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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Grand Prize Added
To Many Others in
Lighting Contest
Chamber of Commerce to
Give SIS i'm Cash for
Best Yule Display

Make Ell Centro the City
of Christmas Lights!
Close on the heels of an
nouncement that more than
800 in prizes will be award
ed this year in the Post-Press
Tournament of Christmas came
word Wednesday that the GRAND
PRIZE will be:
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS CASH
Interest in the third annual
tournament to make El Centro the
City of Christmas lights skyrocketed
as the Chamber Of Commerce came
forward with the donation.
What do you think of that! A
grand prize Of $25 for the most
attractive, most ingenious Christ
mas Lighting display in the city
And, in addition, $102 in prizes dis
tributed in six divisions that make
the tournament open to EVERY
ONE!
There was one string tied to the
contribution when President H. r
Anderson Of the chamber turned
the check over to the Post-Press
He said:
1--WE do this gladly, in the firm
belief that Christmas lighting ranks
high in community service. With
a little cooperation from everyone
itt1
known for its holiday observation
However. this $25 first prize
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

-. oeIldUe ClVll LlUcIUlcS COlIlllllIIcc
was told today.
Opening hearings in the federal
postoffice building, Henry H. Fow-
Ter, counsel for the committee, pre-
sented a statistical report on farm
and food processing strikes in the
state between Jan. /, 1888 and July
l, 1899.
He told U. S. Senators Robert M.
LaFollette of Wisconsin and Elbert
Thomas of Utah that during the
period the state had 180 strikes
among farm and food workers, with
1856 of them by field workers, chief
ly in demands for higher wages or
union recognition.
There were IS cases of violence
although civil liberties were not
violated in all instances, he said.
Deaths occurred in five cases, vigi-
lante activity in eight, rioting and
injuries in 80, arrests in 80, AND
property damage In IL.
The strikes occurred in "a coun-
ties, with most of them in the
81 counties having anti-picketlng
ordinances, Fowler said.
The next witness, Prof. Paul S.
Taylor of the University of Cali
fornia, said that the strife in the
agricultural industry was not con-
flict between the farmer and his
hired man but "between those in
dividuals and corporations who are
more properly called agricultural
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

and narrowly missed a gas plant
and several buildings, was believed
to have been one of the German
fleet which sought to mine the
Thames.
Its youthful pilot, whose body
was recovered, was believed to have
lost control of his plane. 1t had not
been touched by anti-aircraft bull
lets.
Royal air force planes tried to
engage German raiders at an un-
specified point off the east coast,
but failed to sight them because
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Community Chest
Contributions Up

While more than $500 was re-
ported actually turned in to Treas
urer Roy Johnstone of the Ell Gen.
tro Community Chest campaign, the
total was expected to rise consider
ably after reports are delivered at
a luncheon meeting Wednesday.
Campaign workers raising funds
for the seven character building
agencies were slated to meet at
noon at the Barbara Worth hotel
where Chairman Vaughn N. Thomp-
son expected to receive reports from
various committees on results.
Total budget for the agencies
was Si368 for the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Boy, 3, Dies While
trapped by Fence

ANTLERS. Okla, Dec. 6. CUP)-
The body of Jackie Landreth, three
years old, was found late yesterday
five miles from his home. He had
been lost since Sunday.
Sam Thompson, one of the 500
who searched for the child, found
the body hanging in a wire fence.
Apparently the child had trapped
himself while trying to climb the
fence. Authorities believed he had
died Of exposure Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

Of bad weather.
Wreckage from the German
monoplane, q Heinkel reconnaIs-
sance plane, which crashed of
Sheringham, was washed ashore aa
was the body of the pilot.
A life boat was sent out to seek
for a survivor OF the two seated
plane, but found no trace Of one,
An employe of the sheringharn
Gas Works said that he heard tho
plane and then saw It's outline and
a tail light as II SKINNED 20 feet
above gas tank. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Ruth Judd Hunt
Reaches Decd { nd

PHOENIX, Dec. 6. (UP)-Author-
tiles admitted today they were with
out clues in the hunt for Winnie
Ruth Judd, insane murderess. They
believed, however, that she would
surrender or be captured before
nightfall-the deadline they set for
her survival in the open.
The 34-year old blonde "Tiger
Woman was in frail health when
she walked out of the state asylum
for the insane Sunday night. She
has an arrested case of tuberculosis
After returning from her first es-
cape six weeks ago she suffered
collapse and had not fully recov-
cred.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Ndzi Planes Over Thames
On Mine Laying Flight

LONDON, Dec. 6. tUP)-Germani
planes swept up the Thames estuary
early today, laying mines in an
effort to cripple shipping to the
vital port of London.
Royal air force fighting planes
and anti-aircraft batteries drove off
the raiders.
Two of the planes, flying high
over the estuary, were picked out
by anti-aircraft searchlights. They
swept down low over the sea, to
escape the beams, and disappeared
A two motored German plane
which crashed into the sea near
Sheringham, on the Norfolk coast,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Tax Collection
Period Closes

County tax collection period clos
ed Tuesday night.
No totals were possible Wednes-
day, Assessor Collector Dan West
said, and probably will not be avail
able for IL or Is days.
The collection period closed with
a safe full of unopened letters con-
tanning checks, and hundreds Of
checks still not written into the
records, he said. Crowds visiting
the office during the last week pre-
vented the staff from compiling
totals as the collections were re-
ceiVed
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

tanned camps at the lakes and water
holes on the desert. One time, Ben
ton recalled in recent years, he
rode a horse from Coyote Wells to
the Colorado river only to discover
all the lakes and waterholes we're
dry. For many years he maintained
headquarters at Corta MADEIRA, his
ranch near Pine Valley.
In 1902 benton bought the first
pasturage raised by valley ranchers
after the water was brought in
through the new irrigation canals.
He financed many ranchers when
they bought their first fencing.
In 1905 he moved his family to
Imperial and in 1907 was elected
a director of the Imperial City
! Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

neer cattleman were Scheduled for'
the Johnson-Saum mortuary in San
Diego at pm. Thursday with the
San Diego Elks lodge in charge.
Burial was scheduled for Green
wood Memorial park.
Benton pastureo cattle in the
valley long before settlement days,
leasing grazing privileges from Old
Mexico for the first time in 1891
SO he could run the herds back and
forth across the border at will.
He was camped at Cameron lake
in 1892 when c. R. lockwood and
DR.. w. T. Heffernan visited there
on their first inspection trip to
determine the wisdom of reclama-
ton by means of irrigation. Benton
and his wife bought vegetables from
Cocopah Indians while they main
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

nish debt payment, due Dec. Is, in
a special fund and ask congress
for authority to use it to aid tho
Finnish people.
The presidents message said:
"It is my earnest hope that theso
tragic days may not be long In
giving way to a happier era to
permit the Finnish people to con-,
tinue untroubled steady develop-
ment of their free political and
social institutions which have ar
oused the admiration of the Amer
lean people"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Produce Dealer
Faces Court Here

Ecko Boelman, produce dealer of
Los Angeles and Hynes, was ar.
raigned in El Centro justice court
wednesday on charge of operating
as produce dealer without the
required state license.
He was orGeTed heia in the coun-
ty Jail in lieu of $1,000 bail de-
manded by Judge John E. Simpson,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Negro Acquitted Of
AssauIting Rancher

A jury in superior court late
Tuesday found Roy Gist, Los An
geles Negro, not guilty of assaulting
]. E. Harshman, Brawley rancher
with gun during an argument over
dove hunting near the Harshman
ranch Oct. /.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

N1IOfD IVPUUIIC . z1IIU dIIIIVUTSdTy y
of its independence from Russia
whose armies now are attempting
to invade Finland.
While it is customary for the
chief executive of one government
to send fluctuations to the head OF
another state on occasions of this
nature. those familiar with the pro-
cedure said that the tone of Mr..
Roosevelt's message was unusual.
The president offered this ges-
ture of moral support after an
nouncing at press conference yes
terday that he would hold the Fin
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

Deck the hall with boughs of
holly,
IT'S the season to be jolly,
Don we now our gay apparel,
Troll the ancient Christmas
carol :"
In the Yule season, celebrated in
Britain before the Christian era,
a winter festival was held. Halls
we're decorated with holly, ivy and
mistletoe, and the Yule log was
lighted. This traditional Welsh
song reflects the spirit of these
celebrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
4 Per Cent Of u. s. Farm
Workers Give Calf. IS
Per Cent of u. s. Strikes
LaFolle+te Committee. Probing Violation
Of Civil Liberties. Hears Statistics
On Nations Worst Agricultural Rows

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. (UP)-California agrcul-
ture employing only "A per cent of the nations farm
workers. experienced 35 per cent of the farm and
strikes of the nation in five and onehaf period and
in Q93O had SO per cent of such Strikes the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
with Brushes Of
Comets Hoir..'
VysekaI's Death Notice Just Another
Bit Of Routine to Coast Newspapers.
But It Awakens Old Memories Here

Edouard A. Vysekal 49, artist died Saturday, funeral
Tuesday
$50 wha?" in the minds of bored coast newspaper
copy readers the slip of paper passed their desks
The who file the teegraph services passed by.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
FIR Wishes Firms
A Happier Era

WASHINGTON, Dec. g. (UP)-President Roosevelt to-
Gay told President Kyost Kao of Finland that he hopes
these tragic days may not be long in giving way to
happier era"
Mr.. Roosevelts message was sent on occasion of the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
re-RecIQmdtion
Pioneer Passes

Robert H. Benton 81 who first pastured cattle in I'm
pera Valley in 1891 died at his home in Mission Beacl
Tuesday after long illness.
He failed to from the shock suffered when hi
wife died three months Funeral services for this po
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06
Communist Official Press Begins Bitter
Campaign on Rumania; Likenedto
Attacks Before Finland Invasion

MOSCOW, Dec g. (UP)-Bitter attacks on Rumania
patterned along the lines of those which preceded Russian
and German action against Poland and the Soviet invasion
of Finland, appeared today in the Communist Interna-
tonaP official Communist organ Advising Rumania in
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-06

Butter: Los Angeles sic; but
terfat. Imperial Nanes lob ranch.
grade A. 41c; manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 29isc.
L. A. hays u. s. No. s16.-SiT;
U. S. No. 2 leafy S14-15,OO; U. SIS. No
2 S12.5O-13.5O; Mpls cash flax sl.90.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14

Looking over the rest Of the field
ara alter more than bit of maneu-
vering and comforting, they picked
out J. M. Broughton, Raleigh at
torney, as their best bet.
Whether there was any deal
connected with this decision; Wnetn-
er Broughton gave the liberals any
definite promises; and what they
were, Ii ne aud; all these are facts
" 7eo f..t''re and it can be safely
predicted that the real inside dope
!. III 4Ue.h Ot.4 in Que course OF time.
It's the rarest thing in the world for
any political combination to be
formed, or any political strategy
mapped out, without its becoming
public property with full details.
North Carolina politicians are
going to watch the 1890 census al
most as closely as they do the cleo
ton returns. Upon the oasis Of ne2 t.
years count Of noses, the 1941 Gen
eral Assembly is by the Constitution
bound t. make reapportionment
Of the States House and Senate
seats, though that same plain and
mandatory provision was gaily and
nonchalantly hooted at and neg
lected for this entire decade.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
O'RARE BODYGUARD HURT
I'M LOS ANGELES ATuTA(N

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 14.-(AP;
A letter found in the pocket of
Russell Stoddard, identified as q
former bodyguard Of Edward J.
O'Hare, slain Chicago sportsman,
was described today by Detective
Lieutenant Leroy Sanderson as
duplicating Stoddard in the
O'Hare case.
Chicago police said the body
guard was not listed in their records,
and they had 40 information con-
corning him. StCddard was stabbed
four times last night by two men,
who accosted him on a downtown
street. Sanderson said The wounds
were superficial, but the 21-year-
old chauffeur collapsed after two
hours questioning, and was re-
moved TO a hospital
The letter contained cryptic
warning that 6 has a few friends
out there where you are, and we
3on't want to lose you now"
The :nissive started:
Hello, Russ: Well I guess you
did the right thing about leaving
here when you did, for if you had
stayed you would probably have
been taken with Eddie when this
happened"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
WARFARE ON
BRITISH SHIPPING HTNTED

Berlin, Nov 14.-(AP)-A German
high command communicate today
asserted Nazi bombing planes shot
Down two flying boats and scored a
probable hit" on an English cruiser
il a raid on the Shetland Islands
yesterday.
q itiSh spokesman said the Shet-
end Islands suffered no damage eX-
cot a few shattered WindoWs.)
At the same time authorized sour
ces indicated a sterner NaZi sea cam
paign was in the making, involving
possible submarine attacks without
warming. Berlin newspapers publish
ed a list of 20 British and five French
mercha ant ships as armed for combat.
VIII lie reporting quiet on the west
EN- ont, the high command COM
44unque continued
"Despite unfavOrable weather, a
German flying squadron undertook
an attack on the Shetland Islands. In
the encounter, two flying boats were
lish cruiser could not with certainty
De observed. All of our own planes
returned unharmed."
German sources, IN cCmmensn on
the published list Of armed Allied
merchant vessels, said each sub
marine commander would be guided
by circumstances, whether or not to
sink ship on the list without warn
ing. The naming of the merchant
craft, they said, merely constituted
public notice that Germany regards
these vessels as Warships or at least
potential snipers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
Capone Goes Complete
ly Free Sunday
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Of Justice and members of the Ca
pone family, the prisoners release
will be made formally in an I'M
named private eastern institution,
where federal guards will withdraw
and private guards will move in,
and where the patient will continue
undergoing treatment for possibly
an additional two or three months !"
Capone, it added, will not be re-
CURED to report each month to
probation authorities. Federal Off
Gals have declined to comment on
reports that Capone, who has been
treated for paresis, was removed
from the Terminal Island prison in
California recently and taken to an
institution in the east for further
medical attention
Capone had been scheduled to re-
gain his liberty next Sunday, if
granted full time off for good be-
havior. He has served seven and
a half years of an eleven-year SEN
tence imposed for income tax evas-
ion.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
Mum League Starts
Early For Program
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the highway revenue comes from
the most part from city jewellers and
from the use Of motor vehicles over
city streets. They contend that a
much bigger proportion of the re-
ceipts should be turned back into
the local Golfers III order to take
care Of city streets and highways
passing through them.
In each Of the last two legislatures
the fight for bigger piece of the
highway pie has failed rather dis
mally and there is little chance that
the leaguers will be able to mus
ter strength enough to get anything
like what they want from 1941 as
uemDly.
Pat Healey, the executive secre-
tary, is letting no grass grow I'M
der his feet and is using every avail
able form of propaganda to bring
the leagues viewpoint to the atten-
tion of legislative candidates.
1t all adds up to the fact that the
league will be one Of the many
groups taking an active political role
next spring; thereby adding its bit
of spice to things political.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
Committeeman Instruct
ed on Leaf Control
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(OOnLlnued from Page Onej
Greene, Lenois, New Hanover,
Brunswick, Columbus, B a d e n,
Vance, Franklin, and Warren coun-
lies offending
On Tuesday morning meetings
were scheduled at Williamson, for
Martin, Washington, and Beaufort
counties; at Lumberton, for Robe
counties; at Graham, for Alamance,
son, Scotland and Cumberland
Chatham, and CasWell counties; and
at Statesville, for Iredell, Rowan,
and Wilkes counties
Meetings were planned Tuesday
afternoon at Edenton for Chowan,
Gates, PerquimanS, and BERTHE
counties; at Carthage for Hoke,
Moore and Lee counties; at Green's
boro for Rockingham, Guilford, and
Randolph counties; and at Taylors-
vile for Alexander and Caldwell
countless
The Wednesday morning schedule
calls for conferences at Halifax for
FertfOrd, Northampton, Halifax
ard Edgecombe counties; at Smith
field, for Johnston, Harnett, and
Wake counties; and at Winston-Sa-
lem, for Stokes, Forsyth, and Dav-
ldson counties.
On Wednesday afternoon, meet
ngs are scheduled at Wilson, for
Nash, Wilson, and Wayne counties,
and at YadllinVille, for Surry, Yad-
KIN, and Davie counties.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Anita Mars Boggs, director of the
Bureau Of Commercial Economics,
Washington, D. c., born in Phila-
delphia, 81 years ago.
Barbara Hutton, former Wool
worth heiress, oorn II years ago.
Clayton Hamilton, noted author
and editor born in New York, So
years ago.
DR.. Carl S. Ell, new president Of
the Northeastern University, Boston,
born in Staunton, Ind, 81 years
ago.
DR.. Leo H. Baekland Of Yonkers,
n. Y. and Florida, famed chemist,
born in Belgium, rs years ago.
George S. Holman Of New York,
author, born there, 81 years ago.
James Brents HILL president of
the Louisville & Nashville Rail
Road, born at Spencer, Tenn, 81
years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
N. c. Mineral Output
Near All-Tlme High
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Bryson took over his present post.
The Bryson estimates are based on
final and practically complete fig
ures for 1888 which show that for
the first time in the States history
its mineral production was valued at
more than fifteen million dollars.
Going to make up this total are
such widely differing products as
sand and gold, clay and bromine,
mica and lead.
Granite accounts for the biggest
single item of value, with produc-
ton of 3,189750 short tons valued
at SABBATH; but it is possible, Mr.
Bryson said, that brick and tile may
go even higher than that. Exact fig
ures on the brick-tile production are
unavailable, but can be usually es-
timated at approximately the same
figure as shown for granite. That
has been true in past years and if
there is any variation for 1888 it
would be to show the brick-tiie value
higher than granite in view Of the
tremendous increase Of use Of brick
and tile during the big construction
boom in full swing over the year.
The 1888 value of minerals is in
itself a new record for North Caro-
lima, Bryson pointed out, exceeding
by least S3,0OO,O0O the va1le Of pro-
duction in 1887 Despite some setback
during depression days the trend Of
the states mineral industry has been
steadily upward for the last dozen
years. The first year Mr.. Bryson was
in the state service (1926) the total
was only slightly more than three
million dollars.
A brief resume of the volume and
value of 1888 mineral production
shows:
Feldspar ground and crude): 49,
431 tons valued at $692,897.
Mica and Vermiculite: 1885 tons
valued at S249,477.
Marble, Lime and Miscellaneous
Stone: 676,850 tons, value $677 $50.
Bromine, Clay and Garnet 1875
tons valued at $3,907,012.
Spodumene: $50 tons, not sold.
Basalts: $500 tons valued at $751;
6O3.
Sandstone: 6O5,72O tons valued at
S7A8,895.
Granite: 3,189,75O tons valued at
$4,364,477
Sand and Gravel 431,795 tons
valued at $279,942
Silica: SIS tons, valued at 1888.
Iron Ore: 200 tons, not sold
Brick and Tile: Estimated value
not less than $4,500,00C
Gold: 1878 fine ounces valued at
$65,73O.
Silver: $500 fine ounces valued at
1856.
Lead: short tons valued at 1868.
Copper: Value estimated at from
$75O,OU0 to 100000.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
I Today 1899
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1765-RoOert Fulton, civil en-
giaeer and inventor, virtual lnVen-
tor of the steamboat noted artist,
born in Lancaster cunty, Pa. Died
in New YORK. rep "a 1918.
18O3-Jacob Abbott, Boston Con-
g1egational clergyman, author-edl-
tor of cnildren's BOOKS including the
"Rollo Series uorn HalloWeu, Me.
Died Oct. 81, 1879.
1832-John Mccullough, noted
American dramatic actor OF his day,
born in ireland Died in Phlladel-
plla, Nov. s, loco.
1833-Henry Clay Barnabee,
noted light opera comedian singer,
born in Portsmouth, N. II. Died IN
Boston. Dee. 16, 1917.
1833-WilIam frost Richards,
noted painter of landscapes and the
sea. born in Philadelphia. Died at
Newport, r. /. NOV. 8, 1905.
1854-Frank Parsons, Boston 5
noted lawyer, political scientist and
author, born at Mt. Holly, N. j.
Died Sept. %, 1908.
1862-Charles Hall Grandgent,
Harvard's noted professor OF ro-
nance languages, born IN Boston.
Died September. II, 1899.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
Mcdonald Group Wanted
Paul Grady to Run, Then
Took Broughton Instead
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of the existing crop of suspected
candidates. Nobody else Of their fac
ton seemed to stand an outside
chance of getting the necessary sup
port to have even a remote prospect
Of success.
Everybody conceded that Lump
Kin would make colorful, fighting
candidate and one whose appeal to
the average voter is not TO DE dis
counted. On the other hand, there
exists a strictly personal reason, in
cidentally, which ought never to
exist in a truly tolerant and demo-
cratic country but which does,
nevertheless, against his candidacy
And so Lumpkin was eliminated.
Thus the McDonaldites were left
high and dry for a candidate OF
their own choosing and preference.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-14
TODAY IN HISTORY

1784-Samuel Seapufy OF Conn'
consecrated in Scotland the first
Protestant Episcopal bishop in the
United States.
1785-The short-lived state Of
Franklin established.
1789-Q50 years ago) John Car
roll of Baltimore named by the
Pope the first Catholic bishop IN
the United -consecrated the
next August.
1848-The 1irst public lecture on
spirit-rappings given at Rochester,
n. Y
1871. S. Treasury gold re
serves down to 81 million dollars.
19O7-Protestant Episcopal Con-
vention in New York condemns the
removal Of In God We Trust from
the new gold coin.
1918-Several Thousand Ameri-
cans released lrom German prison
camps.
1935-President signs proclama-
tion certifying the freedom of the
Philippines.