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Minneapolis spokesman., 1941-12-19

ROLLER SKATING PARTY

A pre-Christmas roller skating
party will be given by the Mime
apolis Urban League Youth Coun-
Gil, Monday, Dec. %, at the Roller
drome, 2139 Lowry avenue north,
from 8 to IL p. m. This party
promises to be a gay prelude to
your holiday festivities; come out
and skate yourself into a rollicking
Christmas spirit. The price is
ONLY thirty-five cents.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1941-12-19
Elks Pledge Support To
Country But Condemn Any
Type of Race Discrimination
TWIN CITY ELKS SEND MES
SAGES TO PRESIDENT ROOSE-
WELT AND GOVERNOR
STASSEN

Last Sunday night the Elk
Lodges, Temples and Councils Of
Minneapolis and st. Paul sent spe-
cial messages to President Roose-
velt and Governor Stassen pledging
their loyalty and wholehearted sup
port in the prosecution Of the war
against the United States enemies.
The message to the President con-
tanned also an appeal for a just and
equal opportunity for Negroes to
serve their country as all other
Americans.
Take Stand Against Proposed
Jim Crow Policy
The message to Governor Stassen
contained an urgent appeal to per-
NIT Negroes to serve in the Home
Defense Forces Of the State as all
other citizens, and stated definitely
their opposition to the proposed
plan of the Governors military
aides to set up separate Jim Crow
unit for Negroes only.
The l. B. P. o. E. w. of Mime
sofa is the largest fraternal organi-
zation in the state. Sunday night
was the occasion of the 21st annual
joint memorial services held at the
Camphor Memorial M. e. Church
Sunday evening, December IA. Fol-
lowing a stirring message by Rev.
C. T. R. Nelson, a rededication
of loyalty, both to the country and
the organization was made.
AIertness of Daughter EIks
Wins Praise
When the matter was presented
for action by one of the Grand
lodge officials, Mrs. Lear Howard
Of Como Temple, st. Paul, District
Deputy of st. Paul, made the mo-
ton that these messages be rushed
to the President and Governor i'm
mediately, Mrs. Jessie Shannon Of
Minnehaha Temple, Minneapolis,
also District Deputy of Minneapo-
lis, seconded the motion which
brought the full house to its feet
with an expression of yes votes.
GastOn's Opposition Ruled Out
VIM. II. CASTOR of Gopher Lodge,
st. Paul, attempted to oppose the
motion, but was ruled down by Ex-
alted Ruler A. J. Lewis and booed
by the house. George W. Hall ex-
pressed mild opposition to the mat
ter being brought up at that time,
but stated he was in favor Of the
messages being sent. Spectators
praised the Daughter Elks for their
militant attitude.
MRS. CARRIE CLARK DEAD
AT 20
Carrie M. Clark, COS 9Th Avenue,
North, age 70, died at Minneapolis
General Hospital on December 13.
Funeral services were held on We'd
nesday, December II, at 2 p. m,
at the Woodland Funeral Chapel
with Rev. II. W. Bolts officiating.
Mrs. Clark has been a resident of
Minneapolis for the past twenty
five years and was a member of
Wayman A. M. E. Church.
She is survived by a niece, Du-
cille Pride, of Wilson, Arkansas,
who came for the funeral. Inter
ment was made in Crystal Lake
cemetery with Woodland Funeral
Home in charge Of burial arrange
ments.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1941-12-19
Important
Notice

All news, announcements, ad-
vertising for the December 26
edition should be in our Mime
apolis office, 300 Srd st. So, by
Monday, December %, at 6
p. m.
The December 26 edition, our
Christmas edition, will be of
the press Tuesday. Don't wait,
call your news in today, Midway
8340.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1941-12-19

Make your reservations for Clef
Club New Years Eve Party by call
ing Atlantic 1858. Only limited
space-Order your table nOw!-
Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1941-12-19
Smart JackaSS"
Continued!

A subscriber to the paper writes
on the current controversy, as the
Editor A Smart Jackass." Read his
letter on page two.
Do Your Christmas Shopping With
Advertisers In This Newspaper
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Strong Pro-British Sentiment Displayed
In Survey Of international Beliefs
As Rotarians in Fl Centre Ballot

gotiated peace at this time? Yes
IA, No 49,
6. Do you believe Japan will
carry cooperation with the Axis so
far as to force war upon the U. s.?
Yes 7, No 80.
7. If Japan invades the Dutch
East Indies and makes further i'm
portant moves to take over French
Indo-C China. do you favor the U. S.
using naval and military means to
stop such aggression? Yes 20, No
10.
8. In July, 1910, did you think
Germany or England would win
the war? Germany 10, England q.
9. Today do you believe Ger
many or England will win the war?
Germany 3, England 43.
10. Do you believe our greatest
danger from an Axis victory is
military or economic? Military 5,
Economic 81, both g.
IL. Do you believe it is wise to
insist upon retaining all so-called
social gains of the last eight
Continued on Page 8. Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
British
Attack
Bordiiu
We eekend Invasion
Fears Growing in
Neutral Ireland
BY UNITED PRESS

A possible German Balkan
coup involving Bulgaria and
the explosions of German
bombs in neutral Fire Fri
day shared war interest with a
British assault on Italian land ana
sea forces in North Africa and an
other shake-up in the Vichy gov
ernment of Marshal Henri Philippe
Petain.
Cautious dispatches from Berlin
indicated that Bulgaria may be
face to face with German demands,
possibly for the right of transit for
some of the estimated 100000 Nazi
troops now in Rumania, many Of
them close to Bulgaria's frontier.
A German spokesman in Berlin
emphasized Germany's embracing
interests in southeast Europe and
her determination to keep what were
described as foreign interests" out
of that region. 1t was limited that
the health trip Of Bulgarian Pre-
mier Bogdan Filoff to Vienna may
wind up, as have the Vienna trips
of other Balkan statesmen in the
past, with a showdown conference
with .Germany's foreign minister,
Joachim Won Ribbentrop.
The Fire government ordered a
vigorous protest and demand for
compensation at Berlin after exam
ination of the bombs which have
been dropped in the past two nights
in regions close to Dublin revealed
the fragments 10 be of German Or
igin. Fears are growing in Fire that
the bombings may be the prelude
to weekend Nazi invasion at
tempt.
From Cairo came word that Aus
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
New Farm Lendinu
Agency to Operate
nI.v.Proposed
FCA Governor Urged to
Take Initiative in
Setting Up Program

Creation of a permanent
farm lending agency along
the lines of Commissioner
loans, only with the size limit
greatly increased, was advo-
Gated Friday in a communication
to DR.. A. c. Black, governor of the
Farm Credit administration.
The letter to DR.. Black, signed by
j. D. Adams of Ell Centro, member
of the California Farm Debt Ad-
justment commission, was also sent
to several score key ranchers and
county and district boards.
Il know your department is most
anxious for all deserving farmers
of the nation to have adequate fin
ancing," Adams letter read. "In
order for you to do this, believe
Congress must strengthen the FCA
I believe the Commissioner loans
should be made a permanent pro-
gram The limit should be material
ly increased; the interest and prin-
cipal payments limited to five per-
cent annually; the administration
of it set up as separate unit :"
Adams letter followed a recent
visit to Imperial Valley from several
members of the Federal Land Bank
board headed by w. D. Ellis and
tour of the valley taken before that
by other government officials. Adams
requested copies of their reports on
valley conditions.
Commissioner loans do not meet
Continued on Page 8; Col. b
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Eleven Injured When Bus Co|Iides
With Truck in Binding S.F.Fog

F. B, Knittle, 61, Larkspur cuts
and bruises.
S. C. Spears, %, Larkspur, cuts
about face, loosened teeth.
Herman Cramer, 90, Corte Ma
dera, cuts and bruises,
r. G. Blankenship, 81, LarkSpur,
cuts and bruises.
Gordon Falk. 25, San Anselmo,
cuts and bruises.
A. j. Rudy, 30 Fairfax, driver
of the bus, cuts and bruises.
The bus left San Rafael at 655
a m. The accident occurred a few
minutes later.
Rudy, the driver, said he did not
see the truck in time to prevent
the crash.
The truck was driven by Jesse
Ferreira, SO. Sonoma. He escaped
injury.
The impact of the collision sent
some of the passengers hurting
toward the front of the bus.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Dies Committee
Urges 0utIawing
OF Alien Groups
Nine-P0int Program to
Overcome Subversive
Influence Submitted

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3
(UP) = The Dies committee
today urged congress to out
law all foreign controlled
political groups.
1t also recommended a general
policy barring totalitarian sympa-
thizers from employment in defense
industries or government positions
The committee, reporting on three
years of Investigations of SubverSive
activities, submitted nine-point
legislative program and asked that
it be given adequate funds to
prosecute its inquiries for two more
years.
Concurrently, the committee dis
closed that it is investigating in
New York the transfers of more
than $3,O0O,000 of funds from the
Soviet State bank to the credit OF
the Reich Germany bank account
in the Chase National. These trans
ferS came to light in a recent in
vestigation of Nazi propaganda ac-
tivities, committee attaches said.
The program recommended by
the committee was;
/. THE enactment of legisla-
ton to outlaw every political organ
ization which is shown to be under
the control of foreign government" "
2. Legislation to compel the de-
portation of aliens advocating ANY
basic change in the form of our
government"
3. Mandatory deportation of spies
and saboteurS.
4. Legislation requiring all en-
ployes and officials of the federal
government to be American citizens,
5. A law to withhold all federal
financial support from any educa-
tional institution (which permits
members of its faculty to advocate
Communism, FaSciSm or NaziSm as
a substitute for our form of govern
ment to the student body of these
educational institutions" The COM
mittee noted that Rep. Jerry Voor-
his D., Calf, dissented from this
recommendation.
6. Legislation to stop all immi-
grafton from foreign countries that
refuse to accept the return of their
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

Overwhelming sentiment against
u. S. entry in the war in Europe
and faith in Great BritainS ability
to win were expressed in survey
of opinion taken at a meeting of FL
Centros Rotary club Thursday af-
ternoon
A questionnaire of II questions
was passed among the At business
and professional men present. Re-
suits were:
l. Do you believe the u. S.
should enter the war? Yes 7, No 49,
2. Do you believe the U. S. will
go to war in 1941? Yes 18, No 81
3. Do you believe the U. S.
should Cd give outright, 90 lend
OF lease, CD sell on long-term
credit or "a sell only for cash to
Great Britain? Give outright, 16
Lend, IL, Long-term credit, II,
Cash only, 6.
4. Do you think the U. S, will
have to fight Germany if Great
Britain is defeated? Yes 35, No l3.
5. Do you favor U. S. taking
leading role in trying to bring ne
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

: The valley has failed to make ma
terial progress in the past five years
and must rouse itself and use every
combined effort possible if it is to
achieve any major objective in 194l,
jenkins asserted
The valleys home problems are
as important to Imperial Valley
folk as the international problems
facing the nation, he declared.
I'VE can't determine the internal
or foreign policies of the United
States, but we do have control over
the policies of Imperial Valley. We
can't find fault with the handling
of government by persons duly APP
pointed if we are doing a poor job
of handling our own affairs" Jen-
kins continued.
Neither 1888, 1899 nor 1910 saw
the successful accomplishment OF
any of the valleys major detectives.
He listed these as completion of
the All American canal, complete
and convincing growth of the I'm
perial Irrigation district power pro-
gram, completion of refunding, in
auguration of new drainage estab-
lishment of favorable farm credit
for farmers and material progress
toward development of East and
West meSaS.
In 1885 we said these things were
all in the immediate future. Today
we are saying the same thing" Jen-
kinS declared.
He did not presume to place blame
for the accomplishment, but
he did score the u. S. Reclamation
Bureau for unnecessary delays III
completing the All American canal.
On the national and International
fronts, jenkins endorsed Sen. Bur-
ton Wheeler's suggestion for Sug-
gesting rightful peace terms to Eu-
rope.
Jenkins favored sending supplies
Continued on Page s, col. O.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Valley Fugitive
Ordered TO Pen

Willie Williams, Negro fugitive
from an Imperial county chain
gang who was arrested in Salt Lake
City Christmas eve, was sentenced
to Folsom penitentiary Friday after
he pleaded guilty to escaping from
custody and to burglary committed
while he was a fugitive.
The Negro served a penitentiary
term in Arizona before coming to
California. He was arrested by
special railway investigators at Nj
land. They said they found mari
huana cigarettes he had with him.
A jury convicted him of possession
of marihuana,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

L
house in deep south Texas, Hanson
reported that he and his co-pilot,
Ensign Robert B. Clark were safe.
He said he put the big ship down
on the small lake-"It was a tight
squeeze'-after battling bad wealth
er over several hundred miles in
west Texas.
Hanson said he and Clark would
stay with the ship at the ranch,
70 miles southwest of Corpus Chris
ii, until receiving further orders
I'VE ran into terrible weather
about l o'clock yesterday afternoon
and it steadily grew worse" Hanson
reported. "At 230 I ordered the
crew to bail out. Around GAS Clark
and I saw water below us and de-
cided to land We landed all right
in about three inches of water
and neither of us was hurt. The
ship was damaged slightly
The lake on which the big plane
landed usually is dr., but had some
water III it due to recent heavy
rains.
I'VE decided to try and find a
ranch house or a highway and
started out but the brush was so
thick we changed our minds and
spent the night in the plane,' Han
son said. This morning I started
out again. leaving Clark with the
ship I met two Mexican cowboys
and they brought me to the Santa
Fe ranch house. where I telephoned
headquarters at San Diego"
Hanson said that the plane would
have to be dismantled and taken
out by truck.
Hanson and Clark stuck to the
ship after Hanson had ordered five
other members of the crew to bail
out to save themselves. One of the
five, w. F. Percich of San Diego,
was killed when cords of his para
chute snapped and catapulted him
to earth. Three of the other para
chuters were injured. One escaped
injury.
The man who parachuted without
injury near Big Spring, Texas, was
A. M. Perry, 81, Los Angeles, a ra-
dioman third class. Those who suf-
fered injuries, chiefly shock, were
Lloyd Hughes, 30, Grand Rapids
Mich, radioman first class; H. E.
Continued DIN Page 8, col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Jan. 3. CUPl
Trapped in a binding fog, a COM
nluter San Rafael-San Francisco
Greyhound bus crashed with a
truck and trailer near the Waldo
approach of the Golden Gate bridge
early today, injuring II passengers.
Fourteen others escaped injdry.
State highway patrolmen said
the bus ploughed into the rear of
the trucks trailer.
Injured:
William Buchwald, Al, Fairfax,
cuts and bruises and fractured legs.
F. Marshall 40. Mill Valley. frae-
tured rib and punctured lung.
Henry j. Thomas. SO, Corte Ma
.dera, badly cut and bruised with
possible fractured skull.
Hal Hathaway, 81, Kentfield,
badly injured foot.
D. M. Thompson, 81, Woodacre,
cuts and bruises,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

ition from the old congress to the
new. The old senate met half an
hour before noon to set a record
session of 367 days and fingered on
to expire automatically with the
convening OF the 77th. The ole
house had adjourned sine die yes
terday, and had no concluding for
malities today.
The meetings of the new congress
were chiefly for formal organiza-
ton of the two chambers for the
important work which lies ahead OF
them. New senators and congress
men were introduced to their col
leagues and sWearing-in ceremonies
were conducted for all. President
Roosevelt will deliver his annual
message to a joint session on Mon
day.
Both house and senate were back
in their usual chambers in the
capitol, where the roofs were trus-
sed up with big steel gi"ders that
gave the halls factory-like appear
ance. These supports were installed
in recent weeks while congress car
ried on its business in temporary
quarters.
Incoming members-whose advent
left the Democrats still solidly in
control of both houses-mil]ed a
bout the corridors while waiting to
take over office space from de-
parting lame ducks"
Reports from government depart
ments and congressionl committees
were submitted as congress conven-
ed. In one, Attorney General Rob-
Continued on Page 5, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Mother Of County
Assessor Dies at
Monrovia Home

Mrs. Elminia Elizabeth West, 81
mother of Assessor-Collector Dan
West of Imperial county and who
lived in the West district from 1912
to 1920, died Thursday at her home
in Monrovia.
Funeral services and interment
were scheduled at the Hollywood
cemetery at 2 p. m. Saturday.
She was born in Pennsylvania
Feb. 81, 1843, married at 18 years
of age during the Civil War, pion-
eered in Kansas in 1879, and arrived
in California in 1900.
Her survivors include three sons,
Dan, Edward L. of Santa Barbara,
and John A of Los Angeles; eight
grandchildren, and nine great
grandchildren.
Dan West is in the Ell Centre
hospital recovering from a heart
attack he suffered last month. He
was not told of his mothers death,
even though he is said to be some
what better this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Two-DayI.v.v Visit
Leads TO Jail

BRAWLEY, Jan 3. - Two bad
checks and drunk driving charge
during a two-day visit in Imperial
Valley were the accomplishments
credited to two Oklahoma residents
today.
S. L. Copeland, 20, was sentenced
to the county jail for 90 days in
lieu Of a $2Gj fine imposed for
drunk driving. Crval Baker. 30. his
companion, was believed to be the
man who forged the checks passed
In Brawley. They were identified
as the men VINO stole blank counter
checks from a Calipatria drug
store, BraWley police said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Lettuce DAMAGE
Estimate Revised

A check of damage to lettuce in
Imperial Valley in last weeks rain
revealed Friday that damage to
early lettuce was not as extensive
as first reported, according to B. A.
Harrigan, county agricultural COM
missioner.
Forty-nine cars of lettuce was
shipped from the valley yesterday,
Harrigan said. Twenty-eight cars
were shipped from the Phoenix
area. Early storm reports indicated
the Phoenix deal had been COM
pletely wiped out.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

the six men and that Japan rejected
the request.
One of the six was Heinrich
Lampe, second officers of the scut
tied Columbus. He was the central
figure of romance with a blonde
stenographer who resigned her i'm
migration station post a month ago
1t was understood that Lampc
is waiting for her in Tokyo but that
she has been unable to get a pass
port to go to Japan. Passport
authorities said that they have been
refusing since october TO give pass
ports to Americans tor trips to the
Orient because of the war condi-
tionS there,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Braw|ey New Year
Baby Still First

Alvaro Marquee. Mexican baby OF
the Brawley district who forged
ahead in the first 194l baby contest,
was still ahead Friday.
No other birth certificates of
early 194l arrivals were filed with
contest judges before noon Friday
and none had been left at the
county health department, official
depository for such documents.
Judges set noon Jan. as the
deadline for receiving entries.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

lied the successful Dredk Vi tle
Germans, who with others of the
crew have been guests of the
United States immigration service
at the Angel Island station because
of British refusal to permit them
to return home.
immigration authorities had Moth
ing TO say about the escapes, which
were made Oct. 25 aboard the N.
Y. K. liner Asama Maru. The SIX
officers concealed themselves "a
board the liner after escorting sew
en- invalided seamen to the Asama
Maru The six succeeded in reach
ing Japan.
tt was understood. but not con-
firmed here, that the British asked
the Japanese government TO intern
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Hunting Accident
Takes Bows Life

PHOENIX, Jan. 3. (UP) - A
hunting expedition by two teen
age boys ended tragically today
when one of them was killed by a
shot from the others rifle.
Delbert Walter ir., Is, was killed
when he was struck in the heart
with a bullet from the 30 caliber
rifle in the hands of his IA year
old companion while they were
hunting in the river bottom south
of Phoenix.
The 14-year old told officers he
had taken aim to shoot at target
and that young Delbert stepped
directly in front of his gun just
as he pulled the trigger.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Clear Skies
Forecast Here

Clear skies were predicted for
the Imperial Valley Friday night
and Saturday, according to Wood
row C. Jacobs, meteorologiSt. Light
trosts occurred in coldest sections
of the valley Friday morning and
Jacobs forecast recurring low tenn
peratures.
No damage to tender vegetables
was reported, Jacobs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Cleanup Week
Starts Jan. 10th

Ell Centro's annual cleanup week
will start Jan, 20, Deputy Health
Inspector Grant Bristol announced
Friday.
At that time, city trucks will
combine with those of the regular
garbage and trash contractor to
brush up the alleys as we'll as the
streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

IIIUIt SuIIJy UII IIIIIt VUuIIJ OF IdIhI-l
fication OF public records in connec-
tion with the theft of S28.5O from
the El Centro water department
while his wife, Lillian Richards
Little, was water clerk The appel
late court upheld the verdict of
guilty on the other counts in the
% count Indictment but reversed
ON the nine counts of Justification
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

of public records.
The appellate court later refused
the attorney generals petition for
a rehearing on the decisiou 70
Warren carried 1t to the state sn-
preme court Little is serving a
term in San Quentin penitentiafy
and Mrs. Little Is In Tehachapi pfi-
son for women
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Old Memories

For a stroke of nostalgia, w. A.
Gray of Imperial suggested that
veterans of the last war have a
look at the Seeley cavalry camp
during recent rains.
ut will bring back memories of
mud and water at the Rest camp
at Brest." he wrote There are a
few things missing, of course -
those G.. I. cans for one and the
French roads for another"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
i, Husky Fred

IRemin4cence department:
There was time, not so long
ago, that Fred Bright was known
as Husky" That was during foot
ball days, but most of all it was
when he won fame as the champion
bowler of the old Oaks alleys on
Main street in Los Angeles!
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Germans Put Squeeze on
Bulgaria: Fire Bombed
u AABlINe
EpoRrER
TOnbstOi e

1OnlDStOf e
Detected and rejected, their love
for Tennessee U. still sentimentally
bright, but very, very dark finan-
cially, three Ell Centrans gathered
at their favorite coffee shop on Main
street the evening of New Years.
Ben and Oscar Bryant and Jim
Dawson were mighty low because
they had gone overheard on Tennes-
see and if you follow the sporting
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Ndzis Flee from
s. +. Alien Depot

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g. (UP)-Six German seamen
military age from the of the scuted liner Coum
bus succeeded in escaping from Angel Island immigration
station October and in reaching Japan, it learned
today Paul D. Butler British consul general here veri
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
City Theft Case
Appeal Filed

Attorney General Earl G.. Warren recently filed with
the California supreme court petition for rehearng OF
fourth district court of appeal reversal of verdict of
guilty nine counts of the grand jury indictment against
John Little An Imperial county superior court jury found