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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
School Election Results UNCHANGED
By Official Canvass Of Ballots

Canvass of absentee ballots failed
to make a change in unofficial re-
suits of school board elections in El
Centre.
DR.. Goble Hurst maintained one
vote lead over E. E. Clements in the
grammar school race, ending with
27l votes to 270 for Clements. The
eight absentee ballots counted went
four for Clements and four for DR.
Hurst. Three ballots were thrown
out as illegal.
In the high school race Mrs. Car
RE Hanson and DR.. Norman Dupont
emerged victors with 400 and 462
votes. Clements polled 401.
The final canvass cleared up con-
fusion that had marked the results
since the election nearly two weeks
ago. Difficulty was encountered in
counting rural precinct ballots, al
though the victory of Mrs. Hanson
and DR.. Dupont was virtually assur-
ed on the basis of strong majoritieS
in the Ell Centre city voting.
The new board alignment in the
high school is DR.. Hurst, Roy Wo-
mack. and j. E. Brock as holdover
members, Joined by Mrs. Hanson
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
U.S.. Keeping Close Watch on Status
0fFrench Possessions in Western
Hemisphere; Navy Urged Into Action

WASHINGTON, June II. CUP)-
The United States is keeping close
watch on peace developments in
Europe which might affect French
possessions in this hemisphere, Sec
rotary of State Cordell Hull said
today.
Hull'S remark was made as Sen.
Tom Connally. D.. Tex, member
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, demanded immediate dis
patch of U. S. warships to all
French and British islands in the
new world.
AT the same time French captu-
lation resounded in the United
States in an order by President
Roosevelt freezing an estimated
81 ,0O0 100000 of French credits in
this country to prevent Germany
from cashing in on any of the hold
ings it might seize.
The senate received a bill to in
crease the United States naval
strength % per cent less than an
hour after the president signed one
already approved to increase naval
strength II per cent, and the house
passed unanimously and sent to the
senate bill increasing authorized
strength of the U. S. army to 400
900 men.
Hull said that his departments
study of the hemisphere situation
was handicapped by a lack of Of
ficial reports from Americans diplo-
mats near the scene of peace ne
gotiationS.
He declined to elaborate on Steps
which might be taken to enforce
the Monroe Doctrine in the event
that Germany or Italy sought to
take title to any of the French ISL
ands. The doctrine pledges this
government to resist any change in
the sovereignty of foreign posses
sions in this hemisphere.
A significant development in the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

sources DIS likely 10 dCCepI liOClllllS
but complete capitulation-arrang-
ed to meet with Italian Premier
Benito Mussolini to discuss the
French proposal broadcast by Pre-
mier Marshal Henri Petain as Ger
man armies Numbered southwark
through the beaten and exhausted
ranks of poilus. Spain, too, was
invited to sit in at the peace con-
ference.
Leaders of the British govern
ment took the position that the
fight must go on and that France
probably would join other refugee
governments to carry on outside
French SOIL especially with the
French naval forces that are SO vi
tai to Britain But that may depend
on the meeting between Hitler and
MuSSolini.
The advance of German armies
through France continued at a
headlong pace despite the broad
cast of aged Marshal Petain, the
man who said at Verdun a quarter
of a century ago. They shall not
pass. The city of orleans, relieved
by Joan of Arc in an historic battle
five centuries ago, fell to the Ger
man mechaineZed columns, the
Rhone Valley resounded to their
thunderous advance and the Magi-
not line became what Germans call
ed mouse trap for French SOL
diers as a result of a Nazi push
to the Swiss frontier.
German armies were officially
reported to have captured the great
French fortress of Metz.
The surrender of Metz was an
nOunced over the German radio
after which military commentator
said that the French order to cease
firing should not mean the con-
clusion of an armistice."
The next few days will clarity
the situation" he said, but a hot
pursuit of the French army will
continue"
Authorized sources said that the
German offensive into France con-
tinued ION all fronts and that
there had been no armistice yet, al
though the French had contacted
Hitler's headquarters - repeatedly
through Spanish diplomatic chan
nelS.
"The fighting obviously must con-
tinue until Hitler has time to dis
cllSS tho popditionc ,,ifl, N6,,ccoI;,,;
it was stated mo harm will come
to French units that capitulate at
Continued on page 8, col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Battered Defenders Reach
E nd Of Resistance While
Hitler Legions Drive On
Observer De clares
French Soldiers
Threw Down Guns
By EDWARD w. BEATTIE, Jr.
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, June II. (UP)
France sued for peace to-
day because constant pound
ing by GSman mechanical legions
had churned her hinterland fight
ing front into cnaos and-when I
left British expeditionary headquar-
of French soldiers
had thrown away their rifles and
started for home.
Large sections of the French army
had abandoned. all intention OF
fighting when I left France and
returned today to London with
other correspondents covering the
second BEF.
Nobody knew where the German
advance screen of swift tanks and
motorized units would turn up sud-
denly
Fifth column talk behind the lines
added to the confusion.
These statements are based large
ly on what I saw behind the fight
ing front during the past three
days, supplemented by conversations
with competent observers.
These observers in the last few
days had been convinced that there
was only remnant of hopefulness
left between Paris and the sea, with
the exception of a small sector
where the British fought in orderly
fashion.
Actually, however. the BEF never
had chance to become a real army
again after the. tragic evacuation
from Flanders by way of Dunkirk
They fought again, and as one
subaltern said they fought with
everything but their teeth" but
they we're under terrific fire day
after day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Mason Sees kava!
War u ppern,ost
After Surrender
French Fleet Becomes
Possible Menace to
Britain, Says Expert
BY J. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

French cessation of hostil-
tiles has caused the war
against Germany and Italy
to revert to it's original strategy of
a starvation sea blockade as the
only way of possible victory. At the
outset of hostilities the Allies had
no expectation of winning the war
on land, and were not prepared for
open field fighting. They counted
on the strangulation efforts of the
British and the French fleets and
the Maginot line What disposition
now will be made of the French
navy must have an influence on the
future course of events.
Should France surrender her
warships to the Germans, the power
of the blockade continued by the
British navy alone will be weakened,
though not necessarily to fatal
extent. The primary weakness will
consist of the long French Atlantic
coastline, offering new ports of
entry for goods for Germany, which
will have to be added to the pres
ent limited North Sea blockade.
The British, however, could over
come that defect to some extent by
increasing the number of their
merchantmen converted into armed
auxiliary cruisers.
If the Germans take over the
French fleet, it would require
considerable time before the ships
could be effectively operated. A
modern warship necessitates large
crews of high technical skill. Ger
many is deficient in scientifically
trained naval reserve personnel.
Union of the French and italian
fleets to challenge the British navy
to decisive sea battle must, how
ever, be considered a possibility.
The British government recently
Continued on Page 8; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
BoyDies in Pond
While Wading;
Respirafor Fails

Desperate efforts with respiratol
failed to bring life back to five-year
old Cody Carson. son of Mr.. and
Mrs James Carson of near El
Centre Monday after the boy drown
ed in a pond on his parents ranch
a mile north of the city.
While fire department men and
a physician worked on the small,
sun tanned body, his mother and
father stood nearby hoping against
hope.
Cody was ploying with his lit
tie sister. Ida Mae, 3, and his cousin,
Norman Self. 5, on our ranch" Car
son explained. They were wading
around in little pool.
Il don't know how long he was
under the water
The other chillren rushed to the
house when Cody disappeared and
called for help Carson ran to
the pond and pulled the boy out and
with his wife drove him to Ell Cen
trO.
The body was taken to Lemons
mortuary. Funeral arrangements
had not been made.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

picture was hurried visit to the
State Department by Admiral Har-
old r. Stark, chief of naval opera
tions. The navy maintains a neu-
trality patrol in the Caribbean.
The proximity of some of the for
eisn islands to the Panama canal
zone is of serious concern. to this
country.
In urging that ships be sent to the
British and French possessions,
Connally said I'VE should take this
step not to make war on them but
to see that war is not made upon
them"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Churchill Pledges
Intending Fight to
Defeat hitlerisnl

LONDON, June 17-UP)-Brit-
ish Prime Minister Winston Church.
i'll said tonight that I'VE shall fight
on until the curse of Hitler is lifted
from the brows of men,"
Churchill. in a radio speech, said
that he grieved for the gallant
French people but that nothing
will alter our faith that the genius
of France will rise again
What happened in France makes
no difference to Britain he said.
I'VE have become the sole cham
pions of the worlds cause. We
shall do OUR best.
I'VE shall defend our islands. We
shall fight on until the curse OF
Hitler is lifted from the brows of
men.
I'VE are sure that in the end all
will be we'll"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

OUT JIle WHITE House re-
vealed that Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull, Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary Of
Treasury Henry Morgenthau. Jr.,
and Secretary of Commerce Harry
Hopkins are working at top speed
on the plan.
The disclosure was the first White
House reaction to the news that
France was suing for peace with
Germany.
1t was learned authoritatively, al
though the White House would not
comment, that the plan envisages
an economic collaboration among
the Il American republics and per-
hapS Canada which would enable
the major crops and SURPRISES of
the western hemisphere to be sold
and disposed of through central
medium.
The agreement. if approved, it
was learned, might even take the
form of gigantic +cartel-or
monOpoly-in which the 81 Ameri-
can republics and Canada woulo
operate jointly to WELD a maximum
economic effect upon world econo-
my
Commodities involved appear to
be such important items as wheat.
copper, cotton, meat and coffee, of
which the Americas are building up
great SURPRISES but which the war
devastated economy of Europe short
ly will need urgently.
White House Secretary Stephen
+. Early without commenting. re-
leased the following statement:
There will be held this after
noon meeting of the secretaries
of state, treasury, agriculture and
commerce, in order to conclude the
study of the research which has
been urgently undertaken during
recent months into the most effec-
tice manner of diSposing profitably
of export SURPRISES in the western
hemisphere
This study will include the in
vestigation of the problem as it
effects the American republics as
we'll as such other countries as may
be confronting a Similar situation
Continued on Page 8. Col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Weir Funeral Held
On Coast Monday

Funeral services for Frank G
Weir. II. former Imperial Valley
resident who died in San Diego
Saturday were held there at 3 pm
Monday.
The rites at the johnson -Saum
mortuary were in charge of the
Masonic fraternity assisted by DR.
John Gayner Banks. He was buried
at Greenwood Memorial park.
Weir is survived by his wife. Mrs
Nora Weir; four daughters. Mrs
Louis McManus of Ell Centre, Mrs
John Barton of Los Angeles, Mrs
Hal Heffner of San Diego. and
Miss Doris Weir of San Francisco;
and one son, Samuel T. Weir of
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Congress Abandons
Adjournment Hone

WASHINGTON, June 17-(UP)--
Administration leaders today gave
up all hope OF adjourning congress
this week and instead announced
that the crisis resulting from
Frances capitalization makes it nee
essary for greater effort to COM
plete the defense program.
Il don't think there is any proba-
bility at all of adjournment" Speak
er William B. Bankhhead said after
administration leaders called on
President Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Judge Refuses to
Dismiss Charges

Judge Vaungh N. Thompson Mon
lay refused to dismiss a charge of
rape against Travis Ray, Yuma
truck driver. who married the girl
in the case after his arrest on the
charge.
"The girl told me she hated Ray
and did not wish to marry him."
Judge Thompson said. II am afraid
she did not marry Ray of her own
will but was forced into 1t by her
own or Rays relatives. could
not, therefore, dismiss the charge, "
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

UNDERWRITING -UI Pal CIC1pd1lCS III
the riot was made amid charges
that the violent outbreak actually
was an attempt on the life of Gen
Almazan. However. authorities said
there we no grounds on which to
base such charges.
The demonstration occurred as
Gen. Almazan's train pulled into the
local station on run from Santa
Ana.
A crowd of 1000 persons, made up
of Almazan supporters as well as
hackers of Gen. Manuel Avila Ca
macho, the revolutionary partys
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Summer Re|axes
Grip on Valley

Summer relaxed its soaring grip
somewhat on Imperial Valley Mon
day after last weeks record break
ing heat.
The mercury at noon stood at LOG
with a humidity of &c. considerably
more bearable that the 118 degree
noon marks last week. 1t was 70
degrees at S a. m. Sundays high
mark was Ia, Six degrees less than
the 100 records established last
Thursday and Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Baseball
by UNITED PRESS
NATIONAL

GSt gamc)-
Pittsburgh 0G0 100 020-3 6 O
Boston - OBJ 600 02x-5 Is 0
MacFayden, I.arning. Heintzel-
man and Lopez; Posedel and Berries.
Pittsburgh - 100 600 O00-1 g 3
Boston OI2 O1O O1x-5 II |
Brown, Klingcr and Davis; Pie
schota and Mast.
st. Louis -. 100 200 OOO-3 7 |
Brooklyn -. 100 600 00O-1 4 4
Shour and Owen Tamulis and
Phelps, Mancuso.
Chicago ....... 900 900 O10-1 6 0
New York 80. 00l 600 10x-2 6 O
Root, Raffensberger and Hart
nett; Dean and O'Dea.
Cincinnati 49,. 1870 600 O11-6 9 l
Philadelphia ITO 600 O0O-2 3 O
Vandermcer, Moore and LomG~r-
di, Beck and Atwood.
No games scheduled American
league.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

candidate. had been waiting at the
depot for hours for the arrival
of the special train.
AS the train pulled In. the Al
mazanistas. heckled by the Camach-
istas, began to cheer their candi-
date. A fight broke out between
the two factions, with the Cam
achistas pelting the railway. car
with stones.
Soldiers IN Gen. Alamaxan,s or
then were said to have opsned IN
into the crowd, killing Nasuisoc
Carpena, brickIayer, and critically
wounding five others. n
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Eleven Die When
Army Bo'1'bers Hit
InMd-Air Crash
Training Maneuvers in
New York End in Mass
OF Flaming Wreckage

NEW YORK, June II.
(UP) - Eleven army filters
were killed today when two
United States army bombers,
on maneuvers out of Mitchell
field, crashed in mid-air and piled
up in flames on the streets of Bell
rose Manor, in Queens.
The planes, twin motor B-l8-A
Douglas bombers took off from Nit
chel Field this morning for man
Continued on Page 8. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

Bids for the last link in the
improvements must provide for
grading a 36-foot roadbed, prepar-
alton and application of base to
the entire width and application
of road-mix surface material to
the center 22-foot portion. Road
mix must. be applied to the Shout
ders and 81 foot span reinforced
concrete culverts must he installed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

and DR.. Dupont.
In Ell Centres grammar school
the board is now Harry Sones and
Roy Womack as holdover members
joined by DR.. Hurst. This makes
two members of the grammar school
members of the high school body as
WE'LL permitting a consistent policy
in both school systems.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

m Los Angeles July 5. State High
way Commissioner Bert l.. Vaughn
of Jacumba informed the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce that a por-
ton of the cost will be reimbursed
from federal highway funds.
Several sections of this highway
already are improved and one from
Mountain Springs to the Meyers
Greek bridge now is being improv-
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Blazing Desert
C(Qi ms Life Of
Blythe Resident

Desert heat blamed Monday for the death of Carl
w. Browne jr missing seed salesman whose body was
found late Sunday the desert 40 miles west of Blythe
Footprints led from Brownell's stalled automobile on
little used road through the desert wastes northeast of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
News D.Highway
Rebuilding Sure

Completion of Mountain Springs grade improvements
to the floor of Imperial Valley was assured Monday
Bids for stretch of SO miles of road east of Mountain
Springs grade the last link in the road improvement pro-
gram between San Diego and the valley will be opened
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Roosevelt Plans
economic Union
For Hemis phere
Secretaries WorkFeverishIy to Weld
Solid Front in Americas with Club
In Form of Solid Front Monopoly

WASHINGTON, June IT, (UP)-Presdent Roosevelt
moved today to unite the % nations of the western hem
sphere including Canada, in tight economic union tt
present solid front against the economic upheavas il
the rest of the world Details of the not dis
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Riot Endan9ers
MexicoCundidute

HERMOSlLLO, Sonora, Mex, June 7. (UP)-Mtary
and civil authorities today opened investigation
man and endangered the life Cen Juan Andrea Alma
zan independent candidate for the Mexican presidency
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
London Hopes Refugee Government
Will Make Flee Available TO English for
Continued Struggle; No Armistice Yet
- BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

France asked Adolf Hitler for peace with honor Mon
day but Great Britain fought alone.
The Nazi fuehrer = described unoffcally by Nazi
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
Peace AM Quiet

Peace AMI Quiet
Something amused us nightly at
the taxi stand near Sixth and Main
street Monday. Over the small Of
flee was big sign. mo LOAF
ING"
Inside tho taxi driver, sound
asleep.
4 Apparently No didn't want any
one to disturb his Slumbers by
loafing around outside.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

Cautious Peg
Douglas Ferguson and Peggy Al
len both six years old. were dis,
CuSSlng the HipaSS health camp
, I'm going, are you?" asked Doug
las and Peggy. with a serious OK
sprcsSion. replied:
We'll l don't know. I hear they
give you rewards for eating every
thing on the plate and I'm
pretty particular about what l have
to cati'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17
D AMBL'Ne
x EpoRTER

A Wrecked Day
"One day of the year l should
be able to do as 1 wish j. v Tag
CART of Holtville reasoned quite
intellgently with himself last week
Wherefore, he set aside Sunday
Fathers DaYl as his day to go
fishing
Up at S a. m. Taggart set out
with his wife and son for Lake
Moreno for a days angling They
arrived about 7 am. and Taggart
climbed out of the Car with visions
of bass dancing before his eyes.
where's your fishing pole?" Mrs
Taggart asked. Taggart began a
wild search throuh the automobile
that ended in the awful conviction
that he had forgotten it,
TaggaYt had to borrow a pole. but
II wasn't the same and he didn't
catch any fish. Lack of his own
rod provided him with a dandy
alibi, anyhow.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-17

Butter: Los Angeles CSC; but
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch,
grade A SIC; manufacturing min
Sic, route gathered cream 27c.
L. A. hay: u. s. No. Si4.0o:
U. S. No. 2 Ieafy $500; U. 8. No.
2 S10.50-$11; Mpls. Sept. flax.
S163.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-31
FELTON,

The Ladies' Aid cleared about $50
at the covered dish supper held in
the Community House last Thursday
evening. The society has bought an
electric refrigerator for the parson-
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eaton were
Sunday guests OF Mr. and Mrs John
Hopkins in ChestertOwn, Nd, on
Sunday
Miss Pauline Meredith of Glare
more, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Sara f.
Griner Of Dover, spent last Friday
with William Frazier.
The FELTON, Community Fire Com
pany responded to an alarm at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brad,
ley where chimney fire was put
out
The science class of the FELTON,
High School, accompanied BY Pro-
fessor Joseph Glaeken spent Satur-
day in Philadelphia visiting the
fanlrlin IBstifates and Pla8etafitn
and other places Of interest
! Mrs. Lloyd Morrow was Will
mington visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. Elwood Jones has returned to
her home in Nutley, N. j., after
spending several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Dill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bringhurst attend
ed the 50th reunion Of her class at
the alumni meeting Of Westtown
Boarding School last Saturday. She
has had as her guests this week
Mrs. Pearl Walker. of Boston, and
Miss Sara B. Leeds of Mount Holly,
N. J.
Word has been received here of
the death of Meredith G. Cubbage,
son Of Mrs. Nancy K Cubbage and
the late DR.. Samuel Cubbage, for
mer residents Of FELTON,. He died in
Collingswood, ~ j.. last week after
a lingering illness. In addition to
his mother he is survived by one
brother. Jackson Cubbage
Rev Roscoe Metzger of Dover will
preach the baccalaureate sermon to
the FELTON, senior class on Sunday
afternoon. June 2. at 2:30 o'clock in
the school auditorium. Class Night
exercises viii be held on Friday
evening, May 81, and commencement
exercises with DR.. Willard Purdy, Of
as speaker. will be held
on Tuesday evening, June 4, at 8
o'clock
Mrs. John Davis and Mrs Harry
Eaton attended a leaders meeting
1f the Home Demonstration Clubs /,
1t Oak Grove Community House,
lear Dover, last Friday
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-31
OVERLOOK

Rev and Mrs. John Whedbes and
family have returned TO be with us
for another conference year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linford Truitt, Of
Altoona, Pa. spent the weekend OF
May 18th with the formers mother,
Mrs. Emma Truitt, and attended the
funeral Of George Warrington, OF
Unity. on Monday.
Sunday School next Sunday morn
ing at 10.00. followed by class
meeting at IL.
Mr. and Mrs George workman, OF
Georgetown, recently called on the
formers sister, Mrs. Name Green
and family
Mrs. Laura White is beginning
work on the cellar Of her new home
in Milton, where she will make her
home.
Mrs. Lydia Richards, Mrs. Susie
Davidson and Albert Davidson shop
ped In Dover last Friday.
Mrs. Fredonia LofIand, of Lswes.
spent the weekend with her sister.
Mrs Maggie White.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kitchens
called on his sister, Mrs. Emnia
Wilson and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Burton. Of near Red
den, last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Kitchens
and daughter Jean Of PhiladeIphia
spent the weekend with Mrs. Hitcb-
ems parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Steven
Johnson, in Milton. On Sunday they
visited M. and Mrs. Francis Hitch
ems
Roy King is III at his home near
Warrington Vincent attended. fha
Dover bazaar on Friday.
Mrs Hettie Jester. of Georgetown.
spent the weekend with her paranta.
2r. and AIrH. Francis Kitchens.
Air. and MrG Charles Warriuefoa
visited Dover on Friday.