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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

ment on it's probable performance
in the water. ITS going to he
launched Monday" he remarked
Maybe I'll have a statement af-
ter that"
The navy, 20 feet wide and AZ
feet long, moved out of the Imper-
ial shops of the irrigation district
at 2:30 a. m. Saturday. atop two
huge trailers. Shortly after 7 am
it arrived at the Alamo canal where
it is crossed by the Bonds Corner
road. The launching will take place
there. ...--
The big dredge is equipped with
two gas engines, one operating an
agitator to churn water and sand
up near the bow the other fitted
with a suction pump to boost the
silt out of the channel. Other ma
chinery will be installed within a
week or 10 days.
A crew of three will operate the
craft as it moves into battle against
the heavy sand deposits that have
threatened efficiency of the Almo
waterway
I'VE haven't chosen the skipper
yet" Dowd said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Baby Thrills at
| 90 Mile Per Hour
Ride Carriaqe

BRIMPTON, England, Aug. 10.
tUP) - Eileen Lainsbury, II
months. was back i'm her mothers
arms unscratched today after
setting what was believed to be
world perambulator speed rec
ord--60 miles an hour over six
miles of rough, bumpy country
road.
The mother left the baby In
It's carriage outside Brimptos
post office I'm care of girl of
SIX years. Joseph Hezel finished
MS beer In pub and started
off I'm his motor. unaware that
the perambulator had been caught
in a rear bumper.
The mother heard screams and
ran out of the post office. She
managed to catch hold Of the
luggage carrier of the car but
Hezel did not know II. He speed
ed up and the mother lost her
grip.
A crowd took up the chase but
Hezel was going go miles an hour
and did not hear the shouts.
The baby clapped its hands
and laughed at pursuers. Pedes-
trians at Newbury finally waved
Hezel to a stop. When the moth
er arrived, Eileen was playing
with the chinstrap Of the helmet
,f policeman who was holding
her.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
French President
Inspects Great
MaqinotLin

PARIS. Aug. 10. OUP)-President
Albert Lebrun has broken his va.
cation to make surprise inspect
ion of the great Maginot line o.
Notifications opposite the German
frontier, 1t was disclosed today.
Lebrun left his summer home al
Mercy LIE Haut yesterday. it was
disclosed, and with the civil gov
ernor of Metz, and army officials
Inspected the important Thionville
region of the forts.
He examined defense works on
both sides of the Moselle river ano
then inspected conditions among
the soldiers who for months have
lived in the Notifications.
Lebrun returned to his summer
residence late last night.
News of the presidents inspection
came simultaneous with foreign Of
flee reports of further German mii-
itary preparations, including troop
landings IN east Prussia and troop
movements in the Silesian portion
OF the Polish frontier.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Poland Not
Surprised by
New kazi Move

WARSAW, Aug. 10 CUP)-A well.
informed source, commenting on
the announcement of German
military agreement with Slovakia
said today that the government had
not been surprised and that it hac
taken precautions to guard against
any attack from the south.
Reports of big scale German troor
movements along the Polish from
tier reached Warsaw.
Political circles said that there
was no reason for surprise and that
no particular significance was at
tached to the reports in view OF
the general situation.
we have long known that Slo-
vakia would be a military base
for operations against Poland from
the south in event of hostilities, ,
an informant said. -
I'VE have provided for this con-
tlngency. 80.
German use. of Slovakia is open
geographic proof of an intention
to encircle Poland"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

the following day, the Yamatoda
case was expected to be laid before
federal grand jury at Los Angeles.
FBI men, it was believed, will ask
indictments against Raul Mateus,
El Centro special policeman, and
Dick Yoshida, operator of a Japa-
nese club here, as we'll as five other
central California japanese. Wheth-
er other indictments will be asked
remained a mystery.
Mateus, Yoshida and the five
others have been arrested, and are
free on bond.
Indications Saturday pointed to
lessening of FBI activity in I'M
perial Valley until after August 30.
Agents sent here during the past
week prepared to leave Saturday
afternoon after a final conference
with Police Chief J. Sterling
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Conclude Treaty
Altering Zone on
Western Frontier
Germany Announces No
Move Will be Made
To Conduct Govt

BERLIN, Aug. 10. (UP)-
Germany has concluded a
new military agreement with
Slovakia altering the zone or
Slovakia's western bOrd e r
which German troops are entitled
to occupy, foreign office spokes-
man announced today.
A German military mission will
be accredited to the Slovak gov
ernment as part of the new agree
ment, the spokesman said.
Heavy German troop movements
have been reported eastward to-
ward Slovakia, but it was unknown
whether they meant mere REIN
forcement of existing garrisons OF
extension of the protective area
on the Slovak frontier.
The foreign office spokesman
said that the area of the German
zone extended not more than lC
kilometers 1921 niles along the
Polish frontier.
He said, also that the military
mission to be sent to iSlovakia was
completely unconnected with the
administration of Slovak internal
affairs.
When Germany extended a pro-
tectorate over Slovakia upon the
breakup of Czechoslovakia la st
March an agreement authorized
Germany to occupy a zone along
the western border of Slovakia, ex-
tending to the eastern ridges OF
the little Carpathian mountains.
This zone, separating Slovakia and
the Czech. provinces. extends to the
Continued Oh Page 3. Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

Oswalt of Ell Centre. Oswalt
returned home Friday night after
comforting with federal represen-
tatives at Los Angeles. He was
silent about the subject of the con-
ference.
Yamatoda, meanwhile, remained
in cell to which he was sentenced
when convicted by a Los Angeles
jury last spring of manslaughter,
after a trial for the murder of a
japanese rancher in Los Angeles
gambling club said to be controlled
by Yamatoda.
The asserted Oriental gambling
czar still maintained that he was
kidnapped in Ell Centre, and taken
to MeXicali by his abductors. It
is this story the, FBI is investigat-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
HeavyFogs Aid Firefighters in
Blaze That Claimed Two Lives

andra, 25, assistant fire ranger, kill
ed while fighting a blaze on the
Little Sur river in Monterey county.
He had escaped the flames, his
clothing burned off, but fell among
the rocks and died Calandra S
clothes we're afire when John F..
Murrey, 18, of Oakland, and Ray
Brown, Is, last saw him. Both Muir
ray and Brown are in the Penin-
sula hospital at Carmel, unable to
give coherent account of what
happened, but both insisted Calan-
dra died in the line of duty.
State Ranger F.. H. Raymond re-
ported early today that the fog
and cooler temperatures had per-
mitted the northeast and west areas
of the Monterey county fire to be
controlled, but it still was roaring
along the Little Sur river which it
had not yet crossed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
By UNITED PRESS

Heavy, damp fogs that rolled in
from the ocean gave encouragement
today to Californias fire fighters
who for a week have been battling
blazes which have killed two men
and seriously burned five others.
Both victims died at duty's post.
Edgar Jones, an 80-year old care
taker at the Grover West ranch,
near Palo Cedro. Shasta county,
was found burned to death by
searchers last night.
Jones apparently had suffered a
heart attack while successfully
building fire line around the ranch
buildings, for everything was saved
except his own cabin. He was found
lying on his shovel. The fire swept
10000 acres in the Bella Vista and
Palo Cedro districts before 1t was
controlled.
The other victim was Joseph CAL
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

JlOll HEARINGS, Calls lOT expenditures
of 1892 ,068. This is substantially be-
low the budget for last year, which
asked S337 ,4Ol.
Revenue. however, was expected
to be higher during next year,
partly because of an increase in
the general level of assessment valu-
alton. On the basis of the new
$1.85 rate, income from direct tax
sources would be 1921 ,251 This is
based on the new valuation total
of $l2,500,000. At the old rate of
Sl.88, revenue from this source last
year was listed as S2l1,285, approxi-
mately $4,000 below expected reve-
nue. this year. Neither of these to-
tails includes regular deductions be-
cause of delinquencies.
Total revenue during the coming
year, as estimated by City Clerk
Roy Johnstone, will come quite
close to the budgeted expense.
1--WE expect to receive s333.l47."
ne said. This Is the $2l2,751 from
direct tax levy on property (includ-
Ing eight per cent deduction for
delinquency plus S12O,395 which
the city receives from other sources
such as licenses. rInes, and state
in lieu tax receipts
May Show Increase
This may be increased to a GER
tain extent, which could not be re-
liably estimated, by delinquent tax
receipts.
Last year total receipts were ap-
proximately S325,O0O, not including
delinquent tax receipts
General government expenses
Continued on Page 3 Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Counci|men Urqe
Immediate Work
In Water Dept.
Need For Improvement
Of System Explains
Fund Increase

Questioned concerning the
condition of city property in
Ell Centro and the need for
improvement, unc il men
were unanimous Saturday i'm
advocating immediate work on the
water department.
Councilmen Gordon Scriven, Har-
ry Sones, P. L. Moore and Charles
Blalack agreed that the require
ments of other departments must
be set aside in favor of water main
Improvement.
There is no doubt of the need
OF more paved streets. a storm
drain system and a new city hall.
but more pressing is the necessity
for replacing worn-out mains and
installing new ones" Moore said
in explaining why the 1939-4O bud
get laid heavy emphasis on the wa
ter department More than $780,
600 has been earmarked for capital
improvements In this field.
Financially Sound
In reaffirming their stand favor
ing ''pay-as-you-go" system,
councilmen appeared confident that
the city is on a firmer financial
foundation than in many years.
This system of year to year cap
ital expenditure, rather than heavy
expense at odd intervals is not ex-
actly new" Sones said. Il think
1t had its start under Mayor Roy
Womack. The council is firmly con-
vinced that this policy is the one
to follow"
Virtually all of the $4,000 ear
marked for Improvements in the
water department will go toward
new mains, Blalack declared. Two
factors enter into this expenditures.
ne explained. One is expansion OF
the town and the other is dsterior-
alton of present lines.
installation of new meters and
increased service have put a heavy
Continued on Page 3. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

plan for PWA appropriation that'
would enable us to erect new
building to house junior college
assembly room and classrooms to
relieve congestion. In addition, the
funds would be used to construct
two new classrooms at Douglass
high school as we'll as a heating
equipment room and storage space
there"
Weakley pointed out that the
proposal depends almost entirely
upon whether or not congress au-
thorized additional PWA funds in
the fall.
AT anv rate, our proposal is on
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

file in Washington now and will
receive consideration in event more
appropriations are voted" he ex-
planned.
More Space Vital
Regardless of whether or not
outside aid can be obtained, how
ever, additional housing space is
essential, he added. in calling at
tention to the rapid increases in
number of pupils.
Under present plans. the new
building would be located directly
west of the present administration
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Illness Fatal to
Crawford Baker

Crawford Baker, 20, FL Centre
dairy worker, died Thursday after
an illness of three months.
Crawford. who had lived in I'M
perial Valley for several years,
is survived by wife, Matte Baker.
two children. Crawford Earl and
Louis Lee.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. w. Baker, the brother of Mrs.
Ruby Green, Mrs l. Prodanovich,
Mrs. Nora Rister, Howard Baker
and w. H. Baker.
The body will be sent to Gates
vile, Texas, for nterrment.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
SUSPENDED BY AFl

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. 20
(UP)- The international typogra-
phical union, charter member of the
American Federation of Labor and
one of its strongest unions, was
under suspension today for failure
to contribute $4,000 to help the
A. F.. of L. battle the G. 1. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Imperial irrigation District Navy,
Tarred for Plunge Into Alamo,
To Be Launched on Monday

The Imperial Irrigation Districts S
navy moved overland Saturday,
caulked and tarred for it's plunge
into the swirling waters of the Al
amo.
The navy" is home-built
dredge.
"On dry land" said Superintend-
ant M. J. Dowd. ITS performance
Is. marvellous" He would not COM
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

jured in the hand.
Worrell, racing down the corri-
oors with another gun. wounded
Presley in the back of the neck
but the convict kept on running
and had almost gained the main
exit when internes captured him.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Nazis Move Into Strip Of
SIovaI<ia BORDERING Poland
D AMs!!Ne
X EPORTER

That's Service
One taxpayers strident complaint
to the city clerk against changes
in property valuations brought i'm
mediate-if surprising-results.
The Ell Centran, nameless here
for obvious reasons. stamped into
the clerks office. addressed himself
to City Clerk Roy Johnstone, and
said
whats this l hear about all the
property valuations in town going
up? I'm not going to stand for it,
My property is valued at the correct
figure now"
1t isn't true that all valuations
were boosted. Johnstone argued.
The man parried that everybody
on the street" said they were.
Il demand to see the figures
on my property" he stormed, I'm
not going to stand for such high
handed tactics"
The clerk resignedly opened up
the files, brought forth the valu-
alton records, and spread them be-
fore the complainant. They checked
). down the list, and found the mans
property And his eyes grew wide.
Valuation on his property had
been cut 5000
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Waiting Developments

Waiting Developments
Evan T. Hewes, president of the
Imperial Irrigation District, finds
the silence of all district engineers
and architects an insurmountable
obstacle when he attempts to learn
who among them designed the new
floating dredge that will be launch
ed Monday on the Alamo canal.
Nobody, it seems, is willing to
claim fatherhood-if you can call
1t that where a dredge is con-
cerned.
Even Mike Dowd refuses to di-
vulge the secret. but he gave a
clue to the reason for all he mys-
cry when someone asked him what
the new navy" was to be named.
Were sort of waiting to see
whether she's surface craft or
submarine before we name her."
he explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
DANZIG POLICE
EVICT REPORTER

DANzIG, Aug. 10. (UP)-Dan-
zig police today ordered Scot Wat
son, correspondent for the London
Daily Herald, to leave free city ter
ritory at once. charging that he
had been guilty of false reporting" :"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
New Junior College Building Sought
To Relieve Congestion Plans On
File in Washington for PwA

$45,000 capital improvement for Ell Centro schools
under consideration Saturday.
Reviewing construction plans for next year, Supern-
tendent Of Schools Guy A. Weakley said:
"Outsde of routine maintenance the chief item is a
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Yamatoda kidnapping Mystery Expected
ToReach Climax Aug. 30; FBI
Agents Prepare to oLeaveI.V.

August 30 appeared Saturday the date upon which
Ell Cenros H. Yamatoda kidnapping mystery will reach
its climax, built up by Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents who have plagued Ell Cenro police officers for
than month with ceaeless questions On that date
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

Due TO oveproducton Of OIL major producers Texas Oks
homa New Mexico Arkansas and Louisiana ordered recently
suspension OF all oil field activity for the balance Of AUGUST
such orders not revoked by action the neton output
will fee tremendous dent clearly revealed in above chart
Texas clone accounts for 40 per cent Of u oil production
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Baseball Scores
AMERICAN

AMERICAN
First Game
Boston ................ 900 100 205-8-9-1 l
Washington .. 900 021 021-6-12-O
LeFevre, Heving, Deckman and
Peacock; Haynes. Appleton and Fer
rell.
Cleveland ........ 002 003 OOO-5-1O-3
Chicago .............. 900 032 l0x-6-11-1
Allen, Milnar and Hemsley; Lee
and fresh, Schleuter.
Philadelphia New York postponed,
ram.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

SAlZBURG Germany-Coordinane The economic and military
facilities Of their respective totaarian states have been e
Count Cano ssoni son-naw and foreign minister and the
oneme champagne salesman extraordinary Naz minister Joa
ready incorporate Dane the Reich Reports indicated
however, that Cano had managed TO persuade Hitler TO call
for a four power parley
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

NATIONAL
Brooklyn ............ 200 Oil 000-4-7-l
Boston .................. 900 900 0OO-O-7-O
Pressnell and Phelps: Lanning.
Turner and Lopez, Andrews.
chicago ............ 002 010 200-5-15-0
Pittsburgh ...... 900 900 OOO-O->6-1
Lee and Hartnett; Tobin, Heint-
zelman, Blanton and Susce, Mueller.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
Budget Calls for
Cut in Operating
Expenditures -.
Revenue in EI Centro Expecte d to Be
Higher Because ofHike in General
Level Of Assessment Va |uation

tax rate of 81 85 went into effect in Ell Centre Satur-
day. reduction of three cents under the rate effective
during the 1938-39 fiscal year.
The budget for the 193940 fiscal year. adopted Friday
night by the city council the close of Board Equaza-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
What RR Needs

What RR Needs ...-..-.......
There's group of women in
Ell Centro whove solved the prob
lem that always bothers RR. Each
week they play bridge, going to
the plunge for their card session
They wear bathing suits. They
play hand, dive into the plunge,
play another hand, dive into the
plunge again, play but you can
carry it out through the entire
rubber if you want to. Hereafter
RR swears, he's going to insist on
having plunge handy when he
plays bridge. Then, when he
trumps his partners ace, the pool
can offer either refuge or a cooling
off place for the partner Not a
bad idea, that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20
MARKETS IN BRIEF

L. A. Hay; u. S. No. $3.50; us. No Ieafy Sill
$3.50; us. No. 2$lO5O-I IL; Mimi flax Sept 491z
Butter: Los Angeles. S27c; Butterfat, Imperial
Valley, fob. ranch grade A, SO: manufacturing
milk 2Sc; route gathered cream, 25Mc
WEATHER
Maximum temperature 100. minimum 30; 8 am
temperature So; humidity ~; noon temperature 1O1
humidity ID; pm. temperature 1O4, humidity a.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-20

NATIONAL
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Metropolitan Baptist
To Hold Baptism

At the Metropolitan Baptist
Church tomorrow at II am. DR..
John Compton Ball will preach on
"Christ's Challenging Call In the
evening the assistant pastor, the
Rev. Robert Carlton Savage, will
speak on Gods Courtroom" A song
service begins at 7:45. The ordinance
Of baptism will conclude the service.
At pm. the Woman's Bible Class
will conduct religious services at the
Home for Aged Ladies, 1855 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV. Mrs Clyde Freed
will direct the service The Training
Union meets at $50 pm. The
Juniors, sponsored by Misses Naomi
Crews and Mildred Miller, will dis
cuss Learning the Lesson of Obedi.
ence." Junior high, with Mrs. Rob-
ert Savage directing, will study
John the Baptist and Herod." The
intermediates will be directed by.
Miss Gertrude Smith. The Senior
Union will be led by Alwyn' Wood.
Mrs. F. c. Freeman will lead the
program at the Adult Union. Sub.
ject, THE Temptation to Compro-
mise With Evil
DR.. Ball will lead the meeting
Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1939-10-21

The liturgy will be conducted by the
Rev. William R. Bergy of Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Neighbor's Night will be observed
wednesday. The Rev. DR.. Bersell
will be the principal speaker. His
theme will be "A Faith For Today"
Greetings will be given by DR.. w.
L. Darby, executive secretary of the
Washington Federation of Churches;
the Rev. Edward Goetz, president
of the Lutheran Ministers Associa-
ton of Washington; the four Scan
dinavian ministers plenipotentiary
and by Senator Henrik Shipstead
Pipe Organ Dedication.
A pipe organ dedication will be
held Friday night. Dean Shure,
director of music of Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church, will pre-
side at the console. The choir,
under direction of Miss Lila Knud-
sen, will render selections.
Many memorial gifts have been
presented to the church, through
the efforts of the pastor. who labored
all summer on this and other prof.
ects relative to the new church
home.
The annual convention of the
Philadelphia District Luther League
will be held in this church on Oc-
tober % and 90. On Saturday night
the Rev. Mr.. Engstrom, former presl-
dent of the league, will speak on
Ceiling Visibility Zero" A
banquet will follow. The convention
will continue on Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Wallace Memorial
Announces Proqrum

In the Wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church tomorrow at II
am. DR.. G. E. Hawthorne will preach
on "The Quest for Peace" At 8
pm. he will give the third sermon
in his evening series, Great Words
Of the Bible" and this message will
be on 1.-THE Word That God Likes
to USE" At both services the tower
chimes will be played before the
hour of worship.
The Emma Shelton w. G. T. q.
will meet in the women's parlor at
8 o'clock on Monday evening, with
Mrs. David Lunn as guest speaker.
Her subject Is, Temperance in In
dia."
The Kings Messengers Bible Class
and the DR.. Kyle Bible Glass for
Men will hold business meetings
Tuesday evening, with a joint So
cial following. Women will be
hostesses to the men. The women's
class will plan for the celebration
of their 25th anniversary.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
'Squoring the Account
Is Pastors Theme

At II am. tomorrow in Petworth
Methodist Church DR.. Frank Steel
man will preach on "Squaring the
Account and at pm. on Ewes
Dialogue With the Devil" The In
termediate League will meet at $50
pm. Election of officers will be held.
The young people will leave the
church at o'clock to attend a tea
and service with the young people at
Brightwood Church.
On Monday at $50 pm. the JON
quill Circle will serve supper to can.
vassers gathered to launch a two
weeks campaign for debt reduction
eliminating on Joash Chest, Sum-
day, November 5. The w. F. NJ S.
will serve a covered dish luncheon
Tuesday at noon THE Parade of
the Brides" will be presented by the
Wesleyan Service Guild Tuesday at
8 pm.
The Junior department will hold
its eighth annual fall festival and
cafeteria supper Friday from $50
to 7:30.
Evening star., 1939-10-21
Foundry N. {. Church
To Hold BAPTISM

IA Summons to Speak" is to be
the subject of DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris at II am. tomorrow in Foun-
dry Methodist Church. The service
will include the baptism of infants
and the reception of members. At
pm. his topic will be ''On Being Dif-
ferent." The theme of the young
peoples devotional service at $50
pm. is "Rediscovering What We
Can Do With Ourselves" This will
be followed by interest group dis
cussions touching young life today.
Thursday at II o'clock DR.. Wesley
M. Gewehr, professor of history in
American University, will continue
his series of lectures on "The Back
grounds of the War;" with special
attention given to "Why Europe
Fights an Unwanted War" At 7:30
pm. the service will be conducted
by DR.. Harris. This will be followed
by church leadership training
classes, taught by DR.. Jessie Mary
Ferguson of American University,
and DR.. Eddy L. Ford, director OF
religious education.