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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Churchill Forms New Government As
Britons Watch Skies for Signs Of
Bftzkrieg Aimed at British Isles

LONDON, May II. (UP)-BritonS
watched the blue spring sky for
blitzkrieg German bombing planes
today while Winston Churchill, call
ed to lead the government at one
of the gravest times in the country's
history, organized truly national
cabinet.
Allied response to the appeal for
aid from German-invaded Holland,
Belgium and Luxembourg had been
prompt. Allied staff officers already
were working with the Belgian high
command at Brussels, a British eX-
peditionary force column, COM
pletely motorized, was on it's way to
the Belgian first defense line,
French troops had contacted the
Germans in Luxembourg and the
British royal air force had blasted
Germans in Holland
The air ministry asserted that
its planes had destroyed German
troop transport planes at Rottter-
dam airdrome and on the beach
near the Hague.
Numerous direct hits were scored
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Chamber Elects
New Directors

Directors of the Ell Centro Cham
Der OF Commerce planned Saturday
Tor their organization meeting next
WedneSday-their first official act
after the annual election held Fri
day.
Eight directors, including -four
who never have served the organi-
zatlon as directors heretofore, were
elected Friday. The new ones in
cluded Arno c. Yaeckel, Harry R
Sones, Ed w. Schiller, and Harold
w. Hunt. Herbert R. Anderson Cor
don r. Scriven, Warren Currier and
John w. Donohue. who had served
previously, also were elected
The hold-over members of the
board of directors included Charles
L. Childers. M. o. King, James
Marshall, John R. Robertson, p E
Ryerson, w. A. Scheniman w. A.
Tondro, Jasper Travers, and John
Tyler.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

ITO enter MS plea 10 lne CIldrBe llldC
he was guilty of forgery and grand
theft in handling association al
fairs. The 3O-count grand jury in
dictment charged him with 20
counts of forgery and one count of
grand theft. The money mentioned
in the indictment totaled $4,108.42.
Six bondsmen filed property
statements in superior court Sat-
urday morning. Each of the bonds
men pledged $1,000 to guarantee
Walters appearance in court for
all legal proceedings incident to
the indictment and trial.
The bondsmen included J. F.
Clark, NJ N. Robinson, Adell Lin
go, w. E. Young, w. M. Corn, and
A. E. Taecker.
In his property statement Clark
listed ranch land and farming
equipment. Robinson listed ranch
property; Mrs. Lingo listed lots
and Improvements in Calipatria;
Young, his ranch in the Calipatria
district; Corn, land and shares OF
stock; and Taecker, his ranch
Walters was released in custody
of his attorneys after the indict-
ment was returned. A short time
later he filed the first $4,000 of the
$4,000 bail. The remainder of the
amount was not filed until three
days later.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
'Ndzis Mdintain Crip p on
Strategic Airdrome With
Reinforcements on WuV
mai Command
Says Defenses
Shattered

BERLIN, May II. (UP)
The high command said
today that German troops
were attacking strongly af-
ter smashing Belgian and
Dutch frontier defense forces and
Nazi sources reported severe battles
were in progress for possession Of
strategic air fields in the low coun-
tries.
The official news agency said air.
fields occupied by German soldiers
Qanded by air transport and para
chute) in Holland and Belgium
were still in German hands. (This
was contrary to Paris reports that
all airports had been recaptured
and Belgian statements that such
German units had been neutralized)
Despite the fighting, the agency
said, German reinforcements are
being landed by air to strengthen
the Nazi troops holding airports and
other strategic points in the low
countries.
German airplaneS have transport
ed troops and supplies regularly to
the Dutch and Belgian airports in
possession of NaZi forces, the agency
said.
The agency denied British re-
ports of successful attacks" by air
against Germans in the Rotterdam
and the Hague areas It also denied
number of British and French
charges that Germans had bombed
non-military detectives. CANISTER
dam reported bombs fell in the
center of the city,
"All these are trocity and pro-
paganda stories" the agency said.
There is no question of total air
war such as the enemy attributes
to Germany. But the German air
force will repay many times every
attempt by the enemy to turn this
int total war"
The agency elaborated on the
high command communique, which
said that two Allied merchant ships,
submarine and a destroyer had
been sunk by the Germans and
that a British battleship and
cruiser had been heavily bombed
off Norway's port of Narvik.
The communique also reported a
rapid advance by Germans in the
low countries and said that six
French airfields had been bombed
and 80 Allied planes shot down in
air battles.
The results of the invasion of
Belgium and Holland. the agency
asserted, showed that heavy for
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

SOuCn OF ATnneHl, dCCOrQlnB 10 IIle
Dutch high command.
Other German units, landed by
airplane, attacked and occupied
part of Rotterdam but met with
hot reception by the Dutch army
which is now cleaning up the town. y
An unsuccessful attack was made
on police headquarters at the Hague,
capital of the Netherlands.
French and English troops are
now coming to our aid" the high
command said.
The communique said that the
Dutch advance forces along the
frontier fell back after destroying
a German armored train and all
OF the troops in the train.
Orders were given for the with
draWal after hours of severe fight
ing. it was asserted.
The communique said that Ger
man forces still held the Waal-
maven airdrome. at Rotterdam and
other dispatches indicated that the
Germans had fought their way into
the center part of Rotterdam.
British airplanes bombarded the
Germans at the Rotterdam airport,
it was stated, but messages from
that sector said that many scores
of German airplanes had dropped
hundreds of parachute troops to
bolster the Nazi units. Waalhaven
airport is across the river from
the city of Rotterdam.
The situation in the Hague was
not clear, but it was stated that
the Nazi Trojan horse" activities
had been mainly responsible for an
attack on the police headquarters
at the capital.
German citizens supposedly loyal
to the Dutch government were de-
scribed as having fired from houses
in the Hague on Dutch police and
troops patrolling the streets.
Previously, the Nazis had landed
troops by air in the vicinity of
the Hague but they had been fierce
ly resisted.
The Germans who fired from
houses in the capital were killed,
according to the communique.
German forces had been landed
near Delft university and Nazi
planes today dropped ammunition
and other supplies to them by par
achute.
The Hague, capital of the Neither
Continued on Page 5, Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
BrawIey CattIeman
First TO Announce
For State Senator

A Brawley cattleman's hat was in
the ring Saturday as the first can
didate to come out in the open for a
seat in the California state senate
from Imperial county.
E. George Luckey was chosen Fri
day night at a meeting in Brawley
OF representatives from the Demo-
cratic central committee, the Wo-
mems Democratic club and the
Young Democratic Club, as their
candidate.
So far, Luckey is the only candi-
date for the position held by Ed
Law until his resignation last fall.
The Republican Central committee
has made no announcement, al
though choice of a candidate was
expected in the near future. Sew
Continued on Page S, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Re'os71s z~sE'Hs

Going Wrong
Young Jerry Asher was flne
lad, with a bright future before
him-but he's a gone cookie now.
The newspaper bug hit him and II
something drastic isn't done he'll
end up in this miserable business.
Shopping around the Post-Press
offices gathering experience for his
lob on the Wilson school Scampus'
young Asher became fascinated by
the battery of teletypes that endless
ly bang out the day and night news
:. from all corners of the world. When
he got home he informed his
mother:
II want some teletypes for Christ
masw
Perhaps his mother didn't know
they would set the elder Asher back
something more than 5000 a month!
It's not the initial expense as
much as it is the upkeep.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Temperature Hits
Season S High

For two days in a row Mr.. Sun
turned the heat on Ell Centre and
raced the temperatur up to 1Oe,
the seasons high point, the weather
bureau announced Saturday.
Fridays meXimum was LOG, EQUAL
ing the Thursday high point.
AT noon Saturday the mercury
stood at lO2, the same as the noon
reading on Friday. At p. m. Fri
day at was l01 with a humidity of
Is. The S a. IN. reading Saturday was
ST, humidity SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

when Hitler's legions took over and
set the Hebrews to scrubbing the
streets.
II was lucky. I only had to scrub
the streets twice, about an hour
each time . Someone grabbed
me and asked if 1 was Aryan or
Jew. I told the truth.
But l was lucky. They took thou
sands and thousands off to con-
centration camps.
Somehow young Katz managed
to flee Austria, but only after
months of difficulties and with the
help of relatives in the United
States.
They worked for me like
hell" he said
= Now, two years later, Katz is See
ing America, at present from the
inside of one of Charles Freed
mans cantaloupe sheds near Ell
Centre Before that he spent a SEM
ester at UCLA.
Katz disclosed a sheaf of docu-
mentS, identification cards, pass
ports and ornamental papers, the
significant remains of his escape
1t took him days to acquire each
of the many stamps, required be-
fore he could leave the country.
Germany took over Austria in
the spring of 1898. 1t was September
when train carried Katz over the
German border, into France and
safety.
There was war talk everywhere
I felt as though 1 was on the last
train that would leave Germany
Continued on Page S, Col. So
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
A New Champion

A New Champion
1t was a thriller while it lasted,
but the fight never went beyond
the first round. "Jolting Jimmy"
Carson won technical knockout
over his old man without having
to strike a blow. That's why E. L..
CarSon's hand is in a sling.
Probably in the same spirit as
Major Hoople, the elder Jim offered
to give Jim the younger few
pointers in the art of self defense
After proper discourse on his
fistic exploits, Big Jim waded in
and the battle started.
Young Jim must have been bit
Continued on Page 5, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

following newspaper reports of the
revival of the Klan in California
and the claims of a membership Of
1900 persons in the San Joaquin
valley.
A statement, released by the dir
ectors said the Associated Farmers
have opposed and fought radical
ism and Communism for six years
but I'VE have done it through legal
and orderly means"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
DUTCH DRIVEN BACK FROM FRONTIER
GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOPS ATTACKING
Early Thres|1ing
Endanqers Flax

Flax growers in Imperial coun-
ty Saturday faced a serious dam
ger of loss from threShing toe
early, Argyle MacLachlan of tht
Southwest Flax Seed AssOcia-
ton warned Saturday.
"Green stuff in the sacks in
evitably causes damage. The
mills have complained" he said
in urging growers to wait until
thoroughly ripe and dry. "If they
must thresh, it is best to have
the flax cleaned"
There is no great rush about
threshing . 1t is not good bus
iness to permit green stuff tc
heat up in the sacks :" he
added.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

hIdIl IIIUVtIIItIIU
State directors and officers of the
Associated Farmers, meeting in an
emergency session in Fresno late
Thursday. reaffirmed the organiza-
tion's intentions to continue fight
ing obstructive subversive ele-
ments' in agricultural areas of the
state THE people of California"
were appealed to not to join the Ku
Klux Klan in the belief it would be
a way to fight those elements.
The emergency session was called
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Hours Of Severe Fighting on Front Line
End with Retreat by Holland Troops;
British, French Arrive for Battle

AMSTERDAM, May II. (UP)-Dutch troops fell back
along The frontier fighting front tonight Germanys
air fleet dropped hundreds of fully equipped parachute
troops at strategic points throughout Belgium and Ho
land German forces drove the Ijse point
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Young Shed Worker Tells of Flight From
Persecution After Germans Marched Into
Austria; Recalls Pre-Munich Excitement

He smile about it now, chucke; and there
was a grin, almost of pride, when he said
Il washed the steps OF the old Imperial palace'
1t was 21-year-od Jakob Katz, Austrian, now
budding American describing the hectic days in Vienna
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
NATIONAL


New York .. 3O3 004 O0O-10-13-1
Boston ......... 900 O01 DOL g So
Lohrman & Danning; Fette, Bar
nicle, Swift, Pichhota, & Lopez,
Andrews.
Philadelphia ........ O5O 900 OOO-5-8-O
Brooklyn ......... O04 900 OO0-4-7-l
Mulcahy, Higbe g. Warren; Ham
lin, Kimball, Tamulis, & Phelps.
Pittsburgh ....... 100 22O 0OO-5-lO-3
Chicago ............ OO1 O33 OOx-7-1O-1
Bowman, MacFayden & Davis;
PaSSeau, Page and Todd.
Olilclllildtl Ol6 lO
Nv. 1ouio Ull-lU
Thompson & Lombardi; Lanier
Bowman & Padgett.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Walters Posts
Bend in Forgery.
Theft Indi ctment
Former Production-Credi+ Secretary to
Enter Plea "Wednesday to Charge He
Misused Funds of Association Members

W. E. Walters, ex-secretary of the Ell Centre Produc-
tonCred association Saturday posted the $4,000 bail
demanded after he indicted by the county grand jury
hst Wednesday.
lie WAS scheduled to appear in next Wednesday
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Farmers Oppose
Revival Of kIdn

FRESNO, May II. (UP)-Activities of the revived Ku
Klux Klan could cruelty the effect of law enforcement
agencies which the farmers must depend during the
coming harvest seasons the Associated Farmers of Cali
forna said today announcing active opposition to the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Baseball
AMERICAN

Boston ............ 900 O40 O21 O2--9-13-0
New York go. 900 O21 O4O O1-8-1O-1
Dickman, Hash, Heving, Bagby
& Peacock, Desautels; Russo, Had
ley, Hildebrand & Dickey.
Washington w 104 01O 210-9-12-1
Philadelphia .. 400. 200 OO0-6-11-4
Hudson g. Ferrell; Potter, Beck
man, Caster, Hensser g. Hayes.
Chicago ........... O0l 600 OOO-1-2-O
etroit ................... 900 600 OOO-O-2-2
Knott & fresh; Bridges g. Teb-
belts, Sullivan.
St. Louis ............ 600 600 OOO-O-5-l
Cleveland ............ 900 900 OOl-l-5-O
Bildilli e. Swift; Allen g. Hemsley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12

On The Head
Leonard Smith had occasion to
some work inside monster
efrigerator in Ell Centro and equip
,ed himself accordingly with ear
nuffs and a mackinaW coat. When
le came out a WiSeacre cracked:
II see you are from Canada!"
Eyes, how did you knoW?" Leon
ard replied, dumbfounded.
well, we don't dress that way
around here!" continued the wise
acre.
But the coincidence was that
Leonard actually WAS born in
Canada!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
Independent

Independent
At this rate, seven-m -month-old
Elizabeth Ann Nichols will be grad
uating from college when she is
about 10!
Already she can crawl, sit up and
stand, alone!
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: L. A. 27c; Butterfat, Imperial Valley,
fob. ranch grade &c.,. Manufactured milk SOc
Route gathered cream 26c.
L. A. Hay: U.S.No1 S14-14.5o; U.S.No2 leafy $13
ID; US No. 2 S1O5O- 1l5O; Mps Flax Sept. $l.SOh
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-12
WEATHER

Maximum temperature LOG, minimum 65; am.
emperature 81, humidity 3d. noon temperature 1O2,
humidity 1S; pm. temperature 1O1, humidity 15
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27

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Nazi Predict
 Allies be Wiped Out In A Week

BERLIN, May 25 (40 - Ger man and Allied troops fought in the streets Of Talais, % miles from England while Hitler's dive bombers rained destruction on four channel harbors where the British apparently are attempting to land endorsements to break the trap around the Allied armies in Flanders.
 The German high command an nounced that it has drawn a solid ring around the Allies. Dive bombers dropped explosives on the harbors of Dieppe and Dun kerque, France, and Ostend and Blankenberghe, Belgium. The last port is the famed sea re- sort.
 Authoritative German sources said the Reich's armies had re- duced the Flanders battle field by two-thirds in the past 48 hours. They predicted the encom passed units. would be wiped out within a week.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
Acting Gov. Of Alaska Asks Aid For Red Cross

JUNEAU, May 27 - With the invasion of Holland, Belgium and !. xenbourg, millions of peace loving people are confronted with widespread suffering. Hun dreds of thousands have been forced from their homes. On their pitiful migration they face all of wars horrors. They are in need and in want. Men, women and children are all suffering equally.
 The American Red Cross is launching a campaign for min mum war relief fund of ten mil lion dollars in this tragic hour. Alaska in common with the rest of the United States has been asked to contribute to this fund.
 1 know what the response will be throughout the Territory. AL ways AlaSkans have been in the forefront of those helping where human suffering was involved and now when war has again de- spoiled whole countries and has left many of the inhabitants without means of livlihood our aid will once more go forth in the full measure of our ability.
 Dated at Juneau this 27th day of May, 1940.
 E. L. Bartlett,
 Acting Governor of Alaska
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
S S. Sutherland Is To Sail For Nome Late Tonight
Germany Declares US. Given
 Warning Of An Allied Attempt Sink Liner President Roosevelt

UNDATED, May 27 (P) - The German and Allied armies thrash ed like plant pythons, each seek ing a strangle hold in the bloody battle at Flanders for the mast cry of the channel and to decide the fate of the so-called Host mil lion" Allied troops. The Germans declared Calais was taken but the Allies denied it. Germany hurled great masses of men and mater ials and renewed the onslaught at Valenciennes sector, forcing the hard-pressed French troops to withdraw to new positions west of Scheldt. The French high com mand admitting the setback said the situation was mot unfavor- able"
 The Germans threw waves of tankless infantry in a furious at tack d the Dclls and ipres Sec tor. The Nazi high command said a deep breach was cut in the Allied lines and that coutnerat- tacking French colonial troops were thrown back with "bloody losses" northeast of Lens. The waterfront of Dunkerque and north Calais was reported in flames after German bombing at tackS.
 The Germans said their breach of the Allied positions in the bat tie at Flanders penetrated almost to the World War battlefelds at Ypres. The new onslaught was
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27

time in history, the army is vast ly strengthened and the air corps has grown and developed to help the administration and to direct the big industrial program in- volved in arming the nation az ainst any eventuality. He sajj pa triotic Americans have proven their merit and unquestioned ao .lity in special fields by coming to Washington to help the gov ernment with their training and experience and capability.' He said "Today's threat on our na- tionaI security is not a matter of military weapons alone. We know new methods of attack, the trojan horse and fifth column be- trays the nation unprepared for treachery. Spies, saboteurs and traitors are actors in this new strategy and with all of these we must deal vigorously
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
President Roosevelt Warns Nation Be On Guard Against ''Undiluted
 Poison" Foreign Forces To Disunite

WASHINGTON, May 26 (P) - President Roosevelt warned the nation to be on guard against "undiluted poison of foreign forces which seek to diSunite the people and disrupt the prepared ness program by creating dissen- ton. Reporting on the state of the nations defenses in radio fireside chat he called upon prl- vate industry for the "best, speed jest and most efficient mass pro- duction of which it is capable v He offered governmental finan- cial aid if needed on top of the billions now receiving the approv al of Congress. He said he would not hesitate to ask more defense funds if it would prove neces- sary.
 He renewed his pledge not to surrender the great social gains made in recent years and urged the protection of the consumer against any rise in the cost of living. With these things he com bined an appeal for contributions to the Red Cross to aid the mil lions of homeless women and children and old men who have fled the battle zones in Belgium and northern France in the name of our common humanity.
 AS for the nations present de- lenses he disputed all contentious that the billions spent for that purpose have "gone down the rat hole" He said the navy is strong CT now than at any other peace
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27

aimed at seperating the French, British and Belgian armies, esti- mated at between 500,000 and a million men already encircled in a pincers movement.
 Berlin authorized sources de elared "a most serious warning has already been given the Unit ed States, charging Allied plot ting in a criminal attempt" on the American liner President Roosevelt which is enroute to Ire land to return refugees from the war zone.
 The French acknowledged the loss of Boulogne.
 The British had a new high commander, Lieutenant General Sir John Green Dill who became chief of the imperial general staff and General Sir Edmund Iron side was given the command of the home force.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
Paul 'Satko and Family OfEight Arrive In B. (.

NANAIMO, B. C., May 27 (P)- Safely over water and legal hur- dles the Satko family is getting along all right on their Alaska trip. They arrived here yesterday from Anacortes which they left secretly Saturday at dawn bear ing the entire family, Paul, his wife and their seven children, six of whom were expressly prohib- ited by Seattle court order, from boarding the boat. British Columbia officials evinced satis- faction with Satko's papers.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
Labor Unions Not Liable Damages By Sit-Downers

WASHINGTON, May 27 (P1 - The Supreme Court ruled that a labor union was not liable under federal antitrust laws for dam ages resulting from a sit down strike. The suit was brought by the Apex Hosiery Company of Philadelphia against the local American Federation of full fash toned hosiery workers. Justice Stone delivered the six to three decision. Chief Justice Hughes wrote a dissenting opinion.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
Children Are Most Of 249 Dead Lima

LIMA, May 25 (P)-Two slight tremors brought new panic to this section of Peru early today but there was little added destruc- tion. Apparently there were no new casualties. 249 were dead and more than 5000 injured in yesterdays quake. Most of the dead are school children.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
S.S. Sutherland Posted To Sail Late Today--S.S. Columbia, First
 Passenger Boat Sails Thursday

SEATTLE, May 27 lP) - The s. s. Sutherland of the Alaska Line is posted to sail late today, the first ship of the season for Nome and Kotzebue with 1000 tons of freight. The Columbia is to sail Thursday for Nome and St. Michael the first passenger
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
CORSICANS SAY HOUR
 FOR REDEMPTION NEAR

ROME, May 25 (P)-Petru Gio- vacchini, chief of the Corsica's irredentists issued a manifesto that "Corsican brothers living un der oppression" in that French insular department, saying 'The moment for redemption is near"
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
Wn. Rep. Delegates Are Uninstructed

TACOMA, May 27 (P) - The Republican state convention vot- ed Saturday and sent an unin- structed delegation to the nation al convention after a Dewey boom attempt to stampede the convention. with parade around the floor, failed dLSmally.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-27
NOTICE

All members and all interested in the development of Nome and Alaska are invited to attend a get-tOgether social luncheon to be held at the Nevada Grill, Tues day noon, May 28.
 Northwestern Alaska
 Chamber of Commerce