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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Seven Army Flyers
Killed in Crashes
During windstorm
Two Planes Crack Up in
Separate Accidents
Within so Mile Area

DAYTON, o., May II
(UP) = Seven army flyers
were killed in two plan
crashes which occurred about
SO miles apart in Central
Ohio during a violent rain wind
storm last night.
The office of Sheriff w. F.. Duffy
at Logan, O., reported five bodies
had been recovered from the wreck
age of a ship which rammed into
a hillside at Sand Run in Hooking
county.
The occupants were 2nd Lieuts.
Robert Sonnenfield, the pilot. Will
liam j. Wiandt, Akron, O.; Robert
l.. Brown and James Criswell, Pitts
burgh; and Sgt. James H. Davis OF
Shreveport. Browns father.
Two flyers died in the other crash
on a farm near Martinville, O., As
miles southeast of Dayton. The ship
was believed bound for Wright Field
Continued on Page 8, col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

: VOTES were CaKen Dy eHlployeS oii
these sheds and disclosed an A. F.
of L. majority. Contracts go into
effect Immediately and under them
employees not already members must
ioin the A. F.. of L. within six days.
Percentages of A. F.. of l.. men,
bers were unavailable on the Ger
rard and Hilvert sheds, but West
ern reported majority of 80 to
80 per cent
Apparently the brawley shippers
declined to take advantage OF bar
gaining privileges outlined in a
resolution passed b. valley shippers
earlier this week. In that resolu-
ton, it was agreed that shippers
would bargain collectively with
whatever agency or individual had
been designated by a majority OF
shed workers.
Meanwhile, as far as could be
learned no votes had been taken on
other sheds to determine bargain
ing agents. Shippers were expected
TO continue conferences among
themselves on advisability of fur
ther course of action, if any. At
the same time, shed workers sought
parleys of their own in firm effort
to stick together on one policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Art Sinclair Hurt
In Freak Accident

J. A. Sinclair, deputy county
agricultural commissioner, was
injured shortly after noon Satur-
day when he fell from 4 tree
at the corner of 14th and Olive
avenue.
Sinclair was in the act of toll
ing a swarm of bees that had
lodged in the tree when his
ladder slipped. He fell with his
back across tree limb. The
limb broke and he fell to the
ground.
Sinclair was taken to the Ell
Centre hospital by ambulance
and physician said he did not
believe his condition was seri-
Gus. X-rays were taken to de-
termine if they had been a back
fracture, however.
He was unconscious for a time
after falling and was still dazed
some time after the accident.
Bees swarmed I'm a tree on the
lawn of the T. Nj. Sharp home
at 1403 Olive and Sinclair was
attempting to toll them into a
box for transportation elsewhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

permit or prohibit sale OF liquor
will be circulated in 20 churches
in the county at Sunday services.
Churches in other California coun-
ties will not start circulating petl =
tions until June l.
A notary public will be at each
OF the 20 churches Sunday to no
tarize the petitions. Backers OF
the movement hope to get 300 O0O
signatures on the petitions in Cali
fornia. They will be filed with the
state and held in readiness for a
general election.
Imperial county churches worked
in conjunction with the California
Temperance Federation which start
ed the drive to get local option. The
Imperial county campaign was start
ed early, ministers said, because
many valley residents will leave for
the summer before June l.
I'VE will not stop at the sigma
lures obtained among church goers
Sunday" the Rev. Dr.. George w
Thomas, pastor of Che First Presby-
terian church in El Centre SaiG
Saturday Petitions will be circu-
lated among other residents of val
Icy communities also. We believe
that communities should have the
right to decide whether they shall
be wet or dr.. That question, we
believe, should be decided by bal
lot
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Phone 852 With
CaIexiCo News

Scores of CalexicO residents
have asked recently where they
can telephone news for publica-
ton in the POst-Pres news
papers.
For the benefit of Calexico
readers, and to give. border city
events greater cOverage, the Post
Press has employed Mrs. Clarence
Ray, whose telephone is 852, as
CalexicO correspondent.
News, whether of personal do
ings, organizations or in some
other classification, may be tele-
phoned to Mrs. Ray at CalexicO
852. II will be published in the
regular Calexico News column.
tSee Page TwO.)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

dead, shot the dog and himself.
One of the notes, written by Raj
guel, said: There is nothing in life
for us (the dog and RaigueD with
Bema gone"
Mrs. Raiguels note said she was
taking her own life because she saw
no hope of recovering from an ill
ness from which she had been suf-
fering.
Raiguel, veteran of the Span
ish-American and world wars, was
65. His wife was the former Mrs.
Bema Lyon Hoag. They were mar
ried in the Del Monte chapel on
Aug. IL, 1888.
Mrs. Raiguel shot herself last
night; Raiguel APPARENTLY followed
her in death early this morning af-
ter spending most of the night
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Car Stolen With
Fortune in Gems

SAN DIEGO, May II (UP)-Po-
lice today revealed that diamonds
worth $4,000 were in a brief case
in the trunk of a late-model sedan
stolen from in front of downtown
hotel late last night.
A. D. Taft, Los geles
diamond broker, told detectives he
left the brief case containing the
diamonds in the trunk of his auto
mobile while he went into the no.
tel. When he returned the car was
gone.
Police notified officers throughout
the state to be on the lookout for
the stolen car.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

III lTdQ, CHe 6TlCLsN dCCdCkcu axis
aerial units in the heart of the Mo-
sui oil fields and reported that Ger
man bombers and Messerschmidt-
ITO fighters had raided the royal
air force base at the Iraq town OF
Habbaniya. The British reported
they had destroyed number of axis
planes in Iraq and also in raids on
rear line bases in Greece, where
the Menidi and Hassani airdromes
were heavily bombarded.
In Syria, French warplanes took
to the air against the British for
the first time wher three RAF
bombers attacked the axis base at
Palmyra. There were unconfirmed
reports in Istanbul that skirmishes
had started between British and
French colonial troops on the Syr-
ia-Palestine border.
BRITISH ON OFFENSIVE
The British planes appeared to
be clinging to the offensive in the
Iraqi deserts except for the Ger
man raid on Habbaniya. RAF pilots
reported they had successfully
bombed oil tanks at Amara, which
is only 40 miles from; the Iraq port
of BaSra
An RAF communique issued at
Cairo reported that British air raids
continued against many axis bases
in north Africa, including Ben
ghazi, Derna, Ell Gazala and BARGE.
There also was action by naval
units in the Mediterranean sea, the
Germans asserting that their bomb
ers had driven back British naval
units from the port of BenghaZi
and damaged transports in the be-
sieged harbor of Tobruk, which the
British still hold.
In north Africa, the Germans re-
ported they had wiped out Brit
ish gains ANNOUNCED Friday in
the Sollum frontier sector but sharp
fighting was reported around the
Libyan fort Capuzzo, where the
British said they captured 500 pris-
oners and disabled numerous motor
vehicles.
TROOPS HURLED BACK
The British communique did not
refer to Fridays developments in
the Sollum sector, where the I'M
perial forces had advanced prev
iously to the Libyan frontier but
were reported by Berlin to have
been hurled back.
Reports received by the German
official news agency through French
sources relayed Iraq claims that
the pro-axls Premier Rashid Ali
Algailani had rallied his troops in
a battle with the British at the port
of Basra The Iraqi, reinforced by
arrival of German and Italian air
support, apparently were attempting
to recover from a series of British
air blows but the military deyel-
opments there continued obscure.
Raj STRIKES
British bombers struck at Co.
logne, Boulogne and the French
coast, while the luftwaffe hammer
ed the great English industrial city
of Birmingham and other midlands
targets. Greatest interest centered
on the campaign in the Near East.
and epecially on the position OF the
French government i'll view OF stiff
ening warnings from Britain and
the United States against aiding
Continued on Page 8; Column p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

writing letters to friends and ac-
uuaintances and composing a COM
plete biography of himself.
A maid, Hazel Gonzales. found
a note in the kitchen when she
came to work today. 1t directed her
to call lawyer, an undertaken, and
the Monterey Peninsula Herald and
advise them tragedy had occurred.
She followed instructions.
In a bedroom upstairs anthori-
ties found the bodies lying on sep
arate beds. Each had a single bull
let hole in the temple. There WAS
an automatic pistol in Reiguel's
hand. Four shots had been fired
from it and the gun had jammed
on the fifth shot. outside was the
body of the dog, Gilbert" with
two bullet wounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Paper Companies
Won't Boost Price

WASHINGTON, May IT. CUP)-
Price Control Administrator Leon
Henderson announced today nine
leading producers of the h eayy
wrapping paper industry have agreed
not to increase their present prices
on standard grades during 1941.
Henderson said the agreement
sets an example which could well
bo followed in other important
industries" and would provide pow
erful" support for the governments
price stabilizat!on program.
Crown Zellerbach Corp, San
Francisco, was one of the companies
in the agreement, Henderson said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

the old ban, members OF the Jun
ior Women's club of Holtville Of
fered to act as sponsor and at the
Friday assembly Mrs. Claiborne
Johnson explained Jlle situation to
students.
Success of failure of this dance
is up to you," Mrs. Johnson said
"and on its success will depend the
future of school dancing.
"We will do all we can, but in the
final analysis it is UP to you :.
If you ever behaved yourselves, do
it now :"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Harbors in u. S.
Swept for Mines

WASHINGTON, May II (UP)-
The navy is stepping up its
routine mine sweeping opVra-
tions in important harbors.
1t warned mariners today such
operations are being conducted
in Lower Chesapeake bay anG
will continue indefinitely.
On Thursday it had announced
similar practice operations would
be carried out indefinitely in
New York harbOr and approaches
The navy also announced es-
tablishment of IL depots for stor-
age of anti-subn1arine nets.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Showdown in Coal
Dispute Impending
With Strike Near
Shipyard Walk0ut at
San Francisco Reaches
Complete Deadlock
RTJILETIN -

NEW YORK, May II (UP)-
A work stoppage in all hard coal
mines throughout the anthracite
area was called today by Presi-
dent John L. Lewis of the United
Mine Workers of America tCIO)
after attempts to reach an agree
ment between mine operators and
union officials had reached 4
staiemate.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

tanned work at the Bethlehem Ship
building corporation plant in San
Francisco. He was always promis-
ing to go east and see Mary Hele
but he never got around to it.
That was, not until Earl Lee Ar
cher, who also attended Stanford
at one time, saw a beautiful girl
in a sedan in Louisville Derby day
saw Stanford stickGr on the car
and followed the girl and the car
across Kentucky and Missouri to
talk to her.
That really spurred John into
action. Then an incident occurred
which Indicated to him the fates
were urging him to go east. The
Bethlehem plant was closed by a
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED

PASADENA, Cal, May II CUP)-
The seismograph of the California
Institute of Technology recorded
very strong earthquake about 5000
miles distant at 6:37 pm, psf,
yesterday. Direction of the quake
could not be determined until re-
ports arrived from other seismolo-
gical stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
BY MARGE HOVEY
Iniled Press COrrcSDnndent

SAN FRANCISCO, May II. CUP)
Personal note to blonde and beau
tiful Mar: Helen Llnger, former
Stanford coed in Kansas City:
John is coming TO see you. He
wants to get the oudown on that
story that 4 young Lochinvar on
a motorcycle followed you across
two states from the Kentucky Der
by to Kansas City Just to talk to
you"
John, you see, is Jonn West, Mary
Helen'S fiance. Those golden gloves
Mary Hell n wears SO proudly were
won b.; John in capturing the Stan
ford university heavyweight boxing
championship.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Blazing Davenport
Brir,qs Fire Call

A blaze in a davenport at the
old Fox theater building in FL Cen
tro, Seventh and State streets, was
eXtinguiShed Friday evening by
firemen without damage to any
thing except the davenport.
The fire was in upStair living
quarters occupied by janitor. Oc-
cupants had been absent about All
hour and half and firemen su-
spected it might have been caused
by cigarette left burning.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

tees had agreed, for the first Time
in history, to permit graduation
dance.
Permission was granted Thurs
day evening at a special board
meeting, climaxing a stormy cam
paign to overcome dance opposition
that has successfully prevented such
entertainments on school property
for many years. Trustees agreed on
condition that responsible adult
organization, assisted by teachers,
parents and student officials, spon-
. sor the dance.
Active in agitating for release of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Air Schools to Build New Branches
In Year. Round Climates TO Train
Thousands Of Pilots for British

enter the schools as civilians" and
not as RAF members to comply with
u. S. laws.
Officials said the initial goal of
the program will be to train from
1900 to 1000 pilots annually. They
will be given % weeks of instruction.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
AXIS FORCES BATTLE BRITISH in |RAQ
Here's LOCHINvAR No. 2

1t was at Stanford that John
and Helen met. He went to her sor-
rority house to call on another girl
and Mary Helen's blonde charms
captvated him. ShCitly after he
gave her the golden gloves.
Then Mary Helen went home.
John moved to Berkeley and OBJ
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

Editors Note: Filed on the
United Press leased wire out of
San Francisco, this story was
written by Marge IIOvey, daush-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HOvey
Of Ell Centre, as part of her
journalism work at Stanford. Miss
Hcvey has been wOmen's editor o;
the Stanford Daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
By UNITED PRESS

Negotiations approached a
showdown Saturday in the
dispute threatening produc-
ton of soft coal, indispens
able fuel for defense industries.
Representatives of southern oper-
ators and the United Mine Workers
union (CIOO continued in confer
ence although operators said the
atalemate appeared hopeless and
UNIV President John l.. Lewis said
it might be productive of crisis. :
The dispute centered on south
ern operators demand for wage
scale 40 cents per DAY below that
in northern fields. Lewis was threat
ened new work stoppage in both
northern and southern fields un-
less agreement is reached by Tues
day
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
BASEBALL
BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL

INh loNAL
New York 49,. 100 O44 0OO-9-13-l !
Chicago .............. 600 900 O00-0-5-2
Melton and Danning; Olsen,
Mooty, Pressnell, Erickson, George
and Mccullough.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, ppd rain.
Philadelphia ..... O20 600 000-2-6-1
Cincinnati ....... 001 0O0 000-l-6-l !
Podgajny and Warren; Walters
and Lombardi.
BoSton 800. ......................... 00l 600 0l
Javery and Berres; Warneke and
MancuSo.
AMERICAN
Chicago .........-.... 010 001 001-3-9-0
New York .,........ 600 010 001-2-5-S
Rigney and fresh; Chandler and
Dickey.
Cleveland ........-. 303 003 03-12-14-0
Boston .......... 900 031 23-9-15-l
Called 9th, rain).
Feller, Brown and Desautels;
Wagner, Wilson, Fleming, Dickman,
Ryba and Pytlak.
Detroit ................ 020 001 050-8-12-0
Philadelphia 80 020 10 010-5-9-0
Bridges and Tebbetts; Knott and
Hayes.
Washington ............... ..,...,.....- 002 %
Allen and Grace; Hudson, Zuber
and Early.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
SHIPYARDS DEADLOCKED

Another labor-management dead
lock continued on the Pacific coast
where a strike of 1,700 AFL and
CIO machinists closed il San Fran
cisco shipyards with $5O0,O0O,000
in defense contracts. John P. Frey
chief of the AFL Metal Trades de-
partment, indicated major de-
Continued on Page 8: Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Wife Dead; Man
Kills Self. Dog

MONTERREY Cal. May II. (UP)-William 0. Raguel,
prominent California architect his wife Bema and ther
dog were found shot death today in their home on the
Monterey Peninsula Country club tract Notes indicated
Mrs Raguel killed herself and that Raigue finding her
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Here's Answer:
HoItviIIe Dances

Whether dancing will live at Hotville high school fol
single night stand chance of continuing the future
was the knees of the students Saturday
At a school assembly Friday forenoon, Student Body
President Martin Munson announced that the school trus
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
: Melon Sheds
Sign Up With AFL
More Than Score Of Shippers Still
Hold Out Against Union Demands for
Contract; Ballot Taken in Braw|ey

Three Imperial Valley melon sheds had signed with
the A. F. of L. Saturday. but than of shippers
remained free agents.
The trio that signed S. A Gerard Co., Fred G. Hill
vert and Western Fruit Growers, all of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
French Take Air
In Syrio as Raj
Bombs Airdromes
German WarpIanes 60 Into Action As
Unconfrmed Reports Say Empire Forces
In Land Skirmishes with Frenchmen
by UNITED PRESS =

Great Britain and Germany battled the land and
and the air in the eastern Mediterranean Saturday trad
heavy blows in the spreading campaign for control of
the Iraq oil fields and the Suez canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
= AMslINe
~ EpoRTER
Combination

0vHDIIiat1UH- -
Although it has always been the
cross of RR's employers to figure
out q way to make us do just ONE
thing at once, here is an extra
ordinary individual who voluntarily
does TWO things at once. :
1t is Mrs. George Nails who acts
as advisor to young men making
out selective Service questionnaires,
The other day RR noticed Mrs.
Nails giving advice with one hand
and sewing on Red Cross baby
layette with the other!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

Always Helpful
Whats short word for a 'Jugo-
slaVian'?" a staff member querled
in the Post-Press offices while in
the midst of producing headline.
Ever anxious to be of doubtful
help, a feminine anc naive staff
member suggested
How about A Balkan'?"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Local Option Forces to
Launch Statewide Drive
With Campaign in Valley
Twenty Churches Throughout County to
Circulate Petitions Sunday Seeking
Place on Ballot for Latest Proposal

First move in California to get local option on the bal
lot at the next general election will take place in mpera
county Sunday. ..
Petitions asking that local option pre-prohloition ar
whereby communities voted whether they shout
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
Bass Diving

Bass Diving
Perhaps there is streak of mer-
maid in Christine Avrit, or mayhap
sthe prospect of catching a fish was
more than she could bear. At any
rate, a party of Heber anglers who
took Christine on her fishing trip
To Moreno lake will testify that
she is a person of rare impulse.
The anglers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Raw Fayne and daughter, Mr.. and
MIS-. Claude Terrence and daught-
or, Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Terrence
and Mr.. and Mrs. D. V. Porter.
Christine was the neophyte on her
first fishing trip.
Scarcely had the party left shore
and sailed to a deep hole before
Christine suddenly went overheard!
She was rescued by Porter and Tor
renee without benefit of life pre-
servers.
Details of Christines nosedivc
We're lacking, but it is just pos
sible she meant to go after a bass
with bare hands.
No Joke
If RR were Donald Rabineau, RR
Would take down the old family
musket and start agunnin.'
The lad was quietly enjoying him
self swimming in the El Centre
pool when someone informed him
that his family had called and need
ed him at home Immediately.
Donald hardly waited to dry off bur
ran to his fathers place Of business
hoped on his bicycle and rushed
home, two miles south of El Centro
When he arrived he found his family
as much mystified by the alarm as
he was
Someone at the pool had made
q mistake and called the wrong boy!
Jack The Piper
Jack Tackett has stolen Reed
Cunningham's job, and Reeds not
a bit bothered by the loss.
: Saturday morning Jack, in his
capacity as officer of the law, ans
wered complaint at the T. M.
Sharp home where a swarm of bees
had settled in a tree. Normaly,
that's Reeds job because of the
peculiar influence he has over bees.
Courageous Jack wouldn't get any
closer than across the street,
sOf course, that's all right if
Jack can play flute like the Pied
Piper, but RR didn't see any signs
of one.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18
WEATHER

Meximum temperature 1Ol minimum 81; a. M
temperature ", humidity 3d. noon temperature 1O1'
humidity 25; p. m. temperature 9S, humidity %.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-18

l.. A. Hay-U. s. No. l, S1S-19; u. S. No. 2 leafy
S17-1S; u. s. No. S14-15; Mpls Sept. Flax I.843l,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
If AIsab Isn't Another Man o Wm,
500 Colt Certainly Ran Like One
Nothing Wrong
With His Work
In the Walden

NEW yoRk Som. Of our new
~ created turfmsn and sxperts
got of Aisae when the 800 colt
had 10 10 dashed 10 heat Cot Kd.
ward Riley Brsdisy's Bless Ne BY
q neck IN the Walden Handicap at
Pimheo.
Why what Was wrong with the
race Aisab. misersely ridden ~
usual. hot-foeted the one mile and
q sixteenth with i2z pounds on Als
back. and over . euppy track he
didn't like. IN i;tts-a
Socaey Bobby veaAse says
t,ss 80 II Coed oeoas was la
c,,ned " iesf through s&s
STRETCH ssnassd - think
NJ had me race won when
he tock ~ Lssd.
Yet the time equailsd the best
ever made IN The stake.
Some contend Alsab nssdsd Q
rest. II vas his 77d trip 10 the
post since he broke IN. q nobody,
at Hialeah. FEB. -.
But those close 70 August
swsnks. who trains ths f-ysar@eld
champion for Mr. and Mrs. Albert
SABBATH. assert the opposite vas
true. The Old Sarge was too
mdulgsnt with his fine thorough
bred. took the opposition lightly.
and Bill Hurley brought Bless Ne.
in with nine pounds less. up 10 the
event.
Anyway. Aisab 10 bsing IN
wound at kseneland prior 10 ~
suming training for the uiaisah
meeting and the kentucky Derby.
ALsAB KEEPS DOMINO
BLOOD LINE INTACT
II Alsab sn't--or wasn't - AN
other Man o. War. hs certainly
s~iiopsd like one.
II he never wins another race.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Modified Double-Wing Is Good

or course there offensive formation which doesn
care where the tackles play That's the modified double
In which the offensive ends always play just outside the
defensive tackles. -.
With tackles the offen has better
inside thus leaving wide holes for
vingbacks to gallop through
That stunt shidier
Bremerton
school gdders to learn There's plenty
a attack II also requires good running
guards But that really has something
double wing isn't effective
through the center So there you are nght
back to the cardinal principle Of grdron power.
punch through the center -