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Milford chronicle., 1939-11-24
"STuare Farm" Fire Loss Put
Near $l5.DM

Fire k.ll.d Y .ad OF breeding ..tp, X
and Il, SiIuyrd - large frame hdIu u.i
Square Farm Own'd Icy Henry ~t,cs.
WIN iu .. titiiai,,l loss III iiiOr,. Ii,Ht,
Sli. i.u0u in Ilr Chapel, Md. district. last
FRIDAY night Nm" horses and - COW $
%'ti, uu.i..u 10 Il, uth. ihi'v hut..' s.
wh.,h wtu l,d from The barn u.td 20 To-
SHOT NItt"ddt InuruuuS lrCtust ii thtn
ht,Ins. 'tlI- !aiin IS operated ny li'H}
sites. IT. li..' Ldtet. g., ,'urS Siu,'t..hl- ,its
tttn" ii"ar TN tam. and ia" nr" N-i-
Il ls,uN' II Il 10y :. ~. SSIIlE niutuTi,t
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-24
Thomas G. Cook Dies In Dover
Hospital

Thomas C. Cook. age 7G years. OF DO
Yer. died last Friday in the Kent Gen
eral Hospital. He had been III for more
than IA year. Mr.. COOK. well known citi-
farm manager for Henry Ridgely. Dover
attorney. Funeral services Were held
fro.n ms home at = O'Clock last Sunday
afternoon. lhtcrment was made ~ Oud
Fellows cemetery AT Camden die is sur
viz ed by one son. EwoOd COOK of Sea
ford; two brothers, Exams Of Camden.
and James G.. of Venice. Calf. ANA Il
SIsItr Mrs. =. l.. Richards. 'irreuW oOd.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-24
Milford Couple Mark Thirty-Fiith
Wedding Date

CONCENTRATIONS on their 35th wedding
anniversary are being extended 10 Mr..
and Mrs Victor 7. Joseph of Milford,
farming near Milford. They have two
children. Elton Joseph and Mrs. Min
rrva Smith. both of Wilmington: They
and Ray Joseph. Mrs. Joseph is the
furlner Miss I.ena Hudson. 0f salisbury.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-24
Clayton x-RailrOader Dies On
Hunting Trim

Julius Hawkins. age ~ years ui G lay
ION. f,ll 'l,ad last "Wednesday aitrru'Tii
while lie WAS hunting on the iain "i
Alec Darr,h. near Clayton. \ retired
employee Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Mir. Hawkins is survived 10y his widow
-;nh two lamEhltrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
DaIadier Refuses
Hitler Peace Bid
In Blunt Speech

PARIS, Oct. 10. (UP)-Premier
Edouard Daladier told the nation
tonight that the Allies had taken
up arms against the threat of ag-
gression and would put them
down" only when security is guar
anteed.
In a direct reply to Adolf Hitler's
peace offensive, the French prem
ier said:
eff Hitler really Wants a durable
peace it must be based on the
security of nations, guaranteed reci-
procally, without the danger of
surprises.
I'VE have always wanted sincere
collaboration of peoples but are
resolved not to accept a dictate OF
violence.
Daladier described Hitler's peace
speech as a maneuver.
I'VE are offered a peace which
would recognize the German con-
quest" he said I'VE have seen such
maneuvers before
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Finland Eyacuates
Cities on Border

HELSINGFORS, Oct. 10. UP)-
Evacuation of Finnish cities was
started today as Finland sent dele
gates to Russia for vital negotia>
tions with the Soviet union.
To the strains of the hymn God
Is Our Strong Fortress" and the
Finnish national anthem, Special
Envoy Juhu Passikivi left for Mos.
COW at the behest of Russia, as had
ENJOYS of Esthonia, Latvia and
Lithuania.
1t was understood that Passikivi-
was not authorized TO accept Rus
sian demands-merely to negotiate
and to report back to the govern
ment.
With an estimated 250000 troops
ready for action if necessary and
frontier defenses strengthened, the
government proposed that civilians
whose presence is not essential
should evacuate two border dis
trictS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Officials Search
For Way to Bury
Old Road Bugaboo
Brawley Cutoff Scheme
Appears Again; Means .
Sought to End Feud

Ell Centre and Imperial
county officials arc h e d
Tuesday for a quick, final
method of burying the So
calle& BraWley cutoff high
way scheme forever.
Their interest in interring the
proposal, long a football of munic-
ipal rivalry, was aroused after its
introduction to the highway COM
mittee of the state chamber OF
commerce in Los Angeles last week
on an approved list" of roads to
be constructed in the next two
years.
Immediate reaction from Braw-
ley residents complaining against
the activities of a small coterie''
of Ell Centrans brought a confer
ence between officials representing
the city and others representing
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

corning their supply of Christmas
toys and a committee was named
to investigate possibility of turning
some over to the library.
The city PIT. A. would be In
charge of the project Two persons
would be required, a "Toyrarian"
and a repairman, both of whom
would work on toys and keep them
in proper condition.
Blalack estimated that the city's
obligation, which would be supplied
by outside sources, would be around
$500 a year
Toys would be loaned out to chill
dren much as books are loaned out
from the library. Children would
have Identification cards which
would entitle them to keep out a
toy for a short time.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
InStallments, maybe-
inland CeLebrants
Inject Boom Into
Valley Boom Town

INLAND, Oct. 10. CUP)-Niland
this week began to live up to its
reputation as a construction boom
town.
Deputy Sheriffs Jack Holland and
Bill Lott became increasingly busy
rounding up celebrants Who in their
sober moments, said they were en-
ployed on construction of the Goa
chella branch of the All American
canal.
Several farm laborers caught the
spirit of the occasion and joined
the construction men in celebrating
various events in their private lives,
Lott said Tuesday.
One farm laborer, Roy Eugene
Edwards, avenged himself for arrest
on a charge of being drunk by
tearing up the plumbing in the
INLAND city jail. In addition, he
filled the Jail sewer by keeping all
the faucets in the wash room run
ming full force. He was trans
ferred to Calipatria Jail and SEN
fenced to pay fine of $50. Bob
Kloss tried to hide two bottles Of
liquor from Holland by sitting on
them sans trousers in front of a
Main street hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

fture French prisoners. French au-
thorities believed the high COM
mand had ordered prisoners taken
at almost any cost, presumably so
they could be questioned about the
strength of the French lines.
Meanwhile, artillery battles swept
the whole front The Germans had
been Shelling constantly for 72
hours, trying to locate and destroy
French gun emplacementS. Big guns
of the Siegfried line, far back Of
the front lines, had been brought
into action, it was reported.
1t was the most intense fighting
of the five weeks war and the
French believed it might be a pre-
lude to a big German assault.
The German patrols fought hard
est east of the Moselle river and
in the Saarbruecken sector. They
charged there after having been
repulsed in the Ohrenthal sector
southeast of zweibruecken.
French dispatches said there still
had not been any massed German
infantry attack, but that there had
ceen a big increase in the number
Of patrol raids. The Germans rush.
ed the French lines, throwing gren,
AIDES, and the French drove them
back with the same weapons. The
Germans did not try to go through
the French lines but seemed bent
on taking prisoners.
A driving rain kept the French
air force grounded but several
German reconnaissance planes ap-
peared over the French lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Swastika Bombers Rain Explosives
On British Fleet in Sea Battle

BERLIN, Oct. 10. CUP)-German
bombing planes dropped six heavy
bombs on British battleships off
the Norwegian coast, it was an
nounced tonight.
The announcement said that two
German bombers were damaged,
presumably by anti-aircraft fire
from the British fleet, and were
forced to land in Denmark.
dispatches from Copenhagen
told of four German planes being
forced down yesterday in Denmark
or Norway apparently after fight
ing between British warshipS and
German planes in the North Sea-
There appeared to have been two
days of naval-aerial fighting in
the North Sea, as the British had
announced a series of German at
tacks yesterday. The British state
ment said that there were no casu-
alties in the British fleet.
Then this morning, messages from
Oslo said, there was resumption
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

cia, gun-tOtlng chief of the mount
ed police in Baja California who
was slain in 1881, was between Lie.
Mariana Vasquez 30, MeXicali dis
trict attorney, and j. S. Castillo,
go, editor of Ell Regional.
According to an official source,
VaSquez was shot in the side as
he left his automobile at a deserted
spot mile and half east of
Mexicali. He had driven there
alone for a duel with Castillo, be-
cause of an article in Castillo's
paper in which the attorney was
criticized for his handling of the
Garcia estate, the source explained
The shooting occurred Monday
afternoon.
Vasquez' condition was described
as very serious" Tuesday. No
charges had been filed against
Castillo. Authorities apparently
were awaiting developments.
The official source said the two
men drove from Mexicali in their
own automobiles after an argu-
ment in which Castillo had refused
to retract statements criticizing the
attorney for failure to turn the
Garcia estate over to an asserted
relative from Sonora. The Garcia
estate first went to brother, Abra-
nam, after the Staying of the bor-
der police chief. Abraham died re-
Gently and the estate had been in
the government care.
AS reconstructed by authorities,
Castillo, who was following the at
torney, opened fire as soon as Vas
quez stopped his car. The first
shot struck the machine. The Sec
ond took effect i'm the left side.
Vasquez did not fire, but struck
Castillo over the head with a re-
volver when the two grappled.
At that moment, two officers, de-
scribed as from the district attor-
neys office, appeared and took
the attorney to the hospital and
the editor to jail. The source did
not explain how the two officers
happened to be at that spot.
The latest shooting is one of
many that followed a dispute be-
tween followers of Dan Marion,
rancher, and Garcia. The two men
had engaged in the cattle business
Continued on Page s, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Hitler Rei+erates
Desire for Peace
On Own Terms
By JOSEPH w. GRIGG, Jr.

BERLIN, Oct. 10. (UP)-
Adolf Hitler today repeated
"our desire for peace" with
the allied powers.
Il repeat our desire for peace"
the fuehrer said in a speech OPEN
ing the winter relief campaign in
a Germany that is fighting-suc-
cessfully, Nazis say-against Brit
ish and French blockade.
"We have no war claim or claims
against the western powers"
The fuehrer also repeated his
threat to fight war of terrible
destruction to the finish if his
peace offensive fails.
"In case of rejection of our readi-
ness for peace he declared, I'VE
are determined to take up battle
and fight it out one way or an
other"
Hitler declared that Germany
Twill achieve victory through at
tainment of national unity
1--WE will only solidify this social
entity" he declared in defying AL
lied demands for the end of Nazism.
II expressed a willingness for
peace" the fuehrer said.
Germany did not want war with
her present foes. They began the
war for ridiculous reasons.
I'VE don't know what the future
holds but we know one thing No
power on earth will ever defeat
Germany. They will not vanquish
us either by military power or econ
omic power"
Hitler said that Germany will not
be discouraged by forecasts of a
long war.
I'VE have the eternal life of the
nation before U.S." he said. 1.-The
struggle to defeat the treaty Of
Versailles was difficult. The road
ahead of us cannot be worse than
what we have gone through.
I'VE are grimly determined to
fight. The greater our determina-
ton to make the necessary sacri-
fices, the more certainly we will
Continued on Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Toy Loan Library Plans
Gain Headway in City

A move to create a TOY Loan"
library in Ell Centro gained head
way Tuesday and a drive to gather
toys started in the schools.
Councilman Charles Blalack, put
in charge of an inquiry into the
proposed project by the city coun-
Gil, reported
1.-The city is not yet definitely
committed Signing the necessary
legal papers will be up to the coun-
Gil. However, arrangements have
been made unofficially for financ-
ing through a service club or a
fraternal group so that the city
would not be out any cash.
Under the project as proposed
last week by Morgan Rice, Wilson
school teacher, the city underwrltes
the library and supplies quarters
and 20 per cent of the personnel
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

Before the radio denied the ru-
mors, there was a rush on wine
and liquor stores by persons pre-
pairing to celebrate the "armistice. !"
Business was proceeding as usual
this morning when suddenly, all
over Berlin, people began discussing
excitedly the impending end of the
war.
In shops, in offices, on street cor
ners, people gathered excitedly to
discuss the reports. Many people
asserted that they had heard from
others that the radio had an
nounced an armistice--and SO 1t
went.
Radio authorities denied they had
made any announcement. Then
came thousands of telephone calls
to newspaper offices and govern
ment departments by eager seekers
of information.
Steadily the rumors gained in
volume. AS fast as one rumor was
discredited, another popped up.
BY early afternoon there were
rumors that Adolf Hitler woulo
make an official announcement ir
d-afternoon. Then crowds wert
urged to assemble in front of Hit.
1er's chancellery for a personal ap'
pearance by the fuehrer. Then
came reports that Benito MuSsolin
and Viacheslav Molotov, Russian.
premier foreign commissar, were or
their way to Berlin. Next was 6
rumor that field marshal, Hermann
Goering, Hitler's official heir, wa.
On his way to Rome.
Efforts to contact the usua
sources of official information were
vain.
Line busy was the response tt
all calls.
The rumors began to spreac
through the entire country. The
excitement they caused might al
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

The State Relief administration
supplies the balance of personnel.
"A house already owned by the
city in Mckinley park has been
suggested for quarters Blalack
said. ut has been looked over and
would be satisfactory
Rice planned a five-week cam
paign during which Ell Centrans
would be requested to produce their
used or castoff toys. School chill
dren will be organized with a
speakers bureau to send repre-
sentatives to service clubs with ap-
pealS for aid. A musical play will
be produced by the eighth grade
at Wilson, Rice said, with the pur-
pose of promoting the project.
Meanwhile, members of the fire
department were approached con-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

program for increased training
of aviatois and expansion OF pro-
duction in the dominions.
"The more comprehensive and
technical facilities required for ad-
vance training apart from this
country will mainly be concentrat-
ed in Canada" he said. "and per-
sonnel from Australia and New
Zealand will proceed TO Canada for
that training. The aim Is TO achieve
by cooperative effort. air forces
overwhelming In strength"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
General Cleanup
Drive Slated Here

A general fall cleanup campaign
in Ell Centro will follow close upon
the heels of Fire Prevention week,
Grant Bristol, deputy health in
spector, announced Tuesday.
Next week the health department
will make a special canvass of the
city and carry away all available
trash, Bristol said. He urged all
residents to place all the trash and
debris they want hauled away In
the alleys.
"We want to get everything the
first trip he declared. II don't
know how long it will take
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Senate Refuses to
Refer Neutrality
Back for Re.Draft

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
(UP)-The senate today re-
ject&d a proposal to send
the neutrality revision bill to
the senate foreign relations
committee for re-drafting.
This was the first vote in con-
nection with the measure since
senate debate opened Oct. 2. 1t
was not, however, considered by
either administration supporters or
opponents to be test of sentiment
on the bill itself.
The vote was on a proposal by
Sen. Charles W. Tobey, r., N. H., to
return the bill to committee with
instructions to divorce the arms
embargo repeal from other sections
of the measure.
The proposal was defeated by a
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

who crowd the schools for a time
during the winter harvest season,
is left up to the individual school
district. This is one of the major
school problems of all counties in
the agricultural districts.
"The annual influx creates an
emergency every year. There is no
way of knowing how many will en-
ter the schools and therefore no
provision can be made prior to
their arrival"
Funds to carry districts over the
emergency were made available by
the state legislature, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
HoItviIIe Priest.
Mother Injured

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 10.-Mrs. Will
helmina Watt and her son, the
Rev. Mr. Philip Watz, Catholic
church priest here, were slightly
injured in an automobile accident
near Sandia Monday night.
Their sedan collided with a coupe
driven by George Straits, Imperial
Valley watermelon grower, at a
blind intersection on a county road
in the Sandia district. The priests
car overturned, highway patrolmen
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

pass Nantucket shoals en- route
to New York.
Sighting of gray submarine
without running lights and going
southeast from a point five miles
off Portland, Me-, lightship was
reported two days ago by Arthur
r. Greenleaf, Maine fisheries
con. missioner.
The IrOquois was proceeding I'M
der navy and coast guard convoy,
ordered because Of a warning by
German Grand Admiral Erich
Raeder that the ship would be
sunk like the Athenia.'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
State Will Help County Pay Cost
0fEducating Migratory Children

Money to help Imperial county
pay the cost of educating children
of migratory agricultural workers
may be expected next year, County
School Superintendent E. l.. Hite-
man said Tuesday.
Promise Of help was given at the
state convention of school super
intendents in Del Monte last week.
Hiteman returned late Monday aft
er attending the sessions.
Under the present system" he
said, "the cost of providing teach
ers and school room accommoda-
tions for the hundreds of children
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

The superiority OF royal air force
men and p:anes, ne said, had beer
proved in almost daily" clashes
with the Germans, in submarine
hunting, in virtually uninterrupted
reconnaissance flights from the
Saar to the North Sea on the west
ern front and in pamphlet excur-
sicns over Berlin and other parts
of Germany.
The RAF. he said, had made a
complete Photographic map of the
German Siegfried line.
Wood said that Canada, Austria
liza and New Zealand had accepted
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
BERLIN VIII D WITH JOY AT FAKE PEACE
Planes Hunt Sub in Iroquois Path
As Refugee Vessel Nears U. 5. Shore

BOSTON, Oct. 10. UP)-Navy
guard patrols today were report
ed to have broadened their search
by sea and air for a foreign"
submarine reputedly lurking along
the expected route of the threat
ened American refugee ship Iro-
quOis in New England waters.
Though orders were secret, an
amphiEian which left Salem coast
guard air base was understood to
have rejoined the search which
proved futile yesterday.
The IroquOis with 584 Americans
aboard was expected to approach
the American coast today and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Corrupt Politics,
Public Enemy No. |

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct, 10. CUP)-
old Man Corrupt Politics" is
the real public enemy No. /, j.
Edgar Hoover, director of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, told
the international Association of
Chiefs of Police today in an ad-
dress calling on law enforcement
agencies to put their houses in or
der tor internal and national de-
fenSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
TAX LEVY UNNECESSARY

WICKENBURG, Oct. 10. CUP)-
Wickenburg appeared today to be
the only Arizona city without a
municipal tax rate. Because of
revenue earned by its utilities, the
city did not find it necessary to
levy a tax on property owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

OF heavy firing off the Norwegian
coast.
So far, the battles between the
Nazi aerial armada and the British
fleet blockading Germany have
been inconclusive, with the Ger
mans claiming to have sunk or
damaged at least two warships. The
British have denied the Nazi claims.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
SEARCH FOR SHIP

FORT LEWIS, Wash, Oct. TO- (UP)
"A half-dozen army planes today
sought a national guard ship lost
with two men aboard since last
night on a flight here from Felts
field in Spokane.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Germans Hur| Big Guns
Into Desperate Attack
French Believe Activity May Forerun
Great Nazi Attack on Masinot Line as
Patrols Try Desperately for Prisoners

PARIS, Oct 10. (UP)-Strong German patrols were
hurled at the French lines all yesterday afternoon and
throughout the night and repused every time with
hand grenadeS, it announced today
The Germans made desperate but futile efforts to
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
British AirpIanes
Show Superiority

LONDON Oct TO- (UP)-Air Minister Sir Kingsley
Wood told the House of Commons today that fighting
to date British airpanes definitely superior to Ger
man and that with the aid of the dominons additional
"aIr forces of overwhelming strength" are planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
'Nozis Charge British Spy
Ring Started Armistice
Report to Aid WurmonQers
Germans Rush to Celebrate as Rumor
Spreads That British Government Has
Resiqned, Hos+iIities Have Ended

BERLIN, Oct. 10. (UP)-Rumors of the resignation of
the British government and the declaration of
ce swept Berlin today and brought charge by the Ger
official wireless that the British secret service had
spread them deliberately to aid "warmongers"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
Garcia Murron Feud Has
Bloody Sequel in Duel
Between Editor, LAWYER
Dis spute Over Estate Of ofFomer Rura!e
Chief Brings New Blood Letting in Old
Baia California Strife; One May Die

crimson sequel to the Garcia Marion feud appeared
in Mexicali Tuesday and result district attorney
Law near death from gunshot wounds and newspaper
editor in jail.
shooting to from the death of Alberto Gar
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10
d AMBLING
IL EPORTER
Overabundance-

Overabundance-
Some day Herb Fawcett, acting in
his official capacity as mayor, will
back himself into an embarrassing
spot.
Proclamations for various weeks"
are flying around in such abund-
ance that we might remind Herb
there are only SO weeks in a year.
Treking Cat
Susie's home. If she could talk
she probably could tell a whale of
story.
The Don Campbell family took
Family Cat Susie on vacation with
them to Newport Beach in July.
At the beach Susie disappeared and
when long hunt failed the Camp
bells turned south to spend the
balance of their vacation at San
Diego. This was done despite the
walls and tears of the children.
Sunday night Mrs. Campbell went
to the grocery store. There was
Susie sitting on the curb, calm as
you please, without mark to show
she had tramped home all the way
from Newport.
Wonder if she used up any Of
her elves.
o
Installments, maybe
What kind of a deal is this?
Suspected OF going to Los Angeles
to buy trousseau, Grace Brady
came back with pair of red house
slippers!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-10

Butter: Los Angeles, sic; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A. 4Oc; manufacturing milk
33c; route gathered cream 29isc.
l. A. hay: U. S. No. | s16-S16.50;
u. S. No. 2. leafy $14-$14.5O; u. ). No
2. S13-S13.5O, Mpls cash flax 1854.