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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES
IL A. M. Service Every Sunday. Par
ish House, Third Street.
Everybody welcome.
ST. MARY's EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Rev. R. B. Mathews, Rector
Services, Every second and fourth
Sunday of the month, Morning Pray
and Sermon at IL o'clock.
Every first, third and fifth Sun
days, Evening Prayer and Sermon at
1880 o'clock.
Holy Communion every second Sun
day at ii o'clock in the morning.
Church School at 10 q. m.
Public is cordially invited to NJ
tend these services.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

teaspoon chopped parsley
slice chopped boiled ham
1 pint boiling water
Heat the fat in frying pan, add
bread crumbs and the rest Of the in
gradients and brown slightly. Spread
evenly over the steaks. Cover with
the other steak and sew the edges
together with coarse thread. Place
the "duck" in the frying pan or iron
kettle with a little fat. Sprinkle
we'll with flour, let brown, add 1
pint boiling water, cover closely and
let simmer several hours or until ten
der. Remove strings, place in hot
oven, basting often, let brown nicely
and serve hot in the gravy.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09
SALEM METHODIST CHURCH

PITTS CREEK PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. Robert b. Stewart, Minister
POc0mOke City
Sunday
1000 A. NJ. Sunday School.
LADIES AIDS
$500 p. M, Senior, Second Monday
HOO A. M. Service Of Worship.
7:15 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
Wednesday
7:45 P. M. Bible Study and Prayer
Meeting.
Beaver Dam
Sunday
2:15 P. M. Sunday School.
500 p. M. Service Of Worship.
Everybody welcome. Come and
worship with US.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Huey Longs Brother Fails to Gain
Majority, Faces Election Runoff

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. II. (UP)-
Gov. Earl K. Long will have to carry
the fight to save the dynasty found
ed by his brother Huey P, Long,
into a second Democratic guber-
material primary election. incom-
plete returns from 500 of Louisianas S
1904 precincts indicated today.
Long had 85,O93 votes against the
combined total of 1885, of the four
anti-administration candidates at
noon. Sam Houston Jones. Lake
Charles attorney was second with
$1,000 The vote for the other
candidates stood: State Senator
James A. Noe, 38,927; James H.
Morrison, Hammond attorney, TO-
236; and Vincent Moseley, Opelousas
businessman, 2469.
Under Louisiana law, the two
leading candidates in a primary
election must compete in a run-off
primary unless one candidate re-
ceives a majority of all votes cast
IN the regular primary.
Long held a majority Of $50 votes
in New orleans with unofficial COM
plete returns of all but three of the
eity's precincts tabulated. He had
predicted that he would carry the
city by large. majority offsetting
the anti-adminiStration vote IN the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

Her stocks OF industrial raw
materials are far smaller he said
Cross told Commons that supplies
Of crayfish were being imported
into Germany by airplane to pro-
vide a delicacy for the tables of
Nazi party leaders.
He said that there were shortages
of petroleum, iron, wool, cotton and
many other commodities in Ger
many.
I'VE have been informed" he
said, that important steel works
might suspend operation for lack
of raw materials"
In Budapest, Hungary, it was re-
yealed today, however, Germany has
concluded an economic agreement
with Hungary which is expected to
increase materially the shipment of
much needed foodstuffs to Ger
many. An official announcement
of the agreement was expected at
any time.
The agreement was regarded as a
victory of some Importance for Ger
many, particularly because trade
negotiations between France and
Hungary are expected to start in
Paris within the next two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Russia Launches
New Drive Against
Central Finland
Bitter Cold Freezes
Wounded to Death When
Prompt Care Absent

HELSINKI, Jan. II. (UP)
Indications that Finnish
troops again We're resisting
a Russian offensive to reach
the Gulf of Bothnia across
the waist of Finland were given
in an official communique today
reporting successful resistance on
the Salla front.
Our troops are fighting success
fully in the direction of Salla
north central Finland)," the COM
munique said.
All indications were that the
battle, reported to involve 10000
men, has been developing for some
time.
The communique said that, yes
terday, Finnish troops northeast of
Lake Ladoga routed a Russian de-
tachment one company strong
(about $50 mem and destroyed two
tanks. The Russians, the commu-
lique said, left 10 dead and about
100 rifles on the field of battle.
1t was bitterly cold on all Fin
lish fronts with temperatures rang
ing from 33 to AZ degrees below
zero. Severe suffering was reported
among troops and refugees from
cities.
Wounded men froze to death, re-
ports said, unless they were taken
to shelter promptly, and anti-air-
craft and machine gun crews had
to fire occasional bursts to keep
their weapons from freezing. Hot
oil was used to start airplane mo-
tors and the motors Of automobiles
were kept running at all times.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Refunding Plan
Fair, Expert Says
In Special Report
Court Adviser Declares
Success of Proposal
Depends on Events

A guarded but healthy ap-
proval for the Imperial IT.
rigation district refunding
proposal was disclosed We'd
nesday in the full report of
julius Wangenheim, special master,
named by the federal courts to in
vestigate economic feasibility of the
plan.
Does one mean by the word feas-
ible that the plan will work, that
is, will the district be able to carry
out all provisions of the plan? To
that my answer would be, that it
depends largely on circumstances
beyond the control of the district;
but in any event it will work better
than the present situation
To the question will it probably
work? Wangenheim reported "Yes,
I believe SO, but with certain quail
fications.' And too, is it fair and
equitable? he replied unhesitantly
Yes.
Qualifications were listed as based
on many determinable factors, such
as the cost of operation of the All
American canal which can only be
tested by experience. Another was
to what extent the power company
will fight to keep its control of
business and another the effect OF
sale of the Mexican canal system.
He also mentioned the heavy load
of debt to the government pay
ments for the All American will
make and speculated on the gov
ernment'S attitude toward mora
torium on future inStallments.
Necessary expenditures to MAIN
tain soil conditions also was men,
toned and he commented:
THE inadequacy OF sufficient
funds for the purpose in the past
has been responsible for much OF
the districts troubles and MUST
be corrected"
He mentioned too, the fluctuat-
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
March of Dimes
Starts SATURDAY.

The annual March of Dimes"
was scheduled to start in Imperial
county Saturday, DR.. Warren F.
Fox, county chairman, said We'd
nesday.
On Saturday banks to hold con-
tributlons, display cards and but
tons for donors to the annual cam
paign for funds to fight infantile
paralysis will be distributed to bus
iness houses and public buildings
throughout the county.
In each city the local chairmen
will be in charge of arrangements.
Boy Scouts will deliver the mater
ial to the business houses and pub
lie buildings Saturday and collect
them and the contributions at the
close of the drive the first of next
month.
Sustaining membership buttons,
Fox said, were available for $40
each.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

communications, bridges and rail-
roads.
Necessary counter measures were
taken at once, it was understood,
snd secret instructions were sent
to railroad officials to keep a sharp
watch for suspicious characters.
The implication was that not
only railroad workers but others had
been enlisted in a gigantic counter
espionage organization. Reports
We're, however, that main line rail-
roads were the chief targets of the
alleged plotters
News of the danger to communi-
cations came as the country ponder
ed the grave warnings of Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain and
other key cabinet men, that the
war might soon enter a more
acute phase.
There seemed to be a growing
idea that this new phase might
start at the end of February or the
beginning of March when, accord
ing to estimates. the material
strength of the Allies, especially in
the air, might impel Adolf Hitler
to choose from among three pos
sibilitieS:
l. A land, sea and air offensive
against Britain.
= A diversion elsewhere. for in
lContinued on Page 8, Col y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

! water receipts over i've mOnln
period during which the shortages
occurred were off only $2,l1943 un-
der the same period in the previous
year, although $l2, ,555.9l was miss
ed.
Water consumption during the
same five months was approximate
ly 25 million gallons less in the
period when shortages were re-
ported than in the same period of
the previous year.
Previous explanations had been
that shortages were not noticed
because of greatly increased water
revenues due to new business. Cash
income reported to the city was
approximately the same as in past
years, city officials explained.
Monthly reports made by the city
clerk showed that a total of $29,-
228.50 was reported Tor July through
November of 1885, This compared
with $31 ,34793 over the same period
in 1885,
At the same time, contrary to
previous belief, the city was appar-
emily consuming less water.
Total gallonage pumped from the
water plant through the five
months in 1888 was 420,120,000 gal
Ions. For the same period in 1889
it was 395, 100000 gallons, or 24,-
10000 less.
The apparent contradiction that
although less water was sold more
money came in during the five
months during 1889 was prob
lem Wednesday. Counting the
shortage in with 1899 revenue would
send the total far beyond the reve-
nue. for the previous year.
Possibility that new meters in
stalled in the interval might ac-
count for the situation was termed
by one city official as:
Possible, but not probable"
During the two years of 1888 and
1899 there were less than 200 new
meters installed, records showed.
Roughly, the total for the city is
about 1000.
1t was still possible but not
probable" that water consumption
would drop despite the fact that
new meters were added. Addition
Of the new meters, however, would
account for at least part OF the
failure to notice shortages.
Cash water receipts reported in
July 1888 were $7,050, and in 1899
$6,637. In August $685. as opposed
to S6352. In September $6,141 and
$5,719. October $6,032 and SIS, 1879
and November $5.289 and $5,318.
December reports were not yet
available.
Water pumped was roughly 100
million in July of 1888 and LOG
million in July of 1899; 80 million
in August of 1888 and SO million in
1899. In September 1888 it was 81
Continued on Page 8, Col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Nazis Commander
German Fortunes

BERLIN, Jan. II. CUP)-The eco
nonic ministry decreed today that
all German citizens who before the
start of the European war were
resident in the British or French
empires, must place their fortunes
in any neutral countries at the dis
posal of the Reichsbank by March
l. The decree was enormously re-
ported, at first, and was published
enormously in the newspapers. to
indicate that British or French
empire subjects refuged or strand
ed in Germany must put their for
tunes at the Reichsbank's disposal.
The decree specified that regis
tered fortunes would not be con-
liscated for the time being.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Italy Warns She
May Take Up Arms
AT ANY Time

ROME, Jan. II. CUP)-Italy may
at any time be faced with the nee
essity of taking up arms, General
Etore Mutt, secretary general OF
the Fascist party. warned today.
Addressing a gathering of Fascist
federal secretaries. Mutt said:
I'VE must not sleep in the illu-
sion that Italy's present stand re-
garding the conflict will be perpe-
tual. Fascist Italy might find itself
at any moment faced with the
necessity and duty of taking up
arms.
I'VE must therefore be ready with
ans and above all in spirit"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
2Die When 5000
Pounds of T.N.T.in
Factory ExpIodes
Nitro Blast Believed
Result of Possible
Sabotage Plot

GIBBSTOWN, N. j., Jan.
II. (UP)-At least two per-
sons were killed today, and
two others injured seriously
when 5000 pounds of nitro
glycerine in a dynamite mixing
plant Of the E. I. Dupont Dene-
mours and company exploded.
The plant is one of the units at
which the company posted 27 addi-
tional guards two weeks ago to
guard against possible sabotage
The same plant was wrecked by
three explosions in January, May
and October of 1916-a World War
year-with death toll of 18.
Those killed were Earl Harbeson,
Glassboro, N. j., and Edward Bun
dens, 35, Paulsboro, N. j. They were
working near the vat in which
the nitro o-glycerine was stored.
Two carpenters working on the
roof of a building $50 feet away
were trapped by falling debris and
rescued by other workmen They
were identified as Samuel Hart
shon and Michael Geitz, both of
Woodbury.. The plant hospital re-
ported their condition critical.
Earlier reports said that at least
five men were working in or near
the plant, but DUPONT officials
said there could not have been any
further casualties unless some other
employees happened to be walking
through the plant
Cause of the explosion was not
learned. DUPONT officials discounted
sabotage although they admitted
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
REDS HERl :: I! i.

A westerner named Red Ryder
made his debut before Post-Press
readers Wednesday.
The gentleman, who appears for
the first time on the editorial
page, is two-fisted, hard riding
son of the saddle whose exploits
will hencefOrth be a part of the
POst-Press family of comic strip
characters.
Fred Harman, the artist from
whose pen Red Ryder sprang, was
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Allies Soy Nazis
Suffer Severely

LONDON, Jan. II. (UP)-Ger-
many is suffering severely as result
of the Allied contraband control
Minister of Economic Warfare Ron
aid Cross told the House of Com
mons today
At the end of AZ months of war,
Cross laid Germanys economic
troubles are similar to what they
were at the end of two years of the
World war.
Conditions of life in Germany
are strained" he said.
Cross said that Germany did not
have the same resources of gold
and foreign currencies which she
mad 25 years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Jacobs Predicts
More Frost Here

Valley thermometers in coolest
locations were slated to drop below
the freezing point for the fifth and
sixth straight nights Wednesday
and Thursday, according to Wood
row c. Jacobs, meteorologist for the
fruit frost service.
Temperatures were recorded at
% and 20 degrees in some sections
of the valley Tuesday night. Jacobs
said, but local winds caused wide
fluctuation of temperatures.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Serum, Combats
Officers

A. G.. Alleger, Imperial county
highway patrolman stationed at
Winterhaven, showed improvement
Wednesday after serum used to
combat undulant fever was ad-
ministered to him in a Yuma hos
pital this week.
His physician expected to keep
him in the hospital until the first
of next week while giving him the
serum brought from the east. He
was expected to be kept in bed at
his home in Winterhaven for three
weeks after dismissal from the hos
pital, Alleger has been suffering
from the disease for several weeks
and last week was given a blood
TRANSMISSION.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
PafroImen Name
0swaIt Successor

Emory L. Dawson CT Visalia was
elected president of the California
Association of Highway Patrolmen
Wednesday to succeed Captain
Frank Oswalt of FL Centre, 1899
president.
Ballots were mailed by $50 men,
oerS and tailed Wednesday.
George F. Maynahan, assistant
chief of the patrol, was elected
secretary-treasurer for the eighth
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

has been a marked upswing in avia-
ton gas shipments to the U.S.RR.
he said.
Rep. William Cole, of Maryland
chairman of the committee, asked
him whether he approved of the
heavy export trade with these bel
ligerents.
II certainly do Pemberton said.
"Oil producers feel that it is good
business to deal with both Japan
and Russia. It's as good business
as dealing with, say, British Col
umbia."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

II
Until last month more than IT,
600 barrels of oil and gasoline left
California harbors each day. bound
for Japan to fill the tanks OF
airplanes and mechanical units, he
said.
n Last month, however, exports of
)il products to Japan leaped to
more than 10000 barrels a day,
he added.
Exports of oil products. mostly
aviation gasoline, to Russia began
1.-TWO or three years ago." Penn
berton said. Since the Soviet inya-
sion OF Finland, however. there
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

poured into the record by valley
officials and residents in stormy
denial of allegations made by Gen.
Pelham D. Glassford. erstwhile fed
eral investigator of labor conditions
in the valley.
Ridiculous - untrue - ScurrilouS-
fantastic were some OF the adjectives
hurled by District Attorney Elmer
Head, Charles Nice, Hugh T. Os-
borne, Sheriff Robert W. Ware and
other valley officials and residents.
Joseph M. Casey, San Francisco,
now with the Transfers union but
western representative of the AF
OF L in 1895, started the fireworks
Wednesday by accusing Imperial
Valley "vigilantes" with the 'cold
blooded murder" of two AT of L
pickets IN the lettuce shed strike in
1885.
He called Imperial Valley the
'cesspool of America" and said, "No
measures are too drastic for labor
to take to wipe out this infamy,"
were his recommendation in a report
sent the AT of L after the strike.
1.-The deaths arose as a result OF
the unrestrained deputizing and
arming of strikebreakers," Casey
| testified
District Attorney Heald called
Casey's attacks "scurrilous"
Heald said he called Everybody
! r ,rit hnf n
grand jury and indictments we're
refused.
Connection between Imperial Val
ley officials and the Associated Far
mers was sought by the LaFollette
committee in evidence that Sheriff
Robert w. Ware of Imperial county
and nine other officials were di-
rectors Of the farmers organization
and that the county gave free
offices and contributed payment of
a stenographer.
This is the first time I have
heard I was director in the ASso-
ciated Farmers" Ware testified.
Two CIO union officials from
Arizona, Franklin Jones and Early
Montgomery of Yuma, declared
Sheriff Ware had threatened them
when they attempted to go into
California at Winterhaven to bail
out member of their union accus-
ed of disturbing the peace.
Ware flatly denied the charge.
G. G. Bennett, president of the
farmers organization in the valley,
was called as a witness and said
that on one occasion the Associated
Farmers had instructed their secre-
tary to find out the cost of machine
guns, but he said this was "iust
with the idea of arming deputy
sheriffs-some scheme, I don't re-
members what it was"
There was lot of discussion at
the time about not having suf-
ficient arms in the sheriff'S office
and what would happen If a revolu-
ton broke out.
Prior TO Casey'S testimony Glass
ford had accused Imperial Valley
growers of using Communist hys-
terra to justify mob rule to MAIN
tain their supremacy over starving
Continued on Page 8. Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

He complained about constant
supervision and annoyance" by the
government not only in the copper
industry but in business generally.
He recommended that industrialists
and consumers get together and
set prices.
He expressed these views in testi-
mony concerning the role of Ana
conda and other copper companies
in the international cartel groups
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

born and raised in the wilds of
Colorado and his first recollections
are of clutching his Dads sus-
penders and bouncing along be-
hind the saddle of n western
bronc. So Harman Knows of what
he draws. Through him the old
west lives again in Red Ryder.
Turn to the editorial page and
get acquainted. Don't be bashful
because these husky cowpunchers
don't stand. ON ceremOny..,--.... g.,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

ut has come TO the time when
we've got to do something construc-
tive" Kelly testified IT wish va
could permit business and industry
TO sit down and discuss It's problems
without facing a Jail sentence.
II am no more Interested IN price
than / am in cost. We are all In
terested in employment. keeping our
mills going and the problem OF
supply dnc demand.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
JORDAN IMPROVED

SACRAMENTO, Jan. II. CUP)-
Marked improvement in the condi-
ton OF Frank c. Jordan, veteran
secretary of state, seriously i'll at
Mercy hospital here, was reported
by attending physicians today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

outState parishes.
In the state, however, Jones was
leading with 1908; Long with. 49,
e56; Noe 11,268; Morrison 6,393;
and MoSeley 1857.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
California Cos
Going TO Russia

LOS ANGELES, Jan. II. (UP)-High test gasoline
produced in California to supply bombers of Russia
Japan being shipped daily from California harbors Will
liam R. Pemberton umpire for California oil producers
testified before the Cole congressional committee on
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Britons Unc orth
Sabotage Scheme
Railroad Men Put on Alert Against Foes
AS Chamberlain Warns Nation War Nav
Soon Enter More Terrible Phase

LONDON, Jan. IT. (UP)-Six hundred thousand Brit
sh railroad men put the alert today against an
allie Ied German plot to sabotage communications.
1t asserted that authorities had uncovered plot
by the German ntelgence service aimed at public works
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
~ AMBLING
x EPORTER
Property Sent Off

Properly Sent Off
There is a good chance that l.. l..
Rentz is spending his vacation IN
Florida marching along the coral
strand. pounding his head thinking
up ways and means of revenge.
Rentz won the trip in a sales
contest and when his friends gave
him bon voyage it was with rare
imagination and inyentiveness. They
unpacked his suitcase and decorated
paiamas with lace ruffles and dain-
ty pink rosettes, decked his under
wear in pink and blue bows ano
coyly dangling streamers. They
sewed buckles and doc dads in the
oldest places on his shirts.
Then to top it all off they filled
the suitcase with rice, repacked and
sent Rentz on his way.
AS to what Rentz said when he
first opened the grip no one appears
to know but RR could make some
swell gueSses.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
sWater Consumption Puzzle
CompIicotes Explanation
Of Missing Funds i'm City
Less Wafer Used Than in Previous Year
During Period Of Thefts. Records Show;
Receipts Do Not Make Up Difference

While authorities waited for word expected at any
time Of the arrest of John Little fugitive linked in short
age of than $4,000 in city of Ell Centre water
counts investigation of water receipts and water
sumption Wednesday showed these interesting facts
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
Government Gets
Depression Blame

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. CUP)-Cornelius F. Kelley,
president of the Anaconda Copper company told the fed
eral monopoly committee that he would like do
thing about unemployment and idle mills but hesitaed
take action because of the prospect facing Jail SEN
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17
GIussford Stirs
Flaming Bottle
All. A. Hearing
Union Organizers Declare Valley Hotbed
OfVisiIantes; Local Men Tell Civil
Liberties Committee Charges Absurd

Imperial Valley, branded the center of vgiantism
and oppression of agricultural aborer, the piece
resistance of Roman holiday staged in Los Angeles We'd
nesday by the LaFollette investigating committee
Hot defense of Imperial Valley and her policies was
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-17

Quick Revenge
There was a lot of reaction to an
editorial on a current embezzlement
case. but RR has the doubtful honor
of receiving the first recognition.
In our car Wednesday morning
was a parking ticket!
X And what's more we paid the fine!