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Evening star., 1940-07-21

Night" The new screen play was
adapted by Fred Niblo, jr., from the
original story by John Fante and
Ross Wills.
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Graham
Continued From First Page)

they may return here at some future
date.
A quartet of pretty little stock girls
did not get enough studio marks to
stay at Goth Century-Fox. They are
Irma Wilson, Alice Armand, Iva
Stewart and Kay Griffith. While the
going was good they received SIS a
week each. But the general order or
economy at this studio cut them off.
If this is any consolation, girls, you're
Evening star., 1940-07-21
Hollywood's Hands Also
Quicker Than Your Eye
Movies Deceptions Even Include
A Black, White and Blue Flag,
For Photogenic Reasons
By,Ted Gill,
Associated Press Staff Writer.
HOLLYWOOD.
-A -

Hands quicker than gambling
deceptive than the clever that all the tricks behind
this
the highest entertainment value possible.
Where did they the
inmitable Mr. Donald Duck instance?
The literally produced
they took record of John talking
Evening star., 1940-07-21
MONDAY

Detective" ana rive
Little Peppers"
Maureen o'Hara ir
Bill Of Divorce.
ment."
EDWARD O. Robinson
and Ann Sothern II
Brother Orchid"
vivien Leish
waterloo Bridge"
"2O-Muie Team"
1T I Had My Way"
Edward q. Robinson
and Ann Sothern ir
Brother Orchid"
Linda Darnell and
John Payne In
"Stardust."
Spencer Tracy and
Rita .J0hus0n IN
Edison the Man"
Wendy Barrie and
Patric Knowles in
women In War"
Spencer e Tracy
Edison the Man"
Bob Hope and
Paulette Goddard IN
Ghost Breakers"
Robert Taylor and
Vivien Leish In
Waterloo Bridge"
Road to Singapore"
and
"RAncho Grande."
Phantom Raider"
Irene" -
Anna Neaele and
Ray Milland In
Irene "
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

mitted to draft 100000 men this
fall and a similar number next
spring, all of them between the
ages of 81 and 81. There would be
no further draft without specific
authorization of Congress.
War department officials were
invited to appear before the COM
mittee tomorrow to give their views
on this plan, which was introduced
in the form of an amendment by
Sen. Josh Lee, D., Okla.
It was seconded by Sen. Styles
Bridges, R., N. H., who yesterday
seconded Lees plan to limit the
bills application to men in the
21-3l age bracket. ''f-
Senate Republican leader Charles
L. McNary and Democratic leader
Alben w. Barkley agreed mean
while to postpone until next Mon
DAY consideration of measure au-
thorizing President Roosevelt to
mobilize the National Guard and
organized reserves for year Of
intensive training.
Barkley said he agreed that a
delay might be wise in view of the
desire of many senators to study
provisions of the guard bill. The
senate had been scheduled to con-
slider the guard bill today and the
final version of the CONSUMPTION
measure next Monday. - ...
Bridges said that the idea behind
the proposed revision of the draft
bill was to limit presidential au-
thority to call out tremendous
number of men.
Under the bill as revised by the
committee yesterday, the army
would be empowered to call up
some 100000 men in the 21-31
age group for active training.
Sen. A. B. (Happy Chandler,
D.. KY, committee member, pro-
posed that members of the reserve
officers training corps be relieved
of the necessity to register under
the proposed act.
The war department meantime
renewed its request for compul-
sorry training through Robert Por-
ter Patterson, newly appointed as
sistant secretary of war. Patterson
told his first press conference that
he is firm believer" in compul-
sorry military service because the
present does not permit re-experi-
mentation" with the army's volun-
tary enlistment policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
PROGRAM Starts Here 10 Assure I.v.
Melon |ndustrys Future Through
7eveIopinq MiIdew Resistant Strain

A definite program to insure the
future of Imperial Valleys melon
industry was under way Thursday,
according to B. A. Harrigan, agri-
cultural commissioner, as seven plots
of mildew resistant cantaloupes
neared maturity.
Seed from the plots of mildew
resistant melons will be used for
planting the 1941 acreage. Harrigan
said, an acreage which will be slight
ly below normal because of the
scarcity of the resistant seed.
Under the program however, suf-
ficient seed for a normal acreage
with be available in 1912. A $4,000
ALLEGATION will be provided by the
federal government for the next
three years, Harrigan said, and To-
cal growers and allied industries
will supply an additional $4,000 per
year to finance the program.
DR.. w. T. Whitaker, USDA plant
pathologist, will supervise the pro-
gram, which will include the estab-
lishment of a 21-acre plot north of
Brawley for tests in the develop
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Engineer Here for
Sewer Conference

Henry Peirson, chief engineer for
the Gladding- Mclean company of
Los Angeles, arrived in Ell Centre
Thursday to confer with city en-
gineering department heads con-
cerning the problem of sewer re-
pair work and possible relocation
of pipe lines.
Sewer lines in use at the present
time, according to Director of Pub
lie Works Walter Heinecke, have
settled out of shape in some Sec
tions due to unstable formations
Plans for repair work to remedy
the situation will be proposed ac-
cording to Heinecke, for work
which will probably be started
sometime in the fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

ment of resistant varieties of let
tuce and melons. Several types Of
lettuce and melons will be sub
jected to. experiments under valley
growing conditions.
Cooperating with DR.. Whitaker
will be the Imperial Valley pest
control committee and the agricul-
tural commissioner staff, Harrigan
said. The pest control committee
will be in charge of distribution of
mildew resistant seed to growers.
Harrigan declared that additional
government funds would be made
available at the end of the three
year period to continue work in
the development of the lettuce and
melon varieties.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Strange link Of
Accident Repeats

The jinx in control when seven
persons died in a traffic accident
near Westmorland April 5, 1899,
was in the ascendancy this week
for the second time since the ira
gedy.
Judge William P. James of the
United States district court in Los
Angeles was killed in traffic ac-
cident after presiding at a hearing
in the $l25,000 damage suit brought
by heirs of four of the victims. His
death occurred just a month after
Arthur SCHNEIDER, truck driver and
one of the defendants in the suit,
died because of worry over the
accident.
The seven persons were killed
instantly when their car crashed
into boiler top which fell to the
highway from a truck SCHNEIDER
was driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Prof. Would Stock
Sea from Orient

A plan to stock Salton Sea with
Asiatic game fish from the Red Sea
was advocated Thursday by DR..
George S. Myers of Stanford univ
ersity.
He suggested importation of the
Asiatic fish because climatic condi-
tions in the area of the Red Sea
and Salton Seas are similar, he wrote
the FL Centre Chamber of Com
merce,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Axis Powers Feel
Sting Of British
Fighting Planes
Berlin Claims Success
For BOmbers Attacking
English Objectives
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

LII OOG hALN NAONAtAo
United Press Foreign News Editor
Germany and Italy report
ed Thursday that the axis air
fleets continued a steady
hammering of British empire de-
fenses, but admitted a series of
British counter blows including Sc
we're bombardment of the great in
dustrial city of Hanover.
The German high command said
explosions and fires" we're seen
after renewed bombardment of
British ports. especially in the
south. Further attacks were made
on British shipping in an effort to
tighten the Nazi aerial and sub
marine blockade.
The port of Dover opposite which
the Germans have massed huge
military forces, including heavy ar
tillery and naval units, along the
French coast-again appeared to be
center of attack, but sporadic
thrusts also we're reported against
the Thames Estuary sector and as
far as Wales and the important
Bristol channel ports
The British reported increasing
confidence in their own aerial.
coastal and naval defenseS.
The British aerial raids on Ger
many have been designed primarily
to smash possible blitzkrieg bases
from Norway to the French coast
but also have hammered at centers
of German war manufactures, es-
peciallv in the crowded Ruhr VAL
lev area.
The German communique said
that bombs dropped from high
altitr1e had damaged severely q
Continued on Page 2. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Burglars Loot
Roadside Resort

Burglars who knew where the
money was hidden at the Last
Roundup, highway resort between
Ell Centro and Holtville, looted the
place early Thursday of between
$50 and $780,
Nothing was missing but the mo-
ney and nothing was disturbed but
a window which was broken to gain
entrance. Deputy Sheriff Joe Liar
raras said.
Louis Colburn, bartender, said
he looked around outside before he
hid the money but saw no one neal
The burglary occurred between 2
a. m. when when the place was
closed for the night and 5:45 a. m.
when it opened for business again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

the announcement said, but it was
indicated the company is deferring
construction of the second process
at Houston as well as toluene plants
at it's other refineries pending con-
gressional action on the national
defense amortization bill.
Prior to the development of this
new process. the only source of
high quality toluene had been the
coal tar by-product industry, but
the war department has announced
this industry will not be able to
furnish the quantities necessary for
the national defense program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

which the U-bOatS were restricted
to minor operations was expected
to intensity the Nazi attempt to
blockade the British Isles in re-
taliation for Great Britains decision
to impose a blockade of the Atlantic
coast from the Arctic Circle to
North Africa.
Speculation has increased recently
in British sources as to whether
Adolf Hitler has decided to delay the
threatened Nazi attempt to invade
Britain and to concentrate instead
on intense attacks on British Ship
ping in hope of bringing Britain to
her knees as prelude to mass in
vaSion.
The British press today comment
ed widely on "the sharp about turn"
in the program of the axis powers,
as a result of German and italian
newspaper emphasis on remarks that
land invasion of Britain is mot
necessarily part of the German
strategy"
Germany's attacks through the air
as we'll as on and under the sea
were aimed largely at shipping IA
cilities. Nazi bombing planes dropped
many bombs on Britain and air
raid alarms were sounded along the
Thames estuary during the night
but no serious damage was reported
A German airplane bombed and
machine gunned southeastern En-
gland town this afternoon.
Bullets shattered many windows
and bombs started fire that caused
some casualties.
British planes chased the German
craft, which climbed swiftly into
the clouds after a power-dive attack
on the town.
British fighting planes battled a
small fleet of Nazi craft of the
southeast coast during the night
bringing one down, while two Brit
ish planes failed to return from
Wednesdays patrol work, the air
ministry said
ION the seas, reports of renewed
U-boat activity appeared to be SUBJ
stantiated by distress message
picked up in New York, from the
British steamship Thesus, 6,527
ton vessel, which was attacked by
submarine about 800 miles off the
west coast of Ireland)
German ocean-going submarines
were reported by British sources
to be among the U-boats now active.
Naval circles said that Italy pos
sesses many submarines of the
ocean-going type, in contrast to the
small U-boatS of limited range that
predominant in the German fleet
1t was not known however, whether
any Fascist submarines we're in the
Atlantic.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

cay afternoon a1ter 1Ouf weeks Ol
court. The prosecution required
eight weeks to present it's case.
John Croussen, Imperial county
deputy sheriff stationed at Winter
haven: called today as rebuttal
witness by Asst. u. S. Attorney
Harold Shire, said that "to the
best of my knowledge" Oswalt was
not intoxicated on the occasion
when he took H. Yamatoda from
Los Angeles to Ell Centro
Croussen denied that he had a
drink en- route or while in Los
Angeles. He said that he had not
seen Oswalt take a drink, but he
was not with him all the time.
Oswalt previously testified that
he had been drinking while in
Los Angeles and on the trip to
Ell Centre.
T. Nakashima and Setsuzo Ota
defendants with Oswalt and five
others accused of conSpiring to
kidnap Yamatoda, Japanese gamb-
ling boss, were the final witnesses
for the defense Wednesday and
denied any knowledge of the as
serted abduction plot.
Federal Judge Ralph E. Jenney
who had previously declared court
would convene every day of the
week except Sunday unless the
trial were ended this week, said
he would allow only one day fol
closing arguments
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

JOlIlcu ny lIlopcCCOIo Vi CilC AAiVCi
state Commerce Commission in an
effort to establish responsibility.
The collision occurred in the
center of this town of 10000 on the
single track branching off from
the Pennsylvania main line at
Hudson, and running to Akron, Is
miles away, at 5 p. m. (CST) yes
terday.
There were 46 persons in the
passenger coach, propelled by a
gasoline motor, type of convey
ance known locally as doodle
bug. The engineer and the two
other members of the crew saw
that a collision was inevitable and
jumped, saving their lives. The
other 43, all passengers, were killed
Coroner r. E. Amos, who had
announced several hours earlier
that Al were dead, added two
more to the death toll today. A
check of IA funeral homes in this
area at 5 a. m. (CST) revealed
that 35 bodies had been identified
Eight still were nameless.
A 44th death was attributed to
the crash. Mrs. Eva, George, 10
was found dead, apparently of a
heart attack, in her home a short
distance from the scene shortly
after the wreck. -.,.
It was the second disaster in
less than four months on Ameri-
can railroads. A New York Gen.
tras express train jumped the
tracks at Little Falls. N Y, April
10 and 81 persons were killed.
An official of the Pennsylvania
railroad blamed the crew of the
self propelled shuttle car for the
collision.
E. W.. Smith, vice president OF
the road, said after a preliminary
investigation that the crew of the
gasoline motor-dr Car failed
to take siding as ordered, and
thus crashed into double -header
freight train bound in the opposite
direction on the single track.
He absolved the crew of the
freight train of responsibility for
the crash and fire.
The gasoline tank of the doodle
bug exploded at the instant of
impact, spraying the wreckage and
it's cargo of dead and dying men,
Continued on Page 2, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Edward J.Ftynn
Named Democratic
National Chairman
White House Conference
Ends with Selection
of Bronx Democrat
WASHINGTON. A

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.
(UP) Edward j. Flynn,
Democratic national commit
teeman from New York, to-
day was selected at a White
House conference to become the
Democratic national chairman on
Aug. II and manage President
Roosevelt's campaign for third
term.
Flynn's selection was announced
by the retiring chairman, James
A. Farley, who participated in the
conference.
Others in the hours conference
with President Roosevelt were ag-
riculture secretary Henry A. Wal
lace, the presidential candi-
date; and a five-member commit
tee that had been named by Far
ley Immediately after the Demo-
cratic convention at Chicago.
A veteran of New York state
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

county prODaClOn Objects SalQs
the baby, Michael Dennis Moore,
had been placed in a detention
home pending an investigation of
Mrs. MooreS fitness as a mother.
They obtained bench warrant
accusing the mother of kidnapping
the baby last Saturday.
Mrs. Moore claims her former
husband was the father of the
child and once sued to establish
guardianship. She said the baby
was born in Greenwich, Conn.,,
shortly after Moore's death. He
denied his ex-wife's about-t be-
born child was his.
Probation officers said the child
was placed in a detention home
after Mrs. Moore was taken into
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Oil Company to Develop
Bose for Defense

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l. CUP)
Military circles today attached
great Importance to the announce
ment by Shell Oil Company, Inc,
that toluene, basic ingredient of
T. N. T., will soon be produced
commercially direct from petroleum
in the United States.
Officials of the company said
construction will begin Immediately
on a new toluene manufacturing
plant at its Houston. Tex. refinery
which would produce more than
100000 gallons of T. N. T. grade
toluene annually. This represents
major step aimed at adequate
production of T, N, T. explosive
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Stewart Resiqns
Imperial Council

D. v. Stewart, city councilman
and mayor of Imperial, resigned on
Wednesday night because of ill
health.
j. D. Brooks, prominent in I'M
perial civic affairs, was appointed
to fill his place on the council.
w. l.. Townsend was elected mayor
in his place.
Stewart, who is also secretary
manager of the Imperial County
Fair, received the thanks of other
councilmen for his long service to
the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

custody by police last June 20.
and booked at the city jail on sus-
picion of being under the influence
of drugs. Because of the child. the
case was taken in care by the
probation department and an In
vestigation was still incomplete as
the child was taken away Police
said Mrs Moore called at the de-
tention home. asked TO visit the
child, and then carried II 4 to a
waiting automobile before officials
of the home suspected her actions
Since Saturday. police said she
had been variously reported In ven
tura, Santa Paula. and Los Angeles
in California and Las Vegas, Nev.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Negroes Held on
Marihauna CHARGE

Vernon Mendez alias Vernon
Long, and Homer Beck, alias Homer
Lewis, Negroes, were arrested by
customs officers at Calexico early
Thursday on a charge of violating
the state marihuana act.
The Negroes we're taken to the
county jail in El Centro to await
arraignment before United States
Commissioner Dorsey Whitelaw,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
for national defense purposes.

for national defense purposes.
Shell development company re-
search organization developed and
perfected the toluene process to be
employed at the Houston plant
This organization also has per-
fected a second process. compile
mentary to that used at Houston
Ey adding this second step Shell
could produce more than 7,000,0 0,00O
gallons of toluene year at that
ore plant
Similar plants could also be add
ed at Shells other refineries ir
Illinois, California and Louisiana
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
NAZI U-B0ATS TRY STARVING BRITISH
Jail Safest Spot
For Riot Starter
Who Heils Hitler

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 1. (UP)
How to start a riot.
A man who later identified
himself as Ole Olsen, So, stood
at a busy street intersection in
Oakland last night and shouted
"heil Hitler!"
1t took three policemen to
save Olsen whom they placed in
the comparative safety of Jail
cell.
Today the authorities were
wondering what charge they
could lodge agains OlsOn-nOt SO
much to punish him as to pro-
tcct him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Mother Accused
Of Stealing Child

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Aug. 1. (UP)-Mrs Mari
anne Moore, 33 former wife of the late Raymond II.
Moore millionaire owner of Cape Cod theater,
was sought today warrant charging that she kid
naped 16-mOnthsod baby which she claims is her child
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
OsWdIt Defense
Ends Case in LA.

LOS ANGELES Aug .>1.--The kdpap conspiracy trial
in which former Ell Centric Police Chief j. Sterling Oswat
principal defendant neared end today the prose-
cution called several rebutta witnesses to clear up
points of testimony The defense closed its Wednes
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
New ConscriPt
Limits Proposed

WASHINGTON Aug. l. (UP)-Th Senate Military
Affairs Committee today postponed final action on the
conscrpton bill strong support developed to limit its
immediate application to 100000 men.
Under the latest proposal the army would be per-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
MRS. EMMONS ON BOARD

SACRAMENTO. Aug. /. (UPD-
Gov Culbert Olson's office an
nounced today that Mrs. T. G..
Emmons of Salinas has been ap-
pointed to the state relief commits
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
A Slow Start

A Slow Start
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Harton were
so excited about their vacation trip
to Arkansas that they could hardly
complete all the last minute details,
Yhey decided to go via Blythe to
save time.
At last they were all packed up
and ready to go at 9 p. m. They
said goodbye but cut the farewell
ceremonies short SO they could COW
cr lot of distance before morning.
An Imperial cop gave them a
ticket for speeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
fA AMBLING
, Then They'd Lose

, Then They'd Lose
A stiff game of rummy was in
progress.
Hurry Make up your mind!
Play the principals urged Mar
jory Woodland.
Don't hurry me-" she ordered
as she studied her cards, cor
might do something rational
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Baseball

AMERICAN
New York ... 900 200 000-2 7
Detroit -. lis 020 11x-11 Is
Breuer. Donald & Dickey Rowe
& Tebbetts.
Philadelphia ........ Oil O2O 600 o
Chicago ................ 900 100 Ill o
Potter & Hayes; Smith. Appleton
& fresh.
Boston -. 600 OO2 30O-5 10 0
Cleveland -. 00l 600 0Ol-2 Z 4
Ostermueller & Foxx; Harder &
HemSley.
Washington at ST. Louis, played
on former date.
NATIONAL
First game
Pittsburgh 001 600 020-3 7 0
Brooklyn 49,. 004 030 10x-8 IL 2
Heintzelman, Bauers & Lopez:
Wyatt & Mancuso.
Second game
Pittsburgh ...................... 100 $50
Brooklyn ...................-.... 101 500
Butcher, Brown & v. Davis:
Head, Grissom, Hamlin & Phelps.
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Invusi Plans "
May Be Dropped.
Trend Indicates
Submarine War Renewed After Months
OfCompara+ive Inactivity; Germans
Say Land Attack Not Nee essarv Plan

LONDON, Aug l. (UP)-A U-boat campaign
against shipping to the British Isles reported pro-
gress, coordnaed with thrusts by Naz torpedo speed
boats and raiders and continued aerial attack
The reported submarine campaign after months in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
43 Die in Flames
AS Trains Crash
CreWmen Blamed
Failure to Follow Orders Brings Death
To Men. Women in Rail Disaster: Ohio
Town Witnesses Scenes Of Horror

CUYAHOGA FALLS, o.. Aug 1. (UPU)-The "hu-
element" blamed today for the headon collision
of freight train and selfpropelled passenger
which killed 43 persons
Officials of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad company
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Their Master

Their Master
Much to Jack Tackett's disgust,
Frank Record continually refers to
him as Ell Centro's official dog
catcher.
"All the dogs will be safe" Record
chortled Thursday. "Tackett will
never run them down"
II wouldn't have to-" Jack said,
"I1l fill my pockets with hamburger
and they'll follow me into police
headquarters to get their own
licenses"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01
Pity Fish FUNNY

Pity Fish FUNNY
It seems to RR that this plan
for stocking Salton sea with Asatie
game fish may be one of those
japanese sphere of influence Whang-
doodles we hear so much about
lately. No telling what sinister
things might be in those fish.
And besides, wnat do they know
about Imperial Valley fish worms?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-01

What. No EggS?-
The luncheon hour was at its
widest at a conner bearnery. Wild
Bill Clement mopped up after diners
as they left and handed out new
lunches in rapid succession.
A feminine customer mulled over
the menu. what are mock chicken
Iegs?n she asked Wild Bill. That
stopped him. He sought informa-
ton from Kirk kirkpatrick, His face
was solemn, Kirk gave Wild Bill an
explanation.
Lady" said Wild Bill, that mock
chicken is a special kind of chicken
1t doesn't grow anything but legs.