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Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

made the Recommendation IN TIT
form of answers to a queStionnairc
submitted by the United States ae-
partment of agriculture.
Exact nature of the questions con-
tanned in the qucStionnaire Wa not
disclosed, but it was learned that
the committee haG Ec"H asked t
state whether additional farm loa.
facilities were needed here, and pos
Sibly estimate the volume of loan.
that might be anticipated SHOULD
an office of the land bank be cS-
tabliShed in the valley.
Advantages of land bank loan
over financing through cXiStino
lending agencies, a committee men,
Der said. consist not so much IL
actual need of additional credit
as in the fact that such loan
would constitute recognition for the
first time of the stable value OF
valley farm lands
Present credit facilities here con-
sist of private banks production
credit, farm security administration
and land bank commissioner loans
OF these, tWo-production credit
and farm Security-make loans Oh
crops only, while private bank and
commissioner loans arc available OF
the farm itself The commissioner
Continued on Page s; Column 81
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Secretary to Rep.
Ham Fish Indicted

WASHINGTON. Oct "a up
George Hill, secretary of Rep. Ham
ilton Fish, R. N. Y, was indicted
today by a federal grand Jury or
two counts of corrupt perjury
in connection with the grand jury 5
investigation OF iO.e.gn propaganda
agents.
The indictment charged on one
count that Hill allegedly falSified
testimony by denying acquaintance
with George sylvester Vicreck, who
was indicted Oct. on charges OF
emitting material facts in register
na ~ a German propaganda aPent
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Medicos Scott

CHICAGO. Oct "A. OUP'-Eat q
balanced diet and forget shotgun
vitamin pills the journal of thc
American Medical association ad
ylsed today in an editorial cffolt
TO stop the yitamin 'pill gold rush
OF 1914"
There are l"sh profits in tut
yitamin business, the Journal Sal
i'll its lead editorial "EntcrprisrI
manufacturers OF all kinds arr
climbing on the WAGONS and takHs
ta thc tr3j1
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Petuin to Offer
Self as Hostage

assassinations loft Vlchy tonight t.
90 back to Paris.
No member of Pcta.n's ontour-
age would comment ON the rumor.
Il was reported that the Ger
mans today levied a tine against
Bordeaux Of l5.000,OOO francs C3OO,-
COO. the exact amount Of the re
ward which they had offered for
information LEADING to the arrest
of the Bordeaux asSasSlns.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

the l7-ycar-old Miss DcStreC asked
him net TO try to help her because
she knew she was dying but to get
the baby'-thc infant daughter of
Mrs. Wells.
Wells. 81, a slightly-built hunch-
back, is charged with killing MIS-.
Wells. Miss Destree and his halt
brother, Raymond Wells, because
they broke up his illicit relation
ship with his half-sister, pretty
Vio4t wells, 18.
AT s pm. on May T. the evening
of the shooting, Bellah said he was
driving to DcVOre Heights with
his wife.
Il heard cries for help" he said.
My wife didn't hear them, however,
and I thought at the time l might
have imagined them.
we drove on to visit some neigh
bors. On our return three or four
hours later we again heard the
cries. help help help! in the
same vicinity
The cries were growing fainter.
L got Lars Bjorkman, who lived
nearby, 20 go with me and lnycs-
tigate.
I'VE hollercd and finally we hcaro
a weak voice call here I am
we found a girl we later learned
was Rose DeStrec lying on th@
rocky ground, one shoe missing, hcl
clothing torn and disarrayed,
She said, don't bother with ms
Continued on Page 8; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

which is specifically desired by what
he called the other side,
The president held that produc-
ton figures should be withheld until
some psychological moment when
their disclosure would have maxi.
mum effect on the opposition
MI. Roosevelt said he is with
holding some information which Is
trickling in on the torpedoing Of
the American destroyer KearnX The
information is coming in slowly and
is not yet ready for publication, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Knox Predicts Collision
o. Japan With u. S. Policy

WASHINGTON. Oct. "a. OUPl :"
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
SAID fcday that he does not be-
heHe Japan intends to abandon Its
oXHansioniSt program and that this
rro2ram will lead to a collision
With the United States.
Knox opinion was expressed to
group of IA ordnance manu-
facturers and officers of seven naval
establishments who gathered in his
office to receive F. pCnnantS.
The situation out III the Far
East Is extremely strained Knox
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Rain Grounds Dive
bombers in Valley

Five Douglas dive bombers BE-
longing to the United States Army
grounded at the Imperial county
airport because of stormy weather
continued their journey to March
Field at 9:15 am. Friday
The bombers we're en- route to
March Field from mancuvers in
Louisiana. The seven men in the
planes spent Thursday night in E.
Centre. Six other planes making
the trip west from Louisiana spent
the night at Desert Center.
Officers with the group were in
Structed to remain on the desert
because of the storm in the River
side area.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
MEXICAN DIES
At CROSSING

highway SO nca: the CalcXico city
limits and n!ovcd into tn" frs
and second cars 3ch.nd the cn-inc
Skid mark IN tn" pavement
Allegcr aid, howcd tho pink-u.
slid for SO feet b''o:c crashin.
into the train.
The death of S;rr,no brought
the 1911 traffic toll to date t. 81
as compared 20 the total 0. %
traffic victims Oh Il corresponding
date last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

Japanese situation makes ship (ng
by that rou.c extremely difficult
KnoX explained
Turning to the routing of >uppuea
from Boston 70 Arcuangcl Kno<
SAID that this apparently otter
the best hcp2, although channel ice
must te kept out. which means
that shipping lanes are narrow ana
extremely yulnorable' to German
bomberS.
He said shipping supplies via Iran
means Il |. 600 mile SEA voyage
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

Arcadia Sorrano, Al. Calexico, was
killed instantly and Fred MITCHELL
26, was critically injured at CaleXlco
at sunrise Friday when Mitchell
drove a pickup truck head-on Intc
a moving train.
Mitchell, Holtyille rC.iG2nt, suf
fered broken hands, q broken lek,
a possible broken hip, a back ia
jury, and possible internal injuries,
Deputy Coroner Herbrrt Hughes
said
The pickup was headed east OF
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

said.
We arc satisfied in our own
minds that the Japanese have no
intentions tor giving up their plans
for this expansion, If they pursue
that course a collision is inevitable" ."
The secretary SAID the Japanese
menace has a bearing on shipment
Ct American supplies TO the Soviet
armies He noted that there are
three routes over which these sup
Plies can low to Russia
One is va the Pacnlc to the
Siberian port ot VladlyoStok The
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

StpCCHIDtT.
After Nov. l. Mr.. Roosevelt said
at a press conference, the OPM
will disclose merely whether plane
production is increasing or decreaS
ing and whether projected schedules
for production are being achieved
He admitted that since the sched-
ules are not known to the public.
such disclosures give the public
relatively little data on the extent
of airplane production and its acce.-
Grafton. He justified this restriction
of data by explaining that the pro
ductiml figures are inlormaIlon
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Roosevelt Hushe S
Plane Production

WASHINGTON, Oct "a (UP)-Prcsdent Roosevelt
has ordered the Office of Production Management to cease
publication of airplane production figures the grounds
such information is of value to the Axis powers.
The latest announced figure was l,9l4 produced III
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

III 4NlOo1O"'
German dispatches acknowledge
that unfavorable weather had slowed
down operations in the industrial
Ukraine as we'll as along the fierce
lv-conteSted Moscow front. IhcJ
publicly emphasized the bitter wal
behind the front by execution OF
so more French hostages IN retalla-
ton for the Staying of Nazl major
at Bordeaux The guns of the Ger
man firing squads brought the tota,
of executions to 100 in connection
with assassinatiOns at bordeaux ana
Nantes but execution of another lCO
hostages was postponed until next
week
The Vichy government said that
plea by Marshal Henri Philippe Pc
tain had postponed the deadllne
fer execution of the second 100
hostages to attempt to catch the
killers and the government urgeJ
Frenchmen to aid in the search.
SONALILAND INVADED
The Petain government also re-
ported trouble in its east African
colony Of Somaliland. where it was
asserted officially that Free French
forces had started an invasion
London sources doubted the report
and Gen. Charles de Gaulle'S head
quarters denied it.
The fighting on the eastern front
appeared to be most serious 70.
the Russians in the Ukraine, where
Marshal Semyon TimoShenko had
taken command of the defense OF
RoStoy. Kharkov and the CrimCa
and was reported beating back r.
peated German drives.
The Russians said that the enem2
had suffered losses OF several hun
dred thousand men and that large
new armies were being organized
in the rear by the SovietS to carry
on the war for years.
GERMANS REPULSED
On the Moscow front, the Soviet.
said the had repulscd new attacks
on the Mozhaisk and MaloyarOSla-
vets fronts. where the German 5
claimed to be within so and 81
miles of the capital. while new Nall
attempts to break through Oh the
Kalinin sector and further north
were reported thrown back WITH
heavy losses.
The indications of at least 4
temporary Soviet success in the bat
tie for Moscow were revealed in a
dispatch from Kuibyshev, temporary
refuge of foreign diplomats anC
neWSpapermen, by Wallace Carroll
veteran United Press staff COrrC-
spondent.
Carroll'S dispatch revealed thai
evacuation of diplomats and news
papermen from Moscow was ordereG
because Of a critical NaZi break
through of the Moscow defense lines
which occurred nine days ago i.
The MOzhaiSk sector.
BATTLE WON
Carroll made it clear that tn.
Russians feared the Na2i forces
might sweep up to the capital and,
in consequence, rushed foreigners
Out Of the city
The fears, however, were not jus
titled. Hasty rcdiSpOSlt!on of SOvie'
troops. sharp counteIattaCks anG
continued resistance enabled the
Moscow defenders to retrieve tho
situation and repair the damage.
In this, it seemed plain, the Rus
slams have been aided by incrcas
rngly bad weather which is slowly
but steadily immObilzing the Ger-
mans on TIE central front. This va.
admitted by Nazi Spokcsmcn y
Berlin who frankly said that Tho
weather is very bad" and that
there is no hope for a military sue
cess on the Moscow frCnt until tin
snow ram and wind cease.
1t IS possible the snow, rain an J
wind viii continue with little lntcr-
Continued on Page 8. Column !,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Germans Stopped
I'm Snow, Mud Of
CopitoI Defenses
Weather Slows Down Operations Along
Ukraine Front as Well as Around Reds
Chief CITY, Berlin Statement Admits
. By UNITED PRESS =

The Red ARMY reported Friday fresh German drives
had been repued with heavy losses in tn mud and snow
all along the front and there mounting ndca
ons that the Sovets had the first round of the battle
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
AAA Unit Urges
L.ond Bdnk Loans
Conservation Committee Here Requests
Extension Of Federal Credit to Valley
To Clear Up Last Cloud Over Values

Federal land bank loan facilities for Imperial Valley
have asked recommendation adopted by the local
committee agricultural conservation association it
revealed Friday.
The committee meeting with Chairman l.. C. Hawk,
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Dying Girl Sobs.
Go Get the BdbV
Rancher Tells Of Finding Hunchback's S
Victim. Recalls Pleas TO Save Infant
CIasped in Dead Mothers Hands

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. "a. UP)-A rancher t2st
flying the murder trial Alfred Wells today told of dis
covering Rose Desroe fatally wounded and the body OF
Mrs Raymond Wells at the side Of country road SIX
miles from San Bernardino.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
RUSSIANS WIN FIRST BATTLE OF MOSCOW
d AMBL|NG
IL EPORTER

Just A Slip
School was an interesting place
to one little 5i2 year old girl, Kay
G!llett.
With her long, brown pigtails
bobbng excitedly, Kay rushed home
after school to tell her mother, Mrs.
Myrel Gillett, what had happened al
school that day and what she md
CLEANED in the way Of knowledge.
Mother" Kay asked solemnly
"do you know what laddic is?'
NO" her mother said in a CO.
operative tone, what is laddie'
Its little boy" Kay said tri-
umphantly. And do you know what
an elastic is" Again her mother
said she didn't know.
ITS a little girl" shouted Kay.
Raw! Raw. Raw
Russell Yeager was asking ques-
ticnS of a man engaged in Bna
sort of legal action and Mrs. Leta
Mae Bryan was taking everything
blown in shorthand.
where were you educated?' Rus
sell asked the man.
In the University O4 Virginia.
Sxaid the man. II also received furth-
er training in the school of hard
knocks.
Mrs Bryan looked over her spec
tacles at the man moment and
then went on making hooks and
tracks in her book
When she typed up her notes
and presented the official copy to
the court these words appeared:
Il also received further training
in the school of OrdnoX."
Blame The War
Not the weather man but the war
is to blame for the damp weather
in the opinion of T. d. Mccall
And it is going to get worse and
worse.
Everybody knows that lombard
mentS bring rain and the unpgc-
cedented 24-hour shows put on in
the eastern half of the earth in
dicate that there will be all out"
rain this winter" Mccall said.
At least we have something to
:, blame besides the weather man.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

Look in tOday's Want Ad
Classification Nc. II and
discover the opportunity
To buy good used furni-
turc at a worthwhile
saving Smart home
makers are always alert
TO this column where
they can save on furni-
ture. Read your Want
Ads today
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
TEMPERATURES

Maximum Thurs. II. minimum
Fri. so. 5 pm. Thurs. 63, humidity
az. am. Fri. SO, humidity 81.
Noon Fri. 73, humidity SO.
LOS ANGELES HAY
u. S. No. S2O.5O-22; U. S. No. 2.
leafy l. V. $20.2O.50. u. S. No. 2
S16.5O-l750. Mpls. Dec. flax S1.77H
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24

STANFORD UNIVERSE
TY, Cal. Oct. "a. (UP)-The
Stanford university faculty
is six to ono in favor OF
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-24
Bank Debts

Ell Centro Business Barometer
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-06
Three Deaths In
Bruno Past Week

Mrs. Frank Martinek, resident OF
Park township nearly 18 years, passed
away at the University hospital in
Minneapolis Saturday. She was ill
with diabetes and had gone to the
hospital about two months ago for
treatment but it was to no avail
The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home
with Rev. John j. Moedt of Bruno
officiating. Interment was made in
the Bruno cemetery.
The husband and several sons and
daughters survive.
Frances HI. Pavelka.
A heart attack Sunday afternoon
proved fatal to Frances H. Pavelka
age 81, of Bruno. 1t is planned to
have the funeral Saturday from the
Bruno Presbyterian church at o.
clock and burial will be made in the
Bruno cemetery.
Mrs. F. w. Greene.
Mrs. F. w. Greene, widow of the
late DR.. F. w. Greene of Bruno
passed away there yesterday morn
ing. While final arrangements are
not complete it is planned to have
the funeral Friday at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Greene first came to Bruno
in 1912 with DR.. Greene and four
years later they moved to Murdoch
but in 1922 came back to Bruno to
Stay,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-06
Three Injured When
Train Strikes Truck

Three men were injured at Willow
River, one of them seriously, Monday
forenoon of this week at 11:15 o.
clock when the truck in which they
were riding was struck by the north
bound Northern Pacific passenger
train just as it was leaving the sta
ton.
The men were Henry and Edwin
Poslusney of Willow River and Arthur
Heitala of Finlayson. The first two
were only bruised and scratched but
the latter, who received fractured
collar bone and several fractured
ribs, was taken to the Moose Lake
hospital and is confined there.
Just how the accident occurred is
not known but the train was not 60
ing fast at the time as it was just
leaving town. The truck was struck
on the front end and tipped over,
the occupants being thrown to the
ground. The truck was badly dam
aged.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-06
Take Vote On
Nursing Service
Special Ballots Will Take
Sentiment of Township
Voters Tuesday.

At the request of the Township
Officers Association of Pine county
a vote will be taken at the annual
township elections next Tuesday to
secure the sentiment of the voters as
to whether or not the County Nurs-
ing Service should be continued in
Pine county.
Special ballots have been sent from
the county auditors office to the
clerks of the various townships so
that the voters may cast their de-
cision of this matter at the same
time they select their new officers
for the coming year. AS stated above,
the vote on the Nursing Service will
be only to get the sentiment of the
majority of the township voters, for
some future date when the matter
of keeping the Nursing Service here
will be acted upon. Those residing
in the villages of the county and
voting in the village election in De-
cember, may not vote next Tuesday
Service is Important.
Pine county has had the Nursing
Service several years, maintaining a
full time county nurse. There is OF
course some expense connected with
it but the service has been of much
benefit to Pine county citizens and
especially in the schools, both rural
and village. It has resulted in i'm
portant and much needed care being
given children with physical defects
while there was still time and has
made for a general Improvement in
all health conditions.
The Pine County Nursing commit
tee has also maintained columns in
the county newspapers to keep the
public informed on various health
problems, conducted numerous meet
ings concerning the problems, and
has done much other valuable work
for general health betterment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-06
County Seat Oil
Group In Fourth
Annual Meeting
Coop Association Reports
Steady Growth with 3d.
344.43 Profit in 1910.

The fourth annual meeting of the
Pine City Coop Oil Association was
held in Pine City last Thursday aft
ernoon, and the hall was filled with
the shareholders and others inter-
ested. The annual report, read by
Manager Henry Sommer, showed
that the growth of the association
has continued over the past year at
steady pace with gross operating
income of S9,289.38, and a net earn
ings of S2,344.43.
The total sales the past year were
S33, 899.18 as against S31 ,992.42 for
the year 1889. Besides gasoline and
oil, the association sold other acces-
series and goods such as fly spray,
paint and electrical supplies.
Board Members Reelected.
Two directors were up for election
and the two men already on were
returned to the board by large votes.
These were Anton Karas and 0. R.
Dickson. Other directors of the as
ISOLATION are Victor Hegstrom, Lam
bert Odendahl, Joseph Wurm, Arthur
Hanson and Henry Sommer.
Several talks were given by the di-
rectors, also speech by Max McMil-
lin in which he told of the mattress
making project being carried on in the
county. Jack McLanahan, fieldman
of the Midland Cooperative Whole
sale, spoke on the work of Coopera-
tives in general and also told several
stories which amused his audience
Beauford Johnson of the P l. c. K.
Cooperative Electric Association told
of the work of his association in
bringing power and light to the farm
and also gave an outline of the pro-
posed extension of lines to more and
more communities. He also men,
toned the proposed st. Croix River
Power Development project which
those interested in cheaper electric
service were very anxious to see get
under way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-06
Funeral Today. For
Sandstone Woman

Funeral services were held this
forenoon at o'clock from the Catho-
lie church in Sandstone for Mrs.
Adelaide Jungers, Father Strunck Of
ficiating. Burial was made in Spring
Park cemetery.
Complications due to old age was
given as the cause of death, she be-
ing 70 years old. She had made her
home with son in Hinckley the past
two years. Mr.. Jungers preceded
his wife in death five years ago.
The pallbearers will be j. G. Han
sen, Albert Lindgren, Carl johnson,
Arvid Johnson, John Magnuson and
Arthur Schmidt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-06
KatSn,ark Triplets
NO,U One Year Old

The Hallmark triplets of Sturgeon
Lake, are one year old! They cele-
brated this week by having a party
for a number of their friends and
relatives. Besides a delicious lunch
a beautifully decorated cake with
their names on was enjoyed. This
cake was presented to them by their
cousins, Josie, Don, Elaine and Bever-
ly Hallmark. The babies, who have
all been well since their birth and
are doing nicely, received many beau
tiful gifts.
Leona, who weighed FIVE pounds,
seven ounces at birth now weighs
ID pounds. Leonard who was five
pounds, five ounces is now 81 pounds
and Leonilla who was four pounds,
IL ounces now weighs Is pounds.
The babies eat at six o'clock in the
evening and sleep until six the next
morning. Mrs. Hallmark said she
never had to walk the floor nights
with any of them.
Leonard and Leonilla can creep
Leonilla can also take few steps
but Leona, being more independent
says she has lots of time to walk
They each own high chair and
a little rocker but they will soon
be too big for their little cribs and
will need larger ones.
Their seven brothers and sisters
give them plenty of attention as do
mother and daddy and they all agree
on one thing-they wouldn't give
them up for the whole world
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-06
Finlayson Cream
Plant Patrons In
Meeting Monday
Nearly 200 Members of As
ISOLATION Hear Address
by John Brandt.

The annual meeting of the Finlay-
son Farmers Coop Creamery As
ISOLATION was held in the high school
auditorium Monday, March 8, with
about 200 shareholders and patrons in
attendance, and this in spite of the
drifted condition of the roads, which
no doubt prevented many from at
tending.
The financial report showed de-
crease in the amount of butter man.
ufactured in 1910 as compared with
1889, the figures being 282, 125 pounds
for 1910 while in 1899, 304 800 pounds
were made. However, the average
net price paid to patrons for butter
fat, 1880 cents, was higher than the
average price paid in 1889, 1853
cents. Two hundred and twenty pa
irons delivered 836,595 pounds of
cream with an average test of 27.16
per cent and the total amount of
butterfat was 227,381 pounds.
Capital Stock S7,725.
Capital stock outstanding, amount
ing to S7,725, is owned by 218 share
holders. Stock credits amount to
$1,349.39 and equity reserves amount
to $2,41341. The total net worth of
the organization is S33,733.01.
Officers of the organization whose
terms had expired were all reelected;
they are as follows: c. L. Smith,
r,recidepf. Harold Mack vice preSi-
dent; Clifford Carman, secretary and
treasurer; and George Whitman, di-
rector for a term of three years. Di-
rectors whose terms did not expire
are Hollis Laid and Henry Matson.
Oscar Bergseth is operator and man.
ager and Elmer Mortensen is helper.
John Brandt Gives Address.
The principal speaker of the day
was John Brandt, president of Land
O'Lakes Creameries, Inc, whose very
interesting talk was much appreciated
by those present. The board felt that
it was unfortunate that many were
unable to hear Mr.. Brandt, as he is
one of the best informed men in the
United States on butter and general
farm conditions.
Lunch was served at noon by the
wives of the board members and
others. Entertainment numbers were
given by Mrs. Harold Petry, Miss
Hazel Petry, Miss Vallie Foley and
Bob Nader.