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Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Anza Park Hearing Closed
ToProtests. Hays Learns

The 1O-year fight of Chamber of
Commerce Secretary Robert Hays
to bring ANA State park closer to
Imperial Valley appeared virtually
won Friday, when the federal gov
ernment announced that no further
protests to the project would be
heard.
1t appeared only matter of time
Hays said, until patents to approx
mately 25O,OOO acres on the SOU
thern tip of the existing park area
would be perfected, thus reducing
to a reality Hays dream to extend
California's great public desert
playground almost to FL Centros
door.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Rome Spokesman
Says Axis Ships
Must Now Attack

BERLIN, Sept. IL. (UP)
Germany replied to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's "shoot first
order today with a declara-
ton that the American exec
utive had accepted sole responsible
ity for compelling the Reich to
take appropriate measures and
with a claim that 26 allied ships
had bea destroyed by Axis sub
marines in the North Atlantic.
"Mr. Roosevelt wants war;" an
authorized Nazi commentator said.
Earlier, official comment by Vir-
ginio Gayda in Rome said that the
Axis naval forces had no choice now
but to attack American Warships
on Sight)
Mr. Roosevelt'S objective is to
drive the United States people
through manufactured incidents in
to an emotional condition where
they can be hurled into war.
What happens now will in no
wise be determined by Mr.. Roose-
velt but by us"
The spokesman said that the
American president has clearly told
the world that he alone is respons-
ible for all ensuing developments -
developments which the Germans
are now compelled to take and the
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

farming.
What appeared to be the final
meeting of interested groups was
held at San Ciego Thursday, at
which Hays appeared and agreed
to certain small concessions to
San Diego. These concessions, he
said, including the elimination of
few small valleys where farms
might possibly be established, were
granted by the general land office
of the department of interior.
Following the meeting, Fred w
johnson of the land office assured
Hays by letter that no further pro-
test meetings would be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12


Ell Centro and the Ell Centro repre-
sentative will be appointed at a
city council meeting next Wednes-
day night. The general civilian de-
tense organization meeting will be
called Immediately thereafter
Heald devoted considerable time
this summer to study of defense
plans in various communities and
conferred with officials as to the
most effective manner of setting
up such an organization in Impe-
rial county. He has listed all things
necessary in effective defense of
this area. Law enforcement officers,
firemen, utilities, transportation
communication, intelligence, relief
and personnel plans all are includ-
ed in the countrywide plan.
The plan includes arrangements
to protect all necessary equipment
and supplies as we'll as the in
habitants. Also the plan provides
for situations which might develop
after an invasion. Equipment and
supplies are listed and their loca-
tions noted. All residents of the
county are included under some
phase of defense and relief plans
On the master committee Super
visor Hugh Osborn represents the
county; Director B. F.. Grubel, the
irrigation district; Elmer Sears,
Continued on Page 6; Col q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Air Force Reveals
Secret Method of
Bomber Detection
Completely Mechanical
Device Finds, Reports
Presence of Planes
WITH THE SECOND AR
MY IN LOUISIANA, Sept.
70 TTDN Tho JTpitod Statac

WITH THE SECOND AR
MY IN LOUISIANA, Sept.
II. (UP)-The United States
air force revealed today that
it has a secret air control
system unlike anything either the
British or the Germans now pos
seSs.
1t is a portable and almost COM
pletely mechanical device to detect
enemy bombers, determine their
path of flight, and relay the infor-
nation to command nerve centers,
1t requires no human observers.
The system will be used for the
first time in the major phase of
the big war games to begin here
soon and by special permission of
Lieutenant General Delos c. En-
mons, commanding general of the
air force combat command.
This new device of the United
States is a closely guarded secret
but it was revealed that it con-
sists of portable radio receivers
which pick up engine noises of
approaching planes, automatically
integrate vital facts concerning their
strength and direction of flight,
and transmit the information i'm
mediately by teletype to headquar-
ters.
The receivers are manned only
by maintenance crews.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

F1SnUlnS dTOullu bclililSid du Wdo
described as most stubborn on land
and involving enormous numbers
of planes" on both sides as the luft-
waite persistently attempts to break
the power of the strong Red air
fleet defense of RuSsia's second
city.
The three villages at the ap-
proaches to Leningrad were said to
have been recaptured by units oper-
ating under the command of Col
onel Bondarev.
The sustained power of Marshal
Semyon Timoshenko's attacks in
Continued on Page 6; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Another US. Owned
Vessel Torpedoed
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL CUP

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL (UP) -
The state department announced
today that the American lowed
cargo ship Montana, which was
sailing under the Panamanian flag.
has been torpedoed in Icelandic
waters and that her crew of 26 has
taken to life boats.
There were no American citizens
aboard the vessel, which formerly
was the Danish ship Paula, the de-
partment said.
The vessel had been requisitioned
by the maritime commission along
with many other foreign flag YES
sells taken over in American har-
'ors.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
lindbergh Sounds
Like Hitler
Declares Early

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL (UP)
President ROOsevelt's spokes-
man. Stephen T. Early, asserted
today that there is striking
similarity" between fabrications
of the Nazi propaganda machine
and Charles A. Lindbergh's
charge last night that the Brit
ish, the Jewish, and the Roose-
welt administration" are leading
America toward war.
Commenting ON Lindbergh's
address, Early said;
You have seen the outpour-
ings of Berlin in the last few
days.
you saw Lindbergh's state
ment last night.
II think there Is a striking
similarity between the two"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Hitler Far Behind
Napoleon S Record
BY UNITED PRESS

Adolf Hitler was due in Moscow
Friday on the basis of Napoleon's
campaign in 1912.
Napoleon attacked Russia June
"a, 1912 and entered Moscow Sept
IA.
Hitler attacked Russia June 90
Up to this morning he was about
220 to 230 miles away from Mos
COW at the nearest point and at
that particular point the Russians
were driving the Germans back in
big counterattack.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

The plan to extend the park
south had been opposed bitterly by
the city Of San Diego, chiefly, ac-
cording to Hays, because the pro-
posed new area eventually would
be tapped by a modern highway
which, it was allegedly feared,
would deflect travel from the coast
city.
The reason given by San Diego
for its opposition, however, Hays
said, was that many sections of the
25O,OOO acres comprising the pro-
posed southern extension were po-
tential agricultural land, and
should not be closed to future
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

cunning and cannonading the YES
sci, Jordan related.
Later in the afternoon. the en-
gine failed again. he said, and al
most simultaneously a submarines
wake was seen half a mile away.
A torpedo struck, Jordan said, and
Continued on Page 6, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
State Guard Unit
Meets Next Week

Men to form the El Centro unit
of the State Guard will meet in
the court house Sept. II and SINH
lar meetings will be held in all
other cities in Imperial county i'm
mediately thereafter.
Enlistment records will be COM
pleted for the more than 100 men
interested in the unit, medical eX-
animation will be completed, and
everything prepared for mastering
the men into the guard, District
Attorney Elmer Heald said Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

Beggs' injuries and SIS for her
medical bills.
In addition, Beggs, an efficiency
expert for a Pittsburgh, Cal. Steel
company, asked $3.50 because for
two weeks his wife was unkiSSable.
He said she was unable to care
properly for her home and was
changed from pleasing and low
able to an irritable WIFE during
the period.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

OloduCdSI IIldJ Tie ARMY ullu NAVY
patrol had been ordered to shoot
on sight-shooting first He said
he wanted peace but not at the
price of permitting Adolf Hitler to
attack our naval and merchant
ships while they are on legitimate
business"
The shooting order, he explained,
means that in our defensive waters
American forces will protect not
only our ships but merchant ships
of any flag. The defensive area
extends at least to Iceland which
is about tWo-thirds of the way from
American and Canadian ports to
British terminals of the Empire
life line. Roosevelt promised to
keep rolling across the Atlantic the
bridge of ships to help destroy"
Hitler and all his works.
LIMITS UNDEFINED
White House Secretary Stephen
L. Edl ~ Cluocu W lllIcI pIeJ Vi
define the American defensive wa
terS' in which the new naval pol
icy will be carried out.
AS to whether Germany ever has
been notified of the boundaries OF
such defensive waters" Early re-
ferred questioners to Secretary OF
State Cordell Hull. He said he was
in no position to interpret the
presidents speech and would make
no effort to do so.
Early said first surveys of tele-
grams pouring into the White House
showed they were about 10 to l in
support of Mr.. Roosevelt. About
1000 arrived this morning, he said
and of these only about $50 were not
in accord with Mr.. Roosevelts po-
sition or were critical of it.
Charging that the Axis began the
campaign of unrestricted subma-
rine warfare" Roosevelt said thai
Continued on Page s, col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

sity of Santa Clara, and his wife
filed the suit, seeking $15l5 damages
from the Princess Pat. Ltd, and
Walgreen Drug Stores.
They alleged that Mrs. Beggs,
who 10 years ago at 18 was chosen
by Florenz ziegfeld as one of the
ten loveliest college girls in the
nation, suffered severe burns of
the lips from liquid lipstick she
purchased last March.
The suit sought $3.50 for Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Personalities

Personalities
Personal note to Emily Kaford.
Dear Emily-It gifts moider what
you did the other day. RR was a
trusting soul and believed every
word you said. Never again! You
knew all the time it was you who
gave that dinner and served duck
disguised as fish. Shame on you
blaming it on Helen Werning.
Yours for revenge,
RR.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Il indbersh Says
Jews Seek War

DES MONIES, Ia, Sept. II. (UP)-Charles A. Lind
bergh asserted last night that small minority agita
ors, led by the British the Jewish and the Roosevelt ad
minstration were using propaganda, money patron
age to push the nation into war.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
False Alarm

False Alarm
A lot of Ell Centrans Friday ap-
parently suspected the Central
Fibre Corps flax mill had decided
to repeat its traditional Labor day
pyrotechnic display.
For early Friday morning, billoWs
Continued on Page 6; Column d
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Lips Unki issubIe:
Damages Sought

SAN JOSE Cal, Sept. 12 (UP)-A cosmetic prepara-
ton which aegedly made California beauty's lips hot
but unkssable led today to damage suit in Santa Clara
superior court.
A. Kenneth Beggs, part time instructor at Univer-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Reds Recapture
Leningrad Posts
Three Villages Guarding Approach to
Vital Russian Ci+y Taken from Nazis
As Soviet Armies Cross Lower Dnieper

MOSCOW, Sept IL. (UP)-The Red army reported
today have recaptured four foohod the west bank
the lower Dnieper reoccupied three important villages
the approaches to eningrad and to be continuing its
central front attacks with ''sustaned intensity.'
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
Civilian Defense
Chiefs Named in
ImperiaI County
General Meeting Next Week Will Draft
Final Plans for Comprehensive Program
To Protect Lives, Property Here

Civilian defense plans neared completion in Imperial
county Friday when arrangements made for general
countrywide meeting late next week.
District Attorney Elmer Head said that all agencies
in the county had appointed representative the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
President Orders Navy to
Shoot First: Berlin Says
We'll Decide Next Move
Don't Want Peace at Price Of Allowing
Attacks on American Shipping Nations
Chief Tells World dwide Radio Audience

WASHINGTON Sept. II. (UP)-Shooting hostilities
between the United States patrol forces and German
Italian raiders in American defensive waters seemed
inevitable today unless the Axis hurriedy
those President Roosevelt announced in a radio
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
D AMBL!Ne
IL EPORTER

/ The Head Men
District Attorney Elmer Heald is
tearing his hair.
Up to his eyebrows in plans for
the state guard unit, the d.a. is
1reduced to sizzling eXpletives and
hair tearing every time prospec-
tive guard unit asks
Who will be the officers?"
Il guess they want the Imperial
county unit made up entirely of
officers" the d.a. fumed as he
searched through his files to find
a few men willing to be privates.
A New Wrinkle
The following note was clipped
from the Oceanside Daily Blade
Tribune. 1t goes to prove a lot OF
things about Frank penny Rich
mond, P. M-----
Frank Richmond, Ell Centro post
master has adopted new means
of landing surf fish, and while it
may not be a scientific method it
nevertheless gets results an d
brought him top honors in fish
ing contest with Win Shay, of San
Bernardino, his instructor in the
art of surf casting.
Richmond tried out his new
method on a six pound croaker
Previously he had lost several big
ones after getting them near the
shore This time when he got one
on the beach he dropped his pole
and bulldogged the fish like cow
hand bulldogging a steer. Shay,
who witnessed the unusual catch,
declared that Richmond would have
ridden the fish if he could have
got a saddle on it.
Shay said that Richmond will
have to polish up his bulldogging
technique unless he wants to run
the risk of getting drowned every
time he catches fish. The big one
Richmond landed had headed out
to sea before Richmond got it
roped.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
TEMPERATURES

Maximum Thurs. 107, minimum
Fri. 62; 5 pm. Thurs. 81, humidity
rs; am. Fri. So, humidity 43.
Noon Fri. 102, humidity %.
LA. Hay: u. S. No. l $500; us.
No. leafy l. V. S17.-17.50; No. 2
$15.5O-16; Mpls. Sept flax S2.O2M.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12
BASEBALL

BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Imperial Valley press., 1941-09-12

Davis q Owen; Pollett Z Man
cuSo.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
Home Town Progress

You can estimate the future of a
city very largely by the amount of
interest it takes in movements for
the benefit of the community. If a
meeting is called to consider the
needs of city, and only a small
group of people can be persuaded
to attend, there seems a lack of
public spirit and cooperation
which does. not give hope for the
future. There seems some lack of
foundation for progress.
If such meetings are well at
tended. and enthusiastic, If people
offer their ideas as to how pro-
gress can be. promoted, and will
serve on committees to accomplish
progressive steps, then the future
of that community looks bright.
If city has good organization
Of the Chamber of Commerce type,
and if people join it and pay their
dues and attend its meetings. you
can be confident that place is going
ahead. ig
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
Bill Of Rights

President Roosevelt has pro-
claimed Dec. Is as Bill Of Rights
day. This is in recognition of the
adoption Of the first ten amend
ments to the United States consti-
tuition. which took place Dec. is,
1871.
These ten amendments, common
" called the bill of rights, pro-
vide that the American people
should always enjoy freedom OF re-
ligion. freedom Of speech, freedom
of the press, and various forms of
liberty described in these provi-
sions. Our people confidently hoped
that the advantages of such free
dom would be so obvious that all
nations would SOON follow this ex-
ample and adhere TO these prin-
ciples. The people of great nations
have now permitted these liberties
to be taken away from them, and
are suffering terrible penalties for
their mistakes. The american peo-
pie will always adhere to these
glorious rights, inherited from the
fathers.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
.Christnas Gifts

1t is quite an art to select APP
propriate Christmas gifts. The gifts
are all accompanied with good will,
but that does not mean that people
always get the things they really
want, In many cases they are re-
ceived with graciously expressed
thanks, but the recipients wish in
their hearts that the givers had Of
fered something that fitted better
When people are having hard
struggle in life, and need practi-
cal things, it seems poor judgment
to give them some luxury that they
can not use to any advantage.
Thoughtful givers make a study of
the needs and desires of their
friends. They are apt to ask them
what they want for Christmas. 1t
gives one more pleasure, If in max
ing a gift, he has managed to find
the thing for which people longed
in their hearts. but which because
of lack of money or some other
reason they were not able to OBJ
tain.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
I alking In His Sleep

The joker has one about the
husband who told his wife that he
was going to start in and tell her a
few things. She remarked that he
might begin right off. and tell why
he called her Baby in his sleep
last night.
Wives are traditionally supposed
to listen to what their husbands
say while asleep. as an indication
Of their hidden activities. Dreams
are very unreliable things. and the
wives would better not run out on
the basis of any such unconscious
remarks. Yet husbands should be-
ware how their thoughts wander
away into forbidden fields. The
man who is treadfng on sentimen-
tai grounds marked mo Trespass"
may find his nature SO violently
stirred that lawless thoughts fill
his mind, Daytime watchfulness
keeps thoughts under cover. Sleep
might so throw off these guards
that such thoughts are uttered in
words.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
Christmas Trees

On thousand hi1lsides. and pas
lures and fields. the farmers and
land owners have been busy for
days reaping the annual harvest of
Christmas trees. 1t is a pretty
sight to see the men welding their
axes on these rough hands, gather
ing this foliage Of evergreen beau
ty. and piling the feathery branch
es on trucks and freight cars,
ready for transportation all over
the land
The happy hearts of children
take little leap of joy when they
see these heralds of Christmas
time unloaded at. the nearby stores.
They cam see these green things
loaded with giittering ornaments,
by co1ored lights, and
presaging holiday Of gorgeous
mirth.
Some people hate to see all these
nice aittls trees sacrificed, and
wish they could be allowed to
grow to- become ntonarchs of the
forest.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
NE - - RA%@ -

common. but 1t made them a little
homesick to think of the days
when their friendly burden-bearer
with the waving name and tail
carried them everywhere. The new
car was shiny and fast, but it never
gave them an affectionate whinny
when they came out to feed it with
gasoline.
Some farmers and business peo-
Pile may prefer horses on the the
ory that horse should be good
for 25 or 80 years, while the ma
jority of automobiles are discarded
in about a fourth of that time. The
farmer may say he can raise Dob
bins feed on his own soil, while
he has no means for growing
crop, of gasoline or oil at home.
The popularity Of horse racing
leads to demand for fast-step-
pers.
The modern world has become
to travelling 40 to so
miles an hour over the roads. Old
Dobbin, whose maximum might not
be more than eight miles per hour,
looks pretty slow to this swift"
age. The old folks will say they
had wonderful times travelling be-
hind the faithful beast. He knew
more than they did on some things.
If they got lost amid the mazes of
country roads, Old Dobbin knew
the way home. If they had been
unwisely and were in
no condition to drive any kind of
! vehicle, Old Dobbin would bring
hem safely to the barn door.
In those days people could OBJ
serve the country through which
hey passed. They got ideas on
low to improve their homes and
arms and business places. Now in
he whirl of fast motion the scene
y we pass is a blur of poorly de-
ined objects. Old Dobbin had his
,oints.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
Natural History Wonders

Observers in Louisiana are won
dering about the,swarms Of golden
brown butterflies floating down to
that warm country, and these are
supposed to have come from as far
as Canada. How can such a fragile
little fiier travel all that long dis
lance, probably a thousand miles.
standing upp under all cruel blasts
of the storm, all violence of the
winds of heaven, escaping any
prowling birds of prey looking for
little butterflies as dessert after
substantial food?
The people who study natural
history and constantly read pages
out of natures book of marvels,
find the solution of such mysteries.
They are fascinated by the adven-
lures of insects, birds. and beasts.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
Farnerette,s

The women and girls are doing
a big part Of the farm work in the
war-torn lands Of Europe and
Asia. THE idea that women is
herelyea q house creature. busy with
the kindly arts Of the home. IS all
out in those countries.
Some people think the women
and girls of America will have to
be enlisted on great scale if the
United States is to produce enough
food. Many Of them are already
cultivating gardens and harvesting
crops, Our farm industry, which
has been producing such heaping
surpluses, may not need their
labors yet on any great scale. If
the world grows hungry, the far
merettes may yet be tilling our
fields. If they can play tennis and
golf in the sun, they can hoe the
potatoes.
Milford chronicle., 1941-12-12
Confidence

--F-F@ 49, - 49, -
The subtle factor commonly
called confidence is a kind of de.
termining factor in all business
and personal success. The, mair
underlying reason for the long con
tinuance of the depression that
started in 1929 was that the bust
ness world lacked confidence.
If people lack confidence in their
personal ability to do things. they
drag along in the weary ruts of life
and are not likely to accomplish
any marked success. 1t takes con-
fidence to get anywhere, whether
you are running a business, trying
to make a success in some new
job, or recovering from an illness,
The doctor will tell you in the lat
ter case, that il you have no faith
in your ability to get well your
chances of recovery are not SO
good.
What is this factor that we call
confidence as applied in the busi-
ness world? 1t seems to be mere
ly this, that to induce people to in
vest money in business it is neces-
sary to make them feel they are
going to earn at least small pro-
fit, and that anyway they are going
to preserve their capital intact.
If business manager feels SO
doubtful about the future that he
fears part OF his invested capital
may be lost, he has very little in
centive to do business or employ
labor. Some people will say that
such fears are purely imaginary,
and that they should not be allow
ed to shape the policies of business
companies. But if you feel that
you won't get your money back if
you spend it for labor and mater
Ials. you have very little en-
to hire workers and
buy supplies.
The government and leading
are. constantly thinking
If the conditions that will develop
after the war, and how the country
,an be saved from the threat of a
serious depression and widespread
unemployment. Il
Whether such depression comes
comes or not when defense spend
ng is stopped. seems 10 depend
argely On whether the business
world will at that time have con-
idence in the future. If PEOPLE
With money to invest think there |
will be good chances to make
more money. they will spend freely
md employment Of labor and mo
sreat depression should be neces-
Iary.