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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Peace Officers
Hold Campfire
Barbecue Meetinq

Imperial Yuma Peace Offlcers
and their friends Thursday night
consumed 200 pounds OF barbe-
cued beef and a tubful each OF
beans, coffee, and stew at their
meeting on the desert north OF
Plaster City.
Cowboy songs around the campiire
and the cowboy regalia OF the l0o
persons present were arranged 10
stimulate enthusiasm in the annual
peace officers rodeo at the Imperial
county fair grounds Dec. 8.
Special vocal and instrumental
music was provided by the Her
rera Twins, the feminine radio
and film duo brought to Imperial
Valley for the meeting by Roy
Whalin. former valley newspaper
reporter. Deputy Sheriff Don Wal!
lis and Eddie Carroll of Ell Centro
played guitar and mandolin ac-
compartments and led in singing
cowboy songs.
Sheriff Pete Newman Of Yuma
was elected association president
for 1941, District Attorney Elmer
Heald of El Centro first vice presi-
dent; Chief Lon Cromer of Brawley
second vice president; and Deputy
Sheriff G.. F. Kirkpatrick was re-
elected treasurer. At the January
meeting members will vote on Mrs.
Hazel Livingston and Wallis, noml-
mated for secretary and Yuma Po-
lice Chief Ike Folhamus, Ell Centro
Police Chief Ernie Cox. and Ike
Bowling, immigration officer, ffr
sergeant-at-arm
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke. as
sociation president for 1910, was
| the barbecue chef.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Janitor Confesses
Killing Cir, 10

NEW YORK, Nov. 8. (OP) =
Thomas Conroy, a tenement house
janitor, confessed to police today
he strangled 10-year -old Genevieve
Connolly and burned her body in
the furnace of his house.
Conroy denied he had criminally
attacked the child, who has been
the object of one of the most in
tensive searches in recent New York
history since her disappearance
early Wednesday night.
He did not reveal any motive for
the Staying.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
West Coast Will
Get New Plants

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. (UP)-
The President revealed today that
efforts to establish steel production
units and aluminium processing
plants on the west coast are being
pressed by the government.
The steel production units, have
been under consideration for several
months
Aluminium processing plants, the
President said could be established
on the Columbia river were plants
for production of the raw material
are operating. At present, the ma
tcrial must be shipped east for
fabrication and returned to the
west.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
TRAIL MARKERS
WILL MEET

ANA Trail Markers will COM
plete their organization at A din
ner at the California hotel In
Fl Centre next Wednesday night.
John r. Adams, temporary ch2sr-
man, said Friday. The organization
will be dedicated TO the marking
of sites Of historic significance and
the conservation OF natural re-
sources and beauties in Imperial
Valley. Dinner will be served at
p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Raj CARRIES OUT
BIGGEST RAIDS

LONDON, Nov. 8. tUP)-Smash-
ing aerial attacks on Germany
inflicted severe damage to the
great Krupp arms plant at Essen.
the air ministry said in COM
munique today. What may prove
to have been the heaviest raid of
the entire war on Essen, heart of
the German industrial Ruhr, was
extended to such vital points as Co.
lOgne. Dusseldorf, Oberhausen,
Duisberg and the strategic DOrt-
mund Ems canal, the cOmmmique
said. The British also attacked
German-occupied territory, in
luding Dunkirk, France, an inva-
sion base, and a German submar-
inc base at L0rient.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Congress Dodges
Tax Boost Plan
Continued from Page One)


for general purposes, remained.
Morgenthau said he intended to
ask congress to withdraw the de-
fense restriction on the $4,000, ,0O0,-
900 increase of the national debt
already authorized so that it may
be used for general expenditures
as well for defense. This, he said,
would permit a savings through the
lower interest rates on longer-term
securities. Under present restrictions
defense bonds must be limited to
five years.
Morgenthau foresaw the possibili-
ty of national debt of $65 ,O0O, ,O00,-
900 by June 30, 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
FORMER WYOMING
SHERIFF DIES

LOS ANGELES, Nov 8. (UP)-
Henry R. Lollier, IA, former sheriff
and assessor of johnson county.
Wyo., died at Good Samaritan hos
pital yesterday after several weeks
illness. He had been maintenance
superintendent for Fox West Coast
theaters the past Is years. The
funeral will be held tomorrow at
IngleWood Park cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
GERMAN PLANES
REACH LONDON

LONDON, Nov. s. (UP)-Ger-
man planes from formations bro
ken up by British fighters and
anti-airoraft fire penetrated the
London area today, dropping
bombs at random and causing
daylight air raid alarms and dog
fights over the city. During the
second alarm about 20 planes
bombed at random but ii was
believed that they had been
forced to jettiscn their explosives
when attacked by squadron of
British fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
LONDON LANDMARKS
DAMAGED BY BOMBS

LONDON. Nov. 8. tUPl-The
tower of London and the st. Gle
rent Danes church in the Strand
have been damaged in recent Ger
man air raids, it was disclosed
today. The turret and one wall
of the tower of London were hit.
Bombs tore down walls eight feet
thick enclosing the warden's quar-
tiers. A section of the wall as
large as a 10 ton truck fell into
the mOat.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
GREEKS WRECK
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE

SALONICA, Greece, Nov. 8.
(UP)-Greek sources claimed to-
day that an italian attempt to
launch a blitzkrieg in the direc-
ton of Salonica through Florina
had been wrecked. The Greeks
claimed that they had brought
the Italian drive through Florina
TO a halt and that two crack
italian regiments, which had
been entrusted with making an
important thrust through Saloni-
ca, had been dispersed or cap
tured by Greek forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
HEAVY RAIN HINnERS
FASCIST CAMPAIGN

BITOLJ. Jugoslavia, Nov. s.
UP)-Heavy rains were reported
hindering Italian operations today
on the Koritza front. where Bri-
tish anti-aircraft guns were said
to be in action against Italian
air attacks. Six Greek planes
repeatedly set an Italian ship
afire in a bombardmeEt of Porto
Edda.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
ARTILLERY DUEL
HERALDS OFFENSIVE

ATHENS, Nov. s. (UPl-An ar
tillery duel has broken out along
the entire battle front in north
western Greece and the Italians
have started a series of local at
tacks in Epiruss the high COM
mand communique said today.
Official and unofficial reports in
dicated that the artillery fire,
which normally would precede an
attack in force. was intensifying
steadily and had now become viO-
lent.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
ITALIAN SUBMARINE
SINKS SWEDISH SHIP

FUNCHAL, Madeira, Nov. 6. CUP)
The Swedish steamer Meggei. 1888
tons, was torpedoed and sunk by an
italian submarine 60 miles off the
Azores while proceeding to Fun
chal with coal. survivors reported
on their arrival today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Barney Marks New
Leader Of Sciots

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 9. CUP) -
Barnett z. Marks, Of Phoenix. su-
preme Mobib of the Sciots in west
ern states, today was elevated to
supreme Pharoah as 1000 delegates
prepared TO end the 30th annual
convention tomorrow night.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Paragraphs on
The War Fronts

continuous bombardment of the
city by Greek artillery, frontier
reports said today. Greek guns
emplaced in the Morova noun
tains were said to be shelling Kor-
itza,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
DEFENDERS RESUME
COUNTER-ATTACKS

BELGRADE, Nov. s. tUPl-Un-
confirmed frontier reports said
today that Greek forces had re-
sumed attacks on the Florina-
Kastoria front and had occupied
the village of Hocista, III miles
beyond the Devoli river on the
KoritZa road, taking an Italian
major, four other officers and 50
enlisted men prisoner.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
SET TRIAL DATES

Orval Green and Harold Long
will go to trial Nov. l8 on a charge
of stealing a lotion locomotive and
other equipment from the Dennis
plant at Pilot Knob. Friday they
pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Ramon Liera. charged with NOR
ais offense, also was ordered TO trial
Nov. 18.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
TRAINING STATION
CANTRACT AWARDED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. (UP)-
The public building administration
awarded a $484,6 500 contract to
zoss Construction company, Los
Angeles, today for construction OF
maritime service training station
at Hueneme, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
ITALIANS CONCENTRATE
ON COASTAL AREA

LONDON, Nov. s. UP)-Mili-
tary informants reported heavy
pressure by the Italians today on
the coastal front in Greece. Greek
forces were reported to have re-
tired to the Akheron river in
that secticn.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
WILL ASSIST
TAXPAYERS

Examiner Warren jenkins will
be at the Fl Centro chamber OF
commerce next Friday to assist
state income taxpayers and per-
sons interested in inheritance tax
matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08

lou NEVER SAW a set like this
since radio beganl No larger than small
camera. its completely self-eontained-
plays loudly and clearly the instant you
open the lid Snap the lid shut, and its
of automatically. Its areal Superhetero.
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PM.dynamic speaker, and four tiny tubes
giving six-tube performance
Magic Loop anienna is built into the
lid. Aiiny ilashlighitype battery is hidden
inside the case. Everything is completely
self-ooniained. Now YOU can hear the
radio programs you want any time you
want them, indoors or out. foifhout hay-
ing TO carry "suitease-size" portable
wherever you goi
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Ell CENTRAN is
IN HOSPITAL

]. P. Eyer, Ell Centre insurance
man. was recovering in FL Centro
hospital Friday after an operation
performed Thursday His son, Rob-
ert, came from Downey to be with
Eyer for a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL

w. D. Sanders, Negro. was or
dered held in the county Jail in
lieu of $1,000 bail demanded after
he was scheduled for trial in su-
perior court on a charge of slashing
the throat of h1 common law wife
in El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
ALBANIASS EVACUATE
MAJOR ITALIAN BASE

OHRID, JugOslav Frontier. No.
s. (UP) Albanian authorities have
ordered civilians to evacuate KOr-
itza, one OF the major Italian mil
itary bases in Albania, because of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
Scanning l.V
News Horizon
OBTAIN LICENSE

Guadalupe Juarez, 40, laborer,
and Victoria Avilez, "a, housewife,
Thursday obtained a marriage Ii
cense from County Clerk w. j.
McClelland. They live in El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
BERLIN CLAIMS
NAVAL VICTORY

BERLIN, Nov. 8. (UP)-A spe-
cial high command cOmmunique
said today that German Oversea
navy forces" had destroyed COM
pletely in the north Atlantic
British convoy tOtaling $1,000 tons
of ships in a single action.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
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Southern California: Partly cloudy
Friday and Saturday generally
clear; little change in temperature:
gentle to moderate westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-08
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The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
BOULEVARD
WORK OKEYED
SCHROEDER WIRES BERvALDI
TODAY: PROJECT WILL
BE REoPENED SOON

County commission chairman
Carl Bervaldi stated today that
he had received a telegram from
Roy Schroeder, WPA state direc-
tor, which told of approval of
the Roosevelt Boulevard resur-
facing project.
This project was stopped two
months ago for lack of spon-
sorship arrangement, but is
now to be resumed.
Continuation and completion
of the project, now assured as
soon as Miami headquarters gets
the word, will bring rescarifying,
filling, rolling and oiling of the
boulevard on the northern side
of the island.
Commissioners approved a
measure Wednesday night that
allows the county clerk to act on
letting contract for oil for the
project.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14

JANITOR OF COURT
Thief Raided Locker Room
HOUSE LOST SUIT

The sensational trial held at
the county courthouse yesterday,
lasting as it did until after 11:0O
p. m, attracted a large crowd of
onlookers who paraded in and
out of the courtroom and into
other offices.
Some of the onlookers, it was
reported this morning, used the
occasion to do some inveStigat-
ing as to possibilities of picking
up property that didn't belong to
them, and taking it home with
them.
Such was the case of the court
house janitor, Thomas Whit
marsh, who reported that suit
Of clothes he had hung in the
locker room had disappeared.
They took the trousers and coat.
but left the belt hanging on the
hook, he lamented.
1t appears that the belt was
lnitialed-and the thief. or
thieves, feared detection if caught
with it on his person.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
MARINE SERGEANT
FOUND GUILTY ON
STATUTORY COUNT
TRIAL LASTED UNTIL LATE
HOUR LAST NIGHT: JURY
BROUGHT IN VERDICT THIS
MORNING

Alton Hinton. marine corps
sergeant, was found guilty of a
statutory offense of felonious ma
ture this morning in Criminal
Court, in one of the most sensa-
tional trials held for some time.
The case was called yesterday
morning and first witnesses for
the complainant. Violet Valdez,
were heard before court recessed
at noon. Continuation of the
trial started at 1:30 o'clock and
a steady stream of witnesses
were heard, for both sides, not
ending until shortly after HOO
o'clock last night.
The jury, composed of Aurelio
Lastres, Sr., Herman L. Roberts.
John ]. Romero, Jr., Robert Lee
Albury, Leon Peacon and Harry
Dongo, was instructed by Judge
William V. Albury, then depart
ed to the jury room for delibera-
tionS. In that they had not
reached a verdict at midnight,
they were taken to the La Con-
cha hotel for the rest of the
night, and reported early today
for continuation of deliberations.
The verdict was rendered at
1000 o'clock this morning. De-
fense attorney w. Curry Harris
then stated that he would pre-.
pare motion for retrial, which
will be heard on Wednesday
morning at 900 o'clock. The de-
fendant was held by the court on
S2500 bond.
Frank Sosin was found guilty
of assault as charged by Samuel
Higgs, in court this morning. The
charge originally read assault
and battery, but the jury rem
dered only the assault verdict.
SoSin will have sentence passed
Wednesday morning when court
conveneS to hear the motion in
the Hinton case.
Frank JohnSon'S sentence was
deferred this morning when he
agreed to pay the Conservation
Department license for dealing in
sea products.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14

WASHINGTON, Sept IA
believe Franklin d. Roosevelt
to be the right man for the tire
mendous responsibility that rests
on the shoulders of the President
of the United States, because he
has shown in almost eight years
of performance how effectively
he can steer the ship of state
With problems of unemploy-
ment such as we never had be
fore, President Roosevelt and his
administration conceived and
tays effectively operated a relief
and work program which has lit
orally saved the lives of thou
sands of men. women and chill
dren in this country and have al
the same time created great and
useful public improvements which
we could not have had In any
other way.
President Roosevelt and his
administration worked out and
put into effect such remarkable
achievements as the Social Sc
curity board, the National Youth
administration, and other parts of
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
EXTENSION PLANS
Jax Official Was Here
.. =.
FOR WPA CLASSES

Announcement was made to-
day that the extension of the
WPA classes in Citizenship, Nat
uralization and Literacy here is
about to get under way as plan
ned by Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth.
P. & S. State director.
The plans were broached by
Louis A. Guessaz, Jr., of the
Jacksonville office, director of
curriculum for the past four
years. who, with his wife, was a
tlrst-tlme visitor to Key West
this week. He arrived Wednes-
day afternoon and left the fol-
lowing day.
AT present Mrs. Grace Crosby
conducts class each school eve
ming at the High School, 800 to
600 o'clock, to assist the foreign
born to speak English. Knowl-
edge in government is also taught
to enable students to pass exami-
nations for citizenship in No
vember.
Similar classes are conducted
for the cOlored aliens at Doug
lass School, led by Mrs. Grace
Palacious.
Adult classes. now open to the
public, in shorthand and type
writing are also featured by Mrs.
Crosby. All persons not enrolled
IN an elementary or high school
over Is years of age. are eligible
for attendance.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14

Immediately following pas
sage of the 1887 Act, the en-
trance regulations of the
Corps were revised to permit
the enrolment of young men
from families who needed aid
but whose names were not on
public relief rolls. Later, these
regulations were modified to
permit the enrolment of
third group which consisted of
young men from families
whose incomes were below the
normal standard of living in
the community in which the
applicant lives.
The latest modification in the
defining the term:
unemployed and in need oi
employment, reads as follows:
For the purpose of CCC Sc
lection the phrase 'Unemploy-
ed and in need of employ
ment' shall be understood to
cover unmarried junior ap-
plicants otherwise qualified by
age. citizenship, fitness and
character; not in attendance at
school, nor on temporary vaca-
ton therefrom; not possessing
other regular or full-time en-
ployment, and who needs the
employment, the job training,
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
C.C.C. EnrOIlmentS To : :.
Be Taken Next Month

The next enrolment for CCC
will be in October, according to
a report issued by the Key West
Welfare Board, the selecting
agency.
Since the eligibility standards
have been slightly changed. the
following bulletin is being given
as Interpretation and clarifica-
ton for the terms unemployed
and in need of employment.
The following are excerpts out
lined by J. J. McEntee, director
of CCC headquarters, Washing
ton. D. c.:
During the early years of the
corps, enrolment was limited
strictly to young men on relief
and war veterans. the latter
group constituting about ten
percent of the CCC. The Act of
June %, 1887, extending the
life of the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps, opened the way for
the enrolment of young men
who were not on relief. This
law simply stated that the
Civilian Conservation Corps is
established for the purpose of
providing employment, as well
as vocational training. for
youthful citizens of the United
States, who are unemployed
and in need of employment.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
Demands Surrender
Or London VIII Be
Totally Destroyed
SENATOR ANDREWS
In RADIO ADDRESS
Especial to The Citizen)
VIZ CKTFAT~T~HY

Especial to The Citizen)
WASHINGTON. Sept. IA
Senator Charles o. Andrews
will speak over Columbia
Broadcasting System. nation
wide hookup. tonight at s:I5
o'clock. from this city.
Senator Andrews will dis
cuss the consequences of the
recent destroYer-naval base
exchange with Great Brit
ain. the half-billion dollar
Export Import bank in
crease for Latin American
financing and CONSUMPTION.
The effect of these projects
on the entire program of
Western Hemisphere defense
will be highlighted.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
ADVISORY

1000 A. NJ, EST-The tropical
hurricane attended by gales over
wide area and hurricane winds
near center was central AM.
EST, about AIS miles east-north-
east of Nassau, moving north
nOrtheaStward or northeastward
II to IA miles per. hour. Caution
advised all ships in its path.
Storm will probably pass near
Bermuda Sunday afternoon.
WEATHER BUREAU.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
FOUR SHIPS
NOW IN PORT

Captain A. S. carpenter, COM
mander of the Key West Patrol,
announced the list of naval ships
now based here, today.
Destroyers cambridge. Sands
and Noa are now in port as is
the converted seaplane tender
Goldsborough.
Submarine Sea Raven. escorted
by the deStroyerS Lawrence and
Humphreys, is out on expert
mental operations. and the U.S.S.
King. destroyer, is on neutrality
patrol duty.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
RIGHT-THINKING
PEOPLE ALL SIT
ON RIGHT SIDE
(By Associated Pressl

PLEASUREVILLE, KY,
Sept. l4.-EverY person at
tending the Baptist church
in this town of 500 sits on
the right-hand side.
The custom has been OBJ
served so long that even the
oldest members are unable to
remember exactly how it
started. However. the most
plausible reason is that the
church was constructed to
seat almost twice as many
persons as there are in the
congregation. and the MEM
bers began sitting together
on one side to avoid being
scattered over the large
room.
Pews on the left-hand side
are practically new.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
LIQUOR LICENSE
SALES TO OPEN
LADD ANNOUNCES FIRST TO
GO ON SALE NEXT
MONDAY

County tax collector Frank
Ladd announced this morning
that beer, wine and liquor
licenses would go on sale at his
office next Monday morning.
All establishments selling Ell
ther light alcoholic beverages or
liquor will have to have licenses
by the deadline date, October 1st.
Mr.. Ladd stated that those
places within city limits would
have to secure their city liquor
licenses before he could issue the
state licenses.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
E.Aw.AL.sTNw.aaI I.aaw.awMwS
NOVEL APPROACH TO
BOOK-LENGTH CASE

PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. IA
Harry Worries was attorney in an
involved traffic case.
After studying the facts he
cleared his throat, looked at the
judge and said:
Telling how this accident oc-
CURED is going to be as difficult
as explaining falling in love-.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-14
What Really Mattered
Rr Assocint.d Pre-.l

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-The
Roosevelt Willkie Presidential
campaign was forgotten as more
than $50 men rs or over gather
ed for the annual Warren Coun-
ty Old Mems Reunion. They were
interested more in the heated
Hays-Tilden race of 1876.