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Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

the district attornos OF each c2un-
ty to do the preliminary work in
getting the c.lIzenS together and tc
help tn m in setting up the local
organization. The plan was pat
termed after the general federal
plan and reports OF the Imperial
Valley Defense council will be sent
to Sacramento and to Washington
SO cur plan may be included IL
the great nationwide defense plan
This organization is open to ev-
cry one. Every individual and ev-
cry organization. ana agency is eX-
pected TO take a hand in defense
plans. We tried to invite everyone
but if anyone was missed we are
sorry and hope that will not keep
anyone out" Hcald was elect2G
temporary executive vlce-chairman.
Eight major committees will D1
set up at the beginning with 9TH
er to be added as The need arises
The major committees inclNde O.
william protection fire protection
human resources and SkillS, pubic
health and welfare and consumer
interest. transportation and hGua-
ing, public information. induStrl".
resources. agricultural resources.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

The American press FTIGaN "23
hailed as the stauncheSt guardian
of democracy, and the force thu
gives meaning to the three great
democratic freedomS-frcedon1 III
education, freedom in religion ana
freedom of speech and assembly.
Noted educators, on the occaa-
ion of National Newspaper week,
October l to 8 were unanimous
in declaring that two of the
greatest forces in the perpctua-
tiCn of American freedom ere
education and free press; and
of these two, free press IS the
greater, for il is the guardian of
the other.
President X. Il. Won Klcinsm'd
of the university OF Southern Cal
ifornia at Los Angeles had this
to say:
"A free press cannot exist with
out freedom in education and
religion. Yet these other freedoms
become meaningless without b"s-
ic support from free press.
A Memphis educator, Pr.n@-
pal ]. L. HighsaW OF tt;ai city,
technical high school, said:
"Fror1 the bcginGi:fg Df or
national history the American
press has been at the side of the
people in their struggle against
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Campaign for Air
Service 10 Valley
In Final Stages
Only Two Lines Now
Compete for Right
To Run Line Here

Final stages Of Imperial
Valleys preparations fer the
fight before the civil aero
nautics administration fer
commercial air service Werf
shaping UP rapidly Friday II VA
announced by Paul Jenkins. chair
man of tie aviation committee Of
the Associated chambers OF COM
mprce.
jenkins had just returned from
conferences on The coast With heads
CT airlines that are petiuonlng the
CAA for licenses to operate pro-
posed new west-east passen2es
route and announced that the mum
Der OF lines competing 1or the Ii
cense had been reduced, So far a.
the valley is concerned. from three
to two.
Hearings OH the applications vii
be held III Washington October -
TranScontinental and Western
Air, Jenkins was notified Fridas
morning. one OF the three eugina.
applicants. has amended is appu-
cation to completely eliminate boil
Imperial Valley and San DIEGO Iron.
its proposed route.
TWA NOW wants to operate from
Albuquerque TO Phoenix. thence I'll
eet to Los Angeles. instead o. sffy-
Continued Oh Page 8, col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Axis Foes Blast
Railroads, Spread
Anti-kazi Terror
Thousand Executed in
Vain German Effort
To Halt Sabotage
BY UNITED PRESS

Foes of the Axis defied in-
creasingly drastic German
repressive measures in occu-
pied Europe Friday to spread
a trail Of sabotage and terrorism
behind the war front fro mPoland
to the low countries and the Bal
kanS.
Despite at least 1000 executions
fer resistance to Nazi rule, official
German dispatches and under
ground reports to refugee govern
ments in London told OF greater
violence in what appeared to be Il
we'll organized campaign to disrupt
axis communications lines to the
eastern front and to impair axis
morale.
An outbreak of terrorism that re-
suited in dynamiting of six syna-
gogueS in Paris added to the bursts
OF violence in areas under Nazi
rule
Police and gestapo agents again
rounded up so-aclled communist
suspects in Paris and all persons
found with arms We're turned over
to the Germans 10 face possible
6eath sentences.
The spread of the underground
campaign, which London sources
said could not happen without
organization" was illustrated by
merclless German repressive meas
ures in Belgium and northern
France, by reports of sabotage III
Denmark. by the execution of the
list Feeretsnan l5f anti-Gernan
acts and the sentencing of the for
mer mayor Of Prague to death.
Police sources in London told of
the dynalniting CT railroads and
bridges badly needed for German
supply traits 70 the eastern from.
and the execution OF Is Poles in
retaliation. Czechs said that Ger
man rall lines through central Eu-
rope had been Gynamited. resulting
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Pot Calls Kettle Black
CHAPTER TWO

Don't fc ct that a group OF I'LL
Ing station haunters Wrota an FL
Cent.an who emerged second besi
after brush with game warden
and a judge. They cut hum Oil ilk5
a ripe banana in letter printed IL
this column Thursday. Here comes
the Ell Centran's reply Better get
out the asbestos gloves,
1T is with deepest regret that l
am forced to discontinue all asSocla-
tions, except strictly business ones,
with all of you. I have always en-
jcyed the tall stories OF hunting
and fishing that I have heard from
your crowd. l never expect to hear
anything SO incredible again.
"As you may possibly have heard.
I had a very unfortunate and pain
full experience also eXpensiVe) with
the law a few days ago. After hear :
ing all the evidence. the judge said
that he did not believe l was a
criminal at heart but was the VIC
tim of circumstances. Flrst-I lett
school one day too soon and did not
learn to count beyond one dozen
Second-I had been asS0ciating with
the wrong kind of hunters who had
no regard for the law, except get.
ting caught He let me Off rs lightly
as possible but admonished mt t
have no more social or sporting as
sociationS with the persons to whom
this letter is addressed.
THE evidence develoDed durin@
my ordeal that certain members OF
this service station gang had a
one time or another had their guns
taken away from them. The guns
were returned because they con :
vinced the game warden they were
ignorant and promised to get a
license. 1t later developed that ii
vas the game warden who was l9-
norant as these same persons shot
before Sunup, b2gged more than thg
limit, and were seen in game ret
G2e.
These parties had shot so many
hundreds OF doves tat the service
station) that the federal govern
ment became fearful that the spe-
cieS would be cxterminated. Al
agent was sent to run these parties
down. That was my downfall be
cause l was the only one who had
as many as the limit of doves. They
naturall% supposed l was the one
they were after.
Even though I was the goat,
7 tbelieve the federal government is
convinced that most of the hunt
ing is done at the service stations
where it does no harm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Strikers Extend
Hotel Picketinq

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 CUP)
The AFL joint board OF culinary
and bartenders announced ii would
extend its strike against major
hotels here today. Number ano
names of hotels to be picketed r.
mainod a secret.
The unions, on strike .oY CLOSED
shop contract and HIGHER wages be-
gan picketing member of the
Hotel EMPLOYERS association 2
month ago. -Four hotels were pick
eted at outset of the dispute fou
others later il a 1one at a time
technique.
The extension of the strike Was
aimed at one or more of the re-
manning i hotels in the association
All hotels. including those picketed
are in operation and all report
normal activities despite the pick
Ctlng
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Steamer Picks Up
Torpedo Survivors

RIO DE JANEIRO. Oct. up
The United States embassy report
cd To-Day that the 7,052-to Ameri-
,an-oWned Panamanian tanker l.
c. White had been torpedoed ana
SINK and that 18 survivors had beeE
picked up 450 miles off Brazil, in
side the American neutrality zone.
The embassy said that the con-
sul at FerNambueo had received a
radio message from the master Of
the American steamer West Nllus
that he had picked up the SURVIVORS
from litcboat and expected 10
land them at Rio De Janeiro to-
morrow.
The embassy said it had no de-
tails of thc sinking but it was
learned from an authoritative
source that the survivors were PICK
cd up at GIT south latitude and
34.58 west longitude about 450 miles
west of Pernambuco.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Osborne to eud
Defense Council

supervisor Hugh T. Osborne
Thursday nls.ht was elected chair
man of the Imperial Valley Defense
council.
He U2s elected at a countrywide
session III the court house III Fl
Ccntro with representatives OF all
organizations in the county present
to copfer with a large group of
residents fram the various COM
mun.ties.
The official defense council COM
posed OF representative o1 eacr
- lie unity. ana the irrigation
district, Viii meet with the counly
taald OF Supervisors next Monday
1t IL III.
"tvsIE citizen % Imperial Valle5
Is expected to Worl; III this orsall-
ization.' District Attorney Elmer
Heald said as he outlined the law
passed by the legislature in setting
up d2fea,e colmelm III every coQn-
u IL the state. Coy Olson asked
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

II tBdf BfOlneGS fOIQ SIOlt uul lllE
the height of the Windstorm in E.
Ccntao Thursday afternoon. Damage
WAS approximately 5000 The re-
placement ordered in Los Angeles
vas snashed Whcn the truck carry.
ing it passed under railway under
E@5S.
Wind reached It's maximum, 26
ME- an hour, i'll Fl Centro at l:30
p.ia Thursday, the weather bureau
said.
SplInkles Of rain fell throughout
the valley Thursday afternoon anc
in some sections a few drops fel!
early Friday morning Overcast
skies held the promise of showers
TO come. The temperature in E.
Centro at noon dropped to 83 de-
grees, the lowest MONDAY reading
in many weeks.
Pasadena aid three nearby cities
suffered IN a desert wind which
reached 80 miles an hour at Mt
Wilson observatory and left eX-
teilsiVe property damage ana Grip
pled communications systems.
The end OF Short-lived unSeaS-
onal Arizona rain storm was pre-
dicted Friday by the U. s. weather
bureau in Phoenix Clearing wealth
e. was forecast for most of the state
Friday.
Showers fell over most of Arizona
during the night. The heaviest was
reported al jerome where LAO inch
Continued on Page 8; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Truck Drivers in
WAGE Demand

SEATTLE, Oct. oUP1-Frel3ht
truck drivers today asked the Pa
eific Coast Truck owners assocla-
ton for Il wage raise effective
April l.
The Pacific coast highway driver
council sought an increase from
$55 to $3.50 tor round trip be
tween Seattle, Yakima or Wenat-
chec and Los Angeles. A $3.50
round "trip between Seattle and San
Francisco with ST for pickups oil
the main highway was asked.
The senncH also announced plans
te olgGszre railway express drivers
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Lands Calls Off
Day. S Series Game
As Rain Continues
Pest &:of4 IL ent Gives
Dodgers Break VI ith
Resi- for E'itci.ers /

NEW YORK, Oct. 3. CUP)
commissioner X. NJ. Ian
dis called Off the third game
Of the world series today be-
cause OF rain.
The rain began about am, anG
although it Stacked eff considerably
il mid-norning. it never stopped
entirely. judge Lands inspected the
rlayine surface al Ebbets Field be-
fore deci5ing TO call it of.
The third game viii be played al
Ebbet, Field tomorrow.
There Was y heavy shower which
drove i.io5t OF the 500 hardy ians
waiting in line for unreserEed
bloaeher tickets to cover, and the
prediction Was ior continued SHOW
cr5 this afternoon, tonight and to-
morrow.
Some Of the experts saw the post
Donemont as a break favoring the
Dodgers siree II Will give their I've
veteran pitchers, Cart DAVIS and
Whit W4att, al extra da| oil rest
and Il better chance ot winning one
e tie later genes III the series.
Al sqaale ii the series with one
victory each, the Dodgers anc
YauKec5 vii 20 over the bridge
toNor. .oW to resume before the wild
CT Ians in the IL states~unless
there Is more ram.
The sla,e is clean again. Neither
team has the edge. A veteran has
Ncn i game for each cluD-Ruffine
tarnIn2 back tic Dodgers III the
op6ael and Wyatt rinning defeat on
tContnued on PAGE g, Col. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

he mad slept fairly comfortably
during the night. thanks 10 wooe
and matches dropped to aim from
an airplane with which he started i,
campfire.
Hopkins, 29-year-old professioaa.
parachutlst, folme. instructor in tnz
RAJ, and a veteran of the Danklr..
evacuation, Wcl bet at 6;1I Z III
MIST Wednesday 6y leaping from.
an airplane and landing cn tlse
bald acre tkat is he top Of Devil
Tower.
Hut since thal moment lie IA.
been stranded. When he jumped =
failed to consider ,hat lie Lad Il
experience in mountain eli!Ibiaa
and that Devils Tower which ris,
Continued on Page 8. Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Farmers 10 Study
Ptiori5y Problem

In.ferill valley Farm Bureau dir-
retGrS Will discuss alleged govern
meat discrimination against agri-
culture on priority lists at the
boards monthly meeting at the
eCart house Saturday.
President Baxter Lo%eland re-
minded all members to bring re-
rert, en thew eHEeaence i'll obtain
ing cssentia! supplies and repairs
for equipment. Tnc bureau is pre-
pairing Il protest to state official,
on the matter.
The meeting will be held at l:3o
pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Earthquake Mis-
Humboldt County

EUREKA. Cal, Oct. up
A severe earthquake shock iolted
humboldt county at S:15 i. III.
todaH and caused slight damage.
A. }. BGgnuda, III charge of
the Ferndale seisnagraph sta
ton said the tcnblor wrecked
his delicate recording equipment.
Bognuda said the shock was
OF local origin and apparently
centered about Is miles south
west of Ferndalc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

fire affects everybody's pocketbook.
The circular to be delivered to
every residence in the city by the
Boy Scouts, points out that Ell Cen
tres tire loss for the fiscal year
ended June 80 was onlf $4,000.
which was much less than the prev
ious years toll
And for every year We can re-
duce this waste. El Centro stands
to profit by substantial reduction
IN fire insurance rates. which ere
based on per capita loss Reed snAd
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
Babies Saved from
Threatening Fire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3. tUPD-
Nurses huriedly evacuated II babies
from the Bellevue hospital last
night when fire broke Out in an
adjoining garage and spread TO the
roof OF the hospital nursery
Eight were loaded on a wheel
stretcher and the other three taken
III arms to a nearby beauty shop
where they were cared for until
The fire was controlled with minor
damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

rell, U S. Park Service rangers, AZ
rived from Colorado and started the
perilous climb up the sheer granite
face of the volcanic monolith. They
said it would take them from three
to 1our hours to reach the 665-foot
summit.
Last nights snow had stopped ana
the day was clear and cold, With 4
strong wind.
Hopkins called to tae growing
crowd at the base CT the peak tia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

town meeting plan there are ~
directors and everything Is don ~
the members in open meeting
T will encolse ballot and ask
each resident to designate hia
choice OF the two types oi organ
izatlons.
Ii reorganization Is preferred hy
a majority of the residents Of the
township. the town meeting plan
will be set up and the elected di-
rectors SAID they will step out Of the
picture
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

TUI.ICUII scout atTVICF M tle IUIeT-
tst of Fire Prevention week, which
gfea5 next Sunday.
Tie scout, have volunteered to
help Fire Chief Corn Reed tell all
f. Centran5 JQst What Fire Preven-
ton Hrsl, means as a saver of life
and property. Chief Reed has had
educational circulars printed eX-
Hlsnyn row the observance OF this
week reduces lire loss and, even if
Aod aren't one whose lite has been
4Ted bF preventing fires. how any
seate'er O. property loss due TO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
John P. Hansen on
Re-Emp|oymeni Job

John P. Hansen of Ell Centre Fri
day was appointed to assist dis
charged trainees in finding jobs
The appointment was made by
Brig. Gen. j. O. Donovan, state
director of selective service Hansen
was one of IA chairmen of re-cm-
ployment boards formed in Call
fornia to assist the discharged trim
pes
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
DAREDEVIL NEEDS HELAP

DEVILS TOWER Wyo., Oct 8
CUP) Two Skilled mountain
climbers today began the ascent OF
wind whipped Devils Tower TO res
cue George Hopkins, who parachut-
ed to the huge pile of rock in sc
seconds but who has not been able
TO get off III 80 hours.
Ernest K Field ard Warren Cor
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
CoIexicons 20 Vote on
Town Meeting Civic Plan

CALEXICO, OF. 3 NIora la2.
1000 questionnaires VII Dg mal.eo
residents OF CaleXico toWass.p asX.
week asking if they prelee . eesu=
lation chamber Of commerce ~ :
town meetins Secretary I
Reynolds of CaleXlgo oaamaa =.
commerce said Frtda<
This action came after ct#.l
Of commerce directors ee'..I -
ferod TO resign IL L bed" - -
the way open Tor .eossa.a9atHa
the chamber so eye!Xo0e H te
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

a#Gauuhty nay have a voice III
IN n4mbtr affairs.
Cs1ef af the Toe per cent resigna-
tal II H. directors was made at Il
ins e..lad to probe INTO reasons
- lhe apparent lack of public sup
~ ot DE eAambe,
IL ~ letter,a Reynolds said, I
- i .<#lan tae two types OF or
a4sJl. l. 3he regulation cham
-. aMmatee functions throuah
Il baaG ot directors elected by
aaubrr, II che chandler. In thu
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
p ANBLING
N EPORTER
Answer The Question

Answer The Question
The worlds series was turned OH
full blast. Carl Schooss sat with h.s
head practically in the radio as the
game Thursday came to an end.
He dashed out into the kitchen
to give the good news to his WIFI.
Brooklyn won 3 to ." me shouted
Did it," she asked calmly What
;,,pi,,tFp"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
8 C. outs Will Aid
Fire Prevention

Attention all Ell Centro househoders:
For the next few days, when your doorbell rings
#ou hear knock at your front stoop don't hide in the
cio1spress for chances it won't be the Fuller brush
It probably be FL Centre Boy Scout doing extra
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
II=gzeI1rer Claims
Victory But Ills
Armny Falls Back
American Aid Will Be Futile TO Block
German Conquest. Axis Peoples Told in
Speach Breaking Silence Since Invasion
By UNITED PRESS

Adolf Hitler defiantly claimed victory Russia and
all possible other enemies including the United States Fri
but dispatches reported that the Red army had
smashed Axis attacks three fronts and that terrorism
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
tHiqh Wind Leaves TroiI
OF Damage in Southland
As Winter Sends Gales
~. Escapes Major Damage; Pasadena
Heaviest Sufferer as Communications
Disrupted d: Rainsform Pets Arizona

Winter took charge Of the weather i'll Imperial Valley
Friday riding in the wings OF high wind which whip
DO he. entire south Thursday and left trail OF
damage in tha Pasadena area
\ II foot nla1e GLASS window crashed inward at The
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Thurs. 90 minimum
Fri. 81; pm. Thurs. Il, humidity
"a. Noon Fri. SO, humidiay 81.
Los Angeles Hay:
US. No. 2 leafy ~. 17.50-1S: No. .
SIS 1880; Mpls. Dec flax S19Gi..
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-03

Ell Cenfro Business Barometer
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Laurel Sp'gs News

Commander J.. H. Henderson
and family have recently moved
here from Hot Springs, North
Carolina. The former is COM
manding officer at the local CCC
camp.
DR.. and Mrs. c. H. Pugh, of
Gastonia, spent Thursday night
with relatives, here.
This w. M. S. will meet with
Mrs. George Reeves this month.
Misses Blanche, Ruth and An
ME Blanche Pugh and Edward
lPugh spent last week end in Gas
tonia.
Miss Alice Taylor spent the
past week end at her home in
Boone.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Reeves Sunday afternoon were:
DR.. and Mrs. B. E. Reeves West
jefferson; Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Pugh and family, Miss Blanche
Pugh and Mrs. Hazel Taylor and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Shep-
herd and family, Laurel Springs;
Mrs. Sallie Vass. Sparta; and MIR.
and Mrs. Lonnie Busic and Jane
Bledsoe, of Galax, Va.
Wendell Monkey who has been
i'll for several days returned to
school Monday.
Mr.. F. Miller visited his daugh-
ter Mrs. T. S. Monkey Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Miller and
Mrs. F. Miller spent Sunday with
! Mr.. Grady Miller in Wilkes coun-
ty.
HOnOred Son
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Taylor en-
tertained at their home Saturday,
Feb. %, honoring their son Jack,
who is in the CCC camp, Elkin,
and Junior Mabe, of Harden,
Montana.
Games were played and re-
freshments served. Guests were;
Jack Taylor, Junior Mabe, Mr.
| and Mrs. Cary Mabe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnnie Bryant and children
Cleo and John Everett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hines and son, Billie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor, Mr.
| and Mrs. Jake Miller, Dean, Dan
1 and Stewart Taylor, Blanch, Ben
| and Edward Taylor. Helen Wyatt,
Eva and Coy Mabe, Mabel Spur
lin, Vaughn Hendrix, John B.
Richardson and Mayor Mabe.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
Fleetwood High
School News

The students. in the entire
school have shown much interest
in the poster contest sponsored
by the Woman's Club of West
jefferson. In the grades Betty
Bledsoe, fourth grade student,
won first place and group OF
sixth grade students won second
place. In the high school Char
lotte Hartzog. and Treva Norris
tied for first place.
The fifth grade students are
taking first aid instruction IN
their study of health conducted
by Miss Beulah Osborne.
Misses Hazel Vannoy and Ma
bel Blackburn were shopping In
Winston-Salem recently.
A large number of Fleetwood
people attended, the basketball
tournament held at ASTC last
week.
An All-Star basketball tourna-
ment will be held in Fleetwood
gymnasium this week. The first
series of games will be held en-
Thursday night. Eight teams from
the county and surrounding coun-
ties will take part in the tourna-
ment. Small admission fees will
be charged. The games will be
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-03-06
~. T.. Revenue Collections Show
Gains For Month OF February

Raleigh.-North Cardinals rev.
enue collections showed an in
crease of Is per cent in February
ever the same period of 1910
from $5,461, 73O.34 to $6,444,716.-
go, the revenue department re-
ported at the end of the month.
biggest increase chalked up
was one of 28.67 per cent by the
highway fund. February highway
fund collections totaled $2,954,-
tSS766 as compared with $2,296,-
"&5T.g3 IN the same month last
year.
The revenue department repor-
ted 1925 per cent increase by
the general fund from $685.
>272.5I last February to $780,
zsSS.Sg this February.
COLLECTIONS from the gasoline
tsevy Shot UP from $1,850.126. 38
Last February to $2,362, 122.61 this
year, the sales tax brought in
,O01 ,I92.57 as compared with
$500, S96.25 last February, income
ez1x TstnrTs gained from $554,341,-
@9S SU S84O, 68208, automobile Ii
'Cense collections were $419,849.-
,@01 as compared with $318,915.27.
Collections from the. franchise
lax dropped from $1,362,O43.0 6
last February to SLOT, 9O1.85 this
ysSssE
FEBRUARY collections brought
cine states income for the fiscal
2, ZzEesr To date to $4,000, 459.68, an