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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

for expensive books of limited ap-
peal, books were borrowed from the
state library and other large libra
ries. These borrowed books totaled
157.
Out of Ell Centro's census popu-
lation of 10,031 total of 9,195 per-
sons are registered borrowers of the
Ell Centre public library. Borrowers
registered last year totaled 772.
Non-fiction volumes loaned to
adults for home use last year to-
tailed 32,695 and the fiction volume
totaled 48,359. The number of books
loaned to children for home use
was 22,359.
1t cost the city $1S,541 to maintain
the institution.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Housewife Asks
Curb on Speeders

Rigid police protection against
fast drivers in the 1900 block on
Brighton street was asked Thursday
by Mrs. j. r. Hunter, who resides
at 1864 Brighton.
Mrs. Hunter complained that
high school youths were in the
habit of making a speedway out of
the street and were endangering
the lives of residents N that block.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

an attempt to locate the source of
Communist printed matter being
distributed among waterfront work.
erS.
North was said to have named
several of the attackers who club
bed Riley with pick handles.
Lionel Stander, screen comedian
who accepted service of a subpoena
and asked that he be allowed to
testify about his knowledge of re-
ported Communist activities in the
Hollywood film industry. was sched-
uled to testify later.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Chamber Passes
lis 84th Birthday

Happy birthday to you!
The Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce Thursday celebrated its 34th
birthday anniversary yand, unlike
a woman, wanted the world to
know about it.
Its first directors were j. S.
Brown, D. H. Chaplin. Ira Aten,
F.. G. Havens, Roy L. Rumsey, T.
B. Blanchard, E. E. Forester, w.
E. Wilsie, w. A. Van Horn, F. S.
Webster and E. D. Medhurst, the
present president, John w. Dono-
hue, said
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
France Names Net
Ace Sports Chief

VICHY. France, Aug. 8 tUP)-
Marshal Henri Petain. premier Of
France. issued a decree today ap-
pointing Jean Borotra. former
French Davis cup star. to take
charge of physical education and
sports.
Borotra announced his intention
of purging sports In France OF pro-
fessionalism and widening orgail-
lied athletics until every French
child is able TO participate In soms
form OF sport.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

light found at the scene OF the
tragedy was alleged to have tailed
with one on the accused mans
car.
Sgt. Cliff Reed, Highway PATROL
man Everett Weatherbie, and
Lynn Chandler, clerk at the Cali
fornia Highway patrol office in El
Centro were subpoenaed by Bar
ich to confirm his contention that
he telephoned their office as soon
as he heard a man had been killed.
He alleged he at first thought
his car struck rock and later said
he decided he had struck a goat.
He said he thought little of the
incident until he two days later
read newspaper account of the
traffic death.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
KNOX ASKS POWER
TO HOLD ENLISTEES

WASHINGTON. Aug. 8 CUP)-
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
today asked congress for legislation
authorizing the navy and marine
corps to hold men. who enlist in
the future, in the service for an in
definite period during a war "or
national emergency"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Re'os7tt 1@sF'Ss

A Dirty Dig
Because they were sweet and re-
duced the FL Centre tax rate five
cents. each and every city cOoln-
Gilman received a gift Thursday
night, a carefully selected gift.
When they arrived for the We'd
nesday night session each council
man found a package on the BIG
table in front of his chair.
What was in the packages? Well.
if you must know. each contained
o pair of toy handouts and Jun
ior Oman badge. A card in each
package read:
I'VE commend the council for its
splendid effort in reducing city
taxes and expenses. Signed-Tax-
payers Association Of H."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Police Shakeup Proposal
Stirs Hornets Nest at
City Council Meeting
Chief Asks Permission to Fire Two for
Lack Of Cooperation; Mayor Counters
With Criticism Of Department Head

Charges of INSTRUMENTATION in Ell Centre police ranks
and proposed shakeup in departmental personnel met
with heated opposition in otherwise dull council meet
ing Wednesday night and Threatened for time to split
the usual straght-ticket voting of members.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Jury Asks Second
Look at Evidence
I'm OSWoIt Trial
Veniremen Display Interest in Last
Arrest Of yamatoda in El Centro. Hear
Former Police Chiefs Testimony Again

LOS ANGELES, Aug 8. Testimony of J. Sterling
Oswat, former Ell Centre police chief, trial for the
conspiracy y-kdnaping of H. Yamatoda, japanese gamb
ling czar read to the jury from transcript today
the jurors attempted to reach verdict after 80 hours
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Hearing Set on
Hit Run Churqe

Steve Barch SO, service station operator at Plaster
City, scheduled for a preliminary hearing in San
Diego Friday charge of hit-and-run driving.
He is alleged to have down and killed ID. E. Del
ttch 55, near Jacumba the night of July H. A head
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
City Far Above
Library Average
El Centre is library conscious.

El Centre is library conscious.
Last year the total book circulation of the Ell Centre
public library was 1O3,31O, more than 10 books for
every person in the city per capita of eight
books high In the thirty-rst annual report submitted
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

James Farley above resigned Thursday from President Roose
vets cabinet where he had served postmaster general
Farley Democratic national chairman recognized
The who had most TO do with eectins Roosevelt in 1892
and again 1895. o Page s His resignation from the
cabinet leaves Secretary Of State Code Hull the only
New Dealer in The official family.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Nozi Onslaught
Takes on Fury Of
BIitzkrie9 Drive :
London Admits Losing Is Sighting Craft
While Berlin Says British Loss is "a;
Naval Contest Accompanies Air Fieht
BY UNITED PRESS

Fftyhree Glrman airplanes were officially reported
destroyed Thursday in series of furious blitzkrep
style attacks on British shipping and land detectives by
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

Another Shower
Small things start avalanCheS.
Tommy Foss, 5. clad in apbreV-
lated sunsuit and accompanied by
his beloved dog, ran away Thurs
day morning His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. c.. Foss. gave a careful
description to FL Centre police and
asked them to find their son.
=, Off to the rescue in cloud of
dust at 6:35 a. m. raced Jack Tack
EFT and Roy Dupont in an official
police patrol car. They headed to-
ward the Foss home on Len Rey.
AS they turned off Fifth street
they saw a small sunsuited boy
trduging along with a dog. They
dumped boy and dog in the rear
seat Half a blocks travel brought
them abreast Of another boy,
another sunsuit, and another dog.
In the next block they found a
carbon copy of their other pasSen-
gers
Mr.. and Mrs. Foss would claim
none of the three youngsters and
disdained the dogs with them. With
the back seat packed with delighted
youngsters and painting dogs, the
officers started out again. A block
from the Foss home they found
Tommy out walking his dog along
the street in the early morning
sunshine
'Iet's take a ride" chorused the
quartet of boys while the four dogs
barked and romped.
Sweating and exhausted, the Of
ficers had to believer Tommy ard
then hunt from house to house to
leave the Others where they be-
longed
"I've heard of it raining cats and
dogs" Tackett painted, "but never
boys and dogs
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Kraur In Your Eye

Kraur In Your Eye
RR's trick imagination can't help
calling up nifty picture everytime
someone mentions Bob Hays pre-
diction that lettuce and kraut juice
some1av will give alcoholic md
soft drinks a run for their money
in popular favor.
Imagine a bar. undoubtedly nam
ed Lettuce Drink Kraut" or the
Lettuce Krautery" or perhaps 'Ye
Olde Lettuce and Kraut Shoppe." !"
Then IMAGINE a bunch of the boys
whooping it un bv quaffing a blend
of lettuce and kraut Juice.
We can't take it, The smell 4.
whew and =. let Bob drink it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08
Baseball
BY UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
Brooklyn 100 600 200 OO3-6 10 O
New York 030 900 900 OOO-3 IL 2
c. Davis. Flowers and Phelps;
Lohrman and Danning.
Chicago -..... 100 900 000-1 8 O
Cincinnati m 100 0l0 Olx-3 6
French ard Todd: Walters and
Lombardi.
Boston ...... 900 300 OO3-6 8 q
Philadelphia 600 900 1912 Z l
Tobin and Mast; Mulcahy, Beck
and Atwood.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

Butter: Los Angeles 29isc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A 3shc; manufacturing milk
32l9c; route gathered cream 28Isc.
l.. A. Hay: u. s. No. I $3.50
U. S. No. leafy $1l50-sl2: us. No.
2 $9.5O-10; Mpls. September flax.
S1.521a.
Evening star., 1940-08-15
". W. {. A. World Office
Ito Be Here Temporarily

Due to the confusion abroad a
new international Office OF the
Worlds Young Womens Christian
Association will be established in
Washington within the next few
days.
1t will be located on the fourth
floor of the Y. w. C. A. Building
at Seventeenth and K streets NV,
and will be used mainly as center
of communication and for dissent
mating programs of the various
branches throughout the world.
The shift was viewed as necessary
because war conditions in Europe
made the organizations permanent
Office at Geneva almost useless as
world center. The Washington head
quarters will be temporary.
The office will be set up here under
the direction of Miss Anne Mills and
Miss Pearl Carruthers. members OF
the Worlds Y. w. C. A. staff at
Geneva, who recently arrived in
New York.
|, Miss Mills revealed that the "Y's"
work is being carried on abroad re-
eardless of the war. She said nu-
merous hotels have been organized
in England to house women now
working at munitions plants and
t1 the fields.
At meeting of the Worlds Coun-
ell of the Y. w. c. A. in New York
yesterday, Mrs. Maurice T. Moore,
chairman of the European Y. w. C,
A. emergency fund, reported that
$40, 900 had been raised toward the
100000 goal.
Evening star., 1940-08-15
Barrymore Film, Parody
On Own Antics, Previewed
Iy the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 15.-If the
Barrymore family's q bit red about
the ears today, blame it all on John.
His new picture. 1.-THE Great Pro-
file" was previewed last night, to
the embarrassment perhaps of some
of his friends and associates but
not to that Of John.
The film is as close a parody as
movie could be on the Barrymore
antics in Chicago, New York and
elsewhere during the last year in the
freak stage hit. MY Dear Children"
Barrymore, in this film, plays the
part of a drink-befuddled once-great
actor who, under financial stress,
places himself and his unta,ented
wife in the starring roles Of a cheap
play.
His wife. played by Mary Beth
Hughes, quits the show in anger, but
because Of Barrymore's strange an
tics it becomes a hit-until a new
love interest causes him to reform"
The reformation ends with the re-
turn from Reno of the actors wife.
There's no wife-spanking such as
that which caused Elaine Barrie to
Evening star., 1940-08-15
Dr.. ". {. Ford Dies;
Served Many Years
lin Government
Arlington Physician
Also Was Coptoin
Durinq World War

DR.. William E. Ford, jr., SO, Ar
hngton (Va) physician who served
for many years in Government serv-
Ice, died Tuesday at Mount Alto
Hospital after lengthy illness.
He had been a resident of Airing
ton since 1881. DR.. Ford was born
In Clifton, Fairfax County, Va, and
attended Randolph Macon Academy,
the University of Virginia and West
ern Maryland University.
Railway Medical Examiner.
Before the World War he had
been medical examiner for the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He
served two years in France as q
captain In the Army Medical Corps.
Later he was connected with the
Coast Guard, and was a ships
surgeon for the Holland-American
Line.
In 1924 DR.. Ford was stationed
In Baltimore while connected with
the Public Health Service. From
1925 to 1881 he was medical examiner
for the Western Maryland Railroad
at Cumberland, Md. He came to
Washington in 1881 and for several
months was a patient at Walter
Reed Hospital. He lived for a short
time in Washington before moving
to Arlington. Since 1881 he had not
been active professionally.
Member of Legion.
DR.. Ford was a member Of Post
i39. American Legion, and was a
52d degree Mason and member Of
the Scottish Rite.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Anna T. Ford; sister, Miss Antonia
Ford, and a brother, C. H. Ford, all
OF Arlington.
Funeral services will be held at
Fort Myer Chapel tomorrow morn
ing. Burial will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-08-15
Mayor Wedding Heads
(G. O. P. Club OUTING

Mayor William C. Wedding Of
Riverdale, Md, has been named
general chairman of the Prince
Georges County Republican Clubs
outing September 7, officials of the
Organization have announced.
George Merrick and Til Davis, the
latter county register of wills, have
been chosen vice chairmen.
Although final decisions on the
place of the outing and its princi-
/ pal speaker have not been made,
completion of plans shortly is ex-
pected, it was said.
Committee chairmen were an
nounced as follows: John F. Lii
lard, jr.. publicity; Mrs. Hugh Wal
drop, entertainment; H. w. Spick-
nall, tickets and finance; Roy
Fletcher, location and speakers, and
Mrs. w. A. Middleton, decorations.
Evening star., 1940-08-15
Justice Pronounees
Empty Sentences

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va.-Justice Elben
G. Folkes heard the evidence in Q
reckless driving case and an
nounced:
"I fine the defendant $40 and
costs and revoke his driving permit
for six months"
But, your honor, he has no per-
NIT in this State" a court attache
protested.
Just let him try to get one then,"
said the court. Next case"
Evening star., 1940-08-15
|Ornitho|ogist to Lecture
AT Campfire Meeting

An illustrated lecture on the col
oring of birds is to feature the ONCE
| of National Capital Parks weekly
campfire program at 8 pm. tomor-
row in Rock Creek Park near Six
teenth and Kennedy streets NV.
Lecturer will be Lewis B. Kalter,
National Capital Parks ranger nat
uralist, who has specialized In
ornithology. He will discuss color
full native songbirds, color camou-
fage in birds and other little known
facts about bird coloring.
Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands make up the
Greater Antilles.
Evening star., 1940-08-15

quit my Dear Children" but there's
Just about every other boisterous
note. from the stars opening drunk
scene to his uproarious finale In &C.
robatic tights.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10

Tuesday from the effects of falling
from a third story window. Foul
play is suspected.
Ex-Secretary Thomas F. Bay
ard addressed Democratic meet
ing in Wilmington Monday night
And Senator Higgins will address
a Republican meeting in the Opera
House tonight.
The Delaware College foot ball
team were beaten at Swathmore
on Saturday by Swathmore Col
lege team by score of $40. The
Delaware College men lacked
training and could not hold the
home men.
]. c. Parker has found no place
like Middletown for the harness
business the city of Wilmington
not excepted. He moved back to
Middletown on Monday and open
ed out where the late Mr. Ridgely
had his tin shop.
It is told in Dover that Richard
son and Robbins were recently of
fered $45O,OOO for their canning
plant and firm name in that pla e.
The offer came from an English
syndicate and was promptly re
fused.
The Harlequin cabbage beetle
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10

has been very troublesome in some
parts of Delaware this year. They
have completely destroyed tae late
cabbage crop of Charles Wright Al
Seaford.
Prof. Dickey, chairman Of the
National Prohibition Committee
will be in Dover October 10. 10
consult with party managers "a
this State and will deliver a publ
address in the evening.
Frank Whelen, weIl-known
newspaper man, had the misfor-
tune to fall from a vehicle at the
Fair Ground on Tuesday, breaking
two small bones of the left ankle
The injury will doubtless disable
him for some time to come.
Governor Biggs on Wednesday
appointed Lewis Sasse, of vii
mington, justice of the peace to
succeed L. A. Bertolette, resigned
On Thursday his Excellency an
pointed Richard Ferguson Of Mid
dletown, to fill the vacancy made
by the death of w N Wilson
t. H. Mitchell, of Salisbury. Nd
has been awarded the contract for
building the ladies' hall addition to
the Conference Academy at Dover.
The contract price is SIT, ,938. II
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
Our Second Assembly

Harvey Gardner, acting as mas
ter of ceremonies, presented the Of
ficers of each class from the seven
tn to the twelfth grades inclusive.
Members of the G. D. were also
presented.
Each individual was introduced
to the audience with an appraisal
of his personality, and scholastic
record in school.
The officers swore allegiance to
their superiors. the Seniors, with
the following oath:
do you solemnly swear to al
ways respect us, your superiors,
and to respect all the privileges
which we have taken and are 60
ing to take; for you freshmen al
ways open all doors and use your
best manners at all times in the
presence of Seniors. When you
see a studious Senior heavily laden
with books, always lend your as
sistance We, the class of Al, de-
mand this respect from all lower
classmen."
Mrs. Fearon lead the assembly
in a few songs. The gym teacher,
Mr.. Doerr, introduced the idea of
intramural sports. Twelve leaders
six boys and six girls were
chosen as leaders of the teams.
Eunice Sparks
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
Dranatics Class

This year at Smyrna High
School those who are interested
may take a course in dramatics
with Miss Breme as the director.
We who are taking it have found
it to be very interesting and help
full. The aim of the course is to
study or produce the most out
standing plays of theater history.
There are two one-act plays now
under production; THE Glittering
Gate" by Lord Dunsany, and
Rocking Chairs" by Alfred
Kreymborg under whom Miss
Breme was fortunate to study this
summer.
The cast Of THE Glittering
Gate" is for two males. Robert
Bell and Robert Deakyne are TAX
ing these parts. The story is Of
two burglars Zone who has been
hanged and the other shot) who
are trying to open the gates of
Heaven. 1t is sloW-moving
tragic play.
Rocking Chairs" has an entire
ly feminine cast. For those parts
Shirley Blechman, Janet Keith,
Shirley Sydell have been chosen.
1t is stylized drama in which the
characters respond very much like
puppets. We have found it anus
ing and interesting. All three wo-
men are quite "catty" and don't
mind insulting each other by very
direct insinuations. The play is
written in poetry making it very
difficult to perfect as the same
rhythm has to be continued
throughout the whole play in order
to give the proper atmosphere.
Although this is the first time
that a course of this kind has
been obtainable in our school we
are sure it will be a success. We
are all willing to cooperate and do
our part. With the help Of the
faculty and the student body we
can't fail.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
Spy Glass staff

Monday, September 80 the sen
ior class began work on the pub
lication of their school paper, 'The
Spy Glass" under the leadership
of the following staff officers:
Editor: Nancy Fox, assisted by
Dorothy Badur, Wilma Blendt, and
Sara Ellen Wright.
Business Manager: Edna Ennis,
assisted by William Bramble, Aud
rey Wooleyhan, and Charlotte
King.
News: Janet Keith, assisted by
Eunice Sparks.
Humor: Ned Wilson, assisted by
Ruth Hill.
Sports: Nelson Slaughter, assist
ed by William Bodley and James
Gooding.
Art: Alan Robinson, assisted by
Mary Andrew and Robert Bell.
Alumni: Charlotte Everett.
Typists: Virginia Ragolia, Ade-
line Hilyard, Kay Joseph, and Mil
dred Carey.
Edna Ennis
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
"Rehind Scenes"


Just in case you guys and gals
didn't know, we have class this
wear in Dramatics, under the su-
pervision of Miss Breme, and we
have gotten started with bang.
we have accomplished a lot, and
are heading for big things.
We have chosen two one-act
PLAYS, "The Rocking Chair, and
THE Glittering Gate" which viii
be presented the latter part of Oc-
tober. The members of the class
who are not taking part in the
plays have other duties. Helen
Jane Stevenson is the prompter,
Helen Pleasanton and Eunice
Sparks are stage carpenters for
one play and Jack Francis, car
penter for the other. Edgar Welch
and Carlene Jones are in charge of
properties. Milford Slaughter and
Rena Graham are in charge of
costumes, and Sarah Ellen Wright
is makeup artist.
/ think, we have been fortunate
in having the breaks fall our way.
With a good class and a good in
structor, we will go places. Here's
hoping we get your cooperation.
S. E. Wright
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
Physical Education for
The Girls of 40-4I

Mr.. Doerr, our new physical in
structor, has a big year Of activ-
tiles planned for the girls of
Smyrna School. He expects to de-
velop intramural sports such as
basketball, soccer. and hockey. At
the present, he is organizing red
and white teams for a complete
sports schedule. In this way, en-
thusiasm IS aroused and physical
education becomes more exciting.
le girls are just learning a new
l-le. Speed Ball." which promis-
e p be very interesting, as far as
the fundamentals are concerned.
Well here's to the girls, and
may they follow right behind the
boys in their intramurals.
Hilda Elburn
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
PERSONALS

&c
Rev. w. w. w. Wilson, Mrs
Lydia Mcdowell, Mrs. Roberta
Matlack, Mrs. Joseph Smithers and
Mrs. John H. Hoffecker attended
the annual meeting of the Philadel-
phia Branch Of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society in Phila-
delphia last week.
Capt. Lank and wife of Milton,
have been guests of w. G. Mitchell
the past week.
Miss Hattie Townsend, of KEN
balville, near Newark, is visiting
Miss Beulah Jefferson.
G. Davis Brown, Of this town,
who has been a compositor in the
Office of the Call, at Clayton, will
leave next week for Chicago to take
similar position. He will be sue
ceeded by Bayman Deakyne, of the
Record office.
l.. Irving Handy, wife and
daughter Margaret, Of Newark,
have returned from a short visit
to her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, of Green's
borough, visited their son j. Allen
Moore last week, going to the Fair
on Friday.
Miss Clara Wilson went to Vine
land. N. j., a week or two ago
where she has taken a position as
teacher in the Vlneland Institute.
Rufus E. Elliott, of Bridgeville,
visited Smyrna last week.
E. Marvel, Jr., and Robert D.
Hoffecker, Jr., who went with the
Cadets of Delaware College to the
Fair at Dover Friday, stopped over
to spend Sunday with their friends.
Miss Addie Davis of Mt. Pleas
ant, is visiting Miss Ada Truax.
Miss Annie Matthews of Cam
den, is the guest Of Mrs. Lottie J.
Hoffecker.
Charles H. Jefferson and wife, of
Crumpton, Md, have been spend
ing several days hereabouts.
James G. Wickes, foreman Of the
Piedmont, Ala, Inquirer, publish
ed by A. w. Cummins) paid the
Times Office pleasant call yester-
day.
A. II. Reynolds, now of the Cecil
Wing, spent Sunday with his
Smyrna friends.
Mrs. w. G. Pennington and son,
Of Middletown, are visiting Mrs.
Carrie Farrell.
Miss Annie Hoffecker, of Middle
town, is visiting Miss Bertha Hof-
fecker.
Miss Eta Lynch, of Milford, is
the guest of Miss Clara Sithens.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
GIee Club

The '40-'41 glee club has begun
its activities with two new relig-
ious selections, 20, How Amiable
Are Thy Dwellings" and Mendels-
sohn's Sabbath Morn" 'Humor-
esque" by Anton Dvorak will be
the next number to be rehearsed.
There are forty-three members
in the club this year. Since it is
one of the largest that we've had
in several years, we hope that it
may be as successful as those
which have preceded it.
Nancy Fox
Smyrna times., 1940-10-10
John BNSSett MOO1'e
High School Ne'cs
,Sc1Sr. MT En1roF ..... EUNICE SPARKS

renutation: 5. Good manners; 6.
Good dancer; z. Ambitious; 8. Nice
personality.
Traits in Girls - /. Modesty; z.
Truthfulness; 8. Companionable; 4.
Sense of Humor; 5. Sensible; 8.
Easy on makeup; Z. Good conver-
sationalist; s. Taste in dress.
The class wishes to bring before
the student body these points so
they may benefit by them.
S. E. Wright