial
Valley Tuesday to make final inves-
tigation of the proposal to make
ANA Desert State park 100000 acres
in extent.
He was to confer with Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce officials and
Robert Hays, secretary, before 60
ing to San Diego to meet with
residents of that area and inspect
the land hackers of the park want
included
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Defense Training
Classes Open

Applications for a ten-week de-
Tense training course opened Mon
daI afternoon at Central high
school, superintendent of Schools
Guy A. Weakley announced.
A limited number of students will
be selected to take the 30-hour
week mechanical instruction which
will train them for positions in air.
craft factories.
The class will be taught by Harry
Fillman, machinist at the Console
dated plant in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
BRITISH May FACE GERMANS in GREECE
Ndzi Boasts Of
Postwar Plans

BUENOS AIRES, March 3.
(UP)-German Ambassador Ed
mund Won Hermann told the
local German colony in a speech
yesterday that %the axis victory
will have world wide repercus-
sions in the field of economies
and politics."
Hermann returned from Ber-
lin early this week after a hur-
ried trip to make personal re-
Fort. In an initial statement to
the press on his return he warned
the Argentines to treat the Ger
mans in this country with COM
mon respect
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

for defense production" Patterson
said. There must be no strikes
and no stoppages."
Patterson said he believed the
great reduction in labor disputes in
1910 as compared with 1899 showed
determination on the part OF
both labor and management to make
every effort to settle their differ
enceS peacefully in the emergency
1.-THE nation is unanimously
agreed, however" he said, that the
utmost speed in rearmament is the
primary objective. Any delay what
soever is of the utmost concern"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

wants one of the three new con-
gressmen awarded California and
two of the three assembly districts
apparently lost by the north. An
other congressman is earmarked
for the south and the third In the
San Joaquin Valley.
3. Return of relief control 10 the
counties has couty supervisors wor-
ried and noncommittal. The Phil
lips Daley joint relief COMMITTEES
advocates county control. with the
state paying two thirds OF the cost.
1t is a moot question II the legisla-
ture can override the governors
veto OF such a plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

stitutional 100 days for which legi-
slators are paid. The 1899 session
lasted a month longer and there
were five special sessions in 1910.
Here are the highlights of the
session ahead:
l. Disposal of Olson's 1852, O00,-
900 biennial budget. The assembly
ways and means committee held
hearings all last week, decided to
remove relief for separate hancil-
my and hoped to chop out about
S20,000,000.
2. Reapportionment of assembly
and congressional districts on the
1910 census. Los Angeles county
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

back TO Imperial Valley. IT IS one OF
three autogiros to be stationed along
the u. S.-Mexican border in Califor-
mia, Arizona, and Texas.
1t is to be used to patrol the bor-
der in search of aliens making at
tempts to enter the United States
illegally. This type of machine was
selected by the department of JUS
tice, officials said, because it requires
little space in landing and taking
off and is capable OF remaining al
most stationary III the air while
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

observations are being made. 1t was
expected to be more effective in
desert areas than the ordinary type
of aircraft. 1t is II feet wide and
26 feet long.
The department OF justice Mon
day advertised for storage space for
one autogiro and three gasoline
drums. The storage must be located
within four miles of border patrol
headquarters in Ell Centre. The
Continued on Page 6, Col. 1,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

Subsequently the Rye police said
they had mo further interest in the
DR.. Otto Klemperer matter" bur
Prosecutor Hegarty ordered the con-
ductor detained until DR.. Lawrence
Collins of the New Jersey state
hospital completed an examination
Friends and relatives of DR.. Kleni-
perer have besieged local officials
by telephone since yesterday after
noon, demanding that he be relcas-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Driver Guilty Of
FLEEING Accident

Earl Williamson of Holtville was
found guilty of fleeing from an
accident Monday in Ell Centre po-
lice court and sentence was put off
until Tuesday.
Williamson was arrested Sunday
afternoon after a car he was driy-
ing crashed into one driven by Roy
Williams of Ell Centre.
Williamson was arrested several
blocks from the accident scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
D AMsLINe
~ EpoRTER

Cow Chaser
This goes to the head of the list
in our department of understate-
ment. It was lifted from today's
news columns.
"A COW belonging to j. T. Page of
the McCabe district was under OBJ
servation Monday because it was be-
lieved suffering from rabies. Depu-
ty County Health Officer Lawrence
Niles said.
when the animal began to chew
rope, chew paper and chase chick
ems, Page called Niles"
We'd have called Barnum and
Bailey.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
NO BASIS FOUND
FOR INSANITY CHARGE

MORRISTOWN, N. j., March
3. (UP)-Police Chief Fred A.
Rolf said today he had been in
structed TO telease Or. Otto
Klemperer, famous orchestra
leader, who was held as dan
gcrous and insane" after a psy-
chiatrist's examination disclosed
there was mo serious reason"
for OBTAINING him.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Labor Mediation
Urged in Defense

WASHINGTON March g. (UP)-Undersecretary Of
War Robert Patterson today recommended reestabsh-
ment of the World War labor mediation system that
the United States will have the benefit of every hou,
of labor it can throw behind the defense program
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Famed Conductor
Jailed as Insane

YOUNGSTOWN N. j., March g. (UP)-The police
chief and county prosecutor confer today to decide what
to do with Dr. Otto Kemperer, world famous orchestra
conductor whom they had jailed in response to warning
from police at Rye, N " that he dangerous and in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Giro Plane Will
Patrol Bord or

An autogiro to be used in patrong the United States
Mexican border will arrive in Ell Centre by April L. the
department of justice announced Monday.
Ed Parker of the immigration border patrol at Ell
Centre is route east to get the machine and fly it
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

In the Can
Ell Centros garbage and trash COL
lectors have no doubt gathered up
some weird assortments at one
time or another, but they came
very near to capturing a real prize
Monday.
Harry Stoutsenberger was endea-
voring to fill his trash can. The
main difficulty was that the can
was already filled to bursting.
Nevertheless, Harry persevered and
tried to pile a bit more on the top,
1t kept falling off and painstakingly
Harry would pile the trash back on
again, time after time.
Finally in burst of rage he
jumped on top of the can and tram
pied trash like Mississippian do
ing the Charleston.
We would have given a years
growth to have the collector drive
along the alley at that moment
and pick him up, can and all.
Oh, Science
If you raise chickens, Just skip
over this one because it will be old
stuff to you.
Whats this little trinket?' Lee
Murri asked Mrs. Chester Russell
The friend fingered a gadget car
rying two bits of reddish glass.
"Those are glasses for my chick
ems" Mrs. Russell explained.
Lee chuckled politely and con-
tinued:
mo fooling, what are they?"
Mrs. Russell insisted that she
was not fooling, that the gadget
really was a pair of glasses and
that they were put on chickens to
keep them from pecking each other
into hen-pecked state.
At long last Lee was convinced
he wasn't being taken in, but only
after he made this reservation:
I'll believe this glasses story if
you'll promise not TO tell me you
have crutches for the lame ones!"
New Ono For G. P
Little Beverly Brown was trot-
ting around the golf club Monday
greeting friends. She encountered
Clarabel johnson and called de-
lightedly:
Hello, did you bring oh Johnny
with your"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

TUESDAY, DAIRY DAY
10 am. Judging of Dairy Cattle.
10: 90 am. Exhibit building open
for inspection.
200 pm. Horse racing, all To-
cal horses. Free acts be-
tween races.
500 pm. Stage Show.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
One Dead. 3 HosPitaIized.
8 Jailed in Weekend of
Violence Thruout County
Two Men Shot. Others Beaten in Varied
BrawIs from Border to North-End; Fists,
Wrenches Fly in Ere e-for-AIL Battle

Outbreaks of violence in Imperial Valley this weekend
ended with three men in hospitals and two and
six in the county Jail.
One fight took place in Calipatria, one in Ell Centric
and Bonds Corner Robert Pope, 81 camper
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03
Nuzi Columns on
Border; Turkey
Ready to Fight
Hitler Takes Over Bulgaria as Next
Move Awaite d from English; Rumor
Says Expedi+ionary Force Landed
BY UNITED PRESS .

Opening major Balkan front appeared immr
nent possibility Monday
Columns of German troops clanked through Bulgaria
the Greek frontier where they may be
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-03

L. A. hay U. s. No. I, Nv. Sfe.-
$3.50, u. s. No. 2 Nv. Ieafy $3.50;
No. 2 Sl3.-13.50, Mpls Sept. flax
S1.60B.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
BURNEY IS HELD
FOR AUTO DEATHS
Coroner's Jury Returns Yer
dict In Accident That Cost
Lives Of Two Men

SOUTHPORT, Jan. g. A coro'
ner's jury investigating the auto.
mobile accident deaths of John &c
Stewart and Harry L. Touchton,
Of Leland, recommended here to
night that Pearlie Burney, negro
be held for investigation by the
Brunswick county grand jury If
connection with the case, Coroner
John c. Caison reported.
Bond for Burney was set al
$4,000.
Testimony introduced at the in
quest revealed that Burney had the
truck he was operating parked or
the highway near Delco on the
night of December "a and that the
car driven by Touchton crashed
into the rear of the truck.
Touchton was killed instantly
and Stewart died some time later
from injuries received in the acct
dent.
The grand jury will investigate
the case when the January tern
Of Brunswick superior court con
venes here next week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
UNEASINESS HITS
BALKAN NATIONS
Are Disturbed Over Nazis'
Decision To Give Italy
Aerial Assistance

SOFIA, Jan. 3.-LR-The decision
of Germany to give Italy aerial as.
sistance in her Mediterranean wal
with Great Britain and Greece ere.
ated a new wave Of uneasiness in
Bulgaria tonight.
There was oncern in political cir.
cles that the German aid might alter
the trend in the Greek-Italian war
and thereby bring the conflict closer
to Bulgarian frontiers.
Such a development, it was point.
ed out, might upset further the deli.
cate balance in the military situa.
ton around Bulgaria by bringing in.
to motion Turkish forces %concentrat.
ed on the southern border, German
forces on the north and Russian
troops massed along the frontier Of
northern Dobruja.
German aid to Italy thus became
another element in the general situ-
alton which Premier Bogdan Philoff
is expected to discuss with Nazi Of
ficials If they seek a conference with
him during his health trip to
Vienna.
No one in Sofia is disposed to de.
ny that Philoff is a sick man but
it was observed in official quarters
that this would not be the first "pri
vate trip" to have a bearing on Bull
garian foreign policy.
King Boris similarly described the
Journey he made to Berlin several
weeks ago when he had a hour con
ference with Adolf Hitler, who
sought in vain to add Bulgaria at
that time to the axis bloc in the
Balkans.