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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-04-14
% CCC CAMPS WILL
OPERATE IN MONTANA

Director Robert Fechner of the CT
william conservation corps announced
operation schedules for Montana CCC
camps to Sept. 30.
Thirty-two camps are scheduled for
operation, an increase Of five, with an
enrolment of 64OO New camps will be
established in Helena forest, Custer
forest, on state forest land in Flathead
county at Etryker and at the range
livestock experiment station, Miles
City.
Camps to be re-established are at
Babb. Glacier county, and two in Gla-
cier park and Bolton. Lolo Hot Springs
camp will be closed.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-04-14

To insure quicker starting Of your
automobile motor on a cold morning,
dry the porcelain externals Of the spark
plugs to prevent them from shorting.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-04-14

All over China written Chinese is
the same, but every province, or even
district, has a different pronunciation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
San Francisco World Fair Arises
Auain Out Of Ashes of Bankruptcy

end of 1910 in the hope the expo
sition makes profit.
The 1910 exposition, 1t was learn.
ed. will emphasize entertainment
rather than education, with Billy
Rose, the New York entrepeneur Oh
girl shows, presenting an aquacaoe'
one of the most elaborate ice 1ol-'
lies shows ever staged; streamllneo
Shakespeare. and even Sally Rano,
in bankruptcy herself but stiil
game, back at the same old NUDE
Ranch stand.
Indicative of the source of the
new money which has been pros
missed for the fair is that the motion
picture industry will take over an
exhibit palace to show how INNS
are made, staged, casted, produced,
developed, exhibited or shelved. Ine
industry played no part in the 1889
exposition.
To George D. Smith, San Fran
cisco hotel man, went the creolC
for reviving the moribund exposl-
ton. He cajoled 80 per cent OF this
years big exhibitors into promises
to return, and for the remaining
20 per cent he found he lacked
room. He found that Chrysler
wants to erect its own building in
stead of taking space; that Ford
vill be back in its house, that GEN
eral Motors will bring its highways
of tomorrow" from the New YORK
worlds fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

Switzerland. The wreck occurred at
10 o'clock last night. it was an
nounced.
The most disastrous in the series
Of wrecks had occurred yesterday
morning at Genthin, near Brand
enburg, west of Berlin. An investi-
cation showed that a Berlin-Col-
ogne special christmas express had
slowed down on reaching a halting
signaI outside the Genthin station,
but had not completely stopped.
The regular Observation-Disclosures eX-
press, following close behind, over
ran the halt signal for unknown
reasons and despite frantic efforts
of the railroad staff to halt it by
hand signals. it ploughed into the
rear of the other train. The crash
occurred in a thick mist, The drl-
yer of the Berlin -Neunkircher train
was among the dead, so there was
little hope OF establishing what
,aused the wreck.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
'SCrewbaII Pilot
Finds Flying Gas
Tank Too HEAVY

SACRAMENTO. Dec, %. CUP)-
Pat Johns. 25, who calls himself
the "Screwball flier," surveyed the
damage to his tiny monoplane to-
day and decided maybe he wouldn't
make a nonstop flight to New
York after all. At least, not with his
present ship
Johns. son of Congressman Josh
- = Johns of Wisconsin, found
lis light plane to overloaded with
Lasoline 10 clear the Tehachapi
mountains at the south end of the
San Joaquin Valley, and after kill
ing" nine hours while attempting
to tighten his load of fuel, returned
to the Municipal airport here at
dusk last night, He made a bumpv
landing which badly damaged his
tail assembly.
The youth last spring sought to
fly to Europe from orchard Beach,
Me, but the Civil Aeronautcis ALL
thority refused him permission. His
l,100-pound Aeronca plane, they
said, was too light for the tremen-
dous fuel load of 1853 gallons, which
almost equalled the weight of the
plane itself.
He came to California a month
ago planning a nonstop flight to
New York hoping to set new
transcontinental record, but the
CAA again demurred until 10 days
ago when it finally okayed his
equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Eighth German Railroad Disaster
Since Start of War Takes olives

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Dec. %.
CUP)-Ffty were killed and 80 in
jured in the collision of freight
and passenger train near Rudolf
zell, on lake Constance. last night
Just 81 hours after two passenger
trains had collided west of Berlin
killing 1872 and injuring lO9.
These two wrecks were the sew
enth and eighth on the German
railways since the war started. The
total number killed was 238: the
seriously injured exceeded 200
Railroad officials in Marksdorf
and Klustern. between which towns
the passenger train involved in last
nights wreck was travelling, were
arrested Immediately after the
wreck.
It had been announced only a few
hours earlier that the casualties in
yesterdays wreck near Genthin had
mounted to l32 dead and 100 in
jured.
Physicians and medical supplies
were rushed from Friedrichshafen
TO Rudolfzell, where the accident
occurred.
Rudolfzell is on the northwest
shore of lake Constance, bordering
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Power Revenue
Bond Proposal to
Be Offered State

SACRAMENTO, Dec. % (UP)-
Agreement in principle was reached
today between representatives OF
the state administration and the
Central Valley association but the
question remained whether Gov.
Culbert Olson would include rev.
enue bond legislation for public
power distribution in the agenda OF
the special session of the legisla-
ture in January.
A proposed bill similar to the
Oierovich power bill defeated by
the last legislature will be drafted
md submitted to U. S. Secretary
of Interior Harold L. Ickes and
directors of the Central Valley
association. If they concur with
state officials, the measure will be
given 20 Olson for consideration
at the January session.
The association opposed the Pier
Ovich bill for improper safeguards"
n authorization of s170,000000 in
revenue bonds to finance distri-
button OF power from Shasta dam
near Redding. The tentative draft
was keynoted with the provision
that bonds be authorized to carry
cut Central valley functions re-
Guested or approved by the Secre-
tary of the Interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
States Migrants
Hitch Up Belts,
Observe HOLIDAY
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Santa Claus closer to 5000 migra-
tory children in Imperial Valley
through the medium of a Christ
mas party at the Brawley federal
labor camp, beginning at 2 pm.
Sunday. 1t was to be the highnght
OF the holiday season for Imperial
Valleys contingent of migrants, not
only those living in the camp. but
those from other parts of the
valley.
In government camps and in mi
grant Shantytowns throughout the
two valleys the farm workers raised
their own tiny funds for the pur-
chase OF trinkets for the children
and extra sides of sow-belly for
themselves to exc out what other
wise would be just another day OF
resigned hopelessness.
The migrants in general were bet
ter off this year than in past win
ters chiefly because of the mild
climate which health officers said
had reduced sickness to a minimum.
Work has been scarce, however,
because of an over-supply of labor,
and because of scattered strikes,
but there was little if any actual
want because of the activities of
state and federal relief agencies.
What few Christmas trees there
were to be found, came from the
state division Of forestry and they
were concentrated mainly in the
organized migrant camps. Of house
hold trees there were not enough
to count.
In the federal migrant camps at
FarmersVille, Arvin and Shafter
community celebrations began last
night. In each candy and small
gifts were provided for the children
and bits Of home-talent entertain.
ment for the parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Colorado Lawmaker
Dies at Capital

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. (UP)-
Rep. John A. Martin, D., Colo, died
early today at Naval hospital after
short illness. He was II.
Martin suffered a heartattack
-arlv this weak and was taken to
the hospital Wednesday. Because OF
his age, little hope had been held
by physicians for his recovery.
Martin was elected to Congress
six times. He served two terms be-
tween 1909-l3 before returning to
private law practice at Pueblo, Colo,
In 1882, after a lapse of 20 years
from his previous service, he was
elected to the 73rd congress and
to each subsequent one.
During the World War he re-
cruited a volunteer battalion, en-
listing in it as a private. He was
commissioned a major and served
with the 40th division.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Sacramento Milk
Price SIashed For
Unemployed. Needy

SACRAMENTO. Dec %. (UP)-Un-
employed and needy persons in the
Sacramento milk marketing area
today received a Christmas present
from the state department of agrl-
culture in the form of a three-cent
per quart reduction in milk prices.
After Jan. /. all persons on ac-
credited public relief will be able
to buy milk at less than store anC
home delivered prices to the gen.
eral public. State officials hailed
the plan as "a great forward step
in bringing together needy persons
and farm surpluSeS.'
Dairy producers will cooperate IL
the new price plan since surplus
milk would normally go into manu-
featured by-productS. a five car
committee consisting of one milk
producer, one milk distributor, one
retail grocer. a representative OF
the agriculture department. and a
representative OF the state relief ad-
mlnistration will establish rules and
procedure 10 be followed by relief
clients taking advantage Of the re-
duction.
Relief clients will receive grade
A milk of the same quality distribut-
ed to the regular trade as long as
a surplus exists. The price schedule
is 10 cents per quart for the regu-
lar trade, purchased at the store,
ILL., cents, delivered at home: seven
cents to relief clients purchased at
the store, eight cents, delivered at
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
|. A. Stab Victim
Reported Better

LOS ANGELES. Dec. %. CUP)-
Valentine Hoy. jr., stabbed by a
brother of District Attorney Buron
Fits, showed improvement today.
4 major operation was performed
TO close a deep slash across his ab-
7omen.
Layne Fits. Al. was still held ir
iail on suspicion Of assault to mur-
der. No immediate prosecution was
contemplated by Warren Olney, q
deputy attorney general, who was
called in by District Attorney Fits
who disqualified himself to handle
the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
German Refugee
Faces Deportation

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. up
Eric Rix, an anti-NaZi German
who may be deported, received the
aid today Of a fellow refugee.
Dr.. Edgar Friede, one-time JUS
tice in the Hamburg district court
where Rix was fined $500 marks for
bringing excess flour into Germany
during the postwar period, sale
there was actually no legal basis
for the sentence.
Friede, a resident Of San Fran
cisco and himself a refugee. was
called as a defense witness. The
case is being conducted before i'm
migration Inspector Patrick ]. Far
reilly who is to make a recommen-
dation on the basis Of his findings
TO Secretary Of Labor Frances Per
klnS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
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(CODUuluEQ lIplll EdSc -
Petsamo front, if they only had
sufficient airplanes.
As it was. the Firms asserted that
they had damaged the railroad. on
which the Russians in the far north
depend for their supplies.
The coming of Christmas finds the
war in Finland almost at stalemate
after "a days of fighting from the
frozen Arctic to the warmer waters
of the Gulf of Finland.
Finland's claims Of large-scale
successes were borne out to the
extent that Moscow, ending a long
period of extreme reticence about
events in Finland, admitted en-
countering most serious difficult
ties
For almost the first time, the rival
claims can be compared. Russian
losses have been estimated abroad
at as high as 5O,000 or more. Today's
Russian communique admitted ap-
proximately 5000 consisting of 1928
killed and 1000 wounded In strik-
ing a balance between the two ex-
tremes, a figure of about $4,000 to
10000 might be close to the mark.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Dies Says Coast
Worst Hotbed Of
Alien Agitation
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legations would be in his hands
today or tomorrow and that COM
mittee members later would decide
whether TO publish them.
Copies of the reports, he said,
would be sent TO President Roose-
velt and the department Of justice
urging immediate prosecution.
Dies said that hearings at Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle
would require three months and
that he would ask congress to ap-
propriate additional funds to con-
tinue the investigation by his COM
nittee.
If congress grants additional
funds. he asserted, the investiga-
ton ultimately would result in the
deportation of no less than 7OO0,-
600 aliens employed in American
industries while Americans go with
ont employment
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. (UP)
The 1899 Golden Gate Interna-
tional Exposition came to life today
with the announcement that it will
be bigger, better and more lively
than before in the summer of 1910.
Bankruptcy Referee Burton Wy
man, presiding at the final rites
over the old worlds fair, found the
spark of life still flickering, and
aided by an injection of $l,l25,OO
revived it for an 18-week run be-
tween May 30 and Sept. 29 1910 at
the old stand on Treasure Island.
Wyman approved plan submit.
ted by Randell Larson, attorney
for the exposition company where
by creditors holding claims of $4,-
189 9,21384 will be paid off immed-
lately, pro rata, from the $4,000
remaining in the treasury of the
1899 exposition and $125,000 adj
vanced by sponsors of the new fair,
or hold a lien on assets until the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Grief Interrupts
YuIefide HOLIDAY
CONTINUED from PAGE l

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charred remains of a gray, WOO
blanket that lay on the ground
few feet away.
Still conscious, Emmalene was
raced to the county hospital. Her
father was away from home. Her
mother took her. At the hospital
a hypodermic eased the pain for
Emmalene, but not for her mother,
At 33 minutes past midnight
Saturday morning, little Emmalene
died. Her funeral will be in e.
Centro Tuesday. The Rev Mr.. r
Green of the Holiness church will
preside. She will be buried in Ever
green cemetery
Emmalene's- four brothers clam
ored for their supper Saturday.
They knew their sister had "gone
aWay'-but, even so, they were
hungry. The patient mother went
about caring for them, while on a
table we're the Christmas gifts little
Emmalene had been wrapping
Susie couldn't quite bring herself
10 look at them.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Patron Kills Self
In Swanky Hotel

NEW YORK, Dec. %. (UP)-
A young man was found dead with
a bullet wound in his breast in a
$40 a day room in the exclusive
Waldorf Astoria hotel early today.
Police decided tentatively that he
had killed himself. He was sitting
in a chair. A small calibre pistol
was on the floor beside him. An
elected cartridge shell was on the
bed.
The man had registered at the
Waldorf on Thursday as Wayne
Germaine, of Sunset Blvd, Holly
wood, Cal. His baggage included a
complete wardrobe, including eve
ming clothes. He was about %.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Arsonist Sane,
Faces Life Term

SACRAMENTO, Dec. % CUP)-
Clifford Bramble, confessed Sac
ramento arsonist who once escaped
from a mental institution in Provo.
Utah. today faced automatic SEN
fencing to life imprisonment after
four alienists declared him sane
BramDle pleaded guilty to five
charges of arson ard to charge
of being an habitual criminal. He
will be sentenced next wednesday.
He confessed to setting fires in
Sacramento causing about $4,000
600 damage. then went to Salt Lake
City and set two more. He was
convicted and sent to the Utah
state prison, then was transferred
to the Provo institution from which
he escaped after three weeks.
He was captured in Kansas City,
Mo. a month ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
California Begins
Christmas HOLIDAY
Two Days Early
Bv JAMES A. SULLIVAN


California began its pre-Christ-
mas celebration Saturday two days
in advance of the years happiest
holiday.
The early observance took the
form of distribution of charity to
the needy and the celebrations OF
office and commuter groups on
the last working day before the hol-
iday.
Forty-nine trim United AirlineS
StewardeSSes set out from Oakland
airport with baskets of food for 7C
needy families. Other groups en-
barked on similar missions.
Toys and gifts were sent to hos
pitals and homes for shut-ins.
Christmas parties were held ir
downtown offices. In the Bank OF
California the celebration took Tho
form of Christmas carols sung by
employees under the leadership OF
Parker MadduX, bank president.
A light rain fell throughout most
of northern California. The weather
bureau however, said Christmas day
would be clear.
Christmas day will be a happy
one in prisons and hospitals, for
special menus have been prepared
and special programs arranged.
1t is the one day in the year
when the rigid discipline Of Alca
traz island federal penitentiary is
relaxed. On Christmas day therl
will be baseball, movies and a tur-
key dinner for the convicts in the
island prison and similar enter
tainment and dinners for those held
ir state and county penal institu-
tons
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Tinv Detachment Delivers Crucial
Blow at Russian Armies in North

Russian estimates of Finnish cas-
ualties were more than 10000, IN
cluding 2.20O bodies counted IN the
field. and more than 10000 wounded,
Moscow reiterated that its troops
had broken through the Manner
helm line at several points, but eX-
planning the failure to crash the line
and jibing at the stalemate of the
allies on the western front, stated
that the Mannerheim line is in no
way inferior to Germany'S West Wall
against which Anglo French troops
have been fumbling already for
four months without making the
slightest progress
A counter statement by the Of
ficial Finlandia news agency SAID
Finland has checked the Russians
on all fronts and has destroyed
25O Russian tanks. Air raids on Hell
sinki. Aabo and other Finnish cities,
in which more than 300 Russian
planes were estimated to have been
employed. resulted in only minor
! damage and casualties. the Firms
: reported. The Finlandia statement
covered the first % days of the war
ending last night.
/ Moscow dispatches revealed mean
while that General Kyril A. Meret'
skov. commander of the Leningrac
military district and commander o
Red army military operations II
Finland, was promoted today will
a nomination to the Leningrad dis
trict Soviet.
The nomination was regarded a
disposing of rumors that Josef Sta
lin had summoned Meretskov to tn
Krenlin and had reprimanded hir
for the alleged failure of the Fin
nish campaign. 1t had been rumore
also that Stain had ordered Meret
skov'S dismissal.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
State Political
Activity Curbed
Bv New Decision

SACRAMENTO. Dec. %. oUP)-
Activity of state employees during
political campaigns was rigidly cur
tailed today in a new policy on lrn-
proper political activity adopted by
the state personnel board.
Arthur Brown. member from San
Bernardino and chairman OF
board committee to draft the new
policy. said the increasing number
of complaints made it necessary to
define what was meant by improper
political activity under the civil
service act Adopted unanimously,
the new policy reads as follows:
Use of state time, or state prop
erty. or equipment, or the prestige
and influence of his official posi-
ton by any civil service employe
to advance the political interests OF
any person or the interests OF any
political party, would be considered
by the state personnel board to be
improper political activity
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Western Union
Strikers at Work

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. (UP)
Western Union messenger boys
returned en- masse to wok today,
ending a strike which began Sept.
7 in a dispute over recognition OF
the CIO American Communications
association in collective bargaining.
The strikers, numbering messen-
ger boys and some clerks and oper-
ators, dropped their demands tenn
porarily while the courts are de-
termining the status of the as
sociation of western Union en-
ployes, another union.
' Company operations continued
DUNG the strike which was mark
ed by several outbreaks of violence
in clashes between pickets and po-
lice workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Two HoIdup Men
Hunted in Valley

Imperial Valley peace officers
searched Saturday for two white
men wanted as the perpetrators of
q stick-up in El Monte Friday.
The men were said to be about
80 years Of age and to be about the
same height and weight, five feet
nine inches and $50 pounds. Their
getaway car was described as a
sedan painted dark red or blue.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
LADY LUCK FOLLOWS
YUMA WOMAN'S TRAIL

PHOENIX, Dec. % (UP)-Good
luck followed Mrs. G, C. Bomar OF
Yuma on her shopping tour OF
Phoenix yesterday.
She lost a valuable diamond ring
in a department store. 1t was
found by a small girl, who told
clerk of her discovery, and the
ring was soon returned to Mrs.
Bomar.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Rabid Dog Dies
At Tenth, Orange

Dogs in the vicinity of Tenth
and Orange avenues in Ell Cen
trO were watched Saturday for
symptoms of rabies, the disease
which took the life of a dog
found in that neighborhood this
week.
DR.. Warren F. Fox, county
health officer, urged owners of
dogs in that vicinity to commu-
nicate with him or his deputies
to ascertain if their pets may
have been in contact with the
rabid animal. The rabid dog was
stray.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
French Pick GD
Plane Survivors

LONDON, Dec. %. (UP)-A
French ship has landed at Malta
three passengers and three crew
members of British air liner
which crashed on a flight between
Egypt and England, the air min
istry announced today. Those saved
included Commander Peter Fair Of
Canada and his mother, Mrs. S. NJ,
Fair, of Marion, Pa, the ministry
said.
The survivors were picked up near
Sicily. British and Italian warships
and aivplancs had searched for the
plane. It left Alexandria, Egypt.
Thursday and made a routine stop
at Sollum, Egypt, then proceeded
on a roo mile stage to Malta. It
carried six passengers and five
crew members.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Valley Prepares
For Gala Holiday;
Needy Cared For
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ing.
School children in city and county
schools packed baskets for needy
families.
Camp Fire girls and members of
young peoples Christian societies
arranged to sing Christmas carols
to shut-ins, at the county farm
and hospital, and at other places
The Salvation Army in Ell Centre
was ready to serve a Christmas
meal to homeless men between Y
and l .. m. Monday
Kindly deeds of generosity where
oy churches, organizations, and in
divtduals sent gifts and food to
needy homes made Christmas happy
for many unfortunates.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Reporter
Continued from Page u
.i~g conviction.

i~g conviction.
That horse spun the top, did
=eries Of fancy sunfish gyrations,
pointed first his tail and then hi
rose at the moon and then started
for other more interesting places
Roy was still in there pitching, but
his insides felt like matted milk
Up a terrace. over a driveway and
into a grove OF trees the horse
bucked and galloped with Roy still
on him.
When they got out of the trees
Roy was a sight to behold. Only
the brim of his ten-gallon head
gear was left and the club hac
melted into the branches. Roy's
face was a mass of crimson
scratches.
why didn't you duck the limbs?'
Bill asked him.
Il had enough to think of with
out having ducking on my mind!"
Roy replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Haas Brothers
Distribute Bonus

Employees of the Haas Brothers
Motor company Saturday received
Christmas bonuses totaling more
than $1,000.
The Is employees received the cash
awards for their services in selling
DeSoto and Plymouth automobiles
for their EMPLOYERS,