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Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
kewCity Council
Begins Education
AtLong Session

Continued from Page u
Knights, Herbert FaWcett. Charles
Bratton and Wesley He'll, with Brat
ton as chairman.
Two more designations were re-
ceived. r. L. jefferson resigned
from the Planning and Zoning
commission, pleading the press OF
business. The city clerk was in
structed to send him letter OF
thanks for his services. This leaves
two vacancies on the commission.
John McNeece also resigned re-
Gently.
Emmett Terrell, city hall janitor,
rendered his resignation and it was
referred to the city clerk for dis
poSal. -
On the recommendation OF City
Clerk Neal Gavin the council agreed
to hire Roy Johnstone. former clerk,
as deputy assessor to work until
the assessment period ends. His
salary was set at 5000 a month with
$25 car allowance. The period ends
June 80.
Fire Chief Corn Reed appeared
before the board to ask minute
entry regarding instructions in case
of fires outside the city limits. The
old council had instructed him to
remain within the city limits and
not risk equipment fighting fires
for parties that do not contribute
to the departments support. Reed
pointed out that insurance protec-
ton does not apply except within
the city
The new board explaining that
fighting fires outside the city is
something we would like to do
but can't, instructed the chief to
continue with the old policy and
at the suggestion of FaWcett in
structed the clerk to. write the
board of fire underwriters for
Qualification of the city's position
on the matter.
The Oregon ranch obtained by
the city through the notorious Lit
tie case, occupied the council at
the end of the evening and dis
cussion ended with authorizing a
payment of S788 to clear up indebt-
edness on the property. City Attor-
ney Dorsey WhitelaW indicated he
expected the city to emerge from
the deal with several thousand dol
lars revenue after sale of the prop
erty.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
Secretary Hull
In Blunt Warning

Continued from Page One)
all islands or other possessions OF
European nations, except Canada,
within l.5O0 miles of our coast"
Greenland Is SIX hours flying
time from New York, and would
be a valuable base for airplanes,
submarines, and for naval opera
tions," Fish said. In addition 1t
may have enormous mineral re-
sources if adequately developed. In
the case of Greenland We might
we'll offer to pay Denmark q sub
stantial sum of money to acquire
it, as we did the Virgin Islands, =
The official American position
toward the Dutch East Indies was
an obvious effort to diSSuade Japan
from any plan to move against
the rich storehouse of many vital
U. S. supplies in the event the
Netherlands become involved in the
European war.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
defined the United States position
in a carefully Worded statement
declaring: Intervention in the do
mestic affairs of the Netherlands
Indies or any alteration of their
status quo by other than peaceful
processes would be prejudicial to
the cause of stability, peace ano
security not only in the region of
the Netherlands Indies but in the
entire Pacific area"
Hulls statement contained nc
threat and no indication of what
action, if any. the United States
would take should Japan change
the status quo by other than peace
ful processes The present view of
the government, Hull set forth as.
1T is the constant hope of the
government of the United States
as it is no doubt that of all peace
fully inclined governments-that
the attitudes and policies of all
governments will be based upon
these principles and that these
principles will be applied not only
in every part of the Pacific area
but also in every part of the world
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
Germany, Allies
Contend Bitterly
On Norway Front
Continued from Page ID
trapcnort off Rerpan

transport off Bergen.
2.-Landing of Allied expedition
ary forces such as already are oper-
ating in the Narvik district and
have been reported in the Namsos
Fjord, north of Trondheim The
war office said landing of troops
in Norway was continuing, and
contact has been made with Nor
Wegian forces.
"a stiff but not unfriendly at
titude toward Italy to keep the
Fascist government from Joining the
Germans as active military allies
and to reduce Italian re-exports
to the Reich. Official sources said
Thursday that the British attitude
toward Italy, in the ligh of a speech
by Minister of Economic Warfare
Ronald Cross warning Italy to "act
like neutral, was that the British
government has no desire to MAIN
tain other than friendly relations
with Rome.
The NaZis have two main chan
nels of action:
1.-The strengthening of their
grip on all southern Norway, a prob
lem that is being solved rapidly as
far as Norwegian resistance is con-
cerned by aerial troop reinforce
ments which now have scattered or
nullified all opposition except in
the Kongsvinger Elverum sector
along the Swedish frontier north
east of Oslo.
"A series of powerful aerial
blows designed to break the back
bone of the British navy and thus
make the Allied counter offensive
in Norway a practical impossibility.
In addition, there have been many
indications from Berlin that Nazi
threat or thrust in some other dir
ection-Sweden, Holland or the Bal
xans-was not unlikely as an at
tempt to divert Allied attention,
regardless of how far Italy agrees
tn cooperate with the Germans.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
State Inaugmates Program to Place
MIGRANT Information Centersin
Key Places, Guide Farm Laborers

SACRAMENTO April l8. up
An intensive program of providing
migrants with information on where
they may find seasonal farm work
IN California was announced TODAY
by the State Department Of Employ
ment.
). The program is based on state
wide dissemination of authentic in
formation for agricultural workers
and employers. according to R. G,
Wagenet. director of the depart
ment.
Three international centers will
be established about June /, south
of Bakersfield. near 1ndio and or
the west side OF Pacheco Pass. in
Merced county, To interview per-
sons seeking seasonal work in agri-
culture. The department also will
assign intervieWers TO areas where
the demand for agricultural labor is
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
Valley Dairynen
See Better Prices
During Rest of 40
Continued from Page i

Continued from Page i
Gordon touched briefly on the
necessity of a careful weeding.
feeding and breeding program and
urged that valley dairymen increase
their herds.
DairyIng. Gordon said. Is vital tc
the agricultural success III Imperial
county.
George L. Winright. assistant
county agent, gave a short talk.
supplementing Gordon's reference
10 the wedding. feeding and breed
ing program
Glen Otis of Holtville high school
was awarded first prize in the pro-
duction judging contest in the
morning. Pohn Ram of FL Centre
high was second, Frank RoSenbaum
was third and Dorothy Mealey
fourth.
H l. Russell took first place IL
the production contest. his herd
showing gain of 81 per cent over
last year. Earl V. C Northrop was
awarded second prize, Ben Sunder-
man. third; Howard Farnsworth.
fourth; Len Bucket. fifth: Henry
Early, sixth; Lou Brown. seventh
and A. A Moline. eighth.
Fidel Gomez took first place in
high production herds among new
contesting association members ana
Martin Weiss was second. Manuel
Duarte. third.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18

greatest.
Information accumulated by the
department will be available at the
international centers. the states
border quarantine stations and the
78 local offices of the employment
department
The program will enable the de-
partment 10 work toward elimina-
ton of the needless migration Of
transltory labor thereby adding TO
economic stability. provide a clear
ing house for crop information by
county and district, and permit reg
istratlon Of migrants on the basis
of work experience, Wagenet said.
The migrant placement plan was
started on an experimental basis
last year. With operation of one
Intervening station near Bakers
field.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18

Led by George Cromwell. chair
man of the Southern Highway COM
mittee of the California Chamber
of Commerce, a group of state and
city officials including three high
way commissioners visited Calexico
for dinner meeting Thursday
night.
Dinner was set for 7 O'Clock at
Hotel de ANA and later visitors
we're expected TO discuss valley
highway projects with valley spon-
SorS.
Accompanying Cromwell were
Amorigo BozZani of Los Angeles
Bert L. Vaughn of Jacumba anG
Iener w. Nelson of Fresno. high
way commissioners.
Also in the party were district
highway engineers S. V. Cortelyou
Los Angeles, E. C. Sullivan of San
Bernaroino. E. E. Wallace, San Die
go: L. f. Arnold. city engineers
office, Los Angeles; Stephen Cum
ningham. city councilman, Los An
geles; William j. Fox. regional
planning commission, Los Angeles,
Hal Kennedy, deputy county coun-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
VaheyP People To
Hear Dewey Talk

A number of Imperial Valley citi-
zens planned Thursday to attend
the rally in Los Angeles Saturday
and Saturday night at which Tho
mas f. Dewey, candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
will speak
Among them were Frank Birk-
hauser, Mr.. and Mrs Ben Hulse,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chan Livingston. Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Osborne, Robert
Mack. Mr.. and Mrs. r. P Moore
Judge F. T. Cook and Harvey Has
tain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
MASONIC OFFICIALS
ATTEND S. F. CONFAB

Leslie Mcconnell, commander of
l. V. Commandery No. Sd. knights
Templar. and j. N. Higginbotham.
high priest of Ell Centro chapter
No. 10, RAM. left Wednesday
night for San Francisco to attend
the sessions of the Royal Arch Ma
sons grand chapter They will re-
turn the first of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
CT PAUL'S VICAR
1INnERGOES OPERATION

The Rev. Mr.. Devon Ellsworth
yicar of st. Paul's Episcopal church,
underwent tonsilectomy Thurs
dav morning in the Ell Centre hos
pital.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-18
PAROLE OFFICER HERE

Miss Linda Schroeder. parole OIL
ficer of the Whittier state school,
was in Imperial county THURSDAY
for a conference with E. A. Nance
county probation officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-01
BY SANDOR s. KLEIN

WASHINGTON, Feb. |. up
Old Cap'n Fred c. Bailey kept a
lonesome watch today over his last
commando ghost fleet of four
ships that carried American troops
to the world war and President
Wilson to the Versailles confer
ence.
The hulks of the liners George
Washington Monticello, Mt. Yer
non and America, lay in the ice
choked PatuXent river off Solo
mons island, Md
What does it matter how l
ieel about it," Cap'n Bailey asked.
His vigil Is about over Recently
Il group OF men IN the maritime
commission offices here got down
to the unSentimental business of
opening bids for the purchase OF
the ships. The commission has de
creed that the purchaser must
break them up for scrap. Belliger-
ents were barred from bidding.
The ban on belligerents applied
10 governments, not individuals.
There were seven bidders. The
highest was Simpson, Spence &
Young. New York City, who offered
$286,7l5 for the George Washing
ton. They were acting for Thomas
w Ward, Sheffield, England.
w. II. Arnott Young Metal In
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-01
SEQ Captain Keeps Last
Watch Over Old Vessels

carrying troops to France the old
mariner said Its going TO be
especially hard to forget her be-
cause l was on duty in the engine
room when a German torpedo
ripped into her 4 day and half
out of France"
He never mentioned that because
OF his heroic conduct on that oc-
casion he was awarded the dis
tinguishcd service medal. Some
how ne managed 10 keep the EN-
glneS going and the Mt Vernon
WAS able 10 limp safely back To
Brcst.
The four ships, ranging from
l3.372 10 23.788 tons, originally
flew the German flag and bore the
names Kronprinzessin Cecillie, the
Amenka, the Agammemon and the
George Washington. When the
United States entered the wal they
were seized and put to work tor
! Uncle Sam.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-01
By ROGER BABSON

RICHMOND Va, Feb. bar
II Is OF business records will go by
the boards in 1910. Aviation fac
tories, dir lines. gas stations, power
companies. machine tool shops,
should nit new all-time highs. In
addition, the American tourist in
duStrV should also smash It's way
To new peaks. Gail 1t the tourist
industry. the resort business, the
vacation trade. or what you Will
1910 SnoGld bt the biggest year
IL its history.
This recreation business IS not
often thought OF as an industry.
Yet. there's scarcely q town from
Maine To Manila that does not
have a stake in it. In hundreds
ot communities, prosperity is wholly
dependent on the tourist trade
Good times for entire states are
tledup with the resort business
It is New England's fastest growing
industry. It's the big cash crop
OF vast regions such as Southern
California, Western North Carolina
and all OF Florida 1t gives jobs
to hundreds of thousands of work
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-01
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TeVix Miller; Hide The Body, Mil
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Fork, George Rodney; Verdun
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D Davidson; Pension or Penury
Sheridan DoWney; Do You Want
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George r. Harrison u. S. Foreign
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Knock at the Door. Sean O'CaSey,
Famous Cathedrals. Edwin Rayner
Fashion For a Living, Gertrude
Warburton, Over the Divide, Victor
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-01

dustries, Rosyth, Scotland, bid $276-
COB for the Monticello, $256,8l4
for the Mount Vernon and $243,-
GAL for the America. A Swiss cor
poration trading under the name
EHAG offered $202 600 for the Am
erica.
Decommissioned after a career
as troop transports during the last
Wall and as passenger carriers in
the transatlantic luxury trade the
vessels we're placed in Capn Bal
leys care until some use might be
found for them.
Year after year for more than
decade he has watched over
every bolt every cold steel plate
in their sides, Waiting-or rather
hoping-for the day when they
would again take their places on
the deep-Water lanes. He lives
alone in modestly furnished quar-
ters aboard the Monticello
Cap'n Bailey Is 10 years old. He
has spent nearly a half century
at sea. He doesn't like to talk
about himself and 1t was with great
reluctance he told his story
Twelve years I've played nurse
maid to them,' he reminisced
They've been home to me. 1t
hurts to think that when they lit
anchors for the last time, they'll
be heading for the boneyard.
Nov take the George Washing
ton. A fine ship. A lot better than
many atloat to-day"
II is the largest of the four
the ship that carried President Will
son to France in December, 1918
on a mission which he hoped would
bring peace to the world for all
time.
Il served as engineer officer ON
the MT. Vernon when she WAS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-01
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACHES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve nagPing backache
quickly, once they discover that the real cause
Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of taking
the excess acids and waste out Of the blood
They help most people pass about pints day
When disorder of kidney function permits
may cause naeging backache. rheumatic pains,
leg palms. loss Of pep and energy, getting up
nights swelling, puiIiness under the eyes, head
aches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty pas-
sagee with smartng and burning sometimes
shows there is something wrong with your
kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait Ask your druggist for Dom $
Pill,, used successfully by millions for over 4o
Is miles Il kidney tubcs nush ont puisall,u.
Suste from your blood. Get Doans Pills.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-01
More Money So Soon?

Trial balloons. teelerS. or what
ever they may be. are sent up from
Washington outlining plans for 1900
bomberS at cost of two billion dol
lars. and Congress is forthwith to be
asked 10 appropriate for this purpose.
And 50 soon - this after the recent
spree.
Which reyive> the wish of the early
days OF the defense program that
there might be some one somewhere
who could give us rough idea of
where we are going. when we may
expect to get there and what the
fare is going to be. Oh. no. of course
it is impossible 10 predict in advance
to the precise penny what the pre-
paredne<S lob IS going to cost. but
il is certainly not in any sense a
wholesome Influence on business,
morale of the country as a whole and
taxpayers generally to have addi-
tiOnal huge expense items hurled at
them every few weeks.
1t would be decidedly helpful, we
think, if the country could be told in
plain language. without antiquities
and technicalitieS. and with duplica-
tons eliminated, just how many
planes are under contract. how many
vessels Tor the navy have been let,
something tangible about rifles. big
guns, tanks and the like. The data
should include contracts. authoriza-
tons and actual appropriations.
The average man, and a good many
of those we'll above the average. has
no more idea how much money has
been appropriated and obligated
above the actual public debt now
outstanding and guaranteed than has
a citizen OF Mars, if there be such.
What's more. and the sad part about
it. is that his concern is about as
Scant as is mis- knowledge about these
important and vital operations of the
country.
But no matter what the bill already
is or may become, we seem to have
hardly begun. Millions used to be
talked of as huge sums, but billions
are spoken about in Washington in
these modern days as if mere pin
money-and it seems that is about
what it is in many big minds.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-01
Halloween Franks

BY way of one of those oddly
cartoons comes the story that in an
Illinois town the merchants do not
object to the pranks of hilarious
youth in imposing their caricatureS
on public windows Halloween night.
On the contrary. they offer prizes for
the best decorated window, perhaps
on the theory that if the paneS are
to be disfigured they might as well
be done up in decent fashion.
Well. the Illinois folk could have
had plenty OF competition had our
local prankSterS been available to
them Thursday night Flaming youth
had its way for the time They say
youth must have its fling, and we
would be the last to throw obstacles
in the way Of innocent fun for the
boys and girls.
This thing Is coming to be an en-
penSive proposition. however, for the
victims of these prankS. No serious
damage is done. but the muSSing up
of show windows. automobile glass
and other properties involves cash
OUTLAWS in washing off soap or other
substance used by the fun-makers.
1t is all innocent paStime, to be sure,
and the expense is not ruiuous to
any individual concern, yet in the
aggregate Halloween prankS are
costing pretty figure in this locality.
And those VINO get the greatest kick
out of it are those who breeze by at
no inconvenience to themselves. but
at the expense of their victims.
Fortunately. Halloween comes but
once a year. and maybe most of the
business houses that find their Win
dowS covered with works OF art on
the morning of November l will
have enough left after paying taxes
to countless agencies to take care of
this modest item of expense.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-01
Democracy Still Lives

Premier Pierre Lavars declaration
that democracy in the world is dead
was doubtless the creature of his
own dependency growing out of the
unhappy fate Of his own fallen
France. and perhaps due to a feel
ing that Britain'S fight against the
dctator> is futile. and offers no hope
Of a rehabilitated republic in his
country Certainly in the British Isles
and commonwealth and in the
United States there is no widespread
or popular conviction that such is
the case.
His decision to stake Frances
future, as he said. on collaboration
with Nazi Germany may be. con-
SciouSly or unCOnSciOusly. a bid for
German leniency in the days to come
when efforts must be made for some
sort of stability in Europe. Laval may
share the complex of the fatalist in
an attitude that all is over and ended
and that the future will consist of
humility and submission to the god
of national socialism. His is the con-
cept of defeatism, theory not with
out its converts even in the United
States, and whose numbers may in
crease as the weary, heartbrealing
days that are ahead come and go.
These times call for stout hearts
and strong wills. and determination
to stand ones ground in the Sturdiest
manner possible until the last hour
has struck There were not many
souls of that calibre in France last
spring. and LavalS utterance in
I dictates that there is at least one less
there in the nations post war era.
There will be no more democracy in
France if faith in its principles is
allowed to die
Pointing to the past, when Ger
'liS'itS NSlOlS lllN CtNlCu dIiO
France lived on, and when Frances
own Napoleon overran Germany and
other countries of the continent. but
never could overcome Britain. is no
guarantee that history will repeat. It
may, but it will not be because of
events of the long ago Truly we are
living in new and different times.
! and we may see things that no other
century has seen before. But there
Is difference between what shall
be it meA presevere for their freedom
and what shall be if they meekly
submit to great odds.
Democracy in the world is not
. dead: democracy still lives. Whether
it shall continue to survive is for
! Britain and America to decide
Britain is fighting-and winning
and appears determined to fight on
and on and on until victory comes,
If her resources hold out. 1t remains
to be seen what Americans will do,
and the answer TO that riddle may
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-01
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, Nov. 1.-Members OF
North Carolina National Guard and
the Officers Reserve corps who are
on duty with the adjutant generals
office here are wearing civilian
clothes regularly-not because of
personal preference, but because
specific instructions have been issued
to that effect.
According to Captain Charles
Jones, on duty as public relations
officer for the Selective service di-
vision, strict policy has been adopt
ed to leave operation of the draft
entirely in civilian hands; and uni
forms even for members Of the state
staff are taboo because they might
convey the impression that the mill
tary is taking over some functions OF
the local civilian boards.
At meeting Of Raleigh,S Amer
lean Legion luncheon club he point