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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Greek Forces
Stiffen Drive
To Rout Italy
Hundreds of Gifts
Sent to Forces
In Albania

ATHENS, Dec. 25. (UP)-
Greek forces gave up Christ
mas today to continue their
push on Valona, vital Italian
base on the Adriatic coast.
Greek warriors, pushing ahead
without let-up from the captured
coastal town of Chimara, we're said
to have taken three more villages
and great numbers of prisoners
and war materials" and driven with
in Is miles of Valona.
But Christmas was not forgotten
entirely.
While Greek soldiers continued to
press their offensive. fleet Of
Athens taxicabs carried thousands
of Christmas gifts-cognac, cigar
cts, chocolate and warm socks-to
the fighting men.
Italian troops, retreating through
binding snow storms and freezing
weather, were said by an official
Greek spokesman to be heading for
the strongly but hastily fortified
2,000foot Logara Pass, which guards
the approach to Valona bay.
Reports reaching Athens said the
road ahead of the Greek land ad-
vance was heavily bombarded from
the sea, but whether the warships
were British or Greek was not in
dicated.
A Greek spokesman claimed addi-
tional gains in the vicinity of Tepe-
lini and Klisura, twin mountain
towns about 81 miles southeast OF
Valona which are under day-and-
night siege. He reported the occu-
patton of new and strategical
heights" north of Klisura and claim
ed that a large force of italians
was cut off around Tepelini.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Brother, Sister
Seek Annu|ment

DES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 25. CUP)
"A brother and sister who were
married last Aug. 21-ignorant of
their relatlonship-sought an an
nulment today in district court.
DWayne E. Hanks, %, and Vina
Clementine Hanks-Smith, %, both
of ST. Charles, Ia. fell in love- their
petition said. when Hanks went to
work on a st. Charles farm. They
were married at Winterset, Iowa,
and lived at st. Charles until two
weeks ago.
Then Hanks brought his bride to
Des Molnes to meet his mother.
She recognized her daughter and
told them of their separation 20
years earlier. The mother had kept
Dwayne, she said, but had permit
ted the adoption of Vina by an
other family whose name the girl
had assumed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Hotel Closing
Stymies Society

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 25. CUP
Society circles of western Cana
das largest city were thrown into
a hubbub today by an order par
TALLY closing the Hotel Vancouver,
center of the citys Christmas cele-
bration.
The hotel management issued an
order closing the hotel to all but
regular guests, in defiance of a
strike by walters and busboys.
The order dealt severe blow to
the Christmas party whirl. Several
thousand persons who planned BAN
quetS and dinner parties for Christ
mas as the hotels bathrooms were
stranded without Accommodations.
The Panorama roof, Vancouver's
leading night club, was affected
by the closing order since it is a
part of the hotel.
Hotel Manager w. j. Mylett said
he was ready for a fight ito the
finish" with the walters, 20 bus
boys and 35 extras" who struck
for higher wages Monday. Other
help was not affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Wheeler Charges Administration
Evading Law by Aiding Britain

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. (UP)-
Sen Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont,
charged today that the admins
tration is "evading the law in its
aid-to-Britain policy, and called
on President Roosevelt to try 10
bring the warning factions togeth-
er and insist on a just peace"
In Christmas interview, Wheeler.
a leading foe of Mr.. Roosevelt's S
foreign policy and spokesman for
the senate isolation bloc, told re-
porters:
I'm satisfied that a majority of
the American people are not for
repeal of the Johnson act or the
neutrality act, nor for conveying
supplies to Britain nor for leasing
guns, battleships or bombers to
Britain.
"They know that this is an evasion
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Bandits Issue
25c Dividend

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 25
tUP)-A w. Mackie, jr., prevailed
upon the Christmas spirit" OF
three Negro bandits to bring him a
return dividend" of 25 cents on
the SIT he forked ever to them in
a holdup last night.
I wish you all merry Christ
mas and hope that the SIT does
you some good Mackie joked with
the bandits when they looted his
pockets after forcing his car to
the curb. However, I'm going to
Christmas party downtown my
self and III need a quarter to park
my car some place. How about it?"
One of the Negroes came across
with the quarter-cut of his own
pocket.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

break the respite.
Although observing the undeclared
truce the British we're wary and
feared that even during the holidays
Germany might attempt the long
threatened invasion of the British
Isles.
Reconnaissance fliers watched the
channel invasion ports carefully and
reported concentrations of barges
which indicated possible invasion
attempts.
In North Africa, the British said
their preparations for final as
Sault upon the Libyan port of Bardia
were in full swing despite new sup
port rushed to the beleaguered Ital-
ian garrison by the Italian air force
The British expected Bardia to
fall as soon as they made a "cul-
minating attack" on the 10000 or
10000 Italian troops isolated there
and under British attack from land,
air and sea.
Athens dispatches reported that
in Albania Greek troops gave the
Italians no Christmas respite. The
Greeks were reported pushing their
counter invasion deeper into Alba
mia on all fronts.
Nor was there any truce in the
war at sea. At least one British YES
sci was known to have encountered
enemy action. The steamer Ever
leigh radioed that she was being
shelled by a submarine, probably
German, west of Ireland.
Authoritative quarters confirmed
that neither the Royal air force nor
the Luftwaffe had left the ground
since Christmas eve. However, only
the weather was given as the Off
clal reason for the Yuletide respite
t1n Washington. diplomatic quar-
ters learned that Germany had in
Structed her air force to stay on
the ground today and tomorrow
unless compelled to retaliate.'D
The hush in bomb-scarred Britain
was strange. Although it was vel
come on this traditional day OF
peace on earth, goodwill towards
men, air raid spoilers continued
to peer into the sky, fire fighters
remained at their posts-and inva-
sion precautions were pressed with
greater vigilance than usual.
Britons took the view that on the
basis of past performance it was
difficult now to believe that re-
ported German suggestions for a
Yuletide air truce carried sincerity
and it was feared it might be a
trick to induce the British to relax
their vigilance.
1t was pointed out that the Raj
hardly could afford to give the
invasion coast" two whole DAYS
IN which troops and conveys coulc
be massed. The tempo of RAF at
tacks on German-occupied channe
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

In production and the further ex-
panSion planned or contemplated,
the National Machine Tool Build
ers association anticipates that ma
chine tool production for l94l will
reach s600,0O0,000,' the survey con-
cluded.
Despite the production increase
this year, defense commission Off
cials indicated that output still was
insufficient to meet all demands
However, one expressed the belief
that the machine tool expansion
now under way and with strict con-
trolls over machine tool exports, this
country's requirements might be full
filled during 194l.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Gift Bomber
Enroute to ENGLAND

DETROIT, Dec. 25. CUP) - The
$4,000 gift bomber from employees
OF Lockieed Aircraft plants to
Britain leaves Detroit City airport
today for delivery in Montreal with
around the world flyer Jimmie Mat
tern at the controls
The camouflaged, twin engined
Hudson bomber landed here late
yesterday after averaging about 28O
miles an hour in its flight from
Tulsa, Okla The plane left Burbank,
Calf Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Holiday Traffic
Accidents Take
Huge Death Toll
BY UNITED PRESS

Death took no holiday this Christ
mas day.
1t marred the joy and peace of
the nations celebration as at least
88 persons were counted dead OF
violence during the first few hours
OF the annual holiday week.
Traffic accidents claimed at least
65 lives and a single automobile
collision at Atlanta, Ga, killed sew
EN- persons. The dead were two fam
lilies of three members each, be-
lleved enroute to Christmas festivi-
ties, and young woman who was
riding with her father and brother
also with holiday plans.
California with 13 deaths, and
New York with eight ranked with
Georgia at the head of the traffic
fatality roster by states. Nine per-
sons died of burns and at least Is
persons perished by other violence.
One man was stabbed to death in
an election feud at Omaha, and an
Indiana farmer killed himself after
he had lost his arm in a corn she'll
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
(SUOieu from RR)

Best Christmas story we have
heard in years happened at I'M
perial not so long ago. 1t is true
story.
Earl Waugh was one of the
principals and Harry Mccall was
the other.
I've lost $50 bill" Earl told
his wife. II had that bill put
away in my watch pocket. II was
for Christmas presents . -
Together they went back over
the ground Earl had recently
covered. There was nc sign of tht
crumpIed bill. Earl was down
hearted. Twenty bucks is not hay,
in anyone's barn.
When he happened TO mention
the loss next day TO Mrs. inertia
Thompson of the Enterprise, she
remarked:
That's a coincidence Har-
ry Mccall was just in here TO Or
der a want-ad. He found $40 and
was advertising for its owner :
Earl hOt-fOOted it to Harry
Mccall. Yes, he had found a $50
bill. He found il in the Imperial
pOstOffice.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Tool Manufacturers Plan Added
Increase in Production in 1941

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. CUP)-
The nations machine tool manufac-
turers, who doubled their output
this year in an effort to meet de-
Tense demands, expect to increase
production by at least another third
to $600000,0G0 in 194l, the national
defense commission was informed
today.
A survey prepared by the National
Machine Builders association that
machine tool production for 1910
will exceed $40O000,0O0, twice that
for 1899.
"On the basis of what the indus
try has accomplished in 1910 and
in the light of the steady increase
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Ships Rush TO
Aid Freiqhter

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25. CUP)
The lumber schooner Stanwood,
battered by heavy seas, called fer
help off the northern California
coast today and coast guard vessels
and freighters rushed to its aid.
The distress call was received at
The U. S. coast guard station at
San Francisco, The message said
The Stanwood had lost part of its
deckload of lumber and appeared
to be in danger of sinking.
The S. S. ArkanSan was first to
reach the scene. 1t stood by while
The crew of the Stanwood battled
to keep the vessel afloat.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Prisoners Get
ROYAL I Treatment

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Dec, 25.
tUP)-Two holiday meals. plus a
special showing of Charlie Chap
Inns latest picture, THE Dictator. i"
were provided today by Warden
Clyde Plummer as a Christmas
treat for Folsom prisons $500 in
mates.
The film, which is playing at
roadshow prices throughout the
nation, was donated by the produc-
ing company. All work was called
off for the day SO the convicts
could see the picture in relays.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

'rain storm which brought more
than an inch of rain to the county,
had passed eastward. Forecasts were
for continued high cloudiness We'd
nesday night and Thursday.
Maximum temperature in Ell Gen.
tro Tuesday was SO degrees slightly
below normal, and minimum tenn
perature for Wednesday was 81 de-
grees.
From the Rocky Mountains to the
Atlantic coast, from the Canadian
border to the Gulf of Mexico tenn
peratures ranged Is to 20 degrees
above normal and in many commu-
mites Christmas was warmer than
had been last Easter The warm air
billoWed across the nation from the
Pacific slopes replacing the usual
Christmas gales and blizzards that
originate in the Canadian northwest.
However, old man winter came
through at the last minute to give
the intermountain west white
Christmas.
Soft, heavy snow started falling
in Salt Lake City around midnight.
BY morning there were from four
to six inches over most of the city
and it was still sitting down.
The Salt Lake airport weather
observatory reported the storm gen.
eral through Utah, Idaho, western
Montana. western Colorado, western
Wyoming and eastern Nevada. Snow
depths varied from a few inches
to nearly a foot
Rain pelted the Pacific coast and
the entire southeast corner of the
nation and some was forecast for
the middlewest later today
At Chicago the weather bureau
reported that the highest tempera-
ture expected in that area today
was SIS degrees compared with the
maximum % last Easter, March "a.
The minimum reading at Chicago
last Easter was II degrees compared
with minimum of As forecast for
today.
Colder weather was expected to
set in tonight in most sections of
the country with the cold becom-
ing more intense Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Britain Planted
On Victory Path,
Declares King
English Monarch Gives
New Hope in Xmas
Day Broadcast

LONDON, Dec. 25. (UP)-
King George told the empire
today in his annual Christ
mas broadcast that Great
Britain had surmounted a
grave crisis and could look forward
to the new year with sober conf
dence.
Tempering confidence with cau-
ton, he told his subjects: 1--WE do
not underrate the dangers and diff
ficulties which confront us still, but
we take courage and comfort from
the successes which our fighting
men and their allies have won at
heavy odds by land, air and sea-"
THE future will be heard" he
warned, but our feet are planted
on the path to victory and with
the help of God we shall make our
way to justice and peace"
Referring to a new democratic
postwar order, he said, "Out of all
this suffering there is growing a
harmony which we must carry for
ward into the days to come when
we have endured to the end and
victory is ours"
Then when Christmas days are
happy again and good will has come
back to the world, we must hold
fast to the spirit which binds us
all together now" he added.
I'VE shall need this spirit the
king asserted, "in each of our own
lives as men and women and shall
need it even more among the ma
tions of the world"
We must go on thinking less
about ourselves and more for one
another, for so. and so only. can
we nope to make the world a better
place and life a worthier thing, .
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Twins Separated
5b Years Reunited

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. rs.
tUP)-TWin' sisters, II years old,
who have been separated for Sc
years, held a reunion here today
The women are Mrs. Sarah Will
son of Hopkins, Mo, and Mrs. Jane
Young of San Francisco.
The sisters became separated
when at the age of Is Jane was
married. Their mother had died
when they were born and they were
reared by an aunt at Chadwick, Mo.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Expense Mounts

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25. CUP)-
American defense expenditures for
the first half of the fiscal year
totalled S1,550,000,000 almost one
third Of the total expense from the
general fund, treasury figures show
ed today.
Direct defense expenditures have
risen steadily since July to ap-
proximately S3OO,OOO,OOO for October
Total defense expense for the first
six months of the last fiscal year
were $6,554 100000
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Here's Predicament Would You
Have Shamed Dioqenes Too?

81 remember now, ! went TO the
post0fiIce," Earl said and a
weight began to life from his
heart. L-
"HOw was the bill fOlded?" Nc
Call asked cannily.
1t was folded like this ;
and Earl demonstrated.
Il guess you're the one, all
right" Mccall smiled and handed
over the money.
He refused a reward, but add
ed:
You pay for the ad -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Detroit Policeman Shoots Passerby,
Terrorizes Neig ghborhood for Hour

DETROIT, Dee. Is. CUP)-A De-
troit policeman under the influence
of liquor today shot a pedestrian
after terrorlzing a neighborhood
for more than an hour with his
service revolver and a blackjack
The patrolman was Thomas Ur-
qunart, 81, and the victim was
Alexander Rudy, So. a restaurant
olShwasher who was DING home
when Urquhart opened fire at a
busy downtown intersection. One
bullet struck Rudy below the heart.
attendants at receiving hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

said he was in critical condition.
Spectators said urquhart had
threatened pedestrians with his gy
and blackjack and was making
boy do jig by aiming the We.
at his legs when Rudy walkeA
A witness. Marvin Hopper, '1e-
worker. said he believed ne
man was aiming at hquba
opened fire. Sun at
other witnesses threateana
had poked them
stopped several
ing TO shoot
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Daisy Dearborn,
Pioneer for
38 Years, Dies
Well-knOWn Resident
Among First Settlers
In Silsbee

Mrs. Daisy Dearborn, 61, a
pioneer of SO years in Impe-
rial Valley, passed away ear
ly Christmas morning.
Mrs. Dearborn, formerly of
Wilsonville, Neb, came to the val
ley in 1902 and later settled in the
Mt. Signal and Silsbie districts. OF
recent years she lived in Ell Centre.
Survivors include daughters:
Marie of Ell Centre, Mrs. Charlotte
Stuart of San Diego, sons: Milton
and Orville of Ell Centro, Laurence
of San Diego and Gaylord of On
tario. Mrs. Ann Dearborn of El
Centro is a siSter-in-law.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
PAN-AMERICAN PLANE
CAPSIZES IN BRAZIL

BAHIA, Brazil, Dec 25. CUP)-
A Pan American Airways plane
capsized and sank at the Bahia
airport today. There were no cas-
ualtles. Passengers were aboard
the plane when it capsized but
they swan safely to shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

Letter to Santa
This has all the earmarks of a
smart gag.
When Helen Siegel complained
that she had put some clothes on
the line and they had been stolen
by thief, the staff at the county
health office was stricken with
sympathy
So they all got together and do
mated replacements
Don't suppose this will do any
good, but we had a fur coat stolen
once =. and, oh yes, we could use
a bicycle and a new belt.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Christmas BrinQS
Clearing Skies to
I'm PerioI Valley
Above-NonmaI Temperatures Recordet
In Most Sections Of U. S.; Rain
PeHs Pacific Coast

Christmas brought return of bright sunshine cloud
less skies and winter temperatures to Imperial Valley
while thermometers ranged from Is to 20 degrees above
normal in most other sections of the nation.
Clearing skies in the valley indicated that the recen
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Empire Alert as
N0Zi Raj iderS
Declare Ho|idQv
England Scouting Forces Increased
As New Hint Of German Push
Across English Channel Heard
BY UNITED PRESS :

Britain and Germany gave their bonlbers holiday to-
day in what amounted informal Christmas truce The
Royal air force and the Luwafe refraned from offensive
operations last night and today and indicated that
sitv for aiation
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
BRITAIN FEARS INVASION DURING TRUCE
y AMsl|Ne
~ EpoR1ER
Just Like a Woman


All this Christmas spirit!
We wonder if this gentleman had
enough to smother the natural i'm
pulses during this incident.
An Ell Centre man was waiting
for his wife Christmas eve. She
was running an errand and had
taken his wallet. A pair OF pants
in the store where he waited caught
his eye and he asked to try them
on. They fitted perfectly and he
bought them.
Not SO fast, however, for then he
remembered that his wife had all
his money. He waited and waited,
growing more and more embar-
rassed as she failed to appear. Fin
ally he had to leave without the
new pants and go hunt for her {.
Slight Mistake
An Oregon visitor a Mrs. Church,
wasn't sure whether it was Christ
mas or April Fools day. While
visiting Mrs. Stella Ferguson Of
Holtville she ordered lamp from
a valley store and planned to send
it to her husband in Oregon as
a gift.
Il woner if 1 should open it up,
or just send it on she said to
herself when the package was de-
livered. Just out of curiosity she
opened it.
BY mistake the store had sent
her not the lamp but a bottle of
castor oil!
A Gyp-
Here's another who combines Merry
Christmas and Happy Birthday
It's George Kennerson, jr., who
has for IL years been cheated out
of extra gifts. It's his 18th birth
day.
There's An End
'Be careful, or you'll get in the
RR column" someone warned Rus
sell Allan Ruprecht on Christmas
eve.
"Phooey! I've been in Imperial
Valley for seven years and he
hasn't got me yeti" said Ruprecht.
A good thing like that can't go
on forever.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

Butter: Los Angeles 3lI2c; but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A 401ac; manufacturing milk
Csc; route gathered cream, Sic.
l.. A. hay: u. S. No. " S16.5O-17.
U. ). No. 2 leafy, $l4-Sl5: u. $.
No. 2, $3.50; MpIs. May flax s1.5s.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-03
AMITY CLUB
PLAN YEARS
ACTIVITIES

The Amity club OF Northwestern
High School met on Tuesday, Jan.
%. at Northwestern, TO discuss
their giving a get acquainted social
event in the near future. for the
benefit OF the new members. They
also discussed prospects for better
representation in the school clubs
and affairs.
Those attending the meeting were
Wilbur Hughes. acting president;
Bill Lawson, acting vice-president;
jeanette Jones. acting recording
secretary; Rhobena Watts. acting
corresponding secretary. and vrda
Freeman, acting treasurer: Rober-
IA Hill. Patricia Carson. Murel
simmons, Harriet Hood. Blanche
Edwards. Thomas Williams, Colson
Mutt. Kenneth Durgill, John Austin
Clarence Camp. Bessie Johnson,
Matte Camp. Dorothy Hawkins.
Carmen Flake. Jacqueline Bailey,
Kenneth and Eugene Clark. Edward
sylvester, walter Parks. James
Blasco. Loretta Edison. Jacquoline
Giddings. Thresa Green. Secondries
Smith, Edna Marshall, Frank Nor
mar. Harold Cherry. Maurice Ham,
ilton, John Fields. and Grover
strong. Thomas williams. club re-
nOrtcr
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-03
AKA''S PREVIEW
ANNUAL PLAY

A preyiew OF the Alpha Kappa
Alpha's eleventh play, Susan and
God was held at the lovely home
r Hofhcst Simons last Saturday
evening January %. Rachel Gro-
TIERS three act comedy viii he
presented at the Art Institute Fri
day Feb. ..
The cast and their able direc-
iress. Miss Evelyn Solomon. wers
congratulated for their work by
Sorors Madeline Stanford, Lille
Walker, Angel Lambert. Nellie
Watts. Fannie Bethel. Annette
Bnrnell and Ruby Brady.
Miss Brady, chairman Of he
play committee. served delicious
luncheon OF chicken a la kirg With
all the trimmings.
A memorable social hour WAS en-
joyed. during which time Evelyn
Solomon lead pet songs, which
Mary Agnes Mpior and Nir'ella
Lane accompanied on the plano.
Harold Smith sang. Regina Solo
mon. Ralph Cazort. Fletcher Routt,
Alice Miles did interesting imper-
sonations.