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Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
British Announce
Naval Victory

Axis out of North Africa.
British air raioJ o4I ;nc area OF
Naples. one of the main ports for
conveys, on the air base at BrindiS
and on North Africa points were
continued in an effort to break up
the Axis supply lines. Ten were
killed and Is injured at Naples. In
recent months. the British claim
to have destroyed 80 to 40 per cent
of Axis shipments TO Libya
DESTROYER LOST
In the Atlantic, the Italians claim
ed that they had sunk three British
merchant ships totalling $4,000 tons
and the British announced loss OF
the destroyer CoSsack, which partic-
ipated in the sensational Altmark
and Bismarck battles against the
German fleet. but did not connect
the loss definitely with the Mediter-
ranean battle.
The Royal air force continued for
the third straight night its batter
ing winter offensive against Ger
man,, reporting that big fires had
been started and much damage done
at Hamburg. CuXhaven, Emden and
other northwestern points.
The offensive, intended as a par
tial answer to demands for a sec
ond front against Germany, has
put an estimated 900 planes into
action in day and night raids since
Friday, but has cost the British 88
aircraft on the European and North
Africa fronts, including SIS bombers.
Nineteen Axis planes have been shot
down in that period, in addition to
the German losses on the eastern
front where the Russians reported
80 brought down in two days in the
Leningrad sector alone.
RED FRONT STORMY
On the eastern front, the weather
still appeared to be playing a major
role in the trend of war but the
Germans obviously were attempting
to renew their offensive and prob
ably already have started a new
surge eastward, the results of which
are still undetermined.
The Russians reported that power
full German reserves we're being
massed on the Moscow front last
Saturday and London Monday re-
ported heavy fighting on the central
sector. with both the Germans and
the Russians making local attacks.
Fierce blizzards were reported sweep
ing along the northern sectors,
where an Axis drive toward the
White Sea was said to have failed
with loss of $500 nen, and the Sc
we're winter weather extended far
to the South of Moscow, according to
London.
German dispatches tended to con-
firm this situation, reporting the
gray and empty vista on snow
covered fields and describing it as
"forlorn and frightening"
British military experts believed
that, except in the Crimea. the AXIS
had made no important gains.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10

When Edgar Brothers first deCid-
e6 - y their Eck at selling auto
mobiles. iher toughest opposition
came from bankers. who warned
that anyone who bought one OF the
sontraptIonS must be prepared TO
Set alonf without financial assist
anee from then cl. a mans credit
Immediately VAS ruined the mo-
ment he started driving car.
Tie Ole 1918 model now displayed
a Eaear BrotheIl was the forerm-
Hers ofthe great fleet Of buses Opec-
atea today b. Pacific Greyhound
Ines
Tom MORGAN purchased his first
Ford from Edgar Brothers, started
4 passenger Inc from Imperial to
= Centre. over what was commonly
known a. Tie glass highway" Il
- "a called because the route was
literally paved with broken wh.skey
aad Dc bottles
Ma~EaE la.cr extended his line %
san DIEGO and beyond His Interests
We're purchased by what Is now the
Pao3:3e GrerhoanG.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
Toll Spurs State
Patrol in Drive
For Auto Safety
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the Marian car were damaged when
Marian drove into the back of the
Ellis machine, Walsh said. Mrs.
Ellis was waiting to make left
hand turn.
TRAFFIC CHECKUPS
Highway patrolmen stopped more
than 600 cars and trucks in their
weekend drive in which the entire
squad worked from pm Satur-
day until 4 am. Sunday. Officers
checked cars for any type of viola
ton. They arrested four motorists
for drunk driving and the others
were arrested for faulty brakes Oh
their vehicles, defective lights, fail
ure to make traffic signals, no oper-
ators licenses, and other violations.
AS part Of the safety campaign
Highway Patrolman Bill Tackett
recently completed a rc-test of I'm.
perial county's 81 school buses and
eight private cars used to transpor.
school children.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
12Die as Fast RR
Liner telescopes
In Freak Wreck
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tOODlllupO HUH 1 dkC AllC
minutes II was blazing high.
Towerman Cliff Schwartzkopi
was in the tower but he escaped
without injury though he suffered
from shock
I really don't know what hap
Dened." he SAID. I suddenly found
was on the rails With thewreck-
age piled all around me. Smoke
from the locomotive Just aboN
covered me
HAD - ABOARD
When il left Chicago at E 40 pm.
II carried - passengers and a crew
Of 20. Il had mace stops at Fort
Wayne. Ind. and Lima. O.. and
there was no va" OF ascertaining at
once how many passengers got OF!
and got on there.
The bodies of the dead were hor-
.ibly mangled II the first minutes
one PASSENGER not injured, climbed
out of a deralled pullman and walk
ed up 10 the front of the wreckage,
thinking he might help the train
crew He stumbled across the body
of Fireman J. L. Gebhardt, Of Fott
Wayne. Ind. 1t had no head.
The injured were taken iirst into
this towns little station. Ambu-
lanceS arrived quickly from the
nearby towns of Findlay, Lima, and
Bluffton and they were taken to
hospitals there. None was critically
hurt. though many had painful
wounds
identified dead: Gebhardt. j L
Fort Wayne. Ind, fireman: Blade,
c. G., Rock Island, Ill; Houseke-
mecht. Ernest. Freeport. Ill; Mrs.
Robert Ray. Route /. Silver Springs,
Nd. Mrs. Mariana Rill. 54, 1880
W. San Carlos St, San Jose, Calf;
Henry Heiles. 60. New York City;
Mary Arlington. IS, Mansfield, o.;
NJ. E Ka", Milwaukee. Wis; Irwin
Bauer. Laurelton. New Jersey; and
Leo Arlington. 38, Mansfield, o.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
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tiative
In the Mediterranean. Rome ac-
knowledged in an official commu-
niQue that an attack by British
cruisers and destro"erS on convoy
en- route to North Africa had re-
suited in the sinking of two Fascist
destroyerS. the damaging of third
and the loss of some transports, be-
lieved 10 number seven.
NINE SHIPS SUNK
The British put the number OF
transports at nine sunk and one
set afire, but claimed only one Ital-
iaA destroyer sunk. London said the
Brit h squadron suffered no casual
ties, out Rome claimed that an Ital-
ian torpedo plane hit an enemy
cruiser and a destroyer and that
three British planes we're shot down.
The battle was one of the great
est British triumphs of the war over
the Italians and was part of far
reaching campaign by air and sea
10 break up Axis supply lines to
Libya. where the British have been
expected to attempt a winter lane
offensive designed TO knock the
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
Wouldn't Salute
Flag Woman Says

Il will not salute the American
flag and I believe in the teachings
Of JehoVah's Witnesses" Mrs. Greta
Wilson Of Brawley testified in I'm
pcrial county superior court Mon
day in a divorce suit against her
husband, Charles C. Wilson, auto
mobile mechanic.
She made this statement while
being questioned about trouble she
and her husband had over the
teachings Of Jehovah's Witnesses.
She said he beat her during the
argument.
A great mass Of Jehovah's Wit
nesSes documents were introduced
in evidence.
Deputy District Attorney Darwin
Woliord said one Of the pamphlets
said Religion is a product of the
demon and Satan is their chief"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
Britain TO Fight
# j, s, Attacked,
Churchill Pledges
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sumably fear for his own life.
WAR MAY SPREAD

sumably fear for his own life.
WAR MAY SPREAD
4 The war may soon spread to
the remaining fourth of the globe. y
5. Nazi firing parties are busy
every day in dozen countries OF
occupied Europe and above all
the Russians Tin occupied, areas
are being butchered by the thou
sands and tens of thousands
6. Great Britain has actually
reached" the end of her dollar re-
sources. Churchill recalled that last
year at this time Britain did not
know where to turn for dollars for
American exchange.
BY very severe measures" he
added we have been able to gather
and send to America about 500,000,-
900 pounds 0OO,0OO,000D but the
end of our financial resources is in
sight-nay, it has been actually
reached"
British officials in the past re-
peatedly has promised that the
Royal air force would be built UP
as rapidly as possible to superiority
over the German air force. Chur-
chill's statement that it was now
"at least" equal in size and num-
bers indicated that the British
might now hold an edge in the air
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
Candidate Seeks
To Pay Filing Fee

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 10. Up
Ncttled a reports he would quit his
campaign ~ governor IN the neac
future. state Senator Robert Ken
~ q Los Angeles today sought to
9ar Ms 5000 fling fee 70 the sec
rata.E Of state.
Deputy Secretary Charles J. Hag
ely informed Kenny. however. that
- coG.d not accpct the fee untn
tn statutory time beginning next
Mav 81
Kenny Is seeking the democratic
nomination.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
Thieves Get $1,000
From Ariz. Market

TUCSON, Ariz.. Nov. 10. up
Robbers broke into the Sonegn
Market IL s5utn Tucson early to-
cay and stole. an estimated $4,000
f.sll4 tie market safe and post
tIE.ce substation II was announced
= Tucso. police.
Tie CfleerS said they we're in
s-a.!caung why the robbery had
not ben reported until about noon
today ATE. i occurred during the
n.g.t.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
Oldest Firm
Marks Birthday

FL Centrans passing Fdeag Bro
theirs automobile show rooms 1T -
Main street Monday stopped -
stare goggle-cyed at What Somc
non -abstainers doubtless believed =
. be some sort of mcchauca. pix
elephant.
But it wasn't a case ol marH.n-
after optical illusion. it was q gen
uine tin Lizzy VINTAGE CT 1918
Many Imperial Valley OLD ;mes>
will remember that II was cxactl1
28 years ago tNovember -. 1913,
that an exact duplicate Of The od5
contraption now on display g r
gar Brothers made lis iirst apNeas-
ance here
That was the cate on Wm7A E
gar Brothers received delivery o0
The first Ford car to be sold II 8,
valley, the firm having entered H
10 a leadership contract VIII Eord
on that date
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
Monday the firm was ceiebralMe
the anniversary of the event.
An empire has been carved GU
Of the desert since Edgar Brother,
introduced the 1913 mode. For5s
here
In all "reminiscences the brotse.s
Edgar figured prominently Tie.
were the original business pioneer,
o. Imperial Valley
First came Arthur FdEar II o.,
and started a wagon freleht lHc
from the railroad Junction Of VI
land, only inland was called @
Beach then. His haul Wa a.er =
trackless desert 10 the only ;oWN
in the valley at that tIme-Imoeual
His brother ROY came IL 1902 arc
opened the first of wha. va % be-
come great chain Of va.l-y stores
Will Edgar came out the same yeas
and engaged in contracting an
engineering. He levelcd the IL
desert land for farming
j. H. Bert, Edgar followed W.
He was the book wizard OF the -
ther combination. Cousin Tom Ed-
gar also came in 1902 and opened
the third Edgar Brothers store II
Brawley,
There was only one nueauon
ditch, puny little thing from winch
the few settlers also Cot thelr
drinking water. Bert Edgar 9! S
the story OF how The Vac. -
prepared for drinking.
BANKERS FROWNED
They would dip it up il - o.
nlng. let 1t set al night. SKIM -.
slime off in the nlorrinc. bo.l =.
Tor hours, then throw !; ca: ane
drink beer. he chuckleG.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-10
WEATHER

Southern California - Fair with
night and morning low clouds near
cast and little change in tempera-
ture Monday and Friday; gentle
variable winds near coast, becom-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11
ATTORNEY HOGAN
 IN VISIT HERE
Family Of New York City's Future D. A. Hold Re-
 uniOn==RecaIls Incidents

Frank S. Hogan, the Waterburian who is now administrative assistant to District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey and who is almost certain to succeed his chief in the New York elections this fall, visited his family here yesterday.
 Attorney Hogan and his brother, Joseph, also a New York lawyer, drove up from New York yesterday and family reunion was held at the home of their sister, Mrs. AL fred Kenney, Bonair avenue. MT. and Mrs. Michael s. Hogan, of 186 Cooke street, the prosecutors par entS, greeted him for the first time since he was designated by both Democrats and Republicans for the district attorneyship of New York county.
 Several WaterburianS are promi- nent as lawyers in New York, MT. Hogan pointed out. He recalled one case in which he was prosecuting, while acting as defense lawyers were Attorneys James D. c. Mur- ray and Louis Solomon, both also natives of this city. Attorney Meyer Solomon is also well-known in the metropolis, he said, along with At torney George Hennessy, brother of Coroner William B. Hennessy of Waterbury.
 Nominating petitions for the Sep- 'tember primaries will be filed in New York tomorrow, but New York political experts say that election of the Waterbury boy is near certainty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11
VICHY GOVT. NOT
 YET COMMITTED
Made No New Concessions To Gernlany-Negotia-
 tiOns Still Discussed
BY RALPH HEINZEN

NOAAAS~G 1A~OS OW0AA NOkICSpUAAuCutD
 Vichy, France, Aug. 11.-UP)- We'll informed sources asserted to- day that the Vichy Government had made no new commitment to Ger many. For cooperation and that Vichy-G German negotiations on gen. eral subjects were still interrupted.
 Otto Abetz, German special en- voy, went to Berlin from Paris yes- terday without having made any progress toward resumption of nego- tiations, it wa sasserted.
 Specifically, authorized sources denied reports that France had agreed to enter an offensive alli- ance with Germany. Informants said it was possible these reports had originated in speech by Eugene Delongle at Paris Friday night. De- loncle said he had obtained Vichy Government consent to form a vol- unteer division to fight with the Germans against Russia.
 The council of ministers meets late today under Marshal Philippe Pteain.
 Infprmants said reorganization of the cabinet might be discussed but that no ether major decision would be considered.
 There have been numerous talks during the last week between Ger man and Vichy representatives, but
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11
I12 AUTO DEATHS
 IN LOCAL AREA
City Credited With Seven Fatalities Within Seven
 Month Period

Death has taken toll of seven lives by accident in this city during the past seven months. Together with other fatalities occurring in this vicinity over the same period, the total of deaths of pedestrians killed by automobiles, or passengers in vehicles, is twelve.
 Last fatality recorde0 took place Wednesday morning, when motor cycle driven by Said Sefa plowed into milk truck on Wootic Road. Traffice Officer John Palmatier was the last local man to meet death in this manner. The patrolman was killed while directing traffic at the corner of West Main and Judd streets last July 20.
 Accounting for three of the fata- lities occurring in Prospect is the intersection near the center of the town. This junction which divides the Waterbury New Haven and the Union City-Cheshire highways, has since been provided with a huge stop sign, and large white letter ing on the road. These precautions have succeeded in halting since the first week in July, the steady ac- cident mortality.
 Wolcott has had one death, and the fourth Prospect fatality was that of Halsey Steele Clark, struck by a car as he crossed the Union City road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11
600 Youths To Take
 Cadet Examination
ecOrd-Breaking Total Applying For Admission To Aviation COrps-4O Reporting at Boston Tomorrow

A record breaking total of more than 500 New England young men will take the Aviation Cadet writ ten examination tomorrow and Wed- nesday, August 12-13, it was an- nounced today by Lt.-Col. John l.. Rice, Corps Area Recriting officer.
 More than four hundred of these aspirants will b examined at 200 Richards Hall, Northeastern Uni- versity, in Boston; more than 100 will be examined at Westover field in Chicopee Falls, Mass, and the rest will be examined at the Bangor Air Base, Bangor, Maine; at the Manchester Air Base, Manchester, N. H.; or at Fort Ethan Allen in Vermont.
 In the past, these examinations have been given only at the Boston Army Base and at Westover field. During recent months, however, the large number of applications from young men of New England have made the facilities of the Army Base inadequate for the purpose, and the Army gladly accepted the facilities of Northeastern University at the invitation of Dean William c. White. Brigadier- General Francis s. Wilby, Commanding General of the First Corps Area, was SO pleased by this generous offer of cooperation that he promptly wrote personal letter of thanks to Dean White.
 These aspirantS for training as Aviation Cadets in the Air Corps are men who lack half the credits for a degree in an accredited col- lege. Most of them are products of the many "refresher courses" which have been conducted throughout New England for the past three months for the express purpose of preparing young men for this ex- animation
 Those men who pass the mental examination will be appointed Avia- tion Cadets and will receive SIS a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11
M The Local T,heaterS
STATE

If you intend to see the deluxe double bill currently at the air. conditioned State theater you'll have to hurry as performances tomorrow evening positively conclude its en- gagement. The headliner is Tom, Dick and Harry" starring Academy Award winner Ginger Rogers with Alan Marshall, George Murphy and Burgess Meredith while the second big hit is "They Meet Again" with Jean Hersholt in the leading, roles.
 Packed with thrills and excite ment and pimmed with stars, songs and rhythm is the new show open- ing at the air-conditioned State starting Wednesday.
 The thrills and excitement of the program will be provided by War ner Bros new action packed film Highway Vest" 8 crime drama with new twists and fresh treat ment.
 The fast-paced film stars Brenda Marshall and Arthur Kennedy, com- paratively newcomers to Hollywood. Both Kenned yand Miss Marshall are from Broadway, and have had remarkable success in their recent wor kin films.
 Olympe Bradna, William Lundi- gan and Slim Summerville head an impressive list of players.
 "T'ime Out For Rhythm" the second big hit of the program, is a heart = tingling romance glittering with stars, ringing with songs, laundering with mirth and ablaze with thousand happy, joyous mo- ments to thrill about delightedly for many weeks to come.
 According to advance reports from Hollywood, Time Out For Rhythm" possesses everything an audience could wish for.
 Rudy Vallee, Ann Miller and Rosemary Lane head the star packed cast of the spectacular new romantic musical with strong sup port being accorded them by such other well-known favorites of the radio, stage and screen as Allen Jenkins, Joan Merrill, Brenda and Cobina, the Three Stooges, Rich ard Lane, Six Hits and a Miss, Ed die Durant's Rhumba Band and Glen Gray and his Casa Lorna Or cheStra. There are, in addition to such entertainment-worthy celeb rites, seven soft and sizzling songs headed for everyone's lips.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11
STRAND

Ending tomorrow evening at War ner's Strand theater is the techni- color production Blood and Sand" starring Tyrone Power with Linda Darnen and Rita Hayworth; also Jane Withers in "A Very Young Lady"
 The coast-to-coast parade of Bob Hope radio and screen fans who look for the best in comedy gags will find their hero in top form when his latest laugh riot Caught in the Draft" comes to the Strand on Wed- nesday as the headliner of smash mid-week show.
 Fashioned in true Bob Hope style, Paramount,s merry making version of life among the recruits is said to be an all-out blitzkrieg of laugh ter. With Bob is the one and only Dorothy Larnour-the gal who hit the gong with sarong. Lynne Over man, who plays the part of Holly wood theatrical agent, follows bob and his ten per cent into the Army. The hope fans will delight in Bob's new stooge Eddie Bracken, the rookie who'll do anything for a laugh-eyen switching the Army'S road signs during some war games and almost causing a major disaster, all for the sake of his goose-pimply
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11

concentrated in pipelines tha t would have to be patroled contin- uously. Even more important, they emphasize, is the fact that new barges could be built far sooner, with government aid, than pipelines could be completed Pipelines, too, require larger percentage of vital steel. Each river unit could go irn- mediately into service, while the completion of an entire project would be necessary in the case of pipelines.
 NEW BARGES
 CARRY 1000 TONS
 The size of tows used in moving gasoline and other commodities varies. Oil barges having capacity of from 500 to 600 tons are most numerous in the oil-carrying trade. But most new barges have ca pacity of approximately 1000 tons. A towboat may move 10 or more of these at one time on the lower Mississippi.
 A record tow of 10000 tons, or 3,500,000 gallons, of gasoline equal to 400 average tanks cars was moved over the Chain of Rocks, bottleneck of the upper Mississippi River, this spring by the St. Paul Socony. The boat and tow of eight barges measured 927 feet, the length of two and one-half city blocks, or a parade of five old-time freight packets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-11
KEEN COMPETITION IN SPORTS EVENTS
Program Staged At Boys Club Camp-Olympics
 Held

Interest at the Boys Club camp this past week centered largely in the competition in various sports events, which called forth keen ri- valry among the campers. The most spectacular exploit of the week was the Frank MerriWell finish to the baseball game between the Mangini Indians and the Grish Wildcats, in which ninth-inning home run by Mark Margiotti gave the Indians the victory, 9-8. Margiotti's aver- age for the week was 570.
 He and two other competitors, Newall and Soucy will determine the horseshoe champion of the camp this week. The award for rifle craftsmanship last week went to Leon Farr, and for archery to Errol Boisyert. Gene Holbrook won the weekly treasure hunt.
 Tn the Olyrnpics at the camp Sat- urday winners were: Perugini, Mara and Petrosd in the 50-yard dash; Holbrook, Mikenna and Newau in the 50-yard backward race; Cata- pano, Fitzpatrick, and Newall in the 50-yard walk; and Holbrook, Bois- vert and Soucy in the 1OO-yard dash.
 The final week of the camping season got under way this morning.