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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
President Sets Up
Price Controlling
Machinery for U. 5.
New Emergency Agency
Will Prevent Spiraling
Costs, PrOfiteering

WASHINGTON, April II.
(UP) - President Roosevelt
today signed an executive or
der creating a new price con-
troll agency to be known as
the office of price, administration
and civilian supply. He named
Leon Henderson as head of the new
agency.
The new price control unit will
be a part of the office of emergency
management, the coordinating or
ganization which now includes the
office of production management
and the national defense advisory
commission.
The order merges into the office
of price administration and civilian
Continued on Page 6; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Bark Leans Near
Ten.Year High

WASHINGTON, April II (UP)-
Commercial bank loans are near a
1O-year high because of the de-
fense program, the federal reserve
board reported today.
The federal reserve said 1876 of
the nations largest commercial
banks had a total of $574,000, 900
in loans for defense purposes at
the start of the present calendar
year.
Approximately 80 per cent of the
defense loans reported were for
working capital purposes, including
loans to contractors engaged in con-
struction as we'll as those to man.
ufacturers of supplies and equip
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

not punitive drive against the
packing shed industry. Our primary
purpose is to see that all members
of the industry are operating in
compliance with the fair labor
standards act. Our policy in ad-
ministering the act is to seek the
cooperation of employers, and ex-
perience has proven to us that the
great majority of American busi-
nesSmen want to comply with the
fair labor standards act as we'll as
other laws"
He said his staff had found few
violations of the minimum wage
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

There was none of the little girl
of Deannas early film days left
when she walked up to the license
bureau in the Hall of Justice. She
was a poised, calm young lady
wearing a trim green gabardine tai
lored suit, red-white- -and-blue sail
or hat, and carrying black kid
gloves.
Il am very happy about it ALL .
she said. This is my first romance,
and 1 hope to make it my last one"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

y
rise observances They were:
Ell CENTRO
Union sunrise services at $50 am.
at Ell Centro stadium, under auspices
of the city ministerial association.
The Rev. Mr.. E. L. Carter will
preach the sermon and DR.. w. A..
McCleneghan will preside. Com
bined choirs of participating church.
eS will take part with Don Zavala
as soloist ana Herbert Pipes as
trumpeter
CALEXTCO
Services at Sis am. at Wocan-
ola Hill in Yuha desert. The Rev. Mr.
Carleton C. Buck of Holtville will
preach and choir of 60 voices par
ticipate. Mrs. j. w. Lawson, soloi5t,
John Lincoln trumpeter.
HOLTVILLE
Sunrise services, sponsored by the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Friends Church, will be held at 5
am. on the desert northeast of the
Continued on Page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

iilUo olCoI lOi piOFISlOiliiiB lOI IlcW
raids on merchant shipping in the
north Atlantic, were easily observed
at their barths, the ministry said
Our aircraft dropped bombs de-
signed to pierce the armor and from
the air such bombs are difficult
to observe but there is every reason
to think that last nights attacks
must have been damaging" the min
istry said.
In an earlier report the minis
try had said Royal air force bombs
straddled the Scharnhorst and
GneiSenau but fuller reports from
attacking pilots increased hope here
that the battleships had been struck
with devastating effect.
British bombing squadrons also
raided the German Ruhr and Rhine
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

provisions of the act In any indus
try on the Pacific coast. In some
cases, he said, there is need for
clearer understanding of the acts
provision for computing piece work
wages.
In anticipation of the physical
inspection of the plants Ash said he
sent questionnaires TO 800 fruit and
vegetable packing establishments In
California, Arizona. Washington,
and Arizona. II properly filled out
and returned TO him the work OF
inspection will be facilitated, Ash
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Labor Standard Probe to
Touch |. Y. Packing Sheds

Imperial Valleys fruit and vege-
table packing sheds will be in
spected soon during an industry
wide investigation to ascertain if
all are complying with the fair
labor standards act, the United
States department. of labor an
nounced Friday.
The wage and hour division in
vestigation was announced by Wes-
ley o. Ash, western regional di-
rector, who said all sheds in I'M
perial Valley, the Salt River Valley
in Arizona and those in northern
California, Washington, and Oregon
will be inspected.
This inspection" Ash said, "is
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

to the 25-year-old Paul, who first
met her when he was a second as
sistant director for one of her pic
lures, five years ago, would take
place at the Wiltshire Methodist
Episcopal church in Los Angeles.
Some $50 guests, including most of
the big names in the film colony,
will be invited.
The marriage will occur April Is
Among Miss Durbins bridesmaids
will be screen stars Ann Shirley,
Helen Parrish, and Ann Dwynne.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

At the rate Imperial Valley young
men are being inducted into the
army, the original "five-year pro-
gram" will be completed-so far as
physically acceptable men are con-
cerned-within a year and a half,
or by June of 1912, study of de-
velopmentS at Selective Service
headquarters in El Centro disclosed
Friday.
Other indications pointed to a
strong possibility that the program
may be completed even sooner,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

land industrial districts, centering
on Dusseldorf, during the night,
and yesterday bombers carried out
a surprise raid on the Borkum sea-
plane base off the north German
coast, the ministry said.
British nignt IlgnUers shot down
nine German planes last night in
the light of an almost full moon,
and British anti-alrcraft gunners
bagged another, bringing the total
to 81 in four nights.
Coventry and Birmingham were
the main targets, it was revealed.
1t was the second concentrated at
tack this week on Coventry, which
has been little more than skeleton
city since a devastating raid last
November.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
BRITISH ANNOUNCE
GREEK ASSIGNMENT

LONDON, April IL (UP)-The
war office announced today that
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Henry Maitland
Wilson was in command of British
troops in Greece under the direc-
ton of Greek Marshal Alexander
Papagos. Sir Henry, until his trans
fer to Greece, commanded British
empire forces in North Africa un-
der Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

JOLIET, Ill, April II CUP)-
The announcement went through
the loudspeaker at the Central bus
depot: "All schedules Cancelled"
Passengers started leaving. An
other voice called them back and
police arrested James Masters, CO.,
a ventriloquist who had been stand
ing near the loudspeaker
In the police station Capt. Ernest
Cverby, listening to the arreSting
policeman's story, suddenly heard
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Improved Melons
Predicted for |. Y.

Much better melons were pre-
dicted for Imperial Valley in the
1941 season Friday in the monthly
report of B. A. Harrigan county
agricultural commissioner.
Total melon acreage for Imperial
Valley. however, is down 5000 acres,
Harrigan's report said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Deunnu Durbin
April 18th

HOLLYWOOD, April II. (UP)-Deanna Durbln, ~
yearod singing movie STAR and Vaughn Paul young asso-
cae producer who has been her beau since she was
youngster fatheeed shoes and knee dresses applied Tor
marriage license TODAY Miss Durbin said her marriage
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Roosevelt Lifts
War Ban on Suez
Red Sea. Gulf Alden Reopened to U. S
Ships as Result Of British Victories
In Ethiopia Supply Line Affected

WASHINGTON April H. (UP)-President Roosevelt
by proclamation today reopened the Red Sea and the Gu.
of Alden to American shipping, permitting United States
commercial vessels to up the east side of Africa
to the Suez canal Announcing his action at press con
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Blasts in Defense
Factories Claim,
Lives Of Two Men

BELVIDERE, N. j., April II (UP)
One man was killed and four
were injured, two critically, when
an explosion of nitrated cotton
damaged the dehydration house of
the Hercules Powder company plant
here today.
Charles j. Hagerty, Warren coun-
ty coroner, denied a report that
two men were killed. The dead man
was Charles Haycock, 81, of Belvi-
dere.
ANOTHER KILLED IN
STEEL PLANT BLAST
BESSEMER, Ala, April II CUP)
An explosion that was heard sew
en- miles away today wrecked the
steam boiler supplying a blast fur
mace at Woodward Iron company
plant near here.
A Negro repairman, Will Rush,
died of burns two hours after the
explosion. Thirteen other white and
Negro injured were taken to the
hospital but several were released
after treatment for minor burns.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Raj Bombs Strike
Nozi Seq Raiders

LONDON April H. (UP)-British planes last night
dropped armorpercing bombs the German 260OO-ton
bateships Scharnhorst and Gnesenau in an attack on
the naval base at Brest the air ministry said today
The batteshps attacked several times after they put
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
Fate Of Balkans
Rests on Result
Of Big Conflict
Germans May Take Greco-Bitish Line
From Rear if Break Through Succeeds;
RAF Pounds Advancing Panzer Units
- BY UNITED PRESS :

Adolf Hitlers panzer divisions collided with picked
corps OF British troops Friday in the opening phase of
battle III northwest Greece which may vitality affect the
in the Middle East The Nazi blitz troops already
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
l.. v. Groups Join
In Sunrise Rites
Thousands in Valley Will Worship at
Special Community Services Sunday
Commemora+ins Christ's Resurrection

Thousands of worshppers in Imperial Valley will join
Sunday with millions in many far of the Christian
world to observe Easter ceremonies commemoratng the
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Every one of the valleys six communities planned
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11
D AMsl|Ne
\EpoRTER

Wlllkle inspecting ruins N Lolluoil'
Mrs. Robert Rayburn asked her
young son eve didn't catch whether
it was Bobby or Stanley
do you remember him?"
The lad shook his head
"Why, that's Mr.. Willkie," con-
. tinued the mother. Don't you re-
member what he ran for last year,"
The youngster examined the pic
ture more closely.
mo" he said uncertainty, "but
he should have run for covert
Side Light
On the international theme, the
chaps who direct war poster ac-
tivities are overlooking bet in
young Theodore Morales of the
fourth grade at Eastside school.
His teacher, Pauline Allen, was
surprised at first when she collected
his spelling paper to find carl
cature of Hitler scribbled on the
bottom. 1t wasn't a half-bad job
and resembled the German leader
as much as Charlie Chaplin did in
his role of dictator.
Now it's got to be a habit and
every day when there is a spelling
test young Morales speeds through
the examination and always has
time left over to pencil a portrait
of der fuehrer at the bottom.
Our bet is that each day Miss
ALLEN looks first at the picture and
grades the test later!
Slickers!-
If Ell Centro's 10000 club bridge
section is more circumspect in the
future regarding selection of guests,
we really couldn't blame them.
The other day they invited Mes
danes Earl Farris, Don L. Young
and H. S. Cow to hold few hands
They held such hands that Mes
danes Farris, Young and Cow took
all the prizes!
To The Point
If there is anything RR likes to
hear of, 1T is book salesman who
is taken aback. For years RR has
been trying to do just that little
thing with negligible success
In this instance, our congratu-
lations are directed at young Phil
Bush, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Bush, jr.
Young Phil, who met a book
salesman at a neighbor's home. was
so enamored of the sa1esman's wares
that he invited the gentlemen over
to his house.
I'm sure you can make a deal
with my mother" he enticed.
The book salesman needed no
urging and went to the Bush home.
AS they entered the salesman re-
marked:
do you have any brotherS?"
PhiPs two brothers, Eddie and
Terry are twins and at that moment
Eddie appeared.
I've got him." replied Phil, "and
another one just like him!"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-11

LETTUCE: Phoenix fob. cash
track heavy SIS and straight a.
and SIS S3.50-4; As, SIS S2.75-3.25;
6's S1.50-2.
L. A. hay U. s. No. l, I. b. S17.00.
I. v. No. Q Ieafy S16.50-17. No. 2
Sl3.-13.50; Mpls. Sept. flax S1.86.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Central High
Seeks Revenge
In Tilt Tonight

A revenge-seeking Ell Centre high
school basketball team squares off
against Coronado high schools
league-ieading Metro league cagers
in Ell Centro gymnasium tonight
at O'Clock. A preliminary game
matching B teams of the two
schools will start at 7.
Coach Raleigh Hollis charges
dropped a 1910 decision to the
Islanders in a Coronado meeting
apd plans to reverse the count
come 8 o'clock tonight. Ell Centre
will have an advantage due to the
Spartans' familiarity with the small
court.
Coach Holt, as unpredictable with
his starting lineup announcements
as the Weatherman in rainy season,
indicated he would open with Pat
terson and Riecy at forwards,
Tackett at center and Kobata and
OSa at guards.
The starting lineup for the Bees
will be Alarcon and Shaw at for
wards, Whelply at center and Hill
and Jacobs at guards.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Finance Problem
Harasses Race
Track Directors

OAKLAND, Cal, Feb. 8. CUP)-
Just wee bit tardy-39 days to
be eXact-the Golden Gate Turf
club runs its $4,000 New Years
day handicap today while its direc-
tors are nursing g financial head
ache and at least two other groups
prepared to bid for the $2,00O,000
property, should Albany give up the
ghost.
The Albany directors saw the
handwriting on the wall when the
mutue take for the first four rae
ing days-including the inaugural
reached only S390947, and they
galloped INTO the court of Federal
Judge A. F. st. Sure for surceaSe.
Judge st. Sure signed an order
prohibiting foreclosure suits against
the club and referred the petition
to T. j. Ledwick. Alameda county
Bankruptcy referee.
This will permit the track to op-
crate without being plagued by
dinky involuntary bankruptcy ac-
tions until it can get its feet on
the ground. The club is not broke,
for it listed assets of $1,800,000
against liabilities of some 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
BY HENRY NIcLEMORE-

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. CUP)-
Putting the sport shot here and
there: Maybe this should belong
on the drama page, but Jimmy
Londos and Sandor Szabo Will meet
here early next week to settle the
wrestling championship of what
they loosely refer to as the world
Two more renditionS of this
performance and the original casts
Of "Abies Irish Rose" The Drunk
ard" and Tobacco Road" will be
forced to slap on the grease paint
again to retain their records for
continuous runs incidentally,
that announcement by Mike Jacobs
that Bob Pastor may be substituted
for Arturo G0doy against Joe Louis
here on April Is lowered the tenn
perature at least 80 degrees e.
After that Louis-Jack Roper thing
two years ago even the movie COL
ony is ready to stay at home un-
less they are assured of at least
five rounds ...
Badminton promoters in this To-
cality are finally fearing the rami-
ticatIons of the war =. All the
better shuttlecocks are composed
of special feathers imported from
Czechoslovakia, and now the supply
has been completely shut off
There is absolutely no truth in the
rumor that Leopold StokoWski will
replace Elmer Layden at Notre
Dame, but you can make what you
will out of the fact that Samuel
GoldWyn yesterday sold out his
stock in United Artists and headed
for the middle west Don't look
now but watch tOmorroWs papers
for the announcement of a new
race Of champions to be run at
Pimlico on Nov. g.. The old
Plmlico Special is being turned in
to what should be the most in
trlguing gallop of 1941 -.
The $4,000 Santa Anita Derby
VIII be run on "Wednesday, and if
there are any men or BOYS weigh
ing less than I26 pounds within
tlying, motoring, walking, or pogo-
sticking distance of the Arcadia
plant, they may as we'll come along
on the double-time =. For if
locks right now as if as MANY as
40 three-year-olds still have a
chance OF going TO the post and I
don't believe there are more than
30 jockeys west of the Mississippi
When Robert Browning wrote
Grow Old Along With Me, the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Hoppe Runs 1941
Win Streak 10
Eleven Games

CHICAGO, Feb. 8. (UP)-Wlllie
Hoppe meets another big-time op-
ponent today in Otto Reiselt, twice
world three-cushion billiards cham
pion, after disposing of the recog-
nized master Of the diamond Sys-
TEN with ease.
Hoppe set own Arthur Thurn-
blad cf Kenosha, Wis, SO to 38 in
81 innings, last night to run his
string Of consecutive victories in
tournament play to 33. eleven OF
them in the present contest
Thurnblad, a poker-faced player
who shoots with all the precision
his complicated game requires
moved methodically through the
match and managed to gain a lead
on the master that stretched 20
to II in the 25th inning.
Jay Bozeman, Vallejo, Calf, WIG
misses a tie with Hoppe only be-
cause OF one loss, came up next
and defeated Arthur Rubin OF New
York, so to 80 in A innings. This
left Bozeman still in the running
for the l941 championship when
he meets Thurnblad tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09

ourn eV
Begins

DEL RIO COU n T R Y
CLUB, Brawley, Feb. s.
The Del Rio country club be-
came Imperial Valleys golf
center today as the valleys
niblick artists fired practice rounds
in preparation for the 18th annual
Lettuce tournament.
More than 200 amateur golfers
will participate in this years event,
according to Elmer Sears, tourna-
ment manager and Del Rio Pro
Joe Calwell, and so of the entrants
will receive a valuable prize.
Low scores were predicted in the
championship and first guest flight
this year, according to Calwell, as
practice rounds have turned up
more than a dozen sub-par scores.
Principal low scorers have been Jer-
ry Fox, Logan jenkins, Tunney Will
liams. Loveridge Marsh, Forrest
Manley, Tom Crosbie, Les Rogers,
w. B. Austin. Jersey Birchfield, Lee
Lamberson. Newt Brazelton, Nick
Schaeffer and Reid Rowan.
Qualifying play for the champion
ship flight begins Tuesday and
continues through Wednesday, ac-
cording to Sears, with match play
in all flights slated TO get under
way Thursday and last through
Sunday. Qualifying play in all
flights but the championship will
start this Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
QUOTATIONS
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Feb. Z. UP)-
Supplies continued light to moder-
ate with demand and trading mod
crate.
Lettuce: Imperial 4 dozen 1.25-
1.35; SIS 110-1.25: local loose or
dinary 25-50c.
Peas: Imperial bush 7Ik Sc; No.
rs Sc; crates 3.50-3.65; Coachells
pole 101-1c; No. IS 5-6c; bush 71a-
shc; Carpinteria pole No. rs &C;
China Coachella 1920; No. 2s 8-9c.
squash: White summer Goa
ehella crates 2.25-2.50; Imperial
2.00-2.25: Italian san Diego lugs
1.50-1.65: Coachella crates 1.50-
1.75: flats 1851 so; Imperial crates
1.50-1.65: yellow erookneck 1mper-
ial crates 2.25-2.50; banana local
j " ! q C.
Tangerines: Dancy's 3-31zc.
Tomatoes: INLAND, Westmorland
and Brawley STOPS 1.60-1.s5; 12s
1.50-1.65; los 1.OO-1.25; 2Os 75-90c;
flats 5x6s 1.6O-1.s5; 6x7s 1.40-1.65;
7xss 1.15-1.25; loose lugs 60-75c;
flats 50-65c.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Amateur JOHNNY
Dawson Leads
Golf Tourney

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb, g.
(UP)-The field for the $4,000 Tex
as open golf tournament will be
pared in todays l8-hole second
round, but it was an even bet at
the starting tee that neither Anna
teur Johnny Dawson of Hollywood,
Calf, nor Pro Ben Hogan of White
Plains, N. Y, would be among the
casualties. -.
DaWsOn's putter was as hot as
the Texas norther that whipped
across the links was cold yesterday,
and he drummed around the long
Willow Springs course with a three
under-par IS to spread-eagle the
field of Americas best pros.
He carded the amazing total of
II one-putt greens to lead Hogan
by a stroke. Hogan, who last year
tied for the title and lost to Byron
Nelson in the 18-hole playoff, had
three brides and six pars on the
back nine for the best nine hole
score of the day and a complete
card OF 37-32-69.
In third place, one under par.
came Dick Metz with 36-34-70..
Grouped at par It's to tie for
fourth were Clayton Heafner, De-
Tending Champion Nelson, Ralph
Guldahl and Craig Wood.
Harry Cooper was the first
name casualty cf the tourna-
ment. He disqualified himself at
the end of the first nine when he
learned that he had Is clubs in
his bag, one more than permitted
by the tournament rules.
Horton Smith and jug McSpaden
suffered the toughest going with rs
and n respectively.
Pre-tcurney favOrite Sammy
Snead, whose two practice rounds
produced an aggregate II under
par, turned in a 72 and was bunch
ed with E. J. Harrison, John Bar
mum of Chicago, Red Francis, Al
tcona, Pa, Lester Kennedy, New
Market, N. Y, and Phillip George,
Austin, Tex.
At 73 we're Jimmy Hines. Johnny
Revolta, Ed Dudley, Ray Mangrum
Lloyd Mangrum, Emery thinner
man. Vic Ghezzi, Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Demaret, and Floyd Will
liams.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Todays Sport Parade

Best is Yet to Be he might have
been referring to Jigger Statz, the
manager of the Los Angeles Angels
Statz, now 43, played las
games last year and is hell bent
for another 200 this coming season.
just how an outfielder man
ages to manage a baseball team
from the outer garden really don't
know, and as long as Statz does
it, I won't ask any questions =.
Buddy Haas thinks that of all
the thOroughbreds he has seen in
his 10 years as a jockey JohnstoWn
was so much the best that there
was no second. He is the only
horse" Haas told me, who made
liar out of his clockerS." Speak
ing of Haas, he says that riding
in the west is dangerous because
racing here attracts cheaper sta
bles and that cheaper stables can't
afford to hire the better jockeys
Haas no longer has TO worry
about choosing between Miolgnd
and Kayak II for a horse to ride
in the 100000 Santa Anita Handi-
cap Since Kayak II has been
declared out, the boy has finally
been able to sleep at nights ..
Private note to Jerry Giesler-
where is my wrist watch? Ne
YER mind how much the clownish
frankie Kovacs wins on the clay
circuit, the Forest Hills payoff will
find Bobby Riggs-once clown
himself-coming right back into
his own. In fact it is reaching the
point where no man seems to be
able to become top-notch until
he first becomes a snob, then a
clown, and finally a tennis player
... The latest baseball report in
the vicinity is that Lou Stringer
Will be shifted to shortstop from
his regular second base position
when he checks in with the Chica-
90 Cubs in few weeks .
Tonight the citizens of Boston
who attend the Sind Athletic AS
soclation track meet can take a
glimpse of the newest worlds fast
est human He is Hal Davis,
19-year-old Salinas youth whose
record of 1873 seconds for the 100-
meter dash is up for accepting with
the A. A. U. :, Which is merely
one way OF leading into the fact
that this afternoon the citizens of
Los Angeles who attend the Santa
Anita races can take a glimpse of
the newest worlds fastest loser
Guess who? -,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-09
Tennis Club Net
Team 10 Play
Redlands Sunday

FL Centre tennis clup VIII
sunoe its Sunday match scheoule al
tho FL Centro courts this sunday
according to Tournament Managei
Pill Maxwell, against strong Reo-
lands tennis club. :.
Matches will start at Y noon III
the mems singles division. junior
mems and women's singles Will pc
gin at l pm, and doubles ana m,Xeu
doubles matches will be started at
. o'clock, Maxwell SAD.
The schedule:
IL Noon
Rogers VS. Maxwell
Angelo VS.. RieSsen.
Gay VS.. Abbott.
Jones VS.. Kinne.
Leonard VS.. Birkhauser.
Hunker vs.. Radcliffe.
1 O'Clock
Bower VS.. L. Nichols.
Sherman VS.. J. Riedy.
Johnson VS.. l.. Morgan.
Place VS.. Chestnut.
Peters VS.. Claiborne.
Pierce VS.. Case.
All tennis club members, whose
names are not listed in singles
schedule, will play doubes and mix
ed doubles matches starting at z
pm, Maxwell said.