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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
FiSht to the Finish
UAW-CIO Vows 10 Get a Contract From Ford Aftei
Fellov Unionists Pledge Aid at Rally

nists they are all Ford workers
and who hired them We didn't.
But I say they are not Com
munists. They are good Ameri-
can citizens.
I'VE hope that the manage
ment will do something TO
change its horse and buggy labor
policies. II they don't-sOme-
body better help them"
He called upon the workers 10
go out on the picket lines but 10
do 50 in a peaceful and orderly
fashion as l have directed you
10 do
WANTS INJUNCTIO.. OBEYED
Speaking about the Injunction
issued against the union in FED
aral Court. Widman said ne would
do nothing 10 violate an order OF
the United States government.
II am going to ask YOU Ia
cooperate too" he said. "be-
cause what YOU do i going 10
he stacked up on US. You must
comply with the judges de-
cision."
Other speakers were. George Z.
Adde's. secretary treasurer OF the
UAW-CIO Allan s. Haywood ma
tional organizational director OF
The Go Leo Lamotte. JAW
regional director: Richard Frank
pnSteen. another regional director;
Walter Reuther, the unions GM
director. Miss Helen Goldman.
national president of the Women :
Auxiliary. UAW-CIO. state Sen
stor Charles Diggs. anu Leo Krz-
ycki vice president Of the Anal
camated Clothing Workers tCIOi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

CneeTed by the promise OF all
out" aid from fellow CIO union
lists. the UAW-CIO once again re-
peated its pledge to continue the
strike Thai has pdTalyZeu the
mighty Ford industrial empire un-
IN the company signs a contract
with II.
More than 1000 union mem
beers sat for two hours last night
IN the smoke-filled State Far
Coliseum for the first general
meeting of the membership since
the strike was called 10 hear their
leaders attack the policies of the
Ford Motor Company and the
tactics OF Homer Martin. repudi-
ated one-time president OF the
UAW-CIO.
Michael F. Widman Jr.. director
of the Ford organlzational drive,
vas optimistic.
This strike shouldn't last
very long" he told the wildly
cheering audience II am hoping
the company will see the In
.evitable and sign contract.
Progress l. being made new"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
DEFENSE POLICY

WIdman declared that tho union
still stood ready and willing 10
allow any employees union mem-
bers included. to return 10 the Job
il they are working on defense
orders.
The Ford Company called
the strikers Communists, he
said IF they are all Commu-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
CHIEF STUMBLING BLOCK

The miners and operators were
10 resume their conferences today,
Chief stumbling block IS the ques-
ton OF the differential in wages
between miners in the North and
South.
The southern operators issued
statement saying that the miners
refused an offer Of wage in
crease spproXimating II per cent
over the present southern scale.
Representative Of the - associa-
lions in the southern Appalachian
fields said that this proposal, II
accepted nationally. would have in
creased bituminous rpine workers
wages $50. 900. 600 10 SIS 00o, 1000 a
year.
They claim the soft coal indus
Try operated al loss last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Owners Refuse
Proposal byU.S.
To0pen- Mines
Py JAMES l.. KILGALLEN
1ntI New. service star Correspondent

NEW YORK. April SIN
sharply-worded statement to the
public, DR.. John r. Steelman, di-
rector OF the United States Con-
citation Service, announced today
that the soft coal operators, as a
group, have refused 10 comply
with a government proposal for
the reopening Of the nations BIZ
luminous mineS==although- John L
Lewis, leader of the 100000 idle
miners. has accepted il
Steelman announced. however,
that IAN appreciate portion of
the mines in the Appalachian area
will reopen next week, ION either
the government proposal or on a
negotiated contract"
He further revealed that the
miners have been assured of wage
increases-bu he would not say
how much.
The governments proposal was
that the men return TO work while
the negotiations proceed. and that
any changes tn their earnings
ultimately arrived at in the me-
rotiations) be paid to them on a
retroactive basis as of the date
they 60 back 10 their jobs.
4 LEWIS WILLING
r Lewis agreed. The operators
baked. As matter of fact, Lewis
made the same proposition a
month ago, at the start of the
negotiations.
Steelmans statement was the
first indication that the govern
ment is cracking doySn on the Joint
Appalachian wage conference.
which has been deadlocked since
March II. Steelman entered the
negotiations last Sunday and he
has been in constant touch with
President Roosevelt since the mines
were closed on April after the
conferees failed to draw up new
contract supplanting the one which
expired at midnight March 81.
All this week Steelman has been
sitting in day and night confer
ences between representatives OF
the operators and nlfrTerv. urrirrf,,
them 10 negotiate a new contract
so that a vital national defense
industry would not remain idle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
FOR AUNTIE

(She is our favorite aunt, she may be professional woman or a homemaker, she may live alone and like it' or she is perhaps the member of the family left in the old home to take care of father and meth CT, anyway, we love herr. Silk quilted robe slippers tc match.
 Hose.
 Lingerie
 Fuller hair brush Powder boX-supply of individual powder puffs.
 Box of coolies. Perfume.
 Face powder. If she lives alone a box of as- sorted homemade jellies and jams Pinafore apron. Shock.
 Housecoat.
 Handkerchiefs. Silex coffee-maker-4-cup size. Steam iron.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
FOR HUNTER

Father saves his vacation to go hunting. so let's give him the tcols and equipment to give him as much pleasure as we had at the beach or the noun tains last summer. Rifle for the huskier sport of deer and bear hunting, Carrying case. Recoil pad. DecoyS. Duck calls. Rifle cleaning outfit. Rifle sling. Cartridge belt. Facts.
 Boots-leather Wool boot socks. MoccasinS. Hunting knife. Sleeping bag Pack sack. Pack board. Canvas camp blanket. Sports hat. Army blanket. Pipe and waterproof tobacco, pouch.
 Water proof match box. Regulation hunting coat. Duck or water-repellant wool trousers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

Music hath charms not only to soothe the savage beast and to give pleasure to ones friends but if is a marvellous panacea for loneliness and there is n0th- ing that can take the indigo cut of a mood of that color like playing composition of one of the masters CT singing to drive all cares away Us A grand gift would be an electric organ .s, a M4 e s, Small piano that could be tucked into even an apartment. Accordion.
 Accordion carrying case. Saxaphone, trumpet or horn. Violin.
 Guitar of banjo.
 Strings for stringed instruments Music stand.
 Light for music stand. Harmonica.
 Metronome.
 Carrying case for small instru- ments.
 Music bag
 There are drum sets, too, for the swing or orchestra enthusiast. Subscription to Etude of other music magazines.
 Some dancing lessons. Records of both classical and pop. ular music.
 Sheet music.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
MANICURE KITS
 SURE TO PLEASE

She's proud of her lovely hands -and it's a subtle compliment to them to give her a beautifully cased, completely equipped mani cure kit Elaborate ones come in real leather cases with every access sory for the most professional of manicures.
 ii Threesome sets of nail polish are another gift suggestion. These ai'e inexpensive but 'gifty' looking
 combine three colors of polish in attractive packages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
5TApLER AS GIFT

A stapler one of those things that automatically clips papers to- gether is a very honey gift. Youll be surprised how many uses it finds in the home.
 In addition it can be a very hand some addition to mans desk Dressed up in leather jackets is an item for your list flor him"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
FOR EVENfNE

Is your daughter going to her first big dance this holiday season? A new evening skirt and soft pink lingerie blouse with rows and rows of ruffles will make her the belle of the ball". If ruffles are not for her, look at the beautiful sheer with enormous hand painted sleeves. Truly new idea for eve ming.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
VACUUM SET

A vacuum bottle set for keeping cold things cold and hot things hot is a must have" for every execu- tive office and around every home An attractive quart thermos bottle of chrome, two glasses and black tray make the complete set.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
iere Are Children
 Xmas Tips

If you are puzzled just what to d' for the children on Christmas, jus .ake a glance at this list for sug ,estions: Clay modelling set. Paint set. Magic spool set. Scrapbook. Novelty coin purse. Lapel gadget. Airplane set. Wagon on blocks. Books. Ocarina. Doll clothes. Paint book. Rain hat. Ankle and knee socks. Wooden train set. Cooking set. Wheelbarrow. Oz books. Garden set. Dressed dolls. Football suit. Cowboy gun set. Wicker rocker. Bushy sweater. Windmill lamp. White fur huff. Wooden picture plaques Monogramed sweater. Moccasins. Young designers set. Pocket-back jacket. Sewing set. Erector set. Electric train. Doll and wardrobe set. Cowboy chaps Chemcraft. Rocking horse. Skates. Tinkertoy. Zippered note book. Soldier set. Electric range Blackboard. Doll carriage. Shooter. Pullman car set. Tilt-top table and chair set. Bracelet and locket set. Ice skates. Chemical sets. Writing desk. Tricycle.. Typewriter. Electric train and tunnel Bicycle. Carpentar set. Mechano-set. Sand box. Lawn swing. -totter. Rocking horse. Bunny fur coat. Backyard gymnasium slide. Encyclopedia set. Wireless set. Doll house. Studio radio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21
FOR THE DOG

(The greatest friend of man. the playfellcw for our lighter needs and the protector of our homes and children.) Collar-flat for a short-naired dog. round for a long-haired one. Leather leash
 Blanket, either knitted or woven. Why not a house of his own for the yard?
 If it's a small house pet--a rug or pillow.
 Several cans of dog food. Sponge and dog soap. Some big bath towels for drying. Ball for plaything,
 RJIY DEFENSE BONDS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

Empire Classifieds Pay!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-21

BUY DEFENSE BONDS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21
AlI.Star Cast 10
Feature Trial for
Drunkenness Here
Prisoner Calls for
Witnesses, But Can't
Put Up $500 Bail

An call star" cast of wit.
nesses was slated for testi'
mony soon in one of the few
trials for plain drunkenness
to come up in Ell Centre po-
lice court.
Hyatt Davis, SO, arrested Tuesday
evening, pleaded not guilty to
drunkenness in police court We'd
nesday and demanded a jury trial.
For witnesses, he asked that Robert
w. Ware. sheriff, Elmer Heald, dis
trict attorney, Eddie Moore, Harry
Stoutsenburger, Jack Tackett and
Roy Dupont, police officers, be sub
poenaed.
When Davis asked TO be released
on his own recognizance, Police
Judge Lee Nuffer remarked:
with this array of witnesses
on your side, you shouldn't have
trouble in making bail q. 5000 :"
Trial was set for June and so
far Davis hasn't made bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21
Death Attributed
To Leap Under
Wheels of Train

Train crews early Wednesday
found the body of Louis Arthur
Vivian, 35, believed a suicide, on
the tracks near the Commercial
avenue crossing in El Centro.
When Deputy Coroner Herbert
Hughes searched Vivian's room in
an Ell Centre hotel after the acci-
dent, he found two novels from the
Ell Centro library. One was entitled
Bloody Head and the other This
Death Was Murder.
Vivian, unemployed fruit and veg
etable workman, had one cent in
his pocket when the body was dis
covered.
The head was severed from the
body, Hughes said. Apparently, the
officer said, Vivian waited until
after the engine passed him travel
ing at the rate of four or five miles
an hour, then thrust his head across
the rails. Blood was found on the
rearwheels of the twenty-third car
back of the engine. No blood was on
the front wheels, on the engine,
or on the other % cars, Hughes said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

IL COulQ De delightful SpoI. buI
it isn't.
Sleepless nights, flies, dust, bore
dom, hordes of fleaS, lack of beer,
the crash of artillery shells morn
ings and evenings and the incessant
visits of bombing and machine
cunning airplanes keep one jump
ing, ducking, Swatting and scratch
ing.
When the italians surrendered
Tobruk in January they left be-
mind an almost invisible fifth COL
umn that grew into probably the
greatest collection of fleas ever
gathered on the Libyan desert. Now.
four months later, the British I'M
perial garrison besieged there is
still unable to wrest some of the
old Italian camp sites from the
pests. Several organized flea hunts
have come to nothing and the flea
is an accepted part 81 Tobruk life.
Bathing facilities are excellent,
and Australian troops off front lire
duty take full advantage of them,
but German planes are apt to
sWoop down at any moment anc
machine gun the beaches.
Nevertheless, one camp has erect
ed showers which attract troops
from all over the 30-mile semi-cir-
cular perimeter comprising the for
tress OF Tobruk. German fliers have
not located the showers yet, al
though there is scarcely building
in Tobruk that has lot been dam
aged.
The Victorian band has been prac. .
Continued on Page 8; Col 2)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21
OPM Officials froWn on
Steel Plants for West

OAKLAND, Cal, May 81 (UP)-
Washington dispatches today indi-
Gated that OPM probably would
turn down or hold in abeyance the
plan of Henry j. Kaiser, Oakland
industrialist, for a $150,000,000 chain
of steel making plants in the far
west.
Samuel Fuller, Jr., chief of OPM's
raw materials division, was reported
to have recommended definitely
against the plan. Fuller, however
refused to affirm or deny the re-
ports that his recommendations had
been made or that they were mega
tive.
William Knudsen, director of
OPM, indicated today he favored
adding to present steel-making IA
cilities, now concentrated in the
east and midwest rather than start
ing a chain of new plants such as
proposed by Kaiser.
I'VE can get in quicker that way"
Knudsen said, referring to his sup
port of plant expansion rather than
of new plants. He said, however,
that OPM was not finished with the
Kaiser proposal.
There were also unofficial re-
ports that Jesse Jones, federal loan
administrator, expressed official
opinion on the Kaiser plan when he
said he would favor expansion OF
existing steel plants.
Kaiser said at his Oakland Of
ficeS that he had not been ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

lttIl dllcdll lSllllu Wdo ilICiioiiyiAi6
The invading parachute, glider
and air. transport troops-estlmateo
in London to total between $500 and
II 500 men-attacked Suda bay,
Gambia (HeracleanD and Retimo
CRethymnon) on the north coast
of Crete, penetrating the outskirts
of Canea near Suda Bay before they
were accounted for according to
British official statements.
Late Tuesday night, Churchill re-
ported, the military situation was
in hand" but the Germans appar-
emily were still being reinforced
and fighting continued fiercely.
The German army from the sky
was supported by constant attacks
by Nazi dive-bombers which sought
to knock out British defenses and
pave the way for air transports and
gliders that followed Many of the
air transports were reported by
British to have crashed, at least
some of them presumably making
intentional crash landings because
of the lack of air bases.
SEA ACTION REPORTED
Churchill repeated charges the
Nazi parachutists wore New Zealand
and Haitish battle-drcss (Which
Berlin vigorously denied) but he
did not mention unofficial British
reports that some enemy ships had
Continued on Page 8; Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21
Fugitives from Chain Gang Here
Jailed in Oklahoma After Flight
In Stolen County Truck, Auto

Richard Dayhuff. 90, and Floyd
E. Gray, 81, fugitives from an I'M
perial county chain gang since May
9, were arrested in Fredericks, Okla,
Wednesday.
The fugitives were held in the
federal Jail at Lawton, Okla, after
their arrest. Details of their capture
were not sent by Oklahoma officers
Dayhuff and Gray stole a county
truck While they were with a chain
gang at Imperial. abandoned it in
CaleXico, took another car and went
to inland. After that the trail was
lost. Dick Bond Honey, who said he
had planned to join the other two
prisoners, but could not find them
stole a car in FL Centre and was
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21
Rancher Dies from
Heart Attack in
Running TO Fire

Friends and relatives Wednesday
mourned the death of William Sam
uel Collins, rancher and storekeeper
living near the San Diego highway
west of Ell Centre.
Collins died from a heart attack
Tuesday when he rushed to help
extinguish a fire in his flax field.
Death came before he reached the
field, friends said.
He was a successful farmer and
active in community affairs. He had
lived in Imperial Valley for three
years, farming and operating the
old Moore store on the highway
west of El Centro. He was born
in Madison, Mo
His survivors include his wife.
Mrs. Violet Pearl Collins: three
daughters, Mrs. Velma Vivian Den
mis- of Ell CenIro, Violet Pearl and
Mary Anna, both of FL Centre; and
four sons, William Samuel, James
John, Thomas Lee, and Robert
Shirley, all living in Ell Centre.
The funeral will be Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

THE Hudson Motor Co. and
the United Automobile Work
ersS union (CIO) accepted ?
proposal Wednesda ending
a six-day strike, but machinists who
halted production at II west coast
shipyards rejected formula to
settle their wage dispute.
At Detroit, Federal Conciliator
James F. Dewey announced an
agreement had been reached by
Hudson and the UAW but withheld
its provisions pending union ratifi-
cation. 1t was believed the $500
strikers may return to work Thurs
day. Hudson has $30,000,000 in de-
Tense contracts.
The Pacific Coast Shipyard Work.
erS defied a back to work move
ment in rejecting the proposal SUBJ
mitted to them.
In mass meeting at San Fran
cisco, the LOO AFL and CIO strik-
ars spurned the settlement formula
of Gov. Culbert Olson few hours
before AFL Metal Workers marched
back to their jobs at three of II
shipyards closed by strike of AFL
-CIO machinists which tied up $780,
100000 in defense contracts. There
was booing but no violence. Police
stood by.
John P. Frey, president of the
AFL metal trades department, per-
sonally led 1000 workers through
CIO lines at the Moore Drydock
company plant in Oakland. Ed
Rainbow, business agent for the
AFL Boilermakers union, headed 4
group entering the Matson Naviga-
ton company's ship repair shop ir
San Francisco.
About 20 workers reported at the
General Engineering company plant
Continued on Page s: Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21
Senate Rows Over
Vitamized' Milk

SACRAMENTO, May q CUP)-
The senate expressed doubt today
over a bill providing for the regu-
lation by the agriculture depart
ment of "vitaminized" milk sales
in sending the measure back to
committee.
Senators George Biggar, of Cove
10, and Chris JeSpersen, of San
Luis Obispo, led an attack on the
measure. Biggar charged it would
work to the advantage of one COM
pany now retailing the milk and
said nature can be depended on
to put into milk all the ingredients
needed"
Farmers are scared to death of
TINS BILL Jespersen declared. The
Dill Will make market milk a patent
medicine. 1t strikes at the heart
OF the dairy industry
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

'vised of OPM action on his pro-
posal. All he knew, he said, was
what newspapers had reported to
him of the Washington dispatches,
Kaiser defended his proposal as
feasible and as certain to prove OF
great benefit in the development
of the west
He had proposed to build one
plant in Utah, another in the Bon
neville dam area of Oregon, and
a third in southern California. The
plants would be placed close to
sources Of raw materials for steel
making. He said such raw materials
were available and location of the
plants in the far west would save
the long haul of finished steel from
the eastern mills to western con-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

IIlt I4U AIntIlCan paNstnBtrS OF the
2amzam, sunk in mid-April in the
south Atlantic, who were landed
at an occupied French port. They
were en- route To serve with Free
French forces in Africa.
The ambulance drivers, under
international law, count as mem-
bers of the medical corps" a spokes-
man said. "If they were British or
French they could be treated with
out further ado as war prisoners.
Since they are United States cit
izenS, however and II Is uncertain
whether they already we're enrolled
as De Gaullists or merely were en-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

arrested few hours later in the
stolen car at Jacumba. He was sent
to San Quentin penitentiary.
Gray 81, was arrested last Feb.
for robbing and beating four men
in box car between inland and
Winterhaven. He was serving a
nine months Jail sentence for rob-
berry at the time of his escape. Day.
huff, 20, was sent to the county
Jail for 90 days March 10 for petty
theft in Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

us those tools. Under the specious
cloak of a license they call liberty
they act unmolested to close the
factories that mean to us the diff
ference between life and death
they deny employment to thous-
ands who would build for us the
arms we need if we are to defend
our country and our lives success
fully.
IN their acts there is no patriot
ism.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

ton of petitions asking congress
that appropriate action be taken
to prevent unnecessary and costly
strikes, shutdowns and lockouts,
during the period of the emergency
now facing our nation"
Text of the petitions originated
by the Toastmaster clubs was made
up largely of an editorial headed
"A petition to the Congress of the
United States of America" which
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

clubs from coast to coast.
Rayburn pointed out that sigma
lures are not limited to members
of the clubs. Valleyites wishing to
sign may contact him, he said.
Except for opening and closing
paragraphs, the petitions are made
up Of an editorial from this paper
which began: we are the men who
will die If America goes to war"
Excerpts from the editorial fol-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

Il mean l OOH KNOW very muCH
about weddings" he said. I'VE will
be married here at Mary's home and
there's going to be about 80 of her
relatives and friends, but me,
haven't even got best man."
West arrived yesterday to find
out just what had happened when
Earl Lee Archer, an Arkansas uni
versity student, trailcd Miss Linger
across two states after getting one
look at her. That story got into the
papers and West admitted it had
him worried a little.
But that's all Strengthened out
now,' he said. MARY said she just
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

route TO enroll themselves as such,
their status needs close investiga-
ton before future treatment Is de-
cided.
I'm addition there are military
questions such as revealing the pos
ition OF our warships TO be consider
ed.
we already are accustomed 10
the fact that United States war
ships reveal the position OF German
merchantmen 10 British warshlps.
but We do not want the same thing
to happen 70 our warships by ac-
tons OF members OF the Red Cross. =
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21
Imperial Vets Meet
For Boy Scout Drive

IMPERIAL, May 81 - American
and auxiliary men,
bers met here Tuesday to make
plans for a financial drive to raise
funds for Boy Scout work.
The organization which raises the
greatest amount of money will be
treated to dinner by the organiza-
ton raising a less amount.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-21

Hayden, in the case of the Yuma
club, and Senator Hiram johnson
and Representative Ed V. Izac in
the case of the Ell Centre club. At
the same time the secretary was
authorized to request Toastmasters
International, with a membership of
approximately 200 clubs, to circulate
the petition on a nationwide basis.
Two hundred and 25 copies of the
petition were being printed for the