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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11

~ as ne haQ executed MS DOlu
banditrles of the early l920's. His
luggage was packed and addressed;
on each of four bags was 30 cent
tip On his door was do not
disturb sign. On the bathroom
door was another reading: Danger
Poison Gas"
He had sealed the door, dropped
cyanide pellets into a glass OF acid
and departed this world in a wink
-56 years after he entered it.
A note he addressed TO the
Press" said he was just tired of
life. He didn't care TO continue the
struggle for existence. He was down
to $10O in a bank account and some
small change in his pocket.
He made only two requests OF
THE Press:
That the married name of his
daughter not be mentioned in con-
nection with suicide las it prob
ably would wreck her happiness
That he be "let down as lightly
as possible
II have always played ball with
you, boys, and now you should
pitch me a slow one and let me hit
it." he wrote.
Veteran police reporters who had
covered Gardner's escapades, in the
early l920s, nodded assent; he had
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Heavy Firing Near
HeIsinki Leaves
People UnruffIed
By WEBB MILLER

HEEL LSINKI, Jan. II. (UP)-Heavy
detonationS, believed caused by the
fire of large calibre coast artillery
batteries, were heard distinctly in
Helsinki for several minutes this
afternoon.
Further reports from the north
describing last weeks fighting in
the Suomusalmi sector in which
the Russian 44th division was de-
feated, said that Russian general
was killed. Forty officers, includ-
ing a colonel, were taken prisoner
Sounds of heavy detonations this
afternoon came from the south.
No official announcement as to the
cause of the firing was available
Immediately. Because the gunfire
apparently was some distance away
it was presumed that coast artillery
batteries were in action.
Despite the sound of the thun-
derous conclusions, people in the
streets went about their business
calmly. No air raid alarm was
sounded, indicating that the firing
was not due to planes in the
vicinity of the capital.
Firms reported that Russian at
tacks in the Karelian isthmus and
at other points had practically
ceased, and attributed it to dis
couraging succession of setbacks.
Today was said to have been more
quiet than any since fighting start
ed.
From Lake Ladoga northward
bitter cold was said to have almost
paralyzed operations of those Rus
sian troops from the more tenn
perate parts of Russia, and some
OF them were reported to have been
found frozen to death at outposts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Dogs Fail Chinese
During Drug Raid

CALEXICO, Jan. 1.-Two savage
watch dogs failed to protect Wong
Lu Seong, 38, Chinese grocery
clerk, when narcotic agents raided
his living quarters here last night
and arrested him on charge OF
violating state narcotic laws.
The officers evaded the dogs and
raided the room in which the
Chinese slept. They said they
found a small quantity of opium,
an opium pipe, a gun, and a gas
filled fountain pen.
Wong also had $869.97 in his
possession at the time of his ar
rest He was scheduled to be taken
into Calexico justice court late
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Filipino Robber
Suspects Jailed

Charges of grand theft were filed
against three Filipinos Thursday
after a Westmorland cafe owner
accused them of robbing him OF
5000.
j. Raby, SO, Johnny Ramas, 81
and Raymond Marquee. 81, were
arrested by Brawley police an hour
after Charles Wong reported they
robbed him Of 5000 in Westmorland
The islanders drove past Brawley
police headquarters in the getaway
car described by Wong. Police
Patrolmen w. @. Sullins and Edgar
Walsh took them into headquarters.
= Cash totaling $58836 was found
IN possession Of the Filipinos.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Highway Resurface
Work Promised

The state will spend $250,0OO to
iesurface pavement between Kane
Springs and Truckhaven, Robert
Hays, manager of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce, was in
formed Thursday.
Originally. Hays said, the sum
was intended to build highway so
between the East Highline canal
and Grays Well. The diversion of
the money to the Los Angeles route
was decided upon at a meeting of
the state highway commission In
Los Angeles recently, he said, be-
cause of the heavy traffic load
the road had to carry.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11


the term of Donald Kolts. Los An
geles, expires. The governors office
indicated, however, no successor to
Kolts will be named until Olson's
hearing on charges asking removal
of all five of the prison board men,
bers is concluded. The hearing re-
SumeS here tomorrow.
Other appointments available to
the governor in January include
three vacancies each on the social
welfare board, board of public
health, board of education, con-
tractors license board. board of
architectural examiners, and board
of medical examiners; four on the
state emergency council; two each
on the board of agriculture, board
of chiropractors examiners, board
of dental examiners, board OF os-
teopathic examiners. aish board OF
pharmacy; one each on the real
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11

estate board: industrial welfare
commission; veterans welfare board,
athletic commission board of trus-
tees of the California institution
for women; board of managers OF
bureau of criminal Identification;
planning board, structural pest con-
troll board; California nautical
school; board of accountancy:
board of registration OF civil en-
gineers; board OF cosmetology:
board OF embalmers and funeral
directors and board OF veterinary
medicine.
Six vacancies will occur Feb.
on the l4-man state fair board.
The terms OF Stuart OMelveny and
James x. Moffit, both OF San Fran
cisco. on the University OF Callfor-
MIA board Of regents expire March
l.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. II
UP)-A move to bring either the
Democratic or Republican national
conventions to San Francisco took
definite form today when Gov,
Culbert L. Olson was asked to in
clude a 100000 appropriation for
advertising and conventions in
the call of the special session of
the legislature.
Walter G.. Swanson, secretary
manager of the San Francisco con-
vention and tourist bureau, made
the request of the governor and
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
District TO Cut
Off Entire System

Water will be cut out of the en-
tire irrigation canal system between
Jan. 90 to 81, inclusive, instead OF
between Jan. 20 and "a as originally
announced, the district announced
Thursday.
Necessity for repairs and general
canal inspection made the cut OFF
mandatory. Stock owners were
asked to fill their ponds and res
ervoirs not later than Jan. %.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Serum Rushed TO
Treat PatroInan

Special serum for undulant fever
was aboard an airplane enroute
from Michigan to Winterhaven
Thursday for Highway Patrolman
A. j. Alleger, who is suffering from
the disease.
The officers fever was said to
have reached 104 4/10 degrees early
Thursday morning. A Michigan
physician was said to have perfect
ed a serum effective in cases OF
undulant fever so it was ordered
rushed to Winterhaven Immediate
".
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Clerk Arrested
On Theft Charqe

Ray T. Beavans, 81, former clerk
at an El Centro automobile con-
Germ, was held in the county Jail
Thursday on a charge of grand
theft of an automobile, II tires,
and a spare tire and wheel.
He was arrested in Stockton at
the request of Imperial county
officers.
Deputy Sheriff Ernie Cox brought
all the missing property back to
El Centre along with Beavans
Beavans pointed out the places
he had sold the tires at various
points between Los Angeles and
Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11

BARLEY, w. Va, Jan II (UP)
The first indication that the 88
miners trapped in a coal mine ex-
plosion more than 16 hours may still
be alive came today from the third
rescue crew as it dug through tons
of fallen slate to within g few hum
dred feet of the men.
Conditions down here look a
little better" reported rescue crews
almost 600 feet below the surface
as they worked as speedily as the
foul air ana precarious condition
OF the passageways would permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Russians Set Gun
Atop Finn Outpost.
But Not For Iona

HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. IL CUP)
- A Finnish outpost in a well
camouflaged underground machine
gun nest OH the northern front
heard strange noises on top of
their hideout. Peering out eau
tiously, they were astonished to
find Russian troops unwittingly
manning machine gun post Of
their own on the roof, it was as
serted today. The Firms tossed a
hand grenade, it was said, and end
ed the situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11

The U. S. weather bureau forecast
cloudy and unsettled conditions for
Thursday and Friday in the en-
tire state with occasional light
rains.
For Imperial county Woodrow C.
Jacobs. meteorologist for the fruit
frost service, predicted clearing skies
with slightly lower temperatures.
There was no immediate danger of
rain in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11

normal of 1491 inches. San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Eureka, Stockton,
Salinas, Fresno, San Luis Obispo,
Los Angeles and San Diego also
reported precipitation above normal
because of steady downpours which
set in New Years eve.
Imperial county also reported an
above normal rainfall with Ell Gen.
tro posting a precipitation Of $50
inches for the season. Rainfall
in the present storm, however,
totaled only .06.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
License lPbq9
Unreqistered Here

The person who bought the auto
mobile license plates bearing the
numbers IP699 must report at the
highway patrol office Immediately
Captain Frank Oswalt said, and
turn in the white slip carried away
Wednesday,
If the white slip is not turned
in. he said, the car owner will not
he registered in Sacramento and
cannot prove title to the car.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
COMMUNISTS DUST
AIR COMMISSAR

MOSCOW, Jan. II. (UP)-Mik-
hail Kaganovich, brother of Lazar
kaganovich. an intimate of Josef
Stain, has lost his post as COM
missar for the aviation industry.
the official Tass news agency an
nounced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
80 A Appointments
Open to Olson

SACRAMENTO, Jan. II. (UP)-Nearly 60 new ap
pontments will be open to Gov Culbert Olson in the
next few days through expiration of terms on various
important state boards and commissions
An appointment will be available on the state hoard
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Roy Gardner Ends
Own Life at ST..
Last Of DID, Time Train Robbers Cashes
In Che cks. Leaving Request For Press
To Withhold Name Of Daughter

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. II. (UP)-Roy Gardner, last
of the train robbers goth century Jesse James, cashed
in his chips with neatness and Dispatch with malice to-
ward and the hope of forgiveness in his heart
He planned and committed suicide last night as neat
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Rainfall Above
Normal in State

Seasonal rainfall records exceeded normal in most
California Thursday rain fell the state for the
twelfth successive day.
Redding topped the state reporting areas with almost
2215 inches of precipitation for the season as against
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Aerial Warfare
Holds S potIisht
Maxi Planes Raid England; New Clashes
Reported Over German North Sea
Basis: French Down Bombers
BY UNITED PRESS -

War in the air dominated the European battlefronts
again Thursday but from London reports of i'm
pending disclosures in the diplomatic relations between
Great Britain and Soviet Russia Aerial activity again
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Lillian Richards
Little vuniShes:
Husband MissinQ
MISSING Woman Believed in New Mexico
With Arrest Due by Nish+faI|, Police
Believe; More Shortages Sought

At least $1,000 in Ell Centro water department receipts
were missing Thursday and embezzement warrant
issued for Mrs Lillian Richards Little water department.
clerk.
Mrs. little was reported in New Mexico and Police
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11
Fair Board Sets Up New
Defense Against Politics
n AMBLING
N EPORTER

New Recipe
Wait for a dark and moonless
night. Wear dark clothes and a
mask. Boil the eggs under an um-
brella and eat them as fast as they
are cooked.
That's RR's advice to Shirley
Gillett.
Shirley whipped up some hard
boiled eggs at Salty Nelson's pool
and soft drink pavilion at Imperial
the other day. meaning to pick up
q little change as we'll as have few
eggs to MUNICH during duties behind
the bar. But he reckoned without
Salty and Reed Cunningham.
No sooner than the eggs were
placed on the counter under For
Sale sign than Salty and Reed at
tackled them with gusto. The dozen
eggs disappeared like vanishing
cream and Shirley didn't get cent
or an egg.
After all, you can't charge the
owner and you can't charge cop.
PrecOcious Harry
Congratulations, Harry Horton
Harry will be II years old on Feb.
%! Of course. Harry's a little old
for his age. But that's because he
only has a birthday when it's leap
year.
So the Elks are going to give him
a birthday party with cake and II
candles.
Juvenile Dept
Jack Tackett really believes in
getting into the spirit Of things, ap-
parently. --.-..
While watching the film Gullivers
Travels he amused himself as we'll
as other spectators by licking a
juicy lollypopl Just one of the boys.
While this was going on, Mrs.
Everett Weatherbie was having
troubles a few seats away. During
the show she slipped out OF her
slippers and when she got up to
leave there was much ado to find
the shoes.
When she finally located them
several seats away where someone
had pushed them, she put them on
and started to leave. Then she
found the left shoe was on the
right fcot md the right on the left!
And so it was all to be done ovfr
again.
Milk and Trouble
A few more days and PerVis
Scroggs would have had one OF the
strangest methods of milking COWS
imaginable.
When Archie Clayton, whose job
it is to see that the Scroges herd
is relieved OF it's milk, went to the
hospital the job fell to Pervis. HIS
first encounter with the herd ended
in an uproar with angry COWS and
split milk. Pervis emerged in
perspiration and a pet.
Soon thereafter he received an IL
lustrated letter, suggesting he tie
up the animals. The Illustration
showed a bovine creature so knotteo
with ropes that even PerVis could
do the milking.
But Pervis didn't like the sugges-
ton. He hired a helper.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-11

Butter: Los Angeles 32c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 42c; manufacturing milk
36c: route gathered cream 30lse.
L. A. hay: U. S. No. S17.00-1s.00;
q. S. No. 2 leafy s16-fs.50; u 5. No.
2 S13-S14' Mpls. May flax S2.O4B.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

The Clintwood Women's Club
held it's annual dinner party at the
Community Building on Tuesday
night. Dwight Smith, of Penning-
ton Gap, WPA area supervisor of
adult education, spoke on the
work of the Adult Education pro
gram as carried out in Southwest
Virginia. He was accompanied to
the meeting by J. M. C. Suther-
land, NYA director for Dickinson
County. The meeting was attend
ed by practically the entire Club
membership.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of the
County of Dickinson, on the
End day of May, 1910
FLORA COLEMAN, Complainant,
against
LEE COLEMAN, Defendant.
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce Vincullo Matri-
mony from the defendant upon
the grounds of desertion.
And affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant, Lee
Coleman, is not a resident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered
that he do appear here within 10
days after due publication hereof,
and do what may be necessary
to protect his interest in this suit.
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once a
week for four successive weeks
in the Dickinson County Herald,
and that a copy be posted at the
front door of the court house Of
this county on or before the LIST
may rules 1910.
A copy-Teste:
x E Fuller. Deputy
w. E. Counts. Clerk.
n M. Crabtree and
Hansel Fleming, pa. MAY 2, 1910
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
ORR-SUTHERLAND

The following announcement
was received in Clintwood this
week by several persons:
CDR. and Mrs. Tivis Colley Suth
erland announce the marriage of
their daughter, Virginia Ruth, to
Mr.. Emmett Shelburne Orr on
Saturday, the Goth day of April,
1910, at Pulaski, Virginia.
Ruth was a teacher at Dicken-
son Memorial High for one session
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
John Nicewonder of Mcclure
was in town Tuesday.

FOR SALE on Reasonable Terms:
one of the best bargains in
ClintWood.
have a six-roorn home, two
porches, concrete dairy: cow-barn
and other outbuildings, garden
and private water system, togeth-
er with almost two acres of land,
which ! will sell at bargain. See
w. G.. .Rasnick, Clintwood, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
Personals

Personals
E. C. Edwards of Tivis was a
business visitor in Clintwood Mon
day.
Mesdames James M. and Vir-
gil F. Skeen returned to Clint
wood Sunday after a two weeks
visit in Brookneal and Mt. jack
son, Va.
Mrs. James M. Skeen and daugh
ter, Marisue, visited Mrs. George
c.. Sutherland in Grundy Wednes-
day.
Sam Branham and Kenos Stone
of the South of the Mountain
were seen in Clintwood on Tues
day.
Lawrence Stone of the Brush
Greek section was in town on bus
mess Wednesday.
George Artrip of DWale was
business visitor to Clintwood, on
Tuesday.
Mrs r. L. Phipps was visitor
in Bristol last weekend at the
Dogwood Festival.
Corbett Reedy has returned
home after a two weeks visit OF
schools in Eastern Virginia.
Mesdames Delphia Brummit and
June Beverly of Flemingtown
visited friends here Wednesday.
Elder Creed Fleming, of Nc
Clure, dropped in Saturday morn
ing and left some Of the 'needful'
with us. Good man, the elder is.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

Born to Mrs. Fitzhugh Mullins
of East Clintwood on Tuesday
morning, a baby girl. The young
lady has not yet been given a
name.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16
Methodist Missionary Society

Meets.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the Clintwood Methodist
Church held its regular monthly
meeting at the church Thursday
night of last week. Mrs. H. M.
Sutherland was in charge of the
program, and Misses Sara Kate
Chase and Mary Edwards were
joint hostesses.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

E. C.. Edwards of Tivis was a
business visitor in Clintwood Mon
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

Emil Vanover of Georges Fork
was a business visitor mere to-
day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

but resigned to enter the Federal
Security Administrator work. She
was engaged in this work at the
time Of her marriage.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

Lawrence Stone of the Brush
Creek section was in town on bus
mess Wednesday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

Mesdames James M. and Vir-
ell F. Skeen returned to Clint
wood Sunday after a two weeks
visit in Brookneal and Mt. jack
coy, yTo
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-05-16

Sam Branham and Kenos Stone
of the South of the Mountain
were seen in Clintwood on Tues
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Donohue Elected
Centro Chamber
Of Commerce Head
Scriven, Yaeckel Named
Vice Presidents, Hays
Returned as Sec'y

John w. Donohue was
elected president of the Ell
Centre Chamber of Com
merce at a meeting at head
quarters Wednesday night.
Other officers elected included
Gordon Scriven, first vice-presi-
dent; Arno Yaeckel, second vice
president; Walter Havekorst, trea-
surer; and Robert Hays, secretary.
Directors of the organization now
have a committee composed Of
Charles L. Childers, Harry Sones
and Scriven to ascertain the pos
sibility of Ell Centre having a civic
auditorium.
They voted to request the Univer-
sity of California to send a plant
pathologist to Imperial Valley to
study the cantaloupe mildeW prob
lem. and decided to keep working
, to eliminate the pest.
The committee appointed to rep
resent the chamber in negotiations
for grade separation at the South
ern Pacific-Main street crossing is
composed of M. o. King, Warren
Currler, and Paul jenkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16

us 1903 planes.
He proposed to put national de-
tense manufactures on 24-hour
basis. The emergency summons of
his message was couched in urgent
phrases.
Mr.. Roosevelt delivered his nat
ional defense message in person be-
fore a joint session of congress,
called on barely u hour notice.
He warned that our shores-evcn
great mid-Western cities such as
st. Louis, Kansas City ana Omaha
no longer are days, weeks or
months away from potential attack,
but are within hours and minutes
of places which conceivably could
became bases for air war.
The message asked:
l. Immediate appropriation of
1896 100000 for armament.
2. Authorization for the making
of future contract obligations ag-
gregating 100000.
Together with the $4,000 900. .OOO
already asked from this congress
for defense, this would make the
total $3182,O0O, Still more re
quests are likely before congress
Continued on Page 2; Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
Norway Reports
Heavy Fighting

BARDU, Norway, May Is (UP)
"A Norwegian communique today
reported fighting of great inten-
sity on the Narvik front" and said
the Germans had been pushed back
against the mountains to the north.
The communique said the Ger
mans had very little artillery
and that attempts to replenish their
cWindling supplies by air had
failed.
THE Allies use of tanks achieved
excellent results" the communique
said, and added that "the Germans
have now been pushed back into
the mountain region east of Bjerk-
vik, north of Narvik."
1t was reported that the British
and NorWegians, aided by French
troops equipped with tanks, were
closing in rapidly and that the fall
of the German garrison was ex-
pected/ soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-16
British Drive
Germans Back in
Counter.Attacks
NaZi Shock Troops
Routed From
LOuVain

WITH THE BEF IN BEL
GUM, May 16. (UP)-Three
successive counter-attacks by
British troops last night and
today drove Germans from
Louvain where their advance troops
had penetrated
The German troops. driving for
ward in armored strength as they
have elsewhere along the Belgian
front. succeeded in slicing through
the British lines and entering por-
lions of Louvain yesterday.
British forces promptly launched
counter-attacks The attacks start
ed last night and were continued
today until the last of the German
forces were driven out of the city.
(This was the first indication that
the Germans had actually, even II
temporarily, penetrated the LOU
Vain defenses although it previous
ly mad been reported that a furious
battle was raging along the Louvain
lines)
The entrance into Louvain was
made by German shock troops. They
fought their way into the town
and Immediately threw up barri-
cades and fortified themselves
strongly.
The British then launched their
counter attacks The Germans
fighting in the streets of the his
toric city, which was devastated in
the World war and is fast being
SHOT to pieces in the present bat
tie. put up the most stubborn re-
sistance
Louvain is under heavy German
shell fire as this dispatch is being
sent. British batteries are replying
to the German guns.