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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16


payers association enlivened the
first furlong but after that was past
the council settled down to hum
drum galloping from one depart
mental budget to another.
A list of membership, requested
last week when officials of the as
Sociation appeared to suggest con-
ference with the council over city
finances, was presented Monday
night by Chester Irving, association
secretary, for study-but not for
filing.
Object to Filing
Some of our members objected
to having their names placed on file
for fear the information might be
used against them In the past
many who have belonged to similar
groups have been attacked" irving
said as he turned over list of II
names. They have the idea that
they will be used harshly in assess
mentS :.
There followed considerable dis
cuSsion with members of the Tax
payers firmly standing against fill
ing and the council refusing to
confer with them as a body unless
Continued on Page 6, col. ~
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Budget S|ashing
Marks Activity
0fCityCounci|
Board Studies Expenses
Preparatory to Fixing
Jo4O-41 Tax Rate

Feverish budget slashing
marked activities of Ell Cen
tro councilmen Tuesday as
they prepared for setting the
tax rate Wednesday night.
AT Monday nights conference the
board considered items in virtually
all departmental budgets, including
clerks office, police and fire de-
partments, health and sewer, street,
water and park divisions.
Some deliberations were directed
at the chamber of commerce budget
presented early in the evening By
Warren Currier of the chamber fl
nance committee, backed up by more
than half dozen chamber directors.
The chamber budget, which calls
for a contribution from the city
during the coming fiscal year of
$8222, was described by Currier as
actually representing reduction"
because the total remains approx
matcly the same as last year, al
though the city has grown mean
while.
The chamber reported $l354 cash
on hand and anticipated revenue
in 1940-4l of $3646 in membership
dues, an increase of about $540
over dues in l939-40 Earmarked
in the total budget was $1,000 for
city parks. which automatically goes
back to the city.
Currier announced that the next
year will see the end of payments
on the chamber building. Other dis
burSementS listed included billboard
advertising $3.50; office expense of
$1150; postage and stationery 5000;
city Identification $500; highway
signs 5000.
A long list of activities were shown
from music, which meant the
Boys band t$350) to festivals and
fair promotion.
Councilman p. l.. Moore, COM
menting, suggested that tho clwn-
Der might have cut expenditures
dangerously close to the border
line.
Budget arrangements we're eX-
pected to be complete just in time
for the Wednesday deadline. An
other finance parley was scheduled
by the council for Tuesday night.
Only minor action was taken by
the council as board of equaliza-
ton Monday night. Howard Meyer
appeared to present a brief, pro-
testing valuation of his Main street
property, but the board again de-
.cllned to change the assessment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

An Anglo-German entente may be-
come necessary in future years to
save Europe from recurring wars
that in the end would really de-
stroy transatlantic civilization. It
is commonplace of foreign politics
that there is no permanence In IN
ternational enmitieS.
But the basis of any such change
in European relations cannot rest
on peace dictated by Germany. That
would lead to another war as surely
as the terms of the Versailles treaty
have some responsibility for the
present conflict Before peace feel
ers can have any chance of meet
ing with success the war will have
to continue TO point where Great
Britain can negotiate with proven
power at her back.
II Hitler we're to try TO invade
the British isis and were TO meet
with an overwhelming defeat. that
would increase greatly the power
of the British empire at the peace
table. Should Hitler hesitate TO take
this perilous risk and In ~ stead
order a blitzkrieg against Britain
on an enormous scale. Brteieh ~
taliation might be proportlonatsly
destructive over Germany. Dritieh
peace power might thus BE- advanced
by demonstrating that German aas
raids cannot win the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Valley Residents
Offer Homes TO
Refugee Children
International Red Tape
Slows Transportation
Of Youngsters

Refugee children from bat
tie torn Europe will be given
shelter in Imperial Valley if
plans of relatives and friends
do not become hopelessly en-
tangled in international red tape
Thus far no one knows whether
the children offered homes in the
valley will be permitted to make
the long journey or not.
D. B. Roberts, Ell Centro attorney,
wrote a cousin in Wales more than
three weeks ago offering to shelter
his children in the valley if they
could be sent. He has had no re-
ply.
In Calipatria Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
arc awaiting the arrival of three
children of Mrs. Simons sister in
England. The sister cabled Mrs
Simon, asking if she could take the
children or knew anyone who would.
The Simons family expressed will
lingness to shelter the five children
of still another sister who is living
somewhere in England.
Mrs. Ruby Barthel of Ell Centre
some time ago wrote to a New York
agency offering to care for four
little French girls. Since the French
capitulation she has had no WORD
from the agency.
Hugh Keating of the Ell Centre
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Baseball
By UNITED PRESS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMEhlChN LEAUOE
Chicago -. =. 022 0l0 000-5 IL I
New York -. 900 100 OOO-1 6 0
Rigney & fresh; Russo & Dickey.
Detroit .... 900 00l 000-1 2
Philadelphia OO2 900 O1x-3 2
Hutchinson & Tebbctts; Caster &
Wagner.
Cleveland -. 900 2Ol 1903 y 2
Washington ITO DOT 20x-)1 10 a
Eisenstat. Dobson. Allen & Hem
sley: Krakauskas, Carrasquel, Mon
teagudo & Ferrell.
ST. Louis Boston played as part
of doubleheader last Sunday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN ......... 200 100 O0O-3 0
Pittsburgh ...... 900 003 02x-5 3 z
Carelton. Pressnell and Phelps;
Lanning and Lopez.
New York ........ 900 600 OO0-O
Chicago .... 900 900 Wx-2
Gumbert and Danning; Olsen and
Hartnett.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati post
poned, rain.
Boston ................. .--..-.-. Aol
st. Louis ......................... 100
Posedel and Berres; Shoun and
Owen.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

MllSullldSd Olldl "do lOlCCu ouI
by the resurgence of military and
nationalistic elements friendly to
Germany and Italy and in favor O.
a one-party rule that would seek
to extend japanese influence over
all of East Asia and to the south
Seas regardless of British or Ameri-
can interests.
Prince Fumimaro Konoye, founder
of a new national party designed
to embrace all factions in a FaS
cist-like merger, or Baron KiichirO
Hiranuma, strongly conservative
former premier, appeared likely to
succeed to the premiership, with
the strongly pro-Nazi Toshio Shira-
tori mentioned as a possible for
eign minister. -
The governmental trend indicat-
ed that the japanese intended to
press ahead as rapidly as possible
with their campaign to end the war
with China and extend their in
fluence southwark toward French
Indo-China and the Dutch East In
dies as result of European de-
velopments. including Britain's Of
fer to cut off supplies to China over
the Burma road.
British attacks on German bases
to Whittle down the striking power
of the Nazi air force continued with
considerable success, according to
London. For month now, the royal
air force has been dropping tons
of high explosives on German bases
in the Reich, Belgium, Holland,
Continued on Page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Britain Warns Foreign Shipping
Against Operating in |tatian Area

LONDON, July 16-CUP)-Great
Britain declared a blanket blockade
against all Italian waters in the
Mediterranean today and warned
that foreign shipping would operate
at it's own peril in zone extending
80 miles from ThClts of Italy and
Italian North Africa.
The blockade leaves Britain free
to mine all waters within the zones
or to commence mooping up op-
erations against shipping in them
without further notice.
Admiralty authorities refused to
discuss the order, pointing out as
had the communique announcing
it that it was to an extent retalia-
tory against a similar declaration by
italy. But unofficial observers point
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

ed out that the order left the way
open for a possible British naval
campaign against italian territory.
The admiralty decree said: The
Italian government having recently
issued a notice to the effect that
within a limit of thirty miles from
the allied coast all merchant
vessels found for allied ports will
navigate at their won risk and
peril His Majesty's government
regarded themselves justified in
taking similar action in respect
to vessels navigating in the
vicinity of Italian coasts. His map
esty'S government accordingly give
notice that all vessels navigating
within 80 miles of any Italian terri
tory in the Mediterranean will do
so at their own risk and peril"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

AS the convention nelQ dnOIllel
midday session for round OF
oratory and routine business, one
report was that Farley himself might
put Jones name in nomination. This
might bring on showdown floor
fight between Farley, the strict par
ty man, and Roosevelt third-term
leaders here.
Overwhelming Vote
Farley was understood to be con-
vinced that there is no way to pre-
vent the convention from voting
overwhelmingly for Mr. Roosevelt.
But he evidently was determined
upon business appeaSement" CAL
didate for second place on the tick
ct and has picked Jones, Texas
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Phoenix Ships
Record Melon Crop

PHOENIX. July 16-tUP)--The
Salt River Valleys 1910 cantaloupe
harvest. heaviest in decade, came
to close today with record of
more than $500 car shipments dur
ing the season.
Ending of the local harvest closed
the season in the entire state.
Shipments from yum a stopped
about two weeks ago after 1863 cars
had been sent out from that region,
making the states shipment total
for 1910 approximately 300 cars
as compared to 1880 last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
0swaIt Witnesses
Await Trial

Eleven witnesses from Imperial
Valley cooled their heels in Los
angeles hot weather Tuesday await
ing opening of the trial Of j. Ster-
ling OsWalt and seven others IN
the celebrated Yamatoda kidnap-
ing case.
The witnesses five of whom were
Ell Centro police officers, were call
ed by the defense. The trial, slated
to open Tuesday forenoon, was put
off until late afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Munson Named
Leuion Commander

Martin Munson of Holtville is
the new commander of American
Legion 22nd district for the coming
year having been elected to that
office at the district meeting in
San Diego Sunday. Installation will
take place at the state ccnertion
August 1O-15, at which tune the
Auxiliary will also install a Holt
vile resident, Mrs. Elizabeth Potts,
as district president.
Ray Mouser and Munson were
also appointed to serve on two state
committees, Boys State and Am
ericaniSm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

The schools Viii not take over mu-
nicipal airports or any other ports
where there is any flying activity.
The planes OF the future will need
huge landing fields so large blocks
of land must be provided.
The irrigation district is cooperat-
ing with the county and the aviation
committees in offering inducements
tending toward establishment Of
the training schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Vatican Supports
Pefain Government

VATICAN CITY, July 16-CUP)-
Authoritative Vatican City sources
revealed today that Pope Plus had
instructed the Apostolic Nuncio to
France. Monsignor Valerie Valeri, to
support the government of Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain in the French
reconstruction.
The Holy See is convinced Pc
tain and Pierre Laval. strong man
of the Petain government, will as
sure the reconstruction in line with
policies meeting the approval of
the church.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

OF commerce, WHICH IS composed
of representatives of all aviation
committees in the county explained
their progress in getting some type
of army aviation training in the
county. The government is commits
sioning aviation schools to give init
ial training and several schools
showed interest in locating in I'm
perial county the committee said.
The communities must provide
air fields meeting all requirements.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
JurySe|ected
In Adkins Case

Selection of jury to hear the trial
of H. 0. Adkins, Ell Centro oil
dealer charged with committing a
morals offenSe against two little
girls in CaleXico, began in superior
court Tuesday.
Deputy District Attorneys D. H,
Wolford and Russell Yeager handl-
cd the prosecution while Lee Nuffcr
and Ebert Berry appeared for the
defendant. The case is being tried
in Judge Vaughn N. ThompSon'S S
court.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

banker and business leader, as the
man
Increasing prospects of fight
over the presidency promised
to make later sessions of the con-
vention more lively. The sure thing
nature of the impending Roose-
cit denomination has made the scs-
Sions rather listleSS so far.
Farley's plan to nominate Jones
for president was interpreted
as an effort to offset the business
appeal of Wendell l.. Willkie, the
Republican presidential candidate,
who resigned $75,00O-a-year job
as head OF Commonwealth e. South
Continued on Page 6. Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
German Enters
Not Guilty Plea

LOS ANELES, July is, CUPD--
DR.. Herbert Hoehnc, 29-year-old
German whose arrest here bee lmc
an International incident, today
pleaded not guilty in federal court
to an indictment charging him with
failure to register as an agent for
a foreign government.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
CONVICT REFUSES LAST
CHANCE TO ESCAPE DEATH

FLORENCE, Ariz., July 16. 'UPl
Robert Burgunder, % year old
convicted murderer. today chose not
to request hearing before the state
board of pardonS and paroles and
thereby removed one of the last re-
naming methods by which he might
escape his scheduled August 9 exc
cution in the states lethal ga;
chamber
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
FRENCH SURGEON TAKES
LIFE TO THWART NAZiS

VICHY, France, July 16-CUPD--
Frances most famous surgeon.
Count Thierry De Martel, COM
mitted suicide the day the Ger
mans entered Paris because he did
not want to be impressed into their
service, it was disclosed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
AIMEE NEUTRAL ON
HlILER-SHOOT HIM!

PORTLAND, Ore. July 16 (UP)
Aimee Semple Mcpherson, Los
Angeles evangelist, says she Is
neutral on Adolf Hitler.
81 don't care who shoots him."
she told crowd at civic auditor
ium here,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
County Supervisors Consolidate 100
Acres in Western Imperial Valley
For Airport TO Train Aviators

The board agreed Monday
of land
site for
Most the held by the board
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Anqlo.G German Entente Seen as Only
Alliance to Prevent Recurring
Wars in Europe inFuture
BY UNITED PRESS

military collapse and DUR
ing European
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Makes Bid For '~
Control of Far.
East, South Seas
Oriental Power Ignores Interest Of
America, Great Britain in New
Move Toward Expansion
UNITED PRESS

Japans bid for domination of the Far East overshad
owed European warfare today despite exchange of
body blows between Great Britain and the Axis powers
the sea and in the air The cabinet of Premier Admiral
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
Verbal Battle
E EnIivenS MeetinQ:
Economy Assured
Taxpayer Group Refuses to File List
OfMembership ip With Council; High
City Government Expense Hit

Ell Cenros city council broke fast at the barrier Mon
day night and reached killing pace of excitement within
the first hour of the session. but sumped abruptly into
routine at the quarter pole and finished dogred and dead
beat just before am Tuesday verbal battle fill
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
|Vce-Presi identiul
Fiqht to Liven
Demo Convention
.RUILETIN-

WASHINGTON, July l6-IP)-Presdent
Majority Leader Alben w.
the third
convention tonight.
STADIUM, Chicago July 16. (UP)-Chairman James
A. Farley of the Democratic national committee re-
ably reported today to have taken command of
nominate Federal Loan Administrator Jesse Jones
vce-presiden as running mate for President Roosevelt
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

Well. it's something to be miss
ed, anyhow.
Premature Bite
While entertaining a gentleman
last week Helen Cooley looked about
the house for some kind of refresh
ment. She encountered plate OF
peanutbutter cookies and offered
the youth one.
He accepted and bit into the
morsel with gusto. The guSto, quite
nOticeably, Waned as he cheWed.
Pressed by Helen to have another
the lad insisted that one was
enough and each succeeding bite
was smaller than its predecessor.
DogPedly, however. he kept on until
looking bit pale he had swallowed
the last of it.
He went home soon afterwards.
When Helen's sister, Doris, re-
turned she exclaimed:
What happened to one of thc
cookies? They weren't cooked yeti"
Changed Hands
Next time Helen Moore buys some
pets, she should have name plate
engraved upon them.
Come see my duckSl" she invited
. some friends recently and out to the
back yard they went. The ducks
were there all right but none too
friendly and they showed no signs
of recognition
"Whose ducks, did you say?" ask
ed a friend when the birds chased
Helen out of their yard.
Her brother. Buddy. meanwhile
was greeted with happy quacking
Gle feeds themD
Left Out
First one Republican and then
another Republican was lauded tC
the skies at the COP meeting in
Ell Centre Monday night. AS each
one came III for his share o. roses
Frank BirkhauScr bcamed accord
lngly. as though mentally tickinC
them off the list Of celcbretics.
When the lauding stopped. how.
ever, Frank looked bit disturbed
There were wrinkles on his fore
head and when he got the chance
he smoOthcd them out by callne
attention to the fact that virtually
every other Republican had como
in for praise except Hiram johnson
Hiram brought down the house
and got more of hand that Will
kie!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16
japan Government SWINGS AGAINST j. S.
d AMBLING
X EPORTER

Almost Useless
A letter from Mrs. Cecil Gilett
to the Press not only had the de-
sired effect (Which was to correct
An error and have her paper sent
to Ocean Beach instead of Ocean
side) but also fetched us up a
laugh. She wrote, painfully frank:
once again. as SO often and so
usual the Press is inaccurate
enough to be almost useless. I sup
pose that the main reason we con-
tinue to take it is 50 that we can
criticize and get mad (at it. There
fore l miss it over here
Well. it's something to be miss
ed, anyhow.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

Butter: Los Angeles 29c; but
tcrfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A 381ac; manufacturing milk
&c; route gathered cream 2Sc.
l. A. hay: u. S. No. I $l3.0o
u. S. No 2 leafy S12-12.50; u. s. No.
2 S1O-1O.5O; Mpls. September flax,
$1.57k.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-16

(Total cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two Ell CentrO banks.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
Britain On Offensive

Sundays air battle over Britain drops to
attack on German troop and supply concentra-
tons on the French coast.
Although a press association Of London with
drew it's dispatch saying that five Nazi divi-
sions had been routed by Raj. bombers in
the raids which fired the area from Boulogne
to Calais so brightly that the reflection was
visible to British watchers, because the London
war ministry refused to confirm it, there is
reason to suppose that the German forces gath.
cred there for attack across the channel suffer-
ed heavy, if not actually devastating, losses.
The significance of this offensive by the Brit
ish lies in the fact that Britain's effort to gain
the initiative in the Battle of Britain is being
carried forward so determinedly, and we much
suppose, so successfully. This engagement on
the French coast was but a part of Britain's
drive for the day. London dispatches. telling Of
the wal ministry's admission that seaplanes
and shipping at Boulogne were heavily and
successfully attacked" add that oil plants,
munitions factories, aircraft stores and railway
targets in Germany were also bombed, along
With 70 alrdrOIneS III FRANCE, dOllaHQ ana
Belgium. Striking thus at Hitler's sources Of
supplies while defending home defenses in the
desperate battle the Nazis are waging over
the British Isles, Great Britain shows that if
courage, strategy and skill can overcome the
handicap of smaller forces, Hitler will never
reduce this nation to the vassalage France and
the other countries conquered by the Nazi
juggernaut find themselves in.
In the intense bombing raids Hitler h a S
maintained since he quickenedr the pace of
battle it is obvious that he hopes to crush the
British air force speedily and so make his
blockade effective. He must do it within a
very few days, if at all. Not even the German
air force can endure the strain of battle on the
present tremendous scale. Nor can it long
continue the heavy drain on its bomb and
plane reserves, and its flying forces. And if
Britain is able, not only to fight the Nazis of
over Britain but to carry the fight to the con-
tinent with other raids as successful as those
of Sunday, the chances of a German victory
will fade a little more as day succeeds day.
It is too much to assume the tide Of battle
has definitely set in for the British. But at
least it seems to be at the ebb for Hitler.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
The Canadian Alliance

The relations between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada were materially
strengthened by the alliance for mutual aid
against foreign threats, but it is an open ques.
ton if a treaty embodying the provisions OF
this historic and precedent-breakipg agree
ment should not ratify the decisions reached
by President Roosevelt and Premier Mac
Kenzie King.
In a railway coach on a siding near the
Canadian border these two rulers of great
nations concluded a conference on Sunday with
the announcement that "a joint board on de-
tense shall be set up at once by the two coun-
tries" consisting Of four or five members
from Canada and from the United States, and
begin immediate studies relating to sea, air
and land problems, including personnel and
material" in connection with the defense OF
the north half of the Western Hemisphere"
No more important decision could have been
made to knit the brotherhood of interest be-
tween these major countries of North Ameri-
ca. It places Canada under equal responsible.
ty with the United States for mutual protection,
President Roosevelt having declared two years
ago that the United States would not stand
idly by were Canada threatened from abroad.
It means that joint measures will be taken
for mutual defense, and in all probability the
United States will be empowered to establish
air and military bases on Canadian soil.
In every way the alliance thus cemented will
work to the mutual advantage of both coun-
tries, but the word of the President of the
United States and of the Canadian premier