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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14

hioWS LII tllS dtl I'LL Wal UcUWecIl
Germany and Great Britain seemed
to confirm that both sides expected
the European struggle TO go on
through the winter and that the
new field of military operations
would be in the southeast.
The roles Of Soviet Russia (re-
ported consulting with Turkey, Ju-
goslavia and Greece) and of Japan
(reported keenly concerned over
President Roosevelt's hostility toward
the new triple alliance) in the Axis
winter campaign continued obscure.
IN Shanghai, it was suggested that
Japan for the first time was realiz-
ing clearly the seriousness with
which the United States proposed
to support American foreign policy
in the Pacific, with force if neces-
Sary.
In view of the broad front on
which Japan already is operating
and the reopening this week of the
Burma Road to supply China with
military materials, it was believed
by some Shanghai observers that
skillful diplomatic maneuvering still
could avert showdown between
Washington and Tokyo.
Military operations in China were
intensified as the tme-Thursday-
for reopening the Burma Road ap-
preached. japanese bombing planes
smashed the railroad junction OF
Kunmin1, damaging the United
States consulate, and Chinese armed
forces were reported near the Bur-
ma frontier to escort stores of war
materials piled up in preparation
for transport by truck to Chung
king.
Britain and Germany traded air
attacks of great severity. British
bombers blasted German naval bases,
arms works, airdromes, oil plants
and the invasion coast.
Attacks were delivered at Kiel,
Wllhelmshaven, Gelsenkirchen, Duis-
berg, the Krupp Works at Essen,
and the invasion coast from Ostend
to LIE Havre. German sources said
the British dropped between 13.2OO
and 1900 pounds of bombs during
the night
The Germans claimed they drop
ped 10000 pounds of bombs on
London, Liverpool and other British
obJectives in the same period. Lon
don advised that a new type of Ger
man bomb was used-a container
Continued on Page 8; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Farm Debt Group
Red? lis News TO
Ell Centre Member
J. d. Adams Says Charge
Boomerangs Against
Former Administration

If there is any "hot bed of
Communism" in the person
mel Of the California Farm
Debt Adjustment commits
sion, J. D. Adams of Ell Cen
tro. commission member, doesn't
know anything about it.
Adams, who was absent from the
city last week when Jerrold L. Sea-
we'll, president pro tenn of the state
senate. charged the commission was
marked by political racketeering
said Monday:
Personnel of the debt adjustment
committees, which totals about 325
in the state, has been changed only
slightly during the Olson admins
tration. Therefore, if there are any
Communists they were there before
the new administration took over.
Adams followed Chairman Edwin
Jobe in branding Seawell's remarks
as politically inspired.
" Anything to take a shot at
the Olson administration" he de-
clared.
Adams explained the commissions
activities as purely conciliatory be-
tween creditors and ranchers who
are about to lose property through
Continued on Page 8; Col. =
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Last honors Paid
To Mrs. Mark Rose
Al hoItviIIe

HOLTVILLE, Oct. 14.-Flowers
banked the Methodist church here
Sunday when funeral services were
held for Mrs. Ella M. Rose, 80, wife
OF Director Mark Rose OF the I'M
perial Irrigation district.
Using the poem. 1.-The House Be-
side the Road as the theme for
his brief funeral sermon, the Rev.
Mr.. Kenneth Engle described her
love of farm life ana her devotion
to her home, her family. and the
large number Of pets which she
always had.
Music was provided by James
Ryerson, .soloist, and Mrs. R. Ry-
erSon.
Pail bearers were George Whit
lock, Ned Holmes, G. V. Yeargin.
P. B. Brown, R. Ryerson, and Rob-
ert Mercereau.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Defense Profits Racket
Must Go Says Wi||kie

private train on railroad siding
at F'eura Bush, near Albany, going
into Albany to attend church. and,
last evening, receiving Joseph N
Pew, jr., wealthy oil man and Re-
publican leader of Pennsylvania.
Today he speaks in Schenectady,
Amsterdam. Utica, Rome. and. to-
night, in Syracuse.
"As president I will be absolutely
relentless regarding those firms
which are said to be iockeying
around for bids and thereby delay
ing the progress of the defense
program in order TO make a slight
ly larger profit" Willkie said in
his statement.
"One reason why We believe in
private initiative is because it is
faster and more efficient. AS pres
ident, I will see to it that in this
great nationai effort which en-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Cavalry to Camp
North Of SeeIey
Within Next Month
Regiment Will Bring
100000 Per Month to
Business Houses Here

Within a month, 1900 caval-
rymen and 100 horses will
be quartered in Imperial Val
ley at a camp a mile north of
Seeley, it was announced
Monday
Arrival of Col. John T. McClane.
who will be in charge, with pre-
liminary detachment was expected
sometime this week. Arrival of the
men of the Eleventh U. S. Cavalry,
previously stationed at Monterey,
will follow within 80 days. John
Donohue, president OF the Ell Centre
chamber of commerce, said.
A lease with the Imperial Irriga-
ton district for Ice acres a mile
north of Seeley towrsite was closed
late last week. 1t provides for use
of the camp site By the army for
from one to 25 years.
Location of the crimp at this site
within seven miles of Ell Centro was
regarded as a definite accomplish
ment for Donohue. Colonel McClane,
1t. Col. J. L. Bradley, 1t Col. D. A.
Strohl and Maj. R. v. Perry, who
were in Imperial Valley last week,
inspected number of sites, escort
ed by Donohue. The decision was
made despite strong rivalry for 10
cation of the camp elsewhere.
The camp was expected to bring
in around 100000 month in busi-
ness to the Ell Centre area. Half of
this is in salaries to the men and
the other $50,000 in governmental
expenditures.
Only nominal construction will go
on at the camp. site, Donohue indi-
Gated. For the most part, the men
will live in tents. The leased acre
age will be used for parade grounds
Continued on Page 8, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
AXIS PLANS COMPLETE; ZERO HOUR near
4-H,FFA Calves
Arrive in Valley

More than 80 Future Farmer
ard All club members in I'm
perial Valley were ready to begin
their annual beef projects Mon
day following the arrival of a
shipment of baby beef animals
from Iordburg, New Mexico,
Sunday.
The animals, purchased by II.
G. Worthington for The farm
youngsters, we're selected from
the top four herds i'm the New
Mexico area. aceo:.":g to Jchn
Adams, Central high agricultural
department head.
The animals are six montir
old, Adams said, and weigh close
t0 5G0 pounds. Thcy VII be fat
tened by the young fa rmers, ex-
bihited and soId at the county
fair.
Forty-ninc animals were in
cluded in the shipment. Adams
s., 90 OF which will go TO
Future Farmer organization
members, the remainder to Al
club youngsters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Prepare for Peace
As Well As War
Warns Industry

LOS ANGELES. Oct. IA. (UPl-
Although national defense is the
primary consideration, the aircraft
industry maintained today that I'VE
have to be prepared for peace, as
we'll as for war"
Executives whose plants are con-
strueting more than a billion dol
lare worth of planes for the ma
Qonal defense program, are holding
a five-day export conference as the
aeronautical chamber of commerce
of America.
FIRST and foremost, the aircraft
industry now is deveting its efforts
to defense work" said Irving H.
lor, Washington, D. c., manager of
the export department of the cham
ber. But the eyes of the industry
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14

exieo recently returned from Oregon
where they attended the annual
convention of Second Generation
Japanese. a organization with TO-
600 members between. the west coast
and the Mississippi river. Delegates
at the convention passed a resolu-
ton declaring their loyalty to the
United States.
The meeting at 7:30 Tuesday night
will take place in the japanese
Christian church near the corner
Of Fifth and Commercial streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
BY WILLIAM II. LAWRENCE

ABOARD WILLKIE CAMPAIGN
TRAIN, En- Route TO Syracuse, N
Y, Oct. IA. (UP)-Republican pres
idential Nominee Wendell L. Willkie
pledged today that if he were
elected he would be absolutely re-
lentless' toward those defense con-
tractors who delay the aefense pro-
gram by ''jockeying" for larger pro-
fits.
In a statement issued as he left
Albany, N. Y, for a day of cam
paigning through upper New York
state. Willkie said the United States
was not getting high speed pro-
duction of essential defense mater
ials. If elected, he would insist
upon rapid decisions on the types
of planes and tanks to obtain
quick. mass production of them.
The candidate spent Sunday in his
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14

I'VE are Americans and want to
put ourselves on record as such
before strained relations between
the United States and Japan result
from the opening of the Burma
Road" Shinji Miyata, president of
the Imperial Valley group said
I'VE want everyone to know we feel
about the United States just as all
other loyal Americans feel"
They asked officials of Imperial
county to attend the meeting and
help them make their stand clear.
Mr.. md Mrs r. K KitoW of Cal
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14

one of the men, apparently to tease
her, stepped directly in front of the
car.
Turning suddenly to avoid him.
she crashed into the ditch and the
machine overturned. When she
crawled from the wreckage the three
men had fled from sight.
Seeing that her daughter was SER
iously injured, Mrs. Nichols started
running down the road toward Nico-
laus, mile away. She finally STOP
ped a car driven by a Mexican who
took her into town.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14

N Vel VfIc dVOIVtIIU IIIt UIIU IIeu IFU10
the scene instead of giving aid. The
baby was deeply cut and died of
loss of blood after being brought
TO a local hospital.
state highway patrolmen and To-
cal offlcers were searching for the
men but their task was difficult
because Mrs. Nichols wasn't able to
give a description of them.
She said the three were walking
IN the middle of the road and dis
regarded her horn signal to get out
of the way. When she swung to the
side of the road to go around them
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
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@AEpoRTER
Stealing The Show

There was more curiosity about
the two lads who fell" into the
All American canal during the cele-
bration Saturday than about any of
the speakers.
AS we got the story, one lad push
ed the other in and wet and mad
the first boy scrambled out
$50, that's the way you want to
play, huh?" he sputterei and with
You asked for it, brought on
the second ducking.
We're still curious about their
identities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
The Shut-Up,

The Shut Up
This was ono time the Post-Press'
feminine reporter was really stop
ped dead in her tracks.
She accosted one of the pioneers
who showed for the canal cele-
bration, flashed her toothsome,
neWs-hungry, personality smile
and asked:
Where are you living now, Mr..
So and SOP"
Mr.. So andSo, who was more
than a little deaf, replied
I'm fine, How's your husband y
Then he walked away smiling be-
nignly.
Maybe he wasn't so deaf after
all. It's good gag for stopping re-
porters9
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
The Sufferer

Another little point that inter
ested us considerably at the cele-
bration was Fred Kamm's reac-
tion to playing the part of Nep-
tune while the temperature arose to
uncomfortable heights
Il lost II pounds" Fred explain
ed after his afternoon-long vigil
swathed in beard ara heavy robes.
Its the first time I ever went
through a Turkish bath with my
, clothes on"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
On Safari--

On Safari--
Strangest hunting party that we
have noticed yet went down a road
east of El Centro last week. It
was more like a caravan
There was Jimmy Woodward s
lad as chief hunter aboard his
Shetland pony. There we're two
more youngsters riding OH the
pony's rumble seat, another
young chap on bicycle being tow
ed and still another child riding in
tC0ntinued on Pare 3. Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Hilarious Celebration Gree+s Historic
Act oil. J. Foster. Turning Flow from
Big Ditch into Eastside HighIne Canal

Exhausted but happy IIotvile stretched its municipal
Joints Monday and tried to get back to normal after wo
weekend.
The weekend of celebrating began Saturday afternoon
at the point where the Eastsde hghne connects with
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Were Loyal Says
Japanese i'm I.v.

I'VE are loyal Americans, too"
Second generation Japanese, those who born
reared and educated in the United States Monday in
vted the public to attend meeting in Ell Centre Tuesday
night to hear them re-affim their loyalty to the United
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Men Bring Death
TO Baby in Auto

MAR4SVlLLE, CAL. Oct a. (UP)-A young mother
told authorities today that three walking on road
deliberately forced her automobile into ditch killing her
20-month-old daughter.
The woman, Mrs. Robert Nichols Ncolaus said that
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14
Russia. japan in
ecided Roles
As Drive Looms
Nippon Realizes for First Time Uncle =
Sans Determination to Back Up Policy,
Far Eastern Observers Believe
: Ey UNITED PRESS

Axis preparatns for thrusts against the Suez canal
and the great oil fields of the Near East appeared almost
complete Monday regardless of the position of Turkey and
Soviet Russia Steady and hard hitting-but indecsve
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14

Butter; Los Angeles 31ikc; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A 40i5c; manufacturing milk
sac; route gathered cream 3Otsc.
L. A. hay: u. S. No. / $13-314.:
u. S. No. 2 leafy S11.50-12.5O; I. v.
and Antelope $13-13.50; u. s. No. 2
$10.-$10.5O; MpIs. Dec. flax $1.43h.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-14

County Clerk w. J. McClel-
land emerged Monday from
a welter of preparations for
the draft registration Wed
nesdav only to bog down
Evening star., 1940-12-04

Culebra Island. There was sons
speculation here as to whether he
would meet President Roosevelt
somewhere in the Caribbean during
his trip. No announcement of such
a meeting, however, has been made.
Secretary Knox expects to stop
first in Jacksonville, Fla, today. He
will go on to Miami and expects to
reach Key West by nightfall.
He will inspect naval establish
ments at these points and then leave
Key West by flying boat for the Pam
anna Canal, arriving at Coco Solo
late tomorrow.
The following day he will fly to
Culebra Island of Puerto Rico,
where he will join the newly formed
Atlantic patrol force to view and
participate in maneuvers,
After an inspection of new con-
struction under way at Puerto Rico.
Secretary Knox will go to the naval
base at Guantanamo, Cuba. He ex-
poets to return December IL to
Washington by Navy flying boat.
Secretary Knox is accompanied by
Rear Admiral E. L. King, member
Of the General Board; Capt. M. L.
Deyo, his personal aide, and Raw
leigh Warner Of Chicago, a per-
sonal friend.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Legion Iron Lung Saves
Life Before Presentation

The 1880 iron lung which Dis
trict Legionnaires purchased for
Providence Hospital demonstrated
its usefulness as a life saver even
before the donors presented it
formally to the hospital last night.
No sooner had the mechanical
respirator been installed than man
near death from an asthmatic con-
dition was placed inside it. Attend
ants said the respirator save the
patients life.
The presentation ceremonies were
held last night in the lobby of the
hospital. Sister Rosa, superintend-
ent, thanked William T, Slattery,
past department commander of the
Legion. and his fellow Legionnaires
and auxiliary members for the gift.
All Legion posts and auxiliaries in
the District participated in the
fund-raising programs to obtain the
iron lung. The campaign started
last May.
Col. Joseph Randall was chair
man of committee in charge, con-
sisting of William H. Hargrave, Hey
wood Saunders, Anna Frame, John
J. Mulvey and Charles Kohen.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Six British Vessels
Sunk by Lone Sub,
Germans Declare
81, 500 Tons Are CIoimed
In Stepped-Up Drive
Against Supply Lines
Pv TIE Associated Press.

Pv tire Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. 4.-The German
high command today credited a lone
Nazi submarine with sinking six
British armed merchant vessels
totaling 81 800 tons in a continuation
Of the stepped-up offensive against
Britain's ocean supply lines
At the same time, long-range NaZi
bombers were reported to have
reached out into the Atlantic $50
miles northwest OF Ireland to sink a
4,000-ton British cargo vessel with
direct hit yesterday.
The claims brought to Is the num-
ber Of British merchant ships the
Germans have reported sinking since
Monday.
Yesterday the Germans said their
submarines had destroyed II mer-
chantmen totaling more than 131 900
tons and 17,000-ton auxiliary
cruiser the day before.
Weather Hampers Planes.
The high command said bad
weather had hampered German
aerial operations over Britain last
night, but declared that sharp at
tacks had been carried out on vital
objectives In Central and Southern
England.
Informed sources said airmen re-
turning from large scale attack on
Birmingham in the industrial Mid
lands had reported Is fires blazing
In the city.
britain acknowledged that the
Birmingham area and London
were the main objectives of Ger
man air raids last nightD
Augmenting the high command
communique, DNB, ofdcial news
agency, said the Southern Railway
Co.'S line between Dover and Lon.
don was broken by bomb hits near
Tunbridge.
An armored troop train heading
for Middle England was attacked by
flyers at low altitude and the last
three cars were thrown OF the track,
DNB said.
The agency also reported that fac
tories near Brighton and Grantham
were partly wrecked and fired and
that numerous" airdromes and
other railways had been bombed.
Long Convoy Attacked.
DNB said the bomber attack
northwest of Ireland was made
against "a long convoy" protected
by numerous destroyers. 1t headed
for the Scottish coast when the
bombers were sighted, the agency de-
clared. In addition to the sinking
Of one merchantmen. others of the
convoy were partly damaged" DNB
asserted.
London also was attacked several
times .,uring the day and night, in
formed sources said.
The British in turn made "a few,
scattered flights into Germany, but
caused practically no damage, in
formed sources asserted. CThe Brit
ish said their bombers attacked
Rhineland objectivesD
Authoritative sources asserted an
error in transmission from the front
caused the high command yesterday
to claim the sinking by submarine
on Monday of the British liner
Caledonia, only to retract the claim.
The vessel actually sunk, they as
Evening star., 1940-12-04
w. B. Tenant, Richmond
Newspaper Executive, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 4.-William
Brydon Tennant, 10. Richmond
newspaper executive and an attor-
ney, died in a local hospital last
night.
He was secretary Of the board Of
the Richmond Newspapers, Inc. con-
trolling both the afternoon Rich
mond News Leader and the morning
Times-Dispatch. The two news
papers began publication under
joint ownership In September
Mr.. Tennant, who was a native Of
Petersburg, was for about 20 years
secretary Of the board of the News
Leader. He was for twice that length
of time a member of the Richmond
and Virginia Bar Associations.
He was born at Petersburg Novem-
Der %, 1870, son Of the late David
Tenant of Ayrshire, Scotland, and
attended Virginia Episcopal High in
Alexandria and the University of
Virginia where he took his law de-
gree.
In addition to his widow, the for
mer Mary Newton Williams, he is
survived by daughter, Mrs. Paul
w. Howle, jr., son, Tilton Tenant;
two sisters, Mrs. Henry Fairfax and
Mrs. John Stewart Bryan Of Rich
mond, and a brother. DR.. Charles
Tenant Of Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

stand constant watch, with live
shells in their weapons.
Spotlights on Flag.
Spotnghts will play all night on
the United States flags. The same
measures were used last February
when Mr.. Roosevelt sailed to Pan
ANA and into the Pacific Ocean.
In the Presidents party were
Harry L. Hopkins, former Secretary
of Commerce; Maj. Gen. e. M. Wat
son, Rear Admiral Ross T. McIn-
tyre, White House physician, and
Capt. Daniel j. Gallaghan.
1t is the first time since last sum-
mer that Mr.. Roosevelt has gone so
far from Washington that he can
not reach the Capital by train in IL
hours. When he announced plans
for the trip he explained that he
was breaking his self-imposed rule
only because he could return by
plane If necessary.
Evening star., 1940-12-04

white officers. This regiment, which
will be followed by a considerable
number of other Negro units to give
the race proportionate representa-
ton in the expansion program Of
the Army, was organized at Camp
Dix, N. j., November 2, 1917. 1t
served In the A. E. F. during the
World War, being engaged in the
Marbache dorraine) sector from
October II to the November II ar
mistice of 1918. The regiment was
disbanded at Camp Dix after the
war.
Last August the 349th was revived
with a nucleus of about 15C Negro
soldiers from the 9th and 10th Cav
airy, the oath and 25th Infantry. 1t
is the only Negro artillery regiment
set up in peacetime A small de-
tachment from the Field Artillery
School helped in the training.
Within a month 1,100 recruits
were assembled, most of them from
the cotton fields of Texas and Ok
lahoma. OF the IT officers, 81 of
them were Reserves, many with only
a few weeks training.
Today these recruits, one of the
finest looking and best drilled outfits
to be seen on tour of Southwestern
posts, are proud of their distinctive
role in the United States Army.
They are husky men, eager to learn,
amenable to discipline. They are
beginning to operate the 155-milli-
meter howitzers of the regiment
with the precision of well-trained
artillerymen.
The regiment made fine appear
ance as it passed in review. 1t con-
sists of six batteries of four guns
each. Each gun was pulled by
lotion Diesel tractor.
The man who fired the last gun
of the 349th Regiment in France
was recalled to service when the
new regiment was organized at Fort
Sill and fired its first shot. He is
Master Sergt. Hensen Outley,
quiet, unassuming and highly
trained soldier of the old Army.
After the war, Sergt Outley left
the Army and from 1925 to 1881
he served as military adviser to
Liberia, the African republic, through
treaty arrangement. While on an
extended leave from Liberia in 1929,
he visited Germany. There he be-
came a member of the Reich air
police, with $500 hours of flying to
his credit. This was before Hitler's
rise to control at time when Ger
many was evading the spirit of the
Versailles Treaty by building up it's
air force and army. Only then they
were called air police and military
police.
Sergt. Outley returned to this
country during the start of the de-
preston and to the Army few
months ago, he said, because he
wanted a job and soldering Is to
his liking"
Evening star., 1940-12-04

he was authorized to set up advisory
committees to assist him, including
representatives of other Federal
agencies, State and local govern
ments, organized private groups and
the public at large.
Took Over F. s. A. in 1889.
Mr.. McNutt, former Governor Of
the Philippines and former Governor
Of Indiana. took over the Federal
Security Administration in July,
1899.
A program designed to combat
problems Of maternal and child
health growing out of the defense
program was recommended to the
Labor Department yesterday by
advisory committees OF the Chill
dren's Bureau.
A subcommittee on child health
urged that funds be made available
for investigation Of the health,
medical, housing and recreation
facilities available to wives and chill
dren of workers in defense industry
areas and Of enlisted men In COM
munities near military cantonments.