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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

lODeyS charge Wdo loiio"So e'i
most Immediately by a denial re-
layed through Democratic Leader
Alben w. Barkley by Navy Secre-
tary Frank Knox. Knox. Barkley
said, had authorized him to say
American warships had not convoy
ed munitions ships and that such
conveys had not been authorized.
Barkley did not elaborate before
the senate upon use OF the phrase
munitions ships"
He later told reporters that he
had not meant to limit the state
ment to munitions ship" s"-that
there had not been any order for
conveying any sort of ships.
He said that Knox and Admiral
Harold R. Stark, chief of naval
operations, had given him permiss-
ion to reply to charges by Sen
Tobey, R., N. H., that conveys hac
been authorized and been in opera
ton fer a month.
Barkley said he had conferred
with Knox and Stark this morning
"They unequivocally and emphati-
cally authorized me to say that not
a single ship, American or foreign
carrying munitions has been con-
voyed from one place to another
place and that no authority has
been given for such conveys ne
tContineud on Page 8; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Man Pleads Guilty
To Morals Charqe

John B. Wilkie, 40, Riverside car
penter, Friday pleaded guilty to
committing a morals offense against
a feminine hitchhiker in the sand
hills west of Winterhaven early this
year.
He previously pleaded not guilty
to a charge that he robbed the
hitchhiker's husband Jacob w.
Johnson. He said he wished to be
tried on the robbery charge without
q jury.
Wilkie faces a penitentiary SER
tence of l to 10 years on the morals
charge. If found guilty of first de-
gree robbery the sentence is five
years to life while the sentence
for second degree robbery is one
year to life.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

around. The outfit is the remains
of the old = regime. DR.. - herself
is now retired with close to a mil
lion and an estate which I under
stand is one of the show places of
Florida. She was muscled out by
- and - who, by the way, are
supposed to be sweethearts.
About myself, Sam, I suppose
you learned more than 1 know
myself. I graduated from the Uni
versity of Chicago and Rush Med
ical. l established somewhat of a
reputation as a surgeon and mar
ried Anne Milestone. We were di-
vorced in 1882 and that was the
beginning of my first slump.
From having a clean reputation
with lots of honors bestowed upor
me began gradually to skid until
the present predicament I now find
myself in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

is gradually increasing, but thus
far has been inadequate. the presi-
dent said.
He refused to answer a question
as to whether allied reverses in
Greece made Americas position
more critical in the great struggle.
He said that was question he did
not care to answer.
The president made clear that he
is broadening the war aid program
under the lend-leasc act SO as tc
send material aid to China in its
struggle with the japanese empire
He said that specific authorizations
for aid to China have been made,
but he was not certain whether
materials actually have begun NOV
ing toward the Far East.
The president professed complete
ignorance of a conference reported
ly opening at Singapore today
among naval and diplomatic repre-
sentatives OF the United States
Great Britain, Australia and the
Netherlands East Indies. Consulta-
tions with other countries on the
Far Eastern situation have been
going on intermittently since about
1910, he said.
The president refused to answer
a question as to whether the army )
organization of a civilian obServa-
tion corps for airplane spotting
might infer. that there is danger Of
an air attack against this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Eleanor Snubs
OAR for 3rd Year

WASHINGTON, April Is (UP)
For the third time in as many
years, Mrs. Franklin ID. Roosevelt
will not be "at home" today when
the Daughters of the American
Revolution make their annual
call at the White House.
Instead, Mrs. Henry A. Wal
lace, wife of the vice-president,
will be at the executive mansion
to receive delegates to the or
ganizatiOn's 50th continental
congress.
Mrs. Roosevelt resigned from
the OAR in March, 1889, in pro-
test against the sOciety's refusal
to allow Marian Anderson, Negro
contralto, to sing In its Constitu-
ton hail. Miss Anderson later
sang on the steps of the Lincoln
memorial before $4,000 persons
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

lIlSllUut.Oll
Cox accepted the appointment,
effective June 1. He will replace
T. A. Duffy. 33-year- Los Ange-
les high school teacher named
temporary superintendent last night
Governor Olson completed the ne
gotiations by telephone. first re-
ceivine recommendation to ap-
point Cox from Father Flanagan,
founder of Nebraska's Boys Town"
and then strongly urging Cox to
accept the post. Father Flanagan
is another member of the govern
or's commission to recommend
changes in the school.
The governor said he was not
certain how to handle the civi!
service status of E. j. Milne, who
was suspended as superintendent
several weeks ago as the outgrowth
of a tWo-year series of investiga-
tons of alleged brutality and mis-
treatment of inmates of the school,
Deaths of two boys in 1899 and
1910 caused the governor to inter-
vene.
Dismissal charges have been filed
with the state personnel board.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Valley Pioneers
Gather Saturday

Time will swing back into the
past Saturday when Imperial
Valley Pioneers have their an
nual feast Of memory in an all
day session at the county fair
grounds at Imperial.
Mos. of the day will be de
voted to recalling the events
dear to the hearts Of The old
timers and visiting with friends
made during the years they spent
i'm conquering the desert.
Election of officers and business
details will take place in the
morning, a basket lunch will be
enjoyed al noon, and the after
noon devoted TO music and con-
versation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
IL MoreL. v.Boys
Called to Service
In U. S. Draft Army
Brawley Sends IL, E. C.
Three Requirements to
Make Up Latest List

Sixteen more young 1mpe-
rial Valley men will leave
Monday to swell the county's
representation in the ma
tons armed forces.
Thirteen will go from Brawley,
leaving at $50 pm. for the induc-
ton station at Los Angeles. Three
leave from Ell Centro.
The northend group represents
that divisions sixth call. There was
no sixth call quota issued for the
southend. The three who leave will
be a special requisition to make
replacements.
The northend men whose num-
bers are up" will be named from
this list:
Delfino G. Navarro, Vernon E.
Cole, Roberto S. Mulrieta, Eluterie
l.. Alvarado, Ray A. Gillian, Cliff
ford L. Hodgson, Frank j. Storey,
Eugene DebS CarutherS, Guy A.
Gillespie, Harry w. Arlington, Mar
Continued on Page 8; Column g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
ANA Trail Ride
Plans Revived

Revival of plans for a horseback
excursion from Mt. Signal area
over de Anza's trail to Riverside
was evident Friday as coast horse
men arranged conferences with
valley enthusiasts.
Preliminary plans called for more
than 100 horsemen to start the
trek May 10 and wind up in River
side May 16 for the annual de ANA
celebration there. A conference at
the Calexico chamber OF commerce
between valley men and Cal Irwin,
of Riverside, head of the ANA
Caballeros, was set for Friday even
ing' sIaM
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
WI nds
| q Sh
Coast
Forecast Here for
Clear Skies, More
Bre eze Saturday

Clear skies and occasional
blasts of wind from the west
were forecast for Imperial
Valley Friday night and Sat
urday, while the Los An
geles area mopped up after high
winds which battered the coastllne
and wrecked small boats.
California seemed on the verge
of returning to normal weather,
however. while other sections OF
the nation were not so fortunate
In Arizona a fast moving storm
from the mountains of southern
Utah and Nevada struck shortly
before noon Friday, bringing hail
and rain to the south and central
portion of the state and snow in the
extreme north.
The storm left more than 81 ,000,-
900 of damage in its wake in the
Utah area as fruit growers in the
section reported losses as high as
80 per cent of cherry, apricot an
peach crops.
A snowstorm which struck Utah
Wednesday morning grew into
full blizzard in Montana Thursda,
night piling snow nearly two feet
deep around Billings and Cody
Wyo. The storm moved east over
night, and Denver reported heavy
snowfall.
Idaho also had scattered snow.
and sub-freeZing temperatures.
Loss of fruit in Utah was fell
keenly, since much of the peacf
crop had been contracted for can
ming and sale to the U. S. navy ant
army, at Che best prices in severa
wears
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

The Royal air force, using large
four-motored planes and new su-
per-bombs, unleashed what the Brit
ish described as the heaviest raid
of the war against the center OF
Berlin. and the British government
declared that its bombers would
strike at Rome if the Axis powers
bombed Athens and Cairo. The
British officially denied that their
attack on the Nazi capital was in
reprisal for this weeks record bomb
ardment of London.
NAZIS LOSE HEAVILY
The Royal air force and British
patrols reported they had inflicted
heavy losses on Axis troops in the
Tobruk and Sollum sectors of North
Africa The British said that Ger
man advances in Greece had been
very costly"
The Nazi offensive into Greece
coincided with Greek withdrawal
from virtually all OF Albania and
Italian advances as far as Porto
Edda, on the Albanian coast.
The new Greek-British positions
in Greece were taken up after the
Germans had been reported sacri-
ficing huge numbers of men In
steady assaults in the rugged passe.
around Mount Olympus and on the
center of the defense line, neal
Kalabaka. Rome newspapers report
ed that German parachute troops
had been dropped behind British
lines west of Mount OLYMPUS.
WITHDRAWAL GRADUAL
The allied withdrawal to a new
and shorter line in Greece was made
gradually, according TO a communi-
que issued at general headquarters
in Cairo.
80 far" the communique said,
Continued on Page 8; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

Assistant States Attorney Sam Pa
panek and Police Capt. Thomas
Duffy after taking an overdose of
sedative which he described in a
note to Papanek. His body was
found last night at hotel where
he had registered under an as
sumed name Milestone was under
indictment on an abortion charge
His offices and home were raid
ed, and officers were seeking him
at the time he was writing the
letter, relating activities of the
ring.
About the whole setup of this
syndicate, SAM" he wrote the
prosecutor, this guy (naming -
Physician is the brains of the
whole affair. He has made million
end is reposing in castle in the
hills of Hollywood.
Il think l am getting a little
incohercnt as my head is going
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
High School Pupils Strike Against
Discharge in Closed Board Session
Of mpionship Winning Coach

ROSEVILLE, Cal, April l8 CUP)
More than 400 students of the
Roseville high school left their
classes today IN strike" protest
ing the discharge of Coach Rolf
Moeller by the city board of edu-
cation.
The students, claiming the back
ing OF residents of the city, paraded
through downtown streets behind
the school band, tangling traffic
and interrupting business. Police re-
fused to break up the demonstra-
ton and furnished an escort of
motorcycle officers.
Moeller, a 48-year- graduate OF
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Food Stamp Plan
Extended ApriI e

The federal food stamp plan will
be extended to all relief recipients
in Imperial county April e, 1t was
announced Friday.
Recently all persons receiving
Farm Security grants began to use
the stamps in grocery stores instead
of getting their food from govern
ment warehouses and trucks.
AS result of the federal food
stamp plan 4,l60 relief recipients
will have an opportunity to buy
and use surplus foods raised by
farmers of the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

spent annually for new automobiles
and trucks. The impending new
tax increases will absorb lot OF
this.
Knudsen said the action. taken
at a meeting OF representatives OF
all factions of the automotiye In
dustry. was done willingly. He des-
cribed it as "an initial 20 per cent
reduction and move simply To
make available more manpower, ma
terials. facilities and management
for the peak defense load late this
summer
Automobile production last year
was 3.732.7l8 units-2e75.i .i65 pas
senger cars and 1888 trucks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Auto Industry Trims ~
Plans to Boost Defense

WASHINGTON, April 18 (UP)-
Defense officials arranged today 20
allocate among vital industries the
huge material stocks and labor sup
ply which the 20 per cent voluntary
reduction of 1912 automobile pro-
duction will make available for the
defense program.
This move, described as the great
est single step yet taken toward
putting production on a military
basis, was announced late yester-
day by Director General William
S. Knudsen of the office of pro-
duction management. He had just
told a senate committee that the
defense program was hitting its
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
vaAeyite Narrowly
Escapes Quake

Ed Campbell, former Imperial
Valley resident, was back at home
in San Diego Friday, having left
Mexico City only a short time be-
fore last weeks earthquake and
volcano.
He was aboard a train between
Mexico City and Ell Paso when the
disaster occurred. He visited Co
lima volcano before the eruption
and spent two months touring tht
sections OF Mexico which later wert
devastated by the quake he tolc
his brother, EX-Sheriff George
Campbell of El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18


stride.
Here are some of the aspects of
the move:
Production of 100000 fewer au-
tomobiles during the year starting
August /.
Release of s5OO.00O.0O0 worth of
raw materials for defense use.
Release of $4,000 skilled automo-
bile workers for work on aircraft,
ordnance and tank production.
Release of many hundreds OF
thousands of square feet OF factory
space and innumerable machines
and tools for defense work.
Diversion into other channels of
approximately $1,000, ,000. 900 usually
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

6tOUIIU WtPOI IdVIOII IICdIH HIS, NtIIEJ
said that the accusation and de-
Tense were presented IN room at
the Atwood hotel. Seattle, between
May | and May %, 1887.
Kelley testified that Bridges and
a labor man he identified as Dutch
Dietrich" were staying at the hotel
Kelley expressed. a desire to meet
Bridges, and Dietrich invited the
hotelman and Bridges up to his
room for a couple of drinks"
Dietrich poured the drinks and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

Bridges was reclining on the bed
drinking his and talking" Kelley
said.
During the conversation Diet
rich said to Bridges: You're one
of the swellest fellows l ever knew
except for that damned Connie
outfit you belong to-.
Bridges answered. All right,
you'll see the Time you'll be glad
to belong to our OUTFIT"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
NEVADA MAN GUILTY
OF TAX EVASION

RENO, New. April l8 CUP) -
Calvin Custer. former operator OF
the Stateline Country club at Lake
Tahoe, was held in Jail here today
pending sentence April 26, by Fed
eral Judge Frank H. Norcross for
$4,000 income tax evasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
BRITISH ACCEPT AXIS CHALLENGE IN AIT
1874 Cargo Ships

WASHINGTON, April Is CCP)
Contracts for construction OF
1874 shipg-including 1l2 that will
be turned over to Britain-were
announced today by the maritime
commission. The contracts total
1864, 100000.
Announcements of the awards
came within two weeks of dis
closure by President Roosevelt of
= second emergency shipbuiliins
program.
The liz ships for the British
will be of the ugly duckling"
emergency type cargo carrier ..
approximately 10,44i tons. Under
the first emergency shipbuildine
program 200 vessels of this type
were ordered.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Defense Of Reds
BY Bridges Told

SAN FRANCISCO, April IS (UP)-Amon Floyd Kel
ley Seattle hOtelman testified today that Harry Bridges
California CIO director defended his Communist part,
affilaton" when accused by labor of belong
ing to the party, Tenth government witness Bridges
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Germans Forcing
Allies Back on
New Greek Line
RoyaI Air Force Blasts Heart Of Nazi
Capital But Denies Revenge Motive;
Panzer Units Defeated in Libya
= By UNITED PRESS

German armies led by picked "blitz men, pressed allied
back defense line in Greece Friday Great
Britain accepted the Axis challenge to finish fight in the
air war EurOpe'S belligerent capitals.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Senator Charges
Navy Convoy ing
Merchant Ship pS
Tobey Says Orders Out Month Ago to
Guard Vessels; Administration Ayers
No Munitions Ships Convoy Ordered

WASHINGTON, April 49, (UP) = Sen. Charles "
Tobey, r., N H. asserted in the senate today ne had re
ceived reliable information that the Roosevelt admins
traton authorized conveying of merchant vessels by I'M
United States navy "about month ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Olson Names New
.Whitti Chief

SACRAMENTO, April 18. (UP)-William B. Cox, Of
the Osborne Association of New York and member of
state commission to investigate the Whittier State school
for boys in southern California today approved by
Gov Culbert Olson permanent superintendent of the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
FDR Says Public
Asleep to Peril
People Do Not Appreciate Seriousness
OfEuropean War TO America, Declares
President; Remains Mum About Greece

WASHINGTON, April 18. (UP)-President Roosevelt
declared today that the American public does not appre
cae the extreme seriousness of the European and its
implications concerning life in the United States.
Public of the significance of the struggle
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
Dying Man Tells
.OfAbortion RinQ

CHICAGO April 18. (UP) = Authorities said thei.
search for members of million dollar abortion ring
described in the letter of dying doctor may be extended
today to Florida and the Hills of Hollywood"
DR.. Henry James Millstone "A, wrote the letter 70
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
OSa'S Error

Osa's Error
From out of the epidemic OF
sprained ankles at the high school
which marks track season comes 4
remarkable experience that happen
ed to Tom OSa.
OF all the alibis explaining the
Sprains, Toms is in class by it
aSelf.
The injury occurred while Tom
was playing in the outfield and
reaching for fly. The only trouble
was that he was trying to run and
eat sandwich at the same time!
Worst part of it was that when
he fell two other outfielders dashed
up and pounced upon not the ball
but the fallen sandwich.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
War
Home
ElCentrans Fe el
First Pinch of
Priority Rulings

1t wasn't much of a pinch,
in fact more like a tWeak,
but there was no mistaklns
the first signs of war dis
closed in Ell Centro Friday
by survey of key merchants,
Dozens of items were described
as scarce and some simply weren't
available Closest to home. however,
was the aluminium situation. Al
ready the government has decreed
onls' two aluminium Ice trays to one
refrigerator sold; clamped down
and virtually banned aluminium
paint sales except for defense;
warned merchants that shortage
of aluminium pots and pans already
exists.
PHOTOGS HIT
Zinc, too, is a priority product
and that meant vacuum bottles and
some electrical equipment was hard
to get. Photograph supplies were
scarce, particularly flash bulbs be-
cause of the magnesium. One mer-
chant ordered more heavily in fur
niture than for Is years fearlrg the
approaching scarcity OF lumber div
erted to build barracks. Lumber was
already materially up in price and
orders from Ell Centre took 80 to
go days to fulfill where normally
it would be a week OF SO. Galvan-
lied, iron and sheet metal, too, was
scarce.
Irish linens and Scotch and Eng
liSh tweeds were virtually non-eX-
istent in Ell Centre Stocks of lin
ems from abroad will be exhausted
soon. Last of the fine French kic
gloves went some time ago. Cloth
iers said it took longer now to have
orders filled, but insisted silk stock
ings were still available. Few silk
dresses have more than five pei
cent silk any more. The bulk i;
rayon.
DRUGS SCARCE
Druggists reported score o
drugs as scarce ana some coulC
not be obtained for love nor money
There was little affect noticeabl,
to the general public, however. Mer
curry was up in price as high as
cats back. Perfumes from abroaG
were scarce and SO were crude
chemicals. Hospital supplies were
rationed to druggists; surgical in
strumentS CU. S. manufactured
were hard to get; German made
were non-exiStent.
There appeared TO be shortage
of revolverS, rifles and ShotgunS in
the ofting but sporting goods mer
felt they were prepared for the
fall shooting season, in any event
Virtually all stores in the city were
ordering supplies on long-range
basis, guessing what they woulc
require many months in the future
Where orders previously were fill
ed in a few weeks, it now require;
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18

Into The Background
Something's happened to the
Rev Mr.. E. l., Carter. He hasn't
shown up with his church notice ;
a member of the staff remarked Fri
tContineud on Page 8: Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
u AMsl'Ne
epoRrER

Educational
Pretty Dorothy Ann Mitchell, El
Centro high school girl, slipped into
q chair at the Army Day celepra-
ton and looked around her.
eyes, we know Army Day was
quite a while ago, but stick around.
This gets good later on)
On her left was likely looking
soldier and Dorothy Ann prattled:
DO modern armies have buglerS,
or have they been eliminated by
the machine age? How much does
a sergeant get?" and so on question
after question until she knew en-
ough to get commission. Dazed
from the rapid fire cross-examina-
ton, the soldier took his leave and
Dorothy Ann then turned to a
friend:
who was that nice chap? He
certainly was we'll informed"
The friend replied
That's Col. Harold M. Rayner
commanding officer"
why he's SO young!" exclaimed
= Dorothy Ann. Il thought he hao
something 10 90 Wltn tne KlCcnel
department because OF those cross
ed cleavers on his coilar!"
Home i'm the Mails
How he could misplace a couplf
of young elephants, RR can't un-
derstand, but nevertheless Gordon
Stewart did SO Friday.
If you know Gordon you will
understand the "elepnants' are 7
pair of Great Danes that are JUS
about as easily spotted as a water
tower.
d. After he had advertised the loss
sand too late to cancel the ad, the
mail man brought the dogs home
after finding them somewhere along
his route.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-18
CANTALOUPES

Los Angeles: Supplies light; de-.
mand very slow; 1. v. pony crates,
54s,, Irreg. flats, $1.50-2.
L. A. hay u. S. No. S17.50-18.5O
/. v. No. 2 leafy S16.50-17. No. 2
$15.-16.; Mpls. Sept. flax S1.86i2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
RED CROSS OPENS
 ANNUAL CARA AICN
Greatest Drive in History Officially Opens Here
 Today

The annual roll call of the Red Cross was officially launched in Wa terbury, as well as in the rest of the nation, this morning. Activity in the drive was somewhat curtailed be- cause of the holiday today, but dis tribution of Red Cross flags, post CTS, and other materials was ef- fected with the aid of the Boy Scouts, and radio talks over both the local stations were slated as part of the campaign.
 Maj. John M. Burial, chairman of the Waterbury chapter of the organization, will speak for five u1in- utes over WATR at 6:25 this everl- ing, urging Waterburians to support the drive by enrolling in the Red Cross for the coming year. Mayor Vincent A. Scully will speak at $50 over VERY.
 Mrs. Charles Templeton, former president of the Waterbury Wonl- ems club, will speak on behalf of the Red Cross this afternoon at the Book Fair, this being Women's Club day. Mrs. Edson B. Hitchcock spoke at the fair yesterday on behalf of the drive.
 Waterbury's drive. which is being conducted by hundreds of volun- teer workers under the chairman ship of Mrs. Herman Rooster, will continue until Nov. 30. It is hoped that 22,OOO names will be secured in the course of that time for the local chapter. If the drive is suc- cessful in reaching this goal, the en- rollment will be the largest in its history.