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Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
By UNITED PRESS

A strike that has curtailed pro-
duction of warplane propellers for
six days was called off by a vote
of employees of the Curtiss- Wright
Propeller Plant at Caldwell, N. j..
Thursday.
The vote was taken at meeting
of the International Association of
Machinist (AFL) as government de-
fense officials continued confer
ences which they hope will end the
eight-day strike that has halted
work on $4s3 100000 worth of naval
orders at the Federal Shipbuilding
and Drydock, Co., Kearney, N. j.
Leaders told members of the IAN
that they would gain nothing by
remaining away from their jobs at
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Ford Introduces
Plastic Auto Made
OF Farm Products
Only Motor, Frame,
Wheels Use Steel in
Revolutionary Car

DEARBORN, Mich, Aug,
IA. (UP)-Henry Ford dis
played a plastic automobile
today. Only it's frame, motor,
ed wheels are metal.
The trim, cream -colored coach
was unveiled last night at the
climax of this communitys 18th
annual festival.
Ford wasn't there to hear the
cheers as the low-slung machine
swung slowly around the lighted
field but Robert Allen BoyerS his
young research chemist who for II
years has been experimenting with
the manufacturers idea of utiliz-
ing farm products in industry, was.
Boyer, who is only 80 now, said
the plastic car was lighter, tougher
and more economical than any on
the road. He thought its production
in large quantities is "at least
several months-and possibly years
away.
For one thing, we'd have to build
the plastics industry from the
ground up.
although we've been working
with the idea of plastic car for
12 years, the defense emergency and
cl nf CT
materials has speeded our program
The plastic car is a handmade
model It's body is made of 80 strips
of plasGIc mounted on a tubular
welded steel frame.
The panels have thickness OF
only 3-16th of an inch, but will
absorb a blow 10 times as great as
Continued on Page s; Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
4SoIdiers Die
In Auto Crash

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal. Aug. IA.
CUP)-Four soldiers were killed
late last night when their car struck
heavy truck from the rear on
highway 101 north of Camp Rob-
ertS.
The dead: Sgt. G.. F. Shell, Sgt.
Robert G. Johnson, Pvt. William
H. Hanke and Pvt. Troy F.. Craw-
ford, all of Battery A, 53rd field
artillery.
Pvt. Anthony Romalho received
two broken legs. Stirling Quill Cox.
driver of the truck, was unhurt.
The Highway Patrol reported
their car drove into the truck
which was partly off the highway
on the right side of the road.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
80 Days in Jail Means
More Then That to SGT.

Thirty days in the county Jail
were bad enough but Sgt. Adrian
P. Riemann, 24-year-old Camp See
ley soldier, had something worse
to worry about Thursday.
Sgt. Riemann was arrested by El
Centro police early Thursday after
a woman telephoned headquarters
that soldier had been peering
through her bedroom window. The
officers caught Riemann near Me
woman's home and he later admit
ted he had been playing the part
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
PROPAGANDA BLUFF,
DECLARE GERMANS

BERLIN, Aug. IA. (UP)-Author-
lied quarters said today that the
Roosevelt Churchill meeting was
propaganda bluff"
Compared with the new Roose-
velt-Churchill propaganda bluff,
which dishes up the same old we'll
known wares which have been dis
played a thousand times, these re-
ports Cthe German communiques)
represent actual significant facts"
authorized quarters said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14


American highway system and its
financing, construction, and MAIN
tenance.
The Calexican is a national direc-
tor for Mexico in the International
Four States Highway association
and is expected to serve as a deleg-
ate for that association also.
Members of the Imperial county
board of supervisors were criticized
at the highway association meeting
for their failure to attend associa-
ton meetings. Since the associa-
ton was formed at the request of
the board and each supervisor made
member, their repeated failure
to attend met with diSapproval.
Charles Wieman, association presi-
dent, was asked to appoint some
one in each supervisorial district
to confer with the supervisor about
attending meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14

without thought for buttons or
fabric, and dived in.
A minute later he was back on
the bank with Margetta, wet but
safe. Out in the lake, Margetta' S
horse still foundered.
"A cavalryman isn't much good
without his horse" reasoned Gis-
lain to himself with a speculative
glance at Margetta.
So he dived in again, risked
thrashing hoofs in the dark water,
and brought the horse to shore.
Now Gislain wants a new shirt.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Valley Will Send
35 Men 10 Army
In New Draft Call

Imperial courty's quota for the
sixteenth draft call between Sept.
10 and 80 will be 35 men.
The Ell Centre board was told to
send 13 men and the Brawley
board % men.
Officials at state selective service
headquarters in Sacramento an
nounced that 3,178 selectees from
California will be included in the
sixteenth CALL
Only a warning call was received
by the two boards in Imperial coun-
ty. Additional instructions and full
details will be received later.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14

OF Peeping Tom but didn't know
why.
AS soon as Judge w. H. Lorenz
of Calexico, acting in the absence
of Judge Lee Nuffer, pronounced
sentence in police court, Riemann
asked for clemency.
you're a disgrace to the uniform
you are wearing" Judge Lorenz
snapped. You certainly should be
ashamed of Yourself and shouldn't
ask for pity"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14


friend of Kellerman.
The United Press quoted Patrol
man Robert Baxter, California
Highway Patrol, as saying that the
accident occurred when Kellerman
sWerved to avoid a car driven by
Frank Louis Periera, 28, of .Merced,
who attempted to pass truck
without sufficient clearance.
The crash took place on the
Golden State highway IA miles
south of Merced.
Friends in Imperial Valley had
not learned late Thursday how SER
iously Kellerman was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14

EOUCIIVIdI CdIINllUdUt lOI q IICI OloIII
citation, his superior officers re-
ported Thursday.
Gislain and a fellow cavalryman
identified as Private Margetta we're
among a group making its way
along the edge of Barrett Lake. At
one point underbrush was SO thick
the soldiers were forced to wade
into the lake. Private Margetta's
horse stumbled. Weighted down by
equipment, Margetta went down.
Gislain saw the impending targ-
edy. He discarded his equipment,
ripped off the much mourned shirt
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14

But Judge" the sergeant said.
II was scheduled to be released
from the service Saturday. There
Is AWOL to think about. | can't
report for duty when I'm In Jail.
And then 1 keep thinking about u
dishonorable discharge"
The judge declared that Riemann
should have thought Of all those
things before he began peering In
the window and frightening the
woman who lived there.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
We Tell the Truth

One of this publications embryo
businessmen (newsboy to most of
us) stood on a street corner with
a bundle of papers under his arm.
He approached a member of the
Post-Press staff whom he didn't
recognize and wheedled in a voice
dripping with salesmanship
Want to buy a paper, Lady
I've only got nine out of 10 left"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
It's A Fact

In his day RR has heard of some
borrowing stunts that were stag
gering in their immensely. People
borrow darned peculiar things.
But the ultimate of all borrowing,
the prize borrowing stunt of the
present generation, was accomplish
Jed by Lee Landerman.
He borrowed Chick Sales from
q neighbor
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
She Gives Up

Ell Centro's unhappiest woman is
Mrs. Florence Swanberger of the
chamber of commerce.
Repairs, renovations, house clean
ing, transferring, and improvements
are in progress while all other
members of the office staff are on
vacation.
The peak of her misery occurred
Wednesday and Thursday when
linoleum layers arrived in force.
They moved all the furniture from
two offices and piled them in one
room. They smeared up the floor
and did the things linoleum layers
usually do She was helpless against
their efficiency. While they went
about their business she struggled
to wait on the visitors who could
wade into the place. answer the
telephone when she could get to it,
and write letters when they weren't
carrying her typewriter from place
to place.
This is terrible" she painted as
she craWled around a heap of chairs
in attempting to reach her desk,
"everytime I lay my pencil down
some workman comes along and
moves it,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Nv. SENDS Agent
To Highway Meet

j. ]. Lopez of Calexico will represent the Imperial
County Highway Development association at the Pan
American Highway congress in Mexico City Sept 1924
association members decided at recent meeting
Most important item at the congress sessions will be
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Medal? Troop per
Asks Only Shirt

Private Frederick Gisan, Troop E, 18th Cavalry does
MT about meda-all he wants is his shirt back.
1t ripped beyond repair when Gslan
with his outfit Barrett Lake in the San Diego
tains the night of August 6, mwttngy made himself
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Benny KeIIermon
Hurtin Accident

Ben Kellerman, among the most prominent of Impe-
rial Valleys produce injured late Wednesday in
an automobile accident which took the life of
in the he driving Merced the United Press
reported Thursday Dead Ben Herzkoff, 48, Los An
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Historic Confdb
At SEQ Results
I'm World Policy
Right Of All Peoples to Choose Own
Governments, Free Access for Alto
Raw Materials, World Trade. Visioned

WASHINGTON Aug. IA. (UP)-President Roosevelt
and British Prime Minister Churchill in series OF his
toc conferences at sea- have agreed eghtpon peace
aims that they hope will prevail after the final destruc
tion of the Naz tyranny Also it announced today
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Odessa Surro unded, Soviet
Strength Brok en-. Germans
Claim; Moscow Soys No
Berlin Claims Strong Gains in Ukraine
With Soviet Armies Caught in Trap;
Russians Say Hitlerites at S+ands+ill
BY UNITED PRESS =

Against the background of newly announced British
American aims Germany Thursday claimed that the
great Russian city of Odessa is surrounded that the big
Russian naval Nkoaiev is threatened and that So
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
Z tM,t7Hs 4;St4tf
Leave 1t To joan

Joan Mitchell, 3, will be the death
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Mitchell, if the general public loses
its sense of humor or Joan doesn't
cease piping up with unexpected
conversational bombshells.
The little girl stood in front OF
the notion counter in an Ell Centre
store She adopted an excellent inn
itation of busy adult on the hunt
for greatly desired article. While
the store owner looked on benevol-
emily. Joan puckered up her broWs
and declared in a voice clearly
audible all over the store,
This place is in such mess that
I can't find a thing I want"
The store owner hoWled. Wipine
his eyes, he said, That's what I've
been trying to tell my clerks"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14


the Ukraine have been such that
the Red army "can never recover.
London viewed the claims as an
effort to offset the effect of the
Roosevelt Churchill statement, and
Moscow flatly denied that Odessa
is encircled, but claimed instead
that the advance of Nazi armored
forces was halted everywhere"
Big Russian armies under Mar
shall Semyon Budenny are facing
annihilation in the circle drawn
by the Germans west of the Bug
river, the Germans claimed.
Moscow dispatches, however, Of
f:cially reported that the third big
German offensive had been smash
ed and listed 20 enemy divisions
presumably around 100000 mem
as routed or destroyed in addition
to many partly destroyed German
divisions.
The Russian press described Ger
man claims of triumph as exagger-
ated or false. There was still no
definite statement, however, of mill
tary positions in the Ukraine, which
tended to support German reports
of gains.
RUSSIANS STILL FIGHT
The German armed forces, strik-
ing through the Ukraine grain fields
to the Black sea just west of the
Bug river, claimed to have trapped
big Red army force in the encir-
clement of Odessa and to be in
command of the entire Dnieper
river bend sector extending to the
Dnepropetrovsk area.
There still were strong Russian
armies fighting in the bend" but
MISUNDERSTANDING the silence
of MoSCOW-Were that the Soviet
forces would be confined to a last
Continued on Page 8. Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
BASEBALL
AMERICAN

Qst game)
Washington .... 900 900 000-0- 80
| New York ..... POI 900 40x-7-l1-0
zuber, Anderson and Evans; Rus
so and Rosar.
(2nd game)
Washington So. 010 OO2 OOO- s. 6-l
New York ........ 120 l31 02x-10-15-0 o
Sundra, Masterson, Anderson g.
Early; Donald and Dickey.
Qst game)
Boston ........ ITO 101 040 O3-11-18-O
Philadelphia 001 1913 100 90 8-16-2
M. Harris, Ryba, Dobson, Babich
and Pytlak; Ferrick and Hayes.
(2nd game)
Boston 020 81
Philadelphia ............................. 04O 40
Wilson, Potter and Peacock; G.
Harris and Wagner.
Qst game)
Detroit ................ 100 900 000-1-8-l l
| Chicago ................ 900 OBJ 01X-3-7-0
Bridges and Teobetts; Lee and
fresh.
(2nd game)
Detroit ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900 900 90
Chlcago .............................. 002 00l 90
Humphries & Turner.
NeWhouser, Thomas & Sullivan:
Cleveland 010 OF
st. Louis 200 90
Time called rain
Dean & Hemsley; Niggling &
Ferrell.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York ....... 202 900 O00-4-10-
Boston .................. 0l2 900 0OO-3-7-3
Chicago $500. O4l 900 l0O-6-ll-0
Pittsburgh ...... 0l0 100 000-2-8-0
Imperial Valley press., 1941-08-14
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Wed. LOG, minimum
Thurs. 80; 5 pm. Wed. SO, humidity
80; 5 am. Thurs. 81, humidity ~;
Noon Thurs. IS, humidity 81.
LA. hay; u. S. No. l $17.50-18;
u S. No. 2 leafy 1. v. S16.-17; No.
2 $14.50-15.50; Mpls. Sept. flax
S1.84.
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Enrol[eeS For
CCC Sought
On August rs

The War Department and Corps
Area Headquarters have designated
August 26 as the date for the en-
rollment of all available C.C.C. Sc
lecteeS.
Since the concentration on special
training for all selectees who desire
it there has been increasing inter-
est on the part of boys all over the
country. Many have gone directly
from C.CC. into private industry
and are now part of the enor-
nous national defense effort and
have obtained employment which
is paying bettr tina naverage wages.
Company Commander Ira w. Bel
lenger was in Nogales for short
time Tuesday before continuing his
trip to Flux Canyon and other
camps in the district to coordinate
the work in connection with the
present intermediate enrolment.
Any young men between the ages
of II and % may obtain complete
information by calling at the Off
ces of the Santa Cruz County Board
of Social Security and Welfare, 400
Grand Avenue, Nogales, Arizona,
or by calling at the Fqux Canyon
C.C.C. Camp near Patagonia.
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Tax Rate For
County Is Set

Residents of Nogales will pay an
overall tax. rate of $500 for 1941,
it was revealed when county, city
and sahool district rates were set
this week. The state rate had pre-
viously been set at $1.67.
The $500 per $1OO assessed valu-
alton is 80 cents lower than the
overall rate last year.
The 1941 county rate will be $143
per 500, the city rate will be $2.63
and the school district rate will be
$127. The school district tax is
levied against indebtedness incur
red prior to the shift of school op-
Grafton costs from the counties to
the state as provided in a. contitu-
tional amendment approved last
November.
The $500 rate is one of the lowest
Nogales has had for some time In
1889 the overall rate was So. 19, in
1888 it was $500 and in 1887 it was
1924.
The total valuation of Santa
Cruz county has been set this year
at $5 ,695, ,402. Last year it was
SIS, ,857,7 ,778 and in 1899 it was Sc, 1922
2O3.
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Rural Schools
Will Open On
September 2

With rural schools opening on
Sept. 2, Mrs. Lula R. Larimore.
county school superintendent, has
called a. meeting of all teachers tc
be held in her office in the court
house here next Saturday morning
Following are the teachers who
will be employed in the rural
schools:
Calabasas: Mrs. Alice V. Hop
kins, principal; Mrs. Henrietta
Egan.
Tubac: F. o. Bishop, principal;
Beth Fortune, Margaret Hughes,
Dominee Revello.
Patagonia: Mrs. Sophia Boosing-
er, principal; Lillian Brooks, Minnie
Brown, Rosalie zander, May Riggs,
Gladys Swyers.
Harshaw: Dorothy Goodwin, (oth-
er teacher not yet reporteO.
Lochiel: Florence z. Oliver, prin-
cipal; Marie Yeary.
Camille: Cora Everhart, teacher.
Parker Canyon: (teacher not yet
reported.
Anadc: Marguerite A. Helsa,
principal; Irma Young.
Ruby: William T. Stamps, teach
er.
Elgin: Winona Gordon, teacher.
Red Rock district: (teacher not
yet reported).
Sonoita: Mary Lou Etchels,
teacher.
Santa Cruz district: Alice Fox
well, teacher.
Patagonia Union High School: o.
H. Oldfather, principal; Doris K.
Seibold, Mary N. Wiley.
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Work On Fair
Will Be Given
Early Start

Plans for the 1941 Santa Cruz
County fair will be mapped out
early this year. HI. B. Thurber,
prominent cattleman and presi-
dent of the county fair and rO-
deo association, has urged all
committeeman to begin prepar-
ing their plans at once.
The following letter was recently
sent out to all committee members
by Thurber:
Sonoita, Arizona
Dear Committee Member:
Enclose you will please find a list
of names selected on the various
committees to help put on the 26th
Annual Santa Cruz County Fair and
Rodeo this fall, October II and IL,
1941, at the Fair Grounds in Son
oita.
If your name appears on the COM
mittee, either as chairman or COM
mittee member, I trust you will see
fit to work on that committee and
help make the fair real success in
every respect. Notify your commit
tee chairman that you will accept
and are willing to dc your share
toward making that apartment out
standing in it's effort and work for
g, successful showing this fall.
It perhaps seems early to appoint
these committees, but when one
looks at the calendar, the time is
steadily drawing close to the days
that will be Fair dates. So in order
to have little more of an organi-
zstion than we have had in the
past, I thought we should start
earlier and give each member time
to work out a few suggestions for
the benefit of the Fair Association
in general.
We hope to make this 26th An
nual Fair the best ever in every
respect, but it cannot be done with
out each one doing his or her share
willingly and thoroughly.
The officers and members of the
Association sincerity appreciate the
help you have given for past Shows
and Fairs, and we urgently solicit
your whole-hearted support for the
26th Annual Fair.
Sincerely yours,
H.. B. THURBER.
President.
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Photographs
On Display
At Chamber

Ten large picture posters have
been placed in frames in the office
of the Santa Cruz County Chamber
of Commerce for the convenience
of tourists who desire description of
sections of Santa Cruz County and
Mexico.
All photographs used on the post
ers are by 10 inches in size and
each poster is illustrated with typi-
cal drawings. The posters are 27
by 38 inches in size In addition to
the posters the chamber has had
made a 4arge map of the west coast
of Mexico showing principle cities
and highways.
Townspeople have been invited to
view the posters as all the pictures
deal with objects in this section.
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Color Movies Shown
At Rotary Meeting

Colored motion pictures of the
22radc and other phases of the pro-
gram Of LIZ Fiesta de las Flores,
held here lcst spring, were shown at
a meeting of the Nogales Rotary
Club Friday. Harry Chernin, prom
inent border business man, was in
charge of the program.
Included in the film were scenes
from a bullfight and a friendship
ceremony on The international
boundary in which the participants
we're Gov. Anselmo Macias of Son
ora and Gov. Sidney Osborn of Ari-
zona.
J. A. McGimsey, Nogales police
chief, and Rev. G. T. Andrews, new
Methodist pastor here, were taken
in as members at the meeting.
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Nogales Seeking
1912 Legion
Convention

Armed with pamphlets and
banners, a group Of NOgales
Legionnaires will trek to Pres
colt over the weekend bent on
bringing back the 1912 state
American Legion convention.
Considerable publicity has been
sent out in advance to various post
commanders. One of the pieces was
a letter sent to the head of each
Legion post in Arizona by the Santa
Cruz County Chamber of Com
merce.
The contents of these letters fol-
lows:
Nogales, Arizona
Dear Commander:
Nogales is bidding for the 1912
Arizona American Legion conven-
ton.
There are several reasons why Of
ficisls of the local Ridge-Igo Post
are seeking next years convention
and we would like to list them for
you.
The summer climate of our city
is ideal for such affairs elevation
1864 feet). Hotel accommodations
are excellent and we are proud of
the fact that the rates are reason
able We have several first class
cafes and they likewise keep their
prices down to earth.
In addition to offering all the
first class entertainment to be
found in any Arizona city we have
cClorful Old Mexico "Just Across
the Street" where a visitor may
enjoy the delight of typical bull
fights. cockfights, musical serenades
and spirited dances by pretty SEN
critas. There are numerous other
forms of entertainment to be found
only in Nogales but space limita-
tions will not permit us to list them
all.
The local members ere anxious to
put on your 1912 convention and we
speak with knowledge when we say
they are in a position to make it a
CTurn TO Page Tour)
Nogales international., 1941-08-22
Sen. Murray Speaks
To Local Men

Sen. James Murray of Mon
taEa spoke briefly to a gather
ing of prominent NOgaIes busi-
ness men in the Cavern Cafe
last Friday afternoon. The
prominent us. scion was
brought to NOgales by a group
OF American Legion officials
from Tucson.
Nogaliane invited to attend the
luncheon here included: Mayor
Louis Hudgin, Don Smith, secretary
of the Santa Cruz County Chamber
of Commerce; Hermolao Torres,
Mexican Consul; A. j. Milliken, in
spector in charge of immigration
here; Bert Smith, chief border pa
troll inspector; E. K Cumming,
Duane Bird, E. F. Bohlinger, E. r.
Atwood, president of the Santa
Cruz County Chamber of Com
merce; Charles Bells, Capt. George
O. Horrall, Craig Pottinger, w. G..
Bowman, DR.. E. G. Houle, Louis
Escalada, DR.. G. S. Smith, R. T.
Frazier, E. S. Edmonson, Robert
Marcus, DR.. z. B. Noon, Nasib Kar-.
am, Xicotencalt Leyvas, Mexican
immigration inspector in charge;
Vicente Carranza, collector of GUS
toms in Nogales, Sonora; Emory
Miller, postmaster, and Police Chief
j. A. McGimsey.