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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-10

lions counsel of the Council of Ne
gro Students; and other represen-
tatives of the American Legion
md the NAACP.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-10
MRS. LULU STEVENSON DIES

MRS. LULU STEVENSON DIES
Mrs. Lulu Stevenson, 149 Chi
cago St., st. Paul, died Wednesday
after a short illness. At press time
arrangements had not been COM
pleted for burial.
Arrangements in charge Of Neal
Funeral Home.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-01-10
Manager Farmers Union
Exchange Discharges Girl
Because of Negro Friends
E. A. SYFTESTAD GIVES GIRL LECTURE
ON HOW TO TREAT

Caroline Bell cOmometer operator in the office of the Farmers
Exchange So ST. Paul dismissed from her job
after having warned by E A Syfestad General
abouth with Negro people,
Bell prearious position for months before
had received that
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
A Petition to the Congress
Of the United States Of America

labor union chieftans, they deny en-
ployment to thousands who would build
for us the arms we need if we are to de-
fend our country and our lives success
fully.
In their acts there is no patriotism.
One recent day the army of the United
States reported a strength of almost a
million and half men. Their pay from
highest to lowest averages scarcely S3O
a month. For that, their lives are lald
upon the altar of defense.
What Of the others?
On that same day, twenty-five factories
were closed in this free nation. Forty
thousand workmen were denied employ
ment, because union chieftans sought
selfish gain in the national emergency.
Millions of dollars, which should have
been busy buying the guns and ships and
tanks we need, were idle in the strikes.
We believe no nation should tolerate
this circumstance. We believe no intel
ligent people should sacrifice the lives OF
thousands because scores insist upon
private gain. And again we point out
that our lives are the stake in every day
lost in American factories
We, the draft-age men Of the United
States, petition the Congress of the Unit
ed States to act, before we become con-
vinced that patriotism is a fraud sacrl-
flee the act of fool, and hardship the
lot only of him who clings foolishly to
a notion that his nation is great and
good.
If there is a crisis, let us all share it.
IF there is not, then relieve us of our
burden.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
VOLUME xxx; No. 6
(AN EDITORIAL)

We are the men who will die if Amer
lea goes to war.
We are the men who today are being
torn from our families and our homes
SO that our nation shall not be unpre-
pared.
We are the men who today are sacrl,,
ficing jobs and business and love ana
all that a normal life holds, so that
aggressors shall not look upon our coun-
try as easy prey.
To those of us who have answered the
call already, our government pays $2l
q month
We cannot strike, for to strike would
be treason.
We are the draft-age men of the Unit
ed States.
We petition you, the Congress OF the
United States of America, to ask that
YOU make our sacrifice worthwhile.
We do not ask that you pay us more
money, for the cause IN which we are
engaged is a cause above money. 1t is
cause above life itself. 1t is the cause
of preservation of freedom.
We ask only that you do your part to
preserve that freedom. We ask that you
take action so that we may have the
tools that will preserve freedom; the
materials that will insure liberty to our
people today and forever
Today there are those who deny us
those tools. Under the specious cloak
of a license they call liberty. they act
unmolested to close the factories that
mean to us the difference between life
and death. In petty disputes between
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Hay Men Mystified
By Group Touring
I.V. With Threats
Unidentified Persons
Order Baler Crews
To Halt Machinery

Hay growers Wednesday
investigated reports that be-
tween 25 and 50 men appear
ed at various ranches in I'M
perial Valley this week and
threatened to destroy machinery
unless hay barng crews stopped
work and demanded a cent per
ton increase in wages.
Growers, workmen, and hay bal
ing crews, all said to be unable
to ascertain much about the sup
posed strike, were scheduled to
meet at O'Conner's Implement
company in Brawley at $50 pm,
Wednesday night to discuss the de-
mands made BY the as yet unidenti-
fled group of workmen and the or
ganization they represent, if any.
When the crews al work in the
fields refused to stop work at the
command of the visiting group of
men, the workmen said, the visitors
told them to stop the machinery
or it would be stopped by force.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
FLYING FORTS
HOPTOHAWAlI

WASHINGTON, May IA (UP)-
The war department announced to-
day 81 flying fortress bombers had
completed a mass flight from San
Francisco TO Hawaii in a move to
strengthen the islands defenses.
The department said that the
bombers took off at 9:29. EST, last
night from Hamilton field, Calf,
under the leadership of Lieut.. Gen.
Delos Emmons, and landed safely
at Hickam field, on the island oi
Oahu. at 1923 this morning.
The planes are the latest models
of the 22-ton Boeing flying fortress
long-range bombers They are
known as the BAIT and have the
most modern armament and armor.
The department said that these
are the first our-engined long
range bombers to be dispatched to
Hawaii. For the past several months,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Lawmakers Ban Hot Cargo
AS Union Strike Weapon

SACRAMENTO. May IA (UP) -
The California legislature today
warned organized labor that the
strike weapons of the secondary
boycott and hot cargo are not
wanted during the existing defense
emergency.
The assembly last night passed a
bill outlawing these allied labor
practices by vote of so to 90 over
the vigorous protests of labor rep
resentativeS.
The measure went back to the
senate for concurrence in two i'm
portant amendments-one limiting
its application to duration" as de-
fined by President Roosevelt, the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

The 955 StrlherS WSie oiooiee w
return to work at once on the
drydock project at the S3O,0OO,OOC
South Boston navy yard annex
The men struck Monday in pro-
test against employment OF WPA
labor on the project.
Ernest A Johnson, secretary OF
the Building and Trades Construc-
ton Trades Council (AFL), SAID
after a Washington conference With
navy, labor and WPA officials that
an understanding had been reached
on a fair and equitable" labor
policy.
Meanwhile Associate OPM Direc-
tor Sidney Hillman, after confer
ence with President Roosevelt, call
ed upon the American Federation
of Labor's Machinists union to live
up to its contractual obligations and
thereby end a San Francisco ship
yards strike which is tying up
100000 in naval construction.
GM FARLEY CALLED
A panel of the defense mediation
board met with representatives OF
the General Motors Corp. and the
United Automobile Workers Union
(CIO), which has set strike
deadline for Thursday at 81 GMC
plants. Negotiators were under
stood to be ready for consideration
of the unions major demands
those for a wage increase and a
union shop.
The UAW has called strike at
the Hudson Motor Car Co., effec-
tive at pm, unless the company
agrees to union demands for
blanket 15-cent wage hike. Many
of HudSon's $500 employees are
working on the companys $30,000,-
600 in defense contracts.
NEW COAL THREAT
Fr'uitleSS conferences between
southern coal operators and the
United Mine Workers union (CIO)
produced a threat OF a new work
stoppage in the soft coal industry.
UNIV President John L. Lewis an
nounced the union would call out
workers in both northern and
southern fields unless an agree
Continued on Page 8; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

however, the army has been streng-
thening its defenses there with new
pursuit planes and tWin-englned
medium bomberS.
Additional medium bombers, hav-
ing an operation range of SEQ miles
at sea, and more four -engined giants
will be sent to Hawaii lin the near
future" the department said.
AS a precaution for this flight
of land planes over more than 1000
miles OF water, the navy provided
destroyers at three stations en-
route the department said. AL
planes arrived safely, the last land
ing at Hickam field on the island
of Oahu at 1928 this morning
s Although Emmons was in the
leading plane of the mass flight,
Col. Eugene L. Eubank was COM
mander of the group.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

'dIlu Cile 6TlIlSl SCeIlIlIlB SINISTER
scheme for peace on Axis terms.
Both Winston Churchill and Ad-
off Hitler were believed likely to
enter directly into the Hess affair
with speeches designed to get the
greatest possible propaganda ben
eft for their contrary viewpoints.
The British prime minister may
interview the No. Nazl.
1t was understood that Churchill
possibly would make a statement
on the Hess case in Commons
Thursday. Observers said it would
not be surprising if the prime min
lister should warn the country
against sentimentaliz.ng about the
Hess case and remind the people
that the adventurous flight and
Hess's action in showing a photo
graph of his 3la year old son to
Scottish farmer did not wash
out the blood in which the Nazi
leaders are stepped
Hess was said by the British to
be talking. There was increasing
hope that his words would be OF
military Importance to Britain, al
though nobody knew now accurate
Nazi statements might be that Hess
knew nothing of the high commands
| plans.
PLOT SUSPECTED :.
Responsible Britih sources be-
lieved Hess might we'll have been
the fantastic leading character In
plot that only Hitler could have
imagined; that he flew to Britain
to try to circumvenL "unconquer-
able" British resistance by organ
izing a peace movement with the
fuehrer's knowledge.
All neutral observers who knew
Hess were inclined to agree with
the NaZi statement now coming
out in Berlin) that the party deputy
was highly unlikely to be a traitor.
They disagreed with the Nazi in
sistence that he was mentally un-
balanced.
The official German explanation
Wednesday given to the foreign
Continued on Page 8; Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
WPA Gives Surprise O. X.
To Z. G. Citywide Project

First unit in a citywide WPA
project to solve street sewer, storm
drain and water distribution prob
lens will start in Ell Centre may %,
it was learned wednesday.
Release of the project came as a
definite surprise. 1t had been held
up pending congressional action on
WPA appropriations for next year
and sponsors had believed there
was small possibility of starting the
project before end of the fiscal
year.
A letter from WPA Administrator
Henry P, Amory, however, explain
ed that sufficient funds had been
made available to start at least one
unit and State Director of Opera
tions v. r. Seawell was in Ell Gen.
tro Wednesday to confer with City
Director of Public Works Walter
Heinecke on first work.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

for affiliation with national or
eanization, 173 for independent rep
resentation. Five ballots were de-
clared void.
While a brisk west wind whip
ped over the grandstand crowd
estimated at nearly 500 heard more
than dozen speakers give one
side and another of the problem
that grew out of recent requests
from the A.F.of l.. for contracts with
Imperial Valley shippers. Repre-
sentatives of the A. F. of L. were
heard as we'll as CIO and the Fruit
and Vegetable Packers association
of California, known as the Wrap
Pack association and also as the
"Brawley local., unaffiliated nat
ionally.
Purpose of the meeting was to
determine what action the major
ity wished and most of the talks
stressed a need for unified action,
and determination tC avoid juris-
dictional disputes.
IF anyone has any beefs, let's
get them over with :" the chair
Continued on Page 8, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

FtutTdI JUugt n. +. OI. OuIt us
missed her petition for a writ of
habeas corpus on motion of Ste
phen White, her attorney.
White said afterwards he had
every confidence the government
will drop the deportation proceed
ings against the princess"
The habeas corpus petition had
been filed when immigration au-
thorities revoked the princess bail,
removed her from her Palo Alto
apartment, and placed her in Gus
ody at the immigration headquar-
terS here.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

Amory's letter to Heinecke read,
in part:
Since your last visit Washing
ton has authorized sufficient quota
to warrant opening of a few prof.
ects in southern California. AS
we assured you that should con-
ditions change your citywide prof.
ect would be given every consid-
Grafton and as Mr. Seawell has in
dicated the desirability of continu-
ing the project. have suggested
he contact you personally. -
First unit of work will be re-
stricted to water pipe laying. Helm
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

this bill does not make unlawful
any of the fundamental rights OF
labor"
Sens. Frank Gordon, William r.
Rich and Ray Hays drafted the
original bill. 1t would prevent Ia
Dor unions from conducting boy
colts against any employer not d.
rectly involved in a labor dispute,
or to declare his product hot
because he refused to discontinue
dealings with an employe involved
in a labor dispute.
Assemblyman Thomas Malonsy,
San Francisco, officially represent
ing AFL and CIO opposition To the
bill, claimed 1t would take away
labor's rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

ecke was expected to draw up a
full schedule sometime wednesday
to submit for WPA approval. The
project will last until July l, and
Seawell explained
Whatever happens after that de-
pends upon what congress does in
the meantime regarding appropria-
tions for next year"
Work was expected to start early
on the morning of May % and all
available men from SRA rolls will
be on the job. The actual number
was problematical, but it was eX-
pected that somewhere between go
and ITO men will be available
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

There had been indications be-
fore the hearing the immigration
bureau and the department of JUS
tice were changing their attitude
on deportation of the Hungarian
born woman who has persistently
denied she is German agent or a
friend of the Nazi regime.
At the immigration station, the
princess had several interviews re-
Gently with Major Lemuel Scho-
field, chief of the service. Scho-
field then went to Washington to
report.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

other applying the law equally to
labor and employers.
Concurrence in the amendments
was conceded, for the senate pass
ed the bill "a to 5.
It's future, however, is unpredict-
able. Gov Culbert Olson previously
indicated his unwillingness to ap-
prove any Legislation which impairs
the rights of labor. He has the
option of signing or vetoing it with
in 10 days, or letting it become law
without his signature.
Charles w. Lyon, assembly Re-
publican floor leader, argued that
only California, Montana and Ari-
zona now sanction secondary boy
colt and "hot cargo. He declared
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
TWO HOlTVllLE MEN
HURT IN ACCIDENT

B. c. Cardwell and Robert Brown
of Holtville were injured, not SER
iously, in an automobile accident
at Commercial and the DogWood
Ell Centro police reported Wednes-
day.
Officers discovered an overturned
automobile Tuesday evening at the
intersection and a check disclosed
that the two men had been treated
later by a Holtville physician.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

would provide shortcut to tide
water from Coachella Valley and
the Hemet district.
While no figures were Immediate
ly available on the exact line the
proposed road would follow it was
said to present shortcut from
desert to ocean.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Sabotage for
Promotion Barred

LOS ANGELES, May IA CUP)-
The sheriff's office said today Whit
ney Wilhelmy, 26, confessed he saw
ed through rivets in an airplane
being built for Britain at the North
American aviation factory. and then
feigned to have discovered the sab
otage in hopes of gaining a promo
ton as a reward.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
CaIexico Readers

Mrs. Clarence Ray Wednesday
became CaleXicO reporter for the
POst-Press newspapers.
Mrs. Ray, well known among
women's groups i'm the border
city, will conduct a column of
CalexicO news, including items of
club, social and personal inter
est.
Readers in Calexico wishing to
report personal items or other
news may do so by telephoning
Mrs. Ray at Calexico 852.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14

VIoOIo uCoNtuy Uy' % ~ AIISICl oOII
of Hemet, who said there was need
of a more direct route from Arizona
and Imperial Valley to tidewater
He recommended that the route
be called Pegleg route in honor
of Pegleg Smith, old time prospec-
tor credited with finding and then
losing fabulously rich desert mine.
The proposed Pegleg route also
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Princess Drops
Freedom Petition

SAN FRANCISCO, May a. (UP)-Prncess Stefane
Hohenlohe of Hungary whom the government seeks to
deport dropped her fight for freedom from immigration
service custody today amid reports the deportation pro-
ceedings would be abandoned shortly
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Desert-to- Ocean
HiwaY Proposed

Imperial Valley residents expressed interest Wednes-
day in proposed road connecting the valley with Ocean
side via the Vallecos through chain of valleys and
San Pascua canyon.
The road proposed to the San Diego county super
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Strikes Tie y p
Vast Arms Jobs
Boston Naval Drydock WaIkout Ends as
Two New Work S+oppases Threaten Big
Defense Orders in Auto Industry
. By UNITED PRESS

strike at Boston naval drydock project was Settleo
Wednesday but two automobile manufacturers which nave
s78O 600 600 worth of national defense orders were
ened with strikes. = = .., o o,sorod 70
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Shed Crews Vote
For independence
Ballot I73 to So Against Affilia+ion
With National Organization; Speakers
Give Both Sides Of Union Question

While union forces stood pat Wednesday requests
for virtual closed shop in Imperial Valley melon sheds
fruit record opposed to afflaton Wt
a national labor organization
The SIZED workers met Tuesday night at the Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
Germans Excuse
Hess: Churchill
Plans Intervi lew
London Says Prisoner Talking But
Berlin Declares He Knows Nothing Of
War Plans; Peace Offensive minated
: BY UNITED PRESS =

The mysterious of Rudolph Hess threw a length
enng shadow warning Europe Wednesday with Nazs
asserting that the tragic illusion of Adolf Hers depu-
included plans to return to Germany within DAYS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
y ANBl|Ne
\EpoRTER

sSunny Soul
If there is a person more adept
than Fred Nebel-Thau at seeing
tie. good in an i'll wind RR never
met him.
Sunday was a good example. Fred
~ and his family went cruising at
San Diego in their new motorboat.
For awhile they cruised prettily
enough, but then something went
wrong with the motor. BY raIk
forethought, Fred was towing a
skiff and SO he placed his SOY
Gin the i,kiff at q pair OF oars TO
tow the larger vessel.
Fred, in the meantime, tinkered
with the motor. While he tinke'eo
and perspired and his SON roWed
and perspired, there were frequent
halls from other boats offering a
tow. All were politely refused
"I'll get her going in minute, p"
Fred announced cheerily.
, Two hours later Fred finally
broke down and accepted help.
When friends tried to sympathize
Fred replied:
Say, that was a world Of fun,
being stalled half the people in
San Diego stopped and offered help
and l met all of them. Dick Powell
and Joan Blondell even offered as
sistance!"
Wonder if the man at the oars
turned down the offers of help?
How could anyone refuse Joan?
Still More To Co
rs this where you get marriage
licenSes?' a trio asked at the
clerks office. There was young
couple accompanied by an elderly
woman.
Yes replied a clerk. Have you
your medical certificates?"
That question stumped all three
and the clerk explained, adding:
. 1T takes three days, you know
The elderly woman exploded:
Three days Heavens, aren't we
in Arizona yet?"
1t developed that they had driven
down from Los Angeles and
thought that surely they had mo-
tored long enough to be in Arizona !!
A Come Down
That old gag about don't take
any wooden nickels" would have
been strangely appropriate for Don
aid zavala, en- route home from at
tending the National Student Con-
gress as California representative
Donald stopped off in Salt Lake
City and decided to blow himself
to large meal. He tangled coins
in his pocket and figured he had
Continued on Page 8, COL %
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
BRITISH FEAR PLOT
FLIGHT OF NO. 3 NAz|
Laughs from War
Fronts Of Europe

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May
IA (UP)-The newspaper Han
dels- OchsjOfart- Stidning of Co.
tebOrg said today:
"If Rudolph Hess was the first
rat to leave a sinking ship he
is at least remarkably big rat
COURT RULES
IT'S AN INSULT
VENICE, Italy, May IA tUpl
Mrs. Emilia Castellani was 500
lire about S25) out of pocket
today for calling Francesca Gu
aglialOne an Englishman. The
court decided such character
izatiOn was offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-14
CANTALoUPES

Imperial Valley: Demand fair,
mkt. weaker. Carloads fob, cash
track Std. ass S2.75; jumbos $3.75;
pony Ass and 54s So.
L. A. Hay U. S. No. S18-19.
U. S. No. 2 leafy S17.OO-1S.0O No. 2
Sl4-15; Mpls. Sept. flax $1.86A.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1941-12-19
FILA Home Mortgage
Easily Available

Washington. d C.-The NUMBER
OF financial institutions originating
FEiA-InsuTed home mortgages con-
tinued 70 increase during the first
three-duarters OF 1871, while the
number OF institutions holding such
mortgages in their portfolios In
creased At an even faster rate.
Federal Housing Administrator ABB
ner II Ferguson announced today.
Thus. both primary and second
airy markets for insured home mort
cages are broadening further, Mr..
Ferguson said. as they have done
consistently every year since the
FILA was established.
AS Of September 80. 1871. lending
institutions financing mortgages
accepted by the FLA for insurance
numbered 8.027. a gain OF 242 over
the Tbs originating institutions as
of December 81. 1910. On the same
date institutions holding FT4A-An-
sureu mortgages in their portfolios
tobtained through either originator
or purchased numbered s.e69. n eair
OF $40 I'VE the 8.32g holding insti-
tutions as of December 81, 1870.
Holding institutions have out
numbered originating institutions
almost from the beginning. IL was
pointed out, ana the strength OF
this secondary market has been an
important StabilHing factor In the
home mortgage market.