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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
9Th Congress
Begins Session
Without Fanfare
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ert H. Jackson asked that federal
officers be permitted to tap tele-
phone wires in cases involving for
eign spy rings and "other grave
crimes
In another. the house committee
investigating migrant workers warn
ed that new migratory worker prob
lens are being generated by a
fresh flow of transient workers to
centers where booming defense in
dustries are creating new jobs.
House Republicans met shortly
before the opening OF the session
and nominated Rep. Joseph w
Martin, jr., r., Mass, as their cam
didate for speaker. The move was
routine, since Rep. Sam Rayburn,
D., Tex. the Democratic candidate
and present speaker was certain
of reelection by the house later IL
the day.
matically will become Republican
leader a post he has held for two
years.
The Republicans continued al
present party officers for another
term They are Rep. Roy. o. Wood
ruff. R., Mich, conference chair
man; Rep. Charles A. Eaton, r., N
j., e-chairman; Rep. Clifford r
Hope, r.. Kan. secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Germans Putting
Squeeze on Tiny
Balkan Nation
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tralian troops have smashed through
one sector of the italian defenSes
at besieged Bardia in Libya in an
action which is still in progress.
London thought the final assault on
the encircled Fascist base may be
about to start The Royal air force
reported a powerful raid on the
Italian base at Tripoli where they
claimed bombs "straddled" five Fas-
cist cruisers moored to a mole.
The factors surrounding the new
Vichy shake-up were still somewhat
obscure but France was assuming
greater importance because of the
value which bases on the French
Mediterranean coast and in French
North African colonies would be to
the German air units now assigned
to help out italy in the Mediter-
ranean sphere.
The Italian press said that hun
dreds" of fresh German and Ital-
ian planes shortly will be striking
at the British in Libya and the
Greeks in Albania. Reports from
Athens said that the Royal air force
had carried cut blasting attack on
ElbaSan, central italian base only
20 miles south of Iirana, capital
of Albania.
Airplanes of unknown" nation
ality droned over neutral Fire for
the second successive night, giving
rise to widespread Irish fears that
a Nazi invasion may be the next
move. The planes dropped more
bombs around Dublin, some falling
in the city itself, where synagogue
and 40 houses were blasted. Other
bombs fell at Ballymurrin, 70 miles
to the southwest.
The identity of the planes has
not been established but some OF
the bombs have been identified as
of German origin. The London
press frankly characterized the
planes as German and expressed
extreme skepticism that the attack
was accidental. They doubted that
German airmen on two successive
nights had been guilty of naviga-
ton so bad that it put them 100
to $50 miles away from any British
targets.
Making it appear even less likely
that faulty navigation caused the
bombing was the fact that neutral
Fire has no blackout. Irish towns
are lighted all night, in contrast
to the blanket of darkness that
shrouds every town in Great Britain.
The Bombing occurred at a mo-
ment when British interest in OBJ
tanning Irish bases to counteract
the German sea blockade was in
creasing and only a few days after
President Roosevelt in his fireside
chat expressed doubt that Ger
man victory over Britain would per-
nit the continued existence OF an
independent Fire.
1t was noted that the bombings
gave Fire a mild foretaste of what
might be expected should Britain
obtain sea and air bases in her ter
ritory and also might be calculated
to divert British interest away from
the continent where belief has been
growing that a new Nazi offensive
is being prepared.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Pilot Lands Big
Craft in Three
Inches Of Water
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Neff, "a, San Diego, aviation chief
machiniStS mate; and Frank Recke,
jr., 80, National City, Cal, aviation
machinist'S mate.
The bomber, commanded by Han
son, was one of a flight of three
making an overland flight from San
Diego to Pensacola, Fla. The other
two planes reached Corpus Christi
safely after flying blind over New
Mexico and West Texas.
Clark elected to remain with Han
son when the commander, after
seeking vainly for a water landing
place over west Texas last night,
ordered his crew to jump because
ice was forming over the wings.
When the five crew members went
overheard with their parachutes,
the weather was getting thicker.
Hanson, at the controls, was flying
entirely on instruments.
Perry. who landed unhurt, was
the last one to leave the ship.
I'VE had been flying ON lnstru-
ments for some time and the wealth
er was getting thicker Perry re-
ported
THE wings were iceing. Lieuten-
ant Hanson decided the crew had
better try to land by parachute be-
fore the ship crashed under its
ice.
Il was the last to leave, When l
jumped Lieutenant Hanson was at
the controls"
Seventeen searching land planes
and one navy transport plane left
the North Island base here this
morning with 1t. Com. John w.
King in charge. The Army was ask
ed to send planes from Brooks Field
to scan the Colorado river as far
as Big Spring and the naval air
station at Pensacola prepared to
search the gulf coast as far as
Corpus Christi.
In addition land parties, on horse
back and on foot, were assembled
at Big Spring.
While the search was under way
the telephone cali reached head
quarters from the Hartland area
telling of the forced landing on the
lake.
Hanson, who is 80, enlisted from
Alamogordo, N. M, and Clark, who
is 25, entered the service from Po-
mona, Cal. Hanson is married; Clark
single. Percich, who was killed, is
survived b. his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
BY JOHN w. DUNLAP

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3. CUP)-
Horse racing has become big busl-
ness in California and the 54th
biennial legislature, convening next
Monday, will study several proposals
to secure more income for the state.
The move for change in the rae
ing laws is headed by Chairman
Jerry GeiSler of the state racing
commission, who advocates taking
the "breakage" away from the
tracks and raising state revenues
so the commission can take over
the paying of state employees work
ing at the tracks.
The state now receives about S.
500, 900 every two years from a four
per cent share of the total betting.
A comprehensive proposal by Sem
ator d. Jack Metzgar, chairman of
the senate horse racing lnveStiga-
ton committee, would boost this
total by another $3.500,00 per bien-
mum. Metzgar would increase the
states share to five per cent and
reduce the track percentage from
eight to five per cent, while for
tracks above $10,000,000 the divi-
sion would be six per cent for the
state and four per cent for the
track.
Metzgar would divert "breakage"
from the tracks to the state general
fund. At present the tracks retain
the odd cents in computing the
amount to be paid on winning tick
cts in the pari-mutuel pool, break
ing to the next lowest 20 cents on
So ticket. He suggested paying
to the next lowest five cents, which
he estimated would return $500000
to the state instead of the $l,000,000
which now goes to the tracks.
Metzgar's proposed bill also would
have the state pay state racing
board employees at the tracks, in
crease fees paid to breeders, require
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Famous Artist
Succumbs at ST..

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. CUP
james Everett Stuart, whose
paintings hang today in many of
The nations leading art galleries.
IN private galleries and in the White
House. died quietly in his sleep in
his Commercial street studio here.
He was 88.
A friend, Arthur Senasac, found
Stuart's body slumped in a chair
yesterday. Apparently the artist and
art dealer, who began his career in
1861 by sketching the Sacramento
and San Joaquin river scenes, died
wednesday night.
Stuart's paintings covered a wide
range Of subjects. He depicted Alas
ka beauties, old California missions
and adobes. the Sierra Nevada lakes
and valleys, and Panama, and Mex
ican scenes.
One of his landscapes is hanging
in the White House. Others are in
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oak
land, Kalamazoo, Sacramento, Oma-
ha, Evanstown and other public
galleries and in private collections in
Europe and the United States.
He was Unmarried and his only
survivor is a brother, Joseph of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
License Plate
Business Slack
In Imperial Valley

The 1e4l automobile license plate
business was in the doldrums Fri
day.
Imperial county motorists showed
a marked lack of interest in getting
their new plates on the first two
days of the annual renewal period.
On Thursday, first day Of the 1871
renewal period, only 325 sets Of
plates for passenger cars, 13 fot
trucks, and 33 for trailers were is
sued at California Highway patrol
headquarters in El Centre. The
total money taken in was S2,873.42
as compared to a total of S4,72609
on the first day last year
Few persons called for their plates
Friday morning.
Don't forget" Captain Frank Os-
walt said Friday" there are $4,000
sets of plates which must be dis
tributed by the close of business
Feb. 4. That means there will be
tremendous rush during the clos
ing days of the renewal period and
many persons will have to stand in
line a long time. The state exacts
a heavy penalty for those who fail
TO get new plates before the renewal
season closes"
He pointed out that there is no
influenza among the members of
his registration staff as is the case
in other counties.
1--WE can handle the business if
motorists cont all take a notion to
put off their visit to the office
until the last minute" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Kalnm TO Preside
AT Annual Farm
Bureau MeetinQ

G. F.. Kamm, veteran Holtville
member of the Imperial county farm
bureau and past president of the
organization, will preside at the an
nual meeting of farm bureau men,
bers Saturday noon at the California
hotel.
Kamm will turn the gavel over to
Baxter Loveiand, new president, at
the end of Saturdays annual meet
ing when all new officers will be
installed
George Wilson. member of the
federal land bank board and men,
ber of the national farm bureau
federation, will be principal speaker
at the meeting which is expected
to attract more than 200 farm bu-
reau members.
Farm bureau directors will meet
for a business meeting at the court
house Saturday morning at 1915
and will adjourn to attend the an
nual meeting at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Yuma Rates End
With Marriages

YUMA. Ariz.. Jan. 3. CUPl-Yume
is second only to Reno in ranking
for TOP honors as the nat'2ns most
popular "Gretna Green" 1910 mar
riage records showed today
A total of 1878 marriages were
performed here during 1910. while
Reno reported 1894. Miami, which
ranks as the nations divorce capi-
tai. reported only 3,2l7 marriages
The last marriage. license issued
here in I940 was to James William
Charlton. "a, and Ruth Estelle
Richardson. 20, both of Riverside,
Calf. The first license of 194l
was obtained by Stanley G. Peter
sen and Ellen La Vaughne Toma-
hill, both of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
New Farm Lendinu
Agency to Operate
InI. .V.Proposed
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our needs in most cases and there
is a real need here for many loans
in excess of $500. Furthermore, the
records here prove a farmer cam
not obtain a maximum loan on a
top 100 acre farm. $1,000 and oc-
caSionally $4,000 are the limit, which
is not considered of much benefit
when drainage is included in the
program Adams continued.
Adams pointed out that the land
bank officials had called attention
to the fact that the bank was a pri-
vate loaning agency and a cold
blooded business proposition.
Since the visit of these gentle
men. have contacted a number OF
men who attended meetings with
them and not one stated that they
thought the bank would re-enter
this field, basing their conclusion
on the fact that the bank is pri-
vate lending agency and due to the
long time loans they make, would
of necessity have to be very con-
servative. Since all other private
lending agencies have long ago
abandoned this field we are left
with the Commissioner loans . . d.
Since this fund is handled by the
land bank we are practically left
out in the cold.
1t does not make sense in the
minds of our people that our gov
err,pe11t would btlild the All Amerl-
can canal, Boulder dam, finance a
rural electrification system and fur
nish finances for many other activ-
tiles here and then not provide the
most essential funds of them all
reasonable farm loans.
If the land bank would again
start to make loans here I honestly
believe private capital would come
in, too D..
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. CUP)-
President Roosevelt said today that
former Secretary of Commerce Har-
ry Hopkins will be sent to London
soon as his personal representative.
The president said the date OF
Hopkins departure has not yet
been fixed. He emphasized that
Hopkins would have no status as
an ambassador and told reporters
they should not speculate on whe-
ther he would be named ambassador
later. He said the former cabinet
officer is not strong enough fol
such a job.
The president said he expected
to send to the senate next week
the name of the man who will sue
ceed Joseph P. Kennedy as am
basSador.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Horse Race Fixer
Suspects in Court

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. up
Six men charged with fixing"
horse races at southern California
race tracks were arraigned today
on new indictment returned by
the county grand jury to replace
previous true bill which was faul-
ty technically.
The men. accused of bribing and
threatening jockeys in heavily bet
races. were Bernard Einstoss. alias
Barney Mooney, Saul Sonny
Greenberg, Benjamin Chapman, l.
w. Kivel, alias Doc Kebo, William
Einstoss, and J. j. Murphy.
Superior Judge Benjamin J.
Scheinman ordered them to return
Jan. 8 and enter pleas.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Boyle Says He's
Not Candidate

Lewis Boyle of Calipatria Friday
declared he was not candidate
for irrigation district director from
the Calipatria division as was pre-
viously announced.
He said friends may have circu-
lated a petition in his behalf but
he had no intention of running for
the office.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Valley Called on
To Wake Up

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to England in u S. ships conveyed
by U. S. war vessels, only upon two
conditions; If it is absolutely neces-
sary to save England from defeat
and if at the same time the United
States is protected in the Pacific.
In the national picture, jenkins
commented that the years develop
ments have shown that many New
Deal "chicks have come home to
roost", showing up impracticable
legislation which he said has fet-
tered business for a decade.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Insurance Firm
Tells Home Plans

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. GUP)-
Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany plans two multi-million dollar
housing projects in California, one
costing $l5,000.OO0 in Los Angeles
and the second costing $4,000 900
in San Francisco it was learned
today,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Strong Sentiment
Shown for Britain
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years during the present emergen-
cy? Yes 16, No %.
IL. Do you believe strikes in de-
fense industries should be outlaw
ed, regulated. permitted without
hindrance? Outlawed, 90, Regulat-
ed, Is, Permitted, 2.
Results of balloting on 10 addi-
tional questions on the list will
be announced later. Meanwhile, a
similar poll Of feeling among 20-3C
club members was set fer Thursday
night by Herbert Long of 2C-30.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
New Records Set In 1910

10 per cent of the entire out
standing issue of preferred
stock. Thus, in the period
of approximately six months
since Bank of Americas pre-
ferred stock was issued the
bank will have made provi-
sion for the first four full
years of retirement fund re-
quirements.
The President also pointed
out that taxes of s7,767. 900
paid and accrued during the
year, including social secur-
ity and Federal Deposit In
surance Corporation assess
ments, were much greater
than ever before.
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Recent figures show Cali
fornia to be second among
the states in value of defense
contracts received. Employ
ment here is steadily increas-
ing, retail trade is running at
a high level, volume of build
ing of all types is increas-
ing" Giannini said. These
basic factors of business ad-
vance are expected to expand
during 1871 and spread ac-
tivity into all other related
lines. We have laid the
groundwork for handling this
great expansion of business
by starting construction of
our new $2,000.000 head office
building.
"As we enter the New Year,
Bank of America again
pledges itself TO further the
national defense program by
aiding and serving all types
of business, small and large,
through its 495 branches in
BOT California communities"
the banker concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
WHAT CAUSES
EPILEPSY?

A booklet containing tire opinions Of fam
Gus doctors en- this intercsiinS subject will
be sent FREE. while they last, to any reader
writing to the Educational Division. 535
Fifth Ave-, New York, N. T.. Dept. J-33S
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

Stockton. He was a grandson OF
Gilbert Stuart, whose portraits of
George Washington are art immor-
tails.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03

The year end statement ofS
condition Of Bank of America
reveals the achievement OF
new all-time high marks in
virtually all OF the banks
activities. This satisfactory
result is attributed by l.. M.
Giannini, president, to expan-
sion of business in the terri
tory served and increasing
public acceptance and use of
the facilities and services of
California's only statewide
branch bank.
AS OF December 81. 1910,
Bank of America deposits
totaled $1,632,22S,00O. an in
crease of $149,436.000 during
the year. Total resources
stood at s1.817.535.000. a gain
of s1Ss.94S,000 in the same
period.
The aggregate of loans and
discounts outstanding was
S77S.295. 900, which is s67,-
100000 more than a year ago.
Cash and bonds amounted to
$977,032,000, an increase of
$124.497 600.
CAPITAL FUNDS UP
With the s30.000.0 900 of pre-
ferred stock subscribed by
stockholders on June 10. 1910,
capital funds, including capt.
tai. surplus. undivided pro-
fits and reserves, now total
3f56. .337 900, an increase Of
s37.4S4.000 during the year.
This total includes the unal-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
WEATHER

Southern California - Clear Fri
day, scattered hign clouds Satur-
day; little change in temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
/. 5. Weather Bureau, Ell Centre
High Low Precip

Record for "a hours ending am.
IIrfI
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
Bank of America Showing
Surpasses All Precious
AttQinn1entS

located reserve of s6,900,000
which was set up on June 10,
1910, out OF previously accu-
mulated undivided profits.
EARNINGS HIGH
Earnings for the year were
s29,007,000, the largest for
any one year in the history of
the bank. From this total
S4,370,000 was reserved for
depreciation of bank premises
and amortization of bond pre-
miums and s5,709.000 in re-
serves was set up and applied
to the reduction of the carry
ing value of assets. After pay
ment of s10,265,000 in divi-
dends at the annual rate of
$40 per share on the COM
mon stock and four per cent
on the issue price of the
preferred stock, and after
$1,176,000 in profit sharing
bonus to employees, capital
funds were increased from
earnings for the year by
$7,484,000 which amount was
credited to undivided profits
and other reserves.
PREFERRED STOCK
President Giannini an
nounced that on January 2,
1941, the preferred stock re-
tirement fund will be in
creased TO s3,473.000 by a
transfer from the undivided
profits account and s3,000.000
of the fund viii then be used
for purchase and retirement Of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-03
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Annual Dividend S. Preferred
of Dividends
England banking Office
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-13

lightened the county relief bur-
den," Nowicki declared.
The budget director said he
conceded that a few counties in
northern Michigan areas proba-
bly, could not raise the funds to
provide full relief, but he added
none of them is worse off than
they were in some years before
the depression when they ar
ried the whole load themselves
Nowicki said he was opposed
to the state assuming any new
:wetfare burdens. and Indicated
he would recommend to Gov
ernor Van Wagner that he veto
a legislative bill providing state
matching Of funds for the hos
pitalization of INDECENT adults.
"What bothers me-" he said,
lis the belief of many persons
familiar WITH the problem that if
Michigan goes through another
period of economic stress, as it
very we'll may after the defense
boom ends, the cost to the state
of this program resulting from
greatly increased welfare loads
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-13

i H
ductive capacity for government
orders.
President of the Electric Home
and Farm. Authority, which H.
nances installation Of gas and
electric appliances in-homes and
farms.
A member of the Federal Pow
err Policy committee, a govern
ment advisory body on all power
questions.
A member Of tho board Of
trustees of the Export-Import
Bank of Washington, = $70,000,-
900 corporation to stabilize u. s.
foreign commerce.
Director of the Federal Ma
tional Mortgage Association,
$4,000 900 corporation to facili
tate financing of sound rental
housing projects.
Director of three important
government o o rations con.
trolling raw material supply for
national defense effort, the De-
Tense Supplies Corporation, Me-
tails Reserve Company, and Rub
Der Reserve Company.
Director of Federal Prison In
dustries, Inc, which has jurisdic-
ton over vocational work and
employment in U. S. prisons.
The man is, of course, a farm
horse for work. He is slow NOV
ing, almost a plodder. He isn't a
bottleneck, but he takes prob
lens and goes over every detail
of them b efore he gives his
opinion. His big ears never miss
a thing they hear. When he does
give his opinion, therefore, 1t Is
grounded on every fact, and de-
livered slowly with the deep.
quiet voice of. assurance.
Many of the jobs he has are
well-organized and smooth-run-
ming. RFC, for instance, has been
going since Herbert Hoover's
day. The subordinates k o W
their jobs and Schram is the
type of executive who lets them
of executive who lets them do
do their jobs and gives them
credit. He isn't too widely
known in Washington, for he has
summed the limelight, though
he is a good mixer. He gets along
well with the help, and he takes
the big shots in his easy-going
stride.
All the defense activities have
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-13

problems Of government, the
handling of billions Of dollars In
a show window, without abuse of
powers and trying to do it from
the a approach of cooperation
with business. Schram himself
says he has been working at this
cooperation of government with
business ever since he came to
Washington. As an example, he
points to the job that RFC has
done.
While many people will deny
that RFC has been a cooperative
influence, Schram emphasizes
how RFC has supplemented the
lending institutions of private
business. He has brought this
out in the few speeches he has
made, insisting that RFC was
not . lending agency itself, even
though it has loaned from $12,-
000, 100000 to $13,000,0 O0, 900.
The new boss of the Stock Elk
change thinks the coming of q
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-13
Army fond
Quarantine

FORT SHERIDAN - Private
Lloyd Brockman. official CORES
pondent of the Macomb County
Fort Sheridan. Club, today in
formed this paper that the quar-
antine now imposed on Battery
A was expected to be lifted by
Saturday.
Private Brockman said that
the quarantine, the second
placed on the Battery at this
Army station, was ordered upon
discovery of a case of measles.
The first was for scarlet fever.
The quarantine was placed last
Saturday and prevented many
relatives and parents of draftees
from Macomb County from visit
ing with the soldiers over the
weekend.