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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Bootleg KingP Puts
In 0'Hare Claim

CHICAGO, Nov. 25. (UP)-George
Renus, prohibition era bootleg king,
claimed $4,000 in probate court
today from the estate of Edward
j. O'Hare, race track magnate who
was slain in gangland style Nov. 8.
His attorney claimed the sum is
the balance of $25O,000 O'Hare had
agreed to pay for liquor O'Hare and
others were accused of stealing
from Remus at st. Louis in 1923.
C'Hare was convicted and sem
fenced to one year imprisonment
and fined $500. The U. S. circuit
court of appeals at Cincinnati re-
versed the conviction and remand
ed the case for a new trial. OHare
never was retired.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26

taxes to be obtained by lowering
existing exemptions and tapping
of the middle tax brackets to take
more money from persons whose
net income ranges from $4,000 to
$4,000 annually.
But neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor the
treasury has endorsed any tax plan
and congressional opinion is far
from crystallized. Best bet today
is that many congressional leaders,
including Chairman Pat Harrison,
D., Miss, of the senate finance COM
mittee, will urge that taxes be left
as they are in 1910, presidential
election year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26

Thames Estuary.
Meanwhile there was report,
neither confirmed nor denied Of
ficially, that German submarine
had been captured in bold attempt
to enter the lower reaches of the
Firth of Clyde, southwest of Scot
land, and that it was believed to
have been the same submarine and
crew that sank the British battle
ship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow with
a loss of 80 lives six weeks ago..
The port of London was COM
pletely reopened yesterday, it was
announced belatedly. One channel
never was closed and all were re-
opened when an inbound convoy
arrived. A little later the American
merchant, the last American ship
still in British waters, left the port.
The admiralty urged men be-
tween the ages of 18 and As, with
fishing trawler experience, to VOL
unteer to cope with the plague of
mines, some of which had been
dropped by German airplanes with
in view of the shore.
The marine situation had become
acute with the sinking of 27 ships
reported in the past week at a cost
of at least 238 lives. In addition,
scores were missing from these ships
and many injured.
Britain's reprisal against the Ger
man mine warfare, the projected
blockade on German exports, also
was arousing neutrals throughout
the world. Following protests by
Holland, Belgium and Italy, Japan
today ordered its ambassador here
Continued on Page 3, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Convicts Trick
Fellow Inmates

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Nov. 25.
(UP)-Some of the clever men in
this big prison for two-time losers
are putting their former skills to
good use.
The convicts are permitted to
buy coffee in bulk, candy bars, and
other eatables from the prison COM
missary Some of the inmates have
enjoyed their coffee, then dried
out the grounds and sold them in
refilled coffee sacks to unsuspect-
ing fellow prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26

Springs, Ga, that the people should
decide whether added defense costs
next year should be financed by new
taxes or more borrowing.
Treasury opinion as outlined to
the United Press was that no war
profits taxes should be levied at
this time for fear they would jolt
business out of the recovery stride,
Coincident with Mr.. Roosevelt's tax
suggestions, new "tax-the-tax"
plan turned up here as possible
source of $2O0,000,000 or so of addi-
tional funds. 1t would hit every
individual and corporation now
subject to income taxation.
Alternatives include little man"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Thieves S|ugMan,
Flee inFear

Two days in El Centre had a
rough climax for John Doll, ST.
year laborer.
Doll nursed a badly bruised face
Saturday after an encounter with
two unidentified white men Friday
night near railway depot. The
men asked for a match and then
slugged him. Police believed the
men probably had robbery in mind
but became frightened and fled
Doll came to El Centric from
Brawley in search of work
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Patrol Building
ToStart Monday

Construction of the new highway
patrol office was scheduled to begin
near the Main street Imperial ave-
nue. intersection in Ell Centro on
Monday morning, Captain Frank
Oswalt said Saturday.
The $4,000 building to house the
Imperial county highway patrol was
expected to be ready for occupancy
within go days after construction
starts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Sacramento Gets
Steady Rainfall

SACRAMENTO, Nov. rs. (UP)-
Rain fell steadily in the Sacramento
Valley today to end long dry spell
which would have been ruinous to
agriculture If prolonged much long
er.
The showers began about dawn.
The forecast was for unsettled and
cooler weather with light rains.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Testimony Tells
Story Of Inquiry

Secret scenes behind the doors
of the county grand jury room
were revealed Saturday as a
transcript went on file in superior
court, telling the story behind
the Albert Pond case that led
to charges that the northend
division was "never a part" OF
the Imperial Irrigation District
Excerpts from the 500-pages OF
testimony, which if published in
full would amount to 120 col
umns of type, appear on page
three.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
British Capture
German Sub

LONDON, Nov. 25 CUP)-Reliable
private sources reported today that
the British navy had captured a
German submarine attempting to
enter the lower reaches of the Firth
of Clyde on the west coast of Ccot-
land. .srsr~r-rs7,-.
These sources said the submarine
was the same one that entered
the Scapa Flow naval base and sank
the British battleship Royal Oak.
The U-boat that sank the Royal
Oak was commanded by youthful
Lieut. Commander Guenther Prien
of the German navy. Most of the
crew were young men.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
SlLVERWARE THEFT
BRINGS JAIL TERM

Sixty days in Jail was decreed
Saturday for Charles Gallie. who
changed his plea to guilty of taking
43 pieces of silverware belonging
to the Barbara Worth hotel, Ell
Centre. Gallie claimed he picked
up the silver from garbage cans.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Capital Studies
Neu Tax Sources

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UP)-New income or con-
sumner taxes appeared today to be the most likely
of the next 900 bulge national defense
costs is to be met pay-as-you-go basis.
President Roosevelt suggested yesterday at Warm
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
VOLUME III - No. 81
Britain Calls For
Volunteers to Clear
Sealanes of Mines

LONDON Nov. 25. (UP)-The admiralty called for
volunteers today to help combat the German mine warfare
and disclosed that conditions had become bad that the
port of London partially closed Thursday while mines
dropped by German arpanes, cleared out of the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
Miner Finds Air
Voyage No Cinch
She Flew Just as Slick. Says Arizonan
With Yen to Fly Sans Training. But She
Came Down the Hard Way. He Finds

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Nov. %. (UP)-Jack Patterson, "a
year old youth with bent for aviation, began 80 day
Jail sentence today simply because his ongcherlshed
theory that he could fly without training collapsed COM
pleely the stolen plane he used for his experiment
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
LA. Liquor Probe Reaches
To Nv. In Connection
With BOnelH'S Race Horses
Grand Jury Investigators in El Centro
To Trace Down Rumor Of BoneIli Ranch;
'BIue-bIooded Stock Just Saddle Naqs

Blueblooded racehorses" turned out to be codbooded
saddle nags in Ell Centre Saturday the celebrated in
vestgaon into William G. Bonelli business affairs spread
to Imperial Valley.
Two Investigators from the district attorneys office
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-26
D AMBLINe
x EpoR1ER
How Grows The Garden, Mary

How Grows The Garden, Mary?-
You would never suspect it, but
beneath the frivolous eXteriors OF
Sam Turner and Walter Wakefield
there turks a tenderness for the
finer and more delicate things OF
life.
To wit, flowers.
It prc badly all started one day
when Sam turned to Walter and
remarked:
"Walter, as my dearest friend,
would you mind if I indulge IN
striking blow for Beauty about
this service station of ours?"
Walter, after a quick look around
for a beauty, probably replied:
"Strike away, my hearty"
But quickly Walter fell in with
Sam and glcefully they spaded and
cheerfully they planted a nest OF
nasturtiums and petunias and what
nots. Daily, ever since, the two
gardeners have carefully tended
their charges awaiting the day when
the what nots will send the first
tiny shoots to the surface.
However, we have a feeling that
when those first shoots appear
Walter and Sam will feel like doing
a little shooting themselves.
Some nasty villain (unless our
secret agent is MISTAKEN dug up
the flowers and planted, instead, a
fine crop of carrots!
Judge For Yourself
What's this we hear about Sid
Swanberger, refusing to believe the
markers out at the golf course?
Sid swatted one up to the 200
yard mark the other day and was
long and loud in his protests.
"That's at least a 250-yard drive!'
he beloved and promptly paced off
the distance himself. BY taking
canary steps he managed to arrive
at an unofficial figure of 300 yards!
Lovelorn-
For fear of libel, RR couldn't
possibly mention names but an
agent informs us that at least one
heart will not be at rest at Imperial
until one Marjorie Marshall, red
headed night club entertainer, re-
turns.
Ask the Imperial police depart
ment for further details.
One Better
Now that Ham and Eggs is wash
ed up, the wags are somewhat put
to it for wisecracks. Lamely, they
continued with suggesting the "Hog
and Hen" deal until Mark WASH
burn topped them with Pig and
Pullett"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
$16,135 ak
For County
For October
Road Work Petitions
Endorsed by County
Commissioners O n
Request Of Citizens;
r e orts Are Re
ceived by Board.

Taxes Of various kinds, mostly
property obligations, in the sum Of
S16,135.74 were outlined during Oc-
tober by F. NJ. Dorsey county tax
collector, he reported to the Vance
Board of County Commissioners yes
terday. Included in the total figure
were items of S3l4.76 in credits for
rebates, S110 beer licenses and S27.-
50 in privilege licenses.
The commissioners whose session
for the regular monthly meeting for
November was marked by no out
standing business of importance,
agreed to requests that they petition
the State Highway and Public Works
Commission to take over and main
tain two road projects. One Of these
was the street known as Alexander
avenue in the South Henderson sec
ton, which would be paved with tar
and gravel under the request. The
other was a road that runs by Mar
rows chapel church in Townsville
township to the Townsville high
school.
Lonnie Martin was granted poll
tax rebate on the ground that he
is a World War veteran.
A number of monthly reports were
received by the board, which ended
its session for the month in the aft
ernoOn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
Red Cross
Sewing Room
In Operation

The Red Cross sewing room,
where surgical DIRE SsingS are being
made for warning nations, and gar
ments made for refugees and hos
pital cases in the war areas, is now
operating on weekly tWo-day BASIS,
on Tuesdays and Thursdays, it Yves;
announced today by Mrs. E. R. Aus
tin, chairman of the Vance county
chapter Of the Red Cross. The ho'tlrs
are from 10 a. m. to l p. M, and from
to 5 p. m:
Volunteer help is being utilized.
Mrs. Austin urged that workers will
ing to cooperate report as early as
possible on the days the SEWN 6 room
is operated, SO that the entire body
could work as group. Much more
can be done in a days time liz this
manner, it was said.
Materials are being donat sd as
we'll as the services of those VIII G are
assisting. The work is being do re at
the request of the national head
quarters of the Red Cross in W ash
ington as part Of its war emery e:ncy
activities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07

Amsterdam, Nov. 7.-(AP)-
Queen Wilhelmina, Of the Neither
lands, and King Leopold Of the
Relgians today announced they
would send messages 10 Germany,
Britain and France jointly offering
their GOOD offices .or peace.
The offer, to be made TO the
heads Of states Of the warning
powers, will be as follows, an Of
icial announcement laid:
'In the hour Of anxious tension
for the world, before war in western
Europe begins with full power, we
are convinced we are obligated 20
make our voices heard again. The
helligerents declared some time
7go that they are not standing OBJ
stinately against examination Of q
reasonable and fixed basis Of a
reasonable peace.
eve consider that in the actual
circumstances it is difficult %or the
belligerents to seek contact with one
another, and as the sovereigns of
two neutral states which have good
relations with all their neighbors,
We are willing to offer our good
offices.
In case they are accepted, we
are willing to use all means which
the belligerents give us, and which
we possess, to find, in the spirit Of
friendly understanding, factors to
facilitate an agreement.
''This appears to be our task for
the welfare of our peoples and for
The whole world.
1--WE hope our offer will be ac-
cepted, and that in this way the
first step will be taken toward per-
nanent peace"
The announcement was issued
hortly after King Leopold departed
Tor Brussels, following a surprise
conference with the queen, which
tarted last night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
Relief Load
For County
Drops Some
Emergency Spending
$279 and Hospitaliza-
tion $166 In October;
Fewer Families and
individuals Helped.

Vance county's cash outlay for re-
lief declined in'October, it was shown
IN the monthly report to the Vance
Board OF County Commissioners
Monday by Miss Clara Mae Ellis
county welfare superintendent En-
Urgency relief amounted to $27980
and disqualification was $1UG.19
Burial costs were only SIS.
The emergency fund included food,
rent, medicine, fuel, clothing and
the like. WPA work relief was listed
as S4l.46, aid to the blind was $42O3
and outstanding bills at the end of
the month were only $3493.
Forty-eight families were furnish
ed commodity clothing. and a like
number received aid during October,
while q were on the relief lists at
the end Of the month, the report
showed. Nine persons were provided
with disqualification, and eleven APP
plicants for aid were refused.
AT the end Of the month, IS pa
tents were in the Scott Parker Sana-
atorium and nine were in the Negro
tuberculosis ward at Jubilee hospital.
Thirteen were being cared for in the
county home. Receiving services but
no financial aid were 101 persons.
The county total Of old age assis-
lance rolls numbered 257 at the end
OF October, including six added dur
ing the month. Dependent children
on the assistance rolls numbered 146.
with rs closed during the month.
Eleven were receiving aid to the
blind.
Ten child labor certificates were
issued in October, and 1O5 inves-
LEGATIONS and visits were made, and
the department staff Travelled 1887
miles in discharge Of duties, includ-
ing II visits outside the county.
Forty-siX juvenile cases were
handled during the month, with eight
juveniles on the list at the end Of
October and two on parole. There
were ten State PAROLES. Four adop-
tons were pending, and one child
awaiting adoption, this being a 49,
months-old boy.
Old age assistance, much Of which
consisted Of State and Federal funds,
as well as county cash, amounted to
S611 go, While aid to dependent chill
ufen curing lne perlOQ was S293.1U.
The old age item was the largest for
any one Of the four months of the
present fiscal year, while that for de-
pendent children was the smallest for
dependent children was the smallest
for any month Of the four, the rec
ord showed. The WPA sponsorship
tenn Of $41.46 was also the largest
for the period.
Improved economic conditions,
with industry going at a faster pace,
and with crops moving to market,
was believed responsible, at least in
part, for the decline in the relief
costs for the month.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
Gordon Will
Sing Here
In Concerts

Norman Gordon, leading baritone
Of the Metropolitan Opera Associa-
ton and a native of North Carolina,
will appear on the Henderson Co.
operative Concert Association ser
les as one Of the three attractions
for the coming season, it was an
nounced last night at the dinner
meeting launching the third annual
membership campaign of the Asso-
citation.
A. P. Barnes, newly elected presi-
dent of the organization, presided
- the meeting Of workers and
stated eve feel fortunate to be able
to obtain the services of Mr.. Cor
Con here in Henderson. Many local
people know him personally and it
will be an honor for us to receive
him back in his home state. He is
without question one Of the fore
most musicians coming from North
Carolina"
Boris SoKoIolI, campaign director,
said that the Columbia Concerts
Corporation, through which all the
artists are booked, was especially
happy to offer Norman Gordon and
feel that he will prove to be a draw
ing card this week."
All memberships must be in by
this Saturday at 6 p. m. at the
headquarters, Capital Cafe; and no
single tickets will be sold for any
che concert To hear the artists it
is necessary to joint this week. Any
one may join by merely coming to
the headquarters by this Saturday,
it was stated by the committee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
Negroes Face
Film Flam
Charge Here

Five Negroes were being held here
this afternoon by Henderson police,
charged with PLANNING" four
of them being captured in Durham on
clues offered by Henderson police.
Ernest Dixon, who gave his adj
dress as Richmond, Va, was caught
here Saturday about 8 o'clock at
Roses and 10 cent store by Police
Sergeant j. D. Peck, and, through
the capture of this man, the arrests
Of the others were completed.
Police Sergeants Peck and c. c..
Harris returned the four captured in
Durham last night.
Officers from Rocky Mount and
Wilson were here this afternoon, aid
ing in the identification of the men,
and told local officers that all OF the
Negroes were wanted IN Rocky
Mount, Wilson and GreenVille, to
answer similar charges of defraud
ing.
James Powell, alias "Hatchett' and
Goat, who gave his address as 2OO8
South ST., Philadelphia, Pa, has posi-
lively been identified, Sergeant Pack
said by Mary J. Hawkins as the man
who obtained SIT from her here on
Breckenridge street October rs.
Others held are j. d. Lewis, alias
Fox, 100 Plum ST., Durham;
James Anderson, alias Red Jack"
Birmingham, Ala; Joe Andrews,
alias Joe Tippie', Richmond, Va,
and Ernest Dixon, of Richmond, Va.
Sergeant Peck said there were sew
eral instances of flim-flamming be-
ing carried out here, and the Negroes
being held were investigated to as
certain whether they had parts in
those or not.
The Zadok DumbkOpf adds that
government bureau often contains
a lot of draWerS-of salaries.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
Installation
Last Sunday
For Mr.. Jones

Rev. James A. Jones, who until
October l was pastor Of the First
Pr esbyterian church here, was in
sta lied last Sunday as pastor of
Ny ers Park Presbyterian church in
Oh; lrlotte at a service at 5 D. M,
it was learned today. A number of
Pre- sbyterial ministers took part in
the progra m, which drew full
house at me church.
Rev Mr.. Jones, who resigned the
pastoTate here after four years,
went tC Charlotte October l. His
serVi &c here was his first in the
ministry
Tie installation service included
spec lJl musical numbers.
t he Scripture reading was by
Rev. John A. Redhead, Jr., ID. d.,
Pc tor Of the Second Presbyterian
CT urch in Charlotte, who al3o
pi cached the sermon, on the sub
j ct, Unto Salvaton". Propounding
OIL the constitutional questions to
te minister and the congregation
( as by Rev Hunter B. Blakeiy, o.
D., president Of the Queens-Chicora
College, Charlotte, and the charge
10 the minister was by DR.. Albert
Sidney Johnson, pastor of the Char
lotte First Presbyterian church.
Ruling Elder w. E. Price gave the
charge to the congregation The in
stallation prayer was by Rev. ID. p.
McGeachy, Jr., pastor of the First
Presbyterian church Of Monroe. Mr..
Price is member of Caldwell Me-
mortal Presbyterian church of Char
lotte. Rev. Mr.. Jones gave the bene-
dctOn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
Germans, French Lay Claims
To Many Planes Shot Down
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bruecken have failed, these sources
said
The French also were reported to
have flattened German land move
ment against Merten, another French
frontier city southwest of Saarlouis.
German infantry tried twice yester-
day to seize Merten, but were re-
pulsed each time.
Isolated sectors on the northern
flank Of the front were subjected to
a German barrage during the night,
which a French communique de-
scribed as ''quiet."
Clearing weather produced a not
able increase in air force activity,
marked yesterday by spectacular
dog fight in which nine French fight
ers were reported to have engaged
27 German planes over the lines The
French said their filters brought
down nine Nazi planes, and put the
rest to flight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
October New Building Is
Listed at Total $1,000

New building as shown in permits
issued by Fire Chief Cooper Ellis,
announced today, amounted to So
$50 in October. This was $3,975 more
than the $5,075 in September, but
some $4,000 less than the $24, 300 in
October last year. Permits last month
were eight, compared with 13 a year
ago and three in September this year
Total new building for 1889 in ten
months amounted to $68,295 in 20
permits, compared with $28,700 in 40
permits for ten months Of 1888.
The biggest single item in last
months permits was a $4,000 re-
modelling Job by S. T. Peace on his
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07
Surplus of Cotton
Not Much Low yer
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curate predictions on future deve lop-
ments were difficult, the bureau stat
ed that the war, with its result ting
uncertainties as to duration and eff
fects on international trade, had
complicated the outlook.
retrospective increases in consc mp
ton in the United States and in, S ONE
foreign countries in the 1910 SCI lson
are expected to offset some Of the
decreases in prospect in bellige1 'ent
European Countries the report S; id.
"But there appears to be little lii e.
lihood that total world consumpti on
Of all groWths of cotton will exec. ID
that of the 1938-39 season." and it
may be considerably smaller.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07

Monday compared with a total of
8,832,O78 pounds for the correspond
ing number Of sales days last year.
1t is estimated that about 40 per-
cent Of the expected sales for the
season have been completed on the
Henderson market, and that offerings
will continue heavy for several weeks
yet Considerable selling is anti
cipated after the first of the year. 1t
is not thought that the season this
year will end at the suspension of
sales for Christmas, as was the case
with tue short crop Of 1888.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-07

former residence on Andrews avenue,
following completion Of the new resi-
dence adjoining The next largest
single item was $1,000 for restora-
ton Of a bowling alley on Garrett
street by John Matalas.
Residential permits were taken
out by j. A. Cotton, for repairs to a
house on Rock Spring street; Brame
estate, repairs to a house on Rock
Spring street, $500 by Alex S. Wat
kins for house on Farmer avenue,
and $500 each for two dwellings on
Written avenue. c. l.. Mackey was
given a permit for $3.50 repairs to a
filling station at the corner of
Orange and Wyche streets.