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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Own Guns Facing
Red Shock Troops
Mannerheim Line Still Holds Against
Desperate Russian Effort to Smash
Throug Before Anniversary Date

HELSINKI Finland, Feb Is. (UP)--A com
munique today said that the Manerhem line still held
against the thundcouS attack Of Red shock troops
and that weapons captured by the Firms had been used
drive back the Russian offensive which casualties
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Possible Freeze
Due in Valley as
Diminish
Atlantic Seaboard Digs Out After
Heavy Snowfall, High Gale; Highways
CIoqqed with ath Toll Mounting

While eastern seaboard states Thursday began to dig
of of the worst snowsorms in decade and count
ed millions dollars in damage due to 7Omile gale.
Imperial county prepared for nothing than diminish
ing winds and possible minimum temperatures Of 80 de-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
EulI Slayer

EulI Slayer
There was much mcrriment anG
many wise sayings among the as
sembled citiZelry when Bill Wright,
the young blond giant of the state
department of agriculture, dolefully
announced that his car had collided
with NIL near Westmorland TO
the great CONSERVATION and per-
mancnt angulan of the bull.
Il dispatched the creature with
che fell SWoop,' Bill Informed an
admiring audience.
Does that make you a picador
or a toreador?" we asked. Bill look
ed a bit doubtful before replying
brightly
Neither. I am the real Mccoy"
Tops in Multiplication
If there are any amateur garden
enthusiasts tlat have any romot"
peas in great profusion, merely take
"a gando" at a plot at $50 He'll street
and go home discOnSOlate. Also, give
up all hope ana take TO rabbit rails
ing or something requiring less skill
Because r. E JeaneS is a past
master at growing sweet peas in
duplicate, triplicate and so on up to
20 blossoms To Il single stem. He
showed rs one with eight blossoms
Thursday, that was something of a
record III Itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15

last Service
The firemen didn't have a thing
on Dave Lee "Wednesday during an
alarm. He slio down pole, too.
When the fire wagons raced past
the service station where Dave holds
forth, ne shinneyed up pole to
the roof TO get better view. About
that time motorist drove up and
was ga%king around, looking for
the attendant when Dave suddenly
appeared AZ his elbow, by the SIM
pie process o. Sliding down the
pole.
The Grlver went away thinking
that was the stranseot >erv.C>. station
he had ever seen.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15

Butter: Los Angeles S2c; but.
terfat, Imper:aI Valley Z. o. b. ranch.
grade A, 42c; manufacturing milk
36c; route gathered cream 3o,sc.
L. A. hay: u. S. No. Sl6.cO-l1,
L. ). No. 2 leafy S14-Sl5; u. s. No.
2 S1I-Sl2; Mpls. May flax n.96.
Lettuce: Is & IS S1.50-S2.W.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15

That Time Again.
This s one year the Camp Fire
Girls won catch us unprepared,
Up until now we always forget to
be rcady Tor the annual dou3hnut
sale but this year doughnuts have
been crossed off our menu until
Feb. 2i, TO assure proper consump-
ton
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09

These Amercanborn youngsters Ruth Elizabeth Nemea Qef H.
and her brother Paul righ Herbser Wsc grade school
pupils trapped northern Finland outbreak Of Soviet invasion
Fears for their safety Quoted when the American legation found
them the old Nem bombed Kuuamo They will be
Finland without them
because of insufficient funds
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09

titles by the early Mormon settlers
who founded Salt Lake City under
the leadership of Brigham Young
in 1847.
The book of the pageant was
written by Grant H. BEDFORD, in
structor in speech at Branch Utah
State Agricultural College, who
PLAYS the Christus. (CentratP ress)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09

This 000OOvo tube equipment being built by General
Schenectady " the u Bureau Standards
enclosed herkote shield
huge aluminium and doughnuthaped aluminium Fore
ground the Shields which the transformer recter
and potentomeer Central real
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09

An American Oberammergau is
the Easter ceremonial held annually
in Utah's Zion National Park. Now
in rehearsal, it is performed with
cast of more than 800 persons, as
sisted by a chorus of 800 voices and
an eighty-piece symphony orches-
ira.
Unlike most Easter services,
which are held at dawn, the Zion
Easter Pageant, which is non-sec-
tartan, is staged at dusk on Easter
Day in the shadow of the great
"Altar of Sacrifice" a majestic PIN
nacle in a natural amphitheatre sur
rounded by the cliffs and canyons of
the Wasatch mountain range.
Z Roles of the principal characters
are played year after year by the
same natives of Utah. They use
direct quotations from the New
Testament in their dramatization of
the life, crucifixion and resurrection
Of Jesus Christ. Starting as the
last rays of the sun leave the color
full Zion Canyon, the spectacle
reaches its climax as dusk changes
10 dark. Then the resurrected Christ
appears on cliff high above the
speetators, His white robes lumin-
ous in the floodlights playing over
the scene.
The setting, to which an audience
At increasing thousands is attracted
each year, is similar in appearance
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09

downing small glasses of liquor IN
quick gulps. They acted as though
it were tastelesS. I knew 1t WASH I
very good. The Rio Vista club was
not noted for the quality OF lu
drinks.
Everyone Stunned the doors that
led into the hall. Everyone but JACK
Berry. He sat there in chair with
its back in the entryWay-a SELL
appointed guard.
st. Clair returned from the tele-
phone and reported. The coroner
is at a party, but the police Will
locate ,!im and will be out right
away. I told them we want to get
this cleared up quickly. We've got
to avoid publicity, if we cam"
Don't kid yourself about public
itv," Jack Barry corrected him.
We'll be on the front pages tomor-
row morning, in nice black head
lines"
The girl on the piano stool raised
her head. The rouge on her cheeks
was streaked. "The-the police
won't keep us here all night, will
they"
The phone rang. st. Clair an
swered it.
He frowned at the voice that
came over the wire. THE Morning
Eagle? Your police reporter heard?
Well, he knows as much about it as
we do. I can tell you nothing" He
hung up.
They're sending out a camera
man."
Muriel Benson came in from a
side room, her composure re-
gained. Bill, Pm so sorry" she
said as she came to me. 1T was
silly of me to faint. You must have
thought" The warm touch of her
hand sent a thrill through me. She
gave my fingers a squeeze. please
forgive!"
There is nothing to forgive
my dear" The last words were
whispered. They should not have
been spoken at all, but she seemed
to know they were merely an emo
tional outlet of the moment.
The wall Of siren came family
through the night, growing louder.
II see the red lights of a police
car" announced Frank, at front
window. Here it comes into tho
drive"
Ito Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09

felt sick. Until now l had been
more or less numbed. Now thal l
had time to think, the horror d
what had happened was sinking H.
Only yesterday Alfred Markham
and | had lunched together at
AIarkey's and discussed one OF Al 5
pet projects. He had wanted "
build a hospital. :.
MY family's MADE a fortune IN
the jewelry business. he toia me-
TO make money merely for one
self seems so selfish. Bill. 1t would
be different if l We're married ana
had q family. When l look around
and see all the suffering IN THIS
world il makes me feel guilty. why
are the riches of this life divided
so uacvenly? Am l entitled to any
more than the poor devil who earns
starvation wages swinging a pick
and shovel"
You've haG your share of SUI
fering," 1 reminded him. l was
thinking of the time he'd smashed
up in his car. For months he'd lain
in a hospital bed, tortured, hang
ing between life and death, with
only opiates 20 calm the mad
nerves of his torn and broken body.
He'd come out of that ordeal with
changed outlook On life. His per-
sonality was different. Friends
commented on his frequent spells
of brooding, although at times he
could apparently be his old gay
self.
It was only to ME that he re-
vealed his inner feelings. II could
pay for doctors and nurses" he
said. but what about those poor
devils whose savings were melting
away while they lay there knowing
they had to hurry to get back to
their picks and shovels? Worst of
all were the poor unfortunates
caught in the horrors OF the drug
habit. I tell you, Bill. that was aW-
full, I want to do something for
them. I've got to-"
And that was the kind of man
who lay out there now by the lily
pond beyond the glass doors.
st. Clair was calling the police.
could not hear what he said, be-
cause he was on the far side of
the room and one of the girls had
slumped to the piano stool near me
and was sobb!ng into her handker-
chief
Most of the men were at the bar,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09
CHAPTER TN

DON'T know how the average
man would react if he were ac-
cused of killing a friend. out l
went mentally numb. The faces INTO
which looked became strange
faces.
The premonition that something
terrible was going to happen, Wllch
I had felt as soon as l started down
the stairs with all eyes focused on
me, had been realized too swiftly
to be grasped. Apparently the
whole party had turned against
me, convicting me unheard.
DIDN'T stand there s-star!ns'
I stammered. Why don't some OF
YOU do something? Nhy-Whv
don't you bring him in?"
The men looked hesltantly TO-
ward the glass doors. then back at
me. Faces paled at the suggestion.
WED be destroying evidence,
said Jack Berry.
"You fools" cried one of the
girls. Don't you see that Muriel
has tainted? Get water, someone.
1t wasn't necessary. MurielS
eyes fluttered open as soon as the
crowd moved apart and Jerry
dropped to his knees to slip an
arm under her head.
She looked at me, then moaned.
and shut her eyes again One hand
stole up and clutched Jerry's arm
for comfort. He patted it.
"Bill was upstairs all the time.
Jerry told her, and ] can prove
it" He turned toward me. Weren't
you, Bill?"
I nodded. A lump in my throat
kept me from speaking.
! Jerry helped Mur!el to her feet.
To the sobered merrymaEers he
said: He went upStairs about ten
minutes ago. Just before that he'd
been talking with Al in the garden.
/ looked out and saw Al standing
In the rose arbor looking at the
moon. Bill already was inside the
door when I saw Al standing II the
arbor. Don't you understand? Al
! AL was still alive. Bill was inside
! the clubhouse and didn't go out
again"
! Jack Berry coughed to clear his
I, dry throat. Gould you prove that,
! Jerry? Did you see Al clearly*'
:; Its moonlight night. Jerry re-
handed him. "Al W2s standing
there, looking up"
AT the moon ,"
=. II suppose So"
. I interrupted ncrvoUsty. AT the
stars, Jerry. He was facing north
what difference does it make"
snapped st. CLAIR taking the CEN
ter of the stage again. Has any
one called the police ?"
Apparently no one had.
st. Clair walked over to the
glass doors. closed and locked them
and put the key in his pocket.
Wen leave everything alone until
the officers get here" he directed.
III call the police myself"
With the shutting OF the doors
as a barrier between Death and the
living, tension relaxed. Everyone
started to chatter A dozen theories
came out of thin air. Jerry's argu-
ment on my behalf had been con-
vincing.
you must have thought us
bunch o.. eggs, the way we've act
ed" Frank Miller apologized
Really, none of lis could think you
did this, Bill. lit was just too
unnerving. guess"
1T hasn't unnerved YOU any
more than it has me-" I assured
him. I dropped into the first con-
yenient chair in the c,u3~ocal. I
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09

to the rough, unsheltered hills of
Palestine where the original Easter
story was unfolded nearly two
thousand years ago. The peaks and
canyons of the Wasatch range,
which extends north to Salt Lake
City, are known for their great
height, sheer drops and brilliant
coloring. They were given biblical
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-09
ruE KILLER : Spears
.prAn THIS FIRST.

/ Bill Strickland. am suspected N
the murde,. OF my friend. Aii,c! Mark
ham, at q party in the Rio VISTA liver
side club
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Pope Sends Peace
MESSAGE 10 Berlin

BERLIN FEB. -. ,UP)-A Spe-
cIal message from Pope Plus in
connection With peace efforts al
the Vatican was understood TO-DAY
10 have rcacheA Mgr. CeSarc Ore
nigo the papal nunclo here. SINH
lar messages also were sent tG
papal representatives IL London
and Paris.
Catholic circles III Berlin sale
that special Importance was at
tachcd to the message from the
pope,
In vatican CITY, il had been re-
ported that the pope sent a special
message 10 the papal representa-
tiyes AT Berlin. London and Paris
asking for a report on public and
governmental reaction to the forth
coming visit Of Sumner Welles
United States under secretary OF
state, to Europe
The papal representatives III all
three belligerent capitals also re-
Gently received instructions from
the Vatican to obtain certain IN
formation. it was understood.
This was believed to be the rea-
son for a visit by Monsjgnor Orse-
nigo to the German foreign office
today when, it was understood. he
talked for an hour with Baron
Ernst von Weiszaecker, the under
secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Berlin Coal Shortage Strikes Homes,
Business BUILDINGS: Starts Protest

In an atten.pt 10 relieve the Goa.
shortage the Reich commissioner
for coal distribution ordered coal
dealers to give first preference &c
families IN which there are children
not moe than two years old, next
to families II which there is ali
eXpectant mother and finally to
families with four or more children.
The German. press has admitted il
the last few days that there is a
coal shortage and that there has
been Widespread grumbling about it..
but the papers have asked the pop
ulace 10 be reasonable" and TO un-
'jerstand Che reasons for the scare
ity.
New bl:zzards in recent days. with
snow falls heavier than any in Ger
many for decaoes, had caused delays
CT hours on main railroads. AT
Berlins terminals authorities in
most cases refused information as
TO the expected arrival of trains
Snow am ice caused considerable
delays e Berllr'S electrified sub
urban railway and street car lines
Snow was three feet deep in the
-oadWays of Berlin suburbs.
Thousands OF Jews were mobllizeG
INTO snow shoveling gangs TO clear
the streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Committee Refuses
ToLowerlimiio on
Age Requirements
Continued From Page OncN

tlOl.InHucU r. ON HdGt olIt'
studied by the relief commission
The audit was made by social
service workers Wil0 took - PEI:
cent check Of the more than oC.Oo0
cases IL Los Angeles county ana
repeatedly found Wae.a1c nj state
funds amouN.Uc II Gp@arN> o:
81 100000.
Chambers sad suen aHditS were
made III many counties periodically
out los Angeles had the creates;
total WaS.a-e. because about Is per
GER. OF The entire state SRA budget
is spent there re emphasized
"honest mistakes III nta' QrotN6
standards brought the loss. not en-
bezz,ement @. dishonesty on tne
part OF cmpIcyos. He saiG the aU-
d!tinz system! vas !naus.Tated by
Dr. H Dewey Anderson. former
lc,ief director.
Housing and rcae. dominated to-
days legislative program il the
assembly. while the senate d2w1led
along Ta,tln5 lOY the lower house
TO settle the SRA appropriation bat
tie. AI;mlni$ua t!On assembiymen
proposed S2.500C00 addition to
the Si9.510O00 Shelley temporary
relief bil to carry relief III February.
Until tie vote Is takaa, the as
sembly ways ara means committee
held u other appropriation bills
for the I3 month period from June
! 1870, to July l9i. 'o;al!ng
S4060000O
The temporary appropriations bill
IS marked 10" special order OF
business at ; pm. at that time.
Chairman jeanette Daley san Diegc
Democrat. heacInC the social service
and flare committee. indicated
she might also b!lng up the county
control bill. which includes rigic
restrictions OIL eligibility OF relief
clients and expenditure OF funds
The ways aid means committee
tookZno vote on the relief bills
including that passed by the senate,
apparently awaiting tire test vote
on the emergency bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Own Guns Facing
Red Shock Troops
On Defense Line
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
fost. tae corUnunlque listed the
FED army losses in yesterdays fight
Ing as follows
At Muolaar ;aervi, in the center
Of the Marnerheim line on the
Xarelia'. isthmus 1000 killed.
At Talpalo, at the left flank Of
the Mannerheim line adjacent to
Lake Ladoga-2 $500 killed. r
At KIhmO. on the central front
near the narrow waist" of Finland
800 killed
Thirteen Prssian tanks were de-
trnved as the Firms repul5ed the
Russian thrusts at MuolaaniaerI7
and al one point two tanks were
captured from the Russians and
Immediately PIT in use by the Fnnne
% strengthen their own dcfcnses.
Ono attack after another was
turned back. the Finns reported al
Talpale. where the Red army has
pounded intermittcrtlv and in VAN
for weeks u an cfort 10 turn the
Finnish flank.
Attac2.s continued icss intensely
Jn the .5unml sector but all were
described as rrpulsed The Finn
also SAID they repulscd attacks on
lie ice Of the gul! OF Finland, where
he Russians ought In turn the
r.2hi flank Of the Mannerhcim line
but were dispersed when Ffnnirh
artillery dropped shells from a hl"E
angle aGd broke the ice
Russian attacks were reported IN
vain northeast Of Lake Ladoga.
rAere nc communiquc said that a
column Of 100 Russian slcdges wa
destroyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
British Seizures
Of U. 5. Shipping
Subject Of Talks

WASHINGTON. Feb IS up
German claims % 4 "theoretica.
uSht' 20 torpedo American vessels
forced into alLci blockade contro.
stations turned official attention to-
eay toward rctcn; protests to Brit :
al asamSt this country'S vessels
he.ng taken MO war areas.
Tie German statement brought
. otfi> 81 comment from the state
department hat there was a hur-
ID conference between Secretary
y. STATE Cordru H:ll and the Brit :
ii am5a SSador, the Marques oi
at...an Chairman Key Plttman OF
tae s'Ha;H loieign relations COM
.al:.ap termed the claim "yjolen;
TX! Illegal
HssH and Lothian hcusScd the
sat..e ,ontrabaud problem Tor more
IAN al hour late yesterday but
according 20 the ambassador. did not
.eaca final DECISIONS Britain viii
however, take up with Canada the
feasibility Of establishing a contra
oanG control port for American
ships a. ST. Johns. New Brunswick -
4 point far out OF the war zone
Plftman IN a prepared statement
charged that Ii would be unjust :
.tlable and mhunan TO sink Amer
lean vessels. As the German state
ment implied that country had {,
rllht to do. since they are unarmed
ne in>ICated that this country
would hold Great Britain equally
responsible should American ships
be lost en- route 10 or from con-
troll Dofts, b. stating that lit is
%.italn the power of Great Britain
oy ceasine its practice Of forcing
our ships into its ports, to remove
tnis very grave danger
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15

BERLIN, Feb Is tUF)-BusineSs
houses in Berlin received notice
today that hcrccforth no coal. coke
or other combustibles might be sup
piled to any office Of lndustria!
buildings.
Many office buildings had stocks
of.eoal on hand sufficient only for
today.
The order affects all stores as
well as office buildings.
One industrialist told the United
Press that numerous factories. even
including some armament plants,
were no. receiving coal or coke for
heating purposes and had not been
heated for two weeks.
Many Berlin theaters have closed
within the last few days, apparently
because they can not be heated.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Scandinavians Warned Nazi Shipping
Rule Nav Brine About Bad Results

American &hi5S cn route To MCll-
terrancan ports entered Gibralter.
n British contraband control station
either voluntarily or compulsorily for
contraband inspection, the theor-
etical right exists for German SUBJ
marines TO treat them as having
lost neutrality and to torpedo them.
Presumably tho same would hold
true of American ships en- route TO
Scandinavia If they entered a Brit
ish Isles contraband control sta
tion.)
United Press dispatches from Oslo
and Amsterdam reported resent
ment in Norway and the Neither
lands at the German sinking OF
tho Norwegian steamship Snestadt
and the Netherlands steamship Bur-
gcrdiik
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15

COPENHAGEN. Denmark. FEB.
is PJ-Scandinavian newspaper
expressed astonishment today at Il
new Na2i pronouncement that neu-
trail ships which entered an allies,
blockade control. even if en- route
rom one neutral port to another.
might be "legitimately sunk.
newspapers displayed prominently
dispatches from their correspond
ents III Berliu, asserting that the
semi-official German ruling WoulC
constitute q precedent which would
be calculated 10 cut off all Scan
dnavian trade. as Scandinavian
shipping would be caught between
the conflicting blockade rules of the
allies and Germany.
The dispatches warned that there
might hc the most serious con-
sequences TO Scandinavian shippin.
Il the ruins were carried out
Tho rulng announced by AT
thorIzcd German quarters" at Ber-
lin, rs reported by the United Press
yesterday, sad specifically that il
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Ask For Thousand
Says Morgenihau

SASABE. Ariz.. Feb. Is. up
The city of Sasabe pop. 52) thank
ed Secretary of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, ir. today for teachinp
it the correct way TO 90 about get
ting appropriations for new post
office.
Morgenthau, a vacationist at near
by Tucson, wa asked by Postmis-
tresS Mrs Ciaok HickoX to visit
Sasabe and explain why the post
office department had ignored the
city's reqest for building funds.
How much did you reque st :"
asked Morgenthau. Mrs. Hickox told
him she had applied for $500.
That's not the way to do it.
Morgenthau said. You should ask
for at least $1,000 to impress my
friend Jim Farley"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
WEATHER

DDHfI compiled b., observers fo
tbr otficisI United states WentbeY
Bureau station At III CeDtTo,b
MaXInHan Wcdnos sdai ~
Minimum Thursday 4G
Reading II Noon Thursday
Temperature C9
Humidity IS
Reading at ) a. m. Thursday
Temperature -
Humidity II
Reading at 5 p. IN. Wednesday
Temperature %
Humidity ..-...-. e. 40
Southern CaiifOrpia-Falr Thurs
DAY night and Friday light local
frosts and cooler THURSDAY night,
except near north coast; fresh
northwest wind off coast decreaS-
ing Thursday night
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
6oering Boasts Of
German Reserves,
Promises Victory
CONTINUED from Page u


have sent them foOd and the SOL
diers have returned il, SAVING they
had enough 20 eat.
This is a tribute to tho people
OF the land"
England is row feeling inse-
cure" Goer,ng continued The
people Tin England are being held
down in ignorance and stupidity.
They now see now well We have
solved the food supply problems
Now England Is emulat!nC German
ration CARDS.
1T is 1roync that Frglanae fat
ration cards glvcF sraAf~ retlons
than the German care.
Admitting that Br.t..z Las food
reserves, he SD. p - AZ. are
these reserve Z. ..tri.U.h = our
1000 900 tons ~ r.-r.t a:Illlors Of
tons of these I1"u...9 r"@eryeS
lie at the bottHU r. t.0 - aro,no
England"
The Relcn' '."afar s,o'2to'
said that Gen -" .3h6.' t.
rely entirely OIL r"';.... : Gran
but must main'a." ,..'.' IA. pro-
duction.
This is YOU r.,'.',. ac told
the farmers y. .: D. >cl"cd.
The Fueircl y-,.. g yo'
and the coul.H II; ! o.
you"
Goering sad n,' Germanys
enemies wan, o. g. - som US
their weaknessc: ~r. Propaganda
and lies and The l."-..,ie.
They fooled ID. - .3l8. ne
said, but neyC! ~,f. OW
agriculture and .;GG :r" ~" NON
incomparably bcttor o.Fala.ca 'A'a
during the Word ~"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-15
Architect Dies
In Auto Accident

COALINGA, Cal, Fcb. Is. Up
Cecil a. SchilllrC 50-yeav old pro-
minent Long BeacA architect, was
killed and two other men were IN
jured last night When tho loft rear
wheel of an automobile cane off
while the car was rounding a curve
near the Coalinga oil field about
five miles from here.
The machine overturned and roll
&c more than 200 feet
Investigating officers SAID Robert
LaBarre of La Canada was driving
the car. LaBarre aid a chaufter.
Sparta Gregory. suffered bruises
and shock and were brought tn ;
Coallnga hospital for treatment