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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-11
invites Aid for Captives

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-QNS)
The Red Cross announces that
its chapters throughout the coun-
try will accept contributions for
packages for European prisoners
of war. The cost of each package
is 1920 The standard food pack
ago weighs II pounds. and con-
tainS food and cigarets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-11

EONS AGO long before existed when the earth
populated by nightmare creaturesgiant oads
lizards huge incredible amphbanshe heavens presented
a curious sight.
For marching the evening sky. night after night
noons-not resplendently from to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-11
Shortage Of Gas
For us. in War
Called Fiction
BY II. s. WALESBY
Times Auto Editor

Americas petroleum reserves
can supply all the armies of the
world for the next 10 years and
still cause no shortage of fuel for
private consumption.
This is the encouraging news
revealed in a discussion of fuels
and lubricants at closing sessions
of the Society of Automotive Engi-
neers 1941 annual convention
yesterday.
1.-The United States has
corner on the petroleum reserves
of the world" representatives OF
the nations leading refineries
told the engineers. and pointed
out that il is almost impossible
today "to keep from finding new
sources OF supply within our
boundaries"
To clinch our supremacy in
petroleum production scientists
have kept far ahead of the rapid
strides being made in engine de-
sign. Today they are six months
ahead of any demands the national
defense program might make for
higher grade gasolines and lubri-
cantS.
GASLESS DAYS REMOTE
Prospects Of gaslesS Sundays
such as were imposed on motorists
to conserve gasoline during the
World War are remote. the re-
finerS said. The nation has in
storage today enough fuel to oper-
ate its armored forces two years.
And if it becomes necessary. the
petroleum industry can boost
production TO 100000 gallons
daily without the necessity of ex-
panding present facilities. An
armored division consumes APP
proXimately 1000 gallons of gas
oline for each mile it advances.
The planned rate of advance is
100 miles day.
Germany at the outbreak of the
present war could produce only
81, per cent of the total Ameri-
can petroleum. production.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

oclSIdOe TepOTleQ CfldC JuBOSldVla
found the tri-partite pact unaccept-
able and would offer German a
n-aggression agreement in it's
place.
Gen. Richard Dusan- -Simovitch,
JugoslaVia's premier, ordered all
citizens to stand by at their homes
ready Ito die at the door" if nec-
essary and declared that the army,
air force and navy of our kingdom
are ready to fulfill their duties"
There was no hint in Berlin that
anything short of complete swing
by Jugoslavia back to the pro- axis
policy of the ousted Jugoslav gov
erment would be regarded as salts
factory. Odds against such a swing
appeared to be almost astronomical.
German spokesmen and the Ger
man press laid all their emphasis
on the maltreatment of German
nationals and German property in
JugoSlavia and Germans and Ital-
ians were leaving the country as
quickly as possible.
1t was said in Berlin that the
German minister, Viktor Won Hee-
rem, might return to the German
capital shortly while the Jugoslav
minister to Germany already had
gone back to Belgrade.
Events have caused Hungary and
Bulgaria to take special precaution-
ary steps, the German said, adding
that they believed Bulgaria had
ordered general mobilization. Bull
garlan sources denied the mobiliza-
ton report.
Rome claimed that Jugoslavia
was mobilizing troops along the
Albanian, Greek and Hungarian
frontiers.
The Germans seemed to be plac-
ing great hopes in the possibility
of a split between Croats and Serbs
but Belgrade reported that progress
toward strong Croat-Serb ,coali-
ton in the face of the emergency
was being made
British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden and the chief of the
imperial general staff, Gen. Sir
John G.. Dill, arrived in Athens for
new conversations with the Greeks.
1t has been reported that Eden
may go on to Belgrade.
Presumably the British are max
ing last minute preparations for
meeting German attack upon
both Greece and Jugoslavia.
A Nazi spokesman said that
American action to take over axis
and Danish shipping in United
States waters might have historic
Continued on Page 2; Column 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Bridges Helped
Reds, u. s. Ayers

SAN FRANCISCO, March 81
CUP)-Harry Bridges cooperated
with the Communist party, although
he was not necessarily a Communist
and for that reason should be de-
ported, the U. S. government charg-
ed today as it opened its second
Bridges deportation hearing.
Clarence Goodwin, former Illinois
jurist representing the U. S. Bureau
of immigration, outlined the gov
ernment case against Bridges, Cal
ifornia CIO director. Proceedings
opened before Charles Brown Sears,
special examiner.
Goodwin said Bridges was being
tried under a 1910 statute which
forbids an alien to cooperate in
any manner with the Communist
party.
Giving, lending or promising
anything of value to a subversive
organization constitutes affiliation
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Troupers-

Troupers-
Just one point concerning that
Living Picture" program put on at
Wilson school by Mckinley pupils
that still puzzles us.
There were several animals in
the several pictures presented. We
noticed two spaniels, a rabbit and
a cat and there may have been
more.
Each picture was shown twice
and after the first showing OF the
views including the animals we
got to speculating about what the
animals were doing back stage in
between acts. Should have produced
some marvellous excitement with the
cat chasing the rabbit and the dogs
chasing the catl
At any rate, despite our eXpec-
tations the second showings dis
closed an unperturbed cat and an
unruffled rabbit. The dogs, however
failed to appear for secod time!
RR never found out whether the
cat and the rabbit ganged up on
the dogs; or whether the cat and
the rabbit got back from the chase
in time to go on stage, while the
dogs were too late.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

: traffic accidents, five of them in
the accident which cost Mrs. Hudg-
ins her life.
Three persons were injured on
highway SO three miles south OF
Ell Centro early Sunday morning.
a car driven by Elma Lynn Reed.
25, Ell Centre, and one driven by
John w. Shears, 19, also of El
Centre, collided. The injured in
cluded Harold A Ingram. 81, John
w. Shear, 19, and Elma Lynn
Reed.
John Hudgins, 33, husband of the
traffic victim, suffered a fractured
shoulder; Juanita Rudd, 28, trac-
tured hip; Roy Rudd, 40, cuts and
bruises; Eugene Paine, SO, a back
injury: and Bob Terribilini, SO
Holtville laborer, head injuries. All
but Terribilini live$ at the federal
camp, Highway Patrolman Bill
Mitchell said.
Terribilini was alone in his car
at the time of the accident. Mitch
ell said Terribilini was stunned from
the head injury, left his car, and
wandered away. He was found four
hours later lying unconscious on a
ditch bank two miles from the
scene of the accident.
Both cars entered a blind inter-
section at the same time" Mitchell
said. There were no stop signs at
this intersection of the Sandia road
and tile Imperial road
where the accident occurred. Terri
bilinis car careened 40 feet after
the impact and came to rest upside
down in drainage ditch. The other
car, driven by Roy Rudd, swerved
IS feet after the impact"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Germans, Italians
Set Ships Afire

PUNTA ARENAS, Costa Rica,
March 81. (UP)-MemberS of the
crews OF the 6,072- ton italian steam
er Fella and the 4,l77-ton German
steamer Eisenach set fire to their
vessels at their berths today.
Port police boarded the blazing
ships and placed the LOG members
of both crews under arrest. They
attempted to extinguish the flames
but the fires continued to burn, and
it was believed the ships would be
destroyed.
The two vessels have been idle
at anchor in this port for almost
a year. The Eisenach is owned by
the North German Lloyd, and the
Fella by the Italia line. Both have
passenger accommodations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Oil Heiress Wins
Custody Of Child
In Involved Suit
Woman Who Changed her
Mind Changes Again,
Wants Boy Returned

LOS ANGELES, March 81.
(UP) - Mrs. Lille Cullen
Portanova, Texas oil heiress,
was granted custody of her
eldest child, Enrico, 7, today
by Superior Court Judge Thurmond
Clarke after four months of involv-
ed litigation.
Mrs. Portanova was granted GUS
today of the child when she divorced
Paul Portanova, Italian actor, four
months ago, but later instigated
proceedings to gain custody of the
younger child, Ugo, 4. While the
suit was still on the court calendar,
Mrs. Portanova voluntarily relin-
quished both children to her former
husband, out of court.
Three weeks ago she again chang
ed her mind and begged Judge
Clarke to return Enrico to her at
once, crying that she couldn't live
three months without him."
Today Judge Clarke agreed to
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
u. 5. Seizes Axis
Ships, Ponders Use
For Cargo Work
Officials Insist Act
Not Preliminary to
COnfiScatiOn
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, March 81. (UP)
The immigration service today
issued arrest warrants instituting
deportation proceedings against
approximately 875 seamen remOv-
ed from 28 Italian and two Ger
man vessels taken into custody
by the United States. Their ar
rests were ordered on charges that
they had overstayed the 60-day
leave granted alien seamen under
the immigration laws.
WASHINGTON, M a r C h
81. (UP)-The seizure of 65
German, Italian, and Danish
merchant ships caused Off
cial capital circles to wonder
today if they would be pressed into
American service.
Maritime commission and coast
guard officials insisted that the
seizures, made with startling Sud-
denness over the weekend, was
intended to prevent sabotage and
that it was NOT preliminary to
confiscation and American use.
Twenty of the % italian ships
seized had been sabotaged by their
crews, some so severely that they
constituted menaceS to navigation
and property in the port in which
they were berthed.
The "battle of the Atlantic" is
now raging with German submar-
ines, surface raiders, and airplanes
attempting to destroy Britain's sea
life-lines and starve her into capi-
tulation. Britain already has lost
over 100000 tons OF merchant
shipping and her crying need is
ships. The seized ships total over
100000 tons. 1t was suggested that
their uSeAin American service, would
permit the release of that amount
of American shipping to the Brit
iSh.
Government officials have been
studying the legal aspects of the
United States requiSitioning foreign
vessels in American ports to relieve
this country's ship shortage. The
Italian, German, and Danish ships
were seized under the Section One
of Title Two of the espionage act
of 1917, which reads in part: The
secretary of the treasury may make,
subject to the approval of the pres
ident, rules and regulations govern
Continued on Page 2, Col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Ned Holmes Named
SRA Director for
Five. County Area
Imperial County Man
Will Direct Relief for
Consolidated District

Ned Holmes, director of
the State Relief administra-
ton in Imperial county for
the last two years, Monday
was appointed SRA director
for five southern counties.
He will head SRA administration
in Imperial, San Diego, Orange,
Riverside, and San Bernardino
counties and maintain his head
quarters in San Diego. This ar
rangement became effective under
the recent consolidation of SRA
units during the economy campaign
started by the state office of the
SRA.
The order appointing Holmes area
director will become effective Tues
day when he will assume his new
directorial duties
Holmes said his appointment did
not mean the IMPERIAL county SRA
Continued on Page 2; Column y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

fMdBSlO COlilpdlly, I1uSl L. Oopol iiC
manager of the Associated Farm
ers of Imperial county, said Mon
day in El Centro. Because the Mag
gio company refused to sign a un-
iCn agreement for union or closed
shop, the Transfers union and the
Produce Drivers and Employees ul-
ion refused to permit him to do
business with the Los Angeles mar
kets.
Maggie went to court in Los
Angeles and received a temporary
order from the court which in
structed all picketS to leave the
Maggie plant pending settlement
of the request for a permanent in
junction preventing plcketing OF
the Maggie company. The unions
defied the order, declaring they are
standing on a California supreme
court decision which permits peace
full picketing.'
The executive board of the Pro-
duce Drivers and Employees union
No. 630 March 26 posted a notice
which said in part:
This is to notify each and every
employer, as we'll as worker and
members of our union, as long as
there is a picket line in front CT
the Maggie Fruit company we de-
mand that none of our members
shall cross said picket line"
The notice said the Produce Driv-
ers and Employees union was not in
favor of sympathetic strikes and
will make every effort to avoid
them.
employers shall not insist on
members of local No. $50 going
through legitimate picket lines
Continued on Page g. Column .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

with that organization within the
meaning of the law" Goodwin said.
Support of the Communist party
is as inimical to the interests Of
this country as actual membership
in the party"
AT Bridges first trial, in 1899,
the principal charge was member
ship in the Communist party at the
time of the proceedings. Dean
James Lands of Harvard law school
ruled the government failed to prove
its case.
Goodwin's outline indicated the
government this time is proceeding
on a much broader basis, made
permissible by a new law and max
ing affiliation as illegal as men,
Continued on Page 2; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

adium plant employing 225 men.
Under terms of the agreement
all of the strikers will return to
work at once. The company agreed
not to discriminate against any OF
the men who struck. Differences
between the company and the un-
ion will be referred to the board
for investigation and mediation.
Any differences which arise after
the men return to work, however
will be conducted while the men
are at work. Officials of the Har-
vester company and the CIO Farm
Equipment Organizing .comittee,
which voted yesterday to end the
strike and submit differences to
the board, met under an "armistice"
proposed by the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
ChoOsy Chewing

Long-suffering Dee Kessee will
endure just about anything!
The other day Dee was injecting
his dog with flea powder. Whether
it was Dee's technique or just the
powder that raised the dogs ire,
De didn't know But something
did and as a result he took major
piece out of Dee's arm!
THAT dog has bitten you before.
Why don't you assassinate him?"
Rodney Clark asked next day and
Dee drawled philosophically:
"Waal, my wife thinks an awful
lot of that dawg and besides
he don't never bite anyone but
mel"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Mediator Seeks
GIN Strike Truce

OAKLAND, Calf, March 81.
(UP)-Negotiators for General Mo-
tors Corp. and CIO United Auto
Workers union met with federal
conciliator today in an effort to
end a strike which closed four
General Motors plants here two
weeks ago.
1t was the first complete repre-
sentation of all parties concerned
in the dispute which arose over
protests of 26 welders in the Fisher
Body Works, unit of GMC's plants
against what they said was speed
up" One welder was laid off," the
other welders left their jobs and
the union is demanding their re-
| instatement with full back pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

Ford SAID IN a brlef house Speech'
that constructive labor need not
fear" his bill. 1t provides that:
Whoever inciteS, advocates, calls,
participates in or assists any strike
against the United States or at any
place where articles, materials, sup
plies, vessels, building structures.
or facilities for use, directly or in
directly, by the land or naval forces
of the United States or by the
United States in the prosecution of
the national defense program are
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Nazis Have Reason
To Declare War

WASHINGTON, March 81. CUP)
Senate Majority Leader Alber
w. Barkley, of Kentucky, asserted
today that the provisions of the
British aid bill give Germany "plen-
ty" of technical excuses to declare
war on the United States.
IF Germany wants an excuse
to declare war against us she al
ready has it," Barkley told the sem
ate. If she wanted to declare war
on us she would already have done
So"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Lund Funeral Set
For Tuesday Here

Funeral services for William Lund
38, Imperial rancher, whose burned
body with bullet through the heart
was found in the ruins of his fire
gutted ranch house March 90, were
scheduled at the Lemons chapel
in Ell Centre at $3.50 p. m. Tuesday.
The Rev. Mr.. Elmer Wilder Of
the Imperial Community church was
scheduled TO preach the funeral
sermon.
Lund is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Donye Jim Lund; two children;
and a brother, Edward Lund.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

tives signed an agreement to re-
open the plant at Bridgeville, Pa,
and resume full operations immed-
lately, the board announced today
before a scheduled conference on
the case began.
Previously the board had obtained
agreements ending strikes at the
Universal Cyclops Steel Co. plant,
Bridgeville, the Condenser corpora
ton of America, South Plainfield.
N. j., and at four International Har-
vester Co. plants in the middle west
Board Chairman Clarence A. Dyk-
stra announced that Philip Muir
ray president of the Congress for
Industrial Organizations, signed the
agreement for the Steel Workers
Organizing committee at the van
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Time for Everything

Four-year-old Ann Wolford of
Holtville, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tobe Wolford, spoke up in church
Sunday. Her mother looked shocked
and said "Hush!" in a stage whisper.
Ann figured out for herself that
she was not supposed to talk while
the preacher was holding forth and
SO when the service was over she
inquired of her mother:
"NoW may I preach?"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
s. +. Man Wins Feature
Event at Swiss SWinq

HOLTVILLE, March 81 - Swiss
residents Monday looked back with
satisfaction on Sundays Swiss
Swing, the most successful Swing
in the 10 years the annual event
has enliveed the spring season in
Imperial Valley.
A total of $500 persons gathered
at the Swiss club near Holtville to
witness the quaint traditional fea-
lures of this festival which is copied
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Possible Rain
Predicted Here

Increasing cloudiness, possible
light rain and somewhat cooler
temperatures were forecast for I'M
perial Valley Monday night and
Tuesday as new storm headed III
from the Pacific ocean.
Rain was ASSURED for coastal
cities, the weatherman said, but
it was still too early to forecast
anything more serious than scat
tered showers for the Imperial VAL
lev.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

being produced, repaired, construct
ed, reconstructed. Installed, trans
ported, or otherwise handled or
worked on, shall be guilty of treas
on and on conviction thereon shall
be imprisoned for 25 years without
parole or reduction of sentence for
good behavior, or if resulting, dir
ectly or indirectly, in the death OF
any person, shall himself be punish
ed by death"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

am. Sunday and the dance was still
going on at 2:30 am. Monday,
Hundreds enjoyed the barbecue
and the Swiss luncheon served on
the club grounds at noon and wit
messed the various athletic events
which were offered as entertain
ment between the Swing contests.
Twenty contestants from outside
the valley took part in the wrestl-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

after the historic Alpine event.
First in the Swing. Swiss wrestl-
ing, was Fritz Wolfisberg of San
Francisco who made 58.25 points.
Next came Hans Sulzer of Los An
geles with $3.50, Clement OFT of
Modesto with Sc, Fred Ritter of
Holtville with $3.50, Walter She'll
berger of Escalone with 55.25, and
Hans Wirz of Los Angeles with S.
Crowds began to assemble at 8
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Not A Knot

Deputy Sheriff Joe Lizarraras was
questioning a husky, dusky damosel
in the county Jail, a damosel who
had a fight with a man.
Are you married to that MANI"
the officer asked. The woman grim
ned and said:
We'll, no sub, but us become at
filiated three months ago."
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Mediation Board
nds 4 Strikes

WASHINGTON, March 81 (UP)-The new defense
mediation board announced today that it has obtained
settlement of strikes in the four plants the labor depart
ment sent it last Thursday.
Vanadium corporation officials and union representa-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
One Dies, s Hurt
I'm Auto Crashes

Imperial countys tenth traffic death occurred this
week when Mrs Ira Hudgins, 2s federal dweer
at Holtve, died from head ury suffered in two-car
crash northwest of Holtville early Sunday.
During weekend eight persons were injured in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Bill Would Make
Strikes Treason

WASHINGTON March 81. (UP) Rep. Leland M.
Ford, R.. Calf. today introduced bill to put strikes
against the United States in defense industries the
category of punishable by years imprisonment
by death if the strike fatalities.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
d AMBlINe
4\EPORTER

Words and Music
A reader who signs himself only
&c. M wrote RR postcard Mon
day The note set forth that G. M.
had been informed by little bird
that Hitler is singing American
lyrics to a Jugoslavian tune: There S
Been Some Changes Made
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Victory Forces
Ndzi is Closer to
Balkan Warfare
Observers Believe Berlin Will Refuse
JusosIav Non-Asression Offer With
Demand for Complete Subjusa+ion
BY UNITED PRESS =

Great Britain celebrated Tuesday her notable nav
al success of the crippng blow Itays battered
fleetas Balkan events moved swiftly toward showdown
between Germany and Jugoslavia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
Unions Defy l.. A. Court.
Forbid Valley Firm to
Trade in Coast Market
Maggie Must Agree to Closed Shop
Before Buying or Selling Produce
In Los Angeles. Organizers Say

Labor unions defied Los Angeles superior court order
in the coast city Monday by picketng the Sam Maggie
office in Los Angeles and ordering wholesalers not to sell
him merchandise deliver products to him.
"Ths the unions have death grip on the Sam
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31
POSt-PreSs Want Ads
Sell Real Estate

Mr.. w. P. Capehart is really
pleased with the results he got
from the following inexpensive
Want-Ad:
FOR SALE-Easy payments,
lat acres with small house
east of Jacumba. Recent
ly acquired settling estate.
Realtors please list. w. P.
Capehart, Box 1913, Jacum-
ba, Calf. 3-14.
Mr.. Capeharts own words are.
"Thanks Gentlemen. l sold this
property for a fair price. Also
there were several other inquir-
les"
Let Post Press Want Ads Help
You If you want to buy,
trade or sell, Just
PHONE 800.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-31

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track straight ass S1.75-2; Gs ST.
S1.15.
L. A. hay us. No. 1. Nv. S16.50-I7
i. V. No. 2 leafy S16.-16.50. No. 2
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-18
YChiIdren
In Revue
Saturday
CTARs AND sTRDES RE-

CTARS AND STTTrES RE-
y VUE VIII he produced by
The children Of the Central Y.
Nv c. 4. Saturday A. I O'Clock
"A tea for their mothers Will
Follow.
More than 80 youngsters IN
The Highland Park branch dane
inc classes Will participate IN n
nrocram entitled What We
Dance and Why Friday eve
fpc ~ s o'clock for ihe enter
tslnr1ent al their parents
The annual Camp Talshi re-
nnion Is scheduled for Wednes.
dav AT Sis o'clock - AZ the
Central ~
Featuring the program VIII he
q skit entitled Com 10 Camp
Talahi
Miss Helen Ann Burns con
sulting pSyChiatrist, concludes
the series Of lectures for career
girls under the general theme
of Personal Appearances - She
viii speak Thursday evening H
s o'clock at Central ~ on
Thoughts and Looks
Mrs. w. Clifton Randall
former president of the Central
SsHomemakers' Club. will en-
terrain this group at luncheon
Wednesday at 1890 p. m. at her
home in Shirley drive. Birming-
ham.