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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
London Calls for
Release Of Eleven
Held by Japanese

LONDON, July 31-(UP) Sir
Robert l.. Craigie, British ambaS-
sador to Japan, has demanded i'm
mediate release of II Britons re-
naming in custody of japanese
authorities who are pressing an
anti-espionage campaign, it was
disclosed today.
Two Britons, R. T. Holder, man
ager of the Kobe office of Imperial
Chemicals, ltd, and F. A. Jonas
of Koke were released by the Japan
ese but subsequently they arrested
Thomas Ely, managing director o.
the Rising Sun petroleum comp
any of Yokohama, making the Of
ficial count II Britons still held,
two released and one killed in a
fall from a police station window
Newspapers today blamed pro
Nazi military clique in Japan for
the arrest of British subjects on
charges of espionage.
HAS Japan considered the pos
sibility of a union of the United
States with Britain against her ag-
gression activities?" asked the in
dependent Daily Sketch.
There can be no further con-
cessions to Japan" said the con-
servative Daily Mail. This coun-
try cannot tamely submit to the
capricious arrest of British subjects
by Japan"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
BY DANA SCHMIDT

STRASBOURG, July 81. CUP)-
How Frances Maginot line, once
believed to be the mightiest forti-
fication in the world, collapsed in
few weeks is one of the stories
that remains to be told about this
StrangeSt of wars.
With party of four newspaper
men from Berlin, participated in
the first civilians visit to the lne
under guidance of Nazi officials
since the end of the war in France
The following is what saw and
what I was told by soldiers from
both sides during this conducted
tour.
The concrete with which the
bunkers were constructed was eX-
cellent for sidewalks, but not for
resisting a blitzkrieg. Standing on
a pontoon bridge in the middle of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
Big Italian Base
Target for Bombs
In British Raid

CAIRO, jury 81 -(UP)-British
bomber planes, fighting their way
through adverse weather and a
screen of Italian defense planes,
heavily bombed the big Italian base
at Massawa, capital of Eritrea in
East Africa, royal air force head
quarters said today.
An ammunition dump was raided
and direct hits were scored on an
Italian headquarters and fuel dumps
it was asserted, and all planes re-
turned home safe.
On Monday British planes bombed
the Italian naval barracks at Assab
Eritrea, and airplane hangers at
Macaaca, Eritrea, the communique
said, but extent of damage was un-
known.
Four natives were killed and Il
wounded in an Italian raid on Alden
Monday, the communique said, but
material damage was insignificant
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
District Board TO
Hold Tax Sessions

Imperial Irrigation district direc-
tors will meet as a board of equal
ization August 20 and will continue
as such for 10 days.
Complaints about assessment of
property will be considered by the
board during the equalization per-
iod.
Fifteen days after close of the
equalization period the directors
will adopt the district budget anC
set the tax rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
Now It Can Be ToId-Reporter Finds
Frances Mighty Maginot Line
Made Of SidewaIk-Grade Cement

the Rhine 1 saw French bunl<ers
that had been reduced to heaps of
gray gravel by enemy artillery,
while on the other side, almost in
tact the German forts showed
hardly more than blotched and
scratched surfaces.
A German engineer told me that
the French concrete was made of
coarse gravel and a thin mixture
of cement adequate only for non-
military purposes. German bunkers
are made of fine gravel and a mix
ture OF cement which has oeen a
German military secret since the
World War. In addition, the cr..sned
French pillboxes reveal reinforce
ments of gnarled steel rods only
about one half inch in diaireter.
German forts are reinforced with
steel girderS and railway RAILS.
Further. the front and side walls
of the French bunkers are ap-
propriately 10 feet chick, but the
flat rear wall is only a little more
than four feet thick. AS a result,
as soon as the Germans broke one
link in the chain of forts, they
were ablt to take the rest of the
line from the weakly defended
rear.
How the German high command
determined what was the weakest
point in the line was explained to
us by our guides. For A week Ger
man artillery maintained a mild
uniform fire along the entire line
to determin, by detailed statistics,
whence came the weakest French
response. This turned out to be
across from Kaisecstuhl mountain
north of the village Of Breisaeh.
There the Germans strickland
won through.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
Rumuniu Adheres
To Axis Powers

outlining its territorial claims a.
gainst Rumania to Germany and
Italy, claimed more than half the
great province of Pennsylvania. The
Hungarian claim would be the start
ing point for any negotiations. It
was understood to include all
Transylvania north of the river
Muresul In it are more than q
dozen major towns and several
smaller communities. 1t was un-
derstood that Rumania would not
concede this claim, and that II
Hungary insisted on it arbitration
by Germany and italy might be
necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
Power Contract
Completion 0kayed

Resolutions approving completion
of three contracts for PWA pro-
jects on the irrigation district pow
er program were passed by the dis
trict board Tuesday.
They approved completion o1
contracts with the Elliott company
OF Pittsburgh, Pa, for excitor and
voltage regulator equipment; the
Westinghouse Manufacturing COM
pany of Los Angeles for sheet me-
tai boxes; and the Leeds and
Northrup company of Philadelphia,
Penn, for clock and automatic fire.
quency control equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
Nazarene Pastor
Called TO Coast

The Rev R c. Rogers, pastor at
the Nazarene church in e. Centre
was called to Long Beach to Off
ciate at the funeral of friend,
Mrs. William C. Chinn, o. Thurs
day.
Mrs. Rogers accompanied her
husband to the coast city and while
there they met their daughter. Mrs.
Harold Olander. who returned ON
the S. S. Hurline after spending
July in Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
Buckiins Return
From Vacation

Mr.. and Mrs George Bucklin re-
turned to FL Centro Monday night
after two-week vacation on a
tour of California with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Bucklin and Patricia
Bucklin.
The A. N. Bucklins remained in
san Diego for the rest of the sum-
mer and Patricia in west Los An
geles with relatives. The group visit
ed the fair at San Francisco, Yo-
semitic National park and i'll the
Santa Cruz mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
Earthquake Fund
Set Up at District

Payment of part of the cost of
repairing earthquake damaged ca
nails was arranged by the irrigation
district board at their session Tues
day.
They transferred $4,000 from the
emergency to the general fund to
help foot the bill for repairs re-
quired after the shake of May 18.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
LOCAL GIRLS ATTEND
NAZANENE INSTITUTE

The Misses Martha Rogers. DON
Ma Roberts and Pauline and Mar
gerry Allen, all of Ell Centro, attend
ed the institute of Nazarene Young
people at Idyllwild this week. Miss
Rogers and Miss Roberts will give
q report of the sessions at the
N. Y. P. S. services at the church
at AS p. m. Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
MRS. MERLE HART
GOING ON VACATION

Mrs. Merle Hart, deputy county
school superintendent. planned to
leave Ell Centre Saturday for two
week vacation. She will spend the
first week in Glendale and the
second at La Jolla.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-31
DIVORCE GRANTED

An interlocutory divorce decree
was granted to Chloe DEMENT, and
William T. DEMENT, in superior
Ourt Tuesday. C
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Altemus, Frederick e.
Atemus. G. Edward
Evening star., 1940-03-17

his technical freedom for . week
by promising to return to Macon
next Friday to show cause why he
should not be punished for con-
tempt.
Injunction Defied.
Twice before he had avoided ap-
pearing before Judge Deaver as
State counsel asked the jurist to
dismiss contempt citations against
the Governor and adj. Gen. John
E. Stoddard. These citations came
after Gov. Rivers and his troop
chief defied Judge beavers injunc.
ton against the military lockout of
ousted Road Chairman w. L. Mil
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Rivers Drafts Fight
To Avert Federal
Jail Sentence
Georgia Governor Moy
Use National Guard to
Defy District Judge

~ the Associated Prsss.
ATLANTA, March 16.-Gov. E. D.
Rivers, whose oface makes him i'm
mune to State laws, today pondered
the possibility that he may have to
run Georgia from = Federal jail cell.
Unsmiling and frankly nom
plussed ut his arrest in Macon last
night for contempt Of Federal Court
an odshoot Of complex State
highway Craftsmanship conflict-he
drafted . grim fight to avert execu-
ton Of the jail sentence he expects
District Judge Bacon Deaver to
impose.
The dramatic arrest at the close
Of night session Of several thou
sand school teachers In q conven-
ton plopped = crisis abruptly in
the stocky Governors lap. He won
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Ter. duardsmen stu bar Mr.. MIL
Ter from the Highway Building.
Leo Farrell, political writer Of the
Atlantis Constitution, in q copy
rtghted story appearing In the Sun
day issue wrote that the Governor
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Farley Makes Plea
For Tolerance in
Selecting President
Says Nation Should
Never Sink to Using
Creed as Bur
tContinued From First Page.)

vitalized, fresh minded spirit Of
national unity and cooperation. I
believe we are going to solve it In
the melting pot Of common sense by
the united action of our sincere ard
patriotic people working together
as one"
There wasn't q Kelly among the
Friendly Sons, but there was q host
Of representatives, Government
ONCE holders, business executives
and Gene Tunney.
The organization presented a play.
The Dublin Terror"
Meanwhile in the Mayflower's
main dining room Ancient Order Of
Hibernians heard praise for the
Irish from Representative Sasscer
Of Maryland, whose ancestors were
never near the Emerald Isle. Mrs.
Sasscer, however, is Irish.
The Free State had Tennessee
Valley Authority" son the River
Shannon in 1925. long before q
similar plan was begun In the United
States, he said. 1T built $4,000 low
cost homes for workers; it was a
pioneer in old age pensions, unem-
ployment compensation and paid
back its loans in the United States.
May we, the Americans of today"
he said, composite products from
many countries, with the blood Of
many races interfused in our
veins. blessed by Christian guidance,
strengthened by the spirit of liberty,
inspired by the memories of the
past and stimulated by the needs of
the present, jealousy and resolutely
preserve, here in America, the prin-
ciples of liberty and justice, and di-
rect our united efforts to the pre-
servation of the American ideals of
opportunity, religious liberty and
freedom"
The United Irish Club of Wash
1ngton held its st. Patrick dance at
the Carlton Hotel while the Vincent
B. Costello Post of the American
Legion danced at the Washington
Hotel.
Today the various organizations
will attend religious services.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
Committee officers we're: Joseph A.
DAILY, chairman; Miss Mary E.
Cleary, vice-chairman; Miss Lillian
e. Fay, secretary; Felix M. Moriarty,
treasurer, and James B. Flynn, toast
master.
Committee.
Buckley, Michael E. Allel, Mrs Margaret
Brady. J. Fred Allen, Miss Marie r.
Conlon. James Beers. Mrs. L.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

DAILY. Mrs. Joseph A.
Doran, Mrs. Catherlne
Downing, Miss c.
George. Mrs. James
Grady. Mrs. A.
Huppman. Mrs. John
Evening star., 1940-03-17

was prepared to use "the fun forcs
Of the Georgia National Guard, al
Of its 800 ofacers and upwards Of
5000 men" If necessary to prevent ;
his going to jail.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Committee.
Friendly Sons Guest List

Those present for the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick banquet last
night in the Mayflower Hotel were:
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Donoshue. Daniel
Dowd. Michael J.
Dowins. Rosa F.
Duiscy, Martin J.
Dugan, James S.
Flattery, Michael .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Movie Revues
"ANOTHER THIN MAN" Is
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

Blending laughs with thrills and
mystery with mirth in their we'll
remembered and delightful fashion,
the Thin Man" pair returned to
the screen yesterday in Another
Thin Man. at the Carolina theatre,
with William Powell and Myrna 10y
as Nick and Nora Charles, the title
roles they created in the first pic
ture of the series.
The picture is a worthy successor
to the two preceding episodes of the
Thin Man" saga which set a high
mark in entertainment value and
also a new style in mystery pic
lures. 1t has the same witty flow
of narrative, the same succession of
thrills for the mystery addict, and
a murder puzzle which will be even
more perpleXing to Thin Man" fans
than those that went before.
A nifty little Merrie Cartoon and
a good News Reel complete the pro
gram.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
LEGION OF LOST FLYERS"
OPENS TODAY AT ROYAL

Hitting a new mark of two-fisted
action in Universal's current series
of adventure dramas co-starring
Richard Arlen and Andy. Devine
Legion of Lost Flyers" opens today
at the Royal theatre.
Arien and Devine are again color
fully cast, the former as an ace
pilot and his comedy side-kick as
chief mechanic at an Alaskan air.
port.
The story opens on a United States
transport plane crash. Newspapers
scream headlines blaming Loop
Gillian (Arlen) for five deaths re-
sulting from the accident. Disgrace
ed, the flyer makes his way to Alas.
ka to join a band Of pilots blazing
a commercial air trail over treach.
erous northern mountain routes.
AS a special Friday and Saturday
attraction, the Royal offers Ray
Whitley in Cupid Rides The Range
along with another thrilling chap.
ter Of "Dick Tracy's G-Men," AMI
the latest News Events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Britain And France Plan To Buy
1900 US. Planes In Two Years

NEW YORK. Jan. lin prepare.
ton for long war, Great Britain and
France are arranging for the pUr.
chase of as mary as 1900 American
~warplanes in the next two years
authoritative sources said tonight.
Moreover, with steady shipments
Of American military planes on con.
tracts signed since the start Of hos
tilities last Sept. 8, the Allies eX-
pected to exceed the German pro.
duction rate by the middle of the
coming summer.
For serval weeks representatives
of the British air ministry have been
surveying individually the potential
capacity of every United States air
craft plant turning out military
planes.
While tn eBritish and French
actually c~ollaborated only on the
purchase of aircraft engines and
plane accessories, it was understood
that in the near future they either
will buy jointly or so dovetail their
purchases as to avoid conflicts in
contracts.
To release American aircraft fac
tories manufacturing for export from
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
LOCAL RED CROSS
TO MEET TUESDAY
Officers For 1910 Scheduled
To Be Elected At Ses-
sion In Customhouse

The Wilmington chapter of the
American Red Cross will hold it's an
nual meeting in the chapter office
IN the customhouse Tuesday morn
ing at II o'clock at which time Off
GERS for 1910 will be elected and the
budget for the coming year together
with an outline of activities for this
year will be given.
Harriss Newman has been act
ing as chairman of the local chap
ter in the absence Of Leslie R.
Hummell, regular chairman, who
has been i'll.
Present chapter officers include:
E. A. Laney, treasurer; Mrs. ]. N.
Brand, chapter secretary; and
Mrs. Ida B. Speiden, executive Sec
rotary.
Chairmen of the following COM
mittees will present reports on the
progress of various chapter activi-
ties during 1889:
Junior Red Cross, Mrs. Alfred
Sternberger; home hygiene and
care of the sick, Mrs. Paul Burton;
nursing service, Miss Columbia
Munds; first aid, r. ]. Divine;
life saving, Kenneth Wooten; home
service, Mrs. Carl Powers; and
production units, Mrs. E. w.
Mango.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
RURAL ELECTRIC
COOP APPROVED
limit Would Serve Residents
Of Madison, Yancey And
Mitchell Counties

RALEIGH, Jan. H. CP The
North Carolina Rural Electri1lca-
tion authority gave tentative ap'
nroval today to a new electric CO.
lucrative which would construct 300
miles of rural power lines in 41adl-
son Yancey and Mitchell counties.
P. R.. Elan, Madison county farm
agent. said the coop was known as
the French Broad Electric Member
shin corporation, and that it wished
to obtain a loan of approximately
$500. 600 from the federal REA to
build the lines
By a unanimous vote, the state
REA instructed the membership cor
@poration to proceed with its plans to
incorporate. Barring an unexpected
development, the state REA then
will apply to the federal REA for
the 100000 loan.
Approval also was voted for eX-
pansion projects of the Union, Pied
mont and Brunswick Electric Mem.
bership corporations.
The Union cooperative, which op-
crates in Union, Mecklenburg, Stan
ly, Cabar is and Rowan counties,
wishes to obtain a loan of S125,000
from the federal REA for short ex-
tensions totaling 1875 miles, in all
five of the counties. The extern
sions would serve 366 customers.
The Piedmont cooperative, which
operates in Orange, Alamance, Per-
Sol and Caswell counties, wishes to
borrow 100000 from the federal
RE- to add 80 miles of extensions
in Person and Caswell counties, to
serve $50 new customers, and to re-
model nine miles of existing lines.
The Brunswick Coop wishes to
borrow SIS, 900 from the federal
REA for wiring of houses and for
aDDlianceS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12

large-scale commitments on any
thing but combat types-particular-
iy bombers and pursuits-the British
will make training planes in Canada
under United States licenses, it was
reliably reported.
The first increment will comprise
| 900 trainers, of a type already or
dered in some quantity by the Brit
ish. They will be made by the
Noorduyn company of Montreal.
The Iong-range buying program in
the United States was described as
still being in a liquid state,' though
verbal assurance has been given
American manufacturers of large
additional contracts. In some in
stances the allies have under-written
the cost of aircraft plant expansion
to assure themselves a continuing
supply of machines.
1t was emphasized, however, that
no contracts as yet have been sign
ed for Warplanes other than the ap.
proXimately 1000 which were order
ed before the war and up to January
l. Of that number 1900 were CON
tracted for prior to last September.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12

Texas" patrons of the Bijou thea
tire were taken back to the lusty
vigorous days Of President Teddy
Roosevelt.
"T. r." who was a pioneer in the
cause of soil reclamation, was the
sponsor of a great deal of legislation
which developed arid western lands
and opened them up for colonization.
One of his irrigation projects in Tex,
provides the thesis for Cowboys
From Texas" which again bears out
our contention that the Three Mes
quiteers, Robert Livingston, Ray
mond Hatton and Duncan Renaldo(
are among the top bracket of west
ern attractions.
a Charley Chase comedy, "Teach-
ers Pest" and the current chapter
of "The Phantom Creeps," are also
included on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Job Placements Total
GAG In North Carolina

The Wilmington office of the
North Carolina State Employment
Service reported yesterday private
and public job placements in the
state totaled SAC during December.
The December report of activities
included: placements, private, 4,721,
and public, 1,728; registrations, TO-
AS; renewals, 1886; total applicant
inflow, 29,810.
Cancellations, 10,445; total outflow,
1884; net increase in active file,
1876; present active field, 87,973;
positions filled in private industry,
regular, 2,039, and temporary, 1852.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
COWBOYS FROM TEXAS"
is FEATURED AT BIJOU

With the opening today of the
latest Republic western starring
Three Mesquiteers, Cowboys From
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
OFFICERS RENAMED
BY COUNTY AGENTS
J. G. Morrison, Of Lincoln,
Will Head Organization
For Another Year

RALEIGH, Jan. 11.-R-County
farm agents, meeting here today al
a conference of N. C. State College
Extension workers, reelected all Oh
their officers, including j. G. Nor
rison of Lincoln, president; L. b.
Brandon of Martin, vice-president;
and J, w. Cameron of Arson, Sec
retary-treasurer.
Brandon also was named a dele
gate to the convention in Chicago of
the National Association of County
Agents.
A new slate Of officers, elected by
the county home demonstration
agents, follows: Miss Mary Margaret
Smith of Haywood, president; Miss
Virginia Wilson of Granville, vice
president; Miss May Swami of
Lenoir, secretary; and Mrs. Eugenla
Van Landingham of Edgecombe,
treasurer. Miss Smith succeeds
Mrs. Virginia Brumsey of Curri-
tuck.
DR.. C.. W. Warburton, director OF
extension for the United States de-
partment of agriculture, was the
principal speaker today at the ex-
tension conference, and asserted
that conservation of human needs
and soil "a the keynote
of all federal farm programs this
year.
County agents, he said, must
work with representatives Of CHER
agencies to assemble, organize and
make available . . . to rural people
generally pertinent information on
the causes and effects of eXptoita-
ton and unwise use Of the land, and
measures needed to correct these
evils"
At an extension banquet tonight,
DR.. l. o. Schaub, director of the
extension service, presented a GER
~ti1fcate of meritorious service to
John A. Arey, head of the dairy
tension office. The certificate was
awarded by Epison Sigma Phi, hon
orary fraternity.
The four-day conference will be
speakers will be DR.. Frank P. Ora
ham, president Of the University of
North Carolina; Frank Jeter, extern
sion editor; and DR.. Schaub.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
BUYERS REGISTER

CHICAGO, Jan. 11.-R-Rsgis-
tration of buyers at the annual Win
ter wholesale furniture and home
exceeding expectations today. A to-
tai of 1900 United States and Cana
dian buyers registered the first four
days of the two weeks market at
was but 5000 less than the grand
total for last January's two-weeks'
market which set the attendance
record.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
CHANGES

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL Up -
The securities commission adopted
today IA changes in the rules gov
erning solicitation of proxies in con.
nection with securities registered on
national exchanges. The changes
become effective February IS. The
SEC said that the amendments were
designed primarily to correct de-
fects and antiquities" in the pre-.
sent rules.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
y. S. Dredge Completes
Work Or Inland Canal

The office of the army engineer
here reported yesterday that the gov
ernment dredge, the Colonel G.. P.
How'll, the property of the Charles
ton, S. c., engineers district, has
completed it's work of maintenance
dredging and removal of shoals in the
inland waterway from Beaufort to
the Cape Fear river.
The dredge left yesterday to per-
form maintenance dredging and re-
store project dimensions and remove
shoaling in the channel from Back
Sound to Lookout Blight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Return Of Forrey Cannon
To North Carolina Asked

RALEIGH, Jan. IL Up Miss
Mamie Turner, executive clerk in
the Governors office, sent papers to
Gov. Burnet R. Maybank of South
Carolina today asking for the re-
turn to this state of a man listed
as Forrey Cannon.
Miss Turner said she was inform.
ed Cannon was in custody in Con-
way, S. c., and was wanted in Co.
lumbus county on charges of store.
breaking, larceny and receiving.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
CONVICTED

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11.-P-
Mrs. Beatrice Mallette, a semi-in-
valid, was convicted today of MUIR
dering her husband, Louis R. NAL
lette, a toolmaker, BY firing at him
from her sick bed last August. Mrs.
Mallette cbewed gum calmly as the
verdict of the superior court jury.
recommending life Imprisonment,
was read, =.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
RUSSIA CALLS Np>.

LONDON, Jan. 11.-lP-n
lbrl'lsh) news agency said in = W.
COW dispatch today that norioo. NOS
been posted in the Russ;,a Aai
calling upon men of the ,no c9pia
1922 classes liable to miIitar,. an
i've to register at RECRUITING ssF''