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for the arrest in New Lork of Man.
fred Zapp, American manager of
the German Trans-ocean news serv-
ice. and Guenther Tom, one of his
assistants. 1t was also asserted Of
ficially that his arrest was con-
nected purely with his private act
ivities and had nothing to do with
his journalistic work.
Hottelet was arrested at his apart
ment, shared with Joseph Grigg, jr.,
of the United Press, by six men
who identified themselves as agents
of the Gestapo, the secret police.
Grigg was held incimmunicado Tor
three hours. The United States
embassy made immediate inquiries
regarding the reporters arrest.
Hottelet's arrest was first an
nounced by the official agency
which said that he, a representa-
tive of an American news agency
had been arrested early this morn
ing as being highly suspected of
espionage for an enemy power.
B. z -Am-Mittag. first of the
afternoon newspapers, published the
official agency announcement on
| its second page under the headline,
arrested for espionage"
Hottelet still was held incommu-
nicado Saturday night and there
was no immediate prospect n t
anyone would be allowed to visit
him before early next week.
1t was understood that the case
would take the normal procedure
under German law with a prelim-
mary investigation to determine
| whether, on the basis of evidence
the case should be submitted to trial
and what the official charges will
| be.
Meanwhile on other war front?
Great Britain's Imperial army OF
the Nile was believed to be ready
for action on the Greek front-and
possibly against Italys Dodecanese
Islands and in French Syria.
A Cairo dispatch said today Gen.
Sir Archibald Wavell's forces were
ready to meet the Germans on any
battlefield Adolf Hitler picks in the
Mediterranean Balkan area.
This was believed to indicate that
the movement of a British expedi-
| tionary force to Greece-first re-
ported in private advices to the
United Press three days ago-may
be complete or nearly so.
Size of this force was estimated in
other Near Eastern advices at $780,
600 to 100000 men but this seemed
10 be an overestimate.
There was no indication how imi-
nent a clash between British and
German forces on the Greek battle
field may be but it was doubted
that either side would long delay
in feeling out its opponent.
The Nazi airforce made heavy
raids on Britain last night but Lon
don reported German planes were
forced to disperse and scatter be-
cause of the effectiveness of the new
night bombing defenseS.
These defenSes include new night
fighters which have had notable
success since the renewal of mass
night air war four days ago and
heavy anti-aircraft fire which was
described by the British war Office
as the most intense ever looSed in
the British Isles.
The royal air force was hurting
Continued on Page s, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
County Relief
Battle Looms
Valley Takes Stand
In Anti-HOt
Cargo Row

A recessed state legisla-
ture prepared Saturday fo.'
next weeks battles over a
score of issues, at least two
of which will have a direct
reflection upon Imperial county
Legislation to abolish the State
Relief administration and return re-
lief to the counties was headed for
an inevitable three-way squabbla
on the senate. floor among lawmak-
ers, county supervisors and the Oh
son administration. The controver-
sial measure banning secondary
boycott also was slated for hearing
next week.
Meanwhile, in Imperial county
kilograms favoring the anti-hot car
go measure were dispatched by
chamber of commerce authorities
and private individuals to legislators
Supervisors, however, paid chief
attention to the impending relief
battle. Imperial county heads have
long favored return of relief to their
own control.
The senate welfare and institu-
tions committee last night gave ap-
proval to six related bills, chief OF
which is the county control bill
which will form the basis of the
new integrated relief program.
This bill requires the state to pay
two thirds of the relief costs, the
counties one third. The committee
split 7 to 2 for the bill after adopt
ing amendments demanded by the
county supervisors who met here
Continued on Page 8; Column .
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Auto Thief
Wanted in Texas

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March Is.
CUP)-State highway patrol head
quarters announced today Manuel
Ward, 27, arrested near Sacramento
yesterday on suspicion of driving
stolen automobile, was wanted
for escape from the Texas state
prison.
A check of fingerprints, Captain
Earl w. Personius announced, show
ed Ward escaped while serving a
104-year term. In addition, he also
is wanted on jail-break charge
at Ukiah, a Los Angeles robbery
and. kidnapping charge, suspicion of
robbery in Bakersfield, Pomona and
San Bernardino, and fugitive charges
filed by the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, it was asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
33 Strikes in Progress
Aquinst Defense Industry

Pennsylvania state police were
ordered to the BridgeviIle, Pa, plant
of the Vanadium Steel Corp, closed
four weeks by a strike, to furnish
protection Gov. Arthur H. James
said was necessary for removal OF
about two carloads OF finished steel
absolutely essential to national de-
fense"
Negotiations in the dispute be-
tween the Steel Workers Organic
ing Committee (CIO) and Bethle-
hem Steel Corp. Lackawanna, N. Y
plant officials were deadlocked
again over membership of unioc
grievance committee.
Preliminary discussion on terms
OF new two-year contract for $685.
600 Appalachian coal miners were
completed and conferences were in
recess at New York for the week.
end.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

CIO die casters who recently were
named bargaining agents for the
425 employees in National Labor
Relations Board election. The union
demands scaled wage increases
which would raise hourly pay from
so cents an hour to 10 cents an
hour after six months.
At Oakland, Calf. United Auto
mobile Workers (CIO) members at
the Fisher Body plant of General
Motors, employing 1000 men, vote
on strike to protest discharge OF
a welder who objected to alleged
speedup tactics. A strike at the
Fisher plant would force a shut
down of the General Motors parts
department, and the Chevrolet Au-
tomobile and truck assemblies which
would affect more than 5000 work
ers and disrupt production of 35
trucks a day for the U. S. army.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
FDR Appoints
Mediation Board

WASHINGTON, March 15. (UP)
President Roosevelt today was
expected to appoint a new 11-man
defense mediation board, designed
to prevent labor disputes from i'm
peding the flow of armaments, by
the middle of next week.
The board is expected to COM
prise three representatives of the
public, four of management and
four of organized labor. 1t is not
expected to have any power of en-
forcement except that of rallying
public opinion through an expose
of facts in each case.
Four names were mentioned prom
inently in widespread speculation
concerning the probable head OF
the new agency-Bernard M. Bar
uch, New York financier; Dean Jas.
M. Lands OF the Harvard Law
School, and Lloyd K. Garrison, deaa
of the University of Wisconsin law
school; and Wendell l.. Willkie,
Mr.. Roosevelt'S 1910 presidential
opponent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
County Cancels Equity in 100000
Worth Of Property Owned by Relief
Recipients as Provided bylaw

Imperial county supervisors wiped
off the books Saturday an equity
in 100000 worth of property-an
equity for which the chances OF
collections were about that of a
snoWbalps survival in the neither
regions.
In compliance with a constitution
al amendment approved by Cali
fornia voters last November, the
county board cancelled all liens held
by the county against the property
of relief recipients. In addition, the
county rescinded all agreements be-
tween the county and reliefers re-
garding disposition of their prop
erty.
This meant the end of any chances
however, remote, of the countys
collecting from relief clients for aid.
Under the old arrangement relief
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Roosevelt TO
Address Nation

WASHINGTON, March Is. (UP)
President Roosevelt tells the ma
ton tonight of the cooperation and
effort he expects in order to make
effective his $1,000 100000 British
aid program.
He will outline his plans in his
first radio address since he signed
the lend-leaSe bill and approved
the initial list of war supplies for
Britain and Greece. He makes the
historic 'fireside chat" from an
unprecedented background-the an
nual banquet in his honor, OF the
White House Correspondents asso-
citation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Health Officers
DESTROY Rabid Cow

A rabid COW on the Imperial
county farm was destroyed by coun-
ty health officers Saturday, the
second rabid COW destroyed in that
neighborhood within the last three
weeks.
Both cows were bitten by mad
dog which was destroyed near the
county farm more than a month
ago, Deputy Health Officer Law
renee Niles said
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

Income tax returns made out by
Imperial county taxpayers poured
into the Ell Centro Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau branch office Saturday
in an avalanche of figures, each
taxpayer hurrying to get in under
the deadliea and avoid heavy penal
ties.
Official deadline was midnight
Saturday night. but actually it was
10 pm, because that is the hour
the Ell Centro office closes.
Income returns placed in the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

ers were required to register their
property with the county and In
case of sale were required to pay up
whatever sum they had received as
help.
A survey of county records show
ed these recoveries were slim. In
two cases the county obtained some
return from property sold after
owners demise. but so far as could
been learned there has been no other
recovery, voluntary or involuntary.
County Welfare Director PM
Holman estimated there were i5s
different pieces of property affected
on part of which the county held
liens and part agreements. The
new action relieved relieferg OF
agreements not to cucumber their
property without the boards con-
sent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Army Probes
Plane Crash

OAKLAND, Cal, Mar. Is CUP)-
Army authorities today investigat-
ed the crash of a Moffett Field
training plane in southern Alameda
couny in which Lieut.. Mortimer
eager, Port Arthur, Tex, and fly
ing Cadet T. E. Rose of Fort Worth,
were killed.
Witnesses said the men were
practicing simulated forced land
lhgs near an air corps auxiliary
field when the motor apparently
failed as the plane went into a side
slip.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Special Farm
Bureau Meeting

An emergency meeting of the
board of directors for the Imperial
county Farm Bureau was called
Saturday for 100 pm. Wednesday,
The director will discuss legisla-
ton now before the state legisla-
ture affecting Imperial Irrigation
district affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
He Couldn't Take It

1IC NUHIttn IdHt u
The Rev. Mr. E. l.. Carter will
probably not volunteer this infor-
nation. SO we'll do it for him.
The husky, strapping padre was
under the weather for time fol-
lowing the county fair. He was
someWhate reluctant to give details
passing it off as merely nothing
serious. slight touch of, ah hum
. really nothing at ALL"
But RR was curious and the
truth of the matter was that the
: padre had partaken not wisely but
too we'll of cream puffs at the
fair
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
On The OF
Dog and Man Bite Together

RR will never know whether it
was, really worth the anguish it
caused a friend of ours. Well never
know because a fox terrier hasn't t
been able so far to master the Eng
lish language.
The friends name We withhold
for one reason or another, but here
is what happened:
The friend laid his false teeth
down on a sofa and turned away
for the moment That moment was
the terriers chance. The dog grab
bed them and what happened later
is not exactly clear, but when the
owner tried to locae the teeth they
We're in a sad state of disrepair
1t is possible that the terrier
had meanwhile used the false tusks
tc scare every big dog in the neigh
hood cut of their skins!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

Denoted
Howard Doc Street, soldier
from the Seeley camp, was spend
ing a part of the evening driving
about the EastSide with Officer Reed
Cunningham in a police patrol car.
Howard and Reed stopped from
time to time to check on various
individuals and after they had left
one knot of Eastside residents this
conversation followed:
who dat man in de un-e-form?"
asked one citizen of another.
Him? Why he's one o dem Boy
Scout executifSi'
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
GESTAP0 NABS u. S. REPORTER AS SPY
r. AMBL|Ne
1\EpoRTER

Answered.
What" asked an unmusical staf1
member, "is the worlds best cellist
doing in Ell Centro?"
Scornfully replied an aroused
Anne Davis:
Playing his cello!'
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Man Arrested
For Espionage to
Aid Enemy Power
Great Britain Army of Nile Ready
To Attack Nazi Forces on Greek
Italian Fronts. Report
By UNITED PRESS

Richard C. Totteet, of New York City, a member OF
the United Press Berlin staff arrested early Saturday
what the official agency said suspicion OF
espionage for enemy power It asserted officially
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Valley Ranchers
Strike Back ct
TedmSters' Union
Injunction Asked Restraining All
Boyco+ts Against Trucks Owned
By Imperial County Concern

Another blow at the Los Angeles Teamsers union hot
cargo ban the trucks of Sam Maggie Of Los Angeles
struck in the coast city in the last "a hours by committee
of Imperial Valley ranchers.
request for an Injunction restraining all boycotts
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

Wash Day
A telephone brought us the gay
news Friday afternoon that Pete
Peterson was hanging out the
wash!
We couldn't figure out immedi-
ately just which Pete this is, but
our informant gave his word that
without a shadow of a doubt ONE.
of the Petes was prancing around
in a backyard on Holt avenue,
barefooted and with trousers rolled
to the knees, performing house.
wifely duties with a practiced hand.
On The Of
Sign on an Ell Centro store bulle-
tin board:
"All employees who have boots
borrowed may return them and no
questions asked
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
WEATHER

Maximum temperature IS, minimum Al; ani
temperature So, humidity 81; noon temperature 10,
humidity SIS; 5 am. temperature IS, humidity 81.
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L. A. HAY-U. S. No. l, I. V. S16.5O-17; U S No 2
leafy V S16-165O U S No. 2 S13-13.5O; Mpls Sept
Flax S1.66a4.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

ed girdle waistline and bloused bo-
dice emphasize the slim skirt. And
for a dramatic note she wears a
diamond flower PIN near the high
neckline. For this dress she has
several different hats, graded in
formality-to make it serve for al
most any dressy afternoon or nom
dreSsy evening occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
We, the Women
By Ruth MiIIe++

A new frontier has opened up for
college boys and in increasing
numbers they are deserting college
campuses. The new frontier is De-
Tense. Jobs are easy to get. The
pay looks big, especially to boys
who until now have never earned
anything more than meals for wait
ing on tables in a fraternity house.
And SO they are letting them
selves be side- tracked from their
onetime ambition OF getting an
education in order to start making
some money now.
Take Sam Smith, for example.
Sam has finished two years in the
midwestern university. Until June
Of this year he had every intention
Of finishing his liberal arts educa-
ton and then going into one of the
professional schools.
He has the brains, the ambition
and his family is willing to help
him through.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Mrs. Vaughn Paul >. Deanna to
You Continues Setting Style
Fall Wardrobe
Features Fashions
Formal, intimate
BY DEE LOWRANCE
NEA Service Correspondent

HOLIYWOOD.-For four years
Deanna Durbin was a 'teen-age
style-setter. Now, as Mrs. Vaughn
Paul, she's HollyWood's newest
! matron-and still a style-setter.
2 Not long ago Deanna went on
her first shopping spree since her
wedding, to fill in some gaps in her
! wardrobe not covered by a summery
Itrousseau. Her purchases reflect
the dignity of her married state
But they remain youthful fashions
appropriate aor a 19-year-old ma
tron.
First she bought q tailored. high
necked dress in Harvest Gold wool
with a matching, collarless jacket
that makes it iooK like a suit. The
only trim on the belted, self-but-
toned jacket is a pair of pin
tucked pockets nign on the bodice.
Deanna's accessories include a sable
scarf, brown suede gloves, envelope
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
SHORT RANGE VS..
LONG RANGE VIEW

But when in June he heard that
jobs were to be had in a nearby
defense doomed city, his ambition
took a short range view. He wanted
one of those jobs-and got it.
He figures it this way: Here he
has a chance to be entirely self
supporting, to earn pay check
that, for a boy used to scrimping
along on small checks from home
looks big. And having heard al
the talk about the hard times
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

lines the slash slack pockets. Her
tiny cap-trimmed with a turkey
feathers in the darker green of
the slacks las too, are her per-
forated suede sandals
Her second choice was for spec
tator sports, ideal for the football
games she and Vaughn Paul are
planning on attending this fall
Made of rabbit hair jersey in a
natural tan, the suave lines of
the patch pockets, zippered front
closing and sloping shoulders are
banded in matching grosgrain rib
bon. With it Deanna wears a
jaunty natural ana brown plaid
buccaneer hat with a turned-up
brim, pinned back by a tall quill,
and matching plaid bag.
Later on Deanna is planning to
go wild on hostessy clothes-aftel
she and her new husband move
into the new house they are build
ing in Brentwood. In the mean
time, they are living quietly in a
hotel and she is working so hard
in her next picture, Almost ar
Angel" that her home clothes just
bought are intimate in type.
ROBES FOR .... ............ -. ......
! REL TAXATION ........ .....
Both Of them are quilted all over.
One is a zippered up the front
housecoat on princess lines in white
satin with scattered pink roses all
over it. The other is coat rob2
i'll white crepe with a pastel floral
print. Dubonnct satin bands the
bell sleeves and outlines the cross
edover front opening.
While the PaulS are in the hotel
they do very little entertaining
sometimes having friends drop in
after dinner to play The Game or
listen to phonograph records. Some
times groups of them go dancing
and it is for these rare dancing
times that Deanna made her last
purchase for fall-a dinner dress in
red and white striped taffeta In
her usual demure style, this dinner
dress has an Off the shoulder neck
line, bCuftant skirt, edged with a
wide ,pleated ruffle around the
hem. All Deann8's girls friends
share her love of taf!eta for after
dark.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
SPORTS OUTFITS
FOR THE FALL

Because spol:3 are SO much a
part of every Californian's life,
Deanna added two more autumn
favored sports outfits to those
in her trouuseau. The first is a
slack suit entirely of suede-just
the thing for nippy days. In two
tones of lime green, the lighter
shirt is classically cut, accented
by hand-picked stitching. The same
stitching sets the creast down the
slacks, back ana front, also out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

that will follow the present defense
boom, he has decided that there
isn't much future in preparing for
a profession, anyway.
Even if Sam can always earn
living by his newly acquired
skill he has deliberately forfeited
the right to d profession when he
had the ability to make the grade.
never dig out for himself the cul-
tural education college would have
given him.
BY the time he realizes how he
has limited himself it will prob
ably be too late to do much about
it. BY then he may have married
and started a family, and will be
responsible for its support.
He and the other young men
like him are facing a terrific temp
tation to give up their chance
at an education.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

The program for joint Kiwanis
and Rotary clubs on Wednesday
was in charge OF the Kiwanis. Dick
Emerson, chairman Of the day.
presented Elmer Heald of Ell Centre
Heald who is in charge of civilian
defense in Imperial county, gave an
interesting talk, outlining the pro-
gram fo rthe valley Club men,
bers decided to continue the joint
The next meetings being Tuesday,
meetings for the next two weeks.
Sept. 2, is in charge of the Rotary
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
Helen Sie9el
Works on Coast

Miss Helen Siegel, secretary In
the office of the Imperial county
health department for the last four
Years, recently accepted a position
as registrar at the National Insti-
tute of Music and Art in Holly
wood.
She obtained the position while
on her vacation and had to begin
work Immediately.
She will be missed in FL Centre
where she appeared on many pro-
grams as soloist.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

bag and shoes. Her hat is stitched
felt also gold, With a peaked crown
of red, blue and gold feather wings.
For those formal afternoons that
all movie stars, young and old, face,
Deanna chose simple black crepe.
The deep dolman sleeves, self-belt-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
GIRL GETS TWO DEER
WITH ONE BULLET

SANTA ROSA, Calf. Aug. %
(UP)-The deer hunting season was
over today for Salley Heaney, II,
who got her limit with a single
shot
Miss Heaney shot four point
buck and the bullet tore through
the deer's body to strike the head
of q forked horn buck lying on
the ground She was hunting on
the ranch of her father, Santa Bar
bara lawyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28
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Calexico
News
Telephone S49
BY Jane McCampbeIi

Mr.. and Mrs. Yves ANDERSON and
son and Frank and Martha Sieglitz
have recently returned from a va
cation trip which took them to
Grand Canyon, Salt Lake, Yellow
stone and San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

~ = i'-~4 r,s saa.a ,a,Ae~aA. 3
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Roberts and
Allene spent the week end in San
Diego visiting Mr. Roberts mother,
Mrs. Jennie Roberts, and his bro
ther, Mr.. w. L. Roberts and family.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

DR.. and Mrs. Harold Gregg and
son, Bob, are expected home Thurs
day from a trip to Mexico City
The Greggs drove, entering Mexico
at Loredo, Tex.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

Mrs. Florence Hardy and Mrs.
Ann Wade are back from a trip
to Prescott, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-28

Mrs. E. B. Covington spent Tues.
day in Calexico.
Evening star., 1941-10-19

in Cleveland visiting their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Sherry, who spent the past
week in Washington at a family
reunion.
Mrs. Edwin Held is visiting her
parents in Indianapolis.
DR.. and Mrs. Morton Kaufman
are occupying their new home on
upper Sixteenth street. They will
have with them for the winter the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Kaufman of Chicago.
Miss Betty Eiseman and Miss
Gertrude Berman are spending the
week end in Bethlehem, Pa, at
tending a house Iarty at Lehigh
University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard B. SchloSs
are back in Washington after a
visit to their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Schloss,
in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. James H. Simon with her
young son, James, jr., were guests
during the week Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merryle S. Rukeyser of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y.
Mrs. Sidney Klein Of Chicago is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lester
Roth.
Mrs. Leonore Schreyer Of Wood
mere, Long Island, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Samuel Deutsch.