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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06

For the use Of our readers. THE
CLIO NEWS has prepared a sum-
mary OF the requirements In all 48
states. based on a study made by
the owl last September.
The study includes provisions for
absentee voting. Many thousands
OF voters have moved to war jobs
in new areas. II they are still too
recent arrivals In their new loca-
tions to be able to register. they
should look into the absentee vot-
Ing requirements Of their own
states, and make sure to vote there.
(Concinded from the august 30
issue Of THE CIO NEWS)
Note: this tabulati0n n neces-
sarily condensed. All voters should
secure fuller information from
their local authorities and from
their unions.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
SOUTH CAROLINA

Register in person at county
courthouse first three days begin
ming with first Monday OF any
month. up to 80 days before cleo
ton.
Absentee ballots from committee
on enrolment or club secretary OF
precinct. not less than five days or
more than 60 days before election;
applies to primaries only. Service
men: same as above.
Polltax of 81 for general election.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
NEW HAMPSHIRE

Register In person only with
board of supervisors.
Absentee ballot from town clerk
In person or by mail any time be-
fore election. Servicemen: same.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
UTAH

Register in person or by agent
with county clerk or registration
agent. during seven days set aside
in general election year. eight in
Presidential year.
Absentee ballots from county
clerk any time before election.
Servicemen: same.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06

votes cast for last governors or
general election. Must vote once
every two years to hold registra-
ton.
Absentee ballots from county or
municipal clerk not more than 60
days before election. Servicemen:
same.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
VERMONT

Registration not required. but
must have approval Of board Of
civil authority in town and take
freeman's oath.
Absentee ballot from town clerk
not later than 4th day before cleo
ton. Servicemen: same.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
WYOMING

Register in person only with
county clerk; must vote every elec-
ton TO hold registration.
Absentee ballots from county
clerk up TO 80 days before election.
Servicemen: same.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
NEW MEXICO

Register In person or by mall
with county clerk. by mail up to
30 days before election.
Absentee voting not allowed.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
SOUTH DAKOTA

Register any time up 10 Tuesday
before day of election.
Absentee ballots. from county or
town clerk OF auditor. Servicemen:
same.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
Go Scores
1sf Congress
BuIIseye

San Francisco, Sept. 4 - First
score at the polls in CLOS political
action campaign was marked up
here this week with the election
10 Congress OF win-the-war DEM
ocrat Clair Engle, TO fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death of Harry
Englebright, who was a Republican
whip in the Federal House.
Engle's victory was directly due
10 hard political work by the CLIO,
with some AFL support, and TO
the fact that he made strong COM
mitments OF support to the policies
OF FDR and the labor movement
on price rollback, economic stabil-
ization and other victory measures.
BATTING FIZZLES
Republican campaign managers
relied heavily on CIO-baiting for
their election materiaI. which
bOOmeranged even In Engle's
district. one Of the areas where
Go had the smallest member
ship. Their propaganda included
large newspaper ads asking the
question, "DO you want the CLIO
to represent YOU in Congress-"
Evidently the voters did, because
they gave Engle 11,165 votes 10 his
nearest competitors tEngicbright's
widow 1921. The CLIO campaign
was under direction OF Frank
Thompson. president of the Sacra-
mento CLIO Council, who gave IL
full time.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
OKLAHOMA

Register in person not earlier
than 20 days or later than 10 days
before election with precinct reg
istrar.
Absentee ballots from county cleo
ton board not less than five days
before election, and select a quail
fled voter to cast your ballot for
you, giving name In sworn state
ment to secretary Of county cleo
ton board. Servicemen: same.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
PENNSYLVANIA

Register in person with registra-
ton commissioner anytime except
so days before and 80 days after
election.
Civilians not allowed TO vote
absentee. Servicemen: apply in per-
son or by mail TO county board
OF election on or before 2nd Fri
day following election day.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
OREGON

Register in person with county
clerk. by mail IL out Of state 30
days before election.
Absentee ballot by mail from
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06

ty tax collector in person or by
mail.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-06
TENNESSEE

Register In person with district
or ward registrar; books close 20
days before election.
Absentee ballots from precinct
registrar or county election Sec
rotary not more than 30 or less
than 10 days before election. Serv-
icemen: same.
Polltax must be paid go days be-
fore election, including servicemen.
TEXAS
Registration not required.
Absentee ballots from county
clerk up to three days before cleo
ton; fee. IS cents. Seryicemen;
same.
Polltax OF SITS. payable to coun-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

was a national policy and he had
been specifically instructed to make
and collect the charges.
The telegram to Martin Wahl, as
sociation president, was in reply to
a telegram of protest the aSSocia-
ton sent HeWes. 1t said in part:
SAYS IN PART
"All statements made by me at
period of time of signing contract
with Imperial Valley Farme S aSso-
citation were made within The scope
of my then existing authority. At
that time the naGonal policy for
charging rent in migratory labor
camps had not been put into effect.
Since then the policy has changed
and l have been specifically in
structed in carrying out in Califor-
mia this national policy to make
and collect these charges.
This policy is placed in effect
in all farm security migratory labor
camps in all states. 1t should be
borne in mond that in my capacity
as regional director I can make
commitments and carry them out
only within the scope of the delega-
ton of such authorities and policies
as the national government places
in effect and the government is
not bound against changing its
policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Guard Saves Two
Tots From Death

KOMO. Ind, March II CUP)
Bert Sanders, 46, General
Electric plant guard, was
storybook hero today, credited
with SAVING the lives of two
tiny children,
Sanders was on duty near the
railroad right of-way when he
spied the two children ap-
parently struggling with some
thing on the tracks, ObliviOus
TO the approach Of a fast-mov-
in~ Pennsylvania railroad pas
scnger train.
The guard vailed fence
and raced to the tracks to find
two -year-Old Jackie Carpenter
with his foot pinned between
one track and guard rail. The
boys three year old sister
Shirley tearfully was trying to
dislOdge his foot
Sanders quickly united the
boys shoe, snatehed up the two
children and leaped back cut of
the trains path. The train
thundered by, grinding Jackie's
shoe TO bits.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Bill toCut Down
California Income
Tax Wins Approval
Senate Group Shelves
Labor Legislation to
Extend Boycott Law

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Mar.
II. (UP)-A bill reducing
state income tax rates and
increasing personal exemp-
tions both for single and
married persons bore approval Of
the state senate committee on rev.
enue and taxation today.
At the same time, the legislature
indicated that controversial labor
legislation will not be forced either
by employer or labor representa-
tives at the current session.
TABLE BILLS
The senate labor committee late
last night tabled bills which would
have extended permanently the dur
alton law prohibiting hot cargo
practices and secondary boycott. The
vote was unanimous.
The income tax legislation would,
if passed, free many Californians
from paying a tax on their l943
incomes, due on April Is, 1914. The
tax on 1912 incomes to be paid next
month Will IN no way be affected
by the senate action.
LARGER EXEMPTION
Persons now paying tax on in
comes over $1,000, if single, would
be entitled to personal exemption
of $4,000 under the proposed meas
ure, and married couples would have
an exemption of $500, compared
with the current $500.
The bill also lowers the maximum
rate from Is per cent on incomes
over $250,000 to top of six percent
on incomes over $4,000.
Senator Ralph Swing, r., San
Bernardino, exp. .essed chief opposi-
ton to the bill. He said the saving
to California taxpayers would be
taken up Immediately by federal
income taxes. He suggested that
federal taxes be deducted from
state net income as an alternative.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Conducts Shoe
Survey on Border

CALEXICO, March II. - While
CaleXico merchants were awaiting
replies from teleeraphic messages
sent to California congressman
seeking relief from rationing reg
ulationS that prevent residents OF
Mexico from purchasing shoes IN
the United States, OPA officials
from San Diego were conducting a
survey Wednesday to determine the
amount of new footwear MeXicali
residents purchase in CaleXico each
year.
OPA chiefs said they were doing
this with a view to providing shoes
for MeXicali citizens, but not in or
der to aid Calexieo shoe-selling es-
adjustments. They indicated some
plan might be worked out whereby
Mexicans could buy limited num-
Der of American-made shoes an
nually.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

NlCt ana JIIt Wal IlldIlpOWtl COIL
mission, but the farm bloc argued
that it was essential to grant de-
ferments to men on the farms TO
insure adequate food supplies.
SPONSORS BILL
The bill sponsored by Sen. John
II. Bankhead, D., Ala, empowers
selective service boards to use their
own judgment in determining
whether a farm workers contribu-
ton to the food supply warrants
Withholding him from military or
naval service.
II finally enacted, the bill will
repeal two applications of the Sc
lectiVe service act:
/. A section banning the defer
ment of farm workers unless they
are "replaceable" By substitute
workers.
2. The department of agricul-
lures edict that to be entitled to
deferment, farmers must produce a
minimum of eight units of pro-
duction, varying from locality to
locality.
TURNS AGAINST PROPOSAL
Sen. Carl A. Hatch, D., N. M,
who was among the senators spon-
So.ing the original Bankhead meas
ure, told the senate that he was now
definitely convinced that passage
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Federal Buildinq
TO Be Built Soon
In Border Town
Construction on New
Structure for Customs
In MeXicali Underway

MEXICALI, March H.
An old dream of civic-mind-
ed Mexicali residents for the
construction of a new federal
building near the interna-
tional boundary line was nearing
reality Wednesday as workmen de-
molished a frame structure which
occupied the site where the new
edifice will stand.
On the ground where the RAM
shackle customs office has stood
for years will rise modern 100000
peso building that will house the
offices of both the immigration and
customs offices as well as a large
ornate ballroom where social func-
tions will be held.
Col Villanueva CARA, chief of
the immigration service here and
head of a committee that raised
funds for the project, has already
received a large sum of money from
the Mexican federal government
that will match funds raised from
business firms of both border cities.
AS privately-donated money was
given with the understanding that
it would be used for the purchase
of material, only the federal money
will be used first in paying for ar
chitectural work and removing the
cid structure.
CONTRIBUTE $4,000
CaleXico business men alone con.
tributed $1,000 to the fund
The new edifice will be of Spanish
design and will be made almost
entirely of concrete. 1t will be two
stories high and an arcade will ex-
tend over a portion of the street
that crosses the line from Calexico.
Atop the arcade, under which au-
tomobi!es entering Mexico must
pass for inspection, will be the So
cial room.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Rooney's Parents
Get Death Threat

HOLLYWOOD, March 17.-(UP)
Mickey Rooney's blood pressure,
which prompted army physicians to
reject him for military service, was
a couple of points higher today as
detectives sought man who called
his father and mother last night,
threatening a murder before mid
night.
Still very much alive as st. Pat
rick's Day dawned, Rooney said he
was about as angry as an Irish
man can get.
IF it was somebody seriously set
ting out to kill me or my family,
I'm mad" he said, "and if it was
a practical joke, I'm madder"
Twice the phone rang at the
home of Rooneys father, Joe YUle.
Someone will be murdered be-
fore midnight" voice said
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Withholding Tax
Bill Is Introduced

WASHINGTON, Marcn II. CUP)
Chairman Robert L. Doughton, D.,
N. c., of the house ways and means
committee today formally intro
duced the bill evolved by his COM
mittee for q 20 per cent withhold
ing tax
He said the forthcoming battle
of taxes" in the house would feat
ure the committees plan versus the
Ruml "skip-a-year" proposal.
Aside from the withholding tax,
which would start July l, the major
feature of the committees proposal
is a discount plan to reward tax
payers who become current by pay
ing 1943 taxes this year, along with
their taxes on income earned in
1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Dairymen Urged
TO Attend MeetinQ

All Imperial Valley dairymen
were urged to attend a meeting
at the El Centro Chamber of Com
merce at pm. Thursday and
b ing written records of their prof
its and losses this year.
This meeting was arranged by E.
H. Cain of Westmorland, president
of the Associated Chambers OF
Commerce. Earl Rolph of the OPA
in San Francisco promistd Cain to
try to get the army milk business
for valley dairymen. declaring this
would relieve a drastic situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Shaken
By Three Quakes

Three sharp earthquake shocks
were felt i'm Imperial Valley
late Tuesday but no damage re-
suited.
The first shock came at $40
D. m. and was followed by the
two other shocks in rapid sue
ceSSiOn.
The shakes were accompanied
by loud rumble and were eX-
ceptionally sharp and abrupt.
Residents remarked that there
was not the usual rolling mo-
ton noticed at the time of
earthquakes.
Residents in some instances
rushed outside buildings but in
general the shocks passed with
only shrug and comment
that There was another shake"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

here, there were abundant signs
of big scale action brewing in Tuni-
sia. If the report is borne out, OBJ
servers would not be surp 'ised to
see concerted drives in north and
central Tunisia.
Meanwhile, the pattern of Allied
strategy in the spring and summer
campaigning was beginning to take
shape with a number of manifeS-
tationS.
MORE FORTRESSES
Authoritative air sources called
fer more and more American Flying
Fortresses and Liberators in the
British theater to build up pool for
the opening of a second front and
soltening up the European defenseS
with the pinpoint daylight bomb
ing.
N another Of a long series OF
forays against German coastal ship
cling Britt h light naval forces raid
ed Floroe Island in southwestern
Norway, torpedoing two merchant
ships.
A Stockholm report that the Rus
slams wee within seven and one
half miles of the northern Finnish
port OF PetSamo limited that the
Red army had undertaken an Arctic
adventure and was making prog
reSs.
TAKE INITIATIVE
In south Russia the Soviet forces
stiffened after setback and were
reported TO have taken the initiative
at seve al points along the Donets
river line, pushing the Germans
back in some sectors.
In an apparent attempt to knock
out important enemy bases at both
ends of the Pacific battle line, an
American naval task force has
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

which employment began, periods
of absenteeism, and reasons for alb
sence.
Employers would be also required
to file with the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Labor Department
reports designed to determine the
extent and causes of absenteeism.
would file reports to Congress
within ninety days after the date
of enactment of the bill and sup
Elemental reports within six
months"
The reports would be required
only from those employing 200 or
more workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

sey of the House labor committee,
that the naval affairs committee
defer action on bills dealing with
matters which she said were COM
pletely within the jurisdiction of
her committee.
Vote of the naval affairs COM
mittee ON the "work-or-fight" bill,
introduced by Representative Lyn-
don B. Johnson, Democrat, Texas,
was 10 to 7, and came after a two
hour discussion.
AS amended, the bill requires
each department and war contract
or to keep record showing the
name and sex OF each employee
who was absent from work; date on
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
SENATE PASSES FARM DEFERMENT Bill
COUNTY GETS
BLOOD PLASMA

available" DR.. Godfrey said ut
will mean the difference between
life an death to many persons if
there is a disaster in which human
beings are injured"
Each unit contains enough plas-
ma for one person. In the unit is
the dried plasma, the solution to
mix it in, and the apparatus need
ed for the blood TRANSMISSION.
DR.. Godfrey said that the plasma
and the apparatus was valued at
approximately S765, and he is keep
ing it in the vault at the health
department in the court house
basement in FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Absenteeism Legislation
Approved By House Group

WASHINGTON, March l7.-tUP)
The House naval affairs commit
tee today approved legislation re-
quiring that absentee reports be
filed with the Department of Labor
on all workers for contractors and
subcontractors of the Navy, War
Department, Maritime Commission
and the War Shipping administra-
ton. Draft boards would be re-
ouired to refer to these reports in
considering occupational defer
ments.
The decision came on the heels of
a written demand from Chairman
Mary Norton. Democrat. New Jer-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

Imperial county has 100 units of
plood plasma in storage at the
county health department for use
in case of emergency.
This valuable and highly import
ant blood plasma was sent to DR..
E. B. Godfrey, county health Off
GER, as a gift from the Office of
Civilian Defense to Imperial coun-
ty residents. 1t is the type of plas-
ma which Goes not have to be kept
or heated and is declared to be of
inestimable value in saving human
lives.
1T is a comfort to us to know
that we have this blood plasma
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17


Davis said Nazi submarines are
inflicting considerable damage.
However, the agreement between
the United States. Great Britain
and Canada for a concerted war
against the submarines, he said,
gives us reason to look for increas-
ed efficiency in this sphere. al
though the U-boats still are a con-
siderable problem.
Davis said although March sink
ings so far have been serious II still
is too earlY TO tell what the months
total may be-
January also started out badly"
he said. but slnkings fell off so
sharply at the end of the month
that 1t eventually proved one Of the
best so far"
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Japanese Pilots
First String Gone

WASHINGTON, March 17.-CUP)
Lieut.. Gen. George C. kenney,
commander of Allied air forces in
the Southwest Pacific, said at the
White House today that the quality
of Japanese pilots had "unquestion-
ably deteriorated" to the point
where their highly skilled first
string team is gone"
Kenney, accompanied by Maj.
Gen. Richard Z. Sutherland, chief
of staff to Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur, talked with President Roose-
welt for about 80 minutes, review
ing air and ground operations in
the Southwest Pacific theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

about 100 japanese soldiers got
ashore in landing barges and small
boats but that all but five subse-
quently were rounded up and dis
posed Of.
He summarized other highlights
of the military situation as fol-
lows:
|. March looks like a bad month
for Allied shipping losses by sub
marine attacks.
,. A possible serious menace to
Allied northern conveys is created
by reported German battle fleet
concentrations in northern Norway.
3. The Germans probably with
drew from IL to u divisions from
western Europe to launch their
counteroffensive in Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

harvesting begins. other mills oper-
ate in Imperial and Calipatria and
a loading mill will probably be in
stalled in Calexico, Miller said.
The WPB also gave the go
ahead" signal Tuesday to the con-
struction of new storage bins at
the John D. Jackson storage plant
near here. The Jackson facilities are
used for grain storage and cattle
feeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17

The approval, rebui.ding OF the plant
would start soon and that when
completed the plant would be cap
able of cleaning and loading 100000
bushels of flax during the approach
ing harvest season. The firm also
obtained priorit; for the purchase
CT new machinery for the plant.
The mill is one of the few flax
cleaning plants in the valley and
will be greatly taxed when flax
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Valley
FIier
Lamar GiIIe++ Is
Said TO Be Held
In PHILIPPINES

1t. Lamar l.. Gillett of El
Centre, officially reported
missing in action last july
is Il prisoner of the japanese
in the Philippine Islands,
the war department telegraphed his
mother, Mrs, Nellie Gillett' Wednes-
day.
This is the first official informa-
ton of 1t. Gillett that the family
has had since he was reported miss
ing. Mrs. Gillett had a cablegram
of Christmas greeting which he
sent her from Manila Dec. %, l94l,
her last word from him to date.
LETTER EN- ROUTE
The telegram from the war de-
partment said that letter was en-
route to Mrs. Gillett but no other
details were in the message.
He was in the 18th pursuit squad
ron which he entered in July OF
l94l. He was known to have been
in action in the Philippines but no
trace of him had been found. He
was believed to have been at Ba-
taan at the time it fell but officials
said their records did not show
what had happened to him at that
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
Allies Attack i'm
! 'lzI'uniis. Say Nazis
British Eighth Army Said to Have
Started FuN-Sca|e Offensive on
Axis Positions on Two Ba++Iegrounds

LONDON, March IT, (UP)--The Germans reported to-
day that the British Eighth had attacked in force
in south Tnsa and the Allied offensive to clean North
Africa appeared to be getting underway.
Although confirmation OF the NaZi report lacking
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
) Japs Out Of
$4,000 Remain

WASHINGTON, March IT, (UP)-War Information
Director Elmer Davis said today five Japanese soldiers
the only survivors of 900 aboard the % ships
destroyed by Gen. Douglas MacArthurs bombers in the
Bismarck RECENTLY Davis said latest reports indicated
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
|. v. Flax Mill
To Be Rebuilt

War Production Board approval was received Wednes-
day for the reconstruction of the r. T. Pnner flax clean
ing ard loading mill at Westmorand.
Rudolph Miller secretary of the Agricultural Adjust
mcnt Administration office here said that result of
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
WELL-KNOWN HERE

1t. Gillett was we'll known resi-
dent of Ell Centre and a member
of one of Imperial Valleys first
pioneer families. He attended school
in El Centre.
News that he was still alive was
received with relief by his relatives
and friends and they were glad he
was not held a prisoner in Japan,
believing that his chances of OBJ
tanning food were better in the
Philippines.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-17
HEWES WIRES

L. I. Hewes, jr., regional FSA dir
ector, telegraphed association mem
bers that the government is not
bound against changing its policy.
He said the charge for the units