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Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12

Sinnms is on a round the world
trip which will bring him back to
the United States early in Novem-
ber
He wrote:
"Your telegram arrived at a rath-
er crucial moment, but at the time
the only way I could have got
home Immediately was by swim
ming. and the Atlantic is very cold
this time of year. Every boat was
booked to capacity. 1t is estimated
that ten thousand Americans left
Paris in a day or two. About 500,-
600 French women and children
also left fc- The. smaller French
towns. SO you see there was much
competition for transportation.
1t is nice to know that pyro-
maniac Hitlers little conflagration
is not going to take place for
awhile, but feel as most people
in France feel: it may be postponed
but it will eventually come and
hope that ] am not in France when
it does, though the whole exper-
fence was very interesting.
You cannot imagine the pre-
vailing psychology. There was no
hubub, no outward excitement.
Everything was abnormally quiet.
The newsboys would hold up their
papers to display the headlines
they would seldom yell. The people
would congregate silently, morosely,
TO obtain a new edition, and would
procede to the nearest street cafe
where they would read it and look
very very worried-and no one can
look as worried as a Frenchman.
No one really thought war was at
hand until Hitler announced that
hs would march into CzechosloVa-
kis Tomorrow and after that
no one had any hope. I could read
the map of Europe (the old one).
on the face of every Frenchman.
They were actually scared stiff.
None wanted war. but here it was
and there was nothing to do but
fight.
With war so near an air raid
upon Paris was just as imminent
so there was scramble to get all
women and children out of town. All
of the new buses were command
eered by the army for transport
use, therefore city transportation
was badly crippled Sand was
dumped along the streets to be
spread upon the top of floors of all
houses TO prevent the fire resulting
from incendiary bombs Newspapers
were limited TO six pages to prevent
scarcity of newsprint And all
the time new soldiers were being
called To the colors. Thousands of
men were moved TO the Maginot
line There was a prevailing tense
mesa morbid ominous cloud that
could be felt by everyone. 1 was
not afraid of the war for l knew
that being an American I could 20
home in a week or so and get out
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
San Diegan Wins
Gymnasium Job

CAIEXICO. Oct. 12.-F. E. Young
of San Diego Monday was awarded
the contract for construction of tn
rev gymnasium at Calexico Uniol
High school.
His bid was $40. and he wa
awarded the contract subject to
PWA approval. The foundations
already are in place and construc.
ton of the building, it is hoped
may begin late this week.
The building will cost 5000
and will consist of 10 by 80 foot
playing space and two large dress
ing rooms. Electors voted the nee
essary bonds in special election
this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
Haight Pleads For
Death of $50 Plan

LOS ANGELES, Oct. u. cUP)-
Raymond Haight, Progressive can
aidate for governor, pleaded with
advocates of the $50 Thursday pen
sion proposal today TO abandon
their plan. The so-called ham
and eggs" plan if enacted would,
he said, "retard by inany years the
development of a sound pension and
money reform program"
He termed the plan economic
ally unsound and unconstitutional.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
Produce Dealer
Faces Trial Here

A. B. Raphael, produce dealer
charged with showaring Imperial
Valley farmers with bad checks
IN exchange for watermelons and
other products. will be tried in su-
perior court on the charge.
The technical charge against
him is violation of the state agri-
cultural code. In El Centro justice
court Tuesday Judge John E. Simp-
sen ordered him returned to the
county Jail in lieu of $500 bail
Raphael Was associated with A.
Kristol in the A and K Produce
company of Tucson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
Mrs. Roosevelt in
Comment on Row

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 OP)-
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, conf
raenting in her newspaper column
MY Day" on John L. Lewis offer
to resign as head of the C. l. o. II
William Green resigned as presi-
dent of the A. F. of L., said today
that their methods ought to be re-
concilable even if each group sac
rificed something.
Both of these men are so able
and have SO much to give that it
seems a pity that differences be
tween the two groups cannot he
reconciled without sacrificing the
services of the two leaders Mrs.
Roosevelt said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
Staggering Chicks
lie ad to Still

PITTSBURGH. Oct. -. (UP)-
Because her chickens were stag
gering home TO roost every might, a
south side woman complained to
police.
An investigation led TO discovery
az a 3 gallon still. seven gallons
of liquor and eight gallons Of mash
IN the home of a neighbor, Jacob
Sowa, 60, who was charged with
violating the state liquor laws.
The picked chickens had been
ieaStlng on mash,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
DIVORCE GRANTED
FOR WILFUL NEGLECT

Ethel Mary Pitts was granted an
interlocutolT divorce decree from
William Howell Pitts Tuesday and
given permission to u0e her maiden
name. Ethel Mary Read. She ac-
cused her husband OF wilful neglect.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
Shotgun Stolen
AT Mt. Signal

MT. SIGNAL, Oct 12.-Burglars
looted a house two miles south
cast of here early this week, j. c.
Donlevy told Imperial county dep
lity sheriffs.
A pump gun two motors and
blades. and a quantity of shot gun
shells were taken
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12
Behind Scenes Account of Paris in
Frightening Days of War Scare
Told in Letter TO Fl Cenfrans

behind-the-scenes account of Paris during the try
ing days when France the of joining CZecho
slovakia In against Germany contained Thurs
day in letter from Horace A Smms son of Mr. and
Mrs. NJ O. Simms of Ell Centre, who Paris the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-12

HELP yourself 10 Bargains with
Post Press Wanr Ads.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
I. y. A. IS SUBJECT
OF FORUM TONIGHT
Representative May Will
Talk on Need of Probe
by Congress.

This week the National Radio Forum
turns away from the possible effects of
the turbulence in Europe upon the
United States and looks inward, upon
domestic situation very much In the
news at the moment THE Tennessee
Valley Authority. It's Administration
and the Need for a Congressional In
vestigation" will be the subject and
the speaker will be Representative
A. ]. May Of Kentucky.
MIR. May is chairman of the House
Committee on Military Affairs, which
handled the legislation creating the
t. v A. and all legislation amending
the original act. He is frankly critic
OF the Authority as it has been oper-
ated and insists there must be no
attempt to whiteWash the situation
with a once-over-lightly inquiry, that
the fullest kind of an Investigation
must be made to satisfy the American
people.
The Radio Forum, arranged by The
Star, Is sent to the Nation over a
coast-to-coast chain of National
Broadcasting Co. stations and reaches
local listeners over WMAL at 1890
every Monday night.
Hofmann Is Guest SOIOist.
Josef Hofmann, world = renowned
pianist, joins the Philadelphia Orches-
ira for tonight's broadcast (WMAL at
81 from the Academy of Music in
Philadelphia. Hofmann made his first
appearance on the academy stage in
1887. when he was boy of 10, already
acclaimed one of the worlds great
prodlgles, and tonight's broadcast is
feature of Philadelphia Golden
Jubilee of Josef Hofmann..
The noted artist will be heard with
the orchestra in the three movements
of Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 in
6 Major" and will close the program
with a group of solo pieces. The
orchestra will again be conducted by
Eugene Ormandy.
Other music notes: Massenet's
"Elegy'' will be featured by Richard
Crooks on his program (WRC at $500
on which he also will sing Where Fer
Ye Walk and Woods Brown Bird
Singing" On the same program Alfred
Wallensteins Symphony Orchestra will
be heard in the overture to Nicolai's
Merry Wives of Windsor" De Falla S
Spanish Dance No. l" and the Rus
sian Sailors Dance" from Glere's
The Red Poppy"
AriaS from "Pagliacci" and selec-
tions from Victor Herbert's The Red
Mill will comprise the "WLW Oper-
eta" program, which the Mutual net
work picks up from the Cincinnati
station at $50. Probably will be
heard locally on VOL, though the
Evening star., 1938-04-04
NEED FOR WAR PROFITS
LEGISLATION DEBATED
Senator Reynolds Backs Proposed
Law as Holt Opposes It in
Radio Speeches,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senators Reynolds of North Caro-
lima and Holt of West Virginia. Demo-
Gratis. debated the need for war
profits" legislation over the Mutual
radio network last night
"a death blow would be delivered,
at least to propaganda that leads to
war, If the profits were taken out of
war" Senator Reynolds said.
Let the Government draft the
owners of factories and their factories
in the next war and the next war
will be long delayed in arriving"
Senator Holt contended that under
the pending war profits bill the Presi-
dent could dictate the sale or lease
of private property. take over fac
tories or mines, determine rents or
leases by private firms or individuals,
'or force every factory worker in
America to register and muster him
into service in any capacity"
Let us stay out of war, but, If
We 60 to war, let us keep our democ-
racy," Senator Holt said.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Czech Envoy Honored.

Vladimir Hurban, Czechoslovakian
Minister. was presented with a birth
day cake yesterday on the occasion
of his 53rd birthday anniversary at a
meeting of the Americana -Czechoslavak
Center of washington. The presenta-
ton was made by Albert Maserick.
president of the center, who also
presented Nine. Hurban with bou-
quet.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

once the favorite hunting ground Of
the Blackfeet Indians, whose reserva-
ton now adjoins it on the east. It
forms part of the Waterton- Glacier
International Peace Park, proclaimed
by the President to commemorate
more than century of peace between
this country and Canada.
Mr.. Whitlock is we'll acquainted
with the legends of the Blackfeet
tribe and will describe their sign Ian
guage at the close of his lecture.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
STORY OF GLACIER PARK
TO Be TOLD AT LECTURE
Edmund H. Whitlock Will Give
illustrated Talk Wednesday
in Interior Auditorium.

The story of Glacier National Park.
where primordial movements of the
earth's crust have doubled up an esti-
mated $4,000 feet of rock to form one
of North Americas mightiest noun
tain ranges. will be told by Edmund
Evening star., 1938-04-04

H. WEltlOck Of
t h e National
Park Service at
8 pm. Wednes-
day in the new
Interior Depart
ment auditorium
The talk will
be illustrated by
colored lantern
slides and a new
color film, The
L a n d of the
Shining Noun
tains." The lee
ture is free to the
public.
TEo ~orI- u,a =.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

Per capita tea consumption in the
United States amounts to seven
tenths Of pound per year, compared
with about IL pounds Of roasted cof-
fee. Tea. however, makes about five
times as many cups Of liquid as the
same amount Of coffee.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
program at the moment just calls 1t
ITO Be Announced"
Drama, Talks, Crime.

DioAlAS xAlkS, Crlmc.
Edward Arnold has taken over for
Cecil B. De Mile, i'll in a Hollywood
hospital, to act as producer director
for tonight's Radio Theater (WJSV at
81. The play will be Dark Victory"
the stars, Barbara Stanwyck and
Melvyn Douglas -. Bernarr McFadden
discusses will the Reorganization
Bill Bring Us Dictator?" (WRC at
7:4S) Warden Lewis E. Lawes
(WMAL at lO furnishes dramatic
proof that The overhead of crime is
so high no sane business man would
attempt to carry it," H. M.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

Shanghai has probably more night
resorts and more night life than any
other city on earth.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
Defense Counsel
Quits And Delays
Fort Bragg Trial

Fayetteville, July 5.-(AP)- The
trial of Bill Cross and three other
men on charges growing out of the
Staying of a Fort Bragg ranger last
October was delayed temporarily
when the case was called at a special
term of Cumberland County Superior
Court here today.
Walter Siler, attorney for Cross,
told Judge Luther Hamilton that
differences of opinion" between him
self and his client made it impos
sible for him to continue to repre-
sent Cross. Judge Hamilton then ap-
pointed w. L. Ellis and James McRae
to act as attorneys for Cross. A re-
cess was taken to permit them to
confer with him.
Cross is charged by the State with
fatally shooting Sergeant J. S. Mott
His co-defendants, S. M. Rush, Jesse
Crotts and Walt Ruth, are charged
with being accessories. ALI of the
men are from AshebOrO.
The Staying occurred near the edge
of Fort Bragg reservation when the
ranger approached some hunters who
questioned him about the killing of a
deer.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
Capture of Hankow, 100
Miles Down Yangtze from
Capital City, Is An:
nouuced by Japs
CHINESE WITHDREW
LEAVING SUPPLIES
Little Fighting Occurs Aft
er Piercing of Outer De-
fense of City;. Route To
Hankow Exceedingly Diff
ficult for Invaders, on
Whatever Course

Shanghai, July 5.-(AF) jap
ancse army, which in q years fight
ing has crashed it's way $50 miles UP
the YangtZc river into the heart OF
China, established positions today for
another major effort to reach Han.
lzow, provisional capital of Genera
Chang Ka,-Shek's government
The Japanese command announced
today the capture of Hukow, 16l
miles from the China capital, and Il
main barrier to the Japanese advance
Chinese withdrew, leaving munition
supplies, and there was little fighting
after Japanese pierced Hukow's outer
defenscs, military officials said. DC
cupation of the city puts the Japan
csc in position for a Hankow offensiv"
along two possible routes, both ex
,remeiy difficult.
The one choice was a 150-mile drive
up the Yangtze river, winding thro-
ugh a mountainous area with its
strong Chinese defenses. The othe.
was a land and water detOur to the
west, in an effort to sever the Can
ton-Hankow railroad, disrupt trans.
portation of supplies and force the
evacuation of Hankow.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
Insurgents
Make Gains
In The East

Hendaye, France, July SLAP
Insurgents swung down the Mediter-
ranean coast toward Valencia today
and occupied Burriana, important
highway point 20 miles north Of
Sagunto. They also marched into a
section slightly to the east and d.
rectly on the coast.
Insurgents have been just outside
Burriana since the capture of VII
lareal June IL.
Occupation of the town followed in
surgent reports they had smashed
government lines south of Teruel in
the Sarrion sector
Dispatches from General Varellas
field headquarters said his insur-
gents had advanced IL miles since
their sudden, relentless offensive
south of the highway started Satur-
day.
Thousands of government troops de-
Tending almost surrounded positions
in the Universities mountains were in
danger of being trapped. On the ex-
trene eastern flank of the 50-mile
Castellon de la Plana front, along the
Mediterranean coast, insurgents were
reported to have stormed the heights
near Mules, strategic city on the
coastal highway IA miles north OF
Sagunto.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
SYPHILIS CAMP |GN
COST IS ATTACKED
Raleigh and Asheville
Health Boards Resist De-
mands of State

Raleigh, July 5.-Dr. Carl V. Rey-
holds and the State Board of Health
are running into some trouble with
their proposed gigantic campaign a.
galnst syphilis-at least in securing
Cooperation of all the cities and coun
ties.
City boards of both Raleigh and
Asheville are bucking against the cost
OF their participation in the drive
IN both cases it is commended that the
existing city clinics can and will pro-
vide the same service Reynolds pro-
poses and at much less cost.
In Wake the health board wants
something like $500 from county and
city combined. Mayor George Iseley
quotes DR.. Sidney Smith of the pre-
sent clinic to the effect that the same
work as Reynolds proposes can be
done for $780,
AS a result, partisans of the cam
palgn are charging that the real OPP
position to the city appropriation
comes from venereal specialists OF
Raleign Who prefer to keep the bust
lContlnucd On Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
RULE OF SENIORITY
NETTLES NEW DEAL
Many Important Congress
Committees Headed by
Foes of Roosevelt
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, July 5-The New Deal
ers' objection to the seniority rule
under which chairmanships of con-
gressional committees are determined,
is understandable.
Each propose 1 of new piece OF
legislation is referred, upon its intro
duction, to it's appropriate committee
in the Senate or House of Represen-
tativeS.
The committee to which such re-
ference is made has deal to say con-
corning that bills fate. The commit
tee can report on it favorably or I'M
favorably and it's report counts con-
siderably. However, if a majority OF
the committeeman are hostile to the
measure, they generally do not Both
er to report at all; the bill never gets
out of the committees hands. 1t is
buried in committee" as the saying
is; Congress, as a whole, never gets
Continued on Page Fiveo
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
Road.Eunds
Apportioned
OuerState

Raleigh, July 5.(AP)-Vance Baise,
chief engineer of the highway and
public works commission, said today
that $7,515,000 had been allocated for
maintenance of State highways and
county roads in North Carolina for
the fiscal year 1889.
State highways will get $2,938,500
and county highways $4,576,500.
Reserves of ten percent were set up
in each fund from the total legisla-
tive appropriation, which was $780,,
OOO In addition, $211,500 was set aside
for bridge maintenance on State
highways and $64350O for bridges on
county roads. Bridge tenders, ferries
and the like will cost 1880 on State
highways and $32,38O on county roads.
BY districts, the allotments, includ-
ing bridge tender and ferries funds.
county road funds next, follow:
First division, $295,O16 and $432,862
Second division, $289,389 and $433,-
O69.
Third, $294,878 and $428,533.
Fourth, SPIT, 1873 and $464,59
Fifth, $296O9O and $508,760.
Sixth, S298,328 and $461,000.
Seventh, $279,523 and $499,126.
Eighth, $283,733 and $449,732.
Ninth, S283,O86 and $466,999.
Tenth, $341, 1863 and $431,82S.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
STATES OFFICIALS,
HAPPY AT BALANCE
Capitals Week Also Includ-
ed determination of
Three Criminals
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, July 5.-End of the fiscal
year, Bill Payne and Wash Turner at
tracted most attention and filled most
newspaper space in Raleigh last week
as the States high officials joined in
a hallelujah chorus of praise for
their conduct of the States fiscal
matter and the two notorious bad
men went wherever they'll spend
eternity, checked to death with
cyanide fumes.
On the side there was the still mys-
ferrous shot which did not hit So
Ecitor William Y. Beckett, as well as
a city board row over appropriations
for an anti-syphilis campaign, pre-
liminary steps in a slums clearance
program for the city. Echoes of cleo
ton fraud disclosures, and talkfest
IN which county liquor board mem
bers made little or no progress in the
direction of changing the State Ii
quor Boards mind on the subject OF
liquor prices in North Carolina.
State Solvent, and To Spare: Re
ports and estimates given out at the
end of the fiscal year, which closed
June 80, indicate that North Carolina
Is entirely solvent with something e
Continued on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
Tells Narrowing
Experiences Had
InRiver's Wilds

Cerro, N. M, July (AP)-While he
sought his wife to inform her of his
safety, A. S. Hunt described today
how he CROPPED through pitch dark
wilderness, crawling with rattlesnakes
after he and boating companion
were dumped into the roaring RIO
Grand river.
Hunt said he was joined today IN
the search for the body of E. K.
Wakefield, whom he saw swept down
the cascading stream when their craft
upset Sunday in the Black Canyon
near here.
When ditch riders reported seeing
Hunt wander off from the opposite
side of the river after the crash, Mrs.
Hunt came here from Denver and
engaged guides to aid in the searcn.
Hunt turned up in a northern New
Mexico sheep camp yesterday, but
his wife's whereabout were unknown
He was taken to Antonito, Col.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
NeWIenSiOn
FOrFrance
With japan
japan Claims France
Has No Right to IS
lands Seized O f t
China Coast

Paris, July s. (AP) = New dip
lomatic tension between France and
Japan appeared likely today to re-
suit from French occupation of the
strategic Paracel island in the South
China Sea, about $50 miles southeast
of the Chinese island of Hainan,
which Japan has been reported plan
ming 20 seize.
Reports from Tokyo said the jap
anese foreign office was studying the
situation with great care" 1t was
thought here that Japan might pro-
test against occupation Of the island,
which the japanese contend belongs
to China.
The French foreign office said the
occupation was routine police mat
ter of the French colony of Indo-
China, which claims jurisdiction there
It was said at the foreign office, how
ever, that the Paracels would serve
as excellent seaplane bases" in war
time.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05

London, July 5.-(AP)-Countess
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz Revent-
lows battery of noted legal talent &C.
cused her titled Danish husband OF
demanding $5,OOO,OOO and their two
year-old son, Lance, in return for
divorce in a tense hearing in Bow
street court.
In the course of two and a half
hours of sensational testimony to sup
port charges against the handsome
Count, he also was accused of threat
ening to shoot an unnamed Mayfair
society man 'like dog"
The golden-haired, black clad Wool
worth heiress kept her eyes on the
back of her husbands head as her
ATTORNEYS declared he threatened to
.'put her on the spot, and had laugh
ed at a proffered gift of $25O,OOO as
IAN insult"
The hearing was adjourned until
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-05
Unbalance for Nation Az
Whole Blamed on South
and 1t Can and Must
Be Righted
PURPOES NEAREST
TO HIS HEART NOW
Describes Conditions In Let
ter to Group of Southern
ers Called to Capital To
Lay Plans for Improve
ment; To Start on Politi-
cal Trip Soon

Washington, July 5.-(AP)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt asked group of south
erners today to begin a survey of
methods to improve southern econo
mic conditions-which he described
as "the nations No. l economic pro-
clem."
1--WE have an economic unbalance in
the nation as a whole due to this very
candition of the South" he said in a
letter to those at a meeting called by
the National Economic Council.
cit is an unbalance that can ana
must be righted for the sake of the
South and the nation. No purpose is
closer to my heart at this moment
than that which caused me to cali
you to Washington.
"That purpose is to obtain a state
mentor perhaps 1 should say re-
statement as of today-of the econo-
mic conditions of the South, a pic
ture of the South in relation to the
rest of the country, in order that We
may do something about it; in order
that we may not only carry forward
the work that has been begun toward
the rehabilitation of the South, but
that the program. of such work may
Continued on Page Two)