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Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
Safety Council
Predicts 2500
Holiday Deaths

CHICAGO, Dec. II. CUP) = The
national safety council predicted
Friday that 3,700 Americans will
be killed accidentally between De-
cember Is and Jan. l.
The prediction, based on deaths
of the past three years and pres
ent trends, was maze in connection
with the councils Christmas safety
campaign.
About 23O persons will be killed
accidentally every day during the
holiday season." Colonel John S..
StilWell, council president, said. ut
is bad enough to have such toll
in peace time, but in wartime it
represents a careless waste of a
vital national resoGrce-manpoWer." ="
He said most accidental deaths
occur in homes and that about l.
500 will die there during the last
half of December. He warned
workers, many of whom will be
observing their first holiday of the
year at Christmas, to be careful
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
yuIe Carols Set
For NextWeek

The music will originate at the
State Street Christian church and
the Rev. Edwin L. Carter, who is
in charge of the arrangements,
said that chimes, carols by groups,
choirS and soloists as we'll as short
scripture readings will be broadcast
for three minutes out of every Is
minutes during the afternoon and
evenings all next week up to Christ
mas eve.
Groups wishing to make record
ings to be transcribed over the
broadcasting system which will have
amplifierS on Main street, are eX-
pected to see Rev. Mr.. Carter for
additions. All churches likely will
participate, he said.
Ben Herring, secretary of the
chamber, said that Ell Centro stores
will be open each night starting
next Monday. They will close at
pm. Friday, Christmas Eve.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
That Tore It

That Tore It
Dee Keesee, all worn out from
working all night deputy sheriffing
was told to sleep in little cubby
hole fitted out back of the sheriff S
civil department in the court house
for just such emergencies.
We'll call you if we need you,'
he was told.
Dee aWoke and decided to get up
wash his face, and dress. Still un-
dressed, he went into the Washroom
and locked the door. Time, a 10.
Of time, passed.
The other occupants of the civil
department kept hearing shouting
and pounding but paid no attention
as they thought it was children
playing On the court house lawn
The noise became worse and worse
Sebe Robinson and Eddie Palmer
other occupants of the office, grew
tired Of the noise and went to d
window to tell the children to play
somewhere else. There were nc
children on the lawn.
They found Dee, sans most of his
clothing, locked in the Washroon
and mad as halter because they
wouldn't pay any attention to his
distress signals.
You're crazy" Sebe said dis
gustedly, why didn't you press
down on the lock? That would have
let you out"
1T did not, Dee drawled, Il triec
that And l couldn't crawl out
the window because l wasn't dress.
ed
You didn't work it right sale
Sebe.
Alright, you show me" Det
urged
Sebe willing entered the wash.
room and locked the door. Dee anc
Eddie could hear Sebe rattling anf
pounding on the lock. Then therr
was a long silence.
Open the door" came Sebe:
6ubdued voice, I can't get out!o
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
FARM CENTER HOLDS YULE
PARTY, NAMES LEADERS

Alamo-Verde farm center men,
bers enjoyed a gala Christmas
program Thursday night and re-
elected all of last years officers to
serve for another year.
Hans Hueberger was reelected di-
rector, Walter Steiner, alternate
director, and Mrs. F.. w. Long, sec
retary-treaSurer.
Verde school children gave the
Christmas program in spite Of
their ranks being thinned because
of colds and flu among the pupils.
They sang selections from the
Christmas operetta they had plan
need to give and acted out some of
the scenes.
Santa Claus passed out gifts
from a beautifully crate d
Christmas tree. The tree and its
decorations then were presented to
the SerVicemen at a radar station
in the vicinity to decorate their
recreation hall during the holiday
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
Plant FINISHES l0,OOOTH
BASIC TRAINER PLANE

DOWNEY, Calf, Dec. II up
The 10000 basic trainer built by
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corn
Ior the army and navy rolled off
he assembly lire here Friday, COM
pany officials announced.
The event marked the first time
10000 planes of single model have
been built in one factory, the said
The planes-called BT-13S b. the
amy and SNV-1S by the navy
have been delivered to more than
zoo training fields in the United
States ard to IA in foreign countries
since the first one was completed
in June, 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
SCHOOLS CLOSE ENTRIES
ON JEEP-BOND CAMPAIGN

Final entries in the triple jeen
war bond selling campaign made
by the school children of Imperial
county were announced Friday b.
Deputy County School Superinten-
dent Florence Finney, head of the
drive for the county.
Lincoln school at Imperial sold
$9,643.65 worth of war bonds, Holt
Vile elementary schools $8,73420
worth, and Acacia school $52835
worth. Central Union High school
pupils sold $1,000, having entered
the drive late.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
OLDEST REAL MEMBER
OF OAR DIES AT 100

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Dec. Il
(UPl-Mrs. Annie Knight Gregory,
believed to have been the last real
daughter of the American Revolu-
ton, died today in hospital here.
She was 100, and had been i'll for
several weeks
She was the daughter of Captain
Richard Knight, who served as a
drummer boy with George Wash
ington. winning his rank as an in
fantry officer in the war of 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
PROBE ON EXPLOSION
DEATHS ANNOUNCED

LES ANGELES, Dec. II up
Coroner Frank Nance Friday an
nounced an inquest will be con-
ducted Monday in the deaths of two
teen-age boys as result of an ex-
plosion at the Masonic Home for
Children in Covina, Calf.
Samuel Abrams, Is, and Law
renee Houtz, II, were killed in the
blast Wednesday night.
Preliminary investigation showed
the youths had been manufacture
ing homemade explosives in their
room.
The inquest will be Monday at
9:30 a. m. at Custer and Christen-
sen Mortuary, CoVina.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
Ration Coupon
Gets Irninq

bOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. II.
UP)-Everyone who ever has
dreamed of finding a pearl in
oyster stew will be interested to
know that 10-year old Saralei
Perkins bit into a hamburger
at a restaurant and found a red
ration point coupon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17

Lieutenant Colonel John S. Holm
berg. former commanding officer
of the group at the El Centro mar
inc air station, this week was trans
ferred off the station. His place was
taken by Lieutenant Colonel r. NJ
Haynes. Executive officer of the
group is Lieutenant Colonel Clyde
MattiSon.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued from page i
icicles dripping from his voice, I'm
in the regular marines"
Hey" said the sailor who asked
the question as he turned back to
his companions, pay me that dol
lar you owe me- $.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
LICENSE ISSUED

County Clerk w. j. McClelland
Thursday issued marriage license
to Robert Charles Smyth, %, sta
toned with the navy at Holtville,
and Betty Joe De Weber, 18, El
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
REPORTS BEING SLUGGED

Ed Brogdon, 554 Holt street, re-
ported that shortly after nine
O'Clock someone came up behind
him and slUgged him as he was
entering his home. Brogdon said
he managed to get in the house
and call the police before he was
robbed. His assailant was described
as tall and wearing khaki trous-
ers. Brogdon said he could iden-
tify the man.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
REPEATS OPINION

RIPEATS OPINION
Harry w. Horton, chief counsel
of the irrigation district, Saturday
IN a written opinion sent to the
directors, said:
we reiterate our opinion to YOU
that none of these agencies have
any jurisdiction in the matter, so
far as the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict is concerned. and that any ef-
fort on the part of federal agencies
to assume jurisdiction, notwith-
standing the lack Thereof. IS utterly
without authority
Before rendering this opinion
Horton quoted section 152 of title
% of the United States code which
created the national labor relations
board. He quoted the act as follows
in respect to an employer that is
subject to the act: The term en-
ployer' includes any persons acting
in the interest of an employer di-
rectly or indirectly, but shall not
include the United States or any
state or political subdivision there
Of"
In his opinion Horton called at
tention of the board to a ruling
from Washington in regard to the
strike: You are hereby advised that
since the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict is a political subdivision of
the state of California, the war
labor disputes act does not appear
to apply to disputes involving the
district and its employees"
The message was signed by John
T. DAILY, docket officer, who said
that it would acknowledge receipt
of a telegram from C. D. Downs Of
the striking union to the secretary
of labor, the National War Labor
Board, and the National Labor Re-
lations Board
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
SUIT FILED

Mary Pearl Evans Thursday sued
Albert B. Evans for an accounting
of the property she alleged they
accumulated while they were living
together as man and wife from
1890 to 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17

Christmas chimes and carols will
lend atmosphere to the holiday
shoppers in El Centre next week
according to plans of the Chamber
of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
GETS RAZING PERMIT

c. E. Royce, 424 Adams street
was granted a permit to demolish
the dwelling at that location and
clear the premises of debris. Cost
was estimated at 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-17
Federal Agency
Again Enters
District Strike

Continued from page i
district still were guarded by I'M
perial Valley farmers and the dis
trict electrical department was op-
Grating normally with the help of
loyal employees and valley farmers,
Mr.. Hewes said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
| COLONEL STRAWBRIDGE
! MADE BROADER GEN.;
HALE COMMANDS UNITS

News about two friends and adj
mirers of Key West, high in the
military service, was received to-
day.
One of them, Benjamin M.
Strawbridge, who, as was related
in The Citizen, sent money here
to pay his taxes on two lots in
Martello Towers, has since then
been promoted from a colonel to
a brigadier-general. 1t is Briga-
dier General Strawbridge's hope
to have home some day in Key
West.
The other man high in the mil
Hary service of the United States,
is Major General Harry B. Hale.
For many years General Hale had
winter home in what is known
locally as the Reynolds home at
Flag1er street and Reynolds ave-
nue..
Major Hale, according to the in
formation received here. is now in
command of the air forces on one
of the islands in the Pacific.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
JOE DE- ARMAS
UNDER ARREST
DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH
DRIVING AUTOMOBILE
WHILE DRUNK

Joe De Armas was arraigned
this morning before Justice of
the Peace Enrique Esquinaldo,
Jr., on a charge of driving an
automobile while drunk, and was
held in $500 bail for the Grim
inal court.
1t was brought out in the tes-
timony that two coast guards
men, operating a jeep, found
DE Armas driving on the high
way on Stock Island while appar-
emily drunk. The guards took
him into custody and called up
the sheriff's office. Deputy Joe
knight then drove out to Stock
Island and brought De Armas to
the jail.
James Yelvington and Robert
Brent, charged with reckless
driving, were held in $50 bail
each for the criminal court, and
Eddie Alfonso, arrested for not
having a drivers license, was
placed under bond of $25.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
new YORK SCHOOLS
TO CLOSE TO SAVE
Use OF FUEL OIL.
ORDER WILL REMAIN IN Eff
Feet ON CURTAILMENT
PROGRAM DURING WEEK
STARTING FEB.
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Jan. cit was
officially announced today that
the public schools in Greater New
York will be closed during the
week, beginning February l, in
order to curtail the use of fuel
oil.
1t was said that the weeks
closing would save $4,000 gal
Ions of oil.
The Board of Education ex-
planned that school children
would not miss any days in this
semester, because the proposed
closing of school from April 26
to April 30, inclusive, for the
Easter holidays, will not be OBJ
served this year.
1t was further explained that
a further conservation of oil
will be made, because in closing
now, instead of during the last
five days in April, when it will
be warmer, not so much oil will
be used in keeping the schools
open at that time.
Only nine arrests have been
made here for pleasure driving,
and in each case the rationing
board found the persons guilty
and revoked their gasoline ra-
tioning books. The board said it
had listed $4,000 holders of auto
mobile licenses, whose driving
would be checked up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
City And County Officials
Give Warning Relative To
Applying For Tax Exemption

1 sEvery year some Key Westers
fail TO take advantage of home
stead ,ptionS, and County
Tax Assessor Claude Gandolfo
and City Tax Assessor-Collector
Sam B. Pinder warned this morn
ing that anybody who does not
file his exemption application by
March 81, will be compelled to pay
taxes on full assessment basis.
Mr.. Pinder and MIR. Gandolfo
talked in similar strains about this
matter. Both said that there may
be property owners who feel that
there is still plenty of time left"
to get exemptions, and both add
ed that, in the past, there have
been Key Westers who have taken
that view but forgot to attend to
the matter until it was too late.
Up until noon today, 90 realty
owners had filed exemption pa
pers in the county and approx
mately 800 in the city. In the
county there are 1900 owners who
have the privilege to get exemp-
tions and in the city about three
quarters of that number.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09

Taxes on exempted realty in
the city run FROM two to three
times as much as in the county,
despite the fact that the county's
assessment of real estate in this
city is more than $2,060,000 in ex-
cess of what it is in the county.
City assessments total $7,369, 100;
county assessments of realty in
Key West amount to $9,829, $50.
In the county, owners of ex-
empted property pay only two
mills; in the city, seven mills. The
county payment goes to the pub
lie schools, and in the city the
l<oney is used to pay interest on
bonded indebtedness. A parcel.
On which one pays five or six dol
lars in the county, costs SIS or so
in the city.
That discrepancy was pointed
out today by Collector Pinder, and
he explained, in discussing in
creaseS in the last two or three
years, that the city had to raise
its bond millage from five to
seven to meet bond payments
that had been enforced by courts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
Presidents Budget Measure
Of One Hundred Billion To
Be Closely ScrutiDized'
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The
bill that would fix the country's
budget at $1OO,OOO,000,00O for the
next fiscal year, and which will
be submitted by the President to
congress on Monday, will be ''scru-
tinized closely, several senators
and representatives declared to-
day.
The proposed budget will in
crease the country's Indebtedness
by SIS, 100000, which, added
to the present debt of $113,000,-
100000, will make the total $183,-
OO0,0OO,OO0.
Every item of expense, it was
stated, will be gone into thorough
ly with the view of keeping down
the country's expenditures chiefly
to those things that are essential
to winning the war. - f.
congressman, too, it was as
serted, will consider in detail what
feodstuffs the government In
tends to send our Allies under the
provisions of the Lend-Lease bill.
Opinion was widespread that, If
the government ships as large vol
umes of food to the Allies as were
sent out last year, there will be an
acute shortage of food in the Unit
ed States during 1913.
The sentiment was that the
United States should help the Al
lies as much as possible in the
matter of foodstuffs, but the help
should not go to so great an ex-
tent that the people at home will
have to suffer for the want of
food.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
Sailor Who InSulted Mrs.
Busto Put Out OF Navy;
Turned Over To Sheriff

dy', and, when that story was
scoffed at by Mrs. Busto. he as
serted that his name was
Brien", and that be was at
tachei to the airforce and not to
the Navy.
Mrs. Busto gave the cap. which
had PeZzote's name in II. To En-
sign Alfonso of the shore patrol.
and Thursday afternoon she
identified Pezzote as the man
who had followed and insulted
her.
Court martial proceedings were
started yesterday against PezzOte
and were concluded today. after
which he was expelled from the
Navy.
Civil authorities viii now take
action against Pezzote. He viii BE-
tried in the Monroe County Grim
insI Court OF Record. which
convenes on Monday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
THREE TRUCKS ARE
HANDLING REFUSE.
SANITARY COMMITTEE MAX.
ING EVERY EFFORT TO RE-
LIEVE SITUATION

Key Vests sanitary committee,
John Carbonell, acting chairman,
and Paul G. Albury, with the
backing of Mayor Willard M. AL
bury and the entire City Coun-
Gil, started yesterday to put an
end to the growing seriousness in
the accumulation of garbage and
trash in this city
The committee began the OPP
Grafton of one truck yesterday,
and this morning two trucks were
put into service. Mr.. Albury
said today that, as promptly as
other trucks can be obtained,
they will make the rounds of the
city to relieve the garbage situa-
ton as soon as possible.
We are not waiting to con-
slider what charges will be made
by the city in taking away trash
and garbage" Mr.. Albury said.
Conditions are too bad to defer
the collection of garbage until
some arrangements of that ma
ture is made, or until the City
Council determines whether the
city will make collections or a
contract will be awrded to priv
ate individuals.
1.-The big thing is to begin op-
erations Immediately, and that is
just what we are doing. Later on,
the matter of charges can be at
tended to. 1t should also be said
that the committee is having the
wholehearted support of all other
members of the council -"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09

John Louis Pezzote, the sailor
who insulted Mrs. Lois Busto.
was discharged from the Navy
today as undesirable" and was
turned over to Sheriff Berlin
Sawyer at l o'clock this after
noon.
The sheriff had a capias that
had been given TO him by
County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare,
Jr., charging Pezzote with sin
decent exposure.
1t was entirely through Mrs.
Busto's courage that Pezzota
was identified. She punched
him in the face twice and then
pounded him over the head with
her handbag.
His cap fell off, and Mrs. Busto
snatched it up, so that she would
be able to identify him. He said
that the cap belonged o a bud
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
AnlcriC9nAnd British Planes
Launch Attack At Bizcrte
Except For Artillery And
Air Action There Has
Been Little Fighting
Since Yesterday
(By Associated Pressl

ALGIERS. Jan. 9.-Except for
artillery and airplane activity.
there has been little action in
the Tunisia fighting since yes
terdaY. Resumption of rainy
weather has turned fields and
dirt roads into mud wallows. and
not only tanks but smaller mo-
torized vehicles have been
begged down.
The most intense airplane
bombing in the last % hours has
been directed at Bizerte. Military
installations there have been
pounded in three heavy raids by
American and British planes.
One heavy raid was directed
against Tunis. where several
ammunition dumps were seen to
be set on fire.
Artillery action by both sides
have been going on intermit-
tentlY all day today. but infantry
on both sides have remained in
their protected positions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
RATIONINC UNIT HEAD
FEELS CONFIDENT OPA
EDICT WILL BE OBEYED

B. L. Grooms, chairman of the
Monroe County Rationing Board,
said this afternoon that he, felt
confident that all Key Westers
would obey the OPA edict not to
use any gasoline for pleasure driv-
ing.
However. Mr.. Grooms added,
should there be any infractions of
the order, the board would act to
have the gasoline rationing book
of the violator revoked.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
ARMANDO MACHIN
PLACED in JAIL
YOUTH RESISTED ARREST AS
SHERIFF TOOK HIM
INTO CUSTODY

Armando Machin, who says he
is IA years of age, resisted ar
rest when Sheriff Berlin Saw
yer took him into custody, and
told the sheriff, "Tll shoot you
if you have me sent off to reform
school"
Sheriff Sawyer said today
that, though Machin is as tall as
he, he could have handled him
easily, but he had no desire to
be rough with him. So Constable
Jose Espinosa, who was present
grabbed Machin by one arm and
the sheriff clutched him by the
other and took him to Jail and
locked him up on the charge of
juvenile delinquency.
Machin, as he was being led
into the Jail, declared, in direct
ing his remarks to Sheriff Saw
yer, 'just as soon as I get out
of Jail I'm going to beat YOU.
Sheriff Sawyer stated that he
had received several complaints
about Machin. He made it a
point, with several pals, to play
poker behind San Carlos Hall, so
that children, who attend the
school there, saw Machin and
tho othnr hoUc at NAV The
sheriff went up the alley, in
back of San Carlos, and sure
enough found Machin at his old
post.
This afternoon Machin was ar
raigned before Justice of the
Peace Raul Carbonell and was
held for action in the juvenile
court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
EUSEBIO VALDES
DIES this A. M.

Eusebio Valdes, 81, died this
morning at $40 o'clock, at GIG
Elizabeth st. Mr.. Valdes came to
Kew West from Tampa, year
ago.
Funeral arrangements are in
charge of the Pritchard Funeral
Home and will be announced lat
er.
The lone survivor is the widow,
Mrs. Amelia ValdeS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09

Wide World Features
THIS Africa looks United Nations
possible offensive in dozen
direcions carefully by political bounda
crazy quilt varying Some seconske the
southern surprisingly adapted
warfare lack OBJ
the play afforded by
where bad forced Rommes
relatively front which the British able defend
effectively until ready to strike back
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
BURMA ADVANCE RESUMED

CONGRATULATIONS. General Waveu have resumed
their after spending the last cons
datng their positions Planes accompanying the British have made
repeated Japs destroying
ardrome exploding gasoline and murcns
dumps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
PLEASURE DRIVING IN rAxIs

WASHNGTON-Joseph B. Eastman chief of ransportahcn
called people in the United States to
pleasure had heard people had
for that and doing
pleasure driving Such action he maintained
partly defeat of the order against driving for
pleasure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-09
MOTORS ARE SEALED

WASHINGTON, D. Gamer
ican military plane motors are
sealed by government inspectors
when Grated for shipment over
seas. 3E8ss -5lfs 70 :