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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

Impossible TO 1OfeSee the rain, JAG
obs said, and then issued a pre-
diction that, in effect, said:
more rain
The Mexico originated rainfall
hampered crop shipments from I'M
perial Valley Tuesday and closed
schools in Calexico, Brawley, Cali
patria, Westmorland and in all
rural areas. Imperial, Holtville and
Ell Centro schools held classes des-
pite the rainfall.
Guy Weakley, superintendent of
Ell Centro school, declared classes
were heIc Tuesday despite the rain
because additional m u d holidays
would force the extension of the
school year into the third week
of June. More than two-thirds
of FL Centro high schools enroll
ment attended Tuesday classes.
Tuesdays storm, which brought
% inches of rainfall and boosted
the total since JAN to .93 inches,
followed on the heels of a tWo-day
rain last Thursday and Friday
Jacobs had predicted clearing skies
for Monday and Tuesday before
indications of the Mexico storm
appeared on the horizon.
Thunder and lightning accom-
panied rainfall Monday night, Jac-
obs said, as the storm spread north
ward as far as Los Angeles. San
Diego and Los Angeles each re-
ported 10 inches of rainfall at
noon Tuesday
A heavier rain storm was felt
in Arizona, centering most heavily
in the southern portion of the
state. Tucson received LOT inches
of rain, Douglas so while other
cities in that section of the state
received a proportionate amount Of
rainfall.
In northern Arizona, a trace of
snow fell at Kingman, Prescott and
Grand Canyon while the watershed
feeding the Salt River valley pro-
ject was drenched. Precipitation
on the central Arizona watershed
ranged from a trace in the northern
mountains to so of an inch at
Roosevelt.
Phoenix was swept by a high
wind last night which reached a
velocity of 80 miles an hour. Rain
fall totaled is of an inch. At
Yuma, a trace of rain was reported
with prospect of more.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Raiders
Strike
WARM Low Gear
On OtherFron+s;
Italians FIe eing
BY UNITED PRESS

London had its longest day
light air attack since the
blitzkrieg days of last Sep
tember Tuesday.
Though lengthy, the attack was
not heavy.
The war on other fronts was in
low-gear.
The London raids gave Wendell
l.. Willkie his first air attack ex-
perience but he did not modify his
crowded schedule of interviews and
visits.
Most of the bombs dropped by
the raiders fell in the suburbs and
casualties were light. The Germans
apparently took advantage of a
heavy cloud covering to make one
of their rare daylight forays. 1t
was the first air action over Britain
of any extent in eight days.
British fighter planes attacked
the raiders and antiaircraft guns
fired intermittently.
In Africa Royal air force bombers
UldoOCo pdJilo III DiiIi 1ONdiiSSl
in Libya and East Africa. The
bombers attacked remaining Ital-
ian bases and airfields in Libya and
Fascist positions in the line of the
British columns striking deeper
into Eritrea.
The Middle East command re-
ported that prisoners taken in Erit-
rea had mounted to 1000. A delayed
dispatch from Jan Yindrich, Unitee
Press staff correspondent accom-.
panying the British into Eritrea
revealed that the Italians had stop.
ped to fight only three times ir
the course of their retreat from
the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan border
Hostilities in Albania were more
active. The Greeks reported they
had beaten off intensive efforts by
the italians to counter-attack on
the central front and had now
Continued on Page 6, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

OiIe piCkcJtu SllcuS W d lOJdl VI olh''
Workmen, unidentified, appealed
to District Attorney Elmer Heald to
intervene and help settle the con-
troversy.
Two cases of intimidation, one of
a truck driver and another of q
tractor driver, were reported at the
Sheriff's office and other cases were
rumored.
Pickets appeared at the Arena
shed Monday afternoon after the
shed had shut down Temporarily
while the crew of 81 was called to
union meeting. Tuesday there
were eight or nine packers and
few trimmers who passed through
the lines and worked.
Union organizers had announced
that the Farley shed would be pick
eted but Tuesday afternoon the
crews reported for work and there
was no sign of pickets.
There was no foundation for
wild rumors that Holtville sheds
had been picketed. So far none has
been affected A report in coast
newspaper that the Jones and Cav
anaugh shed near Holtville had
been picketed was incorrect.
1t was reported unofficially that
the strike vote taken among the
Arena shed men was SIS to strike
and 81 not to strike. This added up
to 90, or five more men than were
on the payroll
Several Workmen whose identities
District Attorney Heald could not
recall appealed to him to do some
thing about the strike. Heald
| pointed out that his job was only
to see that law and order was main
tanned. He did, however, recommend
| to Sheriff Robert Ware and Chief
of Police Ernie Cox to permit only
law officers to carry guns and bar
weapons from either shippers SYM
pathizerS or strikers.
Heald said he had contacted both
union men and shippers and that
both sides had repeated they wish
ed to avoid violence.
The cases of intimidation re-
ported were unconfirmed. Officers
detailed to investigate had not re-
ported back by early Tuesday af-
ternoon. The truck driver and the
tractor driver had assertedly been
warned not to work any more on
hot" lettuce.
Regardless Of any asserted intimi-
dation, lettuce movement was slow
Tuesday because of the rain. Ship
ments from soaked fields were
scarce. The Federal-State market
news reported that only about so
cars will be moved during the day
at best. Mondays anticipated ship
ment of 180 ended up as only 1872
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
j. s. Coast Guard
Reserve Proposed

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. UP)-
The house merchant marine COM
mittee today reported favorably a
bill authorizing the creation of a
coast guard reserve, subject to call
for military duty.
The reserve would be patterned
after the naval reserve, and its
enrollees would be subject to call
to active duty during war or ma
tional emergency.
Admiral r. r. Waesche. COM
mandant OF the coast guard. told
the committee that if the bill be-
comes law, it is planned to enroll
larger number" of reservists,
and call them into active service
as needed
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
I40 BILLS BACKED
BY ONE LEGISLATOR

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. CUP)-
Assemblyman Lee T. Bashore of
Glendora took top honors for in
PRODUCTION of bills during the jan
uary session of the legislature with
total of 40, assembly records
showed today.
The compilation of senate bills
was not yet complete, but Senators
Robert w. Kenny of Los Angeles
and John H. Swan of Sacramento
the latter a first termer-were
in the lead for their side of the
capitol.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
here'sHow Split
Bench Operates
In Lettuce Sheds
l. V. Shippers Declare
Issue Relatively
UnimpOrtant One

Elimination of the "split
bench" system in Imperial
Valley packing sheds, de-
manded among other things
by the CIO in the current
lettuce strike, was described by
shippers Tuesday as comparative
ly unimportant issue.
The system, shippers explained, is
simply this:
Under the present arrangement,
trimmers who slash off the out
side lettuce leaves and turn the
heads over to the packers, are paid
on an hourly basis. This is go cents
an hour
Packers, whose job it is to ex-
pertly judge the varying head sizes
and fit them into the proper boxes.
are paid on a piece basis of four
cents crate. Their income gener-
ally runs around 81 an hour.
The only speed up noticeable
is that the packer usually tries to
keep the trimmers going at good
rate, so that he can, therefore,
pack more crates and thus increase
his income
Experience has shown that IL
both trimmers and packers are put
on piece basis of pay, the result
is dynamite.
Then they all try to go so fast
that the packs are just slung to-
gether - one shipper explained.
The heads themselves are usually
not well trimmed
In addition, there is a jump in
production costs. Here is the COM
parison: Under the present system
Continued on Page 6, Col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
WhoIe-hearted Fl Centro Support Of
CIean-up Drive, Plus Muddy Alleys,
Stymies City Authorities in Plans

Canopies for Ell Centro's alleys
were about the only solution Tues
day to the problem of how to clean
up despite the mud.
City authorities were temporarily
stymied by the rain after having
marshalled city equipment as well
as that of the trash and garbage
collector for one great attack upon
Uttered alleys in connection with
the Clean up, Paint up campaign.
THE campaign has apparently
taken hold with a bang" Director
of Public Works Walter Heinecke
said The alleys are full of trash
where homeowners have cleaned up
their yards. We were all set to go
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

New Sights e.-.zr..----..-.t-.- q
Some mighty peculiar sight.
have appeared on the stage at the
Veterans hall from time to time but
RR will bet this is the strarfgest
ever.
Fancy seeing Mrs. Norman Dea-
ton and Mrs. Harvey Kenyon wav-
ing a pair of electric heaters over
rows of French bread and cheese
while SO women looked on hun
grily!
The situation arose in this man.
ner:
When the dinner for the Legion
auxiliary was practically cooked
and ready to serve a quarter JAM
med in the gas meter. 1t was one
of that quarter-in-the-slot kind
Although the gas company sent a
man out Immediately, speed was
essential and so Mrs. Deaton and
Mrs. Kenyon hit upon the electric
heater idea.
Only convenient electrical out
lets were on the stage so up they
went and melted cheese over the
bread by means of the electric
torches.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
All Hands Saved
As U. 5. Transport
Settles on Rocks
Passengers, Crew Taken
Off Vessel as Rescue
Ships Near Scene

VICTORIA, V. c., Jan. %.
(UP) - All passengers and
crew members of the 1900
ton U. S. army transport
Kvichak, aground in Finlay-
son Channel halfway up the British
Columbia coast, are safe, w. j,
Barman, radio superintendent OF
the British Columbia government
telegraph agency said today.
Reports reaching U. S. coast guard
headquarters in Seattle said no
lives were lost although one life
boat capsized.
The Kvichak struck the Sisters
Rocks in Finlayson Channel and
radioed for help at 1890 O'Clock
last night. AS rough seas battered
the vessel it settled slowly.
Capt. w. w. Williamson, veteran
of the Alaska water route, indicated
that "all passengers and most of
crew are ashore. The rest of us, all
crew members, will have to stay
Continued on Page 6, Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
ONE MORE SHED ADDED IN VALLEY STRIKE
Bridges Custer
Bill Favored

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)
The house immigration commit
tee today reported favorably a
bill by Rep. A. Leonard Allen,
D., La, directing the attorney
general to depOrt Immediately
Harry X. Bridges, Australian
born Pacific coast CIO leader.
The bill passed the house by
an overwhelming vote last year
but was pigeOnholed in the SEN
ate by that chambers immigra-
ton committee after attorney
general Robert II. Jackson ex-
pressed his opposition to the
measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

, ernmental agencies.
4. To develop friendly coopera-
ton with the people TO be protected
(civilian population)
5. To obtain cooperation and
coordinate the activities of other
agencies. such as the American
Legion and similar groups.
6. To develop a plan for needed
legislation for emergency.
7. To encourage all local com-
munities to have local disaster
plans.
8. To develop a plan for the pro-
lection of property California utii-
ities) which extends into other
states"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
hastaifl, Luckey
To Give Reports

Harvey Hastain and George E.
Luckey, Imperial Valleys newly
elected state legislators, will dis
cuss legislative problems at Satur-
days regular meeting of the county
farm bureau, according to an an
nouncement Tuesday by Baxter
Loveland, president.
Considerable discussion was also
planned on the food stamp plan
Saturday. Baxter Loveland said, in
order that a recommendation may
be forwarded to the county board
of supervisors, who will also dis
cuss the stamp plan on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Ralph Congreve
New City Engineer

Ralph Congreve was Ell Centres
new city engineer Tuesday after
appointment by the city council,
succeeding M. j. Shelton.
Congreve will combine the engin-
eering duties with those of building
inspector. Director of Public Works
Walter Heinecke said he could see
no reason at present for putting on
another man.
The council recently awarded all
public liability insurance coverage
on city equipment to the low bid
submitted by Langston Goree for
the Pacific Indemnity company, as
we'll as city employe bonds as they
expire.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

lndlVlQual disaster plans. Attorney
General Earl Warren is heading
conferences of peace officers here
this week, with army, navy and
Federal Bureau of Investigation rep
resentatives sitting in as observers.
The eight objectives were:
l. To develop a plan for the pro-
lection of civilian population and
property in the time of emergency
in this and other states.
2. To anticipate the types OF
emergency.
3. To develop a plan for eoordi-
mating the efforts of all law en-
forcement agencies which will not
duplicate or overlap federal gov
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Two Deny Guilt
In Theft Of Files

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. CUP)-
Harlan w. Crandall. %, and Law
renee Haynes, %. accused of steal
ing public files from the U. s. civil
service commission. pleaded mot
guilty" when arraigned before u
S. Commissioner Needham c. Turn
age today.
They were brought to the COM
missioners office by Guy Hotel
FBI official. and several polio e
guards. After their arrangement
the men were returned to Jail pend
ing grand jury action.
FBI officials said that they still
are seeking to determine whether
the stolen records were made avail
able to any foreign agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

Shew Tung, 80, operator of the
laundry. His father. Leong Young,
identified the handwriting on the
note as that of his son, according
to Inspector George Engler, and
said the belt was like one owned
by Leong Shew Tung.
Leong Thick, father of the VIC
tim. found the body of his son. He
said the boy was last seen Sunday
night when he was sent to the
laundry to return some blankets.
The laundry was closed yesterday
because of the Chinese New Year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Nazis Have 10000
Planes is Report

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. CUP)-
An informed source in close touch
with foreign military developments
asserted today that Germany now
has probably 10000 combat air.
planes available for service.
This source figured the Ger
mans could put in the air 80 divi-
sions of about 1900 planes each. or
total of $4,000 combat aircraft,
In addition, it was said, these
planes are backed up by almost 100
per cent of reserve craft, making
grand total of sround 10000
Some time ago, Germany had
$4,000 trained combat pilots, and
this figure is probably considered
greater now, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Accident Victims
Little Changed

News of two Central union high
school pupils injured in a traffic
accident at Boulevard Jan. S was
brough to Ell Centro Tuesday by
relatives who visited them Monday
LaVina Provazek, 16 still was
unconscious but otherwise physicians
said she was in good condition.
Cleo Adamek, 16, was scheduled
to have her injured leg reset.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Axis Pressing for
Foreign Exchange

LONDON, Jan. %. (UP)-Hugh
Dalton, Britain's minister of eco
nomic warfare, said today the Axis
powers are doing their utmost to
acquire foreign exchange to "und-
ertake many most undesirable activ-
ities,' by which he was believed
to refer to predicted Axis plans
for an all-out blitzkrieg against
Britain in the spring
Dalton made the statement in ad-
vising the house of commons that
representations had been made at
Washington and Moscow against
United States exports to Russia
which are believed to allow Russian
to release domestic supplies for
shipment to Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

after it Tuesday when the rain
came. Now we are stymied.
Rain also presented the city with
& renewed problem in regard to
scraping and grading the alleys.
The grading job after the last rain
was well along but Tuesdays mois-
ture means it will have to be done
over again.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

a belt drawn tghtly around the
throat. Nearby was a note, written
in Chinese:
Because his father constantly
desired to destroy me, have de-
stroyed him. shall consign myself
to the sea where in death the GEN.
tury-long curse cannot follow"
Police believed the case involved
the strange Oriental vengeance
which strikes at man most deeply
when it destroys his son, leaving
him without descendants to vener-
ate his bones.
Sought for questioning was Leong
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
D AMBlINe
l\EpoRTER
Woe is POstnan--

Woe is POstman-
Figure this one out:
To Ray Fathead, Tank upper
north Emperial co. Gail, Ell Cen
tOrio, Cali"
The inscription, on a letter that
found it's way to the sheriff's Of
flee for lack of better place, had
the added suggestion to the gov
ernment:
Return TO louisville If Fathead
can't be found :"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. CUP)-
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull said
today that the moral embargo
on shipments of U. S. airplanes and
aviation equipment to Russia was
removed more Tor psychological ef-
feet than anything else.
He said that for practical pur-
poses, the ban that was imposed
following Russian bombings of Fin
land had been made obsolete by
the new system of export control
of shipments of war material to all
nations.
The implication was that the
action was taken to remove a stig-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

'ululScllG, oiu age iCiiCi, Cihiui Gil u
aid, and blind aid rolls with an
indeterminate number of persons
receiving aid through federal agen-
cies such as the WPA, FSA, CCC,
and the NYA.
Cost of the aid for the month Of
November was $36,773, the associa-
ton said. -
Over California as a whole eX-
penditureS for federal, state and
local welfare skErocketed during the
last decade from $24,279, ,391 in 1929
80 to $232, ,178,081 for 1938-39 with
a crop to 1927, ,168,353 for 1889 40,
figures compiled by the association
showed.
County participation in relief
more than doubled during the dec
Continued en- Page 6, Col So
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS
BRITAIN CAN WIN

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)-
Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of
staff, predicted today that, with
material aid from this country
Great Britain can defeat Germany
At the same time, he said that
Germany probably would attempt
to invade Britain in April or May
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
ROOSEVELT IMPROVES
AFTER SLIGHT COLD

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)--
President Roosevelt, who went to
bed yesterday suffering from a
Slight cold, is feeling good today.
the White House announced. The
president has no fever and is merely
suffering from a slight cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Murder Mystery
Mars New Years

SAN FRANCISCO, JAM %. (UP)-San Francisco po-
lice today hunted the killer of Leong Kin Fook 16 who
strangled during Chnatown's New Year revelry
The body of the young Chinese, who to this
try only month ago, found yesterday in laundry
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Civilian Defense
Program Set Up

SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. (UP)-The state council foi
civilian defense today outlined eight obectves for Law
enforcement authorities and civilian groups to follow
the event of attempted invasion or attack.
Key points will be advice that local communities set up
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
One in Every 80
On Relief
Survey Covering Last November Shows
Extent of State Aid Exclusive Of
Federal Agencies in This County

In Imperial county out of every 80 persons was or
state county relief last November the California Tax
payers association revealed Tuesday at the close of
vey of welfare conditions.
total of 977 persons listed the SRA county
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Storm from Mexico Hits
Valley; More Rain Due
Before Weather Clears
Imperial. Ho|+vi|Ie. Ell Cen+ro Schools
Only Ones Holding Classes; Shipments
From Fields Hampered by Rainfall

revolution swept up from Mexico Tuesday-an ele
mental revolution which left Weatherman Woodrow e.
Jacobs dampened in spirits by rain that wasn't sup
posed to happen.
Lack of weather reporting services in Mexico made it
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

A Safe Place
Better let me keep that key
you'll lose it," Paul Hinshaw warn
ed his wife when the latter locked
up cedar chest full of blankets
and bedding.
mo, I'm going to keep it my
self, because if you have it YOU
will lose it," she replied
Carefully she put the key away
in a hiding place and promptly
forgot about it. She dismissed it so
completely from her mind that
when guests arrived recently she
couldn't remember where the key
was and had to have locksmith
in!
If she lives this down it'll be a
miracle.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28
Mediation Plea
Fails: Workmen
Report Threats
District Attorney Advises Sheriff to
Limit Weapons to Regular Officers as
CIO Wa|kout Spreads to New Fronts

Three developments marked the lettuce strike
front in Imperial Valley Tuesday:
Crews of the Arena company shed in Brawley struck
and pckets slated appear sometime during the day
at the Farley Fruit shed in Calexico This would raise
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-28

Lettuce: Demand exceeds supply.
Market stronger. Carloads Z. .. b.
cash track IS $500; Is Sl.75: some
lower; 6s $1.75-S1.85.
(See Page for Dairy Mkts.)
L. A. hay; u. s. No. Nv. Sl7-17.50;
u. s. No. 2 leafy, S14-S15; u. s.
NO. 2 S2-$l3; Mpls. May flax
Sl.75.
Evening star., 1941-10-08
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Evening star., 1941-10-08

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Evening star., 1941-10-08

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