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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
POSTAL REVENUE
INCREASES HERE
CONTINUED From Page One)

February, and March, $50, 924.0 5;
second quarter, April May, and
June, $51, 145. OF; third quarter,
July, august, and September, $51,
1854. so; and fourth quarter, octo-
Der, November, and December,
81, 328.4 40.
Postal receipts for the previous
year were listed by quarters as
follows: first quarter, January,
February, and March, $48, 797.3o;
second quarter, April, May, ana
June, SAB, 486. 81; third quarter,
July. August, and September, S47'
663. 81; and fourth quarter, Octo-
Der, November, and December,
$50, 416. Sc. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
STEAMSHIP

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-R-The
Curtis Bay Towing company's tug
Locust Point was sent late today to
aid the steamship Cavalier, after a
call for assistance which said the
vessel was aground off Poole's island
in Chesapeake hay
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
Plans Made For Burnino
Christmas Trees Here
"D0N'T TELL"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-(R-
The don't tell war secrets" MA.
yards used widely in England
now have their counterparts in
the U. S. war department.
New posters adorn the army's
central offices here. Decorated
WIN cartoons, they bear only the
words: Don't tell Aunty and
ohcie 80. or Cousin Jane 49,.
and certainly not your GIRL"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
Winston-Salem Trade
Body Secretary Quits

WINSTON-SALEM, Jan. 3.@R-
William T. Ritter resigned today as
secretary of the Winston-Salem
chamber of commerce, a position he
had occupied since 1920. Ritter did
not reveal his plans, but said he
would continue to make his home
here, .t
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
TRIAL OF WILLIAMS
IS CONTINUED HERE
Hearing On Charges of Attempted
Criminal Assault Set For
January the 10th

The trial of Douglas Williams, Is.
year-old negro boy charged with at
tempted criminal assault on a negro
girl, was continued by Judge T. A..
Henderson, judge of county juvenile
court, yesterday until Friday after
noon, January 10, at $3.50 o'clock.
The continuance was granted at
the request of counsel for the state.
The case had previously been called
In recorders court and remanded
to- county juvenile court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
HOPKINS TO LEAVE
FOR LONDON SOON
Continued From Page One)

personal representative at
the democratic national convention
at Chicago last summer.
Early congressional reaction was
for the most part favorable on
Hopkins trip to London, which re-
called in some minds the confiden-
tial missions of Col. E. M. House
for President Woodrow Wilson dur
ing the World war. But there was
also some criticism. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04
WEATHER
CONTINUED From Page One)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9R-weather
bureau records Of temperature anC
rainfall for the "a hours ending s p. m.
Station High Low Proc
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-04

ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Roosevelt Says He Still Hopes US.
Can Avoid Being Drawn Into War

no comment" 10 questions regard
ing KnOx's statement. and refused
to discuss the address. A reporter
then rcalled that In September.
1899. the president had declared he
believed this country would stay
out Of IN war and inquired wheth-
or the statement stands today In
the face Of the extension of the
world conflict.
Mr.. Roosevelt corrected the re-
porter. He said that in 1888 he had
stated merely that he hopes Amer
lea can stay alOoi. not tnat he
believed II could. The statement OF
his hope for peace stlll stands and
he would give the same old answer
he said.
Reporters. however. recalled that
the 1899 statement had enunciated
both Mr.. Roosevelts hope and n'-
lief that America could stay out
OF war, and on that occasion The
president permitte1 direct quota
ton of the statement for emphasis
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Clear Atlantic
OF kazi Menace,
Knox Advocates
Wheeler Asks Probe
Of Reports U. S. Has
Started Shooting

WASHINGTON, J uly !
(UP)-A proposal by Secre-
tary of Navy Frank Knox
that the navy begin at once
to "clear the Atlantic of the
German menace conceded today
with an nti-administration move
to investigate reports the navy al
ready has attacked German subma-
rineS.
Knox also told a Fall River, Mass,
audience last night the United
States could not properly aid the
British while remaining on 40
hour work week.
Sen. Burton K. Wheeler D., Mont.
isolationist spokesman, proposed a
senate naval affairs committee in
vestigation of reports American nav
al vessels have been shooting or
destroying" German naval vessels.
Chairman David I. Walsh, D.,
Mass, of the naval affairs COM
mittee, told questioners the Wheeler
resolution would DC considered next
week.
"I don't believe there is anything
to these reports" Walsh said, but
the public is entitled to know and
I'm going TO see that we find out
the truth"
Walsh intimatcd Knox would be
called before the committee to COM
ment on a report that an American
destroyer had attacked German
submarine. which appeared on June
Q in the newspaper column of Joseph
Alsop and Robert Kintner one week
after Alsop was sworn as a naval
reserve officer. The Wheeler reso-
luton also cited the Washington
Merry -Go-Round," the column OF
Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen
which said on June % that Ameri-
can naval vessels "patroling and
conveying" 80 British merchant ves-
sells toward the African coast had
returned with word that submarine
Continued on Page 2, Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01

VI OUO SllOCh VI Uulit 1USO, WiiSb
% persons were killed and property
damage was counted in the millions.
A strong sideward shock struck
at 1l:53 p. m. 1t smashed scores
of store windows, cracked plaster
and toppled bricks from shop fa-
cades. At least four distinct quakes,
less severe in intensity, followed
the first.
Four water mains were severed,
q section of the city was plunged in
darkness by disrupted electric pow
er lines, and telephone connections
were temporarily cut off.
Police barricaded State street,
principal business section, and called
20 American Legionnaires to assist
them in patrolling the area to pre-
vent looting. One unidentified per-
son was treated at Cottage hos
pital for a hand injury resulting
from broken glass.
The quake caused damage over
a 30-mile area along the Pacific
ocean. At Carpinteria, IL miles
south of Santa Barbara, the corner
of hardware store collapsed Win
dows were broken at Goleta and
Paradise, north of here, and as far
south as Ventura, a distance of 81
miles along the coast. highway
Montecito, exclusive residential SUBJ
urb of Santa Barbara and hone Ct
scores of retired eastern families.
was shaken but reported no serious
damage.
Deputy Sheriff J. l.. Bishop said
the quake was the most severe felt
in Santa Barbara since 1925.
Continued on Page 2; Column u
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Vaughn Confers in
81 Centre on
New Road Plan

A final solution to Ell Centro's
controversial highway routing prob
lem was hoped for Tuesday as
State Highway Commissioner Bert
Vaughn of Jacumba conferred with
city councilmcn, chamber of COM
merce authorities and interested cit
liens on common plan.
Vaughn conferred Tuesday fore
noon at the chamber officers and
was expected to meet other groups
later in the day.
Vaughn expressed confidence that
a proposal acceptable to all groups,
including the farmers, could be
reached soon to take the place of
the Main street underpass pro-
posal, now virtually abandoned.
This whole highway problem will
be definitely settled within the next
two or three days." Vaughn de-
clared.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01

storing of equipment.
Imperial county's case was held
in allegiance temporarily Tuesday.
Supervisors met but the relief qus-
ton was not on the calendar.
The closing order meant that
about 100000 persons went off
state dole relief since each case
represents nearly four persons. Only
the larger counties faced an acute
problem or how to finance the new
Eurden, since private employment
had dwindled the relief load II
negligible numbers in most of the
states smaller counties.
Coincident with dissolving of the
SRA the WA was slashed about
one-third in California and Wash
ington WPA officials turned down
Governor Olson's appeal for an in-
CC,ntinued ON Page 2, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01

: Probably more important than
the immediate claims of German
gains was a great encircling move
ment and a battle between heavy
tanks on the central front facing
Minsk where the Nazi high COM
mani said that repeated and pow
erful charges by the trapped Rus
sian forces had failed to break
through the German ring of steel.
Moscow communicates referred to
fierce and still indecisive fighting
on the central front without nec-
essarily conradicting the German
statements that huge mobile units
had been encircled and were in
danger of destruction as a result
of the Nazi strategy of attempting
to cut off and eliminate the main
Red army fighting strength.
Although the Germans seemed to
have moved forward on the SOUTH
ern front past Lwow and swept
northward through the Baltic
states close to or beyond Riga. the
outcome OF the decisive conflict on
the central front still was unde-
cided.
The Russian forces which the
Germans said had been trapped and
cut up into three sections we're OBJ
viously still able to fight back
strongly with artillery, tanks and
infantry. The question appeared to
be whether they could maintain
contact and strike hard enough at
the Germans to break out of the
trap in coordination with opera
tions of the meh Russian forces
The Red arIhy still held Minsk
50 far as stated in either the Berlin
or Moscow .communlques. although
the Germans had swept past that
vital communications center TO Bor-
isov and Bobruisk. establishing an
85-mlle front on the Berezina river
Unless that broad spearhead. point
Gu AbAdiA OiA-VtilAoh anu EnoosoN
and capable of spreading out rap
idly over The Russian planes. can
be snapped off. the German system
of throwing huge reserves through
a break in the man line might soon
threaten disaster to the Red army.
The claims of the German hifh
command indicated the armored
forces OF the Wehrmacht are nov
going into high gear. having crack
ed through the heavy Notifications
which protected the old frontier OF
the Soviet Union.
There was no Russian confirms-
ton of the German claim OF reach
ing Borisov - the most important
single announcement of the Nazi
high command-but the Russian
communique did admit that battles
are now raging around Bobruisk.
The chief Nazi claims:
l. German troops have pounded
in $50 to 275 miles from the Ger
man-Russian frontier on the CEN
tral FROM parallel and south OF
Minsk. They have about $50 miles
Continued on Page ?. Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
&c. Valuations
Go Up Despite
Quake Damages
Council Prepares to
Sit as Board of
EQUALIZATION

In spite of earthquake
damage suffered last year,
Ell Centro's assessed valua-
ton this year rose to $12,-
7OO,288 or $53,378 above the
total for 1940.
City Clerk Neal H. Gavin and his
staff completed the assessment rolls
Tuesday and prepared to turn them
over to the city council at the
meeting Wednesday night.
without the state board OF equal
ization's assessment of public utili-
ties in the city, Gavin said, the
assessed valuation of city property
was $11, ,l37 ,188. In reaching the $12,-
700,288 figure, he said he used the
public utility figure submitted by
the state board of equalization last
year because he believed the total
Continued Oh Page 2. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Alien Sentenced
To San Quentin
For Jail Break
Pole Will Meet His
Four Companions
Behind Bars

Emil Gerek, 38, Polish al
len arrested at Blythe May
21 with $4,000 worth of
stolen jewelry, Tuesday was
sentenced to San Quentin
penitentiary for escaping
from the Imperial county Jail with
four other federal prisoners June
18.
His :our companions and the
man who smulggled saw into the
Jail to cut iron bars between them
and freedom, already had been
sentenced to San Quentin peniten-
tiary.
It was Gerek who financed the
jail break with five small diamonds
he said he had hidden in the
seams of his clothing before he
was arrested at Blythe by immigra-
ton officers. Gerek still has two
other charges hanging over his
head. entering the United States
illegally after being deported and
grand theft of the jewelry iron
his employers in Florida.
Gerek, heinrich Dobozak. Al
German alien. and three Mexican
aliens, Mario Atkinson. 80, Miguel
Morales, 30. and Conception Asui-
lera, 81, staged the Jail break. They
used a saw Struggled into Their
cell by Ernesto Hesse. 36. jail trusty
in return for the five diamonds.
Kesse still sticks to his origina!
story that he threw the jewels in
the toilet when he learned the priS'
oners all had been re-arrested and
were back in Jail. The jewels nave
not yet been found even though
Sheriff Robert w. Ware had The
plumbing searched for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
kidnap Plot Fails
In e. Centre as
Men Scared Off

Screams of 10-ycar-Old Patsy
Clark Monday night frightened
away two unidentified men who
tried to drag her away from
her playmates in the 1909 block
on State street, El Centre.
The child tainted as neighbOrs
ran to her rescue.
Two men were near Patsy
when ncighbors were aroused by
her screams. One said "We'd
better get out of here" as they
disappeared in the darkness.
One man was described as ar
old man about five feet six inches
in height, dressed in dark hat,
dark trousers, and white shirt.
The other man was said to be
young but Ell Centre police could
get no other description.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01

HYDE PARK, N. Y, July l up
-- President Roosevelt said today
that he still hopes the United
States can stay ouC of the war but
refused to predict that the nation
would avoid the world conflict.
The president repeated the as
pirations for peace which he first
stated iii September, 1889, when
Europe went to war. But unlike
1889 he specifically would not
state a conviction that America
could lemain AZ peace while war
RACES across the seas.
Mr. Roosevelt dwelt upon the
subject of war and peace at press
conference at his home here less
than a dav after his navy secretary,
Frank Knox, had called for Amer
Ican naval participation in the
war. Knox declared that the time
to use our navy to clear the At
lantic of the German menace is
at hand"
Mr.. Roosevelt returned a sharp
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01

Selective Service districts for men %
years and older in anticipation of
legislation now pending in congress-
The new order, received by tele-
gram at the two Selective Service
headquarters in Imperial Valley
affected a dozen men directly and
about 1900 indirIctl2 Approx
mately a dozen men, previously
slated to leave the valley for the
army Sunday, we're temporarily de-
ferred
In the southend district, six mer
Martin Karow, Robert R. Main,
Ray H. Bias, Henry Collins. Emil
M. Hashem, Malcolm Smith-were
saved by the bell" from leaving
for camp Sunday. Northend auth
critics have not yet checked over
the 18 men slated to leave Brawley
Sunday, but q like number of de-
ferments was expected to develop
there.
Mean while, younger manpower
that will total about 100000 for
the nation was listed Tuesday as
youths who have become 81 years
of age since Oct. 16 of 1910, the first
"R" day, registered. The northend
WIS expested to register about
300 men and the soutlend about
Continued on Page 2; Column o
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
, 4Msa!Hs 4sSs4ts
Double Coincidence

"And what is your name?" in
quired a friendly passenger at Mexi-
cali airport Tuesday when Mis-.
Carl SchooSs of Ell Centre prepared
to board the plane. The friendly
passenger was speaking to Mrs.
Schooss' son. Carl, who was down
to see her Off
That's a coincidence, for l have
a son named Carl, too, and he is
about your age" the passenger
commented.
Then she noticed two-year-old
Marilyn and inquired after her
name.
"This is more than coincidence!
she said. II also have daughter
named Marilyn!"
So, when Mrs. Schooss and the
friendly passenger boarded the plane
together they had lots to talk
about.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
RED Army TRAPPED BY GERMAN ATTACK
Whereabouts of
Sailors Secret

LONG BEACH. Cal. July I
tUP)-Thc navy today disclosed
new measures taken 10 prevent
tho location OF warshipS being
revealed by letters mailed by sail
ors TO their families and friends
ashore
To maintain the secrecy of na-
val movements, which has been
the practice In recent months.
tho office of the assistant com
mandant, 11th navel district, an
nOunccd that:
"Thc -caftcr mail from all ships
and stations CT the navy will sc
dispatched without return ad-
dresses, postal marks or spccial
cachets.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
MercuryStays
Down in Valley

Noon temperatures Tuesday climb
ed two degrees above Mondays
noon reading to reach 90 degrees.
Maximum temperature on Mon
day was 10l degrees and the mini
mum 70 degrees.
Humidity early Tuesday reached
II while the thermometer in Ell
Centre stood at 70 degrees. the
weather bureau said. The humidity
dropped to "a at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Counties Take
Over Relief as
SRA Goes Broke

SACRAMENTO. July CUP)-
California counties today assumed
the $4,000 caseload of the state
relief adniinisti> tion as the SRA
went out of money.
The legislature refused to appro-
pirate funds for the new biennium
beginning today. Except for a dozen
single mems camps which will op-
crate on a self-sustaining basis,
the entire SRA was disbanded ano
a small auditing force wound up
business affairs and supervised
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
North American
Accepts Contract

WASHINGTON, July l CUP) -
North American Aviation Inc. In
Glewood, Calf, today accepted re-
Communications ol the national de-
fense mediation board for a con-
tract with the United Automobile
Workers CCIOI covering 1000 meE
at its plane factory.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Potato Credit

why that's really nothing at all
compared to what I CAN do. Moth
ing at ALL" George Damron blushed
when the guests at a pot luck din.
ner exclaimed about the delicious
mashed potatoes he had brought as
his contribution. The guests knew
that Mrs. Damron was away and
praised Georges culinary accomp-
]ishments.
It was even more amazing be-
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Useful

Philosophical Paul Brawn, whose
arm is encased in contraption of
splints because of a recent break
has decided that his wing is more
useful this way than normally.
Look, can bat softball pad
ole a canoe, or rap you over the
head' Paul elaborated. going thru
motions peculiarly like seal and
a flipper.
That's all we'll and good. chum
but don't go to a taffey pull or
try to whip up cake with that
oar.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Russians Fight
FuriousIY to
Escape TroP
Berlin Claims Enemy Separatedint into
Three Parts, Heavy yReinforcements
Poured through Break in Defenses
BY UNITED PRESS

Adolf Hiters armed forces today claimed important
advances against broken Red deenses the Ukraine
and the Baltic fronts and knifeke thrust through the
middle of the front within miles of Moscow
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
earthquake Jars
Sdntd Barbara,
Bricks ToppIe
One Person Injured as Temb|or Cracks
Scores Of Windows. CrumbIes Plaster;
Water Mains Cut, Power Lines Fail

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July (UP)-A strong earth
quake violently shook the Santa Barbara coastal
midnight damaging business buildings and slightly injur
ing person.
The temblor 16 years and day after the disas
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Fighting Feared
In Strike -bound
Potash p ant

TRONA, Cal, July 1 (UP)-Tension grew in this little
company town in the bleak Mojave desert today
than 100 sherff deputies and private guards prepared for
possible trouble tomorrow when the American Potash and
Chemical company attempts to reopen its strkebound
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
Youths Register
For Army: Older
Men Deferred
Valley Lists About 800 New Prospective
Soldiers as Temporary Delays Given
To All Re sis+ran+s % and Over

While an estimated 600 21year-od Imperial Valley men
registered for army at nine different offices Tues
day approximately 1000 other valley relieved
temporarily obligation of years service in the
Temporary dafermens were authorized in all California
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
BASEBALL
BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York ....--.... O10 0Ol 200-4-7-2
Boston .............. COS 600 00x-6- 100
Schumacher, Brown, MCGEE e.
O'Dea; La Mamma, Hutchings &
Masi.
Philadelphia 200 010 100 2-6-l2-l
Brooklyn ........ 900 30l 900 0-4-8-0
GrissCm, Pearson e. Warren;
Fitzsimmons, Brown, Casey e.
Franks.
st. Louis ....... 023 021 210---11-17-3
Pittsburgh .. 300 010 003-7-14-c
Krist. Warneke & Mancuso; Sc
well. Wi!kie & Baker.
(Only Games Scheduled).
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01

planC.
The plant, owned by British and
Dutch interests, normally supplies
half the country's output of potash,
badly needed for national defenSH
industries.
CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter Un-
ion workers, who struck three
months ago for higher wages and
other demands, warned that they
would permit no one to pass through
their picket lines. PicketS were post
cd four-man deep in front of the
plant gates and the company'S adj
ministration building.
Sheriff Emmett l.. Shay of San
Bernardino county came here per-
sonally to direct law enforcement
officers He brought 20 deputies.
In addition, approximately 100
private guards have been hired by
the company since the strike start
ed. The majoriy are said to be eX-
service men, many of them from
San Bernardino and Los Angeles
Many are armed, They patrol the
plant grounds and the administra-
tion building.
OLSON ENTERS
SACRAMENTO, July | OUP)-
Gov. Culbert Olson notified his Of
flee from Los Angeles today he
would submit a proposal to strikers
and the company in an effort to
end a dispute at the British-owned
American Potash and Chemical
company plant at Trona.
Olson moved into the strike pic
ture after Industrial Relations Di-
rector Herbert Carrasco reported he
feared there might be violence when
the company attempted to reopen
the plant tomorrow. The plant sup
plies half the country's botaX sup
ply.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-07-01
CANTALOUPES

Imperial Valley: Demand fair
market about steady. Carloads
fob. cash track. Std. ass jbo 36s
$l.9O-2; jbo ASS S2.15-2.25; 27s SI4O-
$l.50.
l.. A. Hay u. 5. NO. Sl8-19,
u s. No. leafy Nv. S17.5O-I8. No.
$l4'5O-l5.5O; Mpls. Sept flax S1.95.
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