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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
IS switzerland
NEUTRAL AFTER ALL?

Spearheaded by the United States, the
Allied Nations are about to call the turn
on Switzerlands professed neutrality. 1t
now is being made known that the tradl-
tional independence of all belligerents
in wars gone by, is not being kept in this
war.
The first step toward putting the Swiss
right will be a demand that she cease
trading with Germany, or with any OF
the remaining German satellites. Not
only has it been brought to light that
these trade relations have been going on
directly with Germany, but that war
goods and foods have been going direct
to the Nazi fighting forces in Italy and
by this help from the Swiss the Germans
are able to hold out in the present cam
paign in northern Italy.
Of course, as a neutral nation Swltzer-
land can trade when and with whom she
pleases but because of interrupted trans
portation lines from that country into
nations hitherto customers, the Allies
have condoned the increased trade with
Germany-the Swiss only market nation
since 1899. But that contingency now IS
past and even if somewhat restricted
trading with the freed nations still exists,
it is the feeling of the United Nations
that Switzerland should accept some sac
rifices.
While nothing is mentioned as to the
encroachments on Swiss neutrality
winked at by the Swiss governments
the Germans in maintaining a spy system
and even Gestapo across the border, that
situation undoubtedly will be dealt with,
too.
Switzerland has occupied a unique posi-
ton in both world wars, being at one time
or another the only neutral, or at least
socalled, nation in Europe. In this posi-
ton she has been the clearing house in
fiscal and diplomatic circles for all bel
ligerent nations. 1t has required the ac-
quiescence of all belligerents to hold to
that place In either World War any one
major belligerent could have crushed
Switzerland at any time.
This war is different. 1t is time that
the Swiss government, small nation that
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
WORKERS FOR THE DRAFTING

christian Science Monitor)
Noting the urgent demand for work
ers in war industries, reader inquiries
why the tremendous number of persons
engaged in the least essential industry in
the United States are not enlisted for the
more useful effort. She refers to those
who make, transport, and sell alcoholic
liquors.
Just how many persons are engaged In
the liquor business Beer and Brewing
in America" says that in an average year
more than one million men are engaged
in the manufacture and distribution of
beer alone Lewis S. Rosenstiel, chairman
of the board of Schenley Distillers Corp
Grafton, in 1941 claimed 250,0O0 persons
employed by distillers, distributors, and
other branches Of the whisky industry.
In addition to the brewers, distillers, and
winners, there are some 100000 retail
liquor dealers of all types in the United
States.
Millions of bushels of grain, thousands
of tons of coal, essential metals, electric
power, gasoline, tires, timber, and other
materials needed for the war effort are
consumed by the liquor trade. But the
greatest need at the moment is manpower
and John Barleycorn probably has q
100000 men promoting his interests. Not
all of them can be reached by Selective
Service. Possibly only Presidential
order could divert this manpower from
a non-essential industry into work of
which the individual need not be ashamed.
There is no question of the need.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. CUP)-
Here are some questions and an
swers on the pending Work-or-else
bill and how it would affect 4-Fs
and others in the 18-to-45-year
bracket:
@. What is the purpose of the
bill?
A. To force all 18-45-year- men,
including 4-F's, into essential jobs
or make them stick to those they
have.
@. How many men does it cover?
A. A total of 18,806000 including
an estimated 100000 4-F's. Many
already are in essential work.
@. Would all the men in non-es-
sential jobs be called up for war
work?
A. Men would only be called and
assigned to war work when labor
shortages developed in their locan-
ties and when the Shrotages could
not be met by voluntary recruiting.
The law would be administered
through local draft boards IN the
same manner that men are inducted
into the armed forces.
@. What would be the penalty for
failure to comply with orders OF
the local board?
A. The bill now fixes the penalty
as induction into the army, under
lowered physical standards to take
in 4-Frs for work in labor battallons.
The penalty may be changed to I'M
priscnment of not more than five
wears or a fine of up to $4,000 or
both.
@. How does it affect 18-45-year-
old men who are already in essential
work?
A. They would be forced to stick
to their jobs or to change only with
draft board consent. Many of those
under 80, however, now face induc-
ton for regular military service.
@. What are the nations esti-
mated manpower reuirements?
A. The armed forces need 100000
additional men and industry 7O0,-
OC0 by July /.
@. Is this measure national serv-
ice?
A. It is for men between l8 and
as. 1t is, however, a modified form
of full national service which would
apply to both men and women and
cover males in age brackets higher
than As.
@. How many CT the 4,5OO,OoO
men in AZ are II essential indus
try?
A. One million are listed as being
in essential activities; probably an
other 50G,G00 are in essential indus
try but have not yet been so classi-
fled, and another 100000, it is esti-
mated, are not. capable of work.
That leaves between 2,500,000 and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Nh. 2662

Estate of George S. Allen, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned NJ D. zinn as admins
traitor of the estate of George ,.
Allen, deceased, to the creditors OF
and all persons having ia ms
against the said deceased, that with.
in six months after the first publ
cation of this notice they either lille
them with the necessary vouchers
in the office of the Clerk OF tne
Superior Court of the State OF Call
fornia, in and for the County OF I'M
perial. or exhibit them with the nec-
essary vouchers to the said M. u.
zinn, as administrator Of said es-
tate, at the office of D. B. Roberts,
cot Bank of America Bldg, Ell Cen
tfo, California the same being the
place for the transaction of the busl-
ness of the said estate in the County
of Imperial, State of California.
Dated at El Centro, California,
this 22d day OF January, 1945.
M. D. ZINN,
Administrator of the Estate OF
GEORGE S. ALLEN, deceased.
No. 81. j 22-29, F 5-12
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
EXPOSING PUBLIC POLL
AND METHODS USED

Although it would seem the Democrats
should be satisfied, since they won and
had the edge all the way through last
years campaign, still they have earned
a measure of applause in bringing into
the spotlight of public opinion, the
mode of operation of one of the nations
so-called POLLS of Public Opinion"
A Democratic house, peeved because
the Gallup poll, in the last remaining days
of tie November battle of ballots sud
denly reduced tic fourth term candidates
vote percentage rom SO plus, to mere
81 per cent.
At the time of the sudden reduction,
there appeared no logical reason, and
there had not been sufficient time subse-
quent to the former announcement of
standings to step out and obtain new
"cross section" of the voters intentions.
And so, back in Washington, the Demo-
Gratis in the house called the head OF the
poll before some sort of subcommittee,
headed by New Mexico representative
who had just been reelected through the
benefits of one of the best political ma
chimes ever known. There the poll chief
admitted that he felt he couldn't depend
upon his field operatives (who has ever
been approached by poll-taker?) and
that he arbitrarily switched two per cent
from Roosevelt to Dewey. He only smiled
when asked if he had resorted to crys-
tai ball.
AS it turns out, the Democratic proph-
cts have been vindicated, reelected and
are still on top and public polls barely
have escaped being placed among the
many-phased nuisances in the nation.
Thanks, all around.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

franchise, expressly reserves the
right to pave, macadamize, remove
or seWsr said street, or lay gas and
water or other pipes therein, such
work to be done so as to injure the
railroad as little as possible.
Section 4. That tie cars upon said
railroad tracks shall not be allowed
to stand upon the street intersec-
ton in such manner as to unneces-
sarily cbstruct the use of said street
by vehicles or pedestrians.
Section 5. That said spur tracks
shall be operated and maintained
subject to such regulations and
conditions as may be prescribed
from time to time by the Council OF
the City of Ell Centre.
Section 6. (a) Said spur tracks are
to be constructed and maintained
at the official grade as established
for First Street and any change OF
elevation for that purpose is to be
made at the expense OF said South
ern Pacific Company.
(b) Drainage structures, If re-
quired by the City Engineer OF said
city. are to be constructed and
maintained along the gutter lines
on both sides of said First Street
from a point ten feet north of CEN
ter Of spur track No. l to a point ten
feet south Of the center OF spur
track No. 3, all to the satisfaction OF
the City Engineer of said city.
Co Where the said spur tracks
cross said First Street the entire
width CT the roadway of First Street
and for a distance of four feet on
each side of the center OF each spur
track shall be constructed and
maintained of timber SO laid that
the crossings will be smooth and
will not interfere with the use OF
said First Street by trucks, automc-
biles, and other vehicles, and such
maintenance shall be to the salts
faction of said City Engineer.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall
certify to the passage of this ordi-
nance and shall cause the same to
be published once in the Imperial
Valley Press within fifteen days
from its passage.
Signed and approved this 18th day
of January, 1945.
ATTEST:
(signed) IRWIN MAUPIN,
City Clerk.
(signed P. l.. MOORE,
Mayor.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was duly passed and
adopted at regular meeting of the
Council of the City of Ell Centre
held on the 18th day of January
1945,, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Hatton, He'll, Tondro, Moore
! NOES: None.
ABSENT: FaWcett.
IRWIN MAUPIN,
City Clerk.
No. 23 J2.
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Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.


No. 1862
Notice of Time and Place Appointed
for Proving Will and Hearing Ap-
plicatiOn for Letters Testament
ary.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
LEROY HASKELL, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that a
petition for probate of the Will OF
Leroy Haskell, deceased, and for the
issuance to Vivian Boone of letters
testamentary, has been filed in this
Court, and that Friday the 26th day
of January, 1916, at o'clock pm..
of saic day, at the courthouse OF
said Court, in the City OF Ell Centric,
County Of Imperial, State OF Cali
fornia, has been set for the hearing
OF said petition, when and where any
person interested may appear and
contest the same, and show cause,
ii any they have, why said petition
should not be granted.
Dated January 5, 1945.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
Deputy Clerk. .aa..
BY Betty Lewellen,
mo. I'D (J15-25 InclO
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENDED BULK
SALE AND/OR INTEND E ID
TRANSFER OF ALCOHOLIC
RFVFRaGE LICENSE,

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, A. H. Moore, intends
tc sell and transfer to EDWARD
DUER the fixtures, equipment,
stock-in-trade and goodwill Of that
certain cafe and liquor business To-
Gated at No. 459 Main street, Ell
Centre, California, an6 operated
under the name of THE PIONEER
SPOT and that included in the
assets to be transferred are the fol-
lowing alcoholic beverage licenses,
to wit:
One On-Sale Beer and Wine
License.
The premises for which said al
coholic beverage license has been
issued and is outstanding, are To-
Gated at No. 459 Main street, Ell
Centro, California.
The consideration being paid for
the transfer of the said alcoholic
beverage license hereinabove refer
red to is the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars C$20O00).
Notice is hereby further given
that transfer of all of the fore
going will be mace and the con-
sideration therefor paid on Thurs
day, the 25th day of January, 1945,
at the hour of 10 o'clock am. at the
office OF Harry w. Horton, 218
Rehkopf Building, Ell Centro, Cali
fornia.
The addresses of the vendor and
licensee anG of the vendee and
transferee are as follows, to wit:
A. H. Moore, 459 Main Street, El
Centro, California;
Edward Duer, 459 Main Street, Ell
Centro, California.
Dated this 18th day of January
1945.
HAROLD MARLOWE,
Attorney in Fact for A.
H. Moore, Vendor and
LicenSee.
CNo. 20) (J22)
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
THE RUBBER MIRACLE

Clos Angeles rimes)
When the Japs cut off the major source
of our crude rubber supply the Axis
powers figured that another monkey
wrench had been thrown into Americas
transportation system. They counted on
TRANSFORMATION bottlenecks to nullify our
great industrial capacity as potent war
factor.
They badly miscalculated the ability
of our railroads to meet the heavy war
demands and they erred on the capacity
of the United States to produce cargo
and other ships. But they probably got
their greatest surprise in the phenom-
email speed with which our synthetic rub
Der industry was built up.
The production rate of this infant in
dustry last year reached 100000 tons
year The significance of that output
rate will be readily recognized when 1t
is recalled that the total rubber consump-
ton of this nation in the all-time record
year of 1941 was $4,000 tons. In that
year only 5000 tons of the total consum-
ed were synthetic rubber.
Under the program initiated by Ber-
nard NJ. Baruch and directed by William
N. Jeffers and Col. Bradley Dewey, SYM
thetic rubber production increased to
Ill 900 tons in 1943 and then jumped to
565,OO0 tons last year, accounting for
S5 per cent of the rubber used in the last
quarter of 1914.
To the rubber, chemical, OIL gas, equip
ment and other industries which made
this record possible is due great credit.
The postwar problem of what should be
done with our synthetic rubber produc-
ton capacity is a small one compared
to what our problem would have been
had not American industrial genius
outsmarted the crafty Axis leaders who
thought they could stall Uncle Sans
war machine. The rubber on which they
imagined they had such strong hold
has snapped back into their faces.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
Patrols Protect
Nisei Property

NEWCASTLE, Cal, Jan. ". (uPl
Highway patrol road blocks and
armed patrols placed by the Placer
county sheriff's office today contin-
ued to provide protection for the
fruit ranch of Summio Dol, after
attempts by unidentified persons
to destroy the 26-year-old japanese
Americans packing shed with fire
and dynamite.
The incidents, termed "atrocious'
by Governor Earl Warren, were un-
der investigation by the states at
torney generals office. The COVER
nor sale he could not conceive OF
people who claim to be good Amer
leans doing things Of that kind.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 4S3
AN ORDINANCE A len D N G
ORDINANCE NO. 372 RELA-
TIVE TO GAME TABLES

The City Council of the City OF
Ell Centro does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1: Section I of Ordi-
nance No. 372 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
It shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm, co-partnership, assocla-
ticn, club, or corporation to engage
in the business of maintaining ana
conducting lawful games played
with cards, dominoeS, or other de-
vices, and involving the use OF
table or tables or similar equip
ment, either by maintaining or con-
ducting such business alone or IN
connection with another business or
businesses, unless such person, firm,
o-partnership, association, club, or
corporation shall first have OBJ
tanned from the City of FL Centre a
license so to do as herein provided
for.
SECTION II: Section II of said
Ordinance No. 372 is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
For the license herein provided,
the following fees shall be charged:
Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars
for the first month or part thereof,
and One Hundred Fifty and no/100
Dollars per month payable in adj
vance for each exceeding month
thereafter, provided that in event
more than three tables are used in
the operation of said business then
an additional fee of Twenty-Five
and no/10O Dollars per month per
table shall be paid
SECTION III: This ordinance
shall be published once in the I'M
perial Valley Press within fifteen
days, and become effective from
and after thirty days from its pas
sage.
P. l.. MOORE,
MayOr of Said CitV
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 484

AN ORDINANCE CHANTING TO
TVF SOUTHERN PACIFIC COM
pANY. A CORPORATION, IT'S
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A
FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT,
MAINTAIN AND OPERAT e
THREE SPUR TRACKS ACROSS
FIRST STREET IN THE CITY
OF Ell CENTRIC.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City
Council of the City of Ell Centro as
follows
Section l. That franchise be and
the same is hereby granted to the
Southern Pacific Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, for term OF
fifty years, to construct, MAINTAIN
and operate three spur tracks across
First Street in the City of Ell Centro'
described as follows:
Track No.
Beginning at a point in the
easterly line CT First Street, oo
feet wide. distant southerly there
on 122 feet more CT lees from its
intersection with the southeriy
line of Commercial Street, 30 feet
wide: thence westerly 9 feet more
or less along a line to the begin
ming of a tangent curve, concaVe
southerly, having a radius OF
477.63 feet; thence westerly along
the arc CT said curve So feet more
or less to a point in the westerly
line of said First Street, distant
southerly thereon 126 feet more OF
less from its intersection with the
southerly line of said Commercial
Street.
Track No. 2
Beginning at point in the
easterly line CT First Street, oo
feet wide, distant southerly there
on $50 feet more or less from its
intersection with the southerly
line of Commercial Street, 30 feet
wide: thence westerly 60 feet more
or less along a line to point IN
the westerly line Of said FIRST
street, distant scutherly thereon
$50 feet more or less from It's IN
tersection with the southerly line
of said Commercial Street.
Track No. 3
BEGINNING at point in the
easterly line of First Street 60 feet
wide distant southerly thereon
1870 feet more or less from its in
tersecticn with the coutherly line
of Commercial Street 30 feet wide;
. thence westerly 9 feet more or less
along a line to the beginning OF a
tangent curve. concave northerly,
having a radius of 4776o 1eet,
thence westerly along the arc OF
said curve So feet more or less TO
a point in the westerly line OF SAID
First Street, distant southerly
thereon 1876 feet more or less from
its intersection with the southerly
line of said Commercial Street
Reference is hereby made to tht
anplication therefor and the mar
accompanying the same on flle II
the office CT the City Clerk OF +
Centro for further particulars.
Section 2. That said tracks TO p'
laid and operated under this fran
chise shall be used for the transpor'
tation of freight only and not as
main line or part thereof, anc
shall be used for the receipt ant
delivery Of freight and for the pur'
pose of connecting warehouses
manufactures, and other bushes
industries and enterprises with th'
main line of the Southern Pacific
Company, its successors and assigns
in the City of FL Centro.
Section 3. That the City of f.
,Centro, In making the grant CT thlf
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
CradIe-io-Grave
Social Security
Program Offered

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. CUP)-
The Social Security board offered
its program for 'cradle-to-grave"
Social Security today in a report
expected to set the pattern for
President Roosevelt's forthcoming
recommendation to congress.
The boards proposals, contained
in its annual report, were basically
the same as those it made a year
ago-.o broaden the coverage of olo
are and survivors insurance, liber-
alize unemployment benefits and
establish programs of medical and
disability insurance. The war-mind-
ed congress gave them little atten-
ton last year.
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
The new recommendations were
expected to get greater considera-
ton because both the Republican
and Democratic parties urged broad
er Social Security coverage in their
1914 platforms and President RooSe-
velt made a similar requSt in his
weeks ago. Mr.. Roosevelt promised a
special message with his recon-
mendations would be offered later.
The assurance CT protection
which a strong and comprehensive
program of Social Security creates
is essential to social stability and
economic progress" the Social Sc
curity board said.
EXTEND SYSTEM
The board again urged that the
old age. insurance system be exteno-
ed to include more than 200u0,000
additional workers-those in public,
agricultural and domestic service,
employees of firms with fewer than
eight workers and non-profit organ
izations and the self f-employeo-who
are now excluded. A revised benefit
formula to provide more liberal pay
ments also was suggested.
Increased emphasis was placed on
recommendations for the unemploy-
ment compensation program ac-
ministered under state laws. The
board asked that this program also
be broadened to include farm, gov
ernment and maritime workers, en-
ployes of small firms and of nom
profit groups. 1t PROPOSED that the
ceiling on weekly benefits be raised
to a standard $25 for 25 weeks in
q year and that minimum standards
be fixed by the federal government.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
CaIexico Visitor
Dies Suddenly

Mrs. Lucille Emily Franklin, "A,
who came to Calexico two months
ago, died Saturday from heart all
ment.
She and her husband, George A.
Franklin, came to Imperial Valley
for his health.
The body will be sent to San Diego
for funeral services and burial.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs.
Edna Broadway of Elmore, Okla
homa, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Lee
Mutt of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
Bill Affects
18 to IS Group

8 900 900 4-F's in non-eSsential ac-
tivities.
@. What other deferment groups
are there?
A. A total of 6,725,000 nen have
been deferred to industry and agri-
culture and 100000 are between 38
and As and have not been classified.
Selective Service estimates that 81
100000 (MD of those occupationally
deferred would be fit for military
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
PROTECT SENIORITY

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)-
In a decision that may serve as a
precedent in cases arising under a
work orb drafted law, the War
Labor Board held today that work.
ers transferred from one job to an
other by government order are en-
titled to protection of their seniority
rights
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
BLOOD BY AIR

The Allied death rate from war
wounds would be much higher II
nearly two tons of whole blood
were not flown taily from New
York to Paris. Some cases and
types of war wounds are so seri-
Gus that blood plasma alone is not
enough and whole blood must also
be administered.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
SKATERS PARADISE

The walls and floors Of cave IN
the Carpathian mountains OF Hun
gary are covered with frost crys-
tails all the year round, ano 1t Is a
fayorite resort of skaters.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22

EDITORS NOTE: The foilOUing edit
orials are presented as interesting o:yin-
ions Uoiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-22
Editorials and Comment

it is, should either declare itself or be
neutral in fact.
It hardly is likely Geneva will be the
Peace center after this war anyway. That
usefulness appears to be ended.