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Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

Santa Ana, sending for them to
join him two years later. Mrs. Pyle
loaded her family and household
possessions into a wagon and travel
ed to her new home on the desert
She always was interested in COM
munity activities. She served as
secretary of the w. c. T. U. in the
Silsbee district for several years
AS soon as the townsite of Ell
Centre was laid out In 1905, Mrs.
Pyle and her family moved to town
where she lived until her death.
For many years she was active
in the State Street Christian church
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

'IOuIlQ Ulle cIlldCidVCd SoA PSAieSA
guilty of robbing Mr. and Mrs. ia
cob w. Johnson, hitchhikers, in the
sandhills west of Winterhaven early
this year. A week ago Wilkie plead
ed guilty to committing. repulsive
morals offense against Mrs. john
son.
In sentencing Wilkie, Judge
Thompson ruled that the sentences
run concurrently on the two Of
fenses, five years to life on the
robbery charge and one to Is years
on the morals .oftense.
The robbery and attack took
place in the SandhillS west OF VIM
terhaven when Wilkie used pistol
in forcing Mrs. johnson to tape her
husbands hands and feet. He then
taped her hands and feet. Later
he drove the couple to Yuma where
they escaped from nim and told
their story to officers. Wilkie was
arrested in WeStmorland cafe
the next day by Chief of Police Ed
Dickerson who, along with all other
peace officers in southern Califor-
MIA, was watching for the man and
car described by Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson.
In Wilkes car officers found
a scrap book of pictures OF nude
women and newspaper clippings
describing attacks and robberies
similar to the johnson affair. Will
kie returned the SO he took from
Johnson but kept his wallet and
photograph of Mrs. johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

LUIlBUTId 5 ItIC Sue WIS UUII 1t
away and his left arm was almost
severed, Highway Patrolman Walter
Walsh said. The Longoria car trav-
eled ahead rs feet after the crash
and stopped on the highway
Eugene Acosta. BraWley, stopped
his truck on the bridge as the Lon
goria car came toward him SO the
Acosta truck c6uld enter a side
road. A truik driven by John Rob-
ert Titswor' h, Brawley, stopped be-
hind the A costa truck, Walsh said.
Then GeorSe Kristol of Ell Centre
drove up behind the Ellsworth
truck on the bridge.
The Kristol truck crashed int
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

that another "DunklrkN
was in progress in the eastern Med
iterranean.
An Italian radio report heard in
New York by Columbia Broadcast
ing System reported that some "60,-
600 to 10000 British troops already
have been evacuated from Greece.
The figure mentioned by the Ital-
ian radio is, believed to be consider
ably higher than the total number
of troops which the British placed
in Greece.
German sources said they had nc
confirmation of persistent reports
German troops have arrived at Ath-
ems but said "our troops are now
moving faster than the news
Turkish diplomatic quarters claim
ed 10000 German troops have been
killed and 100000 wounded so far
in the Balkan campaign. Neutral
diplomats arriving at Istanbul from
Rumania reported the hospitals of
Bucharest are overflowing with Ger
man wounded and that. private
houses are being requisitioned for
the casualties.
SHIPS SUNK
Axis sources reported heavy cas-
ualties were being inflicted on the
retiring British forces along the
roads leading to Athens and at
sea, where perhaps 100000 tons of
shipping including two British de-
stroyers and several armed mer-
chantmen, and possibly 10000 troops
were claimed lost in the last few
days.
In North Africa, the British re-
ported their desert forces still were
taking offensive action against the
Axis columns stretched across Libya
and into Egypt in drive toward
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
S25,0O0 Accident
Damages Asked

Suit for $4,000 was filed in I'M
perial county superior court Tues
day by Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Hender-
son, who said Charles b. Virgins
was responsible for an Ell Centre
traffic accident in which Mrs. Hen
derSon's arm was SO badly injured
that it later was amputated.
The accident occurred April 8 at
the intersection of He'll avenue and
Eighth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Bridges Called
Labor Foe

SAN FRANCISCO, April % CUP)
Robert Wilmot, government wit
ness and former Communist, said
today Harry Bridges is the greatest
enemy the labor movement ever
had"
Wilmot, fourteenth witness of the
Bridges deportation hearing, pre-
sented his opinion during defense
cross-examination based on his
testimony that Bridges once said
to him: I'VE Communists have got
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

and was faithful. enthusiastic
member of the choir. She loved
music and in her early years spent
what time she could in drawing apd
painting. After her husbands death
she ran a rooming house In III
Centre. She was born In Canada.
Among her survivors are two
daughters. Mrs. Cora Shank 0f
Brawley and Mrs Florence Bradley
of San Bernardino; three sons.
George j. Pyle and Lee Pyle OF El
Centre, and John H. Pyle of Los
Angeles; IA grandchildren and IL
great grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Another Clipper
Built for Allies

SEATTLE, April % (UP)-A IA
passenger Boeing Clipper built for
Pan American Anyways and released
to British Overseas Airways took
off today for San Francisco, with
a delivery stop in Astoria, Ore.
Seven Pan American representa-
tives, seven British airmen, and six
Boeing employees were aboard the
craft. Formal delivery was to be
made when the ship touched the
water in Astoria.
The Alton flying boat is the
second of the type to be delivered in
the past three weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

the back of the Ellsworth truck
and the rack on the Kristol semi
trailer side-swiped the Longoria car
and tore its side out. In the mean
time the Ellsworth truck careencd
into the borrow pit on one side of
the road and the Acosta truck,
pushed by Ellsworth, nosed into the
borrow pit on the opposite side.
The Kristol truck came to rest be-
side the Acosta truck.
Deputy Coroner Frank Raney
scheduled an inquest at the Thorn
ton mortuary in Brawley at 10 a. m.
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Death Claims Woman Who
Pioneered Valley in 1900

Imperial Valley lost one of its
early pioneer residents Wednesday
when Mrs. Alice Louise Pyle, 81
died at her home at 142 North
Eighth street in Ell Centre.
She suffered stroke of paralysis
two months ago and was bedridden
until her death. She failed to rally
after another stroke which occurred
Monday. The body was taken to
the Lemons mortuary pending fun
eral arrangements.
Mrs. Pyle was the wife Of the
late A. l.. Pyle who settled on a
ranch in the Silsbee district in 1900
He left his wife and children in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

National defense projects in the
San Diego area which would be af-
fected by a general strike of con-
struction workers include: $4,000 900
defense workers housing project;
S9G00,000 Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation parts plant; two GOO
unit naval housing projects; con-
struction of craving dock for light
cruisers and other army, navy aud
marine corps building and hnproye-
nlent.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

WITT t'oNOfo IIVtN1IIIt, NIN1NIIoC Ul U
erS, army quartermaSJcrS and navy
public works officers met this af-
ternoon to disoasS the situation
with union officials.
The AFL council, in letter tc
the contractors, declared that after
two weeks discussion its patience
would be exhausted" by Wednesday
night unless the increased wages
are agreed upon. Details of the un-
ions wage demands were not re-
Vealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Strike Threatens
Defense in s. D.

SAN DIEGO, April %. (UP)-The Federated Trades
and Labor Council (AFL) today demanded blanket in
in of $4,000 construction workers in
that threatened to halt work multi-mon dollar
tiona defense projects in San Diego
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Accident Claims
Another !. Y. Life

This years traffic toll reached 13 Wednesday with the
death of Alfredo Longora, 40 Brawley victim of an
accident involving four trucks at the New River bridge
north of Brawley.
No one else was injured in the accident
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
What You Don't Know

WuaC fUu OUHC NnOW-
Even Willie Hoppe sometimes
makes miscue; President Roose-
velt isn't always right; Lawson
Little doesn't sink every putt So,
perhaps it is only the proof OF
genius that Mrs. George Kirk, the
famous cake baker, once in a long
while makes slight mistake.
AS it turned out. there was no
harm to it, but 1t makes agood
yarn.
Because of her skill, it fell to
Mrs. Kirk to build the cake for a
prize at Harding PIT. A. party.
Continued on Page g. Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
AttQcker- Robber
FIoyed Here for
'RepuIsive' Crime
Judge Denounces Conduct Of Carpenter
Convicted Of Assault Upon Woman as
Husband Looks on In Sand Dunes

Judge Vaughn N Thompson in superior court late
Tuesday administered scathng rebuke to j. B: Wllke
49, for his "repusve conduct and then sentenced nm TO
San Quentin penitentary from five years to life.
Before sentence pronounced Judge thompson
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
y AMBl|Ne
u epoR1ER

Round One
With a little build-up, Bill Glenn
entS might work this into regu-
lar daily event to amuse his morn
ing coffee consumers. He would
need a good announcer, however,
to add color to the encounter Wed
nesday morning between Otto Fer
guson and Walton johnson. both
clothing men, who began comparing
cloth samples.
The broadcast would go some-
thing like this:
Introducing Fancy Pants Fer
guson in the purple trunks and
Jodhpur johnson in the pink tights
;. They're sparring cautiously
now but Fancy Pants lets go with
the first solid blow, a stiff Scotch
plaid. That stings Jodhpur! He
comes back with beautiful one
two, pin stripe serge and a worst
ed right under Fergy's snoot!
boy, does that burn Fancy Pants!
Look out-Fancy's backed Jodh-
pur into a corner and is betting
him with everything but the shoul-
der pads. A cheviot, a shetlands
a Palm Beach . This is terrific
Boy, what swatch!
"Jodhpur is out of the corner now
and he's shooting the works. Bang
there goes a Harris tweed right on
the button and he follows that ur
with a Whipcord and gabardine
that have Fancy Pants groggy
Fancy Pants is down!
But wait a minute, wait a min
: ute! There's a foul! Jodhpur let &c
with chiffon in that last furry
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
British Fight Desperately
To Achieve New Dunkirk
AS Rulers Flee Athens
Italian Radio Says 10000 Already Evacuated
In Frantic Drive to Escape Trap Sprung When
Defense Units Collapsed; Casualties Run High
- Bu UNITED PRESS -


George fled
a
of of of
foohod on the continent implied
But the British said formed between Athens
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Androde Starts
Down Ghost Trail
District Diversion Point on Colorado.
Long Control Station on Rampasins
Rivers, Losing Significance to lid

Andrade colorful little settlement the Colorado
river that has lived borrowed time since the start OF
Imperial dam, started down the road to oblivion Wednes
day.
It WON'T be complete oblivion, but it will be far cry
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
Coming and Going

Coming and Going
RR for one found this little
hard to believe. 1t appeared the
other day:
HE said they married in =. 1923
9. she left home in 1887 and did
not return until 1894"
If that is true she can maneuver
better than Messerschmidt. Errors
like this are what keep the news
paper business exciting and the
public believing that anything can
happen.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23

There definite indication whether the British
if forced back through Athens would attempt fight
in the Peloponnesus but the flight of the Greek
to Crete to the fight from that island stronghold
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-23
CANTALOUPES

CANTALOUPES
Los Angeles: Supplies light; de-
mand slow: l. v. pony crates, 54s,
S4.50-5; Gas, 81; Std 45c, 81; Std.
flats 15s $2,75; irregular flats
$1.25-l.75.
L. A. hay u. S. No. l S18.00-19.00.
u. S. No. 2 leafy $16.50-17.50. No. 2
SAILS. Mpls. Sept. flax S1.82h.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Sharp Rally Staged
By Cotton Futures
Al New York
Prices n to II Points
Higher on News Of
Congressional PIons
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Cotton for
future delivery climbed sharply in
the New York Cotton Exchange
again today, closing % to 81 points,
or Sl.10 to sl35 a bale higher as
legislative trends in Washington
limited a better break" through
higher price pegs for the grower.
Active demand was attributed to
Senate Agricultural Committee ap-
proval OF an IS per cent parity loan
for cotton The Senate Committee
action followed House approval of
a rs per cent parity loan earlier in
the week.
The present loan a farmer can get
from the Government against his
crop averages 942 cents a pound.
The House would hike this to 1920
cents. The Senate would make the
rate 1880 cents.
Despite the sharply higher futures
prices, hedge-selling did not attain
any Sizable proportions in today's
market. Cotton satisfying demand
of buyers came largely from profit
taking sales of nearby month con-
tracts Mills and speculative inter-
ests were principal purchasers.
Exports yesterday, 271 bales; sea-
son SO far, 889,133. Port receipts,
8,787. Port stocks, 3,360,261.
R20Cn follouc.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, May 3 QPl.-The Canadian
dollar lost Is of a cent in terms of the
United States dollar in free foreisn ex-
change trading today The Swiss franc
and the Argentine free" peso declined
I-20 of cent
Trading for the week was narrow, with
British pound showing u of cent gain
cline of "a cent.
On Thursday the Shanghai dollar hit a
new 1941 low, but closed the week some
what better.
dollars. others in cents:
Canada.
oficial Canadian Control Board rates for
United States dollars: Buying. 10 per cent
premium, selling. IL per cent premium,
lars in New York Of, buying, 99l per cent
selling, 900 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. 121s per cent discount, or S7.S717
Europe.
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates., buying, 4.02
Germany, 4O.00n; benevolent, 1850: Fin
land 2.05n: Greece. unuuoted: Hungary,
19.11n; Italy. 500; Portugal. 4 OF: Sweden,
23s5; Switzerland, '23.211a; Yugoslavia,
Latin America.
Brazil, official, 6.O5n; free, 5O0n; Mexico,
20.70n.
Far East.
japan. 234s; Hong Kong, 24.21 shans-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
=. Nominal. For commercial transac-
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Steel Plants Rushed
To Get Back Into
Full Production
One Executive Estimates
At Least Two Weeks
Will Be Required
Ry the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Steelmak-
ers struggled today to get back into
full production, but effects of the
coal strike and resultant shutdowns
were felt in dislocated pig iron pro-
duction and delayed shipments. One
steel executive said it would take at
least two weeks to get into the swing
again.
Price discussions continued. Sew
eral small steel companies have
asked permission to sell for more
than the fixed ceilings. Others of
the non-integrated makers favor a
double price system.
New business was so large that
some steel units declined to accept
tenders.
Scrap Deadline May 10.
The deadline on shipments of
scrap against old contracts is May
10 and dealers and brokers have
been giving small attention to new
business with that deadline looming.
The scrap supply was cut deeply
because of the closing of blast fur
naces during the coal strike.
In copper, the big word was
"priorities. Some important men,
bers of the industry felt prioritieS
should be ordered Immediately.
The o. P. M. high-lighted the week
with a new form of inventory con-
troll for 16 metals, including copper
and lead. Copper traders felt the
action, while not establishing full
mandatory priorities. was step
toward such final control.
Leading copper producers con-
tinued to allocate domestic produc-
ton at IL cents pound, Connec-
ticut Valley base, with books for
August shipments open.
Lead Sales Large.
Customs smelters with smaller
supplies sold some copper at their
maximum price of 1912 cents a
pound and said more could have
been sold. There were no quota
tions in the outside market.
Lead purchases were large and
consumer requests exceeded daily
quotas available. At the end of
the week, the waiting orders were
reported by one source as somewhat
lower than a week ago but still SUBJ
stantial. Prices were firm at the
pegged level of 5.85 to $50 pound,
New York, and $40 cents a pound,
st. Louis.
Zinc continued subject to strict
ALLEGATION of supplies by principal
primary sellers at 725 pound,
East St. Louis.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Grain Prices Boosted
By Prospects for
Larger Loans
Wheat Up 334 Cents;
Soybeons and Lard
Also Rise Sharply
By GILES FINDLEY,

CHICAGO, May 3.-Legislstive
news from Washington regarding
the farm program had rousing
effect on the grain market today.
Reports that the Senate Agri-
cultural Committee had voted un-
animous approval of 85 per cent of
parity prices on Government loans
and rice, shot wheat prices up 3s4
cents on the abbreviated Saturday
trading session and brought partic-
ularly sharp price gains to soy
beans and lard.
Under present benefit payments,
the adoption of the 85 per cent of
parity loans would bring farmers
approximately S1.15 a bushel for
wheat and 81 cents a bushel for
corn on the farm. With even the
prospects for such prices being
established, buyers appeared in the
grain pits as if by magic.
AS result, wheat closed strong,
21a-3ss cents higher than Fridays
finish, Nav, 941s ga; July, 93as-14:
corn. 5s-11s up; May, SO; July, So;
oats, Sal cent higher; soybeans,
4-4l2 cents advanced: rye. glass
up. and lard, $3.50 cents higher.
The broad advance of prices sent
all deliveries of wheat. soybeanS,
lard and MAY corn contracts to new
high levels for the season, and in
some cases. even longer.
Grain range at principal markets
fniaus
Evening star., 1941-05-04
New York Authorizes
Bidding
On Power Issues
Stute Commission Sets
Precedent in Utility
Financing Action
BY the Associated Press.

bS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-In prece-
dent-setting action, the New York
State Public Service Commission to-
day tentatively authorized sale by
the solicitation of competitive bid
ding of s35 $4,000 Of bonds and
10000 shares of preferred stock of
the New York State Gas & Electric
Co., a unit of the Associated Gas
System.
This was the first issue Of public
utility securities to be approved for
competitive bidding by the New
York regulatory body.
The company had notified the
commission that 1t would call for
competitive bids on the new issues
in accordance with a recent ruling
Of the Securities and Exchange Com
mission in Washington.
The commission ruled that the
company must solicit bids. accept the
most favorable, and then repetition
the commission for approval of the
deal.
The bonds, the commission said,
shall carry a coupon rate not to
exceed 312 per cent and be redeema-
BILE at any time before maturity at
a premium not to exceed SO per
500 face value above their offering
price, but in no event above SLOT per
500 face value and accrued interest.
On the preferred stock. the COM
mission said, the redemption value
shall not exceed s105 a share and the
coupon rate shall be no more than
5 per cent.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
FIue-Cured Tobacco Expected
To Bring 17.9 to 20 Cents

IA cents; Senate proposal, 201
cents, comprising loan of 1877 and
benefit payment of IA
Burley: Department proposal, III
cents, comprising loan of 1853 and
benefit payments of 08 cents; Sem
ate proposal, 1913 cents, comprising
loan of 1875 and benefit payments
of 08.
Fire-cured: Department pro-
posal, 7.45 cents, comprising loan
of 10 and benefit payments of IT;
Senate proposal, 10.7 cents, COM
prising loan of cents, and benefit
payment of IL
Air-cured: Department pro-
posals, 7.45 cents, comprising loan
of 645 and benefit payment of l
cent; Senate proposal, 8.3 cents,
comprising loan of 7.3 and benefit
payment of / cent.
Cigar binder: Department pro-
posal, 131 cents, comprising of loan
of 116 and benefit payment of is
cents; Senate proposal. las cents,
comprising loan Of 1871 and benefit
payment Of Is.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Cotton Goods Trade Brisk,
With Prices Advancing
Ry the Associate Press.

fS Int ASSOCIHleQ STeSS.
NEW YORK, May 3.-An active
turnover at advancing prices in the
Worth Street cotton gray goods dis
trict high lighted textile markets
during the past week. For the first
time in nearly two months volume
exceeded production.
Turnover in print cloths and re-
lated items was matched by a large
volume of sheetingS and other coarse
yarn goods. Demand was brought
about by reports that large Army
buying had created a dearth of mar
row sheeting available to the civilian
consumer. Prices were marked up
Il cent yard on popular numbers.
Sales of print cloths and related
items reached a figure close to $50
per cent of production at the cur
rent rate, while eighty squares and
the 68x72 print cloth number
climbed IS cent a yard in the price
structure as persistent demand
dried up offerings around previ-
ously existing high levels.
Woolen clothing manufacturers
reported that backlog of new orders
was the largest in several years.
Fears were expressed that if the
Government should re-enter the
market before fall, serious shortages
for popular numbers, such as cur
rently exist on gabardines and cov-
erts, would result for civilian wear.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Bv BERNARD s. O'HARA,
Associated Press Finance Editor

NEW YORK. May 3.-Behind a
vanguard of strong rails which es-
tablished numerous 1941 highs, the
stock market moved ahead suf-
ficiently today to neutralize losses
incurred earlier in the week.
The best gains among the more
active issues ran a little over
point. but steels generally failed to
follow the upward lead and no great
volume of buying developed
The Associated Press average of
go selected stocks gained / of a point
at 1874. Turnover was 97,750 shares
compared with l56, $50 last Saturday,
the smallest short session day since
March g.
The rails, and, with them. the
shares representing railroad equip
ment manufacturers. got their big
lift from a prediction by the As
Sociation of American Railroads that
carrier traffic would reach a maxi
mum in 1943 and that roads would
need 270000 additional cars to carry
prospective loads.
SOmmOultiSS ADVANCE.
Even outShinine the rails in bril-
liant performance was cotton, which
climbed actively on United States
senatorial action favoring an in
creased loan scale to close Sl10 to
S135 bale higher than Friday.
Other commodities also advanced
sharply. At Chicago wheat closed
81 to 35s cents a bushel up and
corn ended So cent to Is cents
ahead
New highs were established for the
year by Nickel Plate preferred,
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Ameri-
car Car & Foundry preferred, Kelly
Oil. Pure Oil and Socony. Other
gamers included Savage Arms. Air
Reduction. Douglas, Yellow Truck
and Du Pont.
Oil Shares Aided.
The oils were aided by reports of
increasing sales of gasoline at higher
prices. Rails dominated the bond
market.
In the curb. where about 4l000
shares changed hands compared
with $4,000 last Saturday, the few
advancing issues included Interna-
tional Petroleum. Jersey Central
Power 6 per cent preferred, Brill
preferred, Creole Petroleum and
Cities Service.
The total stock exchange sales for
the week we're only 2,l37 $3.50 shares,
the smallest for the period since
early March, compared with 2,406,-
900 the previous week.
Today's average gain duplicated
that of last Monday. The forward
movement carried over into Tues
day, but both days advances were
more than wiped out Wednesday.
On Thursday, the market marked
time, then rallied slightly Friday
Today's rise put prices around last
Saturdays levels.