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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Scout Leaders
Complete Course

Imperial county Boy Scout lead
ers, who enrolled in a series of six
leadership training courses six
weeks ago, completed the class and
qualified to receive diplomas Sat
urday afternoon when they journey
ed to the Heber sand Gunes for the
final meeting.
Practical application cf scoutcraft,
studied in the first five training
course meetings, serl ed as a final
test for those enrolled in the train
ing course, according to Hugh Will
cox, scout executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

invited them to sit around a con-
ference table with othes nations, in
cluding the United States, to work
out program of arms reduction
and trade improvement.
Il am convinced" the president
cabled to both leaders, that the
cause of world peace would be
greatly advanced if the nations OF
the world were to obtain a frank
statement relating to the present
and future policy of governments" J"
Because the United States" he
added, "as one of the nations of
the western hemisphere, is not
involved in the immediate contro-
versieS which have arisen in Eur
ope, I trust that you may be will
ing to make such a statement OF
policy to me as the head of a ma
ton far removed from Europe i'll
order that l, acting only with the
responsibility anl obligation of a
friendly intermediary, may COM
municate such declaration to other
nations now apprehensive as to the
course which the policy of your
government may take"
The president asked them:
Are you willing to give assurance
that your armed forces will not at
tack or invade the territory or pos
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Visitor Saved by
Police from Mob

Saved by police from a mob of
excited Filipinos who were incensed
by an attack upon a fellow country
man, E. L. Walker, "a, of Phoenix
was sentenced to pay SIS fine or
serve 7la days in jail on drunken
ness, disturbing the peace charge
Saturday in police court.
Walker was walking on Broad
way with his wife Friday evening.
He claimed a Filipino grabbed Mrs.
Walkers arm and therefore he
struck the Islander with suitcase.
A mob formed Immediately around
the couple, and but for the inter
vention of officers there might have
been a race riot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

ana ner tnree SOllS, fClClldTu, PR
vate secretary to the governor, and
the twins. John and Dean, students
at the University of Southern CAL
ifornia.
Death came just before II am.
The governors office announced
that funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at Forest Lawn
Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
The governor rushed here from
San Francisco when notified of her
illness, John and Dean flew from
Los Angeles and Richard, enroute
on a train from Los Angeles to
Sacramento, picked up police es-
cort in Bakersfield to rush to the
capital.
Mrs. Olson has been in failing
health since suffering two slight
strokes during the general election
campaign last fall. She was i'll dur
ing her husbands inaugural cere-
monies in January but attended the
inaugural ball with him.
She had been improving in health
until last night, when she was
stricken by the first of several
hemorrhageS and slipped into a
fatal coma at am.
The governor arrived at the ex-
ecutive mansion after a quick trip
from San Francisco only short
time before his wife's death. He
was not notified Immediately of
her fitness because attending phys
icians did not want to shock him.
The governor is recovering from a
complete nervous breakdown he
suffered in January during his
strenuous inaugural program.
Mrs. Olson was Kate Jeremy be"
fore she met and married the gov
ernor in Salt Lake City in 1905.
He was then a practicing attorney,
later served in the Utah legisla-
ture and moved to California tG
continue his law practice.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Ritter Arraigned on
lEuqitive Warrant

DR.. Otto Benjamin Leo Ritter, A,
German wanted in New Jersey on
charges of fraud and conspiracy was
arraigned on a fugitive warrant in
Ell Centre justice court Saturday
and bail set at $4,000.
The fugitive complaint against
Ritter, who says he is a political
refugee from Nazi Germany, was
signed by Sheriff Robert w. Ware.
Ritter was arrested Tuesday near
Nogales, Ariz., after Ware, Chief of
Police J. Sterling Oswalt and their
men had hunted him since he es-
capped from federal trap set for
him at Brawley March II.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Echoes
FRANCE ACCEPTS
ROOSEVELT PLAN

PARIS, April is. CUP)-Premier
Edouard Daladier today notified the
United States of Frances uncondi-
tional acceptance Of President
Roosevelt's peace plan.
Daladier officially notified Will
liam C. Bullitt, United States am
bassador, of Frances acceptance OF
the presidents warning to the die
tators and his offer to call a peace
and disarmament conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Ben Parks Buried
On East Coast

Funeral services for B. E. Parks,
81, Imperial Valley pioneer who
died in FL Centro April 8, were
held in Edloe, Va, Wednesday. He
was buried in the family cemetery
there.
He is survived by three nieces
and six nephews, who will inherit
the estate, estimated at a quarter
of a million dollars, he left in I'M
perial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Beet Harvesting
Movie Shown

Professor H. B. Walker, Univer-
sity of California agricultural en-
gineering department head, and j..
P. Fairbanks, extension specialist,
presented a movie showing latest
machinery for beet harvesting at
a meeting of the Mt. Signal farm
center Friday night.
The movie and short talks by
Fairbanks and Walker was preced-
ed by a pot luck dinner served by
the Mt. Signal home department.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Rabid Doq Wanders Into Courthouse
Basement: Impounded as Owner Sought

wore no collars. Deputy Health Of
ficer Lawrence Niles urged the dogs
owner to contact the health office
Immediately.
Dog owners who have seen their
pets near an animal answering this
description should contact the
health department, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

pressed to Jose Felix de Lequerica,
Spanish ambassador. the govern
ments disappointment that Italian
troops had not yet left Spain and
its concern over reports OF troop
movements in Spain and fortifiea-
ton of certain points including
Spanish Morocco.
There seemed no disposition 70
send away the Italian troops and
the German ayiators and techni-
clans who aided the Nationalists 70
win the civil war.
Further, the French government
had taken such credence in reports
of important Spanish troop move
ments that IL had strengthened ~
defenses opposite Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

explaining the events leading up TO
Italys occupation of Albania, the
son-in-law of Premier Benito Mus
solini said that 1.-The fundamental
element of Italys foreign policy is
and will remain the Rome Berlin
axis"
He praised the attitude of Italy's
friends-Spain, Hungary, Japan and
Jugoslavia-during the Albania oc-
cupation, and added;
1.-The axis is a formidable instru-
ment which works in an identical
manner in both Berlin and in
Rome. The fundamental instru-
men. of Italy's foreign policy is
and will remain that axis"
In Paris, earlier in the day, For
eign Minister Georges Bonnet eX-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
NOTE JARS HITLER
INTO SUDDEN ACTION

BERLIN, April Is. (UP)-Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler, stirred from his Bav-
arian mountain retreat at Berch-
tesgaden, by receipt Of President
Roosevelt's peace message, arrived
in Munich late today and was re-
Continued on Page 8, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

A rabid cog wandered into the
boiler room at the county court
house late Friday afternoon but was
impounded before he bit anyone.
Jim Scroggins, city dog catcher,
took the dog to the city pound. The
animal is small, light brown, and
has short hair and short tail. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

The clerks demanded pay in
ereases which would raise their
daily salaries from 4.5O pesos to ten
pesos. The peso is worth about 10
cents on the present exchanged
They also sought extra pay for
overtime.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
BRITISH ENDORSE
MESSAGE FROM u. S.

LONDON, April IS. (UP)-The
British government issued state
ment today warmly endorsing Pres"
ident Roosevelt's message to the
dictators, saying that it "offers a
real opportunity Of averting the
catastrophe which hangs over Eu-
rope"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
BERLIN RESENTS
CONFERENCE PLEA

BERLIN, April Is UP)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's peace proposal was
icily received in Berlin. Well-in-
formed political quarters described
it as coming with bad grace from
a man who for months has been
denounced by the official German
propaganda machine as war mon-
ger No. = and father of the anti
axis encirclement policy"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
MINOR EARTHQUAKES
Hi IMPERIAL VALLEY

Two minor earthquakes Jared
Imperial Valley but did no damage
Saturday. Shocks at 2:42 am. and
7:55 am. ratified windows and
awakened sleeperS, but that was
the extent of excitement.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

of rain which turned at times into
snow and sleet at Kingman.
Flagstaff and Prescott also had
light SHOWS.
A high wind was reported at Yu-
ma, Bisbee, Douglas and in the
Salt River Valley Friday. No SER
ious damages were reported, how
ever.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

broken a "heat wave" that kept
the mercury up to 80 degrees for
nnearly two weeks.
/ Winds whipped a light snow at
ythe Grand canyon into a squall
which caused cancellation of a
sightseeing program of the Danish
hoyal couple, Prince Frederik and
Princes Ingrid. A storm also struck
Mohave county, leaving an inch
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
AMBLING
(\EpORTER
Celebrations

Every Illne AeId Mde bryan Cat,
Muddy, has batcn of kittens Mrs.
Bryan knows it's a holiday
The pet had her first litter ap-
propriately on Mothers Day last
year The next came on Labor Day
and the third batch last weekend
on Easter.
Now for the Fourth of July.
Xetty's Letters
The country club is bit curious
about Ralph Fetty, the New Mexico
golfer here for the tournament
Every day he gets a letter in care
of the club, scented envelope ct al
Spoil Sport
The other evening Bill Mitchell,
arrived at his suburban home in
La Solana acres and started into
his house. Something odd about
his field made him pause. There
were some strange white signs scat
tered about and then he noticed
Ralph French and w. j. McClel-
land whanging away with golf clubs.
They had made driving range out
of HIS field, and were using HIS
son to chase the balls!
A few days later Bill thought he
WOULD get the best OF them and il
Zfigated the field McClelland and
French arrived, ready for their
practice, and found a lake where
the range had been.
Selfish, mercenary creature
Spelling our fun!" French and Nc
Clelland compained
Now they are trying to find balls
that will float.
Far Sighted
Aubrey Moody reported lusty
crack, heard at a dinner meeting
when the main speaker got up to
read his address. The speaker held
his manuscript as far from him as
possible and squinted his eyes He
peered and peered and finally re-
marked:
MY eyes aren't bad. My arms
just aren't long enough"
The Creator, i'm Person.
Just before the PIT. A. meeting
John Robertson, Larry Duff, John
Hunter and Joe Bush were standing
outside. Robertson, making con-
versation, said:
"Wonder what kind of program
there will be tonight | hope 1t isn't
Continued on Page 8, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
President Sends
Dict0torS Note
Urging PorIey
Assurance Against New Aggression Aim
OfMessase Promising United States
Will Take Part in Arms Conference

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UP)-President Roosevelt
in pointed message today called Chancellor Hitler
and Premier ussoni to give that they plan
ned further march the independent nations of Eu-
and the Near The presidents message to them
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Italian Troops Will Leave Spain
Early in May, Ciano Declares While
France Presses Franco for Decision

ROME, April Is. (UP)-Italian troops will be with
drawn from Spain after Gen. Francisco Frances triumph
al entry into Madrid early in May Count Gaeazzo Cano
Italian foreign minister, said today.
speech to the Chamber of Fasces and Generations
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Sunshine Boosts Valley Temperature
AS Arizona Points Report New Cold
Wave with Snow at Grand Canyon

Welcome sunshine bathed Imperial Valley Saturday,
raising the temperature to 8 degrees at the weather
bureau reported Fridays maximum 73 degrees.
From Arizona United Press dispatches with word
that beated winter visit had dropped temperatures and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Britain, france Negotiate With
Russia as Stop Dictators Front
Becomes Giant Barrier 10 Aggression
Proposed Agreement Would Send Huge Soviet
Air Fleet Against Attackers, Furnish
Needed Materials to Lesser Nations

LONDON, April Is. (UP)-Great Britain started bust
ness negotiations at Moscow today to bring the Sove
Union into peace front which, it hoped might sool
present barrier of than 100000 people to Nazi
Fascist eXnansiOnsm. Special instructions sent t.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
Mrs. gilbert Olson Dies
Suddenly at Sacramento
While Governor Stands BV
Funeral Services for Executive Wife
Will Be Held Monday Afternoon at La;
Death Follows Strokes During Campaign

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April Is. (UP)-Mrs. Culbert
L. Olson, 56-year-old wife of Californa's Democratic
ngoveor, died today from cerebral hemorhage suffered
Early this morning in the executive mansion.
At her bedside when death the governor,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles, 24c; Butterfat Imperial
Valley fob. ranch grade A, 31c; manufacturing
milk 2413c; route gathered cream 22c.
L. A. Hay: us. No. 1, SD; us No 2 leafy,
1880; U. S. No. g. S11-12 MINI. Flax May S17514.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16
WEATHER

Maximum temperature 73, minimum 46; S
temperature ST. humidity Sc; noon temperate
humidity rs; pm. temperature 81, humidi
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-16

.Xetty's Letters
The country club is a bit curious
about Ralph Fetty, the New Mexico
golfer here for the tournament.
Every day he gets a letter in care
of the club scented envelope ct al.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-17
SCOUTS MEETING in
LOU|SBURG JAN. "A
Occoneechee Council Group
To Have Dinner Meet
ing Week Hence

The annual meeting of Occoneechee
Council of Boy Scouts of America
will be held at the hotel IN LouisIburg
Tuesday evening of next week, ac-
cording to announcement in local
Scout circles lit will be a dinner
affair at o'clock in the LouisIburg
hotel.
Occoneechee Council embraces Dur
ham, Wake, Vance, Granville, Frank
lin and parts of Orange county.
A business meeting at 6 o'clock
will Start with conference of scout
masters and troop committeeman, fol-
lowed by round table discussion of
troop p,ogr ms, activities and the
like. At the same time in another Of
flee will be a meeting CT council o.
ficers and district committeeman, a.
which time the program for 1899 will
be discussed.
The nominating committee for
Scout officers will be held at the
same time in another room, at which
time officers to serve during the year
will be slated for presentation to the
full committee later. In the hotel
nominating committee for the Silver
Beaver award, and selection of the
scout to receive the award.
At the banquet session at o'clock
at the hotel, the invocation will be by
DR.. L. F. Kent, with the supper, then
song and announcements, with an
other song and the introduction of
district chairmen.
The annual report of DR.. J. V. Hoff-
man will be presented, to be fol-
lowed i5y the report of Claude Humph
reys, district scout executive. Motion
pictures will be shown by c. M. Cal
houn, with scenes from the summer
camp, the Carolina Jubilee, district
camporees and the field meet.
The annual address will follow, but
no announcement was made as to
the speaker.
Boy Scout workers from the terri
tory embraced in the council are ex-
pccted to be on hand in large num-
vers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-17
FURNITURE MARKET
MORE OPTIMISTIC
Trends In Home Furnish
ings To Be Shown At
High Point Next Week

High Point, Jan. 1.-THE general
Improvement in business conditions
that made itself felt during the clos
ing months of 1888 presages unusual
optimism among furniture retailers
all over this section as they prepare
for their semi-annual visit to the mid
Winter Market to be held for two
weeks beginning January % at the
Southern Furniture Exposition Build
ing here.
This market or show is the home
furnishings industry's method of in
and kindred lines of mercha~S:ss to
retailers who, in turn, buy the new
offerings for their customers in their
respective communities.
More than 200 manufacturers COM
prising some of the country's leading
producers have prepared exhibits in
the ten-story $1,OOO,OOO Southern
Furniture Exposition Building prepa-
ratory to greeting the visiting hosts
of dealers who come from widely
scattered sections to look and buy.
The two week market is closed to the
general public and only accredited
furniture retailers can gain admis-
sion.
Styles Not Changed
The continued preference for the
traditional styles has not altered to
any marked degree to designs that
are to be shown ait the Southern
Furniture Market, but the adaptations
from the work of such master design
ers as Chippendale, Hepplewhite,
Duncan Phyfe and Others has taken
on new note Of freshness as the
manufacturers convert the work of
old-time designers to present day
practicolity.
Modern designs, particularly those
Of the Swedish variety continue to at
tract attention, but these creations
are raher slow aking hold in the ter
ritory served by the Southern Furni
ture Market, where a distinct pre-
ference for traditional designs exists.
Home building, which has really
begun to indicate a decided upward
surge, is one of the dominant reasons
for the optimism among those en-
gagged in supplying home furnishings
to the consumer.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-17
Announces
Chest Fund
Is Complete
$4,000 Goal Attained
for Community Bud
get for Year, Chair
man Peace Asserts

After extensive personal SOliclta-
ton, Chairman S. T. Peace, of the
Vance County Community Chest, an
nounced today the 1889 budget of S.
900 for the organization had been as
sured in cash and pledges. Consider
able assistance in the final drive was
it was explained.
The campaign was launched just
before Christmas, and the holidays
interviewed and interfered, with the
result that workers were unable to
make all of the calls they had hoped.
Near to $4,000 was had by the Christ.
mas season, and there was let-up dur
ing that period
After the turn yuf che year, Mr..
Peace obtained the assistance of a
few more helpers and continued the
effort until the whole budget had
been taken care of, it was said to-
day. Much of the amount assured was
turned in in cash, though just what
percent was so provided was not
learned.
This is the second year of the Com
munity Chest organization in Hen
derson. The 1888 budget was $3.50
and was likewise subscribed, and
practically all of it was paid. either in
cash at the time pledges were made,
or later during the year.
Eight organizations share in the lis
tributions from the fund, half of the
total, or $4,000, going to support Of
the Salvation Army and it's work in
the community. Under-privileged chill
dren will be helped considerably, and
t1c9e arc also funds for Boy Scouts
md Girl Scot.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-17
Real Winter Here
Is Felt Once More

This section got another taste of
real winter last night, when the
mercury slid to FL degrees. That
was a drop of &c from the maxi
mum of Al on Monday.
All of the snow that fell Monday
morning had disappeared today.
Most of it was gone by noon Mon
day, with scarcely trace of the
one-inch fall to which the COM
munity was treated at daybreak.
The temperature rose gradually
during the day, but dropped about
as fast during last night.
The sun has shined most of the
time since the snow ceased Mon
day morning, though the mercury
has not been so definitely inclined
to rise today as on Monday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-17
1899 Jobs
Provided By
Office Here
Record for Three
County Area Served
by Henderson Office
Shown for 1888

A total of 1,O39 placements wera
made in 1888 in finding jobs for I'M
employed in the three-county area of
Vance, Granville and Warren coun-
ties served by the Henderson office
of the North Carolina Employment
Service, Joseph S. Guide, manager OF
Der, 426 placements were in private
employment and GLIB on highway con-
struction and other publicly-finance,i
projects.
The private placements consisted
primarily of leaf tobacco workers
berry pickers, sales people, domestic
service workers and construction
workers. The report is interspersed
however, with scores of other job
classificatiOns in the clerical, agricul-
tural and manufacturing fields
Visits to employers by the Employ
ment Service personnel totaled sos
for the year. The employer-visiting
program covered every business es-
Enlistment in Henderson, many in
Oxford Warrenton and Norlina, an
a number of rural concerns. it was
stated.
Mr.. Guide said the Henderson office
looks forward to 1899 as offering
greater opportunity for serving both
employers and the unemployed. and
for further migrating the service
with the communities which it serves.
He expressed particular qualification
at the number of calls for domestic
service workers and agricultural
workers received during the first two
weeks Of 1889.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-17
West End Meeting Is Set
For Thursday Evening

ly invited the ladies and mothers, in
the organization to be present. He
has pointed out that the financial
condition of the organization is in
the best condition for. many years,
with all old obligations paid and most
OF the current bills disposed of.
The golf course is in top condition,
and the golfing membership reached
a new peak during the year.
president Brodie announced his
retirement in letter to the member
ship, saying that his work with the
club had afforded him much sincere
pleasure and can only be supplanted
by the continued and greater success
Of the club in the future, which, he
says, will surely come by a wider
distribution of interest and RESPONSE
b:lity, together with united effort
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-17
MORE ALTERATIONS
FOR COURT HOUSE
County Commissioners Pro-
viding Room In Which
To Hold Meetings

Further alterations to the Vance
county court house, which has been
under renovation for a year, were
under way today. This time the
county is financing the project, wher-
cas- the other work was sponsored
and financed almost entirely by WPA
funds.
Two new rooms are being created
within the building. The front stairs
at the right on entering nave been
torn out, and room will be provided
on the first floor for use of the
county commissioners in holding their
monthly and called meetings The
board has no definite o1Iice in which
to NEE, and for months has used tn It
of the county accountant, which al
Joins the new room to be made.
On the second floor over the lower
room will be another room, but it has
not yet been announced as to what
the use for this will be. AS pressed
as the court house is for space, how
ever, it is anticipated that not only
will there he no trouble allocating it,
but somewhat of a scramble for it.
The present board of commission
ers, on taking over the first Monday
in December, n-tned a committee i'm
n1ediately to look into the matter of
building room for the board to use.
The committee was given power to
act It lis now getting under way.
The work is to cost some hundreds of
dollars, and will be completed in a
short time, possibly by the date of
the next monthly meeting of the COM
nissioners, some three weeks off
The work was started immediately aft
err the January term of court adjourn
ed, last weekend