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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

as a spontaneous movement coming
from the ranks of shed workers.
some of them AFL members, some
CIO members and some non-unlon
workers, a mass meeting of melon
workers was called for the Imperial
county fair grounds at Imperial at
7:30 pm. Tuesday. Placards an
nouncing the meeting said it Would
be held "to determine a declara-
ton of policy to be pursued during
the melon season."
Unofficially it was learned that
the meeting is intended to form
a united front against outside labor
union organizers whose sole desire,
hackers of the meeting said, evident
ly is to establish a closed shop in
Imperial Valley melon sheds and
swell union membership lists.
The mass meeting recalled an
other, held last February l at the
fair grounds, when lettuce sheo
workers who had been forced out
on strike by union picket lines, vot-
ed 167 to 108 to 20 back to work
in spite of the unions.
Placards announcing Tuesdays
meeting said: This Is to be strictly
an open meeting sponsored by bona
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
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No More Aluminium
For Civilians in
AZ 0PM Head Says
U. S. Feels Economic
Pinch of Wartime in 2
Fields; Autos Touched

WASHINGTON, May IL.
(UP)-W. l.. Bait, deputy
director of the OPM produc.
ton division, said today thai
the armed forces will be US
ing all available aluminium in 1912
and there will be none for civilian
or even indirect military require
ments.
Testifying before the senate COM
mittee investigating defense, Bait
asserted that aircraft production
has not been held up by lack of
aluminium for more than a week
or two at time"
THE suffering has been in the
civilian field he said. -
Several OPM officials, T. was
learned meantime, believed that a
40 per cent reduction in automo-
bile output-instead of 20 per cent
will be necessary in the new model
year starting August l to conserve
materials and facilities for defense.
Sometime in 1912 we will have
just enough aluminium if all the
scrap on the market comes back,
tor aircraft and direct military
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
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ders
Cross
Desert
CaIexico Puts On
Busiest We
Program Of Months

CALEXICO, May r.
Mondays reminder of Cal
exico's greatest week end
since Cavalcade days were
3c.orsemen somewhere near
Kane Springs on their trip to River
side, a great white cross dedicatine
Vista De ANA towering above YUMA
Springs, and a new Sill, 900 Calexi-
co post office building.
The De ANA CaballeroS, horse
men from Imperial and Riverside
counties, Monday rode toward Kane
Springs after camping Sunday night
at Benson ranch. They were to stop
Monday night at the ANA ranch IN
Coyote canyon in the north enc
of Borego valley. Four Calexicc
Cavalcaders accompanied the horse
men to provide vocal and instru-
mental music around the nightly
campfires scheduled TO end Friday
when the group reaches Riverside
for the De ANA celebration.
Whilc fires blazed where De
ANA camped at yuma Springs in
174O, more than 200 Imperial VAL
ley and Riverside residents Satur-
day night gathered on peak four
miles away to hear Bishop Buddy
of San Diego dedicate Vista De
ANA and lift a cross and an Amer
ican flag atop a rocky pyramid.
In solemn words Bishop Buddy
dedicated the site, blessed the cer-
emonies, and gave his blessing to
the De ANA Cabalieros soon to
start their long ride
Supervisor Hugh T. Osborne act
ed as master of ceremonies, intro
ducing Leslie Dove, president OF
the Calexico Cavalcadc association.
and Miguel Estillo, president of the
De ANA Caballeros.
Calexico's new $111,000 post office
building was dedicated Saturday
afternoon in the presence OF a
large crowd of Imperial Valley resi-
dents.
Earl Roberts. master of ceremon-
les, introduced speakers. In front
of the building the Boy Scouts rails
ed the flag and led in the pledge
of allegiance to the flag. The re-
mainder of the program took place
on the mail loading platform al
the rear of the handsome building
Father O'Connor pronounced the
invocation, Roberts gave a history
of the post office. the purpose OF
the gathering, and the procedure
gone through to get the new build
ing.
Congressman Ed Izac sent greet
ings by telegraph, saying the build
ing of the post office demonstrated
WaShington's belief in the impor-
tance of the Calexico area and ex-
pressed the hope that it would have
some influence in maintaining good
neighbor relations with Mexico
Other speakers were Ed Gilmore
president of the Calexico Chamber
of Commerce, Postmaster Frank
Richmond of Ell Centro, Postmaster
John Carroll of Calexico, Post
master A. Harris of Hotville, Mayor
C. G. Rambo, and the Rev. Charles
Thorman of the Baptist church.
The high school band played.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

The body of the brother. Ray
mond. "a, was found yesterday by
members of a posse of 1000 men
1t lay in a clump of sagebrush, less
than a mile from where Wells Wed
nesday killed Mrs. Raymond Wells
while he held her baby, and fatally
wounded Rose DeStree. The broth
er had been shot in the back and
head.
Posses today continued to search
roads leading to the Mojave desert
and watched the scene of the
crime, in the hope Wells would re-
turn. Utah authorities and railroad
detectives searched freight trains
on tip that man resembling the
hunchback had been seen in a
freight car on the Union Pacific
line out of Las Vegas. The tip was
strengthened by the discovery in
Wells home of a railroad map on
which was pencilled the route from
San Bernardino, to Salt Lake City
Cheyenne, Des MoineS and Chicago.
He had boasted of having close
Continued on Page 8; Column A.
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ldIlOIl OH an early invasion OF the
British Isles.
The invasion pattern" that Brit
ish authorities attribute to the Ger
man armed forces was emphasized
b. heavy luftWaffe attacks on Raj
airdromes during bombardment OF
40 different localities in Britain
Sunday night. -.
Attacks on air bases might be
intended primarily to lessen the
force of RAF bombing raids on
German targets-Hafnburg, Bremen,
Emden and Rotterdam were attack
ed again-but it also has been be-
licved that the Germans would
concentrate on airdromeS in an
effort to soften up British defenses
following this springs heavy bomb
ings of British naval bases and
ports.
Although experts often have ex-
pressed doubt that airbases could
be knocked out effectively by bomb
ing. the fact that the iuftwaffe con-
centrated on the Raj was regard
ed in London as of greater military
IlcdNy WICK =
end bombing of the British capital,
which wrecked such famous struc-
tures as Westminster Abbey and
the House of Commons.
NAZTS BOMBS WARSHIPS
In the Middle East, Rome claimed
to have bombed three British war;
ships out of squadron that again
fired on the big Axis base of Ben
ghazi while the British reported
that their offensive patrols were
slashing at the enemy in the areas
of Sollum and besieged Tobruk.
In Iraq the British seemed to be
moving rapidly toward control of
the pro-Axis army that threatened
the Near East oil fields but the
action of Soviet Russia in appar-
Continued on Page 8: Column ~
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Death Car Found
In BrawIey Canal

Officers this weekend found the
car in which Jupan Vega, 25, Phoe-
nix lost his life last wednesday
when he drove into the Brawley
Main canal near Brawley.
The car, taken without permis-
sion of it's owner, Joe Lopez Of the
Bonds Corner area, was immersed
in IL feet of water near the bridge
Apparently, Deputy Coroner Her
bert Hughes said, Vega missed the
bridge while driving at high rate
of speed.
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No. ; Ndzi Dies
In Air Accident
BULLETIN .

LONDON May H. UP)No 10 Downing Street announced to-
Rudolf Adolf Hters landed In
injured his ankle. The
which had
unoaded,
had and
BERLIN May IL. (UP)-The official agency
said tonight that Rudolf Hess personal deputy to Adolf
Hitler, missing after airpane flight and that he
was "a vicim of mental Illusions.
The party announcement said that Hess must have
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

Mickle to be irrational Wilmot had
testified for the government con-
Meeting Bridges with Communistic
activities. Lovelace, in a statement
made before his death several
months ago and read here, said he
understood Bridges was a member
of the Communist party.
MacMickle successfully denied he
was qualified only Ito teach SWIM
ming:;' that he had obtained a
medical diploma from a diploma
mill; that he was a Communist;
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
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crashed or met other misfortune
Indicating he was regarded as
deadD
"A letter left behind showed un-
fortunately in its confusion traces
of mental arrangement which
arouses fears that party member
Hess was a victim of mental il
lusions," the official agency said.
Radio Berlin, heard in London
said Hess had committed suicide
at pm. on Saturday.
Hitler has forbidden Hess to fly
on the grounds of a progressive
ailment' but Hess recently, despite
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

the fuehrer's command, again came
into possession an airplane, the Of
ficial party announcement said.
Hitler ordered the arrest of Hess
adjutants, the statement added, be-
cause they "alone were cognizant
of these flights and despite the pro-
hibition known to them neither
prevented the flights nor reported
them Immediately"
Hess was No. 3 Nazi, ranking be-
hind only Hitler and Reich Marshal
Hermann Goering in the party lea
derShip.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

fore the Women's National Demo-
cratic club in which he declared
that command of the air depends
upon time.
4. TIL seenate commerce commit
tee, by a vote of IL to approx .
ed a house bill authorizing the
requisitioning of idle foreign ships
in United States ports. The COM
mittee defeated an attempt to for
bid transfer of these ships to bel
ligerent powers.
The bill removing statutory lim-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

sible for her pregnancy.
La Rue pleaded guilty to con-
tributing to the delinquency of Miss
Hamalaine and sought probation
Judge Ambrose delayed sentencing
until La Rue completes his year of
military service at Ford Ord, Calf,
where he is a draftee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

IHe QUtSUIUIIIIIB OF MdCWICkIC,
however, brought only a series of
denials or statements he could not
recall circumstances of matters
brought in by Albert del Guercio,
government counsel in the attempt
to deport the Austria a n-born
Bridges.
AS a defense witness MacMickle
had testified he would not believe
Robert Wilmot and the late Rich
ard Lovelace of Portland "even un-
der oath" and that Lovelace. in his
last year Of life appeared to Mae
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

Sought throughout The west killer Of Two and his
brother desert atrocy murder San Bernadno last
week. Alfred Wells 81 pictured above. has become known
the hunchback killer. Rose Desee. ". Of his victims
shown below San Benardno hospital shortly before her
death. She said Wells ured her and his stenaw Mrs. Jean
Wells TO fhe desert and shot them while Mrs. Wells held her
baby in her arms
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
Killer
Murders Brother

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, May r. (UP)-Officers
today intensified their hunt for Alfred Wells, mad little
hunchback who had killed his brother, his sserinaw
and 17yearold girl, and threatened to kill every mem
Der of his family for double le-crossing" him.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
PRESIDENT CANCELS
WEDNESDAY TALK

WASHINGTON, May IL tUPD
President Roosevelt will deliver
a fireside chat on May 27 as
substitute for scheduled ad-
dress before the Pan n-American
union wednesday night, the
White House announced late to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
Bridges Witness
Cant Remember

SAN FRANCISCO May IL. (UP)-The government:
today subjected Dr. Virgil MacMickle Portland Ore nat
Sropathc physician to the most examination
of the second deportation hearing of CO Leader Harry
Bridges as the proceedings entered their sixth week
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
Airdromes Take
CrueIIin9 Blasts
From LuftWuffe
Russia Swings Hell p to Axis in |raq as
German Attacks on Isles Follow Plan
Believed Preliminary to Landing Effort
= BY UNITED PRESS =

Great Britans bomber fleet and the German uftwaffe
battered targets with mounting fury the week
end in aerial warfare that emphasized the increasing srk
power the Royal air force but also renewed specu
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
Melon Shed Workers CaIl
Mass Meeting Tuesday to
Offset WuIkout Threats
Unite d Front Movement Sche duled to
Fore es+aI| Possible Jurisdiction Row
With Repetition Of Lettuce Debacle

United front employees in Imperial Valley melon pack
ing sheds moved Monday to foresall possible jursdc-
tona union wrangle the 1941 harvest which,
they believed might result in situation similar to that
of he recent lettuce In what hackers described
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
D AMBl|Ne
~ Ep0RTER
Sorry, But Safe

Sorry, But Safe
Harry Woodbury. was not among
those who answered the boots and
saddles" call when the De ANA
caballeros sloped out across coun-
try Sunday morning on the first
30-mile leg of their ride to River
Side. There was a reason.
A week ago Sunday Harry says
to himself, I'D best find out what
50 my framework" So Harry saddles
up Mac, his long walking sorrel
gelding, and starts out. The first
five miles, Harry was sitting pretty.
The second five, he began to hip
over a bit in the saddle now and
then. The third five. he was riding
the stirrups. The fourth five, we'll
he made the fourth five and added
another four miles to it, but
enough's enough. Harry and his
walking horse both agreed to that.
Came this Sunday Just passed.
and a friend stopped Harry on the
street.
"What're you doin' in town? I
thought you'd be riding the De
ANA trail today
Harry's hands caresscd a tender
spot.
mo sir" he said. IF those other
fellows want to do it, that's no
skin off my, er-Well, that's none
.of my business. But not me. My
saddles not big enough for pillow
and me, too"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
CANTALOUPES

Imperial Valley: Demand slow,
mkt unsettled. Carloads fob, cash
track too few to quote.
L. A. Hay u. S. No. l S18-19.
U. S. No. 2 Ieafy S16.50-17.50. No. 2
$l4-15; Mpls. Sept. flax S1.S4
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

The Way Life Is
An editors life amt an easy one,
mates. The other day a lady-well,
anyway a woman-Who refused at
Continued on Page g. COL q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12

sPOStman's Puzzle
If you were the mailman. and you
got a letter to deliver that was ad-
dressed simply Ma, Corner 9Th and
SandalWood," what would you do
with it? Well, you're wrong. The
dead letter office didn't get it, The
poStman delivered it promptly TO
Mrs. B. E. Lemons, whose daughter
Betty. is away to school. Postcards
come from Betty the same way, but
with a difference. They've always
got note to nc postman on them,
You'll read 'em anyway" Betty
reasons, so I might as we'll say
hello to you, too. f{#
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
Why NOt?-

Why NOt?-
Nancy Livingston, three, eyed the
pink rose decorations on the cake
her mother, Mrs. Chan Livingston
had carried proudly home.
My, quoth Nancy, what pretty
hair ribbons for a cake
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-12
PRAYERS Unanswered

Prayers Unanswered
RR has been hurt to the quick.
Just when a chap thinks he's at
last getting to be some influence
around town, along comes a pin
to puncture the balloon Of self es-
TEEN. Take this matter of the water
melons, now. The other day we
Ss&ced a querulous note of wonder
that there were no Watermelons TO
be had in Ell Centro, although valley
melons were selling on the Los
Angeles market. What happened?
Nothing! Not a single watermelon
Appeared in the stores And then
along comes news story. about a
whole carload of Watermel6ns going
to the Los Angeles market. And
still no watermelons in Ell Centro
2R, by golly, is going to move to
Los Angeles. or perish of watermelon
Saunger How about it, storckeepers?
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March OF Dimes
Clicks in Tacoma
2 Radio Programs
Will Aid Cause

Taeomas March q Dimes 4
tight infsniiis paralysis Is psrad-
NJ at esa Broadway. and the
first dsv volunteers lined N = thin
silver Inc Of victory So long
nonsore ~ The National
Foundation for infantile Paralysis.
Inc. the Tacoma headquarters for
the March q Dimes i. located
between eth and 18th streets on
Broadway.
There are demonstrated the
famous iron lungs credited with
saving the lives Of ~ many
paralysis victims. a baby respi-
rator Is displayed IN the street
window accompanied by life.like
dialogue from a loudspesker. and
IN adult size respirator - demon
sirated inside by a county health
department nurse.
Motion pictures depicting the in
fsntile paralysis epidemic last
summer are also being shown free
Thursday there Will be two
major radio programs heard IN be
half Of the March Of Dimes"
At a.4a that evening there will
be a statewide hookup over which
Harry Goetz and John Binns, local
chairman. and Emil Sick. state
chairman Of the foundation. will
speak
That same day President Roose-
Welt viii address the entire nation
regarding the vital Importance of
complete victory in the March Of
Dimes fight against infantlle
paralysis A stellar cast Of famous
will complete the
presidents program
Meanwhile. every Taooman Is
requested 10 parade with
The March Of Dimes.
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Motorcycle Club
Party Wednesday

Tacoma Motorcycle clubs open
meeting for January Will be held
as "stuhby' party Wednesday
evening at the clubhouse, 3i05 So.
Tyler st, where all motorcycle
minded" individuals and their
friends will be welcome
Cracked crab and auxiliary re-
freshments will be served. On the
committee are Mrs, Hannah Enge-
moen, Dorcas Sizer and Kitty
Potter.
All club members will meet at
tho clubhouse al 10 a. m. Sunday
for work on the Tourist Trophy
track IN Oakland addition. Plans
for parking facilities and for the
driveway INTO the course will be
considered.
Thirty motorcycles in formation
marked last Sundays Snow run to
Naches pass. where the club MEM
hers, joined at Enumelaw by about
10 motorcycles of the Queen City
club. Seattle. spent most of the
day in the snow.
Dorcas Sizer, club news chair
man. announced that the final
date for ordering club sweaters
is Feb. /. Members are to see
her about sizes.
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JOHN Is. BAKER

John b. Baker. So, OF 1903 So
33d st. died Monday at 5:35 p. m
at a local hospital. lie had lived
here for 50 years. coming from
Nebraska. and was member OF
Modern Woodmen 81 America
Surviving are his wife. Mary r.
four sons. Dick Of Anchorage.
Alaska. Frank Of Wasilla. Alaska.
Clarence Of Seattle. and John. II.
Of Tacoma. two daughters. Mrs.
William Kennedy in Alabama and
Mrs. Charles Sutton Of National
City Calf. and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday a. 2 p. m. at the Cassidy A.
Allen chapel. with Rev Arthur r.
Cook officiating. fnterment will
be In the Tacoma cemetery.
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u, IorIs VI. SCHNEIDER

NEW YoR k-William Nice.
Martin. first salaried president Of
the New York stock exchange. Is
subject TO call for military service
Under the draft law. and his num-
Der isn't far down the list. And
Charles b Harding. chairman of
the board of governors. is also
subject 10 call. A West Point grad
uate. class of 1920. Harding is n
lieutenant in the naval reserve
But Wall street isn't disturbed.
Opinion in offices of member
firms is that when Bit Martins
number Is called he viii not ask
that his contract. which expires
June 80. be renewed Word is that
the man To replace him Is not
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Perciyal. were among the Il who
voted to override the veto.

Perciyal, were among the II who
voted 10 override the veto.
Debate in the upper house WAS
brief while that body considered
ex-Goy. Martins other vetoes, Il
/ in number
Only once was the two-thirds
vote needed 10 Kill a veto obtained
The senator's voted 30 TO l3 to
enact the measure giving legisla-
tors who have served at four ses-
sions the right to take the state
bar exams and become lawyers
they pass.
The vote, virtually comforting a
college degree upon senior SO
ions" went over with the support
Of the entire Pierce county dele
cation to the senate. all five voting
ave"
Notice TO all members Of the 81
Never Can Get the -Baseball-Park-
Soda-Pop-bos's-Attention' organi-
zation.
Rep. Hugh Rosellini, who makes
a living by explaining laws when
he isn't In Olympia helping make
them. has introduced n measure
requiring operators of baseball
parks where admission IL charged
To provide suitable and readily ne
eessible" drinking fountains.
Comments Roselllni. II seem TO
be getting a lot Of kiddlng-but
I'll bet the youngsters think It's a
good idea"
Sixty high school students from
kapowsin. accompanied by T. L.
kinsman. their superintendent. and
Miss Ruby Mansfield. a teacher.
visited the state capitol Monday.
They were introduced first 10 men,
bsrs Of the house Of representa-
tiYss By Rep. Frank Chervenka.
and later 10 the senate BY Sen.
Ted p. Schroeder All are men,
bers Of eiyies and business Ia.
classes
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PAGE TnRua
Four Directors Chosen
By Farm Products Board
PuYollup Valley Group Reflects
George H. Walker President

fslnd Tefa1 r..h - h.nd he u.
amounted - - 80 - Value 4
sEfY property At -. ele.e It ITO
"a. II 81 90 a
WISCONSIN rinh vii meet Friday
night ~ re heFnr ~ Mr.. ard Mrs..
" = stsnhnp<. 40 IN -. = r
Following 4 10 pot Iues supper
thsr~ All - . business s~suiun ard
program Officers fof 1911 yin -
elected Mrs. J. 1. rrmh~r wIli
preside
N,ih s.vss~>s
FUNERAL services fos Inhn Mllls
ssh - HID 81 N. vrlnf~v ara
Clements chapel Wednesday After.
aeen ~ ! a'eleek nth H<s. rnisIn
Raymond officiating k.r. lcdes
Ne. Il racuma WI ~ In rharrs
Al weodlAsH Ahh<y n.u.nleuu.
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Sights Better
4O-Mill Law

The s0-mili tax limit In tho form
Of constitutional amendment Il
an improved and liherallsed versloi
Of Referendum No. 5. passed la.
fall. according 10 II y syford
Tacoma. chairman Of The so.mll
tax limit committee
The proposed tax limit amend
ment was introduced In the nous.
at Olympia Monday by Represent
atiyes Montgomery and CherYenhs
OF Pierce county.
of particular interest 10 tbs
schools. financial concerns. city
and county officials. a. well a. Il
all taxpayers. IL a major change in
the bill which should ovrfcoms
many objections 10 past tax limit
ing bills. syford asserts
For the first time in the history
NJ tax limitation In this state. the
issuance nf bonds for the purchase
Of land and the constructor and
furnishing Of new buildings by
municipal corporations. such ss
schools. counties and cities. IL sane.
TONED Al the same Time the peo-
pie approve such bonds, they may
vote for thu payment Of tho prin-
eipal and interest by annual ievies
in excess of the s0-mlll limit
Another change. y. pointed
out by SWORD. makes . re-
ALLEGATION Of the millAge Ia the
various taxing bodies posslbl~.
This may be done nv . two
thirds vote Of both legislative
bodies or BY the peepl~.
through the initiative method.
syford said this would syoid
freezing The ALLEGATION. In The
event Of governmental or ~.e-
monte changes.
The n@w bin also provides
thai a taxing district esa re
fund any Of Ia general sblirs
flon bonds lssued for capital
purposes prior la passage Of
the amendment merely bs .
sote Of the governing bodies.
Thus. county commissioners
and eits councils may take sd-
vantage of improvements In
the Interest market.
The committee has llberalizsd
he referendum without sacrificing
The principle ~ tar limitation
which In NJ popular In this state"
syford declared As II now stands.
he bill should be more satisfactory
han ever. We ar. hoping our
legislators viii see TT 10 refer this
amendment for the peoples APP
prevail Al tho next general cleo.
ton In 1912