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Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
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WhOOpS. Excuse 1t, Please

WhOOps. Excuse II, Please
Chan Livingston followed Army
orders and reported at March Field
He was no stranger to the physical
examinations the Army gives. He's
a World War veteran. Feeling
pretty healthy and rugged, he re-
ported to the Army doctors.
They began on him in the morn
ing and didn't let up for hours
Such chest humping. Such peering
through queer looking gadgets. Such
bewildering variety of tests. Such
whirlings as they made him take
in mechanical devices. Such in
spections. Such questions. 1t was
terrible. They gave him the goicg
over of lifetime.
The last World War was never
like this" Chan said to himself as
he began to get worried. Boy,
they're sure getting tough with this
stuff" Shortly after noon they
let him rest long enough to write
a card to his wife in Ell Centre
I'm not in yet" he wrote. But
I'm still hoping to get in before
i night"
The army doctors began on him
again. They put him in more
whirligigs and Whirled him around
and around They made Chan tell
what he saw while squirting thru
some telescope like contraptions.
They suspended him head down
from the ceiling.
He failed to pass the physical
Suspicious as the dickens, Chan
began to ask questions.
Through some confusion in in
structions, the army doctors had
given him the examinations in
tended for flying cadets between
the ages of 18 and 25 years.
Chan is in the quartermasters
reserve.
Il guess you'll do all right as
a foot soldier the doctors said
in exhausted tones.
So Chan is in the army now.
No Privacy, Eh-
Bitter, indeed, were the COM
plants made by Paul Schelteman.
He was long, loud, and serious in
his laments
Here I've been in Ell Centre for
IS years trying to build up a repu-
tation as good and careful carp
enter" Schelteman mourned. Il
worked hard SO people will depend
on me and now it's all spoiled in
one blow"
His friends demanded an expla-
nation.
II was building a house and had
it about finished" he sighed lugub-
riously." l carefully put up the
bathroom door. Ten minutes later
along came a plumber, pushed the
Continued on Page 6, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
Novy's Fastest
Cruiser Launched

QUINCY Mass. July 26. (UP)-The San Diego-prob-
ably the fastest cruiser built for the u S.
launched the Behehems Steel Co.'S Fore river shpyard
today before crowd of 500 that included congressional
delegation The cruiser coasted safely down the heavily
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
Committee Okays
Draft Retention

WASHINGTON, July 26. (UP)-The senate military
affairs committee today approved to joint resolution
declaring the national interest mperled and authorizing
retention of selecees national guardsmen and reservsti
for duration of the emergency.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
Great Britain, Canada Join Uncle Sam
In Blocking Japanese Assets, Credits
As First Move in Pressure Campaign

WASHINGTON, July 26. (UP)-Presdent Roosevelt
froze Japanese and Chinese credits in the United States
today Great Britain and Canada joined the United States
in action designed to penalize Japan for its into
French Indo-Chna Further Anglo American economic
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
'FDR Seeks Vast
Power in fixinQ
Prices for U.S..
Proposal Would Grant President Right
To License Wholesalers. Set Individual
Prices; No Wage Provisions Made

WASHINGTON, July 26. (UP)-Administraton price
control legislation, nearly ready for submission to con
will seek authority for the president to fix individual
commodity prices and to license wholesale Dealers it
learned today The legislation will make attempt to
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
Berlin Bombed;
Germans Stalled
BY UNITED PRESS

world Saturday.
Soviet counterattacks aided by bad weather and worse
roads stalled Naz panzer divisions the eastern front
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
japanese Ships
Delay Arrivals

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26. (UP)-Three Japanese
vessels scheduled to dock at Pacific coast ports delayed
their arrivals today, presumably because of President
Rooeves order freezing Japanese credits in the United
States At the time the last Japanese vessels still
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
BASEBALL

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Chicago ............ 900 OIL 000- 81 6-3
New York -. 103 O23 20x-11-l4-4 4
Rigney, Hallett and G.. Dickey;
Breuer and W. Dickey.
Cleveland ...... 900 Ill 000-3- 81
Boston ................ 900 100 10X-4-l1-i i
Feller and Desautels, Hemsley;
H. Newsome and Pytlak.
Detroit ................ 900 ITO 1l0-4-1l-0
Philadelphia ... 900 O2O OOO-2-lO-2
Trout, Corsica, Dean and Teb-
belts; Babich, Ferrick and Wag-
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st. Louis ............ OIL 900 003-6- IL
Washington ........ 10l 600 1l1-5-1l-4
r. Harris, Caster and Swift; Sun
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NATIONAL
New York ........... O01 O20 000-3- 90
Chicago ........... O0l 020 02X-5- 1913
Brooklyn .......... 020 001 000-3-5-0
Pittsburgh ....... 600 900 O20-2-8-1
Hamlin, Higbe and Owen; Heint-
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Philadelphia 80. 100 100 00O-2-10-O 0
Cincinnati 49, 900 23O 10x-6-l3-1
Boston 600 OF
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27
WEATHER

Maximum temINraturc 10O minimum ~; am.
temperature 49, humidity 81; noon temperature "a,
36; pm. temperature 9s humidity 43.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

S165O-1750; u. 8. No. $145O-15; Mpls Sept. Flax,
S1S2.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-27

TOKYO, July 26. (UP)-
Japan today ordered the
freezing Of American assets
in retaliation for similar U.
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Maritime Commission
Sets Tanker Rate Cei|inq

In q move to stabilize rates and
prevent wide fluctuations in petro-
leum prices due to transportation
charges. the Maritime Commission
today published a scale of maximum
time charter rates for domestic and
foreign flag tankers. The new
schedule is tc become effective Sep
tember 1.
The commission said establish
ment Of the new scale is in keeping
with its long-standing policy OF
maintaining charter and cargo rates
at as reasonable q level as possible.
The medium for enforcing the rates
on foreign flag vessels Is the new
ship warrants law, whereby vessels
that fail to comply would find them
selves unable to obtain port facili-
ties and supplies.
The charter rates for tankers, 1t
was said, are subject to further
study by the commission, the re-
suits to be announced before Oc-
tober 81. Maximum time charter
rates in the new scale range from
$3.50 per deadweight ton per month
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Prison InstaIIs Radio
Head Sets in All Cells
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN QUENTIN, Calf, Aug. 25.-
A radio head-set in every cell
that's Warden Clinton Duffy's latest
addition to the scheme of life within
San Quentin Prison in his efforts
TO rehabiliate convicts by giving
them an interest in the outside
world.
The radio system, an $4,000 job,
was paid for entirely out of the pris-
oners' own library fund. For their
opening program last night the con-
victs chose N. B. C.'s Hour Of
Charm m"-featuring an an-girl or
cheStra.
The 1000 head-sets are connected
to a master radio which operates
nightly from pm. to pm, plus a
Is minute news broadcast at 7:30
each morning.
During the program the prison
was strangely quiet as the convicts
listened. Along death row. pris-
oners awaiting execution heard on
loud speakers.
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Legion Stonds Firm
Aouinst Communism
" the Associated Press.

By Lne AbSOClkLed ftesb.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 25.-
The fact that Soviet Russia is locked
in deadly combat with Nazi Ger
many doesn't mean the American
Legion will alter its opposition to
Communism, says National .Comdr.
Milo j. Warner.
Whatever aid Stain can give in
resisting Hitlerism is incidentally
of benefit to sincere peoples every
where" he told the Illinois Legion's
State Convention last night. But
that does not call for q change in
the attitude toward the Communist
Party In the United States.
THE Legion sees nothing in the
present situation to change its po-
sition Of opposition to Communism" I"
Evening star., 1941-08-25

on tankers Of 10000 tons or more,
up to $6O5 on vessels from $500 to
1890 tons. Basic speed of ships
included in this rate schedule is 10
knots. An additional charge of 10
cents per ton per month is per-
mitted for each one-half knot in
excess of 10 knots.
Evening star., 1941-08-25
Grapefruit Extract
Found Effective for
Blood Transfusions
Liquid Quickly Absorbed
To Replace Substance
Lost by Tissues
BY STEPHEN J. McDONOUGH,
Sracial MauuS gafuicA

The Star special news SerVlce
Pectin, the fruit extract used by
housewives to make jelly jell, now
is being used for blood trans
fusions.
1t has about the consistency OF
whole blood; is readily absorbed;
has no adverse affects, even when
administered in massive amounts,
and is not retained in the body for
more than one day. 1t can be ad-
ministered day after day II neces-
sary.
Three Detroit scientists, DR.. r. w.
Hartman, DR.. Henry N. Harkins and
DR.. B. Brush, announce in the An
mails OF Surgery. official journal OF
the American College of Surgeons,
that this substance, obtained from
lemons, oranges and grapefruit, had
been found as effective as blood
transfusions or the injection Of
blood plasma in the treatment OF
shock due to wounds and other in
iuries.
Absorbed Quickly.
The pectin is taken directly from
these citrus fruits, refined and then
injected into the veins Just as with
whole blood or blood plasma. Its
greatest advantage is that 1t is alb
sorbed quickly from the blood stream
to replace blood loss in the tissues.
It can be handled and transported
over great distances, and there is
an almost unlimited supply.
Even waste fruits which are unsc-
eeptable to finicky housewives at
the grocery store supply a reservoir
Of pectin which may save hundreds
Of lives in accident or war injury
treatment.
Another important advantage is
that fruit juice does not cause
damage to liver. The Detroit
scientists found that even massive
doses Of pectin did not cause any
disturbance in either animals or
human beings. whereas other drugs
often cause liver congestion and
damage.
Shock Is Prevented.
Furthermore, they say, "pectln
has been used extensively in man
ss local application to wounds and
in treatment of diseases of the
stomach and intestines" with great
beneficial effect.
Animals were bled in experimental
tests to produce hemorrhage shock.
In every case "the effects of pectin
In restoring blood pressure were
quite striking" and normal blood
pressure was maintained solely by
the injection of the fruit extracts.
I'm II experiments on shock and
hemorrhage, prompt and adequate
response was measured by blood
pressure readings and the general
condition of the animals was OBJ
tanned in all" they say.
The same results were obtained in
administration of pectin to human
beings in eight major operative
Eases. In each instance the blood
pressure was maintained, shock was
prevented and there were no harm
sul effects.
Evening star., 1941-08-25
U. S. Bank Will Close
2 japanese Branches

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Aug. 25.-The National
City Bank announced today it would
close branches at Kobe and Yoko-
hama at the end of September be-
cause freezing orders had reduced
business.
Since the Okasa branch was closed
Evening star., 1941-08-25
some months ago, the bank win have
only one once In the Japanese EN-
pire.

A booklet issued by the Commerce
Department outlines purchasing
procedures employed by Govern
ment agencies.
Evening star., 1941-08-25

Large American automobiles are
being used as taxicabs in Thailand.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06

cabin. The Lights were instantly OBJ
scured and the compartment filled with
smoke. There was immediate and in
tense darkness.
Although he knew that the ship was
about to sink, Anthony CROPPED his way
through the darkened passage of the
doomed vessel to find his captain. In
stinct urged him to seek his own safe
ty. The call to duty proved stronger.
Eventually he stumbled into Captain
Sigsbee in the darkness and said:
"Sir, I have to report that the ship
has been blown up and is sinking. F"
He remained at the captains side
until the ship was abandoned.
Small wonder that Captain Sigsbee
wrote later that Anthony's action was
a noble one that he considered an honor
to call TO the attention Of the Navy
Department.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
POTATO PRODUCTION INCREASES

Certified seed potato production in
the State of Washington for the 1910
season exceeded the record high of the
year previous by q per cent. A total
of 424,1S4 bushels was produced in
1910 compared with 333,429 in 1889
and an average production of 49,
sos bushels for the 3 preceding years
(1936-3S), according to b. c. r. Stew
art, Senior Agricultural Statistician,
Agricultural Marketing Service, Seat
tie, Washington. The 1910 crop was
81 per cent White Rose variety and
1G per cent Melted Gem. Washington
leads all other State IN the Nation in
the production of White Rose variety,
with 345,133 bushels produced In
1910 compared with its nearest com
petitor, Oregon, with 17S,70O bush
els, followed by Minnesota, 95,465
bushels and Montana, $3.50 bushels.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
CoULEE CITY DISPATCH
+ w. fBLA) HII.SON. Edisur
entered at the postoffice at Coules
City. Wash. as second lass matter.
Published Every Thursday Morning
In the Interest IT COulee City and
the Neighboring Vicinity.
TRAGEDY OF THE MAINE

Twinkling lights flashed fitfully
over the waters of Havana Harbor
where the u S. S. Maine lay peace
fully at anchor on the night of Feb
rnary Is, 1898.
Over the quiet reaches of the harbor
came the musical notes of "Taps,"
destined never again to be sounded by
the young marine who was performing
one Of his last official duties for the
day.
Suddenly terrific explosion all but
disintegrated the vessel. Death, agony,
horror, flames, smoke, gas and water
took their toll as the forward part Of
the ship catapulted upward in scar
ing flame. More than $50 men lost
their lives.
In the moments that followed dis
cipline was superb. Every able-bodied
member of the crew did his part In
rescuing those not fatally injured, even
though the threatening flames and
minor explosions still harassed the war
ship.
Private William Anthony of the Mar
inc Detachment, at the time of the
explosion was the orderly of Captain
Charles D. Sigsbee, who was in his
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06

DISPATCH, $500 PER YEAR
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
NASH PROVES ITS Amazing ECONOMY!

In The official A.A A. Gilmore Run, this
Big Nash, Nth Fourth Speed Foruard,
Delivered More Miles Per Gallon Than
Any Other &C., y, "S', or "12" Cylinder Car
Regardless of Size, Price, Equipment.
Here's new kindefcaywith coil springs
ON all four sVheek new twist-Proof
safety body construction =. Weather
Eye Conditioned Air System great
est seating width in the lowest-Price
field. Come in-see it today!
BIG NASH 4.Do0R SEDAN : nr1
Delivered here, includes standard , vyh
equipment and federal rax Weather tB
Eye Conditioned Air System, Fourth wv
Speed Forward Bumper Guards are
optional extras.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
CIRCUS LIFE IN COLOR
rs "CEAD HANNA" TREAT

Tender romance. earthly humor.
colorful people in wandering tent
show! That's the thrilling background
for "Chad Hanna" by Walter D. Ed
mond's Technicolor hit from the goth
Century Fox studios which stars Doro-
thy Lamour and Linda Darnell and Hen
ry Fonda, and shows at the Roosevelt
Theatre Sunday and Monday.
Published in the Saturday Evening
Post as cred Wheels ROLLING and
later taking its place on the best-sell-
err lists, "Chad Hanna narrates the
adventures of a country boy played by
Henry Fonda, who runs away with
tent show.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
vestigator assigned to her case.

vestigator assigned to her case.
"That's all right, Mrs. Sanders, I"
the investigator told her. eco ahead
and write. I'd probably do the same
thing if I were in your place. But, on
the other hand, you'd probably do the
same thing I'm doing if you were in
mine. -
And then, driving home along the
deserted country road past snug look
ing farm houses where people were say
ing what they wanted to, to whom they
wanted to, the young Investigator smil-
ed. 1t was a good thing that Mrs. San
GERS could say what she wanted to to
the governor or any one else, although
it would mean some extra work on her
part before the thing was settled.
We re nation Of takers. We say
what we think and what we don It
think. We complain and we criticize
and in most instances get it out of our
systems. We We always been takers.
since the Pilgrims complained of the
British and the time when men sat D.
round the stove and told each other
what President Lincoln ought to do.
We talk in papers, on the radio, on
platforms and to each other and no
one tells us to look out we better not
say that. or shh . we mustn It say
this Because this is America where
every man from the oceans to the
prairies" has right to his own opin
ions and, come what may, can say what
he likesl
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
THIS BUSINESS
SUSAN THAYER

When the phone gave two long rings
and one short one, Jane Brown lifted
the receiver. And then there was the
tell-tale click Of two other receivers
being lifted, for this was party line.
Old Mrs. Allen and Sally Peterson
probably. They were both confirmd
epvesdroppers. people said. But never
mind. 1t wasn't anything personal
Mary had to tell her. Just things a
bout the state political meeting she d
been attending and the subject for
their next club meeting and something
about the school program to be held
that night. Let the neighbors listen in
all they wanted tol AS a matter Of fact
it would do them both good. Jane grim
ned delightedly as her sister. Mary,
launched into praise of man Mrs. AL
len hated and criticized someone she
liked. 1t must be hard for the old lady
to keep from breaking in with few
thoughts of her own.
WHAT would 1t be like, Jane wonder
ed to live in a country where you were
afraid to say what you think even to
members of your own family. let alone
broadcast them on busy party line'
"I'll see that the governor hears a
bout this. That g what I'll do. And
then you'll see what happens TO your
job, young lady! 1t won I be worth two
cents" 1t was Mrs. Sanders, dissatis-
fled with the work Of the County Re-
lief office, who was talking to the in
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
BOOKLET AVAILABLE

A new publication by the United
States department of interior has been
received by the bureau of reclamation
and a limited supply is available to
the public. The title of the 29-page
booklet is Conservation; the Re-
sources We Guard and is profusely
illustrated. The book outlines briefly
work of departments under the interior
department and presents fascinating
material regarding the location of the
projects ad the nature of the develop
ment.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
PACIFIC NORTHWESTERN WHEAT
MARKETS ON DOWNWARD TREND

Wheat markets in the Pacific North
west continued their downward trend
during the week ended January 81,
states the Agricultural Marketing Ser
vice. Futures prices were down slightly
along with the declines in Midwestern
markets. Cash wheat prices were rel
atively weaker than futures and most
of the principal classes showed declines
of around l IL cents per bushel tor
the week at Portland. Weakness in
the cash market was principally attrlb-
uted to the continued slow demand
from most classes Of buyers. In addi-
ton to the light inquiry from buyers
at Coast terminal markets. With cash
quotations mostly around loan values
or lower, producers were not inclined
to market remaining supplies at this
time. Outlet for offerings in the cash
wheat market were mostly confined to
the moderate to light requirements OF
mills and some feeds wheat to mixed
feed manufacturers. Some moderate
movement Of high protein lots to Cali
fornia during recent weeks, although
the volume Of these shipments have
not been large. Mills reported domestic
flour business continues quiet. Some
sales of flour to North China reported
during past two weeks, estimated at
around $4,000 barrels with smaller
amounts to Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Sales to the Philippines and the Amer
icas however, were reported only mod
crate during the past week, with in
demnity payments holding 70 cents to
Philippines and $1.05 per barrel to
the Americas. Wheat millfeeds only
fair steady. Winter wheat prospects in
Northwest producing areas continued
generally favorable, according to trade
reports, with unusually mild weather
prevailing.
Prospects for winter wheat contin-
ued favorable. Precipitation was fair
ly heavy in the Central Valley, the
Middle Atlantic area and the Pacific
Coast states. Wheat fields were well
protected by snow blanket from the
Potomac Valley, the South Central
portion of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
north central Missouri, and south CEN
trail Kansas northwayd. The snow in
the upper Mississippi Valley fell on
ice-covered ground which may prove
unfavorable for the crop. Conditions
remained quite satisfactory in the
Great Basin and Pacific Coast States.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corpor-
alton as of January II, held 13,215,.
eli bushels of wheat in storage to
cover premiums paid by growers who
insured the 1941 crop against all un-
avoidable hazards. This reserve con-
sists chiefly Of winter wheat and is
the largest paid-in reserve for winter
wheat growers since the program
started in 1888. The total is expected
to be increased substantially by Feb
ruary 20, the last day on which spring
wheat farmers can insure the 1871
crop.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
SET FISHING DATES

The state game commission, at a
meeting in Seattle recently, set the
1941 fishing dates. In fixing the dates
the commission divided waters of the
state into two classificatione. Lakes
will open the first Sunday in April,
and streams and rivers, the first Sun
day in May.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06

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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
COLUMBIA BASIN LAND SOLD

Prices were low at tax sale of
land in the Quiney-Columbia basin
irrigation district at Ephrata last
week. The land was sold for failure
to pay 2-cent an acre assessment.
Thirty five individuals purchased
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06
BIG NASH 4.DOoR SEDAN
TexaCo Town Service
West Junction Coulee City Telephone III

24,725 acres and the district took
over ATS acres. A total of 300 land
certificates went for $506.69.
Moses Lake irrigation district paid
IS cents an acre for 1850 acres of
land in that district. Private indivi-
duals purchased 200 acres. A total Of
$51O.84 was realized.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-02-06

FOR SALE - Four-room modern
house, some furniture. Ideal to move.
$1,000 Stevens, Electric City. adv.
Evening star., 1941-07-14
1heafer Cadets Present
Concert 10 Aid Defense

Loew's Theaters Cadet Band. the
first civilian musical organization
to play at Treasury House" Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., gave concert this morning in
the park opposite the Commerce
Building, focal point of the Treasr
ury'S local drive to sell defense bonds
and stamps.
The band is made up of schoolboy
musicians from the District and
nearby areas. Raymond Hart, di-
rector of instrumental music in the
Montgomery County public schools,
Is instructor and director.
In addition to the morning con-
cert by the Loew's Theaters Cadets,
there will be concerts this afternoon
by both Army and Navy Bands. To-
days program includes demonstra-
tions of first aid by the Army Med
ical Corps, Coast Guard activities,
broadcasts, and man-in- 1.-the street
quizzes with defense stamps as
prizes.