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Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
BY UNITED PRESS

Seventeen strikes were in progress
Saturday in national defense in
iustrieS but there were renewed
hopes Of settlement in the largest
dispute involving S40000000 worth
Of government orders at the Allis-
Chalmers Manufacturing Co. plant
Il Milwaukee. Wis.
Executives of the United Auto
mobile Workers ,CIO) union agreed
% submit TO 1900 workers at Allis-
Chalmers a proposal for settlement.
Company officials said they already
had agreed to accept the proposal.
The union called the strike Jan.
- 70 enforce demands for wage
Increases and an all-union shon.
\ settlement announced at Wash
ngton after a week of conferences
n the OPM offices failed when
union and company negotiators be-
anne engaged in a dispute over
Interpretation Of one clause of the
agyeement.
One thousand CIO workers were
-ack At work at the William Powell
Falye Co. at Cincinnati o.. and 500
5thers were back at their jobs at
he Foster Wheeler Corp. plant at
Carteret. " j. Settlement of the
strike At the Niagara Falls, N Y,
yanadium Steel Corp. plant was
announced
The situation in other cities:
indianapolis. Ind - Conciliators
seeking settlement of International
Harvester Co strikes called by
Farm Equipment Workers ergan-
zing committee CCIO) at Chicago,
Rock Falls. Ill, and Richmond. Ind
Il demand of higher wages and
Inion recognition. Firms eight mid
vest plants hold defense orders
worth S10OO0O00.
Lansing. Mich. Motor Wheel
Corp. plant closed by strike of 5000
members Of UAW-AFL seeking
tnion shop. Defense orders worth
100000 delayed and Packard Mo-
tor Car CO. plant at Detroit shut
down because OF lack of supplies.
Bridgeyille. Pa-CIO steel workers
strike of 100 against Universal
Cyclops Steel Corp. resumed. Firm
says strikers demanding wage in
ereases company cannot afford.
Troy. Y. Y.-Clothing Workers
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
Gorilla Mating
Plan Hits Snoq

SARASOTA. Fla. Fe %. CUP)-
The mating of Gargantua and Toto
is going to take a lot of patience.
circus men said today.
The meeting and mock marriage
OF the two gorillas yesterday eve
ming produced no amOrous advances
from either of them and when their
cages were hauled apart after an
hour. there was no complaint
John Ringing North. operator Of
the Ringing Brothers -Barnum and
Bailey circus. which owns the AM
mails. insisted that something was
bound TO come Of the match, that
"Gareantua is infatuated and Will
make a good mate for Toto. who
naturally was modest and baShtul
since II was the first time since
infancy that either had seen an
other grown gorilla But the keep
erS believed il would be a matter OF
weeks at best. before the world
could look forward to the first
gorilla baby born IN captivity.
The gorillas couldn't have done
any more than shake hands yes
terday because the bars were left
up between them. They didn't even
DO that. When Toto. just arrived
from Havana IN a $4,000 air con-
ditiOned cage. Vas wheeled up along
side Gargantua S equally lavish
cage and the heavy glass in each
cage was rolled down. leaving only
bars between them. Toto Sprang
back in surprise and barked.
Gargantua was nlbbling a stalk
of celery and he offered it to her.
She grabbed It and threw il between
the bars at him. He gave her a
head OF lettuce and she threw II
at HIM. Then he sulked in corner
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
Lend Lease Foes
Hold Bill Would
Put u. Sin War
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IF this bill is enacted into law
every boy who goes from every
state into active service next month
will be gone for good and ALL
Selective Service trainees, McCar-
ran said may think they will be
gone for a year. That is what they
have been promised But. people
Of America. don't be fooled by spec
ious promises that the measure only
means aid to England"
Sen. Robert A. Taft, R, O.. con-
tended that unless we are pre-
pared to declare war ourselves, we
should not pass this bill"
Taft said that the time has come
when the nation should face the
issue of war and openly debate il" "
Sen. Arthur Capper, R, Kans.,
opened the sixth day Of general de-
bate on the measure by assailing
IL as a fantastic, pombastic night
mare to give President Roosevelt
complete war making powers and
control of our domestic economy. y
Taft said let us not drift into
war by mistake, and find later that
a majority of the people were
fooled into a course of action, the
end Of which they did not under
stand. That is not the democratic
way. nor is it the way to win a
war"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
5 More Days Of
Rain Predicted

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is apt to leave hundreds homeless,
according to reports from San Fer
nando valley where several families
have already been forced to leave
their homes.
Emergency crews worked day and
night clearing Srces off highways.
Police attributed two fatalities to
the storm and said it was partly to
blame in three other deaths. Flood
control officials said dams and
drainage systems probably would
hold unless the five days of pre-
dicted rain included some cloud
bursts.
A general rainstom meanwhile
descended ON Arizona Saturday and
brought generous showers to almost
every section of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
British RepuIse
Mass Air Attack
In Big Dogfighf
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aneral staff NOW In CaIrO-


general staff, now in Cairo.
Istanbul believed they would so
TO Ankara for important conSulta-
tions with the Turkish government
and suggested that Eden might 90
on to Athens and Belgrade, possibly
III an attempt 10 set up a Balkan
alliance OF JugoslaHla, Greece ano
Turkey to oppose Na2i penetration
of the Balkans.
Urgent necessity % some such
move if the Balkan war front Is
not to be closed down was Indicated
by news from both London and
Sofia
The British said IN London that
an open German entry into Bull
garia probably could be expected
shortly. 1t was rumored Field Mar
shall Sigmund List. German army
commander with experience in the
Polish campaign had moved into
Bulgaria and set up headquarters.
One report said he was now at King
Boris country estate.
DCSP4tS I44t d5E1dA C44t4S Ok'CI- NIO4 =
man preparations 10 come into the
country other Balkan capitals re-
ported growing unrest and uneaSi-
ness among the Bulgarian populace
over the German activity.
In Spain. Gen. Francisco Fran
co called his second cabinet council
in "a hours, possibly TO consider the
sensation created by news that Ger
man military units We're coming to
the relief of fire and hurricane
stricken Santander.
One report was that foreign reac-
ton to the news might cause the
Spanish government to decline the
German offer. There was no word
yet of the arrival OF German relief
columns at Santander where an
advance laLson officer arrived Fri
Gay.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
Girl, Ten, Feared
KidnaD Victim

YURA CITY, Cal, Feb. % up
Ten-ycar Old Oracle Van Doom was
reported missing from home today
and q statewide alarm vas broad
cast for detention Of Irwin Dow
Gen, a Liveoak, Cal, laborer, on
suspicion he might have abducted
her. The girl is daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert F. Van Dcorn who
live near Liveoak.
UnderSherff A. L. Rogers said
DoWden, about 40, was believed to
have fled with the girl in his old
model Hudson coach
The girls parents recently warn
ed DoWden to cease his attentions
to the girl, Rogers said. Authori-
ties believed he may have kidnapped
the child for revenge.
The girl was missed about 1870
O'Clock last night. Her parents said
she left no notes but some of her
clothing was missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
Norwegian Asks
Test Shipnent

WASHINGTON. Feb. % CUP)-
Arne Sundc, Norwegian minister
Of supply, proposed today the Unit
ed States send 100000 tons of wheat
to his country as a test to de-
termine whether Germany would
seize it.
He said the people in his country
are hungry and the food situation
IS growing severe.
Sunde called on President Roose-
yelt yesterday, and it was believed
that ne had suggested the wheat
shipment plan to Mr.. Roosevelt for
his consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
HoItviIIe Rotary
Fefes Competitors

The unusual III service club
meetings was inaugurated Friday
at Holtville when the Holtville Ro-
tary club instituted a Competitors
Guest" day. Each Rotarian brought
as his guest a business or profess
Slonal competitor.
Virtually all yocations represent
ed were eulogized by the hosts in
a fevered argument as to which
field of activity is the most i'm
portant in a community. The many
sided debate was led by Ray Mou-
ser Additional entertainment was
provided by a Charley Mccarthy
skit, and a inspiring presentation
Of the difficult and ultra modern
cantata, Ballad of America. by 35
boys and girls from the elementary
school, Mary Meyer, musical in
structor led the chorus.
The program was presented under
the guidance of James Mackie. il,
chairman of the day. President j.
R. Snyder presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
81 Pursuit Planes
Sent TO Hawaii

HONOLULU. Feb. % CUP)-The
Hawaiian Air Corps was augmented
today b. 81 P-36 pursuit planes
transported secretly to Honolulu by
aircraft carrier Enterprise il
an unprecedented act of coopera-
ton between the army and navy.
The planes were transferred from
March Field. Cal. 10 the Enter
prise. The carrier anchored off
Honolulu yesterday morning, and
from her decks the planes rose in
threes TO land en- the army's
Wheeler Field.
Only the highest army and navy
officials had known they were COM
ing, and it was almost u nours
before the arrival was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
XIV oniuns Tear
Aid Bill Debate

duced the speakers: Miss Louise
Pennington for the .ToastmiStress
club who upheld the negative, and
Chester irving and John Raymond
for the Toastmasters clubs, who
were opposed TO debate on the af-
tirmatiVe side. Raymond declared
he was however, Of the other opin-
ion and tC0k the negative side of
the question. Miss Eliza Thomas,
speech coach for Central, was the
Judge and ruled that technically
the negative side won, but emo,
tionally, the affirmative was the
victor.
H. E. Kendall was chairman Of
the day.
A delegation of some 25 members
attended the KiWanis divisional
meeting and dinner dance Thurs
day night at the Hotel de ANA,
CaleXico where Representatives of
Yuma, Imperial and San Diego
counties heard the divisional gov
ernor, William Schaper of Highland
Park, talk on Wake Up America.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
MexicaIi Stages
Gala Celebration
For Four-Sfaters

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tras played softly, alternating the
American and the Mexican national
airs.
An elaborate meal was served.
Groups of musicians and singers,
garbed in the traditional Mexican
festival costume, sang at the table
for the guests.
The governors each spoke briefly
then the convention sessions began.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
Woman, 4 Children
Perish in Fire

GRANTS PASS, Ore, Feb. %
tUP)-A mother. three of her chill
dren and another child were killed
today when their ranch house was
destroyed by fire.
The tragedy occurred at the joint
home of Frank and f. M. Thompson
about three miles southeast of Cave
Junction. Ore.
The dead are:
Mrs. Frank Thompson, %;
Hire daughters. Marion and Irene
4 months and her son, Francis one
and a half years old.
Edna Thompson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Thompson who lived
with the Frank Thompsons.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
British Need Food,
Secretary Says

DES MONIES, IA, Feb % (UP)-
Secretary Of Agriculture Claude r
Wickard told the National Farm In
stitute today that the British food
situation is not too encouraging"
and that Britain may want some
Of our food and wan, il pretty
soon"
In speech prepared for delivery
to the meeting Of farm leaders
from al parts IF lie United States
and Canada. he said that when
Britain asks for American food
I think We will answer the ca1.
Wickard said the American farm
program is adequate to meet any
British demand and still provide
ample reserves at home.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23

Representative of the Toast
mistress club and the ,Wo Toast
masters clubs of FL Centre debated
the lease-lend bill for the Ell Cen
tro KiWanis club at its meeting
Friday noon in the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Miss Ruth Campbell. secretary
for the Toastmistress club, intro
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
Scanning I.v
News Horizon
DECREE GRANTED

Maxine Louise stephens Friday
obtained an interlocutory divorce
decree from William J. Stephens on
the grounds Of extreme cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23

WYE INVITE YOU to COM
wv pare the ride of your
present Car, no matter what
it is, with the ride of this
years Ford.
Never before in Ford his
tory have we devoted SO many
Improvements at once to pro-
ducing increased comfort.
We heightened both wheel
base and springbase. We de-
signed entirely new bodies
of greater length and width
than ever before. Bodies with
as much as seven inches add
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
GETS FINAL
DIVORCE DECREE

A final divorce decree was granted
in superior court Friday to RUBY
BrumbeloW in her suit against J
T. BrumbeloW.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
WEATHER

Southern California = generally
cloudy and light showers Saturday;
partly cloudy sunday; little change
II temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-23
PENITENTIARY TERM
Is Sci

p. p. Pickle. sent 10 San Quentin
penltentiary on a morals charge in
| 1887. was ordered 10 remain in the
penItenuary for 10 years. The term
was set by the state board of prison
terms and paroles.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Music Federation
Unit to Give Recital

The second recital Of the season
Of the Junior Division of the D. C.
Federation Of Music Clubs will be
held on Friday. December IL, at
8 pm, at the Kilt Music Studio,
1928 G street NV. The theme of
the evening will be Christmas, and
December birthdays of participants
and composers. The public is cor
daily invited. and admission will
be by an article suitable for bright
ening the Christmas of some local
less fortunate person. The audience
will sing some Well-loved carols.
Juniors participating are Emily
Wisch, Priscilla Wisch, Jane Miller,
jeanne Jonscher. Betty Fran,
Marianne Lichtenstein, arolyn
Campbell, Eleanor Jones, Janet
Mallorey, Laura Laws, Samuel
Beacham, Mary Louise Rippey,
Maryellen Enyart, Beverly Coffey,
Theresa Leonard, Jeanne Kennedy,
Mary Wilcox. Donald Glover, Janet
Hammond, Shirley RAINY, Gladys
Camp, Sally Camp. Phyllis Dodson,
Dorothy Einstein. Barbara Halbach,
Betty LIE Stourgeon, Louise Sam
mons, Barbara Wait. Ann Courtney.
Nancy Linkins, MoniQue Shepard,
Anne Simpson, Patricia Morales and
Betty Harris.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

gories: Sonorous liturgies of the
Russian Orthodox Church, Russian
folk melodies and wild, elemental
Cossack soldier songs. the latter ac-
companied by dancing the exciting
climax Of the performance. Open
ing with religious songs by Gretch-
aninoff, TSchaikowsky, Tchesnoko1
and Rachmaninoff. the Cossacks will
offer a group of excerpts from Glin-
ka's "A Life for the Tsar" as we'll as
new Russian song arranged by
Shvedoff called Parting"
New Folk Songs Offered.
The program will also include
Dunaevskys The Cradle Song"
Gogotsky's Christmas and several
other Russian folk songs that have
been sung before by the Cossacks.
The entire period after the second
intermission will be devoted to Cos
sack songs and the characteristic
Cossack dancing that always &C.
companies this type Of lyric.
With the entire second half OF
his program devoted to songs in
English, John Charles Thomas,
famous American baritone of the
Metropolitan Opera. will be heard
in recital Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock as the last pre-holiday at
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Howard University Gallery

Howard University has a new art
gallery of which any institution
might we'll be proud. 1t is at the
east end of the handsome new
library building and is approxi-
mately 70 feet long by 30 feet wide,
with both side and overhead light
ing. as desired. The proportions
of the room are excellent for gallery
purposes and, although large, an
impression of intimacy is conveyed.
The walls are of plaster, but not
too white, and the floor Is of light
polished wood. In the center of
the gallery are fiat cases in which
at present are displayed prints,
both originals and reproductions
OF works by great printmakers
illustrating religious themes. and
against the wall at suitable inter-
walls are pedestals on which, for
decorative effect, vases made by
the Jug Town Pottery, mostly with
a green-blue glaze, have been placed.
The paintings on the walls at
present, 81 in number, are all by
local artists, and, to a great extent.
have been lent through the Phil
lips Memorial Gallery and the
Whyte Gallery. There are two
charming and characteristic works
a landscape. I'm the Alleghenies. :"
and a still-life, Flowers" by Mar
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Other Current Exhibitions

The Jerome Myers Memorial Ex-
hibition at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art opened last Thursday to con-
tinue until December %. Also the
day after tomorrow a collection of
drawings and prints by Minna
Citron will be placed on view.
In the National Museum. under
the auspices of the division of
graphic arts, collection of prints
In black-and-white and color by
William Meyerowitz, painter, as well
as printmaker, may be seen through
out December.
Here too, in the foyer. sponsored
by the National Collection of Fine
Arts, an engaging collection of
paintings by Roy M. Mason, N. A.,
is on view
At the Whyte Gallery tomorrow
through December 81 paintings,
sculpture and drawings by William
Calfee will be exhibited. Mr.. Calfee
has painted murals under commits
sion from the section of fine arts.
Public Buildings Administration.
and was recently one of the
sculptors awarded honorable men
ton in competition for the Watson
purchase Prize for a work shown
IN the National Art Week Exhi-
oltlon In Government Auditorium.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Popular Music
By J. ". Stepb

The music of Vincent Youmans-
The record manufacturers policy Of
according album spreads for our
ranking song writer's is an excellent
one, which we believe has been
justified by a lively turnover in
record emporiums, Mr.. Youmans
is the latest citizen of song to
enjoy this distinction, and he de-
serves it. For despite his rela-
lively unprolific output of hit pro-
ductions. he suffers not a wit by
comparison with, say, Gershwin,
Berlin or Kern on the point Of
quality. Time on My Hands"
"Hallelujah," Tea for Two" and
any of the others in this set should
be proof enough. Meyer Davis and
his orchestra twho knows which
one?) do the instrumental hon.
ors most ingratiatingly for Mr.. YOU
mans and Columbia. The remainder
Of the selections are "Carioca,
Without a Song" Great Day."
Il Want to Be Happy" and Il
Know That You Know
Fred Feibel, whose name usually
is associated with the organ, adopts
that instruments near relative. the
novachord, for a series OF solos.
They are well-established tunes, all,
such as Tea for Two" MY Heart
Stood STILL" Smoke Gets in Your
Eyes" Might and Day" Rose
Room" I'm Getting Sentimental
Over YOU The combination of
Mr.. Feibels talent, the novachord's
tone and the selections quality make
for a thoroughly enjoyable record
reverie. It's another Columbia
album.
Columbia. Okeh Singles-There's
Benny Goodman's brilliant whimsy,
Shady Lady-Bird," and, of course,
Harry James equally brilliant
"Nothin.' Eddy Duchin's soothing
"Ev'ry Time"-"This Time the
Dreams on Me-" Xavier Cugat's
Gay Moonlight Mas
querade," Count Basie's Something
New and Charlie Spivak,s This Is
No Laughing Matter 1 See
an Elephant Fly" But here's the
puncher of the week: King joe" or
Joe Louis Blues" sung by Paul
Robson and supported by Count
Basie's band. This number comes in
two parts, both of which are as
potent and unusual as jazz sessions
come. For the kiddies. there is Ed
ward Rhein and Nenette Marchand's
narration with sound effects of
The Little Red Hen" and The
Three Little Pigs" a natural for
Christmas donation.
Victor and Bluebird-The former
labels big three-Wayne King,
Tommy Dorsey and Sammy Kaye
submit the following tidbits in Or
der, "Misirlou," Somebody Loves
Me" and Santa Claus Is on His
Way"-Shrine OF st. Cecilia" The
pleasantly jittery style Of Art Jar
rett has its day with "Humpty-
Dumpty Heart How Long Did
Dream" Glenn Miller celebrates
the impending arrival of
one S. Claus. with Jingle Bells" and
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Glenn also does well by Papa Mic
colino" The fiery Cats and the
Fiddle do Blue Skies" and the one
about setting the world on fire,
Dinah "Delish" Shore offers Il Got
1t Bad and That Amt Good"
Bluesman Walter Davis walls a
clever New Santa Claus" the
King Sisters chirp the latest double
talker, Rose ODay" waltz, and the
others include Bob Chesters Made
laine," Tony Pastors Eel Choclo,"
Freddy Martins "Whistling in the
Nigh" Are You" and Vaughn
Monroe's "Fraidy Cat"
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Concert Schedule

TO-DAY.
Don Cossack Russian Male
Chorus, Serge Jaroff, director,
Constitution Hall, 4 pm.
Sunday Music Hour, Mozart
program, Anita Schade, lecturer;
Etheldreda Kaspar, pianist; "Y"
Glee Club. Mary Burnett, direc-
tor. Y. w. c. A.. S pm.
Gertrude Kroto, organ recital.
Tskoma Lutheran Church, pm.
Paul Galloway, organ recital.
Edwin Steffe. BARTON. assisting,
Washington Cathedral, pm.
TOMORROW.
"The Gondoliers. Columbia
Light Opera Co., Ethyl Manning,
director, Roosevelt High School,
$50 pm.
Southwestern Branch, Public
Library. Seventh and H streets;
Victrola concert, 7:30 pm.
Army Band, War College, 1890
pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, organ
recital, L. D. S. Chapel, 8 pm.
TUESDAY.
THE Gondoliers," Columbia
Light Opera Co, Ethyl Manning,
director, Roosevelt High School,
$50 pm.
John Charles Thomas. baritone.
song recital, Constitution Hall,
$50 pm.
Army Band, War College, pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Mary Barbara Won Wald, piano
recital. Pierce Hall, $50 pm.
Marine Band Orchestra, Marine
Barracks. BIS pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, organ
recital, L. D. S. Chapel, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
"The Gondoliers. Columbia
Light Opera Co, Ethyl Manning,
director, Roosevelt High School,
$50 pm.
Gunnar Johansen. piano re-
cital. Howard University, $50
pm.
Piano Teachers Forum, Christ.
mas program, kits Music Studio,
8 pm.
FRIDAY.
Junior Division D. c. Fedora
ton of Music Clubs, recital, Kits
Music Studio. pm.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Dorothy Radde Emery, pianist:
Edna Wheelwright. soprano: Mary
Howe, speaker; Barker Hall, 11:30
am.
SATURDAY.
"The Messiah" Washington
Missionary College Oratorio
Chorus, George w. Greer, direc-
tor, Columbia Hall, 8 pm.
Army Band, War College, 1l;30
am.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, organ
recital; Edna WheelWright, So
prano, assisting, L. D. S. Chapel;
8p.m.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Jorie Phillips-and two flower and
lightful in color and most skillfully
rendered.
Special mention also should be
made of the works of Lois M. Jones,
James Porter and James NJ. Wells,
all members Of the faculty of the
Howard University art school, each
OF whom makes excellent showing
Lois M. Jones shows five paintings,
of which two are half-length fig
ures. one of Spanish Lady" the
other OF a French Mother" both
sensitively rendered. Mr.. Porters
most impressive contribution is a
dignified and able portrait of the
late Dean Pratt of the school of
religion, which rightly has been
given the place of honor Mr.. Wells
contribution is still-life, Basket
With Fruit" distinctly modern in
feeling. but charming in color and
outstanding in merit.
Among others represented by
characteristic examples are Alice
Acheson. Bernice Cross. Julia Eckel,
Theodore Kane. C. Law Watkins
and their associates in the new
school OF modern expression, call
it what one will.
With the prints by the great mas
tiers OF the past are shown a few bv
contemporary artists, among which
special mention should be made of
those by Kathe Kollwitz and John
E. Costigan. The prints and draw
ingS are from the National Collection
OF Fine Arts and the Howard Uni
versity Gallery. and were assembled
by James v. Herring, head of the
art department. For the painting
exhibits and their excellent arrange
ment, A. J. Alden. in charge of the
gallery. was responsible. The ex-
hibition continues to the first Of the
coming year.