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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
SAN DIEGO PLANS
BUSY TIME FOR
VALLEY VISITORS

Presentation OF Imperial valley
bathing girls will be feature at
traction in the festivities of I'm
perial valley day at Mission Beach
next Sunday. \ girl from each city
in the valley will be presented and
welcomed by Miss Martha Strang,
official Miss San Diego. The pre-
scntation will take place in the
Mission Beach ball room in the
evening.
\ full carload Of watermelons
s'om the valley is being sent FOR
this big day through the courtesy
of the KiwaniS Cats of FL Centre,
Brawlev and Calcyico. These viii
be given "wav free all afternoon
W ith scVc al watermelon eating con-
tests staged in the ,pi.mH pavihon-.
Two large excursion boats each
carrying 200 persons Lava been
chartered by the san Diego cham
her of commerce. These boats will
leave from the Municipal pier at
]? o'clock Sunday noon. Admit
tance to the boats wiz be free TO
valley residents "ho wear the spc.
cial I'm Herial valley badge which
may be obtained free Of charge at
any cha nhrr of commerce or news
nancr office in the valley A trir
around %aa deg, bay will br male
hv the hoats with srvrral stops at
the naval air station and warshipS
in the harhor. \ snn";al lecturer
will be aboard to point out the
many interesting things in the har-
Dor.
Special announcement has been
made by the Mission Beach com
panv that another band has been
engaged for this special dav. Daw-
son s Mission Band will play in the
afternoon and evening together with
Thomson S AriZonanS and Mitch
'cll s Ebony Idols. Three bands will
be able to afford music for the
most discriminating dancers and
viii afford excellent opportunity for
all kinds of popular dancing.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Part of Stolen
Goods Located

While the thieves who entered and
ransacKeG ,nc >DnGS Corner stora
some time MONDAY night are still
at large trace Of them has been
found and an automobile stolen in
CaicXico has been recovered. 1t is
believed that the thieves stole the
machine, q Willys-Knight ear, owned
by Cechio Gonzales of CalexicO, to
make their getaway after the store
robbery.
The car is linked with the store
theft due to the fact that Il short
distance from the machine the two
slot machines stolen from the store
were found.
The car and siot machines were
discovered by Constable Bill
@ 'Briol, OF HraN-ey abandoned on
the river bank short distance
north of Brawley.
In ransacking the store the THE
ves made away with about 800 in
cash which was found in the cash
+, ,gister. This money was mostly in
change although there were a few
bills in the till at the time. No clews
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Stars Against
"Closed Shop
~ United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD. July 2O.-With
the film stars branch Of the Actors
Equity Assassination on record ~
opposed temnorarily to the propos.
ed introduction of the "closcd
shop in the film industry, n break
ctween the national organization
and the local committee was indi.
Gated here TODAY.
ed by Conrad Nagcl and Milton
''ills. IN imposing list of mort than
lN0l elm actors voted to hD'j IN
allowance their demands for t';n clos
ed son in tic studios and L "'E
til 're, natior1' secretary snn 'unc.
"a he was lea IN. for New York
stating he hope % return sorret,mp
~ "o"p""ize tic equity in N ,A
pictures.
The act;o" = the film rlavor>
vas recorded ~ " resolution which
was 'fferoG ~ i;r tn" "j;'"om" cF
" sores of meetia,s now being held
between the producers and various
branches of the industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Court Reverses
Local Decision

The opinion Of the District Court
u appeals, second appellate dis
triet, in the case OF Jay P. Dawson
plaintiff and respondent against
Pvron F. Dawson and John II.
Carty, defendants and appellants
has been handed down and reverses
the decision returned by Judge
Conkling.
The appeal in the case, which re
volved about an alleged breach IL
a lease, was filed ON the ground
that the court ) decision in refusing
the defendants request to transfer
the case to the Los Angeles court
was in error. In its opinion filed at
the county clerk s office this morn
ing the district court upheld this
claim.
The court ruled that transfer
to the Los Angeles courts wOulC
cause considerable inconvenience tt
witnesses but the appellate court
ruled that at The time this decision
was made by the court, it had II,
authority 10 take into consideration
the cOnvenlences to witnesses ant
that objection to its transfer OF
that ground WAS in error. The ap
, pellate court further advised thai
the case be transferred to the LU:
Angeles courts.
Louis Lamy appeared for the ap
pellants in the case while Huber
=. Collins appeared for the respond
ent.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
'INQUIRING REPORTER" GETS
VIEWS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS

The InGuiring Reporter invaded
sporting circles with her question
last night and endeavored to learn
from FL Centro's citizens and citi-
zenesses what their opinions were
concerning the Dempsey-Sharkey
fight.
"'Who, in your opinion will win
the fight, and why 10 you think
so?' was the question.
Bill" Tackett of the state traf-
fic squad and boxing referee, had
Just finished his dinner and was in
a genial mood.
"Dempsey will win.' he de"lar
ed. 81 know he : been gettino
some touch breaks. but believe
in the old boy. I'm banking on
his punch and that fighting heart
of his. | don t think either one
will fsil him when the time
comes.
Margaret Cooper attractive cash
Ter in "Steve 50 declared she dii
not have anv opinions about pliza
fights. Don t talk to me - She
exclaimed - IN afraid of yor
and your column. Besides | don Z
care who - ! guess fights are
all right + lose who like them
but they i. natter to me.
F. c. = of So'v1v & Hun
was most - no. 81 don't min
being intorv;esaod - he said "bu
l IN afraid vo,7 have picked 200
subject. m not much nosted OF
the coming battle. IA like to se'
Dempsey win though. and ! thinl
/ he's makino q real effort to com,
back. I think. ho learned q lesso'
when he fought Tnnnev and lool
for rim to redeem himself. | wisE
him luck, anvwav.'
! A fierv-headed individual VIII
! insisted that everybody knev
him rs "Red the Ripper an'
would give the reporter no othe
name seemed to have some prett'
decided ideas about the fight. 81
Dempsey wins it will be in tn
first or second-at least not late
than the third round he said. 81
he lets Sharkey go bevond tha
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
lie d better be careful. -


he d better be careful. -
Frank Richmond Penny'D
said he'd enjoy being interviewed.
- What do you want to know
about! ii tell you anything with
in reason - he declared He ap-
neared to have all the inside done
IN the fight. "Dempsev will win :"
he said. "Why?'-well because
he's the better man mostly. On
the showing Sharkev has made with
others | don't believe he's the
fighter he been cracked M to be.
Neither his fight with Wills nor
McTigue showed it. 1t took him
II rounds to whip Wills and then
third rater came along and
whipped him in four. You can say
for me that DEMPSEY will win"
P. A. Murray said he hadn t tfen
keeling uB on the fight situation.
i" \ bout all | know about it is that
there is going to be a fight he
said--"and I read that in the
Press. m about week behind in
nv reading now, but IN going to
catch up tonight. Ask me tOmor-
row and I'll be able to tell yea
more about it,
Jack Bell. waiter apparently
doesn t let public opinion influence
his ideas. 81 IN for Sharkey, he
said. "Of course it's prettv hard
to tell--hnt ia like to see Sharkev
! win and then turn around and beat
] Tunnev--I don know though
he's kind of old and has step
ped good deal
Mrs. Blanche Pierce. IA Black
: stone hos her own ideas abou'
nrize fights. 81 can t see why :
i couple of men want to pound eacf
other for sport she declared
"When a couple Of boys get into
fight they usually get punished foI
it. Then their fathers will turn 4
round and get all excited owe
grown up men doing the sam
. thing for fun. never saw
prize fight. and ! don't think
! want to. | think they re silly.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Marine Private
Amuck In Haiti

WASHINGTON. July 20.-Secre.
tary of State Kellogg today sent a
notice to the Haitian government
expressing regret that Marine Pri-
vate j. Branski at Port au Prince
yesterday killed one Haitian and
injured two others.
The state department report said
Branski, while on sentry duty at
the American legation, wandered
off and "apparently without prov.
oeation shot the three Haitians. y
The marine will stand eourtmar-
tial trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Keep Healthy. brink Pauls Lem
made. It's pure. Pickwick Stages
Sepot. adv

Car Stolen at Campo A Star
touring ear was reported stolen at
the sheriff's office this morning
According to the report the machine
is the property of James Shickle
and bears an Idaho license, number
l3S-04. The ear was taken from its
parking place in Campo, 1t is be
lieved that the thieves headed this
way with the machine which was
taken late last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
NOTICE OS SALE OF BONDS OF
HEBER SCHOOL ISTRICT

NOllNE lS Ii r IL Ely VI EAA>
that sealed proposals wl;l be receiv
ed up to 200 Q clock T. NJ. G.
Monday, August LIST, 1927, by the
Board of Supervisors Ct the County
of Imperial, State of California, fol
the purchase of bonds of the HebeT
School District in the sum of Five
Thousand ($5000.00) Dollars.
Each of said bonds will be dated
July 9th, 1927 and wlll bear interest
at the rate Of six (6fo) per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually; both
principal and interest to be payable
in lawful money of the United
States at the office of the treasurer
of the County of Imperial. sais
bonds will be ten 1O in number
of the denomination of $4,000
each, payable as follows, to'wit:
Bond No. /, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run three years;
Bond No. ., Five Hundred DV
lars, to run four years;
Bond No. 3. Five Hundred Dol
lars. to run five years;
Bond No. 1, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run six years;
Bond No. S, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run seven years;
Bond No. 6, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run eight years;
Bond No. 7, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run nine years.
Bond No. 8, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run ten years;
Bond No. 8, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run eleven years;
Bond No. 10, Five Hundred Dol
lars, to run twelve years.
The bonds herein referred to were
voted for the purpose of raising
money for repairing, restoring and
rebuilding so far as may be neces-
sary the school building of said
school district, which was damaged
and injured by earthquake January
lst, 1927, and for making certain
alterations to said building.
HEBEE SCHOOL DISTRICT has
been acting as school district un'
der the laws of the State of Califor-
nia continuously since February
10th. 1910.
The assessed valuation of the tax
able property in such school district
as shown by the last equalized as,
sessment book of said County of
Imperial State of California is
1917, ,47l 90, and the total amount
of the outstanding bonded indebt-
edness of said school district is
$l500.00.
Each bid must state that the bid.
der offers par and accrued interest
to date of delivery and state sepa-
rately in words and figures the pre-
MUM, if any, offered for the bonds
bid for.
A certified check or cashier s
check in the sum of Five (5%) per
cent of the amount of said bonds,
payable to the chairman of the
Board of Supervisors must accom-
pany each bid as a guarantee that
she bidder. if successful, will accept
and pay for the said bonds in ac.
cordance with the terms of his bid,
and said check shall remain in the
hands OF the Board of Supervisors
until all of said bonds are paid for.
The Board of Supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS of the County of
State of California, made
July 9th, 1927.
c. G. MOUSSEAU,
Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors.
BY j. NJ. Stswsrt, Deputy Clerk.
1915
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Fall From Tank
Injuries Laborer
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Aron Aron-
son, 46, is in a critical condition at
a Long Beach hospital following a
fall of 40 feet from a tank at the
Union Oil Co. refinery here today.
Aronson, engaged in construction
work on the tank, lost his hold,
fell, and was unconscious when fel.
low workmen reached him.
He is said to have sustained q
fractured skull and internal injur-
les.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Meet Me at Stevs's.
adv

Two Held on Suspicion.-A. Nor
Ills and Y. Ruiz were arraigned be
fore Judge Perkins in city court this
morning charged with vagrancy. Ac.
fording to the report submitted by
Patrolman Seeburg the two men
were on Commercial street, near
Sixth, when he approached and the
minute they saw him they began to
Fun away. Tho atrolrnan said he
Fhally stopped tltcn and brought
thcm to headquarters. ! hr ease wa-
FOR ."a and n, -,.o"er- remand
20 tho eonu'y j9il IN default OF
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Marsh Says Give
4.
i, Pants a Treat

Send them to the Marsh Dry
Cleaners TO be cleaned and "Form.
Prest' on the new, modern press
ing system.
Your garments are moulded into
shape-and the press stays while,
too!
Marsh says it s the best work he
has ever turned out in the p years
he has been at it.
By the way, it doesn't cost any
more, either.
Phone Marsh-435.
(Be Sure It's MarshD adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
NEWS BRIEFS
FROM City and County,
Gl9a@G99g@91G OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

|Pr0wler Is. Arrested-Jesus Malen-
ez entered a plea OF not guilty to
charge of vagrancy when arraign-
ID before Judge Perkins in city
curt this morning. Melendez was
rrested early this morning by Pat.
|olman Milliken, who said that he
ound the man prowhng about near
residence ON Commercial street.
Frial in the ease was set down for
tomorrow after noon at ] o clock
Ind the defendant remanded to the
|ounty Jail in default of $500 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Meet Me at Steve q.
adv
Administrator Is Sought :

Administrator Is Sought A peti.
tion seeking appointment us admin,
istrator in the matter of the estate
of Nose Richardson, deccascl, was
filed At the county clerk : office
Yesterday afternoon by Vince Tate.
Vaughn Thompson is appearing IS
attorney for the petitioner
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

were left by the entrants, the DIS
coverv Of the slot machines being
the first evidence the authorities
have been able 10 pick up in the
ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
4 A Finer
E-ne,o, deluxe equip-n
4 men; and service on
u this tdsf train 60 the east

N O W TIL e popular
Apache ranks among
the fin -sttransContinen-
tai trains in the country.
1t carries club car as
we'll as standard and ob.
servation sleeping car
with lounge and open
platform, diner.
Shower-baths for men
and for women, the per-
sonal service of barber,
valet and maid complete
this trains new appoint
ments. No extra fare on
this train.
Connection by motor
train at INLAND; your
ticket east good for the
entire journey. Baggage
checked through.
Pullmans without
change to Memphis,
Minneapolis, St. Louis
and Intermediates. 1t OPP
crates via Phoenix, Ell
Paso and Kansas City.
Similar service return
ing.
Direct to New Orleans,
the ArgOnautvi Sunset
route. Ask about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

The Sunset cannery at Pomona,
Los Angeles county, mas begun :
run on apricots.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

Murrieta, Riverside county, has
a grain elevator owned by 80 resi-.
dent farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

The cannery at Helmet, Riverside
county. began a run on aPrlcots
June %.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Hay Insurance. Edgar Br"e. Real
y Co., Ell Centro, Cal. COS Main 1t.
onone 100 adv

w. C. r. U. to Meet-Members
Of the W. c. T. L. will meet Fri.
day afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. j.
b. GAYLORD at ther home, S5S Com
mercial. Mrs. Angeline Courtney,
vice president, will preside. Mrs.
Courtney, state director Of Sun
day schools. attended W. c. L. t..
Day aud the state executive meet
ing. which were held last week at
Pacific Palisades. Facts CLEANED
from these meetings will be dis
cusscd at the meeting Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Hay Insurance. Edgar Bros. Reai
ty Co., FL Centre. Cal COS Main s,r.
Phone 100 adv
Held For Federal Court

Held For Federal Court Ernest
y. smith. ~, colored, Of Calipatria
has been held to answer TO federal
court under ~ 900 bond ON charges
OF possession Of Intoxicating liquor.
smith was arrested in FL Centre a
Few days ago by Deputy Shcriff>
Ihaanum and McClelIand and a
federal officer after 20 bottles of
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

Two carloads Of Thompson Seed
less grapes left the Coachella val
ley June y.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Woman Loses Pin.-Mrs. 7. NJ

Woman Loses Pin.-Mr9. T. NJ.
Thornton Of ga Adams str.et re
ported to the police yesterday after
noon that she had either lost n
diamond stickpin or that it had
been stolen from her at about T
o clock Monday night. The pin was
described as being about four in.
ches long and containing five dia
mOnds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
San Diego Car Stolen.-A rcppr

San Diego Car Stolen.-A report
was received here yesterday after
noon from San Diego to the effect
that a Buick sport roadster, bear
ing the license Humber l-l39-999 had
been stolen. The owner : name was
given as +. +. White. 1t is hciicv.
ed that the thieves have headed into
the valley with tn" stolen machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

beer WAS found in his automobile.
He was taken to San Diego yestcr-
day where he WAS arraigned and
given = hearing before United
States commissioners
Firemen Get Call-An alarm
sounding at l2:l5 clock called
city firemcn To the FL Centre hotel
on Main street but when they ar
rived the rirc had been put out
! apcrs and clothing in a store room
had caught fire in some way. But a
clerk. assisted BY several roomers,
quickly pat out the flames with no
damage.
Federal Court Ge.s Case-The case
of the Corrosive Extraction Com
Traffic Cases Called-Onlv six
tlaffic eases were filed in Judge
Mavfield 5 court thus far this week
and four appearances had been made
in traffic court up until noon TODAY.
Fines of $1j were imposed, one be
ing for 500 in a reckless driving
ease. One ease was dismissed.
DR., A. B. E1nseJ. Dentist. FIX.
traction specialist, DAVIS Bldg,
Evenings by appointment. Phone
s8W. adv
Two Get Jail Terms-P. Medrano,
~, of Brawlcy vas locked up at tn
county jail last night I" serve a
GO-day term of imprisonment. .
Medrano was convicted on Il charge
ot vagrancv h"ture Judge Griffin
Yesterday. Manuel Garlic, I3, of
Caiipatria pleaded guilty to a charge
of being drunk and was sentenced
T. pay fine of $50 or spend 10
days in Jail. He was committed to
the county Jail in default of pay
inent Of the fine.
Petty Thief In Jail Jose Perez,
2j, of Prawley pleaded guilty to a
charg" Of petit larceny when ar.
raigned before Judge Griffin in
Erawley yesterday afternoon and
WAS sentenced to spend GO days in
the county Jail. Perez was commit
ted to the county Jail last night
to begin serving of his sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

Former Local Girl Married. -
Word has been received here of the
marriage Of Miss Margaret Tivy to
Mr.. j. X. Trcvcrton at the home
of her parents in St. Louis recent
ly. Following a honeymoon, Mr..
and Mrs. TreVerton left for Mem
phis, Tenn, where Mr.. Treverton is
in charge of an agricultural paper.
They are making their home at 81
North ldlewild avenue, Memphis. =.
Mrs Treverton was employed at
the Press several years ago and has
wide circle Of friends here who
will wish her much happiness"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

$50 each. An ievesri9;,t.Dn int,
!cir actions will be conducted ~
ole, IN the mrau.:7e
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

Hay Insu1 ancs. Edgar Bros. Real
" Co., FL Centro. Cal 6Os Main Ct
ynOhe 100 sdv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

DR.. A. B. E1nsea Dentist. FIX.
traction specialist, DAVIS Bldg,
Evenings by appointm ent. Phone
sSW. adv
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-03-17

days of complex and intricate
phases of citizenship there is no
important place for the unframed
person. No mightier proof Of
the difficulty Of the task of being
outstandingIy successful without
school training need be shown
than in the fact that only 1888
self-trained persons IN an Amerii-
cas- 115,000,0O0 citizens were
listed in Who's Who in l922-1923
College graduates numbered H.
055, or about ga per cent of the
total number listed IN Who's Who.
1922 had attended college, but
were not graduates. 2,756 were
nigh school graduates, and 1886
had only a commcn school educa
ton.
(To be continued
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-03-17
PRINCESS MUSIC CO.
Coeburn, Va
ORDER PUBLICATION

In the Clerks Office of the
Circuit Court of the County of
Dickinson, on the 10Th day of
February 1927.
Haysi Supply Company, who
sues for itself and other creditor S
of C.P. Fleming, deceased.
Against Complainant
Louverna Fleming, Admir-,
Louverna Fleming, Fern Kenady
Blanch Steel, Hansel Fleming,
Ira Boggs and Noah Mullins
(of Ike) Defendant
The object of this suit is to
extract title from Ira Boggs and
Noah Mullins, of Ike, to the Bap-
fist Church property at Darwin,
in Dickinson County, Virginia
and subject it to the payment of
the debts Of C. P. Fleming, de-
ceased.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defen-
dant Noah Mullins (of Ike) is
not resident Of the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that he do
appear here within 10 days after
due publication hereof, and do
what may be necessary to pro-
tect his interest in this suit.
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof, be published once a
week for four weeks in The
Dickinson County Herald and
that a copy be posted at the
front door of the court house of
this county ON or before the
Second February rules, 1927.
A copy Teste:
4 w. E. Rasnick, Clerk.
By N. E. Hughes, D. c.
G. Mark French, p. q.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-03-17
S(HOOL COLUMN
Continued from page q

Continued from page 2
nineteen years of age inclusive
did not attend school regularly.
The Iegullr 1925 census Ct
school children showed 5,o41 per
sons in Dickinson, between the
ages of seven and twenty years.
Of this. number 1890 were white
and 81 were colored. There
were enrolled during that year
4,485 pupils. OF these, 4,46z
were white. The average mum
Der of pupils attending daily was
3,l51, ana Of these, 3,134 / were
white.
With approximately one-fourth
OF the, school, population not at
tending the schools provided at
public expense, it is evident that
great waste of effort and funds
is necessarily made. It costs no
more to maintain the schools
when all the pupils come then
when three-fourths Of It he m
come. But the chief loss by
reason of failure to attend ragu-
larly is to the child and State
Education pays in money, in
power, and in happiness II re
over, it is clear that in these
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-03-17
ORDER PUBLICATION

In the Clerks Office Of the
Cirt uit Court of the County of
Dickinson on the 18th day of
February 1927.
Dante Motor Corporation
Complainant
Against
7. H. Morris, w. G. Newland,
J. E, Murray, L. C. Ashby and
r. J. Morris Defendants
The object3of this suit is to
enforce the lien of a judgment of
Dante Motor Corporation against
7. H. Morris ct ais for the sum
of Fourteen Hundred twenty
three and Twenty-eight one hun
dredtns ($1423.28) Dollars, with
interest from Nov. q, 1925, until
paid, 10 per cert attorney fee
and $1,000 costs, against the
interest of T. H. Morris and
others in a certain store house
and lot at Trammel, Dicken son
County Virginia.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defen-
'dants T. H. Morris and R. j.
Morris is not a resident of the
State of Virginia, it is ordered
that they do appear here within
Ito Gays after due publication
hereof, and do what may be
necessary to protect their interest
in this suit. And il is further
ordered that a copy hereof, he
published once a week for four
successive weeks in the Dicken-
son County Herald and that a
copy be posted at the front door
OF the court house of this county
ION or. before the Second Febru
airy rules, 1927.
A copy Teste:
w. E. Rasnick, Clerk.
By NJ e. Hughes, D. C.
M. M. Long p. q.