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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
School Election
Results Scrambled
Throughout Valley

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Imperial, l. more in Mesquite Lake
precinct and Is at Rose in the high
school race. Ills running mate. Nc
Gaughy pollcd $40 III the high
school race. nlnc more IN Mesquite
Lake and ten III Rose For the
elementary school positions in I'm
penal, Worthington drew 384 and
McGaughy 356.
N B. Denham polied 148 in the
elementary race in Imperial and
l53 in the high school race. Mes
quite Lake added two more and
Rose l. for tn high school. Arthur
Enelc was given l44 elementary
votes and las high school ballots,
while Mesquite gave him none and
Rose afforded him eight for high
school.
Victory for Worihington and Nc
GaughV was interpreted in some
quarters as "VlndiCation" for G.
II Maddch,f former superintendent
whose contract was not renewed. as
we'll as dissatisfaction with policies
ot the old board control
The board alignment leaves Mrs.
Carrie Townsend. J. Kenneth Hick-
OK and Charles Maynard as hold
over members on both high school
and elementary boards.
Elementary Races
Scattered returns from all cor
nerS of the valley left many gaps
in the election picture In rural
elementary races in the Ell Centro
district, however, Agnes Northrop
was elected to the Silsbee board;
D. C. Beck polled 80 votes to 2 for
Mrs. r. Robertson at Heber; Har-
Vey COrtman was elected over L.
BackuS at Acacia. COrfman had 23
votes, BackuS, 2l In ScclCy Olive
De Faulkner poIICd II and Bill
Schultz pollcd six votes Both were
elected Mrs. Caroline Thanncr. in
Cumbent, Was returned To the Nc
Cabe school board She received
q votes.
Brawiey
In BraWley Earl Jack and r. II.
DelllngtOn, unOppOScd were elected
to the BraWley high school board
while Walter Casey polled 800 votes
to defeat Incumbent Walter Good
son in the BraWlcy elementary
school board race. Elementary
school race results in outlying dis
trictS were not available.
UOltyillc
In HoltvIllc F. Roy Thompson and
Sam Webb, unopposcd, were elected
to the high school board ThOmp-
son polled 1O1 votes, Wcr3, 81. Mrs.
William Watson. incumbent. received
36 votes in the elementary school
race. She was unoppoSed
Outlying Districts
In outlying districts Dan G. Scott
was elected at Mcloland, O. IT,
Watts pOlcd seven votes to ono
for Basil Spear at AlamitOS Frank
Carey was elected over Andrew
Destray, l6-2. in Alamo, Ronald
Layton received ii votes at Pamct-
to, Forrest Ferguson was elected
at Eastsidc. Other districts were
not reported.
c. O. HoOber was elected to sue
ceed himself on the high school
and elementary board in Calipatria
and Merrill c. Bates was returned
with Hoober to the high school
board Albetf Miller polled five
votes at northend to Dust Incum-
bent Lewis Boyle.
In CalIxico Faye Gundcrman
and Les Dove were elected to the
high school board and Dove was
returned to the elementary school
board. At Jasper l.. S. Ncaglc was
elected TO the board Ncaglc polIcd
80 to 81 for Joe GuldOttI.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
-Four Clio Workers
Hurt in Attack

BERKELEY, Cal, June cUpJ
AFT painters disclaimed responSlb
ility today for mass attack on
four CIO workers at Berkeley
construction job yesterday.
The four workers, who suffered
bruises and cuts, said two car
loads of men attacked them while
thew we're painting an apartment
house Those injured were Man
Ming McOuarrie. 80, Berkeley; Berlc
Yo,mg 48. Oakland; Charles Xlm-
tnerman 20, Albany; and Bruno
GIanna, 22, Berkeley
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09

YUMA, Ariz.. June tuPp-Mr|.
Merul Philbrick. IS. of San Diego,
WAS killed early today and three
other San DicganS were injured
when their automobile struck Il
stalled produce truck ON u. S. High
way 80 about Il miles cast of Yuma.
The injured were Buford Bailey,
25. driver of the machine; Mrs.
Pearl Bailey: and Mrs. Edith DICK,
81. all of San Diego.
They were treated for minor in
luries at Yuma hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Sabotage Fears Cause Closing Of
Giant San Joaquin Storage Dams

keep visitors from getting IN tine
way of workers ENChCQucr dam had
never been closed to visitors since
its construction IN 1926 ut Il cost
of $l6.000000.
Both dams are among the larG-
est of their kind in California and
in addition 10 being Water-StoraGc
units they produce some electric
power.
Rigid restrictions ON visitors have
been in effect ut FrIant. SITE oi
huge Frant dam, now under con-
struCtlOn as the southern hub of
the Central Valley project, since
work started last November.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09

Police Chief Ernie Cox fRR's'
candidate, incidentally dressed. or
rather undressed, as a sweet young
thing" won the first prize of
brassier pronounced brass-e- e-aio.
The award was made because he
needed it the most.
Ike Bowling of the immigration
department carried away the BOBBY
prize of an all day sucker for be-
ing dressed as rather bawdy
chorus girl with gray wig, brilliant
~ flaming fingernails and toenails,
equipped with parasol and an egg
laying duck.
The impossible prize went TO
Ralph French of the district attor-
ney's office in a costume designed
BY Russ Yeager. A rather fancy
girl, Frerch surprised the au-
dience by blossoming out with
lights placed at strategic parts of
!he anatomy, concealed beneath
clothing.
Other fancy entries in the beauty
parade were Sheriff Robert Ware
IN ar embroidered swimming suit,
wearing sombrero and boots: Dee
KesSec in red flannel drawers and
swimming trunks with padding II
the proper places: Chief of Police
at San Diego Cliff Peterson in a
combination chorus girl-old fashion,
I'd bathing airl costume of ruffles.
lace ard parasol; William Smoky
Wood in an Oversized suit with Pill
lows TO build up his contours; John
Crousscn as an Indian mermaid &C
companicd b. warWhOops and Gc5-
lures.
A picnic and water polo game
marked festivities.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
State Deficit to
Reach Is Millions

SACRAMENTO, June 8 CUP)-
The state deficit is increasing at the
rate of approximately s130OO0O a
month and will reach a total Of
Ecarly SIS, 100000 by the end Of the
current biennium on June 30, 194l.
State Controller Harry B. Riley re-
yealed today
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
Golfer Fires Ace
In Open Tourney

CANTERBURY COUNTRY GLUE
Cleveland. June 8 - up The
supreme thrill of Golf-a hole in
one in the National Open Cham
pionship-came to a relatively OBJ
scure player today when Leland
Wilcox Of Waterloo, Iowa banged
one into the cup from the third
toe.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
SD. Woman Killed In Yuma Accident

Bailey told sheriffS deputies ne
was blinded by the lights OF an
cncoming truck ana did not sec
the parked vehicle until 1t was 700
late to avoid the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
HELD TO FACE
CHECK CHARGE

AT a preliminary hearing Ill Holt
Vile Saturday morning, M. Hoory
was ordered held to answer charges
of writing bad checks and bail
was set at $500
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
E.C.PoIice Chief
Beauty

Entries of the Ell Centro police department, the L. S.
immigration and the district attorneys office held
prizes Saturday winners in the "bathng beauty" con
which marked the Friday night plunge party of the
Imneral- Y una Peace Officers lSSOCiatiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-09
WEATHER

Dnta compiled by ObserNrrs Tor
the official nit~d states Weather
Bureau station Mt I'll CcntrO.D
Southern CalifOrnIa-Fai Satur-
day and Sunday with morning fog
in west portion, little change in
temperature; gentle northwest wind
off coast.
Record for u hours ending at
: "A. m Saturday:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
Night Thieves Steal Loot
Sears Roebuck Co. Store Grand Street; Other Lesser RObberies

A series of breaks occurred in the city over the weekend. Thieves car ried away merchandise valued at $1 ,00O from the Sears Roebuck and Go. on Grand street. Apparently the thieves, Lieut.. Joseph Bender re- ported, hid somewhere in the store when it closed Saturday night. The inside lock was found broken, and the varied items were scooped up in suitcases and taken through the rear into a waiting car. The thieves used the rear platform when taking the merchandise. The merchandise consisted of wearing apparel, guns, tools and other items.
 A youth, who three hours later was apprehended, held up the Benzoline Gas Station on West Main and Judd streets, taking at gun-point $45.83 from Peter Moros, 28 Center street, gas station atetndant. The latter was able to furnish, the police with an accurate description of the gunman. Later Lieut.. Patrick Hobart and Pa trclman Joseph Cavanaugh, from the information gained from the station attendant, arrested Theodore Greer, IT, of 432 West Main street at his home, early this morning. The of ficers found the youth in bed at his home. He is being held under $2500 bonds.
 < Other Breaks
 Other breaks reported were at the home of Forrest Purrinton, 10 Mur- (Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
CHRISTMAS WILL
 BE GALA AFFAIR
Everybody in Waterbury Seems to Be Inlbued With
 Real Spirit
-NEA Radiophoto

The jingle of bells from Santa Claus reindeer and sleigh could al- most be heard today as Waterbury made ready for its most gala Christi mas celebration in 12 years. Throngs of shoppers began filling the busi- ness section soon after the stores opened this morning, and merchants believed that all records for volume of business in a two-day period would be shattered today and to- morrow. The stores will remain open until g o'clock tonight and to- morrow night.
 Little chance of a white Christ mas is given by the weatherman. He predicts clear and cold weather to- morrow, with cloudy and warmer weather on Christmas Day.
 Students On Way Home
 Trains and busses today brought scores of college students and for mer residents home for the holidays yesterday and today. Extra cOach- es will be run tomorrow to take care of the holiday rush.
 The post office was literally swamped with mail today. Several kept on the jump as both incoming hundred extra employees were being
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
LORD HALIFAX IS
 COMING BY PLANE
Will Start His Flight to U. s. By Clipper Route
 After New Years
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, Dec. 23.-(UP)- -Viscount Halifax, newly appointed ambassa- dor to Washington, intends to leave for his post by trars-Atlantic Clip per planes early in the new year, it was understood today.
 He surrendered ms seals of of flee to King George this morning, and proceeded north for brief Christmas holiday.
 Anthony Eden, the new foreign secretary, visited the King and re- ceived from him the seals of office which Halifax had surrendered He planned to assume at once his duties at the foreign office. He had re- signed his post thereto be suc- ceeded by Halifax-in 1888 because he opposed appeasing Hitler and Mussolini.
 It was reported that Sir Gerald Campbell, former consul general at New York, might go to Washington as, minister, a new post, to prepare the way for Halifax,
 Campbell, now high commissioner of the United Kingdom in Canada, may go to Washington almost im- mediately to take up the work of the late Marquess of Lothian until Halifax's arrival, it was said.
 Appointments Approved.
 Lord Halifax's appointment, which had been expected, was generally approved as was that of Eden to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
TWISTED MAN IS
 MURDERED IN BED
Egnazio Sorci, 6l Years of Age, Was BludgeOned
 to Death Last Night

Winsted Conn.,, Dec. 23-(UP)- Egnazio Sorci, 61 year old hardware worker and a recluse, was bud geoned to death in his bed during the night, state police said today.
 Sorci's body was found by his brother-in-law when he failed to report to work at theWinsted Hard ware Manufacturing company. He had been beatenon the head with some heavy object.
 State Police Commissioner Ed ward J. Hickey personally assumed charge of the investigation and ef- forts were made to trace Sorci's activities before he returned home for the night. So far as the com- missioner could learn after pre- liminary inquiry the slain man had no apparent enemies.
 According to Coroner Lester Schaffer Sorci has a wife living in Italy. Robbery was believed to have beenthe motive for the killing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
Marshal Graziani Tells True Story Of Defeat By Britain
Superior Weight of British Arms in Air, on Land, Sea Compelled Gallant,
 Fighting Italians to Give Ground
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Core spondent)

Rome, Dec 23.-(UP)-Italy published today its story of the British offensive against its North African army-a story, told by Marshal Rodolfo Grazian commander in chief, of the superior weight of the British and in the air and at sea, and of brave Italian resistance in face of hopeless odds Italian newspapers all published the report in full their first pages and of them praised it for its frankness The report broadcast nationally each hour between midnight last night and noon today when the first afternoon newspapers published. As Italians prepared to observe their first Christ mas Graziani told how the British offensive broke with shatterng force just he had completed prep arations for offensive of his own, how division after division of his army overwhelmed, how he ordered retreat Dec. 10 and how his at Bardia still held out
 Praises Bravery of Soldiers
 "If today-12 days from the beginning of the offen- siveBritiSh armored divisions mark time before Bardia said reporting of Dec 21 ths is exclusively due to the bravery the soldiers of Italy of land and air. who know how bravery to oppose the enemy and die without sparing themselves.
 q again confirm in categoric manner that all down here have done their duty to the limits possible the number of those who had the misfortune to fall prs is igh this must not make you doubt their valor They resisted with the will to resist until the very end IgnobIe Claims Condemned
 Concluding his report which addressed to Premeir Benito Mussoni personally premier and war min- who inexorably advanced well protected toward prey they (he solers) cried with the last spark of fe Long Live Italy Tn view of these facts the ignobe claims advanced by enemy propaganda nothing but mass of lieS which bring shame upon those who dare write them and thus show they have lost that Of dignity and respect toward braveryeven though luck less which has always been characteristic of the peoples of great civilization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23

The east side of the Holsters, built in the 14th century and restored in the 18th century and again after the fire of 1884, was destroyed and two other sides were severely dam aged. The east side was used as the members cloakroom.
 The inner lobby of the Commons was rendered unsafe and has been closed.
 The Cloister court was filtered with tumbled masonry, slate, wood. glass and steel.
 The stained glass windows of his toric St. Stephens hall, south of the court, were broken but the paint ings and statues of former prime minister inside were not damaged.
 Six windows were blasted out of the octagonal central hall southeast of the court, and some masonry tumbled into the unused crypt in a c0yner os tbe court
 A bust of Randolph Spencer Churchill. Prime Minister Winston Churchill's father, was unchanged.
 The bomb fell early in the night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
Parliament Building Hit By Nazi Bomb; St. Stephens Cloisters Is Badly Wrecked

Members of the Commons staff were in shelters and there were no cas- ualtieS.
 A fire was started but was put out within half an hour, and most of the damage was done by the ex- ploSion.
 One section of woodwork along a wall of the Cloisters gave way and slid to the ground, leaving volumes on parliamentary practice and gen. eral legislative acts still in a book case.
 From corner of the court, filing cabinets were still visible through doors which had been swung open by the explosion.
 It was the third time the houses of parliament had been damaged by bombs since the start of the war.
 First an oil bomb landed In a corridor of the House of Lords and eSUseS slighk damage. Then a high explosive bomb landed in the old palace yard, broke scores of win- doWs and blasted out stained glass windows of st Stephens porch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
MANUFACTURER
 HAS PASSED AWAY
President of New Britain Concern Dies There
 This Morning

New Britain, Conn, Dec. 23-(UP) Arthur G. Kimball, 60, president of Landers, Frary & Clark, one of the country's leading manufacturers of household appliances, died today after brief illness.
 Kimball was native of Evanston, H., and began with the company as an office boy in it's Chicago office in 1898. Twenty years later he was elected president.
 He was a director of the National Electrical Manufacturers associa- ton, a member of the New Britian welfare commission and director of the New Britain National bank and New Britain General hospital.
 His widow, two sons and daugh- ter survive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
By H. L. PERCY


 London, Dec. 23.-(UP)-A Ger man airplane bomb, crashing into the historic parliament building within few yards of the House of Commons chamber, wrecked the 600 yearsc old St. Stephens Cloisters and did extensive other damage in a recent night raid, it was made known today.
 The bomb scored a direct hit on the second floor public bills office on the east side of the Ancient Cloisters, diagonally opposite the south end of the Commons cham bers and adjoining the Commons lobby.
 A group of members and Secre-, taries' offices were destroyed. The votes and proceedings office and the old members stair case leading from the star chamber court to the inner sClbby also were GSStrOyeG. The St&ix case had not been used for 30 years.
 It was a combination fire and ex- ploSive bomb which struck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
ATTORNEY CASSIDY TO REMOVE METERS
Unless Taken From Front of His Property, He Will
 Do It

Attorney John H. Cassidy declared today that unless parking meters were removed from sidewalks ill front of his property he would take up the devices himself. This marks another step in MT. Cassidy's battle against the meters, which he claims have been installed illegally.
 It is the lawyers plan to write to M. H. Rhodes, Inc. the Hartford concern which manufactures the Mark Time meters, and make for mal demand that the meters be talk en up from the sidewalks at his pro- perty on Leavenworth street or else where. He said he will also ask the company, if it refuses to remove the meters, where it wants them de- liyered after he takes them up him. self.
 Should the company refuse to re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23

incendiary bombs; those that came next hurled high explosive bombs into the roaring flames.
 For almost 16 months, Manchester, Britains' fourth largest city and it's 750 900 people had escaped almost entirely from the fury of the Nazi aerial attacks. Thousands were caught in the streets or in flimsy homes when the bombing started. Many were killed where they stood, others were buried hopelessly in ruins.
 Thousands of bombs crashed on homes, shops, hospitals, hotels and public buildings.
 Center of City Target
 The German planes concentrated their attack on the center of the city, and admittedly Manchester escaped the fate of ruined Coventry only because there was a much larg- CT area to bear the cruShin weight of the NaZi bombing.
 Sixty persons were trapped in one hotel, and some were still in the ruins today. A building crashed on raid shelter, but those inside escaped unhurt. E, Fires burned many hours through out blocks of the business district
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
MYRON C. TAYLOR IS COMIC ORTABLE

Boston, Dec. 23-(UP)-Hospital officials reported today that Myron c. Taylor. President Roosevelt's spe- cial envoy to the Vatican, spent a comfortable night" but declined to say whether he was i'll or just lln- dergoing aphysical q checkup.
 He arrived at Boston last night and was taken to the New England Baptist hospital where he was ex- amined by Dr. Frank Lahey, Boston specialist. Taylor, who returned to the United States in September, un- derwent an operation In Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
NewAmbassador Lord HalifaxMayj Renew Demand for Axis Ships Here
United States Does Not Seem Inclined to Favor
 British Proposal
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Washington, Dec. 23.-(UP)-Vis- count Halifax's transfer from foreign minister to British ambassador here put spectacular emphasis today on Great Britain's desire for expanded American aid and Axis warnings to the United States.
 British, German, Italian and American diplomacy suddenly finds the international situation centering on ships. Great Britain suggests transfer to her of Axis vessels tied up in American ports. Berlin and Rome warn Washington that such transfer would be a war-like act.
 Various London statements add up about as follows: Great Britain must have additional tonnage and views Axis ships in American waters as the most promising immediate sourse of supply. It wa that sugge-i tion that brought German and italian warnings against war-like acts along with sharply worded ob- jection to American policies and statements in general.
 Ships Not Mentioned
 The administration is not com mitted on the proposition nor has President Roosevelt in any way in dicated his willingness to pass Ger man and Italian ships into British hands. But all other aid short-of- war for Britain is being pressed and American dollars probably soon will be on the British defense line.
 Short-of-war objectives for Bri- tain and our own defense require mentS already far exceed American armament facilities and new plants are planned or under construction to meet the test. Sir Frederick Phillips, British treasury undersec- retary, metes today with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., to establish priorities within the $3,0O0, 900 ,O00 munitions order list which has been drawn up ss the immediate measure of British needs. The United States presum- ably will provide the money to build new plants as well as funds for pro-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-23
ITALIAN FORCE
 STILL HOLDS OUT
British Troops Are Moving Up for Fierce Assault
 Upon Bardia
BY FREDERICK KUH Limited Press Staff COrreSpondent)

\
 London, Dec. 23-(UP) = British forces are moving up ready for a direct assault on Bardia, where an estimated 10000 men of Italy's Li- byan army are holding out against an attack by land, sea and air, 1t was reported today.
 Dispatches from the front made it plain that the Italians were de- lending themselves stubbornly, ap- parently under orders to hold Bar dia as long as possible in 0rder to permit the main Italian army to fortify positions in front of Tobruk to the west.
 It was reported also that new formations of Italian Savoia bomb- ing planes had arrived over the front and were attacking British troop and supply columns.
 The Italians in Bardia turned big guns on the British rear. blasting the Sollum area and the coastal road leading from it to their strong hold.
 More British Troops
 Tens of thousands of British troops were reported on the way to the front in preparation for new phase of the British offensive.
 It was reported that troop and truck columns stretched all the way across the desert from the Nile del- ta.
 The British forces at Bardia had broken through the outer ring of
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