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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-02
LEGAL. NOTICE
William O. Stokes, atty.

ETHEL WILLIAMS, whose last
known place OF residence was Phila-
dolphin, Pa, and is now unknown,
will hereby take notice that or April
2s, 1889 Henry Williams, filed his
petition against her in the Court
OF Common Pleas, Division Of Do
mestlc Relations. Of Montgomery
County, O., being case No. 1884
DIR. on the docket Of said court
praying for i decree Of divorce from
her on tile grounds Of Gross Neglect
Of Duty and Three Years Wilful Ab-
senee and that said case is entitled
Henry Williams, Plaintiff vs. Ethel
Williams, Defendant
Said Ethel Williams will further
take notice that she is required to
answer said petition before the ex-
piration Of six weeks from date of
the first publication Of this notice,
to-Wit; May IL, 1889.
Henry Williams. Plaintiff.
William O. Stokes, Atty.
Firth and sprague SIS.
/ Dayton, Ohio.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-02

nosis and the proper care and af-
ter-treatment of infantile paralysis
.Tuskegee will constitute an inn
portant sector in the foundations
fighting front in combating the ter
rible crippl5ng effects of Mfantile
paralysis.
DR.. John w. Chenault, brilliant
young director Iof orthopedic Sur
gerry at Tuskegee, and one Of the
only two Negro orthopedist in the
United States, will be in charge Of
the Tuskegee center.
The grant will be allocated as
follows:
Construction S81,400
Equipment 39,950
Maintenance 10000
Establishment of an orthopedic
center for colored had been under
careful consideration of the nation
al foundation almost since its Gre
alton, in late 1897, Mr.. O'Connor
revealed. Early in 1888 negotia-
tions were opened between officials
of Tuskegee and the foundation.
Numerous conferences were held
with DR.. NJ. o. Bousfeld, director
of Negro health for the Julius Ro-
senwald fund and DR.. F. D. Patter-
son. Last November DR.. Paul de
Kruif. noted medical scientist and
author, made personal survey of
Tuskegee and recommended it as
the location of the center.
In doing SO, DIR. de Kruif said:
"The most important Of all rea-
sons why I urge favorable action on
the project is because from my OBJ
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-02
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/ Upon his way from the Canal Zone
to California by airplane, he stop
ped off at Guatemala for his first
bull fight
Believe 1t or not. he writes,
"the bulls were all like Ferdinand
they Just didn't want to fight
F1@
Horace Johnson, editor of Musi-
cal Courier. composer member OF
ASCAP, has an authentic listing OF
fifty-three performances OF his or
chestral suite, Imagery" during the
last two years, constituting some
thing OF record for modern Amer
ican compositions. Emo Rapee's
Radio City Music Hall Orchestra
performed 1t recently.
Imagery" was FIRST played not IN
America, but in England. It's pre-
mier performance was given by Sir
Dan Godfrey's Bournemouth SYM
phony in 1924. It now compares
with Deems Taylor's Through
Looking Glass Suite" as among the
most widely played American or
chestral works in the larger forms
az music.
Odds and Ends
Benny Goodman Is now all hon
orary member OF the Indiana Legis-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-02

eering few exceptions, have been
neglected.
i Welcome, indeed, is the news that
= movement has been launched by
the Lions Clubs of Virginia to erect
suitable" memorial to James a.
Bland. Negro composer of Garry
Me Back to Ole Virginny.
Virginia to Honor Bland Is
The immortal song dear to the
heavts OF all Virginidns incident
ally. there arc uocdlists afho persist
in changing Bl0nd's spelling and
recommendation 10 "Old VirgiHi1 -
,oil become the official State song
os the old Dominion should q bill
proposed By the Virginia Conserpd-
ton Commission be passed at the
merit session Of the General Assem-
oily. Z.
Garry Me Back to Ole Virginny'
acds one OF 600 or more songs ,erif-
tea By the Negro minstrel man dur
ing his lifetime.
OF the three songs which are
now accepted as our greatest folk
melodies-"Carry Me Back to Ole
Virginny' and Stephen Fosters
"Old Folks at Home" and "Old
Kentucky Home"--the first ranks
second in popularity. according to
the surveys Of the American So
ciety of Composers, Authors and
Publishers. All three songs main
tain yearly average of more than
5000 performances, with odd
Folks at Home" slightly in the
lead.
Drunamer's Worry
A particularly happy musical title
for this day ard age, lchich recently
craced a program OF the Rochester
Ctvtc Orchestra, is "T'he Worried
Drammea.." Despite their inuari.
cbly happy counfcnaaces. drum
mers are essentially an anrioas,
harriei crcae. It's because they bear
90 large brunt OF an orchestra's
sCorE.
Just Like Ferdinand
Albert Hay Malotte. who wrote
the incidental music for Walt Dis
ney's production of Ferdinand the
Bull" as we'll as tho popular song
OF the same name, has Just re-
turned to Hollywood after a 10000
mile trip through South America.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-02

Alabama, is an old established insti-
tuition devoted to she welfare Of
Negroes. 1t has ali efficient per-
sonnel who have accomplished
high degree Of development Of
various branches Of public health.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-02

Albert Hay Maiotte, A.s.c.A.P J
Found all the bulls like Ferdlnand)
lature. He was voted into member
ship during recent jam session"
which his band staged in the State
House In Indianapolis Never
hear a song OF gay Paree that's
worth one really good whoopla I.
Is there any musical instrument
upon which THE Blue Danube"
hasn't been attempted? We've heard
it even on the jew's.harp and the
musical saw "Jcepers Creepers"
is fading rapidly from the airwaves
Don't know of a better maxim
for singers than Carmela Ponselle's.
Carmela says: Sing and the world
sings with YOU sing well and you
sing alone" . It's been years
since we've heard Victor Herbert's
lifting waltz ASK Her While the
Band is PLAYING" .. The harmon
lea is $50 years old "a. Whatever,
by the way, became OF Borrah
Minnevitch's harmonica band?
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-06-02

Cities an d
CONNIE nwealths
have been slow
to honor their
makers of music.
America is dot
ted with suitable
me MORALS to
statesme en- an d
soldiers, but the
great songwrit-
ers Of the ma
ton. with a scat
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

= Great secrecy SuITouIlueu VI
ceedings instituted after the district
accounting department discovered
TIE alleged discrepancies while
making q routine check of accounts.
The complaint was signed by M. }
Dowd. general superintendent of the
district.
District officials said they turned
the case over to District Attorney
Elmer Heald for prosecution last
week and had heard nothing about
it since that time.
Heald said he issued complaint
but could not recall details of the
case other than that Pond was ad-
mitted to bail in Ell Centre justice
court.
No official had mentioned the
case until a reporter heard of II
through roundabout sources.
Pond was arraigned and admitted
to bail The district Immediately
filled the vacancy in the power
division.
Rumors that Pond also was ac-
cuSed of taking a rake off" on
electric appliances sold district pow
er consumers could not be verified.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
English Aviators
Declare Germany's
Defenses a Joke

LONDON, Sept. 13. CUP)-Avias
ton experts asserted today that
royal air force ieaflet raids over
Germany had given the greatest
satisfaction to the highest circles
because they indicated most strong
ly that Germany's ground defenses,
such as detectors, searchlights and
aircraft batteries were at present
appalling.
Men who are taking part in the
raids were quoted by informants
as asserting that on not single
occasion did German searchlights
operate.
This. the experts said. was an
indication that the German de-
tector apparatus did not register
the approach of British planes or
the fact that they were overhead
Further, they asserted, 1t was no,
until the British -Hitlerist leaf,
lets fluttered to the ground that
the ground defenses became active
Then, it was asserted, the Ger.
man searchlights were so ineffec-
tive that 1t was a "joke," and anti
aircraft batteries were apparently
non-existent because there was no
attempt at a barrage.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
French
In Big
Drive
Major Offensive TO
Crack Siesfried
Line Believed Due

PARIS, Sept. 13. (UP)-
French artillery hammered
at German positions on the
Saar front tonight in prep
aration for a large scale
thrust against the Nazi Westwall
defenses.
The French drive against advance
posts in the German line continued
methodically against heavy enemy
artillery fire. according to unoff;-
cial messages reaching Paris. The
British air force is cooperating with
the French. but both French and
British officials said that the British
troops had not yet gone into action
although large numbers are arriv-
ing in France.
The advance on the Rhineland
appeared to be designed to achieve
Continued on Page 2. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Bad Storm Hits
San Francisco,
Power Lines Down

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. l3. CUP)
"A severe electrical storm, accom-
panied by heavy rainfall, swept over
the San Francisco bay area today
The rain struck here as thou
sands of office and store workers
we're on their way to work. Al
three points in the city high ten
sion wires We're blown down, en-
dangering traffic and pedestrians
Trees also were damaged in the
storm which the weather bureau
described as very unusual for this
area
The bureau said it was the result
of a clash of an equatorial air mass
which was moving northward from
a Mexican hurricane and one NOV
ing down from Canada.
It was the third day of ram for
the northern California area,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Germans TO Bomb
Open Cities Says
Nazi Command
Polish Resistance Must
Be Broken BY All
Means Is Decision

BERLIN, Sept. 13. CUP)
The army high command
announced today that Polish
resistance would be broken
'by all MEANS" and implied
that this meant open cities would
be bombed from the air.
The announcement was given out
as coming from "the Fuehrer's
headquarters. 1t said that Polish
district governors as well as army
commanders had been ordering
civilians to fight German troops
in all towns and villages.
The German agreement not to
bomb open cities from the air or
shell them with artillery was "bas-
ed on the assumption that the en-
emy himself would not make such
open places battlefield the an
nouncement said.
It said that since the Poles had
not lived up to that assumption,
resistance will be broken by all
means
THE Polish government and her
incapable army leaders are respon-
sible for these consequences" the
announcement said
The government today reduced
meat rations. including sausage,
from one and half pounds to one
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.
(UP) = President Roosevelt
today called congress into
special session Sept. 81.
He called congress to con-
vene. at noon and receive a COM
munication from the executive de-
partment presumably requesting it
to repeal the mandatory embargo
on shipments of arms to European
belligerents.
Mr.. Roosevelt signed proclaim
alton ordering the extraordinary
session few minutes before noon,
He telegraphed invitations to
Senate Majority Floor Leader Al
ben w. Barkley, D., KY, senate
Republican Leader Charles Nc
Nary, Ore, House Majority Leader
Sam Rayburn, D., Tex, and House
Minority Floor Leader Joseph w.
Martin. r., Mass. to meet with
him at the White House for an in
formal conference on Sept. 20.
The call for the session did not
specify what issues the president
would ask congress to consider,
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows.
Whereas public interests require
that the congress of the United
States should be convened in extra
session at IL o'clock noon on Thurs
day the twenty first day of Sep
tember 1899, to receive such COM
munications as may be made by
the executive;
Nov. therefore, /, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, president of the United
States of America, do hereby pro-
claim and declare that an extra
ordinary occasion requires the con.
gress of the United States TO con-
vene in extra session at the capi-
! tol, in the city of Washington on
Thursday the twenty first day oi
september. 1899 at IL o'clock, noon
of which all persons who shall al
that time be entitled to act as
members thereof are hereby requir
ed to take notice.
I'm witness whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and caused to
be affixed the great seal of the
United States"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13


80, Santa Ana, were killed.
Charles E. Ritzenthaler, "a, and
Odele Blythe. 81 Brawley couple
enroute to Yuma to get married,
and Wyly C. Grant, 38, Santa Ana,
were injured.
The accident occurred when a
car driven by Ritzenthaler and one
driven by Grant crashed head-on
near the center line on the high
way near Gray's Wells. The injured
were taken to hospital in Yuma
Mrs. Grant died soon after reach
ing the hospital.
Miss Blythe and Ritzenthale5
asked Miss Robertson and MQE-
tana to act as witnesses at their
wedding. Mr.. and Mrs Grant were
headed toward their home in San
Ia Ana after a vacation In Texas.
The Ritzenthaler car drove 48
inches to the left of the center line,
Highway Patrolman Paul Brown
said, and crashed into the Grant
car. The cars were demolished. The
speedometer on the Ritzenthaler
car had stopped at point mark
ing the speed at So miles an hour,
Brown said.
Miss Blythe's physician said she
suffered a broken leg, broken jaw.
fractured pelvis. and possibly a
broken back. Ritzenthaler suffered
a broken hip and broken leg. Grant,
least seriously injured suffered
head injuries and bruises.
The three deaths brought the
Imperial county traffic death to-
tai to 30 since Jan. l.
Miss Robertson was q graduate
of Central Union high school. fo1 =
merly was employed at the Valley
theatre, and at the time of her
death worked in the office of the
Pacific Freight Lines. Montana
worked for an ice company in
BraWley
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

don and Paris said that the de-
Tending troops had broken out of
the military trap in which the Ma
zis had caught them. recaptured
the city of Lodz and hurled Ger
man troops west of Warsaw back
into the Warta valley.
The Polish claims were disputed
by the Germans, the official Nazi
radio broadcast from Berlin assert
ing that Adolf Hitler had visited
Lodz this afternoon on his tour
OF the Polish front.
In Berlin, the Nazi high COM
mand asserted that the Polish
counter attacks had been repulsed
that the steel band around War.
saw was almost closed and tina,
German advance units had plunged
across south Poland to Lwow in
a drive to cut off Polish communi-
cations with Rumania.
Latest Nazi Military dispatches
reported that Polish defense lines
had been broken by three German
army thrusts which would quickly
end the war in eastern Europe as
a serious" military conflict.
The Nazis admitted that their
war machine had met serious re-
sistance as they attempted to close
their pincers around Warsaw and
cut off probably 18 Polish divisions
west of the capital. This. they
charged, was due to sniping anC
sabotage by Polish civilians.
The German high command de.
clared that as result Polish re.
sistance would be broken "by al
means" which was taken to NEAR
bombardment of open cities.
In reply. British Foreign Secre.
tary, Lord Halifax announced ir
parliament that sucn disregard o.
the rules OF humane warfare
confirmed-would result in retalia
ton by the allied powers.
Continued On Page 2. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

tional damage to the canal system
but would necessitate increased
pumping because of raised level
in Mesquite lake. Repair work went
forward unhindered.
The valleys northend was vir-
tually untouched by Tuesdays
showers, Dowd said. 1t centered
chiefly In the south central area.
Fresh stories Of flooded high
ways and paralyzed rail transpor-
tation came from Arizona We'd
nesday.
The Santa Fe railroad said Its
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Allies Determined to End
HitIerism For All Time

LONDON, Sept. 13. (UP)-Great
Britain and France are "alike de-
termined to put an end once and
for all to the intolerable strain of
living under the perpetual threat
of Nazi aggression" Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain announced to-
day in the House of Commons.
The lord president of the coun-
Gil, Earl Stanhope, made a similar
statement in the House of Lords.
Stanhope said that both Britain
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

Speaking of the reported Ger
man announcement that German
forces will use all means" to crush
the resistance of the Polish civil
population, Halifax said:
IF 1t is true it would seem to be
a direct contradiction OF the state
ment of purpose expressed by the
German chancellor in his Reichstag
speech when he disclaimed any
desire to make war on women and
children"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

main line through northern Ari-
zona was completely out" between
Kingman, Ariz., and Needles, Cal,
Several sections of tracks and three
bridges were swept away when the
heavy rains sent high crest OF
water down from the mountains.
Santa Fe officials said the lines
crack streamliner, Super Chief"
would travel over Southern Pacific
tracks from Los Angeles to Phoenix
then join the Santa Fe main line
tContinued on Page 2, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
City Engineer Sketches Possible
Solution 10 Storm Drain Problem

into the railway barrow pit near
Fourth street and drainage north
passage through a canal by pipe
and a pipe connection farther NORTH
into the regular drain.
Further plans for drainage in the
DogWood area and on Third street
as we'll are under study. knights
expected to confer with district
and railway engineers in an eflcrt
to develop combination work.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

A plan to solve, in part, Ell Gen.
tro's storm drainage problem was
sketched Wednesday by City Engt-
neer Phil knights.
knights proposed using the bar
row pit alongside the Southern Pa
cific right-of way north of the city
to drain storm waters into an I'M
periai Irrigation district drain. In
last weeks storm, water gathered
IN section north of town. flooding
houses and damaging fields when
it was hemmed i'll by railroad and
canal banks.
Knights plan enrails an entrance
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
ENGLISH TO BROADCAST
GERMAN CASUALTIES

LONDON, Sept. l3. UP Lord
Privy Seal Sir Samuel Hoare an
nounced in the House of Commons
today that the British broadcasting
corporation would broadcast in
German the names of German dead,
wounded and prisoners when their
identities have been fully estab-
lished.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

IIlulCdIIIlS IIldG To lTlDtnuS 20 DOmD
and shell open towns and villages
in Poland
THE restrictions His Majesty's
government have imposed on their
own forces were based on the con-
dition that similar restraint would
he observed by their opponents and
His Majesty's government must
hold themselves completely free if
such restraint is not in fact ob-
served and take such action as may
pe deemed appropriate Halifax
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Register
ReuiSter pOuy

kcgiStPr VOHg
If you failed to UOfe in
the primary last August
or in the general election
last November, or if you
haze changed your place
of residence, you must
register again to be eIigi-
bic to UOte NOU. Z at the
special election When the
"Ham and Eggs" measure
UiH be decided.
Registration closes Sept.
2S. There is only a short
time left. az
Register nOlU!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

before they are compelled to trans-
fer formations to the west TO meet
the threat of Allied Intervention"
he said.
"The German hopes In the east
so far have been frustrated due TO
the indomitable spirit OF the Poles.
who refuse to be intimidated by the
weight OF material brought against
them or by the overwhelming su-
periority of the German air force:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13

and France were agreed to honor
fully their obligations to aid Poland
THE French are no less convinced
than We that there can be no peace
until the menace of Hitlerism fl
nally has been removed he said.
Stanhope said that the eastern
(Polish) front, remains the center
of operations.
1.-The Germans are endeavoring
to force a decision in this theater
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
WAR
BULLETINS
GERMANS MAY BASE
IN AMERICAS

LONDON, Sept. Ii. tUP) - The
ministry of information said today
the government has reason to be-
Iieve that Germany may attempt
to establish air and submarine bases
on the coast of South and Central
American countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
FRANCE SET FOR BIG DR|\
u. s. Ambassador
Charges Bombing

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. tUP)
The American ambassador to
Poland, Anthony Drexel Biddle,
today formally charged the Ger
man military forces with bomb
ing open cities and towns in
Poland.
Biddle's charge was made in
official kilograms to the state
department.
In a wire received from him
today he reported an aerial
bombing raid upon the village
where his villa is located.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
SURVIVORS CONFIRM
STORY OF SHELLING

HALIFAX, N. s., Sept. Is. up
American survivors of the Athena
disaster cOrrObOrated stories that
the British liner was shelled after
being torpedoed when they reached
The North American continent to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
Pudd|es, Mosquitoes Remain as Second
Storm in Ten Days Passes Valley With
Additional Damage Held to Minimum

Imperial Valley emerged from its second duck
ing in days Wednesday, waerlogged and mosquito
ridden.
NJ J. Dowd chief engineer of the Imperial Irrigation
District reported Tuesdays sudden storm did addi-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
y AMBL|NG
N EpORTER

In CahOOts-
The fish and game warden is over
looking a bet. He ought to own
Bill Townsend's dog, Napoleon.
Walter Muzzall of Julian came
to Imperial recently, bent on doing
a little catfish fishing. Armed with
fancy pole and fine he found an
ideal spot and sat himself down to
snare a few pan fish. 1t wasn't long
however, before he decided a watch
eel pot never boils and left the pole
thrust, into the bank while he ran
an errand. When he came back
the pole had disappeared. So had
the line, the hook and the bait.
Napoleon had grabbed up the
outfit and trotted proudly home
with it. Now Bill Townsend can go
fishing.
Walter has been mumbling to
himself ever since.
you can't even trust the dogs
in this placer
O.
Go To Pen, See World
The Negro hardly blinked his
eyes for five minutes while he star
ed at the Pacific ocean. He was
en- route from Imperial Valley to
prison in the custody OF Sheriff
Bob Ware
Use read about this. And Use
heard about this :" he remarked
finally. But l never thouht Id
see it with my natural eyesl"
Unexpected
The circulation department prac-
tically fell over in a faint when
Mrs. Jim Simpler came into the
office during the storm last week
and said
Never mind delivering my paper
at my home. III come and get it
because l don't want Sam Smith,
my carrier boy, to have to 90
through the mudi'
Blessings upon thee. Mrs. Ship
Ter.
o.
Self Evident
Larry Hanson couldn't have been
more astonished than those who
overheard Bill Maxwell speaking
over the phone:
Hello, hello Larry? Is your phone
Working?'
Larry suffered for a moment and
then answered, somewhat lamely.
mo, it's out of order. Send me
a smoke signal
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
District Power Division ChiefFaces
EmbezzIement Charges; Secrecy Marks
Complaint, Conduct Of Proceedings

Albert Pond irrigation district employe, discharg
ed recently because Of alleged irregularities IN his
counts while water clerk at Calipatria.
irregularities said 10 have occurred before
he was made head of the power division there.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-13
We'll Bomb Too
II Germany Does

LONDON, Sept 13. (UP)-Foreign Secretary Lord
Halifax today threatened reprisals if German armed
forces harass civilians.
Speaking in the House of Lords Halifax condemned
the reported of the German general staff