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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Lon
Fight
Star
owCoun+ies Dig
In TO Battle for
Assembly Seats

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16.
(UP)--California's cow coun-
ties-Imperial county among
them-dug their boot heels
in for a fight today as the
decennial battle over reapportion-
ment cleft the state legislature.
Rivalries that are laughed Off in
nine years out Of ten broke forth
anew with the rural districts align
ed against the metropolitan areas,
opposing proposed legislation which
would assign Imperial and San
Diego counties only single as
semblyman, and cause other less
populated areas to suffer.
Reapportionment OF the state
legislature and of congressional rep
resentation is mandatory, but means
of achieving it are not fixed. There
fore a flood of bills detailing how
it should be done poured into the
legislative hopper.
Southern California, particularly
Los Angeles county, seems assured
of gaining additional aSSemblymen
and congressman, probably at the
expense of counties in the San
Francisco bay region.
"There'll be a hell of fight for
a month or more" conceded one
southern California lawmaker.
Assemblyman Fred Houser, Al
hambra Republican who is chair
man of the reapportionment COM
mittee, has introduced bill which
would take two assembly districts
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16

or disaster OF any klnd, we WOulQ
be poWerleSS to control the water
flow" Walter Heinecke, director OF
public works, informed the coun-
Gil.
Il have no faith in any of the
GAS valves in the city. The only one
that I know works is the main valve
at the water plant, which cuts off
the entire city"
In reply to Heineckes request the
council authorized purchase of six
or eight valves which will be in
stalled at key points and permit
investigation and repair of the in
tervening valves.
Heinecke explained that through
the years corrosion and tubercula-
ton had 50 attacked the valve parts
that they could not be budged. Nor
NAL procedure would be to test them
at least once every six months. Ap-
parently, no such system of testing
has been followed, he said.
Discovery of the valve difficulties
followed a test last week of pipe
cleaning equipment. When break
was made in a line, in order to try
out the cleaning device, water spurt-
ed forth in a powerful stream, al
though all the valves in the vicinity
were closed. That was the first
indication present city authorities
had of the situation, Heinecke de-
clared. In case of a disaster in
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Woman. Two Boys
Lost on Desert

ALAMOGORDO, N. NJ, Jan. 16.
(UP)-Peace officers of three
states were called into action to-
day to search the wild south
western desert country for the
wife of wealthy AlamOgOrdO
lumberman, their crippled son
and the sons friend, missing since
early Tuesday morning.
Patrolman William Speight of
the New Mexico state highway
patrol said they were without
"any trace whatsoever" of Mrs.
Louis Carr, So, wife of the owner
of the Carr lumber company;
her son, Sam Buster Carr, 20,
and the friend, Ray Osborne.
The trio had left Silver City,
N. NJ, 200 miles west of here,
at a. m. Tuesday, for Alamo
gOrdO. Since then, no one had
reported seeing the three, trav-
cling in a large sedan. Officers
of New Mexico, Texas and Ari-
z0na joined the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16

affairs committee III support Ol IIle
administration aid-to-Britain bill,
made the statement in response to
a question by Rep. Hamilton Fish,
r., N. Y.
Fish said advocates of the bill
seemed to base their support on the
fear of invasion and he asked Slim
sons opinion of the likelihood Of
invasion.
It think we are in very great
danger of an invasion by air in the
contingency that the British navy
should be destroyed or surrender"
Stimson replied.
Fish asked Stimson if he would
oppose an amendment to provide
that the West Indies and other
British possessions be taken over
as security for any aid extended
to the London government.
Stimon said that such an amend
ment would create great delay"
and that speed and prompt action
is required "in war time"
He said for this reason he was
oSiiouoiy oPPooSN w QUILL ASo'AAS
TONS
Fish then said he understood that
Stimson was concerned only regard
ing an invasion by air.
It didn't say that StiRson re-
piled. II have learned a great dea.
from Europe about quick invasion
in the last eight months"
Then Fish Isked about the lag
in defense production. Stimson said
there has been lag and there
always will be a lag" He said Amer
lea had preferred to live as a
peaceful democracy instead of an
armed camp and the switch to
war economy cant be done over
night, or it can't be done in a
year.
Stimson became angry when Fish
sought to discount the defeat OF
Holland and Belgium because their
boundaries we're contiguous to Ger
many's. Rising from the witness
chair and facing Fish, Stimson said
1.-The army of the United States
today is nowhere near as large as
the army of Holland was last May
"The army of the United States
today is not as large as the army
of Belgium was last May-and no.
where near as we'll trainedr'
Whose fault is it?" Fish asked.
Our fault" said Stimson. "The
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16

hour conference with company and
United Automobile Workers (CIO)
union officials. Terms of the "a
greement which sent 3.?00 men
back to work were not revealed.
At Providence, r. l., Gov. J. Ho-
ward McGrath announced that a
strike of 1000 electrical workers
which would have closed factories
working on defense orders totalling
$15000,000 had been called off, He
said the Narragansett Electric Co
and Brotherhood of Utility Workers
of New England had agreed to ar
bitration of the unions demand for
a Is per cent wage increase.
Negotiations continued under
threat of strike at the Ryan Aero
nautical Co. plant at San Diego.
where UAW workers are demand
ing wage increases. The union en-
powered the negotiating committee
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Raj Hur|s bhtz
Raids at German,
Roman Navy Bases
Britain Shows Growing
Aerial Strength in
About Bomb Raids
BY UNITED PRESS

The Royal air force Thurs
day gave Germany a blitz-
krieg demonstration on Reich
soil by delivering one OF the
wars great air attacks upon the
massive north German naval base
of Wilhelmshaven
British air power demonstrated
it's constantly increasing offensive
strength by attacking the new GER
man diye-pomper base at Catania.
Sicily, in addition to making Sec
ondary raids on Emden, Bremen
haven, Rotterdam, Flushing, the
submarine base at BreSt and Ger
man airports along the invasion
coast.
The report of the German high
command appeared to corroDorate
British accounts of the Wilhelm-
shaven raid. Berlin said that 70
persons were killed and IS wound
ed. While insisting that no military
damage was done, the German Ac-
counts admitted that fires were
started which were not extinguished
until 10 or IL hours after the Raj
planes ceased to drone over the
naval base.
The German high command NAM
ed WilnelmShaven Specifically as
having been attacked by the Brit
ish and said that other ports and
cities in north Germany also were
raided.
The British believed that 1t would
be a considerable time before work
could be resumed at Wilhelmshaven.
one of the chief bases for constric-
ton, outfitting and repair OF Ger
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Frisco Honors
Veteran Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. CUP)
Kate Sullivan, one of the vests
best known peace officers, today
celebrated her twenty fifth ami
versary as a San Francisco police
woman.
Its been a happy 25 years for
me-" she said I'm spite of the
heartache and the hurt souls and
the gruesome sights, there's some
thing in knowing you're doing some
good
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16

Hungary 10 I've With her father.
Princess Stefanie, who must ap-
pear before immigration inspectors
tomorrow, voiced her fears through
Mrs. Velma Smith, an old friend
and confidante as Prince Franz
reached her bedside from New York.
"She will be beheaded if she ever
sets foot on German SOIL" said Mrs.
Smith. Hitler considers her an
enemy of Germany"
And while the United States gov
ernment considers her presence here
dangerous because of reputed pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Accident Victims
Getting Better

"They are getting better was
the news brought to Ell Centre
Thursday by Gus Provazek, father
of LaVina ProvaZek, l6, who with
Cleo Adamek, 16, and Robert Printz,
10, was injured in traffic accident
at Boulevard Jan. 5.
LaVina, Central union high school
pupil, was conscious and her doc
tor said she had good chance to
recover. Printz, Imperial resident
and driver of the car in which his
sister, Betty, II, was killed and the
other young people injured, also
was improved. Cleo. Provazek said
was so we'll she wanted to return
to Imperial Valley Immediately
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Desert Skeleton
Goes Unidentified

Skeleton of an unidentified per-
son." was the tag placed on the
box containing the bones found
last weekend in a wash on the
desert between Palo Verde and
Winterhaven.
The bones, believed to have been
living near the Colorado river for
from five to 10 years, probably were
those of an old man OF small stat
ure, physicians told Sheriff Robert
w. Ware after they examined them.
Tattered bits of clothing found
in the vicinity of the body were
held in the evidence room in the
county jail in case anyone ever
wishes to look at them in hope
of establishing the identity of the
skeleton.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16

Imperiars haunted" house again.
Seven Ell Centro school boys ID
and II years of age were placed in
charge of juvenile court authorities
Thursday for throwing rocks at an
ancient dwelling in southwest I'M
perial. home of George Streitberger
for more than 30 years.
For some reason undetermined
by police the old house suddenly
became known as a haunted house
several years ago and since then
has been the target of jokes per-
petrated by prankish yet unkind
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
{. Of {. Weather
Forecast Here

Imperial Valley was in for a
share of the weather the chamber
of commerce boasts about Thurs
day, according to a forecast by
Woodrow c. Jacobs, meterologist.
Jacobs predicted clear skies, with
no danger of frost for Thursday
night and Friday. Clear weather
was forecast in all sections of Cali
fornia for the first time since Dec,
Is
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Growers Discuss
Grapefruit Prices

Imperial Valley grapefruit grow
ers discussed market conditions and
the possibility of market regula-
ton at a meeting in the offices
of B. A. Harrigan, county agricul-
tural commissioner.
Although no direct action was
taken the group generally approved
a plan to invoke a state marketing
order to regulate shipments Har-
rigan said the market was slightly
stronger Thursday but returns to
growers were not sufficient to cover
havesting and shipping costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Regional Farm
Bureau TO Meet

Imperial county farm bureau will
be host to a meeting of Region No
| farm bureau at Brawley high
school one week from Saturday, ac-
cording to an announcement by
Scott Foulds, secretary.
Commodity meetings are schedul-
ed for morning sessions at the
Brawley high school, Foulds said
with a speakers program set for
the afternoon meeting at the Plant
terS' hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16

Nazi propaganda activities, the
princess is equally insistant she Is
pro-British, pro- American and anti
Nazi.
That, said Paul Armstrong, act
ing immigration director, is beside
the point. She must face deporta-
ton proceedings because she failed
to heed an order last month TO
leave the country voluntarily.
OF course if no other country
will admit her, she will be held in
custody, Armstrong added.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
He Walks Thru Doors

He walks Ihru DOOrS-
Up at the highway patrol offices,
Harry Sones has developed a repu-
tation. He ranks right alongside of
Houdini and Yehudi. Maybe in be-
tween.
The other day Harry was waiting
impatiently outside the patrol Of
fices, anxious to get in and obtain
his license plates. It was few
minutes before time to open. The
door, presumably, was locked, but
it didn't make much difference be-
cause the lock is so screwball that
even when unlocked it takes a ma
gician to work it.
Unable to stand the delay. Harry
tried the door and it swung open
as smoothly as when Ali Baba sale
open Sesame"
Bill Mitchell gasped and said:
You're the only guy l ever saw
open that door, even when unlock
ed"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Mills the Musher-

Mills the MuSher-
Either J. E. Mills has some un-
released information on climatic
changes expected in Imperial VAL
ley, or he intends to stay quite
a while until the sun wears out and
the valley takes on a polar Ct
moSphere.
When he came down here from
the Mt Hood country he brought
along novel assortment of ice
skates, skis, ice packs not the kind
that goes on foreheads) and a par
ka and long underwear.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
EIks Complete
Birthday Plans

floa of Is gallons of Louisiana oysters-conserva-
lively estimated at 5000 the arrival
of horde of visiting Elks Thursday who will celebrate
|, the 25th anniversary of Ell Centro's Elks lodge.
Chief ceremony, during which the oysters will do their
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Princess Says
She Fears II axis

PALO ALTO, Cal Jan. 16. (UP)-Athough red-haired
Princess Stefane Hohenohe she fears she will be
beheaded if she sets foot German SOIL her 26year
old Franz today attempted persuade her to drop
the fight against deportation proceedings and return to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Quarantine Set
On All &C. Dogs
Discovery of Another Rabid AnimaIin
County Seat Brings Move to Lock Up
All CANNES Found at Large

A 90 day quarantine against all dogs went into effec
in Ell Centre Thursday. ~
DR. Warren Fox city and county health officer sale
the quarantine was necessary because another rabd an
NAL was found in the east part of the CITY, dog whci
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
City Water Flow
Danger Outlined
Coroded Valves Cause Situation
More Grave|y Serious Than Generally
Realized, Heinecke Tells Council

Neglected valves which fail to operate and permit vir
uay control the citys water flow were described
before the Ell Centro city council Wednesday night as
causing situation more gravely important than any
other facing u.s. "n case of an earthquake large fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Why didn't WE think of this!-

Why didn't WE think of thiS!-
In the mail this morning was
this charming new idea:
This chain was started the let
ter read, lin the hope of bringing
happiness to all tired businessmen
Unlike most chains, this one does
not take any money.
Simply send copy of this let
ter to five male friends, then bum
die up your wife and send her to
the fellow whose name appears at
the top of the list. When your
name works up to the top you will
in turn receive 1916 gorgeous wo-
men.
Have faith. Do not break the
chain. One man broke it and got
his wife back"
boy! Hand me that train sche-
duleD -.....
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
War Secretary
foreSeeS Aerial
Invasion Of U. s.
Cabinet Officer Continues Drive for
of Arsenal Of Democracy
Bill; Indies Acquisition Opposed

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (UP)-Secretary of War Hen
ry L. Stmson said today he believed the United States
would be very great danger of invasion by air in the
contingency that the British navy should be destroyed or
surrender Stmson estfyng before the house foreign
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16
Bill Would Deprive i. ".
Of State AssembIyman
y AMBlINe
(\EpoRTER

Misplaced
Only excuse we can make for in
Cluding Mark Washburn as an Elks
lodge trustee when that place has
for quite some time been occupied
by Harry Horton, is to wryly re-
mark:
why in heck does Mark keep his
name on the lodge stationery?"
That's the old army game-gets
all the credit and don't do stroke
Apologies to Harry and a sneer
to Mark.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-16

Lettuce: Imperial 4s $1.1S-1-35: /
SIS Sl.O0-I.15; San Diego ISIS 90
100; San Fernando Is Sl.00; 81
60-75c.
(See Page 4 for Dairy Mkts.)
L. A. hay; U. s. No. Nv. S17-17.60;
u. s. No. 2 Ieafy, sl4-s15; u. 3.
No. 2 S13-13.5O; Mpls. Nay flax
Sl.76.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
IS Local Men Receive Draft
Questionnaires, First Mailed

Motto, National Oil company Of
flee; Herbert L. O'Neill, % Caro-
lima apartments; Horace Pearsall,
Wilmington Oil and Fertilizer COM
pany; Roger S. Riley, Southeast
ern Shipping Service; J. D. Rob-
bins, VIC Chemical company plant
office; Joseph E. Rose, A. c. L.
offices; r. M. Sheppard, Hugh
MacRae and company; R. H. Tate,
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
company; G.. K. Tilden, E. w.
Godwin's Sons office; c. Van
L.euven, No. l Acme building; R.
D. Waddell, j. w. Murchison and
company; A. S. Watkins, Spofford
Mills office; John c. VESSEL, Jr..
Murchison building; Nice. B. Will
son, A. C. L. offices; and Louie
E. Woodbury., Jr., Murchison
building. -
Failure to complete and return
the QUESTIONABLE within five days
is an offense punishable by i'm
prisonment and fine. The local
board keeps in its office a CLASH
fication record, with each date
action is taken by the board con-
corning each r%egistrant. 1t is open
to inspection by the public during
the boards business hours. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19

Its been wonderful, seeing you,
Bill"
Bill Strengthened his shoulders.
Tell Paul I said thanks. And lis
ten. woman! Tell him I also said
not to take too good care of you'll"
For a moment, her heart lurch-
ed. Then she realized that Bill was
only Joking. '1'll try to come up
again very soon, darling She
waved gaily, while Bill cautioned
her to drive carefully.
The hundred miles of state high
way which stretched before h e
seemed suddenly ominous as she
drove off into the darkness. 1t was
lonely, too. Butch had gone to
sleep on the seat. The headlights
of an oncoming car blinded her.
She slowed down. Twice she
stopped for coffee. 1t must have
been long after midnight when she
finally reached home, but her
watch had stopped because she'd
forgotten to wind it, so she could
not tell exactly what time it vas
The next morning, She woke to
find the sun high in the bedroom.
Mercy, I'm late!" Butch was
patiently scratching at the door.
She let him slip out, while She
dressed %hurriedly. This is what
comes of visiting my own hus-
band!" She drove downtown quick
ly. Il hope the Chiefs not around
when l get. in"
But he was. He was in Paups
office, as she discovered when she
opened the door to return Pauls
car keys. Sorry, sir" she mum
bled. 81 drove out to camp to visit
Bill, and got home SO Late She
put the keys down on the desk.
The chief engineer grinned. The
moral is, don't hang around army
camps"
At lunch time, she found a min
ute to thank Paul for the car. Peg
would surely have flown to pieces
under the strain"
81 rather think it was too much
for you, too" Paul said. Next
time, I shall insist on going with
you. If only to help you drive" He
asked, Mice visit? How's Bill?"
Hes looking grand. He got a
pass, we didn't stay in camp
Paul put the key in his pocket.
This ends my generosity positive
ly; next time I go as chauffeur"
Bill did say I'd probably ruin
the clutch. If there's a clutch in
the carr"
Lets go to lunch" said Paul.
/ But he didn't suggest seeing her
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
Resolution Of Regret
At Miss Kelly's Death

Tn following resolutions com
mittee from the faculty of Cornelius
Harnett school, composed of Mrs.
Manley Williams, Mary Eve Car
penter and Mrs. ]. j. Fowler, has
adopted the following resolution of
regret at the death of Miss Bessie
o. Kelly:
Our Heavenly Father, in His
Infinite Wisdom and Love saw fit
to call to her eternal reward, on
January 9, 1910, u dear friend
and co-worker, Miss Bessie o.
Kelly and because of her love and
faithfulness to her school, and the
parent teachers association of Cor
nelius Harnett school.
BE it resolved: That we bow in
humble submission to His holy
will, giving thanks for her conse-
Grated life. May her life be an in
spiration to us all.
THAT we extend oUr sympathy to
the members of her family and
commend them to Jul Heavenly
Father.
THAT a copy of these resolutions
be sent to her family, that a copy
be placed in the minutes of our
association and a copy be sent to
the Wilmington Star-News for pub
lication."
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19

The first batch of questionnaires
was sent out to Is draftees yes
te1day morning by Glenn J. NC
Clelland, secretary of draft board
No. /.
Those who will receive the first
allotment of questionnaires are:
George Kenneth Swinson, Wood
row Bernard Pridgen, William Eu-
gene Edwards, Dock Laurence
Britt, Carl Edwin Taylor, Leon
Frederick Davis, Laurence Will
liam Wyatt, Swift Miller Boat
wright, Arthur Burnice Collins,
Johnnie Bradshaw, Johnnie Leon
ard Frost, Robert Cornelius
Powers, Elmon Brown, Allen Al
pheus Perryman, Jr., and Linwood
Grady Hardy.
Fifteen questionnaires will be
sent out by the draft board office
every day until 10 per cent of the
total number of registrants have
received them. This will involve
$50 draftees in the next 80 days.
McClelland said these question
naires are being mailed now in
order to ascertain the number of
class A men to establish the July
quotas. The order numbers of the
men receiving missionaries will
be posted each day at the draft
office in the customhouse.
The advisory committee will as
sist the draftees in filling out these
missionaries. Committee mem
bers are: G.. G. Beekman, Shell
Oil company office; William L.
Bozeman, Wilmington Savings and
Trust company; D. A. Brown, J.
W. Murchison company; John Car
ter, Cape Fear Shipping company
office; Waddell A. Corbett, Cor
bett Packing company office; Will
liam P. Emerson, Wilmington Ter
minal Warehouse company; Fred
B. Graham, Wilmington Savings
and Trust company; R. L. Groov'
er. A. c. L. offices; H. H. Harris,
Taylor-C olquit company office; G..
S. Hopkins, Swift and company
plant office; Ralph V. Huband, Sc
curity National bank; S. D.. Hurst,
Jr., A. C. L. offices; A. K. Hutto.
Seaboard Air Line. Acme build
ing.
Hooper johnson, Willetts Realty
company; T. R.. Jones, Standard
Oil company; Wilbur D. Jones,
Carolina Building and Loan Asso-
citation office; A. B. Love, A. c. L.
offices; j. Thomas King, j. w.
company; E. A. Laney,
Morris Plan bank; Empie Latti-
mer, Bradleys Creek; Herbert Lat
timer, Bradleys Creek; David c
Lee, J. H. Bate company office;
Wardlaw E. Lewis, Armour and
company plant office; George S.
A. C. L. offices; Dwight
Jr., Southern Box and
Lumber company; G.. C. McIntire,
Odd Fellows building; D. M.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-R-
The Atlantic Coast Line rail
road handled more freight and
carried more passengers IN
1910 than at any time in the
the last decade, c. Med.
Davis, executive vice-presl-
dent, said today.
Davis said freight traffic ex-
handed despite the disastrous
early 1910 freezes in Florida,
which curtailed movement OF
citrus fruit, one of the Coast
Lines seven principal revenue
producing commodities.
Looking to the future, Davis
said:
''The decidedly favorable
prospects for improvement in
basic traffic, together with a
large share of the traffic Incl
dent to the national defense
program, indicates a period OF
improved gross revenues"
The carriers net railway
operating income in 1910 fell
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-19
ACL Sets O. Year Mark
In Freight, Passengers

short of the gross revenues,
highest since 1881, because Of
Gloss of high : grade traffic
during the early part of 1910,
the necessity for c0mpreherl-
sive rehabilitation of equip
ment to meet increased de-
mand, and increased equip
ment rents and taxes"
Davis said the location In
Atlantic Coast Line territory of
a number of large defense prof.
ects has already resulted, and
would continue to result, in
heavy rail movement of con-
struction, roadbuilding and
other materials while the prod
ucts were in the construction
stages. When environments are
garrisoned, traffic is expected
to pick up in foodstuffs, sup
plies and merchandise.
The current citrus fruit ship
ping season, he added, is ex-
pected to approach closely the
record season of 1889.