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Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
William {. Borah
Death Mourned by
Worlds sleaders
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as the Republican senator from
Idaho For two decades and more
his voice thundered in this nations
senate while other statesmen listen.
ed at home and abroad. With Hen
ry Ford and Charles Spencer Chap
lin. the untravelled man from Idaho
achieved a unique world citizenship.
Back home the miners, the stock
men. the people great and small,
listened 10 him, too. Every SIX
years they returned him to Wash
ington where he first came-a fiery
young adyocate-in 1907.
Hundreds of telegrams from the
entire country and abroad arrived
today with expressions of sympathy
for the senator's widow and mourn
ing the passing OF the man whose
congressional battles were known
the world over.
A week ago Thursday Borah de-
livered in the senate his last major
address, stirring defense of the
bill of rights. Mon
day he joyially told his colleagues
of a recent physical examination
and of the doctors pronouncement
that he was in excellent health.
Tuesday morning he was stricken
with a cerebral hemorrhage while
in the bathroom, His head struck
the edge of the bathtub as he fell,
He was found unconscious on the
floor by his wife and was conscious
for only brief intervals after that.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
N. W.France
Arrives in FL Centre

Mr.. NJ. w. France. the directing
manager of NJ. W. France q Co.,
nationally known merchandise ad-
ustors of Los Angeles and Chicago
has arrived in El Centre and is
now in full charge of converting
the Gavin Lumber " Grain Co.
stock into quick cash. When seen
this morning Mr.. France stated
he intended giving real bargains
and that a real building boom
should be started by the people in
this section.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Air Force Ready
For Big Maneuvers

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20. (UP)-
Approximately 5000 men and $50
officers will participate in maneuv-
ers of the army air corps first wing
next week, Brig.-Gen. Jacob E.
Fickel, wing commander. announced
from his field headquarters in
Sacramento today.
The air maneuvers will be between
invading "black" forces and de-
tending blue" planes, with men and
ships drawn from the entire west
ern United States.
The aerial battle ground will con-
-slst of the Sacramento Valley north
Of Redding and Red Bluff and the
San Joaquin Valley, from the coast
to the Sierra Nevada.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
M. H. GAVIN LUMBER AND GRAIN co.
SLASHES PRICES TO RAISE CASH
Entire Stock Thrown Open TO Public
To Obtain Quick Action

The present unsettled business
conditions and shortage OF money III
this valley mas caught the Gavin
concern with about twice as much
stock as they need and with ad
vance orders coming IN almost daily
which must be paid for. it is neces-
sary that something drastic be done
Immediately to secure enough mon
ey to carry on. Even though q spe-
cial unloading sale will mean hun
dreds of dollars in actual loss, there
is nothing else for them to do but
take it and raise the badly needed
cash. 1t IS a fine opportunity for
the public to save ready money and
those contemplating building or re-
should take quick advan-
tage of this golden opportunity.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Finland RepuIses
Four Red Attacks
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front said today, with the Films
on the aggressive.
The Firms were attacking the Rus
SANS from the front and both
flanks in desolate, heavily forest
ed wilderness. reports said.
Russian troops were reported re-
sisting desperately. realizing that
the head Of their column was 120
miles from the main base on the
Murmansk railroad and that TO be
cut off would mean disaster.
Heavy fighting was reported
northeast of Lake Ladoga, where it
was said that the Firms had re-
PEELED repeated Russian attacks de-
signed 10 flank the Mannerheim
line and make it untenable.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Building Total
Reaches S2O,0q8;
Ahead of Last Year

Fl Centros building permit to-
tai, boosted S3528 during the week,
rocked along ahead of the 1899
pace Saturday with a building per-
nit total Of S20.098 as compared
TO $l2,973 on the same date one
year ago.
Permits isued during the week:
B. F. Darnell, 129 No. 9th street,
$500 alterations; Fite-Manley, 563
Broadway, S18, repairs; j. H. Clark.
$40 Olive. SIS. repairs; r. c. Smith.
58l Hell, $40. repairs: Valley Drug
5th and Main streets. $500, Neon
signs; Tyler Insurance. 62l Main
street, S45, repairs; Wes Hell, SAB
Sandalwood. $500, enclosed porch;
Ray Measures, Ala Vine. $3.50. ad-
dition.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
LaFoIIette Eyes
Transportation

La Toilette committee probe of
the Farmers transportation asso-
citation, organized two years ago TO
keep Imperial Valley products safe
while en- route to coast markets,
was scheduled for 10 am. Monday
in Los Angeles.
Harvey Hastain, sr.. of Brawley.
president of the association, G. G..
Bennett of Heber, and Hugh T. Os-
borne of FL Centre. director and
manager respectively, were instruct
ed Saturday to appear at that hour
Tor questioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
A Brand New
Sale That viii
StartIe Everyone

This is perhaps the first time IN
history that a complete old time
special has ever been held by a
lumber concern. A sale that includes
every item carried from nails, hard
ware, paints and builtins to all
kinds and grades of lumber. 1t is
an event that should secure a real
rush of thrifty buyers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Nation Shiyers in
Grip of Cold
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I
Florida also came in for its share
OF chills as well as other southern
states, where smudge pots smoked
to protect citrus. The temperature
slulnped TO q at Daytona Beach.
Temperatures in the middlewest
were zero or below Friday night and
continued low Saturday. ST. JosepL
Mo, was six below and Concordia,
Kan, three below.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Streamiine Army
'Invades' Coast

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force. Sweeney said it gave -four
times as much power with half as
many men,"
The invaders landed successfully
on the Monterey coast yesterday
under protection of the theoretical
gunfire of the United States battle
fleet and the cover of part of the
black air force of $50 planes. The
blues. outnumbered in the air and
outmaneuyered on land, retreated
Slowly.
Sweeney's theoretical objective
was San Francisco, 90 miles north.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Worlds Greatest
Typist Due Here

Grace Phelan, worlds amateur
champion typist, will visit FL Gen.
tro Sunday and Monday.
Monday she will give demonstra-
tons at Brawley, Imperial, Calexico,
Holtville and Central high schools
Miss Phelan won the world title
by writing 129 net five-stroke words
a minute for half an hour from
unfamiliar copy, breaking 14-year
mark,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS GIVEN TO
THE PUBLIC

The actual difference between the
regular prices and the drastic low
sale prices being offered by the
Gavin Lumber d Grain Co. will
mean several hundreds of dollars
in cash savings to the people in
the valley. And prices ON all build
ing materials are expected TO
sharply advance as present war
continues.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Bill McCuIIouuh
Receivers Slowly

Bill Mccullough, son of Mrs. Tru-
man Thompson Of E Centre. an6
Central Union High School pupil
is recovering slowly from injuries
suffered in an automobile accident
a week ago. his mother said Satur-
day.
The youth suffered conclusion OF
the brain. scalp wounds, and c
broken shoulder. He must remain
in FL Centre hospital for two weeks
more His physician said he was
unable TO receive visitors
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Fred Perry Rites
Observed Here

Funeral services for Fred Perry.
58, El Centre carpenter for many
years, were held at the Lemons
chapel Saturday morning with the
Rev. DR.. George Thomas pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church, Of
ficiating
Perry died from a heart attack
Jan. g. Authorities were unable 10
find any surviving relatives. He
was buried at Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

Ethel Alice Clay filed a divorce
suit Friday against Ernest Edward
Clay in which she accused him OF
cruelty. She said she married Clay,
who is IN the trucking business, in
San Diego July !, 1923, and sep
arated from him in FL Centro last
November.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Finance Service
For Builders

The Gavin Lumber Co. has mad
arrangements TO finance at low in[
terest rates any new building or
remodeling job. Buy your materials
at sale prices and pay on low easy
terms.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21
Gavin Sale TO
Start Monday,
Dec. ~ al 10 am.

Our advice Is to be on hand
when sale starts as many lines
are limited.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-21

Time and space will
not permit mention
ing the hundreds OF
different items and
grades, but every
thing is on sale -.
Fence posts, wire,
lumber shingl e S
paints, builders hard
ware, insulating ma
terials, ply wood. In
fact, the entire stock
at real savings.
Evening star., 1940-12-15
6. ". U. Will Light
Christmas Tree on
Campus Tomorrow
GIee Clubs to Sing
Carols Accompanied
By University Band

George Washington University
will light the campus Christmas
tree back Of Lisner Hall, the library
building, tomorrow at S pm.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
OF the university, will greet the stu
dent body and will throw the switch
that will illuminate the tall ever
green on the terrace. The glee
clubs will sing Christmas carols, ac-
companied by the band.
The Christmas tree Is sponsored
by the Engineers Council, student
governing body Of the School Of
Engineering, which has made the
Christmas tree lighting ceremony
an annual event.
The tree was given by Prof.
Frank A. Hitchcock of the engi-
neering faculty, and was cut on his
farm by the civil engineers, who
Evening star., 1940-12-15

transported 1t to the campus by
truck. There the mechanical engi-
neers took over erection Of the tree.
and finally 1t was turned over to the
electrical engineers to be wired and
decorated.
Another university activity, the
food drive, Is under way and stu
dents have contributed so well that
those in charge have no doubt Of
reaching the quota set by the Stu
dent Council. One thousand dollars
has been set as the goal.
Kimber Vought and Anne Black
istone are co-directors Of the drive
this year. Under their direction
plans have been formulated for
complete coverage of the students
and campus organizations.
Robert Roadley was named busi-
ness manager Of the drive and the
following were named chairmen Of
eight committees: Campus, Judy
Donnelly; faculty, Jane McGraw;
sororities, Phil Young; fraternities,
Anne Thomas: business organiza-
tions, Mary Ella Hopkins; individ-
ual organizations, Mary Louise
Frise; religious organizations, De-
ruch Kimble; Strong Hall, Phyllis
Cady and Agnes Rossbacher. Muir
ray Berdick and Harriet Weber
were appointed publicity directors.
Cue and Curtain, the schools dra-
matte organization, has been hold
ing tryouts for its next presenta-
ton, stage Door," to be given
January 8 and 10.
II Students in "Who's Who"
Seventeen students have been
named to who's Who Among Stu
dents in American Universities and
Colleges" which is frequently re-
ferfed to as "the blue book Of COL
Evening star., 1940-12-15

lesiate leadership" The Is seniors
and 2 juniors were nominated by
Fred Everett Nessell, registrar:
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle of Co.
lumbar College, and Winnie G. Bar
rows, director Of personnel guild
ance.
The list includes Sam Babich, Ed
Baker, Ken Batson, Carter Bowen,
Katherine Bowen, Helen Carstar-
phen, Allen Dewey, Harold Hudson,
Ada Florence James, Frank Mann,
Helen Mcneil, Irwin Nathanson,
Eleanor Sherburne, Anne Thomas,
Fred Youngblood, Walter Fedora
and Robert Lathrop.
Chosen for their character, lead
ership, scholarship and potentiali-
ties in business and society, they
will be listed next spring among the
outstanding students Of America.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

bands, whose stirring selections fire.
quently inspire him to march up
and down.
One of his special delights is hav-
ing listener to some of his Civil
War stories, or his accounts of
Leander Mccormick and his brother,
Cyrus, who developed the reaper.
His aunt, Martha Smith, married
Mrs. Leander J. McCermick's eldest
brother, James Hamilton. To Lean
der Mccormick, he says, he loves
the boost" which helped to rehabili-
tate his fortunes when he was
broke" in his native State of Vir-
ginia Immediately following the
Civil War.
Takes Setting-Up Exercises.
His daily regime might do credit
to any one many years his junior.
He rises at 7:30. takes a partial cold
sponge bath, a habit based on a
similar practice of his father, a
graduate of West Point in 1921.
Then he goes through setting-up
exercises and dresses.
his unVdryln8 breakfast consists
of oatmeal, coffee. anchovy paste
on graham crackers with butter. a
well-ripened banana with salt, and
cup OF milk.
His daughter, Miss Margaret
Brooke, makes her home with him
at 202 Thompson street In Staun-
ton.
He usually has an afternoon nap
Of an hour or so, then waits for
news broadcasts.
His o'clock supper consists of
cup Of hot milk, an egg or light
salad, and a banana with salt.
Nine o'clock usually finds him
in bed.
During the Civil War Mr.. Brooke
recollects having bivouacked near
Langley Park" the residence of MIR.
Mccormick -Goodhart and his fam
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Dormitory Party
Tonight 10 Launch
A. u. Yu|e Activities
Phi Mu Fraternity 70
Give Annual Christmas
Reception Tomorrow

The annual Christmas activities
at American University begin with
the dormitory party today at 10
pm.
Gifts will be exchanged, refresh
ments served and games played.
Jane Rogers and Nancy Warner
are in charge of the gifts, and
Jeanne Mathews, Bette Blumenthal
and Mildred Houseman of enter
tainment. Refreshments will be
served by Kay Cowles, Barbara Cook
and Esther Henvis.
Tomorrow Phi Mu Fraternity will
give its annual Christmas party.
The theme is around a Swedish
Christmas tree. Millie Wagnon is
president of the Gamma Delta
Chapter Of Phi Mu at the uni
versity.
The formal candlelight dinner
party for out-of-town students will
be given Tuesday. Decorations are
done by Caroline Sulzer, Eloise
Smith and Virginia Hozier. Other
committees include Marion Berman,
Miriam Rudnick, Mary Janet Ken
yon, Jeanne Heitman, Marion Bum
dy, Sue Horton and Jane Esterline.
Following the dinner the Christ
mas play will be given at the Amer
lean University Theater. The
Goose Hangs High" will be pre-
sented, directed by DR.. Jennie Lor-
enz, and Vivian Yeager and Charles
Davidson will play leading roles.
There will be the all-musical
Christmas chapel Wednesday at IL
am. in the chapel
The midnight candle service will
be held Thursday around the uni
versity Christmas tree in the wom-
Evening star., 1940-12-15

lily, In the vicinity Of Silver Spring.
Md. His force captured q detach-
ment of some 800 to 1000 soldiers
and was In charge Of them when
they marched them into Silver
Spring.
Took Position in Chicago.
Mr.. Leander Mccormick, mater
nal grandfather of Mr.. Mccormick
Goodhart, took Mr.. Brooke to Chi
cago where the great reaper works
Of his brother Cyrus Mccormick
were located near the mouth of the
Chicago River between a sugar re-
finery and soap factory. In there
he was given position.
OF these days in Chicago he tells
the story of Cyrus coming to pay a
visit to the new house Of his brother
Leander, one Of whose features was
a bathtub.
In 1871, Mr.. Brooke left Chicago
and took up ranch" about 100
miles from Colorado Springs in the
Sangre de Cristo Range. Here he
built cabin, 10 miles from the near.
est neighbor.
Shortly after this he returned to
Chicago, where he married Anne
Coster Berkley of Staunton, Va,
who died in 1882, at>the age of 80.
OF his Westward trip he tells Of
seeing so many buffalo on the
plains the United States troopers
in cars ahead of him amused them
selves by shooting out of the window
at the buffalo. Frequently the train
had to be stopped to get the buffalo
out of the way, he said.
When he and his wife sold the
Colorado ranch in 1884 and returned
to Staunton, "the buffalo had prac-
tically disappeared"
Mr.. Brooke built the home in
which he now lives some 80 years
Evening star., 1940-12-15

FLORIDA sPEclAL* (Eost Coost,
"Aristocrat Of Winter Trains"
54th consecutive season. All-Pull-
man-Diesel- powered. Lvs. sos PM.
ADVANCE FLORIDA SPECIAL" Eos.
Coost) Companion train, earlier
departure and arrivals. Lvs. $40
PM. Eff. Jan 9.
FLORIDA SPECIAl* West Coost)
Pullmans and super de luxe coaches
to Central, South and West
Florida. Lvs. $50 PM.
THE MIAMlAN All Pullman. Fore
noon arrivals miami 1910 PM
Lvs. 2:20 PM.
The only Recreation Entertainment c
are featured in the B Florida Specials
Evening star., 1940-12-15

to the serving stan. Then the chill.
dren received their toys and gave
songs and recitations.
This evening at pm. students
will present Christmas pageant,
'Lo, Rose Fer Blooming"
Tomorrow night the formal Christ
mas dinner Of the school will be
held. A feature of this Is the boar's
head ceremony,
Evening star., 1940-12-15
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

From the plateau of the 102d
birthday which he will attain to-
morrow, John Brooke of Staunton,
Va, whose family is connected with
that of Leander- Met Cormick Good
hart of the British Embassy, still
finds life full of zest and interest.
He does deplore, though, the
mess this world seems to have
gotten itself in, by believing the
millennium Of brotherly love was at
hand when it was in reality so far
off,"
Born in 1888, but amazingly vigor-
GUS and pink-cheeked, his clear-cut
memories go back through the
recollections of his grandfather, a
chief justice Of the Commonwealth
OF Virginia in 1910, to the early
days when the Nation still was an
adventure in democracy.
Not the years one lives, but
what one manages to do with them
make up the grand total" says this
Virginia patriarch.
He has lived through four wars,
including the Civil War, in which
he fought on the side of the Con-
federacy, and the World War. He
hopes 10 live through the current
conflict abroad and has firm con-
victions that we should give Eng
land everything short of manpower
to bring about the triumph of
democracy over aggression.
Always eager to read the news
papers, especially the editorials,
and to hear the world happenings
over the radio, he has but one
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Daily Setting-Up Exercises
Keep Virginion, 7O2, in Trim

grievance with radio news report
ers. He thinks they talk too fast
and indistinctly" at times. Often
he will exclaim, IT can't see why
they don't all talk like the Presi-
dent does. I can understand every
word he says"
Other favorite broadcasts OF his
are those Of the Army and Navy
Evening star., 1940-12-15
Mount Vernon Students
Give Christmas Party

Christmas festivities at Mount
Vernon Seminary began yesterday
evening with play and party.
The play, 'The Toy Shop" was
followed by presentation of gifts
Evening star., 1940-12-15

ago. upon what was then the out
skirts of Staunton.
One Of his treasures is a letter
from President Roosevelt whom he
greatly admires, congratulating him
upon his Tooth birthday, two years
ago December 16.
Evening star., 1940-12-15

ems residence hall. The best-loved
girl and the most popular dorm
girls of all four classes will be an
nounced.
Members of the sophomore class
go caroling through the dormitory
Friday at 6 am. Marion Mates
and Sarah Brown are in charge of
this event, which ends the week OF
festivities before the Christmas va
cation, which lasts until January g..
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-27
Lighting Prizes
Due Saturday

Saturday will tell the tale on
Christmas lights.
At that time the Judges Will
announce their findings and dis
close the names of the "a cash
winners.
Final inspection tours of the
city we're set for Friday evening
and hOmeOwncrs we're warned to
be certain to have their displays
burning and spruced up for eX-
animation.
The judges who so graciOusly
agreed to serve under Z. f. Ry-
ers0n, chairman of the cham
ber of commerce Identification
committee, were:
G. l.. Hatch. DIR. Phil Hodg-
kin. c. 5. Reed.
The judges have already care
fully examined lighting displays
and gathered notes, bat the final
decisions will not be made until
Friday night, RyersOn declar-
ed, i'm repeating the warning
that this is the crucial night
when it is more important than
on any other to Keep Your
Lights Burning"
The "a cash prizes will be
awarded i'm six divisions, sin $40
first prizes, six SIS second prizes,
six So third prizes and six 81
fourth prizes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-27

!. COunSel SI1OulQ DedI III HiAAiN
the court has expressed itself In
favor of approving the proposed plan
Therefore. objections should be dir
ected to form rather than to legal
theories a minute order sent to
the clerk of federal clerk by Judge
Jenney read.
That was interpreted as meaning
that only technicalities of placing
the program into operation and ie-
gal aspects would be discussed al
the hearing.
Judge Jenney's order was directed
at counsel for objecting bondhold-
ers only. He set Jan. 9 as the dead
line for filing written copies OF
their arguments. Attorneys for pro-
ponents will then be given seven
days in which to reply and the court
will on or before Jan. 10 set hear
ing date.
THE court will, on or before Jan.
10, 1941, fix a date for hearing
on such points as he may desire
further information, such hearing
to be held at San Diego between
January 16, 1941 and January rs,
1941," the order continued.
This Indicated that the judge in
tended to make his final decision
soon, perhaps within a month.
Also in the minute order was
request to attorneys for the district
to prepare and present to the
court forms of resolutions passed
by the district board and the bond
holders committee declaring the
proposed plan operative and also
submit to the court for its sigma
ture a form of order SO declaring
the plan operative.
In session Friday, the district
board voted to comply.
Judge Jenney's order disclosed
that both the district board. and
the bondholders committee have
passed resolutions declaring the re-
funding plan operative, thus void
Ing the Jan. |, 194l deadline plac-
ed upon the agreement made among
depositing bondholders. Under this
Interpretation, the agreement thus
continues indefinitely.
A phrase in the refunding agree
ment explained that the agreement
would expire Jan. l. 1941 unless
meanwhile declared operative.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-27
Registration Of
Aliens Closed Out

Alien registration was thing Of
the past in Imperial county Friday
but government red tape prevented
computation of the total number of
foreign born signed up and finger
printed.
In three valley cities a total of
5,436 aliens registered. An official
order from Washington prohibited
release of the total in Ell Centre,
Postmaster Frank Richmond said.
This order for secrecy contrasted
sharply with the strong bid for pub
licity which characterized the four
month registration period during
which government officials in
Washington repeatedly urged wide
spread publicity.
Aliens who failed to register face
a six months Jail term and $1,000
fine. Those who ignored the order
to register between Aug. 80 and
Dec. 26 will be found and prosecut-
ed as n-registered aliens.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-27
More
Rain
Coming
Weather Man Saws
New Storm Will
Pound CoastIine

Additional rain for most
sections of California, includ-
ing Imperial county, was in
prospect Friday, according to
u. S. Weather Bureau fore
casts, as storm clouds moved east
ward
Arrival of a new storm from
the Pacific Ocean promised con-
tinued heavy seas along the Cali
fornia coast, from which surf
men of Point Arena rescued ten
coast guardsmen early Friday.
Rescue crews from the San Fran
cisco area station drove a surf boat
through mountainous waves off
Mendocino county coast to land
the ten guardsmen, who had been
afloat in storm tossed seas for 36
hours.
The guardsmen embarked in two
small boats Christmas eve to go to
the rescue of the Schooner Stan-
wood, rendered helpless by pound
ing seas. The freighter was later
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