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THE BAKKRSFIELD FRIDAY, AUGUST Ifftt Italian Armies Drive Nearer Somaliland Capital CLAIM 60 OF 400 1NDO.V. in.iny p-iid With loss of at least planes foi- whnlrsule aerial at-Tiulis on British shores Hinl shipping. Hi'' air ministry reported as air attacks continued. In all, the ministry said. man pliincs were destroyed 'and many others toll "I about 1 to 7 oi "some raiders it counted In the raids the greatest attuck in British A loss of IB British pianos "as acknowledged, but the air minis! rv said three pilots previously counte.l as missing now arc reported sale.

two of them wounded. (The German high command as- serted thai British losses were planes shot down near the Isle of Wight in Ihe English channel ami off the Port of Dover, (irrinan losses, it siiid. were only III phmc-s shot down and of uliicb bad make forred An authoritative somee said the German coinmuniiiue. report mi: 1- merchanl ships totaling fins sunk In the forays, "multiplied three" the British Deny (ierniaii Claims Contrary to (lie Oeniian. this source said.

Ihe nttaeked "contained no tanker nor. Indecil. any ship approaching the tnnnag'' figures for single ships Riven jn the German claim." whii-h mentioned an 81100-ton tanker and two steamers of 5000 and 400U tons. Two German bombers were shot down today, one by anti-aircraft fire after it had bombed northeast coastal town and the other by three Spitfires off Ihe northeast roast. Three of Ihe crew of (he second plane were captured In a rubber boat.

Although the intensity of the attacks had slackened, the air ministry reported scattered raids throughout last night and today. It Migrant Camp Slated for Tulare County Sector fISALIA, Aug. 9. (U. federal camp for migrant agricultural workers in Tulare county will be probably by the end of this month and construction will be completed next March, it was learned today from the Farm Security BRITISH ACES DIVE ON AIR CONVOY IN AFRICA of the 1'nitiMl States Department of Afiriculttirp.

The camp will be about 8 miles east of I'orlerville in southern Tnlare county and will be known as the Wondville Kami Workers Camp. One of the hire- est of Ihe camps in California is (be Tulnre migratory ramp Kiirmersville, miles cast of Visalia. Mure than mil: ran! families lie provided seasonal housing at In metal shcltois tents additional families will cil'feied pel housing in i apartment hnlldinif. in- f.inn lalior homos a duplex dwelling. Tho Cotitlaet lillK all st met es aside from slieliers.

amounted to Mini ihe sep. ''on! i .1, for the one-room was for Housing facilities to be available in the now FSA community will Include; L'Sl metal shelters. .12 tent platforms, apnrtmenls in build- iiiKs. fiirm labor homes and 1 duplex for two families. Kadi farm labor home at Woodville will have garden plot on which vegetables may he raised for home consumption.

Dairying will he a lending activity of the Farm Association to he set up among residents of the community's farm liibor homes project. The Tulare migratory camp has- housed hundreds of families, mostly from Texas and Oklahoma, who ml- grated to California within the last few years. The camp was completed two years ago and has housing fa eilitii's for more than lfir.0 h'ive apartment homes, recently fin-j ished, Increased the camp's capacity! bv families. AIK Kri Profits Curb, Tax Problem Cripples Defense Progress WASHINGTON. Aug.

9. (A. of War Stim- umar wnen appnrenuv son and Lewis Compton, assistant secretary of the navy, set out to break up Italian troop and By PraftH A I HO. Kgypt, Aug. Kalians In itlsh Somaliland pressed an advance toward Berbers, capital and principal port, the British admitted today as they claimed a smashing victory In the biggest air battle of Ihe African war In Libya.

An army communique snld the Italian columns of motorized troops which llergelsa and Oadweina early this week were continuing a northward march through the barren rocky hills toward the coast, which they aim to seize for an Kthl- opian outlet on the Gulf of Aden nud the Indian ocean. Hit Supply Train Ilergeisa is about TOO miles from Berhern, Oadweina about SO. The air battle was fought yesterday when the British attacked an Italian force apparently convoying caravans of supplies to desert forces concentrating on the Kg.vp- tian border. The middle eastern command here paid Italian planes were destroyed when a British force, outnumbered mure than '2 to 1, fought over Italian Libya. Italy Reverses Toll The jjrltlsh said the battle took Irked Over Grab (old a congressional committee today that profit limitations and business uncertainty over tax legislation had delayed against Kgypt and Suez.

being pre- offensive production of airplanes. Runs, and other vital items of the defense program. The two testified with regard to an excess profits tax containing various provisions designed to speed manufacture. One section would permit the cost of plant unique in this regard, he said, declaring the problem of expansion applied also to makers of tanks, artillery, ammunition and the. like.

The British admitted the loss of two planes. (The Italian communique said losses and planes engaged were In a reverse ratio. Five British planes Ill heated indignation over Latvia's request for incorporation into thr Soviet Inion, Dr. Alfred Bilmanis, Latvian minister to the I'nited States, refused to surrender his legation to Russia, lie is pictured leaving the state department where, calling the recent Latvian elections a "farce," he asked for continued I'nited States recognition. 10 '-Year Signed by U.

S. for New Post Office IGNING of lease for new headquarters for the East Bakersfield post office, station at 1120 Baker street, was announced today by Postmaster Jerry P. Shields. The lease, signed by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Loustalot's Men Spend Busy Month SHOT DEAD; HUSBAND TRIES. TO SELF P.

J. Buckley with Mrs. Stevensqp, owner, begins on September 15 or date of occupancy prior to that date. Postmaster said the new might be occupied by September 1. depending on whether fixtures arid furnishings are ready by that time.

Mr. Shields advertising for draymen to move the mall and government matter from the present site at 605 Sumner street. The new site was chosen by post office officials from 8 or JO proposals. While the Baker street headquarters will not be much larger than the present, office, the new building Is more readily accessible and will facilitate delivery, Mr. Shields said.

The staff will remain the same with Superintendent William H. O'Brien In Lawrence Solis Will Be Buried Saturday Final rites for Lawrence Soils, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Soils, street, Bakersfield, who died late AVednesday In a local hospital, will he held Saturday it 2 p. m.

in the Dough ty-L'alhoun-O'Meara chapel, with the Reverend Father Joseph Losada officiating. Burial will beheld In t'nlon cemetery. EPORTING business of his of- fire for July. Sheriff John R. I-iOiintalot announced today that i per cent or 71 of 115 of- fenses filed last month were cleared by deputies.

Of the 115 offenses 24 were unfounded, 16 were cleared by arrest and recovery, were cleared by arrest and by recovery. Classified, the offenses were as follows: Petty theft under $50, 63 rases; petty theft over $50, rases; grand (heft auto, II; other grand theft rases, burglary, 14; attempted burglnry, robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, fictitious checks, escapes, 8, all of which were cleared by arrest; arson, malicious mischief, 4. Forty-nine miscellaneous Investigations were conducted by the sheriff's department, exclusive of night prowl car reports and service of warrants. Associated Prtus Leaned IVIreJ VfTEST LOS ANOELES, Aug. Detective Captain drover Armstrong said that Chester Lindsay of Santa Monica shot and killed Thelma Lindsay, his estranged wife, nnd then tried to shoot hlmriolf.

Mrs. Lindsay's body was found at the Intersection of Harrington avenue and Imperial Way, a bullet wound In her heart. Two Venice hoys, Mason Ashburn and Louis Hartley, who wore driving by, witnessed the shooting. They told police they saw the woman approach. the car and then drop to the ground.

The car then sped away. Officer Percy Rtebblns reported )M drove around the neighborhood and a few blocks from where Mrs. Llntl- siiy's body watt found, lit' found Llmlsny in his car. Lindsay, Ann- said, shot himself In the hi'iid with the name Run. I'nconsclous, Lindsay was to the West Los Angeles police station.

His condition was said not to be serious. A note from Lindsay was found In Mrs. Lindsay's purnp. police said. Jt Indicated there had been an es- trnngement.

The Lindsay's have a child, which was in the custody of Mrs. Lindsay's mother. CITY AND COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS After three days 103-dPgree Compton said that the navy had were shot down and two Italian, the one contract Involving JIO.000,000 communique said, although the Ital- for 5-Inch guns for six new vessels. lans were outnumbered 27 to 18.) But the six subcontractors involved 1 (This battle was fought at about to be deducted from taxes refused to accept business under the the same time the British reported over a five-year period. Another per cent profit limitation of the smashing 60 planes from a derman would lift present profit limitations air armada which attacked convoys disclosed there had been "some dam- imposed by the Yinson-Tnunniel net.

age to property and some casualties, Stimson testified that the army one of which was In southwest England. ROBBEKT TO KOItltKKY NKW ORLKANS. Aug. 9. (I'.

Vor A Negro, walked Into the Central Police station press, room "to report a robbery" and walked out with a newspaper reporter's typewriter. Vinson-Trammel act. There was an aircraft company i in the English channel.) which made a contract on the act's bad bern able to sign contracts for 12 per cent limitation for only of 4000 planes appropriated planes but before the contract was for during June, "chiefly" because awarded the profit was cut to per of uncertainties over lax legislation, cent and subcontractors refused to was the airplane industry do the work, Compton said. ROME, Aug. (A.

Italian high command today claimed a victory for air force, reportedly outnumbered by the British. In a fierce air battle over the Rgyptlan frontier. They said five Kirn Wholesale Liquor Co. I4i4 Chcsttr Phone 1290 Laborer Halts Bakersfield Trip for Family Addition over that recorded at noon, perature this morning at temperature, the mercury at 2 p. m.

today rose to 104. a 12-degree rise Tern- 10:30 o'clock was 97. Low yesterday was tiS and for the past 24 hours, taken this morning, was 69. The forecast was for fair and moderately warmer tonight and tomorrow. Los Angeles maximum yeseterday was SO degrees and low for the past 24 hours was 62.

Mr. and H. K. Nelson and I Mr. and Mrs.

John Pagllarulo and daughter, Dorothy, of the Columbine their children, Carol, Paul and Ce- district, plan to spend the week end leste, of the Columbine district, have at the Golden Gate International Kx-1 returned from a five-day trip to the position, where they will meet their son and brother, Harold, who has been attending summer school at Santa Barbara and who will take part in a demonstration at the Exposition tomorrow. Accompanying them on the trip will be. Mrs. Alice Le Blanc of Pixley. Golden Gate International Exposition.

They were guests of their rela- For the fourth successive day, maximum temperature yesterday was degrees. Low yesterday was and low for the past 24 hours, taken at 4:30 this morning, was 6'J degrees. Temperature at this lives, Mr. and Mrs. V.

Abrusci, of! morning was 97. Fair and moderately Oakland. On the return trip they! warm tonight, Saturday and Sunday An all-day Townsend rally and pie- Van Scjroc, 41, was sentenced to; i iil be held at Reale Park Sun- serve 30 days In the Kern County i day, August 11, beginning at 10:30 British planes were shot down to rested by two of the Italians, although the; bind, latter wpre outnumbered by 16 to 27. The dally high command commu- nique also announced that Italian Industrial Road camp at Apache yesterday by Justice of the Pence H. W.

Reatty when he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace. He was ar o'clock. A basket lunch picnic will be served at noon, each group bringing their own lunches and table also visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gla- nadreo of Cutler.

Pleading guilty to charges of fail- Ing and neglecting to register with the sheriff's office an ex-convict has been forecast. Los Angeles maximum yesterday was SO decrees and low for the past 24 hours was 62. Ijfco B. Hart, county superintendent of schools, and Clarence Spen- and vagrancy, Edward Lee Pen rod, cer. general school supervisor, are 27.

was sentenced to 30 days in the Kern County Industrial Road Camp in Cummlngs valley on school busi- neHS today. Yesterday Mr. Spencer at Apache yesterday by Justice of I nnd Bernard C. Ely, assistant county the Peace Harry W. Beatty.

Constable O. A. AKLAND, Aug. (I'. Williams, drifting farm la- I borer, and his family of five made the second stop of their trip from Marysville to llaUerslield today to i add one more member to the uroup i seven-pound baby daughter.

Williams, befriended by San Franciscans when his jalopy hrolie down on Market street Wednesday night, resinned his journey this iniiroinc. after pussers-hy and businessmen had arranged to have the word of bis wife "to stop somewhere quick." "Somewhere" happened to be near the Alameda County Hospital and Mrs. Williams was (alien to the hospital, where the baby was born this morning. "(iiiess we'll have to stay here and wait for Williams announced to his brood. Tsinu money Riven by San Franciscans who took up a street collection in his behalf, the farm laborer troops, spreading their occupation of British Somaliland had taken the town of Hargelsa, In the southwestern part of the protectorate about 35 miles from the border of Ethiopia.

Kern Schools Are Saved $150 in Plan Saving county school districts approximately $150 In insurance premiums for the coming year, a new group Insurance plan went Into effect today with the mailing of a war- J. Wendell Howe, Taft High School and Junior College geology instructor, Is spending a few days in Taft. Mr. Howe Is employed as a Sequoia Nathe summer ranger-naturalist in tlonal Park during months. Heading for the Golden State highway, he heeded the urgent hospital.

car fixed and the family supplied installed his family in an Oakland I rallt for 2g 22.08 to the State Corn- with rash und food. hotel room to wait for discharge of Insurance Mind from the ihe wife and the newcomer from the frice of Leo Hart county 8llper Intondents of schools. Legalized by state law this spring. the new plan allows lower premiums under a blanket coverage, especially i to smaller schools, Mr. Hart pointed out.

Seventy-two regular schools and all emergency schools are partic- ipating In the plan, leaving only high schools at Wasco, Delano, Bakersfield and Taft and elementary schools at Taft and Bakersfield der the old system. Twenty-five schools are enjoying i a reduction under the plan. 20 of the schools having previous $10 premiums slashed to J4. Chief advantage of the blanket policy, In addition to the savings. Mr.

Hart de- dared. Is that all employes of every district participating are fully protected and there Is no chance of pol- icles lapsing. i Larger schools under the blanket policy enjoy larger dividends, It was lidded, now being allowed SO to 75 per cent dividends as compared with i to 35 per cent previously. RUBIN BROS. (MANNY AND HARRY) nnounce THE OPENING of Their New Store "On the Corner" 1300 NINETEENTH STREET Saturday.

August 10 EVERYTHING NEW Including the Location NEW AND COMPLETE STOCKS FURNISHINGS WORK UNION LABEL MERCHANDISE of High Quality Yet in a Price Range That Invites a Consistent Patronage RUBIN BROS. 130O Nln.t..nth ftrw.t 25 YEARS IN BAKERSFIELD M. M. Ilntclicraft of Oildale recently returned from a Maccabees field conference at Yosemlte. Mr.

Hutchcraft was selected to represent the San Joaqutn galley as a result of his outstanding work. Mrs. Hutchcraft accompanied him. Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Duncan and children, Irma Lee and P.odney. returned to their home at 804 Washington avenue In Oildale, Wednesday after a three motor trip that took them through Batesville, and Ada, Okla. Joseph M. Mathews of Los rod was arrested by Deputy Sher iff Charles E. Howell.

service. Palm- Angeles Speakers Bureau, will speak at 2 o'clock. All Townsendltes and friends are cordially Invited. Pen- superintendent, went to Taft to fer with officials of the Taft I'nion High School on Institute plans. Christian retreat at Camp Condor will be closed from today until Au- from August 28 to September 2, it gust and that no service or re- was anounced today, and a varied i habllltatlon work will be handled curriculum will be offered.

A general meeting for all ministers, representatives, administrators and faculty will during that period. Adjutant Harries Is closing his office to attend the American Legion convention In Berkeley. A Wednesday night guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cooley, of Fellows was Miss Gertrude McReynolds of Washington.

Miss McReynolds, a former student of Taft Junior College, Is making a tour of the west. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Klam and sons. Eldon and Harry, left recently for a three-week vacation trip to the middle west.

They plan to visit relatives and friends In Illinois. Miss Nilda liernacrhi. clerk in the office of county superintendent of schools, accompanied by Miss Barbara Oberer, are spending a week at San Francisco and Santa Cruz, Frank Moynier returned home yesterday from Redondo Beach after a two-week vacation. Mr. Moynier is the leader of the Moynier dance orchestra.

for Seafood AMERICA'S Cauqhtal5A.M,,i«rv»d UMIAUf tame day! Choice ol URHIUC RESTAURANT pared and appvtiiinqly Popular price Luncheons and Dinners. IMS FUN IIITTI 424 W. (Ih. Let l23Pow.ll.$o»rr«iei.«o Merrill Thomas, president, and Ira I'oruh, secretory, this week are representing the. Shafter Rotary Club at the national Rotary convention in Del Monte.

Shatter residents were reminded again today that census forms were still available at the post office for those who were missed In the recent count. Misses Catherine McDonuld and Kdiui Carinignani will leave tomorrow for a week-end visit In Los Angeles and vicinity. They will visit with Miss McDonald's cousins. Gail Krisher of Taft and Robert Kloppenberg, Cuyama ranger, left today on a four-day hunting trip Inlo the Pine mountains. TWO GUESTS-ONE PRICE No txtra ehargi fer two ptrioni occupying the lime room THE MAYFLOWER LOS ANCILIS' NIWIST Directly across from the adjplntnit beautiful Ubrnry Park ftUAIANTIID AS PUILIIHIO .150 CVIST OmMo ktfi Choke, Twto or Donklo torn 3- 3.50-'4 Mr.

and Mrs. S. A. Drennen of Oildale arc expected to return home today after three days of bass fishing-at Mendota. Mr.

and Mrs. G. M. Hasper and sons, Donald and Thomas, will spend the week end in Los Angeles visiting: friends and relatives. Mr.

and Mrs. C. K. (iastrrll and their daughter, Virginia Mitchell, will leave tomorrow for a week at Bishop. Mr.

and Mrs. George Rathbiin and son, Dale, of Tupman, arc spending a few days In Los Angeles. Tom LHWKOII and Mrs. K. E.

Montgomery of Tupman were in Bakeratield on business today. AM Outside All equipped with tub. shower or combination bath MONTIRIY COCKTAIL ROOM to door 75c "in out" MAYFLOWER HOTEL Ml SOUTH MAMO AW. ONE PRICE-TWO GUESTS Cotton Prediction Is for 459,000 Bales California Crop Reporting Service today predicted a cotton crop for 1940, as compared with the crop in 1939 and the 10- year average of bales. The national forecast Is 11,429,000 on estimates of August 1.

Kern forecast Is 100,000 bales. The California crop was 98 per cent of normal on August 1, as compared to 96 per cent last year, the report stated. Adjutant Jack Harrlex of Frank i Mr. nnd Mm. T.

Armstrong of S. Reynolds Post No. 26, American 500 Linda Vista Drive, Airport Acres, West Side will hold a Lesion, said today the legion office have announced the birth of a HOII, Michael Lee, that occurred at Mercy Hospital Saturday. Airs. Armstrong IN the former Miss Kllzabeth Murdock.

The baby IB their first and Is the grandson of Mrs. O. M. Armstrong. A pair of rlmlcHH glasses with a gold bar across the top, found at 6 a.

m. today at Sixteenth and Chester, are being held by the city police department for the owner to claim, Sergeant Clyde Chapman reported. The glasses are In a case labeled Chlnn, optometrist, Sacramento. City Assessor Karl .1. Miner will leave Bakersfleld Saturday for Denver, where he will spend his annual vacation with his mother.

During Mr. Miner's absence, Deputy City Assessor Frances Marsh will be In charge of the assessor's office. Mr. Miner Is scheduled to return to Bakersfield In two weeks. Mr.

and Mrs. O. Mason, Mrs. Melvin Smith, Hubert Mason, Mrs. C.

Fairey, all of Fellows, and Mrs. Falrey's house guests, Mrs. Willie Hoover of Bishop, Mrs. Melha and daughters of Texas, nnd Mrs. Velma Stewart of Taft, motored to Los Angeles yesterday to spend the week end.

They will make a trip to Catalina Island. he held tonight at 7:30 In the TaftlSan Diego. Christian Church to discuss plans for I the event. Mr. and F.

Srott, 1B40 street, have as their guests for Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Singleton of, several days Mrs.

Laura Salsberry, Highland Park have as their guest Mrs. Tillle Miller and Mrs. Gcmber this week end Miss Dllora Ciamrnon of all of Omaha, Neb. Mr. and Mrs.

Kansas, who is en route to her home Herbert Owen of San Fernando val- after completing a course at ley are also visiting the Scotts. The visitors from Omaha expect to remain until the first of September. Mr. and Mrs. D.

Smith of Delano have as their house guests their daughter, Mrs. Dudley Middleton, West Side youths will dance again tonight, at the Fort under super- vision of the West Side Recreation commission Little Unit and the Stanley H. gion Auxiliary. No. 70, American Le- Mr.

Middleton and their children, Kdward and Evelyn Mae, of Oakland, Howard Meyers of the Klrby Shoe and their grandson, Lew Smith, of 1'asadena. Store returned yesterday from a trip to Evansvllle, he visited After three weeks In Hollywood his parents. Mr. Meyers made the nnd other southern California cities, trip by I'nited Airlines and Mr. and Mrs.

Laurence E. Abbey mained in Indiana for three weeks. fouling from Tncumcari, N. Miss Grace Heath and Miss Marjorle Lamb arc visiting with Mr. and Mrs.

Ronald Large and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hamack. Mrs, Large Is Miss Heath's sister. and their children, Patricia and Laurence, have returned to Delano.

Mils Florence Mct'ullen, deputy in the county superintendent of schools office, plans to leave Bakersfield tomorrow for a week's vacation In San Francisco. BY SANTA Ff OK BUS TO sun FRRHCISCO 17.10 Rouno TRIP An entirely new Pageant of the Pacific glows on beautiful Treasure Island. Every building, exhibit and corner of the fabulous Island on San Francisco Bay breathes magic and excitement. See the Santa Fe exhibit "Santa Fe in Miniature." FASTEST service north and south is via Santa Fe stainless steel streamliner, the twice daily "Golden Gate" tfr Southbound trains connect at Bakersfield with Santa Fe air-conditioned buses for Lot Angeles it If you want an automobile at San Francisco or Los Angeles ask your, nearest Santa Fe Agent about Train-Auto service. LOS ANGELES ONE WAY ROUND TRIP FOR COMPUTI INFORMATION ASK YOUR SANTA PI AGIN? W.

R. White, Santa Fe Station Telephone 7400 C. L. Htnry, Traveling Pintnger Agent.