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Evening star., 1940-11-13
Miss Mary Mc1ntire Belts
Presented at Tea in
Home of Her Parents
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace to Receive
Inter.American Delegates
Today at White House

parties social attracting
diplomatic well members of the service and resident circles
McInre Belts the debutante yesterday her parents It.
A,a presenting a in
digned ladies' reaching the 18
friends their later in the winter
a
personal and contemporaries of the debuante
Drawi Decorated
Autumn Flowers.
Standing the window of the drawing Col and Mrs Belts
received their their daughter to them Mrs Belts
black short jacket embroidered
youthful frock Of pale blue the
the short having short
aoped the match the neckne She carried
and flower set in brilians in her hair
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12

'9he"~'he far rH' None Nuggn'
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12

where in France yesterday and reached "a complete agreement ia vital steps.
 The Germans also claimed the capture of Compeigne, the scene of the signing of the Armistice in 1918; that Allied troops were cut off and surrounded near St. Val cry on the coast; and that 59 Al led planes were destroyed.
 Italian said British air raids on desert airdromes in Italian Libya were beaten off without serious damage.
 Unidentified planes dropped dropped bombs in and near Gen eva killing four and injuring many. Unoficially they were be- lieved to have been Italian plan pS.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
Seattle-Juneau Service to Start On June 20

SEATTLE, June II (P) - The four-engined. 32-passenger Six orsky Clipper which is to inaug- urate the service to Alaska ar rived at Matthews Beach at 4:35 pm. yesterday from San Francis co, after a 7-day leisurely flight from New York. The plane was greeted by blasts from whistles of nearby pleasure craft.
 The first flight to Juneau, with mai only. will be made on June 20. Four days later the ship will start a twice-weekly passenger and mail service Seattle manag- CT Bullwinkei said it was undecid ed whether the same crew will make both trips north.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
War Secretary Transfers Troops To Anchorage

WASHINGTON, June 12 (P9- Secretary of War Woodring an- nounced today that the First Bat talion of the Fourth Infantry would be transferred in the near future from Fort Missoula to Anchorage, Alaska, and that Bat tery A of the 81st Field Artillery would be organized from artil- lery troops of the Third Division and sent to accompany them. He also said that a company of En- gineers and other small detach- ments of service clements would be organized and moved to An chorage from Fort Lewis and oth CT West Coast stations.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
French Government Moves From Paris To Tours, Banks to Loire
 Turkey Declares is With Allies

UNDATED, June II (P)-Ber- lin sources reported the destruc- tion of two entire French armies in the great battle for Paris, say ing that Hitler'S mechanical col unns were speeding southward to slice France in half to meet Italian troops. There was no hint of any such slaughter in Paris and London dispatches.
 The French high command re- ported that Weygand's armies stemmed the tempesAous "scy- the" attack down the coast aim ed at seizing the French capital from the rear.
 Italy marshalled all her re- sources. authoritative sources in Rome said. Troops and the naval and air forces undoubtedly are engaging" the Allies. No details were gwen, The cablnet, In a one hour session levied new taxes, in some eases increasing them one hundred per cent.
 British sources at Gibraltar said Italian crews attempted yes terday to scuttle six of their ships in the harbor but British naval units reached them in time to beach most of them.
 Clement Aaee, deputy leader told the House of Commonsethat IA Italian ships had already been seized and ten others were in Brit ish ports.
 There was reaction in Washing toa when P esident Roosevelt last night in effect, ssI Jed notice on the world that tne United States is shifting from the role of neu- tash.v to one 2f non belligarency,
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12

Germans Claim Within Twelve And One-IIalf Miles of Paris
 French Say Defenses Unbroken

UNDATED, June 12 (P)- Bat tle-stained French poilus fought doggedly to the last ditch in the defense of Paris at the old World War battlefelds of Cha teau Thierry and along the Marne. The German high com mand said their armies smashed to within 12 and one-half miles of the capital; that Reims and Rouen were captured and Le FIavre bombed and seven trans ports sunk.
 The Paris spokesman said No where have the French defenses been pierced"
 London reported a bombing at taek on Northern Italy. Rome said the first enemy assault on Italian soil was made on the Liz uarian coast where the great port 31 Genoa it situated but TO de- ts5Is were given.
 A Sydney, the navy minister sad the Italian liner Romolo, 10000 tons, was fired and scuttl- ed by her crew in mid-Pacific, when she was intercepted by an Australian cruiser. The cew was saved.
 The Germans reported advanc as of from 50 to TO miles toward Paris Ion many fronts in the past six days and said tour of faasive is going ahead on sched- ule.' Quick-firing German anti aircraft guns, leveled off with an effective horizontal range of 8 miles destroyed 200 Allied tanks.
 Prime Minister Churchill con- ferred with Premier Reynaud and General Wevgand some
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
Defense Financing Bill Would Raise Debt Limit to 40 Billion
 Lower Income Tax Exempp pption

WASHINGTON, June l2 (P)- The House today passed the de- fense financing bill with only six adverse votes, boosting taxes one billion, four million dollars an nually. and increasing the na- ton legal debt limit from forty five to forty nine billion dollars.
 Secretary of the Treasury Mor genthau explained the bill to the Senate finance committee today. Senate approval of the bill Is ex- pected next week.
 The bills lowers personal in come tax exemption to $500 for single persons and to two thou
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
Claim Capture
 Allied Generals

BERLIN, June 12 lF) - The high command today announced that French troops surrounded at St. Valery on the English chan nel had capitulated, and that more than 10000 prisoners had been taken captive, including one French Corps General, one Brit ish Corps General, and four Fren ch Divisional Generals. The mat erial taken, it was said was ''in- calculable."
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12

which means favoring the Allies all we can without war. Most con- greSsmen who offered comments, endorsed Roosevelts strong stand.
 At Instanbul, Deputy Yaltchin, important political figure, said Turkey was at the side of the AL lies with all her heart and wish es their success
 The French government moved to Tours and the banks to Loire, the former tourist center. A pail of acrid smoke hung over Paris, due to numerous fires set by a German incendiary bomber.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12

 sand for married persons, increas ing the number of taxpayers by two million, and inceasing the taxes of all those now paying.
 The bill also increased the sur taxes on incomes ranging from six thousand to one hundred thou sand annually from one to thir teen per cent It also boosts cor poration levies one per cent and includes for five years only, a ten percent supertaX. Thus the man whose income taxes figure to one hundred dollars must pay one hundred ten dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
Work Started
 Today On 22 New Warsllips

WASHINGTON, June 12 lPy- The Navy Department today an- nounced that work orders had been started on two new forty five thousand ton battIeships, and twenty other Warships and auXil- liary cruisers. The orders went forward within an hour after President Roosevelt signed the Navy's one billion, four hundred million dollar appropriation act.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12

WASHINGTON, June II (H) - The House completed congression al action on the bills permitting the navy to have a total of 10000 planes. l6,00O pilots, build g new combat vessels and also to in- crease the navy'S surface tonnage by Il per cent. Both bills now go to the White House, -
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
Bombs Dropped On Geneva Of British Origin

BERN, Switzerland, June 12 (P- The Swiss federal govern ment announced officially that an examination of aerial bombs which had been dropped around Lake Leman last night killing 4, showed them of British origin. Seven of the bombs were drop ped at Renes and six near Gen eva.
The Nome nugget., 1940-06-12
Italy Raids
 British Naval Base at Malta

LONDON, June II (H1 - The war office announced that enemy aircraft raided the Malta British naval base in the Mediterranean, 3 mere hop from Sicily where Italy has both naval and air bases. The communique said there was a raid at 4:50 am. by about ten hostile aircraft at Nal ta and a further raid later in the morning. Casualties were slight and little damage done One enemy plane was destroy ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Normal Weather Returns to Valley
Following Light Showers Wednesday

ness would move over the area
Friday. according to Woodrow c..
Jacobs, meteOrOlogist.
Light showers fell in scattered
sections of the valley Wednesday,
Jacobs said, and though there was
apparently no immediate prospect
for more rainfall. considerable
cloudiness was expected Friday and
Saturday because of storm condi-
tions on the coast.
Day temperatures in the valley
were expected to be considerably
warmer Thursday with cooler tenn
peratures forecast for Thursday
night and early Friday. Scattered
cloudiness Friday morning, how
ever. will prevent frost, Jacobs said.
Fog occurred in Ell Centro and
some other sections of the valley
Thursday morning while in Ari-
zona the heaviest general fog since
1923 prevailed.
The U. S. weather bureau said
the Arizona fog was caused by a
mass of moist air moving in on the
suddenly dropping temperatures in
the Arizona region. The layer OF
mist was reported the heaviest
since Dec. 20, 1923.
Highway traffic was slowed down
everywhere for the second consec-
utive day. Airline schedules remain
ed normal but subject to cancella-
ton if the fog became heavier.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Council Cracks
Down on Gambling
Al D. AS Orders
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was written as a result of some dis
cussion at council meeting E, :"
(Heald referred to an account of
meeting where one councilman
urged closing all Broadway games
because of 'rumors" of payoffs. The
motion was defeated three to two)
Never having had the opportunity
to discuss this matter with the new
council, I take this occasion to call
attention of new members and
holdover members TO my letter OF
Jan. %, 1910 Heald's communi-
cation continued
The Jan. 23rd letter read, in part
will you please read this letter
at the next regular meeting :. and
authorize and instruct the chief
of police to take immediate steps to
bring about a fun and complete
enforcement of gambling laws :"
Heald'S recent letter added:
Il do not know what action. II
any. the mayor and council took, as
they never answered . :"
Scarcely furry marked the
crack -down. The motion to comply
was made and passed quietly. Pri-
vately, new members of the council
said they had not been aware OF
any instructions from the district
attorney regarding gaming.
Although the wednesday night
meeting lasted until midnight, most
of the transactions were routine.
Most important items were:
Appearance of A. S. Pilibos, who
operates the city garbage contract,
the use of garbage from
certain stores in the city for private
A test case against Roscoe
Carradine is on the city court docket
for trial Dec. 26 to rule on an ordi-
nance prohibiting hauling garbage
city streets except by the
The council pointed this
out and indicated the matter is one
for the court to decide.
Appearance of Ted Bolin to urge
that the council authorize placing
a sewer FOR the convenience of res
idents in the southwest corner of the
city limits.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Federal Land Bank
Men Investigating
Credit Structure
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ty court house at 1880 tonight. Char
les Wieman, Brawley rancher, will
preside at Thursday nights meet
ing.
Twenty-Five valley ranchers were
selected by Sinclair at the sugges-
ton Of the land bank to attend the
meeting. The group outlined prog
ress Of valley farming to the land
bank committee, with special en-
phasis on progress in the valleys
drainage program.
District officials were not avail
able to give information discussed
at the Thursday morning meeting,
but it was presumed the group dis
! cusSed the districts drainage pro-
gram as we'll as the present status
of refunding.
Several valley farmers not invit-
ed TO Wednesday nights meeting
attempted to crash" the conference
but Adams explained only those in
vited would be allowed to partici-
pate.
I'VE believe We have a represen-
tative group Adams said.
The land bank chairman explain
ed the purpose of the series of meet
ings in the valley and the tours of
valley ranches, is to determine whe-
ther it is possible TO extend Fed
eral Land Bank loans to the valley
at the present time Federal Land
Bank loans have not been extended
TO the valley since 1917, Adams said.
Commissioner loans, through the
service of the Federal Land bank,
have been issued in the area, how
ever, Adams declared. Commissioner
loans were made available by an
emergency farm appropriation in
1893.
Farmers invited to attend We'd
nesday nights meeting were: L. E.
Sinclair, Les Mcconnell, Keith Nets.
w. L. Jacobs, John Kubler. Virgil
Corfman, c. l.. Wieman, G. T. Tae-
cker, George Shank. Jack Benson.
K. c. Loveland. l.. E. Sinclair, jr..
j. E. Brock, L. C. Hawk, E. v. Ed
wards, John Dubois, Hubert Dahm,
ONE Stewart, G.. Roy Thompson
K. K. Sharp, J. F. Mayfield, Ward
MeGrew, w. w. McGrew, A. G.
Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Engineers Fight
Winning Battle
Against Seepage
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system.
Meanwhile. no water flowed in
the Eastside highline. The sandy
bottom with its bumps made by wa
ter swirls was virtually dry. except
for occasional pools. Officials of the
Imperial Irrigation district hoped
to be able TO turn water back in
this weekend. but that depended
solely upon the speed with which
the drain pipe is laid. Reclamation
Bureau crews were keeping up a
night and day tempo, but even SO
1t was doubtful if the canal would
be ready again for operation before
late Sunday.
Two draglines as we'll as trucks
hauling rock were at work on the
pipe job 1t was wet work Most of
the men wore rubber boots and were
frequently up to their knees in
water and mud. Pumps. going con-
stantly, could not keep all the water
from seeping in.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Smashing Attack
Strikes at Axis

but he called for increased war pro-
duction without delay.
In this connection there were two
other developments:
l. In the United States, British
officials completed list OF sS,00o,-
100000 in new war orders to be
placed soon, including 10000 combat
planes, pending action on President
Roosevelts plan for lending war
materials to Britain.
2. In the House of Commons,
Minister of Labor Ernest Bevin
promised solution of labor disputes
which have resulted in loss of prob
ably $4,000 working hours in Brit
ish factories this year and indicated
that the stoppages were due TO a
Communist program.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19

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Cal.
Engineer Thomas S. sweet, staff
sergeant, Riverside.
Assistant Engineer Frank J. Jirak
corporal, formerly of Salem, Ore.
Radio Operator James c. Sessions,
Bisbee, AriZ.
All occupants stayed with the
ship and apparently had made no
attempt to bale out. indicating they
had not believed themselves in dam
ger. A cloud bank presumably had
concealed the mountainside.
The wing of the plane struck
tree and turned the big ship into
the ground. near the snow line.
dropping it into a rocky crevice
where it burned. Bodies were recov-
cred shortly before nightfall and
were carried in baskets a quarter
OF a mile TO the Banning -Idyllwild
highway. A watch on Pilot Turner's
wrist was stopped at l0:47, the time
OF the accident, presumably.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
British Prepare
Big War Orders

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than the present national defense
commission in carrying out the re-
armament program. So
The present defense commission,
however. would continue in its work
of coordinating all phases of de-
fense work. pf
Secretaries Knox and Stimson
and Mr.. Knudsen have cooperated
closely on production matters in the
past" high government official
said. This cooperation may be
made more formal in the future"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
NEV-CAl SCHEDULES
OPEN HOUSE

Officials of the Nevada -Califor-
MIA Electric Corporation will be hosts
at an open house in their remodeled
building Friday night between the
hours of 7 and 9 o'clock.
Remodeling work was prompted
by recent earthquake damage, ac-
cording TO R P. Moore, vice-presi-
dent of the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19

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said: Germany has already passed
its saturation point in armaments
but in l94l we snail become a we'll
armed nation, too. and that will
open up possibilities which have not
been opened up to the present" t."
Churchill said that a big British
army now is ready at home to repel
any invasion attempt and that
coastal defenses have been built
from Scotland all around the island.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
CALEXlCO RESIDENTS
FUNERAL FRIDAY

Funeral services for Henrietta
Navarro, II, CaleXico resident who
died Thursday morning. were sche-
duled at the Catholic church in
the border city at 2 p. m. Friday.
She will be buried at Evergreen
cemetery. Her survivors include her
mother. Mrs. Gregoria Navarro, two
sisters, and six brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19

Normal weather conditions pre-
vailed in Imperial Valley for the
first time in five days Thursday
with the passing of the first WIN
ter rain storm and the day-long
appearance Of sunshine. but indi-
cations were that additional cloudi-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Bomber Crash Due
To Fuel Failure,
Officials Believe

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Staff Meets

Imperial-Yuina council commits
sioner staff met at the Clarence
Hibbard home in Calipatria We'd
nesday night to discuss important
phases of scout work in the area,
according to Hugh Wilcox, scout ex-
ecutive.
Present at the meeting were
George Raine. Bob Amstead, Charles
Huey, Duane Little, Bin Kenny,
Hugh Wilcox, Allen Schaefer.
Principal speaker Of the evening
was Roland E. Dye, deputy regional
executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
RANCHER DIES;
FUNERAL SATURDAY.

Oman Din. so. resident of I'm
perial Valley for II years. died
late Wednesday in a Brawley hos
pital and will be buried at Evergreen
cemetery after services at the Lem
ons chapel in El Centro at 2 D. m.
saturday He lived on a ranch
three miles southwest of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
Scanning I.v
News Horizon
HAMMER TO BE
IN EEL. CENTRO

Edwin q. Patterson, examiner for
The state income tax committee, viii
be at the Ell Centre Chamber OF
Commerce Friday to confer with
income taxpayers and attorneys
handling estates.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
HELD IN JAIL

BRAWLEY. Dec. 19.-Trial in
superior court on a charge of at
tempted murder was ahead of E.
Navarro Thursday He was accused
OF attempting to stab Antonio Mir
ando to death during a fight here
last week. At preliminary hearing
IN Brawley justice court Wednes-
DAY, Judge E. B. Griffin ordered
navarro held in the county Jail in
lieu Of $1,000 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
SEELEY SING
SLATED FRIDAY

Seeley Sing will take place Friday
night, Dec. 20, at 7:30 o'clock in
the community hall Special feat
ures are planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-19
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Jesse Smith Thursday filed a di-
vorce suit against Margaret Smith.
charging desertion. They married
In Fort Smith, Ark Oct. IS, 1907.
and separated Nov. Is. 1928
Evening star., 1940-04-04
Gonnett Charges U. S.
Is Preparing for War
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, April 4.-Frank E. Can
nett, Rochester IN. " publisher,
charged today that under the pre-
tense that it is for defense, we are
getting ready for battle with foreign
foes.
There Is doubt in the minds of
many whether we can keep out of
this European mess If President
Roosevelt remains In of1ice.
I'VE Republicans must see to it
that we do keep out Of war;" the
presidential candidate added in an
address prepared for a. Chamber Of
Commerce luncheon.
IF we get into this war, instead
of fighting to save democracy, we
will be fighting to destroy democracy
Dictatorship here in America will be
virtually assured"
Evening star., 1940-04-04
Philippines Discuss
Re-examination Of
independence
Quezon's Mind Still Open,
But Urges 4sIonds to
Prepare for Freedom
BY the Associated Press,

ny TIC ASSOClAteQ fTeSS.
MANILA, April 4.-There is talk
on all sides Of possible "re-examina-
ton" Of the question Of Philippine
independence, despite President
Manuel Quezons recently repeated
advice to his people to sird for SOW
ereignty in 1916.
President Quezon. who in 1898 in
dicated he would not object to do
minion status like that Of Canada,
has sharpened recent statements to
an assumption that the Philippines
would gain complete political inde-
pendence as provided by the Ty-
dings- -McDuffle Act.
On March 80 the President said
Filipinos should forget about any
other possible solution. He was con-
vinced, he said, that the United
States would not grant economic
concessions acceptable to the islands
in lieu of political freedom.
This was ammunition for re-ex-
aminationists and champions of in
dependence alike. The latter said the
President had closed the door to the
realistic re-examination" advocated
IN 1888 by departing High Commis-
sioner Paul v. McNutt.
Indicates Mind Is Open.
Other observers said President
Quezon had opened the door wide,
because he bad declared for re-
examination in theory while oppos-
ing it in fact. He had indicated his
mind was open, because he recog-
nized another solution even though
believing it impossible of attain
ment.
More food for speculation was con-
tanned in President Quezon's refer
ences to the islands military force
in two recent speeches. On March
26 he said the Filipino armed forces
could not repel invasion by a first
class power, no matter how set up.
But he went on: Lets face the
music and go ahead with independ-
ence.' Four days later he said it
would take Is years to build an ade-
quate military machine.
A few observers thought these
warnings were only partly for home
consumption; they might have been
trial balloons, sent up to measure
the attitude of Congress on the COM
mercial concessions he has in mind.
Two leaders Of the re-examina-
ton movement, Assemblyman Jose.
Romero and Salvador Araneta, are
among those convinced Quezon has
not closed the door On re-examina-
ton.
McNutt Warned Philippines.
McNutt's fortnight view in 1898,
after Japan's invasion of China and
amid world unrest, was that inde-
pendence might mean "a mere trad
ing of sovereignties" for the Philip
pines. He warned that the islands
would become a bloody ground If
the American flag comes down."
He emphasized, however, that any
move toward re-examination must
come from the Philippines.
President Quezonis recent state
ments as to the islands military
strength were interesting to some
observers in view of his recent or
ders for economy in defense spend
ing and his recommendation for q
cut in the next defense appropria-
ton. The President formerly SUD-
ported enthusiastically the plan Of
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, military
adviser to the Philippines, for max
ing a conquest Of the islands 50
costly as to cause even powerful
aggressors to hesitate.