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Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Lend-Lease Gets
Aids Backing

WASHINGTON, March 2. (UP)-
Acting Secretary of State Edward
r. Stettinius, Jr., has warned con-
greSs against weakening the lend
lease program at a time when 1.-The
great battles of western Europe
and Asia have yet to be fought"
StettiniuS, former lend-leaSe di-
rector, told the house foreign af-
fairs committee-noW considering
resolution to extend the lend-lea Sc
act one year byond its present
June 80 expiration date-that the
program is needed Ito fight this
war to victory in closest concert
with our allies"
L should like to emphasize" ne
added, what seems to me to be
the first principle guiding all our
thought and action: the war is not
over-not even almost over. Lend
lease is a powerful weapon which
we must maintain and strength, in
this war of 33 United Nations
against aggression. The great bat
ties of western Europe and of Asia
have yet to be fought"
Foreign Economic cministrator
Leo T. Crowley opened hearings
yesterday. saying the United States
had extended nearly $4,000, ,OO0,O ,OCO
worth of aid to the allies and that
the program must not be halted
Just at the moment when we are
poised for our great offensives."
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Experts Outline
Delinquent Needs

WASHINGTON, March 3. UP)
Jobs, not corrective institutions,
are necessary to combat the prob
lens of wayward youth according
to six reformed juvenile celinquenls
and two pioneers in the field If
finding jobs for delinquents.
The six youths, no longer delin-
quents, and the placement officials
told their stories to a senate sub
committee on wartime health and
education.
Viola lima, executive director of
the Vocational Foundation, Inc,
of New York City, told the COM
mittee her main job was to prove
to stranded and wayward youths
that the world holds more than
policemen and pimps and bad
characters"
But she pointed cut that the
founcation. which has found jobs
for 1000 youths in the past five
years, serves only tiny segment
OF the population.
This piecemeal business of try
ing to combat juvenile delinquency
just isn't enough she said. I'VE
are here to ask for an adequate
national program for reclaiming
the youth of this country
Mrs. Lillian Alexander, the Negro
member of the board of directors
of the foundation, agreed with her
and suggested that delinquents must
be rehabilitate6' now to take the
place of those called to war.
The six rehabilitated delinquent5
added their pleas to those of the
foundation executives. They were
Vic Dayton, deck engineer with
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
R0tarians Hear
Call TO Aid
Youth Movement

A plea for support by Rotarians
in the local youth improvement
movement was voiced by quintet
of speakers at the Ell Centro Rotary
club meeting Thursday in the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
Headed by the Rev. Edward HUI
Crimson who is prominent in youth
activities, the group explained the
plans for extending local youth
activities, set forth the success of
a similar program in Holtville, and
appealed to the club members for
whole hearted interest in youth as
a whole.
Miss Jeanne Delp, member of the
recently formed Youth Council, re-
lated the organizations objectives
and purposes. These incluce the
creation of a Youths Canteen 1T
Harding park, and enhanced school
and recreational activities.
William Ellison, head of the Holt
vile Youth Club summarized tae
history, structure and success OF
that organization in Ell Centres
sister city.
Joun Hinshaw, high school in
Structor also we'll known here and
in Holtville for his activities with
young people, elaborated upon the
worthwhileness of interest in youth
by all business men.
Nothing III life can better fill
the requirements you seek in your
business than helping youth" Hin
shaw said 1T pays profits in the
form of friendships created and
goodwill received; it is productive
not only today and tomorrow, but
far in the future; it provides your
community with a service symbolic
ed in the Rotary club motto; and
helping youth gives satisfaction
over job we'll done, that money
cannot buy
John Collins, as1lS>anc scout exec
utive presented president Earle Da-
Wis with the charter for cub pack
IT'S, now being sponsoreo' by the
club in addition to its scout troop,
and presented Bob Eye scout mas
ter.
Ever IN turn presented MelVl1
Womack, recently awarded the
highest honors of scoutdom, that
of Eagle Scout.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Negro Workman
Admits Murder

WASHINGTON, March 3 up
Julius Fisher, "a year-old Negro
janitor, was held without bail at
his arraignment Friday on a first
degree murder charge in connec-
ton with the bludgeon-slaying of
37-year-cld Catherine Cooper Rear
don. librarian at the National
Cathedral.
Fisher, who was not represented
by counsel at his arraignment be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Needham
c. Turnage, was ordered committed
TO Jail and the case was continued
to March l6 pending grand jury
action. No plea was entered mas
much as pleas are not permitted
before commissioners when the
charge is murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Few Make Moves
For City Places

Municipal politicians" are play
ing waiting game in almost every
city in Imperial county, a survey
revealed Thursday.
With the last day for filing nomi-
nation petitions only little more
than a week away, there are only
two cities, Holtville and WeStmoF-
land, where there is much interest
indicated.
Interest is perking up in West
morland with petitions for council
men filed by Leland Cain, oil COM
pany employe, and Stuart Smith,
merchant. There are three vacancies
on the council, terms of Byron
Walker, R. S. Reese, and E. H.
Guling expiring. None of the in
cumbents has filed thus far. City
Clerk Elizabeth Cummings is E
candidate for reelection.
Incumbent city clerks and treas
urers are the only ones to file thus
far in Ell Centro, Imperial and
Brawley. The incumbent clerk in
Calexico is the only one to file
there. No one has filed in Calipa-
tria. Candidates have filed for all
three places on the council in Hot
vile and for clerk and treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Second Strike
Looms in |. 4

Continued from page :,
dent Roosevelt ordered army en-
gineering units to take over the
vast network after service to vital
war industries was impaired.
Workers threatened to leave
their jobs again when the army
turned the department back to the
city without settlement of the wage
dispute.
General Manager H. A. Van Mo-.
man said he would address the
meeting at Shrine Auditorium, but
added he didn't know what he
would say.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Legion Initiates
War Two Vets

The second initiation CT veterans
Of World War II into the American
Legion posts of Imperial county
was held at Brawley Thursday
night. before large audience.
Twenty were placed on the roll
in an impressive ceremony cen
Quoted by an Inter-Post Council
team of past commanders, bring
ing the total number of new county
veterans to AZ.
The stated meeting was called to
order by Claude Austin, commander
of Brawley pest. Prayer was Of
fered by Chaplain Harry woodbury.
of the FL Centre post. After brief
business session Judge Vaughn
Thompson. director of the initiating
team, took charge Chaplain Wood
bury served as commander, Judge
Elmer w. Heald and Mike Savala,
commanders; Charles Bratton,
past commander; John Kepley,
chaplain, and H. K. McClimans,
sergeant at arms.
The first initiation was held in
El CentrO FEBRUARY d lof HoltVllle,
Calexico and Ell Centre pests.
Thursday nights ceremony was
held for the Westmorland, Cali
patria, Imperial, and Brawley posts.
Two more installations are sched-
uled in the next few months.
Those initiated Thursday night
were Brawley: Augusta Arnold,
Martin L. Black, James M. Butler,
Ivan L. Fee, Falice F. Galpin, b.
Edwin Gregory, Glenn Gilbert
Johnson, Eugene Kern, Peter Mooi,
Tom j. Noblett, Paul w Randolph.
Joy R. ThraSher, Juan M. Wallace,
Thomas Casey.
El Centro-Andrew Hoban, Cali
paria; Michael A. Maraccini, Mil
ton w. Carr, and Vernon Decker,
Imperial; Tom Davies and Armand
Selinger.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Boord Scans Paw
In Hay Harvest

In an effort to combat excess
i've payments for harvesting I'm
perial Valley hay. the USDA War
Board Thursday afternoon pre-
pared an application for a hearing
before the state wage board ask
ing for a specific wage ceiling.
Ascertaining that there were al
ready number of instances where
wages above the prevailing rates of
last year have either been paid or
promised, a disasterous spiraling
Of wages the board anticipates
further spiraling CT rates.
Since the situation apparently
will not be controlled by an un-
official cooperative effcrt of those
concerned, application is being for
warded to the state wage board
for the purpose of putting into
effect a specific wage ceiling regu-
lation fer hay harvesting in I'M
perial Valley for 1914" Charles
Small. secretary of the board said
Friday morning.
BOARDS STATEMENT
The War Boards statema-, set
out that, "on January II, 1914
regulations authority to admins
ter stabilization and limitation of
salaries and wages paid to agri-
cultural labor were issued by the
War Food Administration dealing
with the activities Of the WA in
this field for 1914. The statement
follows:
instructions were issued by the
office of Economic Sterilization
that definate action must be taken
to stabilize farm wages that were
seriously out of line in 1943 and
those which may rise to unreason-
able levels in 1914 Uncontrolled
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03

the maritime service George,
machinist; Eddy, a 16-year-old Ne
gro who wants to be cn auto mech
anic; Jimmy, a 21-year-old sailor;
Nick, carpenter. and John, an
assistant in a chemical laboratory.
They said a paying job above
all else puts a fellow straight after
he gets into treuble. After that
he also needs companionship,
home. affection and friends to take
his place again in society.
Surnames of the five youths were
not given to the. committee because
they are generally employed and
want to forget the past. Dayton is
chairman of the foundations boys
committee on juvenile delinquency.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
THOMPSON FUNERAL RITES
ANNOUNCED FOR MONDAY

Funeral services for Bent N
Joseph Thompson, ga, employe of
the city of El Centro, is to be con-
Quoted at the Lemons funeral
chapel at p. m. Monday with the
Rev. Mr.. Edwin Carter, pastor of
the State Street Christian church,
officiating.
Thompson died Wednesday after
many weeks CT suffering caused by
a fall from a truck.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Eta Thompson; and five sons and
daughters, Mrs Virginia Lambert,
Jeanie. Benny Harry, and Betty.
Burial will be in Evergreen ceme-
tery.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
Yankees Hammer
Al Berlin
Continued from page u

Continued from page u
Both were escorted and covered by
fighters.
The Anglo-American campaign
to smash completely Germany S
sources of aircraft in advance of
an invasion of western Europe en-
tered a new phase with the RATS
night assaults on plane assembly
plants at Meulan Les Mureaux, II
miles northwest of Paris, and an
aircraft plant at Albert, rs miles
north of the capital.
The Meulan Les MureauX plants
manufacture components for Mea-
serschmitt 100 fighters and recon-
naiSsance aircraft, while that az
Albert repairs aircraft engines and
assemblies Focke-Wulf 100 engines
With most of the key aircraft
works in Germany already in ruins
following last weeks record offen-
sive, the allied air command appar-
emily decided to turn its attention
TO factories engaged in similar pro-
duction in occupied countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
SHIFT PRISONERS

FLORENCE, AriZ., March 3 CUP)
More than 1000 Italian prisoners
of war now working on Arizona
farms will be recalled to the
F florence internment camp within a
few days to await further DISPOSE
ton. Gel. VIM. A. Holden, COM
mander of the base revealed Friday.
Col. Holden said that German
prisoners of war will replace the
italians on the farms. He also said
that orders on the disposition Of
the Italians was expected within a
few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
CHARGED WITH
DRUNK DRIVING

A charge of driving while drunk
was filed against Charles Caldwell
Wilson, 46-year-old Brawley me-
chanic, Thursday night. Highway
Fatrolman E. G. Cardiff said Will
sen drove his car off the road and
it overturned en- the BraWley-
Holtville highway five miles east of
Brawley. Wilson was slightly in
jured.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03

with the allies.
The officer, a 24-year-old Ger
man law school graduate named
Erich Vermehren, formerly belong
ed to the staff of the German mill
tary attache in Istanbul, and he
said his conscience forced him TO
desert that post ito join the ranks
of those who have declared war
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03

CAIRO, March 3. (UP)-
A German officer who de-
serted the Nazi legation in
Turkey to join the allies de-
clared Friday that national social
ism is the curse of Germany and
that he has reason to believe the
German people would cooperate
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
German People Would Join
Allies, Deserter Soys

against Germany's bitterest enemies
the national socialists"
Vermehren said he hac most ua-
expectedly" found deep sympathy
with his decision among BRUSH
officers here and that he looked
forward with great hope for Ger-
many to achieve close cooperation
with the allies
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
DEATH FUNERAL
NOTICES

RIVERA, Jesusita, infant daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Rivera oi
Imperial, dice Wednesday. Fun
eral services will be held Satur-
day in charge of Hens Chapel.
Burial will be in Evergreen cem-
etery. Survivors are the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Rivera. ga
BURCHETT, Maudie Agnes, died
February 81. Funeral services will
be in charge of Lemons Chapel,
2 pm. Saturday. Burial will be in
Evergreen cemetery. Survivors are
her husband, James Burchet,, =,
and four children: Chester, jun
ior, Reba, and Dean ga
Benton Joseph, g.
died Wednesday. Funeral services
are in charge of Lemons Chapel
at 2 pm. Monday. Burial viii
be In Evergreen cemetery. Sur
vivors are his wife, Mrs. Eta
Thompson, and five children,
Mrs. Virginia Lambert, Jeanie,
Benny, Harry, and Betty. ga
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03

farm wages in some areas during
the past year have caused serious
difficulties not only to cempet-
ing agricultural commodity groups
but also to the professors of farm
commodities and other non-farm
activities. In order to combat such
problems that might arise in 1914.
the principle of wage stabilization
in agriculture will be extended to
cover a greater number OF farm
operations and activities than here
to fore"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-03
CLEARS MATTER

1OlllllulIlS IL says
The matter of controlling such
wage rates can be done in either
of two ways: First by the applica-
ton of a specific ceiling covering
the operations at specific rates OF
pay, which rates could not be eX-
ceeded except with the specific ap-
proval of the State Wage Board
even though higher rates than
those set had been paid in l943. Or,
it might be handled through the
cooperative efforts of all concerned
by unofficially setting up fair rates
not TO be exceeded by individuals.
The effect of unlawful pay
mentS is: In any case where a sal
airy or wage payment in contraven-
ton of these regulations has been
paid or accrued. such amount shall
be disregarded by all executive oe-
partments and all other agencies
of the government for the purpose
of determining costs or expenses
of the employer for the purpose of
any law or regulation including the
Emergency Price Control Act OF
1912 or any maximum price regu-
lation thereof; calculating deduc-
tions under the revenue laws of
the United States: or, determining
costs or expenses unCer any con-
tract made by or on behalf Of
the United States.
Any person, whether an en-
ployer or employee, who wilfullv
violates any provision. shall, upon
conviction thereof, be subject to
a fine of not more than $1,000, or
to imprisonment for not more than
one year, or to both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-30

(USCG photo from NEA)
While some Coast Guardsmen
are broiling in the sitting heat
of the South Pacific war thea
ter. others are shiVering at the
other end of the climatic ex-
treme. Photo above shows huge
iceberg overshadowing stern of
Coast Guard cutter in North
Atlantic war zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-30
LET'S WASTE NO TIME
IN ACCOMMODATING THEM

There should be no time lost in acced-
ing to the request of the nearly 10000
Jap internees who have made demand
to be repatriated. This is one instance In
which we can permit the Japs TO tell us
what to do. We even can afford to over
look the miserable, craving policy actu-
atinq handling the Jap internee matter
after Pearl Harbor if the government
will get this bunch aboard a ship and
see that the ship gets somewhere close
TO the home shore
If the high officials who have been
towing around with the Jap internee
problem need any more proof of the un-
desirability of these trouble-makers, 1t
can be found in the fact that there are
MANY in the 10000 who will not be well
come back in Tokyo. Yet that situation
is not new to persons who have been in
the know all the time and who have been
trying TO solve the problem by quietly
moving the horde across the Pacific.
For the most part the administration has
turned to professors, so-called economists
and politicians for advice and it has fol-
lowed such advice in preference to that
of men and groups in the western and
coastal states who really know what they
are talking about.
The entire Jap internee business has
Deen neSS lfOHl Jlt SIdiG anu IHc al
fairs at Tule Lake have stunk to high
heaven, and still do. When the Lake was
taken out of WRA hands, westerners
looked for a logical program and logi-
cal, swift action. But they were fooled.
1t pleased the president to turn the oper-
ations over to his many-J Job-tinkerer,
Secretary lckes who promptly got things
worse muddled than ever. One of the
main reasons for the Tule Lake disgraces
was its director, Dillon S. Myer But he
became Ickes right hand man at Tule
and things have gone from bad to worse.
Now that the internees themselves sug-
gest a solution, will it be followed? If
not, then it must appear that there is
determined and sudied program to keep
the west and coastal states in the grip
of the nasty situation.
From Tokyo it is reported that only
two classes of internees are wanted as
expatriates, those with lots of money
and young college graduates And again
we see Mr.. TOTO displaying his shrewd-
less. We can't take the college educa-
ton away from them, but we can see
that the monied Japs go with empty
pockets.
Let's get them on the move.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-30
Insane Criminals
Will Receive
New Facilities

SACRAMENTO, May 30. up
Richard A. McGee. state director of
corrections, Monday announced that
plans are being made for new ia
cilities for care of insane and feeble
minded criminals committed to tie
state prison system.
MCGEE said he would confer this
week with DR.. Lawrence Kclb, as
sistant U. S. surgeon general and
former warGen of a federal insti-
tuition for insane criminals. and
that specific plans would be pre-
sented to a meeting of the state
board of corrections at Chino insti-
tuition for men July l.
It has not been determined
whether the new facilitiec will be a
separate institution or operated in
connection with one of the prisons,
McGee said. 1t is planned TO make
the project part of the state post
war building program, he said.
MCGEE was elected chairman of
the board Of corrections at the
boards first meeting at San Quen-
tin priSCn Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-30
IGNORE PURGE DEMAND

One of the interesting and encouraging
outcomes of the recent state primary IS
the sweeping victory of an assemblyman
who incurred the bitter disfavor of the
CIO Political Activity group when ne
espoused the cause of "the right to
work"
John B. knight of the 54th district
won his denomination on both tickets In
the face of one of the worst smearing
campaigns ever known. He kept logged
ly at his chosen job of obtaining sigma
lures to petitions which seek to place
the proposal before the voters that "a
mans right to work shall not be abridged
by compulsory union affiliation and pay
ment of dues" This program also Is to
insure a workers safety in his job when
he ioins his fellow-workers in collective
bargaining in private industry and above
all to insure his independence and ms
lob" That was his platform, The Rlght
to Work" But it didn't suit the ClO
political creed. The most modest slur
cast upon knight was that he is anti
labor He isn't And SO the voters de-
cided When the ballots were counted the
CLOS candidate had gotten Just no.
where. The voters recognized quality
as foreign to the politically-crazed ClO
c6oue as night is to day-a belief IN
principle and the CUTS to stand up ana
saw so. And so the CIO grapevine to
Washington had to say I'VE are llcked.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-30
About a Job
You May Want

It's with Southern Pacific . and
it's Job which best fits your ability
and your personal ideas of the work
you'd like to do Because it's one of
a hundred kinds of jobs. You have
your choice. Maybe you're a ma
chinist or carpenter or an ex-rail-
roader-an experienced man. Maybe
you're unskilled or semi-skilled. That
isn't so important. The big thing to
remember is, that this is a railroad
job that it's "got something"
other jobs don't always have-the
interest and excitement that goes
with railroading. It's a job with a
permanent company . =. with peo-
pie you'll like A job with opportunity
to get ahead job you can
really respect. S.P. needs men for
all mechanical crafts . needs in
experienced men too, as helpers or
shop workers . men for every
imaginable kind of job. If you're
sincere in wanting better-than-
ordinary job, we'd like to talk to
you. Liberal age limits. New. high
er railroad wages. Railroad pass
privileges. Fine pension plan. All
the things that make good job
good
Apply to local SIP. Agent, or SIP.
! Employment Office, Room SIS, Pa
cific Electric Building, Sixth and
Main, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-30
St. Paul Starts
Postwar Study

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 80. CUP
RAYMOND LoeWy Associate, New
York, a firm internationally noted
for industrial planning, has been
employed by st. Pauls central bus
iness district development commit
tee to draft a program for postwar
development of the downtown area.
Leon Hy2en, a representative OF
the concern, who was here to make
preliminary arrangements, said that
no recommendations would be Of
fered until a survey, scheduled to
require five months, has been COM
pleted
Hyzen said that the planning eff
fort would be directed toward max
ing the st. Paul loop more inter-
esting and more attractive for shop
ping, for business, and for amuse-
ment."
w. F.. Davidson, acting chairman
of the development committee, said
that individual property owners
woult. be asked to employ the final
plan in Developing their proper
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-30

WASHINGTON, May 80. CUP)-
Senator Homer Ferguson, (R),
Mich. made public a letter from
rear-admiral H. f. Kimmel, retired
requesting a trial by court-martial
at the earliest practicable date" to
determine whether he was guilty OF
negligence at Pearl Harhor.
Il want a trial by court martial
at the earliest practicable date, he
wrote ferguson. Il have wanted II
since Pearl Harbor and | have Sald
so in letters to the secretary tol the
navy. I want a free, open ana
public trial.
Kimmel and Major-Gen. Walter
C. Short were the naval and mill
tary commanders at Pearl Haroor
when the japanese launched their
successful sneak attack on Dec. Z,
l94l. Beth have been accused OF
dereliction q DUTY
Shortly before Ferguson made
Kimmels letter public, the house
rules committee approved legisla-
ton extending fora year - to June