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Evening star., 1940-04-20
Spring Donce Tonight

The Washington Chapter Of tho
Federation Of Architects, Engineers.
Chemists and Technicians will give
spring dance tonight at head
quarters OF the United Federal
Workers, 532 Seventeenth street
NV. The program, which begins
at 8 o'clock, includes amateur en-
tertainment and games.
Evening star., 1940-04-20
French Leader Dies

PARIS, April 20 @.-Viscount
Bin de Bourbon, last survivor Of
the National Assembly of 1871 ard
veteran Of the Franco-P -Prussian
War. through which he fought as
captain, died here today at the
age Of 102.
Evening star., 1940-04-20

voted, as usual, to a discussion OF
problems Of dailies with calculations
Of $4,000 or less. Bice Clemow OF
the new Hartford. Conn.,, Newsdaily,
printed by the Offset process, will
talk on the feasibility OF this method
for small city dailies.
Evening star., 1940-04-20

Argentina's government owned
petroleum company now operates
400 service stations and 6,l58 gaso-
line pumps.
Evening star., 1940-04-20

Crew, England, has started an
old mans club and the mayors
daughter dedicated the clubhouse,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Draffees to Get
Syphilis Tests

SACRAMENTO Get. CUP) -
Men called for military service un-
der the conscription act will be
given Wassermann tests for syphilis
under direction of the state depart
ment of public health, Dr. Bertram
Brown, director of the department,
announced today.
Dr. Brown said blood specimens
will be taken at the time the men
called fer service report for their
physical examinations. The tests
will be performed in state labora-
tories by ARRANGEMENT with the
army and the U. s. Public Health
service, he explained.
Since men will be chosen in the
pdraft by chance, the testing of
draftees will give an index of the
amount of syphilis present ir men
cf this age group living in the
state" Dr.. Brown said. Results of
the tests will indicate what mea-
sures must be taken, in addition
to the present control program, to
stamp ont veneral diseases among
the civilian population"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Leo Garlic Says
He'll Be There
For Celebration

Il will be more than happy to
be there - Leo Garlic, motion
picture actor. Monday informed
Holtville sponsors of the All Ameri-
can canal celebration to be held
Saturday.
GARLIC has agreed to act as mas
ter of ceremonies. He is now on
location in the Mohave desert but
agreed to come to Imperial Valley
for the weekend. An airplane will be
arranged for his transportation.
"I am not interested in personal
publicity, but I know what this
means to Imperial Valley" Garlic
told Ted Kipf of Holtville, member
of the arrangements committee.
The celebration will be held Sat
urday afternoon at the point on
the All American canal where the
first water will be turned into the
Eastside Highline. Later, a cele-
bration will be held that evening in
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Air War Goes On
As Germans Move
Troops to Rurnania
British Score Major
Victory Over Raiders
In Aerial DOgfight
BY UNITED PRESS

Germany threw wave after
wave of war planes against
stubborn British defenses
Monday and repeatedly sent
Nazi troops into Rumania amid wide
speculation on axis plans for future
moves in the Balkans.
Clearing weather after gales that
had baked air operations against
the British Isles permitted Nazi
fleets to strike again at southeast
ern England, the factory-crowded
midland cities and the Thames river
banks.
Berlin reported strong and sue
cessful attacks on British objectiveS.
But from London, where the air
ministry said British bombers again
had pounded German bases on the
French and Belgian coasts, came
dispatches describing swift counter
attacks by Raj. fighting planes
that drove most of the Nazi bombers
back across the English channel.
A dozen or more German planes
were shot down by the British, who
reported eight of their own craft
missing. British officials said that
probably $50 German aircraft took
part in the attacks but that the for
nations were broken up and driven
Continued on Page 8, Col. So
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Child Backward? MoVbe
It's Modern Education

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal
Oct. 7. CUP)-If your child COM
plains of vague stomach or eye dis
orders and at the same time is far
below par in reading ability, he may
be a victim of streamlned educa-
tional methods, survey by Dr.
Mary I. Preston of the Stanford
University school of medicine show
ed today.
In a report published in the
journal of pediatrics. DR.. Preston
said that 10 to 40 per cent of
American school children are not
being taught to read. Many of these.
she said, show personality malad-
justmentS as a result of ridicule by
fellow students, teachers and their
families.
She criticized any method for
teaching reading which failed to
account for differences in individual
students, but said the so-called
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

'look-say" method was oftenest to
blame because of its recent popu-
larity in American schools.
This method teaches reading by
showing the child a word printed
beside a picture. 1t fails to account
for children who must hear or write
a word before learning it DR.. Pres
ton said.
Failure to learn to read properly
has brought disastrous results to
many children, she said. Often a
child is passed along in school un-
til he reaches high school or college
age without ability to get the most
out of his text books.
"Educaors are now confronted
with school system whose chan
nels are clogged throughout with
thousands of these reading fail
ures," the report said. MANY of
these students are of good or SUI
perior intelligence.
In the home, where reading fail
ure has been considered the mark of
mental deficiency in the past" she
said, "the reactions of the parents
ran through worry disapproval, IT,
ritation, nagging, anger, disgust.
scorn, reproach, acid comparisons,
deprivation of privileges and ply
steal punishment"
In many cases, DR.. Preston said
the only relief from such ''persecu-
ton" was the temporary sympathy
gained during a stomach ache or
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

}. Wlllkle spoke IN journal square
heart of Hague's political stronghold
denouncing "boSS rule" by "any
persons that deprive you of the ex-
ercise of civil liberties" and who
should be treated like the enemy
he is. Lieut. George Wallace of the
state police estimated the croWo
numbered 5000 to 10000 persons.
He Hague must have forgotten
all about American principles, the
Republican presidential candidate
said.
Some of the crowd booed.
Frank Hague = Frank Hague
Frank Hague on the ship of state
why, there won't be anything left on
the ship of state when he gets
through. Frank Hague, the conf
dante of presidents"
Willkie said the New Deal sought
Ito perpetuate itself in power by
the combination of the greatest group
of corruptionists and racketeers.
He told the crowd that residents
of New Jersey gradually were losing
their civil liberties.
Il call upon you to bring civiliza-
ton to its full functioning in civil
liberties" he said. "If we do that
and the people do that in every
city, our great constitutional liber-
ties will remain, but if we do not
Continued on Page 8, Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

'and spread quickly up to the roof.
When firemen arrived flames were
tapping over the roof and smoke
was pouring out the big double
doors.
The definite cause was still un-
determined, but Fire Chief Corn
Reed said he was satisfied the blaze
started in WaShroom behind tne
garage grease racks. From that point
the flames spread with amazing
speed. Motorists, passing by in their
cars, noticed a small stream of
smoke. BY the time they could
stop their cars and walk back the
building was blazing.
Only one of the 35 automobiles
housed inside was damaged. That
car suffered only minor burns to
its paint. Men from other auto
agencies across the street joined
in with RobertSon-During crews
and moved all the endangered cars
to safety.
John R. Robertson estimated the
damage to the building and equip
ment at $4,000. The loss was cover
ed by insurance, he said.
7 Fire department officials were
more conservative, however, and es-
tlmated loss between 81 600 and S.
600, before a complete investigation
was made.
All office records were saved by
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Illinois Governor
Dies at CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Oct. 7. (UP)-Illinois
mourned today the death of Gov.
Henry Horner after a long illness.
The body will be taken to the
122nd National Guard Armory to
lie in state until military services
and burial tomorrow at Mount May
riv cemetery, beside the grave of his
mother. Rabbi Louis L. Mann will
conduct the services, assisted by a
Catholic priest and a Protestant
minister.
The death of the 61-year-old gov
ernor early yesterday at the subur-
ban Winnetka mansion where he
had been secluded four months gave
the powers OF the office to Lieut..
Gov. John H. STEELE who had at
tempted earlier this year to seize
the governorship on the ground
that Horner was incapacitated.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Olson 10 Announce
Decision on Reds

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 7. CUP)-
Gov. Culbert Olson is to reveal to-
night his decision on whether to
sign or veto the legislative bill to re-
move the Communist party from
the California ballot.
Olson has until Oct. 10 to act on
the measure, passed by the recent
special session of the legislature
but announced he would settle the
question one way or the other to-
night.
The governor has conferred with
numerous persons since the bill was
passed regarding constitutionality
of the anti-Communist move. What
ever action is taken. however, will
not affect the November general
election. since the bill as passed by
the legislature applies only to pri-
mary elections.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

within five miles of Ell Centric.
A mobile camp was expected to be
established at the northeast city
limits of Ell Centre Jan. l to make
living place for those who work
in the carrots.
Mrs. Osborne, proprietor of an
auto camp on the highway east of
Ell Centre, gave the supervisors a
copy of the statement to head the
petition and said she will give the
Ell Centre city council and the Ell
Centre chamber of commerce copies
also.
That camp will damage the COM
munity and is contrary to the wish
es OF the operators and owners of
private rental businesses she told
the board. "Those camps don't help
the real working people much. 1t
just helps the chiselers who live
off relief that the working people
have to provide. They are Just
cheap living places for people who
go around stirring up trouble for
The government"
She said she has crew of people
who volunteered to help circulate
petitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

ana square tne WOrld series 1Or
the Cincinnati Reds.
The big bow-legged pitcher was
the whole show on this cool and
cloudy afternoon as he brought the
Reds out of the shadow of defeat
and sent them into the seventh and
final game tomorrow with an even
chance for the championship of
baseball.
His sinker ball dropped and dart
ed, his slow one was as tantalizing
as a feather in the breeze and on
the few times he got into trouble
the Cincinnati infield rose up with
brilliant fielding to choke off runs.
Five hits were all the Detroit
powerhouse could collect off Walt
ers, who has given a total of only
eight hits in 18 innings and has
won two games.
1t was day of rejoicing here in
the Rhineland, but it was an after
noon of black despair for School,
boy Rowe, the veteran Of the De-
troit Tigers who was knocked out
of the box for the second straight
time. Four hits sent two runs
streaming across the plate in the
first inning and the Schoolboy
receiving another bitter lesson in
the school of hard knocks, was
taken out when he had only beer
able to get one man out.
Johnny Corsica finished the first
inning for the Tigers, and pitched
until the eighth, but the way Walt.
ers was sweeping his stuff across
the plate, Detroit never had a
chance after the first inning.
Bill Werber, a painful thorn ir
the flank of the Tigers in this SER
les, ratified a double against the left
Continued on Page 8. Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Community Chest
To Arrange Drive

Arrangements for the annual drive
for funds for character building
agencies will be made by the El
Centro Community Chest association
at the chamber of commerce build
ing at 7:30 pm. Tuesday.
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson,
chairman of the group, called the
meeting and asked that represent
tatives of the character building
agencies be present and take part
in making plans for the fall drive
for funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Fleet Commander
Confers with Knox

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. UP)-
Admiral j. o. Richardson, commander
in chief or the fleet, reported today
to Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
on "the situation in the Pacific"
and progress of expansion of the
nations sea-fightng forces.
Richardson arrived in Washington
from the west coast this Snorning
and conferred Sdiately with
Admiral Harold r. Stark, chief Of
naval operations. Later he met with
Knox, Stark, Undersecretary James
V. Forrestal, and Assistant Secre-
tary Lewis Compton.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
I.v.Farmers Oppose Lower Tariff
On Produce from South America

solution backed up a stand taken
by the county directors one year ago.
The directors also discussed a plan
with the unemployment service
whereby farmers needing employees
may hire workers through the SER
vice. The plan was suggested be-
cause relief will be refused to men
who fail to take jobs offered them
G. o. Hoober, former farm bureau
president, was elected state dele
gate for the second straight term
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

slight illness. The "obliging subcon-
sciouS mind" may seize on this ave-
nue. of escape and produce alarm
ing symptoms of nausea, and pallor
to save the child from further hu-
initiation.
Dr. Preston emphasized that such
escapes" are not imaginary ILL
nesses but are very real to the
child.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
p AMBl|Ne
.1\ EpoR1ER
Some Speed

Some Speed
Either the child born last week
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hartzog
, is an infant prodigy. or his father
4, is rushing matters a bit.
: Flows the youngster?" Mrs. Ted
Reynolds asked. Lawrence replied
i. Fine. He'll be ready to go to
school next week."
If Lawrence wanted to play that
game, SO could Mrs. Reynolds, Sc
she added:
isn't it q shame he wasn't born
bit sooner SO he could have start
ed school on time with the other
children? He'll have some work
to make up?'
But Lawrence was a match for
that too. He replied:
"Oh, that's all right He needs a
bit of handicap to keep him from
developing too fast"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

Imperial county farm bureau dir
ectors were on record again Monday
as opposing any proposal to weak
en- the farmers protection against
foreign agricultural products fol-
lowing Saturdays regular monthly
meeting.
The county directors urged the
American Farm Bureau Federation
to oppose any legislation to reduce
protective tariffs on South AM
erican agriculture products. The re-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
u. S. SUPREME COURT
IN FATEFUL TERM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. UP)-
With ancient ceremony the supreme
court today opened its 1S4O-41 term
which may be notable for its i'm
print on the nations preparedness
effort
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes, 78-years old and beginning
his 10th full term as head of the
tribunal preceded the eight black
robed associate justices to the
bench.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Behold, The King

Someone has made a liar out of
us.
King Neptune's costume is nc
longer collection of mops and an
Arab suit. He has a snappy new
suit straight from Hollywood ready
for his trip down the All American
Saturday
In slightly injured tone, Ted
Kipf informed us Monday that:
1.-The King is going to be thing
of beauty. He will have green tights
. Qike an acrobat a red satin cape
and jacket and a fancy gold crown
Also, there will be a beautiful wig
and whiSkers."
Give Fred Kamm a few more
weeks notice that he is to be King
Neptune and that worthy gentle
man could grow those whiskers
Ted.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Pope Nouns Lack
Of Modest Dress

ROME, Oct. 7. (UP)-Speaking to
10000 Italian girl members of
Catholic action, Pope Plus XII yes
terday bemoaned the fact that mo-
desty is not in style any more"
Not a few girls suffer passively
from the tyranny of style even when
it is immodest," the pope said. Be
fore putting on a frock, you must
ask your conscience how Jesus
Christ will judge it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

10 collect 1or a number OF houses
he built in Brawley were said to
have been the reason for his act.
His wife, Mrs. Evaleen Ferris. to
whom he had been married for more
than So years. missed him Sunday
afternoon and asked neighbors to
help her search for him. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Knight went to her
aid. Mrs. Knight first saw the body
lying partly under the back of a
small pickup truck not far from
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

the Ferris home. The motor still
was running. A rubber hose cut
from washing machine was placed
in the exhaust pipe and packed In
with rags. Ferris was lying on one
end of piece OF canvas and covered
himself with the other end. officers
said
The body was taken to the Thorn
ton mortuary in Brawley. No In
quest was scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Angler De Luxe

Let's go fishing-in good clothes
without walking a step, without do
ing a stroke of work beyond TAX
ing the fish off the hook.
In other words, let's trail REQ
Barnard next time he gets dreamy
look and see where this favorite
fishing place is located.
Red has a habit of driving his
car to a certain bridge over a cer-
tain canal. He pulls up close to
the rail, stops and sticks a fish
ing pole out the window and lets
the line down to the water.
Then he turns on the radio
breaks out a thermos of lemonade
or something equally refreshing and
makes himself comfortable. From
time to time he pulls in a catfish
but that part of it is purely Incl
dental.
Sometimes he even takes a nip
we mean a nap.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Bear Kills Mate

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Z. (UP)
Big Biii, nine year old polar
bear, and Min, his mate, fought
A battle to the death yesterday
before thousands . of spectators
rs San FranciscO'j new $2,09J,003
geological gardens were dedicated.
For half an hour, Big Bill maui
ed his mate while attendants
poured streams of water on the
battling animals without SIC
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

to meet w. L Welden, secretary of
the Central Labor council. Monday
night, for a conference regarding
membership in the laborers unit of
the AFofL. Davis said he employed
60 men for the company and sub
contractors employed between 30
and 40 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Carrying The Burden

Carrying The Burden
A model husband, this Bill Lo-
renZe.
After Mrs. Lorenzo performed
creditably in a skit at the Interna-
tional club at Calexico, someone
asked why her husband was not
present.
On these occasions, he always
stays home and has stage fright
for me!' she replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
.WiIlkie Invdde eS
Boss Stronghold
= BY WILLIAM ii. LAWRENCE -
United Press Staff Correspondent

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Oct. Z (UP)-Wende L. Will
ke Democratic Jersey City today and in speech
said that Mayor Frank Hague was "a puny Hitler.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

Investment corporation, said all his
machine men and most of his la
borers and drill men were union
men and therefore would not go
through the picket lines composed
of four men bearing cards which
said the job was unfair to organized
labor.
The non-union members agreed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Deadly Gas Ends
|. Y. Mans Life

BRAWLEY, Oct. &c J. Ferris, 76 building contrac-
tor took his own life here Sunday by starting the motor
OF his car crawling under it, and breathing
lde fumes through tube with the exhaust pipe
Worry and prvaton suffered because he was unable
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Pickets Tie Up
MI. s prin9s JOB

Union pckets delayed work the 1868 900 Mt Springs
road construction job for q hours Monday morning
because of the aborers not affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor
Harry Davis, general superintendent for the Denni
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Migratory Camp
PIun Drows Fire

Declaring that establishment of federal mobile labor
camp at E Centre will encourage chsees to live off those
who have to work for living Mrs. NJ V. Osborne Mon
day informed the board of supervisors her plan cir
culate petitions ASKING that such be allowed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Shutout HurIinQ
Defeats Detroit
In Crucial Game
Final Game tuesday will Decide Highest
Honor in Base ball; Cincinnati Pitcher
Is whole Show in Sixth Game, Wins 40
BY HARRY FERGUSON

CROSLEY FIELD, Cincinnati, O., Oct. 7. (UP)-Ht-
ting towering home the left field wall and
pitching superb shutout Bucky Walters became
ball team today to defeat the Detroit Tigers to O.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07
Fire Hits Auto
Agency Garage:
hredtenS Cars
Only One Of IS Machines in Robertson
Building Burned; Smoke Clouds Hamper
Firemen; Damage Confined I'd to Walls

Fire and smoke that were spectacular than eX-
pensive damaged the Robertson Duringer automobio
agency at Seventh and Main streets Ell Centre Monday
forenoon.
The fire started near the west wall of the bio garag,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-07

Butter: Los Angeles sic; but
terfat, Imperial Valley {. o. b. ranch.
grade A 40c; manufacturing milk
34c; route gathered cream zoe.
L. A. hay: u. s. No. S13-$l4.:
u. s. No. 2 leafy S11.50-12.50; I. v.
and Antelope S13-13.5O; U. s. No. 9
S1O-S10.50; Mpls Dec. flax Sl.46.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-08
spin. My small craft rocked then
- .r;olont Jerk

spin. My small craft rocked then
gave a violent jerk.
My captor had tied the rowboat
to some kind of motor craft and
had gone off and left me
Somewhere between here and
Frisco" he had said. He knew that
this small, leaking craft would
soon be swamped in the wake of
the big boat bound for San Fran
cisco bay. In the morning the crew
would discover the rope, and on the
end of it only a bit of wreckage.
My body would be somewhere with
in one hundred miles of the river,
victim of an "accident.".
The police wouldn't call it an ac-
cident, however, not with the vic
tim tied up in a sack. Gala was
gambling that my body would not
be found, or at least, not until he
was safely out of the country.
Bobbing and rolling continuous
1y, the rowboat began to fill as
ducked under the waves. I rolled
over as best I could, but only slip
ped deeper. An extra large wave
suddenly splashed over me and l
knew the boat could stay afloat
only seconds longer.
I bit into my gag, chewing on
the dirty sack and the rope in
desperate hope that I could wear
through them.
Perhaps 1 had been chewing on
the rope unknowingly for the past
hour. 1t parted, just as I thought
the next wave would send me I'm
der.
Splitting out the pieces, I called
as loudly as 1 could. Help! I
cried. "Help!"
There was a commotion of feet
on the big boat and the engine
stopped.
Pete someone S o u e d
there's a boat astern of us. Looks
like she's tied to us with a rope
Cant be-" said Pete. Il let our
boat tied at the dock"
mo mistake about that said
the first man.
l felt hands pulling on the line,
and a scraping and a humping as
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