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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09

home in Ell Centro early this week.
Manuel Romero, who admitted
having served a term in San Quen-
tin and who said he was free on
parole. was captured shortly be-
fore II pm. Tuesday after entering
the Eastside grocery store at 204
Brighton avenue.
Aurelio and Luis Garcia, grape
fruit pickers who live in room OF
the store, heard someone inside
the store. They thought at first the
noise was a cat prowling around
but when they heard the ring Of
a cash register opening they tele-
phoned the store owner, John Ma
loof, and the police.
The Garcia brothers then gave
chase to the intruder who fled to-
ward the railroad. When a police
proWl car arrived Luis went with
the officers and helped in the ulti-
mate capture where Officers Roy
Dupont, Reed Cunningham and Le-
roy Gillett cornered Romero beneath
the Sanguinetti shed on Orange
avenue.
LOOT RECOVERED
Loot in Romero's possession and
later confession linked him with
burglary of the Bratton home at
$50 Sandalwood early Tuesday
morning as we'll as three other
thefts in Heber over the weekend,
The sheriffs office indicated they
suspected Romero in a dozen thefts
altogether, including the double
burglary of the Main street cafe in
Ell Centro some time ago.
A gold watch carrying the in
itials CAB" was found on Ro-
mero's person and was later identi-
fled as belonging to Bratton, e!
Centre councilman. An Elks tooth,
and card case lost in the Bratton
burglary also were recovered. In
Romeros possession officers found
13 pesos, $7.35 in American money
can opener, a knife, pass keys,
gloves and a broken paddock. The
paddock was later identified as one
broken off the Eastside grocery.
Only loot taken from the store was
about $4 in change.
Later, when officers re-eXamin-
ed the spot where Romero was
caught they found a loaded re-
volver and links from watch
chain. Romero admitted ownership
of the gun and said he had pur-
chased it in Nogales, Mexico.
BURGLARY HUSHED Up
The Bratton burglary, not made
public by authorities until We'd
nesday, occurred sometime early
Tuesday morning. AS reconstructed
by investigators, the burglar tried
two windows before finally gaining
access. Bratton was aroused by the
barking of his dog in the garage
while the burglar was on the prem
iSes. Bratton arose and went back
to bed after putting the dog on the
back porch. Some time thereafter
the burglar opened a screen on 4
bedroom window.
1t was not fully determined
whether the burglar actually en-
tered the home or merely reached
Continued on Page 8; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
BY LOGAN JENKINS

Although no official census fig
ures were available, reliable author
tiles agreed Wednesday that I'M
perial Valleys Musca Domestica
population was up this spring by
a substantial margin.
Exact amount of the increase was
a matter of personal conjecture,
but there was one thing about it
no matter what figure was used,
whether a billion or 100 billion,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
CONTINUED MILD
WEATHER FORECAST

The weatherman promised more
spring weather for Imperial Valley
and the rest of southern California
for Wednesday night and Thursday,
according to the U. S. weather
bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09

ESypJ
A startling three-day blitzkrieg
won the whole of south Serbia for
Germany, isolating the main Jugo-
slav armies in positions where they
may be subject to piece meal deS-
truction.
To the south in Greece the Ger
man success was equally sweeping
but the main test between British
and German forces had not vet
developed.
The Nazis won control of Mace
donia east of Salonika where they
planted their warflag on the Ae-
gean. Greek troops in Macedonia
capitulated
Germans striking down the Var
dar valley across northern Greece
and knitting to the Greek Albanian
corner rapidly were approaching
the prepared positions where the
British expeditionary corps was
braced for full-scale encounter.
GRAVEST DANGER
Gravest danger to the British
was the possibility the Germans
would turn the British Greek flank
by infiltrating the Greek road sys-
tenn at the northwest corner of the
country, near Florina.
Whether the British forces in
Greece are in sufficient number
to withstand the terrific hitting
power displayed by the German
army OF the southwest was an un-
known factor. The British contin-
ued to display confidence and it
is known that the force is liberally
equipped with arms and mechanical
trains.
The British were prepared for the
loss of Salonika and Macedonia
and had disposed their forces with
that prospect n view 1t was doubt
ed, however, that they expected the
German to smash across southern
Jugoslavia and effect contact with
the Italians in Albania with such
raDidity.
The German threat in Africa was
developing with almost as great
speed as that in the Balkans Ital-
ian press reports claimed that the
panzer column had smashed to To-
bruk, only 80 miles from the Egyp-
tian frontier.
CHURCHILL GLOOMY
The Germans claimed that they
had met and defeated a substantial
British force south of Derna, cap
turing six British generals and
1000 prisoners.
In this situation Prime Minister
Winston Churchill addressed the
House of Commons and declared
that the world is threatened by a
Nazi explosion of epic proportions.
Churchill listed the German
threats in this order:
l. The battle of the Atlantic, in
which he said that American ship
ping aid of 1918 proportions would
be necessary to insure British sur
vival and maintenance of the war
effort at fighting peak.
2. Invasion of Britain, which may
come at any moment
3. A sudden German attack upon
Turkey and against Russia to obtain
the wheat of the Ukraine and the
oil of the Caucasus.
4. On the African front, where he
said Britain will be forced to fight
hard to retain her foothold in Cy-
renaica and to prevent a major
Nazi attack upon Egypt and the
vital Suez canal.
To face these threats, which he
described in tones more somber
Continued on Page 8; Column a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Post Press WANT ADS
Are Good Statesmen

That is what T. P. Hlnshaw
of 4l2 South 9th thinks about
them.
"On March the goth of this
year 1 placed a Want Ad in the
Post Press:
80 Studebaker sedan with over
drive for sale by ex-NaVy man
subject 10 recall. VIII take
old car for equity. Phone 1862
Evenings, 1924
"I sold my car for good price
and could have sold several more.
am convinced that Post-Press
Want Ads get results"
If you want 10 buy sell or
trade do 1t the inexpensive. easy
way.
Phone 300 for an ad taker.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
President tHdnds
Ship ps TO British
Ten Coast Guard Cutters Become Part
OF Anti-Sub Navy; Question Of U.S..
Conveys for British Ships Raised

WASHINGTON, April 9. (UP)-President Roosevelt
has authorized the release of 10 coast guard cutters the
British navy, White House Secretary Stephen T. Early
announced today
Early refusing to release the names of the coast guarc
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Trash Collection
BE st i'm State

Summer trash and garbage collection plans We're laid
this week Ell Centre Health Inspector Grant Bristol
designed definite schedule for trucks.
Minimum collections provide for servicing alleys for
trash and garbage at least twice week. Bristol declared
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
L. G.. Woman Hurt
I'm Auto Accident

Mrs. Edward H. Henderson of 1915 He'll avenue, FL
Centre suffered mangled left shock and other pos
sible nJ ures shortly after Wednesday when the
she driving struck by another Eighth
and He'll and tipped Mrs. Henderson was taken to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Dozen Valley BursIaries
Believed Solved With
tx Convict's Arrest Here
Suspect Nabbed Crouchins Under Shed
Platform; Loo+ins Of City CounciInnan's
Home Among Admitted Depredations

Arrest of 42yearold eX-convict he crouched be-
meath an M Centre packing shed Late Tuesday night gave
police and sherffs office Wednesday apparent Sou
ton to dozen recent burglarieS in parts of lmpe
rial county, including burglary Of the Charles Bratton
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Blitzkries Drive
Threatens Egypt
Or African Front
German War Machine Rolls Full Speed
Toward Head On Clash With British as
SIavs. Greeks CrumpIe Before Attack
BY UNITED PRESS =

German panzer divisions Wednesday knocked Jugo-
Sava halfway out of the Balkan captured Salonik
rammed into Greece for headon conflict with the Brit
h eXpeditiOnary corps and raced Africa toward
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09
Rirc, StGnirlg-

Bird StOning-
Rudyard Kipling would have nod
ded sagelv and tapped A. r. Tagg
commendingly upon the shoulder
Tuesday night up in Brawley. Kip
llngs comment could have gone
something like:
Nov you're getting the idea Of
filling that unforgiving minute" ."
Tagg, a lumber man, was in
BraWley to see his son Alfred off or
the train for year of army train
ing. They had some time to kill
SO they wandered along Main
street. Before traintime Tagg had
PASSED the time of day with friends
and in SO doing had placed two
lllmbers orderSl
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09

Now We Know
1t took an attempted burglary
to do the trick, but now RR knows
the name of p. L. Moore's cat.
p. l.. was explaining how his
daughter was awakened one night
this week by a noise that she
thought was the cat, but turned out
to be a proWler
What is the cats name?" we
inquired automatically.
we just call him Boy" said
: P. L. but there was a note of diff
fidence that made us inquire fur
ther.
well, if you must know his
name is Ferdinand, but we Just
call him Boy P, L. continued.
Neglected Area
For some reason, unknown to
anyone RR has been able TO find,
George Harris is engaged in sDrout-
ing a mouStache.
Which is all very we'll and good,
but it just struck us that as long
as you are growing hair, George,
why don't you start at the top?
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-09

LETTUCE: Phoenix fob. eaah |
track straight ass s2.50-2.75-300; |
6s S1.-1.25.
l.. 4. hay u. s. No. /. I. b. Sl7.00.
]. V. No. 2 leafy Sl6.50-17. No. 2
Sl3-13.50; Mlps. Sept. flax S1S5A.
, 1941-06-18
UE-EGRY
PACT OKEH

The strike of UE Local 753 at
the Egry Register Co. was set
tied Friday, June 9Th, with the
walkout in its tenth day. The
contract completed and signed be-
fore the employees returned to
work represents a milestone in
labor relations at hat firm.
The strike was called over re-
fusal of management to agree to
a favorable wage demand of the
Union as well as several other
points in the contract. Negotia-
tons had gone along for two
weeks prior to the action.
A special meeting Of the strik-
ers ratified the contract and
wage proposal which calls for
am improved vacation policy and
a flat increase of 7 cents for
everyone, retroactive to May LIST.
(machinists being raised as high
as % cents immediately. In ad-
dition provisions are included
for adjustments every three
months for about two thirds of
the employees until all are
brought up to top rate. These
adjustments over the general
increase range from 21a cents to
Is cents per hour.
The wage problem which had
made settlement of the strike diff
ficult because of the inequalities
in earnings now has been ironed
out and both sides have embarked
on a program to develop harmon
ious labor relations.
Negotiating for the management
were Maurice Stern, President,
Elmer Rauh, Plant Manager, Law
, 1941-06-18
TOOL AND DIE
JOB SHOPS
START LOCAL

Tool and Die Makers, working
in some forty odd shops in Day
ton, are looking with greater in
terest than ever before to the
establishment of their own Local
Union, in the -CIO.
A survey of wages in Dayton,
show that rates paid here are 20
to 30 per cent below those paid in
other key tool and die centers'
Furthermore, the toolrnakers OF
such areas as Detroit, Cleveland
and Philadelphia, have already
won many outstanding gains in
working conditions, and job Sc
curity, through their union.
Dayton tool and die makers,
working in the organized plants
are urged to contact their friends,
and buddies in the job shops, and
have them join the new Dayton
Tool and Die Local of the UE-
CIO. Lets not gamble with our
future" say these skilled crafts
men. snow is the time to not
only make hay but to build a
structure that will protect it long
after the boom"
e. J. Kraft, toolmaker, Presi-
dent of Delco Local 755, and Rob-
ert Zoos, Committeeman from
Frigidaire, Plant 2 tool room,
pledge their full support and CO.
operation of their organizations to
Dayton's organized toolmakers.
An open meeting for all job
shops will be held soon at UE
Hall. Watch foR the announcement.
Meanwhile, begin to organize
YOUR shop right nowi
, 1941-06-18
BE wIsE-ORGANIZR
D-P-L
GOING Go

Employees of the Dayton Power
& Light Company r organizing
a strong Local Union of their own,
in the CLIO Utility Workers Or
ganizing Committee.
Following two very successful
meetings, a Local Union charter
has been applied for, according
to Arthur l.. Garfield, UE repre-
sentative, who has been assisting
the DP&L workers get their y
ganization under way.
Every CIO member in Dayton,
who knows a DP&L employee, is
urged to ask them to join the CLIO.
The next meeting of the new
CLIO Union is scheduled for Thurs
day, June 18th, at UE Hall. The
charter will be installed and
temporary officers elected. All
DP&L employees are urged to at
tend without fail.
, 1941-06-18
Airtemp boss is
soreheud

A boss by the name of Jim
Smiley was heard to make the
remark, II guess we won't get
much work done today, the d-n
stewards are having a meeting
again." Now isn't that just too
bad, Jim. We could 60 into de-
tail here, and prove to you Jim
that these stewards get MORE
work from your men through
their efforts, than you do with all
your inconsequential belly-ach-
ing. But the space being limited,
we will simply advise you that
such remarks only serve to hinder
you in establishing good will
among the workers. So, let's talk
nice, Ell! Jimmy?
, 1941-06-18
NLRB election
set for June rs
at Lowe Bros.

Production and maintenance
employees at Lowe Brothers Co.,
Dayton subsidiary of the Sherwin-
Williams paint concern, will vote
in an NLRB election set for We'd
nesday, June Is, on petition of
District so, United Mine Workers
of America-CIO
Confidence that District so
would win a sweeping victory
over the Paint, Varnish and
Chemical Workers Union, another
of I. c. Delscamp's phony Fin
dependent groups, was expressed
today by the Lowe Brothers Or
ganizing Committee, headed by
Don Johnson, and by officers of
Local 1901 and Don Pond, field
representative here for the Dis
trict.
The organizational campaign
has been marked by wage raises
of up to q cents an hour as the
company made frantic efforts to
buy off their workers.
johnson, chief steward at the
paint mill, urged all UE members
who know Lowe Brothers workers
to talk CLIO to them in the few
days remaining before the cleo
ton. He also praised the CO.
operation already extended by
UE members and organizers here
to the active leaders of the drive.
These include Leonard Schweit-
ger, chief steward at the varnish
and lacquer plant, and Stewards
Walter Kunka, and Lee J. TIM
brook.
, 1941-06-18


The defense of labor's rights
now requires opposition to more
than one or two bills, but rather
requires opposition to all bills,
amendments and resolutions
which already have been intro
duced and which may be intro
duced i'm the coming days. A
summary of these anti-labor
measures and the issues to
which they relate may be found
in the enclosed memorandum.
The basic right to strike is at
tackled by bills which would
impose compulsory arbitration,
enforce compulsory waiting
periods, and authorize the un-
restricted use of the Federal
Government and all its forces to
break strikes. The free, indepen-
dent existence of trade unions is
threatened by those who, under
the pretense of seeking out sub
versive elements, would deprive
unions of the right to select
their own officers and would
open wide the gates to discrirn-
ination by anti-labor elements
against their most militant and
effective leaders.
The right to strike, the right and
practice of collective bargaining,
and the right to free and indepen-
dent existence of trade unions,
must be defended by Congress If
is to prevail. Congress
must be shown that preservation
Of these rights is the desire of the
people. To make this
true American public opinion eff
fective, it Is imperative that all
your Congressman and Senator'S
be contacted by wire, by letter, or
IN person by your unions, by your
Individual members, and by all
friends of labor. This action must
be taken vigorously and promptly.
, 1941-06-18

!. The mutual mortgage fea-
ture of the Camden Plan
offers workers advantages both
of home ownership and of
rental housing without the
risks and penalties that ac-
company either alone, and Of
fers the government self liqui-
dating projects.
2. The site planning and
construction procedures util-
lied will result i'm an inte-
grated community of homes
more satisfactory to the par
ticular group which is to be
housed, and there will be i'm
proved administration of the
project through participation
by the occupants.
3. For the future it estab-
fishes standards and principles
pointing the way for develop
ment of a great home building
industry to meet the needs of
the millions of Americans who
are i'm the "no-man's land"
of housing, that is, ineligible
for subsidized housing and un-
able to afford costly private
homes.
There is one aspect. of the Fed
eral Works Agency project a
Camden to which we wish to ,di'
.ect your attention particular.
it is of fundamental i'm.
oortance, not only in developing
he most suitable type of housing
,ut also in improving the morale
If defense workers generally.
The Camden Plan provides fol
he sympathetic consideration O
he desires of the workers with
to site selection, site plan.
hing and design of the homes
, 1941-06-18

vital and direct interest in their
successful operation.
Our observation has convinced
us that the Camden Plan" type
of project is more adapted to the
present emergency and the future.
of housing in America from the
viewpoint of the occupants, the
home building industry, and the
government than any other form
of housing currently being prof.
ected.
, 1941-06-18
LELAND
DOlNGS

We are sorry to note that two
of our Stator Girls are among
those Missing at present. Those
referred to are Veda Wheelock,
and Gladys Wills, both being in
the hospital. We wish them a very
speedy recovery.
X
Who was it, that parked their
car down town the other day, and
then went home on the street car?
Her poor hubby had to go after
it. Could it be a girl on Stators,
Ann D. ????
Il
They say that the grass is al
ways greener on the other side
Of the fence. To prove it, we re-
port the following It seems
that one of our members went
out of town last week, and bought
some dresses. She didn't know
that the same dresses could be
bought at the Home Store in
Dayton at practically the same
price !
Tuesday night our Mems Soft
Ball Team met the Requarth
Lumber Team, and came through
with a win Of 6 to 3.
Thursday night, they met The
Service Tool and Engineering Co.
and won, with a score of Is to 2,
making the sixth win Of the
season, six games having been
played so far.
Announcing the date of our next
meeting, 1t is to be Saturday,
June 21st. This is a very i'm
portant meeting, as there will be
a full report from the Negotiating
Committee on the wage negotia-
tons.
, 1941-06-18

through consultation by the gov
eminent officials with the duty OF
completing the project and the
elected representatives of the
workers for whom the homes are
being built. In this connection !
refer you to a recent statement
of policy made by the Division of
Defense Housing Coordination on
the subject of labor representa-
ton as follows:
ct is labor which is pro-
ducing defense material, and
labor for which this division
must find housing accommo-
dations. In the organization
of new committees it is abso-
lutely essential that every eff
fort be made to include labor
representation"
The Congress of industrial Or
carnations which represents mil
lions of workers believes that
those who are manning our de-
tense industries, and for whom
these projects are built, have a
, 1941-06-18
FiSkeS
fa~'soss4 1lzb aAle4
By Jack Fiske

These are the reasons why
we must fight, why we must
60 to war. Profiteers made
millions in the last BIG Braw1,
they want to get some more.
England, the redcoat bully,
England, our ancient foe; They
need our Yankee dollars, that's
why we've got to 60.
Just a little way back in
history, remember a certain
night? Revere shouted, "The
British are coming" Remem-
Der? We had to fight!
Now England gives us the
old army game, they need our
dough to spend. The working
man knows it's a free will gift,
disguised as lease and lend.
That is not their worst de-
signs; they want us to die in
THEIR battle. Lead our boys
to slaughter, like a herd of
docile cattle. We have one
thing to give our boys conf
dence, when they die over
there in the mud. England will
fight to the very last drop
OF OUR AMERICAN BLOOD!
, 1941-06-18

renee Rauh, Secretary-Treasure
and Hubert Estabrook, the firms
attorney.
For the Union, the committee
included Jacob Crosby, Chairman,
Marinell Ambrose, Alex Martin,
Alfred Degen, and Joe Garner and
Henry Fiering, UE representa-
tives.
, 1941-06-18
CRISIS FACES AMERICAN LABOR

Using the defense emergency as an excuse lbrs old enemies and false friends have oMe
legislative bMzneg which threatens hee existence of free trade unions. The bg guns of andlabo
propaganda are bMg used for thu sole purpose Of manufacturing a public opinion" aneedy de-
an end to hhrs basic rights to freely organize to bargain collectively and to strike Unless
all Of organized labor; Its individual members and its Unions act to meet this eachnay challenge
repaabe dmag to the labor movement and hence to American democracy and the welfare of tn
, 1941-06-18

G. w. Short, cOnsultant from
Federal Works Agency, arrived
in Dayton Monday to meet
with CIO officials.
, 1941-06-18
DAYTON HOME
DAIRY NOW CLIO

The Dayton Home Dairy is
now organized in the CLIO. We
give them our congratulations
and support. In the event that
any member of our Dayton
locals has reason to make a
change, we hope that they will
give the Dayton Home Dairy
their consideration.
, 1941-06-18
FINANCING, LOCATION, FUTURE,
MAIN POINTS OF CAMDEN PLAN

" Arthur L. Garfield International Representative
Three prndpal advantages that develop when defense projects are built and admini-
according to the methods developed by the Federal Works Agency in connection
with the 5OOunt reject at Camden, New Jersey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-19

(Continued from Page D may come out before the week ends. The senate was expected to pass 6 measure making widespread chang- s In the states unemployment cons pensation laws, and Q measure plac- ing the common pleas courts on circuit may be forthcoming from committee.
 Passage of this bill would give the governor appointment. of three additional common pleas judges.
 A measure giving the state liquor control commission additional dis. cretionary power in distribution or licenses also may be passed within the next few days.
 Widespread amendments to the states merit system statue were ex- pected when bills favored by the Merit System Investigating commit- tee come before the chambers for action.
 Old Age Assistance amendments, increasing the amount of payments, also may be passed shortly.
 Confirmation of all of Gov. Hur- ley's nominations to major state no- sitlons was expected within e short time.
 Marsh May Win
 Hartford Connecticut May l9- (UP)-.It was expected today that Gov. Hurley would send the nonl- ination of Harry W. Marsh as State Personnel director to the Senate within the next few cays.
 Marsh, who served as Connectl- cuts first personnel director until his resignation year ago, was be- lieyed the governors choice over Ellsworth Wolfsperger, Bridgeport. The two were the only ones includ- ed on the eligibility list given the governor by a special examining committee several weeks ago.
 Marsh would succeed William H. Donning, Bridgeport, who has been refused renomination by the Cov- ernor. Marsh, in the past year, has been field secretary for the National Civil Service Reform League.