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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

'dTIllleTy IlTlIlB upon OuT JTOODo llOIIi
Finland, Soviet troops are ordered
to return the fire in the event OF
repeated Finnish provocations, until
those who start the shooting are
annihilated'
Soviet Premier Foreign Commits
sar Viacheslav NJ Molotov informed
the Finnish minister meanwhile that
the Soviet union will denounce the
Soviet-Finnish non-aggression pact.
Molotov said that Russia de-
nounces the pact because of Fin
lands anti-Soviet policy, which he
said was inconsistent with the
treaty.
Molotov replied to the Finnish
note of yesterday and rejected the
Finnish explanation of the frontier
incident in which four Russian
troops were killed He insisted again
that Finnish troops be withdrawn
from the Finnish-R Russian border
Soviet denunciation of the treaty
with Finland is effective Immediate
ly
The Soviet note announcing the
denunciation said that Finland's
reply to the Russian frontier de-
mands constitutes a document of
deep hostility against the Soviet
union which shows a desire to bring
the present crisis to head"
Molotov's renewed demand for
withdrawal of the Finnish troops
did not constitute an ultimatum be-
cause no time limit was set.
Russia, alleging that Finnish ar
tillery fire had killed four and
wounded nine Russian soldiers, last
week demanded that Finnish troops
be withdrawn.
Finland, in her reply, denied that
there had been any Finnish artil-
lery fire, alleged that there had
been Russian artillery fire, how
ever, and agreed to withdraw her
troops if the SovietS would do like
wise. The Finnish reply, rejected by
Molotov inferred that if there had
been any Soviet casualties they had
resulted from the fire of their own
guns.
Soviet newspapers and radio sta
tions still withheld from the public
the news that Finland had replied
to the demand for withdrawal of
Finnish troops from the border, but
they continued to talk against Fin
nish war mongers"
Mass meetings were still being
organized throughout the country.
At one, Russia's Baltic air force
passed a resolution reading: Our
fliers are splendidly prepared. When
the Communist party orders lis.
flocks of pursuit planes and bomb
ers will crush the enemy merciless-
ly and prevent further anti-Soviet
provocationS.
Moscow writer's and poets resolv-
ed: 1--WE learn with Indignation and
anger that the Firms, prompted by
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Community Chest
Poises for First
Day of Campaign
Fire Whistle Blast to
Launch Canvass Here;
Workers Selected

Last minute instructions
were prepared Tuesday for
campaign workers in the an
nual drive for community
chest funds.
Blasts from the fire whistle in
Ell Centre will call workers together
Wednesday morning at $50 for a
"kick off" breakfast at the Barbara
Worth hotel, Judge Vaughn Thomp-
son, general chairman, announced.
The drive will last until Dec. g.
Before that time workers hoped to
have raised the quota of $736&,
which will finance activities of the
Hipass Health camp, Boy Scouts,
Camp Fire girls, Girl Reserves, Rec
Cross, Parent-Teachers association
and Society for Hard of Hearing.
Judge Thompson joined other
campaign leaders in asking citizens
to receive chest workers cordially
and make subscriptions promptly
Personnel of the campaign this
year includes:
w. H. Rhodes, vice-chairman;
Hugh M. Wilcox, director, Walter
Havekorst, treasurer; and the fol-
lowing committees; prospects and
rating, Wilcox, Sterling OSwalt,
Warren Currier, Chas. Small, Have
korst, Rhodes; publicity and ar
rangements, Paul jenkins, George
Bucklin, Frank Bowles, w. G. Duff
lock, E. B. Mason, Mrs. Olga Co.'S
tello and members of the Toast
masters club; advance gifts COM
mittee, Warren Currier, Chas. Freed
man, Ed Schiller, A. H. Keller, j.
P. Eyer, L. j. Goree, Roy Womack,
William Tondro, John Tyler, Earle
Davis; branch house committee,
Gordon Scriven, Bert Hamburger,
Ed Burnett; employe groups COM
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Arizonan Builds Own Plane in Back
Yard, Gets Last Laugh at Scoffers


BUCKEYE, Ariz., Nov. %. (UP)-
Roland Roberts got the last laugh
at his neighbors today and found
it exceedingly pleasant.
During the last 10 years he had
withstood the jibes and quips of
the folks in Buckeye about the tiny
airplane he was trying to build in
his backyard.
Today the plane, measuring 27
feet between wing tips, was finished.
Parts of it were from old auto
mobiles, parts from old wagons, and
other sections were bona fide air.
plane accessories.
Without letting the wiseacres
know about it, Roberts took his Is
foot long ship to the local airfield,
The two cylinder, 81 horsepower
motor lifted the small plane off
the ground.
One wing seemed too heavy so
Roberts landed, hammered couple
of nails into the light wing and
took off again. Everything was
fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Strike
Truce
Sought
Governor Appoints
Five-Man Board
To Seek Peace

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov.
%. (UP)-Gov. Culbert Oh
son took a hand today in San
Francisco's maritime tieup
and not only threatened state
operation of the ports of San Fran
cisco and Oakland but named a
five-man commission to assist in
bringing about a settlement of a
strike of dock checkers which has
paralyzed the po.Ss.
Almost simultaneously warehouse
men who had struck on the port OF
Oakland municipal docks announced
they had reached an agreement and
would return to work at 8 am to-
day.
Meanwhile executives of Califor-
mia agricultural groups mobilized
behind three-point declaration OF
policy to keep the farmers from
getting caught in the middle" by
labor disputes.
AS they met under invitation of
the Associated Farmers the agri-
cultural groups were taken to task
by Harry Bridges, president of the
International Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's union, who charg-
ed, in effect, they were catching
themselves in the middle. He reit-
Grated that shipping facilities are
and have been available for farm
produce since the strike started
Nov. 10.
Gov. Olson voiced a hope that the
drastic step" of state operation
of the ports would not be neces-
Sary. But, he added, I'VE must END
situation that is threatening eco
nomic loss and disaster to large
numbers of our people and that is
rapidly dividing the community in
to bitterly warning factions"
The governor said he would study
the questions of state authority to
take over the ports as an emergency
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Ancient viii Only
Claim TO Estate

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %. (UP)-
Attorneys for Mrs. Pansy Blevins
Dunham, g. of Toronto, Canada,
today submitted to Judge Ruben
Schmidt a 48-year-old document
purporting to be the will of the late
Michael Francis O'Dea, who died
Jan. %, 1888, leaving a $5,000,000
estate and no known relatives or
will.
Mrs. Dunham claims she met
C'Dea in Grand Rapids, Mich, in
1891 when she was 20 and ODea
40. She said he proposed marriage
but she turned him down because
of the difference in their ages.
Mrs. Dunham said O'Dea stayed
in Grand Rapids for some time and
while there he wrote the purported
will which set forth that Miss Bile
wins was the only woman for him
and that he would never marry.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Fisticuffs Follow
Auto Crash Here

An automobile wreck and a fight
made things lively Monday after
noon on the highway south of Ell
Centro.
After a collision between a car
driven by A. A. Moline, 81, Ell Gen.
tro, and one policed by Marion
Kyle, 25, Calipatria. Moline hoped
out of the machine and knocked
Paul Silvia, one of Kyte's passengers
to the ground, Highway Patrolman
Paul Brown said.
No one was injured but the task
of clearing away the wreckage of
the cars was hindered by efforts
to keep Moline and Silvia from
tangling again.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Insurance Agent
Arraigned Here

j. L. Snyder, insurance agent, was
scheduled for arraignment in su-
perior court late Tuesday on a
charge of impersonating an Off
GER.
He was charged with saying he
was a representative of the Cali
fornia railway commission in at
tempting to sell insurance to truck
drivers.
Bill Driver, Negro truck driver,
testified at a preliminary hearing
in justice court Tuesday morning
that Snyder told him he had to
apply for license plates from the
railway commission and take out
insurance before he could continue
with his hauling.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28


A few days ago the camp man
ager was idly considering a COM
Portable little Christmas party for
the migratory families in his camp
when he was suddenly informed
that a committee of Hollywood and
San Diego citizens planned a $4,000
party at his camp!
Before he could recover from the
shock, Melvyn Douglas, motion pic
ture actor and committee chairman,
told Brown that Hollywood intended
to give big party for every mi
gratory worker family in Imperial
Valley And Browns camp will be
the spot, Dec. "a.
Why? Wdl, Brown isn't quite
sure. He isn't sure of much of any
thing anymore. the shock so upset
him. But there is just a remote
possibility that Hollywood's sudden
philanthropy may be caused by a
wish to publicize the coming film,
Grapes of Wrath. The motion pic
Iture will be shown at the Christ
mas party.
Hollywood's super colossal, stu
pendous and magnificent plans call
for two circus tents, one of which
will serve as dining hall and the
other as theater A dozen beeves
will pay with their lives so that
the valleys transient laborers may
have full stomachs. Hundreds of
gifts will be distributed to the chill
dren.
Still reeling from the shock,
Brown suggested that the Holly
wood committee might as well go
whole hog and include all the needy
children in the valley! The COM
mittee objected on the grounds OF
expense. Other organizations, how
ever, may pitch in and make the
party free for all.
Whether there are 10000 guests
or 10000, there will be one gift
that should go to Manager Brown.
He will need aspirin.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
tuesday DeadIine
On Tax Payments

Taxpayers have until next Tues
day night to get under the wire
with first installment payments OF
their 1939-1940 Imperial county
taxes, Assessor Collector Dan West
said Tuesday.
After the deadline, West warned,
an 8 per cent penalty must be col
lected on all delinquent first in
stallments.
Payments by mail and in per-
son have poured into the collectors
office since the first installment
taxes were due Nov. 1, he said.
While no totals were available
Tuesday West said the collections
apparently were about on par
with last years total on a similar
date,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
HoItviI|e Citizen
Dies at Age Of 81

HOLTVILLE, Nov. 28.-F H. Bas-
kins, 81, resident of Holtville for
the last 13 years, died here Tuesday
morning after a long illness.
Funeral services were scheduled
for the Fields funeral home at 10
am. Wednesday with burial to be
made at Evergreen cemetery.
Baskins was born in Louisville
Tenn.
He is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. Roy Sweeton of Drury, Mo.
Mrs. Drucie Horton of Strand, Okla,
Mrs. Liza Parker of Prescott, Ark.
and Mrs. Alice Acklin of Lone Rock
Ark: and two sons, John of El
Centro and Lee of Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

break of the war and passage of
the neutrality act forbade American
fliers to leave the country and
threatened internment for British
flierS who entered the United
States.
SO Sweet Grass was selected, first
because it is flat and can care for
any number of planes landing, and
second because Coutts, Alberta. is
Just three miles away with only a
one-strand barbed wire fence sep
arating the countries.
North America Aviation, Inc, join
ed the Lockheed procession on Nov
10 when they quietly sent five ships
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

Los ANGELES, Nov. %. up
The barefoot boy won complete vim
dication In court TO-DAY. His father
was told he is not neglecting his
duty by letting the son doff shoes.
II was the unusual case of Mrs.
Theba Chillenhouser who wanted
to take custody of her son, Eugene,
10, away from her divorced hus-
band, Howard Chillenhouser.
She said the boy was allowed to
"go about in a slovenly state of
semi nudity to the detriment of his
health and well-being," tO-wit, bare
foot, and with his shirttail hanging
out.
II have the fondeSt memories"
said Judge Clement Shinn, "Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Indio Man Sent Up
For Auto Deaths

Jesse Alonzo Herndon, Indio, was
sentenced to Folsom prison Tuesday
as the person responsible for two
traffic deaths in Imperial county
last month.
He was held responsible for the
death of his wife, Mrs. Dolores
Herndon, and r. R. Webb, Indio
apartment house manager. They
were killed when Herndon missed
a bridge with a speeding car, jump
ed canal, and crashed in field.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

He made five flights, taking off
and landing in a $50 foot space.
BY this time all Buckeye had turn
ed out.
With the fifth landing, Roberts
got out, took look at those who
had made fun of him and snorted.
you've been laughing at me for
10 years." he said. Nov its my
turn"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

across the international line. Two
days ago they shipped IS. with no
secrecy.
The pilots landed on the range,
TAXED to within three feet of the
international line. where the barbed
wire had been conveniently cut
shut off the motors and left the
planes.
A Canadian civilian backed tow
car to within three feet OF his side
of the line. made fast rope 10
the landing gear, and hauled the
planes, one by one, onto Canadian
territory. where Canadian pilots
took over TO fly the ships east.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

While other representatives OF the
company and the United Automo-
bile Workers tCIO) discuss the
general terms of a proposed new
contract, President K. T. Keller OF
Chrysler and Vice President Philip
Murray of the CIO meet privately
to thrash out the wage issue and
recognition of CIO Foremen's
union.
The unions wage demand caus-
ing the deadlock is believed to be
for a blanket increase of five cents
an hour. The company reportedly
has offered only one or two cent
raise. Although the management
has demanded a permanent guar
antee that the CIO foreman and
supervisors local will not request
a bargaining conference, the union
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Plane E Exports Put Tiny
Town in Big Time Trade

SWEET GRASS, Mont Nov. 2S.
CUP) - This little town on the
Canadian border appeared today
destined to become one of Americas
chief ports of departure for military
airplanes built for Canada and
Great Britain.
Successful experiments in deliver
ing planes across the border under
provisions of the cash-and-carry
clause of the neutrality act, indi-
Gated that as many as 400 planes
might be exported through Sweet
Grass.
Lockheed aircraft pioneered in
mass delivery of planes into Canada,
flying from Great Falls, Mont, TO
Lethbridge, Alberta, but the out
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

offers to give one only for the life
of the new contract.
Police again sent special details
to the Dodge plant to protect work.
ers returning to their jobs. Approx
imately 1000 piokets booed Justify
when an estimated 200 Negro work.
ers passed through the gates yes
terday but there was no violence.
Elliott Roosevelt, son of President
Roosevelt, is to speak to a mass
meeting in Temple Baptist church
tonight. He accepted an invitation
of a committee said to represent
Chrysler workers to come here to
speak on "Shall Radical Labor
Leaders Control Industrial Ameri-
ca?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Pasture.Shootinq
Feud in Court

Charging that Fred and Ernest
Ulrich threatened to shoot one OF
his employees. G. w. McGehee filed
a suit against them Monday.
This suit apparently was in ex-
change for a suit filed by the Ui-
ricks in which they asked damages
because McGehee's COWS allegedly
helped themselves to feed in an
Ulrich field.
The participants. who live nortn-
east OF Brawley. were scheduled to
appear in Holtville justice court
next Friday for hearing on the
threatened offense suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
fire ON F|NNS,' RUSSIANS ORDERED
vENDICATED! !!

thrill Of feeling the cool grass be-
tween my toes when my parents
permitted myself and my brothers
TO doff our shoes at the first sign
of summer"
When the mother complained the
boy once stubbed his toe on a rock
and hurt it badly, the court COM
mented sagely:
"a stubbed toe is the risk a small
boy takes when he goes barefoot,
but at the age of 10 boy should
have responsibility to shoulder the
risk"
Judge Shinn let the father keep
the sons custody-but suggested he
encourage the boy to keep his shirt
tail inside his pants.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Burglar Makes Off
With typewriter

HOLTVILLE. Nov. 28.-Officers
worked Tuesday to find the burglar
who looted the G. ". Averill packing
shed here of typewriter within
the last 10 days.
Burglars entered the shed, broke
a glass in the door leading into
the office, and unlocked the door.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Pair Found Dead
AT Isolated Home

YREKA, Cal, Nov. %. CUP
Shot through the head, Byron F.
Lambert, 48, and Mrs Grace Drake,
az, were found dead today in the
front yard of Mrs. brakes home
at the fork of the Klamath and
Salmon rivers, 88 miles west of
Yreka.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
ChrysIer Strike
Conference Held

DETROIT, Nov %. (UP)-In private room of the
Chryser engineering institute two of the highest officials
of Chryser Corporation and the Congress of Industrial
Organizations sought today to bring peace in dispute
which has made 10000 workers idle.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Nazis Claim Daring Sub
Victory Over Warship

BERLIN, Nov. g. (UP)-An official announcement
tonight said that 10000on British cruser-1Oth British
warshp lost in furious warfare-had been sunk by
Uboat commanded by the youthful German hero whose
submarine sank the batteshp Royal Oak in Scapa Flow
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Reds Scrap Pact
In Revenge for
Snub by Finland
Repeated Finnish Provocations Will Be
Punished by AnnihiIation. Says Soviet
Military Order; Deep Hostility F|ayed

MOSCOW, Nov %. (UP)-The staff of the military
district of Lenngrad today ordered Soviet troops to re
turn the fire if there provocatons by Fin
nish troops the border.
communque said: "In connection with provocative
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Equine Callers

Equine Callers
Harry Woodbury., laid up in bed
by the flu, had some strange visitors
the other day. Sheriff's posse men,
bers dropped by, with horse trailers
attached to their cars and Harry
was able to look out the window
at the nags.
"I've had lot of strange visitors, -
he said But this is the first time
a horse ever called on mel"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Hollywood Plans
yuIe Foroy Here
Braw|ey Migratory Camp Chief Stunned
As Film Colony Promises He'|Have
$4,000 Party for Transient Workers

Robert Brown manager of the federal labor camp at
Brawey may have thought he would celebrate nice quiet
Christmas at home But he didn't reckon with Hollywood
Brown will undoubtedly have nice Christmas, but it
certainly won't be quiet because he will have 1000
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

A Ladies' Man
Walter Havekorst jr. has started
Crashing" parties at tender age.
When his sister, Peggy, gave a
party to celebrate her ninth BIRTH
day she invited all girls. That didn't
daunt Walter, however. He attend
ed, anyhow. When the guests were
all seated Ann Havekorst looked
around for her place, but all the
chairs were taken!
The fly in the ointment, of course,
was Walter and no appeals would
move him. He sat beside Beverly
Holmes and was apparently SO
fascinated by her company that he
planned to stay for some time.
So they set another place for Ann
and Walter had the time of his
life at girls party RR calls it
monopoly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28
Olson Says State May
Take Over s. F. Docks
d AMBLING
X EPORTER

Jugged!-
RR wouldn't presume to say it,
but others might hint that what
happened to the Coffee Club Tues
day should have happened long
time ago. The Coffee Club got
jugged!
1t all happened when it was
Russ Sherwood's turn to pay for
the coffee at his place. (The club
is revolving proposition with men,
bers taking turns on the check)
As soon as the members had gath
cred, Police Officer Frank Smyer
and Jack Tackett appeared on the
scene and went into action.
"A fine state of affairS"e quoth
Tackett. 1.-The chain gang eating
at the counter!'' Forthwith he
herded the band of IA members to
the back room where city prisoners
receive their fare The prisoners
were not a little surprised to see
Mayor Herb FaWcett and Council
men P. L. Moore and Gordon
Scriven as well as the Police Chief,
Sterling Oswalt, the Fire Chief,
Corn Reed, and G. G. Ferguson
meckly trouping in to join them.
The city authorities, however, had
plenty of distinguished company
There were DR.. w. S. Sylvester,
Norman Deaton, DR.. Norman Du-
pont, jim Mum who was appointed
trusty), Gerald Lampkins, Charlie
knights, Grant Bristol (called
Nosey) and Fred Nebel-Thau.
When the prisoners" clamored
their doughnuts were a week old
Russ Sherwood countered with:
They're 4 month old if they're
a day, but you can't tell the diff
ference after they've been dunked!"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-28

Butter: Los Angeles 32c; but
teTfat, Imperial Vaney fob. ransh
grade A, Ale; manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream 30isc.
L. A. hay, u. s. No. S16.-si7:
U. S. No. 2 Ieafy s14-14.50; U. S. No
2 S12-$13; Mpls. cash flax sl.76,z
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Loyal Order of Moose

The lodge will meet on Tuesday
at 8 pm. at 14l4 I street N. W., to
vote on the applications for mem
bership In the February class. A
nominating committee will be
appointed.
A Dutch dinner will be held on
Thursday from to 7:30 pm. in
the clubroom, sponsored by the
Cumberland Marching Club.
Women Of the Moose,
Columbia Chapter celebrated It's
10th anniversary Friday with a
meeting at Moose Hall. Columbia
Lodge members were guests. Presi-
dent of the Maryland and Border
States Moose Association, John
Lowe was the guest speaker. Mrs.
Calvin Giles, senior regent, presided.
Mrs. Richard Blankenship, senior
past regent, also spoke. The enter
tainment was furnished by the
Children Of the Moose dancing class
with Jack Hoffman, member of
the Junior chapter, acting as master
Of ceremonies. A buffet supper was
served.
The Executive Committee will meet
Tuesday at the home Of Graduate
Regent Mrs. Robert Baldwin, SOL
A street NE, at 8 pm. This will
be preceded by . meeting Of the
Social Service Committee.
The dancing class Of the Children
Of the Moose will be February 10
at Moose Hall at 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Woodmen Circle

A large group from Morris Shep-
pard Grove attended the District
Convention on February 4 at the
Northeast Masonic Temple. Follow
ing luncheon, a speaking program,
ritualistic floor work and a class in
itiation featured the affair.
Mrs. Pauline Rohrs was in charge
of the installation of officers which
took place January 81. The officers
are: Past guardian. Miss Louise
Seigrist; guardian and reporter, Mrs
Mabel Cabot; adviser, Mrs. Elsie
Abel; financial secretary, Mrs.
Fannye Kolb; banker, Mrs. Frieda
Hofen; chaplain, Mrs. Emily Ma
gruder; attendant, Mrs. Amelia CAL
mon; assistant attendant, Mrs. Flor
ence Helgesen; auditors, Mrs. Louise
Freeland, Mrs. Annette Fortune and
Mrs. Mary Gray; inner sentinel, Mrs.
Lulu May Smoyer; outer sentinel,
Mrs. Luella Brown; musician, Mrs.
Ethel Doherty; Junior counselor.
Mrs. Catherine Shughrue.
The N. o. Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Mary Gray, 1928 L st.
NE, February 16 at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Forty and Eight

Grand Voiture, No. 174, will meet
at the Portner on Wednesday at
8 O'Clock. Several important mat
ters which were discussed by the
grand cheminot last week will be
brought before the members. Among
these is the suggestion that a spring
dance be held on May 6 at the
Indian Spring Country Club.
According to the constitution. any
member who had not secured his
1899 card from the Grand Voiture
before February l is suspended.
Voyageur Jack Mulvey, membership
chairman, is submitting to Voiture
Rationale the lists of members who
have qualified for the bronze mem
bership insignia. All who have not
yet turned in their list of Legion
renewals and new members are urged
to do so in order to be included
in the number of voyageurs who
will be presented with the "active
member" insignia In the near future.