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The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22
Films Report
 Some Success In Repulsling Reds

UNDATED, Dec. 21 tP)-Rus- sian warplanes raided the capital of Finland as the Soviets, start 3ng the fourth week of the Fin niSh invasion, observed Stalin's sixtieth birthday celebration. IS bombs fell five blocks from the hospital area in Helsinki. Seven hospital structure were hit but the extent of the damage was not immediately determined as the capital remained in a state of alarm over raiders who earlier visited towns for g miles around Helsinki.
 Bitter cold aided the Finnish forces on their battle fronts where they reported some sue cess in staving off the Russian in vasion. Reports reaching Copen hagen said scores of Russian tanks were stalled far in the north by frozen crank cases.
 Russian troops were seen nov ing northward toward Finland's s Arctic ocean corridor but it is un certain whether the main south ward drive there was thrown back or they were only some far-advanced units being pulled back.
 The the Films said that heavy losses were inflicted on the Red forces Russia continues to ham mer the main war front on the Karelian Isthmus where Finland staved her off for three weeks.
 Finnish officials said that a coastal battery scored hit on 6 Russian batt'eship the October Revolution"
 Lauditory articles blanhcted the Soviet press in observance of Stalin's birthday, ha;ling him as the man who led the nation to socialism. and is now leading it to communism.
 Hitler teegraphed greetings to Stalin.
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OFFICIALS STUDYING COLUMBUS SCUTTLING

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (P) - State Department officials dis closed the German liner Colum bus was scuttled almost 25O miles inside the Americas neu- trality zone and immediately be gan a study to determine whe- ther this meant an act of war occurred within the zone.
 Another angle is under study and arose from belief in official quarters the Columbus was over hauled on the much travelled shipping lane between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janiero.
 New York officials were inclin- ed to regard with greater con- cern the belligerent act occurring elsewhere even thohg inside the neutrality zone.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22
GOLD CHARIOT IS DRIVEN BY MINING MAN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (PD - A golden chariot rolled to a state ly halt before fashionable Washington hotel and hundreds of citizens rubbed their eyes in amazement. The chario was the gildsd automobile of Major Ora ham Dugas who recently dis covered lode in gold mine that he expects to make him more millions.
 Dugas drave a big sedan equip ped with a golden dashboard, golden door handles, an all-gold plated interior and gold light fixtures.
 The Major was in his honey moon after making his strike near Dahongar, Georgia. He checked the glittering car in a garage before wide-eyed attend ants and then took off on a flying trip to New York. It might have been a glittering trip too but it was foggy.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22
Dutch W'arplanes Fight Battle With Strange Planes

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 21 (H1 - Netherlands planes fought an air battle with aircraft of an unde- termined nationality in full view of hundreds of Dutch spectators at Utrecht. The engagement start ed about noon the invaders hav- ing been reported to have come from the east where the Neither lands borders on Germany.
 A smoke curtain was dropped by the foreign fighters who es- capped under this protection.
 Heavy firing was heard from anti-aircraft guns and plumes of smoke from shells were seen a short time earlier.
 Three foreign military planes were sighted over Veluwe border province & at Gelderland, north of Essen, Germany. Netherlands anti-aircraft batteries fired on the planes and they were chased by Netherland air patrols.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22
Pilot Chambers And Party Are
 Found---Aerial And Dog Team
 Search Now Swings To Mirow

Pilot Jack Jefford after gassing at Nulato took off at 6:30 last night for an observation flight to try and locate the missing plane of Mirow Air Service piloted by Fred Chambers. However, due to bad weather he was forced to land shortly after and again at 10:l0 he took to the air and atfer 25 minutes flying around found Chambers and party about 25 miles west of Nulato.
 Pilot Fred Chambers and pas senger Joe Walsh had built a large fire and it was easily found at night and was possibly the best and quickest way to find the party as the PAA mail plane flew almost directly over Cham bers and party at 9:45 yesterday morning and did not see them.
 A dog team will be dispatched from Nulato early this morning and it is expected that all will be brought into Nulato today. Oil and other necessary supplies vii be taken in by dog team and Pilot Chambers will endeavor to either take the plane off and fly to Nulato or will taxi out to a place where a take-off can be
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accomplished without any diff ficulty.
 All parties stranded at the plane were in excellent spirits and have not had any great dis comfort owing to weather or ele- mentS.
 Pilot Jefford and Pilot Martin will concentrate on locating Pi lot Hans Mirow today who is somewhere between Unalakleet and Kaltag Pilot Mirow has been missing since Wednesday noon while trying to get in the vicinity of Pilot Chambers whom he was searching for. However, bad weather would not permit Mirow getting through to Kal- tag and it is thought that Mirow capable bad weather pilot, would set down on the ground and await better weather and as soon as flying conditions improv ed would again be in the air. However, the weather has been very poor in this particular sec tion for the past two days and with better conditions forecasted for today he is expected to arrive in Kaltag.
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CORONET TRIO

"A Bit of Harmony" Zemecnik
 ''The Bells of St. Mary's," Adams Helen ForShaug, Paul Wilson, Bernie Knudser Piano Accompanist, Edith Hablutzel
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22

Benediction by Father McElmeel
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-22
GIRLS GLEE CLUB

Selections from "The Redeemer of the W
 Miss Edith Hablutzel, Director (
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Invocation by Rev. Woods
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Speakers Offer
Solutions to
Dairy Problems

Imperial Valley dairy problems
and possible solution of those prob
lens were presented to more than
300 county dairymen who attended
the annual dairy day program at
The Vernon Rood ranch, near Cal
eXico, Thursday.
G.. E. Gordon. extension special
ist in dairying, L. c. Hawk, Vernon
Rood and George WinWright were
principal speakers at the afternoon
aessioi
Gordon outlined the economies Of
dairying and gave explanations for
rises and falls of market prices,
particularly in the coast area.
Hawk pointed OUT that fertility CT
land in the Jasper and Bonds Coz
ner districts was due principally
TO the centering of the valleys dairy
industry in those sections.
Rood explained his method of
building an outstanding dairy herd
by the purchase of calves in Los
Angeles and transportation of the
animals to the valley Rood stressed
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05

Beck replled 10 Hitler IN a SpeeCn
to a crowded, cheering parliament,
which Immediately afterwards took
the first step toward comforting
dictatorial powers on President Ig-
macy MoScicki for duration of the
emergency. The emergency DEGREES
were submitted to a committee for
approval upon order of parliament.
Beck, in a firm but conciliatory
speech, declared that:
Poland will not permit herself
TO be cut off from the Baltic sea
coast.
Poland, with an estimated mil
lion men under arms, believes that
no "self-respecting nation would
accept onesided demands such as
Hitler made.
Poland will enter into any nego-
tiationS Germany desires to initiate
with good will" but only on con-
dition that the Reich uses peace
full methods to reach a peaceful
objective.
Poland has been forced to con-
slider whether Germany actually
seeks freedom of the German popu-
lation of Danzig or rs it a matter
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Hitler 10 PoIand..beck 10 Miller;
Exchange Shows Unwavering Attitude

WARSAW, Poland, May 5. CUP)-
Here are Adolf Hitler's demands on
Poland and Foreign Minister Josef
Beck's replies:
HITLER: Danzig to return as
free state to the framework of the
German Reich.
BECK; We stand firmly on our
rights and the interests of our
overseas trade and our maritime
policy in Danzig. What is the real
aim? Is is freedom of the German
population of Danzig, which was
not menaced, or is it a matter of
barring Poland from the Baltic,
from which Poland will not let her
self be barred?
HITLER: Germany to receive a
route through the Polish corridor
and a railway line at her disposal
possessing the same extra -territor-
ial status for Germany as the cor
ridor itself has for Poland.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05

BECK: I insist upon the term
Province of Pomorze." The WORD
corridor" is an artificial invention
for this is an ancient Polish land
with an insignificant percentage Of
Germans. We have given to the
German Reich all rail facilities, We
have allowed its citizens to travel
without customs or passports or
formality from the Reich to East
Prussia. We have suggested an eX-
tension of these facilities to road
transport. Again the question APP
pears-what is the real aim of it
all? We have no grounds whatever
for restricting our sovereignty on
our own territory.
HITLER: In return. Germany
will recognize all Polish economic
rights in Danzig: insure Poland
free harbor in Danzig; accept the
present boundaries between Ger
CONTINUED on Page 8. Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Special Cachet TO
Commemorate Run

Mail arriving on the first train
to reach the new Union station in
Los Angeles will be stamped with a
special cachet commemorating the
trip from El Centro aboard the
Southern Pacific train Imperial"
The cachet was prepared by the
El Centro chamber of commerce.
The Imperial will leave El Centro
at 7:45 pm. Saturday and arrive
at the new 100000 station at
sis am. Sunday
Envelopes bearing the cachet may
be obtained from the chamber, the
SP., and the Ell Centro post office.
Some of the envelopes will bear
the signatures Of Mayor H w
Fawcett of Ell Centro, Mayor Fletch-
er Bowron of Los Angeles, and
other officials of the two cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Bodies Of Missing Ariz. Statesmen
Found on Desert, Bound with Straps

Yaqui Indian village of Guada-
lupe, as he drove to the desert to
bury a SOW that had died.
Deputies said Peterson and Koury
apparently nad been taken to the
isolated district in an automobile,
shot and then pulled 100 yards
back in the brush. They had been
there several days and the bodies
were partly decomposed.
Both had been shot an undeter-
mined number of times.
1t was indicated a murder war
rant would be issued for Burgunder
known on the campus a few miles
east of here, as a swell guy" and
a prominent debater and student
journalist He had attended the
University of Washington, Santa
Monica, Calf, junior college ana
Flagstaff, Ariz., teachers college be-
fore enrolling at Tempe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Coal Negotiations
viii Be Resumed
In Spite of Strike

NEW YORK, May 5. (UP) -
Wage-hour negotiations for the APP
palachian soft coal industry agreed
today to continue efforts to settle
the soft coal strike.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, and Charles
O'Neill, spokesman for the oDerat-
ors, agreed to name new commit
tees to continue neotiations which
broke down today.
They acted on a warning from
John R. Steelman, federal eoncil-
iator, who told the joint confer
ence of miners and operators the
country will not stand for civil
war" in the coal fields where earlier
today the mine workers struck.
I'VE accede to Mr.. Steelman's re-
quest and announce our willingness
to reply" Lewis said.
ONeill said that under these
strange circumstances the coal OPP
orators viii agree, of course, to the
request made by Mr.. Steelman."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Wealth Census to
Draft Dollars in
Wartime Proposed
Measure Would Force
Purchase Of Bonds to
Finance Fighting

WASHINGTON, May 5.
(UP)-The senate military
affairs committee today APP
proved q bill to draft dollars
as we'll as men in the event
of war.
The measure, introduced by Sen.
Josh Lee. D., Okla, would author
ize the president to take a wealth
census of the country in event
of an emergency in which a draft
of manpoWer Wc3 involved, and to
classify all citizens according to
their wealth.
AS the neeG Tor war funds arose,
the treasury would be mpOwereo
to issue 80 year bonds. Each per
son whose net wealth exceeded
$1,000 would be required to purchase
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Germany Demands
Danzig Plebiscite
To Establish Hold
Reaction to Beck Talk
Follows Division of
European Nations
Bu United Press

Reaction in European cap
itals Friday to Polish For
eign Minister Josef Beck's
rejection of Nazi demands
was highlighted by an official
statement given out at Berlin sug-
gesting a plebiscite to determine
the fate of Danzig, city of conten-
ton between Germany and Poland.
Elsewhere Beck's speech was re-
ceived strictly according to the
current International division in
Europe. Nazi officials regarded the
speech as a sharp challenge to
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. Fascist cir
cles in Rome deplored the speech
as indicating an unyielding atti-
tude, but expressed hope a solu-
ton might yet be found in the
German Polish quarrel
Democracies joined in praise of
the speech. French officials gave
wholehearted approval to the firm
but courteous tone of the address
Great Britain, which interviewed to
suggest a conciliatory attitude by
Beck, was well pleased with his
statements.
Pertinent to future developments
was the cautious tone of Italian
comments. FaScists admitted that
Beck could not have made any
radically different answer to Hit
lers demands without turning the
city of Danzig over to Germany
and agreeing to an tra-territor-
ial Nazi highway across the Polish
corridor.
In Berlin, however, it was Off
cially doubted whether Hitler would
negotiate with Beck on any Of tha
terms which Beck's speech indi-
Gated would be acceptable to Po-
land.
Instead, the German demand for
a Danzig plebiscite was suggested
in an official statement given 10
the foreign press Friday night.
The statement said that in re-
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05

PHOENIX, May S. (UP)-Tied
firmly with straps, the bodies Of
Jack Peterson, 35, and Ellie M,
KCury 25, automobile statesmen who
disappeared Saturday, were found
today shot to death in a remote
desert arroyo 16 miles southeast Of
here.
Sheriff's officers said both had
been killed while trussed with lea
ther belts and neckties.
They were missing since they
went to demonstrate a new car to
a prospective buyer and reported
they were detained on a deal"
The prospect" was tentatively
identified by authorities and en-
ployees of the automobile company
where Peterson and Koury worked
as Robert M Burgunder, jr., %
year-old student of the Arizona
state teachers college at Tempe.
Burgunder, revealed as a parolee
from the Washington state reform
atory, disappeared at the same
time the statesmen were reported
missing.
The bodies were found by Melvin
Oxford, a rancher near the small
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05

ing ceremonies were performed.
overhead roared a fleet of AZ
pursuit planes and a squadron OF
10 air corps flying fortresses,
worlds most powerful long dis
tance bombing planes whose air
potentialities have been displayed
to Latin America on several long
distance missions to the southern
hemisphere.
The welcoming ceremonies al
most to the last detail those which
will greet Great Britain's King
George and Queen Elizabeth next
month. Government officials said
the elaborate routine will be fol-
lowed hereafter upon all visits to
Washington of foreign chiefs Of
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05

tive as he met MI. Roosevelt and
high government officials in the
diplomatic reception room of the
washington station was the gilt
tering, red coated band of the u.
S. marine corps, which only a few
years ago was administering Somo-
za's country during the period Of
American intervention.
The band played the Star Span
gled Banner and the Nicaraguan
anthem. Then the official party
emerged to the station plaza where
a battery or 10th field artillery
75s roared a 81 gun salute.
Troops, including cavalry detach-
ments and marines-some of them
veterans of Nicaraguan service
stood at attention as the welcom-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Hollis ENJOYS at
Station Ceremony

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Holt, Imperial
Valley pioneers and former resi-
dents of Ell Centro, will be the Of
ficial representatives of Ell Centre
at dedicatory ceremonies at the
new union station in Los Angeles at
the pioneer events Scheduled fol
Friday and Saturday.
They accepted the appointment
made by Mayor H. W. FaWcett He
telegraphed his request and the
couple tele9raphed their pleasure
at being able to represent the city
where they made their home for
many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
District Answers
BondhoIder Suits

The Imperial Irrigation District
Friday filed supplemental answers
in litigation brought by monde
posting bondholders, who sued i'll
an attempt to collect under the
terms OF the original bond issue.
The answers inform the court
that the district filed its petition
in the United States district court
in Los Angeles for approval OF the
district debt refunding program.
The district advised the court that
&c 2-3 per cent of the outstanding
bonds have been deposited by own
ers who accepted the plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Senate RepuIses
Committee Effort
To Restore Budget
Amendments Tabled, Bill
Goes to Debate in Form
Approved by Assembly

SACRAMENTO, May 5.
(UP) = Senate Republicans
today authorized a nine-man
bi-p + tisan committee to
make a new study of Gov.
Culbert Olsons S557,000,000 budget
after refusing 10 accept 102 amend
mentS to restore $81 100000 in re-
ductions made by the assembly.
The resolution to name the COM
mittee carried 81 to IA after the
Republican majority used the same
vote to defeat an amendment by
Democratic Floor Leader R. W.
Kenny to compose the senate into
committee of the whole to dis
cuss the budget item by item.
President pro tenn Jerrold Sea-
we'll said the rules committee woulc
name the new budget group, ex-
pected to include five Republicans
and four Democrats.
The final vote on tabling the
amendments of the senate finance
committee, restoring the assembly
cuts, was % to IA.
The lower house slasheS included
removal of a $72,700,000 unemploy-
ment relief item for separate han
ding and 100000 in other cuts.
Governor Olson, preferring to be
optimistic until the worst hap
pens" said he was surprised that
the senate did not want to accept
the amendments and thus take up
the budget in its original form,
rather than use assembly cuts as
base.
Senator John Shelley, D., San
Francisco, charged that the party
which did not get a vote of con-
fidence in the last election is now
trying in every possible way to con-
tinue in control of the state gov
ernmenC"
Shelley contended that by Great
ing a special committee, the Re-
publican majority was violating a
long-standing tradition of the SEN
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05

ing of the cabinets foreign COM
mittee at the House of Commons
Halifax instructed Seeds to seek
an immediate interview with Via
cheslav Molotov, premier and for
eign minister, to deliver the answer
Halifax probably will see Ivan
Maisky, Soviet ambassador, tomor
row and inform him of the answer
Without flatly rejecting the Sc
Wet proposal, the reply makes clear
and advances reasons why the pro-
posal is not acceptable at present
However, a British spokesman
said the response at least theoreti-
3ally leaves the door open for a
military arrangement in the future,
The British government anxious
ly awaited the Soviet reaction,
which it was hoped will offer a
clue to whether a change in Soviet
foreign policy is involved in the
resignation of Maxim Litvinov as
foreign commiSsar.
The British reply attempts-Brit-
ish quarters say successfully-to
overcome MoScow's fear that by
pledging assistance to eastern Eu-
ropean countries, Russia might be
involved in war with Germans
while Britain and France stag
aloof. p "A
The British memorandum en-
phasized that Russia would be ex-
pected to aid the victims of aggres-
sion only after they already were
receiving British-French armed re-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Valley Resident
Dies at Heber

Mrs. Margritta Gertsch, TO- resi-
dent of Imperial Valley for eight
years, died at her home southeast
of Heber Thursday night.
Funeral services will be held at
the Lemons chapel in Ell Centro at
2:30 pm. Sunday with the Rev. Mr.
j. o. Kirk of the Four Square Cos
pei church officiating. She will
be buried at Evergreen cemetery
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Alvine kaufman of Heber
and Mrs. Lena Won Allmen and
Mrs. Hermine KunZe of Michigan;
and a son, Fred Gertsch Of Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05

solved by a Department of interior
bill passed by both houses of con-
gress, which authorizes the secre-
tary of the interior to construct
distribution systems tapping the
Coachella branch of the All Amer
ican canal and serving East Mesa.
The bill lay on the presidential
desk Friday, awaiting approval.
1.-The amendment to the appro-
priations bill provides a distribution
system, but does not appropriate
money for it, President Evan 7.
HeweS of the Imperial Irrigation
district said. I'VE will have to seek
an appropriation later"
Included in the appropriations
bill was allotment Of $2,000,000 for
continuation of tn e Coachella
branch. First 40 miles of the branch
is already under construction.
Until now the problem of financ-
ing a canal system for East Mesa
has been a serious problem, because
no land will be opened for entry
until such a system is ready to
function. All federally owned land
in the area was withdrawn from
entry in 1909.
Five words, inserted as an amend
ment in the department appropria-
tions bill, solve the question that
has baffled valley leaders since
East Mesa lands first were men
toned. The section reads
"For continuation of construc.
ton of a diversion dam Qmperia
damn and main canal, including
distribution and drainage systems.
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Officers Trail
Peace Disfurber

T. E. Hall. 38, was arrested in a
Westmorland pool hall THURSDAY
night after peace officers had trail
ed him from Heber to arrest him
on a charge of disturbing the peace
Residents of Heber complained
about his conduct but before deputy
Sheriffs arrived. Hall had disappear
ed. They telephoned Westmorland
and Police Officer Harold Dickerson
found him in a pool hall there.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Man, Is, Woman, rs, Obtain License
To Wed in Prelude to Tragedy

JACKSON, Tenn, May 5. CUPl
The love tragedy of a 25 year old
man and rs year old woman ap-
peared beyond explanation today.
Ten minutes after they applied for
marriage license. the young man
dragged the old woman to their
automobile and killed her. He then
shot and killed himself.
She was identified as Mrs. George
H. Donnell, of Oklahoma City. He
had registered at the hotel as L,
j. Burns.
ToWnspeople who had seen them
on the streets, said they had ap-