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Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

to-take. usually gentle and thor
ough acting when the simple di-
rections arc followed. Then, it is
made from purely vegetable in
gradients. One of these is tonic
laxative which helps to tone lazy
intestinal muscles. You get Is to
40 doses for 25c. So, get genuine
BLACK K-DRAUGHT.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
SUPERVISORS SIT
AS EQUALIZATION BOARD

The Imperial county board of
supervisors Monday began sitting
as board of equalization to handle
controversies in connection with as
sessments of property. They will
continue to sit as a board of equa-
lization for 10 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUN-
TY OF IMPERIAL
No. 1919
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SEAVER SCOTT
DICKERMAN, Deceased.
NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
SET FOR PROVING WILL

Notice is hereby given that a Pc
tition for probate of Will of Seayer
Scott Dickerman, deceased, and for
the issuance to Earl J. Dickerman
Of Letters Testamentary has been
filed in this Court and that Friday
July 11th, 1941, at 200 o'clock Pm.
of said day in the courtroom of De.
partment No. OF said Court in the
City OF El Centro, County of In
perial, State of California, has been
set for hearing Of said Petition. at
which time and place all persons
interested in said estate are mott
fled TO appear and contest the same
if they choose.
DATED: June 81, 1941.
w. ]. McCLELLAND
County Clerk of the
County Of Imperial,
State of California.
BY Maxine Console,
Deputy.
June 30-July 10 inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
in T
other -
words =
by JOHN CLINTON VIZ
by JOHN CLINTON

Well, now you
X n o w tn e
worst. T h at
picture above
isJohnClinton, is
himself. And
III send a fur
lined coffee
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

lleve ii. propose test you con
naolse in your very own uUto-
mehlle this very day. Here's
whCi yeu do. wait tiil the
faHk's olmosi empty. Then fill
'er ur with New 70, and try IL
ior Yeosseifl believe Yoy'H
thank me soT the suggestion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07
WEAT

f0r reaching most people a..
smallest cost use Post-Press want
ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

pirate because
in this world,
everything has
been said be-
tore every
thing IS SIM
ply in other
wordS! Of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

Now IL you
hepPen 70 be
on old skeptie,
and you have
20 be shown
perform q nee
before you be-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

pot to the reader who guesses
closest to what it looks most like
But remember, Inever said | tCas
pretty.
Also I've ehanye5 fhe name from
"The Spirit Of IL" 10 I'm Other
Words" The reason Is simply
fhot some people thought II had
something 70 do with the history
of the Revolutionary War. Reg
ulur readers, ef course, know
thof no history is ever written
hereinl
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

course, that applies mostly to
terifine. Lots Of things are
really new.
x \
Take New 76 Gasoline. Thof's
really new because it wes de-
signed specifically for 'he kind
Of driving ihet you DO most -
Trafae Driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

II has all the fractions you need
most-Spddcn pOUcr to pass
middle-lane loafers, quick re-
Sponsc 10 take of from traffic sig
mails, and that special quality of
smooth, economical performance
that in traHic-on the highway
or on the main stree.-lets you
relax while the motor docs the
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-07

"In Other Words" seemed appro-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
lraie Citizens
Protests Release
OF Attack Suspect

ANTIOCH, Cal, March 26. CUP)
Antioch residents, aroused by re-
lease of a 62-year old man accused
of mistreating two little girls, FORM
ed a girls defense legion" today
to fight the dismissal of the case.
Wayne L. Hawkins, Antioch high
school teacher, was named chairman
of the LEGION" which meets tomor-
row night to consider possible ac-
ton
The charges involved mistreat-
ment of an 11-year old Pittsburg
girl and a seven-year old Antioch
girl. Two men previously had been
convicted of charges of miStreating
the Pittsburg girl who testified as
star witness" in all three cases.
Superior Judge Thomas Johnston
in Contra Costa county superior
court at Martinez dismissed the
charges against the 62-year-old man
on grounds that a confession he
gave Sheriff's deputies had been
made under duress and while he was
refused the right to consult an at
torney. The dismissal came on the
third day of trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

DllilB IeSOFJ llBlll mere March 4.
Attorney L. A Gordon of Los
Angeles, defending Taporco, intro
duced the syndicate issue Tuesday
afternoon when he questioned Chi
nese employees OF Johnny Sampson,
Filipino gambling house operator,
about what he termed a Chinese
gambling syndicate Gordon asked
the employees if they did not work
for some syndicate instead OF foe
Sampson. They all denied the i'm
piled charge.
Who paid Bratton?" Gordon ask
ed.
Three Chinese witnesses said "the
house paid him. Sampson, they
said, was the house as far as
they knew.
Taporco and two of his brothers
were on trial before a justice court
jury on charge of battery filed
by Bratton.
At the time of the shooting, Brat
ton testified shorty before noon
wednesday, he was employed as a
guard in the National club owned
by Sampson and was special Of
ficer of the Ell Centre police de-
partment so designated by Chief OF
Police Ernie Cox. He said Samson
paid him a salary to keep down
trouble in the place frequented by
Filipinos, japanese, Chinese, and
HinduStani.
Bratton testified that the shoot
ing occurred while Taporco was
arguing with a Chinese dealer IN
the club over $3.50 in change the
Filipino said he was entitled to.
Bratton said Robert Taporco, BROTH
er of Freddy, grabbed him around
the neck and reached for his gun
Then, he said, a crowd of Filipinoa
began showing and in the scuffle
Freddy and Bratton fell to the
floor with the Filipino on top He
said Freddy struck him in the eye
and other islanders were kicking
him.
Il had about as much as I could
take Bratton testified, 80 I took
my gun and hit Freddy twice or
the head with it. Freddy grabbed
my hand and was holding on to 1t
as 1 held the gun. He squeezed sc
l could not pull the trigger"
Later during his testimony Brat
ton said ne had the gun against
Freddy's leg but the islander moved
Continued on Page 8; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

decided to re-establish them "by
force, if necessary"
Martins dicision, which averted
threatened violence, was ANNOUNCE
ed to a mass meeting of strikers by
John Rife, CIO field director.
He has asked us not to block
sidewalks and to identify our pic
kets SO they will not be molested,"
Rife said. I'VE are having signs
made which our pickets will carry.
We may think the fight was
tough last night (when state po-
lice routed the SWCC's picket lines
in a Commute battle) but all Beth
lehem employees throughout the
country are ready to make it
tougher.
If Gov arthur HI James uses
state police again we will establish !
picket lines at Johnstown. Then
we'll see if he has enough, police toI
go around don't think So"
Martin was left in command of
the state police detail when Co.
Lynn G.. Adams, motor police COM
missioner, returned to HARRISBURG
where he reported to the governor
that "stevedores, seamen and COM
munists' were imported to support
the picket lines.
Before the mass meeting, Rife
had announced that strike leaders
had decided at a conference to re-
store the picket lines. The decision
came after the company cancelled a
scheduled conference between COM
mittees representing the SWOC and
the employees representation plan
which the CIO charges is a company
union. The SWCC called the strike
when the ERP began balloting for
election of officers in the company
mills.
Rife revealed he had sent tele-
grams to President Roosevelt, Sec
retary of Labor Frances Perkins,
Clarence A. Dykstra, chief of the
U. S. mediation board, and William
S. Knudsen and Sidney Hillman,
of the Office of Production Man.
agement, asking them to use their
Influence to bring about a settle
ment."
The only thing we can do is to
carry on our fight Rife told the
cheering strikers. IF we are right
We'll win; if we are wrong we'll
lose"
Joseph Levine, a SWOC attor-
ney, announced a petition would be
filed in federal court seeking an
injunction restraining Pennsylvania
state motor police from further
interference against lawful, peace
ful picketing."
A force of $50 state policemen, 18
OF them on horseback, roamed the
area of the six main gates of the
sprawlmg plant, forbidding anyone
to loiter. There had been no spe-
cific order against picketing but
the police permitted no one near
the plant gates. Inside, an esti-
mated 5000 of the plants normal
force of $1,000 workers continued
producing national defense mater
ialS.
Fifty automobiles and two hum
dred workers entered the main
gate of the plant for the 7 am.
Continued on Page 8; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

said.
The congressional reaportionment
would give Los Angeles, the central
coastal area and the San Joaquin
valley one new congressman each.
Assembly reapportionment would
take two assemblymen from San
Francisco county and one from
Alameda, and add two to Los An
geles and one to Kern county
San Diego county. now joined
with Imperial county in a con-
gressional district, would become
a separate district within itself,
while Imperial county would be
added for purposes of congressional
elections to Riverside and Orange
counties in the 22nd congressional
district.
The scheduled congressional re-
apportionment has been given The
approval of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, the Ell Centro cham
Der of commerce and numerous
other civic organizations in I'M
perial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Britt ! S h
Food
s ort
France Will Send
Supplies Into
Maxi erri+ory
BY UNITED PRESS

Great Britain Wednesday
cut her meat ration to the
lowest level Of the war and
tightened her belt for the
battle of the Atlantic III
which food may be the vital factor
the British action conceded with
the revelation from Vichy of the
terms upon which the Germans
agreed to release to tne unoccupied
zone French foods stores previously
ealmarked for use by the Reich
army of occupation.
Germany is allowing the ship
ment from occupied to unoccupied
France of 100000 tons of wheat,
100000 tons of potatoes and 100000
tons of sugar. In return nnoccupied
France must ship TO the occupied
zone large food supplies from what
were described as its surplus
stocks.
These shipments include 100000
pigs and calves, 10000 head OF
cattle, 565,0OO sheep, $4,000 tons of
table oil, 100000 tons OF salt, $4,000
tons of vegetables, 5000 tons OF
cheese and 100000 litres of wine.
Vichy explained that large por-
ton of these supplies would be
brought over from North Africa.
What the British reaction would
be to this revelation was not known
but there already is much opposi-
ton in parliament to the relaxing
of the French blockade because OF
fear that food going to France will
wind up in German stores or merely
replace supplies purchased or re-
Questioned by the Nazis.
London has given approval to the
shipment by the United States to
France of two shiploads of wheat.
One U. S. relief ship has already
reached Marseille. This was the
freighter, Cold Harbor, which
brought load of powdered milk,
Continued on Page 6, col. .
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Req portionn1e ent
Bill Introduced

Imperial county will remain a
separate assembly district and join
Riverside and Orange counties IN
a new U. S. congressional district
if the state legislature adopts bill
introduced Wednesday by Assemb--
lyman Frederick Houser of Alham-
bra in the lower house at Sacra-
mento, the United Press reported
Houser's bill would redistrict the
state into % congressional and 80
assembly districts on the basis Of
the 1910 census. Houser. chairman
of the assembly reapportionment
committee. said he would call the
committee Friday night to consider
the measure. The Los Angeles del
egation, most powerful in the lower
house, already has approved the
proposed reapportionment, Houser
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Grapefruit Men to
Discuss Marketinq

A solution to the grapefruit mar
keting problems in southern Cali
fornia will be sought next Tuesday
at a meeting of growers at the
court house building in Riverside,
according to 3. A. Harrigan, I'M
perial county agricultural commiss-
ioner.
Proposed changes in the states
Standardization laws affecting all
grapefruit will be discussed at the
meeting, Harrigan said, at which
Imperial and Coachella valley grow
ers will ask for stricter standard
ization laws to keep the so-called
Junk fruit" off the market.
Harrigan said he was anxious
that good representation of valley
growers attend the Tuesday after
noon meeting in order that action
to improve market conditions be
accomplished.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Doctors fighi to
Save Boy 'BIeeder'
In Strange Case
Hereditary Malady May
Take Life of Youth
Hit by Snowfall

NEW YORK, March 26.
(UP) = A SNOWFALL struck
five year old Bobby Bocca in
the abdomen last Friday.
Today he lay in a Ford
ham hospital bed, almost literally
packed in ice, while physicians
weighed the chances of saving his
life by an almost hopeless opera
ton.
Hopeless = because Bobby is a
haemophiliac, a "bleeder". And the
internal hemorrhage resulting from
the SNOWFALL careleSsly thrown by
a neighbor boy is complicated by
appendicitis.
Surgeons believed his chance to
live, should the operation be neceS-
sary, would be little more than one
to So
Bobby's father died last Noven-
Der from kidney ailment which
physicians said resulted from the
fact he had given 106 blood trans
fusions to Bobby's two brothers,
Alfred, l3, and William, H. both
of whom are haemophiliacs.
His mother, Mrs. Catherine Bocca
is on relief, about TO be evicted
from her Bronx home because she
cannot pay the $42 50 month rent,
and still provide the special diet
and medical treatment her sons
need, from the $l10 month OF
home relief she has been receiving
Continued on Page 8. Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

it up by passing, 26-12, another bill
opposed BY labor, making collective
bargaining contracts enforceable BY
law. tSenator E. George Luckey OF
Imperial county voted yes on
both bills.)
Two other bills which labor rep
resentatives contend would abolish
the closed shop have been approved
by the senate labor committee ano,
action may be taken on them later
in the week.
At the same time, charges ot
Communist sympathy III the Cali
fornia farm debt adjustment COM
mission broke in the senate agricul-
tural committee.
The committee recommended pas
sage OF two bills, appropriating S29,-
600 to continue work on the COM
mittee and making appointment OF
commissioners subject to confirma-
ton by the senate.
Edwin Jobe, Covina orange grow
er and chairman OF the farm debt
adjustment commission, was ac-
cused of Communistic leanings dur
ing the hearing on the bills.
Sen John Phillips, Riverside ask
ed Jobe if he had ever written a
magazine article saying farming
conditions in Russia were superior
to those in the United States. Jobe
denied that he had.
Sen. Jack Metzger of Red Bluff
then insisted that Jobe be question
ed under oath. Jobe then admitted
writing an article in THE Humanist
Continued on Page 3, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Murder or Suicide?
Question Puzzles
|. Y. Investigators
Officers Mum on Death,
Say Inquest Will
Reveal Details

Officers investigating the
m y terry surrounding the
death of William Lund, 38.
Wednesday refused to say
whether they believed he was
a suicide or had been shot to death
and the body burned in a fire at
his ranch home near Imperial last
weekend.
They said all facts they had un-
earthed in their three-day inveS-
tigation will be divulged at an in
quest scheduled at the Lemons NOR
tuary in Ell Centre at 10 am. Satur-
day
Edward Lund, brother of the
dead man, flew to El Centre from
New York to assist officers in their
investigation of his brothers death
He accompanied Howard Hughes
on his recent trip around the world,
serving him as mechanic. He flew
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Clio DEF|ES POLICE IN bETHLEHE STRIKE
Ford Develops
NewPLane Motor

DETROIT, March 26 up
A new type of Ford airplane
motor, weighing 900 pounds
and generating more than one
horsepower per pound, is nearly
ready for the market.
II. c. Van Rance, Ford ex-
perimental engineer, told the
American Society of Tool Engi-
neers last night that mass pro-
duction of the motors for the
army and navy awaited only the
completion of york on the sup
er-charger system.
Speed adjustments are maze
by regulating pressure in the
manifold, and through the pitch
of the propeller blades.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
y AMBlING
Hobby Horse Blues

Hobby Horse Blues
Members of the Ell Centre police
department soon will be stream
lined Not a fallen cnest will be IN
sight. They will be nodded along
the lines OF Greek Gods after Ses-
sion at the training tables. In fact
they will be SO beautiful the erring
public probably will stand in line
Just for chance to admire their
physiques.
They'll get that way by spending
Just five minutes eacn Gay aboard
Percy, the mechanical reducing
horse they Clipped in and bought
for themselves in the interest OF
masculine pulchritude.
Reed (Adonis) Cunningham de-
monstrated Percy's antics to such
great numbers of admirers that he
is away ahead on his reducing
schedule and probably will have To
drink milk to fatten up SO Percy
will have something TO reduce.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

WIltIl II dUQIIIUIldI IIItII VIII DC
called into service. Seventeen men
will be taken from the southend
of the valley on the same date and
will raise the total for the valley
to 245 since the first contingent
left in November.
Only one man, Felipe Ramirez,
failed to report for induction at
Brawley Tuesday and Charles w
Geyer was sent in his place. A
warrant was issued for Ramirez
wednesday.
Those leaving Tuesday night were:
Eden E. Barker, Clyde F. Har-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Flax Growers Get
Straw Price Boost

California Central Fibre corpor-
alton wednesday announced that
Imperial Valley flax growers will
receive $3.50 per ton for flax straw
during the l941 season, an increase
of 80 cents per ton over the price
paid last year.
The new contract price, accord
ing to Argyle McLachlan, secretary
of the Southwest Flaxseed associa-
ton, is 80 cents above the first
price of $6.70 per ton paid for flax
straw when the industry was started
in the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

ArLhur lnQuCtlOn SbaIlOn N SOutIl-'
ern California, expressed a desire
to enter the air corps when he re-
ported as a draftee Saturday.
In support of his desire for fly
ing training, he offered a record OF
1926 hours of flying time in his own
private plane, which he stored on
entering the army as a draftee.
Headquarters of the ninth army
corps area announced his wish had
bean granted by the war depart
ment.
The headquarters said no special
had been given Stew
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

art and that his case had been
presented "by number, not name
His qualifications were considered
and he was assigned to the branch
OF the army for which he appeared
best qualified, the headquarters
said.
Accordingly instructions went out
for the tall thin actor with the in
fectious grin to leave Fort Mac
Arthur Tuesday and proceed by
train to Moffett Field, between
Palo Alto and San Jose, for q basic
flying training course.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26

wick, Leonard H. Wright, Ocie Jer-
nigan, Orovil B. Hanson, Emmitt
Owens, Elmer Yoohum. Bruce E
Gothard, Louis o. Henry, Orval E.
Plumb, Jesus Servera, Joe Aranjo,
Eutimio S. Torres. George H. Pate,
Robert j. Mack, Ebert l.. Newton,
Manuel r. Padilla, Frank Demele
Leopold G.. Mata, Nevin L. House,
Alex B. Bonilla, Ellazar A. Burrola,
Mineo Kobayshi, Harold G.. Nc
Nelly, Lee r. Branson, Glen F..
Harrell, Manuel b. Felix.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Imperial Valley People
Are Honest!

That's why the LOST AND
FOUND classification of the
PoSt-Press wantad section is SO
popular.
Hundreds of people every
month use a Post-Press wantad
to locate a lost article, or ad-
vertise an article found
And, in 80 per cent of cases.
finders are pleased to return
what they have found.
For instance. when Mrs. Tullos
ordered this wantad
LOST Brown Marten 2-skin
neckpiece at T'ropic in Inn
perial Sunday mite. Finder
return to city hall in I'M
perial. Reward. 3-l3
the neckplece was returned
safely to her by the finders, with
in "a hours!
just remember, when you lose
something, that the first thing
to do is :.
CALL Ell CENTRIC 300
FOR AN ADTAkER.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
State Gives In,
Allows Picketinq
OF Steel Plant
Concession 70 Organizers Follows Big
Battle With Mounted Officers Putting
Strikers to Rout; Threats Voiced

BETHLEHEM, Pa, March 26. (UP) = Mai. Joseph
Martin commander of the state police barracks here, to-
day the CLOS Steel Workers Organizing Committee
permission to restore picket lines around the parent plant
Of the Bethlehem Steel corporaon strike leaders had
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
~ Valley Youths
Report in Draft

Twenty y-nne Imperial Valley youths, drafted for
of service in the T. S. army arrived at the Los An
gees induction camp Wednesday after overnight bus
trip from Brawley.
The 20 men filled the northend quota until April 7
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Star Drdftee i'm
Air Corps Berth

SAN FRANCISCO, March &C. (UP)-The army ar
nounced today that Private James Stewart the $500
week movie actor drafted for years army service,
would be assigned to the army air corps school at Mofe
Field Sunnyvae. Stewart, presently at the Fort Mac
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Down to Earth

Down to Earth
The Dancing Dads Club was fit
to be disbanded, last we heard. 1t
functioned mighty, mighty well for
one night, however, but those creak-
ing joints can't be expected to keep
it up indefinitely.
1t appeared that William c. Reed,
DR.. Phil Hodgkin and DR.. r. C.
Clemons were the only available
dance partners when their daugh-
ters, as well as a number of other
young ladies, decided to dance at
a party the other evening.
The trio of fathers was pressed
into service. They cut rugs and
performed a rusty form of Utter
bugging until exhausted.
Next day they knew their ages.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Senate Passes Hot Cargo:
Secondary Boycott Bans
Assembly Gets Measures Opposed by
Union Organizers; Closed Shop Bills
Up LATER; Geo. Luckey Votes Yes

SACRAMENTO, March 26. (UP)-A bill outlawing
cargo and secondary boycots strenuousy opposed
by labor groups, today went to the California assembly
after passage by the senate.
The senate passed the bill last night 45 and followed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Chinese GumbIinq
Syndicate Hinted
Justice Court Trial Brings Questions
About Existence Of Oriental Betting
Ring Op Operating in E| Centro

Hints of Chinese gambling syndicate operating in El
Centre provided background Wednesday against which
Archie Bratton brother of Councilman Charles A. Bratton
described at the battery trial of three Fpinos how he
shot and wounded of them, Freddy Taporco gam
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Fiddler Payment

Fiddler Payment
The little dancers who entertain
ed the Legion auxiliary in FL Gen.
tro Monday night refused dinner
until after they danced. They could
MT let food interfere with their art.
But they waited in the wings and
the kitchen was nearby. Tempting
odors floated to them They became
hungrier and hungrier and less arty
by the clock They began taking &
teensy tidbit and Weensy sample
of this and that just to give them
selves strength to go into their
dance. They were not at all hungry
when time came to dance. Those
tidbits do add up.
Then the next day Diane Glenn
ons, one of the dancers, did not
appear at scnooi. 1t could have been
too much dancing but her co-danc-
ers insist it was the tidbits.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-26
Board of Equalization
Please Take Note

RR never would pe guilty of pick
ing on a man when he is down but
the sleuths of the board of equaliz-
alton would get an eyefull if they
peeked into Ted Reynolds room at
the Ell Centro hospital. And we
don't mean that candy tree, either