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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Hull
family and John Hull, jr,
Saturday TO make their HON,
Burbank.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. Pearse aNi
home Monday evening after a
lightful vacation on the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Fletcher Presses State Inquiry in "
Textbook Scandal; Declares School
Chief Spent $50, 900 Need|ess|y

If Public Instruction Walter Dexter
to pay about $4,000 more than the
low bid for books which the Cali
fornia curriculum committee rated
inferior
Senator Ed >etcher, San Diego
introduced a resolution at the Sept.
13 legislature asking an assembly
committee to investigate. When
this group declined to act, the sem
ate committee was asked to step in
by Fletcher, member. Fletcher said
SO or 60 witnesses would be called
to testify.
The books were adopted in 1887
but DR.. Dexter refused to sign the
contract until ordered to do SO by
the state supreme court. The books
have not been printed, however,
pending revision by the boards text
book committee.
Fletcher said a representative OF
the company intimated the state
could have had the contract for
$50,0 900 less than the $l81, 900 royalty
A 1897 legislative committee said
selection of the books was either
the result of corruption or careless
ness"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Martinique Base
No German Plan,
Says Ambassador

WASHINGTON, Oct. /. CUP)-
President Roosevelt today discussed
with French Ambassador CASTOR
Henry-Haye the decision of the Pc
tain government in France to
strengthen naval facilities at Mar
Unique in the Caribbean.
Henry-Haye, who requested the
conference with Mr.. Roosevelt, in
sisted that there was no important
divergence of opinion on the project
between his government and the
United States.
He declined, however to comment
on reports that the United States
would look unfavorably on strength
ening of defenses in new world pos
sessions of countries that have been
defeated by Germany.
Insisting he has no formal noti-
fication of his governments plan
to resume work on defense at Fo:
de France, Martinique, the ambas-
sador pointed out that plans long
have been under way for systematic
strengthening of the islands de-
fenSeS.
Henry -Haye said that his discus
sion was confined almost exclusively
to the Martinique problem and that
o-China affairs did not enter
into the talk.
Some quarters here were suspi-
cious of the Petain government S
decision to increase harbor works
at the French Caribbean possession
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Germans Step Up
Efforts TO Starve
Isles 10 Defeat
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China but British retaliation against
Japan already appeared in progress
at Cairo, where cotton shipments
destined for Japan were held up.
In Stockholm, neutral diplomats
reported that Russia has masseo
900 600 troops in the Baltic states.
Germany, it was said, has concen-
trated possibly $4,000 in Norway
where horses and n.en are being
trained, apparently for an invasion
of Britain.
Concentration of these heavy
forces in and around Scandinavia,
it was said, does not necessarily
mean imminent developments on the
northern front. Activity may or may
not develop after winter freezes
northern lakes and rivers, making
troop movement easier
In the same city, the Stockholm
Tidningen reported from Berlin that
large-scale evacuation of aged per-
sons, women and children had been
started in Berlin.
On the other side of the picture
Nazi U-boat warfare against Great
Britain was intensified. London ad-
mitted that ship sinkings had touch
ed the peak figure set by Germanys
submarine captains at the height
of unrestricted underseas war in
April, 1917.
Berlin sources reported massive
new waves of bombers were taking
off To attack the British Isles and
promised that if good weather held
out the new raids would exceed the
fury of those launched up to now
like a cyclone compared to a gentle
zephyr"
The new peak of submarine war
fare, presumably achieved by joint
efforts OF German and Italian u
boats, was reached in the week end
ing Sept. %, the British admiralty
reported.
In this week 1887 tons of Ship
ping was sunk-19 British ships,
five neutrals and three of allied
countries.
This compared with a weekly av-
erage loss of April, 1917, of 10000
tons-the highest figure previously
attained in German sea blockade.
One comforting factor was cited
by the British. In 1917 when Ger
man submarines had brought Brit
ain perilously close to starvation
they were sinking a large additional
total OF allied and neutral shipping
-l45 900 tons of allied and 135, 900
tons of neutral shipping during that
black April. This brought the months
total TO $4,000 tons. If the current
level of sinkings should be main
tained, the Germans will send to
the bottom $4,000 tons a month:
However, it was admitted that
the Germans were making a strong
er effort than ever TO cut the vital
British sea routes. Submarines were
operating 500 and 600 miles from
Ireland and it appeared possible
that new British conference.-the
would be necessary to cope with
the threat.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Bertrand Russell
Takes Harvard Job

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. CUP)
Bertrand Russell, British author,
arrives at Harvard today for a six
month stay as James lecturer in
philosophy.
On the eve of Russell's arrival,
former Rep. Thomas Dorgar of
Boston renewed his attack on the
appointment on the grounds that
in these times youth should be
trained 'for democracy" which
means character training, with a
sense of common rights and duties,
;espact for authority and habits of
self discipline
Harvard officials refused to with
draw the appointment after New
York supreme court justice ruled
that Russell could not teach math-
tmatics at the College of the City
Of New York because he has an
immoral and salacious" attitude
toward sex.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
House Approves
Bill 10 Prevent
War Mi|Iionaires

WASHINGTON. Oct. l (UP)-
The House today approved the con-
ference report on the Sl,000,00O 900
excess profits tax drafted to pre-
vent creation of war millionaireS. -
The senate has yet to approve
the report before the bill is sent
to President Roosevelt for sigma
ture.
The tax measure is the last
major piece of controversial legi-
Station on the administrations con-
gressional calendar. Two vital, but
undisputed, appropriation bills also
are pending.
An effort by Sen. William H
King, D., Utah, to lift the John
son act and other restrictions
against loans to Great Britain ap-
peared doomed at this session.
King conceded that there was
little possibility that he would sue
ceed in getting his proposal before
the senate. Senate Democratic
Leader Alben w. Barkley, asserting
that the measure was not an ad-
ministration bill, concurred.
The tax bill, aside from its eX-
cess profits tax and related de-
fense features, would increase the
normal corporation income tax, on
corporations making $4,000 OF
more. to a total of "a per cent. The
increase is 81 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
John R. Robertson
Resigns Command
Of Auto Agency

When the doors of the Buick, Old
smob:le agency in Ell Centro opened
at Seventh and Main street Tuesday
it was not as Jno. r. Robertsons,
but as Robertson and Duringer.
A change in ownership places
Jerry Robertson, brother OF Jno. r.,
and Clyde Duringer, former office
manager, in joint command. The
older Robertson, meanwhile, will
transfer most of his business con-
nectionS to San Diego. He will re-
turn to the valley from time to time,
however, and has retained his home
in Ell Centre.
Jerry Robertson and Duringer
have been with the agency nearly
decade Jerry started in the parts
department and worked up to head
the sales force. Duringer served as
office manager. Both are married,
Jerry has one child, a boy, and
Duringer three, two boys and a girl.
Jno. R., who came to Imperial
Valley first in 1918, will enter the
wholesale automobile business in
San Diego. His family is already
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Company Town Folk
Vote on Proposal
To Govern Selves

WEIRTON, w. Va, Oct. (UP)
After 40 years domination by the
Weirtor Steel Co., citizens ofthis
northern West Virginia community
went to the polls today to decide
whether to remain a company
town" or to incorporate and run
its own affairs.
Weirton Steel is prepared to
hand over the town, the nations
largest unincorporated community,
a million dollars worth of public
utilities and property if the corp
Grafton proposal is approved.
Now flourishing town of al
most 10000 inhabitants, Weirton
was little more than an apple or
chard when E. T. Weir, head of
the steel company and now chair
man of the Republican party fl
rance committee, decided it would
be coed spot for a steel mill.
The company built houses for
the workers, and gradually furn-
ished lights, streets, sewers, water
fire protection and other services
Some of the workers moved to Hol-
lidays Cove; others to Maryland
Heights and Weirton Heights. Only
Weirton is unincorporated.
Todays vote was whether Weir
ton should incorporate with Hol-
lidays Cove. A majority in both
communities is needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Airport Programs
Here Must Await
Priority Ratings
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$500, 100000, whereas the program
now before congress will not exceed
a few hundred fields"
The CAA has made no detailed
plans for work OH any airports,' y
Connolly continued. When the $780,
100000 airport program now before
congress is passed, the list will be
studied by army and navy experts
to determine a priority list" from
which will be taken the names Of
the fields to be improved or con-
Structed
He pointed out that the federal
government, under the present pro-
gram, will neither buy land nor
construct buildings, but will spend
its funds solely on grading, drain
age, paving of runways, and light
ing and navigation aids.
There was no indication of the
standing Imperial Valley projects
will have on the priority list.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Louis Moore New
kiwanis President

Louis Moore was elected president
of the Ell Centre Kiwanis club at a
recent breakfast meeting and will
take office in January, succeeding
Rudolph Miller.
Other officers elected are: George
Kirk, president; H. R. Ander-
son, secretary; Wade Ramsey, treas
urer.
Moore, Anderson Miller and Jess
Bledsoe will represent the Ell Centro
club at the state convention of XII
wants to be held in Santa Barbara
this week, starting Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
You Can't Substitute CafcaI!s for
Thinking and Remain Free wiIIkie
Warns CIO Audience in Auto Town

ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN EN-
ROUTE THROUGH MICHIGAN,
Oct. / CUP) - Republican Presi-
Dental Nominee Wendell L. Will
kie told industrial Michigan today
that IF we continue down the
road we are going this democracy
will disappear"
Willkie carried his appeal for
votes into the thickly populated
automobile producing centers OF
Michigan where the dominant la
Dor union, the CLOS United Auto
mobile Workers of America. al
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Bystander Gets
Biqqest Fine

SACRAMENTO, Oct. j. (UF)
Two young men were fisticuff-
ing in the street when Herbert
Ogden, 81, came along and Of
fered to referee.
Ogden became abusive when
Officer Hugh Millar broke up the
fight but escaped arrest i'm the
confusion while Millar took the
two combatants to Jail. Ogden
later walked into the Jail to see
if the two fighters couldn't be
released so they could finish the
battle.
Ogden, the nom -cOmbatant and
neutral, was fined S25 for resisting
an officer while the fighters who
started all the fuss got off with
$50 fines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
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To hear Pat tell it, there never
was dog as smart in the field
as his dog. n
The first bit of game that Flush
flushed was skunk! And the skunk
flushed Flush and there was one
neck of an atmosphere about the
whole trip from then on.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Regional Scout
Executive Here

Roland E. Dye, deputy regional
scout executive, arrived in Ell Gen.
tro Tuesday to aid council execu-
tives in the organization of the
1940-41 program for Imperial VAL
ley scoutdom.
Dye said the national scout pro-
gram this year will differ from that
of other years in one respect Boys
will be trained to take part in safe
ty measures and in emergency SER
vice in the event of disaster.
Boys of the nation have an i'm
portant part to play in the strength
ening and integration of democracy
in the present world crisis, Dye
declared, and scoutdom plans to
play leading part in this program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

SACRAMENTO, Oct. l. tUP)-
Senator Ray Hays, of Fresno, chair
man of the senate governmental
efficiency committee, today an
nounced he would open an inves-
tigation later this month into the
Silver -Burdett language textbook
controversy.
Hays said the inquiry would be
to find out why the State Board
of Education forced superintendent
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Ministers to Map
Leadership Course

Plans for the leadership training
course to begin Oct. IA will be made
at the noon meeting of the El Gen.
tro Ministerial association Wednes-
day at the First Methodist church.
The meeting will be prefaced by
a pot luck luncheon provided by the
wives of the association members,
who will have their own meeting
during the afternoon.
The association sponsored the
training course along the lines rec
commended by the International
Council of Religious education.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
1odsfmasters 10
Install Officers

Cactus Gavel Toastmasters club
members at their meeting Monday
night completed arrangements for
installation of officers and ladies
night entertainment scheduled for
next Monday night.
Wright Darter was voted the best
speaker of the evening. Robert Dins-
more officiated as POSTMASTER.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Tristan kidnaper
Guilty.; Must Serve
Life in Prison
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legal delays in the proceedings des-
pite Muhlenbroich'S desire to get
it over with" and enter prison as
soon as possible.
Although MulllenbroicN didn't
ask for counsel and said he didn't
want it, McNutt yesterday assigned
two attorneys to advise the prison
er on his rights and to represent
him in making his plea today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
NO VISITORS ALLOWED

Friends Tuesday were asked to
refrain from visiting Walter Wor-
tendyke, highway patrol examiner
who is recovering from an opera
ton in El Centre hospital. His
physician said he is in fair condi-
ton but still unable to receive visi-
tors.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01

ready has endorsed President
Roosevelt for third term.
He asserted to 10000 persons
whom he addressed from the Pont-
lac, Mich, courthouse lawn that
the New Deal had attempted to
solve every problem that arose
either by appropriation of more
money or grabbing more power"
There were scattered "boos" as
we'll as cheers as the candidate
rode along Pontiac streets from
his special train.
Willkie said concentration of
power in the hands of the chief
executive and piling up Of federal
debt endangers democracy. Where
there is great concentration of pow
er in the federal government, he
said, the rights of men to organize,
to have labor unions and to lead
a free life rapidly disappear.
Substitute for Thought
1T is one of the great tragedies. :"
Willkie said. that this administra-
ton has been able to misrepresent
itself and has been able to delude
some people into believing that it
is the friend of working people
and the common man, whereas no
administration is likely to be more
dangerous to those people in the
long run
There were occasional cries of
"Hurrahs for Roosevelt" and cat
calls during Wilkes speech. TAX
ing cognizance of the heckling, the
nominee asserted people who SUBJ
stitute catcalls for thinking are
going the road to the slavery that
exists in Germany"
Willkie appealed to the women
of the nation last night to remove
from government ''cynics whom we
did not elect and who have no
faith in us" and to rekindle in
youth faith in democracy. He
spoke before the National Fedora
ton of Women's Republican clubs
at Detroit.
He said Europe was weakened bv
cynicisln that caused the collapse
Of democracies and brought them
under the domination Of the Co
lossal cynicism" of Adolf Hitler.
He charged that little group
of cynics called the New Dealers"
was governing the United States
By force and fear.
Cynics in Government
we too il, America have be-
come infected with cynicism." he
said. " have observed a tendency
TO Sneer at the homely virtues
that made our American life so
abundant and forceful.
Il have observed tendency
especially among out young peo-
pie to dismiss the moral and spirit
ual standards of our American
tradition. Our young people are
inclined to tell us those standards.
in their own words, are the bunk"
He said thousands of young peo-
pie who had lost faith had formed
communist groups and received es-
couragement from high places.
When I am elected, the first
thing I shall do to help you in the
great task that lies ahead of You
will be to clean house in the gov
ernment. I will clean out the Gym
les and unbelievers, the nuts ard
bunk artists Willkie said. " NV
administration will be composed of
men who believe in the American
people.
Who Got Us There?
There has been a lot of talk
about danger of changing admin
strations in an emergency. The
closer Mr.. Roosevelt gets us to
war, the more the New Dealers
say we ought not to change horses
in the middle of the stream.
We'll, for one thing, what are
we doing in the middle of the
stream?" he asked. How did we
get there? The man who got us in
is not the right one to get us out"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
MEDICAL RESERVES
WILL BE CALLED

WASHINGTON, Oct. |. up
The war department announced to-
day that certain medical reserve
officers will be called up for extend
ed active duty as professors Of mill
tary science and tactics in ROTC
units which already have regular
army medical officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
RECEIVERS AFTER ACCIDENT

Alberta M. Potter. Brawley house.
wife. was recovering Tuesday from
injuries suffered Monday when her
car collided with one driven by Dee
S. Anderson, AZ, Imperial mail car
rier, mile north of Imperial. Sgt
Cliff Reed of the highway patrol,
said his investigation showed An
derson failed to stop at boulevard
stop sign.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Scanning L.V
News Horizon
FILE NOTICE

County Clerk w. j. McClelland
Monday received a notice of inten-
ton to wed which was filed by Jose
Navarro, so, and Esther Rogas, As,
Brawley residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Margaret E. Wolfe late Tuesday
asked the court to annul her mar
riage to Russell v. Wolfe or grant
her an interlocutory divorce de-
cree. She said they married in
Yuma two months and II days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
MUST ENTER PLEA

Arthur v. Murillo of Calipatria
Tuesday was ordered to enter his
plea in superior court to charges
of grand theft of an automobile and
driving an automobile without the
consent of the owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
CHARGE DISMISSED

A charge of buying stolen proper
ty was dismissed in superior court
Tuesday against Roy Rand, who
showed he had lived up to the terms
of probation granted him in 1888
after the county grand jury indicted
him on a charge of buying property
stolen from H. E Thornton OF
Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
BONDSMEN WITHDRAW

Bondsmen OF Virgil r. Hayes were
released from their obligation Tues
day when they surrendered him in
superior court and asked that the
bond be dismissed Hayes was charg-
ed with three counts of bad checks
and one count of a prior convic-
ton OF a felony. Hayes was sched-
uled to enter his plea to the charges
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
SUBSTITUTE ON JOB

A. E. Scott of the Pasadena High
way patrol office was sent to the
El Centre office to substitute for
Walter Wortendyke. who is recov-
ering after an operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
WEA Their

Southern CalifOrnia-Clear Tues
day, Tuesday night and Wednes-
day with some high fog late Tues
day night and early Wednesday.
Little change in temperature; gentle
southwest wind.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Relief for Refugees
Has Headquarters
In Anderson House

The Committee for the Relief Of
French Refugees in England, for
merly known as the Urgent Relief
for France, have established head
quarters in the Larz Anderson
house at 2118 Massachusetts, avenue.
These headquarters have been given
them through tine courtesy of the
Society of the Cincinnati to whom
Mrs. Anderson presented the house.
The chairman of the relief COM
mittee, Mrs. George Barnett; the
vice chairman, Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr,
and the sponsors will have a tea
Tuesday AFTERNOON from to 7
o'clock, which will be in the nature
of housewarming for their new
headquarters. AS this tea, which
is an invitation party, there will
be an exhibit of the work done by
this committee, which has sent aid
to the thousands of French refugees
in England through the Allied Relief
Fund and its headquarters in New
York.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

be given at 430 o'clock and he has
selected works from De Maupas-
SAINT, Andersen, Rostand, Hugo,
La Fontaine, Bertot and Zam-
acois.
M. Leyssac is no stranger in
Washington. having been heard
at the Alliance Francaise in other
years. He has been decorated
by two countries for his art.
The French Ambassador, M.
Henry-Haye. is honorary presi-
dent of the alliance and Mr..
Lynch Luquer is president. Other
officers include Mrs. John M.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Silver Spring
Activities of
The Week
Miss Sandy Mass
Is Hostess at
Childrn's Party

Miss Sandy Mas daughter OF
Representative Melvin j. Mas of
Minnesota and Mrs. Mas, enter
tanned at supper party last evening
at the home of her parents in Wood
side Park, Md The 20 guests, all
about the age of their 11-year-old
hostess, were dressed as babies and
small youngsters and the juvenile
motif was carried out in the games
and other features of the party.
Mrs. Arthur P. Harrison and her
son, Mr.. Arthur Harrison, jr., sailed
yesterday from New York on a
Caribbean cruise. They plan to
visit Honduras, Cuba and Jamaica,
returning here December %.
Mr.. John Mitchell, son of DR.. and
Mrs. C. w. Mitchell, arrived yester-
day from his studies at Gettysburg
College to spend the holiday with
his parents. His sister, Miss Mar
garet Mitchell, who is a student at
the College of William and Mary.
will arrive here the latter part of
this week.
MTS. UaruneT HOSTESS
At Bridge Party.
Mrs. Allen H. Gardner entertained
at bridge party Friday evening at
her home in Woodside Park, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward PoitraS and
their two sons, who formerly made
their home in California, are now
living on Northwood avenue in
Northwood Park
Mr.. and Mrs John U. BERN were
hosts at buffet supper party Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Gaylor and
their son George moved last week
from Washington and are now in
their new home in Woodside Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Davies are
returning this week end from a
short stay in Miami. Fla.
The Rev. and Mrs. Joseph A..
Hauber has moved from Easley
street to 404 Dale drive near Boni-
fant street Mr.. Hauber is rector of
the Church of the Ascension in
Silver Spring.
Mrs. Lucy Faris has gone to
Martins Ferry, Ohio, where she was
called by the serious illness of her
mother.
Miss Shirley Evison. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Evison, will
arrive this week from. Lake Erie
College, Painesville, Ohio, to spend
the Christmas holidays with her
family Mr.. and Mrs. Evison are
moving this week end from their
home in Woodside Park to their
new residence opposite the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice K. Peck are
leaving tomorrow for St. Petersburg,
Fla, where Mrs. Peck plans to spend
the winter. Mr.. Peck will return to
their home in Woodside after a
short vacation.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Horace Smiths
To Receive TODAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Smith
will be at home this afternoon
from 4 to 6 o'clock at 272l
Thirty first place.
They will have as guests their
son and daughter-in-law DR..
and and Mrs. Horace Smith, and
their two young children, Sally
and Rosalie Smith, of Charles
ton, S. C..