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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-05
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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-05
BY TOM HoRNER.

YESTERDAY: Valerie is deter
mined to tell the Connellys what
she thinks of Jerry's wrecking her
car. Mary stops her, leads her into
admissions that she never intended
to marry Jerry, dated him mere
ly because he was the most eligible
man at the university. When Val
erie accuses Mary Of loving Jerry,
Mary admits it. The Connellys
overhear Valerie. Jerry is resting
easier, but is not out of danger.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
New Briar Lininq
Cannot Be Ready
Until Next Spring

1t will be spring of next year be-
fore the New Briar canal will be
lined and carrying water, a call for
bids indicated Tuesday.
The Bureau of Reclamation Mon
day asked for bids on concreting as
we'll as guniting the canal where
it parallels the All American be-
tween Drop and the Central
Main. Bids will be opened April 2
and conditions call for start with
in 80 days of notice to proceed.
The contractor was given 275
calendar days in which to complete
the contract. This meant that it
would be spring, at least before the
job would be complete. However
it was apparent that the All Ameri-
can could be put into operation
while the New Briar was progress
ing, without danger
Decision to concrete line the New
Briar was reached because of fears
that banks might slough because
of close proximity to the All Ameri-
can.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Survey Directed
On Last Link Of
4-States Highway
Road Association Here
Asks Legislature to
Approve |. V. Route

California state engineers
were instructed to survey the
Niland-Palo Verde road and
last unpaved link in the In
ternational Four States high
way, members of the Imperial Coun-
ty Highway Development associa-
ton were informed at a meeting
in Ell Centre Monday night.
At a recent conference Frank w.
Clark, California Director OF Public
Works, ordered the survey made but
declined to take any part in the
plan to get the road included in the
state system. Arizona has two roads
intended to take the traffic from
California to Arizona, the Ehren-
berg Yuma road and the new extern
sion of U. S. SO from Kingman to
Phoenix.
Association members asked the
California legislature, Gov. Culbert
Olson, Clark, and state engineers
to help bring Four States highway
traffic to California by including
the inland Palo Verde link in the
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Scattered Showers
Predicted Here as
Coast SweIfers

Relief from a heat wave, which
gripped most of southern California
over the weekend, came in the form
of another rain storm Tuesday and
promised intermittent showers in
San Diego and Imperial counties
Tuesday night and Wednesday.
The heat wave, which sent ther-
mometers soaring to the high 80s
on the coast over weekend. boosted
maximum temperatures to 80 in the
Valley Sunday and Monday.
Meanwhile mass of frigid air
swept southwark from Canada Tues
day, spreading fanwise over the
north central states and Great
Lakes area.
Snow flurries accompanied the
temperature declines in most of the
nation between the Rocky mountains
and the Appalachians. Snow fell
for the third day in the plains
states, centering in the Dakotas.
Nebraska and Iowa.
In the Ohio River valley, the
snow was transformed to rain. A
moderating influence was expected
by Wednesday, with clear skies and
hig her temperatures supplanting
snow squalls. Showers were fore
cast for both coasts during Tues
day and Wednesday. A moisture
laden storrs moved into California
at San Diego and similar cloud
formation moved ShoreWard from
New Jersey to Maine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

Danger to one of Imperial coun
tvs unique natural resources-de5
ert gems-Was pointed out Tuesday
during observation OF Conservation
Week.
Although no "robberies" have beer
made recently, truckloads of gems
gathered on the Imperial county
desert have been in the past take
to the coast and turned into cos
tune jewelry.
Percy Palmer, BraWley school eX-
ecuive and mineral authority, eX-
planned:
IAN example of how some of the
desert resources have been cleaned
out is ChuckaWalla Wells and %
Palms, where curious carried away
many geodes.'
Goodies, he said, are round rock
formations filled with semi-precious
stones.
There used to be extensive de-
posts of petrified wood south OF
Coyote Wells, but SO much has been
carried away that it is difficult to
find any anymore. Also, there used
to be heavy deposits of fossilized
oyster shells south of Plaster City,
but the best has been taken
Palmer indicated it was a pify
that these desert attractions could
be carried away wholesale by the
curious or the self-seeking.
Yellowstone park once contained
L,
tually cleaned out before it was
made a national park, he said. 1t
would be possible for the county
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

pOrtedly were being made ready Tor
flights to Great Britain as the first
aid that Will be sent to he democ-
racieS afer the president signs the
bill tonight or tomorrow.
The house action came when it
concurred in senate amendments to
the bill.
The official copy of the bill then
was signed in order by Speak
er Sam Rayburn, Vice Presi-
dent Henry Wallace and Mr. Roose-
welt
Final congressional action follow
ed a conference among Mr. Roose-
welt and number of senate and
house fiscal experts at which he
outlined his plan to send up tomor-
row or Tuesday a request for ST.
900, 100000 cash to put the program
into effect He is expected to accom-
pany his request with special mes
sage outlining his plans.
Budget bureau officials we're rap
idly completing full details of the
request and hoped to submit them to
Mr.. Roosevelt sometime tonight.
Officials explained that while
other British aid funds might BE-
sought from congress later, the
initial $1,000 100000 is expected to
finance the bulk of the British aid
planned for this year.
A usually well-informed official
said that the planes now poised for
flight to Britain were a number OF
the army's famous flying fortress
es,' together with some naval patrol
bombers which would be useful in
convoy work.
1t was understood that this first
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

at Britain alter more than
two months during which only light,
raids had been attempt
ed.
The British admiralty reported
shipping losses of 148,038 tons in
the week ending March and said
that Germany was now making a
supreme effort" to cut Britain's
sea routes. The total was the fourth
heaviest for any week thus far in
the war. Is
An Axis gesture obviously timed
to offset, if possible, the American
lease-lend Bill, was in the making
with the scheduled departure of
Japan's foreign minister. Yosuke
MatSuoka, Wednesday on an almost
unprecedented journey to Berlin.
Rome and Moscow.
The Axis declared in chorus that
the answer to u. S. passage of the
lease-lend bill would be afforded by
the visit to the Axis capitals OF
JapanS foreign minister.
Berlin talked frankly of military
plans that would be discussed by
Matsuoka, Adolf Hitler and Reich
Marshal Herman Goering.
Berlin said that when any foreign
country showed an "eagerness' tc
attack a member of the Axis alli-
ance then it is a matter for the
others to leap effectively to then
aid"
Rome took the same line and the
italian press said that enactment
of the lease-lend bill meant thai
the United States would be engaged
in "de facto" war against the Axis
The Balkans were quieter Tuesday
possibly in the lull before a storm
The Turks were awaiting a pos.
sible significant statement by Pre-.
mier DR.. Refik Saydam to parlia.
ment Wednesday. In private, Foreign
Minister Sukru Saracoglu told mem.
bers of the government peoples par.
ty of the developments which have
brought the threat of war to Tur-
keys frontiers.
Plans were discussed for evacua-
ton of 100000 mono ombatants from
Istanbul as reports flowed in that
Germany was setting up strategic
striking bases in the Dobrudja re-
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
5.Year.0Id Loses
Left Arm and Lea

Jimmy Phillips, 5-year-old Ell
Centre boy who grasped a $4,000
volt electric wire and lived thru
the experience, faced life Tuesday
without his left arm and left leg.
The boy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Phillips, survived the ampu-
tation but still was in a critica;
condition. He climbed over a high
fence around a Nevada California
Electric sub-station at Meloland
Feb. IL and was horribly burned
when he came in contact with the
wires, his physician said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

'Waffe strength than when the great
air battles began last summer.
Sinclair, introducing l941 esti-
mates for Britains air force, assert
ed that the Raj has destroyed 4,25C
German and LOO Italian planes
in 10 months with loss of less thar
1900 British aircraft.
He was confident that American
air aid-which he characterized a.
already great-would flow to Brit.
ain in quantities that would make
itself felt in the great battles about
to begin.
Herr paul Joseph Goebbel:
tells his German dupes that Ameri.
can help for Britain will arrive toe
late" Sinclair said But I tell the
House that these formidable air.
craft, the choicest fruits of Ameri-
can design and craftsmanship will
get here in time"
Sinclair was confident of Britain's
ability to defend the British Isles
by air and carry the war back to
the enemy.
Not without careful thought and
study" he said, II can give the
house the assurance that unless
Hitler has up his sleeve a more
effective secret weapon that he has
not yet managed to produce our
technical superiority with moral
superiority will certainly be main
tanned throughout 1941."
He said that Britain has been able
to build its air force faster since
the outbreak of mass air war last
summer than Germany has.
He declined to give any estimate
of present British air strength OF
the present rate of British produc-
ton and American supplies.
Il will only say" he said. that
the strength of the Raj in spite of
the tremendous battles and contin-
uouS offensive is very much greaer
now than when the battle for Brit
ain began last August greater in
number of aircraft and pilots for
the front line, greater in number
OF aircraft in reserve and pilots I'M
der training-greater both absolute
ly and relatively to the air strength
of Germany
Sinclair had unstinted praise for
the U. S. planes which are now III
use on all British air fronts.
He paid tribute to the American
Eagle squadron of the Raj and said
there's another squadron of which
1 prophesy that the House will hear
more before long-that is the Eagle
squadron mounted on Hurricanes
Continued on Page 2, col. ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
District Board
Reorganizes Here

Imperial Irrigation district board
underwent reorganization at noon
Tuesday.
Director ~ E. Young, whose term
expired, cleaned out his desk and
returned to the status of mere
voter. Newly elected Director Frank
Grubel took his chair, representing
the northend.
Chairman Evan T. Hewes was
reelected chairman for the fifth
consecutive time and other officers
were continued.
High point of the morning session
was final motion for Young in
which he strove to put the board on
record as approving immediate con-
struction of the Vail canal, bringing
fresh water to certain northend
sections. The resolution was tabled.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11


but was expected to recover. She
suffered conclusion of the brain, a
fractured left arm, and many bruis-
es and scratches.
Her car and a truck driven by
hubert Truhart Chandler, 35, E.
Centre collided at the intersection
of highway 80 and the Central VAL
ley highway three miles east of Ell
Centre. Mrs. Herring was going
west on No. 80 and Chandler north
on the Central Valley road. Chan
dler told highway patrolmen he
made the required boulevard stop
at the intersection but he did not
see the approaching car until they
crashed. There is no boulevard stop
on the east and west road.
Chandler was uninjured.
Immediately after the accident a
passing motorist stopped to help.
He placed the injured woman in
his car without knowing who she
was and took her to the county
hospital south of Ell Centre. She was
recognized there and was then taken
to the Ell Centre hospital.
The Chandler machine plowed
into. the side OF the Herring coupe
and the coupe overturned Severa
times, witnesses said. Both machines
were badly damaged.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

legislature which would permit re-
AUCTIONS for the employer group not
now entitled to the new reductions.
the commission said.
The federal board based its GER
LITIGATION on January opinion of
Attorney General Earl Warren,
holding that at least five years
should be required to entitle an
employer to merit rating consider
alton. The federal board noted that
If court of competent Jurisdiction
reversed the opinion, the board
would reverse itself to permit a
shorter qualification period.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Army EnIistments
Cut Draft Needs
To 100000 in u. 5.
1st Conservation Year
Sees 100000 Fewer
Calls Than Expected

WASHINGTON, March II.
(UP)-So many men have
enlisted in the army since last
June that only 100000 more
will have to be called under
the selective service act to reach
the army's goal of 1,41800O. soldiers
by July |, official quarters said to-
day.
That would be 100000 fewer draft
ees than originally planned for the
first year of the consumption pro-
gram. Officials said they had plan
ned to call 100000 men during the
first year; now they expect to call
only 100000.
. The rate of regular three year
Continued on Page 2, col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Gems Hauled Off
Bv I T||'ruckIouds

supervisors to take some action to
protect desert mineral deposits just
as they protect the wildflowers,
Palmer declared.
Meanwhile, the ANA association
sponsoring Conservation Week III
Imperial county, arranged speakers
for 16 rural schools as we'll as farm
centers, urging conservation of the
valleys natural resources.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

employers who have had experience
under the California act from Jan
l, 1886 to Jan. l, 1941, if otherwise
eligible, will be entitled to reduc-
lions in their contribution rates
this year and can obtain tax credit
offsets from the federal government
to avoid additional excise tax pay
mentS.
The commission explained that
about $4,000 employers who hire
from four to seven employees are not
covered by the certification, having
had only three years experience un-
der the act.
There is legislation pending in the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11


The increased humber was ex-
planned by the fact that all single
persons whose gross income exceeds
$500 must file this year, even though
other exemptions may relieve them
from paying tax Married persons
whose total income exceeds $4,000
must file, also even though they
may not have to pay a tax.
Greatest gains in numbers of filters
were in the lower income brackets,
federal authorities said. IN this
group, the jump III those electing
to pay on the installment plan was
2l9 per cent and 13l per cent for
those filing full paid returns.
In the higher brackets a jump of
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

LOG per cent in installment returns
was noted, with "a per cent gain in
full paid returns. Non taxable re-
turns increased TIA per cent over
last year.
While southern California paid
$88, 775,000 in federal income taxes
for the year 1899. authorities ex-
pected the levy for l940 income to
raise $3.50, 100000, up q per cent.
The revenue office in FL Centre.
located at the postoffice. will be
open until 10 pm. Saturday. the
final day to file. TO accommodate the
last minute rush. Taxes may be paid
in full. semi-annual or quarterly re-
mittances. The first payment. how
ever, must be made by Saturday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

Nazi Propaganda
Agency Indicted

WASHINGTON, Mar. II. tUP1
"A federal grand Jury today in
dicted Trans0cean, German
news service, its American man
ager, DR.. Manfred Zapp, and
Guenther Tom, an assistant, on
charges of violating the 1888
foreign agents registration act.
The Indictment alleged h Il I
Transocean established sub
Sidiary in the United States
about Oct. l, 1898, for propagan-
da purposes ON behalf Of the
German government and the
Nazi party, and failed to register.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
SANTA FE COMPACT
OKAY RECOMMENDED

PHOENIX, March IL CUP)- The
bill for conditional ratification OF
the Santa Fe Colorado river COM
pact moved up on the senate calen-
dar today after getting do pass
recommendation in committee OF
the whole.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
New Job
Employers Gain
Merit Rotinqs

SACRAMENTO March H. (UP)-Cafomia emnov
efs win live years of contributions to the unempoy
menu insurance fund today certified for merit rat
gs through notification to the state employment
sion by the federal Social Security Board
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Br itish Announce
Air Sup eriority
Minister Says American Reinforcements
Will Arrive in Time for Battle of
Britain; Praises Latest Desions

LONDON March H. (UP)-Air Minister Sir Archi
bald Sinclair told Commons today that formidable Am
erlcan aircraft achievements will arrive in time for
great battle of Britain and said that Royal air force
greater absoluey and reatively' to German Iuft
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Bombers Reudied
For Quick Flight
I TO Great Britain
Roosevelt Asks Gigantic Sum to Start
Imme date Flow of Armaments Toward
England; Special Message Expected

WASHINGTON, March II. (UP)-The house completed
congressional action the endease bill today and Pres
dent Roosevelt signed it while he prepared to ask for ST.
O00,OO0OO0 to carry out its provisions.
An undsclosed number of army and navy hombers re-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Income Tax Total
Shows Big Gain

"A gam OF 14o per cent in the number of persons filing
federal income taxes in southern California reported
Tuesday by Bureau of Internal Revenue authorities
According to this percentage of gain than
persons will file from this section The total year
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Spring Offensive
Gains Momentum.
", Air, on Ocean
German Raiders Smash Against Britain
AS Axis Promises Japanese Minister
Will Answer u. S. Lend-Lease PASSAGE
= BY UNITED PRESS

The Nazi spring offensive against the British empire
moved Tuesday with increased momentum in the air. at
and in the diplomatic sphere.
For the third night running the Naz utWaffe smashed
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
Mrs. Ben Herring
Hurt i'm Accident
Truck Hits Side of Automobile Driven
By FL Centro Woman at Intersection
West of Here; Other Driver Unhurt

Mrs Ben Herring of FL Centre in Ell Centre hosp
tai Tuesday in critical condition from injuries suffered
She was semconscous Tuesday, her physician said
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11
% AMBL'Ne
~ EpoR1Es

Whoa, There
RR would nave given lot to
have watched the faces of the
listeners while Phyllis Purdy spoke
before members OF the American
Legion auxiliary Monday night at
Veterans hall.
Phyllis was describing life at Girls
State at Sacramento. She spoke
of their lovely councillor.
"She was middle-aged j.. about
35 I'd say" Phyllis went on, naively
RR didn't have to be there to
know what happened then! Most OF
the faces in the audience looked a
bit stern. If you're middle-aged
at 35, what docs that make ME!
a number of them were thinking.
Just between you and RR. Phyllis,
middle-age doesn't start with the
feminine gender until senile de-
mentia sets in. UP until that point,
they are still girls"
Gaping Climax
For a banker, it was hardly dig
nified.
Arno Yaeckel was lunching at
drug store, seated in one OF the
counter chairs equipped with hat
snaps at the back. Behind Amos
chair was snapped a strange piece
of headgear, an orange colored skull
cap covered with such Inscriptions
as:
Love, From Audrey Hi yah
Kid? :. E. Come Up Sometime 4"
AS the customers entered they
saw first the hat, then Arno, and
the general concansus of opinion
was that it was very, very peculiar
. conduct for a banker!
A high school lad had left the lid
there by mistake.
All the same, RR would have been
amused to see Arno wear the cap. in
an abSent-minded lapse.
New Job
Someone, in reporting meeting
at which Rudolph Miller spoke. in
vented a new title for that WORTHY
individual.
1t had him down as soil con-
VerSatiOnaliSt !"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

LA. hay u. S. No. l, Nv. S16.5o-1s
I. V. No. 2 leafy SIG. -16.50. No. 2
Sl3.-I3.50; Mpls. Sept. flax Sl.63B
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1941-03-11

1. V. LETTUCE: Is S1.75-2: IS
SI.35-l.G5 few Sis according TO
L. A. Quotations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-27
STATE ARTISTS
 TO PARTICIPATE
Connecticut Tops In New England Area for I94O
 Receipts

With Connecticut the most suc- cessful among New England states in the initial National Art Week a year ago, plans for this years Art Week, from November 1T to g, are being formulated with artists, craftsmen, art patrons and other groups being united in an effort to improve upon last years record if possible.
 Administrator Howard R. Staub of the Work Protects Administra- ton, whose Art Project is promot- ing the program, has extended an invitation to all Connecticut artists and craftsmen to participate. State- wide and local committees are now being selected and their personnel will be announced at an early date.
 A National Council, of which Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt is honorary chairman, will head the various groups aiding the Art Week pro- gram throughout the country, The program is designed to center pub- lie attention on American works of art and encourage the purchase of such works for every American home.
 Art Week in Connecticut in 1940, sponsored by the Association of Connecticut Artists and the Con- necticut Society of Craftsmen, was most successful. Forty-eight oil paintings, 46 watercolors, seven prints, thre sculptures, 10 drawings and 375 craft objects were sold for a total amount of $2,454.
 Comparative figures from other states show that Connecticut, in addition to topping all the New England states last year, ranked 18th in the nation as 8 whole in volume of sales.