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Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
E|ks Convention
In Houston Ends

HOUSTON, Tex, July IT. CUP)-
The Elks national convention ends
today with Joseph G. Buch of
Trenton, N. j., newly elected grand
exalted ruler, expected to name
seven members of the Elks Amer
icaniSm committee created by reso-
luton of the grand lodge.
were bidding for the 194l conven-
ton.
Philadelphia, Omaha and Buffalo
The convention went on record
for deportation of aliens found
guilty of subversive activities against
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

The British action, upon Japan's
demand, leaves China with only one
supply route and that is a slow
one by way of Russia through
Turkestan.
R. A. Butler, under secretary for
foreign affairs who made the house
announcement, lodging questions as
to whether the United State had
protested, created an uproar in
commons.
Geoffrye Mander, Liberal, called
the agreement shameful and asked
whether it could be expected to
be more successful than previous
"appeasement' moves such as the
appeasement of Adolf Hitler at
Munich.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
FRAUD CHARGED IN
HAVANA ELECTION

HAVANA, July II. CUP)-Dr. Ra-
mon Grau San Martin, defeated
presider tial candidate; Joaquin
Martinez Saenz, leader of the ABC
party that supported San Martin.
and Miguel Mariana Gomez, who
lost the Havana mayoraity race, is
sued a Joint manifesto today charg-
ing that Sundays elections were
vast fraud"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
CLIPPERS DELAYED ON
FLIGHT FROM EUROPE

NEW YORK. July II. CUP)-Pan
American Always announced today
that two of its flying boats bringing
prominent Americans and Europ-
cans to the United States had been
delayed by minor mechanical diff
ficulties" at Horta. the Azores, and
that neither would arrive mere until
some time Friday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

miles east OF the West road on the
MayfloWer canal road. A car driven
by Jones crashed head-on into q
machine driven by Burnett. The
force of the impact, Highway Pa
trolman Walter Walsh said. carried
the Burnett car backward nine feet.
The cars were demolished.
Walsh said the three passengers
in the Burnett car were tosssd
against the windshield which was
not equipped with safety glass. The
glass, he said. shattered and they
suffered cuts and slashes. making
the hazard greater
The Suchy boys head was crushed
by the force Of the impact.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
st. George and England

For one terrible moment Monday
night Post-Press carrier boys teet-
cred between honor and Mammon
Then, manfully, they thrust aside
mercenarv motives and chose the
sterner path.
It happened in the sixth inning
of the ball game between the car
riers and an Imperial boys team
that two enthusiastic Imperial root
ers took exception to the number
of favorable decision that the Press
lads had been able to wangle out
of the umpire.
"If the Press wins we'll cancel
our subscriptions" chanted Mrs.
Art Ingle and Mrs. Frank Donald
son.
The bows faltered, but only for
an instant, for Herb Spence gave
the answer:
Don't pay no tention! We got
Freedom Of the Press"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
Japan Threatens
New Clash With
British, Americans
Italy Hammers Away
At Defense of
Empire
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor

Italy hammered methodi-
cally at British empire de-
fenses in Africa today and
Japan threatened new clashes with
British and American interests by
pushing expansionist plans in the
Far East.
In western Europe Germany and
Italy continued to concentrate on
a war of nerves and propaganda
broken by sporadic British air raids
and heavy retaliatory bombing of
Nazi bases-in an effort to weaken
British resistance to the long threat
ened NaZi blitzkrieg offensive
against the British Isles.
Italian bombs fell on the Egyptian
port of Alexandria again; uniden-
titled airplanes appeared to have
started fire by new bomb attack
Continued on Page 2, col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
PEACH ASSOCIATION
DEMANDS INCREASE

SAN FRANCISCO, July II. CUP)
The California Canning Peach as
sociation today offered to sell its
No. 1910 peaches to California
Gamers at $25 a ton.
This price represents a S. a ton
increase over last years price.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
Council Sets Tentative
Tax Rate at s1.80 After
Departmental Budget Cuts
Board Expected to Adopt Reduced
Expenditure Se+up At "Wednesday
Session; Final Check Planned

Ell Centro city councmen sashed budgets to the bone
Tuesday night and emerged from fog Of addition
subtraction with the firm conviction that the rate vii
be 81 80 on every 500 assessed valuation.
Last wears S1.85 They scheduled t,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
Fight Delays
Completion Of
1910 Platform
Anti Third Tenmers Continue Effort to
Defeat Move to Nominate F. DR.;
Pepper Asks Aid TO Britain

STADIUM CHICAGO, July II. (UP) - red-hot
foreign affairs broke out in the resolutions committee
today and threw out of ker the sreamned Democratic
national convention schedule of the draftRoosevet
ayers The fight delayed completion of the 1910 platform
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

Butter: Los Angeles 29c: but
terfat, Imperial Valley I. o. b. ranch.
grade A 38hc; manufacturing milk
32c; route gathered cream 2sc.
l. A. hay: U. s. No. $500
U. S. No leafy $l2-12.50; U. 8. No.
2 S10-10.50; Mpls. September flax.
S1.56A.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

Hamlin & Phelps, Mooty.
Hartnett.
Others night games.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17
BANK DEBTS

tTOtal cash, checks and drafts sent
through the two El Centre banks.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-07-17

NATIONAL
New York at Pittsburgh postpon-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Byrd Opens Attack
On Export-l
Capital Increase
Virginia Senator Says
Proposed 100000
600 Increase i'm Incon-
s:ssent With Roose-
vel;'s Plan to Avoid
Increasing Deb.

Washington. Jan. 2T.-iAP)--Scn-
ator Byrd. Democrat, Virginia, open
=. a i,s.W lne of attack today on a
,>ropaSnd SlOG.&G1 600 increase in the
Export lmpor! banks capitalization
,s.,u,.uS: Il Inconsistent with preSI-
dent RCoseVelt'S plan to avoid in
creaSin% the limit on the national
debt.
Legislation approved by the SEN
atc banking COMMITTEES would au-
thor:ZS the iNclCa c 20 maize possible
looms to E.nt23d 2nd Other countries.
Evrd aid that although he t8vnceoi
4 loan 10 the Firms 20" the purchase
of rCn-mijtu:y supplies ne doubtc<:
tns wisdom Of making loans tea Ot"ci
PROPOSES.
NIr. Roosevelt has told Congress
that By the rct;un of this capital pIl'
a reduction in the trcsSury'S working
balance and the enactment of $780,
10000 in additional taxes the Geb1
could 30 kept under the present S45.-
CO0.O00,G00 limitation !uG the next
year.
In approving the legislation to raise
the Export ImpOrt Banks capitaliZa-
ton the committee put limit OF $780,
100000 10 any one borrower.
Since Finland already has obtained
. Sl0.00G000 credit from the bank i
could get only 20,0O0.000 more leav-
.ag S8O.000,000 o. the proposed in
crease available fOT other transac-
tons.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
New Law To
Aid Probe
Witnesses
By CHARLES p STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

washington, Jan. 27.-Thc first
new law enacted at the current SEES
sion of congress, and signed the ouler
day by President Roosevelt, purport-
ed to be for the protection OF VII
nesses before congressional commit
tees.
A lot of such witnesses undollpt-
ecily do need protection, but that thl'
law will afford it to them IS qusS-
tionablc.
Before an ordinary court (the re-
gularly judicial type OF tribunal d
witness has certain rights. Ihere arc
queries that he cant be forced to an
ywcr, He can't be bullyra9scd ana
brow5eaten. The Judge won't permit
it. Various rules OF evidence are
observed.
No rules prevail at a congressional
jnu.lisition. Probably pubic opinion
would balk at allowing Il committee
of investigators to torture wines
nrysically 10 extract information
from him. but some Of them oon
STOP far short of that. They certainly
do torture an occasional victim men
tally. They literally put recalcltran
witness in lail now and then for con-
tempt Of congressional authority
Won't Curb FrObcrs.
Now. if this new law were designed
10 curb the congressional inVeStlga-
tors. it would be all right, from inc
Witnesses standpoint. But that iSh
Continued on Page Five'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Nebraskan, Advocate
Of Third Term, Says
Wheeler Is IF ully
Oualified"; Ada m S
Every Strong" For
Candidate Fro m
South.

Washington, Jan. 27.-(AP)--
Senator Norris of Nebraska. Indc-
pendent ally OF President Roosevelt.
said today that he would support
Senator Wheeler. Democrat. Mon
tana. for the presidency if Wheeler
obtained the Democratic nominal
ton.
The 7G-ycar-oId NcbrnSkan has
advocated a third term tor Mr..
Roosevelt repeatedly.
"Ir Roosevelt is not nc DcmocrA,
candidate and Wheeler is | VIII
support Wheeler. | think h" has
made wonderful record in tho
Senate and is fully qualified to be
president"
In addition to Norris declaration
Senator Adams, Democrat, Colorado,
said today that Wheeler would have
"a substantial vote when The Demo-
crat convention meets
Senator Adams also emphasized
that he was very strong for Scna-
tor Byrncs. Democrat. South Caro-,
lima. for the Democrat presidential
onn1iratinn and added:
81 think the time has come to GUT
blacklisting candidates because they
come from the south. That applies
70 Byrnes and Harrison (Scnator
Harrison Of Mississippi Vicc-Pres-
ident Garner. and some others.
at would be far better to elect
a man from South Carolina or some
other southern state than to lose
an election with one from some
other state"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Churchill
Belittles
Nazii Power
Says Germany of 49,
14-1918 Was "Strong-
er Enemy; Says Ger
man Imports De-
cisively Curtaile d,
England's Increasing
Daily.

Manchester, England, ian. o.
(AP)-Winston Churchill, first lord
of the Admiralty, today character
lied the Germany Of l9l4-l9l8 a
stronger enemy" than the Nazi
Germany OF today.
In a speech in Free Trade Hall,
Churchill said he doubted the abil-
ity Of the Germany Of today to with
stand the reverSes as did the Kali
Scr'S people in the last WAY.
81 always hesitate to say any
thing that tends to under-rate the
formidable character Of The foe we
have to fight" he said. Yet can
not rid my mind Of the thought
that the imperial Germany of 1914
1918 was d stronger enemy than the
Germany Of today"
Churchill said he had no idea o:
what the war would cost but that
France and England could outlast
Germany.
, The first lord of the Admiralty
predicted victory for the Allies and
a peace of ''trucr progress" and
"broadcr iustice'.
Churchill said that half Of Ger
many's u-hoatS had been destroyed
and new building had "rallcn far
short of what VIC originally esti-
mated"
The menace of mines. he said,
was being controlled ard German
r,oG1te doci;iN"ly curtailed and eX-
ports virtually cut Off. On the 9TH
or han;!, he declared England's i'm
ports and exports are increasing
teadily.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
This Price
Set For New
Trade Pact
Expiration Of Treaty
Leaves United States
Free to Bring
Economic Pressure on
Japan; u. 6. Inclined
To "Sit Tight.

Washington. Jan. 22.-~tAP)--Rc-
sn"ct for american rights is the
price Japan must pay, officials here
SOW. if she wants a new treaty
guaranteeing her trade against dis
criminatory treatment by the United
States.
The Japanesc-American CONNER
cal trc@ty Of 1911 which pledged
both countries not to discriminate
against the trade OF each other OK
pireG last night.
Expiration Of the pact leaves
President Roosevelt free to raise
duties on Japanese imports if he
finds that Japan is discriminating
against the United States. to impose
a complete embargo on Japanese
imports if the discrimination con-
tinues. to impose special harbor
charges or other duties.
The termination Of the treaty
leaves Congress free also TO author
ize additional action against the
Tokyo government such as an en-
barge.
United States officials are in
clined, however. TO sit tight for
the time being and let Japan make
the first move.
Although the treaty's expiration
brought no comment from them
they had said previously that ia
pan could have what she wanted
if Japan gave the United States
what she wanted-complete respect
for United States rights!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
StateHighways
Open After
Heavy Snow

Ralcigh, Jan. 81 (hP) 49, Static
highways are in "cxcellent shape"
except in counties along the north
ern border where this weeks snow
fell heaviest, w. Vance Basc said
today
The roads in The border counties
are ice coated but can be travelled
with reasonable caro-" Baise said.
From Halifax county west on the
Virginia border the highways are nOt
in as excellent shape as we would
like 10 have them. but they arc in
as good condition as we can get them
under the circumstances"
He said the counties in the north
experienced the worst snow the state
has had and ice on the highways
ranged from one-hall TO three inches
in thickness.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
City Of
Flint Docks
At Baltimore
Captain And Crew
Members Tell of Cap
ture Of Freighter by
p O c k e t BattiesIaip
And of German Prize
Crew.

Baltimore, Jan. 27.-(AP)- The
freightcr City of Flint, rusty and ice
tIecned, pulled INTO an American an
chorugc for the first time in Tour
months today, writing fms |" us
sIrangc odyssey Of international ad-
venture.
from the lips Of the ships ,NiDpcr,
Capt. Joseph A. Gainard, aGp ~
doughty crew UI ii came again the
.,ipty u the F,int5 capture ~ Il Gcr-'
man man-O'-War and on Cniurc q
voyage with German prlzc crcF' {.
Murmansk ana final release Off In;
coast of Norway.
Inc ret2,iIns was none tie less
dramatic. Ganard smiled broadly as
he praised The "splendid behavior o.
my crew"
On October the Flint III New
York on It's historic voyage that was
to involve four countries in inter-
change OF diplomatic conAnun:ca-
items. On October ., the Gcrm2n
pocket battlcShip Deutschland cap
tured her and then put d prize crew
aboard.
There were l8 Germans all told,
commanded by a young Lieutenant
Putshbach'', said Chief Engineer Will
nam II. Logan. They were armed
with pistols, daggerS and hand
grenades. They made us understand
they were taking charge-and d:dh
leave us in any doubt"
Gainard said he cautioned ';is
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Bitter Cold In
Carolina Breaks
All Time Records
(By The Associated PresS.)

L
CaroIinianS continued to shiver
today after a night in which the
mercury dropped below the zero
mark in many places to set new
low records.
The bitter cold smashed rec
ords for intensity and duration
and forecasts could promise only
slowly rising temperatures to-
morrow. Fair and continued cold
was predicted tonight.
The cold wave struck the heart
OF the usually moderate Pied
mont again when the mercury hit
seven below at Greensboro.
three below at Salisbury, three
below at Charlotte.
In the western section where
temperatures hit all time lows
yesterday, Franklin reported IL
degrees below zero and atop Mt.
Mitchell the reading was 16 be-
low zero.
Asheviilc reported three above
zero ana tut EitIth Dlpdu 'NS'
was frozen over at BreVard for
the first time since 1918.
The cold also Dermeated the
east-ccntral and coastal sections
of the state. Durham reported
one above zero and Raleigh with
a low reading of seven above had
the coolest night since 1924.
On the coast the murcury
dropped nOticeably with read
ings of Ii above at Wilmington
ard 10 above at Cape HatteraS.
Other lew readings in North
Carolina include:
Rocky Mount 5, Fayetteville 8,
Henderson /.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Daily dispatch Bureau.
IT, the Sir Waite: tiDtI:l.
Ry HENRY AVERiLL.

Raleigh, Jan. 27.-North Caro-
ljna's average school teacher has
had three and tWo-thirdS years
college tra;ning--in other words
practically all the States teachers
are college graduates with but a
few OF lesser training.
Five years ago, the average teach
er training was Just short o. three
wears college work, then years ago
it was barely above two years, and
as recently as fifteen years ago the
average Tar Heel teacher had only
one year in college to his credit.
These figures, released in the
most recent number of State School
Facts, published by the Department.
of Public Instruction. are for all
teachers, white and colored. Teach
e.: o. both races have shown re
narkahle advances in training dull
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Governor HoeV
Plans To Return
Home Tomorrow

Raleigh. Jan. 27.-(AP)-
Governor Hncv plans TO return
to the executive mansion here
tom borrow from Duke hospital
in Durham where he has been
rccupnrating following hernia
operation, his secretary, Robert
l.. TEGrnrSon. said today.
The chief executive was feel
ing much better today, ThOmp-
son said, and had been able to
walk around some in the hos
pital.
However, the governor will
have no visitors for "SOme
time, and probably will not
return To this office i'll the
capital Tor about week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
South African
Peace Move
Voted Down

CapetoWn, Union of South Africa,
Jan. 27.-(AP)-The House of AS
sembly today voted down 81 to SO
a resolution offered by former
Prime Minister General J. B. NJ.
Hertzog calling for restoration of
peace between Germany and the
Union OF South Africa.
The vote Of the House, lower
chamber Of the Union parliament,
showed there had been little weak
ening of the large minority which
went on record last September )
as opposing a declaration of war.
The House at that time voted
80 to sc against Hertzog's anti-war
stand and the next day he resigned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
British Reply
To Japan Not
Satisfactory

Tokyo. Jan. 27--(AP)-The Jap
nee foreign office tonight indi-
:ated that Britain's reply 70 Japan's
rotest against seizure of q Ger
mans from the liner Asama Maru
vas unsatisfactory.
A communique issued after two
hour conference between me foreign
minister and British ambassador, in
which the reply was delivered. said
the foreign minister demanded re-
consideration" OF points contained
in the reply.
Both japanese and British sources
said the meeting had produced no
agreement of views but con-
versationS will be continued.
A British cruiser tn": So" Cor
mans off the liner last Saturday
within 81 miles vi lUaui..:l.;,.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
States Teachers Average
Three And 7wo- Thirds Years
Of College Preparation

mo the past decade and half bu'
the progress Of the Negro teacheT$
has been even more remarkable 1 d. e
1h@n that of the whites. For the
school year 1924 the average
trainjng of all Negro teachers was
les than high school graduation
For 1888 this average had risen
TO three and one-third years OF COL
In the same period training oil
write teachers advanced. on the
average. from something like one
and one-third years of college train
inc TO three and four-Iifth years col
leee work.
School Facts assigned numerical
values to The training as follows:
100 for one ycHr high school. ZoO
for two years nigh school. 300 Tor
three years and 400 for high scho9!
Graduates. 500. 800. 700 and 6OO
(Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
New American
Ship Launched

Kerry. n. j., Jan. 27.-(AP)-The
Sea Fox. first of a new group OF SIX
ships being built for tine United States
Maritime Commission. by the Fed
eral Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company, was launched today.
Mrs. Josiah W. Bailey, wife of Sen
ator Bailey. Democrat, North Caro-
lima. chairman Of the Senate COM
merce committee, was sponsor OF the
cargo ship. 492-foot steam-propell-
ed vessel with d normal cruising
speed Of 10 and one-half knots.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Three Carteret
Escapes Caught

Beaufort. N. c.. Jan. 27-(AP)-
Sheriff c. G. Holland reported to-
day that Charles FillinGdmc. 10,
Waddell FilIingamc, q. and Harvey
Fillingame, %, who escaped from
the Carteret Jail Tuesday night were
"Hntured in Waycross, Ga. yestcr-
day.
They are charged with murder
in connection with the road house
death OF Charles Adams. 25-year-
old Mcrehead City fisherman, last
December 80 Holland said there
we're Il othe! charges against them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
Shipments To
Firms Speeded

.,-tyu. Jan 27.-(APl-The min
r s. ev,u"uic warfare announced
DIV ma special steps had been
a0 " the government to insure
.. .eady delivery TO Finland OF
-.s.,. from other countries-in-
.-i.al '.c United States-and 70
G.ays If such materials in the
..'. . u.-tvaDand control station.
Tie nature Of these measures was
.. ns..9cd but d ministry SpokeS-
. e.. 9hasiZed that no supplies
.. a- a.rylan"s had been subject
.-.. Tie announcement was in
...." '. rrUstar reports that ship
...- D. '." Snns had been delayed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
North Cardinals
Book Judged Best

,.. Work. Jan. 27.-(AP)-The
E. -a~~as Wolfe. originally from
..... lie. y. c.. today was named
. zen womea'> REGIONAL
....-.o organizations in New
". -. author OF The best" book
.. av q Southerrer in 1889 on
>...e.M subject or phase OF
-era lie. His boot; was "The
IT,. md the Rock. Because OF his
a..... however. the organizations
...... 500 award went 70 the wiz
-.. .. -acpnd merit. Hamilton BaSSo
M Orleans. for his Days Be
.... Lent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
State Is 18th
In Lighting
OF F arms
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
n The Sir Walter Hotel.

a.'.- 1r.-NOrtn CafOlind
80 IFS, Dozen states OF
".a--.Icd on the number
. ..'-..."g central station
.."". according to the
. ..a'..tic1! number Of
f.ft'.Hl.li non cillf ltC-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27
GiQahQA
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR NORTH CAKOEiNA'
Fair and continued cold 10
nip;,t: Sunday fair with Slowly
rising temperatures.
OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK:
Fair except rain during middle
IF period. Warmer Monday ana
TUESDAY, Near normal tempera-
tures remainder of wee"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-27

.W,cu on Page Flve)
Evening star., 1940-03-31
Women's Glee Club
Here From Oberlin
Brought here bv the 18th Anniv

Brought here by the 18th Anniver-
ssry Committee of the First Con-
gregational Church, Harvey w. God
dard, chairman, the Oberlin Varsity
Women's Glee Club will appear in
the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets NV, Thursday
at o'clock. Since it was organized
in 1918, the club, under Director
John E. Wirkler, has made appear
ances in Is States.
Only one of the 20 countries rep
resented by the Oberlin College
students is represented in the glee
club roster. That is China. But
two thirds of the roster come from
outside of Ohio. Among this group
is Betty Lou Lying, senior, of Spo-
kane, Wash, who is soprano soloist
with the club. Miss Lying, with three
seniors from the conservatory, form
the glee club quartet. The others
are Christine Habegger, from Berne
Indiana; Mabel Burt, from South
Orange, N. j., and Janice Rudd
from Lakewood, Ohio. Z
Classical, serious and familiar
songs are included in their repertory
Among the American composers
represented is Dorothy Radde Emery
of Washington, D. c., former
member and accompanist Of the
glee club.