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Evening star., 1940-02-06

G. A. Public Affairs Committee.
Active also In the American Associa-
tion Of University Women, she Is q
member Of its Board cf Directors
and the controller.
Mrs. Day, the second vice presi-
dent, Is Z past president Of the
Y. w. G. A. board. She also IL
chairman Of the Personnel Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Mrs. Huling Leaves
For Palm Beach

Mrs. Edward B. Huling Of Larch-
mont Manor, N. Y, and Bennington,
VT, who has been at the Mayflower
for a week, left yesterday for Palm
Beach for the remainder of the
winter. Mrs. Huling is founder and
regent general Of the Order of Three
Crusades, lineal society dating to
1896, and she came to Washington
to attend the 18th Women's Patriotic
Conference on National Defense.
The Order of Three Crusades
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Miss Pearson Feted

Miss Gertrude Campbell Pearson
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Pearson, whose marriage to Mr..
Francis NJ Durrance, jr., will take
place Saturday, was the honor guest
at luncheon given yesterday at the
Chevy Chase Club by Mrs. William
Guthrie and Mrs. F.. Henry Jones.
Miss Martha McKenna will entertain
at a buffet supper Friday in honor
of Miss Pearson and Mr.. Durrance
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Miss Jarvis Engaged
To MIR. Jackson

The engagement Of Miss jeanne
Jarvis, daughter Of Mr.. Edward J.
Jarvis, Bethlehem, Pa, to Mr.. Frank
L. Jackson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. jackson Of Chevy Chase,
has been announced by her father.
Miss Jarvis attended Moravian
College for Women. Mr.. Jackson
was graduated from Lehigh Univer-
sity with honors in 1899. He is q
member OF Alpha Kappa Pi Social
Fraternity and Tau Beta Pi, hon.
orary scholastic fraternity, and Is
employed in Palmerton, Pa, As Q
chemical engineer.
The wedding will take place In
April
Evening star., 1940-02-06
COtilliOn
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ern smilax, on the walls and yelling
the ceiling lights and chandeliers
with clusters of red and white roses
here and there in the rooms.
Mrs. Frederick D. Richardson, who
organized the cotillion a few years
ago, received the guests and had
assisting her from time to time dur
ing the evening Mrs. Robert E. Lee,
Sd; Mrs. Charles R. Hooff, Mrs. John
S. Barbour, Mrs. Charles Alexander
Swami, Mrs. George Boiling Lee,
Mrs. Alexander Gordon and Mrs.
William Pinckney Whyte of Balti-
more.
A number Of supper. dinner
and cocktail parties preceded the
cotillion, with numbers of guests
from out Of town returning to the
native State of their parents or
grandparents to enjoy the dancing.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Garden Club to Meet

The Garden Club of Chevy Chase,
Nd, will meet tomorrow at 3 pm.
at the home of Mrs. Rudolph Max
Kaufman, / West Melrose street,
Chevy Chase. There will not be a
speaker, but general discussion
will be held from the floor on vari-
Gus horticultural subjects.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

gives an annual breakfast during
the sessions Of the annual congress
OF the N. s. D. A. r. which this
year Is set for Sunday morning,
April IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
France Decries
British Critics

France had fully informed London
of developments.
To-day we ask them (Britons)
to receive only with extreme caution
those Frenchmen whom our coun-
try disavows and wants to forget
and not to allow London to become
a hotbed of agitation for politicians
and disSenterS," the statement said,
in obvious reference to Gen. Charles
De Gaulle, former cabinet aide, who
is setting up French committee
in London to carry on the war.
The newspapers published here
also criticized the British attitude
and bitterly attacked British Prime
Minister winston Churchill on the
ground that he had no right to
NEEDLE" in French affairs. All
papers supported Petain.
Authorized sources said the Ger
man advance was expected to reach
Port LIE Verdon this afternoon, thus
covering the point of France near
est to America. 1t was there that
a high monument was built to
commemorate landing of American
soldiers in the World War.
Premier Petain and his cabinet
we're meeting under President Albert
Ie Brun to discuss the italian arm
istice terms.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
ItuIy Launches Attack on
French Frontier Posts

ROME, June "a CUP)-Italian
troops smashed into French posi-
lions in general offensive on the
Alpine front today as Italy awaited
the French government reply to
armistice terms handed French
plenipotentiarieS at a villa outside
Rome last night.
Italy's 18th war communique dis
closed that the italian troops op-
ened an offensive Friday on a $50
mile front between Mont Blanc,
near the Swiss frontier. and the
French Riviera, and that the at
tack continued
1t was asserted that despite
strong French resistance, aided by
mountains and atmospheric condi-
tons, the Italians had pushed for
ward and achieved considerable
successes
Frances delegates awaited in
structionS from the Bordeaux GOV
eminent, to which they had tele-
phoned the Italian terms.
1t was arranged that French and
Italian plenipotentiaries should
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Britain Breaks
Off With French

LONDON, June "a. (UP)-With-
drawing all recognition from the
French Bordeaux government, Eng
land sought today to organize re-
sistance to Germany and Italy
throughout the French empire, with
its $4,000 600 people, and among
FrenChfnen in foreign countries,
under a new French national com
mittee. formed as a government in
exile.
Britain published officially last
right what is said was summary
Of the drastic arnistice terms the
Petafn government had accepted
from Germany, providing for oc-
cupation If half the country, in
Guiding all the coast, and submission
Of the great French navy to the
German Italian axis.
Immediately afterward. Gen. De
Gaulle, former French under sec
rotary of war. in a broadcast to the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
l!apaaI Bea,bs hit
French, British

CHUNGKYNG, China, June "a
tUP)-Four direct hits by fleet
of 1875 japanese bombing planes to-
day demolished the British and
French consulates, killing six Chin
csc in the French building.
The British consular officials had
narrow escape, reaching their
dugout shelters a few seconds be-
fore the bombs struck.
The British embassy was slightly
damaged by conclusion.
The French Catholic mission hos
pital and the Chinese municipal hos
pital were destroyed "
Officials said there were 200 cas-
ualties in the bombing and that
900 house were demolished.
Thousands of pamphlets written
in Chinese and Japanese and drop
ped by the planes said:
THE sun rises: Japanes bombers
come.
THE Moon rises; japanese bomb
ers come again.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Ell Centr0 s s;s;sa:;sss; Directory
is your advantage to know these Business and Profess
sionaI people They we'll known reliable firms that
deserving Of your patronage. i.
Douthitt Steel
Covers 10 Acres

Ten acres of STEEL. ..
That only tells part Of the
story behind the w. H.. DOut-
HIT and sons New and Used
steel yard on the eastern out
skirts of Ell Centre.
In conjunction with supply
ing steel TO Imperial Valley
users-incideptally II is the
largest business of its kind in
the county-Douthitt and his
sons Bill and Bob carry black
smith supplies and perform
repair work.
DOuthitt has been in Imper-
ial Valley since 1917 and in
business at his present location
for ten years. He worked for
Edgar Bros. bis first two years
in the valley in their repair
shop before entering business
for himself. Before that he was
engaged by the Packard factory
in Detroit.
Three employees beside DOut-
hit are available to give top
service to customers. The steel
yard IS located one mile east
of Ell Centre on Main street.
The telephone Is 1877.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

meet at a villa as soon as the
French had received instructions
Italians hoped that the French
delegates would receive during the
day instructions which would per-
NIT them to sign. Six hours after
Italy has notified Germany of the
signature, hostilities are to cease on
Ill French fronts.
"On the Alpine front from Mont
Blanc to the sea our troops con-
tinued an attack started June 81"
the high command communicate
said. The formidable defensive po-
sitions of the enemy, their strong
resistance and bad atmospheric
conditions did not stop our troops.
In bold individual actions our sold
iers captured some of the enemy
positions.
1t was asserted that the Italians
had taken Fort Chentailler near
BrianOn about five miles inside
France; Razet, the valley of the
ISere river and the VeSubie river
Italian troops penetrated French
lines and at some points were able
to attack the French from the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Germans Continue
Drive Thru France
DESPITE Surrender

BERLIN, une 24-CUP) Inc
high command said today that a
German army smashing down along
the French Atlantic coast had reach
ed the Gironde river estuary, only
SIS miles mort of Bordeaux, a1tei
capturing La Rochelle and Roche
fort.
There were indications that the
German columns were spreading IN
land as they drove down the coast.
One spearhead drove southeastWard
and reached the vicinity OF Poltlers'
100 miles inland from st. Nazaire,
great French shipbuilding port which
the Germans claimed to have cap
tured yesterday.
In Alsace Lorraine, the high
command said, isolated French pa
trolls were surrendering while ad-
ditional force of the Maglnot line
were being occupied.
To the southeast, near Lyons, the
Germans were breaking French re-
sistance and thrusting forward in
the direction of Grenoble and Cham
berry.
(The German drive in this direc-
ton was to the rear of the French
forces being attacked on the Alpine
front by the Italians. The German
Italian drive was being pushed des-
pite assurances that q cease fire
order would be given by German,
Italy and France six hours after the
signing of a French-1talian armis-
tice, now under discussion by the
French governmento
The high commands communique
said that German speedboats oper-
ating off Dingeness had sunk two
British steamers. In addition,
German submarine reported tn e
sinking of $500 tons of allied
shipping.
The communique said that Ger
man air craft activity has been
limited to reconnaissance flights
over the North sea. 1t said that
the British, however, continued RAID
ing German territory, dropping
bombs on mon military detectives,
including informed prisoners OF war.
Six of nine British planes which
attempted to fly over the Neither
lands were reported to have been
shot down.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

French empire, announced the for
nation Of a French national COM
n1ittee in this country to look after
French interests until victory has
been assured. -
Britain followed this with a state
ment Withdrawing recognition from
the Bordeaux government and an
nouncing that it would deal with
the new national committee in all
matters concerning prosecution OF
the war
It was hoped that the statements
might inspire resistance in French
colonies and among French fight
Ing forces overseas in defiance Of
Bordeaux
It was said in we'll informed quar-
tiers that Individual French naval
commanders had expressed deter
imitation to prevent the fleet from
falling into German hands and that
some steps already had been taken
to this end.
Gen. Eugene Mittelhauser. COM
handing the formidable French
army in the Near East, broadcast
from Beirut, Syria, yesterday that
he had decided to fight on, and that
the French high commissioner to
Syria agreed with him.
It was believed that Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill might dis
close in a speech in the House OF
Commons tomorrow the fate OF the
French fleet and the prospect 81
aid TO the British empire from the
French colonial forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Pomona Graduation Exercises
Witnessed byJ. Wirts

! and most of the plumbing and
electrical wiring has been complet-
ed. The contractor expects to have
it ready to plaster next week.
The Legion and auxiliary held
their last meeting of the spring
Monday night. The new president
Of the auxiliary, Mrs. Frances
Short, presided and a business meet
ing was conducted. Mrs. Short APP
pointed the following committees
to serve for the coming year: radio
Mrs. Hortense McKendry: commu-
nifty service, Mrs. Rose Writ: child
| welfare. Mrs. Dixie Shaw; men,
bership, Mrs. Louise Vawter; poppy,
Mrs. Ola Sperry; publicity Mrs.
Julia Riley: legislation and by
laws, Mrs. Frances Fowler: Am
ericanism and education. Mrs Irene
Wilkinson; rehabilitation, Mrs. Era
Bedwell courtesy, Mrs. Bessie
Young.
Delegates to the state convention
August are Mrs. Sperry and Mrs
Wilkinson. The alternates are Mrs
Hermione johnson and Mrs. Hor-
tense McKendry.
Ann Baird, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Baird. was selected by the auxiliary
as their guest at Hi-PaSs for
month this summer.
The Legion held their election of
officers with the following results:
commander, Norvel johnson: first
vice commander, M. L. McKendry;
second vice-commander, Tom Riley:
finance officer, L. T. Morehead;
chaplain, Ray Phillips: historian,
w. T. Fowler; sergeant at arms,
w. J. Young.
Delegates to the convention were
Norvel Johnson, c. A. Sperry, and
w. j. Young. Alternates were L. T.
Morehead, Reed Wilkinson and
Morgan short.
After the meeting a Joint session
was held and the men served re-
freShmentS to the members of the
post and the auxiliary.
Mrs. Pete Davis was hostess Fri
day to a group of friends at bridge.
Those present were Mrs. Charles
Leggc, Mrs Charles Everett and
Mrs. Ray Yarbrough. Mrs. Legge
received first prize and Mrs. Var
brough consolation. The hostess
served delicious cooling refresh
mentS.
group who enjoyed a swim in
Fl Centre Thursday evening were
Evelyn Minton, Doris Pierce. Sonny
and Buddy Everett and Cliff and
Tommy Hatfield.
An automobile accident occurred
at the intersection of Main street
and Lake avenue Saturday evening
when car driven by a Mexican
struck Mrs. Herbert Reedvs car rs
she was entering Main. The MeXi-
can, who lives in Brawley. had no
damage done to his car, but Mrs
Reedv'S car was badly damaged.
Neither of the drivers was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Associated Dealer
Runs Gamut But
Is Still SmiIinq'

Earthquakes, snow and heat
somehow fail to make even a
slight dent in Jeff Mills Opin-
ion of Imperial Valley.
For 80 years Jeff has lived
in Imperial Valley and as far
as he knows he will be here for
30 more, at Fifth and State
streets in Ell Centre as the
Smiling Associated dealer"
Jeff has been at the Fifth
and State location for a year
and half, directing complete
"One-stOp service" that includes
everything for the mOtorist.
Car wash jobs, polishing, lubri-
cation, gasoline, tires and bat
terry checks and the many
small services SO important in
maintaining automobiles in
perfect running order are all
performed under the same roof.
All Associated products are
used with Goodyear tires and
Hobbs batteries. Permutit soft
water is used exclusively at
the station.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
CALIPATRIA NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. John Smoot anc
daughter. Jean, went to Los An
geles Friday to take Mrs. Shoots
mother, Mrs. F.. S. NutbroWn, tC
the coast for the summer. She vii
visit with Mrs. Inez Benson who has
been in Los Angeles with her brother
Fritz NutbroWn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Wilkinson
and Maxine were over from San
Ciego Monday. Wilkinson came over
to attend a meeting of the city
council Monday night.
Mrs. G. Roy Thomson and daugh-
ter, Jear, went to Los Angeles
Wednesday to visit Mrs. Thomson S
mother few days.
Bob Parks has returned from Cal
eXico to again take charge of an
auto supply store here. He has been
in CaleXico about year.
Mrs. Merle Bates and small son
left for the coast Saturday where
she will spend the summer. Bates
superintendent of the Balfour-
Guthrie company here, will visit
with his family over WeekendS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Mead and
daughters. Barbara and Virginia,
are spending a tWo-week's vaca-
ton at Boulder Dam and at River
side where they are visiting rela-
tives. y
An afternoon at bridge was en-
joyed at the home of Mrs. Gay
Adams Wednesday when she in
vited a few friends to meet her
sister, Miss Rebecca Hurst, who is
visiting from Phoenix, Ariz. The
guests included Mrs. Davis Beau
champ and her sister, Miss Sara
Rhue, of Phoenix, Mrs. B0ie Ford
Mrs. Catherine Grosvenor, Mrs.
Julia Riley and Mrs. Hortense Nc
Kendry. Mrs. McKendry won the
prize at bridge.
Mrs. j. c.. Writ and Blanch and
Bob attended the high school grad
uating exercises at Pomona Thurs
day evening The exercises were
held in the Greek Park and about
400 were graduated. They were in
vited by Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Lopez
former residents of Calipatria,
whose son, Fernando, was in the
class. Lopez was clerk in the A
j. Erickson grocery store.
Miss Sara Rhue of Phoenix is here
for a months visit with her sister
and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.
Davis Beauchamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Clouse return
Ed Friday from a short vacation
spent in San Diego
Work on the new home of Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Riley is progressing
rapidly. Some of the siding is on
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Wave Of Strikes
krouses Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria, June "a (UP)-
The government ordered civil
mobilization of industrial workers
throughout Bulgaria today as a
series of strikes broke out in Sofia
and in the southern part of the
country.
An official communique revealed
that large-scale strikes called by
obscure agitators" had been ord
cred despite "all government eff
forts" to prevent them
The Walkouts occurred not only in
the capital but also In important
industrial centers In the south and
in other cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Imperial Valley Press

Esta bliShed April 20 1901
published every afternoon except
Saturday and Sunday Saturday
afternoon issue now succeeded
by the Post-PreSs Sunday, es-
tablished 1866 by the Imperial
valley Publishing company, CPS
state street, FL Centre. Calf.
Paul jenkins, publisher; A. c..
johnston, vice president and
general manager; +. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday CO., Inc,
National Advertising Represent
ativeS.
Entered at FL Centre. California
POST office as second class mat
ter.
Subscription rates: In California
be per copy.
In conjunction with the Post
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G0t; paid In advance, > months,
$l.G5; months, $3.25: one year,
5000; outside California 81 90 per
month.
Member California Newspaper
Publis h erS' Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Veterans Favor
Forced Traininq

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June "a. (UP)
Compulsory military training was
favored today by the California
Department of the Order of the
Purple Heart, composed of war vet
erars gassed or wounded in action.
Other resolutions passed at the
convention yesterday favored a
large army and navy for the United
States, and the elimination of the
Communist party from the ballot.
Harold P. Curtis of San Diego
was elected commander; Frank
Thomas Hayward senior vice-com-
mander.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

: BORDEAUX France. June "a
/ lUP)-The government of Premier
! Marshal Philippe Petain today ex-
pressed regret at Britains unjust
! criticism of French. armiStice ne
EQUATIONS, urged America to be-
lleve that France can ard must
i've again" and indicated that the
I order to cease fire was expected
within the next "a hours.
An official statement criticized
the manner in which Britain pre-
pared for war up to the time of the
| German invasion of the low coun-
tries asserting a French delegation
visiting England last March clear
ly' saw that the British war effort
was insufficient" and that the
British government continued to
rule with compromises and tradi-
tions."
Furthermore, the statement ad-
mtted, Frenchmen did not under
stand" the French war aim as clear
ly' as they did in 1914.
The armistice negotiations with
Italy are proceeding favorably, it
was stated in official sources. Off
Gals said a national day of mourn
ing" would be proclaimed as soon
as armistices with Italy ana Ger
many are effective. which may be
| today or tomorrow.
Thereafter, it was emphasized the
government will put its efforts into
restoration of normal conditions
and will establish its headquarters
for a comparatively long period OF
reconstruction.
Meanwhile, an official declaration
read on behalf of the government
by Jean Provost. minister of in
formation, detailed circumstances
leading to armiStice negotiations;
denounced British criticism of the
armiStice and declared that France
hot Germany, Italy or Britain
would decide French foreign policy
in the future.
The statement was addressed pri-
marily to the United States and
was read to American newspaper
men. 1t urged the British govern
ment to respect the painful position
Of France, reminding Britain that
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Russia, JugosIavia
Exchange ENJOYS

NOSCOW, une 24-tUP) - The
Soviet news agency lass announced
4 today that diplomatic relations have
4 been established between Russia
and Jugoslavia.
The lass announcement said that
negotiations for exchange of rep
resentatiVeS at Belgrade and Mos
COW had been completed after the
| favorable conclusion" of economic
negotiations between the two coun-
tries
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

rear. 1t was said The communique
implied that Italians were advanc-
ing all along the line and were en-
dangering the entire French front.
1t was admitted that Allied planes
had raided Palmero, Sicily, and kill
ed 25 persons and wounded 1873 1t
was asserted that no military OBJ
jectives were hit. Allied planes also
raided MaSSaWa, AsSab and Dried
ava in Italian east Africa. it was
said, and Italian planSe raided
Marsa Matruh and Sidi Barrani,
in Egypt, and Djibouti, French Som
aliland, and Berbera, British SOM
aliland. The British and French
naval bases at Malta and Bizeita
were bombed. it was said.
The communique asserted that an
Allied submarine was sunk IN the
lower Tyrrhenian sea.
Italy now awaited the French
armistice reply.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
WRITER DIES

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, June
"a. CUP)-Efnersori w pickstson.
"a, sports writer and promoter, Gre
dited as the "discoyerer" Of Gene
Tunney. died here today. He had
been Ill four years with heart
ailment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

Clarence Lands, Calexico pioneer
now living in San Diego, is visiting
at the home of George Patterson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24

Frank Crosse was i'll at his home
last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
FAMILY GROUP
GOES TO SEATTLE

Mrs. Leonard Pohl and two chill
dren, Lawrence and Rose Marie
left FL Centre last week for Seattle
Wash, to spend the summer
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-24
Cavanah Back
From Coast Trip
CAI.EXICO NOTES

E. E. Cavanah representing Cal
eZico business interests at a meeting
in Los Angeles of the Los Angeles
chamber and southern California
economic conference returned last
week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-01
TEle, Year HzR Sports

in handsome Billy Conn, a terrific Henry Armstrong-Lou Ambers light weight battle, the appearance Of a fine heavyweight prospect in Pat Comiskey, the temporary elimina- ton of another. Lou Nova and the end of the comeback trial for game little Tony Can2oneri.
 "Galento No Duck"
 But that Galento punch topped everything. Tony stunned Joe with a left in the first round, downed him in the third then forgot to duck. Once Galento offered Joe target, Louis finished him in a hurry.
 Joe polished off John. Henry Lew is in 2:29 of the first round, took uiue seconds less with Jack Roper and then finally caught up with clever Bob Pastor>in the 1lth frame.
 Conn. the Pittsburgh battler with the face of a choir boy the fighting fury of an Irishman and the fastest left hand in the business brought new life into the light heavyweight division. Billy outpointed Melio Bet tina for the title a few months after Bettina had won it in beating Tiger Jack Fox Then Conn won handily