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had capitulated and added that six
Serbian divisions. nine generals and
various other troops had surrender
ed.
AFRICAN FRONT
In North Africa, there was fight
ing in the Sollum and Fort Capuzzo
sectors both on the Egyptian-L lib
yan frontier, and at Tobruk, where
the British navy went into action
to support the beSieged British
garrison. British sources at Cairo
said the situation was "satisfac-
tory" and reinforcements were re-
ported enroute to western Egypt.
In London, the admiralty SaiG
British WarShipS had gone into ac-
ton against Axis columns near the
coast in North Africa, bombarding
transports and airdromes with par
ticularly good results
Military action in North Africa
appeared to be reaching a climax.
In East Africa, the italians were
reported by London to have sent
emisSaries TO the British at Dire
Dawa possibly to discuss terms for
capitulation. The British successes
in that area released thousands OF
toughened troops which were sent
toward the Libyan frontier, where
the British reported they had sue
cessfully attacked the Axis forces
at Fort Capuzzo from the rear.
HARBOR ATTACKED
Fighting by land and naval forces
also continued around Sollum, il
Egypt, and Tobruk, the Libyan
port where Axis columns circled
around the British. Rome's high
command communique said that the
British navy were aiding the land
troops at Tobruk but that Axis
air attacks were being carried out
against the harbor.
The British Greek Withdrawals to
stronger mountain defense line
running from Mount Olympus west
ward toward Albania slowed down
the main phase OF the battle OF
Greece, but dispatches indicated
that big-scale operations were be-
/ SlIlIlllIS dllu Cildl Vic OuISOIllC WOu41'
decide whether the British can
keep a toe hold on the continent.
The German high command said
British forces had been pushed
back to the rugged sector over
shadowed by the fapled home OF
the Gods and that all of the Weap-
onS of modern mechanical war, in
Guiding Na2i dive-b -bombers, were
being hurled against the allied lines
in an effort to cut through the
center, attack the important juno
ton OF Larisa and trap Greek forces
that had been forced to draw back
/ from Albania on the west.
GREEKS AVOID TRAP
British sources at London said
the Germans were punching at the
main defense line running from
Mount Olympus westward in the
general direction of Corizza, from
which the Greeks had withdrawn
/ giving up much Of the ground they
had won in Albania to avoid being
trapped by the German advance
from Jugoslavia
Our troops are now in contact
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
Braw|ey Selects
Next Draft List

Names OF 13 men were being
chosen Tuesday by the northend
Selective Service board at Brawley
for the next shipment to army
training camps.
The men will leave April 81. No
quota has been set for the south
end board.
A. T. Spence was recently named
clerk Of the Brawley board, sue
ceeding Walter Riggle.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
SUES HUSBAND
FOR DIVORCE

In divorce complaint filed Tues
day. Loretta Preece accused her
husband, Alton Preece, of asking
her to live apart from him as he
wanted to provide a home for his
mother and other kin. She said he
refused to let her live in the family
home and took her TO her sisters
home and left her there. She said
they married in Yuma Nov. 13,
1899 and separated Feb. Is, 194l.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
MARINE UNIT MAY 90
TO LONDON SOON

WASHINGTON, April 16 up -
A very small number of q. S. ma
rines may be sent to London to
serve as messengers for the Amer
ican embassy there, reliable sources
said today. There has been no dis
cusSion of sending a force suffic-
lent TO constitute guard for the
embassy. it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
DUCK CLUB FILES
INCORPORATION ARTICLES

The Del Rio Duck club, a non-
profit social organization, filed ar
ticles CT incorporation Tuesday. Di-
rectors were Lee A. Rose of Los
Angeles, James c. Poe. and Virgil
j. Sims of BraWley, John M. kepley
and r. 3. WhitelaW of Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
GETS NEW POSITION

Herbert ". Null, formerly on pro-
baton with tho immigration bor-
der patrol in the Westmorland area,
recently was appointed state traf-
fic officer with the California High
way patrol, the state personnel
board announced wednesday. He
resigned from the immigration SER
vice to take the position with the
patrol. AT one time he was with
the United States Army.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
LAGONIAN CLUB
HAS MEETING

Jack Summers indictment of both
management and labor for lack
of patriotism in delaying national
defense earned him the title of the
best speaker at Laconlan Toast
masters club in Ell Centre Tuesday
night. Other speakers were Howard
Mclean and Louis Slee.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
FILE ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION

The Imperial Valley Fish ano
Game Conservation association
Tuesday filed articles of incorpor-
ation and directors declared the
organization was nOn-profit So
c!al club. Directors listed were Lloyd
E. Sewers and John E. Stiteler of
BraWley, William T. Montgomery,
Earl A. Kraft, and r. 3. Whitelaw,
all of El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
WIFE ASKS COURT
FOR DIVORCE

Erlie Pickles Tuesday sued Henry
Clay Pickles for divorce, charging
extreme cruelty and habitual in
temperance. She said Pickles be-
came drunk almost every day and
almost every night She said he
cursed her and one time attempted
to strike her with a chair.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
Troops TO Open Up
Struck Plants? No!
SAYS Naval Chief
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in there unquestionably to get the
raen back to work and I am very
glad we didn't have to use them"
Knox said.
Knox again told the committee
that he relied to a great extent on
the power of public opinion to set
tie the defense labor situation.
He said he did not believe the
emergency was the time for labor
and management TO attempt to
settle the closed shop issue and that
he did not believe popular opinion
would support strike to change
an open shop into a closed shop.
Knox told the committee he
rather endure strike difficulties
than attempt to END walkouts b,
statutory or physical compulsion.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
SAN DIEGANS TO
VISIT VALLEY

A large number OF San Diego
Shrine club members were expected
to arrive in Imperial Valley Sat-
urdav 10 attend the Imperial VAL
ley Shrine club barbecue at the
Harold Bell Wright ranch cast Of
FL Centre. Dinner will DC served
at 7 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

WASHINGTON, April 16 up
Defense Purchasing Director Don
aid M. Nelson said today unless
certain upward price spirals are
stopped soon, the government may
have to broaden its price control
measures.
THE whole price situation is in
a rather critical shape and many in
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
Scanning I.v
News Horizon
HELD FOR TRIAL

L. S. Martin, Negro, was ordered
to trial in superior court on a
charge of contributing to the de-
linquency of a 14-year-old Negro
girl. He appeared in El Centre JUS
tice court Tuesday for preliminary
hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
ASKS MARRIAGE
ANNULMENT

Lucille NeuWald Wednesday asked
for annulment Of her marriage to
Eugene II. Neuwald which was per-
formed in Berwick, Penn, Dec. 80
1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
UOL1VILLE GYMNASIUM
RJRGLARIZED

Between $40 and SIS in cash dis
appeared from the gymnasium at
Holtv.ilc Union high school in a
burglary Tuesday night. School Of
ficals told deputy sheriffs someone
tore q lock off the gymnasium door.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
WEATHER

Southern California - Local low
cloudiness coastal area, otherwise
generally clear Wednesday and
THURSDAY; slowly rising temperature
coastal areas Wednesday night ano.
T h urS d ay; moderate northerly
winds except fresh to strong over
mountains and in exposed places.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

instead lNeN Will DC SlludIed DG-
hind the High Sierra or in the
southwest desert so that necessary
heavy fuel supplies would preclude
effective bomb loads and ground
observers could warn of impending
attacks.
HUB OF SYSTEM
The hub of this defense scheme
will be Hill Field. huge repair and
maintenance center at Ogden, Utah,
Now under construction there are
airplane repair buildings, supply
depots. barracks. runways and en-
gine maintenance facilities.
Almost one thousand miles from
the Pacific behind the steepest
mountain range in America. this vi
tai base, army men believe, is safe
from any attack which could Grip
pie the air corps ability to repair
and maintain itself in wartime.
Straight west from this big base
the army is building the Wendover,
Utah. bombing range. quarters for
men and equipment will be what
army engineers call temporary-that
is they are good fcr only 20 years
service. Paved runways 5000 feet
long will accommodate the air corps
largest bomberS with full bomb
loads. Nearby, out on the salt flats,
will be fixed ground targets for
both horizontal and dive bombing
practice.
GUNNERY SCHOOL
At Las Vegas, Ney., the army is
building a flexible g.nnery school
Here. quarters for 800 cadets as
well as some two thousand officers
and men are being erected. The
school will be adjacent to the CAA
airport ~and again 6.00O-foot run
ways will be available for the big
four -motored long range bomoers
At this school aviation cadets
will learn to use aircraft weapons
which fire at moving targets SUCH
as sleeves towed by other planes
The military field is strategically
situated for bomber squadrons pro-
tectlng southern California in event
Of war.
Thirty miles from Phoenix, Ariz,
at Iitchfield Park, the air corps
is erecting a s20O0,G00 advance sim
gle engine school, Il will accom-
modate another 440 cadets plus a
large permanent personnel.
The last OF the chain OF bases Is
located at Tucson, Arlz. Here again.
the army is locating a. field for
training and basing Of five bombing
squadronS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16
L. S. Weather Bureau FL Centre
ILL

Record for "a hours ending at
5 a m.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-16

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had capitulated and added that six
Serbian divisions, nine generals and
various other troops had surrender
nI
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-12-25

r VERY child in it's mothers arms is b1g@sl
L. throughout the world there must be FG
and Faith. For once here was Babe, and He
and Kindness for all men. Those who save fd
the innocent. May all children grow good and
peace on Earth Good Will to All Men,"
The Valley settler., 1941-07-18

Ne TIER STATIONS 1SpA,II,}- ~
Several cooperative weather
atati ons Rave been established in
the Natonus Ia Valley, to be used IN
a china illogical survey Of local
weather conditions. The equi 12ment
and Instruments used are the prop
ertT OF the Soil Cons ervation Ser
vice. Installation and maintenance
by Experiment Station and Hire Con-
troll SsIvi &c.
Headings are taken everv cay
by cooperative obs orvers on maximum
and mini mum temperature hu.ni dity
and precipi tation. Tt is expo cted
later to install wind equipment to
determine directi on and velocity Of
wind. lonthly reports OF Observers
Will be Forwarded to the leather
Bureau offic &c in AnchoraGe.
Statio ns have been set up on
the farms Of Max Sherroa, ell IL
Ter and Irving lIewville and another
one Will be set UP IN ia&i1la soon.
soil t,3e1omono ter las been
added to the regular equ1 pment Of
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The Valley settler., 1941-07-18

VALLEY LADIES EFT .I2IALN.5I ~ POST
.iivos OF Officers ct .o1t
Ri claaedson ontortainoa sovoPal Of
tho ladi os OF the Matanusl4,. alley
ct worry deli 1llt2n1 noon luncheon
ct tho Officers club Fuoaacy.
After tho luncheon i~z'a Simon
2.30clner, spoke OF the " leone OK
tended tho 1odios OF the $50 by
tho ladies Of tho Coop Gs2ild, last
fall and drew attention to the fact
that they il thoir efforts 20 make
homes in Q now country have 3ntor-
osts in common with women OF the
Valley.
In response IRIS, Dorothy Bell,
told OF progress mode in the Valley
during the past yoar.
The Valley settler., 1941-07-18
I2.L.A. I1ROGREGS


Cravol fill was maao on tho
site Of the sub station o. the -.
Il. this week sta ting the gr o1'nd
work on that phase o. cons t1u CT i on !
Some poles have arrived nd more ard
on ia way. Hole digging mas begun
and there s every ind cation that
the erection Of the line wi IL be
comp lotod on schedule. The pola
line has been stol1od 70 Falmor, and
the limo serving the Experiment }tc
tion, frank Linn was tho first Gus
toner TO be served c stake stoa1,}.
ADpli cation has boon mado to
Z. A.A. Tor funds with which to mako
loans to morabors for wiring and p1uJ.
mbing.
Fine cooperation has boon ro-
coivo6 n no t districts in tho
signing CT easements cnd apsl3cat->
ions or membership. tn Inc will |
not &c 10ll5 in these Sections Whord
the necessary signatures hovo not
boon received.
The Valley settler., 1941-07-18

ALASKA R:R. 70 l.UIl,p NJ 11P0I
call Cor bids Tor construc-
tion OF q now depot ct anchorage
Will be ISSUED soon. Tho nov ST.
Drv building Will be OF 4.2ccoto
construction, 2l3 t,oot long nc As
f ct Wide, costing $500 0. The
lower floor o. tho depot II house
q modern val ting, baggage room, OK
press and Other acconodat-o ns.
Second and tlird floors Ill DO co.
cupiod by raj broad Off COS viii CHI
now ere located in the Federal BLDG.
Continued on paCc 81
The Valley settler., 1941-07-18

NETT HISS Tl.3I..sE JO.1,0I
rUELIC 7-ALr- MI
a&isa Folan Johns On s. core
from 'rangcll to take Oh t!1o re-
sponsibi litios OF con-mlni ~ ublic
Health Nurse, G. post mad vacant by
th0 marriage Of MARI Sullivan to
Fabian Cary last sDrino.
The Valley settler., 1941-07-18

Harold Rice, District :
s ion AZ ont, Is conducting j..
classes at Honor THIS Woo
The Valley settler., 1941-07-18

Dorothea Nelson frorl
oils, Iinnos oto, is visi%.n n,
with Mac Stephens on.
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Missionaries Must Develop Efficiency
In Many Fields, Bluffton Woman Writes

The government also requires that
agricultural instruction be given at
the mission stations. 1t is necessary
to learn adaptations of agricultural
methods to African soil, climate and
geographic conditions, the letter
stated.
In addition modern missionaries
must have a knowledge of medicine
and the treatment of diseases. A
dispensary is maintained at the An
COLA station where the natives come
with their thousand and one all
ments. Also it is necessary to give
instruction in reading and writing
so it is necessary to maintain
schools Miss Bracy pointed out.
Occasionally Miss Bracy visits vii
lages where white people have never
been seen before and the missionary
group is regarded as quite novelty.
In time it grows rather irksome to
be regarded as a speciman from the
zoo and to be eyed constantly.
Nevertheless missionary work is
carrying on with new vigor and
many converts have been won to the
cause through the presentation OF
the many-sided missionary program
the letter stated in conclusion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16

Although preaching the gospel
still remains the principal work of
missionaries, there are many other
types of activities on which atten
ton must be concentrated if the
program is to be successful, accord
ing to Miss Hannah Bracy, Bluffton
missionary in Angola, Portuguese
West Africa, whose letter was re-
ceived this week by number of
Bluffton people.
Miss Bracy is the sister of Jesse
and Homer Bracy of Bluffton and
has been engaged in mission work in
Africa for Is years. She was home
on furlough about year ago and
returned to Africa on the Tiradentes,
a Norweign freight boat.
Besides preaching the gospel a
missionary must know how to build
houses because the natives under
stand the construction of only the
crudest of shacks. A new law stip-
ulates that all buildings on mission
grounds must be of either stone or
burnt brick. One of the teachers
developed a method of making brick
and tile from special clay found in
the region.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
Allen County Farm
Output To Be Hiked

Allen county farmers are asked to
hike 1912 production of eggs, milk,
hogs and potatoes in tentative pro-
duction quotas announced last week
by the Ohio Agricultural Defense
board at Columbus.
Farmers of the county are asked
to supply IL per cent more milk
than in 1941; eight per cent more
eggs; IA per cent more hogs and 10
per cent more potatoes.
Percentage increases for other
counties in this area include: Han
cock, IL per cent more milk; eight
per cent more eggs; nine per cent
more hogs; Hardin, IL per cent more
milk; eight per cent more eggs !;
seven per cent more hogs; Putnam,
IL per cent more milk; 10 per cent
more eggs; % per cent more hogs.
Hardin county is asked to decrease
its potato output by six per cent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
Shirts for Sailnrs

Shirt factories of Derry, Northern
Ireland, will make 100000 shirts for
sailors.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
Allen County Corn Husking Contest
On Farm Near Conner This Saturday

Allen county's greatest farming
eyent-the annual corn husking con-
test and farm machinery show
will be held this Saturday on the
J. G. Vandemark and Son farm, in
Sugar Creek township, one and one
half miles northeast of Conner.
Entry in standing and shocked
corn contests closed on Tuesday.
Among those who will compete this
fall are Donald Searfoss, of Harrod,
1910 standing corn winner; and
Harold Dunlap, Columbus Grove
Route 2, shock corn contest winner
last year.
This years contests will be held
in a two-acre field OF Indiana Hy-
brid N-608.
Winners in the county meet will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16

at him and he was referred to as
"the stranger in the threadbare
cloak.
The plan was presented to the
royal heads of number of countries
all of whom refused him. Finally
Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to
finance the expedition from her own
kingdom of CASTLE. 1t was almost
impossible to get crew but one
was assembled by releasing prisoners
and debtors from the jails.
LAND SIGHTED
After SO days of sailing during
which Columbus had difficulty in
keeping the crew in line, land was
finally sighted. The voyage was
over. The dream of Columbus was
an accomplished act and one fact
stood out-Columbus had sailed
straight west 1000 miles farther
than any ship had ever gone before.
To the world he gave new contin-
ents.
On the 18th of March Columbus
sailed back into the harbor of Palos
Spain. He was ordered at once to
report to the court at Barcelona.
Here he was hailed as a great dis
covered who had brought honor and
glory to Spain and riches.
SECOND EXPEDITION
A second expedition was soon out
fitted, this time consisting of II
ships. This does not provide such
pleasant reading and after a rebel
lion in the new colony Columbus was
sent back to Spain in chains. In a
house still shown to visitors in
Valladolid the great voyager died
unaware of the really great dis
covery that he had made.
Now more than four centuries
later the United States celebrates
the date of his discovery. Spain OBJ
serves a holiday on the date. Italy
keeps it and flags are hung out in
the seaport of Genoa. Ten nations
In South America observe it.
Three continents keep this holiday,
paying a tribute to the son of an
Italian weaver, a man who had
faith, courage and perseverance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
Columbus Day Celebration Sunday
CommemOrated By Three Continents

Celebration of Columbus Day Sun
day called attention to a Friday
morning, the twelfth of October in
1892, when three ships sailed close
to little island in the West Indies,
and the leader of the expedition went
ashore and claimed the land for
Spain.
For 18 years this son of an Ital-
ian weaver named Christopher Co
lumbus had been dreaming and hop
ing to accomplish the finding of a
short route to India and he was
there, so he thought. Yet things
were not as he expected. Where
were the riches of Cathay and In
dia? Where were the cities of gold,
pearls and spices?
BELIEVED EARTH ROUND
Columbus believed that the earth
was round instead of fiat and that
the shortest way to the east would
be to sail to the west. For years
he tried to secure money, ships and
sailors to test his theory Men
laughed at him, children poked fun
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
Present And Proposed Tax Rates

Rate for that of Rhnd Township the Buon
obtained by ubtractng the village levy
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
Mt. Cory High VIII
Stage Football Play

1.-TWO Minutes to Co, an exciting
football comedy will be presented by
the senior public speaking class of
Mt. Cory high school in the school
auditorium at that place, Tuesday,
November A.
The following cast has been an
nounced by Miss Olive obee, VINO Is
directing the productions
Football coach, Robert Powell; his
wife, Wanda Montgomery; superln-
tendent, Ralph Steiner; a nelghbor,
Edith Stuber; her son, Clair Mont
gomery; senior, Ina Jean Mont
gomery; reporter, Mary Steinman;
football captain, Richard Hermon;
member of team, Loren Steiner; also
on team, Robert Haas; football can
didate, Lehr Jay Reese; cheer lead
ers, Myrtle Steinman, Lucille Shat
er; drum majorette, Norma Jones;
assistant coach, Jene Jordan; new
student, Carolyn Meyer; football
players, Max Clymer, Junior Treese;
announcer. Richard Werner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
Kirby Page, Author and Lee
turer, Conducts Spiritual
Retreat at College
23,000,O00 Defense Workers
Likely to Create Problem
kAfter War

What to do with the 23,00O,00O
workers engaged in national defense
industries will be one of the prln-
cipal postwar headaches, according
to Kirby Page, internationally known
author and lecturer, who addressed
sessions of a two-day spiritual re-
treat held on the Bluffton college
campus Friday and Saturday.
About 200 registered delegates
from surrounding colleges and
churches were in attendance to hear
the series of six lectures delivered
by Kirby Page on religious and so
cial questions.
23,O00,000 WORKERS
A research commission instituted
by President Roosevelt inquired as
to the number of workers engaged
in industries now in or shortly to
be in operation exclusively in de-
fense production and the estimate
given to the president was 23,000,000
workers, Page stated.
After the war the country will
find itself in a dilemma. To keep
the workers in their present posi-
tions would bankrupt the country
and to dismiss them would cause an
unemployment problem of the most
serious proportions.
DICTATORSHIP
Joseph Martin, the Republican Ma
tional chairman, has stated that an
economic breakdown of such a SER
ious nature will likely be the wars
aftermath that an indefinite dictator
ship will follow, Page pointed out.
Some assumptions concerning the
present war can be stated as fol-
lows:
/. That it will grow larger and
last long time. Winston Churchill
has estimated that it will take until
1914 for the democracies to win the
war.
2. There is every evidence that
the United States will soon begin
to shoot.
3. Military experts estimate that
it will take 10000 huge bombers tc
win the war for the democracies
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
One-third Million AAA
Funds Paid In District

Parity payments to Allen, Han
cock, Hardin and Putnam county
farmers for the 1910 Agricultural
Adjustment Administration program
aggregated more than one-third of
a million dollars, it was learned
this week.
Checks amounting to S363,395.20
were distributed to farmers resid-
ing in the four counties in this area.
Putnam county received the larg-
est payment, and that for Allen was
the lowest. Hancock county ranked
second, and Hardin county was
third.
Distribution by counties in this
district was reported as follows:
Putnam, S122,1O4.12; Hancock, $92,-
946.87; Hardin, $85,216, and Allen,
63,12821.
Ohio farmers received total of
$4,824,072 in parity payments, and
the nationwide aggregate was 3205,-
834,629. No payments were reported
in the six new England states.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
A Subaltern

A subaltern, in English military
parlance, is a commissioned officer
below the rank of captain.