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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
PetriIIo Called
Freedoms Enemy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1-(UP)-
Assistant Attorney General Thur
man w. Arnold charged today that
James C. Petrillos ban on the
making of transcriptionS and rec
ords by members of his American
Federation of Musicians (AFT) was
an attack on industrial freedom. "
Arnold, who is in charge of the
justice departments antitrust divi-
sion, outlined for a senate inter-
state commerce subcommittee the
objectiveS of the governments suit
TO enjoin Petrillo from continuing
the record and transcription ban.
We regard handicap on indus
trial progress by preventing the use
OF improved mechanical equipment
in an industry as an attack or
industrial freedom" Arnold said.
Referring to Petrillo's prohibitions
against amateur performances in
places or over radio facilities having
contracts with his union, Arnold
said:
I'VE regard an attack upon anna
teur performances as an attack on
individual freedom of expression"
Promising to expedite" the gov
ernment's civil case, scheduled to
open Oct. u in Chicago, Arnold
said the justice department hoped
eventually to get a ruling from the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Wife Beater Gets
lonq Jail Term

A Wite-beater, two drunken driV-
ers and a number of drunkS paraded
before Police Judge Lee Nuffer
Monday morning after a week end
over which Ell Centre police de-
clared business" had picked up
considerably.
Aaron Graves, As, began a 150-
day sentence in the county Jail
Monday morning for beating his
wife, the second time in recent
months, police said.
After setting fire with a cigarette
to a mattress in their hotel room
Saturday, Graves beat his wife SO
badly that she was sent to a hos
pital Sunday, police said. Graves
had just completed a 3O-day sem
tence in Los Angeles on the same
charge and is on probation for two
years, officers learned. He faces a
five-month prison stay there when
released from the county Jail, they
said.
Olin Denham, 49-year-cld Negro,
and Charles Abbey, 80, each paid
$75 on drunken driving charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21

U. 5. supreme court on what stand
ards union can properly set as
term or condition of employ
ment."
Arnold pointed out that labor ac-
tivity is exempt from the anti
trust laws if the dispute grows out
of employment terms or conditions
I'VE believe that there must be
some limit to the kind of demand
which may 0e included in this
test" Arnold said.
Certainly a labor union could
not interfere with political freedom
by making it a term or condition
of employment that it's employer at
tack a political organization
The senate subcommittee is con-
sidering a resolution by Chairman
d. Worth CLARK, D., Ida, to deter
mine whether there should be a
full dress congressional inquiry in
to Petrillos prohibitions against
recordings and tranScriptions.
Government officials, including
Director Elmer Davis of the office
of war information, have warned
that the ban would jeopardize the
existence of many radio stations,
particularly the smaller ones, and
deny canned" music to members
of our armed forces serving abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Senate Farm Bloc
Fights for Labor
Proviso in Parity
President Opposed to
Altering Formula But
Lawmakers Stand Fast

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21
(UP)-A senate agriculture
subcommittee today agreed tC
support an amendment tC
pending anti-inflation legis-
lation requiring President Roosevelt
to include cost of "all farm labor
in computing parity price ceilings
for agricultural products.
Sen. Elmer Thomas, D., Okla,
chairman of the group, said that
the amendment would increase par
ity prices above present levels.
Mr.. Roosevelt has expressed "un-
alterable opposition" to changing
the present parity formula.
The amendment was proposed,
Thomas said, by representatives of
four major farm organiZations-th
American Farm Bureau Federation,
the National Grange, the Federal
Milk Producers association, and
the Council of Farm CooperativeS.
1t would add to the compromise
farm amendment adopted by the
senate banking and currency COM
mittee these words:
For the purposes of this section
permitting farm price ceilings no
Continued on Page 6; Column A.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Schools
Meet
Crisis
War Brings New
Emphasis in E. G.
Scholastic Work

Wartime will bring change
to Ell Centre schools, but the
change will be largely in en-
phasis instead of in a shut
fling of classes. District Su-
perintendent of Schools Guy A.
Weakley told the city's teachers in
Il series of meetings last weekend
While none of the frills are to be
eliminated and no new courses add
ed, greater emphasis will be placed
On special courses, since men must
be trained for military service and
industry. Emphasis will be placed
on mathematics, physics, physical
education of the toughening kind,
shop with applied math, engineer
ing and mechanical drawing, first
aid, home nursing, physiology, agri-
culture. Double periods for shop and
three periods for auto shop will be
featured.
A greater elasticity in schedules
will enable the schools 10 meet
necessary adjustments.
In this latter regard a community
employment service will be featured
with Miss Patricia Finn, junior COL
lege placement secretary, in charge.
Pupils schedules will be adjusted
for work, attempts will be made to
provide emergency farm labor and
student work council composed of
representatives of the school ad-
ministration. students, and business
groups will be formed
Building of morale, with emphasis
on the Importance of self f-discipline
and work as we'll as patriotism, is
a function of the schools. In addi-
ton a guidance program will be
featured since many students dur
ing the year will be enrolled in
the government service.
After the teachers meetings,
joint luncheon of teachers and rep
rcsentatiVeS of civic organizations
took place in the junior college
auditorium, at which the teachers
we're welcomed to the city, Weakley
calling on the various representa-
tives for greetings, and on men,
bers of the boards OF trustees.
A short musical program was
featured, directed by Dorothy Arm
strong with solos by Ruby Hubert
and Laura lMcF arland, and num-
Continued on Page 6; Column a
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
SOld!-

1t was solemn occasion. The
residents of Ell Centre were as
Sembled at the high school to well
come the teachers in the city
schools.
So they made speeches.
Now we will hear from the dean
OF the Ell Centre school trustees, j.
f. Brock" said School Superin-
tendent Guy Weakley, the master
Of ceremonies, said.
Brock arose
For many years l have been
called upon at such occasions as
this and asked TO make an i'm
promptu, unprepared speech" Brock
said. But I was not to be caught
mapping this time. I've prepared a
speech"
While the audience watched in
CONSERVATION, Brock fished a thick
rcll of manuscript out of his pocket,
cleared his throat, and began to
read. Everyone settled back with
gosh -will-he ever stop ex-
presSionS on their faces.
The Brock speech ended in less
than two minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21

our enemies stand for and a stead
fast vision of the eternal values we
are fighting for
The once congenial and affable
Nelson was stern and unsmiling to-
day when he told the Legion and
the nation that right now, approx
mately 40 per cent of our entire
production is going for war."
by the middle of next year" he
said, that proportion has got to
be. around 60 per cent
Nelson remined his listeners that
America has been living on our
fat so far in this war"
Believe me-" he shouted, I'VE
aren't going to have an ounce of
fat left i'll another Tear. Well be
down to bone and muscle, because
we have to get down to bone and
muscle in order TO win"
The War Production Board head
pleaded for public understanding
of the governments war problems.
He admitted that curtailment of
all production except for war would
be hard to tG:.c .Jr a nation that
always boasted of its unlimited
resources.
There are going to be things
about it that are hard to under
stand" Nelson said "A production
program as immense as the one We
are now pushing is almost infinitely
complicated-it doesn't always run
evenly. one part of it forever get
ting ahead of another part, its un-
ending drain on our supply of ma
terials keeps showing itself in un-
expected ways.
Nelson concluded his address to
mods of agreement from the sober
FACED veterans who yesterday heard
a grim prediction that the country's
casualties may be a million, or two
million, or conceiyably three million
men and who have opened Legion
membership to the American SOL
diers fighting today
Delegates sent up a cheer of en-
couragement to American fighting
men abroad when Commander Lynn
Stambaugh announced during the
presentation of the Legion's Distin-
guished Service Medal to Gen. Doug
las Macarthur that the floor of the
convention was connected by radio
to Australia.
The medal was accepted for Mac
Arthur by Maj. Gen. James A. Ulio.
adjutant general of the army.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Retail Prices
May Be Boosted

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81 -
(UP)-The office of price ad-
ministratiOn today rushed prep
aratiOn of a new price regula-
tiOn expected TO relieve growing
shortages among retail and
wholesale outlets of many inn
pOrtant food products.
The regulation, which OpA
hopes TO issue "early in Oc-
tOber," will allow increased re-
tail and wholesale prices to
eliminate "squeeZeS" between
these prices and the prices
distributors must pay TO pro-
ducers.
OPA officials admitted that
the effect would be slightly"
inflatiOnary.
They explained that under
the general price ceiling, prices
were established at the highest
March level, but there had been
increases in producers prices
during that month with no cor
responding increase in distrib-
ut0rs prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21

which was pulverizing the Volga
river industrial center. block by
| block.
Despite the aid of a rain of high
explosive shells and bombs, the
Germans were said to be making
progress only at cost of thousands
of casualties.
AS the Stalingrad battle ragged,
reports indicated that another Al
lied convoy had fought its way
through to the Soviet Arctic ports.
The Nazi radio claimed that heavy
losses had been inflicted on the
ships but British sources scoffed
at the enemy propaganda claims.
Naval sources in London said that
the big German battleship Tirpitz,
sister ship of the Bismarck, had
attempted foray from her Trond-
helm base but had been driven back,
possibly suffering torpedo hits.
British planes were said to be
carrying out constant reconnais-
/ otAANN Va bilt lNOl WCSlSlll WdbtIS W
observe all movements of Nazi sur
face craft. The Tirpitz, it was said.
is now back at Trondheim.
DEAD LITTER STREETS
British forces in Madagascar were
closing in rapidly on Tananarive, the
capital, after occupying the rail-
road junction of Brackaville.
The Stalingrad battle was raging
with unequaled ferocity. Russian
reports indicated the Germans were
inching forward over the bodies of
thousands of their own dead. Heavi-
est German pressure still appeared
to be in the northwest quarter of
the city where the fighting went on
Street-by-street and house-by- house.
German reports, emphasizing the
German air superiority, claimed that
Nazi observation planes were hover
ing over Stalingrad, directing the
movement of ground forces.
However, in London it was noted
that summer has given way to
autumn and the NaziS still are
fighting for their main objectives-
Stalingrad and the oilWells of the
Caucasus.
REDS CLAIM VICTORY
The Nazi high command claimed
q gain in the Caucasus where they
reported the capture of Terek, 35
miles from the Grozny oilfields. and
Vladivorovsk. ht Stalingrad they
said bitter street fighting was in
progress.
However, Russian sources insisted
the Germans had suffered a major
defeat along the Terek river where
1t was claimed the German tank
commander Field Marshal Ewald
Won Kleist, had been killed and
other Nazi officers were said to
have been shot by their own men or
committed suicide. German sources
flatly denied these reports.
Arriving in Moscow, Wendell L.
Willkie told correspondents that he
believed in second front If mill
tary men thought the project feas-
ible and said there was no doubt
Continued on Page 6; Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Two Men, Woman
Hurt i'm Crashes

Two men and a woman suffered
injuries in two traffic accidents in
Imperial Valley during the week
end, one in El Centre at 3 a. m.
Monday and one at Plaster City
at 8 p. m. Sunday.
Mike Salmen, 81. Imperial, suf-
fered brain conclusion Monday
morning when a truck and trailer
he was driving and an Army truck
from Camp Seeley collided at the
Eighth and Main street intersection
in Ell Centro. Pvt. Anthony RENO,
%, driver of the Army truck, told
highway patrolmen that he had not
traversed Eighth street previously
and did not know it was a boule-
ward stop, therefore he did not
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21


2,25000O in that class registered in
June. Many have subsequently VOL
unteered either in the army or
navy. Deducting volunteers and the
physically unfit, it is estimated that
approximately 100000 of the re-
mainder might be subject to the
draft when and if congress acts.
Hershey has indicated both in
speeches and in orders and state
ments issued by the selective SER
vice system that occupational de-
ferments must be cut down in the
future, although there must still
be provisions for the deferment of
key men in varios industries and
businesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21

;. FL Centro-45 tons.
Imperial-l5 tons.
Holtville-35 tons.
/ In each of the three cities there
is still more to be collected. In some
instances the volunteer collection
crews could not load scrap donated
because of its bulk. These donations
will be collected later.
Scrap iron! Scrap iron! Donate
your scrap iron to the war effort!"
boomed'the voice of Joe Bush as he
and a volunteer crew. rode through
the alleys of Ell Centre Sunday.
The results of the drive in Ell
Centro showed that we still have
more scrap metal to collect" men,
bers of the Ell Centro committee
said Monday. I'VE did not collect
in the business districts at all but
will do so later. The residents of
the eastside came through magnifi-
Gently"
Boys in the Future Farmers of
America organization in Imperial
collected three tons in the rural
areas and located many donations
SO large that they were unable TO
load it on their trucks. Larger trucks
will be used to carry these donations
to the Imperial scrap metal dump
at the count" road yard.
Ell Centro truck crews were ar
ranged as follows
Joe Bush, Earl Vencil, Felix Leh-
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Pose Lands Woman
In Federal Jail

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 81. UP)
Mrs. Veronica Glenn, arrested
recently in San Diego on charges
of posing as an officer of the Wom-
ems Ambulance Corps, was lodged
in Jail today as Federal Judge A. F..
st. Sure continued her arraignment
until Wednesday.
Mrs. Glenn had captivated San
Francisco night-spotS with her
stories of authoring two books, driv-
ing ambulances and flying bombers
to Australia. Occasionally she would
wear an evening gown and cowboy
bootS-together
She was arrested in San Diego
on an intoXication charge after
parading through a downtown hotel
lobb? clad in nothing but q trench
coat. FBI agents found her in San
Diego Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Family Men Face Draft
By October Of Next yeur

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21-UP)-
Statements and orders from nation
al selective service officials today
added up to the possibility of a
100000 to $4,000, ,OOO-man army
within the next two years, with the
call for married men with children
likely to start in October, 1943.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sc
lective service director, says it will
be necessary to take many men
now deferred on dependency
grounds to meet that unprecedented
mobilization.
lie tcld questioners that If he
were to give advice to a married
man with children, he would tell
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
VOLUME XII, No. 80
NAzI BIG GUNS lEVEL|NG STAL|NGRAD
SCRAP DEPOTS
Scrap metal depots.

scrap metal
Leave metal donations at of the depots in the
various communities of Imperial county. With the eXcep
tion of Westmorand the depot in community is the
county road yard. They situated follows
Eel Centro-South Eighth street at city limits
CaleXicO--1008 A Emerson.
IIotville-Ove avenue at north city limits.
Imperal-EaSt Fourth street
Brawley-Stockyard road 1 mile north of No. Ill
WestmOrl land-Veterans' hall.
Calipatra-South SOrensOn.
Anyone having ton more of metal may telephone
the general county scrap metal headquarters Ell Centro
14G, and Ben Herring will make arrangements
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21

him to expect a call for possible
induction any time after the be-
ginning of the last quarter of l943.
l943.
Hershey foresaw the draft of
single men with dependents this
fall, to be followed late this year
and early next year by the draft
of married men with no dependents
other than wives. However, if Con-
gress authorizes the call of 10 and
10 year old youths, they might
be drafted ahead of the married
men.
But that depends entirely on
when congress acts to make the 18-
10 group eligible to the draft. About
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Bottle InfIicts
Deep Scalp Wound

William Kane, Jr., was treated for
a small, deep scalp wound" in the
county hospital Sunday after he
had been hit on the head with a
bottle by an unknown aSsailant on
Ell Centros eastside, police and
hospital authorities reported
Kane was entering a cab at Sec
ond and Main streets when a Negro
accosted him and broke the glass
container over his head Both the
Negro and a girl accompanying him
disappeared before police arrived,
officers said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Wars S
II riiuIs
Grow
Nelson Predicts
Grave Hardships
In Coming Year

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept.
q. (UP) - Donald Nelson,
chairman of the War Produc-
tion Board, told American
Legion convention delegates
here today that America faces a
long and horrible war, and that
two things are chiefly demanded
of us-unity and endurance"
Nelson demanded a combination
with unity and endurance of two
other qualities-a deep, terrible and
Iunrelenting hatred of everything
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
y AMBL|Ne
(\EpoR1ER
Scrap Metal Tid Bits

The scrap metal collection cam
paign in Ell Centre Sunday was, of
course, cne of the necessary things
to do for the war. In addition, it
provided a grand opportunity for
the volunteer collection crews to
have a whale of a good time.
Carl Rogers, Dee Percival and
Frank Johnson pounced with de-
light on an antique Colt pistol they
found in a heap of metal in an
alley behind one of the homes in
their district.
The most appropriate donation
was a German helmet, 1917 model,
donated by District Attorney Elmer
Heald.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21


Flnney was driving home from
a meeting in Yuma when he noticed
one of his signs directing incoming
workers to stop at the office in Ell
Centre and ask for information con-
cerning farm work.
But that wasn't all he noticed.
Directly underneath the sign was
another urging cotton pickers to
pass up the valley and continue to
MADEIRA where, according to the
sign, high prices are being paid for
plucking the staple. So angry was
Finney that he ordered one of his
employees to Yuma TO get the sign
and bring it to Ell Centre where
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Chinese Destroy
All Main Roads

CHUNGKING, Sept. 81 =
(UP)-Chinese have destroyed
virtually all main roads in Flu
kien province TO help forestalI
any enemy attempt to recap
ture the Bomb Japan" air
fields in east China, il was re-
ported today.
Highways have been leyeled
and converted TO farm lands
and 15-fOOt earthwOrks have
been constructed to block Japa-
nese use of motorized equip
ment and mobile field guns in
any campaign against the Chi
nese-held airdrOmes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21

step. Both machines were dam
aged.
c. c. Kerr, 81, and Theresa Kerr,
90, San Diego residents, suffered
slight injuries at a. m. Sunday in
an accident at Plaster City. Kerr
said his car went out of control
and overturned when he drove onto
the soft shoulder beside the high
way to avoid striking a car which
slowed down in front of him.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21

1t could be presented to the county
board of supervisors.
The board is expected TO lodge a
formal protest with the MADEIRA
authorities telling them TO LAY off ."
WHAT irked Finney most, however.
was that one of the signs was In
the Bard district where cotton
planters are crying for help In their
cotton harvest now.
With an existing shortage OF
several hundred agricultural work.
ers in Imperial Valley right now
the signs have been posted" F'inney
said. More than 15O pickers arc
needed in Bard alone" he exploded.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
DESERTER PLEADS GUILTY
TO MURDER CHARGE
NATIONAL LEAGUE

SPARTA, Wis, Sept. 21-UP)-
Robert Taylor Bailey, 20-year-old
army deserter, pleaded guilty before
Justice of the Peace Harry L. Beck
man today to two warrants charg-
ing him with first degree murder
in the rapist shooting Sept. Z of
two Kenosha social workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
LEGION ELECTS
NATIONAL COMMANDER

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 81
-UP)-The oath national con-
ventiOn of the American Legion
today chose as its wartime COM
mander ROane Waring of Mem
phis, Tenn, to lead the Organi-
cation through possibly the most
critical period in its history.
lie was elected by acclama-
ton TO succeed Lynn u. Stam-
baugh of Fargo, N. ID.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
1b5 Tons Given
In Metal Drive
BrawIey Leads Scrap Parade with Big
Contribution. Ell Cen+ro Second: More
Coming as Campaign Efforts Continue

Sundays scrap metal donations in three Imperial Val
ley communities reached total of 165 tons in the first
intensive drive in the two-week campaign to boost dOna
tiOnS to the effort.
BraWeV-7O tons
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
USES Head Iro&e:
It's Sabotage

iom Flhney United States employment service director
IN h! Centro is angryhe's angry with the MADEIRA Cali
fornla chamber of commerce.
Flnney is being sabotaged," he complained his eff.
forts to supply Imperial Valley with adequate supply
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
Huns Inch Ahead
Over Own Bodies S
In City Streets
Allied Convoy Fights Way TO Russia;
British Scott at German Claims Many
Of Merchant Vessels Sent TO Bottom
. BY UNITED PRESS

Long German and fleets of bOmberS Mon
day reported to be evellng against Sangrad the
heaviest bombardment of the
Soviet reports said that NaZi forces nching for
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-21
WEATHER

WEATHER
Maximum Sunday 103. Mini
mum Monday "a. pm. Sunday
80, humidity %. am. Monday
20, humidity 40. Noon Monday 100,
humidity 10.
BANK DEBTS
Ell Centre Business Barometer
Friday .......................... -. 1854, 4,698.13
Last year ...-................... 414,253.09
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volunteers in the spottlng OF stray
or injured animals and assisting in
their removal 10 first aid clinics
or evacuation centers. 1t also will
teach them how 10 assist al these
Evacuation points. when needed: 10
aid in general animal ambulance
work, and 10 assist in the educa-
ton of animal owners.
Classes will begin as soon as the
first % volunteers have been ac-
.cepted and new classes organized
each week TO accommodate new
volunteers. Glasses will last four
weeks and probably will be held
IN the evenings. b..
Volunteers already registered
who are interested in taking the
course should notify the registra-
ton desk Cadillac 57S1). Those
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not already enrolled for COWS
work who are interested should
register Immediately.
Clifton +. Johnson, general man.
ager OF the Michigan Humane
Society, is in charge of the course.
Applicants must be from Is to So
years old, in ordinary health. and
familiar with and not afraid of
animals.