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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Directors Cancel
Tax on Cemetery
Near Ho|fvi||e

Cancellation of taxes on the old
Holtville cemetery plot west of
Holtville was approved Tuesday by
directors of the Imperial Irrigation
District, on condition the county
takes similar action
c. F.. kamm, director of the Gen.
tral Valley Cemetery association,
made the request, pointing out that
the association is a nor-profit or
ganization. He said that the Holt
Vile cemetery organization had
broken down and that the last
meeting was held in 1916. Only
two directors remain, c. w. Hayes of
Hemet and j. S. Bridenstine of Holt
vile.
c. Morris approached directors on
a project for creating a labor camp
between Ell Centro and Holtville,
near the Barbara Worth golf course
He said the camp would take care
of transient workers both colored
and white who now are shuttled
from one ditchbank to another. The
project was referred to the county
for disposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Argentina Denies
Release to Nuz IS

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec.
10. CUP)-Officers and men of the
scuttled German pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spec ate heartily to-
day, and seemed unworried about
the war, as the foreign office made
plans to intern them.
Capt. Hans Langsdorff, the Graf
Specs commander, had brought 1893
officers and men with him across
the river Plate estuary from Mon
tevideo where he had blown up his
ship rather than face the British
cruiser death watch which awaited
it.
Il am satisfied have saved all
my men," was all he would say
after his arrival here.
Berlin dispatches had made it
plain that the German government
hoped that the Graf Spec men
would be treated as "shipwrecked'
mariners and released, to get home
if they could
The foreign office made it plain,
however, that the government in
tended to intern them all, prob
ably on the small island of Martin
Garcia, out in the river. The island
is used for detention of Argentine
political prisoners. Officers of the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Men Who Held Up
Fl Centran Jailed
For Seven Years

Robert Miner and Thomas Ray
mond Genseal, the men who held
up, robbed and kidnapped Jack Hen
sley in El Centro in November, 1888,
must spend seven years in San
Quentin penitentiary, the state
board of prison terms and paroles
ruled Tuesday
They were sentenced to serve
seven years on three counts, grand
theft of Hensiey's automobile, rob-
berry, and kidnapping. The sentences
were to run concurrently. They
pleaded guilty to the charge and
were committed to prison Dec. 16,
1888.
Miner and Genseal accosted Hen
Sley as he entered his car parked
on an FL Centre street forced him
to ride about half way to Imperial,
and then drove away and left him
on the highway. They were ar
rested in Imperial a few moments
later when they crashed into a
parked car with Hensley's machine
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Imperial Sewer
Termed Menace

The Imperial sewer system Great
ed "perilous risk to health, the
board of supervisors said late Mon
day in declaring state of emer-
gency existed in the rural area
through which the sewer line runs.
Action by the board was hoped
to speed the WPA allotment ap-
proximating 100000 which is sought
to provide new sewer for the
city.
Repeated breaks in the sewer line
in the rural area, board members
said, endangers health of ranchers
and their families.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
finns Throw Back Russ
Air Thrust at HeIsinl<i
Red Armada Fails
As Anfi.Aircraft
Batteries Open Up
Soviet Land Forces Hit
New Snags in Attacks
On Defense Lines

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec.
10. (UP) - Soviet airplanes
bombed the south coast of
Finland today after Red
forces again failed according
to a communique in attacks of
great force" to penetrate Finnish
defenses OH the Karelian Isthmus.
The Red aerial armada planes
roared along the Gulf of Finland
coast from Viipuri (Viborg) to Hell
sink and westward to Abo CTurkW
but we're met with such terrific anti
aircraft fire that bombs apparently
aimed at military objectives fell
wide of their mark.
AT Abo, a city of 10000 popula-
ton normally and once the capital
, of Finland, there were four flights
and three bombardments which set
several houses afire in the workers
section and near a hospital, mes
sages to the capital said.
One Russian plane was shot down
during the third raid on Abo, Fin
niSh officials said
At Helsinki, a dozen bombs ex-
ploded in the middle of an open
field rot far from the capital and
several others we're duds. The bombs
fell a couple of miles from any
point of military Importance, the
Russians apparently mistaking the
field for the airport.
The explosives we're large, some
making craters 25 feet in diameter
and II feet deep. Police said the
only casualty here was a black cow.
Two or three Russian planes were
reported shot down off Helsinki
and in the Viipuri area but officials
lacked confirmation of the reports.
An official war communique is
sued after the raids said that there
had been severe fighting on the
Karelian Isthmus but that the at
tacks again had been repulsed. The
communique dealt with Mondays
developments.
Reports that Sveaborg fortress
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

Graf Spec may be allowed to take
up residence in Buenos Aires if
they pledge themselves not to try
to escape.
1t was disclosed, regarding Ger
man protests against the refusal of
Uruguay to give further shelter to
the Graf Spec, that it was a com
bined front of II American repub-
lies. including the United States,
which had forced the ship to go.
German authorities. backed by
Italian ones, had refused to order
the ship to leave Montevideo. Uru-
quay consulted ENJOYS of other AM
erican republics. The result was
the firm statement that if she did
not leave Montevideo Sunday night
she would be interned for the dura-
ton of the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Olson
axes
Listed
Revenue Measures
Urged Upon State
Thru L Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 10.
(UP) - State finance Off
cials today revealed the
broad program of new taxes
the Olson administration has
mapped out for probable submission
to the special session of the legisla-
ture in 1910.
Proposals under consideration to
make up Gov. Culbert Olsons quota
of S75.000,000 in new revenue dur
ing the next year and a half in
clude a two cents per package tax
on cigarets, a boost in the income
tax, a levy on public utility bills
and other taxes that directly affect
the pocketbook.
Executive conferences are being
held this week to determine the
final draft of the program. The
complete calendar and starting date
of the special session is expected
within the next few days from the
governor. January Is is the tenta-
tive date.
The 1889 legislature turned cold
shoulder on Olson's new tax pro-
gram designed to return about $685.
0,000 in two years.
The governor declared more reve-
nueS are needed to balance the
current budget and whittle away
at the states deficit which is rapid
ly approaching $100,000,000.
Here is a preview of new tax pro-
posals not presented by the COVER
nor at the regular session, all of
which may be submitted in January:
/. Gross receipts tax on public
Continued on Page 6; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Valley, Along with Rest Of U. s., Gets
Ba|my Weather on Eve of Winter

Imperial Valley basked along with
the rest of the nation Tuesday in
what weather observers described
as the most abnormally mild winter
in SO years.
A warm sun and cloudleSs skies
raised temperatures to 70 degrees in
Ell Centre at noon. Mondays maxi
mum was 80.
Winter is supposed to make its
official start when the solstice is
reached Thursday, but US. Weather
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19


Testifying before the house COM
mittee investigating the labor board,
the 36-year-old Phillips declared
heatedly that nothing in the law
says Communists are not entitled
TO its protection"
Phillips told about a case involv-
ing the alleged discriminatory dis
charge by the Cincinnati Milling
and Machine company of Mike
Mischief. a plant employe. The
company raised the defense that
it would not reinstate Mischief be-
cause he was a Communist.
Phillips said he had told the trial
examiner that the board had ruled
against admiSsibility of evidence re-
lating to Communism in such cases.
1T is pretty generally agreed
throughout the country" Commit
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
County Traffic
Death Toll
Reaches42

Imperial county's traffic death
toll for 1889 reached AZ at midnight
Monday when Adolph Arista. 33.
died from injuries suffered in an
automobile accident last Sunday
night
The traffic casualty list thus far
this year was nearly double the
total for all last year, 81.
AriSta was injured when A. Lopez
was blinded by the headlights of
an approaching car, crashed into
guard posts on a bridge spanning
the Ash canal and overturned sew
eral times Lopez was uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

tee Chairman Howard W. Smith, d.,
Va, interrupted, that the Com
munist party is a party whose prin-
ciple is chiefly to foment trouble
in the United States, to foment
revolution and TO bring about the
same form of government that they
have in Russia
Nov is 1t the position OF the
national labor relations board that
employers are compelled 10 employ
men who are members OF that
party?o
When Phillips began TO qualify
his answer TO the question, Smith
insisted on direct reply.
There is nothing In the Law"
Phillips then said, which says that
Communists are not entitled 10 ia
protection
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Swiss Club Files
Official Papers

Articles of Incorporation were filed
in superior court Tuesday by the
Swiss club of Imperial Valley.
The non-profit organization listed
nine directors, all of Holtville. They
were Paul Eggler, president; Albert
Muller, Marguerite Omlin, secretary;
Hilda Durrer, Hans WiSter, and
Fred Strahm.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Germans Open Up
U-Boat Campaign

LONDON, Dec 10. CUP)-The
third German U-boat offensive
against Great Britain was believed
by naval experts to have started to-
day in cooperation with aerial
bombing and machinegun attacks
on Allied coastal ships
The torpedoing of the British
steamship City of Kobe, a 4,373-ton
vessel from which SO men were re-
ported missing, and of the NorWeg-
ian steamship Glitrefjell, on which
five lives were lost, appeared to
mark the opening blows by the
third wave of submarines sent out
from German waters in the cam
paign to break Britain's sea power
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Land BANK HEADS CUSTER REQUESTED
0ne.MuIe.Power
Wrecks ; Autos

A stray mule caused his own
death and two automobile acci-
dents, sent three persons to the
hospital, and demolished three
automobiles east of Ell Centre
early Tuesday.
Robert Freeman, %, Ell Centre
ran into the mule and killed it..
G. T. Windley, 30, Honolulu,
stopped and threw the headlights
of his car on the dead mule so
motorists could avoid the OBJ
structiOn.
Less DaUlt Wallen, So, Chow
chilla, confused by the lights,
drove head-On into Windley's car.
The injured included Mrs. A.
Baker, so, Chowchilla; Freeman;
and George Toveesee, 20, Ell Cen
tro.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

Sea and the German coastal area
A British royal air force raid
over Helgoland bay, perhaps Ger
many's strongest naval base, which
resulted in five hour battle yes
terday and brought heavy casualties
to both sides was the second big
scale British aerial operation in re-
cent days. II was disclosed that a
total of SIS British planes took part
in raids over the same area last
Thursday.
British security patrols, estab-
lished recently to combat the Ger
man mne laying campaign, are a
part of a general bid for aerial
domination, it was understood. They
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

Joker JOkcd--
This time, the fox fixed the
hound.
When Vic Smith and Verna
Ruggles disappeared during dance
intermission Saturday night, Bob
Brown became enamored with a
glorious idea He had more than
a hunch that Vic and Verna were
heading for Yuma to be married
and with a vague notion of prac-
tical joke in mind he headed his car
for Yuma. Bob intended to pretend
he was Verna's brother and stop
the wedding.
After racing across the desert at
70 miles an hour Bob arrived in
Yuma but couldn't locate the ro-
mantle pair. And so he waited. And
waited. And waited. They didn't
show up. Just before dawn he re-
turned to Ell Centro, thoroughly
foXed.
Vic and Verna, meanwhile, had
remained in El Centre overnight
and driven to Yuma early in the
morning where they were wed. un-
disturbed by any "brotherly' inter-
ference.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Witness Describes
0piuln Procedure

A jury of 10 women and two men
in superior court Tuesday heard
Tom Folk, Brawley Chinese, de-
scribe the intricacies of opium
smoking.
He testified at the trial of Wong
Fun, Chinese cafe operator of Braw-
ley, on trial on a charge of possess
sion of narcotics and with violating
the law prohibiting an ex-convict
from possessing a gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Rambling Reporter
Challenge Arouses
High School, S Ire
Imperial Can't Beat
This Display Declares
Central Art Class

Let's make Ell Centre the
City of Christmas Lights.
A challenge hurled by the
Post Press's Rambling Re-
porter, touting a Christmas
display in Imperial as better than
anything Ell Centre has to offer,
was answered Tuesday by Adolph
Kath, Central high school art in
structor.
Kath called attention to a dis
Continued on Page 6. Col. o
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

lauS counties at the Time oil a Dltter'
cannery strike at Stockton. 1t was
feared then, the committee was
told in its investigation here, that
the troubles would spread
Sheriff Grat M. Hogin of StaniS-
laus county, white-haired veteran
peace officer, testified that the
groundwork for formation of the
citizens committee in that county
had been laid at meetings of the
Associated Farmers of California
and businessmen. AT one meeting in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

Modesto, he said, there we're 1000
persons present.
Although the Stanislaus group
was known once as the Modesto
Pickhandle Army" Hogin said he
didn't recall whether pick handles
had been provided.
He said the principal step taken
was to list the names of persons
willing to serve as deputies in event
of labor troubles in the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
County Asks Fair
Grounds Control
Supervisors Request Fair Board to Void
25-year Lease Saying Agreement to
Put Vi Buildings Not Carried Through

The county board of supervisors moved Monday tc
regain control of the S223880 county fair grounds control
lost two years when it leased to the Forthwith
Agricultural District association for 25 years.
At least five members of the Imperial county fail
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Willard p. Ellis
Target Of Blast
Aqoinst Policies
State Farm Debt Commission Declares
FCAHead Guilty of Ma|adminis+ration.
Discrimination in Loanins Practices

Recommendations demanding the removal from office
of Willard D. Ellis general agent of the Farm Credit Ad
minstration in California, Utah. Arizona and Nevada
were made public Tuesday in Ell Centro.
The recommendations, endorsed by the California Farm
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
PickhdndIe Armv
Strike PIon Told

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 49, (UP)-San Joaquin val
ley authorities and citizens told the aFoette Civil ber
ties committee today the details of the organization armng
and operation of czen armies during 1897 labor trou-
bles The groups formed in San joaquin and Stans
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Communism Issue
At NLRB HeorinQ

WASHINGTON, Dec 10. UP)-Phlip G.. Phillips
atonal Labor Relations board regional director at Gin
chhat told house Investigators today that Communists
are entitled to the protection of The labor act the same as
any other provided they do not engage in sbver
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

"The first NOVEL; the angel
did say
Was to certain poor Shep-
herds in fields as they
lay e"
This simple melody is believed
TO have originated as a shepherds
tune in the Middle Ages. 1t was
first printed in England in 1888,
but has French origin. The word
novel;" comes from the French
noel" meaning birthday" but
through its association with the
birthday of the Christ Child has
teken on the meaning of Christ
mas greeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
British Challenge
Germany in Air

LONDON Dec 49, (UP)-Great Britain has started a
campaign to establish definite air supremacy Ger
many it understood today.
Airplane experts looked forward to a series of spec
tacular and increasingly bigger fights the North
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Come Out, We Know YOU

Come Out, We Know You-
The question of who is Santa
Claus became perplexing one for
young Christine Clements this week.
Santa appeared at a dinner party at
the E. E. Clements home the other
evening and after Christine sang
the jolly old gentleman in the red
pants gave her a present.
Chistine made the mistake of
running after Santa. Or maybe it
was Santa's mistake in not having
his beard pasted on more securely.
Anyhow, Santa lost his beard, and
the child exclaimed:
why, you're not Santa. You're
jeans Daddy"
CThe Jean in question is Mrs.
John Donohue and the Santa was
Donohue himself.)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
Sly Remarkjng-

A youngster with a subtle sense
of humor was jostled about in the
Christmas crowd on Main street un-
til he stopped and broke out laugh
ing. Questioned about his merri-
ment, the boy remarked
II just happened to think how
funny it would be if all these peo-
pie were coupled together like box
cars!"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
D AMBl!Ne
X EPORTER

We Give Up
Hugh Wilcox turned his mind to
a mechanical problem Tuesday and
ended up just wishing,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19
To Coin a Name

To Coin Name
When o. A. Ashbrook slaughtered
pig the other day he suggested
that his wife make a backbone pie,
Young Billy got a portion in his
school lunch and when a neighbor
asked him if he liked pork, Billy
replied:
mo, but l sure like this hog cob
bier"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-19

Butter: Los Angeles sic; but
terfat, Imperial Vaney fob. ranch
grade A, 41c; manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 29isc.
L. A. hay: U. S. No. 1 S16.50-17.50:
U. S. No. 2 leafy Sl5-Sl5.50; U. ). No
2 S12.5O-13.5O; Mpls Dec. flax 2.Oiia.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-07

.s - VALLEY SETTLER is published a.c~J Friday by the MatGnu8ka Wiley Farmor's Cooperative Association ct Palmer, Alas71a. lnl. laitor: Aarie Iilson. Subs or5pt1on rotos;. #3.oo year by mail: l.75 year Moilea anywhere: 1O9 copy
 This papor is issued Cor the pur- pose of giving inf formation and nCws Of tho Matonuskn Valley Ft~r2uors' CoorerotinC Association 5 work, probloras, acc cO1p1 shnonts, enc also, nows Of local and Gen- oral interest; onG to foster
 the cooperative spirit cf the
 farmers Of the l-atcnuska Valley.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-07

rosponsibilities each invostiGat- in@ and finding the weak spots, an1 then working out feasible plan that would work, they began to make money.
 Soon Coororot1vos began working together. The dairy producers Of IGoho began working with the dairy producers of California to put across their rlarke ting pro- groI! in on efficient manner. Bonofi cial loGi lotion was ootoineH in the atIne manner.
 Thon specialized Co-ops sprung up. Today VIC readily recognize Cali fornio fruit Growers, hundreds of Ii H. Producers Associations, Fee Producers in the rc joritJ of States, Tobacco Growers in the South, Rational Fruit and Pro- duccrs, Rational Wool iiGrlze tiraG Lssoci. end hundreds of others. But in all successful organizations of this kind, the membership con- trols tho odlIini stration.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-07
LOCALS

Hrs Robert Klcm is up and around again after hor serious illness. Friends waited anxi ously when Hrs. Klom entered the hospital with a rur turoG appendix.
 lxr ort mcdi cal ottontio and care hos delivered Hrs .Klom again to hor home and forli ly. She says she feols fino.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-07
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CIVIC ASSOCIATION GIVES DANCE

The 2latonusl1o Valley Civic Asaocia- tion is planning . public dance in tho Pall1or Community Hall on i.pril 15, The proceeds from this dance will 60 toward furnishing the people Of tho valley with q splendid program and entortoin- mont on "Colony Day. Since every enc will bo interested in this program, all should be on hand to attend tho dance and contribut to the fund. Our Civic Association is really assuming civic responsi- bilities, ere VIC behind them?
The Valley settler., 1939-04-07

Llroat any adult Ierson cen re- a t6ahtful experiment., largely nri se& oflearme@s.
 Today, the organized fGrmer's .. Ccoronatives throuChout the Unitd States are by far the rost suc- cossfu1 labor Organizations in eii atonco under the l4lcrican flag. Ind why arc they successful? Because taoy 1oornol by hard ex- pcrionce and Q 1crGo amount of cash, that 1y mutual s.asu1inG of. ros~ ioi1iFy, 8trzVinC t0- . ware one goal, ard backing to tho limit g representative board cons cionciousl lJ elected; would brinl financial cain t.nd power. Many rionoor cooporctivos went brol1o because they Woro not pro perly financed or ooccuso the roproso ntative board wero ( group of swindlers. Ano6hor biz diff culty in the curly days of Co-ops, vas con, ,etitivo Corpora tions who Gclihorot1y ruined tho Coop by fir >2cans or foul. nBig BusinossA ccul9 not tolerate coop conpc ion.
 Today there are producer and
 consumer cooperotivos, but in all the main purpose is to scrVe it's members.
 After the members becan as suninG
Evening star., 1939-07-31

relaxation, there are many who con-
tinue their work on various benefits
right through the hottest months,
and we find that at Murray Bay,
Quebec, the midsummer tea, which
will aid the Convalescent Home and
the baby clinic of Murray Bay, as
well as other institutions, will be
held Thursday, with Miss Mabel
Boardman of Washington, Lady
Gouin and Mrs Alexander Buchanan
of Montreal and Mrs. John A.
O'Connor Of Oyster Bay, N. Y, on
the committee of four in charge of
arrangements and disbursement of
the proceeds. The tea, which is to
be held at the Manor Richelieu, is
one OF the outstanding social events
OF the season in that resort, and in
cludes fashion show and an art
exhibit.
American Red Cross
Benefit Held.
At Bar Harbor another benefit.
for the American Red Cross, was
held yesterday, when many of the
gardens of summer residents were
opened. Among the lovely estates
on exhibit was that of Mrs. Mar
shall Langhorne of this city, while
Mrs. James F. Mitchell. wife of DR..
Mitchell, who is also of Washing
ton, was chairman of the benefit,
and was assisted by Mrs. Harold
Peabody, Mrs. George Robbins and
Mrs. Clarence Cook Little.
Mrs. Nathan c. Wyeth is ex-
pected to join the Washington COL
ony at Bar Harbor shortly, when
she will open her cottage, Hill
hurst
Mrs. Harry S. Black is at
Southampton, and was among the
guests at the cocktail party which
Mrs. Mona McAdoo Taylor gave yes
terday at the Farr cottage. The
affair was in the nature of a fare
we'll party, as Mrs. Taylor will sail
tomorrow for several weeks abroad.
Mr.. George Henry Payne. men,
Der of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, is also at
Southampton. having arrived there
only recently. He is staying at the
Seven Ponds Inn.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Functions
Continued From Page B-3.)
Mrs. William H. WOOdin
Plans Animal Party

Mrs. william H. Woodin
Plans Annual Party.
At East Hampton Mrs. William H.
Woodin is planning her annual din
ner and bridge party. which she will
give Wednesday for the visiting
players for the annual women's in
vitation tennis tournament at the
Maidstone Club, which is taking
place today through Sunday. Mrs.
Woodin's husband, the late Secretary
Of the Treasury, gave the gold cups
which are trophies in the women's
tournament at East Hampton.
Among the players Mrs Woodin will
entertain are Miss Helen Jacobs,
Miss Alice Marble, Mrs. Sarah Pal
frey Fayban. Miss Dorothy Bund
Miss Patricia Canning, Mrs. Dorothy
Andrus and Miss Kathryn Winthrop.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Doeller,
who are we'll known here, though
their home is in the Virginia hunt
country, are at NarraganSett. r. l.,
and gave cocktail party at Wild
field Lodge Saturday afternoon pre-
ceding dinner dance at the Dunes
Club.
Although summer is a time for