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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Inquest Probes
Show9irI's Death

aboard Hamburger'S trim oo-ioo'
cruiser, the Ell Com-A-Dee.
Police said that Miss Delmar had
jumped into the water once before,
but was rescued by Miss Dere. Sne
was taken to the cabin, but Whiie
Miss Dere looked for dry clothing
she dove into the harbor again.
Miss Dere was unable to save her
and summoned fire department.
rescue squad. Miss Delmar's pooy
was recovered two hours later.
Deputy Autopsy Surgeon Fred
erick Newbarr reported after an
autopsy on Miss Delmar's body thae
death had been a result Of drown
ing. There were, he said, no marks
upon the body to indicate injuries.
He sid, however, that a chemi-
cal ANALYSIS of the girls brain
would be made to determine if Miss
Delmar had been intoxicated at
the time of her death. -
Hamburger and Tracy told Off
GERS they were asleep in their cabin
both times Miss Delmar jumped
into the water. Hamburger is one
Of the wealthiest men in southern
California. He is scion of an early
Los Angeles department store and
real estate fortune
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Wins 0raforiCaI
Contest in Valley

Carmen EngebretSon, FL Centre
high school student, was declared
winner of the annual oratorical
contest sponsored by the county
council of the American Legion at
Holtville Monday night and thereby
qualified to compete against San
Diego county winners next Sunday
at the veterans memorial hall in
Ell Centre.
Second place winner in the con-
test was Sterling Perish of Holt
vile high school, who also quali-
fled to compete in the district finals
Sunday. All orations were based
on phases of the constitution. First
place winner Monday night received
$25 and second place winner was
awarded SIS, Otis King. Imperial
high who took third place in tbs
contest received $40. Prize money
was donated by the Imperial Coun-
ty Associated Farmers.
Sundays district finals will start
at $50 pm, according to Mike
Zavala, past commander of the
county council and the winner will
qualify to compete in the state
finals. All trip expenses will be
paid and winner of the state con-
test will receive s125 as we'll as
a trip to the national contest.
Last years national winner. Ia
vala said. received prize money
totaling $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. tUPl-
The supreme courts decision up
holding constitutionality of the
wage-hour law was hailed today
by Wage-Hour Administrator Phil
ip B. Fleming as go ahead" to
plans for increasing the wages of
thousands of workers.
The courts unanimous opinion,
he said, also preserves wage in
creases already effective amount
ing TO 500, 100000 annually.
The wage-hour act now calls for
q 3o-cent minimum hourly wage
and a 40-hour week for firms op-
Grating in interstate commerce. In
addition. the court sustained valid
ity Of a 32'a cent wage minimum
for the cotton textile industry es-
tabllshed by special procedure set
up in the act.
We estimate that the 80 cent
minimum hourly wage has increas-
ed pay envelopes about Sos. 900 900. "
Fleming said. Our wage orders, set
ting minimums of 32l% to 40 cents
an hour. account for an additional
S35 .0OG 900.
These wage orders cover the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Japanese Express
Hone for Peace
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Pierre Laval, ousted French vice.
premier, seemed to be on the road
TO power in France again and was
expected to come back to the gov
eminent to handle collaboration
with Germany. ending the long
Franco-German deadlock
British forces in Africa drove
deeper into italian Eritrea in pur-
suit of retreating Italians. Immed-
late goal of the British is Asmara,
capital of the colony.
The trouble in Cuba appeared
to center over Batista's program for
clipping the wings of the strong
army and navy factions and placing
the country under thoroughly civ
ilian administration.
Resentful military officers chal-
lenged Batista's authority but the
Cuban president, who originally
came to power by strong handed
methods, outmaneuvered his oppo-
nents and, after arresting the head
OF Cuba's army and navy and dis
missing the chief Of police. appeared
to be in firm control. He placed
heavy guards around public build
ings. drastically reorganized the ar
my command and suspended consti-
tutional liberties for Is days.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Who's S the Rut?'
Asks Shed Hand

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we got just as much right to vote
on this strike as we had to vote on
who was going to bargain for us"
Rasmussen Jumps everyone" who
tries to discuss the strike with him
from anything except the straight
CIO viewpoint. If Murray tPhilip
Murray, CLOS national president)
stands for that sort of principle,
well, haven't any use for the CIO,
then"
The rank and file shed workers
are left holding the sack. "One CIO
agitator I know" Summers declar-
ed, came over here and did lot
of talking, telling everybody they
were scabs if they wanted to work.
Then pretty soon he went broke,
and headed for Yuma to look for
a job. What of us poor devils that
have been working here? We go
broke, and Rasmussen asks us to
stick around and see this thing
through
The CIO encourages members to
come to Imperial Valley from Yuma
to bolster the strike spirit, yet asks
the men working in Yuma sheds
to discourage any worker from I'M
perial Valley from getting job
there. There was sign on the
CIO bulletin board there" he said,
that advertised, room for 20 pas
sengers to El Centro,' but they tell
'em not to let the boys from over
here get job in Yuma.
Organizing Strike
The CIO called its strike before
attempting any membership drive
in sheds here. Z asked Rasmussen"
he related, "why they didn't come
around first and ask us to sign
up. He said the pickets would do
that for him."
The CIO has everything to gain,
is risking nothing, yet asks shed
workers here to lose heavily in sup
port of union the majority does
not belong to. They're not even
putting up a soup line" he said
They haven't got enough members
TO hurt if they lose EN-, so they call
the strike. What do they care about
us guys in the sheds?"
But his first point was the one
that plagued Summers most.
Who's a rat?" he asked, bunch
ing his fists. isn't it the guy that
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Associated Farmer
Leader Calls for
Statewide Action
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to interrupt.
1T will be necessary for commo-
ditv groups to be prepared to lend
assistance to each other. 1t will
probably be necessary for county
units to cooperate in every way,
even to furnishing manpower if
needed to do harvest work and
perhaps it may be necessary for
us even to do the packing and
processing of our farm products to
insure that they get to the con-
sumers who need them
The 35-year-old state president,
Riverside rancher, said strikes
were underway in the Imperial VAL
lev lettuce sheds and in the Ven
tura county lemon industry, Los
Angeles and San Francisco milk
sheds were affected by secondary
boycotts, and the San Joaquin
county celery harvest was affected
by a secondary boycott.
stevning said "farmers of this
state realize that agriculture is the
only industry which is prepared for
the present, preparing for the fu-
ture. and producing full capacity
sufficient to supply all demands of
the present national defense emer-
gency. 1t is our job to keep agri-
culture in this position"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
CI0 SCOTS at AFl
Ford Plant Claim

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. tUP)-
The Congress of Industrial Organ
izations answer to American Fed
Grafton of Labor claims of major
ity of the workers in two Ford Mo-
tor company plants today was "ridi-
culous bluff
CIO President Philip Murray
charged last night that AFL Presi-
dent William Green's claim was
AN apparent attempt to cooperate
with Ford in distracting attention
from the unfavorable publicity re-
sultlng from Ford's refusal to CO.
operate with the defense program.
Green said Sunday that two newly
chartered AFL unions had enrolled
a majority of production workers at
Ford's River Rouge and Lincoln
plants in Detroit. Two days earlier
the war department had announced
that a Ford bid for a national de-
fense contract had been rejected,
even though the lowest, because the
company would not accept stipula-
ton stating it would comply with
federal and state labor laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04

HORNITOS, Cal, Feb. 4. CUP)--
Authorities searched the Mother
Lode gold country of Mariposa coun-
~ today for the marksman who
killed two aged miners in their
cabin near Hornitos.
The bodies of Joseph Enos, 70,
and Jacob A Young 68, were found
yesterday in Young's cabin on a
claim the two men had been work
ing. The murders were discovered
late yesterday after the Hornitos
postmistress, Jennie Gagilardo. re-
ported that the men had rot made
their weekly call for mail from the
cabin on Cotton creek seven miles
away.
Both men had been shot in the
head, Sheriff John j. Castognetto
said. The sheriff said trampled
grass on the bank of a ravine
below the cabin indicated the slay-
er had waited there until both men
sat down on a bench near a window
of the cabin.
Castagnetto said the men had
been dead at least two or three
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
District Director
Campaigns Close;
Vote is Wednesday
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tions. pointed to serious need for
drainage, took a pot shot at the
power organization as in chaotic
condition" and closed with the opti-
mistic note that Il am thoroughly
convinced that Imperial Valley can
become possibly the greatest irri-
cation project in the southwest"
Thompson echoed Guests re-
marks, adding that: Charlie and
have always agreed on district af-
fairs :. -, and promised to. if
elected, do his best as in other
things-and I haven't made such
bad job of them -"
Bailey also emphasized the need
10 stop deterioration of our lands"
and added that TO accomplish this
the district board must work in
harmony. L can work in harmony
and at the same time get for my
division what it is entitled TO as we'll
as help the valley as a whole" he
declared.
Judge Grubel began with:
About everything we need has
been mentioned except tax rate
reduction
He outlined his Is years of pub
lie service and said he believed he
had capacity for further service.
And III not forget my geography"
he added.
BE sure and vote but be
careful how you vote!" he said.
Chapman closed the meeting with
an address that was partly spoken
and partly read. There were fire.
quent references to Bill and the
need for a director on the job all
the time . one who can maneu-
yer and get for the nortncnd
what's coming TO it ."
Meanwhile, in the Holtville di-
vision the best information avail
able pointed TO Claude Shaw, may
or, as slated TO upset Roses long
term in office. Both candidates have
made strong campaigns but observ-
ers indicated that if the vote turns
out, Shaw will have a comfortable
lead.
Only in case of an extremely
close balloting will the absentee
votes have any effect on the out
come. There were only % ballots
sent out and 16 have been returned.
Polls will be open from 6 a. m.
to d. m. Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Toasfmdstersin
Labor Discussion

Labor held the center of the stage
at Cactus Gavel Toastmasters club
in Ell Centre Monday night with
two speakers dealing with its prob
lens.
A speech entitled Don't Tempt
Your Employe" Won for Willis john
son the title of the best speaker Of
the evening Union Labor" was
the title of the speech which won
for Beverly Riley the award Of
speaker showing the greatest i'm
provement
Other speakers on the program
we're Walter Havekorst, Al Charvoz,
and Robert Marshall. Al Devore
was toastmaster of the evening and
introduced the club guests, Sher-
man Eldridge and Carl Schooss.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
SPRUCE WESTMORLAND HOME
DEPARTMENT TAKES OVER

Spruce-WeStmOrland farm home
department will take charge of
Friday nights meeting of the S-W
farm center meeting, according to
Gene Imler, center director.
A potluck dinner will be served
at Westmorland school at $50,
George L. Winright, assistant coun-
ty agent, will speak on farm rec
ords and Mrs. E. Imler will give a
kitchen storage demonstration.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
PHYSICIANS CONFER
ON ARMY CAMP HEALTH

DR.. Warren F. Fox, Imperial coun-
ty and city health officer, and medi-
cal officers at Camp Seeley, are
working in close cooperation in
handling health and sanitation
problems incident to the camp and
it's military occupants, Fox said
Tuesday Water, water treatment
plants, and the testing of the camp
water supply are the main interests
because of the danger of typhoid
and diarrheal outbreaks resulting
from drinking untreated water, the
physician said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 4. CUP)-
TIL coroner's office held an inquest
today into the drowning Sunday
morning of a scantily- clad show
girl, Dolores Delmar, 80, who plung-
ed into the waters of Wilmington
harbor from the yacht of Arthur
Hamburger, southern California
millionaire.
Coroner Frank Nance said he was
not satisfied" with the police re-
port that Miss Delmar died ac-
cidentally. Usually the coroner ac-
cepts police reports without ques-
ton and enters a similar opinion
liz his own record.
Miss Delmar, with her roommate,
Alice Dere, also a show girl. had
been a weekend guest of Hamburger
and Robert Tracy, a film actor,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Clio Enjoined at
Another Shed as
Shipn,ents Mount
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days shipments were down to lao
cars this was expected to step up
to a normal level of near 200 cars
Tuesday.
Rumors of union activity in var
ious corners continued at a great
clip. Most often heard report was
of a meeting in Brawley Monday
night to unionize Mexican field
workers. This could not be confirm
ed. Both CIO headquarters and A.
F.. of l.. chiefs denied knowledge OF
any such meeting.
Latest injunction asked was
against pickets at the D'Arrigo shed,
1t was brought by the Teamsters
union that claimed a virtually 100
per cent A. F.. of l.. membership
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Argentine Trade
Conference Ends

Negotiations for the Argentine
reciprocal trade agreement with the
United States were officially ended
in Washington this week, according
to an announcement Tuesday by
Scott B. Foulds, Farm Bureau Sec
retary.
Flax growers of the valley. Foulds
said, were particularly relieved by
the collapse Of negotiations because
approval of the trade pact would
cut the market on Imperial Valley
grown flax.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Drunk
Driver Arrested

PHOENIX, Feb. 4. (UP)-Tom
Stewart, 53-year-old Indian, today
faced trial on a charge Of driving
while intoxicated.
But it wasn't an automobile he
was accused of driving while under
the influence of liquor-it was
wagon and a team of horses.
Highway patrolmen asked the
county attorneys office to prosecute
Stewart as a test case" to see if
the horse drawn vehicles come un-
der the traffic code.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
CALIPAT FARM CENTER
TO MEET THURSDAY

Calipatria farm center will meet
at Hoober Hall in Calipatria on
Thursday night. according to Dircc-
tor L. E. Sinclair.
Frank Beyschlag, county farm
advisor, will be principal speaker,
Sinclair said, and Mrs Carrick and
Mrs. Swain will Superintend a
kitchen storage demonstration.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY

Virgil Raymond Moore and Floyd
e. Gray Tuesday were ordered held
In the Imperial county Jail in lieu
of $1,000 bail demanded in Ell Cen
tro justice court. They were charg-
cd with beating and robbing four
occupants of freight car en- route
to Winterhaven from INLAND last
weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Drysu|cher SIcys
Two Prospectors

days. The bodies we're guarded by
the miners dog, Spot.
The sheriff SAID the only ap-
parent motive for the slayings was
robbery since billfvlds carried by
the men were empty and the door
was locked from the outside. Enos
and Young had engaged in trap
ping and hunting in recent years,
in addition to their mining activi-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
GRAND JURY IN
ROUTINE SESSION

Routine business occupied the
l941 grand jury at session in the
court house in El Centro Tuesday.
A. II. Keller, foreman, said the
grand jury was engaged in getting
started on the routine business del
egatcd all grand juries.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
CY0 Athletic Head
Appointed Here

Ralph Acuna, of Brawley, this
week was appointed sport COM
missioner for the Imperial Valley
CYO to organize athletic compe-
tition among the valley CYO clubs.
Gertrude Kathriner, deanery sec
retary. resigned and nominations
of Carlotta Cantu and Manuel Ser
vine OF Calexico we're placed before
the delegates. Final election will be
in CaleXico at a meeting on Feb. IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
RAIDER HUNTING
PLANE ON FLIGHT

NOUMEA. New Caledonia, Feb. I.
tUP)-An American-built patrol
bomber manned by an Australian
crew and believed destined to hunt
German raiders in the south Pacific
visited here briefly ana left for an
undiscloSed destination. it was
learned today. Information on the
plane movements was suppressed
by French cenSors.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
FIELD SUPERVISOR
TO VISIT VALLEY

George c. Peck, IieId supervisor
for the emergency crop and feed
loan service, planned to be in I'M
perial Valley three days this week.
He will be in the crop loan office
in the basement of the county court
house in Ell Centro all day Wednes-
day and Thursday. On Tuesday he
planned to make field visits.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04

keeps the other fellows from MAX
ing a fair living? Ali right! Who's
keeping us fellows in the sheds from
paying our bills? You saw that
vote at Imperial the other day. You
know we don't want to strike. Who's
rafting?
"A radical is worse than a rat
he makes thousands Of 'em -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
SUPERVISORS DIVIDE
GAS TAX FUNDS

The county board of supervisors
Monday divided evenly among the
five road districts total of $l5,252
in state gasoline tax funds allotted
the county and motor vehicle fines
paid in county justice courts. Each
district received SO $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
FAMILIES LIVE AT
TRANSIENT CAMP

A total of go families now are liv-
ing at the federal mobile labor camp
stationed at FL Centre, Camp Man.
ager ]. P. Barstow said Tuesday.
He has more tent platforms avail
able if the agricultural laborers have
tents to put on them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
Scanning I.v
News Horizon
MASONIC CHAPTER
TO CONFER DEGREES

El entro chapter No. 109 Ram.
will confer degrees at the meeting
Thursday night, 1880 o'clock, Ma
sonic temple.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
COURT CLERK
PROVIDED WESTMORLAND

Westmorland justice court here
after will have a court clerk, the
board of supervisors ruled Monday.
They decided to pay salary of
S25 a month for what they said
was a part time JOB.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
WOMEN APPLY FOR PAROLE

TEHACHAPI Cal, Feb. 4. (UP)
The board of paroles will consider
the cases Of 36 women at a meet
ing scheduled for Friday and Satur-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-04
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Evening star., 1941-07-09
Weary Soldiers End
Trek in 97-Degree
Heatfor Shouts at Girls
Battalion Pays Penalty
For Conduct Described
As Disgrace to Army

By the Associated Press.
CAMP ROBINSON, Ark, July 9.
-Yoo hoo-o-o-o might be friendly
greeting in some quarters but it
come perilously close to being a
fighting phrase today in the pres
ence of the 350-odd footsore, blis-
tered-nose troopers of the 35th Di-
visions "doghouse" battalion.
A few ill-considered, untimely
700 hoos and other greetings
brought a provisional battalion of
the 10th Quartermaster Regi-
ment into the bad graces of a
general and resulted in a 150-mile
disciplinary march, Is miles of it
by foot in 97-degree heat, from
Memphis, Tenn, to the camp.
Reach Camp at Dusk.
Too exhausted to acknowledge
the friendly calls of civilian and
soldier spectators as the convoy
rolled through North Little Rock
the battalion arrived at camp at
dusk last night. The soldiers, sweat
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Russian Planes Rain
Bombs on HeIsinki;
Workers Area Hit
Many Fires Are Started
In Attack, Termed Worse
Than Any in l939-40
By the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, July 9.-Soviet Rus
sian warplanes rained bombs on
Helsinki Just before dawn today in
a raid which observers said exceeded
in intensity any carried out during
the 1939-40 Finnish Russian War.
An incomplete official count put
the casualties at Is dead and 125
wounded. at least IS seriously.
Many of the bombs fell in a work.
erS' residential district, starting nu-
merous fires in apartment houses
and spread devastation throughout
a wide area.
Smoke billowed up in great clouds
as firefghters worked desperately to
control the blazes. Wreckage-streWn
streets were crowded with soldiers.
police, volunteer rescue workers and
throngS of frightened women and
children fleeing from their homes.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Mckay 'Shakedown' Case
Still in Jury's Hands
b the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July ga jury in Fed
eral Court still sought a verdict to-
day in the case of Frank D. Mckay.
Republican national committeeman
from Michigan, and II others ac-
Cused of mail fraud.
The jury of eight men and four
women received the case at 10: As
am. yesterday after more than eight
full trial weeks. When the jurors
failed to reach a verdict by pm,
they were excused and directed to
resume deliberations this morning
The Government charged that
Mckay, veteran in Michigan and
national politics, conspired with
political associates and others to
shake down liquor distillers for
S50O,0O0 on false promises to obtain
political favor for them in sales to
the State.
On the other hand the defense,
which presented no witnesses of its
own and claimed the Government
had failed to prove its allegations,
commended that Mckay was being
prosecuted by political foes.
Evening star., 1941-07-09

night to be greeted with orders to
about-face to Memphis, where men
and officers received a singing re-
buke and orders for the disciplin-
ary trek.
Some of the soldiers collapsed
from the heat as they marched in
single columns along the highway
shoulders. A few, unable to con-
tinue the march, were sickslisted.
Others rejoined the march.
Open -collared officers marched
with the men, as did the truck
drivers who operated under the
Army's Shuttle system" of moving
the trucks forward from the march,
ers, disembarking and being picked
up down the road by relief drivers
who marched with the troops.
Evening star., 1941-07-09

soaked, had paid their penalty-at
least in part-for committing what
1t. Gen. Ben Lear, I'd Army COM
mander, considered a serious breach
of military discipline.
Gen. Lear ordered the march for
conduct he said was a disgrace to
the Army when the battalion made
its first homeward trip through
Memphis Sunday from the Ten
nessee war games. The sight of
shorts-clad girls at a Memphis
golf course evoked an outburst of
calls and whistles. The general, in
civilian clothes, happened to be
playing On the course, and an ex-
uberant soldier shouted, Hey,
buddy, don't you want a caddy?"
Some Soldiers Collapse.
The convoy arrived here Sunday