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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
He Wants to Set
Hollywood Afire

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adding he mad a suitcase of favor
able publicity.
Young Master Daniel says he's
always been dancer and singer.
everybody halls me as the dane
ing kid with the golden voice." he
says, and added that that's how
he was billed when he played with
Olsen and johnson in the New York
production Of "Hellzapoppin.'
And is he good?
Better than Bill Robinson" he
confide5, but not quite as good as
Fred Astaire
He admitted he never heard Of a
hOofer going dramatic, not even
Fred Astaire.
But I wont to be intensely emo
tional," he repeated.
How about Shakespeare, he was
asked, with the comment that he
already had pretty start in the
Bard's direction, with his lack Of a
haircut.
That's okay," he says, so long
as its in pitchers
The fact that Shakespeare hardly
hardly ever gets into pitchers didn't
phase him.
Or better still, how about cowboy
stuff, we asked.
Nope. Nuthin' dom" he says
firmly. It's dramatics for me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Money Just Fell
Out Of Case. Says
Burglary Suspect

Was I surprised when I opened
Il case of corned beef and out fell Z"
big sack of money" Edward La
than Durfey testified III CalipatriG
Justice court Wednesday.
He helped himself to the sack OF
nickels dimes and quarters which
weighed approximately 40 pounds
il was revealed in testimony at the
nearing. and left the J. D. Thomp-
son store in inland 4 richer mar
than he was when he broke into
the place.
The next day Durfey testified
he took part Of the money founo
in the meat and went back to tbs
Thompson store and bought a pea
hamper to use while picking peas
Thompson sold it to him.
Durfey was arrested by immigra-
ton border patrolmen at Indio still
carrying the sack OF money which
had dWlndled from its original load
of Sl97 to $l8725. He said he bought
a pair of gloves a shirt, two pairs
OF son. and two packages OF Gig
arettes. Durfey was ordered held
for trial in superior court on a
charge of burglary.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
White House Mum
On Story AEF Of
) Million Planned
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papers of the nation to be "operat-
ing as a free press and that be-
cause of this the responsibility in
this instance is more on the govern
ment than on the press, assuming
the story to be genuine.
He prefaced his remarks with a
statement that he had not talked
to President Roosevelt about the
story and therefore was lin no
position to confirm or deny it."
WAR PLANS ADMITTED
He pointed out that war plans"
are in existence. "one in the war
department and one in the navy
department" He said it Is their
duty even in peace times to study
and deviseS plans for all possible
emergencies; even the most improb-
able situations are studied and plan
ned"
An unlimited national emergency
has been declared" Early continued.
Referring again to the war and
navy departments, he added:
IF they lacked plans to meet
this emergency or any phase of it,
they would be guilty of inefficiency,
and if the President of the United
States permitted them to face an
emergency without plan, he, too,
would be guilty of negligence
FDR DID JOB
He said that according to the
story, this was an action given to
the secretaries of war and navy for
consideration of the joint board (Of
the army and navy command to
see that plans are up to date"
According to the story, the presi-
dent did his job Early added.
The Tribune story said the plan
called for 100000 men in the navy,
including the naval air force; 10000
in the marine corps; 6,745,658 in
the army ground force, and 2,050,00O
in the army air corps.
Last spring Chairman David 1,
Walsh, D., Mass, of the senate nava.
affairs committee, reported that
when the two-ocean navy is COM
pleted and manned there will be
$4,000 officers and men in the
navy, and 1928 in the marine
corps. On Nov. l, there actually
were $1,000 officers and men in
the navy.
The army-including the air corps
nov comprises about 100000 men,
1t would be increased to 100000
men with funds contained in the
S8.243 100000 defense appropriation
bill pending in the house. That
measure also contains funds for
equipment for a potential 100000
man army and for productive facil-
tiles to maintain an army of 4,OOO,-
900 men
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
PAROLE INQUIRY RESTS

SAN FRANCISCO. Dc. : up
An assembly investigating commit
tee temporarily laid aside il, III
vestigation of paroles cf thr-r ship
board slayers today and switched
to study OF Nazi and Fas,i-t &C.
tiyitieS in California.
Witnesses called III tn new phase
Of the hearings OF tn CO"mitt2e
on unAmerican activities Mclud~ q
John Taheny. regional director OF
America First Committee, and Ital-
ian American residents OF thiH area,
The investigation Of the AZ tiOn
If the state parole board III fire. ing
Earl King. Ernest Ramsay and
Frank Conner. maritime union Of
ticials convicted of second degree
murder will be resumed Saturday
at San Quintin prison. The COM
mittee will go there to question
George Wallace convicted in the
same crime but not granted pa
role.
The parole inquiry reached a eli
max with the appearance of At
torney General Earl Warren before
the committee headed by Assembly,
man Jack Tenney. Warren denounc-
ed the paroles as ''disgraceful," and
blow to decency" and charged
that Communistic influences were
evident in the releases.
Warren said Governor Olson and
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Germans Move to
Bolster japan

Sions on the North American anC
Russian war fronts.
REDS ON OFFENSIVE
The Russian front was in tur-
moil from the Arctic to the Black
Sea.
Smashing west of Rostov the
Furnishing offensive of Marshal
Semyon Timoshenko still was un-
halted. Soviet forces were reported
to have fought their way five miles
beyond Taganrog. 40 miles west Of
Rostov, and to be driving for Ma
riupol so miles farther on.
Just north of Timoshenko's zone
of operations, the Nazis suddenly
started a powerful attack east of
Karkov in an obvious effort tc
force the Russians to divert troops
north and thus relieve pressure or
the Sea of Azov coast.
The Russians said that their lines
IN the Kharhov zone are holding
fairly we'll despite Nazi attack Of
great ferocity.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

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tiers at Cairo claimed the Germans
had been forced to send three di-
vision-from 10000 to $4,000 men
into a general offensive on a "thirc
front" in Serbia in a campaign
against the guerillas.
The Far Eastern situation con-
tinued increasingly critical. Jap
anese Foreign Minister Shigenor;
Togo said AN unprecedented crisis
ccnfronts the nation and the con-
trolled press intensified its attacks
en- the United States,
The extremist newspaper Koku-
min said President Roosevelt's re-
quest for information regarding
japanese reinforcements in 1ndo-
China was a scheme TO shift re-
sponsibihty for the Pacific situation
TO Japan" and did not require ar
answer.
The newspaper Hochi charged the
United States had demanded thru
Brig. Gen. John Magruder at
Chungking, full authority over de
Tense of southwestern China and
this must be called preparation for
invading east Asia
SHOWDOWN AVOIDED
The japanese appeared to be con-
tinuing their efforts to keep the Far
Eastern crisis active and Illustrate
Britains efforts to force a show
down at once in which Tokyo woulc
be required to decide whether she
would veer from the axis or fight.
The British pressure for show
down continued. with apparent sup
port of the United States, in con-
nection with the mastering Of Brit
ish naval strength in the Pacific.
The Thai government indicated in
creasing fears Of an attack.
Japans delays appeared 10 1T Tor
the present at least into the oXlS
pattern OF immobili7ing as mrrt
British power as possible in the Far
East pending more definite deci-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Finney Attending
Employment ParIey

Tom Finnry. manager OF the
state employment Office at El Cen
tro. Thursday was IN Los Angeles
attending the annual tWo-day
meeting of state employment man
ayers.
The meeting will be highlightet
by discussion Of problems affecting
California labor supply for nationa.
defense industries II was announc-
ed.
More than I25 managers Of de-
partment local offices throughout
the state, and executives OF the
department, were attending the ses-
sions. which were 10 be addressec
by Governor Culbert L Olson. anc
John H. Tolan, congressional rep
resentatve rom the seventh dis
trict.
On Saturday those attending the
meeting will inspec: the new quar-
ters of the department at ll0L
South Flower street which are said
10 house the largest public en-
ployment office in the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

was stabbed to death because Of
his opposition to Communistic ac-
tivities in waterfront unions. King
was secretary of the Marine Fire
mems union and Ramsay and Con-
ner were union officials. Labor
groups charged the men were
framed" bat both the parole board
and Governor Olson as well as
Warren, denied this The parole
beard. by to l vote, released the
three last week. A plea for their
pardons is now before the governor.
The committee also called Don
Morton, former Communist organ
izer at University of California.
Morton told of Communist activities
in behalf of King, Ramsay and
Conner He said members of the
university faculty contributed to
the defense funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

Arthur Shepard. El Centre pio-
neer resident and Imperial county
supervisor from 1912 to 1916, dice
in san Diego late last week anG
was buried Monda" after funera,
services in La Mesa Monday.
He and his family left F. Centre
III 1924 to make their home in San
DicgO. He never lost his interest in
Imperial Valley. however, and made
frequent visits to the valley TO see
old friends and watch development
and progress He arrived in El
Cen,ro in 1906 when the town was
composed OF four frame Shacks.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Christmas Lights
Seen as Symbol
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migrants
Each of the ministers expressed
the hope that this years Post
Press lighting contest would en-
courage every resident Of the city
70 express in beautiful lighting his
Or her devotion TO the true purpose
OF the Christmas observance. anc
70 the Saviour for whom lights are
burned at Yuletide
The fun Of competing with ones
nelghbors 1or arranging the most
beautiful or unique lighting dec
oration is enhanced by the sub
stanual sums Of money TO be
awarded prize winners in the sew
Cral divisions of the contest.
Contributions 10 the growing
prize fund continued 10 roll il
Thursday as official contest date
drew near. The date is next Mon
day.
So watch Fridays Press anc
Saturdays Morning Post for com
plete contest rules.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Pioneer County
Supervisor Dies

During the years OF his residence
in Fl Centre. Shepard helped de
velop highway so through Imperial
Valley and the big bridge at the
foot of Mt. Springs was named for
him as a tribute to his interest in
highway development. He also was
instrumental in getting state funds
for the construction Of the historic
old plank road across the sandmns
to Yuma.
El Centros first city park. the
one in the north part of town. was
created largely through Shepard 5
efforts. He planted some OF the first
trees in this park.
Among Shepard's survivors are
his wife: three daughters; and 4
son. all living in San Diego; three
brothers, including Roy Shepard Of
Ell Centre; two sisters; and his
mother, who also live in San Diego
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
BaIIpark Seating,
Other Items Take
UD Councils Time
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WOrkmen around, including the sub
foremen. Only they won't be sub
foreman any longer. They'll be
straw bosses.
SALARIES UP
The council upped the salaries OF
City Policeman Lloyd Edwards from
Sl4O to $3.50 per month. and allowed
a $40 increase to Jean CrisS. of the
city clerks office. Henceforth she II
draw 500 per month, thanks to a
motion by Councilman Charles
Bratton.
Chief of Police Ronnie Voyles was
given another officer, when the
council approved the appointment
to the force of William Schofield
FEE REFUNDED
The council voted to refund the
card game license fee of Johnny
Sampson, Filipino whose gaming
palace on Broadway was closed and
condemned as public nuisance
after a brawl last year.
The council heard a very en-
couraging" report from Tee
Schmidtmann on the new play
ground program here, and congratu-
lated Schmidtmann on his efforts
10 provide proper diversion for E.
Centro boys and girls
Schmidtmann reported that at
tendance at the supervised play
grounds in November totaled 649C
and that monthly cost of operating
the Fairgrounds will average s525.
City Attorney Dorsey WhitelaU
was instructed TO assemble date
looking toward revision of the city
tax collecting system, to permit the
payment of taxes monthly instead
of semi-annually. as at present.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Senators Pinned
To Extract Teeth
From House Bill
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side may call in the labor depart
ment's conciiiation service.
4. That If settlement is not OBJ
tanned within q reasonable time the
dispute may be certified to the med
iation board-cr TO a special three,
man board the President selected
5. That arbitration may be en-
tered into. voluntarily, i s,.l! nc
settlement results.
6. That 70 c!cse6 shop contract
may be signed with union whic..
within the year has struck for suen
an employment condition, except
for extension OF existing closed shop
agreements.
Any legislation passed said Hill
ought to carry the general prov.
sions of the Ball bill"
There will be no senate floor ac-
ton on labor legislation before
Monday under a previous agreement
caused by the absence of 20 sena-
tors at the Adams funeral
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
President, Spare
That Drafisman!
Plea of Council
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NSOllIlIlueu llOlIl TdBC OAlC(
people of the miseries of sinus trou-
BILE and hay fever occaSioned by
desert dust, and TO save very large
portion of the populace from an
epidemic of web feet that threatened.
after each and every rain.
The election. Mr.. President, WaF
held in the spring of 1910, and here
it is early winter Of l94l, and OH
sinuseS are still with us, ditto the
hay fever, because it hasn't ralnee
to speak of And your own weather
man keeps telling us OF showers Il
come, SO the threat of web feet still
hangs over our heads.
Your deductive powers being what
they are, you must have gathered
by now, Mr.. President, that We
haven't exactly reaped the whirl-
wind that our Three MuSketeHrs
promised US in their campaign. In
cidentally, the Three MusKeteers
have had a metamorphosis. We now
call them Damon and Pythias ano
the Lone Ranger.
Some several weeks ago, follow
ing said metamorphosiS. the on1
we now call Damon got himsel.
made street commissioner, and
flashed like a meteor across oul
desert sky.
by cracky," quoth he, we prom
ised 'em streets, and I'll be horned
toad if We don't give EN- streets
CT N,
provement program was launched, 4
Ia paper
INTERFERENCE
But Mr.. President, our inimitable
Damon hadn't taken into consider
alton your own plans to skim the
crock of American youth. How was
he to know that the draft was going
to take everything the airplane max
ers left?
A good idea of how your defense
program has inadvertently contrib
uted to our hay fever and sinus
trouble, and multiplied the threat
of web feet here, was furnished by
our City Engineer Ralph Congreve
at Wednesday nights council meet
ing. In a voice that was anything
but apologetic why should he apol-
ogiZe?), Mr.. Congreve said:
Gentlemen, you have laid out
a mighty big chunk of work here
but have you given any thought as
to how We ere going to do it?'
Our engineer vent on to say that
his department was as bare of skilled
hands as Mother Hubbard's cup
board, and probably would be a
darn sight barer after the next
draft call. Because, Your Excellency,
your draft board No. 1853, in the
neighboring city of Brawley hao
drawn the number of our very cap
able little Japanese craftsman, Hir-
osi Kawashima, and despite all the
fearful pleading for a deferment,
draft board No. 158 stuck to its
guns and insisted on Hirosi going
away to prepare for war, maybe.
And so, Your Excellency, this let
ter.
Won't you please grant Hirosi a
deferment, at least until the end
of this school term, when we might
be able to snag a craftsman from
one of the colleges? We would ap-
preciate it no end, and our Damon
would be forever grateful to Your
Excellency, for helping him to keep
his campaign promises.
Having made so many campaigns
yourself successful campaigns, we
are happy to say, you Of course
know about campaign promises.
Respectfully
CITY of Ell CENTRO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
FLA Entertained
By CoIored Film

Lee Zinn and his colored film
on F. F. A. activities were fea-
tured entertainment at a Future
Farmer of America meeting at Cen
tral high school Wednesday night
Zinn took the film last year fo,
the Ell Centre F. F.. A. chapter
He also gave two humorous read
ings. Stanley Mitosinka and Ear,
Griffith presented a harmonica
selection.
Guests OF the evening were Dr.
Norman Dupont, Don Cruickshank.
John Parish, Mr.. and Mrs. E
Strickland and Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Small.
The guests presented future
farmers with awards earned during
the last year. Award earners were
Robert Wogatzke Jack Kirk, Har-
old Brinkman, Earl Bishop Emil
Burch, George KamatSu, Dick
Ing!e, John Ram, George Martinez,
Ted Roe, Junior Robinson and Paul
Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
THE BIGGEST loc
HAMBURGER IN TOWN"
Jolly ROGER
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Imperial alley Press
R Y { IN

Esta bliShed April 70, 1901.
published every afternoon except
Saturday and sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the SUNDAY Post-Press, es-
tablished 1856 by the Imperial
Valley Publishing company, 625
State Street. FL centro. Calf,
Paul Jenkins. publisher; A. c.
Johnston. vice president and gem
cral manager; f. A. Fitzhugh,
secretary and managing editor.
West Holiday Co. Iuc.. National
Advertising Representatives
Member, California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Entered at FL Centre. California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
SUBSCRIPTION rates: In California
&c per copy.
IN conjunction with the Post
Press (Sundays), per month 75c;
pnid-in advance. 3 months. s2.10;
months. S4.00; one year. $3.50;
outside California 81 per month.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04

the parole board overlooked the
facts of the murder in order 10
appease Communists, Who he. said
were the only persons interested
in freeing the men.
Warren, as district attorney of
Alameda county in 1896, prosecuted
King, Ramsay, Conner and Wallace
as the slayers of George Alberts u
chief engineer of the S. s. Point
Lobos The state charged Alberts
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Townsend Group
To Meet FRIDAY

All members of all Townsend clubs
in Imperial Valley will have an
important get together meeting at
the court house in Ell Centro at
730 pm. Friday.
Plans for formation of one big
union Townsend club for the valley
will be discussed during the eve
ming and arrangements made for
interesting programs during the
winter months.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
EIgin Air Base Has
Flying Chaplain

ELGIN FIELD, Fla, Dec. 4 up
= At least one army air base now
has a flying chaplain. He is the
Rev. Cornelius j. Waldo, a native of
Indianapolis, who recently report
ed to Elgin Field, to take charge
of Catholic activities.
Chaplain Waldo, with approx
mately 25 hours in the air to his
credit. holds a student pilot certi-
ficate. He was selected for army
duty by Bishop John Francis OHara
auxiliary bishop for the army and
navy diocese, mainly because of his
interest in flying and his interest
and experience in youth activities
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
EL Centran Passes
Bar Examination
In Class of 334

Reginald l hnoX Of FL Centre
passed the state bar examination
the State Bar of California an
nounced Thursday.
He attended the University OF
California and took his law degree
at Stanford university. He is en-
ployed in the Harry Horton law
firm in FL Centre Knox was among
the 334 young Callfornians who sue
cessfully passed this years eXami-
nations and will be recommendec
for admission TO the bar. The state
bar examiners will move their ad-
missions to the bar at sessions OF
the California supreme court in Sar
Francisco Dec. Is and in Los An
CeleS Jan. 9
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Scanning I.V
News Horizon
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Thelma A Bell Wednesday sued
William A Bell for divorce, chare-
ing that he failed to provide for
her. She said they married in Mem
phiS, Tenn March q 1886 anG
separated at san Bernardino March
L 1910
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
JUDGMENT GRANTED

Judgment Tor S36759 was grantec
Dale Ramsey in ms sut against
Harold Benjamin Robinson anc
Harry G Wood The jury granted =
sum deemed adequate for damage
suffered in a traffic accident last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
BLACK AND-WHIT
HOLDUP PAIR

Walter williams. employe of the
El Centre A ~ P grocery, reported
to police that he was held up and
robbed at 1853 am. Thursday as
he walked along the railroad tracks
south of Globe mills. He said the
stick-up men were a Negro and a
white man. Williams didn't lose any,
thing, because he didn't have any
thing, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
srOTT LEADERS MEET

Members Of The central commit
tee Of the Boz Scouts of America.
including Holtville, CaleXico and
El Centre areas Will meet at Scout
headquarters II E. CentTo Thurs
day night at 80 The next night
the central district scoutmaSterS
round table will be held at 730
in the Scout office
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
WEATHER

Southern California-gusty north
wind Thursday reaching 40 m.ph.
in exposed mountain areas, de-
creaSing Thursday night and Fri
day; clear Thursday and Friday,
except scattered clouds in noun
tains; slightly cooler tonight ex-
2ept coastal area; local frosts in
valleys north portion; temperature
30-65 Thursday, slightly higher Fri
day.
U. S. Weather Bureau, Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
TUBERCULOSIS ASSN.
MEETS SATURDAY

Executive board members for the
county tuberculosis association VII!
meet Saturday at $50 a. m. IN the
county health department office at
the court house. Fl Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
BABY DIES

Robert Loya. two-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Matildo Loya Of 30S
East Orange street, El Centre. will
be buried Friday after services at
the home at 10 am. Friday. The
baby died Thursday.
Smyrna times., 1941-05-15
statesmen WANTED

SICKNESS CAUSES VACANCY
of North Kent County Rawleigh
Route. Good opportunity for man
with car to continue established
route service. Route has been work
ed for IL years by same man. Write
at once. Rawleigh's, Dept. DEE-26-
203F, Chester, Pa, or see E. w.
Frazier, Smyrna, Della. SO At