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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
by Willis Thornton
How About All Aid to Canada

The first interest of the United
States is defense of the Western
Hemisphere.
All agree on that Some favor
q static "Maginot Line" defense.
Others think the best defense is
aid to Britain-that defeated Brit
ain could make hemisphere doubly
difficult. and that therefore Aid to
Britain" IS phase of hemisphere
defense.
But how about Aid to Canada" .?
The tiny Canadian navy has already
suffered severe war losses. Surplus
or overage destroyers or other naval
ships, even merchant. ships. might
well be transferred TO Canada. thus
building hemisphere defense directly.
A Canadian navy capable of hold
ing up its share Of continental de-
fense would be a continental ad-
vantage.
True. at the present moment.
Canada would use those ships and
defense sinewS of any kind against
Germany. Canada is at war with
Germany But that is Canada'S
problem.
Britain wins or Britain loses in
this war.
If Britain wins. it would not need
surplus armaments lent or trans
ferred by the United States. But
Canada would and Canada is an
integral part of American defense.
If Britain loses, it could be forced
into 4 peace which would imply
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
NOW FOR THE REST
OF THE CLEANUP

Federal Judge Ralph E. Jenney of the
United States district court this week
virtually assured Imperial Valley that
his judgment some time in the near fu-
ture will approve the Imperial Irriga-
tion Districts bond refunding program.
Thus weary, troublesome months of
litigation drews to close, and the valley
prepares to enter upon new stage in its
development. AS far as refunding is con-
cerned, we may safely assume that it is
all over but the shouting. When a fed
eral judge says, Counsel should bear in
mind that the court has expressed itself
as in favor of approving the proposed
plan," it means that little short of q
legal earthquake will change the courts
mind.
Refunding and all that it will mean
to the people of this valley is virtually
an accomplished fact.
In little more than a month. we shall
be out from under the heavy cloud of
Indebtedness that has held back farming
operations, strangled public and private
credit and given the valley an undeserved
black eye throughout financial circles of
the nation.
The case may go to the supreme court
and probably Will-but meantime the
refunding plan will be in operation. To
an informed laymen who has watched the
painstaking, careful, thorough way in
which judge Jenney has conducted this
case, it is impossible to Imagine that the
supreme court can do anything but up
hold him in approving the plan There is
not legal point, nor an economic one,
which Judge Jenney has not explored.
His decree should be as sound as one can
be.
With sucn a prospect, Imperial Valley
can now turn to the remaining pressing
problems which are companions to the
bonded debt. The cleanup job may be
half done, but there are a goodly number
of things yet to accomplish. We-every
one of us-must set our shoulders to the
wheel, our hands to the work, our minds
to the problems. If we do that, the rest
of our troubles will clear up as certainly
as refunding.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29

transfer of its war materials to
Germany. including anything the
United States has sent. But Can
ada is a separate country. 1t de-
flared war separately on Germany
And While Canada will never let
Britain down by making a separate
peace, Canada might not acquieSce
or the same terms to peace forced
on Britain by military collapse. In
other words, Canada might be more
inclined, and might be better able,
to bring back to the Western Hem
war comes out, i. ships and guns
that would still be useful to hem
isphere defense.
Canada is our neXt-door neighbor.
fullest degree in giving Canada any
aid that seems mutually beneficial.
More ships to Canada implies de-
velopment of larger and better base
facilities in Canadian added de-
fense asset to the hemisphere. Ships,
arms. any aid granted to Canada
seems more likely to revelt into
eventual hemisphere defense assets
than aid sent direct to Britain.
Yet so far as the prosecution of
the present war is concerned, they
would be equally useful to the Brit
ish.
Might it not be well, therefore,
while there is so much agitation for
"All Aid to Britain to turn more
closely to the possibly greater ad-
vantages of All Aid to Canada?
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Nazis Warn U.S..
Against Shipping
THROUGH ireland
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Libya and Albania.
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
called a meeting of his council OF
ministers to discuss conversations
which his emissary Admiral Fran
co.'s Darlan had with high German
personalities, one of whom may
have been Adolf Hitler.
Great Britain had a respite from
air attack after a determined four
hour assault was made on London
Friday night.
A Synchronized campaign burst
forth in the press of both Italy
and Germany attacking suggestions
that the United States might send
British supplies to Fire in American
vessels for re-shipment to Britain.
Virginio Gay la, authoritative
italian commentator, asserted that
this would violate U. S. neutrality
and warned that any flagrant viola
ton of neutrality by the United
States would bring Japan into the
war under the terms of the Berlin
Rome Tokyo military alliance.
The Axis comments were said to
be based on suggestions which had
appeared in the American press
that some such move as the Ireland
trans-shipment plan was contem-
plated in order to aid Britain in her
fight against the German counter
blockade.
The invocation by Gayda again
of the threat of japanese entry into
the war directed attention to uncon-
firmed rumors from Manila that
German ships in japanese and Jap
anese- controlled harbors are being
armed and provisioned for possible
raiding activity against British ship
ping in the Pacific.
The British re-emphasis on the
importance OF the war at sea was
offered by way Of comment on the
current furry of rumorS and re-
ports from the Balkans of German
troop movements.
London attributed these reports to
a new war of nerves and suggested
that many of them were German
inspired in hope that Britain will
disperse her forces in order to meet
supposed threats in many differ
ent spheres of action.
1t was said that no authentic
basis had been found for any of
the reported movements and that
no evidence appeared that the Ger
mans were making any large-Scale
of troops.
London was also more Skeptical
than previously of suggestions that
a direct assault on the British Isles
was in prospect.
From Egypt came reports that the
Italian 10th army, defending Bar
dia, had been split and that half
of it was attempting to fight its way
through the British ring of guns
and men toward Tobruk. The Ital-
ians said they had destroyed Brit
iSh mechanized unit near Bardia and
that Fascist warships had shelled
British troops along the Mediter-
ranean coast. A 5000 ton British
ship was said to have been torpe-
doed by an Italian plane in the
Mediterranean and loss of an Ital-
ian submarine in the Atlantic was
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Actor, Actress
Sail for Enq|and

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 2S. CUP)-
Actor Laurence Olivier and his wife,
Vivlen Leigh, sailed totday on the
American export liner Exc
for Lisbon. from where .-tJ plan
to go to London.
y know London is not the safe
est place in the world right now,
but It is still my home and that S
where I want to be-" said the Eng
liSh actress.
Olivier said he was returning "be-
cause I can't keep away any longer" "
He said he would offer his services
IN any capacity to the British
government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
by Bruce Cation =.
The Inside Track in WASHINGTON

alternative would practically ruin
the projects chances, the legal bat
ties incident to the second might
last for 10 years, and adoption of
the third course would benefit a
private corporation considerably
but would do little directly for the
public.
Nevertheless, Central Valleys po-
tentialitieS are enormous, and with
FDR giving Olson's idea the okay
the plan will undoubtedly be push
ed.
DEFENSE
ANGLE
So far, Central Valley has re-
NAMED a Bureau of Reclamation
proposition. Gust incidentally. Re-
clamation is in the Interior De-
partment. and getting Secretary
Ickes' consent to the removal of
the project may not be a simple
job either)
Basically the works now under
way are aimed at flood control and
a general redistribution of the val
ley's water resources. In effect, it
calls for elimination of flood perils
in the Sacramento river and a si-
phoning of stored-up water off to
the valley of the San Joaquin for
irrigation.
The national defense angle could
figure in all of this. The Federal
Power Commission recently men
toned a prospective shortage of
electric power in northern Cali
fornia, and the annual report Of
Reclamation Commissioner John C.
Page asserts known deposits of
various important strategic miner
ais, which would require large
blocks Of power for processing, are
within transmission distance of
Shasta Dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
he PAYS BILLIONS
(Chico Enterprise)

The American people are paying one
billion dollars in new taxes this year to
help foot the bill for the defense pro-
gram.
The difference between armament
costs and new revenue is being put OH
the cuff. But signs and rumors hint that
the new session of congress will witness
a drive to take some of the defense bill
lions off the cuff and put them on cur
rent tax bills.
These levies, if enacted, should act like
cold shower in ending the average cti-
Zens indifference to debt and taxes. The
non-taXpayer has long been extinct as
the dodo. Unfortunately, the news has
Mt gotten round as fast as it should have.
Let unbelieverS ponder these figures:
Of the nations total Is billion dollar
tax bill for this year, an authoritative re-
search group finds fully S9,750,0 100000
or nearly two-thirds-will be paid by the
consumer, most of it indirectly. Since
he now pays 1913 cents in taxes out of
every dollar spent, the consumers self
interest lies in having living costs held
in check, in guarding against runaway
price rises and all and any efforts to
cripple mass distribution systems.
Every effective brake on high living
costs, like mass merchandising and the
chain store network, needs to be kept at
its full effectiveness. 10 billion dollar
tax bill. He's the citizen remember, who
used to say with shrug, taxes? They're
none of my business. | don't pay any"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Raid She|ferers
Told About Lice

LONDON, Dec. 23. (UP) - Air
raid shelterer were warned today
that they might be subjected to
delousing processes.
A white paper" published by Lord
Horder'S committee on air raid
shelter health said pamphlets were
being prepared for shelter wardeus
giving briefly the essential facts in
the life history of the flea, the bed
pug and the louise and summarizing
the simple measures for dealing
with these pests"
1t warned that IAN Investigation
of lice incidence will be extended
as soon as methods and technique
are further developed"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
London Shoppers
Mob Fruit Vendors

LONDON, Dec. %. CUP)-Shop-
pers today literally mobbed vendors
selling newly arrived shipments of
oranges and lemons, rarities in Brit
ish markets.
AT Croydon market women cx-
changed blows in their efforts To
reach a vendor selling fruit Hats
were Knocked off and clothes were
torn. The vendor, his hands scratch
ed and bleeding sought policeman.
When he returned the women had
vanished-and SO had his oranges
and lemons.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
by Paul Harrison =.
Hollywood S Fads, Fancies and Foib|es

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 2S.-All over
the lot:
Don Ameche is playing a dual
role in The Road to Rio," and the
script manages to keep his two
characters separate except in few
long shots and in one scene where
he meets, shakes hands and talks
with himself.
First ne stands at one side and
speaks in his natural voice and
shakes hands with thin air Then
he changes costume and position
and becomes the other man, speak
ing with a Portuguese accent. Ex-
cept for the contact of the hands.
it's an easy trick; alternate sides
of the film are masked out as it is
run through the camera twice. Said
Ameche: That guy Ameche Ger
tainly isn't an easy fellow 10 work
with"
RELIEF
GRANT
Rosalind Russell visited Cary
Grants set the other day. appeared
very doWncast and finally was
coaXed into telling him a sad yarn
about the plight of a workman Oh
her picture-eviction illness. new
baby Grant gave her $40 for a
helping fund and forget it until,
several hours later. he was invited
to visit Miss Russell's set.
And there was the Whele cast
and crew having an ice cream.
cake and coffee party on his 10
bucks. AND all around the place
were signs: As Long as Grant
Works, We Eat" He Gives Till
II Hurts-and It Hurts! Charity
From Cary" Financially Embar-
raSsed?-See Grant, the Poor Mans
Friend. No Co-Signers No Embar-
RAISING Questions, No Investiga-
tions, No Loans!" Grant Will Help
You: Two Chickens in Every Spot,
One Ham in Every Picture"
HEAVY, HEAVY
HITCHCOCK
They had a trick weighing ma
chine at British War Relief party
the other night-installed a loud
speaker in it and had Erskine
Gwenn and a microphone hidden
on the other side Of the room. As
movie queens paid their dollars and
stepped on the scales, Gwenn an
nounced their approximate weights
and often followed with a little
advice about dieting.
Along came huge Alfred Hitch
cock, little nervous about expos
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29

When he got on the machine it
made grinding sound, then bel
lowed: One at time, pleased"
BING SENT
SECOND CHECK
For those who still wonder what
movie stars do with their money,
I've got some information (Which
probably will make him sore) about
the philanthropies of Bing Crosby.
When officials began toting up
contributions to the Community
Chest this season they were shock
ed to discover Bing was on the list
for only $1,000. An over jealous
leader of the drive-and l do mean
drive decided that wasn't enough
ana sent man to see the actor
Crosby is the sort of gent who's
dlsincllned to offer apologies or
explanations to make himself lcok
good. All he said was he had given
a grand and maybe that was
enough. With this rebuff, the cam
paign official began sending a
string of high-pressure takers to
make Crosby loosen up. No luck.
Meanwhile the studio got tired
of so many Interruptions on the
set, and one of its men asked Larry
Crosby. Bing's business manager.
for an estimate of the actors gifts
during the year A list was provid-
ed of provable items to be deduct
ed on his income tax return, and
1t showed several churches, hospi-
tails and orphanages received well
over $4,000 of Bing's money in
1910. The Tacoma Community Chess
got $1,000, too. And there was not
even any estimate of gifts to in
dlViduals. and the screen colony
knows he helps a lot of them.
That stopped the high pressuring
and drew a mumbled apology. I
never would have been gracious
enough to do what Crosby did
then: He sent in another check.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Mothers Protest
Aid PROPOSAL

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Dec. %.
oOP)-The Mothers of American
sons, national organization with
headquarters here, wired President
roosevelt today in protest against
the proposal of $50 notables that
Lhe united States give full aid to
Great Britain.
If insuring defeat of the Axis
po"erS means sending American
poyS to fight, it does not in any
sense represent the desires Of the
american people" the telegram
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
BERLIN BACKS UP
WARNINGS TO u. S.

BERLIN, Dec. %. (UP)-Author-
lied quarters backed up and en-
dorsed German newspaper warn
ings to the United States today
against attempting to send supplies
to Great Britain via Ireland in
American ships. An inspired press
editorial campaign had warned that
If United States ships sailed in or
out of convoy to Ireland they were
liable to be sunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO.
No. 28211
In the Matter of the Estate of
EVELYN WESTFAHL, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIVATE
SALE
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, KARL A. WESTFAHL,
Executor Cf the estate of EVELYN
WESTFAHL, Deceased, will sell az
private sale to the highest bidder,
upon the terms and conditions here
matter mentioned, and subject to
confirmation by said Superior Court,
the following described property
situated in the County of Imperial,
State of California, to-wit:
Lot 2, Block so, Townsite of Ell
Centre, California,
together with the improvements
thereon.
Said sale will be held on or after
the 25th day OF January, 1941, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon thereof,
at the office of BEN B. RUBIN,
Attorney at Law, 1106 San Diego
Trust & Savings Building, San Die
go, California, and bids or offers
in writing will be received at said
office for said Executor, or may be
filed in the office of the Clerk of
said Superior Court, or delivered to
the said KARL A. WESTFAHI,, Ex-
ecutor, personally, at any time after
giving of this Notice, and before
the holding of the sale.
Said property will be sold on the
following terms and conditions:
Subject to the second installment
of taxes and assessments for 194O-41.
and rights OF way, restrictions and
liens and assessments of record:
ten per cent 900 cash in lawful
money of the United States to be
paid at time of sale, and the bal
ance upon confirmation of sale by
the Court.
DATED: December "a, 1910.
KARL A. WESTFAHL,
Executor of the Estate of
EVELYN WESTFAHL.
Deceased
BEN B. RUBIN,
Attorney for Executor.
CD29-J1O
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Briefs From The War

reliable informants reported today
that at least II German vessels
We're being armed in Japanese and
japanese controlled Chinese har-
bors for raiding activities in the
Pacific and that several were al
ready provisioning and refueling
German raiders in Australian and
Indian waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
GREEKS ASSAIL
ALBANIAN BASE

ATHENS, Greece. Dec %. (UP)
Greek troops today assailed Lin,
pivot point of the Albanian north
front and the third main base to
which the Italians have been hurl-
ed back in that sector since they
invaded Greece two months ago
this morning. A government spokes-
man denied reports that Lin had
been captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29

WASHINGTON. Dee. %. Gov.
Culbert L. Olson of California roll
ed one right down FDR'S alley
when he called for regional fed
eral authority like IVA for the vast
Central Valley project in Califor-
mia. Nevertheless, candid New Deal
ers are a bit skeptical of the plans
chances.
In the first place, 4 bill setting
up such an authority would have
to get by c0ngreSS-Which wouldn't
be easy. StalWart public power men
like Senator Norris and Congress-
man Rankin have saved IVA from
repeated attacks, but putting over
a brand-new project in a different
part of the country would be tough
er.
Beyond that, the Central Valley
Authorlty-even if it did get con-
gress' blessing would face a huge
problem in connection with getting
its electricity into the consumers
hands.
THREE ROADS,
ALL ROCKY
FoWer distribution systems all up
and down the Central Valley area
are tied up in the huge network
CT the Pacific Gas and Electric CO.
A public power authority operating
IL the valley could do one of three
thngS-duplicate this distribution
system, at great expense and likely
on non-profit basis, acquire p CT.
E.'s lines by a tedious, expensive
and uncertain process of condem-
nation. or simply sell power at the
dams to P. c. E. for transmission
and resale.
Public-power people don't like
any of those prospects. As one
friend of Governor Olson's plan
sums it up: the expense of the first
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Refunding Plan
Made Operative

Continued from Page One)
by said plan until such time as the
court may further direct, the courtt
hereby reserving full Jurisdiction to
make such further order and orders
as it may from time to time deem
necessary or advisable ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
ITALIAN WARSEIP
SHELLS BRITISH

ROME, Dec. %. CUP)-An italian
war ship has shelled British forces
on the 1lbyan coast and italian
lying columns have destroyed
British mechanical unit in the
Bardla sector and captured it's
crew, high command communique
asserted today
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
BRITISH BOMB
BASE IN NORWAY

LONDON Dec. %. CUP)-Dive
bombing planes of the navy air
force bombed jetties and ware
houses at Haugesund, on the
southwest coast of Norway, in a
raid yesterday and set fire. to a
1000 ton ship in the harbor, the
admiralty said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Did You Know?

Domestic operators during July
carried 275.847 revenue passengers
and flew 10,142 ,230 miles
Air express shipments for the
month of May 1910, showed an in
crease of 26 per cent over the same
month in 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
MEMBER

American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. National
Editorial Association. Cali
fornia Newspaper Publish
ers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Thoughts for the Day

/ came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
pentance.-Luke 5:32.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
j JAPANESE SERVICE
GERMAN RAIDERS

MANILA, Dec. 20. OUP)-Usually
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Famous Sayings

True repentance is to cease from snnng.-Ambrose.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29

ing his $50 pounds to wisecrack
When he got on the machine it
made a grinding sound, then bel
lowed: One at time, pleaser'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
SP Q R S
WEATHER
CONTINUED from Page One)

WASHINGTON, March IA. R -
Weather bureau records of tempera-
ture and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing 8 p M, in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
IIioh I nru PEan
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-15
LEAVE AREA
CEDED TO RUSSIA
Continued from Page One)

grave social problems" r ahead.
The psychological shock Of moving
persons from places where heir
families had dwelt for generations
is extremely serious, he pointed out.
The Finnish government feels
that the refugees have a right to
expect new property and new homes
to make up for what is lost to Rus.
STA.
Some of the farming population
from the isthmus and north of Lake
Ladoga will be moved to western
Finland near Vaasa. Fisherfolk Of
the ist'lmus will be settled along the
Gull of Bothnia, in southwest Fin
land, where they can follow their
accustomed ways.
Every available piece Of railway
rolling stock, every truck and auto
has bee-l sent to southeastern Fin
land, especially the heavily-populat-
ed Sor.vala district. to bring out the
unhappy Films before that terrific
is turned over tt Moscow.
Army Must Retreat
From it's shel.-scarred positions on
the Isthmus and north of Ladoga
the Finnish army mus. retreat at a
rate of about four miles a day, start
ing tomorrow and completing the
cession by April 10. Each sector has
a deadline for being yielded.
The need for every transport
vehicle is so acute that the govern.
ment declines to let newspapermen
visit the area for the present.
Informed Helsinki circles said
they saw nothing in article three #
the Moscow peace treaty which
would prohibit a defensive alliance
with Sweden and Norway as urged
today by President Kyosti Kallio in
a broadcast speech. The article
pledges that no alliances directed
against one signatory may be en-.
tered into by the other.
These Helsinki circles said a Scan.
dinavian defense alliance could not
be interpreted as directed against