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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Southland School
Leaders Meet Here
Saturday Mornint1

An estimated 500 elementary
school principals from all sections
south of Santa Barbara will gather
in Ell Centro Saturday for con-
ference of the California Principals
association, southern section.
Sessions will be held in Wilson
school, auditorium, with the Rev,
Dr. George w. Thomas of the Pres
byterian church offering invocation
and Superintendent of Schools Guy
A. Weakley giving the welcome,
Following a brief business session,
DR.. Marion Monroe of Pittsburgh,
Pa, will speak on diagnosis of
reading difficulties.
Later, Paul Jenkins. Post-Press
publisher, will show his film, Life
in Imperial Valley. Following a
luncheon, educators will tour valley
scenic points.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Neutrd|s Fear Inability
To Keep Out Of Conflict


Then Russia jumped in and Fin
land became battlefield, Sweden,
Norway and Denmark feel them
selves in grave peril, far greater
than at any time in l914-1918.
Britain and France have become
conscious of the "Bolshevist peril"
There is growing sentiment in
Britain for decisive action now.
The extent of the aid which Rus
sia could give Germany is depre-
Gated. Any material assistance
from Russia in the way of supplies
is already available and has not
amounted to much. The idea OF
hauling the Red army across Eur
ope to the western front does not
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
vandaIs Deface
Vacant Bui|dinu

VandalS smashed five windows
Wednesday night in the old garage
across the street from Veterans
Memorial hall in El Centre.
Nothing was taken from the
building which is now used as a
warehouse by the county agricul-
tural department. The vandals toss
ed rocks through the window glass,
deputy sheriffs said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

brace credits for purchases of this
country's surplus commodities and
for aid to refugee and wounded
Firms. Observers here believed that
Kennedy's report would be an inn
portant factor in determination Of
this governments policies in the
Russian Finnish conflict. There has
been much agitation by Republican
and by some Democratic congress-
men for severance of diplomatic re-
lations with Russia.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his Secretary Of
State Cordell Hull have said that
no step would be taken until COM
plete, authoritative reports have
been received from abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

Three thousand longshoremen af-
filiated with the CLOS International
LongShoremen's and Warehouse
mems union were working double
shifts night and day in an attempt
to clear the port of the abnormal
arrival of goods.
Union leaders protested that
lo,lgshoremen had been requested
to unload San Francisco-boundc car
20 in preference to that destined
for southern California. This, they
said, placed them in the position
of strike breakers in connection
with the San Francisco bay strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Chest Urges Free
WiII Giving Here

senting all but one of the Chinese
business firms.
Other teams are partially COM
pleted and will meet next time Dec.
Is at the California hotel.
. Present at the meeting at the
Barbara Worth hotel were Thomp-
son, Earl Northrop, Irving, Volber-
ding, Herbert Lowdermilk, Fred
Nebel-Thau, Woo, knights, Ed Bur-
nett, C. S. Reed, Bert Hamburger,
Sterling OsWalt, E. B. Mason, w. G..
Outlook, Norman Dupont, w. H.
Rhodes, John Raymond, Hugh Will
cox, Charles Small, Novel Smith
and George Furukawa.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

IllSIlJ COullCll llltcJlllS
that will require a second hearing
of protests on the issue of whether
or not the thearer building at Sew
enth and State streets is suitable
location for wrestling and boxing
bouts.
Full five jaws dropped and ten
eyes widened around the council
table when City Attorney Dorsey
WhitelaW dropped the remark that
a public hearing would be necessary
before the council may grant or
deny an application for an arena
permit to Promoter Pete Buzukos.
This is the first implication .
that hearing is necessary" Mayor
H. w. Fawcett snapped. rs there
any member of the board that un-
derStood it?'
Heads shook mo- around the
table and Whitelaw continued:
Il am sorry, but I thought that
was understood I thought l made
it clear at the Monday night meet
ing"
Whitelaw referred to a special
session at which at least two score
citizens, including ministers and
residents of the Seventh and State
locality, appeared in protest. At that
time WhitelaW delivered lengthy
talk upon legal aspects of the arena
Setup explaining that city ordi-
nances permit boxing and wres-
tling within the city limits and
within the amusement zone in ques-
ton.
Il am very disappointed that I
was dumb enough not to under
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Gum Machine Theft
Brinqs Jail Terms

BRAWrEY, Dec. 7. - Five men
ranging in age from % to % years,
were sentenced to the county jail
for 80 days after they pleaded guilty
to raiding gum machine at SER
vice station.
They were M. K. Fackrell 25, elec-
trician; Eddie Boeklke, %, laborer;
j. w. Atkinson, 25, radio technician;
Albert Gordon Stout, 27, pea picker;
and Morris Atkinson, %, laborer
They told Brawley police they were
born in Idaho.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Probe of Valley
Farmers Put Off

The LaFollette committee probe
of the Associated Farmers of
Imperial county and the Farm
ers Transportation association
was postponed until Jan. in
Los Angeles.
Postponement from Dec. 10
was announced Thursday.
Officials of the two groups
were asked to report for ques-
tioning on the 1910 date.
Records of the organizations
were gathered up recently by
investigators for the LaFOllette
committee in preparation for the
hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

After comforting with Mayor
Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles yes
terday Ernest Bowen, president OF
the IL.W.U. local, and other union
officials went to Long Beach today
for a conference with representa-
tives of the Waterfront Employers
association.
Mayor Bowron appointed fact
finding committee to investigate the
union charges that southern Cali
fornia-bound cargo was being slight
ed in favor of San Francisco cargo
which is transshipped to the north
ern city by rail.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

MI. lOOSeNelI ) mo. dnlDdSSdQOr'
were expected to have an important
bearing on the future policy of this
government toward the belligerents,
particularly with respect to Soviet
Russia and Finland.
Kennedy arrived at Port Wash
ington, NJ Y, yesterday by clipper
plane after a series of conferences
in Paris with William c. Bullitt,
ambassador to France, and Anthony
j. Drexel Biddle, jr, ambassador to
the refugee government of Poland,
now located near Paris.
He followed to the White House
other government officials who have
been discussing with the president
program for extending relief to
Finland-a program that may en-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

frighten British military tacticiaris.
Moreover, establishment OF British
naval bases in Norway and air
bases in Sweden would give Brit
ain a powerful weapon against
Germany BY air, she could sweep
in from the rear OF Germany's
powerful defenses at the western
end of the Baltic.
But there is no good guessing
what course Britain will take. or
what any OF the powers will take.
When President Roosevelt said
American foreign policy is on q
24hour basis, he expressed ex-
actly the situation OF the European
nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Christmas Carols
through the Ages

WHAT CHILD is THIS?
What child is this who, laid
to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with
anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are
keeping? :"
Carols often sprang from the
most natural source for merry
making-the folksongs and dances
The melody for this one is that OF
an old English ballad, known as
"Greensleeves," first printed in
1880. The words were written in
the 1880s by William c. Dix.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
POLISH SUBMARINES
ESCAPE BLOCKADE

LONDON, Dec. 7. (UP) - Two
Polish submarines, the Wilk and
the Orzel, which escaped from the
Baltic sea have Joined the British
navy after hazardous voyages, it
was learned i'll British naval circles
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Maybe Truthful
Rotary Entertains
District Governor

Members of the Ell Centro Rotary
club entertained the district COVER
nor of Rotary, Glenn Harper of
Corona, at luncheon meeting
Thursday at the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Masako Yukawa, music instructor,
played several piano selections.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
ST.. SEQ Truffic
Jams LA. Horboy

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Dec. T. (UP)-Los Angeles harbor,
which for has handled tonnage than port
the Pacific coast today ammed with 85 ships at
dock anchor awaiting unloading result of the shut
down of the port of San Francisco because of strike of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Law Forces Citv
Into New HeurinQ
Of Arena Protest
Counci|men Caught by Surprise at News
Obectors Must Have Second Chance
To Complain Against Special Permit
= By LOGAN JENKINS .

Seasoned once by the anti-wrestlng fire. Ell Centre
city councimen looked longngy at their asbestos suits
Thursday and prepared for another dive la Lucifer
1t all about because a legal quirk developed at
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Olson Describes
kiqrdnt Problem
LaFo|Iette COMMITTEES Hears Governor
Warn Rural County Peace Officers Of
State Intention TO Preserve Peace

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. (UP)-A picture of Cali
fornas migrant problem its abnormally high percentage
Of strikes in agricultural fields and the psychological back
ground that has led to years strife before the
civil liberties committee today recess until next
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
fDR Gets Secret
Data on Europe

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (UP)-Joseph P Kennedy
Ambassador to Great Britain, delivered President
Roosevelt today report the European "too
fdential for the cables
White House and state department conferences with
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
Anti ti-Communism
Crusade Brewing
In Allied Nations
England Gives Finn War Orders Priority
In Factories; Italy Sends Planes and
Pilots; Germans Permit Arms Transport

LONDON, Dec 7. (UP)-British producers today
understood to be speeding up supplies for Finland
which-the Finnish legation announced-has been receiv
ing materials fom Britain the United States and Ger
many for than year. Material flow
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07
p AMBlINe
EpoRTER
Hi-Lee-O O-Layee-

Hi-Lee- O. -Layee-
We are convinced beyond any
petty argument that some kind OF
pure Alpine blood courses the veins
of our carrot-topped farm commits
sioner, B. l.. Harrigan.
AS far as we know he doesn't
yodel in the bath tub nor does he
have a concealed weakness for Swiss
Swinging. although he probably
would excel at the latter, consider
ing his formidable frame.)
Where Red gives himself away is
in his method OF mounting the
courthouse steps. Watch him next
time. He strikes out at one corner
and angles across to the other, then
doubles back and gradually works
himself to the top as though he
were zig-zagging up the face OF a
mountain side.
With a little imagination you can
almost see the pack on his back
with the snoWshoes on top. If his
breath comes short at the top of the
incline, it's because of the rarefied
atmosphere.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

Happy birthday, Mrs. Genevieve
Kenyon, Happy Birthday and an
oleander.
Firmly Mounted
AS Harry Woodbury. and RR con-
tinued their chat. Harry became
more and more agitated. Harry sat
atop the dull white back of Bob
Wares saddle horse and RR stood
on terra firma. Harry had paid us
a CALL chiefly to show off the horse.
The more we looked at the mon
ster white, the more we wanted to
try him out. always have been
curious how a mahout feelsD Harry
must have read the thought in our
eyes and there from Sprang his
agitation. At long 1asc ne explained:
"You see, this horse is so big and
my legs are SO short that if ever
I once get off him I'll never again
get up on him!"
Which was okay with us, but we
couldn't help wondering how many
stable boys it had taken to hoist
I1dIly lllVO oiiC odlluic. vi hi1yOC
he used a ladder.
Maybe Truthful
When a laborer filled out
uuestionnaire at the unemployment
office he must have become con-
fused. Or maybe it was Intentional
humor. Anyhow, in answer to the
question Have you any physical
defects?" he wrote:
Yes. My mother-in- law"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

Butter: Los Angeles Sic; but
terfat. Imperial Vane, fo.b ranch.
grade A. 41c; manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream e9ise.
L. A. hay; u. 3. No. Sl6.-s17:
U. S. No. 2 leafy S14-15.OO; u. IS. No
2 $3.50 1880; Mpls. cash flax si.9s.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-07

Happy Returns
Happy birthday, Mrs. Genevieve
Kenyon, Happy Birthday and an
oleander.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

the seventh annual Worlds Poultry
Congress and Exposition to be held
in Cleveland, Ohio, from July % to
August Z, it was reported today by
c. F. Parrish, poultry specialist of
the State College Extension Service
and secretary of the State organiza-
ton for the Poultry Congress.
A Hall of Youth will be occupied
solely by young people interested in
the poultry industry, Parrish said.
Twenty thousand square feet of floor
space will be available for activities
and entertainment for the youngsters
The United States will be repres-
ented at the Congress by five youth
organizations. They are the All
Clubs, the Boy Scouts of America,
the Future Farmers of America, the
College Poultry Science Clubs, and
the New Farmers Of America. Many
boys and girls from North Carolina,
other than those participating, will
undoubtedly be visitors to the expo
sition and will be provided with a
youth camp, Parrish stated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
Students to Have
Part In Conference
About MARRIAGE

Chapel Hill, March 30.-Student
representatives of various North
Carolina colleges will have a part
il the discussions of the fifth an
nual Conference on Conservation of
marriage and the family to be held
at the University of North Carolina
April lila, with Duke University
cooperating, DR.. Ernest R. Groves,
director of the conference, announc-
ed today.
The student session will be held
on Thursday afternoon, April IS,
when the general topic will be
What Youth Think About Marriage
and the Family"
Two Duke University seniors, Miss
Frances Brooks, Warsaw, and Miss
Louise Brugh, Montgomery, w. Va,
will serve as co-leaders for this ses-
sion DR.. 0. T. Brinl1ley, head Of
the Department of Religion at Wake
Forest College, will preside.
Colleges which have already signi
fled an intention of sending dele
gates include Duke, the Woman's
College, of the University of North
Carolina, Wake Forest and N. c..
State
Miss Brooks, a sociology major,
is president of the senior class at
Duke, chairman of the Executive
Board of the Woman's College, a
member of the White Duchy, a Sec
ret honorary organization, and an
honor roll student.
Miss Brugh, also a sociology ma
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
SPEED CHIEF AIM
in THE HOUSE NOW
Daily Dispatch Bureau
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, March 3O.-With almost
no regard for any rule or virtue ex-
cept speed the House of Representa-
tives Wednesday morning waded
through the longest local calendar
Of the session, passing dozens of
laws about which the voting memb-
ers knew very little. Often as many
as half dozen members were on
the floor at one time, members were
speaking from their own or some
one else's seat without discrimina-
ton, and Acting Speaker Bill Fen
ner had to keep up almost a con-
tinuous pounding of the gavel, in
jecting into his routine passage of
bills numerous pleas for some semb-
lance Of order The boys were APP
parently having a good time, and
none OF the bills was of much conse-
quence outside the affected counties.
But for an hour or more the House
of Representatives looked much
more like a mad-house than like a
laW-making body
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
Dorothy Thompson First
ONC Institute Speaker

Chapel Hill, March 3O-The OPEN
ing session tonight at the University
OF North Carolina of the fifth HUI
man Relations Institute will get I'M
der way at o'clock in Memorial
Hall with the first of a series of
three We'll Lectures on Citizenship
being delivered by Miss Dorothy
Thompson, well known columnist
and radio commentator.
Following Miss Thompson's adj
dress the regular weekly broadcast
ing Of Americas Town Meeting of
the Air will begin here at $50
o'clock and continue to 1890. Presi-
dent Frank P. Graham of the Univer
sity, Senator Josiah w. Bailey of
North Carolina, and John Rust, of
Memphis, Tenn, co-inventor of the
cotton picking machine, will discuss
is The South Number One Econo-
mic Problem?" and George V. Denny
il, President of Town Hall and ORR
ginatOr of Americas Town Meeting
of the Air, will act as moderator.
The Institute which will bring au-
thOrities on economic and finance,
education and international relations
to Chapel Hill for a Today confer
ence will be open to the public and
there will be no admission charge
for any of the sessions.
Miss Thompson, who was asked to
leave Germany several years ago
because of her writings about the
Nazi regime and who was put out on
a Nazi Bund meeting n Madison
Square Garden in New York several
weeks ago because she laughed, If
the wife of Sinclair Lewis. After
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

taking her A. 3. degree at Syracuse
University in 1914, she did graduate
study at the University of Vienna.
She did effective work as a speaker
on the New York State woman's
suffrage campaign in 1857, and
did social work from 1920 when
she was appointed foreign cores
pendent for the Curtis-Martin News
papers, Inc, representing the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger, New York
Evening Post and other papers. She
remained abroad as a foreign COR
respondent until 1888, being chief
OF the Central European Service for
the Curtis Syndicate from 1924-28
She is the authoress of "The New
Russia" and II Saw Hitler.''
The Institute program for Friday,
Saturday and Sunday will include
the following speakers: Lawrence
Dennis, long record in American
Diplomatic Service, prominent bank
er, lecturer and writer, who will
speak on Sunday; James Harvey
Rogers, of Yale University, Friday
and Saturday; Mordecai Ezekiel,
economic adviser, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, Friday:
Joseph j. Spengler, Duke University
economist, Friday; Henry Hurwitz,
eoitor of Menorah Journal, Jewish
intellectual magazine; Sherwood
Eddy, world traveller and lecturer,
and Robert Douglas, Greensboro at
torney and grandson of Stephen A
Douglas, who will represent the
Jews, Protestants and Catholics, re-
spectively, at Sunday evenings ses--
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACHES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve nagging backache
quickly, once they discover that TIE real cause
of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
-, The kidneys are Natures chief way of taking
the excess acids and waste out Of the blood.
Most people pass about pints a day or about
3 pounds of waste.
Frequent or scanty passages with smartins
and burning shows there may be something
wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
An excess Of acids or poisons In your blood.
when due to functional kidney disorders, NAV
be the cause of nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss Of pep and energy, get
ting up nights, swelling, puffiness under the
eyes, headaches and dizziness,
Don't waitl ASK vonr dr,,oo;st for Doo,.
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
40 miles OF kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from your blood Get Doan's Pills.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
Avery Fight
Amuses House
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
LIN the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY LYNN NISBET

Raleigh, March 3O.-The heather
Chinese may be peculiar in ways that
are devious, but he amt no more pc
culiar than some far western House
Democrats when a neighboring Re-
publican gets in their hair All the
rules OF the game are abrogated,
consistency is thrown out of the win
dow, and every possible device to
embarrass the Republican is not only
justified but is actually sanctified by
the pious disciples of Jackson and
jefferson.
Avery is one of the most thorough
ly Republican counties in the State,
and several times this year neigh
boring Democratic representatives
have ridden roughly over the wishes
of the Avery member. Madison and
Wilkes haven't Jared much better.
This time it was an effort by Re-
preventative Dan Tompkins to bring
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
HENDERSON, IN THURSDAY MARCH go 1899

lican counties in Western North Car
DINA?
Most of the old-timers sided with
Pittman. If it was just a Republican
family row they didn't care to get
involved in it. Besides, it looked
sort of like backward step to be
going from a primary to conven-
ton for nominating candidates. If
they had to choose to help some Re-
publican, they would help their own
colleague rather than the man across
the hall. So the bill stays on the I'M
favorable calendar, Avery retains
the nominating primary, and the au-
gust General Assembly was permit
ted to proceed with the important
business of regulating filling station
hours in some other county.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
WOULD GET DRINKS
AT FOOTBALL GAMES
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY LYNN. NISBET

Raleigh, March 3O.-Considera-
ton of Leon Buffers bill making it
the same kind of misdemeanor to
operate a car while in a drunken
condition on the driveways of any
State institution or hospital, as it
now is to operate one on the pub
lie highways of the State, was post
poned a day while Major Cherry
could investigate what the effect OF
the law would be on attendance at
football games.
Representative Butler introduced
the bill as a statewide measure, the
House committee limited it to Burke
county, and the Senate re-extended
it all over the State. Members
thought it was most too elastic and
they wanted to find a little more
what was back of it before voting
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

abolishing the Republican primary in
Avery that precipitated the war.
Senator Bowers, also from Avery and
also Republican, put the abolition
bill through the Senate. Representa-
tive Pittman killed it in the House.
Tompkins fought valiantly for his
motion, becoming SO enthusiastic that
Clarence Stone asked him when he
became godfather to all the Repub-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

jor, is vice-president of the senior
class, chairman of freshman advis-
ers and a member of the White
Duchy.
Approximately 100 specialists and
interested individuals from % states
and the District of Columbia have
already enrolled for the Conference.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

Traffic expert says no one can be-
come a perfect auto driver until he
has reached the age of 80. That
wouldn't be true of some folks w,
know if they lived to be 80.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

Life in those little Central Euro
pean countries which find them
selves in the path of the Nazi steam
roller must be fierce. In fact, it
must be plain, unadulterated "heil"!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30
State 4-H Youths
Will Attend World
Poultry Congress

College Station, Raleigh, March 80
North Carolina All Club members
are expected to be included in the
1000 or more youths from all parts
of the world who will particulars in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

A sure failure is the fello> wwho Isl
lust waiting around until the ladder
of success is replaced by an elevat-
f-9
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-30

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