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Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
5000 See Co.Fair
End With Horses,
Army in Spotlight
Sunday Show Eclipses
Entire Week as Big
Crowd Thr0ngs Grounds

More than 5000 persons
Sunday learned why the I'M
perial County fair is one of
the five hest in California,
when defying muddy roads
and ignoring the fact that the fair
grounds would be soaked from Sat-
urday's deluge, they turned out to
witness a horse show and a mill
tary review that will be remembered
for many year.
The review was staged by Camp
SeeleJ servicemen, with musical
highllghts provided by the 11th
cavalry band from Camp Lockett.
The ninth and final day of th-
fair set a new high in attendance,
as did the opening day March T,
and served to compensate for the
gkimry crowds that went through
the turnstiles during the week.
All in all, the fair was a definite
success, with the whole valley par
ticipatin9 either as exhibitors or
as spectators. The croWning event
of course, was Sundays horse show
which was stolen by the entries o.
Mrs. T. M Meanley.
Mrs. Meaniey Look six first prizes
out of Is, and her nearest competi-
tor was Ben Tannenbaum, with
four firsts and six seconds.
Outstanding event Sunday was
the heat for five gated mares and
geldings, which Mrs. Meanley won
hands down. Allen Nufeld'S entry
placed second, with third and
fourth honors going to Mrs. Hugh
Wright and Tannenbaum.
Other winners in the two day
horse show included:
Polo Grounds stables, 18TH artil-
lery, Rousseau stables, Talph Walk
er, w. A. Scheniman, 11th cavalry
Dorothy Strohm, Patsy Tannen
baum, Fred Simpson, Thora Smith
Walter Greening, Harry Morrell,
Gilbert Smith, Reed Wi kinson, Jim
Haningt<l, Frances Moretti and
Mrs. L. j. DemerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Expanded Copper
Output Necessary

PHOENIX. March 16 (UP) Tire
mendous expansion of domestic
copper production must be achieved
to offset loss of South American
supplies cut off from our markets
By a ship shortage, Louis S. Gates,
New York president of Phelps
Louge corporation, said today.
1f war demands are to be met.
every small copper mine must be
brought into production through
premium price payments to mar
glnal operators, Gates said.
we spent S3500O,0OO on develop
ment of a new ore body at Morenci
Tut it isn't enough" Gates said
The government is doubling it"
Premium prices should be raised
above the II cents now paid, he said
he emphasized these prices would
net Apply TO Phelps Dodge produc-
lion
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
NLRB Denies AFL
Election Request

Teamsters had asked the NLRB
to call collective BARGAINING elec-
tons in all Imperial Valley pack
ing sheds as a unit instead of hold
ing elections in the individual sheds.
The beard declined to rule on this
matter declaring that the cleo
tiCnS were denied on another phase
and therefore ruling on the unit
versus individual shed elections was
unnecessary.
The board held further that 1t
was too late this season to order an
election and refused to call ne for
next lettuce season because labor
conditions change from season TO
season and the same growers do
not engage in lettuce packing every
year.
The teamstcrs request was dis
missed without prejudice, making
it possible for an electiCA to be
called at a reasonable time next
season
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Phoenix Folk Get
Dumped Grapefruit

PHOENIX, March 16 - CUP) -
Thirty teas of abandoned grape
fruit hauled to the county dump BY
August Grunow, independent grow
er and shipper. because he couldn
find a market for = was carried
away quickly yeste day by Phoenix
residents after a newspaper re
ported it in feature story
Government regulations prohiolt
shipping Gull grapefruit ana 'he
tin shortage prevented cannlhS
GrunoW has agreed t0 turn MS
cullS over to charity orG3llzal'-llS
from now on.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
AMERICAN PLANES BOLSTER PACIFIC front
Australian Asks
Attack by Allies

WASHINGTON. March IS
OUP) P)-Australian NJ / n i t G r
Richard G. Casey said today
that the time has come for the
united nations to wage an of
fensive camp; .gn in the Pacific
that attack is the only means
of saving Australia today.
Speaking to Salvation Army
campaign fund meeting in
Philadelphia by radio from
Washington, Casey warned that
the battle for Australia may
well be the last chance that
the united nations have OF max
ing IA Standard a comeback
in the western Pacific"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

legislation yet presented to congress
was fashioned to apply specifical-
ly to naval contractors so that it
can be handled by the naval az
fairs committee, headed b" Rep
Carl Vinson, D, Ga Naval conf
mittee approval OF the new legiSla-
tiCa was virtually assured.
The Smith bill could and probably
would be amended to apply to all
war industries when and if il
reaches the floor.
Smith told newsmen he would
introduce an Identical bill applying
to army contractors for considera-
ton by the military affairs COM
mittee
The bill would amend the Vinson-
Trammel act so that naval con-
tractors would be required to return
to the secretary of navy all profits
lhcy earned III excess OF six per
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Chiefs Lead CITY
Crew in Struggle
With Storm Waters

F. Ccntro's storm water situa-
'ian was rendered less acute Satur
day nigHi by a flood control crew
hcadcG. by Public Works Director
Wal.ot c. Heinockc Gld Pat Pat
TON superintendent of the street
and Wa'er departments
They worked with crew Cf It
men ncm the sewer and water dc
.am,nts and used pumps to carry
away the flood waters that accum-
Ila.cd several feet deep III the area
pear Fourth and Commercial
streets
The storm drain soon was rul-
nina eyer as the flood waters piled
up and ran over the clrbs They
were forced to turn the excess
into the outfall sewer line. This
overloaded the sever line and they
ordered ,ilr usc Il an emergency
lllmp al the outfall sewer plant tc
ass :. The thrc1 automatic pumps
already In use.
1ps system was effective II
freeing the streets of the bulk OF
tie flood water and at the same
time kcr. the Cutfall sewer lines
Gom uHng with TIE excess water
rom tie streets and alleys.
Clsd il lieh rubber boots and
six rs Heinc"he. Patton, and the
,itY crews worked in tire rain un-
I'll uf;cr midnight Saturday before
the situation wa5 under cCAtrol,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

FL Centro anticipated a hot race
between the incumbent city council
men, H. w, FaWcett and P. L.
Moore, and their only opponents
P. E. Ryerson and c. A. Irving.
Westmor.and has two candidates
for each of the four vacancies and
if this election lives up to those
in the past, there is bound to be
excitement The four incumbents all
are candidates for reelection, Mayor
j. J. Gardner, Jack Taylor, Joe Will
liams, and Cy Waugh. The other
candidates are Glenn KillingSWorth,
Bud Kissee, James Harvey, jr., and
Elmer Ham&Xer.
BRAWLEY QUIET
BraWley's incumbent councilmen,
Mayor Frank Kretz, WileS B. Mich
OILS, and Elmer M. Sears are unop-
posed.
In Calexico the incumbents, c. C.
Kambo, Earl Roberts, and Fred
PrCcSal, also are unoppoSed.
HOltville has one candidate, F..
Roy Thompson, incumbent, for the
oiiOl lCil NoCdiASy uilNA OAilN1 Sdii-
didates for the two long term va
cancies. The candidates for the long
terms include the incumbents, Clar-
ence P. Denny and DR.. Henry b.
Graeser, and the new candidate,
John A. De Paoli.
IMPERIAL CONTEST
Imperial has an interesting cleo
ton coming up. The incumbent
cit" councilmen, Jack D. tPetep
Brooks, Dan Taylor, and Lawrence
G. Niles, are candidates for re-
election for the full term as is Ben
E. Hudgins, a new candidate. There
are two candidates for the short
term, E. E. Norwood and Robert
Continued on Page 2, Col. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

pare the Marines for combat
At present hundreds Of Marine
are camped on the training site.
The already are engaged in train
ing activities under the direction
of Col. w H Harrison and his
staff Of officers.
The Marine training center is the
second military II. ,lg center to b"
located in Imperial valley The Az
my training center was located @
Camp Seeley west of Ell Ccntro 4
year and a half ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Goyernm't Orders
so CabbaqeCar

Ending a fivew week program Of
governmental purchase of valley
cabbage under the surplus market
ing administration, M P. Parker,
SMA agent. said Monday that ap-
prevail for buying so ears this week
had been received and that ON
Saturday the last car will be load
ed
Price paid t85 cents and grade
(U, S No. one, green) regulations
will be the same as throughout the
deal. Parker said. -
The official will leave for his
Los Angeles office Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

arbitration.
IN these times of war the Pres
ident said, Il must insist that the
rational 9ereement that there shall
be no strikes or lockoutS for th2
duration of the war and That the
procedures for the peaceful settle
ment of labor disputes as set forth
in the executive order creating the
National War Labor board, must Ge
complied with by all American en-
ployers and labor groups.
AS President OF the United
States and commander-inchief Of
the armed forces | hereby request
you to comply with the order Of
the National War Labor board i'm
mediately.'
McNear said he would answer
the Presidents letter containing
tie arbitration order "as soon as
possible" but would not disclose
the nature of his answer until i
was in the hands of the President
unless something happens here
today
CIO THREATS
lie said he might make public his
answer Immediately il new CIO
threats to stop our trains by mass
picketing materialize."
Il have heard threats from CIO
stewards to put so many ri.ketS ON
cur tracks that we can't operate,
he said. They are soaring hell oat
of our people"
Although he did not divulgc his
proposed answer to the President
McNear indicated that he would
review the provisions of the rail
way labor act Wn.>-l .,JeCuiCally
provides that arbitration is not
compulsory.
VIOLENCE FLARES
Shortly before disclosure of the
Presidents arbitration order, Two
company guards narrowly escaped
the rife fire of unknown aSSailants
The company said it had not opor-
atcd trains last night but was oper-
ating today, although traffic had
been leSSened by Saturdays inter
state commerce commission order h
connecting main line railroads 10
"by- pass" the T. P. & w.
Unidentified persons fired tour
Continued on Page ,, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Mass Produc tion Applied
To Bombers i'm San DIEGO

SAN DIEGO. March 16-tUPD-
-Four motored bombing planes rolled
down an assembly line today in the
first application to heavy military
aircraft Of the mass production SyS-
tenn used by automobile manufac-
turers to make industrial history
The Consolidated Aircraft cor
poration adopted the assembly line
system for its San Diego plant to
assemble B-24 bombers, called lib
orators" by the British
Bare metal fuslages for the giant
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

cent of the value of the contract.
The bills labor provisions would
make it unlawful for any naval
contractor to ENTER into or MAIN
tain" during the national emergency
contract with a labor union that:
/. Restricts hours OF labor to
40-hour week.
2. Requires the payment of over
time for work in excess OF 40-hours
a week OF for work on Saturdays.
Sundays or holidays.
The bill also would suspend the
overtime provisions of the wage
hour and other federal statutes
governing workers hours.
The Smith bill would also pro-
hibit a naval contractor from EN-
tering into or maintaining any
contract with any organization that
required his employees TO be a mem-
Der Of that organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

Contract for construction was let
to Vinson- -Pringle company and the
Del Webb Construction company,
both of Phoenix. Construction was
expected to be completed within
four or five months. Captain Henry
+. Bruins, public works officer Of
the eleventh naval district, announc-
ed from San Diego, Monday.
The Marine center will include
barracks, an artillery range, and
faciiticl for sDnduCting various
phases Of training intended to pre-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

planes roll On track at cne end
of the assembly plant and edge
along lltil they emerge at the far
end. complete with brown and green
camouflage paint for test flights.
RESULTS GOOD
Although wartime secrecy pre-
vented the company from revealing
production details CT figures off
cials said the system was highly
sat .Sfactory." They said the as
sembly line system had been used
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

Dispatches from AuStTaIIa aIlu
India cautiously indicated that Un-
tied States fighter and bomber
planes were playing an increasingly
important role against the Japa-
nese from Burma to Port Darwin,
which was attacked Intellectually
again Monday by IA enemy bombers.
American and Allied planes struck
at the Japanese-held Dill airdrome
on Timor Island, at Rabaul on New
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
3rd Short Circuit
Causes LA. Alarm

LES ANGEL ES, March 16-CUP'
A short circuit started air raid
sirens Wailing on the west side of
the city early today causing a mild
furry of excitement until police
az. lomCCd the alarm was false
Tcday'S alarm was the third
caused bv mechanical defects in
the special air raid siren wiring
SNslOm
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

Iii. Pop
The alfalfa looked pretty good to
J f. Burns. He walked around IN
the field. carefully inspecting the
crop. It must be prize alfalfa, he
thought.
He watched a tractor busy in the
field fnd wondered hCW much al
falfa it would break down The
usual thoughts farmers have.
All at once a plane sped toward
the field 1t was flying low. AS
it reached the Burns place, the
plane zoomed earthward. 1t bare
" cleared the tractor drivers head
It then roared away.
Edward Burns, the alfalfa own
er's son. was taking one OF Uncle
Sans big bombers somewhere ana
swooped down to say Hello to his
father.
Loo ont" young Burns later
wrote home, III be going back
soon"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
NAVY SINKS TWO
JAPANESE SHIPS

YIN, Ntdich io
-OUPt-The navy announced
today that U. S. forces had
sunk two more japanese ships.
A U. S. submarine sank an
enemy freighter in japanese Z
waters, in one of the actions.
In the other, a 5000 ton gasoline
tanker was sunk in the Philip
pine area. The navy did not
say how the tanker was sunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Work Begins on
Big Marine Camp

Construction of $4 100000 United States Marine cops
training base began INLAND Monday
Workmen began breaking ground early Monday morn
ing and started prelminarS to construction of the bar
racks and other buildings to be built the site Sato
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Measure Sets Up
Lubor Controls

WASHINGTON, March 16 (UP)-Rep. Howard w.
Smith, D., Va today introduced legislation to outlaw the
closed shop suspend all union contracts governing hours
and limit profits to six per cent
Smiths bbv far the most drastic piece Of war labor
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Unfair to Husbands

Unfair to Husbands
Spread out in a tempting array
on the drainboard at the j w.
Donohue hCme were 10 cupcake5.
They were frosted with luscious goo
and giving off fascinating spicy
smells
oh. yum, Cupcakes!" Donohue
chortled as he barged toward the
cakes with both hands ready TO
snatch some.
Stay out cf there" Mrs. D no
hue warned as she raised threaf :
ening spatula. THESE aren't for
you These are for the soldiers.
Cant I have Just one?" he beg
ged
No" said the hard hearted wo-
man. The soldiers at Camp See
ley get these.
Donchue began to look abused
He said pitifully:
"Twcnty-two years ago I was a
soldier in a uniform, Can't yea
give one to that sOldier?"
We'll" she mused in a relentlng
tone. lust one. But take that
one over there that isn't frosted
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

Queen High
Queens have a hard let. Betty
Mae Duer found that out Sunday
As Miss Imperial Valley quet i
of the Imperial county fair, SAe
was delegated to present the rib
bons and trophies to the winners
in horse show
She presented and presented and
presented. Each time she walked
from the judges pen in the center
of the track, across the track
strewn with huge clods mighty hard
on high haeled pumps. and handed
over the trophies and ribbons.
1t wouldn't have been SO bad if
Betty Mae hadn't been a wee bit
shy of horses.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
p AMBLING
EpoRTER

Second Child
Sgt Cliff Reed cf the California
Highway patrol has the mumps.
Please omit pickles
Definitely
AS a new theme song for the
wealthy men of the community,
Steve Harris suggested .
Deep in the Heart of Taxes
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Railroad Defies
Roosevelt Order
President Demands Arbitration While
Company Says Government FaiIedto
Enforce Injunction to Prevent Violence

PEORIA III, March 16 (UP)--George p, McNear, jr,
president of the srikeharasSed Toe2o Peoria Western
Railroad said today upon receipt Of President oosevels
ordering arbitration oi TIE dispute that he respect
fuly auesOned the ri9t Of the government 10 ordCr
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
Soviet Offensive
Disrupts Nozis
PIon for s prin9
Far Eastern Fighting Sporadic While
Lines Drawn U p for New Phase ofWar;
Hitler Again Pos+pones Victory
. BY UNITED PRESS

American offensive power in the air bosered the Unit
ed Nations front in the Far East Monday and Russian
offensive power the ground chewed into both ends of
the Axis defenseS the eastern front.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16
z Valley Cities
Anticipate Hot
Vote Campaigns
Westmorland, Ell Centro Lead List With
Opposition to Incumbents; All Quiet
In Majority Of Other Municipalities

With the city elections less than month away politics
created scarcely ripple in Imperial countys cities
Monday.
The coming cXy elections bid fair be calm affairs
in all but two of the cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

LOS ANGELES HAY
U. S. No. 1 S24.5O-25.5O; US. No. 2
leafy I.V. S24-24.5O; u S No 2 S2l
S22. MplS. Flax S2.57.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-16

Maximum Sunday 68, Minimum
Monday AZ; pm. Sunday "a, hu-
midity 43; 5 am. Monday AZ, hu-
nidity 66; Noon Monday GA, hu
midity so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-26
FARM MACHINERY
 DEADLINE WEARS
Final Meeting of New Haven County RatiOning
 Board Held Today

Hamden, Oct, 26,-The New Haven County Farm Machinery Rationine Board, located in the Hamden Bank Building, Dixwell avenue, today an- nounced the issuance of the follow ing purchase certificates.
 Charles DiSbrow, West Haven, s-ft. harrow: NUicholas Cricca, Ham6en, Potato Digger; Mrs. Nellie zentek, Cheshire, tractor; Romano Rivolta, Hamden, Lime Sower; Ray mond Hansen. Wallingford, tractor; Ralph Heminway, North Haven, two unit milking machine; Thomas Ris- kiewicz, Orange, 2 H. manure spreader:
 The rationing board has its head quarters in the Triple A office oi the U. s. Department of Agriculture i in the Hamden Bank Building Members of the committee include; Thomas Schreiber of Oxford, chair man; Arthur c. Yale, Meriden; and Thayer P. Jones of Hamden.
 The final meeting of the board under the temporary rationing order will be held today and all appli- ants desiring machinery or equip ment before Nov. 1 should have their applications in the Hamder office by this date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-26
Ryan Urges Factory
 Workers To Aid Him
Promises to Support Measure for $6O-MOnthly Pen'
 sion, Would Fight for Repeal of Waiver

will cast his vote accordingly. He will absolutely refuse to pull Q straight lever.
 "If you do not already know how to cut, please And out now. Ask for Q demonstration on the ma chimes, If you vote by paper bal- lot, refuse to mark the large circle, but cross mark each individual name in the small boxes along side the name of the candidate, that is the intelligent way to vote,
 "If you want to vote for any par ticular party, and you want to vote for me for Congress, just 90 into the voting booth, pull over your party lever then push up button number 8 on Congressman, come down to the fifth lever where name appears, and push down button number 8. You have voted for your party choice for governor, etc, and you have at the same time voted for me.
 "Just remember these words when you are about to vote. Up on Tal- bot or Patten buttons, down on ktyhn Gutton,
 "If I am elected to the Congress will have adopted an old age pen- sion law which will give to every American citizen the sum of $6C every month when they have reach- ed the age of 60 years of more, for the rest of their lives, America needs this type of old age pension law, Connecticut needs 1t, send me to Congress and you'll get 1t,
 q will have the present waiver law under which workers are forced to sign waivers before they are , hired, absolutely abolished. ,
 we must have law which will give to our workers the full bene. fits and protection of 0 just annual wage law,
 If I was member of the Con gresS I would not have remained silent in my seat while the eastern states were being rationed on gas cline. While the rest of the coun' try was allowed to use and waste as much as they pleased. l woult have insisted from the outset tha' If Connnecticut motorists, who con tribute more to the war effort thar any other state In the entire coun' try, were to be rationed on gasoline the same thing would have to b' done all over the country,
 we have a peace to write fol lowing this war, and because or tha I urge every single one Of you t' send me to Washington to hell write those peace terms, For tn sake of America, for the boys wh' are fighting, for the mothers an' fathers of those toys, urge you no to trust a politician to write tn terms of this peace or we may hay another war In another twent years"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-26
NEW HOSPITAL
 OPENS SHORTLY
Bishop McAuliffe to Off. ciate at Formal Dedica.
 ton Wednesday

The new St. Joseph's hospital in Stamford, of which Mother Mary Sacred Heart is superintendent, will be dedicated and opened WedneS- day in ceremonies in which Most Rev. Maurice P, McAuliffe, bishop of Hartford. will preside, Mother Sacred Heart had been superintend- ent of St. Mary's hospital here for many years until her transfer to the new institution several months ago,
 Many Waterburians will attend the dedication and opening eXer- cises, Among them will be local clergymen, including members of the board of directors of St, Mary's sisters and nurses, and delegation from the St. Mary's Hospital Aid Association, led by Mrs. Joseph Me- Ginniss, president.
 The new Stamford hospital in- corporates all the latest advances ir the field of hospital architecture and equipment It is expected that the institution will be expanded as the demands on its services in- crease.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-26
NAVAL PROGRAM
 TO BE STAGED
City to Participate in Ma tiOnwide Observance of
 Navy Day Tomorrow

Lieutenant J. P. Lee of the New Haven recruiting headquarters will swear in a Navy recruit tomorrow on radio broadcast here as part of the Navy Day celebration in Water bury. In the evening a special pro- gram including movies and speakers will be held at the Wilby High school auditorium. All sailors on leave are requested to attend this affair.
 Among the speakers on the pro- gram at Wilby will be Lieutenant L. M. Nelson, N. s. N, of New Haven At noon tomorrow, Fulton's Amer ican band will give concert al Victory House on the Green.
 The Waterbury Rotary Club will be addressed at noon at the Elton by Lieutenant-C Commando R. H Barnes of the Marine base at New London. Sailors on leave will be the guests of the Rotary Club for the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-26
EXAMINATIONS ARE
 GREATLY REDUCED

The U. s. Civil Service Commis- sion has amended it's requirements for stenographer and typist exam nations, decreasing the rate of dic- tation from 96 to 30 yords per min ute. Physical requirements also have been relaxed. The salary for the position of junior stenographer is $i ,44O per year and for junior typists. $l ,260. while the pay for senior stenoerapher is $l,620. Fur ther information may be secured at the civil service window in the post ofilce or at the local U. S. Employ rnent office on Bank street.