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Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Dear
Mr. Nelson:
Neus item:

WASHINGTON, Oct. Q
(UP) - Priorities Director
Donald NJ. Nelson, seeking
to avert a situation that
threatened to shut down steel mill
operations. signed an order today
placing all iron and steel scrap
under priority control.
Dear Mr. Nelson:
Sam Naliboff says you're full "
tripc and that you're the original
little boy who hollercd wolf.
What you don't know Sam Mali
boff?
He's Ell Centro's plain spoken
scrap iron dealer.
We showed Sam your statement
in which Tou claimed that steel
mills had less than a weeks sup
ply of scrap" and he fairly eX
plodcd.
"A scrap shortage? There's no
such thing as a scrap shortage,
he beloved, and added that you're
Whistling past graveyard, and be-
sides that, you couldn't tell a pile
of scrap from a mound of jello
That's exactly what he said, MI.
Nelson, and he said furthermore he
can prove it-With figures.
Here are the figures:
Remember when Little Flower
LaGuardia started his great volun-
teer aluminium drive? Well, SAM
says people with patriotic fervor
broke their necks to add their stint
of pots, pans. old refrigerators, cock
tail shakers, ad infinitum to the
civilian aluminium pool.
REMEMBER ALUMINIUM?
And what happened? The gov
crnmcnt lost money on the deal
because the junk wasn't ever
worth what it cost to clean it up
And besides, aluminium droppei
from l6 to IL cents during the
shortage, and when the short
age" became grave, it took an
other nose dive to cents.
We'll, Sam says the same thing
Continued on Page =, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

None of us here ever will reach
a point above everyone else and
take orders from nobody. This is
a challenge to us to give the best
we have"
More than half Of the $4,000 ex-
pected to form the California State
Guard already have been mustered
in and almost all of the remaining
half have been listed and soon will
be mustered in.
Rifles and equipment for all
State Guard units already are avail
able, Major Mintzer said The men
buy their own uniforms.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

az IIOS fhllStltS, anu llIS NOINl0 l)lON
ed TO be prophetic.
For Thursday morning, it was Of
ficially decreed in Washington that
no new public or private cOnstruc-
ton projects can be started unless
they are essential for defense or
the health and safety of the people" "
HutChins, speaking to viSibly
worried group of more than SO val
ley men at SherWood's restaurant.
gave his personal assurance that
ample materials and supplies for
repairs to existing agricultural facil-
tiles here would be forthcoming. but
said that "aS to new construction,
l bring you no good news
He limited that the shortage OF
vital metals might even prohibit
the construction Of private homes
And less than "a hours later, his
hint became an absolute fact.
The drastic ruling slapping ban
on all types of new construction
handed down by the supply prior
tiles and allOcationS board of OPM
came in the form of policy an
nounccmcnt that hereafter two tests
will be applied to all building prof.
ectS:
l. Does the construction involve
use of appreciable quantities Of
critical materials?
2. Is the construction directly
necessary for national defense, Or
clearly essential for the health and
safety of the civilian population?
APPLIES EVERYWHERE
This applies to public projects
Continued on Page 2. Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

our power 70 make That word n
badge of honor . This is no am
ateur army we're launching. If VIC
arc called upon we will be called
only for a vital need We will
be expected to make the most oil
what equipment we have We
are an organization of average
Americans ready to do our best
when and where we are needed
He said that no man ever quail
flies to give orders until he has
learned TO take orders and no man
can expect loyalty from his sub
ordinates unless he gives complete
loyalty to them. Major Mintzer said,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
trees O r
PAVING =?

be left standing and pave around
them.
The suggestion va, opposed by
somebody else tthc goWrilmen we're
holding one Of their mumbled tete-
d-tctes not intended for the gal
lerieSl, who wanted TO build the
new sidewalk the same width as the
present one.
Mayor Bob Hatton saiG that
would never dc, because somebody
might stumble in the unpaTsd
area.
people who p2trCuize lie il
brary don't stumble retorte d
Councilman Herb FaWcctt
The council finally voted to cut
down the trcc5 and make tne side
walk full width.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
FR-to-Stalin Note Leaks

WASHINGTON, Oct. O. up
Officials were concerned todaT
about about the way Germany OBJ
tanned a personal communications
from President Roosevelt to JOSEF
Stain, the Soviet premier.
They wondered whether a spy
story with the dramatic potential
tiles of a movie thriller lay behind
the publication of the letter by
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

BUTIOn z. WnttItr and SCH. OCT
aid P. Nye of North Dakota with
Clark'S inquiry. and charged thai
tho three senators, through their
dclying into anti-Nazi war pictures,
"a menace to organized
labor" and a threat to the free
expression of American culture"
Labor is threatened by the in
quir%, the resolution said. because
labor is dependent for its existence
on freedom of expression, whether
it be the films, on the stage, in
newspapers or in labor negotiations.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

London admitted that the sweep
of Axis armies toward the Soviet
capital and into the Ukraine had
created the gravest military crisis
since Dunkirk and that the Brit
ioh were unable to deal any count
er blows in Western Europe.
But the Red army still fought
on. Moscow dispatches said that
Russian infantrymen with bottles of
gasoline and grenades wrecked Nazi
tanks by the hundreds. Fierce
blasts of artillery broke up massed
enemy onslaughts on the vital Vyaz-
ma and Orel fronts and at least
momentarily stopped the pincers
from closing on Moscow. The Red
air fleet claimed to be outfighting
the Luftwatfe in the sky over q
Wintry 750-mile front from the VAL
dai hills to the Sea of Azov.
The Russians reported that the
enemy had suffered "ghastly" loss
eS and that the Red army had
taken the offensive in the NORTH
at Leningrad and below Lake linen.
MOSCOW 125 MILES AWAY
The vast front which Axis and
Russian forces were fighting made
it impossible TO assess accurately
the claims and counter claims but
both sides agreed that the Ger
man forces. bolstered by parachute
detachmentS. had driven to within
125 or 1870 miles of Moscow in the
Vyama sector.
The Germans SAID that this Of
fensiye had trapped the pick Of the
Red army in pockets both north
and south of Vyazma and in the
Orel sector, 2l0 miles southwest
cf Moscow, and that their final
destruction was in progress as other
units slaSher on toward the capital
The Russians said that their
tanks and artillery as we'll as big
infantry forces were standing Of!
the Germans at Vyazma and just
north of Orel. but admitted heavy
pressure in the Ukraine where the
Germans are driving on Karkov
and toward Rostov.
Berlin, in claiming that the op-
RI dJlOllo "Ouid Olllf
of the Russian army to fight east
of Moscow, published a significant
proclamation issued by Adolf Hit
Ter on October 2, when the climatic
offensive began. Hitler said that
the Germans were starting the
last great decisive battle of this
year.
NO MORE UNTIL 1912
This proclamation, issued to the
armed forces, said the Axis was
striking at Russia and at Britain
with the intention Of eliminating
Britdins last ally in Europe and
implied that no final operations
against England were likely in
1912. German sources did not COM
ment on whether this meant that
hitler would wait until next year
10 attempt a death blow at the
British in England or the Middle
East If the Russians collapse.
y hint Of action in other fields.
however, was given at Tokyo where
the press renewed denunciationS OF
the United States and a spokesman
for the information bureau, in q
nation wide broadcast, said that
the war might spread at any mo-
mcnt to other parts of the world
This suggested that Japan was
watching for confirmation Of the
German claims Of destruction OF
tho Red army to guide her next
move i'll the Far East, where pre-
paratiohS have been reported for
blow at either Siberia or the
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
0PM Agent Takes
Cp Labor Row

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct Q CUP =
George Roberts, ace -troublcShooter
on the Pacific coast for the office
of production management, was eX-
pectcd here today to investigate a
labor controversy between the Pa
cific Gas and Electric Co. and the
CIO Utility Workers union.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

COW where Avercll Hartman, head
o the United States mission to
tie Russian Supply conference. re-
celyed 1t for delivery to Stain.
Somewhere between Washington
aud Moscow. or in either of those
places. the German espionage syS-
tenn apparently obtained a copy of
the letter.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

The two version. Ntrc W"UN tins
samc in baSl' content mj thefn
seemed no doub, tnat tine German,
had obtained an almost cN1Ct copy
Of the presidents letter.
1t was learned here thal the let
ter was transmitted through re-
ular channels Of diplomatic COM
municatlons from the White House
10 the American embassy ut Mos
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

DNB. the official German ncWy
agency.
A version of the letter was first
made public in Berlin yesterday
Late in the day, the White House
released the letter that had beer
sent TO Stain. and said the German
version was altered from the origin
al to achieve propaganda object
ives"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Border Physicians
Meet Sunday

Physicians of the United States
and Mexico. banded together in an
International organization dedlcat-
ed to function in case of emergency,
will meet in Tucson Sunday to per-
feet plans.
Medical societies in both Mexico
and the United States arc working
in the organization which will take
charge from San Diego to Ell PaSo,
from Tijuana to Juarcz. and VIII
end REPRESENTATIVES.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make tree

Maybe so, but El Centro's cltl
council can undo what God ha.
done in front Of the public library
And that's exactly what the city
fathers voted to dO Wednesday
night, in order to lay a new size
walk and extend 1t full width to
the curb.
The sidewalk in front of the il
brary was described by Pubic
Works Director Walter Heinccke
who asked authority to tear up tAe
old walk and install new one.
But what about the trees there,
somebody wanted to know, and
somebody else suggested that they
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

-Nlcc DlCSlQH NJ Oh FdlldllId, "do
sworn in as president following the
peaceful overthrow of the Arias
government by democratic clements
led by Adolfo dc la Guardia, minis
ter of government and justice. First
Vice President Jose Prczct was not
available and presumably had fled
the country.
Even as Guardia took power over
the little republic which flanKs
both sides of the vital Panama Can
a. Zone it was reported that the
secretary general Of the German
minister for Central America had
arrived by airpane yesterday. II
VAS not known where he flew from
or whether he was in Panama.
The same sources said that Otto
Reincbcck. the German minister
for Central America, had arranged
10 FL here today but changed hiS
plans at the last minute because
Of the coup d'ctat,
The neW regime took over au-
thorIty shortly before II am. to-
DAY
.NO Dlft(lNItu MtS ltpOl ltt Dul
strong police guard was thrown
about the model jail, headquarters
OF Arlas police; all members of the
staff and employees of the govern
mcnt newspaper La Tribuna were
arrested and other Arias supporters
were reported in custody.
PRESIDENT FLEES
Ariaa il was revealed left Pan
anna by airplanc under an assumed
name He was said to have boarded
an airplanc at $50 am. Tuesday
bound for Colombia but his ulti-
mate destination was believed to
be Cuba The belief was justified
when he landed at Havana today
Whether ArIas slipped out of
Panama IN advance of the coup,
having obtained forCknOWlCdgC OF
what MAS impending, or whether
the leaders Of the coup took ad-
vantage Of his absence to execute
tCouiluued on Pa+c ,, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

ne lCCCNITN WNT IN0-0 ~ = =
ton
Other action included:
Voted TO scnj .4l a 'ird '3e.-
esatc 10 tne :nnual m"oin' "l ta2
Leasue O. California o.tir, at -
lamcn>o. October .3-16. JHr LII
dclcsatc will b. the F.rc C41!
Corn Reed vino VIII Join Cu' Gle !.
Neal CaI.n nd H.91. ,r-pest".
Grant Bristol rs FL CrniIr envoy.
TO the leaeUc pow No".
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Modern Communication

Modern COmmunlCatiOn-
While Andy Preble was having
conference in his private office
with Paul jenkins, the telephone
rang. Andy took down the receiver
and began a long distance convers
alton with someone in Los Angeles,
at the expense Of the Los Angeles
man.
Paul waited and waited and wait
ed. Andy kept on talking At the
end of Is minutes Paul waved at
Andy and departed. He gave up.
The conversation went on and on.
After Andy had been hanging on
the wire for 35 minutes a telegram
was handed him. He opened it with
one hand and read it. It was signec
by Herb FaWcett and John Dono-
hue 1t said:
For cats sake stop talking or
put in another line"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

Music Hath Charms
japanese and their American
friends had another get-together
Wednesday night as a farewell par
ty for Japanese selectees.
AS usual they all began to sing.
The japanese sang in japanese and
their guests Il Americanese for a
time. Then a Japanese man sang
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling IN
English. That was too much for
John Donohue, Fred Nebel-Thau
and Hugh Osborne. They were sor-
ry they couldn't sing in japanese
but did a strictly original version
of NY Wild Irish Rose"
And would you believe it, the
party ended with japanese and
Americans all singing "Hinky Din
KY Farley Vous" in whatever lam
guagc came handy.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09

Passed unanimously by delegates
to the valley labor council, and re-
leased by Council Secretary G, I.
Hansen. the resolution demanded
the movie investigation be immed-
lately stopped. because 1t obviously
lis designed to effect censorship
of free thought, free speech and
threatens the very fundamentals
of liberty"
The labor council also elected
Raul Barrigan as delegate TO I'm
perial Valley Civilian Defense coun-
Gil.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Better Be Careful

bCttUT DE tdTCIUI--
Note to Reporter Marguerite
Brooks:
Reed Cunningham, that charming
city traffic cop is long on patience
but even patient man can be tried
too far. Reed doesn't want to get
out a warrant, Brooksie, but unless
you step into police headquarters
one of these days to explain about
that ticket for parking in the rec
-uell
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
RED Army POWER BROKEN, NAz|S DECL ARE
D GAMBLING AMBL!Ne
N EPORTER

A Little Mixed
Frank Vaught Of the Meloland
district paced nervously up and
down the sidewalk at the corner of
Sixth and Main streets in Ell Gen.
tro
Practically chewing his finger
nails, Vaught said to a friend:
I'm going home as soon as Dan
Scott shows up. He ought to show
up pretty soon. He told me to meet
him here and he's late"
The friend walked on down Main
street toward Fifth street.
Near the corner of Fifth street
Dan Scott paced nervously up and
down. Practically chewing his fin
gernailS, Scott said
I'm going home as soon as Frank
Vaught shows up. He ought to bc
here pretty soon. We were to meet
here and he's Is minutes late"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
I.v. State Guard
No Amateur ArmV

First in Imperial Valley, Ell Centros 68 State Guard
members were mustcred in Wednesday night by Major
Murney MntZer, regmenta commander IN Imperial and
San Diego counties . 49,
1--WE are volunteers" Major Minzer said at is within
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Panama Gusts
Pro-Nazi Regime
BIoodIess Coup Removes President
After Unfriendy Act TO U.s.; Democra+ic
Elements Take Over Govenm't Control

PANAMA CITY, Oct Q. tUP)-ProNazi President
ArnuIfo AriS fled to Cuba by arpanc and the govern
mcn was oycrthroWn boodless coup dFtat today as
reports circulated That two important German diplomats
unra 5t,n to Panama; Erncsto aan Guardia second
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Prioriti ieS Rule
II eW Homes Out
Valley Told to Expect Worst as Nation
Requisi+ions Vital Materials in Big
Defense Program; Construction Hit

Imperial Valley businessmen and agriculturists
told Wednesday to expect the worst in future efforts to
obtain materials for construction.
The speaker Howard c. Hutchins manager of the
prores division of the office of production management
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Million Russians
Caught in Trap.
Germany Claims
EnsIand's Hope Of Winter War on Two
Fronts Shattered, Boasts Berlin in
Optomistc Statement; Fish Goes on
= By UNITED PRESS

Adolf Hitlers mechanical legions driving Moscow
Thursday claimed to have trapped 100000 Russian SOL
diars broken the fighting power of the Red army and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
PhOnctiCS a la Today

One of the little newSboys III
training with the Post-Press for
either business career or the mad
house, turned in a subscription card
The boy apparently did not like to
ask how to spell Felix. He spelled
it "PhiliX"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
Labor Council in
Blast at Probers

MiSsouris Sen. d. Worth Clark branded rouSHr
of "reigous and racial dscord" because of his nvesga
ton of alleged propaganda in the movies resolution
that had been passed Thursday by Imperial Valley Central
Labor council The labor group also linked Montana Sen
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-09
TEMPERATURE

Maximum We'd. 80, minimum
Thurs. 54; pm. Wed. 81, humidity
26;5 am. Thurs. So, humidity Sc.
Noon Thurs. 81, humidity Is.
LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. / $500; U. 5. No. 2,
leafy Nv. S18-19; U. S. No. 2 $3.50
1850. Mpls. Dec. flax S1.97A.
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Make Report On
Church Meeting

go Forward in Service" was
the theme of the entire conven-
ton; reported both Mrs. Marie
Russell and Mrs. Gloriana Bayly,
delegates from the recent dio-
cesar convention. .
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Woman's Auxiliary
held this week, both of these dele
gates spoke also of the wonderful
work being done by the women
of the church throughout the
state; and the part st. PauPs
Church, Key West is taking in the
full program.
Mrs. Reba Sawyer, the United
Thank Offering treasurer, an
nounced the Spring Ingathering
of the Blue Boxes for Monday,
May 10. She appointed on a COM
mittee to assist with the work,
Mrs. Dorothy Sweeting and Mrs.
Amy Shine.
Those who attended the meet
ing were: Mesdames Mary Sweet
ings Louise Grant, Nellie Curry,
Bertha Singleton. Lucy Capo,
Marylene knight, Ella Bierna,
Madeline Wassell, Reba Sawyer,
Marie Russell, Lilly Kemp,
Dorothy Sweeting, Amy Shine,
Gloriana Bayly. 4
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:: SOCIETY ::
Dance Tonight At
Guards Armory

Service men, their families and
unescorted young women tonight
will stage their weekly dance and
hingo party at the nationalsguard
armory. The program gets IN
derway at 7:30 o'clock with the
bingo games, while dancing will
be staged from 8 until 1890. -
Proceeds from the penny bingo
game will be used to play the
photograph for dancing. Mrs.
Eva Warner and her WPA rec
reation group also will provide
music.
Army recreation committee
members and navy wives will be
in charge of the bingo games,
while a staff of chaperones will
take charge of unescorted women
who attend.
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NEW SCHOLARSHIPS
NOW In PLANNING
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
the University of Florida. Presi-
dent John ]. Tigert, pleased with
the action, said that the scholar
ship would contribute greatly to
the furtherance of the aims of the
University's policy toward hemis-
phere unity.
The University has presented
courses in languages. culture. and
agriculture of the SouthsnAmer-
lean nations since itsafoundipg in
1858, and the establishment of the
Institute of Inter-Amefican. d.
fairs in 1890 has allowed~a broad
ening of the program which now
includes research projects in
Latin-American nations, opera
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PIT. A. Council
METALS Officers

Installation of new officers
took place at the meeting of the
Monroe County Council PIT. A,
held at the Division Street School
yesterday afternoon.
After a short business session
Prof. Horace O'Bryant installed
the following to serve for the
coming year: president. Mrs. Reba
Sawyer; vice president, Mrs.
Juanita Roberts; secretary, Mrs.
Mary Molina; treasurer, Mrs.
Alice Roberts; historian, Mrs.
Josephine Doughty.
The new president then pre-
sented a bouquet and gift to the
outgoing president, Mrs. Mervin
Russell, as a token of apprecia-
ton for her loyal service during
the past two years.
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ELK in WEST
| AIR-MINDED
<By Associated Prsss)

<By Associated Press)
DENVER, Colo, May 8.-Elk
and antelope are such curious
animals it's easy to take a CEN
sus of them by airplane on west
ern ranges. They run into the
open and peer curiously into the
sky when they hear the purr of
an engine. Deer, on the other
hand, run for shelter and hide.
The officials prefer to use
planes because as much work can
be done in a day in the air as can
be accomplished in a week or
more on foot or horseback.
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Announcement
OF Engagement

MIR. and Mrs. ]. S Dongo of 1913
Elizabeth street announce the
engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter,
Juanita Kathleen, to Malcolm r,
Pinder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Pinder. ll07 Southland
street.
The wedding will take place in
June.
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StOrk ShOwer
On tuesday

Tuesday a stork shower was
held at the home of Mrs. Gilbert
S. Martin, 3l4 William street, in
honor of Mrs. Bernard F. Haney.
Many lovely gifts were received.
Those attending were: Mrs.
Roy Seaton, Mrs. Harold An
drews, Mrs. George Kloster, Mrs,
James Oaks, Mrs. Howard San
ders, Mrs. MacFoltz, Mrs. Gilbert
Martin and Mrs. William Stable,
hostess.
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ONLY 3 NEWSBOYS
in GRAND CENTRAL
tny Associated Presnl

NEW YORK, May 8.-New
York's great Grand Central sta
ton has but three newsboys-
Pete Astrello, Willie Masscallio
and Arthur Cognato.
Their franchise is family heri-
tage granted by Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt in 1896. He did
it to halt daily battles between
newsboys for space in the station.
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Fern Chapter To Hold
Birthday Party

There will be a regular meet
ing and birthday party held
tomorrow evening, beginning at
8 o'clock, by Fern Chapter, Or
der Eastern Star, at which time
Sister Lucy Goshorn, chairman
of the Masonic Home Fund, will
be honored, as well as all moth
ers of the chapter.
All members are urged to be
in attendance.
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Room, Mothers To
Meet Tomorrow

There will be a meeting of the
Room Mothers of the PIT. A. at
the Harris School tomorrow aft
ernoon, beginning at 3 o'clock.
All interested are requested to
be in attendance.
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Patriotic Daughters
Meet Tonight

There will be a meeting of the
Patriotic Daughters of America
held tonight, beginning at 800
O'Clock, at the home of Mrs,
BERTHE HiggS on Southland
street.
All members are requested to
be in attendance.
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GIRL ARRIVES

MIR. and Mrs. George Hamilton,
of Caroline street, have an
nounced the birth of seven and
a half pound girl yesterday after
noon at local hospital. MIR.
Hamilton is a seaman aboard the
u. s. S. Roper.
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STORE with living quarters.
Olivia and Windsor Lane. Lot
60x100'; 12-story house on
Olivia street; lot corner Won
Phister and George Sts.; 3 lots
Big Pine Key. Apply 1014
Grinnell street. apr25-s