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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

They Hunted A Fox. Alice Camp
bell; City of Illusion, Vardis Fisher;
The Million. Robert Hichens; Sec
ret Vanguard, Michael Innes; Aunt
Elsa, E. c.. Pinkham; They Come
and They Go, Venetia Savile; The
Pardners, John Weld.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mrs. J. L. Dubois entertained at
a wedding shower on SATURDAY. af-
ternoon for Mrs. John Procsal. Mrs.
ProcSal is the former Geraldine
Balders. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Balders now residing in San
Bernardlno. who lived here for
years and were well known to valley
people. Married only four or five
weeks. Mrs. ProcSal and her hus-
band were living at Bonds Corner
but have recently made their home
near Holtville.
Geraldine received many beauti-
full gifts from the friends gathered
10 honor her. Those present in
cluded:: Mesdames Earl Northrup,
D. Gross, J. L. Labrucherie. MANI
lie Martin, Max Stroh and her small
son, r. L. Higginbotham, A. Ray
Kramar, T. G.. House, John Durer
and her three little girls. Mrs.
Durer was Hilda Gross. She and
her husband also live near Holt
vile with their family. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
Mrs. Evan T. Hewes was one oi
a group enjoying the Sunday trir
sponsored by the Imperial Irriga.
ton district this week. Amony thost
on the pleasant and interestins
tour were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pol.
lard. Mrs. Earl Northrup. Mr.. anc
Mrs. o. B. Johnston, their eldes
daughter, Mary Leone, and hel
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer O.
Calipatria with their two guest,
from San Diego, and two Phoeni,
business men.
Mrs. Fred Paine entertained
guests on Sunday with a picnic
dinner in Borego state park Those
who enjoyed the days cutting ano
beautiful desert flowers were: Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Upholt OF e Gen.
tro, Miss Ella Capers Weston, Mrs
Harold Mason and small son Harold
Mac, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. V. Upholt
with their seven-weeks-o -old daught-
er Gretchen Laurine.
Mrs. Nettie Myers, mother OF
Mrs. Fred Veliquette, leaves fol-
Ocean Beach this Sunday. Mrs
Myers plans TO spend the summer
ii her home at Ocean Beach.
The McCabe All club held it.
monthly meeting in the McCabC
school on Friday night. After tn,
regular business session, the mem.
bers participated in recreation, fol.
loved by refreshments.
Monday afternoon the McCab,
All boys went over to Virgil Corf
mans. There they were taught
some points about judging bee
cattle by George Winright, Johr
Jackson, and Virgil Corfman.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Binter and their
four children. Gertrude, Hilda, Joe
Junior and Annie Marie had din
ner with the I. Thanners recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

DR.. and Mrs. Paul Brust of San
Diego were here recently visiting
the Yukawas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

visitors at the Lee Thomason
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Upton
buchanan of Mt. Signal district.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17
Wedding Shower
Recent Event

man. and Landolt Dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess
after the happy social hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

S MIR and Mrs. John E. Leliasbery.
from San Diego spent a most en-
ioyable three days over the weekend
with the Hirschel Grandeys.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mrs Norris Perry of Lomita was
visiting friends in the valley the
past week.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17
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Notes
EIM NOTES

J. F. Sears of Lakeside accom-
panied by Alfred Posey we're calling
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. q.
IT. Cannon Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

June Roe spent the weekend Wis
iting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Clark of El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wright with
daughter 10 Ann motored down
from Altadena to spend their East
er week with the w. G. BrandtS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17
new BOOKS
FICTION

Al the Ell Centre Public Library
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kirchner
and baby Margaret enjoyed a pic
mic on Sunday with the Roy Full
wiers of El Centre. Charles Thomp-
son, was another member of the
picnic group looking for the petri-
fled oyster beds.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17
CAIJPATRIA NOTES

Mrs. c. Roy Thomson and
daughter, Jean. Miss Peg Sinclair
end Miss Eleanor Lcehler drove
to Los Angeles Friday afternoon
to spend the weekend. Miss Thom-
son and Miss Sinclair visited Miss
jeanne Huey while they we're in the
city.
Miss Esme Jesson came down
from the coast and spent the week
end with her parents, Rev and Mrs
Percy c. lesson.
Friends of Mrs. Ben Herring are
very happy to hear that she is i'm
proving rapidly from her injuries
and will be able TO go home from
the hospital in few days.
Cards were sent out last week
announcing the purchase of the
Desert Dress and Beauty Salon on
Main street by Miss Edna Thet-
ford. The shop was formerly owned
by Mrs. Les Rogers who since her
marriage has moved to Brawley and
finds it inconvenient to take care
Of her shop.
Miss Thetford is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Thetford and
since graduating from high school
last year has been employed in the
shop by Mrs. Rogers. Her many
friends are wishing her success in
her first business adventure. Miss
Ihetford will be assisted in the
beauty parlor by Mrs. Alene Vaw-
ter johnson.
The shop was banked with lovely
flowers on opening day, April /,
bearing the best wishes of her
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Saturday evening dinner guests
of Miss Betty Boone were Mrs
Myrtle Miles and mother, Mrs.
stark, Miss June Miles and Merlyn
Miles of FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mrs. Earl Northrop is GONZALES
cling from an attack of flu and
bronchitis
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Virgal Caldwell
spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Chambers.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mrs. Nettie Myers, mother OF
Mrs. Fred Veliquette, leaves for
Ocean Beach this Sunday. Mrs.
Myers plans to spend the summer
III her home at Ocean. Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. George Yukawa with
their daughter, Masako, and a
friend, DR.. Taniguchi. drove to Po-
mona on Sunday. There they met
their other two daughters. Marie
and Eiko. and the latters husband,
Harry Kikuchi to celebrate Mrs.
Yukawa'S birthday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Meyer, accom-
panied by their two sons, came over
from San Diego for the weekend
with the A. Ray Kramars. On Sun
day both families motored to Palm
Canyon for family reunion picnic
of the Sprinkels - Mrs. Kramars
relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred LaRue, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Armstrong and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Patton of FL
Centro were visitors at the M. L
Boone home Sunday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
Soviets, However, Will Not
 Give Any Armed Assistance
STRIKES HURT
 DEFENSE WORK
$l,259,O 9,OOO,OO of Orders in Danger; Detroit, San
 Francisco Hit Plans
iRx United PraNsl

A strike and c threatened strike against industries working on $l,- 260,000 of defense orders, darkened the defense labor picture today.
 In the San Francisco district, 1.- TOO machinists belonging to an AFL and e CTO union, were establishing picket lines around shipyards work ing on defense contracts totaling &600, GOO, 900, hoping that 16,000 oth- or workers would refuse to cross them and shut down the yards.
 In Detroit, the United Autonlo- bile Workers union (CIO) ordered c strike against General Motors corporation effective Thursday morning, If its demands are not met before then. General Motors has defense orders totaling 760000, 900 The strike would be against 6l plants employing 100,O00 men.
 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, Admiral Eancry land oE the maritime commission, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, had tried i1 vain to head of the Shipyard strike. The national defense mediation board was engaged in 6 last-minute effort to prevent the General Motors walkout.
 Consolidation Falls
 Federal conciliators attempted to prevent the spread of c strike spon- sored by the International Wood- workers of America (ClO) which has closed otae-fourth of the lumber
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
44,51O PEOPLE
 WORKING HERE
Another Gain in Employ. f1ent in Local Industries
 By Monthly Survey

Business in Waterbury continued to surge forward in April under the impetus of national defense speild- ifG, the monthly survey of the Chamber of Commerce disclosed to- day. The number oe persons efrl- ployed registered Q gain of 611 dur Ing the month to bring the figure to new ail-time high of 44,6l0. Big increases were registered in bank clearings, bank debits end bank sav- ings, and electricity consumption. Bank saving passed the $60,o00,- . 900 mark, 0 gain of $323,000 being marked up during the month. The amount now on deposit in savings accounts in local banks is now great- CT than at any time in the city's his- tory, even exceeding that of the "boom" years preceding the de- pression. t
 One of the most striking gains re- corded over April of lest year was in gas consumption. The total used last month was 1li,4l2,000 cubic feet, which Is almost %, 900 cubic feet more than was used Q year ago.
 There are 9,405 more persons now steadily employed here than there were Q year ago. Eight of the larg- est factories had 25,l4i men and women on their payrolls last month, an increase of 396 over March and an increase of 6,566 over April of i04O,
 April Business Survey
 The business survey for April, as compiled by the Chamber of Com merce, follows:
 Bank Clearings
 The bank clearings for the month of April amounted to $7,770,600, showing an increase of S380,600 as compared with the month of March, and an increase of $37i 800 as com pared with the month of April, l040.
 Bank Deblts
 The bank debitS for the month of April amounted to $40,63s, 6.76,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
BRITISH BOMBS HIT NAzI BASES
Hamburg, Bremen Again Hammered; Nazis Smash
 at English Air Fields
BY BRYDoN TAvEs

United Press Stan C0rreSpOn
 London, May 12 - (UP.) - The Royal Air Force, striking heavily for the second straight night at two of dermany's main submarine bases, started big fires in the ships yards and industrial areas of Ham, burg and Bremen during the night the air ministry said today.
 "A heavy weight" of high explo- Sive and incendiary bombs waa dropped on Hamburg and Bremen the ministry said, and attacks were made on 0 smaller scale on the German submarine and naval base ct Emden and on Rotterdam, an important oil center.
 Coastal command planes attacked docks ct Ijmuiden, Holland, the ministry said.
 Four Planes Lost
 Four planes were missing.
 The air ministry said the wea- ther was especially good for bomb. ing, and indicated that the attacks on Hamburg and Bremen, particu. larly, were successful.
 The raids were Q contribution by the air force to the vital battle of the Atlantic, for ct both ports Ger many not only is passing submarines but is making more submarines to attack the ships which are bringing war materials from the United States.
 It was the roth raid on Hamburg and the 68th on Bremen - the two most frequently and most heavily bombed cities in Germany.
 The air ministry had asserted last night that immense damage was done to Hamburg Saturday night in e raid both fierce and ef- fective.
 Industrial plants, factories with chimneys standing up like black nine-pins against the n1oonlit wa. terways were easy targets" the Ali Ministry said of the Saturday night raid. "sticks of high explosive
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
Mayor Scully Issues Statement On Bills
Charter Revision, Trade School, Pension Measures, Sponsored By His Regime, Will Not Be Used
 in Political Deals
BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK (Democrat LegisIatiye Reporter)

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 Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully today issued Q statement declaring that the charter revision, trade school and pension bills sponsored in the General Assembly by his adminis- tratlon will not be employed in any political Ideals" and expressing con- fidence "that eventually the pills will pass solely on their merits" He called the proposed legislation necessary and important" for the city and described the measures as "non- partisan in every respect.
 The General Assembly, which opens It's 10th week tomorrow, has delayed action on the Waterbury bills and they have been used as political weapons in both Senate and House. In retaliation for hold-up of the local measure in the lower cham Der, the Senate has blocked pas- sage of numerous House-approved bills.
 Charter Revision
 The charter revision bill, which would change many bectlOus VI eAAS present charter, was passed by the Senate several weeks ago. Action on 1t has been delayed in the House by Rep. Edward s. Birge, Strat- ford Republican who Is chairman of the House cities and boroughs committee. He first refused to al- low 1t to come up under suspension of the rules, which would save the city the cost of printing the lengthy text, but has since declined to let 1t come for e vote though the city has agreed to meet the printing cost.
 Trade School
 The trade school bill, which would provide an appropriation of about $S0O,000 for equipping and staffing Q state trade school here, has been pigeonholed in the appropriations committee. Rep. Carl Sharpe, Republican who is House chairman of the committee, succeeded Tn having action on 1t delayed until
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12

The capture came after Q police CordOn opened fire on an autonlo- bile found parked in the driveway of tho bank.
 KrzemieA was apprehended ct the scene, Hickey haid.
 Latee Brearley was taken into cus- tody, and Martin was arrested as he reported for duty ct the barracks.
 State Trooper Suspended
 Commissioner Hickey suspended the state trooper, who is radio dis. patchNr at the barracks, and stripped him of his badge and uns- form.
 Tho commissioner said that guns and torches were found by inves- tigators, in addition to Q quantity of lead piped. nished Q sketch of the area to Krzemien.
 Hickey issued @ statement In which he said that Martin, dispatcheg ct the barracks between 1i:30 p, m. and 8 Q. yn., "frequently conferred with Brearley on plans and was to delay the police alarm and divert state police cars out of Putnam during the time of the robbery"
 Clue from Hartford
 The planned robbery, said Hickey, was learned from Hartford detec- tiyes, who were informed that an attmpt was being made to obtain the services of Q welder to blow a safe in an eastern Connecticut bank. 'Working ell day Sunday and throughout the night" said Hickey "the officers succeeded in gathering sufiicient evidence to warrant Q large police detail being assigned to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
BRITISH PLANES
 HIT RAQ TROOPS
Ground Forces Make At- tacks on Fast Weakening
 Army in Other Areas
BY WALTER COLLINS United Press Staff C0rrespOndent)

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 Cairo, May 12. -- (UP) = British planes are striking ct Iraqi troops in north and northeast 1raq while ground forces attack the fast weak ening 1raq army in other areas, II was said officially today.
 At least 12 hits were made in the Iraq army barracks in the great oil center of Mosul, it was announced.
 Armored cars of the Royal Air Force occupied Fort Rutbah, on the oil pipe line in far western Iraq yesterday morning, 1t was an- notiIiced. Rutbah airdrofne, nearby, had been occupied by British troops Friday.
 It was learned seml- -offlcially that the Iran government, rejecting an appeal by Premier Rashid Ali Al Gallant of 1raq for aid, had replied that 1t disapproved of his policy in attacking British forces. Talib Mousta, former Iraq consul general ct Jerusalem, was said to have gone to Tehran on Q special mission in Q vain attempt to win Iranian sup port for Rashid Ali.
 Aside from their activities in Iraq British planes carried out extensive operations during the week end on German and Italian forces in Sicily and northern Africa.
 Catania and Comiso airdromes, Sicily, were raided in Q surprise mid afternoon attack Saturday, the Royal Air Force said. Three groups of German Heinkel.l11 and one one group of Jnker-e8 planes were attacked at Catania and troops were machine gunned.
 At Comiso, 1t was asserted, eight German planes were destroyed and others set afire, and . group of of. flcers were machine ganned.
 Several hits were made on the breakwater ct Tripon in rait Saturday night, 1t was asserted, firei were started ashore. A stick oi bombs struck the power station.
 It was admitted that Axis plane'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
FOURTEEN DAYS
 LEFT TO ASSEMBLY
State Labor Relations Act Seems Doomed to Defeat
 as One Must Bill

Hartford, Conn, May 12.-(UP)--- The general assembly, with only i4 session days to go, begins It's 18th and most crucial week of the ses- sion tomorrow-with the major is- sues jobs and state labor relations.
 Only three full weeks were left before the constitutional adjourn ment on June {, and Gov. Hurley and legislative leaders were prepar. ed for Q stretch drive to pass vital legislation.
 Tomorrow is the deadline for Gov. Hurley to send nearly c score of major appointments to the general assembly, but he may ignore the limitation on some of the Ilomina- tions. A few days ago the gover. nor said he may hold over 6 few nominations and that the legisla- ture could "talke them or leave them"
 The biggest legislative issue to come up was the bill creating Q state labor relations act. The house acts on the measure as the order of the day Wednesday, with q major Republican caucus on the measure
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
German Raiders Make Wreckage In England
Attacked in Scattered Formations Last Night; Satur. day Night They Lost Many Planes; But Gave
 London FrightfM Blasting
BY NED RUSSELL United Press Stan COrrespondent)

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 London, May 12--(UP)-Germar raiders broke up into scattered hit run formations last night, avoiding mass contact with the British de. lenders who have shot down 16t raiding planes already this month
 Almost 70 areas of Britain were bombed, but there was no concen- trated attack anywhere, and Lon- don was avoided. The Germans hac lost 33 planes while blasting historic Westminster Church and Parlia- ment buildings Saturday night Londoners had believed this was the beginning of 6 bitter and sustained aerial siege, and most of them had beddcd down iil shelters before dark There were three alarms but nc bombs fell.
 Wreckage lay deep around some of the empires most hallowed shrines, particularly Westminster Abbey, where four years ago today King George and Queen Elizabeth were crowned 1n 6 gay and colorful ceremony, but Londoners found eIi. couragement in the equalization of German losses for the first Il days of this month, including another eight planes shot down last night, and also in the fact that the full moon last night had seen the raids diminish.
 OS Raiders Shot Down
 The score for ii days of May was: 0e raiders shot down by night fight CTS over Britain and eight over France, 24 shot down at nights by anti-aircraft guns and two brought down by the balloon barrage-a total of 1S2. Daylight losses were: 29 by fighters, six by anti-aircraft guns, one by unknown cause-a total of 36. The nightly score dur- ing May has been: One, six, 16, nine, nine, nine, 24, IA, three, 8, seven. The May losses compare with l6 night raiders show down in Jailu- ary, IS in February, 47 in March, sl in April.
 Spirits already were rising here, despite the fact that embers were still glowing from one of the worst
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
YOUTH CRUSHED
 TO DEATH TODAY

Boston, May 12-(UP)--Malcolm Mackeon. 1T, of Wilmington, was crushed to death today in q freight elevator accident at 6 South Boston warehouse where he was employed as Q stockhoy.
 Police said the youth apparently missed the shut-cR switch when he reached for the elevator cable and was carried to the second floor and crushed. Hle body fell Into the ele-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
MURDER TRIAL
 IS POSTPO OWED

New Haven, Conn, May i2-(UP) --The first degree murder trial of Joseph Domorad, 24, charged with the staying of l6-year-old E;stelle Teingerg In 1887, will not be held until the June term Of Criminal Superior court, States Attorney Ab- raham 6. U1linall said today.
 Ullman said the trial, originally scheduled for the April term, was put of hecauge only enc week os thls term remained.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
POPE PLUS MADE
 AN APPOINTMENT

Vatican City, May 12-(UP)- Pope Plus named Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni- -Blondi Camerlengo or chamberlain of the Sacred College of Cardinals today ct his first se- cret consistory since March 2, 1o40.
 The Pope named several new bl- shops, none of whom were for posts in the United States.
 The consistory, the third of the Pope's reign. lasted only 20 minutes. Twenty -one Cardinals attended.
 There are numerous vacancies in the College Of Cardinals 1t was un- derstood that the Pope has refrain- cd from filling them es R asen of mournina heeause ~ tlae waz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-12
STATE AUDITOR
 PHELPS GOING UP
Gov. Hurley to Name Him State Finance Conlmis-
 sioner; Baldwin Is Out
RY JACK AMMAN

IfvJnited Press Stan Correspondent
 Hartford, Conn, May 12 --(U.P0 Governor Hurley probably VIII name State Auditor Lewis W. Phelps, Andover Democrat, as state 3inanco commissioner tomorrow, Q move which will precede changes in three other major state finance posts, the United Press was inform. cd today.
 Phelps, who has been employed by the state for about 26 years in various financial capacities, was re- Rarded by informed sources as an excellent choice for state finance commissioner, Q post which pays si0,O00 annually.
 The finance commissioner, besides his own duties, supervises the state budget, personnel and purchasing departments.
 if Phelps Is appointed, these changes probably will be made:
 A new Democratic state auditor will have to be appointed by the finance committees of the general assembly. It was still too early to determine who the nominee would be. Phelps, early in the legislative session, was renamed by the general
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