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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-05
WEATHER

Maximum temperature &c. minimum 81; am.
&C, humidity 36 noon temperature SO,
humidity IL; S pm. temperature 80, humidity Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-05
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: 1. A. 27c; Butterfat, Imperial Valley,
fob. ranch grade 36c; Manufactured milk soc;
Route gathered cream 26c.
L. A. Hay: U.SNo1 $14-145O; U.S.No2 leafy $13
IA; U. S. No. 2 $11-115O; Mpls. Flax, Sept. Sl86.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

Germany sunk British patrol boat.
Italy and Turkey were reported to
have concluded trade agreement.
TUESDAY-Russians again tried
smashing the Mannerheim line with
manpower supported by artillery, air.
craft and tanks. Firms claimed attacks
were repulsed. Germany and Russia
concluded new trade agreement, cal
culated to provide more active ex-
change of materials. Unrest reported
among Latvia and Estonia as result of
Russian military agreements prior to
Finnish invasion. New Zealand and
Australian troops 100000 arrived in
Egypt en- route to France. Italy is for
tifying Bremen pass opposite Austro-
Germany and Undine region opposite
Yugoslavia. A Dutch ship was sunk.
A German blockade runner sent ous
sos off the coast of Brazil.
WEDNESDAY-Finns claim they
recaptured all important positions on
Karelian Isthmus which Russians took
during the past thirteen days. Rus
slams were putting more men into the
battle. Germany's propaganda minis
ter said the Reich doubts sincerity of
and neutral nation which permits its
newspapers to attack Germany. U. s..
Senate approved military loans to Fin
land and China, with $2O,OOO,OOO linn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15
DIARY OF The WAR
Condensed For Readers Of The
Republican

FRIDAY-Half a million allied
soldiers are in Near East to withstand
possible aggression there. Turkish
marines occupied the German ship
yards at Istanbul. Firms claimed they
have stopped Russian attacks. Ger
many claimed 400 enemy and neutral
ships had been sunk. British claim
only 274 had been lost.
SATURDAY-For fourth time in
twelve days successive waves of Ger
man bombers attacked merchant ships
and naval units along British east
coast, and reported eight British ships
either sunk or made worthless. Brit
ish reported downing Of German
bomber, sinking Of two German subs.
Firms denied Russians had dente1
Mannerheim line. Russians continued
mass attacks. Turkey ordered 100
German employees in shipyard to leave
country in AZ hours, as preventive
measure to sabotage plot involving
disruption of communications thru
out near east.
SUNDAY-Fighting planes from
abroad are arriving in Finland Films
said 800 modern planes would demora-
lie Russian bombing squadrons. The
French Chamber Of Deputies unani-
mously voted Premier DaIadier a man
date to carry on the war to victory.
Allies tell U. S. that no patched-up
peace will do. They are determined
to rid Europe Of Nazziism.
MOUNTAINEERING new in Fin
land. Britain started a campaign to
break up leakage of military informa-
ton through women spies to Germany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15
To Confer Rank of Esquire

The Rank of Esquire will be con-
ferred at the regular meeting of the
Knights of Pythias lodge on Friday
evening.
The committee for the 51st anniver-
sary celebration has about completed
plans for the event, which will Occur
next Friday, February %, in Castle
Hail. The program will consist of vocal
and instrumental music and several
new and unique features.
The occasion will also be ladies'
night, and a large number are ex-
pected to be present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

wi .. L ~ w dCHCel, hlcnmOIu, va.
is here for several days this week with
her father, DR.. B. Frank Selby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Turney, Mrs.
Abraham Lawton, and Mrs. Alice Tur-
ney spent Tuesday in Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hardesty and
fanny spent Sunday in Elkins, West
Va, where they visited with relatives.
Mrs. Ralph Thayer, Hagerstown,
was visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew w. Helbig, Third street, re-
Gently.
F. E. Rathbun, county superintend-
ent of schools, is confined to his home
on Fifth street on account of in
fluenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edward Offutt had
as their dinner guests last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Loomis and W..
0. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Thrasher, Miss
Gladys Aronhalt and James Nordecll
spent the past weekend in Washing
ton, D. C.
Miss Beryldine Fulk entertained
members of her bridge club and a
few other friends at her home on Oak
street Tuesday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. H. R. DuPuy enter
tanned a few friends following the
Rotary dinner at the William-J James
Hotel on Friday evening.
Miss Virginia Kalbaugh entertained
members of her bridge club this week.
Prizes were won by Miss Grace Filler
and Mrs. Harland Ridder.
D. Edward Offutt was in Cumber-
land on business Tuesday. He was
accompanied to Cumberland by Harry
Thrasher, a Baltimore and Ohio en-
gineer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smouse and
two children, Of Clarksburg, W. Va,
were weekend guests of Mrs.
Smouse's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Michael.
Mrs. Edward Lawrence was hos
tess at the meeting of the members Of
her bridge club on Tuesday. Mrs.
Frank Kley and Mrs. Frank Smouse
were awarded the honors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Nordeck, of
Terra Alta, and Max Nordeck, student
at Frostburg State Teachers College,
were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Glotfelty, near town.
Mrs. Russell H. Brown, Oak street,
entertained with a dessert bridge party
at the home of Mrs. Harry White,
Wednesday afternoon. Five tables
were in play during the afternoon.
Mrs. Ernest Liller entertained with
two tables of bridge at her home on
Third street Monday evening Mrs
Andrew Helbig won high honors and
Mrs. Grover C. Stemple, second.
The Young Women's Missionary So
ciety members of st. Marks Lutheran
church met at the home of Mrs. Clar-
ence Spear on Tuesday evening. Mrs
Harry Friend was leader at the meet.
ing.
Relatives in Oakland were informed
on Saturday of the death of Frank c.
| Trenton, 40 years old, which occurred
last Saturday morning at the home OF
his mother, Mrs. M. L. Trenton, Key
ser, West Va, following an illness OF
more than year. He was a former
| Oakland resident and was nephew
of. Abraham L. Lawton and Miss julia
Lawton. Besides his mother he is sur.
vived by his widow, a daughter Max.
inc and three sons, Arthur, Eugene
and Glenn, all of Keyser; also by q
sister and four brothers. The body
was brought to Oakland where inter
ment was made Monday morning.
|
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

Stanley Stahl, Oak street, has been
confined to his home for week or
more as the result of an infection re-
sulting from a cut suffered on his leg.
While visiting in Cumberland on
Monday Mrs. Harry Field became ill
and was taken to Memorial hospital
where she remains a patient. Her
condition is not considered serious.
Miss Eva Montgomery entertained
members of the Teachers bridge club
with Valentine dessert. Prizes were
won by Miss Virginia Kalbaugh, Miss
Ethel Mccullough and Mrs. Ruth
Sebold.
Mrs. Charles Fleegle is in Keyser,
West Va, nursing her daughter, Mrs.
Lyle Wilson, who has been suffering
as the result of an attack of pneumo-
MIA. Reports are now that she is re-
covering.
Mrs. w. R. Offutt, son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. William John
son, expect to leave tomorrow for
points in Florida, where Mrs. Offutt
and Mrs. johnson will remain for
seveal weeks.
The Parent-Teacher' Association Of
Oakland Elementary school will meet
next Thursday evening, February %,
at 1880 o'clock in the school building,
it has been announced. A large attend
ance is urged.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Hart and son
Robert, of Connellsville,, Pa, returned
to their home on Monday after visit
ing with Mrs. Harris parents, Mr., and
Mrs. Charles F. White, and other rel,
atives over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Reese an
nounce the birth of a daughter at
their home in the Giessman hotel, on
Wednesday afternoon, February IA.
Mr.. Reese is employed in the office of
the Oakland Creamery Company.
The local post, American Legion, is
conducting Bingo party on Thurs
day, February %, at the Manhattan
hotel, and will continue each Thurs
day. The admission of so cents en-
titles one to ten games of Bingo.
Mrs. William Gibson and Mrs. Ora
cia Hinebaugh returned to their homes
in Oakland Monday evening from
Washington, D. c., where they had
visited Mrs. Hinebaugh's daughter,
Mrs Carl McIntire, few days.
George Williamson, local manager
of the Coca-Cola interests here, re-
turned Monday morning from Rich
mond, Va, where he had attended q
conference of managers of Coca-Cola
plants. He also visited Miss Maron
Broaddus, at Manassas, Va,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Naylor re-
turned to their home in Oakland yes
terday afternoon from Sebring, Flor
ida, where they had spent month OF
more with Mr.. MAYORS parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Naylor, who accom-
panied them south and who are re-
naming in Sebring for a more ex-
tended stay.
A group of farmers will plan q
spring cooperative program at a sup
per conference at the William-J ames
Hotel, Oakland, this evening at 1886
o'clock. Among thosse expected ar;
F. M. Bittinger, Truman c. Bittin-
ger, w. H. Barnard, William F. De.
Berry, Jesse Gnegy, James F. Hamil-
ton, w. B. Hamilton, Wesley Harvey
Cecil Right, Owen Martin, Allen S
Paugh, H. 0. Stahl, j. w. Steyer, Ell
mer W. Goehringer, Walter Harmon
Orus M. King, Ross Speicher, G. E
Bishoff, Orville Frazee, Hubert A
Friend and E. F. Garletts, from Acct.
dent, Friendsville, Oakland and other
points in the county. A similar meet
ing will be held Friday evening al
| Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

President Roosevelt scolded 5000
delegates at the Youth Congress in
session at Washington, for opposition
to the proposed Finnish loan. CLIO chief
defended their stand
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

itation to each nation. British were
recruiting 10000 more fishermen for
naval patrol duty.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

Feb. 15-16-Drums Along The
MOhawk-Claudette Colbert,
Henry Fonda, Edna NJ. Oliver.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

Feb. 1919 Daytime Wife =
Tyrone Power, L. Darnell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-15

Feb. 17-PhantOm Stage-Bob
Baker.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
MORE Than $500
DELEGATES ATTEND
ST. paul Meeting

Managers, Members of Boards of Directors
and Delegate Stockholders of Elevators Oil
Stations and Live Stock Associations Gather
in Twin Cities for Annual Gathering.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11

ST. PAUL December Especially - With approximately
$500 delegates representing the Farmers Union
Elevators Farmers Union petroleum marketing organizations
and Farmers Union Livestock shippers Wisconsin, Minnesota
North Dakota and Montana registered for attendance at the
annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers Union business
in Paul. record attendance is
already assured for the sessions which opened today
Todays taken by the annual meeting of the
Farmers Union Livestock Commission Company of St Paul.
West Fargo, N. d. and Billings Mont.
The meeting called by CIV Fine of North Da
koa president of the organization who delivered his annual
report after the routine business of appointment of committees
the reading the of the last annual meeting hal
been disposed Of
President Fines report encouraging statement of
and growth during the past year when small
changes in the organization been effected and
branch had been opened for business at Billings Montana in
the Union Sockyard and where the excellent service of
this Farmers Union marketing service had been readily recog
nzed by the Montana livestock by them giving the
Farmers Union organization than so percent of the total
business transacted at the Union Stockyards since they
opened.
Featuring the afternoons session will be the annual report of
Chas Egey the of the Association who well known
in the organized farmer and labor circles in Montana
champion of social order under which the lot of the
mon man will be more equitable and just
The sessions of the annual stockholders convention of the
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association will Tues
day and continue through Wednesday, and the annual meeting
of the Farmers Union Exchange will Thursday
morning ad continue through until 80 Friday afternoon when
joint session of the three business setups will
banquet for all delegates and visitors to the convention
will be given by the business activities Thursday evening
This will be held in the basement of the ST. Paul Municipal
Auditorium Featured speakers this banquet will be James
Patton national president of the Farmers Union Thomas
Cheek national board member from Oklahoma and Hon. c. B.
BALDWIN, national administrator of the Farm Security Admin
istration.
Ballroom of the Lowry hotel which headquarters for the
vention
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
Unpaid Teachers
Strike as Operators
Withhold Taxes

POTTSVILLE, Pa.-(FP)- Because
coal corporations here have neglected
to pay their taxes, the school board
is unable to meet teachers salaries.
The PREACHERS struck.
Organized in local association, the
10 school teachers left their desks at
the Branchdale Consolidated High
School and Branchdale and Newton
grade schools December 2. Janitors
ordered the pupils to go home.
John NJ Cavanaugh, art instructor
and chairman of the association
formed by the teachers, said five
months back pay amounting to be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 is due his
group.
Tax Collector Joseph Doran said
three big anthracite companies own
$3.50 of the townships taxable prop
erty and were 1907 delinquent in
1910 taxes.
Failure of the companies to pay
taxes resulted in teachers strike in
nearby Porter township in the fall of
1889, when 1904 pupils missed classes,
and in March 1910, when Mt. Carmel
and Gilberton teachers walked out for
the same cause. After being out II
days, they collected TX months back
pay, but the township is said to be in
arrears again.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
DON'T HITCH-HIKE

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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
Control of House
Labor Com. at Stake
In Coming Battle

WASHINGTON. - (FP) One of
the undercover battles to be waged in
the coming session of congress will
be over the soul of the all-important
house committee on labor.
Nearly one-third of the 22-member
committee lost their seats in the
presidential election and their places
will have to be filled by the house
ways and means committee which
acts as committee on committees"
OF the seven committee members
who failed of reelection, four were
counted as liberals and another was
found on numerous occasions voting
with labor.
The four liberals lost were Reps.
Kent Keller 3D., Ill., Frank Fries
3D., Ill., Reuben T. Wood d., MOI
and Matthew A. Dunn d., Pa.,) Rep.
Bruce Barton (R., N. Y.,) who ran
unsuccessfully for the senate, was
not counted as anti-labor as Reps.
Routzohn (R., Ohio, and Gross (R.,
Pa.,) who were the other members of
the labor committee who will not re-
turn.
The importance of the state COM
mittee has been continually emphas-
lied during the past congress. 1t con-
stituted the chief bulwark against
amendments to the wage
hour act and served as brake on
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
GOVERNOR ayers
DISMISSES STATE
EM.PL Dyes

NASHUA. Dec with only one
month left of his term, Governor Roy
e. Ayers included two Valley County
men in wholesale statewide dis
missal of state employees last week.
In Valley County Ayers ordered the
dismissal of two employees of the
Montana Liquor Control Board. I'm
der the Ayers "Hitler Bill" the gov
ernor has authority to discharge any
one in the employ of the state who
displeases him.
Those losing their jobs were Eric
o. Evered who has been in charge
of the Nashua State liquor store since
it was established in 1894, and Ezra
Hurlburt, first assistant in the Glas-
Cow liquor store, who has been in the
employ of the state since 1885. Evered
ernor Cooney, and has established the
Nashua store among the highest in
the state for efficiency and accuracy,
according to Liquor Board officials.
All members of the "Ayers-for-
Governor" club were retained in their
jobs by the defeated governor. In the
Glasgow store Andy Schuster was
kept on as vendor, with State Senator
George Ruffcorn continuing assistant.
Appointed to fill Ezra Hurlburt's place
as first assistant was c. E. (Tough)
Prentice, formerly of Wheeler. Abe
Holderman was retained by Ayers in
Wheeler
Ayers appointed Andrew Hanger of
New Deal to succeed Evered in the
Nashua store.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
NAVY-STAMDARD
OIL SQUEEZE ON
MEXICO cNARGEl

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - The Ma
ton charged Nov 2S, that the Navy
department had been imposing an I'M
official embargo of its own on Mexican
oil as a means of helping Standard
Oil and Dutch Shell to put 1.-THE
Squeeze on Mexico"
In an article under that name in
the current issue by its Washington
editor, /. F. Stone, The Nation said
that on September 5, the navy chose
to pay 10 cents a barrel extra for fuel
oil rather than buy Mexican oil.
The low bidder, according to The
Nation. was a subsidiary of Eastern
States Petroleum, which has been re-
filming and trying to market Mexican
oil in this country. Eastern States
Petroleum bid 70 cents a barrel.
Harry Sinclair's Consolidated Oil
Company which made its peace with
the Mexican government some time
ago, bid 81 cents a barrel, according
to The Nation. The Standard Oil bid
was SO cents a barrel. The Navy de-
partment awarded the contract to
Standard Oil.
The Nation charged that the Navy
department by refusing to buy Next
can fuel oil has been taking part in an
alleged world wide boycott of Next
can oil by Standard Oil and Dutch
Shell
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
'ANTI-STRIKE
|. EGISk- ALTON
PROSPECTS Dr.

/ WASHINGTON. - (FP) Pros.
! poets for anti-strike legislation ana
other repressive labor measures dim
med here somewhat as settlement Of
the Vultee Aircraft Co.. strike tenn
porarily muzzled congressional labor
| haters.
| Another factor tending to discour
age such legislation in the near future
was the prospect that congress will
not be able to master a quorum until
next year
President Roosevelt indicated that
labor relations in the defense program
is the subject of considerable study
at present, telling reporters that the
question is under day to day study.
AS of the present, he said, there seems
to be no necessity for additional legis-
lation.
That the labor section of the Ma
tional Defense Advisory Commission
is also concerned with the question
of labor relations was indicated by a
speeding up of plans to establish in
dustry committees composed of labor,
industry and government representa-
tives familiar with the problems of
specific industries.
Plans for the establishment of such
committees in the shipbuilding and
shoe industries may soon be announc-
ed, it was learned.
In addition, plans are under way for
the establishment of number of re-
gional offices of the labor division of
the NDAC.
The regional offices, said to be "a
in number, will be able to keep an
ear close to the ground and will be
on the spot in an attempt to adjust
differences before they reach the
strike stage.
In each Of the regional offices, it
was expected, there will be representa-
tives of the labor organizations in
volved in the principal industry of the
locality.
These plans were outlined in gen
eral terms to the CLIO convention in
City by labor commissioner
Sidney Hillman. He told the dele
gates there that he was awaiting ap-
prevail of the budget bureau on plans
for regional offices and that plans of
the commission for the shipbuilding
were well under way. Hill
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-11
ANALYSIS OF The
FACTS I'm The
Recent CAMPAIGN
BY E. B. COOLIDGE

A political miracle was performed
during our recent campaign by the
election of Sam Ford as governor of
the state of Montana. AT least this is
the opinion of many conservative Re-
publicans who undoubtedly voted for
Ayers, the present governor. Ford
encountered very stiff battle against
practically all the major corporations
of the state, including all major news
papers which are company-controlled
together with our own local paper, the
Great Falls Tribune. Next, a political
machine built up by four years of fav-
oritism and extra jobs who were pass
ing on the slogan 'He made a good
Governor" Then there appeared to
be an unlimited financial support from
the various interests connected with
our present administration and abroad
the gravy train. Coupled with these
two foregoing conditions was the Dem
ocratic landslide in the state of Mon
tana; first, Wheeler's majority of
over 100000 coupled with Roosevelt's
large majority, and practically all
other Democrats Next, the fact that
Art Lamey turned back to support
Ayers undoubtedly carried a large
number of votes with him. All of
these handicaps made it a tough bat
tie to swim up the stream against this
fierce combined opposition.
However, the rank and file of the
voters were enlightened to some ex-
tent first by both Mr.. Lamey and Mr..
Kathan and later by Ford and the
Ayers opposition until the facts be-
came generally known as to some of
the conditions that existed in our state
political set-up and machine. Many of
our so-called Republican friends were
quick to state 1--WE won the battle and
to the victor belongs the spoils" but
the facts are, as exemplified in our
silk stocking Republican precincts in
Cascade county, Ayers and Willkie
were given a substantial majority and |
in most of the Democratic precincts, |
Ayers ran way behind his ticket, show |
ing conclusively that Ford was elected |
by larger percentage of Democratic |
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