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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
BY j. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

Announcement that German tech
nicians have arrived at Dakar. CAPT.
tai of French West Africa. invites
the Interpretation that their visit
may be associated with reports of
Nazi ambitions in the western hem
isphere. Dakar is the first French
colonial center known to have OPP
ened itself to German Investigation
since Frances caDitulation. If Dakar
were to pass into Germans posses
sion after the war, Hitler would
possess the best strategic base along
the East Atlantic seaboard for
striking at the western hemisphere
through the West Indies.
Dakar harbor can accommodate
the largest ships. 1t is a naval
station of considerable size with
a dry dock and arsenal, which could
be enlarged without difficulty. 1t
also is an air port ideally situated
for transatlantic operations. In
deed Dakar has long been recognized
as occupying a commanding position
between western Europe and the
territories AUDITING the Gulf Of Mex
leo.
Dakar is directly opposite Mar
Unique. making the port the near
est base for a naval and air often
siye against the West Indies any
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. CUP)-
An investigation was ordered by
District Attorney Buron Fits to-
day after 1916 out of 256,195
names on Gov. Culbert Olson recall
petitions were declared invalid.
Registrar of Voters William Kerr
Of Los Angeles accepted as valid
only 99,029 of the signatures filed
in the bales of petitions.
Most of the rest were thrown out
he said, because the names could
not be found on the lists of Los An
geles county registered voters.
Kerr said the 99,029 valid sig
natures made a total of 1865 ATT
Olson recall names on file in Sac
ramento. A total of 3l8,176 is re-
quired to force the calling of re-
call election.
Fits said the unusually large
proportion of disqualified sigma
lures led him to assign Deputy
Arthur Veitch to investigate the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

WASHINGTON Aug. 8. up
Rep. Leland NJ. Ford, congressman
from southern California. propos-
ed today to the national defense
advisory commission that large
supplies of government-owned fuel
oil and gasoline be stored under
ground in California as a defense
and an employment measure.
Ford wrote William S. Knudsen,
chairman of the commission, that
the large number of airplane man
ufacturing plants, oil wells, refin-
cries and storage tanks in Califor-
MIA made such storage of govern
ment owned fuel of paramount i'm
portance to the defense plans.
Excavation of storage. sites and
pipe lines involve for the most part
unskilled labor" Ford said. MANY
of the men employed could be
taken from their comparatively I'M
productive relief work and placed
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Dakor Seizure May Give
Nuzis Threut Over West

European power could possess. The
distance of $500 miles could be
crossed by an air armada in eight
hours at present and within the
near future perhaps five to six
hours as airplane speed increases.
If operations against the United
States ever were attempted on a
major scale by a transatlantic en-
emv, establishments of an impreg
nable base in the West Indies would
be a prime objective of the enemy.
Martinique could serve as an adj
mirable advance landing place as
one of the short island steps leading
TO Porto Rico and Cuba.
A hostile force entrenched in the
West Indies would be in a posi-
ton to operate submarines Turk
ing in the coastal waters. while the
Gulf of Mexico is too confined to
permit large-scale operations by
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Relief
Bakers
Guilty

STOCKTON, Cal, Aug. 8. CUP)
Twelve persons awaited sentence
;oday following conviction on sew
eral counts of contempt in refusing
to answer questions of an assembly
committee investigating alleged ra-
oicalism in the state relief admin
iStration..
A jury III the court of Police
Judge Edward E. Breitenbucher
found the twelve guilty yesterday.
They were part of a group of 10
named in charges filed by Assem-
olyman Sam Yorty of Los Angeles,
who headed the investigating COM
mittee.
Five tried previously were found
guilty and sentenced to a year in
the San joaquin county Jail and
ordered to pay fines of $500 each.
All those tried yesterday were
former employees of the SRA, ex-
cept Ramon Duren, who was presi-
dent of the Workers Alliance, a
relief clients examination.
Two of the original 10 still await
ing trial pleaded not guilty and
asked for court trials without jury.
They are Earl Sacks, Los Angeles,
former office manager for the
Stockton SRA, and Jessie G. Smith,
former Stockton SRA worker.
The trial lasted II days. nine of
which were taken up in swearing
jury. Most prospective jurors
were excused when they admitted
bias.
! Aubrey GroSsman of San Fran
cisco. defense attorney. indicated
he planned to file notice of appeal
City ATTORNEY Raymond NJ. Dunno
prosecutor of the case, devoted
much time to reading into the re-
cord the transcript of the Yorty
committee hearing.
Grossman called the defendants
end several members of the Yorty
committee to the stand. He based
his defense on the contention the
SRA workers had refused to AZ
swer ONLY questions which could
not be asked properly by the COM
mittee.
A previous trial of the II defend
ants convicted yesterday ended in
deadlock when the jury reported
it stood II to l for conviction.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

defending fleet. To capture New
orleans would be the principal pur-
post of an offensive from the West
Indies. the ultimate intent being
to drive southwark would be at
tempted with the aim of uniting the
Northern and Southern thrusts to
cut American in two. with the
Mississippi as the dividing line.
To divide the defending forces of
a belligerent is always one of the
fundamental strategic aims of an
army acting on the offensive. Es-
pecially would his plan be essential
If there were any possibility of
success in invading a country as
large as the United States. Secon-
Diary operations along the Atlantic
coast might be attempted at the
same time. but domination of the
Mississippi would be the prime OBJ
jective OF the assailants.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Churchill Warns
Peril Of Invasion
Not Yet Passed
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bine an almost childish cunning
which is disarming to mere adults.
Having planned everything else,
they delight in making their strokes
unexpected on Sundays or holi-
days. They are, in fact, an enemy
who must be watched without in
Permission and we ought to let no
day pass on which we are not pre-
pared TO meet the danger of in
Yasion"
The Stars diplomatic correspond
ent yesterday expressed opinion
that this weeks German leaflet
raid on England was part of a
German propaganda drive to make
Britain believe the blitzkrieg had
been postponed. He said that Ger
many was attempting TO lull the
British people into relaxing vigi-
lance and slowing down their war
effort.
I'VE should guard against accept
ing any stories that the project TO
invade Britain by sea or air has
been put off" the Star said. THE
nations motto should be ON
guard
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Raj Carries Out
MerciIess Raids
On German Bases

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on a town in Wales, causing some
casualties and damage. One "screa-
mer" bomb damaged a Welsh
church. Other bombs fell in Scot
land and near three villages in
southeastern England, where little
or no damage was reported.
Earlier bomb hit an unoccupied
bedroom of the home of two ell
derby Spinster sisters, destroying
the house. The occupants escaped.
Naval sources asserted that Ger
man planes had bombed the British
lightShip Tender Alert and then
machine gunned it, in what vas
called a brutal, illegal attack ="
The words lighthouse service" were
painted in letters two feet high on
the ships huh, it was asserted, and
it carried a big lightship service
flag.
The tempo of British raids seemed
to show the national reaction from
the German gesture in dropping
thousands of leaflets over England
containing extracts from Adolf Hit
ler'S last chance speech. Ordinary
people seemed unimpressed, and
newspapers made joke of it. One
woman made So selling those she
collected in field to souvenir
hunters.
The air ministry said tonight
that British bombers continued
powerful raids yesterday against
the enemys coastal air fields and
important military detectives far
inside Germany.
The air ministry's communicate
said that Raj bombers IN a series
of daylight raids bombed German
air fields in France, Belgium and
Holland, scoring hits on hangers
and runWays.
The British pilots dived TO low
attitudes, bombing and machine
cunning enemy aircraft on these
fields, the communique said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

A charge of car theft was dis
missed against Walter E. and w.
A. Elan in Ell Centre justice court
this week for lack of evidence.
The Elams testified that they
understood Owen Ray, salesman
for the Haas Brothers Motor COM
pany, told them they could drive
to Buckeye, Ariz., to test used
car they were thinking of buying.
They left their own car standing
in front of the Haas establishment
in Ell Centre because, they said,
they intended to return from Ari-
IONA the same night.
Ray testified that he told them
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Youth Movement
Founder RevoIts

BERKELEY, Cal, Aug. 3. CUP)
The man who claims to have
fathered the American Youth Con-
gress today announced formation of
a new organization TO combat the
activity of the Aye, which he
said the Reds and the Pinks"
stole from him.
The founder, Evan Lovett, San
Francisco, called his new movement
the American Youth Movement
and Assembly" 1t is designed, he
said, to give youth an appreciation
of the value of American ideals and
institutions.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Recall Signature
Inquiry Launched

entire circumstances of the recall
signature gathering.
A private investigation had al
ready been underway for some time
and some data was given to F1tts
at a conference attended by sew
eral deputies and by B. E. Airport.
law partner of Richard Olson, son
of the governor.
Deputy Veitch said he would con-
fer with Kerr Immediately and be-
gin examining petitions on which
the proportion of disqualified sig
natures was high.
Its too early now to venture
guess as to what happened, or who
was responsible" he said, but such
great discrepancy makes the
need for an investigation obvious"
Accuracy of Kerrs count was
questioned by f. G.. Starr, director
of the recall committee.
This petition was filed at a time
when Mr.. Kerr's office was unus-
ually busy, and because OF the
great number of names totalling a
quarter of a million, and because
of the Gonstitutionally limited
time of 20 days in which he had
to check. it was difficult task
to conduct thorough and complete
check, as required by law" he said.
I'VE have made check tests which
definitely prove the registrars work
incomplete and which indicate we
have been deprived of thousands
of good signatures 'of registered,
qualified electors whose sincere de
sire it was to be counted among
those demanding Olson's recall.
We expect to recover these sigma
lures in a recheck which we will
ask of Mr.. Kerr"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Maharajah Dies
OF Heart Attack

BOMBAY. India, Aug. 3. UP)-
The Maharajah of Mysore died to-
day after a heart attack.
The Maharajah of Mysore, ruled
of 6500,000 persons and reputed to
have a personal fortune of 100000
600, was regarded as one of the
wealthiest men in the world.
He was an exotic Indian prince,
the first ruler of Mysore ever to
leave his country. He Travelled to
London in 1886 taking his special
water special food and special
chef with him.
He also took along the family
goddess, small golden image call
ed Chamundeswari.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Roosevelt Nav
Visit California

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3. up
President Roosevelt still may be able
to visit California this year, Steph-
en- T. Early, White House secretary
said today.
The President has been wanting
to make a trip to the coast for the
past year, but thus far has been
unable to arrange it," he said.
Early chartered with reporters
between planes en- route to San
Francisco. Someone asked if he
thought Willkie would make "a bet
ter race than ALT Landon did
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
School Budget for
Ell Centre Hurdles
Threat of Boost
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earthquake repair work. school
boards delayed program TO in
stall desert coolers in all class
rooms and planned TO build cool
ers only in class rooms where it
is necessary. The late starting date
of school this year will eliminate
the need for coolers in all rooms
until spring, Weakley said.
Outmoded school buses were re-
placed by school board action this
week when directors authorized
purchase of one 49 passenger GMC
bus, costing $3540.64, an Interna-
tional 30 passenger bus costing
$23l6 and GMC "a ton truck
costing $3.50.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Hollywood Firm
Makes Quick Shift

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 3. CUP)-
The movies, which have done al
most everything else, today turned
TO the carpet cleaning business.
Rufus lie Marie productions in
corporated last January as a mo-
ton picture firm. Today the COM
pany filed amended articles of in
corporation with Secretary of State
Paul Peek changing its name to
Thrifty Carpet Dyers, inc.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Whole Thing misunderstanding Says
Judge in Dismissing Auto Theft
CHARGE Against Imperial Brothers

they could drive the car to I'M
perial one morning and return after
lunch to complete the deal.
Before the Elams reached their
destination, however. the car was
reported stolen and Arizona Off
GERS arrested them. The defend
ants said they ere preparing to
telephone Haas about car trouble
when they were arrested.
THE whole thing was a misun-
Outstanding" Judge John E. Simp-
son said as he dismissed the case.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Bored Sea Cook
Lands in Jail

HONOLULU, T. H, Aug. 3. CUP)
Karl Vollroot. 28-year-old Ger
man sea cook who slowed away on
the American liner President Taft
because he was bored with intern
ment at Kobe, Japan, was in Jail
today starting 60-day sentence.
Vollroot was sentenced under the
federal stowaway law. He was a
member of the crew of the German
freighter Elsa Essburger which has
been held at Kobe since last Sep
TENDER. ana he told immigration
authorities he sneaked aboard the
Taft 70 get away from the tire
some life Of internment.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
Underground Storage for Fuel, Gas
\sked by California Representatives

would be vital to the defense of
cur country
Ford also announced he was ask
irg the War Department to make a
survey of military protection in the
area around Hawthorne, a plane
manufacturing and oil-producing
center.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
CHAMBERLAIN RECOVERING

LONDON, Aug. 3. (UP)-Lord
President of the Council Neville
Chamberlain, who underwent an
operation last week, is making sat
isfactory progress and is receiving
visitors, the press association re-
ported today. 1t was expected that
Chamberlain would go back to
work in about two weeks
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

fishing.
Misses Peg Sinclair and Betty
Gullett returned Sunday from Idyl-
wild where they had been house
guests for the past fortnight OF
Miss Jean Thomson. They returned
with G. Roy Thomson who had
gone to the resort a few days earl
Ter in the week To be with his fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Clark will
90 TO San Diego this weekend TO
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Lexy Quick.
Quick, who had been confined TO
the Mercy hospital for some time
due TO an injury, is at home now
and friends are happy 10 learn that
he has improved enough to walk
a little each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Rose spent
last weekend in Live Oaks visiting
with friends.
Mrs Bert Major and children
have gone TO Pasadena where they
expect to remain for the duration
of the summer.
Mrs Julia Riley left this week
for her family home at Chico,
California. She will spend week
in Los Angeles visiting friends be-
fore resuming her journey north.
Mrs. Raymond Rose left this
week for Los Angeles and Man
haitian Beach where she will visit
with a sister and an aunt who has
RECENTLY come TO the west coast
from the family home in Mime
sofa.
The Misses Ida johnson and Gle
one Clouse are driving TO San Diego
this week end where they will
ioin Miss Cleona's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs c. @. Clouse and together the
marty will motor to Los Angeles
for few days OF Sightseeing.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grosvenor
left this week on a motor trip
which VIII take them 10 northern
california and they expect TO spend
tuo weeks at Lake Tahoe.
Mrs. Francis Flower left the lat
ter part of this week for several
DAYS visit on the coast with friends
and relatives. Fowler expects TO
,o,n Mrs. Flower next for the re-
Inainder OF her visit.
The Misses Joan Huey and jean
Thomson. popular members of the
Younger set. surprised their friends
bx coming down from their summer
homes nj Idyllwild for a few days
tbs week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
YEA Their
FORECAST

Southern California-Fair Satur-
day night and Sunday but morning
clouds or fogs near the coast; nor
NAL temperature. gentle northwest
wind off the coast.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04
IL. Becker Plans
Two Weeks Trip
In Washington
CALIPATRIA NOTES
nv Mrs. X. l.. Sperry1

Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Becker and
children left this week for a month
vacation in their former home in
Washington. They will visit friends
and relatives and while there Beck
err and small party will pack into
the mountains for two weeks of
fishing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

The Misses Joan Huey and jean
Thomson, popular members of the
xounger set. surprised their friends
bx coming down from their summer
homes nj Idyllwild for a few days
tins week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grosvenor
left this week on a motor trip
which VIII take them TO northern
california and they expect TO spend
Two weeks at Lake Tahoe.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

The Misses Ida johnson and Gle
one Clouse are driving TO San Diego
this week end where they will
ION Miss Cleona's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Clouse and together the
party will motor to Los Angeles
for a few days OF Sightseeing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

Mrs. Raymond Rose left this
week for Los Angeles and Man
haitian Beach, where she will visit
with a sister and an aunt who has
recently come TO the west coast
from the family home in Mime
sofa.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

Mrs. Francis Flower left the lat
Ter part of this week for several
DAYS visit on the coast with friene5
and relatives. Fowler expects TO
ION Mrs. Flower next for the re-
mainder OF her visit.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-04

Democratic and Progress tickets
Mr.. Roosevelt said he did not see
how anyone could now look upon
johnson as a Liberal or Pro-
prpSSiVp
Nogales international., 1940-05-18
Community
Dinner At
H. S. STADIUM,

A community dinner with towns
people and WPA workers from all
projects of the county will be held
at the high school stadium, Mon
day evening, May goth at 6 o'clock
This is the opening event of This
Work Fays Your Community Week
which is to be observed throughout
the country.
Open house will be held on all
WPA professional and service prof
ects from May goth to 25th. Visitors
will be welcomed to the sewing prof.
ect, nursery school and educational
classes in the night school to IA
niliarize themselves with the work,
purpose, and detectives of each
project.
It should be understood that the
community dinner on Monday eve
ming is op.n to all interested in at
tending tickets may be purchased
at the Chamber CT Commerce.
Nogales international., 1940-05-18
(SOQIETYKCLUBS1(PRl0NNS
Both Senior And Junior Groups
Take Part In
Annual Woman's Club Luncheon

Wally Smith, Ben Capin and Mrs.
w c. Wineaar.
JUNIOR OFFICERS
Mrs. H. M. Capin introduced the
new junior Officers who are Mrs.
Charles Griffith, president: Mrs.
Davies Karam, first president;
Mrs. William Manning, second vice.
president; Miss Marjorie Wood, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. H. M.
G O. p n, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. j. K. Oliver, treasurer; Mrs.
Wally Smith, parliamentarian; Mrs
Charles S. Smith. club sponsor.
Guests included Miss Henrietta
King of Pennsylvania, Miss Loyce
Bennen, Mesdames A. E. Sanders,
E. W. Mansfield, Charles Wise,
Frank j. Barry of Los Angeles, w.
E. Carroon and Mrs. E. r. At
wood.
Members present were Mesdames
F. w. Maner, w. A OConnor, Louis
Hudgin, J. G. Gray, I. Burgoon, E.
j. Castaneda, T. c. Graydon, t. L.
Hall, Wally Smith, Don Smith, I.
H. Shannon, F.. S. Edmonson, Paul
Arend, Juan Duarte, w. P. zacha-
rias.
Mesdames Flack Milner, D. F.
Healy, Walter Noon, z. B. Noon,
j. E. Wise, Florence Bonsall, D. I.
Wooddell, H. j. Karns, Roy Chesh-
ire, j. G. Glissan, C. v. Smale, A.
r. Beam, Irene Sturdevant, G. B.
Wilde, E. K. Cumming, w. j. Mac
Gregor, w. c. Vinegar, Ben Capin,
Charles Bracker, John Flanagan, t.
N. Powell, Louis Caywood, L. E.
Diehl, Charles Morehead.
Mesdames G.. L. Harker, j. A.
Harrison, A. j. Abbott, Warren
Corley, L. H. Tyson, Fred Parker
son, Ben White, H. A. Wilson, c.
E. BELLS, H M. Clagett, Lee Echols,
J, K. Oliver, G. H. McNulty, R. T.
Frazier, Marguerite Macdonald, Sam
Dysart, o. A. Smith, Russell Meek
er, H. M. Capin, H. r. Chatham
and William Manning.
Nogales international., 1940-05-18

Many OF the city's best known
women attended the annual spring
luncheon of the Nogales Women;
Club Tuesday afternoon, both the
senior and junior clubs participat-
ing.
Mrs. 0. A. Smith was toastmis-
tress and introduced Mrs. Russell
Meeker, outgoing president. Mrs. W.
G. Vinegar succeeded Mrs. w. w.
Barbee, resigned, as member OF
the senior board of directors.
Mrs. Smith introduced Mrs. H.
M Capin, outgoing president of the
junior group, who told Of the ac-
complishments of the juniors the
past two years.
The high school glee club, under
the direction of Rudy Cooper, rem
dered two selections and Mrs Meek
er presented medals to the follow
ing: Mrs. j. A. Harrison for being
the most active member of the year
and Mrs. J. E Wise for having been
in the club many years. A pin was
given Judge Charles E. Hardy in
memory of his late wife who was
the outstanding member through
her years of club work
Mrs. Harry Wilson presented
Mrs Meeker with a presidents pin,
given each outgoing president, and
e. pin was given by Mrs. Wally
Smith to Mrs H. NJ. Capin, outgo-
ing president of the juniors, and
Mrs. j. H. Flanagan, who was jun
ior president year before last.
SENIOR OFFICERS
Mrs. j. A. Harrison installed new
senior officers as follows: President,
Mrs Sam Dysart; first vice-presi-
dent. Mrs Marguerite Macdonald;
second president, Mrs. r. T.
Frazier; third president, Mrs.
Herbert Chatham; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. j. A. Harrison; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. G.. L. Har-
ker; treasurer, Mrs. Harry Wilson;
auditor, Mrs. E. j. Castaneda; par
Humanitarian, Mrs. John Jund: di-
rectors, Mesdames Charles S. Smith,