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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-10
CANADIAN FORCES NOW
AT FRONT; z REGIMENTS
JOIN BRITISH IN FRANCE

has already been joined by de-
tachments of India. and were the
first overseas troops to reach
france.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-10
GERMANS SHOOT
DOWN THREE IN
BRITISH ATTACKS
Raid Is Driven Off Today
Over HeIgoIdnd Blight
Air Bases

BERLIN. Jan. 10.-Three British
Blenheim planes were shot down
ont of a group of nine attackers
ever Helgoland Blight today, Ger
man officials announced.
German announcements said four
German pursuit planes drove off the
invaders and inflicted heavy casual
ties among the British aircraft.
The engagement took place at l
D. m. over Helgoland Blight which
is an arm of the North Sea and
contains numerous important Ger
man sea and air bases.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-10
HIGH WAVES,
HEAVY RAIN
DOES DAMAGE
0leanside Structures on:
California Coast Hit
by Elements

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 10
High waves yesterday damaged the
oceanside structures of Santa Mon
lea Bay, Long Beach and Santa
Barbara as new rainfall totaled 2.3
inches.
No deaths are reported. The dam
age is estimated into thousands
of dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-10
BOUND FOR CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Edward lapel and two
daughters, Betty and Mary Ellen,
Of Fairbanks, are aboard the Yu-
kon to Los Angeles where the girls
will enter school. The three will
return north in June.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-10
Big British
Liner Ripped
By Explosion
Blast Occurs on
Dunbar CastIe-Three
Men Killed

LONDON, Jan. 10. - A terrific
explosion ripped apart the 10000
ton British passenger liner Dun
bar Castle, enroute from Great
Britain to Cape Good Hope.
The master and two sailors were
killed but the remainder of the
crew and passengers returned in
safety to London.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

sentiment Oh uIe ulQtIl)dSS dp-'
peared to favor waiting action from
the state highway commission,
which is slated to meet in executive
session Friday night. The commits
sion will probably discuss its stand
on the project at that time.
Discussion of a new engineer to
replace Phil Knights, whose rcsig-
nation takes effect at midnight
Tuesday night, closed without any
new developments, except that
there was apparent effort to obtain
unanimous approval among board
members of the new engineer,
whomever he might be- Addlt onal
applications probably will be sought,
In any event, Ell Centro will be
without a head engineer for al
least a day this week. knights res
ignation is effective after Tuesday
and the council does not meet
again until Wednesday night Don
Davis, present assistant, will, in
effect, be acting engineer
BY a coincidence, Knights reSig-
nation will fall almost on the same
day of the same month that he
took office 20 years ago. Press ac-
counts of April %, 20 years ago,
related that Knights had received
his appointment Knights served for
more than year before he resign
ed in protest over a street paving
transaction. He was recalled in jan
uary of 1925 and served ever since.
His resignation was one OF the
campaign pledges of the three Can
didates successful in the recent
municipal election.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
S.P. VIII Repair
Main ST. CrossinQ
AfCost of $1,000

The shoot the shoots at the Main
street railway crossing in Ell Centro
are doomed.
Southern Pacific officials wrote
the Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce
Monday that the Main street cross
ing will be Smoothed and repaired
immediately and that $4,000 had
been set aside for that purpose,
Work was due to start Immediate
ly, D. j. Russell and John w. Dono-
hue, Southern Pacific officials, said.
we appreciate the position of the
citizens of Ell Centro,'' the letter
said, and request that they bear
with us until the situation is taken
care of satisfactorily
The chamber of commerce asked
the railway company to complete
repairs before the cantaloupe ship
ping reaches its height late next
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

trength for making personnel of
the two boards identical. One men,
ber, Roy Womack, already serves
on both boards. The identical mem
bership plan adds to cooperation
because of the close action which
efficiency requires.
Mrs. Hanson was expected to
draw strong support from the wom-
en- voters as we'll as those citizens
who feel that the high school board
should have a woman member. If
elected, she will be the first woman
trustee in many years.
Dupont, who has two sons in high
school, has long been active IN
youth organizations, notably ti"d
the Boy Scouts. and other move
ments to promote the welfare OF
the younger generation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
German Drive Founders
As Allies Fight Back
Swashbuck|ing, heart-Gripping Fetes
Mark Wash Tubbs Comic Strip Which

In the POst-Press, a new and
exciting story of two devilmay- care
adyenturerS.
Wash Tubbs and his pal, Easy,
will john the POst-Press family of
comic characters Wednesday. AT
that time the intrepid pair is about
to plunge into one of the most
amazing situations of an amazing
career. Wash has disappeared un-
der mysterious circumstances and
Easy is about to take up the trail.
Roy Crane, the artist and creator
of the famous duo, was inspired by
his own adventures when he first
began to draw the strip. His life
up until that time had been closely
similar to the hair r-raising troubles
in which Wash and Easy later found
themselves.
A native of Texas, Crane spent
his kid days hopping from one job
to another He drove stakes with
Chautauqua, dug pipe lines. jerked
Continued on Page s; Col. 50
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

.dTnn Was UOrn OIL WleQ ne Was
struck by a switch engine at the
Main street crossing in BraWley at
3 am. Monday. Surgeons ampu-
tated his left leg soon after he was
taken to the hospital.
Wilbur Murl Petree. 27, Heber,
and j. c. Hester. Sc, were cut and
bruised late Saturday night when
two cars collided and one over
turned IL miles east of Heber.
The Mexican in Brawley was
struck by switch engine. He was
unconscious when picked up by
the train crew, they said, and had
not regained consciousness by press
time Moncsy.
Trainmen sent the Mexican to
the BraWley hospital but he later
was transferred to the county hos
pital.
Highway patrolmen said Petree's 6
car crashed into machine driven
by Francisco Jose Cebrian, 90, Mexi-
cali, while they were pursuing him
because of his erratic driving. y
They said Petree'S car slid Sc
feet before reaching the intersec-
ton where it crashed into the back
of the other car The Petree car
then knocked over highway mark
er 80 yards from the point it struck
the other machine, and overturned.
Friends of Petree righted the car
Continued on Page g. Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
roo ps
Styn'iie
Attdc k
Railroad Center
Object Of Advance
By Invading Army
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

Germany's powerful air
force pounded at Allied sup
ply lines TO Norway Monday
but on the central Norwegian front
the German drive toward key rail-
road centers was reported halted.
An important battle that may
decide domination of the entire
central Norwegian communications
system was reported in progress
at the town of Hjerkinn, Is miles
south of German-held Trondhe,m
and only Is miles from the rail-
road junction of Dombaas, when
the British are defending DIS the
key to their supply system.
The Gudbrands valley sector.
which leads to Dombaas, the Brit
ish war office said that the Allied
positions were "unchanged"-indi-, !,
eating that the German forces had
failed to advance after bold light
ming thrust through the mountains
toward Hjerkinn in an effort to
outflank the defending troops. Ma
zis said they were meeting 'stup-
born resistance but still advancing.
Both German and British Off
cial statements said that Tie Ger
man air force was raining toas Of
high explosives on the Allied coas-
tai bases in an attempt to cut Off
reinforcements and supplies
The British communique merely
referred to "heavy" German attacks
on Andalsnes and Molde. the ma
Allied bases on the Norwegian
coast south of Trondheim. The AL
lied forces in central Norway m'.d
be supplied through these bases,
The German official news agency
said that "a great number OF Brit
ish troop transports had been bomb
ed off the Norwegian coast arc
the high command said Il ships
Continued on Page 8. Col. a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
FreiQhter Crew Mufinies atS.D.,
Says Captain Mad with Power He
Says They're Afraid ofwork

Joseph Gaidsick said was a mu-
tiny. agreed today to sail this af-
ternoon for San Pedro and settle
their differences there.
SAN DIEGO, April 90 CUP)-The
Hawaiian freighter Pam
aman was tied up at dock today
while its crew staged a peaceful
mutiny. Spokesman for the men
said Capt. Joseph Gaidsick was
mad with power" Gaidsick said
the trouble developed because he
had a "screWball crew that was
afraid of work"
The crew refused to turn to-
when ordered to sail last night
to San Pedro. The freighter is
Ell route from Baltimore to Tacoma,
Wash, with a general cargo. There
are no passengers aboard
THE whole trouble is I've got a
screWball crew that's afraid to
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Borrower Offers
Pants as Security

A pair OF pants brought Charles
Honable, 26-year-old Ell Centre Ne
gro, into police court Monday ac-
cused of petty theft. The complaint
was signed by Johnny Calhoun.
AS police reconstructed the story,
Honable loaned Calhoun SO ceats
and Calhoun offered the pants he
was wearing as security. Unable to
collect the SO cents, Honable alpro-
prlated the pants and fled.
Police Judge Lee Nuffer dismiss
ed the case for lack of evideAce.
Calhoun got his pants back but ne
is still wondering about his half
dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
EmpIoye Prevents
Theft by Burglar

An after-hours call by an EN-
ploye at the California Pine box
offices at Orange and New streets
IN Ell Centre probably prevented q
burglary, police believed Monday.
When Roy Wilson let himself in
to the office Saturday night he
found an adding machine, a type
writer and other equipment stack
ed on the floor, indicating that
thief had arranged them and PLAN
ned to carry them away. A rear door
was open and the knob had been
knocked off the safe, but nothing
was missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29


ing H. Yamatoda late in December
of 1888.
Word from Harold Shire, in
charge of the prosecution, indicate
ed that the government would ask
for a tWo-Week delay. Oswalt Will
appear in Los Angeles Tuesday,
regardless, however. 1t was consid-
cred certain that the postponement
would be approved.
The postponement meant that the
18 Imperial Valley witnesses SUBJ
poenaed in the case would have
to wait before giving testimony.
The witnesses called were five men,
bers of the Ell Centro police de-
partment. Frank Record, T. P. Par
mer, Bill Keating, Roy Dupont ana
George Bucklin; District Attorney
Elmer Heald, Judge John E. Slmp-
son; Deputy Sheriffs William Scho-
field, Don Campbell, and John
Crousen; William Taylor OF the
Calexico department.; Levi Ford.
customs inspector; Harry Horton,
attorney; John Drummer, hotel man;
Roy Whalin, reporter; Roy Enoke
and Ray Arriouia; Roy Conner,
service station man.
Meanwhile, Oswalt cleaned out
his desk at the police station ana
cleared out the effects that became
familiar objects in his office during
his years as chief. Ernie Cox, new
chief, will take over Tuesday.
Oswalt's resignation, effective at
midnight Monday, was rendered two
weeks ago at the first meeting OF
the revised city council. His custer
had been a campaign pledge OF the
three successful candidates.
OsWalt was viSibly disappointed
by word that his trial had again
been put off. Only few minutes
before the word came. Oswalt said:
They just can't put it off again.
:. can't get a job, can't do any,
thing until this is cleared up :.
Oswalt was indicted last Septem-
Der by a federal grand jury and
since then the trial date has been
put ahead a number of times.
Besides the barren office which
he occupied as chief for the last
time, there was one other new
feature at police headquarters. Two
large baskets of flowers, apparent
ly sent by wishing friends.
rested on the police judges desk,
addressed to the new chief.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
YAN|AT0DA TRIAL PUT AHEAD Two WEEKS
White Slave Inquiry Shifts toI.v.
AS Coast Officers Trace Vice Rinq

: Interest in the vice ring irves-
tigation shifted to Imperial Valley
Monday as coast officers attempt
Cd to map the valley route over
which women were shuttled to and
from vice markets throughout the
west
= That the valley was the cross
roads of the vice route was indi-
Gated by presence of Captain Hunter
Of the Los Angeles county vice
squad, the agency which mearthed
the far reaching activities OF the
men in charge of white slave traffic
Operating out of headquarters in
the coast city.
Hunter did not reveal the course
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

of his investigation but said he was
interested in finding how the Wom-
en- were transported to and from
the valley
He also must have been interested
in valley hidcouts of Charles Mont
4omery, 43, Negro whose arrest blew
the lid off of what is declared to
be the most shameful vice scandal
ever unearthed in the west.
Montgomery was known to have
lived in or near El Centro and
BraWlev at times in the past and
More recently had hideouts between
Ell Centre and Holtville and in the
Imperial area. Hunter did not say
hGW long he intended to remain.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Boots Only Clue
To|mperiaI Thief

IMPERIAL, April 19.-"Find the
burglar with the cowboy boots,
was the order sent out today as law
enforcement officers investigated
the burglary of the home of Inez
Juarez Saturday night.
Footprints of cowboy boots were
found near the house east of the
railway tracks. Loot consisted of
wearing apparel.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
lis Just Habit
Dog Owner Says

While H. Miller of Imperial was
walking past l4l2 Adams avenue
in Ell Centre a small dog rushed
out and bit him on the leg. He
complained to police and the dogs
owner explained
Yes, my dog did the biting but
I thought nothing of it, because he
has already bitten the postman ana
the milkman."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Million Do|Ior-o-Doy U. S.
Army Mdneuvers to Begin

NACOGDOCHES, Tex, April %.
(UP)-The army's $l000,OO0-a- day
southwestern war games eventually
involving 10000 men and 10000
pieces of motorized equipment be-
gan today.
Major Gen. walker Krueger's
ninth army corps of 10000 troops
deployed through east Texas forests
in driving rain in the first phase
of the month-long maneuyerS.
For u days they will work on
minor strategic and tactical prob
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

r. SOfleS.
One place will be open on the
grammar school board, made by
the expiration of E. E. Clements
term of office.
Clements has filed to succeed
himself on the grammar school
board as we'll as for a place on
the high school board. Two other
candidates, Mrs. Carrie Hanson
and Norman Dupont, have filed for
High school board positions, ac-
cording to records at the office OF
E. l.. Hiteman, county school su-
perintendent.
The high school board carries
five members and the elementary
three. Deadline for filing is May
% and the election is Is days later
June 7.
Clements filing of intention car
ries out a policy that has gained
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

lens preparatory to the big push
which opens May 10. On that day
they will invade the swampy
marshes of Louisiana and some
where before Alexandria contact the
10000 men of the defending fourth
army corps.
Except for bloodshed, the games
will have everything incidental to
actual warfare. Attacking troops
will employe tanks, planes. cavalry
and infantry. Giant movable kitch-
ems and bakeries will follow the
advancing army.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Carnival Killer
Goes on Trial

v. c. Mcclellan, the CaleXicO
carnival killer, went to trial in
superior court Monday for stab
bing Eugene Thomas, another
Negro, during the CaieXico Caval-
cade early this month.
The court room was packed
throughout the morning court
session while attorneys attempt
ed to select jury. They adjourn
ed at noon without completing
selection.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

The countryside will be blacksd
out nightly after 8 pm. Communi-
cation will be carried on between
commands by hundreds Of miles 0f
army-strunk wires. A base hospital
will be established to care foe
casualties"
This section was selected for an
acid test of the army's motostnad
equipment and its pers0nnok
krueger's red army"-the sttaegS
ing force - Will have no sdvAnoo
knowledge Of the terrain. no topos
graphic maps TO guide IL eonpason1
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
MexicaIi Railroad
Fetes Chiefs Here

Mexicali residents were in E1
Centre Monday afternoon to COM
plete arrangements for Imperial
Valley participation in the celebra-
tion May S to mark completion OF
the new railroad to Punta PenaSco,
IT'S miles from MeXicali.
The celebration will be a part of
the observance of the national holi-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

This chart illustrates the results of poll of popular opinion
Gently conducted by Magazine the question of third
term for President Roosevelt On grounds that third term
essential or that no other president could do WE'LL 42
cent Of The replies favored Anthird +ermes poed AL
cent divided between those who regard third term
tons cssmy and those who credit the New Deals good works
tion as whole against third term by margin Of about
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
BULLETIN

SAN DIEGO, April 20. up
Members of the crew of the Am
erican- Hawaiian freighter Pana-
man, which has been tied up since
6 p. m. Yesterday by what Capt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
; School Board
Candid dates File

With more than month remaining before election
three candidates had filed Monday for places the Cen
tra high school board and the Ell Centre elementary board
On the high school board two positions will open due
to the expiration the terms of Dorsey Whiteaw and c.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Accid ent Victim
Loses Arm, Leo
Al RR CroSSinQ

Railway and traffic accidents in Imperial county this
weekend caused Mexican to lose and leg and
two other to suffer critical injuries
Claudio Acevedo of 112 West Adele street. Anaheim,
near death in the county hospital Monday. His right
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Council Studies
|Appoin intment Of
City Engineer

Members of the El Centro city council met in unoffl
cal session Monday morning to discuss the Main street
underpass proposal and appointment of city engn-
No minutes were kept and official action taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Delay Comes as
Blow to OSWdIt,
Retiring Chief
Judge III. Federal Prosecution Saysin
Postponins Hearing Again; 0ValIey
Persons Called to Testify atL.A

Trial of J. Sterling Oswat, police chief of Ell Centre
until midnight Monday night slated for two week
postponement Monday because of the illness of Judge
Ralph E. Jenney.
Oswat had expected to go to trial Tuesday with other
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Rz'os71s 1csI'1s

Success
Pardon us, while We smile like q
cat eating snuff.
We hear from the chamber oil
commerce that the Southern Pacific
mas decided to fix up the crossing
at Main street so that motorists
will no longer be subjected to teeth
dislodging jars. To the Southern
Pacific we present a bushel OF
oleanders and our personal thanks.
However, there is some question
as to Just who Is responsible Tor
this boon to mankind. RR started
the squaWk and it was later taken
up by the editorial page. RR claims
the credit but SO does the plaglarlSt
who writes the editorials, which
leaves it sort of up in the air.
incidentally. what the dickens
was the SP doing writing the cham
Der of commerce about it? II it
comes down to flat vote we'll even
let the editorial page get the credit
rather than the C. of c., which got
on the bandwagon powerful late,
if at all
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

The Wrorg One
A young lady whose name we
didn't catch was talking with Mrs.
Bud Vess. only she didn't know it
was Mrs VeSs
~ certainly think Mr.. Vess is
charming. don't you?" the young
thing prattled. Hes got such a
cute way about him and says the
killingest things! Don't you think
he's nice?"
Mrs. Vess replied dryly:
I'm in a position to entertain
my own opinion We've been mar
ried a number of years. When l
feel like getting a divorce III let
you know
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

Butter: Los Angeles 27c; but
terfat. Imperial Valley Z. o. b. ranch,
grade A 36c: manufacturing mllk
30c; route gathered cream &c.
L. A. hay: u. S. No. l Si4-S14.50;
U. s. No. 2 Ieafy S13-14; U. 8. No.
2 S11-S11.5O; Mpls. Sept. flax Sl.89B.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

Practical Application
This ought to teach yokels who
kidded Don Wallis about his skill
as a jiu jitsu expert. Don listened
TO them tell wild tales about him
until he couldn't stand it any
longer.
Here, let me give you lesson. y
he remarked to Dale Nice.
Now Dale can hardly walk even il
he wanted to.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29

I Knew Him When
just a little local touch to the
new comic that will appear Wed
neSday:
Neal Norris went to school with
the artist, Roy Crane, in Sweet
water, Tex. at good old Sweet
water high.
Up until now SWeetWater has been
lust a name in the list of football
scores that came after Slippery
Rock Teachers. 1t still is.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-29
Baseball
BY UNITED PRESS

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-06-20
Children's Day Program
Dates Announced Here

Dates for the fourth annual
Children's Day program of the
Montgomery County Christian En-
deavor Union have been announced
as June 80 and July z, by Wilton
Boswell, County Junior Superin-
tendent.
The Goode District, composed of
the societies of Takoma Park and
Rockville Christian Churches,
Rockville Presbyterian, and the
Brookeville and Mt. Carmel Meth
odist Churches, win hold its serv-
ice on June 80 at the Brookeville
Methodist Church.
On the following Sunday, July z,
the Wright District, including the
Hyattstown Christian Church and
the Neelsville, Boyd, and barnes
town Presbyterian Churches, will
hold its rally at the Hyattstown
Christian Church. The Clagetts-
vile Methodist Church has been
invited to attend this rally.
Both rallies, beginning at 7:45
will feature a song service, recita-
tions, and vocal and instrumental
numbers by the junior groups of
the several churches.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-06-20
Word Wanted :

WANTED - an antonyml The
Maryland Citizens Conservation
League is paging any modern
Webster who can find an antonym
for the word conservation - as
applied to forests, soil, game and
other natural resources.
In its efforts to find a strong
word expressing the RELENTLESS,
devastating" effects of anti-conser-
walton, the league has asked the
help of Western Maryland College,
the University of Maryland, Wash
ington College, Goucher College,
Towson State Teachers College
and Hood College, as well as Har-
ward, Yale, and Princeton Univer-
sites.
So far as has been learned, no
adequate word has yet been found.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-06-20
o. M. Kile Reelected
Federation Head;
f. P. Lee HOnOred

Because of his able and compre-
hensive reports on the county re-
assessment, Frederick P. Lee, Civic
Federation public finance and
budget committee chairman, has
been announced the Star Cup win
ner.
Election by unanimous ballot,
the following officers will serve for
the coming year: o. M. KiIe, presi-
dent; Joseph B. Matre, vice-presi-
dent; w. Scott MacGill, recording
secretary; Captain F. o. Smith,
corresponding secretary; William
B. Horne, treasurer. The follow
ing were elected members Of the
executive committee: Raymond B.
Leavitt, DR.. F. L. Lewton, Theo-
dore G. Parkman, and G.. Rust
Candy.
In his annual report, President
Kile pointed out that there are now
Al affiliated organizations in the
Federation.