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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-05
Lefty and Bobby Recruit
Team TO Oppose Truckmen

Shipyards ball players recruited
by Bobby Garretson and Lefty
1sekite. pair of 1910 Tacoma
Tgermen who now are building
boats for Uncle Samuel. will OPP
pose the Tacoma Truckers in a
workout game in the Stadium at
IL o'clock Sunday morning, Man
sger Johnny Heinrich announced
Friday.
well use everybody in the
park and play until we get
tired" said Heinrich. who has
two more Sundays In which To
shape his Truckers for their
Northwest league opener
against the Bellingham Bells
here April 20.
Most of the Trucker squad
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seupusEs

Anglers RENrNnEE
ONLY LAKES are ersn 10 ash-
ing beginning Sunday
Not streams ard DON'T
foR.tr 1T.
stream nshing opens NAY q
hut many angler, I have met
believe stream n-ninr also ep<ns
Sunday
They are lnnecest is th~ir ~
lief. hut that viii s~,er TO ). .
court n jeha Law get. zen fes
stream fishing before May 4
Sporting goods dealers IN in
stances hsV. not specified IN
advertisements that unly lake
fishing 10 legal sunday They
merely have advertised that Inc
fishing season open, sunday
MANY snslsrs. no doubt, have
been mislsd.
Lake waters are In rare share
for fishing.
So, II you do not get your fish
blame yourself Or find .
genuine and original slihi
Ralph vsndes. IN. fisherman.
fisherman. made survey of
nearby lakes this week and esms
hack with glowing information.
The lakes were low. bu, in
perfect condition. he explained.
No this rain won't spoil things.
And IL might Aid the situs ton.
Anyway. saw fiy hstohs. on
the waters and fish going after
them"
Thosv who have boat, rented
In advance and those who own
or can borrow q boat for Sun
day. will be the fortunate ones.
Reservations have been made
in advance Of every lake within
miles of Tsooms.
And many resorts and boat
hous~. already have hunr mp
their sigma. NO bosts a,sIIabIs. ("
That's how the isiI game fish
season viii start :. that's the
interest revealed.
All our lakes have been we'll
stocked with out-throats, rain
bows and silysrs.
And the silver trout I hay.
taken in the last year or 90 GER
tainly we're not the soft. non
fighting silvsrs Of many yesrs
ago.
These are firm. strong hight
srs that viii test your skill on
light tackle.
They come In fine s,z.. some
a. high ~ four pounds. The
'" ''u'r sfs scthhilN
salmon. They are not q true
trout
But they are worthy Of any
creel or any frying pan.
New Rainbow Blood
Many rainbows given 10 our
lake waters are not entirely
native.
Some have CONS from more
distant states. especially the
Missouri strain.
State game hatchery officials
osn hardly speak nsttsringly
esough about this fish.
Crossed with the native trout,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-05

showed up for a workout in the
Stadium Thursday evening and
Heinrich set another workout for
Friday at 5.l5.
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With ElI,ess Aesssls

the rres.st n .smetsf.r ssrts
whi. The Nissaat r.ishes u
darker ts.s sse lec.s. heavier
IN appearance. ard have . mere
vivid r~d slash aewa rh~ir slar..
American lake vtli draw NOR.
anglers than any ether herv-
shcut. n 70 more convenient
and n has fl-h. plenty - FISH.
silver AXE. To. an sisaa up
under an attach - msSss pre-
portions. No, many miles out
On tho Mountain highway silver
holds large rsineo~ trout that
hit haas perch ..
crsFpie catfish
II you don't know rour lures
for silver. ash As.l ser.. the
eostman. lie really snows. and
10 mes, eellsins
FILLED With Fish
Lawrence lake ,a the pe.-
ohutes river country beyond Nc
kcnns take the ro.d straight
ahead al tho Nslm turn Of late
years has been Swing trout and
spiney-rsyed fish.
kapc~sin Biack lake N
the Olympia ARA .. 50 clair
lske ea The old Olympia high
~s, beyond >isauaiis staties
long and Patterson lake
a. the old Olympia highway near
Lacey ohcr lake. NEAR
Hsten,tile kape~siu lahe
81 kapo~ sin Killarney and
Geneva isk@s In Ming county
and not far from tn Pierre
county line. are oil ~e,i sup
piled with nsh.
Lake Cushman, Mason county.
heart Of Tscomas great light
Ing system. perhaps |. tho out
standing lake In this vicinity
for trout.
Hundreds will FISH tie clear
waters sunday.
Little Mineral lake Of the
town Of Mineral provides splsn-
did trout fishing Many limits
were taken from its waters
last season. Many ~ili come
To er.el this season. As % lure.
use your judgment SIN fish
ing IL popular method. al
though trolling and ny casting
give up many. Pew bosts are
available
Those are the most favored
lakes. although you might have
your own particular spot
Trolling single egE
cluster eggs 4. file. and spin
ners with worms will hiring
results
on. yes Clear lake. near
Estonyills. That's where the
really large slvers are taken.
Fish deep. cast away from the
boat. Single and cluster ssHs
preferred. Don't forget 10 FISH
deep.
You can always &c, your limit
Of perch In Clear lake
And there, too. you get the
fighting. grand eating small
mouth bass. a. well a. the large
mouth species
Barney Knows All
Barney Names. the inn man.
Will tell you what 10 what. "
you don't know. and are lucky
enough TO get a boat on tho
water
" you want . lure that viii
take irou, ~ ~~n .. bass. perch
er erappie put soae satsop
Specials In Your tackle bos.
Lei them sink asd retrieve
your esst In terks.
u h . KILLER right >. N prop
s<iy handled.
The rsinbows planted N our
lakes last year should be Of
prime sine and IN great oondl-
ton for this season.
Incidentally. IL you have any
unusual experiences. you e.n DO
your old friend In TINS corner
. favor by irving him . ring.
rou won't BE- asked 10 reveal
your place ~ catch.
II you fail 10 get FISH where
you we're and you really
ssnt to get nsa well. you
can always get them at George
Gsmfsiins Esiuf>D~ ranch on fhs
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Highland Meet

fh.rs viii be a meeting u the
Highland Mems Golf club wsdnss.
day. with q nlnsshols even, bsfors
dinner. which - scheduled Tor 10
at ~. clubhouse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-05
BROADWAY NONR>'s
LEAGUE

Lorraine Miller rolled new
single game record in the Broad
way Womens league Thursday
when she finished her .~ries with
227 tally. Her series score Vas
Slt. high for the week in the
circuit.
Ann Tomick rolled nice 500
score 10 help her team. Days
Tailored Wear. take three points
from Broadway Beauty Salon.
Tn. Alvs Robert. ladies. oiss c
CITY champions are close 10 the
second half Championship after
winning three points last nisht from
Mckinley Radio Only the DAY
quintet remains 10 challenge their
title claim.
Thomas Roofing put Mueller
Harkins out OF the title picture BY
winning four points Central Bank
won three from Broadway alleys and
Bratrud Insurance won four from
Beaver Lumber.
COAST SASH AND doom
Ray fredsTickson rolled 6o3 FOR
the best total IN the mate hes Of tho
Coast sash and Door league on the
Broadway alleys RaF Pafksr's $50
was the high single game Mil Won
three from Office and Frame won
four from shipping
BA>k or tAIifOH>IA
Harold Mcleod Won first place
in the Bank of California singles
tournament on the Broadway alleys
shooting 1873. is6 and 2ls. for .
5+5 total. and with ia pins handicap
reached gross score OF 662 Harry
McColley placed second with $50
The bank boWlers closed their
years pin work with banquet
upon completion of their singles
tourney.
ODD PILLOWS IEAGII
George fike was top scorer in the
matches Of the Odd Fellows league
on the Broadway slleys with $40
Rudy Boman rolled 2i5 for the high
single and finished with y $50 total
The league leading Rainier team
won four from South Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-05
SIXTH AVENUE MERCHANTS,
SIXTH ANENUE ALLEYS

Farley's Florists shot themselves
out in front with . two point lead
taking four points from Sixth
Avenue Sheet Metal 267s To $500.
n. Marihugh Of the metal workers
team had high single lss and high
serie, 533. A. Neimsn OF the win
ner, had 512
Eresm Krust Bread with 1887. TOOK
three point from the Bis g
trundlsrs C25ssl and Knocked them
out % the lead J. klampitt with
ia had nigh single and " lgDsy
shot high series $40 Modern Clean
sfs 753l and Sun Drug 1900 split
fwo points apiece y Huribut had
nigh game 10 Geo Coismsns SCI
Eas nigh s@riss FOR ths gighf y
VotsS had a 557 sriss Knights o;
Pythiss 1855. took four point b<at-
ING from tns tsllend sth Ave April
sncs men ASS A. Schroeder 1877
hAd high slnsl, and p. villa rolled
ss7 for high series
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Carl. MILLER LEADS

Carl Miller 10 stu holding the
lead in the Easter Rabbit shoot at
the Coliseum although the firing
has been hot and MIS- score threat
snsd many times. The scores now
run from 40 down 70 zO2. 80 far
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12

of Eureka, and unless it veered into
the northwest, it was expected to
bring "a pretty good rain" to the
section already Sodden from nearly
go days of near-record precipitation.
High winds that reached SIS miles
an hour at Alameda backed up the
water of San Francisco bay into
low-lying communities and flooded
several hundred homes, short circuit
ing interurban electric lines and
inundating highways.
Along the Sacramento river where
each winter the lowlandS are in
undated, nearly 1000 persons es-
capped their annual isolation when
the flood crest of 24.7 feet passed
Red Bluff and began to recede.
More than four inches of rain
had fallen within "a hours at the
headwater of the river, and each
additional fractional inch brought
further flood threats,
The Mendicino state hospital for
the insane at Ukiah still was iSo-
lated by flood waters from the Rus
sian river and Mill creek that
spread 5000 feet wide across the
low-lying country, but the 2,800 pa
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
Japanese-U.S.
League Takes Over
Road REBUILDING

Japanese American Citizenship
league members became road build
ers Wednesday.
At meeting in Ell Centre Tues
day the FL Centre chapter voted to
build road along that part of the
old Butterfield Stage route washed
out in the September flood in 1899
Repair work by league members
will be done in Sweeney pass 40
miles northwest of Ell Centre. The
road, which lies in San Diego coun-
ty, will not be rebuilt unless the
washout is repaired and trail made
to mark the route. The road con-
meets Imperial Valley with Los
Angeles.
League members undertook the
work as a demonstration Of their
loyalty and willingness to serve the
land of their birth. The road opens
up great scenic area of historic
value.
DR.. K Taniguchi heads the road
building committee. First the COM
mittee will raise money to finance
the, deal. 1t will be necessary to
put in cement to keep the road
from washing out again.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12

NcJeldIl DlIcCtOl ~ Z. TiVhtl Wes
, slated for reappointment TO the
county fair board, and that others
appointed to the board by Cover
nor Culbert L. olson would be w
L. Townsend of Imperial, John De-
Paoli. of IIoltvile and John Elmore
of Brawley.
Governor Olson's office denied
Wednesday aftern oon, however
that any appointments had been
made. and said none will be made
for two or three days" An Olson
secretary added that quite large
number of applicants have applied
Tor the fair board jobs.
Should the DePaoli- Townsend
Eimore appointments go through
the new directors would succeed j
r. Snyder, Holtville; Ben Hulse
Imperial; and J. A. Archias, BraW-
ley.
The expected appointments will
complete wat amounts virtually
to clean sweep of the fair boaro
since Governor Olson was elected
Members of the fair board named
oliIIC Olooli lOOh o11itC, uilu tAlN
men they replaced, are:
Wesley Anderson, replacing Tom
Anderson, Calexico; A. A. Dreasher
replacing Sam Rowe, Westmor-
land; Paul Alvey, replacing Charles
Sperry, Calipatris; and Goble Hurst
replacing Earl V. c. Northrop, E.
Centre.
Normally President Hulse's term
would not have expired until next
year, but his resignation was sub
mitted several weeks ago in protest
against what he called politically
inspired appointments. His resigna-
tion was submitted, however, before
the latest candidates tor fair board
posts were made known.
Meanwhile plans of new board
members to continue the county
fair on the same basis which has
made it one of the three most sue
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
Strike Dies After Two Weeks With
Record Of No Hits, No Runs, No
Errors; NLRB Man Leaves Valley

peared at most of the valleys sheds
remained until ousted by court in
functions or by order from head
quarters when some of the former
workmen decided to pass the lines
"Wednesday the sheds were operat-
ing at top sped with crews partly
made up of former workers and
partly new cowboy" help. They
shipped 2l4 cars Tuesday to a fall
tering market of 81 to $l.15, the
lowest so far this season. The
market may go even lower We'd
nesday.
The Phoenix deal got off to an
early start and shipped seven cars
Tuesday to Mondays three. Yuma
meanwhile, shipped go cars.
Hope was abandoned Wednesday
by NLRB representatives of obtain
ing immediate consent elections in
any valley shed to determine bar
gaining agents. Walter Spreckels,
regional director, returned to Los
Angeles after conferences with both
shippers and union parties involved.
Kenneth Cameron, field representa-
tiv, will remain in Ell Centro to
investigate further into CIO charges
of unfair labor practices aimed at
employers and into petitions for
elections filed by the Teamsters
union, A. F. of L.
Cameron said he did not see how
elections could be held before next
season. In any event, elections
cannot be held until after CIO
charges have been investigated.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
5.Year-0Id Grabs
Hot Wire':live

Jimmy Phillips. S, son of James
Phillips of FL Centre, grasped
$1,000 volt electric wire at
the Nevada California sub-sta-
ton at Meloland Wednesday and
survived the experience.
Take me off! Take me Off"
Jimmy screamed. c. T. Oswalt,
road district foreman working
nearby. went to his rescue. He
had difficulty i'm sealing the
high steel fence over which jim
mic climbed to reach the wires.
The boy was conscious when Os-
walt reached him and was lying
beneath the wires.
Jimmy suffered third degree
burns on both hands and feet,
his physician said, and probably
will lose some fingers from one
hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
Raj Smashing at
Nazi Bases While
Axis Heads ParIey
Pressure on Italians
Mounts in North Africa
AS British Drive On
BY UNITED PRESS

The Royal air force and
British Imperial forces III
Africa smashed hard at their
Axis foes Wednesday as inn
portant diplomatic consultations
went forward in Italy.
RAF bombers attacked Hanover
for the second night in succession
raided the big seaport OF Bremen
and blasted other Nazi targets from
Norway and Denmark to the chan
mel coast Of France.
British airmen attacked Rotter-
dam, Kristiansand in southern Nor
way, and a seaplane base in the
Jutland area of Denmark.
In North Africa, pressure on the
hard-pressed Italians mounted. New
advances along the Red Sea coast
of Eritrea we're reported and Italy
admitted that British column had
plunged IS miles into Italian Soma
liland to strategic Afmadu.
The Raj attacked Rhodes in the
Dodecanese Islands heavily, con-
centrating on three Italian air.
dromes. Raj planes also made their
first attack of the war on Adds
Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
Strictest secrecy surrounded the
diplomatic activities Of Gen. Fran
cisco Franco and his foreign minis
ter and brother-i law Ramon Ser
rano Suner. They were in Italy for
a conference with Premier BenitO
MusSolini.
Rumors ranged from a suggestion
that an Italian peace move might
be afoot to a guess that Mussolini
was calling on Spain to reciprocate
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
wire-Tappirlg
Plan F!ayed

WASHINGTON, Feb IL CUP)-
Legalization of wire-tapping would
open the way for leakage Of ma
tional defense secrets or even the
betrayal of our country" a house
judiciary subcommittee was told
today by CIC representatives who
opposed a pending bill to permit
wire tapping by federal agents.
John T. Jones, executive vice.
president of Lahor's Non Partisan
league political agency of the CIO,
argued that the innocent would
suffer more than the guilty" from
wire tapping. He said the measure
would "let down the bars and open
the gates to the return of all the
abuses of the past.
1T would" he declared bring
back an instrument susceptible to
the uses of tyranny, blaekmail, and
oppression"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
Laddie Rallies as
TRANSMISSION Given

FORT ORD, Cal, Feb. IL. CUP)-
Laddie, 10-year old airedale flown
1000 miles to be with his soldier
master, rallied today and for the
first time there was definite hope
he might survive the effects of the
four months of grief and self-im-
posed starvation that marked his
separation from Private Everett
Scott.
Veterinarians at the Presidio of
Monterey army hospital joyfully re-
ported the Improvement in the dog S
condition following a blood trans
fusion. A mongrel, mostly ST. Ber-
nard. picked up on the Fort Orc
reservation supplied the blood.
The doctors we're so cheered that
they considered another transfu-
sion during the day. They said that
Laddie was strong enough to take
it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12

foreign powers.
All of these amendments except
one had been agreed to in the house
by administration leaders.
The exception was the provision
sponsored by Rep. Everett Dirksen,
r., Ill, making it possible for con-
gress to terminate the presidents
powers under the bill at any time
by a concurrent resolution. This
may be passed by majority vote and
the president cannot veto it. The
senate committee may revise the
language of this house provision
slightly.
President Roosevelts senate lead
ers-Alben w. Barkley, D., KY, and
James F.. Byrnes, D., S. C.-were
named to a subcommittee along
with Sen. Wallace White, r.. Me,
to consider two other matters"
which Chairman Walter F. George,
D., Ga, said would restrict the
scope of the powers granted under
the measure. George would not re-
veal the nature of the proposals.
but said that they concerned mat
ters on which the house had not
acted.
The committee made such rapid
progress that George said it would
finish the bill tomorrow He said
senate consideration would begin
Monday.
New amendments proposed by the
opposition were voted down in rap
id-fire order by the administration
majority on the senate committee
All amendments offered by Sen.
Robert A. Taft, r., O., were among
those defeated, including his pro-
posal for substitute bill authoriz-
ing credits of $1,500,000,000 to the
United Kingdom S50O,O00,0O0 to
Canada, and $50,00O,00O to Greece.
The house amendments accepted
by the senate committee are:
/. A requirement that the presi-
dent consult with the army chief
of staff and the chief of naval
Continued on Page 8, Col y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
Arnold Seeks Ban
On Profiteering
In Defense Work
Chiselers Force Heavy
Tribute from Country
In Taxes, Charge
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.
(UP) Assistant Attorney
General Thurman Arnold,
the governments chief trust
buster" recommended today
that special legislation be enacted
to make prbfiteering on national
defense contracts subject to penal
ties similar to those contained IN
the Sherman antitrust act.
Arnold. appearing before the tenn
porary national economic commit
tee to assist in drafting its final re-
port, said that taxpayers will be
forced to pay tribute" unless de-
fense expenditures are protected by
more stringent legislation.
Under the statute proposed Dy
Arnold, persons guilty of 'conspir-
| acies" to raise the cost of goods
or services purchased by the federal
government or of mobilizing the la
Dor and materials necessary to pro-
duce them, would be liable to the
penalties carried in the Sherman
act.
One of his recommendations was
that the maximum fine of 5000
under the statute be increased to
$4,000 because some of the most
persistent offenders . are groups
of businessmen whose incomes are
in the millions or even in the hun
dreds of millions
Arnold called for increased appro-
prations for his division TO combat
illegal price-fixing and other prac-
tices tending to raise the cost OF
both defense and non-defense ma
terials. He also recommended aboli-
ton Of state and local trade barriers
| tending to impede trade.
Criminal or civil actions have
been started in the aluminium, mill
tary optical goods, tungsten, carbide,
airplane fabric, bentonite, and mag
nesium industries, he said, and in
vestigations are underway involv-
ing drugs, aviation precision equip
ment, surgical instruments and
equipment.
Interstate trade barriers and
"collusion," he said, are among the
factors which tend TO make profit
eering possible
In one city where expansion OF
housing facilities will probably be
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
Clearing Weather
Promised for |. y.
As Coast Suffers
High Winds Whip Up
Gigantic Waves Along
Coast, Ground Planes

Clearing weather was fore.
cast for Imperial county and
the rest of southern Califor-
mia Wednesday night and
Thursday following a storm
which brought light showers to the
valley and dumped AZ inches OF
ain over most of the coastal area
High winds accompanied the
passing of the storm in the valley
and in some sections of the Pacific
coast, blowing down trees and power
lines and grounding airplanes in
vhe Los Angeles area.
Winds reached a velocity of &c
miles an hour in some sections and
whipped up heavy seas along the
beaches Redondo Beach residents
barricaded their homes with sand
bags in the face of foot 2 inch
vide.
Pan American Alrways' China
clipper, which turned back to ride
out the storm in Cabrillo harbor
was scheduled to resume its journey
with the clear weather. Private
planes were grounded and one trans
continental airliner was forced to
land at Palm Springs and shuttle
its passengers to Los Angeles by
bus.
Peak wind velocity in the Impe-
rial Valley was 50 miles per hour
according to the Ell Centro weather
bureau station. Damage in the val
ley was limited 10 few uprOoted
trees in Ell Centre and one smashed
backward fence.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12

their trips between the tropics and
points as far north as Alaska.
J. S. Hunter, chief of the state
bureau of game conservation, and
D. D. Mclean bureau staff mem
ber, were with Bourland in Ell Gen.
tro and Mclean will act as COM
mentator at the showings.
At 7:30 pm. at, Central Union
high school Thursday night the free
public showing for adults was sched-
uled. High school and Junior COL
lege Students will view it am. and
all grammar school youngsters at
Wilson school at 1855 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
Bridges Custer
Hearings Urged

WASHINGTON, Feb. II tUP)-
Attorney General Robert H. Jack
son today ordered deportation hear
ings for Harry Bridges, Australian
born CIO leader on the West Cast.
The hearings will open at San
Francisco, Calf, on March 81, 1941,
and will be conducted by the i'm
migration and naturalization SER
vice.
Jackson said that an inquiry into
Bridges activities by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation had pro-
duced new and additional evidence"
in which the hearing would be
based
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-12
City Wins $31,2bq Suit
Against Lillian Little

l40 between Feb. |, 1888 and Jan.
5, 1910 while Mrs Little served the
city as water clerk
Mrs Little is a prisoner at Te-
hschapi prison for women and
Little is in San Quentin penitent-
iary. They were sentenced last sum-
mer at the close of the most SEN
sational trial ever held in Imperial
county. Mrs. Little pleaded guilty
to theft of S28,500 listed in a grand
jury indictment while Little was
found guilty by a superior court