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Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Anti.PeddIerL Law
Tabled By Council
AT First READING

The ghost of former anti-pedd-
ler ordinance was laid Wednesday
night when the Ell Centre city coun-
Gil refused to pass to the second
reading a new ordinance that would
have struck at itinerant truckers
of perishable farm produce.
The ordinance was sought by At
torney Lee Nuffer representing
Maggie Bros. He maintained itin-
Grants, without establishing offices
and storage rooms here, were un-
fair competition in the wholesale
field.
Councilmen appeared sympathe-
tic, but pointed out that several
years ago a similar plan was put
into effect and resulted in discri-
mination against distributors in
other valley towns. This ordinance
was repealed when other valley
cities threatened similar action
against Ell Centre distributors.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05


night to have informed Italy thru
diplomatic channels that peace
proposals are useless unless they
take full account of the allied war
aims-reStoration of Poland and
elimination of rule by force in Eu-
rope.
In Brussels, the semi-official
Agence Telegraphique Beige clrcu-
lated a report from Berlin that
the Nazis might consider their
pledge to respect Belgian neutrality
as void if Belgium proved unable
to prevent allied air fleets from
crossing the neutral belt.
Confirmation of the report was
lacking but it was described as
causing some concern in Brussels
where newspapers speculated on
whether Germany was seeking a
pretext to escape her pledges and
undertake a repetition of the 1914
thrust through Belgium.
The Berlin propaganda ministry
spokesman denounced the Belgian
report as an invention and said:
Our guarantee to Belgium has no
conditions attached. We left nc
back door through which We could
slip out. We stand by our guar
antee."
Turkey meanwhile guarded a key
position in the balance of power
that may decide the European war
Both the allied powers and So
Wet Russia wooed the Turks-with
the threat of a blackjack in the
background-in an effort to influ-
ence control of the vital Darda-
nelle Straits dividing Europe and
the Near East
Both were meeting with diff
cuities that left the outcome in
doubt
In London, it was reported that
Turkey had rejected two demands
by the Soviets designed to close
the Dardanelles against any pos
sible allied attack on Russia thru
Continued on Page 2, Col. A
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

One can stand at French front
line observation post, dug in just
across the crest overlooking 20
miles of valley, and see no signs
of life.
There are many German SOL
diers below hidden in pill boxes
and behind artillery emplacements
but no civilian life. No smoke pours
from any chimney of the big fac
tories where Germany's best steel
has been made.
Bite by bite. the French are TAX
ing off more German territory west
of the Saar river, and adding it
to the $4,000 acres they claim al
ready to hold The advance is slow
but general. I saw sample of it
yesterday.
French tanks charged through
and beyond the Borg forest in the
Moselle valley, a few miles inside
Germany. German tanks went out
to meet them. For hours, these
monsters battled at close range
among the trees, firing shells point
blank. There were no supporting
infantry, no protecting airplanes.
One by one, tanks fell out of the
fight, their armor plate blown away,
their crews dead. The French tanks
Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Police Protection
Urged For Schools
On Eastside Here

Demand for protection to 500
children of Washington grammar
school and the Douglass high school
on Ell Centro's Eastside, resulted
in action Thursday from the city
council.
At a council meeting Wednesday
night Police Commissioner Gordon
Scriven suggested hiring a deputy
at about $35 month to assist chill
dren in crossing streets and pro-
tect them from traffic before and
after school and at recesses.
Major traffic problem was report
ed at First street.
The coucil appointed Scriven to
inquire into the situation further,
after Mayor H. w. FaWcett sug-
gested the use of children police
officers as has been followed in
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

tering the grand jury room well
laden with books and records. He
remained in the grand jury room
until noon.
A complaint was signed against
Pond by M. j. Dowd, general su-
perintendent of the district, on
Sept. S. He charged that Pond
kept S1O3 paid by w. M. LoWther
for water furnished by the district.
District Attorney Elmer Heald
late last month declared he plan
ned to place the matter before the
grand jury at their first meeting
this fall, the meeting scheduled
for Thursday He said the auditor
was forced to check and compare
hundreds of bills and receipts as
far back as 1882 in getting COM
plete report to submit to the grand
jury.
Pond was advanced from water
clerk to power superintendent be-
fore the alleged discrepancies were
discovered. He was discharged by
the district at the time DoWd sign
ed the complaint.
The grand jury apparently plan
ned to spend the afternoon study
ing the records and reports in the
Pond case.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Toy Loan Library For E| Centro
Suggested to Council; Under Study

association would prefer to direct
the project and declared that the
State Relief administration would
supply 80 per cent of the person.
mel. He suggested the city supply
space in a building across from Nc
Kinley school.
Rice estimated cost to the city
would be SIC a week and 500
year in materials, not includig re-
pairing of the building.
1T operates just like lending
library. The children have cards
and may keep toys one to two
weeks. Games, dolls, bicycles, base
balls and bats are among the toys"
Rice said
Backed up by Police Chief j,
Sterling Oswalt, Rice advocated the
library plan as a means to cut down
juvenile delinquency.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Check
Shows
Status
Capital OutIays
Even Excess Of


Ell Centre held new bill
of financial health Thursday
as auditors completed check
ing the 1938-39 books.
F. M. Robinson, represent
ing the auditors, told the city coun-
Gil that the city's bookkeeping sys-
tenn is in as good condition as that
of any city in California. The drop
in the rate of tax and assessment
delinquency from 1893 per cent
in 1885 to 7.9O per cent in 1888
brought a word of commendation.
Expenditures during the year,
however, were SAL 1884 beyond dis
bursements, the auditor pointed
,ut. Income totaled $371,3 ,339 and
cutgo was $413,224. The difference
was more than taken up by the
expenditures of $63052 for capital
outlay.
These included: $17631 for
streets, $16,120 for water depart
ment and $16,733 for the library.
Most departments showed a
steady increase in expenditures
over the last four years. General
city functions rose from $l52,896
to $23O,150, the water department
went from $32,798 to $5l,582.
Income from major sources also
rose. Taxes for general fund
brought $112,527 in 1885 and
SAL 1897 in 1899. City fines drop
ped off, but business licenses rose,
Disbursements were listed as:
City council $500; city clerk
S2936; city treasurer $500; city at
torney $270O; deputy assessors $4,-
$40; board of equalization $14O;
auditor $3.50; janitor $755; office
supplies, clerk, treasurer 1859; ordi-
nances printing $50; janitor sup
plies $119; legal printing $288; civic
betterment $40; office salaries
$291O; office supplies and expense
$1158; utilities $4O9.
Auto expense $145; taxation la
Dor $l961; taxation supplies $76l;
Continued on Page 2, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

An effort to create a "toy loan
library in Ell Centro was under in
vestigation Thursday by the city
council.
Support for the project was
sought Wednesday night by Nor
gan Rice, Wilson school instructor
who suggested that the city supply
building, maintenance and 20 per
cent of the personnel. The plan in
wolves lending toys to children on
the same system as library.
The council appeared favorable
and appointed Councilman Charles
Blalack to look into the matter. He
has power to act.
Rice said the Parent-Teachers
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Food Prices Fall
In Major Cities

WASHINGTON, Oct. s. CUP)-
The rising tendency of retail food
prices has been reversed at least
temporarily, the bureau of labor
statistics reported today. It's sur
vey showed slight declines in prices
of staple foods for the week of Sept.
26 to Oct 3.
Price declines averaging about
per cent occurred in most cities in
the week ending Oct. 3" Miss Fran.
ceS Perkins said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Enemies PIoy H;de-S<
Inside Neutrality Zone

PANAMA CITY, Oct. 5. (UP)-
British and German warships and
British merchantmen engaged in a
grim game of hide and seek along
the South American coasts today
inside the new security zone in
which the American republics pro-
pose to outlaw foreign battles.
The German pocket battleship
Admiral Scheer was reported at
large somewhere on the Atlantic
coast seeking British merchant
men.
Valparaiso, Chile, announced that
the Chilean navy was investigating
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
If You Can't Stop The Tractor. Then
Please Oil The Discs Council Asked

Sleepless nights occupied the city
council of Ell Centro briefly Wednes-
day night when Fred Iltner appear
ed to complain:
Isn't there something that can
be done to stop that tractor from
charging around beside my bedroom
window every night?"
Iltner who lives in the 1900
block on Vine, said his neighbors
were ready to sign a petition "or do
anything" to stop the nocturnal
racket within the city limits.
I'm not riled up" he said, ex-
planning his enthusiasm, Il just
haven't had any sleep of nights >
Mayor H. w. Fawcett suggested
the city attorney and the police cinief
look into the matter. The noise
came from a field west of him, lit
ner said, and as a parting shot, re-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

ceipts of $460,519 expenditures TO-
falling $457,785.
Deputy Secretary of State Char
les Hagerty said, however, that he
would refer the report to the at
torney generals office to determine
if it complies with the law in re-
gard to itemization of receipts and
expenditures.
Hagerty pointed out that the
law requires that each person or
corporation contributing or receiV-
ing more than $25 must be named
in a statement of election expenses,
The only itemization of this sort
in the Ham and Eggs report was a
list of contributions totaling $lloO.
The report was due under the
law not later than last Thursday
Hagerty said the secretary of states
\ office would take no action be-
cause of the late filing but pointed
out that the organization could
be prosecuted by Los Angeles coun-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
authorities on this count.

ty authorities on this count.
Dues, donations, subscriptions,
literature and advertising receipts
were Jumped together in the report
for total of $457031. An addi-
ticnal $3,487 was received from the
California state pension plan, ac-
cording to the document.
The association claimed 36l, ,99l
members as of last month and
stated that dues were 80 cents
month.
Major classifications of expendi-
lures were radio broadcasting, $780,
865; speakers bureau services and
expenses $56,716; rents of offices
halls and auditoriums, $52,224; lit
erature, printing and advertising
$1O8. 1923; field organization expen-
ses, $30,623; office help and expen-
ses, $85,8O9; postage, $23, 100; tele-
phone and telegraph, $3,389; legal
and professional services, $6,25O.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Negro Held For
Trial on Assault

WESTMORLAND. Oct. 5.-Roy
Gist, Los Angeles Negro, was Or
dered to trial in superior court on
charge of assaulting j. f. Harsh
man during an argument over dove
hunting Sunday.
The Negro was released on $500
bail demanded at a preliminary
hearing in justice court here We'd
nesday. He was charged with shoot
ing the rancher in the ankle.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Hitler in Warsaw
As World Awaits
Reichstag Speech
Fuehrer Takes Over New
German Territory After
Finishing Statement

BERLIN, Oct. 5. (UP)-
Adolf Hitler flew to War
saw today and reviewed Ma
ri troops that conquered the
former Polish capital.
The fuehrer's triumphal entry
into shell-scarred Warsaw was pub
licly announced to Germans for
the first time in radio broad
cast at 5 pm. 11 am. EST while
attention centered on the address
that Hitler will deliver to the
Reichstag Friday noon as a climax
of the Nazi peace offensive.
Travellers reported that long
trains loaded with military road
transport crowded railroads toward
the western front, and said that
tens of thousands of men were
working on the West wall defenses
opposite France. Field Marshal
Goaring's air force was reported
to be tuning up, awaiting an order,
in event that-as was anticipated
the peace ultimatum' failed, to
start a ruthless bombing campaign
against the British war and mer-
chant fleets and possibly British
dockyards, ports and industrial
cities.
Hitler left for Warsaw at am.
g am. EST. 1t was reported that
he had completed his speech after
reading the speech of British Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain in
the House of Commons Tuesday,
but that as usual he held it open
for any last moment changes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Pearson Digs Self
Into Hall of Fame
With Yank Victory
Pitcher Gives New York
Second Win; Surrenders
Only Two Singles
By HARRY FERGUSON

YANKEE STADIUM, New
York, Oct. 5. (UP)-Monte
Pearson, missing a no hit
game by the heart-stopping
margin of two little singles, turned
in one of the great baseball per-
formances of all time today when
he pitched the New York Yankees
to 4 to 0 victory over the Gin
cinnati Reds in the second game
of the World Series.
All afternoon the Reds swung
at Pearson's curve. When they be-
gan to crowd the plate on him he
drove them back with a fast ball
that siZzled like bacon on the fire.
Cool as November morning and
master of the Reds all the way.
Pearson had no-hit game in
sight until the eighth inning when
Ernie lombard, Cincinnati catch
er, poked a single to right center.
But Pearson quickly suppressed the
threat of a Cincinnati score and
coasted through the inning safely
Bill Werber, Reds third baseman,
got single in the ninth, but Pear
son again stomped out the last
spark of the Reds hopes.
1t was a bad afternoon for Bucky
Walters and his sinker ball. As
early in the game as the third in
ming the Yankees began reaching
low for the sinker as it swooped
to their knees and they rammed
it all around the field in typical
Yankee inning.
Babe Dahlgren, supposed to be
a weak hitter, was the lamb who
Continued on Page 2, Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Musso|ini Sidesteps Role Of Peace
Maker on Hit|er.StaIin Terms

ROME, Oct. 5. (UP) = Premier
Benito Mussolini is drawing farther
and farther away from the idea
of lending his name to any peace
proposals made by Germany and
Russia alone, it was indicated to-
day.
The thought that the chances of
any peace conference would be i'm
proved immensely if the United
States took part seemd to be in
creasing in the minds of FaScists.
After the Russo-German 'peace
on our terms or else" declaration
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

at Moscow, the suggestion was ad-
vanced at Berlin and elsewhere that
Mussolini was going to make a
peace move in Adolf Hitler's behalf
The visit to Berlin of Count Galeaz-
20 Ciano, Italian foreign minister,
was to have resulted in an agree
ment on this basis, according to
reports several days ago. Instead
the situation now seemed to be
that Italy would do nothing at all
until after Hitler's speech to the
Reichstag tomorrow, and would act
afterward only when and if there
was a definite chance that a peace
move would be accepted by the
Allied powers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
BUREAU DIRECTORS TO
MEET SATURDAY

Directors of the Imperial county
farm bureau will meet Saturday
afternoon in the farm advisors Of
flee Of the county court house, ac-
cording to Scott B. Foulds. secre-
tary.
saturdays meeting will be the
first since the bureau adjourned
for the summer last June.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Water Shut Off
From &c. C.Parkways

I'VE said we were going to and
now we've done it."
With this succinct announcement,
Councilman Charles Blalack, parks
commissioner, reported to members
of the city council Wednesday
night that water had been shut off
from the parkwayS.
Decision was made several months
ago to save $4,000 by shifting this
work from the city to home-owners.
Park crews have orders to water
only parkways in front of city pro-
perty.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Retailers Fight
30.Thursday Plan

SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 5. (UP)-
The California Retailers AsSocia-
ton, representing dry goods, cloth
ing and department stores, today
announced its opposition to the
ham and eggs pension plan and
said that so-called ham and eggs
warrants would be absolutely val
ueless" in stores of its members.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

circumstantial reports that a Ger
man submarine entered Valparaiso
bay Tuesday night, anchored near
the refugee German liner Dresden
1867 tons, and made off at dawn
yesterday.
1t was believed that knowledge
of the presence of a German SUBJ
marine in Chilean waters had caus-
ed the French steamship Winnipeg
to enter port under full steam yes
terday morning, on its way from
Talcahuano to France by way of
the Panama canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
US. AirInen Patrol
HaIf.Mi|Iion.MiIe
Area Near Canal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. CUP)-
United States airmen are flying the
Panama canal neutrality patrol to-
day over an area of more than half
million square miles of salt water.
The estimate was that a dozen
naval bombers were patrolling from
the southern tip of Florida to the
northern coast of South America.
The patrol would cover the Car
ribbean Sea which Atlantic ship
ping must enter en- route to the
canal.
The canal patrol was undertaken.
the United Press was informed, at
the outset of the European war
and does not represent a develor~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Ham-E 99ers
Spend Half Million

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5. (UP)-The Retirement Life
Payments association collected nearly half million dol
lars II months in working for the $30-EveryThursday
pension pan report submitted to the secretary of states
office showed today The financial statement listed re-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
',;js. ! !; 25c
Ib. 1Oc
lbs. 13c

The 15,507 ton Britisl
durfA, a crack ship in ~.
American European sd
trade, left Callao, Peru.
night last night for Valpara.
der escort OF the British TO-
cruiser Achilles, which follow
a few minutes later. The Or
was painted gray and black
looked like a transport, Calla1
ported. She had arrived at Cal
yesterday morning from Liverp'
England. TO be followed into .
in the afternoon by the Achilles
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
French PoroIyze
Nuzi Steel Region
Big Factories Deserted in Path Of
Me+hodicai Advance by Allied Troops;
Germans UnpreparedForHu Huge Drive
BY RALPH HEINZEN

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN GERMANY, Oct. s.
(UP)-The French armys cautious, methodcal, down.
hill advance into the Saar valley has parayzed $1O0O
100000 worth of German industry there.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Allies Warn Duce
Peace Proposals
Nav Be Useless
Rumor Spre eads Germans Seek Excuse
To Violate Belgian Neutrality;
Turkey RepuIses Russian Demands
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

Turkey and Belgium Euopes danger spots Thurs
day beligerent powers awaited Adolf Hters speech
Friday the Reichstag. Great Britain and France
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

in which the
lies agreed thi
a safety zone
hemisphere. T
troll of surve"
designed to !
yond the st,
ritorial watN
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05
Auditors Praise Ell Centro
Bookkeeping System
Imperial County Grand Jury De|ves
Into Shortages in District Water
Accounts Under Albert 5. Pond
Inquisitors Hear Accountant Who Uncovered
Discrepancies in Calipatria Records; Day
Spent Studying Books, Notes, Testimony

The Imperial county grand jury met Thursday tC
deve into the charge that Albert Pond msappropraeo
irrigation dsct funds while water clerk at Capatria
NJ H. Bloodgood accountant credited with discovering
the alleged discrepancies in Ponds accounts seen en-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

IF you can't stop the tractor
please oil the discs"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

Ell Centre held a new bill
of financial health Thursday
as auditors completed check
ing the 1938-39 books.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

Butteri Los Angeles. SEC; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, Ale; manufacturing milk.
BE; route gathered cream. 20,sc.
L. A. hay: u. s. No. S15-$i6.50;
U. S. No. eafy S14-15.50; U 5 No
2 S13-13.50; Mpls. flax S1.S2.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-05

through the two Ell Centre banks,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15
Illustration by E. H. Gunder

When she had told the bare headed young man that she was "all right" she had been guilty of a brash overstatement. After she had bought her railway ticket, she had had left thin sheaf of bills which she optimistically expected to stretch into pin-money and modest tips to Cousin Emma's household.
 Now, after the extravaganza of a night at the most respectable hotel in Surf City, she would bare ly have enough for return ticket to New York - and no prospects to speak of after she got back. "Oh, we'll" Christine told her. self, Cousin Emma must have made some arrangement for me, I'll hear from her tomorrow" She took bath in the luxurious i tub, put on her best satin night gown, and fell into @ dreamless sleep.
 When the sunlight awoke her ] early next morning, her immedi- ate interest was only in breakfast lots of 1t.
 She dressed carefully, selecting her green linen with the orange and black Balkan embroidery which was perfect with the copper of her hair, and the open-toed f pumps she had picked up for almost nothing at 8 little New York shop.
 On her way through the hotel lobby 1t occurred to her that there must be Q message from Cousin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-15

Waterville, Aug. 15.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Dittrich of 36 Edgehill avenue, held open house last eve- ming, for the second night in suc- cession when friends gathered to witness the towering of their night blooming cereus.
 The previous night large, clear white flower appeared about g o'clock and remained open until midnight. Last night, the plant blos- somed again and many more friends were present to witness the second opening of the flower. About sev- enty-five guests were present on the two evenings, one of whom was Miss Martha Rose Siebert, a student nurse at St. Frances hospital, who came down purposely to witness the beautiful spectacle. Her parents drove her back to Hartford about 10 o'clock, when the blossom was about half open.
 The cereus plant was slipped in the year 1892, and this is the first time it has ever been in blossom.
 MT. Dittrich, who is great lover of flowers, has recently built green house in his yard, and although there are only a few plants in it now, his gardens are a mass of beautiful flowers. He has 8 large assortment of cannas, dahlias, asters, zinnias, globe thistle, chrysanthemum, phlox, petunias, marigolds everlasting, pinks, carnations, angels trumpet, and very unusual plant which is attracting much attention, the pas- sion flower, 50 named because the flower suggests the circumstances of Christ's crucifixion.
 Personals
 Miss Peggy Heaney, of Boyden street, has returned from a week spent with relatives at Lake Zoar.
 The Misses Katherine Dadario and Marie Pinto, of Thomaston ave- nue, have returned home following a two weeks vacation with their l grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Anthony Dadario at their cottage at LaureI Beach, Milford.
 MT. and Mrs. Julius Kreig, oi Boyden street, who have been spend.