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Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26

around to see what you have. 1
shall need many presents for my
forty leven little rabbits you
know. y
81 should think so" " barked tho
cog. "Well look at all the presents
we have. You will surely find some
among them that will suit any little
hoy or girl rabbit, or even a pussy
cat or a duck or a squirrel. -
There were dolls, roller skates,
horns. toy furniture, books, steam
engines, fire engines, twinkling bells
and many wonderful playthings be-
ing unpacked in the six and seven
cent store.
"lt is jolly good fun just to look
around!' chuckled Uncle Wiggily.
" When it comees time to do my
real Christmas buying I'll bring my
wife here and she and l will pick
cut the things we want to pay Santa
Claus to leave at our bungalow. Yes,
IL look around and
All of sudden Uncle Wiggily
looked around behind him and on
the floor he saw crawling toward
him a green alligator. 1t was not
ST very large, but the rabbit gentle
ran knew that even baby alligators
can bite hard, so as he saw this small
green one open his mouth and wad-
die at him, the rabbit gentleman
gave shout and started to climb
Up on one of the counters.
''What 5 the matter, Uncle Wig.
gily = barked the dog.
THE alligator is going to 6i.e
met cried Mr.. Longcars.
Ha! Ha!' laughed the deg.
. Don't be afraid Of him! He is
only a toy tin alligator that moves
VIXEN You wind up spring Inside
him. Here, IL show you!' So the
deg picked up the waddling alligator
and, surely enough, it was only a
tin toy. Then funny look came
into Uncle Wiggily S eyes.
"l'll buy one OF those tin aligat-
orS now, he said. don't care if il
isn't Christmas. Let me have that
one!' So he bought the tin alligat-
or and what he did with it You
shall hear tomorrow night. The story
viii be about Uncle Wiggily 5 clever
trick. And | do hope the sugar bowl
doesn t turn upside down and spill
all its sweetness in the salt cellar.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26

Misses Helen Palmer, CatheSins
Bearup, Flora La Franlsie, Carlita
Cfuex, Juanita Young, Mary Belle
Wilson, Sarah Bowman, Jeanette
Wilson, Iona Miner, Frances Lem
ons, Bessie Prown, Pearl Preston,
Annie Lambeth, Hazel Davis, Helen
and Margaret Edwards and Messrs'
Robert fillmore, Don Freemon, Clar-
erce Wittkle, Garland Galloway, Ed
die Clements, Startling Thomas, Joe
Mahaney, Frank Riddle, Turmon
johnson and Wesley White.
College women from Heber who
attended the reception held by the
Imperial Valley College Women s
club at Brawley were Mesdames
Sadie Fishburn, Laura Orr and An
gcline Courtney.
Community Supper
The community pot-luck supper
and the reception for the pastor and
teachers held at the school house on
Friday, was well attended by the
Latrons of the district. After the
supper, a community song service
was held, Mrs. George Thompson
presiding at the piano. An address
OF welcome was given by Mrs. An
scline Courtney, responded to by the
Pastor, Rev. Q. P. Roger, and by
Mrs. Fannie Thompson, in behalf of
the teachers Mrs. Thompson gaze
two instrumental selections, and
recitations were given by Mary
Briggs, Juanita Rogers, Fay and
Alice Denham. Games were played
aud many remarked that there
should be more community gather
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel Jones and
family spent Sunday at Jacumba'
Mrs Earl Maddox and Mrs. Necly
visited recently in Heber.
Mrs. NJ. II. Gavin accompanied
her son, Neil, to San Diego for the
week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
PARACHUTE LANDINGS

One of the typewriter companies has taken to send
ing its machines around in "air delivery trucks and
dropping them at their destination by the parachute
method. Experimental service of this kind has been
successful and CT the air trucks is expected to
make tour of the country to show the feasibility of
the method
It's doubtless feasible enough and useful in
where typewriter is a matter of life death and
there is landing field in the vicinity But the in
novation arouses vague fears.
When manufacturers have established this para
chute service for their goods next thing the transport
alton companies will want to establish it for their
passengers. Air liners or committing air busses won't
want to take the trouble to land passenger in the
usual way, they'll simply pin parachute to him
and shove him out and continue on their way. That
will be all right for them, but how about the passen
ger?
Parachutes are devices that belong to circuses and
burning arpanes. Most of get airsck at the sight
of them. And for all we know they'll also have re-
verse motion parachutes with out board motors
them to take up the air bus and catch it on the
fly.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
SOLDIERS DONATE
BLOOD TO SAVE
COMRADES LIFE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 90
Especial DIN response tn : Cd"
;rom I.e,,erman General Hospital
for volunteers 10 donate their blood
in an unusual form of blood trans
fusion in connection with the treat
rent of Corporal Robert l.. Lynch,
9th Coast Artillery, Fort Barry,
California, who was suffering from
an extremely severe type of blood
stream infection, two hundred sol
diers of the coast artillery corps
from the harbor defenses of San
Francisco presented themselves at
the hospital laboratory for the ne
&C essary blood test to determine
their suitability as doncrs. Thirty
three of the volunteers were select
cd and reported at the Operating Pa
Nilion on the 18th of October, 1927.
Fourteen men were actually used 20
obtain the 66j &C of blood which
was used as replacement of the pa
ticnt $ blood in an attempt to raise
Lis resistance against this almost in
variablv fatal type of ection, ac-
coEding to Lieut.. Col. d. \. Nolan.
No money consideration was in
volved, there was no hesitancy or
fear exhibited by any of the men,
and their entire conduct was char
actcrized by frank desire to give
the best they had to fellow sol
dier.
The following men were the actual
blood doners: Private First Glass T.
J. Best; Privates r. Merrill and P.
Guam of Fort Baker; Private First
Glass w. r. Holcomb, Privates w,
L. Nichols, L. b. Benardy, Bell,
RonaIdson, F. Wilson, S. Dennis, p.
". Templin, G. Storer and c. A.
Briggs, all of Fort Scott; Private
s. W. Cox, Q, NJ. C. Although the
blood of 1S6 men was not used, they
deserve equal credit with those who
actually gave their blood.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIs
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE TIN
ALLIGATOR

"'Heigh ho,' said Uncle Wiggily
one day as he hopped around the
hollow stump bungalow on one leg
and twinkled his pink nose. "'lt will
soon be Christmas. ! think III 30
down the street and look in the
store windows to see what sort OF
toys Santa Claus is going to have
this year.
Christmas," exclaimed Mrs
Longears with 4 laugh, THAT is a
long way off yet-almost two
months.
eyes, I know admitted Mr..
LongearS. " But it is best to do your
Christmas shopping early and ! IN
going to have a look, anyhow. You
know we have forty 'leven little
hunnies for whom Santa Claus must
make presents, and it is we'll to let
him know, as soon as we can, what
kind to make. Ev looking in the
store windows and perhaps going
inside to hop about, can see what
there is.
"Perhaps you are right, agreed
Mrs. Longears. "And we must not
forget Baby Buntv. 'She must have
some Christmas presents too
"Of course chuckled Mr.. Long
ears. 81 wouldn t forget Buntv for
anything. Well, III tell you about
Christmas presents when [ get
back he added as he hoped away.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
Former Chaplain
Freed From Jail
By United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Oct 26.-Orville
:. Clampitt, once noted as the " Ro-
meo chaplain of the army was
free today TO pursue his motion pic
ture career.
After an uncomfortable - hours
in the CulYer City jail he was re
leased when officials determined
there was insufficient evidence to
in,plicate him in series Of minor
burglarics for which he had been
booked for Investigation.
Clampitt was able 70 explain sat
isfactorily why Spencer Farley, -,
uho was alleged to have confessed
TO a score Of robberies, used the
Clampitt automobile Oh some Of his
expeditions, ard why articles be-
licved to have heen stolen by the
lad were found in the Clampitt home.
The former army captain told po-
Ire Farley had used his car without
permission anI that H. had no idea
articles given to him BY thc youth
were stolen.
Clampitt is in Hollywood srokin2
motion picture fame for himself and
his horse, "Red Head. - He first
gained the public eye as the central
figure in n court martial trial in
San Francisco q year ago. AT that
time he was acquitted Of relations
with Lucille Swallow, Kansas beau
ty expert.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of I'm.
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 26, 1907

L, T. Conser and V. E. Conser are
each building cottage on the claim
of W. D. Conser, half mile north
OF Imperial, where they will make
their homes.
Roy Breedlove has brought in a
carload of household goods, and will
be joined in few days by his par
ents and brothers. His sisters will
come later, as it is planned to es-
tablish the family home in Imperial.
Mrs. f. NJ. Churchill of Escondido
is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs.
George w. Denny, and expects to
acquire property in the valley She
is the wife of an extensive dealer
in hardware and agricultural implc-
ments in EscOndido.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
La Barba Hopes to
Become Am ateur

san FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-Fi,
del La Barba, retired undefcated
flyweight champion OF the world
and at present student at Stan
ford University, has applied to the
Pacific Association of the a. A. y.
for reinstatement as an amateur.
According to A. a. U. rules, an
athlete who has competed in pro
fessiona sports must wait five
years before gaining reinstatement.
La Barba has the impression he
must wait but one year and said he
wanted TO box and play football at
Stanford.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
IN the Windows Mere,
MANY beautiful thl1lss.

1t did not take Uncle Wiggi1y
long to hop over the fields and
through the woods on his way to the
SIX and seven cent store where he
knew there would already be many
Christmas presents shown. On his
way past the corn field the rabbit
gentleman passed the Scare Grow in
whose ragged coat the rabbit gentle
man and BABY Bunty had hidden
from the Pear the day before.
"Cff to find more adventures
asked the Scare Crow as he saw the
rabbit
"No, I am doing my Christmas
shopping early > answered Mr..
Longears. What would you like in
tine wayof a present?''
Bring me an old straw hat.
cEuckled the Scare Crow. 81 II need
i; for next spring.
Waving his short, stumpy little
tail at his ragged friend Uncle
Wiggily hoped on and on and soon
he found himself at the six and sew
en- cent store. In the windows Were
many beautiful things all ready for
Christmas, but Uncle Wiggily knew
there would be more presents on
the counters, so inside he hoped.
He found the kind old dog gentle
man who owned the store, and many
little mouse girl clerks, busy taking
toys and presents out of packages
that had just been sent down from
the North Pole by Santa CLAUS.
"Hello, Uncle Wiggily'' barked
the dog gentleman. ''Have you come
to my store to buy Christmas pres
ents so early''
"Weil, | am not exactly going to
buy now,' answered the rabbit
gentleman. II am sort of looking
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
II E A IT. HY CIR l. S

The modern girl college student, says DIR. Lee H &.
Ferguson director of student health service at West
ern Reserve University is 100 per cent better mental
y and physically than her Victorian ancestor She Is
taller stronger less of grind and bookworm, but no
less capable intellectually.
College gymnasium records prove his contention that
swimming, rowing, tennis, walking and riding have
made this change so markedly beneficial.
The outdoors stuff decried by the grandmothers OF
the present college generation is not only here to stay
but has proved its worth
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 26. 1912

San Diego this morning began ac-
tual construction on the new road
from Mountain Springs down to
Coyote Wells, the entire road being
in Imperial county. There are so
teams at work, being paid for, by
volunteer subscription by the citi-
zens Of San Diego, the work being
done on the pledge of the supervis-
ors of Imperial county that they
will build a good road from Coyote
Wells to Ell Centre. About 100000
will be expended by the San Diego
people. Work is expected to be done
before next summer, so that valley
people may use it on their vacations.
w. f. johnson of Holtville, who
has the contract for building the
Masonic Temple, moved his family
to FL Centre, locating them in cot
tage at Orange and Seventh streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
THEATERS
(By DOLORES DEL RTO)

Since my debut on the screen
have had many thrills, but the big
gest thrill of my life came when I
was engaged to play the role Of
Charmaine in the Fox Film version
Of the celebrated stage play, 'What
Price Glory which opens four
day run at the Valley theater to-
night So many brilliant screen
actresses have been anxious to trans
late this entrancing character to the
cinema that l had hardly dared even
dream of aspiring to the part. And
vet good fortune smiled down upon
ne, for | was selected For two
days thereafter | was sailing on
gossamer clouds of joy, for, after
al, | was but a newcomer to the
screen and to have such trust i'm
posed on one so inexperienced his
trionically was indeed gratifying.
| hope l will make many, many
pictures with the passing of the
wears. | do not know what adveu-
tCres, what experiences or what 9TH
er big roles are in store for me,
but no matter what bcfalls me
doubt very much if will get the
experience obtained in What Price
Glory" which, .fraught with adven-
ture, serious and humorous, was
enough to keep me intensely inter
ested and excited from start to fin
ish. For months | was Charmainc,
the little French girl, torn between
two great loves, and not Dolores
Del Rio, the actress. Perhaps it Is
due to my lack of movie experience,
hut l threw myself so heartily into
the role that there were times that
! forgot | was anything else bat
i French girl in a French village
back of the lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
TEN YEARS AGO
October 26, 1917

Mrs. w. S. Fawcett entertained
at luncheon at the Hotel Barbara
Worth the members Of the garden
committee of the Woman's Ten
Thousand Club and Mrs. Warren
Curricr, who is well known as a
successful grower of flowers. Plans
were discussed for awakening inter
est in the home gardens movement.
Guests present were Mrs. o. G.
Horne, Mrs. Paul Black, Mrs. War
rem Currier. Mrs. Thomas Bceman,
Mrs. r. b. Nailc, Mrs. ". ". Apple
and Mrs. q. Nichols.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
.YSKl-
NESIA

Dyskinesia or habitual constipation
wrecks more health every day than
any other single thing. 1t saps
strength and vitality, causes serious
diseases of the stomach, kidneys
and heart. brings on high blood
pressure and makes you old years
before your time. The insidious con-
dition of Dyskinesia is the result OF
our abnormal habits of living which
place too great strain upon the
vital organs, especially the liver.
The liver becoming weak or slug
gish fails to supply the bowels
enough bile. The bowels "tie up"
and the poisonous waste retained
affects the whole system including
the vital organs. The liver occa.
sionally, needs a little help, and
there's nothing better for this, as
medical men now know, than a lit
tie OK gall. Ok gall Is remarkable
natural stimulant for the human
liver, promoting Its normal active
functioning, SO essential TO internal
cleanliness and health. Dioxol tab
let's are genuine OK gall in dainty
and tasteless form, ehch tablet rep
resenting 10 drops of pure OK gall.
To be sure of getting the genuine
OK gall. be sure of getting Dioxol.
They cost less than % each at good
druggists, and few soon tell.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26
HEBER
By Press Staff Correspondent

HEBER, Oct. 26.--Mlss Hazel
Davis and Jimmie Edwards enter
tanned their friends at a Hal.-we EN-
dance recently at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. W. IL. Edwards. The
house was decorated with orange
and black streamers and black cats
and witches overlooked from tue
chandelier. Other Hallowe en- deco
ratIons made the room an attractive
setting for the affair. Music was
furnished by Mrs. George Reason
over. Refreshments were served at
Il late hour. Those hidden were the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26

The Alameda county fiye warden
warns farmers not TO burn stubble,
without getting a permit until Nov
embcr J, when danger ID generally
,,aE+
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-26

W. ,ae q farewell visit with Mr.. anu
Mrs. w. II. Edwards, on ,helf ~
.turn home to Huntington, Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-08-25

CIV per cent paid for idle money Sc
OAA cured by gilt edge mortgage.
Address Box 357, Oakland, Md.-Ad-
vertisement 27-2t*
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NORTH GLADE.

Miss Ida Brenneman, of this place
is visiting her sister Mrs. Grace Wi
ley, in johnson City, N. Y.
Mrs. Grace Miller was in our village
a short while on Saturday.
Messrs. Dewey Lohr and Herbert
Rhodes attended church at Sand Flat
on Thursday evening.
We are sorry to note that j. L. Nc
ROBBIE, who has been confined to his
home for the past eighteen months
shows no signs of improvement.
Potato bugs are said to be a good
crop, as they ate up all of the potatoes
of some of our farmers.
Truman Merrill was visiting at the
home of Clarence Miller over Sunday
Lloyd Merrill was visiting his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Mer-
rill, at the Falls on Sunday. They are
the proud parents of daughter, who
was born on Friday last.
Mrs. Ella Hollis, of Philadelphia
Pa, was calling on her brother, New
ton Merrill on Sunday.
Best wishes to The Republican and
its many readers. O.I.C.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-08-25
SWANTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Sweitzer and
family, of this place, spent Sunday
in Morgantown, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Friend and fam
lily, of near Charleston, w. Va, are
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Friend, in Swanton.
Mr.. Fred Sweitzer, who is employed
in Piedmont, W. Va, is spending his
vacation here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry Sweitzer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Sweitzer and
daughter Sue and Joe Sweitzer, all of
Mountain Lake Park, spent Sunday
here with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGreevy and
son Joseph, of Piedmont, w. Va, are
spending week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry Sweitzer in Swanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Beckman
and children and Miss Clara Beckman
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Friend here on Sunday.
Inc Y. b. AID Society members and
families of this place held a social
gathering in William Rexroad's grove
on Sunday and all that We're there re-
ported having had a splendid time.
The Swanton, Wilson and Painter
All Clubs held basket picnic at the
Painter school house last Tuesday.
Miss Kathrin Brown, the Home Dem
onstration Agent, was in charge. She
taught the club the method of max
ing paper flowers and baskets.
Guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Friend last Sunday were Mrs.
Frank Bray, Mrs. Alpheus Friend,
Misses Goldie and Nina Sweitzer and
Ildra Friend; Burk and Chester
Friend and Willard Sweitzer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-08-25
Falls From Ladder.

Falling from ladder while at work
at the greenhouses of the H. Weber &
Sons Company and striking upon a
stack of pipe lying upon the ground
beneath him, Ralph Weber, one of the
firm, is at present suffering from
three broken Tbs sustained in the fall.
He narrowly escaped having his side
pierced by the pipes, some of which,
with short elbow connections, were
pointing upward. Mr.. Weber was as
sisting in connecting some heating ar
engagements in the new greenhouses
under construction at the plant when
the accident occurred.
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GORMAN

Several cars filled with people left
here on Monday morning for the End
less Caverns in Virginia, where they
expect to camp for upwards of ten
days. Among those in the party were
Jack Williams, Murray White, Jacob
Dilgard, Grit" Minnick, Robert Otes,
Karl Flanagan, Godfrey Dilgard, Cora
Elrick, Fronie Williams, Helen Rid
der, Anna Dilgard, Mrs. o. E. Sosley
and son Kenneth. The out-of-town
guests who accompanied the party in
cluded Opal Kidwell, of Davis, West
Va, and Maude Trezise, of Cumber-
land, Nd.
Mrs. Amy Lee and children, Carl
and Opal, of Morgantown, W. Va, are
visiting relatives and friends here
Mrs. Ernest Ridder and children,
of Oakland, spent Monday with Mrs.
Bessie Eyer in German.
Mr.. Huber Norman and sister Ber-
tina, of Elk Garden, are visiting here.
Mrs. Bette King returned to her
home here on Friday evening after a
few weeks visit with relatives at
Westernport.
Quite a number Of people of our
community attended the Chautauqua
at Bayard, W. Va, this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Baer, on
August IS, daughter.
Mr.. Herbert Shillingburg, of Akron,
Ohio, has returned home after a visit
here.
Misses Evelyn Eyer and Ola Shat
fer visited Miss Eugenia Schell at
Masontown, Nd, on Sunday.
We regret to state that Miss Schell
is suffering as the result of an attack
of appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Digman and son
Tom were business callers in Oakland
on Monday.
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RYAN'S GLADE

Quite few people from this COM
munity attended the services at Mt.
Lake Park on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Harvey were Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson
at Albright, West Va, on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary White is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Shockey.
Miss Sue Harvey has returned home
from school.
Mr.. Alex. Harvey and family, from
Texas, were visiting relatives in this
community recently.
There will be a festival at Ryan's
Glade Grange Hall on Saturday, Au-
gust 9th. The Browning Brothers
will furnish the music. Be sure and
come if you want to enjoy fine ev-
ening.
Mr.. E. C. Shillingburg and family
and Mr.. Leon Steyer left on Thursday
to visit in different portions of Ohio
and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Scott Harvey is slowly recover
ing from the injuries he received some
time ago when he was kicked by a
horse.
The Grange at this place is doing
splendidly. New scales have been in
stalled at the hall.
Mrs. Earl Shockey and baby, from
Century, w. Va, who have been on a
visit at Mr.. A. I. Shockey's, returned
home one day last week.
Mr.. William Ferguson is employed
on the mill at J. 7. Steyer's.
Everyone is invited to attend the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-08-25

Cleanliness is impossible where
there are flies or similar disease car
rying household insects. Flies faint
everything they touch. Infect milk,
sweets. Transmit thirty different dis
eases. Fly-Tox kills flies. 1t is safe,
stainless, sure. Insist on Fly-Tox.
Fly-Tox is the scientific insecticide
developed at Mellon Institute of In
dustrial Research by Rex Fellowship.
Simple instructions on each bottle
(blue labeD for killing ALL household
insects. Fly-Tox fragrance is a SYM
Dol of Observation-Disclosures 81.