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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-24
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME eTATTfTE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, desiring to engage
in business under the fictitious name
Of a. & B. Fish Company, intend
TO register the said fictitious name
With the Clerk of the Circuit Court
OF Monroe County, Florida.
Dated November 20. 1871
ALONZO C0THROS.
BERLIN FELToN
nov2ss dee3-10-l7-24.194l
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN tn@t
he undersigned. desiring 70 engage
n business under the fictitious name
az North Beach Inn INTENDS 20
REGISTER the said fictitious name
with the Clerk OF the Circuit Court
~ Nonroe County. Florida
Dated November 25. 1871.
GEORGE SMITH
nov2s; DISQUALIFICATION
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NorIcE UNDER FIoTITIous

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned. desiring TO engage
Ia business under the fictitious name
OF Marathon Trading Post. Mara
thon Fla. intend to register the
said fictitious name with the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court Of Monroe coun-
ty, Florida.
Dated November 2s. 1871.
/. w. RIGGS.
RAE RIGGS.
nov2s. DISQUALIFICATION
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NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS
raAE gTATTfTE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
he undersigned. desiring to engage
IN business under the fictitious name
If eFiorida Keys Builders. intends
10 register the said fictitious name
with the CLERK Of the Circuit eoaFt
Of Monroe County. Florida.
Dated November Is. 1881
ALONZO COTHRoN.
novas: decs- 19- 15.2&1sfl
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eve.
tree-in the second floor hall.
II Christmas spirit were registered
on a thermometer. it would show a
steady rise in the last IS years. The
Coolidge boys were too old to 90 ia
for Santa Claus.
The Hoover Christmas was warm
er. for the lugubrious Mr.. Hoover
really tried TO unbend on Christ
mas day. The most expert unbend-
ing was done. however, by his Sec
rotary. Larry Riehey, who burst out
Of the fireplace in the East room on
Christmas morning. to the delight of
Peggy Anne and Peter, the Presi-
dents grandchildren.
Christmas spirit rose to a sim
warmer degree when the T. D.
Roosevelts came in and. instead of
hiring the professional reader en-
gagged by the Hoovers to read the
Dickens Christmas Carol" the
reading was taken over by that mas.
ter Of dramatic art, Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-24
Eczema, Rash, !.
letter Itching

Use clean non-greazy Imperial Lotion.
Money back il first bottle fails to sat
sly IN the relief Of externally caused
itching Of Eczema. Rash. Teffer. So
Dles. Ringworm. Toe Itch. Simply re-
peat Imperial Lotion as needed while
nature helps heal.
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xorrcE UNDER FICTITIOUS
e~9U erAWrsFH

Notice Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned. desiring TO engage
- ..'Triumph Coffee Mills. intends
Is register the said fictitious name
with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
81 Monroe County. Florida.
Dated November a.. la4l.
G&HHIEI. UUTIExz< "a
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hutl Chatterton, actress, born
IN New York, as years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Singing Waiter Jailed on Charge
He Attempted to Extort $500 from
Film Actress; Escape Try Fails

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5. CUP)-
James David Thompson, 24-year-old
singing waiter charged with sending
an extortion letter to movie actress
Betty Cradle, was held in $500 bail
today for further hearing.
Thompson had attempted to es-
cape from the chambers of u. S.
Commissioner Norman j. Griffin
as he was arraigned on charges
of attempting to extort $500 from
Miss Cradle. He struck Deputy
Marshal John Kenney and darted
for the door but another deputy
marshal overpowered him.
The man, said by federal bureau
of investigation agents to be a
former convict, was arrested yester-
day.
John F. Sears, head of the Phila-
delphia F B I bureau, said that
Thompson's criminal record dated
back to his youth. The prisoner
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05

IlIeENdlS uuIlIiB Illc uety diio e'e0i'
ity continued inside unaffected,
small delegation of union sympa-
thizers approached workers in sew
eral northend fields without sue
cess.
Two automobiles carrying seven
or eight persons were reported to
have halted at an American Fruit
company field near Brawley shortly
after 7 am. Occupants apparently
attempted to picket the field but
Mexican workers went on working
without paying heed.
The union group was reported
later at a Fred Hilvert field with
equal lack of success.
Pickets at valley sheds were al
ternately present and vanished dur
ing Tuesday and Wednesday. Ap-
parently orders were to picket when
men might be going to and fro and
rest in between times.
Chief new developments in the
dozen-day old controversy were in
the legal field. In superior court
Wednesday Judge R. D. McPher-
rim sustained demurrers in three
injunction cases and dissolved tenn
porary restraining orders aimed at
pickets on the j. P. Carter shed in
Calexico, the A. Arena and Jack
Bros. sheds in Brawley. Technical
tiles made this procedure neces-
sary in order to permit the A F. of
L.. plaintiff, to start all over with
amended complaints.
Pickets, therefore, were returned
to these three sheds but counsel
for the Teamsters union, A. F. of l..
that brought the complaint, ex-
planned that new restraining orders
will be asked Wednesday afternoon
Dissolution of the restraining or
hinged on the fact that between
granting of the first order and
Wednesdays hearing the A. F. of L.
has solicited and now claims to have
increased membership from a maj
ority to 100 per cent.
A new request Tor an injunction
was filed and signed in behalf of
the workers at the Martin Wahl
shed. The complaint was brought
by the A. F.. of l.. and the tempor-
ary restraining order served on
pickets.
Real battle for jurisdiction in the
labor strife shifted, however, from
the Imperial county courts to the
National Labor Relations Board
front where the AFL Teamsters I'M
ion has filed petitions asking certi-
fication as bargaining agent in %
Imperial Valley sheds and as rebuff
tai the CIO has filed charges against
the 20 sheds of unfair labor prac-
tice.
Claiming either majority or 100
per cent A. F. of L. membership,
the Teamsters union requested that
elections be called to determine the
Continued on Page 6, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Light Showers in
Prospect for !. Y.
In Next a Hours
Storm from Mexico to
Be Felt Here Soon,
Weathermm Says

A rainstorm which worked
it's way northward across the
Mexican border to bring light
rain to scattered sections of
Imperial Valley Tuesday
night Wednesday threatened addi-
tional scattered showers within the
next "a hours, according to Wealth
erman Woodrow G. Jacobs.
Increasing cloudiness "Wednesday
night, Jacobs said will bring light
rain some time Thursday but there
is no immediate danger of general
rain.
Arizona, however, reported a gen.
eral rain storm with heaviest show
ers in Tucson and Douglas. A trace
of rain fell at Nogales and Phoenix
reported light rainfall at noon We'd
nesday.
Imperial Valley was the only Cali
fornia area affected by the Mexico
storm and clear skies were reported
along the Pacific coast.
Sub-normal temperatures were re-
ported in the midwest and the mer-
curry fell below the freezing mark
in the extreme northern portion of
Arizona and Nevada.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Safety Driving
Gag Brings Probe
OF Insurance Co.

Many Ell Centre residents puzzled
Wednesday over Safety Driving
Awards" conferred upon them by
the United Legion of Safety Drivers
and accompanied by an offer of
S2-a-year accident insurance from
the United Insurance company of
Chicago.
Along with equally as puzzled
residents of Altadena, Arcadia and
Alhambra, the El CentranS tele-
phoned their own insurance dealers
for an explanation. AS result the
state division of insurance began
an investigation of the matter be-
cause, it was said. the Chicago COM
pany Is not recognized in Califor-
MA, has no authority to write in
surance in this state, but apparent
~ has the right to solicit by mail
Inc Los Angeles Better Business
bureau also began an Investigation
Ihe company proposes to re
Waro' in advance the patrons of
other insurance companies by SELL
ing them cheap personal accident
insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
British
Bomb
Coast
RAFLaunches Big
Daylight Attack
On Nazi Bases
BY UNITED PRESS

The Royal air force Wec-
nesday made a great day
light sweep of the French in
vasion coast while crises
brewed in France, the Balkans and
the Far East.
The RAF attack upon the French
channel coast followed a smashing
night raid by British planes as deep
into Germany as Dusseldorf.
The daylight attack was made by
bombers operating with a cloud
of fighters to protect them against
German interceptors. Residents OF
the Dover coast heard heavy ex-
plosions from the vicinity OF Calais
and saw clouds of smoke roll up over
a chanel mist.
An unofficial reports said the
German lost three planes in an at
tempted attack on a British convoy
off the southeast coast. Another
German bomber crashed on the far
southwestern tip of Fire.
The official DNB agnecy said II
British planes were shot down dur
ing the RAF forays.
The British in East Africa were
reported by Jan Yindrich, United
Press staff correspondent with the
column pushing across Eritrea, to
Continued on Page 6, col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Reapportionnnent
Arguments Voiced
At2-Couniy Meet
Imperial, San Diego Co.
Conference Leaves
Question Undecided

Arguments for remaining
with San Diego in the same
congressional district and ar
guments in favor of combin-
ing with Orange and River
side counties were fired back and
forth Tuesday evening at the quar-
terly Imperialism Diego counties
conference.
Each representative present at
the Hotel de ANA in CaleXico eX-
pressed his opinion on the knotty
reapportionment problem which
concerns Imperial county's future
congressional position.
Backing up an invitation to I'm
pelial to remain in the Goth dis
trict, the San Diego delegation Of
fered these arguments:
Although San Diego does not
need Imperials population to make
up a district, San Diego desires the
status quo. Imperial is more closely
related to San Diego than to River
side or Orange and San Diegos
rapid growth makes her more de-
pendent than ever before upon I'm
periaps agriculture.
The two counties have mutual
highway, tourist and political prob
lens. San Diego has an important
interest in All American canal wa
ter and power. Imperial Valley peo-
pie have more friends, more proper
ty and more business relations with
San Diego than with any other
county.
Orange and Riverside counties are
more in the nature Of agricultural
competitors of Imperial while San
Diego has little agriculture.
On the other side of the ques-
ton, these arguments we're ad-
vanced
Rep. Ed V. Izac never has under
stood Imperials problems and has
given the county scant help; the
Coachella branch of the All Amer
lean will create a bond with south
ern Riverside county and the po-
tential sale of power will create
mutual interests.
Orange county, threatened by
inclusion with Los Angeles, will
be more appreciative of partner
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Draft Reflections
Hit Six Per Cent

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5. CUP)-
Adjutant General R. E. Mittel-
staedt announced today that draft
rejections under the second cali
averaged 6 per cent throughout
California.
A total of 6.23l conscriptees were
selected.
The three major reasons for re-
Jections were defective vision, in
sufficient and defective teeth anG
diseases of the ear, Mittelstaedt
said.
During the first call 706 per cent
OF the conscriptees examined were
rejected. Mittelstaedt attributed the
LOG per cent reduction in rejec-
tions to the fact that doctors and
examining boards were more ia
miliar with military physical STAN
dardS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
5000 Motorists
Must Pay Double

2 to Feb. 4, a total of 16,117 sets of
plates were issued at the Ell Centro
office. This asw 1888 sets lie S S
than the number which should have
been purchased, Oswalt said, indi-
eating that about 1888 persons will
have to pay double on the license
fee and a SO per cent penalty on
the tax.
The 1917 plates included 1897
pleasure car plates, 1853 trucks, L.
426 trailers and 1923 miscellaneous
items.
Put the new set of plates on
your cars, trucks, and trailers, -
Captain Oswalt urged. because the
patrolmen soon will begin a syste-
matte check of all vehicles to ascer-
tain those which have old plate.
Those who have no new plates on
their cars will be given citations.
1t is dangerous to carry the new
plates around without fastening
them to the car. They may be
stolen"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Health Officer
Urues PreCautioI1

Several cases of diptheria among
the un-immunized transient chill
dren of Imperial Valley recently
make it necessary for me to urge
parents to have their children i'm
munized," DR.. Warren F. Fox,
county health officer, said Wednes-
day.
While there have been no recent
deaths, the physician said, the or
ganism was virulent and there have
been several instances in which the
cases have been in quarantine for
several months because they had
a positive virulent test.
Fox said it was necessary for
immunization against the disease
through the medium of two in
jections of plain diptheria toxoid
given three weeks apart. Infants
should be protected as early as the
eighth or ninth month, he said
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Londol, Hijackers
Use Gang Methods
On Food Supplies
Trucks Stolen, Looted
Of "HOt" FOOdstuffs
BY New "BOOtleggers"

LONDON, Feb. 5. CUP)-
Scotland Yard today report
ed increasing activity by or
ganized gangs of food "hi-
iackers' and "bOotleggers"
and moved swiftly to hunt out re-
ceivers and distributors dealing in
"hot" foodstuffs.
Detectives said the hi-jackers ap-
parently were well-organized. In
many instances stolen food trucks
were found empty and abandoned
within an hour after being seized
in tactics reminiscent of the Al
Capone days in Chicago.
Latest theft reported was that OF
a lorry laden with cases of eggs
valued at $1,4O0. The empty lorry
was found shortly after it was re-
ported missing.
Scotland Yards ace sleuths re-
ported the hi-jackers shadowed
their quarry to learn the movements
and habits of the driver. AS soon
as the truck was left unattended
for a moment, the hi-jackers raced
away with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05

eXlCO DIVISION WHERE Evan l.. HSWeS
was unopposed.
Up until l D. m. in the city of
Holtville there had been l59 votes
cast. A 10 per cent vote for the
urban precincts would total ATS
In Buena Vista, also in the Holt
vile division, 40 votes had been
cast. A 10 per cent ballot here
would be 1T votes.
In Sunset precinct there were 36
ballots cast by l pm. as compared
to 70 per cent possible vote OF
SO and at Alamo Verde IS ballots
70 per cent ballot of 1870.
In the Holtville division Mark
Rose, director for many years, was
opposed by Claude Shaw, Holtville
mayor, who was expected in in
formed corners to hold an edge over
his veteran opponent.
In the Calipatria division where
five men-Frank Grubel, G.. Roy
Thompson, Charles Guest, Joe Bal
ley and B. M. Chapman-seek Of
flee the vote appeared equally light.
By noon only few more than 100
had marked ballots at the one ur-
ban polling place which was less
than a third of 10 per cent vote.
The Northend precinct at l pm.
reported "a votes where SO would be
10 per cent and the Standard pre-
cinct reported 56 cast where 140
would be 70 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Two Injured When
Machines Collide

Two persons were recovering We'd
nesday from injuries suffered in
a traffic accident north of Calexico
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Augestino Seniseto, 81, and
Otellio Seniseto, 62, Ell Centrans,
were said to have suffered minor
injuries. A car driven by Nevious
Osborne, 40, turned left at the Jas
per intersection with highway 80
in front of a machine piloted by
Adolfo Dominguez, 10, Ell Centre.
Dominguez signed a citation charg-
ing Osborne with violating the rule
governing left turns at intersec-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
AFL Denounces
Ban on Wa|kouts
By UNITED PRESS

The American Federation of La
Dor Wednesday denounced as "ab-
horrent" and unconstitutional pro-
poSals to curtail labor's right to
strike in defense industries where
seven walkouts now are in progress.
The AFI publication, the Ameri-
can Federationist, asserted the right
to strike was an inalienable right
of labor and that neither its Sus-
pension nor its restriction can or
will be accepted by organized la
bor.'
Meanwhile, the National Labor
Relations Board at Washington an
nounced reorganization of its ad-
ministration to facilitate handling
and settlement of complaints.
The seven strikes now in progress
involve approximately 15,600 work.
erS demanding higher wages, union
recognition or bargaining rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
G.. Of
Aid Bill
in Final
Day Of Debate on
Measure Thursday

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.
(UP)--The Chamber OF Com
merce of the United States
today opposed the all-out
British aid bill on grounds
that the president could deliver the
whole army, navy and air force to
foreign powers without advising
congress and might be able to seize
private property for delivery to for
eign governments.
Speaker Sam Rayburn, after at
tending a meeting of Democratic
members of the house foreign af-
fairs committee, said simultaneously
that serious consideration is be-
ing given to additional amendments
TO the bill.
The meeting of the Democratic
committee members was a prelimin-
ary to the third and final days de-
bate on the house floor. The house
will start voting on amendments
tomorrow.
The chamber of commences views
were stated to the senate foreign
relations committee by President
James S. Kemper. He testified that
his board of directors felt unani-
mously that the present bill would
mot contribute to the defense of
the United States
The chamber feels, he said, that
instead of the pending measure
congress should draft legislation
which would give congress or a BIZ
Continued Oh Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05

from the summit and most of it
slid down a rocky cliff into clump
of trees"
All seven bodies were burned and
mutilated almost beyond recogni-
ton. One body was hurled to the
top of the peak. The others were
scattered down the side of the cliff
with the shattered fuselage.
The gas tanks in the wings had
burned" said Peck. "The fuselage
fell nose first into a rocky ravine.
The tail lay about 200 yards below
One wing stuck up grotesquely in
the air from the side of the cliff
and the other, broken off, lay flat
on the ground. Both motors were
torn Of"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
field HANDS SNUB Clio STRIKE EFFORT
Woman in Black
StartIes House

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. (UP)
A woman shrouded in black and
wearing painted skull mask
arose in the public galleries OF
the house during debate on the
aid to- Britain bill today, shout
ing and shaking her fist at MEM
bers of the chamber.
She had been sitting in the
gallery at the right of that re-
served for newspaper correspon-
dents. She apparently dOnned
the mask just before she jumped
up. The house was compare
lively quiet At the time.
When the mask was removed
she was revealed as an attractive
young woman in her 2O's.
She said her name was "An-
drea, nothing else" and that she
was "a Pamphleteer," Her
home, she said, was New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05

at one time served on a Georgia
chain gang, Sears said, and also
served time in several federal peni-
tentiaries on forgery and grand
larceny charges.
Another Pennsylvania, James
Willard Porter, 18, of Washington,
is under $4,000 bail pending federal
grand jury action after allegedly
confessing he sent an extortion note
to Miss Cradle on Dec. 6. The let
ter, signed The Green Hornet" !"
demanded $4,000 on the threat that
the writer would come out to
Hollywood" and take it,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
WiNkie Addresses
Note 70 Germans

LONDON, Feb. 5. CUP)-Wen-
dell l.. Willkie, in message to the
German people tonight criticized
the hate, aggression and lust for
power of the present German gov
ernment.
The message was drafted by Will
kie before he left this morning by
plane for Lisbon, He arranged for
its release after his reparture and
asked that it be transmitted Ito
the German people"
L am proud of my German blood,
but I hate aggression, and tyranny"
Willkie said. We German -Ameri-
cans reject the hate, aggression and
lust for power of the present Ger
man government
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05

about 20 minutes before they real
ized that some of the men were
still in the building, he added.
He said three employees Jumped
'nto rear yard of the plant from
third story window. They were
taken to a hospital in a serious
condition.
There were between rs and 80
persons in the building when the
fire started. The company. en-
gagged on national defense orders
since last summer. employs about
300 and has been operating three
shifts, p hours day
No estimate was made Of the loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
Wi!Ikie Enroute
Back from Britain

WEST ENGLAND AIRPORT, Feb.
5. (UP)-Wendell L. Willkie bade
farewell to Great Britain today af-
ter a nine-day private investigation
of war conditions, and left by plane
for Lisbon, Portugal,where he will
take a Pan American Airways clip
per plane for home.
Anything I can do in America
to help Britain in her fight for
freedom I certainly will do" Will
kie told his hosts. Your people
have shown magnificent courage.
Keep your chins up
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
PROBATIONER BACK
IN COUNTY JAIL

James Long, %, released on pro-
baton by Judge r. d. McPherrin
in Imperial county superior court
in 1899, was back in the county
Jail Wednesday for violating terms
of probation.
In 1888 he overpowered a jailer
who was taking a meal to him in
the Holtville Jail and escaped. He
was arrested on a bench warrant
this week in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05
II Die as Fire Sweeps
National Defense Plunt

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 5. CUP
Eleven persons perished today w.ler
fire swept the third floor of tho
New Haven Quilt and Pad company
which is working on 100000 of
defense orders.
1t was impossible Immediately to
identify two of the workers, whose
charred bodies were found when
the blaze had been extinguished.
All of the men were working in
one department. The fire started
when a spark from a carding ma
chince, used to fluff cotton as it
was removed from the bales, ig-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05

wrecks seven victims from the re-
mote, snow-covered mountain coun-
try in the Mt. Rainier foothills 10
miles south of McChord Field, Ia
coma, from where the bomber took
off for flight to California.
Col. Walter Peck, operations Of
ficer of McChord field who was
with the army search party that was
guided to the wreck by two lumber
jacks, said the plane barely failed
to clear the 3811-foot peak.
THE pilot qst Lieut.. R. M. Krum-
mes. Boise, Ida) was apparently
flying blind and was just coming
out of low clouds when the plane
hit the peak" said Peck.
THE plane hit only 20 or 25 feet
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-05

More than 5000 motorists in I'M
perial Valley will have to pay double
for their license plates, Capt. Frank
Oswalt Of the California Highway
Patrol announced Wednesday.
Collections on Tuesday, the last
day before the deadline, dropped
below the collections on the next
to = the last day, Captain Oswalt
said. On the last day motorists
paid $4,000 for 1890 sets of Ii
cense plates while the day before
they paid $11,155 for 1899 sets.
During the renewal period, Jan