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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Churchill Announces
Decision to Offer De-
Tense Bases to United
States in Confidence
Filled Statement to
House.

London. Aug. 20.-(AP)-The
war leadership of Britain told
Parliament and the nation today
that agreement in principle"
has been reached between Brit
ain aid the United States gov
eminent on the leasing to the
latter of air naval bases i'm Brit
aims western hemisphere possess
siOnS fram Newfoundland TO the
Caribbean.
Foreign Secretary ; I'd Hall
fax made the StatcIu,us regard
ing the tentative agreement in
the House of Lords alter Prime
Minister Churchill had disclosed
60 the House of Commons Brit
ish offer Of 99-year leases for the
bases.
Lord Halifax spoke in answer
to question and said the bases
concerned involved NeWfOund-
land, Atlantic islands (pcrhapS
reference TO Rermuda) and West
Indian points. He thus indi-
Gated that negotiations between
Britain and the United States are
further advanced than Churchill
had let il be known.
Owe have agreed in principle"
said the foreign secretary, land
am satisfied that no great diff
Guilty will arise in the discussion
of details"
Detailed negotiations, how
ever, have not yet begun, he
added.
In his eighth war statement. on
Tiled with confidence, the pilm
minister declared Britain had dccid
I'd to offer these suitable sites" t.
he United States in Newfoundland
md the West Indies and was no
asking for any advantage in return
However, he did appeal for "timeIy
enforcement" Of Britain's nav.
rom the United States-a reference
o some so average American dc,
'trOycrs which Britain wants to buy
As Churchill spoke, three grca
waves Of German pklnes thundcrcc
rcroSs the channc! into Southcas
England and dropped their bombs.
or the prorfcr of defense bases tc
america, Churchill asserted Britain
Vas read TO open discussions fol
heir development whenever Presi-
lent Roosevelt was ready. Natural
y" he added, "nO transfer Of
ovcrcignity is involved"
Churchill told the house "far lar
Ter operations arc impending in the
middle east and declared that in
!asion IF H,'itain becomes much
more difficult week by week"
The prime minister also placed
olaI British dead, wounded and
Missing ut $4,000 in this war, and
the Kingdom to prepare
or the campaigns of l94l and
942."
Looking at I!itIcr's proclaimed
1taI blockade Of England, Churchill
reclaimed bluntly that no food will
&C permitted to reach any country
which had fallen 10 Hitler. He said
nat he regretted that he must refuse
.mcrica's request that food be sent
} France, Belgium and Holland.
He conceded that "thc enemy are
till far more numerous in the air
han we" bat declared that British
lane production now exceeds Ger
lany'S.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Rural Electric Cooperatives
Change Charters, Save Taxes

would amount to about $4,000 an
nualIy.
Thus the state and its subdivisions
will lose, i'm round figures, $40, 900
as the result of the change Of these
companies from mutual" to "mem-
berShip."
The switch was approved by the
State REA, after Director Dudley
Bagley had consulted the attorney
general and Governor Clyde r. Hocy.
The former said the change could be
made legally, while the governor
agreed that all the REA-backed lines
should be on the same footing. He
tContinued or Page TWOl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Coast Guard Boats
SaueFamFa Families
Petain Declares
Approval OF y. S.
Decision To Arm

Vichy, France, Aug. 2O.-(AP)-
Chief of State Pctain declared today
that he sympathized and agreed with
the decision Of the American people
to arm themselves against even
Qualities.
Marshal Petain was asked "does
France view with sympathy the con-
Germ Of American nations armlng
themselves against evcntualitlcS?"
certainly" the marshal answered
"A nation must be able to defend it.
self against invasion and must have
the means to do So"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
NAZI PLANE CRASHES
IN IRELAND TODAY

Dublin, Aug. 20.-(AP)-lrelands
department Of defense announced to-
night that a German plane had
crashed near Cloghanc in County
Kerry and that its crew Of six had
been captured.
The crew, two of whose members
were injured seriously, was in
termed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20

an "eN7, however.
He's against President RooseVelts
reelection. Possibly he's in sympathy
with certain of F. d. RS polltlco-
socio-economic detectives, but he OBJ
iects emphatically to the fashion in
which f. d. r. has been trying to
arrive at them. He also is an anti
third termer.
Quite a few D-democrats are like
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20

4 DcfllOCl ut Ilc Dt-
longs to the Demo-
cratic party.
He has been
an ex-represcnta-
tive since the last
congress ended. At
that juncture he
retired from poll
tics. Anyway, that's
the way he puts it.
I'd say he's still in
politics up to his
neck, so far us his
activitv'S concern
ed. Officially, he's
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Stock Market
Is Stronger

New York, Aug. 20.-(AP)- FL
nancial markets generally took 4
hitch in their recovery belts today
without the benefit Of much lmpor-
tant news stimulation from the war
business or politics.
Transfers of around 100000 shares
compared with yesterdays 24-ycal
low Of 129,650. Closing gains OF irac-
tons to more than two points were
~ or nnnr the best
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Pettengill
Fights FDR
Indiana Ex-Represent-
ative Stays in arty
But Will Campaign
Against New Deal.
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington. Aug. 20.-EX-Rcpre-
sentative Samuel 3. Pettcngill of In
diana is Democrat. Also 4 democrat.
Note the distinction. AS democrat
he believes in democracy. He's a
vehement supporter of it, in fact, AS
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Gre wers Are
leased At
Coed Prices
Ouality Of Offerings
CeaslalIy Good Over
Erare Belt; Imperial
6uvers on Markets In
North and South Car
oljna.
Z, Tie associated PreSS.D

Z, iilS -i>NOCtdteu iFe>S''
p~,r.~ pad for flue-cured or
.r-lrrllr type tobacco It the
,,r,r;r. III the 10 markets of the
Nrr;h Carolina and South Caro-
linn border belts today appeared
much hIghrr than last year.
Tobacco auctiOncd during the
morning was estimated unOffl-
rta}l, 10 have brought an aver
i-r of around 20 cents i pound.
compared with 1919 for the
whole OF last season.
Growers who had been appre-
grY>!vr lest the almost complete
ir>> of the export market and
general world conditions act as
irurr>>ip. price factors were
mblllnt over early RECEIPTS.
.- severe. markets during the
u- ... It single tag was turned.
. .. offerings. which filled
&C.,. ...e.uu>e> 70 OverflOWlng
. ..... ..acvs. was better than
........ =. the market centcrS
pared .'r gala business days.
=, . ....-.- were decorated. The
.. ... ...-cucd with ceremonies
.. ,.wds 70 business areas
. -..... ....gaDeys published Spc-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Hope Ship
Is Now Safe
American Legion Be.
lieved Safely Through
Mine Infested, Dan.
gerous Waters.

Washington, Aug. 20.-(AP)- A
German embassy spokesman express
ed tho "hope" today that the United
States Army transport American
Legion was now safely through the
zone that Germany declared wa
mine infested and dangerous.
Navy and other government Off
CONTINUED on Page TWO)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
GloahQh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair tonight and Wednesday,
slightly cooler in cast portion
tonight.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
" e.-es Defends
Eu>---c Speech

ayl. 20. - (AP)-
acjjng secretary Of
" II was highly de-
ambassador such as
10 tell publicly OF
." fprcSaW for the
u In" basis Of what
airing Europe.
aDsy in a speech at
the United States
I. attack from Ger
"It"d the sale Of de-
49, Britain.
Used d storm in the
at,r Clark. Demo-
r others called it
,.tJ~Un."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20
Willkie Will
Keep Asking
For Debates

Rushville, Ind, Aug. 2O.-(AP)-
Viewing Secretary lckes reply to his
acceptance speech as presidential
refusal to meet him in point debate,
Wendell L. Willkie told reporters
today
"Lincon did not think it was I'M
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-08-20

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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Frank 6. Weir, Former Assessor Here,
Dies in San Diego at Age Of Is;
First Came to Valley Is Years Ago

and first engaged in business at
the northwest corner of Fifth and
Broadway in Ell Centre. He later
moved his business to the south
east corner of Fifth and Main
streets but took TO ranching after
few years
For a time Weir ranched near
McCabe school and then took the
position of superintendent of the
county hospital. which he held for
eight years. In 1884 he ran for
assessor and was elected. He held
the post for four years and lost In
t hi following election to Dan
West
Weir then worked as an appraiser
for a government agency before
moving to San Diego to operate a
grocery store. He had been in in
different health for several years
During his years in the valley
Weir was active in Masonic circles
He belonged to Ell Centre Lodge 1874
F.. 81 A. M. and the Ell Centre Elks
lodge.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
CdIexico Youths
Safe After Night
With Stalled Auto

Two 17-year-old Calexico high
school pupils were safe Saturday
after a hectic night in a stalled
automobile in the Bonds Corner
district.
Jim Edwards, son of Karl Ed
munds of Calexico, and Betty Gull
yer. daughter of George Culver of
Calexico, rescued themselves while
sheriff's deputies and police were
hunting them.
The young couple left Calexicc
Friday evening en- route to the
plunge in Ell Centre but detourec
through the district south of Bonds
Corner near the All-American canal
The car stuck in mudhole anc
wasn't extricated until past day.
light Saturday.
Young Edwards said he walkec
nearly ten miles to get help anc
finally enlisted the aid of a farmer
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Roosevelt PLEDGES
RedoubIed Effort
ToSupp|y Allies
President Cables Reply
To Desperate Appeal
By French Premier

WASHINGTON, June Is.
(UP) = President Roosevelt
today promised French Pre-
mier Paul Reynaud that the
United States will "redouble
its efforts to supply the Allies with
planes and munitions so long as
the French army continues to re-
sist the German forces.
Mr.. RooseveltS message was ca
bled to Reynaud in reply to the
latter's final desperate" appeal for
more planes, guns and war equip
ment of all kinds.
Mr.. Roosevelt also assured Rey-
maud that the United States would
not recognize any conquest OF
French territory.
The text of MI. Roosevelt's mes
sage:
Il am sending you this reply to
your message of yesterday which
l am sure you will realize has re-
as the most friendly, study on Our
part.
First of all, let me reiterate the
ever-increasing admiration with
which the American people and
their government are viewing the
respondent courage with which the
French armies are resisting the
invaders on French soil.
Il wish also to reiterate in the
most emphatic terms that, making
every possible effort under present
conditions, the government of the
United States has made it possible
for the Allied armies to obtain
during the weeks that have just
passed airplanes, artillery and mu-
nitions of many kinds and that
this government so long as the
Allied governments continue to re-
siSt will redouble its efforts in this
direction. l believe it is possible
Continued on Page col. y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

6clAiAel 1SoANAoiSo'
Salient points on the defense
frolnt..~
/. President Roosevelt ordered the
federal power commission to take
immediate steps to insure adequate
electric power for the national de-
Tense program and to protect the
nations chain of power sources
against possible sabotage.
2. The justice department revealed
that Is is conducting thorough
check-up of the U. S. border patrol
along the Mexican boundary with
a view toward increasing the eff
cheney of the southwestern unit.
At the same time it was learned
the department is considering plac-
ing extra men on the Canadian
border to prevent illegal entry of
persons seeking to evade Canadian
military conscription
3 Secretary of State Cordell Hull
revealed that several government
agencies are investigating reports
of propaganda activities by italian
consular officials in the Unitde
States. Hull disclosure came after
the italian ambassador, Prince Col
onna, protested to the state depart
ment against what he described aS
efforts to create anti Italian senti-
ment in this country by inveSti-
cation of conSulateS.
Most far reaching development
was the order to safeguard electric
power sources.
Mr.. Roosevelt directed FPC chair
man Leland Odds to cooperate with
the war and navy departments, the
maritime commission, the civil aero
nautics authority, coast guard. and
the civilian defense commission.
He informed Olds that he would
be responsible for working out plans
for the protection of the power
supply against hostile acts" ano
ito this end cooperate with the
utilities and other government agen-
cies, ter-connecting transmission
lines. important sub-stations and
distribution facilities required to Sc
cure power supply to key industrial
plants
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
First it was Coyote Wells

First it was Coyote Wells
then San Felipe then San
Francisco and now New York!
Jack Gum. Ell Centros 18-year-
old bicycle wanderer, prepared
Saturday to take off on a fresh
exploit, this time TO the east coast
He expected to make Austin, Texas,
in about two weeks and New York
in three weeks more.
Jacks cycling expeditions started
three years ago when he pedaled
out to Coyote Wells. The next year
he extended himself to San Felipe
and last August he completed his
most ambitious trip, to San Fran
cisco to see the fair.
II can make about 100 miles a
day and the whole trip to New
York and back won't cost me more
than SITS" he said.
Asked If he got tired cycling he
said:
Sure, but it's the first two hours
IN the morning that are the haro-
est. The trick is not to stop put
to keep going and after awhlie lts
| not so bad"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
EICentro Youth
Fatally Hurt in
Fall Off Truck

One Ell Centre youth died Satur-
day and two others were reported
in a Los Angeles hospital suffering
from injuries received when they
were brushed off hay truck en-
route to Los Angeles.
Ray Kelleher, son of Mrs. Mary
Kelleher of Ell Centre, IA years old
was fatally hurt. Murray Muncill
IA year old son of E. P. Muncili,
was seriously injured and Jimmie
Kelleher 20, was also injured.
The boys were riding on hay
truck, frierds reported. and were
brushed off when the truck werll
under a low bridge. They planned
to hitchhike to oregon to pick fruit
RAY Kelleher was a sophomore
at Central high school. Young
Muncill also. is a sophomore.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

the searchers who were interrupted
by darkness Friday night after they
had followed Brownells tracks about
five miles northWard across the
Mesquite flats.
What caused BrOWnell'S car to
break down was not known here,
The sandy road near which his
automobile was found is a seldom
travelled route normally avoided in
summer by experienced desert traV-
elers unless they carry large sup
ply of water.
BroWncll, an cmployc Of seed
company at Blythe first was report
ri missing to tho SherIff& office
hero Friday morning.
The region in which the "earch
centers is the same IN which a
man. his wife and five children
perished from thirst in 1929 after
their automobile broke down. There
arc no water holes for moro than
so miles and each year the section
takes a toll of one or more lives. OF
ten the bodies are never found unit
months later.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Assembly Speaker Visits
Valley: May Form League

Organization of an Imperial Valley
unit of the statewide California
League for Efficiency in Govern
ment was indicated Saturday fol-
lowing a visit to FL Centre, Brawley
and Imperial by Speaker of the
Assembly Gordon H. Garland
Garland. spear-head of the Goa
lition bloc of Democrats and Re-
publicans who blocked Governor
gilbert L. Olson's "squander man
ia" program in the regular session
of the legislators in 1899, and the
special sessions of 1910, inspected
earthquake damage throughout the
Imnerial Valley area.
Tho speaker told business and
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

Frank G.. Weir, for many years
a resident of Imperial Valley and
widely known AS superintendent
of the county hospital and later
as county assessor, died Saturday
at 4 =. m. IN San Diego at the age
of 10
His daughter, Mrs Louis McMan-
lis. and her husband, left early
Saturday mornLlg ior the coast, as
soon as word came. Funeral ar
ranaomcnts have not been made.
II WAS believed possible the rites
may be in Ell Centre.
Weir came to the valley more
than a quarter of a century ago
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

/
Red army occupied the little Baltic
state of Lithuania.
The collapse of the Maginot line
was at hand, Nazis said, after the
$5O0,0OO0OO defense system was
preached on a wide front in
tremendous attack by German aer-
ial artillery and infantry units
south of Saarbruecken. The citadel
and town of Vcrdun were captured
and also the forts of Vaux and
Marie.
The battle still goes on in France
with the Allied armies withdrawing
intact and rumors that the French
will make separate peace are
unjustified, authorized spokesman
in London insisted
A French war communicate Sat-
urday night said that German
forces had crossed the River Rhine
and stabbed at the French Maginot
line while other forces raced south
eastWards along the River Marine
to the town of Chaumont. The
communique denied the Maginot
line had been preached.
But the Germans claimed that
their armies were smashing for
ward on the entire front in north
ern France, that 100000 prisoners
had been taken and that the line
of retreat of the French had been
turned or disrupted by Nazi en-
circling tactics.
Somewhere in France. presumably
at Bordeaux, the French cabinet
met with President Albert Lebrun,
then adjourned with no statement
except that another meeting will
be held Sunday Premier Paul Rey-
maud conferred with Gen. Maxine
Weygand on the military situation
just before the meeting
The German stab into the his
toric Verdun battlefield was the
spearhead of operations behind the
Maginot line, coordinated with a
great frontal attack south of Saar-
bruecken which the Nazis said had
preached the line which military
experts once considered impreg-
nable.
In the World war, the Germans
began an attack on Verdun in Feb
ruary of 1916 and continued it until
September, taking parts of the
area but finally failing in the main
attack and being driven back by
a French counter offensive.
From a military viewpoint. the
German break tbrOIIpb in tho NHaoi
Continued on Page 5 col. y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

industrial leaders of the valley how
the assembly and senate banded
together to defeat the administra-
TONS program which would have
called for approximately 500, OOO, 600
in new revenue tax measures.
He also pointed out how $4,000
coo in savings for the present bien-
mum were shaved from the Cover
nors relief spending program by
the legislature, making a total
saving of more than 500. 600 900
for the property owners and work.
ers of California during the recent
special legislature.
Plans for the organization of an
Imperial Valley unit of the CALI
fornia League for Efficiency In
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

shortly before midnight Friday night
by a truck driver, Whitley Cruce,
who went to the warehouse prep
aratory to leaving with a truck for
Los Angeles.
Cruce turned in the alarm and
by the time firemcn arrived the
building was in flames and threat
ened to melt three big gasoline
tanks only a few feet to the west
back of a gasoline station.
There was slight west wind =.
If it hadn't been for that the tanks
might have gone Fire Chief Corn
i Reed said Water from fire hoses
was played on the tanks, however
Greatest fear was that their bases
would collapse, sending wave OF
flaming gasoline over the building
and to nearby warehouses.
The warehouse was filled with
sacks of barley and wheat and a
carload of sugar beets. Percie Thack-
er, company manager, said 80 per
cent of the grain was damaged.
Two trucks also were destroyed and
the building severely damaged.
Thacker said the other company
warehouse at State and the rail-
road, containing household furni-
ture was of course unchanged. He
prepared to move offices there Sat
urday.
Most of the grain belonged to
the Imperial Irrigation district,
Thacker said It was insured. The
building was partly insured.
An open, galvanized iron shed
empty, that belonged to William
Canderson of CaleXico and adjoined
the Pioneer warehouse was destroy
ed, also.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
u AMBLINo
II EPORTER
One of these Moments

One of these Moments
a salesman Tor anti sleep pills
should find a ready market III
4 Buddy Kilgorc.
Buddy went peacefully IN sleep
, while watching movie III FL Cen
tfo the other evening. To the best
of his memory, he had no wild
dreams nor nightmares. But when
. he aWoke he had a death grip
on the purse of the woman who
sat next to hlmi
The woman, quite naturally, was
alarmed. But not half SO much as
Buddy who was frightened not
only by the situation itself but
the problem Of how to explain and
get out of it gracefully. He decided
there just wasn't any way to cx-
plain. He couldn't say:
4 Il was aclecrN" because that some
how didn't make sense. even though
it was the truth. So nc merely
said I'm sorry" and walked sheep
ishly out of the thcater, victim
of circumstance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16

Government we're In the embryo
stage but 1t was understood from
leaders in the area that they would
work in close cooperation with the
statewide group.
The organization is dedicated 10
support of the so-called economy
bloc in the state Legislature and b
expected to endorse candidates who
might run for office on o platform
in accord with that program.
Units have been formed hi pest
weeks In Bakersfield. San UegnoS~
dino and Fresno. Additional un1oe
will shortly be formed In 9acsanpoE~
to. San Diego, San Franchise oan
Jose and Eureka, Leaders e -
organization have anuGlane1
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Bard Fatein
Hands Of Congress

Fate of the Bard Experiment sta
ton will not be known until just
before adjournment of Congress,
Ed v. Izac, congressman for 1mper-
ial and San Diego counties reported
Saturday.
lac appeared before the house
appropriations committee last week
and asked that the Bard station be
included in the final deficiency bill
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-16
Billion Dollar Tax
Bill Wins Speedy
Committee Actor,
Pat Harrison Predicts
Senate Approval Soon,
Then Adjournment

WASHINGTON, June IS.
(UP) - The senate finance
committee, working at top
speed, voted unanimously to-
day in favor of a special tax
bill designed to raise $1,0O7, 000, 900
a year to help defray costs of Pres
ident Roosevelts huge national de-
Tense program.
Chairman Pat Harrison said the
bill would be laid before the senate
Monday. He predicted its passage
by Wednesday and said he hoped
congress would be able to adjourn
a week from today. House leaders,
however, believe that congress may
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