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Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10

their plans with an eye to what
the Democrats will do.
I'VE can beat them with any
candidate we name" he said.
He reiterated. however. that the
Democrats already have started the
Fourth term campaign for President
Roosevelt Asked for specific in
stances, he said that Harry L. Hop
kins, lend-leaSe chieftain and
David Niles. white house secretary,
are doing their stuff"
Meantime. Spangler said that a
sample check has indicated that
the soldier vote will be against a
fourth term for the president. He
said that a check made by his
officer friends in four battalions
stationed in Great Britain showed
that the soldiers would vote about
the same as the American civilians,
which he said would be "a per
cent against the administration.
we welcome the soldier vote"
he told the United Press. The
men overseas see the miserable
way Will NillClI lIlC IlOiilC llOilI lido
been handled. They are right in
wanting a change
There was an air of uncertainty,
however, as the committeeman
gathered. Chief question mark was
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New
York. He has stated that he is not
a candidate for the white house
nomination, but there are some
committeeman who believe that he
can be drafted for the job.
Wendell l. Willkie, who carried
the COP. banner in 1910, is amply
represented here. His status in
the party is certain to come before
the informal conversations today,
but Sunday night Spangler told the
United Press that I'VE aren't pick
ing candidates-that's up to the
convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
Vet Head Stresses
Soldier Aid

Continued from page u
and used for propaganda purposes
in that country alleging improper
acts toward the interneeS. So
again, l must urge that we eXer-
else caution in our future attitudes
toward the Japs and not permit
such acts to happen again. Com
mander Haughton declared.
He also advised that I'VE do not
forget to remain prepared for event.
ualities and that now, and follow
ing the war, we continue to advo-
cate full preparedness.
The meeting, which was held in
the high school auditorium, was
presided over by District Com
mander Lester M. Nichols of San
Diego. The meeting was opened
by Commander Elmer See of the
Holtville Post and F.. Roy Thomp-
son, city mayor welcomed the as
sembly.
GUESTS ATTEND
. Guests present were Department
Adjutant James K. Fisk of San
Francisco, National Rehabilitation
committeeman K. M. McCurdy; u.
S. Employment Bureau member V.
E. Harris; Guest Chairman Verne
Monte; Fifth Area Commander
Max Brents; Hugh Wilcox, Imper-
ial-Yuma Scout Executive; Phil
Hoffman, Department Finance Of
ficer; Evan HeWeS, Imperial Irri-
cation District president; Past Dis
trict Commander 1t. Al Fern of
the U. S. Navy; Master Sgt. Scan
lon, USMC, Virgin Islands Depart
ment.
At noon a luncheon was served
to $50 members of the American
Legion and American Legion Aux
iliary who also met at the school.
In the committee reports the
members were told that posts
should take a more active interest
in the juvenile delinquency prob
lens. Since 1910 there has been
a 300 per cent increase in delin-
quency cases involving girls under
the age of II in San Diego alone.
Last year more than 400 boys under
II had been arrested for auto
stealing, burglarizing and or 1clony
charges in San Diego. A charge
also was made that civilian au-
thorities do not take drastic
enough action against servicemen
involved in such cases and that
military authorities are negligent.
John Kepley in his report on
state defense stated that there is
definite need for the state guard
and that Legionnaires should be
more actively interested in it.
K. M. McCurdy in his report
stated that efforts are being made
to cut the red tape in aiding dis
charged soldiers to obtain compen-
sation, as we'll as better demo-
bilization program.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
Farmers Demand
Aid Against
Birds and Ducks

Continued from page ID
they know they are in danger from
the hunters. Don't tell me they
don't know what to do"
One farmed said that a revolV-
ing light had been used by one
farmer 1t had frightened the ducks
away from his fields. The ducks
stayed away but the blackbirds did
MT mind the lights and feasted all
night.
The irate discussion ended by
President Baxter Loveland instruct
ing the bureaus wild life committee
to get busy and see what can be
done. He suggested that the COM
mittee confer with State Senator
E. George Luckey and Assembly,
man Harvey Hastain about the state
game refuge, see if government
agencies can release more and bet
ter ammunition to fight ducks and
the feathered pests, and learn if
the Imperial Irrigation district can
dry up some Of the land farmers
declare halbor the ducks.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

January 9Th, 1914
Notice is hereby given that fiji
teen days after the date posted,
the undersigned proposes to sell
alcoholic beverages at these prem
iseS, described as follows:
221 Main Street,
El Centre
Pursuant to such intention, the
undersigned is applying to the State
Board of Equalization for issuance
of an alcoholic beverage license (or
licenses) for these premises as fol-
lows:
ON-SALE BEER
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license (s) may
file a verified protest with the
State Board of Equalization at Sac
ramento, California, stating grounds
for denial as provided by law. The
premises are not poW licensed for
the sale of alcoholic beverages.
ALBERT BASTION.
mo. 00) (Jan. l0)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
A REAL TEST
(San Diego Union)

Nootl Dl6So OilOHj
One of the tests of the Allied postwar
plans appears to be developing rapidly.
AS the Soviet armies smashed across the
Polish border on a wide front yesterday,
the Polish government in exile sought the
efforts of the United States and Great
Britain to obtain from the Russians some
assurance that their armies are in Poland
only to drive out the Germans and not
to set up puppet government or annex
the territory.
Up to now Russia has given little or no
indication of precisely what her attitude
will ba toward this problem. Admittedly
it is a problem. The German invasion
of Poland set the war off in 1899, when
Great Britain and France took up arms
to save that unhappy country. At that
time, Russia invaded from the east, Ger
many from the west and the two powers
bound together by friendship treaty,
divided the spOils. Later on, Germany
turned against Russia, drove the S0Vlets
from Poland and occupied the country it
had once generously given the Russians.
Now, the tide has turned, the Russians
are coming back. What worries Poland
is whether she will be any better off;
whether Great Britain will stand by her
original declaration of war and insist
upon Russia respecting the nations SOY
erignty.
Perhaps it has been discussed in the
innumerable political conferences that
have been held by Allied leaders. If it
has, the decision cannot be kept from
Poland much longer
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10

way by the city of a 20-foot strip
from Orange TO Ross for the WIDEN
ing of Route 80 by the State High
way department as well as the pro-
curement of right-of- way on Adams
street between Imperial and Fourth
for widening and paving of Adams.
The latter was made for such work
when the state highway depart
ment, who has confirmation, is
permitted to go ahead with the new
highway location work. Adams has
been designated as the highway
through the city. Formerly Main
street was designated as city route
of Highway 90.
These improvements and projects
were carried on in addition to the
various regular maintenance oper-
ations OF the street department.
a new water settling basin con-
structed with storage capacity Of
approximately five million gallons,
which can be increased to 100000
gallons oy extra filling is q great
improvement III the water depart
ment and its facilities. More than
1900 cubic yards of dirt has been
eXcavated toward the construction
of an additional set+lin1 tasin at
the water plant.
NEW WATER SERVlCEC
Twenty new water services of
various sizes were installed the
past year. Materials and valves
were purchased, and are available
for accommodations between
the settling basins. Other regular
maintenance work also was carried
on in the department, according to
Mr.. Lee.
In the sewer department the
fracture of the outfall sewer line
became a problem. However the
approximately 1000 feet Of l2-inch
pipe laid earlier in the year on the
outfall line to bypass the fractured
section took Immediate care Of the
situation without inconvenience to
the city.
Together with this 2000-foot in
stallation was installed a 12-incA
DeLaval pump, and auxiliary line
of 8-inch pipe, 600 feet long was
also laid with 6-inch pump in
stalled for the same purpose in
another location. Provisions were
also made for installation of u
heavy duty auxiliary pumping sta
ton at the old pumping plant for
emergency use in case the pumps
failed. This pump is on the site
now
SOIL SURVEYS
Important soil surveys were made
during the summer of the land in
the area OF the outfall line and
new surveys made east of Eighth
street the latter part of December
for use in consideration of reloca-
ton of the pumping plant to avoid
the quicksand area in the fractured
outfall sewer line which runs along
the northern city limits. ~
More tran $500 square feet of
pavement patching was made neces-
sary the past year over the lines
of city water mains that had been
refined in project completed early
in the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
State Controller
Reports Cash
OF Sq7,74q,0q5

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10. (UP) -
The state treasury started the new
year with a general fund cash eX-
cess of $97, TAO 095 and with tax
receipts keeping pace with those OF
a year ago despite rate reductions,
controller Harry B. Riley reported
Monday.
The cash excess figure ON Dec. 81
showed an approximate $5,600,000
drop from that on Nov. 81, Riley
said. but he added that December
is norm9rv a month of relatively
small ta:. collections.
T.e reported also that general
fund icceipts for the last six
months of 1943 were $l20,927 134,
about $1,7O0 900 more than for the
same period n 1912.
Sales tax revenues dropped by
more than $10,000,000 in the 1943
period because Of a rate cut, but
bank and corporation taxes and
personal income taxes increased TO
offset the loss. Rate cuts in the
latter taxes have not yet become
fully effective.
Sales tax revenues also have been
decreased by legislative action
earmarking one-fifth for postwar
use. Riley said S13,478,477 has
been placed in this fund so far.
State expenses for the six months
period increased 500, ,750 over
those for the 1912 period, with in
creased old age pension eXpendi-
lures the chief cause. The pension
amount was raised from $40 to $50
on July and the state took over
part of county costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
DESERTERS WARNED
San Rernardino SUM

(San Bernardlno SUM
A campaign has been started in the
Navy to impress young enlistees with
the seriousness of absenting themselves
from their posts without official leave.
In many of the cases investigated the
boys regarded it as a lark and were shock
ed when the consequences were made
known.
In time of war, going over the hill'
is accepted as desertion and the law pro-
vides that every person who deserts in
time of war is not only deemed to have
voluntarily relinquished and forfeited his
federal citizenship rights, but is also for
ever incapable of holding any office of
trust or profit in the United States, or of
exercising any rights Of citizen thereof.
Not even presidential pardon can re-
move the disqualification.
That is the reason why posters are ap-
pearing in USO quarters and recruiting
offices why boys in uniform are being
cautioned and why parents are asked to
check up on their sons when they unex-
pectedlv come home. If they do not
have official leave papers the Navy ad-
vises, please see that they get back to
their posts immediately. Tampering with
service regulations in time of war leaves
no room for leniency
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
Lea Views Action
On Prohibition

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (UP) =
Rep. Clarence F.. Lea, Cd, Calf,
said Monday that congress would
not be high -pressured' into pass
ing national prohibition during this
war as was the congress of World
war I.
Lea, a member of both war con-
crosses, declared that prohibition
was too generally regarded as haV-
ing been a failure to expect con-
gress to pass it again.
1--WE may have problems in Ger
tain restricted areas, and pass
legislation affecting them, but 1
don't believe we'll vote for any ma
tional prohibition bills" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
Eight Men Perish
In Richmond Fire

(Continued from Page II
fire companies responded. F'iremen
said that when they arrived the
building was ablaze at both ends
and along one side
The coroner's office said identi-
fication of the dead would have to
be determined through q process of
elimination. The bodies were burn
ed beyond recognition.
Jack Carter, one of the residents
of the dormitory, told firemen he
awoke at 3 a. m. and found the
whole place on fire" Other wit
nesses said the building seemed to
burst into flames"
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents began an investigation of
the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
DEATH CLAIMS RESIDENT
OF HOLTVILLE AREA

HOLTVILLE. Jan. 10.-Mrs. Petra
Quesada GareWal, rs, mother Of
Mrs. S. S. Garewell, died Sunday in
Holtville.
She had lived in the Holtville
area 25 years.
The funeral will be at the Cath
Ollie church in Holtville at pm.
Thursday with a priest coming
from Stockton to officiate at the
rites. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery with Mrs. Corda Fields,
mortician, in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
WOULD SEIZE FUNDS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 CUP)
Unclaimed bank accounts in CAL
ifornia national banks should be-
come the property of the state, At
torney General Robert w. Kenny
declared in a brief filed as friend
of the court" with the U. S. su-
preme court. If the high court
upholds Kenny's position, a great
portion of the forfeited accounts,
reportedly worth several million
dollars, would go to support OF the
state common school system, Ken
ny said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
DEATH CLAIMS WOMAN
ON VALLEY RANCH

Santos Chavez. Butt, SO. died
early Sunday on a ranch, two miles
east Of Heber.
Funeral services will be held at
the Catholic church in Calexico at
3 p. m. Tuesday. Burial will be in
Mt. View cemetery with A r.
Hens, Calexico and El Centro NOR
tician, in charge.
Survivors are her husband, Mar
cello Butt; sister in Holtville; two
brothers in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
FOUR AIRMEN KILLED

BOISE, Ida, Jan. 10 CUPD-Four
airmen were killed early Saturday
in the crash of heavy bomber
five miles west of GoWen Field, Col,
Lloyd Dalton, station commandant,
announces. The big ship crashed
at the edge of the desert and the
five who bailed out were able to
make their way to a farmhouse and
call the field for aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
SINK NAZI SHIP

RIO DE JANIERO. Jan. 10 CUP)
United States air forces sank an
armed German merchantmen in
the south Atlantic recently, it was
nnouncod officially. r e
Brazilian national news agency said
prisoners had been taken to a
northeastern port. The merchant
man was carrying war supplies
from Japan TO Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. tUP) -
The important post of chief of staff
to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in
the high command for the coming
invasion of western Europe has
been assigned to Maj. Gen. Walter
Bedell Smith, until recently Allied
chief of staff in the Mediterranean
area.
Smiths appointment was an
nounced Sunday night by the war
department, which said his sue
cessor in the Mediterranean the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
COP Chiefs Meet
TO Map Campaign

CHICAGO. Jan. 10. CUP) - Re-
publican national committeeman
meet Monday in a series of infof~
mai battle" discussions prepara-,
tory to selecting Chicago as their
1874 convention city tomorrow and
setting the date for the meeting as
of the last week in June. ..
Harrison e. Spangler, chairman
of the COP. national committee,
said the Republicans will not make
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
Eisenhower Picks
Invasion Aid

ater would be 1t. Gen. James A. II.
Gammell, former general officer
and commander in chief of the
eastern command of the United
Kingdom
The department said it had been
informed that Gen. Sir Henry
Maitland Wilson, former command
er in the Mediterranean. 1t. Gen.
jacob l.. Devers, former head of
American forces. in Britain, was
said TO have assumed his new
duties as deputy commander Under
Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
a GRACIOUS LADY

The nation mourns the death of Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, wife Of the ex-president.
In and out of the White House she had
endeared herself to all with whom she
came in contact-and that was legion,
although there was dearth Of fanfare
in all her public activities. She became
more widely known to the public during
her presidency of the National Girl
Scouts. Her life was devoted to her
family. As a bride she travelled to all
parts of the world with her young en-
gineer-husband. She reared two stalwart
sons, both highly respected citizens and
both successful in their chosen work, one
aradio engineer, the other farmer. She
was an ideal mother, an ideal wife,
womanly woman. Fine enough epitaph
The Army should be put on basis
where promotions (after the war; Will
be made on merit and not alone on senior
ity. | think we have something to learn
from the Germans in their recognition
of leadership in building up their Army.
Sen Ebert D. Thomas of Utah.
The sword will not be sheathed until
the leaders of the cursed Fascist band
answer with their heads for their crimes
against humanity. - Pravda, Moscow
newspaper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
NAVY SCHOOL CLOSES

4 7DEL MONTE, Cal, Jan. 10 CUP)
The navy's Del Monte pre-flight
school has closed after gradua-
ton of 245 cadets, comprising the
18th and last battalion. The navy
will retain the property, which in
cludes the buildings and grounds
of the Del Monte hotel, but has not
disclosed to what use it will be
mt
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

Our party system is supposed to help
people make simple choices, but have
failed to formulate governmental issues
simply and uneQuivocally and to nomi-
nate candidates pledged to those poll
ies.-Marguerite NJ. Wells, president
National League of Women Voters.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The follOICing edit
0riais are. presented as interesting 0DH-
ions UOiced by editors eiSelChere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion, OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
HERE'S GOOD NEWS

WASHINGTON, Jan 10. (UP) =
Come March l, the war production
board said Monday, and you won't
have to bother any longer about
carrying an empty tooth paste or
shaving cream tube to the drug
store when you want to buy new
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
CLUB TO MEET

I. V. Stamp and Coin club men,
bers will meet Wednesday night
7:45 o'clock at the home of Frank
Birkhauser, $50 Brighton avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that L. N. TURPENTINE, Executor
of the Last Will and Testament of
Aida Rose Graham who was dur
ing her lifetime also known as Aida
r. Graham and A. r. Graham, will
sell at private sale to the highest
bidder, upon such terms and condi-
tions as may be approved by the
Court and subject to confirmation
by the Court on or within one %
year after the Goth day of January.
1914, all the right, title, interest
and estate of the above-named de-
cedent at the time of her death in
and to the real property herein
after described, and all the right,
title and interest that the said
estate has b. operation of law, or
otherwise, acquired other than or
in addition to that Of said deced-
ent at the time of her death in and
to the following described property,
to-Wit:
Lot. Twenty seven CD in Block
Thirty-four (34) of Ell Centre,
Imperial County, California,
according to map thereof No
953 filed in the office of the
County Recorder of San Diego
County, California July 5, 1905,
as improved with five-unit
court.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash, or such cash and credit, as
may be approved by the Court; Ten
Percent Q0%) of the purchase
price to be paid at the time of
sale, balance on confirmation of
sale.
All bids or offers must be in
writing and may be left at the Of
fices of the Executor in his Court
Room in Department Five of The
Superior Court, in and for said
San Diego County, in the County
Court House, or at the offices of
MessrS. Wright, Thomas & Dorman,
attorneys for said Executor, on the
Sixth Floor of the Southern Title
Building at 948 Third Avenue, or
at the office of the County Clerk
in the County Court House, all of
the foregoing being in the City of
San Diego, County of San Diego
and State of California, at any time
after the first publication of this
notice and before the making of
the sale; said bid may be for the
real property described in this no.
tice, together with the furniture
and furnishings therein, as de-
Scribed in a notice of sale thereof
duly posted as of this date.
DATED: at San Diego, California,
January 1st, 1914
l.. N. TURPENTINE,
Executor of the Last Will and
Testament of AIDA ROSE
GRAHAM, Deceased.
WRIGHT, THOMAS
& DORMAN,
By Ct. G. THOMAS
Attorneys for Executor.
mo. 80 (J3-19 Inc)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10

Our industry and military power has
been working necessarily to make a
weapon which will pay back that debt
of death and horror. The hour of re-
prisal is pproaching-Berlin radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10

Once we break the German lines, once
we cause a disorderly retreat on any
front. the German armies on all fronts
will collapse. But we have still to break
the lines.-Sir Gerald Campbell, British
minister to the U. S.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
Scanningl Y.
News Horizon

Five weekend eelebratorS ap-
ueared before Police Judge Lee
Nuffer Monday morning ard all
were speedily taken care of b. the
officer. Gertrude Dunn. 81, San
Bernardino, r. S. HutchinS, 26,
Kansas truck driver. M. Rolla, Mex
lean National. and Besinti Troya
all are serving five-day sentences.
Lee Marion, 81. Mexican farmer
was the only one to dig up the S6
fine. Milton Franklin, 45, Negro,
arrested Sunday night on q drunk
driving charge was released on SIS
cash bail and hearing set for jan
uary l3.
A stolen car registered to Ken
meth Graham. 684 Cypress. Cotton,
Calf, was recovered by local po-
lice Sunday night after it had been
parked at the rear of a local taxi
stand for more than 10 days. The
owner came to El Centro during
the evening and drove it back. Taxi
operators report tnat on Dec. %
or 29 two Marines were seen to
drive the car and park it where
the local police recovered it.
Max Altman of the Dave Freed
man packing sheds reported to local
police Monday morning that 20
pairs of black rubber overshocs
were stolen from the sheds The
theft occurred between the time of
closing down Saturday to the open
ing Monday. The doors were not
bolted nor locked but merely closed
and held by wire, police said.
Chief Carpenters Mate w. T..
Bill Livingston, member of the
Boyce Aten Post of the American
Legion, will be guest Of the local
post at the meeting Tuesday night
in the Veterans Memorial Hall.
Initiation of most of the World
War II vets who have joined the
Legion has been scheduled for jan
uary %. Commander Harvey Ken
yon said Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
San nUEGO
No. 32,165

No. 32,165
Wright, Thomas & Dorman, attor-
neyS for Executor
In the Matter of the Estate of
AIDA ROSE GRAHAM, also known
as AIDA r. GRAHAM and A. r.
GRAHAM, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIVATE
SALE BY EXECUTOR