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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

piled by the living costs division
of the labor department. 1t is COM
posed of four persons-parentS and
two children-and has an annual
income of $1,524.
For a family of the same size
with a yearly income of $500. the
living cost increase would be about
$40. But neither the $l,524 or the
$4,000 family would have to pay an
income tax despite the increases IN
the new measure. The increases
would come in the excise levies.
Some of the increases for the
$l,524 family, based on average
consumption of goods on which the
taxes have been augmented:
$7.45 more for cigarettes; $l.86
more for movies, sports and other
admissions; Is cents more tor gaSo-
line; four cents more for toilet
preparations; and about SO per cent
more per gallon for alcoholic beVer-
ages for which it now spends $5.44
Expenditures of any one family
would vary, of course, and SO would
the taxes on the individual items,
but the average would be the same,
A man buying a bottle of beer,
now selling at Is cents might pos
Sibly have to pay 10 cents as a re-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Britain Officially
Recognizes French
Refugee Govt.

LONDON. June up The
British government today officially
recognized the French national COM
mttee set up in London by Gen.
Charles De Gaulle to carry on the
war
The action meant q complete
break with the French government
of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
at Bordeaux. which negotiated an
armistice with Germany and Italy
and denounced the London commit
tee. De Gaulle has been ordere to
face trial if ever he returns to
France.
British recognition of the French
committee was designed to encour-
age continued resistance to Ger
many in the French colonies, al
though there had been increasing
indications recently that the French
forces in Syria and lndo-China
would submit to the Bordeaux gov
eminent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
wiHkie to Resign
utility Post for
Campaign Activity
Candidate Guarded when
ThrOngs Descend to
Voice &C organizations

PHILADELPHIA, June %.
(UP) = Wendell L. Willkie
announced today that he will
resign his presidency of the
Commonwealth & Southern
corporation, as result of his NOM
ination as Republican candidate
for president.
Willkie said that he might go to
the convention hall this afternoon
and say few words of thanks to
the delegates. He emphasized, how
ever that this would not be his
formal acceptance speech.
Willkie told a throng of 200 or
more reporters assembled in the
ballroom of the Warwick hotel that
he would quit his post-to which
he was reelected only a few days
ago-aS soon as he could call the
board of directors together, possibly
Monday.
His acceptance speech, he said,
probably will be made at his old
Indiana home town of ElWood but
ne added with smile that.
I've accepted already so don't
go creating any rumors."
So great was the rush to see
the Republican nominee that elab-
crate precautions were taken to
guard his press conference. 1t was
in sharp contrast for the free ana
easy formality of Wilkes gather
ings with newsmen before his NOM
ination.
Today throngs of police and de-
tectiveS guarded the Willkie head
quarters. Reporters assembled there
and after a long wait were told
that the conference would be held
at the Warwick ballroom instead.
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Army Expansion
0utsfrips Funds

WASHINGTON, June %. (UP)
President Roosevelt said today
that a new long-range army expan-
sion program is being drafted with
a view toward giving manufacturers
orders far in advance of approprl-
ationS.
He said it was too early to dis
cuSs figures on such a program,
but other sources believed that the
ultimate expenditure might reach
five billion to seven billion dollars
over and above funds already grant
ed by congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

pointed committee OF three.
Charles Delp, w. W. McEuen ana
Mrs, Hugh Osborne TO draw up
recommendation of Red Cross
program in the county for next
year. They will report back within
a month.
Mrs. w. j. Meagher reported on
the Red Cross swim campaign. She
said it was the most successful ever
held, with 1874 children registered.
Certificates given out totaled 90.
A smaller percentage OF children
received certificates because there
had been no campaign for two
years, she explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Ell Centre Cyc|ist
Reaches Austin

Jack Gum, 18-year-old traveller
of the handlebars, reached Austin,
Texas, Friday morning after BIZ
cycling from Ell Centre in Is days.
He averaged 100 miles a day.
Gum telegraphed Charles Will
liams of Ell Centre of his arrival
and indicated he intends to carry
out his original plan of cycling
all the way to New York.
Gum intended to rest up for a
few days in Austin before taking off
again. He expected to make New
York in three more weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

witness III the conspiracy
trial of j. Sterling oswald, former
Ell Centre police chief, and eight
others, has been questioned time
and again concerning the asserted
ride" to the Mexican border that
he claims was an abduction. During
questioning today from Attorney
Lorrin Andrews concerning events
that happened to him at the Ell
Centre JAIL the Unconditional Orien-
tai suddenly turned voluble and
with gestures said:
You ask me such tricky ques-
tons that I am getting all mixed
up. Your questions are SO long and
involved that it makes me think
I was in Jail in Ell centre for a
week rather than for just short
time"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Farley Intimates
wihkie Won by
foreign Methods

WASHINGTON June %. (UP)
Chairman James A. Farley of the
Democratic national committee said
today that the nomination of Wen
dell L. Willkie as Republican presi-
dental candidate showed that par
tvs support of somewhat foreign
methods of concentrated control"
Farley issued a brief statement
in which he said that the nominal
ton greatly clarifies the issue be-
fore the which is a good
thing"
The question is, of course, what
sets of forces, economic and social,
are to conduct our government
the historic American processes, or
some new and somewhat foreign
methods of concentrated control"
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

tatlng extensive relief measures. A.
minimum of the money was spent
for food and clothes, Mrs. RATHER
inc Edwards of the Red Cross re-
ported.
Registrations for help totaled 1913
in Imperial county, the bulk in
BraWley.
Hugh Heating reported that Ell
Centre has raised a total of $1446
for earthquake relief and Holtville
has contributed 1868. Imperials do
nations have not yet been turned
in. Without a campaign, $50 was
collected toward war relief, Keat-
ing declared.
Il. P. Moore, who presided. ap-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

leader of the senate, was chosen
as the COP presidential candi-
date this afternoon on a single
runaway ballot Willkie took the
top place at 1;02 am. on the sixth.
presidential roll call.
T his morning Willkie leaders,
aided by the 1896 presidential nomi-
nee, Former Gov. ALT M. Landon of
Kansas, persuaded McNary to take
second place on the ticket.
Selection of McNary was acclaim
ed by party strategists as giving
the 1910 COP ticket perfect balance.
Willkie is an easterner, a political
neophite, and a business man, Nc
Nary is a Westerner, a veteran of
the party council chambers, and a
spokesman for agriculture
The name of Rep. Dewey Short
of Missouri, the party's only &C
knowledged campaigner for the
vice. presidency, also went before
the convention for the No. 2 spot
but this was mere formality. Out
side of a few scattered votes it
was all McNary on the first and
only ballot.
The nomination came when the
call of the states reached New York.
New York cast 80 votes for McNary
assuring the Oregonian the nominal
ton. The vote at that point was
McNary 563; Short 70.
The official complete vote was
McNary 800; Short 1903; H. Styles
Bridges 2.
McNary is one of the sages of
the senate and is possibly the best
informed and best liked member of
the upper chamber. He is a pro-
gressive and always has been on
cordial personal terms with Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
He has been in the senate since
May 80, 1917 when he was appoint
ed to fill an uneXpired term. He
became Republican senate leader
in 1884. Possibly his most famous
piece of legislation was the con-
troversial never-enacted McNary-
Haugen farm bill which provoked
violent congressional dispute in the
years up to the new deal.
McNary was nominated by w.
S. Moscrip of Minnesota. Mime
sofa through the influence of Re
publican Keynoter Harold E. StaS-
sen, Wilkes floor manager, had a
major part in persuading McNary to
take the post.
The nomination was seconded by
Sens. Arthur H. Vandenberg of
Michigan and Henry Cabot Lodge of
Massachusetts.
The 1910 Republican national
conention was all but over. 1t had
hammered out a peace. prepared
ness platform and then rushed with
a Whoop to the banners of Willkie,
political unknown.
Willkie met the press today for
the first formal conference since
nomination on the sixth ballot early
today, Under the glare of klieg
lights in the ballroom of the hotel
Warwick he announced that he was
resigning his presidency of the
Commonwealth & Southern corpor-
alton as quickly as possible. He
may quit Monday if the board of
directors can be assembled at that
time
He said the issues of the cam
no n no i
national unity additional national
defense, and rehabilitation of the
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

"All of these conversations you
are trying to show that I had with
these people could not have taken
place"
Andrews had sought to show that
Yamatoda had been attempting 10
muscle in" on the gambling hold
ingS of several of the defendants
and that he had threatened them,
stating that ten murders already
have been committed and were
known to officers.
Yamatoda appealed to Judge
E. Jenney for relief in the cross
examination and Judge Jenney re-
peated orders that the examination
be speeded up and all unnecessary
questions eliminated.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

suit of the new tax. 1t increases the
tax from S. to Sc a barrel, which
is three-tenthS of a cent per bot
tie
The cigarette tax is increased from
So to 1925 per thousand, or half
cent a package If two packages
were selling for 25 cents now, they
might cost 26 cents after July l.
If gasoline were selling five gal
Ions for $100, the tax bills boost
Continue don Page 6, Col. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

.she rushed back to her hotel
Only few persons knew she had
been at Convention Hall at all.
Wearing a new big blue straw hat
that matched her blue eyes, and
pair of dark glasses, she sat in
the gallery unnoticed. That was as
she wanted For Mrs. Willkie does
mt like too much public attention.
In fact, her first words to her
husband after his nomination, were
MT congratulations They were those
of shy, aloof woman. Willkle was
scheduled to make a joint broad
cast with his wife from the Willkie
headquarters. Instead. Edith Will
kie went directly to their hotel
apartment-and telephoned her hus.
band
DO l have to come over, VIM
were her first words to the COPS
nominee.
Not if you don't want to, dar-
ling he answered. Nervously she
hung up but called back quickly
and congratulated him and told
him to hurry home.
He did. After a brief statement
OF gratitude to the press, he arrived
at their apartment She rushed to
him and kissed him. When asked
how she felt, she looked bewildered
and said. Il feel little bit numb"
Wendell Willkie and Edith Wiki
met at a wedding. She was the
maid of honor; he was an usher.
1t was home wedding of an old
family friend OF both the Wilks
and the WILKES. in Elwood, Ind.
and although Edith Wilk lived with
her family in Nashville. some 70
Continued on Page 6; Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Robbery Suspect
Denies Guilt

Troy Murphy Negro, charged
with robbing Jose Y. Garcia near
Calipatria early this month was
scheduled for trial in superior court
July Is.
He pleaded not guilty in superior
court Friday. His co-defendant.
John Davis, was scheduled to enter
his plea to the charges next Tues
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
WILLKIE TOUGH, SAYS
DEMOCRAT LEADER

PHILADELPHIA, June %. (UP)
"A prominent Democrat, Sen. Ell
mer Thomas of Oklahoma, watched
the nomination of Wendell L. Will
kie at the Republican national con-
vention.
Hes not duck soup for us Demo-
Gratis" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Baseball
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia w 900 O1O 0OO-1 9 4
New York ........... 100 900 l2X-4 6 l
Ross and Hayes; Russo and
Dickey.
Washington So O10 100 100 IA 10 0
Boston ........- 900 100 10l 0-3 IA
Leonard and Terrell: GalehouSe.
Heving, Glenn and Desautels.
Detroit at st. Louis, postponed,
rain.
only games scheduledD
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston ......,....... 010 900 00-1-5-1
Brooklyn .............. 900 020 90 7 3
Called in 9Th. rain.)
Erickson and Mast; Wyatt ard
Phelps.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, night.
Chicago at Cincinnati. night.
tOnly games scheduledD
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

an axis offensive against Great
Britain and it was reported that
both Hungary and Bulgaria would
withhold their territorial claims
against Rumania.
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor
Soviet Russia revised Eu-
ropes frontiers again Friday
the 21st anniversary of the
Versailles treaty-when the Red
army took BeSSarabia and northern
Bukovina from the kingdom of Ru-
mania.
The Red army occupation by air
plane and motorized units was swift
and peaceful and boosted the Rus
sian gains since the start of the
European war to $4,000 square miles
and 14,60O,000 population, but the
reorganized military government OF
Rumania' asserted that it would
fight the territorial demands which
Hungary and Bulgaria are reported
presenting to Bucharest.
Nazis said that the Russian ac-
ton was taken in line with the
German and Italian desire for a
new era in Europe which would
correct what they termed the in
justices of the Versailles treaty.
This viewpoint was supported in
part at least by the Russian official
communique saying that it acted at
a time when the present interna-
tional situation demands the most
speedy solution of issues inherited
from the past to lay foundations
for a durable peace between coun-
tries
The Red army, with maps already
prepared to show the new boundar-
les, took over the BeSsarabian pro-
vince of 1880 square miles and
3,150,000 population by occupying
the capital of Kischinev and the
northern part of Bukovina, which
has 1000 square miles and 10000
population. The fortress of Cetatea-
Alba on the Black Sea, also was
occupied.
King Carols hope of preventing
the complete diSmembelment of his
postwar kingdom seemed to rest
with decisions yet to be made in
Berlin and Rome, where it is de-
sired to prevent an outbreak of war
Continued on Page g. col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Tax Boost Means
everyone to Pay
Increased Costs
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

WASHINGTON, June %. (UP)-The average Ameri-
family will have to pay about $10a-year more in hid
den taxes as result of the billion dollar defense
tax BILL United Press survey indicated today.
The average family selected from statistics com
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Red Cross Aids
BrawIey Victims

Sixty cent of the estimated $4,000 the Red Cross
spent in imperial Valley for earthquake relief expend
ed to help families in the Mexican quarter Brawley
Red Cross meeting informed Thursday night in Ell
Centre. Damage heavy among adobe houses necess
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Wiki e's Wife
Just Feels Numb
After Nomi nation

PHILADELPHIA, June %. (UP)--Mrs. Wendell Will
kie couldn't stand to watch her husbands nomination.
She sat in the balcony at Convention Hall with friend,
Mrs Frederick Atwood of New York City, until seemed
fairly certain that he the Republican choice. Then
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
yamatoda Erupts
Against Quizzinq

LOS ANGELES June %. Especially - Ten days OF
grueling discrimination at the hands of defense at
torneys finally penetrated beneath the brown skin of poker
faced eidch Yamatoda today and he "bew up" in pro
test against "ricky questions" Yamaoda, complaining
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Walters Pleads
Guilty to Theft
Former Produc+ion-Cred dit Exc cutive in
Request for Prob a+ion; District Atty
will Oppose Leniency. Ask Prison Term

w. f. Walters, ex-secretay of the FL Centre Produc
tonCredit association, late Thursday pleaded guilty
two counts in grand jury Indictment charging him with
forgery and grand theft in handling association affairs
He Immediately filed application for probation and the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Oregon Man Gets
Nomination for 4
Vice President
Veteran Republican Senate Leader Will
Side Skyrocke+ins Business Executive
On Platform Of Peace. Preparedness

CONVENTION HALL Philadelphia June %. (UP)-
The Republican party today placed its 1910 national ticket
Wendell L. Willke of New York and Charles L. McNary
of Oregonbefore the nation platform peace pre-
paredness and prosperity. McNary veteran Republican
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Russia Takes Big Slice
Of Balkans Without War
n AMBLING
X EPORTER

To every story there must be two
Sides. In all fairness, therefore, we
must give both angles of the story
of Malcolm Macurda and the earth
quake and the fish.
Story No. |.
During the earthquake when the
telephone company was having its
troubles Macurda went out to in
vestigate trouble on suburban line
He found one place where. strangely
enough, a fishing line had become
tangled with the wires and caused
difficulty, To make it even Strang-
er there was fishing pole on
one end of the line and a fish on
the other
That's Malcom's story, but the
version told by visiting executives
of the company who went out to the
field to find him, differs some
what
Story No. 2:
Unable to locate Macurda at his
office, the visitors sought him in
the trouble zone When they located
him he had a fishing pole in his
hand and was examining. with a
touch of what might have been
pride, a fair sized fish He stood
near a canal Telephone wires
appeared to be in good condition.
Far be it from RR to pass upon
the likelihood of either version.
Cold Cooler
we've really got something this
time" Art Davis exclaimed while
looking over new desert cooler
after it had been in action for a
few weeks. THE thing is SO cold
it makes ice too
Sure enough. there were tiny
icicles hanging down from h e
edges They turned out to be salt
crystals, left by the evaporatine
water!
Pete Delivers
Pete Buzukos wasn't bothered this
week about whether or not Ger
many got the French fleet, or about
who was going to be the COP
nominee. But that doesn't mean
the bullet -hCadcd wrestling promot-
Ell wasn't bothered
Pete was plenty bothered, beneath
that stern exterior of his. He was
worried over whether or not Jim
Londos, world mat champ, was real
ly going to show up for the Friday
night show
AS we go to press Pete's face is
Wreathed in toOthSome grin
Londos wired he'd be in FL Centre at
5 p. m.
Da Da Da Da-
Frank OSWalt, back in FL Centre
after a throat operation, can talk
now, but for awhile, just after the
operation, neither he nor the doc
tors knew whether he would be
able to speak again. Frank was
warned not to try to speak. but
first time he was alone it was
too much of temptation. In
voluntarily, he spoke and the first
words were:
Jaw hell, l wonder if I can talk"
Left Their Mark
Next time you're in the city
council chambers you might Won
der where the smudges on the back
wall came from. They were made
by citizens, leaning their heads
against the wall
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28

Butter: Los Angeles zoe; but
terfat, Imperial Valley Z. o. b. ranch,
grade A 39c; manufacturing milk
33c; rOte gathered cream 29c.
L. A. Hay: u. S. No. $l3-li;
u. ). No. leafy Sl2 .5O-l3: q. y. No.
2 $1O.5O-$l1; Mpls. Sept. flax.
S1.59.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
an
Moves
Go On
Europe's Frontier
Lines Suffer New
Dislocation
BULLETIN

ROME, July 20 CUP
and Italy were in close consul
tatiOn today on means to assure
peace in the Balkans until after
an axis offensive against Great
Britain and it was reported that
both Hungary and Bulgaria would
withhold their territorial claims
against Rumania.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-28
Da Da Da Da-
Left Their Mark

Left Their Mark
Next time you're in the city
council chambers you might Won
der where the smudges on the back
wall came from. They were made
by citizens, leaning their heads
against the wall
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-11
Bandmasters Group ID
Meet Az Goodman
Outstanding Members
State Junior College
Bonds Will Attend

The Mississippi State Junior Col
iege Bandmasters association vii,
meet at Holmes Junior College jan
uary 10 and 20. In connection with
this association, there will be band
clinic made up Of an all state junior
college band which will have its first
meeting at 1880 on Friday morning.
During the meeting work will be
done on contest music for the spring
tournament and the required mum.
Der for this tournament will be Sc
lected. Outstanding band members
from different junior college bands
will be present and this group will
make up its membership of an all
state band to give a concert as q
final part Of the program on Satur-
day afternoon and Saturday night.
The concert will be open to the
public at very small admission charge
Several outstanding personalities In
the field Of band music will be pres
ent to lead discussions Of interest tc
the bandmasters and students.
Mr.. W. G. Skipworth, Director of
Holmes Junior College band and the
Kosciusko High School hand is pres
ident Of the state association Of ju
Nor college bandmasters and Mr.. s
G. Beers of Periinston Is secretary
Of the association
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-11
Durant Postoffice Work
Is Progressing Slowly
Bod Weather Slows Up
Work On Structure;
To Finish In May

Work on Durant's new $4,000 post
office is proceeding slowly due 10 in
clement weather, according to A. r.
Crane, superintendent in charge of
construction for the Bill Knost Con-
struction Company, of Pass Christian,
contractor for the job. He expressed
hope for completion of the job by
The middle of May, taking a period
of four and one half months.
Excavation work on the basement
has come along nicely up until the
past few days of rain and extreme
cold weather.
The building will include a base
ment and will be one story high,
of red brick and stone construction,
patterned very much along the lines
OF the new p~ostoffice building at
Lexington.
The structure will be 60 x 60 and
will have entrance on highway 81.
A driveway at the real of the build
ing will lead to the mail platform
About rs men are employed
on the job, two thirds Of which is
local labor.
The contract calls for an expendi-
ture Of $40, 997 on the building. The
rest Of the money will be spent on
fixtures and equipment and the site.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-11
Services At Methodist
Church Scheduled

Church School opens at e:46, w.
A. Bacon, Superintendent.
Worship service at II O'Clock.
Special music by the choir.
Sermon topic, Partnership with
Christ"
League Union at 2:30. Program
pu on by Sails League.
Evening service at 5 o'clock.
Sermon by the Rev. L. p. WATSON,
District Superintendent. First quar-
teriy conference, at which time re-
ports win be submitted from all de-
pratments.
Program meeting Of the missionary
society at 3 o'clock Monday after.
noon.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at Z o'clock. We will study chapte,
2. Acts Of the Apostles.
Choir practice Thursday evenins
at Z O'Clock.
The entire community is invited te
these services.