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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Ham.Eggs Means
Misery for 1000
In This County
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perial county already is carrying
all the relief burden it can bear
Those showed off SRA lists will turn
to the county. Those whose Social
Security payments stop also will
turn to the county,
The county will be hard put to
it to take care of itself, much less
any additional burden; for the
county will be going the same route
as other public agencies, forced to
accept warrants as revenue and
unable TO dispose of them to pay
salaries and bills!
Holman quoted section of the
warrants act that brought up an
interesting point.
THE act states that it would be
against public policy for any per-
son or agency to engage in charity
distribution to unemployed or 9TH
erS unable to earn living.
Does this mean WPA and PWA?
The Surplus Commodities division
and Veterans Welfare division?
The Salvation Army and the Red
Cross? Does this mean that char
liable fraternal orders will not be
allowed to operator"
In that case, the total of those
in Imperial Valley who have beer
receiving aid in one form or an
other and who will be cut off after
Nov. 7 scars to new high marks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Postoffice Here
Sets Cancellation
Airline Record

A new all-time record for mail
cancellation was recorded Wednes-
day at the Ell Centre postoffice,
Postmaster Frank Richmond an
nounced Friday.
I've handled 26,02O pieces" Rich
mond said. THAT is more than
1900 pieces above the previous rec
ord!'
Normally, any figure above 20
600 is considered high and usually
is reached only during such times
as the Christmas rush. Richmond
was unable to give a full explana-
ton for the rush at this time OF
the year but said that Irrigation
district and county tax statements
probably accounted for consider
able part of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Nazis Say Embargo
Repeal Places U.S..
On Side Of Allies
Continued from Page u

rel' as opposed to President Roose-
velt's speeches on neutrality or a
move to accustom the United States
to the idea of participating in the
war.
"While the president is deter
mined to keep the United States
out of war, his wife as first lady
Of the Land takes diametrically
opposed stand" she newspaper said.
IN declaring that the ocean is
no longer a defense against attack
on the United States, she joins that
society which, in line with British
propaganda, is attempting to Gre
ate among the American people an
hysterical fear of German attack y
While unofficial quarters took an
angry attitude toward the embargo
action, Adolf Hitler arranged for
conferences with Nazi Ambassador
Frederick von der Schulenburg, Who
hurried home from Moscow and
who is expected to return to his
post this weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
House, Senate in
Accord on Bill
For Neutrality
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were "all right" Senate and
house conferees on the neutrality
bill sent word to the floor that
their report likely would not be
ready before p. m.
When the president signs the
bill-probably late today or tomor-
row-it will mark signal victory
for him in a congress that baked
at nearly all his domestic proposals
last session. Votes in both houses
on the neutrality bill disclosed
that he has overwhelming support
for his foreign policy.
The neutrality bill is virtually In
the form that the administration
requested. When it becomes law
the ban on the sale Of arms, am
munition and implements of wal
will be lifted, making it possible fol
release of large orders of war planes
and munitions which were held ur
when the president proclaimed the
existing embargo at the beginning
of the European war.
11CllCC1Ol Ill, IllAo SouAASAy "AAA oSA
anything to anyone so long as the
purchases comes and gets it anc
pays cash on the barrelhead. That
was the major request Mr.. Roosevelt
made of congress when he ad-
dressed a joint session of the house
and senate on the first day of the
extra ordinary session.
The last hurdle in the administra-
tons fight for embargo repeal was
crossed late yesterday afternoon
when the house rejected, 243 to
1Sl-a margin that even the mos'
optomistio administration support
ers had not foreseen-a motion tc
instruct house conferees to insist
on retention of the embargo. The
senate approved repeal OF the en-
barge last week 6 to 33.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

BOSTON. Nov. 3. (UP)-The led
eral grand jury has indicted 70 IN
dividuals and two corporations IN
connection with a $20000,000 lot
terry fraud which allegedly operated
for at least 10 years in 16 states,
it was announced today.
The indictments, announced by
u. S. Attorney Edmund j. Brandon,
climaxed a long investigation dur
ing which the grand jury witnesses
included Mrs. Will Rogers, widow
of the humorist, and New York
financier, Owen d. Young.
The corporations indicted were
the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital,
inc, and the South Park Credit
Company, inc, both of Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Torpedo Report
Called Propaganda

HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 3.
CUP)-The Hamburger Fremden-
blatt charged today that Great Bri-
tain constructed" purported in
fringement on the American safety
zone in the case of the S. S. Coul-
more presumably to influence the
United States congressional vote on
embargo repeal.
The Coulmore was first reported
torpedoed this week about $50 miles
off the New England coast, but later
after various contradictory reports
the ship was reported safe. Details
have not been cleared up
The newspaper said that British
propag ganda made itself felt
throughout the neutrality debate in
congress" and attributed the Coul-
more reports to British propaganda
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Officials Move
AGAINST HeckIers

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workers, for all propositions, to
accept nobody's word for the laws
governing their conduct at and
near polling places. Such informa-
ton should be taken from the law
books, he said, not from the lips
of those uninformed or falsely in
formed about proper procedure.
In offering the services of peace
officers to any election board in
spector who may need them, re-
gardless of the precinct concerned,
officials stressed that their only
intention is to see that all qualified
voters are allowed to exercise their
privileges without interference.
1--WE shall take no action unless
there is a disturbance or some other
violation of the law" one official
said. Our interest is purely that OF
an orderly election"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Embargo Repeal
Starts Big Boom
In U.S.. Business
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1lOlll rage -
the arms embargo would place an
arsenal of unlimited resources at
the disposal of Britain and France.
Southern California, where most
of the U. S. airplane industry is
centered, made similar free and
easy use of the words unlimited
supply" Plants there were report
ed to expect carte blanche from
Britain and France to produce
planes at capacity - some 700 a
month-until as many as $4,000
have been turned out.
Foreign military missions already
in this country have indicated a
tremendous buying splurge is in
prospect and aircraft factories were
expected to call for thousands of
additional skilled craftsmen.
In Washington government
agency said its production index
for all American industry for the
week ended Oct. % was 1870, nine
points above the New Deal peak in
December, 1886, and Harry l.. Hop
kins, secretary of commerce, an
nounced that wholesale trades
made a tremendous squirt in Sep
tember. the month was declared,
bringing total business for the
nine months period to S15,000,000,-
coo, which was Sl,000,000,000 above
the corresponding period for last
year.
The department of justice made
preparations to guard against what
many anti-repeal statesmen have
feared, an outbreak of industrial
sabotage and espionage. The fed
2ral bureau of investigation already
has observers in many key indust-
rial areas and plans to increase
the number Immediately. For
some time reports Of sabotage
factory fires, waste packed in air.
plane motors and the like-and
of espionage have been increasing.
The FBI hopes to do something
about it.
Reports from London idicated
that the war orders would not be
limited to airplanes. Burgin said
Britain would fill any shortages
in her own arms production with
materials from the United States.
including mashine tools, raw ma
terials, and, ultimately, some am
munition."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Companies to Halt
Race Information

CHICAGO, Nov. 3. (UP)-Three
communication companies notified
the government today they would
halt the flow of horse race betting
information to thousands of hand
books all over the country.
They acted in response to an
ultimatum issued yesterday by U. 6
District Attorney William J. Camp
bell and Cook County States At
torney Thomas J. Courtney.
An estimated 1000 Illinois bookies
will be first to feel the blow dealt
by withdrawal of race information.
The Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
announced it would cut service at
noon Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03

new scenes with old to discuss the
whereabouts of his daughter. Kath-
crime Seymour Carrasco. and his
son, Eldridge.
Mrs. Carrasco is living in Italy
with her husband. a vocalist. They
were in Vienna at the time of the
anSchluss. Seymour said, and left
for Italy shortly thereafter. FL
bridge Seymour is a stenographer
and lives with his father in River
side.
Seymour settled in FL Centre in
1908 and left in 1921. He visited
the valley only four times since
1921. He declared the growth and
development OF the valley and El
Centre were almost incredible.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
$4,000 Estate
Awaits Man Who
MAY Be in Valley

A $4,000 estate awaits Frank Ell
wood Parks, 70, whose relatives
have not heard from him since he
left San Diego for Imperial Valley
in 1928, officials said Friday.
No trace of the missing Parks
had been found by county welfare
officials. They had been asked to
search for him so the estate left
him by a sister could be settled.
Mrs. Beulah Parks F'oskett of
Hayward, his daughter. said she
had not heard from her father
directly or indirectly since 1923. Phil
Holman. county welfare director
requested anyone having informa-
ton concerning Parks to contact
his office in the court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
No More Shorts
For Nevada Coed

boots. strutting, splitting and cart
wheeling at the forefront of the
Homecoming parade. Yesterday she
decreed, not only for Elsie but for
her four assistant drum majorettes.
Underpants of blue mot white)
down to two inches above the knees;
positively no shorts; blue skirt COW
ering knee: no more splits, nipups,
fancy strutting; feet on ground
always
The team and the students said
it was IAN outrage" The major
cites bawled all night, and it was
unlikely, they said, that they would
accompany the band today when
it and the team leaves for Chico,
Cal. to meet the State Teachers
tomorrow afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
CaIexico Court of
Honor Scheduled

Calexico district Boy Scouts will
receive advancement awards at a
court of honor Monday night at
lockwood school, according to Hugh
Wilcox. scout executive.
The court of honor, first in the
Imperial-YuIn area council this
year. will start at 7:30, Wilcox said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
u Indicted in
Lottery Frauds

of the 70 individuals named, oniy
Armand Iizotte. so. OF PUTNAM
Conn. has been arrested.
Brandon said that coincldentai
with his announcement of the IN
dictments, Deputy u. S. marsnais
and postal inspectors were con-
Quoting raids in the 16 states 10
round up the other defendants.
Besides Illinois and Connecticut,
the defendants represented Mas
sachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, New YORK.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New jersey
Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, MIN
neSota and wisconsin.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Cutter Sent 10 Aid
Stricken Seiners

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3. CUP
Two purse seiners, the Gloria r.
and the Ketchikan, operating out
of San Francisco, reported them
selves in trouble today off Pigeon
Point, San Mateo county.
The U. S. coast guard headquar-
ters sent out its cutter Ariadne to
aid them.
The Ariadne reported the Ketchi-
kan anchored and apparently safe.
The Gloria r. was taken in tow
and was being taken to Santa Cruz.
The messages did not explain
the cause of the trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
,yEIRESS GETS DIVORCE

RENO, New, Nov. 3. (UP)-ES-
ther Du Pont Weir, daughter OF
Lammot Du Pont, president of the
huge manufacturing company
which bears the family name, to-
day charged Campbell Weir, her
husband and a former clerk IN
Du Pont plant, with mental cruel
ty and divorced him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
DESERTION CHARGED

DeSertion was charged in a COM
plant filed Friday in superior court
by Anita R. Serrano against Valen-
tine J. Serrano. She alleged they
married in Corona in 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
IMPERIAL WOMAN'S
MOTHER ILL

Mrs. j. c. Mears, mother of Mrs.
E. P. Mellon Of Imperial, was re-
ported seriously ill at her home,
near Redding, Friday. Mrs. Mellon
was called from a vacation in the
mountains near San Diego TO go to
her bedside.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
,HERRING'S LEG AMPUTATED

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 3. CUP)
They amputated Don Herring's
left leg today, few hours after
doctors had told the big 2l-year -old
tackle that he never again would
shoulder aside an opposing end or
run down the field under a soaring
punt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
Former I.v. Mon
Sees Advances

Changes and Improvements ev-
erywhere" was the verdict of Joseph
Seymour, former FL Centran who
was in Imperial Valley Thursday
for one of his infrequent visits.
He paused in his comparison of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-03
PLATFORM ADOPTED

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 3. up
The governmental Mexican revo-
lutionary party approved last night
a 1910 presidential election plat
form providing for complete ma
tionalization of the oil industry.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Foreign Dollar Hoarding
Boosts Circulation
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18.-Currency
in circulation during the first week
of December reached a new all-time
record with a total of S7,545 900 900,
according to the current issue of
The Financial World. This, the
magazine points out, compares with
only s4656 000,0 in circulation in
December of 1929 and $3.50, 900 900
for the same month in 1887, which
two years represent peaks in the
wider cycles of business activity.
Money in circulation" says the
publication in its issue dated De-
cember 20, "is usually a reliable
barometer for retail trade and pay
rolls. as currency is used chiefly
for these two purposes. Other fac
tors influencing the demand for
currency are seasonal requirements
for tourist expenditures and the
demand for boarding in periods of
national and international uncer-
tainties.
In December. 1882, when business
activity was at it's lowest in this
country, currency in circulation
nevertheless amounted to $5,412,-
100000. or about $800,0OO,000 more
than in the same month of 1929
Domestic boarding at that time was
credited with hiding over $1,000 ,0OO,-
900 in notes. Today, with boarding
much less in evidence here, foreign
boarding is in the ascendancy, and
1889 has recorded so far official ex-
ports from New York City of over
s91 100000, a figure comparing with
net receipts of $1,30O,O00 for 1898
and 26,100,000 in 1887"
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Broader Inquiry Urged
On Finance Barriers
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Dec. 18.-President
Emmett F.. Connely of the Invest
ment Bankers Association said to-
day his organization desired a
broader investigation of barriers to
the flow of capital to industry than
that contemplated in the present
schedule of the Temporary National
Economic Committee.
I'VE have asked the T N E. c..
to extend the scope of their study
in case the investment banking in
quiry is reconvened after the recess
for the holiday season." said Con-
nelly of the First of Michigan Corp,
Detroit.
IF that is impossible We want
some other appropriate congress
sional body to undertake thorough
study of the subject"
Connely said investment bankers
feared the public might assume
that the T. N. E. c. inquiry into
the affairs of or 10 of the largest
houses was a study of the entire
business.
In statement to the committee
he said TT seemed a pity to close
the investment banking section of
the inquiry without hearing from
the hinterlands
He asked the committee to hear
the story of local dealer" and
what he thinks can be done to put
Idle men and machines to work."
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Chicago Produce

ears. 81 trucks; Dei hens. heavy sprinss, ducks
and geese frmer; turkeys and chickens
sfsS pnnds nsnd II Dounds Eeshopn Sp l sens u2ds
IA; Plymouth Rocks. Is: White Rock. 14l2;
Lesho1n1 oa1a, chickens gaa sprinsS a. pounds yd
ored ~ ofH Roek 15 %te ROCK eSk
Is; bareback nnas.sl chickens To- ROSTERS 9,
3; white. 8: geese % over II Sounds. % .0tH.f fsfa:
IL, pounds and down. 13: turkeys. toms
old; ID; young ls; under 1s pounds, l5,s:
ss sutteTs 7So5 es4, Arm: creamery, %
ssSrs ss so -; IS IS. 2s. g. M eestlslised sli ss
Esss. ,5,e5a. steady; fresh graded extra
hrsts, 90 f1rsts, 10; current receipts, va;
Potatoes. 164: on track a41; total U.
8. shipments Saturday, $40; Sunday. -;
fair: fair fair fair qualify dull slshtly 'iT veatsr
tendency. demand slow supplies rather
liberal; sacked per hundred weight: Idaho
Eufset s NO ugo"nss r s. cdorado So Red 5oss Nc
1.75-s5; Nebraska Bliss Triumphs. so to
90 per cent u s. No: ], cotton sacks,
quality: 1.40-47h,: brrlap sacks; washed,
ity. 40; North Dakota Red River Valley
section Cobb,ers. - TO IS per cent US;
per cent U. s.: No. l.. 1.20: Wisconsin ka-
tahdins. U. 8. No: l. I;3s: u, S. com
ef'.sS, 7, i'so: i. g. eommercisls. 20: Texas
bushei crates Bliss Triumphs, U. 8. No.
!. washed. 200 . crate.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Fidelity & Deposit
Declares 81 Extra
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Dec l8.-An extra
dividend of ST share has been de-
clared by the directors of the FL
deity & Deposit Co. of Maryland
It is the second ST extra dividend
declared this year, which are in ad-
dition to the four regular quar-
terly dividends of ST each. The lat
est dividend is payable on Decem-
ber to holders of record on Deem
ber l8.
A semi-annual dividend of 4 ptr
cent, payable on January to hold
ers of record on December %, has
been declared by the Board of Di-
rectors of the Western National
Bank.
A dividend of so cents per share
on the common stock of the Balti-
more National Bank has been de-
clared. 1t is payable on December
% to shareholders of record on De-
cember Is.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Bank Votes Dividend

VIENNA, Va. Dec. 18 (SpeciaD -
A per cent annual dividend will be
paid January l to stockholders of
Vienna Trust Co of record Decem-
Der 20, it was announced by G. Nor
man Cobb. secretary and treasurer
of the bank. The dividend has been
increased l per cent. In addition
5000 is to be transferred to per-
manent surplus, bringing this total
to $4,000. The annual meeting
will be held January 10.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Steel Rate 10 Drop
Further in Week
To 90 Per Cent
Institute Report Cites
ST. Per Cent Rote
OF Yeor Ago
Ry the Associated Press.

IS thC noooSAnICu ERCoo
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-The Ma
tion's steel mills will trim operating
schedules this week to 80 per cent
Of the industry's capacity from 912
per cent last week, the American
Iron and Steel Institute said today.
The decline of 12 points was the
third successive drop from the peak
for the year Of 94.4 per cent, touched
in the last week of November.
A month ago output was at the
rate Of 939 per cent of capacity
and year ago SIT per cent.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18 (P).-The
steel industry will enter the new
year with heavy untitled orders,
says the magazine Steel.
Encouraging signs that steel con.
sumption is we'll maintained. par
ticularly for this period, are seen in
several directions reports the pub
lication.
Mills still are being pressed for
current shipments in the face of
approaching inventory taking and
notwithstanding reaffirmation of
prices for next quarter on most
products.
Some requests have been received
for postponement of shipments un-
til January, but these are few and
heavy deliveries will continue
through the year end. The smaller
volume of new business, rejecting
previous forward coverage, is per-
mitting some reduction in backlogs.
However, the margin is relatively
small"
The Nations steel-operating rate
dropped ll2 points last week to 9217
per cent. compared to So per cent
a year ago.
Pig iron production continues
apace. with shipments from most
districts at or above the November
rate. Steel, noting that domestic
consumers have contracted for early
1910 needs, predicts an increase in
export buying of pig iron next year.
Evening star., 1939-12-18

Swift & Co Reports
$10,321,522 Earned
In Fiscal Year
Net Best Since 1886
When Tax Credits
Boosted Totul
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.-Swift g. Co.,
reported net earnings for the fiscal
year ended October %, totaled $10,-
32l, l,522, approximately $172 per
share, the best since earnings of
12,103,751 in 1886, which included
unusual tax adjustment credits
This compared with a loss of So
493 900 or So cents per share, in the
1878 fiscal year.
The packing concerns sales to-
tailed $756,731 ,536 compared with
$793 ,816 900 last year, but the volume
of merchandise handled was larger.
John Holmes, president, said the
European war has not resulted in
any important increases in sales to
belligerents so far. In fact, sales to
these countries were sharply reduced
after the first of September and no
more than moderate improvement
has developed since.
He said the outlook for increased
livestock receipts in 1910 means in
creased employment. Pork produc-
ton was expected to return to
average levels which preceded the
droughts and control programs of
1884 and will keep Swifts packing
plants buster than they have been
for number of years, he said.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Dec 1s R.-Eggs, 1870:
easy. Mixed colors: Fancy to extra fancy,
23h-25: standards %: hrsts, 20a: sec
onds,. 16A-1sa; mediums, 1915 dirties,
No. 1. 1874; average checks, 15A. Re
frigerator, fancy and heavyweights, 1914
1917: standards, 15h-A: frsts,. 15-15h:
seconds. 14A-17: mediums, "A: dirties; a.
81: nearby and Midwestern. premium
marks, 26h-2s;. exchange specials, 20; ex-
change standards. %. Resale of exchange
to fancy nearby heavier mediums. 23h.
Nearby and Midwestern; exchange mediums.
specials, 19h-20E: nearby and Midwest
ern standards, l7-17h: firsts, 16-16h.
24l3-26 Nearby and Midwestern. ex-
change specials, "a: exchange standards.
1871. exchange mediums, 1917: pullets, II
Duck eggs, 27-30.
Butter 479,465: firmer; creamery, higher
hsn fxtfa asts 1sss sceTe5 exe5a M Seose,
onds ts4-s7 seore). 25A-27A.
Ghesse; 9s4e hs;a loas stesdy State ghee 6
20; other fresh. 17A-1Sh.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-United
States Governments and foreign
dollar loans gave the bond market
a little spirit today by pushing out
of a generally narrow price range
for good gains.
Near the final hour Treasury is
sues were steady at advances rang
ing to u point Dealers reported
offerings were small.
The rebound in KEEP foreign loans
was attributed to trading support
on the theory good rally might be
due after the recent sweeping de-
clines. Ahead as much as 434 points
were New South Wales SIS of ST,
Norway IS of 43, and 4l2s of '56;
Denmark 41as, Australia SIS of 81
and '55, and Milan 6l2s.
Corporate bonds were trendless.
Losses ran to point or so in Amer
lean Water Works IS, Delaware &
Hudson refunding As and Detroit
Edison 4lzs. Slightly higher were
Baltimore & Ohio 4l2s, Santa Fe
Is of '95 and New York Central SIS.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Plymouth Oil Pays
Christmas Bonus
By the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 18-W. S.
Hallanan, president of the Plymouth
Oil Co., announced a Christmas
bonus for all employees of the
company and its subsidiary, the Big
Lake Oil Co. The bonus, he said,
will be equal to one-half months
salary for all employees who have
been with the companies year or
more and one weeks salary to those
OF less than one years employment