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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Giannini Reveals
Record Business

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. CUP)-
President l.. M. Giannini of Bank
of America today announced that
1910 brought new all-time high
marks in virtually every activity oil
the bank.
A new year survey showed deposits
of / 1892 228,000, an increase of S149,-
436 900 during the year and total
resources of $1,8l7 ,535 900, a gain
of sl8S,949, 900.
Earnings for 1910 were $29 ,007, 600
biggest year in the banks history.
OF this amount, S4,370.000 was re-
served for depreciation of bank
premises and amortization of bond
premiums. and s5,709,000 was ap-
piled to reduction of the carrying
value of assets. After payment Of
$10265. 900 in dividends at the an
nual rate of $40 a share on COM
mon stock and four per cent on the
issue price of preferred stock, and
$l,l76,000 in profit-sharing bonuses
TO employees, the banks capital funds
were increased by s7,484, 900 for the
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Uncle Sam May
Sieze Ships Of
Occupied Nations
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it would return any routes to Brit
ain after the war.
Official sources said that the
British proposal appears to be SINH
lar in most respects to one made
over a year ago. Nothing came OF it
at that time because maritime Off
cials here were unwilling to guar
antee a return of trade routes. They
pointed out that American ships
now carry only about 40 per cent
of this country's foreign trade, the
remainder being transported in for
eign bottoms.
At present five-American-flag
lines are operating in the Pacific
trade. The American Mail line has
about one sailing month from
Seattle. Wash, and Portland, Ore,
to Japan, China and the Philip
pines. The American President line
maintains a weekly schedule be-
tween San Francisco and the Orient.
The Matson line operates on routes
between the Pacific coast and Ha-
waii, Fiji Islands, Australia and New
Zealand. The States Steamship COM
pany operates out OF northwest ports
to the Orient and the American Pio-
neer line conducts a service between
New York and Australia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
BY Ii. X. TATARIAN
United Press staff Correspondent

Tall, dignified Henry Fountain
AShurSt. whose frock coat and elo-
quent speech have become an in
stitution in the United States SEN
ate in the % years Arizona has been
a state. steps down into private
life Friday to be succeeded by Ern-
est w. Mcfarland, the small town
Judge who defeated the silver
tongued orator for the Democratic
nomination in the September pri-
mary.
There ends thusly the senatorial
career which Henry Fountain Ash
urst began when Arizona the terri
tory became Arizona the state in
1912.
Both AShurSt and his successor
are in Washington-the grey-haired
veteran clearing away the desk he
has used for almost three decades,
bidding farewell to his senatorial
colleagues and to the myriad OF
friends he has in the nations capi-
tol
His successor, the heavy set, rud-
dy faced Mcfarland, former super
ior judge of Pinal county, is busy
setting up his offices and meeting
the men with whom he shares the
task of operating the governmental
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
kazis Rush Air
Squadrons to Aid
Fascist Partner
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can correspondents that United
States bombers ere being flown
across the Atlantic to Britain in
"a steady stream" and that British
airplane forces now are at an all
time high.
Reports from the Jugoslav from
tier said that Greek artillery now
had the central Albanian Bastion
n Elbasan under fire and that Brit
ish planes set iife to an Italian
ship in the Valona harbor. The
British re.,orted widespread air ac-
tion in North Africa and an ever
tightening ring around besiegeG
Bardia.
Turkey ordered German nurses
and governeSSeS-esti to num-
ber several hundred-to leave the
country.
Germany is generally believed to
be speeding up plans for new light
ming blows against Britain on many
fronts-possibly coupling simultan-
eous strokes in THE Mediterranean,
the Balkans, and the Far East with
an all-out attempt against the Brit
ish Isles themselves.
In this. situation the status Of
French relations assumed
great Importance. Vichy dispatches
described Franco-German negotia-
tionS as at a standstill and reported
evidences of Nazi displeaSure at the
attitude of the French. Vichy saio
that the Germans are preoccupied
with preparations for great attack
on Britain but did not indicate
whether the NaZis expected to util-
ize French collaboration" in this
offensive.
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain is
believed to be adamant against use
of French Mediterranean bases or
the French fleet to increase Axis
pressure on Britain and this may
be the sticking point of the negoti-
ations. There is some evidence that
the French attitude may be stiffen-
ed by the imminent arrival of the
u S. ambassador to Vichy, Admiral
William E. Leahy, due in a day or
two.
On the Balkan front chief inter-
est was centered on sudden depar-
ture of Bulgaria's premier. Bogdan
Filoff, for Vienna for reasons of
health" Belgrade reported that
Filoffs treatment" would be ad-
ministered by Nazi Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop. This arous-
ed suspicion that Bulgaria might be
face-to-face with the Nazi prescrip-
tions administered to other small
states in central Europe and else
where.
Bulgaria has been the object OF
diplomatic tug-of-War involving
Germany and Russia. Germany has
been concentrating increasing num-
bers of troops Rumania and Hun
gary, possibly for the psychological
effect such concentrations might
have on recalcitrant statesmen OF
adjoining countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Townsends Present
Staff with Trip
ToRose Bowl Fete

Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Townsend,
Imperial wholesalers, on New Years
day presented their whole staff ano
their families with a Christmas
gift they long will remember.
They chartered bus loaded their
guests and deposited them in Los
Angeles in time for the New Years
eve festivities. Then they gave
them all tickets to the Stanford
Nebraska football game in the Rose
Bowl in Pasadena.
Their guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Vern Beavers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blair Gilroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Engle, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hershel Marsh. Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Crook. MIR. and
Mrs. Jerry Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs.
PAU Scott of Indio. Mrs. Rufine
Engle and her daughter. Miss Ruth
Engle. Mrs. Isabelle Slatten, Town
sends mother; Miss Larabelle Eng
lert, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Smith Of
Long Beach. Townsend's brother
in-law and sister; and Al Pattison,
the bus driven.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02

ALTA. Utah, Jan. z. 'uP)-New
crews of trained workers today took
over a search through tons OF snow,
ice and rock in Wasatch noun
tains' Rustler's Gulch, searching
for the bodies of possibly four New
Years day skiers who perlshed un-
der an avalanche.
Salt Lake county sherlff's offl-
GERS, directing the search at this
winter sports resort high in the
mountains above Salt Lake Valley,
said it still had not been definitely
established how many skiers were
trapped.
ONLY one skier was known to be
missing. He was Kenneth Wright,
Salt Lake City. He had separated
from friends and gone into the
area where the slide hit to expert
ment at cross-country skiing.
Wright did not return to his home
last night, and broken skis found
in the debris had been identified
as his.
Witnesses reported seeing at
least three other skiers swept away
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Radio Battle Bans
Popular Music to
Listening Public
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or those produced by BMI writer's
the past few months, are banned
from about three-fourths of the ra-
dio stations, including those of ma
tional Broadcasting company and
Columbia and Mutual Broadcastlng
Systems.
Smaller stations continued to deal
with ASCAP, so most radio listen
ers had their choice of programs
The cooperative analysis of broad
casting, which tests the popularity
of programs for radio advertisers,
completes its next poll Jan. IA, but
A. w. Lehman. cooperative manager,
said radio listeners usually were
slow to respond to any change and
he doubted whether any reaction
would be apparent for several weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Census Nay Stir
legislative Row

the San Francisco Bay area is
jealous Of any move to increase
voting power to the south.
More important to San Francisco
legislators is the prospect Of losing
strength in the legislature by the
trend of population to inland areas.
There will be much jockeying and
trading in the corridors be-
fore this issue is settled-if it is.
Should the legislature fail to agree,
constitutional reapportionment
commission will arbitrarily take
over the job.
Many of the legislators deplored
the lengthy 1889 session and the
necessity of making five return
trips to Sacramento in 1910. As
semblyman Melvyn l. Cronin, San
Francisco. heads move to hold
the first bill introduction session
TO Is days, instead of the custo-
mary three weeks, and adjourn the
second half in April or May, in
stead of June.
Cronin said a streamlining Of
committees and procedure would
cut legislative expense and con-
serve the time of members.
An advisory committee on motor
vehicle legislation will have variet
recommendations to offer. Close
study is Being given proposals t.
raise the speed limit to as high
rs 60 or 65 miles per hour in some
areas. Some advocate the nc
speed limit" law of some states
with lowered speed zcnes marked
in particular areas where necessary
Senator Jerrold Seawell, Rose
vile, opposed raising the speeo
limit but suggested eliminating il
altogether and leaving 10 the
judgment of the enforcement Off
GERS whether or not person was
driving with reckless abandon to
the welfare of others I believe
a reckless driving charge Woulo
have more force and effect =. .
than the everlasting ticket they
now receive for minor infractions
Of speed regulations"
If speed limits are raised or re-
moved, said Senator Frank MiXter,
Tulare county. reckless and drunk
en- driving penalties should be in
creased.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Senator AShurSt
Sheds Harness

machinery during the coming six
years.
WASHINGTON will miss Senator
Ashurst. His colorful speech, his
eloquent rhetoric of composition ana
his distinctive dress have made him
as much an institution of the capl-
tai city as the Washington monu-
ment His orations-"The Golden
Tide of Words"-had gained such
fame that the senate gallery was
always filled when he word passed
around that Arizona's AshurSt was
going to speak.
And conversely, Ashurst will miss
returning to the chambers he has
learned to love during the past %
years. Not for the salary it gave him,
but for continuing his association
with his colleagues of long stand
ing.
THE salary of $4,000, of course,
is not to be sneezed at" Ashurst
said upon his defeat. But I'd give
SlO,OO0-if they'd let me-for the
privilege of serving
Washington forgave Henry Ash
urSt for his eccentricitieS that won
him the title of the Dean of IN
consistency" He leaves the senate
with the satisfaction of having
achieved his aTbition-to become
head of the powerful judiciary COM
mittee. That achievement itself
makes him rare among men.
He has said he will not seek Of
flee again. But his associates or
Capitol Hill have not been idle
since his defeat and Ashurst's nomi-
nation to some high federal post by
President Roosevelt is soon expect
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Bv JOHN W. DUNLAP

SACRAMENTO. Jan. ?. CUP)-
Sectional pride is characteristics Of
the California legislature but the
reapportionment OF coreressiona
and legislative districts under the
l940 census may turn cut to be the
biggest argument of the l94l ses-
sion.
CALIFORNIA; phenomenal growth
between 1890 and 1910 entitled it
to three more congressman, making
total of %. Southern California
would like two of the three new
members. The San Joaquin Valley
puts up a good claim for one, while
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Negro Wins First
Round of Suit

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. CUP)-
Paul Robson, Negro singer, four
other Negroes and five whites to-
day won the first round Of their
suit to collect s22 500 from the Va
nessi restaurant because the man.
agement refused admission to their
party.
Walter McGovern, attorney for
VaneSsi's filed a demurrer to the
suit, holding that the Robson par
ty was refused admission because
the place was filled and no tables
were available. Superior Judge Ell
mer Robinson dismissed the de-
murrer. however, and set the case
over for 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
EARTHQUAKE BLAMED
FOR RJJRGLARY HERE

Arthur KalStrom, o. S. lmmlgra-
ton officer, blamed the earthquake
of last May Thursday for the loss
ot two pistols. The quake warped
the door of his home at 5l6 Holt
avenue. making it difficult to lock
and a thief took advantage of that
fact early New Years day to gair
entry.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Valley Observes
Deafness HOLIDAY
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other fatalities.
Four members of a mountain ski
ing party in Utah were believed
dead under an avalanche of shift
ing snow-walls, but they were not
included in the fatality list pend
ing a report of rescue workers dig
ging in sub-zero temperatures.
Among the traffic victims were
the Rev Elmer Genung, Stanley,
Wis, who was killed en- route to a
New Years vigil, and John F.. Ryan,
60, Chicago, struck down by cal
filled with shrieking holiday revel-
ers who fled.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Navy Cu:s Down
Officer SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. CUP)-
The navy now has sufficient Off
GERS TO command its Warships which
are being added to the fleet at the
rate of one every IL days.
Several months ago the shortage
Of officer personnel was one of the
most difficult problems facing the
navy. A program to overcome that
deficiency has been successful. off
eial sources said today
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
WHITE TO RESIGN
AS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

CHICAGO, Jan.2 UP)-WiIliam
Allen White intends to resign next
week as chairman of the Commit
tee to Defend America by Aiding
the Allies, it was learned today.
white. who is at home in EN-
poria, Kan, said when advised of
the report, that he had no formal
comment TO make at this time)
A successor to the Emporia, Kan,
editor who organized the commit
tee has not been named but reg
ional leaders of the movement are
planning to hold a meeting here
next week TO choose one.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Light Frost Due
In Storm S Wake
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sunshine.
The recent Arizona rains boosted
water storage in the state TO a
three-year high. Farmers were hope
full the rains marked the end of the
dry spell that has plagued the
states agriculture for the past seV-
eral wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
McNary Goes to
|. A. for Rest

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. CUP)-
U. S. Sen. Charles l.. McNary, R.,
Gre, remained in his compartment
On the train and refused all inter-
views on doctors orders today upon
arrival here to spend two or three
weeks on the desert recuperating
from pneumonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
DRUNK DRIVING
CHARGE REDUCED

Charges OF drunken driving were
reduced to reckless driving Thurs
day for Melvin Longshore, 81. OF
El Centro. He was arrested on
South Seventh while driving on the
wrong side of the street. Monday
he was fined SIS in police court.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
SOLDIER CHARGES
PAIR BILKED HIM

what poliae suspected was a
variety of the "old army game"
ended in a floater out of FL Centro
Monday for Nina Clark and j,
Clark. A soldier from the Seeley
camp told police they had bilked
him out of $40
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
DRIVER ORDERED
INTO POLICE COURT

Jose Sanchez, %. of El Centre,
accused of reckless driving follow
ing an automobile accident on
Highway 90 in which his car collid-
ed with one driven by Mrs. Ella
Adamson OF Chula Vista. will appear
in FL Centro police court Friday
for plea.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
SEELEY SCHEDULES
COMMUNITY SING

Seeley's community sing is sche-
duled for Friday night at 7:3O
o'clock in the community hall, spe-
cial features being planned for the
occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
FLASHLIGHT, TOOLS
STOLEN FROM AUTOS

Theft of a flashlight and an array
of tools from the automobile Of
DALEY Jackson, 354 Villa avenue,
was under investigation Thursday
by El Centre police.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-02
Avalanche Buries
Holiday Skiers

as the snow cascaded down the
steep mountain side. But authori-
ties had received no reports of any
one else being missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23

The Axis claims were so sweeping that 1t appeared obvious there was considerable overlapping and possi- ble exaggeration. Previous Nazi claims of damage inflicted on naval vessels In air attacks have not al- ways been confirmed by the British.
 British dispatches said that every German attempt to land troops on Crete by means of naval conveys had been beaten off with heavy losses In Nazi transports and troop carrying boats sunk, damaged or turned back.
 Grave Warnings
 But of operations on land the British displayed no such confi- dence. The London press was filled with grave warnings of the dangers Britain would face If Crete Is lost. Most commentators indicated loss of Crete would be followed by loss of Cyprus, the second important Brit lsh Island base in the Eastern Med- iterranean.
 Some commentators suggested that the battle for Suez would be half over If Crete and Cyprus are lost. The comment emphasized the terrific task facing the Allied forces In Crete In attempting to fight In. definitely without air support. Brt- ish fighter squadrons have been withdrawn from Crete rather than allow them to be sacrificed against Nazi dominance of the air and the only support the Royal Air Force was giving was @ nightly bombard- ment of the airdromes in Greece from which the Nazi air shuttle ser- vice to Crete Is being conducted.
 The Germans have suffered "heavy slaughter" In the last 24 hours de- spite the fact that their parachute glider and air transport troops had footholds ct Malemi. airdroae and Candia.
 Great Britain's naval forces natur-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23

(Co0GlnueQ from Fage 1) was trying to prevent reinforcement by sea of the German troops in Crete or was trying to evacuate the imperial force here.
 Their ono comment was that the withdrawal of British fighter planes from Crete "unmistakeably revealed the gravity of the situation of the British"
 was reported unofficially that the British had two or three dlvi- sions in Crete, and the Greeks had one or two.
 This might mean 4S,ooo to 75yooo men.
 So far the erman public had been told nothing about the attempt to take Crete. There mad not been one word in the newspapers or on the radio of the landing Of Ger man air-borne troops.
 Tho newspapers generally pub- lished the high command claims of British losses under banner head lines, but without any reference to Crete.
 Conveys Are Hit
 Berlin, May 23-(UP)-oernlan ny'S air and sea siege of the British Isles was frightened In recent days, the high command said today, when Nazi U-boats and airplanes sand Q total of 1i4000 tons of enemy merchantmen in the Battle of the Atlantic.
 The sinkings credited by the high command to German suhmar- ines included nine ships totalling 70,900 tons from Q convoy en route to England.
 According to official statements, the total submarine toll was from two conveys and also included in- dividual attacks on other enemy ships.
 Among the nine vessels sunk in one convoy en route to England were listed a l3,00-ton ship and two others of 10000 and 5000, the latter two described as tankers' Tn addition a heavily laden 1000 ton munitions ship was sunk in the same httdCk, VHS COaIltElulAQuS SA1a
 Tn addition, U-boats sank 2l,00O tons of enemy shipping off the west coast of Africa and 1S,000 tons in individual operations, the high command said.
 Merchant Ship Sunk ! Furthermore, the communique reported that German airplanes had sunk a 5000 ton British fmerchant- man in carrying out armed recon naissance over and around Britain despite extremely bad weather"
 There were no enemy air raids on Reich territory during the night the high command reported.
 The submarine figures previously had been released by the official news agency, DINE. in slightly dit- ferent form.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23
British, Greek Land
 Forces Fighting Back
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ally had suffered some losses" un- der the circumstances but German claims that nine warcraft had been hit and four cruisers sunk by aerial attacks were described as "exag- gerated."
 The important thing Is that the Germans have failed to break through the naval screen around Crete in their vain efforts to land sea-borne achievements.
 So long as the fleet prevents 6 sea invasion, the British and Greek forces on Crete will fight until the German air-borne forces are de- feated," 1t was stated.
 The Germans have been attempt- ing to land guns, tanks and anlnlu- milton which the enemy air-borne troops urgently requi. ,, 1t was added
 The conveys carrying these sup plies have been attacked, damaged and dispersed, according to the British, and Italian ships have been seen picking up survivors.
 After three days fighting none of these supplies was believed to have gone through to the Axis troops on Crete, despite powerful dive-bomb- CT attacks by Na2i airplane forma- tons against the British fleet.
 The only three "ready-made" dis authorization points on Crete are Candia, Canea and Suda Bay, the British said. Candid has @ 660-foot quay and Canea has one jetty t0C feet long and another l40 feet long At Suda Bay Ehere iS Q concrete pier 240 yards long.
 German air achievements appar- ently continued to land on the island although all see landings were reported frustrated.
 Germans Sure
 In Berlin opinion was gaining that the Germans have won Q definite edge in Crete and that the battle may be clinched by the NaZis soon Rome reported that the British has started to evacuate non-combatants from Cyprus.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23
British Navy Holds
 Off Nazi Transports
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"The Nazi high command is oper- ating a 24-hour ferry service of war planes between Greece and Crete, working minute by minute on e carefully worked-out plan. Para cnutIsts carrying miniature radio sets are reporting back to headquar- ters continually on the situation. Tho whole plan therefore may have to he changed any moment, making for Q Dangerous margin of error"
 Nazis parachute and other air- borne troops were reported landing in constantly increasing numbers by night and day, under the fire oi allied sharpshooters who picked of many before they could take posi- ton. Artillerymen were hurline shells ct the German planes as they swept low over the island to dror their parachutists or land planes and glider borne men.
 Battle Grows Furious
 The battle was rising steadily if fury.
 A grim fight had been wagee through yesterday and last night between British warships and Ger. man transports and fishing boa fleets which sought to break through from the Peloponnesui Peninsula to Crete.
 There had still been no news ur to this morning of the fate of ( fleet of 30 German troop and supply ships which the British navy hae intercepted and attacked.
 Stuka dive bomber formations were attacking the fleet constantly in . desperate attempt to turn tht sea as well as the air into Q suppl! line.
 Dispatches from Cairo implied plainly that the Allied troops under Major General Bernard Q. Freybert were still in control of the battle though the Germans had gainet footholds in the Canea and Candit areas.