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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Had to See Finish
Saws Ex. Resident

Il had to be in at the finish,
v. F.. Frizzell of the Southern
Pacific company said Saturday
when he arrived from Los Angeles
to witness the All American canal
celebration.
Flizzel Low is assistant genera
freight agent for the S. P. but f5r
many years lived in Imperial VAL
ley and became familiar with the
long struggle to build Boulder Dam
and the All American canal.
Those who have not known the
valley from years back, he said,
"ca-not realize the changes and
improvements that have taken
place
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13

Communist party is Incompatible
with membership in the faculty of
state university
Young May had freely admitted
his association with the Communist
party which, he said, fought for
the ideals of the American consti-
tuition.
A brilliant student at the Univer-
sity of California, May studied in
Europe for 81 years under an in
stitnte of world affairs fellowship
He is married To the daughter of an
other California professor.
"The regents believe that the
Communist party of which Mr. May
has announced he is a member
gives its first loyalty to a foreign
political movement and perhaps To
a foreign government" the regents
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Moose Wins Battle With Truck

ROUYN, Que. Oct. ~ (UPl-A giant moose engaged
lotion truck in battle highmay near here-and
Ben StOnehouse, druer of the truck said he
dyiUng through the provincial game and forest
100 miles from here yesterday tcheR the satked
out of the WOOds to the road t0Wered its head and
charged
The truck had to be toured to garage. The moose
just shook itself and stalked beck into the lu00ds
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
State COP Leaders See
Relief Vote For Wi||kie

A strong vote among relief cli-
ents in the nation for Willkie and
against the New Deal was predicted
Saturday by Justice F. Craemer,
former chairman of the California
Republican Central committee and
member of the state Railroad
Commission.
Craemer was in Imperial Valley to
conduct a hearing in Holtville re-
garding proposed railroad crossing
Willkie and the Republican party
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13

statement said: THAT by taking
advantage of the idealism and mex
perience of youth and oy exploit
ing the distress of underprivileged
groups it breeds suspicion and dis
cord and thus divides the democratic
forces upon which the Welfare oil
our country depends.
"They believe, therefore. that
membership in the Communist par
ty is incompatible with membership
in the faculty of state university.
Tolerance must not mean indif-
ference to practices which contra
diet the spirit and the purposes of
the way of life to which the Univer-
sity of California as an instrument
of democracy is committed"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Defeatisfs Can't
Win Any Battle
WiIIkie Declares
Government Preaching
Pessimism Incapable
Of Victory, Charge
BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE

(UP)-Republic.an Presiden-
tial Nominee Wendell L. Willkie as
serted today that "a government
which breaches defeat can never win
any battle against unemployment or
against any foreign foe."
Willkie was talking to the small
town business men and industrial
workers of western Massachusetts
on his way by special train and mo-
torcade to Troy, N. Y. where to-
night he makes a major speech.
THE New Dealers do not learn
he said at Lawrence. I'm an effort
to cover up their own failures they
keep telling us that the era of ex-
pansion in America is over. Just
few days ago, the Democratic ma
tional committee issued a statement
attacking me because 1 had prom
ised in my campaign to provide jobs
for all of our people in private
industry and this is what the Demo-
cratic national committee said:
mo man now living, or whoever
liveG. could fulfill such a promise.
mo wonder your factories are
empty. your relief rolls increased
and men looS-yainly for jobs. A
government that does not believe
that its people can be employed
will never see TO it that they are
employed. A government that preach
es defeat can never win any battle
against unemployment or against
ay foreign foe.'
Willkie recalled again that during
his 1882 campaign, President Roose-
velt had said that the American in
dustrial plant was built. He said his
statement was just as foolish as
that of the patent commissioner
Continued on Page 8, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Canal POWER EXPECTED IN SIX WEEKS
Boy Dies After
Stepping on Nail

H0I FTILLE, Oct. 12.--Billy
III artin Watson, : -year-old-
seheoiboy, died today from an
+ gection which started after he
stepped on nail il week ago.
Efforts to stern spread of the
Infection failed and the boy died
in the county hospital in Eel Gem
tfo Saturday mori "-lg. Funeral
services were scheduled at the
Lemons chapel at 10 a. m. Sun
day.
The boy was born in Missouri
and came to Imperial Valley
year and half ago with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Olen Wat
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13

will undoubtedly carry inland farm
ing areas in California. Craemer
said San Francisco will undoubtedly
go Democratic. and Los Angeles and
San Diego are feirly evenly divided
as we'll as Sacramento and Fresno
II believe the problem is almost
entirely whether the farmers and
smaller cities and towns who are
dominantly agains. the third term
will offset the heavy unionized
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13

on gambling.
The very Social Junior league it
self, its charity fund Golfers swell
ed by $4,000 from the party kept
mum about the details of what
happened at the Fairmont hotel
party last Tuesday night.
But from police circles ana other
sources there came an amazing
story to form the background of
the orders of Chief of Police Charl-
esDullea issued yesterday to dis
trict commanders to check big
time gambling in the city.
1t was learned that in arrang-
ing a gambling concession for its
water show. planned for charity.
the Junior league enlisted the aid
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
PARlSIANS APPLAUD
AT WRONG SCENES

VICHY. France, Oct. II. UP)-
German occupation authorities have
threatened to close every movie
theatre in Paris if patrons do not
stop applauding scenes such as those
showing British air raid destruction
in Germany, the Paris radio an
nounced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Fires
Red rom Staff

BERKELEY, Oct. II. (UP)-The University of Cafor
MIA today dismissed Kenneth May "a teaching assistant
whose father, Prof Samuel May, publicly dsowned him
recently for his espousal of Communism
The board of regents held Mays membership in the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Boys 19 and Is
iured in Crash
Sedan Crashes Into Freight Engine at
Crossing, Throwing Brothers Clear;
Youths Have Chance for Recoverv

Two Imperial boys, injured when their coded with
freight train north of Imperial Friday night in
critical condition in the county hospital Saturday.
Leslie Hodgson 49, and his 10 year-od brother Wayne,
thrown out of their sedan when it crashed head-on
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Estimate Comes
While Thousands
Attend I.v.Fete
Turbines on All American to Generate
Electricity As Soon As Steady yF|ow
Assured in Big Ditch, Dowd Declares

Power from the All American canal plants-dreamed
of and hoped for during two decades of Imperial Valley
historywas expected to materiaze Saturday within six
weeks. -
The announcement from M. J. Dowd, chief enginee
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Gamblers Linked
In High Society

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. II. (UP)-The sky was the
limit and professional gamblers operated openly under
the unwilling sanction of the police the Junior leagues
Water Follies top event of the fall social season. it
disclosed today in uncton with police breakdown
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
Axis Spreads Warfare in
Effort to Deal Death
Blow at British Empire
German Troops Flock into Rumania as
Suez Offensive, Far Eastern Strategy
Planned TO Cripple English Defense
- By JOE ALEX MORRIS -
United Press Foreign News Editor

The surge of German troops into Rumania Saturday
night strengthened Balkan fears of Axis blow in south
eastern Europe timed to coincide with intensified Naz
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
y AMBl|Ae
1AEpORTER

iovment out of it. But we didn't get
a bit Saturday. AS far as we are
concerned Joe can go dive in New
river.
Joe made us positively miserable
relating tales of his trip this week
INTO the high Sierras fishing. Just
think, he waS in a SnoWstorE
Friday! 1t was II degrees above zero
there! and he caught a bunch OF
Whopping German Brown trout!
Precautions
just a tip:
Be sure and wear red cap if
you go deer huntin" with Don Shoot
er and Bryan Hursy. If possible wear
q red union suit, too, and carry
a flag
The other day Don and Bryan
were hunting in Vallecitos canyon.
They Were percned Oh peak &ur-
veying the scenery when both saw
at the safGe time what looked like
deer lying down with its head
prOtrudlng over 1t DJS.4.
1T isn't doe. is it?' Don whis-
pered.
mo, I just saw its head move, "
replied Bryan. .--
BY goth SO did IT, replied Don.
So together they trained their
guns and banged away.
1ne bullets MT une deer deaG
center. but they didn't carry it home
because it turned out to be a rock
with a forked stick above it!
Where's the Medal
The hero OF the All American
celebration Saturday was Roy
thompson. He was even more of q
hero than Ted kipf. who carried
much OF the burden of staging the
celebration
Roy didn't Know until a few hours
ahead of time that he was gone
TO pinch hit as master of ceremonies!
Extra Attractions
There is never a dull moment
at an Imperial football game.
In between halves Friday night
when the program dulled a trifle.
some boys spanked the evening by
detaching the pants from two of
their number and draping the gar
ments over a goal post.
Never have we seen such aplomb
displayed as the semi-nude lads
strolled leisurely out and retrieved
their lower coverings.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: L. A. BIC; Butterfat Imperial Valley,
fob. ranch grade A 4O19c; Manufacturing milk
34@c; Route gathered 3014c.
L. A. Hay: u. S. M S13-14; U. S. No. Ieafy
1850; U.S.No2 1O-1O.5O; Mps Dec Flax STAG
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-13

Maximum temperature SO; minimum SO; am.
emperature 62, humidity so; noon temperature SO,
humidity 26; pm. temperature 95 humidity rs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
Bluffton Man, Native OF Belgium
Gets Greeting From Former Home

from the same locality in Belgium
where the owner of the instrument
now lives.
Potts received a reply this week,
translated as follows:
81 noticed that a Belgian repaired
my meter. Tt is now working all
right, and many thanks. How did
you get way out there?
Anyway, | think times are much
better over there than they are here.
We are living in some dark days right
now since Hitler has begun upsetting
things. / hope he gets stuck in all
his weapons and cannons.
"All the young boys have been call
ed to the army in these parts. That's
all | have room for now, so I'll wish
you Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year."
The message, sent on a European
postal card, required S1.5 in Belgian
currency for postage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
Housing Shortage Stimulates
Residence Building Program

Owners of the new places of resi-
dence are: Harry Bogart, College
Road; N. A. Tripplett, Jack Remde
and Lugibihl sisters, all on Grove
street and College road.
Other construction programs in the
town during 1899 included erection of
works project building on the Bluff
ton college campus and remodeling
of the old skating rink building in the
business district into a feed mill.
Bluffton's shortage of housing fa-
cilities that became particpularly
pressing during the last three years
will be somewhat alleviated by the
completion of the 1889 home building
program.
With 13 new houses erected in two
years, the pressing need for living
quarters likely will be alleviated to
some extent. Principal factors in the
lack of houses resulted here from ex-
pansion of the Meter works in recent
years, plus the location in BIuffton a
year and half ago of the Woodcock
generating plant of the Central Ohio
Light and Power Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04

Gene Keller of Bowling Green was
Monday afternoon caller on his
aunt, Mrs. Viola Wyer.
Mrs. Paul Hugus and family of
Portsmouth, Ind. spent their vacation
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Hugus and
family.
Mrs. James Sommers of Pandora
spent New Years day with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. w. A Otto.
Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Thomas have
moved from their home on the corner
of Kelly and Main streets to Find
lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Peterson spent
their Christmas vacation with the lat
ter's parents in Marathon, N. Y.
Miss Wilma Neighswander return
ed home Sunday after spending the
week in Ft. Wayne visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Willoby and
family spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Sherick and family
of Fostoria.
Mrs. Ella McClelland spent Christ
mas day with Mrs. Inez Woods.
Myron Shaffer, of Fremont spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. For
est Flora and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert McDill of
Chillicothe spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crozier.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Guin spent New
Years day with Mrs. Mae Dennis and
Mrs. Emma Guin.
Olive WILDLY spent a week with her
aunt, Mrs. William Bemenstedfer of
Findlay.
Miss Betty Light returned with Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Peterson to spend a
week with them.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
Prices OF Soy Beans And Straw
Are Surprises OF Farm Market

back, there was plenty of acreage de-
voted to the beans last year.
Most surprising of all, however, was
the price commanded by the product.
Despite the fact that the yield was
heavy, beans were bringing over 81
a bushel in December making the
crop an excellent investment.
In early winter developments found
straw selling for as much as hay,
both bring about 81 a ton. At the
turn of the year, however, there was
no more straw available, and short
age of hay had developed, sending the
price to around S14 a. ton for alfalfa.
Bluffton area farmers had bumper
corn crops, but the price was such
that in most cases the corn is being
fed to hogs or steers.
This last year also saw greater
number of Ireland township farmers
switching to compliance with the AAA
program. More than 200 farmers, 60
percent of those in the township,
singned contracts.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04

Building in Bluffton during 1899
marked by the construction of five
modern houses, all concentrated in the
vicinity of a new subdivision opened
on Grove street late in 1888.
Resulting from an acute housing
shortage that has prevailed here for
the last several years the five new
residences will represent an invest
ment of approximately $4,000 when
completed.
Building in 1889 continued an ex-
sion program launched in the preced-
ing year when eight new homes were
erected and gives the town total of
13 houses in two seasons. Excellence
of construction, rather than size, is
the rule that has been followed in
most instances.
New homes built in 1889 are con-
centrated around the intersection of
Grove street and College road, with
three of the houses going up in the
Schumacher addition, which lay out
side the town limits until late in 1888.
The other two residences are just
across the street from the addition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
One Eclipse OF Sun In 1910
Will Be Visible In BlufftOn

where standard time is used, the al
manacs show only three phases for
February and five for March. All
other months will have four phases.
The SUMS apparent journey north
has already begun. The vernal equi-
nox will be reached March 20 at 1:24
p. M, the summer solstice at 8:37 a.
m. June 81, the autumn equinox on
September % at 11:46 p. m, and the
winter solstice December 21 at 6:55
p. m.
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
begin the year as evening stars. Mars
and Jupiter viii interchange positions
January 7, Mars and Saturn make the
shift February 13, Venus and Jupiter
change February 20 and Venus and
Saturn March 8.
Jupiter will be in conjunction with
the sun April 10, Saturn April "a,
Venus June 26 and Mars August 30
All will then be morning stars. Early
in November Jupiter and Saturn will
again be evening stars while Venus
and Mars remain morning stars until
the end of the year.
"The calendar for 1910 is just the
same as for the leap year 1872" said
DR.. Yanney. "The year we have the
one of seven leap year patterns which
begins on Monday"
The Wooster educator is strong
advocate of calendar reform. He be-
lieves that the so-called World Cal
endar has the best chance of adop-
ton. This calendar divides the year
into four equal three-month periods,
adds an extra day in common year
at the end of the calendar to be konwn
as "Year-End Day" and the extra day
for leap year is placed after June 30,
to be known as "Leap-Year Day."
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04

Two solar eclipses, one visible in
the United States, will occur in the
year 1910, according to DR.. B. F.
Yanney, College of Wooster mathe-
matics professor and recognized au-
thority on astronomy.
The first will come April and will
be visible over North America and
the second, October /, will be seen in
South America. The area included in
the first eclipse lies over the Pacific
Ocean, North America and the At
lantic ocean adjacent to North Amer
lea, and the extreme northern edge
of South America.
The path of the eclipse starts a lit
tie south of the equator, extends north
easterly, crossing the United States
at or near Austin, Houston and San
Antonio in Texas, Baton Rouge and
New Orleans in Louiana, Savannah in
Georgia, Pensacola and Jacksonville
in Florida. The ath is $50 miles
wide.
In Ohio, this eclipse will begin over
Columbus at $3.50 p. m. and end at
GLIB p. m. Over Cincinnati, it will
begin two minutes earlier and end one
minute later. At Cleveland, it will
begin two minutes later than at Col
umbus and end two minutes earlier.
The second eclipse will not be visi-
BILE in the United States, except on
the peninsula of Florida. Most of
South America, the Atlantic ocean
and southern Africa. The narrow
path of total eclipse crosses northern
South America, the Atlantic ocean
and the southern tip of Africa.
Both January and October will have
phases of the moon for 1910, said the
Wooster professor. Over the globe,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
improvements Make
BlufftOn Better Place To Live

Bluffton has benefited materially
ing the past year from extensive mu-
nicipal improvement projects, and the
program is such that it will be con-
tinued on into 1941.
Improved service and economies in
operating cost of the municipal light
and power plant are anticipated as a
result of two extensive programs, one
of which has been completed.
A new addition was added to the
plant building last spring, following
which a new $50 I'll. P. boiler was in
stalled. Placed in opering in late
spring, the new unit gives the plant
total boiler capacity of $50 II. P.
Cost of the building and equipment,
including the boiler, coal conveyor and
silo, was approximately $34,512. The
town paid only sixty per cent, howev-
er, and the federal government pro-
vided the other forty per cent under
PWA setup.
Turbo-Generato Bought
In December, the board of public
affairs purchased 750 XIV turbo-
generator for the power plant, and
work on the foundation for the unit
has already started.
Net cost of the unit will be $4,000
! and its installation will mark q
changeover in operation procedure al
the local plant. Heretofore Skinner
unifow engines have been used fol
the generation of current, but stead
lily inceasing demand makes it feast.
BILE to change to turbine equipment.
Economies of approximately $4,000
year, represented in fuel savings
are expected to be realized by installa
tion of the turbo-generator.
Cost of both improvements are be
ing paid from the plants net balance
and in addition a reduction in light
rates was made last July. 1t result
ed to an average savings of 80 cent,
per month to 500 patrons.
Water Mains Cleaned
Bluffton's three-mile net work o.
water mains was cleaned during tn.
summer, for the first time in 40 year!
at a cost of $4,000. Wrigglers fount
in the city water supply and the de
sirability of increased pressure fol
fire protection resulted in authorize
tion of the cleaning program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04
Industrial And Business Outlook
I'm BlufftOn Is Bright For 1910

them reported worthwhile gains over
193S-the recession year.
Output of the electric generating
plant of the Central Ohio light and
Power Co., located here year and
half ago, was doubled early in 1889
with installation of a second 5000
WV Turbo-Generator.
Completion of the program gave
the plant capacity of $4,000 HIP, and
it took over the responsibility of sup
plying most of the current sold in this
area by the utility.
Property Change Hands
One of the principal real estate
transactions of the year was the sale
of the M. M. Bogart building and site
at the south end of the business sec-
ton to DR.. M. d. Soash. The real
estate involved had a frontage of DC
feet on Main street and depth OF
165 feet.
The building now houses Bogart's
harness shop and automobile agency
the E. C. Ludwig shoe repair shop anc
Z. C. Stultz tin shop.
Two businesses changed hands il
1889. Homer Gratz sold the Hy'
Grade dairy to Paul Detwiler, ant
Ralph Dilier bought the former L. H
Foltz filing station on South MAR
street.
Retail trade was helped and hous
ing facilities were taxed during No
vember, when the Buckeye Pipe Line
Co. quartered more than $50 men here
while they were working on new
10-inch pipe line being laid in thi:
area by the concern. The line run:
| from Lima to Cygnet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04

A meter manufactured by The
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co. and
sent to the local plant for repairs
early last summer has brought an
exchange in correspondence between
Robert Potts, Bluffton embloye of the
concern and Belgian who lives with
in few miles of Potts native city
in Belgium.
Potts left Belgium with his parents
to come to this country when he was
IA years old, but he clearly remem-
bers the locality in which he spent
the early years of his life.
He noticed when working on the
meter sent here for repairs that it
came from Edegem, a small town
within few miles OF his former
home. The coincidence resulted in
Potts writing letter to the owner of
the instrument advising that person
making the repairs originally came
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-04

Farm crops and farm prices during
the year 1889 had their ups and
downs"
Perhaps the most unusual in year
of unusual events were the fiuctua-
tions of prices paid for hogs and
wheat, with 'war-scare" factor en-
tering into the picture in early fall.
Quotations for hogs jumped to an
abnormal high mark of So in Septem-
ber, shortly after the outbreak of the
European war, but within a month
and half the price was $5.45, five
year low.
Wheat, altho never commanding
particularly fancy figures, advanced
to $1.03 bushel in December after
seven-year low of SO cents had been
established in July. Yield from area
wheat fields was average.
Soy beans came into their own as
major farm crop in the Bluffton dis
trict last year. Altho regarded as an
agricultural novelty only few years