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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-02

ONE bed davenport. cheap for cash.
4OO- SCUM JaN street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-02

kUMMAGE SALE starts Thursday.
1910 Tacoma avenue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-02

3-ROOM coal and wood Circulator
heater Like new. Call 2525 So. M.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-02

SECTIONAL hook cssss, oox spring
mattress Main oS7q.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
kiwanians Observe
18th Anniversary
With Program Here

Ell Centre Kiwanis club celebrated
the 18th anniversary of its organi-
cation at a luncheon meeting Fri
day in the home economics room
of Central junior college where Mrs.
Eve Womer and her home econom-
les students served luncheon.
Roy H. Womack was chairman of
the day and presented Bob Thacker
who gave an interesting talk on
Junior college activities and the
aims of the 200 students enrolled.
The group then adjourned to the
j. c. auditorium where muscial
numbers were given by trio COM
posed OF Ortha Console, Marilyn
Ingle, violinists, and Phyllis Purdy.
pianist. The junior college glee
club under the direction of Stan
Atkin was heard in three numbers.
Don Ketchen, Central vice-prin-
cipal, gave an Informative talk on
the Junior college program
Or. Norman E. Dupont, and DIR
Honle Hurst, school board members
and Guy A. Weakley, Central
principal and district superintend.
ent OF schools for Ell Centre. ".
guests. we
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
Cannery Workers
On Strike, Close
Down IS Plants

SAN FRANCISCO, May ~. CUP)
"A strike of AFL cannery workers
seeking higher wages today shut
down e5 northern California can
neries affiliated with the California
Professors & Growers, Inc.
Only Is plants actually are oper-
ating now, but the others are pre-
pairing for the fruit crop harvest
which reaches its peak in mid-June.
Between 6000 and 5000 workers
answered the strike call late yes
terday and immediately began pick
citing plants in Oakland, San Lean
dro. Emeryville. San Jose, Hayward
stockton, Sacramento, Modesto ano
Brentwood where the asparagus
tomatoes and spinach crops are be-
ing packed.
Al peak season, 10000 workers are
employed in the struck canneries
The IL individual locals forming
the AFL National Council OF Can
merry Workers. rejected by a 3 10
vote the last employer proposal.
The scale presently paid, estab-
lished during the 1910 season, calls
for payment OF 52ia cents an hour
for men, 42is cents for women in
city plants: and 47is cents for men
sTa. cents for women IN rural plants,
and y i2-hour day
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 10 CUP)-
The administration moving to plug
a major leak" in this countrys
economic defenses. today threw its
influence behind legislation to ex-
tend controls to the Philippine
islands.
Full support of the Philippines
commonwealth government was
promised by Resident Commissioner
Joaquin M Elizalde after bills to
accomplish this aim were intro
duced by Sen. Robert R. Reynolds,
D.. N. c., and Rep. Andrew j. May,
D., KY, acting chairman and chair
man, respectively, of the senate and
house military affairs committees.
The move was interpreted as
serving notice on Japan that the
Philippines are to be unreServedly
included within this country's ma
tional defense orbit. japan report
edly has purchased large supplies of
vital fats and oils, for herself and
her axis partners, in the islands
The step comedies with conferences
between U. S. government leaders
and Prime Minister r. G. Menzies
of Australia, who Is visiting here
relative to cooperative measures tc
assure maintenance of the status
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
New Auto Display
Shows Faith in
Future Of Valley

An evidence of firm faith IN I'M
perial Valleys business future Sat-
urday lay behind the announcement
that a new automobile partnership
will result in construction OF $4,000
showroom and parts building
The new partnership was Herring
& Slusher, Chrysler-Plymouth deal
ers, In which James Slusher re-
Gently joined Ben Herring
Slusher is now full partner IN
the agency.
The new 40 by 80 foot building
will be of modernistic design, 10
Gated on the northeast corner OF
Eighth and State streets. 1t will
house a new car showroom, offices
and parts department, be completely
aforementioned and have fluorescent
lighting In addition, the agency Will
continue to operate Union Oil
station, and maintain used car lot
A special niche in the new build
ing will hold gold cup won IN
competition with Los Angeles deal
ers for the best February business
more than double the agency IS
quota. An indication of the agency's
growth was shown in comparative
figures showing May, 1910 as double
that of May 1899, and that business
in the first nine days of May 194l
was equal to the entire May of 1910
Herring, former district manager
for General Motors, has been in the
automobile game for seven years
four of them in Ell Centro. Slushel
has been in the business six years
year and half with Herring a.
office manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
SoIons StudYins
New Draft Plan

on married men who were called
for training.
Deferment of special groups, such
as skilled industrial workers and
professional men and students, also
will be studied. Defense officials
have recently started a campaign
for deferment of skilled machinists
on the grounds they are of much
greater value in armaments plants
than they would be in the army.
Chairman Andrew j. May, D.
KY, of the military affairs commit
tee, has introduced a bill to SET
the draft age range at l8 to rs.
He announced that he sponsored
the legislation at the request OF
the American Legion but that ne
PERSONALLY did not support IL. Inc
war and navy departments and the
selective service board submitted
adverse reports to the senate mill
tarv affairs committee yesterday
on similar bill
Draft headquarters disclosed that
approximately 92,960 selectees have
received SO a month raises. They
were among the first to be drafted
and were inducted in November
December and January. The law
provides that selectees shall be paid
S21 month during their first four
months of service, and $50 a month
for the remaining eight months.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11

WASHINGTON. May 10 (UP)-
A house military affairs subcommit-
tee was revealed today to be plan
ming an extensive inquiry into OPP
Grafton of the seleetive service pto-
gram to determine whether its age
range and defement provisions
should be revised.
The investigation is TO be con-
Quoted by a. subcommittee assigned
to handle procurement and per-
Sonnel matters in the full commit
tees investigation of progress OF
the preparedness program. Rep.
Charles I. Faddis, D., Pa. heads the
subcommittee.
There has been considerable agi-
tation recently to reduce the max
imum draft age from 35 to some
where in the high 20's. President
Roosevelt said recently that the
question is being studied. Brig. Gen.
Lewis B. Herschey executive direc-
tor of selective service. has come
out in favor of maximum age oil
about 28.
A member of the subcommittee
said the group also plans a thor
ough inquiry into the extent TO
which married men should be de-
ferred. Local draft board records
he said. will be compiled to determ-
ine whether the act itself should
be made more specific than it is at
present. He recalled that there have
been reports of alleged hardships
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
TrainIman Dies as
Freight Derailed
In Mystery Wreck

TRUCKEE, Cal, May 10 (UP)-
One trainman was killed, both
transcontinental tracks OF the Sou
thern Pacific railroad were torn
up and traffic was halted here to-
day when 10 freight cars were de-
rallied, AL Pfaendler, Southern Paci-
fic special officer reported.
Gene Dunning, 81, brakeman, OF
Rosevlle, Cal. was killed and j. j
Walls, another brakeman. also OF
Roseville, was injured at the True
kee station when something went
wrong under the train" as 1t ar.
rived here, the officer reported.
Ten carloads of lettuce left the
track and 10 cars piled up behinc
them. Walls and Dunning were rid.
ing atop the train and Dunnine
went to investigate sparks from
under one of the cars' just before
the crash, Pfaendler said.
Dunning was pinned under q de.
rallied car. His body was removed
later. The freight was eastbound
Wreckage Uttered the depot area.
Two wrecking crews were working
to clear the tracks, but it appeared
it would require several hours be-
fore traffic could be resumed. TIL,
wreck was at $50 a. m. and Dun
ning'S body was recovered at
a. m. Walls was treated by DR..
H. Bernard of Truckee. His injurie
| were not serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. (UP)
Eleven San Francisco shipbuild-
ing firms holding in excess OF $780,
100000 in defense contracts, were
struck at midnight by AFL and CIO
Machinists unionists in wage dis
pute.
The strike was called despite a
protest the action Was in violation
of the coastwide master agreement
guaranteeing against strikes and
lockouts signed in Seattle last
month.
Pickets will be established at the
yards Monday morning, said E. F.
Dillon, business manager Of the AFL
union. The yards normally do not
operate on Saturday or Sunday.
Sixteen other AFL unions affll-
lated with the Bay Cities Metal
Trades Council will pass the picke;
lines, according to Al Wynn, secre-
tary, who said: I'VE go on record
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
Chamber Elects 2
Board Members in
Annual BaIIofinu

FL Centro Chamber of Commerce
members Saturday welcomed nine
directors elected at the annual bal
loting al chamber headquarters Fri
day afternoon.
Those elected were John w. Ty-
Ter, Charles c. Bramkamp, Jasper
l.. Trayers, Charles L. Childers,
William A. Tondro, w. A. Scheni-
man, W. H. Rhodes, James H. Mar
shall and Hazel Gallagher, A total
of "a Of the 200 paid-up members
voted. Brankamp and Rhodes were
the only new members at the di-
rectorate, all others having been
reelected.
The men elected Friday will serve
with H. r. Anderson, Warren Cur
rier John w. Donohue, Harold
Hunt, Louis B. McManus, Gordon
Seriven Harry Sones, and Arno
Yaeckel.
Directors will select a president
Secretary treasurer, and other Of
ficers at a meeting scheduled for
next Wednesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
New Strike Ties
Up Defense Jobs

to reaffirm our previous stand Oh
the coastwide agreement
Although the machinists number
only 1900, they are the key workers,
and it was considered doubtful the
shipyards could operate long with
out them. An estimated 10000 work
ers would be made idle if the strike
is successful.
The AFL machinisLs, employed in
five yards on the San Francisco
side of the bay, are demanding S1i5
an hour with double-time for over
time The union CLAIMS more than
10 per cent of the men in its juris-
diction already are receiving thar
scale.
The coastWide agreement provides
SLIP an hour scale for machin-
lists with time and a half for over
time
The CIO machlnists, numbering
700, are employed in six yards ir
Alameda county Their demands
made separately. are identical witt
the AFL. The CIO was not sigma.
tory 10 the coast-wide master agree.
ment and does NOT consider it bind.
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
Judge Considers
Suit to Bar Reds

LOS ANGELES, May 10 OUP) -
A suit to bar the Communist party
from the California ballot on
grounds it is a criminal conspir-
acyp was being studied today by
Superior Judge Edward T. Bishop
after an involved technical hearing.
The suit was filed against Sec
retary of State Paul Peek by five
World War veterans who alleged
that the party was not a political
organization, but conspiracy OF
persons who have sworn allegiance
to the Russian government"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11

Valley residents, and Calexicans
in particular congregated around
the spanking new post office build
ing at the corner of lockwood av-
enue and Third street Saturday
afternoon, to look on while Earl
Roberts presided at the official
dedication.
Ceremonies began with the flag
raising at the southeast corner. as
spectators stopped to admire the
sleek lines of the building, and
also the green young lawn that
spring up like a carpet in the past
few days, in time for the Official
opening. Later everyone adjourned
to the patio in the rear, and heard
Mayor C. C. Rambo dedicate the
building from the rear platform,
listened to the high school band
play stirring numbers under the
direction of Kenneth Owens, ana
learned particulars about the new
building from Chairman Roberts.
Roberts said that the cost OF the
building, equipment and site origi-
nally estimated at $l1l,O00 was ap-
proximately $4,000, and also told
something of the history OF the
postoffice in Calexico, since first
established in 1902. David j. Evans
obstruction engineer in charge, was
present for the ceremonies. The
Rev. Mr.. Michael O'Connor OF Oui
Lady of Guadalupe church said the
invocation, and Rev. Charles A
Thorman of the First Baptist
church closed the meeting with
benediction.
All guardians and all assistants
were present at the Calexico Camp
Fire Guardians association meeting
Thursday afternoon at the home o.
Mrs. Joe Higuera, at which time
preparations were reviewed for th'
| program the Camp Fire Girls ant
Cub Scouts are 10 put on for Calex'
leo Parent Teacher association. a
| Hoffman kindergarten, next Thurs
| day, May Is. Mrs. Malcolm Huey
for Camp Fire, and Harry Moss, fol
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
Sin,nrs, Carey Hosts
To Ranchers

Minor o. Simnis, Texaco agent
for Imperial valley, and Dunbar
Carey, manager of Goodrich Silver
town, were hosts Thursday night
to 24O valley farmers, entertaining
them at the Barbara Worth country
club.
Motion pictures of the current
war and of the Isle of Gurnsey and
sleight -of-hand feats by Bill Brown
of Los Angeles, afforded excellent
entertainment, the two hosts serv-
ing refreshments after the program
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11

AUSTRALIAN COOPERATION
Menzies was scheduled to lunch
with Secretary of State Cordell Hull
today. and to confer with President
Roosevelt Monday. Problems which
probably will be canvassed include
possible use of Australian naval
bases by American warships. De-
tachments of American vessels re-
Gently visited both Australia and
New Zealand.
In this connection, it was an
nounced in New Zealand yesterday
that trade mission soon will leave
for Washington. 1t will be prelim-
mary to establishment of full diplo-
matte relations, such as those al
ready conducted by the United
States with other British empire
dominions. This step, too, was re-
garded as pointing to cooperation
to maintain the status quo in the
Pacific.
Menzies' visit and the New Zea-
land disclosure furnished signifi-
cant background for the admins
tration's move to bring the Philip
pines more closely into the defense
picture. The islands loom large, both
economically and militarily, in any
possible Jajanese plans to move
southward against the Dutch East
Indies or Singapore.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
CaIexico News
By Hazel Judd
(TelephOne CalericO 354 to Report Nelcs items
of CaIexic0 and Vicinity.)

the Cubs, will be in charge. fai
ticipation is to include the pro-
gram, receiving at the door' anu
serving of refreshments. y
Miss Isabel Scott received liie
door prize at the Guardians meet
ing, and Mrs Allen Mains served
refreshments. There will be sepa
cial meeting called in June IL was
announced.
Herb Rouse was toastmaster when
the Gaveliers club met at Hotel de
ANA Thursday night. He introduc-
ed in, turn Norman Hindle, VINO
spoke on Air Conditioning; DR..
Harold Gregg, ."Psycho-AnalysiS
George Skopecek, Hands; ana
Dick Collins, "Oil Drilling. Elmer
Jackson was general critic, assisted
by Bob Vath, Luis Alvarez, ana
Lyn johnson. ..,'
Speakers at the next meeting VIII
be Earl Linholm, Claus Fitzner, l-
mer Jackson. Leslie DOVE and DR..
Henry Forcher; toastmaster, John
Emerson; topicmaster, DR.. HaroG
Gregg.
Little Nancy Ritter enjoyed
second birthday party Thursday al
ternoon at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs H. NJ. Foster OF I'M
perial. Bill Knudsen, Linda Ritter
Julia, John and Janet Hopewell,
Diane Werve and Donnie Sproule
all came to help celebrate around
colorful Maypole erected on the
lawn and overspreading the refresh
ments table. Streamers from the
Maypole ended in tiny May bas-
ket at each place, and all enjoyed
ice cream and cake. Mrs. c. J.. Rit-
ter, Nancy's other grandmother,
was present, as was her mother,
Mrs. Earl Ritter, who planned the
party, and also Mesdames Norman
Knudsen, Bruce Ritter. Lloyd M.
HopeWell Gene Werve, Chad
Sproule, O. A. Sherman; and Misses
Elinor Ritter, Hazel and Carrie Nell
Foster.
approximately rs members and
guests of the BraWley Women of
the Moose lodge witnessed the cam
delight service at the BraWley
Episcopal church Thursday night,
in which a number of CalexicO
members took part Mrs. Robert
Elliott was installing chaplain, and
officiated during the evening at
the two affairs decorated with vari-
colored larkspur and the candles.
Miss Mary Louise Fritsch of Calex-
leo was installed as sentinel, and
Mrs. Ted Miller was retiring SEN
tinel. Mrs. Arthur Freeman of
Brawley is the new senior regent
Others attending from Calexico in
cluded Mrs. Violet I. Mccullough
and Miss Eleanor Mccullough
An especially fine program will be
given Sunday morning at the Ca
lexico First Baptist church, featury.
ing an address "Baptists Along the
Burma Road" by DR.. Russell An
drus, visiting professor of economics
at Redlands university and head of
the economics department at Jud-
son college University of Rang66n.
The Rev. Charles A. Thorman To-
cal pastor will introduce Clifford
Holmes tenor soloist and leader
of the group from Redlands and
Holmes will introduce his fellows,
c. Arlin Heydon Jr., Bill Sutterlin,
Herbert Runner, and Dick Hucks,
who will present musical numbers.
The evening service will honor
mothers, and the Mothers Choir
OF the church will sing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
ASSURANCE FROM ISLANDS

Philippine shipments to- Russia
and Japan of cocoanut oil and cop
ra, basic commodities of many war
materials, have zoomed unprece-
dentedly in recent months. When
American trade circles protested
this traffic, Filipino officials said
that they were ready at any time
to take whatever steps the United
States deemed essential in the in
terests of national defense.
Filipino President Manuel Que
zon, speaking for the commonwealth
government, offered all of its man
power and resources to the United
States in the interest of defense.
Conversations looking toward closing
up the reported leak were instituted
in Washington, and the legislation
introduced by Reynolds and May
was the result.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
Farmers Here Siqn
For Conservation
Program in Valley
(NE4 Teleph otoD

L. c. HAWK, CHAIRMAN OF the I'M
perial County Agricultural Conserv-
alton committee, announced Satur-
day that many owners and operat-
ors of worksheet farms in the coun-
ty have signed farm plans indicating
their intention TO participate in the
194I agricultural conservation pro-
gram.
The slgn-up period ended May
l.
Farms covered by signed farm
plans represent SO per cent of the
estimated total of $500 worksheet
farms in the county, Hawk said. In
1910, he said, 5,1O0 farms were III
cluded in the AAA program.
Combined agricultural conserva-
tion and parity rates OF payment
will be approximately the same IN
194l as in 1910, Hawk said, in
announcing the schedule of rates
applicable to special crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11
u. s. to Plug War
Materials Leak

quo in the southeastern Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-11

Agrlcuit.
Conserv. Parity TOt.Pmts
40 Al 40 Al 40 II
Cotton LA 1877 i.55 l.3S 2.99 275
cents per lb9
Wheat 81 80 100 100 1871 1870
(cents per buD
Rice 585 5.5 9.3 200 l438 25.5
tcents per cWtD
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Uses Of Tree Products
Cover Countless Fields

serves the human race. And this
is only the start-the obvious uses.
In the steady advance of science,
particularly in chemistry, the hori-
IONS of its adaptibility are eternally
being widened.
1t is in this relatively new field
of wood conversion that the most ro-
mantle and generally inadequately
understood advances are being made.
The increasing potentialitieS of the
resulting products as basis of for
estland values, useful manufactures
and bearing upon the unemploy-
ment problem make this phase of
wood industries of high significance.
Cellulose, of course, is the magic
material which is providing count
less boonS. Cotton fiber is almost
pure cellulose and from fax man
long has obtained the base of fine
fabrics. Wood, however, is the most
abundant and compact source of
cellulose in the entire plant world.
More than half its substance is
cellulose fiber, but only compara-
lively recently has this wealth been
made useful.
1t was observation OF the wasp
fashioning its nest from finely
chewed wood that gave scientists
the clue by which the modern
miracle of the pulp paper, which
make possible the newspapers of
today, was achieved. just 100 years
ago the first successful pulp grind
ing machine was developed in Ger
many. Subsequently, the acid or
sulphite process was discovered by
Benjamin c. Tilghmann, an Ameri-
can. Today sulphite pulp furnishes
the United States with one-fourth
of it's newsprint and book papers,
more than one-third of it's wrap
ping paper and major part of its
writing and other fine papers. The
familiar tough brown paper called
kraft is produced by a newer sui
phate process, introduced in this
country since the turn of the CEN
tury.
The development of making paper
and cardboard from pulp, since
wood became the common raw ma
terial, has been gigantic. Domestic
manufacture runs to about 12,000,-
900 tons a year. and is not sufficient
to meet demands.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Constant Check Kept
On Supply of Wood

respect IS turned to two problems
preserving what we have and
seeking out new y-products.
Our warehouses are filled with
agricultural products, so much so
that it has been estimated, for eX-
ample, that we could safely sell
to other countries as much as 150,-
100000 bushels of wheat. 100000
900 bushels OF corn, 50000O,000
pounds of lard and 250000000
pounds of other edible fats and
large quantities of fresh. dried and
canned fruits and vegetables.
Perhaps someday we shall be the
larder which will feed a hungry
Europe, and perhaps hungry world,
but for the present we can do little
more than consolidate our stocks.
Food Storage.
1t has been suggested in some
quarters that we store super-frozen
foods in great quantities. This
would have many advantages. 1t
would save tin, always in demand
in time of war. 1t would conserve
space; meat frozen by this fast
process, for instance. is boned and
compressed into hard, heavy little
blocks. 1t would last for long periods
Of time, insurance against possible
future lean years. And it could,
II need arise he stored in Under
ground bombproof cellars.
We have facilities at present for
some 100000,000 cubic feet of these
sub-zero foods-meats, fruits. and
vegetables-or enough to feed
city about twice the size of New
York for year. With expansion of
storage space it can easily be seen
how a whole nation could be fed
by this "streamline" reserve.
Storage, however, is a rather neg
ative virtue as far as the farmers
are concerned. And so it is also the
problem of Secretary Wickard's
agency to see that crops still are
grown, that livestock still is bred,
reared and slaughtered, avoiding,
however, the waste and the land de-
struction that resulted from the last
war.
1t is In its quest for by-products
that the department is aiding