The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 11

I order and the the to of ZHE INLAND EMPIRE Daily INLAND EMPIRE SECTION TWO Ate Sun Bernardino Sun SECTION TWO 1 TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1940 BOARD REFUSES TO VOTE GRAND JURY FUNDS Slash Rolls Unless Projects, Needham CiTy To 97,101 OTHER 3.9 RESIDENCE AREA WPA PAYROLL CiTy 5.5 To 106,392 OTHER 19,265 CITy To 37,861 OTHER 1.1 42,045 13.4 To 71,155 OTHER 5,353 work projects in four major cities The chart is designed to show employed on municipally-sponsored (sponsored by other agencies) on of the San Bernardino district the number of W.P.A. clients reworks, along with the ratio which city residents are em- Percentage of Relief Clients Employed on Municipal Jobs Low, He Says Warning that unless more ects are provided for W.P.A. workers by the city of San Bernardino there is a strong possibility that the quota of clients now on the relief rolls will be cut was broadcast yesterday by Edward F. Needham, district W.P.A. manager.

Mr. Needham's statement accompanied a report which he released showing that only 18 per cent of W.P.A. workers residing within the residence area (the city) were employed city-sponsored projects during the first half of the 1939-40 fiscal year. In Riverside, 61 per cent of the workers residing in that city were employed on municipallysponsored works, while in Redlands there were 49 per cent and in the Ontario-Upland district 25 per cent. "Fortunately, to offset this situation, San Bernardino city is the scene of extensive projects Forestry Bureau Program Delayed The board of supervisors voted yesterday to send representatives to Sacramento to determine the cial assistance that San Bernardino county might reasonably expect from the state and federal government should the county take over complete sponsorship of the forestry department.

Russell Z. Smith, county forester, and Paul W. Nicholls, county statistician, were authorized to go to Sacramento to confer with state officials regarding the matter. Under the present program, the county pays more than one-half of the cost of operating the county forestry department in a cooperative agreement with the state. The board of supervisors is considering the possibility of operating the department more efficiently and at no greater cost to the county than at the present by establishing the department as a direct county unit.

All of the buildings and equipment of the forestry department are owned by San Bernardino county. W.P.A. May Submits SAN BERNARDINO OPERATIONS DIVISION 966 955 MEN MEN 173 MEN 1930 1940 LIVING WORKING CITY CENSUS ESTIMATE IN THE AREA PROJECTS 37481 52000 MONTHLY AVERAGE 628 1526 MEN MEN 322 MEN 1930 1940 LIVING WORKING CITY CENSUS ESTIMATE IN THE AREA PROJECTS 30696 37494 MONTHLY AVERAGE ONTARIO UPLAND 343 368 MEN MEN 68 MEN 1930 1940 LIVING WORKING CITY CENSUS ESTIMATE IN THE AREA PROJECTS 18296 24780 MONTHLY AVERAGE 378 376 MEN MEN 185 MEN 1930 1940 LIVING WORKING CITY CENSUS ESTIMATE IN THE AREA PROJECTS 14177 20020 MONTHLY AVERAGE Comparative chart showing W.P.A. for the first half of the 1939.40 fiscal year. siding in the various cities and the number of ed projects to other projects ployed.

FOREST SEWER PLAN APPROVED RIVERSIDE REDLANDS Approval of plans submitted for the proposed new $275,000 sewage disposal plant and system at Big Bear was received yesterday by the San Bernardino county board of supervisors from the state department of public health. Walter M. Dickey, director of the department, informed the supervisors that the plans drawn up by Frank S. Currie, San Bernardino engineer, are suitable. A $110,000 bond election is scheduled to be held at Big Bear on May 9.

The bond issue will finance construction the plant and system, total cost of which will be $275,000, the W.P.A. contributing $165,000 to the project. The board appointed H. L. McPherson as a commissioner of the Big Bear Lake fire protection district.

Thomas B. Andrew, Rodney V. Wright, J. A. Betterley and H.

L. McPherson were named as commissioners of the Big Bear Lake lighting district. The board appointed James Shelley and Frank Jakobi to serve as commissioners of the Big Bear City fire district, Approval was voted on final maps for three subdivisions, two at Big Bear by the Big Bear Development company and one on East Base Line, near the County hospital. The California State, County and Municipal Purchasing Agents association presented a resolution of appreciation for the services of W. E.

Young, assistant San Bernardino county purchasing agent, during the past year as president of the state organization. City Army Reserve Officers Will Meet San Bernardino army reserve officers tonight will meet at the city schools administration building to hear a talk on aerial photography and map making by Lieut. Richard C. Stith of March field. The meeting will start at 7:30.

Contractors Again Oppose W.P.A.W Works The San Bernardino Contractors association last night again protested to the city council against "certain projects being done by the W.P.A. or the S.R.A." A letter addressed to the council and signed by H. C. Wallace, president, contained the associaest. It follows: "We wish to again enter our periodical protest against certain projects being done by W.P.A.

or S.R.A, methods. "We feel that projects requiring a large proportion of skilled mechanics or a large sponsor's contribution are not proper W.P.A. or S.R.A. projects. "Since a new jail is under consideration and a bond issue is apparent, we hope you will give consideration to the skilled mechanics and contractors that do not want W.P.A.

jobs." AND THE DAILY ORANGE BELT NEWS City Declares 380,818 County Profits On Investments M. W. H. Williams, San Bernardino county's treasurer, is continuing to invest surplus county funds profitably. He reported to the board of supervisors yesterday the sale of a block of $100,000 in registered state warrants, purchased in January, at a price which will net the county approximately $3,000, including interest on the investment.

Mr. Williams purchased the warrants at a comparatively high rate of interest and sold them at a premium. Mr. Williams also asked authority to invest another $100,000 in surplus county funds in state warrants paying per cent interest to the call date of May, 1941. Cole Gets 10 Months On Burglary Verdict Willie Cole was sentenced to serve 10 months in the county jail yesterday by Superior Judge Charles L.

Allison on a charge of burglary in the second degree. Represented by Attorney Homer M. Bail, Cole was accused of entering the warehouse building of E. B. Dickerman in Ontario.

S. H. Turich, accused of the theft of $750 from the Don V. Conklin feed store in Fontana, pleaded not guilty to a grand theft charge. Judge Allison set Turich's jury trial for May 28.

Turich is represented by Attorney H. E. Thompson. Flood Control Meet Postponed by Rain A meeting of the zone 5 flood control committee, originally scheduled for last night at Crestline, has been postponed for a week because of rain. The session of the committee, in charge of mountain flood control work under the county flood control district, will be held at 7:30 p.m.

next Monday at the Crestline fire hall. By DREW PEARSON and WASHINGTON IN ROBERT S. ALLEN WASHINGTON, April As far as it can be pieced together from American and foreign diplomatic sources, the Nazi plan to invade Denmark and Norway appears to have been hatched almost on the eve of Sumner Welles' departure from Europe. During the Welles visit in Berlin, Hitler and Von Ribbentrop had made it quite clear that they were anxious for a negotiated peace- in other words, a peace largely on their terms, by which Poland and Czecho-Slovakia, though politically independent, would remain under the Nazi economic wing. The Nazi leaders also made it clear that if such a peace were not negotiated, Germany was determined to win the war, and they made comparisons with the allied war strength to prove they could do it.

With the failure of a negotiated GITY COUNGIL BACKSPIONEER HALL PROJECT Society to Raise $10,000 for Memorial as Sponsor's Part Of $30,000 W. P. A. Job park commission. $30,000 BUILDING San Bernardino city council 1 last night promised its support in building a Pioneer hall, proposed by the premorial society as a museum for many valuable relics recalling the city's early history.

O. J. Fisk, member of the society, appeared before the council in the city hall to request support. Councilmen agreed to sponsor a W.P.A. project to construct the building, using funds raised by the society as the sponsor's contribution, and to allocate land in Pioneer park, subject to approval of the Sought by the society for years, the building will cost approximately $30,000, Mr.

Fisk reported. The society proposes to raise approximately $10,000, which would cost of a W.P.A. project. Such a federal project would have sponsored by the city, although the funds for the sponsor's contribution were raised by the SOciety, Mr. Fisk explained.

The Lytle creek fish hatchery proposal, long a source of controbetween water interests of San Bernardino and the state fish and game commission, was revived briefly. Signed by Secretary C. K. Bradford, a letter from the West End Fish Game association asked the council to explain its opposition to the hatchery in view of the "commission's agreement to install a water filter." EXHIBITS LETTER The group said it had been informed that the filter proposed to purify water from the hatchery had been approved by the state health department. In reply, Bard Livingstone, superintendent of the city water department, reported he was uninformed of the state health department's approval and exhibited a letter in which the health department indicated that it would take no part in the discussion.

Mr. Livingstone said that his department had received no detailed plans of any water filter proposed for the fish hatchery. Water interests in San Bernardino, including the city water department, protested that such a hatchery would contaminate Lytle creek water, used in the domestic water system. Councilmen debated at length on a building being constructed at 1172 street by A. I.

Withem under a (Continued on Page Nineteen) City Schools Receive $960 Fund Dividend San Bernardino city schools received a $959.52 dividend from the state compensation insurance fund, which insures all employes of the city schools, yesterday reported Business Agent C. V. Kelty. Representing 50.5 per cent of the earned premium for the year from July 1, 1938, to July 1, 1939, the dividend was delivered to the schools with a compliment on its fine safety record. Alva B.

Curtis, representing the state compensation insurance fund, said the dividend reflected the excellent record maintained during the year in holding injuries among employes at a low point. What's Doing Today 12 noon -Rotary club, Mapes cafeteria. 12 -Business Professional Woman's club, California hotel. 2 p.m.-Women of the Moose, 676 Sixth street. 6:30 p.m.

Junior college commerce dinner, social hall, junior college. 6:30 p.m.-City school board, city schools administration building. 7 p.m.-Sea Scouts, Legion clubhouse. 7:30 p.m.-General Welfare Legion, 336 street. 7:30 p.m.-Central Labor council, Labor temple.

7:30 Golden State club, 677 Rialto avenue. 7:30 p.m.-St. Bernard command. ery, Masonic temple. 7:45 p.m.-Arrowview Junior school, entertainment, Arrow.

view auditorium. 8 p.m. Neighbors of Woodcraft, benefit card party, Odd Fellows temple. 8 p.m.-Technocracy study class, 1679 South Mt. Vernon avenue.

8 p.m.-American Legion and auxiliary, Legion clubhouse. 8 -Moose lodge, street. p.m.-B'nal B'rith, Temple Emanu El, HOLMES ARRIVES ON OF SANTA FE COAST LINES C. R. Holmes, left, general storekeeper of the Santa Fe railroad and for many years assigned to San Bernardino, confers with F.

R. Schwartz, who succeeded him as Coast lines Mr. Holmes is in the west on an inspection tour. (Photo by The Sun.) Rail Executive Formerly Assigned to City Says State 'Looks Good to Me' Clare R. Holmes, general keeper for the Santa Fe system, arrived in San Bernardino Sunday night on a tour of inspection of the railroad's division points throughout the west and middle west.

At the Santa Fe shops yesterday, Mr. Holmes conferred with F. R. Schwartz, coast lines storekeeper, and other railway officials. Mr.

Holmes, widely-known in San Bernardino through his many years service as Coast lines storekeeper, will remain a few days before continuing on to San Francisco and then doubling back to his main office at Topeka, Kansas. "Believe me, California certainly looks good to me," he said. "When I left Kansas City a terrific blizzard was raging. In fact, although this winter not be called severe, PAIR CAPTURED AFTER HOLDUP Two bandit suspects were captured by San Bernardino police yesterday, within a few hours after the Don V. Conklin feed store at Fontana was held up and robbed of $30 in currency.

Marvin L. Cavender, 28, and Van Elmo Barrett, 19, both of Bloomington, were arrested at Second and streets in San Bernardino by Officers H. B. Hutchins and James G. Lamb for investigation of robbery.

Sheriff's officers, who investigated the robbery which occurred at 10:40 a.m., said that Cavender and Barrett answered the description of the two bandits. They said that the pair wore clothing identical to that of (Continued on Page Nineteen) Health Education Director Speaks Dr. William Doppler of New York, health education director for the National Tuberculosis association, addressed a meeting sponsored by the San Bernardino County Tuberculosis association and the Social Service club last night at the American Legion clubhouse in San Bernardino. "Development of the Health Education Program" was Dr. Doppler's topic.

He discussed the work being done to curtail the dreaded disease in America. The meeting officially launched the "early diagnosis campaign" in San Bernardino. The campaign, conducted throughout the United States this month, is designed to bring about the diagnosis of early cases of tuberculosis. Mrs. M.

W. Axtel of Fontana, president of the Social Service club, presided at the meeting. Divorce Sought on Desertion Charges Charging desertion, Annie Mary Owens filed suit for divorce from Harlan Cecil Owens in Superior court yesterday. Mrs. Owens' divorce complaint, filed by her Attorney, Walter J.

Hartzell of Redlands, states that the couple was married on March 24, 1933, in Riverside and separated June 2, 1984, SUPERVISORS BALK AS BILLS TOTAL $10,000 Expenditures Will Be Paid Upon Court Order Direct From County's General Fund Superior Judge Charles I L. Allison yesterday announced he will impanel the 1940 grand jury at 2 p.m. next Monday, April 22. He said he had been informed that the 1939 jury is completing its reports and will retire late this week. The impaneling of the 1940 grand jury would automatically retire the 1939 jury.

The board of supervisors will appropriate no more money to pay the bills of the San Bernardino county's 1939 grand jury, already above the $10,000 figure. Hereafter, the grand jury's bills must be paid direct out of the county's general fund on court order. The supervisors yesterday refused to appropriate $3,254.48 from the county's unbudgeted reserves to the when -drawn County grand Statistician jury budget Paul fund. Nichols appeared to request additional funds to meet the jury bills. QUESTIONS PAYMENT The jury's auditors, C.

J. Rambo company, are reportedly "working in a field not directly connected with the county," explained C. Grier, chairman of the board "the board of supervisors knows nothing of the auditors' activities." The supervisors, therefore, wit not continue to appropriate funds meet the bills as submitted by jury's auditors who are auditing school districts of the county, along with all county departments. "From now on," said Mr. "the jury expenses will pa rect out the general fund.

of the court- not by the board (Continued on Page Nineteen) by other agencies. The county and the National Orange Show operate large jobs. "The county of San Bernardino sponsors projects providing a semiannual payroll of $309,418 in the city and provides employment for 48 per cent of the W.P.A. workers living in the city," Mr. Needham said.

The city provided jobs for an average of 173 men during the period covered by the report; but since then, the average has dropped to 115, W.P.A. statistics show. "Our chart reveals a sharply contrasting picture in San Bernardino as compared to the other areas in that the ratio of payroll is one man employed on city projects to 3.9 on other sponsors' projects. "In both Redlands and Riverside, (Continued on Page Nineteen) School Board to Determine Issue A controversy over the eligibility of Joseph M. Sharp to hold the position of vocational education coordinator at the senior high school is expected to develop tonight at a session of the San Bernardino school board.

Meeting in an adjourned session at 6:30 p.m., the board may receive a recommendation from its teachers committee which will hold a previous meeting to hear charges from Dr. A. E. Hancock, poard chairman. Dr.

Hancock contends that Mr. Sharp was not eligible for the coordinator's position until a few months ago, after holding it for approximately three years. Superintendent A. D. Graves said that Mr.

Sharp was eligible for the job at the time of nis appointment. Dr. Hancock, aired his charges against at the board's regular meeting April 4, starting another controversy like that embroiling the board for several months previously. the United States might become a supplier of allied war a credit basis. wholesale, Unquestionably it was in preparation for the Scandinavian conquest that Hitler released the white paper reporting the conversations Polish and American diplomats.

The timing was one week before his blitzkrieg beautifully calcu- lean make Washington over backward for neutrality. Tremendous War Forces At present the Germans have 68 divisions located along the Dutch border and in Denmark. U. S. military experts figure that this is enough men about 952,000 to penetrate the Netherlands almost overnight, and simultaneously attack the weakest part of the Maginot line, opposite Luxembourg.

Once the Nazis are in Holland, they would be only about 150 miles from British industrial most parts of the middle west and east experienced much heavier snowfall than usual, and sunshine has been a rare treat." Mr. Holmes was optimistic about the business outlook for the balance of the year. "Although this is an election year and should normally be a little subnormal as far as business is concerned, I have seen nothing but evidences of steadily improving conditions in all parts of the country, "Late rains have made things a little bad for farmers in the middie west. Much of the wheat crop of western Kansas will be poor this year because of the fact that spring rains came too late for sprouting grain. In the eastern part of the state, however, prospects are for a very good harvest," he said.

HEAVY STORM IN MOUNTAINS RAINFALL TABLE Last Storm son son San Bernardino .25 17.35 15.92 Redlands 15.10 12.17 Yucaipa .28 18.26 12.84 Rialto .08 17.63 16.73 Highland .30 17.21 13.69 Etiwanda .47 23.41 18.93 Crestline .55 38.44 Power Houses: Mill creek .72 23.58 16.37 Santa Ana No. 1.. .84 28.81 22.08 Santa Ana No. 1 3.. .18 20.37 16.41 Lytle creek 1.03 35.91 23.62 (Measurements taken at 6 p.m.) Rain and hail accompanied severe thunder and lightning in San Bernardino county yesterday, marking the abrupt end of an unseasonal heat wave.

The spring storm was a vast change from the sweltering hot weather of last week. The maximum temperature in San Bernardino yesterday was only 66 grees, while Saturday's was 100 degrees-the highest of the season. Mild weather is in prospect for Southern California today and tomorrow, according to the U. S. weather bureau.

The forecast is "Generally fair with normal temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday; strong northwest winds off coast, diminishing Tuesday night." San Bernardino received .25 of an inch of rain during yesterday's storm, it was reported by Clyde Sill, voluntary weather observer at the Perris Hill station. Most of the precipitation was in the north end of the city, while downtown streets were barely dampened during the afternoon. Early last night (Continued on Page Nineteen) Police Report Theft Of Electric Razor D. E. McFarland last night told San Bernardino police that a $15 electric razor had been stolen from his home, 879 Tenth street, sometime in the last three days.

INJURED IN FALL Mrs. Sarah Ann McGee, 84, of Garfield, was confined to St. Bernardine's hospital last night with a hip injury, which she suffered when at 439 Twentyfifth street. She is under the care of Dr. X.

Olsen. Bancroft Again Receives Honors James Bancroft, San Bernardino student now enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley, yesterday was announced as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, highest ranking scholarship fraternity in the nation. The youth, a senior, two weeks ago won a $500 fellowship from U.C. to enable him to enter post graduate work in accounting. He will graduate at the end of this school year.

Mr. Bancroft was student body president at San Bernardino Valley Junior college in 1938 and worked in the circulation department of The Sun for several years while going to school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R.

Bancroft, 1810 Waterman avenue, San Bernardino. Hartness Elected by V.F.W. Bicycle Club Meeting at the V. F. W.

hall, street, San Bernardino, members of the San Bernardino Bicycle Safety club elected new officers for the coming season. Officers of the club, an organization of young people pledged to careful observance of safety rules while bicycling, and sponsored by Leonard Armstrong post Veterans of Foreign wars, are: Robert Hartness, president; Terrel Harper, president; Isadora Hatfield, secretary; Grimm, treasurer; Al Harder, judge; Rex Gilbert, grand counsel; Howard DeWitt, defense counsel; Edward Box, captain. Following the election, the group of 30 boys and girls were guests of post members Clyde Graham, Ellis Bermuda, and Morris Footnick at a showing of "Young Tom Edison." peace, Hitler then began to out his threat. In fact, there is every evidence that he laid the groundwork to carry it out even before Welles departed, and during his conference with Mussolini at Brennero. Why Hitler Moved Two considerations decided Hitler to move rapidly, according to word which comes from his Italian allies.

First was the fact that the allies still are unprepared, especially in the air, and Hitler wanted to strike before they would be fully prepared in the fall. Second, Hitler knew that there was not much danger of, heavy U. S. war sales to the allies until after the presidentialelection. After the election, Hitfigured that American sympathies might loosen up the Johnson act (barring loans to defaulted governments), and centers so close that German pursuit planes could accompany German bombers, thus protect ing them while they rained death and destruction on British factories and naval bases.

The prospects are that all or most of these things will happen at once. Furthermore it will be no surprise if Mussolini also gets into the war-against the French in North Africa. But first he wants to make sure that the German moves are going to be suc- cessful. Norwegian Diplomat There is no rejoicing these days in the heart of Hans Thomsen, charge d'affaires of the German embassy. Some Germans tossed their hats in the air at news of the invasion of Norway, but not Thomsen.

Reason is that Thomsen is a (Continued on Page Nineteen) Wife Seeks Decree On Desertion Count Fay Marie Kay filed suit for divorce from James Burl Kay in superior court yesterday, charging her husband with desertion and non-support. The complaint was drawn by Attorney Carl T. Rimbaugh. It states that the couple married May 11, 1932, at Wiimar, California, and separated Oct. 16, 1938.

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