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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17


ties since his recent arrival in
California from Toledo, O., Sheriff
Robert w. Ware said.
His vague answers to questions
and confused statements" Ware
said, made it necessary to contact
various mental institutions to as
certain If he had escaped or re-
Gently been released from one.
I'VE teletyped his fingerprint
classification to authorities in
Washington and Sacramento and
probably will get a line on him in
few days."
On Friday the prisoner nervously
stroked the tatooed scenes and
emplems covering his arms from
wrists to shoulders as he stood in
superior court and pleaded guilty
to stealing the $4,000 Greyhound
stage, and to being drunk while
driving it between 10 and 80 miles
an hour along the highway between
Brawiey and Indio.
He applied for probation and the
hearing was set for next Friday.
In the meantime, Ware and his
deputies prepared to question Will
liams at intervals in hope of find
ing his mind clear enough to give
an accurate account of where he
has been and what he did since he
arrived in California.
Shortly after he stopped the Wild
ly careening stage Thursday be-
cause bullet from an officers gun
nicked his arm, he admitted steal
ing truck in Los Angeles, driving
it to Brawley, and abandoning it
there. A telegram from the truck
owner verified his statement.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

truce and indications that non-'
aggression pact might be negotiat-
ed between the two nations FORE
shadowed Russian green light"
to Japan for intensification of the
island empires campaign in China.
These observers saw the likeli-
hood that Japan, temporarily freed
from its ancient fear of Russian
action on its borders, would in
crease it's activities against western
interests in China and attempt to
end foreign concessions in con-
quered areas.
That campaign clashes sharply
with the long established foreign
policy of the United States devoted
to maintaining the "Open door" in
China, and its intensification could
bring new tension in U. S.-Japanese
relations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
War Department Stream|ines Uncle
Sans Regular Army Fighting Units

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. (UP)-
The war department announced to-
day that all infantry, cavalry and
other divisions of the regular army
will be streamlined Immediately
into small compact groups to as
sure more mobile and efficient
fighting units.
The reorganization, to become
operative within the next few weeks
follows experiments recently with
a streamlined division at Fort
Houston, Tex Final details are now
being drafted by the general staff.
Under the tentative plan, each
division will consist of about 10000
men and be maintained at full
strength. Full war strength of the
present division is about 10000 men
although they are far below that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
FL Centre Filler
In Air Service

Appointment of 311 reserve Of
ficers of the U. S. air corps to the
regular army, among them one I'M
perial Valley aviator, was announced
Saturday by the war department.
Including mong officers to be
inducted into the air corps is 1t.
Edwin S. Green, a graduate of I'M
perial high school and Central ju-
nior college" the department said
1t. Green entered the Flying
Training Center at Randolph field
Texas, in October. 1887, and was
transferred later to Kelly field for
specialized work. His transfer to
the regular army was made on the
basis of competitive examinations
taken in June. 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Schools Go Into
High Gear Monday
Throughout County
Sc Districts Ready For
First Day of Winter
Session in Valley

School buildings in Sc dis
tricts comprising Imperial
county's far flung public
school system were ready
Saturday to welcome more
than 1000 pupils back to classes
on Monday.
A fleet of 80 school buses waited
to begin the years task of trans
porting children to and from class
es over the concrete highways,
country roads, and dusty lanes
winding from the mountains on
the west to the Colorado river ON
the east and from the Mexican
border to the desert many miles
north and west of Westmorland.
Teachers flocked back from va
cations and summer school ses-
sions in the United States and
abroad in time to get ready for
the first day of school.
With few exceptions, all elemen-
tary and high schools and junior
colleges were scheduled to begin
the fall term Monday. Winterhav-
en-, Alamo and Andrade elementary
schools, and BraWley high school
were among those with an earlier
opening date.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Heinrich Declares
Nazis Can't Stand
Protracfed War

OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. l6. (UP)
DIR. Edward o. Heinrich, famed
Berkeley criminologist who was in
Berlin when the war broke out,
returned home today and reported
his observations indicated the Ger
man people would not stand for
long war.
The German people, he said, give
the impression they are fed up"
and the women especially feel they
have been sold down the river"
because of the pinch of war condi-
tions.
Germany Is not in a position
to hold on in a long war without
making demands on the people
that they will not stand for" the
criminologist said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
|. I.V.Train Wreck
Causes Suit Here

The horror of the train wreck
which took IA lives at Tortuga sid
ing in northeastern Imperial county
last September, was recalled Satur-
day when a $4,000 damage suit
was filed against the Southern
Pacific company.
Mrs. Cecilia F.. Peterson named
Eric Leonard Jacobson, brakeman
who threw the switch and caused
the collision between two passenger
trains, as one of the defendants.
She alleged injuries suffered In
the wreck resulted In the pre-
child. she said, was born dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
nounced Saturday.

Saturday.
He will be assisted by represen-
tatvies of every Imperial Valley
community and by Supervisor Hugh
T. Osborne as secretary-manager of
the county committee.
The following men were appoint
ed to select committees in their
towns to help with the campaign;
E. v. Edwards, Holtville; D. v.
Stewart, Imperial; F. T. Cook,
Westmorland; Frank Grubel, Cali
patria; Eugene Anderson, Brawley;
and E. E. Cavanah, Calexico.
Assistance in organizing the
group was offered by James E.
Franks of San Diego, member of
the State Chamber of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
L.V. Beet Growers
To Continue Fight
Against Acre Cut

Beet growers of Imperial,
Yuma and Coachella val
leys, Friday night agreed to
continue their fight to re-
gain sugar beet allotments
of 1888 in preference to the 40 per
cent allotment cut effective this
year.
Beet acreage in the Imperial VAL
ley .totaled 1000 acres last year but
growers will be allowed to plant
only 4l0O acres this year because
of the revised allotments.
More than one-third of all the
beet growers in the area, attended
Friday nights meeting to discuss
the program.
Growers who do not comply with
the AAA program will not receive
benefit payments of So per ton.
The payments, however, often
mean net profit on the crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

Inc DdJCle rdBeU III loop lOTIIlcu
by the narrow Med river in the
exact center of a sector between
the Moselle river and Saarbruecken
Attacking Germans were said to
have been hurled back despite ter
rifle shelling by their supporting
batteries in the Siegfried line and
furious assaults by a score of div
ing, strafing German planes.
Defeating the Germans in their
second great counter-attack of the
war with heavy German losses, the
French held hills from which their
observation posts look down into the
Saar Valley northwest of Saar-
lautern and across the wooded Saar
hills to big Siegfried line fortresses
at Saarwellingen and Duppenweil-
er.
Fresh German troops brought up
from Trier tried to drive the French
off newly conquered, vital hills.
During 10 hours of German artil-
lery preparation, Reich tanks and
troops crossed the Saar at Rehlin-
gen and by way of Hemmersdorf
and moved into the Med Valley in
an attempt to encircle the hills on
which the French were waiting in
newly made trenches
Entrenched French machine gum
ners met the German attack and
French artillery blasted German
tank formations to pieces as French
infantry was thrown into the Med
Valley from Filstroff and Guerstling.
The hardest fighting occurred at
Niedtaldorf, the first German VII
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Germans Capture
5000 Poles, Take
Important Cities
Nazis Push Drive to
Cut Off Retreat; Say
Troop Trains Bombed

BERLIN, Sept. 16. (UP)
The army high command
announced today that Ger
man troops had occupied
Prezemysl, 60 miles west of
Lemberg, the chief city of south
east Poland, and that 5000 prison.
ers and 1875 guns had been captur-
ed in the Warsaw area.
An earlier communique had an
nounced the capture of Bialstok,
100 miles northeast of Warsaw and
had said that a battle was in
progress near Lemberg.
The occupation of Prezemysl ap-
parently had been carried out by
the main body of the German
southern army. Polish sources had
reported the main German force
concentrated near that city, with
tank and truck units operating far
ahead of it In an effort to cut off
Polish retreat to Rumania.
A communique by the army high
command at II am. said:
New German reserves strength
ened the iron ring around trapped
Polish divisions In the Kutno area.
The enemy's attempts to break
through southeast toward Warsaw
failed. German troops captured
5000 prisoners and 126 guns there.
East of Warsaw troops reached
the suburb of Praga. Bialystok was
occupied. Fighting continues around
the citadel at Brest-Litovsk gate
way to east Poland. The air force
bombed Polish troop transports in
the direction of the Polish east
frontier"
1t was announced that Polish
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Reqister Now

IF you were registered but did
not vote In one of the last two
state elections (the state primary
in August 1888 or the general
state election in November) or.
IF you have changed your
name or your residence, or.
IF you have never been regis
tered to vote. %.
THEN you have until Sept. 2S
at midnight to place your name
on the roll of those eligible to
vote Nov. I.
Registration is automatically
cancelled If voters failed to cast
their ballots in either the state
primary or the general election
last year.
Persons voting for the first
time i'm California, either because
of attaining their majority or
because they are newcomers in
the state, must register. New
residents must have resided in
the state one year, the last 80
days of which must be i'm the
county prior to election date.
The deadline on registration Is
midnight. Sept. 28! You may
register at any city hall in I'm
perial county or at the county
clerks office. II you are not
sure whether or not you are al
ready registered, telephone the
county clerks office.
YOU can't vote unless you
register!'
Register NOW!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Six Sentenced in
Superior Court,
One TO Folsom

One prisoner was sentenced to
Folsom prison and five to the coun-
ty Jail by judge r. d. McPherrin
in superior court Friday.
Irven Curley was sent to Folcom
A jury convicted him of violating
the state law prohibiting an ex-
convict from carrying a gun.
The alcoholic carriers" the name
applied to three county Jail prison.
ers guilty of taking liquor on the
Jail premises, had their present Jail
sentences extended six months.
Pete John Delmatoff and Lloyd
Cummings were sentenced to six
months in the county Jail for burg
larizing a house in Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

ing blows to German economy.
The first week of Britains con-
traband control, enforced by
naval blockade, resulted the min
istry of information said, In seizure
of enormous quantities Of war ma
terial destined for the Reich Seiz-
ures included petroleum. iron, man.
ganese, wood pulp. phosphate ana
haematite.
The newest casualty OF the war
on the sea was the Belgian liner
Alex Van Opstal, 5965 tons, which
Continued on Page .. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Hold That Convict

Hold That Convict
If the deputies at the county jail
are so all fired interested in foot
ball, why don't they organize their
own team?
1t occurs to us that there Is plen-
ty of material behind the bars-a
somewhat motley and mottled crew,
but under the expert coaching OF
Herbert Hughes or Ernie Cox or
Bob Elmore they might turn into
something that jail could be proud
of.
We can just hear Ernie in his
best public speaking school voice
giving them pep talk before the
big game with Brawley's Incarcerat-
ed Eleven:
Men of I.C.J!
For the next 60 minutes there
will be a moratorium on disturbing
the peace and mayhem. If the score
is against us after the third quarter
we'll lift the ban on homicide and
manslaughter."
From the stands you could hear
the roofing section
Hail, Hail! We'd rather go to
jail" -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
NoziS Back Orient Truce:
Al m Attacks at Allies =

gressed to the stage of concluding a
Soviet Japanese non aggression
pact. 1t was regarded as significant
that the negotiations for a Soviet
Japanese truce in the Far East were
conducted on German initiative.
Fighting on the western front
was accelerated as French troops
in force approached the main Gers.
man positions in the Westwall.
Britain, maintaining silence re-
garding activities of her large ex-
peditionary force in France, claim
ed that her navy has dealt crush
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
0swa|t to Plead
In kidnap Case

Notification to appear for ar
raignment at 9:30 am. Monday
wa received Saturday by Ell Centre
Police Chief j. Sterling Oswalt.
Oswalt will enter plea in Los An
geles before Judge Ralph z. Jen
ney. He is accused of conspiring
to kidnap H. Yamatoda, reputed
japanese gambling king, last fall
Oswalt said the arraignment would
be brief and indicated he WOULD
enter a plea of not guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
WAR
BULLETINS
POLISH ARMIES
CONTINUE DEFENSE

BERLIN, Sept. 16. CUP)-Three
Polish armies continued desperate
resistance to German forces today,
an army high command announce
ment said. The armies, described
by the Germans as trapped, were
fighting west OF the Vistula river
around Kutno, at Modlin and in
Warsaw itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Autos Ticketed
Affer2A. N.

A "war Of tickets" was declared
Saturday on early morning auto
mobile parkers in Ell Centro.
Members of the police department
reported warning that machines
must be kept of State, Main and
Broadway and Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth streets between State ano
Broadway after 2 am. Officers will
start giving out tickets Sunday NOR
ming.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Dollar Day Plans
Discussed Monday

Plans for the annual Dollar Day
were scheduled for an airing at
meeting at the El Centro Cham
ber of Commerce at S pm. Mon
day.
j. Duke Johnson, chairman of
the Mercantile Trade Relations
committee, requested every retail
merchant in Ell Cntro to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

officer.
Actually, as parents well know
it's a policeman's job to protect, not
persecute, children as well as the
rest of the public"
Next to his parents, child's best
friend is the policeman on the cor
ner, Oswalt said. He urged parents
to relieve the fear of the law and
teach their children to ask an Of
ficer If In trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

police protection for the opening
of city schools Monday.
Three officers will be detailed
to watch traffic at schools and see
that children cross streets safely.
They will continue the schedule
throughout the school year.
"One of the main farctors that
we have to buck is children's strange
fear of the police" Oswalt said
"I can think of no other explanation
than that chillren have been fright
ened by tales of the bogey man
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
By JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Foreign News EditOr)
German troops smashed Into
southeastern Poland Saturday to
cut off Polish lines of retreat into
Rumania and attacked French
armies in force on the FrancoGer-
man border. On the diplomatic
front Soviet Russia strengthened
her position by negotiating a truce
with Japan.
The Moscow Tokyo truce halted
fighting on the Outer Mongolian
frontier but in Moscow it was stat
ed that negotiations have not pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
GERMAN DESCRIBES
PEACE BLOC PLAN

NEW YORK, <ept. 16 (UP) -
Outline of great European peace
bloc extending from the Rhine to
Japan was described in the Ham
burger Fremdenblatt by its Berlin
correspondent, the German short
wave radio said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

figure now.
This reorganization is consider
ed highly desirable in view of the
incomplete state of most of the
existing divisions of the regular
army" the department said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
U. S. AllOTS NEW
SUB CONTRACTS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. (UP)-
The U, S. Maritime Commission
today awarded a $10,635, 900 con-
tract for construction of five cargo
vessels to the Seattle Tacoma ship
building corp, Seattle, Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Mayor Fawcett Heads Business Men
In Drive Against Pension Proposal

Mayor H. w. Fawcett of Ell Gen.
tro was made head of the county,
wide committee of business men to
campaign against the Ham and
Eggs pension program, it was an
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
d AMBL|NG
X EP0RTER

Citha's Giant
Citha Lamson so far holds the
record for mosquitoes. She killed
a grandfather" that measured IS
of an inch long.
Any others?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Sheriff Checks Asy|ums
For Clue to History Of
Man Who Stole Big Stage
Truck Driver Dazed. |ncoherent in Jail
After Arrest Follows Wild Ride North
From Braw|ey; Guilty Plea Entered

John Norman Williams, whose mad drive at the whee
of stolen stage halted by bullet Indo, waeC
in Jail cell Saturday while officers checked theory thai
he fugitive from mental institution
Still dazed and incoherent Williams unable to give
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Tell Children Truth About Police,
Chief Urges Parents: 0fficer|s
ChiId's Best Friend, Not Enemy
Tell 'em the truth.


Tell children policeman is their friend, not big
person who will "get EN- if they don't watch out!"
This the admoniton Saturday OF Ell Centre Pohce
Chief j. Sterling Oswat he drew plans for improved
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Russo-Japon Truce Puts
u. S. on Spot in Policy
UphoIdin9 Open Door Plan
'Non-Agsression Pact Between Nations
Would Clear Way for Nipponese Drive
To Clear China of Western Interests

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (UP)-The United States
today faced possible critical period in it's far eastern
relations result of the signing of haltng hos
tilties between Japan and Russia.
Some authorities here believed that the RussoJ
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Crushing Defect
Handed Germans
In Ma jor Battle
Allies Hold Vital Hills Overlooking Big
Industrial Area; Artillery Blasts Nazi
Mechanized Units to Pieces in Attack

PARIS, Sept. 16 (UP)-The biggest western front
battle of the resulted today in crushing defeat for
the Germans after three of infantry and massed
tanks failed break through French defenses
German hills according to military dispatches
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Ostriches And Sand

A person we know had interrupt
ed a telephone conversation for a
discussion with other persons in
the room.
Better put your hand over the
mouthpiece, or they'n hear the dis
cussion," someone remarked. Said
the phoner:
'They can't hear us"
The phoner'S hands were clutched
tightly about the ear phone.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

Plain Statement
1t was quiet in the movie until
the tiny voice of three-year-
Connie Jean Volkart suddenly rang
out:
Il want to go home"
A ripple of merriment moved over
the audience and then quiet again.
A few minutes later the same care
fully enunciated sentence reap
peared, this time trifle louder:
II Want To Go Home"
Amusement of those nearby was
slightly louder, too and few GUT
flaws were heard when Connie Jean
overlooked her parents sshhhing
and played her ace:
81 WANT TO GO HOME!"
The ace must have been trumped.
because we didn't hear any more.
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Astaire, Rogers Reach Peak
In Film of Castles Lives
Keith's New Picture Is Cavalcade
Of Music, Dancing and Charm
OF fAmerica Before World War
BY JAY CARMODY.

The best picture ever made by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astae would
STORY of Vernon and Castle 1t the attraction Keh
before closes attention
excellence story
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Montgomery Gives
Best Performance
In Little Film

It is too bad that Robert Mont
gomery does those brittle playboy
roles so well that he can do them
without reading the script. Other
wise the studio might give him an
opportunity to demonstrate more Of
that real acting talent he possesses
as he does in Might Must Fall"
The picture which represents by
far the best acting performance in
Montgomery's screen career re-
turned to the Little Theater yester-
day. 1t is a mystery thriller that is
top flight in every respect, most
interesting of all in its revelation of
what its star can do when turned
loose on a characterization that has
some real meat in it.
In household which is orna-
mented by such an impressive
elderly lady as Dame May Witty
and such an impressive young one
as Rosalind Russell, Mr.. Mont
gomery plays the part of a servant
with profound touches Of the psyche
pathic killer. Outwardly a genial,
kindly soul, handsome fellow with
talent for winning the affection
of women Of all ages, the lad is
motivated in all that he does by a
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Nati0nal-"I Married an Angel,
the hit musical, with Vera Zorina
and others of the original cast: $3.50
pm.
Wardman Park - Civic Theater
There's Always Juliet John Van
Druten comedy, at $50 pm.
Keith's-"Story of Vernon and
Irene Castle" with Ginger Rogers
and Fred Astaire: 10:45 am. 1875
2;25, Ais, sos, 7:55 and GAS pm.
CapitOl-"The Lady From Ken
lucky" romance in the Blue Grass
country: 11:l5 am, 1:55, 4:35, 7:2t
and 10 pm. Stage shows: lilo, $50
$50 and 9:15 pm.
Earle Dark Victory" Bette
Davis latest drama: II am, 1:4O
4;25, 7:05 apd $50 pm. Stage shows
LOS, $50. 6:35 and 9:20 pm.
MetropOlitan-"Dodge City," Sher-
if Enrol Flynn goes adventuring ir
the old West: IL am, l, $40, $40
7:30 and 9:45 pm.
Columbia-"Midnight,' gay love
comedy: Ills m, 1:20, 3:25, $50
1885 and 9:40 pm.
"Stagecoach," drama in
the West: 10:45 am. 1885, 3:05
Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"Night Must Fall" mystery
thriller: II am, los, $40, $40
7:25 and 9:35 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 o'clock.
Open-Air-"Scarface," with Paul
NUM-: 500 and 1920 pm.
Evening star., 1939-05-04
Washington Ballet
TOClose Season

Variety will mark the final pro-
gram of the season in the WASH
ington National Ballots Fridays
at Nine" series, scheduled for to-
morrow night at 9 o'clock at Roose-
welt High School. Two of the re-
quest ballets on the program will
be "The Magic Flute" a revival of
Ivanov's original production in
which Fokine danced the leading
role, and Dorothy Radde Emory's
new "Melodrama," which is sub
titled "A Stirring Ballet of Human
Emotions"
Leading roles will be danced by
Lisa Gardiner, the groups director
and choreographer; Mary Day,
Marguerite Vale, Willard Van ST.
mons and other members of the
ballet company. For the first time
this season the dancers will be ac-
companied by the Washington
Civic Orchestra, conducted by DR..
Kurt Hetzel.