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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-06-14
Everybody Works Bui Faiher Ceiling Dinner
 On Sunday, Father's Day
.by 4 ny Porter

i Dad likes pineapple add 2i3 cup
 of it, cubed just before serving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
SOUTH BRITAIN BRIEFS
By BILL oARRIaUs

George Mclaughlin and Ed sco- vile spent the better part of a half day sealing the scraggy lodges at old High Rock Grove seeking holes in rocks where Inc dians pounded their corn before the days of prepared breakfast foods. Years ago, Mir. scoville saw the old depressions and has wanted to try to locate them ever since. George got pretty well fagged-out before they gave up the job. The holes are still missing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
ZION DAUGHTERS
 PLAN SILVER TEA

Plans for a food sale June were made by the Daughters of Zion at Q meeting recently at the home of Mrs. Axel Forsell. Reports were made of the improvements In the basement of the Zion Lutheran church on Cherry street. The so- ciety shared the expense with the fduna Circle. Mrs. Emil Johnson and Mrs. William Swanson will serve on the committee for the food sale.
 Mrs. Emil Anderson, Mrs. Carl Carlson, Mrs. Emil Johnson and Mrs. Arvid Swanson were the group elected to take charge of the silver tea in the church basement this evening. Mrs. Gust Grandel invited the society to hold Its June meeting at her home on Hill street.
 Present ct the meeting were: Mrs. 0. '. Johnson, Mrs. A. Marris An- dersor, Mrs. Arvid Swanson, Mrs. J. Emil Anderson, Mrs. Emil Johnson, Mrs. E. Einar Kron, Airline Kron, Carolyn Kron, Mrs. John Ericson, Mrs. Gustav Grandell, Mrs. Lydia Strora, Mrs. William Swanson, Mrs Robert Anderson, and Mrs. Axel Torsell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
SCOVlLL FOREMEN -
 SELECT GRIFFIN

John P. Griffin will serve as pres- ident of the scovill Foremen's Asso- clation for the next year, having been elected by the board of gover- nors at a meeting yesterday after noon. Other new officers are: E. c, Bradley, vice-president; Joseph Burns, secretary; and Homer Sem for, treasurer.
 Five new members of the board of governors, each to serve three years, were elected by the associa- ton at general meeting Monday night. They are John ThomS, Will liam McGowan, Harold Egan, Earl O'Dell and Walter Hessell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
CIVIC THEATER CAST SELECTED
"June Mad" to Be Pre-. scented Next Week at
 Seasons Finale

The cast for June Mad" the last offering of the local Civic Theatre for the season, has been selected a' follows:
 Elaine Graham, George Neale Adele Jenks. Eunice sutliffe, Tom Hogarth. Bill Olander, simon Rab. inovitz, Carlotta Sherwell, Bill Neale Harold Ashworth and Doris Swan. son.
 June Mad" c comedy in three acts, will be presented at the Women's Club Thursday. May l6 Mrs. Geneva stettbacher will direct the production.
 The play was written by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements, who are MT. and Mrs. Colin Clements In private life. Miss Ryerson has been credited with more ethan 50 screen plays. the most recent being "The Wizard of Oz" for Metro, 0oldwyn, Mayer. The play was sug- gested by her novel, "Ths Awful Age".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
Former Local Woman
 Passes In Plymouth
Mrs. Elizabeth (LiIy) Pond to Be Inferred Tomorrow Afternoon -Margery Seery at Waterbury Hospital
W AT VILE
Correspondent William Rooney, Telephone s.S47S.

Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Tuesday eve- ming. Plans were made to have a flower garden. Those present at the meeting were Ruth Bat:helder, FL sic Collins, Christine Hardness and Peggy Lethbridge.
 Mrs, John Fitzgerald and son Richard of Chester avenue have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Paul Crawley of Springfield.
 Mrs. Louis Bryant of Chester avenue and her daughter, Joyce have returned after spending the weekend with her sister in Torring- ton.
 Miss Margery seery Is a patient at the Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

A group of Y. M. o. A. dormi- tory residents enjoyed an outing last night ct the camp at Smiths pond, Watertown. Twenty were in the party, which enjoyed a steak supper and Q program of sports.
 Taking part in the outing were: Earl Sweeney, William Warner James Richards, Audrey Green. law, John Menario, Nicnolas No wie,, Francis Moran, Paul Berg, Hiram Kelsey, Donald Hilliard, Raymond French, William Me- Carthy, Gordon Gentiles, John Slater, Joseph Corcoran, John
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08

Eddie Vreem has tough luck near Condon's Store. Not so long, ago, Edd'e skidded into the gaso- line tank and knocked it for q loop. Just the other day he ran over . dog In the same place.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08

The devotional meeting planned tonight at the Grace Methodist church has been postponed to a fu- ture date.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08

The lily charter committee re- newed the charters of two old clubs and granted charters to four new ones. The old organizations are the Tech and eBta- a-Hi-Y clubs, while the new ones are the Delta. Sigma, Checkers and Waterville Hi-Y clubs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
Tierney. John Henderson, George Marshall and Edward YexierslSy.

The r. N. 0. A. dorm council last night named Nicholas Nowic as mayor to succeed willard stan ley, Joseph CoFcOrna and John Henderson were naEned to arrange outings and sports programs for the summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08

Waterville, May e-Mrs. Elizabeth (Lilley) Pond, 75, widow of Edward Pond, died Tuesday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Eugene Hotchkiss of Plymouth. She was born in South Wales, England, com- ing to this country 52 years ago. She made her home in Waterville for years previous to moving to Plymouth.
 Mrs. Pond is survived by two sis- ters, Mrs. Eugene Hotchl:iss of Ply- mouth and Mrs. Emma Morgan of Portland, Maine.
 The funeral will be held from the Clark funeral home, 20 State street, Waterbury, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Thomas Carlson of the Plymouth Congregational church will ofiiciate. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 3 to s and 2 to 9 o'colck.
 The devotional meeting planned tonight at the Grace Methodist church has been postponed to a fu- ture date.
 Mrs. May Smith, president, and Mrs. Ethel Byrnes, secretary, of the Casper s. Davis, Jr., A. L. auxiliary will represent the unit at the dinner in honor of National Commander Raymond Kelly May 10 at the Hotel Elton. All members are eligible to attend. There will be delegation from the Davis unit to the flag day ceremonies ct Elks hall June IA when the auxiliary of the D. A. V. will receive the American flag given to some outstanding organization by the Elks each year.
 Breakfast Planned
 At the Ladies' Aid meeting of st. Michael's church Monday evening, plans were made to have Q break fast for the children who will re- cciye their first holy communion the first Sunday In June.
 Girl Scout troop No. l8 held their meeting at the home of their leader,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Census Enumerators Begin Check-up
On U. 5. Industry, Trade, irrigation

the enumeratorS will seek facts
about payrolls, business volume, ex-
penditures for plant expansion and
improvement, seasonal and annual
employment, power, raw materials
and inventories. That work is ex-
pected to consume five months.
The manufacturing census will
show whether the nation has Jared
better or worse since 1887 when the
last such survey was made.
The last manufacturers census
showed that the output of 10000
factories in 1887 was valued at ap-
proximately $50. 700, 100000; that
they employed 8,500,000 workers
and paid wages of more than $10,-
000, 100000. Peak of the New Deal
recovery movement was reached in
1887.
Enumerators were expected to CO.
yer approximately 100000 business
firms, 10000 manufacturing plants
and 10000 mines and quarries. OnlS
those drainage and irrigation p
jects which are operated separates.
from farming will be included in
the present census. The others will
be included in the agricultural CEN
SuS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Britain to Have
Three Million New
Troops by Spring

LONDON, Jan. 2. CUP)-Great
Britain will have 100000 young
soldiers ready for action by spring,
when land warfare is expected to
be intensified, it was estimated to-
day.
Six more claSSeS-men aged 10,
a. 25, 26 and 27-were called up in
royal proclamation last night.
They will not be mobilized i'm
mediately but must register and be
ready TO go to war on three days
notice.
The new classes number almost
100000 youths. Three classes al
ready had been called up, those aged
20, 81 and % years. Approximately
100000 youths answered those calls
and two thirds of them now have
been modified, joining the regular,
reserve and auxiliary forces mobil-
lied before the war.
The youngest are being called
first, but all Britons from 18 to Al
are subject to call.
Sir Thomas Phillips, permanent
secretary in the ministry of labor,
said, II should think that it's pretty
certain all new classes will have
been called to the colors by the end
of 1940'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Floods Wipe Out Turkish Villages
In Wake of Disastrous Quakes

ISTANBUL, Turkey. Jan. 2. CUP
Floods swept western Turkey to-
day as new earthquakes added TO
destruction. suffering death in both
the west and the east.
Thirty-tWo villages in the Geyve
Valley, 100 miles southeast of Is
tabul, were reported flooded and
dispatches said many people had
taken refuge in tree tops awaiting
rescue. Six hundred persons were
reported missing at Kemal Pasha,
a town of $4,000 population. The
village of Azbah disappeared, it was
said. and even the highest trees
were submerged. It was believed
that oil communication between Is
tanbul and Ankara, the capital. had
been severed as the railroad runs
through the Geyve Vally, Authori-
ties Of Brusa province advised the
government that numerous bodies
were floating in waters of the flood
zone which now looked like a gi-
gantic lake
In response TO urgent appeals for
aid the government sent the crack
limit brigade of army engineers to
the zone.
Twelve rivers were reported TO
have overflowed in the Brusa and
Smyrna regions, and heavy rains
continued The Nilufer. Halife and
Karadere rivers. changing their
courses. turned back from the sea
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Federal Crop Loan
Applications Due

Applications for new crop loans
from the Farm Credit administra-
ton may be made Immediately, it
was announced Tuesday.
Blanks for farmers to I'LL out
and file arrived this weekend and
may be obtained from Miss Mar
garet Johnston, who is IN charge
of the crop loan office IN room D
of the court house basement In
Ell Centro.
Loans are available up to $23
per acre for vegetable crops. $3.50
per acre for grain, and $23 per acre
for citrus. Feed loans also are
available, she said, if feed is neces-
sary until a forage crop may be
harvested. The maximum loan was
set at $400. Loans are available
only to farmers who cannot get
credit from any other source.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Danish Radio Says
New Drive Aimed
Ar Defense Line

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have been cut off by the Firms on
the Salla front near the Arctic Cir
Gle in a battle which bids fair to
equal if not exceed in Importance
the Finnish New Year victory on
the Suomusalmi front to the SOUTH
press dispatches TO Copenhagen said
today.
Dispatches TO the newspaper Eks-
trabladet also quoted reports at Hell
sinki that a force of 10000 Russians
had been cut off from their bases
at PetSamo and MurmanSk on the
Arctic coast and were believed to
have been forced to surrender after
Finnish victory at Nikkelby, the
mining center in the far north.
This report however lacked confir-
nation and was doubted by neutral
sources that accepted as more trust
worthy reports of a big battle on
the Salla front.
Firms in carefully calculated and
well timed attack moved in on the
Russians from the front and both
flanks, forced the collapse of their
right and left wings on to their
center, and succeeded in cutting OF
their communications in the rear.
it was asserted.
Sixteen thousand Russians would
constitute almost an entire division,
which numbers usually about $4,000
men-the number defeated in the
battle of Kiantajarvi on the Suo-
muSalmi front when the Russian
1886 division was destroyed.
In their new attack, dispatches
said, the Firms were tightening their
squeeze of the Russians, making
it impossible for them TO flee and
shooting such of the Russian troops
as sought TO make a break back
toward the frontier.
Russian reinforcements, newly ar
rived on the Karelian Isthmus front,
struck at the Finnish Mannerheim
line in .uo-zero weather, with wind
driven snow sweeping the front.
More warmly clad, better equip
ped, younger and in every way bet
ter qualified than the original Rus
sian forces on this front, according
10 Finnish staff officers, the Rus
slams hit the center and left (west)
end OF the Mannerheim line in the
28th day Of their effort to smash
their way through and end the war
Finnish reports from the front
were that the cold was SO intense
that large proportion of the Rus
sian wounded froze TO death in No
Mans Land before they could be
picked up.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Reporter Relates
How Firms Sprung
Kianfa Death Trap
BY HUBERT UEXKUELL

WITH THE FINNISH ARMY,
ROVANEIMI, Jan. 2. (UP) - The
story of the Lake Kianta death trap,
in which a relatively small force of
determined Finnish troops caught
a Russian division of $4,000 men and
destroyed it was told to me here
today.
Bringing to a grim climax a care
fully planned campaign that started
three weeks ago, the Firms caught
the Russians in their trap, in the
Kiantajaervi sector of the Suomu-
salmi front in mid Finland, and
waited 10 days until the bitter Arctic
cold which has been Finland's only
ally, had done it's work and made
possible the greatest Finnish victory
Of the war.
When the Firms made their final
attack, I was informed the Rus
slams were so nearly frozen that
they could hardly lift their rifles.
Many men, as we'll as horses, were
found on the battlefield SO weak
and so near death from exposure
that they could hardly move their
limbs.
The Firms could never, by direct
attack, have challenged successfully
the overwhelmingly larger Russian
1884 division to which they were
opposed. Behind the official Fin
nish communique announcing the
destruction of that division and the
capture of large amount of war
material, lies the alliance between
the Finnish army and the merciless
Finnish winter which resulted in
the defeat of the army that, a few
weeks ago. seemed about to drive
across the narrow bottle neck"
area of Finland to the gulf of
Bothnia, thus cutting the country
In two.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Charles Edison
Sworn In As New
Secretary Of Navy

WASHINGTON, Jan. ,. tUP)-
Charles Edison, son of the late in
ventor, Thomas A. Edison, was
sworn in today as the 46th secre-
tary of the navy before an assem-
blage of the nations ranking naval
and military authorities.
The oath was administered by
Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson,
Judge advocate general.
Edison said that he was thrilled
at becoming secretary of the navy
and that mo one would be worthy
of such a trust who did not feel
a sense OF grave responsibility as
we'll"
President Roosevelt appointed Ed
ison last Saturday. He had served
as assistant secretary since January
1887. and had been acting secre-
tary of the navy since the death OF
Claude A. Swanson last July 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
District Reports
Progress on All
Fronts During 80
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when power will be available from
the All American but said that the
canal is virtually complete except
for seasoning operations.
Surveys of 10000 acres of East
Mesa lands with a view to distribu-
ton and drainage systems have been
completed, Hewes informed the
board, and an amendment to the
Department of the Interior appro-
priations bill obtained providing in
clusion of financing for the sys-
TENS. Hewes also expected fin
ancing from this source for i'm
proving water service in the North
end district.
In November your president pre-
sented to John c. Page, United
States Reclamation Commissioner,
proposals for enlarging the East
Highline canal and building lined
canal from the Highline westerly TO
connect the Vail system with the
highline. When this is done large
area will be served with fresh water
instead of receiving water from the
Northend dam in the Alamo river,
where salt content will increase as
drainage develops Hewes reported.
With removal of the Northend
dam. the Alamo river will be chan
nelized so that drains will operate
more efficiently, removing danger
from high water table, he added.
After terms of the proposal are
drafted the plan will be submitted
TO voters, Hewes announced.
Regarding drainage development,
the chairman reported that $50
miles of open drains were dug dur
ing the year on a cooperative basis,
one mile of eight-foot drain and
3O.75 miles Of six-foot were COM
pleted by the district. Fifteen miles
of individual drains were dug and
engineering work has been COM
pleted upon 18 more miles of six foot
drains.
During the year the district laid
"a miles of tile drains and private
company laid SO miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
British Envoy to
Leave Moscow

MOSCOW. Jan. 2. CUP)-Sir Will
liam Seeds, British ambassador.
leaves for England today for "hol-
iday' which diplomatic quarters ex-
pect to keep him away from the
Soviet union for an indefinite per-
iod.
Sir William paid a farewell visit
to Viacheslav Molotov, premier
commiSsar Sunday night, it was
learned.
Official quarters denied that there
was any suggestion of an official
recall in his departure. There will be
surprise in diplomatic quarters, in
view of the deterioration of British
Russian relations. if his holiday
does not prove a long one, how
ever.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
New Years S Deaths
Near 300; Calf.
Leads Tragic Toll
BY UNITED PRESS

The nation counted almost 300
deaths by violence after a three
day New Years holiday, but nation
al safety officials were encouraged
because the total was lower than
had been anticipated. More than
500 died by violence over the Christ
mas holiday.
A United Press survey showed
that 292 lost their lives in automo-
bile accidents, fires. train wrecks,
by suicide, drowning or other
violence. Traffic deaths again led
the rest. They totaled 1866. Forty
died by suicide, 10 in fires and 76
OF other causes.
California led the states in num-
ber of dead and number of suicides.
Twenty one died in automobile acci-
dents, nine were suicides and seven
died of other causes. Illinois and
Pennsylvania each reported 25
deaths.
One passenger was killed and 40
others injured in a collision of two
Illinois Central trains at Arcola
Ill. The Panama Limited crashed
into the rear of the Louisiana which
had stopped to pick up passenger.
Four children of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gale were asphyXiated in their
Perth Amboy, N j., home.
An unknown number of fisher
men were caught in a snow storm
off the North Carolina coast. None
was reported dead, but fear was felt
for the mems safety. 1t was the
second time in II years that snow
was reported in that area.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
King Announces
3% Dividend

M. o. King company, El Centro
department store. Tuesday mailed
out three-per cent semi-annual
dividend checks TO holders of pre-
ferred stock, a majority of whom
are in Imperial Valley, according
to NJ. o. King, owner and manager.
Dividend payments, payable on
each July l and January l, have
been made TO stockholders in all
but one year, King said, that in
the depth Of the depression in the
early 30's.
Simultaneous with the dividend
payment announcement came the
report that work started on altera-
tions for the new King department
store in Brawley. The store will be
located at SAL Main street in Braw-
ley, the site OF the old Palmer store,
King said.
The Brawley store will be opened
Feb. under present contract plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Oswald Trial Date
Setting Postponed
Again by Jenney
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5 for attorneys to appear again
It which time he might decide to
set a definite date. The judge gave
no indication as to why the case
has been delayed.
OsWalt, with the other defendants,
including Raul Mateus, El Centre
special police officer, and Dick Yo-
shida, also of Ell Centro, were in
dicted in September by federal
grand jury in Los Angeles. The de-
PENDANTS were accused of kidnapping
H. Yamatoda in Los Angeles in De-
cember Of 1898, bringing him to El
Centro and later to Mexicali. At the
time, Oswalt explained that Yama-
toda was brought to Ell Centre to
face gambling complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Three Ships Sent
Down in Warfare

LONDON, Jan. 2. up
Three ships, including the 400
ton Norwegian steamer Luna, re-
porteslly torpedoed without war
ming. we're listed today as victims
of sea warfare during the New
Years weekend.
The other two were British
the S072 ton tanker San Delfino.
mined and beached on the east
coast without casualties among
the crew of Al. and the 5677 ton
freighter BoXhill, sunk by an
explosion in the North Sea Sun
day with a loss of 10 of the crew
of 80.
The loss of the Luna was re-
ported at Koperyik, Norway,
where the" Norwegian ship Col
umbia landed all Il of the Luna
crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Court Refuses 10
Review Tax Case

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. CUP)-
The supreme court today refused
10 review the Interpretation placed
by California courts on the tax
laws of the state applied to COR
poration stock certificates.
The case was brought by Ralph
D. Lacoe who sought a refund of
taxes paid to San Diego county.
Lacoe was assessed taxes on stock
Of outside companies. He protested,
contending the practice is "discrim-
inatory" against the owners of a
particular class of property. The
state law, he said, declares corpora
ton stock to be "of no intrinsic
value and there is nothing in the
law permitting taxation of any
shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. (UP)-
More than $4,000 enumerators in
augurated the 1910 decennial CEN
sus today by commencing one of
the most extensive fact-finding
surveys of business and industry
ever made by the federal govern
ment.
Four of seven separate censuses
were begun this morning. They in
clude business houses, manufac-
turing plants, drainage and irriga-
ton units, and mines and quarries.
The other three. covering popula-
ton, housing and agriculture, will
begin April /.
In the business industry censuses,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Council TO Study
Relief in State

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. (UP)
- Spokesman for the California
council said today members of state
wide taxpayers associations would
meet Friday in Los Angeles to con-
slider a policy on the State Relief
administration and the Olson pro-
duction-fo program.
It was understood that the coun-
Gil would recommend return of re-
lief control to the counties and re-
lection by the legislature of the
production-for-u plan.
The council was mentioned as a
participant in recent SRA investiga-
tions which led to charges of politi-
cal, union and radical domination
of relief and extravaganza and pet
ty graft in its administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02

Of Marmoro to the lake of Apoleon,
whose waters also we're overflowing
Twenty five villages were reported
flooded in the Adapazar Valley, so
miles southeast of Istanbul as the
Sakaria and Mudurno rivers broke
their banks.
Violent earth shocks struck the
Pergamos region. New shocks were
registered constantly also in the
eastern quake zone. where President
ISmet Inonu is directing relief work.
The new shocks severed communi-
cation with interior points. it was
reported, and there was no news
from 55 villages of Erzincan pro-
vince. which was hardest hit by the
first quakes last wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-02
Oil Promoter Held
On Federal Charqe

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2. (UP)-
Samuel Myers, 81. today was releas-
ed on bond of $4,000 after his arrest
on a New York indictment charging
misuse of the mails in sales OF Texas
and Oklahoma oil leases.
Myers waived extradition, posted
bond, and was released.
The New York federal grand jury
indictments charged that many in
vestors had been victimiZed in the
sale of oil leases.