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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Engineers Examine
Messerschmiff for
Structure Details

SAN PEDRO, April 8. CUP)-A
bullet pierced German Messer-
schmitt fighter, brought down in
England by a British gunner, was
in Los Angeles harbor today for a
minute inspection by American air.
craft engineers.
The Nazi plane was consigned to
Vultee Aircraft, Inc, whose engin-
GERS will go over every part of it
with a fine-toothed comb
r. w. Palmer, Vultee vice presi-
dent in charge of engineering, said
I'VE are very much interested in
carefully inspecting such things as
gun installations, sights, armor pro-
lection, sealing tanks and other
important points of the ship.
THE Germans have quite a repu-
tation for mass production design.
BY studying how the parts are fab
ricated and, assembled, we can
pretty we'll deduce some of the mass
production methods they are using
and see how they stack up with
latest techniques in our own coun-
try"
Vultee officials indicated they
had no intention of duplicating the
design of the Messerschmitt, low
wing monoplane powered by two
1150 horsepower Daimler Benz mo-
tors. - .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Hostoin Reports His Own
Activities at Sacramento

be the source of water supply for
the Central Valleys Project, OF
which you have read SO much. One
of the most interesting features
OF this mammoth project is the
towers for cable support On one
side of the canyon is structural
steel tower four hundred and sixty
feet high, imbedded over one hun
dred feet in solid rocA, which hous-
es the cable controls for the cable
conveyors. We were transported
to the top of this by cable eleva-
tor with a capacity OF twelve tons.
The cables anchored to this tow
er are also anchored to mobile
towers on the opposite side of the
canyon, electrically controlled and
mounted on tracks which make 4.
possible for control tower operat-
ors to spot the cement buckets in
exact locations. Believe me, it IS
real thrill to watch operations
from this vantage point. We under
stand that it will probably be two
years before construction is COM
pleted so if any of you have an
opportunity, it will certainly be
worth while to see it. Enough OF
the side line.
According to the old timers here,
the bills are moving more rapidly
than ever before, perhaps because
everyone is attempting to make IL
possible to get home by the middle
lof May Consequently, there has
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Sen. Luckey Loses
Effort to Table
Fish Screen Bill

SACRAMENTO, April 3 OUP)-
The senate fish and game COM
mttee yesterday voted down a tabl-
Ing motion by Senator E. George
Luckey of Brawley, and agreed to
appointment of a subcommittee to
iron out differences over a bill
changing provisions relating to in
stallation of fish screens in con-
duits.
The measure by Senators Herb
ert w. Slater, H. r. Judah, Brad
lord Crittenden and Thomas Nc
Cormack, was supported by sports
mems organizations but opposed by
The California farm bureau.
Under its terms, the fish and
game commission would be required
to install some screens and owners
OF conduits others. The commission
would be authorized to install
screens for owners upon being ad-
Vanced the costs. However. owners
would be required to maintain all
screens.
Senators Jesse Mayo, Harold j.
Powers and Luckey were appointed
by Chairman Frank Gordon to meet
with the commission, farmers and
others to adjust differences.
The committee tabled Senator
d. Jack Metzger's bill revising the
schedule of violations and penalties
of the fish and game code but
reported out four other bills includ-
ing Judah's measure to redefine the
boundaries of District Is and Sen
ator H. E. Dillinger's measure to
abolish the Silver Lake game refuge.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
BY Assemblyman
HARVEY T., HASTAIN

It has been my intention each
week since the legislature recon-
vened on March 3rd to let you
people know through the press,
some of the things of interest to
me occurring in the capitol city.
However, 1 have found it very diff
ficult to find time to sit down and
concentrate long enough to accom-
plish this.
l find the popular opinion that
legislators have great amount OF
free time on their hands, outside
the legislative halls, is an erron-
eous one. My schedule will, 1 be-
lieve, Substantiate this claim. Each
morning with the exception of Fri
day, my committee meetings start
at eight-thir and continue until
noon. In the afternoon the Assem-
bly, conveneS at two O'Clock, the
session lasting usually until six,
then committee meetings again at
eight, until twelve to one o'clock.
Friday in the afternoon and on
Saturday morning until noon at
which time we recess until Mon
day morning. During the weekend
we try to see as many projects upon
which there is legislation pending
as possible.
VISITS BIG PROJECT
Last weekend it was our pleasure
to visit the sight of the construc-
ton of the Shasa Dam, which wi
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

been very little time devoted to
controversial measures of little i'm
portance For the information of
you people who are interested in
the following bills, and have been
sending me your protests, please
be advised that they have been
killed in committee. These are, the
dog bill, the Uniform Pistol act
and the Parrot bill. The so-called
'Newsboy' bill has been voted out
of committee to the floor of the
assembly with the promise of this
proponents that an attempt will be
made to amend the bill to the salts
faction of all, or as near as possible
(This bill has since passed the
assembly,.
HOT CARGO BILL
The bills dealing with hot car
goes" and secondary boycotts have
been passed by the senate and are
now the property of the assembly
They were voted out of the senate
by an overwhelming majority but
it is problematical at the present
time what action the lower house
will take.
The committee on roads and high
ways, of which / am a member, is
having a very difficult time TO
know what to do with bills placed
before it requesting new conStruc-
ton TO be taken into the highway
system. You can imagine our guam
Diary when a delegation comes be-
fore us, (as quite number have
done including Charley Nice and
Ike Schlacter on highways in which
you people are vitaliy interesteO
and express very logical need for
additional highways to be con-
Structed and maintained by the
state, and our very good friend and
one in whom we have the utmost
confidence, Fred Grumm, state dir
ector of highways, tells us that
there is no money available and
that it will be twenty years with
the present tax income, before tbs
present unconstructed inclusionS
can be completed.
Actually our only justification
for allowing new highway construc-
ton at the present time, and rule
which has become almost necessary
for us to follow, is not to allow
new construction unless there i;
a corresponding useless section Of
highway which can be withdrawn
from the State Highway system
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortun.
atcly, we in Imperial county, un-
like many other sections of the
state, have no useless strips of hare
surfaced road which can be taker
out of the state highway system tt
help secure those VIC need. AS some
of you folks know, this was my in
tent on a certain short sector which
has been included in the state Sys
tenn, however, since no appropria'
ton has been made for conStruc'
ton, the trading value is practi.
cally nil
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

copyright 194l, by Dnlted PreSS
War has rushed politics and So
cial evolution into the background
in Great Britain.
The British labor party, returned
to place of power 10 present a
united front against foreign foe,
finds itself a prisoner of circum-
stances if not of the conservative
majority.
The conservatives, while admit
ting the necessity of some conces-
sionS under wartime pressure, are
the majority party and have based
their war effort on the principle
of maintaining as much as possible
Of the existing system.
Two names-Bevin and Beaver
brook-illustrate how these oppos-
ing political forces have been neu-
tralized at least for the duration
OF the war and emphasize the dan
ger of predicting Britains social
md economic status after the war
Qualified observers in England
today take the position that the
terrific rate of destruction and the
billions of dollars expendd for war
purposes must result in economic
disruption that will give way to
important social changes, depend
ng on how long the war lasts. SOM
will tell you that soon the capital
site system Will be finished.
MAYBE LATER
But that time has NOT yet come
n England. The forces of change
may be building up under the sur
lace. The progress OF the way may
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Grapefruit Men
Approve Changes

Southern California grapefruit
growers Tuesday approved import
ant proposed changes in stand
ardization laws affecting grapefruit
at a meeting in Riverside, accord
ing to b. A. Harrigan, county agri-
cultural commissioner.
The proposed laws, Harrigan said
included Stricter standardization to
eliminate culls from the market and
TO raise the color standards, there
by assuring later marketing and
an improved quality fruit.
Two Imperial Valley men, j. l..
Dubois and Harry Stewart, were
appointed on a committee to ap-
pear before the state legislature
to urge adoption of the stricter
standardization laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
Nazis Pardon Bows
Who Kissed Troops

VICHY. France. April 3. CuPl--
Five French schoolboys, condemned
to death for Kissing at German
soldiers passing, we're understood
today to have been pardoned by
German occupation authorities af-
ter Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
intervened in their behalf.
The boys, who live near Troyes
in the occupied zone. were SEN
fenced to death by a German court
martial
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
McDiN Shifted
To San bernardino

James F. McDill, deputy labor
commissioner in Imperial county
for the last two years. was trans
ferred to San Bernardino with the
transfer to become effective Fri
day.
Assigned to the Imperial county
office is Leon Berger of Los An
geles, who is new to the commits
sion.
Il am not leaving Imperial Valley
for good" McDill said yesterday,
because I am ordered to spend
two days each week in the El Gen.
tro office for an indefinite period.
I thus will be able to keep in touch
with the friends have made in the
last two years"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
NeWsmun Finds British
Evolution Stands Still

bring drastic changes later.
Ernest Beyin, minister of labor.
represents this unity Tor the social
lists and Lord Beaverorook, minis
ter of aircraft production, for the
conservatives. Bevin is backed by
the trades unions. Beaverbrook IS
a political lone wolf who has en-
hanced his personal popularity. And
the future of each man may de-
pend on his success or failure in
promoting the national war effort
not on his wartime political OF
social views.
Although the War might have
been expected to produce conditions
in which Communist and Socialist
PHILOSOPHERS would flourish, cir
cumstances have nullifled such agi-
tation to a great extent.
The conservatives hold a MAORI
ty control in parliament and have
taken advantage of a situation in
which any opposition group that
initiates a political struggle over
social problems or any other prob
lens is in grave danger of arous-
ing public enmity on the grounds
that nothing must interfere with
the war effort. Any political battle
for important social changes might
result in a disastrous setback for
| labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03

attitude toward the Communists
and to a lesser extent toward the
Laborites, who had always favored
close relations with Moscow.
There is another side to the pic
ture. however, and Bevin keeps II
always in mind. Wages are up, prob
ably 20 per cent generally, and there
is a shortage of capable labor. The
cost of living is up at least Is per
cent but the government is using
its drastic powers to prevent a
vicious circle of rising wages ami
living costs and the lot Of the
working class is definitely improy-
ed from an economic standpoint.
But from Bevin's viewpoint there
is far more important gain for
labor. Social change, he believes.
is being prepared fol IN almost ev-
cry piece of wartime legislation
One measure will contain the mach
inery for broadening of the educa-
ton system; another will control
speculation in bombed urban land
sites; still another will lay the basis
for rebuilding the slumS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
FUTURE STRONG MAN

When these are eventually fitted
together the picture of progress
will be more apparent, according to
this viewpoint, and the unified war
effort will not be hampered.
There has been much talk that
Bevin is the future strong man
of British socialism but since his
entry into the cabinet tnat idea has
been less frequently mentioned.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-03
COMMUNISTS
UNPOPULAR

The attitude of Soviet Russia has
aroused intense resentment among
all classes in Britain and that angec
has been reflected in the public
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
LAST R1vET SET IN DRUM GATES

The last rivet, completing final as
sembly work on the II huge drum
gates in the spillway of Grand Coulee
dam, was driven at 425 p m. Sat
urday.
No ceremony attended the placement
of the last of nearly half million
rivets. The operation ended five
months work, during which $4,000
rivets were driven in each gale.
Installation of seals and seal guards
and plates and painting of the deicing
plates ON the downstream lip of the
spillway was finished Saturday accord
ing to Obi engineers. Each gate is
riding on cushion of 100000 gallons
of water in a gate chamber.
Employment at the dam is approx
mately $50 less that it was at the
peak in April.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
SPECIAL FUNDS INSURE
HOME ECONOMICS COURSE

Following a trip to the state capital
at Olympia the first of the week by
Supt. r. +. Fitch, B. P. Wilson, school
board member, and County Supt. Haw-
ley, Mr. Fitch announces that the group
found it was possible to secure special
funds to pay home economics teach
e, and consequently the course will be
added to the school curriculum the
coming year.
The teacher will be used half of the
time here and Will be employed the
rest of the time at Hartline. Ans that
school district will pay one-half of the
inst uctor s salary.
A special election was held here a
couple of weeks ago to vote a two-mil}
levy to pay for this districts share OF
teacher 5 salary, but too few per
sons voted to make the election of
fetal. However, an overwhelming ma
iority of those casting their ballot
favored the project.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
Red Cross Offers
Life Saving Lessons

Coulce City swimmers will be given
an exceptional opportunity this summer
to learn methods of Life Saving free
of charge. E. c. Stiles, water safety ex-
pert of the Grand Coulee Branch of
the Grant County Red Cross Chapter.
will offer six lessons on Saturday at
ternoons at the Blue Lake Resort be-
ginning at o'clock Saturday, June H.
Roy Harris, proprietor of the Blue
classes.
Grant County with its many lakes is
very much in need of swimmers who
know Life Saving methods according to
Mrs. R. A. Dierkes, Coulee City Red
Cross Chairman. The need is all the
more urgent in view of the present
state of emergency. Times like these
inevitably speed up the number of ac
cidents ON highways and on the water
The more people who know how to
save lives in the water the better pro-
lection we viii have.' Mrs, Dierles
explains.
The need for Water Safety Prog
ram in Grant County is considered so
urgent that Pacific Headquarters of
the Red Cross plans to send a Water
Safety expert to visit the Chapter dur
ing the next two weeks.
All Coulce City swimmers who would
Ike to take advantage of this train
ing in Life Saving under Mr.. Stiles
are asked to notify Mrs. r. A. Dierkes
as soon as possible.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
Chamber discusses
Community Bldg.

Plans were discussed for the financ.
ing of the constructing of a Civic
building, Tuesday night at the regular
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce,
held in the Columbia Cafe. A com
mittee comprised of George Mcdonald,
Frank Abbott and Stanley Jones was
named to study civic improvement and
playground supervision
Paul Neihart, Allen Dudley and Don
Mutt were chosen as q committee to
study plans for 4th of July cele-
bration in Coulee City.
John Browne and Bob Hilson were
appointed to look up County owned
land in Coulee City which might be
available for a cham ber-sponsored pro-
Ject of some type.
A special dinner melting will be
held in two weeks by the Chamber, to
which will be invited leaders from
neighboring Oranges and communities.
The club will hold business meet
ing at the city hall next Tuesday ev-
enng. For the next few months, the
group will convene at east twice a
month, it was decided
About Is members attended Tues
day night s session.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
Miss Helen Hopkins
Bride of PreSzler

At Il lovely wedding ceremony We'd
nesday evening, in the home of her
parents in Washtucna, Miss Helen
Hopkins became the bride of NJ.
Harold A. Preszler, of Macintosh,
South Dakota White peonies. snap
dragons and syringa, set in the bay
window Of the living room, formed
the altar in front of which the couple
was united in marriage by the Rev.
Kenneth Bomberg.
The bride wore gown of white
Maruuisette, with bands of satin rib
bon circling the full skirt and short
puffed sleeves, and she carried col
onial bouquet of carnations and roses.
Miss Hopkins was attended by Mrs,
Kenneth Bomberg, and Mr.. Preszler
by the brides brother, Milton Hop
kins.
The couple will spend their two
weeks of honeymoon on the coast, fol
lowed by a summer school term at
the University of Washington. In tho
fall they make their home in Mackin-
tcsh, South Dakota, where Mr.. Preszler
is public school instructor.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
Big Majority favOrs
Wheat Quota Plan

The agricultural department received
authority to tell farmers how much
wheat they can sell and feed this year
and to collect penalty of As cents a
bushel from those who do not comply.
The use of rigid marketing quotas
to keep surplus production off the mar
ket until it is needed was approved by
substantially more than the necessary
o.thirds majority of producers vot'
ing in a country wide poll Saturday.
Nearly complete returns from the
81 principal wheat-producing states
gave 392,611 votes for and 1884
against the marketing control proposal.
This was favorable majority of 1913
per cent.
AS a consequence, growers were as
sured of government crop loan for
wheat at IS per cent Of parity, Or about
81 cents bushel, compared with last
years s loan rate Of Sc per cent of
parity, or about u cents. Legislation
recently approved authorized the high
er loan in event quotas were approved.
A total Of STA ballots were cast in
the polling in Grant County on the
wheat marketing quota. Five hundred
and thirteen were in favor and 81 OPP
posed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
St. Andrews News

Last Grange night May 81, was
"Dads'' night All offices were filled
with the Dads and proved very interest.
ing, being in honor of Fathers Day.
The ladies served sandwiches and straw
berry short cake. The program by the
men consisted Of songs and each man
told interesting things during or before
their married life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bishop, Alfred
Mickelsen and Mabel Jorgensen went
to Wenatchee Tuesday. Alfred went on
to the coast by train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Jolly and family
and Mr.. and Mrs Harold Jensen and
family were in Wenatchee last Thurs
day
Mrs Frank jenkins and Mrs. Hans
Wogensen went to Junction City with
Mrs. Dave Harris and Mrs. Earle Jen-
kins to visit their sisters and families
NILS. CiWlS AuIlSlcuSGU duu NILS IL u
bort Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Wogensen visited
their son and family LaVerne Wogen-
sen and daughter Ena in Wenatchee
4 days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Larsen and fam
lily and Mrs. Sincock Of Coulee City
were dinner guests Thursday of Mr., and
Mrs. Chris Jorgensen.
Luella and Leila Tanneberg visited
Monday afternoon with Laura Rice.
Mr.. and Mis-. Dexter Hunt and
daughter of Tacoma, who have been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f.,
w. Rice returned to their home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Jenkins and
Marry Ann and Mr.. and Mrs. Ras
Tanneberg and family were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jen-
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Tanneberg
and family were dinner guests of
Archie Harris of Wilbur Thursday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
COLUMBIA BASIN MAP
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT

The topographic survey of the
Columbia basin irrigation project has
been completed after five years of
work according to a reclamation bureau
report.
Nearly two million acres were map
ped with two-foot contour size is known
other area of comparable size is know IN
to have been surveyed in such detail.
The largest area surveyed in one month
was the 66,6OS acres, covered in April
1888.
Land Classification is $50 per cent
completed and land appraisal. S5.1
per cent
A new map shows the areas in each
of the three Columbia basin irrigation
districts for which water will be pro
posed during the proposed first stage
of irrigation development. Tentative
location for the first sections of the
east and west main canals and the
canal for the Pasco pumping project
arc shown.
The proposed first development will
include 27,900 acres in the Quincy
district, and 5000 in the south dist
ret.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
ENJOYS PIONEERS VISIT

Mrs. Frank Mccain was surpr sed
Tu sd,y by visit f.om two pioneers
who settled in this region in 1883
and 1884. James Jump, 80, and Sen
ator MaGill, 80, who drove his car
Neither uses cane or wears glasses.
Mrs. Mccain has not seen Mr.. Ma
Gill for 46 years. Mr.. Jump home
steaded the quarter now known as the
Jim Heathman place and Mr.. MaGill
flied on tie place south of the Bob
Kirby homestead. Mr. Jump moved to
Coulee City when the railroad was
built in 1890 and he owned and ran
the livery barn where Jim's Garage
is now. Mr.. MaGill owned the lot
where the Mccain residence now
stands.
These gent emen went to Idaho In
1897 and operated wheat warehouses
for some time. They were in this vic
unity to view Tire Coulee Dam and to
see the lend tfey once lived on. They
also visited the older pioneers in AL
mira and iHa time as we'll as Coulee
CITY. Trey both report wonderful
visit.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
COULEE CITY TO WITNESS
DONKEY SOTTBALL GAME

Residents of this vicinity will have
an opportunity to watch local soft
bsll players perform ON the field
while astride donkeys, Wednesday
night, when the first game Of this
kind ever to be held here will take
place on the local diamond.
Another novelty will be shat the
contest will be played under flood
lights. The illumination is provided
by the owner of the donkeys.
The game will get under way at
S O'clock and admission will be 10
cents for children and 95 cents for
adults. The teams will be made up
exclusively of local players, and pro
ceeds of the affair will be divided by
the owner of the animals and the
softball club,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-06-05
ASSIGNED FEDERAL HUNTER

w. B, Gunnoe, predatory hunter en-
Ployed by the fish and wildlife divi-
sion of the United States biological sur
vey, has been transferred to Ephrata
from Yakima where he served 81 years.
Gunnoe has killed 1858 coyotes since
1926 an average of 204 annually. IL
was estimated he saved Yakima sheep
men $4,000 to $4,000 annually He
will destroy coyotes and rodents in
Grant County.