Redding Record from Redding, California • 1

1 i rA'r 11 S4 4 -U 'e A i RADIO GUIDE Now in its most convenient form the radio guide on Page 4 gives you fcJl the programs for all day Weather REDDING AND Fair to- night and Saturday little change in temperature -Jt JjCi 1 PRICE FROM NEWSBOYS THREE CENTS VOL 2 NO 130 REDDING CALIF FRIDAY MARCH 22 1940 PAL IS CAPTURED Sympathy With Nazis TOKYO (JP) Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita told the Japanese parliament today that will not put any obstacles in Germany's way by joining hands with Britain or America" during the European war Arita added that Japan was of the ultimate outcome' of the war but declared the matter was too delicate to explain further Supplementing the foreign remarks Naval Minister Yoshida asserted that are going to dispose of the China incident with our eyes wide open to the world GOOD FRIDAY SIEGE-DAMAGED VIIPURI IS WAR Russia got Viipuri ancient capital of eastern Finland as part of the Russo-Finnish peace ba rgain but it was a badly battered prize she won These pictures made before the end shows some of the shell and bomb tom ruins of the city Uncensored stories after the war ended disclosed that such damage to Finnish cities was widespread Associated Press photos from Paramoun News Gravel Truck Drivers Warned On Mufflers Police Chief F' Riley said today- that he has cautioned truck drivers hauling gravel in the city to repair or replace faulty mufflers on their trucks Residents of Butte and Pine streets have been complaining that the trucks hauling gravel from the Columbia Construction plant at the Kutras tract have no mufflers Riley said he received a number of complaints and said he has talked to the drivers have agreed to correct Riley said today Kelley Seeks $100 For Use Of Adtomobilc Judge Albert Ross today was hearing testimony in a superior court case in which Burtus Kelley seeks $100 damages and possession of an automobile from Mr and Mrs Dale Mitchael He charges that the couple took his automobile and refuse to give possession of it Kelley testified this morning His complaint alleges the vehicle to be worth $350 The case was delayed when Smith attorney failed to appear in court on time About -half an hour late Smith said his automobile broke down east of Redding and he had to walk three miles to a telephone Ira Shadwell is defense attorney I Mrs Mary Barber Of Delta Dies Mrs Mary Jane Barber 70 for many years a resident of Delta died last night at the county hospital a short time after being brought there suffering from a stroke She was a native of Shasta county She' leaves four sons Clarence Claude and Willard Barber of Delta and Philip Barber of Clear Creek and a daughter Mrs Bertha Edwards of Redding There are seven grandchildren Funeral services will be at the graveside at Delta at 2 Sunday with Home Undertaking company in charge MERCHT1P Allies Neutrals Lose 13 Ships In Three Days As Sea War Rages LONDON (JP) The first torpedoing of a German merchantman by a British submarine and the increase to six of the Danish merchantmen sunk by German submarines in the last two days today marked the ceaseless sea war while Good Friday brought a lull in fightin gon land and in the air The British victim was the 4947-ton Heddemheim which the admiralty announced was sunk eight miles off the Danish coast shortly before midnight last night Of the 36-man crew a Danish coast guard boat rescued 35 one man was taken '-aboard the submarine The other Danish losses which brought to 13 the number pf British or neutral ships sunk dr damaged in the last three days were reported yesterday Even workers ini' munitions' factories took a holidays as millionsof urban Britons thronged to the country and seaside while country dwellers came to the city for Eastern vacations Auto Murderer Gets Life Term LOS ANGELES (JP) Laurel Crawford1 'convicted of killing his wife and three children by driving them off a cliff in his car was sentenced 1 to life imprisonment today by a judge who recommended parole never be Crawford 41 was given four life terms one for each of his victims who the state charged were killed so Crawford -could collect $30500 insurance Driver Acquitted In Death Of Redding Infant WILLOWS (VNA) A superior court jury after deliberating three and a half hours last night acquitted A Russell local surveyor of negligent homicide charges in connection with the death of 13-year-old Jesse Cudeback jr of Redding in an automobile accident The jury took four ballots the first of which was reported to be six to six Stores Offices Close For Hour On Good Friday Moist Redding stores' today closed during the noon hour in observance of Good Friday anniversary of Christ's death State city and county employes were allowed to attend church services between noon and 3 if they desired Governor Culbert Olson issued a proclamation stating that state offices could close for the three-hour period and instructed that employes be allowed to attend church service Gypsy Caravans Are Decreasing PRAGUE (JP) Gypsy caravans are a thing of the past here The government of former Czechoslovakia clamped down on the of gypsy tribes Feb 1 was the every gypsy to register a permanent residence with the police authorities Failure to do so means internment in a labor camp The ordinance was adapted fnftn Germany where a similar decree has been in effect several years Samuel McBride Says He Took Part In First Of Holdups OROVILLE (VNA) Samuel McBride 25 WPA worker arrested here today admitted according to Sheriff Herbert Taylor that he was an accomplice of William Krohrumel 22-year-old fugitive in the robbery of a Hamilton City service station a week ago McBride who served a six months term in the county jail for burglary of a service station and store near' denies he knows Kohrumel'sJ whereabouts according to officers He was arrested by Sheriff Taylor and Sheriff Roy Heard of Glenn county while working at Bed Rock swimming pool a local WPA project Admits Robbery Under questioning Taylor said McBride admitted that he participated with Krohumel in the Hamilton City robbery but asserted he had no part in a second service station holdup north of Chico March 13 He was quoted as saying he looted the cash register while Krohumel sought throughout upper California held a rifle on the service station attendant As they drove away McBride said he took the gun and covered the man McBride told officers they said that Krohumel gave him $10 as his part in the robbery He said Kohrumel came to his home in Palermo the night before the robbery and they planned it at that time After the robbery they drove to Nord and Paradise before returning to the McBride home at 4 a McBride said' 'he "has not seen Kohrumel since Questioned In Plot McBride according to the sheriff was questioned last summer in connection with an asserted plot to engineer a jail break here and free Calvin Hanson Hanson who tried to escape jail in Chico earlier is serving a term in Folsom prison for theft of the Chico-Orland stage McBride was held here only a short time today and then was turned over to Sheriff Heard who took him to Glenn county Candidates For City Council To Speak Wednesday All seven candidates for the two positions on the Redding' city council will be asked to speak at the Chamber of Commerce Forum luncheon Wednesday noon at the Hotel Redding The public always inviied to the luncheons is especially invited to attend this meeting Judge Albert Ross judge of the superior court of Shasta county and chairman of the forum committee will preside Candidates are William Men zel Fred Lewis Charles Akard Roscoe Anderson Alfred Frazier William Craig and Leslie Alward Frank Chadwick Dies At 83 Frank Chadwick 83 early-day Redding business man and a resident here for more than 50 years died early this morning at St Caroline hospital He had been ill for two weeks Chadwick was bom in Massachusetts on June 26 1856 His home here was at 1325 Center street Funeral arrangements will be made when a daughter Mrs Helen Phillips of Oakland arrives McDonald's Chapel will be in charge Butte Attorney Favors Curb On Gold Dredging OROVILLE (VNA) District Attorney Jack McPherson in a talk before the Junior Chamber of Commerce put himself on record as being against indiscriminate dredging of agricultural lands in Butte county The county planning commission is now engaged In the study of a proposed land use ordinance which would regulate dredging Europe Feels Fear Of Terrific War By Associated Press Europe today observed the first Pood Friday of the war under deepening shadow of fear of an early intensification of hostilities Only in Jerusalem did the day of Christ's crucifixion find conditions more peaceful than a year ago In Vatican City foreign deplo-mats including President envoy Myron Taylor gathered to watch Pope Pius XII and 13 princes of the Roman Catholic church observe Passion day rites Berlin observed the day quietly and offices and stores were closed In the churches the sermon theme was to In -Paris there were prayers for peace McClain Bound To Superior Court For Trial Cal McClain Redding Negro was bound to superior court this morning on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon Judge Stimmel set bail at $2000 and committed McClain in lieu of bail McClain was arrested when he was found hiding under Wilson house after an altercation in which A1 Bonner was cut with a knife Bonner is in the county hospital suffering from a laceration of the cheek and a broken ankle Denies Failure To Report Crash June McAffee today entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of failing to report striking an unattended parked automobile: Charges were preferred when she allegedly struck a parked automobile oWned by De Brish Judge Stimmel set April 10 time for a jury trial 1 ALICE FAYE FREED LOS ANGELES (JP) Alice Faye vivacious blond film actress was granted a divorce today from Tony Martin handsome screen and radio singer on her testimony that he had been guilty of mental cruelty believed she might have a mul- tiple birth but that he did not expect quintuplets The center of the sensational story of an expected multiple birth that occurs only once In 57000000 times took the news of -their probably single child philosophically The Herald publisher had arranged a private hospital room and Mrs Callahan had spent one night and one day there although against her will and only on her warning that the excitement of her neighborhood might' be dangerous Last night she returned to her home in one room of a small bungalow the Callahans share with two other couples The 22-year-old bride of eight months and her 32-year-old husband a woodworker in a furniture factory said they were satisfied with one instead of the expected five although they were just a little puzzled by the whole thing FAUL REYNAUD LEAVE PDST New Premier Wins Only Slight Majority Vote PARIS (JP) Premier Paul Reynaud won a one vote majority of confidence in the cham ber of deputies today and immediately announced a cabinet meeting to determine whether he would drop the reins' of government he has held a little more than 24 hours The -official vote was 268 for and 156 against his cabinet with 111 merabers voting The chamber has a membership of 551 with 16 members absent There were reports that seven radical socialist ministers would resign from the government leading to its collective resignation The chamber closed its session and set its next meeting for April 2 However should the government resign the chamber could be called back into session at once' Reynaud pledged his ministry fight and win the against Germany which he charged was by the treachery of the Tiny Baby Fails To Live The infant son of Mr and Mrs Albert Joplin of Central Valley died at the Redding Maternity home yesterday about -13 hours after birth The child was one of the smallest babies ever bom here It weighed 2 pounds and -one ounce at birth Firemen worked over the child using the resuscjtator but could prolong life only the short time Cleaners Hold Open House New Method Cleaners who opened for business yesterday at 1449 Tehama street are holding open house today and Friday The proprietors are Size-love and Pease who formerly werepin the cleaning business in Long Beach Redbud Blooms On Local Hills Shasta and Trinity county hillsides are ablaze with the bright color of redbud in bloom the California State Automobile association reported today Field representatives said the colorful bushes are blooming in the Sacramento river canyon north of here near Old Shasta and in various parts of Trinity county Rides Improperly Loses His Bike 4 Frank Boswell Redding youth would not obey an order of city policed to stop riding on the sidewalk Wednesday City Officer McDaniel took the vehicle It was to be held at the city police station until 1:30 today Registrations For May 7 Vote Close March 28 Registrations for the May 7 presidential primary election closes March 28 County Clerk Ruth Presleigh said today that Mar 28 also will be the last date that persons may ange their party affixations precinct or name Anyone failing to vote either at the primaries or the general election will be dropped from the registration rolls Supervisors May Pay Third Of Hall Repairs County supervisors yesterday afternoon discussed the condition of the floor in the new Memorial building The discussion occurred in special meeting held to appoint fire board members in Anderson' Under the plan discussed yesterday the county Adam Arras Son contractor and Maston Hurd architects will each bear a third of the cost The floor is uneven and bumpy It is unfitfor dancing A Dusendschon Mitchell and Alex Andree were ap-jyf'nted to the Anderson fire board -J District Attorney Laurence Carr told supervisors that the PWA had waived damages assessed against contractor on the new jail The damages were assessed because the building was not completed as scheduled -o Cromwell Told Not To Repeat Unauthorized Talk i WASHINGTON (JP) Secretary Hull indicated at his press conference today' that his reprimand of Minister James Cromwell for making a pro-Allies and anti-German speech in Canada closed the incident unless Cromwell does it again Should the millionaire diplomat of two months service repeat the offense it wai made plain measures of a severe type will' follow REACHES $279 Shasta Trinity Send Help To Finns New donations including sizeable contributions from the Redding Central Labor Union and the Trinity River Grange at Lewiston today had brought the local contribution to Finnish relief to a total of $27920 The funds have been forwarded by the Record to the national Finnish relief committee formed in New York by former President Herbert Hoover Contributions previouslay acknowledged and forwarded amounted to $19962- In addition a- nubnber of individuals sent contributions directly to national headquarters and theaters here took up collections which were orwarded directly to headquarters New contributions are: Previously sent $19962 Local 113 American Federation of Musicians 500 The Rev Grunow 100 Trinity River Grange 2145 Anderson community 591 Central Labor Union 2500 Dr Trelstad 500 Milk Bottles 790 A A Ronlake '500 Christensen 100 Bottles 132 Miscellaneous 100 Total $27920 Dennis Desmond Of Burney Dies Dennis Montgomery Desmond 49 of Burney died Wednesday in a hospital at McCloud it was learned here today Desmond was bom Dec 31 1890 in Fall River Mills and had lived all his life in Shasta 'county He leaves two brothers John Desmond of Santa Ana and Matthew Desmond of Livermore and -a sister Miss Johanna Desmond of Burney Funeral services will be held at 2 Saturday at the Burney cemetery with a Mount Shasta City mortuary in charge Craft Able To Make 6000-Mile Trips WASHINGTON (JP) The largest military plane a 70-ton bomber capable of flying to Europe and back without a stop was said by the army today to be so near completion that it probably will take the air this summer The plane built secretly in the last two years at the Douglas Aircraft corporation plant at Burbank Calif has a wing -spread of more than 210 feet Its load of bombs or other cargo was put at 28 tons Somewhat similiar to the four-motored bombers which have flown to South America and returned the newest craft is more than twice as large as the present largest plane The new bomber has heated and ventilated cabins and sleeping quarters for a crew of 10 men Its range was given as more than 6000 miles and with a speed of more than 200 miles an hour four motors will generate more than 6000 horsepower Plans for the new plane were stolen last year but were recovered by the federal bureau of investigation Traffic Too -Much For Penick HOPKINSVILLE Ky (A3) Rural Mail Carrier Morton Penick is somewhat concerned over the traffic along United States Road 41 near here home he took pains to see that the road was clear before attempting to turn in his driveway Just then -a speeding automobile appeared over a ridge and neatly knocked car into a ditch Two days after after the -car was repaired Penick found himself again attempting to turn in his driveway This time a truck appeared and you guessed it knocked his car into a ditch No one was hurt in the What No Quintuplets? Mrs Callahan Disappointed MIAMI Fla (JP) A 22-year-f old expectant mother who thought she might bear quintuplets learned last night that she may expect the birth of only one child Mrs Emory Callahan rhose husband is a furniture factory woodworker based her belief on what she thought was an X-ray examination Actually the Miami Herald said last night she submitted to diagnosis by a fluroscope and misunderstood the comments of the examining physician who noted her unusual size John Knight publisher of the Herald announced that a new medical examination showed there would be only one child 1 The fluroscope a machine that shows through the body but does not make a picture as an X-ray does was used when Mrs Callahan visited a clinic for persons of moderate means The physician who operated it said that he CONGRESSMAN ACCUSED ATLANTA Ga UP) Rep- resentatlve Frank Whelchel (D-Ga) was indicted by -the -S grand jury today on eight counts charging sale of postal.